Right now, GENOCIDE ORGAN - Mind Control
More brilliant SPK worship from Deutschlands finest! More great film samples. Hate has Tim Roth spewing his vitriol in brutal 80's film Made in Britain.
GO goes very well with doing weights.
An evening with
ULTRA FUCK sex at the maly trostenets
RHIZOME ANGLE NAKED CODA meteor bones' carnival
SLOGUN: Bloody Roots cd
SEWER ELECTION: Kassettemusik cd
INCAPACITANTS / KAZUMOTO ENDO 7"
NEW BLOCKADERS: Live at Anti Fest 12"
120 MURDEROUS PASSIONS tape
C.C.C.C: Community Center Cyber Crash lp
MASONNA: Astro Harshtronism 8"
etc.
today was well spent: dodging work / duties and listening to noise.
Quote from: Max on December 16, 2009, 12:27:02 AM
today was well spent: dodging work / duties and listening to noise.
Started as GROSS fest, quickly degenerated into Danny Menche a thon, somehow mutated into PGR...
Been on a Mauthausen Orchestra bender last couple of days.
Last night:
V/A -- Neue Deutsche Post Avantgarde LP (Audi Plex, 1988)
Someone wanted me to make a list of ten "essential" releases, a quest that I should have laughed at and ignored right away, but I was obviously not thinking straight. Making lists take time. At least when you try to compress several years of listening into a mere ten releases. Oh well, the good thing is that it gives you an excuse to go through the collection to find, and re-evaluate, those releases that you remember as being great, but haven't listened to recently. This comp LP is one of them, compiled by Asmus Tietchens in 1986-87 it gives a pretty good view of German experimental music from that time. Some tracks are absolutely amazing still, but some of them sound dated, and some of them I must have winced at all the time but forgot how bad they were. Cranioclast are great, as they tend to be, Graf Haufen's track is a weird field recording track that sounds like a mic rubbing against a windbreaker jacket -- possibly my favourite track on the whole comp, Werkbund does a good job also. H.N.A.S. sound very dated and the track is mainly bass guitar + electric guitar with a much too clean and boring sound, and Gerechtigkeits Liga is pretty much unlistenable rhythmic constipated industrial cliche stuff. Not one for any top-ten list, but still a decent comp that made more of an impact on me back then than it does when I listen to it now.
Narwal -- The Album LP (De Fabriek/Artware, 1991)
Damn, I like this album. Versatile ambient synthetic and acoustic free-flowing and constantly shifting layers of sound that make up two massive tracks on the (approx 50 mins.) LP. Lots of "traditional" psychedelic moves -- there is even a sitar on there that put a big smile on my face. Ambient stuff that never sits still long enough to make you restless. Beautiful all the way, from the handprinted poster sleeve all the way through to the end groove.
Today:
V/A -- Für Ilse Koch LP (Come Organisation, 1982)
This was one of the first true (trve) power electronics albums that I heard. Got it on tape from an older acquaintance when I was 14 I think... So needless to say it has always been a formative experience of great importance to me. Listening to it now, it is kind of funny that it manages to squeeze together so mamy of those names that are usually connected with "industrial cliches" -- Manson is here, some Himmler speech, Jim Jones is sampled, even Aleister Crowley (doesn't feel really Come Org, does it?), etc. The NWW track is sheer brilliance, Etat Brut is absolutely killer, Consumer Electronics, Whitehouse, MB, Club Moral (oh, I mean Wiking DDV), and the rest of the gang all contribute with great tracks. Absolutely essential heavy-weight comp, very well put together.
Joe & Joe -- s/t LP (LAFMS, 2006)
Holy fuck, someone is selling this on discogs -- asking price €150... weird. Not much I can say here, I think this is a great LP (but hardly €150-price-tag-great), very understated and pleasant tape collages, more or less stays in the same mood all through the LP. Murky and obscure, I would advise you to turn up the volume to enhance the listening experience.
Controlled Bleeding -- Knees And Bones LP (Psychout Productions, 1985)
Not the first CB I heard, but the one that will always be number one for me. Supreme heaviness all around. Bits of this are very close to current US noise blast + screaming style power electronics. The most arousing bits are the extreme metal destruction on the b-side, true ear candy. Could definitely be a contender for that damn list.
Zone Nord -- Marche Noir/Denrees Diverses LP (private, 1983)
The word that comes to mind is ROUGH. The HNW freaks would probably dig this one a lot, with it's heavy crunchiness and delightful single-mindedness, hellbent for sonic destruction. The sound does not appear to be layered, but rather a pretty "simple" recording yet with undeniable power. Hard to find pressing of 286 copies. Why hasn't this been reissued yet?
Controlled Bleeding have said in interviews that their old LP's sounded always weaker than tape version of them. I wonder if anyone actually got the 5xCD box set from Hong Kong? Paid, but still waiting to it to mailorder. I hope those recordings has been left untouched by the treatment he did for some recent CD's. Cutting bass, cutting dymanics, all compressed to flatness which is hardly ever good term when talking about noise.
I was just listening to promo tape or LR. One of the artists in Posh Isolation label crew. Heavy as fuck. Total sub-bass crawl filthy PE rumble. In a ways, one could file them next to Pestdemon, but perhaps more "punk". Simpler structures, wilder screaming voice, but still sort of structured in these shorter songs. LR getting better all the time. And show that someone should really compile NEW BLOOD comp. LP "Neue International Post industrial 2010" ? New bands with just handful of tapes or one / two other releases popping up here and there, who could represent themselves well in selected piece of 5-10 minutes.
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on December 17, 2009, 10:21:26 PM
Last night:
V/A -- Neue Deutsche Post Avantgarde LP (Audi Plex, 1988)
Wasn't that supposed to have been released by the Brasilian branch of the Goethe Institute?
Quote from: Strömkarlen on December 18, 2009, 10:22:20 AM
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on December 17, 2009, 10:21:26 PM
Last night:
V/A -- Neue Deutsche Post Avantgarde LP (Audi Plex, 1988)
Wasn't that supposed to have been released by the Brasilian branch of the Goethe Institute?
I think it is. The booklet says
NEUE DEUTSCHE POST AVANTGARDE
UMA AMOSTRAGEM DA MÚSICA ALEMÂ PÓS-MODERNA
Edição dos Institutos Goethe no Brasil
Produção: Dr Elmar Brandt e Asmus Tietchens para o Instituto Goethe São Paulo
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on December 18, 2009, 12:22:01 PM
NEUE DEUTSCHE POST AVANTGARDE
I found this from a record fare in Turku last spring for 10 euros from some prog guy's stash. Quite unlikely discovery in Finland (well, at least outside the gates of Sarvilevyt!), maybe the first S.B.O.T.H.I. LP next time...BTW, perhaps should start a separate topic on compilations?
Working at home today and just perfectly got a parcel with Illusion of Safety/Holeist LP, AMK/GUM 7", Peter Duimelinks 7" with Vital zine (picked this mostly for the zine) and Chop Shop "Tension-Discharge" so that'll be my playlist for today. Comments (maybe) to follow.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 18, 2009, 08:40:22 AM
And show that someone should really compile NEW BLOOD comp. LP "Neue International Post industrial 2010" ? New bands with just handful of tapes or one / two other releases popping up here and there, who could represent themselves well in selected piece of 5-10 minutes.
Good idea. Please do.
After trying to educate myself about crust/d-beat/whatever by listening to Framtid, Nightmare, Skitkids and Pisschrist I put on
The Hafler Trio - How to reform mankind cd (reissue on Korm Plastics)
Like most of McKenzie's output, this one is very good. I can listen to stuff like this all day every day and not really get bored. But at the same time it's something that I cannot get supremely EXCITED about, for some reason. Like there would be some small but crucial part missing from the equation. I just cannot put my finger on what it could be. The same thing on this disc. He pulls all the right moves, manipulates the simple sound material perfectly. Maybe it's just some small trace of human touch that I'm missing here. It's all so bafflling, so alien that at some point it becomes too much to handle. Like the texts he includes with the albums - total whathefuck, über-dada. I'm sure it's full of humour but somehow I cannot get a proper grasp on the joke.
Maybe it's a problem with me and at some point all the pieces will fall in their places and AHA! I will get it completely. Until then I will just keep on buying and listening to this stuff...
ps. I just checked his revised web-site (www.simplysuperior.org (http://www.simplysuperior.org)). Amazing.
Irm - Order4 CD (Cold Meat Industry, 2010?)
Listening to a copy of this upcoming album. Continues in the vein of our 12" of Segerhuva but adds a deeper experimental, static edge. Sudden changes in atmosphere and intensity. Even if the material is far from "commercial" I hope this can be some kind of break-through for them - would be interesting to hear these tracks in a live-situation.
Listening to some recent purchases for the past couple of days
Macronympha: Pittsburh, Pennsylvania cd
Macronympha: Baroque cd
PBK / Hands To / AMK: System-Music-End cd
The Haters: In The Shade of Fire cd
The Rita: The Voyage of the Decima MAS cd
Bizarre Uproar / Bastard Noise: split cd
Haare: Aquarian Darkness 7"
Jason Crumer: A Personal Hell 7"
Chop Shop: Discrete Emissions 7"
Some very good discs there. The Haare 7" being pretty much the only real disappointment, maybe I should spin it a couple more times to figure out if there's anything in there. The Macro's are amazing and the same goes for the Haters cd (total merging of concept and sound!). The PBK / Hands To / AMK Pure-cd was recommended by Mikko and it's superb. A very diverse collection of tracks that still fit together very well, doesn't feel like a compilation or split release at all. The new Rita disc requires more listening but seems there is a lot of potential there...
I have had 1 copy of that PBK/Hands To/AMK for years. Literally fucking years. And nobody showed slightest interest on it. I think it is great cd. And was it mere 7 euro? It's gone now. But I think just because of stubborn appreciation & support for certain bands, I'll restock it even if it means carrying dead stock for next 2-5 years...
Haare 7" was told to be fucked in pressing. Not sure how much. Ilkka said it because very lo-fi and the metal clangs and stuff like that are very soft and distant sounding. But hard to say, when not knowing how master CDR sounded like. I always find it amusing when people who release 7"s complain about sound. Having unrealistic expectations of type of length & frequencies & type of sound you can put on 7" cut by standard music business people.
In other hand, you see stuff like Ramleh VOD box 7" with 10 mins music on each side with amazing sound.
Nevertheless, I liked that Haare. Not his best moments, but guaranteed lo-fi drone job.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 30, 2009, 09:57:22 PM
Nevertheless, I liked that Haare. Not his best moments, but guaranteed lo-fi drone job.
Where I thought the a side was a slow starter the b side was every bit as great as everything else I've heard from him.
last things i remember:
-a LOT of Kraftwerk
-Deutsch Nepal : erosion cd
-Reptilicus : crusher of bones cd
-Psychophysicist : s/t cd
-Giancarlo Toniutti : la mutazione cd
Inspired by the 7" discussion (and to warm up for the new year celebrations), had a small 7" marathon in this afternoon:
AMK/GUM "Assemblage 2"
Hanatarash "Total Retardation"
Merzbow/Lasse Marhaug split
Merzbow/MSBR split
Ground Zero "Revolutionary Pekinese Opera Ver.1.50"
Strict/Pain Jerk "Collaboration"
Bustmonsters "Weedhead"
Ultra "I Can't Stand A Bitchy Chick"
Intrinsic Action "Adult Books..."
Mixed Band Philanthropist " The Man Who Mistook..."
Roughage & Masonna / Nimrod "Calendar Girl"
Ahlzagailzehguh "Misinterpreted Injury"
Etant Donnes "Plutot..."
Enough of disc and side swapping for a while!
Listened again to the Haare 7". This time at 45 rpm, sounds much better! I guess this is the correct speed, even if it's not indicated anywhere. The A side is still a bit disappointing, should be longer to let it develop. B-side suits 7" format better, pretty good. Not Ilkka's finest moment as a whole, I would say. Still better than that shitty tape from a while ago which was recorded at so low levels it was ridiculous (and the B-side of my copy had just some mains hum on it, nothing else, hah)!
You're talking of that Black Arts label release? I didn't even want it, since I know the typical sound levels of the label. He mentioned that his tape deck died in middle of dubbing those tapes..... no shit?
Yeah, that one. At first I thought the B-side was intentionally left "blank" but Ilkka told me that wasn't the case. Didn't bother asking for another copy since I wasn't even going to listen to the A-side ever again because of the stupid ass dubbing issues...
Someone should reissue it properly.
on Haare box ? I wonder if it's being already prepared for release? I sent some Haare live action to Ilkka months ago.
today:
come 1 7"
bastard noise / the gerogerigegege split 7"
prurient - black post society cd
sickness - mudlark cd
prurient / akitsa split lp
mauthausen orchestra - they never learn lp
irm - indications of nigredo 12"
grunt - live in uk / midnight inspiration lp
Been on a Contrastate bender. Such a beautiful band. I'm starting to like even the ones I didn't care for when they were released like Goodbye Great Nation. A collaboration with Tiger Lillies which I also listen to a lot the last two days. Weird band I never can decided if they are the greatest band on earth or a bunch of idiots that deserve a good beating. At the moment they are the greatest.
What I like about Contrastate is their ability to challenge what Contrastate record should sound like and still there is a distinct feel to every record I have with them. Great band!
I was able to fix my trusty Nakamichi 582 tape deck. So it's time to play some tapes
Emeralds - s/t CS (Hanson)
Suprisingly dark stuff compared to the other Emeralds albums I've heard (Solar Bridge and What Happened). Cosmische kraut has been partly exchanged for dark, brooding industrial. Even some sinister high tempo beats somewhere along the line. But it's still hallucinatory as hell, maybe just a bit of a bad trip this time around. I'm very happy to see that these guys are not stuck in a formula. One of the most interesting American groups around. I have to admit that during their set at No Fun Sweden I fell asleep for a short moment or two, and I STILL thought it was an excellent performance, hah! The same happened to me once during a Nurse With Wound concert... The only problem with this tape is the strange channel balance, it's all the time panned heavily to one side. Could be intentional I guess, but makes me wonder if it isn't just an issue with the dubbing...
Hmm.. what's next? Maybe some Bizarre Uproar...
Alfarmania - Bottenskrapet 12"
this morning:
(http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/admin/images/covers/normal/diabolosrising_666.jpg)
ho ho ho....lol
time for some good old rock n´roll this afternoon :
lester bangs and the delinquents - jook savages on the brazos LP
destroy all monsters - meet the creeper / november 22nd 1963 7"EP
rockets from the tombs - life stinks LP
One of Australia's finest and most overlooked.
SEVERED HEADS - City Slab Horror (w tracks from Blubberknife) CD
SEVERED HEADS - Since the Accident (w tracks from Blubberknife) CD
OP RECHTS murderers report LP
FUNERAL MIST latest 2LP
WEEDEATER god luck & good speed LP
Topias Tiheäsalo - Eyes Of A Dead Lamb cd
A very nice acoustic guitar improv disc from 2005. Sparse & delicate sounds with lots of silence between them. One of the most interesting improvisers on the Finnish "scene". And it's not all low-key & silent with Topias, the set he did last week here in Helsinki bordered on noise in some aspects. And as he used a dildo to assault his guitar maybe it can be called sex-noise... hah!
Taco Bells - Vadelma/Hawaii LP
Surprisingly good free jazz from this Finnish combo. Very organic sound, there's something unique about them. Not quite sure what it is though, must investigate a bit further.
The New Blockaders - Simphonie In O Minor LP
Yeah, the reissue on Harbinger. Nice handmade covers. I like the HISS. Plus there's some vinyl crackle, some hum and other low level artifacts. I enjoy it as a fetish. I'm not into porn or other such forms of "deviance" - this is my thing.
CON-DOM: Color of a man's skin -vinyl set
Been on 7" frenzy for some days. Some of experimental ones been commented here on board, now during couple days been going through several metal releases (incl. Order from chaos, necros christos, Rotting Christ, Waffenweihe, Panzerfaust, etc) and skinhead 7"s. Some time ago managed to score "Voice of Britain" and "WP" original 7" slabs, and somehow they sound better than on LP (or CD). With little snap crackle and pop, one still appreciates more timeless klassiks like Smash IRA, Sick Society etc. Too bad genre is such a digitalized nowadays, very few doing vinyl anymore. Especially not with this kind of tasty hand made punk artwork.
Bizarre Uproar mother 3, continues series with perhaps more raw noise approach.
Bereft CDR. USA PE what has been going for long time, but remains rather unknown. Nowadays assisted by mr. Vomit Arsonist, Bereft has been getting better and better. Recent split with Sewer Goddess suggested that this band should proceed little big higher than CDR releases in future?
Ramleh's "Awake" set (only on mp3, okay, but it's the only way I can get it and I love it).
MB/Maor Appelbaum's "Neurotransmiiters" (love it, great ambient Noise as opposed to boring ambient Noise).
A few of us made a small road-trip to Lahti from Helsinki (about 100 kms). The day was happily spent browsing through records in Mikko's store + some other local second-hand shops. Now it's time to enjoy some of the acquisitions...
Dachau Gramophon - Ton Des Todes cs
Quite nice rumbling turntable action. Properly decaying sound quality with not many high frequencies. Keeps on rolling smoothly, clearly some thought has been used for this. Maybe a bit too long for what it is, but a nice tape to put on and play in the background.
v/a -Dokument #1 (Futurist & DADA music) cs
Very pleasing historic document. Especially the Marinetti tracks are very satisfying. The downside is that all this stuff is quite easily available on a similarly themed Sub Rosa compilation. The Dokument #5 - The Myth is in Art tape on Private Edition is more "valuable" since the material is more obscure (and still very very good). Anyway, mad props go out to Sweden for the guy behind these nice tapes.
Merzbow - 1930 cd
Ahh, it's good.
Sunday Morning!
G.I.S.M - Detestation LP
Raspberry Bulbs - Finally Burst CS
Pulse Emitter - Progression to desolation LP
Bruce Springsteen - The river LP
Sisters of mercy - First and last and always LP
Mütiilation - Sorrow Galaxies LP
ochu - brick windows cs
Ethnic Acid: Power-works 1986-88 2cd
Been listening to this while reading the new issue of Special Interests. I´m not that much into drone stuff but these cds have proved to be a good purchase. The last tracks of 2nd cd sound best to my ears.
Got home from work. First up is Hurriganes - Live in Stockholm 1977 cd. Finns and some Swedes will know what this is about...
Next is Raionbashi / Joke Lanz / Michael Barthel - 7 3" cd-r. This is a pretty funny one. Very short, just under 6 minutes altogether. Effected shouts, groans, growls, ominous pumping bass thumps, triangles. Just as it starts to get going it's over. Feel's thoroughly composed, very effective use of the few available minutes. In principle I hate these small 3" cds but this one has something special going for it.
And then Jason Crumer - A Personal Hell 7". Have to give this a few more listens before making a judgement. Sounds good but maybe not as distinctive as I might have expected. The cd-r that accompanied this 7" seemed more promising in that sense. Not convinced by the cover, too ... something.
But I have to say, neither Crumer or R/JL/MB have the visceral impact of Hurriganes!
manilla road - open the gates
a lot of old&recent Sigillum S
my day off, enjoyed some tape-rolling....:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Private-Reprisal/release/1033291 (http://www.discogs.com/Various-Private-Reprisal/release/1033291)
GREAT comp, raw & crude but each act with own sound, nicely executed release!
http://www.discogs.com/Xenophobic-Ejaculation-Xenophobic-Ejaculation/release/1362926 (http://www.discogs.com/Xenophobic-Ejaculation-Xenophobic-Ejaculation/release/1362926)
very good, but not nicely executed :-) ....the sound of Islamic decay by Come Org....
http://www.discogs.com/Green-Army-Fraction-The-Greater-The-Lesser-Holy-War/release/1717747 (http://www.discogs.com/Green-Army-Fraction-The-Greater-The-Lesser-Holy-War/release/1717747)
didn'l like the Steinklang lp, but this is much better, maybe a bit too onedimensional sound....great packaging
http://www.discogs.com/Verboten-And-Tabu-The-Sensual-Art-Of-Wading/release/1049620 (http://www.discogs.com/Verboten-And-Tabu-The-Sensual-Art-Of-Wading/release/1049620)
great tribal stuff from Tabu, like Memorandum & Nekrophile stuff, dada synth weirdness from Verboten, a bit TOO weird with all the vocal a-a-a ia-ia-ia cut-ups lol......
http://www.discogs.com/Brunst-Rebellen/release/981893 (http://www.discogs.com/Brunst-Rebellen/release/981893)
minimal synthwave, prog synth stuff, cut-ups, has it all typical Konduktör/Börft stuff....
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Skoningsl%C3%B6st-Ljud/release/549392 (http://www.discogs.com/Various-Skoningsl%C3%B6st-Ljud/release/549392)
really enjoyed this pretty amazing comp, recycled tape (ripped label says APOTEKET?) but rather good quality dubbing! i even liked the ragga/dub song (Original Son Of Man?) on side-A, excellent work but a bit confusing line-up, don't really know who you're listening to, 4 tracks on A-side but i heard 8 or more different pieces, sometimes incomplete etc lol....vague release but features pe, dub?, noise, industrial, drone/experimental stuff, etc etc
Quote from: P-K on January 26, 2010, 03:31:54 PM
http://www.discogs.com/Verboten-And-Tabu-The-Sensual-Art-Of-Wading/release/1049620 (http://www.discogs.com/Verboten-And-Tabu-The-Sensual-Art-Of-Wading/release/1049620)
great tribal stuff from Tabu, like Memorandum & Nekrophile stuff, dada synth weirdness from Verboten, a bit TOO weird with all the vocal a-a-a ia-ia-ia cut-ups lol......
TABU was a great live band. The Beating just went on... Verboten did some good stuff but when he recorded his side for the split with Lille Roger just cleaned up his act. The tape version of the same material was better when he sang the lyrics to Dina Ormar. Story about a guy cutting up a girl and taken out her "snakes" and playing with them. VM who was Verboten and one half of TABU today runs a rather famous publishing house in Sweden releasing books by Dennis Cooper and Lemmy.
Quote from: P-K on January 26, 2010, 03:31:54 PM
http://www.discogs.com/Brunst-Rebellen/release/981893 (http://www.discogs.com/Brunst-Rebellen/release/981893)
minimal synthwave, prog synth stuff, cut-ups, has it all typical Konduktör/Börft stuff....
Brunst is one third or half depending how you see it of Njurmännen where Lina Baby Doll of Deutsch Nepal started. I just have to find my Kropp tapes somewhere.
thanks for the info! i really lke that weird crossover of industrial/synth/adsurd dadaïsm....good to see Börft/Ufo Mongo etc still doing such stuff
Those two tapes are from the mid-eighties... And if you like that kind of stuff you should check out En Halv Kokt i Folie. Weird cut-ups which are more fun if know Swedish but weirder if you don't... stay away from the CD on CMI though.
Although Konduktör have released a few releases in mid 2000 they were mainly active between during the eighties. Börft pretty much started when Konduktör folded.
yes! i know them....Börft used to have a lot of the Konduktör-cassettes at reasonable prices.....pitty i don't speak the language, guess i miss a lot of th fun lol
men of the iron heel - first pogrom
gotham city - black wrists
rippikoulu - musta seremonia
I hope they do Rippikoulu 1st demo. It crushes 2nd demo anytime. No death-doom, but very nice "regular" death metal. Not long ago listened the demo. Ordered it from band members when it came, and did interview to my zine back then...
I've been pretty much 7" frenzy now. Basically grabbed all my metal related 7"s I have never listened, and been systematically going through them. Not many anymore, then doing same with noise & related. That should be like 50 slabs to spin. Some have been listened, but placed again "to be listened again soon" pile where been collecting dust for couple years.
I downloaded first one some time ago. not as "powerful" as the second, but it is excellent indeed. do you have copies of the LP reissue mikko ?
not yet, but coming.
Xenakis binge... been going for later period orchestral work, played extra loud. like shoving face against glass floor and doing a little breakyourface dancing.
Small pile of Vivenza staring at me, but I need a few more drinks tonight...
Strict/Pain Jerk "Collaboration" somehow finds its way into the mix on a bi-weekly basis, but you already knew that. Nice little early morning head clearer filed with the stack of Incaps 7inchers
SLOGUN "Kill to forget" LP
Haven't listened to this one in ages and it's much better than I remember. Fascinating to hear how much of this actually sounds like modern day noise/PE from the US - both vocally and musicwise with it's thick layering and quite organic, rumbling soundscapes.
Herz Jühning - Miasma CD
I've just got that great album. It's simply my kind of music, dark and hypnotic with rich analogue vibes. A perfect blend of Haus Arafna and November Növelet.
Le Syndicat - Relikat & Schraguemusik CD
Le Syndicat - Rectitude CD
Le Syndicat - Corrumpate CD
No need to introduce them. I've got those 3 classic releases from Rrron few weeks ago and i can't stop listening to them.
Flooded Church of Asmodeus - No Parole For Satanic Underground cassette
Jason Crumer - Roxann Spikula - Suppression in the Third 2x10"
Deathprod - Morals And Dogma CD
STROM.ec - Heart Breaking Love of God
and on a daily basis IRM - Virgin Mind 2xCD and The Cult of the Young Men CD
TEF "CAST" Pitchphase
TEF "Machinations of a Corner" Pacrec
Govt. Alpha "Seventh Continent" Dotsmark
Govt. Alpha "arial patrol" Sewer Records
Pain Jerk "Alchemistry" Amp
Slogun "Buried and Left for Dead" Circle of Shit
Kazuma Kubota "a sense of loss" Pitchphase
Scorn "Ellipsis" Earache
Broken Note "Terminal Static" Adnoiseam
Khanate "Clean HAnds go Foul" Daymare
last couple of days.........
Over the last couple of weeks regularly:
Survival Unit "Continuity" & "Will To Zero"
"KFC City 3099"
Streicher "Oi Annihilism"
Haare "Psychedelic Funeral"
BN "Rouge Astronaut"
Grunt "Petturien Rooli"
Recent spins:
RAMLEH Valediction CD
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW Pain In Progress LP
SURVIVAL UNIT One Man's War 7"
SEWER GODDESS S/T LP
GRUNT Petturien Rooli CD
ALFARMANIA Nojjan Cass
REGIM Stabbed By The Blind LP
TEST DEPT. The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom LP
Today's playlist included amongst others:
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music cd
Got this last week after years of planning to do so. Thought it would be just a historical curiosity, not really a one to listen to. Instead it's a pretty great album. Not harsh or violent at all, more of a psychedelic mass of feedback. Almost drone-like, drifting in and out of bliss and vision. Not dated at all, I could easily imagine something like this coming from the more psych-drone-oriented side of the noise scene of today. Except it's better than most of that stuff...
Kevin Drumm - Untitled single-sided 12"
On Dilemma Records. 95% of the time I really don't get the point of single-sided LPs... and that applies to this one also. Why bother unless you're going to put some etches or something on the blank side? Fortunately the sounds are very very good. First track is harsher with nice start & stop pause action. Second one is like a million insects buzzing inside your head. Drumm rarely disappoints.
Henri Chopin / Pan Sonic / Achim Wollscheid - Composition (some character!) cd
2/3 of the Chopin tracks are guaranteed pleasures, the first one a more of a curiosity. Pan Sonic seems mediocre here, not impressive in any way. I remember a live show of theirs from years ago, where I literally felt my insides being massaged by the overwhelming mass of sound. It fuckin' slayed, if you know what I mean... Wollscheid is pretty digital and annoying. But in a good way! I like it when somebody can annoy me like this.
Violent Onsen Geisha - The Midnight Gambler cd
Some good parts but WAY too long. Condense this into 30 min. and then we'll talk, ok?
Quote from: heretogo on January 30, 2010, 10:01:17 PM
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music cd
I remember thinking that this must be pretty "rare" to get even on CD and I think I was so amazed to find it somewhere 2nd hand CD. Well, it seems like album has always been in-print, and available for pretty good midprice... Regularly priced even in my own mailorder (which probably means midprice in regular shop standards). I think it's good album, but be it done by someone else maybe not that famous? Related to this, I remember when I picked up Laurie Anderson original tape from very early 80's from one Japanese shop for like 1€. It might have been Lasse Marhaug who happened to be there who asked did I know who she was, and that tape could be pretty rare. I had no idea who mrs. Anderson was... and well, apart from UBUWEB samples, can't say I would have checked much else of her works. Totally zero interest to see Reed & Anderson play live in Helsinki last year. Seemed like bitter jaded old man goofing around with electronics.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 30, 2010, 10:27:36 PM
Seemed like bitter jaded old man goofing around with electronics.
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Now that's what I call atmosphere! Bitter jaded old man electronics is one of my favorite fields atm, with plenty of future growth potential. NOT being facetious.
Lou Reed is one of those artists I heard a lot during my chilhood thanks to my older brother. About three years ago I decided to buy a couple of albums again (Berlin and Transformer) since I'd totally lost touch with him from my teens and onwards. So with a certain sadness I admitted that Lou Reed is a pretentious bore. When I was in Mikko's shop last year I gave Lou one last chance when buying the mythical Metal Machine Music and my reaction was the same. A load of boring old shit. Fuck this guy.
Definitely the most overrated ex member of VU. I recommend everyone to go for Nico instead.
i was once lou reeds ahtray true story!! I was paid to hold ashtray fro mr reed on the strict instruction i didnt talk to him lol
jason crumer - burning in hell
government alpha - synchronized sleep
skin crime - skin crime
kakerlak - pyrethroid buzz
v/a - Nyrkki ja Kyrpä cs
Very nice compilation, a lot variety and still full of quality. But ah, unfortunately there is a technical problem here. The channel balance leans heavily towards one channel... very annoying to listen in proper "audiophile position" between the speakers (or on headphones, I guess). Yeah, I do have a channel balance adjustment on my amp, but still... I wonder if the problem was with the master or if it's due to the duplication process (this seems to be professionally made).
BizarreSSMania - What's Your Pleasure, Sir LP
First impression: good but not as good as I expected. Hard to say yet, feels like there might be more to it on further listenings. Solid stuff but didn't make me all giddy, not yet at least.
Urauschwitz - Zirkuszerfall cd
Parts of this are superb. Like phantom nostalgia of times that never were. Other parts are just plain boring. Very intricate and confusing packaging / cover art, in this regard it's one of the best I've seen in a while. A project to keep an eye/ear on, I think.
Hated Perversions:
Waited a while until picking this up, but it was sure worth it... I think the Institute of Paraphilia Studies really did succeed in gathering the most perverted names in noise & power electronics field. Inside the heavy leatherbook-styled packaging a booklet is hidden. Exceptionally well-researched and carefully compiled from both own material as well as other material that makes any retro-pervert go insane! I recognize some of the swedish / danish magazines mentioned inside...
One can tell that there is people with fanatic dedication to their perversions. Highlights are Sick Seed (two really strong tracks), Nicole 12, BU, Grunt and Taint (dedicating his work to Male Rape Group - genius!). The rest was good but a bit overshadowed by the power of above mentioned....
Hated Perversions prove that this subject isn't over-and-done-with as many claim. Here it is taken to a whole new level. I welcome this and pray for more products from IOPS in the future!
Vehm - Time of Violence:
Debut tape that took a while before it came out... Recommended for all those into sounds of Grey Wolves in Catholic Priests / Punishment era. Hopefully we won't have to wait another 10 years for next release?
Dusa - tape on Utmarken:
Reminds a bit of his "Svenska bebådare" cassette that came out last year. Not in any way noise-related, but very strange and original experimental soundwork. Kjell Böglund cover. Classy handmade covers. Maybe bit too short, otherwise an excellent tape!
Enhänta Bödlar: Tomma tonhuvud
Oh no... Enhänta Bögar (as Leif of RJF put it) are back with a tape on Börft. This is the part of Swedish "industrial" that I can't really handle... Crazy/funny titles like Åka Sopbil and Spräckt fläkt. I pressed stop button after two tracks.
Pestdemon: Vexations (Strömkarlen) + The Natural Destroyer (Utmarken):
Two tapes of well-performed death industrial / power electronics. Uprising act in Swedish scene. Both tapes are really good.
haha, i liked the Enhänta Bödlar-cassette, pity it's even more dance-musi than the lp ....(and lp is much better)
after working 8 nightshifts :
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really needed it lol
Yesterday:
BizarreSSMania "What's Your Pleasure, Sir?" LP
Great, varied sound. More laid-back than I had anticipated, but that suits me just fine. The sound is as dirty as you could imagine, and incredibly powerful.
Kristian Olsson "Att Vara Där Jag Var Innan Jag Var Jag" LP
A lot more laid-back and subtle than Alfarmania. This has a very eerie, otherworldly atmosphere, compared to Alfarmania's industrial filth. Some parts remind me a bit of Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar. I love the sounds of creaking and banging metal, and the hints of "real" instruments buried deep here and there in the sludge of feedback.
Pestdemon "The Natural Destroyer" tape
Fourth tape so far from this Swedish act. And the quality does not drop a single bit. Powerful death industrial in its very noisiest form. Edition of 50, so get it while you can.
Quote from: heretogo on February 04, 2010, 09:45:07 PM
v/a - Nyrkki ja Kyrpä cs
Very nice compilation, a lot variety and still full of quality. But ah, unfortunately there is a technical problem here. The channel balance leans heavily towards one channel... very annoying to listen in proper "audiophile position" between the speakers (or on headphones, I guess). Yeah, I do have a channel balance adjustment on my amp, but still... I wonder if the problem was with the master or if it's due to the duplication process (this seems to be professionally made).
I guess the factory has one of duplication decks with this error. I know that 1 person before this complained about same thing. When I did check with all my copies and publisher listened plenty of his, other defected copies couldn't be found. I wonder how many decks they have running? 10? 20? 30? So I guess it is 1 out of XX copies that has problem in balance of channels. I'm sure label will replace you with new copy if you ask nicely. This probably affects everybody using tapeline.
One way I compensate for this problem when it happens is I record the tapes to a digital format, but in mono. Then I do any extra balancing after it's recorded. While MP3s never sound as good as the physical tape it's better than having everything in one channel.
Snuff
Death Pact International
City Of Worms
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 05, 2010, 01:08:57 PM
Quote from: heretogo on February 04, 2010, 09:45:07 PM
v/a - Nyrkki ja Kyrpä cs
Very nice compilation, a lot variety and still full of quality. But ah, unfortunately there is a technical problem here. The channel balance leans heavily towards one channel... very annoying to listen in proper "audiophile position" between the speakers (or on headphones, I guess). Yeah, I do have a channel balance adjustment on my amp, but still... I wonder if the problem was with the master or if it's due to the duplication process (this seems to be professionally made).
I guess the factory has one of duplication decks with this error. I know that 1 person before this complained about same thing. When I did check with all my copies and publisher listened plenty of his, other defected copies couldn't be found. I wonder how many decks they have running? 10? 20? 30? So I guess it is 1 out of XX copies that has problem in balance of channels. I'm sure label will replace you with new copy if you ask nicely. This probably affects everybody using tapeline.
Would be better to contact label right away when having this kind of problems! will send a new tape of course. drop me a line filthandviolence(AT)gmail dot com
Quote from: XE on February 05, 2010, 09:45:32 PM
Would be better to contact label right away when having this kind of problems! will send a new tape of course. drop me a line filthandviolence(AT)gmail dot com
Sure, will send you an e-mail and we'll get it sorted. Anyway, idea was not to slag the label, sorry if it came across like that.
About the comp, I was especially impressed by the Pain Nail contribution + the Manic/Depression track. And nice touch with the Funeral Mongoloids track ending side A, works beautifully.
Evenings playlist includes Katastrofialue - Tuskatakuu '94-'98 cd, General Assurance - Abundancia En Su Vida cs and Cockpits - Knight Riders cs.
TESENDALO "Wendezeit" LP (Korm Plastics)
TESENDALO "Natur Naht" LP (Noise Museum)
TESENDALO "Laura" LP (Staubgold)
TESENDALO "Bandwurm" MLP (Molar Records)
German ambient from the 90's. Don't think the guy - Peter Schuster - did get that much attention outside mainland Europe perhaps? The earlier LPs ("Wendezeit" and "Natur Naht") are more darker, "industrial" ambient (maybe a bit due crappier equipment?) while the later ones are more clear and "lightweight" droning guitar ambiences. I like these a lot.
Was there Tesendalo 7" on Drone? Remember project being good. Never been HUGE ambient fan myself. At one point sold almost all what I could file as "dark ambient" away. Slightly regret doing so.
Katastrofialue! It's kind of small world, when you think of it. Singer of the band is on this board too...
Been educating myself with some neofolk/neoclassical/world serpent scene type of bands. Sol Invinctus, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath The Could, Decadence (cheap greek stuff with nice female voice!), and so on.. Listening also upcoming Industrial Recollections CD's.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 06, 2010, 10:10:52 AM
Was there Tesendalo 7" on Drone? Remember project being good. Never been HUGE ambient fan myself. At one point sold almost all what I could file as "dark ambient" away. Slightly regret doing so.
Katastrofialue! It's kind of small world, when you think of it. Singer of the band is on this board too...
Been educating myself with some neofolk/neoclassical/world serpent scene type of bands. Sol Invinctus, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath The Could, Decadence (cheap greek stuff with nice female voice!), and so on.. Listening also upcoming Industrial Recollections CD's.
Sol Invictus is absolutely best of the genre, much better than over-rated DIJ. Dunno if Sol is still active, ´cause Wakeford got a some kinda probs with his heart few years ago ? anyone lighten me up on this ??
yes Mr wakeford is still active indeed he regularly stull plays certain sets in london and around the world
Haus Arafna - Children of God
Magmax - Magmagenome
and
Grave - Into the Grave
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 06, 2010, 10:10:52 AM
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath The Cloud
Now you're talking.
I just picked up Wakeford's "Not All Of Me Will Die". I haven't absorbed it all yet, but it's miles above "The Rule Of Thirds".
Of The Wand And The Moon is probably my favorite neofolk band/project/whatever and I can only fully listen to and submerge in the records during winter rains and while drinking gin, vodka or something like that. Then, listening to OTWATM makes me feel utterly miserable, and for some reason I really enjoy it.
Trepaneringsritualen "Septentrional" tape (Hanson)
Very interesting industrial with a ritualistic touch. Eerie and otherworldly.
Ryan Bloomer "In response to a threat" tape (Harsh Head Rituals)
Fast-paced harsh noise. Quite clear in sound with lot of high frequency noise. Great!
Jarl "Vertigo emission" CD (Autarkeia)
The latest Jarl album. Probably my favourite so far, as well. A more varied sound than previously. Also, slightly harsher and more grating.
Dietermüh/MNEM "Atomyriades" CD (Cipher)
I was a bit disappointed at this when I got it and thought both acts were much better on their own. But it has grown each time I've listened to it, and now I think it is really good. Maybe not as engaging as the two acts normally are, but a very good album to unwind to.
Swans "White light from the mouth of infinity" 2LP (Young God)
My favourite Swans album, period.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Your funeral ... my trial" CD (Mute)
Great album! There are no low points on it, and it includes one of my favourite Cave songs... the nightmarish circus waltz of The Carny.
Oorchach/Pogrom "SPLIT" C30
Zoät-Aon "Star Autopsy" CD
Quote from: linxtyx on February 07, 2010, 03:43:26 PM
Oorchach/Pogrom "SPLIT" C30
Zoät-Aon "Star Autopsy" CD
Been wanting to check out the Oorchach/Pogrom split, but finances at the moment are killing me.
Dead Tech
Grunt
If, Bwana
Atm;
Eleanoora rosenholm: Vainajan Muotokuva
Test Dept. :Everything
Amebix: No Sanctuary
Mistreat: Faith and Fury
Wertham: Sleaze
COMA DETOX tape on Nil by Mouth; highly recommended!
BIZARRE-SS-MANIA LP Finnish/US noise supremacy
GRUNT new one with title I can't remember nor spell; pretty damn good
MARTIN BLADH "peter sotos files" cd; not too hot. sotos is dull as shit listening to him read, some of the soundwork is good as layered samples but didn't hold my attnetion for long
SICKNESS "ruiner" LP parts are pretty good but something seems 'off' with this one
Budrus.
Oorchach / Pogrom Split Cassette.
Astral Social Club cassette on Neon Blossom.
Gerechtigkeits Liga 7"
Various Artists "Stahlerne Lichter"
Red Electric Rainbow Cdr
Dead Pilots.
Busy Sunday!!
Quote from: Steve on February 07, 2010, 10:16:42 PM
Gerechtigkeits Liga 7"
How is this? Wasn't it one sider, and other side lock groove? Priced 25,- or something?
Ryan Bloomer tape on HHR is fucking great. This has been in my walkman since I left Utmarken...
Amebix and Mistreat = solid combination
is it new 7" from GL? I have two 12" + several live tapes with Gerechtigkeits liga... tapes are released on their own label (Zyklus?). much better than studio vinyls (where it often gets too "funky" for my taste).
The 7" seems to be a split with a project called Gehirn.Implosion of which I know nothing about. It is released by Verstand and is limited to 199 copies. The GL track is called "Wendehorn" and is the sound of an awakening beast, a beautifully constructed piece of modern industrial music. The G.I track is OK. There are sections that sound like lock grooves - but it is OK. White vinyl with an insert. Worth it.
It is better than the Ironflame 7""! I have the Zyklus 12"EP "The Games Must Go On" + the LP on Thermidor. I regard this release as essential Gerechtigkeits Liga.
<Playlist addition. - Crispy Ambulance live at North Hykeham Memorial Hall bootleg CD>
Quote from: halthan on February 06, 2010, 10:26:40 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 06, 2010, 10:10:52 AM
Was there Tesendalo 7" on Drone? Remember project being good. Never been HUGE ambient fan myself. At one point sold almost all what I could file as "dark ambient" away. Slightly regret doing so.
Katastrofialue! It's kind of small world, when you think of it. Singer of the band is on this board too...
Been educating myself with some neofolk/neoclassical/world serpent scene type of bands. Sol Invinctus, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath The Could, Decadence (cheap greek stuff with nice female voice!), and so on.. Listening also upcoming Industrial Recollections CD's.
Sol Invictus is absolutely best of the genre, much better than over-rated DIJ. Dunno if Sol is still active, ´cause Wakeford got a some kinda probs with his heart few years ago ? anyone lighten me up on this ??
Hedningarna, Garmarna, Andrew King, Pantaleimon, Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud, In Gowan Ring, and Belborn.
The big surprise of this genre in the last couple of years was the Solanaceae album from last year. Made my "best of" and had me playing it more often than just about any album in the past several months.
BM binge, including:
Craft - "Total Soul Rape" and "Fuck The Universe"
Ewiges Reich - "Thron aus Eis"
that and a lot of Genocide Organ, and The Birthday Party.
just opened a package from Mikko & enjoying:
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Mortualia - S/T
Stabat Mater - S/T
Ride for Revenge - Wisdom of the Few
Walknut - Graveforests and Their Shadows
Grunt - Documentation & Petturien Rooli
ANb - PCP Torpedo 3"CD
ANb / Apartment 213 - Domestic Powerviolence 3"CD
Sadistic Bliss - Sadistic Bliss Cassette
Immortal - Battles In The North CD
Halthan - Corrupt
V/A - Utmarken 10"
Ättestupa - 1867 (been gathering up everything I can find from this project)
various Pink Floyd....
Iron Fist Of The Sun "Blush" tape (Unrest)
Like Mikko said in the review thread... this has a quite electric and "clean" sound. I've been listening to so much crude stuff lately, that this felt a bit out of place at first. But, as the tape went on I got into the sound and discovered its qualities. It's quite original stuff... I'm going to give it another spin tomorrow.
Dead Body Love "Nechronology" 8-tape box (Second Sleep)
I've just started picking on this massive box. Listened to the first tape so far... It will take some time to digest all this material. I can't wait...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 12, 2010, 10:52:40 PM
Bereft CDR. USA PE what has been going for long time, but remains rather unknown. Nowadays assisted by mr. Vomit Arsonist, Bereft has been getting better and better. Recent split with Sewer Goddess suggested that this band should proceed little big higher than CDR releases in future?
thanks for the kind words, mikko. we've got some good things coming in the future..
almost 2 days on repeat:
Burial Hex : four tone poems of orlog 2xcassette......perfectly bringing back the early Ain Soph/Nekrophile vibe....excellent.
Iphar Clinic - Torture Music
CIVILIAN "unclean" tape
Deutsch Nepal- The Silent Container
Nyodene-D - Dedicated to Jeffery Lundgren
Ruhr Hunter- Moss and Memory
relic - anthology
the haters - in the shade of fire
lee hazlewood - cowboy in sweden
the mentors - you axed for it
voor - evil metal
Forest - As a song in the harvest of grief cd
Blessure Grave - Judged by 12, Carried by 6 Lp
- really liked their Making the deathbeds 7" and this lp doesn't disappoint. great goth.
Hilo Superdrone - Dog of mayhem cd
- swedish drone duo consisting of F Bergström and T Blomdahl. the cd consists of one well-crafted 40 minute piece the constantly builds and
evolves. good stuff when played loud.
The New Blockaders 4xcd
- as good as noise gets.
The Rita : the voyage of the decima MAS cd
didn't like it a bit!
Werewolf Jerusalem - Death Bed
MAYHEM - various live/rehearsal bootlegs
V/A - hated perversions CD
OCTAGON - equus eroticus C10
ZWEIZZ/RU-486 - split/collaboration C30
GREEN ARMY FRACTION - conservative and full of hate
Quote from: Dan J on February 11, 2010, 01:48:51 PM
Blessure Grave - Judged by 12, Carried by 6 Lp
- really liked their Making the deathbeds 7" and this lp doesn't disappoint. great goth.
I am eagerly waiting for my copy to arrive. I'm listening to "Making the deathbeds..." right now.
new deathkey 2lp
vivenza
go "leichenlinie" lp
tnb "live at hinoeuma" lp
vice wears black hose III lp
tonight i'll probably dig into some new hospital tapes.
New DeathKey
Offerings - Black Master
DOR (Destruction Of Russia) promo
TCHERNOBLYAD "Love"
Fleshpress - Wörm Dirges
Sturmpercht - Schattenlieder
Goatpenis - Biochemterrorism
Nicole 12 - Substitute cd
One of my favourites, fresh power electronics. Not as good as Braces 7" and Lolita Love/Playground cd which, I believe, benefit from shorter format & more compact songs.
Martin Bladh - Umbilical Cords cd
Slow and heavy, yet beautiful. Great record to listen to with a cup of coffee.
Streicher - Legion St. George lp
Streicher - War Without End cd
Of these two I prefer the cd, really epic stuff. The noise delivered is IMO akin to those on the new Grunt cd, should listen it next. Which one of the reissued cds is closest to War Without End?
War Without End actually IS pretty much the same stuff. That CD is made out of selected pieces of old Streicher works, but heavily re-mastered/edited and given new titles without the skinhead/wp references. And no vocals. But Streicher is known for recycling elements & sounds anyways, so I think it suits very much purpose. Most of Streicher releases have been in first place released in 2 versions. Where original art/titles have been changed to fit to new vision of band. This happened to Annihilism, Voltage, Chemisorb, etc. which later were known with different names.
I think the newest, the 5th part is excellent choise. It has c. 70 minutes of material, and due being several releases/compilations on one disc, it means there are pretty compact songs.
Rites of Thy Degringolade "Totality" LP- a fucking BEAST! Too bad they split up; best thing about Canada is B.C. extreme metal & mountain biking..
Ares Kingdom "Incendiary" LP- good but not as pounding as "A Return to Dust"
Blaspheophager (sp?) "... Of Obscurity, somethingorother" LP- if you liked their last, you'll dig this
Der Stürmer - A Banner Greater Than Death (CD)
Bizarre Uproar & Gelsomina - Assisted Self-Sterilization (CD)
Streicher - Legion St. George / Gnadelos (CD)
STROM.ec - Heartbreaking Love From God (CD-r)
Jarl - Fragile Confrontation (CD)
and still...
5 Years of Hyperdub (2xCD)
Dead Body Love "Nechronology" 8-tape box (Second Sleep)
I have gotten through the first four tapes of this set now, and I can safely say it is quite a magnificent collection of material. Definitely recommended!
Lasse Marhaug "Tapes 1990-1999" 4-cd box (Pica Disk)
The Industrial Recollections release of the Egoproblem material made me revisit this collection of early LM recordings. And damn, it's good!
Burial Hex "Ghost Trio No. 1" tape (Young Girls Records)
This single sided tape contains a 22 minutes long piece of acoustic piano, metal abuse and shortwave radio noise. It is a quite asonishing piece of music, actually. The main part of the piece is haunting piano music, quite lo-fi sound, with some subtle metal abuse going on in the background. The noise level increases and the piano becomes less melodic as the piece nears the end. Finally, the piano disappears completely and the rest of the track is just pure noise.
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great stuff, Galakt should do more stuff like this again
I don't have that Nightmarish CD on my playlist right now but I agree it is a very good album. A pity they didn't record more material.
Nurse With Wound "Surveillance Lounge" (United Dirter)
Schuster "Breaking Down In To His Own Oblivion" (Adeptsound)
The D.P's "If You Lnow What I Mean" (Barn Records)...Side A whilst I had a bath!
Quote from: Ritual on February 13, 2010, 01:11:57 PM
Burial Hex "Ghost Trio No. 1" tape (Young Girls Records)
This single sided tape contains a 22 minutes long piece of acoustic piano, metal abuse and shortwave radio noise. It is a quite asonishing piece of music, actually. The main part of the piece is haunting piano music, quite lo-fi sound, with some subtle metal abuse going on in the background. The noise level increases and the piano becomes less melodic as the piece nears the end. Finally, the piano disappears completely and the rest of the track is just pure noise.
Great description, this sounds fucking amazing!
Damn, anyone remember Mr Ruby's work as Metrocide? Some of the best in the HN field, now seems poised to crush in ways I'd never expected.
Charlemagne Palestine - Sound 1 single-sided LP (Alga Marghen)
So simple. A few oscillators fighting against each other, creating a slowly beating drone tapestry. Not really static but very slowly moving. It's not dreamy or beautiful in the standard "drone way", the attraction is maybe more intellectual here. Certainly not the best ever by mr. Palestine but I'm a big fan, so... Still, the stupid 1-sided LP format annoys me to no end.
Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis - Coelacanth 10" (Agaric)
I have no idea who/what is/are Shaking Ray Levis. But this certainly doesn't sound like the Borbetomagus I'm used to. Much more "relaxed", not the force of nature they usually are. This is more playful, more experimental if you like. Along the way it acquires some almost oriental flavours, snake charmer type of shit. Side B is fiercer stuff but still in a "wackier" format than is the norm for Borbetomagus. Very nice actually, demented virtuoso free music.
On my daily bus ride to/from work I've been on a total Grateful Dead & related -binge. I've even grown to enjoy the new Furthur-stuff. Some of the songs are painfully trite on the surface but when they get jammin'... man it's great. The only problem is that the bus ride only takes about 25 minutes... too short for the Dead!
LUCIFER - "Black Mass" lp
GRUNT / CLOAMA - "Valkoinen Kuolema / Belyi Smertz" cd
CON-DOM - "Even more racial Hatred" cassette
WERTHAM - "Sleaze" cassette
TANGERINE DREAM - "Phaedra" lp
GUSTAV HOLST, BERINER PHILHARMONIKER, HEBERT VON KARAJAN - "The Planets" lp
GOATPENIS - "Biochemterrorism"
DER STURMER - "Carelian Pagan Madness" test press lp
SICK SEED / XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION master cdr
Zoviet France - Eostre
Mahmoud Fadl - The Drummers of the Nile
Najma Khanum - Land Of The Sufis: Soul Music From The Indus Valley
Aube - Frequency for Collapse
M.B. - Technology 1 & 2
Z'ev - The Subterranean Years
ABGS - Erdlager
Tenhornedbeast - My Horns Are A Flame to Draw Down the Truth
Muslimgauze - Jaal ab Dullah
Skullflower - Strange Keys to Untune Gods' Firmament
V/A - The Music of Islam Vol.2: Music of the South Sinai Bedouins
V/A - Benin: Musique Bariba et Somba
V/A - Sacred Music Of Haitian Vodou: Rhythms Of Rapture
bizarreSSmania (lp)
Burial Hex Bagirwa Hymn (lp)
Karjalan Sissit Karjalasta Kajahtaa (lp)
Klaus Schulze Timewind (lp)
B.O.T.C. ...as sick as our secrets (cass)
Pestdemon The Natural Destroyer (cass)
Allegory Chapel Ltd. When Angels Fall (cd)
Quote from: klono on February 15, 2010, 11:25:26 AM
Burial Hex Bagirwa Hymn (lp)
What does this one sound like?
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sorry guys
bizarreSSmania
Bizarre uproar mother pt1-3
m.b. - menses
Quote from: Ritual on February 15, 2010, 11:28:30 AM
Quote from: klono on February 15, 2010, 11:25:26 AM
Burial Hex Bagirwa Hymn (lp)
What does this one sound like?
vary on both sides, but mainly focus on eerie synth drones and ambient tones
released on Von Archives http://www.vonarchives.com/
Thanks!
BJ NILSEN "Fade to white" CD [Touch] 2005
Played this as a reminder to what happened before the more recent BJ Nilsen LP "The short night" which I haven't spun yet. This one haven't really stood the test of time (ok, it's only been 4-5 years...) but my memory of it was better. There are some good droning moments but parts of it feels kind of flat and uninspired to me, although you have to be in the right mood to really appreciate Bennys work. For a more intricate (and better) listen try his work as Hazard instead, in particular the "North" CD and "Wood/Field/Bridge" CD+LP (both on Touch).
last night at work
mania ultra-negative
the mix of dirty electronics and cleaner junk sounds was very refreshing. good stuff from the lone star state.
sick seed -the great corrupter
the first track sounded like something ma numminen would do. pexi also sounds like him at times. this gets several thumbs up. only thing that didnt agree with my taste buds was the digipiano. it should have been a real one.
gus cannon walk right in
if you dont know this then get fucked. its beyond good and evil. gus at 79 years old playing the 5 string.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on February 17, 2010, 05:52:13 PM
BJ NILSEN "Fade to white" CD [Touch] 2005
I have to revisit that one. My memory of it is good but I wouldn't be suprised if you are right mrgaybeardman. I really want to hear the new one from Benny The Invisible City. It is getting rave reviews in two of the major newspapers in Sweden.
Lots and lots of The Fall
Paysage d'Hiver - s/t CD (Kunsthall)
Altar Of Flies - March 2010 tour tape (Hästen & Korset)
Trepaneringsritualen - Septentrional Tape (Hanson)
listening a lot to the white "tears of piss" reissue on utmarken. really looking forward for more white material.
bizarreSSmania
Biota / Mnemonists - Musique Actuelle 1990 cd
I put this on inspired by the Anomalous Records -thread. Not the best Biota / Mnnemonists stuff ever but still highly enjoyable. It's amazing that they can create this strange mass of sound with basically just acoustic instruments. One of the most distinctive musical groups ever and also one most the most "difficult". I think I need to revisit more of this stuff...
The Dead C - Trapdoor Fucking Exit cd
Year after year, this always sounds great! After listening to this or Harsh 70's Reality (the only other Dead C record I have) I always regret not getting more of their releases. Perfect fusion of punk, noise and kraut.
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the marathon mix.... lol
Gorgoroth - Twilight of the Idols (CD)
Gorgoroth - Under The Sign Ov Hell (CD)
Ride For Revenge / Goatmoon - Split (cassette)
both of these are killer.
BizarreSSMania - What's Your Pleasure Sir! (LP)
Deathkey - Doctrine Of Intolerant Hatred (2xLP)
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holy mother!
BOCKSHOLM cd on autarkeia
If you ask me, I don't have any special high interest in most of projects where these 2 famous guys are involved. I do appreciate those for what they are, but most of the time I don't see them THAT special. But this collaboration project is simply gold. It is kind of prototype industrial noise, with looped metal junks, some guitar drones, clashing scrap, percussive elements. Live show perhaps more to-the-point and noisier than studio works? Some yelling vocals too. Good playingtime, digipak.. recommended.
ORGANOMEHANIZM "Bred Cosmosa" cdr
Well, I have kept saying over and over again how I tend to dislike CDR, but couldn't refuse to spin these Russian releases. This project someone may know for old Ultra label release, and his works with Veprisuicida. This CDR has lots of tracks, it starts almost like playing new era Whitehouse from walkman and doing some raw noises on top. But it does progress into more. Radio noises, russian speeches, cracles, hiss, broken sounds. It's is extremely lo-fi and unpleasant in standards of "music". It's simplicity and hand made "unedited" approach demands certain amount of will to go the difficult route, but in the end I say this material simply pisses over a lot of things what PE/industrial scene offers in the "west". I think there is need for someone to start issuing some of these hidden Russian jewels on CD format...
gelsomina 7"+tape
the haters & k2 7"
the haters "truncated formica" 7"
xe "white power" tape 2
prurient "church of ammunition" 7"
Burial Hex "Bagirwa Hymn" LP (Von)
This is really great material from Burial Hex. A lot more subtle and mature than his early material. Two side-long pieces of rather melodic ambient that turns more and more industrial as the pieces progress. Sometimes changes are abrupt, sometimes more gradual. Lots of nice details.
Ash Borer Drukne/Untitled I (tape)
Goatmoon/Xenophobic Ejaculation split (7")
Goatmoon Death Before Dishonour (tape) : the whole side B includes bonus tracks which were on the CD-R included with LP + other unreleased tracks!
Astral Social Club "Metal Oblation"
Astral Social Club "#21"
Early Hominids "Bathz"
Devation Social LP on Dias
John Cooper Clarke "Snap, Crackle And Bop"
and now some Section 25 to remember Larry Cassady (RIP) by.....
TEAROOM TRADE "anonymous sex" tape on Danvers State; solid anon. U.S. PE about faggy bathroom sex
BURZUM "Belus" 2LP
- I'm only into side two yet but so far so good. Nothing overwhelmingly new and perhaps better off for it - no big pretensions musicwise. Maybe a slight bit more melodic? I lost interest after "Hvis lyset tar oss" - didn't really get the "Filosofem" album and never heard any of the synth based ones. This seems to be more my cup of tea.
Been spinning the Belus 2xLP today as well. Pretty good, but not fantastic. Will have to give it more time though..
i've got so much new shit to listen to it's disgusting...
DEATHKEY - Doctrine of Intolerant Hatred 2LP
COMA DETOX - Volatile Debasement CS
MOURMANSK 150 - La Guerre, L'Anarchie Et Le Chaos CD
HALTHAN - Corrupt CS
FEAR KONSTRUCTOR - Philosophy of Conflict CS
GRUNT - Petturien Rooli
STREICHER - IR reissues
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - Why 12"
CON-DOM & THE GREY WOLVES - Many Are Called But Few Get Up 12"
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BURZUM "Belus" 2LP
- I'm only into side two yet but so far so good. Nothing overwhelmingly new and perhaps better off for it - no big pretensions musicwise. Maybe a slight bit more melodic? I lost interest after "Hvis lyset tar oss" - didn't really get the "Filosofem" album and never heard any of the synth based ones. This seems to be more my cup of tea.
Been listening both, 2xLP and the CD version, and one can say that clearly the best thing what has come from norway since glory days. There is only one crappy song on this album, otherwise I'd rate it very highly even in such impressive discography. Some complained vocals are different, but they were already different before. And band never did two similar albums. This is amazingly simple, and not afraid of bringing new style of riffs/melodies yet remain very much rooted in sound what there always was. One can also give credit that unlike many BM bands, design actually has gotten better. Lack of lengthy keyboard tracks is good. There are still very minimalistic tracks, which are something that many bands seem to not be able to do. When almost nothing happens, you finally get into basic elements of what is good and bad in (black)metal. The best bands have courage to just do this, and not try to to impress you with something more complex or supposedly revolutionary.
SONS OF BRONSON "Ninas Y Marisco" CD
DEAD BODY COLLECTION "Post Mortem Examination" CDR
INSTITUT "The Struggle Never Ended" CD
LAST RAPE "Maimed Left Arm"
SHOOTING GALLERY "Glass Heel" CS
SOLHVERV "94-96 sessions" 2xCS
LR & PISSWHIPP "Portraits of prey" CS
The Rita / Bone Awl - Split (cassette, Klaxon) - Haven't heard this in a while but this is still a fucking killer. Murderous hnw by The Rita and some of Bone Awl's strongest tracks.
Will Over Matter - 9 To The Moon (CD, Bestial Burst)
Sadistic Bliss - s/t (cassette, F&V) - can't get enough of this cassette. Hope there's more coming from this project but I somehow doubt it.
Wolf Eyes - Human Animal (CD, Sub Pop)
Wolf Eyes - Always Wrong (CD, Hospital)
Deathprod - Morals & Dogma (CD, Rune Grammofon)
Bereft - Your Messiah Will Fail
this days
SNUFF live
FUNERAL MONGOLOIDS fuck is best when god is dead
POGROM liberal cunt
BEREFT/WILT split tape
RU-486 diseas and development
TEARDROOM TRADE same
PANTHER MODERN last judgment machine
NYODENE D god and country
WERTHAM memories from the pigsty
FIRE IN THE HEAD meditate mutilate
HELMET meantime
HELMET strap it on
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god i love this
^^^^really nice with lots of whiskey :-)
Tonight: Contrastate "Régiment de rapaces" test press
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god i love this
also one of those tapes that went by without much notice. studio material on a-side was intended for album on no fun productions but got cancelled when we broke up. kind of strange that carlos wanted to the release since its doom/sludge.
CLO GOELACH/ASHLEY C "Personal Abattoir" C35
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god i love this
also one of those tapes that went by without much notice. studio material on a-side was intended for album on no fun productions but got cancelled when we broke up. kind of strange that carlos wanted to the release since its doom/sludge.
What is this?
Malignant order that arrived today:
Steel Hook Prostheses - Atrocitizer
Martin Bladh - Study For A Theater Of Cruelty
Macronympha - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement
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god i love this
also one of those tapes that went by without much notice. studio material on a-side was intended for album on no fun productions but got cancelled when we broke up. kind of strange that carlos wanted to the release since its doom/sludge.
What is this?
http://www.discogs.com/Relic-Untitled/release/1939675
TOBY DAMMIT / POTR - split tape (Phage Tapes, PT:84, 2009)
Grim Folk songs for an obscure race (cd)
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this days
BEREFT/WILT split tape
Awesome, hope your digging it.
for me recently it is:
Mondblut:Angsterfülltes Morgen
sector 304--soul cleansing
SKIN CRIME s/t LP (Hospital Productions / Force Of Nature)
Patrick at Self Abuse managed to find a copy for me after searching a while. I'm not really aware of either Skin Crime or the Black Dahlia murders but I think this work is not really representative of Patrick's ordinary work as Skin Crime? However, this is a very good release. Two long tracks which starts with slow echoing metal screeches to build in tension and atmosphere. There is quite little interference of electronic manipulation I guess. Neither side reaches pure noise territory (but b-side has more background monotonous loop sounds) - think more spooky and intense industrial without rhythmic structures. Damn good!
BAND OF PAIN "Argento" LP (Dirter Promotions)
For some reason I never got into hearing Band Of Pain until a few years back when Fin De Siecle Media released a compilation double CD. Mostly I thought is was pretty generic dark ambient with samples etc. but when seeing this LP for cheap I decided to try. Seems to be one of their first works, released in 1994? First side is dark synth "tone" through it all with samples and additional sounds, b-side three quite different tracks made with guitar, voice and even saxophone on last one. Not exactly ambient but more things happening but still pretty dark and cold feel overall, only last track breaks the atmosphere a bit. For repeated listenings.
About these two, I think Skin Crime is indeed great release. I have a vague recollection that there was some release with also similar less distorted aproach? Can't really remember which one. Also CD on Armed & Loaded - very good. Releases like Whorebutcher tape/cdr are masterworks in fierce violent noise. I remember labels who put out the LP, were talking about re-issue already when it came out, since it sold out within... weeks? or at least couple months. And you'd hope highlights of some band to stay available little longer. But knowing how little SC has interest for re-issues, probably won't happen.
Band of Pain, I first heard on 7", which indeed has sax and all that. I lumped it immediately more into direction of bands like Splintered, Husk and whatever (even if those are VERY different), that the "cold spring dark ambient" what the later cd was. Not bad, though.
Worship Black Twilight CD-r (Crepusculo Negro)
Good compilation of usbm, especially the Ashdautas and Arizmenda tracks stands out. Last unnamed project is great as well.
Pestdemon - Doppelgänger Tape (Unrest)
Fifth (right?) tape from Pestdemon and the best output so far. As many has mentioned, the B-side stands out the most, with piano samples and strange vocals. One of the most promising "new" Swedish acts i would say.
Yellow Swans - Going Places LP (Type)
Last YS release and the best stuff they ever did. Epic material, sounds like an whole orcherstra blowing big holes in the sky. I really like how they incorporate haunting melodies in the mix, a direction which was noticeable on that last Load album as well but here fully executed. Powerful.
Pogrom - Liberal Cunt
XE/ SS adr split tape
Snuff - Live
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck is best when god is dead
Sewer Goddess "with dirt you are one" CD on Black Plague
pretty good indeed. Was this a bit older recording what came out? No recording dates in cover. I like the kind of muddy and suffacting feeling that many tracks have, despite obvious sounds of modern "cheap" digital effects with amp modelling things etc. what make those effects very different than individual pedals. There are also plenty of subtle melodies played on keyboards and there are also sometimes used instruments like bass to deliver slow sludgy "riffs". Makes me think of sunn o))) influences perhaps? It is like Death Industrial done today. There is the instrument use and there is the distorted melody. But luckily their overall atmosphere is most of all dark in the raw way. Its everything else but clear & sharp, which is big advantage. You can always refer some classic names of death industrial, but good thing is SG is that they aren't into 1:1 copy, but there is some actual substance of their own and they also manage to create album with 9 tracks that aren't too alike.
yesterday
walkman:
lambsbread "hollow growth"
dead machines "live frying"
Mania - Insidious And Alone (Freak Animal) tape
All the Mania material I've heard has been superb. This one takes a slightly different approach, more concise and fierce. I understood from Mikko that this is actually older stuff, sounds a bit more PE'ish than the other Mania releases. I'm not familiar at all with Taint but maybe this is from a transitional period? Be that as it may, I'm enjoying this a lot. Dubbing is very much "in-the-red" but it doesn't detract from the sounds in this case.
Kristian Olsson - Att vara där jag var innan jag var jag (Nattmaran) LP
This was described as industrial filth but that's not really how I hear it. A nice balance between almost academic soundscape (well, of the lo-fi and dirty sort), harmony and metal banging. Very atmospheric, thoroughly composed (sounds that way anyway...) and good, I will be listening this for many days to come.
Smell & Quim - The Christmas Album (Industrial Recollections) cd
I've been totally unfamiliar with these guys until now. Big mistake, it seems... Delicious racket they make! Amazingly coherent for what it is.
MANIA "Insidious & Alone" tape- sounds excellant; was suppose to be a LP on another label a couple of years ago. Recorded after "Isolation is Lonely Murder" whatever year that was recorded... Not sure why I did shorter tracks/mildly diff style. Artwork is 2010.
SAINT VITUS "Born Too Late" LP, "Mournful Cries" LP
SS/XE split tape
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement tape
Hum of the Druid - Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry LP
Pain Nail - Eastern Frontiers 2006 2xtape
ULTRA "Lifestyle" CD (The Ajna Offensive)
Warm-up for the vinyl re-issue of "Roman Holiday" on the resurrected Dom America label. When it comes to Ultra it often seems like comments are always about the LPs - haven't heard much about either "Lifestyle" or "Stain" CDs. Could it be they always were more popular with people having their larger part history in the 80's? Anyway, seems strange it's been 10 years already since the release. This one is more about soundscaping, and the first track is stretched out guitar space outs with brooding industrial undertones. Further on the sounds evolves to more "traditional" Ultra. What i've always admired with Ultra is their sense of doing both darker and gloomier tracks and their more experimental side with cut-ups and a lot of samples. It lacks some of the mock-PE of earlier releases, just a short noisy outburst without vocals at the end of the disc. Well, there is a short track with ONLY vocals in German (in that hot, sexy style, sounds like he's taking a shit!) which could actually be considered power electronics but otherwise this CD is pretty subtle but nevertheless great.
Sacher-Pelz "L. E. Cherz Pas" CD-R (TIBProd.)
I have no idea if this is old, unreleased material or newly recorded material, but it sounds old. Minimal ambient pieces with a primitive industrial touch. Not mind-blowing, but pretty good. A very low price makes this good value for money, despite being a CD-R.
Konstruktivits "N.K.V.D. Compilation" CD-R (Klanggallerie)
Collection of tracks by Konstruktivits and the related N.K.V.D. Really good industrial-tinged abstract ambient pieces. Too bad it is not put on proper CD. If I remember correctly it was pretty expensive too.
Mania "Insidious and Alone" tape (Freak Animal)
Heavy and devastating! I like the "short" tracks, keeping everything focused. This release have everything I like... Crushing bass rumbling, shrieking feedback, metal junk abuse, intense vocals. And it's done with integrity and personality. Highly recommended!
Pogrom "Liberal Cunt" tape (Filth & Violence)
Filth and violence! That sums this tape up. Crude, filthy, misogynist PE with fierce, hateful vocals.
I brought three Ultra CDs with me in the car today after reading Loves post.... after I heard Ultra for the first time I always hunt down whatever I can lay my hands on with them. few groups manage to do such depraved and sleazy music in such perfect way, merging experimental / avantgarde and power electronics...
Roman Holiday - I even had to get an extra copy of this one after playing first one to death. good to hear it finally gets released on format worthy the music. I hope some day they re-issue Live 1986 tape on Dom...
Lifestyle - excellent illustrations and packaging. as bogskagg put it more experimental, still charged with unpleasant vibrations...
Stain - difficult listening I must say... when I first heard this I got disappointed but after some listens it grows like shit in the slaves mouth. more in text/sound tradition but way too explicit content to fall into art category. full of surprises but nothing I'd recommend to new listeners.
Wertham - Sleaze tape: together with tesco cd best works I heard from Depla. very informative booklet and as always from EST extraordinary packaging....
Ex.Order "law of heresy" CD... new master with the missing track here. 10 track in total. Possibly their finest release with nice raw edge to many of tracks, like wow of tapes, analogue fuzzy sounds etc. Heavily loop oriented (which works for me!), but kind of handmade feeling with a lot of effects etc. Will be sent to pressing on monday..
Pogrom "liberal cunt" tape. Indeed, just as described couple messages above. It's brutal. Often based on simple elements of bassy and heavy synthnoise(?) and then fierce feedback/noise and testosterone grunting male vocals. You can easily tell this is some of the good newcomers to the scene. All he got to do, is to find some personality & own elements into material. For lovers of violent PE, its pretty much guaranteed satisfying purchase.
SCREWTAPE - "Day Of Hell" (cass., Solar Anus)
I was pretty impressed by some of the Screwtape stuff. In every other way than the poor presentation of inkjet print covers etc. But music was very good in some CDR's even. Reminding little of noisier days of CCCC. Brutal and harsh, but with some nice "psychedelic" texture in it.
Got to say about Pogrom that forgot to mention that b-side is different. It's like concept work of human moaning & throatfucking malformed into "bubbling" sonic wall with high pitched feedback sounds apprearing once in a while. Which is pretty nice for F&V, like Snuff tape, to have kind of theme/concept audioart on one side and songs on other.
This morning TILE 7" with raw and noisy sludgy noiserock. Kind of slow.. but not really. Kind of groovy way fast, but.. not really. 45rpm 7" just perfect for the two tracks. Gave it spin 4 times on a-side immediately. Material is kind of good reminder for folks of today that if you're doing feedback drenched guitars and sludgy doomish / rocking material you can actually compress your ideas in 3-4 minutes instead of boring the hell out with 20 minute funeral processions with barely 1 riff worth to remember.
Another Kult of Nihilow label release LOINEN tape. Their first release after Petu's suicide. No guitar anymore, but just basses. Loinen is totally unique. It sounds nasty, unpolished and just plain uncontrolled energy. Simple bass riffs, sludgy tempos what occasionally burst into faster hardcore. Home made recording style, lyrics on level of absurdity. A-side is more doomy, B-side is even better. Lyrics is something one can just wonder. "Sementtimylly! Mun ainoa rakkaus! Anna pillua huora!!!". Kind of love story of man with the cementmixer, where the choise of words is pretty much... well, 5-10 words for about 15 minutes. I may be wrong, but my association immediately was like Death Trip or/and Terveet Kädet gone noisy into trend-free sludgecore. While you'd think this is about as uncommercial and nasty as things can get in the genre, label sold all 100 tapes within week or so?? Lucky hunting...
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I was pretty impressed by some of the Screwtape stuff. In every other way than the poor presentation of inkjet print covers etc. But music was very good in some CDR's even. Reminding little of noisier days of CCCC. Brutal and harsh, but with some nice "psychedelic" texture in it.
This "Day Of Hell" tape is amazing, being my first exposure to a Screwtape full release makes me want more, listening to this tape repeatedly doesn't gets me tired and today I played 3 times a side plus 2 times the other, full of great elements, totally recommended!
I.B.F. Ideas Beyond Filth [Harbinger] LP
I never got anything with I.B.F. back in the eighties and that is my loss because I.B.F. is exactly the kind of stuff I love. Really good industrial music.
Now I'm going give Dieter Müh The Call a spin which really good musick and highly recommended for your afternoon ritual of te and cookies.
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Sewer Goddess "with dirt you are one" CD on Black Plague
pretty good indeed. Was this a bit older recording what came out? No recording dates in cover. I like the kind of muddy and suffacting feeling that many tracks have, despite obvious sounds of modern "cheap" digital effects with amp modelling things etc. what make those effects very different than individual pedals. There are also plenty of subtle melodies played on keyboards and there are also sometimes used instruments like bass to deliver slow sludgy "riffs". Makes me think of sunn o))) influences perhaps? It is like Death Industrial done today. There is the instrument use and there is the distorted melody. But luckily their overall atmosphere is most of all dark in the raw way. Its everything else but clear & sharp, which is big advantage. You can always refer some classic names of death industrial, but good thing is SG is that they aren't into 1:1 copy, but there is some actual substance of their own and they also manage to create album with 9 tracks that aren't too alike.
The material was recorded throughout 09, and yes, there is a doom/sludge influence. The next split release will definitely demonstrate this too a much greater extent.
yesterday and this night
va-black banjo songsters of north carolina and virginia
Skrewdriver -Hail The New Dawn
coma detox-concussed & asphyxiated (popped my cherry with this one and got exited enough to even read an interview of him)
va terror campaign
The Rita / Bone Awl - Split cassette
Pogrom - Liberal Cunt cassette
XE / SS - Split cassette
Narcosis - Discography "Best Served Cold" CD
v/a - Grind Bastards 2
Missing Foundation, their entire catalog.
I have had a Nil By Mouth night and thought to share some thoughts on a label worth checking out. Gone through some new and some old:
Graniopagus: Lithuanian Acceptance - C10
Stylish cassette from Nil By Mouth with the Lithuanian flag colors wrapped in thin strips of tape around the cover. Public celebration of Lithuania, distorted voice on top of the national anthem, a little percussion, C10 - not a lot of candy here, unfortunately. I am most surprised that the lyrics and covers are available in English and not in Lithuanian - that would have been something!
An innocent young throat-cutter: Gliocchi Dentro - C30
Dedicated to the horror filmdirector Bruno Mattei, Remirez and Renzoni offers noise from Texas. Nice and brutal cover, I often find "dead bodies"-layout boring but this one works great to this yellow cassette. Although yellow plastic around so a bit pain for the collector in you to break its wrapping. Eyes Without Face part 1 and part 2 does not feel so innoavtivt as track titles. Part 1 starts quickly and then move into a more middle frequencies, bubbling, almost hypnotic like good ambient. Part 2 contains the film samples and then goes to a dark crackle. A primitive sense that Lille Roger, Z'wai Leumi Irgun etc. does better, this sounds somewhat amateurish. Will give it some more playtime.
Fear Constructor: Philosophy of a conflict - C60
Russian power electronics project, focusing on human history by conflict. Feels analog, synths through pedals, throbbing, chanting voice. One of my favourit releases from this label, well-done. Can unfortunately not say I have an eye on this country's noise project at large, unfortunately. Nice edition, as usual, from NBM! Green plastic bag, 9 gray postcards and spray-painted tape.
Mourmansk 150:Mourmansk 150: La guerre, l'Anarchie et le chaos - CD
Glad to get the booklet with lyrics, been nice to get an explanation also of the French texts and in more detail what is behind some of them ... The layout feels a bit standard now that we are spoiled by previous NBM-editions but looks great. Music-wise, it is industrially and in some quarters PE, aggressive. Vary in quality between the songs, but often reaches a high level. Like especially his voice being in long hours and not the classic PE "short phrases with delay" etc.
PERSONA - "Ruïnes" CD, Marbre Negre
SCREWTAPE - "You Scum" (3"CDr, Solar Anus)
SCREWTAPE - "Wormdung Execration" (4x 3"CDr, Solar Anus)
SCREWTAPE - "Crushing the Entrails Of The Planet" (CDr, Klaustrosignal)
Being all of them great HN I especially liked the PE approach in "You Scum"
Thanks Barrikad for the short reviews :)
On air here: RAMLEH - Valediction
I'm impressed. It's an intense work, heavy and full of claustrophobic atmospheres. A very good come back to the early sound.
Bizarre Uproar - Liha-Evankeliumi box
Dachau Grammophon - Ton Des Todes tape
Dead Reptile Shrine - Burning Black Infinity, N.t.K., A Journey Through The Darkest Of Forests tapes
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead tape (Some of the best noisecore I've heard. Simply filthy and violent. Recommended!)
Golden Geissel - Die Herrin Und Ihr Sklave tape (Ultimately harsh and powerful guitar noise. Recommended!)
Raspberry Bulbs - Finally burst...With Fluid
Ash Pool - world Turned On It's Hinge
Craft - Fuck the Universe
Whitehouse - Asceticists
Pain Jerk - Damaged
Pain Jerk - Fore Skin
Pain Jerk - Gallon Gravy
Pain Jerk - Live At No Fun Fest 2007
Pain Jerk - Cacophony of a Thousand Pleasures
ORDER OF NINE ANGELS - "The Abyss Is The Gate" (C50, narco 006)
KLINIKAL SKUM - "Medicine Grin" (C60, narco 007)
BACHIR GEMAYEL - "Assassination" (one sided C80, narco 008)
FLESH COFFIN - "Demons In The Mist" (C40, narco 009)
WINCE - "Chaude-Pisse" (C20, narco011)
KNULLKRAFT - "Rannstensromantik" (one sided C40, narco012)
POST SCRIPTVM "grey eminence" CD
TEsco 079
Hey, dammit! New Tesco release, which captured me with nice cover collage. 3 panel digipak with matte finish, with brownish/grey'ish collages. I thought release with this kind of cover can't be bad. And it wasn't. Most of it is very organic industrial. Bells or other "tonally ringing" percussion elements, some hi-tech editing perhaps, but most of all very tasty sounds. One of the tracks goes pretty close to modern day PE realms. With heavy flanger vocals and dense layers of loop sounds creating rhythmical piece. If you look at the Tesco catalogue, I would guess Contrastate is the closest reference?
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check sound/visual teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-xKHDHzphs&feature=player_embedded#
I know I have had this project for sale already several years ago, when they did releases on smaller labels. But well, for some reason, this CD just captured me instantly, while the past releases I somehow ignored.. Got to catch up with past, I guess.
And lets say about the same for:
VORTEX "Phanopoeia" CD
Tesco 074
It starts little bit something in "Deflagation of Hell" era Deutsch Nepal maybem but due as many as 10 tracks in this CD, it goes into many places. Sometimes it is the well produced dark ambient realms, occasionally perhaps more experimental & hand made sounding. Good sounds of metal junks and various other sources. Never noisy, but well made. With listens of little of old D. Nepal and some Zoat Aon or such first, one couldn't go wrong choosing Vortex! Cover explains the artistic movement Vorticism which was spawned in England 1912 till 1915. Connected to Cubism. How much music manages to capture Vorticism ideals, is yet to really decide, since many tracks have somewhat ritualistic & "occult" wibe, while some may turn into more surreal sound compositions. Nevertheless, I reall there has been some questions about where you find more well crafted and hmmm.. "dramatic" industrial sound nowadays, and these couple new Tesco releases actually are something I'd immediately recommend! Not spilling their beans in first few minutes, but actually compositions done with talent and good ear for aesthetics of doing good album!
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POST SCRIPTVM "grey eminence" CD
I know I have had this project for sale already several years ago, when they did releases on smaller labels. But well, for some reason, this CD just captured me instantly, while the past releases I somehow ignored.. Got to catch up with past, I guess.
I am a die hard fan of them since I have listened the first track of the brilliant CD on Hermetique featuring Italian sample from Pasolini. It really made my hair grow back and fall again.
Also this CD is excellent.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on March 01, 2010, 10:48:32 PM
BURZUM "Belus" 2LP
Quite curious thing is, that this album hit the official record charts in Finland, as high as #8. There's new Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga, etc. Check out official IPFI listing for this week.
http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2010/11
I find it pretty amusing, that Burzum album can be on top-10 charts.
I read some awful reviews of that LP but most seemed to be someone with an ax to grind or just wanted to see Varg fail. After reading yours I decided to take the plunge and order it anyway. I'm still waiting to receive mine.
It is...strange that Burzum would be in any charts in any country, but I say good for him. There's now a rumor circulating with a link to a bogus website that all the proceeds for the LP are going to the earthquake victims in Haiti. What's even more amusing is that people believe it.
It got a decent, although not raving, review in our biggest newspaper. The review was written by a knowledgable music journalist with a fairly open mind. I haven't read any other reviews in mainstream media here, so far. The album is distributed in Sweden by Bonnier, which is our largest media company. That would have been unthinkable in the nineties.
with no prejudice regarding Burzum (although finding funny that some years ago he declared metal as nigger music) I was pretty bored by this.
it has a couple of good tracks, but lost interest at the second liten.
I don't like the voice and the production, yet it has some memorable riffs here and there.
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HELM - To an End, LP
Luke Younger from Birds of Delay releases the first LP with his solo project HELM. The A side with its looped coughs and wheezings managed to make me feel slightly nauseous. The B side is a long and very well made drone which grows Mariana Trench deep as it sneaks up on you. Not as unpleasant as the A side but then again not as mellow as the first encounter makes out either. If the A side is a mans dying moments the B side is the eternal after. The plunge into a deep beyond. This is very good!
Recommended!
Re: HELM - is the a-side reminiscent of recent Sewer Election work?
About rereleases - listened again recently the old LOTUS EATERS "Mind control for infants" CD from 2002 (?) which recently have been rereleased on vinyl. Other reason for rerelease than being members from other "famous" groups this material is far from excellent to my ears and could definitely have stayed only on CD. Mostly made up by guitar and bass, both acoustic and electric with effects. Maybe parts of it actually sounds like later day EARTH material without the drums. There are a few tracks that flow pretty well but most parts are silent and dull, without direction. Mini-LP on Ajna was much better, four tracks with limited track times maybe made it more interesting?
I doubt I've heard any recent Sewer Election at all so I can't say.
Regarding Lotus Eaters, the same can be said for the LP version of Ginnungagap's Remeindre album. It's nice if a good person like Andrew who runs AB made a bit of money, and I honestly wish him all the success in the world, but musically I'm unsure if this should even have made it onto a CD. As a tape for a promising new band yes but nothing more. Others may disagree.
good new dark ambient from Tesco. Add to items mentioned in my recent mails also THO-SO-AA "identity" CD (tesco 081). Dark, gloomy, heavy on bass, subtle melody of slow keyboard waves. Loops and physical sounds. Was listening to their 7" on Drone couple weeks ago, and it is great. Would be total BS to say 7" doesn't work for "ambient" pieces. That 7" is great. Few moments on this CD I wasn't thrilled about, but overall it's nice to see this kind of good, yet unpretentious dark ambient releases.
Didn't I say the 90's is back? Much to my liking.
Pestdemon - Doppelganger
heavy and rumbling bass sound background and harsh elements. Top release for Pestdemon
Will go to a birthdat-party and will give away "The best of 2009 playlist" on tape. So tonight, the following have been copied:
A:
Jay Abner – I'm so depressed
Viking Jews – Polynesian Islands
Blank Dogs – Keeping all the time
The Poppets – Hold Tight
Animal + Men – Dont misbehave in the new age
The Rats – Descending Shadows
White – Defiance of God
Ättestupa – Änglamakerskan
No Balls - Another Fucking Hammer
Hellvete – De Gek
Apatheia – Rot in the core
Pistol Disco – Evigt Grön (PWR Remix)
Blessure Grave - Making the death beds for teenage vampires
B:
Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words – No Words 9,57
Teeth - Friskväderstorget
Black To Comm – Musik Fur Alle
Peter Wright - Amtrak
Had to leave the noise out of it
Hate Forest - Battlefields Tape
first few Suicide albums
Bizarre Uproar - Purification Tape
Good morning, Good day!
Gelsomina "Sick Seed" tape in Turgid animal
Started the day with these:
Altar Of Flies "Permanent Cavity" cd (iDEAL)
I'm going to see Altar Of Flies play tonight, so I thought I'd start the day by listening to this album. Great, organic noise. Not that harsh, but detailed and well thought out. The power lies in the structures and atmosphere.
Iron Fist Of The Sun "Behavioural Decline" cd (Cold Spring)
Nice album from this new-ish UK act. The approach to the sound is refreshingly different than most other current PE acts. The sound is minimal, clean and feels very electric. A track can be based on just one sound, basically. I also feel some sort of heritage from early UK PE acts here. Good stuff!
Will Over Matter/Bizarre Uproar split LP (Filth & Violence)
First thing I've heard by Will Over Matter. I really liked the first of the two tracks by this act. The slow drum beat combined with the extremely low-pitched bass create a very strong foundation for this track. When the vocals come in later on the track becomes even more powerful. I'm not sure I like the raised tempo in the end, but maybe I'll change my mind when I've listened to this a bit more. The second track didn't do that much for me, but I've got a feeling I'm missing much due to not speaking Finnish. The Bizarre track is great! The sampled Islamic chant combined with some sparse electronics build up a great atmosphere. Then the track slowly transforms into a thick mass of filthy noise with some occasional vocals added.
today:
-Delerium : faces forms & illusions cd
- v.a. Gothenburg 08 cd
-Will Over Matter : might of the planet eater 2xcd
Delirium? As I'm listening to something MUCH wetter and faggier than that at the moment I LAUGH at your pathetic Delirium. HA!
INTERPOL - NYC
SEKTION B - "Hidden Tracks" CD (L.White, 2007)
LE SILENCE DES RUINES - "Le Silence Des Ruines" CDr (Marbre Negre)
New Malignant order for listening later tonight:
Sektor 304 - Soul Cleansing
Strom.ec - Divine Leagions Beyond Psyche
NTT - The Gospels of the Gash
Cloama - Lernaean Catacomb Complex
Earlier today:
Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast
Forget all the stupid hatred thrown at this band from "true" metalheads and accept that these guys are very good at what they do. Ignore the fact that they cater to the whole teenage Hot Topic mall goth crowd and just LISTEN. Their music completely draws you into a world of their own creation, and that's really what I look for in music. I haven't listened to their last 3 or 4 albums, but the pre-2000 stuff still sounds great to these ears after years of not listening to them.
Altar of Flies Förruttnelsen (better then the split w/ sewer election, don't know compared to other releases)
Darkthrone Panzerfaust (best album ever by the skiing and hiking duo among the fjords)
HEINO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4z1qbcFnM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-v5ShRyUo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNj5amOFSYk&feature=related
genious... "our great leader"
listenting to Ann innocent young thoat-cutter - gli occhi dentro
Quote from: klono on March 21, 2010, 01:07:01 AM
Darkthrone Panzerfaust (best album ever by the skiing and hiking duo among the fjords)
agree
"en vind av sorg" must be one the best black metal tracks ever
Budrus : Devyniems rytams austant
Kudos for Mr Terror. Impressive sounds... Devastanting vocals. I don't know why but from the description he told me I was expecting something softer. But it punches like a heavy mallet on my face.
Great stuff.
KLAUS WUNDERLICH
Jeepers Creepers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1k1tbHE4A
Besame Mucho: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jF61mG7sH4&feature=related
Summertime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5KdK_qi7a8&feature=related
Quote from: RG on March 20, 2010, 11:29:48 PM
Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast
Forget all the stupid hatred thrown at this band from "true" metalheads and accept that these guys are very good at what they do. Ignore the fact that they cater to the whole teenage Hot Topic mall goth crowd and just LISTEN. Their music completely draws you into a world of their own creation, and that's really what I look for in music. I haven't listened to their last 3 or 4 albums, but the pre-2000 stuff still sounds great to these ears after years of not listening to them.
i love it when people feel the need to explain why they listen to something that might be concidered "embarassing" ;)
recent playlist:
con-dom: calling all aryans TAPE
macronympha: pittsburgh, pennsylvania CD
john duncan VOD BOX
wipers: over the edge LP
everything by the pixies
wham!: fantastic LP
bacillus: failed disease control efforts TAPE
sewer election: stängda dörran TAPE
the meatmen: we're the meatmen and you suck LP
MUSLIMGAUZE "Ayatollah Dollar" MCD (Staalplaat)
This one is mostly about dubby sub bass and sparse laidback rhytms, aided by vinyl crackle and additional field recordings. Not much melodies throughout and quite light in atmosphere. I wish more of Bryn's compact discs would be like this - devoid of fill-out tracks and better selection of tracks that works well together. Gorgeous packaging.
BLOD - Early Three Works
Boxset of 3 professional printed CDrs released by Denzatsu some years ago. Filth noise at maximun levels.
Joachim Nordwall "The Skull Transmitter" tape (Hästen & Korset)
Two side-long drone pieces. The A side is pretty good with quite a heavy and grating sound and some decent progression throughout the track. The B side isn't as good, and I felt the track didn't go anywhere and didn't do much for me. Decent tape, though, thanks to the A side.
Quote from: Nil By Mouth on March 23, 2010, 10:51:12 AM
BLOD - Early Three Works
Boxset of 3 professional printed CDrs released by Denzatsu some years ago. Filth noise at maximun levels.
Anyone interested of getting BLOD Red Light Companion box cheap Metamkine have them on sale. http://metamkine.com/?monlabelrec=880
Bizarre Uproar - Mother 2 (my favorite of all 3)
Deathkey - Doctrine of Intolerant Hatred
Men Of The Iron Heel - First Pogrom
vehm - time of violence cs , P.E. done the right way, violence and force !
summum malum - lusitanian evilness cs , recommended for all black metal maniacs here, old tape but perhaps it still can be found (?), one of the best portuguese metal releases of all time
infirmary - corpselike tranquility cs , some of the best HN I´ve heard in a while
trepaneringsritualen - septentrional cs , truly haunted recordings, cursed and disturbing
Strom.ec / Grunt cassette....great pe stuff, something for IR ?
Hive Mind : a stagnant plague cassette great slow creeping synt, reminding me A LOT of Premature Ejaculation, nice one, pitty he also does loads of crap releases.....
Raksha Mancham : phyidar cd great ethnic amblient/experimental.....
two Satellite Clouds cassettes....great synth-in-space stuff, but not prog lol....nice & warm sound.
Belialist 3"cdr....somewhat overlooked collab between Sewer Goddess & Brutophilia....3 tracks ranging from Atrax Morgue pulsing synthstuff (not as hysterical) to deathindustrial to pounding pe with good vocals......little gem imho.
Kord-Monster Apparat-Adolf Filter cassette....concert give-away cassette, analog minimal wave/synthpop in the funny Börft/ufo Mongo etc style....
Grunt/Strom.ec I have consider to re-issue. Material was very good. But only 100 was done. I still have masters, but it was just C-30 maybe too short to be cd.
combine with other (related) material, live stuff?
pretty amazing how fresh it sounds
That tape is a killer. I love the two covers. I think I wrote a review of this on the Chondritic forums last year.
but my playlist
Loscil - Triple Point - (CD) relaxing, ambient techno with a touch of dub. More ambient than techno and perfect for reading which is what I've got to do for the next 8 hours...
Branikald - Blikk Av Kald - (CD)fuck tons of reverb, especially on the opener and closer, both being the best tracks in my opinion. Just make me imagine some giant stone citadel, with Brankald in the middle playing all alone. Something out of Tolkien
Narcosis - Best Served Cold: Discography (CD)
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead (cassette)
Nurture Abuse - Nurture Abuse (cassette) Best recorded material yet and more bass than ever which is always a plus in my book. Still I think this group is best live and their set in Brooklyn last week is evidence.
KRAFTWERK "Computer Liebe" on repeat. One of those tracks I can listen to endlessly without getting tired and one of the world's best love songs.
FUNERAL MONGOLOIDS - Fuck Is Beast When God Is Dead CS
VVAA - Nyrkki&Kyrpa CS
During a two hour drive for work. My girlfriend was trying to sleep....
Clinic of Torture - Whip and Pierce
Clinic of Torture - Perversion Bizar
Liver Mortis - 25 Minutes Over Holly
River Magic - Spring Thaw Brings the Fever
River Magic surprised the hell out of me. Besides Vegas Martyrs and the Prurient material on the Akitsa split I never really liked Dominick's stuff. I hope he releases more under this name, I don't really know how far he could take the subject matter though.
Coma Detox - "Volatile Debasement" (cassette)
Sewer Goddess - "The Dejection Veil" (cassette)
Anenzephalia Tesco Disco: Heavy Electronics II -CD.
The only Anenzephalia disc you need, top of the pops!
Diesel Guitar - Maria tape
M.S.B.R. - Collapseland cd
Burzum Belus (2lp)
just finished off a very nice evening of listening to various drones and experimental music with a friend of mine. To find time to play as much as possible I had to limit the playlist to side A of each recording.
La Monte Young - Dream House
Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes
Merzbow - !!!????!!! with memorial gadgets
NWW - Sylvie and Babs
NWW - Spiral Insana
Takehisa Kosugi - Catch Wave
NWW - Soliloquy for Lilith
MB - Neuro Habitat
All recordings worked well to exclusively play side 1 from except Spiral Insana and Catch Wave. They got cut in a rather clumpsy way since they are more continous perhaps.
a lot of drones due to the company and the late evening. all classics in their own right. atleast to me.
Ride For Revenge - Wisdom of the Few -over and over and over
Nurse With Wound - Soliloquy For Lilith - 3xCD
Kevin Drumm - Imperial Distortion - 2xCD
Kevin Drumm - Imperial Horizon
Dave Phillips - ? - CD
Leif Elggren / Per Jonsson / Kent Tankred - UGN MAT - CD
Organum - Volume 2 - CD
Schloss Tegal - Neoterrik Research: The Hidden History of Schloss Tegal - CD
Aaron Dilloway - Medusa - 6x3"
Nimh / Mauthausen Orchestra - From Unhealthy Places - CD
Z'ev - The Subterranean Years - CD
Genocide Organ - Leichenlinie - LP
Ain Soph - Ars Regia - CD
A.B.G.S. - Erdlager - CD
Controlled Bleeding - Knees and Bones
Merzbow - Aqua Necromancer
Merzbow - Tauromachine
Deathkey - Doctrine of Intolerant Hatred
Kevin Drumm - Imperial Distortion
Genocide Organ - In-Konflikt
Sutcliffe Jügend - When Pornography Is No Longer Enough
Immortal - All Shall Fall
Immortal - Battles In The North
Enslaved - Frost
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 02, 2010, 04:30:13 AM
Ride For Revenge - Wisdom of the Few -over and over and over
Excellent album! Many tracks that burrow into your head like a worm and won't leave.
BTW, if anyone has the first album on vinyl for sale/trade, please let me know.
King of Snakes LP, I have still copies. Should be listed at www.cfprod.com/nh use "search" for band name.
I got some rare shirts of band in my shop what was sold on tour. Also 1 copy of hoodie they made for pre-order only. I think it was quite small size. Perhaps Medium. Merch is at sarvilevyt shop, also some other RFR stuff not available anywhere else.
PRAYING FOR OBLIVION "turm schweigen" CD - this is the new release of Finnish label. I think this album is better than some CDR's I got from band while ago. It still has kind of effect ridden feeling which could be less. It's nice alternative for pure feedback/junk/harshness type, without going into "euro-industrial" at all.
Listened most of the Turgid Animal 7"s. Some pretty good, some ok'ish. Few very bold choises of rather unknown bands. Some perhaps little dull, being such a "big bands" normally not associated with label recruited for release. Lots of different sides of Mutant Ape, who is musically one of the best from UK. Diverse, often surprising, but brings the quality sound.
nurture abuse - self titled 2xcs 2006
dead times - aum war
reptile worship - alpha draconis
Con-dom colour of a mans skin (this needs a nice re-issue)
whitehouse erector (still scares the shit out of the cats)
BU purification tape (love the extra stuff on this)
Anenzephalia noheam (probably one of the most depressing and heay albums i have heard)
Ares Kingdom - Incendiary
Inquisition - Magnificent Glorification Of Lucifer
Order Fom Chaos - An Ending in Fire
saw them all last night....
A tribute to Eugene. The music here is truly brutal. Shame I can't understand the lyrics. Maybe PK can help us?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwXiw97R-b0
John Cale & Terry Riley - Church Of Anthrax LP
Nice synthesis of pop/rock, jazz and Rileyesque ethnicism. Not minimal or anything like that, but has this funny "insistent groove" going for it. I avoided this for many years, I guess I thought it was going to be boring fusion-shit. Silly me.
Trepaneringsritualen - Septentrional cass
Pretty cool stuff. I guess it's safe to say that is "ritualistic" by design. Strange atmosphere lasts throughout the tape, not really evil but somehow threatening... Nice rhythms and vocals, I approve.
Toy bizarre - kdi dctb 122 [f] 3" cd-r
The format is probably my least favorite one but the content is nice in this case. Field recordings from nature (birds, wind, thunder etc.) overlaid with a harmonious drone (made with cymbals, strings, electronics ?? I dunno). Nothing spectacular, just good sounds that hit the spot for me in this time and place.
Ferveur Noire - Collection Fucking great album, I already love most of the stuff Thomas Garrison touches, even if just mastering, and this is no exception. It goes beyond just another harsh noise release.
AARON DILLOWAY "chain ballad" 7"
nice turgid animal 7", which is the raw hand made noise works of Dilloway. I know many people do have either the most passionate love for this side of USA noise or the opposite, utmost dis-interest and dislike. But honestly, just take a listen and these broken raw noises, malfunctioning analogue gear. Hiss, humm, crackles, raw distortion blasts etc. All not only good, but perfect for 7" vinyl in every other way, except I have slight feeling as if especially b-side was just cut of longer piece.. which could have had more intentional & focused "composition". Sounds of material could satisfy anyone into some raw Filth & Violence type of sound.
WINCE -tape
So.. who knows this White Centipede Noise -label? Maybe you should. I know, that c-30 with xerox J-card including hairy pussy, kkklansmen, .. and is it some sort of wire, sausages or whatever, should be the alarm sign of "move this item closer to tape deck". It took me time to actually to do so, but when I listened, what a noise bliss! We aren't obviously talking about inventing the wheel again, but it's actually pretty rare that someone approaches noise in early 90's Incapacitants methods. It's mainly feedback. Fierce and uncomfortable with high end distorted crackling noises. It doesn't brutally hammer forward or try to really do much. In the simple uncomfortable extremity, it is very much recommended. It doesn't have the density of Incapacitants or the spasticity of movement, but just the pitch and difficulty. There are few tracks, which each works with slightly different set of sounds, but overall atmosphere stays the same.
NECKHOLD tape, another White Centipede Noise release. Very straight forward simple noise. At times I thought of some noisier era Prurient or just the modern day filthy noise? It seems to work on live methods. There is basically one thing going on, it moves fast, but stays in certain range of sounds. Always sounds like all-in-red harshness, yet is still relatively coarse and damaged sounding instead of smoothly fuzzed. It is pretty entertaining to listen to, but can't really prove to be more than just decent noise tape.
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on April 05, 2010, 01:23:23 PM
A tribute to Eugene. The music here is truly brutal. Shame I can't understand the lyrics. Maybe PK can help us?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwXiw97R-b0
;-) Dutsch is NOT exactly the same as South-African, but i'll give it a listen lol
just checked it.....well, in college i had 1hour South-African....and i don't understand shit from the lyrics. Somehow, Eugene in the background is better to understand, better articulation :-)
Quote from: P-K on April 05, 2010, 09:06:23 PM;-) Dutsch is NOT exactly the same as South-African, but i'll give it a listen lol
just checked it.....well, in college i had 1hour South-African....and i don't understand shit from the lyrics. Somehow, Eugene in the background is better to understand, better articulation :-)
I know it aint the same chief but it's much closer than Swedish. I found a translation and got myself a history lesson as well. The song is a tribute to General Koos de la Rey who had balls of steel but also was very chivalrous towards the captured British during the second Boer War.
Here is the original video with English translation. Sung by a guy called Bok van Blerk whose voice reminds me of Swedish heart throb Christer Sjögren. No mean feat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtKKJSfYraU&feature=related
omg @ the video
Brutal!
Quote from: pt on April 04, 2010, 03:55:05 AM
nurture abuse - self titled 2xcs 2006
dead times - aum war
reptile worship - alpha draconis
Good choices. I know you ;)
Karlheinz - Creep (live) - Live material from three shows (2 from 2006, 1 from 2007). Each one is some decent rumbling American PE, some loops, effect heavy with loud vocals. I'm not a fan of the rest of his material but this is worth checking out if you can get it for a reasonable price.
Akitsa - Prophetic Heretique - Three tracks including a great, rich and romantic intro track that has a nice French BM touch to it. The title track is a stomping RAC influenced Black Metal, quite thick sounding at times with loud banshee howls and only a couple chord changes, the usual simplistic Akitsa formula. The last track "Goetie" (also on the split with Prurient) is one of my favorite Akitsa tracks; lengthy (almost 6 minutes), slow, crawling minimalism with high pitched screams at first and then the songs breaks down into a slowly picked guitar piece with some background noise and hushed vocals which then picks back up with a fart sample (not really but you'll know what I mean when you hear it) into a heavy kick drum martial beat, depressing lead guitar and more howling vocals.
prurient:history of aids
-still sounded fresh. havent listened to it for a while
come org ultra3 & ultra4 dvdr burned for me by peter.
-cool stuff, half an hour of sutcliffe jugend live in studio combined with 80s videoart and a whitehouse music video. I think it was total sex and the footage was a warbly vhs orgy. deepthroating and other neat stuff.
Monde Bruits - Purgatory
DMDN - Agonistes 1 & 2
Speculum Fight - Glass Giant
Thirdorgan - Cyclotron
My introductory batch to G.R.O.S.S. (thanks mr. Keränen!). Solid stuff all the way, no yawn-inducing moments on any of these tapes. My favorites are probably the Speculum Fight tape along with the Monde Bruits one. The first is a prime example of the organic rumble method I like so much, the second one a masterful exhibition of inhuman & chaotic sonic waste put in order.
Franca Sacchi - En LP (Die Schachtel)
Rather relaxed and subtle electronic music from late 60s / early 70s. Side A is pretty ok but not great, on side B the pace picks up and we get some rather great synth action, moves nicely in space and in time. Almost like proper zonked-out kraut-action - a tad restrained maybe, does't go for the all-out psychosis at any point.
But why o' why is the LP pressing so damn noisy? Almost ruins the experience for me, especially on the quieter side A. Makes me wish I had the cd version instead... What's the problem with Italian labels (Alga Marghen comes to mind...) in this respect? Are these all pressed at the same sub-standard plant somewhere? Even a thorough cleaning didn't help with this one.
picked up a lot of good shit at Hospital's sale last weekend. Here are a few things that have really stood out.
Grunt - Someone is Watching (cassette) the a-side is like a creepier version of Terror & Degeneration/Europe After Storm era Grunt. The combination of heavily processed vocals and atmospheric synths and grinding feedback really produces an obscure sci-fi/horror in my mind. And the first track on the b-side "DNA Test" is unlike anything else I've heard by Grunt. Half way through it gets into this trance inducing synth rhythm that leaves me wishing it never ended.
Endless Humiliation - My Wife Is Willing (LP) - black/grind/noise filth by Matt Franco of Air Conditioning. The music conjures the sights and smells of the dingy porno shops and filthy red light districts. A very aggressive and raw atmosphere that could only be created by a life long history of abuse, humiliation and base lust. A real sense of originality here. Highly recommended.
Exordium - In Warth Principle (CD)
Selbstmord - Dawn Of A New Era (CD) - this reeks of pure hate. Strange but somehow balanced production, excellent riffs and insane vocals. Highest recommendation. Cannot believe I did not know this project previously.
Will Over Matter - Might of the Planet Eater (2xCD) - Even better than the debut. Much more variation and little bit of the queasiness factor of the first album has been removed but more intricate song structure and more interesting layers have taken its place.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 11, 2010, 02:46:29 AM
Endless Humiliation - My Wife Is Willing (LP) - black/grind/noise filth by Matt Franco of Air Conditioning. The music conjures the sights and smells of the dingy porno shops and filthy red light districts. A very aggressive and raw atmosphere that could only be created by a life long history of abuse, humiliation and base lust. A real sense of originality here. Highly recommended.
Robert Jurgensen is the main force behind this project along with Arthur who did some drumming for Air Conditioning. I'm pretty sure Franco had nothing to do with this. I agree that it is great, amazing really. It is one of my absolute favorites from 2009 and in general, especially for the "Black Metal" influenced Noise styling. I am hoping it is not a one time thing, but it may be considering the story behind it, but another release from this project would make me very happy.
Thanks for the info, I heard somewhere it was Franco so I just kind of assumed.
pestdemon - Doppelgänger - I am really enjoying this. especially Begravningsskepnad - Åsyn . It has a really original use of samples in my opinion.
BU - purification tape
sickness - sought for slaying LP
the new blockaders - live at anti-fest
incapacitants - pariah tapes CD1
dog holocaust - i, ii, iii
Mania / Bizarre Uproar "Charnel Heap" 2 x cassette
umpio:karu I+III tape mad max industrial, wind chimes of pacemakers and surgical hip replacements. hydraulic hammers that are fueled by pig shit.power ambient for men. dass ist gut
sewer goddess: with dirt you are one cd
mania:insidious and alone tape how sad is it that when I went to get the walkman, inside was the last tape from cipher. if massa keith is reading, how about at some point making a track or two of just metal sounds.Id sure enjoy it.
sadistic bliss tape
w-o-m/bizarre uproar split lp
Quote from: klono on April 15, 2010, 04:58:42 PM
w-o-m/bizarre uproar split lp
This split is killer. Both WoM and BU are on top form. The second WoM track is probably my favorite with these strange sort of backwards effects on the loop or something. I can't really describe it. And I like the sampled (?) vocals that run throughout.
Mania/BU - Charnel Heap
Control - Deadly Sins
Control - Affliction
Immortal - Blizzard Beasts
Bathory - The Return...
Control - Deadly Sins (CD-r)
Bizarre Uproar - Teurasjate (cassette)
Enslaved - Frost - Yggdrasil with that folk-y intro, complete with a mouth harp, is one of the best Enslaved tracks. period.
Goatmoon - Death Before Dishonour (cassette) - So I digitally ripped this last night and the b-side does not match up with the tracklisting which has 10 tracks but there are 13 or 14 depending on how one short keyboard track is counted. Does anyone have the full correct tracklisting for the b-side of this re-issue?
Bathory "Bathory" - already playing 1000 time. superb power in this first work of theirs.
Genocide Organ "leichgenlinie" CD/LP 2010 version.
BEen listening this for couple days now. Either the complete album, or just the 2 bonus tracks that are on new edition. I remember when I got the 1st LP and which happened after Mind Control. After Remember. After Truth Shall Make Us Free (well, cd version same time of course). And I though it wasn't as good as some people let you to believe. But it was simply because I was still blown away by many of the classic über hits of band found on their later album. Nevertheless, when giving multiple spins for this re-issue, it just reminds about the strength of debut album. Ave Satani is perfect intro piece. Mind Control is like the prototype of violent analogue PE industrial. You can worship bands like Subliminal etc but this is the real deal what has been copied by many. Klaus Barbie is the militant drum machine beat driven through various distorting filters for maximum damage. Face of Horror represents the gloomy tones of keyboards and grim and bleak spoken word. Come Orgasm is the distorted brutality. Stalins Orgeln is steady analogue pulse and scrap metal echoing on top. 1...2.. Tot is amazing industrial-noise piece. Negros in Sky-Wars is another noisy synth throb. Keiner Kommt Zuruck has the cleanest drum beats and synth tones with violent speeches. Two bonus tracks from SSSM compilatin from 1991 is the great and seamless addition to re-issue! a must!!
So how does this new "remastered" version of Lechinenlinie compare to...the CD version released with The Truth Will Set You Free?
MONOS "Generators" DCD (Die Stadt)
- Mostly about the second CD "The Black Sea" - a 48 minute one-tracker. Reminds me a bit of NWW's "Salt Marie Celeste" but grows in structure and intensity. Still filed in the dark drone section of course. Watching the waves of eternity, shifting into unknown waters.
White/Lust For Youth tape (Störningar I Psykologisk Utveckling)
White side is great, maybe a bit re-worked but i recognize parts from the set played live 2 times last year. More reminiscent of the first 2 tapes than the previous recordings i would say. Lo-fi synth stuff from Lust For Youth. Two tracks; first one is amazing, catchy and poppy and it gets stuck in your head immediately. Second one drags on a bit.
Quote from: RG on April 18, 2010, 10:27:39 PM
So how does this new "remastered" version of Lechinenlinie compare to...the CD version released with The Truth Will Set You Free?
I haven't listened that for some time, but just gut-feeling says it is heavier. It's not ruined or anything. Just mastered.
feeding my tape deck with:
Enodia - Insipienta - Toxic Industries
All for This - Chemical Death Rattle - Phage Tapes
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement - Nil By Mouth Recordings
Knullkraft - Rännstensromantik - Narcolepsia
Pogrom - Liberal Cunt - Filth And Violence
Nyodene D - God And Country - Danvers State Recordings
also broadcasting this selection on wednesday in my radio show
Genocide Organ - Leichenlinie is one of my fave G.O. albums, "Keiner Kommt Zurück", "Mind control", "Face Of Horror", "1... 2... Tot" top classicks!! for sure will GO for my copy of the reissue soon!
Pleasure Fluids - Show No Mercy - One of my all time favorites so it is always hard to judge objectively. TF/PE filth with all the goodies: rumbling walls, high frequencies, junk play (I think), drones, victim loops, samples, vocals, etc.
VA - Gender With No Purpose... - Awesome sampler. Grunt starts it off with a vocal heavy piece that is fairly simple with minimal movements. Wertham are up next with some light walls of hiss, some higher frequencies later on in the track and treated vocals through-out. BU is amazing as usual; controlled feedback and high frequencies adding a cringe inducing atmosphere while a nice sample plays out in the background. Alexia of Brazil is an interview with a tranny which serves as a fitting separator between Bizarre Uproar and Silence of Vacuum who dish up some minimalistic harsh noise that progresses quite nicely from screeching high-end to static filled, rumbling low-end.
Manic/Depression - First Blood (F&V) - Really good debut. A nice organic, tape based sound with smoldering layers and damaged vocals which are skillfully buried within the sound. The last track is really nice too with the tape loop blow out sound. Sort of reminiscent of Dilloway, if he was doing PE in the filthy Finnish way. Can't wait for the next release, definitely one a project I'll be keeping an eye on.
FFH - Anything Is Possible (Hospital) - previously discussed in the Hospital thread...
Whorebutcher - Libertine re-issue (Hospital) - this is an album worth re-issuing. I had only heard Whorebutcher from his apperance on Field Tales (one of the best tracks) and the Like Frog in Winter comp, but I really like what I had heard. This tape sounds older than it is, like it could've been done in the early '90s which I like. No digital effects or heavy editing just raw and cold PE. This is a really good compliment to the FFH tape. The two longer tracks are punishing with layer and layers building to nothing. Great tape.
Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant (Third Mind Records) - My sister got me into FLA when I was like 8 and even though their later material is all cheese, their first few albums still murder. Sure there's that goth-dance undertone but there's just a perfect mix of industrial elements and electro-techno. Tactical Neural Implant is the height of their powers and I always put it on when I'm feeling nostalgic. I'm just afraid my tape is going to wear out at some point...
Leevi and the Leavings - Musiikkiluokka CD
Magnetic Fields - Realism LP
Snuff 7''
Prurient - Arrowhead CD
Zelphabet vol. J CD
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 18, 2010, 12:55:41 PM
Genocide Organ "leichgenlinie" CD/LP 2010 version.
Face of Horror represents the gloomy tones of keyboards and grim and bleak spoken word.
I believe the spoken word is Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. Leichenlinie is my favorite from them... I just like the sucked-dry sound especially on the vocals. Leaves the violence to the imagination and the atmosphere is like a radio transmission.
Quote from: LIFE on April 27, 2010, 04:18:00 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 18, 2010, 12:55:41 PM
Genocide Organ "leichgenlinie" CD/LP 2010 version.
Face of Horror represents the gloomy tones of keyboards and grim and bleak spoken word.
I believe the spoken word is Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
Yep, also the source of the "Fuck you, G.I." samples in "1...2...Tot".
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 16, 2010, 06:12:46 PM
Control - Deadly Sins (CD-r)
How is this? I've been a big Control fan since I read the interview in Degenerate #2 and bought the
Algolagnia CD (absolutely hate his choice of artwork though).
Honestly I've only heard Control's tracks on the Field Tales comp and Hated Perversions so I can't compare Deadly Sins to the rest of his discography. That being said I really like because while the songs are mostly just massively dense layers of synth, there's also a real clarity to the sound. I'm honestly surprised with so much bass that it isn't just all muddy and opaque, but it works. And the vocals really shine through, all similarly effected like Suffocate and Silent from Hated Perversions. Each track is 7 minutes too so for $10 I felt like it was a good deal. It's made me much more interested in his previous output as well.
PS
I like how this thread has become more than a series of pointless lists and turned into less "serious" review thread.
DISGUST - "Times Ruins Everything" (3"CDR, Small Doses)
I didn't know anything about this project when I got this record but I have been enjoying it very much, my reason for ordering it was just the comment on the Malignant catalog "Fucking hard power electronics - brutal, monolithic and straight forward with some absolutely ripping vocals." and I think it truly defines it, with a great explicit vocal work because of them being not very processed with fx's, good synths, feedback, good structures I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys PE in the way of Brethren, Skm-Etr, Sektion B, Grunt, Slogun, Neuropathic Force Feedback..... very intense and in your face sound... maybe only I would complain about songs being quite short in durations but this also makes me itch having repeated listens!
APOPTOSE "Bannwald" CD [Tesco]
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Archive I" 10" [Tesco]
Those who can read swedish can follow my reviewwork through the whole Tesco catalog from beginning to now so i'll just give some short impressions on these two here - also, by the time I get to these catalognumbers they may have vanished from peoples minds altogether anyway... (Sexuellt frustrerad)
Apoptose - a bit less songoriented than last releases it seems - lacks some of the directness of the first "Nordland" CD for instance. More following a (pretty thin) red thread throughout with calm, very digitalized (not necessarily in a bad way) but pretty warm sounds. File this under total filmmusic cliché - i'm not really shaken at all by the theme and the pictures in the sleeve doesn't help much. Handicraft ok, but not much more in full whole.
Genocide Organ - first track from 1987 is long Esplendor Geometrico-worship with steady, almost funky rhythm and also spanish calm, spoken vocals. Trademark G.O. synths in background. Good! Side B, two tracks. First unreleased compilation track from 1991 - noisy, abrasive electronics with some flanger on it. Vocals sounds very much like Roger Karmanik at times at "Necrose Evangelicum" = reverbed, dark "singing" style. Can live without it. Last track VERY SHORT - nice, fast synthbubblings with echoing vocals - wish it was longer to be able to bloom a bit. I can most definitely see why this was limited to 300 - more made like a present for those attending the show in Leipzig.
CUSTODIAN tape released by White Centipede Noise; intense n' heavy feedback/low-end electronic noise. Reminds me of what I think Roman Torment sounded like but without any pretentiousness(subject matter). To a lesser extent, Strict came to mind but not nearly as much feedback with Custodian. Def worth picking up.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 01, 2010, 03:27:49 AM
CUSTODIAN tape released by White Centipede Noise; intense n' heavy feedback/low-end electronic noise. Reminds me of what I think Roman Torment sounded like but without any pretentiousness(subject matter). To a lesser extent, Strict came to mind but not nearly as much feedback with Custodian. Def worth picking up.
where did you get this? Is it sold out/for sale?
Cold Cave - new morale leadership -- pretty good release. Only complaint I have is the spoken word type stuff on the tape. It really is a waste in my opinion
V/A Dokument #6 - Rituals (Private Edition)
A new, slick collection in the Dokument series - this time with religious chants and drama from Africa, Tibet, Bali and Persia. Serves very well as an introduction to ritual music and is well balanced between styles of expression - albeit a bit short being a C40.
Jojo + Sakevi "mammalia" LP
damn I have waited years to get this. Friend used to have it and played some tracks. It's not the typical GISM nor typical HIJOKAIDAN, but very dark industrial/drone sounds. Eerie synth soundscapes and guitar feedback, dark vocals, obscure rhythms.. Just great. Nearly by accident found mint copy in indiemusic shop in Koenji/Tokyo for pretty nice price. Out of the many Jojo collaborations or Hijokaidan collaborations, this may be the best one. Simply because it goes into new & interesting directions. Does it very well too. I wonder how much material is left unpublished. It says LP was "compiled under supervision of m.a.p.". Perhaps it indicates there was much more than fit into one LP? Perhaps would have been more valid grave-digging than Ultra Bide old recordings or re-issues of SOBkaidan or such...
Alberich - "Of Man, Of Genius". 2 tracks on 2 sides. Rhythmic PE/"heavy electronics" w/ well executed vocals, pulsating beats, and unique background textures on both sides. Very addictive.
QuoteJojo + Sakevi "mammalia" LP
fuck , i always see that going for retarded prices ... tokyo record hunting is the best
"New World Order" compilation 2xCD (Thonar Records), CD2 is the one worth for me including great tracks by INSTITUTION D.O.L., SKM-ETR, INVISIBLE FRONT, ATROX and KREUZER...
Vivenza "Fondements Bruitistes" CD (Drag & Drop Industrial)
This album has been talked about in the Vivenza thread, so I'll skip describing it. It's a great, proper industrial album, simply. Might be difficult to find, but if you do, don't hesitate!
Black Leather Jesus - "Skuff", one of my fave BLJ releases, asphyxiating and overwhelming.
now
Deathpile "Final confession" (POP 001, CD)
Sutcliffe Jugend "Pig Daddy" (CSR 92, CD)
Whitehouse - Right To Kill Do I need to explain?
Taint - When You Meet A Stranger I have reviewed this elsewhere. Short 7'' put out for Self Abuse's "Case History" series. One of the most interesting killers expressed through the sounds of one of the most interesting P.E. artists.
Offerings - Black Master Amazing piece of Power Electronics that covers a broad range of sounds, even rhythmic at times, and a nice range of vocal attacks. Hands down one of the best releases from 2009. Subject matter is dedicated to the dark lord and is put together in a mature and worthy manner.
REDROT - basement murders C40.
this is actually my first introduction to redrot -- true industrial music with absolutely scathing vocals. perfect. wish i'd gotten into it sooner.
Snuff - 'male supremacy' - Both sides are excellent. Simple and abrasive samples with feedback laden vocals.
Alberich - Of Man, Of Genius - as said elsewhere on the forum this is a really good tape. Better than I expected. Really nice vocal delivery especially on the b-side
SNUFF - Male Supremacy - the a-side reminds me of In The Spot Light just a bit with that pulsating crunchy synth line.
The New Blockaders - First Live Performance - got this as a gift from my sister. Fucking killer
Robedoor - Raiders - progression into more psych territory with less drone. Best thing I've heard by the group.
Caucasian Colony - Modern Slavery - Really enjoying this release. Heavily structured PE . With the exception of the second track (which has some interesting low/spoken sounding vocals) the vocal work is really well mixed and almost instrumental at times. The instrumental pieces are harsh and vary enough in structure and sound to make them complement the other tracks and enjoyable to listen to. Best Posh Isolation I have heard. Not to say the other stuff from the label isn't good, but this is more up my alley.
Alot more PI stuff in this vein will see the light of day soon.
Copenhagen PE is happening at the moment.
My favorite Posh Isolation noise release is still Damien Dubrovnik - Songs for Loviatar. Repetitive, structured crunch with building movements of droning Noise and awesome Black Metal styled Vocals.
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played the Hole In The Heart tape A LOT, good to hear Spear Flowers blazing in full glory now......awesome
Dan Joseph : nr3 cassette ....excellent ritual/drone scapes
The Cosmic Serpent The Cosmic Renovation & End of Time [Fang Bomb] Tape
Clusterish/Tangerine Dreamish music that works for me when I'm in a cosmic mood. If it had been Emeralds on the cover the 50 copies had been gone in matter of seconds. Now it is still available. I kind of like that.
Quote from: Strömkarlen on May 17, 2010, 03:25:23 PM
The Cosmic Serpent The Cosmic Renovation & End of Time [Fang Bomb] Tape
Clusterish/Tangerine Dreamish music that works for me when I'm in a cosmic mood. If it had been Emeralds on the cover the 50 copies had been gone in matter of seconds. Now it is still available. I kind of like that.
Wierd! I got a master and a short letter in the mailbox if i wanted to release this recording a few months ago. Very secret with no contact or e-mails and Fagge/Moptaco Dics won´t tell me who stand by the music since the creator/s wish that. I was not interested to release it since i don´t know the persons who´s behind it but i was very good stuff and the cd-r on Moptaco Dics is awesome.
Do you know who it is? Very curious.
So far this mourning:
Libertinage - Quick Cum - Seemingly improvised high-end sequel that wakes you up good and quick. Occasional stabs of rumbling buzz in the beginning which eventually, about half-way through, becomes the main aggressor but don't be fooled because that high-end comes back when least expected, in typical Taint fashion, to surprise the shit out of you (headphone wearers beware). There are some highly treated vocals and I have no idea what the hell he is saying but I've never really tried to hear the lyrics they work best as an instrument here. I have always wondered why this work wasn't released under the Taint flag. I would love to see some more Libertinage put out in the future but I won't hold my breath on that.
Neckhold - Black Bile - This one caught me off guard. I had given up on 905 releases because I always got shitty "avant" jazz or droning shit. Neckhold shows that this label does have at least 1 sophisticated taste bud in their palette. Harsh eruptions and nice guttural vocals all unrestrained by the gimmicks that 905 usually put out. If you see this one grab it up.
Grunt - Welfare - Not my favorite Grunt but definitely above average Power Electronics by the modern king of the P.E.. Track 1: Junkie Cunt is almost entirely made up of subtle loops hissing about molded by a natural sense of pace knowing all too well that sometimes this music works better when there is breathing room and when considering the subject matter of this 7'' this style is eerily fitting. This track also has vocals for almost the entire length of the track. Track 2: Welfare. This one applies the same formula as the last track, subtle droning waves but this time there is some stuttering rhythm underneath it all, the vocals are still present always clear and distinguished, this time however there is a sample from a movie thrown in at the end. I "get" why this sample is here but what I don't get is why someone who has such good tastes and aesthetics actually decided to use it, I think it is the worst sample he has ever used, it feels like it would belong better on a Metalcore CD. This entire 7'', which make up a little over 10 minutes of music, has such a cold and (as I mentioned earlier) eerie mood, everything works conceptually well together except for that damn sample.
It's a nice day, no work, good tunes to review for my upcoming Zine I might as well put some more shortened version down here of some of the stuff I listened to in the last hour, or rather, since my last post above:
Strict - Kiss - This one still blows me away every time I hear it. If I had to describe it quickly, in 3 words, I would say deviant frequency torture. Although the the range here is incredible and varied Strict behaves best, most organically, with those high-end tones everyone talks about when talking about this album. They do it so well it probably can never be matched, it is sensory violence at its best. All of this with and a lot more (crisp rumbles, delay, etc) including perfectly grating vocals wrapped up in lo-fi production serving up the content in breakneck fashion.
Mauthausen Orchestra - Anal Perversions - You can taste the shit on the tip of your tongue when you're done listening to this one. Dirty, old-school, crusty noise from Italy. M.O., especially during this era (circa mid 80's), seemed to have a large impact on the Power Electronics scene and aesthetics, yet this tape and the sounds heard on this tape are nothing more than rough Noise. No real sense of structure going on, no influence of industrial, no samples, no vocals, nothing here that separates it from being Noise and that is OK with me.
Raymond Dijkstra - La Philosophie Des Chiottes 1-sided LP
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Absolutely flawless.
Dead Machines - Plays Kwaidan 7"
Quite nice. More delicate and even sophisticated than one (maybe it's just me?) might expect from this duo. Good for those moments when all you need is some atmosphere.
Going through the PHAGE TAPES 100 6-tape set. So far I've played:
CLIMAX DENIAL- good but not as strong as the recent tape. Could've used vocals.
DISCORDANCE- S1 is good but S2 entitled "What have you done?" is excellant!
MORIBUND- good but not great. heavy PE but 1st song on S2 has nice brutal Jpn-styled noise going on.
SHARPWAIST- nothing special. heavy electronics. no vocals or anything that really stands out.
Still have HUMAN LARVAE,& SEWER GODDESS... I'd recommend checking this out. Phage does a nice job here. Pro tapes which were printed on (type II), nice cover art, bklt, etc.
GNAWED - Noise Lesion - some good PE here
H.N.A.S - Melchoir - Thought I had sold this a long time ago. Glad I didn't. Not as annoying as a lot of the other stuff from them I have heard.
Quote from: pt on May 21, 2010, 02:04:26 AM
H.N.A.S - Melchoir - Thought I had sold this a long time ago. Glad I didn't. Not as annoying as a lot of the other stuff from them I have heard.
Played the LP couple times during last couple of weeks. Perhaps the "not as annoying as..." is good description, which can be said about a lot of cut-up's and sound collages. There are lots of great sounds and yet despite my hecticly storming brain not always able to focus, but in the style such as this, the sound snippets so quickly moving to next, sometimes seemingly without much aim, pushes it in very edge of annoying & genious. After all, I do prefer Christoph Heemann solo works over any HNAS I have purchased.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 21, 2010, 09:16:32 AM
Quote from: pt on May 21, 2010, 02:04:26 AM
H.N.A.S - Melchoir - Thought I had sold this a long time ago. Glad I didn't. Not as annoying as a lot of the other stuff from them I have heard.
Played the LP couple times during last couple of weeks. Perhaps the "not as annoying as..." is good description, which can be said about a lot of cut-up's and sound collages. There are lots of great sounds and yet despite my hecticly storming brain not always able to focus, but in the style such as this, the sound snippets so quickly moving to next, sometimes seemingly without much aim, pushes it in very edge of annoying & genious. After all, I do prefer Christoph Heemann solo works over any HNAS I have purchased.
embarrassed to say, I have never really listened to Christoph Heemann solo works. My friend, who is obsessed with Mirror, recorded me a copy of 'Solaris', and I still enjoy it quite a bit , not as much as my friend, but I I understand how someone would appreciate this.
The only other record I have from HNAS is 'Kuttel Im Frost', which is probably the reason I am not a big fan. I listened to it all the way through, maybe once or twice, and there are some really beautiful passages, and some interesting music, but I really can't deal with the constant abrupt changes, and annoying bits of 'experimental' or whatever someone would call it. The Melchoir is close to 'music', albeit strange sounding. I suppose it stands out in that respect
Isn't Melchoir recorded with/produced by NWW/Stapleton?
I guess it can make a difference compared the works done without him?
I have played several times Ättestuspa tape and LP. Tempted to praise them more, but there will be review in next SI.
Now giving another play to Wutanes Heer 7". Listened this while ago, despite being decent didn't feel it was spectacular. Made me wonder how come I never took this 7" back in 1998 when it could have perhaps stood out a bit more? Crushing bass-heavy noisy loops that are heavy and slow. Some coarse vocals, few organ tones. Presentation of album makes you think about some martialmusic/neofolk project at their hardest, with old euro war references, yet in the end, perhaps closest modern references would be Deathkey meets Pestdemon, with less things going on. Perhaps put together on 4-track and most often not even using all the layers. If artist could have cut out few weak moments and replaced with some better material, this 4 song 7" would be more recommended.
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck is Best When God is Dead - Good Noisecore is a pretty scarce thing these days (with the exception of Deep Jew and Air Conditioning it is pretty much a dying breed), usually it's wimpy art-school drop out shit or talentless and shallow attempts at fusing one scene with another, usually Grindcore but most recently Sludge has been taking the hit. FM are more Noise than "core", all of their albums are great, this one is so far the best and apparently members of Mutant Ape and Seppuku are featured as "bonus mongos". This one features a lot less sound clips and movie samples which have been heard on prior releases. This time the static mess of shouting, feedback and muddled walls of noise come straight at you. Blasting and quick pieces scattered with abrupt tempo changes and guttural howling vocals. Side B swirls around featuring deep bass guitars, blastbeats, pedal abuse and hopeless shouting at times this feels like straight up Noise.
Mortville is doing 99 band comp CD, which I would think would include plenty of noisecore? I think should be out this summer.
I've only heard a select number of Mortville bands and wasn't impressed with many of them. I can't recall names but I would assume it was a compilation since all the music sounded different. From what I remember it was mainly quick Grindcore songs with lo-fi production and a few stabs at Noise, nothing that blew my mind. When it comes to Noisecore I am very picky, only a handful of bands impress me including those mentioned above. The latest Noisecore that I took a quick liking to was Fernows Tortured Hooker which somehow manages to create really good noise with grind elements (some would argue it is the other way around) and it doesn't end up sounding like that completely talentless non-sense that comes from the familiar "I'm just doing it to do it" attitude which bleeds into the actual music and you can sense/hear it right off the bat, unfortunately this seems to be the current state of Noisecore.
TAM QUAM TABULA RASA fabula rasa CD (Old Europa Café)
Italian group active since late 80's. I have not heard more than the excellent "Laborobiginis" tape on ADN prior to this, later work from 2001. While the earlier tape is pretty rough looping industrial (imagine a softer K2 maybe, with added, now somewhat dated, soundpark) this is more into world of guitar drone but still with looped, concrete elements. Bought cheap from clearance sale AND released on OEC so I was a bit worried it would be much worse than it actually was. While some of the tracks could have been scrapped most part is good and worthy repeated listenings. Cover features very standardized penciled sex drawings - could have lived without those anytime.
Went to Hospital yesterday and came away with some stuff I've been meaning to get for a while.
Highlights of what I've been going through
v/a - Hoga Nord LP - this was really different than what I expected and 100x better. I love the atmosphere and the sort of creepy, musique concrete style of a lot of it. Really wish I had got this sooner
Incapacitants - Box is Stupid 10xCD - working my way through this one. great so far and the packaging is really nice
Lifelover - Erotik CD - really unusual metal that sometimes gets a little to mainstream sounding but then goes back into more twisty and harsh areas.
Incapacitants / Sewer Election - split 12"
Sewer Election - Dedicated to Belgium cassette
Hoor-paar-kraat - Handy Feet cassette
BLOOD AXIS "born again" CD
what the hell! BA has gone so professional, it has very little of clumsy noisy early days atmosphere. Now it's about the most professional neo folk band... after Sol Invinctus? Real instruments, real studio sound, real compositions,... well. This is good! Some nice lyrics, still the obscure underground wibe of low spoken/sung male voice as opposed to some more merrier folk vocals.
Prurient "history of aids" CD
Got the LP re-issues while ago. And was tempted to listen it again. Well, due conditions, didn't have turntable in the place I was spending several hours, but good speakers and cd player. So, instead of vinyl, just put the old original CD on player. It is pretty much what I remembered. In its strengths and weaknesses. I have always valued Prurient into high ranks of noise, yet it's hard to point out perfect release. Not even History of Aids is one. It has brutal heaviness on bass department. It has crispy high end crackles and distortions. But often sound is very suffocated and kind of "ready to burst".. but simply won't. There is like rumbling bass frequency and broken snap & crackles which sounds as if your speakers are ready to break. But sound will not be fully unleashed. Harshly malformed pitch/distort vocal effects break the surface with high pitched attacks, but noise itself rarely attacks fiercely. Many songs (there's 15 in 45 mins) are short 1 minute type of bursts. Grande finale of the cd is long simple tone, going through distorted filtering. Slowly modulated static tone, is kind of trademark backbone of many "PE" type Prurient recordings after this. Strength of album is absolutely fact that there isn't another noise cd like this. One can think about Masonna, Randy Yau,.. even Sutcliffe Jugend or such. And then come to conclusion that any link to them would be clueless and just inaccurate. Philosophy and the sound, is unique. And that's something what can be respected. But sonically, I still prefer albums such as "Fossil", "Black Vase" (2xLP edition with the nasty feedback track!) and "Arrowhead", where sound is more piercing and violent than low end rumbling and crackles. I really hope LP versions of Fossil or/and Arrowhead will be done! Especially latter, since I unfortunately only own the advance copy CDR, not even the real CD.
I heard Dom say that he wasn't really that pleased with Arrowhead so I think chances are lower that it will be released on vinyl.
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Iron Fist of the Sun - Blush - holy shit. This is fucking great. A really clean, hi-fidelity sound but still raw. I love it especially A3, Feel The Boot. Rhythmic and snarling.
AHLZAGAILZEHGUH "Enemy of the future" TAPE (Truculent)
Long time since I listened to any harsh noise but this was a refreshing experience! I don't know if it had anything to do with being able to play it at loud volume on boombox in the cellar of my day work? Good stream of sounds with enough variation - C20 tapes with one track per side also works good for this type of noise.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2010, 08:13:27 PM
Strength of album is absolutely fact that there isn't another noise cd like this.
Deathpile "Ne Plus Ultra" ??
Ne Plus Ultra - apples
History of AIDS - oranges
Otto Mühl - AAM 1 LP
Pretty enjoyable aktionist tomfoolery. Nonsense singing to jazz-tinged rhythms and generally teutonic humour on side A. Side B includes also some lady giving the lowdown on her parents and other group therapy -type madness. The only problem I have is with the annoying distortion on the first part of side A. Is it on the original master tape, does it come from the vinyl transfer of this "grey area" reissue or what? I dunno but it really bugs me...
Also been listening to the first two discs of the new Kevin Drumm - Necro Acoustic 5CD. Very very nice, can't wait to explore the rest. This man does not disappoint.
Quote from: Ashley Choke on May 27, 2010, 12:55:40 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2010, 08:13:27 PM
Strength of album is absolutely fact that there isn't another noise cd like this.
Deathpile "Ne Plus Ultra" ??
Well, I can't see any connection, than.. well, it's heavy. But Ne Plust Ultra is layers over layers of effected & distorted synths. With some buried vocals.
I always thought that it was perhaps musically one of the best Deathpile, but vocals could have been louder. While something like Deathpile/Discordance LP DP side has too loud vocals. It was rare case when they got everything just perfect. G.R. has great vocals, but in end vocal sound same in all tracks and the noise aggressive yet less depth & dimension.
Sound of Ne Plus Ultra with vocal strength of G.R. and some old style DP effects in some tracks. Perfect DP album? Could have been.
Perfect DP album has already been made: Triumph Of Death.
I'm not a huge fan of G.R.. I thought it was a nice listen for the first 1-3 plays but it got very boring, very quick after that.
Xiphoid Dementia - might is blight - Pretty decent industrial sounding stuff. Reminds me slightly of Militia at times. I feel maybe there are too many independent ideas jammed into each track though, some of the songs sounding like they could be split into 2 or three songs.
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Quote from: pt on May 21, 2010, 02:04:26 AM
H.N.A.S - Melchoir - Thought I had sold this a long time ago. Glad I didn't. Not as annoying as a lot of the other stuff from them I have heard.
Played the LP couple times during last couple of weeks. Perhaps the "not as annoying as..." is good description, which can be said about a lot of cut-up's and sound collages. There are lots of great sounds and yet despite my hecticly storming brain not always able to focus, but in the style such as this, the sound snippets so quickly moving to next, sometimes seemingly without much aim, pushes it in very edge of annoying & genious. After all, I do prefer Christoph Heemann solo works over any HNAS I have purchased.
HNAS are one of my all time favorites, but it's true I enjoy the more 'focused' work to the collage/cut-up sounding material. I think that 'Im Schatten Der Mohre', 'Ach! Dieser Bart' and the 'Bitte Werfen...' M-LP are the best ones especially if you prefer Heemann's solo material.
I AM THE RAPEMASTER, ULTIMATE EVIL
WH "Great White Death" LP sounds wonderful! I love finally having this on vinyl & hope "New Britain" is next.
DAMION ROMERO twins DLP (Tone Filth)
If minimalism is your thing you can find it here. Four side long tracks of simple tone manipulations, first two without any effects or overdubs, second LP with some distortion and added layering. Label name is pretty spot on for the second LP here also, though maybe not in today "standard" of filth. Reminds me a bit of Andrew Chalk's first solo LP "Over the edges" after Mirror, which was just long guitar with e-bow tones with minimal interference, though this sounds not as bleak.
I have often thought what HNW would sound without distortion added, maybe it would be a bit like first LP here? There's no sign of either harsh, noise or wall there but still I can hear the likeness in approach of sound.
Well, i'll be damned... Discogs-contribution says "No overdubbing, no effects, no tapes, no feedback."
but discogs is full of errors these days :-p
Well, layers can exists even if there isn't overdubbing. Just things played at the same time when recording. Effects meaning effect boxes? I think distortion of sound is achieved by many methods.
Romero is very good, in general. Haven't heard this particular album. There are some albums which I feel are more interesting as idea how it was done than actual sound, but there are lots of releases where the drone is just about perfect.
Swollen Korps - Erect in Blood - Like all TF/PE units Swollen Korps is centered around perversion and violence, and like all TF/PE units they do it in the best possible way. Side A is almost mellow for PE/Noise, more like a cold industrial atmosphere with minimalistic droning Noise and some buried vocal attacks. The production is quite lo-fi. Side B is a conversation between Toole and Henry Lee Lucas where they discuss their case and admitting to their guilt, the problem is they never mention what they actually did! It's a tease but it is a good listen if you only listen to it just once.
Clinic of Torture - Whip and Pierce - I'm sure most of you have this so I will spare the long-winded. It basically boils down to three words: perfected, fetish, noise.
Golden Rain - Praise the Whore - So many people suggested this to me but now that I have heard it I wonder why? What did they hear in it that I don't? I've only listened to the entire thing twice so maybe it needs to grow on me. The sounds are good but nothing amazing; a lot of throbbing bass pulses, humming mid-range tones and some well placed crunch, at times there may even be something slightly resembling rhythm. What ruined it for me was the stuttering, ping-ponging vocals which get a bit irritating after awhile. Without the vocals I would actually enjoy this release more than I do now. I'll take a few more listens before giving up on it completely.
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Golden Rain - Praise the Whore - So many people suggested this to me but now that I have heard it I wonder why? What did they hear in it that I don't? I've only listened to the entire thing twice so maybe it needs to grow on me. The sounds are good but nothing amazing; a lot of throbbing bass pulses, humming mid-range tones and some well placed crunch, at times there may even be something slightly resembling rhythm. What ruined it for me was the stuttering, ping-ponging vocals which get a bit irritating after awhile. Without the vocals I would actually enjoy this release more than I do now. I'll take a few more listens before giving up on it completely.
I think the vocals added nice sleazy athmosphere to the release. Can't wait to hear them live.
I enjoyed the old school vibe and the color label / cassette is rare for F&V. Makes me chucle to see it on shelf next to all B&W filth. I think the vocal effects were very spot on for all tracks and very unique. I really want to read an interview or at least see them live. very curious about gear used also.
np:
S.core : crime cd ......
The Teratologist - Cabinet of Curiosities -- Bought this a while back and really enjoy it. Dark, sparse, composed sounding. Hopefully the project produces more in the future.
Men of the Iron Heel - First Pogrom -- Still my fav release from TFPE. I love the repetitive harsh industrial sounds.
MERZBOW "ecobondage" CD
Recorded 86-87, remastered from tape to digital form in 1994 and put out by Distember label from Chicago. 1st track 30 mins, 2nd about the same. 3rd short c. 6 mins. Experimental sound collage is perhaps what you should call this? 2nd track gets noisy, but it's never harsh by todays standards. All the sounds rely on the natural noisiness of objects. Clangs of metal. Screech of perhaps styrox on glass or such. Turntable/tape manipulations... All flow near the perfection, just with imperfect touch of the human creator what makes it interesting. Full color bondage/collage fold out poster cover in jewelbox. Does noise CD's get better than this? Perhaps sometimes, but one can still offer this disc playtime and find new dimensions & details unlike from a lot of other albums.
Quote from: pt on May 31, 2010, 06:28:23 PM
The Teratologist - Cabinet of Curiosities -- Bought this a while back and really enjoy it. Dark, sparse, composed sounding. Hopefully the project produces more in the future.
I think DM is a brilliant composer of esoteric noise. I'm releasing the followup to this tape, "Cabinet of Curiosities II", this Summer along with 9 other tapes.
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Quote from: pt on May 31, 2010, 06:28:23 PM
The Teratologist - Cabinet of Curiosities -- Bought this a while back and really enjoy it. Dark, sparse, composed sounding. Hopefully the project produces more in the future.
I think DM is a brilliant composer of esoteric noise. I'm releasing the followup to this tape, "Cabinet of Curiosities II", this Summer along with 9 other tapes.
sounds right up my alley will check him out for sure...
heres whats been played in the TPGL convent the last weeks
sshe retina stimulants - krionika soshiki
all maeror tri
disgust - time ruins everything
p.a.r.a. - dune rider
manierisme
black trinity
halo manash - syoma
all premature ejaculation
contrastate
YHmikeWE
Quote from: catharticprocess on June 01, 2010, 04:52:11 AM
Quote from: pt on May 31, 2010, 06:28:23 PM
The Teratologist - Cabinet of Curiosities -- Bought this a while back and really enjoy it. Dark, sparse, composed sounding. Hopefully the project produces more in the future.
I think DM is a brilliant composer of esoteric noise. I'm releasing the followup to this tape, "Cabinet of Curiosities II", this Summer along with 9 other tapes.
Good to hear. Any info on the other tapes?
listening today:
XE - SS-Division Wiking/Tampere Skinheads 1983 -- This is a nice surprise. I am not sure how much went into the planning of the songs for this release, but there excellent intensity built up from minimal feedback to full on assault. My favorite XE thus far.
Phage Tapes 6xC10 -- Too many to mention. I will say that I am most impressed, so far, with the moribund release.
FFH "Anthing is Possible" tape Hospital Prod; big improvement over his past releases but it's nothing to get too excited over. Simple synth with vocals but still it's worth a couple of listens. Would like to hear something in the length of, at least, 30 minutes. These short tapes are kind of annoying.
THE NEW BLOCKADERS LPs on Hanson rec's; excellant & the screened covers look awesome. mine smell like rubbing alcohol..
XE "victory" LP
AARON DILLOWAY "chain shot" LP
THE RITA "snorkel / skate" LP
TESTICLE HAZARD "hangover interruption" LP
SADISTIC BLISS II tape
Survival Unit - Will To Zero (Reissue)
still... Sewer Election - Killing For Belgium - I really like this. Each time I feel like I'm listening to a different tape, hearing new things. I can't put my finger on what I like so much about it...
Checking out stuff bought from Mikko's store yesterday:
Jarl - Negative Rotation tape
The first thing I've heard from this project. Nice balance between atmospheric floating and more rigid structures & rhythms. After a while I start to think that maybe it should be either/or, also I'd prefer a less mechanistic feel. By the end of side B I'm satisfied but slightly bored. Still, it's clearly good enough to keep me interested.
v/a - Tension State Of Collapsing Vol.I + II 2cd
Lost of variety on offer here. The tracks still sort of flow and merge into each other, I can't keep a count on what's what. It goes from in-your-face harsh to stupid sample territory in the blink of an eye. Cleary there are weaker contributions in between but it's still a very succesfull as a whole. Compilations like these make for perfect background listening, I'm not sure I'd want to focus on these sounds for full 2 cds.
Altar of Flies - Förruttnelsen LP
Ah, this is more like it! I was very disappointed with the tape on Cipher but this seems to restore my faith in this guy. Side A feels stronger than the flipside but this is just the first listen so we'll see... This is the type of music that demands focus and concetration, no use having this play in the background. The cover is nicer than what I thought based on the online images.
Now, if only my ears would stop ringing from yesterday's live noise assaults so I could start fresh for Con-dom, Golden Rain etc. in the evening.
About sound getting fucked up in 7inch vinyls... don't those plants send test pressings before making the whole run? I think it should be mandatory...
these days been filling my ears with
Screwtape - You Scum 3"CDr - Recommended!
Praying For Oblivion - the cruelest animal cdr
Vincenzo Bossi - s/t cdr
Le Syndicat - relikat & schragnemusik cd
GO - In - Konflikt cd
VA - getting away with murder cd
Brighter Death Now - innerwar cd
Deathpile - final confession cd
Vrilnoise & Fear Konstruktor - element of steel cdr
SKM-ETR - screwdriver city 3"cd
Civilian - Unclean -- Happy I finally am able to hear this. Crushing Analog PE.
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Jarl - Negative Rotation tape
I really like that Jarl release myself, I think it's one of his best. I think that his work can seem deceptively simple at times but there are slow shifts that really render themselves after repeated listens.
Listening to a new package from Segerhuva myself.
Regim - Stabbed By The Blind LP
Treriksröset - Venal cassette
Sewer Election - Kvävd 7" - a harsh noise take on Kassettemusik?
Control - Deadly Sins (2010)
No huge surprises here, the same great formula Control has used on nearly all his albums. A cacophony of swirling bass pulses, throbbing rhythms and dense rumbles make up the nuts and bolts of these 7 tracks while various other noises of higher frequencies make appearances throughout the album, but they stay low within the thick and heavy atmosphere as to not dominate it with any unneeded excess'. As usual the vocals are buried pretty deep and act as an instrument more so than actual vocals (I actually only heard vocals on two tracks here, but I may be wrong). This will definitely be a treat for fans of this long running American P.E. act.
Kriminaaliset Metsanhaltijat- - Mina Rangaistan Loukkaajaa!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 06, 2010, 02:39:34 AM
I really like that Jarl release myself, I think it's one of his best. I think that his work can seem deceptively simple at times but there are slow shifts that really render themselves after repeated listens.
I actually like the basic sound a lot. It's also clear that the guy has some serious soundcrafting skills, different patterns and layers move and blend nicely together. Maybe it's just the length of the tape that got too much for me, I dunno. I'll keep listening for sure.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 06, 2010, 02:39:34 AM
I really like that Jarl release myself, I think it's one of his best. I think that his work can seem deceptively simple at times but there are slow shifts that really render themselves after repeated listens.
I actually like the basic sound a lot. It's also clear that the guy has some serious soundcrafting skills, different patterns and layers move and blend nicely together. Maybe it's just the length of the tape that got too much for me, I dunno. I'll keep listening for sure.
I can recommend his latest outputs, the first two parts in a trilogy,
Vertigo Emission and
Vertigo Border. On these recordings, Jarl has added some slightly harsher elements here and there, which give the music a more distinct industrial feeling to it. It is still the trademark type of deep, unsettling compositions he usually makes, but with some more jagged edges.
DEAD BODY LOVE nechronology 8xCs Box (second sleep)
recommended! (...if you don't already have the original tapes)
Ättestupa "begraven mott norr" LP
Con-Dom & Militia "scorched earth policy" CD
Eric Lunde / Komissar Hjuler split LP
Trait "inspirationals" CD
The Haters "in the shade of the fire" CD
Haus Arafna - Children of God CD
Grunt - Seer Of Decay CD
Black Leather Jesus - Machofucker LP
Mania / Bizarre Uproar - Charnel Heap tapes
Kevin Drumm - Necro Acoustic box set (favorite disc so far is Malaise)
Blood Axis / LJDLP -cd.
Athanor
Something so good in this. Double 10" version has been sitting on shelves for looong time without being luring for new rotations. For whatever reason, took the CD version and now been listening it in the car.. perhaps 4 times in last 2 days. The method of ripping off old tunes and poetry done with successful elegance. The simple violin patterns of mrs Lee are something that I hope someone could recommend violin music similar as this. Solo instrument, slow, melancholic. Not show-off. Not folky fun. Not something what real violin music maestros probably do.
V/A Ohrensausen LP
DOM
What can you say? The good days of 80's experimental music! Many bands don't perhaps stand out as pure masterpieces, but the album goes on with very nice atmosphere full of surpricing sounds. NWW, Coil, HNAS, P16 D4, Smegma, Asmus Tietchens and many more...
been going over some hijokaidan discs last days, king of noise, limited edition and no paris/no harm. love this stuff.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 07, 2010, 08:25:15 PM
Blood Axis / LJDLP -cd.
Athanor
The simple violin patterns of mrs Lee are something that I hope someone could recommend violin music similar as this. Solo instrument, slow, melancholic. Not show-off. Not folky fun. Not something what real violin music maestros probably do.
I have the last one on this page http://www.rohan-k.co.uk/funerarycds.html I can almost guarantee that youll be blown away by it. I was, best find in a long time.
and while your at it THE ART OF FUNERARY VIOLIN cd looks good too.
past day or so:
con-dom - color of a man's skin
macronympha - amplified humans
Sick Seed/Xenophobic Ejaculation split
mania - insidious and alone
v/a - Gender With No Purpose...
v/a - Animal Bizarre 1
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead tape
Super great chaos! Works suprisingly well for a tape this long (c-40, I think). I'm not versed in the canon of noisecore, recommendations for more stuff like this would be appreciated. As chaotic as possible, please!
Merzbow - Collection 4 & Flesh Metal Orgasm tapes
Very nice reissues on Blossoming noise. Collection 4 is euro-improv done in low-rent japanese style. Sort of funny at times but interesting all the same. Flesh Metal Orgasm is much harsher and tighter, metal banging (obviously!) and throttle electronics.
Terry Earl Taylor - Another time cd
Mr. SS-Offizer played a couple of tracks off this at the Con-dom Helsinki gig. I had to get it! Being a good dj he of course picked the two best songs from the cd but the rest is quite good also. Modern blues/bluegrass style with some English folk thrown in the mix. Banjo, guitar, vocals, harmonica.
And in 30 min the great African horn drone (gets a bit on my nerves, actually...) of the World Cup continues!
np:
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nr4 in the ongoing (and neverending) Rozz Williams 'lost recordings' series......Living Monstrosities disc features sound we all know by Premature Ejaculation, but it's the Decent disc that really shines imho, 1 long bleak trip.
I guess this thread is viewed far more than the review thread so I'll just shorten them and write them up here.
Coma Detox - Concussed and Asphyxiated Filth and Violence - FILTH35 (2010)
I was surprised a bit by this one, I heard Reduced To An Invalid only shortly before I heard this one and although you can tell it is the same artist there seems to be a few noticeable differences. Coma Detox can spill out tons of raw energy, they never really let up but with this one it seems a bit more subdued, not to say there isn't a good share of sparse chaos because there is but it is just held back a bit more, at least to my ears. But this formula works well with it, I actually prefer this sound. Most of this tape is made up of low and sustained bass rumbles and (what sounds to be) banging junk abuse along with samples and some vocals (fewer in number than on previous Coma releases) which are thrown up in a nice disheveled and angry manner.
Koufar - Enemy / Legacy Universal Tongue (2009)
Koufar always has such powerful releases, the sound is always heavy and crushing and the message comes through with authority and pride bundled up in a very genuine package. Each track on this one starts out with a clear sample to acquaint the listener with the themes which will be pushed through their speakers in the approaching minutes. The actual sounds, as usual, are firm even if there is little going on as is the case with track #3 "Ahalan wa Sahilan" which carries a sample of a 2 men speaking (seems to be an interview or interrogation) for over a minute as a few minimal tweaks and jabs cascade around his voice followed by some soothing drones that get punched in the face by a sharp hiss and up front vocal shouts and the track ends with some very high-tones being fucked up and played with. If I were to make a "Modern Power Electronics" mix for a new comer I would without question put this track somewhere in there.
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So how was Datahysteri? I remember them as another not very good band from the Konduktör camp.
i like it, first few tracks minimal wave/cold wave-ish with certainly an own sound, all the rest freakisch synth improvisations......pity it was a cdr-sold-as-cd
Richard Ramirez / Black Leather Jesus - "Scrapyard" LP ... totally amazing stuff
Jean-Luc Guionnet & Eric La Casa "Maison.House II.V" CD
very bizarre CD. Jean Luc does saxophone and mastering, Eric La Case does microphones, mixing & mastering. It is all very conceptual. Basically, two guys go to 5 different houses in south of france, the place microphones around the building, and simple tones of saxophone pierces the air. But it is not really sound of saxophone you'll be listening, but the space of house and surroundings. Booklet explains the process, and disc itself has track #1, which is just calibrated background noise of first house, and 2 to 5 complete process of recordings.
One could say either pointless, or pretentious? But in other hand, with some flaws, I do like it. After few listenings, it's hard to say exactly why, but I think in the end simply the organic sound of nothing really happening.
La Casa gives me a similar vibe to Jerman. Difficult for me to not find some value in the result.
DIDAKTISCHEINHEIT "Der Riss" LP (Der Schlag)
Old Berlin group which appearently didn't record much. Nice mix between tape experiments and more straightforward monotone punk/wave with both male/female vocals. You don't hear tunes like this anymore, that's for sure...
super-basic listening needs arise when hung over...
bizarreSSmania LP
mauthausen orchestra "they never learn" LP
darkthrone "a blaze in the northern sky" CD
tortured hooker TAPE
flooded church of asmodeus TAPE
whitehouse "erector" LP
jandek "end of it all" CD
streicher, CDs on IR
got a lot of tapes in the mail this week that I've been listening to today:
BU - Lily the Flesh
XE - SS-Division Wiking/Tampere Skinheads 1983
Men of the Iron Heel - First Pogrom
Felony Sexual Assault - Power to Humiliate
Pleasure Fluids - Scenes of Consequence
Liver Mortis - Pleasure Ground / Master Coming B/W The Ideal Pain-Forms
also:
Ride for Revenge - King of Snakes LP (finally got this after a long search)
Deicide - Legion
Quote from: RG on June 20, 2010, 05:26:46 AM
Deicide - Legion
Happened to get pile of Deicide CD's to my shop. I had always the attitude of demos & 1st album being good, and "legion" barely tolerably, and rest simply shit. During the years you start to realize such "only demo and 1st album are good", is such a stubborn attitude of some metalheads, that should give band opportunity to develop & become something else too.
Well, when I put the "In Torment In Hell" CD on player (2001 album) I could not believe my ears how SHITTY it was. Recorded at Morrisound,... in 4 days? Supposedly short time, but how come it can sound so weak? Crappy songs, lame vocal arrangements and ridiculous sound. Not to mention poor covers. When giving "Once upon a cross" playtime, I recall I was quite surpriced back in the day that it had TRevor Brown artwork. It is much better. But still seems like lightyears from power of the debute... Legion I still keep, but hardly ever listen to. Deicide & Amon, essential in fast brutal dm.
Government Alpha & PBK CDcollaboration based on studio improvisations they did on 2004 tour. It is decent, but I think only last track strikes really as great. And it is perhaps more standard with massive metal junk sounds. There are too many moments where sound seems like purely digital. Like line-in chaos-pad or such. If this was amplified, and then recorded, it could get more feeling. Not bad cd, but from two such a masterminds, you'd hope much better!
Azoikum "human maggot scum" tape
One of the kind noise/pe records I miss in nowadays scene..
luasa raelon- VAMPYR of the beast
-loved the cover and I thought id be all over this but it was a little boring being possibly only synth sounds. could have used more eerie melodies and other sounds. but it was ok.
BODY CARGO "Echoes" tape (Autarkeia)
I had the volume too low at first, which made the music sound very bland and uninteresting. But, after turning it up considerably I started liking this quite a bit. The music on "Echoes" is fairly muted and low profile. The sound is quite "loose" and spacious... but the murky, dirty qualities to the sounds make me want to use the word "cavernous", instead of "spacious", which I feel give the wrong idea about the atmosphere. Most of the sounds used are quite muted and subdued, as if heard through a wall or something. This gives a certain feeling to the music, which I like, but at the same time it makes the tracks a bit similar and they don't really grab hold of the listener. The presence of a throbbing pulse in some of the tracks helps somewhat in this matter, though. All in all, a quality release, but something I feel works better as background music, for me at least.
BODY CARGO "Posthum" tape (Autarkeia)
This tape is much more varied in sound than "Echoes" and also contains more in-your-face types of sounds. It made me listen more intently! The murky atmosphere is still here, but there are other sounds used as well, that give more focus to the tracks. The second track of the A side even has (recogniseable) vocals and a quite rough attitude throughout the track. The most obviously PE-oriented track of both tapes! The first track on the B side has a slow, heavy rhythm, that is too slow and too random to be called a beat. Overall, I think these tracks are more compact in sound, more intense and more diverse and interesting than those of "Echoes" and, at least after the first listening, I hold this tape higher than the other. Both tapes are good, but "Posthum" is great! If you ask me, that is...
Oh, and really nice packaging in both cases!
Brethren - The Chosen 10"
Ahlzagailzehguh - Music For Handi-Capped Ears Vol. 2 cassette
Whorebutcher - Libertine cassette
Xenophobic Ejaculation - SS-Division Wiking/Tampere Skinheads 83 (F&V 2010)
I hate giving good reviews all of the time but this shit earns it. Wiking is a fucking masterpiece, amazing and original vocal work and that unmatched piercing feedback XE has conquered. Tampere Skinheads is more subtle but nothing too unique that would seperate it from the rest of the XE library, track gets best after around 15 minutes.
Fleshrevels - Extreme Meat Eater CD (Swedish HC supergroup with members of Meanwhile, Disfear, and Uncurbed).
Crow - Neurotic Organization 7" (when they were still playing a style of HC that struck me as tepid).
Desolation - Rest in Panic 7" (D-beat? Since when? big production, but with weak drum sound).
Bastard Noise - Mutant CD (an album that likely came amongst many other BxNx releases, therefore being mostly forgotten - one of the best of their albums from the Wiese period).
Alltid Jaget - Hjelpelos 7" (crushing Norwegian HC with very smart elements of melody, as one would expect).
Kieltolaki - Massahypnoosi 12" (one of the top Finnish HC bands active today).
Kylma Sota - 10 Tracks 12" (fuzzy, sizzling, one-dimensional, great Finnish HC).
BSBC+NAG - Planned Obsolescence LP+7" (I didn't take to this one like some have, but I do enjoy it more and more with each new listen).
Haemorrhaging Fetus - Procreation: A Disease/Tangled Desires LP (possibly my favorite Wall artist, and losing him was a true loss to the genre - here's to hoping he finds his way back - this album (two tapes) is phenomenal).
Bloomer/Mania LP (final 2-3 minutes of the collaborative side (A) start to roll and are good - both solo tracks (side B) are sharp industrial music).
The transition from fierce Finnish HC to crumbling, crusty, walls of goodness was seamless. I wanted to fit in the BSBC - Untitled and/or The Endless Blockade LPs, but I ran out of time.
Don't remember where I was, but saw this 3"CD of Juha Valkeapää called "siberian summer".
It says its soundscapes composed for Helsinki Museum of cultures Siberia exhibition 2002-2003.
Well. I listened the cd, and googled for the man and found his website. Been active from 2002 onwards, sometimes getting funds from state to just focus on doing art. With more than 500 performances behind, not sure how the new material is. debute cd was documentary of human voice improvisations project that was going for whole 90's. This is minimalistic piece. For 10 minutes it goes with electronic drone, most likely created with extensive fast delay and delicate high pitched sounds. Annoying singing voice of "khanty bear song" by Semjon Pakin is mixed with sounds. After 10 mins, they fade in some brass instruments. Trumpet? In c. 12 minutes the piece seems to get more depth. More interesting backing sounds done with human voice. But the annoying mongol tribal singing or whatever always lurks just few moments away. And the red line of high pitched electro drones eventually seem going nowhere. It's ok'ish and worth of couple euros for Finns to hear examples of experimental music that is pretty close to what happens in "underground". I'm guessing similar material to be heard in Kiasma later this year. Check out gig announcements at some point...
Black Leather Jesus - Machofucker
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Clandestine Blaze - Church of Atrocity
Marduk - Plague Angel
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Prurient - Golden Swastika
Prurient - History of Aids
Brethren - Within Death You Will Be Free
Sensible Nectar - split tracks
Circuit wound / Hostage Pageant - split
Overkill - Ironbound
leonard cohen "the songs of leonard cohen"
the new blockaders "first live performance"
robert johnson "the complete recordings"
giusto pio "motore immobile"
lots of Tzadik (Painkiller, Zorn, Death Ambient, Naked City...)
now:
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Pain - Cynic Paradise
King Crimson - Red
Aske - Saatan Legio / Goatfuck
Circuit Wound / Hostage Pageant - split
Xasthur - Portal of Sorrow
Pain Jerk - Damaged
Pain Jerk - Gallon Gravy
Pain Jerk - Live At No Fun 2007
Dark Funeral - De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine
Dodheimsgard - 666 International
Khold - Hundre Ar Gammal
Churner - Dauerlärm
Churner - Whisper
Churner - The Pain Gallery
Rush - 2112
Teeth Collection - Don't Forget to Thank Me In Your Suicide Note
Sick Seed/Xenophobic Ejaculation split
Mania/Bizarre Uproar - Charnel Heap
Coma Detox - Reduced to an Invalid
Xibalba - Demo 2010
Immortal - Battles in the North LP (2010 reissue)
Immortal - Blizzard Beasts LP (2010 reissue)
Quote from: RG on June 28, 2010, 05:46:42 AM
Xibalba - Demo 2010
Any good? This is THE xibalba from south america?
Just listened CUSTODIAN "destructive resonance" tape and have to say it is good. It is not revolutionary or anything, just good junk matel & effects based harsh noise, which is cut into new things in relatively slow pace. More like Macronympha, not like Kazumoto Endo / Sickness. Saturated sound of pretty simple noisefragments put together into 30 minutes piece. Most definitely recommended if one looks for quality tape noise!
Quote from: RG on June 28, 2010, 05:46:42 AM
Immortal - Battles in the North
First black metal album I ever heard back in highschool. Classic.
Listening to:
Grunt - Someone Is Watching (cassette)
The Urge Within - Blood Red Sun (cassette) - This was released in conjunction with John Canady's art exhibition that opened at Germ Books in Philadelphia and the show with Pharmakon and Sexual Assault Rifle that happened last Saturday. Live the two new tracks were alright, but lacking definition. For once I honestly think things were too loud. Recorded however, the samples can really be heard, the first on Unit 731, the second on the rape of Nanking. High on the creep factor. And coincidentally the b-side features the very same track I had made a previous thread about, Rostov Killing Fields.
Quote from: Dom America on June 28, 2010, 07:52:41 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 28, 2010, 10:02:18 AM
Quote from: RG on June 28, 2010, 05:46:42 AM
Xibalba - Demo 2010
Any good? This is THE xibalba from south america?
Mexico
Yup, the same band that released "Ah Dzam Poop Ek".
It's alright, but it's been many years since I listened to that old album so I can't say how it compares (not that it matters). The mix reminds me of Deathspell Omega "Infernal Battles", with vocals and guitars very loud in the mix and simplistic drumming. I guess the Darkthrone influence is still present. I've only listened to it once so far, but it's definitely worthy of repeat listens. I remember liking the short outro song, just a simple but epic riff.
Brethren - Savage Inequalities CD
Marks Of The Masochist / Enecare - Split CD
Nurture Abuse - st CS
Redrot - Live Basement Murders CS
Gummo - Sdtrk CD
Whitehouse - Bird Seed CD
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Anything worthwhile from Zorn in the last 5 years (besides Moonchild/Astronome/Litanies)?
difficult to say since i heard 10% of his output lol....that Music For Children1 cd is pretty good, from music-box sounds to his basic freakjazz but also some heavy core-moments....
np:
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ok, 25euro's for a 2xcd digipack with booklet in a slipcase...but worth every cent imho.....from Sähkö- & Touch-like minimal & Academic electronics to pounding Mauthausen Orchestra-like pieces
Quote from: heretogo on June 11, 2010, 09:03:21 PM
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead tape
Super great chaos! Works suprisingly well for a tape this long (c-40, I think). I'm not versed in the canon of noisecore, recommendations for more stuff like this would be appreciated. As chaotic as possible, please!
For a start, you shouldn't have much of a problem getting a hold of stuff by Nihilist Commando, Permanent Death, or Seven Minutes of Nausea right now. I've been listening to a lot of Exacerbacion, Cacasonica, Colico, Napalm Death is Dead, Atrofia Cerebral, and the above lately.
Quote from: hateful.neglect on July 02, 2010, 04:09:34 PM
Quote from: heretogo on June 11, 2010, 09:03:21 PM
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead tape
Super great chaos! Works suprisingly well for a tape this long (c-40, I think). I'm not versed in the canon of noisecore, recommendations for more stuff like this would be appreciated. As chaotic as possible, please!
For a start, you shouldn't have much of a problem getting a hold of stuff by Nihilist Commando, Permanent Death, or Seven Minutes of Nausea right now. I've been listening to a lot of Exacerbacion, Cacasonica, Colico, Napalm Death is Dead, Atrofia Cerebral, and the above lately.
Choatic, messy, harsh Noisecore is the only type I like. Check these records/tapes out:
Endless Humiliation - My Wife is Willing
Trash Dog - Wasted Gift
Infarction - EP
(this one is nearly impossible to buy now so here is a link to download it, and I have been given permission from the band to upload this: http://www.sendspace.com/file/r72gm4 )
Deep Jew - Ugliest Man Dog
Deep Jew - War
Tortured Hooker - Sexual Homicide
(more Grindy, features Dom Fernow. Heavy, fast and great)Escalator - Demo
Quote from: RyanWreck on July 02, 2010, 10:49:04 PM
Quote from: hateful.neglect on July 02, 2010, 04:09:34 PM
Quote from: heretogo on June 11, 2010, 09:03:21 PM
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead tape
Super great chaos! Works suprisingly well for a tape this long (c-40, I think). I'm not versed in the canon of noisecore, recommendations for more stuff like this would be appreciated. As chaotic as possible, please!
For a start, you shouldn't have much of a problem getting a hold of stuff by Nihilist Commando, Permanent Death, or Seven Minutes of Nausea right now. I've been listening to a lot of Exacerbacion, Cacasonica, Colico, Napalm Death is Dead, Atrofia Cerebral, and the above lately.
Choatic, messy, harsh Noisecore is the only type I like. Check these records/tapes out:
Endless Humiliation - My Wife is Willing
Trash Dog - Wasted Gift
Infarction - EP (this one is nearly impossible to buy now so here is a link to download it, and I have been given permission from the band to upload this: http://www.sendspace.com/file/r72gm4 )
Deep Jew - Ugliest Man Dog
Deep Jew - War
Tortured Hooker - Sexual Homicide (more Grindy, features Dom Fernow. Heavy, fast and great)
Escalator - Demo
While I understand the similarities, I think we're talking about different things (Tortured Hooker being the only thing out of that list I would consider noisecore). I guess we shouldn't have a full-on discussion about noisecore in this thread, but check Mikko's definition here: www.cfprod.com/noisecore
Quote from: RyanWreck on July 02, 2010, 10:49:04 PMDeep Jew - Ugliest Man Dog
Deep Jew - War
If you like Deep Jew you should check out DYNASTY. They only did 2 releases, but the 2x7" is top quality.
GRUNT - petturien rooli cd - only other from Grunt i´ve heard (i believe) is a tape in the mid 90s, and there is some similarities, but much better now, a bit too controlled for my taste. But i really like the concept style of the album and it sure has an old industrial feeling to it that warms the heart. Favorite tracks for me is the more experimental and rumbling (sounds like a march through muddy fields) "kansanmurhan kone" + the all out noisy "rotohygienian aikakausi".
Freak Animal sampler cdr - been a while since listening to noise/p.e. and i hear in this comp. some of the reasons for me getting tired of it a few years ago, it has too much of a metal feel to me. Guess Genocide Organ plays a part as well, a band i´ve never liked. Still very good sampler with many quality artists, only real let down is Brethren that i found to be really bad/silly, and also have two tracks (did skip the second...). Absolute favorite is Gelsomina with out of control noise, pure bliss, and also Sickness & Pain Nail. Yao 91404 D is an artist i´ve liked before, this track was good as well. Very nice comp, and good to hear lots of artists i´ve just read about here and in S.I. mags, must say Bizarre Uproar was a bit of a let down after all the fuss, maybe not the best track? - cheers to Mikko for including these two with my SI order (really like the magazine, some great stuff!).
SKEPPET / STREET DRINKERS - split LP - well, Skeppet sounds pretty much exacly like i had expected, like a cheapo version of Harmonia, but must admit that i enjoy it a lot after a few spins, never dips into new age territory and it is a nice style. Street Drinkers i first found completly useless, but it grows with some more plays, a bit Deutsch Nepalish maybe, never been my kind of thing, but it does sound pretty muddy and weird with the chanting vocals and everything. Good for one lp-side, and unsurpricingly like a somewhat watered down Ättestupa. Good lp.
SNUFF - untitled LP - now this is how i like it! very crude and unsettling electronics, obsessive sounding and no fancy shit. Maybe songs could be a bit longer and vocals more varied, but it doesn´t really matter, great just the way it is. Remending a bit of "Peter Kürten" with many very short tracks. Seems to be obsessed with "black rapists"....
Quote from: hateful.neglect on July 02, 2010, 11:45:37 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on July 02, 2010, 10:49:04 PM
Quote from: hateful.neglect on July 02, 2010, 04:09:34 PM
Quote from: heretogo on June 11, 2010, 09:03:21 PM
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck Is Best When God Is Dead tape
Super great chaos! Works suprisingly well for a tape this long (c-40, I think). I'm not versed in the canon of noisecore, recommendations for more stuff like this would be appreciated. As chaotic as possible, please!
For a start, you shouldn't have much of a problem getting a hold of stuff by Nihilist Commando, Permanent Death, or Seven Minutes of Nausea right now. I've been listening to a lot of Exacerbacion, Cacasonica, Colico, Napalm Death is Dead, Atrofia Cerebral, and the above lately.
Choatic, messy, harsh Noisecore is the only type I like. Check these records/tapes out:
Endless Humiliation - My Wife is Willing
Trash Dog - Wasted Gift
Infarction - EP (this one is nearly impossible to buy now so here is a link to download it, and I have been given permission from the band to upload this: http://www.sendspace.com/file/r72gm4 )
Deep Jew - Ugliest Man Dog
Deep Jew - War
Tortured Hooker - Sexual Homicide (more Grindy, features Dom Fernow. Heavy, fast and great)
Escalator - Demo
While I understand the similarities, I think we're talking about different things (Tortured Hooker being the only thing out of that list I would consider noisecore). I guess we shouldn't have a full-on discussion about noisecore in this thread, but check Mikko's definition here: www.cfprod.com/noisecore
That's fine, everyone is open to their own opinions. I am just wondering how bands like Endless Humiliation (whose entire album is a stumbling Black Metal, ildjarn styled blastbeat with barely any riffs at all), Trash Dog (especially the album I suggested) and Deep Jew aren't Noisecore? They fit with Mikko's idea of Noisecore, which by the way doesn't mean that is the definition of Noisecore just cause Mikko wrote it. The only band there that does not have blastbeats is Infarction. All of the others do as well as "chaotic guitar/bass noise and vocals", hardly any discernible riffs which are usually sloppy and chaotic with lo-fi recording aesthetics.
The original poster was asking about bands that are similar to Funeral Mongoloids, who themselves don't really have that sound which is talked about on the link you posted. Most of the bands I listed (besides Tortured Hooker) all fit within the same general area as FM. I would also add Cryptic Salve Band to my list.
Maybe a mod can merge these into a Noisecore thread here.
Speaking of noisecore how about Deche-charge from Canada, are they still around? I did a mail interview with them some 12-13 years ago, really nice chap, but among the most "un-musical" i´ve heard (at least back then...). Actually it sounded like shit, haha! I was fascinated that someone would make music like this, Gerogerigegege i could comprehend, but not this...
I'm just going to create a separate noisecore thread.
Been on a Grunt kick today....been playing everything i have....
TRITE.....4 times today...along with a lot of Jagermeister while dubbing tapes.
BU - Purification CS amazing extra unedited b side is essential as a fan of the CD
lasse marhaug - hell is empty
mutilator - immortal force
luigi nono - complete works for solo tape
VA kosmos - soundtracks of eastern germany´s adventures in space
bestial summoning - the dark war continues
alain goraguer - la planete sauvage soundtrack
jackson c. frank - blues run the game
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement
Ride for Revenge - Wisdom of the Few
V/A - Audial Decimation Compilation Vol. 1
Clandestine Blaze - Fire Burns in Our Hearts
Kristallnacht - Blooddrenched Memorial 1994-2002
Bizarre Uproar / Gelsomina / The Cherry Point - Split
Swollen Korps - Better to Destroy a Child than Repair a Man
Quote from: Rapeman on July 05, 2010, 10:52:21 AM
Swollen Korps - Better to Destroy a Child than Repair a Man
How is this? In comparison to the other SK release?
Quote from: RyanWreck on July 05, 2010, 11:14:31 AM
Quote from: Rapeman on July 05, 2010, 10:52:21 AM
Swollen Korps - Better to Destroy a Child than Repair a Man
How is this? In comparison to the other SK release?
Don't have Erect in Blood so can't compare, but it's an excellent release nontheless - rumbling low-end, feedback, samples, loops... it's quickly becoming my favourite of the TF/PE tapes I own.
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Brainbombs - Urge to Kill
Hitler's Inferno in words,in music 1932-1945 Marching Songs of Nazi Germany
Mania - Eros + Massacre
Caligula031 - Albanian Meat Market
Custodian - Destructive Resonance
Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi - dug this out because of the opera thread....O mio babbino caro sung by Cecilia Fusco is ace.
von - satanic blood angel
SOFT OPTION KILLING + BRANDKOMMANDO tapes on Unrest. together with IRON FIST OF THE SUN, that label is on a roll 2010. heavy, clean, sharp, and HEAVY stuff.
otherwise:
MACRONYMPHA - Baroque, Pittsburg PA...
DISCORDANCE AXIS, GRIDLINK, ABSU, ANGEL CORPSE...
The Sodality, Beyond Unknown Pleasures
Dissolution, Plague of Violence (Kreator-type frash from New Zealand)
Crow, Anarchy Chaos Destruction comp
Come, I'm Jack + tracks from Anthology 1 (why was "The Prats" left off?)
Richard Ramirez, 4x3" CD-R set on Small Doses
Ben Reynolds, Music Is the Music Language
Fingernails, Dirty Wheels demo
Rosenfeld, Pigs of the Empire
Flatbacker, Senso (Accident) + Minagoroshi demo
Maurizio Bianchi, Menses
AZ [Azita], Music for Scattered Brains
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Deathprod : morals and dogma cd .....and probably the rest of the box, majestic!
Quote from: P-K on July 07, 2010, 07:31:08 AM
Deathprod : morals and dogma cd
Easily one of my favorite if not favorite dark ambient releases. "Dead People's Things" is one of those songs you can listen to on repeat for hours.
I've been listening to the Goatmoon demo re-press and Selbstmord - Dawn of a New Era CD. The later is truly sinister while still being able to throw in a trace of melody here and there. And the vocal performance is really inspired.
Haven't been able to listen to too many cassettes, mp3's or CD's lately. Today I got a few in:
Mania & Bizarre Uproar - Charnel Heap: Two of my favorite artists go at it for one hell of a release. BU's side is slower moving than Mania, as one would expect, especially the second track which is my favorite and consists of well placed feedback slicing up a stuttering drone of crunchy buzz that becomes washed out somewhere towards the middle of the track by louder buzz and feedback and eventually shapes itself into a chaotic mess of junk abuse. Mania stays true to his usual approach as well. A lot more seems to happen on this side, it has more layers than BU, effect heavy, more movement and angrier vocals along with some more junk metal mayhem.
Liver Mortis - Scissored Out: I love LM, I love everything from TF/PE and I must admit that I didn't find a whole lot to get excited about with this one. It's pretty standard rough American Noise. Good helpings of hiss & fuzz hell, industrial scraping, pulsations, "victim tapes/samples" and loud vocal attacks. The best track found would be "New Exports" which, out of all 3 tracks, is probably the most "minimal" as it is centered around a continual hum of Noise and manipulated feedback and then breaks through to some walls of harsher buzz and vocals.
V/A - Heavy Focus Compilation: I'm sure a lot of you have heard this already and frankly I am too lazy to review it so I'm just going to say that the Heavy CD, which deals more with the heavier, noiser material, is my favorite including amazing tracks by Koufar, Climax Denial and ALLxFORxTHIS (this last one surprised me, it is a really fucking good track). The Focus side is more atmospheric, "caustic" and, well, focused. The best track on this CD definitely belongs to Gnawed.
Offerings - Black Master: Amazing satanic themed Power Electronics from Graham Moore. Next to Grunt's masterpiece Petturien Rooli this was one of 2009's best P.E. albums. Everything is created with the utmost attention to detail from the vocals and lyrics (which are sometimes buried low in the mix, sometimes loud, sometimes in Latin and sometimes in English including an entire track dedicated to the perversion of a bible verse/prayer) to the synth tones which range from warmer and sometimes even rhythmic tones, bass throbs and beeps to cut-up styled blankets of bludgeoning harsh Noise. Perfect release, I hope to hear more from this project as I don't really care from Grahams solo stuff.
Macronympha - Metal: Here is another one that I'm sure everyone has probably heard so really no use for a review other than to say that this is great, even if too rhythmic at times. 100% junk "percussion" and scrap metal scraping with "little to no effects".
Grey Wolves - Judgement cd
This is my idea of good industrial! Not a boring moment in sight, just great semi-rhythmic pounding of the senses. Psychedelic as shit to my ears.
Genocide Organ - In-konflikt
Got this very cheaply to find out what the deal is with this band. I have to say I don't get it... Competent enough but nothing that would grab me as interesting. Maybe the effect would be better if this was played at ridiculous volume and in complete darkness... not really, actually, there's something too cheesy here for my taste.
Ramleh - Hand of Glory 12"
Now this is great! PE done in the way I can relate to and appreciate. Oppressive atmosphere throughout, nothing too complicated or over-stylish. Vocals are just a mess of screams and squeals, quite low in the mix. This suits me fine, I can remain blissfully oblivious to any message (if any) they might be conveying. I'm quite ignorant of this group's output, must investigate further!
Hijokaidan - The Noise 30 cd box
just finished disc 12 and up to this point the box has been worth every penny. just amazing document over a amazing band.
Bestial Warlust - Blood and Valor Lp
couldn't find the Vengeance War Til Death pic lp so i had to settle with this instead. chaotic and quite brutal black/death/war/get.
Mania & Bizarre Uproar - Charnel Heap: Two of my favorite artists go at it for one hell of a release. BU's side is slower moving than Mania, as one would expect, especially the second track which is my favorite and consists of well placed feedback slicing up a stuttering drone of crunchy buzz that becomes washed out somewhere towards the middle of the track by louder buzz and feedback and eventually shapes itself into a chaotic mess of junk abuse. Mania stays true to his usual approach as well. A lot more seems to happen on this side, it has more layers than BU, effect heavy, more movement and angrier vocals along with some more junk metal mayhem.
That's the first 'review' I've seen of "Charnel Heap". Oddly enough, I'm thinking I didn't do any vocals for my work but I could be wrong... Amazing that I can't remember!
Recently played:
CUSTODIAN debut cd
CEMETERY URN LP
TEITENBLOOD 2LP
DIOCLETIAN(spl?) cd- I have that I have to settle for the cd as the LP is $40 w/shipping from Invictus (they're not doing any holesale, only direct orders)
Is that Teitanblood record any good? I was thinking about getting it when it came out, but I've never heard the band.
Teitanblood is good, but... not THAT good. I think it is first of all too long to really keep the pressure up. But also maybe too "stylish". Too well done for the style what it is.
HERPES "Medellin" 7", 80's columbia butchery. Often nowadays sold for exaggerated prices and referred to Sarcofago, Blasphemy, etc.. but what this really is, is chaotic hc/grind/noise. Something what barely keeps in structure, most often riffs unable to be heard, just blasting chaos. Few upside down crosses and old english fonts hardly make it "metal". Lyrics seem to be more political.
ASTAROTH "Aullio Sepulcral" 7", another columbia 1987 release. Devilish heavy metal with very crude sound quality. Some friend was boasting that he has ultra rare single coming on mail. Checked ebay auction with close to 100$ price tag, and thought maybe I should listen this more often. It is fierce and savage metal I got somewhere can't even remember where and when. But probably listened more now than ever before.
CONFUSION "hopeless" 7"If you ask me: the best ever released vinyl ep of any music genre. And possibly my most listened 7". Columbia, Medellin, early 90's. It just captures the violence, social misery and rebellious chaotic energy into muddy brutality. Because it's "grind", it is destined to remain irrelevant and forgotten, even if any day any time mops the floors with bands like VON, Teitanblood, Proclamation or whoever. Most often managing to sound way darker and sinister, even if it's purely lyrics of social problems of Columbia (confusion is the circle / where you can't escape / desperation in your mind / that brings insanity and suicide / we're condemned to live in a confused world / where only death make justice). Since it came out, remains big influence for majority of my projects in way or another.
GIL SAN MARCOS "Domes" 12"got this noise LP from guy never heard of. Great stuff. Kind of blend of more "free form" electronic improv and little new wave of american noise/"american tapes" references, but also much more textured and ambitious noise-compositions, which makes it interesting and at the same time kind of "vintage" feeling. Thinking of days of PBK or such qualifying as "noise", without having to be utmost harshness. 4 studio tracks and 2 live tracks, 45rpm. Two spins given, more is needed!
BORBETOMAGUS seven reasons for tears CD... was it? Well, some borbeto-live assults was listened with great enjoyment. It is good reminded that for harsh and painful noise, you don't need to settle only for contact mics and metal junk, but there are actually plenty of material to use, also with usage of traditional band instruments. They often have good range of possibilities to be mis-used. And Borbetomagus simply goes so much further than the traditional saxophone goofball diarrheah you see being farted out by endless amount of musicians in "improv"/"free music" scene. If there is someone who have not yet experienced borbetopower, I recommend to correct that mistake instantly! If possible - in live setting where the gentlemen really are in their element!
I think Teitenblood is great! DLP gets alot of spins here & hasn't worn thin or runs too long for my tastes.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 12, 2010, 05:32:44 AM
Is that Teitanblood record any good? I was thinking about getting it when it came out, but I've never heard the band.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 12, 2010, 08:36:40 PM
I think Teitenblood is great! DLP gets alot of spins here & hasn't worn thin or runs too long for my tastes.
Agreed. One of the best metal albums I've heard in the past decade (easily top 5), and I believe it made my overall Best of the Decade list as well.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 12, 2010, 09:16:57 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 12, 2010, 05:32:44 AM
Is that Teitanblood record any good? I was thinking about getting it when it came out, but I've never heard the band.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 12, 2010, 08:36:40 PM
I think Teitenblood is great! DLP gets alot of spins here & hasn't worn thin or runs too long for my tastes.
Agreed. One of the best metal albums I've heard in the past decade (easily top 5), and I believe it made my overall Best of the Decade list as well.
I can get behind this. Awesome atmosphere especially in the more "doomier" moments, they even did some groove parts that somehow sounded fucking evil.
I wouldn't say it would make it to my decade list but it is one of the best Metal albums I heard last year next to
"Execration of Cruel Bestiality" by Proclamation which, to my ears, took 2009.
Perhaps it is more about tastes & expectations. I have always recommended Teitanblood to everybody, since I know just about everybody seems to like it. I can't hear much what would make it so special. I do have 2xLP, and keep it just in case the genious quality opens later.
I always considered Proclamation one of the worst fanclub bands. Seen them live few times, heard all albums. And all is lame. Very lame. It shows the guys who know what they must do, it shows guys who intentionally copy riffs from others (boasting how cool is to just reverse beherit riff and then its yours). It shows the package idea of songs/sound/artwork is been "produced" long ago, and now just replicated more.. and more. All the good bands of the style (Blasphemy, Beherit, Sarcofago,..) made honest one (or two) album of the type, which made it superior, and let the style develop from that on. It wasn't product, or calculated thing where every move is prepared. I recall Proclamation taking c. 30 minutes to fix their vocal echo for live show. "no no no.. it must be little longer and slower". Adjusting some stupid delay so it is 100% right. I'd rather hear metal which is 88% right. Allowing little chaos and unexpected things what allows sinister energy to flow free, and not just music producer mentality where everything is calculated from amount of bullet belts to what type of riff is allowed on album.
MACRONYMPHA "cut ups, drones and weird" 2xLP
First listened A-side with 45rpm and was like "hmm.. that was short!". Then realized wrong speed and listened whole thing. I think its very good album in many ways. Professional printing/packaging etc. Visually rough, yet technically sharp. No pixelated images, no blurry texts etc! Sound has to good early 90's quality. To me, this doesn't raise up to levels of "Baroque" or "Amplified Humans", because it lacks the sewere violent quality of those recordings, but like name says "cut ups, drones and wierd" is the name of the game. Occasionally the weirdo element might be too dominating (theremin or other high pitched goof electronics), yet in other moments monstrous and heavy shortwave and harshness dominate. Plenty of variation and good sounds.
In general, not just about this particular release: It is the quality of "cut ups" and chosen cuts of recordings that sometimes it gives atmosphere as if song just ended because of length. I think it might apply on D side of macro? Amazing great track goes on for long time, and then "click". Abrupt end, which seems to be there simply due side of LP ending. "Composition" itself doesn't give (to me) indication that track would have approached to end, but it's a cut-up from longer piece, which is almost in danger of being "removed from context" so to say. I think it has been under discussion on some 7" topic. Which is problem of many noise 7", when "song" seems like being random cut which starts and stop in a way, that you know it's just edit. Just small fragment from long piece which lacks the real beginning and real end. So what I say is, that it would be nice to hear more noise, where songs start, go on, and stop. Which show the whole arch of the piece, instead of being just best slice under format restrictions. Of course I should selfishly promote myself, that upcoming Testicle Hazard CD on Freak Animal is just that. Studio live piece, what is indeed complete. From turning on equipment to turning them off. It may not have the genious freakiness of disturning cuts like Macro has, where they suddenly change the whole spectrum of sound into something else, but it does have the atmosphere of.. ehm.. "song" even if being plain harsh noise.
" I'd rather hear metal which is 88% right."
HA! I bet you do.
I like TTB more than Proclamation; the 3rd LP worn a little thin for me but I do like the LPs b/c of the simple design. I do wish they'd throw some new twists into the music. Proclamation is playing in Houston next month but I prob won't make it...
PLAYLIST:
Nothing
Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
Hum of the Druid - Frozen Tropics CDr
Neil Young - Greatest Hits CD
Ascension - With Burning Tongues <---- !!!!! I need to get this on LP. Anyone know of distros in USA that are carrying it?
Quote from: heretogo on July 09, 2010, 05:04:35 PM
Genocide Organ - In-konflikt
Got this very cheaply to find out what the deal is with this band. I have to say I don't get it... Competent enough but nothing that would grab me as interesting. Maybe the effect would be better if this was played at ridiculous volume and in complete darkness... not really, actually, there's something too cheesy here for my taste.
In-Konflikt isn't really the best starting point for G.O. If you have only one G.O. release in your collection, it should be
Remember. It's all live performances, and it's damn powerful.
all day:
Sigillum S : sigillum s cassette
INHALANT "bondage" LP
oh my! This starts ROUGH! If you wonder how you can make The Rita type fierce crackles transform into more "PE" atmosphere, first track is just about as good as it gets. This is crispy as fuck and sounds as if the speakers of stereos would be about to be ripped apart. It shounds loud and forceful. All songs aren't as good. Some fall into kind of routine jobs of synth backing + junk noise on top with digital atmosphere or even little bit of wall of noise type of thing. Ending of A-side gets into kind of old Sshe Retina Stimulants crystallic feedback tones which are always pure pleasure. Finally also use of guitar in a way I appreciate: loud painful noise feedback! I would say this LP is asking to be included in collections of modern day noise-pe vinyl!
Lately:
Aryan Kampf 88 - Acht und Achtzig cassette
A mix of melancholic black metal, twisted electronics and white power. Ace
Fleshpress - No Return CD
spiral filter forcing you down to black pyramid....
Fleshpress - Rebuild/Crumble CD
After my first listen this became my favorite Fleshpress recording. Absolutely crushing and engrossing. Perfect atmosphere and pacing.
Taint - Hel-lo : I've always wanted to name a project of mine "Hel-lo" but now I can't. But that's fine in light of how good this tiny little 5 and a half minute assault of Noise is. Next to the track "One Thousand Days In Sodom" found on the split with Grunt, this track features some of my favorite Taint vocals. Delayed and angry shouting over very simplistic rumbles and feedback, it slightly reminds me of what Snuff came to do years later.
Grunt / Mutant Ape split : Grunt hits us with an assault made up of a heavy, scraping loop which may also seems to double as some junk abuse on top of this are Mikko's extremely powerful vocals that remain the dominating force as always. Mutant Ape plays with a strain of painful feedback punctuated by a muted, droning hiss and some buried vocals. Both groups on this split end up giving minimal sounds but deliver maximum effect.
Eisenwinter - Monumentales Scheitern : If you have heard Eisenwinter you should know, or at least have a simple idea, of what this will sound like. Melodic, almost poppy riffs repetitively played through-out each track with monotonous banging drum beats, Black Metal rasps and lo-fi production. This album is not the best Eisenwinter so if you have never heard him then I wouldn't suggest starting here, maybe try "Waffe Helvetias" or "Antreten zum Verrecken!".
Tangerine Dream- Phaedra
Tangerine Dream- Rubycon
XE - Victory
XE/SS - Split
Custodian - I
Coma Detox - Reduced To An Invalid
Tearoom Trade - S/T
Korgonthurus - Marras
Goatmoon - Finnish Steel Storm
Rahu - S/T (2 demos comp.)
Foudre Noire - The Dark Gods
Prevalent Resistance - Eternal Return
Vapaudenristi - Demo '07
Diocletian - Doom Cult
Facialmess - His ans Hers
Rusalka - Perpetual Repitition in the Forbidden Conduit
Husere Grav/TRTRKMMR split
Ättestupa - Begraven mot norr LP
My first exposure to this band. Very nice, noisy & atmospheric with decent amounts folkish instruments and melodies to set it apart from many others. I don't know why some people describe this as "kraut", however, I hear nothing of the sort. It's more like melancholic & eclectic indie-rock (meant in the best possible sense of the word) set to a background of noise. I wouldn't mind even a bit more musicianship & tehcnical progress, as long as it doesn't mean getting rid of the noise. Very much looking forward to the future of this project & must get the previous ones also...
Sewer Election - Bristning LP
This is something that is not easily appreciated to its full extent on the first listen. Lots of quiet interludes and parts where the action is very much buried in the detail - in addition to the harsh noise onslaught. To be honest, after two listens I really don't know what to make of this. I know it's good but whether it's excellent remains to be heard.
Macronympha - Baroque cd
Such a great reissue! Amazingly multifaceted without ever sounding cheesy or contrived. Love the reggae samples that fit in just perfectly!
Merzbow - Rainbow Electronics cd
Not quite as eclectic as the Macro disc but still an expert demonstration of how much there is to "noise". Not harsh at all, psychedelic & mind-bending is more like it. Makes me ashamed that I don't have more Merzbow on my shelves... must try harder!
Svenska Bebådare cassette.....amazing presentation (nice recycled paper like the Dusa on Utmarken, booklet, stunning picture of Mari Ryd)......sounds a lot like Dusa, some softer ättestupa, forgotten folklore.....difficult to but a label on it.
GREAT, but way to short cassette :-/
The Svenska Bebådare tape is amazing, but way to short. You push play then it's over.
I'd recommend the Dusa LP as well, underrated album.
Iron Justice - Manufacture Of Consent
Nihil 2xLP - IRM / INSTITUT / NOD / SHARON'S LAST PARTY
VVAA - With Brutal Force
VVAA - Hate Tasting
SHIFT / INSTITUT 7"
Tearoom Trade - st - I have been wanting to hear this for a long time. I am very impressed. There is tremendous emotion in the vocals, and it is an overall dark PE album, almost making me feel uncomfortable at times. Definitely pocking up the next split release on Danvers
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Paysage D'Hiver - Schattengang
Paysage D'Hiver - Die Festung
Paysage D'Hiver - s/t
Been on a PDH kick today after I found out there's a new batch of CD reissues coming out soon. Still need to pick up the Kerker and Kristall & Isa reissues...
PRURIENT "roman" LP
Harbinger
One of the best from Prurient in recent years?! 2007 recording which is close to perfect blend of his "older" style raw harsh noise with screaming voice and song with the melodic synth music type of approach with violent spoken newsreports. 5 songs, each slightly different. Most often you hear the objects used for noise are small pieces of metal. Perhaps just keys or something like in Prurient live shows? But overall sound is harsh and brutal. LP medium is good for this stuff and I'd say this simply rides over all the recent bigger profile albums. Therefore being ltd 100 LP, hardly makes sense. It calls for CD re-issue!
HAIR POLICE "stay in bodies" LP
Harbinger
Great LP. And I would dare to say, another piece of ltd 100 copies LP what actually crushes many of their CD's? There's nothing really THAT different, but their ability to make lo-fi shit noise sound so miserably slow and fierce is admireable. When you have drums, electronics, guitar,... basically band line-up, but it sounds neither drone, nor sludge. No sunn o))), no standard harsh noise. It's hardly "music", yet they do play something. Some people may cry about the endless amount of improvised jam releases band may have created, but without doubt, they have made something of their own, and done something which is pretty unique. On b-side, very tasty and most roughest tape manipulations! Should have been longer piece.
Mania - Miserable Disposition (2005)
This is still my favorite Mania release to date. Side A is more subtle (strange word to use here) than some of the newer stuff as far as layering and effects are concerned but the harshness is completely in tact. Insane squeal, controlled feedback, perfected. Hissing and swishing shadows cascade around metal abuse. Play this at your next family picnic.
Chrome Jesus - Anti-Aquarian (2010)
Haha, what the fuck is this? This one caught me by surprise but that was my own fault. After getting the tape I went ahead and looked at who was behind the project....Wes Eisold. Now I have nothing against the guy himself but I just can't stand his music. I despise those Three One G "hardcore" bands he is in (namely "Some Girls") and I have never liked Cold Cave one bit. This was the first time I let my guard down in awhile and I promise it won't happen again. There is one nice section on Side B at about 2:06 of some nice Noise, but then a clear synth comes into play and the entire thing is ruined. I felt like I was on Miami Vice.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2010, 01:01:21 PM
PRURIENT "roman" LP
Harbinger
One of the best from Prurient in recent years?! 2007 recording which is close to perfect blend of his "older" style raw harsh noise with screaming voice and song with the melodic synth music type of approach with violent spoken newsreports. 5 songs, each slightly different. Most often you hear the objects used for noise are small pieces of metal. Perhaps just keys or something like in Prurient live shows? But overall sound is harsh and brutal. LP medium is good for this stuff and I'd say this simply rides over all the recent bigger profile albums. Therefore being ltd 100 LP, hardly makes sense. It calls for CD re-issue!
One of my favorites. 'White Hell' news report is about an incident across the street from Hospital Productions store at the Hell's Angels headquarters. Only wish this album was longer
BU - unsafe & insane
simply great album.
satanic warmaster - black katharsis
brethren - savage inequalities
BU/deathkey split
CRANIOCLAST "(The) L.K.A. Sonar Kit" PIC 7" (Drone Records) 2000
Most definitely one of their more accessible recordings. The composition is very good with background slow pounding rhythm and lots of different overdubs, including samples, sitar and strange treated cello (?) on the a-side and laid-back piano on the other. I wouldn't call this one industrial in any way - very "modern" in approach, both music and covers.
Been delving heavy in on German 80's-90's experimental music all summer. Continuing...
mostly stuff from latest package sent by mikko: the rita / alo girl LP, utmarken 10'', new sewer election LP, new infirmary LP... and junk metal genius of grunt's "pripyat" track!!
i've also been enjoying how the latest ÄTTESTUPA lp is starting to grow on me. i liked it from the start, but full appreciation has been work of numerous listens. when will we be treated to a finnish debut performance of this group!?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2010, 01:01:21 PM
HAIR POLICE "stay in bodies" LP
Harbinger
Great LP. And I would dare to say, another piece of ltd 100 copies LP what actually crushes many of their CD's? There's nothing really THAT different, but their ability to make lo-fi shit noise sound so miserably slow and fierce is admireable. When you have drums, electronics, guitar,... basically band line-up, but it sounds neither drone, nor sludge. No sunn o))), no standard harsh noise. It's hardly "music", yet they do play something. Some people may cry about the endless amount of improvised jam releases band may have created, but without doubt, they have made something of their own, and done something which is pretty unique. On b-side, very tasty and most roughest tape manipulations! Should have been longer piece.
I must buy this item. This band for me is early SWANS in 2000s era. If SWANS were still from those years they would do such music like HAIR POLICE.
np : my Sigmund Und Sein Freund vinyls, great stuff, especially Sacred & Secret ...
THE NEW BLOCKADERS two new LP's on Hanson
one unreleased stuff, one previously only on CD in the 4xCD box set. Was it 300 each? Seems like little too limited. I guess was sold out in matter of hours. And who knows how many of them are just waiting in stash of some dealer to be later auctioned?
Well, both of these are great. Good covers, good artwork, good pressings. Hard to say which one is actually better? They both represent the guaranteed works of TNB. CD material is partly very hi-fi / high frequency boost sounding, but due multiple tracks, the atmosphere changes once in a while.
I don't know should these be rated as absolute classics, since they tend to recycle (?) the famous TNB sounds from past, but it is still guaranteed enjoyment.
has been a loooong time since i listened to :
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I love that disc.
i forgot how good it was, np the Multi-Phase Electrodynamics cd .....dubnoise :-)
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KAKERLAK - REPRODUCTIVE... TAPE
various THE FALL singles
SEWER ELECTION - KVÄVD 7"
HÄNDER SOM VÅRDAR - Korridorblick
New Swedish project, self-released, self-distributed début I think. Discrete industrial, slowly investigating the few scratches and bleeps that grow and disappear. Synthesizer definitely present, but not dominant. Far-from-your-face attitude, reminds me slightly of the longest track on the KORPSES KATATONIK album. Recommended if you can find it somewhere.
Seems like Sweden is fertile soil also for newcomers, not just the familiar faces (even if in new constellations) - H S V, RÄNNSTENSUNGAR, FOGDE...
Cosmonauts Hail Satan - Satan, Yuri And You + Mortuary Sorcery + A Beautiful Girl Like You / Mystery Mountain 7"'s
Perfect music for washing dishes etc. It's a shame the format is very ill-suited for such activities...
Heavy Winged - Spreading Center cd
This has been sitting in the "to play"-pile for a long time, I don't even remember how I got this. Experimental, slightly psych-y noise with rock instruments. Not too bad, actually, I can easily listen to the whole disc through. I'm very happy they don't aim for the trendy black metal territory - in that case I would have to turn it right off...
Testicle Hazard - Het Potatis 7"
What's there to say? Great harsh noise with no unnecessary elements, no pictures of nekkid ladies or funky cadavers to distract my focus. Instead the artwork & title include some nice references to Finnish popular culture and school education! Jättebra!
Quote from: heretogo on August 05, 2010, 08:57:14 PM
Cosmonauts Hail Satan - Satan, Yuri And You + Mortuary Sorcery + A Beautiful Girl Like You / Mystery Mountain 7"'s
Perfect music for washing dishes etc. It's a shame the format is very ill-suited for such activities...
Debut CD is very good also. Or should I say everything is. I think part of the debut is made of the two early tapes. Finnish tape label Joukkomurha compiled first two tapes on one tape in... 1992? Artwork by S.A.Hynninen of Reverend Bizarre. That was my first exposure for band, and impact lasts still today.
Quote from: pestdemon on August 05, 2010, 06:49:05 PM
HÄNDER SOM VÅRDAR - Korridorblick
New Swedish project, self-released, self-distributed début I think. Discrete industrial, slowly investigating the few scratches and bleeps that grow and disappear. Synthesizer definitely present, but not dominant. Far-from-your-face attitude, reminds me slightly of the longest track on the KORPSES KATATONIK album. Recommended if you can find it somewhere.
Seems like Sweden is fertile soil also for newcomers, not just the familiar faces (even if in new constellations) - H S V, RÄNNSTENSUNGAR, FOGDE...
contacts? More infos?
Quote from: Nil By Mouth on August 05, 2010, 11:54:32 PM
Quote from: pestdemon on August 05, 2010, 06:49:05 PM
HÄNDER SOM VÅRDAR - Korridorblick
New Swedish project, self-released, self-distributed début I think. Discrete industrial, slowly investigating the few scratches and bleeps that grow and disappear. Synthesizer definitely present, but not dominant. Far-from-your-face attitude, reminds me slightly of the longest track on the KORPSES KATATONIK album. Recommended if you can find it somewhere.
Seems like Sweden is fertile soil also for newcomers, not just the familiar faces (even if in new constellations) - H S V, RÄNNSTENSUNGAR, FOGDE...
contacts? More infos?
yes, please, I´d be interested as well
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 05, 2010, 09:43:03 PM
Debut CD is very good also. Or should I say everything is. I think part of the debut is made of the two early tapes. Finnish tape label Joukkomurha compiled first two tapes on one tape in... 1992? Artwork by S.A.Hynninen of Reverend Bizarre. That was my first exposure for band, and impact lasts still today.
Do you mean the Cape Cannibal Skull Island Apocalypse cd (I guess that's the only cd)? Yeah, it's good as well. Although somehow this kind of music works much better (as long as you're not doing the dishes...) on 7", stupid lo-fi weirdo madness fits the format. I'm still missing some of the 7"s (Grunt split, Hellraiser, Cosmic Invocation), luckily they're still easy to find, must complete the collection soon.
Händer Som Vårdar contact: henrikvonsoderstrom@gmail.com
It's a pretty good tape, well worth picking up.
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lovely
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ha ha, chill stuff.....and he used some amazing sleeves lol
been going through the VOD box set of PORTION CONTROL... damn. I can tell that it's possible to listen minimal synth / pre-EBM or whatever it is, but one does keep wondering if I should, or rather focus on something what is more to my tastes?
test pressings of SATANIC WARMASTER LP & SATANIC WARMASTER 7". Roughest and nastiest SW yet? 7" recorded on dictatophone/walkman type of thing with almost 9 minutes on side of single. Harsh.
Usually when I get the Vinyl On Demand packages, I start off with whatever seems least likely I will enjoy. Last time it was the Die Form box set. I tried to listen to it from start to finish, but the music was just absolutely dreadful, so I listened for a while until I couldn't take it anymore and picked up the needle and moved it forward a bit. Still dreadful. Picked up the needle again + moved it forward. Same old rubbish music throughout. I skimmed through the 6LP set in about half an hour that way. Suffice to say I will not be fooled into thinking I need to ever listen to anything from Die Form again.
This time I started with the Portion Control box, and I was a bit more serious in trying to listen to most of it, but at the 5th LP I gave up completely. I don't understand this kind of music, I think it's utter rubbish, and I'm just sorry that Frank of VOD feels it's worthy of inclusion in the VOD release schedule. The EBM/rhythmic synth pop stuff does absolutely fuck all for me, but I like to think I'm somewhat open-minded musically, so I wasn't altogether unhappy about giving this box a try. But fuck it, to these ears this is about as embarrassing as it gets. "Angry" shouted vocals, weak-ass synth sounds, holy macaroni how can anyone stomach this junk? Some bits of the Shot in the Belly tape were at least semi-listenable mainly because it was lacking the silly vocals, but that's about as good as it gets I'm afraid. Nah, I wish VOD would just drop the whole synth pop thing and do more releases in line with the TNB and Hijokaidan stuff we got earlier...
Now onto the oversized Current 93 box. The size of that thing is a nuisance -- it's much too large to fit into my LP shelf! Feck!!
re: C93 boxes on VOD.
Just a thought. If there is anything Current 93-related that has remained unreleased to this day, then there is probably a very good reason for it.
After the first LP-side of these boxes, I am thinking I was so right about that.
Los Angeles Free Music Society - The Lowest Form Of Music 10cd box
Slowly (!) getting ready for the October London LAFMS extravagaza. There's so much variety on offer here: goofiness, noise, semi-serious experimentation etc. Perfect as a soundtrack for a HOT summer day such as this one. The problem with big boxsets is that they never get as much rotation as single/double discs of similar quality. But at least now I have clear motivation to play this as much as possible.
But there's more to life than weird noises, right now it's Lucinda Williams....
after all the pre-EBM/EBM/rhythmic synth-hate.....did someone check the Severed Heads box?
I have listened to half of the material of the Portion Control box. I think it is great, but then I really like this type of music and Portion Control have always been one my favourite acts in this genre (the reason I bought the box). I obviously think it is great that Frank does this type of releases as well, as there are numerous early acts with lots of tape releases that you may not otherwise hear. I did like most of the Die Form box as well.
FINALLY working my way through the Kapotte Muziek 10cs box. Impressed so far and excited that I still have hours left to listen to. Anyone here listen to the whole thing yet? This is the first Kapotte Muziek release I physically owned. Heard/read about him/them somewhat through the years and when I heard the samples for the new box knew I had to pick it up. How are the other releases? Worth finding?
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on August 07, 2010, 06:48:48 PM
but I like to think I'm somewhat open-minded musically
Let's face it your not.
And now to something different both Rännstensungar and Händer som Vårdar will be featured on the coming Strömkarlen compilation TÄNK PÅ DÖDEN or perhaps at it should be known UNKNOWN SWEDES. Four Swedish acts take one side each of two tapes. The third being Thuggee and a little surprise return of one off from a couple of years ago.
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I'd gladly take a Portion Control box off any unappreciative hands! The "I Staggered..." LP was always a favorite of mine.
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on August 07, 2010, 07:11:06 PM
re: C93 boxes on VOD.
Just a thought. If there is anything Current 93-related that has remained unreleased to this day, then there is probably a very good reason for it.
haha, Tommy, just my thought of this set. I usually more or less by reflex buy any new C93 vinyl that gets in my way, but this one sounded like leftovers served on silver plates. (and "pale queens..." always was my least favorite record by them to start with) Just grabbed the "emblems" lp and even that somewhat confirmed this, some really good tracks on it but very uneven. Loved the latest proper C93 lp though and also the picture 12" released at the same time.
Personally I really wouldn't mind if VOD halted the whole OTT luxury-box thing they have been getting into lately. The NWW and C93 boxes are ridiculously "special". I think there is way too much focus on packaging, and perhaps not enough on content. This goes for a lot of labels, not just VOD, mind you.
Having listened to both of the C93 boxes, there were some pretty nifty moments on them. The Tokyo concerts in particular have some great tracks (terrible version of This ain't the summer of love not being one of them). I also quite dug some of the looped music tracks, although most of them are ruined by Tibet's yammering vocals. I hadn't heard the Christ + the pale queens 2LP before, and the side-long instrumental track of looped violins + percussion from that one was actually right up my alley.
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very nice compilation
einsturzende neubauten - silence is sexy (2xCD)
einsturzende neubauten - 2x4
dark castle - flight of pegasus ep
zoroaster - voice of saturn
conspiracy of owls - s/t
jawbone - as unmarked graves (demo)
the killing years - 2010 demo
orient is his name - mea culpa ep
spiritualized - songs in A & E
+ backworld - "come sunday morn"
a cover of "goddamn the sun" by some guy
the national - "bloodbuzz ohio"
the beatles - "let it be"
pete fosco - live cover of "suicide" by spacemen 3
Hooked on Japanese psych lately...
White Heaven - Out CD (PSF)
The Stars - A Perfect Place To Hideaway CD (Pedal) - I cannot and will not stop listening to this. Subway (aka Nightwalker) is the song.
Boris - Smile LP (DIW Phalanx/Southern Lord) - mixing and matching the two different sets
and a bit of doomcore to mix it up
Manga Corps - War Dancer 12" (IST)
Mutant Ape - Black Dog'T North - Great release. Solid PE/ noise. Production sounds awesome as well
Operation Miranda - Children Pornography Review - boring
Loren Mazzacane Connors - Airs - really powerful guitar work, never get tired of it
Quote from: pt on August 13, 2010, 05:32:32 PM
Operation Miranda - Children Pornography Review - boring
I agree. I paid far too much for what it was.
Tonight:
Hvide Sejl - Dignity - Definitely getting better with each release but still too minimal for my personal preferences. Very light maneuvering of drones and ambient noise. It needs something more dominating to spill out of the stagnation.
Slogun - Ever Mistake A Little Deeper - Slogun sticks to a very rigorous template of simple, low-end crunch and assertive, high in the mix, vocal stabs. Here, in this short 2 song CDr, we are exposed openly to strong vocal attacks that tower over the noise, which is fairly simplistic in its approach. Track 1 is pretty much just vocals over a long conversation with a girl, the second track "Gutter Lane" is also quite reserved when it comes to the noise and shows off the vocals without any interruption. I like this formula for Slogun and hope to hear more material from him that feels like it.
SEWER GODDESS- "Verdigris" 7" on Baseborn lim to 73 copies; Best I've heard from her which isn't alot, just comp trax & the 12" Baseborn rel'd a year or so back. Heavy death industrial, nice spoken/whispered vocals, percussive low-end, nice synth action. Def wanted more after a couple of repeated listens. Packaging is a little lackluster though....
BIG SITI OOKESTRA "New beat for baby" CD-R [Negative Foundation]
Not the most prolific label, Juri of Mnem's Negative Foundation... 4 releases in the last 11 years! More labels should have that pace. First six tracks is comprised of their trademark strange sound of loopings, both from toys and other more concrete sources and machinery - pretty dark and gloomy. Rest of tracks up to 47 is just very short sound collages, mainly samples. Any other recommendations of their work is appreciated. Always hard to pin down but everything has been more or less enjoyable.
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Tied To An Abuse - Compilation (one of the best releases i have gotten this year)
Black Leather Jesus - Machofucker
Mutant Gender Relationship - demo
Black Chapel - demo
Marduk - Rom 5:12
Painful Vigil - Bad Memories
Aaron Dilloway - Recycled
Ethnic Acid - Power Works -- Haven't heard much mention of this, but this is really great noise/pe
Been on a bit of a Swiss trip today.
OP Recths - Murder Report LP. Yeah I like this. Classic style power electronics from the late eighties. Looooong Ed Gein tribute.
Tappava Günder 7" "File under psychedelic power electronics" I can't say my collection of psychedelic power electronics is anywhere as big as it should have been. Weird stuff this. Somewhere between performance art and power electronics.
NJD 10" More weirdness from Switzerland. Titles in Swedish although Mun i håla sounds very strange in Swedish. I think the backbone is guitar drones mixed up with some concrete sounds. More psychedelic to my ears than Tappava Günder. Good. I need to listen to this more often.
Yeah, it's weird you don't hear more about Op Rechts. Did that LP come out at a particularly bad time, or was there no distribution, or why isn't it more widely known? I'd like to know. Should be discussed more often, maybe even should be considered old and clandestine enough that it begs for a place in the "PE canon".
Right now I am listening to the Coup De Grace Over Europe tape, on Club Moral (1986). What struck me first (since it's been a few years since I last listened to this one) is how AMAZING the sound quality is. Hi-fi sound on normal grade tape, not bad for a 20+ yr old cassette. And the sounds, man, great authoritative and sparse material, only occasionally drifting off in annoying synth noodling (which assumedly is delivered by his Club Moral mates backing him), the live recordings are mostly of very good sound quality. Highly enjoyable power electronics of a kind that I'm not seeing being made anywhere at all at the moment.
Strömkarlen, where did you find the OP RECHTS LP? I was searching for a copy for a few years until Mr. Carlsson located a copy for me in the UK. Bought it for under $60 with shipping. It was well worth it! I'd only previous found 3 people who knew of it/owned copies.
Playlist:
NEGATIVE PLANE 2lp
CHARNEL HEAP F & V vers
F & V comp tape
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 30, 2010, 07:39:37 PM
F & V comp tape
I know you may be biased but I'll ask anyway: overall, how is this comp? Who contributes the best tracks? It's a shame that Unaction didn't contribute to this one too.
Caucasian Colony, two tapes. New and the older. Danish noisy PE, which most of all gives you hints towards the more PE era sound of Prurient / Hospital prod. Lay-out and the lyrics have similar "arty" yet rough approach. Musically this is grainier, more physical. Distorted vocals, humming/drones, crushing noises. Not just wall of noise with vocals, but each song has its own composition of different sound elements. Promising.
Umpio - Muelas - Just came in today. Thinking that listening to this type of thing is why my migraines are so much worse than usual lately? ha.
Still, I'm quite happy this guy is around
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 30, 2010, 07:39:37 PM
Strömkarlen, where did you find the OP RECHTS LP? I was searching for a copy for a few years until Mr. Carlsson located a copy for me in the UK. Bought it for under $60 with shipping. It was well worth it! I'd only previous found 3 people who knew of it/owned copies.
Playlist:
NEGATIVE PLANE 2lp
CHARNEL HEAP F & V vers
F & V comp tape
Forgot to answer this one. Mr Carlsson was the one that introduced me and helped located Op Rechts copies.
Today listen:
IRM Order4. What a CD! They really raised the stakes with this one.
Kristian Olsson LP on Nattmaran. Can't wait to see Alfarmania in two weeks. This is so good also.
Thirdorgan Cyclotron on Gross. It is wallish but still managed to deliver a punch.
And finally digging through old tapes I found my copy of
New Noise Year's Party 3 tape compilation on Club Moral.
V/A - Animal Bizarre 1 (2010) - I really wish this thing was longer as there are only 4 tracks and only 3 which are actual songs, the last track is just an outro but a very unique one at that, I explain this later on, when the time comes. Grunt starts us off with an enduring style of controlled chaos and staunch vocals that he has been experimenting with since the dawn of man. You know Grunt when you hear it and this is no exception. Next up is Bizarre Uproar who contribute the best track on this tape by cultivating an atmosphere of eeriness which becomes so much more disturbing when put into the context of this tape and its subject matter. All BU music must be "felt" and is hard to explain in words so just listen to the fucking thing and come to your own conclusions. Wertham finishes off the actual songs with a very vocally focused track playing atop a scenery of slowly bubbling loops and lo-fi drones. Finally is South American Great Dane, who I spoke of earlier. Like I mentioned, this track is an outro that wraps up a cassette dedicated to bestiality. It is literally just some audio recording of a girl, and maybe a guy, getting fucked by a dog on a wooden floor, and that's it; no noise, no vocals not even a slight drone or hiss. Other than hearing South American Great Dane once for the sake of completing this album as a whole, taking it all in, (as it should be) I personally stop this comp before that track starts now. Everything else is great as expected.
*review as taken from my own blog*
Meshuggah - Obzen
Robert Johnson - Complete Recordings
The Police - Ghost In the Machine
Merzbow - Pulse Demon
Black Leather Jesus - Machofucker
Canopy - Menhir
Lasse Marhaug - Quality Control
Obscura - Cosmogenesis
MGLA - Groza
Andrrew Coltrane - Blitzkrieg
Vice Wears Black Hose - Part 2
Vice Wears Black Hose - Part 3
King Crimson - Thrak
16 Horsepower: secret south
bizarre uproar track on animal bizarre is excellent. very disturbing for reasons that aren't even entirely sure to me. definite bad vibes.
this track plus the latest BU on F&V represents the new direction of BU? very curious to see where this goes.
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MAEROR TRI "Hypnotikum II" LP [Poeta Negra / Absurd] - Still so good. A bit harsher than the first part. Very loopbased and pretty grainy sound. More "industrial" in approach than other MT works.
SRMEIXNER "Ten thousand ways to die" CD-R [material of forthcoming CD on Segerhuva] - Never seen Segerhuva as a exclusive noise-label and this will most definitely change a few peoples perception regarding this.
STRAFE F.R. "Moor" CD [Staalplaat] - Not as intriguing as the "Lufthunger" CD but still a well made work. Stylewise hard to pin down, but I guess maybe that's why I enjoy this right now.
Will have to get back on the RELAY FOR DEATH LP + ZONA INDUSTRIALE and new TREPANERINGSRITUALEN tapes later this week.
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN - new release after Septentrionalis?
np:
SEWER ELECTION + TRERIKSRÖSET Rågsved cs - harsh noise period. Organic and violent. A pleasure.
Quote from: pestdemon on September 08, 2010, 07:12:59 PM
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN - new release after Septentrionalis?
He released "Roi Perdu" on iDEAL for the Norgberg Festival in 23 copies.
Lately:
V/A - Tied To An Abuse 2xtape
Iron Fist of the Sun - Danny La Rue Died in His Sleep tape
Brandkommando - Liquid Times tape
Kärsimysnäytelmä! - Kärsimysnäytelmä! CD
All are very good.
i usually don't go 'academic', but this is really good.....
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QuoteOne of contemporary music's greatest and most elusive mavericks returns to Tzadik with yet another CD of ear bending electronic sounds. A student of Stockhausen and close collaborator of John Cage and David Behrman, Amacher has been creating acoustic art, electronic soundscapes and site-specific installation work since 1967. A new CD of Amacher compositions is a true cause for celebration and Teo! Is one of her greatest works. The winner of Prix Ars Electronica in the Digital Musics category, Teo! premiered in the Esplanade of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City and is a collaboration with scientists at the Sun Pyramid of Teotihuacan. An absolutely stunning electronic masterpiece!
HAKARISTI tape (F&V) raw clumsy instruments and fierce vocals. Not really noisecore, nor punk. Just something. Short and to the point.
STAB ELECTRONICS "temple of self-disgust" tape (F&V) pretty much uniform release with previous tape. There are several good songs and couple lame. I think the ones with clearest voice are the strongest! One with strange slow phaser type of effect on voice sounds amusing. I think perhaps better than 2 tapes, would have been doing best track to one tape. These days one would think making one great release would make better impact than two good ones.
MANIA+BIZARRE UPROAR "charnel heap" tape (F&V). Finnish edition of this release is better. Better simple packaging, loud sound levels. Pro-dubbed tapes in standard f&v packaging. It is pretty much what you expect. When dealing with these two bands at the moment, you can only blame for one thing. No drastic suprices. They deliver the guaranteed job of heavy strong low end & metal junks as well as feedback & lo-fi amp damage screaming.
VAASANKATU SS two different 7"s. Helsinki drunk/drug punk. It's some guys who are known from tons of different bands in Helsinki area. Rockin' yet fierce sounding punk about robbing grannies, taking drugs, not giving a fuck. Pirihuorasta Perheenäidiksi is already such a classic song title, that alone for that, it seems essential!
CCCC "test tube fantasy" 7", sounds as pressing added extra layer of high pitched distortion, but no worries. two heavy bolts of later days sounding CCCC, athough it is 1993 live recording. From times when Ant-Zen was actually great label for noise fanatics!
LAST LAUGH 7", local label put this out. One could say interesting case. Singer of band is such a well spoken and talented guy, he actually hosts one huge national radio show and was one of the judges in Finnish version of X Factor program in TV. Tabloids hit him hard, when they realized he actually sang also in Wrongdoers, which was skinhead rock including Mistreat members. In middle of X Factor season, he resigned from band publicly. Now when his TV duties are done and none of tabloid care at the moment, Last Laugh 7" was published. Tight & fast hc punk with aggressive vocals. 11 sings on 7", one in Finnish (Vittu mitä paskaa) and 10 in english. Cover with POV car window cruising to hit & run to anti-war protest. "Old" bitter men giving middle finger to hippies, youth, pacifists,.. Was it 300 copies on Tritonus rec, so better to grab it while one can.
AGNIVOLOK "cherries" cd, israeli experimental neofolk. I guess half russian half english. One of the best music heard on Looking For Europe 4xCD neofolk introduction compilation, although one makes you think no wonder Europe is lost if Israeli bands are included? hah.. Well, Now in scene so full of "professional" hi-fi recordings of cliche's, this band with their old sounding rusty guitars, noisy dark experimental pieces and authentic sounding female vocals, it stands out enough to grab into collection even simply for matters of knowledge in the genre.
Daylight Dies - Live From the Relapse Contamination Festival
Canopy - Menhir
Merzbow- Fantail
Obscura- Cosmogenesis
Snuff - Male Supremacy
Atrax Morgue - Basic Autopsy Procedures
MGLA - Groza
Coma Detox - Concussed and Asphyxiated
PAIN JERK + WIESE "nerima" mCD. Been listening to this few times. And I like it. But it goes to your ear so smoothly, what exactly happened? Basically from each listening I remember that songs start and stop very abruptly and are exxxxtremely distorted electronics. Real time studio live collaboration makes it different enough to justify release after 2 previous collaborations of these guys, but is it as memorable and intensive as the best works of these guys as solo? I doubt. Still good purchase for guaranteed noise blast.
AKIO SUZUKI / DAVID TOOP "breath taking" CD
Another east west combo. If one would have to find just about exact opposite of above, could it be this? Its digitally crisp live recording, but quiet acoustic music. No effects, no real amplification. Just instruments a'la stone flute, stones, pan pipe, ireba, bone whistles, dog whistles,...etc. And why I say no real amplification? Well, David does use besides multitude of physical and acoustic elements also "feedback device", but its sound is as quiet as any whistle they use. Just like collaboration above, this is packaged to neat professional 1 panel digipak, with professional lay-out. It already indicates that one shouldn't expect typical "underground drone" muzak even when tools would allow. Since all the echo effects, all the gloomy lo-fi hum isn't there, you'll be just listening 2 guys improvise. Majority of recording is quiet. You'll hear sound of small stones and high pitched dog whistle in middle of total silence. But when half hour mark is approaching, duo starts to increase intensity and suddenly it reminds more typical improvised music. Not really reaching jazzy tones, though. I could say this is hard to digest. My main interest in the album is focused on how different it is from stuff what I normally listen to. When this was actually captured on recording and put out on CD you can amplify through your stereo system, it seems to make sense. When I think how it must have been withness this as member of audience, I'm thinking how bored I would have been. They thank audience, but you can hear none.
macronympha - pryopus
pestdemon - vexations
Dorchester Library - Summer Incest (IOPS)
This is put together really well and every piece of it, the Noise, Guitar (?) and the drums, have clear definition all of them stand out as individual pieces which is rare with Drum and Guitar oriented Noise which is usually a bad cluster-fuck of noises that ends up just sounding like a wind tunnel during a tornado. Vocals would have been really nice here and I am hoping that this project releases more material in the future. Because this was the only thing I had time to put on my mp3 player before I went to work this morning I ended up listening to it almost non-stop for the past 6 hours. With IOPS material it seems that there is always an underlying theme that relates back to the subject matter but I cannot pin-point the Incest theme here at all, it's there I assume, it is just disguised very well.
Mania - If They Move... Kill Them - (Vemod Records)
This is one of the better Mania releases in my opinion. To me it feels a lot less sporadic and dissonant than most of the other material but still insanely tense, especially Side A where there is never a moment of relaxation after the Noise ruptures, it all just bleeds into itself and forms one big, ugly entity. Side B, "Hate for Hate", is a step away from Side A; it is fairly minimal at first and then it gradually shapes itself with effect saturated vocals, feedback, crunch, all the good stuff. This track actually reminds me of Snuff for a little bit.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 10, 2010, 08:24:10 PM
STAB ELECTRONICS "temple of self-disgust" tape (F&V) pretty much uniform release with previous tape. There are several good songs and couple lame. I think the ones with clearest voice are the strongest! One with strange slow phaser type of effect on voice sounds amusing. I think perhaps better than 2 tapes, would have been doing best track to one tape. These days one would think making one great release would make better impact than two good ones.
I do Agree with what you say Mikko! There are some tracks i was not happy with on the tapes,though I thank Passi for the opotunity to get my stuff heard And of course for Shift for messing with and improving the recordings!
The new STAB Recordings are Much much harsher with clearer vocals! Working title baptised in brown water!
MINAMATA "cyclator" CD+dvd
despite quite clean & dull digipak packaging and the modern digital sound that lacks certain amount of punch and saturation, I find this quite good album! It is experimental industrial. Vocals, spoken word, electronics, keyboards... Occasionally one wonders how much better would it be if the nearly glitchy quality of some sounds would be driven through amps of analogue recorder? If you get over that, the album itself offers more inspiring creations due diversity & composition.
ZFK "robochiy Kontrol" CD
Russian industrial noise done years ago by Teito Sound Company. Never heard people talk about it, but it's a good release. One long, nearly 50 minutes monster track. Harsh and noisy, yet also with gloomy and heavy elements.
KADAVER "Automatic Autopsy" CD
This artists is good in mixing together wide variety of sources. One may think it would be some blatant "death industrial" imitations, but infact it has very little, if anything, to do with BDN copycats or such. 10 tracks on the album layer together good selection of sounds from droning & humming machinery to spoken word, electronics, various noises. Despite occasional "noise walls" included in mix, it is most of all atmospheric. Never falling in trap of boredom of trad. ambient or "drone". Most of the time it simply lacks the crunchy bass and sense of loudness, and operates in thinner layers of sounds. When thinking this is a real CD album.. why in earth such a crappy pixelated cover booklet? With better packaging and perhaps some better artwork, than artists(?) displaying his tattoos, would rise album to much higher!
knurl - scyamine (troniks, 2006)
this one is a really heavy sounding album. I liked it a lot. you could hear its made with metal unlike nervescrap which sounded like pedal wank material. ive only heard these two but im keen to hear more.
any suggestions which ones are more metal sounds and less fx?
Quote from: niko penttinen on September 15, 2010, 07:05:54 PM
knurl - scyamine (troniks, 2006)
this one is a really heavy sounding album. I liked it a lot. you could hear its made with metal unlike nervescrap which sounded like pedal wank material. ive only heard these two but im keen to hear more.
any suggestions which ones are more metal sounds and less fx?
I am just spinning the "Mesosoma" CDR in Impulsy Stetoskopu which is quite a frenzy intense Harsh album with lots of feedback and steel manipulated into noise walls sounding actually to me very alike the Knurl sound on "Scyamine" cd, totally recommended... besides that I am at the same point having heard before to just those 2 you mention but itching to get more and more of Knurl, I am really curious to get my ears on the recent "Thiocarbamide" CD put out by Phage Tapes
Quote from: manuel-ronf on September 15, 2010, 08:23:09 PM
"Thiocarbamide" CD put out by Phage Tapes
looks like thats available from FA so ill have to look in to it. I think im either going to like a knurl album or not so much depending on how metallic it is. maybe the mood wasnt right but I didnt get anything out of the heavily effected style.
Satanic Warmaster - Nachzehrer LP
I haven't heard all of SW material but this LP along with new 7" are my favorite so far. This album just instantly clicked. The production is kind weird, fuzzy and bass-y but it works really well. There are also some fierce solos to be found too. And the vocals kill. I honestly have no complaint with this album. Perfect playing time, great songs, no filler. Highly recommended.
Satanic Warmaster - Ondskapens Makt / Forgotten Graves 7"
Raw and uncompromising. The first track has great acoustic intro too. A great compliment to the LP.
Heinz Hopf - Heinz Hopf cassette
Vicious filthy harsh noise. Exactly what I expected, exactly what I wanted.
SW 7" is part of the series of 3. All recorded with walkman at rehearsal. 2nd is already done and expected to be released later this year. Really good tracks on that.
WERKBUND "Neue rungholter tänze" LP [Walter Ulbricht] 2010
Continuing on the Mechthild Von Leusch project, which originally was released as two separate albums in the early 90's. It is pretty far away from other Werkbund works in the sense that its primary focus is based around rhytms intertwining, with little or none interference of traditional melody. Don't expect hard rhytmic industrial or anything like that though, I think it is made up mostly from altered drummachine patterns, manipulated and digitalized. Very laidback and "modern" in sound to make a soft whole - could be very stiff and geeky (I had a hard time with it upon first listen) but I think it works well and it holds a aura which I don't think is very easy to find these days. In very handsome green rough cover, insert with information (in German) about the project.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 15, 2010, 11:46:55 AM
Mikko, would you be able to answer my analytical statement a few posts down in my
Dorchester Library review? I quoted it here and marked the section I am speaking of.
QuoteDorchester Library - Summer Incest (IOPS)
This is put together really well and every piece of it, the Noise, Guitar (?) and the drums, have clear definition all of them stand out as individual pieces which is rare with Drum and Guitar oriented Noise which is usually a bad cluster-fuck of noises that ends up just sounding like a wind tunnel during a tornado. Vocals would have been really nice here and I am hoping that this project releases more material in the future. Because this was the only thing I had time to put on my mp3 player before I went to work this morning I ended up listening to it almost non-stop for the past 6 hours. With IOPS material it seems that there is always an underlying theme that relates back to the subject matter but I cannot pin-point the Incest theme here at all, it's there I assume, it is just disguised very well.
Am I simply over analyzing it? It seems that every IOPS release drags the subject matter through the songs themselves not to mention the art and very direct album title. I know that Clinic of Torture has a sound that is based around pornography's "idealist view on subject matter" and the choice of sounds reflects those old S&M videos that uses, as you said, "one camera, one take" so CoT does the same in audio format = "No edit, no overdub." I also get Silence of Vacuum (I hope) in that it observes "the stillness of passive rubberfetishist" and by once again using sounds on this tape to perfectly illustrate the idea of being in a full enclosed rubber/latex/PVC/etc piece. All of the compilations tend to follow suit as well, i.e.
"The End of Simulation For Procreation", "Hated Perversions", "Animal Bizarre 1", "Gender With No Purpose Other Than", and they are very obvious and specific in their aim, most of it can be discerned quite easily. But how about Dorchester Library? I can't find the theme anywhere outsides of the art and title. I also have a hard time with Golden Geissel. I'm probably looking far too much into this but I was bored, plus I was listening to it yesterday for 6 hours straight at work sitting there trying to "get it" and not being able to grasp it in that amount of time is frustrating for me. So I figured I would come to the source, the man behind it and ask him.
I know that may have been a bit of a dumb question but any recording I have will always sound so much better to me once I can understand it as a whole album instead of playing it out piece-by-piece.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 16, 2010, 10:47:27 AM
SW 7" is part of the series of 3. All recorded with walkman at rehearsal. 2nd is already done and expected to be released later this year. Really good tracks on that.
Goes to show recording technology is irrelevant when the music is quality. Still I'm surprised by how good this sounds. Excited about the next two.
Quote from: RyanWreck on September 16, 2010, 01:24:00 PM
Am I simply over analyzing it?
IOPS doesn't have one method of presentation. Some of the releases are concept sounds. Your examples are clear, and list is expanded further in future.
For example BU tape, which b-side was simply audio of the spanking session presented in the cover (or better, the special edition card set, which showed the moment of spank, but also results days and week later when bruises developed) is example of artist who chose to do it (or actually was modified by IOPS). But BU itself is not always "concept sound".
In some cases, material operates just in level of good noise, which compliments & tributes the artwork & themes, but doesn't directly try to imitate it with sound itself. I would find it foolish if everything follows same routine, perhaps even leading eventually into uselessness of various project names by same group of people. There is a wide variety of sounds and approaches to be issued on IOPS sooner or later.
BizarreSSMania - What's Your Pleasure, Sir? Very fine LP. Up to now I seem to discover new elements every time I listen to it, so that definately is a good case. Nice looking layout. The cover smells funny though, hehe...
Sewer Goddess - Verdigris 7" Good stuff, as expected from Sewer Goddess, yet no two releases sound the same. Nice layout as well.
Sewer Election - Bristning LP Definately a different approach to noise or something along these lines, but definately captivating.
Alfarmania - Bottenskrapet PicLP LP looks great, fine music as well.
Con-Dom/Militia - Scorched Earth Policy CD Don't like all tracks from Con-Dom, but some of them are definately very good. Militia is great stuff.
The Vomit Arsonist - Wretch CD Very good stuff as well, nothing really extreme, but great dark atmospheres. Interesting project to follow.
Asides from that a load of Metal stuff, such as
Blood Storm - Ancient Wraith of Ku
Satanic Warmaster/Clandestine Blaze split
Grave Miasma - Exalted Emanations
Akitsa/Nocternity 7"
Imynvokad - Ad Ordines Descendens 7" (great Black Metal, recommended)
Hated Perversions: Nice compilation. Not very familiar with most of the acts on it, but there's some quite nice stuff on it. Great layout, sick booklet!
Degerating Finland DVD: Friend asked to order it for him with my last order from FA, watched it myself first. Good overview of the Finnish noise/PE scene, I guess. Some great stuff, some less interesting, but overall I liked this DVD. My friend is a big fan of Nihilist Commando, but I guess he's up for some surprise, haha, guess he'll like the noise though.
Halthan - Corrupt tape: Ordered this because I like his tracks on the Manifestations on the Road to Death comp. Definately no disappointment, stuff reminds me quite a bit of The Grey Wolves, which isn't bad at all.
Necrophiliacs mLP, early 90's german grind/hc whatever. Infest cover hardly gives much indication of their own style. Was there WBI connection? Certainly the chaotic and clumsy touch so good in old grind vinyls.
BBC grinding madness 3xCD, fuck... essential! Peel Sessions collected from Napalm Death, Carcass, Unseen Terror, Godflesh, Bolt Thrower, etc.. extensive booklet with mr. Harris in memorylane to amusing details. Just listened 4 tracks of Godlesh and damn it is good! Fierce versions of tracks from albums. Way before the dull "dub" influence creeping in. Both Thrower with their over-speeding thrash, before they reached trademark sound. And obviously Napalm Death being possibly at their best in these recordings. Two first ones and split with SOB only ones that can compete. Unseen Terror is also clearly at their best. 100x better than album on Earache.
Der Sturmer "Iron Will & Discipline" 7". Got and heard all the rest, seen them live couple of times. This was the last missing piece of their discography and now void is filled. And I just dare to say that maybe, they happen to be at their best here. Simply due its a 7" with decent amount of RAC type midpaced crushing besides the high speed drum machine carnage.
Ronnie Sundin "sunspots" LP. Had not heard from Sundin's work for quite some time, but when got spam that there was this ltd to 50 pressed LP (no lathe cut), though this is probably the time to catch up. Quiet electo-acoustic sound. Bassy tones that sound like electronic cable just broke. Crispy nearly glicthy electronic cracles. And so on. Decent LP. I know years ago I would have hated it, but nowadays have learned to appreciate.
The New Blockaders / Mama Baer split LP
Psych.KG
TNB is their 2010 recordings, nice stuff. Noisy, yet more into crackling and scraping than smashing and distorting. It's Rupenus, Durgan and Huebner in line-up. Mama Baer is pretty much plain horrible. Child-like electro acoustic making no sense to me, I guess its main thing in their work, though?
V/A Swedish Contemporary Music LP
Fylkingen
I guess released sometime in early 80's? Found this for 100jpy (c. 1 euro) in Japanese shop last spring. Mats Persson, Jan Sandström and Lars Sandberg pieces are pretty much the contemporary piano chaos. Nothing very exciting. 15 minute piece of Tommy Zwedberg abusing tape manipulation, is suddenly much much better and makes the LP worth to keep. Piece comes from late 70's.
JOE COLLEY "Disasters of self" 3LP BOX [Crippled Intellect Productions]
Just listened first LP and so far very good. Very varied between intense and laid back atmosphere. Also very good pressing quality!
been on ride of CURRENT 93! "Swastikas For Noddy" LP, and the new double LP. I was very supriced how good new album actually is! It's kind of preparation to get my hands into monstrous 8xLP box set on Vinyl Of Demand, which I have not yet dared to touch. Probably not necessary to really comment C93 material, but perhaps only that if you never heard it yet, should be one of those necessities in underground to check at least something. Total trip to bizarro music.
Praying for oblivion " turm schweigen" cd
zola jesus stridulum II
autechre movie of ten 2x 12"
A SYNTHETIC HISTORY OF E.M.A.K. 1982 - 88 2x12"
Monte Cazazza THE CYNIc 12"
Also a friend of mine has just bought 22.000 records ( 99.99 shit house 12" from mid 90's) i spent 5hrs crate digging and apart from the shocking amount of C & C music factory records and minny vanilly dance megamix's i found a buntch of cabaret voltaire and PTV 12". I think gen has had many a musical mid-life-crissis in his confused musical career ..but some of them PTV "acid" records are total dogshit.Not even acid..cool covers tho (PTV crosses and skulls) and only a £1 each.
Order of Nine Angels - Possession (2008)
For the most part I can't stand HNW for that long, and I never go out looking for Wall releases. Order of Nine Angels is different to me and there is more style and evolution going on here than on any other Wall Noise release I have encountered (but that is a low number so don't put too much thought behind that). A layer starts, another gets added, simple enough. But instead of being boring and yawning off to sleep I find myself glazing over into catalepsy. The ritualistic and unhallowed atmosphere is fully present here and you can feel it, you nod off into the astral and become it. One strange release indeed and I hope to track down the other Order of Nine Angels material even though it is all so damn limited.
- VA vancouver 2x7"
- atrax morgue "her guts / sinfonia per un sadico" 7"
- sexdrome 7"
- noise "reh.22/sept/96" 7"
- NZZN "trip fixe" 7"
- anal cunt / psycho 7"
- no balls "problems that will solve themselves" 7"
My favourite war criminal Arkan's missus does for me in a big way today. Shunned by the rest of the world she's still a big hit in the Balkans and it's easy to understand why. She's the dream woman. I would love to work with her!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHK0pFR0Y0
rumination / bestalizer cs...this is fuckin´evil..
Lots of d/l's:
Drunkdriver- s/t, born pregnant
This is Boston, not L.A.
John Duncan- blind date (not as interesting as i'd hoped but nice to finally hear)
Jacula- debut from '69
Hour of 13- ritualist
Pagan Altar, Tank, GISM, Warning, Siege, Birthday Party...
www.bitewerks.blogspot.com
Quote from: RyanWreck on September 24, 2010, 10:32:45 AM
Order of Nine Angels - Possession (2008)
Is ONA connected to actual ONA? I recall there was interview in some zine lately, but can't now focus my mind where it was. There are some artists nowadays who are "officially" ONA related sounds, so it would be curious if there is band using the name, as well as artists connected to actual thing working within almost same field...
Anyways, the playlist.. was away from the stereos for several days, but now, first thing ARYAN AQUARIES. This is pretty much just the overall theme of recent listening. Last recording before "holiday" was Current 93 "dogs blood rising" LP, now first thing to spin when back home AA "meet their waterloo" LP. Psychedelic rock from David Tibet and bunch of others. 1987 release on Laylah antirecords, but apart from name and connections, not that special. Good listening, though, if you compare to too produced modern day alternatives like Devils Blood or such. I'll choose this anyday. This album at least reeks of sort of genious irregularity.
Ohtar - Petrified Breath of Hope CD - On the same level of quality as Human Fuel of Death. The songs are little less complicated and diverse but this overlooked by the even better atmospheric sections which feature clean guitar. These sections break things up and help to avoid potential monotony. The production standards are pretty high, especially when compared to other NSBM bands. I think this works to Ohtar's benefit because it allows the arrangements to shine.
Selbstmord - Spectre of Hate CD - Ohtar's more furious and ragged younger brother? At least it sounds like it here. The riffs are very jagged and not as varied but the tempo is increased. A good album but not as good as...
Selbstmord - Dawn of a New Era CD - Better riffs, more balanced production and completely unhinged vocals. Getting closer to current Ohtar territory while still keeping things faster and more violent.
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta 7" - Controlled, unnerving, filthy and seething with anger. I'm willing to say if you were only to get one BU release this year, make it this one. But I'm probably just preaching to the choir.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 28, 2010, 10:00:58 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on September 24, 2010, 10:32:45 AM
Order of Nine Angels - Possession (2008)
Is ONA connected to actual ONA? I recall there was interview in some zine lately, but can't now focus my mind where it was. There are some artists nowadays who are "officially" ONA related sounds, so it would be curious if there is band using the name, as well as artists connected to actual thing working within almost same field...
No, they are not. I know this not because I've spoken to the 09A guy about it (although I am not saying he doesn't practice) but because I know, through 2 sources, and have meet the man (David "Myatt") who started the actual O9A. He is doing something light years away from culling camps and Lucifer. If another cult outside of the original exists then it isn't because of him or any of his disciples (at least not any that made it far enough to initiate others). Since the universal change in guidance there have been no universal Chiefs of the Order, there would be absolutely not authentic link to any of the "intelligence" which started the lineage in the first place. Therefore if someone out there is initiating under the name O9A they are not the real-deal. They may be legit in connection to these prater-human intelligences giving them the "go ahead" with initiation, but they are still not a surviving chain from the original. They would simply be stealing the name. With all of that being said, David's methods were all too physical and, really, alot of people could instruct those types of teachings without being in contact with anything outside of the material place. As someone once said: "The ONA has taught the most efficient way to curse someone. You send them a nailbomb." I think all that is left of the "Order" now is basically some far-right wing British people with an apatite for destruction and "averse" things such as Satanism. David, on the other hand really looked for a spiritual connection in order to help him bring down the "the capitalist-consumer West and international finance". He has since found that in the practical Jihad of Islam.
*edit* I think the Zine you are referring to is "Troubled Sleep #1" from Narcolepsia? The guy from the
Noise project O9A said it best in that Zine himself when he quoted Stephen Brown.
Deströyer 666 - To The Devil His Due: a collection of their 7" tracks, probably not their best material in general, but there definately are some good tracks on it, so worth the purchase if you really like this band, as I do.
Deathkey/Bizarre Uproar: just had a first listen, but this definately sounds nice! Fine layout of the inserts as well.
Over the last week:
Alfarmania- At Ulleraker/Kodon/Kofotsrekyl
Gaze Campaign- Gestalt Bruise
"Thiocarbamide" CD put out by Phage Tapes
bought it and listened to it. first thoughts: not as good as the troniks cd but not bad. the violin didnt sound at all what I expected. it sounded like a monkey playing it. didnt hear chords or anything eerie. it was more like somebody franticly sawing at it.
ANDREW CHALK & RALF WEHOWSKY & ERIC LANZILLOTTA "yang tul" LP
Anomalous
Good stuff. I think something feels different, when Chalk seems to be in "real studio" doing sounds based on RLW. It's from 1997, and has the good non-computerized feel. Nothing is edited too nicely. On other wise RLW is using two other guys in 1988. Is it mistake in liner notes or really 10 years earlier, who knows? Despite decade time span, it fits well greatly. Electro-acoustic, arty sound crafting with moderate use of effects, in favor of interesting original sounds. Not too much of quiet/utmost silence, but things consistently happening. Great sound & quality overall.
Jim Haynes - Sever 2009
Stonemill grind droning - good album, but not a great album - typical in ways - rather disappointing because I had very high expectations for this album - just doesn't have the tonal/production aspect making it stick out of the pack - the bonus CDr of the ltd.ed. has the best, most powerful track.
David Coulter-Michael Gira-Jean Marie Mathoul-Charlemagne Palestine - Gantse Mishpuchah 2004
First track brings to mind Null in his extraordinary Water Period, Palestine's minimalism, and something maybe Jackman would finalize in tone, or maybe I'm thinking of how rich and deep Keith Rowe's sounds can be; also has an organicness to it that makes me think of Voice of Eye - that organic feel comes close to something you might hear on Aural Hypnox, but it definitely isn't ritualistic; more experimental with field recording makings. 2nd track grows and multiplies into a powerful machination - this 2nd track also falls into an ugly rhythm for a moment or two, as if someone in this grouping was listing to ANY dub ambient; YUCK; but it only ventures there for maybe two minutes. Track three continues with the plush timbres, but it also flushes out the possibility that there might be too many chefs in this kitchen; it's more experimental and busy, sometimes defeating the quality ambiance; and here again we come upon a distracting rhythm...and there it goes (THANKFULLY) - if you could edit [maybe] five minutes out of this album, it would be so much better than it already is. Worth it for the first track alone, but the entire album was a solid, interesting, high-quality surprise.
This morning:
Källarbarnen - st, CS (GBG Blood Cult)
Hum Of The Druid - Norse Fumigation, LP (SNSE)
FFH - Anything Is Possible, CS (Hospital)
Coca Cola 3 - Pipkrake, CS (Flacon)
Heinz Hopf - st, CS
Suma / Pyramido, LP (Head)
RAMLEH "HAND OF GLORY" lp
S.P.I.T.E. "VIOLENCE" lp
HAKARISTI tape
NYRKKI & KYRPÄ II tape
ANTIPAKT 7''
BU "MUSTA ROTTA" 7''
ALFARMANIA / ÄTTESTUPA lp
DEVO "Q: ARE WE NOT MEN..." lp
SMC HOODRATS
AUNT MARY 7'' on turgid animal
THE NEW BLOCKADERS reissue lps
UMPIO "MUELAS" cd
MACRONYMPHA "INTENSIVE CARE" cd-r cos somebody stole a bunch of my cds some years ago, i'm left with the covers
Klinikal Skum-Chosen Powerless CD (Expectorant Recordings)
Exploring Jezebel-Penis Torture Chamber CS (Hospital)
Carlos Giffoni-Severance CD (Hospital)
Hum Of The Druid-Norse Fumigation LP (SNSE)
V.A Bacterium CD (Adeptsound)
Dead Machines & John Wiese-Failing Lights LP (Rococo Records)
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dark multilayered pe/industrial, similar to Control or Gruntsplatter but vocals are not as buried.....excellent!
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter: Nice LP, not exactly what I had expected, had expected something a bit more extreme. However, I think this is good stuff. Brooding atmosphere.
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta 7": Sick stuff! What is there more to say? I like it.
Snuff - Male Suppremacy 7": A side has a bit too much feedback to my feeling, I think if you listen this with earphones it's fatal for your ears. B side, which has more of the distorted noise as well as the feedback, is more to my likings.
Antipakt - Fuck Them Where They Breath 7": Good stuff! I know there's been quite some fuss around this release and some people seemed to think that it was all about presentation and not about the music, but it's not. The music (non-music, whatever) is really good.
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 05, 2010, 11:03:34 AM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter: Nice LP, not exactly what I had expected, had expected something a bit more extreme. However, I think this is good stuff. Brooding atmosphere.
I felt the same way about this when I first listened to it and wondered why it was on so many "top of 2009" lists. It took my American tastes awhile to get used to it but now, I would say it is one of my personal favorites.
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Snuff - Male Suppremacy 7": A side has a bit too much feedback to my feeling, I think if you listen this with earphones it's fatal for your ears. B side, which has more of the distorted noise as well as the feedback, is more to my likings.
Both sides have a good amount of crunch considering it's a Snuff release. With that being said "Male Supremacy" is the best Snuff track yet.
Since France Gall has become too old and saggy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpkinmJtG2c&feature=channel
*Jackman & Organum 10" - one of them on die stadt. Listened maybe 4 times. Everytime I feel it went pass too quick. And nothing really happened. But it lured for re-play.
*Lydia Lunch + anubian lights 10", more slow smoky oriental nighclub music with sensual nagger on vocals
*V/A could you walk on the waters LP. With Bushido, Konstruktivists, NWW and more. Some of the stuff decent, some plain embarressing at this point. Perhaps back in the 80's the "neo-classical" keyboard music would be fresh, but now there is certain toyful quality in it. Or lets say the whole neoclassical as genre. When you actually put some real classical music or avantgarde classical compositions, it open whole new angle towards the so called "neo classical". Which is the quick shift towards crap department, hehh.. Maybe topic about avantgarde classical music later on....
Alfarmania / Ättestupa - Split LP
Very enjoyable but part of me thinks it's all too obvious. Especially the Ättestupa side. I guess I was expecting my jaw to drop... instead I'm just smiling and nodding in agreement with the sounds. Very nice pairing, by the way, there's a certain synergy between the sides.
Vivenza - Réalités Servomécaniques LP
Silly me, why haven't I checked this project out already years ago? Amazingly dense sounds that somehow still make perfect sense. It seems I will have to do some buying in the near future.
Eric Lunde - Candyhole cd
Like taking a timemachine to past, present and the future - all at the same time. My Burroughs & Gysin -infested mind is so happy when I hear the words ... "Hassan i Sabbah".... Just great.
And then I'm leafing through the brand new Brion Gysin - Dream Machine book. Buncha essays on the great man coupled with loads of nice photos and images. I'm just sort of confused by all this book activity on Gysin in the recent years. Not complaining, you see, just slightly overwhelmed...
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 05, 2010, 11:03:34 AM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter: Nice LP, not exactly what I had expected, had expected something a bit more extreme. However, I think this is good stuff. Brooding atmosphere.
On the B-side, there is this part of a kind of a pop song, sung in Russian (I guess, not certain). Anybody knows from who or what this song is?
I'm just wondering whether there's a special reason this part is in it, because it sounds a bit out of place...
Hakaristi - S/T tape: Took a couple of listens to digest/adjust to, but now on constant rotation.
V/A - Nyrkki & Kyrpä II tape: SS/AS collab that opens is just brilliant. And comp continues in such fashion.
Kärsimysnäytelmä! - S/T CD: Great stuff! "Maria Magdaleena Puhuu" track in particular w/ (I think?) Mrs. Bizarre's vocal assault is just devastating.
Absurd/Grand Belial's Key/Sigrblot - Weltenfeind CD: Monumental 3-way split, flawless material from all bands.
Rauhan Orkesteri - Dingdongtyyny-Europetour-05 LP
As good as Finnish free jazz gets. Ecstatic & joyful in that certain irresistible rural way. Does not aim for sophistication or spiritual enlightenment and gets pretty rough at times. Feel good music of the highest order.
v/a: Middle Caste Religious Music From India tape
Very nice Indian music by "musicians, dancers, prostitutes and actors". I wish I knew more about this stuff, some of it is quite incredible. You can clearly feel the hundreds of years of tradition behind the sounds.
Merzbow - Pulse Demon (still my favorite album by him...decided to listen to it again after someone on Tronix as "what is the best Merzbow album?"...easily my favorite by him)
Pain Jerk - Live At No fun Fest 2007 (violent as fuck...also hands down without a doubt my favorite Pain Jerk release...only have 18 other titles....but this one grabs me because it is so harsh....I crank the volume up loud.....then after about 5 minutes i can hear my speakers and sub-woofer crying and begging for mercy.)
The Catastrophic Trio - One Night In Hell (one of my projects with Boar and Doldis...so far, so good....i have spent 3 months trying to do vocals for a 5 minute track....i think i got it right tonight.)
Clandestine Blaze - Church of Atrocity (yeah its not noise....still one of my favorite black metal releases of all-time...easily a Top 10 of the greatest black metal albums ever.)
Quote from: Violent Noise Atrocities on October 10, 2010, 07:39:36 AM
Clandestine Blaze - Church of Atrocity (yeah its not noise....still one of my favorite black metal releases of all-time...easily a Top 10 of the greatest black metal albums ever.)
that's quite bold words. N.H. is releasing new "Falling Monuments" LP/CD within 2010 if cover art gets finished soon enough.
K2 10".. damn, what's the name or label? Sealed in brownish red paper. The good era K2 metal cut ups. All good stuff, yet predictable if you have decent collection of what he has done. It can take multiple plays due decent variation of textures and sounds, yet if you have THE RUST and METAL DYSPLASIA and maybe couple smaller releases, you might be pretty well covered with this style of K2. Then next aim could be LP on PDB or some earlier stuff to get some more industrial sound. Have had the new K2 disc waiting on pile of to-be-listened, but something has been holding me back, waiting for good moment to give it a try.
SOURVEIN imperial bastard & ghetto angel; I.B. is best. def looking forward to their full length next year
SNUFF stalker/live; s1 is a bit of a chore to sit through but s2 is excellant. i love the minimal approach. i like the moments that basically are nothing more than vocals & very little else except some low-end shifting sounds in the background. seems like there is a lot of patience & skill to keep the feedback from overwelming everything. looped vocals seems very deliberate & not just random also. def best PE act currently operating i think; intense with atmosphere.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 12, 2010, 11:27:37 PM
SNUFF stalker/live; s1 is a bit of a chore to sit through but s2 is excellant. i love the minimal approach. i like the moments that basically are nothing more than vocals & very little else except some low-end shifting sounds in the background. seems like there is a lot of patience & skill to keep the feedback from overwelming everything. looped vocals seems very deliberate & not just random also. def best PE act currently operating i think; intense with atmosphere.
Have to promote that SNUFF II LP is coming from Filth&Violence next. Will send it for pressing as soon as master here. All is ready to go only small editing and mastering. I have heard raw version and intense, unique atmosphere can be expected. All new tracks plus new version of "Male Supremacy". Pretty disturbing field recordings also.
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 08, 2010, 12:06:27 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 05, 2010, 11:03:34 AM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter: Nice LP, not exactly what I had expected, had expected something a bit more extreme. However, I think this is good stuff. Brooding atmosphere.
On the B-side, there is this part of a kind of a pop song, sung in Russian (I guess, not certain). Anybody knows from who or what this song is?
I'm just wondering whether there's a special reason this part is in it, because it sounds a bit out of place...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDvZ0uZPYU&p=65CA05B678D55EAF&playnext=1&index=19
in Finnish and suits just perfectly for track. Mariska sings about men who exploits women/girls and SS kind of gives feedback for that...
Quote from: XE on October 12, 2010, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 08, 2010, 12:06:27 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 05, 2010, 11:03:34 AM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter: Nice LP, not exactly what I had expected, had expected something a bit more extreme. However, I think this is good stuff. Brooding atmosphere.
On the B-side, there is this part of a kind of a pop song, sung in Russian (I guess, not certain). Anybody knows from who or what this song is?
I'm just wondering whether there's a special reason this part is in it, because it sounds a bit out of place...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDvZ0uZPYU&p=65CA05B678D55EAF&playnext=1&index=19
in Finnish and suits just perfectly for track. Mariska sings about men who exploits women/girls and SS kind of gives feedback for that...
Thanks for the information! So, there is a good reason for it indeed. Upon hearing the full song (which I think sucks by the way) it is more obvious that it is in Finnish. Should have recognized it wasn't Russian, was in St-Petersburg this summer. Also heard some people speaking Finnish over there, thought it was a very recognizable language then...
On topic:
Yesterday:
Steel Hook Prosthesis - Atrocitizer: I really like this act, should get more of their stuff. It's by far not as extreme as a lot of other acts, and borders more on ambient, but their dark, ominous atmosphere is great.
Brethren - Kingdom Coming 7": sounds like a more structured approach to PE, like it. Great vocals as well!
Sewer Goddess - With Dirt You Are One: very interesting act to follow. I like her vocals and the overall atmosphere of utter filth. Gutter is just the best description to this music. With having the Verdigris 7" and the Belialist collaboration as well, I know this is an act to follow.
Also: The Vomit Arsonist - Wretch, Antipakt 7", Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta, Snuff - Male Suppremacy
Quote from: XE on October 12, 2010, 11:45:51 PM
Have to promote that SNUFF II LP is coming from Filth&Violence next. Will send it for pressing as soon as master here. All is ready to go only small editing and mastering. I have heard raw version and intense, unique atmosphere can be expected. All new tracks plus new version of "Male Supremacy". Pretty disturbing field recordings also.
Awesome news. I always thought the "Metro" field recording (if it was one) was brilliantly played into the context.
Quote from: RyanWreck on October 13, 2010, 12:16:16 PM
Quote from: XE on October 12, 2010, 11:45:51 PM
Have to promote that SNUFF II LP is coming from Filth&Violence next. Will send it for pressing as soon as master here. All is ready to go only small editing and mastering. I have heard raw version and intense, unique atmosphere can be expected. All new tracks plus new version of "Male Supremacy". Pretty disturbing field recordings also.
Awesome news. I always thought the "Metro" field recording (if it was one) was brilliantly played into the context.
That field recording = 4 little pre-teen cunts in subway. Must be Finn to find out there are one Estonian one Somalian besides native little pussies.
I love that track! It is so great, you can close your eyes and imagine the whole rotten situation. Looking forward to next Snuff LP, field recordings sound GOOD!!
Also, that song (Huorakatu, still regret I did not attend that show!)on SS LP cracked me up first time I heard it, such a fantastic choice.
strict - kiss LP
very into Bizarre Uproar - Bunker Sessions cd.
I like this quality of recording matched with the audio violence.
Sick Seed"Beasts Among men" TAPE
Heavy low end monster loop on " Rats Of Yaldabaoth", brilliant stuff, SS trademark vocals w/out any fx, overall simple and effective approach on tracks, not much layers. I have no idea how the loops are done but when looking artwork you could imagine those rusty iron wheels got something to do w/ it..
One live piece from same private bunker event as "Huorakatu" track on F&V SS LP. b side long (semi?)acoustic junk mayhem w/occasional vocal bursts.
XXXX"untitled" TAPE got this from Pori gig. HNW not my cup of tea.
IFOTS"Danny La Rue .." TAPE Clean, Sharp, innovative. UNREST quality!
FUNERAL MONGOLOIDS/PLAUGED BRACES TAPE old FM recording(?) not bad but there are much better FM material around. PB side wins this time.Raw Noisecore.
RACIAL SEGREGATION PROCEDURE TAPE Positive surprice.This needs further investigation...
RACIAL SEGREGATION PROCEDURE TAPE
Details please.
Def looking forward to new Sick Seed.
Listening to:
WITCHSORROW
CONAN
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 15, 2010, 08:18:26 PM
RACIAL SEGREGATION PROCEDURE TAPE
Details please.
Def looking forward to new Sick Seed.
R.S.P. ok stuff. All elements are there what I like. Filthy electronics and nasty vocals. putrid sound. tracks are long. Overall lack of idea and control IMO. RSP need to sit down and think, focus and then hit to recording bunker and record good stuff for shorter tape.
Ligeti/Heppener "lux aeterna" cd (harmonia mundi)
Both avantgarde composers born in 20's, who formed base for post-war avantgarde classical. Ligeti basically such a big name, in Finland you can just walk to any library and borrow his compositions if you don't want to buy any. This cd is divided to several pieces. Starts with 10 minutes title piece being solo violin. Continues with another c.13 minutes with more violin.
Lux Aeterna is easy choise, since the "pop culture reference" = used in Kubricks space odyssey 2001. It's eerie, dark and strange composition.
Robert Heppener offers 6 cycles of mixed choir music in solid 22:30 long dose. Based on modernist poetry of romanian jew Paul Celan, who's experiences under work camps etc probably put some extra anguish in it. You can't really follow the poetry when listening, unless taking the extensive booklet in front of you, with all the translations. It is most of all dark and eerie "vocal drone", with moments of dramatic horror-movie like elements and religious choir music. Lyrics=poetry is obscure.
AMBER ASYLUM "bitter river" CD
been always fan of their gothy experimental whatever downtempo muzak. Simple violin, relatively amateurish female vocals. This is 2009 profound lore record item, but just got it. Continues tration of AA very well. Features wide variety of contributors from Jarboe to Eric Wood and many between. Compared to album above, one can say that sometimes it is simply nicer, that the violin work is simple and to-the-point. And vocalists are not world class level trained people. But just someone with passion to create. In many ways this is exactly the kind of bastardized elements taken from "real music", but it has unique charm in genre of "underground art music".
v/a - Höga Nord LP
Industrial as such is not my big thing. But once in a while a fix of chuga chuga factory beats and solemn ambient is in order. And then a comp like this comes in handy. It flows very nicely from track to track, no annoying discontinuities that are the hallmark of bad compilations. Side A seems more exciting to me, especially the Dusa track. Flipside is more atmospheric without really going anywhere (nothing wrong with that, in principle).
David Behrman - On The Other Ocean / Figure In A Clearing LP
Acadamic electronic music from the 70s, two sidelong tracks. On the other ocean features flute, bassoon, electronics and some computer fiddling. Gentle harmonies and melodies with semi-fragile electronic drones to accompany them. Doesn't sound very academic at all, to be honest. Very nice background music to start a lazy weekend with. And it continues in the same mood with Figure in a clearing. Now there's cello coupled with electronic waveform generators. Dreamy, timeless sounds. This could easily be released now on some small edition drone tape label (with worse production values) and receive much (well.. you know what I mean) recognition. Not essential by any means but much better than what I remembered.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 16, 2010, 11:57:24 AM
AMBER ASYLUM "bitter river" CD
been always fan of their gothy experimental whatever downtempo muzak...
I'm not a huge fan, but since you mention A.A. it's worth pointing out they're touring Europe in a couple of weeks time. No Finland as far as I can see, but they play Fylkingen/Stockholm on Oct 28th and Aalborg in Denmark two days later. The full schedule is at their myspace, http://www.myspace.com/amberasylum
Doroga - I cd
Very minimalistic, three tracks clocking under 40 minutes. Starts with a big bell tolling and evolves...nowhere? Just some sounds vary, creating very relaxing atmosphere. Being relatively short album, it is actually listenable, not just something to put on background.
copynoisehighclassical / Songs about Pandas split-tape
Just what the name suggests: hipster stuff. Bought this one from local comic shop as the price was same as the cheapest beer around. Don´t know which side is which, other being minimalistic noiserock/whatever sounds created by band instruments played in very silent (bedroomish) manner, while other side is intended to be more experimental. Basically it is just some knocking over which some source sounds are being modified by speeding them up and down.
V/A - More Arctic Hysteria cd
Compilation of various Finnish avantgardish stuff from the 70s to early 80s. Most stuff, I believe, otherwise very hard to get, so compilation is fairly noteworthy. Some of of the stuff on the disc is rather jazzish and makes me wonder if the track on compilation is the only more experimental one from the artist. In case of disc opening Pekka Streng that is definitely the truth.
HAL HUTCHINSON "taste of iron" tape
big cheese said this offers some competition to the blockaders. weeell I dont agree. after admitedly only one listen rupenus still rules and other boy drools. the tape was still pleasent to listen to though much fuller sound than the pitch said. I was all exited to hear some eerie/nasty/annoying "stripped of heaviness" moments.7-/10
SICK SEED "beasts among men" tape
pardon my french but this sounds killer! I had to flip sides midstream to hear if the first side really was the live track because it sounded so good. 8,8/10
Doesn't T.N.B. use a lot of LOOPS? So anyone not using loops is better as far as I'm concerned (which isn't much).
NP:
THE BLACK ANGELS
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 22, 2010, 07:20:56 PM
Doesn't T.N.B. use a lot of LOOPS? So anyone not using loops is better as far as I'm concerned (which isn't much).
I dont have a clue but the ones ive been listening to sound pretty lively with a lot of variation. didnt even cross my mind to think they were loops. never read an interview and I know next to nothing about the blockaders so im no authority on the subject. imo the junk sounds on sick seeds b side were more to my taste between these tapes. hals tape is still ok.
No Artist - Sensitivity Training (Sexkrime Arts 2010) - Described by the label as a "COLLECTION OF ACQUIRED SPOKEN WORD SAMPLES DEALING WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF HUMAN DISABILITY AND STRENGTH." It is obviously very reminiscent of Sotos' "Buyer's Market" CD but, strangely, without the same amount of emphasis on sex which one would think a record label like Sexkrime would focus on. Nonetheless it is still a nice release, everything kind of bleeds together into a nice, strange cut-up story even though each sample is taken from different sources.
New Pledgemaster - Father Figure (Chondritic Sound 2008) - Very well done fag Power Electronics featuring a fucking George Michael cover song. Most of the time it is pummeling synth-driven madness with great buried vocals. The best track would be "Too Young To Cum" which sounds at first like a tape being eaten, lots of movement, then it breaks down into a low hum and echoing vocals layered over one another that become the main focus. I'm sure everyone has heard this already but if not it is a highly recommended release.
Quote from: niko penttinen on October 22, 2010, 03:54:36 PM
HAL HUTCHINSON "taste of iron" tape
big cheese said this offers some competition to the blockaders. weeell I dont agree. after admitedly only one listen rupenus still rules and other boy drools. the tape was still pleasent to listen to though much fuller sound than the pitch said. I was all exited to hear some eerie/nasty/annoying "stripped of heaviness" moments.7-/10
Not sure where it was mentioned, if I wrote it or just said about it? Of course not to be taken as TNB copycat, but closer to that than some other metal scrapers. Referring more to Changez Les Blockeurs type TNB, rather than the heavy duty multilayered noise of their later works. But it's not either THAT "minimal", but has multiple things going on.
Various Artists - Nyrkki Ja Kyrpa II (Filth and Violence, 2010) - As I said in the F&V thread, I personally think that this is the best and most thorough compilation since "Hated Perversions". There is not one track that I do not like, everything has something to offer. There are a few tracks that really stick out though, and those belong to Snuff, Mania, Wince and a new comer named Mortuario who spends most of his 4-and-a-half minute track whispering, in creepy Nicole 12 fashion, over a nice, lo-fi, synth-driven loop (or maybe it isn't a loop). Coma Detox gets 2 slots which is pretty nice to hear. The first of his tracks is nothing amazing but it surely fits in well with everything that came before it, his second track titled "Coagulated Exudate" is really solid with nice vocals over some lower frequency nastiness. Mania finishes off the whole thing with a more subtle approach, buzzing rumble, controlled feedback, alarming beeps, etc. than his more hard hitting violence, and it works itself out really good.
Silence of Vacuum - 1 (IOPS, 2007) - Just as it was described; droning and minimalistic walls capturing the sensory deprivation of full rubber enclosure. It is precise and surgically sterile, it works best through headphones when you can pick up every tiny detail and process it into your imagination and direct it out through your personal tastes.
GOVERNMENT ALPHA "Alphaville" LP [Segerhuva] 1998
I had forgotten how good this LP actually is! First track on b-side is a bit slower and feels out of focus but damn everything up to massive last track is absolute top notch! Playing length of LP format is also optimal - I rarely play noise CDs over 40 minutes even if they are good. Material with its impressive dynamics to return to after a long period of flat/"unsuccessful" noise. I believe this one came out almost in the end of the last "big" noisetrend - would be interesing to hear how it would be commented upon if released now?
Yeah, it's a good album!
Actually I think it was released in 1999. And yeah, it was definitely at the tail end of the big "japnoise" hooplah of the 90's. Not that it matters, it just took a few more years to sell all copies.
DEATH SQUAD"Isolation as intent" CD
DEATH SQUAD"Live Leeds" CD
DEATH SQUAD"Fucked in the USA" 3"CD
DEATH IN JUNE "Discriminate"2xCD Horrible, I have gave so many changes for this. I give up, heh def. not my thing.
BULLDOG BREED"complete collection" 2xCD "In your eyes" track!!! Near perfect!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 25, 2010, 08:23:25 PM
Not sure where it was mentioned, if I wrote it or just said about it? Of course not to be taken as TNB copycat, but closer to that than some other metal scrapers. Referring more to Changez Les Blockeurs type TNB, rather than the heavy duty multilayered noise of their later works. But it's not either THAT "minimal", but has multiple things going on.
I didnt take it literally,I was just being cute. anyways I somehow missed that pitch did say it was all layered sounds so my mistake for thinking there would be quiet moments. quiet bits would have worked well though!
Jim O Rourke remove the need great git noise/rough ambient.
Im having somesort of artysound phase where I gravitete towards highbrow noise?!?!?!?
shit, also listened to some old techno. im really sorry guys :....(
MUSIIKKI VYÖRY cd
I'm quite sure most people might not follow what Ektro does, but mr. Lehtisalo did good job digging up this utmost Finnish obscurity. Recordings from 1980-1981 put out by label who did tapes mostly of Finnish experimental/obscure/homerecording stuff, but also released tape of Maurizio Bianchi. Being early 80's, and liner notes saying editions of distributed copies varied from 10 to 30, this was pretty much mere "legend" what could be only found in some references, but hardly heard or owned by anyone. Now 78 minutes with extensive liner notes. Picks up tracks from various tapes of his. Pre-dates the times of extensive equipment. He didn't even use 4-track. Just recording on tape, and playing it over new layer of sounds to next deck. Biggest effect is simply extensive gain distortion and overall decay of sound. No fancy effects. Sometimes one could be surpriced how close something may get to much much later finnish project a'la Will Over Matter. Of course the intentions and the aesthetic is very different, yet the crude beats, nasty electronics, lo-fi buzz, etc.. Just add the atmosphere of 1980 post-punk teenage angst etc.
If you can handle the most fierce and effect-free home taping inferno, this is the piece to get! Especially for the finns. Couple of these found in Freak Animal distro right now.
Clandestine Blaze - Deliverers of Faith CD (NH) - Ryan previously stated he thought that Church of Atrocity was one of the best black metal albums. I'd have to disagree. For me Deliverers of Faith surpasses CoA. Psychopathia Sexualis and Winter of White Death are my favorite CB songs done. The bleakness in Winter of White Death is unmatched by anything else. There's even a hint of tragedy and despair (without a whiff of cheese). The only song I've never really connected with is Falling but it's still solid.
Jarl - Vertigo Border CD (Autarkeia) - Vertigo Emission was the best Jarl yet but this effortlessly surpassed it. I was honestly surprised by how much this gripped me on first listen. Reminds me a bit of mid-period Autechre (which is always a good thing) but much darker and harder-edged. Perfect night-time listening. So many layers and nuances within the songs. A record to absorb and let penetrate.
V/A - Nihil 2xLP (CMI) - Everyone is on top form except Institut unfortunately. IRM thunder with really synth and bass heavy compositions. Nod weave disturbed fairy tales and I don't even know how to explain Sharon's Last Party's tracks.
Pig Heart Transplant - Accidental Phone Sex (Heavy Psych, 2009) - Probably the most boring PHT I have heard. "Earhammer" is droning and drawn-out a bit too long for me. "Oakland" is a bit better, it follows a pulsating and thick synth line which shrouds some minimal high-end that goes on the background. I doubt I am going to come back to this though.
Caligula031 - Albanian Meat Market (F&V, 2010) - Side "AL" starts out with what sounds like a toy piano or circus music and a barely noticeable wall of static that kind of sounds like rushing water at times, buried vocals. Nothing too amazing. Side "BANIA" is very nice, I love the hushed vocals and that thin swarming sound that looms in the atmosphere with some slight use of feedback piercing its way through. I don't know if this sounds like Wertham since I don't own any Wertham other than comp tracks, but I do know that I thought it was going to be more violent sounding than it was but in the end it worked, everything was applied well and the overall mood is fitting for the topic.
CARLOS GIFFONI "resignation letter" 7"
uk 2006 tour 7". White label single, in samped innerleeve. Nothing to look at, noise sounds like 10 min piece is cut in half and place on sides. It is clean and heavy modular synth noise. No lazers, no sudden bursts, no dirt, no grain.. Just heavy smooth oscillating waves of electronics. Nothing very spectacular, except that you realize that when he does THIS live, with massive PA power, you will get the full body massage from subwoofers. I'm not a big fan of synths. At least that big I'd like listening pure synth sound for too much with very little of other efforts.
GOVERNMENT ALPHA / EVIL MOSTURE split 7"
huh! I must repeat: what a great format 7" is for noise when it's done right! You get small sense, like with tape, that something little happened with sound. Little extra compression. Little extra distortion. Not much, but just enough that it's not the same as for example some later days digital Government Alpha.
Was this pure split or collaboration. I think some collaboration exists. Each side has its own feel, though. I don't know how many minutes exactly goes per side, but song feels like real song. It carries plenty of change. When the end of side is approaching, you get the feel that this is the end of track. Not some abrupt cut, but real end of track. On other side, there is wild lazer noises, sudden quick cuts, grinding loops, multiple layers going strong. Side is shorter and trusts more in edits/composition that full on noise blast. Very nice. ltd 300 and pink vinyl, special hand silkcreened multi color covers.
J/O - Untitled (Sexkrime Arts, 2009) - Nicely done lo-fi Noise. You have a solid mixture of low-end, static hiss, samples and loops all put together in a modest manner, nothing is ever upfront other than the samples (which is the point) and this gives the material over to the extra-musical exploits of the release nicely. "She's In Control Of My Cock And What Is Done To It" begins with a nice long sample and then the noise begins but the track gets cut up by samples and returns with a fresher sound, and each time the sample comes back into play you are suppose to jack off on the cover art (which we are suggested to laminate), as instructed by each sample, "but only when instructed". I have yet to do this but I think this was an original and though-out idea and it doesn't hurt that the sounds are good too.
J/O tape still available? Idea isn't that original but it is a good idea! Originally it comes from yahoogroups where people would post images of random women then members would cum on the image for re-posting. Sotos wrote about it a time or two. I remember going through a bunch of those & thnking it was kind of dumb as most of the images were off the internet but occasionally someone would post a photo of his neighbor or sister-in-law. Might've been a few of teenage stepdaughters (fully clothed). Is there ANYTHING online still like the yahoogroups?!? God, it was a goldmine!
NP:
THRASH TILL DEATH jpn hardcore comp
COUGH ritual abuse (i like this so much, i may spring for the 2LP)
You still find plenty of images as well as videos of guys doing it. imagefap for example is good source. I guess also moviefap is one, for the videos. Some funny stuff, like guys cumming over computer screens of images/videos of young females. I guess there must be special audience who prefers to watch those, instead of real deal, so to say.
I think there should be release you can only purchase with such method. You get the photo with tape and with returning it in time, free bonus tape follows.
And playlist:
Andrew Chalk / Christoph Heemann split 7"
pretty good, yet also 100% expected nice textured ambient. No covers, just the 7" with color labels. Few listens later, conclusion is that it was worth to buy, yet perhaps longer playtime would make it better?
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 31, 2010, 07:59:14 PM
J/O tape still available? Idea isn't that original but it is a good idea! Originally it comes from yahoogroups where people would post images of random women then members would cum on the image for re-posting. Sotos wrote about it a time or two. I remember going through a bunch of those & thnking it was kind of dumb as most of the images were off the internet but occasionally someone would post a photo of his neighbor or sister-in-law. Might've been a few of teenage stepdaughters (fully clothed). Is there ANYTHING online still like the yahoogroups?!? God, it was a goldmine!
NP:
THRASH TILL DEATH jpn hardcore comp
COUGH ritual abuse (i like this so much, i may spring for the 2LP)
Well yea, compared to porno it isn't original at all, but for a piece of "music" I thought it was. And I'm pretty sure it is sold out by now. I've been meaning to review it for a bit.
They still exist just not on Yahoo, but many newsgroups are dedicated solely to this and some IRC channels are too. I can link you in PM to a few. There are 2 fairly new groups that just popped up in the past month with over 300 photos of clearly underage girls pictures getting jizzed on. That is like 10 new photos a day. All of them completely clothed, most are yearbook pictures and crap like that but I did see a set of 3 carefully cropped photos of faces from KX. A completely legal and artsy-fartsy form of r@ygolding. I've wondered if any of those guys read Sotos.
Naw, don't want any of that but you can send the dough for the book & it's all kewl.
NP:
COUGH "ritual abuse" ; went ahead & ordered the 2LP from Relapse. Dig the doom. A bit like Burning Witch but not quite..
DIOCLETIAN "doom cult" LP; expensive but i like vinyl more than plastic. hope the new rel has more mid-freq's in the mix.
Andreas Martin & Christoph Heeman "Memoirs of a Lepidopterist" 2xCD - amazing collection, 100+ of absolutely top-notch material
Ben Frost "By The Throad" CD - I wouldn't have known to check this out if DM Turner from the Teratologist hadn't recommended it to me. This CD is an absolute masterpiece.
Troum "Aiws" CD
Circular "Shaping the Unknown" CD - Too me, this sounds like what one might imagine an Emeralds + Inade collaboration to sound like. A very enjoyable release.
Emeralds "What Happened?" CD
Hermann Nitsch "Island: Eine Sinfonie In 10 Sätzen" 4xCD
M.B. "SFAG '81" CS
Dave Phillips "Zetetic" CS
Daniel Menche "Silver Hell" CS
Rudolf Eb.er's R&G "Besensitzen/Zaureiten" CS
Jason Crumer "Let There Be Crumer/Self Pity Fuck" CS - whoa... back to the more mid-90's japanoise electronic harsh-psych style! and very well done. For a second, I thought I was listening to Ahlz!
Dan Hall and James P. Keeler "Variations for Acoustic Guitar and Magnetic Tape" 3xCS
Klaus Schulze "La Vie Electronique 4" 3xCD
Richard Pinhas "Tranzition" CD
Clew Of Theseus "The Death Urge" LP - third test pressing
Niellerade Falibilisthorstar "Hackelsekista" CD
Skullflower "Last Shot At Heaven" CD
Ramleh "Hole In The Heart" 2xCD
Nurse With Wound "The Surveillance Lounge" CD - best NWW in many, many years
John Duncan "Phantom Broadcast" CD
M.B. "Dicembre 1980" CS - a real shit reissue at a high price
Jarl "Vertigo Border" CD - lovely!
Le Syndicat "Timespace Losses 1982/1987" CD - amazingly well-produced for the time it was recorded. this is real industrial music.
Reading: "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
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Black Air - Paris, LP (Urashima)
Never heard of this project before and I didnt really know what to expect but I really enjoy it. Very nice packing.
Heinz Hopf - II, CS (Joy De Vivre)
Great stuff of course. More focused than the first tape.
Kommissar Hjuler Und Frau - s/t, CS (Utmarken)
Weird and sometimes even annoying, but I can't stop playing this tape over and over.
Today I went through a ton of the stuff I really enjoyed from this year, trying to figure out some of my favorites, so far, for 2010 and everything points in this direction:
Bizarre Uproar - Lily the Flesh
Various Artists - Nyrkki Ja Kyrpa II
Mania - Insidious And Alone
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Temple Of Self-Disgust
Climax Denial - One in the Chamber
Swollen Korps - Better to Destroy A Child Than Repair A Man
Pogrom - Liberal Cunt
River Magic - Spring Thaw Brings The Fever
Coma Detox - Concussed & Asphyxiated
Koufar - The Purity Of The Cedars
Mutant Ape - Black Dog'T North
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RECOMMENED
Mutant Ape - Erotic Yorkshire (Ecstatic Peace!, 2009) - This album never gets old, the diversity alone makes for a high mark on the replay value scale. A lot of stuff is thrown around from ambient vibes to thick, rumbling noise tirades that slash through pile-ups of Jamie Gillis samples and powerful vocal nods in no less confrontational a manner than anything these guys have put out up until this point. You really have to listen to this from beginning to end because this type of tLP is probably best taken in one overwhelming "uncut" dose, and Mutant Ape knew it and executed flawlessly. And those are the only words that really do it justice because the enjoyment comes from actually realizing what you're hearing.
Last night:
The Endless Blockade / Iron Lung - Split 12"
Slogun - Bloody Roots
SPK - Factory
Does anyone actually like Bloody Roots after the first 3 or so listens? Slogun has a pretty good discog, I can't deny that, but it doesn't stand the test of time for me.
Piss Horn - The Woodchopper's Balls (Gaping Hole, 2008) - Weird album title. Up until about 5 minutes this is pretty tame and then it begins to build itself, very slowly, into some crumbling low-end and possible junk abuse that sounds like some swings in a playground. Vocals shouted through-out with some heavy effects on them, hard to make out any lyrics. The 10 minutes mark and forward shows the best material; bassy synth pulses lead into fuzzy ruminations trapped uneasily between soft, almost ambient comfort and terror. Overall this is not my favorite Piss Horn (I don't even know if I have a favorite) but it was an entertaining 20 minutes of my life.
JOE & JOE -LP
Old LAFMS LP that was available in London for 15 pounds. And I first hesitated, and actually waited till sunday and then bought it. And no regrets! Great heavily textured and dense droning. Basically there is backbone of synth type drone sound that creates the drone element, and over that is piled layers and layers of great sounds. Very warm and rich. No covers, just LP is thick plastic sleeve.
Tovah D-Day - Unseeing Being (American Tapes) tape
This is exactly the kind of stuff I expect from American Tapes releases! Part meaningless stupidity, part inexplicably satisfying noises from the wasteland of humanity that is America. Nice noisy short-scale drones that thankfully don't drown in the cesspool of their own lo-fidelity. The problem with AT is how hit-and-miss it can be... the V/A: Live & IN DEBT @ Miles Bday Party -tape I got from the same batch was more-or-less useless.
Eric Lunde - Suites for solo analog recorders (traitmediaworks) cd-r
The sounds of tape recorders recording themselves in sound proof boxes. Of course "nothing" happens here but the nothing that does is quite nice. I wish more HNW sounded as interesting as this, a proper study in the textures of sound (and maybe also in the uncertainty of it all?).
Airway / Hijokaidan - Split (Harbinger) LP
The one that was released to celebrate the recent LAFMS event in London. Pretty good but doesn't get me smiling like an idiot the way their sets did at the fest. The Airway side especially suffers from a fairly poor live recording. My powers of imagination can however fill in the blanks in-between and I can actually feel how great it must have sounded live!
I thought Airway on the split wasn't as noisy as I was hoping. Hijokaidan was good, but I prefer the studio style, where electronics and furious noise is mixed on top and drums somewhere behind. It was good, but no match to for example latest studio album.
Henry Pierre "Haut-Voltage Coexistence" LP
Pretty good musique concrete. Noisy, sometimes orchestral.
Nyodene D "i have no mouth, yet I must scream" tape
Pretty good and heavy blend of deadly industrial tones and metal junk noises. It sounds more of "well produced", something to lump into company of Vomit Arsonist, Xiphoid Dementia and such american units. Vocals are high pitched yelling, sometimes brings up Militia in my mind. Perhaps the tone & rhythm of vocals remains too similar from track to another. Well made and composed tape.
Pestdemon "Pestdämones hinsiderfärd" tape
A-side is pretty good "traditional" Pestdemon heavy duty punishment, but B-side is a letdown. I guess each tape has something different on B-side? Mine was more of humming of disconnected cable and some crackles etc.
QuoteA-side is pretty good "traditional" Pestdemon heavy duty punishment, but B-side is a letdown. I guess each tape has something different on B-side? Mine was more of humming of disconnected cable and some crackles etc.
Yes, b-side is individual. I'm surprised if there's any of the 55 b-sides that are actually worth calling "music". Or listenable at all. Have no idea what's on them, the process of creating them is very blurred in my memory... Sounds like you got one of those with less "action". But thanks for the comment on the a-side. That's the part that matters on that release.
Have been listening a lot to the
OSCILLATING INNARDS 2tape box,
irretrievable: mmii-mmviii. As noted, a retrospective with several OOP tracks throughout his career. Had hardly heard OxIx before seeing the gig in Malmö last weekend, the sounds on the tapes definitely lived up to the heavy power and violence of the live performance. Wide range of sounds as well, not only harsh noise but also more experimental material. 8 page booklet with liner-notes explaining the development, nature of tracks, motivations and anecdotes from the whole history of OxIx, with a surprisingly humble and self-deprecating attitude. Highly recommended if you lack these releases.
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 05, 2010, 02:01:29 AM
Does anyone actually like Bloody Roots after the first 3 or so listens? Slogun has a pretty good discog, I can't deny that, but it doesn't stand the test of time for me.
I think I'm in agreement with you. I really liked it the first listen but I spend more and more time in between each return visit.
Quote from: pestdemon on November 07, 2010, 04:41:35 PM
Have been listening a lot to the OSCILLATING INNARDS 2tape box, irretrievable: mmii-mmviii. As noted, a retrospective with several OOP tracks throughout his career. Had hardly heard OxIx before seeing the gig in Malmö last weekend, the sounds on the tapes definitely lived up to the heavy power and violence of the live performance. Wide range of sounds as well, not only harsh noise but also more experimental material. 8 page booklet with liner-notes explaining the development, nature of tracks, motivations and anecdotes from the whole history of OxIx, with a surprisingly humble and self-deprecating attitude. Highly recommended if you lack these releases.
I was hoping this was going to be good, and by your description it sounds like it is. I'll probably be picking it up soon. Only thing I've really heard from OxIx is the track on the California box set.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 07, 2010, 02:12:18 PM
I thought Airway on the split wasn't as noisy as I was hoping. Hijokaidan was good, but I prefer the studio style, where electronics and furious noise is mixed on top and drums somewhere behind. It was good, but no match to for example latest studio album.
Yeah, I was also surprised by the lack of distortion and noise, it's actually quite straightforward freeform rock action. But shit like that is right up my alley when it's done well. The only real problem for me is the sub-standard recording quality.
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Delicate drones, slowed down tape and manipulated field recordings. Beautiful stuff. Feels a bit more subtle then The Breadwinner (2008).
This is also darker, there is a slightly off vibe present... Everyday mundane sounds, skillfully altered, given a new strange quality. I recognize that from some of lambkins earlier output.
One of the best records i've heard this year
not sure should it be done at reviews of playlist, but since intent to do short comments, I guess playlist is accurate to comment..
KONTRAST 5x7" box
Toy Bizarre 7" = very nice. It's the artist who have decent releases out, but you never hear anyone mention the name? At some occasions, the blend of relaxing ambient textures bursting into harsher noise makes me think should this be recommended to some who prefer modern days J.Crumer or even such? Is contrast the ongoing musical direction here? Perhaps. It goes from very quiet to loud, from hectic to slow.
MSBR 7" = playful electronics? It has steady backing of warm and playful electronics, and harsh bursts of electronic noise hammered on top. Contrast of volume and sound pressure is hard. It doesn't present MSBR's noise wall. Other side is slowly moving electronic ambient-noise. Which is even less aggressive, yet texturally much more interesting. Length of 7" is great for this. Transitions are done quite often, and many good sounds are happening.
Aube 7" = In the noisy and pretty fierce era of Aube. Some parts of the material ends up in highly distorted electronic damage, while the traditional layered loops and slow modulations of sound are naturally present. Again, I think 7" is favorable format for Aube, since it forces to make compositions more compact. If you'd extend Cleft Tubing to 20 minutes, it would not be the same as it is now in... 5-7 minutes. The climax of the end with roaring bassy loop rising below crude distorted sound works as perfect ending. Possibility to extend moment into 3x longer would have probably ruined it. Flutter Collop starts with high pitched silent test tone type of sound. Vinyl surface noise is pretty extensive when all of sound happens only in the highest of the high frequencies. It takes until 3rd of song is gone, when other things start to happen. Calm yet heavy loops of sound crawl beneath the high pitched sound. It's disturbing song. Very good!
Contagious Orgasm 7" = least noisiest, yet among the best! Highly reverb drenched industrial sounds. No musical form, rather abstract collage of metal screech, loops, voices,.. Knowing this is probably recorded not so distant from C.O. cd on Tesco, it's nearly 100% guarantee of supreme sound!
Schloss Tegal 7" = continues in quite similar atmosphere as CO, but noisier. Clang of strangely vibrating metals, like flutter of to-be-broken analogue tape. Drenched in reverb with extensive layering. Other side with more distant and abstract humming, with overall similar atmosphere. Probably might have listened sides in wrong order in first place, since this seems like it would be building atmosphere heard on other side, but I guess works well this way too. Massive sound of song slowly increases over the side.
Great box - something what isn't done anymore, is it?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 07, 2010, 02:12:18 PM
Pestdemon "Pestdämones hinsiderfärd" tape
A-side is pretty good "traditional" Pestdemon heavy duty punishment, but B-side is a letdown. I guess each tape has something different on B-side? Mine was more of humming of disconnected cable and some crackles etc.
My B-side was pretty good actually. Slowed down religious songs with odd drones and crackle sounds. Came of as a sort of cheap down beat Swedish religious version of early Les Joyaux De La Princesse. I prefer the A-side but I will listen to both sides of the tape.
Jason Lescalleet - The Pilgrim
I can't believe it took me until now to listen to this. I can't even describe how good/moving it is.
Jarl - Tunnel Vision / Mind Reaper [2xcassette]
Cold and monolithic. This music envelopes the listener, it crushes the listener. The synth work at times is truly menacing, cruel even.
Jarl - Vertigo Border [cd]
Better than Vertigo Emission! Sprawling dark soundscapes. The production values in Jarl's work are downright scary now. Such clean and precise sound. Reminding me at times of Autechre, especially the 3rd track. Constant modulation, tuning, adjusting of sound waves and elements. The compositions are busy in a sense but the evolution is slow.
new bits....
henri chopin/ la plaine des respirs lp (eerie vox tape music)
cyclobe / wounded galaxies tap at the window lp ( intense deep drug music, the sound pallet from what the album is made from is like no other i have heard)
deflag heemorrhage/haien kontra cd's ( arthouse/whitehouse)
thomas kroner lp (re issues on type cant seem to get these off my deck)
unicazurn/ temporal bends cd (as with cyclobe steven e thrower delivers some fantastic modern electronic/acoustic avant garde)
ahlzagailzehguh/ misinterpereted injury 2 x 7" set ( a little let down by this...seems flat and one dimensional in its sound, however i seem to be looking for more dynamics in noise of late)
In regards to Ahlzagailzehguh - I'd recommend his two LPs on Hospital. I think they're much more dynamic than Misinterpreted Injury. Much more in the Sickness cut-up style. The last LP, Refuse and Control really pulls off sleaze with dynamics. Might be hard to track down though.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 11, 2010, 09:44:26 PM
In regards to Ahlzagailzehguh - I'd recommend his two LPs on Hospital. I think they're much more dynamic than Misinterpreted Injury. Much more in the Sickness cut-up style. The last LP, Refuse and Control really pulls off sleaze with dynamics. Might be hard to track down though.
I agree completely, but also like Misinterpreted Injury. Also, the Chondritic tape is similar to the newest LP on Hospital. Dude fucks shit up f'realz.
Really getting into Wapstan's "Stoneham", apparently the result of three faulty micro-cassettes playing the same thing, a "slowed down" field recording. No editing or overdubbing, yet for that comes out really well. This and Eric Lunde's "Candyhole" makes me want to get some crappy tape recorders and go outside with them. I like being inspired like that.
Keränen - Bats In The Attic (Pica Disk) cd
Instrumentation is different (vintage synths) than on Tommi's previous releases but the end result is pretty familiar. It's still all about masses of sounds hanging in mid-air, tons of thing happening but not really going anywhere. Again I'm thinking of this as a canvas of sound, like it's missing the time axis altogether but the energy and action are conveyed perfectly all the same. Beauty over depravity which suits me just fine. The first "movement" of the only track is a bit better to my ears but overall it's a very strong album. Good length too, only 35 mins.
Glass Bath - Grey Gardens (Ides) tape
I had no idea what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Some wallish elements but probably too much happening to call it HNW or whatever. Drones and decaying echoes with very good recording quality and ambiance, maybe that's why I thought about musique concrete for a while. Would need that bit of "something extra" to carry it full-lenght but quite nice as it is.
But right now I'm listening to Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town and thinking that I really should get that new Promise album with shitload of unreleased songs from the same sessions...
Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet - The Breadwinner
Probably one of my favourite albums right now. Only part that gets to me is the snoring (but the fact that they push it almost the point of wanting to skip to the next track, and just then it's finally over is something I actually like about it)
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Keränen - Bats In The Attic (Pica Disk) cd
The first "movement" of the only track is a bit better to my ears but overall it's a very strong album. Good length too, only 35 mins.
I though I wrote about it somewhere, but seems like didn't...
I think it starts very strong. Then comes the few minutes moment when the stillness hits. Not like it would drone or anything, but the "zzzooing zoing zoing" type of star wars battle, perhaps more the square wave short tööttäilyt, that sounds more playful than intense. But maybe that would be exact sonic metaphor for "bats in the attic"! But as soon as disc gets over that, and moves back to intense noise, I must say this must be among the healthiest and most interesting recordings done with synth in recent times!
No the muddy bass beard-drone. Not the semi-kraut-wannabe psychedelia. No torments on one key/tone throbbing, but extremely rich texture of sounds. Even when he uses synths, you couldn't compare with with CCCC, Hive Mind or whoever. Perhaps more of Incapacitants in era of Ministry of Foolishness. It is so dense, that it becomes a mass. It is such a textured, it ain't the "wall". It is so hi-fi and sharp, it isn't muddy and dark. It is noisy and fierce, though.
That few minutes goofin' around is good as transition, to let the remaining disc proceed with proper synth annihilation.
I feel like I'm too often praising what my friends do, but I do have a plenty to compare it with. And it sounds relatively unique - as much as you can do in field of synth noise anyways!
Black Air "Paris" LP
While listening to A-side, I was like.... pffff... what the fuck? Can it be more predictable? Can it be more similar what these guys have done? It's such a trademark sound of wall of noise crackles and bassy rumbling, there is exactly 0% of any sort of surprise. And also the sound itself is pretty uninteresting. Flipping to B-side, and it seems like now, it's getting somewhere. Starts with thin crackling noises and soon hits in heavy duty bassy rumbles. In theory, it ain't much different, but what they create here, starts to get obscure harmony and even tonality. While track slowly hammers forward, at some point it starts to remind something like Shift or Silence of Vacuum, where the "wall" if often formed with tonal undercurrent. It suddenly makes the stream of disharmonic crackle and crunch take form in key and harmony. It isn't ambient, nor at all aggressive noise, but has another dimension to play with. A-side I felt like that's that, but b-side I returned for replay and it is something that I found pretty successful, in all its simplicity.
Bastard Noise - A Culture of Monsters has been on frequent rotation lately.
I didn't enjoy it at first, mostly because I think the original Cyclops versions of "Pincer's Movement" and "Me and Hitler" are much superior, but I'm coming around to it.
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A.N.B.B. "Mimikry"- think Blixa singing for Coil
Haare "Madon Evankeliumi" CD (At War With False Noise)
Two long tracks of slow, oppressive, utter darkness. As usual, with Haare's stuff, it becomes more and more nightmarish, the farther into the tracks you get. Not that noisy, but not clean either. The sounds are low-key, somewhat muted, but grating and slowly tearing at your senses. A great release!
Upon release from Court today I finally got to listen to...
Grain Belt - Grain Belt (White Centipede,Phage Tapes,Small Doses 2010) - This project consists of a group of Noise artists from the states; Baculum, Willful and Wince. I must admit I know very little about Willful and only own one Baculum CDr, but Wince was one of the best projects I had the pleasure of discovering this year. I'm pretty sure every track is live. For the most part this is an unceasing sea of rough Noise with tons of development happening all around. And even though everything seems disassembled and isolated, somehow, every sound on each track flows naturally. Metal abuse is obviously the main culprit, along with a good dose of feedback, crunch and nicely positioned effects. A really intense, distinct sound that these guys collaborated to create. There is definitely a ton of character in this.
JOHN WIESE & C SPENCER YEH 7"
Von Editions
lap top and violin? So what can come out of that. In this case, good stuff. 7" feels little short, and even after couple of spins, memories are pretty vague what exactly did happen, yet overall feeling that it was good.
ULTRADEATH "condenced death" 7"
Von Editions
one side wall of noise, crunchy, heavy, distorted. One side lowed down noise/voices. OK, yet on the noise side so standard.
ASAKKU 7"
Melodic average ug black metal on Sombre. But that being recorded in mid 90's with pretty raw sound makes it work. Didn't hesitate a bit about getting this now. even if Sombre did plenty of crappy and barely ok releases, label still had certain wibe unlike a lot of others.
STRID 7"
Had bootlegs on vinyl and CD, but when opportunity to score original 7" came, why not. Norwegian bm from 90's, which has plenty of originality. Times before endless amount of Burzum copycats (if they ever existed in such a mass...) and especially before the wave of suicidal & depressive bm. Slow/midpaced with extremely simple guitar work, but few drumming patterns, few synths and most of all the constant bass melody/bass riff noodling what builds the frame to both songs is what sets Strid beyond anyone else. One could play this over and over again, and at the same time it feels so easy and simple, but also capturing and with substance.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 18, 2010, 08:56:27 AM
STRID 7"
Had bootlegs on vinyl and CD, but when opportunity to score original 7" came, why not. Norwegian bm from 90's, which has plenty of originality. Times before endless amount of Burzum copycats (if they ever existed in such a mass...) and especially before the wave of suicidal & depressive bm. Slow/midpaced with extremely simple guitar work, but few drumming patterns, few synths and most of all the constant bass melody/bass riff noodling what builds the frame to both songs is what sets Strid beyond anyone else. One could play this over and over again, and at the same time it feels so easy and simple, but also capturing and with substance.
The demo is the best in my opinion but yes, shows how bass can carry the music. And the sample/intro noises on it are actually great unto themselves.
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Temple of Self-Disgust tape
A-side is alright, B-side is much much better, the last song kinda falls out thought.
Terg/Squamata - The Walls Close In tape
Terg side is the great rumble, not so much variation but really powerful noise. Squamata delivers, in your face junk noise with nice bursts of feedback.
STROM.ec - Heartbreaking Love From God CDr
Two tracks, title track has strong vocals (as usually) and good lyrics. Wavy, rhytmic background. The typical goods STROM.ec gives. Perhaps the next full lenght could have more powerful rallies like this one.
Sick Seed - Beasts Among Men
After digging up my old stereo set mainframe from basement my tape listening experience has gone million times better. No more that old ghettoblaster fuzz. And this gains from it insanely, A side has screeching and grinding tracks with vocals, but B side is marvelous. Trash barrel ritual from hell, best listened to at loud volume with a couple of beers.
Hands Rendered Useless - Deathbed Visions (http://www.discogs.com/Hands-Rendered-Useless-Deathbed-Visions/release/1908659)
Project of Yellow Tears and Halflings member Ryan Woodhall. Anyone into either bands should make a point of finding this release. Sound wise, very close to halflings more seething moments mixed with fierce and bombastic drumming. This is what more American PE should sound like.
PAIN JERK "Brutalica" tape
5 shorter songs, some are amazing, some remain behind the high standards of Pain Jerk. I feel that B-side perhaps obliterates better? Brutalica offers the more cut-up approach, where sounds abruptly change from one to another, which is very well done, but after all I do prefer:
PAIN JERK "Loud Acoustics For Nude Mobile" tape
2 long tracks. A-side being utmost killer harsh noise in the finest tradition of early 90's Japanese pedal orgy. Fierce Merzbow'ish wah-wah sweeps, heavy duty bass rumbles, crispy high end. Sounds moves relatively quick pace, yet not really cut & paste method, but natural flow like live set. B-side seems little less heavy, more quick loops, bubbling filtter sounds, etc. It offers less brutality but no less of sonic substance in general.
Haven't listened these tapes for years, and it reminds how vital would be re-visiting good noise releases more frequently!
Which leads to:
HANDS TO "sfo" CD
which I didn't care for much when it originally came out. From this Zabriskie Point label, I originally liked only Incapacitants and S*Core releases, but later on realized the genious qualities of many of them. Including this. The master of utterly decayed walkman field recordings layers and edited crudely into beautiful sound art!
IANNIS XENAKIS "Col legno" CD
Modern classical. I think best moments happen sometime in latter parts of the album. Massive 74+ minute ballet must be fierce experience for someone who'd expect swan lake or something. Dis/harmonic orchestral textures beyond the "usual" approach.
JOHN DUNCAN / ZEITKRATZER "Fresh" CD
10 people in orchestra, with sax, trumpet, tuba, violin, cello, double bass, piano, according, percussion and sound/electronics. And the result is? Perhaps one could file this under some sort of "dark ambient" meets contemporary classical? It is not nowhere as "classical" as Xenakis above, and compositions rely more in pretty easy solutions as opposed to hectic skillful pseudo-chaos. This is more about harmony and relaxing quietness.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 20, 2010, 02:15:18 PM
PAIN JERK "Brutalica" tape
5 shorter songs, some are amazing, some remain behind the high standards of Pain Jerk. I feel that B-side perhaps obliterates better? Brutalica offers the more cut-up approach, where sounds abruptly change from one to another, which is very well done, but after all I do prefer:
PAIN JERK "Loud Acoustics For Nude Mobile" tape
2 long tracks. A-side being utmost killer harsh noise in the finest tradition of early 90's Japanese pedal orgy. Fierce Merzbow'ish wah-wah sweeps, heavy duty bass rumbles, crispy high end. Sounds moves relatively quick pace, yet not really cut & paste method, but natural flow like live set. B-side seems little less heavy, more quick loops, bubbling filtter sounds, etc. It offers less brutality but no less of sonic substance in general.
Yeah. PAIN JERK (old) is my favourite nippon noise project. His CD with DOGLIVEROIL is one of the best in my noise collection.
Goatmoon/Dead Reptile Shrine-Winterforest
Maybe I had way too huge expectations for this split, but after few listens Goatmoon side seems to be a bit of a dissapointment for me, both metal songs being a bit too folky for my tastes, but I think it'll grow on me after a few more listens and after I've read the lyrics, which are by Devamitra, if I've understood correctly.
Dead Reptile Shrine on the other hand delivers maybe their best songs here, atleast from what I've heard of them. Not metal at all, maybe some kind of ritual music? Acoustic guitars, buzzing soundscapes, clear vocals, great stuff.
Also the presentation of the LP is top notch, very nice looking gatefold cover, I just wish there would be DRS lyrics included.
Goatmoon-Death Before Dishonour digiCD
Although already owning the vinyl and tape versions of this album, I just had to get this digiCD too, DBDH being one of my favorite BM albums of all time. Great soundscape, great songs, great looking dig.
Also at work I've mostly been listening to various Ride for Revenge releases and the ever so great Satanic warmaster/Clandestine Blaze collab split.
Also I need to mention Kärsimysnäytelmä! CD, absolutely great black metal/noise filth, tracks Maria Magdaleena Puhuu and Öljymäellä always make me smile while working, hopefully they'll release another theme album for some other christian holiday.
Brethren - The Chosen (10", Freak Animal): just had a first listen, sounded good, but it seems I like the Kingdom Coming 7" better.
The Vomit Arsonist - Birth Recovery (3"CDr, L.White Records): Sounded like typical Vomit Arsonist style, really liked it.
Halthan - Collapse in Progress (3"CDr, L.White Records): Should listen to it again, didn't give it my full attention, but style seems similar to the Corrupt tape, although a bit harsher.
SICK SEED - beasts among men
SICK SEED / XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION - split
GOATLAB - sevigny/eris
R.S.P. - ultimate fucking
ISOLRUBIN BK - crash injury trauma
ULTRA - roman hoilday
Survival Unit - one man's war/no surrender (7", Stateart): sounds like typical Survival Unit stuff, although the vocals sound a bit different, other effects used, I think.
Goatmoon/DRS split LP, indeed DRS side dominates. I like the atmosphere of GM, which reminds me of the glory days of Polish pagan/bm. Where intros/outros and folky riffs takes most of the demo tape while actual "metal" remains only small fraction. Out-of-tempo, clumsy result adds to the atmosphere. DRS is experimental dark sound. Something which I consider far far beyond all the "black noise" and "dark ambient". It has no metal in it at all, but neither it fits to any other category.
Shallow Waters -first tape??
For whatever reason, this tape had been laying on my cellar floor for like 4 years. No real reason why, and no idea how it got there. Been just moving it around, but not actually taken it where it belongs, until now. And C-10 is quick to give listen. One guy with electronics, one guy vocals. 1st side is little bit weak, but things improve by the end of b-side. One could think of Slogun, Brethren and such american acts, where lyrics are the key focus. Shallow Waters remains behind those acts with lacking the sheer violence of Slogun and more complex & original solutions of Brethren. Noise is relatively well done, but the clean shouted voice going through Crass type of endless lyrics, start to lose its impact when approach is nothing but shouting. It's decent tape, but also would make one wonder, is there is such a strong message intended to deliver, why vocal approach is more of the crust-punk and less of and political speech? One should take a look into politics of the past, where good spokesmen could lift the speech into utmost rage even without backing noise.
Shikaky "ribald" tape
New japanese noise?! Hmm, always curious to hear. Is this C-20 or something? Guts of Love is much more noisier while Malfunction Orchestra on b-side relies on experimental approach. It's good to hear something that isn't exactly the most "trad" jap noise what one could think of, but most certainly wouldn't be out of place if it was released on 90's Vanilla Records, Endorphine Factory or such labels. No heavy noise brutality but a band to keep eye on! Not to mention this is put out by Shit-eye cassettes, so can it go wrong? Limited 66.
Atheist "jupiter" CD
my teenage years heroes of progressive ultra technical... thrash? They promised no comeback recording will be done. I went to see them play c. 2 years ago in their tour and it was very good. And this album? I'd say it is.. good. Its better than Elements, but most certainly can't match the superiority of Unquestionable Presence. Modern day production values are usually doomed to fail, but in case of Atheist they can make it work. I do miss the REAL drum sound of days when metal sounded metal, yet in general it is quite acceptable production. Listened in handful of times and yet to really capture feeling of "album". More like barely over 30 minutes of songs put together.
Swans new LP
I was quite surprised how good it was. It's not heavy and it's not such a crushing and dark as Swans at their best. But can you expect them to re-create their most "legendary" times? It seems more honest that they actually do something else than the most classic moments. I have yet fully digest what this album is about, but lets give it few more spins...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 24, 2010, 06:54:59 PM
Shallow Waters -first tape??
For whatever reason, this tape had been laying on my cellar floor for like 4 years. No real reason why, and no idea how it got there. Been just moving it around, but not actually taken it where it belongs, until now. And C-10 is quick to give listen. One guy with electronics, one guy vocals. 1st side is little bit weak, but things improve by the end of b-side. One could think of Slogun, Brethren and such american acts, where lyrics are the key focus. Shallow Waters remains behind those acts with lacking the sheer violence of Slogun and more complex & original solutions of Brethren. Noise is relatively well done, but the clean shouted voice going through Crass type of endless lyrics, start to lose its impact when approach is nothing but shouting. It's decent tape, but also would make one wonder, is there is such a strong message intended to deliver, why vocal approach is more of the crust-punk and less of and political speech? One should take a look into politics of the past, where good spokesmen could lift the speech into utmost rage even without backing noise.
I'll take it off your hands if you don't want it. I feel like this is one of my favorite PE acts. I haven't heard this tape, but I really like most of the songs. There's this massive noisy rumble, and every so often a melody starts to sneak through. I like the vocals, although sometimes the vocal aspect becomes long winded. It's simple, but good. tapes 2/4/5 are my favorites.
DEATH IN JUNE "Peaceful snow" 2X10" (NER)
So Douglas finally decided to lay the guitar to rest and go for...piano instead? Of course not himself playing, so final result is Douglas singing (or in reality most often more "talking") and one Miro Snejdr to do piano interpretations of Douglas songs (first written on guitar?). Snejdr's playing is perhaps more diverse and "free" than, say, C93's "Soft Black Stars" album but it also gets a bit tiring after a while. One might wonder if Douglas' men now is VERY old and only enjoys these kind of loungy tracks, so if he wants something up his ass, better write tunes like these.... I was quite amazed how "uplifting" these bits are, not really dark at all. One some of the tracks the nature of the recordings with vocals probably recorded afterwards does not work so well, while others actually does work. Overall an OK album - I will probably see myself putting this on several times this winter. Interesting to see how the last albums have been overwhelmed with photographs of himself wearing the mask, and therefore manifesting the role of the mask as a "logotype" - something I don't think he intended from the start.
Been on the ride to catch up with A LOT of tape releases that happened already while ago, but been buried in shelves for reason or another. Lets comment some of them...
SHARPWAIST "the night of and the morning after" tape
Nil By Mouth
Pretty strong new wave of PE from USA. Loud, distorted, pretty straight forwards even if attention is given to noises. Vocals are up front and distorted. It feels pretty good, but with short tape like this, yet to really show do they have enough talent. Decent tape, nevertheless!
CHERRY POINT "Smog City" tape
Harsh Head Rituals
This is crushing and heavy. Fucking brutal and merciless. It's basically what is best in loud noise wall. Two guys slowly modulate their sounds, all the time with highest energy and highest level of noise. It's nothing new for C.P. or genre in general, but this C-20.. or C-30 goes down so smooth in your ears it's a jackpot.
SEWER ELECTION / WEREWOLF JERUSALEM collaboration tape
Trash Ritual
Huh... I could say exact opposite what above. This is like heinous crime towards noise! 30 minutes is such a dull listening experience, one wonders how it can be? Werewolf Jerusalem at its best, is obviously one of leading names of the genre. Sewer Election has only few misses among strong line of hits. But THIS? What the fuck is this? A-side titled singular is like test how far joke can go. stupid crackling one dimensional noise that sounds simply bad. On the beginning on B-side, called Linear, you feel yeah, it is probably a concept music, and indeed little improvement with sound, but soon to be watered down to utmost failure. It's hard to even imagine how to be able to make so lame noise, so I guess it must be intentional. Not looking good either.
OVMN "III" tape
Mother Savage
It can't match the power of the absolute undisputed classic debut OVMN tape. A-side suffers from dull distortion, that works on similar badly crackling and utmost overdriven sound, where every sound is distorted into powerless numbness. It doesn't explode into loud noise. Tape improves little by little and when you reach perhaps 45 minutes time (half way b-side), it gets close to what Mother Savage crew is known for. Still not to be raised among the classics.
RU-486 "Princess of Rot" tape
Destructive Industries
2nd release of the label, and pretty early on discography of the band. I guess this C-10 was re-issued too? Since mine is ltd 25 copies and I think its been available quite recently? Prurient comes to my mind instantly. Being C-10 and being feedback drenched shouting/screaming vocals with some drum blasting on back. Perhaps the Black Vase era? RU-486 did also all the distorted melodic keyboard things Prurient is known for, but little by little band has started to take shape, building some of its own form beyond obvious follower of big names? This is big improvement for very earliest releases, but still way behind what they have recently done. One would hope bands wouldn't rush so quick to do releases if they progression happens as fast as this.
PARANOID TIME "Pregnant Nun" tape
Harsh Head Rituals
Loud, energic, brutal and fast. Sounds like pretty simple sources and easy pedal solutions, but in all its simplicity, it works. It's not as total hammer-in-the-face as Cherry point, but they can deliver. I like this much more than the recent "tape, metal & glass" which was quite dull in sounds and way it was put together.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2010, 06:31:28 PM
SEWER ELECTION / WEREWOLF JERUSALEM collaboration tape
Trash Ritual
Huh... I could say exact opposite what above. This is like heinous crime towards noise! 30 minutes is such a dull listening experience, one wonders how it can be? Werewolf Jerusalem at its best, is obviously one of leading names of the genre. Sewer Election has only few misses among strong line of hits. But THIS? What the fuck is this? A-side titled singular is like test how far joke can go. stupid crackling one dimensional noise that sounds simply bad. On the beginning on B-side, called Linear, you feel yeah, it is probably a concept music, and indeed little improvement with sound, but soon to be watered down to utmost failure. It's hard to even imagine how to be able to make so lame noise, so I guess it must be intentional. Not looking good either.
hah! don't remember reading / hearing any positive comments about this tape. i was listening to this with a friend and he refused to believe that this is actually the sound intended by SE & WJ, he thought the tape must be corrupt or something. well, i actually like it a lot! there's just something in that dull crackle that tickles my nerves the right way. it's definitely stupid and one dimensional noise. a joke? maybe to an extent. there's a "fuck you" attitude to this tape (my own assumption, of course), a bit like with Kasettemusik - which too raised a lot of negative response when released and which i also like.
BURNING STAR CORE / PRURIENT "ghosts of Niagara" 10xtape box
Hospital
I know whole deal about this 10x 10mins tape for 100$ seemed little dubious, but it was most of all benefit of Hospital shop being able to keep going in very difficult situation. I guess many who criticized without hearing or seeing it, expected exaggerated price over too little of substance for quick cash? Luckily one can say that in fact, this box offers perhaps more value for the money than many other items in the bands discographies. In this case, I could say that C-10 is clearly a benefit for the material. You don't get some yawning long tracks or whatever random cheap collaborations, but whole package seems very well planned and even better executed.
Huge vinyl case designed to house 10 tapes (in c. 10" x 10" size), full color covers, full color collage booklet, each tape individually labeled. Each tape with two tracks which sound as they indeed were recorded intentionally to be this. Not just random cuts of some longer piece, but actual songs which all differ from each other. You can hear plenty of "usual" trademark sounds & methods of the projects from this era (c. 3 years ago), but I have this gut feeling that how come once again some small edition limited tape is more inspiring and refreshing than some bigger edition CD/vinyl releases? Melodic keyboards, spoken vocals, emotional screams, noisy drones, harsh loops and metal clatter, all the "usual" elements build 20 tracks which stand strong and one could think 10x7" box would perhaps made good re-issue, unless wanting to make it tolerable cost in double CD.
Quote from: Max on November 27, 2010, 01:20:41 PM
well, i actually like it a lot! there's just something in that dull crackle that tickles my nerves the right way. it's definitely stupid and one dimensional noise. a joke? maybe to an extent. there's a "fuck you" attitude to this tape (my own assumption, of course), a bit like with Kasettemusik - which too raised a lot of negative response when released and which i also like.
Then I could recommend you also:
THE RITA "predators" 7"Second Layer
Latest The Rita 7". I liked previous one quite a lot, but this, this is just a simple and straight forward "crackle study", "noise object", or whatever harsh noise experts call it. One dimensional dull crackles, not noisy, not harsh, not dense, not loud. Mere mid range slow crackles of sound you can't really identify what it may have originally been. I recall when someone said, Roemer of Macronympha was the last true legend in noise. Maybe to some extent, but, I'd say Sam has almost alone guided harsh noise to such a personal and die hard routes, perhaps the time of true legends isn't over. Regardless how I feel about this particular recording.
SEWER GODDESS "verdigris" 7"Perhaps even less "PE" than 12" and more into cinematic death industrial. One of the sides starts to sound to me close to soundtrack of sci-fi/horror movie, while other side still has little elements of oscillating synth waves connecting it with "pe". Heavily processed vocals, thick and dense dark tones, reverb drenched colossal rhythm loops...
SONNE HAGAL "Läuthner 2a" 7"Luftschulz
After I had listened that new Der Blutharsch split 7", not only DB was pretty lame, but that other band was like lazy Neurosis type of band. Nothing experimental, nothing industrial or related. Just mid paced aggro vocal whatever... Though, I rather cleanse my ears with some pure neo folk then! And that's what Sonne Hagal delivers. Nothing more, nothing less. It's predictable, easylistening, harmless,.... Basically something I'd say I both can admire in some occasions, and can hate in other. I do miss the slightest traces of personality and difference. I miss the apocalyptic post-industrial connection and charismatic performers doing songs. I do listen Sonne Hagal rather than Of the Wand And The Moon for example.
Taskmaster "Kriemhild Anal Saxon" tapeHarsh HEad Rituals
HHR is one of those label, which to me, has been pretty much the culmination of good things in harsh noise. Unlike just about all the other labels focusing on doing a lot of harsh noise, this label is pretty much 100% guaranteed satisfaction. It's not like only 1 out of 3 (or less) would be good, but pretty much all of them. Is there something new in this? Of course not, but the heaviness of crunchy harsh noise is such a bliss, it simply captures your senses by this very straight forward primal offering!
Treriksröset / Sewer Election "rågsved" tapeThorax Harsh Cassettes
Another collaboration of these guys, done in live recording. I guess... c-40? Something like that. It is basically what you expect. After Taskmaster tape, it felt like these guys didn't build as heavy low end rumble, but it is also the advantage. Even if starting loud and fast paced noise chaos without any hesitation or holding back, there is still room to move both high end and low end, to build this massive set somewhere. And that's exactly what happens. I think the best moments are probably close to the end, when set is about to react the climax and little by little is "sharpened" and intensified, making you think can it still be punched up a notch? And will they do it on low end or even crispier high end?
A.M.B. "Implosions" tapeZikachudoku Self-released tape from 1995. A-side has "self scission" and B-side "self explosion", "self expansion" and "self abrasion". Underlined:
All instruments as my cock! One of those bands from Japan which has remained pretty small and unknown and I guess also relatively hard to find? I do have pretty decent amount of old AMB tapes, and amount they get listened, isn't perhaps enough. A-side of tape is focused on high pitched synth oscillations and lo-fi mid-low rumbles. It's ok, but nothing special. Flip on the b-side discards most of synths and we're experiencing hands-on (or cock?!) metal junk/pedals etc what Japanese know well. It is not like AMB is re-inventing the wheel, BUT, he doesn't spill the beans immediately, but there are great moments when you have been listening loud and fierce noise for a while, and suddenly low, wider stereo sound bass rumble hits in. It's like the kick what is missing from majority of noise today, when all is maximum at all the time. Despite AMB isn't perfect. It perhaps doesn't belong to the hall-of-fame of Japanese noise, but this mid 90's original noise cruncher has lesson or two to show contemporary artists!
Just one question: Anyone else have this tape? HOW lo-fi it is meant to be? Is my ferric tape already decayed or maybe even little failed dub? I feel that there is occasional lurking high-end crisp what almost hits in. I mean, in style of Pain Jerk or such. Now, whole tape is somewhat blurred and without the very highest crispy clarity. Not that it would hurt the tape. Not at all. Just curious.
and perhaps should also say, new Ex.Order.. been on playlist and I'm still little half&half what exactly to say about it. And what dominated yesterday on the playlist was Type O Negative debut CD. I was considering selling away the last remaining ToN in my cd shelves, but then got stuck listening most of the day that same CD. "Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty Of Infidelity" is such a epic journey of stinky cum breath, cheating whores and slutty ex girlfriends that one can admire it as much as Carnivore albums!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 10:29:56 AM
Then I could recommend you also:
THE RITA "predators" 7"
Second Layer
Latest The Rita 7". I liked previous one quite a lot, but this, this is just a simple and straight forward "crackle study", "noise object", or whatever harsh noise experts call it. One dimensional dull crackles, not noisy, not harsh, not dense, not loud. Mere mid range slow crackles of sound you can't really identify what it may have originally been. I recall when someone said, Roemer of Macronympha was the last true legend in noise. Maybe to some extent, but, I'd say Sam has almost alone guided harsh noise to such a personal and die hard routes, perhaps the time of true legends isn't over. Regardless how I feel about this particular recording.
Haven't heard this particular release, or really what THE RITA has been up to lately at all, but this description reminds of what type of sound he was exploring when witnessing him in Copenhagen some week ago. But in the live setting, the actually pretty clear and crisp crackles came out at such a massive volume, that it became physical, like standing too close to massive fireworks or sth similar. Perhaps not very interesting on tape/vinyl, but on stage, it was... massive.
np: FURZE - reaper subconscious guide, MK9 - Resist 3" (I think that is the title at least)
Quote from: SILVUM on November 30, 2010, 11:53:56 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 10:29:56 AM
A.M.B. "Implosions" tape
That's one I'm missing still so I can't comment on the dubbing, is there any info on edition size?
No comments. But it's kind of hand made look in it. Basically printed stuff, but not double sided J-card, but info text is glued on other size. Tape has labels.
It's ZIKA12-950701.. I guess all those tapes (12+?) are AMB's or also other projects?
Quote from: pestdemon on November 30, 2010, 07:05:17 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 10:29:56 AM
Then I could recommend you also:
THE RITA "predators" 7"
Second Layer
Latest The Rita 7". I liked previous one quite a lot, but this, this is just a simple and straight forward "crackle study", "noise object", or whatever harsh noise experts call it. One dimensional dull crackles, not noisy, not harsh, not dense, not loud. Mere mid range slow crackles of sound you can't really identify what it may have originally been. I recall when someone said, Roemer of Macronympha was the last true legend in noise. Maybe to some extent, but, I'd say Sam has almost alone guided harsh noise to such a personal and die hard routes, perhaps the time of true legends isn't over. Regardless how I feel about this particular recording.
Haven't heard this particular release, or really what THE RITA has been up to lately at all, but this description reminds of what type of sound he was exploring when witnessing him in Copenhagen some week ago. But in the live setting, the actually pretty clear and crisp crackles came out at such a massive volume, that it became physical, like standing too close to massive fireworks or sth similar. Perhaps not very interesting on tape/vinyl, but on stage, it was... massive.
np: FURZE - reaper subconscious guide, MK9 - Resist 3" (I think that is the title at least)
Funny you mention it. My Filipino girlfriend who attended her first ever Noise concert that evening said the exact same thing. That it sounded like really loud fireworks. Amazing set BTW, and overall an amazing night!
Perispirit "abysmal penetrations" tape
Hospital productions
Huh! When I saw the tape cover, I thought this must be something good. Still, filed it to tape shelves for about... half year? Well, of course nothing gets old this quick, but until now, it remained one of those projects, I wouldn't have cared to even check out because never heard anyone mention it, but I guess the new split LP goes immediately amongst to-be-purchased!
So how it is? If you say guitar/synth & laptop, it will sound like some awful thing, but side a of this tape is actually up their myspace. http://www.myspace.com/perispirit
So check out yourself (Obsolete Weather...). They list among their influences P16.D4, MB, Runzelstirn and Gurglestock, Mirror, Hands To, Maconympha, Bernard Parmegiani, Kevin Drumm, Xenakis, Suddent Infant, Eliane Radigue, Nurse with Wound, The Haters, Phil Niblock, Morton Feldman, Jason Lescaleet, New Blockaders, Pain Jerk, and Crawl Unit. It seems quite rare mix of influences, and they do live up to expectations! This is exactly the kind of stuff I feel has been kind of missing thing among contemporary noise. It boldly mixes harsh noise to brilliant cut-ups, drones, field recordings, guitars, and so on. I find it nearly shame that this was just a tape. And Hospital tape. I feel there is kind of danger it will be picked up by merchant vultures to stash for potential ebay auctions? Or just something other than people who'd give it really proper listening? Yet who am I to blame since I got it simply due being Hospital release!
One must give credit for Hospital for improving the tape releases. Good sound. Nice simple packaging. So who's doing them on LP or CD? It would be something that really would seem worth to do.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 10:34:22 AM
and perhaps should also say, new Ex.Order.. been on playlist and I'm still little half&half what exactly to say about it.
I'd like to hear more about this. The samples on the Loki Foundation were intriguing but samples are poor indication usually of what the full tracks really sound like.
Steel Hook Prostheses - Torturous Anxiety (CDr, L.White Records): Typical Steel Hook Prostheses style of Dark Ambient, Death Industrial mix with strongly effected vocals. Only bad thing is the cover, which I think is rather ugly.
Con-Dom/The Grey Wolves - Many Are Called, But Few Get Up (12" 45rpm, Power and steel): Sounds to me closer to typical The Grey Wolves stuff, than what I have already heard of Con-Dom. No bad thing though, short, but nice LP.
Hal Hutchinson - taste of iron (tape, Freak Animal): Metal bashing, nothing else. Hadn't heard anything like this before (I mean only the metal bashing without any form of distortion/noise). Sounds well made, good stuff for sure, but I think it's not too bad it's a short tape.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 08:50:46 PM
Perispirit "abysmal penetrations" tape
Hospital productions
Huh! When I saw the tape cover, I thought this must be something good.
On the cover alone, the first thing that came to mind was "Liquid Voyeur".
Disgust - Time Ruins Everything
This feels way, way too short. The tracks on their MySpace are insane and yet on this disc I feel like I want more. Still one of my favourite acts right now, though, out of any genre, not just noise/PE.
Coil - Scatology (2001 remaster/extra tracks)
First listen of Coil. Definitely enjoyed it. Gave a pretty pacifying mood.
Pain Nail - end times (CD, Freak Animal): Not too familiar with many industrial acts, but I like this stuff. It does sound like a desolated industry, still working. Like the vocals and the fact that there's quite some variation between the tracks, I was surprised by some of the calmer tracks, one of them actually sounded more like dark ambient.
Atrax Morgue - Death Machinery II (3"CDr, L.White Records): Don't know much stuff from Atrax Morgue, so can't compare to his other works. One thing which is certain is that it's really sick stuff, however, the tracks are monotonous and apart from the coming to front and going away of the sound not much seems to happen. Think it'll need some time to sink.
Silent Abuse/Antichildleague (7" 45rpm, Hagshadow): Great hysterical vocals on the A-side, but I do like the noise from the B-side a bit better, it's a heavier track. All in all, worthy purchase and I'm interested in what other stuff Silent Abuse will still do.
Death Squad - Fucked in the USA (3"CD, Freak Animal): First thing I hear from Death Squad, definitely no bad thing. Starts with rather low/mid range rumbling and spoken voices (sounds like samples) and gets more heavy towards the end, with rather typical screaming/shouting vocals and some hysterical female vocals, which I like, though I'm not certain whether they're original or sampled. Different parts sound as if they could be different songs though. Strange thing is, up to now every time I listen to it, I've got the feeling that afterwards I've only got a vague idea of what happened. Not a bad thing, though, it's good enough to play it again.
expected is re-issues of a lot of Death Squad tape on CD by Autarkeia. It would be nice to have Theological Genocide on LP. Band did CDR re-issue of it (possibly for currently ongoing euro tour?). Covers are from 1st CD edition, but disc CDR.
Now perhaps should comments the big german names?
GENOCIDE ORGAN "archive I" 10"
Tesco
Celebrated their anniversary. Band digged up old recordings, dating to 80's and early 90's. Mostly material meant to be somewhere, but didn't. With first listen, A-side appears to be very vintage industrial sound, but every spin it somehow grows to be better and better. B-side has two tracks with one being leftover from Dry Lungs compilation from '91, which is perhaps most "standard" song in 10", yet still remains my favorite. 2nd track is merely short cut of longer piece before it fades out. I'd be more curious to hear the full length version than c. 1-2 minute sample. first 10" felt like it couldn't match the power of albums, yet realizing the context of release and accepting the nature of early releases, it is good release.
HAUS ARAFNA "you" LP
Galakt Horrö
New album is perhaps even more to direction of "negative pop" or whatever they call it, than Butterfly?! I'm nearly shocked how tiny is the portion of actual hard industrial elements. There is plenty of distorted beats, analogue drum machine beats, melody of distorted vintage synths, most often mr. Arafna singing with clear voice. I'm sure these are hits in the German gothic dance floors, but it's merely one fourth of album - if that - which appeals to tastes of those who expect something what reminds of earlier days of project. HA is most definitely always worked with their own range of sounds and starting from first beats and first synth tones you know what label and which project it is. Have given in couple spins and yet unsure should I say it is good or is this giving my little finger to the gothic devil!
Quote from: shakehurst on December 01, 2010, 07:05:15 PM
Disgust - Time Ruins Everything
This feels way, way too short. The tracks on their MySpace are insane and yet on this disc I feel like I want more. Still one of my favourite acts right now, though, out of any genre, not just noise/PE.
I thought the length of each track worked well for this style and approach, with the whole "Power Violence" in the form of PE / Man is the Bastard / Bastard Noise influence. The first track has a fairly simple design and pattern that if you seen it "on paper" you would probably think "meh that isn't going to be special", but they pulled it off and it sounds incredible. It flows, it's perfectly arranged and maneuvered that its short 4 minute life span comes out of the speakers as a completely unforgettable romp that I don't think anyone else would have pulled it off quite the same. I could listen to just that first track over and over (and I have). The thing that is even better about this little CD is that each track can still hold its own weight next to it. To me the whole thing is an A+ piece of work. But I understand you about wanting more. Of course, like anyone else who likes them, I wish for more material and I'm hoping they do more than just a 3'' next time. I've always said that Disgust is P.E. that you can mosh to, or even blast in your car without getting
too many funny looks.
Various Artists - Juche (CD, DPRK): Compilation featuring Turbund Sturmwerk, Operation Cleansweep, Con-Dom, Genocide Organ, Militia, Ex.Order, The Grey Wolves and Anenzephalia. Very interesting compilation, with a concept (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, of which I don't know too much, to be honest). Worthwhile in general, after I first listen I mostly liked the tracks of Con-Dom, Genocide Organ and The Grey Wolves. Glad I still could get it, as it's strictly limited (to 15.000.000 copies).
Con-Dom/ANTIchildLEAGUE - Free Speech Series (3"CDr in glass frame, L.White Records): Really like this CD, very good. To me it sounds more like Death Industrial than straight Power Electronics (though I'm far from being an expert). Great vocals as well.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 03, 2010, 08:59:43 AM
Quote from: shakehurst on December 01, 2010, 07:05:15 PM
Disgust - Time Ruins Everything
This feels way, way too short. The tracks on their MySpace are insane and yet on this disc I feel like I want more. Still one of my favourite acts right now, though, out of any genre, not just noise/PE.
I thought the length of each track worked well for this style and approach, with the whole "Power Violence" in the form of PE / Man is the Bastard / Bastard Noise influence. The first track has a fairly simple design and pattern that if you seen it "on paper" you would probably think "meh that isn't going to be special", but they pulled it off and it sounds incredible. It flows, it's perfectly arranged and maneuvered that its short 4 minute life span comes out of the speakers as a completely unforgettable romp that I don't think anyone else would have pulled it off quite the same. I could listen to just that first track over and over (and I have). The thing that is even better about this little CD is that each track can still hold its own weight next to it. To me the whole thing is an A+ piece of work. But I understand you about wanting more. Of course, like anyone else who likes them, I wish for more material and I'm hoping they do more than just a 3'' next time. I've always said that Disgust is P.E. that you can mosh to, or even blast in your car without getting too many funny looks.
Pretty much sums up my thoughts exactly. It's a perfect release, I just want more. I picked up their new tape on Danvers State but haven't had a chance to pop it in yet.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 02, 2010, 09:13:03 PM
I'm sure these are hits in the German gothic dance floors
Currently #7 on the DAC (http://www.trendcharts.de/de/trendcharts.html?dl=deutsche_alternative_charts.html) album chart!
Huh! Well, I must have listened this album now 7 times within just couple of days. And playing it as we speak. More and more getting into it.
BT.HN - Retrospective
Mania - Ultra-Negative (CD, Freak Animal): Good noise! Don't really know what to say about this, except that in one of the first two songs sounds a bit too high too me, not because it might hurt or something, but it's so high it sounds a bit powerless to me (only this sound, that is). Seems like my only comment about this disc though.
Sick Seed - Beasts Among Men (tape, Freak Animal): A-side: recognizable Sick Seed stuff, though different from the LP. Noise, guitar, recognizable voice, metal (and other?) junk. Side was over before I knew it, which, in this case, definitely is a good sign. B-side: metal junk with some guitar, vocals and electronics, mainly in the beginning, but just very little. Same as for the Hal Hutchinson stuff, I do like the use of junk metal and stuff, but on its own, it doesn't go for too long. It's good for about 20 mins or so, but I can't really imagine that I would like to junk metal and nothing else for more than half an hour.
Umpio meets Anal Barbara (Nekorekords 2010)
I am not sure if one could call Umpio meets Anal Barbara a collaboration record. The source sounds of the tape comes from noisecore band Anal Barbara's previously unreleased recording, over which Umpio delivers his metal junk and feedback noise. In overall sound, Umpio is way more dominant. Actually the tape differs only little from "normal" harsh noise - just to hear some noisecore band when the noise gets more silent doesn't give that more of originality. Nevertheless, this is a good tape. Compared to two Umpio cds that came out previously this year, Umpio meets Anal Barbara is even more hectic (perhaps this is because of the source material) but also less sharp. At some times it gets even blurry.
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Also some 20 different ep's and splits from mincecore act Agathocles. Perhaps half of them are - as usual for a band making a lots of records, mostly lofi stuff - fairy shitty, but I got them for really moderate price. Some 7"s such as Distrust and Abuse are really noisy, nothing louder than anything else -type of mixing, sounding like lenghty pieces of sound instead of songs. Meanwhile others are merely boring, punkish grind with nice and neat sound not even raw enough to disturb anyone.
going through some of my records I haven't heard in a while...
Enema Syringe - Live At No Fun Fest 2007 (LP)
I have to be honest, this LP makes me want to boogie. The persistent groove could get anyone's foot tapping. The music sounds firmly rooted in the '80s to me but in a good way. I really enjoy the last track especially with it's low pulsing synth.
Emaciator - Coveting (LP)
One of most successful Emaciator records in my opinion. Sparse guitar drone but not in the style of Andrew Chalk or Hakobune, much more bare, almost nauseating at times. It's very tense despite of or in fact due to the minimalism.
Aaron Dilloway - Concealed (LP)
The best from Dilloway. LSD committed to vinyl.
Red Snapper - Our Aim Is To Satisfy Red Snapper (2xLP)
I forgot I even owned this album, picked it up second-hand in Japan 6 or 7 years ago. Kind of a mess of styles. Trip-hop, acid jazz, instrumental rock. This isn't noise or anything. Some of it's rubbish but the instrumental tracks are pretty enjoyable.
ESOTERIC - The Maniacal Vale 2xCD
Winter music. An good soundtrack when up at 6.00 and watching daylight unfold.
Neuntöter Der Plage - Breathe This Sickly Breath (CDr, Slaughter Productions): For one reason or another, I thought this would be harsh noise. But no, it's Death Industrial/Ambient, and I really like it. Sounds like some other acts, I've heard before, but the only one I can think of right now is Gräuen Pestanz. Anyway, although I like this CD in general, there are some tracks which I like less, such as Immortalis and The Trick, they seem a bit lighter and less disease-ridden.
Disgust - Where Angels Fear to Tread C36
What a great tape. Dayton, Ohio is my favourite track, spanning the entire B-side. It put me in a bummer mood, which is good.
some tape listening today:
Clo Goelach / Ashley C - Personal Abattoir (klaustrosignal)
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement (nil by mouth)
Halthan - Corrupt (nil by mouth)
Foul / Cannibal Ritual - split (phage tapes)
The Vomit Arsonist - Reason (nil by mouth)
Praying For Oblivion / Unnvald Granheim - split (zuiveringleideren)
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on December 06, 2010, 11:14:27 PM
Red Snapper - Our Aim Is To Satisfy Red Snapper (2xLP)
I forgot I even owned this album, picked it up second-hand in Japan 6 or 7 years ago. Kind of a mess of styles. Trip-hop, acid jazz, instrumental rock. This isn't noise or anything. Some of it's rubbish but the instrumental tracks are pretty enjoyable.
funny you mention that one, long time forgotten for me, I got a copy somewhere since around 2001 or so, remember despite 1 or 2 tracks which were really worth the rest was quite cheesy, will revisit it again
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI LP
Skinny Puppy - Fractal Zoom CD
Bauhaus - A God In An Alcove single sided 7" flexi
Militia - Live Provocation 1 & 2 C60
F/I/T/H - Reopening Wounds: Ignite/Submit + Solace Through Psychosis C76
Author & Punisher - Drone Machines CD
Izanami's Labour Pains - The Life And Demise Of Yoshiko Kawashima C21
Quote from: Tommuel on December 09, 2010, 04:09:51 AM
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI LP
classic. HUMAN DISEASE
Author & Punisher - saw him play two weeks ago. I was really disappointed with the performance to be honest.
Today:
ATRAX MORGUE - Paranoia
DIAGNOSE LEBENSGEFAHR - Transformalin
DIAMANDA GALÁS - Vena Cava
MGLA - Groza
TEETH OF LIONS RULE THE DIVINE - Rampton
Quote from: UGRA on December 12, 2010, 08:50:40 PM
MGLA - Groza
Ugh, that album was a big disappointment. What in the hell happened? All the previous stuff had this wild-eyed intensity and fire, but then they release a debut album with plodding and yawn-inducing tracks. Hopefully they come out with a new album that returns to the earlier sound and fury, but if not I always have the Presence 12" and Mdłości 7"
Marching Church, At Night, CS (Posh Isolation)
First heard MC on the Grå Fraktion L- compilation from Posh Isolation and I thought it was great, so I was really excited about this tape.
At first listen I wasn't sure what to think but after a while I was hooked, now I play it over and over. Reminds of Circle Of Ouroborus in some ways but more post-punkish.
Quote from: RG on December 13, 2010, 07:13:34 AM
Quote from: UGRA on December 12, 2010, 08:50:40 PM
MGLA - Groza
Ugh, that album was a big disappointment. What in the hell happened? All the previous stuff had this wild-eyed intensity and fire, but then they release a debut album with plodding and yawn-inducing tracks. Hopefully they come out with a new album that returns to the earlier sound and fury, but if not I always have the Presence 12" and Mdłości 7"
Yeah, there is quite a few people that prefer Presence instead of Groza. Groza was my first introduction to the band, though, and I really enjoy it. It´s not groundbreaking, but the overall feeling is great in my opinion. For some reason, I still listen to Groza more than I use to listen to Presence.
By the way, today was "Martin Bladh´s Day" here: IRM "Oedipus Dethroned" (all time fave) / "Four Studies For Crucifixion" / "Order" + SKIN AREA "Journal Noir".
Quote from: hannes on December 13, 2010, 09:25:50 PM
Marching Church, At Night, CS (Posh Isolation)
First heard MC on the Grå Fraktion L- compilation from Posh Isolation and I thought it was great, so I was really excited about this tape.
At first listen I wasn't sure what to think but after a while I was hooked, now I play it over and over. Reminds of Circle Of Ouroborus in some ways but more post-punkish.
It's a great tape. Did you get the actual cassette or the download from my blog (FuneralStench)? I personally feel that the rip is more ominous and dirtier, but in either case it is still one of the best "post-punk" styled album I have heard in quite while. I hear a little CoO and evn some earlier Nuit Noire, but this is not Black Metal. Like everyone else I hear Joy Division using a 4-track and with a pasr in Noiwe, with the vitriolic loathing of Brainbombs, and hell, I even hear a slower Raspberry Bulbs with a crooning, suicidal singer. I haven't heard many bands like this and, personally, I think their formula will take them far through hypocritical, lame, "holier-than-thou" scene they are working in. LP please!
Steel Hook Prostheses - exploring the outer lesion (CD, Clinical Records): compilation of compilation and older tracks. Throughout this CD, I got the idea, that the SHP work all sounds very homogenous. In this case, I think that's a good fact, since I really like their style.
Sewer Goddess (LP, Baseborn Records): Double single sided LP. More straight on on this LP, not too many vocals either, which is a bit a pity, since I like her processed, sickly vocals. Good stuff, but not her best release, it seems to me.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 14, 2010, 07:57:11 AM
Quote from: hannes on December 13, 2010, 09:25:50 PM
Marching Church, At Night, CS (Posh Isolation)
First heard MC on the Grå Fraktion L- compilation from Posh Isolation and I thought it was great, so I was really excited about this tape.
At first listen I wasn't sure what to think but after a while I was hooked, now I play it over and over. Reminds of Circle Of Ouroborus in some ways but more post-punkish.
It's a great tape. Did you get the actual cassette or the download from my blog (FuneralStench)? I personally feel that the rip is more ominous and dirtier, but in either case it is still one of the best "post-punk" styled album I have heard in quite while. I hear a little CoO and evn some earlier Nuit Noire, but this is not Black Metal. Like everyone else I hear Joy Division using a 4-track and with a pasr in Noiwe, with the vitriolic loathing of Brainbombs, and hell, I even hear a slower Raspberry Bulbs with a crooning, suicidal singer. I haven't heard many bands like this and, personally, I think their formula will take them far through hypocritical, lame, "holier-than-thou" scene they are working in. LP please!
No its the actual tape, I dont think its out of print (yet!)? Got it when Posh Isolation crew was at Utmarken this weekend. They talked about Marching Church doing a show next year, can't wait for that!
FRANCE GALL - Baby Pop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UJfdoVoM7I
FRANCE GALL - Les Sucettes
The grin on her face tells us she's had enough cock in her mouth to understand what she's singing about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0OW2dHHsTE&feature=related
Grey Wolves - Judgement (CD, Hospital Productions): Sounds a bit different from the Grey Wolves stuff I've heard before (such as the Punishment album). Less threatening and oppressing. Don't really know what to think of it after a first listen.
Death Pact International - Siege 1999 - 2009 (CD, Old Europa Cafe): Not very harsh, but an overall dark atmosphere, interesting album. The last track was a surprise: sounds more like old electronic music than anything else, which is nice, since I like some of that stuff.
a lot of old Bourbonese Qualk
Plenty of recently released noisecore today:
Arse - Discography cd. Raw and intense as hell. While all material has been recorded within c. one year, there is fair amount of variation. This is primitive in the very meaning of the word: no nonsense, no thinking what the stuff should sound like. Just making chaotic noise and someone recording it to tape. But why aren't there any material from Arseslaughter? I suppose it would have fit well to this cd.
Nihilist Commando - Noisecore Violations 2002-2008 cd. Less raw than Arse but much more violent. With strong sound, I think Nihilist Commando is taking noisecore to whole new dimensions. Or if there are other band sounding much alike, I'd definitely be interested to hear about them! The latest demo is a favourite of mine.
Napalm Death is Dead / Penis Geyser - split 7"
Pure noisecore on 7" is something I'll buy each time I see in some distro. After slow intro, NDID breaks with traditional 1 second long songs with high pitched screaming (low in the mix, luckily). Decent stuff. Penis Geyser is noisier, nonstop guitar feedback noise with drums beating "the usual noisecore stuff" on the background. Without the drums, this could be from your avarage harsh noise record. Intense stuff, though.
Aunt Mary - Almost Dead 7"
It actually took me some time to make sense is this 33 or 45 rpm. Drums sound too blurry for 33rpm but somehow too fast with 45.. Oh well. Anyway, it is the drums that are the main thing here. Other instruments are played in very noisy manner and put low in the mix. Also insane sounding screaming here. Not much like the old, classic 7" but going to new directions.
Quote from: Ernpe on December 18, 2010, 05:50:41 PM
Arse - Discography cd.
But why aren't there any material from Arseslaughter? I suppose it would have fit well to this cd.
Arse and Arseslaughter are different bands. In 93 when Arse split up, remaining members joined forces with Savonlinna based Earslaughter. And new band Arseslaughter was born. Studio demo of Arseslaughter is utmost kult item, and I will try to do my best to get it released, but we'll see... Arseslaughter made huge amount of live shows with different line-ups, some better than others. Again, when band quit, from ashes were born Yesmeansyes. At their best, YMY is on split CD with 7MON. I have last few copies of this split CD available. Studio production, so it doesn't match the sheer regurgitating 4-track damage and walkman captured live assaults of Arse.
FFH/PRURIENT "central park jogger"- d/l'd this looking for "Women of War"; pretty good but some of it sounds like tracks pieced together rather than recorded specifically for this along with the slightly pitched-down news reports. Does have some nice wallish heavy staticy whitenoise electronics. Awful pitched-down vocals begin s2 but become better buried in feedback/static. Some of the glitchy lowend sounds remind me of recent Whitehouse. Anyone have a source for "W.O.W."?
Great to see people talking about noisecore here!
Years ago there was some great noisecore projects here in Brazil, but nowadays this scene is almost nonexistent. From the newer bands I know, most are joke projects or some gore-oriented stuff (neither of both really interest me). Maybe in 2011 I´ll start my own project in this field.
Skullflower C-100 on Cathartic Process - approving this test tape that reissues "The Paris Working" and "La Noche de Walpurgis" on a single tape. It sounds incredible on the hi-bias cobalt master, dubbed a little hot for nice saturation. This material is blistering. The A-side ("The Paris Working") is a live track that takes a few minutes to get going, but develops nicely into a really intense performance. The other side will remind people of "Vile Veil" and the material on the 3xCD box released last year. These CDr's were self-released, so not many copies were available and certainly not across the pond.
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music CD - I forgot how amazing this CD is. I also forgot how much Sunroof! sounds like this album!
Aidan Baker - Book of Nods CD - I really love his solo work and most of the Nadja albums, but this is absolutely a highlight in his discography.
Tangerine Dream - Green Desert CD - don't be confused by its mid-80s release date. This was pre-Phaedra, and is at home among their early releases. Not as minimal as "Zeit," but a similar vibe.
V/A "Anthology 1: Come Organization Archives 1979-1981" 2CD - I picked this up to get the original version of the 150 Murderous Passions. I have the Stapleton mix on the United Dairies CD and the (what I believe is) the Ron Lessard remix tape that he put out on RRR. I was told by a friend that I was wrong when I said I had heard the album, referring to my UD CD. He was right.
Voice Of Eye - The Portland Improvisations CD - I was listening to this a couple weeks ago really loud in my office and my old lady said my daughter was really enjoying it, so she ripped it to play on her computer for her when she's putting her down for a nap. The play count on her iTunes for this album is in the 40s and rising. Needless to say, we've heard this one a lot around here. The same can be said for the next couple...
Circular - Shaping the Unknown CD - Kind of like what you could imagine a Klaus Schulze + Inade collaboration sounding like. This has been left on repeat at the house, listening to it several times a day for the past few weeks. The whole family jams to this one regularly.
Haare - Doomsday Sunrise CS - coming out soon on Cathartic Process, the master was on constantly. I left it in the position in my disc changer right after the one I remove to put on other discs, so this always followed whatever I was listening to for about 4 months. I have probably listened to this more than anything in the last decade. It's definitely my favorite Haare recording, so I'm really happy to be putting it out.
Soisong - xAj3x CD - I can only listen to this in the living room on my old lady's computer because of the octagon shaped CD. All my other players are slot-loading. Thankfully, she has good speakers so we can jam this one loud. I was very pleasantly surprised by this disc. I had read reviews (even raving reviews) that made me hesitate to pick it up. It's certainly like nothing else I listen to (is anything like Soisong?), but it's really stunning. "Paer Tahm," which has a particular magical quality to it. In fact, when my baby girl is fussy, I can put this track on and when the female vocals kick in toward the middle, she'll stop everything and really focus on the music. I checked out the website that you can access with a code from the CD and it was really cool to see that the pulsations of the images match the rhythm of "T-Hu Ri Toh" which just happened to be playing when I was going through the photos on the site.
Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery - Sacred Ceremonies: Ritual Music of Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 1-3 3xCD box set - There are tracks on here that sound like Wolf Eyes playing Tibetan ritual music! There's some serious morphogenetic connections between this ancient music and the stuff that influence what we all listen to and talk about on this board. The horns! The bells! and the metal junk noise?! Yup, that's here too. I decided to pick this up after a friend sent me this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdBSTAw_cKY This is good stuff. I could live the ascetic life to daily perform ritual music like this alongside hundreds of monks!
Nurse With Wound - The Surveillance Lounge CD - After many years of fairly average releases, this one shows that Stapleton can still put out material that stands alongside anything in the discography. Brilliant!
Quote from: Ernpe on December 18, 2010, 05:50:41 PM
Plenty of recently released noisecore today:
Nihilist Commando - Noisecore Violations 2002-2008 cd. Less raw than Arse but much more violent. With strong sound, I think Nihilist Commando is taking noisecore to whole new dimensions. Or if there are other band sounding much alike, I'd definitely be interested to hear about them! The latest demo is a favourite of mine.
The "Live Assault" from 2008 is my favorite thread of attacks on there. NC covered a nice range for such a small and (seemingly) straight-forward genre but they were also consistent enough as to be able to tell that it is definitely them. It would be hard to offer up any new artists doing similar stuff.
Because of this thread I threw on some Tortured Hooker, specifically
"An Offender's M.O. Can Change. Static And Rigid Remains The Signature". That thin, recorded with one-mic sound couples nicely with Fernowian Noisecore.
There is old session of Nihilist Commando meet D.Fernow, recorded maybe 4-5 years ago in Finland. Don't know if it will be published or not.
but playlist:
Putrefier & Romance live collab 2007 LP
Harbinger
Damn, this sounds pretty close to recent LAFMS event Putrefier live? And then he had 3 members from one other band collaborating. You can't expect much of "Romance" type of killer harsh noise here. In fact, first listening was adjusted way too low in stereos. I was sitting down in chair, thinking should I turn it up, or will there be soon some total explosion of volume? No, there wasn't. So new rotation with more volume. This morning I decided to give more spin, and I know I must have said this before, but perhaps my tastes has matured. Not only tend to drink scott whiskey for taste of it, and finally "learned" to drink this crap you call coffee, but also learned to appreciate the noise, that seemingly goes nowhere. When the LP starts, it operates in ultra high pitched electronics. Metal sounds are not like huge sheets, but little think clatter without been loudly amplified. Electronic noises are short and fast. A lot of it is like clicks, pops, short lazer shots. Material indeed steps further and further away from the early "PE" of Putrefier, and perhaps even further and further from his Hyper Tension Classics era harsh noise. One could throw references to old electro acoustic and experimental electronic music. Good thing in this is, that each sound is very distinctive. You can follow texture of multiple things happening, you can hear the occasional effects what are placed in strategically good moments. Like from layers of dry and thin electronics noodling, one suddenly goes to deep bass levels while some other has short moment of extensive echo, which doesn't really disappear into chaos, but you can follow the duration and detail of echo with everything else happening on top of it. And this is one of the things what is missing in genres like PE or Dark Ambient. Artists not being able to see that even if echo is good, it may not be THAT good, if it becomes mandatory routine element to drive everything through it. Instead of using it with skill and taste. Nothing in this recording sounds like they would just leave equipment to do their thing. It seems like 2 guys are hands-on, actively processing sound all the time.
If you seek for noise a'la Romance or old/mid era Putrefier, forget this. If you seek for experimental electronic works, it's very nice.
(http://www.silkentofu.org/stx04.jpg)
great
Masked Diode [Chusu Shinshoku]
New EP CDr released by [...]dotsmark. Very good constructed power-electronics. Every noise layer stand out very clear together with the heavy distorted vocals, thanks to the great recordings work.
Pro printed CDr in DVD case with poster, insert and patch.
http://www.dotsmark.com/
Ooh I like the look of the artwork for that. Gonna have to check it out.
THOROFON - Maximum Punishment Solutions LP
The KE/HIL - Hellstation LP arrived today but I haven't listened to it yet. This youtube clip of their gig in Mannheim sounds good though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXMQkZDSdlE&feature=player_embedded
That Thorofon LP is pretty damn good as is their debut 7" appearance on State-Art. A split, I think?
Listening to Consumer Electronics "Crowd Pleaser" LP- it's ok. I'd like it more if his vocals were mixed a little lower into the electronics. Weak static/buzzing & his voice isn't very interesting, let alone, powerful.
Yes, great album and another testament to what a force the German industrial PE genre once was. 7" is a split with Idpa who I'm unsure who it was/is. Still not too expansive so I might get that at some point.
idpa is not very good, but Thorofon is. I think I should probably re-listen Idpa stuff. I recall it was boring minimal electronic noise. Or not noise, perhaps more minimal hum of sound, so perhaps it could be good now..
bo cavenfors & kristian olsson-dödens ö/die toteninsel
pretty good but I wished there would have been quieter parts during the narration as bo has a creepy voice and I would have gotten more of the words. jag äter kuken....fittan fittan fittan...fisk äter pojkar.
I couldnt hear the human bone trumpets and I did try.
got my "free for being an asshole" copy of sky burials kiehtan. not my cup. I like texture and this was too slick sounding. maybe a little new age also but then not being prog enough to raise my intrest.
also listened to the first track of the confessions...album from fire in the head: very good electronic body music/discoindustrial
STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche CD
Dead Voices On Air - Shap CD
Prurient - Fossil CD
Family Battle Snake - Vomit Dolls CDr
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Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI LP
classic. HUMAN DISEASE
Author & Punisher - saw him play two weeks ago. I was really disappointed with the performance to be honest.
Classic indeed. Although the CD version boasts the extra tracks. Just wanted to spin it on vinyl though. The album is a very prominent highlight in their discography, make no mistake! Skinny Puppy will always be one of my favourite bands but it is sad how little they have achieved, with the exception of live performances, since their comeback a good 10 years ago. They are of course missing a third of their brilliance who has been and gone. Saying that, they were fantastic when I saw them in July but maybe because they stuck to the classics. The last two albums barely shine a light to the majority of their back catalogue - but I read somewhere that Ogre has claimed the forthcoming album will be very "raw". I will believe that when I hear it. Allegedly it will be called In Solvent See which is related to the insolvency of the record label who released their last two albums. If that is not a prime example of their general decline then I do not know what is. On a lighter note, that Fractal Zoom bootleg CD has some fantastic live versions of a lot of the Bites tracks. I have a spare copy for sale or trade with any other Puppy maniacs - I am particularly interested in obtaining the Heavens Trash, Intolerance and Land Of Technology CD bootlegs or the Choralone 5" flexi.
Author & Punisher has to be one of the only new projects that genuinely excited me. As soon as I heard Doppler I bought the CD. Crushing, well executed brutality at its finest. It may sound like Godflesh in places but to be honest, anything with guitars and a drum machine may steer close to that sound. A lot of genres I like are moulded together without appearing too contrived or out of place. Having seen videos of Tristan's setup it looks like something that is innovative yet perhaps difficult to pull off live. What did you not like about the performance you saw? Highly recommended regardless.
This may only be my second post here but I already prefer it to Chondritic Sound (do not even get me started on Noiseguide...) - nice to see some actual discussion happening. I should have joined here when I first browsed the forum a year ago, but it was pretty dead then!
Sshe Retina Stimulants "margini sonori II", didn't enjoy this much
Folkstorm - "Victory Or Death", listening to this one a lot lately
MAAAA - "Human Waste", really liked this one more than other stuff I heard from this project in the past... I think this one gets more in the Death Industrial, PE vein.. will do more spins for sure
Haare - "Exogenesis" great tape
OVMN "Optimum Volume Maximum Noise", revisiting this dubbed C60 since I noticed Industrial Recollections reissued it, when did that happen? awesome!
Quote from: Tommuel on December 31, 2010, 05:12:26 AM
Allegedly it will be called In Solvent See which is related to the insolvency of the record label who released their last two albums.
They already used "In Solvent See" as the name of the 2009 tour, which of course featured none of the songs from the 2011 album. I doubt the album will reuse the name.
Mania - Insidious and Alone (tape, Freak Animal): good noise, sparse use of vocals, but when they're used, they're very effective! Altogether, I prefer the Ultra-Negative album though.
haus arafna - you LP
black witchery - inferno of sacred destruction LP
revenge - infiltration.downfall.death LP
deathkey - doctrine... 2LP
goatmoon - death before dishonour digi
great mixture....
Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
Quote from: manuel-ronf on January 03, 2011, 09:16:22 PM
Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
I haven´t heard this one. How does it sound compare to the later stuff?
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Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
I haven´t heard this one. How does it sound compare to the later stuff?
sorry but I cannot compare to the other stuff as this is the only one that I got...
I really love this album by the way and I am feeling mandatory to get the other SNSE albums soon,
which are your opinions about the others?
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Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
I haven´t heard this one. How does it sound compare to the later stuff?
I don't care for lazy answers like what I'm about to say, but you can't go wrong with any of the Hum of the Druid releases. He's never stagnant, but they are all of the same quality, and qualities, as all the others. You won't feel like you're buying an unknown artist, but you surely will be exposed to a new perspective. He's uniquely consistent like that. If there is an odd release in his catalogue, it is Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry; because moreso than maybe any of the others, it is based heavily on tonality and textures rather than structure and textures.
Be sure to own copies of Mountainous and Trials.
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Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
I haven´t heard this one. How does it sound compare to the later stuff?
I don't care for lazy answers like what I'm about to say, but you can't go wrong with any of the Hum of the Druid releases. He's never stagnant, but they are all of the same quality, and qualities, as all the others. You won't feel like you're buying an unknown artist, but you surely will be exposed to a new perspective. He's uniquely consistent like that. If there is an odd release in his catalogue, it is Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry; because moreso than maybe any of the others, it is based heavily on tonality and textures rather than structure and textures.
Be sure to own copies of Mountainous and Trials.
thanks! I am definitely grabbing more HOTD stuff soon
SOCIETAL is the 1st LP,r ight? I remember it being a bit harsher but not sure about that. I need to get the most recent LP. His work is excellant. At somepoint I'm going to send him some material for a collab if I can get out of my lazy slump...
PL:
BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST "behind thee bars" cd- only listened to 25 min of the 73 min track so f ar. Excellant! Pretty much everything you'd want & would expect from this project.
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SOCIETAL is the 1st LP,r ight? I remember it being a bit harsher but not sure about that. I need to get the most recent LP. His work is excellant.
Aye, 1st LP. It's been a while since I listened to it, but I remember it being a little more wild and varied than Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry and Norse Fumigation. I remember some bassy square wave synth sounds too, maybe? It's good material, just less focused and maybe less mature than the last two on SNSE.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on January 05, 2011, 11:38:06 PMAt somepoint I'm going to send him some material for a collab if I can get out of my lazy slump...
Very cool.
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Quote from: Mattias G on January 04, 2011, 01:41:32 PM
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Hum of the Druid - Societal LP
I haven´t heard this one. How does it sound compare to the later stuff?
I don't care for lazy answers like what I'm about to say, but you can't go wrong with any of the Hum of the Druid releases. He's never stagnant, but they are all of the same quality, and qualities, as all the others. You won't feel like you're buying an unknown artist, but you surely will be exposed to a new perspective. He's uniquely consistent like that. If there is an odd release in his catalogue, it is Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry; because moreso than maybe any of the others, it is based heavily on tonality and textures rather than structure and textures.
Be sure to own copies of Mountainous and Trials.
I must haunt up the Societal LP, sounds really good. I love the other stuff i have! But what is the "Mountainous and Trials" i must own? Don´t find anything about that?
Quote from: Mattias G on January 06, 2011, 09:49:44 AMBut what is the "Mountainous and Trials" i must own? Don´t find anything about that?
Both are from 2005 and were self-released on CDR in digipacks. They were in print a long time (maybe still in print?). You should be able to find a copy of each.
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Quote from: Mattias G on January 06, 2011, 09:49:44 AMBut what is the "Mountainous and Trials" i must own? Don´t find anything about that?
Both are from 2005 and were self-released on CDR in digipacks. They were in print a long time (maybe still in print?). You should be able to find a copy of each.
Aha, now i understand. I thought it was only one release with the name "Mountains and trails". And i actually got the Trials cd-r, must listen to it again though cause it was a long time ago since i did. Thanks for the answer!
Quote from: Zeno Marx on January 06, 2011, 06:56:56 PM
Quote from: Mattias G on January 06, 2011, 09:49:44 AMBut what is the "Mountainous and Trials" i must own? Don´t find anything about that?
Both are from 2005 and were self-released on CDR in digipacks. They were in print a long time (maybe still in print?). You should be able to find a copy of each.
Mountainous is actually very limited... most of the copies went to people at the Portland fest in 2005, but some went out later. I know a couple people sold their copies over the years, so that is the best bet. I know you're a big fan of this one, but I always felt similar ideas were better done on Trials. I like Mountainous for the fact that it's the first real experiment I did with the "heavy organic-industrial" type of sound, but I don't care if anyone else hears it.
MANIA----glad to hear it's still on your mind. Take your time....
edit: most recent noise on my playlist was Ferial Confine - Full use of Nothing and Chop Shop - Smolder.
Walter Carson - sneezes and breezes - tape. strange one, sounds like it´s falling apart while listening, mouldy electronics, pretty cool.
Play motel - tape. 4 short static noise tracks based round this sleazy Ray Lovelock giallo, last track even has some nice dialogue samples from it (but nothing form the super catchy theme-song). Brilliant!
Crash at every speed - forecast - tape. Everchanging but not very dense noise, sounds a bit like malfunctioning elctronic devices, but maybe it´s the tracktitles that leads me into that. Really liked this a lot, but what is that on the cover?!
Spine Scavenger - Shackles of man-meassured time- lp. simple, somewhat hypnotic and bloody great!
Spine Scavenger - plays the writings of commander x - tape. didn´t like this half as much as the lp, specially the b-side is irritating and unfocused. a-side is ok. murky synth layers.
Ghost - opus something (can´t read it...) - LP. i´m not much of a metalguy at all, but this much hyped band is really really good. reminds me a bit of old Death SS... if most black metal is Saw & Hostel in moives, this is more like Hammer horror or Blood on Satan´s claw, i like it!
Black Light Vacuum.
Torturecide (CDr, Slaughter Productions): Kind of tight structured Death Industrial, with sick effected vocals in a bit of a military commanding style. Short album, but I like it.
Fuck the Modern World (comp CD, Autarkeia): Only known names were The Grey Wolves, Con-Dom and Deutsch Nepal. Good tracks from those acts, Deutsch Nepal is a kind of calm track, with some neo-classic vibe, I really liked this. The other acts (Frozen Faces, Traur Zot, Hazard, Janitor & Wejdas) differ: some are more ambient, some more pe/di, some interesting tracks, some less. Overall, I've heard way better compilations than this. Must give it another spin, but I wasn't really convinced after the first one.
(http://www.autarkeia.org/admin/cd_pics/WEB_BoCaveforsKristianOlsso1.jpg)
not as excellent as the new BOTC, but still a good listen!
SRMEIXNER "ten thousand ways to die" CD
holy shit! I think the sale speech with spaghetti western references was something I foolishly associated immediately to that old Cock ESP/Merzbow 7" with western theme samples appearing in middle of harsh noise blasts. But no no no! This is pure gold!! Listened it several times, and it just gets better. With 36 minute playtime, one starts to feel this LP length is absolute brilliant choice.
Otherwise, been just busy as fuck. For seasonal reasons, been listening more of the metal recently. Inquisition, Azelsgard, Aryan Blood, Kriegsmaschine/Infernal War, Uncreation's Dawn, Graveland,... Although most possessed by recordings of the Alchemy of the 21st Century, which can't get enough, hah!
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Graveland,...
Polish GRAVELAND? If so, I knew one of main mambers... and I had probably their first tape.
-en nihil - the absolute
really great stuff.
-bizarre uproar - unsafe and insane LP
no words needed.
-twodeadslutsonegoodfuck LP
pretty harsh. great vocals.
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Graveland,...
Polish GRAVELAND? If so, I knew one of main mambers... and I had probably their first tape.
yeah, you mean Rob/Darken, who is only one in band since 90's? I guess Capricornus has been out band since 90's and out of scene permanently for years too. Several years ago I talked with him about some LP versions, but then he disappeared. Been listening the new split 7", which is fine, but not as good as they are at their best. From 1993 to 1997 pure gold, after that, hits & misses.
Also listening today polish bands Kataxu and Necator. Kataxu at their best is totally epic black metal. Or Swastyka "prophecies of aryan moon".. even if merely intro+1 song + burzum cover, very good.
Also on play list, some Sibelius, which is fine for Finnish classical music, yet not as adventurous and dark as classical can be at the best.
AntiChildLeague/Silent Abuse split 7" good stuff too.
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Graveland,...
Polish GRAVELAND? If so, I knew one of main mambers... and I had probably their first tape.
yeah, you mean Rob/Darken, who is only one in band since 90's? I guess Capricornus has been out band since 90's and out of scene permanently for years too. Several years ago I talked with him about some LP versions, but then he disappeared. Been listening the new split 7", which is fine, but not as good as they are at their best. From 1993 to 1997 pure gold, after that, hits & misses.
Also listening today polish bands Kataxu and Necator. Kataxu at their best is totally epic black metal. Or Swastyka "prophecies of aryan moon".. even if merely intro+1 song + burzum cover, very good.
Also on play list, some Sibelius, which is fine for Finnish classical music, yet not as adventurous and dark as classical can be at the best.
AntiChildLeague/Silent Abuse split 7" good stuff too.
Yes, he was Darken. I am impressed your knowledge about Polish black metal music. Unfortunately, this kind music never have influenced on me.
Now I listen to French STENKA BAZIN and his "Survie" (Emergence Du Repus) tape. Very interesting old school industrial from the 80s. Prepared tapes, experimental sounds, multilplanes sonic structures. No doubt, it should be reissued on CD.
Graveland is good, and so is his side project Lord Wind. There is an element of cheese but overall the stuff is great. A whole project inspired by the soundtrack to Conan the Barbarian.
Regicide Bureau - Zugzwang
If there's a duller way to start a day than with this record you should tell me... The record I cannot see anything positive about. The CDr case is quite nice though.
Jón Leifs, particulary the compositions Geysir and Hekla. Jón Leifs is an often overlooked Icelandic composer whose compositions often approached near "industrial" intensity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4iFB5iW7ks
After all the talk about a dead and shit forum it's time to get back to business!
EX.ORDER - Broadcast 23 a Live Documentation, LP
Classic cold as fuck SPK worshipping German industrial. Within its genre this is as good as it gets. I only have this and the CD reissued by IA last year. If all of it is as good as this I'll have to buy the lot.
NOISE PROPAGANDA Volume 3, C60
Only the a side of this so far. I was told the DIUTESC track is shit but I found it OK. Not great by any means but acceptable. HAARE chose the same theme as I did without asking my permission first. He's a rude boy but It's a great track. I don't stay on top of HAARE releases the way I used to but it seems he's getting nastier and darker by the release. VIDINE RAMYBE is totally unknown to me. It's very good. Heavy and massive with a fluttering quality which gives a feeling of saturation, as if something is about to burst. SICK SEED is more full on and sounds as unhinged as he did on the Hated Perversions compilation. That's the side of SS I miss sometimes so I'll put this in the category of my prefered tracks by him. STEEL HOOK PROSTHESIS are one of those American acts who sound more European. I like that of course. I see similarities sound wise to Control and on many occasions SHP are just as good even if they haven't recieved the same attention. This track starts with a low end and dirty bass tone/drone with a sample about Unit 731 over it. A rythm kicks after a while adding further heaviness to the track. It's excellent! SHP can do this with their eyes shut and hands tied behind their backs and that's why I love them.
I'm not enough of a gay asshole to sit here and big up my own track. It's CIA/MK Ultra themed and that's about all I have to say about it. Thanks for inviting me on the compilation. More later...
Bereft - Your Messiah Will Fail (CDr, Bloodlust!): Very nice death industrial album. Some nice feedback, apart from that, hard to describe, however in a way, it's no surprise that it's half of The Vomit Arsonist, although, to be honest, I like The Vomit Arsonist just a bit more. Anyway, if you like VA, or Death Industrial in general, I think it very worthwile to check this out.
I do appreciate all the Ex.Order releases. One can always argue, something small happened when they moved into computer technology, BUT, when they sound wasn't that "dirty" to begin with, they actually did the transformation pretty well. Same can be said about Inade, and while I used to worship some old Inade 10" above most of their works, I must say that new album felt like project might be at their strongest?! Ex.Order new album that came out at end of 2010, remains faithful to their style.
I really enjoyed the Tearing The Wings Off Of Butterflies comp on Taint Entertainment last night - one of the best noise/PE collections I've heard. In contrast to that, I've been listening to lots of Afro Cuban music.
I just listened to Ami Yoshida's Tiger Thrush (very nice album of 99 brief improvisations for voice and electronics) and will probably be checking out the Airway/Hijokaidan split next.
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YES. I love that stuff... total worship to Kataxu and Sunwheel.
Also Veles and Thunderbolt.
Really enjoyed the recent Selbstmord album.
I was also re-listening to the Sacrilegium CD a few months ago and it really hit the spot.
Then there's stuff I love that is uncool to like and I think nobody else likes: Perunwit and Wojnar... I can't help liking slightly cheesy Conan tribute atmospheres.
Perunwit's first demo is great. A good dooming folk sound... better than the "apocalyptic folk" genre.... not that there is a reason to compare them, just much more effective at those feelings.
some spinning these days:
Somewhere In Europe : gestures cd
.....picked up a secondhand copy in a "why not try this?" mood and man, what an album. i wouldn't call it 'neofolk', it's way to weird & varied. excellent....
Hermann Kopp : nekronology lp ....great soundtrack work, red/black splattered vinyl, embossed gatefold sleeve, ....tracks like Unholy really make my skin crawl.
Club Moral : mit neuen waffen cd .....18tracks ! and only a few that really are of interest imho....respect @ doing reissues like this but i can't shake the feeling many releases are just for the sake of 'archiving' old material, good or bad.....i don't see the point of ultralofi live recordings, CM has a lot more to offer imho....
The Rita - snorkel/skate - LP. i like everything with this record, concept, covers, sound, all lovely. On the skate side more of the soundsource can be percieved and it is also the more varied side, but both are head-on noise that´s balsam for the soul...
Gomeisa - ego death - tape. 2 static walls of noise in 1 hour, minimal changes, rumpling and sparkling, to be honest i can´t explain what i like so much about this, just find it quite brilliant!
Envenomist - the reservoir - tape. Slow moving synth á la early Tangerine dream or stuff on Drone rec. label, 4 distict pieces with a bit more edge on the b-side. Don´t listen much to music like this anymore, it tends to get kind of boring after a while, but this is pretty good. Would work well as soundtrack to sci-fi/post apocalypse movie.
Peter Kowald - bass solo - LP. 40 minutes of only acoustic bass may sound like limited idea, but as the free jazz legend he is Kowald pulls this off in a fantastic way. Only couple of minutes of traditional playing rest is like looming and droning soundscape with lots of changes, really dark and mysterious, at the end he does a bit of his usual chanting. I believe a few of you here could really appreciate this extraordinary record!
Never heard of Kowald before, found two 10 min solos on spotify... mesmerizing. Thank you very much for that recommendation...!
ERIC LUNDE "drawing circles in the asphalt with the back of your head" LP
a.k.a. limited edition vinyl release of selections of "ootheka" CDr.
Cleaner and more electronics material. I must say, that LP format is very good for this - due shorter length and the atmosphere it offers. Some weaker tracks have been removed and even if not perhaps his best works, it offers different side than the ultra decayed & recycled and the field recordings. 100 copies edition on Trait Media.
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Never heard of Kowald before, found two 10 min solos on spotify... mesmerizing. Thank you very much for that recommendation...!
cool, it´s great isn´t it! Kowald played with all the classic free jazz figures from the 60s onwards, both in Europe and America, starting with Peter Brötzmann. But sadly he passed away a couple of years ago. I´d never thought sounds like this could be made from a simple bass, was quite overwhelmed when i first heard it some months ago. Another brilliant bass-record, but with drums as well, is the Henry Grimes/Rashied Ali - Spirits aloft cd, more of a jazz feel, but there´s some really weird sounds on that one...!
I rather like solo-instrument records, must be quite a challenge for the artist to do. One of my favorite drummers Paal Nilssen-Love have made a solo drum cd and also one with drums/electronics, i must check them out!
IRM - Order4 has been on rotation a fair bit the past few days. First experience with this band and definitely going to seek out more.
Quote from: shakehurst on January 13, 2011, 11:55:06 PM
IRM - Order4 has been on rotation a fair bit the past few days. First experience with this band and definitely going to seek out more.
I'd recommend everything. Especially the 10" and 12" on Segerhuva and the Nihil comp on CMI.
Thanks for the tips!
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Quote from: shakehurst on January 13, 2011, 11:55:06 PM
IRM - Order4 has been on rotation a fair bit the past few days. First experience with this band and definitely going to seek out more.
I'd recommend everything. Especially the 10" and 12" on Segerhuva and the Nihil comp on CMI.
... and also Oedipus Dethroned (one of my all-time faves)!
is the Nihil comp worth $30 USD ppd?
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 2xCD
IRM - The Cult Of The Young Men CD
IRM - Indications Of Nigredo 12"
IRM - Four Studies For Crucifixion 10"
Disgust - Where Angels Fear To Tread C36
Ichorous - Fleeting Glimpse C20
Gnawed - Reek And Rot C20
Morbid Behavior - Forever C42
Abnegate - Vassalage C20
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood 7"
Killing Joke - Sanity 7"
Quote from: shakehurst on January 14, 2011, 04:44:47 AM
is the Nihil comp worth $30 USD ppd?
$30 for quality music is not soo bad. With shipping for 2 LPs it may be expensive though. Unless your converting from the Euro. All the bands play well except I think the Institut side is pretty weak. But the Nod tracks are really excellent. Each bands plays about 20-25 min worth of material so you're getting a fair bit of music. And I don't want to spoil the surprise of Sharon's Last Party but it's again, even better than most of their other material.
I take this opportunity to let you know that Autarkeia re-released the debut "Red Album". First time in CD I guess
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 14, 2011, 10:31:21 AM
And I don't want to spoil the surprise of Sharon's Last Party but it's again, even better than most of their other material.
Well, there's not too much material to choose from, is there? There's only the 7" on Segerhuva and the later tape, which is a whole different affair. The main difference probably being that Martin Bladh was part of the Nihil recordings (+ maybe also on the 7", I don't remember now?) - the music shifted in the same way Adolphi's musical interests changed considerably during this period.
It is worth 30 dollars but you should be able to find it much cheaper than that. I'm sure CMI still has copies but of course you take your chances ordering from him. There must be several brand new copies sitting in distros out there who can't wait to get rid of them. Keep looking.
Yes, the Institut side is probably the weakest I've heard from him/them. For Institut I recommend getting the Unto the Last Man 2 x 7" and work your way forwards. The releases before that are shit.
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I got this in the post this morning. A Cage CD compiling material from the period when he was still fucked up and doing tons of drugs. Before he matured and became a bit boring.
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well, I mean, it's $30 including shipping (roughly $18 before). I did say "ppd" in my original post. thanks for the tips, though. i think i'll aim for it. only reason shipping is so much is because the seller is in Canada, and we have ridiculous postal rates. sucks there's nothing else I want from the guy to combine on shipping.
Antti Rannisto - Ääniesineitä
Autechre & The Hafler Trio - æ³o & h³æ
Failing Lights - Failing Lights
Prurient - The History of Aids
Sleeparchive - LBB Works
Quote from: shakehurst on January 14, 2011, 06:23:11 PM
well, I mean, it's $30 including shipping (roughly $18 before). I did say "ppd" in my original post. thanks for the tips, though. i think i'll aim for it. only reason shipping is so much is because the seller is in Canada, and we have ridiculous postal rates. sucks there's nothing else I want from the guy to combine on shipping.
In that case, it would be totally worth it! As others have said, Institut are uncommonly weak here, but the other acts more than make up for it. It's a quality release with thick, heavy vinyl records and all.
Blodvite - Hämnaren tape
Alfarmania - Over Europe 2010 tape
Lust For Youth - Bodies In Barrels tape
Haare - Funeral of Souls CD
Ended up finding it for $22ppd. Funny thing is it's cheaper for someone in the US to mail something to Canada than it is to mail Canada-Canada. Looking forward to it. Everything I keep hearing about IRM is good.
In relation to playlist:
I checked out Peter Kowald, couldn't find Bass Solo, but got Bass Duets, and was pretty into it. Is Bass Solo more rhythmic at all?
M.B. - Symphony for a Genocide also got a play last night.
Not teaching you to suck eggs but unless it's brand new and shrink wrapped make sure the seller removes the discs from the sleeve before sending it. I've had more than my tolerable share of LP's with damaged spines lately. One would think seasoned sellers on discogs knew how to package a fucking record but many don't.
Enjoy Nihil, it's a good record.
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on January 15, 2011, 01:33:57 AMNot teaching you to suck eggs but unless it's brand new and shrink wrapped make sure the seller removes the discs from the sleeve before sending it. I've had more than my tolerable share of LP's with damaged spines lately. One would think seasoned sellers on discogs knew how to package a fucking record but many don't.
I know it's a bit off topic here, and might be a bit of an unknowing question, but I don't really understand why it is important to get the LPs out of the sleeves. I've seen most of the mailorders do it, so there must be a good reason to it, but I'm just not certain what the difference is. It's got something to do what happens if the package bends?
The chances of the disc moving inside the sleeve during transport are almost 100% guaranteed which means a very good chance of the spine getting damaged. The last LP I ordered on discogs turned up with a 3 inch gash in the spine which I could have done without.
The strange thing is that so few people seem to know this. I assumed it was bread and butter stuff for anyone who deals with vinyl but such is not the case which as has been proven many times. The most irritating incident was when GO's Mind Control turned up with a damaged spine. That's a 150 euros worth of, before sending, near pristine essential genre artifact.
yep. a lot of people don't "get" proper mailorder practices. it's really not hard to remove a record from its sleeve or to add some extra padding, or tape all sides of a box including corners (or even more than just one piece of tape on an LP mailer...). at least i got this one on ebay, so i can always mark "item arrived damaged" or something to that effect (ebay still has that option, right?)
Oh, now I see, I was only thinking about the LP itself getting damaged, but it indeed makes sense that there is a good chance that the cover might get damaged. Well, glad to know now.
Pain Jerk / Rock'n'Roll Jackie CD. It's unique. First track is pretty much setting mood of discomfort, and finally in 2nd track they unleash the beast. Album most definitely requires multiple plays. First time is more like foreplay to really know what they're doing and when you start to get overall image, you can actually start to go to details. Which, in this album, is such a overdose, perhaps most of all thanks to Jackies contribution? Pain Jerks best contributions are at the latter part. More about it in SI#5..
two new bands [to my ears] that deserve more attention:
SFN - Itching 7" on Drugged Conscience - quality power-violence with a nice bass tone homage to Man is the Bastard (not style; tone) - Wisconsin PV no less.
New Lows - ALL (I believe they have a demo CDR, tape, and a coming album) - HEAVY, crushing HC that, as someone else put it, "totally dodges all the stuff i usually don't like from big label hard stuff", so no nu-metal and no riff-bending or pinched harmonics - HC, not sludge, though I'm sure it will get lumped into that by the lazy.
Smycken/Viking jews - split LP. Smycken side is not my type of music at all, synth-pop sounding like a non-mysterious Residents, even has some vocals (i´m often not to fond of vocals...). Viking jews side is thankfully much better, but strange band name, sounds like something of old United Diaries compilation, lo-fi, exotic vibe, nice!
Amph - rapport om blinda - tape. Actually pretty similar in style to Viking Jews, but maybe even better, some percussions and chanting (i much prefer that to than singing!). Good one.
Hollow Bush - the harmonic module revealed -tape. From R. Stella and reminds me of the 4th side of Macronymphas "cut ups, drones...", like being in a machinehall with slowly rising alarm shriek. Brilliant tape!
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SFN - Itching 7" on Drugged Conscience - quality power-violence with a nice bass tone homage to Man is the Bastard (not style; tone) - Wisconsin PV no less.
I'm thrilled to see SFN mentioned on here! they're friends of mine from when I lived in Madison, WI - my old roommate drove them on their first east coast tour a few years back because none of them were old enough to drive at the time. the self-titled 7inch on 625 Thrash is also highly recommended
NOD - The Story Of The Three Little Pigs And The Big Bad Wolf
First time I heard this project was downloading some samples from CMI´s site several years ago. Then I heard the whole album and really enjoyed it, and kept listening to it from time to time. Also their songs on Nihil are really nice. For some reason, I see really few people still mentioning the band. It can surely be due to the band´s small discography, but I have also read some really hard opinions about Nod.
Any infos about the current status of the project or if it´s member (Daniel Wihlstrand) is doing something under some other monicker?
This is one of those bands that probably have problem being on label where their name is in shadow of so many bigger ones? When years ago, I took like 2 copies for sale, it took literally years to sell just 2.
Quote from: UGRA on January 18, 2011, 04:49:15 AM
Any infos about the current status of the project or if it´s member (Daniel Wihlstrand) is doing something under some other monicker?
I think it is pretty much over. Last time I met Daniel (a year or two ago) he hadn't been doing any music for ages. He is a playwright today and to my understanding that is what he does.
Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck (12"LP, Apop Records): Short noise attacks, with lots of feedback and rather strong vocals. B-side tracks are a bit longer and a less chaotic, but 'Another Dead Walpole Kid' sounds very bleak. Good stuff, even though it only lasts for about 17mins.
Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck - Girls Born in the Nineties (3"CD, Apop Records): 14 tracks in 8 minutes. 4 tracks in the same vein as the LP, 10 tracks, forming one longer track, titled Girls Born in 1990 to Girls Born in 1999. Good stuff as well, though from the first listen I like the LP a bit more.
Neuntöter Der Plage - Swine (7", Nurse Etiquette): Dark Ambient/Death Industrial with Black Metal shrieking vocals with delay. Simple formula, very dark outcome, really like this.
Lodge of the Ancient Order - In Nomine Diabolus (7", Hellville Records): Read something about this obscure act and got interested, so I bought it to check it out. No bad guess. Kind of mixture between ritual/ceremonial drumming and a layer of noise, makes me think, together with the packaging aesthetic (being simple, but in a sort of medieval style), about Hexentanz, more or less same sort of atmosphere even though the music is different.
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Quote from: UGRA on January 18, 2011, 04:49:15 AM
Any infos about the current status of the project or if it´s member (Daniel Wihlstrand) is doing something under some other monicker?
I think it is pretty much over. Last time I met Daniel (a year or two ago) he hadn't been doing any music for ages. He is a playwright today and to my understanding that is what he does.
Thanks for the info!
Interesting to know the guy is a playwright now.
As for a playlist, I was trying to organize my tapes today and listened some nice old stuff:
- 7 MON / NECROSE split tape
- FINAL EXIT / NAPALMED split tape
- PAINJERK / STEAM SYMPHONY split tape
- EYEHATELUCY "The First Attempt"
Ash Pool - World Turns On Its Hinge CD
Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye (Searching For Satori E.P.) 7"
The Sisters Of Mercy - Temple Of Love 7"
Killing Joke - America 7"
Killing Joke - My Love Of This Land 7"
Killing Joke - A New Day 7"
Ramleh - Hole In In The Heart 2CD
I've never really investigated this group properly. The interviews in ALAP and Niche Homo raised my interest enough to acquire some more cheap examples. Very nice stuff, atmospheric and yet it doesn't wander off too much to pointless directions or detours. I can definitely see the connection to "desolate urban lanscapes". The bleak psychedelic touches are just perfect.
Tangerine Dream - Cyclone LP
I guess this one is generally considered to be the sell-out album from this bunch? Doesn't matter, I like it all the same. Side A is more prog/pop-influenced but very well done with some stellar vocals. Side B on the other hand does the full-on kosmische thing for one long track.
Bizarre Uproar - Filthy Communions 2005/2009 CD
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta 7"
Macronympha / Bizarre Uproar - Split 7"
Perispirit / Cowards - Split 7" lathe
One Dark Eye "Transmissions of the Fistulae Auris"
Taeter "Parasite"
Kakerlak / A Fail Association split
The Pheromoans - s/t, CS Weird garage punk. Not sure about if its good or not, some tracks make sense and some not.
Trepaneringsritualen - Septentrional, CS A big step forward from the HHR tape, looking forward for new releases.
Pulse Emitter - Longing Tresholds, CS
Key - Crown of Winter, CD Really nice folk, wouldnt dare to call it neo-folk but it kinda similar. Have played this disc constantly since I got it.
mutiilation - 1992-2002 ten years of depressive destruction 2LP
dwarr - animals LP
Teintablood - Seven Chalices
Genocide Organ - In-Konflikt
Survival Unit - Will To Zero
Nyogthaeblisz - Apocryphal Progenitors of Mankind's Tribulation
Deathkey - Doctrine Of Intolerant Hatred
Blasphemy - Fallen Angel of Doom
Severin Bestombes (Vom Horse Gore Club) "Auszug und abgesang" LP (Punch)
--Some years old side-project LP from Nový Svet's Jürgen Weber, far away from their other works as NS, this is more into calmer experimental dadaistic vein. Focus on soundscape with strange breaks more than collage. Good, and requires repeated listenings.
Robert Turman "Way down" LP (Dais)
--Old works from 1987. I haven't heard the tape set Hanson released but I guess this must be quite different from those recordings. This is guitardriven, instrumental monotone synthpop almost. Only a few good tracks and hardly the masterpiece the label tells us.
Andrés Krause "Move ground" LP (Streamline)
--Two long tracks of the slow, and intense, calm drone with field recordings I enjoy a lot. Fits nicely on Christoph Heemann's label.
Ke/Hil "Hellstation" LP (Tesco)
--Haven't heard much of this one anywhere? Strange, considering it's Wilhelm H. from Genocide Organ and B. Moloch from Anenzephalia/G.O. Quite easy listening and not really upsetting material, stuff in the T.G. vein, coupled with influences from more accessible synth/industrial music. Good, but not genuinely engaging. I had preferred new Anenzephalia any day!
Panicsville+Prurient - Rubber Baron 8": Crude and noisy synth with alternating pitched-down spoken word and shrieking vocals. Sources seem to indicate this is a split release but sounds like a collaboration to me. I think I like this release a lot.
Curved Blade - Be Like Death cs: Supposedly Bone Awl+Prurient+Akitsa collaboration project? Enjoyable but far too short and the ideas don't seem fully fleshed out. I definitely like some of the things I am hearing but would like to have seen more time/thought put into this release and have a solid full length.
Prurient+Nico Vascellari - Jesus 2xcs: Nice stuff! One side on each cassette of a live collaboration and the other side (I'm presuming) is a collage studio work. Live actions are minimal with lots of feedback and screaming, the "studio" tracks are moody incorporating spoken samples. Liking this a lot.
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Ke/Hil "Hellstation" LP (Tesco)
--Haven't heard much of this one anywhere? Strange, considering it's Wilhelm H. from Genocide Organ and B. Moloch from Anenzephalia/G.O. Quite easy listening and not really upsetting material, stuff in the T.G. vein, coupled with influences from more accessible synth/industrial music. Good, but not genuinely engaging. I had preferred new Anenzephalia any day!
Maybe it hasn't yet been spread very widely? I have heard people getting it already month(s?) ago, but still waiting my copies. Expecting LP and CD to distribution as well.
I haven't seen anyone to mention Pacific 213 2xCD release either. And it SHOULD be of interest of anyone into old industrial-noise. We're talking of double CD collecting material from old reel-to-reel tapes from bands archives.. and was it mainly era of 1st LP and before? Not just re-issue of something, but actually stuff what has been never heard before. That too, I'm still waiting to get. For myself, and for sale.
The only thinkg I remember frm Pacfic 231 was the LP that had a tarpaper sleeve, "Power Focus" & it wasn't very good. Never checked anything else out from them. Is earlier material better?
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=45.0
Unusual Perversions LP = totally great. And in my opinion, far better than anything that came after. That's why waiting for the 2xCD of old stuff.
I d/l'd "Unusual Perversions" so give it a listen soon. Says it comes from a tape..
Holy shit, this is good!
Today
Keränen "Bats In The Attic" CD
Excellent harsh noise! Varied sound with lots of dynamics! Perfect length for this sort of stuff... some 35 minutes.
Haare "The Temple" CD
Sludgy, dark, psychotic drone with quite a harsh edge to it. Noisier than more recent stuff, but just as excellent.
Haare "Nightmare Sutra" tape
Probably my favourite Haare release. Dark and nightmarish...
SRMeixner "Ten Thousand Ways To Die" CD
Latest output by ex-Contrastate member, and the final release by the ever excellent Segerhuva label. I don't know of any suitable descriptive label for this sound. There's a bit of drone in there, a bit of ambient, some samples, guitar, piano, harmonica (might be sampled)... just for starters. A very personal exploration of what the common themes of spaghetti westerns might be. Very recommended! I wish more music was made in this vein...
Today
STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche
Survival Unit - Will to Zero
Grunt - Europe after Storm
Blasphemy - Blood Upon the Altar/Gods of War
PEK - Worship & Obey
Alfarmania - From Fix to Fix
BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST behind thee bars cd; haven't made it all the way through yet. more than half played while creating upcoming 7" artwork.
False Mirror - Derelict World CD - decent dark ambient though didn't quite get into it. maybe because it was morning.
Phelios - Astral Unity CD - I liked this one more. Dark ambient with some rhythmic parts and overall not too abstract.
Rita, The + Wilt - Werewolf In The Black Space - good album, good noise.
Bastard Noise - Our Earth's Blood IV - forgot about this release and just yesterday listened to. a very nice compilation/album or however it should be called.
Xiphoid Dementia - Might Is Blight - a couple of times enjoyed relistening to this very good CD.
Goatvargr - Black Snow Epoch - never was too much into all that Nordvargr stuff, but this one is rather nice industrial album. I like it.
Sewer Election - Sex/Death (CD, PACrec): 3 tracks of Harsh Noise, first two last 15min, last one 30min. Not much special to say about it, sounds like decent harsh noise to me. Second track is a more subdued track, with more bass sounds and less high pitch, which makes it less extreme, but more brooding, like this stuff.
Navicon Torture Technologies - The Gospels of the Gash (2CD, Malignant Records): Quite a monolithic release, with both CDs lasting around 70min. Mixture of Dark Ambient/Death Industrial, so some tracks are calmer, while others are a bit more extreme. All sounds rather clean, no really filthy stuff, but that's definately no bad case here. Some parts remind me a bit of Steel Hook Prostheses, but I guess it's actually the other way around, since NTT started earlier. Great layout, by the way!
Cryptic Winds - Storms of the Black Millenium (CD, Breath Of Night/Merciless): Extreme, fast black metal with a drumcomputer and lots of effects on the vocals. This is definately among my favourite bm releases. Feels to me like one of the most aggressive albums, there is. I also like the intermezzo's as well. Altogether this has a very strong (post-)nuclear apocalypse feeling, which gives it, next to the aggression also a desolate feeling.
Quote from: Ritual on January 14, 2011, 08:49:19 PM
Alfarmania - Over Europe 2010 tape
Where'd you get that one?
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Quote from: Ritual on January 14, 2011, 08:49:19 PM
Alfarmania - Over Europe 2010 tape
Where'd you get that one?
Got it from the band when they played in Stockholm a few weeks ago. It is a selection of live tracks from various shows at their Europe tour earlier last year.
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Quote from: Unruhe on January 24, 2011, 03:05:54 PM
Quote from: Ritual on January 14, 2011, 08:49:19 PM
Alfarmania - Over Europe 2010 tape
Where'd you get that one?
Got it from the band when they played in Stockholm a few weeks ago. It is a selection of live tracks from various shows at their Europe tour earlier last year.
I know, I organized one of those shows, hehe.
I see. It's not for sale at any other mailorder unfortunately, hopefully that will change soon.
Raymond Dijkstra "L'opus ch" LP
So what's good thing about this 'zine called Special Interests? I'd say it expands (my) view on what to spend money on. Dijkstra was utterly unknown figure to me, before contributor offered interview etc. I liked what I was reading and communicated a bit and found artist selling his self financed LP for pretty good price. No regrets. I guess better review to be found from past issues of SI, but I could say I like the way this has plenty of "air" in the sound. Lots of things happen and some of the sounds are rotten and damaged, yet one couldn't talk about "noise" in same sentence. Audio collage of wide variety of sounds and instruments, which seems relatively loosely put together and sometimes plays with dynamic range very well, sometimes feels like artists doesn't aim to sound "professional" what comes to choice of sounds/effects. Not "academic", more just underground art.
Current 93 looney runes. I have probably talked enough of C93 in this topic. STILL yet to start VOD box materials, but been circulating it like fly around turd, but after all picking up everything else from my collection to listen, or re-listen. Apocalyptic folk and goofy experimental music with very unique approach.
Nocturno Culto - music for movie Misanthrope. Happened to get 2nd hand CD to my shop, and while eating lunch, I decided to take a look how the movie is. Before that, I did listen the "20 minutes of new exclusive music" presented on disc two. If one wants to hear THE crappiest material with so little ideas, basically anything would be better, check out this. Imagine guy, with relatively cheap multi-effect pedal, trying to get some delay/reverb and line-in distortion work for the brainless guitar sounds. It tries to be some sort of experimental music, but turns out to be like first attempt to try out couple bad pedals and failing. Still promotional sticker has the pompous text of "new exclusive compositions". He had to compose THESE?
Combine that with few moments of cheapest bedroom metal riffing and vocals via distortion box making no sense. Words don't do justice how shit this is. And, it is big dvd size "superpack" with dvd movie and audio cd on Peaceville! What the fuck?! So what is the "movie" then? Nothing really. It's like home video footage of short clips of fishing, biking, skiing, going to rehearsals, some bands playing live. Nocturno Culto signing Aura Noir to his label and guys then drinking and smoking while playing chinese chess in cabin. Nothing looks good visually. Nothing is edited in good way and most of all, nothing just makes sense. Things this covers, it's like 30 seconds of Darkthrone rehearsing. 60 seconds of aura noise live in some rock club. Nocturno Culto driving car to rehearsals and Fenriz saying "I haven't bough new cymbals for years". And that's the substance of this... ehm, it says "movie", yet it isn't really. It's not really document either. It's more of collection of video diaries which has no value to outsider. Avoid like plague!
Hal Hutchinson - Amplifications (3"CDr, Der Bunker Records): Wanted to check out his noise work, after listening to Taste of Iron. Totally different of course, but good noise stuff. Maybe nothing extraordinary, but just a good 17min track of Harsh Noise.
Concrete Isolation Box - Love Under Steel And Concrete (CDr, self released) and self-titled tape (C30, Disease Foundry): Got this in a trade for my NATH demo, and it's definately a good trade! I like the tape a bit more than the CDr. In general a mixture of harsh noise and power electronics tracks, sparse use of (effected) vocals, which are good, all sounds rather crude and lo-fi, but it's well structured. Interesting discovery for me, at least.
Oscillating Innards - Grey Variables 12"
BT.HN - Vitiated lp
Bizarre Uproar - Unsafe and Insane lp
Incapacitants - Tight lp
All Dogma Chase releases. I adore Incapacitants yet Tight must be one of their lesser works, sound is too sharp (digital?) and noise not as dense as in their best recordings. All others top quality, considering both music and artwork. Not too similar to each other, BT.HN being my favourite of this bunch. I'm not sure if its a radiowave manipulation or what, but the end result is strong and warm sounding noise. Not too many things hapening at same time, not too intense in terms of speed or movement yet the sound makes Vitiated very pleasent to listen to.
Altar Of Flies - Sacred Trails, 7" +CDr
Volcanic Slut - Blasphemaster, 7"
Nate Young - Regression, CD
White - Tormented, tape
No Balls - Less, LP
Haters "Further" CD, commented elsewhere.. while there is this major backbone of crackling static noise, under it goes huge amount of cinematic industrial sounds. Movie soundtrack stuff? Electronic beats, screams, swirling electronics. etc. It holds some of the characteristics of "HNW", but in other hand, it went so far from it, it nearly becomes just slow sludgy music? Beats are pretty abstract, but still, if one listens something like Halo, and then wants to decide do you take THIS or Ordinarily Nowhere or In the shadows of fire, I guess this is obvious choice. But as for my personal tastes, I prefer two mentioned ones.
Anal Barbara / Funeral Mongoloids split tape
Solid noisecore. Amusing Darkthrone reference on FM side!
Whitehouse "New Britain" CD
Probably one of my favorites from WH. It's hard to really decide, since all albums have the proper reason to exists, which makes it pretty rare case in noise/pe. Nobody did it like this. It's totally beyond.
Final Solution demo 1990. Was just re-issued by Hospital / Chrome Peeler records, as it originally was. 4 studio tracks with strong and fierce sound. One could actually say this is better than for example Rapeday 7" !
RUNZELSTIRN & GURGELSTOCK "morx und kotschalg" cd..... 1993 Selection release. Over 70 minutes long track. This is just around the time I heard the band for the first time and it seemed too difficult to get into. Years passed and I begun to worship what they do, and now, finally bought this and listened it 3 times during one day. It is, extreme by all standards.
Various Artists - Nihil 2xLP
This arrived safe and sound in excellent condition. IRM tracks are great. INSTITUT was pretty good, too. NOD was annoying, and whatever good things they had going on they tossed too soon. Haven't gotten to SHARON'S LAST PARTY yet as I had to hit the sack.
Animal Bizarre 1 comp- this is the best thing I've heard in a long time! Would make an nice LP or cd with art booklet. Wertham & BU are faves and one of the best grunt tracks in a very long time.
Shitload of tapes have arrived in the mail during the last few days. Here's some of them...
Skullflower - The Paris Working/La Noche de Walpurgis (Cathartic Process)
Uhh... A long time since I last listened to any Skullflower. Is the current stuff really this good? (that was not a rhetorical question, by the way) Not super-high on fidelity but there's some truly devasatating stuff on this tape. Thick, treble-heavy sheets of deviant psychedelia, reaches levels that are almost nauseating. Standard tape-case and j-card but done according to the best of standards, thumbs up!
Relic - Anthology (Utmarken)
Slow, doomy, simple & stupid. I like it a lot. I don't know much about these kind of sounds but there's definitely something appealing here.
Sylvester Anfang II - Live At Utmarken (Utmarken)
Cosmic jams. Not groundbreaking or anything but good enough that I can just close my eyes and not worry about a thing.
Komissar Hjuler & Frau - s/t (Utmarken)
First thing I've heard from these people. Silly noises, on top of which they read texts about conrete poetry & Gustav Metzger. Nothing to it, one might say. But it's still strangely engaging. Not in the "let's concentrate & listen to this all the way through" - kind of way but it gives a nice evening buzz playing in the background. Can anybody recommend other stuff from their discography?
Smoke The Pipe of The Starfilled Sky - s/t (Utmarken)
I guess it's fair to call this stoner? With some definite desert vibes thrown in there. Again, I'm really not an expert with this type of music but I like some of it. And this passes the test, I can taste the beer & feel the bong in my hand when listening. Sonics are sort-of muffled and dull but I guess it fits here alright. Minus points for not filling the B-side all the way!
Pymathon - Ruptured In Hyperborea (TWR Tapes)
So which metal genre is this a pisstake on / tribute to? I'm very clueless (again.. hah!) about these things. Is it death metal? Whatever it is, it does sound very nice. Extended semi-impro-style riffing all the way, rough & stupid. During some points the noise itself becomes overpowering which is obviously not a problem.
Hmm... It seems I've liked them all. Must be getting old & lazy.
I would recommend COMMISARIS HJULER EN MAMA BEER-MENSEN DIE 'KORT STAAN' VOOR DE ZELFDODING LP (Ultra Ezcema). It´s a fantastic piece of annoying music? First time i heard it a few years back i was totally confused and did not know if i hated it or love it. I still don´t know what to think, but in some weird way i love it. They also play Suicide´s "Frankie teardrop". Would be fun to know what Vega/Rev would think of it :-D
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Skullflower - The Paris Working/La Noche de Walpurgis (Cathartic Process)
Uhh... A long time since I last listened to any Skullflower. Is the current stuff really this good?
Glad you dig the tape. To answer your question: yes. The Vile Veil LP (I have these if you are interested) is very similar, as is the 2xCD on Neurot ("Strange Keys to Untune Gods Firmament") and "Pure Imperial Reform" will tear through your head. The 3xCD box is also incredible, but unatainable. I love the new incarnation of Skullflower as much as the classic stuff. "Tribulation" is good, but not as powerful as the ones I already mentioned. I really loved these CD-r's and was bothered that they were done so cheaply and were largely unavailable. When I ripped them to mp3 to take them on the road a few months back and saw that both discs were almost exactly the same length and similar in style I knew it would make a perfect tape, and especially so since I think the second side was available as a CD-r at the show where the first side was recorded.
On the subject of Skullflower - my introduction to them was buying a copy of the "Evil Knievel" seven inch after reading an encouraging review. I hated it; sounded like sub-par grunge. Haven't really bothered with them ever since, so can I assume that little album was an anomaly?
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Whitehouse "New Britain" CD
Probably one of my favorites from WH. It's hard to really decide, since all albums have the proper reason to exists, which makes it pretty rare case in noise/pe. Nobody did it like this. It's totally beyond.
RUNZELSTIRN & GURGELSTOCK "morx und kotschalg" cd..... 1993 Selection release. Over 70 minutes long track. This is just around the time I heard the band for the first time and it seemed too difficult to get into. Years passed and I begun to worship what they do, and now, finally bought this and listened it 3 times during one day. It is, extreme by all standards.
"New Britain", for me, is the worst record from their first period (and probably in their all discography). Too much minimal and instrumental, without inside fire, but, of course, still interesting.
"morx und kotschalg", yes, great record! Though I think that his "Dein Mund So Rot..." (Pure) is even better. Rudolf is only real dada artist our times...
By the way, is there something wrong with the Whitehouse vinyl reissues? I haven't seen them in any usual distros yet copies are available from Discogs and Amazon.co.uk, I wonder if that is only because of non-underground label or does it has something to do with the quality of vinyls...
whithouse have pressed their lp's thur CARGO's distributions label very friendly so the standard is tip top...i have all the represses and had zero complaints! as cargo is the uk's bigest indi distro im guessing they give the last few shops first-come first served basis !
In Finland, Sarvilevyt shop has distributed all these vinyl releases. I think they're all sold out from shop right now, but I just did order.
I think only problems have been:
1) how shoebox size noise distro contacts Cargo for successful deal
2) price. I have sold LP's for 20 euro and double LP's for more, and after cut from middleman (distributor/wholesaler) the profit margin is pretty much nonexistent, but price is still relatively high. Of course, these are the best versions to buy. Total Sex 2xLP ! Huh! What a intense version!
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on January 28, 2011, 12:54:55 PM
"New Britain", for me, is the worst record from their first period (and probably in their all discography). Too much minimal and instrumental, without inside fire, but, of course, still interesting.
I think the minimalism, the breaks between songs, utterly high pitched overall sound, is what makes it even more disturbing than many other albums.
ARISE / IRON JUSTICE split CDr. I wonder what is this. Hour of 13 productions from NC, USA, edition of hand numbered 30 copies. I don't remember where and when I have got it. Arise is quite clean PE. At worst it is bad, but at the best it goes somewhere along Control Resistance, Deathkey, and such. With songs like Forced Control, Blut Heil!, The Law of Man, they follow very tightly the cliche's of the genre...
Iron Justice material sounds like era of the 7", being 4 tracks of straight power electronics. Especially "Face the Freedom" goes probably too obvious Con-Dom worship? It is nice enough, but always leaves impression of band who painfully clear tries to adapt into PE, but in long run doesn't have enough to offer? It's hard to say what exactly would be wrong, since all the elements are just like they should. Maybe that's the reason..
I tried to check out if this is official release. At least it gives all contact addresses, but no info of year on cover and nothing found about label.
Trampling the Cross Underfoot - The Long Journey On the Arm of Death (Satan's Din 2011) - Fucking great tape here. I am preparing a longer review for my "Pure Stench" blog so I won't say too much about it here. Basically a 20 minute long simplistic track with one member doing vocals (or rather talking, almost like a spoken word album) rambling on in a very monotone way, with a few added effects, about various topics while the other member forges a nice substratum of Noise that slowly builds up piece by piece from a layer of rippling static to finally a full stew of crunchy distortion, washed out drones and snapping static (possibly effected metal abuse?). This one comes highly recommended.
Hal Hutchinson - Taste of Iron (Freak Animal 2010) - The album title is a very fitting description in-and-of itself. As described, this is 20 minutes of pure junk metal Noise without compromise - no effects and no vocals/pedals all delivered at a crawling speed. It appears to be lacking a general structure which is perfectly fine for this type of material - field recordings of raw and unedited junk abuse: chains, barrels, sheet metal, etc. Unlike Macronympha's legendary Metal Noise I can't see listening to this on a regular basis. I would not call this a novelty because that takes away from its artistic merit but I also can't see it being part of, as we call it, "the canon of PE" but rather a motley "one-off" from the Industrial/Noise/P.E. collective which I personally probably won't be playing too much, not because it is bad but it isn't remarkable enough to my ears and with something like this it needs to be remarkable to have a good shelf-life.
Quote from: ironfistofthesun on January 28, 2011, 08:13:52 PM
whithouse have pressed their lp's thur CARGO's distributions label very friendly so the standard is tip top...i have all the represses and had zero complaints!
I only have Asceticists 2006 on vinyl, but it seems like it's very low volume. I really have to crank the volume knob to get it at a satisfactory level. Are any of the other new WH vinyl editions like that? It's only a minor complaint and I'll still probably pick up a few regardless.
I have the Cruise 2xLP and it's very loud with great packaging. I plan on getting GWD and Erector next.
IRM - An Act of Self Mutilation is an Act of Freedom CD-R
Was definitely into this one aside from the live track at the end. Way too much crowd sounds are heard. Especially those couple people "woo"ing constantly. Really detracted from the whole experience. Otherwise a good disc! Anyone know what the pressing was? Discogs says it comes in a DVD case, but mine didn't. Just a folder sleeve, can't find info on it.
VIVENZA - Modes Réels Collectifs LP
FINAL SOLUTION - All New Power CS
DEVIATION SOCIAL - Compilation Tracks 1982-85 "From End To Beginning" Vol. 1 LP
BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST - Behind Thee Bars CD
MACRONYMPHA - Metal Music CS
Kristian Olsson - Paltkoma, CS Not as great as the "Att vara där..."-LP, but still really good stuff. Think this seems even more lo-fi than the LP.
Raspberry Bulbs - Lone Gunman, CS I liked this, need to get more from RB.
SQUAMATA - Arrogant absolute -tape. Brilliant noise tape! It has some wall-influences i suppose, rumbling, but far from static, things happening most of the time and lots of surprices. Not hectic like japnoise though. Is this a Finnish artist?
MILLION BRAZILIANS - New ideas in psychic music - tape. Foundation seems to be snakecharmer-flute and drums, one side starts a little freejazzy and goes in more rock oriented way after a while, other side sounds a bit like Nurse With Wound when they´re laid-back goofy, like Cooloorta Moon, parts with spoken words of something i didn´t really pay attention to. Nice one.
LEWD - Pincers - tape. I believe this is a Dutch early 90s group. Music is similar to Skullflower/rock-Ramleh, pretty short songs in different tempo some with vocals. It´s well done, but this type of music does not interesset me anymore i´m affraid.... 2-3 minutes is ok, then i get bored with it.
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM - Someone lurking in the dark - tape. I guess this rather short tape is pretty typical W.J., sort of calm noise, not sure why i get that impression from this project, but i like it a lot. Static with a few minimal changes that seem monumental at high volume, specially like the sound ending side B. Great tape!
LETTERA 22 - Negative tounge - 2xtapes. Not really sure what to say about this. It´s good noise, not very harsh or demanding, just pleasant to listen to. Both tapes are pretty much alike. It´s good stuff but i find it anonymous and rather forgettable.
Travis Johnson - Valsa - 3"cdr. Drone in style of Halfer Trio and such artists, with a bit of a twist. The warm droning sound is played sideways with some cracking and twisting electronics, but it fits pretty good and gives it a bit of an edge. All in all not bad, but not very special either.
Burzum - Fallen
It's leaked. Been listening to it quite a bit the last few days. Didn't like it at all the first listen, but this one is a grower. Varg is still a master at weaving guitar tracks together. Lots of clean vocals on this one too, which can take some getting used to. Overall though...I'm pleased with the direction Burzum is taking.
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awesome, yet nobody ever seems to talk about it.....
!!!AZAZEL/GOATMOON Split CD !!!
FUNERAL MONGOLOIDS/ANAL BARBARA TAPE (track title as "HNW is a peak of gayness" cant go wrong)
Have been homeless for few months. Havent properly had a change to listen stuff. Consumed ytube clips:
DEATHKEY"Behead The Semite"
FINAL WAR"Aryan Pride" & "Tales Of Honour"
TANJALOTTA RÄIKKÄ"Huominen Eurooppa"
SAGA"Triumph Of The Will","Valkyrien","Snow Fell" etc.etc.
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION"Oath" - Actually this is "USA For USA" CARNIVORE cover. Disinfo on ytube. Did try to inform the poster who seems to be retarded cunt.
PUHELINKOPPI"Kloonatut Idiootit"
GOATMOON "Hammer Live 2010"
RIDE FOR REVENGE"Nidrosian Black Mass pt. III Live"
WHITEHOUSE - Live Action 39 Reseda 6-21-84 "SHITFUN!!!"
ATRAX MORGUE - Beautiful Razor
TK"Pissaa&Paskaa"
RIISTETYT
KAAOS
PAINAJAINEN - Todistusaineistoa... EP
etc.etc. youtube is quite handy/fun
CLUB MORAL "mit neuen waffen" CD, nice document, but I don't think it lives up to the best of CM stuff? With CM its often same feeling as listening some of the VOD minimal synth re-issues. It seems pretty nice for what it is, but it all doesn't age as nicely as does the noise and raw power electronics. Lots of simple synth pulsations and awkward vocals.
LAXATIVE SOULS 2xCD, I dare to say much better than above mentioned. With it's weaknesses and strengths, still material not many dare to do these days.
VAPAUSSOTA "totaalinen vitun ep" tape. Have they done some sort of Hässäkkä tribute with doing ep with the same name?? It advertizes itself as noise/doomstep/industrial/black metal whatever. Very synthetic sound with long wet reverb, distant metal junk and upfront vocals. Well, there isn't really noise here. Neither any black metal. Doomstep? Who knows what that should be. To me this sounds like humor project of some grind/hc people, where they take the topics as Pekka Siitoin, finnish civil war, bible, etc. and scream with kind of grindcore screamo voice over relatively clean rhythmic electronics. It's relatively well made, but sounds utmost joke. And unfortunately, the joke doesn't really work, unless one would present it to be serious?
Bennett / Tsunoda 12", damn! I wondered if Bennett has actually wanted to make nice profile lift among electro labels, and made some split. Didn't even bother to check out description of the LP before buying it. Well, this is actyally JUSTIN Bennett.... but hell, if dense wall of racket made out of 2003 Barcelona demonstration against war in Iraq sounds almost like... ehm, war in Iraq, then can't really complain! Just massive amount of people banging drums and yelling and whatnot, and it's basically just dense detailed noise. Tsunoda has manipulated field recordings and sine waves. Not bad.
Kata To Chreon - The Eternal Silence Of Those Infinite Spaces 3" CDr
Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park CD
FFH - Anything Is Possible C10
Satanismo Calibro 9 - White Sea Of Gods' Sperm C60
Satanismo Calibro 9 - Misery Is A Shemale Lover C58
Jason Crumer - Ottoman Black CD
Fire In The Head - Confessions Of A Narcissist CD
Male Rape Group - On To 83
Atrax Morgue - Paranoia (Cold and demented, and Marco's vocals certainly portray paranoia throughout each track...I love the whispers)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 06, 2011, 02:14:03 PM
CLUB MORAL "mit neuen waffen" CD, nice document, but I don't think it lives up to the best of CM stuff? With CM its often same feeling as listening some of the VOD minimal synth re-issues. It seems pretty nice for what it is, but it all doesn't age as nicely as does the noise and raw power electronics. Lots of simple synth pulsations and awkward vocals.
listened to it 1x and filed it away, i don't understand reissues like this.....cd is full of lowfi live recordings that just don't matter imho....
has been collecting dust for years, never listened to it, now is the time :
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Quote from: P-K on February 08, 2011, 08:29:57 AM
has been collecting dust for years, never listened to it, now is the time :
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What is that? Looks awesome.
Quote from: Mattias G on February 08, 2011, 03:29:54 PM
Quote from: P-K on February 08, 2011, 08:29:57 AM
has been collecting dust for years, never listened to it, now is the time :
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What is that? Looks awesome.
Russian ANS-synthesizer. Isn't that the cover of the Coil album? Never heard that one. But one album that's been in my player a lot recently is the
Electroshock Presents: "Electroacoustic Music. Vol. IV: Archive Tapes. Synthesiser ANS (1964-1971)" compilation. Wonderful stuff.
1. Oleg Buloshkin: "Sacrament"
2. Sofia Gubaidulina: "Vivente Non-Vivente"
3-4. Edward Artemiev: "Mosaic" & "12 Looks at the World of Sound"
5. Edison Denisov: "Birds' Singing"
6. Alfred Schnittke: "Steam"
7-8. Alexander Nemtin: "Tears" & "I. S. Bach: Choral Prelude C-dur"
9. Schandor Kallosh: "Northern Tale"
10. Stanislav Kreitchi: "Voices of the West"
11. Edward Artemiev & Stanislav Kreitchi: "Music from the Motion picture "Cosmos"
12. Stanislav Kreitchi: "Intermezzo"
Got any info about Oleg Buloshkin? Don't know anything about him. I enquiried the label about him, asking about the possible existence of other electronic works, and the response I got was: "As for Oleg Buloshkin's activity then I can say that it's the one and only composition created by this blind composer for ANS synth, and I don't have any other compositions by this artist." The track is absolutely stunning, mysterious dream music. Would love to know more...
Golden Rain - Praise The Whore C20
Prurient / Nico Vascellari - Jesus C15 + C20
Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye (Searching For Satori E.P.) 7"
Pain Nail - Hengellisiä Lauluja 7"
Skinny Puppy - Chainsaw C30
Skinny Puppy - Addiction CD
Skinny Puppy - Censor CD
Skinny Puppy - Testure CD
Skinny Puppy - Worlock CD
Phantom Heron Seas - The Unkindness Of Ravens 3" CDr
Sky Burial - Kiehtan CD
RYKE - Resuscitation CD
Ash Pool - World Turns On Its Hinge CD
françoise barrière / christian clozier - cordes-ci, cordes-ça / la discordatura LP
Quote from: RG on February 04, 2011, 04:13:42 AM
Burzum - Fallen
It's leaked. Been listening to it quite a bit the last few days. Didn't like it at all the first listen, but this one is a grower. Varg is still a master at weaving guitar tracks together. Lots of clean vocals on this one too, which can take some getting used to. Overall though...I'm pleased with the direction Burzum is taking.
I didn't like Belus, only grew on me slightly but feel no urgency to bother with it again, not like Hvis or Det Som. I did read Fallen is more akin to Det Som though(?) so will give it a chance at least, although that was a quote from Varg which I take with a pinch of salt.
Recent listening has mostly been BU - Filthy Communions, BLJ - Skuff and Sick Seed - Beasts Among Men.
Laibach - Anthems
Laibach - Volk
Trying to remember how they sound before the live show.
LR "rosenmunde" 2xtape, good harsh and lo-fi noise electronics. It's hard to say what exactly it is. Two short tapes, where perhaps again some of the grimmest and lo-fi Prurient a'la split tape with Grunt comes to my mind occasionally, yet there is personality to what LR does. It's rough and dirty.
Haare "death happening" 7", hahahah!!!! English guys have the good taste to treat our Finnish drone shaman! First At War With False noise put out cd with front cover saying HAAPE and now Turgid Animal unleashes the amazing beast of suomi-leijona into back cover!! Total classic!!! Red-neck drone? I think that is something what really needs to be there. I'm pretty impressed. What comes to the music, Haare is surprisingly chaotic and disharmonic here! Layers of reversed sounds creates demonic roaring noise. Which isn't harsh, but very far from relaxing. I'd like to congratulate band for being able to bring some nice new things to its approach! Other side is much more conventional Haare with eerie guitar drones and lots of layers of things happening. Could it be that reversed side is the other side.. just reversed? Nevetheless, Good 7"!
Liimanarina "first I look at the tits" tape
Huh! If one has to vote for best song title for recent weeks, it must be: "Laulu Liiallisuuksiin menevästä gay-ystävällisyydestä (maailma homojen panttivankina)"!! Finnish obscurity cult band, which supposedly has ton of unreleased shit laying around, and perhaps these days isn't that "cool" that labels would invest money for doing 7"s etc. But fuck, This opening ballad alone would be perfect single. Sound of the tape is actually cleaner than most of old Bad Vugum stuff, but the bizarro levels are still there.
Geography of Hell - Tchernobyl 1986 (cassette) - In the past year I've been less and less excited about Hospital tapes but it's tapes like this that restore faith. Another Fernow project, Geography of Hell is lo-fi but more exciting than some of Fernow's other side projects. There's lots of flange and shitty electronic sounds, almost retro (?) in a way. But effective crude, violent and decayed. The vocals have very little effects on them sometimes which is a plus. Just two 20 minute tracks of shit industrial and hint of power electronics. Recommended.
GIALLO - LP. Compliation of four artists doing "walls" with relation, more or less, to the giallo genre. I like the attempt to link it together in the insert, not sure i buy it, but a nice try. One can argue that this is pointless music where nothing happens, well maybe, but i happen to really enjoy it! Not much variation between the artists but all solid. Must give credit to last one, Naked Girl Killed in the Park with track Mysterié, both artist and track-title taken from films with very few redeming values, specially Mysterié, what a piece of crap... but track is good!
HUM OF THE DRUID - Norse Fumigation - LP. Titles and artwork creates feeling of mystique, but on first listen i though it sounded only like a running engine, maybe a harvester, and not much else. Something made me go back to it and upon second and third listening i got sucked in and now find something more. It actually does have an aura of mystery, of mist and marshes, maybe i get this from reading Lovecraft last night... A record that grows, how nice, i´ll look for more stuff by this guy!
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM - The beast before christ - cdr. Another good one from the werewolf, typical sound, static but abruptly changing low pitched noise. Second track is called "extreme waves of terror" so i was prepared for a headache, but it was same as usual.
THE RITA - Womanhood - tape. Celebrating the ladies of eurotrash cinema, Monica Swinn, Pamela Stanford etc. The more restrained style of The Rita, i prefer the all-out noise, but this is good as well, maybe not as effective, more like mood/background music.
EVIL MOISTURE - if you want to fuck the sky, teach your cock to fly - lp. Like being taken back to the noise of the 90s.... I guess E.M. was active even back than, maybe i´ve even had a tape or two from them/him. This has that goofing around style with sounds coming and going, random screams, quirks etc. (and yes, the word "cock" in the title) that was popular then, no real flow to it. There are some decent enough ideas/sounds in there, but mostly i find this an annoying listen...
Laxative Souls "Twist and Decease / Disinfektionsraum" 2CD (Trash Ritual)
Cold, harsh industrial that noone seems to make anymore. Simple, but powerful. Great stuff! I've been meaning to hunt down some old tapes for a while, but this CD re-issue was a lot easier to get hold of. And you get a lot of value for the money.
OVER s/t tape on No Visible Scars; lim to 25. droning synth loop over spoken word about a rather interesting family life: violence, sex, hatred. Very interesting.
SICK SEED recent tape on Freak Animal; great metalwork. lots of variety for sounds/styles. need to give it another few listens. artwork makes me wish this had been a LP so the art was larger & i didn't have to drive to listen (same for OVER as you really ahve to pay attention to what is being said).
Erkki Kurenniemi - Aanityksia Recordings 63-73.
Antti Rannisto - Ääniesineitä
Autechre & The Hafler Trio - æ³o & h³æ
Whitehouse - Asceticists
Whitehouse - Bird Seed
Secret Museum of Mankind - Music of North Africa
Crass- Christ the album
Mania/Custodian(1st mix) callab track
Atrax Morgue-Omicidio 7'ep
Tater-Absolut Nothing
Climax Denial-Desire For Disease
Sickness-Fuck Your Punk Rock
Final Solution-All New Power
Felony Sexual Assault-Power To Humiliate
Robert Turman-Way Down
INCAPACITANTS- AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM- TENSION
CONTROLLED BLEEDING-SONGS FROM THE GUTTER
SKULLFLOWER-TRIBULATION
GOD-LOCO
CRACKSTEEL- BITCH JAP RUN
PAIN JERK- OFFICIAL BOOTLEG
M/B-SYMPHONY FOR A GENOCIDE
V/VM-LADY IN RED
PLASTIC BONER BAND - the Way of all Flesh
TAETER - Absolut Nothing
GRAIN BELT - Grain Belt
BRICHVILLE CAT MOTEL - Birchville Cat Motel
LAXATIVE SOULS - Desinfektionsraum
THE SHADOW RING - A Life Review (1993-2003)
DEATHKEY/BIZARRE UPROAR - split CS
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA / NIMH - From Unhealthy Places. good new stuff
v/a - Snatch Paste - An Assortment Of Snatch Tapes LP
I guess the best word for describing this stuff is "charming". You know, nice homegrown lo-fi sounds combined with clear youthful enthusiasm. I'm not a big fan of the 80s synth-pop sound but even those elements don't really bother me here. It all flows effortlessly and smoothly, very much my kind of compilation, nothing stands out too much from the rest.
Street Drinkers / Skeppet - split LP
What is with Sweden these days? So many good/great projects coming out that it's difficult to keep up. Skeppet is more laid back, simple sparse beats + some soft psychedelic atmospherics laid on top. Doesn't blow the mind but surely is tasty. Street Drinkers borders on the ominous but still keeps it fairly melodic & comfortable. Last track reaches all the way up to majestic but stops before getting there. Ättestupa comes to mind at times, I guess there is some shared personnel. Nothing complicated or extremely ambitious, just very nice late night music. Goes well with red wine.
Quote from: heretogo on February 13, 2011, 07:46:38 PMWhat is with Sweden these days? So many good/great projects coming out that it's difficult to keep up.
I'm in Sweden and I don't know what you're talking about. To me, the situation is quite the opposite.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on February 13, 2011, 08:39:48 PM
Quote from: heretogo on February 13, 2011, 07:46:38 PMWhat is with Sweden these days? So many good/great projects coming out that it's difficult to keep up.
I'm in Sweden and I don't know what you're talking about. To me, the situation is quite the opposite.
crybaby, we left the 90's a few years back, might be wise to accept that, haha! do you even listen to the new stuff that gets released? i just find it hard to take your post serious when there's so much good going on now...
on the stereo....
raspberry bulbs - lone gunman cs (better than expected, wasn't too fond of the debut tape).
killer bug - brutal rainbow cs (great harsh noise, what else to expect!)
chop shop - powerdrunk cs (amazing soundwork...someone should step up and do a complete discography boxset of chop shop. for real)
misery - who's the fool lp (crustified amebix worship. love this lp)
Sewer Election & Altar of Flies.
Dajjal - s/t C-90 on Cathartic Process
Aggressive, industrial noise with long, epic travel as it meanders through so many different lands, all with equally great skill. I've only listened to side A so far because something I enjoy this much is something I'm going to be patient absorbing. Blew me away. I was sometimes reminded of early noise industrialists, and at one point, I was thinking of Richard Ramirez during his I keep My Stuff Inside and /Alchemy of the 20th Century period. Says it was recorded live, and if so, and not well rehearsed prior to the recording, he was blessed with at least one 45-minute span of everything working for him. As much as it changes, it felt effortless. This is why I continue to listen to industrial music, and if I can find something this rewarding even once a year, I'm satisfied.
CLUB MORAL social hygiene 10"- great little record esp worth it for the live tracks on s2.
Izanami's Labour Pains - Osorezan No Itako 3" CDr
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Juju LP
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Nocturne 2xLP
Macronympha / Kakerlak - Split LP
T.E.F. - Consequences In Conversation CD
KE/HIL LP is very good! I think the weakest moment is the Monte Cazazza tribute song, but even that is pretty good. Album as whole, I was very positively surprised how strong industrial album it is!
Slogun new CD, fucking hell! Could this be up to very top in Slogun discography! And now as ltd 300 cd, being smaller pressing than almost anything in back catalogue. Don't miss!
Onamotopoeia "irrelevant" LP, old tape re-issued as LP. Who remembers? If you like the approach of some old UK noise. With sense of humor, sense of composition of experimental noises, this is great stuff. I keep repeating the "stuff you can't hear nowadays", and this artist is one of those. I can't think anyone who would be like this is contemporary noise? Brilliant.
Family Underground - Demon Parade
Death In June - Burial
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 17, 2011, 08:42:17 PM
Slogun new CD, fucking hell! Could this be up to very top in Slogun discography! And now as ltd 300 cd, being smaller pressing than almost anything in back catalogue. Don't miss!
so it's not tired noise with monotonous shouted vocals WAY too loud on top, like bloody roots? i've given slogun many chances, but it just doesn't seem to be my thing.
Complexity of the songs and variation in sounds is higher than ever before. It is still Slogun. So for example delay drenched vocals having "same sound" is present in many tracks, but now some changes on that department too. To me it sounds like Slogun is the most experimental and the most innovative about the sounds he uses than for years.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 10, 2011, 09:12:25 PM
Haare "death happening" 7", hahahah!!!! English guys have the good taste to treat our Finnish drone shaman! First At War With False noise put out cd with front cover saying HAAPE and now Turgid Animal unleashes the amazing beast of suomi-leijona into back cover!! Total classic!!! Red-neck drone? I think that is something what really needs to be there. I'm pretty impressed. What comes to the music, Haare is surprisingly chaotic and disharmonic here! Layers of reversed sounds creates demonic roaring noise. Which isn't harsh, but very far from relaxing. I'd like to congratulate band for being able to bring some nice new things to its approach! Other side is much more conventional Haare with eerie guitar drones and lots of layers of things happening. Could it be that reversed side is the other side.. just reversed? Nevetheless, Good 7"!
Yeah, think I'm gonna have to buy a Karhu/Karjala baseball cap soon...
As for the sounds, nope, it's not the same material reversed. Some sounds were used on both sides though.
Prurient - The History Of Aids, LP
I don't think I need any other Prurient release besides this one. So good!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 18, 2011, 07:59:22 AM
Complexity of the songs and variation in sounds is higher than ever before. It is still Slogun. So for example delay drenched vocals having "same sound" is present in many tracks, but now some changes on that department too. To me it sounds like Slogun is the most experimental and the most innovative about the sounds he uses than for years.
Good! I got tired of "Bloody Roots" so quick. Boring stuff after about 2 spins. I'm looking forward to this "We Human Animal" CD, ordering it now.
Quote from: hannes on February 18, 2011, 09:17:02 PM
Prurient - The History Of Aids, LP
I don't think I need any other Prurient release besides this one. So good!
I found a copy of this on vinyl at work a few months back. Brilliant release.
Sewer Goddess/Diseased Oblivion split (CDr, Degenerate Slime): Sewer Goddess has two tracks, first one sounds more like her 'usual' stuff, with some 'dronelike' guitars and cool sparse use of drums (cymbals). The second track is more Funeral Doom Metal. Good stuff as well, like her vocals on this one. Diseased Oblivion is misery-filled Doom Metal, good stuff. Only on the first (of the 3) tracks the vocals are a bit weird, like very deep spoken vocals, just sounds a bit off. Glad I still got this though, overall good stuff.
Anenzephalia - Noehaem (LP, Tesco/Zaetraom): Started weird with the first track being kind of classical music (dark, subdued kind of but still), not what I expected, then the second track starts with electronics, but in a way compliments the first track very well, so this works fine. (That first track in itself is good as well, just was not what I expected, hehe.) Overall this is some really good Death Industrial. Really like this LP.
Genocide Organ - Leichenlinie (CD, Tesco): Being an industrial classic and having heard some GO material that I liked, I ordered this. Definately worth of buying, but I think it still has to grow a bit on me, due to some of the tracks being a bit monotonous it seems.
Control - The Cleansing (CD, PACrec): Heard some Control tracks (ao on the Hated Perversions comp) which I really liked, so I guessed this compilation of other material is as good a place as any to get more of his material. Definately like this a lot. Though being Power Electronics, there's also a kind of ambient feel to me. Also really like the effected vocals.
Der Stürmer - A Banner Greater Than Death (CD, Die Todesrune): I don't have too much interest in NSBM, but Der Stürmer is really great. Makes me think they're kind of the War Metal of NSBM. Although this isn't fully fitting, because they also have some songs with a more epic feel, which are just as fine. I also saw them live in Belgium a couple of years ago, and live they're just as good, maybe not really tight or anything, but raw and energetic nonetheless.
Henry Chopin "catata for two farts & co" LP
Found this, and since it includes the killer "throat power" track it seemed to be the best Chopin to include in my own collection. Liner notes, great noise, especially the 2nd side, with before mentioned Throat Power and Vertigo Du Vertige tracks. If someone can advice for more stuff like this, please go ahead!! Perhaps not the cleanest pressing heard in world of vinyl, yet sound is so suitable for vinyl format.
Pimp Aktion-Slutgun LP.
Loooong awaited record, being the slightly cut version of original nearly unreleased C-60 tape on Zero Cabal. Nearly - because I think the planned anti LP packaging never happened, but some copies of tape with insert was sent around. I happened to get it back then, and thought the rough and crunchy noise was just too dull to capture my attention compared the genius works of Streicher. Years later, I listened tape again, and it was much much much better than my old memories. And now when I listen this LP, I must say this is my impression still. It is simple, crunchy and relatively low fidelity harsh noise wall, yet it has this "non pedal" sounding overdrive in all what happens. Making is very tasty and nice sounding, not too distorted. Not too thin. Not too processed. The moaning or howling voice is such a demented thing, when it arrives once in a while, you rarely hear such element in noise! Totally brilliant! I don't know if it's just the lack of very high crispy sounds combined with dry extra cold weather (-25 *C or whatever..), but surface noise is pretty extensive. Snap, crackle and pop is there constantly.
Maldur Atai 10"
Heavy repetition of loops. Clean sounds reverbed and delayed. Eastern themes, wibes of palestine. It's well crafted stuff with some live elements. Deutsch Nepal and such bands wouldn't be totally out of question when talking of this Lithuanian group. I would hope little more "modulation" of sounds instead of letting the same sound go on for too long, but in other hand it creates kind of epic mood. Will have to check how the CD's are!
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 19, 2011, 11:47:08 AM
Anenzephalia - Noehaem (LP, Tesco/Zaetraom): Started weird with the first track being kind of classical music (dark, subdued kind of but still), not what I expected, then the second track starts with electronics, but in a way compliments the first track very well, so this works fine. (That first track in itself is good as well, just was not what I expected, hehe.) Overall this is some really good Death Industrial. Really like this LP.
Try listening to this album and nothing else for an entire day. Preferably when not leaving the flat/house. What at first seems boring and non eventful evolves into a truly oppressive album if given enough time and effort. It'll make you feel quite anxious and uncomfortable. The first time this album really hit me was when I was stuck in one of the many never ending queues in the London rush hour. Perfect!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 19, 2011, 03:51:01 PM
Pimp Aktion-Slutgun LP.
Loooong awaited record, being the slightly cut version of original nearly unreleased C-60 tape on Zero Cabal. Nearly - because I think the planned anti LP packaging never happened, but some copies of tape with insert was sent around. I happened to get it back then, and thought the rough and crunchy noise was just too dull to capture my attention compared the genius works of Streicher. Years later, I listened tape again, and it was much much much better than my old memories. And now when I listen this LP, I must say this is my impression still. It is simple, crunchy and relatively low fidelity harsh noise wall, yet it has this "non pedal" sounding overdrive in all what happens. Making is very tasty and nice sounding, not too distorted. Not too thin. Not too processed. The moaning or howling voice is such a demented thing, when it arrives once in a while, you rarely hear such element in noise! Totally brilliant! I don't know if it's just the lack of very high crispy sounds combined with dry extra cold weather (-25 *C or whatever..), but surface noise is pretty extensive. Snap, crackle and pop is there constantly.
I was informed LP is not cut. I had original tape on C-60, but seems like material is actually c. 22 +22mins = uncut LP. So if you hesitated to order because of that, don't!
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on February 19, 2011, 05:11:33 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 19, 2011, 11:47:08 AM
Anenzephalia - Noehaem (LP, Tesco/Zaetraom): Started weird with the first track being kind of classical music (dark, subdued kind of but still), not what I expected, then the second track starts with electronics, but in a way compliments the first track very well, so this works fine. (That first track in itself is good as well, just was not what I expected, hehe.) Overall this is some really good Death Industrial. Really like this LP.
Try listening to this album and nothing else for an entire day. Preferably when not leaving the flat/house. What at first seems boring and non eventful evolves into a truly oppressive album if given enough time and effort. It'll make you feel quite anxious and uncomfortable. The first time this album really hit me was when I was stuck in one of the many never ending queues in the London rush hour. Perfect!
Just wondering, don't you mean the Leichenlinie album? Because as far as Noehaem goes, I don't have the feeling it's monotonous, whereas I said something along these lines about Leichenlinie.
I wouldn't consider Leichenlinie a monotonous album.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 19, 2011, 03:51:01 PM
If someone can advice for more stuff like this, please go ahead!! Perhaps not the cleanest pressing heard in world of vinyl, yet sound is so suitable for vinyl format.
You might like the Carlfriedrich Claus - Lautaggregat cd. Not quite as noisy as Chopin at his wildest but shares some of the same rough quality that is missing in a lot of sound poetry. Reminds me also of aktionists, Otto Mühl especially. The cd is available at least from Tochnit Aleph, not cheap but very much worth it. And it seems that the audio can also be downloaded from Ubuweb, along with other stuff that I haven't checked out. I think TA is going to release a retrospective set sometime soon?
Alga Marghen vinyl pressings are not the best, unfortunately. And the problem seems to shared by some other Italian labels as well, I guess they are all using the same pressing plant?
Quote from: Brad on February 20, 2011, 07:34:23 AM
I wouldn't consider Leichenlinie a monotonous album.
Definately not the album in its entirety, but some of the tracks sound a bit monotonous. Anyway, as said, it's a grower (for me at least).
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 20, 2011, 01:46:59 AM
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on February 19, 2011, 05:11:33 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 19, 2011, 11:47:08 AM
Anenzephalia - Noehaem (LP, Tesco/Zaetraom): Started weird with the first track being kind of classical music (dark, subdued kind of but still), not what I expected, then the second track starts with electronics, but in a way compliments the first track very well, so this works fine. (That first track in itself is good as well, just was not what I expected, hehe.) Overall this is some really good Death Industrial. Really like this LP.
Try listening to this album and nothing else for an entire day. Preferably when not leaving the flat/house. What at first seems boring and non eventful evolves into a truly oppressive album if given enough time and effort. It'll make you feel quite anxious and uncomfortable. The first time this album really hit me was when I was stuck in one of the many never ending queues in the London rush hour. Perfect!
Just wondering, don't you mean the Leichenlinie album? Because as far as Noehaem goes, I don't have the feeling it's monotonous, whereas I said something along these lines about Leichenlinie.
I didn't have Leichenlinie in mind. I don't rate that album very much at all. In it's day I can see why it had an impact but unlike for example Remember, or even In-Konflikt, I don't think it has stood the test of time that well.
Noehaem is a monotonous album and like all the best bands who employ the tactics of tedium to wear the listener down there is a lot more hidden beneath than what first meets the ear. It's one of the heaviest albums I've ever heard. Possibly one of the heaviest albums ever made.
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on February 20, 2011, 02:27:39 PMNoehaem is a monotonous album and like all the best bands who employ the tactics of tedium to wear the listener down there is a lot more hidden beneath than what first meets the ear. It's one of the heaviest albums I've ever heard. Possibly one of the heaviest albums ever made.
Oh, ok, my mistake.
It might indeed be monotonous, but this is an album I liked from the first listening though. Though I believe there's a lot to hear further than the first listen.
Now that we're talking about Anenzephalia anyway: how do their other albums comparte to this?
When I say monotony I don't mean it in a negative sense, I mean it as a description of sound or style based on repetition. To me monotony is it. The fast paced cut up style noise and improv stop start jazz shit give my ears cancer of the cock. It's no good.
The best Anenzephalia I've heard is the Live in Boras CD. The last 7" Projected Void is sheer brilliance. The New World Disorder and Sender Mussen Schweigen EP's are good while Ephemeral Dawn is so so. I haven't heard Lyse or the first LP Fragments of Demise. Both of them go for mega money but people whose judgement I trust say they are quite shit so I'm not worried about not having them.
I haven't heard everything of course but my impression is that Anenzephalia in general hold a higher standard than GO on compilations.
Also, when I mentioned great GO albums before I forgot to include The Truth Will Make You Free. That one is IMO the best album they've done. If you don't have it then there's something to look forward to.
Oh, the new Anenzephalia album was announced a couple of days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhW5K60yZS8&feature=player_embedded
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on February 20, 2011, 06:48:36 PMWhen I say monotony I don't mean it in a negative sense, I mean it as a description of sound or style based on repetition. To me monotony is it. The fast paced cut up style noise and improv stop start jazz shit give my ears cancer of the cock. It's no good.
I see what you mean now (sorry, my brain is a bit slow today it seems). I do like some of the totally chaotic stuff, but indeed stuff like Anenzephalia has much more atmosphere and works on an different level.
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on February 20, 2011, 06:48:36 PMThe best Anenzephalia I've heard is the Live in Boras CD. The last 7" Projected Void is sheer brilliance. The New World Disorder and Sender Mussen Schweigen EP's are good while Ephemeral Dawn is so so. I haven't heard Lyse or the first LP Fragments of Demise. Both of them go for mega money but people whose judgement I trust say they are quite shit so I'm not worried about not having them.
I haven't heard everything of course but my impression is that Anenzephalia in general hold a higher standard than GO on compilations.
Also, when I mentioned great GO albums before I forgot to include The Truth Will Make You Free. That one is IMO the best album they've done. If you don't have it then there's something to look forward to.
Oh, the new Anenzephalia album was announced a couple of days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhW5K60yZS8&feature=player_embedded
Thanks for the information! Apart from the Juche comp, I don't own anything else from either GO or Anenzephalia. Sounds like Anenzephalia is definately worth to check out further. That new track sounds good, almost ambient-like, I like this.
XE - WP LP
white wolves kommando - our empire of shadows tape
thorofon - maximum punishment solutions
behexen - from the devils chalice cd
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grating & pounding industrial by Cazzodio, but not the beats/sampling/programming like Cazzodio.....sounds very digital but with very destroyed sounds. one of those releases that sits around in distro's for cheap for ages....
Deterge - Intellect - Pummelling and brutal. Two 9 minute slabs of grinding Power Electronics with up-front vocal attacks and damaged crackling rumbles. This is just swelling with activity and movement. I need to hear more from this artist. Does anyone know who is behind this?
Swollen Korps - Erect in Blood - This was the very first release by this mysterious Industrial act. The second, "Better To Destroy A Child Than Repair A Man" which came out last year, was 2010's best P.E./Industrial release in my opinion. I owned "Erect in Blood" before I heard the other release and just recently decided to go back to it with fresh ears. Side A is two tracks that both add up to just over 12 minutes. There is a very cold, lo-fi repetition going on here. A good amount of synth action that isn't sharp (although there is some instances where bits and pieces of feedback poke around in the background) nor is it thick and rumbling, it is more in between, a tumbling static somewhere in the middle ground as far as tone is concerned. The use of victim samples is perfectly placed as are the curious and original high-pitched wailing vocals that punctuate the slow burning atmosphere. Side B is a 15 minute discussion between Otis Toole and Lucas about their case, which is very uninteresting, although it may have something to do with the subject matter on Side A but I can't be certain.
SHIFT "morose" tape
very good. It's good it came out now, since I believe upcoming split with SS will simply CRUSH, but this tape is still very good. Monolith blocks of droning heavy noise with vocals. Good length and presentation.
BIZARRE UPROAR live CD
pretty good sound overall. Includes his solo gigs and with various featuring members, which gives different gigs different feeling. It's not same thing over and over again, but each one is relevant to be on the CD!
Teater "absolutenothing" CD
People were not kidding when they praised this. Last track is perhaps little too much of test tone frequency torture, but rest of the CD, damn tasty Italian PE, including also cover of PE anthem Can't Stand That Bitchy Chick! What a sexy artists photos too. Center fold!
Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca cd
Continuing my neverending project: "Getting acquainted with the classics". I never paid any attention to these guys, a mistake it seems. Very, very good stuff. Just enough funk/black influences to make things flow and still not sound cheesy/contrived. Sounds aggressive and yet quite subtle. What are the other essential releases from them? I guess they took a sharp turn towards pop charts at some point?
Quote from: heretogo on February 21, 2011, 07:14:15 PM
Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca cd
Continuing my neverending project: "Getting acquainted with the classics". I never paid any attention to these guys, a mistake it seems. Very, very good stuff. Just enough funk/black influences to make things flow and still not sound cheesy/contrived. Sounds aggressive and yet quite subtle. What are the other essential releases from them? I guess they took a sharp turn towards pop charts at some point?
While their first three albums (
Mix-Up,
Voice Of America and
Red Mecca) all are quite essential, for me the Cab's were also very much a singles band. Some of their absolutely finest moments were issued on 7" slabs of wax, and were conveniently collected on the
Living Legends double-LP. I'd try to hunt that one down if I were you; it's been re-released on CD and is not hard to find.
After
Red Mecca they went even more funky and saxophone-heavy on
2x45 before they started aiming for the dance floors with
The Crackdown (still a very good album though) and
Microphonies. From there it went all downhill - the transition into a commercial venture had been completed.
Hell, this year marks the 30th anniversary since I bought
Red Mecca, my first brush with the industrial subculture together with TG's
Heathen Earth.
HALTHAN/BRANDCOMMANDO Split TAPE
Nice Halthan eagle logo. First H track brilliant, thick sound wall w/commanding vocals. Good sample placement. next 2 would perhaps have benefitted loud amps type of recording method. Last one NO REMORSE cover live and loud in bunker, very much what I like: filthy fierce and chaotic. Just like Halthan live has been at best.
BC starts w/easy listening frequencies, loop like door going forth and back. I could listen this w/my grandmother and have a nice cup of tea. at some point feedback gets nastier creating strange mixture of hard and soft. nice idea. Unfortunately overall sounds are way too much "guy sitting front of lap top" like.
SHIFT"Morose" TAPE
Bleak,disturbing,Negative,Sick.Slowly evolving sounds and perfectly balanced vocals. Damn good! Vinylworthy.
Quote from: XE on February 23, 2011, 12:57:54 PM
HALTHAN/BRANDCOMMANDO Split TAPE
Nice Halthan eagle logo. First H track brilliant, thick sound wall w/commanding vocals. Good sample placement. next 2 would perhaps have benefitted loud amps type of recording method. Last one NO REMORSE cover live and loud in bunker, very much what I like: filthy fierce and chaotic. Just like Halthan live has been at best.
The last song beats all others from this release, actually making all others sound boring. Too bad all songs are not as raw and violent.
For what I remember from two listening, Brandcommando is decent but feeble compared to recent tapes on NBM and Unrest.
S-21 "To keep you is no benefit..." TAPE (DISEASE FOUNDRY)
Good dirty Ramirez Harsh Noise.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Tala-I-Avskurna-Tungor/release/2580901 (http://www.discogs.com/Various-Tala-I-Avskurna-Tungor/release/2580901)
TALA I AVSKURNA v/a TAPE (BOLVÄRK)
ALFARMANIA Kristian`s tape label. Very putrid uber filthy BM. Some bands pure hate and evil. Few silly ones. Overall excellent comp.
Quote from: Dan J on February 14, 2011, 01:28:31 AM
crybaby, we left the 90's a few years back, might be wise to accept that, haha! do you even listen to the new stuff that gets released? i just find it hard to take your post serious when there's so much good going on now...
No, I seldom listen to new stuff - mainly because I feel many don't have much to offer conceptwise or images/overall style don't get me going. I think you are a much more open minded person than me, Dan. Still, I don't have a problem with being quite conservative - there's still much to explore from earlier years.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 17, 2011, 08:42:17 PM
KE/HIL LP is very good! I think the weakest moment is the Monte Cazazza tribute song, but even that is pretty good. Album as whole, I was very positively surprised how strong industrial album it is!
I'd like to congratulate them on making an album that is even more introverted and depressing than Noehaem. Whether it's as good is too soon to say but it's definitely good enough.
Two descriptions from two very different sources:
An American friend with a background in punk and HC compared it to The Normal. I can hear elements of that but it's The Normal on Thorazine to dull the bad trip.
One of the members described it as "old mans industrial" which made me chuckle.
Quote from: Ernpe on February 23, 2011, 01:57:55 PM
Quote from: XE on February 23, 2011, 12:57:54 PM
BRANDCOMMANDO
Brandcommando
It's BrandKommando with a K. Come on guys, this is European industrial. You know that C's do not apply.
Praying For Oblivion - A Permanent Shadow (3"CDr, L.White Records): Pretty good record, 3 tracks. First track is gritty distortion, two others are less distorted, but nonetheless oppressive. The music itself uses quite a lot of delay it seems. Vocals with some distortion and delay as well.
Multiple spins of the live side of the recent CLUB MORAL 10"
DIOCLETIAN LP
Listening to VULCANO "tales from the black book" now
PSYCHOUT "enforced sex"
Pleasurehorse - Dropdead Deconstructed LP
Noise "remixes" of Dropdead songs. Sort of interesting, just low tones, nothing harsh or particularly stand-outish, a keeper in the end, though.
Chris Connelly - How This Ends (twice today)
Iron Fist of the Sun - Danny LaRue Died In His Sleep cassette
Shift - Morose cassette
Shift - Creation And Space LP
Immortal - At the Heart of Winter new reissue LP
Immortal - Damned In Black new reissue LP
Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today LP
Electric Wizard - Black Masses LP
Ascension - Consolamentum LP
and a lot of The Beatles at work...kind of ashamed that I avoided them for so many years and only now starting to appreciate them (only stuff from Rubber Soul and after, the early stuff can fuck off, heh)
ALCHEMY OF THE 21ST CENTURY Beauty of Aesthetic Imperfection
ive heard one recording of the previous century which sounded pretty dated but this one I like a lot, I think the exxon slogan "im lovin it" would fit here. viuluviikarointi/the fiddling is much more than a monkey sawing at the thing which is usually the noise approach and the atmosphere is very majestic yet crude. booklet is awful purdy too
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CLUB MORAL "instrument of attraction II : Social hygiene" 10"
This is much better than the recent re-issue CD. It's not that far away, but just something hits my brain so much more than the CD. Also this has some of the most crude live recording with minimalistic sounds. B-side I have rotated much more. Dominated by angry vocals, sometimes the music itself is nearly irrelevant, but most of all it's fierce and noisy. A-side I have rotated much less, since it's more of this kind of "pre-EBM" meets sound poetry or what should you call it? Simple synth muzak rhythms with nearly non-sense vocal diarrhea on top. Good thing is, that it seems as if nobody would do this kind of stuff anymore (except Genocide Lolita covering the "Nazis of the night" found on this 10", hah!), but perhaps there are reasons for it... A-side has aged much less noble ways than B-side. Which gives kind of hint about the timelessness of good noise, compared to music that often is connected to very specific moment in history.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 01, 2011, 10:06:46 AM
CLUB MORAL "instrument of attraction II : Social hygiene" 10"
pitty the booklet is 100% the same as previous 10", according to the label they did this because the first 10" was impossible to get hold of these days : LOL
Quote from: P-K on March 01, 2011, 10:27:51 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 01, 2011, 10:06:46 AM
CLUB MORAL "instrument of attraction II : Social hygiene" 10"
pitty the booklet is 100% the same as previous 10", according to the label they did this because the first 10" was impossible to get hold of these days : LOL
It was hard to find back then as well. Or rather, the label Kapellmeister was a scam meister. Jeroen Provoost who ran the label ripped off Segerhuva for 10 copies of the 10" (= 95 euros) back in 2003. I hear he's still dj-ing in Belgium, so I hope I can make it there one day to meet him in the dj booth.
really? i see him from time to time....don't know about the dj'ing.....i'll ask about it.
would you be interested in $ or 10"s ?
I see also VOD is doing 5xLP box of Club Moral. It looks like after years and years of waiting, suddenly a lot of CM re-issues happen in short period of time?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 02, 2011, 10:26:37 AM
I see also VOD is doing 5xLP box of Club Moral. It looks like after years and years of waiting, suddenly a lot of CM re-issues happen in short period of time?
Also should mention lathe of DDV appeared on De Player label recently. Edition was incredibly small (10 units) and priced quite high (270,75 euro) but seems copies moved quite quickly. I am told a 7" lathe version will surface in the very near future at a cheaper price of roughly 60 euros. Should also mention that during recent installation a collection of entire Force Mental zines was published. All copies sold out during installation but DDV has mentioned a larger edition will occur soon for those who were not present which is great news.
Currently awaiting confirmation of material to be present on Vinyl on Demand box. I can assume will be a mixture of studio and live material. With such a vast discography as well as unreleased live material it is possible that entire box could contain material that falls outside of the Club Moral Archive series on Trash Ritual. I would assume LP on Cthulhu Records is included for example. I would personally love to see some of the other "related" acts to be included such as Etat Brut, AR/TE, V-Side, etc.
Quote from: P-K on March 02, 2011, 10:24:38 AM
really? i see him from time to time....don't know about the dj'ing.....i'll ask about it.
would you be interested in $ or 10"s ?
We want our money back. He knows this, and has acknowledged his debt in an email this January. Since then he has stopped replying to any emails though, just as one would have guessed.
As for the Club Moral box set on VOD, that was probably the most exciting release in the 2011 schedule. I have been a VOD subscriber for all years, but I'll pass on it this year. I'm just not very keen on most of the other planned releases.
Great to see such a growing interest in Club Moral overall. I'll make so much more money when I sell my CM collection, ha ha!
AURAL HOLOGRAMS vol. I CD [Aural Hypnox]
I haven't immersed myself into the whole Aural Hypnox catalog but after a short listening at a friends home I decided to try this. I wrongly thought it was perhaps a bit too clean sounding but all three tracks has a rougher background. Intricate packaging which peaks my interest further. First track is best with its claustrophobic atmosphere and swirling melodies - reminds me a bit of MB's later works with its manipulated tapeworkings.
Quote from: trashritual on March 02, 2011, 01:23:21 PM
Currently awaiting confirmation of material to be present on Vinyl on Demand box. I can assume will be a mixture of studio and live material. With such a vast discography as well as unreleased live material it is possible that entire box could contain material that falls outside of the Club Moral Archive series on Trash Ritual. I would assume LP on Cthulhu Records is included for example. I would personally love to see some of the other "related" acts to be included such as Etat Brut, AR/TE, V-Side, etc.
QuoteV/A CLUB MORAL 5LP-Box ,,1981-1986 with DVD/Booklet (DDV/Danny Devos (CM02), Mit neuen Waffen (CM03), Etat Brut Geometrie d'un Assasinat (CM10), DDV A Sound Atlas of Venerology (CM18), The Parts Auschwitz war...(CM39), Club Moral Studio Versions and Compilation Tracks 81-86
from VOD
As mentioned by several others,
SHIFT - Morose cassette
Ke/Hil - Hellstation LP
Both of these of been getting many repeated listens.
Grunt - Seer of Decay 2xCD
Alchemy of the 20th Century - Beauty of Aesthetic Imperfection - I was listening to this a lot when I first got it but lately my nerves have been really, really shot and this does not help.
Richard Ramirez : tracking device cd .....has been collecting dust for years, finally played it, GREAT stuff....any recommendations in this RR-style are wellcome.
Today:
Ashley C - Timeless Reality CD
Namazu Dantai - Under Manchurian Soil 3"CDR
Disgust - Time Ruins Everything... 3"CDR
Vomir - Proanomie CD
BU - purification
sick seed - beast among men
Blood Ov Thee Christ "Behind Thee Bars"
Slogun "We Human Animal"
CLEW OF THESEUS LP
I recommend this. One side somehow brings to my mind old Inade 10". It has the ambient - but also the industrial edge to it. Other side more drone, but not only the pointless drone, but perhaps drone with aim - so to say!
Pacific 231 "1983-86" 2xCD
It's good. It is also strange. They keep mentioning so many times the 24 bit digital transfers from original loops, and then perhaps some things are made little abruptly. Like how songs are cut? Some goes perfect. Both discs ends like just all the sudden, full action still going and track is cut. Small fade or something could have been ok? Not that it ruins anything really, but underlines the nature of release being old unreleased archives being cut to relevant pieces and collected - one disc studio, another live. Majority of the studio stuff is as band mentions "full stereo". Well, one could say also: 2 track. So basically left and right channel has completely different things going on, and sound is not mixed together. Most of the stuff it works just fine, but I could imagine some tracks, with headphones, may sound bizarre with drum machine on one ear and droning noise in another... I think best moments are among the live stuff, with vocals and all. I would recommend to those who look for old "imperfect" industrial-noise !
Blood:Circle "hyperpyron" CDR
demo cdr on new finnish noise/pe project... and does it hold the pretty high standard of bands that come from here? Well, no. In fact, most of the time, it sucks ass so bad, I wonder what exactly was the previous demo, what got KMY guys so exited?? More noisy? This sounds like lames computer done crap, with one of the weakest vocals heard lately. With bad effects on them. http://www.myspace.com/thetruebloodcircle "Behind the mask" is probably among the hit songs, so that's on the myspace too. Rest of the tracks are not on this cdr, but take a listen to elegance of "iron human" and I would say to mastermind behind this project that it would be better to realize quick that not ALL early experiments need to go to public. Some vocal style suggest that he might not be completely serious with this, though?
HAL HUTCHINSON tape on Freak ANimal
WITCHRIST beheading ourbourous (sp?) LP multiple spins
MORBID 12" with Slayer XX book on NWN
XE | SS Wiking CS | easily my favorite material so far. will be getting the LP regardless of owning the tape.
The New Blockaders-History Of Nothing
Macronympha-Naked Denunciation of Infrasonic Exchange
Geography Of Hell-Tchernobyl 1986
Gelsomina-Silver Screen
That build up at the end of the b-side of XE SS Wiking is AMAZING! Contender for "Highlight" thread.
freshly delivered from the van & checked it:
(http://www.vinyl-on-demand.com/bilder/gross/ptv2.jpg)
awesome box, 4 lp's, 1 card, 2 inserts....pitty the lp's hardly fit in their sleevs :-/
music:
"at Stockholm" with White Stains....imho some of the best PTV out there, very Coil like, calm spoken Porridge, 3 sides of it....
"jarman themes" ....one side, 2 tracks...one >21minutes with a hypnotic Pan Sonic-like beat/throb, again, pretty awesome
"live danceteria" good live recording from 83, but i hate it when Porridge yells on his live recordigs....he allways yells live....
"unreleased/rarities" .....how many versions of Unclean does one need??? 3 more?!?! 3 tracks on bside are very nice, early style Ptv
mixed bag, as expected, could have been a awesome 2xlp
waiting for that box.. I guess the late VOD shipment are just now being done..
Yesterday at the Laibach live gig, there was example copy of upcoming vinyl box set. Looked nice. It's delayed still more, but at least wheels in motion! I hope they'd really do good selection of the oldest works. Made me want to listen some Laibach stuff, but haven't done it yet. Scored couple books, and quite "recent" exhibition catalogue probably should be mentioned in art section later on..
on the topic of VOD but a book question, is the book version of Shock Tilt still in the works?
Really awesome work
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The new tapes on UNREST PROD:
SHIFT - Morose - as heavy, nocturnal and defeating as always; the distinct lawnmower-like scrape that showered the listener on Bulk is now a bit more hidden, but still present, woven together with some underlying ambient almost melodic synth drones. B-side is built upon a pulsating rhythm of some kind. Harking slightly back to the dynamic harmony of the very first 7", but retaining the pitch darkness of the albums.
HUMAN LARVAE - What Lies Ahead - Another PE/industrial release from Unrest in the line with IFOTS, exploring different depths and layers of sound and dynamics; very pleasurable, highly recommended. First I've heard from this project so I can't relate to previous efforts. Will need to listen more attentively, the tapes arrived yesterday so only once so far.
And something else: LANDVARELSER - Strålning B - synthesizer harsh noise attack from member of Time Deleters, Sphynx etc. 4 or 5 tracks, distinct songs, which is positive - not just improvised barrage of noises, but structured and versatile. Quite a ride. Nice cover also. Released on the new Malmö label Sprachlos Verlag (http://www.sprachlosverlag.com). Would also recommend the AMPH tape. Andrew McIntosh's reviews made them justice.
Quote from: RyanWreck on February 21, 2011, 03:12:28 AM
Deterge - Intellect - Pummelling and brutal. Two 9 minute slabs of grinding Power Electronics with up-front vocal attacks and damaged crackling rumbles. This is just swelling with activity and movement. I need to hear more from this artist. Does anyone know who is behind this?
It is Jim who runs Fusty Cunt and does his older project PTM.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on March 13, 2011, 12:23:43 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on February 21, 2011, 03:12:28 AM
Deterge - Intellect - Pummelling and brutal. Two 9 minute slabs of grinding Power Electronics with up-front vocal attacks and damaged crackling rumbles. This is just swelling with activity and movement. I need to hear more from this artist. Does anyone know who is behind this?
It is Jim who runs Fusty Cunt and does his older project PTM.
Yea, just found this out from talking with him. What a surprise. He's been on my forums since the day one and I didn't even know it was his project.
Fleshpress - Pillars CD
Human Larvae - What Lies Ahead C40
Shift - Morose C30
Quote from: P-K on March 10, 2011, 05:42:36 PM
freshly delivered from the van & checked it:
(http://www.vinyl-on-demand.com/bilder/gross/ptv2.jpg)
awesome box, 4 lp's, 1 card, 2 inserts....pitty the lp's hardly fit in their sleevs :-/
music:
"at Stockholm" with White Stains....imho some of the best PTV out there, very Coil like, calm spoken Porridge, 3 sides of it....
(Not that I
really care that much, but...)
Just got this in the mail. Not surprised to see that GPO is as much of a historical revisionist as ever. His then-darling Paula (Alaura) was also a part of the recording, and was credited on the original release of
At Stockholm. Now, for the LP box, her name is gone from all credits. Classy, Gen.
Altar Of Flies - Cenotaphs, 7" Really like the A-side with the creepy screaming sound (some sort of voice?) and also the new cover designs for Hästen & korset, looks good.
The Bear Quartet - Monty Python, cd Brilliant.
Vatican Shadow / Contrepoison - The Serpent Carries Him Back Into Paradise, CS Best Contrepoison song I've heard so far, the demo tape was good but this is so much better.
RICHARD RAMIREZ - hard trainer - tape. pretty standrad Ramirez-noise with samples from some gay-porno set in a gym, solid stuff. but it´s the packing that sets this apart, comes in a jewelry-box, sweet.
DILLOWAY / GIFFONI - live at the no fun fest 2007 - LP. i know i can count on Dilloway to deliver the goods, but always thought Giffonis stuff would be boring, only took seconds to reconsider... his side on this is brilliant, swirling noise with a touch of Esplendor Geometrico. first class lp!
BOTTOMS OF BLACK LAKES - the gatekeepers of ecstacy - tape. synth/drone type of thing, not really ambient, similar to early Tangerine Dream or a more pulsating Ora, really like this tape.
CALL BACK THE GIANTS- s/t - LP. experimental droneing pieces and some catchy songs, very brittish, like something from Snatch tapes or a lo-fi Coil. gets quite a few spins here.
ALAN SILVA - luna surface - LP. fantastic free jazz from dream-team line up. it is like acoustic wall noise, brain melting!
For reason or another, been too busy with other music than noise for last few days.
BURZUM "fallen" LP - good, but not great. More balanced as album than belus, but also without the darker "hit" tracks.. Listened over and over again, but still not totally convinced. This is not the stuff how cult reputation was build, but neither the album to lose it.
Shitter Limited "nyt ammutaan ministeri pertti salolainen" 12"... I skipped this when it came out, and for a good reason. Majority of songs are pretty lame "pop-rock", with just totally obscure lyrics. Vittu Mä Tapan Sut Iiro Viinanen is still good punk track,
Shitter Limited "Anna Pillua Helena Pesola" 12", used to be too expensive back in the day, but now scored it for reasonable price. And how much better is this than release above? A LOT! They were always skilled musicians, yet here it's still leashed to serve relatively aggressive metallic punkrock. Saatanan Ryssät! Helena Pesola on h u o r a! Pasifisti!
Liimanarina 7"s... classics!
BU/N12/PiS - FILTH LP
Since it arrived I've spun it few times a night, really really good three way split. All artists deliver the goods! I like the end of the BU song how the sample arises from the chaos and gives a great kick to the end of the song!
FINAL SOLUTION - All New Power
Hateful as always, maybe a bit more Whitehouse moments than on the 7". But very enjoyable, simple layout, killer content.
(http://www.torroid.ru/images/posters/110254.jpg)
christ i love this, and what a sleeve!!!!
Kluster - Eruption 1971 - truly, early electronic experimentalism - when Schnitzler was still with the group, before becoming Cluster - no cosmic krautrock - manipulations and treachery.
Kluster - Klopfzeichen 1971 - same as Eruption - first track is over a female German orator - not menacing - just avant-garde - this and Zwei-Osterei each include 1/2 of a 1980 piece as bonus tracks that are good experimental/instrumental noodling; not great, but competent; Zwei-Osterei has the better of the two halves, I think.
Kluster - Zwei-Osterei 1971 - first track continues where Eruption and Klopfzeichen left off, but the 2nd track is more of a freak out, percussive sounds/rhythms and warped sounds odyssey with a less difficult energy; good stuff and the most enjoyable of the three albums from '71.
I'd forgotten, thus really surprised, by the level of experimentalism involved with these three albums. difficult, without a moment's rest.
V/A UNDERGROUND USA c-90
MSNP
Wasn't there some sort of plan to re-issue Noise War... and Americanoise? I wonder what is status of these?
Anyways, Undergound USA, is year after Americanoise, less bands, longer playing time. Woe Is Me, Strict, Orifice Training, Bacillus, Armenia, A.S.M., Depress/Regress, Bob Marinelli and more! Not everything delivers the most memorable material, yet the sheer mass of the punishment makes is great. Laying down on sofa, 90 minutes, with nothing else but choices made by Mother Savage Noise captains, it is good. And I don't know what exactly it is, but listening "average" 1996 noise comp, sounds somehow so much better than noise of 2010. I'm just about 95% sure, it has mostly to do with compression and digital distortion plugins? Anyways, bands like Woe Is Me, to ultra ugly noise of A.S.M. crudely chopped into this comp. Armenia's distracting pause-button stop&go, heavy duty noise drone of Persn...... I mean, one could ask someone to make perfect "average noise comp 2011"? If it can't be done, I guess this as uncompressed, un-edited re-issue, would be as good reminder as Tension State Of Collapsing CD set.... simply perfection found from imperfection.
Alio Die "the way of fire" 7"
Drone
If early AD was pretty clumsy ritual music, some of later works is pretty cheesy keyboard muzak. For a drone 7", this is good. I wonder if there has been extensive report of Drone label's 7"s, but that is some fine series of music. And despite many small editions and nice covers, majority of titles are available for decent prices. What I paid for this.. 5,- ? Maybe. I don't have complete series.. yet. But I guess it would be just about time to see what exactly is still missing and start hunting!
Americanoise will be re-released as double CD by Audio Dissection this year. I think that the news is official, I read it on the blogspot page of the label
Pestdemon - Doppelgänger C30
Mazakon Tactics - Adorable Atrocities C30
Over - Over single sided C30
Gnaw Their Tongues - L'arrivée De La Terne Mort Triomphante CD
Cliff Bastard - Recondite CDr
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI CD
Flatlands / Sunshine Republic - Split 12"
Shift / Operativ Permanent - Battle Ahead / You Won't Always Have Your Friends Around 7"
Sewer Goddess - Verdigris 7"
Pyrrhic Thanatology Monger - Eldritch CDr
A lot of non-noise listening lately...
Dystopia - Human=Garbage CD - without a doubt one of the most inspirational albums for me. A sludge classic.
Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard CD
ILSA - Tutti Il Colori Del Buio LP - great new sludge/old-school death metal band from DC. Saw them last weekend with Dropdead, Magrudergrind and Cough and they put on a hell of a show.
Quote from: Tommuel on March 18, 2011, 10:06:33 PM
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI CD
can "ebm" be more industrial? twisted masterpiece!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVQ9ywr_4Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVQ9ywr_4Y)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLTezRX97c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLTezRX97c)
Alright, got a double tape deck last week, done with listening to tapes on shitty walkman!
Sewer Goddess - Dejection Veil (C32, Rotting Chapel): First release of Sewer Goddess (though reissue), I think. Already knew the track Reflection from the Gutter from the Manifestations on the Road to Death comp. Overall, it seems SG delivered quality from the first release onward, although it seems later releases are more focused and filthier.
The Vomit Arsonist - Reason (C30, Nil By Mouth Recordings): First the packaging: first time I really have to cut open the packaging to get to the actual release, pretty cool. 5 sober inserts (black and white) of which on one of them the text was not readable, bit pity, but by know I know what it says (I know how it will end). Black spraypainted case, black tape. All elements of the packaging go well together. Then the music: sounds typical The Vomit Arsonist stuff, synths, noise, cool vocals. First two tracks had some sounds of which I first thought it was kind of the tape hissing, hehe. Can't tell much about the Bloodyminded cover (ie how it is compared to the original), since I'm not familiar with this act. Overall a very good tape and one that I'll certainly have to listen a couple more times to fully get it.
Survival Unit - Thought Trigger Target (CD, Autarkeia): Good Survival Unit stuff. Second album I own, after Will to Zero, which I think is just a bit better, because it's more intense. Is there a mistake in the tracklist? Because it says that track 9 is Anthrax Zone, while track 10 starts with the anthrax speech sample and clearly has the lyrics Anthrax Zone in it. One of the best tracks on the album anyway.
Bereft - Chlanna Nan Con Thigibh Aso's Gheibh Sibh Feoil cassette
Habeeb - Corpsegrinder cassette
Enjoying these two tapes quite a bit. Good, muddy industrial shit. Really like the minimalism of the Bereft tape. Is other Bereft material in a similar vein?
Also...
Ke/hil - Hellstation LP - only given this one listen so far but I like it. Some really nice sounds on here. I haven't heard a lot of Anenzephalia, but would you say this is more similar to that project than GO?
Quote from: Ashmonger on March 20, 2011, 02:14:01 AM
Alright, got a double tape deck last week, done with listening to tapes on shitty walkman!
For the past few months all I've had is a new Sony walkman playing through my stereo system. Had to resort to that because the two tapedecks I've bought on eBay (a Nakamichi and a NAD) have both crapped out on me with seemingly the same issues.
KATHARSIS vvorld vvithout end & fourth reich LPs over n' over
Hope I get more than 1 copy of NOISEWAR when it's released. No t looking forward to it as that was some of my worst material.
Junko & Mattin - s/t LP
I seem to recall reading some very negative comments about this from the esteemed forum owner. But I like it quite a bit. Sure, it's annoying and the noise has virtually no depth to it. But somehow the hyperactive atmosphere of the record suits certain moments in life. Like just now. Just pure assault on ears, no aesthetic value whatsoever. I just wish I had the balls to play it extremely loud - but unfortunately I'm way too sympathetic towards my neighbors.... And to be honest, I can't envision circumstances where I would be inclined to play both sides back-to-back.
Whitehouse - Quality Time LP
I was previously only familiar with Birthdeath Experience, which I thought was pretty nice. But this is even better, works on more intricate levels. Moods change from menacing to downright disturbing pretty quickly. And it's quite amazing how "tight" the tracks are, considering that it's not really done in a song-based form.
I think it was the pinknoise CD of Junko/Mattin I disliked quite strongly? LP as far as I remember is better.
Anton Nikkilä "kytkentätaulun valot" 7"
Bought this based on being finnish, being Nikkilä, featuring Taanila in some track. What should I call this? Post-punk meets minimal electronics with slow rock drive. Obscure surreal finnish lyrics. I'm more curious of "Pilottilasit" comp CDR what exposes the Helsinki underground electronics 1981-1987.
BAPTIST SKIN COMMUNITI - keyhead/redskin - tape. Very basic "wall" noise, at times it sounds like its falling apart, at times it´s pure white noise, but mostly it just drifts along with no fancy shit, yes, its good!
DEATH WORK - tape. Don´t know anything about this, looks like people spraying pesticide on the coverimage, no tracktiles. Short tracks, primitive like prime Sutcliffe Jugend, the best power electronics i´ve heard in a long time, still it doesn´t get me going at all anymore...
SEAGULL - conquering worm - 7". Short, 1 sided 7" of minimaly evolving static noise, i can´t say why i find this record so fascinating, but it just clicks. Great one! Have he done anything else?
EVAN PARKER & PAUL LYTTON - collective calls (urban)(two microphones) - LP. UK improvisation from 1972, mostly saxophone and percussion, but also some tapes, electronics etc. I swear at times it sounds just like early Whitehouse minus the vocals! Very noisy and really fantastic record!
Quote from: P-K on March 19, 2011, 06:20:50 AM
Quote from: Tommuel on March 18, 2011, 10:06:33 PM
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI CD
can "ebm" be more industrial? twisted masterpiece!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVQ9ywr_4Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVQ9ywr_4Y)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLTezRX97c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLTezRX97c)
Underrated, too.
Julie Christmas - The Bad Wife LP
Julie Christmas - Coextinction Release 5 2xAAC
Burial Hex / Zola Jesus - Split LP
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead 12"
Pregnant Spore - Death Panels C24
Klit - Cock Hunters C40
Mazakon Tactics - Submerging In Shallow Waters C30
The Vomit Arsonist - Reason C30
^^^^^^
Gotta say Human Disease (S.K.U.M.M.) will always be my favorite from that album. Perfect combination of rhythm and misanthropy.
wolf eyes/sickness:There Is A Part Of Me That You Will Never Know
-very good. has there been discussion on collaborations? my own take on them is that most are shit and I have a strong aversion to mail collabs but I doubt this one was made face to face so there are exeptions, edwige was good too.
tunnel canary: jihad 1978-1984
jupiter larssen did a column on this in the alap rag. found a rip so I decided to edjucate myself. very good, fucking noisy compared to the noise of now and the band quit a year prior to my birth. what does that say about the going ons of 20??
enoch: graveyard disturbances
horror soundtrack music from big names killjoy and mirai of sigh. im a fan of the "genre" so I liked it alot.
Quote from: niko penttinen on March 25, 2011, 06:31:02 PM
wolf eyes/sickness:There Is A Part Of Me That You Will Never Know
has there been discussion on collaborations? my own take on them is that most are shit and I have a strong aversion to mail collabs but I doubt this one was made face to face so there are exeptions, edwige was good too.
I'd say another mail-collab worth mentioning is the BizarreSSmania LP. I think it's very good example of talent being combined to show the best of each artist instead of just watering down their respective skills.
I've heard mixed reviews about the Prurient & Kevin Drumm CD on Hospital. I personally think its the best thing K.D. is connected to but I'm probably in the minority for this. Apparently Prurient and K.D. have done a lot more material together but Dom told me that K.D. is not comfortable releasing it so I guess it will remain unheard... :(
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 25, 2011, 08:06:41 PM
I'd say another mail-collab worth mentioning is the BizarreSSmania LP.
aint heard it, ive hold it in my hands and smelled it but havent heard the noise.
I wonder which ones ARE done face to face. BU+gelsomina was legendary in its greatness but again im not 100% sure if it was done in person.
I think that was part mail, part live? I haven't heard that one myself, been searching for a copy for 2 years!
I suggest getting the BizarreSSmania asap if you can.
Listening - V/A - FILTH LP - Beastly. Too good to be so limited I think. I guess you had to quick, lucky or fanatic to get a copy...? Not generally a fan of Ramirez related projects but the Priest in Shit track is punishing. BU material is similar to the WOM Split and the Deathkey Split. And N12 does not disappoint, even harsher than I expected. Hopefully new full length will have tracks like this!
"enoch: graveyard disturbances
horror soundtrack music from big names killjoy and mirai of sigh. im a fan of the "genre" so I liked it alot."
CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!! is there a lp version of this ?
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 25, 2011, 09:13:32 PMListening - V/A - FILTH LP - Beastly. Too good to be so limited I think. I guess you had to quick, lucky or fanatic to get a copy...? Not generally a fan of Ramirez related projects but the Priest in Shit track is punishing. BU material is similar to the WOM Split and the Deathkey Split. And N12 does not disappoint, even harsher than I expected. Hopefully new full length will have tracks like this!
Agreed. I'm not too familiar with Ramirez's projects but on this very release, Priest in Shit delivers great, fierce noise.
What I don't get is having entire silk screened back cover filled just with the label logo. BU/Deathkey split had such too. Minor detail but still...
Quote from: niko penttinen on March 25, 2011, 08:43:02 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 25, 2011, 08:06:41 PM
I'd say another mail-collab worth mentioning is the BizarreSSmania LP.
aint heard it, ive hold it in my hands and smelled it
haha, yes. That one has a unique smell indeed. Probably a special kind of ink they used to print on that heavy board?
But yes, that collab is fucking great. It never gets old.
Bereft - Chlanna Nan Con Thigibh Aso's Gheibh Sibh Feoil (C20, Destructive Industries): Yeah, I copied that title, haha... After the first listen, I felt like: is this all? Why? Because it's a minimal recording, monotonous tracks as well. But after every listen it seems to get better. Cool vocals in the covers as well (I don't like you!!!). Funny thing, think I know more pe covers of Skrewdriver by now, than I know Skrewdriver material itself.
I heard that Malignant (if I'm not mistaken) is going to re-release the split with Sewer Goddess on CD, that's definately something to look forward to.
V/A - Tied To An Abuse (C48+C50, Nil By Mouth Recordings): Great packaging, I really like the booklet! Bought this because it has some artists I wanted to hear more from and others which I wanted to check out (always the best reason for me to get a comp.). After a first listen, I certainly was not disappointed. Different styles are represented, some noise, some power electronics, some death industrial. Worthy purchase!
Abnegate - Vassalage (C20, Danvers State Records): Good PE, good gritty filthy stuff with some nice feedback. Female vocals that remind me a bit from some of the Sewer Goddess vocals. Anybody knows whether this act is working on other releases?
Anal Barbara/Funeral Mongoloids (C20, Untergeschoss): Got this for a friend, but since the people involved are known for their other acts, I gave it a listen. Conclusion from listening to this (and other stuff) is that noisecore isn't my cup of tea really...
Just for the record, on the Metal side, stuff like:
Grave Miasma - Realm of Evoked Doom, Apocalypse Command - demo 2006, Absu - In the Eyes of Ioldanach, Nifelheim - Envoy of Lucifer, Vasaeleth - Adorned & Irridescent, Motörhead - Motörizer, Proclamation - Execration of Cruel Bestiality. All great stuff of course.
CORPUSCLE - Loam Drape C30
NEGRU VODA - Vald De Luxe 3xCD
DEFILER - V.III CD-R
LUSTRATION - Goetic Invokator
Aaron Dilloway - Second Foul
Regression - The End of the Day
Terry Riley - Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan
Heinz Hopf - II
Eric Lunde - How close one is to the center, if I took the earth, without changing its mass, and compressed it smaller
Naked City - Absinthe
Intrinsic Action - II
Josh Lay - Rotted Afterlife
Cranioclast - Lost in Karak
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music
Burzum - Burzum
Skullflower - This Is...
Bernard Szajner - Some Deaths Take Forever
Aidan Baker - Book Of Nods
Nadja - Touched
Coil - The Ape of Naples
Tangerine Dream - Green Desert
Cluster & Eno - s/t
Sky Burial - Dream Decimator (test pressing - approved!)
Quote from: andy vomit on March 27, 2011, 01:47:58 AMDEFILER - V.III CD-R
How is this? Got his tape on Death Posture Ritualis from a couple of years ago, that was some good dark ambient stuff...
Eric Lunde - Colorado Terrain Investigation
Lo-fi noise and racket and lots of topography(?!) field recordings, samples and images.
Weird album in a good way.
+ Lots of: Alchemy of 21st century, Haare, Ashley C, Dissecting Table and Brandkommando
Quote from: Ashmonger on March 27, 2011, 01:52:33 PM
Quote from: andy vomit on March 27, 2011, 01:47:58 AMDEFILER - V.III CD-R
How is this? Got his tape on Death Posture Ritualis from a couple of years ago, that was some good dark ambient stuff...
it's very, very good. murky and fuckin dark ambient/industrial. three tracks feature john from STEELHOOK PROSTHESES, and there's collaborations with CAMISOLE and T.O.M.B. recommended.
Marduk - World Funeral
The Vomit Arsonist - Reciprocation
Porcupine Tree - The Incident
Merzbow - Pulse Demon
Merzbow - 1930
Merzbow - Merzbeat
Kiss - Alive
Fuck Patrol - Contact
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter
Custodian - I
Aske - Saatan Legio / Goatfuck
Khold - Hundre Ar Gammal
Pain - Dancing With the Dead
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta
Endstille - Hundre Ar Gammal
Gelsomina - Disease With A Purpose
Grain Belt / Wince - Live In the Twin Cities
Catherine Christer Hennix-The electronic Harpsichord CD (Die Schachtel)
Ryan Bloomer-In Response To A Threat CS (Harsh Head Rituals)
Lionel Marchetti & Seljiro Murayama-Hatali Atsalei (Intransitive)
Moniek Darge-Soundies (selected work 1980-2001) CD & Crete Soundies CD (Kye)
Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescallet-Air Supply CD (Erstwhile)
SCHIMPFLUCH-GRUPPE-AKTION 961123/970223 LP (Tochnit Aleph)
FORERUNNERS-Swedish electronic and concrete music 1955-65 CD (FYLKINGEN)
G*Park-Reuters LP (Tochnit Aleph)
Sten Hanson-Text Sound Compositions LP (FYLKINGEN)
Dan Fröberg/Joachim Nordwall-Plays Rönnells Antikvariat LP (Håll Tjäften/Rönnells)
Dylan Nyoukis-Carrion Hut LP (Singing Knifes)
Kevin Drumm-Impish Tyrant CD (DAGDA)
Control "deadly sins" CD - Good, yet very much in tradition of what he has done for long time. Maybe little new things could be included. Not perhaps progression, but slight changes in the sounds and how songs are build? It appears to be STRONGLY compressed. It has thing exploding quality where every layer of sound is competing which can be on the top. It's still unique, but in moment of thinking which album to listen to, it doesn't make so much difference what choice is made. All are good, but I'd hope something slightly different for change. Even if it would be.. less good?
GRIM "5eyes" tape
I'm sorry to say but Japanese grim may have experienced the same faith as for example Mauthausen Orchestra. This comeback material is lightyears behind what they used to be in 80's. Shame. Only couple good moments of percussive industrial beats with their trademark throaty vocals. Rest of material, not good at all.
Jeph Jermann/ dough theriault CD
2010 release on russian label. Celebration of pretty quiet and microscopic electro-acoustic. Not bad, but quite immemorable.
DIE KREUZEN "Big Bad Days" 7"
With members of Boy Dirt Car, found this locally and I thought 5,- for the 7", I'll give it a shot! One side is kind of... ehmm grunge related rock? Other side acoustic tune. I'm no expert on this field, yet I did like it. Old 7"s do have charm in them whatever the style..
NIHILISTICS "bad...dirty...hate" LP
Scummy punk rock from '89. Used to play cover song of this with one of my old bands c. 15 years ago? With songs about hate, killing, black leather, etc.. how can you go wrong!
VMTK "sikahuora" 7"
Year 1990 in Finnish HC and this has members known (before or after) Rytmihäiriö, Uutuus, Wind of Pain, Anal Intruder, Forca Macabra etc. But this set some standards on the asshole attitudes in punk. Towards "scene" itself. Title track itself is such macho manifest and follows anti-vegetarian, anti-straight edge songs and general lyrics about killing and waving middle finger to all directions. Vegetaristi - paskaa päässä! So when just about every turd of finnish hc/punk has been re-issued, where is re-issue of this?!?
Shift - Bulk Could be my favorite one from Shift. The tittle and the cover descibes the sound very well: like a big, concrete made building. Really beautiful.
BT.HN - Her Serpent I got to know this project by the 12" released by Dogma Chase.
Vitiated was indeed something very different from this (and all other previous?) releases, Her Serpent being much more pure harsh noise. Thick layer of noise covers everything while quite a lot is happening lower in the mix.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 28, 2011, 10:27:24 AMVMTK "sikahuora" 7"
So when just about every turd of finnish hc/punk has been re-issued, where is re-issue of this?!?
Just about everything from the 80s, much less from early 90s. Also some members of the band may object doing reissues or the master tapes may be lost - both of these apply eg. to Uutuus material (same era, some same members).
Halthan/Brandkommando (C40, R.O.N.F. Records): Halthan side: first track is quite noisy and intense, for Halthan, best track on this side. The others are more in the style of the Corrupt tape, but a bit less good than that tape. Last track, don't really know what to think of it. Brandkommando side: hadn't heard Brandkommando prior to this tape. Rather calm stuff indeed, but with a dark, rather ominous vibe to it. Might be worthwile to check some of his other stuff out.
Kaaos - Ismit LP - glad to have the extra tracks, but I don't like how they dropped them onto each side end - should have listened to the 10".
Wolfpack - A New Dawn Fades
Wolfpack - Lycanthro Punk - how difficult is it to find the LP, and how much can I expect it to be?
Meanwhile - Remaining Right
Meanwhile - The Road to Hell
Meanwhile - Reality or Nothing
Slaughter Strike - At Life's End
Grunt - seer of decay
PERPETRATORS - HATERAPE CS (NORDISK KLUB 06)
I rarely post in this thread, but this had to have a mention. Extremely lofi old school PE, like Teenage Nuremberg Consumer Electronics with more vocals, Nordisk Klub is a small CPH tape label run by the kids behind the projects released. All the releases looks really good and crude. Also recommended is the Megan tape (see live footage in the video thread) and the Redflesh tape, if you're into HC Punk. I think the releases can be ordered thru Posh Isolation, Lukas of 17 years, the main guy involved in the label told be that they are building an website. So guess the tapes will be available from there as well pretty soon
Been listening to the Megan tape alot, dosen't quite deliver the goods in the same way as the liveshow did, but still very much enjoyable. Weird sounding youngster-PE.
LE SYNDICAT "Festing D'acier" LP
hmm... sale speech mentions this is closest to industrial what LS has done.. but should it say closest to techno? I mean, drum machine beats that drive forward, are more common from slower tempe techno music - whatever it would be. But some beats wouldn't be out of place from some thug throwing rhymes over it. If it sounds bad, no worries. Actually this is pretty good. If you do get over the certain type of beats, suddenly there is abundance of physical noise, huge amount of distortion and later days Whitehouse type of fast delay meets sound stretching. Not by any means to be compared to early 80's Le Syndicat, but if they can come up with this stuff in 2009, it makes them much more relevant than many of the old names who have utterly fucked up, what comes to quality.
Beyond some of these French machine noise guys, latest playlist is dominated with Finnish hc/punk. Kaaos/Gadgers 7", Vox Flatus 7" (more humoristic postpunk even with Neubauten/Missing Foundation wibe occasionally), Massacre 7", Massacre split 7", Rattus "rajoitetty ydinsota", Maho Neitsyt "jne" 7", Bastards 7",... I think some of this stuff still not seen re-issues, so luckily the vinyl is in shelves! Have piled up some old finn & us hc-punk ready to go to turntable...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 31, 2011, 07:39:56 PM.. but should it say closest to techno?
like the 2 Panzerbeat cd's (i liked those) or more like the Daft cd (sucked imho)?
I don't have those CDs..
Bestializer - Suburban Low Life, CS (Joy De Vivre)
Perpetrators - Hate Rape, CS (Nordisk Klub)
Sewer Election - Bristning, LP (RTB)
Quote from: AC on March 30, 2011, 05:40:25 PM
PERPETRATORS - HATERAPE CS (NORDISK KLUB 06)
I rarely post in this thread, but this had to have a mention. Extremely lofi old school PE, like Teenage Nuremberg Consumer Electronics with more vocals, Nordisk Klub is a small CPH tape label run by the kids behind the projects released. All the releases looks really good and crude. Also recommended is the Megan tape (see live footage in the video thread) and the Redflesh tape, if you're into HC Punk. I think the releases can be ordered thru Posh Isolation, Lukas of 17 years, the main guy involved in the label told be that they are building an website. So guess the tapes will be available from there as well pretty soon
contact?
Nordisk Klub is a great label name. I don't know why but I associate it to Swedish/Danish porno mail-order/clubs of the seventies.
Went through a pile of tapes in the office and found
Sharon's Last Party Bayonets to Lhasa Tape
Released by ochu's kickacid release in 2007 so I guess that's why nobody talks about it. Very different from the stuff the made when Martin Bladh was a member. Violent droneing? It is pretty noise without being noise. Very organic feel and the cymbal banging could have given it a occult feel but with junkies on the cover instead of strange symbols you are left with the feeling of the dirt instead. I like it. Bayonets for Lhasa was even better then I remembered.
first time i played Bayonets to Lhasa it made me think of Nekrophile, organic occult noise. a jewel!
Bizarre uproar -15 year box
The Sodality-Beyond Unknown Pleasures
Snuff- I
Vivenza-Fondements Bruitistes
Nadiwrath - Nihilistic Stench - Moshable, hostile, street thug Black Metal. A lot of it is catchy and mid-paced Punk that resembles Black Metal instead of the other way around. Not for everyone and it is a bit too long for its own good.
Nordisk Klub can be reached at nordiskklub@gmail.com
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Prurient - Mater Dolorosa 3" CDr
Prurient - Pleasure Ground CD
Prurient - Cocaine Death CD
Prurient - The Black Post Society CD
Prurient - Guide To Grooming C20
Will Over Matter "might of the planet eater" 2xCD
Will Over Matter "9 to the moon" CD
I think I may have said this before, and I can say it again. When you hear many people say they do "old school" or that they like "old school bands", it still is often something quite timeless. Or it seems utterly inaccurate what comes to their work. When you listen to something like MB's "symphony for genocide", it actually sounds such a.. how to say... dated, that it's simply huge task to find anyone, who would have guts to go THAT primitive, that crude.
And this is when Will Over Matter comes into picture. It's one of the bands who is so damn rude and grim, it often borders in the edge of "how someone can still make THIS?". It is the simplest oscillator boxes - not to be confused with "synthesizers" in modern sense. It's the rough clean slow beats of drum machine. It's sometimes vocals with little or no effects. Sometimes talk, sometimes kind of throaty "metal" style. Each CD is maximum length. We're talking of album being complete when disc reaches like 74 minutes limit. And some weaker tracks - just allowed to be there. Often it is not good choice, but in this case, I think it kind of underlines the roughness. The moment, when you really think what the fuck is this? And shouldn't the be some sort of effect to cover dry electronic signals. There are few moments when you could think of bastardized version of Haus Arafna at their simplest of electronic works of Beherit. Musical, yet not really. I listened these 3+ hours of stuff at once, and it is at the same time mesmerizing as it is disturbing and difficult. I would recommend with certain caution. But if you can handle it, it's really unique in current genre.
Bereft / FITH split LP
Not that these bands would be opposite of WOM, but still, from another planet. Bereft has been improving all the time. I remember the early days, when it really was quite primitive and nasty, but now, it still is, but with "professional twist" so to say. Drum machine / loops etc are heavy as fuck. Loaded with bass frequencies and massive reverb. On the top feedbacks and electronics and rough throaty shouted vocals with quite banal working class skinhead slogans. I think the moment when lyrics are in ways of "I will never be shamed to be white", to me, it sounds like singing "I'm not shamed to be man". Of course you're not. But, therefore, it would be nice to have lyrics what cover the issue of being.. well, man or white. What is the "heritage", what is it about being "working class"? Of course, I admit that PE release is perhaps not necessarily demanding lengthy political identity studies, but still it would be better than having merely words that means very little. One could think for example Slave State. With lyrics as simple as "white land - white rule", it would define many things. Or bands like Brethren, who usually discuss some specific theme, not about reducing it to mere "I'm white, I'm proud". But nevertheless, I think this could be if not the absolute best, then at least very close to best Bereft material and those who like for example fellow american's a'la Vomit Arsonist, harder side of FITH, and so on, will welcome this with open arms!
FITH is well known for what it is. It is the heavily layered and very tonal method of synths, with the kind of sound-track-ish polyfonic keyboards included. Cinematic feel is mixed with some rougher noises, but as said many times before. No dirt, no fierceness, no really crunchy. It is well put together and couple of times I now listened it, I could see more success than to most of noisier bands. It doesn't sound that much "computer made", since the transitions from sound to another go pretty smoothly and sounds themselves are well done. There EQ range goes from deep bass to highest crisp. I just hope here would be the loud vocals known from live gigs and for my own tastes - less of the tonal polyfonic synth sound harmony. People who like FITH, will like this for sure. Those who have not, well, probably not.
So all in all, in this LP, there are no surprises, but it delivers what it promises.
FFH/FORCE PUBLIQUE CONGO split- good vocals on the FFH side. wish he'd do a full-length;FPQ starts off rough but ends up ok with a sample going through that sounds like someone saying "white man's rule". interesting that Hospital Prod can get away with flittering with such things but anyone else catches shit. d/l'd this after coming across a review on a tumblr blog. i don't think i've seen it mentioned anywhere else. come on FFH! let's have a release longer than 10 minutes!!!
www.dirtworship.tumblr.com
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 04, 2011, 11:06:13 PM
FFH/FORCE PUBLIQUE CONGO split- good vocals on the FFH side. wish he'd do a full-length;FPQ starts off rough but ends up ok with a sample going through that sounds like someone saying "white man's rule". interesting that Hospital Prod can get away with flittering with such things but anyone else catches shit. d/l'd this after coming across a review on a tumblr blog. i don't think i've seen it mentioned anywhere else. come on FFH! let's have a release longer than 10 minutes!!!
www.dirtworship.tumblr.com
label? Hospiltal?
Yea, it's Hospital:
http://hospitalproductions.net/2011/02/ffhforce-publique-congo-war-crimes-and-natural-resources-cs/
FPC is alright, they've releases a lot in a quick period so I need to sort through it. But I always love FFH. I agree about the vocals, very aggressive like he is shouting through a megaphone.
right now:
Controlled Property - No innocent civilians
before:
Tha Haters/Screwtape - split tape
I looked through the Hospital site & couldn't find that split tape. Infact, I dont' remember seeing any tapes, just cd releases.
NP:
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS opium + agony LP
I think that tape sold out from the website in about a day, maybe even a matter of a few hours? The new batches of tapes are gone off the website generally very fast. I'm next to positive FPC is another Fernow project judging from the sounds and especially the vocals on the one tape I have.
A few weeks ago 4 FPC tapes came out in one tape batch, all c10s for $8. Parts 1-4 of a series. What I want to know is why couldn't all of the material been put on one tape so that more than 59 or 49 or whatever super limited number of copies could have been made bigger? It irks me to know end because 200 copies could have been easily sold and people who get the newsletter later than 5 minutes after its sent might get a chance to buy one.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 04, 2011, 11:06:13 PM
interesting that Hospital Prod can get away with flittering with such things but anyone else catches shit.
Correct me if I'm wrong. But judging from the FPC artwork, the sample seems to relate to the general theme of the project. Namely the white colonization of Congo/Africa, and not as a White Power statement. Then again this could still be more than enough for the manistream media, to cause a shitstorm. If the person behind the project is the one suspected.
Regarding the releases. I have to agree with CM, I used to be really into this small/short tape hospital thing. but it has come to a point were it all just seems so cordinated. The one-off project tapes of the past works better than this IMO. I'll just hope for a nice CD reissue like the Cocaine Death rerelease and ignore this bubblegum sticker collecting bullshit
Brume. Lots of Brume. Might be time to seek out and shell out for that box set.
Tufthunter - Es Ist Eine..... CS
Just got this from my friend Sara. After first listen I was left with a total WTF feeling. Now after repeated listening I'm absolutely digging this. really old school primitive synth work similar to the aforementioned "Symphony For A Genocide" and other old M.B works. Some of the stuff has vocals that varies between what I imgagine it would sound like if Miss Kittin did PE and straight up demented gagging loops. At some points the rhythms become almost tribal in nature, but never in a ethno/hippie kinda way. More like a post-nuclear urban tribe feel to it. This tape still requires a lot from the listener. And I can in no way categorize it or figure out which mood suits the listen experience best. But this is for sure recommended for someone looking for something completely different
digging up the Self Abuse Rec "murder case" 7" series .....good memories :-)
Clew Of Theseus "The Death Urge" LP (Verlautbarung)
Great drone with enough heaviniess and rough edges to resemble old death industrial at times. Layers of drones of various frequencies form a shifting weave of grating sounds. Quite exceptional stuff!
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lots of Bad Sector
DÄMONENBLUT"Das Tor Zur Hölle" CD Great ABSURD-ish stuff! VENOM cover in German.Sweet!
UNHOLY"Trip To Depressive Autumn" LP !!!
WHITE WOLVES KOMMANDO 3xTAPE BOX on Satanic Skinhead propaganda
Lots of new upcoming F&V: MANIA 7",SADISTIC BLISS III,BU live,CONCRETE MASCARA live,HALTHAN live,new POGROM etc.
Quote from: XE on April 08, 2011, 03:32:34 PM
DÄMONENBLUT"Das Tor Zur Hölle" CD Great ABSURD-ish stuff! VENOM cover in German.Sweet!
I'd also recommend both Dämonenblut 7"'s, good stuff, especially the newer one called Inquistion.
On my current playlist:
FILTH splitLP: Everyone delivers the goods in this one, especially BU, I hope that BU tracks from this, BU/WOM and BU/DK splits will be released on CD too. Only negative thing I can come up about this release is the looks, I would've prefered it to have one inlay per artist, now it's maybe too minimal.
Also before getting the worst influensa of my life I got in mail both Clandestine Blaze-Delivers of Faith LP and CB-Fist of the Northern Destroyer tape that I'll be adding on my playlist too, already knowing that both are great albums.
Quote from: P-K on April 06, 2011, 05:02:38 PM
digging up the Self Abuse Rec "murder case" 7" series .....good memories :-)
Taint and Skin Crime had the best 7''s in that series. Macronympha had the best overall packaging though. Slogun had one of the best and most sadistic of all but didn't deliver in my opinion.
Blod - Primordial (cassette)
no frills sex-noise blasting. I like it raw
Entombed - Left Hand Path (CD)
what can I possibly say that hasn't been said?
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness (CD)
The vocals are my favorite part. Is that wrong?
Thirdorgan/Crack Fierce - Untitled - C46
Grunt - Princess Illusions aka Bruises Of Cash/Live USA - CDr
Slogun - We Human Animal - CD
Slogun - I Travel - CDr
Final Solution - All New Power - k7
Deathpile/Whorebutcher - Deathpile And Whorebutcher - CDr
NTT - The Church Of Dead Girls - 2xCD
Snuff - II - LP
V/A Private Reprisal C30
Con-Dom - All In Good Faith - CD
Incapacitants - Operorue - CD
Control - Deadly Sins (CD, Malignant Records): the only other stuff I've got from Control is the The Cleansing CD (comp.). Compared to the material on The Cleansing, Deadly Sins sounds cleaner. Also, I've got the feeling there's an Ambient feeling to the music. Vocals seem few and mostly buried deep in the mix. Definately not bad at all, think I still should check out more Control stuff.
Sharpwaist - The Night Of And The Morning After (C20, Nil By Mouth Recordings): To start: nice packaging! Musicwise this is quite suffocating. It seems it's got a lot of vocals and the music itself also feels very 'busy', seems like quite a lot is happening at the same time, withouth being very chaotic though. The last track is calmer and maybe the best one. Think this might need some more listens to sink.
The Leather Nun - Prime Mover/F.F.A. 7" single
Skinny Puppy - Worlock 12" single
Adaptive Reaction - Terminal Hate 7" EP
iron fist of the sun-danny la rue died in his sleep
great tape!
Revisiting the earlier BDN records - "Great Death" LP and parts II and III on CD, "Pain In Progress" ("limited" to 400 copies - I wonder who does those amounts of tapes now?) and "Slaughterhouse Invitation" tapes. Still very engaging material overall and a reminder to why I started listening to this type of music around 1993.
I have done 200 tapes, that will be still re-pressed more. 400... That's pretty brutal, but I guess under certain conditions could be done.
Was just listening Armon Kuilu 12"... I put out this thing some years ago. Still very fresh to me. And I guess I haven't really "promoted" it within noise, since it isn't exactly "noise", but I'd recommend to check out for those into obscure experimental music. Someone has uploaded whole thing online, so free of charge:
a-side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6-mpMgX6S8&feature=related
b-side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSQ-afq0bX0
Ah yes, Armon Kuilu - I procured the CD version from FA a while back solely because of the reference to bands like Art Zoyd and Univers Zero. It's slower and doomier, more ritualistic than mentioned bands - they lack the jazz-exuberance, which I guess can be both positive and negative... The tracks never really lift the way UZ and AZ managed, but still a very nice little minialbum. Was the CD version also your release? Is there any information available about this band - other releases, musicians active elsewhere...?
np: TEUFELSDRÖCKH - raw material from the first session
Deathkey side of BU split tape
Quote from: STREETMEAT on April 14, 2011, 10:11:25 PM
Deathkey side of BU split tape
for all the shit that got flung around troniks, i rather enjoyed
Doctrine Of Intolerant Hatred and wish i had grabbed the lmtd 12" when i had a chance. always loved that side best anyways.
Was listening to that cassette today too. I like the BU side better, the build up is great, but as far as Deathkey is concerned it is some of their best material to date. The second track by Deathkey on that tape is haunting shit. My mesh came right off of the bubble wrap envelope, anyone else have this problem? I just glued it back on there, no big deal.
Cult Of Youth - Cult Of Youth (2011)
Art Abscon(s) - Am Himmel mit Feuer
Art Abscon(s) - Der Verborgene Gott
Blood Axis - Der gefallene Engel
Les Joyaux de la Princesse - Exposition Internationale Paris
Anenzephalia - Ephemeral Dawn
Xeno & Oaklander - Sentinelle
Consumer Electronics - Crowd Pleaser
GIFT - Shoah 7"
Murky German industrial from Operation Cleansweep member(s). First impression is basic and simple but I'm expecting more detail to emerge after a few more spins.
DJK - The DJK Committee 7"
More German industrial from the much lesser known DJK. A side sounds like an attempt to please the goth/EBM crow with some sort of dance hit. Pretty boring. The b side explores a more traditional style of analogue bass rumble with distorted vocals with a bit of Con-Dom quality to them. Much better. Good, maybe even very good!
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on April 15, 2011, 01:50:09 PM
DJK - The DJK Committee 7"
More German industrial from the much lesser known DJK. A side sounds like an attempt to please the goth/EBM crow with some sort of dance hit. Pretty boring. The b side explores a more traditional style of analogue bass rumble with distorted vocals with a bit of Con-Dom quality to them. Much better. Good, maybe even very good!
I think this was probably better than their own LP or the split LP. Both of those are ok. Occasionally good, but so "standard", that in times when so much good stuff came out, it was destined to be forgotten...
Talking of "euro pe",
listened couple of times LR & Puce Mary LP on posh isolation. If this came out on Loki Foundation or such, I think fans of Ex.Order, O.Cleansweep, and such would gladly listen to it. Atmospheric, harmonic, minimalistic industrial-drone with rhythmic elements as well. It sounds to have much more common with "PE" than "drone music". I would recommend this.
I think the LP is half and half. Some good tracks, some fucking awful.
What I've heard from Puce Mary sounds very promising!
bought from a friend bcause it was cheap and the backcover intruiged me
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good stuff, i should rely more on "gutt feeling"
Budrūs – Devyniems Rytams Auštant
Ritual Hate - Live Ritual I (Self Released (?) 2010) - God damn I love Noisecore. I don't understand why most people don't like it at all, but everyone's taste varies I suppose. Anyway, what you get here is 3 live tracks that reach just 15 minutes in length. This is raw as hell start-stop-start-stop brutality, what I like to refer to as the assembly line style Noisecore, where you can't really tell when a track stops and a new one begins or how many tracks are actually being played during each of these 3 shows. It could be 50 for all I know. The first track has the best recording quality and it is also the longest of the 3. This track also changes pace more than the other tracks giving it more of a variety from 5 second blast beat riffs chord styled slamming and grunts to cymbal crashing, bass laden doomy atmospheres. The following 2 are sharper, thinner sounding, painful. The final track is the shortest clocking in at just over 2 and a half minutes of static and pummeling drums, no breaks.
False Mirror - Derelict World , what a piece of beauty
LR/Puce Mary - The Closed Room LP (Posh Isolation)
Very much impressed with this one. One of the better outputs i've heard from the PI circle, and if you add the new Ashley C album i think you have two good examples on why Denmark is currently where it's at. First part in a series of 3 LPs i think?
Jasper TX - The Black Sun Transmissions CD (Fang Bomb)
Slow moving music, guitars in the front with lots of subtle movements in the background. Gloomy and stripped down. Live Jasper TX are somewhat reminiscent of droney acts like Birchville Cat Motel, but the albums are usually more... "rich" in sound? Takes a few spins to get everything together. Great stuff!
Yesterday listened to some recent CD scores...
Laxative Souls - Twist And Decease / Desinfektionsraum 2 x CD reissue
Dissecting Table - Between Life And Death
Blackhouse - Five Minutes After I Die (very, very silly...)
Crash Worship – Asesinos
Apart from the Laxative Souls, all of these were found cheap when scouring local second-hand music stores...
Haus Arafna - Blut CD
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 Cassette - Snowblind still wows me.
KHANATE - Things Viral CD - one of my all time favorite albums
THU20 "Bologna" CD - very nice Dutch group, with many of the "fames", a'la Frans De Waard, Guido Doesborg, Jac Van Bussel, Jos Smolders, Peter Duimelinks, Roel Meelkop.... I like the way this band does their "electro acoustic" -> still shamelessly noisy! 1991 live recording is filled with micro sounds and disturbing electronics, but when occasion comes, they're not holding back to include heavier electronics and vocals. I can see why band would not be so talked about, when during last 10 years.. I guess two albums have been released?
SOL INVICTUS "Lex Talionis" CD
Re-issue of their part of 3xLP set with C93 and NWW, with couple bonus tracks. I think this is easily my recent times top listening. Meaning how much I have listened it. Probably dozen times in few weeks? It is kind of culmination of things that are good in neo-folk. Relatively clumsy, relatively out-of-tune, but with tasty edge of industrial, with good lyrics, etc. Pretty essential stuff.
Mr.Natural / OVO split 7"
Whatever was on the other side, is shit. But Mr. Natural - I have said it before, and I keep saying it, is fucking great! Try to get over the name, and grab some of his stuff. None of it is rare. Everything is cheap and easy to get. I was missing this in my collection and even if it doesn't go into top levels of Blazen'Y'Sharp -era stuff he used to do before, it's still great piezzo colored organic noises.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 22, 2011, 03:22:05 PM
Mr.Natural / OVO split 7"
Whatever was on the other side, is shit. But Mr. Natural - I have said it before, and I keep saying it, is fucking great! Try to get over the name, and grab some of his stuff. None of it is rare. Everything is cheap and easy to get. I was missing this in my collection and even if it doesn't go into top levels of Blazen'Y'Sharp -era stuff he used to do before, it's still great piezzo colored organic noises.
Have shared a gig with Mr.Natural I will agree.
this evening I enjoyed:
GRUNT : SEER OF DECAY 2CD
WORLD DOWNFALL : AMONG THE ZOMBIES
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Rush - All the World's A Stage
Emperor - Imperial Live Ceremony
Marduk - Fuck Me Jesus
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Polgrom
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Deathkey - Doctrine Of Intolerant Hatred
Deathkey – Hammer Of Aryan Terror
Streicher – Der Stürmer / Hammerskins / Compilation Of 90's
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Whitepower
Churner - Jackhammer
Churner - Perfection Through Distortion
Churner - Coffin Angel
Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
RU-486 - Filth Fantasies
Mr. Natural! a local treasure.
I love the cd I COOKED YR EGGS and his self titled 7"
I took a short video clip of him opening for dave philips
http://nocompassion.tumblr.com/post/941084777
And I could also remind of some people, who always say that noise lacks certain sense of humor and different angle to content.. and as far as I remember correctly, Mr. Natural is chef by profession and many of his noise pieces are food related. This is not "joke noise", but with nice warm connection to daily life. I never saw him live, but back in 2005, had possibility to discuss with him couple days while doing Japan tour same time he was doing his. But dates never crossed over.
The new Bizarre Uproar live tape is really damn good! Been spinning it several times for the past 24hrs.
Also Concrete Mascara live tape is decent.
Alchemy Of The 21st Century - Beauty Of Aesthetic Imperfection
Has been on constant play for an month already. Perfect music for gloomy spring evenings.
E: Evening/night continues with: Anemone Tube - Dream Landscape CD & Ashley C - Timeless Reality CD.
Those 2 have also gotten many spins this year! I had only heard Ashley C's split with Clo Goelach and Ashley C's side did not really impress me much but this new more concrete approach is simply great. Lots of junk metal soundsources used in an creative way. Perfect!
That Anemone Tube looks and sounds great. I have actually moved some copies from distro, so appears people do like it, but still could recommend people to check out review at SI#5 and CD from Silken Tofu! Ashley C indeed took big step forward on the CD Freak Animal put out. Originally signed him for 3"CD, with idea that he can do great 20 minutes, but when abandoned idea of 3"CD series, asked to submit full length worth as promo, and it blew me away. Even if someone may say I've put too many of metal junk noise releases lately, no way. I would say this CD takes very different approach from all the rest!
The Anemone Tube CD is very good. I've moved a good number of it as well. I'm guessing word of mouth about the quality of this release played a part.
The Ashley C CD was a very pleasant surprise which bodes well for the future.
EINLEITUNGSZEIT - L'Accouchement Des Machines Humaines LP
I guess camparisons to Militia are inevitable but this is much better than any Militia release I've ever heard. There are quite a few albums available, is everything as good as this?
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on April 25, 2011, 04:45:13 PM
EINLEITUNGSZEIT - L'Accouchement Des Machines Humaines LP
I guess camparisons to Militia are inevitable but this is much better than any Militia release I've ever heard. There are quite a few albums available, is everything as good as this?
In my opinion, this is the best, and so have said many others, but I wouldn't say any of their stuff is weak. You might especially like some of their other albums with more bassier & deeper sound! This LP you mention, is the only rare one. The rest one can still score from discogs or such place for pretty nice prices.
Maybe a CD reissue on IR is due?
I'm playing Aus Dem Laboratorium: Embryo In Einem Männerglied LP right now and man it's BASSY! Not as good as your LP but still very fucking good!
I know Auranoise has been mentioned here and there. Also a good recommendation when you like it bassy
Over the weekend:
Will Over Matter - Might Of The Planet Eater
KENmode - Venerable
Hollow Bones - Crowskins
Sky Burial - Khietan
Deterge - Always Around
Wolvhammer - Black Marketeers Of World War III
Welter In Thy Blood - Through The Fields Of Mourning
Sigur Ros - ( )
This morning:
Sl(A)ng - Life Made Me Hardcore
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on April 25, 2011, 05:25:58 PM
Maybe a CD reissue on IR is due?
I'm playing Aus Dem Laboratorium: Embryo In Einem Männerglied LP right now and man it's BASSY! Not as good as your LP but still very fucking good!
All their stuff was re-issued as CDR by band themselves, but pretty damn crappy 72dpi inkjet graphics. Does very little justice for original vinyl. I think proper CD re-issues would be good. I recall they were also working on new album for Japanese label, but it was already couple years ago when I talked with them.
I can't talk about Einleitungszeit without being biased. Now that Freak Animal is as recognized as it is, reissues on it would likely be the best possible scenario.
I've been working on a CD reissue of Aus der Leichenkammer for several years now. The original push to take it to CD was to make it louder, and to obviously expose any of the fidelity that was left on the cutting room floor. It's a very heavy, dense, low-frequency album with some interesting upper dynamics (I think it is far and away the best album from that period of exploring low frequencies). The main complaint, all along, was that the mastering was too quiet. It required too much volume knob during playback. When I'd received the DAT master back in 1996, I only had a few hours, on a single afternoon, to listen to it before sending it off for vinyl mastering and plating. I thought the vinyl mastering was the reason for the low volume, but in fact, it was originally mastered at a lower volume than normal. It isn't the vinyl. It's the master. After hearing the DAT>CDR transfer, I lost a lot of interest in reissuing it on CD. A CD version would flush out a bit more sound quality, but not as much as I thought it would. There are enough vinyl copies out there to handle the demand, and to be honest, after having tens and tens of more listens to compare the LP to the digital master, the vinyl mastering is high quality from a fidelity perspective. I wasn't always confident in that, but now I am. I was also once under the false impression that a 2LP would've been better for the material than a single LP. While probably ultimately so, the material wouldn't have benefited that much from going with a 2LP. I'd have to check my records, but whoever I had master that record did a fantastic job. It's definitely the most demanding material I ever released, and they did the master great justice.
The first three cassettes are still my favorite releases from them, but it might not be fair to say they are also at the height of their skill. A couple of the newest albums are amazing in their own right. To my ears, the two lowest releases are Kremation Gesch Lechtslos and Aus Dem Laboratorium, the former being the worst of them all. Everything else is gold.
I think there is always place for good albums to be re-issued. Even if there's still copies at reasonable price, one can be sure, there are enough interest for CD format for label to break even. Simply due fact, that not all care for vinyl. They couldn't care less if you can score 2nd hand LP for 15,- from discogs, if they can get CD for 12,- from any distributor of the genre.
There is plenty of vinyl fetishism, but I see plenty of customers who prefer CD.
Tapes are great. I remember the time before internet, when I had the CREW-ZINE magazine, and noticed info about one of their tapes. Ordered it, and pretty much instantly sent invitation to do LP. Tapes, most definitely, would require proper CD re-issues. I have no memories of what format master was, and did it get returned from plant or not, and if band got it back or not. This FA's LP was only made 200 copies, which makes it much more rare than the other vinyl.
Volume levels are noticeably low on your LP Zeno but that is a result of the low end being what it is. Doesn't bother me. The volume can be cranked and it sounds fine.
That middle, low-frequency period of Einleitungszeit is best experienced with headphones AND speakers. There's a lot of minutiae to hear in there, but the low frequencies are great to be felt through the body. I usually don't care for "headphone" albums, but sometimes you can't avoid it.
Speaking of Einleitungszeit... who came up with the ideas for the cover illustrations, the band members themselves or you guys that put out the albums? Some of them - and Aus der Leichenkammer in particular - always struck me as a bit over-the-top, even for this genre.
Quote from: post-morten on April 26, 2011, 09:33:24 PM
Speaking of Einleitungszeit... who came up with the ideas for the cover illustrations, the band members themselves or you guys that put out the albums? Some of them - and Aus der Leichenkammer in particular - always struck me as a bit over-the-top, even for this genre.
Aus der Leichenkammer was them. I fought it, but the language barrier prevented a solid discussion. With rMensch, because of Aud der Leichenkammer, they encouraged me to do it all.
DMDN "sling trip 2" CD
Perfect 80's industrial/pe. Could this be even better than PURE/RRR disc? Anyway, selected from the discography in similar way. Best tracks of some tapes. If I would have to recommend people who like what Industrial Recollections does, that you should REALLY get this one. And perhaps shamefully I should also advertise I should have time today to update FA mailorder list with this title for sale.. heh.. Anyways, Anyone who likes the 80's Euro PE should admire this. Rough, yet well done. Intense, but not falling into pointless noise.
HEBOSAGIL "Ura" tape
tape version of new full length. Should this be mentioned in Noise Rock topic? Maybe. Not exactly noise rock, not exactly sludge, not exactly hardcore or metal.. What it this? I don't know. Wild rehearsal sound quality, with obscure finnish lyrics, very well made and talented riffing. Good musicianship all over. Some has described this like fuzzy and grim mix of Unsane and Radiopuhelimet. Why not! http://www.hebosagil.com/
ICEAGE "live 2010" tape
Short noisy punk-noise from Denmark's Posh Isolation label. I think b-side gets better, short tape of ultimately fierce sound.
WAR "god made flesh" tape
C-20? Anyways, short tape from Posh Isolation which continues the path to become label best known for releasing bands with names that already been used by tons of bands before, hah! This is Copenhagen WAR which is lo-fi and grim electronics, yet also with this melodic/instrument/song method. If I have nothing better to say to compare, one could say some works of Ättestupa? Vintage cheap keyboards, rhythm but the lo-fi noise approach to music.
HUMAN LARVAE "What Lies Ahead" tape
Unrest continues to do the quality music on tape. Did I comment this before? Some parts of this reminds as if HL would have tried to approach music with SHIFT influence! Several moments of similar minimalism and effected vocals, but diversity within 6 tracks goes further and also conquers different territories. Heavy electronics from germany and project worth keeping eye on. Not sure which is better, this or the CD on Existence Establishment, but both worth to get!
Die Menschzerstörung is by far my favorite Einleitungszeit release. The first song reminds me a lot of Strom.EC - General Enemy played at half speed. rMensch 2xlp was good too. I agree with Zeno about Aus Dem Laboratorium, it's just boring. The last 3 albums are just too much extended static blast for my taste. Same reason i stopped obsessively buying Dissecting Table in the past year. I like the older industrial stuff better from both artists.
Also picked up 3 of their dvd's from FA. They put on a great show. The Auranoise dvdr should probably be mentioned in the performance art thread.
Alvin Lucier - I am sitting in a room. Hadn't heard before; quite an unsettling experience. The mechanic repetition of the voice recording, and the constantly extended obscuring of the recognizable words; as if a lense between the listener and the sound is becoming more and more opaque. Either the person talking is fading away from existing world into some kind of mist, or the listener is slowly loosing consciousness. Perhaps not something I will listen to many times - or even once again; I would most certainly grow bored in the abscence of this first rather profound listening experience.
John Cage - selected works for prepared piano and vocal ensembles and other stuff. Prefer the instrumental works, never been too keen on more experimental vocal works (rambling and shouting voices all in a mess - I prefer regular concert choirs like Carmina Burana, if anything.)
Bäckenfraktur - untitled c10. First release of this Swedish project, first release of the label, Pissoar. Solo venture heavy on the synthesizers. A bit too fiddly for my taste, but certain dark and heavy sounds and ambiances he achieves will hopefully be explored more thoroughly in the future. The main tracks actually feel like intros, and some short stuff at the end of both sides appear to take off, but ends abruptly. In its brevity, a good introduction to yet another newcomer in the Swedish scene (only the last 1½ years or so have seen a deluge of new more or less interesting projects; Khmer Noir, Arv och Miljö, Blodvite, Hängd, Amph, Händer Som Vårdar, Argonaut, Teufelsdröckh, Feberdröm, to mention those that come to mind right now...).
SPK - Leichenschrei. No comment needed.
SPK - Meat Processing Section. How could I have missed this for all these years? Amazing songs.
+ various ALUK TODOLO releases - the first 7", a live tape, and the collaboration with DER BLUTHARSCH which was surprisingly good; like regular AT releases with sad pop songs played on top. Highly recommended.
SICK SEED "Man And Machine" 7INCH
Decree - Fateless
Quote from: XE on April 29, 2011, 09:18:46 PM
SICK SEED "Man And Machine" 7INCH
A slight disappointment. For a 45 rpm 7" I'd like to hear more "instant hit" material, stuff on this record would be fine on a tape or lp. But on a 7", just makes me wonder why or how do these two tracks stand on their own. For me, they do not. Solid stuff, though, just too short to make an effort.
The a-side sounds like "instant hit" stuff to me!
Quote from: Brad on April 30, 2011, 08:50:58 AM
Decree - Fateless
how does this compare to the first 2 cd's? the first one was massive imho, second one was still "ok" ....
conqueror - war cult supremacy
Today:
Yen Pox - "Blood Music" 2 x CD reissue (think I may actually prefer the second CD with the s/t tape, but good dark ambient throughout.)
LR / Puce Mary - "Lucia" tape (strong material, looking forward to receiving the LP in the mail.)
White - "Tears of Piss" tape
Werewolf Jerusalem - "The Last to Know" tape
Fuck Patrol - Contact
Marduk - Rom 5:12
Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
Emperor - Live At Inferno Fest
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 28, 2011, 10:48:41 AM
DMDN "sling trip 2" CD
Perfect 80's industrial/pe.
Today I listened to the DMDN
Netley Abbey tape (Midas Music, 1990), and I think that most of the tape is included on the CD mentioned. It is really excellent stuff, and hasn't dated at all as far as I'm concerned. In 1990, I don't think anyone made any kind of distinction between "noise" and "power electronics", rather I think that most folks that I heard mention the tape just thought of it as a noise tape. Things were so much easier back then, heh. Anyway, a
great tape, and one that a lot of folks would appreciate these days.
Blood ov thee christ -Behind thee bars
does anyone know where the first sound clip is from? would love to watch(or listen too) more.
Wince – Vasovagal Syncope (White Centipede Noise, 2010) - I believe this was the beginning of the Wince we know today, changing from the walls found on Buried Rage and previous cassettes to well rounded Harsh Noise utilizing an abundance of metal/junk and pedal abuse. This also marks the beginning of the great WCN label. Side A begins with a sample and rigid feedback that quickly erupts into bulldozers of static. Creaking metal and, what sounds like, broken glass being tossed around in a metal paint roller tray or tin can, make their presence known quite early. Side B feels "fast" to me. It's like Noise blastbeats without rhythm. Violent volleys of crunch, effected metal and snaps of feedback that intensifies itself as the track progresses. This one can give you an anxiety attack accompanied by nausea.
Sharpwaist - Sucking from the Breast of a Castrator (C30, New Forces): Quite a different line up from the tape on Nil By Mouth (now with Kristen Rose of Sewer Goddess) and it sounds different indeed. Less chaotic, more kind of subdued, dark, maybe even a bit atmospheric. (I really feel I suck at describing this kind of music.) Anyway, not that the tape on NBM is bad, but I like this one more.
Quote from: P-K on April 30, 2011, 06:26:11 PM
Quote from: Brad on April 30, 2011, 08:50:58 AM
Decree - Fateless
how does this compare to the first 2 cd's? the first one was massive imho, second one was still "ok" ....
It's a pretty unique album. More noise rock than the previous two, more "earthy". The guitar playing is similar to
Moment of Silence, but it is far less overtly electronica-influenced. Sometimes reminds me a bit of '90s industrial metal like Ministry, Nailbomb, Godflesh, etc., though not exactly a metal album itself.
Quote from: Ernpe on April 30, 2011, 12:30:52 PM
Quote from: XE on April 29, 2011, 09:18:46 PM
SICK SEED "Man And Machine" 7INCH
A slight disappointment. For a 45 rpm 7" I'd like to hear more "instant hit" material, stuff on this record would be fine on a tape or lp. But on a 7", just makes me wonder why or how do these two tracks stand on their own. For me, they do not. Solid stuff, though, just too short to make an effort.
The bar is very high when it comes to SS. High expectations. A-side is hit tune for me. B side is "just" good(yeah would work better as a longer piece). Solid cut,great sound quality. I did enjoy this release a lot! however I can see what y mean. 7" is a format that needs a something very very special. Think about if there would have been SS 7" "Snow Fell/Huorakatu", both tracks on first LP. T H A T would have been uber hit release! That kind of picks are needed for 7"! btw upcoming SS material on split LP w/ SHIFT is so good that it hurts. Epic long stuff, just perfect for LP side!
PETER WYNGARDE - Rape
Stumbled upon this via the Jim Goad FB group. This is some far out shit. Why have I never heard of this guy before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfnkm3WN9k
Quote from: TheGreatEcstasy on May 04, 2011, 01:24:41 PM
PETER WYNGARDE - Rape
Stumbled upon this via the Jim Goad FB group. This is some far out shit. Why have I never heard of this guy before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfnkm3WN9k
fuck that's good stuff !
italian rape .. brilliant
(http://www.recordsale.org/cdpix/g/graeme_revell-the_insect_musicians.jpg)
Defiler - V.III (CDr, self-released): Good Dark Ambient/Industrial stuff. Got quite some guest-work (one track made by each: Camisole and T.O.M.B.; and J.Stillings (Steel Hook Prosthesis) did some vocals and additional sounds), but it works. The overall dark atmosphere is kept very well and rather homogenous. J.Stillings vocals are of course very well recognizable, and where I think they wouldn't fit in with every other project, it goes with Defiler. Guess he was rather inspired by SHP overall. If you're into this kind of thing, definately worth checking out.
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 05, 2011, 09:15:08 PM
Defiler - V.III (CDr, self-released): Good Dark Ambient/Industrial stuff. Got quite some guest-work (one track made by each: Camisole and T.O.M.B.; and J.Stillings (Steel Hook Prosthesis) did some vocals and additional sounds), but it works. The overall dark atmosphere is kept very well and rather homogenous. J.Stillings vocals are of course very well recognizable, and where I think they wouldn't fit in with every other project, it goes with Defiler. Guess he was rather inspired by SHP overall. If you're into this kind of thing, definately worth checking out.
Defiler is an amazing project for sure!
Bu - private live 1/1/2011
Concrete Mascara - Dead In Helsinki 1.1.2011
Great audio performance by both artist
yes, these are good tapes. Only complaint would be, that they don't fully represent the power of original sound. For example Concrete Mascara live gig, in this tape, the end appears to be electrical cord noises and crackling sounds and vocals, but what recording failed to capture, was the massive DEEP bass frequency, what was THE dominating element of the live. I mean, the crackles wasn't just crackles, but it was the sound of bass amp nearly bursting in flames. You could feel bassy waves trembling in small space.
Recording was made from distance, with normal microphone, so there are some limitations.
Although a lot of PE does benefit from thin and lo-fi sound, sometimes also clear and in-your-face sound could reveal the nature of sounds better. Even if we talk about the crudest and harshest sounds.
I'd hope to get live recordings with proper microphones placed just in front of the amps.
Nevertheless, both tapes are good, and Sadistic Bliss new tape appears to be the best what band has done! First I thought how come they went into this Randy Yau meets vocal poetry thing, with loop/delay/vocalsound experiments, but it doesn't take long when insane sounding drum beat and feedback noises arrive. One long piece.
Quote from: murderous_vision on May 06, 2011, 01:02:42 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 05, 2011, 09:15:08 PM
Defiler - V.III (CDr, self-released): Good Dark Ambient/Industrial stuff. Got quite some guest-work (one track made by each: Camisole and T.O.M.B.; and J.Stillings (Steel Hook Prosthesis) did some vocals and additional sounds), but it works. The overall dark atmosphere is kept very well and rather homogenous. J.Stillings vocals are of course very well recognizable, and where I think they wouldn't fit in with every other project, it goes with Defiler. Guess he was rather inspired by SHP overall. If you're into this kind of thing, definately worth checking out.
Defiler is an amazing project for sure!
agreed 100%. "V.III" is a great disc, and i'm very much looking forward to the MURDEROUS VISION/DEFILER 7"...
Bizzare Uproar - Musta Rotta
Hijokaidan - Noise From Trading Cards
Above The Ruins - Songs Of The Wolf
Alleypisser - Tvang
Händer Som Vårdar - Bakåtböjning
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agreed 100%. "V.III" is a great disc, and i'm very much looking forward to the MURDEROUS VISION/DEFILER 7"...
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You will need to take a rape shower after listening! Pure filth ambient!!!
Lettera 22 – True Form LP (A Dear Girl Called Wendy)
Absolutely loved last years Second Sleep release from Lettera 22, but this is even better. Pretty much the same thing, but more refined and delicate. Messy but crystal clear compositions of field recordings, cassette manipulations and electronics, with manages to feel both chaotic and extremely controlled at the same time. Beautiful stuff. Highest recommendations.
Keränen – Moon Over Torrelorca CD (Ljud & Bild Produktion)
Far away from the intensity on Bats In The Attic, this one features a long and slow moving drone track. The ambience and stripped down approach kind of reminded me of Drumm's Imperial Horizon. Boring music, in the best possible way! Got me really excited on the Keränen show here in Gothenburg tomorrow, although I guess this is maybe not what Tommi will bring to the table...
Händer Som Vårdar – Bakåtböjning Tape (Järtecknet)
Debut tape from HSV was pretty decent, but Bakåtböjning is such an improvement! Weird, claustrophobic stuff with a heavy use of loops. It has a somewhat shitty nerve to it which I really appreciate, the sounds are... "wrong". I found it hard to find something to compare this to. Uneasy listening, well worth checking out.
Alfarmania "Hålögd insikt" 10" (Autarkeia)
Quality release from Alfarmania, well worth it's rather expensive price tag. Alfarmania is progressing towards an ever darker and more oppressive sound, and this 10" picture vinyl is a great example of that. Gloomy and apocalyptical.
Bestializer "Perpetrator Leisures" tape (Styggelse)
Brutal, ugly noise with a crude industrial foundation. Heavy and violent! This act has put out a couple of really strong tapes lately! I can recommend this and the tape on Joy de Vivre, which is a bit more industrial and less noisy.
Blood ov Thee Christ "Guilty to everything" tape (Styggelse)
A fragmented, delerious mess of crude noise, drunken, hateful ranting, recorded conversations and sheer insanities. Extremly filthy and ugly. Sometimes it is excellent, and sometimes I just laugh out loud. Definitely not tailored for commercial viability!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 06, 2011, 08:09:48 AM
yes, these are good tapes. Only complaint would be, that they don't fully represent the power of original sound. For example Concrete Mascara live gig, in this tape, the end appears to be electrical cord noises and crackling sounds and vocals, but what recording failed to capture, was the massive DEEP bass frequency, what was THE dominating element of the live. I mean, the crackles wasn't just crackles, but it was the sound of bass amp nearly bursting in flames. You could feel bassy waves trembling in small space.
Recording was made from distance, with normal microphone, so there are some limitations.
Although a lot of PE does benefit from thin and lo-fi sound, sometimes also clear and in-your-face sound could reveal the nature of sounds better. Even if we talk about the crudest and harshest sounds.
I'd hope to get live recordings with proper microphones placed just in front of the amps.
Nevertheless, both tapes are good.
Very understanding i bet a lot of live recordings are not close to how it was to be there. maybe a straight from mixer audio would be helpful.
Playlist while working in the texas heat:
Blodvite-Hämnaren
Bizarre Uproar -mother cd
Capturing live recordings via the audience is very, very difficult. It's a true craft. Microphone placement is only the beginning of it. Knowing the configuration of the microphones if using more than one. Knowing the rest of the equipment. Knowing the venue, it's gear, and its acoustics. I listen to a lot of live recordings, and it is not an easy thing to master.
If the goal is to capture the atmosphere, as well as the sound, it's sometimes best to create what is known as a Matrix. It's a combination of a recording off the soundboard, or mixer, coupled with a microphone/audience recording (sometimes more than one, if more than one is available, because each microphone is better at collecting sound from particular ranges). And it is not an easy task in itself. Phasing, pitch matching, and all kinds of little technical nuances have to be aligned for it to not sound like a mess. Sure, you can throw one over the other in Audacity, but you can usually tell that is exactly what happened.
And I'm not talking some lofty, studio-grade expectations. There are a few hobbyists out there who are masters at this. I mention these things because I would think it particularly difficult to get a high-quality live recording from a noise or power-electronics group. A simple soundboard recording wouldn't be difficult at all, but to capture room atmosphere would be almost Herculean.
If you're interested in microphones, live recordings, and more technical babble than you can stand, check here:
http://taperssection.com/index.php
Nick Cave- Tupelo
UpsideDownCross- can't believe i've ignored this all these years
Cough- ritual abuse
Mania- heralds of agony
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 08, 2011, 09:52:57 PM
Cough- ritual abuse
I want this to be better. Left me not interested.
After seeing Cough live I think they are much more powerful in the live setting than on CD.
I d/l'd "Ritual Abuse" & liked it so much I ordered the 2LP set. Need their other vinyl too but haven't gotten around to ordering.
RU-486 - Concealed Weaponry
CARNIVORE - Carnivore & Retaliation
THE KALI ENSEMBLE - The Kali Ensemble
BRETHREN - The Chosen
ALAN LAMB - Primal Image
and lots of old country music
Taint - Justmeat - I've reviewed this numerous times before. My favorite Taint release.
Civilian - Unclean (TF/PE 2009) - http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/03/civilian-unclean.html
Tortured Hooker - Tortured Hooker - An Offender's M.O. Can Change. Static And Rigid Remains The Signature. - (Hospital Productions 2010) - Great Noisecore with a very sharp and raw production. Probably the most one-dimensional Tortured Hooker release - a very acquired taste is needed more-so than with most Noisecore or any of his other releases under this name. And that's what is great about it, it is not a cliche. A satisfying blast of seemingly disjointed parts (exactly 102 of them spread through-out 3 tracks) that are actually very fitting it would be hard to picture it any other way.
Sharpwaist/Sewer Goddes - Blood Libel Cult (C30, Razors and Medicine): Death Industrial, mostly slow, but there are some more chaotic moments. Some parts of it struck me as almost melodious. Glad I still got it. One thing I don't like is how the last track just abruptly stops. Both Sharpwaist and Sewer Goddess have done that on other releases (with some tracks) as well and I don't really like it. I prefer a (short) fade out or something else that gives it a more finished feeling.
INDIAN "guiltless"- better than expected
Vehm - Time of violence
ELODIE "Echos pastoraux" LP (La Scie Dorée)
Collaboration project with Timo Van Luijk and Andrew Chalk. Mostly pretty short, fragmentaric interludes made from different flutes, horns and acoustic guitar, sometimes slightly manipulated electronically. Diverse and well made, not really "drone" as the tracks are short, but still with that occational otherworldly feel. While Andrew's recent solo works has been so-so, Timo Van Luijk (formerly Noise-Makers Fifes) is one of the few contemporary artists I actually care about.
Godflesh "pure" CD, always good, although not their best
V/A Dutch Fidelity 7", short tracks of all sorts of electronic and noise. Good stuff.
SWANS - live gig. Two and half hours of live stuff, intense. Heavy as fuck. I wish more venue would allow noise to be done like this. Maybe people could "get it", if noise show would be allowed to sound as heavy and crushing as it could be, instead of settling for micro sized PA and hus-hushing soundman complaining about feedback or distortion.
shift vs sick seed split
got this yesterday from a horses mouth.
wheres the sample from in the second(?) ss song, was it deathmask or something. best sample ive heard in a loong time and a cool brooding song too.
Mother Savage Noise Prod V/A tape, nice rumbling chaos noise hell. Perfect soundtrack for cleaning apartment up.
Metal!
Rhinocervs - RH02 (Rhinocervs 2010) - Rhinocervs isn't the bands name, they don't have a name so fans just call them by their record label name since it was the first of two releases this label put out at the same time as you can see here http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O32x7GIzOfY/Ta9RTh01RJI/AAAAAAAAACw/1vAHsGPfdFQ/s1600/Discog.jpg . I like RH-02 better than RH-01. For awhile I swore RH-01 and RH-02 were by different bands and thought that RH-02 may have been a split because Side A and Side B differ in various ways. I later found out my assumption was wrong. Side A is fast and repetitive for the most part, pretty straight forward but raw as hell Black Metal (these guys are tied in with the Black Twilight Circle, a group that includes bands like Volahn and Arizmenda among others, who have very close ties with Bone Awl). The second track is when things begin to change, it breaks down in the middle and gets completely melodic, then this melodic bridge picks back up pace until the end of the song and we are back in the ball game with a new developing sound that follows itself over to Side B and doesn't let up. Side B is great, it is definitely in line with the romantic French BM sounds - lots of melodic leads, minimal use of blastbeats that are tossed aside in favor of a punk directed drumming, and a sophisticated sound/mood - if Shakespeare was into Black Metal this is what he would write. I don't get how anyone who likes Black Metal couldn't like this. This tape has a very high ranking in my collection.
Flame - March Into Firelands (HHR 2011) - So far this is one of my favorite Metal releases of this year. 8 tracks of Blackened Thrash with hints of "War" or "Bestial" Metal in there. Fans of the genre know there are more than one type of "War Metal" and when I mention it in this case I am referring to that bands like Bestial Mockery or the Metal that a lot of older South American bangers played instead of the crazy stylings of Revenge, Proclamation or Order of Chaos type "War Metal". I would say it is like a mix of older Aura Noir, Bestial Mockery and Vulcano. You can listen to a few full track off of it here: http://www.hellsheadbangers.com/flame/
Morrigan - Celt (Horns of Cernunos, 2003) - Fans of mid-era Viking Metal Bathory and Bathory worship will love this (this band was previously known as Mayhemic Truth). This CD never really gets that fast, it's more slow to mid-paced Metal with great hooks and really good use of Keyboards, occasional clean vocals and chants. The slower songs are sometimes refereed to as "doomy" by reviewers who don't know what the fuck they are talking about, "doomy" is a false tag in this case. The slow, chunky sections and songs are suggestive of the Hellenic BM (Greek) sounds of bands like (early) Samael, Thou Art Lord, Varathron, and Zemial. I usually like more raw and lo-fi Metal, especially when it comes to Black Metal, to me a sickening and dirty atmosphere is essential in 9 out of 10 cases. This album, no actually this band is a good exception to that rule, they make up that 1 out of 10, because although there is an amazing atmosphere burning up in there this album more about riffs and the simple but talented drumming. This CD in particular needed good production values to pull off the sound they were aiming for and it worked perfectly as it did on all the albums they made from here on out.
Gonna pop in some Power Electronics now...
Taint - Piece-Meal Dissection (Taint Entertainment 1995) - I haven't actually heard a physical copy of this tape in about 6 years up until just a few days days ago when I tracked down a copy from a guy in Italy and finally received it in the mail. Side A still blows me away as it did when I first heard it, actually maybe even more now that I've accumulated a more "acquired taste" for Power Electronics. I believe that the material here could be released on a label like F&V, Freak Animal or something today and yet it was released in fucking 1995! Way ahead of its time in my opinion. The importance of releases like Misogynist Lust and Whoredom don't escape me at all, but I feel that this is such an underrated release in the history of the genre and in this artists discography. Both sides of this cassette are both disturbing pieces of very subtle and building P.E. equipped with Taint's specific signature and M.O. - pervy samples/victim tapes (not nearly as many as we would hear in later releases), feedback and metal/junk abuse.
Quote from: niko penttinen on May 14, 2011, 05:20:51 PM
shift vs sick seed split
got this yesterday from a horses mouth.
wheres the sample from in the second(?) ss song, was it deathmask or something. best sample ive heard in a loong time and a cool brooding song too.
Horse's mouth sez: thanks for the compliment! The sample is from a documentary about artist Joe Coleman that some here might know. I borrowed it from a friend a couple of years ago. I don't remember its name and can't be arsed to google but maybe someone will. Very much recommended viewing anyways.
oh,neat
ive did google and ive seen that guy and his paintings but the name hasnt stuck.
pretty topical as just a few days ago I saw that theres a brand spanking new case of ebola and here in finlandia a few things were scrathced of the desease list:he/sheism and sm was there something else too I forget.
http://www.discogs.com/Shift-12-Sick-Seed-Shift-Sick-Seed/release/2880997
man, this is good (in ALL aspects)
Keränen - Moon Over Torrelorca, CD (ljud & Bild)
Very nice and slow drone. Have spinning this all day.
Borghesia : resistance cd .....wellcome to the world of darkrooms, poppers, escorts and EBM :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko0lkNBOcbo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko0lkNBOcbo)
You've got my attention, now just tell me more!
But seriously that sounds like my kind of music.
don't know, it's pretty original ebm from Ljubljana (started in '82)......not the macho/military kind of ebm, imho it's rather sleazy & gay & drugged.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtM6xanNtw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtM6xanNtw)
first album is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iECWvD5KI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0iECWvD5KI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMlR1mVHsv8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMlR1mVHsv8)
later it went like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHh2_C2sXv0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHh2_C2sXv0)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7njy42ihpEs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7njy42ihpEs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5FysALDNDs&playnext=1&list=PL58051166C7D2FC09 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5FysALDNDs&playnext=1&list=PL58051166C7D2FC09)
later they kinda lost the synths & drummachines, more 'rock'.....i heard they are back but haven't seen/heard a thing....
wrong forum, i know ;-)
GNAWED purge
Great tape of well structured power electronics with some elements of rumbling noise and disgusted vocals
Grunt / Cloama "Valkoinen Kuolema / Belyi Smertz", CD (Freak Animal)
Great split album, this is how PE is supposed to sound. Concept and topics here are similar to "Petturien Rooli" I believe,
namely the Finnish Civil War. Many of the tracks feature voice samples that I guess come from these times or describing them from a later date.
I would say there is a clear distinction between the respective styles of Cloama and Grunt, but they melt together really well here.
Perhaps could be said that Grunt has a little more noisier approach than Cloama, whose sounds are more analog synth based.
Do correct me if I am wrong (I find it a little difficult sometimes to properly describe the various sounds in noise and power electronics).
This album would definitely deserve a re-issue at some point, but seems like it is quite available still to this day.
Cloama "Death Certificate", 7" (Freak Animal)
As a follow up to the previous CD mentioned here, this is one good seven inch. I especially like the first track and its unplugged
approach. However, any more words from me are redundant. Get this one! It is perfect for the 7" format.
Romance "Live : Gateshead / Newcastle / Glasgow", 7" (Harbinger Sound)
I guess this is what is refered to as cut-up harsh noise? This is very good stuff, I would say a bit reminiscent of some Bizarre Uproar
material. Felt like it was very short in length, almost too short. It definitely left a taste for more.
Ennio Morricone "Sacco & Vanzetti (Original Soundtrack Recording)", LP (RCA Records)
Obviously not noise, but if one likes Morricone, this is essential. Interestingly, there are a few parts on here that has some
kind of experimental electronic approach. I would not go as far as to call the sounds "industrial", but perhaps proto-? Without
roots in the industrial music genre, it is maybe not legitimate to give it an industrial label, but nevertheless out of the ordinary
in this context. It was made in 1971.
I would be very curious to hear more unmusical electronic recordings from this period in time and earlier. If someone could
give me a few pointers it would be much appreciated.
Maska Genetik : strada lp ........EARGASM
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Maska Genetik : strada lp ........EARGASM
been waiting for more seems like forever will have to pick this one up immediately
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Quote from: P-K on May 18, 2011, 05:02:28 PM
Maska Genetik : strada lp ........EARGASM
been waiting for more seems like forever will have to pick this one up immediately
instant goosebumps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCk3L1tMcY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCk3L1tMcY)
Currently listening to Grunt - petturien rooli through my headphones at high volume. Great work and very different from what I have been listening to lately, the noise and artwork go so well together, dragging images of war into my mind.
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Quote from: RCB on May 18, 2011, 06:38:35 PM
Quote from: P-K on May 18, 2011, 05:02:28 PM
Maska Genetik : strada lp ........EARGASM
been waiting for more seems like forever will have to pick this one up immediately
instant goosebumps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCk3L1tMcY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCk3L1tMcY)
Wow, i need this.
FACTOR X "Directions" LP
Where did I get this? I guess bought from RRR while ago? There is funny thing about this, that since I heard 1994 Self Abuse compilation "Soundtrack for the end of the world", I was so blown out by Factor X on that CD, that I always bought what I could find, but even if liking it, it wasn't the same. Or as good. And just about every time, I remember that fuck, it was NATIVE X on that Self Abuse comp, not Factor X. And next time same thing happens again! And this has happened several times.
Who's Native X? I don't know. Did they do something as good as that comp track? I don't know, but at least they have the role of inspiring to get completely unrelated, but still good band releases by "accident".
So what is Factor X? Lets see:
QuoteReissue of old Factor X tape from the 80's. Top-class crude no-fi voice and tape yuck by this much underrated UK project. A genuinely strange record. Limited edition of 200 copies. Recommended for fans of Mlehst, Schimpfluch and tape collage noise.
"A great collaborator and all round cassette scene protagonist who provided Bandaged Hand with the Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock / Factor X / AMK "Helicoptor" remix, a Mlehst / Factor X collaboration cassette and various source material contributed by Factor X for Mlehst recordings... Once a great introduction to a slurry of weird location recordings, for someone who was integral to the scene, never really talked about these days." - Mlehst.
Was his interview in old issue of Work In Progress or such UK industrial magazines? I remember I was pretty inspired about his method of physical tape collages. I mean, cutting up regular C-cassettes and taping them back together from short slices and using that as master. Most definitely also this LP sounds unlike people would do in computer/sampler assembled collage sounds. Weird, crude and disfunctional and genuinely rough.
Re-issue is simple as fuck. The original tape J-card glued on white LP sleeve. Tape label stickers glued on LP stickers. Meaning kind of 1cm x 10cm slice. It's quite unusual to have totally unaltered tape artwork as LP.
IRM "Oedipus Dethroned" 2CD (Autarkeia)
Classy reissue of this great album, now as a double CD in nice glossy, black digibox. The bonus CD is a reissue of the CDr "An act of self-mutilation is an act of freedom". Even though I think IRM has become better and more interesting since they became a trio, there's no denying the greatness of this album. I hadn't heard the CDr before, so it's really nice to be able to get hold of those recordings.
Came to think of it since it was recently mentioned in the thread,
V/A "Soundtrack for the End of the World", CD (Self Abuse Records)
What has kept me for so long from listening to this? Don't know, but decided to give it a spin now.
Classic compilation featuring Con-Dom, Taint, Macronympha, The Haters, Aube and more.
I guess this is a pretty good introduction if one is not that familiar with all the acts participating.
The fourth track, "Ouns're Method (May 11:00 am)" by Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck has to be one of the
strangest songs. Shifting from whistle to uncontrolled screaming to folk melodies to dog barks to
frog's croaking in the background to obscure, disturbing vocals and more... The fuck? Vacillating from
occasional hilarity to complete insanity, that in the end leaves you kind of dumbstruck.
Allegory Chapel Ltd. "Trip", TAPE (Sound of Pig)
The first side of the tape is one single, long track. For a large part driven by a sparse bass loop with
lots of spacey sounds on top of it. Quite meditative in a sense, or ritualistic if you like. A pleasurable listen.
The second side has shorter tracks, more harsh and intense, and a greater use of samples. There is a heavy
focus on loops, especially on the final track, both in terms of samples and other sounds. I suppose that the title
is related to being under the influence of psychotropic agents and the sounds being a reflection of that.
Allegory Chapel Ltd. "Confirmation", TAPE (Sound of Pig)
This is a tape with much variation. Sometimes a lot heavier than "Trip", noisier with an industrial touch,
sometimes almost 1980's synthpop style in terms of rhythms. At times it's difficult to discern what is
sampled and what are original compositions, but it doesn't matter at all. In this case it has given several
tracks a cinematic feel, like for example the first track on side B. Originality and greatness are not necessarily
equivalents, but on "Confirmation" they definitely do coincide.
What other releases by Allegory Chapel Ltd. are recommended apart from these two tapes?
Corpuscle "Loam Drape", TAPE (New Forces)
Neat, short tape of harsh noise with frustrated, screaming vocals. Some calmer parts but mostly intense.
Allegory Chapel Ltd. recommendations:
When Angels Fall
Excursion into the Pit
*BT.HN / Sistrenatus CDR good stuff. Perhaps better than their albums?!
*BODY CARGO "wasted flesh / recycled" 7" good again! Better than stuff before or maybe it's that 7" allows repeated plays to really get into material?
*GEROGERIGEGEGE "sexual behavior in human male" 7". Finally got the vinyl version, and as far as I know, completes my Gero 7" collection to as complete as it will ever be. I don't expect to find Live in Tokyo Gay Center acetate (ltd 10) or Ai-Jin flexi (25 remains?). Now I regret strongly I didn't buy Showa LP from Osaka record store when I saw it for 70usd. It's not that good, but while being just couple steps away from complete, sometimes little collector mentality hits in.. hah.. This 7" is punk rock meets experimental sexual audio. No noise.
Steel Hook Prostheses - Light Reflected From A Cold Cutting Table (CD, Pain Compliance Productions): Heavier than Atrocitizer, think this is the best SHP stuff I've heard until now. Cool rythmic parts as well. Cold atmosphere. I also really like the design, well done. Recommended!
HEINZ HOPF / KAM HASSAH split 7"
The best harsh noise 7" of 2011?? Who knows? Still plenty of this year to go, and if I would be more self promoting bastard I could put WIESE / SICKNESS to line of compete from 1st position. Anyways, I'd dare to say, two positions of top-3 harsh noise 7"s could be already known.
Nicole 12 - Black Line
Obsessive, eerie, mind piercing; simply amazing album. Sometimes very few things going on, yet the atmosphere is thick as ever. Production is is a pleasure, I rarely comment on these matters, but here it is a real pleasure to ears. Each layer of sound is clear and 'sharp', adds so much to the atmosphere. Wrinkly Bliss is one of my new fav N12 tunes, keep playing it over and over again.
Dub Buk - Idu Na Vy!
War hymns for the summer. It is satisfying to find these bands, even though this might seem just another east european black metal band, but I beg to differ. Slave Ukrainji!
They were signed to Play it Again Sam at the time which could explain their leanings towards a more EBM sound. I think Pagan Tango is a fucking awful album. The album before that, Trust, is much better and sounds even more EBM. The album after PT, Musique Fantastique, I recall being good. We're into the early 90s by this point and I think they released one more album as Chris and Cosey called Skimble Skamble plus a remix album. From a once again distant memory both were decent. Then came the inexplicable name change and apart from seeing an extraordinarily dull concert in 2003 I've heard nothing from that period.
Xenophobic Ejaculation – Must Be Ready / Hang The Nigger (Assembly of Hatred, 2010) - "Must Be Ready" is apparently a cover song from the old Finnish RAC band Mistreat. There is some actual rhythm to be found in this cover song which is something we also heard XE do on the Goatmoon split, but this time around there are no drums but rather some bass guitar (? or synth) with the usual undilating feedback and strong vocal attacks. B-side is probably another cover song by the same band but I can't be sure (their song was titled "Hang the Scum"). This track consists of a clean mid-range tone and rasp screaming and pretty much stays this way for the entirety of the track until the very end when some effects carve into the vocals and the steady tone gets higher and eventually dies down.
Nicole 12 – First Dance Of The Spring (Freak Animal, 2011) - I am going to do a larger review of this on my blog so I don't want to get too into it here. At first I was thinking to myself "I wonder why he is making two separate releases instead of one longer one?". In terms of sound the 7'' seems like it would be appreciated more by people who's favorite Nicole 12 album is the Substitute LP, while Black Line has a sound that harkens back to the older material in Nicole 12's catalog. Whatever the reason may be you can definitely hear some differences.
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Born for Righteous Abuse and Temple of Self-Disgust tapes
First time I've listened to this project and I think it's good. After one listen each, I like the first tape more but I'll definitely be giving both of these repeated listens.
Sadistic Bliss - III tape
This kind of stuff does nothing for me.
Will Over Matter - Seven Impulses tape
I was somewhat distracted while listening to this, but I remember liking the weird vibes. Maybe a bit too long in parts, would like to see this project try some shorter track lengths on a 7" or something.
Male Compliments - s/t tape
Really good. Intense vocal attacks, really like the short reverb/delay used on them. This tape is gonna get played a LOT. Unfortunate that it comes in a fucking plastic bag. Goddamnit I hate that shit.
Neurosis - Sovereign lp reissue
Not their greatest material, but still good stuff from around the Times of Grace period. Glad to see that this band's backcatalog is slowly getting reissued on vinyl. Essential band for any fan of heavy music.
Arckanum - ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ lp
I know a lot of fans of the original trilogy would freak out at this statement, but I think this album might be his best work. Songs are crafted very well and the whole album just flows perfectly.
Few comments for messages above. I've seen couple of times mentioned N12 "Wrinkly Bliss": it's Wrinkly Bills ;)
STAB Electronics, I agree the first tape is better than 2nd. I think the best solution would have been to simply combine the very best of 2 tapes in one, and re-record and use the remaining ones later on somewhere. I think the original promo was one long piece, which was divided to be 2 tapes. It was good choice, but 1 tape with weaker material removed would have been better.
And now, the Alfarmania new pic 10", very nice! There no big surprises, though. One side to my ear sounds close to Con-Dom's "Holy Bible" 2nd track, with less up front vocals and some physical sounds thrown in. I like the eerie and distant sound of recordings, which has kind of feeling Anenzephalia have had in their live stuff. Nothing is "loud". Nothing is "in your face". It's not really distorted or fierce, but muddy, echoing, distant, gloomy industrial-noises and power electronics soundscapes. It's good follow-up in the catalogue. 20 minutes of playingtime already got several spins.
Dyslexia here I come
Decided to pop the first S.T.A.B. Electronics release in with all this talk surrounding it. Personally there isn't one track on either S.T.A.B. cassette that I dislike. I agree that the phased vocals in some of the tracks was a bit much like on the title track for Born For Righteous Abuse, I also agree that he should have just released on larger LP.
Funeral Mongoloids – New Wave Of Mongoloid Heavy Metal (Self Released, 2006) - This is the first FM release. The tracks on this one are more Noise oriented than on later cassettes/CD's, 80% of the tracks have such destroyed and effected sounds that it is hard to even tell if there is a Guitar present or if it just some loops, pedal work, whatever. Lots of cheesy samples opening each track or rather each set of tracks (72 tracks in total smashed into 10 longer pieces). A lot of pace changes too, most songs are mid-paced which is another difference when compared to FM's other material and Noisecore in general.
Funeral Mongoloids - Fuck is Best When God is Dead (Filth & Violence, 2010) - A clusterfuck of sounds forming 40 minutes of one-take, no edits Noisecore. Side A is a static mess of Noisecore with grumbling vocals and the usual Noisecore abrupt-tempo-change-with-a-drum-stick-count-down, waves of hissing cymbals and fast snare blasts, effects, goofy leads, etc. Side B isn't much different but the riffs are more discernible in some places. This is probably the best FM release (not a huge surprised considering the label) and the album which I would suggest a newcomer to start with.
Waste - Demo (S.H.I.T., 2010) - Noisecore from Canada's S.H.I.T. Sydney's Holiest Independent Tapes label. Murky tape noise and fast, augmented grinding Noisecore blasts effected to shit.
Controlled Bleeding - Core LP
Severed Heads - City Slab Horror LP
Shift - Morose (C30, Unrest Productions): first listen, will need more listens. Side A is quite calm, Side B is harsher. For now I prefer Side B.
Got this together with the Shift/Sick Seed LP on the Silken Tofu fest, but that LP needs more listens to say anything about it. SS side skips in the beginning though, seems like there's a small bend in the LP, can't even see it, but it's enough to make the needle skip unless I heighten the weight. Put it under a pile of LPs now, hope that'll help, but I'm not certain...
Genocide Organ - Under - Kontrakt (CD, Tesco Organisation): good stuff. I like how GO has both more extreme tracks and calmer ones, also like the vocals, which are less screamed than most PE, but sound kind of gruesome due to the effects used. GO also sounds cleaner than a lot of other PE, to me at least, which makes it sound rather cold. Should compare them more, but for now I like this album better than Leichenlinie. (Note: these are the only two GO releases I own, and have heard, up to now.)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 27, 2011, 05:40:43 PMthe Alfarmania new pic 10", very nice!
just gave it a spin, then 2, 3 times :-D very good stuff, from all Alfarmania i got & checked this is one of the best imho
Deutsch nepal 2x7".....some drunken songs (only1, others are rather nice imho), mixed with intrumental Staalplaat-DN-type work....nice .
Helm : to an end lp .....drone vs Sewer Election-like body sounds. cruel.....but very good!
Psyche : insomnia theatre VOD box......well, we all have a weakness :-D
BU - unsafe&insane LP
Is Deutsch Nepal still active? I don't think I have heard anything I liked but he was an interesting character to meet.
"Unsafe & Insane" is just an awesome record. Probably my favorite BU release.
Only think I've listened to is half of new Genocide Organ.
What counts as active? I think they play live and there has been releases - mostly re-issues, but in standards of industrial music, I think it isn't that long time since previous new album?
SHIFT / ANEMONE TUBE 7", listened this maybe 5 times ! One side heavy straight forward, another heavy with shifting layers. In a way, brutally simple, but also complexity to go beyond minimalism.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 29, 2011, 07:22:10 PM
What counts as active? I think they play live and there has been releases - mostly re-issues, but in standards of industrial music, I think it isn't that long time since previous new album?
About a week... ;)
http://www.autarkeia.org/main.php?lang=en&menu=label&ac=releases&id=1641 (http://www.autarkeia.org/main.php?lang=en&menu=label&ac=releases&id=1641)
GGFH : halloween cd .....sold it many years ago, got it back for cheap, now thinking "why the fuck did i sell it???", great sleazy lofi stuff
Quote from: P-K on May 30, 2011, 05:05:05 AM
GGFH : halloween cd .....sold it many years ago, got it back for cheap, now thinking "why the fuck did i sell it???", great sleazy lofi stuff
Love that album. I threw together a video for Fetal Infection a couple years ago with the help of a quick google image search and a webcam shot of a monkey skull replica.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcAhsbOqVz0
lr "exile"
alleypisser "addicts"
murder corporation "disturbance"
killer bug "steaming gash"
runes order "electronic winter landscape"
di6 - disc-riminate
The Rita - Retrospective
Sick Seed- Beasts among Men
Xenophobic Ejaculation/Sick Seed- Split
love all of these, and plan to buy more filth and violence records and tapes
Spacemen 3 - Sound Of Confusion cd
17 minute version of Rollercoaster that might rank as one the best recorded songs ever. One of the few tracks I can listen to endlessy without getting tired of. Drugged out rock bliss.
Taimour Abdulwahab cs
Gothenburg harshnoise. Was for sale at merchtable at the last night of Utmarken without any info. Shitty low dubbing that in some way suits this well. Sounds like a 8th generation dub of "insert any Incapacitants recording here" just buried under loads of tape mud and volume needs to cranked up high for best result. Nice stuff for what it is and I can always appreciate something that comes close to sound as it was buried in the ground in the mid 90's and now digged up, and I mean that literary. Thumbs up!
MANGLED CLIT - Purveyors Of Cruelty cs [Slaughter Productions]
American gutter/xxx power electronics from the 90's. Raw, funny and entertaining. The noise is beyond primitive and sounds like mangled tape going from first to last track. It's damaged. Lyrics are beyond. Mangled Clit would fit perfect for Industrial Recollections next to those Streicher reissues.
THE NEW SADISM - Urge To Kill cs [Strength Through Joy, Aquilifer Sodality]
Simple but effective feedback work from '83.
LR - Exile LP (Posh Isolation)
Absolutely gorgeous soloalbum from one half of Damien Dubrovnik. Clean and "numb" sounding electronics with a cold feeling, sound being somewhat reminiscent of the recent and also very good LR/Puce Mary collaboration LP. Nice textures and a mellow and sombre touch which i really appreciate. Occasional vocals. PI tapes can be hit or miss, but the vinylreleases is obviously where it really, really shines.
Implicit Ruin CDR
First demo of new Gothenburg project, released in late 2010 but i just revisited this again. Full throttle synthnoise, first i compared this to Keränens Bats in The Attic since i got them around the same time, and it's maybe not too far away in sound? Hectic, a bit all over the place, energic noise attack. The recording is too long to keep my interest going all the way, and much of it being improvised, some parts could have been cut down to give this a better flow i think. Still, for a first recording, this is impressive. Debutshow earlier this year was a bit different, and sounded more like power electronics.
Sickness / John Wiese – Amnesia
Pretty much some of the best HN I have heard in years. Super fast cutups. I am interested in the contribution of each artist? I am also surprised that this is the first 7" form sickness.
Doom - World of Shit
Doom - Monarchy Zoo
Doom - Rush Hour of the Gods
Doom - Back and Gone
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Defiler - V.III (CDr, self-released): Good Dark Ambient/Industrial stuff. Got quite some guest-work (one track made by each: Camisole and T.O.M.B.; and J.Stillings (Steel Hook Prosthesis) did some vocals and additional sounds), but it works. The overall dark atmosphere is kept very well and rather homogenous. J.Stillings vocals are of course very well recognizable, and where I think they wouldn't fit in with every other project, it goes with Defiler. Guess he was rather inspired by SHP overall. If you're into this kind of thing, definately worth checking out.
Defiler is an amazing project for sure!
agreed 100%. "V.III" is a great disc, and i'm very much looking forward to the MURDEROUS VISION/DEFILER 7"...
Anyone know how to track this guy down for an interview?He seems pretty hard to get a hold of,Iam pretty new here and I dont have a Facebook account but I was fortunate to track down his V.III cd and would like to interview him for a mag I am working on.Any help would be great!
Quote from: sportfan on June 06, 2011, 02:53:09 AM
Sickness / John Wiese – Amnesia
Pretty much some of the best HN I have heard in years. Super fast cutups. I am interested in the contribution of each artist? I am also surprised that this is the first 7" form sickness.
I recall it was collaboration made in-person sessions. Not mail..
It is a great 7". Of course, when both artists are into sharp and clear, often with digital in-you-face sound, CD single would be perhaps doing the most justice for the aimed perfection of the sound.
But concerning length and style, 45rpm 7" to me sounds great. And most of all, very healthy in times of muddy and clumsy noise releases.
Of course some prefer HIV infected rusty mora, but it's good for a change to get total stab in the face with sharp & clean surgical instrument.
Underground Sweden Tape (Harsh Head Rituals)
Nice one, still hits all the way home. One track each from Ochu, Sewer Election, Treriksröset and Regim. It's really hard to pick a winner here. Reissue this on vinyl.
White Nights 4xTape (Private Edition)
Another great Swedish documentation i haven't listened to in a long time. Favorite sides? Vårtgård and Treriksröset.
Family Underground - Un tratto di malinconia / CD / Turgid Animal / 2011
Just got this, If recent offerings from this long running CPH outfit (this being their ninth studio album) has showed a leaning towards a more industrialized sound. This could be said to be the band's first proper Industrial record. The drone pieces of the past are still present but in a more controlled and subtle way, adding even further to the psychedelic experience, and tying together 5 harsh industrial tracks. At times this will remind you of Whitehouse, Godflesh and more than anything else TG, complete with screamed desperate vocals and harsh oscillating synths. The disc flows extremely well and this together with the unorthodox artwork invokes an almost soundtrack like atmosphere . I urge everybody into oldschool industrial not to let the bands background trick you into not giving this album the attention it deserves. I'm extremely proud to be featured briefly on this release, and assure you that I'm being as objective as possible when I say that I can't recommend this enough
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 06, 2011, 04:59:40 AM
Doom - World of Shit
Doom - Monarchy Zoo
Doom - Rush Hour of the Gods
Doom - Back and Gone
Did you catch them at MDF? They played a great set.
Prurient - Many Jewels Surround the Crown (Hospital, 2011) - This is pretty boring synth-pop disguised by Harsh Noise. The B-side is just as hollow and devoid of anything good.
+ some Macronympha live video sets.
MKRL - I tape
Very good tape, talented analog "ambient"/experimental music.
It is such an good tape that I find it pretty surprising that no one has mentioned this tape yet on this forum.
Seems like it's sold out from the label already, too bad for those who don't have it.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 06, 2011, 05:04:29 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 06, 2011, 04:59:40 AM
Doom - World of Shit
Doom - Monarchy Zoo
Doom - Rush Hour of the Gods
Doom - Back and Gone
Did you catch them at MDF? They played a great set.
I did not. Someone described them as "HEAVY" in one of their recent shows, and that was all the trigger I needed to go back and listen to the least familiar albums and Rush Hour (since it is a favorite).
Quote from: NIKOZ on June 06, 2011, 06:57:17 PM
MKRL - I tape
Very good tape, talented analog "ambient"/experimental music.
It is such an good tape that I find it pretty surprising that no one has mentioned this tape yet on this forum.
Seems like it's sold out from the label already, too bad for those who don't have it.
I remember I did review/playlist comments of it, AND that I also forwarded to artist the link about it, but can't find it. Not by search nor manually going through my message history. So I wonder where it was posted...
Good tape, and perhaps also when people check out members behind it, could be interest for those into sludge etc to see what they guys can do.
Quote from: NIKOZ on June 06, 2011, 06:57:17 PM
MKRL - I tape
Very good tape, talented analog "ambient"/experimental music.
It is such an good tape that I find it pretty surprising that no one has mentioned this tape yet on this forum.
Seems like it's sold out from the label already, too bad for those who don't have it.
self-explanatory, isn't it? how small of a pressing was it? these micro-pressings, if it was one, don't encourage discussion for obvious reasons.
White - Tears Of Piss, CS
Werewolf Jerusalem - The Last To Know, CS
Keränen - Moon Over Torrelorca, CD
Caucasian Colony - Stars Of Africa, CS
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 06, 2011, 09:47:45 PM
Quote from: NIKOZ on June 06, 2011, 06:57:17 PM
MKRL - I tape
Very good tape, talented analog "ambient"/experimental music.
It is such an good tape that I find it pretty surprising that no one has mentioned this tape yet on this forum.
Seems like it's sold out from the label already, too bad for those who don't have it.
self-explanatory, isn't it? how small of a pressing was it? these micro-pressings, if it was one, don't encourage discussion for obvious reasons.
100 copies pro-tapes, nice artwork and special packaging. I don't think it's particularly "micro" edition. Anyone who wants to hear it, I recall R.L. = Ryan of Unearthly Trance, has whole thing uploaded in bandcamp of something?
Arv & Miljö "Stenbergapyromanen", TAPE (Posh Isolation)
Second tape from this Swedish act. Concise and to the point tracks that never keep on dragging and I think that is
a major strength here. What we are being served is straight harsh noise with feedback, junk and other electronics.
The vibe is primitive and I appreciate that. It struck me, were voice used to create noise on the third track? Sounded more
"organic" than something generated by an electronic device. Also, the "melody" on the fourth track reminds me of something,
but I cannot seem to place it. Looking forward to hearing more.
Shift / Sick Seed "split", LP (Freak Animal)
Shift delivers utmost crackling destruction, heavy to the core. Later the track moves into a more atmospheric, but equally
oppressive, atmosphere. Sick Seed continues the other side with material that indeed fits that of Shift's contribution.
A nauseating aura all over, survival of the fittest in an inherently sick world... Seems also to partly be a take on
"The Most Dangerous Game"? The cover art, in junction with the lyrics to Shift's "Everything you are will be destroyed",
made a nice parallel in my head to the final parts of the film "Melancholia", or perhaps the ultimate fate of Earth and the Sun,
the advent of an almost inconceivable demise. This is one hell of a split for sure.
MILITIA "power propaganda production" CD
Good! It has basically all the elements of Militia. It has the powerful and complex metal percussions, it has the simple loop patterns of melodies as well as rhythms. It has ethnic elements. It re-visits some of the classic Militia tracks in form of sampling sounds of them.
It is good, yet also one can always complain about certain synthetic qualities of clearly being recorded and edited with computer technology. The lack of warm overdrive and saturation what made the early masterpieces such amazing. Still quality and style something nobody does.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 07, 2011, 09:12:39 PM
...yet also one can always complain about certain synthetic qualities of clearly being recorded and edited with computer technology...
I think it was on facebook that Frank said he was using a SP-555 instead of hand made tape loops on a reel to reel. It's too bad that many older bands are turning to the "easier" computer/gear route, but who can blame them. new gear means fresh new ideas.
whitehouse - mummy and daddy
Boris : Attention Please.
Bereft : Your Messiah will Fail.
Exsanguinate : The Black Acts.
STROM.ec : Laboratorio Suomi.
Megaptera : You Will Never Survive This Nightmare.
-COLUMN OF HEAVEN- demo- tape- crushing power violence intertwined with harsh noise aesthetic. former members of The Endless Blockade.
-VOQKRRE- malevolence- tape- total lo-fi tortured black metal straight from the deepest french forests.
-WHITE WOLVES KOMMANDO- dark ages return- tape- ugly as shit black metal. great over the top vocals on this one.
-"STIFF DISCIPLINE" 4 way split 2xtape w/ BLACK LEATHER JESUS, ASCITIES, SLAUGHTER FETUS, SKONHET. harsh ear drum killer. released for the tour which i just saw.
-DEPARTURE CHANDELIER- demo- tape- another french piece of black metal bleakness. amazing LP on the way from Hospital Productions.
Got that Column of Heaven cassette in a trade and absolutely loved certain parts in it (especially the ending, i.e. everything after that "god of bloodlust" speech) and hated other parts. 50/50 tape for me.
Kakerlak - Crawling to Objectify (True Force/Pain Electronics, 2011) - Newest TF/PE assault from HN project Kakerlak. Awesome cassette, wish it was longer. Great pure junk abuse intro followed by layered walls of heavy crunch, buried basement metal scraping and even some vocals sporadically placed.
THE RITA "thousands of dead gods"
MERZBOW "pulse demon"
new NICOLE 12 lp and 7''
RASPBERRY BULBS "nature tries again"
THE HATERS "drunk on decay"
GOATMOON "death before dishonor"
SATANIC WARMASTER "nachzehrer"
OL' DIRTY BASTARD "nigga please"
MEMMY POSSE "kahva kahvasta"
KERÄNEN "moon over torrelorca"
(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/30d55ead8587cf41639f5d3ebe6c5489/2003246.jpg)
one of the best projects ever
Quote from: P-K on June 10, 2011, 10:55:43 PM
(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/30d55ead8587cf41639f5d3ebe6c5489/2003246.jpg)
one of the best projects ever
His list was a pretty large list of different projects...
to be honest i only have Stigma (great tape, 2 cd's, 7"....an a smashing live performance on the first Daft Fest)and No Emty Room (ok but more basic darkambient & lots of movie-samples).....any other recommendations?
Who are you addressing?
you :-)
That's what I figured but I wanted to make sure. We talking about Kakerlak? If so, personally the only material I have collected over the years is the split with Macronympha, Unsafe Vitality and now this new TF/PE release. I've never had a huge interest in this artist, and I honestly don't know why. I didn't like Unsafe Vitality at all it was almost purely Walls being adjusted here-and-there. The Macronympha split was good, though it had great dynamics and a strong atmosphere on Kakerlak's side. But I have to say, with this new one everything has been stepped up ten-fold. It's an amazing cassette. So I guess I could only suggest that split with Macro and this new tape on TF/PE which blew my mind.
lol, i posted pic but it's gone, sorry : mix-up :-D
Happens to the best of us.
Shift/Sick Seed split LP (Freak Animal): Despite the technical problem with my copy, it's definately an interesting release. Shift has a good balance between heavier and more atmospheric parts. Very crackling sound, not exactly comparable to any other noise/pe distorted stuff I've heard already. Sick Seed: caveman electronics is a good description, although the part with the sample about the human population is very atmospheric in fact. I liked the The Great Corruptor LP, but it seems to me this project is getting better.
Now with comments.
Several weeks back I drained my local second hand record shop dry of all their vinyl goodness. To get to Snu-Peas, you have to wade through the festering shithole that is Boscombe - full of street drinkers, angry Big Issue salesmen and toothless skanks who I fortunately could not hear when approached due to wearing headphones.
Bauhaus • The Singles 1981-1983 • 12"
I love goth rock and post-punk. The way it is produced; the emphasis on the toms, the reverb, the eerie overtones, the overloaded guitars, the simple riffs.... all classic ingredients that worked for many bands of that era. The record comes in a smart and simple gold embossed on black sleeve. It is only 6 tracks, but you have to remember this was only compiled over three years. It does not compile anything from In The Flat Field or associated singles before and after it, which have some of their ultimate anthems. Why you would start a singles collection past this period of time is beyond me. However, it contains some mandatory classics that the band is renowned for. A good start for the curious, but in terms of quantity I would suggest seeking the Crackle compilation instead. I was never into the Bowie cover, but that is just me.
Bauhaus • Burning From The Inside • LP
Great title and innovative packaging - a smart black window sleeve for the insert within and picture sleeve image of the lyrics scrawled onto paper and postcards. An exquisite package for the real fan - get this on vinyl. It begins where the Singles compilation left off with alltime favourite She's In Parties, this time the full uncut album version. The sound quality seems infinitely better and crisp than the compilation for some reason. The album is bizarre in nature ("those indians wank on his bones / on his bones those indians wank") and ridiculously catchy. Despite some of the sing-songy tracks it is still a dynamic cut of goth that switches between total madness to calmer pieces incorporating piano, guitars, saxophone, synthesizers, etc. The B-side picks things back up with guitars blasting waves of distortion on Honeymoon Croon and the downtuned despair of the album's title track. BFTI is not as dark or heavy as the albums prior to this... but there is only one Bauhaus. This is one that will grow on me.
Siouxsie And The Banshees • Dear Prudence • 12"
I have never really cared for The Beatles and I probably never will. But I do care for the queen of goth. This is a nice cover though, but not really worthy of a standout single? The 12" version of this has an additional track on the B-side when compared to the 7", but this also means a gap on the A-side where a track could be. The original B-side tracks are decent too, showing the band's experimental unhinged side. Tenebrous goth.
Napalm Death / Coalesce • In Tongues We Speak. • 7"
The oddball of the vinyl haul. It is pretty good. Napalm Death's sound is what lurks between classic albums like Scum and the death metal material they are doing now. Their tracks are of course heavy and fast with crunchy riffs and pounding breakdowns. They still have the maniacal high pitched screams, thank fuck! Coalesce seem to be just-another-hardcore-band but these tracks are decent, especially when you consider the sea of crap hardcore bands out there. When pitted against the Napalm Death tracks though, they get crushed.
Con-Dom- Colour of a Man's Skin
LR/Pisswhip split tape
Ashley Choke-Drastic Cull
Bizarre Uproar-Private Live 1.1.2011 Helsinki
Today:
NEGATIVLAND - Helter Stupid
7 MINUTES OF NAUSEA - The Noise of the rose
WOODS OF INFINITY - Hamptjarn
Quote from: Tommuel on June 14, 2011, 05:28:12 AM
Napalm Death / Coalesce • In Tongues We Speak. • 7"
Listened CD version of this other day. Was 2nd hand item in my shop. I was far from impressed. I basically have not really gotten into Napalm Death after 2nd LP. It seems too "normal". Too safe in every way.
playlist includes:
Apostles "Hymn To Pan" LP. Their 8th vinyl album, damn! It's not as good as some of early. This has also some experimental instrumental tracks, but mostly the demented anarcho-punk-folk-rock what they were known of. 4-track recorder, busy melodies, charming out-of-tune singing with always so brilliant english accent.
Empire Falls - 7"s and some CD's. USA hatecore. This band has just about zillion of releases, varies between punkrock, fast hardcore and metallic muscle hardcore. Pissed-off angry lyrics. They play also plenty of covers, from Misfits to Negative Approach, to AC/DC to Skrewdriver, to Antiseen and GG Allin and so on. At best, it's killer. At worst, still listenable. On Antiseen split 7" they actually beat the Antiseen side. Metalheads may get interested by listening "Crushing Rainbows" comp CD track "why has hardcore turned gay".
Boy Dirt Car "Familia" LP
BDC is doing what they do well. "resurrection" CD with long ambient jams was not really that interesting, but this is like old approach of band just updated into modern technology. It's still harshly made, crude and free of technical highlights, yet you clearly sense it ain't early 80's, but much much later.
Mz.412 "Infernal Affairs" CD
If I would have to point out what exactly I find lame in "black industrial", it might be this. In some ways, occasional good moments try to give impression it has good thing to offer, but in reality this looooooooooooong album is such a computer generated digitalia, no amount of cinematic horrorscapes can insert "infernal" atmosphere.
Militia -new CD...
did I comment this? Anyways, more listening, it's good album!
Beherit demo tapes vs. "At Devils Studio 1990"
Listened the early demos and 7" material, as well as 1992 promo, just to be able to say whether the new LP/CD/tape of unreleased 1990 album is good or not. And conclusion was that yeah, it's nice, but 26 minutes with couple instrumental rehearsals included, I wouldn't necessary loudly advertise it has "real debut album". Sound wise it unfortunately is behind both, the demos that made the core of "Oath of black blood" and far away of supremacy of Lord Diabolus recordings in 1991 which includes 2 of the same tracks of this unreleased album. For fanatics, obviously a must if you want once again hear the songs...
Autopsy "Torn From the grave" comp
Not really perfect compilation, but still gives indication unlike just about everybody else in death metal scene, Autopsy never became shit. Lets see what happens with the new album...
STROM.ec/Irikarah - Arma Christi split LP
Anenzephalia - Noehaem LP
Genocide Organ - Remember 3LP
Oorchach/Pogrom split tape
Ashley C - Timeless Reality CD (Freak Animal)
It's been awfuly quiet about this one for some reason, which is a shame since it's a very good one that really deserves more attention. Wasn't heavily into earlier Ashley C outputs, but this is a huge step up. Tender and at the same time gross junk mayhem, somewhat stripped down in it's approach but with enough stuff happening all the time.
Lust For Youth - Solar Flare LP (Avant!)
Finally an full LFY album after several tape releases during the last few years. Avant compared this to Cabaret Voltaire, Absolute Body Control and New Order and i guess that's not totally wrong here. The tape mess and overall weird sound quickly destroys the "cold wave" tag, this is too messy and noisy for the minimalism och coldness of that genre. Still kind of poppy, direct songs with in some cases a very strong hit sensibility... A few tracks here i could live without, but overall it's a nice debut album which comes highly recommended. Blows that Contrepoison 12" Avant released at the same time completely out of the water.
Quote from: Matthias on June 15, 2011, 10:39:53 AM
Ashley C - Timeless Reality CD (Freak Animal)
It's been awfuly quiet about this one for some reason
My guess is that people that generally buys Posh Isolation-related music thinks CDs are gay.
Haha. guess you're right. That said I haven't been actively involved in Posh Isolation for almost two years now. Still a fantastic label I must add. Soon my own little cassette label will see the light of day. First tape will be a release under my own name Klaus H. Hansen
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on June 15, 2011, 10:45:36 AMMy guess is that people that generally buys Posh Isolation-related music thinks CDs are gay.
Hah, they are! Made for rotting on a shelf.
Doesn't take away from the fact that Klaus managed to do a really good, coherent album. Great for spinning in the background and great for listening too.
Oh yeah and been listening a lot to
François Bayle - Jeîta Ou Murmure Des Eaux - a fantastic electro-acoustic album.
Skinmask - Reinstallment of Harmony (3"CDr, R.O.N.F. Records): Nice first release for this project. Some parts remind me a bit of Halthan and Grey Wolves. Vocals are rather buried in the mix, which I think fits very well in the whole sound. Cool artwork as well, kind of classic 'artwar' stuff like for example Grey Wolves used to have. Nothing earth shattering special, but I'll most probably keep an eye on future releases.
Today:
HAUS ARAFNA - New York Rhapsody
SHINING - VII - Född Förlorare (boring...........)
YOGA - Megafauna
DIAMANDA GALAS - Malediction & Prayer
How is the new Haus Arafna?
imho it follows the You/Butterfly road but a bit harsher (but NOT like Blüt), more weird vocals effects, clanging metal, .......pure genious.
RJF cd on Segerhuva.....excellent oldschool industrial TG/SPK/Cab's, crude & twisted
NON sick tour cd......found my copy back after years of collecting dust, forgot how good this is, pure loopwork
Quote from: P-K on June 16, 2011, 06:51:33 PM
RJF cd on Segerhuva.....excellent oldschool industrial TG/SPK/Cab's, crude & twisted
Is this still available anywhere?
Quote from: Brad on June 16, 2011, 08:46:31 PM
Quote from: P-K on June 16, 2011, 06:51:33 PM
RJF cd on Segerhuva.....excellent oldschool industrial TG/SPK/Cab's, crude & twisted
Is this still available anywhere?
Direct from the label, good stuff! http://www.segerhuva.se/mailorder.html
Brandkommando - Changes (C60, Nil By Mouth): A side is rather laid back, calm electronics, nothing really extreme. I actually like this, interesting to hear how this works, while actually using the same elements like most of the more aggressive stuff. B side is harsher, some good vocals. One track with kind of overwhelming feed back work, which works in itself but seems to stand a bit apart from the other stuff. Third track on the B side seemed a bit boring though. Overall not bad, but I wasn't fully convinced. Might have to give it some more spins though.
Quote from: P-K on June 16, 2011, 06:51:33 PM
imho it follows the You/Butterfly road but a bit harsher (but NOT like Blüt), more weird vocals effects, clanging metal, .......pure genious.
Exactly. One of the best albuns I have heard so far on 2011.
Libertinage - Quick Cum (Biteworks, 2007)
Haven't popped this in in ages. Domineering, piercing feedback while caked in static crunch intensifying itself, sometimes cutting off and leaving you with more lonely, undefiled feedback. Vocals seem to be there but very buried and happen during a couple of random moments and comes in small doses. Expect Taint more than Mania.
Clo Goelach – Forced To Choke (Klaustrosignal, 2009)
Clo Goelach's best material is to be found here. The title track, "Forced to Choke" and the quick stammering of "Failling Indigo/Sticky Hole" are my favorite Clo Goelach tracks and they can be heard on this album or on the collected work titled Baltic Filth released last year and also contaings his Streetwhore material which isn't too great. What you can expect from Clo Goelach doesn't share many characteristics with his newest project Body Cargo, with the exception of the dragging and sluggish heaviness. Clo is far more violent and direct with the pummeling of his fans. Tracks are mainly based on swelling walls and brazenly direct vocals and some underlying droning static. Other artist with this sound who immediately pop into my head is latter era Deathpile, Slogun and maybe some Organized Resistance/Brethren material.
alchemy of the 21th century - beauty of... cd
women in the woods - distant 2xcs
ke/hil - hellstation lp
caucasian colony - stars of africa cs
prurient - bermuda drain cs
Nicole12- black line LP; loving it!
Shift/SickSeed- split LP; Shift is great, best I've heard from him. Haven't flipped it yet.
Paul Chain- detaching from satan 12"
Negative Plane- stain glass revelations (or is it reflections?) 2LP
Whitehouse - New Britain (Susan Lawly CD re-release, 1982/1996) - I'm sure I don't need to give this a thorough one since we all have it. To me it is a perfectly cold and provoking Power Electronics album. Tight mixtures of feedback, mid range droning static and crunchy low-end with Whitehouse's signature processed vocal style (well, at least it was a "signature" up until around GWD). Favorite tracks for me are "Viking Section" because of the strong feedback and thin hiss, "Roman Strength" which I think exhibits one of Whitehouse's best vocal approaches, and you can't help but love the Hitler opener. And "Ravensbruck", a track that kind of sticks out on this album because of the barely audible pulsations buried in there along with its short bursts of bass moments which, like everything else here, gets stabbed into by sharp feedback leading way to stuttering vocals.
Mauthausen Orchestra – Host Sodomy (Aqulifer Sodality, 1986) - Not an absolute favorite of mine from MO which is my favorite P.E./Industrial artist from the old-school, just for the record. However, this piece of work does rank very high up there in both the MO catalog and the Power Electronics oeuvre. This tape also marks the ending of the greatest time period in which the greatest Industrial artist made his greatest work. Host Sodomy covers a good amount of ground and drags the listener around with building and toppling towers of noise. The typical MO synthesizer exploration is still here but with added power. Loops became a seemingly important piece of sound to Manthausen Orchestra just a few years before this cassette, and Zoppo knows how to work with them to great effect. Although I've heard that some of these older cassettes may have stolen from other artists? I know that later material put out by M.O. used other Noise artist work at times but I would love some clarification as to some of the material on these older cassettes.
Bizarre Uproar - Lily the Flesh (Filth & Violence, 2010) - Another one everyone has probably heard by now so no use to really go into it much so I'll just say a few things. I know a lot of people say this reminds them of Clinic of Torture. While there are some instances where this seems to be the case I am reminded more of material that Taint recorded early in his career on cassettes such as Prey and Piece-Meal Dissection. A very creative use of sampling combined with compressed and cloudy Industrial racket. BU's cassette is a bit more droning and hazy than the Taint tapes but if you listen to them back to back it is hard not to hear the comparison.
Body Cargo – Flesh Waste / Recycling (Autarkeia Vinyl, 2011) - I've been a fan of Body Cargo since the beginning and it seems as though each release, even if it was recorded at an earlier date, makes complete sense in the sequence in which it is released. Everything that makes BC an original product, a threat, is here but with a greater emphasis on subdued aggression. I was so pissed that the new needle I got for my record player seems to be fucking up my records because now I have to wait to hear this again and to hear any of the 10'' which I'm extremely excited to hear. Both should be reviewed soon on the blog.
Surgeon : breaking the frame cd......outstanding ice-cold techno/pure electronics, love it!
AARON DILLOWAY - LIP SYNCING TO VERME
Absolute constant rotation the last couple of day. Truly a great record. One of the most disturbing and uneasy listening experiences lately. And for sure one of Dilloways best. Last track which is ultra dirty subtle synth loops is a perfect way to end the record. Can anyone point me in direction of more Dilloway(or other artists) in this vein
GISM - DETESATION
Needed a proper wake up punch in the face, to be able to drag myself to the KWON this morning. And what better way than with GISM's bizarre masterpiece, first songs on side A and B respectively might be two of the greatest punk anthems ever. Endless Blockade For the Pussyfooter! DIS! DIS! DISTROY!
Quote from: P-K on June 26, 2011, 01:33:08 AM
Surgeon : breaking the frame cd......outstanding ice-cold techno/pure electronics, love it!
^Really want to hear that one...his last proper album (force and form) is a huge favorite of mine.
Recent Playlist:
Bad Brains: rock for light (orig. mix)
Merzbow: flesh metal orgasm
Crawl Unit: C.U./P.C./C.U./H.H.
Monster Magnet: spine of god
Alliance: resonant agitate
Paintbox: earth ball sports tournament
David Kristian: synaethesia
Mutton Birds: envy of angels
HENNING CHRISTIANSEN - Symphony Natura Lp
Animals, bowls and electronics blended together to a amazing piece of sound collage. Recommended.
Just got the new Gerechtigkeits Liga lp in the mail today. Excellent from start to finish. Better than their old material even. Just wish the cover wasn't so minimal.
This past weekend was all vinyl all day.
Third Door From The Left - Face The Firing Squad VOD lp
Meh, it's ok. The TG comparisons are especially evident on the b-side.
Sigillum S - Organic Skyscrapers & Occult Wastelands 10"
Enjoyable if a little forgettable. Not one of my favorites from them. Enjoy more shock horror soundtrack stuff.
Sat Stoicizmo - Jacati Tijelo Sportom sslp
Absolutely love this record. One of the best 20 mins of music ever.
NWW - TPM 2xlp 2001 rerelease
Aside from being warped to hell when i bought it this plays perfectly as a followup to the Sat Stoicizmo. Another 20 mins of frantic drumming and cutup.
Mynox Layh - Intra In Caelum lp
Another one of my favorites. The best CMI band ever that was never on CMI.
Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth
Body Cargo - Logistics Of Religion
Operation Cleansweep - Powerhungry
Melvins - Lysol
Slaughter-Fetus - Exterminate All Life
Morbid Behavior - Forever
Nailbomb - Point Blank
I've currently been getting a lot of spins out of-
Xanopticon – Liminal Space
Conrad Schnitzler – Ballet Statique
Richard Pinhas - Metal/Crystal
The Klinik - Sabotage
XX Committee - Network
Konstruktivits – Black December
Konstruktivits – A Dissembly
Circle - Forest
Chrome - Third From The Sun
lussuria - ghost entanglement lp
Tapes during the kitchen-renovation:
Maniac Cop "Stalks the living to feed on the dead" (Hatband) - laidback and slow moving outstretched sounds.
Mania "Miserable disposition" (HHR) - good, but i'm pretty tired of this style of noise. favorite mania still is last track on ultra-negative.
Laxative Souls "Twist and decease" (LXSS) - too long tracks, has not really stood the test of time for me.
Lashtal "Thoum aesh neith" (Nekrophile) - from impressive to embarrasing.
Dieter Müh / Balinese Beast "You are playin' like a fuckin' pub band 4" (The 7.17 From West...) - appearently done for the int'l record store day. good loops and dark dronescape from DM and rubbish from BB.
I don't even remember what "Miserable Disposition" sounds like. It's mostly feedback/junkmetal, right? First tape, of a 'series'. I do remember not having a clue on what to do for artwork hence the half-ass collage. Things finally clicked...
Recent Listens:
BONGRIPPER "Satan Worshipping Doom"
ANATEUS "blood libels" LP
WITCHRIST LP
test presses
Quote from: P-K on June 26, 2011, 01:33:08 AM
Surgeon : breaking the frame cd......outstanding ice-cold techno/pure electronics, love it!
Is this the new album that just came out? I haven't listened to Surgeon in a long while. I'm gonna have to dig out those records...
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 29, 2011, 10:38:41 PM
Quote from: P-K on June 26, 2011, 01:33:08 AM
Surgeon : breaking the frame cd......outstanding ice-cold techno/pure electronics, love it!
Is this the new album that just came out? I haven't listened to Surgeon in a long while. I'm gonna have to dig out those records...
imho, it's awesome http://youtu.be/sdB6EcmNy7s (http://youtu.be/sdB6EcmNy7s)
Quote from: Tenebracid on June 29, 2011, 02:15:25 PM
lussuria - ghost entanglement lp
How is it? I recall some old tape with the "standard" noise and keyboard "melodies" and didn't like it much, but I assume there is progress?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 30, 2011, 08:53:30 AM
Quote from: Tenebracid on June 29, 2011, 02:15:25 PM
lussuria - ghost entanglement lp
How is it? I recall some old tape with the "standard" noise and keyboard "melodies" and didn't like it much, but I assume there is progress?
yes this lp is more complex and varied than his other releases, having different cuts in each side instead of one long drone track and featuring even spoken vocals at parts, some left field recordings specially water and crying baby?, buried melodies... some parts reminds me a bit of the softer side of m.b. - still sounds like Lussuria but you can tell he put more effort in this than the tapes.
Thierry Müller – Rare & Unreleased 1974-1984 CD
Sky Burial- 'Dream Decimator' Cassette
PHBTK – Verfall / Melachoir Double Cassette
Maurizio Bianchi - Computers S.P.A./Com.SA 2CD
Thomas Koner - 'Nunatak/Teimo/Permafrost/' 3CD box of early albums - Highly recommended and essential listening IMHO
That Koner boxset is fantastic and a great way to get your hands on his early albums at a good price. I think I paid around $45 for a copy of Permafrost by itself a few years back. I wish they'd reissue some of his other stuff. Aubrite is very difficult to find at a decent price, for example.
Past couple days:
Wolfpack: lycanthro punk
Valvontakomissio: systeemi
Mellakka: discog tape
Merzbow: variations for electric fan
Ligeti : Ligeti Project CD 1
Glide: disappear here
Go Betweens: liberty belle
M.B. : armagehdon
Concrete Isolation Box - Iesus Homo (CDr): Third release from CIB. This time with more shorter tracks, but again some good raw power electronics. Last track has some (bas)guitar in the background it seems, which gives it a nice extra variation. Seems the project is little known, but I think it deserves some more recognition.
Kanibal Hymn - Brompton Cemetary (3"CDr, Cthulhic Dawn Productions): got this in a trade together with the CIB release. Two tracks, 12 minutes. Kind of ritual/ambient stuff. The first track sounds a bit like ritual/ambient - power electronics mixture, the second track is more dark ambient. First release I heard from Kanibal Hym, but I might want to check out some more, 'cause this is pretty good.
Apart from that, some other stuff like Fields of the Nephilim - Dawnrazor (great!) and Sophia - Herbstwerk (also great! don't know too much about this kind of neo-classical/martial stuff, but I can't imagine it can get much better than this, haha).
Toukaseibunshi - Meta-Inorganicmatter Meta-Newlon on PSF Records
Impressive album of good variation, all maintaining a consistent high quality. "Glace 2" is a full-on power-electronics assault with an 80's cassette feel. "Enthsiate" is a strong industrial, quasi-percussion piece. "Glace" is a long minimalist track of solid caliber with massive metallic noise swells. This album might be too varied for some, but it delivers throughout the listen. I'm impressed, and I know I'll come back to it more than a few times.
Quote from: Ashmonger on July 03, 2011, 09:41:17 PMFields of the Nephilim - Dawnrazor (great!)
hell yeah, dusty western-goth. awesome.
Quote from: P-K on July 05, 2011, 12:03:31 PMQuote from: Ashmonger on July 03, 2011, 09:41:17 PMFields of the Nephilim - Dawnrazor (great!)
hell yeah, dusty western-goth. awesome.
Too bad I can't go to the Shadowplay festival, would be cool to see them again (plus some of the other bands). Saw them on the Gothic Festival in 2008, which was good, despite the short playing time.
Aube: flush
Haters: in the shade of fire
K2: metal dysplasia
Forward: just go
Ligeti: ligeti project disc 3
Quote from: cvac on July 06, 2011, 03:38:09 PM
Ligeti : Ligeti Project CD 1
Ligeti: ligeti project disc 3
"The Ligeti Project" is a very nice little box. Haven't listened through it all yet, but the compositions on the second disc fascinated me a lot. Especially "Lonanto", "Atmosphères" and "Apparitions". A suggested listen to anyone into the more dissonant sides of 20th century classical music.
Altar Of Flies/Darksmith 7" (Hästen & Korset)
Darksmith.. very minimalistic, just one fairly quiet loop in the background and some occasional glitchy sounds coming in and a sparse use of what i guess is field recordings (something that sounds like a car alarm going on for an example). Quite decent, though the short 7" format is not the ideal for this music. AOF continues with what he does best, a bit more dynamic than usual perhaps with a nice use of metal junk at the second part. Great track.
ICE T - HOME INVASION
First album I ever got, almost twenty ears ago. Still on occasional rotation. Black Man's Power Electronics. So fucking rude and aggressive
Joy Division • Closer • 2xCD
The band renowned for the tragic loss of their enigmatic and mysterious frontman. This, their second and final studio album (give or take compilations, etc) sees them at quite possibly their most miserable. The genius, personal and often all too true lyrics mixed with the pounding simplicity of the instruments is timeless. After their success of Unknown Pleasures, the band were able to experiment with new equipment (including more of an emphasis on synthesizers than previous efforts) and recording techniques, expanding their musical palette.
Closer is a masterpiece. One that grows on you. Simply powerful and emotional music. It may not hit home as hard or be as full on as their debut, but its subtle approach marks a clear line between the two records, and yet all the same connections and similarities can be recognised – for example a nice mix of slower tracks (Decades – without a doubt one of their most melancholy efforts) to more upbeat ones (A Means To An End) and of course all of the traits that made Joy Division who they were. If a band sounds at least slightly different on every record they create, progressing as they go, then they are doing something right. What makes Joy Division so great? The pure honesty? The unique doom laden guitar tones and hard drums? The sincerity? The groundbreaking negativity and hurt within the music? The listener can decide. Despite how seething and gloomy Joy Division were, there is always a ray of beauty to be found within their music if you search for it.
Alongside Unknown Pleasures and Still, this album is treated to a full remaster in a double digipak with a booklet containing photos and interviews alongside an additional disc with a live recording. It features a full set of plenty of classics (although only one track from Unknown Pleasures!). It is well known that Ian Curtis' performances vs. studio recordings are full of more energy regarding how he uses his voice, and at times the music is faster, louder, stronger, and show a completely different perspective to the calmer studio versions. The other side of the coin. The recording is good quality for what sounds like a single microphone audience recording.
It is interesting to note that a lot of highly influential bands from the late 1970s / early 1980s met an early end for one reason or another: Joy Division, Throbbing Gristle, Bauhaus... all of which happened in a heartbeat. A short existence yet one that leaves a profound impression. Sadly, this band will always be the mold for shit indie bands to be cast from. New Order recently released a compilation CD called Total – collecting another "best of" Joy Division and New Order. Flogging a dead horse does not cut it.
Joy Division • Love Will Tear Us Apart • 7"
The one song that everyone knows. It is a beautiful classic that ties the knot for the end of the band. The single is paired with the fast paced post-punk These Days and another version of the A-side snuck after it. A nice record shop find.
Sektor 304 • Soul Cleansing • CD
Bands like this get rarer and rarer. Sektor 304 seemingly came out of the blue and knocked most who have heard it off their feet since. All kinds of sound sources and methods are used to create dissonant industrial music. It is not noise. It is not power electronics. It is simply that: industrial music for the modern era. Oil drums, sheet metal, scathing vocals, drills, bass guitars, drum machines, synthesizers, broken glass and much more are all utilised and orchestrated in a way that evokes tribal-esque rhythms and unholy compositions of sound. All day could be spent name dropping a large amount of bands that Sektor 304 brings to mind, but why bother? However, if you were to do that, the majority of them would be either from or started in the 1980s; not bands and projects from today, which sets Sektor 304 apart from a lot of modern experimental music.
The only problem with this album is that some of the tracks seem to not really go anywhere and do so for an elongated period of time. The minimalism and slug-pace of some of the material requires patience to appreciate, but in all honesty the best approach to this album is to sit down and listen to it from beginning to end (and loud at that), absorbing everything.
Saying that, there is plenty of interesting variety on offer here and nothing gets particularly stale - some of it just drags on a bit without changing its course. But if some "hit" tracks were to be mentioned, the brutality and simplicity of the drilling bass guitar dirge and destructive percussion of opening track Body Hammer sticks out as a modern classic. More notable genius and simplicity can be found on The Beast, which evokes grinding guitar feedback, chilling atmospherics and industrial rhythm, and towards the end Death Mantra's punishing deliverance of chaotic brutal percussion and the deafening screech of war horns, making way for a vicious verse / chorus / verse structure, which descends into a nightmarish void of lost voices resonating within is all too satisfying. The production is tight and loud and as a whole the album flows well from beginning to end.
Soul Cleansing is scorching debut which hopefully is not a one-off. When and if they come back, it would great to see more evolution and less repetition in some of the tracks, but otherwise this is an essential and mandatory addition to the true industrial connoisseur's collection.
Cthulhu Youth • Cthulhu Youth • C14
Nasty powerviolence and noise from London. This is a reissue of their debut self titled EP. Plenty of downtuned fast and hard madness and crunchy massive riffs. A track or two sounds like it nods towards black metal a little, too. It all sounds really good on tape. Side B is filled with some feedback noise and microphone abuse which erupts into a scorching final track. This band seems to be onto something and can definitely go places if they take what they have and develop it further, but for now it is a rewarding listen.
Cthulhu Youth • Inflatable World For Weak Lungs / Water Retention Problems • C20
Their second EP does indeed show progress. The thrashy and hard elements are there to be able to make the conclusion that some of this, in terms of sound, is not that distant from some raw black metal. This time there are shorter and fast blasts of powerviolence based around some really heavy riffs. The band could have squeezed in a few more tracks during the four minutes of silence on Side A, though. Side B presents the best material here: Conceptual Coma Activism really hits home. It is simply disgusting, slow, sludgy and downright dissonant. The final track takes a similar turn to the self titled: this time with oscillator squelch and low end noise akin to Man Is The Bastard.
Both of these tapes come in nice screenprinted cardboard packaging with an insert. Sadly, the only way to see the tracklisting is to look online. These tapes are sold out now but a download can be purchased from Holy Roar.
Macronympha • Amplified Humans • CD
An essential cut of the masters of amplified steel and filth dubbed to tape! Industrial Recollections are doing a good job of reintroducing the nastier side of old noise tape culture to the CD format. Most Macro fans know what to expect: dry metal abuse, burning electronics pushed to the red, fast cuts between transitions and powerful loops. As for newcomers: the further one delves into the extensive history of their discography, the more satisfaction awaits. This is a noise project where it is usually easy to know what to expect, but very rarely do you get disappointed.
As a whole this is an excellent album consisting of two long sides of material – but there are some definite highlights, which are usually the unexpected moments that leer out of the carnage of layered scrap. The fast-cut style from one transition to another is the Macronympha trademark, where subtle moments explode into a mass of tape bass energy and audial heat. This may not be as full on as the raw purity of record such as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but it is still a necessary addition to your noise collection.
Today:
MERZBOW "Sha Mo 3000"
THE HATERS "The Totimorphous"
IRM "Order 4"
CRIPPLE BASTARDS "Almost Human"
ILDJARN "Forest Poetry"
THE SMITHS!!
CLANDESTINE BLAZE early albums
EYEHATEGOD "take as needed for pain" and "dopesick"
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION "white power" side c/d, tape
WHOREBUTCHER "libertine" tape
RAMLEH "hand of glory" LP
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA "they never learn" LP
GRUNT "seer of decay" 2xCD
GOATMOON "death before dishonour"
BROKEN FLAG vod-box
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS "teenage nuremburg"
KERÄNEN "moon over torrelorca"
MACRONYMPHA / KAKERLAK split pic-lp
new KAKERLAK tape
ALFARMANIA "bottenskrapet"
Skaven / Stormcrow - Split 7" - awesome Oakland crustcore
Howard Shore - Crash OST CD - really fucking good
Erik Enocksson - Apan - LP (RTB)
This record been on constant spin lately. Just going on and on and on and on..... So good! Very minimal synth compositions. Desolate stuff. I really don´t need another record right know.
Lettera 22 - True Form - LP (A dear girl called Wendy)
One of the best noise albums i heard in quite a while. The sound quality of the LP/recording is so amazing. I wish more noise albums could have this kind of nuanced and rich sound.
LR - Exile - LP (Posh Isolation)
Too bad PI headquaters was washed away the other day. Hopefully they can recover this record. It´s been a good friend since i got it some months ago. This record deserves repeated listening. Solid!
(http://www.saxophone.it/vinile/pop_C/original/Cabaret%20Voltaire%20-%20Mix-Up.jpg)
scary electronics, funky bass, paranoid lyrics.....pure gold.
Jarl's vertigo trilogy......great to play in 1 trip, AMAZING
For sure. Ice cold production and menacing synths. Definitely reminds of the grim future scenes in the first Terminator.
Thirdorgan - mechanical violator tape
V/A Sweet Music tape
Aube - Metal on Metal CD 1
IRM - virgin mind
Post Regiment - 1st 2 CDs
new releases from Necros Christos, Sourvein plus Cough debut 2LP
www.bitewerks.blogspot.com
How does the Cough debut compare to their 2nd lp?
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 12, 2011, 05:14:50 AM
How does the Cough debut compare to their 2nd lp?
I like the 1st LP a lot more. A whole lot more. It had everything going for it, and I find the 2nd album to be mediocre in every way.
Cough "Sigillum Luciferi" or whatever the title is good but it's very Electric Wizardish (riffing, guitar tone). I like "Ritual Abuse" a bit more; sound slike they tried different arrangements & the vocal stylings vary a little more. The vocals is what does it for me since no one in the genre is really breaking out of the mold. Better art on RA too.A t least there's no fucking pot leafs on the cover. I have the split with Wounded Kings in transit also.
This week I've been enjoying:
CHRIS & COSEY - 'TRANCE' LP
OMIT - 'REJECTOR' CD
VIVENZA - 'AEROBRUITISME DYNAMIQUE' CD
LE SYNDICAT - 'VORGINE' & 'RELAPSE' CASSETTES
GAS - 'POP' CD
Ride for Revenge & Bizarre Uproar - Collab tape
Hooded Menace / Ilsa - Split 12" - fucking great. Been next to my turntable for 2 months. I think I've listened to it at least once a day
taint "prey" downloaded from heavyelectronics blog which is actually "Piece-Meal Dissection". the d/l labelled "PMD", i'm not sure what that is. interesting listening to old recordings...
Hamith'a Ha - Above The Surface Below (tape, Empire of Bliss/Kalpamantra): Package looks nice: tape in an envelope with a spraypainted sigil, printed cover, insert and a small booklet with an interesting essay about their concepts. The music is some good ritualistic ambient. There's quite some variation in it, seems like they use sounds from whatever source. This makes it both interesting, but is also the downside. There's a variotion of atmospheres, going from very dark, to ritualistic, to some nearly oriental parts. So, as it's a long tape (more than 1 hour it seems, didn't really pay attention to the time), it's good that there's this variation to keep it interesting, but at the same time it sometimes comes off as a bit unfocused. So maybe it might work better with a release that would be a bit shorter (say 40mins or so). Anyway, it's the first time I listened to it, but I'll certainly give it some more spins. For people interested in this kind of ritualistic ambient, I think it's worth to check it out.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 14, 2011, 10:23:10 PM
taint "prey" downloaded from heavyelectronics blog which is actually "Piece-Meal Dissection". the d/l labelled "PMD", i'm not sure what that is. interesting listening to old recordings...
love when people do that.
-Posh Isolation Victoria comp.
-Taint - Sex Sick
Hive Mind - Tunnel Birth CS
Grunt/Outermost split CS
Prurient - Bermuda Drain CS
Emaciator - Defeat, Possessive, Triumph, Merit, Reluctant, Translucent Dusk, and Appease CS
Mrtyu - Ritual Terra Continuii CS
Richard Pinhas - Metal Crystal CD
Sean McCann - Fountains 2xCDr
Ô Paradis & Nový Svět - Entre Siempre Y Jamás Suben Las Mareas, Duermen Las Ciudades CD
Ramleh - Hole In The Heart CD
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 14, 2011, 10:23:10 PM
taint "prey" downloaded from heavyelectronics blog which is actually "Piece-Meal Dissection". the d/l labelled "PMD", i'm not sure what that is. interesting listening to old recordings...
Bizarre Uproar's "Lily The Flesh" reminds me of that old Taint stuff a lot.
in slaughter natives - enter now the world
ildjarn - ildjarn 2xlp
underground resistance ep's: acid rain, the final frontier...
va - never say when
skullflower - fucked on a pile of corpses
alberich - psychology of love lp
sickness/wiese - amnesia 7''
How's that Skullflower? Never been a huge fan myself but I liked the description of this one so I was thinking about tracking it down.
Digging into the "Sonno Ferrum" compilation. This tape slipped right on in to being one of my favorite tapes this year. Here is my review:
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/07/various-artists-sonno-ferrum.html
Quote from: RyanWreck on July 15, 2011, 06:15:00 PM
How's that Skullflower? Never been a huge fan myself but I liked the description of this one so I was thinking about tracking it down.
the new skullflower is a great surprise, i liked the band both early more song based material and the later long track drone stuff but i have to say i had lost a bit of interest in their late releases..
"fucked on a pile of corpses" may be my favorite of the late releases, short album comprised of short to normal length songs of raw and black metal-esque guitar noise. makes sense seeing george proctor is in the lineup.
osculum infame - dor-nu-fauglith
klaus schulze - la vie electronique vol 1
macronympha/trance - audio image assault
attestupa - begraven mot norr
necros christos - doom of the occult
Recent listening, yesterday and today:
Endvra - Black Eden
First Human Ferro - Homo Shargey (very well-crafted dark ambient... will certainly be searching out his other recent releases)
XX Committee - Steel Negro Music (great reissue on Trash Ritual)
Organum - Volume Two
The Haters / Fckn'Bstrds - split (7", Dead Mind Records): first heard it from a friend, really liked it, so I got it. Now I played and wasn't convinced. Strange, will have to listen to it again.
Halthan - Subliminal Kill (CDr, Nil By Mouth): Cool packaging, pity it got damaged in the post (didn't buy from NBM to avoid any misunderstanding). Music is good, think there's more gritty distortion than on most of his other releases and a bit less vocals it seems.
Downloaded Thirdorgan - The Pornography of Despair from someone on Soulseek. Found out that the 4 tapes released a few years before this one, the tapes on the label Lebensborn were all "Dedicated to Manthausen Orchestra" making them a very sought after item for my collection (check the classified ad's subforum if you have these and want to sell or trade). Does anyone have any information on this artist and his early material specifically these 4 tapes on Lebensborn? I can definitely sense some MO even on the later material but this is really the first I have heard of this group and those 4 tapes. Any info, art, whatever would be appreciated.
Owls : the night stays 2xlp ......being obsessed with Sigillum S & their recent experiments in dubelectronics & liking Tony Wakefords early material (didn't follow it for years) i had big expectations.......and imho it sounds very good, the dark heavy electronics work well with Wakefords voice & guitar. nice album!
one of the 2 tapes in the VIOLENT PINK box on Waterpower
NECROS CHRISTOS doom of the occult
MORTUARY DRAPE all the witches dance
NEKROLOGY
de fabriek - made in spain
kleistwahr - myth & arsonicide - cant wait for the upcoming reissues on vinyl of these.
the moon lay hidden under the moon - rest on your arms reversed
in slaughter natives - sacrosancts bleed
keiji haino - un autre chemin vers l'ultime
Hour of 13 "the ritualist" LP + 7"
Ex.Order - Broadcast 23 LP
KK Null - Live @ Electron LP
Prurient - The History of Aids LP
Shift/Sick Seed split LP
Sick Seed - Man and Machine 7"
Strom.ec - Glass Cage 7"
-Josh lay CD on small doses - crap sound, crap vocals, lazy ideas. Worthless.
-The Ritual Inclusion of Code: Beta Wave Nemisis CD -good elegant drone/ambient. One piece 30mins
-Sick Seed 7" - good! I heard some critics of tracks not being the absolute best, so I expected worst. Was very positively surprised about it.
-Autopsy new 2xLP. Not bad, but still to really get into. Too long for DM album, crappy modern day digi delays on vocals. But still good song writing very often. I hope just would have been collected best tracks for one LP and used more for next.
-Brutal Attack, filled the gaps in collection. Often 60-70 minute long blunt and boneheaded rock is really brutal experience, but Ken clearly got more to give than most. This is uk rac in old style. Not blunt hatespeach, but like cover says "tradition - not politics". Of course just excuse, but sets it apart from modern day bands with nothing but offensive hate to deliver. Even better could be his solo albums where the cheesiest sentimental ballads are done with simple production and roaring vocals.
-Final War, also filled gaps of collection. Bad Religion type fast paced rock'n'roll
-Kill Baby Kill, also like above. I guess now pretty much complete discographies. This band did gigs in Finland few times and very good thug mentality oi/punkrock. Most of albums have no "wp" content whatsoever, but band always did the gigs in secrecy.
Been working away from home this month, so much less time to listen noise records...
Gerritt Wittmer – 'Vessel' LP
Mirror - 'Solaris' CD
Mirror – 'Die Spiegelmanufaktur' CD
Esplendor Geometrico – 'Sheikh Aljama' CD
Asmus Tietchens – 'Abfleischung' CD
Con-Dom – 'All In Good Faith' CD
The Sound- From The Lion's Mouth
Sad Lovers and Giants- Epic Garden Music
Sad Lovers and Giants- Feeding the Flame
Chameleons- Script of the Bridge
Chameleons- What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Propaganda- A Secret Wish
O.M.D.- Organisation
Quote from: SKY BURIAL on July 24, 2011, 05:37:53 PM
Chameleons- Script of the Bridge
Chameleons- What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Love these guys, though the singles collection "The Fan and the Bellows" is the best release, in my opinion. Best post-punk out there beyond Joy Division.
I've been listening to the first CD off the collection of Coil tracks on "The Golden Hare With A Voice Of Silver." "Are You Shivering?" continually blows my mind.
Also been listening to:
Solid Eye "Journey to See What's On the Bottom" CD
Sleep "Jerusalem" CD
Current 93 "The Inmost Light" 3xCD
Ash-Ra Tempel "Join Inn" CD
Faust "IV" CD
uncovered the 2 Sturmovik lp's .....nothing groundbreaking, but ok german-style soft pe, not too far from Dagda Mor, Söldnergeist etc...
Quote from: catharticprocess on July 25, 2011, 12:08:40 AM
Quote from: SKY BURIAL on July 24, 2011, 05:37:53 PM
Chameleons- Script of the Bridge
Chameleons- What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Love these guys, though the singles collection "The Fan and the Bellows" is the best release, in my opinion. Best post-punk out there beyond Joy Division.
If you're a Chameleons fan and have not heard these albums, give them a listen:
The Sound- From The Lion's Mouth
Sad Lovers and Giants- Feeding the Flame
Sutcliffe Jugend - Deathmask - The last great SJ in my opinion, everything after is too over the top for me. Favorite tracks "With This Cock", "The Best Room", "Born Victim" and "The Killing of Heather".
Xenophobic Ejaculation - SS-Divison Wiking/Tre Skinheads 1983 LP - This sounds so much better on wax and gives me a better appreciation for this piece of work. "Tampere Skinheads" has always been a favorite track because of the long build up to the shredding vocal violence. Plus you get the "Must Be Ready" cover song which has an awesome bass guitar sound going on in it; hooligan electronics!
SONNO FERRUM
Michael Gira "songs for a dog" LP
Pretty minimalistic by set up. Most just man with his acoustic guitar, with stripped down songs with weird lyrics. I think it gets better when a bit more is included. I like b-side better and the final track is pretty eerie ending - lyrically.
Throat new 12"
Just about as good as noiserock goes? First I thought they couldn't get into level of catchiness of first songs, but more listening to these tracks prove they are going strong forward! 45rpm mini LP with 4 tracks. Great b-side label artwork!
i never really got into Chameleons. perhaps i just heard the wrong songs.
started the day with these three records. vacation time.
SATANIC WARMASTER "Nachzehrer"
RAMLEH "The Hand of Glory"
MACRONYMPHA "Baroque"
Mania - Grotesque Mirth 7" - great stuff
Grunt - Petturien rooli CD
Coffins - Mortuary In Darkness (Remastered) CD - the guitar tone makes me drool.
Entombed - Wolverine Blues CD
Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring CD - a good hang-over cure
R.S.P. - Kill Team & Revolutionary Social Process
LUSTRATION - Goetic Invokator
WILT - Cemetery Road/Dead Electroniks
IRM - Oedipus Dethroned
SANCTIMONIOUS - Hypocritical Sages
Ghedalia Tazartes - Diasporas
Just got this. Completely over the top. Just finished first listen, and I'm speechless. I predict this will stay glued to my recordplayer the next couple of weeks. No wonder this is Boyd Rice's all time favorite(or so I'm told)
MANUEL GOTTSCHING 'E2-E4'
AX 'ASTRONOMY'
RICHARD H. KIRK 'TIME HIGH FICTION'
CONRAD SCHNITZLER 'CON 3'
HANDS TO 'RECAST' AND 'TURN BACK THE SUN'
ALFARMANIA 'KODON'
Skullflower 'IIIrd Gatekeeper'
Pulse Emitter 'Longing Thresholds'
Giancarlo Toniutti 'La Mutazione' (perhaps in my top 10)
Sacher-Pelz/M.B. 'Clerzphase'
Maurizio Bianchi 'Y' (surprisingly good)
Mauthausen Orchestra 'M' (painfully bad)
Conrad Schnitzler 'Gold'
Kevin Drumm 'Lights Out'
Kevin Drumm 'Comedy'
Women in the Woods - Inner shine CS, 2xCS and the LP
Excellent!
Quote from: AC on July 31, 2011, 03:04:39 PM
Ghedalia Tazartes - Diasporas
Make sure you also get his
Une Eclipse Totale de Soleil (reissue cd on Alga Marghen). To my ears that's even better, a true masterpiece.
Ha great. I just ordered that. Fantastic music
Altar Of Flies – Let New Life Rise In The Face Of Death Tape (Sprachlos)
Altar Of Flies is back with a long recording again after the 3 7"s released during the last year. While the 7"s were all good, it's clear that the longer running time here work to AOFs advantage. You recognize the sound and the usual loop-heavy stuff immediately, though something is at the same time different and "new" here. Maybe a bit more varied than before, and it seems at times like Mattias uses a bigger palette of sounds (or at least a better palette). I might be wrong. A nice use of field recordings on some tracks, more evident and refined than on previous recordings I would say. Overall killer atmosphere. All 4 tracks are good (especially the closing tracks on each side are standing out), and they work well enough together to create a real album-feel here.
Quote from: Ashmonger on August 02, 2011, 01:16:53 AM
Quote from: andy vomit on July 29, 2011, 10:51:38 PMSANCTIMONIOUS - Hypocritical Sages
How is that tape?
quite good. simplistic, feedback/noise/junk driven PE. loud vocals. doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it's a great listen.
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Quote from: AC on July 31, 2011, 03:04:39 PM
Ghedalia Tazartes - Diasporas
Make sure you also get his Une Eclipse Totale de Soleil (reissue cd on Alga Marghen). To my ears that's even better, a true masterpiece.
You are totally right! Une Eclipse Totale de Soleil is magic.
Any comments on the new Deutsch Nepal CD on Autarkeia?
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on August 02, 2011, 04:06:02 PM
Any comments on the new Deutsch Nepal CD on Autarkeia?
Despite the fact that I eight times of ten don't like most of Lina's products this one is simply brilliant, hallucinative and addictive.
Various albums by Carcass & New Model Army.
PESTDEMON "The natural destroyer" TAPE [Utmarken]
Skip the first and last tracks with their pretty dry wallish noise on this tape and go mainly for the impressive second one with its laidback atmosphere and great layering.
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Quote from: bogskaggmannen on August 02, 2011, 04:06:02 PM
Any comments on the new Deutsch Nepal CD on Autarkeia?
Despite the fact that I eight times of ten don't like most of Lina's products this one is simply brilliant, hallucinative and addictive.
I mostly like DN when its at most abstract and "ambient" like, but already listened this few times even if being surprised how musical it is. I think I skipped couple latest things, but this has plenty of songs with sung vocals, loop based slow motion songs with melancholic mood. I think there are couple worthless tracks. Short keyboard interlude type of things, which don't add anything. Some tracks appear to have too little variation, just the same loop going on, but there are very good and unique tracks as well.
TNB "first live performance" CD
re-issue as digipak cd. Always good.
Stahlwerk 9 "retromekanik" CD
possibly their best?!?! Great more "pe" / industrial side of the project based on lost/forgotten tracks over the years. Much better than many of the keyboard dominated "ambient" works.
Dead Body Love - 10 Luglio 1976 Tape (Terror)
Been on a huge Low-Fi Power Carnage trip recently, but this one feels pretty uninspired and anonymous. Somewhat boring harsh noise here. The poor sound quality takes away some of the pleasure as well.
Minimal Man- The Shroud Of
Minimal Man- Safari
Zoviet France- Shouting At The Ground
Zoviet France- Loh Land
Conrad Schnitzler- Con
Quote from: SKY BURIAL on August 06, 2011, 04:03:34 AM
Zoviet France- Shouting At The Ground
Zoviet France- Loh Land
Shouting is my favorite ZF, and Loh Land is likely to be my #2. Almost impossible consistent call. Could be almost any of them as I'm listening to them.
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Ancient - Svartalvheim 1994 - some insanely catchy portions, and the drummer is really, really smart with his high-hat choices; 8th & 16th note sensibility like it should be - thought it was just a song or two, but 1st side is full of great parts, and while the 2nd side is clearly lesser, some fine moments are there, too.
3-Way Cum - Killing the Life 1995 - remember really liking this LP a lot, but my memory of what it was like wasn't very close; thought it was more hybridish like Counterblast (not like Counterblast) - crushing, smoking brutality that does have some standout elements when compared to their contemporaries.
Sunday Morning Einsteins - Swedish HC Must Die - Svart Sno and SME never did wrong in my ears.
Contagium - Archaic - solid "B" crust - not crazy about the vocal effects - some HEAVY stuff on this here LP.
Misery - From Where the Sun Never Shines 2011 - Some beautiful, heavy, beautiful riffs on this album. Still have that signature A Flock of Seagulls swirling effect, too. Like the songwriting as well. Wish it was a little thicker on the bottom end and less saturated on the mid-upper end. Want more Gags rumbling, which sometimes does come through loud and clear. Maybe I'm looking for more bottom end definition and power of Gary's kick and Gags' girders. Maybe their best material since the "Bulldozer" track.
Stone Angel - s/t 1975 - raw, gorgeous Celtic-flavored acoustic folk with nice bass work - a special album - if Modryn and Andrew King came together with a Dead Can Dance backing band caliber group.
Ilitch – Periodikmindtrouble 1978 - 2CD version - I like the 2nd CD even more than the original album - soft, floating guitar and electronic cosmicness - can drag at times because it is so mellow, but that's how it achieves a nice, solid state of being, too; better the longer it goes, as it builds.
Cherubin - Our Sunrise 1974 - all over the place, but nowhere near as poor as The Crack in the Cosmic Egg makes it sound. A little Santana-like Latin percussion in the opening track. "Cracy" sounds like something that could come off a Captain Beyond album. Fair quality cosmic guitar noodling - not a great or unique album, but some lush production and a really satisfying feel to it all - "One Way Ticket" is a nice rural rock track with strong sound.
Dead Voices on Air- Michael and the Angels Fought demo (forthcoming this fall on Lens Records)
Missing Foundation- 1933
Meathook Seed- Embedded
Cevin Key- The Dragon Experience
IRM - The Cult of The Young Men
Proiekt Hat - IlluZionist
Proiekt Hat - Resolution 3379
MJ Harris/ Martyn Bates - Murder Ballads (Drift)
MJ Harris/ Martyn Bates - Murder Ballads (Passages)
Ultravox- Rage In Eden
Michael Garrison : in the regions of sunreturn & beyond cd ......warm 1979 synth-prog usually with heavy pumping sequences. very good.....imho sounds better on vinyl :-/
Vice Versa- complete discography (great, raw, early minimal synth band which became ABC)
Coil- The New Backwards
The Soft Moon
Sisters of Mercy- complete singles/eps
Naked Raygun- Jettison
John Wiese - GGA
Mania 7"
Whitehouse - cruise
con-dom - holy bible
XE LP- this sucker is excellant esp the track with feedback & 'sieg heil' looped into denser noise & nasty feedback that i thought was a sample of a woman screaming.
SNUFF "II" LP- this is good too but i would like to see XE & Snuff merge into one project covering racial sexual violence as the sounds are all very similiar.
Kommunity FK- Close One Sad Eye
Section25- Key of Dreams
DDV - 'A Sound Atlas Of Venereology' CD - An essential and excellent sounding re-issue of this classic cassette.
Esplendor Geometrico - 'Mekano Turbo' CD
Esplendor Geometrico - 'Nador' CD
I saw a picture of moondog and experienced somekind of mancrush on him, like I need to know what that guy does. everyhing so far has sounded very intresting and good.
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then some streicher and cult bm act corngr from finland who has a new tape out. highly recomended.
Treriksroset - 'Sexregler' CD
The Haters - 'Mind The Gap' CD
XX Committee - 'Steel Negro Music' CD - More essential listening for lovers of dreary old school industrial.
Cabaret Voltaire 'The Conversation' - A brilliant swansong through and through. The second CD really moves me every time I hear it.
Been listening to The Grey Wolves quite a bit, most recently :
"Zero Tolerance/Dominate Her" 7"
"Through Constant Decay" Compilation track
"A Wealth of Misery/Lest We Forget" 7"
"Interzone 3" Collaboration w/ Macronympha and Sudden Infant
Ai Aso - Chamomile Pool CD
Skinny Puppy - 12 Inch Anthology CD
Prurient - Pleasure Ground LP
Umpio / SSRI - Split Cassette
Chloroform Rapist - S/T Cassette
MUFF OBSESSION 2
TORTURED HOOKER tape
Noisecore on hospital. I like the nasty pause button edits between songs. Standard, nasty, fierce. Decent noisecore!
SOFT OPTION KILLING "every brutal act a service" tape
On Unrest productions. Laid back and gloomy "pe". Lets say throw into category of german's like Soldnergeist, Anenzephalia, Advokat Ihrer Hoheit or such, but keep it more improvised and simple feel. Gloomy tones, dark slow echoing noises, radio transmissions, etc. Band has been unable to do "classic track", like most best PE bands have they are remembered of. But good 30 mins tape that brings good alternative between all the feedback and metal junk dominated harsh PE.
Ashley Choke / Semi Detached Spankers "As White As They Cum" tape
Posh Isolation, 10 minutes of lo-fi hum, hiss and solid noisy sounds denmark. Now, when tape is already release of 2009 ("old" hah!) it doesn't rise to the highest merits of these guys, yet is good listening for simple and easy noisy sounds.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 15, 2011, 09:10:36 AM
Ashley Choke / Semi Detached Spankers "As White As They Cum" tape
Posh Isolation, 10 minutes of lo-fi hum, hiss and solid noisy sounds denmark. Now, when tape is already release of 2009 ("old" hah!) it doesn't rise to the highest merits of these guys, yet is good listening for simple and easy noisy sounds.
Still to this day this is among the releases of mine that I'm happiest about. I remember this being my first experience with recording straight onto tape. Indeed pure lo fi hiss. Cover, title and sounds go perfect hand in hand IMO, think this all came together in about a week or so, we did a couple of tapes in this spontaneous way that period. Good times
Conqueror "War.Cult.Supremacy" 2LP
Black Witchery most recent LP, "inferno of sacred destruction", i think. Def their best
Various friends have been sending links by DEATH GRIPS over the last few weeks. The 3 or 4 tracks I heard are very good. Finally some hip hop that to my (largely ignorant) ears offers something different from the disgusting Hype Williams packaged champagne bling shit. So far it seems this album doesn't exist on physical release but I hope someone aims to remedy that. If it hasn't happened already, I could see DG blowing up into something big very soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcTVVUFnKQ&feature=related
@ Gewalt: thx for the tip, i like it ! http://youtu.be/bYzDH_nnuNU (http://youtu.be/bYzDH_nnuNU)
http://youtu.be/lhl9i9CI2-E (http://youtu.be/lhl9i9CI2-E) pet shop boys!!!
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 18, 2011, 01:11:46 PM
Various friends have been sending links by DEATH GRIPS over the last few weeks. The 3 or 4 tracks I heard are very good. Finally some hip hop that to my (largely ignorant) ears offers something different from the disgusting Hype Williams packaged champagne bling shit. So far it seems this album doesn't exist on physical release but I hope someone aims to remedy that. If it hasn't happened already, I could see DG blowing up into something big very soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcTVVUFnKQ&feature=related
It only exists as a digital mixtape, I think the next release is going to be a full-length album though. Weirdly, Death Grips is that black dude on vocals and Zach Hill from Hella on drums.
My favorite Death Grips song : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E&feature=related
IT GOES YAH!
SWOLLENS KORPS "better to destroy the body of a child than repair a man" tape
BATHORY "the return" LP
Hecker - 'Sun Pandämonium' LP (Pan Act)
i really like this recording, its very different from what i have listened to earlier, but Pan Act seems to be the best eyeopener label for me the last while.
Lettera22 "True Form" LP (Wendyprodz)
contender for best noise lp of the year. i heard some release on second sleep prior to hearing this and thought it was very good. but this is absolutely amazing.
Kraftwerk "Radio Activity" LP
one of the best albums ever made. i can listen to this forever and ever.
Alchemy of the 21st century "Beauty Of Aesthetic Imperfection" CD (Freak Animal)
brilliant!
Ochu - Bonds Of Boredom Tape (Vemod)
Ochu - Confronting The Foundation Of Nothing Tape (Vemod)
Two solid ones from an artist that i really would like to hear something new from soon. Bonds Of Boredom is the winner here, though i don't think any of the tapes reach the heights of the Dryparn cassette.
Alfarmania - Voltan Tape (Utmarken)
Best Alfarmania release in my opinion.
Alleypisser - Tvang Tape (Second Sleep)
Wasn't that much into this one when i first got it, but i have been returning to it alot recently. Slow moving junknoise, with a atmosphere i really enjoy. Nice use of organ, creating subtle harmonies underneath. Great tape.
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Alleypisser - Tvang Tape (Second Sleep)
Check out the tape he did on his own label, Dokumentarisk Agenda. By far the best Alleypisser release. Really strong and obscure sounding
Also, I have to second the praise for PAN, haven't heard a weak release from this label yet.
muslimgauze - azzazzin
muslimgauze - drug sherpa
sarcofago - inri
controlled bleeding - phlegm bag splattered
sleep chamber - spellbondage
mütiilation - vampires of black imperial blood
proiekt hat - X
inade - the crackling of the anonymous
v.a. - death odors
A.B.G.S. 'Echte'
Cranioclast 'Lost In Karak'
Bola 'Soup'
Le Syndicat 'L'Arme De Force'
Skin Crime 'Urge'
Contagious Orgasm 'Voltage Controlled Filter'
Survival Unit - one of the re-issue CD's. Several times listened and liking project more than ever before.
Skullhead 3xCD set. Collects all the Unity records albums into one Rock O Rama scam cd box. Pretty much as good as this style gets. Blunt, clumsy, charming!
K2 / MAAAA CD - Pretty good harsh noise disc! Simple presentation, but fine!
Carl Michael Von Hausswolff CD, I recall there was topic about Fire Inc? And got this. It's ok for ultra minimal electronic sound, but after a while gets really boring to listen few snaps repeating...
Maurizio Bianchi - Mectpyo Box
Going thru all these albums is massive. Incredible high quality, so far the high-points has been Regel (which I already knew and liked very much) and Mectpyo Bakterium
John Cage - Sonates et Interludes pour Piano Prepare
Laid back relaxed listen, with alot lot of subtle details
Aphex Twin live in Copenhagen day before yesterday
2 hours of psychotic acid techno and deranged lofi visuals, no nerdy-glasses IDM "hits" or high quality art movie projections only pure manic MS20 drenched rave action. Absolutely perfect evening. Among the five best live shows I've ever attended.
KNELT ROTE- pretty killer grindcore with bestial metal elements and noise.
BESTIAL WARLUST- both LPs
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 23, 2011, 04:29:40 AM
KNELT ROTE- pretty killer grindcore with bestial metal elements and noise.
+ Gordon from Oscillating Innards (etc etc) is in the band too - might be worth noting.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 22, 2011, 08:33:00 PM
Skullhead 3xCD set. Collects all the Unity records albums into one Rock O Rama scam cd box. Pretty much as good as this style gets. Blunt, clumsy, charming!
I don't know, for some reason I much prefer Brutal attack. I like my blunt and to the point to be accompanied by sing alongs.....
Quote from: Peterson on August 24, 2011, 08:32:29 PM
Anyone like a Russian RAC outfit called Kolovrat?
Kolovrat is in my opinnion even better than Skrewdriver. I don't listen RAC that much but Kolovrat and Honor is one of the few that I really like.
I purchased couple of Bizarre Uproar casettes, Snuff 7 inch and some other stuff from Markkula and PT so these have been playing actively while waiting for them to arrive:
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta (7 INCH)
Snuff - Untitled (Vinyl)
Snuff - II (Vinyl)
Works damn well like always!
Quote from: AC on August 22, 2011, 09:21:10 PM
Aphex Twin live in Copenhagen day before yesterday
2 hours of psychotic acid techno and deranged lofi visuals, no nerdy-glasses IDM "hits" or high quality art movie projections only pure manic MS20 drenched rave action. Absolutely perfect evening. Among the five best live shows I've ever attended.
Inspired by this I've been listening to:
Aphex Twin - Classics CD
Aphex Twin - Analogue Bubblebath 1 EP
also...
Antaeus / Katharsis - Split 7"
Heinz Hopf / Kam Hassah - Split 7"
I've recently moved and had to go through a lot of old CDs and have been listening to a few of my old Aphex Twin albums, it's really good to hear them again (mainly I care because you do and Richard D. James album).
Have you heard of Alarm Will Sound? They are a modern classical group that do interpretations of artists like Aphex Twin and Autechre. I saw them perform live sometime last year and they were amazing. They have an album of Aphex Twin tracks if you are interested. I'm sure it's not to everyone's taste but I liked it.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 26, 2011, 07:52:18 PM
Aphex Twin - Classics CD
Aphex Twin - Analogue Bubblebath 1 EP
Those two are good. For anyone wanting to discover AT I recommend the earlier stuff. The later, for all it's technical (programming) brilliance has not stood the test of time. The comparison with Autechre is unavoidable perhaps but IMO they are miles ahead of any AT. Even at his best they leave him in a cloud of dust.
I agree 100%. I never cared for the RDJ album and the like. Autechre at their peak will always be the best electronic music has to offer!
a lot of Discharge.
ALL FLACs. No MP3s.
Protest and Survive 2CD
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SCCHF0EZ
Punk and Destroy CD
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H23XX2CO
Hear See Say CD on Receiver Records with EP bonus tracks:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SPU346WB
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 26, 2011, 09:19:05 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 26, 2011, 07:52:18 PM
Aphex Twin - Classics CD
Aphex Twin - Analogue Bubblebath 1 EP
Those two are good. For anyone wanting to discover AT I recommend the earlier stuff. The later, for all it's technical (programming) brilliance has not stood the test of time. The comparison with Autechre is unavoidable perhaps but IMO they are miles ahead of any AT. Even at his best they leave him in a cloud of dust.
not to forget : Polygon Window !
QuoteAphex Twin
IMO the best: Selected Ambient Works I+II , Classics and Polygon Window. The more recent "technical" stuff doesn't quite do it for me either. The Analord series was a welcomed return to the acid sounds of the past. Regarding Autechre I certainly enjoy Amber and the other earlier works the most. Last couple of albums from them I heard was total wank.
I missed out on PW and by the time his Analord series happened I had bailed out after one too many drum'n'bass/jazz/drumloop cut up in a million ways wank album. On second thought, his melodic stuff and more ambient stuff which could still be found on later releases is actually quite lush.
Last Autechre I heard was Untilted which I didn't particularly like. It wouldn't surprise me if they've long run out of steam and ideas by now. I saw Andrea Parker DJ before a couple of Warp artists in 2003. Andrea was great as always but the artists playing "live" were lame. It hit me there and then that the genre had lost its balls and needed a rocket up it's arse.
Militia - Everything is One 2005 - hadn't heard any Militia since The Black Flag Hoisted - the beauty and consistent quality of this album is really surprising; the shimmering beauty more so - wish it was easier to dig into their back catalogue - interested is piqued - one of those albums I'll be careful not to play too much and save for when I can really concentrate along with it.
mania side of split lp
Deathpile – Final Confession
For years I was curious how would Propergol – Ground Proximity Warning System sound while on plane and a couple of days ago finally succeeded to listen to it. And I'd say it's truly interesting experience. Feeling is quite uncomfortable when flying through massive clouds and it's impossible to see anything and the plane gets into an air pocket (or however it is called) and so on and so on. The real hum of aircraft engines and stewardesses announcing something added their own layers to the whole picture. Truly good album and good conception.
MANIA/CUSTODIAN split online- can't wait to get this sucker inhand!
Noothgrush "erode the person" d/l
Ares Kingdom "return to dust" LP
Voivod "war and pain" LP
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 23, 2011, 04:29:40 AMKNELT ROTE- pretty killer grindcore with bestial metal elements and noise.
Just listened to two songs that were available for download. Made me want to punch my coworkers on the nose for no reason, which is always a good sign!
their lyrics and sound is A1
MARU-X "song against a-ki" tape
1992 Japanese project. On Seed Records, with long synth tracks, each 20+ min. Compared with easier side of CCCC, Club Skull, etc. Once in a while you got the more "vintage electronics" sounds, yet most of all it's oscillating non-bassy synth. Good stuff, although not so memorable.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 29, 2011, 01:15:53 AM
Voivod "war and pain" LP
Just traded my "Dimension Hatröss"LP for a friend against small video projector.. slightly regret it allready
GREY WOLVES "Zero Tolerance" 7" very good!
SLOGUN "Let Me Tell Y How"LP must be best SLOGUN release. Nice surprice - didnt even remember I got this one!
LANDSER"das reich kommt wieder"CD So clumsy so fucking good!!!!!
CELTIC WARRIOR"We Will Never Forget" CD
CELTIC WARRIOR"Let The Battle Begin" CD Have had these throught tape trading early 90s now on CD sounds great! full of hits! Classic!
btw CF`s "White Eagle" beginning sounds like a start of "Temple Of Love" by SISTERS OF MERCY...
BRUTAL ATTACK"Steel Rolling On" CD ..you decieved me pt.1 and pt.2 hah!
MISTREAT/BOUND FOR GLORY Beer Bottles & Hockey Sticks CD partly great! Metal-ish parts do nothing for me.
This weeks:
Ethnic cleansing: Hail aids. It's interesting to hear grind/crusty stuff that isn't super ultra liberal.
White pride: peace my ass. Raw and fun, and mildly offensive. Pretty sure they where joking as well ...:)
Militia Kingdom Of our lord mcd. To my ears, arguably one of the best martial industrial recordings out there...
Con-Dom - All in good faith
Rozz Williams - The whorse's mouth
Rodger Stella - Kosmische dub
Raven Dark - Ruler's age
Werewolf Jerusalem – Confessions Of A Sex Maniac
Very nice album indeed. Enjoying these discs the whole evening.
Quote from: Bereft on August 30, 2011, 10:43:47 PM
This weeks:
Ethnic cleansing: Hail aids. It's interesting to hear grind/crusty stuff that isn't super ultra liberal.
White pride: peace my ass. Raw and fun, and mildly offensive. Pretty sure they where joking as well ...:)
Militia Kingdom Of our lord mcd. To my ears, arguably one of the best martial industrial recordings out there...
interesting combination, hahahaha
Zoviet France 'Mohnomishe' CD
Zoviet France 'Shadow, Thief Of The Sun' CD
Zoviet France 'What Is Not True' CD
Chris Carter 'The Space Between' CD
Merzbow 'Rainbow Electronics 2' CD
Rotting Christ 'Passage To Arcturo' CD
Thergothon 'Stream From The Heavens' CD
Quote from: Peterson on August 31, 2011, 10:15:43 PM
Trepaneringsritualen "Septentrional" CS - Anyone else like this band? Great creepy minimal occult industrial with some PE influence! I can't fucking find any more material for sale by this project so get in touch with me if you want to sell me some!!
New cassette is comming very soon.
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Quote from: metalpunk on September 01, 2011, 09:55:02 AM
New cassette is comming very soon.
Put me on the list for this!
Quote from: Peterson on August 31, 2011, 10:15:43 PMTrepaneringsritualen "Septentrional" CS - Anyone else like this band? Great creepy minimal occult industrial with some PE influence! I can't fucking find any more material for sale by this project so get in touch with me if you want to sell me some!!
There is a Trepaneringsritualen vinyl in the works for RTB (most likely a 10"). Probably not ready until early 2012 though.
Quote from: Peterson on August 31, 2011, 10:15:43 PM
Sick Seed/Xenophobic Ejaculation split - SS Offizier's side is better, but I've been mostly playing the XE side this week. I don't have enough PE that can deliver that "Oi Oi Oi!!" boot-party-on-subhuman-face atmosphere so well!
I do hope that XE Assault will end up "Degenerate Finland" pt. 2 DVDr
STAB ELECTRONICS" The Non Alliant I " LP Very Good! Sharp, fierce. Pretty much one dimensional simple synth/feedback tracks which suits well for my taste! great vocals(Liverpool accent!!), lots of those ultra high notes.. Those are allways a bit risky heh. can be turned into ridiculous, but thats def. not the case here. my copy 88/105, Nice!
PRURIENT"History Of AIDS" LP
NO REMORSE"Barbecue In Rostock CD Semi clumsy and great! Zigger! Zigger! shoot those fucking...
Quote from: Markkula on September 01, 2011, 08:21:12 PM
I do hope that XE Assault will end up "Degenerate Finland" pt. 2 DVDr
I had no idea that there will be pt. 2 of this. I don't own the first one yet but will definitely get it when my financial situation allows...
Quote from: Markkula on September 01, 2011, 08:21:12 PM
STAB ELECTRONICS" The Non Alliant I " LP Very Good! Sharp, fierce. Pretty much one dimensional simple synth/feedback tracks which suits well for my taste! great vocals(Liverpool accent!!), lots of those ultra high notes.. Those are allways a bit risky heh. can be turned into ridiculous, but thats def. not the case here. my copy 88/105, Nice!
Sounds fucking great. I'm sweating here while waiting for my copy to show up. Should be here by any day now! Pretty fancy copy number for you, hehe. ;)
At the moment, I'm listening to Sonno Ferrum casette. One of the first junk metal noise recordings that I have heard, but I already love it. A very solid release!
Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit
Alpinist / Masakari LP
Custodian / Mania LP
Cult Of Youth "Satan's Coals" 7"
Nukkehammer "Soviet Rust Belt" 7"
Anglagard - Hybris CD
plus lots of Inade, Swans, Raspberry Bulbs, Noothgrush...
Quote from: Peterson on September 01, 2011, 09:46:10 PM
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on September 01, 2011, 09:27:41 PM
At the moment, I'm listening to Sonno Ferrum casette. One of the first junk metal noise recordings that I have heard, but I already love it. A very solid release!
Oh man! Check out Hal Hutchinson! Any release. He has a batch of new stuff coming out but his "Taste Of Iron" tape on Freak Animal is great. Best of the best of junk noise. I thinkthat the Sonno Ferrum comp. would have done well to include a track by him.
I also got Hal Hutchinson "Taste Of Iron" when I ordered that Sonno Ferrum comp. and I fucking love it! For me Sonno Ferrum was a good way to get the "whole picture" of good quality junk metal noise so I don't really mind that Hal Hutchinson wasn't included. But ofcourse on the basis of a single casette that I own, it would be very good addition. I must try to find some new interesting names. Recommendations are most welcome!
Mania/H.Hutchinson split tape coming next month or late this month on his label
listening:
MERCYFUL FATE
EMBRACE OF THORNS
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 02, 2011, 12:31:54 AM
Mania/H.Hutchinson split tape coming next month or late this month on his label
This release must be a fucking killer! Definitely need to get it, no matter how...
Yeah, I'll have copies of the split. Will announce when the times comes. Which is SOON as I just received word that the tapes will be sent to me tomorrow.
Listened to:
PROSANCTUS INFERI- has a really long title, good but sample of a more recent song is way better
NURSE WITH WOUND- chance meeting... ; never been a fan so always passed this up when i came across it years ago. not my cup of tea.
HERETIC- torture knows no boundary
Militia "Power, Propaganda, Production!"
first ive heard from project.hated it.
Quote from: Peterson on September 05, 2011, 06:08:59 AM...had my first experiences with this feeling in regards to noise recently. ... There was no indication of uniqueness for this project, just anonymous plffffft skweee noise for 30 minutes.
Interesting point because I don't think that there's anything necessarily wrong with a lack of uniqueness as long as what one is listening to is appealing. When it doesn't, as in this case, however, the lack of a distinctive voice can make it even worse.
Sickness - Mudlark CD Nice good album for night listening
IRM – Oedipus Dethroned / An Act Of Self Mutilation Is An Act Of Freedom 2xCD from autarkeia. glamour release as always from autarkeia and good irm stuff
Sickness/Slogun - The Scars of Hapiness/Always Numb decent album from both of them
Consumer Electronics - Teenage Nuremburg loved some tracks from it
Tourette - jardin du sommeil my new discovery. never listened to it and was amazed how nicely it is done
Oscillating innards - nadir emergency lately it's been one of my favourite hn artists. this album is not the very best i've heard from him, but it's good
The Rita - The Voyage of the decima mas been relistening to it from time to time. very good calming release. i doubt anything new can be said about it
Evan Parker / John Wiere - C-Section absolutely out of my taste boundaries. couldn't wait until that whistling of sax and other jamming sounds will stop. horrible
Pain Jerk 'Loud Acoustics For Nude Mobile'
Macronympha 'Amplified Humans'
City Of Worms 'Easter'
Cock Sparrer- Shock Troops
Cock Sparrer- Runnin Riot in 84
Simple Minds- Sisters Feelings Call
Simple Minds- Sons and Fascination
Trepaneringsritualen - Martyrium CS
Deterge -Roscosmos CS
Quote from: Levas on September 07, 2011, 08:40:05 AM
Consumer Electronics - Teenage Nuremburg
For sure the most uneven, but still one of the best PE albums ever made. Pisses on most of todays(including the mans own) releases
Quote from: AC on September 07, 2011, 11:55:17 PM
Quote from: Levas on September 07, 2011, 08:40:05 AM
Consumer Electronics - Teenage Nuremburg
For sure the most uneven, but still one of the best PE albums ever made. Pisses on most of todays(including the mans own) releases
wasnt too fond of this compared to Crowd Pleaser.i think that lp is a classic. VERY OVERLOOKED.
Blood of thee christ - behind thee bars Somehow didn't listen to this record up to date, but it's truly excellent. from packaging to sounds. great
Thorofon - Final Movement - Never got into the stuff of Thorofon. Decent album, but not for me
Vargr - Wehrmacht Satanas - Well, if i was him, i wouldn't waste my time on this project
Maaaa/K2 split - Very good album. Heavy good sounds. I think more people should pay attention to this
Marax - Crawlspace Atrocities - THe records that irritates me
Marax - My Suicide Note penned in sound - slightly better, calmer, darker album
PESTDEMON "Helvetesljuset" LP [Unrest Productions]
OK - this one took a few listens before I got the whole picture. It's a pretty diverse affair, from the first tracks introductory feel with samples and orchestral overtones to the last ones more droney, evolving but still fairly minimal industrial noise. There's a definite dark edge overall and I actually prefer the more subdued moments on the album, like in "Gränsland". It's hard to make engaging material that slides between softer and harsher styles and sometimes the distortion and "noise" like in the second track feel very much unneccesary. The minimal "pulse" and some other sounds had probably made it deeper in atmosphere. Overall a partly great album and an interesting listen!
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS "Crowd Pleaser" 12" [Hand To Mouth]
Makes me want to hear a power electronics record entirely without music - only vocals. I'm all for new techniques and taking the genre forward but this should be called Pretty Weak Electronics with Power Vocals.
Saturnalia Temple LP on Ajna
Mania / Custodian LP on No Visible Scars
I d/l'd "crowd pleaser" & agree; the vocals are great but the noise isn't very interesting. Would have been better if recorded on a 4-track with radio static/feedback/vocals
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 08, 2011, 08:05:45 PM
Saturnalia Temple LP on Ajna
How is this? I haven't heard these guys at all but the album art has me intrigued.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on September 08, 2011, 02:36:46 PM
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS "Crowd Pleaser" 12" [Hand To Mouth]
Makes me want to hear a power electronics record entirely without music - only vocals. I'm all for new techniques and taking the genre forward but this should be called Pretty Weak Electronics with Power Vocals.
Well said!
Some great spins lately:
Flesh Coffin - Devil Worship in the Slaughterhouse C30 - extremely dynamic and textured industrial harsh noise
Filth - Winter Mind C55 - great death industrial stuff
Human Larvae - What Lies Ahead C40 - perfect new school power electronics effort
Red Mass – Mule Stone CDR - weird mix of psych and noise
Regosphere/Content Nullity – Claws Of The Witch C36 - amazing pairing of new school death industrial artists
Diaphragm - Gauze CD - really well composed contemporary musique concrete
anything by Blue Sabbath Black Cheer - amazingly depressing and violent death industrial/harsh noise
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 08, 2011, 09:58:01 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 08, 2011, 08:05:45 PM
Saturnalia Temple LP on Ajna
How is this? I haven't heard these guys at all but the album art has me intrigued.
Unfortunately, the cover art is the best part. May need a few more listens but I'm not getting much out of it compared to the other work I've heard from them on youtube or d/l's. Older work sounded heavier.
Simple Minds- Empire And dance
Simple Minds- Real To Real Cacophony
Manilla Road Discography 1980-1987
Root-Heritage Of Satan
Redemption Vol. I 1986-1993(Pacific 231, The Haters, Con Dom, Club Moral, Brutal Love etc)
Bizarre Uproar-Private Live 1.1.2011 Helsinki
Asmus Tietchens 'Formen Letzter Hausmusik'
Transparent Illusion 'Still Human'
Merzbow 'Flesh Metal Orgasm'
Merzbow 'Normal Music'
S·Core 'Crime' and 'Sediment'
Chrome 'Red Exposure'
Terry Riley 'Shri Camel'
Nine Circles 'Nine Circles'
SERPENT VENOM
ARES KINGDOM
R.S.P. - Revolutionary Social Process CS
DISGUST/JOSHUA NORTON CABAL - Split CS
GRAIN BELT/WINCE - Live in the Twin Cities CS
Reptilicus : crusher of ones LP .....awesome mix o 'industrial', tribal, ambient, ebm, 'experimental'.......imho unique !
Quote from: P-K on September 12, 2011, 11:06:26 AM
Reptilicus : crusher of ones LP .....awesome mix o 'industrial', tribal, ambient, ebm, 'experimental'.......imho unique !
Great record. Old friends from Iceland. Jóhann's other band, Gjöll, is good as well. Reptilicus with be playing North America for the first time in Toronto in November and releasing their first record in years.
Have been spinning the albums which were included in my Autarkeia order that I picked up from the P.O. today:
Haus Arafna - You (vinyl)
I had already raped almost every track from this album trough YT but it still amazed me.
Sektion B - Power Is Nothing Without Control (vinyl)
Sounded very very good to my ears. In my opinnion this is as classy as any GO or Anenzephalia release. Very solid recording...
Alfarmania - Nojjan (cassette)
This is the first Alfarmania release in my collection but since I had listened some tracks from the various projects of Kristian Olsson trough YT I knew what to expect: Fucking good noises! I definitely need to buy more works from Kristian!
Skin Area - Muzak EP (vinyl)
This one didn't do much for me and I mainly purchased it because I already had some other works from Skin Area in my collection. Even though this record didn't amaze me, I can easily imagine myself listening to this once in a while... Maby while trying to relax??
Overall I'm very happy for my order and especially to the quick service of Autarkeia. Definitely going to use their service more often!
Enzyme Records discography at work and in the city for the last couple of weeks...
at home - NTT - All I want to hear is the sound of my own heart stopping
NTT - The Gospels Of The Gash
Both are good albums when there is that special mood for NTT sounds
Nicole 12 - Black Line I still have to get into this album. It was good after several spins, but I somehow feel it should get into "excellent" category.
damaar - triumph through spears of sacrilege
Several cups of coffee with
Endless Sea - Complotto Tape (Cathartic Process)
Gaze Campaign - Gestalt Bruise Tape (Lust Vessel)
Nazi Sex Tape (Spanking Ritual)
Quote from: Matthias on September 14, 2011, 11:26:16 AM
Nazi Sex Tape (Spanking Ritual)
Ha! I had forgot about that little daycare tape when I found it yesterday moving around stuff at the office. Maybe I should listen to little Slow Obesity now.
New Vatican Shadow tapes.
Turnip Cooke - S/T (New tape from James of Ahlzagailzehguh. Picture acoustic Ahlz in the kitchen.)
UMPIO / OGRE split tape
I recall band mentioned this going to be less of climax, but no.. it is perhaps more laid back and slow moving, yet really good. sound is as rotten and rusty as before, but certain slow motion noise wibe is simply great after the fast paced SSRI split. Keeps one very interested to check out what he will do next.
MANIA / HAL HUCTHINSON split tape
Mania has 15 minutes piece. At the best it's actually almost like death industrial song falling apart. BDN'ish synth noise tone and klang of the metal pipe and smashed sheet metal etc. It has the known clear and strong Mania sound, but compared to recent 7", perhaps this tracks falls apart into more abstract form. Good stuff.
HH, with yet another acoustic metal junk recording. I thought it WILL get old at some point, and maybe it will, but not yet! This is even noisier, even more energy-fueled than his previous efforts. Whirlwind of all sorts of metal junk objects storms ahead with no mercy. Sounds are good, details are good, energy level is good. Only complaint could be composition of overall track. It starts and stops and between it simply maintains the atmosphere. When stuff is this good, I don't miss any structural changes within 15 minute track, but in future it may be issue to remember.
ALFARMANIA "Skuldsatt" tape
It is probably the sound quality what sets a lot of Olsson recordings so close together. There are plenty of sounds, plenty of great structures for songs, good vocals, but often also feeling that project has really set the basic overall tone/atmosphere, which it never escapes. I have absolutely no complaints for material itself, but perhaps also that you know what you will get, is not always advantage. Maybe different style of yelling sometimes? Maybe "closer" recording or something and this sudden unexpected move grabs you by the balls. Nevertheless, recommended tape for anyone!
Quote from: PTM Jim on September 15, 2011, 08:06:05 AM
Turnip Cooke - S/T (New tape from James of Ahlzagailzehguh. Picture acoustic Ahlz in the kitchen.)
is this currently available anywhere?
Others People's Children - Replacing Uniforms Tape (Harsh Head Rituals)
This must have been collecting dust in my collection for some 5-6 years now, pretty sure i never listened to it before.. This was the project of some 15-year old boys, right? Basic harsh noise, some parts i really enjoy while others are almost terrible. I appreciate the shitty anything-goes feeling here, but at times the "let's see what happens if i do this" attitude takes over (especially in the live track). File under "average noise" i guess.
BDN : very little fun 4xlp ........first listen, not impressed. wtf happened to Great Death or Innerwar ????
Machismo – Humiliation In Attitude Decent tape though didn't catch my ears too much during first listening. Too much delay/reverb//
Abuse Patterns – Reproducing The Pathology Better tape from Anabolic Dimensions. quite rude, samples, nice coming up with voice.
Grain Belt / Wince – Live In The Twin Cities AWESOME noise. simply excellent!
Where Is This - The Erection Section (B-card, lim. 20, Quagga Curious Sounds): HNW which mainly got my attention due to the title and packaging ((http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-3038834-1312869811.jpeg), mine came with a pack of pussy rub though). This is the first HNW release I got. I do like the sound presented here: mainly high and middle frequency, but I do like its structure. There's some variation which makes it interesting, but to the end I noticed for a moment a bit of boredom, so I guess it's good it's only 5min. Also starts and stops very abruptely, which I like less. Nevertheless, it's a little release which keeps me fascinated for a while. I still have a HNW tape from Slaughter-Fetus which I still have to listen to, but does this make me want to listsen to much more HNW? I don't know, it's fascinating, but I can see how it can get boring with longer releases...
Brandkommando - 731 (B-card, lim. 25, Corrosive Art Records): Corrosive Art seems mainly known for its very limited B-card releases, which give me some questions: why are they so limited? The package of this one looks good, but very easy, so shouldn't be too much of a problem to make for example 50. On the other hand, it's mainly acts which do have other widely available releases (thinking of Steel Hook Prostheses for example), so it's not really a problem to miss a release which only has 5 minutes of music. (Though, I would have liked that SHP!)
Now, to the music of Brandkommando on this one: Industrial/Power Electronics, with effected vocals, which I really had to focus on, because they don't stand out from the rest of the noise, which is not a bad case though, makes it stand apart from other PE acts, I think. Some weird sounds to the end as well. Brandkommando is an interesting act, more centered around atmosphere than brutality, but from the few releases I've heard from him, quality seems to differ.
Also: Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back In Time (The Best Of 1980 - 1989) and Judas Priest - Killing Machine: both good music for driving around for work.
In between also got about 5 mins of metal junk noise in an industrial area around Antwerp. The raw, unchanged sounds so to say, sounded nice!
damaar - triumph through spears of sacrilege
Wonder if they're still active? Would love to hear a full-length!
Been on a BIG BLACK kick. Want to pick up Lps as prices do not seem too bad. When all that stuff came out, a friend had the rec's so I'd just borrow/tape.
Still no damn Mania/HH tape yet. Fucking mail. My side was recorded in summer 2010. Was suppose to have been a c30 tape but I never came up with a s2.
Quote from: Peterson on September 17, 2011, 01:15:06 AM
I'm still waiting on a Merzbow tape from a guy in Ohio that I ordered over two weeks ago...
If this happens to be Jason of Quell, you're doomed. Ten years later, I'm still waiting for the goods I traded with him...
It's getting cold and damp outside, good time to sit inside and listen to records.
Mania/Custodian split 12" - I'm a big fan of splits and this is a keeper. Good pairing, a nice satisfying listen. First time I've heard Custodian and I like; relentless blasting but plenty going on and it doesn't get boring. Mania side is really nice and I like the more...minimal(?) approach to parts of it. Maybe minimal isn't the right word, restrained would better. Maybe what Peterson is talking about when he says "industrial ambient". Mania is putting out some quality stuff in recent months: the 7" on F&V, this split, and now the split tape with HH (gotta get!)
IRM/Skin Area split 10" - IRM track is different from the other stuff I've heard from them (Red Album). For the most part, it's a long undulating drone piece with an exotic touch. I didn't expect this: cymbals/gongs, chimes, and horns over a foundation of throbbing bass pulse. Picks up in intensity with some brief vocals and then slinks off into the darkness. Good track. Skin Area seems like nice droning background music but nothing great. The bass/guitar/drums/horn freakout at the end grabbed my attention but quickly lost it again. Overall a weird and decent release, but not something I see myself coming back to regularly.
Bereft - Tough Man 7" - Opens with a piercing high frequency that leads into some vocals + microphone feedback. Bass buzzing of a raw cable occasionally cuts into the fray, and a swirling, churning blade slowly works its way into the mix to eventually take over at the end. Neat track, very dynamic. Side B is good as well, this is some well crafted stuff. I need to investigate more of this guy's material.
Sewer Goddess - Verdigris 7" - Side A is a seething and menacing cut that reminds me of Blue Sabbath Black Cheer due to the heavy down pitch shifting on the vocals. Side B picks up the pace with more aggressive tactics, use of higher frequencies, and more feminine vocals. Some interesting things buried in the muck on this side. I'm not a huge fan of death industrial because I tend to lose interest quickly, but it's good in moderation so I like this 7".
STROM.ec - Glass Cage 7" - Dirtier sound than I'm used to from these guys but I don't mind it. It's their usual beat/loop driven PE with samples but under a layer of grime. I prefer their more recent cleaner produced & more polished material, but I'm a fan of the project so of course I still like this. From the same time as Dogs of Total Order album.
Dieter Müh – Aakal 7" - Got this as a freebie in an order a while back but never listened to until now. Side A is monotonous industrial drone with a looped (vocal?) sample that starts out buried in the mix but eventually comes to the surface as the track runs its course. Kinda boring. First track on side B is dominated by a hypnotic, bouncing mid-high frequency "beat" that gets louder as the track goes on and has an ok ending. Second track has lots of layered, heavy looped and delayed vocal samples. Creates a swirling, active atmosphere. Side B > Side A.
Quote from: Peterson on September 17, 2011, 08:20:29 PM
Is he under the name "readytodie" on Discogs?
Dunno... my dealings with him were back in pre discogs/ebay days. Not even sure he still resides in Ohio, but back then he did.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 16, 2011, 11:31:41 PM
damaar - triumph through spears of sacrilege
Wonder if they're still active? Would love to hear a full-length!
Incredibly album from my fellow brethren, shame about them getting kicked out of Lebanon.
Last I heard, they have relocated to Australia and they were writing a full length, I don't know if it happened or not.
that would be wonderful.
Pussdrainer - Sexual Revulsion (C33, Danvers State Recordings): Don't know whether this is HN or PE, but as DSR says some parts indeed seem to go into HNW territory. Vocals are very much buried and efected, so it took me a while to notice them and convince myself they really are vocals. Lo-Fi sound. This tape has a moldy atmosphere. I expected something sharper and more brutal. Nevertheless, it's quite good.
NON / Boyd Rice - Live & "Pagan Musick" (Cass, C60)
Not actually my cup of tea. Just purhcased this so I could hear something from Boyd Rice.
The Grey Wolves - Chaos Ov Creation (Cass, C90)
I like this but still it doesn't give me any feelings. Side B is a little bit better (with more atmospheric stuff) than side A (harsher stuff).
The Grey Wolves - Passage Of Demons / Incaceration (Cass, C90)
This is better cassette in my opinnion. It sounds more of the GW that I'm used to hear.
By the way, is these worth anything or rare items? Boyd Rice is released by Extreme (or Zero Cabal??) and GW cassettes are both released by Strength Through Awareness.
Slaughter-Fetus - Exterminate All Life (C25, Danvers State Recordings): HNW again, but this is good. Filthy bass-driven sound, some samples, side B got some nasty feedback. Will play this again.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on September 18, 2011, 06:08:49 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 16, 2011, 11:31:41 PM
damaar - triumph through spears of sacrilege
Wonder if they're still active? Would love to hear a full-length!
Incredibly album from my fellow brethren, shame about them getting kicked out of Lebanon.
Last I heard, they have relocated to Australia and they were writing a full length, I don't know if it happened or not.
Kicked out of Lebanon! Any details online about that? I was thinking they were Iran...
Richard Ramirez Grunt Split lp.
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT NEED TO GET REISSUED!
classic tracks from both artist + collaborations are perfect sound of both artist.
I've been listening to "Dedicated To Bob Flanagan" and some old punk records from the early - mid 90's
Quote from: RyanWreck on September 19, 2011, 11:13:08 AM
"Dedicated To Bob Flanagan"
This was in my opinnion the best of the new Untergeschoss batch. I fucking love the B-side.
I needed a little lift in my day, so I decided to start it with Whitehouse's "Asceticists 2006".
Cloama - Neuroscan Organization LP
It's been literally years since I listened to the Cloama material I had standing around, but this one and the Death Certificate 7" are pretty great releases. There's the occasional low point, but that's easily outweighed by the heavy, oppressive atmosphere of the album. I still do get weirded out by the catchy, danceable part on 1st track on the B side.
Raionbashi - Kollekte LP
This record never gets old. There's so many different things going on and you always notice new things. Also the manner in which you listen can change the whole experience; are you really listening or is it just running in the background? The way it interacts with you is completely different. With a record so diverse it could easily end up being a random mishmash, but the whole way through it keeps a consistent feel and even at it's most absurd never succumbs to foolishness.
Darksmith - Total Vacuum LP
It's hard to pinpoint exactly what's so cool about this record, but I keep going back to it lately. It's a pretty quiet affair with lots of micro sounds, weird loops, field recordings and clattering - a modern musique concrète record with a more crude rather than academic approach, which I appreciate. Highly recommended.
Also spinning the master for the upcoming Lettera 22 - Time Collected cassette quite a lot. Look forward to this material, it's fantastic!
STAB ELECTRONICS LP
fuck!! So, when the best PE releases are being done, lets limit them to 100! Well, I guess nowadays it is the magickal number that lower profile label can move? If you like his two tapes on F&V, this simply crushes them both to pieces. Combines the raw and fierce feedback/PE to more "german" sound. There is occasional wibe of old Con-Dom and 80's G.O., but perhaps more the distorted synth domination closer to Operation Cleansweep and the overall saturated distortion of Subliminal. This saturation is one of the best qualities of LP. It's like some of the noisiest Haus Arafna etc, where everything has this neat grainy textured overdrive, which makes the sounds blend together perfectly. Whoever is the mastering wizard, he might be the one that really made this work? Thinking of the same material without the saturation, it could be desaster. Many of the tracks operate on very simple synth tones or loops and the sound quality is absolutely crucial element. Even if perhaps vocal performance is another thing what is very very good. So, anyone into straight forward nasty PE, do not hesitate!
Mazakon Tactics - Submerging In Shallow Waters (C25, Danvers State Recordings): Well, this turned out quite different than I expected. The sample I heard was some metal clanging, cool Death Metalalike vocals and distorted rumble. Now, on the rest of the tape, there are quite some parts without distortion, and less metal sounds than I expected. It's more some dark industrial/ambient, if that would be a good description. The DM vocals return now and then together with some other vocals. Some less parts, but overall this was a positive listen.
RU-486 - Disease and Development (C10, Danvers State Recordings): Got this because I wanted to hear something from him. Bit of a strange tape, two songs, which are quite different. First one is lo-fi, kind of muddy, distortion with cool aggressive vocals, whereas the second track is without vocals, seems less lo-fi and sounds fluttering (well, that's the word that comes into my mind when listening to it). Maybe these are two tracks from different sessions, I don't know. Don't know what to think of it yet, but due to the short length, I'll definately play it again.
Revenge - Victory.Intolerance.Mastery (C30, Rotting Chapel): Got this tape for little money. Fucking nice, such a bass driven, subterranean sound. Bummed I couldn't go to the Revenge/Inquisition show yesterday.
Sloth - Voice of God
Blood Axis - Ultimacy
Cult of Youth - Cult of Youth
Core - 'Chants Of Race And Emptiness'
Asmus Tietchens 'Seuchengebiete 2'
Total - 'Sutra'
Angelic Upstarts- Teenage Warning
Amebix- Monolith
KARASYOZOKU "mischievous sigyn 1923" tape
One of those Lust Vessel tapes that are more industrial type of stuff. Loops, theremins, noisy stuff but never really harsh.
MACRONYMPHA "Metal noise" tape
Long tape... is this C-100? C-120? Feels like more than 90 minutes. It is just what name suggests. Plenty of playing time is sheer metal junk abuse, but it also goes into full force harsh noise assaults. 1993 recordings but tape is one of those Stella's recent years releases. Good dupping, good stuff, most definitely worth of around 10usd prices he was asking. Of course, I wouldn't mind seeing more Macro stuff on CD re-issues!
Spine Scavenger - Shackles Of Man/Measured Time LP
Great LP and in general project from what've heard so far. Dilloway can rarely do wrong, even if I enjoyed the tape I own(Shameful Progress....) more.
Terry Riley - A Rainbow In Curved Air
Now spinning for the first time, sounds fantastic esp. Side B. I really need to get ...All Night Drive Best thing I heard from TR. His use of Time-Lag is simply amazing. The gorgeous original CD artwork should justify the steep price. Also need to get Rodger Stella's recent Riech/Riley "remix"
Åke Hodell - 220 Volt Buddha
70's to the bone. Really nice, I imagine the oscillations on here is from a machine similar to the one I use myself, makes me feel deep, artistic and intellectual. Haha
Joseph Hammer - I Love You...
Fantastic loop record. Put most contemporary "demented tape loop bullshit" to bed. Absolutely horrible title tho' so bad I couldn't even write it to the end.
EDIT: Also Assault Guard master for his first release, reminds me of a more lo-fi, organic, analog version of BDN - Greatest Death. Looking forward to his debut show on the 30Th
Quote from: AC on September 21, 2011, 01:33:53 PM
analog version of BDN
Do you mean BDN would be digital in some way?
Shift - Have No Fury / Jag var i kulverten 7" - I like this one a lot. Very melancholic but I still consider it heavy, just not in the traditional sense.
SNUFF - II LP - it's been several months since I've listened to SNUFF which made this all the better.
IFOTS - Danny La Rue Died in His Sleep tape - listening to this in anticipation of hearing the new album. The last track on the a-side with it's super low end always gets me.
Will Over Matter - Might of the Planet Eater 2xCD & WOM / BU - Split LP - same as above, getting psyched for the new WOM album.
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal - Not as good as Realm of Chaos or In Battle... but way better than the few albums preceding it.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 19, 2011, 08:12:15 PM
STAB ELECTRONICS LP
fuck!! So, when the best PE releases are being done, lets limit them to 100! Well, I guess nowadays it is the magickal number that lower profile label can move? If you like his two tapes on F&V, this simply crushes them both to pieces. Combines the raw and fierce feedback/PE to more "german" sound. There is occasional wibe of old Con-Dom and 80's G.O., but perhaps more the distorted synth domination closer to Operation Cleansweep and the overall saturated distortion of Subliminal. This saturation is one of the best qualities of LP. It's like some of the noisiest Haus Arafna etc, where everything has this neat grainy textured overdrive, which makes the sounds blend together perfectly. Whoever is the mastering wizard, he might be the one that really made this work? Thinking of the same material without the saturation, it could be desaster. Many of the tracks operate on very simple synth tones or loops and the sound quality is absolutely crucial element. Even if perhaps vocal performance is another thing what is very very good. So, anyone into straight forward nasty PE, do not hesitate!
I agree 100%. Such a good piece of work. I liked how he throw a sample from American Psycho in there, heh.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 19, 2011, 12:07:34 AM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on September 18, 2011, 06:08:49 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 16, 2011, 11:31:41 PM
damaar - triumph through spears of sacrilege
Wonder if they're still active? Would love to hear a full-length!
Incredibly album from my fellow brethren, shame about them getting kicked out of Lebanon.
Last I heard, they have relocated to Australia and they were writing a full length, I don't know if it happened or not.
Kicked out of Lebanon! Any details online about that? I was thinking they were Iran...
They didn't get
kicked out they simply left in order to release their music (kinda funny since they went through all that trouble for one little release). See below:
Quote"While most bands fantasize about war and glorify violence they have never witnessed, Damaar hail from Lebanon where war perpetually looms. Furthermore, Damaar's devotion to metal can hardly be questioned. In order to protect themselves from retaliation by the government, they were forced to distribute their demo by mp3 rather than tape or CD. Thus in the face powerful religious zealots, Damaar persisted in pursuing its evil directives. After relocating to Australia, Damaar was able to finally send out a proper (non-mp3) master and collect artwork for the vinyl release of their demo on NWN!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 21, 2011, 06:03:07 PM
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal - Not as good as Realm of Chaos or In Battle... but way better than the few albums preceding it.
Bolt Thrower: Come for the Warhammer artwork, stay for the death metal.
Haha exactly. As a guy who used to play Warhammer 40k, Bolt Thrower was like a gift from the mighty Chaos gods back in middle school.
Quote from: Peterson on September 22, 2011, 01:40:17 AMa future of D&D, Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, and all of the other terrible fantasy stuff teens are typically into...haha!
Battletech !
I've got one of the old BattleTech books with all sorts of different mechs in it actually.
Was listening "In the battle there is no law" last weekend at friends place. I have the LP, but haven't listened it for.. 10 years? I think together with Peel Sessions, it's the absolute best of Bolt Thrower!
BLOOD AXIS "ultimacy" CD
Storm/Tesco
I think my car stereos refuse to play this due 76 minutes playing time? Nice compilation of all the rare and "misc" tracks scattered on various smaller releases. Only thing what I could complain is that for relatively pricey Storm label CD, it feels little annoying that instead of booklet, cover says "for detailed history of tracks visit bloodaxis.com"... yeah. Liner notes would have been nice in compilation.
Blodvite - Renad I Eld Tape (Styggelse)
New industrial noise from Gothenburg which is getting really good. Perfect soundproduction that reeks of the Utmarken coldness. The calmer parts reminds me of Ättestupas more non-instrumental sections, with a similar eerie ambience. Compared to the Hämnaren release which was put out earlier this year, it's pretty hard to draw a winner. Solid stuff. Live Blodvite brought some truly nasty vibes to the table, can't wait to see what the future holds here.
Vatican Shadow - Pakistan Military Academy 2xTape (Hospital)
Mellow atmospheric synthlines paired up with drumbeats. Bareboned and stripped down. Not much happens here, but it's quite enjoyable. You can easily hear connections with parts the latest Prurient album. First half of the A-side was somewhat weak, but then it's just gets better and better. I recall earlier VS material having more heavy and "dirtier" beats, and that is something i kind of miss on this release.
Amebix- Sonic Mass
Sounds like the latest Killing Joke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVL8y8tlPhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2a_W_r5wxU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoM7SCq8q4g
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Quote from: AC on September 21, 2011, 01:33:53 PM
analog version of BDN
Do you mean BDN would be digital in some way?
Not computer digital but gear digital. One of the albums, can't remember which has a equipment list. Mostly digital delays and synths/samplers. Not that it subtracts from the actual greatness of BDN. Aforementioned Assault Guard is just more hissing tape analog sounding but with similar vibe as Greatest Death-era BDN
It seems people often have a warped sense of analogue vs digital. I once saw a discussion where people talked about "analogue samplers". What the fuck is an analogue sampler?
Core - 'An Area's Era Aria '
A.B.G.S. - 'Bunkerbeschallung'
Krang - 'Krang'
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 21, 2011, 06:03:07 PM
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal - Not as good as Realm of Chaos or In Battle... but way better than the few albums preceding it.
Bolt Thrower: Come for the Warhammer artwork, stay for the death metal.
One of my new nerdy roommate's has the largest collection of the Tomb skeleton army (or whatever the fuck they are called) and Lizardmen. And he has 4 different, really awesome looking tables with terrain and shit. It was probably one of the main reasons I picked him out of other potential roommates.
The Fucking Wrath- a 5 song ep I can't remember the name of
Mania/Hal Hutchinson split- Hal's side is like having a junkyard piled on top of you
Quote from: NERVES on September 23, 2011, 06:08:41 PM
Core - 'An Area's Era Aria '
One of my favorite albums. What do you think about it? I don't know of any projects today that even comes close to the atmosphere on this recording. Maybe some works by Niellerande Fallibilisthorstar, but Core captures something very uniquely "german" and alienated.
Sean McCann - Leave Today CD
Kevin Drumm - Ghybbrish 2xCD
Kevin Drumm - Organ CD (from Necro Acoustic box set)
The Rita - Bodies Bear Traces Of Carnal Violence CD
The Rita - Thousands of Dead Gods CD
Damion Romero - Negative CD
Phill Niblock - G2,44+/x2 CD
Phill Niblock - Touch Strings 2xCD
Sewer Election - Vidöppna Sår CS
Sewer Election - Sänkt CS
Aaron Dilloway - Hiss Nausea CD
Aube - Frequency for Collapse CS
Aube - Métal De Métal CD
Progressive tinnitus
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 22, 2011, 10:05:32 AM
Was listening "In the battle there is no law" last weekend at friends place. I have the LP, but haven't listened it for.. 10 years? I think together with Peel Sessions, it's the absolute best of Bolt Thrower!
I don't agree. "Realm Of Chaos" is the absolute perfection when it comes to Bolt Thrower, starting from the AMAZING Warhammer 40K artwork. In battle there might be no law, but in "Realm Of Chaos" there is no flaw!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 21, 2011, 06:03:07 PM
Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal - Not as good as Realm of Chaos or In Battle... but way better than the few albums preceding it.
And to me "Those Once Loyal" stands as the second best Bolt Thrower record ever. After the last few "average" albums (for Bolt Thrower standards, which are higher than most), I sincerely didn't think they had another good one into them, but boy was I wrong. This slays from start to finish.
By the way, those guys are killer live. Had to fly to London last year to see them (they played Italy like once in 20 years!), but they did an amazing gig, well worth the trip.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on September 23, 2011, 08:20:42 PM
Quote from: NERVES on September 23, 2011, 06:08:41 PM
Core - 'An Area's Era Aria '
One of my favorite albums. What do you think about it? I don't know of any projects today that even comes close to the atmosphere on this recording. Maybe some works by Niellerande Fallibilisthorstar, but Core captures something very uniquely "german" and alienated.
Really glad somebody else on here is so fond of it! I think its a fantastic recording that people who are into this sort of thing really should check out. It contains pretty much every element I could hope for in an ambient industrial record perfectly blended together and executed, and they along with Cranioclast are easily amongst my favorite bands/projects of all time. I agree with you as well that there is almost nothing contemporary that captures a similar feeling, and I can't personally think of anyone from back then that explored similar terrain with nearly as much depth and focus either. Niellerande Fallibilisthorstar is definitely in the same head space and have a similar approach, good call on that. Maybe if they and Thomas Köner collaborated or remixed each others material the results could be as great as 'An Area's Era Aria'.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on September 22, 2011, 05:33:46 PMWhat the fuck is an analogue sampler?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron)
or even
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan)
:-D
deathpile - G.R.
Exsanguinate / La Infame Turba De Nocturnas Aves – Allegory Of Death (CD, Misanthrope Studio): Glad I got this through RRRs super sale. Exsanguinate is a project of Thomas Garrison and you can clearly hear this. The sound just reminds of Control. Basically this is more atmospheric, no vocals, structure of the compositions reminds me more of Ambient than Industrial or Power Electronics. Exsanguinate is really good. The other project is weird, also some ambient pieces, then more noise-alike parts, sounds like 'a bit of everything'. Some good sounds, some they could have rather skipped. Don't know what to think of it...
Total Gape (C60, Negation is Freedom): Interesting compilation! Things I think of right now are the Bereft track, which is good, but sounded less loud than the other stuff, vocals might also have been a bit more upfront. White Heterosexuals was good as well, first track I heard from them. While listening to the B-side, I lost attention, but this was more due to the fact that I was doing other stuff. This comp will play again.
Werkbund – 'Aquis Submersus'
Brume - 'Battery Hens Sabotage'
Clock DVA - 'Sign'
Ultra – 'Spray/Death/Ultra'
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Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on September 22, 2011, 05:33:46 PMWhat the fuck is an analogue sampler?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron)
or even
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan)
:-D
Mainly used by Britpop fags who want to sound like The Beatles. Not so common in industrial/noise whatever.
Nyodene D - Every Knee Shall Bow
Its incredible to finally hear this on cd. Fucking massive.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on September 26, 2011, 02:55:14 PM
Quote from: P-K on September 24, 2011, 09:52:45 AM
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on September 22, 2011, 05:33:46 PMWhat the fuck is an analogue sampler?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron)
or even
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan)
:-D
Mainly used by Britpop fags who want to sound like The Beatles. Not so common in industrial/noise whatever.
I love mellotrons... I use samples lifted from them (strings, choir) in a lot of my dark ambient / death industrial stuff.
Noise Propaganda volume 3 (C60, Corrosive Arts Records): Very interesting compilation tape, some acts I knew and liked, some others I wanted to hear, such as Haare, which is good! (Funny to read something as Destroy Fascism, Love Forever in a noise/pe comp though, hehe... Different kind of slogan than used by most acts.) Shift track sounded rawer than other stuff I heard from him (Sick Seed split and Morose tape), liked this better. Sick Seed track is nice as well, and charming of course, really charming, haha. Diutesc is good at first, but gets a bit tedious near the end. (Oh, and btw, if anybody could transcribe me his text in the booklet, that would be very welcomed, can't get all the runes deciphered.)
Overall, a nice mix of pe and noise, makes me think about the Tied to an Abuse comp, but maybe that's also because both share some artists.
Militia "New European Order", 3xLP (Praxis Dr. Bearmann)
The giant of percussive industrial. First time I listened to this group. Needs more listening sessions, of course, but the most memorable track was without doubt "Maschinenzimmer".
If you enjoy other acts that use percussive elements, you can clearly hear were some influences come from.
Vivenza "Réalité de l'Automation Directe", LP (Rotorelief)
Is this recording (side A) completely comprised of recordings of machines, or is the rhythmic buzzing that continues throughout the track coming from a synth?
Nonetheless, always curious about sound sources when it comes to Vivenza. Quite a sombre track this one, industrial to the core, albeit not as mechanical sounding
as other tracks, like the one on side B or say "Prolétariat & Industrie". Side B is more hard-hitting, a continuous mechanical rhythm and other machinal sounds layered
in the background. Definitely the best side of this LP, which generally feels more stripped down than other works by Vivenza.
LAIBACH - "Gesamtkunstwerk - Dokument 81-86" Vinyl-on-demand
One of the greatest issue ever. Hats off!!!
HERMANN NITSCH - "Die Geburt Des Dionysos Christos" Vinyl-on-demand
Beautiful..
Today:
Craow - The Difference Between Days (Corpse Without Soul, 2011) - Could be compared to Countrepoison or Marching Church; somewhat melodic yet still noisy, murky synth-pop with a definite downer vibe. So if you like Marching Church, Countrepoison, War (Denmark), Lust For Youth, etc. I would highly suggest this tape.
...and Absurd - Facta Loquuntue which was one of the very first reviews I did for The Pure Stench...
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2010/10/review-03-absurd-facta-loquuntur.html
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on September 27, 2011, 07:40:21 PM
LAIBACH - "Gesamtkunstwerk - Dokument 81-86" Vinyl-on-demand
One of the greatest issue ever. Hats off!!!
How is the audio material? I remember revisiting the Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd CD on Mute last year and it was not a fully satisfactory listen. If it is more in the vein of the first 12" on LAYLAH and the first LP then it could be something.
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Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on September 27, 2011, 07:40:21 PM
LAIBACH - "Gesamtkunstwerk - Dokument 81-86" Vinyl-on-demand
One of the greatest issue ever. Hats off!!!
How is the audio material? I remember revisiting the Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd CD on Mute last year and it was not a fully satisfactory listen. If it is more in the vein of the first 12" on LAYLAH and the first LP then it could be something.
In my opinion very interesting. There are some material (from 1981-1982 studio sessions) that I listened the first time or recordings (for example "Vade Retro") in different versions. Besides, I think that mastering is very good for all recordings, for DVD material too (very good condition material from one of the first live show, with Tomas HOSTNIK).
All the new VoD sets are superb but the Laibach and Tazartes sets are just outstanding. Gonna play the Grim set again right now.
Looking forward to the Clock DVA and John Duncan sets later on this year.
QuoteTazartes
Did this guy have a comeback overnight or have I just not been paying attention. Since I picked up the Diasporas reissue on Dais a couple of months ago his name has been popping up everywhere on "highprofile" labels, gigs whatever. Well deserved, mind you. Yet to hear a release equaling aforementioned LP even if the one with the long french title I got recommended on here is a close second.
Quote from: AC on September 28, 2011, 01:12:38 AM
Did this guy have a comeback overnight or have I just not been paying attention.
I'd say the comback started 3 or 4 years ago. But you're right, he's picking up speed recently with more & more gigs and recordings. The first couple of "comeback" CDs (Hystérie Off Music & Jeanne) were not that great but the more recent ones are pretty awesome. Especially the one on PAN (Repas Froid)! It's a reworking of material previously released on CD, a release I didn't care too much for at the time, but the LP sounds excellent.
The Pan lp is excellent. Like the Granny Awards album on Alga Marghen from earlier this year as well.
You're right though. At the end of this year when I look back over the year his name is gonna feature heavily!
Quote from: mevsocsci on September 27, 2011, 11:56:05 PM
All the new VoD sets are superb but the Laibach and Tazartes sets are just outstanding. Gonna play the Grim set again right now.
The Tazartès box set sounds nice all right, and I'm definitely tempted, but the fact that I already own the Dais version of "Diasporas" makes me a bit hesitant to cough up the dough. And also, there is the Alga Marghen CD box, as it seems containing roughly the same material. The VOD is remastered, ok, but I don't really care about that in this case. Does anyone know if they differ in any other regard (not packaging-wise, obviously)? I know there's a DVD included on the VOD release, but on the AM there's a 3" CD with new material.
I also wonder about the Grim box. There's an already existing CD compilation available for cheap, so is there any difference between that and the VOD box apart from the presentation?
VOD's Grim box has the Vital-cassette on lp, and it is very, very good.......
Peenemünde - Peenemünde CD That's fantastic
brighter death now - very little fun
wow...
Harmonia- Musik Von Harmonia
µ-Ziq- In Pine Effect
LP harvest from Posh Isolation:
PUCE MARY / LR - the Closed Room - the A side (care of PM) is really blowing my mind these days. Pretty simple and clean sounds, monotonous and repetitive, but very uncomfortable and haunting. Brings my mind to a less post-apocalyptic, more introspective (and less tight) Anenzephalia. The LR material is good on this one, but kind of eclipsed by PUCE MARY. A bit too repetitive for my taste. 2nd proper release of PM, right? Already a great maturity to sound and approach, letting the sounds echo out, not making the landscapes too busy with unneeded sound elements. Same goes for LR. It's dark as hell, but still with a sense of melody to it.
LR - Exile - now this is better! Heavy, minimalist industrial sound, filthy and grainy without becoming unnecessarily harsh or retarded. Needs a few more spins, but I like it so far. Vocals a bit too Prurientish on the B side (the low, groaning style of "And still, wanting" etc), preferred the screaming on the "Rosenmunde" 2cs from last year which was heavier and more distorted (=easier to get into, in a weird way). As mentioned above, both PM and LR keep their soundscapes clear and open, with a melodic bend but without turning it to sappy melancholy (mentioning "And still, wanting", which sounds like Mortiis in comparison). Greatly balanced heavy industrial music.
Going onwards to DAMIEN DUBROVNIK and CHRISTIAN STADSGAARD as the week progresses. What I like about the Posh Isolation releases I've seen & heard is the combination of grimy filth and simplicity, with a bit more complex, dare I say artistic ideas. Maybe pretentious to some, but I think that these guys have some solid creativity to build on. The xerox collages and type-written pages aren't always that clear as to what they are about, what they are saying, which is refreshing. Nothing wrong with autopsy/crime scene/broken genitalia/gutter romanticism/fascism, but it's always "fun" with a bit more contemplative works that aren't in your face.
Otherwise:
KNELT ROTE - didn't know Gordon (right?) from OSCILLATING INNARDS was a grinder. Great material, he's a good vocalist, and the fuse of harsh noise/grindcore... more bands should do that, from a "proper" harsh noise perspective (doing it the "real way" so to speak).
DISCORDANCE AXIS - JON CHANG. The VOICE.
SHIFT / SICK SEED lp - I probably should've listened to this half a year ago when everyone else was, but anyway... Sorry Shift, but your side is absolutely CRUSHING. Probably the best SHIFT material released so far; devastating power and heavy ambiance. SS side is also nasty shit. Have only heard the previous "guilty Pleasures" tape on Unrest which didn't really convince me, but on this LP his sounds really come out the best. Great stuff.
PM/LR LP is a collaborative effort all tracks was recorded by both artist
Really looking forward to seeing LR live tomorrow. The rehearsals sounded great
Really? Well that puts it in a different perspective; the sounds on the A side reminded me of the footage from PUCE MARY's set at Utmarken (that pulse sound) so I assumed it was more of a split than collaboration. My mistake! Will reconsider the B-side then, as if a part of a whole and not an opposition of the A-side.
What I've seen from Loke at earlier occasions haven't been disappointing (can't remember under which entitites; LR? Damien Dubrovnik?), looking forward to the gig tomorrow, definitely.
contagious orgasm - voltage controlled filter
predominance - obliteration
predominance - hindemburg
va - incendium (loki foundation)
Quote from: pestdemon on September 29, 2011, 10:55:32 AM
Otherwise:
KNELT ROTE - didn't know Gordon (right?) from OSCILLATING INNARDS was a grinder. Great material, he's a good vocalist, and the fuse of harsh noise/grindcore... more bands should do that, from a "proper" harsh noise perspective (doing it the "real way" so to speak).
If you enjoy Knelt Rote, you should also check out another of his grind bands, VILE HORRENDOUS AERIEL BOMBARDMENT. check out this thing he's playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Fj8Mr1wFs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Fj8Mr1wFs)
Listening to Militia "The Black Flag Hoisted"... a project I've always wanted to like, but every time I listen to an album, it comes off less than satisfying. Not sure why.
Test Department with Brith Gof – 'Gododdin'
Quote from: NERVES on September 29, 2011, 09:28:54 PM
Test Department with Brith Gof – 'Gododdin'
Great album!
Quote from: pestdemon on September 29, 2011, 10:55:32 AM
DISCORDANCE AXIS - JON CHANG. The VOICE.
"the inalienable dreamless," i hope?
It's all about Jouhou. That's where it's at.
andy & CM: BOTH of course. + Gridlink's both.
Today, a bit softer: ANGE - Caricatures and MAGMA - Wurdah Itah.
I've been listening to Serge Gainsbourg via various youtube videos and I'm beginning to understand what a rare gift he was to music. If anyone has the interest and the patience then watch this in its entirity. It certainly made me sit up and pay attention. I'm ordering a bunch of albums as we speak. This one is Histoire de Melody Nelson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALAQnT5Zr-8&feature=autoplay&list=PL44A63A430AEE5E4D&lf=results_video&playnext=8
Not music but evidence to how he did not give a fuck. Maybe he's just drunk. Or both. It's great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef87G5MDYfM
The 12" that has both Gridlink releases together is amazingly brutal. So many heavy riffs and change ups in such a short period of time. The gatefold is beautiful as well.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on September 30, 2011, 02:50:00 PM
I've been listening to Serge Gainsbourg via various youtube videos and I'm beginning to understand what a rare gift he was to music. If anyone has the interest and the patience then watch this in its entirity. It certainly made me sit up and pay attention. I'm ordering a bunch of albums as we speak. This one is Histoire de Melody Nelson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALAQnT5Zr-8&feature=autoplay&list=PL44A63A430AEE5E4D&lf=results_video&playnext=8
Not music but evidence to how he did not give a fuck. Maybe he's just drunk. Or both. It's great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef87G5MDYfM
+1
Disgust / Joshua Norton Cabal split has been getting some heavy play lately, other than that my music library has just been on shuffle whenever I listen to it, not in the mood for anything specific.
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud- "the smell of blood but victory"; this project is waaay better than Der Blutharsch (except maybe the first cpl rel's which, I think, used some of the same music). Like the female vocals. Traded the cd's I use to have so d/l'ing everything..
ART ABSCONs - Der Verborgene Gott LP - incredible neofolk / neoclassical record from the italian group
Methadrone - Sterility - really solid drone metal stuff. If Jesu had more acoustic guitars and was more minimal
Controlled Bleeding - Music From The Scourging Floor - cool industrial / rock stuff. Hoping they play older stuff when i see them on friday, but this album is good too.
Deutsch Nepal - Amygdala CD - really great tribal / operatic industrial. One of the underappreciated industrial acts these days
Stargeit and Satanic Warmaster discography. Two of my favorite black metal acts from Finland.
Swans- White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
Blitz- Second Empire Justice
Me Without Hats- The Silver Collection
Die Form - Some Experiences With Shock
Negativland - Escape From Noise
Ministry - Welcome to the Secret World of Ministry (live 1990 bootleg)
Pestdemon - Helvetsljuset LP (Unrest)
It's been interesting to follow the Pestdemon route from the very first releases to this, the final statement from this Malmö hoodlum. First few tapes didn't do much for me, but then around Vexations things started to get interesting for real. Of the old stuff, im especially fond of the Doppelgänger cassette, but this surely beats the hell out of all the previous outputs. Still need to give this more time but i already think it's safe to say that this is one of the better Swedish releases of 2011. Nice cover with detailed spot-on varnish.
Steel Hook Prostheses (CDr, Nil By Mouth): Can't have too much SHP. Not much different then the other works, except that the second track, and parts of some other tracks, sound more ambient than anything else and it's really good as well.
Uniform - BOIS (C30, Recurring Themes): New Harsh Noise project. This isn't exactly ear-splitting or very brutal, but just decent Harsh Noise. Enough variation to keep it interesting. Some cool metal junk on B-side. Overall, there are some really interesting parts, but the full release doesn't really stick out. I do like the artwork though, looks good. So, this project seems to have potential!
Now that it's Autumn time to increase the black metal in rotation.
Drudkh - Blood in our Wells CD - I haven't listened to this in a while and I forgot how good it was. Really emotive and slow guitar solos and great full but organic production. It reminds me a bit of Floyd at times because the guitars are handled with such care.
Satanic Warmaster - Strength & Honour 2007 Edition CD
Goatmoon - Varjot cassette - parts of this, especially the instrumental track remind me of the first two Enslaved releases. Maybe the most developed Goatmoon album yet? Some of what I had heard about it made me uneasy but there's nothing bad here.
Sick Seed - Guilty Pleasures cassette
ENTRE VIFS - Heavy Duty [tape] [Cthulhu REcords, 1989]
PROIEKT HAT - X [tape] [Xn REcordings 2005]
Genocide Organ – Archive II
downloaded from itunes. great ep!
Abuse Patterns "Reproducing the Pathology"
amazing tape recommended over and over again. great noise, perfect samples, & very good vocals.
Just started to read Shakey so lots and lots of Neil Young here for the moment.
ORGANUM "Submission" LP (United Diaries)
ORA "Aureum" DLP (Streamline)
ORA "Amalgam" DLP (Edition...)
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "Very little fun" 4LP (CMI)
IDEA FIRE COMPANY "Anti-natural" LP (Swill Radio)
Quote from: STREETMEAT on October 06, 2011, 05:44:53 AM
Genocide Organ – Archive II
listened to Genocide Organ for 4 hours straight the other night.
Quote from: Matthias on October 06, 2011, 08:59:30 PM
Just started to read Shakey so lots and lots of Neil Young here for the moment.
I should get back into that book. Got part way in and put it down for two long.
V/A - Music From The Dead Zone, Vol2 USA (Dead Mans Curve)
Just found this and I think it's really good. A nice mix of goth, synth, industrial. Especially like the tracks from F/1, Corpses As Bedmates and The Haters.
Assault Guard - Amputation Nation (H.A.S.H)
Pornosamples and rumbling noises mixed with some synth (?) stuff. Comparing to his show last weekend I find this more interesting, except for some tracks that doesn't really lead anywhere and get's kind of dull after a while. But overall nice first release.
I look forward to hear more from this project.
Nicole 12 - Black Line (FA)
Constant repeat.
Alu- 'Autismenschen'
Electronic Eye – 'Neurometrik'
Hands To – 'Circumscription'
Quote from: Peterson on October 07, 2011, 02:07:07 AM
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Quote from: Matthias on October 06, 2011, 08:59:30 PM
Just started to read Shakey so lots and lots of Neil Young here for the moment.
I should get back into that book. Got part way in and put it down for two long.
I 3rd this. I get into a NY kick every fall. "Comes A time" is my fave. Also been really into Springsteen's "Nebraska" album, it basically sounds like Suicide played on an acoustic guitar to me. One of the more nihilistic and depressing classic rock albums ever. Apparently one of the first mainstream rock records to be recorded on a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder. I just got one of the same that was used on this album, pretty excited to see what improvements I can make with it.
Also, for hard stuff, lots of Grunt and black metal this week.
"Tonight's the Night" is my favourite from NY. That album is a fucking bummer.
"Nebraska" is good every now and then but I can't really get into Springsteen other than that for the most part.
Quote from: Peterson on October 07, 2011, 02:07:07 AM
Springsteen's "Nebraska" album, it basically sounds like Suicide played on an acoustic guitar to me. One of the more nihilistic and depressing classic rock albums ever.
Funny you mention it. I thought the exact same thing when I first heard this record. One song in particular. Can't remember the name, but it ended one of those seminal episodes of Sopranos that really developed the plot. Great album indeed
New arrivals today:
S.T.A.B. Electronics - The Non-Aliant I LP <----My Daddy Fucked Me And I Liked It!
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon2011 reissue LP
Quote from: Peterson on October 07, 2011, 03:39:06 AM
Song is called "State Trooper," my favorite off that album. Has a little bit of a CCR feel to it as well, which to me is great!
Nothing wrong with CCR! Could never get into Springstein though, mainly because of the insufferable crap they play on the radio like "Born to Run". Maybe I need to investigate Nebraska, though.
Quote from: Peterson on October 07, 2011, 02:07:07 AMSpringsteen Nebraska Suicide
I don't think I've ever heard Nebraska but the comparison isn't as surprising as perhaps first imagined. Springsteen has had a long friendship with Alan Vega and has done several cover versions of classic Suicide songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPloPHGbjc
Didn't knew that, makes quite a bit of sense then. Martin your old rock dog:)
Lou Reed is a cunt.
Nord - 'Nord'
Nord - 'Ego Trip'
Speaking of Lou Reed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi15nyO3v6s
np:
IRGUN Z'WAI LEUMI - Klirrfaktor. Slow and creeping minimal industrial. Great album.
CANNIBAL CORPSE - The Bleeding.
+ SILENTIST discography.
I haven't heard that Metallica/Reed collab and I'd rather not. After regaining some form of dignity with Death Magnetic they go and do THAT. And with that knob jockey of all people. The whole situation is just awful! Why? WHY???
Lou Reed can piss off! His "noise" album sucks shit as well.
Good music for running:
GO - Under-Kontrakt
GO - In-Konflikt
Ex.Order - The Infernal Age
np: BURZUM - Fallen.
Another big WHY? = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=19499
I'm actually looking forward to those Burzum re-recordings. Should be interesting. I've never understood the hate when a band decides to re-record old material: the old material isn't going away, you can still listen to it. In this case, Varg isn't redoing the old albums, he's picking out his favorites, re-recording them, and repackaging them into a new album.
Obviously the guy needs money. He's got a wife and a kid, plus I'm sure he still owes a lot of money to the state for his church burning antics.
FAUX PAS - dobbel hæstkuk 2xC30
EVENINGS - anhedonic comas C52+C26
MANIA/CUSTODIAN - split LP
ASHLEY C - timeless reality CD
Melvins - Endless Residency 8LP boxset
Lord Wind - Rites of the Valkyries tape
Lord Wind - Atlantean Monument tape
Graveland - Memory and Destiny tape
- Brighter Death Now "Great Death"
- ...Today, i'm Dead "I Close My Eyes"
- Grunt "Early Years 93-94"
- Mauthausen Orchestra "Bloodyminded"
- Clinic of Torture "Sounds of Torments"
- Con-Dom "The Beautiful"
- Intrinsic Action "Electro-Death Suite"
- Skin Crime "Trauma"
It's not a matter of Lou Reed being a cunt. He is. But also I loathe his music
Quote from: STREETMEAT on October 09, 2011, 10:53:52 AMBloodyminded?
Mr I Sell CD-r's and Call Them CD's. Makes him not just a cunt but a dishonest cunt and he deserves a lot of shit for that.
Playlist:
EX.ORDER - Corporate Control, CD
On first listen almost as good at The Infernal Age.
Nyodene D - Every Knee Shall Bow cd
I Have No Mouth... and Pogrom tapes were very good and this album sounds pretty much like direct continuation to those with everything honed to perfection.
Goes very high on my best pe albums of 2011 list.
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Quote from: STREETMEAT on October 09, 2011, 10:53:52 AMBloodyminded?
Mr I Sell CD-r's and Call Them CD's. Makes him not just a cunt but a dishonest cunt and he deserves a lot of shit for that.
Stealing from Tesco anybody?
Really get a kick out of the fact that NO ONE in America ever knows about that.
Mortuor - I'm Waiting For You (CD, Syzmic Records): "Dedicated to the memory of Marco Corbelli and the Italian Death Industrial movement." Don't know too much from Atrax Morgue (and even less from the other Italians), but as far as I can say this is a good description of the music. Sounds oppressive and sick, some tracks heavier, some more atmospheric. Throbbing synths, effected spoken/recited vocals, some screams... It's good!
http://www.archive.org/details/HalHutchinson-removingAesthetics
This
Goddamn
Album
This is so fucking good, Hal Hutchinson just taking a slow grinding march through layer upon layer of crunchy clean thudding scrap loops. A very pleasant listen. I wish this came out in 2011 so it could be in my top 10.
Got a whole buch of new stuff recently. All first time listens:
Iron Pillar - Whipping Post A new frustrated aggressive side of Lars the man behind. Enjoying this a lot so far
Redrot/Hair Police - Live Halloween 2006 Prefer the gloomy studio side of both projects to the blown out live recordings of this tape. Bet the show was a blast to attend thou' Good Looking artwork
VA - Suomi Finland Noisecore Massive comp, enjoyed the Nuclear Voice(SW side-project I presume?) tracks the most. But all material on here is great
Jean Tinguely - 10" on Manhood? Obscure musique concrete/sound art, one side recorded at Louisiana Museum Of Modern Art here in Denmark. Fantastic stuff, close to no info on this release on the web. Can't even find the 10" at discogs
Alleypisser/Ashley C - Split CS Finally this is released. Quite happy with how my side turned out. And Mikkel's track I would say is his best work to date. Really looking forward to digging into the rest of the new Dokumentarisk Agenda tapes. A new label to watch out for
Dedicated To Bob Flanagan - S/T (2011, Untergeschoss) - I actually haven't given this as much attention as I thought I would. It's a solid release but it isn't my favorite from the batch. It sounds like it could be the same person who did Chloroform Rapist? I really like CR so if this is the case I don't know why I can't get into it as much. Speaking of which...
Chloroform Rapist - Chloroform Rapist (2011, Untergeschoss) - I really like this tape. Did a full review on my site http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/10/chloroform-rapist-chloroform-rapist.html
Golden Rain – 2010 (2011, F&V) - I was not a huge fan of Praise The Whore mainly because of the vocals which sound OK for a little while, but the whole fucking tape? I decide to give this guy one more chance and although I am still not convinced that this is anything special, I am liking it more with each listen. I prefer Side B, the La-Bas, 14.12.2010 recording over Side A.
Pogrom live tape
Metro ride in Helsinki with this playing, from the deepest east all the way to city center, a trip full of ideans and inspirations. Scum is all I see. Great release!!
- Grunt "Perfect World"
- Albert Fish is My Hero "Lesopolosa"
- Slogun "Chronicle of Serial Murder"
- Gomikawa Fumio "Return of Gomikawa Fumio"
- Brighter Death Now "Very Little Fun"
- Dagda Mor "The Border of The Light"
- Streicher "Annihilism/The Whitest Power/Juda Verrecke!"
- Premature Ejaculation "Anesthesia"
N. - Hospital Murders - [tape]
PREDOMINANCE - White Ashes - [tape]
HALTAN - State of Absolution - [tape]
WOLVERINE - Chapter - [tape]
Strict - In Preparation
Climax Denial - Fragile Grace
Nyodene D - Every Knee Shall Bow
Hate Basement - I Don't Know Any Strippers That Are Alive
Pogrom - Live CS
Vatican Shadow - Washington Buries Al Qaeda Leader at Sea 3xCS
Brand New - Deja Entendu CD
Lucero - Tennessee CD
Talk Talk- It's My Life
Nocturnal Emissions- Invocation of the Beast Gods
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Talk Talk- It's My Life
I was listening to The Colour of Spring a lot last month myself.
Today:
Leviathan - The Tentacles of Whorror CD - I've never loved this album but listening to it again after 2 years or so it sounds much better to my ears. Maybe I have different expectations now? I still think this is weaker than Massive Conspiracy.... suffering from an overlong playing time.
Sisters of Mercy - Floodland CD & First And Last And Always CD - great driving music for the season
Undor / Ride For Revenge - Split LP - I think this RfR song could be the best single song I've heard all year. Granted it's 24 minutes so it's got an advantage, but holy shit I was not expecting anything this... crushing/cosmic/cruel. Even though it's RfR. Seriously impressive. The vocal effects, the drums and the effects are all spot on. The Undor track is really good too but honestly totally overshadowed by Ride For Revenge. Fuckkk....
- Whorebutcher "Libertine"
- Premature Ejaculation "Wound of Exit"
- Soldnergeist "Spur 2"
- Grunt "Europe After Storm"
- Dominator "II"
- Incapacitants "Fabrication"
Militia - Power! Propaganda! Production!
Con-Dom - Calling All Aryans
Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane
Grim - 'Folk Music'
Vasilisk - 'Whirling Dervishes'
Maurizio Bianchi - 'Regel'
- Necromondo "S/t"
- Atrax Morgue "Exterminate"
- Clinic of Torture "S/t"
- Allerseelen "Gotos=Kalanda"
- Con-Dom "Rome Songs"
- De Fabriek "Compressie Slag"
NYODENE D"Every Knee Shall Bow" CD
the contemporary American industrial-pe mix. Heavy, extensive on sampling/digital effects etc, but at the same time when I think some elements could be flaws - like not-so-well blended vocals or very clear and sharp sounds - they could be labeled as strengths. Those who are getting bored on "what's happening under that tape hiss" -noise, will most likely appreciate the shining production and very distinctive sound used for building these massive tracks. Not so far from previous tape on Obscurex, so it's good release. Much much better than Climax Denial was on same label!
UNCLEAN -demo 2011
New Finnish PE from Kuopio. It's something one could think someone obsessed with old Consumer Electronics could come up with? Raw. Very raw. Very simple, and very nasty. It's good. It reminds me of something like early days of Barrikad too. Kind of sounding like someone doesn't necessarily fully yet know what he's aiming to, but that quality actually turns positive. I've heard rumor band already scheduled for release on Finnish label!
MUSTA OKSENNUS "Nazi Occult noisecore" demo
Experts can see the not-so-hidden tribute to Spear Of Longinus "nazi occult metal", hah! But what comes to music, Musta Oksennus (= Black Vomit) is the utmost gutter noisecore. No talent, no originality, no music, no shame. So did I say, pure bliss for noisecore fanatics?
SICKNESS one sider live 12"
What was it called? This is not harsh noise. This is just good noise! You won't be getting the high speed cuts and bursts. I'm highly positive about this direction of Sickness. Maybe it's not what some fans expect, but it's good to see he is moving towards new sounds again.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 13, 2011, 07:43:34 PMUNCLEAN -demo 2011
Do you have any contact info? I might be interested in buying myself a copy.
I would assume the demo material would be the stuff coming out "officially" later on?
This demo was just handmade covers of porn clipping & handwritten texts - so appears to be more of "advance tape" than something for sale?
That is correct!
Quote from: UNCLEAN on October 13, 2011, 10:48:03 PM
That is correct!
Alright! Just wanted to know for sure.
I look forward to the "official" release.
Francisco Meirino/Gerritt/Paul Knowles/Kam Hassah/Alleypisser – Unifying Themes LP (Misanthropic Agenda)
Feberdröm - Förnimmelsen CDr
Brandkommando - 731 bizcard cd-r
Nothing special, sound is way more thin and digital than in few recent Brandkommando releases.
One 4 minute track with digital beats, digital distortion and buried distorted vocals.
I'd only recommend this to diehard fans of earlier Brandkommando.
Bruital Orgasme – Tri Posledmi Myslenky Pana K. bizcard cd-r
Same label, same format as the Brandkommando bizcard and sound is very thin too.
Sounds like cheap electronic toy going crazy and finally running out of batteries.
Pretty decent, first and only release I have from this artist but if I bump into some other releases of him, I might give them a listen.
S.T.A.B. Electronics - The Non Alliant I
Easily my favorite release of this year, fucking brutal, amazing! A real mood setter. This truly sets whole new standards for STAB releases. Sure the two old tapes were good, but this is totally on another level. This, for me, pretty much picks up on what Whitehouse ever left behind, misogynism with full on power!!! It is always a pleasure to hear as long as it is done good, never grows old on me. A good PE release should give you, like BU said on some interview regarding F&V artwork, a hard on and a grin on your face, this does it both. Brilliant release.
Crank Sturgeon - Mashacoustic CD
Night Science IV compilation CD
Mania/Hal Hutchinson split tape
Wardruna 2LP
Portal - Swarth 2LP
Quote from: hannes on October 07, 2011, 12:30:51 AM
Assault Guard - Amputation Nation (H.A.S.H)
Pornosamples and rumbling noises mixed with some synth (?) stuff. Comparing to his show last weekend I find this more interesting, except for some tracks that doesn't really lead anywhere and get's kind of dull after a while. But overall nice first release.
Finally got to listen to this. It hits to the soft spot I have for raw and unsophisticated industrial-noise. You got the typewriter texts, you got the xerox art with bondage, bikini girls, 4-track tape recorders, mutations, amputated limbs.. And yes, rumbling and crackling lo-fi noise with porno/amputation etc samples going on. Sometimes rough drum machine beats giving more song oriented feel, but really file this into category of Proiekt Hat, old P231, old E.G., contemporary works of Filth & Violence and so on. It goes noisier and nastier than most, well fitting the prevailing "current" of Danish noise.
Perhaps not material that should be done on LP yet, but really, it just hits the ear from perfect angle and good stuff to listen to. I'm sure next releases would kill!
Monde Bruits - Purgatory tape
Mandatory Sunday morning noise blast. The only comment I can make: flawless.
Spoils & Relics - Ammonium Bulb tape
The tape with Mark Durgan was great. And this is just as good. At the same time utterly serious and invigoratingly playful. Abstract noise and concrete landscapes, there's nothing missing and not a thing too much. Fidelity is just as it should be, not too lo to mask the details - not too hi to kill the spirit.
Trepaneringsritualen - Veil The World tape
Luxury packaging in a wooden box with rusty nails & artbook. But why normal ferric tape then? Anyway, quite nice industrial sounds/songs. I'm not an expert but these do the trick for me. But the tape on Hanson was maybe more to my taste, I recall a more minimal / long-form approach?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 16, 2011, 11:42:58 AM
Quote from: hannes on October 07, 2011, 12:30:51 AM
Assault Guard - Amputation Nation (H.A.S.H)
+1
Actually Lukas recorded the whole thing on the 4 tracker pictured with no effects, synths or pedals whatsoever. During his recent stay in the States. Quite amazing what can be done only with tape manipulations and radio signals. BTW Assault Guard will quite possibly be featured on a 4way split on Raijaja Tapes along side Forza Albino and the other two of us' solo projects.
Merzbow & Null 'Deus Irae'
Null 'Saishiyu Bushitsu'
Tongue Knax - 'Sacrosanct Pearl Skin'
Gerechtigkeits Liga – 'Hypnotischer Existenzialismus'
Kallabris 'Njonto' & 'Hafalgar'
Viodre - Interpol Alchemi: Seriously, get this. Been waiting years for it and it has paid off. Fine, fine, fine piece of craftsmanship here.
Ahlzagailzehguh - Memory and Hearing: Electronics and Acoustics mixed in for amazing cut up work. Repeat listening on this one.
Prurient - Annihilationist - Looooong (C60) Prurient. Get down. Stay down.
Der Sturmer - Bloodswarn - Collection of OOP, split and comp tracks. Great NSBM.
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 01:52:32 AM
Prurient - Annihilationist - Looooong (C60) Prurient. Get down. Stay down.
did you happen to get "Despiritualized" also? nice to see not all of his work to be like the last full length.
-Alfarmania-Hålögd Insikt
Greatest/best recorded material ive heard from project
-Ramleh-We Created It, Lets Take It Over 1-3
-Young Girls-5
POP POP POP HNW
Quote from: STREETMEAT on October 18, 2011, 04:23:47 AM
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 01:52:32 AM
Prurient - Annihilationist - Looooong (C60) Prurient. Get down. Stay down.
did you happen to get "Despiritualized" also? nice to see not all of his work to be like the last full length.
Yes, I did. Just haven't listened to it yet.
I like how many directions he can go, but I actually do like Bermuda Drain. So, meh.
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 05:58:29 AM
Quote from: STREETMEAT on October 18, 2011, 04:23:47 AM
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 01:52:32 AM
Prurient - Annihilationist - Looooong (C60) Prurient. Get down. Stay down.
did you happen to get "Despiritualized" also? nice to see not all of his work to be like the last full length.
Yes, I did. Just haven't listened to it yet.
I like how many directions he can go, but I actually do like Bermuda Drain. So, meh.
let me know if the two are in the same direction. i missed out on Annihilationist. i didnt think bermuda drain was that bad myself but i would be upset to see him only go in that direction for project. i thought "despiritualized" was great. simple synth work + vocals. kind of reminds me of something that would be on broken flag.
Marduk - Panzer Division Marduk
Just got awoken way too early by a bunch of loudmouth artisans that needs to change all the windows in the building where I live. The look on their faces when I promptly put this on was priceless. Hell of a way to start your birthday, still nothing this album can't fix(is there really anything this album can't fix)
XEDH / IMBERNON "anekkyy" CD
Trait Media
Everything in this disc appeared to be somehow turn off. How cover looks, the names of artists etc. But I did allow myself to trust mr. Lunde's judgement and it paid off. It's good disc! Oscillator, guitar and effects. One long 50+ min track. It's hard to decide what exactly is the "category". It's drone, yet not really the type of lo-fi muddy drifting sounds. It has sharp and sometimes nearly glitchy elements to it. But not glitch. It gets noisy, but isn't really noise. Slow build track, which is just slightly different from most bands I have been listening lately, therefore fresh and interesting.
ERIC LUNDE "the world of hurt in the kindom of god" CD
HCBrecords
As opposed to many decayed and analogue tape recycled recordings, this is different. It has the "traditional" Lunde spoken word monologues, which are the most interesting part of disc. Then there is computer/digital sound. Few times even beats. It's noisy, yet very synthetic and electric sound as opposed to physicality of tapes and field recordings.
DEATH SQUAD "Acoustic Isolation" tape
Spastik Soniks
huh... I've had nearly non-stop boner since I heard Autarkeia should be re-issuing old DS tapes. Not sure what is the status of the project, but this band simply hit me in such a crucial moment back in '94 or something. In times before internet access and very limited budgets to purchase items, when you got something, it made big impact. And when you got these special packages of paint, inserts, obscure covers, and interesting topics... it was just mind-blowing. Whole Spastik Soniks discography remains probably more important than Broken Flag, Cold Meat and handful of others together!
These early tapes are often pretty similar. They are more of "concept art" than noise releases that stand out musically. Packaging, written material and overall presentation is the main key to atmosphere and the musical approach might be very close to previous tape. Not that it's surprise when we talk about "noise"! Unlike later days Death Squad, most of these early materials are basically heavy and crispy wall of electronic noise. Often based on slow bounding noise loops repeating and everything driven via extensive highly texturizing fuzziness. Sonic quality perhaps more similar to technologically advanced noisers. A'la Pain Jerk, Stimbox or such. There is no "lo-fi", no "tape hiss", no "basement junk". Just high energy blasting. However, musically DS noise is not fast or aggressive, but suffocating and slowpaced movement where waves of slow EQ filter moves like approaching thunder.
Closest modern references to heaviness of sound could be SHIFT "bulk". One could perhaps understand the heaviness and type of fuzz pedal mayhem and slow movements. But its still not the same. DS does move more and focuses on very simple and minimal layering. I believe material was made live-in-studio?
Anyways, the sum up the above: ESSENTIAL and unique!!
Quote from: AC on October 18, 2011, 09:00:42 AMMarduk - Panzer Division Marduk
Great album indeed!
Last noise-related release I listened to was the What This Is All About comp from Antihumanism. To be honest, I wasn't really impressed, but that's probably mainly because the skipping CD prevented me from listening to it in a normal way. Anyway, some good stuff from Atrax Morgue, Ames Sanglantes and SMSR. Some others as well, that I can't really remind at the moment.
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 01:52:32 AM
Der Sturmer - Bloodswarn - Collection of OOP, split and comp tracks. Great NSBM.
I was just wondering this morning if I should buy their new Transcendental Racial Idealism album. Does anyone heard it already?
Quote from: JHT on October 18, 2011, 02:12:18 PM
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 01:52:32 AM
Der Sturmer - Bloodswarn - Collection of OOP, split and comp tracks. Great NSBM.
I was just wondering this morning if I should buy their new Transcendental Racial Idealism album. Does anyone heard it already?
No, but seems most of the tracks are on youtube. Heard some of them, seems good, but A Banner Greater Than Death seems better, judging by these few tracks.
The new album is quote monotoneus throughout. The two advance tracks are the best ones imo. "Banner..." was a great great album, best of Der Stürmer. Militant war tunes to the maximum!
Monotonous? huh. I think bands whole output since first demo has been monotonous. Especially live gigs I've been, there's constant feeling that didn't they just play this track? But it's part of the charm of Der Sturmer...
anyways, back to playlist:
DEATH SQUAD "Stammheim" tape
Spastik Soniks
Good tape to team up with previously mentioned Acoustic Isolation. Like that tape was dedicated to Meinhoff, this obviously is too. Prison where they died under dubious circumstances. Style is perhaps little more aggressive, yet very similar to the tape. Perhaps I should mention reference to MSBR at their most heavy electronic noise era. Heavy and noisy electronic wall.
TESTICLE HAZARD "het potatis" 7"
A Dear Girl Called Wendy
hmm... sometimes you wonder does it really matter who makes the harsh noise, when the level of great and ok'ish harsh noise is so close that "anyone can do it". Sorry, it's just a lazy thought pattern, and this 7" is very good proof. The two masters and passionate noise fanatics know what they are doing and material they provide is so superior to vast majority of harsh noise out there, that yes: Talent and sheer enthusiasm does help. Noise is so rich in texture and different sounds sources/types and moving so fast towards new things, it's amazing how it manages to remain so sharp and distinctive. No blur, no mud, no shit. Lasse & Tommi are the heroes.
I have not seen them live. Perhaps I was looking for right expression for the 'force' album has and spot on riff changes etc. Because of this "Banner..." has barely a single boring moment, constant climax. Or that I have been listening to that album a lot ever since it came out.
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Quote from: PTM Jim on October 18, 2011, 01:52:32 AM
Prurient - Annihilationist - Looooong (C60) Prurient. Get down. Stay down.
did you happen to get "Despiritualized" also? nice to see not all of his work to be like the last full length.
Yes, I did. Just haven't listened to it yet.
I like how many directions he can go, but I actually do like Bermuda Drain. So, meh.
let me know if the two are in the same direction. i missed out on Annihilationist. i didnt think bermuda drain was that bad myself but i would be upset to see him only go in that direction for project. i thought "despiritualized" was great. simple synth work + vocals. kind of reminds me of something that would be on broken flag.
Despiritualized is pretty much pure PE.
Ann... is a dirty synth ambient (ambient used loosely).
So, they are nothing alike, and both far from Bermuda Drain.
As for the new Der Sturmer, I like it and I feel it's worth getting. I agree with Mikko in that the monotony is part of the charm with them. It's not as good as "Banner" but it's not bad by any means.
Aluk Todolo & Der Blutharsch - A Collaboration
Machismo - Humiliation in Attitude c-30
Khanate - s/t
Ames Sanglantes - Le Cri Du Pendu
Crawl/Child - s/t
Greymachine - Disconnected
7MON "non exact info" 7"
noisecore resistance
Huh!! Its it that 7mon is finally getting better? With handful of pretty pointless "comeback" releases, it is good. It is not as good as they were at the best, but: noisecore + 7" vinyl = great! It is best 7mon since 90's. But not THAT far from their recent works with drum machine, blurry guitar noise and vocals that appear to be talking rather than shouting.
ALTAR OF FLIES "cenotaphs" 7"
Hästen & Korset
Good stuff! Another side I can see this almost like myself doing something, hah! Nice 2-3 second long sound loop, and on the top, raw physical feedback drenched noise. On first side, it was darker synth rumblings, high pitched sine-tone type synth noises, strange howling vocals..
This isn't the best of AOF release, but being 7", I simply like a lot of idea of instant re-play possibilities to fully digest into details.
more soon when time to type...
ANTIchildLEAGUE / SCHRÄGE MUSIK split 7"
300 copies hand numbered signed by both artists. Nice 45rpm 7". AcL does one heavy synth driven song Me Me Me. It is basically nicely modulated calm synth pulse with "she thinks she's special" repeated on top with cold spoken, nearly sung voice.
SM is Patrick known from old Death In June, 6th Komm etc. This is very well done piece of slightly goth feel martial industrial. There is sampled percussive base on track. Marching snare and other drums, occasional clangs of metal, droning electronics and gently whispered narration on top of everything. It's very well done, with everything in perfect balance. Maybe more of human touch for the music would make it better, but I'm quite interested to hear what else is done..
SHIFTS "the absent guitarist" 7"
Korm Plastics
1998 release. Shifts not to be confused with any of the bands called Shift. This is Frans De Waard, with his 1st in series of treating some other people's guitar playing to create Shifts singles. Roel Meelkop is guy behind original guitars, but this is transformed into light and fragile high pitched drone. Perhaps "aged" use of phaser/flanger type of treatments, but perhaps artists like Aube did this type of stuff better, but there is some charm in material that doesn't attempt to be "heavy", "loud" or "deep" like a lot of contemporary guitar drone appears to be?
Rudolph Grey - The Real Evelyn McHale / 4 Hands is Better than None 7"
Besides penning that Ed Wood biography, Mr. Grey is a pretty mean free guitarist. A-side (from 2007) is surprisingly droney + lacking in fidelity which results in a bit of a mess overall. Needs more power & mayhem. B-side (1980) includes Sumner Crane on piano and initially I'm feeling more of a weirdo jazz thing... not happening. Chaotic and strange, sounds like somebody is messing with the tape speed or something. Pretty great actually, if you like a decent mind-fuck.
GX Jupitter-Larsen / David Jackman - Dissolving Metal Zeros 7"
Rich tapestry of metals & whatnot, scraping and rubbing. Nice circular shifting of sounds back and forth, makes for a very soothing experience. Almost like being at sea, waves coming and going. Very good. I'm playing this at 45 rpm, I hope that's "correct"?
Enrico Piva - Four Months Later - [tape]
Stimbox - Force Feedback - [tape]
Book of Wisdom - Mors Nigra - [tape]
Birth of Tragedy - Death survives - [tape]
Today I'm Dead - Timor Vitae - [tape]
mostly what ive listened to in the past few days affording to each as much concentration as my work schedule permits:
clock dva - white souls in black suits
embrace of thorns - rough mix of new album
factrix - scheintot
grim - folk music
mellow candle - swaddling songs
miasma - changes
macronympha - recycled tape
noxius nex - venenum
sacramentary abolishment - river of corticone
royal trux - pound for pound
smell & quim - the jissom killers
METGUMBNERBONE for the raven; where's all the reissues for Metgumbnerbone?!?
Hal Hutchinson "Corrupted Scarp" LP
Cloama "municipality of marionettes" LP
Bizarre Uproar "viha & kiima" LP
Good to listen from vinyl. All will be released within couple of days. Old school laquer master cuts, not DMM. Nice dynamic sound. Or lets say, in some cases, fierce and fucking brutal sound! Each one so different, I can't decide which is favorite. Hal is more "laid back" than frantic split with Mania for example. But great sound quality, great dynamics of acoustic metal works. Cloama is simply brilliant in diversity and originality. 4 tracks of a, one long monument on b. Each track different. No noise, no PE, I guess file under post-industrial of some sort! Bizarre Uproar is culmination of their recent years development and live-noise approach.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 25, 2011, 01:56:55 AM
METGUMBNERBONE for the raven; where's all the reissues for Metgumbnerbone?!?
Yeah, they sold that expensive CD-r to finance a proper releases. Anyone more than me who sees a flaw in that plan? http://www.sedayne.co.uk/ligeliahorn.html
Been catching up on Swedish releases the last couple of days.
Pestdemon Helvetesljuset [Unrest] LP
Easily the Demons best work and why not go out with a big bang? Looking at all his releases there is only one I didn't care for, The Natural Destroyer, and that is pretty rare these days. Excellent band!
Amph Rapport om blinda [Sprachlos Verlag] Tape
Amph Öar under vatten [Järtecken] Tape
Amph are Swedish duo consisting of Andreas Malm and Peter Henning. Peter being today the best music writer in Sweden as far as I'm concerned I wasn't to sure about what kind of music he would do. Music journalist doing their own stuff can sometimes go very wrong. You have to remember Pet Shop Boys... Anyway Amph is excellent. Dark and moody. Sounding like they way I thought Metgumbnerbone would sounded when I read the reports in Force Mental. There is a similarity in sound with Pestdemon but with a bit more metal scraping. Both being from Malmö might have something to do with it. To me this sound like a droning, Swedish (as in suicidal), low pitched New Blockaders or is it perhaps a strong Organum influence. Two really good tapes but Rapport om blinda is the winner here.
Burial Hex - Book Of Delusions LP (Brave Mysteries)
Seems like this one has been in the works forever now. Sums up the sounds of the recent BH outputs pretty well: it has the big sounding, almost orchestrated feel at times, and also the beat-driven eerie parts from the eps The Hunger and The Tower. Sometimes it gets in a neofolkish mood with some heavy industrial vibes, and other times it reminds me of some fucked up danceclub version of a John Carpenter or Goblin score almost. The most definite BH release so far some have claimed, we'll see about that but it's pretty damn good.
The Copper Roof Houses C40 (Posh Isolation)
Nice tourrelease with Damien Dubrovnik, Lust For Youth and Blodvite. Plus an intro, somewhat in the DD vein, with just the title The Copper Roof Houses. Solid stuff from all acts.
Circle Of Ouroborus - Eleven Fingers (Handmade Birds)
Strange band this. This must be the best i've heard from them by far. A big sucker for the mellow guitarsound presented here, nice dreamy 4ADish touch but dare i say unique? Been wanting more similar stuff since their split with Somnivore and this is it. The track Warpath has been on constant rotation here.
Nyodene D - Every Knee shall bow Very solid album. Spinning it for the Nth time. Excellent
on a Cyclobe-trip......amazing stuff
Autechre & The Hafler Trio – ah³eo & ha³oe (ae3o3) [Die Stadt + Simply Superior]
Third part in the collaborations between Autechre and Hafler Trio, this time presented as a 2xDVD featuring nearly 4 hours of audio in 5.1 surround sound (in both Dolby Digital and DTS).
Like the two previous parts, the sound here is much closer to The Hafler Trio than Autechre. Meaning you get 'experimental' drones and not beats, although there is a section of the 2nd disc that is kinda rhythmical.
It's easily the best of the collaborations. Especially the 2nd disc is great, and in my opinion among McKenzie's best work to date.
All in all a highly recommended release.
ASHLEY C cd on Industrial Recollections; good stuff, not what i expected (more electronic-oriented)
COIL black antlers
TAINT/GRUNT schoolyard bruises cd; loud as hell. Grunt's work is very crunchy. hadn't heard the collab in a really long time; i like that it's seperate 'songs' put together & i hear almost nothing that sounds like my sounds. i have copies for sale/trade for those in the US/Canada, drop me a line or check my blog
Will Over Matter - Lust For Knowledge CD - I don't know I'd say this is the best WOM yet, but certainly the most focused and cohesive album. There's a nice back and forth between the more abstract tracks and the more rhythmic, groovy ones. An extremely clean sound too. Each listen reveals new details.
Knut - Challenger CD - great Swiss metallic hardcore with a brutal, caustic guitar tone. Hadn't listened to this in a long while but it's just as heavy as I remember. Nice mix of fast/sludge/acoustic/mid paced stuff.
Lust For Youth - Solar Flare cassette - very relaxing in the evening
Hakobune - Trace CD, Shadow on the Lawn CD-r - really lush treated guitar and drone from Japan
Brighter Death Now - Necrose Evangelicum + 1890 Been on a total BDN trip the last week or so. Can't quite figure out what appeals to me so much about these two. So cheap and cheesy sounding, but still so great. Surely to do with BDN being the first extreme live act I witnessed. Remeber being in total shock and completely blown away. Today I would quite possibly feel otherwise
Enema Syringe - Live At No Fun Fest 2007 Underplayed yet completely over the top. Really looking forward to the show in Malmø
QuoteASHLEY C cd on Industrial Recollections; good stuff, not what i expected (more electronic-oriented)
The album is on FA, but guess you figured that, more electronic sounding than expected or the other way around?
Quote from: AC on October 28, 2011, 11:16:04 AMBDN being the first extreme live act I witnessed. Remeber being in total shock and completely blown away. Today I would quite possibly feel otherwise
Drunkenly stumbling across the stage in womens clothes and laughing at yourself for being so crap and at the audience for being stupid enough to watch you should get old very soon. I'm glad I've missed that period of BDN and even happier I was there to see him in 94 and 95 when what he did actually mattered. The 95 gig in Boras was so menacing I left the room. No idea why exactly but something made me anxious to the point of almost having a panic attack so I walked. I had to. It's never happened before or since and it's proof of how powerful BDN once was. For all the clownery and bullshit of the last few years no one can take that away from him.
Quote from: Levas on October 25, 2011, 11:14:02 PM
Nyodene D - Every Knee shall bow Very solid album. Spinning it for the Nth time. Excellent
Seriously the best power electronics album this year!
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on October 28, 2011, 05:29:19 PM
Quote from: AC on October 28, 2011, 11:16:04 AMBDN being the first extreme live act I witnessed. Remeber being in total shock and completely blown away. Today I would quite possibly feel otherwise
Drunkenly stumbling across the stage in womens clothes and laughing at yourself for being so crap and at the audience for being stupid enough to watch you should get old very soon. I'm glad I've missed that period of BDN and even happier I was there to see him in 94 and 95 when what he did actually mattered. The 95 gig in Boras was so menacing I left the room. No idea why exactly but something made me anxious to the point of almost having a panic attack so I walked. I had to. It's never happened before or since and it's proof of how powerful BDN once was. For all the clownery and bullshit of the last few years no one can take that away from him.
i only saw him 1x live....very impressive set, i think Innerwar-area.....stage sealed shut with transparent plastic, strobes, xeroxs of girls pasted on the plastic and a man in a white labcoat painting "i wish i was a little girl" on the plastic sheet (http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=64276 (http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=64276)). most menacing of all was the VOLUME.....chest-punching bass. and it was good.
(http://www.gangleri.nl/musicreviews/files/2011/04/NightsOfTheAbyss1.jpg)
Quote from: murderous_vision on October 28, 2011, 05:39:52 PM
Quote from: Levas on October 25, 2011, 11:14:02 PM
Nyodene D - Every Knee shall bow Very solid album. Spinning it for the Nth time. Excellent
Seriously the best power electronics album this year!
I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but this is an outstanding piece of work from this project. I wasn't the biggest fan of his past releases and then this popped up in the mail and loved every second of it.
Quote from: RyanWreck on October 28, 2011, 11:11:55 PM
Quote from: murderous_vision on October 28, 2011, 05:39:52 PM
Quote from: Levas on October 25, 2011, 11:14:02 PM
Nyodene D - Every Knee shall bow Very solid album. Spinning it for the Nth time. Excellent
Seriously the best power electronics album this year!
I wouldn't go so far as to say that, but this is an outstanding piece of work from this project. I wasn't the biggest fan of his past releases and then this popped up in the mail and loved every second of it.
That's the nifty thing about a personal opinion!
Heinz Hopf/Kam Hassah (7', no label): Since I heard good things about this 7" and knew none of the bands music, I thought it would be good to check it out. Heinz Hopf is good Harsh Noise, but I expected a bit more, I guess. Kam Hassah is different, reminded me somewhat of Sewer Elections Bristning LP, even though it's different. But I think the common thing is the focus on sounds, more than on distortion and effects. So, definately no bad purchase, be it more for Kam Hassah than for Heinz Hopf.
Suomi Finland Noisecore (CD, Lolita Slavinder Records): Once again I find myself listening to noisecore that came with my last FA order, since a friend of mine wanted it. So, more fascinated by the genre than really enjoying it, I decided to give this CD a listen. And I've got to say, I quite enjoyed. Not every act, but there's some good stuff (Nihilist Commando, Nuclear Voice, Noise Waste and S.E.X. to mention the best ones), while some other tracks were more on the crappy side. The problem is sometimes I hear noisecore which is recorded so badly, that I almost can't discern any instruments and only hear something that resembles tape hiss and it sounds weak whereas it should sound aggressive/harsh/... Anyway, I liked this listening to this comp, nice packaging and nice to discover some noisecore acts which I can enjoy.
ERIC LUNDE cds on I.R.; too bad the label didn't get ALL of Lunde's releases to reissue properly. It's nice to be able to listen straight through. Some of the sounds are a bit 'dated' or maybe a little corny (the loops, laser sounds with beats) but I still like them. I remember Jeph Jerman showing me the spot at The Garden of Gods where they did that performance & another mutual friend told me she never saw Lunde without a fresh or nearly finished 12 pack of Budweiser.
I.R. should try to get a few of the BoyDirtCar tapes for rel's or has someone else done those? "catalyst" would be a good one...
CONCRETE MASCARA - the answer in the ashes (tape). Dynamic and filthy harsh noise with PE segments. Makes me think of OSCILLATING INNARDS or perhaps the dirtiest material from PRURIENT. Not new or unique, but a nice piece of US harsh noise.
SINK - the process (cd). Trade from their show this Friday. Only focused on the first two tracks, which seems to be the more metal of them, then having to do other things while listening the more droney peices didn't really catch my attention. But it sounded great, a lot to delve into, the parts I heard reminded me of Lustmord or NWW perhaps. Great layout too. Got their LP too, beautiful cover. Will listen later.
GATES - The prevailing wind (tape). More to the drone/doom fusion this Sunday... got this as a review copy, haven't bothered listening to it yet. More or less devoid of rhythm section, it's mostly gloomy guitar ambiance. Stunning artwork, especially when surrounded by xeroxed filth, though not very noteworthy music. Would like to hear the companion cd, "Moths have eaten the core".
THE COPPER ROOF HOUSES (v/a tape). Tour tape from Posh Isolatio with tracks from LUST FOR YOUTH, BLODVITE and DAMIEN DUBROVNIK. DD and Blodvite = grimy and ambient industrial, very pleasurable, LFY = tape hiss synth pop. A bit too danceable for me , even though it at times got a good vibe of early industrial music.
and now: DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - Expositionsprofylaxe, Polish tape version. Fucking great, still one of the best early death/Grind bands.
CCCC "Cosmic Coincidence control Center" CD
Endorphine factory
It's been ages since I last listened this. First Endorphine Factory CD and very early in bands discography too. Somehow one could say, it's nothing THAT special. I assume studio-live recordings of cosmic electronic noise with sudden clangs of metal and buried bass sounds... but in other hand, is IS special. I find myself sinking deep in armchair, doing nothing but listening the relatively lo-fi and distant noise. It is very good, and makes me want to urgently listen many of the other CCCC that has been sitting on the shelves for years without proper attention.
Cabaret Voltaire- The Crackdown
Skinny Puppy- Bites & Remission
Amebix- Sonic Mass (can't stop listening to this record, like it more each time I listen, needs to be experienced complete in a single sitting)
Fleshpress - Acid Mouth Strangulation LP - fuck. I was not fully prepared for this. The first two tracks are very nice but the momentous b-side dominates. Such clear and organic production really allows the depression and malaise of the of the music to sink in. I don't see this leaving my turntable for a while.
Content Nullity - Absolute Dread (C30, Phage Tapes): Got this because I really liked the track on the Tied To An Abuse comp. This stuff is different, no vocals. A-side is kind of power electronics with ambient sounds, B-side is same kind of power electronics, but with feedback in stead of ambient sounds. Definately good, but I liked the track on the comp better. Also, because both tracks are rather different (even though the distortion sound of the pe gives it a common factor), it might have been two separate tracks put together for a release. Anyway, will find its way again to my tape player, was not as good as I expected, but my hopes might have been too high.
Mania - Grotesque Mirth (7", Filth & Violence): 7" with nice artwork. On this release I feel Mania doesn't sound as aggressive as on for example the Ultra-Negative album. This is a bit more atmospheric, but good. However, I feel this needs more turns to really get a good view on it, seems like there's more than can be heard on the first listen, which is good.
Genocide Organ - Remember (DCD, Tesco Organisation): Just listened to the first CD. Sound quality varies, but overall the sound quality is really good for being live tracks (all from different gigs!). Some tracks are not really interesting, but in general I really enjoy GO's trademark throbbing synths, oppressive atmosphere and effected vocals. Nice packaging as well, with an interesting short article.
Vettige Rotte Viezerik (CDr, self released): Another incarnation of my friend Nikos VRV project. Normally VRV is noisecore with drumcomputer, this one is with drumming on metal crap (old saucepans, cookieboxes...). Sounds goofy, but the result is nice, really harsh. Might be better if recorded on tape, since the digital distortion shows (like on the opening scream) in some parts... 13 mins, 3 tracks, actually really like this one.
Bitter - Make a Wish 7"
Oscillating Innards - Grey Variables LP
Griefer - Russian Business Network tape
Institut - Epidemics tape
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 01, 2011, 09:17:47 PM
Mania - Grotesque Mirth (7", Filth & Violence): 7" with nice artwork. On this release I feel Mania doesn't sound as aggressive as on for example the Ultra-Negative album. This is a bit more atmospheric, but good.
The same could be said for most of his recent output, and it's a welcomed change to these ears. The new approach is great and I'm interested in where he goes with it.
I agree. I like all Mania but this new stuff is exceptionally good.
Custodian - Faults In The Structure (Fusty Cunt, 2011) - Straight forward and blistering Harsh Noise. This is a fairly short tape (C10) but it shows off exactly what it needs to and no more than that. Like I said before, this tape will make you sweat. It is quick and sharp and just keeps jabbing and jabbing. Awesome work here.
Quote from: RG on November 03, 2011, 01:34:13 AMQuote from: Ashmonger on November 01, 2011, 09:17:47 PMMania - Grotesque Mirth (7", Filth & Violence): 7" with nice artwork. On this release I feel Mania doesn't sound as aggressive as on for example the Ultra-Negative album. This is a bit more atmospheric, but good.
The same could be said for most of his recent output, and it's a welcomed change to these ears. The new approach is great and I'm interested in where he goes with it.
Didn't know that, I find it a little hard to keep up with most Noise/PE acts releasing rates (even the slower ones, release a lot more than your average Metalband), so I'm more about picking up stuff here and there, so that's why I'm a bit behind with stuff like this.
Anyway, as I said this 7" definately is good!
Mammal - Lonesome Drifter CD
Sewer Election - Vittra Sönder advance
...TODAY, I'M DEAD - Menstrual Gold
IRM - The Green Tape
PROJEKT HAT - IlluZionist
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 01, 2011, 09:17:47 PM
Mania - Grotesque Mirth (7", Filth & Violence): 7" with nice artwork. On this release I feel Mania doesn't sound as aggressive as on for example the Ultra-Negative album. This is a bit more atmospheric, but good.
The same could be said for most of his recent output, and it's a welcomed change to these ears. The new approach is great and I'm interested in where he goes with it.
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I'll be interested in where it goes too. Haven't recorded anything since the split LP material & it's never really intentional to be more or less aggressive or atmospheric. Next up is split rel. with COMA DETOX out next year. That material is a bit heavier than recent work & includes odd bits of location recordings, all recorded in 2009, I think.
N.P.:
MANIAC soundtrack LP
THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE sndtrk I d/l'd
(just ordered PORTAL "swarth" 2LP which I'm looking forward to)
klaus schulze - angst ost
the hafler trio - a thirsty fish
the hafler trio - seven hours of sleep
étant donnés - royaume
étant donnés - aurore
mlehst - this feeling does not belong to me
prurient - despiritualized
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 03, 2011, 08:30:48 PMNext up is split rel. with COMA DETOX out next year. That material is a bit heavier than recent work & includes odd bits of location recordings, all recorded in 2009, I think.
Fuckin great news, was wondering when Coma Detox was going to release some new material.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 03, 2011, 08:30:48 PM(just ordered PORTAL "swarth" 2LP which I'm looking forward to)
It's really well done. Seems like it took forever to finally get released, but they did it right. Kinda getting annoyed at these 2LPs with material on only three sides. This one is like that, the new Negative Plane vinyl was like that, and so was the reissue of Demoncy's Joined In Darkness. I don't give a fuck about some screen printed artwork on the blank side, put some extra tracks on there! Live tracks, demos, whatever.
Family Underground - Un Tratto Di Malinconia CD (Turgid Animal)
Feels like a natural follow up to the Demon Parade LP but still different. Heavy dronepieces with an underlying industrial touch at times and a melodic nerve. Nice out there vocals (a bit reminiscent of the vocal delivery of the Timeless Reality group at times). Hard to compare this to anything else, it sounds FU at the same time as it sounds fresh. A strange mish mash here but done very, very well.
diocletian - doom cult
BU - viha&kiima
beherit - electric doom synthesis
V / A - Broken Flag: A Retrospective 1982-1985
Militia - Power, Propaganda, Production!
Kleistwahr - Arsonicide
CCCC "Early Works" 4xCD box
Damn!! Two discs done today and it is simply brilliant. Since it is a box set, I originally listened it once when I got this and filed it on shelves. But there tracks can take plenty of rotation.
Disc #1, track 2 = Live At gospel #2 is phenomenal. Simple metal percussion works on top of all, excellent!
Disc #2, track 2 = Live At Donzoko House #1 is phenomenal too! "Experts" can spot the perfect moment of this live used in Come Again II compilation. It still amazes me how well that comp is done, since many of the cuts you find from existing releases, is just highlight of the track... It has also very nice sound and good textures.
Remaining 2 discs wait for near days!
COIL unnatural history II & III
The three new cds from Hospital:
AHLZAGAILZEHGUH - memory and hearing
EMIL BEAULIEAU - moonlight in vermont
VIODRE - interpol alchemi
The Emil disc is just joyful noise the way it's supposed to be done. Switching from straight-forward crunch to foolish beats & weirdo sounds in less time it takes one to say WTF! And still the balance is pretty much spot on, the foolishness is not overpowering and the album feels like NOISE. I call this life-affirming. I just wish I had more Emil on my shelves.
Viodre starts in rough & meandering field recording style, volume is used sparingly and I wonder where all this is leading to. Then the dynamic noise bursts break through to the surface, only to disappear moments later. Somehow I'm reminded of Crumer's Ottoman Black, even though the sound is superficially very different. Maybe it's the feel of plot & drama that connects these two albums? Anyway, the show goes on and there are more treats in store - including some almost noise-core'ish action + pop beats towards the end. of An intriguing cd to say the least.
And then there's Ahlzagailzehguh. This is my kind of cut-up noise! Slow and deliberate, not a showcase of skills (noise "riffs") but an album full of ideas and content. Maybe the ideas run out before the end but we'll see how it feels after repeated listening. After first listen I classify this as abstract while the Viodre disc goes under concrete.
A superb batch, very highly recommended!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 04, 2011, 06:34:59 PM
CCCC "Early Works" 4xCD box
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Remaining 2 discs wait for near days!
Disc #3 follow equally strong. some good vocal shrieks and damn the 2nd track of disc again monstrous near half hour monolith!
SOLAR HORN "Rebirth Ritual" tapeSeen the band few times live and hearing also their unofficial recordings, it's been very much of existing band for me, but seeing how they mention this tape actually being first real release for public, I assume pretty much nobody knows them? It's one half known from project AM (amongst other activities of course), and one could say it continues well into slightly similar approach what AM used to do. Simple bounding bass riffs, monotone percussion, guitar feedback and noises. I will automatically compare to some heavier days of Swans, but it's just half of the truth. There is nice addition of metal percussion, but overall tracks are build with rather crude and coarse sonic elements, where for example guitars are less of fuzzy & high distorted AM style, more of broken and damaged noiserock'ish grain. The difference is most audible in style of feedback, where constant highly distorted drone'ish smooth feedback is much more noisier, random and disharmonic. C. 20 minutes tapes I instantly played over like 3 times and it gets better while digesting the patterns of each song. Pro dubbed tapes and simple j-card with stylish design.
Released by Kaos Kontrol, but also I carry few in distro..
ENDON "Acme Apathy Amok" CD
(upcoming on Dotsmark label)
Got preview CDR of this and I'm always curious what new Japan has to offer. To me this material sounds like Endon has taken some of the traditional Japanese noise like Hijokaidan, and updated it to 21st century. While at most wildest Hijokaidan would combined free-music/improv or team up with band like S.O.B., it still always had the sound of past decades. Endon approach has noise which is combining more contemporary elements. Even if drummer improvises, he appears to play in style of chaotic grindcore & metal blast beats instead of "jazzy free drumming". Guitar also approaches noise with hints of improvised grind and metal patterns among pure chaos. Electronic noise has more crispy and effected feel. Sound mix is also far from jazzy "free music". All instruments are heavily distorted, but their style reflects more of grind or metal style of recording. It is still far from music. Wild high pitched screams and overall non-stop mayhem is pure noise. It doesn't have any qualities associated with heavy drone (Sunn o))) or such. Instruments suggest origin of specific underground music styles, but actually those references are almost purely destroyed by devotion of chaotic noise! Only c. 20 minutes in length, but it is very good length for material like this.
Received a long overdue update of my meager Segerhuva collection; seger 26-29 arrived the other day together with two older cds which I haven't listened to yet.
seger29: SRMEIXNER - Ten Thousand Ways To Die. Some sounds highly enjoyable, but it will need a lot more digestion before I get my head around it. Very diverse, but calm in a good way.
seger28: CONTRASTATE - Regiment de Rapace. First of all: AMAZING cover art. More albums should look like that. Sound-wise, the A side was a bit lost on me; a bit too much speech, and not enough actual music. However, the B side, especially the opening track " Five minutes past midnight - and welcome to the speculator", is stunning.
seger27: REGIM - Stabbed By The Blind. Sounds exactly like I expected, and exactly how I wanted it to. Harsher than INSTITUT, still as furious. Lirim Cajani upholds his position as one of the top Power Electronics musicians - if not the top - in Sweden.
seger28: HÖGA NORD. Feels superfluous to ramble about 2-3 year old albums in a scene so focused on the new and current, but this four-way split between BOCKSHOLM, DUSA, NIELLERADE FALLIBILISTHORSTAR and VÅRTGÅRD deserves to be mentioned again. I'm not going to describe the separate tracks, ranging from cynical old industrial to more experimental sounds (field recordings & stuff), suffice to say that everybody should own this, and not procuring this until last week was a big mistake on my part. Great artwork again.
So, go to segerhuva.se and buy them all.
also on the stereo yesterday: HEINZ HOPF lp on A dear girl called Wendy. A-side together with a red ale from some Copenhagen microbrewery = harsh noise bliss. B-side perhaps too much focus on high-pitched buzz for my taste, yesterday at least. + UTMARKEN 3xc20 box. Still good.
tons of stuff lately ..
TG reissues..( lp not cd but i have to say the cd'd look amazing!!! They have done a very good job!)
prurient / time arrow ( enjoying this far more that BD! )
cloama /municipality lp ( a complex album with a dense thick sound..need to give this some more time )
Hal huch/ corrupted lp ( loved the FA tape and think hal is growing all the time as an artist..some good innovative stuff!)
irm /an act of self mutilation cd ( picked batch of irm stuff up i was missing at the gig on friday..this cd is very good! I shudder at the production cost of the elaborate packaging!!autarkeia must have a bottomless pit of cash)
COUM Transmissions Sugarmorphoses lp ( has a strange victoriana feel to the sound...off key piano and woosy tape manipulations)
Some good electroacoustic finds..
jacob druckman/ animus lp (on nonesuch...stunning !!!)
morton subotnick/ touch lp ( Buchla electronis system recording! )
John baker (classic english radiophonics)
Quote from: ironfistofthesun on November 06, 2011, 08:01:20 PM
COUM Transmissions Sugarmorphoses lp ( has a strange victoriana feel to the sound...off key piano and woosy tape manipulations)
Frankly speaking I have mixing feelings after listening that. I hoped that it will be better than "Thee Early Worm", but, unfortunately, it isn't probably. Nice historical document, nothing more, in my opinion.
PS. The best from all this realease are enlosed ORRIDGE's words as reminisces from seventies...
Bourbonese Qualk 'The Spike'
Trance/Macronympha 'Audio Image Assault'
Wintheer 'Out Of'
Dadarotator 'What is a...'
Merzbow/Null 'Produktion'
Flesh Spear - Raping Soil (2011, Posh Isolation) - If you like Noisecore, if you like Posh Isolation and the current state of the Denmark scene then you would be an idiot not to try and hunt this fucker out and grab it up. This is most likely the best Noisecore album to come out this year, probably my favorite since Endless Humiliation put out their already classic My Wife Is Willing LP which was earth shattering. This is just as diseased and crippled. And as far as Noisecore standards are concerned this is a pretty damn long release (C10 I believe. 7 minutes on both sides.). Fucking perfect, A+ material. I truly hope these guys release more in the future. It is hard to come up with anymore words to describe this tape so just check it out for yourself; the label posted a sample of a few tracks on Youtube so here ya go:
FLESH SPEAR - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-bd25dY7M
Sanctuary - Demo (2011, Self Release) - Got this in a trade and was a bit off put at first since I know that this was from the Youth Attack store. I gave it a try though since there have been a few good bands that have passed through there (Euthanizer, all the Posh Isolation material, Grinning Death's Head, O9A, etc). This is way different than any of the usual wanna-be Punk Black Metal that most of the so called "Metal" these Youth Attack bands play. Instead I was hit with a melancholic introduction of a lone guitar that leads into solid black beats and rasp screaming. The second track (all of the tracks are untitled) has a weird intro that reminds me of some crappy "Mathcore" band like Dillinger Escape Plan, but it soon makes up for that with more pummeling drums and tremolo riffing buried under raw tape hiss (but not buried too deep that one would call it "Black Noise", this is more like Traditional Raw BM). The music has a rich French sound to it, think Belathuzur with better vocals and faster, or the less talked about Vèrmyapre Kommando. Don't expect LLN worship or anything, these guys have a way to go before they can earn that tag but it is nice for the collection. Good artwork too - http://cache1.bigcartel.com/product_images/39256027/Sanctuary2.jpg
Dadarotator 'What is a...'
Is that the same DADAROTATOR that is on "Hate's Our Belief"?
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 08, 2011, 05:13:36 AM
Dadarotator 'What is a...'
Is that the same DADAROTATOR that is on "Hate's Our Belief"?
Yeah, its the same project. Both sides of this cassette are solid slabs of nasty lo-fi industrial noise.
http://433rpm.blogspot.com/2010/02/dadarotator-what-is-dadarotator-tape.html
Unclean - Obscenities (2012? Unreleased but will be on Filth & Violence) - I believe this is the non-mastered version so I am not sure how raw and murky the production will end up, but knowing F&V I am sure it will stay as raw as it currently is. In the current state this release is in it is still really fucking solid crushing analog Finnish Noise. I read somewhere about a Consumer Electronics comparison, and I suppose that could be correct in certain aspects. On the track "Deviants" there are crumbling walls being manipulated and falling on top of victim tapes/samples that are hard to make out and then everything gets murky, cold and once again builds up a new wall of distortion and bouncing waves. The "Untitled" track opens with a wrestling match between fluttering pulsations and low whistling both of which soon die out into silence for a second before a harsh wall of noise explodes. I can't wait for this to be released. Also, look for an Unclean interview coming very soon to the Pure Stench.
Terre Blanche - The New Slavery (1988, AWB Recording) - Just listened to the entire Side A and am about 5 minutes into Side B and I don't remember it being this boring back when I first received it in maybe 2001-ish. Maybe it was my youth and excitement of finding (what I thought then was) shocking Industrial music? I don't know. Basic synth noise, tape hiss and drones all in lo-fi murky wrapping paper. I guess fairly standard for it's time. I'd rather listen to Slave State. (if anyone is looking to buy this msg me)
Terre Blanche – Victor Verster (1991, AWB? Or was this another label's release, I can't remember now) - OK now this is better. Some samples, interviews from South Africa concerning racism, segregation and of course rants from Eugène Ney Terre'Blanche himself (leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, aka the AWB [not the label]) as well as some really out of place pop music that is probably from Africa as well. All of this co-mingling, or rather buried, with some strong synth mastery. They matured well in the 4 years between this and The New Slavery. Side A is the best of both sides. Rumbling bassy throbbing with tons of loops and mixed in samples from radio shows. Part II, or Side B, follows almost the same formula.
Thx on the Dadarotator; d/l'ing now...
Started listening to GIALLO... KILLS! tape from Unholy Passions; giallo movie kill scenes with no credits so it's a lot of "that sounds familiar but I can't think of what movie it's from".
PHARMAKON/DETERGE split 7" on Phage Tapes; good deal here. Wish the female side was one track instead of 2 short pieces but that's a very minor gripe. Very nice death-industrial/PE with shrieking vocals. Deterge is a bit of everything & sounds good at either 45 or 33rpms. Not sure which is correct. I kind of like the pitched down vocals at 33...
Trap Them - Darker Handcraft (CD) - total Wolverine Blues style to this album. Great buzzsaw guitars, molten magma bass riffs and unhinged vocals. I've always been a big fan of Trap Them and while their older stuff has more of a grind element the newest releases have definite crust meets death 'n' roll feel. I've had this for a while but I just needed to be reminded how good it is.
IRM - Cult of the Young Men (CD)
Iron Fist of the Sun - Blush (Cassette)
Pestdemon - Helvetesljuset (LP) - As many have said and I think I even said before, excellent.
DEATH SQUAD - isolation as intent / out-patient / theological genocide
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IRM - Cult of the Young Men (CD)
one of the very few albums i'd call perfect.
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DEATH SQUAD - isolation as intent / out-patient / theological genocide
Recently re-issued by artists, but as CDR's. Packaging like before, but discs are cdr..
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DEATH SQUAD - isolation as intent / out-patient / theological genocide
Recently re-issued by artists, but as CDR's. Packaging like before, but discs are cdr..
those are actually the ones i got. they're "pro"-cdr's, so it doesn't bother me.
Sexual Assault Rifle - One Sided 12"
Jonathan Canady and Girlfriend(I presume?) Blown out synth jams. Like Redrot or MB in a big cathedral. Plenty of layers and authentic modular sounding movement. Horrible artwork, never been much of a fan of the American Tapes aesthetic, prefer the dark, more tight visuals of similar labels like Hanson or AA, but this really is the worst I've seen from the Olson camp yet. Great release nonetheless
MSBR/Richard Ramirez - Negative / Offensive LP
Classic Harsh Noise, both sides are fantastic. Discovering material bearing resemblance to you own output is a always strange affair. At some point during the MSBR side I could swear I was listening to some of my own recordings as Pussyfooter/1188, right down to the slowed down tape ending of the side
morder machine - deathshow cs
morder machine - happy birthdeath cs
murder corporation - disturbance 2xcs
jay chattaway - maniac ost lp
vladislav delay - demo(n) tracks cd
hive mind - elemental disgrace lp
mattin - exquisite corpse lp
lou reed & metallica - lulu cd
Various – Red Syndrome - Act.1: 1966-1976 - didn't like the compilation..
Streicher reissues. Who could tell me what's the piano track in the "Honour" track. I'm zero at classical music. thanks
Some fresh blood from DRONE RECORDS distribution..
N - GAGER do-LP Denovali Records - very good experimental ambient. Nice package... It seems very rare item...
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - Very little Fun 4 x LP-Box Cold Meat Industry - great, as usually. Beautiful edition.
BRUME - Glossy Black Fruits MC Blossoming MC - very good bruitism, mixed industrial with academic ideas.
BRUME & KOMMISSAR HJULER & FRAU - Salicylat MC Blossoming Noise - As like above.
COLUMN ONE - NO ONE BOX-set 90% Wasser WVINYL016 - Killer stuff. After LAIBACH (from VOD) the second reissue in this year.
CRAWL UNIT - Chime Vortex MC Banned Production - Very nice. Old love will never die to this project.
DOULEURFANTOME / NATURE MORTE - When Trees fall down MC Reue um Reue - one of the most interesting, new musique concrete/ambient music record. Recommends.
John DUNCAN / MICHAEL ESPOSITO / Z'EV - There must be a Way across this River / The Abject LP - Very good. Interesting mix-up all artist's styles.
MAEROR TRI - Mind-Reversal CD Infinite Fog. Nothing new. I have got old cassette but not too much good music from CD.
O'ROURKE, JIM & CHRISTOPH HEEMANN - Plastic Palace People Vol. 2 CD Streamline - in my opinion one of the best organic ambient music. Classic though the first time revealed.
PACIFIC 231 "1983-86 Compendium" do-CD Functional Organisation - industrial avant-garde music in its power and glory. Reminiscences came back. Now few years younger :)
REPETITION/DISTRACT - Old Weevil Neighbourhood MC - great stuff. Sweet experimental postindustrial.
SAND - Desert Navigation CD Rotorelief - not so much good like classic stuff from 70s but worth to buy.
THROBBING GRISTLE - D.O.A. - The Third and Final Report do-CD Industrial Records. - music still the same, my feelings still strong... great reissue
THROBBING GRISTLE - The Second Annual Report do-CD Industrial Records - as like above.
VIVENZA - Realite de l'automation directe CD Rotorelief - it was only cassette which I haven't heard before. No surprises. Heaven in ears.
IRM-Indications Of Nigredo
Genocide Organ-Under - Kontrakt
Genocide Organ-:Leichenlinie:
Control-Live At Troniksfest II
PORTAL swarth 2LP- nice package but before 3rd side was done, I was bored. wish they'd throw in some contrasting sounds into the riffing & vocals. Probably will never give it another listen. really nice cover but looks like if you stuff the 2 rec's into it, you'll never get'em out!
Nicole 12 - Black Line
Massive sound, superior vocals, haunting treated samples. Listened twice today already, will be keeping this at the top of the playlist for a while.
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Nicole 12 - Black Line
Massive sound, superior vocals, haunting treated samples. Listened twice today already, will be keeping this at the top of the playlist for a while.
I've been meaning to give this a proper review. It's a great piece of P.E. and one of the "examples" that I exhibit to friends who don't listen to or understand Noise/P.E.
Today:
Crown of Cerberus - Awakening (Anabolic Dimensions, 2011) - Hail the crown! Tape loops decaying together en masse, really unique stuff. I haven't heard too much mangled tape loop action this well done in awhile. Most of the material I would even compare this too would be stuff from the late 80's, nothing from this decade really touches the same nerves. "Sea Leviathan" with it's very lo-fi beginning and wet, crumbling sounds is the stand out piece. "Songs of Glory and Might" is a sleepy, creeping meditation that feels like it will break apart or explode at any second, tension stringing you along. Good.
Pogrom - Live (Filth & Violence, 2011) - Pogrom has a stand out sound, definitely. It is a mixture of many sounds and I know it gets compared to Grunt most often and I can see that but Pogrom has a distinct difference in style, which is great because you don't want another Grunt worship tape. Loads of crude rumbling synth tones manipulated in a handful of different ways, broken back and forth through pedals until nothing is left. Drones underneath add dimension to the sound and dominating shouted vocals, sometimes also shaped and molded in a number of ways, echo out and hound at you through your speakers.
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CCCC "Early Works" 4xCD box
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Remaining 2 discs wait for near days!
Disc #3 follow equally strong. some good vocal shrieks and damn the 2nd track of disc again monstrous near half hour monolith!
Finally the 4th disc... Phantasmagoria tape is also live from CCCC, but the sound is far more noisier and harsh than previous 3 CD's. It's very sharp and clear and starts to step further from psychedelic into more distorted noise. 2nd track - is kind of out of place from the box. But the story is curious:
Back in '97 or so, I approach CCCC for making Alchemy of the 20th Century/Jalopaz/CCCC 3-way cd, which would stand as Freak Animal's debut CD release. Back in those days, making CD's wasn't as easy as it is now. So, I have 3 bands, 3 separate masters, on normal C-cassette as well as DAT tapes. It's either about sending these to pressing plant and getting charged shitloads for them to adjust final master and doing pressing... Or me taking train to next city to studio, which had this amazing brand new technology called CDR burner! Well... I go there, and he transfers Alchemy... stuff on DAT and gives all 3 dats to his subcontract guy who has the amazing CDR burner. Discs at the time cost 80 finnish markka each. Of course this c. 13 euro price doesn't seem THAT huge now, but it was totally beyond the expectations. Burning happened 1:1 speed and in other location, so I just left back home and waited pre-master CDR to arrive. When it arrives, Alchemy of the 20th Century tracks were all distorted. Everything had this overdrive blown up sound. Other 2 bands were perfect. I called studio and asked what the fuck? They said they will make new transfer and burn new disc. I get the new master some days later. Alchemy sounds just like it should. I listen like 3 minutes of other tracks and confirm it ok and rush master to post office and pressing.
After mailing out almost all copies, including free copies and the co-releasing labels copies, some weeks later I get letter from CCCC asking to stop selling CD since in middle of this long track one of the channels goes mute.. At that moment I no longer even have more than handful left... but fuck.... My utmost rookie mistake of not ACTUALLY listening the master through. Since the previous disc was just perfect from their part. I didn't think there could be any mistake. When you think why not listen entire 60 min disc - who's in such a hurry? This is what I ask myself.
Well, for more than decade I had the DAT master in my possession and when No Fun was making this box, I asked if he has any blank space there, why not throw this recording and finally publish it "as it was meant". So here we are. It's kind of out of place, being recorded possibly... 1996? At least released in 1997. CCCC reduced as duo and much more harsh and less psychedelic. It's good to see it out, and it's good that also last disc of box is full length. Not just one live set. But still.. slightly out of place in chronology.
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After mailing out almost all copies, including free copies and the co-releasing labels copies, some weeks later I get letter from CCCC asking to stop selling CD since in middle of this long track one of the channels goes mute.. At that moment I no longer even have more than handful left... but fuck.... My utmost rookie mistake of not ACTUALLY listening the master through. Since the previous disc was just perfect from their part. I didn't think there could be any mistake. When you think why not listen entire 60 min disc - who's in such a hurry? This is what I ask myself.
I have one of those copies. I bought it somewhere in early 2000s during an industrial festival in Poland. I remember my surprising at home when I heard this faded channel. And then I thought that it was premeditated action:)
Genocide Organ - Remember (2CD, Tesco Organisation): Just listened to the second CD. Again, good stuff, but some tracks I don't like, such as Painful Corpse.
Militia - Power! Propaganda! Production (CD, Neuropa): Well, this is a diverse album, that will need more listenings to fully sink. But there's definately good stuff on it. Some of these industrial rythms are really good! However, maybe it's me, but sometimes it gets an even exotic atmosphere. Not necessarily bad, but rather odd for an industrial act, if you ask me. The packaging looks good as well, but when I saw the digibox, I expected more than just a small poster and a 4-page booklet...
Genocide Organ - Remember (2CD, Tesco Organisation): Just listened to the second CD. Again, good stuff, but some tracks I don't like, such as Painful Corpse.
Militia - Power! Propaganda! Production (CD, Neuropa): Well, this is a diverse album, that will need more listenings to fully sink. But there's definately good stuff on it. Some of these industrial rythms are really good! However, maybe it's me, but sometimes it gets an even exotic atmosphere. Not necessarily bad, but rather odd for an industrial act, if you ask me. The packaging looks good as well, but when I saw the digibox, I expected more than just a small poster and a 4-page booklet
I can't see or hear what's bad about Painful corpse, I think that track is brilliant.
Quote from: Jarl on November 14, 2011, 09:59:09 PMI can't see or hear what's bad about Painful corpse, I think that track is brilliant.
Well, I definately have to play it again, but I didn't like the beats in that track. It's not that I think beats in PE are bad, but I didn't like those beats in that track... But maybe some more turns might change my view.
Will over Matter - The Lust for Knowledge - Comparing with Might of the Planet Eater - this one's an excellent album. Truly interesting, original and more colorful than the aforementioned Might.. Weird industrial project and release, but I like what I hear very much.
LEVIATHAN - True Traitor, True Whore
Best from today:
Flesh Coffin - Devil Worship in the Slaughterhouse - What an excellent tape! Brutal and expresive junk abuse. Very very good.
Doroga – Ii - very interesting first side of the tape. The second one was slightly too long and/or nothing too good offered. Overall - very good impression.
Rather good from today:
Concrete Mascara - The Answer in the ashes - Rather good record, but somewhat lack of hooks that would make it VERY good. But enjoyable.
Cheapmahines - Kept: 1994-96 - Interesting record, but somehow I truly paid attention to it just in a couple of places. Most of the time the sound went somewhere through me.
ok-good from today:
Jeph Jerman - Ingress - Maybe after listening to noisier record it is quite difficult to transform your ears to listen to Jerman. but it is quite interesting. and i'll give it a couple more listens later on.
Filth - Winter Mind - Hm. Was expecting something more. Not a bad record, but the sound gets rather weak from time to time and there are those weird "jamming" places that were quite annoying
Got a bunch of Pure CD's fro Mattias/RTB that really took me by suprise
Le Syndicat - Corrumpate + Relikat & Schraguemusik
My first proper exposure to this legendary project. For some reason I always expected Le Syndicat to be too Industrial for my taste. But after first listen I totally dig these two. Really noisy and truly old school from a time where there was no distinct line between Noise, Industrial and PE. The way it should be
Dead Body Love - Maximum Dose
As with the aforementioned, my virginity with this project. I was always under the impression that DBL was pure Harsh Noise wheres this has plenty of almost PE/Industrial elements. Not quite sure what to make of it yet. The rhythmic feel sometimes gets to much, and reminds me of the heaps of mostly horrible Ant Zen cd's I dug as a teenager. Will have to give it a few more listens before passing judgement. And I need to get Lo Fi Power Carnage
All old Le Syndicat is gold. All Pure discs worth getting.
DBL disc pretty much sums up his style. If you like it, you will like any old stuff basically.
I can't underline enough how great PURE/RRR series is. If you can get over the non-existent artwork/crappy packaging, the material itself is most often simply amazing. All Emil Beaulieau discs belong to his best. Incapacitants might be stronger than As Loud as Possible, Consumer Electronics is very rare case of his old stuff on CD. Haters CD is probably among my top-5 noise albums ever. Söldnergeist guaranteed german industrial. Le Syndicat, DMDN, Ramleh, etc.. brilliant old tapes.
PBK / Hands To / AMK genius collaboration! Pain Jerk CD is probably best pain jerk?! Masonna, MSBR, Violent Onsen Geisha, etc all are good. Some of them not their best, but not at worst either. And... and... oh, you simply can't go wrong. If you didn't like some particular disc, it's cheap enough to give to friend or whatever.
It's very often I return to this series, and I think should give playing next to Rend, Zone Nord, naj, AMK and few others which I have listened less than many others.
Couldn't aggree more. Consumer Electronics - Teenage Nuremberg : One of my all-time PE/Noise records
I don't remember "Teenage Nuremberg" being nothing but low-level hiss...?
Been listening to UNRELEASED HORROR SOUNDTRACKS tape from Unholy Passions
And RUNZELSTIRN & GURGELSTOCK with "Dein Mund So Rot..." CD, which is the best in their massive discography. All PURE series is classic, no doubt...
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I don't remember "Teenage Nuremberg" being nothing but low-level hiss...?
Been listening to UNRELEASED HORROR SOUNDTRACKS tape from Unholy Passions
Give it a relisten. Real gems of the album are not the opener but the two hissing synth tracks following it. The retarted youthful bitterness and the albums uneven structure is IMO the charm and genius
I think one of the absolute turn-off's was Thurston Moore CD. I always thought it sucked ass. Otherwise very little of complaints. I recall label told that CD sold several thousand copies (no wonder...), but then bands like Akala, nAJ, etc probably sold very little?
dug up the Deathprod box ........AMAZING
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Got a bunch of Pure CD's fro Mattias/RTB that really took me by suprise
Le Syndicat - Corrumpate + Relikat & Schraguemusik
My first proper exposure to this legendary project. For some reason I always expected Le Syndicat to be too Industrial for my taste. But after first listen I totally dig these two. Really noisy and truly old school from a time where there was no distinct line between Noise, Industrial and PE. The way it should be
got them as well. i just heard the tracks on the broken flag: a retrospective 1982-1985 box before and i can only agree about the quality. as said earlier on you could ask for more regarding the packaging yet price tag is really low.
listening to the new family underground cd right now. there are ups and downs yet there is a lot of great tracks. sometimes i think the guitar takes up a bit to much place but it all sums up to a solid recording.
Nyodene D - Every Knee Shall Bow - Assembly Of Hatred.
Sewer Goddess - Disciples Of Shit (Live Waste) - Black Plagve.
Steel Hook Prostheses - Torturous Anxiety - L-White.
Demonologists/Deathstench - Incantations In Dead Tongues - Black Goat records.
Riz Ortolani - Cannibal Holocaust (Original Soundtrack) - Grindhouse Releasing.
The Klinik - Fear EP
Megaptera - Curse of the Scarecrow CD
Shallow Waters - Equal Eyes LP
John Mannion - Slice Through Or/In Glassmetal LP
Surprised I haven't seen this mentioned around here. One long track on each side, plenty of variety so it doesn't get boring. Could appeal to fans of junk metal (side B) and broken machine sounds. Good dirty sound and heavily treated vocals. Very intense at times.
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John Mannion - Slice Through Or/In Glassmetal LP
Surprised I haven't seen this mentioned around here. One long track on each side, plenty of variety so it doesn't get boring. Could appeal to fans of junk metal (side B) and broken machine sounds. Good dirty sound and heavily treated vocals. Very intense at times.
haven't heard this output, but saw him live a month or so before this came out and was very pleased with what was hearing.
Played a show with him in Portland when he toured for that album and it was fucking sick. Got the vinyl but don't have a record player at the moment.
Sewer Goddess - Disciples of Shit: Live Waiste (CD, Black Plagve): So, everything I've heard so far from SG is good to my ears. This record however, seems more difficult to digest. Don't know why, but maybe it's the 'muddy' sound, although it's still quite good for live recordings! But the other SG records always have a far from clean, yet more clear sound. Anyway, the first two tracks aren't fully to my liking, somehow it feels like there isn't much happening. Mother Agony is a fine track and Chained to the Edge of Existence/A Lifeless Dreaming is really good, heard it first on the split with Diseased Oblivion and it's interesting to see that it transfers very well to a live setting. Slavepiece is another nice track, though I've got to say, that when I first heard it (on youtube, since it was used as 'promotional' track for this CD), I didn't really like it that much either. So, it will definately get some more listens, since it seems to be growing on me, but I don't think it will become my favourite SG release.
mz.412 - Domine Rex Inferum
diocletian - doom cult
watain - lawless darkness
V/A "the sound ecology; range" CD
First I listened this few times without even checking who is who. And there really is just one or two weaker pieces, but the theme & choice of artists is so well done that it is pretty solid - and could be even listened as album, not compilation of various artists.
So what is it? Field recordings, some people, like Jeph Jerman just leaves recorder capture what is happening. Some others process the track further, but maintain the great original source material without ruining it. The weaker ones are exactly the ones where you hear the editing to obviously.
Who is there? Mathieu Ruhlmann, Yannick Dauby, Michael Northam, Eric La Casa, John Grzinich, Francisco Lopez, Ralf Wehowsky, Christopher McFall, Murmer and already mentioned Jerman.
Good full color booklet with liner notes from everybody and some tasty photos of sites of recording or objects. Packaged in cardboard gatefold type cover. Nitkie appear to be label to pay attention!
Illusion of Safety "Bridges Intact" CD
ah... later days IoS... digital feel, guitar sounds and closely recording micro-sounds crackling on top. It starts well with acoustic instruments and kind of broken sounds, but somehow loses me while going onwards. Not bad, but needs more listening. And I'm not sure is it worth it, when compared to all the really good IOS you could be spending time with...
ANTEDILUVIAN "through the cervix of hawwah"- new full length, i d/l'd it but will most definitely be purchasing the LP next year (cd is out now on Profound Lore & Invictus Prod). sick Canadian death metal, nice atmosphere & great vocals. artwork for the cover is excellant too. not the usual DM imagery. there's a 12" on Bird of Ill Omen that is worth picking up also.
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ANTEDILUVIAN...there's a 12" on Bird of Ill Omen that is worth picking up also.
really good record
Pharamakon/Deterge (7", Phage Tapes): Pharmakon: Different from what I heard on youtube and myspace, deeper sounds, more brooding, while the other stuff seemed colder, and less of her typical bloodcurdling screams. This are two rather short pieces. Good stuff, but of course I would have liked some more screams. Definately waiting for more releases from her. Deterge: one could indeed discuss whether this is Harsh Noise or Power Electronics. Very harsh distorted sounds, but some calmer pieces with vocals, which sounded rather apart, not really the typical distortion and echoing vocals. This is good! Recommended split!
Black Leather Jesus/Pollutive Static (7", Phage Tapes): Despite the use of different sounds and texture of distortion, there's definately some similarity on here between the two acts, so it's a good match. Both sound solid, with sounds moving in the background, which makes it interesting.
Priest In Shit - Icon/Effigy (7", Phage Tapes): Harsh Noise, with very distorted sounds, sounds to me a bit like the sounds recorded are being totally broken and molested. Don't know what to say, good stuff!
Out of these three, the Black Leather Jesus/Pollutive Static maybe got me the least enthusiastic after one listening, however, that doesn't mean it's not good. Not at all! 3 7"s that were worth getting!
About the covers: not the most beautiful covers I've seen, the style isn't fully my cup of tea. However, they do look good and knowing that Phage tapes makes them himself, this deserves a lot of respect, for putting so much into his releases!
Umpio - Junk Electronix Vol.I (Nekorekords, 2010) - Decent. Not as good as the SSRI split. This isn't really my "cup of tea" although a few tracks are definitely above average junk noise. Really dynamic movements, always changing sound with very little filler or build up. You can actually hear rhythms in a few of the tracks here. Most of my favorite tracks (5 and 9) are the shortest ones on here. 9 sounds like someone molesting a robot with a pipe behind closed doors leading into the 10 minute final track that pretty much covers everything already heard up until this point.
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 22, 2011, 12:10:14 PMPharamakon/Deterge (7", Phage Tapes): Pharmakon: Different from what I heard on youtube and myspace, deeper sounds, more brooding, while the other stuff seemed colder, and less of her typical bloodcurdling screams. This are two rather short pieces. Good stuff, but of course I would have liked some more screams. Definately waiting for more releases from her. Deterge: one could indeed discuss whether this is Harsh Noise or Power Electronics. Very harsh distorted sounds, but some calmer pieces with vocals, which sounded rather apart, not really the typical distortion and echoing vocals. This is good! Recommended split!
I have to correct myself: in the first Pharmakon track there are quite some screams, but they're mixed lower than what I heard from gigs and stuff on youtube. I think for Pharmakon it works fine if the vocals are really upfront!
Disgust/Gnawed/Nyodene D/RU486 (2xC10, Phage Tapes): Got this because I heard good things about all these acts and the only one I heard before was RU486 (Disease and Development C10). The RU486 track on here is definately better than the mentioned tape. Really liked the vocals. The other acts are also good, only Disgust was less to my liking, sounded a bit too clean, I guess.
TAINT/GRUNT - schoolyard brusies
FASCIST INSECT - march of the fascist insect
MANIA/HAL HUTCHINSON - untitled
DARKTHRONE - a blaze in the northern sky
DEATHPILE - agonize, humiliate, destroy
VA - White Eye of Winter Watching 2xcs: Have only given a very superficial distracted listening, but like parts of what I've heard so far. At 200 minutes, something that demands more attention than I've been able to give it, but looking forward to delving in more.
Arghoslent - Hornets of the Pogrom cs: VERY enjoyable heavy metal with some death metal growl vocals and "controversial" lyrics.
Death in June - 3 different live bootleg cs put out by Sons of Europe: A show from '83, '84, and '08. The early shows are amazing and the more recent show has a "storytellers" feel with explanations between the songs. ESSENTIAL.
The Haunting Presence - new cs out a few days ago: Brutal and to the point. Chaotic and punishing blackened death metal.
Hive Mind - Elemental Disgrace LP: Sounds like in old cartoons when the characters go to the center of the Earth and everything is being controlled by primitive, archaic machines. Slow motion cave industrial. Repeated Listenings.
Untitled - Rhinocervs 07 cs: Not as good as the other "untitled" stuff I've heard from this label. I like some of the pieces but it feels a little disjointed.
Bagatur - Skazanie... cs: Corny, majestic keyboards, soaring breakdowns, ultra-raw production, scathing high-pitched vocals. Somehow it all works very well, been listening to this tape constantly over the past month or so.
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VA - White Eye of Winter Watching 2xcs: Have only given a very superficial distracted listening, but like parts of what I've heard so far. At 200 minutes, something that demands more attention than I've been able to give it, but looking forward to delving in more.
Does it say of Deathpile and Whorebutcher is live or unreleased material from the past, or is it new?
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The Haunting Presence - new cs out a few days ago: Brutal and to the point. Chaotic and punishing blackened death metal.
Untitled - Rhinocervs 07 cs: Not as good as the other "untitled" stuff I've heard from this label. I like some of the pieces but it feels a little disjointed.
I loved Rhino-01 and Rhino-02, really great melodies and awesome vocals. I didn't like this one much.
I've been listening to The Haunting Presence rip repeatedly. Violent shit, it has a South American Deathrash sound to it at times a bit like Perversor (Chile).
BLASPHEMOPHAGER "the III command of the absolute chaos"- listen on NWN's streaming page. just ordered the diehard. they get better with each release. hate the band name but they make up for it with vicious music & great artwork.
listening to MIDNIGHT "satanic royalty" now. it's ok. like the older material more. something about the guitar tone doesn't agree with me on this new one.
Just grabbed The Haunting Presence. Descript sounds right up my alley. Wouldn't have guessed as the name doesn't reflect what they sound like at all!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 24, 2011, 12:49:38 AM
Just grabbed The Haunting Presence. Descript sounds right up my alley. Wouldn't have guessed as the name doesn't reflect what they sound like at all!
I thought it was going to be the usual "raw" stomping American BM that is highly popular right now. Totally caught me off guard in a good way.
BTW I was talking about the S/T tape not the new one, I don't know what that one sounds like.
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listening to MIDNIGHT "satanic royalty" now. it's ok. like the older material more. something about the guitar tone doesn't agree with me on this new one.
That Midnight LP fucking rocks, I like it better than their older stuff but then again this is their first real full length. Tank and Motorhead worship with BM undertones
finally done right.
Ryan: Those two tracks aren't listed as being live (while others are) and I don't recall them sounding live, but their origins are a mystery to me.
IRM • Order⁴ • CD
Textured Bird Transmission • Rays Of The Future • CDr
Dead Wood / Phantom Heron Seas • Microbes • 3" CDr
Magia Nuda / Deterge • Split • C20
Deterge • Intellect • C60
Soft Option Killing • Soft Option Killing • C40
Prurient | Sickness • Silent Sick Summer Slum • C12
Regosphere • Gutter Swarm • C58
Witch Cult • Witch Cult • single sided 12"
Dead Wood / Phantom Heron Seas • Sunshine Daily Commercial • single sided 7" lathe
Spektr • Et Fugit Interea Fugit Irreparabile Tempus • LP
VA - White Eye of Winter Watching 2xcs
NON & Genocide Organ contributed to a tape compilation?
When it's 1000 copies made, I guess doesn't matter it's tape?
I sometimes think, many "big" bands could do compilations, but they aren't asked since people assume it's some different league.
You're joking, right? $25 for a 2xtape set limited to 1000 copies; packaging & tapes better be top quality.
np:
THE HAUNTING PRESENCE
MIDNIGHT satanic royalty- growing on me esp if i skip around. "necromania" is pretty awesome
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 25, 2011, 01:24:02 AM
You're joking, right? $25 for a 2xtape set limited to 1000 copies; packaging & tapes better be top quality.
the "limited edition" of the comp was 100bucks and sold quick. do wish it was cheaper but will all those names im sure it cost great amount to put it out.
a lot of Bad Sector recently ......
mz. 412 - nordik battle signs
HIJOKAIDAN "THE NOISE"
hmm... I have been waiting for couple years, when to start this monstrous 30xCD box.... With 2 CD's behind, both 1979 recordngs, I wonder why I didn't start this sooner? It's wild, it is crude and simple. It's the old school of jap noise, when noise meant just disharmony, chaos and wreckage. When it wasn't neat pedals or strong bursts. Some of the tracks, where it's mainly just disturbing "no-talent" guitar wreckage, it gets to the very core of anti-music. Lacks any of coolness of effects what for example Solmania's or KK Null's guitar works would have. This is just anti-music disturbance in very basic level. So, 28 more discs to go!!
Climax Denial/Discordance/Human Larvae/Moribund/Sewer Goddes/Sharpwaist (6xC10, Phage Tapes): cool box, with a neat 8 page booklet, with one page per artist. Climax Denial and Discordance seem a bit less interesting than the other artists. The second Sewer Goddess track also seemed a bit less, while the first one is very good.
I first had doubts about getting this box though. 6 C10's for $25 isn't too much, seeing as most distro's and labels have a standard price for tapes, regardless of the length. However, on the other hand, it is quite a lot for 1h of music. In the end I got it, because I knew half of the acts and knew I'd like them, was interested in the other ones and I do like the look of this kind of boxes!
That Phage tapeset is really nice. That was for his 100th release, I think? Got it in a trade with Sam & I felt like I shortchanged him when I saw it for whatever it was I sent him. He runs an excellant label.
Just listened to BESTIAL RAIDS "prime evil damnation" LP with excellant grimoire insert inside the gatefold sleeve. nice artwork which seems to have been influenced by the TEITENBLOOD 2LP. i like this Lp more than anything else I've heard from B.R. (split 7" & previous full-length).
also
IN LEAGUE WITH SATAN "black mass in the church of rats" (may have to pick up the LP.)
ARCHGOAT "blessed vulva" (so far better than their previous full-length)
Mueran Humanos - S/T LP - saw these guys last night and their live sound is definitely more raw and energetic but this LP is still quite good. Sort of like NEU! meets Cold Cave but crazier. Good shit!
"the "limited edition" of the comp was 100bucks and sold quick"
What's the lim.ed. vers of the recent Hospital Prod 2xtape comp?* Must have some AMAZING packaging to justify the cost! I'll be getting a copy of the reg. ed. in a trade from one of the contributors...
late night listening:
new BESTIAL RAIDS lp
COUGH/WOUNDED KINGS lp
*Nevermind, found the info on discogs:
"Special edition of 97 copies in additional packaging with different color tape labels then the regular version. Included is a 4x6" embroidered patch, 11x17" double-sided poster, 104-page color booklet of collage artwork, a Hospital Productions decal, and an additional insert that is hand-numbered and signed by Dominick Fernow, dated "10/31/97"."
Anyone know what the 'additional packaging' is?
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 27, 2011, 07:35:04 PM
"the "limited edition" of the comp was 100bucks and sold quick"
What's the lim.ed. vers of the recent Hospital Prod 2xtape comp?* Must have some AMAZING packaging to justify the cost! I'll be getting a copy of the reg. ed. in a trade from one of the contributors...
Thick booklet with art, patch, double sided poster and some other novelty stuff. First post in the following link has a few pictures of the stuff: http://www.stenchforums.net/hospital-productions-t32-680.html
Still not worth $100.
Iam noticeing lately this great need from artists to release these expensive novilty albums where the pay off isnt really worth the over all investment.What ever happened to artists releasing basic cassettes or cd's with a sticker or maybe a basic printed patch for 15 or so bucks?I understand things are more expensive with the economy but people should concider whats affordable and whats just plian ridiculous!! $100.00's really???
Listened to the new Bizarre Uproar and Cloama LPs today. Just one listen each so far: I'm liking this newer BU approach much like I'm a fan of newer Mania. Last track was particularly tasty
New Cloama LP will need a few more listens to digest. I detected some similarities to the 7" from a few years ago? The female vocals on the Side B track work well.
Quote from: DEFILER on November 28, 2011, 04:40:40 AM
Iam noticeing lately this great need from artists to release these expensive novilty albums where the pay off isnt really worth the over all investment.What ever happened to artists releasing basic cassettes or cd's with a sticker or maybe a basic printed patch for 15 or so bucks?I understand things are more expensive with the economy but people should concider whats affordable and whats just plian ridiculous!! $100.00's really???
Special version is sold out, normal version is available, no really reason to complain when there is huge easy availability of normal edition. Investment would be purely out of personal preference. This would be different with releases where "regular edition" doesn't exist. I look forward getting the regular edition.
booklet does look nice, but not 100$ nice lol ......that patch is just plain ugly :-)
np : Forbidden Planet ost lp ......1956 synth, tone generators, tapeloops, echo & clanging reverb.....awesome work !
Knullkraft – Rännstensromantik
fucking great tape, lots of feedback heavy synth and junk. when vocals kick in reminds me of BU. looking forward to more of project
Daniel Menche : odradek cd.........totally not into Beta-Lactam but picking up Menche from time to time (usually second hand lol) i was rather suprised by this one. very warm, drony, nice build-up to more noisy climax, spoken words (Markus Wolff of Crash Worship, Cthulhu etc) .......it reminded me a lot of recent IRM somehow. nice one !
Quote from: STREETMEAT on November 28, 2011, 08:22:20 PM
Knullkraft – Rännstensromantik
fucking great tape, lots of feedback heavy synth and junk. when vocals kick in reminds me of BU. looking forward to more of project
nice to see someone here praising knullkraft´s debut ! a new tape will be included on the upcoming narcolepsia batch.
Received some random stuff in the mail. I guess that is the perks of having a review/interview site that isn't complete shit and being up front and honest with artists and labels?
Plague Mother - Heave (Fusty Cunt, 2011) - I already had a copy of this so if anyone was left out let me know and I will do an easy trade, nothing too fancy. The subject matter digs into eating disorders. Both sides are very well done Harsh Noise meets PE with some rumbling waves of static, feedback and pedal play with shouted vocal work scattered about. Not bad at all. The label says "Cleveland power electronics focusing on eating disorders, specifically bulimia. Disturbing samples coincide perfectly with harsh static and tonal mind-numbingness. Keep an eye out for this project." Spot on.
I also have the Plague Mother CD, their split with Skin Graft and something titled Crawl which is a CD I have yet to get to. And then there are two tapes one titled "Worship" the other "Tribute" that comes in a nifty little box with some dirt xerox art on it and the word "Posture" on it and fairly long song names that remind me a little bit of Exploring Jezebel track names. Gotta find out who this is so I can recommend it.
Lebensfaden - Die Vollendete Schönheit tape
Burried Machine - Aoral Portion tape
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 tape
Probably listen to the rest of the new Lust Vessel stuff tomorrow. I wish all labels released tapes as well done as these. Top-notch, well worth the $$$. This label can do no wrong.
Anyone get those other self-released Lebensfaden tapes that LV is distributing?
Quote from: RG on November 30, 2011, 06:19:09 AM
Lebensfaden - Die Vollendete Schönheit tape
Burried Machine - Aoral Portion tape
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 tape
Probably listen to the rest of the new Lust Vessel stuff tomorrow. I wish all labels released tapes as well done as these. Top-notch, well worth the $$$. This label can do no wrong.
Anyone get those other self-released Lebensfaden tapes that LV is distributing?
got the Lebensfaden- Ein Sättigung Der Leere release great material.
Quote from: STREETMEAT on November 30, 2011, 06:33:50 AMgot the Lebensfaden- Ein Sättigung Der Leere release great material.
Is the packaging and tape the same high-quality as the LV releases? Was wondering about that since they're self released, and nearly the same price for half the runtime
Quote from: RG on November 30, 2011, 06:44:10 AM
Quote from: STREETMEAT on November 30, 2011, 06:33:50 AMgot the Lebensfaden- Ein Sättigung Der Leere release great material.
Is the packaging and tape the same high-quality as the LV releases? Was wondering about that since they're self released, and nearly the same price for half the runtime
didnt grab any of the lustvessle releases just 2 distro tapes but both are high quality. layout for tapes are both the same with card insert saying exclusive from LV distro
Alleypisser - Savn 7" / Kvalt 7"+Box
Mikkel gave me a bunch of his new records/tapes yesterday. Project seems to get better with every release. Of all AP material I still enjoy his side of our split the most, as far as I remember that's also the the newest recording. Nice to hear the organ I borrowed him being put to good use on the Kvalt 7", still haven't managed to use it with much success myself yet.
My favorite Alleypissed is Dogging, hands down. One of the best sound collage releases made in my opinion.
Tollund Men - Demo (Bleak Environment, 2011) - Good old fashioned lo-fi synth pop. The label described this as "Mid-period Chrome, Mid-period Cabaret Voltaire, through a sieve lens of isolationist Nurse With Wound list style minimal-synthed post punk. " Wordy but pretty spot on. A lot of this new wave of lo-fi synth-pop and post punk is extremely raw and this isn't really an exception but the melodies are not buried or muddy like most of the stuff coming out these days. Vocals are super downer droning echoes. Good job on this one.
Order of Nine Angels - 04.02.2010 (Self Released, 2011) - This is not an official release, it was actually only made for "friends and allies" with less than 20 floating around. O9A takes a fairly different stance here than on previous material. As far as "walls" go I am not a fan, but O9A has always had redeeming qualities because there is movement, a sense of distance and nuances that most projects do not have. This release is more Harsh Noise than "wall" and there are even drums on it. Great recording quality for a live tape too.
Departure Chandelier - The Black Crest of Death, The Gold Wreath of War (Hospital Productions/Tour De Garde, 2011) - This differs from most Black Metal released by already established Noise labels. I think this is another Dom project but I am not 100% sure on that. 4 songs, the 2 main tracks (the other 2 are intro and outro tracks) are decent in length, an 8 minute and 6 minute clash of mid-paced Black Metal styled like mid-90's French BM mixed with Satyricon's "Dark Medieval Times" and put through a Hospital Productions blender...that;s the best description I can really think of.
Alleypisser - Kvalt boxset is amazing. Don't purchase that many 7"s nowdays but this one is mandatory.
Recent rotation:
Croatian Amor - Brother, Sister Tape
Macronympha - Super Oxide CD
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams bootleg
Fear Konstruktor/Defektro (Phage Tapes, C39): I expected Harsh Noise, but this goes more into the direction of something between PE and Ambient. This counts more or less for both acts. The cardboard fold cover is cool, but the artwork printed on it is honestly rather ugly. Got this with my order from PT and it's a nice surprise!
LEBENSFADEN "besessenheit" and "Eine Sättigung der leere" tapes
Listened these 2 out of 4 tapes recently out. Good stuff. There is same style, yet enough variety. Besessenheit has great rotten synth tone as main element, yet I think too easy delay effect dominated high pitch electronics. Same length, same tempo delay through entire piece. It's good, but could be better.
"Eine..." is better. It has more delicate textures. Overall the "same", yet slightly better in my opinion.
These are dark and grim, and aesthetics fit better to "industrial taste". Yet, anyone into Altar Of Flies or one could even say some Posh Isolation stuff etc, it hits quite similar sweet tooth of rotten textured, yet slowly drifting tape decay.
HIJOKAIDAN "The Noise" box goes on...
Disc #4 is the latest one I listened. 1980 recordings, 7 tracks, more of the improv. & "kraut jam" type. Band line-up, often stead drum beat and sometimes even song structure of some kind. This disc doesn't have at all the pure harshness most known from the King.
SERPENT VENOM carnal altar; doom metal, nothing overly special but i like it. great band name (i like anything dealing with snakes)
Kristian Olsson-tape on Second Sleep.......very good work imho, not as low-fi as to be expected, still 'post mortem'ish but actually very 'musical' . will replay!
Quote from: RG on November 30, 2011, 06:19:09 AM
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 tape
I'm very curious about this one. Could you describe it a bit in terms of sound/theme/packaging?
Thanks.
Mikko, are you getting any of these LV tapes for your distro?
Lust Vessel sure is getting a ton of attention with this last batch. I hope they don't go another thousand years between this and the next batch like they did before.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 03, 2011, 02:35:37 AM
Lust Vessel sure is getting a ton of attention with this last batch. I hope they don't go another thousand years between this and the next batch like they did before.
think they are starting to get material for next batch already.
Quote from: SILVUM on December 03, 2011, 03:43:04 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 03, 2011, 02:35:37 AM
Lust Vessel sure is getting a ton of attention with this last batch. I hope they don't go another thousand years between this and the next batch like they did before.
I hope they don't just start steamrolling with endless expensive releases. I'm willing to go with them at these prices so far since the quality is pretty high and consistent and it's years apart, but if it becomes a barrage, that will be a bummer. (Initially read your response wrong saying you hope they DO wait forever, which is my sentiment)...
Well I definitely don't want to be "steamrolled" either. I think something like a few releases every 5 or 6 months or so is a good amount of time. But 3 years is way too long in my opinion, especially since the label seems to pick out very good material.
Hal Hutchinson brutal mechanics
great amount of junk/feedback favorite tape from hal so far.
Quote from: Stridulum on December 02, 2011, 11:43:30 PM
Quote from: RG on November 30, 2011, 06:19:09 AM
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 tape
I'm very curious about this one. Could you describe it a bit in terms of sound/theme/packaging?
Thanks.
Side A begins by building a very tense atmosphere...like all hell is about to break loose. Very uneasy feeling...and it just keeps building. Mostly high and mid-range frequencies, static drones up front with some faint junk noise and other activity buried underneath. It just builds and builds with no end in sight, the expected climax never arrives. Some rumbling low end is introduced and side ends "quietly"...but the sense of unease is still present. Very fitting for the concept, as I'm sure living in Sarajevo during a four year siege was very tense indeed. Oppressive and relentless.
Side B begins with a similar approach as Side A, except things are a little more active and as the track progresses it becomes increasingly more dynamic. More low end on this side. There's a sense of hopelessness in the beginning that gets drowned out as the sounds get harsher and the waves of terror intensify and wash over you. Again...there's the sense of building and building with no real release of the tension, and it all just kinds of fades away at the end.
Presentation, like all the other Lust Vessel releases, is exceptional. Included is a nice b&w booklet with collage + text detailing the nightmarish existence of living in Sarajevo during the siege.
I've always had issues with "concept" in the noise/p.e. scene, or at least half-assed concepts. Cookie-cutter and copycat concepts slapped onto the sounds as an afterthought, because that's what you gotta do to market your material and be considered a part of the genre. It's really nice to listen to a release like this, where the concept is somewhat original and the sound/composition is true to the idea. This is the first material I've heard from this project and I definitely want to hear more.
TG vinyl re-issues
...fuck me I think I must have 3 editions of each TG album's. The new remasterd set are well worth getting. Nice dynamic pressing if not a little too bassy in parts. I try not to by cd's so I snaped up the LP's but the cd versions look great!
DI6 nada plus..such an important album on my youth had to get this again on gatefold LP.
Nil by mouth tapes...trade with Aldo..great stuff..very good tape sound quality
Time arrow 12' + tape...mmmm? better than BD
vivenza lp..modes reels collectifs...cold factory futurism! bit pricey but nice job by the label
xasthur..portal of sorrow Gloomy wonky and de-tuned BM...fucking bad purple cover art though !
Burial hex book of delusions lp...not so keen on this..was hopping for more deep ritual but some track are in 4/4 house music tempo.
and ..
SJ/ we spit on their graves 10lp box set!
I been chipping away at old friend for as long as i have know him about selling this too me, and has now sold for a very very good price!
Per orderd the DOME 5lp box set and Yasuno tone lp on mego editions ..
that has fucking skint me out...
Quote from: RG on December 03, 2011, 10:32:24 AM
Quote from: Stridulum on December 02, 2011, 11:43:30 PM
Quote from: RG on November 30, 2011, 06:19:09 AM
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 tape
I'm very curious about this one. Could you describe it a bit in terms of sound/theme/packaging?
Thanks.
Side A begins
[cut]
Thanks a lot! Much appreciated.
Iron Fist of the Sun - I Will Never Have The Right
Corpsessed - The Dagger and the Chalice
Listening to a rip of that Burried Machine on LV. Whoaaaaa.
Listening to this 'custom soundtrack' of LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET which can be found here:
http://cottageofelectrichell.blogspot.com
Haven't checked out any of the others but this one is pretty cool.
The Cottage sndtrk for THE MESSIAH OF EVIL is really good too. SATAN'S CHILDREN is ok (wild movie, if I'm remembering the correct film)
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 05, 2011, 04:30:39 AM
Listening to this 'custom soundtrack' of LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET which can be found here:
http://cottageofelectrichell.blogspot.com
Haven't checked out any of the others but this one is pretty cool.
The Cottage sndtrk for THE MESSIAH OF EVIL is really good too. SATAN'S CHILDREN is ok (wild movie, if I'm remembering the correct film)
Interesting, going to grab a couple I think.
with total ego boost gratification, I have been only listening GRUNT "Ritual of Mortality" tape for days. To be released in week or something.
Another recent rotation limbo release has been Fitzcarraldo soundtrack CD. Popol Vuh is always dark and impressive, yet good piece of raw sounding opera in this release.
It will be on IOPS.
New Grunt tape, very nice!!
Fuck yea!
JUTE GYTE - Old Ways
KRENG - Grimoire
RELAY FOR DEATH - Birth of an older...
MAMALEEK - Kurdaitcha
HAL HUTCHINSON - Corrupted Scrap
THE SHADOW RING - Life Review (1993-2003)
The Vomit Arsonist - The Final Page (CDr, Annihilvs): Companying to Wretch album. First release I heard from TVA (because I downloaded it) and still like this a lot. Great stuff!!!
Ichorous - Fleeting Glimpse (C20, Danvers State Recordings): Got this because I liked his track on the Total Gape comp and because of the Black Weekend Sale DSR did. Good varied noise! Some cut-up parts, some calmer parts, some sounds which sounded original and I hadn't heard on other noise releases yet. So, good release.
checking out last package from FA :
Hal Hutchinson lp ......amazing scrap metal scapes, but no abuse or harsh noise chaos. very controlled. almost unprocessed....calm but brooding dense atmosphere. great !
Cloama lp ...this is different, will need more rotations. also very thick sound. i'm 100% shure it will grow on me :-)
IFOTS 7" ....amazingly perfect 7". dark synth (it did remind me of John Carpenter work) pe, very structured & contained....ready to explode but doesn't. very nice.
Control Resistance cd .....perfect compilation. i like the clear almost programmed sound. feels a bit 'cyberesque' like Strom.ec feels . feel the rage .
Seekness : devious destiny cd .....from the high days of Belgium's experimental twisted acid. excellent stuff on a great label.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpYFRkhfPtA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpYFRkhfPtA)
Quote from: P-K on December 07, 2011, 11:13:03 AM
IFOTS 7" ....amazingly perfect 7". dark synth (it did remind me of John Carpenter work) pe, very structured & contained....ready to explode but doesn't. very nice.
I like the most b-side! A is good, with this Carpenter or perhaps even little Kopp reminding moments, combined with IFOTS trademark desperate vocals... but B-side, great!! It's like vintage experimental electronics taken into more "industrial realms". Think of something like Ligeti's electronic works, with similar kind of obscure random wave electronic sounds, with tasty reverbs and decays, but instead of purely abstract structure, song is tied together with slow drive of crystal clear tones and dark electronic rhythm of loops. Brilliant!
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 07, 2011, 10:29:17 AM
The Vomit Arsonist - The Final Page (CDr, Annihilvs): Companying to Wretch album. First release I heard from TVA (because I downloaded it) and still like this a lot. Great stuff!!!
thanks for downloading AND buying... most people don't do that.
Shiver - They Will Feed On Us cassette on Diazepam.
Sabbath Assembly - Restored To One CD on The Ajna Offensive
Both classics.
(P-K) The new Cloama LP will grow and grow
Quote from: andy vomit on December 08, 2011, 03:36:46 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 07, 2011, 10:29:17 AM
The Vomit Arsonist - The Final Page (CDr, Annihilvs): Companying to Wretch album. First release I heard from TVA (because I downloaded it) and still like this a lot. Great stuff!!!
thanks for downloading AND buying... most people don't do that.
Kind of a great litmus test, wouldn't you say? You know when someone downloads it AND buys it that it was actually worth putting to hard copy. Maybe not that cut and dry, but you know you're onto something a bit more when after hearing it the audience goes out of their way to own it as well. Cream of the crop stuffs.
Quote from: andy vomit on December 08, 2011, 03:36:46 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 07, 2011, 10:29:17 AM
The Vomit Arsonist - The Final Page (CDr, Annihilvs): Companying to Wretch album. First release I heard from TVA (because I downloaded it) and still like this a lot. Great stuff!!!
thanks for downloading AND buying... most people don't do that.
You're welcome of course.
Have to say that I'm a bit of a materialistic cunt when it comes to music though, hehe...
Also, listened this morning again to the Neuntöter Der Plage - Swine 7" (Nurse Etiquette Records), which is really good Death Industrial/Dark Ambient with great BM vocals on the first track. Good sickly atmosphere on this 7", nice packaging as well.
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 09, 2011, 10:32:17 AMnice packaging as well.
that xerox pasted on a 7" carton box? with a ripped tape-label pasted on the cassette with celophane tape? crude hand-assembled booklet? .......after months waiting (anounce release, take the cash, thàn move to a new house lol) i was pretty dissapointed lol
Quote from: P-K on December 09, 2011, 01:46:15 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 09, 2011, 10:32:17 AMnice packaging as well.
that xerox pasted on a 7" carton box? with a ripped tape-label pasted on the cassette with celophane tape? crude hand-assembled booklet? .......after months waiting (anounce release, take the cash, thàn move to a new house lol) i was pretty dissapointed lol
I honestly really don't know what you're talking about, but this sounds completely different then what I've got (at least, if you're still talking about the NDP 7"?)
Mine has a red cardboard cover/insert with artwork, a black one with silver printed artwork and an A4 sheet with lyrics. Not that it's really special, but I think it's nice...
Ah, I see, you're talking about the limited edition, I only have the regular edition, didn't even know there was a limited edition. So, I can't say anything about it...
Been listening to a bunch of 7"s today:
Sable Mouvant – Out Of The Nightmare (Autarkeia)
Body Cargo – Flesh Waste / Recycling (Autarkeia)
Goatmoon / Xenophobic Ejaculation – Split (Filth & Violence)
Sick Seed – Man And Machine (Turgid Animal)
Brian Roettinger / John Wiese – 03.01.11 (Hand Held Heart)
GX Jupitter-Larsen & John Wiese with The New Blockaders – Rip Off (Helicopter) 7" + 2xTape
The New Blockaders & Mama Baer / The New Blockaders & Kommissar Hjuler– Keine Haende (Psych.KG) 7" + Tape
The New Blockaders – Antinomia II (DotDotDot Music)
Vomir – La Puissance De L'Erreur (DotDotDot Music)
Heinz Hopf / Kam Hassah - Split (Self Released)
Nicole 12 – First Dance Of The Spring (Freak Animal)
Bizarre Uproar / Macronympha – Split (Trash Ritual)
An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter – Footsteps Of The Killer (Urashima)
Werewolf Jerusalem – The Hour Of Her Death (Urashima)
Lasse Marhaug & Francisco Meirino – Flupentixol / Lamotrigine (Misanthropic Agenda)
Haven't seen anyone mention yet:
DDV "A sound atlas of veneorology" CD
Trash Ritual
mr. Club Moral with his stuff, which ain't that far from CM stuff. Rhythm of analogue synths and the usual high pitched voice of his. Often reading texts of sexual diseases. Sometimes very very good, sometimes bordering such artsyness I ain't swallowing it 100%, but bottom line is, NOBODY does this. And I think nobody has guts to do something like this. Closest what I can think of, would be Will Over Matter. Broken english, simple electronics... no shouting, no cool vocal effects etc. 14th track strikes with the most brutal intentional vocal accent. Somehow makes me think of my feeling about Sex Pistols, how aggressive shouting can't compete with the disturbing way of vocal delivery with exaggerated R's and certain stretching vowels and other abnormalities. Crossing to sound poetry?! Anyways, if you look for aggro shouted, delay infested PE type of stuff, don't bother. If you look for disturbing electronic challenges and demented vocal performances, DDV (or club moral) is your choice! Trash Ritual did good job with this!!
I assume the DDV cd has booklet with all the text/artwork? I have the orig tape/booklet but definitely need to upgrade.
Just listened to CUSTODIAN's "faults in the structure" tape- short, intense, heavy. love the high-speed delay sections. does the sound drop out occasionally on all the copies?
NP:
very nice rip of PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS
Is that Custodian the Fusty Cunt tape? If so, yea, mine drops off a few times here and there, it kinda sounds like a Noisecore tape with little 15 second busts going on and off at first. That tape is total anxiety.
Been listening to Grunt "Seer of Decay" all day. I don't need to give it a review since everyone should already own it. "Pripyat" is the best.
Genocide Organ - :In-Konflikt (CD, Tesco Organisation): This is a very cold album indeed, will need some more spins to sink, there are some tracks that seem pure Industrial and they're really good, however, overall I seem to like :Under-Kontrakt: more. I do miss some of the more throbbing tracks. Anyway, as I said, will need more spins...
The Haters/Fckn'Bstrds (7", Dead Mind Records): The Haters side is good, not very extreme, but there's some kind of atmosphere in the track that I like. Fckn'Bstrds seems just some wankery, not really impressed...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 11, 2011, 08:23:01 PM
I assume the DDV cd has booklet with all the text/artwork? I have the orig tape/booklet but definitely need to upgrade.
Yes! 16 pages booklet!
Atrax Morgue - Overcome
Funny thing actually. I purchased this about two or three months ago and when it arrived I put it straight away in my record shelf AND of course forgot it there. Today I was admiring some artworks of Atrax Morgue in Discogs and thought why the hell is this listed in my collection, checked my shelf and there it was. Now spinning and enjoying every tormented minute of it. A good piece wax.
Goes very well with my insomnia.
Took Taint "B.A.T." in the car with me today and just recently HongKong sent me the pig ear and at lunch I hopped in my car, opened up the bag to pop the tape in and almost puked. The ear is double wrapped and separate from the tape but god damn is it pungent. This tape (and the ear) is, what, almost 20 years old? The sounds are fucking great on the other hand, especially the metal/junk work.
HA! That's almost as good as the stories of people accidently cutting themselves on Victimology or Indecent Liberties. My B.A.T. is stored in a ziplock bag. It's turning into dust but I do not remember it smelling.
the Unclean cassette ......GOOD !
F.E. Denning - Echoes of Sumeria (Posh Isolation, 2011) - Quality release. Muddy electronics with deep melodies. The piano work is delicate and quite "pretty" in contrast to the lo-fi recording quality and layered, crumbling noise.
City Bones - Dead Close (Ill-Cargo Records/Self Release, 2010) - Very repetitive raw Punk with a definite Brainbombs influence and a stomping Ildjarn type atmosphere. Really quite good and over looked by a lot of people probably because of the its timing and the fact it was on Youth Attack which tends to either grab people or turn them away. I think he is putting new stuff out soon so watch for it if you haven't heard any of his early material.
WHITE BOSS "trash" tape
Steel Sadist Rebirth
Hmm... side one, doesn't seem to go nowhere. It is the utmost lo-fi tape decay manipulations. Sometimes I think of Eric Lunde or perhaps some latest works of mr. Klaus Hansen, yet I find myself thinking is THIS the best they could do? Flipping side, starts much better, and it IS better, yet always when you think it will start going somewhere, it hardly does. Bleak, miserable, primitive, brutally grainy and lo-fi. Kind of good because what it is, but not so good because what it could be. Lovers of utmost primitivism will get their kicks.
INSURGENT "The 99 Names Of God" tape
Steel Sadist Rebirth
I guess it should be said that I ain't fan of "crackle studies". It's very very very few that actually have held any interest. It's like "glitch". Yeah, all those errors, inserting so much sound to input it actually becomes silence that just crackles and pops... but really come on!? It is just about equally crap as badly made HNW. This is mr. koufar's project, so I know he can do good stuff but it is not this...
I hope I started from wrong end of SSR releases, since two first tapes listened didn't appear worth putting out, but tapes do look nice. Full color covers, printed tape labels etc At least one should trust Encephalophonic tape to be good!
Speaking of which, if anyone wants that Insurgent after it sells out get in touch. I thought it was incredibly quiet and way too minimal for my tastes, even for wall. And I love most of the stuff Mack does. Crown of Cerberus is a much better project.
Iron Fist Of The Sun - I will never have the right cd
Very strong effort. Sonics are loud & clear and there's definite power behind the delivery. For the most part I could do without the heavily effected vocals but I'm sure many will disagree. Somehow I seem to recall that the Danny La Rue Died In His Sleep tape sounded even more original (something about the sound...) but this one is also killer.
Polar Moldmentous - Forbidden Recitation tape
Rumble and screech, distant wailing. Some dissonant keyboard sounds. Not exactly static but doesn't move around much either. Nice & oppressive atmosphere with some almost sublime moments thrown in the midst. A nice one to wallow in.
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Xenophobic Ejaculation Vala 2xCassette
This is an amazing release, from packing to sounds.
Xenophobic: The sound is not as stripped down as it used to be and the vocals aren't mixed as loud as in the earlier recordings, but are rather buried under the noise. Sounds to me that XE have had completely new direction and it's fucking good!
Ejaculation: Contains about 40 minutes worth of speech/spoken-word recordings from KKK meetings.
In my opinnion this is the strongest work of XE so far...
I don't think you could necessarily label it as a "new direction" really since the "Vala (Oath)" and "Jugend" tracks were created in 2009 and 2010. Nonetheless this is a really good release. I can't wait for the box set for F&V #88.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 16, 2011, 07:26:52 PM
I don't think you could necessarily label it as a "new direction" really since the "Vala (Oath)" and "Jugend" tracks were created in 2009 and 2010. Nonetheless this is a really good release. I can't wait for the box set for F&V #88.
Well I wasn't aware of the time periods when the tracks were created (even though I knew that the shorter version of Oath can be found from the 2xCS version of "White Power".), but still to me this sounds completely different than the previous XE recordings. The march song on the background and the smoothly mixed delay effected vocals created somewhat atmospheric "soundscape" in the first track and also the synth "melody" on Vala (Oath) is sort of new addition in the sound of XE.
The F&V #88 box set will kill!
Quote from: STREETMEAT on December 16, 2011, 10:25:08 PM
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on December 16, 2011, 08:56:38 PM
The F&V #88 box set will kill!
i think this will be reissue of old material?
I'm not sure but I remember this mentioned somewhere (probably in the XE interview by Ryan). Nevertheless any XE release is a must buy, even if it would be a compilation. I have a feeling that the packaging will be phenomenal... we'll see...
Quote from: Si Clark on December 16, 2011, 11:07:28 PM
The boxed set was mentioned in the interview in Exoteric #5. I thought that was the only XE interview, I didn't think Ryan had done one.
Oh, then I have mixed things up a little bit. I have that zine' but couldn't find mentioning of the box set as a result of quickly browsing through the interview, so I assumed that it was one made by Ryan.
God Bless America comp by RRR. I usually just pop this in to listen to the Jonathan Briley and Master/Slave Relationship tracks. Someone put the Briley track on youtube so it is nice to not have to ff this tape to get there.
StemCell Research Project - Charnel Houses (CD, Syzmic Records): firsts thing I heard from this act. Overall, this is very calm, more ambient like, with noisy, drony parts. Overall this wasn't bad, and I will play it again, but my first feeling was that it missed some hooks or edge... Quite nice layout, simple, but effective.
Steel Hook Prostheses - cut off the nose to spite the face (2CD, Syzmic Records): Haven't listened to all of it, but it's interesting because it collects stuff like some 3"CDrs and some compilation tracks (such as the tracks on the Texas 3LP RRRecords put out). So, it's good to have for an SHP-addict like me. Seems like SHP is very recognizable, but manages to have different atmospheres and sounds, some tracks are nearly ambient, others are more noise like, they know how to keep it interesting, in my opinion. And of course those effected vocals are often just great. Beautiful layout as well. Only minor point, which is really a detail, but couldn't help but notice it, because it's just strange, it says "contacd", funny mistake, I guess.
Defiler/Murderous Vision (7", Live Bait Foundation Recordings): Didn't know MV, so interesting to get to know it, paired with Defiler, of whom I own the titleless tape and the album. Defiler and Murderous Vision are both quite similar on this 7": death industrial, with filthy, kind of muddy sound. Definately not bad, but I liked Defilers album more than this. As for the layout, it's really simple, which isn't bad in itself, but it looks a bit thrown together, especially if you look at the frontcover: the font really doesn't fit, they had better used the same font as on the back, I think.
Some other stuff:
Hate Society - Sounds for Racial Hatred (download): catchy, sing-along stuff, hehe. Good music and I like the way it's over the top. I take it with a pinch of salt though, I know these guys are probably serious, but the message in itself doesn't do too much.
Prosanctus Inferi - Pandemonic Ululations of Vesperic Palpitations (LP, Hells Headbangers): really very good black metal, with songs like short attacks. Looking forward to get the Red Streams Of Flesh LP.
Cruciamentum/Vasaeleth (7", Hells Headbangers): two good bands, but I feel like it's not the best work from both on this 7".
a lot of Lebensfaden......very good stuff, clearly influenced by Broken Flag-MB.....but since MB only makes new-age or reissues everything 5 times i don't really mind. very bleak ong tracks, drowned in echo.
Listened to both Polar Moldmentous tapes this morning. I like the first one a bit better. Broken, bleak field recordings and acoustic Noise mixed in with slow moving, degraded ambient textures, background drones and crunchy electronics.
Aaron Dilloway - The Rope And The Dogs
Dilloway more or less always comes up with something fresh. And this album is definitely no exception. A reissue of an obscure 8-track release, had me expecting something really far out, but this is actually some of the most straight-forward Dilloway output I have yet to hear. I tend to prefer his loopbased work to his more machine hiss orientated. This could be said to be a mixture of both styles with a more classic noise edge maybe. Recorded over some years the tracks a quite varying, first two sound almost PE/Industrial in nature with vocals and all, later on the sounds evolve into the more typical crackling Dilloway vibe, ending in pure lofi harsh noise. Great album which will probably be overlooked by many which it might appeal to due the the stubborn nature of the modern noise scene.
Been on a Post-Punk/Synth-Pop dirge lately. Oppenheimer Analysis "New Mexico" is always a treat. Dancefloor gloom. Some random Xeno & Oaklander mp3's I got awhile ago. Nice minimal synth, drab vocals (especially when the guy sings), overall pretty good stuff. And the newest Countrepoison (Akitsa, Ames Sanglantes) which is a project that gets better with each new release. The rhythms are strong on this one, some of it is even catchy and the melodies are a bit more distorted and raw.
Also the latest Peste Noire. I don't care what anyone says I like what they did with this one. The experimental, almost Industrial undertones in some of the tracks is great. The mocking of "street thug lifestyle" with clacking guns and spraying bullets is funny and well done, awesome female vocals and of course some sing along chants in all French, which goes without saying. The production isn't raw but the buzzing guitars and sloppiness make it feel so. One of my favorite albums of the year, hands down.
Second that about PESTE NOIRE. They keep growing as song writers. It's not often that a black metal band manages to fuse house, skate punk and folk music and actually gets away with it.
else:
G.O. Archive II. "God sent us" just might be one of the best songs in this whole genre.
and... MAGMA. + DIAPSIQUIR.
First listens of new PI batch:
Vanity Productions - Glas Gennem Glas
Nice laid back minimal techno from a well known CPH face. Kinda reminds me of a more lofi primitive version of "Selected Ambient Works" era Aphex Twin. Except alot more oldschool techno from Copenhagen in the future
Caucasian Colony - H. Ukpabio
More lofi PE/Industrial from the by now pretty solid unit. 90s PE from the states would be a good reference. Especially the B side is really strong
Blodvite - Ett Frammande Land
Only listen to this briefly. But so far sounded really good. Blodvite is fast becoming the most interesting noise project from Scandinavia in my book
Who's released the BLODVITE tape? I just suppose it's a tape.
np: MILITIA: Power, Propaganda, Production! Definitely one of the strongest industrial/electronic/experimental albums of 2011.
All 3 + 6 more released by Posh Isolation (=PI)
It's fantastic. Just giving it another listen now.
Ah, missed the headliner. Hope I can lay my dirty hands on some of those next week...
Quote from: KHH on December 20, 2011, 04:16:53 PM
All 3 + 6 more released by Posh Isolation (=PI)
It's fantastic. Just giving it another listen now.
Did you get those at the show? How is Croation Armor? "Bubble gum Industrial" sounds way too interesting to pass up.
Got the "Brothers, Sisters" cassette a couple of weeks ago, it's good but the track on the Maritime Trade compilation is better.
Good to see something new from Blodvite, the Styggelse cassette kind of "disappeared"..
Quote from: Matthias on December 20, 2011, 06:43:37 PM
Got the "Brothers, Sisters" cassette a couple of weeks ago, it's good but the track on the Maritime Trade compilation is better.
Good to see something new from Blodvite, the Styggelse cassette kind of "disappeared"..
Blodvite is acoustic metal and tape loops, right? Did you get Erotikens Historie too? Was wondering how that was. I usually only order from overseas if I really want something so it would be nice to get opinions on this stuff, otherwise I'll probably wait and see if Bleak Environment or YA! (ugh) gets the new batch. Posh Isolation is a label I have rarely ever passed up on, Nordisk Klub has joined that rank too. Denmark is just too good right now.
Speaking of Denmark...NP
Damien Dubrovnik – The Vanity Set. What an awesome tape. Sleepy yet harsh, as with most DD releases, great stuff.
Quote from: pestdemon on December 20, 2011, 10:39:51 AMelse:
G.O. Archive II. "God sent us" just might be one of the best songs in this whole genre.
Agreed. I had to download an mp3 rip to listen to this release and my jaw dropped when listening to this track. It's a shame that it's only available on a limited vinyl release that was nigh-impossible to purchase when it came out. I wonder if one day they'll compile these Archive EPs onto a CD release
Now I need to compare this studio version to the live one on Remember
Listening to "god sent us" now. Anyone know where the opening sample is from?
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 21, 2011, 02:19:46 AM
Listening to "god sent us" now. Anyone know where the opening sample is from?
Romper Stomper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcyUQNNZs7A
I've listened to both versions now, they're quite different but both mesmerizing. I prefer the one on Archive II, more rhythmic.
the new blockaders - simphonie in X major
the haters - in the shade of fire
kim wilde - kim wilde
ruff sqwad - guns n´roses vol.1
pekka airaksinen - one point music
VA hate songs
http://fora.tv/2011/11/22/Azam_Ali_From_Night_to_the_Edge_of_Day
Looking forward to the albums. New artist to me.
Quote from: RG on December 21, 2011, 02:33:49 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 21, 2011, 02:19:46 AM
Listening to "god sent us" now. Anyone know where the opening sample is from?
Romper Stomper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcyUQNNZs7A
I've listened to both versions now, they're quite different but both mesmerizing. I prefer the one on Archive II, more rhythmic.
I remember when this movie came out that it was a rumor about the soundtrack was made by Midnight Oil or something, can´t really remember the band but it was some famous people in it. I think it was cause they did´t wanna give money to real nazi bands. True or false?
I remember reading that none of the nazi bands wanted to be associate with the story?
But I guess in the end, it was simply easiest. You know, easier than make deal with band is just make more songs. They aren't THAT hard to make make :D
Listening to the first Snuff LP. Pretty large difference from the II LP of this year. This one reminds me a little bit of Male Rape Group in certain parts; high-end tones, thinning and shifting rumbles with buried vocals that are shouted. Salute the future!
Next up The New Sadism - Urge to Kill
Been on a feedback, minimal kick lately and Libertinage definitely fills the void. We Spit on their Graves era SJ, New Sadism/SK/Lyoto Music style stuff here. Really good.
I tried to upload Libertinage "Quick Cum" to soundcloud but it stalled out. Also found out Libertinage is the name of a project an ex-member of Deathpile uses for his work but has not released anything.
Listened to BIZARRE UPROAR's new LP. Like most of it. Think it needs more plays before it grows on me.
MOUNTAIN GOAT- sludge that sounds alot like Weedeater
Hoping Impetuous Ritual 2LP shows up in a day or 2...
Händer Som Vårdar - Korridorblick Tape (Unik Eld)
Returned to this debutrelease of HSV from 2010 in anticipation of the soon to be released HSV/Megan 7". Opening up with a lonely tape loop accompanied by slowly moving hiss and hum. Just amazing, so stripped down yet so intriguing. Overall a bit different from the more layered, but equally awkward, Bakåtböjning cassette which followed this year.
White Eye Of Winter Watching 2xTape (Hospital)
Not a big fan of compilations, and this one is almost too much with close to 4 hours over 2 cassettes! Highlights after a few spins are Gaze Campaign, Sickness, Militia, Ramleh, Ethnic Acid, Alberich and maybe Mangled Clit. Mixed feelings here, some very good stuff and some stuff i could live without (just as in the case with most compilations, right?), i think if like the 12 best tracks here where compiled it would have been a great compilation, now the overall feeling is a bit uneven and some tracks disappears. I also feel a bit old when i after a while get lost in the tracklisting while listening! But definitely still worth getting i think.
IFOTS - Embers 7" - again a little late to the party, but I'd have to agree with what has been already said, excellent 7". Embers reminds me so much of the Escape from NY score I had to watch it!
Throat / Fleshpress - Split 7" - Throat track is just great. '90s style noise rock with balls. Fleshpress do a pretty fast little ditty, good but Throat takes the cake.
and a whole lot of non-noise/metal/whatever listening. Mostly Chain Reaction records and Ricardo Villalobos. gay :P
IMPETUOUS RITUAL Lp on Blood Harvest- long title I didn't memorize. band name/title only appears on the spine & credits of the lyric sheet. Chaotic death metal with one or more members from Portal. much more interesting than Portal too! blast beats, sick vocals, dirgy bass, nasty solos but has that Portal guitar tone & their style/sound but with additional chaos.
Quote from: Matthias on December 22, 2011, 10:38:36 AMWhite Eye Of Winter Watching 2xTape (Hospital)
Not a big fan of compilations, and this one is almost too much with close to 4 hours over 2 cassettes!
I like compilations, great way to discover new projects, but it's the only time I prefer CDs. I've always been a "listen to the whole release, beginning to end" kind of guy so vinyl and tapes are great for me, but for compilations it's different and it's nice to be able to skip around easily. So ya, I've been a little hesitant to order this one. Looks promising though.
SCHRAMM sndtrk
RITUAL NECROMANCY oath of the abyss- absolutely killer death metal! LP on Parasitic soon, i think.
CULTES DES GHOULES spectres over transylvania
new MANIA track untitled collab with Hal Hutchinson on bass- no idea if it'll be used for anything
Encephalophonic "chronicity of a disease" tape
Self Abuse
Great stuff. Again, referring for Pain Jerk, Sickness, Kazumoto Endo, maybe slightly to few moments of 91-93 era Merzbow. It is the Italian guy who has taken the flag of 90's style jap harsh noise, and been doing it all the time increasingly better! Perhaps also tape format fits this well, since sound appears to be one of his best. It's sharp, fast, fierce. Very distinctive and solid movements, no blur of layers or such. Perhaps upcoming (?) 7" is still better, yet not sure when it would be done and by who. Advance material was simply brilliant - yet short.
Edward Sol "Provocative Manner" tape
Quasi pop
Hey, so here's artist doing stuff with his own name, ltd 45 copies tape, with mexican masked wrestlers on cover. It's easy for me to say "sorry, no chance". But, to hell with prejudices - This can be one of the best tapes I have listened recently! Such a rich textures of experimental noise works. It's not harsh, but more like sound collage of tapes, noises, electronics, where everything is going somewhere and Edward ain't afraid to approach things with open scale. There are lots of physical sounds, lots of active sound manipulation, but also loops, extensive effects, yet also insertions of musical elements, spoken word, and whatever. He doesn't appear to care about narrow or stubborn approach, but combine digital and analogue, combine noise with all sorts of sounds. And as result, it's pretty much journey through tape without knowing what will be coming next. Not always THE BEST, but I would assume if THIS is what he felt like giving out as tape of this small edition, what he might be doing for album? I'm curious!
Amon Düül II "Carnival in Babylon" LP (a-side is absolutely tops)
Justin Meyers "Resonating upon harmonic ground" ONE-SIDED LP (good minimal academic work, still I wonder why one-sided vinyls are done, if putting up the economy making a vinyl why not make it a full length album instead?)
Ordered Exorcist's Nightmare Theatre from Amazon like 2 months ago and forgot about that and just received it yesterday. I love this album. Essential "evil speed metal" only overtaken by Onslaught's first two.
Now I've been on a huge Thrash kick. Fell asleep listening to the latest Vektor album, Outer Isolation. The highest quality Progressive Thrash Metal. If you like old Sadus, Voivod, Sacrifice (Can) and Toxik then you would love this. Rasp Black Metal style vocals but very well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc1s_GxMBoM&feature=related
Toxik - Think This. Vastly underrated band doing classic prog/technical Thrash Metal with standard 80's NWOBHM styled vocals. Riffs and solos all day long.
Ravage - The End of Tomorrow. New Heavy/Speed Metal that has a nice old sound reminds me a bit of Cobra or Enforcer's Into the Night record, not for everybody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvbpt00vFus&feature=related
Alleypisser "savn" 7"
very good stuff. Lo-fi tape loops and recordings of physical sounds. Very abstract and kind of "unfinished" feel, yet brilliant.
Unclean -new tape
Follow up to F&V tape already done, but waiting release for other Finnish label. It was no more surprise that new good band kind of appears out of nowhere, so that element has been taken out. But it continues solid and strong with total gutter PE, with mostly instrumental (with samples). Some cliche/traditional topics could be refreshed a bit more, but not bad...
Quote from: P-K on December 07, 2011, 11:13:03 AM
checking out last package from FA :
Cloama lp ...this is different, will need more rotations. also very thick sound. i'm 100% shure it will grow on me :-)
Side A its GREAT, personally i would prefer a continuation to that rather than a live set on side B.
vagina dentata organ - the perpignan killings always come back to this when i feel like listening to the great jordi valls. definetly his more "musical" and listenable work, mixing the sounds of all first four conceptual albums (hashasins, cold meat, jim jones and calanda) in a beautiful and surreal collage.
bladder flask - one day i was so sad... a fucking gem. musique concrete by p & r rupenus.
Hatred / Demons - Split
Hatred side is nothing special, but the Demons side is beyond fantastic, again one of those projects who could probably have a much larger following (in Europe?) if it wasn't for name and graphics. Mesmerizing, dark and psychedelic synth industrial electronics
Quote from: KHH on January 02, 2012, 11:49:13 AM
Hatred / Demons - Split
Hatred side is nothing special, but the Demons side is beyond fantastic, again one of those projects who could probably have a much larger following (in Europe?) if it wasn't for name and graphics. Mesmerizing, dark and psychedelic synth industrial electronics
A good one for sure. Haven´t listened to it for a while but i remember a thread about that the labels are switched. Demons is Hatred and vice verse. http://chondriticsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17783&hilit=hatred+demons
Lebensfaden - Besessensheit tape
Probably the best tape of 2011?? Great brooding atmosphere, sinister and filthy. Fucking amazing, the hail Japs!
Quote from: Mattias G on January 02, 2012, 04:51:35 PM
Quote from: KHH on January 02, 2012, 11:49:13 AM
Hatred / Demons - Split
Hatred side is nothing special, but the Demons side is beyond fantastic, again one of those projects who could probably have a much larger following (in Europe?) if it wasn't for name and graphics. Mesmerizing, dark and psychedelic synth industrial electronics
A good one for sure. Haven´t listened to it for a while but i remember a thread about that the labels are switched. Demons is Hatred and vice verse. http://chondriticsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17783&hilit=hatred+demons
I have the tape version, but yes the LP labels is switched, noticed that when I gave it to my friend Kaare as a birthday present recently
Quote from: MT on January 02, 2012, 07:57:27 PM
Lebensfaden - Besessensheit tape
Probably the best tape of 2011?? Great brooding atmosphere, sinister and filthy. Fucking amazing, the hail Japs!
Ya, all those Lebensfaden releases are pretty good. Very impressive for an unknown project to come out of nowhere and deliver four solid tapes. My only (minor) gripe is that they were sold at the same price as the other new LV releases, but half the length. Besessenheit and Reinheit were advertised as "companions" to one another, so why not just put them on one c60 instead of splitting them up?
God Blast America! DVD - Got this a while ago but didn't start watching until recently. I've only watched like 1/3 of it, there's almost 4 hours of footage! I got the "grocery sack" edition, big woop.
I've been listening to a lot of my old Norwegian BM records lately...Immortal, Enslaved, Burzum, Darkthrone...it's amazing how much great music came out of that country (or even just Bergen) in the 90s.
denmark new elite + industrial classics:
NON - Easy Listening for IRon Youth
COIL - Gold is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders
FORZA ALBINO - Mot (very strong and unsettling p.e.! throwing itself far up into the echelons of 2011 industrial music)
CROATIAN AMOR - can't remember title, enjoyed the A-side more
FUZZARDS - Obfuscate the Future (thought it featured a cool decaying pitch-drop, but then I realized the batteries in my walkman was dying)
Rome - Flowers From Exile (not as good as Masse Mensch Material, want to check out the new one though...)
Kinit Her - Divine Names (outstanding ritual / neofolk recording)
Sektor 304 - Subliminal Actions (oh my god. this album. seriously, its so heavy, very clean production, lots more "song" oriented, way more of everything I liked. totally memorable from beginning to end)
Looks Of Love – The Midnight Hour (Posh Isolation, 2011) - What a great tape. Very simplistic, downer Punk with lots of melody. There are 6 tracks and most of them have maybe 3 or 4 chords, and a lot of these chord progressions sound alike from track to track, luckily those riffs are all catchy and good. Raw production and vocals that sounds to me like a European Johnny Cash.
SAMPLE: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/looks-of-love (2nd post down)
En Tragedie - S/T (Posh Isolation, 2011) - I disliked this tape when I first got it but after a few replays it is growing on me. Tape loops/manipulation, analogue noises and field recordings from Hannes Norrvide (Lust For Youth) and Loke (LR, Sexdrome, Hvide Sejl). That's a simple formula and lately there has been a nice group of artists popping up doing this, my favorite is Crown of Cerberus which is a bit more ambient and raw and Alleypisser. This tape builds up around the tape loops adding, slowly, piece by piece of droning synth and more loops and recordings then manipulates them. Each side is like a long, fluid chapter slowly escalating to a peak. I would like to hear more from these guys to see where this project can go before I really decide to give an opinion about their work.
SAMPLE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXGeRNZ027E
converter-coma
Forza Albino- "MOT"(cant wait for more from this project)
Quote from: STREETMEAT on January 04, 2012, 10:46:22 PM
Forza Albino- "MOT"(cant wait for more from this project)
Listening to this right now. Good theme, self hatred for being a faggot. Side A kind of reminds me of earlier Nicole 12 stuff in sound. Side B is probably my favorite of both sides for the junk abuse and vicious up-front vocal attacks.
The so called theme is just something some misinterpreting teenager came up with at your forum. How he came to that conclusion from those lyrics I really can't tell. ATM working on the follow up
stab electronics : the non alliant II lp ..........
Coil (various)
Diamanda Galas (various)
Giacinto Scelsi (various)
Doom (various)
Bolt Thrower (various)
Amebix- Sonic Mass
Quote from: KHH on January 05, 2012, 03:16:27 AM
The so called theme is just something some misinterpreting teenager came up with at your forum. How he came to that conclusion from those lyrics I really can't tell. ATM working on the follow up
Fuckin' teenagers.
A lot of Teatro Satanico
Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat "Furyfication"
TEITANBLOOD purging tongues 1-sided 12" with etching
various d/l's from Hands of Orlac, SET, Weregoat, Skvlt demo
What is the 'garbage sack' of the God Blast Am. dvd? Haven't seen a word written about it yet. Woul d like to see it for Con-Dom.
People are really hyping that Teitanblood album, hoping it is as good as everyone is making it out to be. The cover art is ridiculous but in a good way.
would like to see the GBA dvd too cause it was a good but long wait mess fest:) i remember when we shaked hands there Keith i was wearing my Taint perverse shirt !
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 06, 2012, 02:35:06 AM
People are really hyping that Teitanblood album, hoping it is as good as everyone is making it out to be. The cover art is ridiculous but in a good way.
It's fairly close to what they did on the 2LP. A 15 min track with spoken Spanish vocals in sections plus what they did w/vocals on 7C. It's a solid track, makes me wish there was another side. The etching is ridiculous too; not what I expected at all. The cover art looks better in person. It has some minor details you can't see in the photos online that do not work very well. Looking forward to seeing/hearing the new Embrace of Thorns next...
Chris Carter - Moonlight 12"
Prurient - Time's Arrow 12"
Thorofon - Exkarnation CD
Otto Von Schirach - Maxipad Detention CD
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on January 06, 2012, 12:35:44 AM
What is the 'garbage sack' of the God Blast Am. dvd? Haven't seen a word written about it yet. Woul d like to see it for Con-Dom.
It's not a 'garbage sack' its a Tesco Grocers bag that someone sent Jane for the mail order stuff. It wasn't like a special edition that you pay for, just something to give out with the first 50 orders.
Posh Isolation latest batch stuff...
Forza Albino "mot" tape
the best - great stuff! Raw and rugged industrial noise / pe
Caucasian Colony "H.Ukpabio" tape
still doing good, but songs appear like abruptly cut pieces of sessions rather than clear songs. Still good, though.
LR "excerpts from a divorce" tape
LR goes strong with his still pretty Prurient influenced sounding materials.
Erotikens Historie "Lolita Problemet" tape
Heavy and dirty synth atmosphere
Vanity Productions "Glas Gennem Glas" tape
huh! I was expecting this could actually suck. Described as awkward drum machine experiments and the tape looks ultra short. It's like... C-5 ? What? I don't know. It doesn't sound THAT short as the tape looks like. And music actually is good. It's minimalistic electronic music. It's cold, yet the analogue and relatively gruffy sound gives it plenty of character. I hope this would have been rather 40 mins album worth of stuff rather than tape single.
Quote from: Brad on January 06, 2012, 05:30:40 AM
Thorofon - Exkarnation CD
pure SPK-worship.....but still fresh. good one !
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 06, 2012, 04:16:33 PM
Posh Isolation latest batch stuff...
Erotikens Historie "Lolita Problemet" tape
Heavy and dirty synth atmosphere
This was described as drone so I stayed away, little disappointed that I didn't get it from your description.
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Vanity Productions "Glas Gennem Glas" tape
huh! I was expecting this could actually suck. Described as awkward drum machine experiments and the tape looks ultra short. It's like... C-5 ? What? I don't know. It doesn't sound THAT short as the tape looks like. And music actually is good. It's minimalistic electronic music. It's cold, yet the analogue and relatively gruffy sound gives it plenty of character. I hope this would have been rather 40 mins album worth of stuff rather than tape single.
Did you get Age Coin? That's some really good rhythmic industrial with synth-pop undertones. And it is pretty damn long, 15 minutes on each side.
Erotikens Historie is "drone" - but it's not kind of.. well, psychedelic drone. It would easily fit among latest playlists of anyone who worshipped for example new Lust Vessel stuff.
I did get Age Coin too, but not yet listened it.
Quote from: Nyodene D on January 06, 2012, 08:18:22 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on January 06, 2012, 12:35:44 AM
What is the 'garbage sack' of the God Blast Am. dvd? Haven't seen a word written about it yet. Woul d like to see it for Con-Dom.
It's not a 'garbage sack' its a Tesco Grocers bag that someone sent Jane for the mail order stuff. It wasn't like a special edition that you pay for, just something to give out with the first 50 orders.
I couldn't remember what you said the sack was & garbage was what first came to mind. Makes sense now. That fest was a MESS. Long, long waits all 3 nights. I remember talking to Michael of Anenzaphalia outside, he was bitching "waiting, waiting, WAITING! all this WAITING".
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 06, 2012, 08:17:46 PM
Erotikens Historie is "drone" - but it's not kind of.. well, psychedelic drone. It would easily fit among latest playlists of anyone who worshipped for example new Lust Vessel stuff.
If it is anything like the Lust Vessel pieces, especially GOH or Tongue Knax than I'm in!
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - very little fun
NICOLE 12 - black line
NICOLE 12 - playground/lolita love
...TODAY I'M DEAD - i close my eyes
vod's Laibach box.....i've got all day :-)
(http://download-movie-soundtracks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-2011-soundtrack.jpg)
disc1 : excellent so far....
Quote from: andy vomit on January 07, 2012, 11:52:33 PM
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - very little fun
Despite of my first skeptic impression, I'm enjoying, simply enjoying, this record. Sure there is nothing ground braking but..
Quote from: P-K on January 08, 2012, 03:08:04 PM
disc1 : excellent so far....
Really? I have this and I can't get into it, as much as I wanted to. Everything sounds like I've heard it before on one of their other albums, like they're just churning out countless variations on a few ideas. But I'm not a big fan of ambient/soundtrack music in general, I want them to go back to rock music.
Quote from: Brad on January 08, 2012, 08:57:39 PM
Quote from: P-K on January 08, 2012, 03:08:04 PM
disc1 : excellent so far....
Really? I have this and I can't get into it, as much as I wanted to. Everything sounds like I've heard it before on one of their other albums, like they're just churning out countless variations on a few ideas. But I'm not a big fan of ambient/soundtrack music in general, I want them to go back to rock music.
but since it IS a soundtrack they won't do rock music imho :-) ......i really liked NIN's Ghosts, and this is in the same line. could listen to it whole day.....
Quote from: P-K on January 08, 2012, 09:14:02 PMbut since it IS a soundtrack they won't do rock music imho :-) ......i really liked NIN's Ghosts, and this is in the same line. could listen to it whole day.....
I haven't heard it, but isn't the very first track a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song"? I have a feeling that it sucks. I was a fan of Ghosts as well, but they reused a lot of that stuff for
The Social Network OST. I wonder if they did some recycling again for
The Girl With The Dragon TattooTR apparently will be going back to rock music. His new project with his wife and his soundtrack partner is coming out with an album soon I think and then I guess he's back to doing more NIN material. Can't say I'm excited though...it's kind of pathetic when a 40+ year old world famous millionaire rock star is still writing "oh woe is me" emo lyrics. The actual music hasn't been that great either for a long time. He should stick to instrumental/soundtrack work.
didn't listen to a real NIN album since The Downward Spiral....anybody saying that's crap doesn't know what he's talking about ;-) .......it's very Ghosts, but leftovers or ripoff or recycling i don't know, i actually don't mind, just because it's a ost :-) it's my kind of ost, just like the one for Contagion (not by Reznor btw), wich i'll certainly hunt down :-)
i think the Led Zep song is a fine version (it only has 2 'songs' on 3 discs, not too bad):-D
Quote from: RG on January 09, 2012, 05:33:18 AMit's kind of pathetic when a 40+ year old world famous millionaire rock star is still writing "oh woe is me" emo lyrics.
It was kind of pathetic already when he was 25. His lyrics are bad. His voice is awful. It is a shame because when one penetrates the music and filters out his stupid voice it's actually not bad at all. NIN had been much better if it was instrumental or had a different singer and lyricist.
I was surprised when they released Year Zero a few years ago; after The Fragile I had counted them out as being worth anything, but that album really struck a chord with me. Reznor is indeed a great songwriter and skilled sound creator. Good for him that he can earn plenty of cash & win Oscars for working with Fincher. HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS, that new band with his wife, sounded like a more commercial pop version of late NIN. Yuck!
GHOST - The Triumph of Death - CDr
FORZA ALBINO - MOT - tape
RITUAL STANCE - Objectification - 2xtape BOX
CUSTODIAN - Sonance from detached life - tape
ORDER OF NINE ANGELS - Grand High Climax - tape
MIRRORED HALL - This Mirrored Hallway Is Really A Gallery With No Exit, Nor Entrance In Sight - tape
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on January 09, 2012, 01:40:00 PMHis lyrics are bad. His voice is awful.
Seems kind of fitting then that he is doing a soundtrack for a movie based on a book by Stieg Larsson whose writing is bad, and whose stories are awful.
Today, inspired by the metal talk ~
Brodequin --
Methods of Execution LP
2nd and 3rd wave of US death metal kills 1st wave Swedish death metal. Damn, I love Brodequin.
Cannibal Corpse --
Created to Kill LP
Demo bootleg. Like having
Vile with Chris Barnes on vocals = ripping.
Deicide --
To Hell With God LP
I much prefer later Deicide to the old stuff. Not a perfect album, but works fine for me.
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on January 12, 2012, 09:26:15 PM
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on January 09, 2012, 01:40:00 PMHis lyrics are bad. His voice is awful.
Seems kind of fitting then that he is doing a soundtrack for a movie based on a book by Stieg Larsson whose writing is bad, and whose stories are awful.
I see a lot of talk about this film and the books and on advice from my woman I've avoided it like the plague. I understand it's about a teenager who gets her revenge on a clandestine network of chauvinists, paedos, rapists nazis and other boogeymen of our age. Sounds like fucking Varuhuset on steroids with tribal tattoos. Yes, NIN seems ideal for it.
I honestly have no real idea. I just know I must avoid it. The less I know, the better.
More or less accurate description of the Swedish films.
np:
MALIGNANT ETERNAL - Tårnet
btw Tommy - completely agree with that. No one comes close to the crushing power of brutal US death metal. The heavy metal equivalent of HNW (equally filled to the brim with meaningless repetition!). Speaking of the US scene, Spanish WORMED fucking kills.
Listening to Crown of Cerberus - "Strength". Great tape, only one go at it so far and I am assuming that I will get a lot more from it after a few more, the last COC tape didn't start to get great until about 4 or 5 plays in. Doing an interview with Mack about this project and his label, watch for that on Pure Stench.
Yesterday returning home after a hectic first week of school:
Henning Christiansen - Symphony Natura
Vintage fluxus sound art from fellow Dane, quite enjoyable.
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol. 85-92
Opposed to Vol. II which flows more like and album, this definitely has a compilation feel to it. Some really great tracks on this. Still prefer the second I believe.
Nuclear Death - Carrion For Worm
Totally and completely over the top. Beyond compare of any kind.
This mornings much needed extensive homecleaning session:
Angel Corpse - Exterminate
IMO some of the best Death Metal ever. So furious and intense. The flanging part in one of the first tracks and the closing song is the highlights of the album.
Organized Resistance - Day Of The Rope
Lately I've found myself not enjoying the full-on PE approach like I used to. This still is well-crafted and solid and a personal favorite of the "style". Some pretty cheesy moments, but in the end I feel they add to the overall atmosphere of the album.
Maurizio Bianchi - Mectoyo Bakterium
Perfect soundtrack for the last stage of cleaning, the toilets!
Mania - Armed To The Teeth
Have been listening to STAB Electronics - Non Alliant II a lot recently, a superb second half of the album. 'Fucking for the Duc' is a real stand out track. Has anyone else got this yet?
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 14, 2012, 10:18:47 AM
Listening to Crown of Cerberus - "Strength". Great tape, only one go at it so far and I am assuming that I will get a lot more from it after a few more, the last COC tape didn't start to get great until about 4 or 5 plays in. Doing an interview with Mack about this project and his label, watch for that on Pure Stench.
Really annoyed I missed this tape, it was released at a time when I was broke, hopefully a copy will turn up on Discogs.
A Snake In The Garden - Paralysis And Leaving The Body - Tape (Brise Cul)
A Snake In The Garden - Tunnel Of Blinding Light - ASITG-Self-Release
Really kicking myself for not checking this project out long time ago. Great material all around.
Arv & Miljö - Förändringens Frö - Tape (Järtecknet)
Arv & Miljö - Öppna Vattendrag - Tape (Posh Isolation)
Gotta spin those a couple more times - seems more like rough sketches so far - really, really lo-fi stuff. Öppna Vattendrag kinda seems more "round" - for lack of a better term.
Iron Pillar - Whipping Post -Tape (Järtecknet)
This one has really grown on me a bit. Similar lo-fi approach but more direct and to the point while remaining interestingly narrow.
Haunting Presence tape
Embrace of Thorns new LP
Teitanblood 1-sider
Mania/HH collab tracks
*Malignant Rec's has that Hospital 2xtape comp for $15 instead of the $25 the label is asking. Just got a copy in a trade but havent listened to it. $15 is more like what the price should be...
Just finished watching the God Blast America DVD. It's worth buying for the Operation Cleansweep set alone. Such a dense and vicious performance.
I enjoyed that a lot too, but was bummed that only excerpts of the G.O. and Anenzephalia sets were included.... was hoping they'd be on there... oh well, someday soon perhaps? i've heard it was because of sound issues that they werent included...
Most things on there are good but OC stands out. I also heard something about how the recording/filming got fucked up. I assume that's why this wasn't released much sooner. Glad they did though. There's hardly a shortage of GO on video out there.
Today we bid farewell to Jimmy Castor who checked out yesterday. So long Jimmy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNS42Na2mpc
Yea? That's a shame. Troglodyte is a damn great song.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on January 15, 2012, 11:42:10 PM*Malignant Rec's has that Hospital 2xtape comp for $15 instead of the $25 the label is asking. Just got a copy in a trade but havent listened to it. $15 is more the price is should be...
Ordered. Thanks for the tip! I have been eager to hear this one, but there is no way I am paying 35 bucks for a double tape (which I am sure is on normal grade tape...) $19 w/ shipping is far more reasonable.
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 14, 2012, 10:18:47 AM
Listening to Crown of Cerberus - "Strength". Great tape, only one go at it so far and I am assuming that I will get a lot more from it after a few more, the last COC tape didn't start to get great until about 4 or 5 plays in. Doing an interview with Mack about this project and his label, watch for that on Pure Stench.
just got this in the mail. excited to hear it, but what in the fuck happened to the artwork? pixelated and the layout is super weird, especially when it'd be way easy to turn the Tarot card thing and make it the front cover of the release instead of going across all three panels of the j-card horizontally...
Quote from: Nyodene D on January 18, 2012, 01:53:42 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 14, 2012, 10:18:47 AM
Listening to Crown of Cerberus - "Strength". Great tape, only one go at it so far and I am assuming that I will get a lot more from it after a few more, the last COC tape didn't start to get great until about 4 or 5 plays in. Doing an interview with Mack about this project and his label, watch for that on Pure Stench.
just got this in the mail. excited to hear it, but what in the fuck happened to the artwork? pixelated and the layout is super weird, especially when it'd be way easy to turn the Tarot card thing and make it the front cover of the release instead of going across all three panels of the j-card horizontally...
Yea I agree. I didn't like the other COC art either. I mean it wasn't bad but it didn't feel like a lot of attention was given to it, same with this one. But then, I've never really looked at any of Mack's artwork, not really my style.
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 18, 2012, 07:35:22 AMartwork
I've always felt the blown-up jpeg is the rough xerox of "our generation."
Antonin Pagaille - Variations Sur Le Bonheur
Alleypisser related project. Greatly enjoying this, synthesizer experimentation in a variety of styles. Some of the material brings to mind early kraut rock, some more industrial based. Especially the last side which evokes an almost electro acoustic, more musical feel is amazing.
Altar Of Flies - Eremiten
My only exposure to this project of dare I say like-minded individual. Could do without the typical Swedish melodic noodling but overall this is superbly composed and a really interesting listen. Need to check out more of Mattias output.
Redrot / Aaron Dilloway - LP of the Michigan Boxset
Even being a huge Dilloway fan it's Redrot who's the most interesting here. Ultra lofi industrial with a completely unique atmosphere. What other material compares to this? found the recent LP to be more clean, didn't quite grab me like this. Dilloway side is not the strongest I've heard from him, but still pretty solid. Think I'll return to his most recent CD were he does something similar to aforementioned Redrot side later today.
Quote from: KHH on January 18, 2012, 10:55:46 AMAltar Of Flies - EremitenCould do without the typical Swedish melodic noodling
I'm intrigued by that. What is typical Swedish melodic noodling? I've never heard AoF so I can't comment but do you have more examples? Is it a recent thing or is the older generation guilty as well?
I'm guessing he refers to that quite a few Swedes uses for example synth to include some kind of "atmosphere" to the overall recording, perhaps mostly directed to the newer Gothenburg and Malmö-groups like Ättestupa for example?
Correct!
Melodic is something I can't accuse you of Martin, haha
Well I'm a bad example anyway since I've lived in the UK for more than ten years and have never really been active or part of anything over there. My surprise came from having the industrial contingent of CMI and Segerhuva related projects in mind and wondering if there's something I might have missed. I'm very ignorant of the current GBG and Malmo scenes. Near total NFI.
For the playlist: NYODENE D - Every Knee Shall Bow, CD is on repeat in the car and I'm getting much joy from it. The second half is better than the first but it's still early days. I'll let this run for the rest of the week and digest it a bit more.
Quote from: GWNBF on January 18, 2012, 09:38:57 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 18, 2012, 07:35:22 AMartwork
I've always felt the blown-up jpeg is the rough xerox of "our generation."
Internet printouts altogether, really. The first Golden Rain tape on F&V was successful and pretty cool looking, besides that I really dislike this style.
This morning I've been listening to Crowley from Japan (traditional Heavy Metal with melodic Power Metal riffs and an evil atmosphere) and the extremely underrated band Axewitch,
Visions Of The Past is way to good to overlook for anyone into NWOBHM and Power Metal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1n_9PooTk0&feature=related
Quote from: KHH on January 18, 2012, 10:55:46 AM
Altar Of Flies - Eremiten
My only exposure to this project of dare I say like-minded individual. Could do without the typical Swedish melodic noodling but overall this is superbly composed and a really interesting listen. Need to check out more of Mattias output.
compared to what? contemporary danish acts? in denmark i think its dominant melodic synths on a majority of the noise/industrial releases. perhaps you´re talking about personal references rather than any typical swedish noodling. perhaps it should be called typical danish noodling? ;)
Quote from: KHH on January 18, 2012, 10:55:46 AMAltar Of Flies - Eremiten
My only exposure to this project of dare I say like-minded individual. Could do without the typical Swedish melodic noodling but overall this is superbly composed and a really interesting listen. Need to check out more of Mattias output.
Altar of Flies 'Let New Life Rise in the Face of Death' is
superb. Get that. Been listening to that one a lot lately...
Sewer Election - Sex/Death cd
Well, some Swedish stuff with obviously no melodic noodling included. I've been listening quite much only to harsh noise last few days, finding some recent stuff like new BU album quite not-enterteining at home (sic!) but this is along some of the best stuff I've come up with. First and last track very intense harsh noise with lots of everything happening, every enjoyable thoughout. Second track is more laid back, though.
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 18, 2012, 06:06:49 PM
Quote from: GWNBF on January 18, 2012, 09:38:57 AM
I've always felt the blown-up jpeg is the rough xerox of "our generation."
Internet printouts altogether, really. The first Golden Rain tape on F&V was successful and pretty cool looking, besides that I really dislike this style.
The cover art of the Golden Rain tape Praise The Whore looks very much like it is not a pixelated online jpeg but art by Jukka Siikala. He paints these pixels/digital noise into some of his work.
Quote from: Järtecknet on January 18, 2012, 08:44:17 PM
compared to what? contemporary danish acts? in denmark i think its dominant melodic synths on a majority of the noise/industrial releases. perhaps you´re talking about personal references rather than any typical swedish noodling. perhaps it should be called typical danish noodling? ;)
They learned it from you guys, haha. Will have to check the other AoF release recommended here asap
Now listening:
Streicher - Ironclad/Bulldog BreedDon't care to much for the Bulldog Breed tracks, in the end I feel the retarded vocals becomes too much. But the Ironclad tracks are so fucking good, like the "Melbourne, Australia" version of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or something. Truly well-crafted lofi underground noise.
haha. i always though danish acts were more in the hospital/prurient veine. thats what i hear anyways. yet i don´t know what swedish bands are being discussed.
you should get the tape on Sprachlos, Let New Life Rise in the Face of Death. best AOF recording so far.
Quote from: Ernpe on January 18, 2012, 10:10:10 PM
Sewer Election - Sex/Death cd
Well, some Swedish stuff with obviously no melodic noodling included. ... Second track is more laid back, though.
Hah, that was the first track I thought of when melodic Swedish noise was mentioned. Of course not realy melodic, but it has tones in some extremely simple melodic fragments over the vacuum cleaner or whateverit is.
np : the cd from the Martin Bladh/Bo I Cavefors set.......does it get any better ?
Sewer Election - Vidöppna Sår Lp, my favourite with SE so far.
Esplendor Geometrico - Kosmos Kino Lp, I never get tired of this.
RIDE FOR REVENGE under the eye cd; pretty good. like the vocals & nasty guitar tone but feel some of the non-metal elements do not work so well but also feel that this needs a few more listenings. some of the drumming brings Joy Division to mind. the guitar tone/vocals kind of remind me of Brainbombs & one song, the drumming sounds like a drum machine so Big Black comes to mind (may not be intentional on the band's part but I like that I think they mildly sound like non-metal acts rather than thinking they sound like other metal bands. Though one song has a celtic Frost feel).
GRUNT someone is watching cd; haven't heard this since the orig tape was rel'd. remembered nothing from it other than the "who told you my name" loop. good stuff!
Final Solution - all new power
so far today:
chris isaak - silvertone lp
of course, this dude makes great rock music with a badalamenti/lynch vibe. i love this album.
forza albino - mot cs
great minimal PE. deserves the recent praise. definitely not ashamed to fuck a dude and sound really creepy when he talks about it.
deathpile - gashbutcher cs.
some of the best material in my opinion.
ninth massacre - flesh cs.
was just able to score this from jason hodges. great collab(?, ive read a few different things about this.... not sure how it actually went, and who was actually involved. care to comment bitewerks?) with kieth brewer and richard ramirez. loving the anguished dude fucking samples.
axebomber - fall 2011 demo cs.
meh black sabbath infused hardcore. terribly quiet tape. would have been exponentially better with a little mastering, but whatever. i have two copies. if sombody wants to try it out, let me know. i'll trade it for pretty much any other cassette.
Quote from: WAR on January 21, 2012, 10:40:00 PM
axebomber - fall 2011 demo cs.
meh black sabbath infused hardcore. terribly quiet tape. would have been exponentially better with a little mastering, but whatever. i have two copies. if sombody wants to try it out, let me know. i'll trade it for pretty much any other cassette.
whoa. i'm sitting next to their new singer Bob right now. we're blazed and watching cowboys and aliens (not the guy on the demo).
NEUNTOTER DER PLAGUE - Doors Beyond Doors
ARZACHEL - s/t
FAMLENDE FORSOK - One night I had a frightful dream
AGATHOCLES - Theatrical Symbolization of Life
PSYCHIC TV - Dreams Less Sweet
(first proper encounter with Psychic TV's music... bizarre experience, very unsettling...)
Various Atoms – White Eye Of Winter Watching 2 x CS
great, really great.
Quote from: vinci. on January 24, 2012, 08:02:10 PM
Various Atoms – White Eye Of Winter Watching 2 x CS
great, really great.
It is very good, yet I think there are two notable things:
1) many lesser known bands mop the floors with the bigger names (although not always)
2) most longest tracks are among worst. Removing couple unnecessary c. 10 minutes pieces and perhaps some non-exclusive stuff, one would have actually made perhaps mere 30 min shorter comp, but with very much improved level of focus.
But still, impressive comp! I don't think I can imagine almost any modern day compilation with such variety.
The Vomit Arsonist - Patience/Violence (C20, Danvers State Recordings): This sounds like Ambient, with the recognizable TVA power electronics/death industrial beneath it. Gives it a strange feeling, like you can't turn it up loud enough. Good, and will have to listen to this again, but probably not his best output.
Grunt - Ritual Of Mortality (C30, Institute Of Paraphilia Studies): Heard the B-side on youtube and wasn't certain whether I liked it or not at first, but I got the tape anyway and am glad I did. Really good stuff, though I seem to like the A-side more than the B-side.
Nyodene D - Caged Dog/Common Criminal (7", Phage Tapes): Listened twice, not bad, but I'm not convinced yet. Vocals are good though. Will play this again.
Faux Pas/Grain Belt (7", Phage Tapes, Small Doses, White Centipede Noise): Faux Pas is good, but not really special. Grain Belt is really good, noise made mostly out of metal clang and scraping and echoing vocals, though there's a fair portion of distortion as well. And indeed that loop at the end is nice. Thinking about checking out some more Grain Belt.
IOPS animal comp tape- side 1 played so far. really good stuff esp the Grunt track
HARASSOR tape on Husk Records
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Lord knows I've tried, for well over ten years now to get properly into TG. I simply don't find them very interesting. This has some really good moments, but for most part the dry studio sound and GPO's annoying voice just kinda ruins it for me. Guess I need to give the first two albums some more attention, but really all I've heard, including the so ever praised Heathen Earth has just not done it for me. The two Disipline versions is utterly boring, way too dominated by the analog kick.
Whitehouse - Total Sex
Another classic, and this on the other hand is simply fucking fantastic. Opposed to popular opinion I seriously don't think PE has ever been done any better than this. Found Leichenlinie and some other GO reissues cheap in my local second hand. Will be picking them up next week, that might broaden my horizon, but really, Death Over China?? They have a lot of work to do convincing me with song titles like that haha
V/A - Suomi Finland Noisecore
Still enjoying this quite alot. Nuclear Voice is so good, sounds like it's recorded and gaffatapehead overdubbed on a Taiwanese walkman!
dug up some Taint cd's....Whoredom, Victimology, Sex Sick etc.....amazing nasty work.
Hive Mind 'death tone' .....rather good claustrophobic throbbing & droning synth work.
Söldnergeist 'spur2' cd ......never get tired of this one. classic.
A hard month on the trowel so..
Halloween 3 lp..bit pricey but a very rare find!
The monster club soundtrack lp ..weird English Amicus anthology film..Classic in every way. Ghosts of my childhood pour through my speakers..cost a bomb but worth every penny
Cut hands 1/2 lp..ye ok? some parts sound like weak computer drum programing but quite like the swirling/chaotic electronics in the background. Vinyl is cut nice and mastered and very good!
Dome boxset 5lp's...
Mittageisen x2 cd 1981-1986...fantastic swiss coldwave/industrial bit gothy bit shoogazey recomended
Machinefabriek Veldwerk cd. Some of my fav cold spring releases were from machinefabriek.. I can only class it as very dark sound art! dont be put off the "happy" cover art!!!
Daphne oram Reworked (private dreams and public nightmares) cd ..not as academic as i thought it was going to be...in fact quite like coil's/cyclobe more trippy darkness than electro- acoustics. Great!
Demdike Stare - Elemental Pt1 & Pt2 (2xLP) - dub techno meets industrial soundscapes. This reminds me of the Hoga Nord LP on Segerhuva a few years back, albeit more dub influenced. It definitely has the feeling of collage industrial at times though. Nice dread filled atmospheres.
Wolf Eyes - Dread (CD) - still my favorite Wolf Eyes release
Wolf Eyes - River Slaughter (2xLP) - just got this in a trade. I have both of the CD-rs its based off of but haven't listened to them in a long time. Only listened to the first LP so far and its pretty good. Definitely the more unfocused Wolf Eyes sound, all shit electronics and tape abuse.
UNIFORM "Assing Critical Silence" tape
USA harsh noise, no computers, minimal gear, all natural sounds says the cover. A4 xerox sheet folded multiple times to fit inside regular tape box. So, who's up to long proper noise tapes? We have C-90 here, with two 45 minutes tracks. Despite very little innovations, I find myself enjoying what I hear. Especially B-side brings some thoughts about older Incapacitants. High pitched and very quick moving surface details, while overall noise appears almost staying still. On first side I got impression there was distorted sound of water? It's also the sound which can get pretty close to synth, yet with unexpected details, going further than "random wave" synth or such.
I think regular album length would do, though. C-40. That's what I recommend! I see Recurring Themes has already released at least two more tapes and he has advertised on this board too. It did slow me down giving this tape a chance, since thinking it would be "HNW". All the current american HWN projects I have given a try, has failed miserably. I would still like it more if they would accept that atmosphere gets through in less time, which allows to proceed into next sound examination.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 26, 2012, 10:15:37 PM
Wolf Eyes - River Slaughter (2xLP) - just got this in a trade. I have both of the CD-rs its based off of but haven't listened to them in a long time. Only listened to the first LP so far and its pretty good. Definitely the more unfocused Wolf Eyes sound, all shit electronics and tape abuse.
Quite possible my fav. Wolf Eyes release. Hope you'll grow to love it as much as I do. Agree on this being the more loose side of WE but here I still like to think that they don't go all out CDr retardness, quite focused in it's own dopey way. LP 2 is the real gem so look forward to that
Iancu Dumitrescu 'Medium II / Cogito' LP
'Medium II', contrabass solo. 'Cogito' two contrabasses, prepared piano, Javanese gong, crystals and metal objects.
Fantastic work. The potential of basses and objects are utilized to the maximum by bowing, scraping, banging, etc. No traditional plucking. Amazingly rich harmonic resonances, screeches etc. with more sudden types of sonorities. There is no show-offism or hectically "expressive" art gestures, but the work proceeds with a nice pace that lets every element breathe and contribute to the whole. Just the right balance between sound and silence. Very dynamic! The recording quality is quite nice and the sound being very "tactile" and raw, the details of the instruments' materiality come through wonderfully. No obvious effects whatsoever, just some natural reverb. Recommended!
V/A 'Dedication' LP
The New Blockaders, Entre Vifs, Freudwerk, Hanatarash, Hijokaidan, Solmania, Masonna, Incapacitants, AOR
Enough said... Just a really good compilation.
Quote from: JV on January 27, 2012, 11:10:25 AM
Fantastic work. The potential of basses and objects are utilized to the maximum by bowing, scraping, banging, etc. No traditional plucking. Amazingly rich harmonic resonances, screeches etc. with more sudden types of sonorities. There is no show-offism or hectically "expressive" art gestures, but the work proceeds with a nice pace that lets every element breathe and contribute to the whole. Just the right balance between sound and silence. Very dynamic! The recording quality is quite nice and the sound being very "tactile" and raw, the details of the instruments' materiality come through wonderfully.
Grillo is a master of the double bass. I recall his solo record "Fluvine" being very nice also, have to listen to it again.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 26, 2012, 10:15:37 PM
Wolf Eyes - River Slaughter (2xLP) - just got this in a trade. I have both of the CD-rs its based off of but haven't listened to them in a long time. Only listened to the first LP so far and its pretty good. Definitely the more unfocused Wolf Eyes sound, all shit electronics and tape abuse.
Quite possible my fav. Wolf Eyes release. Hope you'll grow to love it as much as I do. Agree on this being the more loose side of WE but here I still like to think that they don't go all out CDr retardness, quite focused in it's own dopey way. LP 2 is the real gem so look forward to that
Good to hear. I passed this up when I was visiting Hospital years ago and have always regretted it. Plus it's in one of those folded silk-screened jackets Hospital used to do which I really like.
The New Sadism - Urge to Kill
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 27, 2012, 04:10:21 PM
Quote from: KHH on January 27, 2012, 03:07:10 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 26, 2012, 10:15:37 PM
Wolf Eyes - River Slaughter (2xLP) - just got this in a trade. I have both of the CD-rs its based off of but haven't listened to them in a long time. Only listened to the first LP so far and its pretty good. Definitely the more unfocused Wolf Eyes sound, all shit electronics and tape abuse.
Quite possible my fav. Wolf Eyes release. Hope you'll grow to love it as much as I do. Agree on this being the more loose side of WE but here I still like to think that they don't go all out CDr retardness, quite focused in it's own dopey way. LP 2 is the real gem so look forward to that
Good to hear. I passed this up when I was visiting Hospital years ago and have always regretted it. Plus it's in one of those folded silk-screened jackets Hospital used to do which I really like.
first noise album i ever heard. literally life changing. will always appreciate them for this, burned mind and human animal if nothing else
Pogrom - Multicultural Degeneration - [tape]
Perpetrators - Haterape [tape]
Pussyfooter - Rwanda [tape]
Missing Girls - Rista Chathavixay [tape]
Fun in Latex - Bedwetter [tape]
Reptilian Sexual Predator - Racial Segregation Procedure [tape]
Reptilian Sexual Predator - Anticommunion [tape]
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 27, 2012, 04:10:21 PM
Plus it's in one of those folded silk-screened jackets Hospital used to do which I really like.
The Hospital artwork of that era is classic. Melting Softly Into Time, N12/Prurient split, TNB Anti-Fest and River Slaughter, all fantastic records with great great graphics and feel. Shame they don't do it like that anymore. Not to keen on the direction the label has headed since
Quote from: KHH on January 28, 2012, 04:05:05 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 27, 2012, 04:10:21 PM
Plus it's in one of those folded silk-screened jackets Hospital used to do which I really like.
The Hospital artwork of that era is classic. Melting Softly Into Time, N12/Prurient split, TNB Anti-Fest and River Slaughter, all fantastic records with great great graphics and feel. Shame they don't do it like that anymore. Not to keen on the direction the label has headed since
It´s Neil Burke from Men´s recovery project that screen printed them i think. He is great and still does it if anyones interested: http://www.monoroid.com/monoroid.html
Sequences/Isolated Existence split cs
Drowner "burning room" cs
Profane Libido "mordant karma" cs
Buried Machine "aoral portion" cs
ANIMAL BIZARRE comp- all 4 tracks are very good but Wertham & the American Great Dane track are my faves
I have that Wolf Eyes 2LP on Hospital but remember it as someone banging on a gong or something like that. Will sell if someone needs it...
Musta Oksennus - Keitä paholaiset ovat?
Never been that much into noisecore, but this is really good! Fucked up beyond belief.
Lapot - Igneous Corrosion
This tape really got me! Solid and strong. Mass of electroncis flowing onwards, merciless! High recommendations.
Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm of a Dying Sun (CD) - sublime
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (CD) - not my favorite DCD album but it's been growing on me lately
Young Hunting - The Night of the Burning (12") - reminds me a lot of Dead Can Dance with a more consciously dark and modern sound. I haven't heard their debut CD but this is excellent. 4 songs around the 6 minute mark each flowing quite well from one to the other. Very mature music for such a young group. Highly recommended.
Haven't been listening to much pe/industrial/noise lately
Finally got the new Ride for Revenge album in the mail this past weekend. I've only given it one spin so far and I really don't know what to think...The weirdness is still present but I'm not sure I'm on board with the inclusion of the "bestial" war metal sections. I can't fault them for taking the project in new directions and trying new things, but at first listen it just didn't seem to work that well. Rather than meshing with the material surrounding it, those passages stick out and clash with the established RfR "aura"...perhaps creating a new aura? I dunno, I might feel differently after more listens. Regardless of how I feel about it, I think it's safe to say that this is the most metal RfR material yet.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 31, 2012, 06:49:45 PM
Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm of a Dying Sun (CD) - sublime
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (CD) - not my favorite DCD album but it's been growing on me lately
For those who thirst for more DCD-like music, give all things Azam Ali a listen. The Vas - In the Garden of Souls and the acoustic disc from Niyaz - Nine Heavens are good places to start.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azam_Ali#Discography
and a great performance to watch:
http://fora.tv/2011/11/22/Azam_Ali_From_Night_to_the_Edge_of_Day
Cannot stop listening to Nylon Beat - Satasen Laina Cd for the third day in a row
skrewdriver:white rider found a rip of it finally
brother claude ely:satan get back
ru-486 iron empire tape
in slaughter natives:enter now the world
Veli-Matti O Äijälä 12" (Joteskii Groteskii 2011 or 2012)
One-sided 45 rpm 12" with four songs of minimal electronics. Scratches, crankling, minimal crude synth work and spoken word. Very little happening, very much repeating. Very unmodern and very amateurish. I guess those who like the most minimal parts of Will Over Matter will also enjoy this one, though the approach is rather experimental than 'occultist' - yet this is not arty at all either.
Nice package and moderate pricing makes this well worth checking out.
Whitehouse - Erector
Pogrom - Multicultural Degeneration - Man am I glad this came out when it did. I haven't been listening to much P.E. or Noise lately, just stacks and stacks of Metal albums but this one brought me back in. There is a good deal of variation here. Some tracks are fairly minimal with a couple of layers of static and some concrete sounds of metal/junk ("Trash" being one of the best tracks here, "Order" is another more minimal one) and field recordings (?). Other tracks are filled to the brim with Power Electronics racket. "Escaping Annihilation" has frantic vocals shouting over waving feedback, droning static and walls of hiss, delivered quickly in just over 2 minutes. "White Cunts" reminds me of the new BU material a little bit; flanged vocals and completely filthy walls of noise that hold a lot of weight. Great effort from Lithuania.
Blodvite - Ett Frammande Land - Another amazing tape (2011 has started out great so far) that is another reminder of just why I listen to Noise. Dirty loop-based Noise from Denmark. The way this is all laid out, from the loops and the metal/junk to the droning synth rumbles, gives this one a cold, Industrial feel. Everything builds up slowly like little chapters to a larger story, delivered in a filthy yet organic way.
Quote from: RyanWreck on February 04, 2012, 06:32:03 AM
Blodvite - Ett Frammande Land - Another amazing tape (2011 has started out great so far) that is another reminder of just why I listen to Noise. Dirty loop-based Noise from Denmark. The way this is all laid out, from the loops and the metal/junk to the droning synth rumbles, gives this one a cold, Industrial feel. Everything builds up slowly like little chapters to a larger story, delivered in a filthy yet organic way.
Blodvite is Swedish. Really good tape though.
Pussyfooter - Rwanda - Another solid release from Nordisk Klub. Repetitive Harsh Noise collapsing within walls of grating distortion with a solid amount of junk abuse. Not a whole lot of range on either side, usually everything moves slowly and continues on the same path for the entire track (both sides just under 10 minutes) but it is done in an enduring way, staying simple but very distinct and uniform all the way through and not becoming stagnant or boring at any point.
V/A - Axis Sally - Old-school compilation on Broken Flag that weaves P.E. and post-mortem Industrial through samples from speeches Hitler made, marching music and propaganda films, usually accompanied by some form of Noise as an undercurrent carrying the samples ahead. One of the standout tracks here is "Filthy Art" by Consumer Electronics. It is a short track that is under 2 minutes but being in between 2 speeches ("Propaganda" which is Hitler speaking while minimal Noise plays out on top of it, and "Hitler ist Deutschland" which is just a vocal sample of a speech) along with its up front Vocals that spill out over the very minimal, bouncy feedback and high-end static, it is hard not to suddenly have XE brought to mind. The other track I really enjoy is the Ramleh and S.P.I.T.E. collaboration track. 8 minutes of pure old school Industrial; crackling waves of static, high-end feedback, synth manipulation and dirty, buried vocals collaged together to create a song that seems to move forward in a very organic and settled way. This tape doesn't seem to get as much attention as the other comps on Broken Flag (i.e. White Power or Neuengamme) but I think it deserves more attention and a reissue would be incredible.
SOUTH SATURN DELTA 'Experience The Concreteness' CD
Not THAT bad, but when you think of Masonna + Astro with drummer, and their "finest live shows 2003-2005", I would expect it to be better. From kind of routine guitar/synth with some masonna yells and free drumming, just easy spending time with, but from these guys, just about anything is better.
JAPANOISE OF DEATH II CD
This is actually better than volume one? Curiously it is also many of the younger bands who show their skills as opposed to older names and the ones you didn't expect so much, actually don't lose a bit for those you expected to kill instantly.
Solmania, KK Null and Astro for example hardly get you cheer of excitement. Hijokaidan, Incapacitants, Government Alpha do pretty good, but kind of their routine jobs - not the best ones. Dissecting Table with his harsh noise side stands out strong, like does Kazumoto Endo with his trademark fast cut high energy noise. From the veteran sector, also Nord can't fail. But when you really take the name of compilation and compare bands together, Mothra just kills, Montage crushes with dark slow noisy deadliness, Scremola is somewhat "digital", but when compared to the older names surrounding his track, he conquers. All stuff is new and exclusively - of course - how it should be. It might not rise up there on same level of Come Again II or Noise Forest or Extreme Music From Japan - but perhaps it's more of nostalgia and repeated listenings, but in the end, I do sense a lot of tracks with samey digital distortion removing kind of personal character what used to be in old comps. Still most definitely decent comp to get and listen to!
Ashley C. – Trancelike Existence
another great release from this project. title fits the material perfectly.
First time someone else did the artwork for one of my releases. Think it compliments the material and title perfectly. Recordings are all pretty old, and was expecting this to sound pretty dated. Final product arrived few weeks ago and actually enjoy it quite alot. All in all release turned out really well and holds up fine.
Couple of tapes on rotation that to me is the essence of true noise music.
Taimour Abdulwhahab - Untitled CS
Obscure underground noise from anonymous Swede. Great lofi room feel, sounds like a suidicebombed subway station. Minimal artwork, no info.
Hum Of The Druid - S/T CS
Superb crunchy noise. So good is quite unbelievable, last couple of months for me has me mostly 80s stuff, this turned me back on the current decade. This is for sure some of the best contemporary noise around.
Hal Hutchinson - Brutal Mechanics
Decent distorted junk metal assault, kind of what you can expect from him based on the few recent Hal Hutchinson releases.
Nothing surprising, just good harsh noise for fanatics.
FREE SPEECH SERIES:
These were the L.White label 9 x 3"CD in glass frame series that came back in... 2005? Something like that. It seems weird that so limited (300?) discs are all in stock from label, despite it includes some really killer names.
Today went though 3 of them:
Grey Wolves - starts with song what is basically recycling old GW song, just adding little bonus sounds. Then moves to harder, simpler crushing noise loops, spoken processed vocals etc. Really good disc, much better than I remembered! "Sound of Free Speech" is just track of silence...
Sektio-B - they do what they are know to do. Heavy german industrial, with some militant beats, slow looped vocal samples and few layers of electronics. It's like cleaned up version of Genocide Organ & Rasthof Dachau works, with addition of Sektion-B trademark style of aggressive shouted vocals repeating some simple slogan or word, while taking turns with flanger/phaser malformed spoken vocals. I've said it many times, but I can still say it: They are good in what they do. But they recycle the very same idea from release to another, and makes me wonder should they rather split the vocal duties with more diversity? Not always having several tracks where vocal duties are shared with exact same idea.
Irikarah - two quite heavy duty industrial tracks, following the era of their later cd's, not so much the first two LP's. Last track is something what these days would make people's panties wet, who get their kicks of Cold Cave or such synth tone & drum machine bands... Not his best, but not worst either. Very thick and heavy sound mixed very "upfront".
Still more to go: Slogun, Con-Dom/ACL, Rasthof Dachau, Strom.ec, Survival Unit, ....and Grunt! It's has been very nice day to finally after many years give these releases some playtime.
RBE box set
...old recordings from early tapes...2xlp 1 x 7" 1 x cd..zine postcards and badges . Primitive synth/ drum machine ...very well put together release, good documentation even though the music is a little "light" in places !
Sutcliffe Jugend ..with extreme prejudice cd.
Not many talking about this so far?? Well im guessing it will have many running to pull the plug on their cd players. I dont mind it, there are a few tracks that i feel should not be included on this cd, and was a little perplexed to hear that SJ are using the "time stretched" noise technique used in later period whitehouse! Overall though i did quite enjoy it! It certainly displays a wide range of recording elements and has been captured very professionally witch is always welcome! KT vocal delivery can be a bit too operatic at times!
Will over Matter
Lust for knowlege/ might of the planet eater cd/ 2 x cd's
Very ,very unusual !!! I had to play a few times just to get my head round these cd's just to process what I was hearing! A combo of well sequenced IDM'esq computer music with live feedback signal processing and well recorded vocals..The strangest point for me was the low quality of bit rate on the computer music, this combined with very, very good recorded acoustic material.
I only have one release by Ride for revenge and as i understand it its a solo project from one of its members?
Well it is 100% unique! Problem is with unique, it wont be for everyone, I however think its great and would file it next to other new weird-wave-fin-industrial.. Cloama/sick seed/haare !
SJ cd is most definitely among their best of latest "come back".
Some of the stuff sounds goofy, not brutal. At the best they are when they calm down. The Whitehouse "tribute song" indeed is pretty weird. I like combination of sounds to droning tonality, but it's still weird they end up taking pretty 1:1 idea from Whitehouse/Consumer Electronics...
Lurker of Chalice - s/t 2LP
6-7 years later and this is still a favorite. Bizarre, dark, & hypnotic. Wrest is a supremely talented musician (Leviathan's Massive Conspiracy Against All Life is another favorite)
Neurosis - Sovereign mLP
Good material but of course doesn't compare to full lengths. Some nice trademark monumental "doomy" riffs and lots of atmospherics. Signpost of where they were heading.
Urfaust - Verräterischer, Nichtswürdiger Geist 2LP
Ehhh...at one time I liked this. Not so much any more. Going in the trade/sale box.
Nurse With Wound - Second Pirate Session - Rock'N Roll Station Special Edition LP
Got this in a trade many years ago. Listened once and never again. Gave it another listen today...going in the trade/sale box.
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer - various vinyl and tapes
3-4 years ago when I started really getting into noise/pe I liked this group a lot and bought quite a few of their releases. Now when I listen, I wonder what attracted me to them in the first place...? I still like some material but it's not stuff that I'm going to pull off the shelf very often and I can definitely eliminate the bulk of what I own. It seems like for a few years they saturated the market with too many releases and it all started sounding the same.
Ex.Order - Broadcast 23 LP
Mania - Grotesque Mirth 7"
Sick Seed - Man and Machine 7"
Quote from: RG on February 12, 2012, 10:36:30 AM
Lurker of Chalice - s/t 2LP
6-7 years later and this is still a favorite. Bizarre, dark, & hypnotic. Wrest is a supremely talented musician (Leviathan's Massive Conspiracy Against All Life is another favorite)
I've heard that Massive Conspiracy was intended to be the second LoC full-length but ended up being released as Leviathan because of contractual reasons.
Huh.. that new Sektor 304 just kills!! Its better in everything where previous had some flaws. I suspect best industrial album of 2012, even if we still have 10 more months to go...
Hmm. There are few CD's I have actually broke or thrown away and Soul Cleansing is one of them. Found it used at the local Hastings listened to the first 3 tracks and threw it out the window at a stop light.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 12, 2012, 10:54:43 PM
Huh.. that new Sektor 304 just kills!! Its better in everything where previous had some flaws. I suspect best industrial album of 2012, even if we still have 10 more months to go...
absolutely. If i make a year-end list for 2012, it'll be in the top 5, even though it came out on Dec 27, 2011.
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer - various vinyl and tapes
I heard a few things & liked'em but after looking at how much they've released, I never picked anything up. Still, sort of, curious about a full-length or 2 but not all of
those split releases!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 12, 2012, 10:54:43 PM
Huh.. that new Sektor 304 just kills!! Its better in everything where previous had some flaws. I suspect best industrial album of 2012, even if we still have 10 more months to go...
Track 3 on the new album is total Dissecting Table homage.
Quote from: Nyodene D on February 12, 2012, 10:28:26 PM
Quote from: RG on February 12, 2012, 10:36:30 AM
Lurker of Chalice - s/t 2LP
6-7 years later and this is still a favorite. Bizarre, dark, & hypnotic. Wrest is a supremely talented musician (Leviathan's Massive Conspiracy Against All Life is another favorite)
I've heard that Massive Conspiracy was intended to be the second LoC full-length but ended up being released as Leviathan because of contractual reasons.
What I understand was it was originally a Leviathan album, but then there was beef with Moribund Records and wanted to take it to Battle Kommand and release it LoC. Moribund threatened to sue Leviathan and BK so eventually Moribund did release it as a Leviathan album. The CD text on the CD shows up with the LoC track titles though.
Speaking of Leviathan is Wrest still in Jail for beating and tattoo gun fucking his girlfriend?
Quote from: RyanWreck on February 13, 2012, 07:18:52 PM
Speaking of Leviathan is Wrest still in Jail for beating and tattoo gun fucking his girlfriend?
No, he's out and already recorded & released a new Leviathan album (True Traitor, True Whore). I just ordered the tape from Profound Lore and will hopefully receive it this week.
I read on some forum a few months ago that the accusations against him were false and charges were dropped. Apparently the woman in question is a nutcase with a history of making false claims against boyfriends.
Look what the postman had for me today:
Altar of Flies - Let New Life Rise In The Face of Death tape
Pogrom - Multicultural Degeneration tape
Unclean - Obsceneties tape
S.T.A.B. Electronics - The Non Alliant II lp
Grunt - Ritual of Mortality tape
gonna be a good day of listening to new shit!
GROUNDHOGS "Hogwash", "Split" & "Thank Christ For The Bomb" LPs.
Quote from: Si Clark on February 13, 2012, 10:06:06 PM
That's a fine package to receive. Especially S.T.A.B. Electronics LP. I haven't really heard much response about it, it's a great album/2nd part.
I've only given it one spin so far and it was on in the background while I did some shit around my place so I wasn't giving it total attention, but I liked side B better than A. The long track was really good. I'm gonna have to sit down and listen to both vinyls back to back sometime soon.
Just listened to the Pogrom tape. Holy fuck! Fantastic album.
That STAB LP is great. I enjoyed the whole thing but the standout tracks were "Cannot Stop Myself" and "Unlust". Unclean I have talked about at length and did an interview with so I think everyone knows my opinions on that, I love "Manwoman".
Ryoji Ikeda - Matrix
This is very physical almost headache-giving experience. Album uses mostly just sharp-pitched pulsing sounds with very minimal and slow variation but sound pattern changes according to your position in room. So it's quite eerie three-dimensional ambient music. Would probably produce even more interesting experience in bigger room than just in my quite tiny living room.
Quote from: RyanWreck on February 13, 2012, 10:54:34 PM
That STAB LP is great. I enjoyed the whole thing but the standout tracks were "Cannot Stop Myself" and "Unlust".
That's the first one. I really liked "My Daddy Fucked Me and I Liked It".
Clark and I were referring to the new one, part II.
Oh I didn't even know that was out yet! Haven't been paying enough attention lately I suppose. That's great news.
Lebensfaden self released C30's
Lebensfaden "Die Vollendete Schonheit"
Tongue Knax "Sarcomerge"
Grunt "Ritual Of Mortality" C30
Slogun/Sickness "Always Numb/The Scars Of Happiness" 2x3"cdr
V.D. "Venereal Lust" 2xCDr
Macronympha "Pittsburgh, PA" C47
Sutcliffe Jugend "Archive 4" 4xCDr boxset
MASTER'S HAMMER - Vracejte konve na místo
TANGERINE DREAM - Phaedra
Laxative Souls 2xCD (Trash Ritual)
Oscillating Innards - Nadir Emergence CD (Troniks)
Folke Rabe - What? CD (Dexters Cigar)
Sinoia Caves - The Enchanter Persuaded (CD)
Drone/synth/psych stuff. Nothing amazing but pleasant enough. Good soundtrack for PK Dick reading.
STROM.ec / Irikarah - Arma Christi (LP)
I've listened to this many times. Some of STROM.ec's strongest material I think. The Irikarah side has grown on me over time too.
Deathprod - Morals And Dogma (CD)
I'm still hearing new things on this album. I've probably listened to it at least 100 times.
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Vala - This one starts off with a bang. "Jugend" is probably one of the best XE tracks recorded to date. There is a bit more going on here than on previous material yet it is still very minimal, still stripped down and straight forward PE still in the vein of Come Org. There is less high-end on this first track which is fine with me. It actually feels as if the latest Snuff offering (the II LP) sounded more like XE and Vala leans more towards early Snuff material. Or is it just me? "Vala (Oath)" is an updated recording of the track from their White Power tape, field recordings and rough feedback (there's the high end!) are the culprits here. The second tape is pretty boring. And the thing is I usually love spoken word/samples/speeches/field recordings/victim tapes/etc but this just comes off as apathetic, lifeless and lacking any depth. Whereas sample heavy material like Sotos' Buyers Market, some Broken Flag comps and some of the mid-era Taint stuff (just to name a few) are sometimes edited or manipulated, the artist might collage multiple samples in one long track, sometimes these may contain some background Noise, etc. The speeches found here on Vala are just that, almost 40 minutes of nothing but straight forward speeches/field recordings that aren't very exciting themselves. And I wonder why these samples? They don't seem to patch a story together with the rest of the cassette or stay coherent with the material other than it being of the same subject matter and dealing with the KKK. I do wonder what they are meant to express when considered as a whole. Which is strange because I consider Pasi to be one of the better modern Noise/PE artists and he always has expressed ideas and content very well in his material and art. I will definitely be listening to the first tape again but I think the second tape is a one time novelty.
DOGPOP "Jahrmarkt der verlorenen kinder" CD (Zaetraum/UMB) - Nods both to old german synth and more comtemporary experimental hip-hop-stylings even. There are however quite a lot of tracks that seem to go nowhere, the better ones are also the most distinct, so more like 50% perfekt maybe? Tracks like "Riesenrad" and "Hörst du?" are standout. Interesting to hear what herrn Anenzephalia and Thorofon are doing besides their other projects.
NOVY SVÊT "Là-Bas(s) communion" + "Siderant - A beat monkey meditation" MCDs (Nekofotschata) - I'm partial to NS, but this is some of their best works, varied in catchy- & slow-dark-degree, works great with a glass of Margerita and late evenings. Now I need to listen to their last (?), completely electronic LP again.
Genocide Organ - Leichenlinie + Anenzaphalia "42 min CD on Death Factory"
Picked these up a couple of days ago, been on constant rotation since. Opposed to what I was expecting Anenzaphalia is actually what has made the biggest impression yet. But both are so damn good. When I was younger and more into Industrial I somehow unwillingly managed to avoid both projects. To be honest I think that actually might have been a good thing haha
Le Syndicat - Corrumpate
So fierce and strong, the subtle vocals and the at times quite advanced looping is totally beyond compare. Quite an inspiration nowadays
Streicher - War Without End
Album that deserves more praise than it gets. Totally uncompromising and unique, at times this sounds more like a Hanson tape than a PE record. From the war torn intro to the insane livetrack ending this is pure joy for me. Surely an inspiration also ATM, just reread the extensive equipment list and to my surpise the faulty Melos Echo Chamber that my recordings has been based around lately is also present here.
Macronympha - Diseased Erotica + Sex And Death 7"s
Four short bursts of newer era Macro, at least one side has D.Fernov involved. Quite good but somehow lacking what makes all the 90's material so essential. Overall more electronic sounding than back in the day. Someone(Sam!) Really should do a book on Macronympha
V/A "Bruitiste", 2xLP (RRRecords)
feat. Vivenza, Esplendor Geométrico, Étant Donnés, P16.D4
Étant Donnés:
The first track almost gave me an impression of an industrialized Moëvöt, probably due to the language and some of the sonic structures.
Whispers, screams, field recordings, loops... with a certain nocturnal feeling to it. The following tracks also resemble this style, with additional variations.
Esplendor Geométrico:
An epitome of old school industrial, I guess one could say? My introduction to this act. Rhythms galore; drum machines, distortion, electronics...
Minimalist and somewhat mechanical. This material shares some similarities with stuff on XX Committee's "Network", albeit more frenzied in general.
Vivenza:
Tremendous! The tracks are more varied than a lot of his other works, featuring vocal samples and even some music, which I assume are related to
the ideas of Bruitism. Another feature, different from other Vivenza recordings, is that there are a lot of fairly sudden changes in sounds.
First one machinal sound source, then another, then yet another, sometimes cut-up, sometimes leaping into each other, all in a continuous flow.
P16.D4:
Starts off with very minimalist loops and continues that way for the most part. Totally cut-up in style. Occasional machinal and metal junk sounds
make an entrance, but are quickly cut to something else. A mellow synth irregularly surfaces. Bleak, yet powerful. A good way to end this compilation.
Arkhe "It is the curse of dimensionality", TAPE (Järtecknet)
Resurrected from the ashes of Pestdemon. While the "Helvetesljuset" LP had a rather refined compositional touch, Arkhe instead subjects the listener
to a more stripped down approach. Labeled "death electronics", this is an excursion into quite minimalist soundscapes. Subtle rythms, crumbling synths,
dismal movements... A C20, this tape leaves a taste for more. Looking forward to hearing upcoming material!
Absu - Barathrum V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Endlessly, over and over again. All-time favourite from these masters.
White Gold CD (Troniks)
No bullshit harsh noise: fast, intense and in your face. Nothing groundbreaking here whatsoever but very well done! Wiese/Blankenship duo, haven't listened to any of the LHD releases in a couple of years now so I really can't say how much this differs from that project, but probably not too much? Been missing this kind of stuff, some years ago it was easy to get your harsh fix but nowdays releases like this feels like rare occasions. Refreshing with stuff with a more crisp soundquality as well, in a era where it feels like everything is supposed to sound as filthy and "raw" as possible.
REVEREND BIZARRE- in the rectory...; listening to songs on youtube always bored me so burned this d/l & dig'em quite a bit. still, most of their songs are a little too long.
SERPENT VENOM- carnal altar; UK doom. pretty good but nothing special.
NEGATIVE. "electronic meditation in two acts" tape
swedish duo consisting Dan Johansson and Christoffer Johansson. For reason or another, I believe I have never seen or heard any releases of this Italian label. Looks/sounds good, though. They have also released Kristian Olsson stuff for example. Swedish Negative has very little in common with Finnish band with same name (perhaps handsome young lads?). This is basically something what could be filed under CCCC worship when it goes well. Noise generator, Ms-10 and electronics. Two solid pieces of something what name of tape describes well. Cloud of quite high pitched and harsh electronics, which simply transform into CCCC'ish psychedelia. Noise is ambient?!
MARCONYMPHA - Super Oxide. Ljud & Bild Produktion.
Dense, morbid, monotonous, heavy as fucking hell, covered in rust, dust and smegma. How I want noise to sound. Complete lack of fidelity and clear sound. Lovely.
Found a FEBERDRÖM cd-r in my bag after this weekend at Nattmaran. Don't know how it wound up there, if it was given to me or I stole it or whatever. Title is "Förnimmelsen", 30 copies, hand-written cd-r. Four tracks, 40 minutes. Enjoyed it a lot, cold and dark what I'd call death industrial - slow and dreary sounds, no vocals, some synthesizers. Uneasy music (the song titles reflect a very dark bend). Should be released on tape, to cut of the ugly hi-fi edges; this needs to be even dirtier! Made me return to the recent tape on Järtecknet, "Att födas i dy för att gå under i lågor". More harsh signals, slower, more melodic. Almost dronelike. Pitch black. One of the better new Swedish projects.
Moving on to the "Elk" beer/tape released by HEINZ HOPF in ten copies. Sold out, and hopefully drunk by all buyers. Light lager, the cheapest 7,5% beer you can find in Sweden - about 1€ for 33cl - very neutral and soft sweet taste. http://www.systembolaget.se/Sok-dryck/Dryck/?searchquery=elk&sortfield=Default&sortdirection=Ascending&hitsoffset=0&page=1&searchview=All&varugrupp=%C3%96l&groupfiltersheader=Default&artikelId=402946&varuNr=1474&filters=searchquery%2cvarugrupp%2c&referringUrl=%2fSok-dryck%2f%3fsearchquery%3delk%26sortfield%3dDefault%26sortdirection%3dAscending%26hitsoffset%3d0%26page%3d1%26searchview%3dAll%26varugrupp%3d%25c3%2596l%26groupfiltersheader%3dDefault%26filters%3dsearchquery%252cvarugrupp%252c
The music was about as cheap; lo-fi scuzzy harsh noise with a lot of metal bashing. Could be just about anything. Artwork stolen from Macronympha. The empty bottle resides behind my Swednoise section. Lost the cap.
THE COPPER ROOF HOUSES, 4-way split with DAMIEN DUBROVNIK, LFY and BLODVITE from a recent tour. Good stuff. Very Copenhagen-meets-Gothenburgish. Moving on to ALTAR OF FLIES "Let new life rise in the face of death" on Sprachlos.
I forced myself off the Indochine trip of the last week and stuck on NOVEMBER NÖVELET - From Heaven on Earth CD. Shouldn't need too much of an introduction. Cold German electronic music with the occasional pop influence. Somewhere between Anenzephalia and John Foxx's Metamatic. Shouts for Joy is my favourite.
I have brand new and extremely unreleased RJF material at hand which is very interesting. It's Leif with contributions from Tommy Carlsson and Kristian Olsson. It's early days so I won't delve any deeper into it than to say that med en tjock hinna av folkhemsk osundhet!
SKIN AREA - Rothko Field CD. Of all the SA releases I have this is by far the best. I understand they spent a long time recording this and it shows. This is a very solid and homogeneous album. Much MUCH recommended!
Learning that there are still Swedes who aren't trawling the previously mentioned quagmire of indiefag noise/electronics has filled my heart with joy today. Like I said to a dearly beloved and much respected compatriot earlier: Har ar det kugghjulet som greppas, inte Terry Ericssons svullna indieollon.
Relistening some stuff I already owned for a while:
Bereft - Chlanna Nan Con Thigibh Aso's Gheibh Sibh Feoil (C20, Destructive Industries): very good industrial/power electronics. I remember that the first time I heard it, I didn't really like it, because little seems to happen. Which is true in a way, but not fair, while it is very repetitive, the tracks build up and become more intense, which is simply great.
Abnegate - Vassalage (C20, Danvers State Recordings): power electronics with female vocals. I really like these vocals and the noise itself is well done as well, filthy stuff. Anyone knows whether there's any more coming from this project?
Slaughter-Fetus - Exterminate All Life (C25, Danvers State Recordings): Wall Noise, a subgenre of which I don't know too much, but this tape is very good. There are parts in which there's not much happening, but I really like the sound of the distortion, sounds dirty, intertwined with parts where more is happening: feedback, samples of some news report and some old-sounding comedy show...
And new stuff:
White Heterosexuals - My Thesis/My Dissertation (7", Breathing Problem Productions) & I Left My Rape Kit In San Francisco (7", Breathing Problem Productions/Limbless Records): Heard their track on the Total Gape comp and I liked it. I also quite like their sense of humor in their titles. So, the music on these two 7"s is mostly some industrial noise, often rather minimal, with little distortion. Not exactly what I expected, but mostly quite enjoyable, however the vocals, which happily are rather sparse, are rather annoying... If I'm not mistaken they remind me a bit of the "Hey James" track from Discordance on the Phage Tapes 6xC10 box. While there's something sick in this kind of vocals, it seems a bit forced and over the top, which makes it less interesting. So, overall not bad, but could have been better with better vocals.
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 23, 2012, 10:31:28 AM
Relistening some stuff I already owned for a while:
Bereft - Chlanna Nan Con Thigibh Aso's Gheibh Sibh Feoil (C20, Destructive Industries): very good industrial/power electronics. I remember that the first time I heard it, I didn't really like it, because little seems to happen. Which is true in a way, but not fair, while it is very repetitive, the tracks build up and become more intense, which is simply great.
Abnegate - Vassalage (C20, Danvers State Recordings): power electronics with female vocals. I really like these vocals and the noise itself is well done as well, filthy stuff. Anyone knows whether there's any more coming from this project?
Slaughter-Fetus - Exterminate All Life (C25, Danvers State Recordings): Wall Noise, a subgenre of which I don't know too much, but this tape is very good. There are parts in which there's not much happening, but I really like the sound of the distortion, sounds dirty, intertwined with parts where more is happening: feedback, samples of some news report and some old-sounding comedy show...
looks like someone ordered a package from me, hahaha ... glad you dig the tapes.
ABNEGATE will be recording again soon. not sure when, but another release is on the horizon.
Quote from: andy vomit on February 23, 2012, 04:46:15 PM
looks like someone ordered a package from me, hahaha ... glad you dig the tapes.
ABNEGATE will be recording again soon. not sure when, but another release is on the horizon.
As a matter of fact, I've ordered several times from you already, I tend to check out samples when you release new stuff, there's some interesting stuff on Danvers State Recordings.
Good to hear Abnegate will record again, looking forward to that!
Blod - Red Light Companion (3xLP)
The reissue thread had me pulling this one out. One of my favorite Segerhuva releases. So pure.
Yello- One Second
Yello- Flag
Been spinning punk vinyls mainly. Treblinka comp LP. 80's Finnish hc/punk, good stuff. I believe pretty unknown and irrelevant abroad, yet very nice. Kakkahätä 77 new LP. Band reached their "trademark" 77 punk into such pure diamond, I guess it would have been hard to move on without simply repeating what they have done.
From noise LETTERA 22 "lack of attention" CD very nice! Italian noise/field recordings type of thing in digipak. Same label who did Macronympha CD recently.
lots of powerviolence and us hardcore (Column Of Heaven, SQRM, Hoax, Consent, Endless Blockade, etc) as of late. Been listening to Tehni and Nest and other stuff a bit too.
Checked out the new Breathing Problem album today, was really impressed by it. Aside from some minor things (vocal mix on a track or two being too prominent), its really awesome. http://breathingproblem.bandcamp.com for a pay-what-you-want download
DMDN-agonistes lp......plain oldschool industrial noise on vinyl. yeah.
Kate Bush- various
yoko ono - fly
macronympha - super oxide
rlw - 14 recordings from 1980-1993
putrefier - trace element syntax
richard ramirez - i keep my stuff inside
stabat mors / richard ramirez - split
stabat mors - konservierte körper / metaphysik des endes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbW9JqM7vho
I'm a little embarassed...
Whoa, what the fuck did I just watch? LOL.
Edit: so that was my first encounter with Die Antwoord and now after watching several interviews and live clips on youtube...I dunno what to think about them. I can't say I hate them, or even dislike them. The music isn't my taste but there's something entertaining and appealing about them. I can't figure out if they're genuinely South African wigger trash or if they're a carefully calculated art project. The guy seems to be intelligent and has a knowing smirk in some of the interviews. Yolandi has a strange kind of weird, alien sexiness.
I saw part of a live song on tv the other night. Watched it b/c of how weird the girl looks. I forgot about'em, didn't know their name. Yesterday, I ran across a pic of their cd so looked them up. I was surprised they're from S.A. Definitely has some weirdness going on. Maybe they can hook with with Cut Hands someday...
Listened to first side of "Veil the World" by TREPANENNSRITUALEN- my new fave project.
Some stuff from Nil By Mouth arrived the other day.
JOSH LAY - Serotonin Haze. Heavy rumble, harsh bm-styled vocals. Grimey and nice. Very raw.
KNUNN - Sirenia. Strange name. Drones and slightly melodic material, great laid back stuff.
BRANDKOMMANDO - Changes A bit long, but good. Enjoyed the hammond organ parts a lot.
EN NIHIL/GNAWED split. Burling industrial noise. B-side reminded me, vocally, of early SHIFT (pitched, distorted beyond comprehension) and CON-DOM (aggressive flanger attack). Synthesizers on the A-side, under thick distortion. Tape came in a plastic bag with a rusty nail in it.
Four tapes of high quality, dark industrial noise. Onwards to the highly promising SHIFT tracks posted at the Unrest soundcloud, + returning to the Morose tape.
Got the new ARKHE tape (thanks Andreas), will listen soon!
Been spinning:
Shift - Creation and Space LP
Shift - Scorched Earth / Walk Alone 10"
ART ABSCONs - Der Verborgene Gott
Karjalan Sissit - Karjalasta Khajataa
You're welcome. Enjoyed the NYODENE D. 7". Rhythmic metal bashing loops, aggressive vocals, interesting topic (North Ireland nationalism). Power electronics as it should sound in the 2000's.
Eyeless in Gaza- various
Tropic of Cancer - The End of All Things (CD) - minimal post-punk drenched in reverb, reduced to a heroin crawl. Miserable and sultry. Good stuff.
Propergol - Ground Proximity Warning System (CD) - generally more subdued than other Propergol material, even pretty at times. I used to prefer Renegade but now it sounds too loud, too brash.
Regis - Necklace of Bites (Re-issue) (2x12") - cold, monotonous techno. Relentless.
Jarl's Vertigo trilogy on Autarkeia ......amazing cold claustrophobic electronics.
Forza Albino "Mot"
White Nigger "Negrofil"
Ashley C. "Trancelike Existence"
Kam Hassah - Private Conversations Vol. 1 (Joy De Vivre, C20): this is something new to me, you clearly hear it's all tapes, field recordings... Less focus on effects than other noise. This is interesting, though it still has to sink. I do like the b-side more than the a-side it seems, especially the last half of it is very good, dry crunchy distorted sounds and some nice feedback.
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Illuminations 1969 - great album, but not as unconventional as the scuttlebutt would have you assume - first quad album?
Infest - No Man's Slave
Discharge - The More I See (extended) - over and over and over again.
Amebix - Sonic Mass 2011 - like it less each time I hear it, and I liked it well enough at the beginning.
Mournful Congregation - The Dawning Of... - didn't make it too far into it - not digging it.
Vas - In the Garden of Souls 2000 - gorgeous.
Jodi Cave - Mort Aux Vaches 2011 - good listen - drone/minimalism and other nice sounds.
Broken Bones - Bonecrusher - like how See thru My Eyes sounds like Heart's "Barracuda".
Broken Bones - Dem Bones - the last handful of days, I've played this and Bonecrusher several times over.
Ulster - Ulsterror
Anthony Manning - Islets in Pink Polypropylene 1994 - nice electronic notes and quality tape manipulations - has a sci-fi ambient feel to it, but the electronics are percussive (piano like), or maybe rather like xylaphone felt mallets - good, good album.
Karla Borecky - Still in Your Pocket 2011 - melancholy piano album - nice listen - recommended.
Michael Hoenig + Manuel Gottsching - Early Water 1976 - Ash Ra/Ash Ra Tempel - slightly modern sound - really easy listen - one track at 48+ minutes, and it could have been 2-3Xs as long as far as I'm concerned.
Lunar Miasma - Crystal Covered 2010 - surprisingly good ambient album with a smart array of textures - the name and look of this album really cheapen its potential.
NeilYoung-CrazyHorse.97-08-10.sbd.SaratogaSprings.flac - good show - question whether it needs a speed fix; maybe slow a bit - first two tracks and final track are good improvisations - nice show overall - good version of Ohio as well. get it in FLAC or MP3 here: http://www.ousterhout.net/lossless/neily.html
Speed, Glue & Shinki - Eve 1971 - Japanese heavy blues - heavy in a November sense - "Stoned Out of My Mind" is maybe my favorite track - too much common blues language for my liking, but a couple songs manage to go beyond that - "Ode to the Bad People" has some cool bass work and guitar leads.
Cecil Taylor - Nefertiti, The Beautiful One has Come 1962 - missed the 3LP version for $8; wasn't happy - don't normally go for jazz that is one fit in, one foot out, but this is a great way to spend an afternoon.
Sodom - The Final Sign of Evil 2007 - wasn't aware this album existed - considering the premise, I have to give them a lot of credit - appropriate production - same old horrid, endearing playing - the faces now older are even scarier - I was always more into Obsessed by Cruelty, but I really enjoyed listening to this.
Brainbombs - Live in Oslo - remains my favorite Brainbombs' release.
Quote from: Peterson on March 12, 2012, 04:10:48 AM
Been listening to a lot of nerdy 1970s stuff; Frank Zappa, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd.
(...)
Also can't get enough SSRI! Also very crazed and '70's.
All right!! All that nerdy, weirdo, spaced/drugged out 70s stuff has been a huge influence to SSRI and Sick Seed as well. Just add King Crimson, Queen and Jethro Tull to the list and you have all my early important musical experiences there.
Extremely glad to see someone make the connection!!!!!
As for recent playlist here:
-Söldnergeist:Terror CD
-Umpio: Blind Faith and Mono Dogma tapes
-loads of CMX (Finnish band that all true underground music fans hate)
Yellow Swans - Going Places (CD)
I haven't listened to this since it came out. 2 years ago I was driving on the highway listening to the CD in the early morning, watching the sun rise over fog on the east coast Maryland, it was perfect. Listening to it again it's even better than I remember! Specifically the song Opt-Out which sounds like skyscrapers being twisted and torn down by massive tornadoes.
Quote from: Peterson on March 12, 2012, 04:10:48 AM
Tape sleeve says two tracks in about 30 minutes but it sounds like more tracks for longer.
Apparently there's some alternative one off version of this tape somewhere out there, with track titles and different mastering? :) Let me know about the volume drop your referring to since that could be a dubbing mistake form our side
Now:
Electric Wizard "black masses"- I didn't like this much when I first d/l'd it but it's sounding better now so I may order the vinyl soon.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 08, 2012, 02:56:51 AMMichael Hoenig + Manuel Gottsching - Early Water 1976 - Ash Ra/Ash Ra Tempel - slightly modern sound - really easy listen - one track at 48+ minutes, and it could have been 2-3Xs as long as far as I'm concerned.
Fantastic album.
Quote from: Peterson on March 12, 2012, 08:30:43 PM
Also, please tell me there are some EBM fans on here!!
hell yeah !
recently a lot of Digital Soundtracks by DVA
Quote from: P-K on March 13, 2012, 01:49:29 PMrecently a lot of Digital Soundtracks by DVA
well, they're the exception, aren't they?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 14, 2012, 12:12:57 AM
Quote from: P-K on March 13, 2012, 01:49:29 PMrecently a lot of Digital Soundtracks by DVA
well, they're the exception, aren't they?
Only because they're not Nitzer Ebb brand of stupid. Much like everything else 99% of it is shit, or working well within the confines of genre definition and really contributing nothing. Vomito Negro was another that transcended the definition, albums full of songs that sounded nothing alike, using many different vocal styles. Imo the best of the Belgian crop.
oh come on, there loads of solid interesting good ebm.....depending on what you're looking for....
from dark experimental shit :
http://youtu.be/ffhJ6Kyk2-E (http://youtu.be/ffhJ6Kyk2-E)
http://youtu.be/eB9rQOABbOM (http://youtu.be/eB9rQOABbOM)
http://youtu.be/ToRGBEIbmqY (http://youtu.be/ToRGBEIbmqY)
http://youtu.be/b3LVjppHZzY (http://youtu.be/b3LVjppHZzY)
http://youtu.be/JJyDCdvncCI (http://youtu.be/JJyDCdvncCI)
and the masters : http://youtu.be/LgVQ9ywr_4Y (http://youtu.be/LgVQ9ywr_4Y)
to full on dancefloor mayhem :
http://youtu.be/uxSj1Hc3toU (http://youtu.be/uxSj1Hc3toU) one for the Finland boys :-)
http://youtu.be/Iz7YjqSf23M (http://youtu.be/Iz7YjqSf23M)
http://youtu.be/0Ev6th0-_J4 (http://youtu.be/0Ev6th0-_J4)
http://youtu.be/BMTtO_y9oKo (http://youtu.be/BMTtO_y9oKo)
http://youtu.be/dhmuunOnpJo (http://youtu.be/dhmuunOnpJo)
not to forget all the weird cross-over shit like early Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated, Greater Than One, etc etc ...
http://youtu.be/i8TKY7TI8AI (http://youtu.be/i8TKY7TI8AI)
but, i mostly listen to older crap, if i listen to new ebm it's usually new material from older bands like :
http://youtu.be/M9wIsa_GnAE (http://youtu.be/M9wIsa_GnAE)
so, that's that, enjoy lol
Brethren- Savage Inequalities
SQRM- Rodeo
Black Flag- My War
Cast King- Saw Mill Man
DISGUST/GNAWED/NYODENE D/RU-486 - Split 2xC10
BIZARRE UPROAR/MANIA - charnel heap
GWAR - bloody pit of horror
Mauthausen Orchestra -- Anal Perversions LP
I compared this to the original Aquilifer Sodality tape release, and the LP sounds great! Why this was limited to 99 copies I can not understand though. Since it sold out in a few hours, any label would be insane not to do a second pressing... love the cover image, btw.
Merzbow -- Kibbutz LP
Uhhh... I hate these covers. White vinyl LP comes in a PVC sleeve with a small paper insert, no inner sleeve. The sides of these PVC sleeves always split open, mine had splits on two sides when I got it in the mail. Hell, I don't even care much for the sounds actually. One of the weaker Merz-recordings in my opinion.
+ the mono versions of Psychedelic Sounds + Easter Everywhere from the 13th Floor Elevators 10CD box.
Smoke "Sententiën"
Lutomysl "S/T"
Malepeste "S/T"
Ov "Pleasure"
Hal Hutchinson "Brutal Mechanics"
alfarmania - lvm cs.
repeater - wet works 1 and 3 cassettes
smell & quim - the jissom killers lp
deathpile/discordance - 120 days of sodom lp
michael idehall - sol cs.
Bolt Thrower - For Victory
Human Remains - Where were you when
Magrudergrind - can't remember title
Martin Bladh & Bo I Cavefors' The Island of Death (out on Freak animal now or soon, necessary for anyone into anything Bladh-related... and all others too)
Deathspell Omega - Chaining the Katechon (or how the hell it's spelled)
Trepaneringsritualen- new 10" (s2 is the best esp the final track).
Cough- "ritual abuse" & debut 2LP
Weedeater- "god luck & good speed" LP (waiting on most recent LP to show up)
DES ESSEINTES / MAGMAX s/t LP (Formosan)
Des Esseintes was Magnus Sundström's (The Protagonist) side-project for more "noisy" tracks. Side A holds three tracks and there are quite a few resemblances between the two projects of his - mainly in the kind of pompous overall feel and structure. First tracks is based around a stomping rhythm with orchestral samples and some digital noisy effects. Track three is opens more ambient but evolves into same rhythmic feel but more subdued with quite ok industrial loop. As with The Protagonist, this don't hold my attention for more than a few minutes. It all sounds a bit flat to my ears. I'm sure this would work well in a live situation for the german WGT crowd though...
Magmax then... Koji Tano's "power electronic" project. I have always avoided those releases for some reason? One long tracks starts with short punkrock-sample (wtf?) then the noise kicks in with aeroplane lift-off. Sounds to me like live-recording? This material don't differ much to MSBR in my opinion, multilayered noisy, good flowing electronics with small section of cuts. Also centered around loops that weave into and out of each other, still the material seems pretty freeform and improvised. I must say i'm pretty weak for Koji's style overall and this is no exception but i'm sure there are better works around.
Packaged in screened (I don't really see the relation between the picture and the musical content, but appearently there exists different screenprints), handstamped and then curved metal plate with insert.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on March 15, 2012, 11:25:28 PM
Trepaneringsritualen- new 10"
very much into this one right now
MAGMAX- I remember having a rel that was a LP & a 7", I think? It was in this crappy box that was paperthin & had staples in the corners. Of course, it was pretty much destroyed in shipping.
Listened to:
RADIOACTIVE VOMIT- Squamish BC Blasphemy-worship metal but considerably more over the top than usual. Also, Squamish is well-known for mountain bike trails with a "very high pucker factor"
one side of WEEDEATER's "Jason... the Dragon" LP- stupid title but very good rel. Really like the banjo songs
Trepaneringsritualen - Roi Perdu [tape]
Æther & Trepaneringsritualen - Edifice of Nine Sauvastikas [tape]
Michael Idehall - SOL [tape]
Fun In Latex - Huggy Baby - [2xtape]
Peiiste - Horns of the Altar [2xtape]
Slaughter-Fetus - Message of Hope [2xtape]
Bast - Illusions [2xtape]
V.A. - Nature Presence [2xtape]
Mckarars : right to stay bestial! cd........something different lol
Coil • The Remote Viewer • CD + minimax CD
Vatican Shadow • Kneel Before Religious Icons • LP
The Vomit Arsonist • Drown / Quelled • 7" lathe
Haare • Death Happening • 7"
Klit • Sodomy Is Birth Control • C10
Natural Assembly / Cremation Lily • Nothing, Everything Hidden • C30
Vatican Shadow / Contrepoison • The Serpent Carries Him Back Into Paradise • C10
Akitsa • Au Crépuscule De L'Espérance • C56
808state : blueprint cd especially love hammers like Nimbus, In Yer Face etc ......nice
Grain Belt - Dragline (C20, Skeleton Dust Recordings): Got this because I really liked the track on the 7" split with Faux Pas. This is the same style, but different sound. There's the metal bashing, feedback, distortion... However, the metal bashing is way lower than on the 7" and the feedback 'wriggling' is higher. All together definately not a bad tape, but by the end of the second side, it can't hold my attention anymore. Think it would have been better with some more crunchy distortion at times. Anyway, have listened it a couple of times, but will be listened to again...
The Vomit Arsonist/RU-486 - Tearing Flesh To Reveal Armor (C10, Destructive Industries): TVA sounds more Noise/Power Electronics than I'm used, maybe partly because it's a live recording, with vocals far to the back of the mix, but it's good! RU-486 doesn't do much for me... It's definately not bad, but it just doesn't seem to move me. (Same goes for the track on the split with Disgust, Gnawed and Nyodene D for example.)
Bereft - Tough Man (7", BloodLust!): Was first surprised by the packaging: just a white cover, no print at all, with an A4 page with some information (titles etc...) printed on it. Seemed strange, but seeing the 7" is a white vinyl kind of made it work for me, but of course I don't want all my 7"s to look like this... As for the music: similar style as on the "Your Messiah Will Fail" album. Don't know what else to say, but musicwise this is a very fine 7" to me.
Quote from: Ashmonger on March 18, 2012, 03:12:41 AMbut of course I don't want all my 7"s to look like this...
ha, the whole series looks like this.....and imho musically some crap too :-/ a few rare gems like the Atrax Morgue, Envenomist, ....
Fuck Money, Fuck Life Tape (Gothenburg Blood Cult)
Country Club – The Pigs Unscathed 2xTape (Steel Sadist Rebirth)
Forza Albino - Variated Perversity 2xTape (Nordisk Klub)
Forza Albino - Variated Perversity 2xTape (Nordisk Klub)
Is that NEW? Just did a trade with the vocalist for "Mot" (in transit) & told him to drop me a line when he has something new. People need to stop releasing until I get caught up...
listened to Hal Hutchinson's "Corrupted Scrap" LP earlier. Love the heaviness of side 2.
Quote from: P-K on March 18, 2012, 11:49:20 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on March 18, 2012, 03:12:41 AMbut of course I don't want all my 7"s to look like this...
ha, the whole series looks like this.....and imho musically some crap too :-/ a few rare gems like the Atrax Morgue, Envenomist, ....
Haha, didn't know! Didn't know it was part of a series... Well, that makes it a bit lame... Still I like this 7" musically.
Quote from: implicitruin on March 18, 2012, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: Matthias on March 18, 2012, 08:02:03 PM
Forza Albino - Variated Perversity 2xTape (Nordisk Klub)
Is it similar in style to the "Mot" tape?
from nk website..
"12 Copies. Limited rehearsal/outtakes tape given to friends of the band on the FA tour. Not for sale."
as for me..
Weak Sisters - Puerile Replica /GREAT RELEASE love the Bside
Encephalophonic - Chronicity Of A Disease /wasnt into this one at all. a good couple moments on the bside but that was all.
MORDANT KARMA - Profane Libido/nice "hi gain" HN
Halflings live cs/GREAT RELEASE
CAUCASIAN COLONY "H. Ukpabio"/didnt like as much as the first tape but 3rd track was really good.
V/A "Port Out, Starboard Home" 2 x c40/standouts for me (Assault Guard,Croatian Amor,Iron Pillar,Puce Mary) really perfect comp. for PI
Lasse Marhaug-the great silence......great solid noise. cheap real cd on Troniks.
Zerose cassette ....project by Maria Zerfall & Endraum.....haunting.
Omei-when all your ghosts are tired cd ...great dark noise, almost deathindustrial.
Sickness-mudlark cd ......jesus christ. he's good. fast. violent.
Alleypisser "Glemt" CS
Sewer Election "Vittra Sönder" LP
Vatican Shadow - Washington Buries al-Qaeda Leaders At Sea - Deck 1-3 (cassette) - I'd almost say that this is soothing
Behexen - By the Blessing of Satan (CD) - soo good.
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter (LP) - in my book, this LP has classic status. I've listened to it so many times, I know all these songs in and out.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 22, 2012, 05:45:07 PM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter (LP) - in my book, this LP has classic status. I've listened to it so many times, I know all these songs in and out.
Me too. This album, Taint's
Justmeat are two albums I know every second of.
Today:
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Total Slayer
Hell Awaits era worship from the UK. It sounds so much like it in the tone and angular style melodies Slayer used, you could probably trick someone into thinking these are B-sides from HA if it wasn't for the vocals which still are very reminiscent of Tom's growling, fast shouts. Slayer did this sound 4 years before these guys did and were already changing their style up to the fast as fuck stuff we would come to know them for by the time this came out (1989) so with that being said, if you like early Slayer like I do you will like this, this album is pretty fucking solid.
Forza Albino- Mot cs (such a great tape! sure hope they're planning on a new rel or an LP soon)
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 22, 2012, 06:39:48 PM
Total Slayer Hell Awaits era worship from the UK. It sounds so much like it in the tone and angular style melodies Slayer used, you could probably trick someone into thinking these are B-sides from HA if it wasn't for the vocals which still are very reminiscent of Tom's growling, fast shouts. Slayer did this sound 4 years before these guys did and were already changing their style up to the fast as fuck stuff we would come to know them for by the time this came out (1989) so with that being said, if you like early Slayer like I do you will like this, this album is pretty fucking solid.
I listened to this today because of my great reverence for Hell Awaits, and I'd never heard this album. For split seconds at a time, particularly when the double-bass drops into the mix, I got the gist of what you're saying, but musically, I had to reach for it beyond those reflexive moments. The vocalist does finish his lines like Araya, so that seems like a stronger connexion to Hell Awaits. B-sides is too forgiving. Maybe a 3rd tier bar band into Slayer would be more appropriate? I'm grateful you pointed it out. It was a fun listen.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 22, 2012, 05:45:07 PM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter (LP)
along with
Streicher - Legion St. George CD
Trait - Inspirationals CD
XE - SS Wikings CS
crude masters at their finest.
Diagram A- HUMAN X.S tape
cool band good tape. a fairly recent discovery for me but im glad I came across it.
other: neil hamburger stuff and old time texas string bands vol1 and vol 2
I've never listened to Diagram A's recorded material, but live he's really great. He's got some very interesting gear set ups.
Controlled Bleeding - Plegm Bag Spattered - CD
Incapacitants - Sec End - CD
Mauthausen Orchestra - Anal Perversion - LP
Prurient/Gasolineman - split - k7
Cracksteel - Blood Purge - k7
The New Blockaders - Antinomia II - 7" fucking jesus, ordered one copy from UK and it went lost, bought another one directly from R.Rupenus and again lost. Had to buy a third one (!!!) and finally put my hands on this masterpiece.
Quote from: kettu on March 23, 2012, 02:36:31 PM
Diagram A- HUMAN X.S tape
cool band good tape. a fairly recent discovery for me but im glad I came across it.
other: neil hamburger stuff and old time texas string bands vol1 and vol 2
i enjoy a lot his works. Check out the killer "Guts:Render" tape if you can still find it somewhere
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 23, 2012, 05:14:29 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 22, 2012, 06:39:48 PM
Total Slayer Hell Awaits era worship from the UK. It sounds so much like it in the tone and angular style melodies Slayer used, you could probably trick someone into thinking these are B-sides from HA if it wasn't for the vocals which still are very reminiscent of Tom's growling, fast shouts. Slayer did this sound 4 years before these guys did and were already changing their style up to the fast as fuck stuff we would come to know them for by the time this came out (1989) so with that being said, if you like early Slayer like I do you will like this, this album is pretty fucking solid.
I listened to this today because of my great reverence for Hell Awaits, and I'd never heard this album. For split seconds at a time, particularly when the double-bass drops into the mix, I got the gist of what you're saying, but musically, I had to reach for it beyond those reflexive moments. The vocalist does finish his lines like Araya, so that seems like a stronger connexion to Hell Awaits. B-sides is too forgiving. Maybe a 3rd tier bar band into Slayer would be more appropriate? I'm grateful you pointed it out. It was a fun listen.
Sorry for getting your hopes up. "Worship" bands are very subjective. I have heard a million suggestions for something that sounds similar to Sodom's "Obsessed by Cruelty" (one of my all time favorite records) and I have yet to find one that truly has it. I admit that out of the three Slayer albums I own (and the only ones I really like) which are Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood (and Live Undead but that doesn't count) I have listened to HA the least and when I read reviews about Anihiliated everyone said "Slayer worship" or "this is totally Hell Awaits part 2" so my opinion was colored from the get go. I will re-listen and re-evaluate.
Have you heard Suicidal Angels (fucking dumb name)? It's one of the billion "revival" bands popping up but from what I hear everyone is saying they play exactly like Slayer so maybe check them out too. I have only heard about half of one of their albums, "Sanctify the Darkness" and I would agree to an extent that the riffing, that angular type "melody" I mentioned earlier and Kings occasional frantic leads can be found here and there. I really don't like many "neo-Thrash" bands though so it might not be best to take advice from me when it comes to that.
lately been listening to
Hostage Pageant
Golden Rain - 2010
Bizarre Uproar - Viha & Kiima
Streetmeat/Respirators - Split
Streetmeat/Ashley C - Split
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 23, 2012, 10:21:10 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 23, 2012, 05:14:29 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 22, 2012, 06:39:48 PM
Total Slayer Hell Awaits era worship from the UK. It sounds so much like it in the tone and angular style melodies Slayer used, you could probably trick someone into thinking these are B-sides from HA if it wasn't for the vocals which still are very reminiscent of Tom's growling, fast shouts. Slayer did this sound 4 years before these guys did and were already changing their style up to the fast as fuck stuff we would come to know them for by the time this came out (1989) so with that being said, if you like early Slayer like I do you will like this, this album is pretty fucking solid.
I listened to this today because of my great reverence for Hell Awaits, and I'd never heard this album. For split seconds at a time, particularly when the double-bass drops into the mix, I got the gist of what you're saying, but musically, I had to reach for it beyond those reflexive moments. The vocalist does finish his lines like Araya, so that seems like a stronger connexion to Hell Awaits. B-sides is too forgiving. Maybe a 3rd tier bar band into Slayer would be more appropriate? I'm grateful you pointed it out. It was a fun listen.
Sorry for getting your hopes up. "Worship" bands are very subjective. I have heard a million suggestions for something that sounds similar to Sodom's "Obsessed by Cruelty" (one of my all time favorite records) and I have yet to find one that truly has it. I admit that out of the three Slayer albums I own (and the only ones I really like) which are Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood (and Live Undead but that doesn't count) I have listened to HA the least and when I read reviews about Anihiliated everyone said "Slayer worship" or "this is totally Hell Awaits part 2" so my opinion was colored from the get go. I will re-listen and re-evaluate.
Have you heard Suicidal Angels (fucking dumb name)? It's one of the billion "revival" bands popping up but from what I hear everyone is saying they play exactly like Slayer so maybe check them out too. I have only heard about half of one of their albums, "Sanctify the Darkness" and I would agree to an extent that the riffing, that angular type "melody" I mentioned earlier and Kings occasional frantic leads can be found here and there. I really don't like many "neo-Thrash" bands though so it might not be best to take advice from me when it comes to that.
I have not heard Suicide Angels.
Which version of Obsessed by Cruelty do you prefer? I ask because the Metal Blade mix is a mess. It sounds like everyone is playing different songs. They were always known to be inept musicians, but this album and mix is
special. I'm not knocking it. It's the one I prefer, and I'm a big ObC fan. What I don't know is if Metal Blade fixed the mix when they digitized it. I don't know what the CD versions sound like. Back then, there could be big differences between the LP and CD. Kreator's Pleasure to Kill is an album that suffered greatly when they transferred it. One of the all-time grittiest, sandy, filthiest guitar recordings, and the CD does it no justice. I'm not talking remasters here from the 90s and 2000s. The original Noise CDs are nowhere near as great as the LPs. Same goes for Reign in Blood and Hell Awaits, but Reign in Blood more. Back to ObC...I remember when I was told there was more than one mix and then hearing it. That remix didn't have nearly the spirit the other does for me. I wouldn't bother looking for another ObC if you like that Metal Blade mix. There's no possible way anyone could ape that.
Quote from: RyanWreck
Have you heard Suicidal Angels (fucking dumb name)? It's one of the billion "revival" bands popping up but from what I hear everyone is saying they play exactly like Slayer so maybe check them out too. I have only heard about half of one of their albums, "Sanctify the Darkness" and I would agree to an extent that the riffing, that angular type "melody" I mentioned earlier and Kings occasional frantic leads can be found here and there. I really don't like many "neo-Thrash" bands though so it might not be best to take advice from me when it comes to that.
I have not heard Suicide Angels.
Which version of Obsessed by Cruelty do you prefer? I ask because the Metal Blade mix is a mess. It sounds like everyone is playing different songs. They were always known to be inept musicians, but this album and mix is
special. I'm not knocking it. It's the one I prefer, and I'm a big ObC fan. What I don't know is if Metal Blade fixed the mix when they digitized it. I don't know what the CD versions sound like. Back then, there could be big differences between the LP and CD. Kreator's Pleasure to Kill is an album that suffered greatly when they transferred it. One of the all-time grittiest, sandy, filthiest guitar recordings, and the CD does it no justice. I'm not talking remasters here from the 90s and 2000s. The original Noise CDs are nowhere near as great as the LPs. Same goes for Reign in Blood and Hell Awaits, but Reign in Blood more. Back to ObC...I remember when I was told there was more than one mix and then hearing it. That remix didn't have nearly the spirit the other does for me. I wouldn't bother looking for another ObC if you like that Metal Blade mix. There's no possible way anyone could ape that.
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I have both but like you I prefer the Steamhammer (Euro) release a lot more. It has 2 extra tracks as well, can't beat that. I made a post exactly asking this questions on another forum and look at the fucking dumb responses I got:
http://www.thrashunlimited.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=12826
How can someone not tell the difference or "not care"? They are very different.
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Blue Rabbit" CD
Crucial Blast
Fuck!! Just what I hoped in SI7 whole reviewing "with extreme prejudice" CD, happens here. I mean the positive things. I recall mentioning how SJ now is at their best when they calm down into textured experimental sound with spoken vocals. When they simply reject the attempt to try to be noisy, since they can't really make it that well anymore. But THIS they can. I think easily the best SJ album since the early days! Don't expect noisy power electronics. Expect calm, yet detailed and organic dark experimental sound!
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V/A Sky Flowers & Horse Eggs CD
"And drift in dreams of other lives
And greater times... "
NORD "LSD" LP
I recall offering like 150 or something for original and it wasn't enough. I'm happy I didn't get it. Of course it was already years ago. Meanwhile, some german guy re-issued 2nd and 3rd Nord as look-a-like replica bootlegs of very nice quality. So yeah, this is very good, but not sure if 150,- good. hah. Old Japanese band of psychedelic synth / electronics. I still prefer most of their tapes and the 1st LP.
CROATIAN AMOR "The Mars Quarter" tape
Another Posh Isolation tape of muddy electronics and some musical qualities. Vintage keyboards, some vocals. Nice stuff.
DEISON "Night Sessions" CD
Haven't heard Deison's work since... ehm.. Is it late 90's? Grunt did split tape with him back in '97 and featured on Loud records comp tape earlier. Deison here operates with guitar, drone, field recordings, digital sounds and editing. At worst it has glitchy elements of pops/clicks as part of composition - like broken loops, but most of the time, this is very enjoyable and very deep and relaxing sound realms. Especially with proper speakers the bass is used with very good taste.
Sick Seed - Elephant Man (cassette) - that tasty sick seed
Le Face / Dva Damas - Split (7") - garage rock and post-punk. short but enjoyable
Cindytalk - Camouflaged Heart (CD)
Contrepoison / Vatican Shadow - Split (cassette)
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 27, 2012, 12:52:32 AM
Cindytalk - Camouflaged Heart (CD)
this is one of my favorite albums. a rock band i was in covered "Its Luxury" only song we ever got compliments on.
edit: if anyone has the Rarities CD please PM me for dub/trade/purchase anything.
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 23, 2012, 10:21:10 PM
Have you heard Suicidal Angels (fucking dumb name)? It's one of the billion "revival" bands popping up but from what I hear everyone is saying they play exactly like Slayer so maybe check them out too. I have only heard about half of one of their albums, "Sanctify the Darkness" and I would agree to an extent that the riffing, that angular type "melody" I mentioned earlier and Kings occasional frantic leads can be found here and there. I really don't like many "neo-Thrash" bands though so it might not be best to take advice from me when it comes to that.
I haven't actually heard the cds, but I've seen them live twice. And yes, Slayer is definitely the first comparison that comes to mind when you hear them.
SICK SEED - elephant man
WIKLUH SKY - a serbian film OST
Vestal Claret- bloodbath 2LP
Proclamation- 4th & final LP (only 1 sided played so far. their best & i'm glad it is their last)
Sick Seed- man & machine 7"
Sick Seed- Elephant man tape (better than the 7")
GangGreen- preschool
Quote from: Peterson on March 29, 2012, 02:06:16 AM
Hope Pekka goes more in the "Elephant Man" direction on the upcoming full-length. I like the clearer vocals and prominent rythms a whole lot. Art by Tisbor is a perfect compliment to the sound. Feedback and bass sounds are "typical Sick Seed" in my opinion, but a little more evolved sounding compared to The Great Corrupter. Great fuckin' tape!
Balls on accurate. His vocals on s1 sound a little like Con-Dom but on s2, it's his usual vocal style. I'm a fan of The Elephant Man & freaks too.
Ive been listening to the Vestal Claret 2LP alot & Coma Detox/Mania split (almost have everything together to send to Finland 'soon').
Been waiting forever for some new Coma Detox stuff to come out. Glad to hear something is on the horizon.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 26, 2012, 05:39:00 PMNORD I still prefer most of their tapes and the 1st LP.
How many tapes did Nord do? I've got a download of something simply called "Nord 1", mushy Industrial, the fourth, longest track called "Utopie" being the best.
Will Over Matter - Lust For Knowledge CD
Svensk Postpunk 2xCD
Incapacitants - Walk Home 7"
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 30, 2012, 04:50:38 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 26, 2012, 05:39:00 PMNORD I still prefer most of their tapes and the 1st LP.
How many tapes did Nord do? I've got a download of something simply called "Nord 1", mushy Industrial, the fourth, longest track called "Utopie" being the best.
Hard to say. LSD records appears to have done some ultra rare tapes long ago. Much more easier to get is "Live Materials 1980-1993" on Vanilla. It's good stuff. Could be compared to Electronic Initiation CD, which is very essential! Even if ltd 300 done back in 1999, you can find 2nd hand copies for cheap price. I strongly recommend that cd.
My recent playlist included for example:
SOL INVICTUS "Killing Tide" CD re-issue
the bonus stuff (live) is quite unnecessary, just adding more length to already long piece. Very good, some of their best?
SOL INVICTUS "Against Modern World" CD re-issue
uh, such a post-punk wank, I can't really get into it.
Death In June "The Rule Of Thirds" CD
uhh.. what a bore! I have this love-hate thing about DiJ. Something I'd kind of want to like, and end up buying some stuff, and then sell them away. There is very little DiJ what can really grab your attention and keep it. 2007 DiJ is lazy, lame and routine job. Same guitar sound, same vocal sound, same arrangement, same rhythms, same compositions, same chords,... Nice photos and poetry can work simply as book. Listening CD (or expensive 2x10") appears to be utterly useless.
V/A US BESTIAL FORCES 3xCD
Yesterday was assaulted by high fever, and was laying down on sofa, near 39*C with doing nothing but listening this comp. Not looking who was playing, just trying to approach it with pure mind, without pre-infected ideas about each performers works. I will have to give it more time. At this point mixed feelings. A lot of good things, but a lot of samey.
Quote from: Matthias on March 30, 2012, 11:32:57 AM
Svensk Postpunk 2xCD
Interested. Any more info on that - who are on it, who released it, is it any good?
Quote from: ARKHE on March 30, 2012, 01:00:52 PM
Quote from: Matthias on March 30, 2012, 11:32:57 AM
Svensk Postpunk 2xCD
Interested. Any more info on that - who are on it, who released it, is it any good?
Reading the track listing, I'd say it's 95% rubbish. Maybe Matthias wouldn't agree with that.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Svensk-Postpunk/release/1649583
Well I wouldn't say 95% rubbish, but I really wouldn't say it's a good compilation either. Some of the highlights you heard before (Garbochock, Brända Barn, Cortex etc). If interested in swedish postpunk, I would recommend the compilation Ny Våg 78-82 insted even though many of the same tracks are on both compilations.
War - "At War For Youth" - War is at the top of the food chain as far as this neo-synth pop/post-punk style of music is concerned, sitting right up there with Countrepoison. Melodic shapes and leads punctuate hissing, droning pads all backed up by driving rhythms. The instrumental track "Kains Maerke" is one of the better War tracks and the two others it is sandwiched between are great as well.
Crown of Cerberus - "Strength" - Like the other CoC tapes this one is another masterpiece of lengthy tape loops that are used in a more orchestral and delicate way than other Noise/PE artists use them. As a whole this tape is very atmospheric. That is basically what this projects rests on, atmosphere. The tape titled Salome which came not too long after this one is really good as well and I reviewed it at the Pure Stench (it goes into greater detail as to what CoC sounds like, at least to these ears) for anyone interested: http://purestench.blogspot.com/2012/02/crown-of-cerberus-salome.html
TIED TO AN ABUSE - really great compilation by Nil by mouth!
PANIC ATTACK - [GX Jupitter-Larsen, White Walls, Torturing Nurse, The Haters]
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 30, 2012, 11:59:44 AM
Death In June "The Rule Of Thirds" CD
uhh.. what a bore! I have this love-hate thing about DiJ. Something I'd kind of want to like, and end up buying some stuff, and then sell them away. There is very little DiJ what can really grab your attention and keep it. 2007 DiJ is lazy, lame and routine job. Same guitar sound, same vocal sound, same arrangement, same rhythms, same compositions, same chords,... Nice photos and poetry can work simply as book. Listening CD (or expensive 2x10") appears to be utterly useless.
That CD has been grown on me during last months but definitely you are right: great lyrics but the rest is all the same... I really miss some keyboards on that record, songs remained a bit bared. DIJ releases have not been what used to be since Douglas P appears in all the covers, losing the force of past covers, beautiful and simbolic...
Apart from that, listening old CMI releases.
Weedeater "jason...the dragon" LP
Mania/Hal Hutchinson collab- this will go to the UK soon. He hasn't heard it all yet- cpl x I tried to upload it, fuckers
just seem to stall out. Not sure if it's their problem or I'm impatient.
Wolf Eyes- Dread
Grunt- Terror and Degeneration
IRM- Oedipus Dethroned
Whitehouse- Dedicated to Peter Kurten
Vampire Weekend- S/T
jason lescalleet - electronic music
slayer - show no mercy
skin area - rothko field
trepaneringsritualen - deathward, to the womb
premature ejaculation - dead whorse riddles
voice crack - infra red
kim phuc - copsucker lp
great 90's style noise rock in the vein of most amrep bands. highly recommended for fans of the style.
eric lunde - neither lot nor sums cs.
my first exposure to the guy, so i'm not sure what he (or boy dirt car for that matter) usually sounds like. blew my mind. awesome power electronics. cool vocals.
the rita - vice baron cs.
also my first exposure. is this a joke project? i expected much more based on the fanbase. it's just a slow moving, unchanging, crumbly wall of barely there static and farts. it claims to be sourced from audio from prohibition era prostitute changing rooms but you would never know whether it was or not. an extremely boring listen. sorry to the fans and the artist, but i'll never understand the hype.
repeater - beyond any hope cs.
fantastic newer project of nicely varied heavy electronics. nice and loud. every release i've heard has been good. definitely check it out.
sewer goddess/mourner - in the cold of the stabbing doldrums 10"
the first track on the SG side is martial industrial with a strong swans vibe. pretty good, but i may prefer the older death industrial/pe SG style. second one has a sort of slow, plodding industrial metal feel. think malformed earthborn maybe? again, not bad. i just like the older stuff more.
mourner, on the the other hand, was a very pleasant surprise. doomy/noisy/metal with a very atmospheric and gloomy sound that reminds me very much of 90's era today is the day.
even though it is a bit expensive, this split is worth having. the packaging is nice, aside from the insert that doesnt fit in the sleeve and sticks an inch out of the top.
everything I listened to today in order
Stars of the Lid - The Tired Sounds of... 3LP
First time I ever made it through beginning to end in one sitting. Good for laying around hungover/burnt-out on Sunday morning recovering from weekend's excesses.
Dieter Müh - Aakal 7"
more drone good, both sides are great
Bereft - Tough Man 7"
B-side track "Religious Leaders" is much more interesting. Menacing atmosphere that builds
Josh Lay - Worm Terrain tape
more drone - Side A has very sickly atmosphere and uneasy feeling. Plenty of movement, doesn't get boring. Side B is kinda forgettable though, unfortunately.
Empiric - Familiar tape
Apparently I'm craving drone today. Nice new one from Crown Tapes.
Celestial Indifference - Refuse to Shine tape
Interesting mix, lofi with an emphasis on the high end and overall kind of quiet and murky, like you were hearing this coming from down a long tunnel or cave (not a huge reverb/echo though). Despite this "quiet" mix, it's still a shrieking whirlwind and as side one (blue side) winds down some low end throbs come to the surface. The other side (red) is more of the same, with what sounds like a churning cyclone recorded inside a big empty elevator shaft. There is also a constant high frequency tone which was also present on side one (I wonder if this was intentional or a dubbing error?). Didn't this label have issues with high pitch tones sneaking onto other releases as well? Anyway, overall an ok tape, just maybe a little too long at c20 for what is basically one track spread over two sides.
Crank Sturgeon - Mashacoustic CDr
I ordered an assortment of his homemade contact mics and he included this CD in the package. This guy is a master of broken sputtering electronics and junk noise, but for some reason doesn't seem to attract much attention or respect for his releases (there are a ton). Maybe it's the wild & absurd live performances that keep some people away or just the overall goofy feeling, but most of what I've heard from him is worth the listen. This CD is a great showcase of the different kind of compositions that CS is capable of: balls-to-the-wall spastic harshness and vocal retardation with backpack guitar freakouts, but also some restrained and sophisticated sound explorations. Opens with a great nonsense word-salad story and last track is a live recording
Burried Machine - Aoral Portion tape
Heavy tape manipulation of what sounds like people fucking or wrestling in a rowboat. Creates a very physical and disorienting vibe. Initially sounds like it is based on long rough loops but I'm not sure that's the case. An ominous, wavering synth tone slithers its way underneath the tape abuse, which itself is getting sharper and more abrupt. The fucking/wrestling cutup continues with interspersed vocal grunting & heavy breathing and eventually a focus on massive tape fuckery of (cartoonish) laughing. Side B is more obvious tape looping going on and overall less busy and more focused than side A. Once again another quality release by Lust Vessel.
Really looking forward to this next week, got a lot of new purchases coming in the mail. New F&V tapes, new issue of SI and new Sick Seed tape, Posh Isolation 2xTape comp, new Mgla LP. I've been spending way too much $$$ on releases lately, heh.
Quote from: Peterson on April 03, 2012, 03:20:17 AM
OK...time for a giant post of everything I've digested recently up until today.
Klit "Sodomy Is Birth Control" C10 Danvers State Recordings
First impression: is this a joke? Second impression: this had better be a joke. Easily one of the worst tapes I've ever heard (it's no wonder why the guy sold it to me for $1 including shipping). This is just two (apparently live...who would enjoy seeing this crap live?) tracks of really strange, wavy syth drones layered on top of each other with some weird samples of voices and some junk metal. I would normally think that this sort of thing is unreleasable/unlistenable but I'd imagine the person behind this project is probably a personal friend of the label owner who asked for some sort of favor.
Klit is a joke.
Been listening to days worth of Grunt old stuff.
There's in process utterly absurd re-issue plan for Industrial Recollections and been going through all 90's tapes and unreleased materials of this era, but also as addition rotated some of the vinyls like Grunt/Aube 10", Grunt/Richard Ramirez LP, etc... to compare qualities and styles. Been actually the most excited about late 94 to mid 95 material. News later.
Then:
SLOGUN "Visit / Revisit" 2xCD
Good sounds, I think vocals - even if crucial element of Slogun - could be turned down a bit for favor of increasing details of noise backgrounds. Good stuff, but the same vocal delivery will make songs sound closer to eachother than they should.
MERZBOW "Kibbuz" LP
Nice! I was expecting it could suck, but no. It is Masami & Mizutani duo works, most often more free music, yet fierce and primal force! Minimal = nonexistent packaging.
GNAW THEIR TONGUES / COREPHALISM 10"
heavy duty cinematic contemporary industrial-sound. GTT is just about same as I always though they are. CP is harder, yet digital smooth synth tones is something I keep growing out further and further. Not bad, but very common modern material.
HAARE "Rautapilvi" 12"
one sider 100 copies... Lucky hunting!! Total drone music from Finnish martial-arts shaman. Minimalistic, yet the Circle related source sounds are VERY tasty and distinctive. Not so muddy as I expected, but really nice!
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN "deathward to the womb" 10"
Pure enjoyment!! Suffocating sound, throb of synths, vocals, gloomy atmospheres, ritualistic wibes. Sounds "old", but not retarded retro style imitating someone. Hoping to re-stock soon ...and strongly recommended !
Quote from: Peterson on April 03, 2012, 03:20:17 AM
Klit "Sodomy Is Birth Control" C10 Danvers State Recordings
First impression: is this a joke? Second impression: this had better be a joke. Easily one of the worst tapes I've ever heard (it's no wonder why the guy sold it to me for $1 including shipping). This is just two (apparently live...who would enjoy seeing this crap live?) tracks of really strange, wavy syth drones layered on top of each other with some weird samples of voices and some junk metal. I would normally think that this sort of thing is unreleasable/unlistenable but I'd imagine the person behind this project is probably a personal friend of the label owner who asked for some sort of favor.
the tracks aren't live, the tape was released for the first (and only) KLIT performance.
Been listening to music all day, probably went through like 20 tapes already. I'll talk about the ones that stick out the most I suppose...
Crown of Cerberus - "Salome" which I reviewed on the Stench so I won't talk about it anymore here.
Custodian – "Faults In The Structure" fucking good, one of my favorite from him. I have refereed to this as anxiety attack put to tape and I still feel that way. It shifts around a lot, a very quick cassette with lots of pedal work and mid-range tones sweeping back and forth and getting cut up and put back together and cut up again. Very high recommendation on that one but I lost the fucking J-card ugh!
Concrete Mascara - "The Answer In The Ashes", this one is actually better than the F&V tape which was a really good tape in my opinion, so I guess that makes this one really, really good. If you know what CM sounds like you will have a good general idea of what to expect; 8 tracks that build themselves up slowly, good vocals and a clinical feel but not "clean" really, still fairly raw sounding but you can hear everything, the sounds aren't blurry or buried in tape hiss, they remain clear.
Wince - "Wince" I've probably listened to this over 50 times since I received it last year. Wince is kind of my go-to if I am in the mood for some good, pure, Harsh Noise with no Industrial or P.E. crossover. I like how each track is just a bit more low-end as the tape goes on. Like the first track utilizes the high-end a lot, feedback and screech all over the place and the last track on side b is more of a low, thick crunch with tiny pieces of something happening in the background. Very well executed tape and stands the test of time.
F E Denning - "Echoes of Sumeria" - this is still one of my favorites from this year so far. Side A is a low end drone and some distortion that sounds like the ocean and slowly, to the forefront, delicate and melodic piano passages come through. Side B is looped, somewhat repetitious noise that is kind of harsh, blown out and raw recording style, yet it remains elegant and delicate the piano on this side is a bit more buried and harder to pick up on due to the effects and whereas Side A used the noise and drones as an undercurrent Side B seems to savor them more and keep the melody down, but it is there.
Anna Själv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara
Joakim Skogsberg - Jola Rota
Two swedish gems I've never really checked out until now. Tussilago Fanfara has been described as the only swedish krautrock album ever made, and being from 1977 I think this stands up fairly well side by side with some of the german classics from that era actually. Very, very good kosmische music, which never really "rocks out" but relies more on subtle shiftings and atmosphere. Some guitar but mostly just synthesizers. Almost a spooky feeling to the overall sound, spacey yet down to earth. Jola Rota by Skogsberg, from 1971, is something completely different. Weirdo folk music with plenty of vocal humming. Hard to describe really, but very intriguing stuff. I guess I'll have to stick with mp3s of both, but I think Jola Rota was reissued on cd by a japanese label a couple of years ago.
Quote from: Matthias on April 04, 2012, 11:36:43 AM
Anna Själv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara
Joakim Skogsberg - Jola Rota
Two swedish gems I've never really checked out until now. Tussilago Fanfara has been described as the only swedish krautrock album ever made, and being from 1977 I think this stands up fairly well side by side with some of the german classics from that era actually. Very, very good kosmische music, which never really "rocks out" but relies more on subtle shiftings and atmosphere. Some guitar but mostly just synthesizers. Almost a spooky feeling to the overall sound, spacey yet down to earth. Jola Rota by Skogsberg, from 1971, is something completely different. Weirdo folk music with plenty of vocal humming. Hard to describe really, but very intriguing stuff. I guess I'll have to stick with mp3s of both, but I think Jola Rota was reissued on cd by a japanese label a couple of years ago.
Thanks for that. I love "krautrock" (especialy freak folk) music from Scandinavian countries. Several years ago I discovered such groups like: Furekaaben or Föreningen Til Livets Beskyttelse (both from Denmark). Very great bands, as all scene in this country then. I must check mentioned artists from Sweden...
Bo Törnros - Evighet: Det är ett rike på andra sidan tiden (Coniunction)
Minimal but moody & atmoshperic industrial built around simple rythms, droning bass and discreet mid- and high textures. Very monotonous but keeps up the interest with subtle changes and small clashes in rythm and pulse between the different sounds. The B-side is my favorite, it almost sounds like dark, extremely minimalistic psych-rock, reminiscent of the Hellvete tape on Abisko, or perhaps a much more minimal version of later, gothic style Street Drinkers. The tape is a bit short but the song lengths are pretty perfect, especially the B-side, such a hit single haha.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 03, 2012, 09:59:31 AM
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN "deathward to the womb" 10"
Pure enjoyment!! Suffocating sound, throb of synths, vocals, gloomy atmospheres, ritualistic wibes. Sounds "old", but not retarded retro style imitating someone. Hoping to re-stock soon ...and strongly recommended !
I have very high expectations on these
diSEMBOWELMENT 3xlp ......from slow doom to no-nonsense death , nice!
Listening to these gems right now:
Megaptera – The Curse Of The Scarecrow
Steel Hook Prostheses – Light Reflected From A Cold Cutting Table
Bagman – Pan Sadean Discord
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on April 04, 2012, 12:44:15 PM
Quote from: Matthias on April 04, 2012, 11:36:43 AM
Anna Själv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara
Joakim Skogsberg - Jola Rota
Two swedish gems I've never really checked out until now. Tussilago Fanfara has been described as the only swedish krautrock album ever made, and being from 1977 I think this stands up fairly well side by side with some of the german classics from that era actually. Very, very good kosmische music, which never really "rocks out" but relies more on subtle shiftings and atmosphere. Some guitar but mostly just synthesizers. Almost a spooky feeling to the overall sound, spacey yet down to earth. Jola Rota by Skogsberg, from 1971, is something completely different. Weirdo folk music with plenty of vocal humming. Hard to describe really, but very intriguing stuff. I guess I'll have to stick with mp3s of both, but I think Jola Rota was reissued on cd by a japanese label a couple of years ago.
Thanks for that. I love "krautrock" (especialy freak folk) music from Scandinavian countries. Several years ago I discovered such groups like: Furekaaben or Föreningen Til Livets Beskyttelse (both from Denmark). Very great bands, as all scene in this country then. I must check mentioned artists from Sweden...
All tracks from Anna Själv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara is uploaded on Youtube. Beside this Lp, they also apeared on a compilation Lp. To bad Silence records hasn't re-released this Lp on Cd.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 03, 2012, 09:59:31 AM
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN "deathward to the womb" 10"
Pure enjoyment!! Suffocating sound, throb of synths, vocals, gloomy atmospheres, ritualistic wibes. Sounds "old", but not retarded retro style imitating someone. Hoping to re-stock soon ...and strongly recommended !
I have very high expectations on these
seems no one has said one negative thing about this release.
Wasn't a huge fan of that Streetcleaner (I got the download from his site, in the link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHjeROjqlYA ). It's a lot like Control, later Deathpile and some other early 00's American style contemporary PE which I can't really get into.
Today:
Hal Hutchinson - Taste of Iron - This type of junk worshipping metal abuse never gets old for me. In recent times this tape along with the "Sonno Ferrum" compilation take the award for most spins in my cassette player. The latest Pogrom LP's alternating tracks of clean junk abuse are outstanding as well and I'm working on a proper review for the Stench on that so I won't go into it here. But Hal, at least here, isn't as violent as what a lot of the other great artists of junk/metal are doing (for example Mania or Coma Detox) where material expresses a lot of violence and sometimes a loss of the senses, this feels more methodical and clinical even when a lot is going on it still feels like it has more of a specific course that it is set out on than just awesome sheer brutality. I don't think there is any effects or production "tweaks" used here, just pure, concrete, acoustics. It is almost relaxing.
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 04, 2012, 08:04:57 AM
Custodian – "Faults In The Structure" fucking good, one of my favorite from him. I have refereed to this as anxiety attack put to tape and I still feel that way. It shifts around a lot, a very quick cassette with lots of pedal work and mid-range tones sweeping back and forth and getting cut up and put back together and cut up again. Very high recommendation on that one but I lost the fucking J-card ugh!
Best part is, is that Jon uses 1 or 2 pedals at the most.
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 05, 2012, 03:47:10 AM
In recent times this tape along with the "Sonno Ferrum" compilation take the award for most spins in my cassette player.
I wanted to make a live thing available on bandcamp but the file is too big. everyone exept the lone star guy was included.
Mörkermännen 2xcdr......did some great stuff !
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 05, 2012, 03:47:10 AM
Hal Hutchinson - Taste of Iron - .... It is almost relaxing.
agreed 100%. the first time i listened to it, i was driving down new england back roads in the middle of the night.. it was almost soothing.
Quote from: Peterson on April 05, 2012, 09:05:32 PM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on April 05, 2012, 05:09:45 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 04, 2012, 08:04:57 AM
Custodian – "Faults In The Structure" fucking good, one of my favorite from him. I have refereed to this as anxiety attack put to tape and I still feel that way. It shifts around a lot, a very quick cassette with lots of pedal work and mid-range tones sweeping back and forth and getting cut up and put back together and cut up again. Very high recommendation on that one but I lost the fucking J-card ugh!
Best part is, is that Jon uses 1 or 2 pedals at the most.
Same here.
But can your whole setup fit in a small backpack?
That's the real beauty of Custodian.
Magma - Köhntarkösz
Not sure how many on this forum know/like Magma... it's hard to explain what sort of music they play. Some kind of weird mix of prog rock, Carl Orff and several other influences... The first part of Köhntarkösz is some of the most desolate music I've ever heard.
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Quote from: acsenger on April 06, 2012, 05:38:23 AM
Magma - Köhntarkösz
Not sure how many on this forum know/like Magma... it's hard to explain what sort of music they play. Some kind of weird mix of prog rock, Carl Orff and several other influences... The first part of Köhntarkösz is some of the most desolate music I've ever heard.
Magma are great! Most of their records are worth checking out, especially the Köhntarkösz trilogy. I'm still kicking myself for not buying a copy of their limited edition Studio Zund box set whilst it was available - a record shop in a nearby city was selling them brand new for £40 at one point! Now it sells for about 5 times that, ack...
Basically Magma is really good at times, but I just have really hard time digesting some of the vocals.
Another Magma influenced band which I worship was Ur Kaos from Sweden. Their sound is rawer, more punky and more 'industrial', more hypnotic and I guess somewhat darker, but with clear Magma/Zeuhl influences, maybe a hint of Univers Zero there as well. Their S/T debut is a good place to start if interested.
Nyrkki & Kyrpä III
US Bestial Forces
both great. i fucking LOVE the S.T.A.B. Electronics track "feminist kneejerk reaction" on N&KIII.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on April 05, 2012, 05:09:45 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 04, 2012, 08:04:57 AM
Custodian – "Faults In The Structure" fucking good, one of my favorite from him. I have refereed to this as anxiety attack put to tape and I still feel that way. It shifts around a lot, a very quick cassette with lots of pedal work and mid-range tones sweeping back and forth and getting cut up and put back together and cut up again. Very high recommendation on that one but I lost the fucking J-card ugh!
Best part is, is that Jon uses 1 or 2 pedals at the most.
I didn't expect a ton of pedals (I didn't think he only had 1 or 2 on that tape though! I picture a pedal board with like 5-6) because it doesn't sound like there is a whole lot of variation in the sounds themselves, but it feels like he uses the pedals he does have, a lot on that tape. But I did not expect just 1 or 2, I was thinking like a pedal board of like 5.
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That's the real beauty of Custodian.
For me the beauty is in the way he seems to work around one type of sound in a hundred different ways in one track without sounding dumb or artsy/progressive or being shoved into the stupid "cut-up" category. Custodian, to me, is one of the best Harsh Noise artists active right now next to Wince.
Gonna pop the split with Mania in since I have never really listened in depth to his side.
Quote from: andy vomit on April 06, 2012, 06:24:54 PM
Nyrkki & Kyrpä III
both great. i fucking LOVE the S.T.A.B. Electronics track "feminist kneejerk reaction" on N&KIII.
i was pretty happy with how that comp came out. good number of projects i havent heard before but still amazing!
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 06, 2012, 07:37:18 PM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on April 05, 2012, 05:09:45 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 04, 2012, 08:04:57 AM
Custodian – "Faults In The Structure" fucking good, one of my favorite from him. I have refereed to this as anxiety attack put to tape and I still feel that way. It shifts around a lot, a very quick cassette with lots of pedal work and mid-range tones sweeping back and forth and getting cut up and put back together and cut up again. Very high recommendation on that one but I lost the fucking J-card ugh!
Best part is, is that Jon uses 1 or 2 pedals at the most.
I didn't expect a ton of pedals (I didn't think he only had 1 or 2 on that tape though! I picture a pedal board with like 5-6) because it doesn't sound like there is a whole lot of variation in the sounds themselves, but it feels like he uses the pedals he does have, a lot on that tape. But I did not expect just 1 or 2, I was thinking like a pedal board of like 5.
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That's the real beauty of Custodian.
For me the beauty is in the way he seems to work around one type of sound in a hundred different ways in one track without sounding dumb or artsy/progressive or being shoved into the stupid "cut-up" category. Custodian, to me, is one of the best Harsh Noise artists active right now next to Wince.
Gonna pop the split with Mania in since I have never really listened in depth to his side.
He has 1-2 pedals in general, the shaker, and a mixer (sometimes)? I don't know what his current rig is, but last I checked thats how he was rocking out.
I agree with you on that and thats what I meant. He has like 4 items in his rig and he does 1000000000000000 different things. Its incredible, especially from a live perspective. Same thing goes for performing along side with him as well.
Also, wait until the Disgust 7" drops.......Jon does industrial loops, as well as excellent harsh noise......and he does vocals on the B side which slay.
And Oskar has been killing it for some time. "Ass" is a perfect No Coast Harsh Noise release!
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on April 06, 2012, 08:48:45 PM
And Oskar has been killing it for some time. "Ass" is a perfect No Coast Harsh Noise release!
I always thought that the stuff prior to him starting WCN,
Vasovagal Syncope and on, were more "Wall" oriented? I have
Buried Rage somewhere but can't remember what it sounded like but I do remember that I didn't really like it, which is probably why I don't know where it's at.
Speaking of the No Coast style, anyone know if
Male Compliments is still active or was just a one time deal?
Quote from: Peterson on April 06, 2012, 08:55:59 PM
Yes, my setup easily fits in my backpack. The whole point of Repeater is to do as many variations on analog noise as possible with small setup. Tiny synth, two pedals, sometimes three, into FX mod, then into 4-channel mixer, out to amp and/or tape deck. I'm not saying I am better than or even as good as Custodian. Just that we are similar and that's why I like his stuff.
That is badass! Into small setups myself. Kudos to you sir!
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 06, 2012, 11:34:24 PM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on April 06, 2012, 08:48:45 PM
And Oskar has been killing it for some time. "Ass" is a perfect No Coast Harsh Noise release!
I always thought that the stuff prior to him starting WCN, Vasovagal Syncope and on, were more "Wall" oriented? I have Buried Rage somewhere but can't remember what it sounded like but I do remember that I didn't really like it, which is probably why I don't know where it's at.
Speaking of the No Coast style, anyone know if Male Compliments is still active or was just a one time deal?
Some of Oskar's earlier stuff is more wallish, BUT "Ass" is simply amazing. Ugly, ugly, ugly. The feedback that starts off the B side is outrageous. Not only that but the packaging was/is brilliant.
Male Compliments cassette is supposed to be reissued on Trash Ritual, with a B side of some new material.
KLEISTWAHR "Myth" and "Arsonicide" LP's
Great stuff. Arsonicide is more like Ramleh type, with delay effect, vocals and raw feedback noise. "Myth" is more instrumental. Raw feedback/electronic, delay pedal overdose. All appears simple live recordings and especially on Arsonicide it appears to be like "2 track" recording. One channel has different things than the other. Basically often one with vocals/feedback, other with noise.
Two more of these goodies coming! No complaints of full Broken Flag re-issues on LP !
If gear can't find into a small tool bag or backpack, then I won't use it.
NP:
DIOCLETIAN war of all against all LP- for what they do, they do it the best.
Yea, I'm in search of Chaude-Pisse too, as well as Nerves. So if anyone has an extra after contacting Mack first then let me know.
I have Buried Rage somewhere. If I can find it I will sell it or trade it if anyone is interested.
Custodian's track on US BESTIAL FORCES is pretty good despite a sort of annoying loop that sounds like a woman? And the way it ends. Great vocal-sounding noise makes it for me.
Custodian did a pretty good collab track with my sources that I hope he uses on something one of these days...
Portion Control- I Staggered Mentally
Portion Control- Simulate Sensual
Quote from: RyanWreck on April 09, 2012, 10:32:09 PM
Yea, I'm in search of Chaude-Pisse too, as well as Nerves.
Pretty sure Nerves is still available from the label.
Currently listening to:
Nightmares (Jonathan Canady) 7"
Siege - "Drop Dead" LP
Slogun - "Bloody Roots" CD
Slogun / Sickness "Always Numb" CD
Unsane - 'Wreck' LP
Hydra - 'Anal Test' 7"
Hydra - 'Power' CD
Final Solution - "Do As You're Told" 7"
Final Solution - "Rape Session" 7"
Tangerine Dream - 'Early Years" CD compilation
Death Squad - "Fucked In The USA" Mini CD
Cult of Youth- s/t lp
Di6- but what ends when the symbols shatter?
new order- low-life
cocteau twins- treasure
depeche mode- violator
Piss Horn - hatred mountain
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth - Escape from NY Soundtrack (CD)
So good. That old school synth sound. Also there's cowbell on a lot of the tracks!
Arkhe - It Is the Curse of Dimensionality (Cassette)
Not too far removed from Pestdemon. Very organic tracks which evolve nicely. Can't wait for the next release
Bizarre Uproar - Viha & Kiima (LP)
This is growing on me more and more.
Meshuggah - Koloss (CD)
This has been spending a lot of time in my CD player. Not the best Meshuggah release but really solid. A lot of slower, sludgier songs. If you still listen to Meshuggah I'd recommend checking this out. The drumming is really fantastic on this album.
Prurient & Nicole 12 - Love & Romance (LP)
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 11, 2012, 03:09:25 AM
Prurient & Nicole 12 - Love & Romance (LP)
Some of the best material from both projects. I miss the old Prurient. N12 outro is priceless
CROWD CONTROL "s/t" 7"
ZOM "s/t" Cassette
STAB ELECTRONICS "The Non Alliant II" LP
PRODEATH / SILENT ABUSE / BIZARRE UPROAR "Live" Cassette
PRODEATH "Demo #1" Cassette
REPULSION "Horrified" LP
WINTER "Into Darkness" LP
CODE OF SILENCE "s/t" Cassette
BREATHING PROBLEM "Kimberly" Cassette
BREATHING PROBLEM "Persian Brown" Cassette
GOATMOON "Death Before Dishonour" CD
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 11, 2012, 03:09:25 AM
Bizarre Uproar - Viha & Kiima (LP)
This is growing on me more and more.
This one took a bit for me too. I love it now with the exception of one track on there, I don't remember which but it is pretty much a wall of mid-range for like 8 minutes.
Listening to the Mortuary tape I scored a few weeks back. It's fucking great, just the type of early Death Metal I love. A definite Thrash influence, no groove crap, rhythm based and fast. I generally prefer rasp early Black Metal vocals or shouted Thrash/Crossover type vocals way more than guttural. I can name the bands who have good guttural vocals on one hand, and Mortuary is definitely on that hand. As a side note I don't consider bands like Possessed, Death (at least the early stuff that I like) or Pestilence as really being "guttural" like we see on this album or a lot of the more brutal Death Metal of its time. Vocally these guys do as good as Obituary on their best album, "Slowly We Rot" or Bolt Thrower on any of their amazing albums.
Best tracks on the Mortuary album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilxt-XXsnzE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hESIFGgq63k
Chromatics - Kill For Love CD (IDIB)
Ride For Revenge - Under The Eye Tape (Kvlt)
One Dark Eye - Manic Depression CD (Ljud & Bild)
Quote from: Matthias on April 13, 2012, 12:11:43 PM
Ride For Revenge - Under The Eye Tape (Kvlt)
just received the lp, f'n great imho
Källarbarnen - s/t (GBC) Not my favourite release by Källarbarnen but still very good.
VA - Port Out, Starboard Home (Posh Isolation) Been playing this alot the last couple of weeks. Really enjoyed Caucasian Colony ft. Amphetamine Logic, Forza Albino, Puce Mary and Olymphia.
Mgła – With Hearts Toward None LP
Outstanding. THIS is the album I was hoping for 3-4 years ago when Groza came out. I gave that album several chances but it's always been a disappointment; after some amazing EPs, they went and changed style and released a bloodless debut. When With Hearts Toward None was announced I was curious, as I'm still a huge fan of all the stuff before Groza, and when the song sample was made available my interest really shot up. I knew this album would be good, but ohhhh goddamn it's fucking incredible! These songs just hammer away with that same feverish & ecstatic delivery/tempo that's present in the pre-Groza material. This guy is a master at creating a certain frantic, euphoric feeling where if feels as if things are right at the breaking point, but then holds that sensation and draws it out over the course of the song. The guitarwork here is really impressive, the weaving of riffs in certain spots is so good that I got goosebumps and it's been a while since I've had that feeling while listening to music. It's been quite a few years since a new black metal release got me this excited. I mean, the 12" mLP and two 7"s are great and I hold them in high regard, but this album is on another level.
drinking with a friend tonight... some of these played:
Immolation - Here In After
Gorguts - From Wisdom To Hate
Macronympha - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Arson Project -whatever
some Residents
Funeral Mist - Salvation
MK9 - 3" cd
KOEFF - 3" cd on Unrest whatever it's called
Silentist
Heinz Hopf
fuck yes
Quote from: ARKHE on April 14, 2012, 01:10:30 AM
Funeral Mist - Salvation
fuck yes
Awesome to see someone else mentioning this cd. I'll never forget listening to it for the first time and it blew me away. Some of the best vocals ive ever heard in black metal. Shame the follow up was utter shit.
Le Syndicat : maximalist cd......on the shelf for a long time, never really 'got it'....now i quite like it. hypnotic minimalist techno. very similar tracks lol....
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on April 14, 2012, 05:39:51 AM
Quote from: ARKHE on April 14, 2012, 01:10:30 AM
Funeral Mist - Salvation
fuck yes
Awesome to see someone else mentioning this cd. I'll never forget listening to it for the first time and it blew me away. Some of the best vocals ive ever heard in black metal. Shame the follow up was utter shit.
It's insane, that's what it is. Next to late Armagedda and early Bathory the best BM this bloody country has summoned.
Yeah, "Salvation" is insane. Love the artwork. I like the follow-up but miss the vocals are missing the intensity of "Salvation". It has great art too.
V/A - Port Out, Starboard Home 2x tape comp
Concrete Mascara - The Answer In The Ashes tape
Code of Silence tape
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement tape <----I forgot how good this one is
Quote from: Si Clark on April 13, 2012, 02:43:27 PM
Code of Silence - Untitled (Filth & Violence)
I have been listening to this tape a lot over the last couple of days. Really impressive noise with vocals that are quite buried beneath the filth but are still a welcome addition. A lot going on and most importantly it's interesting throughout. A short tape at about 14 minutes but definitely worth getting. Has anyone else heard this yet?
Ya 14 minute playtime may scare some people away from purchasing but it's a solid 14 minutes. It sounds like "older" Bizarre Uproar but instead of PE vocals it has vocal sounds that have been looped/delayed, down pitch-shifted, and buried in the mix.
As far as Funeral Mist...yes Salvation is great of course, but I don't think Maranatha is nearly as bad as most seem to think. There was a weird backlash at the time it came out, probably a reaction to all the hype (he had recently joined Marduk as well, so was getting a lot of attention). It is lacking something though, compared to Salvation. There's something special about that one that they won't be able to replicate.
Today:
Whitehouse - "Total Sex"
Organum - "Volume One" compilation CD (Robot Records)
plus various Arv & Miljö tracks available online (http://arvmiljo.tumblr.com). Impressive grimy industrial noise... definitely want to track down some of their physical releases now.
Quote from: davenpdx on April 16, 2012, 07:12:13 AM
Today:
Whitehouse - "Total Sex"
Organum - "Volume One" compilation CD (Robot Records)
plus various Arv & Miljö tracks available online (http://arvmiljo.tumblr.com). Impressive grimy industrial noise... definitely want to track down some of their physical releases now.
ARV OCH MILJÖ - Orientering i Denna Värld cd will be announced end of month (together with ONE DARK EYE and INCAPACITANTS cd's)....sneak preview can be heard here: http://youtu.be/zSh9MJKT2-U (http://youtu.be/zSh9MJKT2-U)
Folds Of Flesh - s/t (SPU) Minimal use of tape loops and weird synth melodies. Strange and quite nice.
WINCE side of split tape with SSRI- good stuff
Maska Genetik "strada" lp
Herz Juhning "miasma" lp
Vatican Shadow "kneel before religious icons" lp
Lussuria "ghost entanglement" lp
Savage Republic "tragic figures" lp
LR "exile" lp
v/a Port out, Starboard home 2xcs
Quote from: RG on April 16, 2012, 04:03:39 AM
Ya 14 minute playtime may scare some people away from purchasing but it's a solid 14 minutes. It sounds like "older" Bizarre Uproar but instead of PE vocals it has vocal sounds that have been looped/delayed, down pitch-shifted, and buried in the mix.
Like
Purification era, or older like maybe
Liha-Evankeliumi?
Quote from: whateverforever on April 16, 2012, 10:23:53 PM
Maska Genetik "strada" lp
How is this? I really liked the Quarantine 7" so I should probably look into this full length.
Just stumbling around the Nekrophile Rekords label. Trying to get a hint of sound running around YouTube. Currently got this one playing through the second time...
Korpses Katatonik - Choronzon from the compilation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKlh2_38Ie8
Anybody know what should be the first grab ups with this label?! Think I'm ready to jump in.
Quote from: Dan J on April 16, 2012, 09:38:23 AM
ARV OCH MILJÖ - Orientering i Denna Värld cd will be announced end of month (together with ONE DARK EYE and INCAPACITANTS cd's)....sneak preview can be heard here: http://youtu.be/zSh9MJKT2-U (http://youtu.be/zSh9MJKT2-U)
Sounds great. Will be picking this up with the rest of the new batch once finances allow.
Quote from: D. Davis on April 17, 2012, 12:07:04 AM
Just stumbling around the Nekrophile Rekords label. Trying to get a hint of sound running around YouTube. Currently got this one playing through the second time...
Korpses Katatonik - Choronzon from the compilation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKlh2_38Ie8
Anybody know what should be the first grab ups with this label?! Think I'm ready to jump in.
In case you missed it, there's a thread about Nekrophile Rekords here:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=1166.0
Klanggalerie recently did a CD reissue of the Korpses Katatonik material, see:
http://www.klanggalerie.com/says/catalogue/available/gg157.html
Quote from: WATERPOWER on April 16, 2012, 10:35:41 PM
Quote from: whateverforever on April 16, 2012, 10:23:53 PM
Maska Genetik "strada" lp
How is this? I really liked the Quarantine 7" so I should probably look into this full length.
pretty recent stuff and if you liked the 7" you'll love the full length.
Quote from: P-K on May 18, 2011, 05:02:28 PM
Maska Genetik : strada lp ........EARGASM
Thanks for the heads up Dave. Missed the thread and re-issue. First time treading the water.
Incapacitants - Walk Home (Hermitage Tapes, 7"): First thing I hear from them and while it's not bad, I don't like it too much either (after first two listens), but maybe this isn't the best starting point in their discography?
Trepaneringsritualen - Deathward, to the Womb (Release The Bats, 10"): Very good stuff. Mood music, like someone described it.
Concrete Isolation Box - The Truth of the Streets (self-release, C20): Better than his last demo, I really like this stuff! Good sounds, more on the lower end, some feedback, no vocals, except for samples. I prefer the A-side, but that's mainly because the B-side has some parts with this 'old' music (can't tell which period, I'm totally unknowing when it comes to that) and more acts have done it already and for me it doesn't really add anything. Overall, I think this is his best release up to know. It's probably because of the non-existent promotion, but I think more people might want to check this out.
Wince - Mushed Down Retardation (Joy De Vivre, C20): First thing I hear from Wince, but since I read good things about it and it's related to Grain Belt, I thought I'd check it out. Got to say, that after a first listen, I don't like it too much though. B-side, with it's more bass-drive, subdued sound is better than the A-side.
Baculum - XXY (Phage Tapes, C20): First release I get which comes in an oversized tape box: while it looks good, I don't really see the point in it... As for the music, it mainly seems to consist out of metal bashing with added distortion, especially on the B-side (which is a reworking of the A-side), but there's also extra distortion on the A-side, it seems. Will needed further attention to get a good view on it.
Gnawed - Devolve (Phage Tapes, C24): After his track on the split with RU-486, Disgust and Nyodene D I wanted to hear more. Good thing I got this tape, because this is very good! Better than the track on the split as well.
Mazakon Tactics - Tied to an Endless Refractory Period (Phage Tapes, C20): Second tape I get from this project, after the Submerging into Shallow Waters track from Danvers State. Since it was getting late, my attention seemed to have lowered, however from what my tired mind could catch, this sounded really good. If I remember well, it's also more intense than the previously mentioned tape.
AMON DÜÜL II - Wolf City. Seriously great rock album. Way too much LSD in their veins. The lead riff in "Jail-house frog" is simply amazing. "Deutsch Nepal" is an interesting bit too...
Peter Hammill - A Black Box. Despite being a big VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR fan, I haven't delved deeply enough into Hammill's solo career after mid-70's. From what I've heard, a lot of his 30 solo albums aren't very good, but there are some outstanding gems here, like this album. Definitely retains the darkness of VdGG, it's a pretty electronic (drum machines & synthesizers). Recorded in 1979-80, a track as noisy as "Jargon King" is quite exceptional coming from a guy from the left-field side of progressive rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnn8VjSGAeY
A shame a song-writer of his caliber never gets the recognition he deserves.
John Bender box on VOD......i was expecting regular easy-to-sell "minimal synth wave".....but this is actually very unique & good!
Quote from: GWNBF on April 17, 2012, 01:15:57 AM
Quote from: WATERPOWER on April 16, 2012, 10:35:41 PM
Quote from: whateverforever on April 16, 2012, 10:23:53 PM
Maska Genetik "strada" lp
How is this? I really liked the Quarantine 7" so I should probably look into this full length.
pretty recent stuff and if you liked the 7" you'll love the full length.
Quote from: P-K on May 18, 2011, 05:02:28 PM
Maska Genetik : strada lp ........EARGASM
I'll check it out for sure then. Thanks.
Profetus - Coronation Of The Black Sun
Death In June - Brown Book
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Hostage Pageant - Negative Symptoms
Gil Scott-Heron - Small Talk at 125th and Lennox
Quote from: RG on April 16, 2012, 04:03:39 AM
As far as Funeral Mist...yes Salvation is great of course, but I don't think Maranatha is nearly as bad as most seem to think. There was a weird backlash at the time it came out, probably a reaction to all the hype (he had recently joined Marduk as well, so was getting a lot of attention). It is lacking something though, compared to Salvation. There's something special about that one that they won't be able to replicate.
Most important is that Salvation was recorded in the early 00's at Necromorbus - before that sound became a
Sound - with Tore Stjerna behind the drum kit. That setting & environment created special music for a reason (early Watain, late Armagedda, etc).
np: DIETER MÜH - live LP from Fylkingen, Stockholm. Great industrial music, especially the crescendo towards the end of the B-side was spectacular. Will dig deeper into it.
Heavy tape/vinyl and reading day:::
Merchandise - Strange Songs LP
Dolorvotre - LP on Ajna
Emaciator - Neglect cs
Zombie Zombie - Plays John Carpenter cs
Con-Dom - The Will Lies Dormant cs
Con-Dom - Dragged into the Gutter cs
Con-Dom - This Sickness Faith cs
Con-Dom - Even More Racial Hatred cs
Con-Dom - Calling All Aryans cs
Con-Dom/Nails ov Christ with AMK - Have Faith cs
Con-Dom/Nails ov Christ - Vilification cs
Con-Dom/The Grey Wolves - Intolerable cs
IRM - oedipus dethroned / an act of self mutilation is an act of freedom 2xCD
IRM - order4 CD
SEKTOR 304 - subliminal actions CD
THE THIN WHITE PUKE - sterile CS
EN NIHIL - crimes CS
Filthy Turd "Bile Enema" CS + Zine
Heavy Breathing/Hostage Pageant CS
N. "Resignation" 3xCS
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 03, 2012, 09:59:31 AM
HAARE "Rautapilvi" 12"
one sider 100 copies... Lucky hunting!!
Avalable now on http://www.millstonevinyl.se along with some other news!
I think it was a very pleasant surprise, don't know how much of it comes from Circle original sounds but outcome was as mentioned very tasty.
Listened again KNURL "Reactance" LP on Wintage last night - sounded way better than I remember, maybe i've been out of the harsh noise loop for too long again? Pressing could have been better in places but overall it works good with a little shorter tracks before ideas run out.
wait, is the Haare guy in Circle or is it just using Circle soundsource. Either way, awesome.
- YOU. - Demonstration 12" - weird minimal synth stuff from new york. new lp out later this year
- Lost Tribe s/t 12" - excellent death rock / post punk stuff on Blind Prophet
- Genesis - Foxtrot - every song has at least one moment that sends chills down my spine
FAITH NO MORE "Angel Dust" CD
MISTREAT "Faith And Fury" CD
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Genocide Organ" CD
SKEWERED "Demo" MP3s
WHITEHOUSE "Right To Kill" MP3s
ZOM "Demo MMXII" CASSETTE
RIDE FOR REVENGE "Under The Eye" CASSETTE
SWANS "Public CAstration Is A Good Idea" LP
NAPALM DEATH "Scum" LP
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION "SS-Division Wiking/TRE Skinhead 83" LP
W.A.S.P. "W.A.S.P." LP
DYSTOPIA "The Aftermath" LP
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Archive II" 10"
Källarbarnen - Lättjan, tape (Nattens Bödlar) Gbg classic. I really, really enjoy this one.
Quote from: theotherjohn on April 20, 2012, 07:46:57 PM
DEATH GRIPS - The Money Store
First overground label album from this underground rap group. Still digesting this (it's still yet to be officially released but since the album got leaked a week before it was due to be sold, the band decided to leak it themselves too through Soundcloud (http://soundcloud.com/deathgrips/sets/the-money-store) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2D59D51BDE448389)) but already very enjoyable. More synths than samples compared to their mixtape Ex-Military, yet still aggressive as fuck. Nice artwork too!
Yep, had this on repeat for the past 2 days. Way more dense and faster than their first releases, which i thought were just ok. This has me dancing around my room and banging my head in the car.
Klaus Schulze- Irrlicht
- Cyborg
- Blackdance
- Picture Music
- Timewind
gauntlets sword - blasphemoon
y create - alles sal reg kom
threnodist - the vomitous
robert rental - mental detention
the normal & robert rental - live 6.3.79
arthur russell - calling out of context
lugubrum - face lion face oignon
white medal - tread the earth
Pain Jerk - Recycled tape
Crank Sturgeon - Recycled tape
Grunt - Recycled tape
Bastard Noise - Recycled tape
Merzbow - Recycled tape
Quote from: jake on April 18, 2012, 09:04:05 PM
Con-Dom - The Will Lies Dormant cs
Con-Dom - Dragged into the Gutter cs
Con-Dom - This Sickness Faith cs
Con-Dom - Even More Racial Hatred cs
etc...
I saw Freak Animal has a lot of these new/old Con-Dom tapes in stock, but didn't pick any up because I have no clue which ones are good and it seems a lot of them are live recordings and share similar tracks.
Acephalix - Interminable Night 2011 - great.
Asphyx - Deathhammer 2012 - not sure how much I like this album, or if at all - some songs are a lot better than others.
Cruciamentum - Engulfed in Desolation 2011 - drummer it far too busy - good heaviness and grooves - best so far from them.
Grand Mood - Final Urge to March 2011
Grave Miasma - Realm of Evoked Doom 2010 - I listened to it a few times, so I must like something about it.
Moebius - Tonspuren 1983 - Sky Records reissue - interesting album - not something I may ever want to listen to again, but as always, Moebius makes an engaging, interesting, brain-twisting album - just makes me appreciate him more and more.
Morne - Untold Wait 2009 - each release is lesser than the last.
Set - Dominus Profanum 2008 - mediocre, but since I was in a death metal mood, I liked it.
War Master - demo 2010 - need to hear their album from 2011.
Xibalba - Demo 2010 - I've had this for at least a year and never played it - great.
Been listening to a lot of the old Grey Wolves stuff. Punishment is still fucking great, it never loses its impact.
Anyone ever heard the Sufferance Salvation comp tape? What year is it from?
Fabbrico Incubo - Karkass Operator Tape (Steel Sadist Rebirth)
The Rita - The Voyage Of The Decima MAS CD (Troniks)
The Fall - The Rough Trade Singles box
Suicide (1st album)
Strict - kiss
Merzbow - Hole - CD
Every time i spin this masterpiece of the finest Merzbow i have been amazed, as the first time. Unrelenting, Multilayered, harsh as fuck, furious harsh noise. Sound pressure is of the highest level. One of my personal favourite.
Nicole12 - Nippon Ballerina Voyeur - C50
For some unknown reason i din't recall being it that good!! Mordbid atmosphere perfectly recreated in live demension with a surprisingly control over each "song". Two sets performed in Tokyo and Osaka with a similar tracklist that really captured that live feeling. Great.
martire - "brutal legions of the apocalypse"
anatomia - "decaying in obscurity"
rotting christ - "passage to arcturo"
can - "tago mago"
univers zero - "heresie"
dusa - "ljung"
charon - "sulphur seraph"
mgla - "with hearts toward none"
sshe retina stimulants/igula thor - "wrist"
hnas - "melchior"
haare - "funeral of souls"
kate bush - "the red shoes"
omit - recycled tape
smell & quim - "Jesus Christ"
the "freak (psyche) volk" thread
RIDE FOR REVENGE / BIZARRE UPROAR "Split" CASSETTE
HEADBORED "Demo '96" CASSETTE
G.G.F.H. "Live: London '93 / Amsterdam '93" CASSETTE
MOBY "Go" 12"
808 STATE "In Yer Face/ Leo Leo" 12"
SONIC VIOLENCE "Transfixion" LP
DRUG FREE AMERICA "Trip: The Dreamtime Remixes" CD
Looking forward to the vinyl rel of Martire - "brutal legions of the apocalypse" !
Been spinning the Vestal Claret 2xLP
GAPERS - wide
PLAGUE MOTHER - heave
PLAGUE MOTHER - confessions
PHILOSOPHY OF KNIVES - violent death to rapist scum
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 25, 2012, 08:48:37 PM
Looking forward to the vinyl rel of Martire - "brutal legions of the apocalypse" !
have you listened to the album on the nwn bandcamp site yet? it is unbelievably good. vinyl will be excellent too. test press approved and sounds great. should be back next week i think.
One Dark Eye - Manic Depression
I'd read how great this recording is, and they were correct.
Swans
2011-08-13
Roskilde DK
Source/Lineage:
FM(analog)>ihp140>HD>Audacity>CDWAV>TLH(Flac8)>Dime
FM4 im Sumpf "Neujahrskonzert"
broadcast date 2012-01-01
01 - Intro in german (Fritz Ostermayer) 4:32
02 - No Words 10:15
03 - No Thoughts 5:52
04 - Jim 7:50
05 - The Apostate 19:40
06 - I Crawled 26:55
07 - outro :18
CON-DOM "Get Right With God" LP
CHLOROFORM RAPIST TAPE
HAKARISTI 7"
RIDE FOR REVENGE "Renegade Temple" 7"
DAMIEN DUBROVNIK Europa Dagbog - Europa Diary lp
PUCE MARY/LR Lucia tape
ARV & MILJO Oppna Vattendrag tape
KLAUS HANSON Mindloop tape
FUZZARDS Obfuscate The Future tape
LE SYNDICAT Propagation cd
YOU Time cd
BANG Bullets - The First Four Albums Plus....4cd box
Quote from: Markkula on April 26, 2012, 08:51:32 PM
HAKARISTI 7"
saw this got pressed on wax, wondering if its as LOUD as i want it to be.
my CS copy was loud, but muddy sounding. not sure if it was format or recording. will have to grab a copy either way. one of my favorite F&V tapes.
It's called a volume knob or slider.
Dove Yellow Swans - Live at Warcrimes #2 (CD, Release The Bats): got this in an order from RTB, but never heard from this group before. But it's good! Some kind of noise/drone, don't really know the exact style, but it's got more kind of atmospheric parts as well as harsher parts, keeps it interesting.
Kanibal Hymn - Corpse Dweller (CD, Cthulhic Dawn Productions): dark industrial noise, really good. 1 35min track. The variation keeps it interesting, though, and this is really a minor critic, there were some parts where I felt it might have been better to cut it into several tracks.
- Rome "Masse Mensch Material"
- Section 25 "Always Now"
- Genesis "Selling England By The Pound"
- Blood Axis "The Gospel Of Inhumanity"
- King Crimson "Lark's Tongue In Aspic"
- Agoraphobic Nosebleed "Altered States Of America"
- Sick Seed "Elephant Man"
Nyodene: What's your opinion on that Sick Seed?
This morning:
Code Of Silence - Untitled (F&V) - Listened to this 3 or 4 times and I'm still not completely sure what I think of it. It is fairly clear production wise (in comparison to most of the other material on the same label) with curtains of Noise buzzing about with the occasional clean synth interruption that is always quickly put in and removed giving it a cut-up feeling. One thing this tape has is a lot of movement, never dull droning or slow passages, it pushes onward at all time which I think fits this style pretty good. The vocals are hard to hear in most parts but I would not say that they are buried or anything and they kind of sound familiar but I can't pin it down although I want to say it sounds like one of the guys from Antipakt, but probably not. I don't see this becoming a classic that needs repressed all of the time, but it is decent for what it is.
Mortuario - Necrofilia Propaganda! - Total Atrax Morgue worship from South America. I first heard this guy on the "Nyrkki Ja Kyrpa" volume II compilation from good ole' Filth & Violence and it quickly became my favorite track; a simple, dense loop that forms the foundation for some N12 whispering style vocals and raw dirty production. Other tracks on this full length range from some clear synth-heavy MB formula to slowly building, dirty loops with samples of people talking in what I assume is Spanish. A good mixture keeps it from getting stagnant although I would have liked some more action in certain section.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on April 27, 2012, 04:45:11 AM
It's called a volume knob or slider.
when you already turn it up all the way, not much else you can do
No you're right, my copy is muddy (and not in a good way) and low in the mix as well. The rip I have of the mp3's sounded pretty much the same, both of which are a shame because the material is great.
Angel Heart ost lp .....very good.
Tenebre ost lp
Voguing vol1 & 2 on Soul Jazz .....nothing beats some proto-drugged out-gay-dance music from time to time.....
Underground Resistance : interstellar fugitives cd .....cold detroit techno. essential.
UN REGARD FROID tape- french canadian PE. Heavy, staticy, good vocals. I think this may be live? The guy also does some interesting collage art. Websites listed on the tape are www.lamashtu.net and www.n-s-n.org/urf (That 2nd url doesn't seem to work)
Alfarmania "LVM" cs
Mirrored Hall "This Mirrored Hallway Is Really A Gallery With No Exit, Nor Entrance In Sight" cs
Jarl "Negative Rotation" cs
v/a-Discreet Campaigns 2xlp
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 27, 2012, 09:45:41 PM
UN REGARD FROID tape- french canadian PE. Heavy, staticy, good vocals. I think this may be live? The guy also does some interesting collage art. Websites listed on the tape are www.lamashtu.net and www.n-s-n.org/urf (That 2nd url doesn't seem to work)
Yea I like the way he does collages, they look like puzzles. I have yet to hear his sound art though.
NP
Perpetrators - Haterape (Nordisk Klub) - Two 10 minute tracks from Denmark. Side "Hate" is some droning synth work building up very slowly to some distorted, harsh vocal attacks and contact mic feedback which blends into the synth and finishes the track with a monument of filth. Side "Rape" has more going on, more synth work that pretty quickly collapses beneath a wash of low-end as the machines duke it out the vocalist treats us with more outbursts which are kind of in the vein of Deathpile (only the vocals). As far as appearances go... I'm not the biggest fan of baggies but it looks fine in this case (the storing is still annoying) as does the artwork and the nice insert. Overall this is a pretty nice release from a growing label that we should keep our eyes on.
Golden Rain - 2010 (Cassette) - for some reason I missed this when it came out, but picked up a copy last week. Love it. Those synths, the repetition, the vocals. Exactly what I want to listen to.
John Carpenter - Escape From New York OST (Expanded Edition) (CD) - For the past couple weeks I've been listening to this several times a day. Why don't movies get soundtracks like this anymore?
Wang Chung - Live and Die in LA OST (CD) - new wave with a bit of Tangerine Dream thrown in the mix. Relaxing.
Vatican Shadow - Iraqi Praetorian Guard (12") - 2 solid VS tracks on the A, and a monster remix by Regis on the B-side. This has been spending a lot of time on the turntable.
Various releases by:
Cockney Rejects
Eyeless in Gaza
Carcass
Sad Lovers and Giants
Coil
Social Interiors
Future Sound of London/Amorphous Androgynous
Nico
Deterge • Substrate Catalyzation • C20
Cremation Lily x False Moniker • Servant's Habit/All Unbroken Remains C20
RVH • Worlds Without Time • C20
Council Of Europa • Bound '88 • C20
Heather • Grey Moment • C10
Curative Measures • Corrective Heterosexual Rape • C40
Brainbombs • Macht • 7"
Joy Division • Love Will Tear Us Apart • 7"
Macroynmpha • Sex And Death • 7"
Alien Sex Fiend • Maximum Security • LP
Just finished listening to the Hate Songs compilation and I am sure most of you have heard it by now but I thought I should throw my opinion in there (it feels like time has passed so quickly since this was put out nearly 5 years ago). Besides Club Moral, who I have never really been into, the material here is very solid, with sounds ranging from synth heavy Italian styling to the long building chapters of filth and buried loops all with an old, detached feeling of just dead filth, in other words pure international post-mortem (added 'international' so due to the fact that some think that post-mortem can only be applied to the Swedish scene which is fine I personally don't take that stance). This is a style that isn't heard much in the modern day, and when we do hear this style from a contemporary artist it doesn't have that very definitive and specific atmosphere which was given off in the early days of Industrial and Power Electronics. Here we have, in 2007, a solid line-up celebrating post-mortem in all of its glory and by association it obviously pays homage to the old Swedish and Italian scenes. From the
CONTROL; the resistance - not sure I can handle any more same-y Control releases, but certainly great for the fans. Features some variation as compared to prior releases, although still minimal
ALLERSEELEN; stirb und werde//cruor - my two favorite releases by Kadmon. Great mix of the murk and the bombast, especially stirb... this would be my reply to the old Allerseelen topic on SI
AKOS ROZMANN; 12 station vi - amazing posthumous lp by under-the-radar electronic pioneer. will be getting many, many replays
NIELLERADE FALLIBILISTHORSTAR; halrum//hoga nord track - never ever get sick of these boys. perfect atmosphere and experimentation. also love the GAF collab
ENCOFFINATION; o hell... - the logical conclusion that Incantation never made it to. so fucking good
TOREVA; skryte brany... - never hear mention of this eclectic Ukrainian bm group. been on repeat for a year or so
RYAN BLOOMER; forearm shiver - best bloomer tunes
BURIAL HEX; gripster killer - ultimate early style BH. pretty sure you can hear dimensional tears in there
John Carpenter - Escape From New York OST- finally found my LP after digging around 2 different times.
Found the ALIEN ost LP first & gave it a listen. Has some creepy sounds. One of my fave films.
Ryan, the Sick Seed is good. Very minimal song structure, but doesn't get boring despite fairly lengthy tracks. Not as good as The Great Corrupter, but still a strong release with great art by Tisbor.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 28, 2012, 08:15:26 PM
John Carpenter - Escape From New York OST
That's a great OST. They released an extended edition in 2005.
Yeah, that's the one I have. What I'd really like to pick up is the 2xCD edition of the Prince of Darkness OST.
Skullflower "Circulos Vitiosus Deus"
Ahlzagailzehguh "Memory and Hearing"
Ke Hil "Hellstation"
Black Sabbath 1st 6 LPs
Human Skin Lanterns "Skin Stripperess"
Getting down on some recent Dumpster Score releases: genre bending electronics with metal/synth/tapes/etc.
Legless/Lavas Magmas/Regosphere 3"cdr
Regosphere/Harold Shipman cdr
Lavas Magmas "Dark Mantle" cs
Also:
Sterile Garden "composite" cs - nice lo-fi tape collage ala Jeph Jerman, Eric Lunde etc.
Virile Games "New Legion" 2xcs - fucking perfect.
Modern English- Mesh and Lace
and first 4 singles
BACCHUS "s/t" LP
DISMEMBER "Pieces" CASSETTE
SLAYER "Live in Holland '85" MP3s
REVERSE BAPTISM "Live at Strange Matter - Cheapfest III - Oct 22 2011" MP3s
REVERSE BAPTISM "Street Business" CASSETTE
V/A "Shit Attack Compilation Vol. 1" CASSETTE
REPARTIENDO CHUPETES / PUS "Brutal Bodeguila" CASSETTE
GRUNT "RRRecycled" CASSETTE
V/A "The Sound Of Sadism" CD
WHITE MEDAL "Tread The Earth" CASSETTE
STRONGBLOOD "The Beaten Paths of Youth" MP3s
CORRUPTED / BLACK ARMY JACKET "Homosexual Ejacutado!" 7"
CORRUPTED "Se Hace Por Los Suenos Asesinos" LP
RIVOLOGI "Demo 2008" CDr
RIVOLOGI / S.A.D.O.S. "Aamuruskon Pojat & Tyttäret" CASSETTE
Quote from: locustfurnace on May 02, 2012, 01:52:28 PM
REVERSE BAPTISM "Live at Strange Matter - Cheapfest III - Oct 22 2011" MP3s
REVERSE BAPTISM "Street Business" CASSETTE
Where did you get the live mp3s from? I received the Street Business tape a few days ago and it is really good! Well worth the wait. What do you think of it?
Quote from: Si Clark on May 02, 2012, 04:28:01 PM
Quote from: locustfurnace on May 02, 2012, 01:52:28 PM
REVERSE BAPTISM "Live at Strange Matter - Cheapfest III - Oct 22 2011" MP3s
REVERSE BAPTISM "Street Business" CASSETTE
Where did you get the live mp3s from? I received the Street Business tape a few days ago and it is really good! Well worth the wait. What do you think of it?
I ripped it myself off the video on Vimeo : http://vimeo.com/31584303
I got it in the first batch that came out so only have side A....total joke, shame as the sounds are good. The cover reminds me of a early 90's south american or spanish noisecore tape for some reason ha ha
Yeah, my tape only has tracks on the first side. Is there definitely supposed to be tracks on both? I just assumed it was one sided as it's about 30 minutes of material. Thanks for the link to the live show.
Been listening to Vala a couple times today (well, the actual Noise tape and the "Dragon" speech once) and I like it more and more each time. I wasn't a huge fan of it at first but it has definitely grown on me. I still stand by the opinion that there should have been 2 more tracks instead of 2 spoken word pieces, and I have always been a fan of spoken word but it is a bit much here I would have preferred some sounds over it ala "Nigger Dog".
Flesh Spear - Raping Soil (Posh Isolation) - I think I may have given this a small review somewhere deep in this thread, but I don't remember so here is another short one. Flesh Spear blasts out two 7 minute tracks, one per side, of raw Noisecore. The closest comparisons I can give are Funeral Mongoloids and Ritual Hate, the latter is a Noisecore band from the states. This features the usual blasting drums, guttural grind vocals and quick tracks with some stop/pause button switching, but not between every little 10-30 second blast some just charge onward for a few "songs". Outside of the drums I'm quite sure that there is no traditional rock instruments being used here, just pedals twisting feedback and currents of static buried under tape hiss. If you like the bands I mentioned or stuff like Tortured Hooker then I would highly suggest this tape.
Quote from: Si Clark on May 02, 2012, 05:32:22 PM
Yeah, my tape only has tracks on the first side. Is there definitely supposed to be tracks on both? I just assumed it was one sided as it's about 30 minutes of material. Thanks for the link to the live show.
The man himself crumer (spelling?) was on the noise board a few months back claiming it was a two sided tape an the first batch were made by one of the girls who forgot to do the second side and he was gonna make right on it and we're all getting a free copy of the vinyl when it's release blah blah blah blah....you get the gist :) I tried getting a download of side b but that was a waste of time...
Various - Nyrkki ja kyrpa III (Cassette) - This is fucking great. Still doesn't top Vol I for me, but I prefer it to II. The Shift track is devastating. Everything Shift has done from Bulk onwards has really been top notch! Also Digging the SSRI and Bagman tracks especially.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 02, 2012, 06:43:23 PM
Various - Nyrkki ja kyrpa III (Cassette) - Still doesn't top Vol I for me, but I prefer it to II. The Shift track is devastating. Everything Shift has done from Bulk onwards has really been top notch! Also Digging the SSRI and Bagman tracks especially.
Really? I loved tape II, it had 2 Coma tracks, Mania, you, Mortuario, an amazing Snuff track, etc. I don't even remember tape I, I just remember I liked Grunt's tracks. I'm excited to get III from the Dark Sessions guy (speaking of which, how is his track?) soon I hope. I loved Antipakt and am happy to see that they are doing more stuff. I've never been a huge fan of Bagman which may come as a surprise to some people considering the type of stuff I do like and the subject matter I prefer.
The Dark Session track is quite strong, but nothing on the tape falls bellow the very good/very enjoyable line, at least for me.
I listened to Vol. I so much when I got it that it's almost nostalgic for me, even if it just came out a few years ago...
Einstürzende Neubauten - Strategies Against Architecture II
MGLA - With Hearts Toward None
Antediluvian/Adversarial Split
Rainbow - Rising
Dio - Last in Line
Royal Trux - Singles, Live, and Unreleased
Z'ev - Headphone Music
Z'ev - Opus 3.1
Smell & Quim - A Sod's as Good...
Dog of the Lord - How Many Rows of Teeth
TNB/Putrefier - Schleifmittelbögen LP/CD
Descension - Live 1995
Ascension - LP
Total - Here, Time is Space
International Blast Fighter Compilation
7" Hardcore/crust punk compilation. First time listening so no comments really.
We Come In Peace - More world, less bank pt.2
Another 7" punk compilation. Good stuff, Kuolema performing the greatest song on the comp.
1997 - Damn The Control compilation
Best of the 7" compilation bunch. Totuus and disclose give best songs on the comp while all the others are about as good. Would recommend.
Grunt - Last Grip To Sanity
Really enjoyable record. A side is better than B side. Not my favourite Grunt though.
Deterge - Substrate Catalyzation (C20, Strange Rules): While I remember there being some discussion about the track on the split with Pharmakon being Power Electronics or Harsh Noise, this is very clear on this tape, it's PE. While at first I preferred the harshness of the split track, as the tape continued I started to appreciate this tape more and more. The second track on the B-side is very good! Not Harsh at all, but rythmic Industrial/PE with Ambient qualities. Definately a very neat tape!
REVENGE "Scum.Collapse.Eradication" MP3s
MZ.412 "In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi Excelsi" CD
MZ.412 "Burning The Temple Of God " CD
EBOLA "Incubation" LP
DEATH GRIPS "The Money Store" MP3s
V/A "Destroy Power, Not People" 7"
V/A "White Eye Of Winter Watching" 2xCASSETTE
THE GREY WOLVES "Legion Of Hell" CASSETTE
TOXIC TWO "Rave Generator / Acid Flash" 12"
V/A "Crimes" LP
TECHNOHEAD "Headsex" 2xLP
Philip Glass - Two Pages / Contrary Motion / Music In Fifths / Music In Similar Motion
Stark, austere yet beautiful minimalism from the late '60s.
Merzbow - Green Wheels and Merzphysics
The latter is a new 10 CD box set of unreleased material from 1993-1995 (mainly 1994). Heard the first 2 CDs so far, and they're great; harsh noise in the vein of releases of the time.
Univers Zero - Uzed
A few weaker tunes here and there, but overall still fantastic chamber rock (or whatever it's called) with a creepy and mysterious atmosphere.
Christian Vander - Les Cygnes Et Les Corbeaux
Solo album from Magma boss. Nothing like Magma, except that it also has a strange and absolutely unique atmosphere. Can't compare it to anything; there probably isn't anything like it anyway.
Oren Ambarchi - Intermission 2000-2008
Carefully constructed electronic tones, deep rumblings, gong-like sounds and so on, effectively arranged, with a great, warm atmosphere. There's brief singing in one of the songs which is terrible tough.
Content Nullity - Scorn of Totality (C16, Audial Decimation Records): layout and red printed cassette look good. As for the music, this is less harsh than the Absolute Dread tape, but sounds absolutely bleak and oppressive! Just listened once yet, but it's recommended.
wow... univers zero + christian vander namedropped... serious stuff, mind boggles!!
ok heres my 0.02e:
tomas dimuzio - markoff process
das synthetische mischgewebe - casual praise of domestic calamities
the shaggs - cd w both albums
steve lacy - revenue
mk9 - discography 2cd
deterge/pharmakon -split 7
and the ones that play most in the last 3 weeks: jarkka rissanen - all 3 albums "tone hut" "tonal snacks" "sunday school head count"
lucky to be able to avoid radio shitlist music + any or all rock/pop structured around verses+choruses, good times!!
+finally saw enter the void, the soundtrack took me to great unexplored electroacoustic territory, many new things worth the immersion, chek it aout!!
V/A AMERICANOISE 2xCD
ooohhh my god!!! If I was envious type of character, this could be something I envy, hehe. But luckily I'm simply super glad nice double disc edition, complete with brutal artwork got re-issued this well! If someone doesn't get annihilated by SKIN CRIME, ODE or such, they must be deaf to brutal harsh noise!
Also, not to mention one killer song title by Mother Savage: "I murdered my blonde bitch so she wouldn't fuck my nigger friends (Too many dumb black bitches on the jury mix)" ahahah!!
1995 american noise crunch. This would work as one major definitive testaments of era. I won't let it bother than there are some stuff which is merely excerpts or edits. Strongly recommended to anyone: For great listening experience and some lessons to be learned for contemporary noise units.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 10, 2012, 10:10:56 PMV/A AMERICANOISE 2xCD
This would work as one major definitive testaments of era.
EDIT and here's why. Americanoise presents a certain vision of American noise, not as it is, but as it should be – that is, if your name is Joe Roemer. Thanks to Roemer's rather heavy-handed, crunch-laden, masterwork, the material is less representative of each contributing artist and more representative of what each contributing artist might sound like in Roemer's idealized vision of (North) American noise. Needless to say, you don't need to share that vision to appreciate its visionary aspirations, but Americanoise is very persuasive.
IFOTS : tears royal lp ........ESSENTIAL i would say.......
Americanoise has been getting more plays and I really recommend it. Highlights to me appear to be first track of Emil Beaulieau, Skin Crime, One Dark Eye, Daniel Menche, Mother Savage, Death Squad, Macronympha, Limacon, White Rose,.. ehm.. well it seems I listed just about everybody. I like the way how MSNP combined the "plain" harsh noise, but also roughest of the slightly more "PE" approach. Taint is less thick and bass heavy than many noisers, but undisputedly fierce and brutal. Death Squad "porcelain fuck machine" edit ends in middle of vocal part, which makes it quite irritating excerpt - considering how good it was getting. etc... I'm sure I'll return for more in near days.
mk9 - discography 2cd
huh! It is very good! Death Squad ranks so high in my lists that it was always hard to really decide whether the stripped down version of mostly instrumental electronics gets to same level? It ain't competition, so yes, actually reminder of stuff which is already about 10 years old (time goes FAST!) clears recollections a bit. It is most often high pitch dominated electronics with quite minimalistic approach. Yet, when really just sitting down, opening your ears, there is more. Almost 80 minutes playing time of first disc flies quick. Previously often 3"CDr, compilation of 7" vinyl formats were so short, it was hard to really sink into mood, yet now things are falling in their places. MK9 can be compared to later days Death Squad, with less samples/vocals.
Such a nice reissue, the Americanoise 2xCD. First Emil Beaulieau track is one of my favorites, any other Emil stuff similar to this one? Never really bothered to check out more stuff from him, and what I've heard haven't been that similar at all.
I think "Memories" CD is worth to get if you want to check out this type of blurry and heavily distorted walls, but it has also different stuff.
Although I worship all the Pure/RRR discs. Dedicated to Rupenus, Masami and kill all japanese CD's all essential.
VANHALA / UMPIO / KERÄNEN
semi-live tape of the scandinavian tour last year. It is live recordings, but studio treated to the point at least some artists were cautious to call it "live" anymore. But real question is: is it good? YES! Each artist approaches their noise differently. Vanhala hypertension filter twisting harsh noise, Umpio metal junk crunch, Keränen high speed noise harshness. Good length, good sound. No complaints!
ARV & MILJÖ + LR "Påsk" tape
Hmm... so both bands are very good, yes. But together, based on this recording, dare I say even better? I recall it was A&M using LR sources, therefore LR's structures are removed, yet many of the sounds can be recognized. Especially on b-side you hear the distinctive "shaker" sound he has played live and used on album. Noise is very well build and shows that some of the stuff that could be vaguely categorized under "PE", gets even better when slightly "artsy" approach is applied for composition?
RUDOLF EB ER "meditations with a broomstick" CD
huh... this is one of the most intense starters for album. I'm sure the opening composition would be highly disturbing for anyone who don't know what to expect from R&G mastermind. For those who know his works, this continues the known path. Piano, animal sounds, human voices, weird toys/field recordings/noise, absurd timing & cutting methods. If some contemporary classical composers would have guts to reject majority of normal instruments and find the sounds elsewhere, I'm sure this is something what it could sound like. Too complex and too precise to call it "noise", yet the horror it generates is hardly possible to achieve with music. Essential.
Concrete Mascara - Excess Takes Its Toll
This is my first listening to Concrete Mascara and I have to say I'm enjoying it very much. An eclectic variety of PE tracks, ranging from harsh noise/feedback worship to heavy beat/rhythm based tracks. Vocals jump around at different levels throughout the tracks which I enjoy, always encourages you to listen that much closer!
Everyday Loneliness - Recontextualizations
I am quite close to go out on a limb and say that I may like this project more then Pedestrian Deposit. Excellent, heavy hiss, cassette manipulation bliss. Tape on tapes on tapes. Always a warm glow, with excellent transitions and use of tape loops. I love the sound of a beautiful decay. Apparently this was based off of older material, but sounds completely new to me.
Swarm Survival - Heavy Losses
New No Coast PE act that focuses mainly on high end and feedback worship. The first side actually sounds like a swarm of Locusts. Vocals are maddening and the B side of the tape probably makes this release the loudest cassette that has been put out on Fusty Cunt. Extremely curious and interested in seeing where this guy takes things. No Coast fans take note!
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on May 14, 2012, 01:50:44 AM
Concrete Mascara - Excess Takes Its Toll
This is my first listening to Concrete Mascara and I have to say I'm enjoying it very much. An eclectic variety of PE tracks, ranging from harsh noise/feedback worship to heavy beat/rhythm based tracks. Vocals jump around at different levels throughout the tracks which I enjoy, always encourages you to listen that much closer!
Really looking forward to getting this in hand. If you haven't heard any CM I would definitely suggest you check out the release he did for Untergeschoss.
This morning just listened to half the A-side of
"Nyrkki & Kyrpä III" and holy shit, what a great compilation. I don't think anyone really had to push a release from F&V so I'll just give my 2 cents on a few of the better tracks. Some of the artist who I never really cared for stick out on this, and the artist who I do enjoy really stick out. The best tracks so far are
SSRI, metal smashing speedy Harsh Noise,
Antipakt with a sample/victim tape played out atop overblown distorted wash of basement crunch,
Dark Sessions has a great Power Electronics style and I really hope to hear a lot more from him and, surprisingly,
Bagman who I am not a huge fan of outside of this track.
PURIENT "Time's Arrow" tape
At first I thought this is the widely trashed new album... but no. That was Bermuda Drain which I have yet to hear. Perhaps thanks to short misunderstanding, thinking this caused all the polemic & dislike, and maybe partially therefore, I didn't find this bad at all. A-side most certainly is just electro music, but that's nothing new to Prurient. Now actually compositions are much better than in many recordings which appeared to be very lazy.
B-side tracks are better. Especially two latter ones belong among the most interesting Prurient tracks since for some time! Making some pretty innovative sound manipulations without forgetting fierce noise elements.
Mania - miserable disposition
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 14, 2012, 06:55:48 PM
A-side most certainly is just electro music, but that's nothing new to Prurient.
How many electro music releases does Prurient have now?
Depends on how far you want to stretch the term.... but I'd say from Cocaine Death on a lot of Prurient material has been dominated by increasingly melodic synth work.
The New Blockaders "Schadenklang" LP
Every new TNB release turn me into an enthusiastic kid, but my good expectations were a bit betrayed, at least during the first half of side A, where even if classic tradmark TNB sounds are present there, the whole seems to me rather chaotic with a kind of free improvisation feeling that become a bit boring after a short while. Luckly after my initial disorientation things get better.
The first minute of B side should be worth having the LP, but that is just the start. Piles over piles of metal junk supremacy that have no competitors out there. HEAVY.
Tongue Knax "Thee Grand Fidelty" C30
No surprise here. Pure ear piercing dominating feedback with unrelating dense noise and lowend rumble in the vein of previous works. Very high quality recording let fully appreciate the wide damagin' frequency spectrum.
GODFLESH "Streetcleaner" LP
AUTOPSY "Mental Funeral" LP
JK FLESH "Posthuman" MP3s
TORTURE CHAIN "Time is But a Doorway to the Incinerator" MP3s
V/A "Songs From The Darkroom" CDr
VAPAUDENRISTI "Demo 2010" MP3s
MALEVOLENT CREATION "The Ten Commandments" LP
PHAROAHE MONCH "Internal Affairs" MP3s
JUDGMENT "Perfect Murder" CASSETTE
OFDOOM "Evoked From Grave" CASSETTE
CHLOROFORM RAPIST "Untitled" CASSETTE
PITCH SHIFTER "The 1990 Demos" MP3s
PITCH SHIFTER "Peel Sessions '91 & '93" MP3s
GRAVE "Extremely Rotten Demos" 2xLP
ABUSE PATTERNS "Reproducing the Pathology" CASSETTE
BIZARRE UPROAR "Viha & Kiima" LP
Taint - "Justmeat" (1995) - This will always remain somewhere in the top 10 of my favorite Noise/PE/Industrial releases ever, as would "Indecent Liberties". There is an identifiable yet somewhat slight change of sound, from the earlier Taint to what he would become in the mid to late 90's, which can be heard here. I've reviewed this enough times to not have to do it again. The best tracks are "Boy Rape", "Bathroom Cock", "Justmeat" and "Torture Toy".
Taint - "Scopotophilia" (1994) - I had not ever heard this up until yesterday when I finally received a copy in the mail (I assume it was second generation considering the low price I paid). It is very good, I really enjoy this early style Taint stuff like "Strange Feeling, Shit Coming", "B.A.T", and "Prey". The sounds are more leaned towards Industrial with junk/metal abuse and some samples that Taint would eventually use on a ton of his releases and would become almost a staple of his sound. This earlier sound is what I was referring to in the "Justmeat" review.
Mortuario - Necrofilia/Propaganda (2011) - Ever since hearing the track on the great "Nyrkki & Kyrpä II" compilation I have been searching high and low for a physical release from this mysterious South American. Well, someone on my forums pointed me in the right direction although it isn't a physical release (because he has not yet released a physical copy) there is a release on a netlabel, which I will link to at the end. So with Mortuario you mainly get some fairly clean synth-work, this album has a very obvious Italian influence, namely Atrax Morgue. The main tracks (2 others being short intro-outro type pieces) rest at just about 3 and a half minutes a piece with the exception of the awesome "Dominio Sexual" which is the longest track and is the one found on the aforementioned compilation. If you haven't heard it take this chance to do so; whipsery vocals ala Nicole 12 and looped synth work. The other tracks fall in line with what I mentioned earlier, very Atrax Morgue influenced, even the track titles like "post-mortem" and "psicopatia". In my opinion this is worth checking out, at least. There are some parts that I don't like at all and a few that I really enjoy.
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
http://archive.org/details/n0epcd1205
Iron Curtain - Desertion 1982-1988 (CD) - Joy Division/New Order influence post-punk. Nice and depressing.
Ruins - The Art Dance (LP) - awesome, awesome, awesome Italian minimal synth pop.
Cremation Lily - Infant (Cassette) - really digging this. Wish I wasn't so late to the party as most of this projects older releases seem to be long gone :(
Illusion of Safety - Inside Agitator
Has some great moments, but overall not that good (the field recording part with the card honks is downright annoying). Still, it delivers the bleak postindustrial atmosphere expected from IoS.
Splintered - Noumena
Haven't heard this in a couple years and remembered it being better. However, there are some nice noise rockish parts.
M.B. - Cold
Tape from 1980, recently reissued as part of The A.C.V.I. Tapes 4CD set. Begins fairly good but then it's all downhill. Murky noise that drags on and on. As a fan of M.B., unfortunately I have to say this tape is terrible. Haven't listened to the other CDs in the box set, but I'm a bit worried now.
Ramleh - We Created It, Let's Take It Over 1-3
Pulled these out after a few years to see if I need the Awake box, and I do!
Con-Dom / The Grey Wolves • Intolerable • C60
Burning Star Core / Prurient • Ghosts Of Niagara • 10xC10
Grunt • Ritual Of Mortality • C30
Cremation Lily • Infant • C10
Perispirit • Abysmal Penetrations • C26
New home made didgeridoo
Hippy!
Haven't listened to much noise or even metal lately. Mostly classic rock stuff, a buddy borrowed me a couple Allman Brothers albums and I'm enjoying them. Lots of Yes as well (The Yes Album blows my mind, amazing musicianship)
Also, the new Marilyn Manson album. Best thing they/he have released in over a decade.
OBJEKTIV NIHIL - christian warfare
SKIN GRAFT - suffer
HYPSIPHRONE - and the void shall pierce their eyes
Quote from: linxtyx on May 18, 2012, 08:25:06 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on May 18, 2012, 12:43:01 AM
Hippy!
You're playing dangerous game, boy.
Hah. Well, this
Volksmorg material I am listening to right now makes up for your love of didgeridoo.
Quote from: acsenger on May 17, 2012, 05:15:13 AM
Illusion of Safety - Inside Agitator
Has some great moments, but overall not that good (the field recording part with the card honks is downright annoying). Still, it delivers the bleak postindustrial atmosphere expected from IoS.
Splintered - Noumena
Haven't heard this in a couple years and remembered it being better. However, there are some nice noise rockish parts.
M.B. - Cold
Tape from 1980, recently reissued as part of The A.C.V.I. Tapes 4CD set. Begins fairly good but then it's all downhill. Murky noise that drags on and on. As a fan of M.B., unfortunately I have to say this tape is terrible. Haven't listened to the other CDs in the box set, but I'm a bit worried now.
I have the Bootleg Murder release tape of Cold Tape. Havn't listend to it many times, ( I think it will do that soon)What I remeber is that the soundquality is horrible sometimes. Not shure if the new cd-release has better sound. What I remeber most Murder Release MB tapes has very good sound.
Ramleh - We Created It, Let's Take It Over 1-3
Pulled these out after a few years to see if I need the Awake box, and I do!
Concrete Mascara - "Excess Takes Its Toll" (2012) - I have only listen to the A-side but damn it is great. So far, so good. Concrete Mascara has yet to disappoint me, he totally nails it every time. A-side has been solid mix of Power Electronics that isn't incredibly "dirty" or "raw", rather a bit more clinical and direct, yet I wouldn't say it is polished. The sounds, the noise itself, is a solid mix of dense, full sounds from a breed of uncoiling mechanical sounds and bass deep drones to degraded electronics laid out in strong patterns that hint at a sense of antiprogress. I'm going to do an in depth review at the Stench so watch for that.
Concrete Mascara fucking kills, there is no doubt about that! Hail!
QuoteI have the Bootleg Murder release tape of Cold Tape. Havn't listend to it many times, ( I think it will do that soon)What I remeber is that the soundquality is horrible sometimes. Not shure if the new cd-release has better sound. What I remeber most Murder Release MB tapes has very good sound.
The sound of the CD is very murky and lo-fi, but I can't compare it to earlier tape versions since I haven't heard them. However, my problem is not with the sound (the material is from 1980, after all) but the music itself - there are no good ideas, no atmosphere... I just don't see why it was ever released! The rest of the tapes in this 4CD set are
Atomique,
Voyeur and
Industrial -- will listen to them soon and I really hope they're better!
Quote from: P-K on May 12, 2012, 07:21:00 PM
IFOTS : tears royal lp ........ESSENTIAL i would say.......
Very good! I've talked about this with some Finns who dislike the clarity and electricity of the sound, and even if I agree in the general idea, for me, IFOTS manages to escape from that. Not because it wouldn't be utterly sharp crystal clear electronics, but because it is so unique compared to anyone else. It's LP, but cut on 45rpm to keep sound clear and strong - no complaints! I think any 12" where length allows should be cut for 45rpm!
Most of the time when I listen to this, I think "weird!". In times of easy consumption genre music, it is a real pleasure to listen something which stands beyond, approaches from very different angle. Obsesses over very different things that just about anyone else. And also visually has created personal style, which Unrest perfectly allowed to happen in professional LP packaging!
Quote from: acsenger on May 19, 2012, 03:15:02 AM
QuoteI have the Bootleg Murder release tape of Cold Tape. Havn't listend to it many times, ( I think it will do that soon)What I remeber is that the soundquality is horrible sometimes. Not shure if the new cd-release has better sound. What I remeber most Murder Release MB tapes has very good sound.
The sound of the CD is very murky and lo-fi, but I can't compare it to earlier tape versions since I haven't heard them. However, my problem is not with the sound (the material is from 1980, after all) but the music itself - there are no good ideas, no atmosphere... I just don't see why it was ever released! The rest of the tapes in this 4CD set are Atomique, Voyeur and Industrial -- will listen to them soon and I really hope they're better!
What I remeber [/i],
Voyeur and
Industrial is the same, lofi loopsound. I've got them on tape and the material is like cold tape. Actually some material on cold tape is the same as on Mectpyo/Blut.
I got Atomique Murder but I'm not shure if Atomique is the same recording as Atomique Murder. Some of Atomique Murders material also is the same as Mectpyo Blut.
Illusion Of Safety "probe" CD
Originally Staalplaat cd in 1992 and re-issued 2010. This latter version appears to be visually much less impressive. Very minimal info and graphics. The best disc is when droning experimental soundscapes, but it gets disrupted many times by drastic loud sounds very different from overall atmosphere. Weird choices, yet it sets the disc apart from regular drone muzak.
Dark Alceste De Socaï Vômie "Hemotronic Neuracle / Ondes Neuronales" tape +3"
It's possible I have not listened this for... who knows? 15 years or more? Came out in 1993. SCFR release in hand made special packaging. Noisy, yet very electric and experimental sonics. Swirling and warm colorful electronics has advantage of being such old material it is very charming sound compared to what similar approach in age of computers and chaos-pads would have resulted. This material exists as this kind of tape + 3" set and also released separately.
VOMIR / WEREWOLF JERUSALEM split 7"
I thought this could be the item I get for myself as document of what HNW genre is about. I have no use for massive box sets or 90 minute wall tapes which I wouldn't listen - at least not more than once. 7" format allows to spin it couple times and see what it offers. Vomir here offers nothing. It's as static, as anonymous, as dull as it gets. Very similar sound to some of The Rita material he did several years ago before moving into more interesting direction.
WJ is much better. It is wall of noise to the bone, but beyond the surface level of fuzzy distortion pedal grain, there happens things. Typicality of the surface texture and compositional element is such a trad WJ, within 5 mins you pretty much get what you're ever going to get. Quite usual style of heavy wall suddenly dropping into distorted hiss - in abrupt cut not far from some piece of Chop Shop - happens just before side ends. Curious decision to blast almost entire side and then last minute is just crackling hiss. I didn't like that quality in WJ's LP (the one limited to 20x) so I traded it away. On this 7" the trick works since it's done only once. Do I dare to say, this side sounds pretty good - which would suggest me perhaps more of WJ should be in collection? Luckily I do have already. Should give new rotation for some of the stuff!
What deserved more rotation, was Alleypisser "savn" 7"! Previously in this topic I said: "very good stuff. Lo-fi tape loops and recordings of physical sounds. Very abstract and kind of "unfinished" feel, yet brilliant." Not sure if unfinished in the right term, but it is very nice 7" and most certainly can take more playtimes! LP length of songs like this? Yes thanks.
Händer Som Vårdar / Megan split 7"
HSV has some similarity to Alleypisser in form of ultra decayed loops and grainy physical sounds, being organic yet suffocatingly rough, yet never becoming noise. Noisy all the time, though. It's easy to leave this playing on background, yet you may lose the track on layers of sound and tasty detail what create real spirit of the track. The close-up recorded "microsound", is so much more vital when captured with range of analogue tape and crude microphone, compared to the modern hi-fi portable digital recorder sounds.
Megan is the loud and energy filled vocal dominated noise. I would think that it's like mixing some old PE, some Masonna and fierce noise. It works very well in format of side of 7". It will probably satisfy both fans of Masonna or Bizarre Uproar type of noise as well as old PE at its noisiest forms a'la SJ, Male Rape Group, Ramleh etc. But how interesting it could be in full length format? Not sure. It would depend how much difference they can get into tracks. Potential for utmost greatness, but also for being samey and getting dull in long format.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 21, 2012, 11:06:35 AM
Händer Som Vårdar / Megan split 7"
HSV has some similarity to Alleypisser in form of ultra decayed loops and grainy physical sounds, being organic yet suffocatingly rough, yet never becoming noise. Noisy all the time, though. It's easy to leave this playing on background, yet you may lose the track on layers of sound and tasty detail what create real spirit of the track. The close-up recorded "microsound", is so much more vital when captured with range of analogue tape and crude microphone, compared to the modern hi-fi portable digital recorder sounds.
Megan is the loud and energy filled vocal dominated noise. I would think that it's like mixing some old PE, some Masonna and fierce noise. It works very well in format of side of 7". It will probably satisfy both fans of Masonna or Bizarre Uproar type of noise as well as old PE at its noisiest forms a'la SJ, Male Rape Group, Ramleh etc. But how interesting it could be in full length format? Not sure. It would depend how much difference they can get into tracks. Potential for utmost greatness, but also for being samey and getting dull in long format.
HSM has a tape on Swedish label Jartecknet called
Bakåtböjning and it's pretty damn solid, a mix of the things you already mentioned but more of it. I definitely suggest that one especially since it is only $4 last I checked. As far as
Megan goes I didn't enjoy the material on this split, but their tape on Nordisk Klub is very strong.
Modern Engines of Dysfunction Vol.1 7"
Drug Problem - S/T LP
Brotman & Short - LP on Cold Dick and cs on Chondritic: Simple, effective, catchy synth music.
Christian Death - 1st LP: So glad I found this on vinyl, great moody goth/punk with affected vocals.
Hole - Live Thru This cs: found this tape for a buck a few days ago, actually quite listenable. Been spinning the whole album every morning.
Prurient - Cocaine Death
Arv & Miljö - Orientering I Denna Värld
Nico -The Marble Index
-Desertshore
- The End
FURZE - Psych Minus Space Control (lp)
FURZE - Necromanzee Cogent (tape)
ECTOPLASM GIRLS - s/t (tape)
Sewer Goddess/Mourner - In the Cold of the Stabbing Doldrums (10", Apop Records): Short version: I got this for Sewer Goddess, but like Mourner more. Sewer Goddess is their now already well know murky doom metal/industrial filth. The track Slavepiece is also on the live album. It's good, but some of the drum parts sound quite weird. I also miss some shrieking vocals. I wonder whether they will ever record stuff like on the With Dirt You Are One album again, because while this 'new' style is good, that album still has some of my favorite SG material.
As for Mourner: Doom Metal with a very own style, as far as I'm concerned. Don't really know how to describe it more than this, but I really liked it.
Urine Cop - Stay Smoke Stay Stone (C10, Anabolic Dimensions): Harsh noise/noisecore, no guitars. It has drums and vocals, but I only hear them at the end of these 5 or 10 minutes. However, it is one filthy piece of noise. While I'm not much into 'pure' noisecore, this is something I like more. I have the feeling that you have to turn up the volume quite a bit to really get it, though.
Animus - Poems for the Aching 2005 - I really, really liked this album, but it isn't aging well at all - a struggle to get through it.
Axeman - Arrive demo 2010
Blut Aus Nord - 777 Sects 2011
Charlie Parr - King Earl 2004
Cruciamentum - Convocation of Crawling Chaos 2009
Cruciamentum - Engulfed In Desolation 2011
Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels 2007
Disma - Towards the Megalith 2011
Dock Boggs - Country Blues Complete Early Recordings 1927-1929
Elizabeth Cotten - 75-02-19.prefm.unknown.sbeok.flacf
Grave Miasma - Exalted Emanation 2009
Roscoe Holcomb - An Untamed Sense of Control
The Haunting Presence - EP 2011
The Haunting Presence - demo 2011
War Master - Pyramid of the Necropolis 2011
Dead Congregation/Hatespawn 2009
Sin/Spinewrench
VA-Kentucky Mountain Music 1920s-1930s - Yazoo - CD7 only.
Ramleh - Awake! - 8xCD boxset
As soon i grab into my hands this heavy beauty i was sure something monumental has been done. And it is. Deluxe boxset with rich book, poster, pins and signed insert. But talk about content.This true piece of history sounds just AMAZING. Sound-wise remastering work keep the original feeling and tape warm unaltered, letting this incredible collection shine in its brutality. 30 years later and still some of the most violent Power Electronics ever produced.
Favourite part of mine is the Rockwell Hate.
Stab - Non Alliant I+II LP
Pest Demon - Helvetesljuset LP
All three lps are extremely good. I wasn't turned on to the pest-demon initially on hearing the sound samples online, but now that it's spinning, I'm really digging it. Great mix of orchestral und noise. Stab also delivers some really good tracks. Definitely will be giving these more plays this week
THE VACUUM CLEANERS "cactus" 7"
Someone mentioned Bad Vugum on box set topic and happened to also briefly talk with mr. Bad Vugum in friday's noise gig. Decided to give this a spin. When it came out, I considered it to be too playful, too intentionally weirdo. Now, I actually like it much more. It is playful and it is weirdo circus music of some sort, but charming sound quality and clumsiness in fine BV atmosphere!
MALDUR ATAI "alarm valhalla" 7"
hmm... it was few days ago when I decided I should listen some Deutsch Nepal and it was either Tolerance or Erosion which I put on player and my reaction - with probably 8 years since I last heard it - was "is it THIS?!". At best DN is very good, but at worst... hmmm... lets say I won't need to listen those anymore. Couple early albums still capture my attention. What this has to do with Maldur Atai? Well, first of all, DN cd was Autarkeia's re-issue, but also M.A. to me always sounded like highly influenced by DN. And somehow I'm tempted to fart out such a heresy that: I feel like pupils are defeating the master. Colossal synthesizer tones and delay effected voices, choirs, etc. Very simple in essence, but there is enough happening to keep the 7" interesting. Most certainly not noise, but decent clean post-industrial.
as example (not from the 7")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI0vG9uEW0U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTVsEqeyS04&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SK3jK3DjDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAQu7iBV3hw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taLzbM-wB5c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFHabOik6RY&feature=related (my favorite DN track ever)
only recently checked Maldur Atai.....pleasant surprise. original : no (imho very early CMI-based, and yes, DN)......but somehow i can listen to MA all day. It works for me.....especially tracks like Trumpets Of Carnage (Verger cd). 7" are ok, but the 10" and cd's are much better.
i mailed MA about the logo but never got a reply:
(http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/47365091/Maldur+Atai++II.jpg)
what's the story ? i like the Mola sp fish :-)
yeah, 10" is very good. I've posted about it earlier on playlist topic (to be found with search function).
7" has impact on me perhaps mainly since I've been on such massive 7" listening phase. I would guess in few days there must be 20-30 7"s (at this moment Lunar Abuss 7" on Drone rec). Just mentioning some I feel would be interesting to mention. Lots of goodies which could be, but don't want this topic to be "all what I listen daily" type, but pick up something to discuss.
HEADBUTT "Fat Elvis / Lipstick" 7"
Pigboy records
1991 single of Headbutt. One side of pretty solid percussive industrial type of stuff and another side leans more to noiserock of some sort. Pretty good stuff, and even if I have several of their releases, I was never such a big fan. On 7" format it still works very well and presents the style not so common anymore.
DUAL "Drimon" 7"
Dirter
1997 recordings of Dual I don't remember ever hearing before. Or I might have the 7" on Drone records... Online info says: "Dual is the project of Colin Bradley, who challenges conventional concepts and structures of electronic music while experimenting with the electric guitar as the main source of sound. Dual uses improvised material as a source to create multi-layered static ambiance, metronomic scrapes, clicks and pops and mantric tones."
So this is something what Aidan Baker and such probably wish they were? Good solid guitar ambience with still some dirt and resonance, even if obvious usage of digital effects and such. Not sure if he's doing anything anymore. Two 7"s is his entire vinyl output, two tapes, two cd's and then suddenly switching to CDR format where last came 2006...
Title track uses a bit too rhythmic electronic, but b-side is very tasty and minimal.
Well, had to spin few more goodies while morning coffees....
SPLINTERED "godsend" 7"
Dirter
end of 1992 recordings of Splintered, very good. Droning guitar noises, simple rhythmic guitar patterns, solid drum beat and additional percussion. Noiserock meets Godfleshy' industrial type atmosphere and experimentation. This era of UK "guitar bands" still remains highly interesting for me. With luck, we'll see compilation CD of old Splintered single materials out this year, so those who don't bother to hunt 20 year old 2nd hand vinyls will have cheap option to experience these.
IF, BWANA "Bird Brain" 7"
Klang Galerie
One of those 100 copies singles I recall being quite expensive. Purchased this from other distributor in discount campaign. Two 8 minutes tracks recorded straight to DAT, experimental electronic sounds which certainly has the bird sound wibe in some ways. This artist has been around for ages. Producing dada noise since '84, and I have pretty much never heard anyone to celebrate how good it is, but I'm quite sure he has more listeners than the generic noise acts who receive attention in "scene"? Most certainly this is not for everyone, but I find the weird electronic sounds and thin bird-like rattling very refreshing experience between all sorts of other types of sound that comes from speakers.
VA - Nyrkki ja Kyrpa III - Finally listened to the whole thing and it is a great compilation altogether. My favorite tracks belong to Antipakt, STAB Electronics, Dark Sessions, Lapot and Shift. But really there isn't a single "bad" track on here. Does anyone know who A.B.N.T.R. is? I'm hoping more material comes out from him/them, its really good stuff. And I wonder who or what the "K" is he is "Dedicating" the track to. Unless he just likes the letter in the alphabet...
Pleasure Fluids - Paraesthesia of Sexual Feeling - You can definitely tell this is one of PF's first attempts at recording his Noise/PE. It is pretty standard for its time period and stands a bit back from what PF later came to do. It reminds me somewhat of what Swollen Korps sounds like now but without the experience. Decent but not amazing like "Show No Mercy" or his side project Civilian.
for now i'm only 2 records far in VOD's Clock DVA box.....excellent material. heavy 1979 Cabaret Voltaire vibe.
I think I sold it but use to have the LP by Splintered & still have their 7" on Shock Rec's. They did a pretty good song on a comp cd but I can't remmeber title of the comp or the label (maybe Shock?). That guy also did a huge zine but, again, I can't remember the title.
I haven't listened to anything in a couple of weeks...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 30, 2012, 08:48:55 PM
That guy also did a huge zine but, again, I can't remember the title.
Grim Homour. I remember when I pre-ordered copy from Bad Vugum back in... 94 or something, of issue that should have had 7" with Bad Vugum bands on it. It never came out and eventually got years later refund as far as I remember.
He is still around, 4th Dimension etc.. Still publishing stuff and has distro list. Now living in Poland.
Recent reissues:
DDV - A Sound Atlas Of Venereology
Gear fetishists wet dream and a definite case of the pupil outshining the teacher. Clear TG influence but better, harder and more consequent. Been spinning this non stop since I got it some months ago, many regards to Chris for making this available, really this could have been as big and influential as many so-called Industrial pioneers. Last track might be first instance of full-blast Deathpile styled PE burst?
One Dark Eye - Manic Depression
Does a lot more for me than the other recent ODE on IR. Strange and twisted lofi noise, no clear direction, no concussions choice. Focused blur to use such a contradiction. Enjoy all the recent Macro and related items but this must have been best of the bunch, closely followed by Super Oxide and the Cut Ups.. LP
Local tapes:
Vanity Productions - Døden ikke Heller
Where the first tape had sort of a IDM/AFX vibe, this time around VP evokes a more soundtrack like atmosphere, still with pulsating beats buried somewhere in the mix, knowing Stadsgaard's current preferences in electronic music the Sandwell District influence is somewhat deteced. IMO the two VP tapes is definitely the man's most interesting solo output since the glory days on the PA burning Sarahs Charity live shows
Assault Guard - For those appreciative of the Sensual properties of Rubber
New AG cs on Nordisk Klub, released today? Shows great development from the quite good debut CDr, Pulsating synth, heavy rhythmic tape loops and buried manipulated samples. True oldschool Industrial. Great artistic and crude colour artwork. Lukas could be y second brother so I'm quite biased but really a marvelous tape. Watch out fot this one
Kranioclast - Can I talk or s... 7"
Cranioclast - (The) L.K.A. sonar kit 7"
V/A - Sverige LP
Death Magazine 52 - s/t DLP
Giancarlo Toniutti - The early tapes period 3LP+10" BOX
sewer election - vittra sonder lp - haven't seen much talk about this one since it came out earlier this year and it's excellent.. up there with Vidopna sar and Kassettmusik in terms of musique concrete from the sewers.
orifice training - bathroom abuse, blisters and contusions lp
organum & the new blockaders - pulp & salute cd
luc ferrari - presque rien cd
club skull - the origins of... cs
dilloway/lescalleet - grapes & snakes cs
en tragedie - sosterbyerne cs
ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS "the "o" mouth direct input raygun" 7"
Turgid Animal
This is the prime example of absurd UK noise. With track titles like "Moonfried marshmallow eyesockets signific indifference". I used to admire old A.N. stuff, but at some point I got really bored with with it. I guess it has a lot to do with one terrible live show I saw. Not that anyones one bad set should ruin anything, but it's not always about intelligent reasons why you like or don't.
This 7" restores my faith in fact that Phil Todd most certainly knows what he is doing. Not so much muddiness of drone muzak, but quite crystallic high pitch synth resonation and oscillation, with mellotron and guitar creating solid drone background. Nothing here will revolutionize the world of noise, but gave few spins for the 7" and especially in this type of 4 songs in 7" format, it works well. Hits into somehow same nerv as old MITB electronic tracks. Short, atmospheric, gets the job done.
JOHN WIESE "Mixed Metaphor / Into A Bad Way" 7"
Phage tapes
Huh Huh!!! Fuck how intense harsh noise this master presents on the 7"! If there is some need for Wiese harsh noise, don't hesitate on this one. Modulation is fast, textures and rich and dense. Frequencies are covered from heavy mid-bottom to middle-crunchyness to highest thin crisps. Everything moves all the time and very tasty timing and composition what comes to knowing when to modulate sound palette in frenzy, when simply make abrupt cut to jump step further. Essential!
After all these years I have only heard 1 John Wiese track (at least to my knowledge), it was the one on "Nitro Dragsters". So where would you suggest someone start with Mr. Wiese? I didn't think I would ever really like it knowing what type of Noise and Power Electronics that I do listen to but by your review maybe it is time to check something out.
TODAY
Erotikens Historie - Lolita Problemet (2011, Posh Isolation) - I definitely wouldn't say this is strict drone, there is definitely some dirty Noise stuck in here. Side A consists of building a synth hiss up around a droning foundation until it engulfs the whole track. Side B is really good, unlike Side A this one didn't have to grow on me, it just sounded great right off the bat. The track really gets good when the sounds are panned to both ears and everything gets louder which happens a few times. Like Side A there is one specific sound that grows and grows until it engulfs the track itself. This tape itself is growing and growing to become one of my top 5 favorite Posh Isolation releases.
EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN - Haus Der Lüge
One of my EN favourites, especially the Maifestspiele section of Fiat Lux, highly unsettling piece of sound. Not always a friend of Blixa Bargeld's mannerisms though.
Absolute Supper 2cd comp
Classic Swedish compilation, sums up what Cold Meat Industries was about pretty nicely? Classic era covered, with BDN, Megaptera, Deutch Nepal/Frozen Faces, etc industrial greatness, and Ordo Rosarius, Protagonist, Puissance bombastic goofiness that I can hardly stand at all these days. Go drape yourselves in velvet & read some poetry in a castle somewhere... Most important though is the CINTECELE DIAVOLUI track closing it. Mortiis never was better than with this project. Edit: have to mention that NACHT is almost as amazing as AGHAST.
Going forward with the Esthetics Of Cruelty compilation felt natural. Only a few years older than Absolute Supper, the focus here is almost solely on harsh noise, power electronics and similar, of which there was hardly anything on the previous one (BDN came closest I suppose). It's not a compilation of CMI acts (though some were), but a guide to what was going on in the Swedish harsh scene back then (released in 1999). Wide variety of names, some still active & important, some forgotten. INSTITUT, IRM, TRERIKSRÖSE, MOLJEBKA PULSE, PROIEKT HAT/IRGUN Z'WAI LEUMI, BAD KHARMA and BLOD are among the more known. Could just as well have been a Segerhuva compilation, for what it's worth (half of the artists appear on the Sweetness Will Overcome comp) - all of it far from the Gothic cheese that has diluted the CMI catalogue. Someone ought to re-release the IRON JUSTICE album.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE "COLD IN THE BLUE" [tape - Abysmal Sounds]
Australian post-mortem / power electronics project from Badd (WÜRM). Recommended.
blood heavy, bashed up electronics from under the southern cross.
vitriol death industrial to boot, violence, paranoia & incarceration.
two side long dirges of various themes made with
analog power corruptions, booze, drugs, fx, and the love of hate.
tape edition of 88 copies.
listen at http://soundcloud.com/viva-la-muerte
contact bustedupslut@gmail.com
get fucked ya cunt.
VOLKSMORG [tape]
Another mandatory tape. I witnessed Volksmorg live aktion at Icetodiron, Vilnius 2010 - extremely powerful - hearing this tape now only strengthens my belief that the Lithuanian industrial / power electronics scene is one of the most interesting around.
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 Tape (Lust Vessel)
Lettera 22 - The Dieter Tapes Tape (NNA)
Tongue Knax - Thee Grand Fidelity Tape (Second Sleep)
Meshuggah - Contradictions Collapse
One hell of a technical metal album, with a lot of thrash metal influence, and very different from their later style for which they became famous.
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
A good prog rock album. Don't know everything by them very well; my favourite is H to He Who Am the Only One
Lockwood/Top/Vander/Widemann - Fusion
Don't know what style this is - not fusion in the jazz-rock sense, that's for sure. The instruments are bass, drums, synths and violin. Sort of rock music with a flexible structure.
Mauthausen Orchestra - Sonic Deprivation
Never heard MO before this compilation, and despite having read about it of course, I was still shocked to hear how filthy it sounds. Especially the first half of the CD I found really sadistic in intent as well as soundwise. Great stuff.
Mixed Band Philantropist - The Impossible Humane
Got the tape re-release from 2011 I think. Nice collage-stuff with occasionally funny moments.
Hijokaidan - King of Noise
One of the first Hijokaidan albums, from 1985. Was listening to this on headphones from a laptop, so the sound was less than ideal, but it still came through that it's a pretty radical album, very intense at times. Has occasional drums as well by T. Mikawa.
Quote from: acsenger on June 02, 2012, 04:13:49 PM
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
If you haven't listened their "Still Life", you should do it. "Pawn hearts" and mentioned release are my favourite.
Hermann Keller - Schwebungen - Brechungen (LP)
Good free improv. Interesting sound colour of prepared piano.
Philip Corner - Word - Voices (LP)
one of the best his album. There are many experimental metal - bell noises. Sometimes sounds like AUBE.
Massimo Toniutti – Il Museo Selvatico (LP)
Interesting experimental, organic ambient with touches of modern musique concrete
Mario Bertoncini · Earle Brown · John Cage - Cifre · Four Systems · Cartridge Music (LP)
Classic. Here "Cartridge music" was played in 1970, and, I guess this is the best version ever . Probably it is more noise as usually, earlier and after that.
Doc Wör Mirran - For Serpentine, I Am (LP, Album)
Good experimental music with good touch avantgarde of rock music.
Hvide Sejl - The Nude, very nice recording with a romantic Sci-fi soundtrack vibe to it.
Prurient - Oxidation, was curious about this one, but I was a bit dissapointed. Maybe have to give it some time?
Sektion B - Power is nothing without control (LP, Steinklang Industries): This is a good piece of power electronics, in the 'not-so-very-harsh' category, so to say. Guess most people know Sektion B, so there's not much to add. The track Hate has really great, convincing vocals. Bit funny to hear the line 'I hate plants', though.
Concern - Misfortune (LP, Isounderscore): field recordings, tape loops, effects... This is at the same time calm and full and brooding. I really like this LP. I also feel that further spins will bring more elements to light, which is good! Saw him live in Antwerp, together with Matar Dolores, and although the sound installation (consisting of nothing more than a bass amp) wasn't the best way to experience his music according to him, I think it made very clear what his music is all about and still was very good.
Deterge - Anacoluthon (C30, Anabolic Dimensions): Compared with the recently released Substrate Catalyzation, this tape is more Harsh. I still have to give it extra spins, but judging from the first spin, I think I like Substrate Catalyzation more. Right now spinning it again and I indeed don't like the A-side very much, especially the first track, but the B-side is very good. Bleak electronics, even sorrowful at points.
Kakerlak – Reproductive Activity Rhythms
A RADIO WITH GUTS MIX:
MERZBOW - BATZTOUTAI WITH MATERIAL GADGETS - THIS DYING TOAD BECOME FORTH WITH COAL FOR COLOUR BLACK
BREATHING PROBLEM - KIMBERLY PART 1
KAZUMOTO ENDO - WHILE YOU WERE OUT
GRUNT - LONG LASTING HAPPINESS PART 1
TAINT - CRACKED OUT
THE GREY WOLVES - BEYOND HYPOCRISY
NICOLE 12 - STILL MOMENT
BIZARRE UPROAR - UNTITLED
http://ia701203.us.archive.org/21/items/ARadioWithGutsEpisode060/06.04.12.mp3
QuoteIf you haven't listened their "Still Life", you should do it.
I haven't listened to it properly, but will soon. A couple days ago I listened to
Godbluff which might be my favourite VDGG yet. Although I have to say the (small) problem I have with
Van Der Graaf Generator is the vocals when Peter Hammill tries to be too "expressive" (shouting, for example). But overall I don't mind this too much.
QuoteMario Bertoncini · Earle Brown · John Cage - Cifre · Four Systems · Cartridge Music (LP)
Would love to hear this! Have you heard
Arpe Eolie by
Bertoncini? He plays self-built harps. It's nice, but somehow I wasn't that blown away by it.
Organum -
Kammer and
IkonJust got
Kammer today and I already listened to it 3 times, it's that good. Like a much more subdued and spacey
Changez Les Blockeurs.
Ikon is awesome too, with a very different atmosphere. One track in particular sounds like the music at a Buddhist temple on the top of a mountain (that's what I picture anyhow).
Various –
Carrefour - Musique Electro-Acoustique / Electroacoustic Music - Canada Nice compilation of Canadian electroacoustic music from 1969-72. Released on CDR by the great Creel Pone label who make obscure electronic music LPs between the 1940s and 1980s available on (bootleg) CDRs.
Con-Dom –
The Eighth Pillar - A Confession Of FaithOne of the very few PE albums I know (hoping to get to know PE more soon). I like it but there is something about it that I don't get fully. I appreciate it though for its atmosphere and will listen to it more to get "closer" to it.
HVIT FANA - Demo (Nymph)
A short one-sided tape. The first song is a more "rock"ish one with drums and effected vocals framing junk loops and organs/synths, the other is mostly based around droning synths and looped distorted sound, dark but also a bit romantic.. Reminds me of some stuff that's been coming out of the Utmarken camp but more raw and sloppy, in a positive way. Not a totally unique sound but two solid tracks, this should really be a 7" or something. Very nice to hear stuff like this coming from Stockholm youth too, some young people seem to be into this kind of thing but few of them make music themselves.
Croatian Amor - The Mars Quarter (Posh Isolation)
I'd had this for a while without listening to it, then gave it a listen and it didn't really catch my attention, but going through it a few times it has really grown on me. Good melancholic, dark synth drones, reminiscent of the first two Lust for youth releases.
I'M STUPID (Beast 666 tapes)
Only listened to this once so far but I like it. It seems that most noise now focuses on more continous sound, be it layers of textures, rythms or constantly changing cut-up noise etc., and I noted that a lot of these artists have a much more messy, "free" aesthetic in that sense. Not so many solid layers, sometimes just one sound source etc. Also with the inclusion of Boredoms for example, it feels natural that not all acts are by-the-book-noise.
The Rita - the rack
Quote from: acsenger on June 06, 2012, 01:54:49 PM
Organum - Kammer and Ikon
Just got Kammer today and I already listened to it 3 times, it's that good. Like a much more subdued and spacey Changez Les Blockeurs. Ikon is awesome too, with a very different atmosphere. One track in particular sounds like the music at a Buddhist temple on the top of a mountain (that's what I picture anyhow).
Ikon is one of the most amazing things ever released.
I've been listening to the new Kevin Drumm, the Ramleh box, and a stack of test tapes from a new batch of CP titles (sent into production in December - things very backed up as a result of sllooooowwww production at NAC, another batch coming soon).
Charlie Parr - 1922 2008 - a couple of really good tracks, but not as raw or emotional as King Earl.
Charlie Parr - Jubiliee 2007 - a couple of really good tracks, but not as raw or emotional as King Earl - "Jubilee" and "Jesus on the Mainline" are really good tracks, and the former is a great duet with his wife - "Last Freight Out of Asheville" is slow and beautifully twangy and somewhat rusty like I want from him.
Charlie Parr - Rooster 2007 - do not care for the Sampson & Delilah cover at all - nothing stood out for me on this one.
Charlie Parr - Roustabout 2008 - more mellow or even melancholy in feel - like this almost as much as King Earl - some nice instrumental work in the songs - seems more complex and a developing style more so than borrowing from traditions - "Midnight has Come & Gone" and "Adrift in Lake Superior at Sunrise" are good examples of this - more Emily accompaniment, too - "Farmer" is another great track - nice version of "God Moves On The Water (trad.)".
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Bestial Raids - Order of Doom 2004 - Polish black death mess - be sure to be in a noise-coreish mood when played - good stuff; a grower.
Bestial Raids/Hellish 2007 - Polish black death mess from BR; 1st track is slower and gritty and had me thinking about Celtic Frost, though it wasn't obvious; 2nd track made me think of Columbia's Confusion for some reason; messy, raw music - Hellish is decent, mostly straight-forward black thrash; 2nd track kind of made me think of Sodom on speed; 3rd track the same, but with some changes and tricks that were cheesy or "up beat" in a bad way.
Stargazer/Invocation - Harbringer/Horrific Ancient Sumerian Traditional Ursurpurs Remembered 1999/2009 - Invocation has some moments, but I don't care for the chug-like guitars; one of the quick-picking parts reminded me of the Lethal Aggression demo (a good thing), but it was a distant association; has an interesting snare sound -- Stargazer has a thrashy, almost technical sound like Sadus; the drums are rawly recorded, so the snare has a good sound, and he is a very busy drummer; I guess they call this progressive or avant-garde because it is difficult to define (and it is technical and complex in every way); it's thrashy, melodic, black, deathy, technical, and black metal; I've listened to this side a few times now, and I'm at a point where I enjoy it; if it was any longer, I think I'd feel differently; unique, challenging, and undeniably well done.
Vulpecula - In Dusk Apparition 2006 - I've listened to this several times, and I still cannot connect with it at all - it's complete songs, but it has a demo or edits feel to it something like Victor Griffin's Late for an Early Grave - maybe it is because I don't get it all that I feel like these songs are unworked ideas.
Merzbow - Oersted 1996 - so many great sounds on this album, many of which are deep and rich - plenty of movement, but until a few points in track 4, it isn't annoyingly squibbly or erratic - keenly aware of flow and warmth - 3rd track, the shortest, is so subdued and powerful.
Deviated Instinct - Guttural Breath 1990 - why didn't I buy these things when I ran into them on the regular and for cheap??? - want Nailed, too.
Bestial Raids - Prime Evil Damnation 2011 - more controlled and less noise-coreish than the 7"s above - reminds me of Beherit and the first time I heard Sodom - Obsessed by Cruelty and thought everyone in the band was playing a different song - the result here is that it sounds like a war zone and not like a cluster of incompetence - ANOTHER really good album on Nuclear War Now.
G.G.F.H. 'Eclipse' & 'Disease'
:)
LIBBE MATZ GANG - the first LMG EP (Libertatia Overseas Trading 7")
It has been a while since I received such an intriguing unsolicited item in the mail. Primitive murky computer electronics. Great grimy graphics, multilayered reference points. Some kind of cranky political messages I can't decipher. Postmark was North London, handwriting was unfamiliar. Label claims to be based in Sealand.
EVIL MOISTURE "Ghost meat" 7"
Bought this from comic festival couple years ago! I guess related to some belgian (?) screen-printing place, they were selling posters, screen printed art magazines and this 7" amongst others. Multicolored, large, folded poster cover houses inside 7" which includes possibly best E.M. I have had pleasure to hear for long time. 2007 release. Very lo-fi, very crude sound experiments. Noisy, grainy and broken.
SICK SEED "Improper" 7" lathe cut
ltd 30 lathe of SS will probably make grown men cry. When it did come out and where the fuck one gets it? Ask Assembly Of Hatred and hope for the best!
If Evil Moisture was lo-fi and crude, the transparent plastic cut lathe indeed is step further. Snap crackle & pop is the constant addition to low fidelity sound realm consisting SS at his most thin and distant sound. At least in my own copy, the labels are on wrong sides. The real A-side very well done although utterly distant/lo-fi PE track, but Autopsy cover song on b-side is perhaps even further ultra primitive and less coherent with volume balance differences and slightly wanky slow phaser(?) in beginning. Vocals come out very tasty up-front and clearly pronounced! This all said in pretty much as positive tone as possible. Since material this grim and unpleasant is hard to find even these days when filthy and violent material is pretty popular.
Grunt/Taint - Schoolyard Bruises cd reissue
Excellent and emphatic unravelling into a diverse array of aural perversions before descending into utterly filthed flavorings of tainted ugly. The epic collab track is a thing of shitty beauty.
K2/TNB - Oozing Ruin
K2 molesting TNB spew. Disappointment is the last thing I expected, but it seems Kusafuka had pretty flaccid materials to work with. Had Rupenus offered a tape of trash cans getting kicked around this could have gone places. K2 tries valiantly to sex up the limp offerings, but... it could have been great is the best I can say.
Brume - Fractisum
Wonderfully subdued metallic droning saturates an atmosphere augmented near and far with cranking clinking and clunking. The good kind of clunking. This one evolves slowly, effortlessly, seemlessly.
Merzbow - Merzphysics 10cd box
Some of Merzbow's finest straight-to-tape improv circa 1994. See Merzbow Top Hits thread.
Evil Moisture 7" was so good, instantly gave spin for his "GOO" LP. Tape manipulation / stop'n'go blasts of primitive and coarse noises. Yet playful and neat. Released by Blossoming Noise not so long ago. Good stuff!
Teatro Satanico / Pervas Nefandum - Split (1994? Slaughter Prod.) - Really good stuff, the PN side especially. Thicker more Death Industrial focused sounds and cold, clinical synth driven electronics with a grim tone; pretty much what you would expect from the mid-90's Slaughter catalogue. Some rhytmic sections are pretty nice but the vocals, treated as they are in most parts, can become cheesy quick. Still, their material is definitely going to be played more than a few times in this room. I've never heard any other Teatro Satanico work outside of this, not too bad and goes along with the PN material nicely but I don't think I would look for any of their other stuff. PN truly makes this split what it is for me and I would have love to heard more from the project, but it seems that this was their only release?
Ultra - "I Can't Stand A Bitchy Chick" (1989, Aqulifer Sodality) - No review needed I would hope. "...my cock is your god!"
Mauthausen Orchestra - "Necrofellatio" (1983, Aquilifer Sodality) - I really didn't consciously know that I was picking all Italian releases until I started writing but I guess it makes sense considering they made some of the best old school and I am in the mood for good old school. Just raw old Power Electronics in one of the best forms it has taken on in its short life. Every self respecting fan of Industrial/PE/Noise knows what MO sounds like at his best, so this should be no mystery as far as sounds go. After VLL and "Bloodyminded" this is one of his best works, I could listen to those 3 all day and find something new each time.
Recently finally got my hands on Box Is Stupid so working my way through it steadily atm. It's fantastic, beautiful, pure - so far I have enjoyed everything (worked my way through about half the discs) but Extreme Gospel Nights stood out for me, esp side A. Insane. Now spinning Ad Nauseam and totally loving the shit out of that, too.
just started to check Dusa's 4xcassette box.....really loved his lp & cassette.....first tape in same vein, but more euh trip hop? warped tapeloops, cut-up turntablelism, breaks taken from vinyl, .......different, but still Dusa. magical stuff imho.
V/A - Fur Ilse Koch (1982, Come Organisation) - This is one of my favorite compilations from its time, right behind "Neuengamme". No review really needed since I take it that a lot of you have already heard this. My personal favorite tracks are by Come, Leibenstandarte SS MB, and both Whitehouse tracks, which are live aktion recordings. One artist I had not heard before getting this comp was Viking DDV (I never checked it out because I was never a fan of Club Moral) who has a strong track of some junk/metal abuse and minimal synth work. There are a few tape/sample manipulation tracks like the Musique Concret piece, which is put together well and flows nicely, and the Consumer Electronics piece which is just simply a blown out interview sample.
Bruno Cossano – Saffo's Pleasures (1983?, BMP) - So this was described as having the Aquilifer Sodality Italian sound, and I can hear that in some places but in general it's just dirty, old school Noise-Industrial that doesn't necessarily have any stand out qualities but it isn't a bad tape either. Some rhythmic pieces are used on both tracks which does make it stand out from its contemporaries but the noise itself isn't really fitting to what I enjoy about old PE/Industrial/Noise acts.
YAO 91404 D / Tchernoblyad - split tape
Not their best recordings. Still good for what it is. Outsider industrial?
Ashley C / LR - Endless Blossom - split tape
LR side is great, I didn't really like the later tapes as much.
White Boss - Trash tape
Minimal cut up noise. I like it.
The Rita - The Voyage Of The Decima MAS
DEATHMAGAZINE 52 double LP
Harbinger
One side of funky rhythmic stuff. Slappy bass patterns, drums, sax, percussive elements. 23 Skidoo type of material most certainly! 3 following sides of vinyl is much more rough, mostly based on metal percussion. With name dropping of involvement of Dando or Best, might get this moving, but certainly keep in mind we're talking about authentic old school industrial. Not only retro stuff adapting the ugliest and fiercest elements of it. So certain charming warmth and clumsiness also present.
Alfarmania - Skräcken CD (Autarkeia)
Full album from Sundsvalls finest, this time with only Kristian Olsson behind the scenes. It's Alfarmania at it's finest, slow-moving and claustrophobic industrial. Laidback and a bit stripped down in sound, this is at times somewhat reminiscent of KO's solo LP, but with the vocals and occasionally use of samples it's still Alfarmania more than anything else. It never quite gets into the full massive psychedelic mode of their notorious liveshows, but still capturing the eerie and strung out atmosphere which to me is the essence of Alfarmania. I know we are many who have been waiting anxiously for a "definite" Alfarmania release, yet not sure if this is the one but it's for sure a very good album. Bonus points for nods to both Eddie Meduza and Gudibrallan. True downer stuff. Beautifully packaged CD as well, this is how they should be done.
Niding - Plågor Tape (Posh Isolation)
Second Niding cassette, and this one I enjoyed much more than the first one. Weirdo music, there is healthy doses of both metal and folk in the mix, but this is certainly not folkmetal. More like obscure outsider postpunk. Some guitarparts reminds me of swedish WP rock, that classic patriotic sound you can't go wrong with. You can hear traces of both Street Drinkers (especially trademarked vocals) and Ättestupa, but I think this stands on it's own in a better way than the first release. Overall feeling kind of reminds me of Circle Of Ouroborus without ever reallly sounding like them, makes sense?
Thanks for the kind words Matthias! I can add that "Skräcken" is not a "definite" Alfarmania album - I recorded it live to tape last year and became satisfied with the outcome. I did a handful of cassettes and then decided to release it on CD through Autarkeia to get wider circulation.
Maybe before the end of the year there will be a full length studio album from Alfarmania. News on the "Farsot" album we recorded in 2007 - it will come out on tape instead through Lust Vessel.
Back to topic, my own playlist the recent days....
HALTHAN: I Am Your Enemy CD (F&V)
DEVIATION SOCIAL: From End To Beginning - Compilation Tracks 1982-85 LP (Dais)
KERÄNEN – Moon Over Torrelorca CD (Ljud & Bild Produktion)
INCAPACITANTS – Zashikiwarashi CD (Ljud & Bild Produktion)
SEX DWARF: demo (self-released)
THE FIRING SQUAD: Pig and Face tape (GBC)
Caroliner Rainbow Hernia Milk Queen - Rear End Hernia Puppet Show (Box + LP)
Caroliner Rainbow Grace Blocks Used In The Placement Of The Personality - Rings On The Awkward Shad
Caroliner Rainbow Stewed Angel Skins - I'm Armed With Quarts Of Blood (LP)
Recently this project is one of the most interesting group in my private rank. I bought these releases and I am impressed after the first listening. Avantgarde music in the best issue. Packages and graphic designs of these releases are mind-blowing. Hats off.
I think Caroliner covers are always handmade unique type? So covers of same release may differ, depending when you buy them?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 13, 2012, 05:43:38 PM
I think Caroliner covers are always handmade unique type? So covers of same release may differ, depending when you buy them?
Yes, exactly. I bought them several days ago but it were used. For example, one of these release has big parts of a real note book from a school (biology and genetics), and strange trash-objects. Anyway, music is fucking crazy. I think that they were closer to the DADA ideas and MERZBILD concept than Masami AKITA.
The Caroliner LPs are all pretty interesting. Sold'em all but there's some really weird, creepy sounds on'em. I was less interested after I saw photos & read stuff online by one of the members..
Listening to: "Grim Conditions" by MANIA; brand-spanking new 19 minutes of whaterverthefuck.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on June 13, 2012, 05:53:55 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 13, 2012, 05:43:38 PM
I think Caroliner covers are always handmade unique type? So covers of same release may differ, depending when you buy them?
Yes, exactly. I bought them several days ago but it were used. For example, one of these release has big parts of a real note book from a school (biology and genetics), and strange trash-objects. Anyway, music is fucking crazy. I think that they were closer to the DADA ideas and MERZBILD concept than Masami AKITA.
My copy of the Rear-End Hernia Puppet Show box had some kind of smelly decaying confectionery in it. Heard about one with chopped onions inside black stockings in there.
Sewer Election - kassettmusik
V/A - NORDÖSTRA MALMÖ (Cassette) - further proof of Swedish supremacy when it comes to depressing noisy industrial sounds.
V/A - Port Out, Starboard Home (2xCassette) - Able to get this through discogs and very happy I did. Especially enjoying the 2nd tape. I haven't heard anything else from P.I. since their first batch of tapes in 2009, but after hearing this I'm definitely interested in hearing more of the recent releases.
Jason Crumer - Let There Be Crumer CD (Second Layer)
Close to mind-blowing stuff. Dense!
Altar Of Flies - Let The New Life Rise... CD (Hästen & Korset)
Extended cd-version of the cassette release from last year, the full recording is sandwiched between two new tracks so the overall feeling is kind of new. The cassette was one of my favorite releases of 2011, and the cd-format suits it well, there is a nice clarity to the sound which I think highlights some of the parts in a different way this time around. Of all AOF releases, this may very well be the crown jewel. Can't recommend this one enough! Currently destroying pretty much all Scandinavian competition imo.
Quote from: Matthias on June 15, 2012, 10:34:47 AMAltar Of Flies - Let The New Life Rise... CD (Hästen & Korset)
[...] Currently destroying pretty much all Scandinavian competition imo.
Agreed! Cannot recommend this enough.
Caligula031 - Slavetrade 2000 (Filth & Violence, 2012) - I'm going to give this one a full review so I don't want to say much here. It's well structure Power Electronics that utilizes a good amount of sounds and gear but it still sounds somewhat minimal and old, as if some artist from Broken Flag in the 80's had access to the gear and used it. The vocals are very commanding in most tracks and junk/metal abuse is used only at the appropriate times and he doesn't go crazy with it. The whole of the album is not as lo-fi as the first cassette but still raw and harsh. This one comes highly recommended.
Le Syndicat - Rectal Struggle (Broken Flag, 1985) - Fucking great! "Rectal Struggle" is my favorite Broken Flag release (I know that is a bold statement) and definitely my favorite LS tape (I can't stand his more rhythmic crap and symphony cuts). Everything that I like about old, dirty Power Electronics is present on this one and drawn out for 60 minutes. Synths, tape manipulation, pause button samples, echoing vocal attacks, etc. all of it grainy and raw, but not harsh.
Quote from: Matthias on June 15, 2012, 10:34:47 AM
Jason Crumer - Let There Be Crumer CD (Second Layer)
Close to mind-blowing stuff. Dense!
I really love this album, a great mixture of sounds, one of his best.
Does it top Ottoman Black? I feel like that may be impossible.
Irgun Z'wai Leumi – Klirrfaktor lp
Just fabulous.
Sshe Retina Stimulants – Heaven 39 lp
Short and sweet feedback drones. Always a pleasure.
Dieter Müh – Doin' It Dresden Style tape
Hyster Tapes should do a new run on these. Looking forward to check the new lp.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 13, 2012, 08:53:49 PM
I was less interested after I saw photos & read stuff online by one of the members..
Did you mean about their MYSPACE? If not, please, give me link to this or names of these members.
SWANS - The Burning World, CD
3 good songs out of 10 and one is a cover. I'm glad I waited for this to appear on a decent reissue and that I didn't pay the 30-40 pounds asked for on discogs. Swans must have dispared when they realised what a weak album they had added to their name.
MK9 / Michael Nine Discography and Video 2001 -2006 CD
Why aren't people raving about this? Michael delivers such a punch. When I try to describe it might sound standard, dark, depressive heavy layers of really dense noise, but it's done so good and it transcend any run for mill tape of lately. Great stuff.
v/a Nordöstra Malmö Tape
Good collection of youngsters (well sort of) from Malmö. Teufelsdröckh, Amph, Arkhe, Midhem Funeral, Mirros are black and Backasvinet. People familiar and liking Pestdemon and Sprachlos Verlag should check it out. Swedish death industrial/akustisk. Good stuff
Quote from: Strömkarlen on June 16, 2012, 04:10:46 PM
MK9 / Michael Nine Discography and Video 2001 -2006 CD
Why aren't people raving about this? Michael delivers such a punch. When I try to describe it might sound standard, dark, depressive heavy layers of really dense noise, but it's done so good and it transcend any run for mill tape of lately. Great stuff.
I think it must have been mentioned in playlist at least couple of times? Well.. I'm not sure if distribution has been very well arranged yet, so maybe not so many yet have purchased it? But I think this has been case with all those original MK9 stuff too. Death Squad is always remember, but I think none of the 3"CDR's and not even the 7" on German label gained much attention for project? 7 copies for sale in discogs - most new, 4-7 euro range. Done almost 10 years ago..
MONOTON "Monotonprodukt 02" (Oral) cd
MONOTON "Monotonprodukt 07 20y++" (Oral) cd
MONOTON "Eight Lost Tracks" (Oral) cd
MONOTON "Realtime" (Klanggalerie) cd
I knew this project several years ago, and I had only copies of Lps, to this day. Very interesting music. Something like KRAFTWERK on hard drugs. Dreamy, minimal synth with soft pulsating beats and well balanced vocals (rather declamations). Awesome mastering. Full of recommendations, especially the first two mentioned releases.
jgrzinich - intimations
RAMLEH: Awake (8CD - Harbinger Sound)
After years of waiting I finally got my copy this week... it was well worth the wait. A wet dream come true... I've listened to the tapes before and must say they've really managed to make it sound better. Extremely informative booklet with jawdropping material. Really can't complain about anything.... I only wish Ramleh would have ended their legacy at the peak of the postmortem period. Those of you who don't have this box should get it a.s.a.p. Still in stock and for a resonable price...
Quote from: Strömkarlen on June 16, 2012, 04:10:46 PM
MK9 / Michael Nine Discography and Video 2001 -2006 CD
Why aren't people raving about this? Michael delivers such a punch. When I try to describe it might sound standard, dark, depressive heavy layers of really dense noise, but it's done so good and it transcend any run for mill tape of lately. Great stuff.
these discs have gotten quite a bit of play time from me lately. i'm glad he decided to release it all in one package. essential work.
Silent Abuse 7"
huh huh!! I had a sense it would be good, but this is really good! Extremely grainy and broken, and in some ways exactly as one could expect, but in other hand much much more!
Astro "Synthetic Spectra" tape
Fuck, been playing this few times and especially a-side just is good reminder than never let few less inspiring releases fool you to think bands couldn't come up with great stuff. I like it when Astro comes out noisy and fierce. His solely synth oscillation based drone work is much much less interesting.
Hijokaidan - Modern
Hijokaidan - Romance
Hijokaidan - Polar Nights Live
Incapacitants - Repo
Incapacitants - Box Is Stupid
Totally enjoying the shit out of these two groups at the moment. GOD.
Passions of Läjä Äijälä (CD - Bad Vugum)
Weird compilation with works of obscure acts such as Aavikon kone ja moottori, Billy Boys, Death Trip, Sultans, The Kolmas, The Leo Bugariloves etc. Most people probably know Terveet kädet, but here is also very good industrial / postmortem / experimental, some d-beat punk and something sounding like mix of Hurriganes and Suicide. Many of the featured tracks are brilliant, while a few fail.... Nevertheless, a great document over the activities of Läjä, going back to 1979.
Genocide Organ - S/T (2LP - Tesco)
Not much to say about this. Finally a proper release of this great album... Beautiful packaging with two posters and insert. Listening to this reminds me once again who are the masters of heavy electronics.
The New Blockaders - first live performance
Concern - Misfortune LP
Another excellent release from Gordon. It reads on the back "Three manifestations for the fifteen string box-harp" which is very apparent from the get go on the first track. I guess a good portion of the field recordings were done in an abandoned hospital parking lot. Mixing that with some nice reverb/tape loop drones and you have a very warm, and fluid flowing album. Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project. Beautiful as always.
Hostage Pageant - A Study in Self-Deprecation CS
Probably the most jarring cut up harsh noise I've heard from Shane. Insanely blistering in its attack on the A side, the B side shows some ugly menacing synth work creeping in. Killer tape.
Grunt - Someone is Watching (Cassette) - got the original version at Hospital a few years back for a bit of $$$ before I knew there was going to be a re-issue. Still happy to have the original tape though. I'd love to hear Grunt do material like DNA Test again...
Hängd – Med Repet Runt Halsen (Cassette) - still my favorite Järtecknet thus far
Arkhe - It Is The Curse of Dimensionality (Cassette) - been regular listening since it came out
Pestdemon - Helvetesljuset (LP) - as has this
STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche (CD) - I consider this Canon status by now.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 17, 2012, 07:30:23 PM
Silent Abuse 7"
huh huh!! I had a sense it would be good, but this is really good! Extremely grainy and broken, and in some ways exactly as one could expect, but in other hand much much more!
Good indeed, but great? I don't know, will have to have some extra listens to decide on that. Anyway, it's kind of dark and brooding, menacing, but not harsh or extreme in your face. I like the burried vocals on the A-side and the SM/whip-session going on at the B-side.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on June 19, 2012, 03:50:53 AM
Concern - Misfortune LP
Another excellent release from Gordon. It reads on the back "Three manifestations for the fifteen string box-harp" which is very apparent from the get go on the first track. I guess a good portion of the field recordings were done in an abandoned hospital parking lot. Mixing that with some nice reverb/tape loop drones and you have a very warm, and fluid flowing album. Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project. Beautiful as always.
Really like this LP as well, though I have to say it's the first thing I heard from Concern as well (found out thanks to seeing it was one of the Knelt Rote guys). He played a part of it live in Antwerp, on one bass amp only, so he said the sound wasn't perfect, because this music actually needs a better sound system. And I totally see what he meant, however I found that gig very enjoyable none the less.
Ladyboi Biopsy - Untitled (C30, WGM Tapes): Industrial/Power Electronics, no vocals. Good stuff, with a rythmic feel. That cover looks funny to me, no information at all, just a pic and and arrow with 'Testicle'.
Quote from: Ashmonger on June 19, 2012, 11:06:10 AM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on June 19, 2012, 03:50:53 AM
Concern - Misfortune LP
Another excellent release from Gordon. It reads on the back "Three manifestations for the fifteen string box-harp" which is very apparent from the get go on the first track. I guess a good portion of the field recordings were done in an abandoned hospital parking lot. Mixing that with some nice reverb/tape loop drones and you have a very warm, and fluid flowing album. Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project. Beautiful as always.
Really like this LP as well, though I have to say it's the first thing I heard from Concern as well (found out thanks to seeing it was one of the Knelt Rote guys). He played a part of it live in Antwerp, on one bass amp only, so he said the sound wasn't perfect, because this music actually needs a better sound system. And I totally see what he meant, however I found that gig very enjoyable none the less.
I highly suggest and recommend any other releases that he's done under the name Concern. The albums Cæsarean and Truth and Distance both come highly recommended. Also, if you enjoy this stuff, you should look into his other project Caen. Not as pretty, but ambient done right.
How is Knelt Rope?
Quote from: Ashmonger on June 19, 2012, 11:06:10 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 17, 2012, 07:30:23 PM
Silent Abuse 7"
huh huh!! I had a sense it would be good, but this is really good! Extremely grainy and broken, and in some ways exactly as one could expect, but in other hand much much more!
Good indeed, but great? I don't know, will have to have some extra listens to decide on that. Anyway, it's kind of dark and brooding, menacing, but not harsh or extreme in your face. I like the burried vocals on the A-side and the SM/whip-session going on at the B-side.
Those qualities you mention, are the ones that make it great for me. I think it's very easy to make the generally accepted good PE elements:
-loud brutal noise
-aggressive shouting with neat delay effect
-some feedback or synth oscillations
= very good PE ? hah...
But to be great, it needs to somehow stand beyond the usual, beyond the easy rock standard. What I believe Silent Abuse does. The vocals are quite unique - especially combined the way of lyrics are delivered (will be missed out by people outside Finland). And that sound is most of all just dark, broken, grainy, suffocating.. or like you say: menacing ("threat of violence"?). There is threat, suffocation, but hardly a relief of climax. It's just short glimpse towards dark moment, but will not offer very easy turns. To me, that is great. It is way too easy to choose the easy route to good in-your-face punch. Much less easy to trust the disturbing and unentertaining material will do the job.
Control-The resistance.
I have always appreciated Controls ability to deliver quality pe and synth driven noise. He defiantly knows how to build sonic landscapes, and always falls more towards the industrial end of Pe in my mind. This release is no different, and seems to actually be heavy on the synth, reminding me more of exanguinate, which is my preferred project of his.
Even though this is on ant-zen(I know alot of Pe and noise people go bonkers when we talk about that label), it is defiantly worth getting.
Who is Silent Abuse? Great name. One of us used "silence abuse" and "the abuse of silence" on the old Troniks board when we were discussing Francisco Lopez and Bernhard Günter.
Quote from: Peterson on June 20, 2012, 03:47:47 AM
Clay Figure - Hidden Lack Of Genius CS
Will definitely get this, I liked the older Clay Figure recordings and I'm glad it's back in business.
If you can find any of the old MIR titles, I encourage to check them, there's some nice stuff. MIR also released the first Uton cdr, which is not good by any means. Though Uton has released lots of horrible shit, there's some real gems too. If you like Haare, there's probably something for you.
VA - Nyrkki Ja Kyrpä I tapeI still liked most the least known ones on this, Unaction and Manic/Depression. Big names on second side were kinda routine jobs.
Arv & Miljö – Förändringens Frö tapeSnippets of noisy and good industrial sounds. Sample of the new CD sounded even better.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 20, 2012, 03:40:36 AM
Who is Silent Abuse? Great name. One of us used "silence abuse" and "the abuse of silence" on the old Troniks board when we were discussing Francisco Lopez and Bernhard Günter.
It's woman also know as dominatrix Fallen Angel and mrs Bizarre. But has done also solo works. I would hope to hear/see her more solo.
fornost - zimne piekno
raspberry bulbs - finally burst with fluid
viper - theatre of fate
alain meunier - voyage
steve moore - the way in
rupture - cunt of god
rolf trostel - narrow gate to life
colin potter - here / the ghost office
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on June 19, 2012, 06:14:33 PMI highly suggest and recommend any other releases that he's done under the name Concern. The albums Cæsarean and Truth and Distance both come highly recommended. Also, if you enjoy this stuff, you should look into his other project Caen. Not as pretty, but ambient done right.
How is Knelt Rope?
I heard about Caen already, but didn't check it out. Maybe I should get that tape that Joy De Vivre released a while ago.
Knelt Rote is very good. I've got their Insignificance LP, which is kind of War/Black/Death Metal/... with Noise parts inbetween and ends in a nice locked groove loop. I also ordered the first LP from Gordon (together with Oscillating Innards - Nadir Emergence CD), that LP is more Grindcore with Noise elements. Tracks from both LPs can be checked on youtube.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 19, 2012, 09:45:59 PM
Those qualities you mention, are the ones that make it great for me. I think it's very easy to make the generally accepted good PE elements:
-loud brutal noise
-aggressive shouting with neat delay effect
-some feedback or synth oscillations
= very good PE ? hah...
But to be great, it needs to somehow stand beyond the usual, beyond the easy rock standard. What I believe Silent Abuse does. The vocals are quite unique - especially combined the way of lyrics are delivered (will be missed out by people outside Finland). And that sound is most of all just dark, broken, grainy, suffocating.. or like you say: menacing ("threat of violence"?). There is threat, suffocation, but hardly a relief of climax. It's just short glimpse towards dark moment, but will not offer very easy turns. To me, that is great. It is way too easy to choose the easy route to good in-your-face punch. Much less easy to trust the disturbing and unentertaining material will do the job.
I agree with what you say here. My comment about it being great or good was mainly on an 'emotional level'. I've just heard it once, while having lunch and getting ready to leave for work, so that's why I said I need to give it some more spins to see in how far it can really pull me in. Will definately also try it with headphones.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on June 19, 2012, 03:50:53 AM
Concern - Misfortune LP
Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project
didn't know he was wrapping up concern, pity. i've only got truth and distance which i haven't listened to in a good while but i remember liking it a lot. gonna dig it out now again actually. must check out the new lp. so what project is he primarily concentrating on now?
Quote from: Ashmonger on June 20, 2012, 11:29:27 AM
Knelt Rote is very good. I've got their Insignificance LP, which is kind of War/Black/Death Metal/... with Noise parts inbetween and ends in a nice locked groove loop. I also ordered the first LP from Gordon (together with Oscillating Innards - Nadir Emergence CD), that LP is more Grindcore with Noise elements. Tracks from both LPs can be checked on youtube.
knelt rote is great. only have the first lp but sounds like i need to pick up the second asap. no war/black/death metal feel to the first lp from what i remember (again, been a while since i've spun it), definitely more grind. not a whole lot of noise either from what i remember, some but not a huge amount
Quote from: NEHPF on June 20, 2012, 04:09:55 AMArv & Miljö – Förändringens Frö tape
Snippets of noisy and good industrial sounds. Sample of the new CD sounded even better.
the cd is one of the best things i've heard this year so far. highly recommended
Silent Abuse 7" indeed needs to understand the lyrics, I think. A side creates psychotic and intense atmosphere, especially the vocals are delivered just right, brings you down to the moment. Vocals could have been a bit more audiable. B side could have been as long as A side with a lot more abuse, but I guess it was left short so that we crave for more?? At least I do.
some Goz Mongo Alliance....god i love this Cabaret Voltaire&Bourbonese Qualk-worship !
Quote from: ddmurph on June 20, 2012, 03:58:54 PM
Quote from: NEHPF on June 20, 2012, 04:09:55 AMArv & Miljö – Förändringens Frö tape
Snippets of noisy and good industrial sounds. Sample of the new CD sounded even better.
the cd is one of the best things i've heard this year so far. highly recommended
Wow, thanks.
Beretta 70 CD (Crippled Dick Hot Wax)This one NEVER gets old. Collection of themes from the Italian police films of the '70s. The best summermusic ever. Tracks like Life Of A Policeman makes me want to get insanely drunk on J&B and go out for some serious bag snatching.
Lust For Youth - Growing Seeds LP (Avant!)More polished follow-up to the debutalbum from 2011. More direct. A natural progression, especially with the last couple of shows in mind. There is a few tracks I could have done without, but Always Changing and Behind Curtains are on the other hand by far the best stuff LFY has ever done.
Jason Crumer - Let There Be Crumer still on constant rotation as well.
Quote from: ddmurph on June 20, 2012, 03:58:54 PM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on June 19, 2012, 03:50:53 AM
Concern - Misfortune LP
Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project
didn't know he was wrapping up concern, pity. i've only got truth and distance which i haven't listened to in a good while but i remember liking it a lot. gonna dig it out now again actually. must check out the new lp. so what project is he primarily concentrating on now?
Its a project that will be involving Gordon and his brother. Didn't hear any names, or any labels mentioned. Gordon's works always surface though, he slays.
Quote from: ddmurph on June 20, 2012, 03:58:54 PM
Quote from: NEHPF on June 20, 2012, 04:09:55 AMArv & Miljö – Förändringens Frö tape
Snippets of noisy and good industrial sounds. Sample of the new CD sounded even better.
the cd is one of the best things i've heard this year so far. highly recommended
I'd like to hear another sample or two of the CD. What I heard was interesting, but something about it also makes me hesitant to pick it up.
Incapacitants - Mon, Ma? Mon!!!
Great new Incaps disc - fucking love it!
Beretta 70 CD (Crippled Dick Hot Wax)
I don't have that one but I do have another Italian crime/police cd compilation. I think it's in a slipcase with small lobbycards for each film. Same label did a similiar release with giallo films. Use to get those rel's from Xploited Cinema- man, that site was a goldmine! Wish he was still around.
IRON FIST OF THE SUN - Tears Royal (Unrest)
Don't know exactly what the obsession with princesse Diana is about (royalist, anti-royalist, or less obvious...?). Should probably listen again more closely, since the vocals are mixed so incredibly high, far from the "hidden under rubble and dirt and tons of effects" approach of several others. I appreciate that, esp. on the opening track, which was also distributed on Soundcloud. The tracks - eight or nine of them - sound deceptively simple, without losing character. There is something with them, more than their brevity, that makes them stand out as proper songs, rather than chunks of recorded & mixed noises. It's in the details, just as the packaging - layout is simple, but great. Info printed not only on the spine but also in the top of it, for example. This work is thoroughly made. Impressive. Have yet to delve deeper into it and the Hal Hutchinson lp.
Further listening:
MASTER'S HAMMER - Jilemnice Occultist
OCCULTATION - Three and Seven (Negative Plane side project, guitarist with two women on bass/vocals/drums - sounds exactly like NP but more gothic rock than black metal. Exactly the same riff style - makes you wonder what the point of this band really is? Still, great songs.)
Grunt - seer of decay
step-by-step going through f&v package:
Halthan cd .... i must confess H never 100% comvinced me , it was ok/not bad but that's it. now this album is a HUGE step imho. more mature? heavy & loud ! great sampling, really like the vocals. SOLID.
Peenemünde cd ....dark and very very ugly industrial, buzzing, rattling, junk, noise, ...i even hear a saw? again : ugly !
Caligula cd .....wow, the theme, the samples, rather original pe. lots of replay ahead!
Hijokaidan "Noise From Trading Cards" CD
Supreme. If i must select just one Hijokaidan piece, well it would be "What a Nuisance!"
Pain Jerk "V" k7
Solid tape from '97. Some amazing moments of a rare brutality. Thank you Mr.T.K.
T.E.F. "Consequences in Conversation" CD
On the top of playing list since it was released. Can't get enough of this masterpiece.
Merzbow "Merzphysics" 10xCD boxset
Nice collection of golden era unreleased stuff. CD5 and CD6 are simply great. A lot of "filler" material is present anyway. I do not complain though and i appreciate the choice of keep the original tapes unaltered and presented this way.
Con-Dom "Have Complete Faith" CD
Another gem on constant rotation here. 2 versions for my alltime favourite Con-Dom track "Jesus Penis" present, one of which never released before.
fushitsusha - hikari to nazukeyo
the shadow ring - lighthouse
delphium - snowhill
forbidden citadel of spirits - jaded evolution of druided fiends
trans millenia consort - aquatic realms
eliane radique - kyema (intermediate states)
demilich - nespithe
Bernard Parmegiani - L'oeil écoute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQL8GHzkcwM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQL8GHzkcwM)
Nagamatzu - Space Shuttle Shuffle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liz98L_Q5gc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liz98L_Q5gc)
Pornocane - La Diarrea Del Cane Sessuale
http://pornocane.bandcamp.com/track/la-diarrea-del-cane-sessuale (http://pornocane.bandcamp.com/track/la-diarrea-del-cane-sessuale)
Crown of Cerberus - Awakening
http://www.discogs.com/Crown-Of-Cerberus-Awakening/release/3269606 (http://www.discogs.com/Crown-Of-Cerberus-Awakening/release/3269606)
Brethren - Savage Inequalities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArC5EnHxMu0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArC5EnHxMu0)
Gruppo di improvvisazione nuova consonanza - the private sea of dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUmzRlwkkkU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUmzRlwkkkU)
Intolitarian - Berserker Savagery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp6Pjr6q6uo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp6Pjr6q6uo)
Craig Kupka - Clouds - New Music For Relaxation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c5KTNVw_tw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c5KTNVw_tw)
DJ Screw - Diary Of The Originator Ch.178 In The Zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brKoEFOp3SE&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL3E998A04AFAC416E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brKoEFOp3SE&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL3E998A04AFAC416E)
Goatmoon - Finnish Steel Storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbS8v0-Msd4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbS8v0-Msd4)
War - More Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeJPXutRnhQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeJPXutRnhQ)
V.A - Nyrkki & Kyrpä
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNrjJ0i6Ucg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNrjJ0i6Ucg)
Carlo Gesualdo - Sabbato Sancto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGvG-7-9yM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGvG-7-9yM)
Incapacitants - Sec End
Already read about how this was a truly 'harsh' sounding disc and I absolutely agree. Something about the frequencies and the sharpness of the sound makes your ears bleed. Fab! Truly atrocious artwork btw that I cannot help but love.
Cracksteel - Bitch Jap Run
Pretty solid shit with a 'wallish' quality, what happens mainly does so in the background and overall it's mainly fairly static crackling and rumbling textures that sit in the foreground. Can't really find fault with it but a little too slow and lethargic for what I'd like at the moment.
Pain Jerk/Incapacitants - Live at No Fun Fest
Now this...! WOW! For some reason I have never really had a click with Pain Jerk even if I have & have heard some of his work. But the track is absolutely mindblowing imo. Truly exhilirating, fast, energetic and harsh sound - and then to think this is even only an excerpt? Must've been a thrill to be there! Incapacitants track is fucking solid - I have yet to hear a so-called 'live' recording that I don't like. The evident acoustics, the wails and screams, the high-frequency emphasis, it's exactly what I love about these sets. Great, great, great title too! Fantastic disc!
Incapacitants - Extreme Gospel Nights
Possibly the best thing in the entire box, I think. Some of the most energetic Incaps material I have heard. Especially the A-side blows my mind, lots of great screeching, fantastic shrieks and screams and so! fucking! fast! ACE!
Quote from: practical life on June 24, 2012, 07:32:37 AMfushitsusha - hikari to nazukeyo
sort of sounds like Haino is paying homage to Ginn through East Bay Ray's gear.
Halthan - I Am Your Enemy (CD, Filth & Violence): This is a strange one. Last Friday I took it to work, because I had to drive around, it was the first time I heard it and looked forward to it, and I didn't really like it. It's quite different from the previous releases I heard, harsher, obviously. On Saturday, I had to go somewhere and wanted to listen to some Death Metal in the car, but being in a hurry, I ended up taking a CD which was within arms length, so I listened to Halthan again. And this time I already liked it way better. So, when I want to listen to it, I don't like it, when I don't want to listen to it, I do like it, strange, huh?! Hehe. Or maybe, it might be because most probably there's more bass in my car than in those from work. Or maybe I had to get used to the new style a bit. Anyway, upon liking it better the second time I definately look forward to listening to it again. Also, that last track is really nice, with the organ.
Nyodene D - Pogrom (C30, Phage Tapes): This is really good! Lots of metal junk, electronics and good vocals. Don't know what to add, except for: how does this compare to Every Knee Shall Bow?
Ladyboi Biopsy (C30, WGM Tapes): Listened to this again and I really like the A-side, but the B-side is less interesting. Anyone else got any comments on this or other works of Ladyboi Biopsy?
Puce Mary "Piss Flowers", TAPE (Posh Isolation)
On this cassette we are treated to muddy industrial noise from the deep reaches of Copenhagen. The tracks have a natural flow; rhythmic at times, occasionally quite subtly, and sometimes more tumultuous. Constantly in motion. Several layers are implemented, suiting each other nicely, maintaining that gritty, analog feel, utilizing both rumbling bass sounds and screechy distortion. The tracks on side B appear to blend together at some point, but I cannot discern where. This side of the tape is without doubt the more violent one, but it is not in an in-your-face manner. It has a more dim and grimy quality. If I could sum up this release in a mere three words, they would have to be: gritty, restless and obscure. A solid effort. Much appreciated.
Quote from: Ashmonger on June 25, 2012, 10:47:04 AM
Nyodene D - Pogrom (C30, Phage Tapes): This is really good! Lots of metal junk, electronics and good vocals. Don't know what to add, except for: how does this compare to Every Knee Shall Bow?
Doesn't even compare. EKSB is much more varied, structured, and powerful.
Quote from: Ashmonger on June 25, 2012, 10:47:04 AM
Nyodene D - Pogrom (C30, Phage Tapes): This is really good! Lots of metal junk, electronics and good vocals. Don't know what to add, except for: how does this compare to Every Knee Shall Bow?
I agree with Mack, it is difficult to compare the two but you can still tell they were created by the same artist.
Every Knee Shall Bow is highly structured Power Electronics with hits of ambient influences that make for a good atmosphere and some solid vocal work. Aaron talked a bit about his sound on the CD in my interview with him here:
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/11/interview-nyodene-d.html
late to this but anyway ...
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Quote from: ddmurph on June 20, 2012, 03:58:54 PM
Quote from: NEHPF on June 20, 2012, 04:09:55 AMArv & Miljö – Förändringens Frö tape
Snippets of noisy and good industrial sounds. Sample of the new CD sounded even better.
the cd is one of the best things i've heard this year so far. highly recommended
I'd like to hear another sample or two of the CD. What I heard was interesting, but something about it also makes me hesitant to pick it up.
was it the track linked on the ljud & bild page that you heard? ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSh9MJKT2-U&feature=youtu.be ... that's a pretty good representation of the cd i'd say. i think it's the focus and restraint that really stand out for me. tracks are generally short, around the 3, 4 minute mark, and the whole cd is under half an hour in length (although i tend to listen to it on repeat!). no filler whatsoever. also, the ljud & bild cd's look really amazing. simple (deceptively so), stark, really striking. between this and the sewer election - vittra sonder lp, looks like sweden is gonna rule 2012
Snotnosed - cock vomit
Olymphia - Entrance (Cassette) - holy fuck! what a debut tape. stripped down rhythmic noise/pe. The first track is perfection, but it's all good.
pussyfooter "dada fuck" test press
nasty junkmetal. ON REPEAT.
Altar of Flies Let New Life Rise in the Face of Death cd
first time hearing this project. highly recommended!!
con-dom cd reissue on unrest
great lo-fi noise with perfect vocals
forza albino Variated Perversity
nice filler material til the next "real" release. alt versions always great to hear
Blodvite – Ett Främmande Land
trying to fill the void until the lp comes in.
chocolate crucifix mix of stuff
houston noisecore!
Keränen both cds
really like hearing both sides of a artist. from non stop violent to controlled and calm.
mo.te -cuffs
just perfect HarshNoise.
BURIAL HEX "Bagirwa Hymn" LP
Clay's recent output has been amazing and horrendous. This falls into the amazing category. Haven't seen BH channel this much Voudon chaos since Gripster Killer.
MEN OF THE IRON HEEL "First Pogrom" CS
Finally followed the directions, i.e., played it loud! Will be coming back many times.
THEOLOGIAN "The Further I Get..." CD
Haven't enjoyed much of this post-NTT work, but this disc takes me away. Very excited about the show in Philly this Saturday.
JAAKKO VANHALA "Feral Earth" CD
This. Is. Perfect.
Quote from: eyestrain on June 27, 2012, 08:31:37 AM
THEOLOGIAN "The Further I Get..." CD
Haven't enjoyed much of this post-NTT work, but this disc takes me away. Very excited about the show in Philly this Saturday.
Picked this up last week at the show in Montreal, good stuff.
Quote from: Brad on June 27, 2012, 08:37:12 AM
Picked this up last week at the show in Montreal, good stuff.
Yeah? How was the performance? Looking forward to seeing him with Sewer Goddess and Burial Hex this weekend. Not too interested in Bain Wolfkind (bad James Bond lounge music with pathetic lyrics) or Deutsch Nepal.
I wasn't too familiar with Theologian before the show, but the performance was at least as good as that CD, as I recall it. When I was talking to Leech he might have said some of it was from the unreleased second Crucial Blast album. Anyway, the live version of Theologian was a duo (didn't catch who the other guy was), and there was a great collection of visual art presented with it that expanded on the themes of the album art.
Sewer Goddess is a band I've really wanted to see for a while, I hope they come to Canada eventually.
Can - The Lost Tapes 3xCD (Mute)Going through these 3 hours, it's impossible to understand why I never turned into a bigger Can-ophile. There are unreleased tracks and versions here that are just unbelievable good, basically mindblowing stuff. That some of these tracks has been filed in a german cabinet for 40 years is hard to take in. Apparently they went through more than 30 hours of archived material, so maybe not impossible with a Vol. 2. Comes packaged in a 10" sized box with a nice booklet.
JFK - Teenage Fantasy 2xLP (Harbinger/Hospital)Woelf tracks are GREAT. Amazing stuff and right up my alley. Didn't care that much for the other BF cassette included here, but some of the unrelesaed stuff is decent. Definitely worth the pricetag alone for the Woelf material.
The Sodality - Beyond Unknown Pleasures LP (Urashima)Very much welcomed upgrade from shitty mp3s.
Quote from: ddmurph on June 25, 2012, 11:21:24 PM
was it the track linked on the ljud & bild page that you heard? ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSh9MJKT2-U&feature=youtu.be ... that's a pretty good representation of the cd i'd say. i think it's the focus and restraint that really stand out for me. tracks are generally short, around the 3, 4 minute mark, and the whole cd is under half an hour in length (although i tend to listen to it on repeat!). no filler whatsoever. also, the ljud & bild cd's look really amazing. simple (deceptively so), stark, really striking. between this and the sewer election - vittra sonder lp, looks like sweden is gonna rule 2012
I have another track from the CD up here which I personally thinks represents the overall sound on the album better: http://arvmiljo.tumblr.com/
Quote from: Matthias on June 27, 2012, 10:34:29 AM
Can - The Lost Tapes 3xCD (Mute)
Going through these 3 hours, it's impossible to understand why I never turned into a bigger Can-ophile. There are unreleased tracks and versions here that are just unbelievable good, basically mindblowing stuff. That some of these tracks has been filed in a german cabinet for 40 years is hard to take in. Apparently they went through more than 30 hours of archived material, so maybe not impossible with a Vol. 2. Comes packaged in a 10" sized box with a nice booklet.
There's an unofficial collection called Canobits (amongst other titles). 4CDs worth of material. "rare studio & live material. This material recently became available from 'wreka' who allowed them to be vined on the Canopener mail list. These are selections of tapes that he obtained years ago from a friend of the band." This was I believe in 2005. 1968-1977. Including 30+ minute improvisations. Some of my favorite material from Can. I'm not a big Can fan, but I would be if there was more of what I found on this set.
Another great Can must-have is the 73-02-19.FM.BBC-London recording.
As for The Lost tapes, tracks "Waiting for the Streetcar" and "Deadly Doris" on CD1 drove me nuts. For me, the weak link has always been the vocals. They really get in the way of me enjoying the many virtues of this band.
Hermann Nitsch : tilburg orgelconcert 2xlp
...affordable Nitsch! ...nice long organ-drones.....but shabby gatefold & not the best pressing imho (side b with lots of cracks&pops), hence the price?
Illusion of Safety - More Violence and Geography
Worker - Dream Dead http://workernoise.bandcamp.com
Quote from: Matthias on June 27, 2012, 10:34:29 AM
Can - The Lost Tapes 3xCD (Mute)
Going through these 3 hours, it's impossible to understand why I never turned into a bigger Can-ophile. There are unreleased tracks and versions here that are just unbelievable good, basically mindblowing stuff. That some of these tracks has been filed in a german cabinet for 40 years is hard to take in. Apparently they went through more than 30 hours of archived material, so maybe not impossible with a Vol. 2. Comes packaged in a 10" sized box with a nice booklet.
Today I received this item and I finished to listen it few minutes ago. Good release, but I hoped it will be better. I hoped that it will be so good as this bootleg: http://black2com.blogspot.com/2008/03/can-outtake-edition-4-cd-set-franny.html
kakerlak + the rita - knifing and knived cs
the rita / dog holocaust - split cs
kevin drumm - purge cs
ultra fuck - sex at the maly trostenets cs
bizarre uproar - unsafe and insane lp
novy svet - cuori di petrolio cd
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on June 27, 2012, 09:32:29 PM
Quote from: Matthias on June 27, 2012, 10:34:29 AM
Can - The Lost Tapes 3xCD (Mute)
Going through these 3 hours, it's impossible to understand why I never turned into a bigger Can-ophile. There are unreleased tracks and versions here that are just unbelievable good, basically mindblowing stuff. That some of these tracks has been filed in a german cabinet for 40 years is hard to take in. Apparently they went through more than 30 hours of archived material, so maybe not impossible with a Vol. 2. Comes packaged in a 10" sized box with a nice booklet.
Today I received this item and I finished to listen it few minutes ago. Good release, but I hoped it will be better. I hoped that it will be so good as this bootleg: http://black2com.blogspot.com/2008/03/can-outtake-edition-4-cd-set-franny.html
aka Canobits. Check my previous post. We're in agreement.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 27, 2012, 11:34:04 PM
aka Canobits.
Nice to know. I didn't know about this alternative title.
Quote from: Tenebracid on June 27, 2012, 09:38:03 PM
ultra fuck - sex at the maly trostenets cs
I want this fucking tape!
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on June 28, 2012, 12:32:34 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 27, 2012, 11:34:04 PM
aka Canobits.
Nice to know. I didn't know about this alternative title.
I don't believe it was ever intended to be sold. I believe it was originally shared as FLACs through various message boards and torrent sites and intended to be shared freely and for free. If so, that would make some industrious, opportunistic asshole who took those lossless files and realized they could make some money by putting out the 4CD set. Not all that surprising, but definitely unfortunate. This is the kind of thing that sours bands. Some of them know about the sharing, are flattered by it, and quasi-endorse it. Then someone comes along and cashes in on something that was meant to be somewhat as a gift to the fans.
Goblin "dawn of the dead" LP
Escape from New York LP (not the new reiss)
currently listening to "Isolation is Lonely Murder"
Hmm Mania sounds like a good choice right now.
Just finished Hate Basement - "Pathetic" from Anabolic Dimensions not long ago. The tape is really short, the A-side was over before I finished smoking my cigarette. Atmospheric almost Industrial like undertones instead of straight out Harsh Noise, the B-side is my favorite with some droning hiss and a building heavy electronic crunch that slowly envelopes the whole thing. Really good but not as good as his collaboration with Machismo on the same label which I am going to review on my blog shortly.
Working through the streaming Gaping Hole archive, great idea and grateful to Pat for putting the time into doing it.
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ultra fuck - sex at the maly trostenets cs
I want this fucking tape!
this side project of d. johansson/sewer election is one of my favorite tapes... totally worth getting even if you have to spend a bit more than usual... a classic to come. It has everything: putrid industrial atmosphere, short and to the point side titles, filthy artwork and that aura of obscurity of limited one release only (side)projects.
Quote from: Tenebracid on June 28, 2012, 02:46:10 AM
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Quote from: Tenebracid on June 27, 2012, 09:38:03 PM
ultra fuck - sex at the maly trostenets cs
I want this fucking tape!
this side project of d. johansson/sewer election is one of my favorite tapes... totally worth getting even if you have to spend a bit more than usual... a classic to come. It has everything: putrid industrial atmosphere, short and to the point side titles, filthy artwork and that aura of obscurity of limited one release only (side)projects.
Wasn't there 2 releases of the Ultra-Fuck tape? Kakerlak's label did the US vers. I have both or I had both. Pretty sure I still have the Swedish tape. Just looked at discogs & I remember the nazi artwork. Will have to dig through a box or 2. I do remember it being better than expected. If I have the Thorax vers, I'll put it up and you guys can fight for it.
I'll go to the death.
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Quote from: Tenebracid on June 27, 2012, 09:38:03 PM
ultra fuck - sex at the maly trostenets cs
I want this fucking tape!
this side project of d. johansson/sewer election is one of my favorite tapes... totally worth getting even if you have to spend a bit more than usual... a classic to come. It has everything: putrid industrial atmosphere, short and to the point side titles, filthy artwork and that aura of obscurity of limited one release only (side)projects.
Wasn't there 2 releases of the Ultra-Fuck tape? Kakerlak's label did the US vers. I have both or I had both. Pretty sure I still have the Swedish tape. Just looked at discogs & I remember the nazi artwork. Will have to dig through a box or 2. I do remember it being better than expected. If I have the Thorax vers, I'll put it up and you guys can fight for it.
yea it was reissued on THC in an edition of 50, thats the version I have. I guess the 1st edition was more limited, is the artwork the same tho?
Quote from: martialgodmask on June 28, 2012, 01:36:57 AM
Working through the streaming Gaping Hole archive, great idea and grateful to Pat for putting the time into doing it.
Appreciation and listening seconded. Body Collector and Paranoid Time "Wired" are
still my favorites, next to Mania/Bloomer.
Quote from: Tenebracid on June 28, 2012, 05:05:08 AMyea it was reissued on THC in an edition of 50, thats the version I have. I guess the 1st edition was more limited, is the artwork the same tho?
As far as I remember artwork was identical, with just THC info added on the j-card spine. Great tape.
Quote from: eyestrain on June 28, 2012, 06:29:50 AM
Quote from: martialgodmask on June 28, 2012, 01:36:57 AM
Working through the streaming Gaping Hole archive, great idea and grateful to Pat for putting the time into doing it.
Appreciation and listening seconded. Body Collector and Paranoid Time "Wired" are still my favorites, next to Mania/Bloomer.
For me, lot's of quality raw harshness crammed onto that website, the Body Collector tape is indeed bang on.
World Downfall - among the zombies
Apocalypse Now 2LP sndtrk
Thriller: A Cruel Picture sndtrk
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 29, 2012, 11:21:58 PM
Apocalypse Now 2LP sndtrk
Thriller: A Cruel Picture sndtrk
What format was Thriller soundtrack released on? It was done by Ralph Lundsten.... some of the darkest sounds he's done. Seen Vibenius
Breaking Point btw?
THRILLER was 'released' online. Someone posted a link on fb awhile back. Some parts of it remind me of Ramleh. I have a cd-r of "Breaking Point" but I'm not sure I've ever taken a look at it. Or the quality was awful.
Listened to:
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE LP
TEITANBLOOD 1-sided 12"
GRIM: The Past Is Still In Current Use [CD]
MERZBOW & NULL [tape]
PSEUDOGOD: Deathwomb Catechesis [tape]
ROOT: Zjeveni [LP]
RUNE LINDBLAD: Death of the Moon - Electronic & Concrète Music 1953-1960 [CD]
THOSE POOR BASTARDS: Country Bullshit [7"]
Halthan - I Am Your Enemy
-POWER OF HATE
Arv & Miljö – Förändringens Frö
- love the 2-3 tapes i have from this project but the cd is a great "step up", very into the short songs as well
Lust For Youth - Growing Seeds
-better then first release/split with war(var)
Olymphia - Entrance
-great synth work. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
pussyfooter new c40
-perfect raw junk in "band" form. samples are great as well
Glasgow smile yet to be release (cdr?)
WOW "the kid" has been getting better and better! best vocals ive heard in a long time
Quote from: Ashmonger on June 25, 2012, 10:47:04 AM
Ladyboi Biopsy (C30, WGM Tapes): Listened to this again and I really like the A-side, but the B-side is less interesting. Anyone else got any comments on this or other works of Ladyboi Biopsy?
she has a cdr on deadline, i did a collab with her called "ladymeat" ill be releasing more from her later this year.
ZOMBI 2 LP- sounds great! esp the voodoo drumming, such rich bass sounds as 45rpm.
PROIEKT HAT deform process & reform program LPs- love "pigeater" & the final song on s2 would fine nice on the Escape from NY sndtrk (D.P.)
K-Group - s/t 1997 - Surface of the Earth related - exactly like you'd expect and want from this - raw, rough around the edges ambient textures - good stuff.
Tarab - Surfacedrift 2004 - another very high quality Tarab album - this artist is batting a high 3 for 3 - once again reminding me of Small Cruel Party, Nebris, and electro-acoustic artist of smart order - the final track really grabbed me, but it was solid throughout - not sure if I like the tracked albums or the long, epic track album from this person.
The Corpse - Retrospektywa 1985-1995 K7 - good Polish crossover/thrash - reissued in 2012 on CD, but they remastered it - doesn't sound as raw as this tape version - prefer the tape version.
Can - The Lost Tapes - "Waiting for the Streetcar" and "Deadly Doris" might be two of the most annoying songs ever played - because they followed each other and total over 13 minutes, I think they were more of an irritation than the Young and Crazy Horse "Oh Susannah" cover.
Fushitsusha - Hikari to Nazukeyo 2012 - sort of sounds like Haino is paying homage to Ginn through East Bay Ray's gear.
Merzbow - Hole 1994 - 3 tracks - didn't overwhelm me with quality and presence like Noisembryo does, but it absolutely reminded me why Merzbow was in a zone in the mid-90s/1994 - might not be Merzbow's finest work, but it is tip-top shelf comparatively to just about anyone else - "Krautrock #1 live" is the best track and has some fantastic sounds - another recommended Merzbow album.
Merzbow - Music for Bondage Performance 1995 - tracks 2-4 are the meat of this disc, with 2 being the standout - great sounds and atmospheric - I've only heard this album a couple times, and the last time was 10+ years ago; like listening to a new album - come back for track 2 "Seishi Seppuku Kei".
Yacopsae - Fastcoregraphy - Fuck Punk Rock was taken from a horrible condition 10" rip; I thought this came out on CD at the time, correct?; sounds awful and weird for whatever reasons; caused me to wonder if this band was not aging well - and then the Einstweilige Vernichtung album ripped my face off and reminded me of why I like this band a lot (same for the tracks off the split with Sanity's Dawn).
Nicole 12 - First 12 years - excellent retrospective of heard and new tracks. very good.
F.T.Marinetti - F.B. Pratella - Vetrophonia – Формула Войны (Formula Of War) - slightly meh. interesting historically and going to plain weirdness in some tracks, but all in all quite average
Bleak Existence - HNW is not dead - some crackling. too long and lacking of weight for my taste
MK9 - Discography and video 2001-2006 - also interesting compilation. very nicely done. I guess I'm not the true and biggest fan of MK9, but this one was good.
Caligula031 - Slavetrade2000 - top notch! good, harsh and very powerful. the best of the evening without a doubt.
The New Blockaders - first live performance
Gruntsplatter - Pest Maiden
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Born for Righteous Abuse
Taint - Perverse
Wounder - Youth Will Thunder
one of the best tapes i heard from strange rules!
Silent Abuse 7" on Baseborn- Yes, Mistress, may I have another? Sure hope a full-length is in the works.
Genocide Organ " 虐殺機関 2xLP
I must admit the luxurious 2LP version is all another thing compared to the slim CD Tesco released years back. This new version sounds great and the bonus tracks taken from ultra rare acetate's makes the whole worth having. Very nice the 2 double sided posters reproducing acetate artwork given with rec. program.
Genocide Organ "Archive II" 10"
Missed it when it was released and deceided to skip on it since usual pigs were selling their extra copies for ridicolous 200 euros. Luckly found a copy at a resonable price directly from Tesco and got it. God Sent Us is simply amazing. I enjoyed a lot also "Body Parts"..a bit of disappointment for White Slavery..Being it a reharsal for White Power Forces i was expecting an alternative version of their best track instead of a completly different piece.
The New Blockaders "Gesamtnichtswerk" 4xCD box
PURE. PHYSICAL. This is the Noise Manifesto
Con-Dom "Acts Of Faith" 3"CD
Possibly one of the very first Con-Dom i purchased when i was at school. Love the vocals efx on Command Terreur
JFK "Teenage Fantasy" 2xLP
What a beautiful double LP. Cover is simply brillant. This was my first exposure to this Anthony DiFranco project and i am really happy Harbinger did such an amazing works. Part that i like more is the "Il Pach Preservé" tape feat on first LP.
Venta Protesix/Kazumoto Endo "split" lathe 7"
Hearth shaped polycarbonate 7" that it's more a souvenier item than something you will spin that often. Vinyl cut is VERY low. V.P. is digital broken noises that doesn't shine. Endo track is a live MASTERPIECE. I was lucky enough getting from Mr.Endo-San the digital version and i can't stop listening to this lesson of supremacy. It reminds me more of the old Killer Bug era than his recent live collaborations.
and:
Genocide Organ "E-Werk: Live In Erlangen 1996" CD
Only reason that made me keep this shitty bootleg for all these years is the "Elders Of Zion" LIVE that isn't present anywhere in their discography. Audio is terrible, on constant clipping. It's very unpleasant to listen the entire recording. Even Volume up and down in the beginning. I am pretty sure this performance was recorded with a cheap field recorder from the audience and the result is just crap. If i need to hear GO live Remember is the way to go.
Grunt "Long Lasting Happiness" CD
Opening is the split side with Prurient. It was a while i didn't play the tape and it was nice to hear that material again. Follow 2 previously unreleased track. Both GREAT. Then it's the time of the 2 Nihilistic Paraphilia CDr's available years back at Grunt live shows. I have both and i must say they are among my favourite Grunt material ever. FUCKING classics like Caught and Street Of Decadence are always there, burned in my mind.
Control "The Resistance" CD
The problem is probably linked to how much i love this project and superb works as "Natural Selection" and "A Means To An End"...but this new release disappoint me. I must say i should give the CD more listenings but on first impact it sounds much more less "composed" and "inspired" than usual. Not a bad work, i want to make it clear, but when the past standards are set that high it's difficult for me to digest.
Control "Live Assault" CDr
It was surprising how i can recall the entire performance presented here during the CD playback (Erlangen 2006)- I had a great time there and even if Thomas was sick cause cold Germany he had a GREAT show. All his classic here: Vexation, The Survival Of It All, Removal, Natural Selection etc.. I am super glad this has been released!!!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 03, 2012, 08:27:11 PM
Silent Abuse 7" on Baseborn- Yes, Mistress, may I have another? Sure hope a full-length is in the works.
She's got an LP coming out on Urashima later this year hopefully.
Controlled Bleeding Shanked and Slithering CD
Have been completely engrossed in this disc for the last several days. Can't find a flaw.
Body Collector Across the Steel CS
I come back to his later works very frequently. This doesn't stand up as strongly to The Pure Manifesto... or Acidic Dread, but still great.
Jarl Negative Rotation CS
Perfect atmospheres.
Wreathes Wreathes LP
From the Kinit Her family. The most fantastic release from this duo, next to the Burial Hex split.
charles manson- live at san quentin
the 60s stuff is not really my cup but this is very very good.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7_4avYZ_D4I/Tv7k92b0AUI/AAAAAAAAB7U/Mo58tGZzYkU/s1600/Live+Skull_Cloud+One.jpg)
12"
Bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNgzZ-jjUB8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNgzZ-jjUB8)
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Genoside Organ" 2xLP
VICIOUS HAIRY MARY "Black Bug's Blood" CASSETTE
DIE ANTWOORD "Ten$ion" CD
DIE ANTWOORD "$O$" CD
REPTILLIAN SEXUAL PREDATOR "Death Camp- U.S.A" CASSETTE
AUTOPSY "MENTAL FUNERAL" picLP
SLAYER "Hell Awaits" LP
OCCULTATION "Live on My Castle of Quiet WFMU (04.27.2012)" MP3
M.I.A. "Kala" CD
Masonna - Dispersa / Susie's Gone 7"
Very short, like three minutes? Fast and noisy.
Atrax Morgue - I'm Infected 7"
Synth noodling? I guess, but as sinister as he ever was.
HUM - Ether Rider 7"
Loops and synth, somehow very russian sound.
Pain Jerk "ペイン・ジャーク " K7
Second release on AMP and surely one of more fast and furious Pain Jerk tapes. First side is non-stop brutality with a more cut-ups feeling than usual heavy and multilayered mid 90's period. Side B is a live track that has few to invy to the studio one. KILLER tape.
Pain Jerk "Spitfire" C45
It was not a long ago i gave a spin to the vinyl LP reissue by Harbinger..but for me Pain Jerk = Tapes. Nobody can sound so brutal on tape as Pain Jerk. His sound is over-saturated, always in the red line but without clipping. The low-end is always tight and defined with a punch that push hard in the stomach. First side is typical PJ destroyed loop, metal scrap, feedbacks,LFO madness and fast modulated noise eruption that don't give a breath. B side starts with a un-typical harsh "dronish" piece that i found meditative for myself, before second track irrupts with violence once again.
Monde Bruits/Pain Jerk "Fragmentagraph" C48
Split tape beetween 2 legends. Shoei Iwasaki aka Monde Bruits opens this work with his more experimental side that goes over the entire lenght of A side. While PJ has a GREAT experimental track and a total noise one that is far from his best. I think it's too much distorted and "suffocated". What i enjoyed most is how you can easly recognize both artists even if dealing in other musical territories.
Pain Jerk "Thrill Killer" C30
Insanely oversized tape-package!Anyway pretty sexy looking and early Pain Jerk (AMP-003) destruction that is probably his most (audible) cut-ups feeling work to date. It's not so heavy but really harsh and punishing.
Unclean - Obsceneties (tape, Filth & Violence, 2011)
My first F&V tape and I don't know how much I like it after 2 listens. It's quite pleasant noise, not "hectic", but beyond this I can't write more about it as I need to give it more listens.
Merzbow - Mercurated (CD, Alchemy Records, 1996)
Not a very remarkable album but still not bad. Continuous harshness with few memorable moments, although the last track is great, calmer and a bit more electroacoustic than the rest. Beautiful packaging too.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 27, 2012, 10:59:14 AMAnother great Can must-have is the 73-02-19.FM.BBC-London recording.
Where can one find this..?
Quote from: Salamanauhat on July 05, 2012, 09:58:23 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 27, 2012, 10:59:14 AMAnother great Can must-have is the 73-02-19.FM.BBC-London recording.
Where can one find this..?
I grabbed it from http://www.dimeadozen.org/ but I'm not seeing it there right now. It'll eventually get reseeded. Everything does.
Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND LP (side 1)
Too bad F.A. or F&V are not releasing the full-length from Silent Abuse.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 05, 2012, 11:19:53 PM
Too bad F.A. or F&V are not releasing the full-length from Silent Abuse.
Yeah, it will mean it will probably be only 99 copies and will sell out I'm guessing pretty damn quickly.
Kazumoto Endo & Kazuma Kubota - Swtiches & Knobs CD (Phage)
This is how it should be done! Short bursts of eclectic beauty, top notch cut up harsh noise. Getting more and more intense during the 26 minutes, without ever reaching an obvious climax. Didn't care much for the extra live track with the same title though. Been listening alot to the Kazuma Kubota 12" on A Dear Girl Called Wendy too, didn't like it at all first but it's a grower for sure.
Korpses Katatonik – Oeuvres Complètes CD (Klanggalerie)
Another much welcomed reissue. Subklinikal + a comp track, all remastered.
Fabio Frizzi - The Beyond (LP) - wow, talk about a great re-mastering job. Such warm, full sound. And great artwork too.
Damien Dubrovnik - ....selected.songs... (MP3) - 2 good tracks. Need to get the LP from last year(?)
Olymphia - Entrance (cassette) - still spending a lot of time in the deck
Consumer Electronics - Crowd Pleaser (12") - listened to this 4 times in a row yesterday
Recurring Themes #1 Repeater/Uniform CS
Vanhala / Umpio / Keränen CS
Streetmeat / Ashley C. CS
Söldnergeist Terror (Art Konkret 1997) CD
The great music on free morning. One of these bands which were in the shadow of more known, but somebody should write much more about this project. Excellent music, I have almost all their / his (?) releases and all of them are very good.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on July 09, 2012, 10:06:25 AM
Söldnergeist Terror (Art Konkret 1997) CD
but somebody should write much more about this project.
Years ago I tried to ask them for interview, but band said they don't want to do any.
News from the north:
Blodvite – Dekonstruktioner
Great continuation of the BV style, maybe sligthly more electronic approach. great opener! Only one spin yet but looking forward to digging into this release
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions
Without being biased I will say this is def some of the best noise I've heard in recent years. Again maybe a more electronic approach than Feral Earth, totally over the top, psychedelic bulldozing of the brain, if this was any longer I would have ended up on the floor crying like a little child for Speedy J records.
Pussyfooter - Test Press of upcoming release
Did the big mistake of listening to the testpress of our new record just after the Vanhala tape. Everything sounds pale in comparison. Still this is turning out to be quite a nice release, looking forward to the finished result
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 05, 2012, 11:19:53 PM
Too bad F.A. or F&V are not releasing the full-length from Silent Abuse.
Who is (baseborn again)? I've been a bit behind on these types of things lately.
Quote from: KHH on July 10, 2012, 05:37:01 AM
News from the north:
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions
Without being biased I will say this is def some of the best noise I've heard in recent years. Again maybe a more electronic approach than Feral Earth, totally over the top, psychedelic bulldozing of the brain, if this was any longer I would have ended up on the floor crying like a little child for Speedy J records.
Definitely a powerful little tape (13 min per side, approx). Mandatory harsh noise!
Else played recently:
HAL HUTCHINSON & IFOTS lps on Unrest - great stuff; HH gives the best metal junk noise I've heard, period. Even though the sounds feel unprocessed, there is a red thread, a narrative going through it. IFOTS was great. Very nice looking releases, as well. Unrest vinyls = great (and yes, I'm biased).
CONCRETE MASCARA - new tape. Nice artwork from Si Clark. Can't remember exactly how it sounded, but it had a lot of feedback and lyrics. Enjoyed it!
ALCHEMY OF THE 21st CENTURY - that recent album. Still bloody amazing. And no, I never remember album titles.
KRISTIAN OLSSON - new tape (hasn't any printed title or info at all). From what I've understood a highly limited promo tape for his new album. Natural progression from the previous works, incredibly dark and oppressive without becoming harsh at all. Almost dark ambient vibes at certain points. Much more enthused by his solo works than the ALFARMANIA material.
ZINC ROOM - Shifting Soil. Bleak experimental music, felt like it was situated in between the aforementioned Ao21C album and perhaps the Dead Man soundtrack or EARTH's Hex album. Highly enjoyable.
IRM - Order4. Still as menacing and oppressive as ever before. In a completely different league than most bands today!
GA'AN - s/t and Black Equus. The vinyls arrived yesterday from Captcha. Minimal progressive they call it, I'd label it zeuhl - heavy synthesizers, powerful drums and improvised vocals. Awesome music, could be the soundtrack of an obscure 1970's SF film.
Quote from: RyanWreck on July 10, 2012, 07:21:11 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 05, 2012, 11:19:53 PM
Too bad F.A. or F&V are not releasing the full-length from Silent Abuse.
Who is (baseborn again)? I've been a bit behind on these types of things lately.
Urashima, if I'm not mistaken.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on July 09, 2012, 10:06:25 AM
Söldnergeist Terror (Art Konkret 1997) CD
The great music on free morning. One of these bands which were in the shadow of more known, but somebody should write much more about this project. Excellent music, I have almost all their / his (?) releases and all of them are very good.
complete masterpiece.
last listening for me:
SILENT ABUSE: 7" - I am SO looking forward for the full length. The true sound of morbidity
SICK SEED: lathe 7" - always better and always stronger
IANVA - LA MANO DI GLORIA - Not noise, possibly the best undreground project in Italy at the moment. Third full length, cinematic songs with Italian singing, less bombastic than the previous ones, but still a masterpiece with fantastic lay out and GREAT concept. we want more!
IFOTS - TEARS ROYAL LP - I have to listen to this at least once a day!!! Fucking brilliant
HALTHAN - I am your enemy CD - I already stated this, best work from sebastian, great contribution from BU help, but not only that!
ALFARMANIA - Skräcken CD - another great work to ruin my ear with... damn I am having a dream summer!
NICOLE 12 - first 12 years - well... nothing to add here... one of my fave 10 project ever... so I am a complete partisan on this.
urashima, top notch Italian label releasing excellent limited edition of great noise/pe.
one of the rising starts in Italy, definitely worth checking.
V/A: SEXORAMA (ZSF Produkt 1984) 4 x cassette (unfortunately I have only a dubbed copy)
Usually I don't like compilations, but this one is very important for me, and, I guess, very important in history of industrial/PE/noise. It could be reissued on CDs and this is a true mirror of that period. Many not issued (earlier and after that, as I think) tracks and many mysterious (set up ad hoc?) projects. The real bible of noise and tool to dig deeper.
Thanks for the kind words. Title of the tape is "Ligranorex". Recordings will be released on "proper" format soon I hope.
FACTRIX: Scheintot LP (Superior Viaduct)
FACTRIX & MONTE CAZAZZA: California Babylon LP (Subterranean Records)Just got the reissue of Scheintot from Superior Viaduct and had to listen to both records.... When I listen to Factrix I keep questioning why I don't have them on constant rotation. Without any doubt one of the best early industrial bands to emerge from USA. Must say that the future of Superior Viaduct seems very promising. Soon they will release "Music for Sick Queers" by The German Shepherds...
WICKED LADY: The Axeman Cometh 2LP (Guerssen)
Great reissue on Guerssen of their first album. Dark fuzz-drenched psychedelic hardrock.
FUCK OFF... WE MURDER!!! A criminal compilation (Soffitta Macabra)
I haven't listened to this compilation for over a decade, back then it was very inspiring and with no doubt shaped the direction of my activities. Some great contributions from Grey Wolves, Atrax Morgue, Lasse Marhaug, Con-Dom, ExOrder, Robert X-Patriot & Wertham. Sure, some tracks are boring fillers, but that hardly matters. This is a great concept compilation...
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on July 10, 2012, 11:37:23 AM
V/A: SEXORAMA (ZSF Produkt 1984) 4 x cassette (unfortunately I have only a dubbed copy)
Usually I don't like compilations, but this one is very important for me, and, I guess, very important in history of industrial/PE/noise. It could be reissued on CDs and this is a true mirror of that period. Many not issued (earlier and after that, as I think) tracks and many mysterious (set up ad hoc?) projects. The real bible of noise and tool to dig deeper.
damn I have totally forgotten about this!
a total classic.
It's not so long ago when Statutory Tape (aka RRR) was still selling the american version of this. They still stock some of those multiple tape compilation sets like Rising From The Red Sand 5 tapes, Journey Into Pain 4 tapes, Best of GROSS 4 tapes,... don't know why not anymore Sexorama.
Quote from: ARKHE on July 10, 2012, 11:01:48 AM
Quote from: KHH on July 10, 2012, 05:37:01 AM
News from the north:
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions
Without being biased I will say this is def some of the best noise I've heard in recent years. Again maybe a more electronic approach than Feral Earth, totally over the top, psychedelic bulldozing of the brain, if this was any longer I would have ended up on the floor crying like a little child for Speedy J records.
Definitely a powerful little tape (13 min per side, approx). Mandatory harsh noise!
in mailbox today.....OMG. powerfull. structured. dynamics.
I will received all the Vanhala stuff asap, can't wait!
In the meanwhile..
CALIGULA031 slavetrade2000
At the moment, noise album of the year! It's more of a powerful work, the sordidness is really constant and sound variety is solid as the sleazy attitude linked to some events and atmospheres of some parts of italy suburbia. Look the album was recorded on the streets, outside the night clubs, around pimps with golden rolex and old mercedes cars. Its a pure album, I'm honoured to release the upcoming chapter for my label :)
S*CORE / Stefano BIASIN (Afflict Records 1987) cassette
Very good material. Especially side of Stefano BIASIN (I forgot to create about him entry in my book but his activity will be prepared in case of TEATRINO DELLA VOLPE) who did awesome industrial avantgarde of rock music with many samples and various elements of experimental, ritual, ethnic and folk music. Anybody knows something more about BIASIN? I guess that folks from Italy could help me :)
what about him?
(http://www.exoteric-zine.com/reports/congresso/sbt.jpg)
Stefano is a top notch guy. I think he was involved in early Italian TOPY, met him only once when we played on the same bill in Pordenone at Congresso POst Industriale. He made a very funny gig wearing a wig with very funny lyrics, totally entertaining.
There are a series of Italian post industrial projects and label that would definitely need a revival, at least for historical reasons.
If anybody is interested I can open a post... We had shitload of excellent/weird projects that didn't sound like anything else. People tend to remember only the harshest ones, but we any sort of weird stuff. From ritual (ain soph!!!), to very complex ones with strong concepts and imagery (officine schwartz, tasaday, CCC CNC NCN -who possibly released the best Italian record of the first wave), FAR (anybody should listen to Presto i topi verranno) and the funny MGZ.
returning to Biasin, I don't have direct contact with him, but I can ask to a common close friend.
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 10, 2012, 08:57:42 PMFAR (anybody should listen to Presto i topi verranno)
i only have their Passi Uguali lp....really impressive weirdness, bit like Sigillum S but more aggression...need more!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-dwLCJJlM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-dwLCJJlM)
is the rest in the same vein?
I think good starting point is to check out the bands on ADN Records... they released many of these bands.
One I rarely see mentioned is Orgasmo Negato / Die Form (not the french), who I think have some ties to Tasaday.
Quote from: P-K on July 10, 2012, 10:28:38 PM
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 10, 2012, 08:57:42 PMFAR (anybody should listen to Presto i topi verranno)
i only have their Passi Uguali lp....really impressive weirdness, bit like Sigillum S but more aggression...need more!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-dwLCJJlM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-dwLCJJlM)
is the rest in the same vein?
I think even better
during the week end I will post something on the suject
die form were pre-tasaday
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions
Somehow I've never noticed his name but just listened to part of that tape & "Feral Earth". Definitely going to have to grab'em soon esp. "F.E."- the metal sounds are perfect.
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 10, 2012, 08:57:42 PM
Stefano is a top notch guy. I think he was involved in early Italian TOPY, met him only once when we played on the same bill in Pordenone at Congresso POst Industriale. He made a very funny gig wearing a wig with very funny lyrics, totally entertaining.
There are a series of Italian post industrial projects and label that would definitely need a revival, at least for historical reasons.
If anybody is interested I can open a post... We had shitload of excellent/weird projects that didn't sound like anything else. People tend to remember only the harshest ones, but we any sort of weird stuff. From ritual (ain soph!!!), to very complex ones with strong concepts and imagery (officine schwartz, tasaday, CCC CNC NCN -who possibly released the best Italian record of the first wave), FAR (anybody should listen to Presto i topi verranno) and the funny MGZ.
returning to Biasin, I don't have direct contact with him, but I can ask to a common close friend.
Very big thanks for that and I would be grateful for more info or direct contact (e-mail) with him. From your mentioned I don't know only CCC CNC NCN project and I must make my collection and knowledge about this act up. I like very much TASADAY, F:A,R, AIN SOPH and many more (f.e Bruno COSSANO, DISUMANA RES or ZONA INDUSTRIALE, to mention only a few less known). And my favourite body art artist FRANKO B. He isn't composer, but his art is something what lights my fire :) Italy is next example how then was the great diversity and richness in industrial music. Every country had its circle with unique music... Today is different period.... but ok, I don't want to grizzle :)
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 10, 2012, 08:57:42 PM
the funny MGZ
Today funny but in 80's was very interesting. I have always considered "Presto i topi verranno" as twin release to some PSYCHIC TV's works, but this one and other ( I have got 2 yet, one Lp and tape) from 80s are very good.
V/A: DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH THE SKY - 30 YEARS OF THE HATERS (Helicopter 2009) CD + book
Today I received it. The great release, with very impressive interview, and many, many other materials. Recordings come from various artists but all creates one and the same style. Thanks Gerald for that. Hats off!
is it available anywhere in Europe?
I definitely want this. I think Haters must be re-descovered especially by new generations.
Their performances have always been unique.
Regarding italo-industrial wait the week end I will post infos on anything.
I will try to get Biasin's contact for you.
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 11, 2012, 05:06:32 PM
is it available anywhere in Europe?
I bought it direct from Gerald. He had spare copy. I don't know where it can buy. Once I saw that Till Kniola had this item, but it was long time ago.
MACHISMO "humiliation is attitude" tape
Anabolic Dimensions
A-side vocal driven contemporary PE, b-side more interesting noise. Pro-tape, quite well done but sinks into current stream of PE without offering much personality.
HVIDE SEJL "the nude" tape
Posh Isolation
solid hissing "drone" or should it be said wall of sound? Not really droning quality after all. B-side starts to shift towards electronic muzak. Nice short tape.
LUST FOR YOUTH "Saluting Rome" tape
Posh Isolation
Hailing electro-pop ? The rugged quality of analogue tape & recording gives the necessary edge what keeps this interesting for me. Normally I don't waste my ears for electro of almost any types..
OLYMPHIA "entrance" tape
Among the very best recent Posh Isolation, although the stream of stuff has been pretty solid! A-side more lo-fi and crude drum machine beats and sounds, b-side taking closer to more "euro pe/industrial" vibe. If you'd want Haus Arafna, Rasthof Dachau and such to be nastier, simpler, analogue tape assaults - this could fit your requirements. Dedicated to search of eternal beauty - oh yes. I hope Olymphia would return with full length - perhaps some Leni's Olympia type body visuals...
CLINIC OF TORTURE / CHLOROFORM RAPIST / SNUFF "rape" LP
Urashima
COT I'm probably wrong person to comment other than it's studio-live recordings with same setting as Helsinki live gig beginning of 2012.
C.R. appears as ok'ish. Simple repeating brutally distorted pattern goes on and on... It slowly grows more intense with filthy gutter noise level rising and some vocals.. yet just too simple recording to compete with supremacy of Snuff. Side long track starts slow and ultra minimal, but the way intensity grows... uh.. I dare to say there ain't much modern PE bands who can reach the level of SNUFF.
Napalmed - iii cd
Had no idea how this would sound, since latest I have heard from Napalmed was some live cdr from 2003. Surprisingly good, dense and droning electronic noise and metal percussion. Not heavy bashing but rhythmic and pretty minimal.
Kryptogen Rundfunk - 22.SZ cd
Industrial with radio and synths. Some weak moments but most of it is very good.
Hate Basement "Pathetic" CS
A side is some of the creepiest material I've heard from these guys. Excellent use of a sample of a women crying. Side B is standard Hate Basement Incapacitant's worship with some vocals.
Shattered Hymen "Gash Worship" CS
Probably the best I've heard from Vadim. Self proclaimed mad man doing heavy synth/oscillations with some harsh noise sprinkled throughout on the tape. Some Industrial pulses sprinkled here and there. Reminds me of the recent Volksmorg cassette, except less drunken sounding and more sinister-esque.
Con-Dom "Have Complete Faith" CD
Martin did a fantastic job piecing the layout together while Andy did an excellent job of remastering. Mandatory.
Snotnosed - cock vomit
Elliot SHARP Twistmap (Ear-Rational Records 1991) CD
One of the better release in massive discography of this composer. Very good free improv with many noise elements but created only by acoustic / traditional instruments. A little bit forgotten but still he demands on bigger attention and underestimation.
DAS PROJEKT -Δt Bangkok Projekt (Ata Tak / Suezan Studio 1984 / 2011) LP / CD
Today received. I knew this project only from one dubbed LP earlier - "Opera Death". CD mastered version includes two bonus tracks yet. Very unique music where some elements of industrial music are mixed up with ethnic/ritual, experimental and post-punk. One of the greatest, forgotten diamonds from 80s. Besides, nice package and graphic design. Must!
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on July 12, 2012, 01:33:56 AM
Hate Basement "Pathetic" CS
A side is some of the creepiest material I've heard from these guys. Excellent use of a sample of a women crying. Side B is standard Hate Basement Incapacitant's worship with some vocals.
after having this tape for a while, i finally threw it on yesterday. fantastic work. i'm very picky about harsh noise, but these guys do it right.
Bizarre Uproar - Musta rotta 7"
One of my favorites of recent BU material. Not overly harsh but instead "hifi" yet crude and piercing - I'd love to hear more of such pe orientated material from BU
John Wiese - Mixed Metaphor 7"
I remember seeing Wiese playing at ordinary Finnish rock club some years ago. Quite smallish venue with hifi amps fit well his noise. Yet I have not been very fond of his records - I has been extremely hard to know what is worth getting and what is not and I've probably got wrong ones. Mixed Metaphor is something that fits the format really well - intense, fast and sharp (and fairy digital) noise that just cuts the 45 rpm 7".
V/A Engines of Modern Dysfunction 7"
Like the Wiese 7", this one also is just made to be short 45 rpm 7". Highly intense, lots of stops and go's, just steals one's attention. Soundwise it is not the stuff I like the most but with such sharp and short output, I won't irritate at all.
K2 "De Novo" C46
This is a metal junk masterclass work. PURE metal sounds on this tape from '94, more acoustic than usual but fucking HEAVY. It's like having your head into a 10ton metal canister while Mr.Kusafuka scraps and bite hard every kind of metal object on it. Classic.
K2 "Rusty Tongue" C46
Another gem of metal junk noise. Some more electronics on this '96 tape than on the above mixed to metal and furious cut-ups supremacy.
Yasha C46 (MSBR Records)
Mr.Tano + Mr.Thirdorgan fusion for a brutal classic Jap. Harsh Noise 90's tape on legendary label. No info were supplied but to my ears it sounds like MSBR provided the strong low-end and mixed togheter Thirdorgan material. Unrelating and dense electronics storm that push hard on earholes.
Skin Crime "Genital Modification" C46
1994 tape on legendary G.R.O.S.S. label. This one is not on the level of other of their classics but yet soo good. Growing and growing harshness wall of sound in their classic unique style. American Incapacitants.
T.Mikawa/Cracksteel "Fuck My Ass: Live At Binspark" K7
Oh well. From starting magik atmosphere and Mikawa cut ins and out with a beautiful harsh droning feedback and Soddy (?) screaming from the audience "King Of Noise!" i felt some gooseflesh. Mikawa delivers a killer set with ear-piercing feedbacks and abrasive electronics while Cracksteel destroy what lefts with a non-stop 20 more minutes set. It's like to have Inca+Macronympha on stage for a jam session. Very few can make such a dense multilayered wall of noise, always in moviment.
Quote from: Ernpe on July 12, 2012, 11:19:59 PM
Bizarre Uproar - Musta rotta 7"
One of my favorites of recent BU material. Not overly harsh but instead "hifi" yet crude and piercing - I'd love to hear more of such pe orientated material from BU
Have you heard his Viha & Kiima album? It's a similar style to that 7". The 3xtape version would be the best to get. Also if you can find a copy I highly recommend his 'Lily the Flesh' tape which is much more PE style than his normal noise. I think there is a copy on discogs but it's quite expensive.
Quote from: Si Clark on July 12, 2012, 11:55:49 PM
Quote from: Ernpe on July 12, 2012, 11:19:59 PM
Bizarre Uproar - Musta rotta 7"
One of my favorites of recent BU material. Not overly harsh but instead "hifi" yet crude and piercing - I'd love to hear more of such pe orientated material from BU
Have you heard his Viha & Kiima album? It's a similar style to that 7". The 3xtape version would be the best to get. Also if you can find a copy I highly recommend his 'Lily the Flesh' tape which is much more PE style than his normal noise. I think there is a copy on discogs but it's quite expensive.
I'm familiar with both, though haven't played Lily the Flesh that much. I definitely should give it more time.
To be honest, I Viha & Kiima has been quite a disappointment. I've heard similiar material live and liked it, but with moderate volume at home, I just does not stand up so well.
SEVERED HEADS Adenoids (Vinyl-On-Demand 2008) 5 x LP
The great stuff. This is incredible how many interesting music / projects were in Australia somewhere between 70/80s. This period in Australian avantgarde / experimental music should be seriously penetrated and described with details too. SEVERED HEADS is probably the best (I guess even more than SPK) example of unique so called Australian fonosphere.
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions C27 (Sprachlos)
Cassette of the year so far.
astromero disc 2
Kylesa - everything up to the past two albums, and those are next - good video (interview then show):
http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/videos/2008/0216/kylesa.jsp
Peter, Paul & Mary - s/t 1962 - came for "Early in the Morning", but stayed - beautiful folk album.
Faust 2009-2010 official studio bootleg - collection of oddities, like any Faust album - "An english woman's dream" is a really nice track I hope to hear again many times; a successful track of thoughtful atmosphere with tribal/Native American spiritual spinnings in both flute and percussion - "Fresh Air" is a typical, enjoyable krautrock cruiser of a song with good energy and notable momentum.
Burned Up Bled Dry - Cloned Slaves for Slaves 1998 - forgot how much I like this band - has that hefty His Hero is Gone leanings - had me grabbing for the other 7" (which I realized I do not have) and the Rash of Beatings 7"; trying to relive one of the best HC shows I've ever experienced.
BG - The Congratulations 2002 - post-Burned Up Bled Dry - always liked it, but also found it difficult in ways - enjoy it more now than I have in the past.
Running for Cover - Dark Well 2008 - smoking power-violence album with a [sometimes] annoying outro; I dug it this listen - holding down the roots to power-violence with fury and might, but progressively so.
Altercation - demo 1987 - raw, classic NYHC.
Roedelius - Offene Turen 1982 - love it and hate it; depends on when you play it - can't listen to one song or wish it was twice as long - oddball synth pop that sounds like a lot of it is a track taken out of a song and isolated - also sounds like edits for song ideas; like a notebook entry for songs yet constructed - playful and very 80s - engaging and infectious at times - not quite as good as some of the Moebius albums with similar reactions, but good overall.
ABC Diabolo - Give Rise to Doubts 1995 - talk about something possibly ahead of its time. crossover prog HC. still has that crossover thrash feel of their 1st album, but the songs are like an advanced His Hero is Gone or Result insofar as songwriting. smart album.
Roedelius - Wenn Der Sudwind Weht 1996 - more of the great same - another recommended album (if in the appropriate mood).
Spacecraft - Paradoxe (1978) - French krautrock - guitar and synth duo with a drum machine (used sparingly) - good floating and cosmic guitar ala Manuel Gottsching - warm, sci-fi synth sound like you'd find with the greats Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream with a slight hint at what would come with Moebius and Roedelius in the next couple of years - like this album a lot.
*Skull - demo 2012 - Swedish death metal with a simple crust approach (I hear Skitsystem type ideas).
*Kaos SS - Life-Ill 2012 "Bringing chaos and k-beats into norwegian hardcore" - silly, but accurate enough.
*Katechon - demo 2012 - good death metal - like the way the cymbals sound on this recording.
*Katechon - Rehearsal 2011 - not good.
*Sexy Police - unreleased EP 2011 - good death metal with that rich Swedish sound and heavy riffs and a solid dose of grind - not many get the death/grind thing right, and they did here.
*all free downloads on Bandcamp
V/A - Epicurean Escapism (Cassette) - a very nice comp. all the artists fall in the realm of more hi-fi sounds and production. Anemone Tube and Human Larvae, both of whom I've had little exposure to steal the show. Very well thought out, structured tracks full of power and depth. Haven't had a chance to watch the Martin Bladh videos yet but looking forward to it.
V/A - The Copper Roof Houses (LP) - the Damien Dubrovnik tracks conquers, but it's all enjoyable. Glad to see a nice vinyl reissue of OOP tape.
Ashley C - Trancelike Existence (Cassette) - the most disappointing of my recent purchases. Relatively muddy sound and not much happening. I'm hoping to get into it more, but right now it does not grab me.
Caucasian Colony - Stars of Afric 2 + 3 (Cassettes) - #2 is a stronger showing, but both provide raw p.e. with strong vocals.
Krökta Rum – Tankar & Syner Del I (LP) - really, really enjoyable mix of loops, field recordings and drone. At parts it reminds me of an ambient version of recent Sewer Election material, all choking and twisted samples. At other times it reminds me of the most restrained Tribes of Neurot material. Highly recommended!
Blodvite - Dekonstruktioner (LP) - of the new Jartecknet LPs I've spent the least amount of time with this but already I feel it is the strongest Blodvite material yet. More structure and direction while maintaining a grim and desolate atmosphere.
I must recommend all of the Jartecknet LPs. Easily my favorite label in Sweden right now.
Skinny Puppy and Con-Dom today, a bit of Iron Monkey, and Brighter Death Now.
Jaanko Vanhala - Feral earth and here Be lions
Intense! The junk abuse is strong but the various elements mixed with tons of music experience make it an enjoyable work of pure harsh noise assault. Great stuff!
MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA MEV 40 (New World Records 2008) 4 x CD
Today received. A true pre-noise music document. The great band, no doubt along with AMM and GRUPPO DI IMPROVVISAZIONE NUOVA CONSONANZA solid foundation of extreme electronic music. Recommendations.
This is a doc about them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcWftag1uiM&feature=related
Morricone included
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 18, 2012, 03:47:50 PM
This is a doc about them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcWftag1uiM&feature=related
Morricone included
Yes, I know this movie. It was included, as DVD, to this release: http://www.discogs.com/Gruppo-Di-Improvvisazione-Nuova-Consonanza-Azioni/release/782994
JAAKKO VANHALA "here be lions" tape
even better than the Feral Earth. This is the style of harsh noise what doesn't get dated: GOOD HARSH NOISE ! Dynamics, interesting sounds, tasty layering, perfect timing of knowing when slow down, when to make abrupt change to next thing.
WINCE "mushed down retardation" tape
perhaps one could say same thing - except Wince is less controlled, less high fidelity, more crude, more barbaric. Still very well done and interesting!
SEX FACTOR tape
Finland + UK collaboration of filthy and noisy power electronics. While some will probably say this is so expected from F&V label, I'm actually surprised how good it is. Not because standards of label, but because I never heard satisfactory material from Bagman (uk) or Dark Session (fin), but together, fuck, this is actually very good release! Some shadows of the 80's Sutcliffe Jugend may be around, not to mention whole F&V / Bizarre Uproar vibe, but regardless of pure basic elements, Sex Factor tape is very positive reminder of power of up&coming newer guys.
been listening shitloads of tapes, but despite many good, not something I have much words to comment without repeating.
KAM HASSAH "private conversation vol 1." tape
huh!! I was big fan of the split 7". This tape started slow. Suffocated field recordings, but when b-side continues, things start to move on. Brilliant use of tasty reverb (unusually tasty!), crackling noises, muddy droning noises... Simple, but simply brilliant! I would really need to check out what all these Italians are doing, since pretty much everything I come across is pure gold, and for some reason I don't see much talk happening?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 14, 2012, 11:39:03 PM
ABC Diabolo - Give Rise to Doubts 1995 - talk about something possibly ahead of its time. crossover prog HC. still has that crossover thrash feel of their 1st album, but the songs are like an advanced His Hero is Gone or Result insofar as songwriting. smart album.
I adore this album. My high school all-bass power violence band did a cover of "Go Round In Pacifist Circles". Still listen to this quite often.
Vivenza tracks from
Bruitiste LP and CS
My favorite from this untouchable master.
Knurl Vorticose CDR
Has such a massive discography, but I find too much to be drenched in high-end "white noise". This album (and "Torus") is flawless though. Perfect length, perfect crunch. Many, many replays lately.
Blacklodge MachinatioN DLP
I thought the "T/ME" split saw this project get somewhere really fresh and addictive. This new piece has its moments, but it's too song-oriented. The greater plays of creativity have been condensed into quick, hard-to-notice sections of 3-minute songs.
Dead Body Love Candles CDr
30-some perfect minutes of harsh noise.
"Knurl Vorticose CDR
Has such a massive discography, but I find too much to be drenched in high-end "white noise". "
I wish you could hear more of the sawblades/metal (scraping, banging) that he uses. He's pretty good live. I saw him with 3 large sawblades, you could hear him strking them over the feedback/static low-end coming from his amp plus there were sparks from some of the strikes. I was waiting for one of the sawblades to break & hit him in the face. Use to have some good photos I took of the set but accidently deleted the file they were in.
The Rita - vice baron
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 19, 2012, 06:35:56 PM
been listening shitloads of tapes, but despite many good, not something I have much words to comment without repeating.
KAM HASSAH "private conversation vol 1." tape
huh!! I was big fan of the split 7". This tape started slow. Suffocated field recordings, but when b-side continues, things start to move on. Brilliant use of tasty reverb (unusually tasty!), crackling noises, muddy droning noises... Simple, but simply brilliant! I would really need to check out what all these Italians are doing, since pretty much everything I come across is pure gold, and for some reason I don't see much talk happening?
Indeed, excellent tape. I was totally amazed with the now defunct project Women in the Woods, I think Kam Hassah dude was involved on.
Merzbow "Noisembryo" CD
Perfection exist.
Merzbow "Artificial Invagination" mCD
As above...
SICK SEED "Elephant man" tape
obscurex
huh! I somehow postponed listening this when I heard it was some live gig rehearsal recording of low quality... but no no. It is solid SS material! Grainy lo-fi element is very much suitable and especially vocals come out very well. Songs have very rotten sonic approach and being real live-band line-up, songs get some depth and natural flow on them. No brutal hammering, but disturbing gutter butchery.
URINALS "II" tape
Narcolepsia
I would think something like Hijokaidan, CCCC or Incapacitants filtered through the mayhemic Danish tape noise ruggedness. There is feel of live noise, distance of amplified recordings (as opposed to line-in), both sides slightly different. Synth works of b-side makes me think of CCCC while drums(?) and fierce noise on a closer to HK. Hardly the most memorable noise release out there. Tracks appear to be jams what start and end abruptly, but still manages to operate on interesting level.
KNULLKRAFT "Förnedringsnormen" tape
Narcolepsia
Perhaps some call this power electronics, but it's most of all just live action of noise and straight forward screamo yelling. That style of vocals is some of my least favorite style, which makes the recording much less interesting for me. There are good moments like spoken word pieces and such, but in general quite slim possibilities to impress in times when decent rough PE tapes ain't rarity.
ALO GIRL "Die erbin des dracula" tape
Narcolepsia
There are no surprises here. Mr. Urashima's project delivers harsh noise wall with crackling fuzzy sound many are familiar by artists such as The Rita or Vomir. I can't deny the charm of the material, yet I will ask myself will I ever listen this 2nd time? It's solid HNW which creates this unexplained stimulus which can be rationally justified.
PAIN JERK / ENDON split tape
dotsmark
PJ here is all digital, all lap-top electronics with no overdubs. Occasionally the glitchy sound of computer is little bit too much for my taste, but PJ's talent of creating harsh noise is still there. It is possible to get over the lack of analogue harshness, but most definitely not his best efforts.
Endon is live assault of high energy band line-up noise. Perhaps not as intense as Endon full length CD, but still mayhemic mix of harsh noise electronics, screaming vocals, blasting drums and guitar noise.
NUCLEAR WITCH tape
LurkSleepKill
First release of label. Fast rough music. Influences of black metal, hc-punk and noise of some sort. Mysterious guy hardcore? Haha! Who knows. It's american band with member(s) of Jex Toth I think. MASSIVE vocal delay gets old quite quick, but if this improvised pretty free form ugly music is for you, can be worth testing?
NOVO PROGRESSO "swan song for decaying culture" tape
Järteknet
Scandinavian broken tape loops and weird grim decayed noise. Hardly much pressure or brutality, more of relatively slow paced decay experiments. More difficult stuff - and therefore also more rewarding experience.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 23, 2012, 10:53:37 AM
URINALS "II" tape
Narcolepsia
I would think something like Hijokaidan, CCCC or Incapacitants filtered through the mayhemic Danish tape noise ruggedness. There is feel of live noise, distance of amplified recordings (as opposed to line-in), both sides slightly different. Synth works of b-side makes me think of CCCC while drums(?) and fierce noise on a closer to HK. Hardly the most memorable noise release out there. Tracks appear to be jams what start and end abruptly, but still manages to operate on interesting level.
Very good tape. I believe this is the guy who does Alleypisser as well.
WINCE / SSRI split tape
Untergeschoss
Without doubt Wince belongs to new masters of harsh noise. Where's Wince LP ?? Why not already here? Solid recording after another on tape. At the same time fierce and crude, yet with wide range of sounds, layers and movement.
SSRI not bad, but due Wince being so strong, the rumbling lo-fi gutter noise remains just ok b-side.
H.Ö.H. tape
But SSRI still better than this obscure Finnish newcomer (?). Was told to be something around Chop-Shop and the Haters, and yeah... perhaps to be compared to very early materials of them. Think the lowest of Chop-Shop without cut edits. Or Haters in his most minimalistic form. Could be also compared to first tape of XXXX (fin). Seriously decayed minimalistic noise where almost nothing happens. It's mistake to call it "noise wall", since it hardly gives impression of wall. I don't know who did this, since artist mailed bunch of tapes without name or address, but appears to be from Helsinki according to postal stamps.
Yeah, the Wince side of that split is really good. Make Freak Animal should offer to rel his vinyl debut?
Someone will soon be sending down 3 railroad/steam-engine LPs to me. Looking forward to hearing those.
Listened to http://cottageofelectrichell.blogspot.com/2012/07/satans-slave-1976-custom-soundtrack.html yesterday.
I agree, been saying it for the last year: Wince is one of the best, if not the current best, American Harsh Noise acts. Everything he has put out is far above average. Vasovagal Syncope and Nerves is my favorite. Pretty much from 2009 on his stuff just kept getting better, although I wasn't a huge fan of the early material (i.e. Ass, Buried Rage, etc). I have yet to hear the split with SSRI but I look forward to doing so.
If Freak Animal released a Wince LP = (http://www.wickedland.com/boarding/images/smilies/worship.gif)
Excuse me.....
Glad to see you taking a lot of interest in Wince, Mikko. Oskar is awesome on so many levels. He has an incredible way of playing with metal that no one else really does in the No Coast.
Haha no you didn't all the loops on the NP debut is reel-to-reel. Next NP is pretty CT laced. Urinals is Mikkel and I btw
Quote from: KHH on July 24, 2012, 12:54:16 AM
Haha no you didn't all the loops on the NP debut is reel-to-reel. Next NP is pretty CT laced. Urinals is Mikkel and I btw
Hahaha. Sorry about that.
Macronympha – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CD, Trash Ritual, 2009)
My first encounter with Macronympha. Great album, and I can't wait to order the Americanoise comp to get a taste of classic American noise.
Monde Bruits – Selected Noise Works 93-94 (CD, Endorphine Factory, 1994)
Haven't listened to this in years and years (as is the case with a lot of my CDs, sadly). Classic-style Japanese noise with a nice sound (I think he's using death metal distortion pedals). I enjoyed it for a while, but then it started getting monotonous. For a CD that's about 60 minutes long, there just isn't enough variety for me.
Borbetomagus – Live In Tokyo (CD, Alchemy Records, 1997)
It must've been great to be at the gig, but on CD this is somewhat murky noise and nothing spectacular.
Ramleh – Awake! (8CD, Harbinger Sound, 2012)
Currently at CD 6, I think. I love the atmosphere of this music: raw & unpolished. There are reappearing songs, but it doesn't matter. The whole package together (packaging, booklet, pictures, song titles and the music) make for a very consistent and satisfying reading and listening experience.
Merzbow – Antimonument (CD, Art Directe, 1991)
A strangely atmospheric album. I find 80s Merzbow pretty bizarre (not meant in a negative way, of course) and quite a demanding listen, similar in a way to listening to free improvisation like AMM. It doesn't work as background music, or at least it's not as rewarding as when I really concentrate on the music.
Merzbow – Merzphysics CDs 4 & 5 (10CD box, Youth Inc., 2012)
Not as strong as the first 3 CDs in the set. Disc 4 is a bit of filler material for me; disc 5 is better, with track 1 having a slight psychedelic undertone.
Merzbow – Metalvelodrome CD 4 (4CD box, Alchemy Records, 1993)
Great stuff: varied and structured for the most part. It was well worth spending on this box set; it's amazing after one listen with the exception of disc 3 which seemed a bit too random, but I'm curious to see what I'll think after more listens.
Patrick Gauthier – Bébé Godzilla (CD, Captain Trip Records, 2007)
The biggest discovery of recent months. An album from 1980 by a member of Heldon, Magma and Weidorje and with musicians from these bands, this is an instrumental Zeuhl-inspired album that mixes rock and plenty of synths. Hard to describe, but it's a flawless album. Based on reading some blogs, it seems there were albums made in France around this time that could be described as rock (but without the traditional structure of rock music) with plenty of synths and experimentation. The few albums I know are great, so I'll explore this "genre" further.
Jean-Philippe Goude – Drones (download)
Another French experimental synth/rock album, from 1980, and it's very good.
Weidorje – Weidorje (download)
The only album (from 1978) of this Zeuhl band who were like a lighter and less talented version of Magma. There are some great tracks but also some weak ones unfortunately.
Offering – A Fiieh (part of Offering 4CD box, Seventh Records, 2003)
The last Offering album, from 1993. The last track is too unfocused but the rest are great. Elements of Magma are frequent and some parts have the atmosphere of sacred music.
Pharoah Sanders – Tauhid (download)
1966 album. I don't like jazz in general, but the first track here has a great piano melody which I'm pretty sure was used by Christian Vander in a Magma (or perhaps Offering) song with almost no change. The second track has some pretty bad singing, but the song itself is nice. The final track didn't really hold my attention.
Caligula 031 - Slavetrade 2000
Gnawed - Terminal Epoch
I received both of these in the mail this week, both are excellent on the packaging front. Musically they are both completely opposite approaches to Power Electronics.
Terminal Epoch is very rigidly composed and is just crushing. Monolithic but plenty of dynamics and well timed songs. Nothing offered for lyrics in the insert, but the vocals on the tracks hit their marks in the same way that other Gnawed material does. Quite a step for this project and Im excited for the next offering. Gnawed track from Bestial Forces comp was one of my favorites too.
Slavetrade 2000.... Quite a fucking title to start. Reminds me of Death Race 2000, only instead of the imagined future of that film, we get human trafficking in our future instead. Makes perfect sense to me. Doesn't matter if its 2000 or 2012. Artwork and layout is excellent and visually stimulating; the kind of images I want to see, accompanied with the deeper content to match. Included lyrics add their perfect dimension to the disc and I found some very keen lines in them, simple yet very effective. "You have nothing left to lose. You have nothing left to win Waiting for the blue prince to come, rescue and take you back to Serbia before the rotten lifestyle you were forced to live dumps you in the lake like a bag of stones" Harsh sentiments I like to read and hear. Absolutely sick presentation and authentic sounds. Brutal and insightful, one way to do Power Electronics.
GNAWED - terminal epoch
MAILBOMB SOLUTION - F.C.
STRANGLED COP - demo
SKIN GRAFT - wet engines
Experimental Products - Prototype plus Garage Tracks (2CD, Vinyl-on-Demand, 2012)
The worst purchase of recent times. Not being familiar with but intrigued by minimal synth, I ordered this double CD and got much less than I had hoped for. Not counting the vocals, some of the tracks are pretty good, some are OK and some are pretty bad; always synths and a drum machine. But the vocals tend to ruin even the good songs. The singer doesn't have much of a voice, and when (luckily only occasionally) he's joined by a second vocalist, it's nearly unlistenable. The second guy's voice is so bad I'm shocked he was allowed near the microphone. The lyrics are stupid at times too (there's a song about left handed people, for example). All in all, a disappointing foray into minimal synth for me. I'll try my luck with Crash Course in Science next time, or John Bender.
imho Experimental Products are rather good in the crap-filled seas of 'minimal wave'
http://youtu.be/a8PxZRRf654 (http://youtu.be/a8PxZRRf654) but it is and will be basic synthpop
John Bender is much more experimental, harsh, less pop....nice set on VOD
http://youtu.be/mMzwfMgchW4 (http://youtu.be/mMzwfMgchW4)
Quoteimho Experimental Products are rather good in the crap-filled seas of 'minimal wave'
I should've mentioned I haven't yet given enough time to CD2 of the
Prototype... set, and I also have the
Tracks to Glow in the Dark 2CD set which, again, I need to listen to more but so far I like it better than
Prototype...
TBC Chicago 2 (Wachsender Prozess 2007) CD-R
Today received in very huge parcel as effect of big deal trade. One of the first after listening and I must say this is very good work. It should be issued on CD or LP. One, very long (over 79 minutes) composition where were mixed harsh noise with tape loops and many turnbalism scratches, random collages and field recordings based on rhythms of machines. Highly recommended.
batch o' Phage stuff arrived the other day:
Barrikad - We Make Nihilists Smile Again CD (was tossed in for free and it was a great surprise)
The Cherry Point - Misery Guts CD
Minotaur - Obsession CD
Nyodene D - Caged Dog / Common Criminal 7"
tape deck is broken so that's all I've gotten to so far
other stuff:
Jason Lescalleet - The Pilgrim (masterpiece)
Jason Lescalleet - Music for Magnetic Tape
Atrax Morgue - Exterminate
Quote from: acsenger on July 25, 2012, 05:07:03 PM
Quoteimho Experimental Products are rather good in the crap-filled seas of 'minimal wave'
I should've mentioned I haven't yet given enough time to CD2 of the Prototype... set, and I also have the Tracks to Glow in the Dark 2CD set which, again, I need to listen to more but so far I like it better than Prototype...
prototype is my favorite synth pop record ever. to each his own i suppose.
ORGASMIC RESPONSE UNIT "Lesbian Hospital Orgasmic Response Unit"-2x tape
Phage
Solid harsh noise. Two quite short tapes.. would these be C-20? C-30? But each track has a difference. Especially vivid metal junk noise on 2nd tape. Neat silkscreen covers in oversized box. Hardly anything memorable, simply decent listening.
Baculum – XXY tape
Phage
Didn't care much for this. C-20 is short enough to not consider it waste of time, but the lack of punch and lack of brutality is often worst qualities in "pedal noise". Yeah, distortion, yeah, feedbacks and fuzzy noises... but it never sounds LOUD or coming with proper pressure. Nice covers, though.
MB & MO "spiritual noises" CD
Old Europa Cafe
huh huh, what a turd. That was my first impression, but luckily it got better. ltd 300 copies digipak of "italian legends" is a selling point which hardly convinces me anymore. 5 tracks, three are waste of time and 1 nice and 1 good. Info says:
-Loops [Ancient Loops], Sounds [Modern Metals And Futuristic Waves] – M.B.*
-Mixed By [Final Sound Manipulation, Masterful Amalgam And Mixing] – Gianluca Favaron
-Synthesizer, Loops, Effects [Noise Effects] – M.O.*
Which makes me wonder... So, is this actually Gianluca Favaron (Lasik Surgery etc) record where MO and MB are the sources & sellingpoints? Noise sounds itself are most often weak. The keyboard loops and modern metals sound lame. Easily longest and the best track is the last one, where cosmic mellow synth droning is combined to static lo-fi noise. It is more of kraut/cosmic muzak than PE or industrial, but nevetheless it works the best. If you look for interesting and strong sounds, search elsewhere. If you have still been checking out what these guys have been doing, this ain't the worst choice.
IRM "Oedipus Dethroned" CD
Cold Meat
Is it 12 years already?!? Fuck. I remember when it came, I thought after Red album this was just too nice. But hardly. It's IRM still taking the steps from "traditional" european industrial-pe type of stuff towards originality. Less experimental than what they are now. It's good listening.
Halthan "I'm your enemy" CD/tape
Filth & Violence
Listened this few times. I did listen it in advance and now when it was released. Halthan is one of those difficult things where I'm still on edge of what to think about it. While I appreciate his efforts in live theatrics which very few bother to do anymore, at the same time they have not been totally successful. His older cleaner stuff lacked some dirt, but then dirtier live stuff lacked the composition & distinctive sounds of old style. Now the new CD is closer to live stuff. Assisted by Bizarre Uproar, sonic quality is leaning A LOT to that direction. While it's welcome addition of rugged violence as opposed to software synth throbbing, perhaps noisiness hides the "euro pe" quality of Halthan little bit too much? It's not bad, but I have this gut feeling of Halthan being able to be much more than it has been so far. Maybe next?!? As band has political content, I hope clearer pronouncing for vocals. Not just aaarrggh!! aaarrggh!! aaarrg!!
Quoteprototype is my favorite synth pop record ever. to each his own i suppose.
Today I listened to CD 1 of
Tracks to Glow in the Dark and I liked it more than
Prototype. I won't be listening to it a lot though.
Amph "Rapport Om Blinda" C24 - Sprachlos Verlag
One word: beautiful. Industrial/noise/drone sounds executed with mystical perfection. Definitely some of the best stuff I've heard recently that uses many different "instruments" to achieve the sound. File alongside One Dark Eye, Total, stuff of that nature. Better, in my opinion. Brings to mind images of some middle-eastern desert. Perhaps consumption of opiates in Muslim countries. Really, really looking forward to hearing "Oar Under Vatten" and the split with SSRI, ordered both today. I recommend buying all three at once, along with any SSRI you can find.
Quote from: Peterson on July 27, 2012, 01:20:23 AM
Amph "Rapport Om Blinda" C24 - Sprachlos Verlag
One word: beautiful. Industrial/noise/drone sounds executed with mystical perfection. Definitely some of the best stuff I've heard recently that uses many different "instruments" to achieve the sound. File alongside One Dark Eye, Total, stuff of that nature. Better, in my opinion. Brings to mind images of some middle-eastern desert. Perhaps consumption of opiates in Muslim countries. Really, really looking forward to hearing "Oar Under Vatten" and the split with SSRI, ordered both today. I recommend buying all three at once, along with any SSRI you can find.
agreed. track on Nordöstra Malmö is great as well.
as for me:
herz jühning - miasma
maska genetik quarantine
kosmoloko
Silent Abuse 7"
Henrik Rylander -The Horror
Muslimgauze-Azzazin
Croatian Amor- The Mars Quarter
Croatian Amor- Brother, Sister
Repeater/PTM/Mountain of Piss/Gourmet Shit Scene split c90.
Antipakt-Fuck Them Where They Breath
Still digging through the Gaping Hole archive (http://gapinghole.snse.net (http://gapinghole.snse.net)).
Flowerday Girl On Film CS (Cathartic Process)
One of the only wall artists I really enjoy. Looking forward to hearing the new release.
Eric Lunde CandyhOle CD (Freak Animal)
Typically wonderful Lunde. Major repeat status.
Lech Jankowski Institue Benjamenta OST CD (Atelier Koninck)
Great mixture of choir, classical and (possible) improv.
Very disappointed with the new Aldebaran album. Last release was pure Corrupted forgery; this time, pure Mournful Congregation forgery.
Skin Crime/Pain Jerk Split 7" (Self Abuse)
Good ol Skin Crime. Pain Jerk track really stands out. Need to dig through some of his releases.
Quote from: eyestrain on July 27, 2012, 06:25:12 AM
Flowerday Girl On Film CS (Cathartic Process)
One of the only wall artists I really enjoy. Looking forward to hearing the new release.
I wonder what quality makes it stand out? I do trust CP as label, since they have done good stuff - not to mention Clew Of Theseus have done good stuff. But can't see any value in Flowerday.
POLLUTIVE STATIC "Destructive Devices" tapeSavage Discharge
Compared to dullness of who-cares-hnw of for example Flowerday, Pollutive Static offers something which ain't THAT far away. Heavy, rumbling, strong, bassy pedal harsh noise - but in its most regular form in fine spirit of lets say old USA. There is no militant minimalism towards any specific idea. Not for stillness of hnw, not for fast cut-ups, not for lo-fi, not for metal junk smashing, etc etc.. Just regular back-to-basics harsh noise you could have expected from Deadline, MSNP, Self Abuse type of discographies. Plenty of activity, plenty of sound elements, but in simple no bullshit package.
BLACK LEATHER JESUS / SAVAGE DISCHARGE split tapeSavege Discharge
I may say it each time I talk about Ramirez, that his output is so uneven and incoherent, that there is small negative expectation in each new release. But I may have also said that the man in genius of some sort. Perhaps Pollutive Static above owes the most to Ramirez, and this BLJ recording is another case of simple back-to-basics regular harsh noise.
S.D. has slight more "technological" take on it, not bad either.
FLESH SPEAR "First Death" tapePosh Isolation
Somewhere between noisecore and instrument disorder noise. Full band line-up, extremely brutal and chaotic sound quality. At its best it is with slow steady drum beat and everyone else going utterly mental on top of that.
ABUSE PATTERNS tapeAnabolic Dimensions
Huh! I hope more PE like this. I was not 100% convinced with the music itself. Or the kind of hardcore'ish vocals, but the packaging. I'm sure for some people it will be like collection of cliche's.. you know, ass-fucked teenager with text "WHORE" covering her eyes or such. Including transcribed interviews of victims of sexual abuse. Nevertheless, one can't deny the aesthetic beauty even if it would be utmost copy-cat. 24 pages zine + tape is packaged into silkscreened envelope. I assume C-30 pro-duplicated tapes. I don't know when before saw this much effort put by new (?) project? Musically there are elements of new school USA PE, older USA sound like I.Action and the more F&V type of approach. All they need is some more personal angle to sound and content, but it's great way to start.
So what can be better listening than Daniel Menche / Kiyoshi Mizutani "Garden" CD on Auscultare when sitting on the butt for all day at work inside without any physical connection to the outside world? One 60-minute track with big possibility to get completely elsewhere in mind - just calm recording of singing insects with quite minimal editing and very few man-made sounds. Hard to tell how much is actually looped sounds as the sounds themselves often goes on total repeat, ha ha! I'm amazed how many insect-sounds actually reminds me of industrial rhythms.
Also playing DOROGA "II" TAPE on Obscurex - while the first minutes with looped saxophone sounds made me shrug the rest is well done organic ambient with lots of detail and half noisy clanks and rubbings. I must listen to the CD again but from what I remember this tape is even deeper venture beyond the sometimes a bit jazzy elements of (parts of) the CD? Sometimes there are sounds which I feel does not really make a good mix with the others but I respect the more improvised nature of the recordings, too much ambient today is done in computer with way too structured approach as result.
EMIL BEAULIEAU "moonlight in vermont" CD
Hospital prod
Got the LP too, but due being mentioned in Emil topic, decided to give listen also to CD version. Unlike the Minutoli series which are my favorites, this has very crispy and high-definition clarity. It's full of very noisy and broken sounds, but with crystallic perfection nevetheless. Quite slow building album take time before going to full blasting complex noise. I believe it was mainly J.Lescalleet's work sampled for this? That man is genius as well.
GENOCIDE ORGAN "s/t" CD
Tesco
Heavier than ever re-mastering with bonus tracks. Like leichenlinie, I think this is among rare cases of benefitting from re-mastering? Noisy and brutal album and even if not all tracks are absolute masterpieces, the whole spirit and album in general is essential.
C. SPENCER YEH "1975"CD
Intransitive
Challenging album from Spencer. Each of the 11 tracks named pretty much on what it is: 1) drone 2) voice 3) drone 4) voice 5) drone 6) shrinkwrap from a solo saxophone cd 7) two guitars 8) two guitars 9) drone... etc And when track is titled "shrinkwrap..." it is really Spencer just squeezing crackling piece of plastic via minimal processing. Drones appear to be organs or feedbacks, voice manipulations remind of some vintage experimental - Tudor or Cage type - more than noise. Plenty of air, very clean sound capturing the essense of each sound element - which are however disturbing and challenging listening. In later part of nearly hour long disc spencer makes it slightly more easier to digest - but basically combining ideas together.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 27, 2012, 09:29:03 AM
ABUSE PATTERNS tape
Anabolic Dimensions
Huh! I hope more PE like this. I was not 100% convinced with the music itself. Or the kind of hardcore'ish vocals, but the packaging. I'm sure for some people it will be like collection of cliche's.. you know, ass-fucked teenager with text "WHORE" covering her eyes or such. Including transcribed interviews of victims of sexual abuse. Nevertheless, one can't deny the aesthetic beauty even if it would be utmost copy-cat. 24 pages zine + tape is packaged into silkscreened envelope. I assume C-30 pro-duplicated tapes. I don't know when before saw this much effort put by new (?) project? Musically there are elements of new school USA PE, older USA sound like I.Action and the more F&V type of approach. All they need is some more personal angle to sound and content, but it's great way to start.
Agreed. My impression of it was that the sounds, whilst good enough, are not overly remarkable or unique, by which I mean it all serves its purpose but a bit more identity would be of benefit. However, coupled with the packaging, it's a very nice release and when both written and audio materials are experienced together, both become enhanced by one another. It's a slick little offering which works as a whole better than it does as individual elements, although the tape and the zine
do have enjoyable merits of their own too.
is abuse patterns available anywhere?
it's sold out at anabolic d.
I would slightly doubt availability.. 100 copies was done, but not sure how many distributors got it? Probably most direct to customers? I sold all my copies.
Been listening to RAMLEH "Awake" box set. With 3 CD's straight, I guess I'll will listen something else in between. That not meaning there would be anything wrong with this. It could be actually among the very best Ramleh available! Fierce, simple, utterly violent sounds, perfect!
Quote from: SILVUM on July 27, 2012, 10:10:47 AM
VA - 0161 CD
I like this early IDM / SKAM / V/vm stuff... things were still a little exciting, V/vm were actually producing tracks instead of releasing worthless un-funny joke bullshit.. SKAM had this mysterious, is this Autechre, masked lurkers vibe, Crunchy rhythmics, Aphex influenced melodics, video games and hip hop textures bit ground in samplers, a sense of adventure... disk drives, books about the possibilities of computers, just a now totally dated aesthetic. Solid comp, has a good flow from noisy to melodic, even has a The Fall track. My favorite track is the Datathief one, by rational aesthetic evaluation, it's cheesy, but I really love this kinda dark Terminator electronic post Clock DVA The Hacker thing. If someone made this now, I'd scoff at it, but it rules for its own time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-8TTq96XsM Cool cover too, evidently a security camera shot of a truck bombing before it goes off.
Definitely not a "classic" comp but a comp with some classic songs. Like you said, NIGHT RAID by Datathief is perfection. "identify... target... engage... night.. raid.." oh man so good. There's been talk here about the lack of adventure in a lot of modern comps, and this is a good example of that risk taking spirit. Granted its not noise or p.e. but I still thank this is an example of how mixing it up is a good thing.
Actuary/Bastard Noise 12"
I haven't heard anything else from Actuary. Don't know if anything else is like this. Great teammate for Bastard Noise, but also some pretty darn nice power-electronics in their own right.
RU-486 Blitz Aktion ContraStrength through power electronics / "kill each other now."
Another top quality release from DSR and RU-486, 3 live recordings old school look and sound. Made my day.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 27, 2012, 01:07:49 PM
EMIL BEAULIEAU "moonlight in vermont" CD
Hospital prod
Got the LP too, but due being mentioned in Emil topic, decided to give listen also to CD version. Unlike the Minutoli series which are my favorites, this has very crispy and high-definition clarity. It's full of very noisy and broken sounds, but with crystallic perfection nevetheless. Quite slow building album take time before going to full blasting complex noise. I believe it was mainly J.Lescalleet's work sampled for this? That man is genius as well.
GENOCIDE ORGAN "s/t" CD
Tesco
Heavier than ever re-mastering with bonus tracks. Like leichenlinie, I think this is among rare cases of benefitting from re-mastering? Noisy and brutal album and even if not all tracks are absolute masterpieces, the whole spirit and album in general is essential.
C. SPENCER YEH "1975"CD
Intransitive
Challenging album from Spencer. Each of the 11 tracks named pretty much on what it is: 1) drone 2) voice 3) drone 4) voice 5) drone 6) shrinkwrap from a solo saxophone cd 7) two guitars 8) two guitars 9) drone... etc And when track is titled "shrinkwrap..." it is really Spencer just squeezing crackling piece of plastic via minimal processing. Drones appear to be organs or feedbacks, voice manipulations remind of some vintage experimental - Tudor or Cage type - more than noise. Plenty of air, very clean sound capturing the essense of each sound element - which are however disturbing and challenging listening. In later part of nearly hour long disc spencer makes it slightly more easier to digest - but basically combining ideas together.
Need all three of these very badly.
C. SPENCER YEH live this year was amazing, incredibly nice person too.
Abuse Patters rules. The release is very cool, I liked the art and the tape is good to.
I like Machismo more. Humiliation In Attitude is an outstanding tape aswell.
The Hate Basement / Machismo collaboration THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE is up there too.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 28, 2012, 12:04:50 AM
Actuary/Bastard Noise 12"
I haven't heard anything else from Actuary. Don't know if anything else is like this. Great teammate for Bastard Noise, but also some pretty darn nice power-electronics in their own right.
Actuary is not a Power Electronics project but they definitely deliver Powerful Electronics. They are a noise project pure and simple. Seen them and played 3+ gigs with them, they are outstanding people also. They are from LA and use a bunch of Trogotronic equipment, some found electronics, tube radios, ect, hand customized by Bill Nelson. One member builds his own amps too. They have several releases. I dig them for sure, but I don't listen that often.
The split with Bastard Noise is available here for "proper" download:
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/skeletal-uncertainty.
About the only good thing I could find on the Grindcore Karaoke webpage.
POSSESSION soundtrack LP- some piano, some creepy string/drums/some sounds like scraping metal. Wish it had some of the dialouge from the film. Liner notes say much of the music went unused in the film.
Listened to this a few times as there will be an LP soon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8P8rmI8qsk
Very upbeat.
Also listened to some of the soundtrack music for William Friedkin's SORCEROR. Why the fuck isn't there a special ed. dvd/blu-ray?!? I think I'm going to order the LP soon.
Krökta Rum - Tankar & Syner del 1, LP (Järtecknet)
My new favorite listen for late evenings. Nice mix of tape-manipulations, field recordings and droning synth, somehow this project reminds me a little bit of Dusa. Im really looking forward to hear more from this project.
Noise - Tenno (CD, Alchemy Records, 2005)
Re-release of a 1980 album. The main instrument is a very distorted organ, then there's a female singer, and occasionally there are drums and guitars. It's a very amateurish sort of drone album - amateurish because this duo could hardly play properly (the drum beats are not steady, the singing is a bit false at times) but at the same time it feels like they didn't care how it sounded at all as they were lost in their own world. Some tracks are better and a few are terrible musically, but the strange, alien atmosphere and the obvious utter disregard of the musicians of whether what they play is good or bad make listening to this album satisfying in a way even if strictly speaking, overall, it's not good musically. A unique album due to the atmosphere, even if I don't want to listen to it more than once every year or so.
Tangerine Dream- Rubycon
Tangerine Dream- Phaedra
Tangerine Dream- Zeit
KLF- Chill Out
Space (Jimmy Cauty)
Klaus Schulze- Irrlicht
Coil- Black Light District
Organum- Ikon
The Anti Group (T.A.G.C.)- Burning Water
The Anti Group (T.A.G.C.)- Digitaria
Zoviet France- Shouting At The Ground
Social Interiors- The World Behind You
Social Interiors- Traces of Mercury
Fax label cds:
Air I & II
The Whole Traffic
Sad World I & II
A Day In The Park
Eyeless In Gaza- Pale Hands I Loved So Well
Various Eno
(http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-2456589-1285084011.jpeg)
Ättestupa / Alfarmania
Stenstans Fördärv / Mitt Blod, Min Kropp.
12"
tour split
Sverre Faaberg
I objektivitet
12"
Norwegian C&W from Arne Bendiksen studio.
S.T.A.B. Electronics
The Non Alliant I
12"
(http://rxaxpxe.nunwhorecommando666.de/img/covers_small/HK.jpg)
Nyrkki & Kyrpä III
tape
Ta eter
Parasite
power electronics at its best
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 27, 2012, 09:29:03 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on July 27, 2012, 06:25:12 AM
Flowerday Girl On Film CS (Cathartic Process)
One of the only wall artists I really enjoy. Looking forward to hearing the new release.
I wonder what quality makes it stand out? I do trust CP as label, since they have done good stuff - not to mention Clew Of Theseus have done good stuff. But can't see any value in Flowerday.release.
Well, there
isn't really anything that makes it of value to others. As a personal preference, I rarely listen/buy/download HNW and closely related sounds. Besides a single item from The Rita, Flowerday, A View From Nihil, Paranoid Time and the (best of all) Blod 3LP, I've remained satisfied. General harsh noise (Macro, Incapacitants and all the worshippers), on the other hand, has enough activity to give me a continual raging boner. So, other than the fact that Flowerday is one of the few HNW-ish things I have heard, there's nothing. But, I'll come around for this new one soon just for the sake of supporting a label I really enjoy, and that it's a $6 CS and not a $25 100 copy LP.
Bestia Arcana "To Anabainon ek tes Abyssu" CS on Silcharde Rec.
Anticipated this release for a few years. Finally got a very proper CS edition. (Label also just re-released an early Necros Christos demo - stellar!!) Furious, hypnotic black metal with one-of-a-kind bass-heavy synth work throughout. Heavy on repetition where you'd least expect it, and always works. From a rare pair of individuals with a genuine left hand path focus.
Sewer Election & Treriksroset "Ragsved" CS on Thorax Harsh Cassettes
Listened to this over 100 times by now. One of my favorites.
Gyorgi Ligeti "The Ligeti Project" 5CD on Teldec Classics
Incredible from start to finish. With a nice balance of compositions.
Burial Hex "Book of Delusions" LP on Brave Mysteries
It's growing on me...
Burial Hex "Eschatology II" CS on Brave Mysteries
Much better than the first in this series.
Circulation of Light "Emersal Tracings" CS on Black Horizons
Dense drones, not just solo piano anymore. Gorgeous package too!!
Looking forward to receiving the re-release LPs of
Rose Croix's debut (fans of
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud would love this) and
The Guild of Funerary Violinists CD from
Ajna.
Lately I've been spinning these a lot:
Ride for Revenge/Torturium
(though I rarely listen to Torturiums side, RFR is brilliant)
Ättestupa - Begraven Mot Norr
also anything else by Ättestupa I can find.
Iron Fist of the Sun - Tears Royal
Genocide Organ - Leichenlinie
I only recently discovered this, so catchy!
Fecalove - Animal
Utarm - Minus the Divine
Quote from: hannes on July 29, 2012, 01:08:32 AM
Krökta Rum - Tankar & Syner del 1, LP (Järtecknet)
My new favorite listen for late evenings. Nice mix of tape-manipulations, field recordings and droning synth, somehow this project reminds me a little bit of Dusa. Im really looking forward to hear more from this project.
Very interesting project. Thanx for the share Hannes. SC link: http://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/kr-kta-rum-tankens-yttersta-gr (http://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/kr-kta-rum-tankens-yttersta-gr)
Quote from: L.O.T.I on July 31, 2012, 03:48:32 PM
Lately I've been spinning these a lot:
Ride for Revenge/Torturium
(though I rarely listen to Torturiums side, RFR is brilliant)
Ättestupa - Begraven Mot Norr
also anything else by Ättestupa I can find.
Iron Fist of the Sun - Tears Royal
Genocide Organ - Leichenlinie
I only recently discovered this, so catchy!
Fecalove - Animal
Utarm - Minus the Divine
I support the whole listing. Looking forward to the new Utarm material.
Pharmakon & Work/Death - True Criminals CS
When they came down to philly to play 2 years ago they already sold out of this tape, which really bummed me out a they are my favorite acts in the east coast. Luckily, Scott has made reissues to most of his self-released sold-out material including this tape. You can make out margaret's usual goblin vocals to a depressive synth sequence on side a, not cheesey as some black noise can be but successful in getting a lower self reflection that happens when I see/hear work/death. It has dynamics of a pharmakon set in comparison to side b which is more like work/death, but certainly both scott and margaret are whispering. I don't know if work/death is still a janitor but his work always reminds of the dirty mop water that leaves a sticky scum on you when it dries on your skin with the nice trace of diluted cleaner in there. I feel totally disgusted by the time the tape ends.
Being/Diaphagmatic/A Snake in the Garden July 2012 tour CS
I bought this being the only ASITG material available at the show, though now I wish I bought the Diaphagmatic tape as well, as his track is my favorite of the tape. ASTIG seems to to start with toxic mushroom texture that soon changes to junk metal with timing that is natural with the mind. Being is mostly a series of tampered 60 hz hum and hiss distorted to different levels of timbre and harmonics, the timing and pan placement keeps it very interesting. Diaphragmatic has some reverb (maybe its just the spring?) and maybe some equalization but other than that, it sounds pretty much like straight junk metal, than put in red to tape. It soon turns into a angry mess as they all collaborate.
PUSSYFOOTER "Transition" tape
Raijaja tapes
With exception of two pieces spoken word etc.. Vast majority of tape is mayhemic group recording of noise concrete mixer, industrial steel - no effects, no editing. Sound appears like big room echoing and at the same time elements are distant, yet distinctive nice sounds - not just smashing whatever scrap you happened to have, but most likely making sure the scrap you have sounds good.
BLODVITE "hämnaren" tape
Järtecknet
Perhaps in contemporary swedish lo-fi tape noise Blodvite loses some of its impact simply of belonging to "mass". One can not deny the charm and entertaining value of the tape. It remains good listening, but that comes as no surprise when situation is what it is: Järtecknet delivers good releases one after another - like does many swedish projects. It's not exceptionally amazing, but satisfactory.
LR - Exile (LP) - didn't know what to expect when I got this but enjoying it. minimal power electronics/industrial? I don't know how to describe it. I'm very fond of the last track.
Gridlink - Amber Gray & Orphan (CDs) - waited a long time to listen to these because I was afraid they might tarnish the legacy of Discordance Axis. What a fool I was.
Discordance Axis - Perfect Collection Jouhou (CD) - all time favorite grind album
Unclean - Deranged (Cassette) - a step up from the F&V tape I think. Si's artwork perfectly matches the material too.
Deterge - Anacoluthon (Cassette) - the a-side is pretty solid, but the b-side is a real trip. Very dynamic, evolving structures and good vocal effects.
"Death Electronics" has already been coined by Atrax Morgue! Jeez! I get what you're trying to say though. I think he has a very old school Post-Mortem sound.
Prince Stolas - The 26th Legion - not very good, not very bad. somehow it's quite pleasant to listen to these strange sounds.
Mazakon Tactics - Tunnel Existence - not the best album of his though quite ok.
Croatian Amor / Rose Alliance – The Gold Of The Good Sister - didn't like A side. B side was ok synthpop+pe or however it should be called
Death Axis – Utter Disgust - Could go through A side only. Sound going nowhere. Just jacking off with raw sounds of noise generator or something like that. I've read song titles just now. Made me smile, heh. Beyond Brutalism, Genocidal Pornography etc. quite a failure i'd say.
Bill Orcutt - Way Down South (single sided LP)
Raw primitive blues, reminds me of south flordia. total hot and sticky sound perfect for these triple diget summer weeks...have not checked out the swamp music thread but i could see him falling in it.
Spine Scavenger - Shackles of A Man Measured Time (Troniks)
Great SS. Especially side A
Engines Of Modern Dysfunction Vol.1 7" (Phage)
Nice compilation of short, to the point harsh noise tracks. Tracks blend into each other well. Maybe a bit too samey in the end, but with this length it really dosen't matter!
The Rita - the nylons of laura antonelli
a total fucking masterpiece
Hair Police - s/t CD
Compilation on Hospital Records. Rough and interesting noise. I don't really hear the band element. Any recommendations on their discography?
Black Leather Jesus - Torture Machinist CD
Everyone here knows it's good. On second half there is some weak moments, but mostly it's great.
ZFK - Rabochiy Kontrol CD
Originally a cdr on Abgurd, rereleased by Teito Company. Some radio noise, some loops, some pretty dull feedback noise. Not that special really, but nice to listen to.
Re: Hair Police
The Empty Quarter album on Harbinger is one heck of a Industrial record. Maybe one of the best from the states in recent times
Növember Növelet - Heart of Stone 7in: if you like NN, you'll enjoy this. Same line as last LP and 7in... maybe I prefer side A for the contrast between first song, sang by Mr. Arafna and second one, by her partner.
Subliminal - Under Pressure 7in: pretty good, structured PE tracks as always excepting last cut, evolving into a more abstract/ambient(?) vein. Liked it a lot, specially this one.
NP:
MANIA new material for split tape with SSRI, untitled so far (looks like only rel's this year {or early next} will be splits with SSRI & ComaDetox; planning to record a proper full-length next year. no more splits or collabs for awhile)
Impatiently awaiting package of train records & funeral violins...
That Coma Detox/Mania split needs to come out asap.
STAHLBAU - Toedlich Verunglueckt (Arph 1982) cassette
Very good release. Awesome music which is located between industrial avantgarde of rock music and PE. Sometimes reminds me old good BLACKHOUSE. In my opinion one the best cassette of eighties and, no doubt, it should be reissued on CD or LP.
Quote from: RyanWreck on August 11, 2012, 06:01:23 AM
That Coma Detox/Mania split needs to come out asap.
It'll be worth the wait. For it & the other releases that will be announced at the same time.
V/A - Conspiracion
Someone really needs to re-release this!! Brilliant material, absolutely. Prices on Discogs are way too steep for my taste... http://www.discogs.com/Various-Conspiraci%C3%B3n/release/649242
Death In June - How We Laughed (Live)
Death In June - Lesson 1 Misanthropy
Joy Division - Live at Bowdon Vale Youth Club 1979 Boot
i really enjoy the raw qualities of the boot and live recordings, even more so than studio recordings (particularly for JD)...DIJ, especially early DIJ is simply amazing
Archon Satani - Of Gospels Lost and Forsaken 2XCD
One of my favorite dark ambient albums, even as a collection of compilation and unreleased tracks.
recent weeks just landed me a big batch of new stuff, I've had time to listen through a lot of it at least a couple of times. Mostly cd and some tapes.
Alfarmania - Skräcken cd. New take on the Alfarmania sound. Good, yet different from earlier stuff. Feels more minimal, less "psychadelic" and swirling. A good move though, since the market is sort of flooded with good sounding yet similar Alfarmania releases. Artwork is some of Kristians best so far, stronger sense of composition. And also one of the oddest label descriptions in a long time.
Martin Bladh & Bo Cavefors cd - The island of death. This is based around the same concept as the Kristian Olsson/Bo Cavefors on autarkeia. I must say I prefer this one, subtler sounds - more clearly defined vocals and recitations. At some parts this album reminds me of quite the silent sampled stuff on Coils "Horse rotorvator" (like in Penetralia and Ostia). Comes with a booklet containing text and 8 great color collages. Really good stuff.
Rising from the red sand 5xcassette The reissue. It is hard to think of a more maxed industrial compilation. A monster set, industrial classics all the way through as well as to me unknown stuff. From Chris&Cosey, Attrition, NWW, Lustmord, Sutcliffe, Test Dept, Nocturnal Emissions, Merzbow, Muslimgauze - just to mention the big names. An incredible document. I haven't gone through it all yet - but the roster alone is worth the price. Styles of music shift from industrial to postpunk, synthpop and more experimental "jazzy" sounds.
Korpses Katatonik Oeuvres Completes Only had mp3's with this earlier. Also great oldschool rhytmic industrial.
Sutcliffe Jugend 'With extreme prejudice' cd. Now I really wanted to like this, since I'm not too found of gut reraction "they used to be good but now they suck" - but this is... Well, I have only listened to about half right now and most of it yesterday at work at night on very low volume, but I'm not impressed at all, some tracks have potential and some is just pure shit. Will give it a more focused listening and see if it grows on me.
Sutcliffe Jugend - Blue Rabbit Now this is a far better record I think. Comparisons to "Salt marie celeste" is all over the web, and it is perhaps not that far fetched. A dark, slowchurning little trip which works quite well. Unlike Extreme prejudice I can hear myself going back to this quite frequently. Relaxed. The narrating voice has its ups and downs but generally working out for me.
Otherwise I'm obsessing over Meiko Kaji-songs. Over and over. Forever.
Quote from: emboscado on August 07, 2012, 11:59:00 AM
Subliminal - Under Pressure 7in: pretty good, structured PE tracks as always excepting last cut, evolving into a more abstract/ambient(?) vein. Liked it a lot, specially this one.
I got some pretty heavy David Lynch vibes from the last track.... Like if Angelo Badalamenti had done an industrial-ish composition. I liked this 7-inch a lot!
Gonkulator - Satan's Burial Ground cs reissue on Bestial Burst: Raw, sloppy, noisy grindcore. Good for a while, maybe not the entire length of this release. For me, needs to be listened to in sessions.
The Present Moment - Loyal to a Fault cs on Chondritic: Ah! Catchy, danceable goth/new wave/industrial with a dark LA undertone. Like if OMD were underground. Repeated listening.
Cyclone SS - Awakening the Zyklon Titan 3xcs set on Yoke of Christ: Have only spun this once since receiving it. Wasn't a big fan. Songs/ideas that go nowhere; kind of boring. Am going to spin it a few more times just to make sure before I trade it away.
Aaron Dilloway - Lip Syncing to Verme LP on Hundebiss: The best Dilloway release I've heard, still hasn't gotten old.
Bronze Age - Antiquated Futurism 12" on Bed of Nails Compound: VERY dark, industrial-tinged techno. This label is going in a very good direction with this and the Vatican Shadow 12"/cs.
V/A Small Doses Noisecore Compilation Mortville 2012 ... 100 Bands on one CD. A great compilation reminding of classics like "Bleeeeaaaaurgghhh" and "Son of Bleaaaarrrghhh" Compilations 7"s. Beside ratehr well known as AGx, Rupture, Violent Headache, Wadge, The Earwigs lots of great new Noisecore/grindcore/shitnoise/industrial projects on this one, such as Zulanwar, Intestinal Fortitude, ...
Ab Intra - Supremus CD Zoharum 2012 ... brilliant melancholic Dark Ambient / industrial with great melodies adn crispy sctructures ... very intense.
MS 30 CD - T.I.A. Silken Tofu 2012 ... very good rythmic industrial. Pan Sonic wouldn`t do it better.
Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow 2 x LP 2011 ... better than her previous Album. Intense melodies, athmospheres for winterevenings.
Sadistic Intent - Resurrection Of The Ancient Black Earth CD 2000 ... Collection of their best recordings. Death Metal similar to old Morbid Angel, but more brutal and evil. An all-time classic!
MANIA / HAL HUTCHINSON 'KOLLABORATIVE WRECKAGE'
Listening to the material we have so far for this collaboration.There's junk metal,bass guitar,analogue synth,vocals and it gets better every time I listen to it.This will be a limited tape on Savage Discharge in the near future...
Vom Grill - Don't Ollie On Thin Ice
new AMTapes one sided record, heavy hitter for sure...heavy dub beat on and off throughout the album, totally rules.
Macronympha - Melting Softly Into Time
Rodger Stella - Death Cut Loop
Melvins - The End LP
Sleep - Dopesmoker reissue DLP
Om - Advaitic Songs DLP <---- amazing sound quality
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets reissue DLP
ilhan mimaroglu - tract
mlehst - la main bandee / tied up to a man
nurse with wound - the surveillance lounge
nurse with wound - thunder perfect mind
regis - penetration
john coltrane - a love supreme
Quote from: RG on August 19, 2012, 08:01:39 PM
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets reissue DLP
um what?!
Fecalove - Wrong tape
Is it okay to call this fun noise? Either way, I find this fun. Nice aesthetics and good noise.
Bestializer - Atavistic Aggression tape
Heavy power electronics. Not just side full of noise, but songs. Good vocals, different styles on each song. Sounds pretty unique in 2012. Also classy covers, as expected from Narcolepsia. All in all, very positive surprise.
Soft Option Killing - s/t tape
Heard the original tape back when it was released and always thought it was better than the later tapes on Unrest. Seems like I was wrong! It's nice though and the later tapes are obviously then even better.
Jah Excretion - Untitled tape
As tape noise, why not. Nothing wrong here, but wouldn't really carry an albums worth of playing time. Some might be turned off by the reggae culture influence though.
BBBlood - Lazar House tape
Always avoided him because of the name, I actually like the whole name better. Baron Bum Blood. Anyway, not bad. In a way it's like if Jarl made some harsher sounds, but in a more accurate way it's nothing like Jarl.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 20, 2012, 09:53:25 PM
Quote from: RG on August 19, 2012, 08:01:39 PM
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets reissue DLP
um what?!
Ya, Relapse reissued it a couple years ago. They also did Souls at Zero and Enemy of the Sun earlier this year. I imagine they'll do Times of Grace eventually.
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Musique électronique Norvégienne
Arne Nordheim, Alfred Janson, Bjørn Fongaard
12"
Fongaard track is amazing guitar work.
Street Drinkers - Dead Secrets
12"
Piss in my ear. Dark, depressive w bad hangover vocals.
Min Kniv - Av Aske CS.
Misanthropic BM howls from mid-Norway.
Nyrkki & Kyrpä CS.
Plain. Hard. Cock. Best compilation from F&V.
Quote from: online prowler on August 21, 2012, 02:53:19 AM
Musique électronique Norvégienne
Arne Nordheim, Alfred Janson, Bjørn Fongaard
12"
Fongaard track is amazing guitar work.
Discovered this record in library long ago. Initially was drawn to it by Nordheim but it was Fongaard that made the biggest impression. It is strange that so little of his music was released back in the day. Probably too rough and unpolished. The TV interview in boxset is priceless.
GNAWED / THE THIN WHITE PUKE - Split C10
CORPUSCLE - Victoria Snuffbox C40
both really, really fucking good.
Quote from: Henrik III on August 21, 2012, 02:46:54 PM
Quote from: online prowler on August 21, 2012, 02:53:19 AM
Musique électronique Norvégienne
Arne Nordheim, Alfred Janson, Bjørn Fongaard
12"
Fongaard track is amazing guitar work.
Discovered this record in library long ago. Initially was drawn to it by Nordheim but it was Fongaard that made the biggest impression. It is strange that so little of his music was released back in the day. Probably too rough and unpolished. The TV interview in boxset is priceless.
Fongaard's records testimonies a true visionary. He is not too well known, even in Norway, though the last years there have been a rise in interest. I stumbled across his works some years ago by chance and was truly baffled. The record label Prisma records released in 2010 a dvd/cd boxset. Should be easy enough to get for those interested. Also avail via Plastic Strip Press. I enclose links below.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BQFLFQL5SMc/TKhe3A_huXI/AAAAAAAAAIU/kcAAFhAZKns/s400/fongaard.jpg)
http://prismarecords.blogspot.no/2010_10_01_archive.html (http://prismarecords.blogspot.no/2010_10_01_archive.html)
http://www.plasticstrip.no/index.php?/prisma-record/bjorn-fongaard/ (http://www.plasticstrip.no/index.php?/prisma-record/bjorn-fongaard/)
Bjørn Fongaard performing on NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Bureau, broadcast 3 December 1971.
http://vimeo.com/16059877 (http://vimeo.com/16059877)
Theta "scire" tape- pretty good, lots of sounds going on with static/heavy bass. alot of it sounds like a reel2reel being abused
Entre Vifs "heavy duty" cd- glad this was reissued, amazing it took so long. one of the few rel's i wish i'd never sold/traded
Hal Hutchinson/Mania "kollaborative wreckage"- listening to final mixes & recording one final piece
So since many people has been listening to their own material, I've listened to:
Body Cargo / Pogrom - Resistance CD - co-released with Cipher Productions. not bad
Creation Through Destruction / Black Leather Jesus CD - not bad
Both of these are available for preview at http://soundcloud.com/terrorlt (http://soundcloud.com/terrorlt) if you want to sneak peek. Not oficially out yet. Will be anounced later when all get their parts.
Other stuff:
Ke/Hil - Hellstation CD - trying to catch up with that synth-pop + pe stuff. decent disc.
Apoptose - Nordland CD - Pompastic stuff that's quite weird to listen to. but I guess it's ok
RU-486 - Blitz Aktion Contra - Haven't read that it was a live tape at first so I thought it was Thomas shouting "FUCK YEAH!!!" and other things, but it seems that it was just some listener, very excited about the show. The project that gives me mixed feelings, but there were nice parts in the tape
Conure and 15 Degrees Below Zero - Split - didn't like the bigger part of A side. Towards the end it became more interesting. B side was good.
Æther & Trepaneringsritualen – Edifice Of Nine Sauvastikas - nice meditative album. Dark and calm. Nice covers and nice theme of the release
Halalnihil – Freedom Destroyer - average noise though listenable. It would be worse without the funny part "Inhos uses Boss and Digitech pedals exclusively."
Quote from: Johann on August 19, 2012, 01:57:25 AM
Macronympha - Melting Softly Into Time
Excellent.
Macronympha - Amplified Humans (Industrial Recollections)
Macronympha - Baroque (Industrial Recollections)
Macronympha - Sex And Death 7" (Hospital)
A bunch of tapes yesterday.
Anal Barbara / Musta oksennus - split - enjoyable noisecore record. though i'm not a big noisecore fan, this went well.
Musta Oksennus – Last Days In Bunker - somewhat more noisier record. Liked better than the split
These were decent though I don't quite remember what was that about
Swarm Survival – Soporific Miasma
Ascites - Liquid Assets
Deterge - Peace Corps
Hheva/Shiver - split - nice. shiver made good impression with the first 3"cdr i had a chance to listen to. now it's good material too. hheva is decent. both quite calm and dark
Pollutive Static - Destructive devices - the top of yesterday's! very good, harsh and pleasantly listenable noise
The Streetcleaner - Erhe - it's a good album, but I got tired quite soon because of the same vocal and he was shouting and shouting and shouting there from the very beginning to the end of the tape so the material seemed very alike
Unclean - Deranged - very good Unclean material! I think it's even better than the tape on FV
Amph / SSRI - nice package and good sounds. Amph - more droney, SSRI - manipulations of tapes and vinyls as it is written, but overall, quite intense material. enjoyable record
v/a-Dark Side Of the Brain lp (Telepherique/Christine 23 Onna/John Waterman/Trance)
Agog "dust is their food and clay is their meat" lp
Enema Syringe "visa mig vagen till mellringe" lp
Alvars Orkestrer "pace dapper" lp
Nurse With Wound "alice the goon" lp
Voice Crack "shock_late" lp
A Certain Ratio "to each" lp
Crash Worship "pyru" 7"
nothing new here.
Uniform Choice - Screaming for Change 1986 - about 20 times - all roads have been leading back to it.
King Crimson live 1971-1973 - Fripp's DMG sells a lot of live recordings - it's easy to get lost in them - The Devil's Triangle was a great live track.
Noveller/unFact - Bleached Valentine 2010 - the Noveller track, "Bleached Beach", has a great Manuel Gottsching/quasi-Neu feel; unfortunately short at six minutes - the other two Noveller tracks are shadowed by its greatness - Noveller pretty much never do wrong; all releases are quality and something I enjoy every time.
Trevor Wishart - Journey into Space 1972 - ICR cassette collection -
New 7th Music - Modella 1982 - ICR cassette collection - a more musical, [at times] more accessible version of groups like No Neck Blues Band, Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, AMM, etc, and keeping firmly experimental - several players, and with the way this sounds, they're keen listeners and improvisers.
New 7th Music - Hypatia 1982 - ICR cassette collection - much more primal and less academic than their Modella album - nice tribal flute and atmosphere - campfire rattles and percussion with a piano accompaniment - it does return to a more academic feel here and there, though.
Lord Wind - Ales Stenar 2012 - It's decent. It's REALLY long and doesn't need to be. I don't often say that about an album, but it's a lot of the same and doesn't even subtly explore the ideas. Some nice medieval music, but it lacks sophistication. While I appreciated it, it also struck me as shallow. Dead Can Dance, Wolfsblood, Waldteufel, Sturmpercht. None of that strikes me as shallow. It might get goofy or cheesy at times, but they haven't struck me as shallow. I still think it is worth a listen, and I can see myself listening to it again if I want medieval music that doesn't sound like it was made for a restaurant where they feast and joust. Definitely a step above that and in the right direction. One guy does it all, correct? Probably would have benefited from other other people playing on it and offering some input.
Stargazer - A Great Work of Ages 2010 - I continue to have no idea what this band is attempting to do.
Roedelius - Durch Die Wuste 1978 - first track is a rock song, but about half way through, it focuses around krautrock guitar noodling that isn't entirely cosmic, but more rock oriented; still not bad - second track is long with key, piano, and electronics; some erie sounds and some good synths (not great synths) - "Glaubersalz" is simple synths and what sounds like a haprsichord - "Regenmacher" is a cool synth and percussion piece.
Furthur.2012-07-13.sbd - good 1st set: Hey Pocky Way, GSET, Crazy Fingers - good 2nd set: Scarlet, Fire, Let It Grow, Dark Star (Milestones jam at the beginning), Unbroken Chain,
Furthur.2012-07-15.sbd - really nice second set with Terraplin split in half and Estimated>Supplication.
MAMA - Study Of A Human Tongue 1987 - IOS Smolders - voice experimentation - not something I usally like, but this is an interesting album worthy of more listens - everything Smolders does is of high quality, and this is no different.
Furthur.2012-07-14.sbd - 2nd set isn't a barnburner, but it is solid and a good listen - great set list except for "Eclipse".
Jason Crumer - Walk With Me 2009 - I really like the last track a lot - good album with variation like was once common.
V/A Integration 1983 - ICR cassette collection - some nice tracks, like at the end of side 2 (couldn't follow the track listing, but I think it is the Colin Potter track), but some bad pop synth tracks that if weren't lacking vocals, they would be 3rd tier pop songs of terrible order.
Uniform Choice - Early Demos 1984 - listening to the CD and wondering if the original is this bass heavy and muddy on the bottom end - demos are usually raw and harsh with little bottom end - CD mastering? good representation of the original? - love these songs.
Paul Kelday - Expedition to the Barren 1985 - good album - experimental and ambient synth darkness and well-written tracks - recommended.
Roedelius - Lustwandel 1981 - piano, weak drum machine, and some light synths - mellow album - the drum machine being weak can get in the way of the tracks - "Wilkommen" is a good Scottish arrangement - not a terrible album, but on the weaker side overall; the 2nd half is stronger than the 1st half - short tracks, so each idea is easily bearable - "Langer Atem" has a pleasing melody and decent kettle drums, and while not ambient in a traditional sense, it is relaxing and floating in a catchy way.
Achim Reichel & Machines.73-10-20.FM-WDR-mono - krautrock - a lot of it is interview, but there are a couple of nice tracks and an easy-flowing, gentle cosmic jam of 34 minutes - nice listen, but not as phenomenal as I hoped.
Chris and Cosey - Heartbeat 1981 - good minimalist synth album for when in the Clock DVA, Roedelius, or Moebius mood - recommended.
V/A Flowmotion 1982 - ICR collection - 1st side is solid with the exception of the final track from The Legendary Pink Dots, which isn't a poor track, but it does drop the energy - 2nd side is synth and minimalist electronics and ambient heaven.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 25, 2012, 01:02:17 AM
Uniform Choice - Screaming for Change 1986 - about 20 times - all roads have been leading back to it.
Uniform Choice - Early Demos 1984 - listening to the CD and wondering if the original is this bass heavy and muddy on the bottom end - demos are usually raw and harsh with little b
FUCK YES. "You'v got no choice."
going to see Deathroes @ terminal tonight, pretty fucking stoked on that.
yesterday's payday buys..
eraserhead soundtrack lp set...
jk flesh posthuman lp
ptv/z'ev berlin atonal lp 1&2
nocturnal emissions chaos lp
last weeks..
striborg lp's/cd's
daimian dubrovnik lp
charls manson sick city lp
alters lp
Incapacitants one sided lp
Dieter Muh tesco lp
dead raven choir cooking with wolves lp
Just found the newest Haus Arafna in a Moscow record shop today. Great score! Really enjoying the even more accessible approach.
Disorder of Deadeight - Depthsounder - How cool would it be if every label would think outside the box and release music that isn't confined to what they consider the aesthetic of the label? I bet we would all hear music that is really innovative. This is an excellent release.
Hawkwind Astounding Sounds Amazing Music
Herman Nitsch Harmoniumwerk vol. 1 & 2 completely and totally hypnotic, great live recording and i love how the ambient noise of the environment (such as a phone ringing, or door slamming) can be heard in the background, excellent and highly recommended for fans of organ music
N.O.T.A.- s/t LP
BORN WITHOUT A FACE discography- someone needs to reiss the 7"'s on a 12", such ripping hardcore! Not sure where all the other material is from (I d/l the 'discography' so it's not an official rel)
VOIVOD - War & Pain LP
Uton / Grey Park split cassette on Hyster Tapes is amazing. Who are Uton? (Recorded in France)
Modern English - After The Snow LP
Nocturnal Emissions - Compost CDr
Got a bunch of Hyster Tapes to get through this Bank Holiday ... Looking forward!
Uton (Jani Hirvonen) is from Finland and have released tons of stuff.
Diocletian "European Annihilation" ep
now:
Witchfinder General "friends of hell"
Vomir/Werewolf Jerusalem - Untitled/Premature Burial (7", Anarchofreaks Production): The sound of Vomir is cool, but the fact that really nothing happens at all, makes this less interesting for me. Werewolf Jerusalem (first thing I hear from this project) is better, HNW with subtle changes over time, this is more to my likings.
V/A - Engines of Modern Dysfunction Vol. 1 (7", Phage Tapes): Have to think about it, but this might very well be the first cut-up release I own. Not being too familiar with most of these names, I really can't say which part is which artist (this might change with repeated listening), but that's not bad at all, since it's a short release, it's a comp, but still one whole. I quite like the chaotic way of the cut-ups, might have to look into it more. It all does sound quite clean though. Ends with a nice locked groove. Third LP/7" I own with a locked groove (Grain Belt/Faux Pas 7" and Knelt Rote - Insignificance are the others) and I really like it, it seems to work really well with noise.
Tourette - Jardin Du Sommeil Chant D'Amour Sur La Nuit Grandissante (CD, Troniks, Iatrogenesis Records, Antropofago Ateo): Noise with ambient/piano/... parts inbetween. The soft parts are often really beautiful and the noise is sharp and strong. Still have to get used to this style, as opposed to the full on approach, but this is really good.
Deterge - Peace Corps (C10, Fusty Cunt): Old Deterge stuff, some interesting stuff, such as the last track, other tracks seem less interesting than his recent stuff.
Ascites/White Gimp Mask/Glasgow Smile - This ain't BLJ (C20, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): A side is HNW without anything happening and not very strong sound either, but B side gets more interesting. Will have to listen again, but doesn't seem the best of these tapes.
Streetmeat/Family Smut (C20, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Streetmeat is power electronics, it's not very complicated or frantic, but just good. Vocals are not shouted, rather spoken or something. Family Smut seems HNW with kind of PE sound, quite liked it.
Russian Greed (C20, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Streetmeat + Glasgow Smile. Industrial/Noise, no vocals, just distorted beats, rythms and weird sounds. It throbs and it writhes, quite good.
Streetmeat + Respirator (C10, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Seems to be quite in the line of what I heard from Streetmeat up to now (which isn't much I must add), so good PE/HN
Ladymeat (C20, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Also, owning the Ladyboi Biopsy C30, I think this is quite in the same line, so again good stuff.
About the whole batch of WGM Tapes & Vinyl: While what I heard up to now, is quite good stuff altogether, the covers might need a bit more attention. Black/white copies (nothing wrong with that in itself), with artwork that is sometimes rather unclear. It has its charm though.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 25, 2012, 01:02:17 AM
New 7th Music
Great to see that name and that they aren't forgotten. Very inspirational to me at the time in their ultra-underground aesthetic and blend of musicians and non-musicians. "Hidden Secrets of the Forest" which I got from the excellent Music For Midgets tape label and distro around '84 still gets listened to. Phil Kelday of N7M was apparently Paul Kelday's brother?
Swans "the seer":
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/19/158708197/first-listen-swans-the-seer
Trying to decide whether to order it or not. I liked that last rel quite a bit (need to order it) but not so sure about "The Seer". Has some good moments but it def seems too
loooooong.
re/ the seer...
the cover looks like a "stupid chewbacca" put me right off straight away !
Yeah, "The Seer" artwork is awful. Listening to half of the 36 min title track, I've decided I will live without it.
Pornocane - La Diarrea Del Cane Sessuale.
føkked up filth from Italy.
http://pornocane.bandcamp.com/track/la-diarrea-del-cane-sessuale (http://pornocane.bandcamp.com/track/la-diarrea-del-cane-sessuale)
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS 74-76 (Compound Annex Records 2009) 3 x CD
A group connected with LAFMS. A little bit forgotten. Weird, unique mixture of industrial avantgarde of rock music, psychedelia, punk and experimental. Very important document for pre-industrial music searchers. The highest recommendation.
I've heard a couple live shows with The Seer tracks being developed, and they've been pretty great. If you're interested in having your listening environment manipulated, it might very well be successful at it.
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis CD - really really enjoying this, pretty much listening to it non-stop. Already I'd say its up there with Within the Realm of a Dying Sun and Spleen and Ideal as one of my favorite DCD release.
I always thought that Destroy All Monsters were from Detroit, Michigan and were linked to The Stooges in someway ... had a 7" on Cherry Red Records back in '78 but I was not keen ... what is the link to the Los Angeles Free Music Society? Just interested ...
Just got the Burial Hex "Six Wings" LP+2xTape + Dilloway/Lescalleet LP to play tonight!
Quote from: Steve on August 30, 2012, 07:12:18 PM
I always thought that Destroy All Monsters were from Detroit, Michigan and were linked to The Stooges in someway ... had a 7" on Cherry Red Records back in '78 but I was not keen ... what is the link to the Los Angeles Free Music Society? Just interested ...
Of course, this connection wasn't pure and Mike KELLEY was this link, and his project EXTENDED ORGAN which was set up with people from LAFMS ... but... here is the link to interview with Mike KELLEY: http://www.sonicyouth.com/symu/lee/2012/02/02/mike-kelley/
and this is quote of that:
MB: Were you accepted by the art world? Could you play in galleries?
MK: No—we weren't accepted by the art world or the music world, so we operated in a kind of guerilla way. We would crash house parties and play there; or we'd play at loft parties for three or four people, after the rest had fled. We existed in more of a conceptual way, rather than as part of a scene. But that really changed with the rise of punk. When I moved to California, I tried to move into the punk scene with my band the Poetics, which included Tony Oursler and John Miller. Some of the musicians associated with the Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS) were attempting to do the same thing, but that was a very odd marriage. All of my attempts to fit into different music scenes didn't work; at a certain point, I lost interest and decided to do solo work that was specifically geared towards the performance art audience, keeping out of the music world entirely.
DESTROY ALL MONSERS from 1973-1976 were different to this from 1978. That first was more experimental. KELLEY wasn't in line-up of DAM in 1978. Similarity was rather in the same kind of music to LAFMS than real collaborations.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 30, 2012, 06:55:04 PM
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis CD - really really enjoying this, pretty much listening to it non-stop. Already I'd say its up there with Within the Realm of a Dying Sun and Spleen and Ideal as one of my favorite DCD release.
It's a really good record and firmly a DCD album. I thought highly of Perry's The Ark, and I like how that direction bleeds through with DCD while remaining an entirely different being. I'm not ready to put it up with the '87-'90 period (my favorite), but if you're a DCD fan and not thoroughly impressed, I'm confused.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 30, 2012, 06:06:00 PM
I've heard a couple live shows with The Seer tracks being developed, and they've been pretty great. If you're interested in having your listening environment manipulated, it might very well be successful at it.
yeah those tracks were much more interesting and effective before they were recorded for the album for some strange reason. i listened to the whole album once and haven't had any desire to go back to it at all..
kate bush - the kick inside
delphium - snowhill-x ep
jon gibson - visitations
fall of because - life is easy
the african guitar box - lp 3
wanderer - rehearsal 1995
steve moore - the return of the poet
henryk gorecki - symphony no. 3
obscurity - ovations of death
sepulcro - flesh meets steel
Re: Destroy All Monsters
that is a great set of disc and anyone who hasn't checked them out yet really must. it really is a must have
Cheers for the Destroy All Monsters information .. I shall investigate.
Listening to : Re-Clip "Re-Clip" cassette on Ikuisuus.
Quote from: Steve on August 31, 2012, 10:38:29 AM
Cheers for the Destroy All Monsters information .. I shall investigate.
Steve, I also have that 7" on Cherry Red, and agree it is pretty bland. But that was the "rock" incarnation, recorded with ex members of MC5 and the Stooges, which is nothing at all like early Destroy All Monsters when they were really out there. That 3CD set is an excellent overview of those years. For an even better understanding of what they were about, I also recommend the
Grow Live Monsters DVD which features two+ hours of arty 8 mm films that were an integral part of their concept.
Cheers - I will keep an eye (and ear) out. I've had a look and seen it for sale for £54! If you see it going a few quid cheaper, let me know ...
SVERIGE compilation LP
very nice! Often rotten and concrete sounds, but also blends in good synth works. No harsh noise, no proto-PE type things, but very good overall feeling.
CHERRY POINT "misery guts" CD
solid 30 minute tape release re-issued. Not a bad choice. Sounds heavy and FULL sound.
KKTK 7"
I think the digital files I heard were more ripping and fatter sound, but from 7" some sonic decay is at the same time positive and negative. Can't fully decide whether I like more the original digital sound or the thinner vinyl sound. Harsh, very well done harsh noise where Tommi Keränen submitted source stuff for Kazuma Kubota to edit & compose. Think Kazumoto Endo, but better, hah!
Quote from: post-morten on August 31, 2012, 02:36:04 PM
Quote from: Steve on August 31, 2012, 10:38:29 AM
Cheers for the Destroy All Monsters information .. I shall investigate.
Steve, I also have that 7" on Cherry Red, and agree it is pretty bland. But that was the "rock" incarnation, recorded with ex members of MC5 and the Stooges, which is nothing at all like early Destroy All Monsters when they were really out there. That 3CD set is an excellent overview of those years. For an even better understanding of what they were about, I also recommend the Grow Live Monsters DVD which features two+ hours of arty 8 mm films that were an integral part of their concept.
I picked up the VHS of
Grow Live Monsters years ago at this really shitty used record store in a mall frequented by the elderly for like, $2 or something. The VHS is 8mm material edited together with cheesy nineties video effects, is the DVD like that as well? Still, it should definitely be of some interest to people on this board.
ENTRE VIFS "Heavy Duty" CD
huh... I know many labels wanted to put this out, but finally digipak cd of the legendary tape is done! With Le Syndicat connections, but more physical and metal junk oriented noise... simply brilliant!
GEOGRAPHY OF HELL "Sarajevo 1992" tape
Quite sinister sounding post-industrial ruggedness. At the same time rough sounds, but well composed, well executed, droning and dark noises.
BURRIED MACHINE "Aoral portion" tape
fuck! I had a feeling that Burried Machine was one more contemporary harsh noise unit which not much identity, but what the hell I have been listening before this?! Now it looks like I need to hunt down all the tapes I have been ignoring in past.... Anyone can tell if they are any good - compared to this?
This is clever tape noise manipulations, with reminding of older nastier side of Schimpfluch, but taking more "industrial" angle. Fast rewind, pause, cut-up, slowed down manipulations of very tasty and grim sounds.
Mikko: Who did the Entre Vifs? I love that tape...
Recently on rotation here:
Ultra: Youthful Pleasures LP (Dom America)
Ultra: Spray / Death / Ultra LP (Dom America)
Rectifier: Atonement / Perversion of a Refined Nature 7" (Local Anesthetic Records)
Dusa: S/T tape (AKA07)
Aaron Dilloway: Chain Shot LP (Throne Heap)
Quote from: ghoulson on September 04, 2012, 12:41:07 AMWho did the Entre Vifs? I love that tape...
Influencing Machine Records.
http://www.discogs.com/Entre-Vifs-Heavy-Duty/release/3690168
Quote from: Peterson on August 23, 2012, 01:55:56 AM
Quote from: Levas on August 22, 2012, 12:43:35 PM
Halalnihil – Freedom Destroyer - average noise though listenable. It would be worse without the funny part "Inhos uses Boss and Digitech pedals exclusively."
Silly. One of these days when noise "goes mainstream" we will see more of that. Digitech pedals are mostly really bad, IMHO, I don't know why on earth someone would wanna limit themselves to a company that's a laughing stock compared to others. Haha.
I am not limiting myself to any companies. The only reason why I wrote that, it's because on that record, I only used pedals from these two companies. Maybe if I just wrote the types of the pedals, etc:. it would be more "serious" but at the time, I thought it's boring to write it in that way, so thats why the "exclusively" thing. I don't even thought that somebody would give much attention to this line..
Noise will never goes mainstream because simply how it sounds, and the content. Digitech Death Metal and Digitech Synth Wah pedals - though these ones are not on Freedom Destroyer - are everything for me, but bad. Not that they are good sounding, but well-built.. hate those shit pedals, what goes wrong after a more stronger twisting. These ones are not. I know not that good Digitech pedals (like Hot Head, or the overdrive ones), but these two are perfect for me, and they have a very good price both new, and used condition.
couple days listening to
V/A NOISE FOREST CD
It ain't maybe as good as line up suggests it could be, but still hold its strength year after year. Japanese noise 1991, CCCC, Merbow, Masonna, VOG, Incapacitants, etc etc...
MERZBOW "Ecobondage" CD
Haven't listened this for years.... FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply so good stuff. Blending his Batz Tou Tai era type of sound collage with upcoming hints of harshness, 66 minutes of pure bliss. You can make references to TNB type metal junk noise which ain't as much loud as they are just earsplittingly disturbing and Z'EV vibe rhythmic metal percussions on objects what have not only crushing noise junk sound, but do I dare to say ritual music type of tonality. Material goes beyond words. It ain't only noise, it ain't only free music/sound collage, just blends in diverse type of sounds. When you listen for example track 2 with LOUD volume and decent quality speakers - it operates on so many levels it makes me wonder where would be contemporary equivalents of this type of noise?! If they even exists?
ANTI-CIMEX : "...COUNTRY OF SWEDEN" CD + ' THE RECORDS 81-86 '
SIEGE : 'DROP DEAD' LP
THE GREY WOLVES : 'PURE HATRED' 2XLP
KING CRIMSON : VARIOUS LIVE BOOTLEG RECORDINGS FROM THE 80's
PIMP-AKTION-SLUTGUN : BODY SCRAP LP
APOCALYPSE NOW 2XLP SOUNDTRACK
Goat - World Music LP (Rocket)
Marhaug & Johansson - Distort Orgasm CD (Ljud & Bild)
Steroid Maximus - Ectopia CD
Iron Fist of The Sun - I Will Never Have The Right CD
What a brilliant album! Haven't heard such inspiring PE album since the latest STROM.ec CD on Malignant. Bizarre synth sounds, irregular patterns, violent vocal attacks and punishing noise. Totally uncomfortable sounds (No September!) at times, yet I keep listening. I am such a cunt for waiting so long to get this.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 06, 2012, 06:46:24 PM
couple days listening to
V/A NOISE FOREST CD
It ain't maybe as good as line up suggests it could be, but still hold its strength year after year. Japanese noise 1991, CCCC, Merbow, Masonna, VOG, Incapacitants, etc etc...
MERZBOW "Ecobondage" CD
Haven't listened this for years.... FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply so good stuff. Blending his Batz Tou Tai era type of sound collage with upcoming hints of harshness, 66 minutes of pure bliss. You can make references to TNB type metal junk noise which ain't as much loud as they are just earsplittingly disturbing and Z'EV vibe rhythmic metal percussions on objects what have not only crushing noise junk sound, but do I dare to say ritual music type of tonality. Material goes beyond words. It ain't only noise, it ain't only free music/sound collage, just blends in diverse type of sounds. When you listen for example track 2 with LOUD volume and decent quality speakers - it operates on so many levels it makes me wonder where would be contemporary equivalents of this type of noise?! If they even exists?
Oh,I traded the MERZBOW "Ecobondage cd around ten years ago,against a good trade (But anyway it was huge mistake of course) but I remember I really like this recording, it was something special. A lot of metalplates etc and junk sounds, but i was not as intense as Haters mid 90s material. And not as intense as the analogue datrecording cds in the mid 90s . And not as lofi with Loops as the Pornoise tapeboxet. Hopefully I can buy it back in the future,( I Ecobondage mean) I think I really need to do that.
MERZBOW "Great American Nude / Crash for hi-fi" CD
Used to consider this among the best harsh merzbows, but kind of letdown to listen it now. Early 90's USA tour of simple, to-the-point harsh noise blasting, but no way among the best.
BARRON BRADY CD's
Heard this english folk duo on one of those Cold Spring folk compilations and instantly felt like I need to get all the albums. I believe it has been years when I actually contacted directly some music band I know nothing of, and ask them if I could buy albums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78BIwwKwnQM
but this kind of Wickerman vibe tune is the absolute best:
http://www.coldspring-cdr.co.uk/Samples/BarronBrady_EarthenKey.mp3
Unfortunately only less than 2 minute fragment of longer song.
There are some dark and melancholic tunes like Earthen Key, but also lots of joyful folk tunes of cider drinkin' apple harvesting, fishermen, farmers, whatever. From those Cold Spring compilations Barron Brady stood out for their talent in playing guitar and staying in tune. Unlike many of the "neo folk" atrocities.
I don't have much folk in my collection. Pretty much pile of Fairport Convention and few comps...
recommendations of stuff in style of that Earthen Key song and for example FC's Reynardine track would be appreciated!
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3RMut_8IxQ )
Rick Reed - Dark Skies at Noon 2005 - 3 tracks; 30, 18, 18 - the first track, the 30-minute track, is of the highest caliber ambient you'll find today - track 2 is minimalist electronic experimentalism that evolves into a throbbing drone - track 3 is falls between aquatic and sci-fi experimentalism/ambient. Truly, and thoroughly, impressed. Great label, too. How is the 2LP he released last year?
King Crimson, everything from In The Court of The Crimson King through Discipline + some newer stuff: Thrak, Power To Believe and The Construkction of Light
Quote from: SKY BURIAL on September 13, 2012, 04:14:14 PM
King Crimson, everything from In The Court of The Crimson King through Discipline + some newer stuff: Thrak, Power To Believe and The Construkction of Light
Check out CD1 of VROOOM VROOOM. So good. So HEAVY.
Fecalove
Void Chaos And Cum CD + ARTZINE + POSTER SET
http://www.crucialblast.net/fecalove_void.html (http://www.crucialblast.net/fecalove_void.html)
Highly recommend this. Intense hard-throbbing-cock
&
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Umpio - Tripamishqi (C30, TeRRoR): A-side: Junk noise it is. And while it's good, there's something that doesn't fully convince me, I think I like junk noise more when it's combined with other sounds. B-side: calm, with almost an ambient atmosphere, this is verry good! I actually like the B-side more than the A-side!
LHD - Opaque (CD, Pure): Never heard of this act before, but this is some good Harsh Noise!
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 13, 2012, 03:28:56 AM
Rick Reed - Dark Skies at Noon 2005 - 3 tracks; 30, 18, 18 - the first track, the 30-minute track, is of the highest caliber ambient you'll find today - track 2 is minimalist electronic experimentalism that evolves into a throbbing drone - track 3 is falls between aquatic and sci-fi experimentalism/ambient. Truly, and thoroughly, impressed. Great label, too. How is the 2LP he released last year?
Louder. A bit more raw in the way the materials are incorporated. Favors the slowly built layers of dense buzzing drones found toward the end of the third Dark Skies track. But good variety of colors and moods, thanks in large part to strategic placement of more subtley geared field recordings wafting in amongst the swarming masses. Oftentimes the sheer heady pressure serves to inundate even overwhelm, as in the almost industrial-strength "Capitalism: Child Labor". Tracks are culled from various ventures spanning 2003 through 2010. So more compendium than coherent whole. In any case, an excellent set worthy of the luxe treatment (EDIT + code for mp3 download).
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 13, 2012, 07:14:23 PM
Quote from: SKY BURIAL on September 13, 2012, 04:14:14 PM
King Crimson, everything from In The Court of The Crimson King through Discipline + some newer stuff: Thrak, Power To Believe and The Construkction of Light
Check out CD1 of VROOOM VROOOM. So good. So HEAVY.
Will do. Check out Projekct X- Heaven and Earth.
Wolf Eyes/Sickness - There Is A Part Of Me That You Will Never Know
One of my favorite records from Hospital. Unpleasant feelings, sounds and atmosphere.
Eliane Radigue – Jouet Electronique / Elemental I
Just received. Not as strong as her other works i think, but interesting in the terms of length. In comparison to the monumental longer works of hers.
Quote from: GLMM on September 16, 2012, 09:53:42 PM
Wolf Eyes/Sickness - There Is A Part Of Me That You Will Never Know
One of my favorite records from Hospital. Unpleasant feelings, sounds and atmosphere.
nice one and pretty underrated. I used to listen to it while playing Manhunt on playstation 2, fit very well.
Quote from: Tenebracid on September 17, 2012, 01:45:29 AM
Quote from: GLMM on September 16, 2012, 09:53:42 PM
Wolf Eyes/Sickness - There Is A Part Of Me That You Will Never Know
One of my favorite records from Hospital. Unpleasant feelings, sounds and atmosphere.
nice one and pretty underrated. I used to listen to it while playing Manhunt on playstation 2, fit very well.
Seems like a fit record to hear while indulging in some good strangulation on various henchmen.
That game is a modern classic.
IFOTS - Tears Royal LP - best release yet by IFOTS. Really impressed me on my first listen. Such sharp sounds and awesome vocals, especially the first track on the b-side.
Sewer Goddess - Disciples Of Shit CD -this live CD showcases the more organic and raucous part of Sewer Goddess's sound. Good shit.
Dead in the Dirt - Vold CD & Fear 7" - extremely heavy rotation since I saw them last week. Brutal crust/grind.
Hooded Menace - Effigies of Evil 2xLP + 7" - enjoying this but it hasn't really grabbed me in the way their previous albums did. But I also haven't listened to it very carefully either. Hopefully it will grow on me. Probably just need to listen to it louder and drink more beer.
Gruntsplatter : chronicling the famine.
Blue sabbath black cheer : crows eat the eyes of the leviathan
Converge : No Heroes
Jesu: silver
Prurient : the black post society
Schloss tegal: black static transmission
Baroness: blue record.
Nachtmystium: assassins part 1
Vomit arsonist : wretch
ancient method ep's
andrzej korzynski - possession ost
control - the resistance
borbetomagus - snuff jazz
forbidden fuck - borderline
stroma/lussuria - split
kakerlak - less than shallow
death work - untitled (thc20)
VASILISK "Tribal Zone" CD on Steinklang
needs more playtimes, but pretty good stuff! Considering it's c. 20 years from the old industrial style Vasilisk, this is very good comeback on modern standards!
XENAKIS "electronic works 2" CD
always brilliant. Dynamics, tension, textures and intensity. I guess this is more or less "new version" based on original 8-track analogue tapes done for CD format.
ARKHE: Kryptakravlaren / Hungertornet 7" (Solförmörkelse)
Two great cuts, now hungry for more.... waiting for the day a proper Arkhe LP comes out.
http://www.solformorkelse.com/ (http://www.solformorkelse.com/)
AMPH / SSRI C30 (Untergeschoss)
The Amph tapes on Järtecknet and Sprachlos Verlag really made a deep impact on me. Here its no different... one of the best swedish acts right now. Haven't found time to listen to SSRI but I guess that's good stuff too.... Malmö scene has been providing high quality releases recently - check it out.
http://untergeschoss.blogspot.se/ (http://untergeschoss.blogspot.se/)
Concrete Isolation - Of A Simple Bliss (C40, Cthulhic Dawn Productions): This project used to be called Concrete Isolation Box, but now simply Concrete Isolation. This material consists of lots of feedback and mainly higher end crispy distortion, as well as some other nice sound and very little vocals, though the vocals that are there are pretty good, totally distorted, but helping the atmosphere. 'Cause that's what this does for me: it has a certain atmosphere, or aura. As the subject content fits, this gives me an overall rather desolate and at times even creepy feeling. Good stuff!
White Gimp Mask (C30, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Harsh Noise, that has some HNW quality to it, not that it is unchanging, but it is rather minimal and far from chaotic. The sound is mostly lower end, with some feedback in there. This is not the kind of head-fucking harshness, but this are simply good sounds. Quite like this!
Boy Dirt Car - Winter (CDr, RRRecords): Guess this is familiar for most, but the first time I heard anything from this group. Industrial, that much is clear, however, I think I'll need more spins to see whether I really like it or not, right now there are some parts and sounds I really like and others which I don't like.
Gaperape (C20, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Harsh Noise consisting of some Metal junk on the A-side and some kind of ringing sound on the B-side. Both are combined with distorted sounds, more on the low end and some kind of 'wooshing' sounds. Definately not bad, but while things are happening during the tracks, a bit more variation would have been welcome.
Emil Beaulieau - Dedicated To Masami Akita (CD, RRRecords): Was listening to it in the car to work (always have to take advantage of the one week a month I have to go to work by car) and I think I'm halfway, but I already can say it is really great! Around 10 min. of the 3rd track is even trance-inducing/hypnotic!
In my opinion one of the very best of Emil Beaulieau stuff, if not THE best.
The Shadow Ring - Lighthouse 2xLP (Swill Radio)
Lettera 22 - Native Waters 7" (Second Sleep)
Hooded Menace - Effigies of Evil (2xLP) - okay, this has really grown on me. Maybe not quite as heavy as the previous full lengths, especially lacking in the solo bass parts, but.... the soloing in general is way better, the guitar effects more varied. And there's a Vincent Price sample from Fall of the House of Usher. Shit is good.
Warloghe - Womb Of Pestilence (CD) - easily one of the best black metal albums of all time. The very essence of intolerant hatred. Beautiful. Inspiring.
Imiafan – Old School Surprise (cassette) - only one listen but digging it already. some nice darkwave/minimal wave shit
DEAD LETTERS SPELL OUT DEAD WORDS "I Am Hermetic" 7" on Ideal. Excellent single, sounds like it could have been put out by 4AD Records, or Merciful Release label back in 1982. Classic.
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue sndtrk LP from Death Waltz- excellant!
Helm - Impossible Symmetry
Halo Manash "Par-Antra I: Vir" cd & "r.A.S.H.n.k.a-RA" LP
Great drone based music with ritual drumming, bells, bone flutes, chimes etc. This is getting played a lot at my house at the moment. Together with "Star Autopsy" by Zoät-Aon (Jaakko Vanhala). Among the best occult, ritual music I've heard!
Jean Tinguely.
(1925-1991).
Swiss artist. Known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art in the Dada tradition- also known as metamechanics.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1NlORXCQzGk/SBn-BEkUS1I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/elWrr9FDh90/s400/JeanTinguley_HomageToNewYor.jpg)
Homage to New York //
Bascule VII + //
Sculpture at The Tate #1-13 //
LINK // http://www.ubu.com/sound/tinguely.html (http://www.ubu.com/sound/tinguely.html)
FILM, Sculpture Mouvante - Jean Tinguely (1981).
By: Hiroshi Teshigahara.
LINK // http://www.ubu.com/film/tinguely_sculpture.html (http://www.ubu.com/film/tinguely_sculpture.html)
Papa's Murder – Fuck 'N' Fall tape
One off PE tape by K2. Pretty crude, simple and quite possibly a joke project.
Nackt Insecten – Futuristic Egyptian Space Temple tape
For some reason I expected this to be more noisy. Well, should have known by the name. New age drone, not bad but there is too much of this stuff out there.
Xome – Switch tape
Slow moving harsh noise, good stuff.
V/A - The End For Simulation Of Pro-Creation tape
CoT tracks are always nice, but Dorchester Library makes me drowsy.
Quote from: NEHPF on September 23, 2012, 09:49:03 PM
Xome – Switch tape
Slow moving harsh noise, good stuff.
Awesome you mention this tape! Its great, but I remember Bob telling me the original master sounded completely different. An interesting artifact from the early hospital catelogue.
Try this if you may...http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=3151084&ev=rb RRRON's been sitting on them for a few months now.
Been jamming:
Immortal Fate Demos & Radio set CDR
Ildjarn - Nocturnal Gathering
Galloping Shadow - Winters Web Tape
Atrax Morgue
M.O.
Hermann Nitsch.
Sound works.
http://www.ubu.com/sound/nitsch.html (http://www.ubu.com/sound/nitsch.html)
Keranen - As below so above / Live in Finland - nice tape though i've heard better.
New Belaten batch. Imiafan - Old School Surprise - awesome stuff. synth-pop perhaps or something very ironic, but truly good to listen to. other tapes - somehow they started and finished and i can't remember what are they about.
Tapes from Amnesia program -
ORU - Dissonant love - excellent harsh noise.
Plague Mother - Mine - was not very impressed
Hooked Talons - Teukbyeolsi - somewhat VERY dull Ramirez's material
Crown of Cerberus - The Depths of Dreams - listening to it right now. the impressions are not that bad. moody tape.
Emil Beaulieau - Dedicated to Charlie Ward (CD, RRRecords): Can anyone tell me who this Charlie Ward is? Honestly have no clue and couldn't get wiser with a search in discogs. Anway, after a first listen, I don't really like this CD, some nice tracks, like the first one, sounds like a band playing, but all is totally fucked up, but I really don't know what to think of most tracks...
Genocide Organ - : In - Konflikt : (CD, Tesco Organisation): At first I didn't really like it, because it's quite different from other GO, but played it again and now I liked it more. Still, less oppressive, less distorted than other GO material, more industrial, good stuff!
Quote from: Levas on September 24, 2012, 07:54:10 PM
New Belaten batch. Imiafan - Old School Surprise - awesome stuff. synth-pop perhaps or something very ironic, but truly good to listen to. other tapes - somehow they started and finished and i can't remember what are they about.
Have to agree with Levas about the Imiafan tape, really enjoyable. I liked the other tapes I got from Belaten as well, especially the proto-techno of Ekman. I was disappointed that the Trepaneringsritualen tape, the reissued one, had totally uneven levels. The left channel completely dominates. At least it's not an issue with the digital copy.
Also been enjoying:
LR - Exile (LP) - quite nice for reading
Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip (CD) - cheesy as hell sometimes, but still an EBM gem for me. Overkill will always be my favorite FLA track.
various dub techno records...
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 24, 2012, 11:25:08 PM
Emil Beaulieau - Dedicated to Charlie Ward (CD, RRRecords): Can anyone tell me who this Charlie Ward is?
Probably this is a well-known American painter (1900-1962). His quote: "People should loook at paintings without inhibitionns. They should learn to trust their judgment. If they are touched, if something comes across to them and they like it, they should not be afraid to say so. There is nothing mysterious about art." It could fit to Ron's music and view of art.
I could be wrong but Charlie Ward may be aka Charlie Infection from the hardcore band, Psycho, who may have been from Boston. Or near-abouts.
Charlie Ward is the alias of guy who supposedly operated Stomach Ache Records. I would guess it's quite know info now, for example wikipedia:
"Stomach Ache, a collaborative label by Lessard and other unknown participants that published cheap vinyl singles of dubious provenance. Stomach Ache Records listed only a Mexican mailing address, and credited to the singles to a fictional person named Charlie Ward, so that any responsibility could be deflected. "
That CD is done with Emil B using Stomach Ache releases played with minutoli turntable.
I wonder why I always thought Charlie Ward was Charlie Infection? I've never heard the mentioned cd, just the title. I've never heard that 'Ward' ran S.Ache either- I use to have a bunch of those 7"'s & just figured it was RRRon.
Listened to the Korpses Katatonik cd twice last night.
LASSE MARHAUG / DAN JOHANSSON "Distort Orgasm" CD
L&B
Pretty good, but still also something to be expected. When you call it distort orgasm and you got the two masterchef's of noise, you get the platter full of harsh noise meal. Yet no surprises. Good as expected!
ORQUERE "Foundations" CD
L&B
But fuck!! This is brilliant. Tape manipulations and concrete sounds. No effects. Think of Vivenza being able to get over the up-tight futurist concept music and loosen up a bit into direction of industrial/noise and Orquere lurks somewhere in that direction. Brilliant mechanic sound loops full of tasty character & feeling. It is so close to my ideal listening material, I can merely worship!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 25, 2012, 07:58:03 AM
Charlie Ward is the alias of guy who supposedly operated Stomach Ache Records. I would guess it's quite know info now, for example wikipedia:
"Stomach Ache, a collaborative label by Lessard and other unknown participants that published cheap vinyl singles of dubious provenance. Stomach Ache Records listed only a Mexican mailing address, and credited to the singles to a fictional person named Charlie Ward, so that any responsibility could be deflected. "
That CD is done with Emil B using Stomach Ache releases played with minutoli turntable.
Thanks for the info!
Emil Beaulieau - Dedicated To Richard Rupenus (CD, RRRecords): this one is very good, again!
Grain Belt - Dragline (C20, Skeleton Dust Recordings): Good tape, but as I read on a review lately, it might have been more interesting if the feedback would go to the background a bit more. Now it's mostly feedback in the front and the rest sometimes a bit hard to focus on. I like their track on the split with Faux Pas more. Anyone knows how their CD compares to this tape or the track from the 7"?
CD is perhaps their best release from what I remember.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 25, 2012, 07:37:38 PM
ORQUERE "Foundations" CD
L&B
But fuck!! This is brilliant. Tape manipulations and concrete sounds. No effects. Think of Vivenza being able to get over the up-tight futurist concept music and loosen up a bit into direction of industrial/noise and Orquere lurks somewhere in that direction. Brilliant mechanic sound loops full of tasty character & feeling. It is so close to my ideal listening material, I can merely worship!
Watching the show Sunday you got the feeling the amazing debut album is just the tip of the iceberg. Maybe the best "noise" performance I've witnessed this year. Also caught onto the Vivenza reference, def the most interesting of the current tape-projects, straying from the endless amount of organic field-recording artists all sounding the same
Quote from: KHH on September 26, 2012, 10:06:26 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 25, 2012, 07:37:38 PM
ORQUERE "Foundations" CD
L&B
But fuck!! This is brilliant. Tape manipulations and concrete sounds. No effects. Think of Vivenza being able to get over the up-tight futurist concept music and loosen up a bit into direction of industrial/noise and Orquere lurks somewhere in that direction. Brilliant mechanic sound loops full of tasty character & feeling. It is so close to my ideal listening material, I can merely worship!
Watching the show Sunday you got the feeling the amazing debut album is just the tip of the iceberg. Maybe the best "noise" performance I've witnessed this year. Also caught onto the Vivenza reference, def the most interesting of the current tape-projects, straying from the endless amount of organic field-recording artists all sounding the same
-i got ORQUERE "Foundations" in today, hands down one of the best releases from Ljud&Bild Produktion
-john wiese -Mixed-Metaphor/Mirror (cd)-great HN from wiese.
hive mind-They Made Me The Keeper Of The Vineyards- some of the best material ive heard from said artist.
been catching up with some stuff.
Sphäre Sechs – Tiefschlaf - space ambient or cosmic ambient or whatever it is where there are always visualizations with galaxies and stars. In fact not that bad.
Maculatum – The Nameless City - meh. got bored quickly. ambient.
Sewer Goddess – Disciples Of Shit: Live Waste - was sewer goddess always playing sludge? there are quite nice moments in this disc.
Sektor 304 – Subliminal Actions - is it just me or after the first cd that was praised by absolutely everyone, this went through almost unnoticed? not that bad. decent sounding industrial/doom perhaps?
Dimeth Trip – Instructions From Konstantin Lopushansky - not a bad cd. though there are places where it seems that it's enough already playing with how good delay sounds, but all in all - nice record
Whitewater Orgasm – When Was I Ever Wrong? - I noticed how funny are the descriptions of albums from L. White records just recently so I was quite enjoying reading them. This disc - there are feedbacks, walls, some guitar and voice. 3 different albums combined though I don't quite get what are the associations with f&v and freak animal. feedback?
Various – United States Bestial Forces listening to it now. Nice compilation.
- Do you know 50 power electronic bands?
- No :(
- So it looks as you are really familiar with the PE scene!
- No :( please quit with the sarcasm.
- But do you know 50 US American power electronic bands?
- I suppose no. Why do you keep asking me?
- Also. Do you like power electronics from Finland in the way of FREAK ANIMAL or FILTH&VIOLENCE?
- Yes yes I do!!!
The New Blockaders "Schadenklang" LP
Hypnagogia
I think this LP fits to "good TNB" category. I have not been very fond of most of collaborations and re-mix projects, but this one is kind of usual, yet very well done multi-layered metal junk orgy. Rupenus artwork remains still amazing, but this Hypnagogia computer graphics not at all.
Atrax Morgue "Exterminate" LP
Urashima
Very good re-issue. 3 tracks, a-side long piece and two on b-side. Synth oscillations and vocals, with moody and morbid feel. It's his older style, where vocals blend in the mix smoothly and synth work is most of all dark and atmospheric, rather than the minimalist stuff of later days.
Hal Hutchinson "Wreckage & Reconstruction" LP
Unrest
Brilliant. Compared to even TNB album, this has much more focused feel of composition. Things have clear arch of development, and also plenty of playtime to churn the orgy of junk metal chaos, but also introduce sudden random acoustic metal noises wrecking the composition with sudden moments of further noisiness! Should have probably listened this BEFORE seeing his London live, since it kind of sums up the approach so well. Album lack the severe amplified distortion what live had, but it is most of all good thing!
HELM "Impossible Symmetry" LP
PAN
Oh my god!!! When Luke mentioned to me "I will include our new LP in package" (with other records), I was expecting Birds Of Delay, but Helm appears to be his solo works. And perhaps release being done by PAN, it's kind of guarantee of quality. But of what magnitude? I gave it few rotations instantly and was kind of blow away about how it could blend in together best things of drone and experimental noise electronics. It manages to keep the vivid & clever experimentation and sound sculpture, but also build pieces in best tradition of drone muzak. It has same time clarity and charming low fidelity ruggedness. In other words, artistic vision rather than trying to fit in particular niche! Brilliant!
PESTDEMON "Helvetesljuset" LP
Unrest
Another album that demands instant re-plays! Blends in dark ambient-noise / death industrial type without relying on gray'ish and lifeless form, but actively manipulate and boldly relatively innovatively combine things like grim noises, dark synthesizers, classical music samples etc. Managing totally escape from cheesiness of gothic side of "dark industrial". It's about the time more bands would approach dark and sinister sound without being software/soundtrack oriented, but with feeling of being result of exceptional craftmanship. To play it LOUD is mandatory. Deep frequencies won't get their attention with low hissy volumes!
All three HELM LP´s he has released so far have been brilliant. Each with very different sound.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 25, 2012, 07:37:38 PM
ORQUERE "Foundations" CD
L&B
But fuck!! This is brilliant. Tape manipulations and concrete sounds. No effects. Think of Vivenza being able to get over the up-tight futurist concept music and loosen up a bit into direction of industrial/noise and Orquere lurks somewhere in that direction. Brilliant mechanic sound loops full of tasty character & feeling. It is so close to my ideal listening material, I can merely worship!
Orquere really make some great sounds that brings both Vivenza and S*Core into mind. Viktor is a mastermind when it comes to finding new and interesting expressions in sound. The live show in Stockholm was amazing. Not much happening on stage, only tape manipulations but it worked for me in its cold and desolate form. I forgot to purchase the CD on Ljud & Bild but got a tour tape that I'll listen to later today along with the new Järtecknet vinyls...
Last few days I've been spinning the new ALUK TODOLO double album. Takes guts to do 89 minutes of monotonous, instrumental rock music with kraut and black metal influences (or perhaps, 89 minutes of instrumental black metal kraut doom rock whatever). Their gig last year in Malmö was one of the greatest conerts I've seen, and their material then was from this album, also heard on that live tape they did. There's not much progress from their earlier albums, but it's warmer and richer in sound; extremely heavy at times. "Occult Rock" is the album title, which just sums it up.
CHAOS ECHOES, their debut album "Tone of things to come"; French experimental death metal, sounds like PORTAL with some improv sections (string/cymbal noise etc). Doesn't grip you by the throat all the time, but for a first album this is quite outstanding.
Also revisiting some Unrest-related material: SOFT OPTION KILLING and BRANDKOMMANDO tapes, + the SHIFT / MUTANT APE split cd from 2005. Great material; interesting to consider the natural evolution of the SHIFT sound.
And I do need to acquire that ORQUERE cd, it seems.
CHAINS OF DEATH COMMAND "Human Waste Music" 7"
F&V / Untergeschoss
If they were harsh before, now even more so. Barbaric noise metal/rock? In what sense? Sonic quality is like contemporary gutter PE, yet music is like non-scene midpaced metal of some sort, with caveman roar vocals. Nothing it tight. Its fierce elements are just ear-sore build on everything being kind of "out of place". Some of the most horrid cymbal sounds drill your ear.
CONCRETE MASCARA "relic of vanity" 7"
F&V / Untergeschoss
Surprisingly stylish artwork for these labels! Looks almost like some modern day American comic books! I listened this like 3 times today, and still have hard time to conclude anything. It follows CM's path further, heavy noise and loosely structured PE. Vocals, electronics, basically the regular elements all here. It doesn't blow my mind instantly, but there is something luring especially in b-side what demands for instant re-play.
(I suspect these above will be out next week)
V/A KOSMOLOKO 2 -LP
Galakt Horro
Huh! Better than #1? Who knows, since it's been so many years since that, but the usual GH set up with: Haus Arafna, Subliminal, Herz Juhning, November Növelet and Hermann Kopp. In usual GH manner, if you wouldn't check out the tracklisting, it could be hard to tell for 100% certainty who is who - except Kopp. Of course NN is sweeter and cleaner than anyone else, of course Subliminal is the hardest and most abstract PE style. Yet still, the style of sounds, vocals, rhythm boxes, effects, the keyboard tones and subtle melodies, and how songs are structured, are like drawing lines into water. Yet its all good. I don't mind. Whole label lives its isolated excellency, crafting side-projects from small nuances, and just when you though the melodic pattern or more aggro distorted vocal assault defines the difference of couple projects - then line is blurred again.
Charming rotten and saturated analogue sounds, yet sharp, clean and tight mixing, so nothing becomes blurry mess. Each sharp drum machine beat and synthesizer oscillation can be heard - including their tasty reverb drenched spices. Style what GH bands are exceptionally good in using. Meaning that effects are not constantly on, but reverb may be applied on selected beats, vocals, or electronics once in a while, with perfect results. There is this melancholic tone and vibration in almost all the sounds. Packaging and presentation, guaranteed work.
KAY LAWRANCE "Gills Cut Into Women" LP
Urashima
Uh... do I dare to say total shit? It is The Rita + Alo Girl and "using water as source".. but it sounds like some of the laziest crackle-studies I've heard. Powerless, emotionless, crackling distortion.
JOSH LAY "Rotted Afterlife" LP
Urashima
4 long tracks of experimental electronics. Deep sounds and slow moving backgrounds combined with variety of other elements. Sometimes damaging high pitched electronics. Sometimes additional layer of electronic pulsations or echoes feedbacks. There is something suffocating in its approach, yet I feel LP is maybe slightly exaggerated for material like this. It's lacking some real compositional skill. Often layers appear to operate with no real aim. Especially audible it is in final track which calms down, but unlike 3 noisier tracks before it, is even more routine job. Not bad album, but certainly not to-be-classic.
MASONNA - Ultimate Collection vol. 2
Oh my god! What a brilliant CD. First two tracks gives you the 'typical' Masonna with full speed attacks of screaming and torturing feedback, but these two songs are long, like 17 minutes. A real trip of high quality Masonna in long form. Two other tracks are a bit diffrent Masonna, at least for me, psychedelic, yet harsh at times. Interesting apprcoah and it works! sometimes the sounds bend so far, almost coming to a halt but then suddenly bursting to another sound.
When these came out, I was kind of surprised that "ultimate collection" would consist most of all quite big run releases. Vol 1 with Masonna Vs. Bananamara LP and Hyper Chaotic CD... and the latter I had still for sale not so many years ago. And the 2nd would be Shinsen Na Clitoris CD and perhaps only ultra rare would be including self released Tripsy Sunshine CDr...
But then again... I guess one loses the perspective of "rarity".. suddenly Even Shinse Na Clitoris appears to be in discogs 60 euro price tag despite being 500 copies CD...
Latest I listened again was Masonna – Noskl In Ana. One of my favorites, and it is still strong. Some of Masonna didn't hold time that well.
Claude Anthonioz / Jean Humenry "Bruits D'Horreur Et D'Épouvante" LP
Auvidis
So, I was in copenhagen couple weeks ago for live gig and visited record shop. I asked owner if their section of classical/experimental vinyls include any Danish contemporary classical worth checking out. He browses a bit, and pulls out this LP. Not Danish and not classical. Says you could be into it, and gives a spin for track called TORTURE A L'ELECTRICITE. Including nothing but sound of electricity and man yelling. 10 seconds later I said "I'll take this".
It's 1982 French release, 21 short cuts varying from this kind of horror/torture scene audio representations, to field recordings of thunderstorm to something one could easily filed under "industrial noise". Auvidis label and its multiple sub-labels appear to put out regular classical titles, Mozart, Bach, etc. but also ethnic, soundtrack music etc. But still, this somehow is one of those "what the fuck?" records. Several tracks are just male moaning or yelling. Not in a "cool" way, but kind of Gerogerigegege way, what makes you wonder what audience bought this from label back then? Well, they did other experimental obviously. Something found online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFPdtuyfGaA (seems like tape version of album?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpvjNUAfm7E&feature=relmfu (other labels stuff)
Curious if anyone knows the label and what type of other stuff they may have?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 30, 2012, 09:40:35 PM
Curious if anyone knows the label and what type of other stuff they may have?
I have only LP "Métro-Underground". Very interesting field recordings.
Carlo Gesualdo - Sabbato Sancto. Dissonant Italian classical from the renaissance. Recommend reading a bit on Gesualdo as well. Interesting character. Self taught composer with a mildly scandalous life.
Harmoni Mundi CD 1990
Phil Collins - Face Value. Pop classic, best pitched down.
Virgin LP 1979
John Carpenter - The Fog. Film score and ghost stories like it should be told.
Street Drinkers - Dead Secrets. A depressive hang over.
Posh isolation LP 2012
La Planete Sauvage - Soundtrack. Excellent score for an excellent animation film from '73. Orchestral, psych, slow funk, atmospheric, horror movie vibe alá Komeda's Rosemaries Baby at times.
Production is remarkable.
Orlando Kimber & John Keliehor - East Meets West. Came across this library release some years ago by chance. Clear Asian and pacific theme on the record. Percussion, synthesizers and advanced studio techniques.
Bruton Music LP 1984
The
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 30, 2012, 09:40:35 PM
Claude Anthonioz / Jean Humenry "Bruits D'Horreur Et D'Épouvante" LP
was interesting. Will check it out.
Bronze Age - Antiquated Futurism 12" - acid techno. supposed to be played at 45RPM but sounds way better at 33RPM. K party.
SpaceGhostPurrp - Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp 2xLP - strange, drugged up hip-hop. good shit.
Novo Progresso -Swan Song For A Decaying Culture Cassette - Ashley C's new alias I believe. definitely prefer this tape loop stuff. good to space out / read to
Johan Söderqvist - Let The Right One In LP - the soundtrack is even grimmer than the movie?!
Cyclotimia – Music For Stockmarkets - took this is just out of curiosity, but was disappointed. 1-2 minute tracks, supposedly made with computer and there are just blip blop blip blop and then next track dzhkshh blop and so on.
Cyclotimia – Celestis - I think this band is one of the worst that I've heard lately. This is something that goths would dance a decade ago. Quite cheap and horrible.
Anthesteria - Phobos 1953 - good dark ambient. nothing too innovative perhaps and so on, but it was just nice to listen to it. it's a soundtrack from sort of computer game i think.
Kshatriy – Transforming Galaxy - this is indeed very good album. Ambient + field recordings perhaps or something like that. very nice
Linekraft – Bouryoku Kikai - a nice CD! great sounds and not only metal banging!
Hypsiphrone – And The Void Shall Pierce Their Eyes - it was some sort of doom/ambient if i remember correctly. nothing to cheer about.
Kristoffer Nyströms Orkester – Overlook Hotel - meh. sort of industrial, but nothing too interesting.
Skin Area – Rothko Field - very good! varied and interesting. I think one of the best from Skin Area
Funerary Call - Nightside Emanations- also the record that surprised me. Very good.
Death Jenk – Death Jenk - awesome harsh noise! The harshest from USA combined. Gnawed, Wince, Custodian, Baculum, Willful.. Perfect!
Right now "Sonno Ferrum". I wish I still had the tracklisting I came up with (with help from the guy who put this out, of course).
You know what would be fucking awesome? A "Sonno Ferrum Part 2". Brilliant! Get to working on it guys...
Quote from: theotherjohn on October 01, 2012, 07:52:44 PM
DEATH GRIPS NO LOVE DEEP WEB
Second major label album by the group just got leaked before the label even heard it - naturally Pitchfork and a million other music news sites have all simultaneously shit their pants. Mine are a bit runny too. Just started listening to it now so will report later. Nice cover art though (http://thirdworlds.net/main/index2.php).
Death Grips published their new record No Love Deep Web on their own site, free to dwnlwd for whom ever interested. Personally I find their fundament in Hip hop with noise references quite interesting and good. Dwnlwded the album today, but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet though.
(http://thirdworlds.net/img/nldw-419.jpg)
LINK here // http://thirdworlds.net/main/death.php (http://thirdworlds.net/main/death.php)
Astro and Winters In Osaka – Reverberating Forest - A nice cd. though since it's almost 40 minutes, it doesn't keep my attention to the end.
Gnawed – Terminal Epoch - I can't say what I was expecting from this cd, but it came as rather disappointing. Gnawed has released some interesting material, but perhaps it was too early for full length.
Cherry Point, The – Misery Guts - very pleasant CD. I don't know what is the reason and why it was reissued on CD, but good stuff.
Now listening to Incapacitants - Eat! Meat!! Manifesto!!! I was quite disappointed in several of their new records. This one seems slightly better.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 30, 2012, 04:28:48 PM
CHAINS OF DEATH COMMAND "Human Waste Music" 7"
F&V / Untergeschoss
CONCRETE MASCARA "relic of vanity" 7"
F&V / Untergeschoss
Can't wait for these.
Out now: http://www.filthandviolence.biz/3
TESENDALO Suite De Sons (Marginal Talent 1992) LP
Probably one of the best record in Peter Schuster's discography. Interesting combination of experimental postindustrial with industrial ambient music. True concept album which is is better known after every next listening... The highest recommendation ...
Revisiting the Burzum discography, in order. Currently at Belus, and am feeling like a daft cunt for dismissing this as shite the first time I listened. It's actually very good.
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 03, 2012, 03:33:40 AM
Revisiting the Burzum discography, in order. Currently at Belus, and am feeling like a daft cunt for dismissing this as shite the first time I listened. It's actually very good.
I never understood why so many just wrote a most decent album off as shit. I figured it was some compulsory "I refuse to like the new stuff"-reaction (not saying this was your case of course). I especially liked the treatment of the Daudi Baldrs-material (another underrated album I think, though for much more obvious reasons).
Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 03, 2012, 12:10:13 PM
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 03, 2012, 03:33:40 AM
Revisiting the Burzum discography, in order. Currently at Belus, and am feeling like a daft cunt for dismissing this as shite the first time I listened. It's actually very good.
I never understood why so many just wrote a most decent album off as shit. I figured it was some compulsory "I refuse to like the new stuff"-reaction (not saying this was your case of course). I especially liked the treatment of the Daudi Baldrs-material (another underrated album I think, though for much more obvious reasons).
Belus was the last one I heard, it didn't grab me after a couple of listens so it was tossed aside. I think a lot of it is down to context - first exposure to it was driving to work, not really concentrating on it and I guess it just passed me by. However, when listening through chronology, in context of following
Daudi then
Hlidskjalf and having focused listening,
Belus is just as much Burzum as anything before it. It benefited for me having listened in sequence and focus more on the progression from album to album. He has become more progressive but anchor still remains in same place so the ship doesn't drift too far from familiar waters. Sadly, this thought passed me by the first time and subsequently didn't both with
Fallen and
Umskiptar.
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 03, 2012, 01:59:38 PM
Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 03, 2012, 12:10:13 PM
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 03, 2012, 03:33:40 AM
Revisiting the Burzum discography, in order. Currently at Belus, and am feeling like a daft cunt for dismissing this as shite the first time I listened. It's actually very good.
I never understood why so many just wrote a most decent album off as shit. I figured it was some compulsory "I refuse to like the new stuff"-reaction (not saying this was your case of course). I especially liked the treatment of the Daudi Baldrs-material (another underrated album I think, though for much more obvious reasons).
Belus was the last one I heard, it didn't grab me after a couple of listens so it was tossed aside. I think a lot of it is down to context - first exposure to it was driving to work, not really concentrating on it and I guess it just passed me by. However, when listening through chronology, in context of following Daudi then Hlidskjalf and having focused listening, Belus is just as much Burzum as anything before it. It benefited for me having listened in sequence and focus more on the progression from album to album. He has become more progressive but anchor still remains in same place so the ship doesn't drift too far from familiar waters. Sadly, this thought passed me by the first time and subsequently didn't both with Fallen and Umskiptar.
I see what you mean. I really enjoyed it the first listenings, but still for some reason I haven't had time/interest in checking out the two following albums. However I also try to stay clear of listening too much to reviews (unless they are detailed and thorough) and opinions on albums like these, considering the massive amounts of preconceived ideas about the artist and his sound.
Belus was good for me, but after that I started to lose attention. Latest one I didn't bother to buy. Heard it couple of times, but just something is missing. The big charm of Burzum has been the sound quality itself, what has enhanced memorable and mind-capturing riffs. It has never been "perfect" in terms of production values, yet from this imperfection was found the ultimate spirit of band. With Belus, was started this relatively clean and standard production. It is not that "professional" really, just dry, clean, and soulless. I just wrote about same thing as in Cut Hands topic about that and Whitehouse. In same way all there "comeback" albums of Burzum sound pretty much the same. It doesn't matter songs have diversity in riffs and composition, when overall album sound is pretty much identical album after album. When the early albums had very distinctive sound you could recognize album by hearing pretty much 10 seconds of it.
This is the plague of modern music, where suddenly "professional drum sound" is almost the same for all pop-culture related music. It may be euro-dance, it may be rock, it may be metal, it may be whatever. And guitar sound in most of metal appears to be this heavily compressed, in-your-face, just similar to the triggered/compressed/gated/maximized drums. When all the natural elements of space, physical loudness, variation of technology (microphones, various recorders from reel-to-reel, analogue tape, A-dat, whatever..) etc is stripped down to same faggy pro-tools, with same plug-ins, same ideology of "maximumum volume is best"... We end up in situation where Elvis LP's sound dark and fierce compared to latest Burzum or Cut Hands who's production values are actually not far from chart-music! It is somehow alarming, and I would guess that at some point when we look back at 2000's music, it will result the same grins of disgust as now looking the late 90's underground album covers (say: after photoshop/computer design was popularized and in reach of every regular joe), HAHA.
I certainly look back at my most horrid photoshop effect plagued designs and wonder what the fuck happened!? When craftmanship & personal talent was replaced by standard programming cheese.
Anyways, been rotating multiple times:
DIETER MUH "Heterodoxie" LP
Looks great, sounds great. I'm particularly enjoying the B-side, where loops aren't in such a dominant role, where repetition of very distinctive loop starts to take all attention from overall density of composition. On b-side it's more "ambient", more subtle in level of energy, but that is replaced by perhaps better flow and better blend of these elements. Especially "Helescum", in all its simplicity is highly captivating piece! Very much recommended!
hehe, like this...(http://metalarea.org/images/audiocovers/2011_Aug/acov_tid151643.jpg)
World Burns To death, if I remember it correctly Sakevi of GISM did this. About 2006. great album.
The SKV - The War CDEP is similar in style and subject matter.
http://punknotprofit.blogspot.com/2008/05/skv-war-single.html
Private eye - looking for pleasure, cs (preafekt kassetter)
Nice debut of piercing synth and vocals, looking forward to hear more.
Kirstein/kirkegaard - imperia, lp (posh)
Heavy rotation. Recommended.
Quote from: hannes on October 04, 2012, 03:17:25 PM
Kirstein/kirkegaard - imperia, lp (posh)
How is this? The description sounded interesting.
Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 04, 2012, 12:13:07 AM
hehe, like this...(http://metalarea.org/images/audiocovers/2011_Aug/acov_tid151643.jpg)
World Burns To death, if I remember it correctly Sakevi of GISM did this. About 2006. great album.
Yeah, Sakevi did the collage art. The bass player is a longtime friend of mine & I've been to the home of the vocalist which is now a recording studio, I think. He had some really rare industrial records including a test press of "Neuengamme".
Listening through some stuff I picked up at the Sewer Election/Orquere/Keränen/Kristian Olsson gig in Stockholm last weekend.
Sewer Election "Att rita en massaker" tape (Dokumentarisk Agenda)
I first got into Dan's work when he was doing mostly straight up harsh noise. As much as I enjoy that style of Sewer Election, I must say I'm more intrigued by the direction he's taken his main project into in the last couple of years. The loop based, more murky lo-fi industrial with "vocals" made from stuffing microphones deep down his throat seems to have taken Sewer Election into a whole new creative level. Live it is also a totally different, and for me, more rewarding thing. His performance last weekend was probably my favourite yet.
Orquere "untitled" tape (Preafekt Kassetter)
Short-run tour tape from this new project of Blodvite/Järtecknet mastermind. Cold and sterile, but far from boring, loop based industrial. I've read comparisons to Vivenza, and I can totally relate to that. But with a different mindset... Very good stuff, although I felt the vocal sample starting off the A side was overly long. I got a bit impatient for the actual track to get started. The CD will be put on later on this evening.
Kristian Olsson "Ligranorex" tape (self-released)
Following along the same path as the LP on Nattmaran and the tape on Second Sleep, but in my opinion, perfecting the more spiritual and occult atmosphere. This tape reminds me of the exceptional performance Kristian did in Stockholm earlier this year. The one this weekend was very good, but not as good as the previous one, which was absolutely fantastic. Slow, dark amalgamations of field recordings, electronics and real instruments. Claustrophobic, utterly bleak!
TOTAL - Exploded Star Sad Servant (Self Abuse Records 1995) CD
One of my favourite release of this project, project which I like very much and which is for me one the most interesting from BROKEN FLAG family. Total cacophonous sound with multilayered aspects, low frequencies sonic nuances and touch of experimental preparations. Noise to love and celebration in every hour, in every day, in every week....
Some more tapes bought recently...
Burial Hex "For granted is his will" tape (Sangoplasmo)
You never know exactly what you will get with a new Burial Hex release, especially if it is a tape. This time, we get two side-long tracks, around 17 minutes each, but they are quite different to each other, besides the length. The A side is a slow, dark ambient-ish piece with some quite subtle concrete metal sounds added. The B side has a distinct folk music vibe. Moody, atmospheric electronics coupled with flutes and horns. Recommended release!
Jaakko Vanhala "Here be lions" tape (Sprachlos Verlag)
If "Feral Earth" was great, this is bloody amazing! Harsh noise based on concrete metal sounds, with a sense of utmost control over the sound. This is no mindless, random junk metal abuse. This is meticulously crafted, composed music that also happens to be incredibly harsh! Get this tape!!
Astro "Necromancy" tape (Burial Recordings)
Less psychadelic than most stuff I've heard (very far from everything, though). This is more filthy post-mortem type stuff, that reminds me a bit of Kristian Olsson (might be because I listened to him earlier tonight). If a "typical" Astro release is a trip, this is the aftermath.
Henrik Rylander "The Horror" tape (Hästen & Korset)
The sounds used here are quite basic, nothing ground breaking as far as sound design goes. Rylander does, however, show a good understanding of how to use sounds, and good composition skills. So, despite quite a run-of-the-mill sound, this tape manages to be quite captivating. Less droney than usual, using some more abrasive sounds. Still, not what you'd call harsh. A well crafted release, but would rise above standard if sounds used were a bit more original.
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Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 04, 2012, 12:13:07 AM
hehe, like this...(http://metalarea.org/images/audiocovers/2011_Aug/acov_tid151643.jpg)
World Burns To death, if I remember it correctly Sakevi of GISM did this. About 2006. great album.
Yeah, Sakevi did the collage art. The bass player is a longtime friend of mine & I've been to the home of the vocalist which is now a recording studio, I think. He had some really rare industrial records including a test press of "Neuengamme".
Yeah they played Sweden perhaps in 2009? I spent some time drinking with Jack Control and we had some slight discussions over power electronics.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 03, 2012, 07:15:17 PM
Belus was good for me, but after that I started to lose attention. Latest one I didn't bother to buy. Heard it couple of times, but just something is missing. The big charm of Burzum has been the sound quality itself, what has enhanced memorable and mind-capturing riffs. It has never been "perfect" in terms of production values, yet from this imperfection was found the ultimate spirit of band. With Belus, was started this relatively clean and standard production. It is not that "professional" really, just dry, clean, and soulless. I just wrote about same thing as in Cut Hands topic about that and Whitehouse. In same way all there "comeback" albums of Burzum sound pretty much the same. It doesn't matter songs have diversity in riffs and composition, when overall album sound is pretty much identical album after album. When the early albums had very distinctive sound you could recognize album by hearing pretty much 10 seconds of it.
This is the plague of modern music, where suddenly "professional drum sound" is almost the same for all pop-culture related music. It may be euro-dance, it may be rock, it may be metal, it may be whatever. And guitar sound in most of metal appears to be this heavily compressed, in-your-face, just similar to the triggered/compressed/gated/maximized drums. When all the natural elements of space, physical loudness, variation of technology (microphones, various recorders from reel-to-reel, analogue tape, A-dat, whatever..) etc is stripped down to same faggy pro-tools, with same plug-ins, same ideology of "maximumum volume is best"... We end up in situation where Elvis LP's sound dark and fierce compared to latest Burzum or Cut Hands who's production values are actually not far from chart-music! It is somehow alarming, and I would guess that at some point when we look back at 2000's music, it will result the same grins of disgust as now looking the late 90's underground album covers (say: after photoshop/computer design was popularized and in reach of every regular joe), HAHA.
I certainly look back at my most horrid photoshop effect plagued designs and wonder what the fuck happened!? When craftmanship & personal talent was replaced by standard programming cheese.
I more or less feel the same way about recent Burzum. To some extent it seems honest enough, and some of the material is rather interesting and rocking. But the feeling and atmosphere is definitely lacking. That being said I read a interview couple of weeks ago where Varg stated that recently he has been totally obsessed with old analogue equipment, so here's to hoping for a Burzum album drenched in tapedelay, tubes and vintage recording techniques.
NP: Puce Mary - Rubber Therapy. New CS out soon I guess. First listen is very promising. Like very much what she's doing with the project
PATRICK KOSK "Mondweiss" CDEdition RZ
What the fuck?! I have been listening this several times in recent weeks, and was just about to praise it highly. Knew absolutely nothing about it. Just something I ordered purely based on being Edition RZ release. And now when thinking to write praise, I went online to search information, and it turns out this is actually Finnish artists. Name doesn't resemble Finnish name, but of course if I had read the extensive liner-notes from booklet or even read the track titles, I could have known it.
QuoteBorn in 1951 in Helsinki (Finland). From 1976-1981, Kosk studied composition at the electronic music studio in the Helsinki University. From 1981-1991, he was mainly active as a free-lance composer and a sound designer at the experimental studio of the Finnish radio. Since 1978, Kosk composes electroacoustic music in various forms for theatre, performance, dance, radio broadcasting, films and visual arts.
All I could find now from his released output, is this CD and mid 90's Jase Musiikki CD 3-way: Patrick Kosk / Otto Romanowski / Jarmo Sermilä. Last summer I remember mr. Umpio showed me some of the Jase musiikki titles and they look just about as awful as contemporary art music cd's tend to look - therefore you could never buy them if seeing. This title looks good, very simple typography based graphic design.
CD has extremely deep sound, and when blasted on high volumes, it lives up to full spectrum of sound. From deepest bass rumbles to delicate high frequencies. It is not noise. I think label files it to musique concrete / electro-acoustic. It has some glitchy feel occasionally, and textures involve plenty of micro sound and manipulated percussion instruments - yet result is quite organic and well flowing. It makes me wonder more and more, why there doesn't appear to be any label properly digging into Finnish experimental music of this type? Naturally our history ain't as deep and bottomless source like in countries where legacy of experimental music has been strong for century, but still that one who kind of spends his entire free time to investigate stuff like this - can miss knowledge of this good composer totally...
KAZUMOTO ENDO and KAZUMA KUBOTA "switches and knobs" CD
Phage
I like the old Killer Bug stuff and very earliest Endo stuff.. but for long time, I felt his approach does very little to me. And this CD underlines that feeling. Certainly switches and knobs are being screwed with, and certainly the quite high speed modulations of cut up noise requires attention and talent from creator... but... the constant presence of air between the bursts, quite flat range of punchless sounds... no thanks. In live format it is even more crucial lack of pungent ball-sweat I would require from harsh noise blasting. Now it's like trying to get started, but never really kicking in.
MERZBOW "Electric Salad" CDEtherworld
And perhaps opposite could be said of this 1996 Merzbow CD! 70+ minutes. Short intro piece, then 60 minutes and then 10 minutes more. It's not his best, but it is the prime example how good routine Merzbow of mid 90's was: Crushing, mercilessly brutal in level of certainty what he want do achieve, neat combination of analogue organic flow and digital crispiness. Entire recording sounds like it's mastered on DAT with all levels on red, yet the underlaying real sound, is purely analogue whirlwind of loops, wah-wah electro-wank, EMS synth, short pre-recorded tapes being filtered through table full of gear. It appears as if this was pure studio-live recordings, as transitions and moment is so... live. And now reading the info of the cover, my impression was 100% accurate. So, I guess challenge of what level live harsh noise can be created was set pretty damn high. It can be hard to "compete" with master - when he can't do it by himself either.
the Kosk CD is pretty fantastic, glad you got it. you should get the 'Electroacoustic Music from Finland' LP released on Edition RZ. it's a bit hard to get nowadays but well worth it. though one side is a Kosk piece which is also on the CD.
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Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 04, 2012, 10:28:45 PM
Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 04, 2012, 12:13:07 AM
hehe, like this...(http://metalarea.org/images/audiocovers/2011_Aug/acov_tid151643.jpg)
World Burns To death, if I remember it correctly Sakevi of GISM did this. About 2006. great album.
Yeah, Sakevi did the collage art. The bass player is a longtime friend of mine & I've been to the home of the vocalist which is now a recording studio, I think. He had some really rare industrial records including a test press of "Neuengamme".
Yeah they played Sweden perhaps in 2009? I spent some time drinking with Jack Control and we had some slight discussions over power electronics.
Jack had a friend who I briefly met when he brought Sleep Chamber to TX. The guy passed away &, I'm assuming, Jack inherited the industrial records. There was a really nice LP Jack released that had a dedication to the guy. I think I only met Jack that one time (he did have some serious health issues a couple/few years back). Seems like an intersting guy..
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 05, 2012, 08:43:23 PM
Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 05, 2012, 02:31:21 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 04, 2012, 10:28:45 PM
Quote from: Black_Angkar on October 04, 2012, 12:13:07 AM
hehe, like this...(http://metalarea.org/images/audiocovers/2011_Aug/acov_tid151643.jpg)
World Burns To death, if I remember it correctly Sakevi of GISM did this. About 2006. great album.
Yeah, Sakevi did the collage art. The bass player is a longtime friend of mine & I've been to the home of the vocalist which is now a recording studio, I think. He had some really rare industrial records including a test press of "Neuengamme".
Yeah they played Sweden perhaps in 2009? I spent some time drinking with Jack Control and we had some slight discussions over power electronics.
Jack had a friend who I briefly met when he brought Sleep Chamber to TX. The guy passed away &, I'm assuming, Jack inherited the industrial records. There was a really nice LP Jack released that had a dedication to the guy. I think I only met Jack that one time (he did have some serious health issues a couple/few years back). Seems like an intersting guy..
yeah, I always thought his raw voice would be interesting in a PE-project besides hardcore. I know Jack Control was stabbed and seriously injured a few years back (a lot of support gigs as I recall, as he lacked health insurance - I think)
Stabbed back in 2006. Damn, time sure flys. Seems like it was just a few years ago. So it was a few years before the stabbing that I met him which means it was probably twice that!
Still listening to the F&V vol. 3 comp, pretty much through most of s2. Solid all the way. Will be getting the "Sverige" comp LP hopefully late next wk...
I believe he [Jack Control] is still selling records to cover his medical bills. Or was it to build a studio? I see clusters of records go up for sale here and there.
He's been producing records, so I suppose either guess is valid. Anyway, I think that his both two major bands, Severed Head of State and World Burns To Death are among the best american hardcore acts ever, since Poison idea or something. I can't really pick my favorite, and they DO sound very similar at times but WBTD has a starker, bleaker view on humanity and politics which I think is amazing. And the idea of just doing typical "warpunk" but with much more intelligence. On the other hand, the Severed Head album "Power Hazard" (their last?), is also an album I rate among the finest punk albums of the (last) decade.
I'm more of a Severed Head of State fan myself, but I do find myself thinking about the WBtD albums more than I thought I would. They resonate higher than expected. I like the guitar tone and feel a lot more with SHoS. Anathema Device hit me hard when it was released. I'm a huge Todd Burdette band fan, though.
EDIT: I do think it was a crime the way SHoS employed Mieszko to basically revise those records collected on that discography CD. I was also never a fan of Mieszko's signature sound. For Nasum, it was fine. I didn't like it applied anywhere else, though.
Anathema Device is probably one of the ten best american punk albums of all times, in my book. I still listen to it every now and then, pure brilliance. I do think SHoS is the better pick I think, but the first three WBTD-albums (and the 7"s) takes the misantrophic desperation to a whole new level, and Jack's vocals grow even stronger. The time I met Jack he said that he considered "The sucking of the missile cock" their "commercial album" to lure in the kids. Heh.
Actually never been a Nasum fan at all...
M.O. "Bloodyminded" LP
Urashima
Very minimalistic noise-pe, ultra lo-fi, I like more the gloomy b-side! It appears quite quiet in LP, making surface sounds of vinyl well audible compared to hissy radio-noise type noise. No wonder when playtime of b-side is 30 minutes! But it's hard to complain of lower volume, when sound itself is everything else but aggressive. Just suffocating primitivism.
M.B. "Neuro Habitat" LP
Urashima
I must say I have always had mixed feelings of M.B. While there are few releases I really like. I think Menses or come org LP are my favorites, yet I have ended up having several dozens of MB releases which I hardly care for. Even praised albums like Symphony For Genocide, hardly lives up to expectations nowadays. "Neuro Habitat" is closer to what I appreciate. It has this "minimal synth" tonality/melodic patterns with cheap vintage sound, but layers of noise & tape manipulation on top. I guess the synth melody (read: playing something) has been popularized in noise again since mid 2000's or something. I'm sure thanks to post-Pleasureground Prurient. But to me it's almost always turn off to hear. Just like in this piece too. If one has no composition sense for melody or talent to improvise interesting structures, I think keyboard is one of the last instruments one should start to play. Although I enjoyed "Neuro Habitat", it basically reminded I should start getting rid of most of MB stuff and leave just couple carefully selected works that fits to my own tastes. This would be one of them.
Atrax Morgue "Esthetik of a Corpse" LP
Urashima
Brilliant!!! Some of the very best AM stuff, with over dozen shorter tracks instead of side long pieces. Vocals, throbbing synthesizers, morbid vocal effects. Simple, but not THAT simple as last AM recordings. Basically great mid 90's tape where his short song & vocal approach known from later days happens with nice analogue sound quality and more versatile use of electronics.
Phaeton Dernière Danse & Le Syndicat - Téophanie A Visu (CD, Pure): I really don't know how to describe this CD, there's musical elements and various sounds. First time I listened, I didn't really like it, just listened to it again and I liked it better now. Seems it's a bit of a grower.
Creation Through Destruction/Black Leather Jesus (CD, TeRRoR): Good Harsh Noise from both, though you can hear that BLJ is a group and has a more 'organic' sound than CTD, which is more one-sided.
Some the last arrives from today:
GRUNT - World Draped In A Camouflage (Freak Animal Records 2012) CD
Every next release is better and better. Progress and quality. Lack of words. I am very impressed. Rousing applause!
(PS. In my opinion the track number 5 from this CD has clippings, but maybe it was intended. I am curious others opinion)
BRETHREN - Alienated And Radicalized (Freak Animal Records 2012) CD
As above. In my opinion the best album in his discography. The highest recommendation.
ETAT BRUT - Mutations Et Protheses (Sub Rosa 2012) CD
Known from dubbed cassette. One of my favourite PE project from those years. Not so much aggresive vocals, some dreamy, but still very impressive, and unique. Classic release, without one word.
Jean DUBUFFET - Experiences De Jean Dubuffet II (Rumpsti Pumsti 2012) 2 x CD
Known from dubbed vinyls. Very good and wanted document. Not the best remastering, but still every lover noise music should know and have this one.
There are waiting for listening yet: BIZARRE UPROAR - Rape Africa (Freak Animal / Filth & Violence 2012) CD and GRUNT - Dance For Genocide (Freak Animal 2012) tape
Listened to a bunch of Severed Head of State songs on youtube. May have to grab something from'em as prices on discogs are not too high. Also, discogs says Jackontroll does mastering for Enormous Door Studios which may be in his home (ED did the work on the Poison Idea reissues on TKO- my friend, the World Burns to Death bassist mentioned that awhile back).
Toilet Trades - S/T CS
Incredibly too short, but the material on it is killer. Has a real ugly/droney vibe with what sounds like field recordings of sounds made in the bathroom. Hopefully there will be another release and it will be longer.
Content Nullity - Scorn of Totality CS
Unbelievably well composed and executed power electronics. Some of the most furious PE I've heard in some time. Two excellent tracks of anger driven perfection! Great packaging makes this tape all that much more worth it.
Mailbomb Solution/Compromised Position - "Comrades of Kaczynski" CS
Primitive No Coast Power Electronics. Has a very grim, dense, left wing focus. The Compromised Position is the winner, but MBS still packs a punch with some excellent harsh noise on the second track of side A.
Gnawed/The Thin White Puke - Split CS
Two more No Coast PE/Industrial coming together for a split. Gnawed side opens up with a monstrous Industrial field recording manipulations of what sound like saw blades (artwork features sawblades on fire......) Just my guess but it makes for a great intro, as the second song captures Grant's classic sound. Big booms and aggressive vocals. TTWP usually gets downplayed because of his name, but I feel that Dan is a strong new comer to the Minnesota scene. First track opens up with a massive wall and a fairly bitter and ugly movie sample, which quickly escalates into a rhythmic, clanging industrial beat. Second track opens with ugly, cold drones. Muffled, angry vocals bleed in and out throughout the track. Quite the split showcasing why Minneapolis does it right.
Developer - AP-003 CS
Matthew killing it like always with pure maniacal, cut up, tape loop/cassette worship to the fullest. Loops fading in and out as quickly as they came. Bursts of peace and quiet. Very much like Dayton, Ohio and what its been putting out lately. Excellence.
Anal Barbara/Musta Oksennus - Split CS
Anal Barbara was not my cup of tea. Vocals were a little too goofy for me. The Musta Oksennus side though is exactly what I was hoping it to be. Chaotic noisecore that drifts in and out of mid-tempo punk. Fucking spot on! And the drums sound awesome!
Orgasmic Response Unit - Dissonant Love CS
The Tandy brothers at it again with pure unadulterated scrap metal/harsh noise worship. Fierce and uncompromising. Macronympha worship to the highest, yet still bringing their own sound and textures into play. Side A brings a much more fierce attack while Side B has more of a metal feel to it. Really disappointed that I never got to see them live before I moved out west. Long live Dayton, Ohio!
V/A - Arachnid Claims Its Prey: A Tribute To Atrax Morgue CS
Neat packaging and excellent artists to compliment this tribute. Well assembled and dubbed perfectly. Solid efforts on all parts, with some very interesting interpretations.
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GRUNT - World Draped In A Camouflage (Freak Animal Records 2012) CD
Every next release is better and better. Progress and quality. Lack of words. I am very impressed. Rousing applause!
(PS. In my opinion the track number 5 from this CD has clippings, but maybe it was intended. I am curious others opinion)
Broken sound is intended as there basic sound of track was recorded mono, on analogue tape. Dry and non effected sound creates some of these impurities, when "edits" are done live-in-studio. In digital form, material has never been put to maximum clipping levels.
In some early mix of album, there was few clippings, but with some technical computer lessons from mr. Umpio, it was solved..
Edward Artemyev* – Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker - really enjoying this, although not The Mirror pieces as much. I'd say it veers towards new age muzak at times, but given the historical context I don't think that's accurate. The music certainly works well outside the context of the films, though it really just makes me want to watch them.
Amph / SSRI - Split (cassette) - great shit. The covering around the tape case, I think it's that shit you put under rugs so they don't move?
Vatican Shadow - Jordanian Descent (cassette) - harder rhythms/beats on this one. I think the a-side really benefits from the playing time (15min) because it's allowed to shift and evolve naturally
Vatican Shadow - Ghosts of Chechnya (cassette) - the mellower side of VS.
Regis - In A Syrian Tongue (12") - techno :P
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on October 09, 2012, 06:03:37 AM
Toilet Trades - S/T CS
Incredibly too short, but the material on it is killer. Has a real ugly/droney vibe with what sounds like field recordings of sounds made in the bathroom. Hopefully there will be another release and it will be longer.
Where might one find this?
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Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on October 09, 2012, 06:03:37 AM
Toilet Trades - S/T CS
Incredibly too short, but the material on it is killer. Has a real ugly/droney vibe with what sounds like field recordings of sounds made in the bathroom. Hopefully there will be another release and it will be longer.
Where might one find this?
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=2080.15
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 10, 2012, 05:12:40 AM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on October 09, 2012, 06:03:37 AM
Toilet Trades - S/T CS
Incredibly too short, but the material on it is killer. Has a real ugly/droney vibe with what sounds like field recordings of sounds made in the bathroom. Hopefully there will be another release and it will be longer.
Where might one find this?
You can find it here http://santos-productions.blogspot.com ;)
It's a very nice little tape.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 10, 2012, 04:20:51 AM
Regis - In A Syrian Tongue (12") - techno :P
The new Regis right? How does it compare to the earlier works? Just found Gymnastics in my local secondhand store. Great album
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 10, 2012, 04:20:51 AM
Regis - In A Syrian Tongue (12") - techno :P
The new Regis right? How does it compare to the earlier works? Just found Gymnastics in my local secondhand store. Great album
Relatively new, it came out last year I believe. In comparison to Gymnastics it's quite different in execution, but enjoyable in the same way. Gymnastics being nothing but 4/4, dense, raw, hard as nails techno with a hint of acid, In A Syrian Tongue is much more polished. The sounds have more room to breathe and it's broken beat. And the songs are really songs, as opposed to 5 minute sections of what could be infinitely long pieces. At the same time its unmistakably Regis. This is the 3rd pressing of the 12" with the other 2 selling for like 20-30 euros right now.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on October 09, 2012, 06:03:37 AM
Content Nullity - Scorn of Totality CS
Unbelievably well composed and executed power electronics. Some of the most furious PE I've heard in some time. Two excellent tracks of anger driven perfection! Great packaging makes this tape all that much more worth it.
I could not bust a groove to this tape as hard as I tried. Maybe a different release from this project would do it better. Taxi Driver samples were cool but left me wanting something more thought provoking. I was left feeling the same way about the sounds...
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 10, 2012, 04:20:51 AM
Edward Artemyev* – Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker - really enjoying this, although not The Mirror pieces as much. I'd say it veers towards new age muzak at times, but given the historical context I don't think that's accurate. The music certainly works well outside the context of the films, though it really just makes me want to watch them.
Solaris and Stalker are excellent films, probably two of the best of the Genre of science fiction. The Book version of Solaris is also great. I would love to hear these soundtracks by themselves.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 11, 2012, 03:11:27 PM
Quote from: KHH on October 11, 2012, 12:24:39 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 10, 2012, 04:20:51 AM
Regis - In A Syrian Tongue (12") - techno :P
The new Regis right? How does it compare to the earlier works? Just found Gymnastics in my local secondhand store. Great album
Relatively new, it came out last year I believe. In comparison to Gymnastics it's quite different in execution, but enjoyable in the same way. Gymnastics being nothing but 4/4, dense, raw, hard as nails techno with a hint of acid, In A Syrian Tongue is much more polished. The sounds have more room to breathe and it's broken beat. And the songs are really songs, as opposed to 5 minute sections of what could be infinitely long pieces. At the same time its unmistakably Regis. This is the 3rd pressing of the 12" with the other 2 selling for like 20-30 euros right now.
So by description and new-found rarity I guess Sandwellish?
Cloama - Municipality of Marionettes
great lp on FA, lots of diversity and a great melancholic opener, very organic sounds.
Cloama - At the mountains of paranoia
again, good opening and closing tracks, but I can't really get into the songs in between. Kind of have the feeling that they don't go anywhere. More like a badly recorded guitar drone album. Pity
Cloama - Death Certificate
This 7" I really got into. Death Certificate is a catchy ass song!
Brighter Death Now/ Proiekt Hat - Destroy
Listened to this while trying to sleep in the car after a long night of whatever. Lots of warm bassy loops, will be giving this many more listens in the future.
KARLHEIZ STOCKHAUSEN "Beton Studie / Zeitmass fur funf holzbläser / Klavierstuck XI" LP
Doxy
Starts with good experimental sound piece, yet most of the playingtime is just "regular" piano avantgarde.
KARLHEIZ STOCKHAUSEN "studie I / Studie II / Gesang der junglinge / Zyklus fur zwei schlagzeugern" LP
Doxy
This is really good one. A-side 1953 + 1954 and then two other pieces 1956 & 1960. I guess almost look-a-like LP was done previously by Deutsche Gramophon. Doxy edition looks more minimalistic = dull, but sounds good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA2JEcCMopE
PHILIP CORNER "Italian Air: Wind, Water & Metal" LP
Ricerca Sonora
Got some early recordings on CD from Corner, but got couple of recent LP's. It's funny that often you got this idea that you should do recording -- or find someonese else doing recording in very specific method. Something you haven't come across, but certainly realize it's so "normal" idea, it should be done. And this is one of those cases. So what it is, is Corner playing cymbals in environment. Basically field recording of harbor/beach somewhere in Italy, where you hear the water, boats, wind, and other sounds happening, while Corner plays his two cymbals. Very minimalistic, very little happening. But in other hand, so much happening! No effects, and I suspect no editing. I did plenty of this with Alchemy of the 21st Century project, yet only been planning to get electronic noise (or "PE") in similar setting. Where recording would capture unusual place and it's reaction to the sound, rather than some dull line-in / usual close-up speaker recording. We'll see.
Brethren "Alienated And Radicalized" CD
Mother of god. I had big hopes for this new album but it simply blown them all away. If fact it is still better!! 7 years have passed from previous CD on FA and all the wait has been worth. It's surprising how he can stay always at the top of the game when he set such a high standards with previous releases. "Alienated and Radicalized" has to be his best work to date.
This is an example of highly COMPOSED Power Electronics. Tracks have the structure of real typical songs but do not be fooled by this...they are harsh and noisy as fuck. "Clear" and loud production enhance full frequency spectrum with an amazing bottom end. Vocals cuts ruthlessly into the mix, widely moving from brutal in-your-face assault where each word is clearly audible to more suffocated ones to fit better into some more morbid parts, to heavly distorted, to more "quiet"and reflexive...but always with that typical Brethren-style you can recognize among thousands, which i love. Electronics is a killer mix of industrial military rhythms, harsh tones, heavy percussive sounds, "nasal"synth, feedbacks, samples. All the elements established them togheter so naturally and sapiently that may be even disorientating at first listen!!
37 minutes are enough to blown away all the contenders. Highlights are the opening track "Revolutionary Spirit" which annihilates with his upfront vocals and great lyrics that was already impressed in my mind after just a few listenings. "Stabilizer Of Last Resort" is already a fucking classic. "Dawn Of Deception" is my favourite of entire album..it starts with a great manipulated sample..then a fast pulsating synth and percussive electronics cut-in suddenly coupled with most brutal processed vocals, yet clearly audible. IMPRESSIVE. I can't image the disaster which is created when this track played live...The CD couldn't ending better than with the track "Mine Alone". An heavy distorted bass destroy you like a meatgrinder and again, great vocals and structure.
I can't recall such an enthusiasm for a PE release since the time of Grunt "Seer Of Decay", which was 2006. These are the stuffs which keep my love levels so high.
Grunt "Dance For The Genocide" C60
I feel every new Grunt like a celebration so i couldn't be happier to see this C60 out. This tape recollects 2 live performances (Helsinki and London) with similar tracklist. Vanhala assistance (in both shows i believe??) adds a bit more of multilayered sound but without sounding like a collaboration or such. Sound is very thick and brutal with that amazing feeling that is always present in both Grunt studio or live stuffs. Great tape saturation add so much to the whole. Favourite part is side B with live at Broken Flag festival. That arena-thypus coming from audience explains it better than my words...
Mauthausen Orchestra "Bloodyminded" LP
Another gem of finest old Power Electronics finally makes available again on deluxe LP format. This is one of my favourite along with Anal Perversion and Host Sodomy so it's nice to see it done with such professionality by this great italian label.
Technical and detailed descriptions can be basically read a few pages back on FA review.
Caligula031 "Slavetrade2000" CD
What a disappointment! I purchased the CD version after reading very good words around and after listened to a sound sample taken from the album that was promising. Sadly that was the only decent track on the whole release. There's really nothing i like about this work except the aftermentioned track (or better the vocal part). Sound is loud but not in a good way. To my ears it's simply recorded at max becoming flat and irritating with almost no details or punch. Samples are ridicolous but i don't think that was the intent.
Quote from: Peterson on October 16, 2012, 01:08:24 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 10, 2012, 04:20:51 AM
Edward Artemyev* – Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker - really enjoying this, although not The Mirror pieces as much. I'd say it veers towards new age muzak at times, but given the historical context I don't think that's accurate. The music certainly works well outside the context of the films, though it really just makes me want to watch them.
Same here. Was given CDR burned copies by a friend who's a big SF fan a week ago. I think the Solaris soundtrack is arguably the best soundtrack to any movie, with possible contenders being Apocalypse Now by Bob Moog or perhaps The Godfather pt. II (don't know the composer's name).
To anyone into Artemyev's music and particularly those movies (Stalker, Solaris), I'd definitely recommend this excellent compilation:
Electroshock Presents: Electroacoustic Music Volume IV: Archive Tapes Synthesizer ANS 1964 – 1971. (http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco2/Rec/Electroshock/ans.html) (check out that link)
Talked about this already in the Russian experimental music thread...
Lasse Marhaug / Dan Johansson - Distort Orgasm - very nice harsh noise cd
Orquere - Foundations - enjoyed it even more than the distort orgasm. recommended
Brighter Death Now - Innerwar - since i got it from tesco, i had to listen to it just for the sake of listening. not bad, but is is some sort of masterpiece?
Merzbow - Dead zone - i was just reading things about new merzbow and never listened. but this is such a nice package and such a difficult thing to listen... bad.
Cathal Rodgers - The walls have ears - decent drone.
Outermost / cudl 2 / life as - harsh noise. there are nice places, but there are also parts where it's very annoying.
Quote from: Levas on October 16, 2012, 10:26:20 AM
Brighter Death Now - Innerwar - since i got it from tesco, i had to listen to it just for the sake of listening. not bad, but is is some sort of masterpiece?
In my opinion this is Karmanik's the best release. If this project was called "important" in noise/industrial circle this item would be his main artistic manifest.
yeah. it might be. it's quite a long time since i listened to BDN so maybe that's why the reaction.
Now having a very difficult time listening to Thirdorgan / Phoresy split. from time to time i must switch to gigi d'agostino and see which one is more difficult to listen to. the split wins at the moment
TEITANBLOOD woven black arteries mcd- best metal rel for the year
DEIGAL s/t(?) LP- swedish death metal that sounds very similiar to Angelcorpse but not as vicious
SVERIGE comp LP- what is it with swedes & excellant compilations?!?
GRAVE COMMAND pic comp LP- rel'd for Halloween by Unseen Forces with a mix of metal, Goblin-style synth music, & goth (I guess). I've
only listened to s1 with Ride for Revenge, Xander Harris, Xinr(sp?)... check www.theajnaoffensive.com for it. Nice Pushead-tyle artwork
BRETHREN alienated & radicalized cd- needs more listens but it's pretty good esp vocals with some really abrasive sounds
Grunt - World Draped In A Camouflage CD - I thought when Petturien Rooli came out that it was an interesting step away from a more traditional PE approach. World Draped in a Camouflage is even more experimental at times, but then it has its moments that hearken back to older Grunt classics. I listened to it three times in a row last night and what strikes me about the album is that it really is a cohesive album. Petturien Rooli was as well, but careful dynamic narrative created by the track order really creates a cohesive whole. It's certainly a CD that needs to be listened to from beginning to end. And the track "Dance For The Genocide", pure class. Highly recommended.
I'm hoping to listen to the new Grunt and Pogrom tapes today, time permitting.
KRUKTA RUM "tankar & Syner del I" LP
fuck! I can't really be very specific why I consider this brilliant, since it has also kind of those qualities what are 1) easy 2) can be lame, but it simply effects my brain in very good ways. I can get pass the cheap vintage organs. I can get pass the guitars on b-side. And the rest is just brilliant delicate ruggedness. Especially the b-side part with the kind of malfunctioning sounding tape loops, uuhh.. could listen for ages.
OWL - Tapes 97-99 Didn't know what to expect so expected nothing and i was pleasantly surprised. good disc full with dark, murky sounds
Brethren - Alienated and Radicalized - Just perfect. Pure hate in strict sound structures.
7mon/tn666/sist en 343 Since I'm not the big noisecore fan, I enjoyed the last track by tn666 most. truly dense and pleasant noise.
Last Rape - Maimed left arm - nice harsh noise. beautiful cover.
black leather jesus - skuff - seems like a decent disc
valley of fear - i suppose they are famous or something like that. nothing too exciting though not very bad either
Quote from: Levas on October 18, 2012, 02:28:19 PM
OWL - Tapes 97-99 Didn't know what to expect so expected nothing and i was pleasantly surprised. good disc full with dark, murky sounds
Last track alone worth getting the album for. Raw murk.
Quote from: Levas on October 18, 2012, 02:28:19 PM
7mon/tn666/sist en 343 Since I'm not the big noisecore fan, I enjoyed the last track by tn666 most. truly dense and pleasant noise.
Damn, I'm just listening to that album for the first time right now (thank you Mr J-L). And yes, the last track by TN666 is the winner, although part one of "Euphonium" isn't so bad either. Everyone saves the best piece for last these days? That first track by Seven Minutes, though...total "look at me" wank.
Shameless Barbarians – Pinkmilk - this is one awesome tape!!! just synths and tape manipulations i guess. just pure cosmos! very very nice!!!
MS30 : T.I.A. 2xlp
....korg ms20+ms10 abuse.....strong Pan Sonic vibe, no beats but pulse-sounds, throbbing analogues, white & pink noise.....not to far from some Anenzephalia imho : COLD
Candor Chasma - Rings - CD OLD EUROPA CAFE
Excellent collaboration between Balestrazzi (TAC) and Altieri TH26 (Monosonik, Th26, etc.). Exprimental sounds that keep your attention from the beginning until the end, with chilling atmospheres without degenerating in pure ambient. One of my fave records for this 2012
Clinic of Torture - Live Sadism
Does what it says. Perfection in a disk and 5 pictures.
Nothing else to add.
Waiting to get some MS30 : T.I.A. 2xlp...
That Candor Chasma CD is real goodie. See my full review in SI#8. I have absolutely no clue what kind of attention the project is getting, but out of entire OEC output of 2012, certainly most interesting release! I don't think I have sold more than 1 so far, but merely having item like this in stock - is satisfying enough, hah!
Listening John Duncan / Z'Ev / Michael Esposito LP. Sometimes gets so quiet, I get slightly annoyed, but luckily damn well cut vinyl with non-existent surface noises so it works out.
Regarding Candor Chasma, This project caught me by surprise.
I really appreciate their past projects (TAC have been probably one of the most important Italian experimental project in the 90's) but this sounds better than anything I heard of them and I keep listening to it.
I also enjoyed the Ballard project that involves them and Becuzzi (Limbo), although a bit different than this.
I am listening new BRETHREN and it is a complete masterpiece and probably the best PE record I have listened in a long time. I have never been a huge fan, I have always appreciated more the side projects, but this is a complete bomb and any track sounds like actual "songs"... Tracks like Revolutionary spirit and Body politic are instant classic. Voices are perfect and stand out so do the minimal drumming that leads to old school industrial.
Grizzly Imploded - Dance of Particles - the packaging is very nice looking. the content is quite average. it says something about Italian avangarde or so, but it sounds like some sort of free improv jams. maybe this is that avangarde, but i'm not impressed.
Flesh Coffin - False memories - far from the best material of his.
Selfish Implosions - a vulgar display of power - decent noise
Regress - God made one thousand slaves - this is somewhere in between noise and post-rock I think. It was rather interesting to listen to. especially B side.
Hal Hutchinson / Mutant Ape - nice, warm and filthy noise.
Funeral mongoloids / Plagued Braces - truly good noisecore/noise. enjoyable.
Reactive Identity - Culture Confusion - listened to it but i don't remember it being too good or too bad.
BRETHREN - alienated and radicalized
really, really great. i'm loving the use of percussion and the more "song like" structure, very reminiscent of "zionist axiom", which is probably my favorite thing he's done.
also gonna be digging into new GRUNT, NICOLE 12, DEATH JENK, and STAALKRACHT soon. haven't gotten around to listening just yet.
Bizarre Uproar - rape africa - this is perhaps the best record of the latest FA/FV batch. different, darker, even more aggressive BU. just simply excellent.
Jazz Hijokaidan - Made in Japan and Hijokaidan - Made in Studio - despite rather high prices and the fact that i am not into all this free jazz stuff, these two discs somehow got me. this is something new for me, but intensity of the record is simply awesome. enjoyed.
Clinic of Torture - Live Sadism - it truly delivers what it promises. very good
Grunt - Dance for the genocide... tape. i was wondering why was so many people cheering about the grunt performance in London. not that i would doubt it was good, but simply too many different people were repeating the same thing and after listening to this tape, it's obviouse. these were truly fantastic shows and this tape is very good documentation of it. recommended.
Concrete Cunt - Betonkut + chained cunt bcard - somehow i was not sure that i will be enjoying this. perhaps mainly because of the visuals and names, but the sounds are very nice. strong and dense hn/hnw
Kropsregler - Brod - i think this is my favourite fromt he last strange rules batch.
rosensort - rostov oblast - also nice to listen to
Burial Hex - s/t - rereleased material from SNSE LP. there isn't nothing much to say about it. dark and good industrial/noise. as burial hex is.
that new brise-cult batch is nice. +dog+ tape is decent noise, 886vg & scant intone is my number one though there are weird silent pauses that seems like the problem with dubbing and Being tape, though it was praised by the label, somehow i couldn't find the edges that i would like about it. rather weak. but the dubs are loud and sounding very nicely
Quote from: Levas on October 20, 2012, 12:59:42 PMConcrete Cunt - Betonkut + chained cunt bcard - somehow i was not sure that i will be enjoying this. perhaps mainly because of the visuals and names, but the sounds are very nice. strong and dense hn/hnw
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Rusalka - Perpetual Repetition in the Forbidden Conduit (C20, Skeleton Dust Recordings): This is interesting, on the surface it sounds more or less like hnw, but behind this there's quite some variation, which makes it nice. I like the A-side more than the B-side.
Baculum/Being/Paranoid Time/Wince (2xC40, label?): First tape has 1 track from each artist. The Being and Wince tracks are good, but I'm not too fond of the Paranoid Time and Baculum tracks. The second tape has collaboration mixes, in general I liked this tape better, though the whole package still needs some repeated listens.
Quote from: Levas on October 20, 2012, 12:59:42 PM
Kropsregler - Brod - i think this is my favourite fromt he last strange rules batch.
rosensort - rostov oblast - also nice to listen to
Both of them came out on a new Danish label called Rosensort (not Strange Rules) - and Rostov Oblast is actually by a group called Body League. Just a friendly "public service announcement".
Ah yes. Thanx for correction. My bad for not looking more carefully
Dieter Müh "Heterodoxie" LP (Verlautbarung)
Great, introspective industrial music. Varied sounds ranging from heavy, abrasive rhythmic loops to more droney stuff. The first track is a bit weak, despite its unusal and rather nice balalaika melody. Nice in a muzak kind of way, but doesn't really give me much. The rest of the material, though, more than makes up for the slow start.
Etat Brut "Mutations et Prothèses" LP (Sub Rosa)
Obscure classic! Murky, primitive industrial. Total greatness! I'm very happy this has been made available again.
Vivenza "Veriti Plastici" LP (Rotorelief)
I don't share Vivenza's obessive futurism, but I really enjoy his looped machine sounds and the sterile, mechanic atmospheres they build up. I hate the thick, slightly too big LP covers these reissues come in, though. Sure, they look very nice and glossy, but you have to use force to get the record in or out of it. And they don't fit inside most plastic protective sleeves either.
Grunt "Dance for the Genocide" tape (Freak Animal)
Massive and devastating. Great live recordings, especially the London one. Makes me very excited for the new album and for the Stockholm live performance later this year.
Started out today with some Sexfactor, wrote a large review about it on the Stench. The past hour and a half I have been spinning nothing but the 3 Funeral Mongoloids albums I own and listening to Axnaar – "Anart", more noisy as fuck basement Metal fueled Punk.
Mörder Machine - Death show.
Maurizio Bianchi - Endometrio.
Atrax Morgue - New York Ripper.
Vangelis - Blade runner ST.
Eraserhead - ST.
Poison Idea "The Fatal Erection Years" LP; great having "Record Collectors" + the "Cleanse the Bacteria" comp tracks on one side (love "I Gotta Right"! Wish I'd never sold that comp)
Orquere - Foundations CD - can't really add anything to what's already been said. good stuff
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa CD - I think this an improvement of the Viha & Kiima material. Honestly sounds really nice on CD.
Vatican Shadow - September Cell 12" - didn't really click with me at first but after a few repeated listens yesterday I'm more convinced. Definite "Amber" era Autechre vibes, especially on the b-side. I'd be willing to say this has more of a sci-fi vibe than middle eastern, and that works for me.
Schizolectric / Annechoic - Time Capture LP - very nice electro. like some cross between John Caprenter and Drexciya.
Holy crap, just received 12 Lust Vessel/Stiff Sanctorum tapes! Plus reiss of Libertinage "Quick Cum" (I have copies for those in the US/Canada). Haven't started listening yet so this doesn't belong here...
Played "The Fatal Erection Years" again.
GRUNT - world draped in a camouflage
DEATH JENK - self titled
BIZARRE UPROAR - rape africa
GRUNT disc is really great. lots of varying styles, but it all works well together.
BU disc is fantastic, probably my favorite release from the project so far. my only complaint (and it's minor) is that i wish the vocals were mixed a bit louder.
DEATH JENK ... i'm very, very picky about straight harsh noise, but this is exactly how harsh noise should sound. i'm happy to say that i was in the room with the group when the two studio tracks were recorded two or so years ago. i'd always wondered if they'd ever release it, because it was one of the most brutal performances i'd ever heard. i'm so glad it's finally out. essential work.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 23, 2012, 09:41:59 PM
Holy crap, just received 12 Lust Vessel/Stiff Sanctorum tapes! Plus reiss of Libertinage "Quick Cum" (I have copies for those in the US/Canada). Haven't started listening yet so this doesn't belong here...
Played "The Fatal Erection Years" again.
#1) is there a GIANT new batch lust vessel/ss stuff coming soon, or do those 12 you received include older titles as well? very excited for new lust vessel.
#2) i would very much like to buy all this new shit you have directly from you.
Unrelated to the above, but pertinent to the topic:
just got the three recent Atrax Morgue reissues. These have been adequately described earlier in this thread, so i'll spare you. I just have one minor complaint about one of them.... I really love urashima's design/aesthetic, so, i was very distressed to see the reissue of I Vizi Morbosi Di Una Giovane Infermiera inserted, bare record, into a picture disk sleeve. It's already scuffed and kind of shitty sounding on the first play. i sincerely hope they don't veer so far from the ultra impressive norm in the future.
Fuck, Jazz Hijokaidan's "Made In Japan" and Hijokaidan's "Made In Studio" fucking rule!!!
And thanks to Mr. Femia (and Mr. Mack for the tip), I got the "Toilet Trade" cassette. It is good, but it's not too short, I'm just too greedy.
Anyway...FUCKING HIJOKAIDAAAAN!!!!!
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 24, 2012, 05:15:08 AM
And thanks to Mr. Femia (and Mr. Mack for the tip), I got the "Toilet Trade" cassette. It is good, but it's not too short, I'm just too greedy.
Many thanks to you, Andrew...i'm planning a new release for toilet trades, i don't know when but it'll be out in the next months... :)
"#1) is there a GIANT new batch lust vessel/ss stuff coming soon, or do those 12 you received include older titles as well? very excited for new lust vessel.
I received five tapes that are on the Stiff Sactorum sub-label which I do not see on his blogs so I'm guessing they are coming soon? The other tapes, some are LV whcih he released in that last batch, & there are a few that have inserts that say "exclusive distribution by Lust Vessel". I'll make a list of them & post.
Listening to this interview with Philip Best & his female bandmate on French radio. He's sort of interesting, she is not.
BURRIED MACHINE aoral portion cs (lust vessel)- new project to me, Runzelstirn & Gurglestock-type sounds & tape manipulation
Lust vessel wrote about 9 new tapes. 5 and then after that following 4. couple of weeks ago the label had all the dubbing done etc. just waiting for covers or something like that. i was told that some of these won't be under lust vessel, but related etc. waiting for the news too
I looked at LV discography so it looks like everything I received is from his 2nd batch released last year. Is Stiff Sanctorum new? I assumed it was a sublabel; I have 5 releases on SS: Stiff I- Tongue Knax "maxim for subjugation"; Stiff II Libertinage "quick cum"; Stiff III "Mrdant Karma "indulge"; Stiff IV Hedonic Serge "somatoscopy mode of Male Pleasure"; Stiff V Ultimastanze "total preoccupancy in pleasant silence".
There's only a couple of tapes listed for SS on discogs..
As a label, yes, I think so. It is apparently a place though....
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 25, 2012, 12:56:16 AM
I have 5 releases on SS: Stiff I- Tongue Knax "maxim for subjugation"; Stiff II Libertinage "quick cum"; Stiff III "Mrdant Karma "indulge"; Stiff IV Hedonic Serge "somatoscopy mode of Male Pleasure"; Stiff V Ultimastanze "total preoccupancy in pleasant silence".
those are all new releases that I'm sure will be announced soon..
also it seems it's the debut release for Hedonic Serge and Ultimastanze.
Tonight's playlist:
Bizarre Uproar-Rape Africa LP
Just listening to this and I am enjoying it alot, heavy and harsh sounds, should be enjoyed LOUD! Too bad Joukkohauta pt.2 is still shadoved by pt.1, which to me is the best (hit) track from BU.
Grunt-world draped in a camouflage LP
If this coninues in the same direction as petturien rooli, it'll be a great album.
Mania/Coma Detox LP
Coma Detox's F&V tape didn't really do much for me, but god damn I love me some Mania! Don't think I'll dissapointed.
Glad to hear the split LP is showing up. Hoping my copies arrive in a couple of days. Don't get your hopes up too much, there's always the chance I can deeply disappoint ... It's always best to expect the worst & hope for the best.
graham lambkin/jason lescalleet - the food chain b/w nice ass 7"graham lambkin side of this totally caught me by surprise. if i heard this in a blindfold test i'd instantly guess it was rudolf eb.er or raionbashi. recordings of what sounds like some animal (a lion?) growling/grunting, a group of people moving through a room (possibly a museum or some tourist attraction), a police raid. rough musique concrete. jason lescalleet side begins with some electronic gadget stuck in a loop (camera shutter?) before the kool aid gets switched with purple drank and it feels like your brain is entering hibernation mode. a melodic piano phrase enters with some processed field recordings and finishes out the side. not too far removed from the more recent idea fire company material. pretty expensive for a 7" (£10 ~ €12/$16) but very highly recommended
jason lescalleet - songs about nothing 2xcdfirst cd was initially very different to what i was expecting, far more digital/laptop sounding than his usual output, but fuck me, it's pretty jawdropping. his referential tendencies (annihilate this week, this is what i do) are taken to a ridiculous extreme here. outside of the album title and the artwork, all the track titles are word-plays on those of songs about fucking and the track lengths are all the same as those of their fucking counterparts. second cd is more familiar territory, long tape piece, up there with the best of his work. either of these discs on their own would've made my album of the year shortlist, the two together seals the deal. the contrast between the two discs works really well also
michel chion - diktat 2xcdcomposed in 1979 but not released until 2010. a sort of radio-play based around melchisedech, an old testament figure from the book of genesis. the text is in french, german and "blave", melchisedech's imaginary native language. i've pretty much lost what little french i used to have and don't speak german (or blave!) so the narrative goes straight over my head unfortunately (the liner notes are only printed in french also and i've never been able to muster up the patience to sit down and try to decipher them). the music is incredible though. it's amazing that something like this could lie unreleased for so long. of all the grm-associated composers, chion always seemed to me to be one of the composers least concerned with musical theory and more focused on sounds/modes of listening. his stuff still sounds radical to this day ... wild and non-academic (even though he is very much part of the academic establishment), sounds like it could easily have come from today's "noise underground"
the haters - in the shade of fire cdclassic haters elements are all present ... glass, fire, hiss. superb and totally ahead of its time
wolf vostell - dé-coll/age musik cdoriginally released in 1983, reissued by tochnit aleph at the tail end of last year. collection of pieces ranging back as far as 1959. totally mindblowing, couldn't do this justice so gonna quote from the liner notes ...
Quote from: Wolf Vostell, 27/04/1980
Since 1958 I use the term "dé-coll/age musik" to describe acoustic processes that stem from the phenomena of random decompositions. A light bulb breaks, posters are torn off the wall - and these processes are retransmitted by acoustic amplification. The shock of falling objects, the screams of humans in danger, the sounds of car crashes, the white noise of a tv-set, the sound of an out-of-tune radio, all the sounds of the body etc have this become my contribution to fluxus music.
fuck! if in the shade of fire is ahead of its time, where does that put vostell!? the crudeness of some of the pieces, rather than sound dated, make this sound even more contemporary. i'd call it proto-noise but the proto part might imply a similarity rather than an actualization. couldn't recommend this higher, some sound samples here ... http://www.soundohm.com/wolf-vostell/d-coll-age-musik/tochnit-aleph/
(the jean dubuffet reissue that tochnit aleph/rumpsti pumpsti just put out is also incredible by the way)
diocletian - doom cult cdferocious. so many amazing antipodean metal bands ... aus/nz is to metal what finland is to power electronics?
witchrist - beheaded ouroboros cdintense, monolithic, suffocating. still need to pick up the grand tormentor and war of all against all but looking forward to hearing em at some stage
archgoat - whore of bethlehem cdgreat gutteral vocals, catchy riffs, solid from start to finish, always end up putting this on repeat when i dig it out
Survival Unit - fentanyl martyrs
(http://testdept.org.uk/td/discography/td.covers/gododdin.jpg)
pisses all over 90% of 'martial industrial'
MANIA /HAL HUTCHINSON kollaborative wreckage
infos said metal and ms10 and the sound is powerful and really hot
non...back to mono
eyeless in gaza..plague of years
cut hands...black mamba
new death waltz lp's
andrew king ...deus ingnotus
GRUNT - World Draped In Camouflage
Grips you by the throat and won't let go. Grunt plays sophisticated power electronic art only! Superbly crafted.
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Too fucking good. Was supposed to head out but this came on after Grunt and I find it hard to turn it off. It drips with an austere and sincere humanity that is horribly absent from art and music in general. The implications of war. Which is what true power electronics actually can approach, though from a very different (but equally human) perspective.
other things this week:
DIETER MUH - Heterodoxie
CLEW OF THESEUS - The Death Urge
Verlautbarung reinforces its position as an elite industrial label. Both these two albums are golden.
Quote from: Levas on October 20, 2012, 12:59:42 PM
886vg & scant intone is my number one though there are weird silent pauses that seems like the problem with dubbing
No dubbing problems, it's the way it is... You are not the first who told me about it...
Thanks for the comment...
Took me a while to jump on the Cult of Youth bandwagon but so glad I finally did. The two full lengths are excellent, high-energy, incredibly catchy neo-folk with a punk edge. The Devil's Coals 7" with the Martial Canterel cover on the B-side is also essential listening.
Quote from: ddmurph on October 26, 2012, 12:35:17 AM(the jean dubuffet reissue that tochnit aleph/rumpsti pumpsti just put out is also incredible by the way)
Whoo hoo, thanks for the tip!
(Wouldn't a re-release of the whole, original 6x10" "Experiences Musicales" be brilliant?)
Quote from: P-K on October 26, 2012, 05:55:57 PM
(http://testdept.org.uk/td/discography/td.covers/gododdin.jpg)
pisses all over 90% of 'martial industrial'
Did anyone else notice this homage?
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh231/icepick_method/R-255102-1084748815-1.jpg)
I bought this retail and hated it at first for its pop sensibilities, but it really is amazing.
Quote from: ironfistofthesun on October 26, 2012, 06:50:37 PM
non...back to mono
how is it?
I am so looking forward to listen to this
Deus Ignotus is one of favourite records of he last years.
Dusa "glesbygdbox" - download thanks to the labels online archive. Really wish I had the real box. Like the Dusa stuff I have heard before but this is fantastic soundcollage, presumably vinyl and tape loops. Sort of reminds me of Porest, NWW...
Have listened to this countless times this last month.
Vanessa Rossetto - Exotic Exit LP (Kye)
Elaborate mix of various field recordings and instrumentation which almost feels orchestrated at times. Segments of people talking. A nice, fragile feel throughout the album, yet somewhat massive. Currently picking up everything I can find from Kye, and this was another good one.
Sewer Election & Frederikke Hoffmeier - Den Blege Grå Tone LP (Second Sleep)
Long anticipated collaboration album from two of my favorite current Scandi artists. Hoffmeier more known as Puce Mary, this is a carefully composed mix of the sounds of both acts. Perhaps a slight bit more arty than I was expecting. A gloomy affair heavily relying on tape manipulations and concrete sounds, with a recited poem returning in different forms. Sterile and cold vibes all over. Great, great stuff. Some surface noise, but with some tonearm adjustements everything was just fine. Superb packaging as usual from the still criminally underrated Second Sleep label.
Quote from: Matthias on October 29, 2012, 11:42:16 AM
Vanessa Rossetto - Exotic Exit LP (Kye)
Elaborate mix of various field recordings and instrumentation which almost feels orchestrated at times. Segments of people talking. A nice, fragile feel throughout the album, yet somewhat massive. Currently picking up everything I can find from Kye, and this was another good one.
Great to see that you are into the Kye stuff Matthias. I have almost everything besides some of the limited 7"/lathes? and no release is bad. Some of them are on my list of the best things that been released in the recent years for sure. The Exotic Exit LP and the Astor-Alcor LP is on my list of the highlights of 2012. It´s even stronger than the Vanessa Rossetto-Mineral Orange LP which was phenomenal. But the Astor LP is fucking mind blowing stuff.
By the way don´t forget the Graham Lambkin/Jason Lescalleet collaborations. Essential as they say...
Portishead - Third
Demdike Stare- Elemental
Climax Denial - All Of My Loves Are Like Dreams cd (Assembly of Hatred)
The Hafler Trio - A thirsty fish cd (Korm Plastics)
Virgin Prunes - Over the rainbow lp (baby records)
Quote from: Mattias G on October 29, 2012, 02:40:16 PM
Great to see that you are into the Kye stuff Matthias. I have almost everything besides some of the limited 7"/lathes? and no release is bad. Some of them are on my list of the best things that been released in the recent years for sure. The Exotic Exit LP and the Astor-Alcor LP is on my list of the highlights of 2012. It´s even stronger than the Vanessa Rossetto-Mineral Orange LP which was phenomenal. But the Astor LP is fucking mind blowing stuff.
Just ordered the Astor LP, never heard of before. Thanks for the tip.
Quote from: Matthias on October 29, 2012, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Mattias G on October 29, 2012, 02:40:16 PM
Great to see that you are into the Kye stuff Matthias. I have almost everything besides some of the limited 7"/lathes? and no release is bad. Some of them are on my list of the best things that been released in the recent years for sure. The Exotic Exit LP and the Astor-Alcor LP is on my list of the highlights of 2012. It´s even stronger than the Vanessa Rossetto-Mineral Orange LP which was phenomenal. But the Astor LP is fucking mind blowing stuff.
Just ordered the Astor LP, never heard of before. Thanks for the tip.
Agree with MG about the greatness of "Alcor". Citing Scott Faust: "The superb beauty and intelligence of the editing is what separates Astor from the pack." Exactly. A little less precision and it might have fallen flat, I think. Does anyone now who Astor is? A Vincent over the Sink related thing?
Listened to all 3 of the new Freak Animal LPs- Grunt's may be the best of the year!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 30, 2012, 06:07:18 PM
Grunt's may be the best of the year!
agreed-- i got the CD version and it's quite amazing.
BASTARD NOISE "Galactic Sanitarium" LP
huh! With many productive bands you once in a while get feeling like "what's new then?". I don't have complete MITB/BN, but I date to say it's pretty damn close. Or used to be, until at some point I felt there isn't enough new substance. But now, especially A-side, I feel there is somehow fresh innovation there. Even if traditional caveman electronics and spacy feel of side long piece - somehow I feel closer to 90's MITB noise. Great sounds, great composition of distinctive sonic elements. Most definitely requires further rotations soon!
Chelsea Wolfe's discography on repeat, for 3 days straight...
don't judge :P
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 31, 2012, 05:47:00 AM
Chelsea Wolfe's discography on repeat, for 3 days straight...
don't judge :P
discovered her a few months ago. Fantastic artist!
jean dubuffet - musique brut
iancu dumitrescu - pierres sacrées...
jani christou - enantiodromia
small cruel party - an accident in substance 3xcd
sakevi + jojo - mammalia
and some tapes...
altar of flies - auditory hallucinations
puce mary - rubber therapy
lr - the bullfighters of rhonda
krube. - für nichts und wieder nichts
martial - death to inferior races
spear of longinus - nazi occult metal
Tongue Knax tape on Stiff Sanctorum- really harsh
Mania/Hal Hutchinson "kollaborative wreckage" tape- sounds really good
Quote from: sprachlos on October 30, 2012, 09:07:09 AM
Quote from: Matthias on October 29, 2012, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Mattias G on October 29, 2012, 02:40:16 PM
Great to see that you are into the Kye stuff Matthias. I have almost everything besides some of the limited 7"/lathes? and no release is bad. Some of them are on my list of the best things that been released in the recent years for sure. The Exotic Exit LP and the Astor-Alcor LP is on my list of the highlights of 2012. It´s even stronger than the Vanessa Rossetto-Mineral Orange LP which was phenomenal. But the Astor LP is fucking mind blowing stuff.
Just ordered the Astor LP, never heard of before. Thanks for the tip.
Agree with MG about the greatness of "Alcor". Citing Scott Faust: "The superb beauty and intelligence of the editing is what separates Astor from the pack." Exactly. A little less precision and it might have fallen flat, I think. Does anyone now who Astor is? A Vincent over the Sink related thing?
More of a Red Hot Chili Peppers related project than a Vincent Over The Sink one.
Currently playing: Brighter Death Now - Innerwar. FUCK! Haven't listened to this project in a while but this is such a good record.
Industrial - Historical Document One: Tuskegee Syphilis Study (New Forces, 3xCS): Breaking The Will starts with a C15 with several short Harsh Noise tracks. First time I hear this project, sounds good after a first listen. Nyodene D (C30) is very good, I especially like the B-side of his tape. Steel Hook Prostheses (C30) is always good, I've got the feeling their material is going more and more in the Dark Ambient direction, without forgetting the mutilated vocals and the cold atmosphere. The layout includes copies of original documents. Altogether a really nice tapebox.
Quote from: alterstock on November 04, 2012, 01:06:29 AM
Quote from: sprachlos on October 30, 2012, 09:07:09 AM
Quote from: Matthias on October 29, 2012, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Mattias G on October 29, 2012, 02:40:16 PM
Great to see that you are into the Kye stuff Matthias. I have almost everything besides some of the limited 7"/lathes? and no release is bad. Some of them are on my list of the best things that been released in the recent years for sure. The Exotic Exit LP and the Astor-Alcor LP is on my list of the highlights of 2012. It´s even stronger than the Vanessa Rossetto-Mineral Orange LP which was phenomenal. But the Astor LP is fucking mind blowing stuff.
Just ordered the Astor LP, never heard of before. Thanks for the tip.
Agree with MG about the greatness of "Alcor". Citing Scott Faust: "The superb beauty and intelligence of the editing is what separates Astor from the pack." Exactly. A little less precision and it might have fallen flat, I think. Does anyone now who Astor is? A Vincent over the Sink related thing?
More of a Red Hot Chili Peppers related project than a Vincent Over The Sink one.
Currently playing: Brighter Death Now - Innerwar. FUCK! Haven't listened to this project in a while but this is such a good record.
Red Hot Chili Peppers related project? Please tell us more!!!
Halloween II & Halloween III: Season of the Witch LPs on Death Waltz- excellant soundtracks!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 04, 2012, 07:09:07 PM
Halloween II & Halloween III: Season of the Witch LPs on Death Waltz- excellant soundtracks!
Hear! Hear!
anxiously awaiting my copies.
recent listening:
John Carpenter - Christine OST (CD)
Fabio Frizzi - Zombi OST (LP)
Krökta Rum – Tankar & Syner Del I (LP) - just keep coming back to this record.
also listening to the Death Waltz Recordings mix for Halloween on mixcloud. Nothing but A+ choices.
http://www.mixcloud.com/dazed/exclusive-death-waltz-halloween-mix/ (http://www.mixcloud.com/dazed/exclusive-death-waltz-halloween-mix/)
Is the OST for CHRISTINE the music played on the car's radio or the creepy synthmusic? I watched the film the other day & thought about looking for the sndtrk.
Check Light in the Attic Records for the best Death Waltz LP prices in the US. They're going to help with pressing next year so def a good thing for saving on postage. I originally ordered PRINCE OF DARKNESS but they sent Halloween II instead; probably a mistake but I would have ordered HII anyway. Now they're out of stock on PoD.
The Carpenter score for Christine, not the regular tunes.
And thanks for the Death Waltz tip
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
Rumination / Bestializer cs
Arv & Miljö - demo cs
Simon Balestrazzi - La Montaña Sagrada
The last arrive:
Luc FERRARI - L'oeuvre Electronique (INA-GRM 2009) 10 x CD
Great release. It includes all the best electronique works - many of them are true masterpieces. Added over 100 pages mini-book with many photos, interesting interview, biography and detailed history of every included recording. Must!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 05, 2012, 05:06:02 AM
The Carpenter score for Christine, not the regular tunes."
When I looked on discogs, I only saw the various artists LP for Christine. I now see the soundtrack by JC.
Maybe DW will do it in the future as they will be doing The Fog next year. I thought for sure they'd announce the orig Halloween on Halloween. He kept hinting at a surprise.
Has anyone received the Coma Detox/Mania LP? Curious as to what people think!
Hopefully going to be getting mine next week.
Various Artists - Decay Product
One of the finest Chain Reaction releases. Amazing production. The track Erode stands exceptionally strong, quite an industrial vibe going on.
Rasthof Dachau - Prison Poems
Not as strong as some of their early works. Havent really gotten to me yet. Maybe some more listens.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on November 05, 2012, 05:49:30 PM
The last arrive:
Luc FERRARI - L'oeuvre Electronique (INA-GRM 2009) 10 x CD
Great release. It includes all the best electronique works - many of them are true masterpieces. Added over 100 pages mini-book with many photos, interesting interview, biography and detailed history of every included recording. Must!
I've got a flac rip of this. One day i tried listening to the entire thing all at once. I think i got up to disc 7 before i started completely zoning out and had to put something else on.
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Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 05, 2012, 06:38:11 PM
Quote from: hannes on November 05, 2012, 03:34:02 PM
Arv & Miljö - demo cs
What's this?
its actually called, Dimmorna Skingras. But was the first release by A&M.
Oh, I see. I thought you were talking about something unreleased or upcoming. I'm still searching for that one.
Currently spinning Källarbarnen vinyl. Nothing groundbreaking but still very enjoyable listening experience. Not too fond on drums mixed with industrial electronix but they blend in quite well on this record.
ILDJARN
Now, THIS is black metal. Pure hate and anger, the best black metal band ever.
Corazzata Valdemone / Bagman - Sex Nazis & Noise Und Roll
All stuff coming next year re-issued on LP/CD, by bigger european label. It will be good to see self titled re-issued on CD as it has been ridiculously hard to get. I think 750 copies self financed cd (and 2xLP & tape) exists.
Dave Phillips - They Live
Quote from: Si Clark on November 06, 2012, 02:07:14 PM
Quote from: Lust on November 05, 2012, 10:11:23 PM
ILDJARN
Now, THIS is black metal. Pure hate and anger, the best black metal band ever.
Need to get more of his stuff, only have Forest Poetry and Nocturnal Visions. Everything I've heard has been great.
The entire catalog is excellent. The ambient works dont get much attention from me, but I like them as an element in the greater make up of Vidar's work.
yep.
Quote from: Lust on November 05, 2012, 10:11:23 PM
ILDJARN
Now, THIS is black metal. Pure hate and anger, the best black metal band ever.
Look into The Germs to hear one of his influences.
Quote from: Lust on November 05, 2012, 10:11:23 PM
ILDJARN
Now, THIS is black metal. Pure hate and anger, the best black metal band ever.
Definitely. Ildjarn - "Strength And Anger" and "Forest Poetry" plus Absurd - "Facta Luquuntur" are the 3 best Black Metal albums
ever, in my opinion. Forget Burzum, forget Gorgoroth, forget Darkthrone.
And by Black Metal I don't mean what most people label as the "First Wave of Black Metal", because that is just Thrash. But in that case Bathory's first 3 albums easily take the cake.
NP:
Sick Seed - "Elephant Man" - Really good stuff. The first couple of minutes surprised me, I didn't know if I may have mistakenly put in an SSRI tape. But then some heavy bass thunders through and the very obvious vocals from Pekka shout on. This is supposedly a "live recording" but to me it sounds just as good as any of his other LP's in terms of production and sound.
Quote from: Lust on November 05, 2012, 10:11:23 PM
ILDJARN
Now, THIS is black metal. Pure hate and anger, the best black metal band ever.
HAIL!
One of my fav BM bands. Natt & tåke from the album Det frysende Nordariket:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp721RVahA8&playnext=1&list=PLJ5a95tvcv-kFRgqTpNUdTWl1ZSssz3su&feature=results_video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp721RVahA8&playnext=1&list=PLJ5a95tvcv-kFRgqTpNUdTWl1ZSssz3su&feature=results_video)
BIZARRE UPROAR "Viha&Kiima" 3xCS. A superior release. Highly recommend the extended tape version.
Cremation Lily - "Votive Mirror". CS. Slow-pacing enigmas.
Various - "WE GAVE THEM THE FUTURE AND THEY WANTED THE PAST". CS. Uncompromising hard cock from Unrest. ONe of the years best compilation tapes so far.
Viimeinen Kolonna - aistien juhlaa
I really want to write something about Ildjarn but I simply cant put it to words.
Ildjarn is not better than Burzum or Darkthrone musically, or technically, but it really depends on my mood what I want to sit and listen to.
Darkthrone - Rehersal '92 from Darkthrone – A Night Of Unholy Black Metal bootleg is just as good as any music Ildjarn recorded.
Burzum - Filosofem Vidar had full capacity to come close to this record but never actually did.
It is probably for the best that Ildjarn remains an "obscure" name while Darkthrone and Burzum are household pop culture icons, however, after the re-issues on a "big" label Im sure that will not last long. Ildjarn's music is about raw human isolation first and foremost.
The synth works are unmatched for the time period. & The Thou Shalt Suffer & Early Emperor stuff is also deathly real, black, and cold.
Been just cleaning basement and thinking whether I should dump shitloads of Ildjarn covers/inserts - most of all Ildjarn is dead. Got bunch of slightly "scratched" discs (was storaged in spindels and have small dots or such marks). May pack some copies to be sold as "2nd hand items". If someone doesn't have this release, double cd with two old demos (featuring emperor members) and lots of unreleased stuff. Drop me a line and I guess I'm selling those for like 9 euro range (original price 17e). Only faulty is little surface marks in discs..
Ildjarn used to be laughed at and ignored for long time. Even if quite big label (Napalm) did some CD's, they eventually ended up in discount bins everywhere. Thinking this was often sold with fame of Emperor, certainly people who liked Emperor's albums, could have been highly offended why this kind on unsophisticated roughness was sold to them. It took years to CD's finally disappear and I guess also in 2000's "scene" was ready for it.
I'll take a double CD Mikko, add it to whatever's being sent to me whenever.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 08, 2012, 08:44:23 AM
Been just cleaning basement and thinking whether I should dump shitloads of Ildjarn covers/inserts - most of all Ildjarn is dead. Got bunch of slightly "scratched" discs (was storaged in spindels and have small dots or such marks). May pack some copies to be sold as "2nd hand items". If someone doesn't have this release, double cd with two old demos (featuring emperor members) and lots of unreleased stuff. Drop me a line and I guess I'm selling those for like 9 euro range (original price 17e). Only faulty is little surface marks in discs..
stating the obvious here but if anyone doesn't have this already, jump to it! immense set. gonna dig it out and listen to it again now actually
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 27, 2012, 09:34:29 AM
(Wouldn't a re-release of the whole, original 6x10" "Experiences Musicales" be brilliant?)
late to this but the remaining tracks from the original experiences musicales set not on the new rumpsti pumpsti reissue were released on a single cd back in the mid-90's which is still easy enough to track down. rumpsti pumpsti has copies in fact ... http://mailorder.rumpsti-pumsti.com/index.php?productID=2772
... unless you mean a complete reissue on 6 10"s (which would be nice but i'm happy with cd's)
Quote from: Mattias G on November 04, 2012, 02:12:41 PM
Quote from: alterstock on November 04, 2012, 01:06:29 AM
Quote from: sprachlos on October 30, 2012, 09:07:09 AM
Does anyone now who Astor is? A Vincent over the Sink related thing?
More of a Red Hot Chili Peppers related project than a Vincent Over The Sink one.
Red Hot Chili Peppers related project? Please tell us more!!!
ha, yeah, i'd like to hear more about this too! and i'll chime in on the astor praise also. and speaking of vincent over the sink, i really like the bowles 7" that kye put out this year too
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on November 05, 2012, 05:49:30 PM
The last arrive:
Luc FERRARI - L'oeuvre Electronique (INA-GRM 2009) 10 x CD
Great release. It includes all the best electronique works - many of them are true masterpieces. Added over 100 pages mini-book with many photos, interesting interview, biography and detailed history of every included recording. Must!
just posted this over on the troniks board but there's a new francois bayle box that's just been released also. looks pretty incredible ... http://www.chondriticsound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=501944#p501944
currently playing: ildjarn is dead!
recent playlist:
shadow ring - remains unchanged 2lp
harry pussy - one plus one 2lp
jean tinguely - sound sculptures - tate gallery 1982 lp
alexander ross - grandfather paradox lp
veli-matti o aijala - raskas taakka lp
kito mizukumi rouber - otonaki touge de hagureta kmr lp
hair stylistics - hustler power electronics convention lp
black flag - in my head cd
adolescents - the complete demos 1980-1986 cd
rudolf eb.er - eden 13 cd (can't mention this without mentioning the amazing anal pop-up artwork ... homage to gunter brus' body analysis but in 3D!)
V/A - Arachnid Claims Its Prey (2xCassette) - only got through the first tape. Mixed bag so far but I especially enjoyed the weirdness of the ANTIchildLEAGUE track. And I kind of cringed when I heard mine again :(
Content Nullity - Scorn of Totality (Cassette) - really enjoying this, especially the b-side. kind of sounds like a cross between Renegade era Propergol and Pleasure Ground era Prurient. listened to it 4 times in a row while doing some reading.
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth - Halloween II + III (LPs) - the soundtrack for Halloween II is okay. The theme is pretty good and all but overall it just doesn't grab me. Halloween III is another story. Much more experimental and risky but it totally pays off. It reminds me a lot of the Escape From NY OST at times.
and then a healthy dose of Skinny Puppy and In Aeternam Vale
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 08, 2012, 04:48:53 PMHalloween III is another story. Much more experimental and risky but it totally pays off. It reminds me a lot of the Escape From NY OST at times.
Agreed. When I listen to one, I usually listen to the other soon after. Strong tonal associations for me.
Good news on that Bayle set. As far as I'm concerned, he's the master of electro-acoustics. It's great news that more people will be exposed to Purgatoire (though I'm confused why it isn't a 2CD) and Son Vitesse-lumière (his greatest masterpiece). Very cool set. Thanks for making me aware.
I like the Halloween II soundtrack more than I expected to. I do not remember anything about the film. I ordered Prince of Darkness but received HII instead so now have to wait for a restock of PoD.
Grunt - world draped in a camouflage lp
Extremely varied album. Covers many styles of the PE genre. I have not heard a better PE album all year. Highly recommended. A funny note, this record has plain black center labels on both sides, so I looked to the matrix number to identify the A side but both sides are marked A after the matrix number! I only knew it was wrong when I heard mikko shouting "dance for the genocide!".
Ryan Bloomer - punch pugs
Quote from: sterilization on November 09, 2012, 02:28:21 AM
Grunt - world draped in a camouflage lp
Extremely varied album. Covers many styles of the PE genre. I have not heard a better PE album all year. Highly recommended. A funny note, this record has plain black center labels on both sides, so I looked to the matrix number to identify the A side but both sides are marked A after the matrix number! I only knew it was wrong when I heard mikko shouting "dance for the genocide!".
The A is irrelevant. Look at the matrix number and the last before the letter I think is 1 or 2 aka A or B. It's the same on a lot of FA releases. I'd be more specific but I'm not at home to check
Quote from: Bleak Existence on November 09, 2012, 03:20:54 AM
Ryan Bloomer - punch pugs
What's your opinion on this one? I'm a big fan of Ryan's work but couldn't get into this tape at all.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 09, 2012, 03:22:47 AM
Quote from: sterilization on November 09, 2012, 02:28:21 AM
Grunt - world draped in a camouflage lp
Extremely varied album. Covers many styles of the PE genre. I have not heard a better PE album all year. Highly recommended. A funny note, this record has plain black center labels on both sides, so I looked to the matrix number to identify the A side but both sides are marked A after the matrix number! I only knew it was wrong when I heard mikko shouting "dance for the genocide!".
The A is irrelevant. Look at the matrix number and the last before the letter I think is 1 or 2 aka A or B. It's the same on a lot of FA releases. I'd be more specific but I'm not at home to check
You are absolutely correct. I just looked. Thanks for clearing that up.
Quote from: cipher chris on November 09, 2012, 05:10:47 AM
Quote from: Bleak Existence on November 09, 2012, 03:20:54 AM
Ryan Bloomer - punch pugs
What's your opinion on this one? I'm a big fan of Ryan's work but couldn't get into this tape at all.
Chris for me this is some of is best work :)
Visitations – Untitled (Time-Lag Records 2007) CD
Something for good morning. I love this release. There is all what is the best in the psychodelic folk tradition. Sweety female voice and the great free improv guitars and other voices... one of the best band in modern free folk genre... hats off.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 30, 2012, 07:18:44 PM
BASTARD NOISE "Galactic Sanitarium" LP
huh! With many productive bands you once in a while get feeling like "what's new then?". I don't have complete MITB/BN, but I date to say it's pretty damn close. Or used to be, until at some point I felt there isn't enough new substance. But now, especially A-side, I feel there is somehow fresh innovation there. Even if traditional caveman electronics and spacy feel of side long piece - somehow I feel closer to 90's MITB noise. Great sounds, great composition of distinctive sonic elements. Most definitely requires further rotations soon!
Saw this record at the record shop and almost bought it because of this post. Bastard Noise has been playing some progressively better live sets lately.
Heiman the other person credited on the first side A-side was Greg Heiman the guy that almost made the once promised Man Is The Bastard documentary.
I listened to
BASTARD NOISE "Descent To Mimas" CD on Ground Fault again and I think that it truly one of the best things Bastard Noise ever did. It has always been one of my favorites. Also I used to listen to "Skull Wave" on repeat and read for hours.
Megaptera "Disease" -> one of my first "industrial" cds, bought inside another one megaptera cd case. i realized it months later... anyway, I think I like it more now than back in the days
Caligula 031 "Slavetrade 2000" (filth and violence) mc. power electronics as it should be.
The Sound "Jeopardy" lp
Virgin Prunes "If I die, I die" lp
VERTONEN - Trigger Field (Solipsism 1999) CD-R
Still impressive. Very good item.
BODY CARGO / POGROM: Resistance
Daniel Menche "Beast resonator" CD (Roggbif) - mostly frantic drum loops in various speeds weaving in and out of each other, while I enjoy the editing some of the sounds appears a bit too thin and dead to me.
Deutsch Nepal "Tolerance" CD (Staalplaat) - Lina's best to my ears, pretty big focus on the rhythmical parts which I think always was his best signum, as opposed to the more ambient interludes with singing. I think "Erosion" was partly very good but after that everything well pretty much downhill. Soundsamples of the latest album sounds too sterile? Best looking digipak ever too on "Tolerance" - someone should keep Lina away from the design works...
Violent Onsen Geisha – Violent Onsen Geisha (Bloody Butterfly 1997) 3 x CD + mCD
VOG is my one of the most favourite nippon noise project. This item is classic. Hats off!
IUGULA-THOR - black mamba
http://soundcloud.com/colloidal-semantika/iugula-thor-black-mamba
NURSE WITH WOUND "drunk with the old man of the mountains" LP
10+ years old re-press with regular covers. Good purchase. NWW is kind of hit & miss for me. Some stuff is brilliant, some annoying. Here you have some laughter which can be either oddly sinister sounding, or just goofy, but damn well put together tape manipulations and sound sculptures.
HAL HUTCHINSON "damage portrait" tape
In this tape, Hal goes closer to objects. No layering, no dense structures, but very close-up recordings on kind of semi-flat tape recordings (no heavy bass or crispy high) of metal object scratching and smashing. I like the dimensionality of sound objects. You get the instantly the feel we aren't talking about flat smooth metal sheets, but various kinds of objects, where it's shape and size plays crucial role in type of sound created. What exactly set this above the currently popular acoustic metal junk brutism, is perhaps only that. You can hardly talk of composition or memorable recording techniques. Just nice range of objects.
lots of Italian HC as I try to figure out what has been collected on discography CDs (and how many times) and what has not.
Nerorgasmo - s/t 1985 - why can't there be more interesting music like this - I'm new to them, so I'm curious to find their story.
Ulster - Ulsterror
The Dagda - Threefold (wish I had a CD copy of this)
My Name is Satan - Refuse to Kneel
This week: Grunt: World Draped In A Camouflage
I am honestly taken aback by how good this album is. 20+ listens and still going strong. Mandatory!!
Full review here:
http://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/grunt-world-draped-in-a-camouflage/
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 13, 2012, 11:49:24 PM
Nerorgasmo - s/t 1985 - why can't there be more interesting music like this - I'm new to them, so I'm curious to find their story.
Italian hardcore at its best. quite active in squats, yet with a nihilist aestetic of their own.
They (and negazione) have been the first Italian bands to use an emotional approach to music, you can feel an undercurrent tension and depression that was completely missing from most bands at the time.
technically quite skilled, very interesting and extreme lyrics. they have been re-descovered only recently thanks to the box version of their works.
Extremely aggressive with a strong sension of provocation. I loved their nativity scene with mary & joseph in the trash with baby jesus eaten by the bull and the donkey.
The singer died of heroin in 2000.
Croatian Amor - Mermaids Of Jadransko CS and Croatian Amor - Vagina Sword 2xCS both of these are very nice. slowly getting into the mood for croatian amor.
Jet Partitions - Parameters 2xCS - didn't hear many people talking about it, but it's truly great harsh noise and nicely done tapes!
also some cdrs. i guess i've traded with someone or what..
German - Stalking and German - marketing . dind't find that much heavy metal or black metal as it was written on the internet. but decent noise. Like Marketing better
Prodeath / Silent Abuse & Bizarre Uproar - "Live 16.9.2011" (Filth & Violence, 2012) - I've only listened to the Prodeath material twice through and am not a huge fan. It's mainly creeping, lo-fi Blackened Doom type of stuff. With 30 minutes of music I figured that there would be something that I may like, or that I hadn't been paying good enough attention the first time around. But there isn't really anything that stands out to me. At around 10:30 or so they unleash some blast-beats, which are very nice when you have listened to 10 minutes of dragging, but the song is only blasting away for about 20 seconds then back to the drag.
Bizarre Uproar and Silent Abuse do a collaboration, so it basically sounds like...well..Bizarre Uproar, or at least the Bizarre Uproar of yesteryear when Miss Angel was involved in the creation of some Bizarre Uproar filth along with Sir Pasi. I had seen a track-listing for this live session somewhere but I can't seem to find it right now. The material is awesome, some of the best from BU and thee best for Silent Abuse. Pasi's newer approach and style is apparent during this recording. Heavy as hell walls spit out of an amp with vocals (from both parties!) occasionally peppering the track(s). If you like BU or Silent Abuse then you need to track this shit down.
Quote from: tiny_tove on November 16, 2012, 11:58:39 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 13, 2012, 11:49:24 PM
Nerorgasmo - s/t 1985 - why can't there be more interesting music like this - I'm new to them, so I'm curious to find their story.
Italian hardcore at its best. quite active in squats, yet with a nihilist aestetic of their own.
They (and negazione) have been the first Italian bands to use an emotional approach to music, you can feel an undercurrent tension and depression that was completely missing from most bands at the time.
technically quite skilled, very interesting and extreme lyrics. they have been re-descovered only recently thanks to the box version of their works.
Extremely aggressive with a strong sension of provocation. I loved their nativity scene with mary & joseph in the trash with baby jesus eaten by the bull and the donkey.
The singer died of heroin in 2000.
Thanks. Appreciated. Politics aside, EU 91 was doing some nice work on those Italian discographies. Agipunk Classics was another good series.
Destroyer666 LP of all their singles & 12" that's on Hells Headbangers
Saturnalia Temple LP on Ajna/Nuclear Winter- didn't like it when it first came out but it's grown on me
Speaking of Hardcore Italian Punk from the 80's, Chain Reaction - "Rottura Totale" is great stuff with a re-released of all their material on a comp. last year. Declino and Wretched had some really quality stuff too.
Mercyful Fate "Return of the vampire"
Pungent Stench "Been caught buttering"
Taint "Vice"
Heinz Hopf / Kam Hassah 7"
ANENZEPHALIA "Noehaem" LP (Tesco)
Thought i'd revisit this one in preparations for the new LP. At the time (almost 10 years ago), I was a bit dissapointed with the album as a whole as I thought it lacked much of the rythms and subtle coldness that made "Ephemeral dawn" so great. Now, it actually strikes me as being very good, with its slow moving structures and the welcome lack of "aggression" that defines so much of power electronics these days. Not that Anenzephalia ever were very aggressive in approach but I miss more of this held back attitude, both in the vocal department and the musical.
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 17, 2012, 05:09:37 AM
Speaking of Hardcore Italian Punk from the 80's, Chain Reaction - "Rottura Totale" is great stuff with a re-released of all their material on a comp. last year. Declino and Wretched had some really quality stuff too.
chain reaction were possibly one of the wildest underground band ever existed in Italy, in sounds and music.
I am looking forward to get this, especially for the unreleased track.
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Nerorgasmo - s/t 1985 - why can't there be more interesting music like this - I'm new to them, so I'm curious to find their story.
Italian hardcore at its best. quite active in squats, yet with a nihilist aestetic of their own.
They (and negazione) have been the first Italian bands to use an emotional approach to music, you can feel an undercurrent tension and depression that was completely missing from most bands at the time.
technically quite skilled, very interesting and extreme lyrics. they have been re-descovered only recently thanks to the box version of their works.
Extremely aggressive with a strong sension of provocation. I loved their nativity scene with mary & joseph in the trash with baby jesus eaten by the bull and the donkey.
The singer died of heroin in 2000.
Thanks. Appreciated. Politics aside, EU 91 was doing some nice work on those Italian discographies. Agipunk Classics was another good series.
well, you should check the excellent work done by the guys of http://www.lovehate80.it/libro/index.php?lang=en who are possibly the main supporters of this 80's HC revival we are living here at the moment.
the TVOR book is the strongest documentation of what was HC back then.
also Paolo Petralia's work with SOA is important with his re-release of PEGGIO PUNX, CRASH BOX, etc.
The Sisters of Mercy - Time To Cry (2xLP) - I got this old bootleg recording for $5 at a local record shop. One side has some nasty scratches that effect playback, but aside from that the recording is pretty solid as is the song selection from 1985.
Nine Inch Nails - Broken (CD) - oldie but a goodie. feeling very highschool listening to it though. :P
Croatian Amor – Mermaids Of Jadransko (Cassette) - mellow stuff. hoping to hear more from this project.
Stefano Ferrian - De Noize #02 I think some days ago these guys were playing in Finland, weren't they? this cd? well, rather nice and easy listening improvisation session. Nothing too fancy, but enjoyable.
VA - The Machine Started to Flow into a Vein vol. 3 CD, dedicated to NWW Lithuanian concert. Truly very good selected ambient works and spoken word by McKenzie. Good for long dark nights.
Trepaneringsritualen - Deathward, to the womb tape. I'm very glad that the stuff got rereleased. Great sounds, great music.
Diaphragmatic - Missing Time - Nice harsh noise and nice concept!
Miscreant - Birthright - a pity that the tape is so short. otherwise - interesting pe. enjoyed
Trepaneringsritualen - Deathward, to the womb tape. possibly Tomas' best work to date -although I love everything I have listened to.
Svenska Dokument CS-box (Järtecknet)
Sewer Election & Frederikke Hoffmeier - Den blege gråe tone LP (second Sleep)
Blasphemic Cruelty "devil's mayhem" LP
Ares Kingdom "return to dust" LP
Bathory "the return" LP
ULTIMASTANZA "total preoccupancy in pleasant silence" tape
Stiff Sancrotum
huh, so who is this? Maybe the label related personnel. One could say that mix CCCC type multilayered noise psychedelia with more PE soniks and that's what you get. Several layers of fast moving, very detailed, yet tape-decay swallowed electronic harsh noises.
HEDONIC SERGE "mode of male pleasure" tape
Stiff Sancrotum
Same could be said here. While A-side is kind of instrumental noise stuff, which reminds a bit of Ramleh with its high pitched feedback electronics throbbing with strong delay effect, it creates harmonic and pleasant results. B-side continues process with adding plenty of tasty industrial noise in mix, making it utterly busy and dense mix of layer over layer of great sounds. Overall track structure is like in Ultimastanze : one tape, one session - basically. Hedonic Seger just hits straight in my own pleasure nerves. High pitch of feedback, operating in utterly crisp frequencies, but also gloomy and rotten low end and repeating loop patterns. Essential!
Mania / Hal Hutchinson - Kollaborative Wreckage (cassette) - monster of a tape. crushing.
Strict "Impulsion" C90
Mo*Te "Chlorodyne/Wet Room" lathe-cut
Government Alpha "Alphaville" LP
Government Alpha "Altar Of Precrogs" 7"
The New Blockaders "Simphonie in X Major" LP
The New Blockaders "Falten" 10"
Merzbow "New Takamagahra" CD
Grunt "World Drapped In A Camouflage" LP
Con-Dom "Have Faith" CD
Controlled Bleeding "Curd" LP
Bizarre Uproar "Rape Africa" LP
K2 "Hepatopolitika" LP
K2 "The Rust" CD
K2 "Maximum Lateral Pressure" C60
K2 "Metal Language" C54
Ramleh "We Created It, Let's take it over" vol.I, II, III CD
Cherry Point "Misery Guts" CD
Custodian/Pusdrainer "Split" 7"
V/A Engine Of Modern Dysfunction Vol.1 7"
Thirdorgan/Diesel Guitar "Futuredestroyer" 7"
..and a lot of metal too (Behexen, Horna, Belphegor at most)
Grunt - World draped in a Camouflage lp
Pain Nail - Hengellisiä Lauluja No.2 7"
Main/Coma Detox - "split"
as anticipated, 3 top notch releases. Slowly but surely I am starting to enjoy mania's output. Slowly
Quote from: Human Larvae on November 23, 2012, 01:31:36 PM
as anticipated, 3 top notch releases. Slowly but surely I am starting to enjoy mania's output. Slowly
Have you listened to the split LP with Custodian or the 7" on F&V? They are superb Mania releases. In similar style to Coma Detox split.
Einleitungszeit 'Auranoise' CD (I need to start plugging the gaps in my collection for this band - anyone have the LP on Freak Animal for sale?).
Mauthausen Orchestra 'Bloodyminded' LP (side B of this really works for me).
Nile 'Black Seeds Of Vengeance' CD (my daughter asked to listen to old Nile).
Alberich 'Fall Where They Would' and 'Turned Back' tapes (two very different sides of the Alberich coin)
V/A 'Victoria' 2xtape on Posh Isolation (sad to say I might have some PI weariness setting in; I liked some of this, but other tracks seemed a bit throwaway)
Arktau Eos - Unworeldes
Brethren - Alienated & Radicalized
Grunt - World Draped in a Camouflage
Halthan - I Am Your Enemy
Musiikkivyöry - Tulemme Sokeiksi
Sabbath Assembly - Ye Are Gods
Various Artists - Utmarken
Quote from: cipher chris on November 24, 2012, 01:18:19 AM
Nile 'Black Seeds Of Vengeance' CD (my daughter asked to listen to old Nile).
Nile is brilliant. As is Karl Sanders solo project.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 22, 2012, 06:13:20 PM
ULTIMASTANZA "total preoccupancy in pleasant silence" tape
Stiff Sancrotum
huh, so who is this? Maybe the label related personnel. One could say that mix CCCC type multilayered noise psychedelia with more PE soniks and that's what you get. Several layers of fast moving, very detailed, yet tape-decay swallowed electronic harsh noises.
HEDONIC SERGE "mode of male pleasure" tape
Stiff Sancrotum
Same could be said here. While A-side is kind of instrumental noise stuff, which reminds a bit of Ramleh with its high pitched feedback electronics throbbing with strong delay effect, it creates harmonic and pleasant results. B-side continues process with adding plenty of tasty industrial noise in mix, making it utterly busy and dense mix of layer over layer of great sounds. Overall track structure is like in Ultimastanze : one tape, one session - basically. Hedonic Seger just hits straight in my own pleasure nerves. High pitch of feedback, operating in utterly crisp frequencies, but also gloomy and rotten low end and repeating loop patterns. Essential!
Hmm... listened the rest of Stiff tapes..
LIBERTINAGE goes in timeline somewhere close where Taint project stopped, but Mania had already started. Thinking why exactly the 15+ minutes recording happened under another name, isn't totally clear to me. While it is different from many releases of the two other bands, in other hand, it is also so close, that could have been released. Perhaps
"Quick Cum" tape is exactly that. Just getting it out of your system. Originally limited to mere 13 copies, very few had heard it before. Feedback, harsh electronics and vocals. That's the key elements. It has the Taint's violent force, not so much of Mania's clear metal junks, but the crispy sound quality is present.
TONGUE KNAX "maxim for subjugation" tapeI was quite amazed how close it sounds to HEDONIC SERGE! Actually, what came to my mind was as if HS tape was session cut half to be logically developing A & B side, now TK tapes beginning sounds almost like it would just continue where HS recording ended.. hah! Not bad of course. It's great piece of noise, but at the same time I get the feel it's project of same person, doing pretty much same thing, just under other name? Not sure.
MORDANT KARMA "Indulge" tapegood example of well done harsh noise, which manages to escape pretty much all the annoying digi-noise / digi mastering dead-ends often present in noise releases these days. It's crispy and full of clarity, but also somehow more "hand made" feel. It has quite limited range of sound it operates. One could rather put it into category of "smaller" Jap noisers Thirdorgan, MoTe, or something like that. Maybe later days CCCC in their harshest era? No jumping around in Endo/Masonna style, no elegancy of Aube or old CCCC. Perhaps the sonic quality is closer to rotten Texas/Houston scene of 90's. Very up-front simple, quite fast noise, but overall soundrealm stays about the same entire tape. There is no feedback, there is no big objects, but fuzzy distorted junk chaos operating most of all in middle and crisp enough high end, but not that much heavy bass.
All the Stiff Sanctorum tapes look good. Basically same looks as Lust Vessel tapes. Very well done presentation all over. My only complaint could be that most of the tapes are just one session cut in half. So the piece abruptly ends in middle, and continues next side. It could have been possible to publish tapes with non-interrupted full session on one side, and repeat the same on other side - or preferably of course - add another good piece. This is of course very minor complaint, but when everything else (except use of type I tapes) is top notch, then not letting format interference compositional aspect would have been brilliant cherry on the cake. In case of Libertinage this is the case. Same material repeats on both sides of tape, full uncut recording to listen through.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 24, 2012, 10:19:05 AMbut when everything else (except use of type I tapes) is top notch
Quote from: LustVesselAll cassettes duplicated at real-time to highest quality Type II/chrome tapes at Sacred Lust Studio, JAPAN.
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Altar Of Flies - The Violent Blow LP (A Dear Girl Called Wendy)
First the Let New Life Rise... album and now this, it's ridiculous how good AOF has gotten. Recent live shows has been absolutely mind blowing as well. The Violent Blow is definitely a harder listen than aforementioned album, and the title may give away the approach here. Where that one had certain elements of some kind of deranged beauty attached to it, this one is just downright ugly. Overall more direct and violent. At times, I think the actual atmosphere is somewhat reminiscent of older AOF releases like Black Tunnels, yet with the sound and composition of things being in line with the recent stuff. Organic and crisp. Apparently only 150 copies made of this baby so don't sleep on this.
Olympic Shit Man - Supercharge 2xLP (Harbinger)
Putrefier/Evil Moisture collaboration originally released as a cassette on MSNP. Classic example of average harsh noise. While on the turntable highly enjoyable, but afterwards maybe not that memorable, but still one of those records you certainly don't regret buying in the end. Brilliant artwork. The included comic didn't do too much for me, but a nice addition.
Quote from: Sadomaniac on November 24, 2012, 11:55:32 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 24, 2012, 10:19:05 AMbut when everything else (except use of type I tapes) is top notch
Quote from: LustVesselAll cassettes duplicated at real-time to highest quality Type II/chrome tapes at Sacred Lust Studio, JAPAN.
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sorry, it IS chrome tapes! What's the tape I was just looking.... These all are type II.
Quote from: Si Clark on November 24, 2012, 12:36:45 AM
Quote from: Human Larvae on November 23, 2012, 01:31:36 PM
as anticipated, 3 top notch releases. Slowly but surely I am starting to enjoy mania's output. Slowly
Have you listened to the split LP with Custodian or the 7" on F&V? They are superb Mania releases. In similar style to Coma Detox split.
I haven't. I only ordered the Coma Detox split because it came out on FA the same time as the Grunt releases.
MK9 "nothingess exists" CDr
Neural Operations
tour CDR of some sort. It's full length, focusing most of all to minimalistic synth noise singnals. Some spoken pieces, and some tracks are very very minimalistic. Hardly effects, hardly any innovative modulations, just stripped down to bare bones. Couple of the tracks have more advanced composition/layering, and they are among some of the best works from MK9. Overall sounds is missing somehow personal touch of artistic quality. To step away from sound coming from factory made gadget burned in CDR. Amps? Tape saturation? Tasty use of effects? MK9's ranting vocals? Something. It is good for what it is, but when you know he can do, and has done, so much more..
SINGULAR CLEANSWEEP OPERATIONS "Final Service" CD
Teito Sound Company
Hmm.. so one half of Operation Cleansweep, and what you could understand from title, perhaps this is the final tracks from archives? Unfortunately that's what it sounds like. Some of the tracks are nearly getting up there on the level of classic Operation Cleansweep songs, but many of them sound like uninspired works. He knows the template of basic industrial/PE track. Couple layers of synth, some processed spoken samples, occasional slow beat or other rhythm element. There are no total hit tracks like found from O.C. LP's. Just decent routine genre-fan satisfying tracks of same style, but lacking the passion and the interesting surface textures. Just as in MK9. Not bad, but knowing their milestone releases from past, very little to celebrate.
GRAUSTICH "Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty" tape
Filth & Violence
And logical 3rd item to comment would be this. In some ways it carries similarities to both. There are synthesizers and quite "dry" electronics used, and abundance of spoken word pieces, but unlike the "veterans", despite the "usual" sounds and nazi war criminal themed document dialogues, Graustich appears to have a notch more vitality in creating songs. A bit more flexible, drifting songs from original sounds ahead. A bit more dirt, a bit more grim distortions and ruggedness, while at the same time being absolute sonic stand-out in F&V's recent catalogue by not being utter amp-exploding gutter filth, but darker, more sinister industrial-PE. Whatever band may have done before, I don't know. I hope it will stay on smaller scale releases a bit further before aiming to do real "album"!
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2012, 09:02:11 PM
GRAUSTICH "Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty" tape
Filth & Violence
And logical 3rd item to comment would be this. In some ways it carries similarities to both. There are synthesizers and quite "dry" electronics used, and abundance of spoken word pieces, but unlike the "veterans", despite the "usual" sounds and nazi war criminal themed document dialogues, Graustich appears to have a notch more vitality in creating songs. A bit more flexible, drifting songs from original sounds ahead. A bit more dirt, a bit more grim distortions and ruggedness, while at the same time being absolute sonic stand-out in F&V's recent catalogue by not being utter amp-exploding gutter filth, but darker, more sinister industrial-PE. Whatever band may have done before, I don't know. I hope it will stay on smaller scale releases a bit further before aiming to do real "album"!
To my knowledge he just has a demo tape and a 3" CD release, both of which are very good but this tape is his best so far. Looking forward to hearing more from the project.
the 3" sounds a bit more clean compared to this release i wounder if BU had a role with mastering it.
Pharmakon-Deserve It
pretty good live set. i think the 2nd half of the tape did more for me. repetitive synth with junk sounds and her always welcomed vocals.
Bereft-First Degree Of Separation&Removed From Security
walls of noise with some outbust of feedback and vocals..
Nigger Knife-Nile River Fashions
dubbed " reel to reel destruction" i would say description is right on and at a c18 it leaves me wanting more.
Incapacitants – アルケミー箱愚か Alchemy Box Is Stupid
(Bonus DVD 2: Incapacitants Random Live Sampler )
really great live sets. loved seeing electronics+junk set from them.
"LIBERTINAGE goes in timeline somewhere close where Taint project stopped, but Mania had already started. Thinking why exactly the 15+ minutes recording happened under another name, isn't totally clear to me..."
Spur of the moment idea led to a spur of the moment recording after flipping through 120 Days of Sodom.
I haven't listened to the reiss yet. The reason it happened was I accidently traded Lust Vessel's copy that I was suppose to be holding for him so I just gave him the master tape & art. Worked out well since I was able to get all of the 2nd batch of LV rel's without having to actually do anything.
Been listening to both 2LPs from NEGATIVE PLANE.
after Mannheim consuming shitloads of soundtracks, mainly Halloween II and III, especially III is amazing. thank you Death Waltz....
We Gave THem The Future And They Wanted The Past comp cassette
...simply GREAT comp with nothing sounding retro imho, Unrest proved his point with this one. not one shitty track, lots of replays expected but the next tape holds my deck hostage :
RL:ZZ 'shrine' cassette ....WTF. monstrous...rumbling low waves, fuzz, distortion, more fuzz, organic sound (did i hear an organ?)....not pe, to heavy for 'drone', certainly no 'dark ambient' .....vinyl-worthy material.
Vangelis - Blade Runner soundtrack.
Simple and yet intricate compositions with rich details and a skilled craftmanship production. Vangelis successfully translates the films "physical space" and feel into an audial sphere. Still stands as a monument to this day.
Blush Response//
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOISBc7DTs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOISBc7DTs)
Concrete Mascara - Excess Takes its Toll - No wonder so many people were praising this tape. Visuals and sounds in it are top notch.
Exploding Mind – Ex-Auge Gottes Kino - I'm not sure what's in this tape is so attractive, but the overall mood of these spoken words and electronics is something sinister and very very nice.
Deviated Sister TV – Bestiae - a nice tape, but I think for me it wasn't the best material they've released.
Toilet Trades - Toilet Trades - great! just great! fantastic atmosphere. splashing water and weird melodies.
Elisha Morningstar - Empty life, Domestic bliss - the best tape I've had in my playlist this evening. Thick, rumbling and dynamic harsh noise. Best.
Nyctalops / Dr. Kinchev - split - and this one's the weakest one. It's not that bad - nyctalops - some noise generation manipulations, but got tired after a bit. dr.kinchev - more chaotic and slightly more interesting material, but overall ...
Quote from: online prowler on November 28, 2012, 11:00:18 PM
Vangelis - Blade Runner soundtrack. Still stands as a monument to this day
absolutely....could stand as an album on it's own. imho didn't age at all...
people, be shure to grab the Vangelis one, don't mind the other one : http://www.discogs.com/New-American-Orchestra-Blade-Runner/release/788916 (http://www.discogs.com/New-American-Orchestra-Blade-Runner/release/788916)
Has anyone heard the new ANENZEPHALIA album yet? I've only heard it once (Stab's CD in the car on a good system and decent volume) and I'm still waiting for the distro copies. That said I reckon it may be the best one so far. Not only that, it's a huge leap forwards from an already mostly amazing catalogue.
That's my initial verdict. What do you people think?
KALTWELT is exactly what the title says....more pronounced synths, structures (rhythm!), strange sequenced stuff, vocals colder than ever, not one lesser track
very very good, can't say 'their best' because imho each album stands on it's own
Listening to a d/l of DDV with ETAT BRUT:
http://archive.org/details/ClubMoralStocklist_002_DDV_bw_Etat_Brut
Excellant vers of "Eating Limbs"!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 29, 2012, 02:01:38 AM
Listening to a d/l of DDV with ETAT BRUT: http://archive.org/details/ClubMoralStocklist_002_DDV_bw_Etat_Brut
Thanx for the share, will check it out.
Propergol : paradise land cd ......no more powerelectronics, this is evolving towards generic darkambient with Bad Sector-like 'idm' structures...one track even feels a bit "elektro"...... It's good, he knows how to produce sounds, but feels like a collection of tracks & not an album....just like the last gig, which was 90% based on this album.
Quote from: P-K on November 29, 2012, 01:55:58 AM
KALTWELT is exactly what the title says....more pronounced synths, structures (rhythm!), strange sequenced stuff, vocals colder than ever, not one lesser track
very very good, can't say 'their best' because imho each album stands on it's own
Very much looking forward to this. What was the live setup? Still MS-10/20 and backingtrack?
one ms20 & backing.....not shure what Klaus was doing all the time....
I may risk coming across as a howling fag but I think the superiority of Kaltwelt is in the production and composition.
Yesterday it was the evening of good tapes.
Hassokk - Betono Gniaužtai very nice material. And somehow this project and sounds are better for me than BC.
Untergeschoss - Compilation Vol. 1 truly strong compilation. I think there is no track that was not enjoyable. Great material by Umpio, Clay Figure, Funeral Mongoloids, SSRI, Unclean etc.
VA - We gave them the future and they wanted the past Somewhat different compilation than the one above - more PE oriented. Interesting new names, interesting sounds, but nevertheless after STAB I had a non stop erection for the whole time and it's worth checking this tape for this one track only. (ah, yesterday I was watching an episode of inspector Morse with the same title as STAB's track.)
RL:ZZ - Shrine the project I haven't heard about, but this tape is great. Something not that usual, but nice.
Chloroforom Rapist tape on Nil By Mouth. I've heard a tape of this project before that I didn't quite enjoy. But this one is great from the beginning to the end. And though it's said something about zero entertainment, but it was truly entertaining so I think this was a small white lie.
Libertinage - for genuine male persuasion - nice tape. Mr. Mania manages to make such frequencies of feedbacks as no one else. At least I haven't heard any react to my ears and brains like that. It makes you feel rather uncomfortable but at the same time wondering.
V/A - Untergeschoss Compilation Volume 1 (Cassette) - very enjoyable comp. I like the range of approaches to making weird, fucked up noise. Funeral Mongoloids, Penis Geyser and Anal Barbara's scum noise was particularly satisfying. SHIFT had a great closer, but I think overall the Budrus track was the greatest surprise. Definitely a project I want to hear more of.
Raime - Quarter Turns Over A Living Line (2xLP) - while Raime's initial releases still carried elements of dub music, the new album is much closer to dark ambient territory. I want to call it outsider dark ambient or something. The production is pretty rich and the introduction of acoustic instruments like the cello and guitar really add substance. The second half of the album is particularly strong and the tracks benefit in general from compact running times that keep things interesting.
Puce Mary - Rubber Therapy (Cassette) - really weird and really good.
Selbstmord - No Forgiveness! - I've only heard a couple tracks on jewtube but I want this badly. seems like the sound is not quite so sharp and thin this time around but it's always hard to tell on youtube.
hate forest - the most ancient ones
rush - a farewell to kings
gentle giant - s/t and power and the glory
Det Egentliga Finland
Think this is a Swedish industrial project. Two tracks that are uploaded on soundcloud display - I presume - this projects range. Recommended listen. First track fuses industrial and devotional music, second one flirts quite successfully with 90ish - early 00ish techno - evolving and collapsing in its own black hole at the same time. Would like to learn more about Det Egentliga Finland, but couldn't locate more online during my first search. Take care, and SnifF this at your own behest:
http://soundcloud.com/det-egentliga-finland (http://soundcloud.com/det-egentliga-finland)
Urine Cop "Lean Hard" 7"
Uncompromising noisecore. Drums a bit louder in the mix then the electronics when compared to past releases. I it feel adds a new kind of ferocity to the tone, and of course pitch shifted vocals make it that much more enjoyable. Side B starts with a sample of a much, much slowed down DJ Screw track before heading straight into blast-beat territory. Love it.
Rodger Stella/Kites "Interior Moon" LP
Synth. Lots of it. Not terribly exciting. Artwork doesn't help either. Fucking asinine.
Hal Hutchinson "Wreckage and Reconstruction" LP
I love metal worship, and this album fulfills it. Vicious, raw, and even agonizing at points. Very, very hypnotic at times. Why the hell did I wait this long to listen to this? Fucking class.
Urine Cop makes me hard. Fucking awesome stuff.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 03, 2012, 12:18:10 AM
Urine Cop makes me hard. Fucking awesome stuff.
Same. That Vomir split tape has gotten several plays over and over again.
Rodger Stella & Kites - Interior Moon Lp (Mutter Wild)
From the moment I put this on I really enjoyed it. It's a very specific example of the sound that R. Stella's solo stuff has now. A sound distant from Macronympha, but still related. This record was 1 minute of source material provided by Kites manipulated by R. Stella into the 2 songs on this Lp. Both sides end in good sounding lock grooves. Great atmosphere and not at all what may be expected from the participants. Warm drone synth or synth-like tones on par with Pule Emitter and Envenomist territory. Gets better with multiple listens.
Macronympha - Diseased Erotica 7"
Blackhouse – Five Minutes After I Die
(Released on Ladd-Frith, 1986).
(http://thethingonthedoorstep.be/Fotoupload/Five_Minutes_After_I_Die.jpg)
Industrial and power electronish trax with christian content. Basic and rich production.
Back up Concrete Mascara's mention of the new Raime 12". Not a 100% release, though the trax that are good is føkking hard cock.
Some really great sound and movement in the Raime album.
Some more nice tapes:
Alo Girl - Die Erbin Des Dracula nice HNW.
Knullkraft – Förnedringsnormen wow. waiting for these narcolepsia tapes was totally worth it. great sounds!
Puce Mary - Rubber Therapy Somewhat rather easy-listening and perhaps the weakest tape from the new Nordisk Klub batch.
Iron Pillar / Perpetrators great sounds! But is this done for fun or it's more serious exploration of the topic. Track titles like "300-400 Boys Aged 6 To 12 Years " make me wonder,
Assault Guard - For those appreciative.. - Decent. Not too enjoyable, but not bad.
Cambodia Camping Service - Temple of Endurance A side of my tape is empty :( People told that he record was rather silent, but I think mine is empty at all. will have to check.
ABNTR - Demo MMVIII I think I wrote about it already, but this tape made it back to my pile of records "to-be-listened-to". So. Nice tape.
Ultimastanza and Mordant Karma tapes. Top notch harsh noise!
NYODENE D/SEKTOR 304 - collaboration CD
CHLOROFORM RAPIST - untitled
CALIGULA031 - domino
NOCTURNAL POISONING - other worlds of the mind
THE COMMUNION - a desired level of unease
IRM - anthology
EN NIHIL/STRIATIONS - split C20 (coming soon on DANVERS STATE RECORDINGS)
and various demo recordings of my own work
Quote from: Levas on December 03, 2012, 10:02:58 PM
Iron Pillar / Perpetrators great sounds! But is this done for fun or it's more serious exploration of the topic. Track titles like "300-400 Boys Aged 6 To 12 Years " make me wonder,
Assault Guard - For those appreciative.. - Decent. Not too enjoyable, but not bad.
Cambodia Camping Service - Temple of Endurance A side of my tape is empty :( People told that he record was rather silent, but I think mine is empty at all. will have to check.
Look deeper into the topic and the titles makes more sense, re-listen the AG tape(IMO it's great) and ask JDV for a new CCS tape, unfortunately not the first time I've experinced dubbing problems from this otherwise fine label.
Will relisten to AG tape. this was the first tape i listened to this morning and somehow was not too excited.
Well, the topic is not new and it's clear what it means etc. but I'm just sometimes confused perhaps without proper background of the act etc. how to interpret something that is done. This was just a normal question, not a provocation or something like that. because sometimes when stuff appears with titles like "Fuck Every Person On Earth Who Have Cancer" or something like that, i'm lost between various types of humor, simple explorations and retardedness.
What I meant was, title refers to specific case(300-400 boys indeed). Do your research mate :)
Thank you. I was not aware of these specific numbers in Andersen's case.
Quote from: Si Clark on December 04, 2012, 12:14:36 AM
Quote from: andy vomit on December 03, 2012, 11:14:39 PM
CHLOROFORM RAPIST - untitled
CALIGULA031 - domino
What do you think of these two?
quite good. i thought the CR tape on untergeschoss was a bit more varied than this one, but that's a minor complaint. i need to give C031 another spin because the B side of my copy was messed up (fortunately NBM rectified that), but the A side sounded damn good. sleazy as shit.
Call Back The Giants - Incidents Of Travel 12" (White Denim)
Four new tracks. Good stuff, hard to describe music. Tim Gross from The Shadow Ring, which may or may not give you some kind of hint. Fucked up and "playful" approach, yet somewhat precise. Best when not dominated by synthmelodies and more focus on weirdo sounds and vocal stuff.
Ultra Fuck - Sex At The Maly Trostenets LP (Järtecknet)
Absolutely mandatory reissue of swedish primitive tape minimalism.
+ revisiting various Double Leopards releases.
V/A - Svenska Dokument 3xcassette - I've only listened to the 3rd tape with Orquere and Krokta Rum but I really enjoyed it. Good to hear more from Krokta Rum. Very much in line with the LP earlier this year. As for the Orquere side, I liked this material much more than the stuff on the Foundations CD. For some reason that one didn't grab me so much but here I was instantly hooked.
Listening to older STROM.ec material too. A power electronics group that really knows how to make proper albums!
Caligula031 "Domino" - great! both music and artwork/packaging
En Nihil/Gnawed "Fall of humanity" - liked the En Nihil tracks a lot
Cranioclast "Koitlaransk" lp
Cranioclast "Lost in karak" lp
Dieter Muh "Tertium organum" lp
Hedonic Serge – Somatoscopy: Mode Of Male Pleasure Had to find Mikko's opinion about the whole batch to check how he rated these. Hedonic Serge for me was the weakest of the whole batch. B side was a little more interesting, A side was basically feedback and delay. It's good for some time, but overall not amazed.
Tongue Knax – Maxim For Subjugation - better, with more things happening. Quite good harsh noise. And yes, resemblance between these two is unavoidable.
Graustich - Dedicated to those... - after the first spin I somehow was quite lost - why people were praising it. But after the second one it got into the mood. Good record
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa - rechecked it on different format and that's for sure Pasi's most solid album
Sick Seed - Live + 1 Good album, good delivery, good sound.
Arv & Miljo - Ungdomsband ah, what a great record. The one I most enjoyed this evening.
Positive Adjustments - Focus - good sounds! This is some new project, but its records' nice and dark atmoshpere catches me.
Bestializer - Atavistic Aggression - enjoyed
Urinals - II - not that much
Filthy Turd - Bile Enema - disappointed / didn't understand.
The last arrivals, mainly VHS and DVD releases:
COUM TRANSMISSIONS / THROBBING GRISTLE "After Cease to Exit" (VHS) - first time seen. I looked for this movie many years, and I'm not disappointed. Very realistic and impressive scene with castration, fragments of TG (members with swastikas) concert in lyceum (?). Not perfect, but enough good quality of this copy.
COSEY FANNI TUTTI "an incredible video" (VHS) - fragments of her performances from 1983. Nice but not so good as I imagined before. Good quality.
MISSING FOUNDATION "qe2 albany" (VHS) - fucking awesome 27 minutes of their concert, probably from 1989. SWANS were/are preschools in connection with them. Good quality.
HIJOKAIDAN "a story of the king of noise" (DVD) - the next total destroying show (performances from 1981/1989). Noise in pure form. Madness, sickness and total chaos. I love them! Good quality.
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Studio action 1" (VHS) - The first studio sessions. 43 minutes! Great classic! It would be the better if there wasn't use colour effects. Not perfect quality but enough to enjoy of this movie.
Grunt - World Draped In Camouflage LP
Grunt - Decadence Of Flesh DVD
First Listens.
Insect Warfare - World Extermination
Death Toll 80k - Harsh Realities
in grind we crust
Deterge/Skin Graft split LP- SG side is excellant so def need to check more of his work out. Deterge is good but I like his work with heavily processed vocals much more. I received the 'bandage' version which is nothing but a sleeve wrapped in duct tape. Nice inserts but wish something more had been done to the sleeve.
Con-Dom "acts of faith" 3" cd- yesterday was the day that Marc Lepine shot a bunch of fucking feminists in Montreal Canada
Quote from: Peterson on December 06, 2012, 09:47:28 PM
Libertinage "Quick Cum" C??
I like this but it doesn't hold up to most Mania or Taint. I really like the approach of feedback on this one, nice frequencies, nice little warps and twists. I guess if you are really into the piercing high end like I am then this would be unavoidable.
Total old-school vibe on this tape,
Male Rape Group, Lyoto Music, early
Sutcliffe and
New Sadism can all be heard on this one tape. It's seriously some of his best material in my opinion and I wish he would have made that project last a little longer.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 07, 2012, 09:35:37 PM
Deterge/Skin Graft split LP- SG side is excellant so def need to check more of his work out. Deterge is good but I like his work with heavily processed vocals much more. I received the 'bandage' version which is nothing but a sleeve wrapped in duct tape. Nice inserts but wish something more had been done to the sleeve.
Con-Dom "acts of faith" 3" cd- yesterday was the day that Marc Lepine shot a bunch of fucking feminists in Montreal Canada
Skin Graft is an amazing scum industrial project that never disappoints....
Ash Ra Tempel -Bruxelles - Planetarium 18.10.1977
Ash Ra Tempel 06.12.1974 Paris Salle Wagram
Ashra 24.08.1985 Sheffield (UK) Ars Electronica
Ashra - Berlin - Planetarium 04.06.1988
Ashra / Ash Ra Tempel - Angers - Cinema l`Elysee 18.11.1977
Someone at the Dime tracker broke out some rare recordings. I was always a fan, but the more I hear, the more I am. One of the bands that would make a time machine list. I bet that '74 Paris show above was incredible, because the music sure is.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on December 06, 2012, 06:38:57 PM
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Studio action 1" (VHS) - The first studio sessions. 43 minutes! Great classic! It would be the better if there wasn't use colour effects. Not perfect quality but enough to enjoy of this movie.
Is this the entire ULTRA II tape (wdc886002) or just that section? I want those so fucking bad.
Is there a COME ORG thread somewhere? I swore there was but I can't find it using the search function. Damn.
The Splinter Orchestra's self titled album (http://www.splitrec.com/index.php?go=thesplinterorchestra) has been on repeat around here.
(http://www.splitrec.com/images/front_cover_high_200.jpg)
Orchestra improvisation. A bit more info here (http://www.abc.net.au/classic/australianmusic/stories/s1874840.htm).
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 08, 2012, 04:04:43 AM
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on December 06, 2012, 06:38:57 PM
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Studio action 1" (VHS) - The first studio sessions. 43 minutes! Great classic! It would be the better if there wasn't use colour effects. Not perfect quality but enough to enjoy of this movie.
Is this the entire ULTRA II tape (wdc886002) or just that section? I want those so fucking bad.
Is there a COME ORG thread somewhere? I swore there was but I can't find it using the search function. Damn.
I have only the section, unfortunately.
Roly Porter - Aftertime CD - I don't know how I missed the boat on this year but wow. Neo-classical meets glitch meets harsh noise. The album benefits hugely by having actual recorded instruments, not just software strings. And also all the track titles are planets from the Dune universe, which is just going to make anything better. Even at its harshest it's quite beautiful. Reminds me a lot of Kevin Drumm and Russell Haswell at times.
Emptyset - Demiurge CD - same label and similar style as Roly Porter, but no neo-classical element. It's as if Alva Noto had a child with Converter. Very digital, very crisp and brutal speaker work out.
and I've been listening to IFOTS - Tears Royal LP again lately. Listening to my favorite noise and related releases this year trying to come up with some kind of top ten. Hearing this LP again, I'm reminded of how much I enjoyed it the first few spins I gave it on my turntable. Definitely my favorite power electronics release of the year.
GX Jupitter-Larsen – Big Time Crash Bang 2008 lp
Absolutely fucking GREAT.
DDT Jazz Band - Original Heidelberg Blues/Sipulit 7"
A side is simple piano blues backed with sounds of printing press, works as a curiosity. B side is nice dixieland jazz. 1970 and co-released by Painomestarit Oy and Love Records.
FORZA ALBINO infestation LP- it's excellant! cover art reminds me of Come Org & the minimal synth with metal percussion brings Club Moral to mind but doesn't sound like C.M. Excellant vocals and lyrics. S2 is the best with the simple synth sounds building up. RECOMMENDED.
yesterday, listened to TxRxPx 10" & one side of Poison Idea's "Fatal Erection" LP & Nifelheim "Envoy of Lucifer" LP the night before
DEVIATED SISTER TV
"Bestiae"
(Santos production, 2012, CS)
A friend recently lent me his copy of this CS. Now a days it is seldom that I find myself blown away be a contemporary PE release. This though, engraved itself in my skin. Concept album about a group of metal youths in Italy whom tortured and murdered a group of people some years back. Italian lyrics, female and male vox, spoken word/I presume excerpts pf an interview with one of the perpetrators - and a very very atmospheric and intense combo of PE and death industrial. Sparse, but effective production. Highly recommend this release. I am securing a copy for myself.
http://deviatedsistertv.blogspot.no/?zx=46f318d971471c2 (http://deviatedsistertv.blogspot.no/?zx=46f318d971471c2%20 )
V/A - Svenska Dokument 3xcassette - finally listened this start to finish and it was very satisfying. The first project, Enklav, was probably my least favorite, everything was satisfying. The Iron Pillar track stood out in particular, a very brutal, well structured assault. I det roda was fun too in a sort of scum rock/noise way. And as mentioned previously the 3rd tape is very good. For Swedish noise fanatics, this is essential.
Assault Guard - For Those Appreciative of the Sensual Properties of Rubber cassette - enjoyable crude noise with a nice rubbery synth :P
Caligula 031 - Slavetrade 2000
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on December 11, 2012, 04:44:51 AM
V/A - Svenska Dokument 3xcassette - finally listened this start to finish and it was very satisfying. The first project, Enklav, was probably my least favorite, everything was satisfying. The Iron Pillar track stood out in particular, a very brutal, well structured assault. I det roda was fun too in a sort of scum rock/noise way. And as mentioned previously the 3rd tape is very good. For Swedish noise fanatics, this is essential.
I actually enjoyed Enklav the most - despite coming off as a kind of Vivenza-tribute group. Not sure if all sound sources are machines though, some of the loops seems more like short snippets of man-made sounds. The unaltered nature of the sounds and their blending between each other with quite rhythmical results appeal a lot to me. Hängd doesn't do anything for me, tiresome synth-driven PE with powerless and embarrasing vocals. I Det Röda - ploy noise rock. Iron Pillar is quite competent and nicely varied throughout but some of the sounds are too thin and the religious samples doesn't always work. Krökta Rum then - I have listened to this material a lot during the last weeks. I wasn't too fond of the LP (also on Järtecknet) but here the tape manipulations work splendidly, interesting when you can't really make up what the sources are, like in the second part. The editing is perfect and the parts are good in length. Orquere lastly - could in a way be compared with Enklav, but less mechanic and more layered sound. Not the same obvious loopbase that drives the track forward, but instead nice additions of clangs. This material was also better than the CD on L&B, which felt a bit emotionless and stiff in parts.
Seems like the projects Viktor is involved in became the keepers here for me at least.
Repugnant: Epitome of Darkness, LP.
Cultes des Ghoules: Spectres over Transylvania, LP
WE GAVE THEM THE FUTURE BUT THEY WANTED THE PAST v/a tape
Tight-knit and strong compilation of modern UK power electronic/industrial acts, in the year when everybody's gloating over what happened 30 years ago. Very satisfactory, no bad tracks. The one on the A side (Caustic Qualm?) with the tubular bells was quite unsettling. The one instrumental piece felt a bit unfinished, and some of the acts were a bit too similar in vocal approaches, but that was the only negative I could find. Haven't heard the US PE 3cd, but seems 2012 was a good year for geographical v/a's. Recommended.
ARKTAU EOS - Unworeldes + IOH MAERA
Dark stuff. Probably even better heard from proper releases, rather than promo mp3s, but you can't have everything...
WITCH CROSS - Fit for fight
Old Danish heavy metal band dug up by Hell's Headbangers, from 1984 I think. Classic metal in the NWOBHM style, great vocalist and perfectly ridiculous lyrics.
any word on the Anenzephalia "23" cassette ? ......
Quote from: ARKHE on December 12, 2012, 04:23:53 PM
WE GAVE THEM THE FUTURE BUT THEY WANTED THE PAST v/a tape
Tight-knit and strong compilation of modern UK power electronic/industrial acts, in the year when everybody's gloating over what happened 30 years ago. Very satisfactory, no bad tracks. The one on the A side (Caustic Qualm?) with the tubular bells was quite unsettling.
Content Nullity, which was my favourite track on the compilation. Proud to be part of it. Glad you enjoyed it.
Listening to Changes - Orphan in the Storm and Lament
one of those rare neofolk bands that I miss from time to time. Nice music
Quote from: P-K on December 12, 2012, 06:57:07 PM
any word on the Anenzephalia "23" cassette ? ......
Ouch... I can't believe I just paid $25 for a tape. Better be good.
I guess spinning new Flooded church of asmodeus cd does not sound right. so BLASTING new Flooded church of asmodeus cd. more than half an hour of perfectness!!!
It's a damn good album.
tonight:
Disgust - Time Ruins Everything
Disgust - Where Angels Fear to Tread
Jason Lescalleet - The Pilgrim
MURDEROUS VISION - black hellbore: a quiver of arrows
hellish, brooding and oppressive black ambience from one of the masters. for my money, MV is consistently one of the best in the genre.
CONTROL RESISTANCE - declaration 1994-2011
i knew of CR, i'd just never heard the project before. really great stuff. i like how the vocals aren't just randomly shouted over the music; there's a rhythmic pattern to them that makes the tracks more like actual "songs." nice inclusion of the CON-DOM track, too.
MARTIN BLADH: - dirge: the peter sotos files
amazing industrial noise/sound collage. possibly more unsettling than the actual "buyers market" disc.
Quote from: andy vomit on December 14, 2012, 03:58:29 PM
MARTIN BLADH: - dirge: the peter sotos files
amazing industrial noise/sound collage. possibly more unsettling than the actual "buyers market" disc.
Yea, this is a great piece. There is one conversation in there that gave me a slightly visceral reaction the first time I really listened (I don't remember which track, I think maybe "Dirge: Marry" or "Marc"). That has never happened to me from Sotos' work itself, come to think of it, it rarely happens to me ever, with anyone's work including videos and photos. In any case, I couldn't imagine anyone doing a better job with Sotos' work, sonically, than Bladh.
Armon Kuilu - S/T
Tervahäät - Kalmonsäie
Tervahäät - Patria
Can't get enough of the Armon Kuilu album. So good. A mixture of zeuhl, Ultra Bra & Penderecki, hehe. I seriously hope to hear a new album by AK some day.
Side A - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6-mpMgX6S8
Tervahäät is a newish neofolk/ambient/experimental duo from Finland which just released two new albums. From ritualistic ambient and drone to straight neofolk, minimalistic unison vocal recitations, etc. Creates feelings of frozen and desolate Finnish countryside. Heavy emphasis on the 'devotional' aspects talked about in the other thread. Excellent in my opinion, but possibly a little hard to digest for some.
Some TH tracks at http://www.animaarctica.fi/index.php?pid=3 - just compare 'Virtaus' to 'Otsontanssi' to hear the wide scope of sound they're dealing with...
Right now
Albert fish is my hero - Lesopolosa 3" cdr nerfarious activaties this a short but very intense little 3" cdr. Harsh noise / power electronics that gets straight to the point and leaves you wanting more. Great vocals !and clever packaging aswell with a very DIY esthetic . Well done!
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 14, 2012, 05:47:32 PM
Quote from: andy vomit on December 14, 2012, 03:58:29 PM
MARTIN BLADH: - dirge: the peter sotos files
amazing industrial noise/sound collage. possibly more unsettling than the actual "buyers market" disc.
Yea, this is a great piece. There is one conversation in there that gave me a slightly visceral reaction the first time I really listened (I don't remember which track, I think maybe "Dirge: Marry" or "Marc"). That has never happened to me from Sotos' work itself, come to think of it, it rarely happens to me ever, with anyone's work including videos and photos. In any case, I couldn't imagine anyone doing a better job with Sotos' work, sonically, than Bladh.
I'm thinking that I never made it all the way through "Dirge". I don't remember anything about it that I found very engaging. Is the Sotos bits him reading? I remember one of the Creation cdr's & found listening to his voice to be boring as shit.
I do want to pick up Bladh's cd on Freak Animal with the booklet of collages. What I listened to from it was pretty good.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 15, 2012, 01:26:48 AM
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 14, 2012, 05:47:32 PM
Quote from: andy vomit on December 14, 2012, 03:58:29 PM
MARTIN BLADH: - dirge: the peter sotos files
amazing industrial noise/sound collage. possibly more unsettling than the actual "buyers market" disc.
Yea, this is a great piece. There is one conversation in there that gave me a slightly visceral reaction the first time I really listened (I don't remember which track, I think maybe "Dirge: Marry" or "Marc"). That has never happened to me from Sotos' work itself, come to think of it, it rarely happens to me ever, with anyone's work including videos and photos. In any case, I couldn't imagine anyone doing a better job with Sotos' work, sonically, than Bladh.
I'm thinking that I never made it all the way through "Dirge". I don't remember anything about it that I found very engaging. Is the Sotos bits him reading? I remember one of the Creation cdr's & found listening to his voice to be boring as shit.
No, it's more like Buyer's Market, samples/"victim tapes" all that good stuff, mainly mixed in but sometimes long samples strung together at the beginning of a track, pieces somewhat reminiscent of certain Taint releases even. Personally I didn't like any of the Sotos "audiobooks" either. Very drab and definitely boring. The only thing I liked about the
Proxy CD was that it contained some of "Playground Sex", which up to that point I had not read yet. The sample I was thinking of on
Dirge:..., which I just listened to again, isn't all that great now that I have heard it a handful of times, it had a feel like that OVER tape did that was on NVS, just a strange confessional style that kind of makes you think after you hear it.
I can't believe I have finally located this gem and put in an offer for a mere $15.00+ shipping and actually got the fucking thing. It's Marcel Marceao, the best of version. Marcel is a mime so...I guess you can see where this is going; a record full of silence beyond the small audience movements and some clapping at the end. This was released in 1971 so this guy was ahead of his time, he was what some call a "troll" these days, way back in the early 70's. More info and some reviews:
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/marcel_marceao/the_best_of_marcel_marceao/
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 15, 2012, 01:26:48 AM
I do want to pick up Bladh's cd on Freak Animal with the booklet of collages. What I listened to from it was pretty good.
one of the best releases of 2012.
That's almost sold out. I recall less than 10 left!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 15, 2012, 09:15:29 AM
That's almost sold out. I recall less than 10 left!
Send it to me for Christmas. You have the address. Or as trade for that cd-r I sent to SickSeed to pass onto you- you got that right?
Finally copies of Anenzephalia Kaltweld in my hands and after one spin, I must say that highlight tracks REALLY stand out. Thinking, that I heard few of these tracks when Anenzephalia played in Finland several years ago, and still could instantly recognize track when it starts! I think composition of album is brilliant, and for me this was very nice move forward from previous album (not bad either, though). First couple of tracks I thought vocal sound was somewhat separate from music itself, having very different frequencies/atmosphere as if it was put on top of instrumental piece much later under different circumstances? But very quickly you either get used to it, or it simply starts to blend in better. Not all tracks are absolute stand out classics, but fact that there are several of them, and rest stand strong - makes album ESSENTIAL purchase.
Due some conditions, so far listened just CD, but giving LP spin as soon as possible and I have slight expectation that some tracks may work even better on LP.
Pyhä Kuolema "Saavun Vaikken Kulkisi" CD has been for last 2 weeks the absolute top rotation. I guess I listened it already 20 times or more? Often twice a day. Best "neo folk" out there, if you want to call it such. Most of all man with guitar, but well done, well sung, very good lyrics when I finally got over my meathead'ish tendencies and really started to dig deeper into messages hidden under poetic writing. Nuori Maa, Tuhat Kuolemaa Sekunnissa, Avaruusmies ja Helvetinmies and Tanssi Vainajille must be the stand out tracks.
Pyhä Kuolema "Saavun Vaikken Kulkisi" CD
http://www.animaarctica.fi/index.php?pid=3
... being a neofolk fan I immediately checked out the online samples of the album after Mikko`s overwhelming review. I found it quite average actually – however good, solid ordinary "folk", rather than "neofolk". But I guess, understanding the finnish language adds something crucial to it.
Speaking of (neo)folk, I warmly recommend OSEWOUDT. Their sound is very fresh, inspired and truly melancholic; in german and dutch language.
Osewoudt "Gelag van zwartgeklede kraaien" CD 2011
http://osewoudtnl.bandcamp.com/album/gelag-van-zwartgeklede-kraaien
Quote from: fin de siècle on December 17, 2012, 02:19:29 PM
Pyhä Kuolema "Saavun Vaikken Kulkisi" CD
http://www.animaarctica.fi/index.php?pid=3
... being a neofolk fan I immediately checked out the online samples of the album after Mikko`s overwhelming review. I found it quite average actually – however good, solid ordinary "folk", rather than "neofolk". But I guess, understanding the finnish language adds something crucial to it.
I think it's among the top ones also compositionally, in terms of delivery, and - ehm - "productionwise", but it's true that not understanding the lyrics takes away a crucial part as this is of course not "just music".
yes, I would think lyrics are probably more than half of appeal actually. I don't think they could be easily translated, without losing a lot of atmosphere. I think production could be something more out of ordinary, something more experimental. Certainly there this probably falls better under just folk music. That's why I said "neo folk". It operates thematically along occult, ritualistic, nationalistic, and such themes, and falls into more obscure area of folk, but questionable does it really fall under Neo-folk. Sold and published by labels associated with experimental/industrial rather than traditional folk music genre.
V/A - Archives GRM, 5 x CD
Essential compilation of electroacoustic music.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Archives-GRM/release/375844
Quote from: Salamanauhat on December 19, 2012, 02:32:33 PM
V/A - Archives GRM, 5 x CD
Essential compilation of electroacoustic music.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Archives-GRM/release/375844
Yeah! I have got this one and I listened it lately. The great edition!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 16, 2012, 10:35:37 PM
Finally copies of Anenzephalia Kaltweld in my hands and after one spin, I must say that highlight tracks REALLY stand out. Thinking, that I heard few of these tracks when Anenzephalia played in Finland several years ago, and still could instantly recognize track when it starts! I think composition of album is brilliant, and for me this was very nice move forward from previous album (not bad either, though). First couple of tracks I thought vocal sound was somewhat separate from music itself, having very different frequencies/atmosphere as if it was put on top of instrumental piece much later under different circumstances? But very quickly you either get used to it, or it simply starts to blend in better. Not all tracks are absolute stand out classics, but fact that there are several of them, and rest stand strong - makes album ESSENTIAL purchase.
Due some conditions, so far listened just CD, but giving LP spin as soon as possible and I have slight expectation that some tracks may work even better on LP.
Wholeheartedly agreed. Probably my top album of 2012 (should be a thread for top 2012 releases). It was also a pleasant surprise to see printed lyrics, as they confirm many of the philosophical concepts that I've recognized in Anenzephalia's work over the years. Aes, Bodies Of Gold, and Paradies are my favorite tracks, but like you said, all of them are strong.
Giancarlo Toniutti & Maurizio Bianchi – CD 1 from V/A Broken Flag - A Retrospective 1982-85 5CD (Vinyl-On-Demand)
Didn't care much for the Toniutti tracks. They have a peculiar atmosphere but overall they just sound like experiments that didn't work out well to me. The two M.B. tracks are not the most focused but they still have his unique sound that I love.
Snuff – Snuff CD (Filth & Violence)
Nasty and in-your-face PE. Nothing arty, that's for sure. A bit painful after a while, but that's the way it's intended, obviously.
SPK – Auto-Da-Fe, Information Overload Unit & Leichenschrei CDs (Mute/The Grey Area)
Haven't listened to these in years. I remembered them sounding much more dated. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Auto-Da-Fe: both the industrial tracks as well as the more synth-pop stuff (some of which sound a bit clumsy to me but that's part of their charm). I.O.U. is a classic. I still don't like Leichenschrei as much as the other two CDs. It's a bit unfocused for me.
I also like the pictures on the artwork for all 3 CDs: nice medical and strange cultural pics.
M.B. – Nervo/Hydra CD (Kubitsuri Tapes)
Reissue of a cassette from 1981. As is the case with M.B. cassettes, it's not exactly spectacular in terms of composition, but this one isn't the worst either, and I liked it very much for that typical M.B. atmosphere.
Teneleven – Teneleven CD (Doubtmusic)
A project of Mitsuru Nasuno, bassist in Korekyojinn, Altered States; he also plays with Keiji Haino and lots of other bands. The label describes this CD as dark prog rock influenced by Ash Ra and Heldon, among others. This is true to some extent, but overall it's hard to categorize the album. There are synths and electronic noises but not a lot of rock in quite a few songs. An interesting album with some really good tracks but overall probably not worth the $30 I paid for it.
Quote from: KMusselman on December 19, 2012, 11:48:15 PM
hey Keith, maybe your next release should have one of these:
IMAGE
this way you would be sure to not "offend" anyone.
Man, imagine if this image were to bleed into the underground. The criteria that most labels use now-a-days is ridiculous, going way beyond "strong language or depictions of violence, sex, or substance abuse." Pretty much the entire Noise/PE/Industrial scene is going to be covered in warnings. I remember seeing a big thing about Wal-Mart pulling albums with 40oz's and big black bitches in bikinis on the cover. Just think how much shit Nicole 12 or Taint would get trying to sell their stuff at a Wal-Mart... hah!
"Shoot Ready" is the title of the cd-r. A couple of those tracks are on the soundcloud page.
There's a 4-track cd-r I did a few months back called "Grim Conditions" that a few people received.. maybe someone who has it can give it a review as this is the first
mention of it in public. Less than 13 are out there as I still haven't sent them all out yet.
Merzbow – Lowest Music & Arts 1980 - 1983 (Vinyl-on-demand 2012) 10 x Lp + 7" Ep
Very, very good release. I guess this is a logic supplement to MERZBOX. As always, Frank did wonderful job. Highly recomended.
Minotaur: Obsession
Mass Marriage: Nothing Underneath
Caligula031: SlaveTrade2000
all week :
http://youtu.be/7IonG_A_Wjo (http://youtu.be/7IonG_A_Wjo)
synthpop from Finland. good fun !
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 20, 2012, 10:27:28 PM
"Shoot Ready" is the title of the cd-r. A couple of those tracks are on the soundcloud page.
There's a 4-track cd-r I did a few months back called "Grim Conditions" that a few people received.. maybe someone who has it can give it a review as this is the first
mention of it in public. Less than 13 are out there as I still haven't sent them all out yet.
Send me a copy and I'll review it! eh, eh?
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 21, 2012, 08:47:50 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 20, 2012, 10:27:28 PM
"Shoot Ready" is the title of the cd-r. A couple of those tracks are on the soundcloud page.
There's a 4-track cd-r I did a few months back called "Grim Conditions" that a few people received.. maybe someone who has it can give it a review as this is the first
mention of it in public. Less than 13 are out there as I still haven't sent them all out yet.
Send me a copy and I'll review it! eh, eh?
same offer! if necessary I'm happy to be the bigger cunt.
Only made 13 copies so no leftovers. Mikko should have it. After I get the others to the owners, I'll put a track or 2 up on the soundcloud. The material is really short & I had some packaging made for something that never happened so just threw something together for the hell of it. Package has no information or titles.
yep, I have it. Spray painted cdr in neat handmade wire-mesh & collage sleeve. Short disc. Not yet comments on music, though. Have had it in corner of desk for long, but we live the time of year when blaze in the northern sky reigns. Playlist consisted first of all Pää Kii debut LP, which is hardly a revolutionary punk rock media tries to present it to be, but solid Bergman 77 punkrock output. And then the remaining is mostly Finnish & east european bm.
np:
v/a-Angst
arriving perfectly on xmass eve.
Anenzephalia – 23
really, this release rubs me a little better then the new cd/lp
Conrad Schnitzler – Con 3 lp ( con goes pop )
Jeff Wayne – Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds/ new generation ( mega delux vinyl edition gets a re-re working with new production and liam neeson as richard burton...fantastic recording! )
x-tg desert shore ( the horrendously named xtg..minus gen gets their kaos pads out...no dirt no passion very dull. All sounds are computer based electronics and clean korg silly adult toys..
Latest FA batch on vinyl..
love the grunt lp ( great classical samples and inspiring texts in booklet)
Bretheren cd ...propper in the red recording and in your face!
boy dirt car winter box set ..great!
PTV themes box set...some nice bits...some ok bits...great document tho!
Quote from: ironfistofthesun on December 28, 2012, 01:40:59 PM
Latest FA batch on vinyl..
love the grunt lp ( great classical samples and inspiring texts in booklet)
Bretheren cd ...propper in the red recording and in your face!
Had cd versions of both on in the car last two days. Brethren is great but the Grunt is fantastic. I love the flow from one track to the next, each one standing on their own but coming together also like a continual unrelenting piece, burst after burst. Great sounds, great vocals and great art/text!
Breaking The Will/Nyodene D/Steel Hook Prostheses - Industrial - Historical Document One: Tuskegee Syphilis Study (C15, C30, C30 - New Forces): Breaking The Will is Harsh Noise short tracks, not bad, but not great either. Third release I have from Nyodene D (apart from the Caged Dog 7" and Pogrom Tape) and this really makes me think I should check out one of his albums! SHP is SHP and never disappoints me. Nice box, good presentation as well.
Skin Graft - Ill Will (C32, Ratskin Records): The A-side is very good Harsh Noise, some silent parts, while others are very full and rich with sound. The B-side is HNW, good at that, but I was a bit disappointed since the A-side was so good. Will have to listen again.
Pain Nail - Hengellisiä Lauluja No. 2 (7", Audial Decimation): Should listen the first and second part after each other once, but I definately liked this second part! A-side is calmer, B-side is more 'industrial' (throbbing sounds, shouting vocals...)
that MANIA "grim conditions" is just too good to be ltd 13. It's like combination of pretty much PE type "grotesque mirth" 7" reminding shorter pieces with great vocals, and then Coma Detox / Mania LP last track type somewhat stripped down metal junk recordings, but with very good sounds. Power tools? Piercing electronics. High pitched feedbacks. Heavy yet super clear noise sounds. Freak Animal will issue tape version in January...
Can - The Lost Tapes, 5 x LP
Essential for any Can-fan. Quite amazing to think all this stuff was kept unreleased all these years.
Brume - Fractisum, MC
Very nice, as is all Brume that I've heard. Vibrant mixture of electronics and acoustics, digital and analogue, in the typical Brume fashion. Which means it's rather hard to say what it is exactly, heh. Sometimes it's a little hard to put an identity to Brume releases, as there is so much sources, techniques and variation and it can feel like listening to a compilation of outtakes or something instead of a unified album.
G*park - Corpse, MC
Apparently made mostly of sounds of flies around a cadaver's head in the countryside? Buzzing and humming, with a few sudden attacks of more powerful sound. Conceptually nice and not really a bad listen in itself but this is a little weak with G*park's standards that are very high indeed.
Bereft - First degree of separation / removed from security 2xCS. Somewhat very weak release, having in mind that this is Bereft. I think I quite liked B side of First degree.. Other sounds were mainly murky walls etc.
Calligula 031 - Domino A very nice album indeed. I don't know if it's best of his or not, but very enjoyable.
Stosstrupp - s/t - nice little tape. old-schoolish sounds.
2 releases from RONF :
Brandkommando "Pytania O......" 3" CDR
DOR "From the personal fear to the social agony 3" CDR
Both worked for me like one. Great mix of somehow romantic structured PE, especially 1st track of DOR. Maybe it is because of strange usage of synths. Great material from both artists.
andddd...
Satan itself is speaking - Blood Ov Thee Christ "Behind thee bars" CD - my new audio bible. Awesome lo-fi harsh noise with drunk & psychotic vocals, samples and shit. Masterpiece.
Thanks for the review! Mikko offered to rel it which I didn't expect & it never occurred to me to ask anyone. I just figured I'd let it be obscure as I had mixed feelings about the soundwork.
The Vomit Arsonist - Go Without (CD, Assembly of Hatred): Absolutely great stuff (again) from TVA. Got the limited edition, so looking forward to listening to that 3"CD. The patch that comes with it, does look great as well. Recommended!
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 31, 2012, 01:33:08 AM
looking forward to listening to that 3"CD.
Listening to it now, it's a live gig and sounds a bit more noisy, first track with quite some feedback, last track (Brainbombs cover, not familiar with that band though) is rather aggressive. Maybe not his best work on this, but definately a nice little extra!
Joseph Hammer & Jason Crumer - Show Em the Door
Outstanding mixture of musique concrete & noise! Scraping, rubbing and thumping, acoustic instruments, loops, tape mangling and occasional human voice. Recommended!
Creation Through Destruction / Black Leather Jesus - Split CD (terror) highly enjoyable
and all the Stiff Sanctorum tapes. all good, especially Hedonic Serge and Tongue Knax.
Enklav LP (A Dear Girl Called Wendy)
Quite nice loopbased work from the Sewer Election and Blodvite personnel. Especially enjoyed the B-side.
Edwige LP (Segerhuva)
A-class noise.
IRM - Anthology - Truly nice compilation. Highly enjoyable
Peter Andersson - Music for Film and Exhibition - hm. didn't watch the video yet. the sounds were decent dark ambient.
Grunt - World Draped in a Camouflage - after each release of Grunt I'm thinking that it's the strongest work to date so one day I'll have to sit back and listen to all of these that I own one by one so that I could decide which one is truly the strongest. But at the moment this seems to be his best work.
Simon Whetham & Friends - Meditations on light - good stuff for the night time listening. -Though names are unknown to me, but the material is nice, calm and not that light.
Sala - Plotina - no more cdrs I said, but couldn't miss this. one of the older Lithuanian experimental/etc projects with people involved in other scenes. what's fun about them is that you can never know what to expect. This time it's humming static drone that gets louder and louder. Quite irritating because either you don't hear it or it's too loud, but well..
Attrition - Invocation - dark meh ambient
Breaking the Will / Nyodene D / SHP 3xCS - wow. awesome release!! Breaking the Will is absolutely the winner of this. Nyodene D is good and SHP is weak, but not too weak. Nice
GNAW THEIR TONGUES - some cd with black/yellow porn visuals. Got it from Release the Bats' ending sae, not that bad actually! Only heard a few mp3s from this project before, was more musical than I expected, more metal.
CONTRASTATE - 'A BREEDING GROUND FOR FLIES' CD
I've never heard Contrastate before but maybe it is unfortunate that this is my introduction to them. Some decent sounding earthy drones in here which are often ruined by awful samples about terrorism, clean electric guitar strumming / picking that just sounds shit and baffling 'song structures'. I found myself thinking "why did you do that" more than once whilst listening to this disc, but I have to confess to quite enjoying the last track - admittedly it's a bit Cyclobe gone pub-rock, but it works on some weird level. I will unfortunately end this review on a negative note though by saying the cover art and oversized packaging is also some of the worst I've seen in a while.
ANENZEPHALIA - KALTWELT CD
This record clicks on with me more on each new listen than the last, though I still can't shake the feeling it lacks some of the power of their earlier material. Despite this it's not a bad album, and Anenzephalia are still part of a small handful of groups that completely own this death industrial sound in a convincing manner. I can see myself revisiting this more than once in the long run.
EMPTYSET - COLLAPSED 12"
Easily this duo's finest release to date and the 12" format works really well for them - nice and punchy. Well sculptured bass hooliganism. Their techno background is transparent but fans of Pan Sonic and Wolf Eyes will find loads to love here.
UP NEXT:
ANDY STOTT - 'LUXURY PROBLEMS' CD
KEVIN DRUMM - 'CROWDED' LP
HAARE - 'RAUTAPILVI' LP
Quote from: Levas on January 04, 2013, 02:18:23 PM
Grunt - World Draped in a Camouflage - after each release of Grunt I'm thinking that it's the strongest work to date so one day I'll have to sit back and listen to all of these that I own one by one so that I could decide which one is truly the strongest. But at the moment this seems to be his best work.
Make certain you include Grunt – Last Grip To Sanity when you do this process.
Right now I am listening to GG Allin and enjoying the fuck out of it.
This week I've been spinning:
Grunt - World Draped In Camouflage - already mentioned how good I think this is and with repeated listens it is absolutely watertight, such a great album.
Brethren - Alienated and Radicalized - more listens of this and it is also really fucking good.
Umpio - Muelas - late to the party on getting this but it's absolutely bang on, love the layering and variety of sounds on this one
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa - only one listen and I'm not 100% sold on this yet, it's good and will hopefully be a grower but it picked up for me after the first track
VA - We Gave Them The Future And They Wanted The Past - love this comp, high quality all the way, perfect format, very tight and very good example of the cream of current UK P.E.
Mania / Hal Hutchinson - Savage Discharge - my oh my. great tape, great material from these junk masters.
Lettera 22 - Native waters - nice release and nice sounds though nothing out of ordinary or surprisingly great
Rumination - weight - enjoyed this one much much more. Just now I saw that this is the same guy from Kakerlak. Some truly nice synth/etc. weirdness. the record that surprised me.
Jason Crumer - First two records on cd - I can't possibly imagine why I missed this. Skipped the news or whatever, but this is harsh noise and even leaning towards PE, greatness. What's the worst album that Crumer has released? I'm truly enjoying everything I've heard from him
McKaras - Psichikos Higiena - lately McKaras has been mostly into modular and other old soviet etc. synths. And it's a pity that this one's just 24 copies of private gifts without any chance of proper release. These are really nice 70 minutes of various droning textures.
Sudden Infant - Ear wash - heh. not quite my stuff, but rather enjoyable I'd say.
Atrax Morgue - No more - this is one mysterious project to me. Never got too much into that stuff. It's good for the morning and sounds are distinctive etc., but I still have to find an album to really enjoy and say "yeah, this is something wow"
John Watermann - Neurotic Jesus Cash Boy CD - I guess it took me slightly longer to pack and unpack the cd than to listen to it. I think one of the darker releases of his.
John Watermann - Calcutta Gas Chamber - Oh, I like his cynicism - "an intelectual challenge to convert victims into heart-shaped soap" etc. and the sounds are nice in here too.
Contagious Orgasm + Government alpha - Heartsrings - the output was rather unexpected.. I was expecting some harsh noise and it's some rather decent weird cut-up madness. Not bad.
Testicle Hazard - Python in the bowl - Hm. I liked 20 minutes of it, then later on it started to get slightly boring, but perhaps it's the length of the track.. I'll try to listen to it some time later.
Glasgow Smile / Ecoute La Merde - Nice filthy, murky noise. Liked glasgow smile more.
Black Leather Jesus / Ekunhaashaastaack - gh. good, loud dub though the wall of BLJ is not too catchy. Eku... stuff is slightly more interseting, but there are also quite weird and silly parts.
Fungi From Yuggoth - Fungi From Yuggoth - not good, not bad. that's the worst thing about this release. Nothing to say much.
Deprivation – From The Gutter To The Grave - why such a packaging.. The sounds are rather good old-school industrial, but I wanted to listen to it quicker so that I could put that garbage bag into the shelf and that I wouldn't put random garbage in it accidently.
Poena - Likboden - unexpected from mr.ghoulson, but dark and captivative release. Bells, samples, etc. and the atmosphere is very nice.
Terence Hannum – Burning Impurities - enjoyable long droning trips. Both sides rather different, but equally good. Good tape
METHDRINKER s/t LP (d/l)- from New Zealand, pretty good sludge metal but not sure the lp would be worth the $20.
I didn't know you could drink meth.
^
probably methadone, which is served to you in a dixie cup.
been listening to
Ceramic Hobs
Homosexuals
Spykes - Deep End Test
Don Preston, Filters, Oscillators & Envelopes --- fans of early electronic music need to check this out. Synthesizer player from the mothers of invention.
Nah, it's methylated spirits, an alcohol-based cleaning fluid. Over here certain lowlives drink it - http://youtu.be/js_3SbPdKOE
Negative Climax - Asura - this is very very good indeed. Synth PE with nice, melodic woman's voice in places etc. Truly worth checking out.
Seagull Overseas - Last Train Home - This is the dark ambient project of the guy behind Vidine Ramybe. These are some field recordings of metros etc. of the time he was living in London and overall the nice release, dealing with desolation, loneliness in the metropolis etc. Though very limited edition, but nicely released and decent sounds.
Shiver - The light within has turned into darkness - different material from what I've heard in his 3". More atmospheric and darker. Nice tape.
Andrew Quitter - Forgotten farms - This one is the best from the last Diazepam batch. Melancholic and somewhat light. Enjoyed it.
L.R. Padgett - Chambers - rather silent dub. Mostly field recordings of sorts. Decent listening.
Burried Machine - Bulkface - synths, loops, somewhat cozy, warm release that you won't remember after some time.
And so I started to check these Death Squad rereleases that Autarkeia has done. 14 CDs at once. Wow. This is also one of the projects that I was always asking myself - what's that so captivating and excellent that everyone keeps talking about. After listening to 3 of the discs I'm still at a loss.
Death Squad - Death Boxed - somewhat average noise
Death Squad - Radium - lots of delay.
Death Squad - Hypocenter - a little better than the first two. Lofi noisy textures.
Flying Testicle - Space Desia CD
V/A - Herz Aus G.R.O.S.S. 4 x MC
KNELT ROTE "trespass" LP- this is ok, pretty standard black-death metal with some intense moments. the noise is ok but doesn't add anything esp on the one instrumental track. need to relisten but seems like the previous 12" was more intense. what the hell is it on the front/back cover? the image on the insert would have made a more interesting cover.
ILSA "Tutti Il Colori Del Buio" lp- nothing overly special but good doom/sludge metal. had a d/l for a long time & liked it so grabbed it (w/K.R.) from NWN's Xmas 40% off sale.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on January 09, 2013, 08:25:38 PM
ILSA "Tutti Il Colori Del Buio" lp- nothing overly special but good doom/sludge metal. had a d/l for a long time & liked it so grabbed it (w/K.R.) from NWN's Xmas 40% off sale.
One of my favorites from last year. They're an even better live band.
listening to: Michael Perilstein – The Deadly Spawn LP - very pretty package with some weird notes/writing from the composer. Definitely a nice psych/space rock vibe running through some of the tracks, with an overall "raw" feeling.
New Emeralds, Cattle Decapitation and Kevin Drumm LPs all arrived on Monday and are being duly spun. Also just got 'Widowmaker' by Dragged Into Sunlight. Also cannot stop listening to the new Puce Mary tape - wow!
Quote from: Levas on January 09, 2013, 12:53:05 PM
Negative Climax - Asura - this is very very good indeed. Synth PE with nice, melodic woman's voice in places etc. Truly worth checking out.
Yes.
I am so looking for my copy of that. Very intense.
GRUNT - World Drapped In A Camouflage CD - When I was putting this CD into my player I was ready to get anything but this...and it was awesome! I dunno how to others, but to me this, kind of different, approach of GRUNT was really insisting and powerful. Maybe material of CD and my mood just fixed each other on the flow to my ears, but - Dance For The Genocide & Ritual Of Mortality are tracks that made me feel that "wow..what the hell..?" thing. Good work! Recommended to everyone!
Quote from: KMusselman on January 06, 2013, 10:24:39 AM
Rounding out the evening with:
Roy Harper - HQ (2012 Autographed Edition)
*perks of my sister being married to him :-)
no way! roy harper's awesome. your sister is sorta my neighbour, if ~50km counts as neighbours. i think my brother has met her a bunch of times in fact, small world!
today's playlist:
bizarre uproar - viha & kiima
grind madness at the bbc, carcass + bolt thrower sessions
revenge - victory.intolerance.mastery
con-dom - all in good faith
control unit - oto live
v/a - fug gum (chocolate monk comp)
scott walker - bish bosch
Anenzephalia "Kaltwelt" LP
Grows for each listen. I was a bit underwhelmed the first time, but I had it on as background music while cooking. Next time I listened more actively, and it did a much stronger impression. Each time, it's sounded better. It is very subtle and contains a lot of small nuances that makes it a very rewarding listening experience.
Anenzephalia "23" tape
Very simple and crude sound, compared to the recent album. Still, has got a lot of charm and it is interesting to hear the early stages of this excellent project. Stupidly overpriced, but at least it is a good tape.
Arktau Eos "Unworeldes" LP
Excellent dark ambient with a distinct occult and ritual approach. Simple structures, but great atmosphere.
Poena "Likboden" tape
The musical influences of this recording are very obvious, but there's no denying the greatness of this material. Nightmarish stuff with ritualistic, occult vibes. Think Metgumbnerbone or some of the Nekrophile stuff. Excellent release from Mr Alfarmania and associate.
Altar Of Flies "The Violent Blow" LP
A solid exhibition of the complex and multi-faceted sound of Altar Of Flies. Mattias is a sound wizard and this material is as enjoyable as it is unsettling. Imaginative compositions of loops, field recordings, effects and concrete sounds.
Enklav s/t LP
Vivenza worship, but with slightly less sterile sounds. Loop based, mechanical, slowly evolving slabs of sound. Very enjoyable!
v/a "Angst" tape
Mixed bag of stuff from four very different artists. Mirrored Hall opens up with some basically unlistenable stuff based on treated insect sounds over silly programmed beats. After that comes Kam Hassah and makes you forgive the horrible start of this tape. Brilliant combination of harsh noise and field recordings. You definitely hear that this is one half of Lettera 22. The flip side opens up with Lebensfaden. Very different from the Lust Vessel tape, which is the only thing I've heard from this project, but very enjoyable in its sterile monotony. Last one out is Arv & Miljö with two tracks. The first one doesn't do much for me, but the final one is a lot more interesting with its weird combination of clean composition and utterly crude, lo-fi sound.
Oorchach "Vigilia" tape
Damn, this tape really floored me! Absolutely fantastic stuff from this Lithuanian artist. Especially the two tracks on the A side with their slow tape loop based rhythms and the unsettling atmosphere that is somehow both serene and nightmarish. Droney ambience transforms slowly into powerful noisy eruptions. Slow, but relentless! The side-long track on the flip side is equally good, but has a slightly too long ambient section in the beginning, before the intensity finally starts to increase. The reward is plentiful, though, in the end. Totally recommended release!
Haare "Forward To Insanity" tape
Haare does what he does best... spooky, noise drone with twisted psychadelic touches. Unsurprisingly good! Always nice with new Haare material, and this tape belongs to the better half.
Snuff – II
So I've been listening to these:
Death Squad - Porcelain Fuck Machine
Trucido / Death Squad - 1/4 1/2 noisewar
Death Squad - VX
Death Squad - Shoko Messiah
Death Squad - Sarin
Death Squad - Stammheim
Death Squad - Messiah
What can I say. Most of these discs do have some nice moments, but overall the formula is basically the same - huge amounts of delay and one-layered sound. Be it contact mic, noise generator, synth or so. Trucido was a little more interesting. Well, it's good to get to know these releases of course, but my rate for these still remains low and I start doubting that I'll hear something breath-taking.
The Rita - Eyeliner into Nylon Back Seam - nice cover! and the sound is rather nice though there are irritating moments. Sam using voice or something like that. It disturbs me a little. Overall - nice.
Must have been a crazy endeavor releasing 14 Death Squad CD's at once. I actually wish these were released slowly over a few boxsets with neat packaging, liner notes and pictures and on cassette. I don't own any of the CD's so I don't know what they look like but one thing with those early Death Squad tapes were the crazy special packaging they came in with razors, exploding powders, wires, blood etc. They seemed to add something overall to the release itself. Not to mention all the manifestos he'd write.
Quote from: Levas on January 11, 2013, 08:55:41 PM
So I've been listening to these:
Death Squad - Porcelain Fuck Machine
Trucido / Death Squad - 1/4 1/2 noisewar
Death Squad - VX
Death Squad - Shoko Messiah
Death Squad - Sarin
Death Squad - Stammheim
Death Squad - Messiah
What can I say. Most of these discs do have some nice moments, but overall the formula is basically the same - huge amounts of delay and one-layered sound. Be it contact mic, noise generator, synth or so. Trucido was a little more interesting. Well, it's good to get to know these releases of course, but my rate for these still remains low and I start doubting that I'll hear something breath-taking.
The Rita - Eyeliner into Nylon Back Seam - nice cover! and the sound is rather nice though there are irritating moments. Sam using voice or something like that. It disturbs me a little. Overall - nice.
Yeah, I would've wished for some sort of boxset too. All releases are 4 panel digipacks with the main artwork on front, the back is black with the label's info and some of them do have some sort of manifestos inside, others not, etc. Glossy, shiny, golden releases.
"exploding powders"
I remember the deathsquad release in a 8mm film cannister blowing up in my face with white powder.
REVENGE "Scum.Collapse.Eradication" LP- 'feels' like it has a cleaner production than the previous LP & I miss Pete Helmkamp vocal contributions but it's pretty good. The growling reminds me of dogs like VDO.
Asandre - Midgard (Membrum Debile Propaganda) dark ambient by Irikarah. not so impressed
Voluspa / Robert X.Patriot 7" (the Ajna Offensive) Voluspa side project of Maniac (Mayhem). bass/guitar drones + spoken vocals, not good. R X.P multilayered delayed vocals/samples, very good!
K2 - Iron Kulture (Self Abuse) great junk noise
Alfarmania - Halogd Insikt (Autarkeia) great as usual
Voluspa / Robert X.Patriot 7" (the Ajna Offensive) Voluspa side project of Maniac (Mayhem). bass/guitar drones + spoken vocals, not good. R X.P multilayered delayed vocals/samples, very good!
I think I have spares of that, if anyone needs it.
Just listened to:
Antediluvian "Through the Cervix of Hawaah" 2LP
Quote from: Peterson on September 10, 2012, 10:59:58 PM
Fabbrico Incubo "Karkass Operator" C90 - Really, really good industrial/dark ambient from the Steel Sadist Rebirth sublabel of Trash Ritual. I will have to check more of this guy's stuff out as this is really just a foot in the door. Two really long tracks of dark, metallic, ringing mechanical sounds and junk metal sounds. I think this could have been better and more complex at that, but that won't keep me from re-listening.
Talking about TR, is that sub-label officially active? And is the TR active itself?
I am willing to get info from anyone who got into successful contact with Chris in last 3 months (I haven't for almost 6.5-7.5 months).
Bitewerks: first time I heard someone compare Revenge with VDO, two great acts however! I am waiting for cassette version to come out on Satanic Skinhead Propaganda before ordering. Their show in Berlin last year was extremely powerful, but Helmkamp felt like an important part of band and I was surprised to not see him on stage.
Watched a live video with Negative Climax and it was great stuff... Japan is taking up the torch again it seems.
Recent plays:
v.a. Tapeworks vol VI (best tracks by Orquere, Arv & Miljö, Treriksröset, Vanhala & Amph...)
Amph - Öar under vatten
Anenzephalia - 23
Hedonic Serge - Somatoscopy
Grunt - Dance for the Genocide
Sverige LP
I am very excited to hear the Death Squad CDs - I'll return with some thoughts on them once I receive the set.
Quote from: KMusselman on January 14, 2013, 07:54:29 AMMilitant Walls
I am very pleased with all the releases I have from this label.
Now Listening:
VA - Death Odors (Slaughter Productions)Such an excellent compilation.
Some new Chondritic stuff:
Pure Ground cs -pretty sick dark electro-industrial. New Greh project apparently from the blown out little picture in the j-card.
Bad News cs -like it, pretty much like Wax Trax style with synth punk bass or guitar or whatever. Doesn't really sound like Skinny Puppy as indicated by label.
Present Moment cs -really bad, doesn't sound like Skinny Puppy at all even though billed as such, total gay Depeche Mode, Gary Newman crap although some of the programming is ok.
Well, I finished listening to Death Squad batch.
Death Squad - Death Textures
Death Squad - Acoustic Isolation
Death Squad - Fuck You
Trucido - Salvation
Last two were the nicest ones. Trucido was somewhat different from the usual sound in these discs and fuck you was also quite varied in sound. 2 discs with the booklet etc. nice.
Singular Cleansweep operations - Final Service Not a bad disc. Nice, but perhaps I'll have to listen to it few more times. German structured industrial stuff is quite difficult to get from the first listen
Con-Dom - Live in Japan 2003 - Nice and varied live performance. Enjoyed
Con-Dom - This Sickness Faith MC
Genocide Organ - Jap album CD rerelease 2012
Haus Arafna - Children Of God CD
Was surprised how good this old Con-Dom recording sounded. Expected alot less. Regret not picking it up earlier (and a bunch of other ones). And the bonus tracks on the latest edition of the GO album easily made it worth getting (unless you're lucky enough to own the 7"s).
Currently waiting for War Against Society 3LP to arrive in the mail. I've read so much praise over that set, my expectations are skyscrapers.
Shift - 16 09 05 / 14 02 07 on the stereo, WD40 fumes in the air. Good times.
GERMAN SHEPHERDS: Music for Sick Queers (Superior Viaduct) - LP + 7" + tape
This LP belongs to one of the most played in my collection. I was happy to see that Superior Viaduct was putting it out and finally giving German Shepherds the proper attention that they deserve as one of the lost legends of american industrial music.
Besides the tracks from original Del Amo edition you get three bonus tracks on the LP and an additional 7". Most exciting is the tape included with collectors edition. It is M&S Music (their own label I guess) version of the untitled 1992 tape that Tonspur issued... here titled "Experience the freedom of total control". It has been on my wantlist since I first heard about it.... Proprinted covers & tapes, shrinkwrapped. Probably old stock they never managed to sell. LP comes with 4 page booklet featuring great artwork and stories from only surviving member and some other guy....
Can't recommend this enough! http://superiorviaduct.com/germanshepherds/ (http://superiorviaduct.com/germanshepherds/)
OK Kristian, your word is good enough for me ... just bagged a special edition from Superior Viaduct, their re-issue of "California Babylon" last year was a highlight here at Hartop Towers!
Tack.
I doubt you'll regret it... I've got the California Babylon LP on some older release but picked up Scheintot last year - it was also a great release...
the live DVD is something I'd like to check out but don't remember if its sold separately.
Talking about US industrial - there is a second volume of the Deviation Social anthology coming out soon on Dais.
DEATH SQUAD "sarin" CD
Arrived today, and just started to go trough the massive batch of Death Squad discs. Normally I'm quite annoyed by most of digipak covers, but this time, I think the covers work out just fine. They actually look much better than I expected! Very faithful for the original spirit. If one doesn't have a clue where to start, I'd say "Fuck You" 2xCD is probably the best value for your money, but for guy like myself, full set is absolute mandatory!
is Michel 9 putting out all these re-issues or is this from a different label?
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 16, 2013, 01:01:49 AM
is Michel 9 putting out all these re-issues or is this from a different label?
Autarkeia
A local radio station had a three hour special on Esplendor Geometrico last night. It's the first part of a two-part special, the next part is airing next Monday.
A podcast, featuring an additional 50 minutes of stuff not aired on the radio, is available here:
http://archive.org/details/2013-01-15-extremealautre-esplendor-geometrico-special-part1
The Rita - vice baron
Quote from: Bleak Existence on January 17, 2013, 02:21:59 AM
The Rita - vice baron
Yes!!
Quote from: ghoulson on January 15, 2013, 08:11:19 PM
GERMAN SHEPHERDS: Music for Sick Queers (Superior Viaduct) - LP + 7" + tape
This LP belongs to one of the most played in my collection. I was happy to see that Superior Viaduct was putting it out and finally giving German Shepherds the proper attention that they deserve as one of the lost legends of american industrial music.
Besides the tracks from original Del Amo edition you get three bonus tracks on the LP and an additional 7". Most exciting is the tape included with collectors edition. It is M&S Music (their own label I guess) version of the untitled 1992 tape that Tonspur issued... here titled "Experience the freedom of total control". It has been on my wantlist since I first heard about it.... Proprinted covers & tapes, shrinkwrapped. Probably old stock they never managed to sell. LP comes with 4 page booklet featuring great artwork and stories from only surviving member and some other guy....
Can't recommend this enough! http://superiorviaduct.com/germanshepherds/ (http://superiorviaduct.com/germanshepherds/)
Yes!!!
Developer - PT 188 (Phage Tapes)
Andreas Brandal - Parts Of The Puzzle (Ginjoha)
Sindre Bjerga - Horizontal Feedback Systems (Ginjoha)
Damno Te - Sabi (Fusty Cunt)
Rusalka/Bast Split (Human Ignorance)
Vast Glory - Airequipt Circular Magazine (Waterpower)
Alms - Annihilation Of The Self (Prairie Fire)
Quote from: Levas on January 11, 2013, 08:55:41 PM
What can I say. Most of these discs do have some nice moments, but overall the formula is basically the same - huge amounts of delay and one-layered sound. Be it contact mic, noise generator, synth or so. Trucido was a little more interesting. Well, it's good to get to know these releases of course, but my rate for these still remains low and I start doubting that I'll hear something breath-taking.
Well, of course breath-taking is quite exaggerated term for anything... but while it's accurate to say
formula is basically the same, in other hand... not exactly.
It is most often one layer of sound, but this is what also makes the difference. To be able to spot why Stammheim is like forceful noise wall noise anthem, why Trucido / Death Squad split stands out with grim vocals and more rotten overall sound. Why Sarin has those fierce delay loops going on and on.. creating saturated mechanic feel. Or Death Textures with it's weird pretty unique start with short spoken word followed by this sadistic hight pitch torment for such an extended period. And so on... So far 7 CD's listened, will continue further!
Very much "the same", but so well isolated elements, individual releases stand out perhaps even easier than just solid brutal harsh noise all over.
yes, of course there are elements that differs from release to release. it's not like comparing vomir untitled c30 to vomir untitled c32. they stand out most likely, but not quite my cup of tea.
Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
Had very high expectations for this album, but it manages to surpass them all. Genius stuff. A little surprised that it hasn't received more attention here.
Album trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfrVuhD8maE
Quote from: Salamanauhat on January 18, 2013, 10:42:13 AM
Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
Had very high expectations for this album, but it manages to surpass them all. Genius stuff. A little surprised that it hasn't received more attention here.
It's a good one. Just picked up the 2xLP last week, so still haven't given this enough playtime, but so far so good. Massive. Doesn't quite give me the same feeling as I got from The Drift though.
Anenzephalia / Inade / Operation Cleansweep CD - great sounds. I didn't pay attention to the disc when it came out etc. but now it's good to listen to it.
Filth - The Witches' Pharmacopoeia - i remembered that the title of this project is somehow weirdly associated with the music it makes. and yes. not noise, but some sort of industrial with rhythm machines or so. quite weird, but not bad.
Corpuscle - Victoria Snuffbox - nice power electronics
Deeper wells tape on maniacal hatred - hm. i thought it would be hnw, but it's rather well done pe
Worthless recordings sampler - some nice projects.
Quote from: Levas on January 18, 2013, 12:36:50 PM
Corpuscle - Victoria Snuffbox - nice power electronics
such a good fucking tape.
scott walker - bish bosch
" - the drift
NIN - the downward spiral
corea - los peores 7 km de mi vida
pg.99 - document #8
orchid - chaos is me
cremation lily - it's okay to say no 2xcs
Quote from: Salamanauhat on January 18, 2013, 10:42:13 AM
Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
Had very high expectations for this album, but it manages to surpass them all. Genius stuff. A little surprised that it hasn't received more attention here.
Album trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfrVuhD8maE
I would love this if this would be instrumental. Can't stand the singers voice. Annoying as hell.
I feel the same. I've tried to listen to my brother's copies of his albums and I do like parts of the music but just really hate his voice.
VOIVOD - Target Earth.
Outstanding achievement after 30 years of activity to produce a powerful album like this - definitely indebted to the classic albums from the 80's but still moving ever forward like no other band in their genre or generation.
Scott Walker of the 60's and 70's sang in a rather deep crooners voice which made many a girl and later housewife weak at the knees. As his music became more difficult and unsettling he decided that his voice should follow the music and upped the pitch quite a bit. Thus it went from something pleasant and relaxing to something grating and impossible to ignore. His voice is something to get used to or maybe even overcome. Much like the music. It's a challenge.
Otherwise, watching a BBC documentary about Glenn Campbell has raised an interest in him. Similar to Jimmy Page, he was the session guitarist on many a well known 60's pop hit. Great voice and great songs somewhere between country and pop. No grass smoking long haired lefty hippie fag like most of his contemporaries. This guy hung out with Bob Hope, wore suits, supported the troops and hoovered up mountains of coke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTfwcLdP5Xk
Quote from: andy vomit on January 18, 2013, 04:52:19 PM
Quote from: Levas on January 18, 2013, 12:36:50 PM
Corpuscle - Victoria Snuffbox - nice power electronics
such a good fucking tape.
I revisited
Jaguar Mask a couple of weeks ago, is this as good as that? That's all the Corpuscle I've heard.
Darkthrone - Leave No Cross Unturned
https://soundcloud.com/peaceville/darkthrone-leave-no-cross
From the new album out next month. Apparently the full version is 13mins+ long so not entirely representative, but I like it. A bit goofy, but they've got nothing to prove so I'm a-ok with that.
Crawl Unit - The Most Dangerous Game 7" (Self Abuse)
Restrained and creeping. The sound is very heavy and is interesting enough to play several times over.
Like the breaks and changes and the editing too.
Dare I say a masterpiece of a noise 7"
SEWER ELECTION "att rite an massaker" tape
Not bad at all. Just had the feeling of "heard it already". Harsh noise is something, where such feeling doesn't appear to me that quick. But this vocal noises, gargles and grunts and tape cuts/rewinds, not that it would get "old" either, but somehow too easy. Good basic elements, but nothing much beyond.
ALLEYPISSER "sult" tape
on same label, in other hand, is fucking great!!! Especially A-side. While A-side is monumental piece combining noble classical music fragments and rusty metal junks, into slow paced, slightly disorganized magnificence, B-side takes less coherent piece of rotten noises and experimentation.
RIVOLOGI tape
short and to the point. Finnish project 2nd release in honor of Pekka Siitoin. Think of something between Profanatica and Havohej, having more musical elements than latter had in later days. Think of utterly rough sound - yet not "rehearsal room" style. More of Capricornus "stahlgewitter" 7" type. And maybe it ain't THAT far. Even with ultra simple style, the way lyrics work out, how riffs, sound quality and overall presentation works... it really stands apart from vast majority of bands.
rest of the playlist has been completing Death Squad set... Now only "Fuck You" 2xCD remains to be heard - although I of course have it as a tape, so nothing new really.
KERÄNEN / LETTERA 22 split 7"
huh.. Even if Keränen basically has done quite little of works, somehow it seems that when something exciting happens, Keränen is there, haha. Lettera 22, the new hailed heroes of Italian noise - so Keränen is on one side. And what a side! Already listened multiple times, and I think of Pain Jerk in times of "Trashware". It has the crisp of ultra high pitch elecronics and disorganized electronic chaos, but also slight element of crunch - but certainly not in the muddy american way. It lacks loop orientation, and has very good natural drive.
Lettera 22 strengs in this split is not the full blast noise - although that elements IS top notch! Their strength is the ability to make distinctive entry to noise. While Keränen heads straight into fireworks, Lettera 22 starts with material what makes their piece unique. Not just blast of noise, but something that can be easily remembered. Simply brilliant slow paced electronic manipulations. Controlled feedback, electronics, saturated and compressed grainy noises, very live feeling in everything else than in-your-face closeness and high fidelity of material. About 2/3 of side is gone before full blast noise begins.
Needless to say, this is too limited to ever become widely highly appreciated noise release, but if you got possibility and like 7" as format - do NOT hesitate!
VDO "live berlin" 12" pic
At first, my impression was: lets say "collectible", nothing else. And collectible only if you appreciate conceptual noise.
What you have here, is one slightly waving sin-tone type feedback with nothing happening for entire one-sider picture LP. Most interesting part is actually the extensive surface noise of the vinyl cut! If you listen this from file or CD, it would be utterly useless. Vinyl crackles are the unexpected fun part.
But then I realized that this is NOT one sider as I thought it was, but that thing I listened first, was the "empty side" and actual live in Berlin happens on other side, HAHA!
So what is on other side? Suddenly this pic LP transforms from mere collectible of cult band into record worth having and listening to!
Starting with noble solo violin piece with audience noise happening on background. Handclapping and slowly rising sound of marching appears to be not the audience reaction but from performance itself. And in halfway of the set it has escalated into full force percussion unit that's spiced up with sound of... lets say "wreckage". Broken glass and such. It has very much the spirit of old industrial music and fans of old Test Dept or old Militia and such shouldn't be disappointed.
edit:
VDO = Vagina Dentata Organ..
and hey! Lets say one more for today... I don't think I've seen any reactions to:
GENOCIDE ORGAN "archive III" 10" ??
Oh man, if the band can find from their old unreleased materials stuff of THIS quality, how come it remains only in such a limited edition collectible format? All this Archive 10"s have been good, but two last ones really stand out! This contains it all: Noisy violence, atmospheric industrial textures, bleak vocals, aggressive violent vocals,... Opening track is such a minimalistic piece of concrete industrial assault that can't see why in hell such pieces wouldn't make it to full length album? Most of this material is recorded shortly before Save Our Slaves got released, capturing the same overall feel.
There is quite clear difference in old material and "Troubled times" and "Take This". Latter was recorded in 2004 during development of "In-Konflikt". Exaggerated loudness of bleak vocals make them such frontal element that sounds became side thing. While in older works, vocals blend into mix perfectly. Also "Troubled Times" from 1994 has this thin and distant sound, very far from fat, heavy, saturated perfect mix of 1991 songs.
Of course those newer tracks are more of "rehearsal" type of songs and actual final versions ended up into releases, but it makes me want to suggest a lot of artists: Don't be shy of going back to old recording techniques. It's not about nostalgia, but about getting GOOD SOUND. Loud analogue tape, with tasty saturation - be it just about any "underground music" or highlights of popular culture, that's one of the absolute key elements.
For those who missed this 10", I really hope Tesco will someday put all the archive materials on one CD compilation...
ehm.. actually, one more.
UNCLEAN / A.B.N.T.R. / SSRI split tape
This is live recordings of shows held in cargo container used as private venue - Operated by Obscurex.
Didn't see Unclean gig in-person, but did see two others (and I guess I also recorded them, didn't I ?). Well at least some versions. What can be said about these, is that relatively crude recording of space gives extra character to everybody. Especially ABNTR, which was slightly so-so (see reviews somewhere of the gig), actually transforms by slightly lo-fi recording into much more mysterious sounding fierce PE. Unclean is certainly better of these two new projects, but SSRI, taking entire b-side with his set, shows skills of craftmanship in field of utterly broken & disorienting noise. While in live set exaggerated dynamics and slight awkwardness could be sensed, in recording it's slightly flattened and evened out, and with only imagination of thinking what is going on, spirit is much more darker. Being live tape of full gigs captured - and very early first assaults of the two new bands, it may be far from to-be-classic release, but those who enjoy contemporary Finnish noise/pe, will appreciate it without doubt!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 21, 2013, 01:40:11 PM
VDO "live berlin" 12" pic
At first, my impression was: lets say "collectible", nothing else. And collectible only if you appreciate conceptual noise.
What you have here, is one slightly waving sin-tone type feedback with nothing happening for entire one-sider picture LP. Most interesting part is actually the extensive surface noise of the vinyl cut! If you listen this from file or CD, it would be utterly useless. Vinyl crackles are the unexpected fun part.
But then I realized that this is NOT one sider as I thought it was, but that thing I listened first, was the "empty side" and actual live in Berlin happens on other side, HAHA!
So what is on other side? Suddenly this pic LP transforms from mere collectible of cult band into record worth having and listening to!
Starting with noble solo violin piece with audience noise happening on background. Handclapping and slowly rising sound of marching appears to be not the audience reaction but from performance itself. And in halfway of the set it has escalated into full force percussion unit that's spiced up with sound of... lets say "wreckage". Broken glass and such. It has very much the spirit of old industrial music and fans of old Test Dept or old Militia and such shouldn't be disappointed.
edit:
VDO = Vagina Dentata Organ..
YOU GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!!!
I'm getting a copy in a trade b/c I thought it was a recording of the breaking glass/drums, etc.
Ok, nevermind. Read the entire review. Goddamn. I was about to email the guy I'm getting it from & tell him to forget it.
^Maby I should feel bad but I can't help but laugh. Here's a clip I found from YT. (http://youtu.be/aqBmy-yTPMw)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 21, 2013, 02:23:06 PM
GENOCIDE ORGAN "archive III" 10" ??For those who missed this 10", I really hope Tesco will someday put all the archive materials on one CD compilation...
Agreed. It seems like there would be enough of a demand to justify doing a compilation CD. I wonder how many they plan on doing? Is it something they're even planning, or are they just grabbing some tracks from the vault once a year so they can have this special item at the show?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 21, 2013, 01:40:11 PM
VDO "live berlin" 12" pic
At first, my impression was: lets say "collectible", nothing else. And collectible only if you appreciate conceptual noise.
What you have here, is one slightly waving sin-tone type feedback with nothing happening for entire one-sider picture LP. Most interesting part is actually the extensive surface noise of the vinyl cut!
Do you know of the first reviews of John & Yoko's Wedding Album? See this http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZuCZR7MiDA0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false
Dug out some stuff while waiting for parcels from FA and Mr Bladh. I've had these since their respective release dates, but for some unknown reason I hadn't tried them out before. Feel a bit stupid now...
The Rita/Mania - Split tape on HHR from 2007
The Rita side starts out with a remix of "Domitor Invictus" by Conqueror. Nice wall of heavy rumbling as it turns out. Never been a huge fan o Conqueror, but this really did it for me. The untitled piece after is ok but nothing special. Mania's side on the other hand really blew me away. Very wild, varied and explosive, topped with nice junk smashing.
Jason Crumer - Burning in Hell - LP on HHR & Pas-83 Prod
Why the hell did I leave this one unheard? Knockout violent stuff with bleaker calmer parts here and there. Excellent release. Haven't read much about it here though?!
Mania/Bloomer - Ready to do Damage - Split LP on Gaping Hole
First side is a nice live collab. Bleak uncanny soundscapes occasionally flooded with bursts of junk smashing. Good stuff. The other side with separate pieces is what does it for me though. Mania is excellent here as well, not as hellishly good as the tape above, but still... Bloomer does a good job too with some great low end hell towards the end.
But about the The Rita/Mania-tape, can someone explain the ridiculous prices on Discogs? Sure, it's Discogs... but 25-56 euros?
http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=1074396&ev=rb
Quote from: Baglady on January 22, 2013, 12:39:49 PMBut about the The Rita/Mania-tape, can someone explain the ridiculous prices on Discogs? Sure, it's Discogs... but 25-56 euros?
http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=1074396&ev=rb
The actual sales are like:
QuoteSales History
Last sold on May 26, 2012
€15.35 Average
€15.35 Median
€18.72 Highest
€11.98 Lowest
I guess it doesn't cost you anything to ask ridiculous prices for items you are no too eager to get rid of.
Happy new year Folks! Ov late I've been listening to a combo of bad pop music, contemporary PE, sound art and Norwegian christian music. Here is a short list.
Various artists - Sanger for de små (Chr children songs)
http://www.mic.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=35449 (http://www.mic.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=35449)
(12", not sure of release date. I presume early-mid '70s)
Divine
Walk like a man
(7", 1985)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztSY-T81vqw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztSY-T81vqw)
Keryx (Budbringer) (Nor Christian rock/folk)
Underveis
(12", 1973)
(http://www.popsike.eu/pix/20090505/190305457645.jpg)
https://soundcloud.com/audunsture (https://soundcloud.com/audunsture)
Crossings (Kor og orkester) (Nor Christian rock)
(12", early-mid '70s)
Linn Halvorsrød
Drowning Horse Ep
(7", 2009)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MuWdFnh-XLo/SjTv418Q94I/AAAAAAAABKA/zfmy-yzSKVc/s400/Linn+H+-+Drowning+Horses+EP.jpg)
http://www.discogs.com/Linn-Halvorsrød-Drowning-Horse-EP/release/1729863 (http://www.discogs.com/Linn-Halvorsr%C3%B8d-Drowning-Horse-EP/release/1729863)
Linn Halvorsrød
Utkast radioprogram
(digital-free dwnlwd via Null Spenn Records, 2012)
http://origami.teks.no/3/3.2/nsr.html (http://origami.teks.no/3/3.2/nsr.html)
Pain Nail
Hengellisiä Lauluja II
(7", 2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGnGKg0PtMs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGnGKg0PtMs)
IRM: ANTHOLOGY.
2cd in beautiful package gathering a huge pile of unreleased/compilation/split/EP/demo tracks from 1998-2008 on the first disc, and live cuts spanning from 2002-2011 on the second. Only listened to the first disc so far, a nice overview of IRM's history, from the dark electronic beats on the Green Tape demo to their early days as a power trio. Highly enjoyable. We'll see if the live tracks manage to convey the intensity of their performances... Either way, disc 1 clearly manages to portray why IRM is on top of the industrial food chain.
Thomas Köner - Novaya Zemlya (CD, Touch, 2012)
I recently got my first high end audio equipment (it's probably in the lower categories of high end, to be precise) and I could not believe how fantastic this album sounded! It's a wonderful album of deep rumblings and some ambient parts. Maybe it uses actual field recordings from Novaya Zemlya (haven't read the booklet to find out). Pure, calm audio beauty. Listening to it, one can imagine vast snow-covered landscapes with no trace of human activities, or perhaps imagine what tectonic shifts might sound like...
I have to stress that without high end audio equipment this album wouldn't be half as good. I'm certainly glad I could finally afford a decent setup and encourage everyone to invest in one if they can and haven't already done so!
Gotta collect more Köner now...
Disgust - Where Angels Fear To Tread (Cassette)
v/a - Rising From The Red Sand
V/A - No Borders, LP, Generations Unlimited
Rollkommando, Jörg Thomasius, Conrad Schnitzler, Gen Ken, David Prescott, Arcane Device, Stefan Tischler, Michael Chocholak, Charles Cohen, Morphogenesis, and Iancu Dumitrescu...
borbetomagus - live in tokyo
han bennink - solo
john coltrane - interstellar space
ryke - resuscitation
militia - the black flag hoisted
master/slave relationship - soundtracks for black leather bondage
lee hazlewood & nancy sinatra - fairy tales & fantasies
PARANOID TIME - Pregnant Nun - Tape
SQUAMATA - Cumshot Wounds - Tape
SKIN AREA - Rothko Field - CD
ALTAR OF FLIES / SEWER ELECTION - Split LP
Listening to some old and new favorites. New ones are Skin Area and Paranoid Time. The latest SA surprised me. Didn't know what to expect, but this still surprised me. Great album.
PT tape has been laying around here for years collecting dust, so finally. Great tape. Especially b-side. Full attack on all frequencies.
Quote from: nowirehangers on January 23, 2013, 11:10:10 AM
v/a - Rising From The Red Sand
I was 14 years old when I heard volumes one and two of this, 15 when I ordered the separately released later volumes three to five. One of the greatest unsung documents of the early 80s home taping/industrial/experimental scene there was. Not everything sounds great nowadays but the best of it...Sutcliffe Jugend at their most vicious on Slut Meat, an all time classic NWW track Strange Play of The Mouth, Legendary Pink Dots doing a wild Syd Barrett and TG crossover thing, Conrad Schnitzler, Merzbow and even some Section 25 outtakes. Really brilliant compilations. Thank you again Gary Levermore! Still have the originals.
Domestic Belt Flagellation - Housing Estate Noise #1 - well, field recordings mostly. I think I've read that Andrew wrote how junk noise became new hnw or something like that. Somehow I see that the term field recordings is used more and more, and far too much perhaps. But well...
RVH - Vacuum Valediction - not a bad tape. Though why strange rules does them in such limited quantities, is still a question to me.
Richard Ramirez - Abrupt Decision - Quite average tape of Richard. Not bad, but there were things that irritated me.
Chernobyl Rose - Slavic Water Porn - Very nice murky and filthy record, ending in minutes of moaning.
Sex - Physical Gift - Good harsh noise
Hate Basement + Machismo - This is not a safe place - Hate Basement side is absolutely awesome. Pure angst. Machismo is slightly weaker, but all in all - good.
Deterge - Anacoluthon - interesting tape. but i'll have to relisten to it once more to understand it better.
Quote from: Salamanauhat on January 23, 2013, 02:07:25 PM
V/A - No Borders, LP, Generations Unlimited
Rollkommando, Jörg Thomasius, Conrad Schnitzler, Gen Ken, David Prescott, Arcane Device, Stefan Tischler, Michael Chocholak, Charles Cohen, Morphogenesis, and Iancu Dumitrescu...
Ill be sure to check this release out. Thanx
Koufar – The Purity Of The Cedars
My most honest response to this material is that I am Very impressed. No surprise there.
"This is Lebanon not Disneyland"
Quote from: Levas on January 25, 2013, 10:59:50 AM
Hate Basement + Machismo - This is not a safe place - Hate Basement side is absolutely awesome. Pure angst. Machismo is slightly weaker, but all in all - good.
If I am not mistaken this tape is a collaboration of both artists. Mine melted before I got a chance to listen to it more than once.
Negative Climax - Asura (tape, Dotsmark, 2012)
Ordered this after reading good reviews about it here and I certainly don't regret it. Sort of sounds like harsh ritual music due to the singing and the flutes; while it couldn't be a soundtrack, it evokes the atmosphere of a horror movie about the supernatural. Great listening.
Quote from: Levas on January 25, 2013, 10:59:50 AMMine melted before I got a chance to listen to it more than once.
Must have been quite hot stuff then! :)
Quote from: RyanWreck on January 26, 2013, 06:54:45 AM
If I am not mistaken this tape is a collaboration of both artists. Mine melted before I got a chance to listen to it more than once.
hmm. it might be. though i think these two acts were separated on the insert. if this was a collaboration then side A is better than side B.
Sigrun Heid "werkmeister"
Dead Edits CDR (Eric Lunde/Vertonen collab)
'Truth Is Invented By Liars' 5-way split CD (great Dave Phillips track!)
Kazuma Kubota/self-inflicted violence 7" (released very soon!)
Faux Pas 2xtape on Second Sleep
Rudolf Eb.er/Joke Lanz split tape
new Cattle Decapitation
new Mania CDR (thanks Keith - great stuff!)
Breathing Problem- reactive attachment disorder tape, wohrt recs
Weird atmosphere, some sections remind me of IRM. Only more american. Layout looks like it was done by a frustrated wrist-cutting teenager who just learned photoshop. Something charming about it. Lots of samples of kids crying and angry men. will require a few listens for sure.
Trepaneringsritualen - Septentrional
Rhythmic, dense, catchy and overall a very gratifying 30 minutes. I would certainly recommend this item if you are interested in the ritual side of industrial sounds. Eagerly anticipating the arrival of 'Konung Dómaldr Vid Upsala Hängd' and 'Judas Goat'.
The Female Race - Untitled
Appears to have been a one-off project. Side A consists of crude (and satisfyingly varied) noise with a moaning female, or possibly several, in the background. I was expecting the B-side to be similar, which was half-true. The moaning is there, but instead of crude noise we are listening to something that resembles drone, but not Ellen Fullman drone, naturally. Overall a good listen; the moaning on the B-side seems somewhat out of place, however, but on the A-side they make a pleasing contribution.
Esplendor Geometrico - "Bcn 12"
A very limited live-cassette with sounds by one of my favourite bands. Monotonous and solid. If you like E.G., you will enjoy this one. The quality is rather lo-fi (seems to have been recorded straight to cassette), which is not a problem on the other hand as it feels rather suitable. I reckon I read that a second run is around the corner - 8EMINIS is the label.
Pleasure Fluids - Scenes Of Consequence
"No Kill No Thrill" on the B-side is the absolute highlight in my opinion. It feels crushing and gargantuan in width and depth and it feels like it could go on for ever. Regarding the other tracks none of them really stood out for me and they were quickly forgotten. Do not get me wrong though - they are far from bad - but in a scene with such a large amount of material to choose from, this is not an especially memorable cassette.
Swollen Korps. - Better To Destroy A Child Than Repair A Man
The A-side is decent. It consists of crude noise, not unlike the cassette discussed right above. The B-side is better as it contains some well-structured feedback together with the aforementioned crude noise. This together gives birth to a rewarding listen. The A-side would have benefited from some varied feedback. Overall, an acceptable listen. Not bad, of course, but not a highlight either.
Sewer Election - Att Rita En Massaker
Since S.E. changed direction from harsh noise to experimental noise (to make the categorization easy), I have enjoyed his output tremendously. This is no exception. The loops are marvellous and it leaves you wishing the cassette would be longer. It feels fresh and organic. Definitely worth buying a copy if you get the chance.
Various – The Final Unsound
(Unsound, 1988) Compilation tape including industrial, power electronics plus.
(http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-336676-1263546355.jpeg)
Muslimgauze - Abu Nidal
(Limited Editions, 1987)
Anne Gillis - Lxgrin
((CRI)2 , 1984)
English as a second language
(Freeway Records, 1983) Compilation of american writers, spoken word.
Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
(Reprise, 1992) Metal scrotum.
Black Devil - Disco Club
(RCA, 1978) PE relevant hooks.
GRIM - Folk music
(Eskimo Records, 1986)
Hunting Lodge - 8-Ball
(Normal, 1987) industrial
Vasilisk - Mkwaju
(Eskimo Records, 1988) industrial, tribal
Fecalove - Void, Chaos And Cum
(Crucial blast, 2012) Highly recommend this release. One of Fecalove's strongest, as well as excellent design and packaging. Saw Tisbor is selling it for 60NOK + shipping.
just got all the DEATH SQUAD reissues. this is a lot of material to take in... so far...
DEATH SQUAD - FUCK YOU 2xCD (the packaging/booklet with this one is especially good, love the reading material)
DEATH SQUAD - VX
TRUCIDO - Salvation
all the discs look great, i love the uniformity of the packaging. simple and to the point. although, i have to wonder, when you have two or more releases, each of which are 20 minutes or less, why not throw multiples onto one disc? not a complaint really, just curious.
Quote from: ARKHE on April 28, 2011, 09:24:21 PM
SPK - Meat Processing Section. How could I have missed this for all these years? Amazing songs.
appearantly the song Mekano is the basis for the Cortex song "Jesus i Betong" which i'm sure you are familiar with.
Quote from: online prowler on January 30, 2013, 03:19:10 AM
Black Devil - Disco Club
(RCA, 1978) PE relevant hooks.
This is fantastic record. I have been listening for this for a couple of years since a friend introduced during very intoxicated circumstances. It's strange, weird and absolutely great. Disco above anything else ever made. Or something like that.
Constrictions - Zero discrimination - great tape. Liked the material on 3xCD bestial forces perhaps most of all. new tape soon on terror.
MB - Mental Machination Musing - nice material I suppose it's not reissue, but something new. murky lofi recording. Enjoyable.
Carrion Black Pit / Lethe / Folter / Hearse Fetish – Crimes Of Passion - Carrion Black Pit is furthers from HNW in this release and the track is very nice. Others.. good.
Ashley blues / Vomir - Really enjoyed the beginning of Ashley Blues side, but then it'd lost my attention. Vomir needs no comment.
That is because it's not the original version. There are at least 3 different types of era.
Original time, when RRR was located in paige street. When he moved to central street, the address printed in those cardboardsleeves was obviously old. Then he started to glue artwork on top of that old cardboard cover. Often xeroxing over some random papers (incl. sex mags) and glueing it on top of cardboard in a way that it becomes completely sealed. You needed to cut open the "seal" to access cd.
Then at some point he abandoned the cardboard/gluejob thing alltogether, and now the ongoing method has been just some xeroxes in plastic sleeve.
Some of the very early discs included additional info inserts. I have Ramleh discs with such and I think also one Emil Beaulieau. Some of the discs has been released with alternative packaging by the bands themselves. Söldnergeist has good german version. MSBR obviously, Sudden Infant, etc..
And, I must add, "Ne plus ultra" is certainly musically the best works of Deathpile. Vocals are very deeply buried, but textures and attention to detail of sound is much deeper than in most other Deathpile releases. If he would have had noise as good as this, combined to vocal power of GR... it could have been his absolute best.
I listen to Deathpile quite often.
I would really like to hear
Agonize Humiliate Destroy tape on Slaughter Prod. If any one is interested in a simple tape trade for music exchange, please PM.
I would say that at least the Dedicated to Edmund Emil Kemper 7" holds a candle to, Ne Plus Ultra.
For me personally, the project is a pleasure to hear no matter what the release, it's on its own level even for stripped down power electronics.
Quote from: Black_Angkar on February 01, 2013, 10:36:47 PM
Quote from: ARKHE on April 28, 2011, 09:24:21 PM
SPK - Meat Processing Section. How could I have missed this for all these years? Amazing songs.
appearantly the song Mekano is the basis for the Cortex song "Jesus i Betong" which i'm sure you are familiar with.
I am not and how the hell did you manage to dig up that thread entry?
np:
SHIFT - Abandon
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM - Premonition Tape
HAARE - Lysergic Trepanation
GELSOMINA - Filmland Deprivation
perfect when the upstairs neighbor blasts shit music
The New Blockaders - Gesamtnichtswerk: 20th Antiversary Antiology (1982-2002) (4CD, Hypnagogia, 2003)
Essential box set, including classic early stuff and material from 2002. The latter pieces are very organic, it's an absolute pleasure listening to them. I was listening to this on headphones (and a little asleep) and the live tack from 1984 on disc 2 was really painful with its high frequencies. Great box set!
Giancarlo Toniutti - La Mutazione (CD, Klanggalerie, 2009)
Reissue of LP on Broken Flag from 1985. Very austere, quite minimal and dark. Great listening.
Giancarlo Toniutti - Ura Itam Taala' Momojmuj Löwajamuj Cooconaja (Remember How During The Summer We Sucked The Löwa Of The Womenfolk) (3" CD, Ferns Recordings, 2007)
Aside from the pretentious title, this is a nice if a little boring sound art piece. I think Toniutti recorded the sound of a bell on a hilltop among other things as the sound source -not that you could tell from the music.
Kapotte Muziek - Egg (CDR, Lunhare, 2009)
Collects the first 3 Kapotte Muziek tapes, from 1985/86. I didn't much care for this CD: while it's interesting from an archival point of view and as a document of 80s home taper cassette culture, it's not very enjoyable. There are speech and music samples mixed with simple noise & feedback, but mostly it's crude and simple electronic experimentation. It sounds like the work of someone who's intrigued by the possibilities of his gear at home but hasn't mastered it yet to make good music.
Quote from: Black_Angkar on February 01, 2013, 10:39:25 PM
Quote from: online prowler on January 30, 2013, 03:19:10 AM
Black Devil - Disco Club
(RCA, 1978) PE relevant hooks.
This is fantastic record. I have been listening for this for a couple of years since a friend introduced during very intoxicated circumstances. It's strange, weird and absolutely great. Disco above anything else ever made. Or something like that.
A friend just introduced me to this project. Got me totally off guard and ended up truly baffled. Must sound amazing on a huge sound system and w a lot of substance inboards.
AM NOT - First Morbid Vibrations.CS, 2012. Unrest Productions. More craftsmanship from Unrest. Highly successful meltdown of industrial and PE. Skilled vox and compositions. Looking forward to hear more from this outfit.
https://soundcloud.com/unrest-productions/am-not-01-first-morbid (https://soundcloud.com/unrest-productions/am-not-01-first-morbid)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 02, 2013, 10:06:08 AM
And, I must add, "Ne plus ultra" is certainly musically the best works of Deathpile. Vocals are very deeply buried, but textures and attention to detail of sound is much deeper than in most other Deathpile releases. If he would have had noise as good as this, combined to vocal power of GR... it could have been his absolute best.
I think "Back on the Prowl" is his best. "Ne plus Ultra", all I remember is static. "Back..." would be nice as a LP reissue.
Nyodene D - Every Knee Shall Bow (CD, Assembly of Hatred): This is VERY good! Bleak, ominous, I really like this a lot. Great sounds, good vocals, interesting lyrics. Not much more to say, except for the fact that I'll have to get Edenfall as well.
Death Jenk (CD, Phage Tapes): Heard one of the tracks online and really liked this, so I got the CD. But I somehow feel a bit disappointed. There's some sounds I'm not too fond of, for example some of the feedback doesn't sound good to me. A lot of it is going on at the same time, which seems normal since it's 5 people, but I seem to miss some focus.
Steel Hook Prostheses - Live & Unanesthetized (C50, Disease Foundry Recordings): 6 live tracks on tape. Nice, typical cover artwork. Comes in a specimen bag, which seems fitting for SHP and with a patch. The patch has a steel hook on it and SHP, so very fitting, but the design isn't really aesthetically pleasing, I'm afraid. As for the music itself, well, this is for people who are very fond of SHP, like myself. Again, this might not be their best work, but definately pleasing for me.
Urine Cop - Stay smoke stay stone nice harsh noise. One sided.
Shattered Hymen - Gash Worship also good harsh noise tape.
Machismo / Magia Nuda Good Pe
Crown of Cerberus / Ashley C I liked CoC side more.
Opus Magorum - The cult of the serpent some bad metal demo I've got for 1 euro
Plastic Boner Band - Cherubinic Wanderer I wish this tape would've been at least twice shorter. Then it would be good.
Streetmeat - Nails - Don't remember much of this project, but this is a solid tape. Enjoyable pe
Hate Basement - Pathetic - Truly the best from this pile. Very nicely done pe
Damno Te - Sabi - Not excited about this.
Rectal Hygienic - Even the flies won't touch you - I was surprised by what I've heard. Good.
MSHING - Interfering with a corpse very good harsh noise.
Vilgoc / Sleep Column Walls. Nothing fancy. Nice cover.
Filth - Beyond five senses - also it would be better if it would've been shorter.
Plague Mother - Carve - Great
Winters in Osaka / The Communion - Weird split, but both sides were rather decent.
Crown of Bone / Burial Ground - Hellraiser: a tribute don't remember
Dominator - II (CD)
Excellent under the radar first wave power electronics. Beyond that, this actually impresses me.
I recall hearing some Dominator and marking it as a heavier kind of Whitehouse. Thought it was hard to track down but a quick look at Discogs disabused me of that.
Dominator is great, very VERY Whitehouse-like but imho way more synth-heavy. Al the clichés are there but it just sounds sooo gooood :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMdWz0lBeeg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMdWz0lBeeg)
"II" is the best imho...
Trepaneringsritualen- Ritualer, Blot & Botgoring LP
Blodvite - Dekonstruktioner LP
both are pretty good esp. the side with 3 tracks on the Blodvite LP.
RITUAL NECROMANCY - oath of the abyss
HARASSOR & ADAM REHMEIER - "THE BUNNY GAME" OST
DEATH SQUAD - messiah
DEATH SQUAD - radium
Quote from: andy vomit on February 05, 2013, 08:50:01 PMRITUAL NECROMANCY - oath of the abyss
Pretty good stuff, but not the best of the newer DM bands.
I really should start listening to the Bestial Forces comp. Took me months to get it, now it's been laying here for a couple of weeks. Going to take me months to get through it a couple of times, haha.
THE RITA: Eyeliner Into Nylon Back Seam CD
Yesterday night I finally had the chance to listen to the whole CD in the right mood.
One single long track from the master of Canadian HNW, that links a costant rough/coarse series of noises building a constant carpet of unsettling ear splitting aggression, with a background of mudded bass frequencies that left me wondering what was actually happening while the atmosphere grew. I can clearly listen to some vocals in the background yet not sure if they are sampled or they belong to Sam.
There is a constant feeling of wait, and when listening carefully you notice some abrupt hidden changes that helps the atmosphere grows any minute.
Not the most violent record I have listened to from THE RITA, but due to the overall threatening atmosphere, definitely one of my faves.
Stylish yet obsessive layout.
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 06, 2013, 10:08:00 AM
Quote from: andy vomit on February 05, 2013, 08:50:01 PMRITUAL NECROMANCY - oath of the abyss
Pretty good stuff, but not the best of the newer DM bands.
I really should start listening to the Bestial Forces comp. Took me months to get it, now it's been laying here for a couple of weeks. Going to take me months to get through it a couple of times, haha.
i got it from the rising beast records distro, i was ordering "the bunny game" CS and i figured i'd give it a shot. it's good, not great. hardly the worst five bucks i ever spent.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on February 05, 2013, 02:07:19 PM
I recall hearing some Dominator and marking it as a heavier kind of Whitehouse. Thought it was hard to track down but a quick look at Discogs disabused me of that.
Quote from: P-K on February 05, 2013, 02:52:35 PM
Dominator is great, very VERY Whitehouse-like but imho way more synth-heavy. Al the clichés are there but it just sounds sooo gooood :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMdWz0lBeeg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMdWz0lBeeg)
"II" is the best imho...
Quote from: Mikerdeath on February 05, 2013, 06:53:40 AM
Dominator - II (CD)
Excellent under the radar first wave power electronics. Beyond that, this actually impresses me.
Dominator were certainly not first-wave power electronics, they first appeared in the early 90s. I have always assumed their output to be a kind of pisstake of the most cliched and easily parodied aspects of Whitehouse and that they were basically a comedy band - the Weird Als of PE. The old press releases about the (imaginary) band members dying of drug overdoses and hiring prostitutes to help on recordings seems to back this up. The actual culprits included members of Satori I believe. Song title 'Schoolboy Tight Joy' from one of their obscurities is still hilariously unpleasant and makes Nicole 13 output look subtle!
Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness, and Charm 1977 - 2009 2CD - bonus tracks are alternate versions, recording session, and three live tracks - all the bonus studio tracks are great - "Quark, Strangeness & Charm/Uncle Sam's On Mars" is better than the album version - well worth hunting down.
Mohammad Reza Shajarian - Bidad 2005 - Persian music - great album and recommended - beautiful instrumentation and feel.
Byron Metcalf featuring Steve Roach - The Shaman's Heart 2005 - ethno ambient - not a great album, but the percussion stays clear of poppy, cheesy rhythm and kitschy electronica/techno ugliness - good album and worth hearing again.
Temps Perdu? - Athanor 1993 - ethno ambient - got in a big mood for this type of sound - decent album and probably above the average for the sub-genre, but it wasn't as impressive as some of the compilations tracks I've heard from them.
Jason Crumer - Let There Be Crumer 2012 - impressive, and for no good explainable reason at this point, also a surprise - I clearly do not give him the credit he deserves - from drone to experimental to noise to industrial - this has a little bit of everything, and it all works and is of similar quality to all the various parts - probably one of the shining lights in an otherwise dismal noise scene of today.
Byron Metcalf featuring Steve Roach - The Shaman's Heart II (The Healing Journey) 2001 - ethno ambient - not as effective as the part I album, but still a fair listen - less percussive and tribal, though part I wasn't a groove fest, either - more of Steve Roach's touch on this one, and the mix washes the ambient into the sounds of the rattles too much, which may have been the intention; just didn't work for me because of the waves of sound rather than any powerful presence.
Steve Roach & Mark Seelig - Nightbloom 2010 - ethno ambient - the tones were off for me on this one - sounds like a didgeridoo through a stretching process, and it missed the mark - sort of felt like good music for TV documentaries, so better suited for very small doses, not that it doesn't flow well enough to be indexed 12-18 minutes a clip - "pt 3" is the best 14 minutes on this album; the percussion finds a nice tribal groove - I've come to realize that I possibly do not like the way Roach produces persussion; the sound and tones have a hazy, lightness to them; no real surprise because of how most of his electronic work is similarly felt.
Steve Roach - Early Man 2000 - 2001 2CD - ethno ambient - darker, more thoughtful and interesting album - has a cave-like feel to it with ancientness as well, so the title is appropriate - not heard the "decomposed" 2nd CD yet.
Staff Carpenborg and the Electric Corona - Fantastic Party 1969 -
Idris Ackamoor - Music Of Idris Ackamoor 1971-2004 - free jazz - the first 11 tracks (CD1 + part of CD2) are in the same cosmic, ethnic area as Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, and Irene Schweizer - Jazz Meets India (1967) - I've seen this described as funk, and if it is, I'm definitely ignorant to the parameters of funk, which is entirely possible - I didn't care for the rest of CD2.
Bad Influence - Preaching to the Converted - early British anarcho punk crossed with early British crust crossed with 80s indie crossed with Voi Vod or Die Kreuzen (October File). Might sound like a mess, but it isn't at all.
Cabaret Voltaire - Methodology '74-'78 Attic Tapes - a great collection of edits and ideas - if something between P16.D4 and a cold wave Clock DVA sounds like a good idea, here you go. Definitely some proto-power-electronic stuff happening. Great headphone music.
Acephalix - Deathless Master (2012) - hearing this for the first time, though they are on a shortlist of bands I intend to watch - HEAVY - if there was a Bolt Thrower sub-genre (for my money, there is), this would have to be in it, but this doesn't sound like Bolt Thrower - can't write it off as BT worship; it has some nice Scandinavian DM elements to it - 30 minutes is 60 minutes too short.
Emeralds - Just to Feel Anything 2012 - krautrock Tangerine Dream Klaus Schulze - good album - quality early-80s mimicry, and that is not a dig.
Ashra - Belle Alliance 1980 - krautrock - cool guitar playing still, but the reggae song and cheesy new age pop melodies are not a good listen - I guess I could be sucked into this to listen to Gottsching play his licks.
The Rita - The Rack 2011 - crunchy, restrained bursts that sound like they are running into a brick wall; put under pressure and are destructively seeping out through spaces, but with the resistance - the second track is of similar exercise, but it is even more pressurized and restrained into boiling micro-bursts.
Temnozor - Folkstorm of the Azure Nights (2005)
Temnozor - Horizons (2003)
Temnozor - Haunted Dreamscapes (2010)
This group came highly recommended. They're interesting overall, but the vocals reminded me too much of Bruce Dickinson (and I'm not one who ever liked his vocals, NWOBHM vocals, Anthrax vocals, etc). The black metal portions aren't especially impressive, either. The folk portions are a bit cheesy, but they aren't bad. The songwriting on Folkstrom makes it all come together well enough. There's something familiar about some of the tonality and a melody or two. It'll come to me. I didn't care for Horizons at all, and I'm not sure how to rate the other two. I probably liked Folkstrom more.
Loits - Must Album (2007) - Estonian black metal - they're avant-garde black metal - I'd put them in the same realm as Ved Buens Ende and In the Woods, but with more of a rock foundation - I really liked their 2004 album, Vere Kutse Kohustab, so I was excited to find out they had another full length - they did an 18-minute EP in 2007 as well (bonus CDEP in the limited edition version of Must Album), and I'd like to hear it - I wouldn't say Must Album is a great album, but it's good enough for what I wanted to hear.
Quote from: HongKongGoolagong on February 07, 2013, 09:55:00 PM
- the Weird Als of PE. The old press releases about the (imaginary) band members dying of drug overdoses and hiring prostitutes to help on recordings seems to back this up.
This kind of makes me want to reconsider them in another light, although having heard their stuff, I know my hopes of hearing polka medleys with Whitehouse lyrics on top will be sadly crushed.
Feurbahn http://feuerbahn.bandcamp.com/
Looking forward for the release!
Keränen/Lettera 22: split 7"
Very very good on both sides.
Anenzephalia: 23 cassette
I alreasy told this regarding their latest cd, but I think this is the best recorded material I own. Fucking intense.
Mass marriage: NOTHING UNDERNEATH cassette
Hypnotic and intense, very good!
BT. HN. "Her Serpent" cd
I totally missed this, and I am quite glad to finally have it. Does what it says, intense, powerful and definitely not-standard.
Listened to it only twice, I am sure I will many other times.
Finally got my turntable. So :
ALFARMANIA "Bottenscrapet" pic-LP
Great and furious sound collages of Kristian. Appreciate this release so much. Great work.
ALFARMANIA "Halogd Insikt" pic-10"
One of first works of (this theory is my opinion) new era of ALFARAMANIA. Moody and grim. No loud junk attacks or scratching. Weight of dark industrial landscape & fear.
SNUFF "II" LP
Well it is not a secret that lo-fi records, feedback and experiments is my piece of cake, but after this I felt like I have been ripped off. I think I am not a big fan of THIS. And simply good idea is not enough for me. (I am into sale/trade if anyone is interested.)
PESTDEMON "Helvetesljuset" LP
This one is absolutely best recording I heard in last few months. Spinning it day after day.
Quote from: tiny_tove on February 08, 2013, 05:26:42 PM
Feurbahn http://feuerbahn.bandcamp.com/
Looking forward for the release!
I do like the sound of this, very nice.
Quote from: martialgodmask on February 08, 2013, 08:45:13 PM
Quote from: tiny_tove on February 08, 2013, 05:26:42 PM
Feurbahn http://feuerbahn.bandcamp.com/
Looking forward for the release!
I do like the sound of this, very nice.
Yeah, quite unusual and intriguing sound. I like it!
Forza Albino "Infestation" LP- one of the best from last year, looking forward to what they do next
Cultes des Ghoules "henbane" d/l- their new one. cd is out now & vinyl later on hell's headbangers. pretty good but some of the vocals bug me
Trepaneringsritualen "Ritualer, Blot & Botgöring" LP
Long time since I listened to the tape, so I was curious of what I thoght of this after listening quite a lot to his more recent and more composed material. And I must say it does sound just as good as it did the first time I listened to the tape, the day after a very freaked out private gig with some of Sweden's finest, where the tape was released. Much more obscure sound than nowadays, but every bit as good!
Earth - 2
Still an album I'm very fond of and still the best from Earth in my opinion.
Also, Gong - Radio Gnome Trilogy this evening.
Aube - Aquatremble, his first 7".. noisy but not his best material.
Odal - Terreur / Odal - Een Kut In M'n Hersens, great lo-fi material from this underrated old school project.
Brume - Charlemange, i dont have a lot of Brume material in my collection but these are 2 great, atmospheric pieces. Need to check out more of his stuff..
Skin Crime - Monster / Skin Crime - Electroshock Treatment, probably my favorite noise project from the States!
Konstruktivists - Artist Engineers, only record i have by them, clean sound but it's pretty good.
Grunt- Petturien Rooli, such a great record.. the only Grunt i have that's getting played on a regular basis.
Astro - The Echo From A Purple Dawn, just got this in and it sounds good as always.
Hedonic Serge - Somatoscopy: Mode Of Male Pleasure tape
Mordant Karma - Indulge tape
These two are probably my least favorite from that recent batch. I bought all of them and and overall I don't think they are as strong as the usual Lust Vessel material, but it does make me more interested in what's going on in Japan. Just the other day there was an update about new releases from even more sub-labels. Seems like things are ramping up for this label and their associates, but can they maintain the quality?
Pogrom - Pogrom tape - Came wrapped in gauze with a razor blade included, which is a nice touch to go along with the cover art. Side A is a live gig from Helsinki in early 2012 and has some guest vocals from Pekka PT (I think). Side B is one long track broken into four sections. Overall this tape is ok but not great, not the best example of either studio or live material, but still a cool release to own.
Crank Sturgeon - Recycled tape
Some really good stuff here. This is the kind of well crafted noise that grabs your attention and is a rewarding listening experience. Fans of lofi junk and fast cutup noise should be all over this. I guess you could say this is an odd Crank Sturgeon release because it doesn't have any of the standard CS stuff like spastic retard vocals or silliness. It's just a good straight-forward noise assault. Highly recommended! My copy came on a Rod Stewart tape.
Leviathan - True Traitor, True Whore tape - First off, cassette tape is probably not the best format for this material and I'd like to hear a better copy. Even so, this is pretty much what you'd expect from Mr. Wrest but it doesn't reach the heights of Massive Conspiracy Against All Life. It feels like this guy still hasn't realized his full potential but if he just keeps working at it he'll eventually record a true masterpiece of metal.
Portal - Swarth dlp
Portal - Outre lp
Portal - Seepia lp
Just found out the other day that Portal have a new one coming out soon so I got the urge to listen to all their shit (it's been a while). Discovered that I'm not really into this stuff like I was five years ago, or maybe it's just because I listened to them all in a row and it got exhausting towards the end. The first one, Seepia, is still their best.
Lately I've bought a few tapes of Lithuanian and overall Baltic metal. So after spinning these:
Manatark - Roosteitk Split up Estonian pagan black metal band. Not bad. Melodic, romantic, etc.
Meressin - Pasiutę Šunys - Lithuanian thrash metal. Some groovy moments
Dissimulation - Miglose - One of the more famous Lithuanian black/thrash band. Not bad, but their stuff never touched me somehow
Other things:
Gianni Giublena Rosacroce - La Piramide di sangue fantastic output from Yerevan tapes. Seemed like some sort of jewish folk or so. Clarinet, percussions, etc. quite unexpectedly good for me
Cannibal Movie - Mondo Music - Also it delivers what it promises in the title. Nothing more, nothing less. Good.
Altar of Flies The Violent Blow - LP
- Before I picked this one up recently, I hadn't heard anything since the Eremiten tape in 2009 and not even read the reviews of his stuff, so I was pretty blown away. Looking forward to hear the Female LP in a couple of days.
Atrax Morgue Exterminate LP
Atrax Morgue Esthetik of a Corpse LP
- I worship these two recordings. Madness put to sound. Beautiful vinyl editions.
Martin Bladh & Bo I. Cavefors Three studies for a crucifixion; A passion play in three acts DVD
- This is exactly what I expected and hoped it would be.
YOU. - Brick (tape) Sound kinda like Bene Gesserit, minimal synth techno with a guitar somewhere in there.
Skvlt - Tour Tape(tape) blackened crust, this tape sounds pretty shit-fi, and I am okay with that.
Autechre - Exai MP3 - so my all time favorite musicians decided to digitally release their new album a month before the physical copy. Like all AE releases, I approached it with some apprehension, especially since their last two albums were so-so. But the glory days of AE have returned! Quite possibly the best thing they've done since Untilted. The vibe is generally darker than the latest stuff and more consistent. It reminds me a lot of their live sound during the Quaristice tour. Good shit. I'm excited for the vinyl to arrive.
Wertham - Lombroso, Caligula031 - Odessa, Caligula031 - Domino - I listened to these all back to back so I don't have much in the way of specifics to say. In general I enjoy Marco's use of samples a lot. They provide atmosphere and context without being dumb or obnoxious. The Odessa tape was probably my favorite of the bunch but I need more listens to absorb all the tapes.
Broadcast - Berberian Sound Studio CD - Broadcast's attempts and generally succeeds in trying to recapture the sounds and atmosphere of 70s/80s horror soundtracks, with a style closer to Fabio Frizzi than John Carpenter. The CD isn't mind blowing but its a solid take on an old style. I haven't seen the movie this soundtrack is from, but its my understanding it's also an homage giallo flicks and the like.
Damien Dubrovnik - 'First Burning Attraction' LP test pressings
VA - Dangus compilation temsta 1998 nice compilation with various baltic bands. Ha Lela, Oral Climax, Girnų Giesmės, Ataka etc. from drone to funny hard rock.
MODUS - Mėgaukis Tyla - funny record. Some sort of avantgarde, etc. Interesting for one time listening session I think and for funny lyrics like "I bought a car, now I can't drink. I bought a car.. bang. Now I can drink again"
GDAE - Things: First Story - This is one of the projects that I've never understood why it's important in Lithuanian scene. Just some samples and collected sounds I guess
GDAE - Excerpts and Madness And this one is even worse.
Autocancrena - La Distruzione Really nice and varied album. from ambient to death industrial.
Quote from: alterstock on February 12, 2013, 09:56:58 PM
Damien Dubrovnik - 'First Burning Attraction' LP test pressings
Cool! When will this be out? I assume it'll be on Posh Isolation?
Spinning: Swans - The Seer
Must be at least my 10th time spinning this. Sooo good!!
Seven Minutes Of Nausea / Deca Debilane
Von
Satanic Blood (demo 1992)
US BM like it should be. Stripped and grim. Think it was rereleased on vinyl last year.
Women Of The SS
SS Orgy/SS Bitch (7", 1991)
Classic strip dpwn and atmospheric sexual charged industrial.
Gribberiket
Knefall (CS, 2013)
Norway's best kept secret. Funeral doom/metal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfrfAa0TwS4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfrfAa0TwS4)
Free dwnlwd/pay as much you like here: http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/knefall (http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/knefall)
Sarcófago
The Black Vomit (Demo 1987)
Classic BM demo. Personally I enjoy the bands demo works, rather than their ordinary releases. The soundscape in these are more bleak and direct.
Vangelis
Blade Runner (CS, 1994)
One of my fav releases. The songs and production is as expansive as space it self.
Vatican Shadow
September Cell (CS, 2012)
Bjørn Fongaard
track Galaxy on the excellent vinyl Musique électronique Norvegienne (1968). Contemporary composition for guitar.
Nazi Bastards from Aldebaran - Invasion - "industrial gem from 90ies" happened to be electro/ebm/whatever.
Nigdeniya - Nigdeniya - another one from Zhelezobeton. Sort of mail art thing. At first it was very irritating, later on - ok for background
K2 | Positive Adjustments - Nice release, good noise.
Cattle Mutilation - Transient - quite nice dark ambient/drone output.
Stab electronics / Chloroform rapist / Unclean / Concrete Mascara - Art of Deviance - quite weird double tape I would say. I was thinking it will be killer tape, thinking and thinking and when I listened to it - well, it's not bad, but I think my hopes were too high or something like that. Or I'll have to listen to it once more. STAB Electronics - good tracks though somewhat weaker than previous output of his. Chloroform rapist - good contrast for STAB and meditative track. Not bad. Unclean and Concrete Mascara sounded very similar, but I've read just now that they were doing tracks with each other's help so it's no surprise about it. All in all - good, but not mind blowing.
Various – La Ciudad Podrida Vol. I
Popol Vuh - The Werner Herzog Soundtracks 5 CD box (with a 98-page hardback booklet)
One of the things to be taken to a remote island...
Currently playing the shit out of -
Sacher Pelz, "Mutation For A Continuity" box set. This is some hard listening material. Punk Concrete. Some maniac in a basement fucking around with turntables and tapes because he can, and for personal reasons, has to. Repetitive loops of sometimes familiar (you can hear Tangerine Dream) material, made grating and trying.
Mark Solotroff, "Archive" series. This is my easy listening choice. Not that it lacks grime or low fidelity but it's lengthy, uncaring layers of drone and sound make me return to it constantly. Noise that lasts the distance and doesn't really give a fuck about the listener. Blatant.
And Craft's "Fuck The Universe" and "Void", as mentioned elsewhere. For those magic misanthropic moments.
MSBR "euro grappling electro" cdr - Sold off pretty much all of my cds in the past year and ended up with some random cdrs laying around that I haven't played in 6-7 years... Really enjoying this for what it is, long form slippery bending effects wave of sound. Never listen to stuff like this anymore as the style seemed really boring/redundant for a while but with nothing else like it in my playlist it's good background music.
Likewise with this American tapes cdr - Can't even decipher his writing anymore. Think it says AM200 or AM300 but this doesn't match what discogs says. Maybe it's Spykes, sounds like some one playing with tape recorder feedback and the mouthpiece of a sax or something. Haven't listened to anything Wolf related in ages either. Cd player only wants to play cdrs for some reason.
Sadistic Bliss "reissue..." cd - Pretty good for being so crude. Don't think I've really listened to this ever even though I got it when it came out. Dig the drums a lot. Almost weird sludge/pv. Realizing that i've missed a ton of new f&v stuff as well.
v/a-Hated Perversions cd - Perfect Valentine's day comp. Waiting for gf to get home from school. Sick Seed tracks are some of my all time favorite pe.
Ashley C "timeless reality" cd - Really like this now that I've come back to it. Second track is killer.
Listening to a lot of German artists lately, Amon Dull II, Can, that Popol Vuh box mentioned sounds interesting. Genocide Organ Archive I & II, revisiting early EN. Looking forward to the Putrefier IR discs arriving in the post soon.
Believer/Law – Foxhole Prayers Cs (Cae-Sur-A)
Believer/Law – Contrition Cs (Robert & Leopold)
Youth Code – Demonstrational Cassette (s/r)
Altar of Flies - Female LP (Peripheral)
Also thanks to everyone digging Feuerbahn & Yerevan Tapes releases
Dug out Skullflower - Orange Canyon Mind and SunnO))) - Monoliths and Dimensions for a couple of car journeys this weekend. The former, I'd forgotten how enjoyable it is as the soundtrack to an afternoon drive with the sun low in the sky. The latter, I never gave much attention to but is better than I remember. Not a standout in their catalogue, but good nonetheless.
^
i completely agree, Orange Canyon Mind is an excellent record for long drives...
current this week is
Crawl Unit - Aftermusic, not my favorite record by him
Darksmith - Total Vacuum
Nate Young - Half Full, great record...pretty different from other NY recordings, reminds me of seeing the live shows at little bars while living in detroit..
13th floor elevators...
MSBR - Collabodestructivists
Toshiji Mikawa - Gyo-Kai Elegy
Sewer Election - Vidoppna Sar
GEROGERIGEGEGE LP
Whatever this should be called? It's bootleg that came last year without even noticing such. Doesn't appear to be listed in too many noise distros, so I guess source is unknown?
Collects lots of bits and pieces, kind of "best of" from albums, 7"s, compilations, etc.. Some are edits of longer pieces and some complete songs. For those, who like vinyl format and who don't have much of Gerogerigegege in their collection, this is very good purchase. It covers many styles and has neat properly printed covers. For those who have big Gero collections, this is worthy only for collectors purposes as there's nothing you haven't heard before.
While usually skeptical towards edits of tracks, in this care it works out. Not all listeners necessarily need to hear full versions of every audio masturbation, hah.
Is this the 'All You Need Is An Audio Shock By Japanese Ultra Shit Band' LP on "Audio Shock Recordings"? Nearly bought it a few times, but kinda felt I had enough of it already to pass...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 18, 2013, 01:12:34 PM
GEROGERIGEGEGE LP
Whatever this should be called? It's bootleg that came last year without even noticing such. Doesn't appear to be listed in too many noise distros, so I guess source is unknown?
Collects lots of bits and pieces, kind of "best of" from albums, 7"s, compilations, etc.. Some are edits of longer pieces and some complete songs. For those, who like vinyl format and who don't have much of Gerogerigegege in their collection, this is very good purchase. It covers many styles and has neat properly printed covers. For those who have big Gero collections, this is worthy only for collectors purposes as there's nothing you haven't heard before.
While usually skeptical towards edits of tracks, in this care it works out. Not all listeners necessarily need to hear full versions of every audio masturbation, hah.
yep, that's it. I bought it listed as "s/t" LP. You know, All you need is audio shock, is name of 7" already so such name makes it kind of confusing.
Blod - Country Girl Perversion CDr - I love Blod so much. Great track names, a monotonous sound, total dedication to filth. My cup of tea. And on this album there's a track called "Ripping Farts" which has become a subject of deep thinking. Those two words taken out of context could mean two things:
1. ripping is being used as a verb, so farts are being ripped
OR
2. ripping is and adjective, so these particular farts are of a ripping quality, ripping meaning really good
Think about that shit! You'll never know if the farts were out of this world ripping farts, or just merely farts that were ripped.
also listening to:
Grunt - Dance for the Genocide tape
IRM - Virgin Mind 2xCD
Skin Area/IRM - Split 10"
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on February 19, 2013, 07:55:34 PMGrunt - Dance for the Genocide tape
Very good tape and a nice "alternative" (on studio versions). Just sent Mikko a message to order the new Grunt shirt. Looks really nice!
Trepaneringsritualen "Konung Domaldr vid Upsala Hängd" tape
Great stuff! Dark and slightly orchestral stuff, but maintaining the ritualistic and occult atmosphere we're used to.
Mania "Grim Conditions" tape
Fantastic, heavy as fuck PE with short, to-the-point tracks. Great balance between electronics and junk noise.
Days of BU and more to come. I just realized BU might be my favorite act. My ears!!!
The Rita - eyeliner into nylon back seam
BRUME / LA NOMENKLATUR "end of symptom dump / meosta" LP
Late 80's French experimental stuff, which occasionally could be somewhere along industrial blended experimental, but perhaps at the best is the blurred line of good industrial and... that other industrial, haha! Thinking that we're still in 80's, there is charming hands-on approach in the music, and it has even vibe of power electronics, especially in processed vocals.
Little big crappy quality sound on video, but gives you the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGtlISynk3Y
Brume and his later work under his own name should be well known for a lot of people, but good old 80's La Nomenklatur seems to be unknown for a lot of people? Check out for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e4xgAPU40E
Sink - The Holy Testament 2 - LP
Is this doom? Don't know. Good!
German Oak - S/T - LP
Recorded in a German bomb shelter in 1972. Rough and brutal krautrock with themes of war. Dark and experimental.
A hyperbolic writing on the album by Julian Cope here: http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/german-oak (http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/german-oak).
Putrefier - Cog Dominance - I believe Mark Durgan is slightly unsure about this music nowadays - cannot think why, it's excellent noise with all the wonderful squelchy analogue sounds missing from so many things released nowadays
Kakawaka -Ein fröhliches Lied auf den Lippen den Wandersmann kann nichts erschüttern - former exponent of Berlin noise stupidity/shitcore makes a surprising and superb change into quality electronic composition - beautiful cassette package
Conflict - The Final Conflict - had never heard this late 80s howl of anarcho fury before, he sounds like a mad dog about to break its leash throughout, some nice powerful guitar on there too
Psychic TV - Paramartha - 1984 live material, I'd never heard this recording before but the general set list is the same as most of the other '84 shows - really intense tribal noise-rock, a great live band in this era
Stereolab -Oscillons from the Anti-Sun - gruelling box set of 3 CDs and a DVD I picked up cheaply - a little of the band goes a long way but now and again their intelligence and sense of melody really hit the spot
The Power of Zeus - The Gospel According to... 1970 - hard/heavy rock that I could not have appreciated to its fullest when I was younger - some cheesy moments, but a solid listen nevertheless - very good album that is both loyal to its thesis and to traveling distances.
Ashra - Blackouts 1978 - krautrock - a so-so album for most artists, and a weak album for Manuel Gottsching, though the final track, "Lotus Parts I-IV", is some quality cosmic psychedelia and close to vintage Gottsching - recommended for that track alone.
Ashra - Dream & Desire 1990 - krautrock - 3 tracks over 62 minutes - starts off strong with the 30-minute floating and traveling "Dream" - this guy can revisit high-quality cosmic guitar and electronic improvisation anytime he feels like it, so it isn't one of those cases when the artist just loses their mojo - pretty impressive stuff.
Tom Recchion - I Love My Organ 2004 - LAFMS - this really sucked me in - witty and playful and really engaging.
Bill Withers - Making Music 1975 - feels like he's really trying to relive his past hit formula, but without much success insofar as it all feels like an imitation of himself - kind of weird - felt like skipping every track, and then it was over.
Bill Withers - Naked & Warm 1976 - mellow album - nothing of note, but not a bad listen - eh.
Bill Withers - Menagerie 1977
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music 1975 - didn't care for this a whole lot in the past, but I really, really enjoyed it this time - usually prefer Black Dance, but it was the opposite this go.
Klaus Schulze - Mirage 1977 - don't remember it being this dark - great listen.
Klaus Schulze - Black Dance 1974
November Novelet - Heart of Stone 2012
Maska Genetik - Strada 2011
Moebius - Kram 2009
V/A Holy Mother Russia 2004 - solid comp, but Lunar Abyss Quartet is the one I'll investigate further.
TACTILE - Assault On M19 (CD, Sentrax Corporation SXP3001) - magnificent set of sinister and occultural synth recordings from former occasional Scorn and Coil collaborator and man with a long history of underground UK strangeness - very unique middle-of-the-night music, just right for staring at the full moon to.
GUNS N ROSES - The Spaghetti Incident - I don't think this is highly thought of by either the band or their fans but it's a hilarious and amazing collection of bizarre punk cover versions from a band at the extreme edge of cocaine psychosis. In bargain bins everywhere, check this demented shit out!
Quote from: HongKongGoolagong on February 24, 2013, 06:11:13 AM
GUNS N ROSES - The Spaghetti Incident - I don't think this is highly thought of by either the band or their fans but it's a hilarious and amazing collection of bizarre punk cover versions from a band at the extreme edge of cocaine psychosis. In bargain bins everywhere, check this demented shit out!
Heh, that's a pretty spot on description. One of my alltime favorite bands, but def not my fav LP by them. Might have to give it a second listen, its been a long long time.
G.I.S.M. - Subj and Egos, Chopped
slowmotion grimness.
Quote from: online prowler on February 13, 2013, 11:52:06 PM
Von
Satanic Blood (demo 1992)
US BM like it should be. Stripped and grim. Think it was rereleased on vinyl last year.
SSRI side of the split with MANIA- his side is nice, heavy low-end rumbling with buried electronics/metalbashing. Sort of made me think "slo-mo Japanese noise"
WINDHAND songs on youtube- good but nothing special doom metal. Waiting on the LP from Forcefield to show up. Upcoming split with Cough should be good; the announcement is what made me go back to check out Windhand again.
Everyday Loneliness "Omissions" tape
Quite low key experimental droney music. Good stuff, especially the side-long track on the B side.
Drug Age "Alphabet" tape
Marvellous harsh noise from this duo of Matteo Castro (Kam Hassah, Lettera 22, Second Sleep, etc.) and Fransesco Tignola (Elisha Morningstar, Joy De Vivre). This is how it should be done!
Coil "Horse Rotorvator" LP
Total classic! Simply beautiful!
Mania / Coma Detox LP
Finally got around to listening to this...Fucking brilliant, easily the best thing i've heard from Mania...Or was the Grim Conditions tape better? I can't decide! looking forward to hearing what he does next...
First batch of material i've heard from Coma Detox and was very impressed indeed.
Quote from: Hal Hutchinson on February 25, 2013, 09:58:38 PM
First batch of material i've heard from Coma Detox and was very impressed indeed.
I would recommend all of his other tapes, I haven't heard a bad release from him.
Verdant "sincerity" CD
Existence Establishment
Hmm... could be the most innovative "PE" release if you would want to stretch your imagination to call it such. I'm thinking of later days Death Squad, little bit of Prurient after Pleasureground, little bit of modern Slogun, little bit of IFOTS, but most of all this doesn't sound like any of the mentioned. Lots of spoken word pieces, lots of sound collages, occasional aggro vocal and harsh electronic assaults. Utmost digital clarity and sharp crispy sound. But works for this as it stands so far from the usual stuff anyways. Weird that I have not seen ANYONE mention this and can't see it listed even in Discogs (except the original self released cdr)
Salakapakka Sound System "Abandoned Factories Scream At Night" tape
Banned
Oh man... I have had entirely wrong idea what this project is about... Very good tape from Finnish artists! Mixing drone with noise and little clang of "industrial" in mix.
AX "Metal forest" CD
Cold spring
kind of best of Di Francos 90's project. After Ethnic Acid, before Novatron. Good selection of tracks from different AX albums. Drone/noise/feedback.
lots of Hal Hutchinson's stuff sent be by mr unrest... fucking hell, I don't know why I never listened to his stuff... absolutely intense
Mania-Grim conditions + SSRI split- played these both back to back a couple times last night and this morning...great range of sound, pure negative energy, but I want them to be longer. The short length works, it is direct to the point but some of the rumbling and shifting I wish took up longer lengths of time. This craving then led me to play the mania/coma detox LP. Probably the 5th or 6th time i've played it since buying, and it will be getting more spins now.
Myling- Sotpuke- Great isengard-ish folk black metal with ormgard guy. Really good release with a powerful atmosphere. A nice step from the more aggressive releases from SDP. Many drunken nights humming along to it, no swedish knowledge
Quote from: Si Clark on February 25, 2013, 10:57:18 PM
Quote from: Hal Hutchinson on February 25, 2013, 09:58:38 PM
First batch of material i've heard from Coma Detox and was very impressed indeed.
I would recommend all of his other tapes, I haven't heard a bad release from him.
Have to agree with Simon. Hopefully you're able to find some of his past work. Damn limited! NBM tape looks as amazing as it sounds and F&V tape is as filthy & violent as it should. Never heard the debut tape, would like to have a copy though. I once found it for very reasonable price but decided to get something "more interesting". What a shame...
Anyway, decided to put on the first part of Nyrkki & Kyrpä trilogy. I still hate "Funeral..." but other than that really nice. Unfortunately the sound on side B has started to worn out. Comes mostly from left channel. Again, what a shame...
En Nihil / Striations (Davers State)
I can't really comment on this because I played on it, but my copies arrived today and I am still very impressed with the general vibe.
Zonnewiel - Channeling the Essence of Wuotan (7", VENE Records): Got this out of curiosity. It's some kind of ambient/synth music, if I remember correctly there were quite some of this kind of projects done by people into Black Metal mainly. This isn't too bad, there's some atmosphere to it, and the end of the first track has some nice accoustic guitarpart. So, I can see where this is going, but altogether it's just not very interesting...
Grunt - Dance for the Genocide (C60, Freak Animal): Got this at the gig (together with the Seer of Decay 2CD, still have to listen to that) in Kortrijk. Most tracks were also played at the gig in Kortrijk if I'm not mistaken, and are from the last album. Good sound quality for a live recording.
My friend who came with me to the gig in Kortrijk also bought some stuff, but couldn't take it home (carrying LPs on a bicycle isn't too easy), so I had the chance to listen to his stuff, being:
Keränen/Lettera 22 (7", Second Sleep): Good harsh noise, far from just being noise for the sake of noise. However, same as with the gig, I like some more filth, Keränen is a bit too clean for me.
Grunt - World Draped in a Camouflage (LP, Freak Animal): Again the same tracks, of course. Good, varied Power Electronics! I like the use of soundtrack/classical instrument/... tied together with the noise/other sounds. Unfortunately I only had the chance to listen to it once. But that was good enough to keep in mind I want to get this album for myself.
(Posting too much praise for Grunt on this board isn't good, makes me feel like a sycophant, haha!)
^I think you can't really praise Grunt too much. Not many can create compositions as superior as Grunt. "World Draped In A Camouflage" was easily my personal favorite PE release of 2012 and earned its place in my all-time-favorite PE albums.
Currently listening to BU "Viha&Kiima" triple cassette. Got it today and just finished the first CS. Damn good so far!
The Rita - women's vocals
Had not heard anything about these 3 new 7"s on Dead mind records, but I guess they were fresh from the press when I saw them in Belgian gig merch table.
ASTRO "Deformation Receiver" 7"
Noisy stuff! There is this veil of reverb that drenches the whole piece into kind of wet and saturated mass, but in level of details, its fast electronic noise. Distortion, electronics, synth, but basically only the echo takes the atmosphere closer to old oscillation wave Astro. This is noise!! Good!
K2 "Variation: Pianoise" 7"
So.. Piano, feedbacksystem, MTR and various effects. No computers, no midi. "Piano for Sadists" is great song title, and K2 does his best to malform the original sound into pure noise assault. Sound is slightly one dimensional compared to good old metal junk K2, but sharp ripping noise is still pretty nice. Rotated in few times and not entirely sure yet what to think of it, but as it appears to take several listens easily, it can't be bad.
Kazumoto Endo & Kazuma Kubota "Gyoen Bedieningshendel" 7"
This is right there on the edge of whether I will declare this collaboration Japanese being great.. or not that great. Why? I have kind of love & hate relationship with silence within noise. When stop'n'go / cut up harsh noise is done with precise editing and short diverse bursts of ultimate energy attack your ears from speakers - it can be some of the best. But when burst last 0,5 seconds, followed with 2 seconds of silence and 1 second bursts with 3 seconds of silence and and ... come on!! Play the noise! It's like puzzle what appears to be great, but the pieces are slightly scattered and it looks like not really put together. I know they must have been timing perfectly and planning the tensions of silence vs. noise, but problem to me is that it never climaxes. Jerks little here and there, but eventually doesn't go to any direction. Sound of noise itself, high voltage electrocution with ultra distorted noise pressure. Too bad the flow is so fragmented... Still - after all critics - in the style, it's still nice 7" to give playtime..
All 3 items are full color covers, good sound, printed labels, and pretty cheap for being ltd 200 each.
Currently listening to Deathkey/BU split CS which I received today (Thanks, IS!!).
This was my first taste of Deathkey and honestly it didn't really convince me. The noise was very boring and powerless and the vocal work didn't really impress me either. I wonder how's the other Deathkey stuff? I have all their releases in my wantlist but don't want to buy them if they're as weak as the track on this release.
For me, the BU track sounded "musically" very good but seems like there was also some lack of power. The noise is basic BU, the vocals are basic BU but the power of which BU is known for is missing. Makes me wonder if the tape version is to blame? The ones who have the vinyl version, I would appreciate if you could let me know how does it sound.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 01, 2013, 04:58:09 PM
Currently listening to Deathkey/BU split CS which I received today (Thanks, IS!!).
This was my first taste of Deathkey and honestly it didn't really convince me. The noise was very boring and powerless and the vocal work didn't really impress me either. I wonder how's the other Deathkey stuff? I have all their releases in my wantlist but don't want to buy them if they're as weak as the track on this release.
For me, the BU track sounded "musically" very good but seems like there was also some lack of power. The noise is basic BU, the vocals are basic BU but the power of which BU is known for is missing. Makes me wonder if the tape version is to blame? The ones who have the vinyl version, I would appreciate if you could let me know how does it sound.
I enjoyed this release. If you want to check out more Deathkey I recommend his 2010 release Doctrine of Intolerant Hatred. The song Revolt Against the Modern World is pure bliss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pelkkpV73xY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pelkkpV73xY)
^Thanks a lot!! I also got some info from Simon, who's always willing to help.
Yeah, most stuff probably can be found in youtube. Deathkey is kind of love it or hate it kind of project. In many ways could be compared Streicher. For some people these don't make any sense, for others, just so beyond the standard, it's amazing.
BU stuff is about same session as split with WOM. If you have that, you can compare sound.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 01, 2013, 06:37:46 PM
Yeah, most stuff probably can be found in youtube. Deathkey is kind of love it or hate it kind of project. In many ways could be compared Streicher. For some people these don't make any sense, for others, just so beyond the standard, it's amazing.
BU stuff is about same session as split with WOM. If you have that, you can compare sound.
Streicher is monumental.
The track which "online prowler" recommended sounded a lot better than the track on BU split but still not quite my stuff. I still have to give the "Doctrine of Intolerant Hatred" a try so I can make my final decision.
Listened "The Great Corrupter" by Sick Seed just a while ago.
I really appreciate Pekka's unique style to create PE covers from such strange bands as Autopsy (well, not really strange for PE fans) and Billy Holiday (BUT THIS, HAHA) but it all makes a perfect sense. Autopsy track is about child killing and abuse and Billy Holiday track is about niggers hanging in trees. I must give credit for PPT's varied musical taste and the way he can make it work in PE. Anyway, about the release. My personal favorite tracks on "The Great Corrupter" are definitely the opener, "Irstaasta...". The lyrics are great, vocals very powerful and the noise goes perfectly with it all. And then there's "Huorakatu" which is actually one of my all-time-favorite PE tracks. The track in the beginning (what's the track btw??) makes me grin as a Finn. Hilarious! The vocals are very very aggressive with a lot of power and, once again, the noise goes perfectly with it all, this time more violent & short attack (hits like a fist to whores face!!). The lyrics are very nice contrast to the sample in the beginning. First there's a cunt crying about how people treat whores badly and then the sex freak animal whorefucker get's lose, haha. Gotta love it! Overall very strong release. The only downside in my opinion is "The Most Hated..." which is quite long piano based track. I like the melody, haven't really paid that much attention to the lyrics, so can't really comment, but what bothers me about the track is the fact how digital the piano sounds. I could be wrong but as a guy who have played digital piano for five years, I'm quite sure it's digital.
Then decided to spin "Lily The Flesh" by BU after a long break.
My favorite BU work is Viha & Kiima but I still like Lily The Flesh era BU very much. Quite similar to Mother trilogy, definitely filthy & violent sounds. Some parts on this tape sounds like they're recordings from Fallen Angel domina sessions. Can't be sure though.
Currently listening to "Purification" by BU.
Another one I haven't listened for a while. I'm lucky to own the cassette version so I have all the extra filth. This used to be my favorite BU release before V&K came out.
Going to be a long night, hehe.
I also listened some tracks from "Seer Of Decay" by Grunt yesterday while paying a visit to my father who has quite supreme sound system and I can honestly say, the album sounded phenomenal. I have quite acceptable sound system as well but not nearly as good as my fathers and my space is quite limited so I can't really place the speakers properly. Anyway, the album opened up in completely different way. Sound was big, clear and crunchy. I was able to point out every little detail from the tracks and it left me completely mesmerized. It even amazed my jazz-freak father (before he left the room, holding his ears, haha).
Most of the releases leave me graving for more but "Seer Of Decay" leaves me completely exhausted. Like I would've been with Mikko, banging some metal for the whole day and then sit down to a couch with him and listen to the final results (haha, sorry).
Once again listening to "Infestation" by Forza Albino and trying to understand why some people like this release so much. The release is very good soundwise and Viktor did a great mastering job (as always) but the tracks doesn't really work for me even though I think the idea behind them is quite interesting. The implementation is quite dragging and the somewhat jaded vocal work doesn't really help. I can clearly hear that the artist responsible of vocal delivery put a lot of heart in his output but it still didn't really work for me. If there's someone who missed out, maybe we can do a trade? I also have "MOT" CS which I haven't listened for a while but I remember not really liking that one either.
sun ra
don cherry,
walter carson - weighted ghost
walter carson & three legged race, nocturnal hymn
darksmith - landslide
darksmith - countdown to man in the clouds, this is one of my favorite tapes...completely blows my mind everytime.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 03, 2013, 04:04:39 AM
And then there's "Huorakatu" which is actually one of my all-time-favorite PE tracks. The track in the beginning (what's the track btw??) makes me grin as a Finn. Hilarious! The vocals are very very aggressive with a lot of power and, once again, the noise goes perfectly with it all, this time more violent & short attack (hits like a fist to whores face!!). The lyrics are very nice contrast to the sample in the beginning. First there's a cunt crying about how people treat whores badly and then the sex freak animal whorefucker get's lose, haha. Gotta love it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDvZ0uZPYU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDvZ0uZPYU) It's a shame that she has now moved from hiphop/r'n'b to standard pop music.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 03, 2013, 04:04:39 AM
The only downside in my opinion is "The Most Hated..." which is quite long piano based track. I like the melody, haven't really paid that much attention to the lyrics, so can't really comment, but what bothers me about the track is the fact how digital the piano sounds. I could be wrong but as a guy who have played digital piano for five years, I'm quite sure it's digital.
The piano is sampled and looped from a recording by another artist. I'm 99% sure it's actual (grand) piano but I suppose the sound has got a bit distorted on the way.
As for playlist:
Total: Hard + Low - Love the variation and primitive quality, but I think most tracks and the whole album would have benefited from shorter length.
Flooded Church Of Asmodeus: Satan's Punishment - The Ultimatum - Ouch my ears! Insane Gonkulator-worshipping (black) metal that walks a path of it's own.
Guapo: Black Oni - Supreme instrumental prog/zeuhl/mathrock with occasional ritualistic feel.
Some
Altar Of Flies vinyls - This may well be my favourite project at the moment. Perfectly layered loops and old-time analogue feel all the way.
Preview of the next
Bizarre Uproar album - Oh boy, many will be surprised.......
Quote from: UNTERGESCHOSS on March 04, 2013, 02:40:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDvZ0uZPYU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDvZ0uZPYU) It's a shame that she has now moved from hiphop/r'n'b to standard pop music.
Kiitti linkistä! Ei oo koskaan tullu hirveesti radioo kuunneltua, joten koko "Mariska" ihan tuntematon. Loistobiisi kyllä! :D
Quote from: UNTERGESCHOSS on March 04, 2013, 02:40:10 PM
Preview of the next Bizarre Uproar album - Oh boy, many will be surprised.......
Odotan kyllä innolla mitä Pasi seuraavana ulostaa.
JFK - TEENAGE FANTASY 1987-88 - I like the Fourth Dimension single but also had an 80s cassette ('333' I think it's called) which isn't so great, so I was unprepared for how impressive this set of out-there experimental noise-rock sounds, with the customary excellent Harbinger pressing and mastering. Very enjoyable and undefinable music. My copy comes with a 'signed art print' which is neither use nor ornament but an amusing bonus item
ETHNIC ACID - POWER WORKS 1986-88 - the same act under a more strictly noise format without much of a beat anywhere. Again, very inventive sounds. Some power electronics influence but apparently using more conventional instrumentation through some kind of self-created teenage recording set-up. Great set of music
I know there was a second Novatron album recorded sometime around 2000 but never released by Cold Spring. As Anthony Di Franco's work seems to be more appreciated years after he made it, I guess that will be out by 2015.
Yves Botz + Roro Perrot - Saboteur - meh
Roro Perrot - Blotto Folk - this one's nice shitty album
Fecalove/MDT - La Merda - more shit, but this one's weaker than Toilet Trades. Far less varied sounds and rather silent.
Crown of Cerberus - Her Strength - absolutely the best of CoC!! Highly recommended
Caligula 031 - Odessa - very nice album. Somewhat different from other albums. The tracks seem to be longer.
I†† – Iao - not impressed
Crown of Cerberus - Mother Nature's Eyes of Fire - nice one, but not that good as her strength
Society of Surgeons - The Corridors of the med.fac society. - hm. it's in the pile of releases that I've listened to already, but I don't remember the sound.. who knows. let's say meh
Vilgoc - Vril - HNW.
Noises of Russia - Experimental Structure - ambient/experimental etc. Live performance, decent recording, material - nothing groundbreaking
Cremation Lily - It's ok to say no - I'm still trying to understand the greatness of this project. Maybe it's the limited runs of releases or so. decent two tapes though.
Arse - Discography - good stuff for a nice sunny morning. Though I think the band playing like that in Lithuania would be called grindcore. but very nice stuff
Enjoying tea along with Grunt Live Assaults box (kiitti Ville!). Currently listening to the first disc and all I can say is great PE. This shall be my lullaby for tonight. :)
RxAxPxEx - of my own free will - hm. is it good? don't know. Decent album, but that's it. The first track I think was great. Others were too long and too monotonous. not impressed
Majdanek Waltz / Sal Solaris - Tenebrae - it's been years since I haven't listened to Russian Neofolk. It's horrible as always been. The music could've been average or even decent, but that dramatic talking over it etc.. my oh my...
Aunt's Analog - The Sudden End - Very good harsh noise in fact! Varied and truly amazing album
Self-Inflicted Violence – Defeated - this is a fantastic album! Though it's directed straightly to my weak point - piano + harsh noise. Very very good. Ambient/melodic lines in the background and varied harsh noise on top.
MXM - Flesh-Biting Paedophile - Decent album though not amazing. Towards the end it started sounding slightly dull, but overall - interesting to get to know it.
Sudden Infant/ Grey Wolves / Macronympha - Interzone 3 - This one is better. Much better. Sudden Infant not quite my cup of tea, but others were great.
Mother Savage - Krypopyrrole - this one's the best from the latest Industrial Recollection batch. Awesome harsh noise
Ashley C - Timeless Reality - the best from Ashley C I've listened to. I'm not lying. Great album.
Ashley C - Drift - this one sounds much much weaker and not that varied and thought over. After listening these two in a row it sounds like these are completely different artists..
Trying to survive through 15 years of BU-box (kiitti Ville!) which is a one nasty fucker. Fantastic job by Erratic Sporadicism Tapes. Just watched the clips from DVD, all great. "No metals were harmed in the making of this film". Now it's time for the first tape, Dog, and I absolutely love it. Every fucking thing. The sound is little fuggy but fuck it, this is filth and violence at its purest form! This kinda filth fits Fallen Angel's vocals perfectly. She sounds a lot better on this recording, compared to Purification where she sounded little awkward in my opinion. I think this will be enough for the day if I survive through it. Remember me in your prayers...
Quote from: Levas on March 06, 2013, 12:06:27 PMAshley C - Drift - this one sounds much much weaker and not that varied and thought over.
Sorry mate, I'm going to have to disagree. One of my favourite recent releases. Ashley C didn't bowl me over with previous material that I'd heard, not that it was bad or anything, but this album excites me (and soozes me, at the same time).
Rasthof Dachau - Schmerztherapie '93 CDr - Whoa!!! is the rest of the stuff from this project this good? Total electric sound abuse. manic vocals. disjointed rhythms. This is fucking great!
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 07, 2013, 02:47:45 AM
Quote from: Levas on March 06, 2013, 12:06:27 PMAshley C - Drift - this one sounds much much weaker and not that varied and thought over.
Sorry mate, I'm going to have to disagree. One of my favourite recent releases. Ashley C didn't bowl me over with previous material that I'd heard, not that it was bad or anything, but this album excites me (and soozes me, at the same time).
Thanx. I'm almost convinced to take it back from the shelf to relisten. I don't say it's bad, but in that particular context it sounded weak. I'll check
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 07, 2013, 04:03:51 AM
Rasthof Dachau - Schmerztherapie '93 CDr - Whoa!!! is the rest of the stuff from this project this good? Total electric sound abuse. manic vocals. disjointed rhythms. This is fucking great!
I like almost everything he has done, but i still think this was his best. this was one of the first gig I have ever seen outside Italy and left me completely enthusiastic.
try "Prison diaries"
People can of course feel how they like about my work, but I would dare to say that at least from the artists pov the transition and development/evolution from "Timeless Reality" to "Drift" seems quite obvious and natural??
I think the album is can be very hard to digest for those seeking for "usual noise", hah.. Even with clear connections of raw and xerox & tape decay abusing aesthetics, I would guess this is perhaps more for lovers of conceptual art sound? Out of a lot of crappy crackle studies and tape decay experiments by other artists, these instantly stood very strong in my ears.
Prurient "stun gun" 7"
Brilliant single!! Including heavy as fuck deep synth assistance from Alberich. Extreme vocals, lots of distortion, leaning more to power electronics than his melodic direction.
Reverse Baptism "Street Business" LP
Damn! I thought it could be good, but also had my doubts whether the "later days whitehouse worship with female singers" will work for full album, but it does! Especially B-side starts to great and keep going with sexy and rough force!
videos I have seen of them are pretty intense
ERIC LUNDE - candyhOle
MXM - flesh biting paedophile
ABRUPTUM - evil genius
SUDDEN INFANT / GREY WOLVES / MACRONYMPHA - interzone 3
V/A - we gave them the future and they wanted the past
STEELHOOK PROSTHESES - live and unanesthetized
DARKTHRONE - a blaze in the northern sky
Miles Davis
"Agharta"
2x12".
Japanese edition, 1975.
(http://d3d71ba2asa5oz.cloudfront.net/12000635/images/646315181111.jpg)
I'm feeling self-destructive so I'm going to go through 15yrs of BU again. :P
Goatmoon-various releases
Ke$ha and other dance pop
and lots of rap
cause nigga, I just don't give a fuck
Goatmoon is releasing a new album in April on Werewolf Records. Holds promise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jPVEh12AN4&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jPVEh12AN4&feature=youtu.be)
^That particular track didn't really impress me. I must admit that I don't know Goatmoon's previous works that well but at least the tracks I've heard from YT are better than "Varjot" and the new track. Not as "professional" as the latest works but really solid BM.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 07, 2013, 09:53:22 PM
^That particular track didn't really impress me. I must admit that I don't know Goatmoon's previous works that well but at least the tracks I've heard from YT are better than "Varjot" and the new track. Not as "professional" as the latest works but really solid BM.
In the link included there is a selection of trax from the upcoming album. Maybe you didn't get passed the first ruttle? Apart from that one I think it is interesting. Varjot is ok in my book. Personal favs are Death before dishonour and Finnish steel storm.
Vincent Gallo"Recordings Of Music For Film"
Warp records, 2002, 2x12".
Street Drinkers"Dead secrets"
Posh isolation, 2012, 12".
Pink Floyd"Dark side of the moon"
EMI, 1973, 12".
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 07, 2013, 01:00:46 PM
Prurient "stun gun" 7"
Brilliant single!! Including heavy as fuck deep synth assistance from Alberich. Extreme vocals, lots of distortion, leaning more to power electronics than his melodic direction.
Been jamming this quite a lot lately. Quite effective for a 7" release.
Quote from: online prowler on March 08, 2013, 01:01:53 AM
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 07, 2013, 09:53:22 PM
^That particular track didn't really impress me. I must admit that I don't know Goatmoon's previous works that well but at least the tracks I've heard from YT are better than "Varjot" and the new track. Not as "professional" as the latest works but really solid BM.
In the link included there is a selection of trax from the upcoming album. Maybe you didn't get passed the first ruttle? Apart from that one I think it is interesting. Varjot is ok in my book. Personal favs are Death before dishonour and Finnish steel storm.
Oh shit, are you serious? I though it was just one track, but then again, I skipped some parts, so... Anyway, the first part sounds like a nice folk (of which I don't care anymore) track, 1:45-till the vocals kick in = Graveland, and forward pretty basic stuff.
Quote from: online prowler on March 08, 2013, 01:01:53 AM
Pink Floyd
"Dark side of the moon"
EMI, 1973, 12".
Great album by the way!!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 08, 2013, 06:25:22 AM^That particular track didn't really impress me. I must admit that I don't know Goatmoon's previous works that well but at least the tracks I've heard from YT are better than "Varjot" and the new track. Not as "professional" as the latest works but really solid BM.
I like the "professionalism." A little paradoxically I think it makes Goatmoon even more demented...
I guess this recording is not really full album, but couple metal tracks and acoustic interpretations of old tracks. Cleaner and more massive sound than ever before? I'm big fan of that very rarely used "Graveland drumming". I guess it is true that out of all drummers of Goatmoon, mr. Blackgoat himself is the best. Heard the tracks before already in raw-mix stages..
SLOGUN "I will bury you" LP
fuck! I think I have kept repeating that Slogun has been improving once again - with just about every release that comes out. And I need to say that again. And this time even more so than before! 14 songs on one LP. Heavy on the vocal department as usual. There are couple tracks that have simply too loud vocals, that bury anything that song has as noise piece. But, as soon as some sensible balance of vocal vs. noise is found, it includes some of the very best Slogun tracks of... all times? Well, with such a long distance and vast discography it is bold thing to say, but there is diversity and now also charming lo-fi/crudeness what often lacked in digital era of Slogun. "Bonus track" is piece of his SELF project. Musically not far from Slogun. Simply missing the loud in your face vocals. Such tracks would be great to include throughout the album.
ALTAR OF FLIES "Female" LP
Uuuhh! Peripheral has really hit the motherload of good releases. Altar Of Flies get pretty aggressive noise this time. It is not far from what he does, but perhaps notch more towards raw tape-decayed "postmortem" sound? Essential purchase!
In my eyes and ears Goatmoon just keep getting better and better with good production, Varjot was a massive album which I think will be a classic album after 20 or so years, a real gem withon Finnish black metal. Never understood the huge praises FSS got back in the day, I think it's kinda sorta a inbetween album, not raw enough, not good sounding enough. Still a great album though.
Paradoxically I still think that Goatmoon are best live when it's not a massive "big band" line up but three or four drunk as fuck guys playing totally pitkin vittua, like in Pori few years ago, hah.
cant get enough of this:
http://www.discogs.com/Thanos-Chrysakis-%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9C%CE%91-MAGMA/release/3284886
thanos chrysakis "magma" -- very active and restless elektroakustix, one long track.... wow
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 07, 2013, 01:00:46 PMReverse Baptism "Street Business" LP
Damn! I thought it could be good, but also had my doubts whether the "later days whitehouse worship with female singers" will work for full album, but it does! Especially B-side starts to great and keep going with sexy and rough force!
Huh. Omar sent this to me free in an order that had been a bit delayed (along with a couple of other releases, because he is a true gentleman), but I still haven't listened to it. Now this is getting moved to the top of my "to-listen" pile.
Quote from: online prowler on March 08, 2013, 01:01:53 AM
Vincent Gallo
"Recordings Of Music For Film"
Warp records, 2002, 2x12".
i was unaware of this... listening on spotify now. good stuff, thanks!
Quote from: Brad on March 08, 2013, 09:59:29 AM
Quote from: Levas on March 06, 2013, 12:06:27 PM
RxAxPxEx - of my own free will - hm. is it good? don't know. Decent album, but that's it. The first track I think was great. Others were too long and too monotonous. not impressed
I just got this CD yesterday, and I enjoyed it. On the monotonous second track I was thinking I would agree with you, but tracks 3 and 4 really redeemed it for me.
How is RxAxPxE supposed to be pronounced, and is it an acronym of anything?
pretty sure it's just pronounced RAPE.
I hated that Vincent Gallo LP when it came out. Maybe its time for a re-listen.
Quote from: andy vomit on March 08, 2013, 05:19:54 PM
Quote from: online prowler on March 08, 2013, 01:01:53 AM
Vincent Gallo
"Recordings Of Music For Film"
Warp records, 2002, 2x12".
I think you can find the dbl vinyl on discogs for an ok price. Heavy duty release. Discs weighs a ton. Must at least be 225 - 250 grm vinyls.
On another note: SOUND ART ARCHIVE: http://soundartarchive.net/#.UTogQRnKqRI.facebook (http://soundartarchive.net/#.UTogQRnKqRI.facebook)
Dajjal "Ur" tape
I really like this project. The previous two tapes on Cathartic Process are brilliant and this one is too. A bit less harsh, but very well composed industrial noise.
Hollow Bush "Phase IV" tape
Delerious, swirling synth noise with some harsher components added. Rodger Stella project. Quite good.
Parijna "The Age Of Scentless Imperilment" tape
Atmospheric, droney stuff from Japan. A bit on the noisy side, but far from being harsh. Great stuff to get drunk to.
Lebensfaden "Desnos" tape
Moody synth stuff. Very good!
Iannis Xenakis - Cendrées - Jonchaies - Nomos Gamma, LP (Erato)
Turbulent and roaring choral and orchestral compositions. Simply excellent.
http://www.discogs.com/Iannis-Xenakis-Cendrées-Jonchaies-Nomos-Gamma/release/1816833
Tlaotlon - Mad Idem! / Oudimma, 7" (Vauva)
Hallucinatory and multicoloured toy-like electronics. Goofy stuff, and very nice also. Got to check out the rest of the Tlaotlon stuff...
http://vauva.bandcamp.com/album/vauva-12
Currently listening "Void Chaos And Cum" by Fecalove through Crucial Blast's bandcamp page and I'm surprised how good it sounds. I have never heard anything by Fecalove so I had no idea what to expect. Couple pics of the package looks really nice as well. Not really into CD format but I might have to grab this one and maybe some other Fecalove recordings as well.
I'm listening to Pussy Galore's "Groovy Hate Fuck" and Ramleh's "Blowhole" and some more of their 'noise rock' works.
Hanatarash - We Are Nuts
Good morning everyone!
Returned to Mania/Custodian split record after a long break. Mania side is definitely my favorite, consisting of nice combination between metals, synth and vocals, or should I say torturous shouting, heh. Very basic Mania track, but nothing wrong with that. I remember when I heard Custodian for the first time, I was like "wtf is this shit?!" and after a while it started to grow in me. Now when I listen to it, I can point out some quite "Bizarre Uproaristic" elements from his sound. Can't go wrong with that! Still, I would expect something more. For me, all the tracks sound very similar which obviously has very negative impact to the listening experience and in some parts I can clearly hear that the levels hit maximum which isn't always a bad thing but in this case when there's not much more than just the noise, it gets to me. Not definitely a bad release but not something I would be spinning that often either.
Unclean / ABNTR/ Unclean - Untitled - very nice tape. I especially enjoyed Unclean and ABNTR stuff
Sissisters - Brentwood Gardens - great, minimal synth stuff.
Mania - Grim Conditions - Unexpectedly atmospheric material from Mania. Really great.
Amph - Polar / Mongol, LP (Sprachlos Verlag)
This is very good. Slightly muffled tape loop work, concrete sounds etc. Proceeds somewhat slowly and delicately. I'm not going to delve too much into the details of the sound, Peter already described this quite well in the promo text. There are parts when I think of Zoviet France and others when I think of some of Organum, although this is not aping either one. Soundwise it's obvious that this is an album coming out from Sweden, and that's meant in a good way. Original sound, yet the context is there. Required a couple of listens for the first layer of ice to break, and several more to reveal a layer below layer below layer. I guess I'm nowhere near bottom yet. Recommended!
Going through the Amph / SSRI cassette now...
Tusen År Under Jord – Sorgsendömet Fobos cassette
.....excellent cut&paste dark melancholic folk/classic stuff. incl vinyl crackling & tape warbles, has been on repeat all day. I suspect this is Dusa ?
Quote from: P-K on March 12, 2013, 02:41:14 PM
Tusen År Under Jord – Sorgsendömet Fobos cassette
.....excellent cut&paste dark melancholic folk/classic stuff. incl vinyl crackling & tape warbles, has been on repeat all day. I suspect this is Dusa ?
Thanx for the share P-K. This seems like an interesting project. Will check it out.
// Føkk!! This is great. Highly recommend this release as well as the Segermannen CS.
Mania & Hal Hutchinson - Split CS (Der Bunker, 2011) - I might be a few years late on this but I'm glad I got to eventually hear this thing. Biewerks side is a nice glimpse into what he would start doing later on that year and into 2012. It's droning, subtle and heavy on the textures. A definite Industrial feel with the slow burning ambiance that gets crippled by metal junk play and feedback. A gradual yet haunting piece. Then you have Hal's side, "Totally Ugly", and that is probably the best description in itself, this is very ugly but in the best possible way. This is one of my favorite Hal Hutchinson pieces behind his full-length masterpiece put out the following year on Unrest. As one would expect this is acoustic metal/junk abuse at its finest, and as I said, its most ugly. There are ultra hyper sections throughout that will blow you away and/or make you long for the days of fast and destructive Harsh Noise like this. Truly great work by both artists, I couldn't see a better fit than Mania and Hal Hutchinson.
Grystl - Demo (Dew Crux, 2012) - Upon first listen I was tempted to just write this off as amateurish, but after more listens it began to attach itself to my tastes. This is as dirty and bleak as its label description advertised it as ("dictaphone Black Metal"), but then again could you see this style of music produced to sound something like a Steely Dan album? Probably not a good choice. These ultra lo-fi recordings spit forth gargled drums wildly smashing around to punk inspired gallops. The thin riffs are overcome by a glow of raspy vocals which seem a bit too up-front for a recording of this nature, yet it works. Is this anything new? Absolutely not, but it does give off an atmosphere of nostalgia and angst in all of its underdeveloped, and uniquely abrasive, glory.
Listened to Untergeschoss comp and it still feels very average to me. I'm not a right guy to talk about the release because I personally hate grindcore which consumes about half of the comp but luckily there are some very good tracks as well. Umpio did, once again, very nice junkstrument track, Concrete Mascara was as strong as always and I personally enjoy the experimental soundscapes of SSRI. For me, the French Ekunhaashaastaack, mostly known for his extensive discography consisting mainly CDr's wasn't anything worth remembering even though it was quite nice. Budrūs, the side A ender, felt very average to me. As much as I love Levas' brutal vocals, I think the muddy noise didn't really do justice for him. The Streetcleaner recorded quite nice track for side B but Unclean and Shift wasn't able to bring forth their best qualities, which are, at least for me, Shift's atmospheric approach and Unclean's dirty PE with strong vocal work.
In Death It Ends "Occvlt Machine" - brilliant dark synth pop! Highly recommended!
http://aufnahmeundwiedergabe.bandcamp.com/album/occvlt-machine
Suffocation "Pinnacle Of Bedlam" CD - really good album, expecially the melodic accoustic guitar parts! Much better than "Blood Oath", however, "Suffocation" is still their best!
https://soundcloud.com/nuclearblastrecords/suffocation-cycles-of
Dissecting Table/Vasilisk "Saddharma/Tribal Zone" CD - Vasilisk is extremely powerful dark buddhist drone/industrial! Highly recommended!
Swans - The Seer
I would strongly recommend this album to anyone who frequents this board. Incredibly varied, this has something for fans of all kinds of music. Goes from angelic sounding to filthy repetitive locked-groove to doomy dark folk to buzzing drones to almost poppy sounding country-folk. Two hours long too. This is a perfect example of an album as a work of art, and it's amazing and inspiring that a guy nearing 60 years old can still be perfecting his craft and release the best album of his career. A masterwork, really. This is the kind of album that you can obsess over and I have been for the past few days since I first listened to it.
I actually watched this video first and it got the ball rolling:
http://youtu.be/al_-2LWwbSI
Never listened to much Swans but I've been aware of them for a long time. I checked out some of their stuff many years ago and "Filth" seemed to be the only thing that resonated with me. After listening to The Seer I think I may have to go back and listen to everything now. I might be missing out on some incredible material.
I found Seer to be weak compared to some of the live recordings I've heard from it. The material has some good strength to it. It's that the studio release didn't catch it at its utmost. If you can find the FM broadcast from 2011-08-13 in Roskilde DK, that's a prime example of the songs being pushed into greater space. It toured better than it recorded.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 13, 2013, 06:42:52 PM
I found Seer to be weak compared to some of the live recordings I've heard from it. The material has some good strength to it. It's that the studio release didn't catch it at its utmost. If you can find the FM broadcast from 2011-08-13 in Roskilde DK, that's a prime example of the songs being pushed into greater space. It toured better than it recorded.
I have to agree with this 100%. I was going to buy the vinyl when I saw them on tour, but after the show I knew there was no possible way any studio recording would have that same raw power. I've listened to my friends copy several times and sadly I was right. I thought the reverse was true for the last album though.
I was spinning V/A "Art of deviance" 2xTape today. I did it a few times and...it is bad.
I was surprised at first because of the names (all 4!) involved in this. But it felt like all tracks were old left overs or just recorded with lack of interest into release and idea itself.
I don't want to offend (or do I?) anyone, but there is no way I can be positive about this release.
Only UNCLEAN was different for my ears, somehow it was higher then other three.
JARL "Tunnel vision mind reaper" 2xTape nice one. Really good drones that fits this freaking cold Lithuanian winter.
ULTIMASTANZA "Corpse talk for the downright passiveness" & ULTIMASTANZA "A jewel in a dunghill" ordered those two because of style label. Simple as that. And I got a lot of reverb. It has something in it actually - need to a few more spins, but for sure it is not a thing that it is presented to be.
OORCHACH "Vigilia" tape - very interesting tape, it opened new perspective to the style of PoPo for me.
Mania / Coma Detox "In The Peripheral Margin Of Trauma" LP absolutely gorgeous release - more of those and the world will be saved. Both artists did wonderful job here.
Nicole 12 "Black Line" LP - veeeeery strange release and it perfectly suits me. Nice "turn" of N12.
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
I was spinning V/A "Art of deviance" 2xTape today. I did it a few times and...it is bad.
I was surprised at first because of the names (all 4!) involved in this. But it felt like all tracks were old left overs or just recorded with lack of interest into release and idea itself.
I don't want to offend (or do I?) anyone, but there is no way I can be positive about this release.
Only UNCLEAN was different for my ears, somehow it was higher then other three.
Wow... to each their own I guess. I've listened to this 3 or 4 tapes, and it gets better with each listen. I thought all the acts were really bringing their A-game. An excellent release, in my eyes, and one that I will be coming back to again many times I'm sure.
Quote from: yosef666 on March 14, 2013, 01:36:44 AM
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
I was spinning V/A "Art of deviance" 2xTape today. I did it a few times and...it is bad.
I was surprised at first because of the names (all 4!) involved in this. But it felt like all tracks were old left overs or just recorded with lack of interest into release and idea itself.
I don't want to offend (or do I?) anyone, but there is no way I can be positive about this release.
Only UNCLEAN was different for my ears, somehow it was higher then other three.
Wow... to each their own I guess. I've listened to this 3 or 4 tapes, and it gets better with each listen. I thought all the acts were really bringing their A-game. An excellent release, in my eyes, and one that I will be coming back to again many times I'm sure.
Need to order this, I want to hear the Concrete Mascara & Unclean tracks.
I guess this is a good time to say the Concrete Mascara 7" on filth and violence was ace and delivers on all fronts.
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
I was spinning V/A "Art of deviance" 2xTape today. I did it a few times and...it is bad.
I was surprised at first because of the names (all 4!) involved in this. But it felt like all tracks were old left overs or just recorded with lack of interest into release and idea itself.
I don't want to offend (or do I?) anyone, but there is no way I can be positive about this release.
I don't think they will be offended by negative reviews, since they are all grown ups(unlike William Bennett)
I personally liked the release, nothing mind blowing or surprising but it doesn't always need to be. Just solid filth and sleaze.
I think the "best of the average" category would be very fitting Art Of Deviance.
I looked out of the window, thinking to myself should I go skiing or just start my morning with a good old noise tape so here I am listening to Dada Fuck by Pussyfooter which is a set consisting of one CS, one 7" and an ugly box (haha). The 7" has some very cool metal banging which is always nice but sadly I didn't "feel the connection". I then popped in the CS and wow! What a nice piece of rotten filth with very old vibe to it. Really enjoyable listen. Strangely enough, I have had this for about three months now and this is my first listen. I have couple of other Pussyfooter releases but this is by far their best. Great work guys!
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
I was spinning V/A "Art of deviance" 2xTape today. I did it a few times and...it is bad.
I was surprised at first because of the names (all 4!) involved in this. But it felt like all tracks were old left overs or just recorded with lack of interest into release and idea itself.
I don't want to offend (or do I?) anyone, but there is no way I can be positive about this release.
Only UNCLEAN was different for my ears, somehow it was higher then other three.
I personally loved this tape. The only bad track was "Mouth Pigs" by STAB and even though the Chloroform Rapist track was quite nice, I didn't really get the point. I don't really have any favorites on it but very strong release overall. Unclean & CM did definitely a great job together and I wish them all the best for their upcoming gig in Vantaa. Pidän sormet ristissä, hyvin on äijät valmistautunut. :)
Kaija Saariaho "Cinq Reflects / Nymphea Reflection / Oltra Mar" CD
Another brilliant modern classical release. Occasionally get very monumental and pompous, but also can keep minimalism and abstraction.
Jazz Hijokaidan "Made In Japan" CD
I don't know why this would be really called "jazz hijokaidan" as only real difference is the one sax player joining in c. 40 minutes of total live noise havoc. Non-stop total energy chaos with great sound. Very good!
Hijokaidan "made in studio" CD
In other hand, this is more of jazz hijokaidan! 4 tracks, and this follows idea of their previous studio albums. Even if 2 massive tracks include their trademark "everybody make as much noise as you can" approach, in middle, there are thrown two stripped down tracks involving only couple of the members. Clarinet sound is quite piercings as opposed to saxophone. It's surprisingly good choice!
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
V/A "Art of deviance"
I think the dubbing quality also has to do with the overall impression. + I've got a few complaints that the right or left channel on one or another tape has been muted. No one else noticed that? Well, I hope Corrosive Art will resolve these issues
Quote from: Levas on March 14, 2013, 09:38:43 AM
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
V/A "Art of deviance"
I think the dubbing quality also has to do with the overall impression. + I've got a few complaints that the right or left channel on one or another tape has been muted. No one else noticed that? Well, I hope Corrosive Art will resolve these issues
I had no issues with channel balances but it was quite tricky to get my copy of STAB/CR cassette playing. After rolling it back and forth for like an hour I was able to get it fixed.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 14, 2013, 07:41:05 AM
I looked out of the window, thinking to myself should I go skiing or just start my morning with a good old noise tape so here I am listening to Dada Fuck by Pussyfooter which is a set consisting of one CS, one 7" and an ugly box (haha). The 7" has some very cool metal banging which is always nice but sadly I didn't "feel the connection". I then popped in the CS and wow! What a nice piece of rotten filth with very old vibe to it. Really enjoyable listen. Strangely enough, I have had this for about three months now and this is my first listen. I have couple of other Pussyfooter releases but this is by far their best. Great work guys!
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
I was spinning V/A "Art of deviance" 2xTape today. I did it a few times and...it is bad.
I was surprised at first because of the names (all 4!) involved in this. But it felt like all tracks were old left overs or just recorded with lack of interest into release and idea itself.
I don't want to offend (or do I?) anyone, but there is no way I can be positive about this release.
Only UNCLEAN was different for my ears, somehow it was higher then other three.
I personally loved this tape. The only bad track was "Mouth Pigs" by STAB and even though the Chloroform Rapist track was quite nice, I didn't really get the point. I don't really have any favorites on it but very strong release overall. Unclean & CM did definitely a great job together and I wish them all the best for their upcoming gig in Vantaa. Pidän sormet ristissä, hyvin on äijät valmistautunut. :)
we are prepared
RL:ZZ - Phantom Silence - when expectations are too high, it is not good. After previous tapes, I thought this will blow me away. Well, this is good album, but it seemed that tapes were better
Yannick Franck - Hierophany - I've heard about this artist for the first time, but got curious since Monochrome has released it. And it's basically what it states - good ambient.
Halalnihil - Pyrocumulonimbus - my oh my. Took a copy just because I was curious and didn't want to miss a release on Murderabilia. But this project sounds like a joke to me. There are a few decent parts, but overall it's like LLN on drugs. And track titles.. Fuck Wolf Puppies And Their Dead Mother .. are you for real?
Vulgar Disease - Alarma! - this one is good. maybe a little too long (almost 80 minutes), but overall good noise/pe
Vagina Dentata Organ- live in berlin 1-sided picdisc 12"; fun record. smashing glass & drumming, makes me want to crank the volume. too bad there's no side 2.
Windhand- s/t LP; doom metal with female vocals. nothing original or special but i like them. one song sounds so much like Cough (split w/them due next month) that i thought they shared a band member.
Anenzephalia- kaltwelt (or whatever) LP; this is really good, like everyone said. previously, i only liked the live rel's. sold off the debut 7" & LP years ago, neither were that great but a cd with both would be welcome, maybe i'd like'em more now. best side of the new LP is the one that starts off with the music box. wish the vocals would get a little more intense at times.
also have played everythng by Cough & i'm waiting on The New Sadism "Urge to Kill" LP!
IRM "Order4" CD
This is the best thing to come out of Sweden. Monumental industrial masterpiece! Such great tension constantly building itself up and occasionally erupting in short bursts of violent chaos.
Quote from: Levas on March 14, 2013, 09:38:43 AM
Quote from: linxtyx on March 13, 2013, 07:09:11 PM
V/A "Art of deviance"
I think the dubbing quality also has to do with the overall impression. + I've got a few complaints that the right or left channel on one or another tape has been muted. No one else noticed that? Well, I hope Corrosive Art will resolve these issues
No dubbing issues on my copy. It sounds fine on both my home stereo system and my walkman.
Quote from: Levas on March 15, 2013, 10:06:56 AM
RL:ZZ - Phantom Silence - when expectations are too high, it is not good. After previous tapes, I thought this will blow me away. Well, this is good album, but it seemed that tapes were better
Yannick Franck - Hierophany - I've heard about this artist for the first time, but got curious since Monochrome has released it. And it's basically what it states - good ambient.
Halalnihil - Pyrocumulonimbus - my oh my. Took a copy just because I was curious and didn't want to miss a release on Murderabilia. But this project sounds like a joke to me. There are a few decent parts, but overall it's like LLN on drugs. And track titles.. Fuck Wolf Puppies And Their Dead Mother .. are you for real?
Vulgar Disease - Alarma! - this one is good. maybe a little too long (almost 80 minutes), but overall good noise/pe
Haven't heard this V.D. release. Enjoyed his album - Odio, Caos Y Destrucciòn - on Turgid anno 2012. Good shit. Haven't checked out RL:ZZ yet. The release on Unrest seems to have potential - Shrine - I think the title was. Have anyone heard cuts from the new IFOTS yet?
Once again listening to Peenemünde CD and can't but worship it. One of my favorite "industrial noise" releases. Any recommendations?
Well, in month or so, Peenemünde "II" CD on Freak Animal. Style has changed quite a lot, but in my opinion, for better! THIS will kill. When I heard the unfinished tracks while visiting band member, I just offered CD deal instantly. It's colder, more electric, yet noisy stuff. Same time coming Jaakko Vanhala's new CD, Budrus CD. Both are absolute masterpieces. Vanhala's CD could be boldly said to be harsh noise album of the year - easily. If not of decade! hah. Budrus in other hand is something utterly unique. Material that I don't think anyone has made. Mixing drone, power electronics, downtempo beats, acoustic instruments, etc.. and while elements may feel like "oh, I see.." I can say it doesn't really sound like what one probably expects? Brilliant. And also coming Bizarre Uproar "unsafe and insane" CD (1st LP on digital format) and Bizarre Uproar "mass/ff" CD... "FF" is possibly one of the most rare BU releases and I don't know anyone besides myself who actually had it. Not even artists himself, hah.. This pre-dated Mass, but has the similar atmosphere of ultra brutal thick and heavy textured instrumental noise. Together these two things present different side of BU what is not heard on any other BU releases and therefore really demanded to be re-issued properly...
So yes, playlist has been consisting mostly rotations of my own next releases, and some of then unnecessary long delayed due reasons that aren't clear even to me. But good to see all these coming soon!
The Budrus I heard from 2009 was quite exciting. Looking forward to this new output!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 16, 2013, 11:11:28 AM
Well, in month or so, Peenemünde "II" CD on Freak Animal. Style has changed quite a lot, but in my opinion, for better! THIS will kill. When I heard the unfinished tracks while visiting band member, I just offered CD deal instantly. It's colder, more electric, yet noisy stuff. Same time coming Jaakko Vanhala's new CD, Budrus CD. Both are absolute masterpieces. Vanhala's CD could be boldly said to be harsh noise album of the year - easily. If not of decade! hah. Budrus in other hand is something utterly unique. Material that I don't think anyone has made. Mixing drone, power electronics, downtempo beats, acoustic instruments, etc.. and while elements may feel like "oh, I see.." I can say it doesn't really sound like what one probably expects? Brilliant. And also coming Bizarre Uproar "unsafe and insane" CD (1st LP on digital format) and Bizarre Uproar "mass/ff" CD... "FF" is possibly one of the most rare BU releases and I don't know anyone besides myself who actually had it. Not even artists himself, hah.. This pre-dated Mass, but has the similar atmosphere of ultra brutal thick and heavy textured instrumental noise. Together these two things present different side of BU what is not heard on any other BU releases and therefore really demanded to be re-issued properly...
So yes, playlist has been consisting mostly rotations of my own next releases, and some of then unnecessary long delayed due reasons that aren't clear even to me. But good to see all these coming soon!
New Peenemünde sounds very cool as I assumed it to be one-off project. Don't mind about style changes since PPT & PD have yet to disappoint me. I only have the Sprachlos CS by Vanhala and I think it's very strong release even though not really my kinda stuff. I have heard many positive comments about the FA CD but haven't purchased it because of the impression I got from the CS. Really fucking good, but not just something I would listen frequently. Same goes for Encephalophonic which I remember being quite similar? I have yet to purchase the self-released Budrus CD but at least the track on Untergeschoss didn't really impress me. The noise on that particular track didn't really work with Levas' strong vocal offering. That's just my opinion though. Your description about the upcoming Budrus album sounds very interesting. I must check that one out!
And last but not least, some BU reissues. Great news! I have "Unsafe And Insane" record and it's really strong BU and if I remember correctly, "Mass" is half an hour of pure noise terror. I just ordered an used copy of "Mass" 10" a while ago so this is quite funny coincidence, heh. Excited about "FF" since I haven't ever seen a copy (except the 15yrs of BU DVD).
Currently:
SPK - Leichenschrei
Prurient "through the window" - maybe my favorite Prurient album yet. I've been a fan of the various styles and shifts in the project, but this one combines perfectly the electronic music, some nice restrained yet nasty noise layers, and weird dejected vocals. Way more into his stuff being produced by Alberich than the dude from Cold Cave. Sometimes reminds me of a cleaner Nato-Uniformen.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 16, 2013, 01:29:28 PMI only have the Sprachlos CS by Vanhala and I think it's very strong release even though not really my kinda stuff. I have heard many positive comments about the FA CD but haven't purchased it because of the impression I got from the CS. Really fucking good, but not just something I would listen frequently. Same goes for Encephalophonic which I remember being quite similar?
Oh man, I must take that back. I listened the Sprachlos tape today and it sounded completely different than I remember. To my knowledge Encephalophonic is more cut-up type of stuff when Vanhala is just pure terror involving a lot of metals. On Sprachlos CS the sound doesn't really match my taste but the noise itself is quite strong. I'm currently listening to the samples of FA CD and I fucking love it. Good sound quality, giving a lot of kick to the noise consisting of hellish banging & scraping, pretty much destroying various metal objects. Damn, I was completely wrong about this stuff!
This Vanhala CD that's in pressing is "Here be lions" CD. It has all the material of the tape and ultimate track submitted to one of Hästen & Korset tape works compilations and plenty of unreleased to make it worthy for those who may have heard those quite small edition tapes. And as said - in my opinion - as a guy who have heard quite a lot of noise, this does stand out both now, and as well as in general canon of noise... I know it's kind of lame to say by label who put it out or of works of friend, but as one could know, I have not said that about every noise cd of Freak Animal so trust my word ;)
Encephalophonic has been evolving constantly. I had privilege to hear advance cdr of soon-to-be released debut cd, and I must say that even if being cut-up, and even if being not-that-far from some of his past works, this upcoming CD finally lifts Encephalophonic into top level of the international harsh noise genre. Somehow it flows better, moves with intensity and remains darker and more sinister than cut-up noise generally does. Keep eyes open for announcement in near future!
Yes, Vanhala is on the top of modern noise scene for sure... a masterpiece.
Oh, so the Vanhala CD is sort of a compilation then. Seems like a nice idea and a fresh starting point for me so I guess I have to buy that one. I have the H&K comp but can't really remember how most of the tracks sounded. I remember enjoying it quite a lot though. Since we're talking about Vanhala, I stumbled upon his Tumblr page and from there was taken to his Soundcloud page just to find out he's going to release a CD on Erratic Sporadicism (which I thought was inactive btw) somewhere around 2013. The sample sounded phenomenal. A lot more experimental approach this time with a nice atmospheric touch.
"Vibrant and active experimental music based on electronics, sonic objects, baroque organ and other acoustic instruments, modular synthesis, tape manipulations, and field recordings done at various locations in Malaysia in 2008 & 2009."
I love it! https://soundcloud.com/vanhala/offaltextures-excerpt-1
I think my interest towards Encephalophonic started fading after their third CS, "Chronicity Of A Disease" which wasn't as strong as two of their previous ones (IF, I remember correctly). Metal Obsession was very good cut-up mayhem, with some nice acoustic junks and the presentation of SSR was very fitting in my opinion. Then came "Beauty / Death" on Emanuele's own Audio Dissection label, once again, very nice, but a lot shorter this time. I remember seeing the artwork for the first time and thought it to be... well... very appealing, hah.
I think I must count on you, Mikko, and buy the upcoming CD (and also to satisfy my obsessive collector-needs, heh). I assume you were talking about "Regressed Progress"? Seems like Emanuele already added it on Discogs.
Currently: Encephalophonic - Metal Obsession
Pseudogod - Into The Wombs Of Cathesis: pretty good bestial black. Did remind me of a more death metal Archgoat.
Navicon Torture Technologies - The Church Of Dead Girls: definitely harsher than The Gospels Of The Gash, the only other material I've heard by him. Much better, I'd say.
NBS - From space chaos to cosmic noise - this was bad.. The title should be from one thin layer of oscillating sound to one thin layer of oscillating sound. It's just that - for an hour...
Currents of Death - Cretodoh! - this was in fact really interesting. It was described as perhaps the first PE project in Russia, and it sounds good. Not something brutal or so, more dark and atmospheric.
Reduction ad Absurdum - Do you feel crunch in your ass, yellow bastards? - after three nights of going to sleep while listening to this cd and remembering only first 4-5 songs, I'd say it's good. Half of that album. I don't know about the other half. But I guess it's ok too.
Currently listening to Early Years of Grunt. Received this CDr today and found it to be quite interesting documentation. Fittingly everything starts with the first official Grunt track, steadily heading on to the 94' tape, "One Animal Above The Others". Recordings of first two tracks consisted only of borrowed 4-tracker, cheap electric guitar and a microphone. The lack of equipment is audible but I still find myself enjoying the material quite a lot. Nice oppressive feel. Next up is a series of untitled tracks which ended up on "Industrial Madness?" CS. Once again, the material was recorded with very simple and cheap methods but I have no reason to complain. Real nice industrial sounds. Track 7 stands out the best with good old metal junk. Still, the best material starts from the split tape with Futile Existence, consisting of metal percussion, guitar and emotional (hah) vocal offering. "Citizen-B" and "GTBAMCG" are "scum rock" type of tracks where "Red Fascism" is pretty much basic industrial track, due to of lack of equipment at the time. Final four crowns the comp with really enjoyable industrial soundscapes of "One Animal Above The Others" and as soon as it begun, it's all over. To sum up my thoughts, I should mention that I was actually waiting for something quite bad but this turned out be very nice comp with some interesting twist and turns. Really recommendable release overall!
This year marks 20 years of Grunt (if counting from first public release). I have prepared 5 double CD worth of 90's tapes, which includes also all material of this Early Years CDR. So I don't recommend to hunt down the CDr at this point... Campaign of 5 double CD's should be done this year, just waiting to complete some sort of booklet.. Waiting few proofreadings etc. It will include lots of rare stuff, including also unreleased recordings of the time. Will be done in very small edition, though.
Well fuck, seems like I purchased "Mass" and the Grunt comp CDr at the wrong time. Well luckily I got them quite cheap and they are nice addition to my collection. This is no wonder, but I'm definitely pumped about the upcoming Grunt compilations. The old stuff sounds surprisingly good. In case Vanhala reads this, perhaps some update on Erratic Sporadicism CD?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 18, 2013, 02:50:15 PM
This year marks 20 years of Grunt (if counting from first public release). I have prepared 5 double CD worth of 90's tapes, which includes also all material of this Early Years CDR. So I don't recommend to hunt down the CDr at this point... Campaign of 5 double CD's should be done this year, just waiting to complete some sort of booklet.. Waiting few proofreadings etc. It will include lots of rare stuff, including also unreleased recordings of the time. Will be done in very small edition, though.
Do you mean 5x seperate 2CD sets 1x complete set? Either way, excellent.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 18, 2013, 02:50:15 PM
just waiting to complete some sort of booklet.. Waiting few proofreadings etc.
fuck! I'm on it.
It's five double CD's. All together 10 CD's. Plan is to issue it as 5 separate double CD's, so people are not forced to buy any 10xCD box, but can choose what era/style material they want. But possibly discount price + extra booklet for all together.
A bunch of Magnolia Electric Company, I have always had a soft spot for "Alt_country" or whatever, and hearing of Jason Molina's death has me really bummed.
Quote from: nowirehangers on March 19, 2013, 08:06:36 AM
A bunch of Magnolia Electric Company, I have always had a soft spot for "Alt_country" or whatever, and hearing of Jason Molina's death has me really bummed.
Same here. Playing the CD right know with the acoustic/solo versions you got with the vinyl version of the Magnolia Electric Company LP.
Quote from: nowirehangers on March 19, 2013, 08:06:36 AM
A bunch of Magnolia Electric Company, I have always had a soft spot for "Alt_country" or whatever, and hearing of Jason Molina's death has me really bummed.
Ditto. Oh man, this really hit hard. Earlier today already played Magnolia Electric Co. and Didn't It Rain, and just played Ghost Tropic and Magnolia Electric Co. another time through headphones. Hold On Magnolia is giving me goosebumps all over:
QuoteHold on, Magnolia, I hear that station bell ring
You might be holding the last light I see
Before the dark finally gets a hold of me
Hold on, Magnolia, I know what a true friend you've been
In my life I have had my doubts
But tonight I think I've worked it out with all of them
Hold on, Magnolia, to the thunder and the rain
To the lightning that has just signed my name to the bottom line
Hold on, Magnolia, I hear that lonesome whistle whine
Hold on, Magnolia, I think its almost time
Glad to've seen him live a couple years ago when he was touring for Josephine. He'll truly be missed. :(
MANIA
Grim Conditions
/SSRI
/HH collab
Mania delivers once again, I can't but love this project, both Grim... and split w/SSRI are once again great stuff and I love the full colour covers also, collab w/HH sound good but the packaging is just weak, one sided insert in a ziplock bag, äh, that's just weak, thankfully the tape is great.
The New Sadism "Urge to Kill" LP- this is a must-own! I'd love to see Lyoto Music released on vinyl too. I thought T.N.S. was a collab between Swastika Kommando & Mauthausen Orch but M.O. wasn't involved..
If the Mania/HH gets reissued, it'll have better artwork & an extra track.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on March 17, 2013, 09:06:27 PM
I think my interest towards Encephalophonic started fading after their third CS, "Chronicity Of A Disease" which wasn't as strong as two of their previous ones (IF, I remember correctly). Metal Obsession was very good cut-up mayhem, with some nice acoustic junks and the presentation of SSR was very fitting in my opinion. Then came "Beauty / Death" on Emanuele's own Audio Dissection label, once again, very nice, but a lot shorter this time. I remember seeing the artwork for the first time and thought it to be... well... very appealing, hah.
Well, I fucking didn't. I just listened to "Chronicity Of A Disease" and it was filled with very strong n' harsh recordings, possibly being the best Encephalophonic so far even though I really enjoyed "Metal Obsession". I think the reason why I had such delusions about this tape might be because I was in the military at the time and didn't have much time to focus on various releases. Seems like I must revisit my purchases from that time, heh.
DUSA
"Glesbygdsbox"
Sold out from label Åderlatning Produktion ( http://aderlatning.se/ (http://aderlatning.se/) ), made avail as free digital dwnlwd a while a go. After P-K introduced Dusa and Tusen År Under Jord here on the forum I have become hooked on both projects. Unique, nocturnal and very beautiful compositions. Dwnlwding the Glesbygdbox as I write, looking forward to listen.
Download in digital format here:
http://www.aderlatning.se/mp3/glesbygdsbox.zip (http://www.aderlatning.se/mp3/glesbygdsbox.zip)
The file contains all music/sounds and artwork from the original box, except for the songs on the dubplate 7".
K2 - Quaking Earth - great tape. I'm not such a big fan of the stuff K2 does and usually rather picky, but this tape was really enjoyable,
Deprivation / The Streetcleaner - Deprivation sound was rather weak and did not convince me. The Streetcleaner was much much better. Nice presentation of vocals.
Being - Battery Cages III - from description of the album (focus on gated fuzz pedals and tapes) I can see why I had some questions during play time about what's happening there. But overall - nice development and though nothing too exceptional, decent harsh noise.
Sewer Pyssalos - II in I - heh. like a fresh breeze of wind in between noises comes weird cut-up audio collage. Cute tape of previously released material
Raven - Extinction - well, this is one of the worse that I've listened to yesterday. Cold industrial noise? yes, digital sounds without any clear development.
Royal Tropical Institute - Ancestral Totem - one more deviation from industrial sounds. I don't know how it should be called though - chill out? Drum'n'bass? not an expert in that sort of sounds..
Wertham - Lombroso - nice tape. Quite varied. Isn't the last track a cover song of some sorts?
Drug Age - Alphabet - great harsh noise. Waiting for the 4xCS from second sleep.
Everyday Loneliness - Omissions - unexpectedly good, calm and melancholic release. While listening to that I started thinking how good it is to listen to ambient on tape or vinyl and not on cd..
Mania / SSRI - split - great. While SSRI leans towards more blunt and dense sound torture, Mania presents exciting and more clear material even with vocals. And what's bad with HH/Mania artwork?
Bound Bible - s/t - rather nice and melodic black metal with the guy from Cremation Lily on drums and guitars or so
Cremation Lily - April Twenty-One -a few posts ago I was whining about the Cremation Lily and this release just corrects everything I thought about that project. The best release of his I've heard. Dense PE with synths etc. Perfect.
Council of Europa - Star Life Cycle - I wonder if Strange Rules are having plans on releasing some rap albums? because they already cover such a wide range.. This one's EBM. It's ok.
En Nihil / Striations - split - nicely done and interesting tape. Striations fit a little more for my taste from the first spin, but overall - very good release.
Cremation Lily – Passing Stone / Fires Frame The Silhouette - a little too short. B side has a nice track. vocals on A side sounds weird..
Ultimastanza - A Jewel in a dunghill - great, dense and noisy stuff.. I don't remember if it was Ultimastanza that I find not too interesting from the previous batch or not. Anyways, this time it's very good.
Ultimastanza - Corpse talk for the downright passiveness - this one's leaning further from atmospheric sounds, but good.
Parijna - The Age of Scentless Imperilment - monotonous, dark and oppressive. Enjoyable stuff, leaning more towards industrial.
Lebensfaden - Desnos - this one is more into darker ambient/industrial too. One of the more interesting of Lebensfaden from what I can remember.
Lebensfaden - Eine Sattigung der Leere - this is somewhat rerelease, limited to 13 copies or so. Don't remember if the stuff is different from the first one or not. Good atmosphere when oscillating sounds throughout the whole tape does not necessarily mean that it is getting boring very soon
Cremation Lily - Votive Mirror - this one is also very good tape of CL.
John Madigan Moloney – Dialectic Tzara - weirder album of today. Perhaps even weirder than Sewer Pyssalos. I don't know if I liked it or not, but it delivers what label promised.. At least it seems so. Just that orange foam on the case... It's like some sort of alien maggot holding it. Where shall I put it?
Contemporary harsh noise vol. II - Disconnection - it's a pity that I missed the first part. A Snake in the Garden is awesome harsh junk noise assault! Perfect! Coastal is boring HNW assault. Endless Sea is decent harsh noise assault and Fissure is not too good harsh noise assault..
Am Not – First Morbid Vibrations - this is one fantastic tape! after unsuccessful start with the pressing plant, it's finally in here. Heavy and thick industrial sounds. A must!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Hal Hutchinson/Mania collaboration artwork and the sounds as well. The actual Mania/Hal Hutchinson split on Der Bunker is fucking awesome too, highly recommended. The Mania track definitely has a new feel to it that I haven't heard from Mania much, and it is great.
talking about Cremation Lily, I don't find any kind of contacts. Is the same guy of Strange Rules or I missed something?
Quote from: Nil By Mouth on March 20, 2013, 06:09:03 PM
talking about Cremation Lily, I don't find any kind of contacts. Is the same guy of Strange Rules or I missed something?
Have you tried my forums? He is active there, check out the Strange Rules/Cremation Lily thread:
http://www.stenchforums.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=457
Or you can try his email which I PM'd you.
Levas.
"Am Not – First Morbid Vibrations - this is one fantastic tape! after unsuccessful start with the pressing plant, it's finally in here. Heavy and thick industrial sounds. A must!"
This tape is one of my personal favs of last year. Hard cock all the way. Vangelis on meth plotting the Queen's demise. I recommend it to all. On a note on CL I have to say I enjoy this project a lot. Haven't heard all his releases, but I find them very well composed and executed, as well as having a lyrical sensibility which one doesn't see in PE/industrial/noise often.
Looking forward to hear TxRxP's new 7" Judas Goat.
Quote from: KMusselman on March 21, 2013, 09:49:15 PM
fans of Kraftwerk take note.
sorry, already took note of this : http://youtu.be/byYl3erK3cc (http://youtu.be/byYl3erK3cc) ;-)
Francisco Meirino – An Unnecessary Nothingness (Dokumentarisk Agenda Records, 2012) - Good experimental soundscapes. Some fairly light stuff, reminiscent of maybe Taylor Dupree's more "lowercase" type stuff ala 12k/line and some very simplified, distilled acoustic noise.
all day, on repeat : lots & lots of Jarl, one can never have enough Jarl...
Received a lot of great stuff from Järtecknet & FA (thanks guys!!!) today and have been playing them on the background for the whole day but the album I'm currently listening, the new RJF record, made me stop everything, sit down and simply focus. I can't compare it to any other artist. Maybe cleaner version of BOTC, yet more organized? I really don't know but what I do know is that I love it and it got me completely off-guard. I recommend this to all of you, it works on so many levels!
Edit: BOTC = Blood Ov Thee Christ (I'm sure you knew it, just wanted to clear that out)
Hal Hutchinson - taste of iron
Revisiting the Stabwound Empire & Lasers of the inquisition tape split. Stabwound is a one man Power electronics project. Heavy distortion, delay, samples, vinyl abuse and desperate vox. Lasers - a solo project as well - is rusty spaceships disintegrating in the ætmosphere. Arp synthscapes. Bleak ambient with a feel for Klaus Schulze. Looking forward to hear more material coming from these two. The tape is long sold out, but you can listen and download (pay as much you like) the material in the link below:
http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/lasers-of-the-inquisition-stabwound-empire (http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/lasers-of-the-inquisition-stabwound-empire)
Haare - A split second in eternity - interesting material. Quite unexpected. Cold, minimalistic, somewhat cosmic. Good.
RU-486 - Concealed Weaponry 2005-2010 - Disease Foundry does an excellent packaging! That's for sure. As for this one - it's quita ok compilation of all those short releases of the project etc.
Aarni / Persistence in Mourning - listened to these for the first time. Aarni material is great avantgarde doom metal or so. Persistence in Mourning is quite average.
Steel Hook Prostheses - Live and Unanesthetized - well.. I have quite a problem with this project. Their material is always good soundwise etc., but I never got myself enjoying too much. The same is for this tape.
Concrete Isolation Box – C.I.B - this one is indeed one very good harsh noise tape. B side is a little weaker, but great stuff.
S-21 - To Keep You Is No Benefit. To Destroy You Is No Loss. - Concrete Violin with Richard Ramirez. Not bad tape.
United States Bestial Forces (L.White, 3CD): Finally started listening to this (after about 2 months). Just finished the first CD. And it is a bit as expected: there's little that's just not good, lot of tracks which are ok to good and then again little that's really good. From a first listen it seems like I liked the Deeper Wells and Violent Pink tracks most. Richard Ramirez track is nice as well, though I don't think I'd be interested in getting a full release of this. Fire In The Head and Koufar seem well done, but not really my cup of tea. Now up to CD 2 and 3 and after that I'll probably start over once more. Btw, not that I check out all the flip sides of CDs, but I did with these and they look strange. Never seen CDs that are banded like these. Has anybody seen CDs like this before?
Grunt - Seer of Decay (Freak Animal, 2CD): First CD is really good. I really like that first track with the nearly Ambient atmosphere combined with the harsher sounds. The second CD is good too, though this pure metal junk is for me only good for once in a while. I like metal sounds, but I really like it way more when it is combined with other sounds and/or vocals.
The Black Scorpio Underground/The Vomit Arsonist (Hate Mail Recors, 7"): Well, this seems a bit disappointing. Didn't know TBSU, so got it for TVA, but on this split neither seem very good. Will listen again... Also, don't like the artwork. Front side is just a picture of I don't know what, backside is a crappy pixelated picture.
I'm currently listening to "The Atrocities EP" by Three Winters from Beläten bandcamp (http://belaten.bandcamp.com/album/the-atrocities-ep). This was the only tape which interested me from the latest Beläten batch. The tracks somehow reminds me of the "Day Of The Dead" soundtrack. Maybe little bit more modern and poppy but the atmosphere is somewhat the same. Really interesting tape and I'm excited to receive my copy. I was also able to purchase the last copy of latest PI comp from Beläten so no reasons to complain, heh.
Currently listening to a rip of the new FFH LP, "Make Them Understand". It's a big improvement over most of the 10 min tapes he's done. Too bad it's so limited & pricey.
Waiting for handful of copies to arrive...
I think best FFH I have heard has been collaboration with Prurient. Very limited special packaged tape release that would easily deserve reissued as LP or CD....
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 26, 2013, 08:46:10 PM
Waiting for handful of copies to arrive...
I think best FFH I have heard has been collaboration with Prurient. Very limited special packaged tape release that would easily deserve reissued as LP or CD....
The LP is good but not $35-good. That collab, is it "Women of War" or something? I remember asking someone to grab a copy of whatever was done for the No Fun fest but he said it was like $45. If it was reissued, it would lose its kvltneSS.
Vivenza LP reissues "Réalité De L'Automation", "Réalités Servomécaniques" and "Modes Réels Collectifs"
Really good stuff, pure industial machine sounds but at the same time sounds almost organic. I need to get the hold of the "Veriti Plastici" LP reissue. Are the later CDs any good?
Iron Fist Of The Sun - "Who Will Help Me Wash My Right Hand" LP and "Sulphur Bloodlines" 12"
Interesting project, quite unique among other power electronics projects I think. The LP continues the "melodic" structured style from "Tears Royal", while the 12" is much heavier, more straight forward PE. Need to spin both a couple of more times, but so far I'm impressed.
Received my copy of AMPH's "Polar / Mongol" today (thanks Peter!!!) and I must say I really liked the minimal looks of it. Just a simple record sleeve with an A4 sized insert, both good quality printings. The beginning was quite awkward since I accidentally played the side A on wrong speed but it still sounded very good to me. "Polar" is quite droney track but there's still a lot going on in the background. I might be making this up but I'm sure I heard at least breezing of the wind and cracking of ice (when its cold enough ice makes those sounds) and in case my observations were right, it makes perfect sense with the track title, "Polar". "Mongol" takes my mind from frostbitten winter to summer heat, starting little bit calmer with what I recognized to be field recordings of bugs and trees swinging in the breeze. The intensiveness grows throughout the track, being total mayhem in the end (involving wildlife making strange noises) and when the intensiveness levels hits the roof the track starts slowly fading towards the end in the finest tradition, presenting yet another example of the skills of this duo.
In my opinion the sound quality on side A was very good and the levels were in perfect balance but on side B, especially when the track was in its most intense, the sound got little out of focus and the highs took over little bit too much. But maybe I just should take my pink dress out of the closet and start dancing ballet...
Anyway, the release was very impressing and enjoyable in every way and I think it's nice to see one of my favorite labels, Sprachlos Verlag, taking their business to a next level, still, being able to maintain their high quality standards.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 26, 2013, 08:46:10 PM
Waiting for handful of copies to arrive...
I think best FFH I have heard has been collaboration with Prurient. Very limited special packaged tape release that would easily deserve reissued as LP or CD....
The LP is good but not $35-good. That collab, is it "Women of War" or something? I remember asking someone to grab a copy of whatever was done for the No Fun fest but he said it was like $45. If it was reissued, it would lose its kvltneSS.
It's crazy how fast that sold out. Got the email in the morning, went to work, was going to order that afternoon. Gone.
Kajkyt : krst 2xpiclp
....never heard of Slobodan Kajkut before. first reaction was WTF is this. http://youtu.be/TpxXxPia1ho (http://youtu.be/TpxXxPia1ho)
minimal artwork, no notes ...
http://www.kajkut.com/krst.html (http://www.kajkut.com/krst.html)
Scat-O-Logy's description of the latest AMPH release is spot on. Visually stunning, aurally mind-blowing . One of thee best pieces of vinyl I have heard in a long while.
Werkbund - Aquis Submersus (CD, Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien, 1989)
Perfect late night headphone listening! Great atmospheric postindustrial music; dark in mood but luckily not really dark ambient. Great cover too and some strange texts (I think one translates as "Begin the day with dying").
Quote from: st1z on March 28, 2013, 02:39:35 AMI need to get the hold of the "Veriti Plastici" LP reissue. Are the later CDs any good?
The "Fondements Bruitistes" compilation CD is well worth it, but it might be a little expensive. Rotorelief announced its re-release on vinyl a few months back, but have subsequently removed the information. No idea what its status is at this time.
Pig Heart Transplant - Hope You Enjoy Heaven CD - utter misanthropic bliss. my friend showed this to me years ago, but I forgot how good it was. glad I picked it up at the Iron Lung show on Friday.
Iron Lung - White Glove Test 2xLP - maybe the best album yet. 1 LP is the regular PV album, the 2nd LP is industrial shit, designed to be played simultaneously. Thankfully the set comes with a download code that includes the two releases merged for you. nice.
Sink - The Holy Testament I LP - my new favorite hangover album
Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide LP
Anenzephalia - Kaltwelt LP
Listened to the free download of the Reverse Baptism "Street Business" but didn't care much for it mainly for the looped electronics, pitched-down vocals, or the yelling gals. Not necessarily bad, just didn't grab my attention much. I kept meaning to order the record b/c people said good things but never got around to it.
The Kommando RJF is pretty good. One of the members sent me a link to listen to then I missed my chance to order the LP from Malignant.
S.O.B. Kaidan - Noise, Violence & Destroy (CD, Alchemy Records, 2007)
Very enjoyable live recording of 2 gigs from 1988 and 1989, respectively. S.O.B. play their fast hardcore and Jojo from Hijokaidan makes guitar noise. It has a great live sound, makes you wish you could've been there. Being roughly 40 minutes, the CD isn't too long either. Kinda sounds like a noisy fast HC gig recording and while it's not the most innovative stuff musically, I enjoyed it a lot for its atmosphere.
SOB Kaidan live videos are much better than the cd! I recommend those.
somewhere after 14 mins.. heh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGvbTx6grM0
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 02, 2013, 01:42:38 AM
Listened to the free download of the Reverse Baptism "Street Business" but didn't care much for it mainly for the looped electronics, pitched-down vocals, or the yelling gals. Not necessarily bad, just didn't grab my attention much. I kept meaning to order the record b/c people said good things but never got around to it.
I've had this on in the car today, I had avoided it until now and was pleasantly surprised. It's not all great but it's certainly better than I had perhaps anticipated. The female vocals are fine when they sound like Philip Best(!) but there are a couple of cringe-inducing moments on the delivery of some lines.
norbert moslang (ex-voice crack) - fuzz_galopp lp (bocian) ____ excellent stuff, something between dark ambient and industrial junk. A better (and darker) record than his previous one on ideologic organ imo.
Ø - olento
lutomysl - decadence
SLEAFORD MODS - Austerity Dogs (Harbinger Sound)
One of this label's very rare ventures outside the area of noise/industrial/experimental - I guess there was a single by my band over ten years ago, and decidedly odd reissues by Pseudo Existors and Slugfuckers too, but not many more things with a regular-ish beat that I can think of. This is an aggressive sounding and very Nottingham bloke rapping and ranting angrily over primitive electro beats and simple melodies sounding thoroughly pissed off with the world and articulating it all with quite amazing wit - you can't read the enclosed lyric sheet very easily, and his delivery is so fast and the verbals so quickfire that it's easy to miss brilliant one-liners. I was left thinking of Shaun Ryder at his best, and Mark E Smith too. My other half REALLY hates this album and went on about how stupid men are after hearing it. That response was interesting.
Quote from: horse worship on March 28, 2013, 06:05:09 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on March 26, 2013, 11:27:34 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 26, 2013, 08:46:10 PM
Waiting for handful of copies to arrive...
I think best FFH I have heard has been collaboration with Prurient. Very limited special packaged tape release that would easily deserve reissued as LP or CD....
The LP is good but not $35-good. That collab, is it "Women of War" or something? I remember asking someone to grab a copy of whatever was done for the No Fun fest but he said it was like $45. If it was reissued, it would lose its kvltneSS.
It's crazy how fast that sold out. Got the email in the morning, went to work, was going to order that afternoon. Gone.
Well, I guess copies went to distributors.. You know, how quick is it to sell ltd 114 copies LP on Hospital?
I got copies now in distro and this LP KILLS. I think worth of 35usd anytime... I think. Black universal sleeve with full color prints glued on front and logo on back, 16 pages booklet with all the lyrics... but what the hell?! I remember I was told that finally with debut LP they will reveal what "FFH" stands for? But nothing mentioned in this LP! Luger gun logo is certainly greater if you know what it stands for!
Alleypisser "Knust" tapeThis was meant to be LP on Trash Ritual label, but came out on tape on Posh Isolation. Not bad at all. BUT, I think chronologically older than the other tape what just gave me intense rush on it's exceptional impact. Atmospheric, grim and somewhat minimalistic. Alleypisser is pretty much always good, but I think he improved - so unfortunate that slow labels will fuck up the chronological order...
LR "Bullfighters of Rhonda" tapeAnother posh isolation tape, now collecting field recordings, oddities and sonic sketches... And while I often complain how I dislike this direction of bands not focusing on relevant albums, but just throwing together various bits and pieces on short tapes... some do it well. And I must say this LR tape maybe even becomes one of my favorite LR things?!?! Even if it throws in cheap keyboard muzak, all sorts of weird recording bits that probably don't fit to "album"... it become mix of unexpected moves, charming gutter sound, diversity of style and approach... kind of reminding the ideas from golden age of industrial-noise..
Skullflower - Evel Knievel, one of their best 7"s, possibly their most "rocking" material... and they do that well.
I must admit to being quite partial to the new SLEAFORD MODS LP on Harbinger Sound. The delivery of verse is excellent, sucks you in like a vacuum cleaner, the punk driven bass lines over the techno beats makes it quite unique. The fact that there is a group called SLEAFORD MODS is fantastic, and it makes sense that they're on Harbinger Sound. "Austerity Dogs" has been a constant on the turntable for the past month or so, I find myself singing the hooks quite often (but then again I wake up singing "Baby Monkey Riding On A Pig" these days so that doesn't say much) ... A third of the way through 2013 and one of the finest releases so far.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 03, 2013, 02:53:42 PM
Black universal sleeve with full color prints glued on front and logo on back, 16 pages booklet with all the lyrics... but what the hell?! I remember I was told that finally with debut LP they will reveal what "FFH" stands for? But nothing mentioned in this LP! Luger gun logo is certainly greater if you know what it stands for!
bitewerks may be able to shed some light onto the meaning of FFH. Agree that the LP does kill. "Nevada Lights" is a major highlight for me, as is the intro sample to open the record (anyone know what that is from?).
Richard told me what FFH stands for or, at least, what it stood for when "Exterminating Women" was to be the debut. Most of the songs on the LP are really good but a few are sort of just ok but I noticed the tracks are not in the same order as they are on the LP so I need to move them around. 114 copies is just dumb; 1488 would have been MUCH better! I'd pay $25 but not $35, that's just Jewish.
I know what FFH stands for, but as it is secret, I feel kind of obligated not to reveal it. If it was published information, it would be just good juicy detail. You know, the specific gun and the name - to show how this theme has been slowly building over years.
Quote from: Steve on April 03, 2013, 05:38:04 PM(but then again I wake up singing "Baby Monkey Riding On A Pig" these days so that doesn't say much)
Ha, I wish this wasn't true for me too!
Today's playlist:
Reverse Baptism - Street Business - gave it a couple more spins in the car, mostly solid though how often I'll go back to it I don't know.
IFOTS - Who Will Wash My Right Hand? - came home to a parcel from Lee, got this on the stereo before I could even get my shoes off and man is this a belter. I've enthused for IFOTS ever since I first heard it and yet again the benchmark for quality in UK power electronics has been set.
FUKTE/VOMIR - split on TOXIC INDUSTRIES (very good and intense, nice shirt as well)
FFH = Faggots For Hiltler
Almost...
Memorandum "Aux Morts" LP
Maschinenzimmer 412 "Malfeitor" LP
Memorandum "Ichor" 12"
Brighter Death Now "Great Death" LP
V/A "2 x 6 - The Dimensions Of A Coffin" LP
On a early Cold Meat diet here as you may see, especially the Memorandum stuff strikes me as being better than I remember. Some of the tracks on the compilation LP are disastrous but I can still clearly see why I got into all this around 1993-94.
after all the Godflesh-talk i dug up the 'Colonized' cd by The Sidewinder (Justin Broadrick & Kevin Martin), booming minimalist, loud & noisy 4/4 techno...
Ke/Hil "Lessons In Brotherly Hate" tape
I thought "Hellstation" was a great album, but damn this live tape is amazing! What the live recording loses in fidelity, compared to the album, it gains in intensity and sheer energy. Visceral and hostile! Is it 14 euros for a tape good? Well, if you accept that the price of a release can be relative to its quality, then hell yes! But it surely didn't cost more to produce than any other tape. That being said, this is a great tape and definitely great value for the money spent.
Quote from: Ritual on April 05, 2013, 09:35:37 PM
Ke/Hil "Lessons In Brotherly Hate" tape
I thought "Hellstation" was a great album, but damn this live tape is amazing! What the live recording loses in fidelity, compared to the album, it gains in intensity and sheer energy. Visceral and hostile! Is it 14 euros for a tape good? Well, if you accept that the price offentlig a release can be relative total its quality, then hell yes! But it surely didn't cost more to produce than any other tape. That being said, this is a great tape and definitely great value for the money spent.
I was at the show where this was recorded. It was so intense I had to sit down for the second half of the show. It literally felt like my head was going to explode. I could barely walk afterwards. And for once it wasn't the booze that did it to me.
You can definitely tell from the audience noise on the tape that it was a great and appreciated performance. Wish I had been there.
Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide LP
Such a good album in its simplicity. Pretty straight forward stuff, nice brainwashing structures. Amazing vocals. Some calmer BDN vibes from time to time. As a continuation from "Greater success..." it's perfect I think.
Sea Bastard - Great Barrier Riff (2013) - it's been a while since running into quality sludge - good band.
Sea Bastard - s/t (2012)
V/A Cry Now, Cry Later CD comps
BUILDING OF GEL - C!S?Session (Kadef 1997) cassette
A not-very-well-known japanese group, but very good. Multi-layered textures, including many cut-up metalic noises, chaotic, irregular harsh rhythmic sections, prepared on tapes sound collages in industrial avantgarde of rock music style. Must!
Diamanda Galás' 80's albums. I hate some of the production solutions, but her voice and the general atmosphere is amazing.
SHIFT
sample from new 7" - Hatet-Misären - out now on Filth & Violence and Untergeschoss. Føkking hard kuk.
https://soundcloud.com/shift-ist-krieg/shift-hatet-mis-ren-excerpt (https://soundcloud.com/shift-ist-krieg/shift-hatet-mis-ren-excerpt)
UNCLEAN / LAPOT split tape
hmm... Unclean is pretty ok gutter pe, but in some tracks the dominating rumble what eats all strength of other noises gets annoying. Among my most disliked types of sounds, where it just rumbles without being able to capture harsh and ripping quality of any frequency.. He should start to experiment with new kinds of recorders and get full potential out of his idea!
Lapot - lo-fi atmospheric rotten sound... but is this right? Feel like half way through the side there some serious glitch type of things on top of everything.. like skipping CD?!?
LEBENSFADEN "Desnos" and "Eine Sättigung der leere" tapes
Rotten synth noise. It has droning quality to it, but still rather this "heavy electronics" approach than drone. Nice grainy sound, yet already now, tapes start to repeat very limited ideas/patterns. Good when it's good, but no surprises of any kind.
ULTIMASTANZA "Corpse talk for the downright passiveness" tape
Noisier and more rugged, but basically could be just next tape of Lebensfaden if you ask me. The routine of having one session, divided to two sides, of this charming, yet repeating sound quality makes it little strange to divide material under so many bands. It's hard to believe they would be all by different people...
All these 3 tapes still very nice. I like the type of sound they have. Analogue and warm. I like how they look and the near absurd titles and other texts on the covers. Just thinking that when there really is involved flipping tape over, it would be nice to have two honestly different pieces on tape. Not just one thing. Especially when putting out several tapes in such a short time.
Last night I played a lot of Crass Records, a few Nocturnal Emissions and "I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher" single by Not Sensibles .. for obvious reasons. (spontaneous party)
Quote from: Steve on April 09, 2013, 10:09:46 AM
Last night I played a lot of Crass Records, a few Nocturnal Emissions and "I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher" single by Not Sensibles .. for obvious reasons. (spontaneous party)
After hearing Blair praising the old **** for her "handling" of union issues. I had to clean my ears with Cabs and Test Dept Shoulder to Shoulder also for obvious reasons.
Alchemy of the 21st Century - Beauty of Aesthetic Imperfection (CD, Freak Animal): Good stuff, varied as well, some with classic instruments going creepy, others with just nice music, others with only field recordings. Since the studio tracks and the field recordings alternate for most part there still is some kind of album feel to it. Anyway, had listened before, but yesterday I was feeling a bit sick, laying in the couch, half asleep and listening to this album, nice experience.
Nyodene D - Edenfall (CD, Malignant Records): Good album, just a while ago I got Every Knee Shall Bow and now this. To compare: both are great, but this seems more focused on distorted sounds. Good sound, not too clean, but the songs seem well structured. I also like the guest vocals on this release, especially the ones from the guy of Prosanctus Inferi.
Dødsdømd/Dödsdömd (7", Cage Match Federation & New Noise Records): I like both Harsh Noise and Crust Punk, so it seemed a good idea to get this and it was. The crust band is good, also got their Seven Deadly Sins 7", which is good as well. Don't understand why they're using corpsepaint on some of their releases though. That and a piece sign, combined with a dove, seems a bit strange, to say the least... The noise act is nice as well, synth noise with some high pitch clean parts.
Anestis Logothetis - Electroacoustic Works (LeCoq 2011)
Highly recommended electroacoustic works from this little lesser known composer. Four tracks including everything from more minimal atmospheric stuff to fast cut-ups, rough proto noise & "junk sound", spoken word, pure electronics, etc. Very, very good.
UNCLEAN "manhood" tape
I think much better than split with Lapot. And also different. More crispy high pitch distorted electronics, some vocals, radionoise. Very primitive and quite static, but overall goes well hand in hand with the impressions of earliest Unclean, what reminded me little bit old Consumer Electronics..
Goatmoon-Tahdon Riemuvoitto
Hmm.. maybe I was expecting too much from this one, acoustic renditions of old songs are good, great even, but I was hoping for them to have vocals also and the two new black metal songs are just a-ok Goatmoon quality. Maybe Goatmoon should do a full album of acoustic songs with vocals and all but all in all they're still the most interesting black metal band in Finland at the moment.
BJÖRN OLSSON "Lite nya melodier" 12"
- Works very good with springtime.
OORCHACH "vigilia" tape
I don't know why exactly I didn't get into this project when I first heard it? Especially after the gig in Lithuania, I was just captured on this atmosphere and it made me re-visit some of other works. This new tape on Terror is certainly goodie. Based on hypnotic noise loops that are drenched in droning or atmospheric noise elements. At first it made me think, if JARL would be making decaying tape noise, could it become something like this? Sound quality and tasty textures makes the repeating loop patterns interesting. It avoids being mathematical. Hands-on feel.
e.e.m. "As Father Told.." tape
Damn. The gutter pe goes to level what sounds like boom box recording of live-in-small-room rehearsal of things what brings some vibes of old Consumer Electronics here. Very thin, flat, distant yet at the same time somehow charming. Perhaps it's hardly surprising or distinctive in current flood of nasty noise and gutter pe, but in other hand - it is. Fact that it sounds so far from cheap effects and computer edits, goes beyond the usual distance that artists take... Rubbish, in good way. That is.
BIZARRE UPROAR"Kusi Paska Veri"
ANNO 2013.
https://soundcloud.com/filth-and-violence/bizarre-uproarkusi-paska-veri (https://soundcloud.com/filth-and-violence/bizarre-uproarkusi-paska-veri)
slowly going through the Death Squad-reissues....most of it very good imho, pré-vocal/PE Death Squad for shure, the blasting static sometimes reminding me of Eric Lunde.
some cd's are a bit short (<20minutes), but i can respect the different 'album concepts' not being thrown together non one disc.
at 9euro for a real cd in digipack lim.150 i'm not complaining.
Just ordered the latest Damien Dubrovnik record and decided to spin couple of related records in excitement. Exile was first to go. The record consists of solo recordings of Loke Rahbek who is one half of DD. Very enjoyable synth-driven sounds with rather buried shouted vocals, leaving a lot of room for droning atmospheres to build up. Everything is quite distorted but still in great balance making it possible to hear a lot of different layers which definitely adds up to the overall listening experience. I would prefer some tracks a little longer, after all this is drone (at least in some extent), but I know the format has its limits so I just have to deal with it. Next up was Europa Diary. The sound of Christian Stadsgaard & Loke Rahbek goes in perfect harmony together, absolute bliss to my ears. The record starts with a quite low octave synth piece which develops little by little in its short four minute playtime. Second track is absolute opposite of the first track. The sound isn't as fat as on the first track but rather piercing high frequency synth, making the atmosphere quite aggressive. As the track develops, the distortion kicks in, followed by pleasant melodies giving a nice extra touch to the final piece. And same goes to the side B. First track is a little shorter and calmer where the final track is, yet again, more aggressive and longer in length. Both records are very enjoyable and even though same people are involved, the records have their own qualities. Exile consists mainly of distorted walls of atmospheric synth layers where Europa Diary is definitely more melodic, relying on cleaner synth sounds. Excited to hear the new DD record. It must be GOOD!!!
BEING "No Honour among thieves" tape
Fuck... well, those who have read the "new harsh noise topic" may notice how damn late I was to discover this. Not that I wouldn't have it, but that tapes just happened to get buried under lots of incoming tapes and somehow not really standing out visually from everything else to climb on top of "to be listened" piles...
Starts with crackling and very broken fierce electronics and then hits the full on harsh head noise blasting. Sound often so loud/big, that it hardly comes out of speaker. Kind of broken and rugged form of sound what makes this much better than a lot of "clean" harsh noise (weird term, I admit..). Supreme stuff! I wonder how come no label have done BEING LP or CD? Or have they? Maybe I should check discogs if I'm totally out of the loop nowadays....
Regarding Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Being+%283%29) the tape is actually titled "Battery Cages III" and I also checked the discography, there seems to be only CDr's and bunch of tapes. I'm tempted to check Being out. I might have to order something soon...
ah, yes, that's the title...
And more harsh noise of today is:
K2 "quaking earth" tape
First thought that little bit weak compared to Being what just exposed the winning hand, but despite few kind of wanky or weaker moments, there is no doubt that K2 still delivers. At its best, its dynamic, brutal and energy filled harsh noise that offers nothing revolutionary, but still stands out in his own discography quite well! One can appreciate that K2 will not submit into rehashing what he is internationally known for (metal junk harsh noise), but proceeds his artistic vision into new approaches.
Bleak Existence - one step forward, two steps back
Mania - Grim Conditions (C20, Freak Animal): Nice little tape, 4 tracks, don't really know what else to say.
Tourette - Brûle Mon Ame, Broie Mon Corps; Remodèle-Moi A L'image D'un Chien (CD, Skeleton Dust Recordings/Phage Tapes): Another great Tourette CD (already had the Jardin Du Sommeil... CD). Ambient/Neo-Classical pieces, which are great in itself, torn up with chaotic clear Harsh Noise. Very good.
Phaeton Dernière Danse & Le Syndicat - Théophanie à Visu (CD, Pure): Didn't really like this at first, but after a couple of listens I'm starting to appreciate this. Have to admit that I don't know too much about this kind of Industrial/Experimental music though.
S.E.X. - Blasphemous Noise (CDr): While I don't like too much noisecore, I quite liked what I heard on the Suomi Finland Noisecore compilation. This on the other hand sounds quite different and is the reason why I don't like a lot of noisecore. If noisecore is short outbursts of high energy, I most often feel that energy doesn't reach me because of the very poor sound. I want it to sound like a stomp in your face, but just a short blur doesn't do that for me...
Bizarre Uproar -liha evankeliumi
Ke/Hil - Lessons in Brotherly Hate tape
Really great tape. I think I like it more than the album, actually. Sharp, intense live sound and equal or better sound quality than any live G.O. or Anenzephalia material I've heard. Minimal but effective use of samples. Side 1 is good but Side 2 is where this tape really kills. Black Snow into Sine Die is probably my favorite part of the whole recording and the rest of Side 2 just rolls over you in waves until the finale.
Quote from: Ritual on April 05, 2013, 10:39:51 PM
You can definitely tell from the audience noise on the tape that it was a great and appreciated performance. Wish I had been there.
Agreed. I like live recordings with good crowd noise (as long as it doesn't interfere with the music). Makes for a better listen
BIZARRE UPROAR "Kusi Paska Veri" video
Quite a big pile of stuff that I've listened to lately
Dusa – Segermännen - this is a real discovery for me. I lack words to describe how good and moody this tape is. Should I call it funeral folk or so? Most recommended release. Buy it while you still can!! I see that K. Olsson has also took part in it. (for those who needs names in order to know if the record is good or not)
Tusen År Under Jord – Sorgsendömet Fobos - A little simpler approach, but nevertheless great compositions. It is also the same unknown style a la funeral folk for me, but it's catchy. So go to Hibiskofon page and order these two tapes. You won't regret..
Sutekh Hexen – Breed In Me The Darkness: The Second Coming Mixes By Andrew Liles - decent tape, but didn't quite understand it fully and thus didn't enjoy it too much.
SPK - Case study London - never been too much into SPK, but this live disc is really good.
THU20 - Vroeg Werk - Double CD of live and studio experiments. I think this was described as one of the compilation of the greatest Dutch experimentalists or something like that. Well, enjoyable record.
Kasoundi - Clintong Green & Andrew McIntosh - decent musique concrete, but for me it seemed that all tracks were a little too similar in sound. Very simple approach in experiments, though I was not very excited about it.
Ethic Cleansing - For Motion Sickness And Refuse - this one is very good. Very dense and heavy material.
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Then i had some grindcore and some metal.
I liked:
Anal Cunt – Morbid Florist CD
Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis – Satyriasis And Nymphomania CD <-- this band is truly a discovery for me in grindcore.
Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis / Butcher ABC – Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis / Butcher ABC CD
Exhumed/Haemorrhage split live tape
Absurd - Asgardsrei tape
Was OK:
Pene - Sexy Impalement CD
Didn't like:
Stillbirth - Plakative aggression CD
Anal Asthma - Shit out your brain CD
Anus Tumor / Slaughtergrave tape
Quote from: Levas on April 14, 2013, 09:08:33 AM
Dusa – Segermännen - I see that K. Olsson has also took part in it.
Kristian only made the room recording, and had no part in the music.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on April 14, 2013, 12:08:31 PM
Kristian only made the room recording, and had no part in the music.
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ah. thanks for correction. I just saw his name listed on discogs since it does not say anything on the covers I think.
Three Winters - The Atrocities EP - this one is really nice, melodic synt something music. easy listening and the most catchy from the latest batch of Belaten
Cryme - Mekonium - it says something about industrial for "special" people (meaning retarded ones) and it really had some good parts in it. Don't know what to compare them to though. Old schoolish industrial sounds.
Xiu - Posession - it's some sort of synth pop, reminding of older gothic dance parties. Kind of catchy in its absolute primitivism.
Jarboe - A simphony for shiva - hm. long tracks of looped sea sounds, voice etc. A little too long for not to become boring.
Father Murphy - Orsanti They Called them - I've been very excited after the first two Yerevan Tapes. This one is a little let down. Didn't quite understood the record. Somewhat abstract avantgarde soundscapes without much of a purpose.
Quote from: Levas on April 15, 2013, 12:14:44 PM
Cryme - Mekonium - it says something about industrial for "special" people (meaning retarded ones) and it really had some good parts in it. Don't know what to compare them to though. Old schoolish industrial sounds.
I reminds a lot of mid-eighties Swedish bands like Njurmännen and others around Konduktör Records. Good tape!
MB : teban slide art 3xcd ......imho MB at his most violent, blasting raw oldschool pe. although without his consent i think the nazi-parts really fit the mood. excellent. flimsy dvd-box but at least they were real cd and not cdr (as MB still manages to release on cdr).
Quote from: P-K on April 17, 2013, 06:09:00 PM
MB : teban slide art 3xcd ......imho MB at his most violent, blasting raw oldschool pe. although without his consent i think the nazi-parts really fit the mood. excellent. flimsy dvd-box but at least they were real cd and not cdr (as MB still manages to release on cdr).
Didn't know about this, thanks for mentioning it, will try and get a copy soon. The story about Come Org adding all the nazi parts always makes me laugh, I certainly wouldn't be too pleased if that were to happen if I made any music but it always makes me smile when I think about it.
Quote from: Si Clark on April 17, 2013, 06:28:10 PM
Quote from: P-K on April 17, 2013, 06:09:00 PM
MB : teban slide art 3xcd ......imho MB at his most violent, blasting raw oldschool pe. although without his consent i think the nazi-parts really fit the mood. excellent. flimsy dvd-box but at least they were real cd and not cdr (as MB still manages to release on cdr).
Didn't know about this, thanks for mentioning it, will try and get a copy soon. The story about Come Org adding all the nazi parts always makes me laugh, I certainly wouldn't be too pleased if that were to happen if I made any music but it always makes me smile when I think about it.
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=226.15 for my thoughts on this set.
Ramleh - Live Valediction DVD/Live Anything Is Mine CDThey have put a lot of effort into mastering this, even down to the strange editing out of applause on the DVD footage. The visuals really aren't too exciting, although Anthony pulling a rock star pose with shades as he straps on the bass for 'Valediction 3' was memorable. I wonder if they cheated and overdubbed/corrected any of this later in classic 1970s 'double live album' style? It's very powerful music, taken from two separate shows (with different set lists) in Japan in December 2011. Pricey and rare item but as luxurious as you could wish for - matching packaging to the Guidelines CDEP.
Budrūs - Canine Visions IX
First time listen and got to say that all expectations caused by the promo text are met. Simply awesome stuff. Melancholic, hypnotizing, rough and for once truly original stuff with the best vocal delivery in a long time. I love the sound of Lithuanian language. This is an album that has a true "cinematic" quality. Not in the sense of Hollywood type soundtrack effects but truly evocative material, bringing forth very concrete images and visions and a sense of narrative. Hard to describe, one has to hear this. I don't think this kind of material could ever come from people from other regions, this is immersed in this very distinct Baltic melancholy.
Quote from: tiny_tove on April 04, 2013, 01:09:06 PM
FUKTE/VOMIR - split on TOXIC INDUSTRIES (very good and intense, nice shirt as well)
Had the pleasure of playing w Fukte in Italy last year. Remember he did a very good set in Turin. Very textural, kinetic and aggressive in harsh noise country. I'll check out this release. Totally passed me by.
Here is Fukte's label 'Toxic Industries'. Recommend checking it out.
http://www.toxicindustries.net84.net/about.php (http://www.toxicindustries.net84.net/about.php)
@ Strömkarlen. Thanx for the Njurmännen and Konduktör Records drop. New in my ears.
yep great stuff
love also the negative climax tape they have released...
The new BU video. Track is really solid. I like the vocals. Video isn't bad either and the sounds go well with it although I will never understand how eating shit gets some men aroused. I wonder how many times I have seen Pasi's dick now? Mikko's too...
Macronympha - Physical Chaos
a noise classic, I think my favorite is the live track at the end of side A, but the entire 90 minute album is one of the most unrelenting.
Robert Ruttman - Zuuhh!! Muttie Mum!!
"heavy" metal sculptures bowed to a nice foreboding ambiance. Pretty similar to US Steel Cello Ensemble record he was in that was uploaded on to Mutant Sounds from 1979. I guess it could be compared to Organum or Harry Bertoia.
Einsturzende Neubauten - Stahldubversions
I'll admit I didn't buy this, as it is not the easiest album to obtain, but a lot of early EN junk metal rhythm tracks with some delay effects. One is clearly taken from Tanz Debil but it is hard to say for the others. Probably one the most primitive documents of this band.
Tony Conrad - Four Violins
I can't stop listening to this, still my favorite drone piece, buzz saw ocean waves, feels incredibly good to listen to.
Quote from: tinnitustimulus on April 19, 2013, 11:33:16 AM
Tony Conrad - Four Violins
I can't stop listening to this, still my favorite drone piece, buzz saw ocean waves, feels incredibly good to listen to.
I've never been a huge fan of Tony Conrad but this sounds intriguing I may have to download it.
Your description of it made me want to listen to some good Microtonal/Lowercase, gonna go through my 12k/Line shoebox....
Murralin Lane - "Our House Is on the Wall" (12k, 2010) - I don't know how anyone could not like this. Droning ambient with female vocals as the main instrument. It is so hard to pick a good track because they are all very good, but I suppose
"When I Told You" makes for a good first impression: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ1EpqYXpKM
Solo Andata - "Solo Andata" (12k, 2009) - This type of stuff is great for a rainy day or for going to sleep. Sawako is one of the best "computer musicians" to spring up, and that's difficult to do because 1) there are so many, and 2) most people who consider themselves as "computer musicians" suck dick. This is a pretty dark release for this style. The use of field recordings is really well done and the more glitchy moments, which I tend to dislike on most albums, is fantastic here. Here is a full track (if you only listen to a sliver of it then skip to 5:40): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4_vUtdaYus
Autistici - "Volume Objects" - (12k, 2008) - This is some really solid stuff. Somewhat unconvential in the Ambient genre as he uses so many instruments in this release that if you were looking at his recording space you would think it would be some big noisy jam band like Cerberus Shoal, but it is the opposite. Here is one of my favorite tracks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFYtSYz1JPg
Grey Wolves/Macronympha - Slash II
I picked this up at the Rodger Stella show wednesday. Rockwell Samples, extreme distortion and the usual.
Some live Pink Floyd CDs today;
Disc One of Ummagumma
"The Man & The Journey" bootleg
Famous '74 Shine On/Raving/Gotta Be Crazy boot now featured in 2cd WYWH reissue
The Wall live 'Anybody Out There 80/81' double CD
but really can't face listening to Delicate Sound of Thunder or Pulse - they make TG24 seem inviting.
nyogthaeblisz today.
Quote from: pontifx on April 21, 2013, 08:16:18 PM
nyogthaeblisz today.
Was thinking yesterday that I should play their LP again. Haven't done yet, but good reminder anyway.
Streetmeat - Nails (C20, Anabolic Dimensions): When I first heard the sample on the AD bandcamp, I really liked it, though it was only a one or two minute sample. I also got some other Streetmeat tapes (from his own label) and quite liked them. I have been listening to this tape several times now, but until now it doesn't do much for me... It's raw and definately not bad, but I would like it to have more vocals and more depth.
Being - Battery Cages III (C20, Skeleton Dust Recordings): This was not exactly what I expected, I expected really harshly distorted harsh noise and it's less distorted than I expected. This made it a bit difficult at first, since it all seemed a bit 'calm'. However, even though it will need some more spins, it has an interesting variety of sounds and the tracks have structure. So, while I expected more of a blast in the face it seems a slow burner (for me at least).
HEINZ HOPF "Gothenburg" CD
pure harsh noise for pure harsh noise lovers. No innovation, no progress, but screeching dirty noise blasting at high volume.
VILE PLUMAGE "black tar jenny" 3"cdr
Obscure uk noise. Starts with almost ritualistic chanting & metal objects and progresses into hard electronic noise and contributions of regular instruments. Always fierce live recording feel to it. While it sounds like it could be something atmospheric and nice, it's not really. Beginning is like having metal bucket filled with water and every clang sounds like malformed by flanging effect - yet I believe it is purely acoustic. That's the sound I'm often doing while in sauna - thinking, where it could be used... Some chanting, which is less of tibetan monks, more of madmen in cave. And harsh electronic sounds sound almost like film projector through overdrive! Did I hear sax and other normal instruments playing later on. Too bad it's the usual poorly packaged cdr you can expect from this Leeds(?) based Turd. I like it.
I love Heinz Hopf, like you say it's nothing innovative at all but very well executed and passionate harsh noise that is a joy to listen to.
Mr Turd has moved to sunny Stoke-On-Trent and teamed up with Andy Jarvis to make up Vile Plumage. Very good material I think. The older stuff was more maximalist sound collage stuff which was also very enjoyable but the new more focused direction is really quite impressive.
SUNROOF! - Peach Fuzzz 7", Slipstream CD-R, Delicate Autobahn Under Construction 2xCD, Reborn In Jets Of Rainbow Water LP, Bliss 2xCD, Cloudz CD, Panzer Division Lou Reed CD
I guess if you are going to listen to any of this music, it's best to listen to all of it. One or two notes for eight hours or so! Probably Matthew Bower's most mellow and musical project but still some harsh tones here in places, especially on the last title. The sound works almost like an art installation. You can wander round leaving this playing in the other room and now and again return to drop in, tune in and enjoy the tones, or maybe be bored and infuriated by it. This is on the edge of what can be considered music. Is it functional sound? Ritual music? An accompanying sound to hoovering your house? Cloudz is a standout title. Seems like he was teaching himself new computer programs for putting sound together and breaking all the rules as he was learning - very unusual textures and some gentle and tender fragile melody in there too. These are not records which get played often but very strange ones I am glad to own. Nice artwork on these records too.
Been mostly rotating lots of 7"s of variety of noise and music. Jackman 7" on Posh Isolation sounds now better than it did when it came out. Lasse Marhaug / Mats Gustafsson split 7", mats not that special but Lasse's side gets multiple rotations immediately. Not as much harsh as it's just well done cut ups of noisy experimental sounds. Splatter Splitter 7" made of material what should be their demo of 1988. Never heard of it, and somehow tracks like "Hell hunts for muslims" or "Nuclear Bombings of Israel" sounds more of underground of 2008 than 1988... But anyways, extremely noisy and wild sounding mix of grind/punk/metal/noisecore. Most of all just distorted mess. Using Philip Glass piano piece as one of intros! Valium Kiharat 7" - as much as I tend to tell late 2000's punk is bullshit, if you can get over slightly too professional sound and god awful graphics, not bad after all. Even if firmly in tradition of Finnish hc/punk, some lyrics actually very good and songs have slightly more ambition than the basic 1+1=2 ysäri-crust.
and what should/could have been 7", is the bonus CDR of HIJOKAIDAN what came with two latest CD's if ordered directly from Japanese label. I didn't, but still got it. That's ltd 300, inside plain white papersleeve with small sticker. One track with Mikawa + drummer, one track with Jojo + another guitarist. Very good tracks in stripped down elements captured with clear studio environment. Can't decide which track I like more. Drummer is somehow exceptionally tasty (compared to many too jazzy or too "rock" drummers).. but the guitar noise is also something so simple and so bare bones of string torture... 13 minutes in total. Could be a 7"!
Intolitarian - Berserker Savagery (CD, Audial Decimation Records): Ah, as opposed to most noisecore this stuff (which isn't pure noisecore as far as I understand) does actually sound harsh to me. Is it good? I don't know, I really like the parts where there's only bass making noise, I do really like the very aggressive vocals. But I'm not too fond of the drums. As short as the youtube samples are, I've got the impression that the new stuff will be more interesting. It is an effective recording though, I listened to it this morning before leaving for work and for a couple of hours I had a feeling of disgust and feeling fucked up.
Electronic Panorama: Paris, Tokyo, Utrecht, Warszawa (1970)
4xLP released by Philips in 1970.
Made public by Ubuweb. Highly recommend this über collection of contempoary composers. Mandatory.
Alireza Maschayeki - Shur:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5i6RPGLT8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5i6RPGLT8)
Ubuweb:
http://www.ubu.com/sound/electronic_panorama.html (http://www.ubu.com/sound/electronic_panorama.html)
FFH-Make Them Understand
great noise and vocals. alot better then past releases. also sounds great on vinyl!
Xenophobic Ejaculation-Live 15/12/2012 Night And Fog Over Finlandia
sounds is a little different then past releases but crude & in your face PE.
Ke/Hil - Lessons in brotherly hate
perfect live tape
ke/hil - even better than I expected... after the anenzephalia tape, another classico from the Mannheim duo...
loved it from start to end.
new slogun Lp - can't recall the title now, a blow in the face
Trepaneringsritualen
"Deathward, to the womb".
Tape from 2012. Shattered introspective reflections from TxRxP. Oppressive audial space, continually shrinking. Heavy emphasis on low and mid-level frequencies. Slow moving vectorized compositions. Detailed soundscape with left-to-rot buried shamanistic PE vox. At times remnant of Sarcófago vokills The Black Vomit era. Vertical, negative. For fans of power electronics, death industrial, drone, devotional music.
Sacrament & Crucifixion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ATW0Edwec (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ATW0Edwec)
Quote from: STREETMEAT on April 26, 2013, 02:55:29 AM
FFH-Make Them Understand
great noise and vocals. alot better then past releases. also sounds great on vinyl!
Xenophobic Ejaculation-Live 15/12/2012 Night And Fog Over Finlandia
sounds is a little different then past releases but crude & in your face PE.
Looking forward to listen to the new XE cassette. Awaiting copies. Was surprised about the new FFH LP. For once the hype actually lives up. Strong release. Interesting use of spoken word. Good to experience something different than the usual vomit the genre spew out.
Also looking forward to the new Shift and HH 10" soon to be announced. Teaser imaes look good// (https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/931227_651279291564183_313353281_n.jpg)
MUFF OBSESSION
JAAKKO VANHALA - Feral Earth CD
JAAKKO VANHALA - Here Be Lions CD
Both CDs are great and different, but hard to choose which one I like the most.
I need to listen Here Be Lions more to decide...
So elegant and precisely crafted sounds.
Quote from: online prowler on April 26, 2013, 05:02:30 PMAlso looking forward to the new Shift and HH 10" soon to be announced. Teaser imaes look good//
The sample track from it sounds enormous. Feast your ears -
http://unrestproductions.bandcamp.com/track/shift-hh-pigshit (http://unrestproductions.bandcamp.com/track/shift-hh-pigshit).
I've been listening to Vangelis's "Invisible Connections" almost obsessively over the last couple of weeks. The combination of electro-accoustic and synthesised elements, softness and silence, drone and hum makes me think this is a forgotten classic. I've had it in my record collection for years; it's always nice to make a "re-discovery" like that.
SPK - Field Record San Francisco - somewhat less enjoyable than the other CD, but overall good.
Mortuor - I'm waiting for you - Better than expected release though I tend to avoid releases that says "minimal" and "Corbelli" as much as possible.
Inhalant - Save our Souls - also nice release though nothing too exceptional.
Custodian - Toil and Waste - Disappointing
Raison D'Etre - Collected Works - heh. don't know why i bought it. It's the same dark ambient - good or bad, depends on the taste.
Post Scriptvm - Grey Eminence - This is one of the most enjoyable Tesco outputs that I've heard lately.
Dark Ravage - Fall of Inner Sanctum - Lithuanian BM band. Promo version seemed very good, but when that promo material has a length of the full album, it starts to get dull.. I was truly excited about this, but one spin was enough.
Propergol - Paradise Land - I've read quite a lot of bad opinions about this though for me at least half of the album seemed quite enjoyable (having in mind that I never understood what's the deal with Propergol worship)
Anenzephalia - Kaltwelt - this one's big disappointment.
Objekt/Urian - Agitation - decent stuff to listen to from time to time when you are hangover or so.
Velemara - Abysmia - the record itself is not bad. just like any swedish dark ambient/industrial. and when the label manages to call it "the new hope of Lithuanian industrial while others are doing nothing, just rot in their own piss" well.. i've heard much more interesting releases from those who rot in their piss lately.
Theme - Valentine (Lost) Forever - Some CD that I've accidentally got. Easy listening - glitch, illbient or whatever.
Thighpaulsandra – Chamber Music - I was not aware of this project before. first minutes of the disc were rather difficult to listen to, but slowly somewhat Coil-ish weirdness caught me. Interesting.
Donis - Bars Bars - Lithuanian composer. Quite a lot of compositions are electronics mixed with ethnic songs etc. This one is neofolk, based on the folklore about birds. One of his best albums
Gyvata - Su vėjužiu kalbėjau - Donis + a group of children = folk songs + primitive ambient/electronics. Well, easy listening when it's not too much.
Donis - Ein Saulelė aplink dangų - Didn't get this - one long ambient/ethno/techno track. Boring.
Puukotus / Musta Oksennus - the quality of the record is really poor even though it's not "music". Didn't enjoy.
Ēv Of Isis – Dark Ambition - also very nice tape from previous Belaten batch. Waiting for the latest one to arrive. That label truly widens my musical horizons quite a lot, heh
Budrus - Canine Visions IX their first output was good, this is even better! wonderfully bleak and melancholic release. Highly recommended!
Mania - Ultra-Negative CD
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter TAPE
Sick Seed - Beasts Among Men TAPE
Mania is great as usual, and I finally checked out Sick Seed after being convinced by a dear dear friend. Another proof why I should always trust the guy. The stuff feels very... up close. Need more! Lovely take on The Snow Fell as well.
Quote from: Baglady on April 29, 2013, 04:14:24 PM
I finally checked out Sick Seed after being convinced by a dear dear friend. Another proof why I should always trust the guy. The stuff feels very... up close. Need more! Lovely take on The Snow Fell as well.
I highly recommend getting Sick Seed's Elephant Man tape, slightly different sound to the releases you have heard but really good. Basically get any Sick Seed stuff you can, I never heard a bad release from him.
Quote from: Si Clark on April 29, 2013, 05:49:36 PMSick Seed's Elephant Man tape
Damn good release. Be sure to check out the recently cs 'LIVE+1' as well.
Quote from: Si Clark on April 29, 2013, 05:49:36 PM
Quote from: Baglady on April 29, 2013, 04:14:24 PM
I finally checked out Sick Seed after being convinced by a dear dear friend. Another proof why I should always trust the guy. The stuff feels very... up close. Need more! Lovely take on The Snow Fell as well.
I highly recommend getting Sick Seed's Elephant Man tape, slightly different sound to the releases you have heard but really good. Basically get any Sick Seed stuff you can, I never heard a bad release from him.
Definitely with you there! I actually think every SS release is quite unique. The debut tape on Unrest had a lot of weird cover track choices but all of them was really well executed and made a lot of sense lyrically. The F&V record (and now CD & CS) has a cover of legendary RAC band, Skrewdriver but other than that it's SS all the way and everything is very original. The record has one of my ultimate favorite PE tracks, Huorakatu aka Whorestreet. Beastial attack of male-fury! I have only heard the XE split on ADR through the CD reissue of "The Great Corrupter" and even though I can't really remember it at the moment, I recon it was really good and quite long track. FA tape is really good metal junk PE in the vein of N&K comps, bursting with frustration. I personally didn't really like SS side of the Shift split but the Shift track on it is enough of a reason to buy the record. Fucking phenomenal! The 7" on Turgid Animal didn't really effect me but it's still very good metal junk PE, like the tape on FA. Obscurex tape is my personal favorite. The style isn't that upfront but rather calm and, should I say, meditative. Well, the B1 is quite brutal, with great backing vocals of BU Pasi. Fucking great track, actually my another favorite, heh. Can't really comment on AOH 7" because I missed it due to "expensive" price and because I didn't have PayPal account at the time. The live tape was, at least to me, one of the most brutal releases of 2012. Such a fucking great vocal work on Praise The Children, made me ashamed of my voice, hah. I would also recommend y'all to give SSRI a chance. It isn't something a basic PE fan would enjoy but really great experimental soundscapes. It's hard to point out any favorites because every release is unique in its own sense (like in the case of SS). At least Mania/SSRI split is available so give it a chance. Mania side was fucking good as well. Could easily be one of my favorites of 2013!
Various Artist - Skin Irritant
The opening track by BBBLOOD sets this up to be a great ride. nice j-fold.
Haare : forward to insanity tape....imho darker than ever, very good tape!
John Waterman : calcutta gas chamber cd ....classic, still don't really understand the completely fake concept.
...going through a pile of TF/PE tapes (Liver Mortis, Civilian, Pleasure Fluids,...), quality stuff, maybe reissue it sometime?
Quote from: Levas on April 29, 2013, 09:50:42 AM
Post Scriptvm - Grey Eminence - This is one of the most enjoyable Tesco outputs that I've heard lately.
Anenzephalia - Kaltwelt - this one's big disappointment.
Grey Eminence is one of the best dark experimental albums, i have ever heard. From the beginning to the end perfectly structured and composed; built up with a lot of tension like a narrative. Very cinematic! Their older material is also good, but none of it as strong as this (yes, i dare to call it) masterpiece!
Still didn`t listen to Kaltwelt, but i can imagine, that it`s not an easy game to bloom once more after albums like "Ephemeral Dawn" and "Noahem" ... A new Ke/Hil album is however in the works, as far as i am informed, and something really good can be expected. At least the track the guys submitted for the forthcoming Epicurean Escapism Compilation CD/DVD totally blew me away ... as if being thrown back to the early 90s rise of Anenzephalia : )
Potabilizadora - 134 Songs Demo
Intrinsic Action "Electro-Death Suite"
Trys Keturiose - Sutartinės - Lithuanian folk music. If I remember correctly, this sort of folk songs do not exist anywhere else where a few voices follows one another with slight delay and going in loops and loops. Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kVqipJbsgU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kVqipJbsgU)
Cathedral - Caravan Beyond redemption - exploring those "famous" names worldwide that I've never listened to. Nice.
And loads of shit like Mindrot, Morgion (not that shitty, but not far from it), Ozzy Osbourne and so on.
Has anyone heard The Curfew Recordings cd on Harbinger? Seems like I've seen something written on it but not sure it was here or not...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 02, 2013, 05:27:18 AM
Has anyone heard The Curfew Recordings cd on Harbinger? Seems like I've seen something written on it but not sure it was here or not...
Yeah, I have that. Big chasms of echoey drone and creaking/banging sounds. Reminded me of the 1990s 'Anna Planeta' release on BWCD which was also field recordings made at night in unusual situations and in less than legal circumstances.
Link to reprint of original (and apparently wildly inaccurate) local news report - http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/1000expats/expatsfeatures/tm_objectid=16403767&method=full&siteid=50080&headline=the-goths-and-grave-robbers-name_page.html
Damn! Started today by listening ENCEPHALOPHONIC / KAZUMOTO ENDO split 7", and haven't reached to move away from it. Just replaying side, and flipping once in a while.
I don't know why, but I feel this is the best Kazumoto Endo for long time?! Everything about it, is faithful to Endo style, but lacking all those dramatic silences I dislike, and focus on fast, loud, ultra distorted harsh noise that is sliced into quickly changing cuts of noise, sometimes one thing happening at the time, sometimes little more density added in form of multiple layers coming and going. However, ENCEPHALOPHONIC remains still little bit more tastier. His style of composition, sounds and most of all ability to blend the transitions little better than simply razor sharp abrupt cut. Smoothly running solid harsh noise piece is something you could mix 94 Merzbow, 95 Pain Jerk and Sickness of 2000's, yet I feel artist operates in such a timeless approach of noise that comparing it to all the famous hardly does justice.
I also feel, that as much as 7" vinyl might limit the forcefulness of loud harsh noise (compared to flat 0dB digital release), it actually made this material better than it digitally was?! Maybe that's exactly reason why Endo sounded so good too!
Color vinyl, full color glossy cover. Small edition. And because of these qualities, little pricey. But for me, it already has rotated so many times it's well worth of money!
NOMEX – Live At KIPL (Sabbatical 2011) tape
I guess this is one of the most interesting noise project last years. Power of sound, raw and violence, and deeply penetrating at the same time. Very recommended.
F.T.MARINETTI - F.B. PRATELLA - VETROPHONIA – Формула Войны (Formula Of War) (Der Angriff 2011) CD
Very good concept album. I don't think so there is good idea about adding historical recordings of Italian futurists because Russian project presented its vision enough clearly and eloquently. Hats off!
KSHATRIY - From Heart To Heart (Muzyka Voln 2013) CD
Quite nice dark, organic ambient, but I listened his better works. Anyway I think this Russian project is still one of the most interesting in mentioned genre.
Institut "Live Like Traitors, Die Like Traitors"
My all time favorite Institut release!
VENICE OF THE NORTH [C35 - Unik Eld]
I was actually waiting for something like this... a comptape with some fresh blood from the swedish scene. I must admit I didn't have high expectations on all contributions but I was surprised. It didn't leave the tapedeck in my car for several days... Great combination of industrial / power electronics... Its not revolutionary in any way, but I really enjoyed listening to this and think its good with some ongoing activities in Stockholm scene. Best contributions: Vit Fana (I hope to hear more from them in 2013), Corrosion and HSV...
SHIFT: Hatet-Misären / Motstånd-Handling [7" - Untergeschoss/F&V]
New 7" from one of the most hateful acts around these days... Shift never seem to stagnate, constantly breaking new ground in field of sonic discomfort. Here dealing with the degeneration of Malmö as concept for the two tracks... its a deep well of sewage to find inspiration. Well-made structural power electronics, boiling over with contempt. I really like the direction recent works from Shift is taking.... vinyl is heavy and sounds great, even if inlay is cheapest possible.
mindvoid - crime against
Quote from: ghoulson on May 03, 2013, 11:16:01 PM
VENICE OF THE NORTH [C35 - Unik Eld]
I was actually waiting for something like this... a comptape with some fresh blood from the swedish scene. I must admit I didn't have high expectations on all contributions but I was surprised. It didn't leave the tapedeck in my car for several days... Great combination of industrial / power electronics... Its not revolutionary in any way, but I really enjoyed listening to this and think its good with some ongoing activities in Stockholm scene. Best contributions: Vit Fana (I hope to hear more from them in 2013), Corrosion and HSV...
Been playing this too the last week. Vit Fana was the nicest surprise and the act that stood out the most to me. HSV good as always, but didn't care that much for the rest.
Today I've been listening to Rabbit Hole from
Altar Of Flies, "advance" of upcoming album, and after just two spins I think it's fair to say that this is one of the very best AOF recordings so far - can't wait to have the LP in my hands!
Trepaneringsritualen – Konung Dómaldr Vid Upsala Hängd - Nice dark tape. I don't know if it's "a must", but good
Painted Woman - 04.03.10 - this is one of the projects that surprised me. Enjoyable harsh noise though in quite a weird way. The recording quality etc. is not that good and "compositions" seems very expressive in a good way - I mean when you can hear that something is not right in technical sense. Sudden changes in sounds because of cables disconnecting or so, it often directs the whole recording in unexpected direction and I'm truly enjoying this. The other tape is still in the pile. Will see if this project should be in good new harsh noise thread or not, heh
Sex, Nazix & Noise und Roll - Music for Nazi Sexploitation Movies - Great packaging and good material. Bagman + Corazzata Valdemone
Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens cd
Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend cd
Stabat Mater - Stabat Mater cd
Moss - Cthonic Rites cd
Shift - Hatet-Misären
First bit of vinyl I've bought in...too long, along with the Hal Hutchinson collab from Unrest. Glad I made the effort, this is a ruthless 7" and the length of it is probably just right to give you a good kicking.
yep, while Shift has these trademark characteristics of slow effected vocals, loops, heavy synth tones etc, he has no releases that are alike. This must be dirtiest sounding tracks? Raw and grim sounds, yet treated as compositional elements, not as gutter noise for sake of being as rough as possible.
VOMIT ARSONIST / BLACK SCORPIO UNDERGROUND split 7"
heavy and bass loaded material. I would suspect these guys have been inspired greatly by CONTROL for example? Listened it few times and there's lack of some striking element to make single track stand out, yet it's well done. Perhaps just more album type of material where dark clouds of suffocating layers of sound surrounds listener for longer time..
CREAMATION LILY "Fertility Servant" 7"
Was told to me to be UK's Prurient copycat, but... hardly. Surely there are these same things, but when thinking how much Prurient "borrowed" from all the rest... Mourning melodic patterns of Navicon Torture Technologies for example. Sound of the 7" is a bit lacking in level of subtle details, but compositionally decent, with ideas and well done. Prurient, NTT, but in other hand - a lot of contemporary USA bands comes to my mind. Not "orthodox" brit PE by any means, yet I think very promising project.
SUDDEN INFANT / ASTRO split 7"
SI does what he does. Sounds like live recording what simply abruptly cuts in end of side while louder noise has just been rising to proper levels.. Astro in other hand escapes to be memorable. It's ok, but nothing very special. Kind of example of 7"s you easily play few times, but in context of wall of 7"s in your flat - it's very very unlikely you'll put out this as opposed to plenty of great 7"s.
GAERRA / MIRRORS ARE BLACK split 7"
Gaerra... I dislike the rhythm of song. Beat itself is fine, but sound of rhythm is annoying. Listened few times, thinking it's ok since other sound elements are fine, but no... Mirrors Are Black... wasn't this the guy from... let me focus my rotten brain... Arkhe?? Certainly a great track of densely layered droning noises.
SKEPPET 7"
Same label as above. Plain black discosleeve and little sticker on plastic sleeve... Kosmische / psyche rock jams? Sounds ok, yet I feel this type of hallucinating drifting jams work better in long playtime.
PETS OF FOOD 7"
Same label as above. Plain black discosleeve and little sticker on plastic sleeve... Dysfunctional no wave/noiserock/postpunk whatever you call this? Some not-too-heavy sounding metaljunk percussions added into obscure lo-fi sounding noisy band music.
Label is this:
http://www.solformorkelse.com/
Releasing all sorts of Malmö stuff
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 07, 2013, 09:14:18 AMMirrors Are Black... wasn't this the guy from... let me focus my rotten brain... Arkhe??
MAB is Peter of Amph and Sprachlos Verlag.
äsh, yep, Amph - not Arkhe... But that's very good stuff. How the other releases?
The split LP with Altar of Flies is at least excellent! Very good combination these two bands.
http://www.discogs.com/Altar-Of-Flies-Mirrors-Are-Black-Altar-Of-Flies-Mirrors-Are-Black/release/3492341 (http://www.discogs.com/Altar-Of-Flies-Mirrors-Are-Black-Altar-Of-Flies-Mirrors-Are-Black/release/3492341)
ah, I got that.. in shelves waiting. Was in such a tape routine for a while, and now been almost exclusively 7" vinyl, maybe next LP rotation time..
This:
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My copy number of Taint / Grunt is 11!!
Love this LPs a lot!! Masterpieces!!!
I need Taint 7"s!!
Paweł Paulus Mazur – 1984-1989 Dźwięki Zebrane czyli Ultra Music Box (Arc_Hiv Positiv) No. 1 6xCDr (Impulsy Stetoskopu) - Well, it is good as a document and interesting to get to know what has been happening in the neighboring country. Though after 6+ hours of weird synth melodies, guitars, rhythm machines and Polish manifestos I was rather tired.
Mourmansk 150 - Achieving nothing / Assuming everything CD (Santos productions) - output of this French band is almost always interesting. This time too. Good death industrial/PE and I think this is one of those quite rare bands in scene overall that you can guess right away after you hear them. The first track is a little too long though. 15+ minutes or so. and there are a few real gems that even Karmanik would get jealous.
Peenemünde – II CD (Freak Animal) - though I don't clearly remember the first CD, but I was enjoying it very much. Damn this is different. Much more atmospheric, darker and .. claustrophobic?? Yeah, description is very accurate. This is no longer a collaboration, but a separate act. And it sounds really good.
Bizarre Uproar - Unsafe and Insande CD (Freak Animal) - BU in it's rawest form and sound that is automatically associated with the name. Truly enjoyable material. Fresh BU albums are perhaps more interesting, more musical, more varied etc., but the stuff like this will always be associated with the name, I think.
Bizarre Uproar - Mass/FF CD (Freak Animal) - Never heard any of these before. And it's so different from the album above.. Is it harsh noise wall? I doubt it, but of course these two albums are unique in BU discography in their sound..
Jaakko Vanhala - Here be Lions CD (Freak Animal) - the tape was something that I got erection for a week or so after listening to it. The CD sounds a little different and I was not taken by surprise of how good it is, but this is truly a gem and for me personally - the best release from the latest FA batch.
Macronympha - Studio 95 CD (Triangle / Cerosene / Outcry) - highly enjoyable, a little rotten in sound, lost between hisses, weird frequencies and so on, material.
Heinz Hopf - Gothenburg CD (Triangle / Outcry / Random monster) - this sounds good. Some reminescences of Death Squad rereleases by Autarkeia were brought at the beginning of the disc, but this disc seems more dynamic and enjoyable.
Irkallian Oracle - Grave Ekstasis CS (Bolvark) - This is awesome stuff! Weren't death metal bands from Gothenburg supposed to play boring melodic stuff? I guess something has changed lately. Very good tape.
Roro Perrot, Su Sous Toulouse En Rouge - Split CS (Forever Escaping Boredom) - Shit folk from Roro Perrot that is quite nice to listen to from time to time. The other band presents delayed field recordings from supermarket so nothing too interesting
Cremation Lily – Drug Trafficking Case Histories Greek Island Yellow Sand CS (Strange Rules) - Ah, so CL is European Prurient, yes? ok. Well, some of his material is very very good, some is not. This is somewhat quite average tape. Synths, feedbacks, voice etc., but it lacks the hooks that would make you return to this tape over and over again.
Bagman / Vulgar Disease - Mary Bell & Las Poquianchis CDr (Heavy Noise Records) - A couple tracks of Bagman are really good, others - not so good. Vulgar Disease - good harsh noise. Annoying thing - Bagman tracks volume is much lower than vulgar disease and since they go interchangeably, it is getting annoying. Volume up, volume down, volume up, volume down...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 07, 2013, 09:14:18 AM
yep, while Shift has these trademark characteristics of slow effected vocals, loops, heavy synth tones etc, he has no releases that are alike. This must be dirtiest sounding tracks? Raw and grim sounds, yet treated as compositional elements, not as gutter noise for sake of being as rough as possible.
Yeh, dirtiest sounds right to me. Very enjoyable, the collab with HH too is excellent.
Levas thanks for this list , it's awesome list .
Quote from: Levas on May 07, 2013, 11:19:25 PM
Mourmansk 150 - Achieving nothing / Assuming everything CD (Santos productions) - output of this French band is almost always interesting. This time too. Good death industrial/PE and I think this is one of those quite rare bands in scene overall that you can guess right away after you hear them. The first track is a little too long though. 15+ minutes or so. and there are a few real gems that even Karmanik would get jealous.
;)...i'm pretty satisfied for this release, i've also mastered it so it's like i've played some role in this work heheheheh
"Le Couperet: Music For The Crimes Of Dr. Petiot" LP- this is nice to own but none of the material is all that special & the pressing has a lot of pops/clicks on both sides. Hope Harbinger plans on doing more BF comps on vinyl.
Small 7" session today:
Iron Fist Of The Sun: Embers / Bedroom Is Human (Peripheral Records)
Side A is good power electronics but nothing very special to me. Side B has a very pleasant collage of layers of electronic sounds.
Cosmonauts Hail Satan: Hellraiser (Fourth Dimension)
Homage to Coil's unused Hellraiser soundtrack. Side A has old school industrial feel whereas side B is traditional CHS with simple drum (machine?) beat, one-riff bass, guitar noise and film samples (can you guess the movie?). Perfect. Someone should compile all CHS 7"s to CD.
Kazumoto Endo / Encephalophonic split (Audio Dissection)
Much praised and for a reason! Cut-up noise doesn't get better than this. Encephalophonic have a dark edge of their own quite uncommon to this style I think.
Kazuma Kubota / S.I.V. split (Cipher Productions)
More cut-up stuff and as good as the above.
Also:
Murder Corporation: Maniac Desires MCD (Ars Benevola Mater)
Decent death industrial or whatever but doesn't reach the projects earlier standards.
Diagram:A: Eraser_fill_show CAS (Cipher Productions)
Noise but not the harshest kind. Decayed, layered sounds. Beginning of side B is the best part but the whole isn't that special. Smelly rubber (or something?) packaging.
Cosmonauts Hail Satan? Wow, I remember them! I have a great 7" from about 20 years ago, called "Bizarre and Tortorous Rituals of the Primitive World". One side was called "Deep River Misery", or something, and isn't to my taste so much, but the other side - "Stacey Keach" - I just loved. Tin-pot drumming and a rubbery, revving bass, and those film samples: "I've got to get out of here, otherwise I'll go mad. What do they want from me? When will this nightmare end?" Amazing!
I never watched too many films, and so I had no idea who or what Stacey Keach was, but a few weeks after getting the single, I stayed up late one night w/ a mate and some whiskey to watch some Godawful film. It was all about a lorry-driver going across the desert w/ a load of cattle carcasses, but some on-the-run killer had hitched a ride w/ the dead cattle. I don't think the samples were from that film, but turns out Stacey Keach was the lorry-driver.
Ah, it brings me back...
But, yes, a CD of all those CHS singles would be quite the thing!
Quote from: burdizzo on May 09, 2013, 11:41:04 PM
Cosmonauts Hail Satan? Wow, I remember them! But, yes, a CD of all those CHS singles would be quite the thing!
I personally always thought two tapes was the best? But not sure... Many of the tracks are on the CD.
If I have not totally mistaken, mr. Cosmonauts identity has been revealed at discogs and mr. Satan, as far as I know, is on this board?!? Not sure who has masters if anyone, but certainly great project.
That you can still buy 1998 released CD for like Bizarre And Tortuous Rituals Of The Primitive World 7" (wasn't it ltd 200?!) for 2 pounds as NEW, is quite curious. GRUNT/CHS split 7"s (also ltd 200) can be found for c. 6 euro in Discogs..
JLIAT - For Stanley (https://soundcloud.com/jliatdrone/for-stanley) - harken back to JLIAT's minimalist drone masterpieces of the 90s, but this is more readily layered - very good listen - would love to have access to this lossless rather than lousy 128 MP3s, because I feel this work deserves that kind of attention.
I personally always thought two tapes was the best? But not sure... Many of the tracks are on the CD.
If I have not totally mistaken, mr. Cosmonauts identity has been revealed at discogs and mr. Satan, as far as I know, is on this board?!? Not sure who has masters if anyone, but certainly great project.
That you can still buy 1998 released CD for like Bizarre And Tortuous Rituals Of The Primitive World 7" (wasn't it ltd 200?!) for 2 pounds as NEW, is quite curious. GRUNT/CHS split 7"s (also ltd 200) can be found for c. 6 euro in Discogs..
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I have the first 2 + "Bizarre and Torturous..." 7"'s. I remember liking them & seems like I found them in Austin record stores. Looking at discogs, I don't think I ever came across the others. Wouldn't mind hearing the cd; may dig out the records to give them a listen.
Shift
"Hatet/Misären" 7"
- presents two highly skilled compositions. Both harsh and intrusive with immaculate attention to frequency register. Side A, "Hatet-Misären", is slow pacing carpet bombing with pure honest hateful vox. No mucking about, straight to the point PE and death industrial. Gives remembrance to Mörder Machine and TxRxP's best output. Side B, "Motstånd-Handling" is more fast pacing and emphasize the textural. Vox are more crystalized, confrontal, insistent and in your face.
Epic and highly recommended.
:Koreisch: - This Decaying Schizophrenic Christ Complex CD
Grim - Psycho Sun CD
Absolutely fantastic. For those on the fence due to the admittedly massive amount of time (27 years!) since the last Grim full length, there is no need to worry. Fierce vocal rasps, pounding rhythms and the trademark lengthy passages/tracks of "real" music (with extensive and tasteful use of organ), I would strongly suggest this to any fan of Japanese industrial music.
Koufar - The Purity Of The Cedars cd
Somehow I don't like this release.
Bachir Gemayel works are much better.
Listening to PUTRIFIER "Cog Dominance" in the car last week when I got into a wreck...
I was sitting at a stoplight & got blasted, didn't see it coming.
Went to the impound yard to retreive stuff from the car/carcass but the disc is stuck in the player- can't help wishing someone gets to "experience" it at the appropriate volume someday...
Bizarre Uproar - Unsafe And Insane cd
Bizarre Uproar - Mass / FF cd
Bizarre Uproar - Mother cd
Snuff - Untitled cd
Pasi, thank you!!
Blasting now Unsafe And Insane at high volume! This is truly GREAT material!! So glad that you re-release this noise jewel!
Quote from: goatfish on May 12, 2013, 10:35:01 PM
Listening to PUTRIFIER "Cog Dominance" in the car last week when I got into a wreck...
I was sitting at a stoplight & got blasted, didn't see it coming.
Went to the impound yard to retreive stuff from the car/carcass but the disc is stuck in the player- can't help wishing someone gets to "experience" it at the appropriate volume someday...
Similarly, I was driving to band practice and listening to Deathspell Omega in January and lost control and slammed my car into a tree.
I was scared for a second that the last voice I would hear before dying was Mikko's.
Asahara - Krieg
Rather caustic, available for free here -> http://vilenoise.bandcamp.com/album/krieg
MANIA / CUSTODIAN split LP
I think this is possibly less exciting than most of Mania stuff? It's not bad, but his level has simply become rather high, so especially latter part of side goes little directionless. Listened few times and didn't quite get it. Custodian is simple, to the point, very harsh, but also hardly has many moments that stand out. I think the other Mania splits work out better! Not bad, but I guess being such limited vinyl was suitable for this.
RAT-ALARM s/t tape
Posh Isolation synth & drum machine music. Little vocals. Grim and blurred sound quality, little bit clumsy and goofy moments, but probably very suitable for fans of LFY etc.. Not as "pop", but still that direction.
ROSE ALLIANCE "Scandinavian Pictures" tape
Heavy rythmical pornographic post industrial, which has perhaps hints of Galakt Hörro kind of stuff, but also... dare I say more techno?! Charming sound quality gives a lot of character to stuff.
VANITY PRODUCTIONS "I Allerførste Gry" tape
Same could be said here. Charming lo-fi tape decay blurred sound quality is what sets these records apart from material what to me, would probably appear more like rainforest new age muzak, hah! Now the melancholic droney danish ethereal techno beat material manages to remain interesting!
HAUS ARAFNA "New York Rhapsody" LP
Supposedly the "odd" album of HA, since it was soundtrack for fashion show. But well, if it's these people, you know what to expect. Less aggressive, less dark, but the same sound quality, same kind of rhythms, same kind of vibrating vocal effects and gloomy melancholic synths etc. I always admire the sound they use, but also think what's the use of all different projects when they sound so similar?
DAVE PHILLIPS "Abgrund" LP
Damn! KILLER ALBUM!!!! Mix together contemporary orchestral music consisting mostly strings, and mix it with the usual ingredients of Schimpfluch related projects. Demented human sounds, throat fucking, dogs, animals, abrupt noise bursts, perfection of timing and tension. It may not be as fierce and extreme as Rudolf "...broomstick..." CD, but I say, if you want this kind of stuff, this album is ultimate must. Possibly became instantly my favorite Dave Phillips album! Nice presentation by Second Sleep label.
MIKA VAINIO / KEVIN DRUMM / AXEL DÖRNER / LUCIO CAPECE "Venexia" LP
Another nice Pan records release. It starts quiet, and I keep cranking up volume and conclude that is this first Pan vinyl with actually disturbing vinyl surface noise?! But it's only because it starts quiet and one can't avoid the dust in this house.... When volume hits in, cutting appear top quality. Collaboration between so many people, I kind of fail to even identify who provides what, and compositionally it is very abstract. Good LP, but left me somehow asking "what did just happen"?
A package arrived from Xn the other day. I have been critical of that label in the past but I'm beginning to soften.
DIUTESC - What Have You Done?, 7"
How does one talk about Diutesc and not mention Genocide Organ? One doesn't I guess. A side is vintage GO and about as fine as anything out of their earlier catalogue. B side is pretty weak. Packaging, as expected, is outstanding!
HYDRA - Anal Test, 7"
A side is typical US PE with plenty of dirty low end. Pretty good. B side is the kind of screachy shit I am not in the mood for at all today. Packaging, although certainly costly, is piss awful.
No regrets but I think the Operation Cleansweep T-Shirt will be the most used item from this order.
Infirmary - vacant city
Infirmary - All of your ghosts CDr (Victimology) - This is indeed very good output! It's not even wall in places, but more of a filthy, dense harsh noise that is most enjoyable here.
Dead Body Collection - This is my home 2xCDr (Victimology) - 4 tracks of about 30 minutes. The best thing is personal touch to all that.
Dead Body Collection - Vaginal Anomalies 6xCDr (Victimology) - heh. I'm improving, no worries. Few years ago it was quite difficult for me to listen to an hour of statics. Now it's ok, but when it's 8 hours, it's still difficult. But good music for lifting weights for example. And overall nice packagin etc.
Knox om Pax - Laudanum CD (Destructive Industries) - Found this lying in random place at home. Don't remember listening to it. Quite good and moody piano music, just a little too short for a CD. 20 minutes or so.
Vomir/Crucifix Eye CS (Forever Escaping Boredom) - What an awesome wall by Vomir!!! No, I'm lying. It's like always. Crucifix Eye - worse
Richard Ramirez / Crucifix Eye CS (Forever Escaping Boredom) - Crucifix Eye side is almost inaudible. Ramirez's stuff is quite average.
Lustmord - The Place Where The Black Stars Hang
Sleaford Mods - Austerity Dogs LP (Harbinger)
Strong contender for the official soundtrack to the spring of 2013 for me
Keith Rowe/Graham Lambkin - Making A CD (Erstwhile)
Heavy focus on contact mic'ed objects with a killer editing. Paper crumbling, scissors, pencils... Quite nice for what it is, but perhaps nothing I will return to too often.
Kazuma Kubota/Self-Inflicted Violence 7" (Cipher)
Kubota just getting better and better! SIV alright.
EyeHateGod - Confederacy Of Ruined Lives cd
The most underrated album in sludge!!
damn right alex!!!
Vomir - relation contractée
I wonder is any album of Eyehategod underrated? I feel like anyone who's into sludge, is into Eyehategod? Biggest, most wellknown, most respected of the bands?!
KE/HIL "Lesson In Brotherly Hate" tape
Many times praised, and indeed, good live tape. When vocals hit in first time, I'm quite horrified if they remain THIS loud entire tape, but they start to blend in better. Songs such as "Dark Germany" become very good in live sound. Album had this cold electronic feel, and in this tape sound is noisier recording. Good advice that even for album, some bands would benefit to overdrive their sound a bit!
ALTAR OF FLIES / MIRRORS ARE BLACK split LP
Well, I was praising Mirrors Are Black for their other split 7" and they do offer great material here too. Droning, yet absent of all the boredom, full of tasty creative work! Altar Of Flies rotated few times, but I must say I do like "Female" LP more! This is good, but I don't think it's best of AOF what some people have told me? Certainly worth purchasing and multiple listens anyway!
AUNT MARY / MAN IS THE BASTARD split 10"
Its the same as split 7", and as much as I try to convince that I am not "collector". I don't need or want multiple formats of same releases - in general... there are few personally important releases, which I have 2..3..4 even 5 copies for reason or another. Darkthrone (nor), Burzum (nor), Goatlord (us), Confusion (col), Genocide Organ (ger), Operation Cleansweep (ger), Guns'n'Roses (us)... that's about it.. but wait a minute! Also AUNT MARY! For whatever stupid reason as different color paper in xeroxed cover, or just to secure good quality vinyl besides "usual listening copy" so I'll have good record to listen for rest of my life. So despite I have heard this release countless times since it was releases and own few versions of it, good addition to shelves. 45rpm 10", original artworks scanned. AM is Finnish noisecore chaos, maybe only one step behind the legendary full length 7". MITB is at their most vital west coast power violence phase, keeping tracks short and aggressive, but already shining that 100% unique style of composition and musical execution. Also caveman electronics sound more rotten than after this.
SHIFT / HAL HUTCHINSON 10"
Heavy! Metal junk clatter of HH and solid brutalist fuzz distorted tones and rhythms of Shift. Throaty processed vocals. In normal moments, it sounds basically what you'd expect if you combine Shift and HH. But I feel at the best, it is in "Their Fall Will Be Harder Than Ours" part, where talented modulation of distortions in oppressive and heavy rhythm loop makes me think that for long time someone could stand proudly next to GO's "klaus barbie". Too often rhythms became stale, when one loop goes on and one and one, without any input from "player". Here we have active modulation of distortions and frequency, what remains subtle and in restricted lines of dark and oppressive mood. Absolute hit song for loud blasting on proper stereos!
AARON DILLOWAY / JASON LESCALLEET LP
Another neat PAN records release. Very thick synth sounds and other electronics. I feel the A-side isn't going enough forward. When you flip the side, there is more happening than very basic synth sounds. I'm not such a big fan of most of synth sounds, and vast amount of playing time of this belongs to those heavier bass loaded tones, rather than fierce treble noise or more stable patterns where synth basically replaces rhythm section. It's still good LP, but I was expecting much more hand made feel.
New Altar Of Plagues - more fractured and dissonant than the last couple, I like it a lot.
Last comp. tape on Posh Isolation, 'Belgrade Is The World' - B-side in particular is excellent thanks to Blodvite, Age Coin and Puce Mary.
John Mannion tapes & LP - consistently fantastic.
New IFOTS - the B side really does it for me. Another step forwards/sideways.
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter cd
Truly great release!!
Umpio - Sauna CD (Terror/Obscurex) heh. That's a damn good album.
PBK - Warfare State / Appeal 2xCS (Impulsy Stetoskopu) - interesting recordings. Some of them just pure lo-fi enjoyment, some of them less, but all in all good tapes
The Haters / La Cyanescence CS (Impulsy Stetoskopu) - For some reason I was thinking that this was only The Haters and noticed that it was a split just now. Haters' side was more enjoyable since B side after some time just sunk into monotony.
Autogen - Mutagen CD (4iB Records) - ah well, this is what Latvian and Estonian industrial associates mostly. Something danceable, leaning towards EBM etc. Anyways, quite decent easy listening.
Fistfuck / Produktion tape - Both sides are pure excellent filthy industrial. Released in 1984 originally. Produktion retrospective would be nice to be seen in Industrial Recollections perhaps too..
EEM - As father told me to tape (Narcolepsia) - Damn it was surprising having in mind who's behind this project. And very good. Dominating highs and overall disturbing in a good way. Recommended
Filthy Turd / Cum Function tape - Filthy Turd side was OK manipulations. Cum Function presents truly nice harsh noise! Perhaps nothing too exceptional, but good. Why only 14 copies..
Nascitari - Untitled tape (Nahàsh Atrym Productions) - disappointing. Most of his output was full blast noise walls. Now it's something more subtle I guess, but more boring too.
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Live 15/12/2012 CS (F&V) - I think I've read that this tape was not good, but it got me. Catchy, primitive and straight to the point. Like
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter CS (F&V) - well, after relistening to this material, it only confirmed my fears that SS is one of the best PE projects existing nowadays.. Excellent material.
Chains of the Death Command - Live CS (F&V) - enjoying this for a few spins in a row. Good. Not too good (that live video from Vantaa or somewhere) seemed like a more structured etc. material, but this tape is good in a different way.
Foul - Murder Castle tape (Narcolepsia) - Some rather thin wall. Not too interesting.
Infirmary - Follow the edges inward tape (Narcolepsia) - Well, also I've heard more interesting Infirmary material. Let's say the latest on Victimology..
Rat-Alarm CS (Posh Isolation) - Quite average synth "music" for me. There were a few good parts, but overall...
Rose Alliance - Scandinavian Pictures CS (Posh Isolation) - What I've heard from the last Posh Isolation batch up to this moment, this tape seemed the weakest.. Not the Posh Isolation day perhaps..
Vanity Productions - I Allerførste Gry CS (Posh Isolation) - Some similar impressions to Rose Alliance. Though a little better.
Rosen & Spyddet CS (Posh Isolation) - heh. this is the best at the moment. Nice, catchy tunes, heh. Suitable for the summer, sweating girls and dust. Nice.
Fistfuck/Produktion is one of the finest tapes in this field... I think one of the problems with reissue of Produktion material is that no one has been in touch with them since 80s. I think only resonable thing would be if someone made a bootleg from good tape sources...
The Fistfuck material was reissued some years ago on Welt am Draht:
http://www.discogs.com/Fistfuck-Live/release/1019359 (http://www.discogs.com/Fistfuck-Live/release/1019359)
burzum - aske
Urinate - Эротические Фантазии Асексуальной Девочки. mp3
THE RITA - The Voyage of the Decima MAS
Quote from: Bleak Existence on May 19, 2013, 04:29:38 PM
THE RITA - The Voyage of the Decima MAS
my favourite by The Rita ^^
God Pussy - Ruptura Democratica.mp3
Åkerlund / Huhta / Karkowski – Horology (2013) - Thin, droning stretch of sound that builds up suspense to a surprise ending of sorts.
Atrabilis Sunrise - Peverse Liturgy (2013) - Dark rhythmic power electronics.
Clipping - Midcity (2013) - Harsh noise but with rapping over top.
Karkowski / Furudate / Zeitkratzer – World As Will III (2008) - Sound work full of great textures.
Whitehouse - Erector (1981) - Classic album; a favorite of mine.
Quote from: Dr Alex on May 18, 2013, 02:57:07 PM
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter cd
Truly great release!!
! SNOW FELL !
Boyd Rice And Friends – Music, Martinis, And Misanthropy 12"
Anemone Tube / Dissecting Table – This Dismal World 12"
Death In June – Peaceful Snow / The Maverick Chamber - Totenpop Versions 7"
Pain Nail – Hengellisiä Lauluja 7"
Nicole 12 – First Dance Of The Spring 7"
LOVE "People" from Boyd Rice!!! One of best songs ever!!
Wertham – Lombroso (tape, Joy De Vivre, 2013)
Side A is great, menacing & atmospheric. It starts with an interesting sample of someone talking about (if I understood correctly) a doctor 100 years ago finding a correlation between being a criminal and psychologically aberrated. Then a constant grinding tone starts and distorted voice samples appear, one after another. Side B is 2 tracks of straightforward lo-fi PE. Good but I liked side A better.
Merzbow – April 1992 (tape, Green Records And Tapes, 2011)
Very good tape that's somewhat different from his mid-90s releases: not as hectic and constantly changing, although there are plenty of great effects & the occasional loops.
Vanhala/Umpio/Keränen - split (tape, Nekorekords/Salamanauhat): Good tape, nice way to hear some stuff from all three. I liked Umpio a little less but Vanhala & Keränen are good. Too bad I got it for a friend, haha.
Gordon Ashworth - Public Loops Volume One (C20, Iatrogenesis Tapes): Tape loops from street performances he recorded while on tour through Europe around May 2012. Interesting stuff, some of the music sounds a bit exotic which is a bit hard for me (don't like almost any happy sounding music), but some of the other tracks, such as the first one, with singing, are more to my liking.
Concern - Crude Vignettes: Upright Piano & Mbira (C50, single sided, Iatrogenesis Tapes): Two tracks with tape loops from upright piano & mbira. I like the piano tracks more, especially the first one is very good. The mbira tracks are nice too, but it's an instrument of which I don't like the sound too much.
Backpatch - Distort Japan/Distort Poland (C15, Iatrogenesis Tapes): Live recordings from Japan & Poland featuring Gordon Ashworth and Charlie Mumma (who are both in Knelt Rote, amongst other projects and bands) with vocals, drumming and guitar. However, it all sounds noisy, véry noisy. Basically it's more Harsh Noise than anything else. Not bad, but I don't like the sound of it too much.
The Iatrogenesis tapes can be listened to here: http://iatrogenesis.bandcamp.com/album/distort-japan-distort-poland
1997
breaks, jungle and narcotic dark ambient. Christoph de Babalon - If you're into it, i'm out of it
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Full album stream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxm60KLhmk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxm60KLhmk)
Highly skilled work and execution. Gritty. Goes from meditative themes reminiscent of William Basinski's best work to unsettling trax with an undertone of imminent collapse or bad vibes. Classic.
Quote from: online prowler on May 23, 2013, 02:12:26 AMWilliam Basinski's best work
is there such a thing? (sorry, I could not help myself. it's like an oxymoron or something.)
V/A - Venice of the North CS - very nice little tape. I've heard none of these acts before, but the gloomy industrial material is great
Pink Sexdeath - Origa CS - apart from the weird project title, harsh noise/pe in this tape is actually quite good.
Rough Sex Quartet - Autobiography of a seductress CS - decent HNW
VA - Tapeworks IV CS - Different compilation from the venice of the north. Leaning more towards experimental and not all material seemed suitable for my taste, but well.. half of it was good
Encephalophonic – 疾患電子工学 CS - ah so google translates it to "disorders electronic engineering". Very good harsh noise tape. Material is not cut-up like in CD, but very enjoyable. cheers
Altar of Flies - Auditory Hallucinations CS - loops, weirder side of sounds etc. Reminding me of some of NWW material. It was quite good in fact.
Unclean - Manhood CS - it's really different from unclean/lapot split. absolutely. and it's good. good album. is it better than the split? Don't know. I would still choose the split material. and I was thinking that where Mikko would adore material, residing in the upper levels of the frequency scale, I usually have difficulties with that and would easily go for nice good old rumble in the lows in lofi or nofi sound. But this tape is good. Just like Knurl material where I don't miss lower end that much.
Ellende - Growing a beard, driving a bike with a naked girl on your lap does not make you a man CS - Damn if. After such a title I was expecting something far more brutal, yet it's rather dark, ambient-ish industrial. Discogs says it's Krautrock.. what's krautrock then?
Croatian Amor / Lust for youth - Pomegranate 2xCS - highly enjoyable. simple, nice melodies and innocence. I think this is the best from the latest batch for me
No Artist - The Curfew Recordings CD - This is so good after 30 years. Minimalism, field recordings, a little part of ordinary instruments etc. Perfect!
Ramleh - Live Valediction CD+DVD - Listened only to CD and didn't watch the whole DVD for didn't have time, but the CD was at first "damn this is good", then "damn this is bad" and then finally "ah, this must be quite decent material".
Deutche Christen / Corazzata Valdemonte - Super Soap - Thanks to Marco for recommendation. Apart from this being absolutely terrific in design with that soap (though I've received mine broken) etc, this is truly great in sounds too! Top notch Power electronics/death industrial for most of the part. There were some track or two that were quite weird improv stuff, but it's truly great!
Encephalophonic - Regressed Progress - this is absolutely worth every good word said here in forum or somewhere else. Top notch cut-up noise - highly dynamic, interesting and brutal.
Knurl – Metasynogen CS - it's Knurl. Harsh, no compromise noise attack. Not better than any other album and maybe a little something was missing that made it a little weaker than other output of his I've heard lately.
And two little shits that I've listened to lately
Rara Avis - Mutations / Multicellulars mutations 2xCD - some douchy improvisation with saxophone, clarinet, piano etc. If some disabled children would record such material, I would feel pity for them, but now I think it's higher class of art.
Satan's Revenge on Mankind - Goreblast CD - This goregrind/pornogrind CD has so much of what is worst in the style that I didn't know it was possible to compile all that into one album. They did. After listening to this I've lost all interest in gore/pornogrind for a few months I think..
Quote from: online prowler on May 23, 2013, 02:12:26 AM
1997
breaks, jungle and narcotic dark ambient. Christoph de Babalon - If you're into it, i'm out of it
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Full album stream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxm60KLhmk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxm60KLhmk)
Highly skilled work and execution. Gritty. Goes from meditative themes reminiscent of William Basinski's best work to unsettling trax with an undertone of imminent collapse or bad vibes. Classic.
classic dark breaks, milestone mho.
Quote from: Levas on May 23, 2013, 10:33:57 AM
iss lower end that much.
Ellende - Growing a beard, driving a bike with a naked girl on your lap does not make you a man CS - Discogs says it's Krautrock.. what's krautrock then?
Krautrock has many faces. Besides guitar or folk psychedelia there is place for pure, minimal electronic music (so called kosmische musik). On this release ELLENDE used this style (what title suggests that) and this release is return to atmosphere of seventies, his childhood and growing fascination to this kind of music.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on May 23, 2013, 04:59:00 AM
Quote from: online prowler on May 23, 2013, 02:12:26 AMWilliam Basinski's best work
is there such a thing? (sorry, I could not help myself. it's like an oxymoron or something.)
Hæ!Hæ! Point taken. Well, I am thinking about his disintegration loop series. Looking at the work itself, this is a very interesting project and sounds.
Some recent spins:
SHIFT/HAL HUTCHINSON 10"
Cannot add much to what has been said, other than that this is one hell of an EP. The match of aggressive SHIFT vocals & pummeling synths vs. HH's raucous but refined metal junk noises is perfect. With the short playing time (20-25min) it never drags, either.
SHIFT - Hatet/Misären 7"
Perfect "celebration" of Malmö crime city in the middle of the vomitous ESC masturbation last week. Laserturken vs. Peter Mangs, thugs vs. racists. Musically I was a bit surprised as it (to me at least) reminds me more of early Shift releases - the split 7"s with Institut/Operativ Permanent from 2005-2006 for example - than a development from the latest releases. I'm not complaining. Very aggressive.
ARCKANUM - Fran Marder + Kostogher
Classic forest-worshipping troll music. Much better than the latest, Fenris Kindir.
HEINZ HOPF - Gothenburg
Harsh noise bliss. Nothing to add.
SÖLDNERGEIST - Global Media Control
Great sounds, but the Teutonic overconfidence in looped vocal samples gets to me. Let the cold monotonous pulses speak for themselves.
WHEN - Svartedauen
Obscure masterpiece. Much prefered to Pedersen's later pop ramblings (though he has done some remarkable material).
MAGMA - Köhntarkösz Anteria
Hallelujah!
Quote from: online prowler on May 23, 2013, 02:12:26 AM
1997
breaks, jungle and narcotic dark ambient. Christoph de Babalon - If you're into it, i'm out of it
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Full album stream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxm60KLhmk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAxm60KLhmk)
Highly skilled work and execution. Gritty. Goes from meditative themes reminiscent of William Basinski's best work to unsettling trax with an undertone of imminent collapse or bad vibes. Classic.
Oh man can't believe you mentioned this one. One of my alltime favorite records. From the drugged opener all the way thru!
Nothing – The Grey Subaudible cd
This album is unique masterpiece!! EVERYBODY should check this!!
Second track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHpPsJacIn4
MANIA / SSRI split tape
Some message before criticized Mania / Custodian to be among less interesting Mania stuff, and this tape is good reminder about the level. I like it very much, and I always admire how Mania somehow sounds so much of itself. Even when style varies, overall atmosphere or sounds is very distinctive.
SSRI also very good. Rotten lo-fi noise rumbling. Not overtly "clumsy" like some of SSRI, but just suffocating noise.
JOHN MADIGAN MOLONEY "Dialectic Tzara" tape
One of the most unpractical special packagings... "Mutated packaging", yes, but... WTF !!?? LUCKILY some of copies was broken during shipping and I would take for myself one of the most destroyed copy just to avoid wasting much time. Noisy, spoken word or vocal noises, feedback, very very heavy and deep bass frequencies are possibly among the best things on the tape.
WILL OVER MATTER "Aino Kassinen / Ultra" tape
Not sure if this was the title, but it's 15 minutes short tape focusing on Finnish paranormal, packaged in glow in the dark space ship toy! Ltd 50 and apparently sold out now. Despite very pop culture kind of presentation, electronics operate on wastelands. Rotten oscillations and rhythms, lacking all the cool echoes or effects, focusing on blatant raw electronic signals. Great stuff.
Con-Dom – This Sickness Faith tape
Con-Dom – Dragged Into The Gutter tape
Con-Dom – Even More Racial Hatred tape
No need to explain this great Con-Dom assaults!!
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions (HN release of 2013?)
The CD starts with a track Vanhala submitted for "Tapeworks Volume VI" compilation tape on Hästen & Korset and stands out as one of the fiercest tracks on that comp, mixing the finest elements of harsh noise with tape manipulations, exploiting acoustic sources and spaces, making the track stand out as one of the best harsh noise compositions I have heard to date. The track is followed by complete Here Be Lions tape, originally released on Sprachlos Verlag. Here Be Lions was the first Vanhala release I ever heard and at the time it didn't really impress me because the tape wasn't a match for Vanhala's dynamic compositions but luckily this CD covers up everything what the tape lacked, presenting the mightiness of Vanhala, not only as composer but also as sound artist. Next up is two new/previously unreleased tracks. The first one, Reality Shredder, has no info but it starts with instant mayhem and carries on in the same intense atmosphere as the previous tracks, definitely shredding my reality or at least my ears, hah. Once again, the sound is very dynamic, the mixing is perfect and the composition goes perfectly with the superb sound quality. Then it's time for the final track, Secret Dream, which is an instant harsh noise explosion employing all the elements of previous attacks plus noise electronics. Maybe this is Vanhala's vision of lullaby for goodnight?
I really don't know how to comment or "review" as massive release as this. When there is nothing to complain about, all I can do is praise and praise some more but like Mikko already mentioned, this represents possibly the best harsh noise CD ever released in North Europe and I couldn't agree more! The sound quality, the mixing, the compositions, everything flows in perfectly and the puzzle is complete. There's nothing to add. Jaakko Vanhala hasn't been praised for nothing. He's truly a master of harsh noise!
EDIT: the=that
Maybe to add, that this is not "compilation" really... Just album. Part of it was issued before, but artists consider is album rather than compilation.
MANPIG -LP ! Power violence hardcore mayhem! Members known from INFEST, Neanderthal, etc. Originally recorded in studio 1992, but that material being lost, then rerecorded over the years. Excellent.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2013, 05:25:35 PM
Maybe to add, that this is not "compilation" really... Just album. Part of it was issued before, but artists consider is album rather than compilation.
If you refer to what I said when I was talking about 1st track, I actually meant it stands out as one of the fiercest tracks on the H&K comp. Maybe I should have put it like that.
EDIT: But to be perfectly honest with you, I still thought this is a compilation. Works perfectly well as album but since I have heard and already own over half of the material it's hard to see this as one.
Blodvite Falskt Spektrum - Tape
Blodvite Dekonstruktioner - LP
Arv & Miljö Something released for Röset 2013 I guess... - Tape
Altar of Flies Rabbit Hole - LP
Sewer Election & Frederikke Hoffmeier Aska - LP
The latest AoF and some stuff I dragged home from the Röset event this weekend (looking forward to next year!). Haven't listened to these that much yet, obviously. The new Altar of Flies LP is rather mindblowing though, and the Arv & Miljö tape (wrapped in a catheter!) felt brilliant during yesterday's hungover coma.
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions - CD
Mo*Te - Litter - C10
Kazuma Kubota - Dis-Connected - CD
Maaaa - Sampo Distortion - CD
Kazumoto Endo + Kazuma Kubota - Gyoen Bedieningshendel - 7"
Pain Jerk - Autocatharsis - k7
Shift - Hatet / Misären - 7"
Being - Hunters Fingers - C20
Bizarre Uproar - Unsafe And Insane - CD
Consumer Electronics - Public Attack 3 - k7
Grunt - Perfect World - CD
Emil Beaulieau + Pain Jerk - Decollaboration - k7
TNB/The Haters/Vomir - Nichts Fur Niemand - 3"CDr
and...tons of DEATH SQUAD! 14 x CD reissues and that fucking "Intent" VHS are obsessing me
Sewer Goddess - Mutilation Process (tape, Graceless Recordings): Similar in style to the live CD Malignant Records published. So good stuff, ominous as always. I find myself hoping they will release something in the style of the album and other older releases one day again though, liked that material just a bit more.
Reinforcement:Punishment/Moved Beyond Murder (tape, Graceless Recordings): RP is repetitive Harsh Noise with heavy use of samples, in the first track the same line is repeated over and over, a bit too much to my tastes, the noise itself sounds quite nice though. Moved Beyond Murder is PE, not really aggressive, rather minimal and ominous, not bad. Tape will have to be listened to a couple of times to get a good impression of it.
Dagger of Sacrifice - Demo 2003 (tape, Graceless Recordings): Black Funeral Doom. Don't know too much about this style, but it sounds pretty good to me. Liked the first track most.
Black Fucking Cancer - Summoning Aural Hell (tape, Graceless Recordings): Violent sounding Black Metal, with aggressive vocals, not just the screamy type, but just good mid range filthy vocals. Some noisy feedback parts in there too. Good stuff!
I'm setting up a small distro and have copies of all four of these releases available. "Official opening" of the distro will be soon, waiting on one more package to arrive.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2013, 05:25:35 PM
Maybe to add, that this is not "compilation" really... Just album. Part of it was issued before, but artists consider is album rather than compilation.
MANPIG -LP ! Power violence hardcore mayhem! Members known from INFEST, Neanderthal, etc. Originally recorded in studio 1992, but that material being lost, then rerecorded over the years. Excellent.
complete masterpiece .
all day : the last Galakt Horrö-batch,
Hermann Kopp lp : imho better than the previous one on GH, more variation, less screeching violin? i like it...
Haus Arafna 7" : quality industrial & 'cold pop' , way too short.
Te/DIS : new member of the GH-family with debut 7", nothing new (throbbing synth structures, drum machines), vocals may not be for everyone...nothing new just 'good', didn't impress me that much like Maska Genetik....the track Black Swan reminds me a lot of old Belgian ebm like Klinik, Typis Belgis, Liquid G, ...
Various – Unrest Over Prague-
only got through IFOTS and S.T.A.B. but so far perfect material from both artist. was kind of scared to listen to the stab material since i didnt really like the 2xsplit tape but far better quality this time around.
IFOTS - Who will help me wash my right hand - original and subtle sounds. interesting approach. Enjoyed it.
Merzbow vs Nordvargr - Partikel III - one of the examples how two big names can create boring album.
PBK & Zanstones - Mantis Fog Desert - Quite decent album. PBK is something I'm slowly discovering and I like what I hear. Zanstones.. released more than 1000 album? What?
Artificial Memory Trace - Ama_Zone1: Black Waters - Environmental sounds - insects, vegetables, planes, trees etc.
Roel Meelkop & Mecha/Orga - Rotterdam 54:21 - This was also some environmental sounds + some instruments. OK.
Umpio - Opium Electronix vol. III - one long track, but attention was never lost. Great material
Osskull - To Noisetherion - when there is a word Therion somewhere in the title, I get diarrhea most of the times. This one is different. I'd say quite interesting two tapes, but not reaching good.
Torba - Polyester Catacomb - Wasn't Torba doing HNW? This is some damn great harsh noise! Good sounds and not so static after all..
Quote from: Levas on May 31, 2013, 09:47:35 PMZanstones.. released more than 1000 album? What?
Zan Hoffman is a manic recorder/releaser. His Z27 was a campaign to collaborate with as many people as possible in 27 years, a project since finished. Has a number of project names - Bodycocktail, Zanstones, Zanoise, etc. He's quite a fanatic. Collaborations with Minnoy are worth tracking down.
Iron Fist of the Sun - Who Wil Help Me Wash My Right Hand.
Pariah - Failiure.
Testing Vault - The Smile of a Chain.
Rusalka -"Blood Comes Anyway" cassette Haven't heard a miss yet from this project.Nice sounds here.There's a lot going on in this tape...and it moves right along.I'd say it's too short,but in a way seems perfect length...left me wanting to hear more.The samples are great.
Sodadosa - "Agony & Filth" cdr This is nice! Gritty and recorded LOUD. Parts sound like 80s grindcore or something similar is in the gene pool.
MANIA / SSRI split cassette Good one.SSRI side is piercing and rusty sounding.Wonderful. Mania side at certain points grates my nerves and causes anger when I hear it.I keep putting it on and it's always mean.Like a torture you ask for.
Altar of Flies - "Female" LP One absolutely lovely living and breathing record!
....and a fistful of other stuffs,but these above are the most memorable.
Altars - Eulogy
Ghost - Hallucination
Scant/Ritual Stance - split cdr
Alot of A World Draped In A Camouflage and Crown Of Bone lately too..
Having previously had all my 7" records jammed in a box where I could not sift through to see what I had, over the weekend I finally found a perfect new bigger storage box, so can now actually sift through the vinyls. As a result I got on a bit of a 7" record playing binge today - some new, some old - but a pleasurable few hours of flipping short format vinyls!
Shift - Hatet/ Misaren
Shift / Operativ Permanent - Split
Sutcliffe Jugend - XI
Survival Unit - One Man's War/ No Surrender
Dodsdomb - Ever Burning Evil Fire
Bitter - Make A Wish
Frozen Faces - Religion of Hate/ Over the Barricades
Genocide Organ - With Heart and Hand
Brethren - Kingdom Coming
Haus Arafna - Fur Immer
Brighter Death Now: Nordvinterdod
Brighter Death Now: untitled
Diutesc – What Have You Done?
Cloama - Provokaattori
Cloama - Death Certificate
PROPERGOL "Paradise Land" CD
Quite surprised about this! Its been quite long since I listened Propergol. I absolutely prefer the old stuff instead of his later works and this is good reminder. He is master of computer music and carefully adjusted effects and creating cinematic atmosphere where you're almost like listening audiotrack of movie rather than record... There are occasionally louder and noisier piece, but I'm surprised about abundance of almost new age type keyboard tones and at most musical band goes to soft electronic beats and ethereal keyboard melodies perhaps related to Klaus Schulze or something like that! I regret to say there is this too clean, even glitchy element in the album what I don't enjoy. I appreciate the skill and vast amount of work he probably spent composing ten very distinctive tracks for album.. but sound is just not for my taste.
Digging Urfaust work today. This band is unique and amazing!!!
Check it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDU_p9UcWkM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDU_p9UcWkM) [live]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZDs-vzprH4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZDs-vzprH4)
NIGHTMARISH "Utrecht" LP (Galakthorrö)
Way better than I remembered, got that nice 90's touch and far away from what the label releases today. They should do a vinyl reissue of the "Pompeji" CD.
BLODVITE "Falskt spektrum" TAPE (Järtecknet)
Rough tapemanipulations with some high-end drones, good and articulate but I feel Viktors projects are going more or less in the same direction?
JACOB KIRKEGAARD "Conversion" LP (Touch)
Can't get enough of this drone-LP. A small danish orchestra doing non-electronic versions of his earlier works, with a very nice hypnotic effect.
Four Flies – L'Intrigo tape
The Rita / Caligula031 – Self Shop tape
Quote from: SILVUM on June 04, 2013, 02:29:10 AM
Guitar Wolf - Missile Me / Lets Get Hurt 7"
GW fucking rules.... KUNG FU RAMONES PASSION
Quote from: SILVUM on June 04, 2013, 02:29:10 AM
Niku-Zidousha - S/T 7" ZK
I didn't know that single existed - their track on 'Extreme Music From Japan' is so absurd and they were so obscure that I assumed it was William Bennett having a bit of fun hamming it up impersonating a crazy Japanese guy.
Aosoth - III CD
Aosoth - IV: Arrow In Heart 2xLP - great album. Really enjoyed seeing these guys live at Maryland Deathfest. Did not expect their sound to carry over live so well!
Antaeus - CYFAWS LP Reissue
Antaeus - Blood Libels LP -Love, love, love this album.
Deathspell Omega - Drought CD - very good on repeat.
The Endless Blockade - Turn Illness Into A Weapon CD - great powerviolence. Before they started incorporating a lot of electronics.
Imminent Starvation - Nord CD - solid harsh IDM / power noise
GRIZ+ZLOR - black summer
Mr. Natural is great!! Worth to get his other stuff, and also works of group he was involved before going solo.
ø "Oleva" 2xLP
Sähkö
Mika Vainio's works 2007-2008, first LP appears to be more usual electronic sound, on second LP very ethereal sounding metal junk and other more physical sources, but compositionally and sonically fits very well in his style.
Arktau Eos "Ioh-Maera" CD
Svart
damn! LP was sold out, so got just the CD.. I was kind of surprised how minimal this is. Listened twice, and as much as I appreciate the ritual drone, bowls, horns, bassy throbbings etc, it appears like it starts well, promising more, but then sinks into being "just" very normal compositions of subtle ritual music, what as normal listening experience isn't getting where I'd like. For purpose of meditating / really paying attention to detail, it could work, but in situations where there are also other stimulus... It sinks to bankground.
various - Spring Tour 2013 - all interesting artists (altar of flies, elisha morningstar, sewer election, blodvite), but they deliver something unpredictably weird and I still don't quite understand if I got this release or not. Not harsh, not noise, something murky and lofi mostly
Marrow Mandler - Escapist Grounds - awesome. Mandler's releases always seemed underrated, this one is something totally different. Like DAF or so - very good stuff.
Flesh Coffin - Horror Vacui - Not bad, but somwhat weaker output than previous works that I've listened to.
German Army - Burushaski - the weirdest output of Belaten so far I think. Something hardly identifiable, but quite pleasant
Veil of Light - Veil of Light - somewhat disappointing release.
Arma / Komodo haunts - quite similar outputs from both, Lithuanian and not. rather primitive, nostalgic ambient
Contagious Orgasm - Invasion - hm. no.
Abandones Asylum - Derelicts of Distant hope - Malignant manages to release the most boring ambient I could possibly imagine. This is one of the examples
Caul - The long Dust - This, on the other hand, is highly enjoyable, absolutely primitive ambient/electronic music that is somewhat nostalgic, reminding of what was being released in Lithuania 15-20 years back
Nyodene D - Edenfall - Good work. Disc with sektor 304 is anice addition too.
SHP - The Empirics Guild - well, not good, not bad. moving in the orbit of SHP without any surprises.
P. Miles Bryson - A Long Day's Tango into Night - Here you can barely hear anything, there your speakers are exploding from sudden raise in volume. Piece of art I guess, but I was annoyed with having to play with remote all the time so just left it rather silently and now I'll never know if it's good or bad.
Deathstench - Massed in Black Shadow - nice! industrial sludge a la sewer goddess.
Phragments - New Kings and New Queens - stands hand in hand with Abandoned Asylum though a little better.
NTT - Your Suffering will be legendary - all sorts of collaborations. There are nice tracks and dull ones, breakcore and ambient. quite high quality release
Quote from: Levas on June 06, 2013, 11:43:54 AM
Abandones Asylum - Derelicts of Distant hope - Malignant manages to release the most boring ambient I could possibly imagine. This is one of the examples
Caul - The long Dust - This, on the other hand, is highly enjoyable, absolutely primitive ambient/electronic music that is somewhat nostalgic, reminding of what was being released in Lithuania 15-20 years back
Nyodene D - Edenfall - Good work. Disc with sektor 304 is anice addition too.
SHP - The Empirics Guild - well, not good, not bad. moving in the orbit of SHP without any surprises.
Deathstench - Massed in Black Shadow - nice! industrial sludge a la sewer goddess.
Phragments - New Kings and New Queens - stands hand in hand with Abandoned Asylum though a little better.
NTT - Your Suffering will be legendary - all sorts of collaborations. There are nice tracks and dull ones, breakcore and ambient. quite high quality release
Nice stuffs from Malignant.
I got huge package from Jason last Monday.
Listening Caul cd for third time. Really nice ambient.
Abandones Asylum is big surprise for me! I enjoyed in this too.
Phragments is little bit calmer than Abandones Asylum with unique atmosphere.
Still need to listen other cds.
Un-Kommuniti "Black Dwarf Wreckordings 83-85" 4LP + 7"
Brilliant stuff! Highly enjoyable mix of solemn, synth drones, rhythmic industrial and Broken Flag-ish power electronics. Have listened through three of the LPs and the Kallous Boys 7" that was included in the box, so far (the Kallous Boys are very different from the description above, but enjoyable too) and I love it all. A great way to spend my tax refund!
Advanced Africa - "Beordret Forplantningsstopp".
There was quite brutal thunderstorm outside so instead of dancing in the rain I decided to go through my tape collection and see what there is. The first tape I spinned was Arv & Miljö's collaboration with LR, which AM composed by using sound sources from LR. Really nice tape with interesting mix between noise electronics and field recordings from a church. Then I spotted that my "This Sickness Faith" tape had been left on side B so instead to winding it up I decided to spin it and soon realized that I had forgotten all about the mightiness of Con-Dom. Really strong material with loud electronics and well processed vocals. Maybe I should revisit the other CD tapes as well! Then I stumbled upon Concrete Mascara's latest tape, "Excess Takes Its Toll", which is a tape I absolutely loved already on the first listen and it still sounds absolutely amazing. Definitely one of the best new PE releases. Very strong & piercing synth work, amazing vocals and everything sounds perfect to me. Excellent way to stop my little listening session. Saving the private live tapes of CM & BU for later this evening.
>Abandones Asylum - Derelicts of Distant hope - Malignant manages to release the most boring >ambient I could possibly imagine. This is one of the examples
Ha ha, sorry man, can't please everyone all the time. Glad you liked some of the other stuff at least!
Quote from: Malignant on June 07, 2013, 10:52:17 PM
>Abandones Asylum - Derelicts of Distant hope
AMAZING album!! I didn't hear for this project until you send me this cd. GREAT atmosphere. Reminds me of Luasa Raelon - The Poison City cd.
There. This is why it's interesting to explore sounds and sometimes discuss them. Personal preferences.
Nyodene D - Atop Masada (C30, Nil By Mouth): Nice packaging! Sounds different, but still like Nyodene D, so that's good! This is less ominous than the albums, sounds warmer too.
The Rita/Caligula 031 (C30, Nil By Mouth): Also nice packaging (went for the blue one). Wasn't familiar with these projects, so a nice way to hear some of their stuff. The Rita: I'm not a HNW fanatic, but this is quite different from most HNW I've heard, parts with samples and noise are alternated with more typical wall noise, however even in these parts there seems to be more movement. Caligula 031: nice synths and vocals, don't know what else to say at the moment. Liked this tape and will definately play it again to get a better feeling of the works of these two projects.
The Cherry Point - Misery Guts CD - jammed this one twice today, perhaps the best reissue of 2012
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 06, 2013, 08:06:54 AM
Arktau Eos "Ioh-Maera" CD
Svart
damn! LP was sold out, so got just the CD.. I was kind of surprised how minimal this is. Listened twice, and as much as I appreciate the ritual drone, bowls, horns, bassy throbbings etc, it appears like it starts well, promising more, but then sinks into being "just" very normal compositions of subtle ritual music, what as normal listening experience isn't getting where I'd like. For purpose of meditating / really paying attention to detail, it could work, but in situations where there are also other stimulus... It sinks to bankground.
Mikko - I very much agree and your assessment of the CD, and which can be equally apply to the the LP. Both the LP and CD are OK, but not nearly as strong as their earlier stuff on Aural Hypnox. Given how much hype the LP and CD received, I had high expectations which were simply not met. I even listened to both intently over numerous listens in the hope I had missed something, but alas these albums simply did not 'click' with me...
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer & The Rita - Drowning Witches CD-R
A bit behind on listening to this one but finally got around to it tonight. Mostly listened while half-passed out in bed so I can discern much detail but the general feel of the album was great.
Various Artists - Contemporary Harsh Noise Vol. II - Disconnection 2xCS
A Snake In The Garden / Coastal / Endless Sea / Fissure
None of this really did it for me. Fissure perhaps had the best track, followed by Coastal, but nothing stood out.
Richard Ramirez / Crucifix Eye CS
Same as above. Largely uninteresting for me.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on June 07, 2013, 07:53:37 PM
There was quite brutal thunderstorm outside so instead of dancing in the rain I decided to go through my tape collection and see what there is. The first tape I spinned was Arv & Miljö's collaboration with LR, which AM composed by using sound sources from LR. Really nice tape with interesting mix between noise electronics and field recordings from a church. Then I spotted that my "This Sickness Faith" tape had been left on side B so instead to winding it up I decided to spin it and soon realized that I had forgotten all about the mightiness of Con-Dom. Really strong material with loud electronics and well processed vocals. Maybe I should revisit the other CD tapes as well! Then I stumbled upon Concrete Mascara's latest tape, "Excess Takes Its Toll", which is a tape I absolutely loved already on the first listen and it still sounds absolutely amazing. Definitely one of the best new PE releases. Very strong & piercing synth work, amazing vocals and everything sounds perfect to me. Excellent way to stop my little listening session. Saving the private live tapes of CM & BU for later this evening.
thanks for the kind words. glad you enjoyed it. I think you'll enjoy the newest stuff even more. Electronics are sharper, vocals are better and the songs are more structured and intricate.
Watain - Rabid Death's Curse CD - just picked this up the other day. the only thing I had heard by Watain was Sworn to the Dark which I got when it came out, and that album left me cold. I could never understand why this band was such a big deal to people or considered so great. Having listened to their first album all the way through, I can see sorta understand why people like Watain. I need to give this more listens, but it's certainly a million times more enjoyable than Sworn to the Dark after just the first listen.
I think second album is why band became what it is.
If that doesn't do anything to you, then one can just give up..
I think Watain came in right time, doing good live gigs and giving good and arrogant and populist interviews, and it stood out easily from crappy live shows of bands who are not really live bands and interviews of all sorts of metal dorks who had nothing to say. I'm quite sure appreciating them depends also when one started to listen metal.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 09, 2013, 09:15:11 AM
I'm quite sure appreciating them depends also when one started to listen metal.
I think this probably has a lot to do with it. I didn't get into metal until 2004 so I can't claim much in the way of time in the scene, and growing up in the suburbs I can't claim much experience either. Plus I think metal culture is just different in many ways in the US than compared to Europe, which probably colours my perceptions as well, even if I don't identify with most metal heads here.
I mean, for guys who heard Watain in 2000 or 2003, this might fall in moment where vast majority of old Swedish bands had ceased to exists, or watered down. Watain might have not been revolutionary, but simply hardened some aspects of Swedish sound and came into good moment in BM scene. Now, lets say you hear bands works in 2013, not only it is genre saturated by hundreds of bands influenced by Watain (or the same bands as they were), but then you basically compare these old albums to "history of genre" that happened sometime before your time. Importance of Watain in early 2000's might be hard to see now...
My recent metal & related playlist has been OHTAR, THOTH (members of Ohtar/Dark Fury + Darken of Graveland in keyboards), DARK FURY, JEX THOTH new album. And from noise been listening my own recent releases, hah... Vanhala, Budrus,.. just too good!
Yeah, that style of vocals is among my least favorite ones. Basically all bands influenced by vocal style of early Burzum are quite dull.. But Thoth was musically much better and more interesting than many of this "suicidal" / "depressive" kind of bands.. So I did get over the vocal style!
VIDINė RAMYBė / HASSOKK "vilnius"-tape
Terror
Ah great!! It's one of those examples that you don't always need to aim for revolutionary different. Simply do things well. VR starts with such a blast and great high pitched, yet not screamy vocals that it hits my sweet spot of PE worship instantly. Hassokk is mr. Body Cargo, who has done a lot of great stuff during recent years. Sound quality remains quite same overall, but there is some compositional difference.
Fat Tulips-Starfish
Great and joyful pop music to listen to when there's a great thunderstorm going on outside. I love this band.
I'm completely out of "nowadays BM scene" but I was listening to the latest Clandestine Blaze album from YouTube and thought it sounded quite interesting. Soon after I got inspired to search some other interesting BM acts through the web and stumbled upon Svartidauði and their "Flesh Cathedral" album. Really interesting sound, very monotonous and "dark". Didn't really like the sound of their vocalist but quite strong album nevertheless, especially the last track, "Psychoactive Sacraments (http://youtu.be/EJhvGAtglQY)". And then, since Svartidauði reminded me a little bit of DsO, I decided to check their discography once again. DsO is definitely one of the most interesting BM bands around (even a douche like Phil Anselmo agrees, hah!) but I personally dislike "too fast" BM tracks. Still, I can't but admire the way these albums and tracks are composed. I'm especially in love with the slower, more atmospheric parts and the variation of the vocals. There is so good balance between everything, the composing is amazingly executed and everything seems to have their place. Damn, I think I just found my new favorite BM band!
A lot of people have complimented Svartidauði, especially live shows. I've had some of their stuff in distro, but never listened...
CB album on youtube.. I think has just couple of tracks? Out of all albums, this is meant to be "album oriented recording", so listening is advised in full album length rather than individual tracks.
Zetazeroalfa Divisione Rumore / MMLTX "Acca Larenzia" 10"
Extremocidente
Not sure if this caused any polemic within industrial movement when it came out? Same label put out Death In June, Sol Invictus and various others, but certainly many should recognize name Zetazeroalfa, official band of CasaPound Italia. Two tracks of bounding drum percussion and humming sound and voice with frantic crowd shouts. If there is modern fascist music that doesn't only attempt to toy around with provocative themes, but actually represent currently flourishing fascist organization, this must be it? Not sure how many "legit" political activists on this field has been creators of experimental music? Perhaps Robert X. Patriot a.k.a. founder of American Front?
IRON FIST OF THE SUN 12"
Cold Spring one siders, this is first I actually got. Very good stuff and kind of unfortunate that it would end up disappearing in shelves of ltd vinyl collectors!
IRON FIST OF THE SUN "Who will help me wash my right hand" LP/CD
Good stuff. I think I actually preferred the 12" over this in first listening, but we'll see. There is more harsh sounds besides the electronic signals in this album. LP is neat and has thinner, more fierce sound compared to heavier CD sound. Up to taste which one prefers..
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 10, 2013, 07:46:35 PM
A lot of people have complimented Svartidauði, especially live shows. I've had some of their stuff in distro, but never listened... CB album on youtube.. I think has just couple of tracks? Out of all albums, this is meant to be "album oriented recording", so listening is advised in full album length rather than individual tracks.
Yeah, only couple of tracks. I had problems forming a reasonable sentence, hah! The new CB definitely feels like an album that should be listened at one sit, I like that. "
Wings Of The Archangel" (http://youtu.be/CPLsD9QSYPE) (see link) is my current favorite. The quality of that upload is quite shitty so I can't really comment on sound but I really like the drumming techniques and the guitar work is very smooth. Very interesting and unique BM composition in my opinion. I also absolutely love the end part of "
Autumn Of Blood And Steel" (http://youtu.be/SOesADpt_rk) (see link) with great short solo and "emotional" (heh) shrieks. Should order it next month along with the monstrous DsO box set. Yeah, I really like all those bands that have performed at Nidrosian Black Mass throughout the years. Actually that fest got me introduced to Mare which produced one of my new favorite black metal tracks, "
Nachtmahrwalzer - Invocation Of The Succubus" (http://youtu.be/wSUzgrjTuF4) (see link). Since you have yet to hear Svartidauði, I would recommend you to check "
Psychoactive Sacraments" (http://youtu.be/EJhvGAtglQY) (see link), especially from 6:30 onwards. Amazing atmosphere and vocals really stand out on that track. At the moment my absolute favorite DsO track is "
The Crackled Book Of Life" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgED7nXlxZE&feature=share&list=FLR6VNvW-25rxw6dV43QjgiQ) (see link). No vocals but the composition is just so damn stunning and the sound quality is superb. Loving the tight bass & drum sound so much and the sort of "mysterious" (hah) guitar work is too amazing.
Taint - dau ghter : VICTIMOLOGY 2
"The community support has been like angel wings under our feet"
"We're all praying for her"
"She was so much fun"
Quote from: Mikerdeath on June 11, 2013, 03:20:49 AM
Taint - dau ghter : VICTIMOLOGY 2
"The community support has been like angel wings under our feet"
"We're all praying for her"
"She was so much fun"
Such an amazing album! I'm a proud owner of the vinyl version and will be keeping it to myself. I love
THIS (http://youtu.be/rgjQ0sNazeI) part in particular.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 10, 2013, 07:46:35 PM
A lot of people have complimented Svartidauði, especially live shows. I've had some of their stuff in distro, but never listened...
Svartidauði was indeed great on NBM in Brussels a couple months ago.
There's one part in The Perpetual Nothing which really makes my blood pump (or to say it in NWN! terms, which makes me fall to my knees due to intensity). Any album which can do that, receives high praise.
The Hafler Trio - A Thirsty Fish (Korm Plastics, 2005, 2CD)
I've decided to finally properly listen to the Korm Plastics reissues of Hafler Trio albums. A Thirsty Fish is from 1987 and it's pretty good: distorted and manipulated vocal/speech samples feature prominently along with electronic drones and ambient parts at times. The general confusing and enigmatic atmosphere of a lot of Hafler Trio stuff is present on this album too. There are weaker & somewhat boring parts, so one CD with the best material would've been better, but it's still a nice listen.
Thorofon - Final Movement (Klanggalerie, 2007, CD)
Ordered this due to its low price and based on what I've read about the group in the German PE/industrial thread. After one listen, it's a bit too rhythmic and too "electro" for me; perhaps I should check out their first album and the earliest vinyls for something different. Still, I liked the album to an extent and will definitely give it more time.
Massimo - Hey Babe, Let Me See Your USB and I'll Show You My FireWire (Mego, 2001, 3" CD)
Digital and rhythmic noise and it's a blast, with the perfect length too; it might become boring if it were longer. A very entertaining yet pretty extreme CD from a time when, I believe, computer noise was pretty new.
Quote from: acsenger on June 11, 2013, 02:07:17 PM
Thorofon - Final Movement (Klanggalerie, 2007, CD)
You should give a try to debut LP "maximum punishment solutions"! It's re-issued on same label. More of german heavy electronics in GO / Operation Cleansweep / Dagda Mor / etc kind of way than the later works that are towards old style rhythmic industrial.
For anyone interested check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIceCBILecQ
Not far from GO "White Power Forces"
Or:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJb-v7_NNJA
Much much stronger than Final Movement.... LP is great purchase even these days, but CD re-issue include bonus tracks from old 7"s...
I remember when "maximum..." was just released and a Dj from Pagan Muzak (Munich) played the opening track during a party... we were all speachless... definitely one of the hits of the 90's...
I also like the most recent stuff a lot... (and their several side project, including Genevieve Pasquier), but I wish they did more records in that style...
QuoteYou should give a try to debut LP "maximum punishment solutions"!
I was thinking the same after reading about this album in other threads. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll order it.
Grunt - Trite (DVD)
Imagine: a cheap slut instead of rodent
Jacob Kirkegaard Conversion: Magnificent orchestral drone. Slow drift from menace to beauty. Didn't appeal greatly after the first two listens, but recently began to take on life and I can't refrain from starting the A-side over and over.
Drug Age Alphabet: Matteo's other aliases deserve all the respect they receive, but as was mentioned earlier in reference to the Dyslexic Action 4xCS, this is damn good harsh noise! (My words) Some of the best I've heard in 12 plus months. I just set this tape to infinite repeat and go about the house for hours before moving on to...
Bölzer Aura: Easily the best black/death in years. Trumps the debut demo, which seemed infallible itself. B-side isn't 100% strong, but the fury of "C.M.E." and "Entranced By Wolfshook" makes my brain tingle. Wonderfully creative vocal and guitar-work. Completely dense for a two piece as well. Can't wait for more, more, more.
Jaakko Vanhala Here Be Lions: I'd like to match the unanimous praise this beast has received. Nothing but near-perfection the whole way through.
Le Syndicat 30 Years Of Excess: Prior exposure was only to Rectitude and Rectal Struggle, but I find these six (affordable!) cassettes to be far more rewarding. A real gem of classic industrial sounds. Previous Influencing Machine tapes were also very solid!
Ulaan Passerine Ulaan Passerine: Never been a huge fan of Mr. Smith's output, other than La Catacomb under the Ulaan Khol moniker, but this must be his best work yet. Seamless flow of varying guitar drone and acoustic picking; ranging from predictable sound-washes to almost motorik rhythms. Perfect for afternoons at home with the mid-year passing through.
Nyodene D - Atop Masada - very nice concept, packaging and sounds.
The Rita / Caligula031 – Self Shop - two pretty different sides, both joint in sleaziness perhaps. The Rita's side is easier to like because of rough and raw sounds and compositions. C031 is slightly more difficult, but well worth exploring.
Fieberflug - Fleisch - not bad, but nothing standing out.
Theta – Scire - nice tape.
Hollow Bush - Phase IV - good cover art. at first it was quite annoying to listen to these naked noise generator sounds, but after a few minutes it got me. good
Sshe Retina Stimulants - Gorgeous primitivism from quartz satellites - primitivism is the key word for this album. it's ok, but didn't enjoy it too much.
Dajjal – Ur - this is by far the best record from Influencing machine that I've listened to. intense and dynamic.
QuoteDajjal – Ur - this is by far the best record from Influencing machine that I've listened to. intense and dynamic.
Would have to agree. Dajjal deserves more praise in my opinion.
Metaxu tape on Cathartic Process is some of the best long-play industrial noise I've heard in the last few years.
De-evoluting... cassette is rather great as well.
Call Back The Giants – The Marianne LP (Kye)Most coherent album from CBTG. Weirdo synthesizer music that sounds familiar yet never really sounding like anything else. Still has that nice, tacky out there vibe. Good one.
Ättestupa - Musik För Tomma Rum LP (Järtecknet)First new release in a long while (last output must have been the split with Alfarmania?). A stripped down and somewhat calm album. Atmosphere is kind of a step back to the first LP, but music sounds fresh with more folky touches and a bit different singing.
Dave Phillips - Abgrund LP (Second Sleep)I've heard a fair share of DP stuff at this point, and this might very well be one of his best.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on June 07, 2013, 07:53:37 PM
Arv & Miljö's collaboration with LR, which AM composed by using sound sources from LR. Really nice tape with interesting mix between noise electronics and field recordings from a church.
This is actually pretty much 50/50 when it comes to sound sources from Arv & Miljö and LR. Label description was confusing.
No artist - The Curfew Recordings CD
First little information about these recordings:
Field recordings/experimental noise recorded back in 1984 at disuded industrial site. Recorded inside a cylindrical, steelplated silo, approximately 10m tall and 26m in diameter. No after processings were made so these recordings are authentic sounds of these old recording session. There`s no need to tell more about backgrounds of these recordings because you can read the whole story example from the artist`s pages on Discogs http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=4418400.
Simply excellent stuff. It`s pretty hard to describe this cd if we are talking how it simply sounds. Different random noises, some heavy bangs, ghostly ambient/drone like sounds, passing trains etc. Overall very calm sounds, not any metal junk mayhem/violent stuff. Everything sounds perfect (great acoustics) and when you are listening this stuff, you are not simply listening different kind of noises/instruments or whatever because you are listening the whole atmosphere of these recordings. You are listening the sounds of this industrial site/steelplated silo. Take a look on cd cover and you get a nice picture of overall atmosphere.
If you have ever visited on old industrial sites/oil harbours etc. with steelplate silos, you feel like home with this cd. You can see rotting, decades old silos. Not some little oil barrels or some nice new modern technology oil silos. We are talking about gigantic old decaying silos on some forgotten place. Rust, steel, metal and junk allover. Bushes growing freely everywhere and grass is mowed maybe twenty years ago. There you stand in silence between these great steel gods and maybe wind blows smell of old oil to your nose. That`s a picture which I get from this record.
Highly recommended!
Quote from: Matthias on June 13, 2013, 11:09:11 PM
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on June 07, 2013, 07:53:37 PM
Arv & Miljö's collaboration with LR, which AM composed by using sound sources from LR. Really nice tape with interesting mix between noise electronics and field recordings from a church.
This is actually pretty much 50/50 when it comes to sound sources from Arv & Miljö and LR. Label description was confusing.
Oh, I see. Thanks for the correction! Strange decision from the label but anyhow... I have been spinning the
Le Syndicat box systematically throughout the day. At the moment I'm only starting the third tape because of some concentrating problems due to sleeping almost open eyed last night. Feels like I didn't sleep at all even though I recall sleeping at least 4 hours. Anyway, about the release, I already shared a pic of it along with my amusement about the small size but it's really nice cardboard box with seal on front and spray painted Le Syndicat logos(?) on both sides. I had hard times opening the package because I didn't want to damage it and I feel kinda bad for breaking the seal but I guess I'm going to be okay guys (hah)... About the sounds... Well the first thing I must mention is the fact that this is my first time hearing Le Syndicat (believe it or not) and so far I have been quite reserved but also quite amazed. I usually avoid rhythmic industrial music like the plague but I felt the need to finally check something from Le Syndicat and this box seemed very fitting. The other thing that struck my eyes is the fact that all these tapes are digitally remastered. At first I was afraid that the sound would be over compressed but these tapes sounds actually better than I thought. The beats are very tight and electronics and vocals are very crunchy. It's hard to believe that the masters would have survived this well. The other thing I really like in these tapes is the fact how well the material matches the tape lengths. No need to rewind = always a plus! I can't really sink into any particular tape at the moment because I'm too tired and busy but kudos for Influencing Machine for doing such a great job!
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Xenophobic Ejaculation tape
Control Resistance - Declaration 1994-2011 cd
Nacht Und Nebel / Lea Cummings - Split tape
W>A>S>P>S / Nacht Und Nebel - Split 7"
I'm surprised how is great Nacht Und Nebel / Lea Cummings - Split tape. I except chaotic harsh noise from Lea Cummings but this one is really nice ambient. Nacht Und Nebel is great discover. Unique dark ambient/experimental project!
Macronympha - Super Oxide CD (Ljud & Bild Produktion)
Guess this is old news, but I picked this up a month ago or so, and I've been listening to it every day since. It's such a feast! Over seven tracks this release covers pretty much all styles; fucked up loops, roaring harsh stuff, huge junk noise with alot of space and so on. And the sound is excellent; filthy but very rich. Serves as a good introduction to Macronympha I suppose.
Altar Of Flies - Auditory Hallucinations C30 (Hästen & Korset)
As the title suggests this is rather hallucinating. AoF just gets better and better. The only problem here is that his three latest LPs are so great I see no point in listening to this tape, even though it's good. Hope I'll grow tired of the LPs soon, this tape deserves attention as well.
Haus Arafna - All I can give 7"
I just like their work more and more with each album - when it has to be rhythm they are one of the best projects for me. I think this one would be a good soundtrack too.
This weekend:
- V.A.: Epicurean Escapism II CD
- Creation Through Destruction/Black Leather Jesus Split CD
- Rasthof Dachau: Prison Poems CD
- Fire In The Head: As the nest burns CD
- Taint: Justmeat Tape
- Bizarre Uproar: Mother CD
- The Haters: Ordinarily nowhere CD
- Alfarmania: Skräcken CD
- Alchemy of the 21st Century: Beauty of aesthetic imperfection CD
- Entre Vifs: Heavy Duty CD
- Anemone Tube: Death over China CD
- Peenemünde: II CD
- Bastard Noise: Descent to Mimas CD
- Mother Savage: Kryptopyrrole CD
- Mauthausen Orchestra: Mafarka LP
- Martin Bladh & Bo I Cavefors: The Island of Death CD
- Bo Cavefors & Kristian Olsson: Dödens Ö/Die Toteninsel CD
- Death Pact International: Siege (1999-2009) CD
- Con-Dom: The will lies dormant Tape
- Vomir: Application a Aphistemi CD
- Werewolf Jerusalem: Disc 3 of Confessions of a Sex Maniac 4xCD
- The Rita: The Voyage of the Decima MAS CD
- Atrax Morgue: Exterminate LP
- Tervahäät: Kalmonsäie + Patria I am not Finnish and I don't understand a single word, but I like these a lot! Like Salamanauhat said in another topic: "...outstanding purely on musical merits."
I'm listening to a lot of Kilinkal Skum at the moment. Ryan Oppermann has a lot of excellent projects but this is easily my favourite. You can't beat it when it comes to medical-obsessed death industrial. For anyone new to this project, start with Pulsating or Chosen Powerless.
PIERPAOLO ZOPPO "necresi statica" 12"
1982 recordings from mr. Mauthausen Orchestra. At first I had feeling like "is this it?". You know, why dig some early forgotten stuff to put out single sided 130 copies vinyl... but the more I listened, the charming ruggedness of the ultra primitivism, that is not far from old works of M.O., started to sound good. While it appears to be straight forward noise experiments with hit & miss moments, overall feel of the single side remains strong enough. Hardly any to-be-classic competing with very best of MO, but certainly much much more essential purchase than MO of later days!
THE RITA "Dark Angled Eyebrow" 7"
hmm... It works for 7", but I doubt I would have wanted to hear more. Obsession for the type of high pitched line crackle, really sand paper like distortion, it goes very far from field of physical havoc I appreciate the most in noise. I again appreciate The Rita taking his style to such final extremes, where very few originally took it (but certainly many might follow?).
Mausoleum Gate 7" - Finnish heavy metal with high pitch sung vocals, neat old school feel. Perhaps more gifted than many of the retro raiders... Bound For Glory "Warriors Glory" CD. Being debut album of 1990, it still has a lot of interesting things going on than recent output (say last 10 years). Mix of metallic hc and rac thrash, but while most metal of these days sounds like candywrapper, this has chaotic sweaty energy.
Just received Hermann Kopp's latest album, Zyanidanger, and it's definitely my favorite record from him so far. The compositions are a lot more varied and the overall mood is rather sinister. Apparently the record is based on some book dealing with the history of chemistry and I'm sure the lyrics might be dealing with such themes but I can't say the music itself represents it that much. Apart from Kopp's basic violin experiments, there is some low octave analog synth & beats, murky, and in some parts, quite melodic piano, female vocals/speaking and obviously Kopp's own vocals. I'm already spinning this for the second time, really enjoyable record and definitely the best from the latest Galakthorrö batch. HA 7" was good but doesn't differ from their previous records that much and Te/DIS was horrible synth-pop crap.
Lately I've been feeling quite tired of noise etc. Even started listening to national radio station talk shows etc. Maybe it's summer. But from the pile that I've listened to lately.
Creation Through Destruction vs Nundata - 2213: Decomposed Circuits - this is one very good tape of harsh noise. I'm not sure if I've been able to listen to this album prior to this release or not? but on tape it sounds just perfect! Great blast of harshness. Recommended.
Marian Kafer - Kafer's Indigest - another good tape from Impulsy Stetoskopu. I liked the latest batch of his though didn't check the CDr.
Skeldos - Sniegu pėdose ji liko maža - this is the first Cdr of Lithuanian ambient project, released some 10 years ago or so. Interesting stuff. Piano melodies, some rap parts, guitar etc. Not quite fitting to any standards of styles I'd say.
David E. Williams - Trust No Scaffold Built of this Bone - Nice CD. Some tracks sound weird with his atonal singing, but there are very good ones where his voice sounds strong and lyrics are nice. overall, good listen.
Porta Vittoria - Summer of our Discomfort - This one is also great new release from OEC. Easy listening that goes together well with some cheap wine.
and thanks to Scat-O-Logy who started talking about black metal a few posts back.
Clandestine Blaze - Harmony of Struggle - great album, but I didn't hear any bad album of CB so it's the same as just saying "album", but well..
Phlegein - Silver Veins - I haven't heard anything from this band before, but it is what you can expect from Northern Heritage. Good stuff.
Must Surma / Bloodhammer / Annihilatus - Christian Genocide - I'm good at reviewing black metal albums and saying "another great album", but this is it. At first listen the Bloodhammer stuff seemed not to blend in overall atmosphere, but after a few spins, I caught the mood. Finnish black metal scene is still delivering the best stuff for my ears..
Have been listening to the Second Sleep stuff I received yesterday. Virile Games was really good and I feel gutted for missing the Hospital tape because of the stupid small edition! I was also quite surprised by Endless Sea 12" because I was expecting an instant harsh noise explosion but instead got really well constructed track with engaging development going on. Scorpio & Glass tape (extra item) was horrible. Either the dubbing was bad or the recording was completely fucked up. Mostly crackles but beneath all that I noticed potential, didn't work for me though. Tommi Keränen & Lettera 22 7" on the other hand was fucking amazing! TK track was a success and the best track I have heard from him. Brilliant electronics with very detailed & clear sound, pure bliss to my ears. Can't remember the L22 track that well because at that point I was too overwhelmed by the TK track but I have listened it from YT and it's really nice as well. Great 7", really recommended! Haven't had time to dig in to the Drug Age box yet but at least "Alphabet" was really good after couple of listens.
Decided to take a little break from SS releases and spin some delightful filth for a change. Bizarre Uproar/Gelsomina, another tape which I received yesterday, has been playing quite rapidly. Surprisingly the solo track of Gelsomina worked the best for me. Really nice murky industrial sounds, like a mixture between SS & SSRI. Now spinning "The Non Alliant II" by STAB. Really good record, actually better than I remembered.
Also, shout-out for Solförmörkelse; Received first three releases a while ago and damn, some really catchy tunes there. Thanks a lot!
Iron Fist of the Sun "I Will Never Have The Right" CD
Genocide Organ "Leichenlinie" CD
Con-Dom "Live in Japan 2003" CD
Will Over Matter Phenomenal Highways LP (White Denim)
As good as it always is. Starts off right and ends just right.
Also, have to second the support on the recent Second Sleep releases. Stellar work from 90% of them. Drug Age box rules.
Trepaneringsritualen – The Totality Of Death (Programme A) cd
Trepaneringsritualen – The Totality Of Death (Programme B) cd
Great industrial document!!!!
Today's weather in Finland is rather gloomy so Arktau Eos is the choice for the day. I decided to buy their latest album just out of curiosity and I must admit enjoying it quite a lot. The Enochian cantation on "Unbinding Kaamos" is somewhat obnoxious but other than that I don't have too much to complain about. The album is packed with a lot of variation and the overall mood is rather claustrophobic in a good sense. As a guy who doesn't normally listen to this kind of music, I would say this is a solid dark ambient album.
What do you guys think of Unworeldes?
"What do you guys think of Unworeldes?"
I think it's a rather odd looking word.
I need to order the two Trepaneringsritualen cd's...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 01, 2013, 08:22:09 PM
"What do you guys think of Unworeldes?"
I think it's a rather odd looking word.
Quote from: theotherjohn on July 01, 2013, 12:24:50 AMGenuinely laughed out loud at this quote, are you secretly a stand up comedian on the side Keith?
As y'all probably know, I was talking about the Arktau Eos album...
New PESTE NOIRE album, illegitimately uploaded to youtube. 1/3 in, less experimental than the previous one, but still very Peste Noire. Faster.
geronimo, feat wt nelson (bastard noise)
Quote from: ARKHE on July 02, 2013, 11:19:28 AM
New PESTE NOIRE album, illegitimately uploaded to youtube. 1/3 in, less experimental than the previous one, but still very Peste Noire. Faster.
Had a run-through of the album while working some days ago. Managed to hold my interest through the whole. Drunken and folky. Think it have potential. Looking forward to purchase the vinyl.
Played some great old vinyl tonight.
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners
Missing Foundation - 1933 Your House Is Mine
Rhombus Of Doom - s/t
v/a - Chocolate Soup For Diabetics
v/a - Kenny Everett World's Worst Record Show
Quote from: Peterson on July 04, 2013, 04:45:55 AM
Quote from: HongKongGoolagong on July 04, 2013, 04:35:09 AM
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners
"It's not that I don't wanna play your favorite songs, just that there are so many to choose from..."
"I heard it said the worst are filled with a passionate intensity and the best lack all conviction, now try and figure out which I am"
That Lulu album sounds amazing and daring to my ears. The guy is a complete hero to me and his work had brought me so much happiness.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-liver-complains-of-difficulty-working-with-lou,32669/
NYODENE D "Atop Masada"
THE RITA & CALIGULA031 "Self shop"
Nil By Mouth always releases top quality stuff
Negative Climax "Kālá"
truly weird and original stuff, great!
Swallowing Bile - Geoffrey (single-sided tape, Supremacy Temple): 3 tracks of basically HNW, except it's not very harsh. Don't know, I just don't really like the sound of this tape. The vocals in the last track do sound good though.
Sex Headache - demo (single-sided tape, Supremacy Temple): 2 tracks, female vocals with lo-fi rumbling PE. It all sounds very basic and rudimentary, but it works. Second track has some higher pitched fluttering sound which is really nice. Interesting tape.
Secret Guilt - Wound Fetish (single-sided tape, Supremacy Temple): 4 short tracks, good aggressive vocals, throbbing PE. Works for me, interesting tape as well.
Reinforcement:Punishment - Authoritative Imposition (single-sided tape, Supremacy Temple): 3 tracks, two are more harsh noise with samples, the second track feels rather like industrial ambient to me (for lack of a better description). The HN tracks are repetitive, in a good way. I like the sounds he uses on this tape.
Mania - Grim Conditions (Freak Animal, tape, 2013)
Fantastic stuff! I was pretty much floored by this tape: the sheer physicality of sounds makes it an absolutely awesome listen. Metal junk, low rumblings, great effects in the first half of side A (I think it's side A) and some vocals -- all in a great and varied mix that left me wanting more. I'll have to listen to the Armed to the Teeth CD and buy more Mania...
Mauthausen Orchestra -
Bloodyminded LP
On repeat while reading Octave Mirbeau's
Torture garden. Turned out to be a most successful combination.
Quote from: acsenger on July 05, 2013, 12:04:05 PM
Mania - Grim Conditions (Freak Animal, tape, 2013)
I'll have to listen to the Armed to the Teeth CD and buy more Mania...
Ultra-Negative CD and the split tape with SSRI, cannot recommend them strongly enough.
QuoteUltra-Negative CD and the split tape with SSRI, cannot recommend them strongly enough.
Thanks, I'll get them.
QuoteMauthausen Orchestra - Bloodyminded LP
I listened to MO's
Mafarka LP recently and side A is killer! Side B is not bad either but the flip side just shreds. I'll have to listen to
Bloodyminded again; on first listen I didn't like it too much.
MOTHER SAVAGE "MONDO CANNIBALE" CASSETTE (MOTHER SAVAGE).
Do yourself a favour and buy this. Here is the description of the tape from Mother Savage :
"Collection of some of the earliest Mother Savage recordings focusing on rhythmic metal and raw drum machine tracks. Includes previously unreleased and alternate mixes. 30 copies."
I really do not understand why this is only limited to 30 copies.This needs to be on vinyl or CD in a much larger edition.
Soldnergeist - Global Media Control
D-BEAT & CRUST!!!!!!!!!
Exitus - Treatment Plan Really digging this, dark and brooding, not in your face but harsh enough. Suits Martin's "stable" at Unrest perfectly, very impressed.
Peenemunde - II Also enjoying this, first spin I liked it, second spin I enjoyed it a lot more. Felt a bit like the short tracks were too short initially but as the album goes on and reaches the longer numbers, it works just fine.
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions By contrast to the former but meaning no disrespect, this has almost "instant classic" written through it. Complex, ferocious, an absolute harsh noise treat. First listened whilst driving and nearly had to pull over.
Devita / Sleepyard - calm and nice recording. Though I was not familiar with any of these names and was expecting something more extravagant, this tape is nice.
Entre Vifs - Heavy Duty - perhaps the best release of Influencing Machine that I've listened to. Interesting sessions and good sound.
Le Syndicat - 30 years of excess - Nice boxset. Good to know more about the band. I think tape 3 was my favourite of all the bunch though none of them were bad.
Contagious Orgasm + Kotodama - Blackout - Calm and pretty listenable recording. Even enjoyable.
Necrophagia - Cannibal Holocaust - Good
Belphegor - The Last Supper / Blutsabbath - decent
Halgadom - Sturmwoge - bad
Agathocles / Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium - good
Thorofon - Nice n'sleazy - First few tracks seemed out of place, but then I got all groovy and the tape went very well
Behind the Toilet Door - part I - ah, I've read the description just now. It's live recording of the gig where musicians played in a small wooden toilet. And I'd say there were pretty interesting stuff happening in that toilet. Good documentation.
Smut - Piano one - I love piano sounds and of course this could've been something pretty neat, but the material is too simple and too repetitive so after a while you get simply bored. But overall, quite ok.
Fantom Auditory Operations ~ Jan Warnke & Michael Esposito & Amphetamine Logic – The Echoes Of The Gestapo Cellar - I liked that. Mostly about horrors of nazi regime (something new, huh!) but the sounds are nice.
Elisha Morningstar - Axioms - I'm a fanboy of Elisha Morningstar and this tape is so far the best of his material that I've heard. Moody, rough, raw and dark. Harsh noise straight to the point! Highly recommended!
Ottaven - Live in Rome - meh. Ambient, going towards glitch and then going back to ambient. Lots of irritating sounds though there are a few pretty decent places.
Hheva – Her Frozen Heart Bore The Weight Of A Thousand Stars - This is very good! Bleak industrial/ambient. highly enjoyable!
Aossic S'Lba - Pan Aeonic Glyphs - Great sounds, interesting concept.
Los Heraldos Negros - Ya de aqui ini te vas - a month or more ago this guy had a gig here in Lithuania. Best experiences from the evening - solid and secure building of noise. Not something you could remember for ages, but very good performance. and this cdr is good too. Stuff is of course more varied etc. I just don't know why i have 2 copies of this..
Drug Age - Dyslexic Action - this is good, but for my taste, Axioms was better. Anyways, well done 4 tapes.
Eisenwinter / Holocaustus - Teutsch-Helvetischer Kampfbund - though I have difficulties listening to most of the German black metal, but this stuff is quite decent. But I think on tape it sounded better.
Bl'ast - It's in My Blood 1987 - Cro-Mags The Age of Quarrel crossed with Black Flag, and to be clear, those are two great things that combine to make another great thing.
In Gowan Ring 2003-06-07 Leipzig - not the greatest recording, but a beautiful show - the in-between song banter is worth it alone; hippies aren't this hippy - I dig it.
Human Bastard - s/t//14-song CDr 2002 - next to maybe Meanwhile, this is some of the best crusty hardcore of this style of the 2000s.
Blood I Bleed - Gods Out of Monsters 2009 - ex-My Mind's Mine, which had one of my all-time favorite grind albums - this is also a solid/good grind album - download it for free on bandcamp.
Black Flag - '82 demos - well, great fun as always.
Kevin Ayers - Joy of a Toy 1969 - he's new to me, and I'm enjoying it.
Kevin Ayers - Shooting at the Moon 1970 - not the kind of psychedelia you play for a single track - these are albums to experience as a whole; though, some of the bonus tracks are fine additions.
Bad Influence - New Age Witch Hunt 1992 - man, I love this band.
Ambush - Lach 1994 - thought it would be a good follow up to the Bad Influence to keep that mood rolling, but by this flip, I'd exhausted my energy for it - still, classic German HC.
My Name is Satan - Refuse to Kneel 2000 - was this really as late as 2000? - that Okus had me grabbing for this great album.
Olho Seco - Olho Por Olho 1989 - this thing is a fierce, smoking sizzler - this is the official CD reissue from a long time ago, and it is from a vinyl rip because they lost the master tapes - I don't know if the 12" now floating around is a boot or official, but whatever the case, it also has to be from a vinyl rip at best/MP3s at worst - a vinyl reissue of a vinyl rip doesn't make a whole lotta sense to me, but this thing should be heard.
Skullflower / Utarm - not disappointed! on the contrary. Somewhere in between black metal, guitar drone/ambient, dark and truly beautiful album. Both acts well worth the good word.
Black Leather Jesus - Prove to me that you're more than meat - this falls to the category of good BLJ albums. Varied tracks and overall good atmosphere.
VA - Americanoise - great compilation. My favourites could be Daniel Menche, Taint, Mother Savage, Stimbox and a few acts from the 2nd disc that I don't remember what tracks were theirs.
Scorn - Stealth - unusually nice drum'n'bass. monotonous and hypnotic. I liked this.
Die Reitenden Leichen - Supreme Nudity - Great stuff. Dark and murky harsh noise, leaning towards HNW.
C from Zelphabet - Somewhat weird and enjoyable material. Especially Charlemagne Palestine and Chop Shop
VA - Epicurean Escapism - Listened to the CD and I couldn't say if any artist submitted a weak track. I couldn't find any. All of the participants with unique and good sound, atmosphere and audible result. But Anemone Tube, Trepaneringsritualen and Dieter Muh tracks were nevertheless shining. Great stuff
Negative Climax - Kālá
Simply perfect. I love it. Atmosphere is insanely "mine".
Budrūs - Canine Visions X
This one was a big thing to me, cause when I started listening to this CD, I was hoping to hear something in the style of first one...but this one at the same the is very close to the predecessor and very far away. As I said to Mr. Pogrom this one is somehow more "musical" and this "musical" touch fits this CD at its best. Nice one. It will be in mine dark-winter-misanthropy-playlist for sure.
Quote from: martialgodmask on July 07, 2013, 01:51:08 PM
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions By contrast to the former but meaning no disrespect, this has almost "instant classic" written through it. Complex, ferocious, an absolute harsh noise treat. First listened whilst driving and nearly had to pull over.
I really need a copy of this.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 07, 2013, 10:10:58 PM
My Mind's Mine
This band was really good.
Quote from: Levas on July 08, 2013, 07:04:59 PM
C from Zelphabet - Somewhat weird and enjoyable material. Especially Charlemagne Palestine and Chop Shop
I have never heard any "bad" recording from Chop Shop. I would buy this for his track alone.
Quote from: Levas on July 08, 2013, 07:04:59 PM
Scorn - Stealth - unusually nice drum'n'bass. monotonous and hypnotic. I liked this.
I figured this was more on the side of dubstep? Regardless, glad to know that someone else really enjoys this release.
I find it quite respectable when an artist is capable of doing polar opposites when it comes to their overall output.
yea, Chop Shop is phenomenal...i haven't heard a bad release yet....Been falling asleep to Oxide almost every night since returning home to MI. that release is fucking amazing, highly recommended.
Aaron Dilloway - Concealed Cassette. Love this release, as previously mentioned, the track "...for dolly" separates the two sides of the LP, wonderful and creepy. Side B is killer, gotta give it a couple more spins. I picked it up mostly so i could hear the track "Return to Xanax" not sure if it is the same version on the rope and the dogs 8 track release or not. But i've read good things and i must say it delivers.
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse/4 track EP lp (feat. Mortis on keyboards)...years ago i hated the mastering on Nightside, but returning to it after 3 years without it I gotta say i love it
Evil Moisture - Blood sauce...melting cartoons, channels rapidly changing. amazing, totally fucking fun listen
Macronympha - Melting Softly into Time, nasty sounding. bassy, some parts are rhythmic and others stunningly beautiful. great release.
Black Flag - Damage, classic.
My Bloody Valentine - Ecstasy and Wine, i dig this release a lot. just good music to turn on if you just need to hear something.
Velvet Cocoon - two different albums, ones a double cd. good black metal, i dig it. the ambient stuff is sweet too, sounds like a dxm trip. heavy lost in the woods for good vibe.
Ariel Pink - Worn Copy, don't care what people say about this dude. his solo bedroom 8 track shit is incredible. catchy. good fun listen. years ago my friend gave me a cd-r his buddy mailed him and told me he thought it sounded like a runny ice cream cone...blew my mind out back then, now not as much. but this album has some of the best tracks period. never bothered to check out the new shit. don't care
Quote from: Johann on July 09, 2013, 05:44:41 AM
Velvet Cocoon - two different albums, ones a double cd. good black metal, i dig it. the ambient stuff is sweet too, sounds like a dxm trip. heavy lost in the woods for good vibe.
Ignoring the "pranks" associated with it and them,
Genevieve is hands down their best. Really dense and thick atmosphere pouring out of the speakers.
The double CD, is that
Atropine? Another very good one and perfect example of how their drone/black ambient fits alongside their more "traditional" black metal. I've dipped in and out of their other albums but it's only these two that I really return to,
Genevieve particularly. Love how the opening track just melts away into a tripped out drone mid-section.
NP:
Savages -
Silence Yourself Saw these on the Glastonbury coverage by chance and was intrigued so decided to grab the new album. It is excellent! Perfect for having the windows open in this balmy British weather, post-punk with a big nod to Siouxsie and The Banshees, Joy Division and more, really catchy.
Sektion B – Power Is Nothing Without Control STEINKLANG cdr
Sektion B – Power Is Nothing Without Control STEINKLANG lp
Sektion B – Power Is Nothing Without Control mp3 rip from L. White cdr.
I noticed big difference in sound between these releases. Steinklang cdr/lp sounds poor, rip from L. White cdr sound great!
I asked Peter what's the difference and he wrote me this:
"I don't know why the STEINKLANG track is so shitty in contest to the original!"
Anyone knows what happens?
I read here something about Dissecting Table re-issues on Steinklang...
Poor mastering specifically for LP and then the same master burnt on CDr perhaps?
I guess...
L. White mastering is great, Steinklang is poor.
See the difference between L. White [up] and Steinklang [down] - track 7. Whitelines
(http://i39.tinypic.com/wbrsx2.jpg)
Well i think you couldn't press vinyl with the full on frequency scale like in l.white case
I haven't heard either of these versions of this track, but generally speaking, I'd prefer the bottom image over the top image. The top image would imply a lot of clipping and no dynamics. It would certainly be louder, but that would be about the only advantage. I have volume controls on all my equipment, so that is inconsequential. The bottom image indicates some breathing room, and that is almost always a good thing. I mean...this is why vinyl can be the preferred sound.
Ripping the LWhite to wav and not MP3 would give a better idea of what is actually there. MP3 encoding does all kind of manipulation to the spectral result. And the LWhite version, at least as we see it here, wouldn't be the better of the two for vinyl mastering.
Quote from: Levas on July 09, 2013, 06:25:53 PM
Well i think you couldn't press vinyl with the full on frequency scale like in l.white case
One is from L. White cdr, another is from Steinklang cdr. Not from lp.
I would not be amazed if the rip has been compressed by someone who ripped it. Seems very unlikely that the brickwall master was "original" and then somehow could have been un-brickwalled to have wide dynamic range... ?
I think I just recently threw out the Sektion B CDR (just promo with no cover) as I have the LP, so I though I don't need the disc... Some releases tend to have a lot more clarity and ripping sound when you boost them to ultimate maximum, but at the same time this clipping digital sharpness makes so much material sound just about the same.
look at this. You can have LP pressed with such a wide amplitude and so much highs and lows.
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=98199 (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=98199)
I don't know what's the story behind Section B LPs, but they simply burned LP masters to CDr and that's why the amplitude change etc.
DJ Benetti - Disco Caligula 3.....
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 09, 2013, 09:37:25 PM
I would not be amazed if the rip has been compressed by someone who ripped it. Seems very unlikely that the brickwall master was "original" and then somehow could have been un-brickwalled to have wide dynamic range... ?
I think I just recently threw out the Sektion B CDR (just promo with no cover) as I have the LP, so I though I don't need the disc... Some releases tend to have a lot more clarity and ripping sound when you boost them to ultimate maximum, but at the same time this clipping digital sharpness makes so much material sound just about the same.
I sent both files to Peter from Sektion B and he told me that he don't know why Steinklang is so poor. He said that rip sounds as original recordings, steinklang cdr not.
on the other hand, one of my favourites in neofolk is Harmony Garden. I guess he is just "some dude" with one album "Wounded", but this is such an amazing album. Such primitive etc. He is Finn I think?
Lots of metal mostly:
Portal - Swarth CD and Vexovoid LP - just found out about this band and I cannot believe I haven't listened to them sooner. It's pretty much everything I like. Bowel churning vocals, fucked up production, super downtuned guitars, HP Lovecraft, and crazy dynamics/tech shit. I was instantly in love after hearing 1 track on youtube and had to buy these albums. I just can't get over that I've never heard these guys before. I feel like a fuck up :(
Aosoth - Arrow in Heart 2xLP - ace
Krypts - Unending Degradation LP - a little disappointing because aside from the last track the new material isn't as good as the demo tracks.
Swallowed - Swallowed cassette - depraved death doom metal.
v/a - Untergeschoss Vol. 1 cassette
Cremation Lily - Passing Stone cassette
Parijna The Age Of Scentless Imperilment [Tattrasya LakSaNam Press] Quite excellent blend of synth+drone+noise. Composed of layers that could probably all stand on their own and yet work so well in unison. Nice +/- 18 minute length allows for the pleasure of repeat on loop with total enjoyment.
Rhizome Angle Naked Coda Meteor Bones' Carnival [Lust Vessel] Reminds me greatly of the glory days of Macronympha. Two 20+ minute burners that queue up memories of bourbon haze during the sweaty Pennsy summer. Working nicely together like it was Amplified Humans and Michter's instead of Rhizome... and Bulleit.
Zoviet France Mohnomishe [Red Rhino/Charrm] Believe it was M. Dando that dropped this in SI #9. Seamless transitioning of mood after mood after... Brings to mind a more colorful XX Committee, which in my book is pure bliss. Will be coming back to this often.
Hheva Her Frozen Heart Bore The Weight Of A Thousand Stars [Geräuschmanufaktur] Seeing as I am highly repulsed by "dark" ambient, especially when it comes with a statement of intent like this piece, I'm curious as to why I even listened. I'm very glad I did though. In fact, I would say I enjoyed every single second of this work. Beautiful, lush sounds with a slight hint at ominousness - past or present or future? Made me give Desolate a listen, which was rather good, but this release stands a few miles above.
Kinit Her The Poet & The Blue Flower [Brave Mysteries/Avant!] A group I dearly love, as they put to shame the dilettante intellectualism of most "neofolk" as well as their "musicianship", not to mention they tackle using other writers' words in tandem with their own sounds much better than, say - Blood Axis for example. But I don't love them because of what others lack. Each album is a jewel untouched by previous works. Each album grants my full attention. This new piece evokes the near East as well an experimentation in dark instrumentation and looser singing that older songs did not have. Like Hheva, but for different reasons, I love every second. Also been enjoying the Beach Boys-esque harmonies on the upcoming The Needs Of Both 7" inbound from [Bleak Environment] that you can hear on http://kinither.bandcamp.com/album/the-needs-of-both (http://kinither.bandcamp.com/album/the-needs-of-both).
Also, very excited to receive (finally!) the debut CD by Devotion (aka Troy and Dani Schafer) and new works of Lonsai Maïkov, which seems like it will be tenfold an improvement on all his/their prior output, from [Brave Mysteries]. Also have new 3"s of Sonny Blood and Taigherm from [Shifting Sands Congregation] (always worth a shot) via BrMy as well.
They also released Précurseur Grand Bois' complete works on CD. This ain't my favorite project of Alexandre Gand, but its still great to see. Now I have my fingers crossed for collections of A.G.E. and Zn1-5. I can dream...
Aderlating - Gospel Of The Burning Idols cd
Deathstench - Massed In Black Shadow cd
Maculatum - The Nameless City cd
Amon - Foundation 2xcd
Caul - Reliquary cd
Luasa Raelon - The Poison City cd [one of the most underrated release ever! Real masterpiece!]
TxRxP - the totality of death programmes A+B
ADERLATING - gospel of the burning idols
ISOMER - nil by mouth
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - greatest death
Quote from: Dr Alex on July 10, 2013, 03:43:05 PM
Caul - Reliquary cd
Lovely album. Enjoy this so much more than their strict droning albums.
Quote from: eyestrain on July 12, 2013, 12:49:29 AM
Quote from: Dr Alex on July 10, 2013, 03:43:05 PM
Caul - Reliquary cd
Lovely album. Enjoy this so much more than their strict droning albums.
I like most of his works. Check last album on Malignant. Great one!!!
http://www.malignantrecords.com/releases/4333
Quote from: Dr Alex on July 12, 2013, 02:24:01 AM
I like most of his works. Check last album on Malignant. Great one!!!
http://www.malignantrecords.com/releases/4333
Have been meaning to. Really like the samples I've heard - leaning on a "post-rock" shoulder. Guess it's time to place an order.
Thanks for the Kinit Her and Hheva leads. Heard neither, but I'm looking forward to doing so this weekend because of your write-ups.
You cannot go wrong with any Zoviet France. If the name is on it, it's of the highest quality. They've changed over the years, but they haven't lost a step at any turn. I'd recommend Loh Land and Shouting at the Ground as favorites, but that's merely splitting hairs. It's all top shelf.
Caul deserves a lot more discussion than he receives. He was unique from the start, and even in a stable of other top ambient artists, he was sitting at another table, doing his own thing and exploring different territory. He's one of the few who, when being born again (not sure if he'd use that term), turned that into great inspiration. It didn't hinder him like it does so many others. It seemed to open his world more than create walls. Are there any good interviews with him? I can't remember if he was in Audio Drudge, and if he was, was it in his Christian phase? I hope I'm not confusing artists here. If so, I apologize to Caul.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 12, 2013, 06:10:54 AM
Thanks for the Kinit Her and Hheva leads. Heard neither, but I'm looking forward to doing so this weekend because of your write-ups.
You cannot go wrong with any Zoviet France. If the name is on it, it's of the highest quality. They've changed over the years, but they haven't lost a step at any turn. I'd recommend Loh Land and Shouting at the Ground as favorites, but that's merely splitting hairs. It's all top shelf.
Caul deserves a lot more discussion than he receives. He was unique from the start, and even in a stable of other top ambient artists, he was sitting at another table, doing his own thing and exploring different territory. He's one of the few who, when being born again (not sure if he'd use that term), turned that into great inspiration. It didn't hinder him like it does so many others. It seemed to open his world more than create walls. Are there any good interviews with him? I can't remember if he was in Audio Drudge, and if he was, was it in his Christian phase? I hope I'm not confusing artists here. If so, I apologize to Caul.
Will definitely dig deeper into
Zoviet France's works upon hearing that. They've always been a name I've encountered, but only in passing. Never heard any discussion on them in depth. Gotta have leads...
Kinit Her's
Storm Of Radiance is, for me, their magnum opus. So far, that is. Both guilty parties are involved in a slew of beautiful works. Together they do
Wreathes, which is probably the freshest and most celestial take on neofolk I've ever heard. Troy is involved with solo works which meander between improvised violin torture and classical compositions. He also is one half of the peaceful ambient group
Rain Drinkers. His artistic touch is also loosely involved in a handful of other places. Nathaniel does solo work under the canopy of
Circulation Of Light. These pieces are primarily based around piano - perhaps it is a keyboard as synth-like sounds find their way in as well. The Perennial Philosophy and its place in
Kinit Her's work becomes apparent in these works. Christian mysticism and the Tao have its symbolism intermingled on
Acheiropoieta, for example, not to mention that the sounds heard are clearly of a highly introverted nature. Sheer beauty.
I will find more time for
Caul as well and will have to share thoughts here. I will always commend artists within the underground who have the courage to share their beliefs when they run counterintuitive to the supposed rules set forth by the consumers. Judging from what you said, he's clearly someone who was touched by _ _ _ and not by the puritanical notion of _ _ _ and the fear or hope of some state of the afterlife.
Nyodene D – Atop Masada tape
En Nihil / Gnawed – Fall Of Humanity tape
Brandkommando – Changes tape
Graustich – Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty tape
Yes, Caul have some christian themes in titles and artworks. I'm not fan of any religious themes but I don't care if music is good. Caul music is great!
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Graustich – Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty tape
Highly recommended!!!!!!
After listening "Quicksilver Logic", an amazing detailed short attack from Tommi Keränen, I felt the need to dig deeper into his solo works. I decided to go the easy way and grab the most accessible release, which in this case happened to be "Bats In The Attic". At first I was quite surprised how similar the sounds were with his "most recent" recordings but then I realized that "Quicksilver Logic" and "Bats In The Attic" were both recorded at the legendary Elektronmusikstudion (http://www.elektronmusikstudion.se) in Stockholm and the source sounds are probably taken from the same sessions. For me "Bats In The Attic" is indeed very good electronics based harsh noise, Keränen handles his gear very professionally, but the track structure doesn't make it such a masterpiece as "Quicksilver Logic". I know I shouldn't compare 3min track to 35 one but it feels very natural reference since I have yet to hear other solo recordings from Keränen. Also, even though I can't say I know all about mastering, to me Jaakko Viitalähde did very good job and soundwise I have no complaints at all. In conclusion, this release definitely comes recommended if you are looking for interesting harsh noise with superb sound quality but in my books it doesn't reach the same level of awesomeness as, let's say, Here Be Lions by Jaakko Vanhala (which is playing on the background at the moment).
SAASTAA SUOMESTA compilation 7"
It delivers what expected. Harsh noisecore assaults from several Finnish bands. Aunt Mary was expectedly good, Unpeace was GREAT surprise being so good after pretty clumsy live set. Funeral Mongoloids perhaps let down after utmost killing material on Suomi Finland Noise Core, now quite average. These all are good examples how noisecore, theoretically always garbage, can transform into powerful garbage with good ripping sound and perhaps little tightness, but can remain very untight, phlegmatic rubbish... Which couple bands on the comp certainly are.
SELF / FIRE IN THE HEAD split 10"
Listened this several times. I was never huge fan of these. SELF being Slogun side project what takes more atmospheric and instrumental approach. LP was good, but not phenomenal. FITH has been pretty solid work from beginning, but just slightly out of my range of interest. This 10" manages to contain possibly the best of SELF material, having more noisy and rugged elements in well composed atmospheric sound layering. FITH with one side of 10" manages to keep my attention all the time, even multiple spins. There's nothing revolutionary different compared to some his other things, but simply length and format is advantage this time!
Sniper / Nordic Wrath split CD. Latest from the Finnish wp rock legends who've been churning their offenses for c. 20 years by now, non-stop.. It's unfortunate that modern recording technic is very much disadvantage for brute force underground rock & metal. When production values match basically the radio standard, it takes away half of the power. There's some good riffs / melody from Sniper, perhaps more reminding of their early/mid period, but I'd hope they someday again would return to write more in Finnish (few lines in this CD). Nordic Wrath kind of "contemporary german RAC" which hardly competes with highlights of the 90's. OK for car ride background. I see recently re-issued Macht & Ehre demo materials on double LP's, that's more of German sound that's needed, hah...
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SELF / FIRE IN THE HEAD split 10"
Listened this several times. I was never huge fan of these. SELF being Slogun side project what takes more atmospheric and instrumental approach. LP was good, but not phenomenal. FITH has been pretty solid work from beginning, but just slightly out of my range of interest. This 10" manages to contain possibly the best of SELF material, having more noisy and rugged elements in well composed atmospheric sound layering. FITH with one side of 10" manages to keep my attention all the time, even multiple spins. There's nothing revolutionary different compared to some his other things, but simply length and format is advantage this time!
Fire In The Head? I guess it's Sky Burial.
Self track from this split 10" is great for me.
ehm... yes! SKYBURIAL ! Same guy, and the sound is not THAT far.. same words basically apply... Recommended 10" anyways!
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Graustich – Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty tape
Highly recommended!!!!!!
Got it on now, agreed.
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Graustich – Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty tape
Highly recommended!!!!!!
Got it on now, agreed.
After seeing this released I went back and listened to his 3" on Kafkex and that was all I needed to hear.
Chop Shop plays Emil Beaulieau - Red & Buried (CD)
Chop Shop - Recycled (Cass)
Chop Shop - Dark Matter (Ebb Tide) File, MP3, 192 kbps
Here>http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/news/touch_radio_84_chop_shop.html (http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/news/touch_radio_84_chop_shop.html)
Chop Shop - "Retrofit" from Various - Zelphabet Vol. C (CD, Comp)
This Chop Shop track from the Zelphabet comp demonstrates his ability to compose noise perfectly in various different styles and creative frameworks. It's the closest to "cut up" noise I have ever heard him go.
Recommended.
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Graustich – Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty tape
Highly recommended!!!!!!
Got it on now, agreed.
After seeing this released I went back and listened to his 3" on Kafkex and that was all I needed to hear.
I've not heard that.... you didn't enjoy?
Edit: anyone know if Kafkex is still active? Can't seem to find any recent activity anywhere - is the blogspot page the only outlet?
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Graustich – Dedicated To Those Who Are Still Willing To Get Their Hands Dirty tape
Highly recommended!!!!!!
Got it on now, agreed.
After seeing this released I went back and listened to his 3" on Kafkex and that was all I needed to hear.
I've not heard that.... you didn't enjoy?
Edit: anyone know if Kafkex is still active? Can't seem to find any recent activity anywhere - is the blogspot page the only outlet?
yes only the blogspot for that label. i do think he post on here from time to time. 3"cdr is more "clean" sounding then tape. both releases are great tho!
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Edit: anyone know if Kafkex is still active? Can't seem to find any recent activity anywhere - is the blogspot page the only outlet?
yes only the blogspot for that label. i do think he post on here from time to time. 3"cdr is more "clean" sounding then tape. both releases are great tho!
I will send him an email and see! Thanks.
BLACK RIVER ERROR BAND - Metal Skeletons / Return to Earth - C19 Hästen & Korset
Released and bought five years ago. Not sure who's behind this but I guess it's mr AoF handling the electronics and some other person playing the sax, lending a dark free jazzy touch to the whole deal. The electronics sounds, as I said, like older AoF, giving some space to the sax player. I vaguely remember playing this late at night, drunk. I didn't remeber how great it actually is though. A shame to have it collecting dust for five years.
THE NEW SADISM - Urge To Kill - LP Menstrual Recordings
Well, just great old italian noise. Surprised I haven't read more about this really. Hard to say much about it though, just really good simple stuff to my humble ears. And the artwork is just fantastic; charmingly adolescent.
Only problem with New Sadism is that it repeats the one basic idea over entire LP length... While I don't often advocate edits, I think perhaps "the best of..." type of releases from Aquilifer Sodality would have been better than issuing full length tapes?
Trepaneringsritualen The Totality Of Death - compilation CD program A... Malignant & Silken Tofu hit the jackpot on this early re-issue. Absolute no need to wait for releases to become "old" before they can be re-issued. Good stuff should be easily available like this.. Two almost identical looking digipak CD's released simultaneously, with different material inside. Dark, sinister, obscure, suffocated and grim sound, yet plenty of character in chosen sonic elements.
Yeah, The New Sadism isn't something that gets frequent plays but the intensity does seem to increase at times? I like the porno comic art too.
I missed out on the Silken Tofu cd. Malignant told me they sold out & there's no re-stocking. Thankfully, the bloodied, bearded Swede is sending both cd's to me.
Haven't listened to much lately other than Sourvein's "Black Fang" LP & the Mania/Hal Hutchinson kollab + new solo tracks which will be reissued sometime in the distant future.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 17, 2013, 08:50:33 PM
Yeah, The New Sadism isn't something that gets frequent plays but the intensity does seem to increase at times? I like the porno comic art too.
I missed out on the Silken Tofu cd. Malignant told me they sold out & there's no re-stocking. Thankfully, the bloodied, bearded Swede is sending both cd's to me.
Haven't listened to much lately other than Sourvein's "Black Fang" LP & the Mania/Hal Hutchinson kollab + new solo tracks which will be reissued sometime in the distant future.
I re-spun Sourvein's
Emerald Vulture over the weekend, still a killer EP. Each song is what, two riffs? Yet they're so good, you don't even notice you've listened to the same riff for 5mins. Good live band too and a smashing bunch of blokes from what I remember.
Have been spinning Maurizio Bianchi's
Technology I & II reissue in the car, very enjoyable and also gave the reissue of Moloch's (Ukr)
Abstrakter Wald a go, good synthy ambient BM if a little repetitive.
Homomilitia - unreleased 2nd album (2004)
Homomilitia - Twoje Ciawo (1996)
Cryptic Slaughter - Convicted + demo + live (1986/2003)
Cryptic Slaughter - Money + Streams rehearsal (1987/2003)
Corrosion of Conformity - Animosity (1985)
The Accused - More Fun than an Open Casket Funeral (1987)
The Accused - Maddest Stories Ever Told (1988)
The Accused - The Return of...Martha Splatterhead (1986)
DxRxIx - Crossover (1987)
DRxKnow - Wreckage in Flesh (1988)
DRxKnow - Plug-In Jesus (1984)
Hirax - Hate, Fear, and Power (1986)
Phantasm - Wreckage demo (1987)
Holy Terror - Mind Wars (1988)
Holy Terror - Terror and Submission (1987)
Hard to Swallow - Protected by the Ejaculation of Serpents (1998) - didn't realize how good this band was; ignored them at the time, though I had their records in my distro.
Krypts - Unending Degradation (2013) - not what I want from this band, but a solid album nevertheless.
Ruin/T.R.I.B.E. (2007) - too bad there isn't more T.R.I.B.E - Ruin is quality, as they always were.
Gorement - Darkness of the Dead (2004) - discography - I'll take the 7"s and demo, please.
MassMilicja - Collective Punk (2013) - cool Kraftwerk "The Model" cover.
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Who Will Help Me Wash My Right cd
Truly groundbreaking release! It just need to be longer.
TR Kirstein* & Jacob Kirkegaard – Imperia LP - great for meditation
Krökta Rum – Tankar & Syner Del I LP
Nobuto Suda – Sensitive Fields cassette
- good shit to calm my head down while I'm studying
Nicole 12 - Black Line LP - hadn't listened to this one in a while. Still hits that sweet spot, especially Wrinkly Bills. oh man that synth line.
Mitochondrion - Parasignosis 2xLP - still just trying to digest this album. I enjoy it, but I don't know if I really love it yet. The art is pretty great though.
Antediluvian – Through The Cervix Of Hawaah 2xLP - like listening to dinosaurs thrashing in a tar pit. me likey
Antediluvian – Through The Cervix Of Hawaah 2xLP
The artwork is excellent but I didn't like it very much. I remember it sounding all the same whereas the record on Bird of Ill Omen was pretty damn good. I think they'd be better if they threw in the occasional solo or some feedback or mid-range screechy vocals or something.
GNAWED / BREAKING THE WILL - split CS (white centipede noise)
i knew the GNAWED side would be great (he always is), but i was pleasantly surprised by the BTW material. i'm extremely picky about harsh noise-- but BTW does it right. frantic, psychotic and extremely harsh cutups that feel like actual songs in the way they're presented. excellent work all around.
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Antediluvian – Through The Cervix Of Hawaah 2xLP
The artwork is excellent but I didn't like it very much. I remember it sounding all the same whereas the record on Bird of Ill Omen was pretty damn good. I think they'd be better if they threw in the occasional solo or some feedback or mid-range screechy vocals or something.
Yeah it definitely has a bit of a samey quality, which is not helped by the production. I think the new album
Logos is a bit more varied, but the drum sound is even more overpowering, which I don't love.
The Vomit Arsonist - An Occasion for Death (digiCD, Malignant Records): A new The Vomit Arsonist album, that can't be bad, can it? Of course it can't! Again, good stuff. Listened only once and sounds recognizably TVA, especially the vocals, they're well recognizable and I think that's a good thing. As for the music/noise I think this one is even more Ambient than the former albums. So, yeah, I'm enthousiastical about this album, though I definately need to listen to it again, since there's been some distractions while listening to it the first time now.
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Antediluvian – Through The Cervix Of Hawaah 2xLP
The artwork is excellent but I didn't like it very much. I remember it sounding all the same whereas the record on Bird of Ill Omen was pretty damn good.
The 12" on Bird of Ill Omen will likely be hard for them to beat. That's a great mini-LP. Really good
essence to it, and that isn't easily duplicated.
Airija - Čia - some older annoying Lithuanian rock
Fortūna - Meilės Sapnai - this one's some primitive pop from the middle of nineties. What's nice in this is a dude singing out of tune words like "your body awakes, getting hot as iron, your tits and vagina drives me mad" and so on. Nice
Das Energi - Recitations - something quite ok, but I don't remember what was it now
Deterge - Substrate Catalyzation - nice hn/pe
Wilt - Dark Meadows - good dark ambient
Various - Anything's better - 4 tapes from posh isolation. Rare blood was quite boring reverbed guitar trip. Jonas Frederiksen - some new agey stuff, but better than rare blood side. Tuft Hunter - repetitive and monotonous, but not in a bad way. Christian Stadsgaard - good. Damien Dubrovnik - is this project always going with hints of black metal/drone? Enjoyable. Braces - the best from this compilation. very nice mood and good sounds. LR - there were some good parts, there were not that good. But overall it's something to enjoy and perhaps the most noisy stuff in this comp. Ashley C - Siren of apathy being my favourite from what I remember, but overall the side was good too. Neat stuff
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Wilt - Dark Meadows - good dark ambient
Ahhh, bought that years ago and really liked it, haven't listened to it in ages, will have to dig it out.
Gelsomina "Pythogenetics: Collection"
Has been my "go to" when needing a primer on what I like best in me noise. Not very much relent in this smorgasbord of shit flapping about rearing up and flopping in the face.
Interesting post. Thanks
ORGASMIC RESPONSE UNIT "caveat" tape
WCN
Basic neat harsh noise blasting. Nothing to rave about, but neither anything to complain!
VASCULAE "Prolapse" tape
WCN
Brilliant! At first I felt like this ain't that good, as it appears to be too solid.. But suddenly I'm capture by the projects ability to give this impressions of doing loud distorted harsh noise, BUT still kick accelerator pedal and boost it louder and noisier. And keep doing it. Steady and brutal force goes forward all the time mercilessly, but there is plenty of detail and changes going on. For fans of brutal pedal distortion harsh noise it is good purchase!
MORDANT KARMA "Devour" tape
WCN
Damn! This is good! If comparing to two tapes above, MK has much more buzy and hectic atmosphere than O.R.U. yet less compositional quality than Vasculae. What it loses on bass heavy rumble and skilled composition, it simply wins with restless frantic burst what could match the sound modulation pace of Incapacitants, but layer it up and punch through tape saturation. Nice! If just there was a bit more in composition, it would certainly get top points. Even as it is, essential for harsh heads!
V/A DISCONNECTION - CONTEMPORARY HARSH NOISE VOL II - 2x tape
Skeleton Dust Recordings
Another set of tapes I've been waiting to get my hands on, but simply lacked time... douple tape with one side each project.
A Snake In The Garden is very tasty. When talking of metal junk, feedback and distortion, you can fail - but even with semi-talented hands - this cocktail of elements belongs to my favorites. He is able to pull out slightly unexpected sound and twists. Theoretically very standard and basic, but at the same time utterly enjoyable broken feel in rotten distorted sound. Neat development of track what I just felt to be slightly too linear, but then goes elsewhere, including tasty turn from mono to exaggerated stereo sounds.
Coastal belongs to type of noise I don't much appreciate. Mixer and 3 distortion pedals create crackling distortion. Nothing else. High pitch, not aggressive or brutal. Simply crackling like sandpaper on turntable needle. If placing yourself between loud speakers to get nice stereo sound, experience is better. To step out from this "3D feel", flattens the sound drastically. In a way I like the minimalism where almost nothing happens (sound only erupts into feedback for dozen seconds in end of side), but the tiny crackle grains do start to make patterns and ghostly shapes in your brain.
Endless Sea is the most basic harsh blast. Not bad, but kind of contact mic / close by objects, live blasting.. Not bad, but typical.
Fissure is challenging. At first I'm ready to label it to this rumble & crackle category, which it mostly is... But there is plenty of moment and development of sounds. While often stays restricted to slow and somehow lazy sounds, it has ability to suddenly become crunchy and even erupt to wilder noise sounds indicating there IS something happening behind these suffocating gates.. One of absolute best moments is the gloomy tone rising between the crackles close to end of side. Makes great ending for this release.
Mix of very good, average and also challenging recordings what may require a bit to open up.
Bizarre Uproar 4x Live tape- haven't gotten through it fully yet, but so far very solid. The live rendition of 'Hate Your Face' is certainly crushing. Some of my favorite artwork on the tapes so far as well.
RFR/below split- Ride for revenge surprising me as always, but still keeping their murky tradition. Below is interesting, but still has plenty of room to grow. With some tracks I found myself not able to pay attention. It's rare that anything that could be labeled as "black noise" or whatever really holds my attention though.
Akitsa- After seeing them [flawlessly] perform in NYC on saturday I have been revisiting their back catalogue and can't find a bad release. Genuinely hateful and dedicated band.
Parlamentarisk Sodomi-de anarkistiske annaler- Grindcore died with this album, I think.
Trepaneringsritualen "The Totality Of Death" (Malignant)- excellent. if SPK had a vocalist who listened to black metal... will give the Silken Tofu disc a spin tonight.
Prurient - "Cocaine Death" tonight - this is a really enjoyable record of PE/noise with bonus mental health issues, pretentiousness and confusion - great vicious yet sometimes mournful sounds, very confusing concepts behind it which probably boil down to problems with his girlfriend or something but it does have real enigma - also stunning package with booklet of mysterious Gulf Coast looking photography.
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Parlamentarisk Sodomi-de anarkistiske annaler- Grindcore died with this album, I think.
even I can't appreciate this kind of hyperbole
Graustich - Untitled - throbbing frequencies really getting into my head on this one, really enjoyed it. Quite minimal sounding but effective for it.
So it turns out Kafkex is kinda on hiatus as far as new releases is concerned, but still selling existing stuff. One copy of Graustich left, I believe. Kafkex kindly threw in the following as well:
Striations - Pimping Out Mommy
Streetmeat - Allison
Self Obsession Honey - I Hurt Myself To Get Pain Out +1
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Parlamentarisk Sodomi-de anarkistiske annaler- Grindcore died with this album, I think.
even I can't appreciate this kind of hyperbole
Not a serious statement. It does keep my attention more than some other newer bands I've heard though. Even the ten minute grindcore ballad at the end.
Quote from: martialgodmask on July 23, 2013, 11:52:17 PM
Streetmeat - Allison
I haven't heard much of Streetmeat but that release is pretty good.
Being Immaculate Steel Casket (Joy De Vivre): For monotone harsh noise, this was an insanely enjoyable tape. Hit all the right lo-fi frequencies for me, as do many of the tapes on (Joy De Vivre). Looking forward to the arrival of Hunters Fingers, Battery Cages III, and Slated For Evacuation. Decided to finally look into this project after the great article in SI #9. Developer and Tourette are now getting more attention as well. Definitely my favorite issue yet.
Elisha Morningstar Empty Life, Domestic Bliss (Joy De Vivre): PERFECT! Best thing to listen to after three fillings and a root canal in one sitting. Played through 4 times before moving on to anything else. I adore this project more every day.
Kam Hassah Private Conversation Vol. 1 (Joy De Vivre): The description of this album didn't really have me sold on it's potential, but it's way more mufti-faceted than I had anticipated. Not just some boring album of found sounds and field recordings, but a great layer-by-layer work that holds my interest all the way. Perhaps a bit like Elisha Morningstar's Inner Wealth?
Ryan Bloomer Unlawful Carnality (Joy De Vivre): First new release of Bloomer sounds for me in some time. Had to hunt this down after the recent appreciation post had me looking for albums I never picked up. This is definitely more like Forearm Shiver (i.e., his less-is-more approach) than anything else I can think to relate it to from Bloomer's catalog. That is, this would probably only be appreciated by those who enjoy his tension-building-but-never-quite-releasing works. I guess you could compare it to some of the more quiet sounds that The Rita is responsible for. I wasn't blown away, but probably later when I'm drunk and crank this up loud I will feel entirely different.
Lettera 22 Negative Tongue (Second Sleep): Just as fantastic as all of their more straight-forward works. Reminds me more of Native Waters, True Form, etc... than it does works like Dieter Tapes --- the more "electro-acoustic" sounding tracks. I thought Lack Of Attention was flawless though as these fellas can really master the balance of recorded sounds and blown-out noise in tandem most of the time. So, this is more for your "I want to blow my eardrums out tonight" nights than your "I want to enjoy this with a book" nights. Very, very much recommended!
Devotion In Love We Stand Alone (Brave Mysteries): Was as pleased with this as I expected to be. The collaborative effort of Troy Schafer and Dani Schafer, with the expected help from Nathaniel Ritter. Sounds more in the vein of Wreathes than Kinit Her although there are several moments of dissonance that remind me heavily of the latter's work. The combined sensations of mystery and elation are perfect for the project's concept and I couldn't recommend this enough.
Lonsai Maïkov Décembre au Mont des Oliviers (Brave Mysteries): Really loved this album for not being another Death In June album (God, please make this shit stop), although Mr. Maïkov certainly is more deserving of that sound - for the merit of having been involved in the genre for so long - than say, fucking King Dude...blech. The sound is much more in the realm of folk-rock (Comus or The Incredible String Band for instance) and at times maybe just straight rock music (these would be my least favorite moments on the album). As a whole, there were a few too many songs that broke up the albums flow for me. The opener was easily my favorite track of the whole disc, and it immediately kicks into my least favorite track on the album. Not a good start... But things move very well from there. I'll have to see how this sits in time.
Yrsel Requiem For The 3 Kharites (Aurora Borealis): Loved this album of guitar-drone-doom for years. Revisited it recently and was barely moved by it. Too many cheesy moments of "grim screams" and kinda-riffs block out what could be a very great near-hour of ominous sounds. Although not in an entirely similar vein, I was more thrilled by recently hearing...
Tenhornedbeast Elphame (Neuropa): I never found myself to be too fond of this project. So, either lately the mood has been just right or Mr. Walton is just finally turning this project into something slightly more interesting. I couldn't enjoy the slight bombast of Hunts & Wars and while currently attempting to consume all three discs of Ten Horned Moses Descended The Mountain and maintain my attention in full, its bit of a challenge. Maybe I need to start taking drugs again to appreciate something of this magnitude. Although I would assume that's not the projects wish at all, I'm sometimes confused as to how 3+ hours of ambient/drone can be consumed unless one's on a late night vigil through the woods with sound-blocking headphones or else sitting in your bedroom all tweaked out with a little too much of that joint missing in one sitting. Anyway, Elphame, was just barely beyond my attention-span for drone, but there were many moments of blissful sounds that I absolutely loved. Certainly my favorite piece by him yet. Hopefully someone will rip Inverted Starless Albion as I'm not even considering dropping $30 for a few minutes of music. Fucking hate single-sided LPs.
Taigheirm II (Shifting Sands Congregation): Much less one-dimensional than their debut. 22 minutes of squealing violin, eerie electronics and indescribable sounds. THIS is more of my style of late-night listening. Send yourself to bed with an uncertain mania and discontent.
Ottaven Live In Rome (Second Sleep): Would have to agree with Levas that I found a few too many sounds on this tape to be annoying. Decent ambient at times, but bad flow.
Did I mention Will Over Matter's Phenomenal Highways in a previous post? I think so. Can't overemphasize how much I love this slab!
Tenhornedbeast has been a disappointment for me. Endura was one of my favorite ambient projects of the 90s. I was expecting the same level of quality out of THB, but I haven't yet found it (I gave up).
Lustmord - The Word as Power (2013) - in a word, impressive - a new direction with several vocal collaborations - if you dreamt about Dead Can Dance, or Azam Ali, in a deep, dark ambient project, here you go; not quite as minimalist in that regard as Voice of Eye - this is right up my alley, but I can see why a purist would find it distasteful - it's well-executed, so I'm good with the accompaniments - this would have fit perfectly on the Twilight Earth comps.
Necropsy - Tomb of the Forgotten discography (2013) - it's great to have all these demos and whatnot collected - fun.
Kinit Her - Divine Names (2010) - I'll get back to this; caught me off-guard with the unexpected - I like it.
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Lustmord - The Word as Power (2013) - in a word, impressive - a new direction with several vocal collaborations - if you dreamt about Dead Can Dance, or Azam Ali, in a deep, dark ambient project, here you go; not quite as minimalist in that regard as Voice of Eye - this is right up my alley, but I can see why a purist would find it distasteful - it's well-executed, so I'm good with the accompaniments - this would have fit perfectly on the Twilight Earth comps.
Will have to check this out - sounds very interesting. Was never very fond of the albums I've heard thus far.
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Kinit Her - Divine Names (2010) - I'll get back to this; caught me off-guard with the unexpected - I like it.
This was their first departure from the sort-of fucked up
Coco Rosie sound they had prior. I believe this is where their vocalizations first started shining through as something truly unique as well. My first exposure to them actually. This and the split with
Burial Hex,
Vedic Hymns, have the metal guitar sound that's really excellent, although it's great they moved into more conventional (although unconventional in its playing) instruments on future releases.
V/A UTMARKEN 3xtape
Ättestupa could be weakest of the compilation? Perhaps because band did so amazing recordings so expectations were much higher. Arv & Miljö starts quiet, ends up in pretty solid noise. Lust For Youth was surprisingly good. I'm not fan of electro pop or such. I'm waiting this murky electronic sound to become dance muzak all the time, but instead am taken into blurry electronic noise realms. Nice! Blodvite is absolute highlight of the set. Dense multilayered tape noise sounds. It has droning quality to it, but not in way of drone genre. Long high pitched noise sounds manipulated. Skuggor starts weakly but rises up among the best of set, naturally together with Sewer Election who rarely fails. Suffocating tape manipulations of grotesque body sounds, tape edits, crude sound quality and noise elements. Oversized box (basically of some old school oversized VHS poly case type) seems exaggeration. Tapes are.. I guess mostly C-20, and while artwork is hardly ever taking advantage of large size. Would have been nice to have little information of what Utmarken was. I think this was final release of label and swansong of venue, so one hour of music and couple photos & xerox collages have been just blown out in material dimension while I would guess spirit of venue would have been nicer to capture...
SSRI "rebis" tape
Mask of the slave
Both liking it, and waiting it to "go somewhere". Very suffocated and grim sound lacking all the punch and brutality, trusting rotten and distant noise sounds. While it has some free flowing element to it, what makes sure you won't be bored by mechanical linearity, it also stays very loyal to simplicity and overall sound. I think "problem" is that PPT has showed his skills of injecting ultimate highlights in some of his works, and assuming there will come some, yet doesn't, changes the nature of overall strong and personal sounding works. While old Gelsomina was pretty much the easy to swallow top-hits, his later sonic aesthetic is challenging and more demanding.
EN NIHIL / STRIATIONS split tape
Denvers State Recordings
Hmm!! Not bad at all! I'm always little cautious about guys who stop for long time and make return. En Nihil isn't groundbreaking in any ways, but his return is something what can be made without a bit of shame. Dark loud pe-noise. Striations is project I would expect more people notice who like the raw feedback & sonic violence power electronics. Ridiculously small cdr editions most of all, but I guess having tapes like this on circulation will get few more ears to notice this newcomer...
WOUNDER "Youth Will Thunder" tape
Strange Rules
Hey?! What's this? Don't even remember when exactly I got this. At least I have not had it in distro, but absolutely no recollections at this moment. Appears to be 2012 release on Strange Rules label who has also released stuff most of all by Cremation Lily. Was it his label? Is this his project? Long tracks of well composed noisy post-industrial works. There is some bass/guitar, buried vocals, and other nowadays kind of popular elements within noise, but his skill to compose long tracks that hardly become "music", but create fusion of old school industrial and energy of more later era of noise. Never very aggressive. More relying to dark and brooding. ltd 50, but if can find it, recommended to check out.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 25, 2013, 01:18:44 PM
Was it his label? Is this his project?
yeah strange rules is Cremation Lily's. Don't know about Wounder. Anyways, strange rules titles are sold out far too fast and editions are far too small, but I guess this is needed for that personal approach, etc of most of the releases.
V/A SVENSKA DOKUMENT 3x tape
Järtecknet
Enklav, Hängd, I det Röda, Iron Pillar, Krökta Rum, Orquere. One side each. Was it c. C-30's? Hard to estimate. Most of the sides move in realms of rotting sounds of tape manipulation and loops, primitive electronics, metal junks and grim sounds. Once in a while you hear about "Finnish sound" or "everybody sounds the same in Finland"... While there is seed of truth in that, it's hardly accurate. Same could be said about Sweden. A lot of projects and aesthetics have turned closer and closer and especially some of the artists with multiple projects are using increasing similar methods and sounds in each... Svensa Dokument is great release, though. Some brilliant stuff there documenting this moment in one moment in Sweden.
CROATIAN AMOR "Mermaids Of Jadransko" tape
Posh Isolation
There is so much of Posh Isolation stuff - and I guess I got just about everything - that some stuff has just piled in shelves while new ones keep arring. This is 2012 release, and got first play now... I like that synth music is not just the synth music, but these additional elements (distorted water for example) and overall blurry sound quality really contribute to the feeling.
Breaking The Will / Nyodene D / Steel Hook Prostheses – Industrial - Historical Document One: Tuskegee Syphilis Study 3x tape
New Forces
Breaking The Will is not bad, but his C-15 tapes in this set still suffers from being in process of learning... I guess. I don't think project had much of releases out and especially A-side shows certain clumsiness on making tracks and noises. B-side stood out much better, yet still offers merely good elements (crispy distortion with feedback very good in beginning) but not too memorable final result.
Nyodene D with his C-30 is another case. While BTW was all-in-red blast, heaviness of Nyodene D makes speakers tremble! Flanger processed vocals are loud in mix and bass-heavy wall of multilayered noises. On b-side it appear almost too dense, when layer after layer sounds gets blurry. Deep pulsating drum beats, droning electronics, echoing metal smashing, processed vocals... I think this all-at-maximum tape dubbing has contributed nice overall feel to recording, which often tends to suffer from digital clarity. I would almost suggest Nyodene D to master his works through analogue tape as it clearly boosts the sound much heavier and grainier. For fans of Survival Unit, Ex.Order, Control, etc. essential project to check out.
Last C-30 tapes is for Steel Hook Prostheses who probably needs no introduction. Dark, echoing, densely multilayered very cinematic noisy sounds. After previous tape it just is in bad position to attempt crushing...
Yet again, triple tape set that would fit on one CD...
Baculum - There was so much blood, you could taste the iron
Amnesia program
Awesome! Simple, harsh and brutal, straight to the point. I don't know, for me Baculum seems to be one of those for some reason underrated harsh noise projects. I still don't know what's the reason behind that. Of course nothing too original, but great stuff
Electrical cord noose - Devoid of Value
Amnesia program
This one is a little more varied in sounds, but at the same time - not that interesting and enjoyable as Baculum release.
Antarktida - База 211
Valgrind
I've got this by chance in trade cause the description somewhat attracted me and overall.. It's Antarktida. And this tape is good. haunting atmosphere, somewhere between dark ambient and industrial, with hints of ritual and not in a bad way. Enjoyed this.
OS 125 – Faire... Et Laisser Faire
Nahàsh Atrym Productions
Not bad harsh noise though not something memorable too. Now I'm looking at the tape that I spinned yesterday and remember only "not bad". the edition of 10 i guess is enough
She Destroys Hope / Uv Ursa Spr - Untitled
Radiophobic Entheogen Records
Good sounds from both artists, enjoyable noise. The first side was a little more expressive.
BOAR – Untitled
Nahàsh Atrym Productions
Nice tits on the cover. HNW. Not something very enjoyable. A side was ok, B side was not.
Eonic – Secret Land
Zhelezobeton
Wow. this was funny. Some sort of world music or new age. This is what I get for not reading the descriptions carefully. ethno-gothic, pop-ambient it says.
DMT - Selected Funbient works 1-4
KultFront, Zhelezobeton, Aquarellist, Monochrome Vision
This was in fact quite good. Not so much fun. There were quite annoying rhythms etc., but overall it's ok
Chains of the Death Command - Chains of the Death command
Filth & Violence
Didn't have a chance to listen to the first issue of this so I'm happy for rerelease. Great material. I think this tape is the best from them?
Quote from: Levas on July 25, 2013, 07:09:15 PM
I don't know, for me Baculum seems to be one of those for some reason underrated harsh noise projects. I still don't know what's the reason behind that. Of course nothing too original, but great stuff
I don't know why either. I've got "XXY" and his split with Breaking The Will and each time Sam gives us straight up, well constructed Harsh Noise. I imagine it's because his label is so prominent, perhaps.
Developer PT:188 (Phage Tapes): Aside from a short loop on 2A that kinda irks me (personal preferences...), this is one solid fucking tape set. Heavy on the cut-ups without being totally discombobulating in a negative way. My favorite of the works I've heard so far. Also, love the quick moment of geese migration that's on 2B (I think). Reminds me of C.C.C.C.'s Gnosis, without being an outright intermission though. Why does nature very rarely figure into noise? I can see why P.E. acts would avoid it, but I'd honestly love to hear more of this integration - without falling into some Earth First! or Jeph Jerman (no offense) territory, of course.
Like Mikko was saying about the Utmarken set; what's up with the library cases featuring multiple cassettes of short plays?
well, it's all those multi tape sets I've written about lately. At the same time, if they would have been 3x C-90, I would have probably written about one... but still. Each makes sense in artist per side, but I'd assume most could get 20-30 mins material instead of 5-10 mins..
Exitus - Treatment Plan
Unsound recordings
Well this is quite good. I've expected something different from the samples on soundcloud, but it's good dark industrial. The first side of the tape is a little more varied.
Dark Session - Hel(l)sinki
HATEHATEHATE records
This is some decent harsh noise. I think all of the material was and still is available online, but the tape makes the sound better. Perhaps I missed some more variations and overall the stuff is quite chaotic, but I guess that was the intention.
Bizarre Uproar - Putrid Live Activities 2011-2012
Filth & Violence
While I was still thinking what I'm missing in Dark Session release, I've put the first tape of this in the player. And I still don't know what one release is missing and why listening to these 4 tapes is such a great experience and joy. Despite being live recordings, these are acceptable quality that gives further colors to the recordings. Nothing surprising from BU. Great material.
Sutcliffe Jugend and Junk - Sans Palatine Uvula
4iB Records
This one is strange recording. For the first two tracks I was thinking I'll just take the CD out and put it in the shelf without finishing it, but then I got hooked up and kind of addicted to the weird contrasting sounds - mostly minimal sounds and manipulations of SJ and screams of Junko. Most of the tracks are enjoyable and somehow I still want to spin it again, but the last one hits the point. Primitive synth melody and Junko's screams. Good CD.
I personally like the 5 to 15 minute cassettes, to me it's like a 7" and they tend to get more multiple plays
for me currently
Evil Moisture - Amanita Burger, complilation from Tochnit Aleph of several EM cassettes and some bonus, really fucking solid fun release. Beautiful artwork
QAT, COFFEE & QAMBUS: RAW 45S FROM YEMEN - great fucking LP from Dust to Digital, if your into Arabic music its def worth a listen. Yemen has some really unique sounding stuff. The more I listen to it back to back the more i like it. Highly Recommended
Darksmith & Fossils - on kye records. great fucking record, Fossils side is really the first i've heard of them (despite having heard a lot about them), Darksmith i really enjoy. Gotta give it some more plays but great on first impression.
Cyclotimia - Soundtrack for nonexistent movie
Zhelezobeton
Well, I'm listening to these for no reason. Just to get to know. And it's just some music to be forgotten. mostly rhythmic stuff.
Cyclotimia - Styx
Zhelezobeton
It says for the fans of Laibach. But it's more for the goth teens who likes to dance dance dance
Malat - Avamposto Malato
Old Europa Cafe
This on the other hand is very nice. Part of this project is from Ain Soph. It's more or less just good easy listening muzak. Something pop, but I like it.
Various - Lisää Saastaa Suomesta
Obscurex
Since I can't listen to vinyls at the moment, this tape will do. And I can't say I'm a fan of noisecore, but this is great. CODC fills the B side with good live performance and it's far more melodic and structured than I'd thought. Other favourites of mine were Anal Barbara which I don't know if it's noisecore still? Unpeace - awesome and Nihilist Commando - awesome. Great tape.
spent the whole day spinning new pogrom masters (huh huh). With more than an hour of material, this will be the longest full length. Out some time this year perhaps
V.D. – Venereal Lust
dedicated to all the cheating whores and liars
Brethren - Savage Inequalities cd (no need to write about this masterpiece!)
Nicole 12 - Playground / Lolita Love cd (same as for Brethren)
Death Squad - Fucked In The USA 3"cd (great live assault)
Shift - Sleep Paralysis cd (amazing and loud album)
Budrūs - Devyniems Rytams Auštant cd (I didn't listen this cd for ages! Unique and great power electronics)
Budrūs - Canine Visions IX cd (4 years after debut album... A MASTERPIECE!! Highly recommended!!!)
I listen so much music and I'm little bit lazy to write about it every day.
MORDANT KARMA "Profane Libido" tape
Trapeze Tapes
Great harsh noise. I wrote about Devour tape some messages ago, and hardly anything to add. Same strengths and same weakness. No compositional arch or structure beyond fast and furious chaos.
TONGUE KNAX " Sarcomerge" tape
Trapeze Tapes
So what's the best of Tongue Knax? Not sure. 5 tapes, where none is bad, and this one included is damn strong. Showing that Japanese harsh noise bands are still up there in top of the game!
BURNTABLE "s/t" tape
Neko
I'm kind of fan of turntable works when it goes over certain limit. When it appears to come from noise end, rather than something related to DJ skills. Burntable - as name may suggest - is here to destroy! Turntables? Possibly, but most of all harsh noise that ain't all that hectic of skillfully brutalized like two bands above, but heavy and harsh with surprisingly physical appearance.
V/A TAPEWORKS vol VI
hästen & korset
Best... or at least among the very best parts of the Tapeworks series. Orquere, Daniel Fagelström, Jaakko Vanhala and Amph are the opes that stood out for me the most, but not a bad track on comp. Versatile stuff and brilliant compilation skill to put wholeness in perfect order.
ASHLEY C "Trancelike Existence" tape
Some of the most lo-fi sound recycling of Ashley C. Monotone, utterly destroyed and coarse sounds going on and on.. I think opening track ain't that good, but remaining on A-side and B side is good listening for slow shifting horrid sounds.
UMPIO "Monbo Dogma" tape
EST
FUCK! So who all have heard this? While tape kind of came out long ago, most of the pressing (as far as I know) has not been assembled. Neat special package appears to be time consuming to make, but what the fuck? How many years one should keep sitting on masterpiece like this, what could any day justify CD version. Dynamic, energy filled, intense and absolutely fantastic craftmanship in all timing & compositional matyters. Yet Harsh noise to the bone. Am I dreaming, or is this possibly best of Umpios pure harsh noise recordings? Who knows when there's few more tapes of this era (this one recorded 2009-2010) what has been swallowed by flakey labels who can't get simple tape releases done...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 31, 2013, 06:17:40 PMUMPIO "Monbo Dogma" tape
EST
FUCK! So who all have heard this? While tape kind of came out long ago, most of the pressing (as far as I know) has not been assembled. Neat special package appears to be time consuming to make, but what the fuck? How many years one should keep sitting on masterpiece like this, what could any day justify CD version. Dynamic, energy filled, intense and absolutely fantastic craftmanship in all timing & compositional matyters. Yet Harsh noise to the bone. Am I dreaming, or is this possibly best of Umpios pure harsh noise recordings? Who knows when there's few more tapes of this era (this one recorded 2009-2010) what has been swallowed by flakey labels who can't get simple tape releases done...
Nothing to add really - but to answer the question: here's one who has heard the tape. The covers are indeed spectacular, but considering the time they've been under work, they should be ready already, heheh... I'm not sure if this is even officially "out" yet?
These actually been on playlist before those commented above...
EXITUS "treatment 1-6" tape
Unsound
Coldest electronics? Perhaps. At most simplest, it is like monolithic synth noise wall with spoken word on top, but there are more complex rhythmic track as well. Somehow made me think of Ke/Hil, although there is very very little, if anything in common?
Hal Hutchinson / SSRI split tape
untergeschoss
HH works - great as usual. Linear track of metal junk crashing all over the place. Good compact sound. SSRI the usual hit & miss of grotesque lo-fi gutter noise.
SVAIXT "Lo" tape
Terror
Somewhere between all the harsh noise blast felt like necessary to give space for something else. Sounds of field recordings done in Lo, Tibet. bells, cheering crowds, and then layered with electric drones. Very clear and sharp sound I may say, not like blurred into incense and smoke and mythical atmosphere. Perhaps I should say even unusual in some ways, yet in the line of brain stimulating cascades of harsh noise, it somehow remains less exciting. Cloth bag silkscreened and include booklet detailing the trip related to sound recording. Maybe it is just that I hardly at all care of all these tibet, nepal and india kind of things what esoteric sound artists appear to admire.
I've just been listening to the "Totality of Death" cd's. Not sure which one is my fave; the Malignant release seems to have gotten one or 2 more listens than the other but they're both really, really good. I like the variety of styles.
Just ordered a few metal releases from NWN as they're having a 40% off sale (ends tonight)...
Total Abuse - Prison Sweat
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/10/stream_total_ab.html
Its worth a listen.
The Shining Motion Picture Soundtrack
Mania / Hal Hutchinson – Mania / Hal Hutchinson
Steel Hook Prostheses - The Empirics Guild (CD, Malignant Records): After hearing the first tracks which appeared on youtube and soundcloud I wasn't really impressed. But then again, I seem to always like SHP, so got this anyway. Well, it's typically SHP. Great cold atmospheres, harsh parts, more ambient parts, medical samples and mangled vocals. First time I listened it seemed a bit long though and the last track does have some sounds which seem unfitting near the end. The first track on the other hand seems something new for SHP, can't remember to have heard another track like this, which seems more Power Electronics, with it's vicious feedback. Glad I got it.
Saastaa Suomesta (Obscurex, 7"): Still not the biggest Noisecore fan, but there's some nice stuff on this 7", such as Nihilist Commando, Luostari and I believe I liked Unpeace as well.
WATER TORTURE "developer remixes" tape
Factotum
Short tape what makes me think a bit Wiese.. or more like Sissy Spacek, where drum blast patterns are melted together with digitally cut & pasted harsh noise blasts. This is nowhere near as good craftmanship. I think the abrupt spaces between noise blasts are a bit too often and while chrome tape and LOUD recording levels ensure crisp sound, it's pretty much too crisp actually... More like typical CDR aesthetics in form of tape. Not bad, but far beyond top notch release.
FILTH / DEVELOPER split tape
Factotum
It's kind of lame that most Factotum tapes appear to leave things half way. While there is good sound levels, good quality tapes... what about packaging? I'm talking most of all one side J-cards with just the front panel. Basically front cover image, tape title in "spine" and many tapes have just blogspot.com addresses of bands on the slice that turns on backside... In worst cases there's "song titles here" with blogspot url.. WTF?!?
Filth is effect loaded industrial noise. Quite heavy and blown up sound, yet there are beats, fancy echoes etc. Developer is better with his harsh electronics. Not as overtly brutal and loud as I expected, perhaps one could even describe it playful? The more one listens, the more neat details there appears and diversity of sources and approaches start to become obvious. There are handful of amazing moments, yet also some filler. For Developers side very good.
DEVELOPER / SORCERER TORTURER split tape
Factotum
Developer here is nowhere near as good as on tape above. There are few highlights on the tape, but too little. Falls into average noise improvations with endless amount of the quick pauses with even shorter noise bursts before next pause... S.T. is sort of harsh noise core. Missing the free flow and innovations of proper noise, but also missing the sweat and aggression of best noisecore. Distorted mass of drum machines, fuzzy yet tinny sounding noise and buried vocals.
CALIGULA 031 "Domino" tape
Nil By Mouth
Not too fancy oversized spraypainted cardboard box holds inside goodie. I recall hearing someone mention that this isn't as good as tape on F&V... I wouldn't agree on that. Not sure if it's sheer quality - or simply state of mind - but the rotten throbbing electronics, forceful voice and sampling in end of each side certainly makes good impact on the soft spot of violent tape format power electronics.
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION "Vala" 2xtape
Filth & Violence
I don't remember when was the last time I listened this. Tracks are familiar in the way they can be. Some of the most piercing feedbacks can be found, making my brain tremble in loud volume, yet most of the playing time is less vocal, less high pitch, more lo-fi rumbling SSex noise. Second tape is not something one needs to spin that often, due only containing two KKK speeches.
Les Champs Magnétiques "s/t" tape
Trapeze tapes
Just like the rest of Trapeze tapes stuff, good Japanese noise works. More repetition, if not utterly clear dominating looping. B-side starts with clean water recordings, but soon transformed into harsh noise. Each release of label appears to be worth grabbing!
1188 "First Process" tape
Klaus Hansen of Ashley C and such doing his minimalistic harsh noise walls. When he says "no distortion used in this recording", don't be fooled. He of course means distortion PEDAL, but surely sound has been processed so heavily via analogue tape manipulation that we end up listening deep rumbling distortion not too far from heavy bassy walls of The Rita.
ENCEPHALOPHONIC "Metal Obsession" tape
Steel Sadist Rebirth
I listened this several times before it was even released. My advice for artists was always to wait a bit to make real album. And I believe he did. The CD that came out earlier was really good. Metal Obsession is good - yet shows that between frenzy of harsh noise in finest tradition of Sickness, Killer Bug, mid 90's Merzbow, Pain Jerk, etc. he occasionally let the attention slightly slide and instead of shining diamond, we have a rough one. Very good tape, but not in level of latest works! Nevertheless I'd suggest for anyone who likes his current works to not doubt its worth.
Altar Of Flies The Violent Blow (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): Absolutely brilliant! Flawless blend of field recordings and menacing sounds.
Altar Of Flies Female (Peripheral): My favorite ever of Gustafsson's output. So fucking harsh and well-assembled. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I don't sense the "angst" the label describes. Seems to be a loving family man and a true musician. No aimless transgression here.
Altar Of Flies Let New Life Rise In The Face Of Death (Sprachlos Verlag): Ditto from The Violent Blow, although maybe 15-25 minutes too long to really be enjoyed in full absorption.
Altar Of Flies Förruttnelsen (Release The Bats): The most cliche of the above...sounds reminiscent of P.E. and death industrial.
Altar Of Flies Rabbit Hole (Järtecknet): The most "electro-acoustic" of this lot. Focusing more on the sources than maybe the executed sounds themselves. Still enjoyable, of course!
Blodvite Falskt Spektrum (Järtecknet): It's Blodvite...what could possibly be wrong with this!? So incredibly good...
Lettera 22 True Form (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): That good 'ol, perfect harsh noise. Lovely collage cover.
Body Collector Vulture Saw (Gaping Hole): His later output is criminally underrated. While Mikko was just talking about artists' aimless use of stops and silence, I always thought this fella had nailed it.
Indulge in the other great Gaping Hole releases: http://gapinghole.snse.net (http://gapinghole.snse.net) (Piss Horn, Joshua Norton Cabal, Mania, Paranoid Time, Rusalka, Haemorrhaging Fetus , Fissure, Wince, etc...)
Kam Hassah Hidden Door (I Just Live Here): Bass-dense harsh noise spread over minimal changes in 40 minutes. HNW without being HNW. Perfect!!
Litüus Litüus (Brave Mysteries): Atypical drone/ambient that is highly refreshing and subtle. Very excited to hear his forthcoming release on Mazurka Editions in the coming months.
V/A Americanoise (MSNP/Audio Dissection): Words cannot describe. A beauty of the hay day of harsh noise. Loved every 2+ hours except for the Namanax track which suffered from a lackluster loop.
Tourette Brûle Mon Ame, Broie Mon Corps; Remodèle-Moi A L'image D'un Chien (Phage Tapes/Skeleton Dust): A million times more thrilling than Jardin... (which was rather thrilling).
V/A Contemporary Harsh Noise Vol. II - Disconnection (Skeleton Dust): I think this was summed up rather well a page or two back. Easily forgotten.
V/A We Gave Them The Future And They Wanted The Past (Unrest): What a killer comp! Was surprised that S.T.A.B. Electronics was the highlight of it all for me...couldn't stand his output thus far. Anyone else shocked that Cremation Lily's track was blatantly Slogunish?
Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang The Face Of The Earth (Ideologic Organ): Where Aestuarium was an unmoving work of classical stylings, this is a mastered slab of experimentation and traditionalism. Has been on constant play for months.
Absurd Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg (World Terror Committee): The best covers album ever?
The list of contributors on Tapeworks VI sounds heavenly. Fuckin' Treriksröset?!?! Yes!! Sexregler is one of my favorite albums of all time...
The :Wumpscut: remix on Der Blutharsch's Fire Danger Season is probably my most-listened-to song in the last few years. Currently on repeat for 2+ hours while polishing off some Bulleit Rye. Occasionally interrupted to listen to the entirety of Bronze Age's Antiquated Futurism CS. Fuck I love this tape. Stop Alberich in its tracks and pursue this Lapke!!
DETERGE "Anacoluthon" tape
Anabolic Dimensions
Holy shit! I do have couple items of Deterge stuff laying around, but didn't remember it could be this good? Again, very little to offer for those who expect radical innovations within contemporary power electronics, but for those who like good stuff.. worthy purchase indeed! A-side is more basic. Think of highly electric noise somewhere in Bastard Noise / Final Solution / old Bloodyminded / later days of Intrinsic Action. Sharper, noisier, and longer track. Very "dry" sound, with nothing droning, feedbacking etc. B-side starts like drone version of Whitehouse Total Sex! Dominating reverb and airy nearly melodic tones, yet everything soon transforms into harder and harsher blurry mass of distorted drones and effected vocals. Looks like this project has been around merely couple years now, so I would imagine here's something to remember. I would assume the sound, which has some tinny digital qualities benefit of tape format.
DAVID GILDEN "Depress-regress" tape
Slaughter productions
While plenty of Slaughter stuff has been now reissued by Urashima, I have my doubts whether there would ever be David Gilden reissues? Man has disappeared already long ago. Latest release was 1998 and according to several sources died ten years later. But what a discography! Releases on Deadline, MSNP, Slaughter, Tidal Wave Recycling etc.. and many of his great works dating to era now some refer as the golden era of "mid 90's american harsh noise". Crunchy, saturated, brutal to the bone, yet with skilled manipulation and textures and diverse sounds. Once member in Black Leather Jesus, Bondage Harvest, Lingula, The Slave Labor and more... while not doubting the skills of his team-mates in those projects (most often Ramirez), David appears to be the force that makes those sounds top of the game. While material is quite complex, it has the feeling of live edit. Abrupt volume changes here and there, occasional turn of knob may sometimes go to wrong direction, but soon back on track... So what is the best of Gildens works? My votes go for this or "Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend" !
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2013, 11:26:56 AM
Man has disappeared already long ago.
Probably he died several years ago. I have got only "Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend" and Depress / Regress Vol. 2" and no doubt, it should re-issue the rest his music.
Quote from: Dr Alex on July 31, 2013, 03:54:12 PMBudrūs - Canine Visions IX cd (4 years after debut album... A MASTERPIECE!! Highly recommended!!!)
Still can't stop to listen this album. For now, it's best album of 2013. for me!!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2013, 11:26:56 AM
DETERGE "Anacoluthon" tape
Anabolic Dimensions
Holy shit! I do have couple items of Deterge stuff laying around, but didn't remember it could be this good? Again, very little to offer for those who expect radical innovations within contemporary power electronics, but for those who like good stuff.. worthy purchase indeed!
Definitely agree with this.
Deterge is a unit that seemed to go from decent to great over night. "Peace Corps" is incredibly well done as well and, for me, marks the point in which I started to really listen to the project and seek out more.
Graustich
"Dedicated to those who are still willing to get their hands dirty".
The quality of this tape took me by surprise. Skilled craftsmanship to the bone. Power electronics with unusual and versatile musical fundament. Early industrial references to synth-driven audial landscapes. No vox, sample based material from interviews and documentraies: An unaffected calm study in WW2 atrocities. Freq reg is mainly devoted to low and mid range, but it feels quite balanced. One of my current favs.
Wolf Eyes
"No Answer Lower Floors"
Still listening this one in, so not much to say than I quite enjoy the first impression. A lot of noise bangers. New album seems to be quite influenced by Nate's Regression project. Interesting mix of styles. Highly skilled production.
Chains of Death Command
"Live"
Finnish filth. Raw and primitive recordings with metal, punk, doom and psych - føkk you - attitude. Motorhead is shit compared to this. Recently reissued studio tape on F&V is damn good as well.
Bodystocking
"Sheer spidertouch".
Industrial techno as we fashionably call it now. Whatever ... this is the best of the dance oriented/techno albums/EPs I've heard this year. Kicks both Bronze Age and Vatican Shadow. Three dense, minimal tracks with depth and punch. Play Loud. I fancy this is good music for punishing anal sex.
BIZARRE UPROAR
"Putrid Live Activities 2011-2012" 4XTAPE
Føkking AIE!!!
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Pretty much worshipping this album this past few weeks. It's really everything I like in my Metal; proto-Death Metal from the late 80's when it was still more Thrash oriented, shouty Thrash vocals rather than guttural DM vocals, songs that last about 1:30-2:00 minutes long and half way through the mid-paced d-beat, sometimes Punk drumming, most of these songs usually give way to pummeling burst beats which is why this album has so much clout in the Grindcore sun-genre, and lastly, just that badass album art! Reminds me of the Carcass re-release of "Reek of Putrefaction", the art of which I also really love:
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These guys also worshipped Repulsion so they made a ripper of an album that is so obvious in its influences that at times it sounds like it could be Repulsion's long lost demo tapes. It's catchy yet heavy and somewhat raw and leans just a tiny, tiny bit more towards Death Metal than Repulsion did, kind of in the vein of Terrorizer's "World Downfall". A+ shit.
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Vomitor is one of the few bands that started after the year 2001 and are still active that I really, really love. There have been so many throwback styles and bands in the Metal scenes that it gets annoying. And yes Vomitor is one of these throwback, "revival" bands but they do it so well and hit the nail on the head over and over. The vibe is that of the sloppy, fast Blackened Thrash of Sodom "Obsessed By Cruelty" with some "Seven Churches" in there, and that's it, they don't need anything else. Fast blasting drums, schizo riffs and echo/delayed vocals spit out as quickly as possible which sounds so much like Angelripper at his best.
Edward Sol / Anla Courtis - Sunburst Lux 7" (interesting experimental split)
S K L S - S K L S 7" (really nice drone)
Burning Star Core / DEL - Split 7" (great psychedelic noise and noise rock)
Sewer Goddess - Mutilation Process tape (amazing atmospheric death industrial)
Developer MZK013 (Mazurka Editions): Again with the start/stop business. The first few minutes of the cassette are a bit tedious, but the chaos abruptly molds into something fantastic. Perhaps it was too early in the morning for me to really absorb the intentions of this tape, but I still found it to be exemplary of Developer's willingness to experiment. Will be coming back in the evening after a bottle of wine is down the hatch. Will probably have different opinions then. Have to mention the inclusion of many "tinny" sounds that were also, somehow, so enveloping. Not sure what these were - metal sheets? (obviously not an uncommon medium, but...) - but I heard a lot of refreshing frequencies on this tape.
Being Cracking Whip Of A Cosmic String (Mazurka Editions): No lofty aspirations here, just straight-to-it harsh noise from the first second of the tape. C15 is a perfect length for this type of material. The mood was right for me and the tape sat so well.
Props to Mazurka for printing their inserts on a lovely vellum, the cream tapes, and the very surprising artwork. Loved it all. Can't wait for this new Litüus tape later in the year.
Novo Progresso Swan Song For A Decaying Culture (Järtecknet): Not too, too familiar with Klaus Hansen's work (Ashley C, Cambodia Camping Service, etc) but I haven't been too fond of what I've heard so far. I'm also not a fan of the Posh Isolation sound or mystique so this tape was a bit of a plunge for me. On the other hand, I have not been disappointed with Järtecknet yet, so this tape seemed worth the plunge. Yet, in the end I'd say I felt disappointment... There is this constant hold - no build, no decay, yet the sounds, other than being bizarre in their own right, have little to offer. A-side was vaguely irritating. B-side begins with a manipulated voice sample that never morphs. B2 is a noise track built from the sound of a whistle, bombs and fanfare - an adventurous concept, but is about as interesting as your average hype-building, Reich-flirting "industrial" that was all the rage in the 90's. Moving on.
Skin Graft Drenched (Danvers State Recordings): Howland at his usual bass-heavy, lava-flow, drunk, miserable and abject noise. Good 'ol 'Graft. A-side doesn't see release until about the last 45 seconds of its nearly 20-minute playtime. B1 has a handful of volume changes that I'm not entirely sure were intentional. If they were, I could do without. As a whole, this was less monosyllabic than the average Skin Graft release.
Anemone Tube Transfiguration Of The Image (Danvers State Recordings): Have been refreshing Danvers' BigCartel daily every since I saw the announcement for this tape. When it was finally time to order, I just clicked "Buy" not paying a mind to any detail on the site. Certainly felt a sense of disappointment when the tape arrived, thinking it would be a C25 of new material, when really it is 1:26 of new music and three comp tracks from the 90's, repeated on each side. Still, I threw the tape in and my concerns were tossed aside. I don't know if these recordings have been remastered, but they all certainly have an incredible density and volume. The new track "Under The Mask Of Beauty" could have easily been prolonged another 10 minutes and been fully enjoyed. Great, great tones on this track. Also have to commend Herr Hanser for always incorporating beautiful graphic design work and loftier quotations/references than the usual Sotos and/or SS shite. Makes my art history degree tingle to see a Delaroche painting on the cover. Was sitting through a massive rain storm (we have a tin roof) when this tape was playing...can't say what was what, but the effect (playing at full volume) was all-encompassing. Great tape!!
Die Weisse Rose A Martyrium Of White Roses (Cold Meat Industry): CMI, blatant Blood Axis Blót... keyboard tones, Nietzsche quotes, jugend cover, DI6 tour...blah...you get the point. Thoroughly unimpressed.
Der Blutharsch Time Is Thee Enemy! (WKN): Ten years later and this album is still so fucking good. I've been amazed and bored to death by various releases since this guy came out, but I still hold this (and that Aluk Todolo collaboration) in the highest regard. So much variety, at times it feels like a comp/mix (but this is no complaint for once!). Albin is correct that you must approach their music in a completely effortless mood. When I feel this way, the music almost always is to be enjoyed.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2013, 11:26:56 AM
So what is the best of Gildens works? My votes go for this or "Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend" !
still dying for the possibility of gilden reissues. i would make those happen in a second.
depress/regress vol. 2 is up there for sure -- a good solid 45 minute block of crunchy noise. also the 'noise attacks the suburbs' private tape, which is 30 non-stop minutes of high energy, dynamic rollercoaster noise with no filler whatsoever. for the lingula i've heard, 'radio freak's ultimate weapon' is the highlight; fluid live dynamics. haven't heard the splits with lasse marhaug or francois douris unfortunately, or sawgasm ...
Quote from: terminus01 on August 04, 2013, 08:44:58 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2013, 11:26:56 AM
So what is the best of Gildens works? My votes go for this or "Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend" !
still dying for the possibility of gilden reissues. i would make those happen in a second.
depress/regress vol. 2 is up there for sure -- a good solid 45 minute block of crunchy noise. also the 'noise attacks the suburbs' private tape, which is 30 non-stop minutes of high energy, dynamic rollercoaster noise with no filler whatsoever. for the lingula i've heard, 'radio freak's ultimate weapon' is the highlight; fluid live dynamics. haven't heard the splits with lasse marhaug or francois douris unfortunately, or sawgasm ...
someone needs to do bootlegs..
Sewer Election Att Rita En Massaker (Dokumentarisk Agenda): I haven't followed much of SE's activity aside from the three fantastic collaborations with Treriksröset. This is my first foray into Dan Johansson's more recent (and supposedly different) work. There is that certain harsh noise element hiding beneath the skin, but all in all this is something entirely unique for me. It's electro-acoustic without touching that shtick more than 15%. It reminds me of, how ironically since they toured together, some of Elisha Morningstar, Blodvite or Altar Of Flies' recent material. Wonderful!
Sewer Election & Frederikke Hoffmeier Den Blege Grå Tone (Second Sleep): This makes use of the manipulation of voice recording far, far more successfully than say, the Novo Progresso tape I mentioned above. LP starts harsh and develops into something much more interesting.
Sewer Election Vittra Sönder (Throne Heap): Like a meshing of the two above. Not sure where these all stand as far as a timeline is concerned, but it would seem that this LP led to the creation of the two albums mentioned prior. The least exciting of the bunch, but worthy of countless repeats nonetheless.
Ride For Revenge/Below Split (Bestial Burst): RFR's side is similar to the most amateur take on Dystopia I've ever heard. So fucking boring. 20 minutes of one riff that is worthy as a 15 second intro at best. Below isn't worth mentioning at all. YAWN! I can't see how this is recommended for fans of the Undor split as that was absolutely crucial!
Ride For Revenge/Meti Bhuvah Split (Bestial Burst): THIS is the RFR I love. Totally absurd and pulling out the surprises. Vocoder on track one seeming more in line with a Devo track than with black metal. Track two is a harsh noise burst to tell all the metal puritans to fuck off! Lovely! Meti Bhuvah is sorta like Below. Fuck off!
Quote from: eyestrain on August 04, 2013, 04:13:49 AM
Developer MZK013 (Mazurka Editions): Again with the start/stop business. The first few minutes of the cassette are a bit tedious, but the chaos abruptly molds into something fantastic. Perhaps it was too early in the morning for me to really absorb the intentions of this tape, but I still found it to be exemplary of Developer's willingness to experiment. Will be coming back in the evening after a bottle of wine is down the hatch. Will probably have different opinions then. Have to mention the inclusion of many "tinny" sounds that were also, somehow, so enveloping. Not sure what these were - metal sheets? (obviously not an uncommon medium, but...) - but I heard a lot of refreshing frequencies on this tape.
Loved this tape. The metal sounds in a few spots were odd, sometimes it sounded like someone unsheathing a sword, probably just the way the samples and tape loops were cut and sped up. Haven't been let down by Developer at all, who is emerging quickly alongside Wince as a top Noise act in the States.
Quote from: RyanWreck on August 05, 2013, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on August 04, 2013, 04:13:49 AM
Developer MZK013 (Mazurka Editions): Again with the start/stop business. The first few minutes of the cassette are a bit tedious, but the chaos abruptly molds into something fantastic. Perhaps it was too early in the morning for me to really absorb the intentions of this tape, but I still found it to be exemplary of Developer's willingness to experiment. Will be coming back in the evening after a bottle of wine is down the hatch. Will probably have different opinions then. Have to mention the inclusion of many "tinny" sounds that were also, somehow, so enveloping. Not sure what these were - metal sheets? (obviously not an uncommon medium, but...) - but I heard a lot of refreshing frequencies on this tape.
Loved this tape. The metal sounds in a few spots were odd, sometimes it sounded like someone unsheathing a sword, probably just the way the samples and tape loops were cut and sped up. Haven't been let down by Developer at all, who is emerging quickly alongside Wince as a top Noise act in the States.
Haven't given
Wince the time of day yet...unless he was on
United States Bestial Forces, but that's a hard thing to know hah. Time to invest a little bit. Thanks!
Climax Denial – One In The Chamber tape
Climax Denial – All Of My Loves Are Like Dreams cd
This project is amazing! His sound, vocal and aesthetics are exactly what I like in noise/pe.
Remind me little bit of Taint and some Atrax Morgue but still original.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 05, 2013, 11:11:30 AM
Haven't given Wince the time of day yet...unless he was on United States Bestial Forces, but that's a hard thing to know hah. Time to invest a little bit. Thanks!
Yes! Yes, you should definitely invest in some
Wince. His label, White Centipede Noise, had unlimited releases so you can probably still snatch up
"Vasovagal Syncope", the split with
Grain Belt (he's in that unit as well, and you should look into them while you're at it; HN heavily focused on junk/metal abuse) and his S/T tape. He did stop doing unlimited releases awhile back, though, but I wouldn't doubt if he still had some. I did an interview with him a few years back at my blog if you're interested:
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/03/interview-white-centipede-noise.html
I also did one, more recently than the WCN interview, with
Skeleton Dust/Developer:
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2012/05/label-interview-skeleton-dust.html
Another good Harsh Noise project I've been really into is
Nematomorpha. Add them to your list of HN to check out.
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Quote from: eyestrain on August 05, 2013, 11:11:30 AM
Haven't given Wince the time of day yet...unless he was on United States Bestial Forces, but that's a hard thing to know hah. Time to invest a little bit. Thanks!
Yes! Yes, you should definitely invest in some Wince. His label, White Centipede Noise, had unlimited releases so you can probably still snatch up "Vasovagal Syncope", the split with Grain Belt (he's in that unit as well, and you should look into them while you're at it; HN heavily focused on junk/metal abuse) and his S/T tape. He did stop doing unlimited releases awhile back, though, but I wouldn't doubt if he still had some. I did an interview with him a few years back at my blog if you're interested:
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/03/interview-white-centipede-noise.html
I also did one, more recently than the WCN interview, with Skeleton Dust/Developer:
http://purestench.blogspot.com/2012/05/label-interview-skeleton-dust.html
Another good Harsh Noise project I've been really into is Nematomorpha. Add them to your list of HN to check out.
Got a stack of
Wince items today - can't wait. Did read the (great) reviews in the past.
Nematomorpha in due time once I can focus on all this great HN I'm being exposed to lately. Glad to see it all in discussion so much.
Been in a mood for metal the last few days so listened to:
Teitanblood, Impetuous Ritual, Katharsis
I'm waiting for recent LPs by Martire & Morbosidad to show up from NWN! Prod.
PRURIENT "Golden Swastika" tape
2007 gig only release for the Ramleh show in NYC. Naturally ridiculously limited to hand numbered 19 copies. But this time there is actually 30 minutes of noise, and large A4 size folded cover + A5 size booklet and then tape in regular case with full color covers. Style is like tribute to early Ramleh. Utterly primitive feedback manipulations and vocals. Mixing nazi mythology and gay sex in same package. It's not very far from his mid 2000's era recordings really, but just much more nastier sound. I think one could actually play this to someone and say it's Xenophobic Ejaculation and wouldn't be surprise if they believed. Disturbing frequencies, broken and "unfinished" roughness. Another example how some of the nicest Prurient works appear on releases you simply can't find anywhere...
V/A "C-4" 4x tape
Spastik Soniks
Hydra relies on effective crushing loops. One side explosions and humming synth, one side spoken word cuts metal banging loop and noise.
Death Squad offers very minimal high tone electronics and documentary dialogue of middle east bombings. Hamas etc.
Stimbox is heavy as fuck slow paced electronic noise. It's not as assaulting as his best works, but ultra distorted, rumbling heaviness which may be additionally saturated in all-at-max dubbing.
MSBR is among the best MSBR sounds?! Thick, extremely loud and heavy, yet textured noised has plenty of detail. MSBR and Stimbox are pretty much longer piece divided to two sides, while DS and Hydra have two distinctive tracks.
While I've criticized short tape compilations, this is certainly a conceptually justified. Four C-4 (yes, 4 mins) tapes in box. Good stuff. Nice packaging & booklet. Published in 1998, but I guess most stuff dates couple years earlier.
ICHOROUS / BROKEN DIODE split tape
Cipher
What?! Already 2007?! I'm not entirely sure whether the pile where tape was located was the ones that need to be listened for the first time or the pile where good new arrivals that need to be listened more. This "new arrival" nevertheless is about 5 years old. Meanwhile Broken Diode changed name to Human Larvae and Ichorous have appeared to slow his pace of new releases.
Ichorous is very nice. Heavy pedal noise, most certainly has to be highly influenced by mid 2000's USA harsh noise (a'la LHD, Cherry Point, etc) but also hints of power of Japanese noise. Only minor thing is my own wish to hear a bit more of original source sound than just the pedal rumble. Some vocals are here and there, yet mostly appears like shakebox harsh noise. Good stuff nevertheless!
Broken Diode wasn't too good name for project, but his noise was top notch already then! Starts with distorted harmonic noise tones and samples, could be quite close to Grey Wolves on War Against Society, but soon layers of hectic and well done noise starts to arrive and eventually crush everything else under it. High energy works that certainly stands out in Germany where harsh noise doesn't appear to be made too often?
Layout done by Ichorous is very dull. Abstract computer mess and lame typography and design... Unfortunately!
MANIA "Isolation is lonely murder" tape
Bitewerks
Another 2007 release that at the time felt weird that Dilloway would contribute into this kind of vile noise release?! Two side long pieces of bass-heavy crunchy noises in well known Mania style. It operates somewhere between death industrial kind of gloomy bassy slow paced suffocation, yet has the crunchy and free flowing edge of harsh noise and feedback & vocal elements of power electronics. Despite elements are quite similar in most of Mania recordings, I believe this is project that has improved since beginning. After recent masterworks he has presented, this tape ain't standing out. It's good, but hardly as good as latest works!
LIGATURE IMPRESSION - demonstration
ANEMONE TUBE - the transfiguration of the image
COIL - love's secret domain
COIL - stolen and contaminated songs
Huh!!
NYODENE D "atop masada" tape
Most definitely among best new tape releases in industrial / pe category! I guess I just recently mentioned how project is improving and how especially tape format seems to contribute to this. First track is very dark and sinister sounding with nearly sung vocals over gloomy slow motion PE/noise track. B-side with great tonality of some sorts of horns or pipes etc. I guess I would have to move the recent CD releases closer to CD player to check out what he now does in CD format.
The way Dilloway came to contribute was he told me he had a synth that had white, pink, & brown noise so when I asked "what the hell is brown noise?", he sent me a cd-r so I used it.
I rather like "I.I.L.M." quite a bit. It'd probably be a good one to reissue one of these years on cd.
Death In June – The Guilty Have No Pride cd+dvd
Death In June – Burial cd
Death In June – "Nada!" cd
Death In June – The World That Summer cd
Death In June – The Wall Of Sacrifice cd
Death In June – But, What Ends When The Symbols Shatter? cd
Death In June – Rose Clouds Of Holocaust cd
Death In June – Operation Hummingbird lp
Death In June – The Rule Of Thirds cd
Death In June – Peaceful Snow / The Maverick Chamber 7"
Death In June & Boyd Rice – Alarm Agents cd
Death In June day!!
Wow! I'm lucky if I listen to one or two CDs in a day! Where do you get all that time?!!
It's fucking hot summer and I don't have a job. Listening music and reading while surviving this god damn summer!!!
Kêres - In Impenetrable Darkness tape
Kêres - To the Cold Moon tape
Kêres - The Wanderer's Path Demo XX tape
Excellent black metal for darkening summer nights.
Uncodified & Wertham - Vindicta I CD - oh yes. A nice mix of physical sounds and electronic sounds. Very high level of craftsmanship. I'm figuring out that Wertham is one of the most reliable guys in the scene when it comes to quality works. Haven't heard anything I don't like. This album reminds me a lot of Memories from the Pigsty. Recommended!
and like many other people lately, listening to a lot of metal.
Portal - Vexovoid LP
Incantation - Diabolical Conquest 2xLP, Infernal Storm CD
Disma - Towards The Megalith CD
Inquisition - Nefarious Dismal Orations LP
Quote from: RyanWreck on August 03, 2013, 12:20:26 AM
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These guys also worshipped Repulsion so they made a ripper of an album that is so obvious in its influences that at times it sounds like it could be Repulsion's long lost demo tapes. It's catchy yet heavy and somewhat raw and leans just a tiny, tiny bit more towards Death Metal than Repulsion did, kind of in the vein of Terrorizer's "World Downfall". A+ shit.
Nice to see someone else appreciating this as much as I do. Truly a great death/grind release. The follow-up The Art Of Death was also very good. Any idea if the new album (released a couple of years ago) is worth checking out?
I recognize the Atrocity logo but do not remember anything from them. The one song I just listened to reminded me of a more death metally Repulsion.
Listened to Necros Christos "Trivne Impvrity Rites" 2LP last night.
Wince Wince (White Centipede Noise): Hell yes! Thanks for the tip Ryan. This is just what I wanted. Harsh noise served best with the speakers in the house turned up so loud you can feel it in the floor 100 feet away. This tape has some very tasty passages of almost subtle feedback that I really loved. When it blasts it blasts, but there's really a sense of composition and restraint as well, which caught me off guard.
Wince Vasovagal Syncope (White Centipede Noise): A less "pleasant" approach on this one. More harsh, grating, high-end noise. This makes much sense of Wince's inclusion on Nyrkki & Kyrpä II. Definitely a more straight-forward, and excellent, approach on this one. A "hi-fi" Bizarre Uproar... Great simple aesthetic on all the White Centipede releases I've seen thus far.
Wince Mushed Down Retardation (Joy De Vivre): Add this to the list "Everything I've Heard On Joy De Vivre is awesome". Starts off quite hectic (that's a positive), with many layers of seemingly contradictory sounds all flopping atop one another. Something quite different than the big muffing on Vasovagal Syncope. All-in-all a much more varied approach than the two releases above, which I enjoy far more. I hope the track title on the A-side means gang assault WITH hornet killer and not a collaboration with someone named Hornet Killer. Love the cynical laughter hidden in the mix. Fuckin' A...
Baculum/Being/Paranoid Time/Wince Split & Collaborations (N/A): I think that if you are familiar with these four acts, you can hear it already. A fantastic listen and love that there are collaborations and not just solo tracks involved.
Tourette Cendrier Du Voyage (Foyer Second): Holy shit this cassette is awesome! Loved Brûle Mon Ame, Broie Mon Corps; Remodèle-Moi A L'image D'un Chien, but this takes B. Clement's fantastic project to a whole new level. Reminds in certain ways of more recent Blodvite and Sewer Election works or even some of the tracks on the Sonno Ferrum cassette. This doesn't feature the same elements I'm familiar with from his past two discs. Less sampling/cut-ups and more contact mic, (field recording?)...."harsh electro-acoustic collages" as the man said himself. There are those moments of, for lack of a better description, easy-listening feedback that are common in Tourette's work, but it's also juxtaposed with some intense moodiness that no past release has really captured. There's also some moments of crucial 90's feedback purity, but this is still embellished with the sounds that make this release unique. Highly recommended near-hour of pure pleasure.
V/A Summer Scum 2013 (N/A): Trying so hard to make my way through this with focus, but it's next to impossible. Thus far, some points of enjoyment, but many of "meh...". Would help to be more familiar with these acts.
Der Stürmer Himmelstürmer (from forthcoming 7" on Breath Of Pestilence): http://youtu.be/ofh-WstY2ro (http://youtu.be/ofh-WstY2ro) --- You must know what to expect by now... Also a split with Wehrhammer coming out on BoP as well. Can't wait!
Evoken Atra Mors (Profound Lore): Finally got the vinyl treatment; now if only they'll add Antithesis Of Light and Quietus to the list. I didn't feel anything from the split with Beneath The Frozen Soil, and still don't, but Atra Mors is a killer from start to finish. There are of course the blatant dISEMBOWELMENT vibes as always, but they've also tapped into their death metal past a bit - without at all sounding retro, thank goodness. Aside from the perfect piano interlude, there's nothing from left field. Y'know, it's sorta like the Stürm, you must know what to expect by now. In this case, world class funeral-doom from true masters.
Panic Panic (Bridge Nine): Lynch me if you must, but this is easily the best 21st century piece of hardcore wax I can think of. Believe I was in the 10th grade when this was released and arrived on my doorstep and I still get amped like I did then when I hear "Into The Reasons". F-u-c-k.
Just saw that The Crypt re-released Nuclear Death's Bride Of Insect and Carrion For Worm as a 4x12" (a bit excessive?!) --- do want!!
Quote from: moozz on August 08, 2013, 02:16:04 PM
Nice to see someone else appreciating this as much as I do. Truly a great death/grind release. The follow-up The Art Of Death was also very good. Any idea if the new album (released a couple of years ago) is worth checking out?
I wasn't too into the latest album of theirs. But yea they should get more recognition, in my opinion.
Quote from: martialgodmask on July 23, 2013, 11:52:17 PM
Graustich - Untitled - throbbing frequencies really getting into my head on this one, really enjoyed it. Quite minimal sounding but effective for it.
Got this on again now, better sound system this time, really fucking good, benefits from more speaker wallop.
Dan Johansson & Lasse Marhaug Distorted Orgasm (iDeal Recordings): Fuck me. 30 minutes of pure harsh bludgeoning. Just what you'd expect from such a pairing.
Corrupted Paso Inferior (Insolito): A prime example of improving upon what was already nearly perfect. That good 'ol feedback meditation-doom Corrupted is so good at on the A-side. And that good 'ol downer drone they excelled at with Llenandose De Gusanos on the B.
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Last night:
V/A -- Neue Deutsche Post Avantgarde LP (Audi Plex, 1988)
Wasn't that supposed to have been released by the Brasilian branch of the Goethe Institute?
I think it is. The booklet says
NEUE DEUTSCHE POST AVANTGARDE
UMA AMOSTRAGEM DA MÚSICA ALEMÂ PÓS-MODERNA
Edição dos Institutos Goethe no Brasil
Produção: Dr Elmar Brandt e Asmus Tietchens para o Instituto Goethe São Paulo
In Brazil this lp costs the equivalent of $ 17 : http://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-497167565-lp-varios-neue-deutsche-post-avantgarde-com-encarte-_JM
i dont recall when was the last time i listened to so little music. i have a monster pile of records waiting to go through. silence has been welcome, and i been experimenting with modular synthesis and tape manipulations, if and when theres sound... but from the last batches i can recommend:
armon kuilu -mcd
disorder of deadeight -depthsounder cd
(both very RIO/henry cow etc flavored sinister prog)
thomas dimuzio - sonicism cd
steve lacy - mirrors cd
and lots of clifton chenier, nathan abshire, balfa bros and other zydeco/accordion rippers on the road headphones... gotta love the piercing sound of an accordion!!!
adding: that ashley c "drift" cd is mega intense, crumbling decay sounds!!
After weeks of non-stop noise blasting, there was row of gigs and other out-of-town visits.. upon return only new noise would be SK1005 LP. Basically Ke/Hil line-up in 1992 playing songs of Genocide Organ and Anenzephalia. Soundquality is not very strong, but neither rubbish. Songs are good and noisy industrial with some very very memorable classic tunes. Ltd 250 copies edition appears to be just fine, unless you'd call this either GO or Anenzephalia. In such case we'd probably already now look triple value in discogs listings!
Saccara "Der Letzte Mann" LP
Early album of german RAC with vocalist Gigi later famous for Stahlgewitter etc. Sloppy, clumsy, simple and with that great roaring voice he is known to have. Title track is such a monstrous melodic slow paced punk-rock tune, what the real punk bands can never do.
Rahowa "declaration of war" LP
I guess album that sold (according to rumours) something like 40000 copies deserved vinyl edition! Well done with lyric sheets etc. I would guess this was new era for wp music, where simple boneheaded rock was abandoned and some bands already had take direction to hatecore etc, but Rahowa would put together metal, even "goth", epic ballads etc. Victory day remains bloodthirsty and brilliant still today!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 14, 2013, 07:29:44 PM
Saccara "Der Letzte Mann" LP
Early album of german RAC with vocalist Gigi later famous for Stahlgewitter etc. Sloppy, clumsy, simple and with that great roaring voice he is known to have. Title track is such a monstrous melodic slow paced punk-rock tune, what the real punk bands can never do.
Oh wow, I totally forgot about this band. Never thought I'd see them on here. That sad lead at the beginning of the title track is pretty awesome. The Guitars kind of remind me of a far better, non-Metal version of some old Eisenwinter stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX5_oFJMckg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmzPiDYY7AE
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 14, 2013, 07:29:44 PM
Rahowa "declaration of war" LP
I guess album that sold (according to rumours) something like 40000 copies deserved vinyl edition! Well done with lyric sheets etc. I would guess this was new era for wp music, where simple boneheaded rock was abandoned and some bands already had take direction to hatecore etc, but Rahowa would put together metal, even "goth", epic ballads etc. Victory day remains bloodthirsty and brilliant still today!
40000 copies? any way to back up this rumor? (i believe that that's the rumor, i'm just curious to read more about it)
Enjoying early hours with new Kazuma Kubota album, "Dis-connected", which I received from this amazing Swedish distro called "Tordon Ljud" (http://tordonljud.tictail.com). The album is something really exciting and fresh, including some extremely fierce cut-up moments mixed with most beautiful ambiences and some more straight forward harsh noise pieces with very unique sound. The overall sound isn't very physical but I still absolutely love every minute of its over one hour long playtime. This is an album to be played LOUD!!!
Continuing investigations into Wince, Developer and Being...more on the first two later...
Also just received an order from TORDON LJUD (great distro), which included this tape...
Being Mature Fantasy (Brise-Cul): One of the more enjoyable pieces I've heard by the project. A lot of lava boiling atop a pure harsh noise tone, but the lava wins out. B-Side ventures into more traditional sounds, but remains insanely enjoyable as this project always is. Must also mention that the intro to the A-Side, which features a lot of silence wrapped around the initial bubbling, shines light on a recording void of humming, tape noise, etc... top-notch quality!
Being Battery Cages III (Skeleton Dust): And by far my favorite work thus far. A-Side is a mass of serene feedback hum completely engulfed in a wiry/thin-but-excellent tone that occasionally leads way into that ol' harsh noise territory. B-Side is totally bass-ridden, yet also gets engulfed quite often by a cacophony of echo-rich feedback. Just sits in the gut like a nice gulp or two of booze. Yum. And love the packaging; insert is a photo of a hyena fighting over a cadaver with many, many vultures. A great photo in and of itself, but obviously in relation to the two track titles - "No Honour" and "Among Thieves". Perfect!
Quote from: andy vomit on August 14, 2013, 09:59:06 PM
40000 copies? any way to back up this rumor? (i believe that that's the rumor, i'm just curious to read more about it)
Album came out in 1993 when stuff was still selling well. Even bands like Kraftschlag sold like 10000 copies. I was reading interview of Faustrecht while ago where they mentioned first album sold 16000 copies (was done 1997) and most likely sold more after that. And something like Stahlgewitter was said to sell 10000 copies. And while pretty much nobody knows or has heard the german bands, just about everybody knows Rahowa.
Anyways, when I mentioned not having much noise on playlist, actually,
SMALL CRUEL PARTY 3xCD ! Previous night listened 3rd disc twice and there is some seriously amazing sound textures and delicate yet noisy songs there..
GREY WOLVES "Tokyo Suicide Service" LP
damn! I don't know if this rules simply because I was told it was little sucky. Of course, it's a live album, so the songs like "Victory Through Violence", "Religion", "This is not your Country", "Beyond Hypocrisy" and so on belongs to hit parade of GW what we know before. Sound is lo-fi, yet still clear enough. I can't be much critical when something like "Beyond Hypocrisy" (originally 2nd track of Catholic Priests...LP) hits in and despite more rugged sound than album, offers more violence and louder vocals etc. Great!!! It is among my favorite PE tracks for reason or another.
If sound, songs and cover physical printing quality & materials is ok, it's unfortunate that design suffers from severe technical flaws.. How hard it would be to avoid totally pixelated images or improve them in some ways? But most definitely worth getting!
Currently listening to GENOCIDE "Stench of Burning Flesh" tracks from the LP. I'm debating on whether or not to order it...
Multiple spins of Martire "Brutal Legions of the Apocalypse" LP this week. Pretty much the best death-thrash LP from last year. I love Aussie metal & Martire were definitely one of the best considering they do not sound like anyone else.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 15, 2013, 09:53:26 PM
Multiple spins of Martire "Brutal Legions of the Apocalypse" LP this week. Pretty much the best death-thrash LP from last year. I love Aussie metal & Martire were definitely one of the best considering they do not sound like anyone else.
I agree, definitely. Not that they're a big band by any means, but I'm still surprised how unknown they are even among people who like that primitve style. The old mini album is just as good I think. Martire, along with Vomitor ("The Escalation" is such a masterpiece), is the best death metal around nowadays I think.
Wince Nerves (Skeleton Dust): Good God, Wince continues to warp my skull. Lots of dank, rich textures that lead into straight blasts on other tracks. Some sounds had a Japanoise vibe to them. A higher concentration of white noises than I receall on other tapes. Still has that fantastic 'merican sound that I just love so much though.
Wince Self-Immolation Rights (Gaping Hole): The last of my dig into Brummel's works as Wince. Also just about the very beginning of his public output. On the inimitable http://gapinghole.snse.net/ (http://gapinghole.snse.net/), no less. To hear the sounds extruded here, as was the case with the Baculum, Being and Wince split/collaboration, you really get a feel for just a how strongly and quickly the project grew. What I hear here, though, are the essentials of harsh noise roar and little else. An enjoyable listen, but after having delved into his works that came over the next 4ish years, this will probably receive the least playbacks.
Developer WCN008 (White Centipede Noise): And the last of my dig into Reis' works as Developer. Begins with hard-panning static - this really messed with my head as the stereo is set up with four massive speakers from the 70's, volume cranked - before things quickly fall into the place you might expect. Really, when it comes to harsh noise, how much does innovation even matter? On this tape I'm hearing exactly what it is that I would like to hear. The cut-ups are reduced, although certainly still present and much lower than usual, and I get that booze gut feeling just like Being was doing for me last night. So grateful for SI#9 rekindling a dying interest in harsh noise.
Bernard Parmegiani De Natura Sonorum (Recollection GRM): Aside from the knowledge that GRM was(/is?) a studio at all, I know nothing of it or the artists put out by Recollection GRM or the intricacies and history of musique concrète. And I'll gladly keep it that way. Just as noise (or any music mostly) is ruined for me by too much personal info and/or academic (is this possible in noise? even though it is attempted occasionally?) info, I don't think I'll benefit from the knowledge of what some head-up-my-ass-musician-artist has to say or who he didn't love or who he did. It's a fine line, just as some interviews with noise/metal artsists seem like X minutes of wasted time, yet there's still a strong interest to read them and infrequent illumination. I guess underground music has less potential for ruin in that case since no five-to-six-figure historian or critic is going to write about them.
So anyway, I approached this album and the following three albums from R GRM with a virgin mind. I've heard some of the other releases of the label, like Pierre Schaeffer's last work, Luc Ferrari and François Bayle and felt little to no reaction to their works. Maybe it's the academics that matter most. Parmegiani, on the other hand, crafted a slew of sounds and atmospheres on this album that I found far more appealing, and at times reminded me of many of the underground noise works that hold my brain in captivity, only with an extreme reduction to the chaos usually present. The tracks feature, to my recollection, no absurd samples or sounds that are just so truly removed from the meditative state caused by the album that you are abruptly removed from your coma and forced to reach for STOP. No, I found this to be an album that will not quickly travel to Discogs to make room for something better. It will hold it's place in time I think. If I recall correctly, this work was composed in the middle years of what was collected in...
Bernard Parmegiani L'Œil Écoute / Dedans-Dehors (Recollection GRM): ...and this does not, for me, seem to hold as strong of a compositional element or a "this is awesome"-pea-brain-element like De Natura Sonorum did. There's more brood, but less aplomb. The builds are slow, while De Natura Sonorum was able to remain stable in a comfortable place of discomforting randomness, the sounds of this are obviously trying to go somewhere, trying to reach for something. This would appeal more to the drone fanatic or the ambient fanatic, but I've got too much caffeine racing through my veins to find as much value and worth in this second album. BUT, I shouldn't make it seem as if I were disappointed by Parmegiani's output at all. Far from it; I think this too will hold it's place, but maybe the time isn't right. "Dedan-Dehors" has some moments that almost remind me of the last year or two's releases by The Rita, if you kinda peel your brain of certain layers.
V/A Traces One (Recollection GRM): Even though we're looking at five different artists, this could have easily been a more hi-fi release of Mz.412 or Anenzephalia (sans vocals) or something to that effect. Way, way more intense, provocative and consuming than I was expecting. I think many people on here who indulge in the sounds of Cold Meat Industry, Cold Spring or Malignant would find a lot of rewards in this LP. Thick, oppressive and bizarre.
V/A Traces Two (Recollection GRM): This LP featured a little more of that tweety-bird absurdity that I seem to find concrète being indicative of. There were a handful of moments that really grabbed me, but this pales, largely, in comparison to volume one. Album ends with Smalley making what sounds like the presence of synthetic bagpipes. Blah...
Okkyung Lee Ghil (Ideologic Organ): The album description immediately brought to mind the improvisations of Troy Schafer, so I was convinced I needed to pick this up. Boy am I happy I did. Harsh cello improv? Unlike Schafer though, who still lets the reality of "this is a violin!" hang in the air, I would say that Lee is able to make the instrument itself disappear and allow some sort of celestial-alien atmosphere dissolve into the room. Somehow the 45 minute playing time is not cumbersome at all. Of course, you must cleanse your palate of distractions and anxiety. This is like Will Over Matter becoming even MORE primitive. Yes. I will be diving more into her works in the future for sure.
Duane Pitre Bridges (Important): Every new release is an immense growth from the previous work. Been following Pitre's output since the very beginning after seeing him perform with the Pilotram Ensemble during a random roadtrip through New England. Feel Free was easily his most complex (but simple) and rewarding work yet. Like a time capsule that removes me from my home, life, worries and all. I assumed Bridges would not live up as I had grown so deeply attached to the last album. While there's obviously not that needy feeling for this one, at least yet, it certainly pulled me by the third eye immediately upon pressing play. If you know any of Pitre's works, you should know to expect deep listening drone of the highest calibre. I find his sounds to only be topped by Eliane Radigue, though not always, but otherwise my plebeian opinion is that Pitre is capable of exceeding the works of Palestine, Oliveros, Fullman or even Riley in terms of profound impact. A really, really underrated artist. I suppose if he started espousing feminism or eastern mysticism his listernership would grow tenfold. Regardless, there's a strong influence of both eastern and western sounds I would say, and I do believe he had stated this himself. Always crazy to think this dude was sponsored by Alien Workshop at one point - kudos!
Magnolia Electric Co. Fading Trails (Secretly Canadian): As always, far more crushingly depressive, despondent (and occasionally uplifting) than any wanking misanthropic, satanic, anti-life blah blah blah dark-ambient or the like. Jason Molina may have been the most miserable folk musician I ever heard, yet was somehow one of the gentlest people I ever met. RIP. This is my favorite work of Magnolia; probably because it basically sounds like Molina's solo work (which were his greatest accomplisments to me) with some Magnolia tracks thrown in. Tracks like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQw9-Sug8kg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQw9-Sug8kg) "The Old Horizon" are obviously very close to Molina's "Red Comet Dust" or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wplc3f11rA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wplc3f11rA) "Steady Now" is just so much despondently akin to his http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OCQqAPTSGc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OCQqAPTSGc) "It's Easier Now". "Everything in it's place. The world does have to end in pain."
And still regularly replaying Tourette's Cendrier De Voyage, Anemone Tube's The Transfiguration Of The Image, Bloomer's Unlawful Carnality and Altar Of Flies's The Violent Blow, Rabbit Hole and Female. There's too much lately. Too much. Next up is the Aska collaboration by Sewer Election and Frederikke Hoffmeier, whose Den Blege Grå Tone is still getting many plays as well.
QuoteCurrently listening to GENOCIDE "Stench of Burning Flesh" tracks from the LP. I'm debating on whether or not to order it...
Is it similar musically to the Repulsion album (I see many of the tracks have the same titles, but are they already as fast as the Repulsion versions?)? And how bad/good is the sound?
That reminds me of Finnish band GENOCIDE. Great 12"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nlDtcaBnz0
Quote from: eyestrain on August 16, 2013, 01:00:44 AM
So grateful for SI#9 rekindling a dying interest in harsh noise.
cheers! There's been many talks with various people and I still have a gut feeling the good "normal" harsh noise would be on the new rise?!
OBSERVATION CLINIQUE "The mental answer 1" LPmr. Swastika Kommando works from 1984. A-side is a bit too much repeating the simple high pitched oscillation loops, but b-side is something that I'd actually rate over The New Sadism LP. Lo-fi, yet still piercing electronic noise. Not as wanky as a-side. Cover art builds nice atmosphere.
Militaris-tic "curse of weapons" LP, finnish apocalyptic metallic crust in old style. Pretty raw sound.
Funebre "carnal torment" LP, re-issue of demo 89/90. Downtuned Finn-death. Yeah, better than debut LP. And I must say I'm more and more hooked to that Harbinger Sound's
Small Cruel Party 3xCD. It's been every day late-night listening before (or while-) going to sleep. I rarely listen at headphones, but this stuff works well for that.
Quote from: acsenger on August 16, 2013, 01:40:54 PM
QuoteCurrently listening to GENOCIDE "Stench of Burning Flesh" tracks from the LP. I'm debating on whether or not to order it...
Is it similar musically to the Repulsion album (I see many of the tracks have the same titles, but are they already as fast as the Repulsion versions?)? And how bad/good is the sound?
I listened to most of it on youtube & it sounds pretty much like Repulsion. Quality is good other than a couple of reh tracks. I decided I didn't need it as I have the orig. LP from Repulsion & the double cd set on Relapse (Jonathan from Deathpile did the layout).
I think Genocide became Repulsion only because there was another band called Genocide.
QuoteI listened to most of it on youtube & it sounds pretty much like Repulsion. Quality is good other than a couple of reh tracks. I decided I didn't need it as I have the orig. LP from Repulsion & the double cd set on Relapse (Jonathan from Deathpile did the layout).
Thanks, in the meantime I also found out all Genocide material is also on the Repulsion 2CD set that I also have (totally forgot what the second CD was). I've listened to the entire set on Bandcamp (at work) and the Genocide recordings from Jan 1986 indeed sound pretty much like Repulsion. To think they played grindcore when Slayer's
Reign in Blood hadn't been recorded yet is mindblowing...
Currently spinning "Sources Of Power From Another World" a 3-way split consisting of UND, MITB and BU. I always thought UND was a grindcore band but that assumption ended up being completely false, instead I got some very cool industrial tunes with nice old vibe. Some tape manipulations and strange samples to make it even more interesting. Really good! About MITB, never liked the band, but on the other hand I never paid too much attention to their works either. On this record they sound very fucking good but I still have some issues with the death metal grunting that they ended up using on some of these tracks as well. Luckily on this record the vocal duties were provided by Forrest so it doesn't sound completely retarded, a little absurd maybe, but retarded? Fuck no! Really liked the lyrics on "Bad Apple", brought a smile to my face, hah! BU was nothing new to me since I had heard this track on BU comp but I still have to admit that it's very fucking good piece. Grindcore or diarrhea, as I like to call it, is definitely not my kinda stuff but BU masters that as much as he masters HN and pure mothafuckin filth. I'm so clad that I finally found this record for reasonable price and in nice condition. I have a feeling that this one will spend some quality time on my turntable for years to come.
Next up: "Sources Of Power From Another World" a 3-way split consisting of UND, MITB and BU.
EDIT: The track was "Bad Apple" rather than "Lesson's Translation Applied To Man".
eyestrain, which Bayle have you heard? If you have the interest, and assuming you haven't heard it, I'd recommend Son Vitesse-Lumière. It and Divine Comédie are what I consider the top of the heap of music concrete.
Finnish Genocide smokes for that style. When I hear someone talking about Genocide, that's the first band to come to mind.
Scat-O-Logy, did you get the silver or white cover of Sources Of Power From Another World? Not that it really matters, but you didn't see either pressing pop very often prior to Discogs. Strange album to have more than a single pressing.
Speaking of the early days of grindcore, tape trading was crazy back then. The metal folk were rapid-fire communicating all over the world. It's easy to forget, and maybe hard to imagine, pre-internet. Postage was so cheap that kids could get several packages a week out of just a tiny allowance. The straight-edge guys were almost as rabid. Master rehearsals (Paul Speckmann). Napalm Death and everything Mick Harris (he must have had hundreds of penpals). The first time I ran into any of this was through a fresh Polish immigrant skinhead. He was receiving new demos, rehearsals, and live tapes on a daily basis. I reckon I mention this because it makes sense how grindcore spread; unlike how early punk simultaneously sprung up all over the world (Japan, Sweden, Finland, Germany etc) without such a network of trading and correspondence.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 17, 2013, 07:55:12 AM
eyestrain, which Bayle have you heard? If you have the interest, and assuming you haven't heard it, I'd recommend Son Vitesse-Lumière. It and Divine Comédie are what I consider the top of the heap of music concrete.
All I've heard is the release on Recollection GRM. Will have to dig into your recommendations. Thanks!
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 17, 2013, 07:55:12 AM
Scat-O-Logy, did you get the silver or white cover of Sources Of Power From Another World? Not that it really matters, but you didn't see either pressing pop very often prior to Discogs. Strange album to have more than a single pressing.
I got the one with silver cover. Ordered bunch of stuff from
Silentes (http://www.discogs.com/seller/silentes) who has always been very trustworthy seller and when I was ready to pay, I decided to check his selection once more, spotted that record and grabbed it immediately. So happy that I purchased it, can't think of anyone who would sell it for 20€ (shipped).
Gore Beyond Necropsy - Demo #1 I Recommend You... AMPUTATION! (1992) - thank goodness for those who rip their shit - sorry I sold almost all my Japanese demos when I had a distro; missing that feel a lot the last few years.
Wellington - discography (2000)
Unruh - Misery Strengthened Faith (1997) - for my money, maybe the only band that could give His Hero is Gone a run for their money, and Ryan Butler was one of my favorite HC guitarists of the 90s.
Structure of Lies - demo 2002 - from just after the switch from Unruh, so they still sound more HC than death metal, which is not the case by the time they were on Deep Six.
Led Zeppelin - live shows because I ran into The Song Remains the Same movie, and I cannot get some of it out of my head.
Fire + Ice - Hollow Ways (1994) - the better of these two albums.
Fire + Ice - Gilded by the Sun (1992) - some surprising 80s indie rock tracks.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 17, 2013, 11:23:26 PM
Fire + Ice - Hollow Ways (1994)
Always was my favorite, sometimes fighting for the place with
Birdking.
Sick Seed - Helsingin synagogat 7"
Title track is absolutely great, best SS track I have heard. Keep playing it over and over again. B-side is a bit more tougher one to swallow but neverthless good. This 7" really took me by surprise. Highly recommended!!
Brighter Death Now - Obsessis cd
Perverse and great album!! Classic!!
Since the deluxe vinyl reissue of Black One is just around the corner, I have been spinning a lot of Sunn O))) records. Last night listened to Dømkirke and today warmed my ears up with White1 before going to my all time favorite, Altar, which is a collaboration between Sunn O))) and Boris. Dømkirke and Altar are among my favorite records of all time but White1 have been left for lesser attention, mostly because I haven't been able to buy the vinyl version yet. I was seriously turned off by the drum machine on The Gates Of Ballard but other than that it was quite good. Not amongst my favorites but still very good and entertaining album. The closer of White1, A Shaving Of The Horn That Speared You, is seriously amazing track, really enjoyed that one. Should spin Monoliths & Dimensions soon. That one is also amongst my all time favorites, hah. Sunn O))) simply is awesome!
Now spinning: Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
I always thought Earth wasn't nothing too important but their discography from 2005 onwards is really interesting and please, don't get me wrong, Earth 2 & Phase 3 are definite classics and really powerful albums but not just for me. Just like the back discography of Sunn O))), it doesn't really do much for me. It's nice to blast them from huge speakers but they aren't something I would play that frequently.
Playing in my office at the moment... Salt Marie Celeste by Nurse With Wound.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on August 18, 2013, 10:07:38 PM
Since the deluxe vinyl reissue of Black One is just around the corner, I have been spinning a lot of Sunn O))) records. Last night listened to Dømkirke and today warmed my ears up with White1 before going to my all time favorite, Altar, which is a collaboration between Sunn O))) and Boris. Dømkirke and Altar are among my favorite records of all time but White1 have been left for lesser attention, mostly because I haven't been able to buy the vinyl version yet. I was seriously turned off by the drum machine on The Gates Of Ballard but other than that it was quite good. Not amongst my favorites but still very good and entertaining album. The closer of White1, A Shaving Of The Horn That Speared You, is seriously amazing track, really enjoyed that one. Should spin Monoliths & Dimensions soon. That one is also amongst my all time favorites, hah. Sunn O))) simply is awesome!
Now spinning: Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
I always thought Earth wasn't nothing too important but their discography from 2005 onwards is really interesting and please, don't get me wrong, Earth 2 & Phase 3 are definite classics and really powerful albums but not just for me. Just like the back discography of Sunn O))), it doesn't really do much for me. It's nice to blast them from huge speakers but they aren't something I would play that frequently.
I don't listen to Sunn O))) as frequently these days but I still thoroughly enjoy them when I do. They are reliable, when I want to hear a very certain thing.
Earth are very good too, though my interest waned the more "desert"-y they got.
In the dying days of summer with the excellent weather still intact I enjoy ULVER - Shadows of the Sun. Still their best album in my opinion. Lazy days...
Quote from: MT on August 18, 2013, 12:09:11 AM
Sick Seed - Helsingin synagogat 7"
definitely a classic
listening a lot the new BU box and mitochondrion discography
Amber Asylum - Still Point CD
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis 2xLP
lots of Neurosis in anticipation of their show in Providence next weekend.
Also:
Pestdemon – Helvetesljuset LP & Hidden Temple Cassette - started reading more Gene Wolfe, and this is a fitting soundtrack, especially since the original suggestion came from Mr. Arkhe...
LR - Exile LP
Quote from: martialgodmask on August 19, 2013, 08:47:07 PM
I don't listen to Sunn O))) as frequently these days but I still thoroughly enjoy them when I do. They are reliable, when I want to hear a very certain thing.
I was kinda disappointed by "Rehearsal Demo Nov 11 2011" which sounded pretty much like their older stuff. After albums such as "Altar" and "Monoliths" I was expecting something more even though it was just a rehearsal demo.
Quote from: martialgodmask on August 19, 2013, 08:47:07 PM
Earth are very good too, though my interest waned the more "desert"-y they got.
Yeah, I must admit being a little turned-off by the "western feel" in their sound but composition-wise I can't but worship the band even though they started to pretty much repeat themselves on their "Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light" series. There are some really nice atmospheres and cool vibes in their sound that I find very fascinating. Don't own any of their records yet but have been thinking about ordering a few when my financial situation allows.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 19, 2013, 09:18:01 PM
In the dying days of summer with the excellent weather still intact I enjoy ULVER - Shadows of the Sun. Still their best album in my opinion. Lazy days...
Always loved that album but for me it always felt like the sound wasn't right. Their latest effort, "Messe I.X-VI.X", on the other hand has very good sound quality but lacks composition wise. The opener is kinda nice 12min pure classical piece and I absolutely loved "Glamour Box" but other than that it was quite dull album. Maybe it needs a few more spins, can't tell... How about you guys, what did you think about the new Ulver album? Would really appreciate some comments because I don't know if it's just me and my high expectations or does the album really suck?
Now playing:
SUNN O))) meets NURSE WITH WOUND - The Iron Soul Of NothingThis album never really opened to me because when I listen to Sunn O))), I want something loud and heavy with the touch of something beautiful, yet haunting. This album is leaning more towards ambient soundscapes and not just that but to boring ambient soundscapes. Sunn O))) and NWW are both UNIQUE bands yet this sounds like it could be made by any kid with his MIDI keyboard. I haven't purchased the album yet but I have decided to give it one last chance and finally order it. Hopefully I'll enjoy it more on wax.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on August 20, 2013, 12:56:36 AM
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 19, 2013, 09:18:01 PM
In the dying days of summer with the excellent weather still intact I enjoy ULVER - Shadows of the Sun. Still their best album in my opinion. Lazy days...
Always loved that album but for me it always felt like the sound wasn't right. Their latest effort, "Messe I.X-VI.X", on the other hand has very good sound quality but lacks composition wise. The opener is kinda nice 12min pure classical piece and I absolutely loved "Glamour Box" but other than that it was quite dull album. Maybe it needs a few more spins, can't tell... How about you guys, what did you think about the new Ulver album? Would really appreciate some comments because I don't know if it's just me and my high expectations or does the album really suck?
Now playing: SUNN O))) meets NURSE WITH WOUND - The Iron Soul Of Nothing
This album never really opened to me because when I listen to Sunn O))), I want something loud and heavy with the touch of something beautiful, yet haunting. This album is leaning more towards ambient soundscapes and not just that but to boring ambient soundscapes. Sunn O))) and NWW are both UNIQUE bands yet this sounds like it could be made by any kid with his MIDI keyboard. I haven't purchased the album yet but I have decided to give it one last chance and finally order it. Hopefully I'll enjoy it more on wax.
Last I Heard from Ulver was Wars of the Roses which I also really liked. Will catch up on the rest soon.
I thought SUNN were excellent until they decided to go jazz art bollocks. It ends somewhere after Black One for me. Them and NWW...I can only imagine what an art wanque excursion that would be. Pass!
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 20, 2013, 12:58:10 PM
I thought SUNN were excellent until they decided to go jazz art bollocks. It ends somewhere after Black One for me.
ditto. "black one" is a masterpiece; to me, it's THE sunn 0))) album-- the albums before it were just them "warming up", so to speak.. they peaked with "black one". it's all been relatively uninteresting/rehashed crap ever since.
I wish they'd persued Black One further into the abyss but they wanted art, horn sections and other boring crap. I can respect the decision but I've left the vessel.
ULVER - Wars of the Roses
Better than last time I listened. Much better. Actually very good. Possibly excellent. It only lets itself down on the last track with a very wooden narrative by their most recent member. The guy from the impressively boring Guapo. His name escapes me. They should have picked David Attenborough or someone with a bit more fire in his voice for the narration. Brian Blessed perhaps.
Listened to part of the Incapacitants "Box Is Stupid" set this morning, but now I feel the need to go home and listen to "Black One" tonight.
THE FOG soundtrack is awesome! Has some really great synth sounds going on.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 20, 2013, 04:27:10 PM
I wish they'd persued Black One further into the abyss but they wanted art, horn sections and other boring crap. I can respect the decision but I've left the vessel.
"Black One" is another one that I have pretty much ignored due to not being able to find it on wax for a reasonable price. Now listening it from Sunn O))) bandcamp and I can tell straight away I'm in for something massive. I'm so happy that Southern Lord has started to reissue these Sunn O))) classics, first "ØØVOID" and now this. Can't wait to grab it!
I can see your point about the "artier side" of Sunn O))). It's definitely not for everyone, especially not for those who has followed Sunn O))) from the beginning and has a certain idea about what they should sound like. I guess I like the "artier side" so much because when I started to listen Sunn O))), I had really hard time enjoying the simple guitar drones so I decided to start with more varied albums such as "Monoliths & Dimensions". Then I heard the Boris collab and thought it was absolute shit but little by little I started to like it and soon loved it. "Altar" is quite important album to me personally because it changed my way of understanding the music. I'm not that close minded anymore when it comes to music and I guess it's, at least to some extent, because of "Altar", even how weird it might sound.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on August 20, 2013, 04:27:10 PM
ULVER - Wars of the Roses
Better than last time I listened. Much better. Actually very good. Possibly excellent. It only lets itself down on the last track with a very wooden narrative by their most recent member. The guy from the impressively boring Guapo. His name escapes me. They should have picked David Attenborough or someone with a bit more fire in his voice for the narration. Brian Blessed perhaps.
This is indeed quite good album. I really like "September IV", epic shit! By the way, I re-listened "Messe I.X-VI.X" and it sounded pretty good actually. "Shri Schneider" is still a mess it was on the first time and I'm still disgusted by the lyrics on "Son Of Man" but other than that it's quite good. About "Son Of Man", who the fuck starts a track singing "Forgive me father for I have sinned". For fuck's sake!!!
Burial Hex/
Crown Of Bone Split (Crucial Blast): Clay ain't standing out with his best work here, but its exemplary as a mashup of his old tortuous cthono-tronics and his more recent synth-heavy (sans beat) work. Dolorous cries writhe amidst the almost-metal vocals he's been utilizing for the last few years. A melancholy drone lulls amidst the background and that's about what you get for a near thirty minutes. If Ruby's words were decipherable in any way whatsoever, or if they were included in the release, I'd probably find a far greater interest. It's all too abstracted this way. Darkness for darkness' sake isn't much to write home about.
Crown Of Bone is just what you'd expect from the Crucial Blast oeuvre and from a project that does tribute albums to horror flicks and has splits with groups like
Steek Hook Prostheses,
Wilt,
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer,
Funerary Call, etc and was also one-half of
Demonologists. Looking at the project's website, it appears they've got 30 releases out and/or pending in less than 2 years. This says it all about what the sounds contained herein might be like....creepy noise then BOOM - noise wall. The end.
In regard to
SunnO))), I always got the biggest boner over
White2, but that might be because the first time I heard it was the first time I went to the beach; sat on the shore with headphones and tripped on mushrooms while listening to the album. Still resonates in a similar way, most times. Saw them perform during the
Black One era and that was tits, but when the album came home, I might have played it twice. Ebay'd it for the Jewish price people are willing to pay and bought about 15 more worthwhile releases.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on August 20, 2013, 09:22:43 PM
About "Son Of Man", who the fuck starts a track singing "Forgive me father for I have sinned". For fuck's sake!!!
Perhaps this is because they're currently wanking off as faux-classical. That is essentially the sort of lyrics, just in English instead of Latin or the like, you get with Pärt, Penderecki, etc... Seems a little shallow seeing as I noticed the name of St. John Of The Cross mentioned in their write-up on the album. A man of great wisdom like that would certainly denounce wanking of this sort. Wankers. They sorta fit together in the world of art like O'Malley was mentioned. That is, someone from the metal community shows an interest in something besides metal and people are scrambling over one another to praise and pay them. When I think of
Nazoranai playing some huge festival or
KTL performing in all these galleries and museums I just have to scratch my head. All these people who feign interest - seems exhausting. I must admit, I think O'Malley's greatest work is the Ideologic Organ label; aside from the
SunnO))) albums released on it.
On a lighter note, also replayed
Sewer Election's
Vittra Sönder several times today. Love the last few releases by Johansson.
Finally got a copy of Dead Beauty/Dancefloor Wreck which I always considered as one of my favorite PE EPs and now, when I finally got the chance to play it on my turntable, I seriously got a hard on. So fucking powerful that it made my cock tingle and the lyrics made me giggle. Fuck yeah!
Back in those days, I visited the site where it happened and soiled it with urine... considered taking some photos of this piece of "performance arts", but then thought perhaps it better stay personal tribute rather than exploitative public piece.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 21, 2013, 07:26:23 PM
Back in those days, I visited the site where it happened and soiled it with urine... considered taking some photos of this piece of "performance arts", but then thought perhaps it better stay personal tribute rather than exploitative public piece.
Hah, great! N. Penttinen, who sold me this 7", told me he thought about visiting the other cunt and getting her autograph (apparently she lives not too far from him) but unfortunately he didn't. Would be a real nice little addition to this already amazing package. I guess the fact that even a friend of mine who don't really care for noise/PE, decided to keep his copy of this EP, tells a lot about the strength of this material. Really happy to finally have it in my collection!
Now playing
Kuristusote, a CS that I had really hard time tracking down but thanks to N. Penttinen and Vomitgore, who generously passed the tape for me instead of grabbing it himself, I finally have it. To my surprise, this CS consists of pretty much all the same material as the 15yrs of BU box set, just different takes and maybe a little bit more grainy quality. Very good nevertheless and a nice little addition to my BU collection.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on August 21, 2013, 07:56:33 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 21, 2013, 07:26:23 PM
Back in those days, I visited the site where it happened and soiled it with urine... considered taking some photos of this piece of "performance arts", but then thought perhaps it better stay personal tribute rather than exploitative public piece.
Hah, great! N. Penttinen, who sold me this 7", told me he thought about visiting the other cunt and getting her autograph (apparently she lives not too far from him) but unfortunately he didn't. Would be a real nice little addition to this already amazing package.
shes making more succes stories with her dirty cunt. so in a few years maybe youll be able to catch a camshow of mommy+son/daughter, or something along those lines.
great seven but sometimes you have to eat or pay electricity bill.
Sewer Election & Frederikke Hoffmeier Aska (iDeal Recordings): An improvement, leaps and bounds (!), upon the debut collaboration. Utterly menacing in the mental psychosis sorta way. The sounds on this LP are a little less in the realm of "obscure" as compared to Den Blege Grå Tone. A little more straight to the gut. Never liked any of the Puce Mary material that I've heard, but after hearing Mikko's praise of Success and the excellence contained herein, I think I'll be investigating that new LP. Any foreigners have a rough idea as to what any of the words, lyrics, ideas, concepts are on this or were on the previous work? Would be curious to know.
Elend Sunwar The Dead (Prophecy Productions): Still. The. Best. Album. Ever.
Dead Can Dance Toward The Within (4AD): Don't usually go for live albums - by any group, any genre - but Dead Can Dance is always an exception to the rule. Love every second of this.
Reverorum Ib Malacht What Do You Think Of The Old God, We Call Him Judas? (Ars Luminis Finis Temporis): Still holding strong after all these years. A group that constantly holds my attention. Funny to hear this now after 9,223,217,684 Circle Of Ouroboros LPs, EPs, splits and demos and realize that this is the best subaquatic black metal.
Looking forward to soon hearing Ata Ebtekar's Dear Iran, Miniature Engines Throb in Time for Your Beating Heart and Bilskirnir's Wotan Redivivus. Wasn't too moved by the Barad Dûr split and the Marblebog (have yet to hear one enjoyable song by this band) split wasn't much to reside over either, but at least a step above some other recent works, so we'll see... Just can't give up on this guy after so many solid albums. With this and the new Der Stürmer immanent, this is looking to be a nice year for NSBM.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 22, 2013, 01:11:58 AM
Elend Sunwar The Dead (Prophecy Productions): Still. The. Best. Album. Ever.
I wouldn't argue with that. I was completely unaware of them until I was gifted that album. Their other albums are good, but nothing like Sunwar. I rarely see anyone mention them. Good reason why I never heard of them.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 22, 2013, 01:11:58 AM
[Dead Can Dance Toward The Within (4AD): Don't usually go for live albums - by any group, any genre - but Dead Can Dance is always an exception to the rule. Love every second of this.
DCD
was two bands; one studio, one live. It's different now, though. They were an amazing live band, and it is unfortunate that they didn't open the songs up a little bit and improvise. Brendan's brother, along with a few others in the crew, were entirely capable of exploring songs. I think they wanted it as well. I can remember a couple of instances when they allowed for a little indulgence, and the musicians came alive in those moments. You could see it in their faces that they would both do well with it and desired to go there.
Napalm Death - Peel Sessions - that first session with Steer always surprises me with how beautiful it is.
Christina Kubisch - Licht Himmel 2006 - one 49-minute track - somewhat reminiscent of Anne Gillis and the new deal like Nehil Grzinich, but only hints of that - didn't care for this album becaust of the digitalness; popping and percussive booms that were more drum n' bass in tone than warm; digital sounds and effects that weren't good.
Oi Polloi - Fuaim Catha 1999 - too varied, but when they're thick, tribal, and aggressive, it works as well as it ever has for them.
Deformed Conscience - Constant Strife 7" 1993 - one of my top-20 HC EPs - brutality that marries crust and HC so incredibly well - one of the best band names of all time.
Slang - Glory Outshines Doom 2012 - something is off about this album - all the elements are there, but as a whole, they still feel 2nd tier - massive production and interesting guitar work.
Exmortes - Lord of Temptation 1990 - I'm not sure what this is - some oddball shit that would have fit perfectly in an Ax/ction//Fudgeworthy mailer flyer - great times.
Hermaphrodit - Surgical Cut by Purulent Womb of Genital 1995 - recommended whackadoo death.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 22, 2013, 04:06:03 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on August 22, 2013, 01:11:58 AM
Elend Sunwar The Dead (Prophecy Productions): Still. The. Best. Album. Ever.
I wouldn't argue with that. I was completely unaware of them until I was gifted that album. Their other albums are good, but nothing like Sunwar. I rarely see anyone mention them. Good reason why I never heard of them.
When I listen to this album I feel like John Balistreri - Yes! Yes! YEESSSSS!!!
It's all ferocity and null of cheese. No posturing ala metal, and no genre-specific mythology. A wonderful thing. I recall reading an interview where the main fella basically shrugged the music off as, "Yeah, I could write this in my sleep." If that's the case please come and improve at my house forever. Please.
Also, not sure if it'll ever be published anywhere, but I remember there bring a track on their soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/apoisontree (http://soundcloud.com/apoisontree) - that was very
Portishead-like based on the W.B. Yeats (win!) poem "Men Improve With The Years". Very different from their norm.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 22, 2013, 04:06:03 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on August 22, 2013, 01:11:58 AM
[Dead Can Dance Toward The Within (4AD): Don't usually go for live albums - by any group, any genre - but Dead Can Dance is always an exception to the rule. Love every second of this.
DCD was two bands; one studio, one live. It's different now, though. They were an amazing live band, and it is unfortunate that they didn't open the songs up a little bit and improvise. Brendan's brother, along with a few others in the crew, were entirely capable of exploring songs. I think they wanted it as well. I can remember a couple of instances when they allowed for a little indulgence, and the musicians came alive in those moments. You could see it in their faces that they would both do well with it and desired to go there.
This I could believe and it's a shame to consider. Of course the album is mere repetition, and if I weren't a fanboy I'd be much less interested. But alas...
I felt the same when seeing
Wovenhand earlier in the year. After attending several jawdropping shows by them, this was obviously play-by-the-record-and-feed-the-family touring. I can just turn the volume on high at home and save $100 by not driving to Philly. Thanks.
Gotta renege a hair on what I said about recent
Bilskirnir recording.
Der Wolkenwanderer was a solid EP and had the title track from this new full length. Of course the inclusion of the "Mourning Soul" cover - definitely my favorite
Absurd song - made the conclusion easy. Indulging in
Pyhä Kuolema at the moment as I impatiently anticipate their new guy. Even though 90% of the album's worth is lost on my American ears, I still adore this thing.
There's growing dissonance in the DCD fanbase that they've been basically playing the exact same set for a couple years now. It's by the numbers, so you could compare one performance to any number of others and only find maybe :30 second differential between performances. Like Rush. Like a machine. That isn't what people want out of a DCD experience, and it certainly wasn't what they were used to seeing. Makes it easy to not bother going to see them. That, and the ticket prices are out of hand.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 22, 2013, 05:54:07 AM
There's growing dissonance in the DCD fanbase that they've been basically playing the exact same set for a couple years now. It's by the numbers, so you could compare one performance to any number of others and only find maybe :30 second differential between performances. Like Rush. Like a machine. That isn't what people want out of a DCD experience, and it certainly wasn't what they were used to seeing. Makes it easy to not bother going to see them. That, and the ticket prices are out of hand.
Crawling out of inactivity to get a more fruitful retirement perhaps? Never saw the prices, but some of the European venues they were playing seemed way over the top. I might be wrong, but pretty sure they played the Theatre Of Australia. Christ...
I wouldn't think money is a problem for Lisa, but maybe for Brendan. Her discography is plentiful since working on soundtracks and becoming a desirable player in Hollywood. She has to be getting some decent residuals now and for a long time to come. She has to be a multi-millionaire, and if not, she needs a new agent.
Touring has become such an ugly, expensive business. Their band used to be almost ten deep. I cannot remember now exactly. It was a lot of people just on stage. And they were trucking timpanis, dulcimers, countless other instruments, etc. All those players were multi-instrumentalists, and they took full advantage of it. It was quite a sight to see all those people on various percussion instruments, playing the tiniest of roles to bigger parts. No room for ego when they go from playing stringed instruments to picking up a triangle. Robert Perry was a force.
If you haven't check out the full video for Toward the Within (on youtube), you're cheating yourself. It's amazing on yet another level to the album. In particular, "Oman" is a thing of utter beauty and spiritual fury.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsPNSG8M7HM&feature=share&list=PL1A9588B398C73DC7
and "Cantara"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjmSfUEnJI&feature=share&list=PL1A9588B398C73DC7
Holy moly, thank you! That's some breathtaking footage.
With the way Lisa Gerrard says "dahling" like she's drinking Pinot Grigio at a polo tournament, I think she's alright financially.
That's her form. She's diva from tip to toe. I read an interview with Lustmord were it was suggested he work with Gerrard - his reply was that she was too snobbish. Interestingly, I though "The Silver Tree" very Lustmord-ian, although clearly influenced by her soundtrack work.
I don't know how often Dead Can Dance perform in countries overseas, but here in their homeland it's hardly ever, and it's something I've always held against them. I know there are many good and practical reasons, but it still grates.
I've known a few people who get really irritated with the interview parts of Toward the Within. I'm fine with the elitism and perceived pretentiousness. Anyone who knows their career and talents knows they aren't pretentious. They're simply that good, and they've proven it over and over. I don't care if those interviews were scripted and edited forty times; of performance as well. They not only understand what they're doing at a mature degree, but they also deeply feel what they're doing. If it comes off a lot high-society as articulated, so be it.
Certainly couldn't dog them for having an elitist attitude. It certainly is justified on dozens of levels. Plenty of other folks out there are getting their knobs slobbed for nothing other than having the "right" personality and/or looks. I'm thinking not of popular music at all in this respect. Having lived in the sticks my whole life, I never did see these things through subculture, but now with online "music journalism" it's frightening to see just what will be spread like fire.
JAAKKO VANHALA "Here be lions" (freak animal, 2013) - Everyone on this board may have listen to it now and it got lot of praises. Yet, the album could deserve a dedicated thread because it could be the first piece of harshnoise of importance of the decade. I gave it a lot of time until now and it becomes more and more impressive each time I care for its sound world. It is one album that the geek part in me would love to see seriously studied and discuss in magazine. To say the least, it has a sense of spatialization that I'd never encountered before in harsh noise work and that is almost new; and on a textural matter, an amazing resilience that is unheard (especially on the original violence). It is extremely detailled, carefully edited and feels totally free and unpredictable. Just amazing. That shows how harsh noise can evolve and that there still is a lot to do.
Xome "fur" is another piece I am listening to, these days. Released on CDR in 2002 on Negatron Heavy Industry. It is very good pedal noise. Dynamic, playful and one of the more relentless work from Xome. You can hear that crisp digital mastering that was becoming the norm but it still works perfectly on that one. It makes me remember when flanger, chorus, unlimited digital delay effects were common on pedal noise and are now more or less banned. That particular release doesn't abuse it that much, though. I was looking for some news from the project and found that it has a bandcamp page where you can listen to the album as well as others released on his own label.
K2 "schizophereniak signal transduction" (solipsism, 1998 ?). It must have be one of the first album I have owned from the project and it really blew my mind at that time. Listening to it now, the digital textures mixed don't feel as cheap as I was afraid of (I quite dislike his recent outputs). I suppose it could be on the list of Jaakko Vanhala's influences for the editing performance. Still, the feeling is a world of differences.
Tommi Keränen/Lettera 22 Quicksilver Logic/Ekati (Second Sleep): Another noggin' fogger from Second Sleep. I am overly unfamiliar with Tommi's work aside from the Moon Over Torrelorca disc, which obviously bears no resemblance to his usual output. Testicle Hazard would be a better reference maybe. What a force there! Anyway, this is just fierce, shrill, quick and relentless noise in the form of what, 4 minutes? Lettera's side treads on similar tracks, but the fact of it being a duo, a skilled one at that, allows it to breathe a bit more. Opens up with subtleness, but quickly devolves into a blast of high end and white noise. Definitely loved Keränen's side though, and must begin to dig deeper. Any recommendations?
Dave Phillips Abgrund (Second Sleep): Is this the most erotic thing I've ever heard? Yes. I think I need to make tapes of gagging and just listen to it all day. Lovely. Glad I finally dug in after the extensive interview in SI #7.
Ødelegger The Titan's Tomb (Purity Through Fire / Neue Aesthetik / Hass Weg Productions): Pure plagiarist black metal. 48 minutes of perfect shit that Ildjarn forgot to record. Can't go for this kinda thing normally, but this is one band I'll accept being imitated till the ends of the earth.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 23, 2013, 12:29:31 AM
Tommi Keränen/Lettera 22 Quicksilver Logic/Ekati (Second Sleep): Another noggin' fogger from Second Sleep. I am overly unfamiliar with Tommi's work aside from the Moon Over Torrelorca disc, which obviously bears no resemblance to his usual output. Testicle Hazard would be a better reference maybe. What a force there! Anyway, this is just fierce, shrill, quick and relentless noise in the form of what, 4 minutes? Lettera's side treads on similar tracks, but the fact of it being a duo, a skilled one at that, allows it to breathe a bit more. Opens up with subtleness, but quickly devolves into a blast of high end and white noise. Definitely loved Keränen's side though, and must begin to dig deeper. Any recommendations?
Bats In The Attic
Vanhala / Umpio / Keränen(live)
As Below So Above(live)
KKTK – Tegami (collab 7" with Kazuma Kubota)
Quote from: STREETMEAT on August 23, 2013, 04:39:35 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on August 23, 2013, 12:29:31 AM
Tommi Keränen/Lettera 22 Quicksilver Logic/Ekati (Second Sleep): Another noggin' fogger from Second Sleep. I am overly unfamiliar with Tommi's work aside from the Moon Over Torrelorca disc, which obviously bears no resemblance to his usual output. Testicle Hazard would be a better reference maybe. What a force there! Anyway, this is just fierce, shrill, quick and relentless noise in the form of what, 4 minutes? Lettera's side treads on similar tracks, but the fact of it being a duo, a skilled one at that, allows it to breathe a bit more. Opens up with subtleness, but quickly devolves into a blast of high end and white noise. Definitely loved Keränen's side though, and must begin to dig deeper. Any recommendations?
Bats In The Attic
Vanhala / Umpio / Keränen(live)
As Below So Above(live)
KKTK – Tegami (collab 7" with Kazuma Kubota)
Thanks!!!
Altar Of Flies - Female LP
Masonna - Spectrum Ripper LP+cd
All Hail The Transcending Ghost - All Hail The Transcending Ghost cd
Satori - Contemptus Mundi cd
South Saturn Delta - Experience The Concreteness cd
Streicher - War Without End cd
Various - Throne 2xcd
Last night's music:
Mudboy - This is Folk Music
Incapacitants - 2 discs from Alchemy Box Is Stupid
Megaptera - You Won't Survive This Nightmare
Just played Guilty Connector - First Noise Attack in my car, great disc!
Dusa - S/T
Released by Turmeric Magnitudes, August 2013.
Reissue of release from 2001. Murky territory infused with folk, jazz, orchestrations, choral music, beats and industrial. Two 10 minute compositions. Atmospheric and quietly confrontational. Visions of cold and barren snow-heavy winter woods. Frost smoke from your lips, an axe in your hand. Have to note that even though the release is from 01 it fits the contemporary quite well. Not dated at all.
Graustich - Demo.
Sketches, with gleams of brilliance. Sadly the tape doesn't hold all the way through. Interesting document though,worth a listen. Looking forward to the new material.
Women Of The SS - SS Orgy.SS Bitch.
Toned down and minimal noise / industrial with orchestrations, sparse synth work and spoken word instead of vox. Highly atmospheric. One of my current fav releases. Could this be something for Industrial recollections to reissue I wonder? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IryAlMSE04 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IryAlMSE04)
BLACK ONE
Best Sunn O))) release. No discussion. Looking forward to the reissue. Might have to pick that on up.
Jason Crumer Walk With Me & Let There Be Crumer (Misanthropic Agenda/Second Layer): Indulging in these while I anticipate the arrival of the new Gentrification Suite CS. Still holding up like a boss. So much focus, no derision. One of those folks that can steal your mood right away and replace it with theirs.
Forest Forest & Заревом Над Прахом (Stellar Winter): These have always been my landmark BM albums of the early 2000's - not all the high-sales, ego-driven acts we all know. Blazebirth Hall contained/contains all the cold, hate and mystery that defines the genre, amplifies it to maximum levels and leaves with that good ol' feel.
Nitberg Nagelreid (Blazebirth Hall): And this is exemplary of experimentation succeeding within the genre. Never see this album discussed - criminal! There's some force in this piece that is nearly untouchable. One of the best releases of the 21st century I can think of.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 25, 2013, 06:20:56 PM
Nitberg Nagelreid (Blazebirth Hall): And this is exemplary of experimentation succeeding within the genre. Never see this album discussed - criminal! There's some force in this piece that is nearly untouchable. One of the best releases of the 21st century I can think of.
Totally. Especially this part (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_g5kc817hs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_g5kc817hs)) is something I can listen to again and again. Fantastic album.
VA-La Zona 1988 - Discos Esplendor Geometrico - good, worthy listen - crude here and there - rhythmic here and there - synths here and there - experimentalism as you'd expect from the period - recommended.
Polonio - Acaricia La Manana 1984 - Unio Musics - rudimentary, squiggly synth play that would maybe fall on the bottom end of the Sky Records catalog - feels more like soundtrack edits and often too light.
Polonio - Bload Stations Syntax Error 1987 - Discos Esplendor Geometrico - more of the same like Acaricia La Manana 1984, but tracks like "Aenaoi Nefelai" are enough interesting, or maybe on the inner reach of dark enough, to make it a better album by a hair.
Plasmatics - Maggots: The Record 1987
Hiatus - The Brain (Untitled)/El Sueno De La Razon Produce Monstruos 1997 - I loved From Resignation to Revolt, and I liked El Sueno and most of the EPs quite a bit - I didn't like how The Brain looked, so I never tried it; first time hearing it; don't care for it - another thing is this CD was remastered and not for the better - I remember thinking El Sueno had a great feel to the production; really smooth and fine, but it feels dully and lifeless on the CD here; not cool.
Electro Hippies - The Peaceville Recordings 1989 - just made me want to hear the Peel Session and be done with it.
Hiatus - From Resignation to Revolt 1993 - catchy, guttural songs - great, powerful production - bonus live tracks smoke - their sound defined them and set them apart, and I love it.
Seized - discography & KFJC recording - this band is a lost gem of the 90s - every track smokes - no weakness - heavy and smart.
The Rita - Lake Depths Lurker cdr
The Rita - Sea Wolf Leviathan cdr
Werewolf Jerusalem - Nightmare Park 3xC20
Werewolf Jerusalem - Confessions Of A Sex Maniac 4xcd
The Haters - Untitled Title Belt
The Caretaker - Theoretically Pure Anterograde Amnesia
Sudden Infant - Ear Wash
Con-Dom - The Eighth Pillar
Sickness - I Have Become The Disease That Made Me
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta 7"
Brethren - Kingdom Coming 7"
Mania - Grotesque Mirth 7"
Nyodene D - Caged Dog / Common Criminal 7"
Shift / Hal Hutchinson - Full Weight Of The Opposition 10"
Shift / Sick Seed - Split LP
Iron Fist of The Sun - Tears Royal LP
BLOOD OF THE MOON - MMXII CS
CONCRETE MASCARA - excess takes its toll CS
V/A - EPICUREAN ESCAPISM I + II (CS/CD/DVD)
POGAVRANJEN - the void transmission CS
THE RITA/CALIGULA031 - self shop CS
Hey Finns, what does "Perkeleen Vittupaa" mean? Devil...something?
in this context more like shouting someone "fucking cuntface"
Currently re-listening "First Burning Attraction" by Damien Dubrovnik. At first and even at second listen this album was kind of a let down but this time I really enjoyed it... As they say, third time's the charm. I guess the biggest turn-off for me was the beats since I have noticed growing use of beats, especially among Danish circles and don't like that. Now when I think about it, the beats actually gives this album kind of a Order⁴ feel which is definitely not a bad thing. And synth lines/ambiences on B3 kind of reminds of something Burzum did on their older albums, especially on Hvis Lyset Tar Oss. I know, it's a strange comparison, but comon, check that album and this track and you may notice the similarities.
EDIT: Fuck me in the bum, B2 is only a 1min piece... It's the title track, B3, that has the Burzum feel.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 28, 2013, 06:32:05 AM
in this context more like shouting someone "fucking cuntface"
Thanks. The guy who said it is a "Finland Swede", and here is the entire quote, if it changes anything :
- in response to someone fucking up code that this guy worked very hard on...
"So it's doubly crap: it's *wrong*, and it didn't actually fix anything to begin with. There aren't enough swear-words in the English language, so now I'll have to call you perkeleen vittupää just to express my disgust and frustration with this crap."
Monde Bruits - Selected Noise works cd
Pedestrian Deposit- Volatile cd
Lettera 22 Physical Point (Holiday Records): More in the vein of
Dieter Tapes and
Lack Of Attention - discomforting electro-acoustic noise. This
may be the most enjoyable release from the
22 yet. Can't say for sure, cause tomorrow I might love their harsh noise more. Frustratingly a single-sided LP, but at least its just around 20 minutes and not 12 at 45rpm. Packaging is über-minimalistic in a titillating sorta way; one shadowed creeper on the front and one shadowed stripper on the bed on the interior. Always nice stuff from Holiday.
Ødelegger/
Hekate Split (Deathstrike):
Ødelegger throwing out big surprises here - Ildjarn worship. Loved it.
Hekate..."Midnight Satan Worship"...pass.
Tommi Keränen/
Lettera 22 Quicksilver Logic/Ekati (Second Sleep): No really, I cannot stop playing this 7". Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and...
V/A Greek Rhapsody: Instrumental Music From Greece 1905-1956 (Dust-To-Digital): Use your imagination... Another killer collection from this incredible label.
Sorrow Come Pass Me Around has been getting a hell of a lot of repeats over the last few months as well. Might I also mention, Near Eastern music
without all the fauxccult nonsense that is all the rage in modern black/death metal is triple satisfying. Comes with the obligatory massive book photos & notes like most of all Dust-Digital publications.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on August 28, 2013, 09:06:15 PM
Monde Bruits - Selected Noise works cd
This album blows my mind.
Quote from: RyanWreck on August 28, 2013, 07:17:45 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 28, 2013, 06:32:05 AM
in this context more like shouting someone "fucking cuntface"
Thanks. The guy who said it is a "Finland Swede", and here is the entire quote, if it changes anything :
- in response to someone fucking up code that this guy worked very hard on...
"So it's doubly crap: it's *wrong*, and it didn't actually fix anything to begin with. There aren't enough swear-words in the English language, so now I'll have to call you perkeleen vittupää just to express my disgust and frustration with this crap."
Linus Torvalds! :) "Fucking cunthead" would be very close translation. Finnish swearwords are awesome.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 28, 2013, 10:58:48 PM
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on August 28, 2013, 09:06:15 PM
Monde Bruits - Selected Noise works cd
This album blows my mind.
Have you heard the other stuff? I think Selected Noise Works was disappointment for me after so strong tapes... Not bad, but I think basically all his other work is better?!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 29, 2013, 07:50:37 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on August 28, 2013, 10:58:48 PM
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on August 28, 2013, 09:06:15 PM
Monde Bruits - Selected Noise works cd
This album blows my mind.
Have you heard the other stuff? I think Selected Noise Works was disappointment for me after so strong tapes... Not bad, but I think basically all his other work is better?!
Have not had the good fortune to hear anything else yet. That's an encouraging thing to hear as I already love these works.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 29, 2013, 08:11:23 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 29, 2013, 07:50:37 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on August 28, 2013, 10:58:48 PM
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on August 28, 2013, 09:06:15 PM
Monde Bruits - Selected Noise works cd
This album blows my mind.
Have you heard the other stuff? I think Selected Noise Works was disappointment for me after so strong tapes... Not bad, but I think basically all his other work is better?!
Have not had the good fortune to hear anything else yet. That's an encouraging thing to hear as I already love these works.
I can supply these if anyone would like:
Monde Bruits - Portuguese Man of War 1991 192
Monde Bruits - Psychosomatic Performance 1993 320
Monde Bruits - Purgatory 1992 320
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 29, 2013, 07:50:37 AM
Have you heard the other stuff? I think Selected Noise Works was disappointment for me after so strong tapes... Not bad, but I think basically all his other work is better?!
The same impressions. Besides of cassettes (which are very good, maybe excluding "Psychosomatic Performance", a liitle bit worse) I have "Monde Bruits" CD on Alchemy from 1999 and this release isn't good too.
Psychosomatic Performance is merely two live gigs and sound quality of '91 harsh noise live is pretty thin. Those two other tapes definitely highlights. CD on Alchemy is good for collecting diverse styles of him, but none of it match the strength of noise tapes.
The Gerogerigegege - Yellow Trash Bazooka
The Incapacitants - Repo (can't seem to get this one out of my system!)
couple of discs from the My Cat is An Alien - Alienology
And on the LP spinner, the California comp boxset.
Playing Streicher's War without end this evening. Looking forward to the the CS split w :M:. Thanx for the heads up Mikko.
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After many years, I've just dug out the 'Adventures in Modern Electronics' comp. CD (on Pinch a Loaf) to listen to Smell and Quim's "Non-Stop Robotic Stress Relief". I must confess to having become quite a fan of S & Q back in the day because of this track, and it still hits the spot. Over eight minutes of repetitive pulse, urgent bleeping, and noise spew - bullseye!
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!!!!!!!!!!! (Edit: just realized this is a C-10...get fucked. 5 nihilistic minutes, then back to your strawberry bon-bons.)
Fighting a blood infection the last few days, so nothing but mellow...
Alio Dei The Flight Of Real Image (Hic Sunt Leones/Faria): Favorite of the mentioned works in the drone thread. Calming, yet active and engaging.
Yen Pox Blood Music (Malignant): Surprisingly enjoyable dark-ambient. A recent, and rare, favorite from the genre.
Also...
Raspberry Bulbs Deformed Worship (Blackest Ever Black/Personnel): First one I really loved by RB. No genre-tiptoeing, just straight gut-punch-punk. Love all the Tom G. Warrior-style "uuuuh"s at all the right moments.
Controlled Bleeding The Poisoner (Soleilmoon): Another gem mentioned in the drone thread. Cover art does justice to the sounds herein; ominous travels through a dusk bog. Lovely piece. Man, this band has worn so many masks there must be five six styles I haven't heard yet.
Black To Comm Alphabet 1968 (Type): And, more enjoyment from that thread. A track-by-track variety stew. I think it's supposed to be an ode to old Kraut sounds, but seems much too modern. That is not a bad thing though. Very nostalgic and soothing.
Kaevum Natur (Darker Than Black/Sabbath's Fire/Winter Solace): Took me some time to finally check this album out - a real whipper! Lots of addictive riffing and plenty of excellent repetition in that old black metal way. Nothing to surprise, but awesome.
Inquisition Everything...: Re-engaging with a band I've burnt out on over the years. With all the metal crybaby chat on NWN! it seemed high time to just enjoy the tunes. Still a killer band through and through. Can't wait to hear the new album. Played 88MM once again...still doesn't click at all.
Ke/Hil - Hellstation (CD, Tesco): I don't think it still needs description. Listened to some of the tracks on youtube once in a while, but it took a long time for me to click. Glad I finally got this album. Great stuff, love the dreary atmosphere.
Custodian - Toil and Waste (CD, Syzmic Records): Rather cold harsh noise, basically higher pitched, with nice feedback and some great rythmic sounds. Half an hour, some tracks might have been a bit longer, but overall this is pretty good.
Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps (on Grooveshark, at work): Quite liked this, might want to get it. The only track which I didn't like is the one with the 'romantic' song, it sucks, hehe.
MORTUOR "I'm Waiting For You..." (CD, Syzmic) - Nothing new here I think, but solid compositions, deadly atmosphere from this non-prolific US PE project. Great listening!
The Rita & Prurient - women pissing
Quote from: Si Clark on September 04, 2013, 03:39:43 AM
Quote from: Bleak Existence on September 04, 2013, 03:38:51 AM
The Rita & Prurient - women pissing
Worth getting?
i would say so. walls from the rita with feedback and vocals by prurient. good pressing too!
Quote from: Mikerdeath on September 04, 2013, 04:52:28 AM
Quote from: Si Clark on September 04, 2013, 03:39:43 AM
Quote from: Bleak Existence on September 04, 2013, 03:38:51 AM
The Rita & Prurient - women pissing
Worth getting?
Yea it's worth it. Fusty Cunt 2013.
Have promise. Just listened to these two yt rips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xc6WckxQwM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xc6WckxQwM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CySvOlTLWBU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CySvOlTLWBU)
Skullflower/Utarm Split (Turgid Animal): The most free and open I've ever heard Skullflower be without going outright stupid-rock. After too many releases of meh-guitar-noise, this is very refreshing and addictive. Utarm was forgettable.
KK Null Absolute Heaven (Nux Organization): Wow! Yet another gem from the drone topic. The opener and it's Halo Manash-like horn/bagpipe/??? dirge is one of the more memorable tracks of drone-noise I've heard in some time. The next 42+ minutes are a subtle barrage of dissonant mellowness. Have replayed this a few times now. I'm completely unfamiliar with KK Null's staggering discography --- what are some recommended releases?
Wulkanaz Paúrpura Fræovíbôkôs (Seedstock): The most odd-ball and enjoyable work from this Swede yet. Intentionally sloppy, lo-fi, left-field BM. Been following since release one, and each piece is an improvement upon the other. Seems to be informed by himself only instead of caving in to the consumer's or genre's needs.
Ghost Kommando Paramount (Death Fiend): Absurd VS Joy Division, or something like that. An atmosphere that is fairly original. This trumps the debut EP in most ways. Better flow, better songs, better vocals. Looking forward to more.
Quote from: eyestrain on September 05, 2013, 12:02:02 AM
KK Null Absolute Heaven (Nux Organization): Wow! Yet another gem from the drone topic. The opener and it's Halo Manash-like horn/bagpipe/??? dirge is one of the more memorable tracks of drone-noise I've heard in some time. The next 42+ minutes are a subtle barrage of dissonant mellowness. Have replayed this a few times now. I'm completely unfamiliar with KK Null's staggering discography --- what are some recommended releases?
He was at the top of his game in what I call his Water Period (roughly, '92-'94). The Heavy Water 7", Lull/Null 7"s, Null/O'Rourke CD, Absolute Heaven CD, and the Null/Plotkin CD (my favorite work from him and runs neck and neck with Voice of Eye's Transmigration as favorite ambient albums). Ultimate Material II & III have some interesting work on them too, but they're both on the downside of that plateau. Ultimate Material II is the better of those two. Terminal Beach was inconsistent and so-so, but it is worth hearing. I didn't like the Flying Serpent 10".
I don't care to listen to music outside, but Aurora has proven to be complimentary to the outdoors. There's something both alien and organic that mingles well with wind, sun, leaves, and running water.
KK Null is great, but... He asked me for a money when I asked him for a collaboration track.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 05, 2013, 12:41:03 AMHe was at the top of his game in what I call his Water Period (roughly, '92-'94). The Heavy Water 7", Lull/Null 7"s, Null/O'Rourke CD, Absolute Heaven CD, and the Null/Plotkin CD (my favorite work from him and runs neck and neck with Voice of Eye's Transmigration as favorite ambient albums). Ultimate Material II & III have some interesting work on them too, but they're both on the downside of that plateau. Ultimate Material II is the better of those two. Terminal Beach was inconsistent and so-so, but it is worth hearing. I didn't like the Flying Serpent 10".
Thanks kindly for the suggestions. Will investigate soon...
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 05, 2013, 12:41:03 AMI don't care to listen to music outside, but Aurora has proven to be complimentary to the outdoors. There's something both alien and organic that mingles well with wind, sun, leaves, and running water.
Walk the dog about twice a day (one hour) in a similar environment. We live on the edge of ~600 acres of farmland we have permission to hunt and trek on. Although I almost always enjoy the natural sounds much more, some days I'm interested in headphones. I could see this album mixing very well with this. Oddly enough, harsh noise with strong breaks of quiet are always a good match; allows you to go away from and come back to strong surroundings. Gotta think about some albums I've enjoyed in nature...
Quote from: Vigilante Ecstasy on August 28, 2013, 11:34:57 PM
Linus Torvalds! :) "Fucking cunthead" would be very close translation. Finnish swearwords are awesome.
Yes sir, Finnish swear words seem better, actually the whole language seems to be more expressive than the English language.
Gotta love Linus. Actually you don't, I don't care about him or Stallman but I guess if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have a job as a Linux NetSec Admin.
Tattered Syntax Nothing All Day Nothing (Skeleton Dust): Highly emotional and active harsh noise. A lot of velocity and layers on the A-side. B-side features some more straight-forward approaches, but still makes my extremities go numb. Highly recommended!
Hostage Pageant/Kelly Churko/Obstacle Corpse/Wrong Hole Convenience: Contemporary Harsh Noise Vol. III (Skeleton Dust): As the series has gone thus far; roughly forty minutes of balls-to-the-wall harsh noise. This installment featured a little more variety in sounds than the previous two. Maybe my favorite one so far, even though I'm unfamiliar with the artists.
Jason Crumer Gentrification Suite (Banned Prod.): That ol' Crumer that should be familiar territory to most by now; lots of field-recordings with manipulated tension-builds, squealing harsh noise, and a little droning action. This was one sweet tape!
Mania Grim Conditions (Freak Animal): One of those tapes that got lost in the pile of a purchase-happy month. Listened to it a few times and forgot about it. Remembered enjoying it quite a bit at the time --- and definitely still do! A solid tape that was very deserving of this second edition.
Abigor Verwüstung / Invoke the Dark Age (Napalm/Chaos Sacrum/Irond): Nearly twenty years since this piece debuted and it still holds a sturdier ground than the last decade+ of black metal, not to mention a large majority of what are considered the cult classics of the genre.
Lantern Below (Dark Descent): Can they ever top Subterranean Effulgence? Probably not. Still, this is some of the most wretched, vile, chaotic and original death metal in ages. This is a band that deserves notoriety and recognition. What an addictive album. Shook the walls of the house while consuming too much gin last night and this was definitely the highlight of the whole evening over all the above mentioned albums.
Currently dissecting Aaron Dilloway's "Modern Jester" after starting the day with something quieter... Leif Elggren's "Latrine". Definitely prefer the metal screeching and ghostly vocals of the former.
Oum Kolthoum - Raq El Habeeb
Omar Souleyman - Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts
Lettera 22 P (Silentes Tapestry): The first '22 album I'm not head over heels about. Not a dud, but electro-acoustic (in their sorta way) without really packing much depth.
Lettera 22 True Form (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): Very dynamic harsh noise attack. Like Macronympha in a precocious state.
Lettera 22 Time Collected (Dokumentarisk Agenda): Ditto.
Anemone Tube/Dissecting Table This Dismal World (Peripheral): Having listened to this maybe 20 times now, I can confidently say that this is some of both acts' best works. Of course, this is nothing like Dissecting Table's major discography - more tribal/ritual elements herein - but with Tsuji's unique elements throughout. Anemone Tube presents Hanser's style-as-usual, which is nothing to cry about.
Lycia Cold (Handmade Birds): Great sounding re-issue. The only album I've really ever gone mad about from the group. Would like to see The Burning Circle And Then Dust with all the 2xCD bonus items thrown in - that could be rather exciting admittedly.
Skullflower/Mastery Split (Cold Spring): One of those Skullflower releases that leaves no impression. Last track of theirs' sounds like a junior high kids first "metal" riff on repeat with some static over top. Weak hammering riff. Ugh. Mastery is what I think plebs see Deathspell Omega sounding like - an aimless mess of genre cross-pollination; fucking garbage.
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa
Bizarre Uproar - Lily The Flesh
Simply my favorite PE/noise/filth project and I'm not ashamed to admit that.
Slogun Let Me Show You How (Teito Sound Company): F-O-R-E-V-E-R
Anenzephalia - Kaltwelt (CD, Tesco/Zaetrom): This is good, but seems less special than Noehaem
Custodian - Toil & Waste (CD, Syzmic Records): Good Harsh Noise
Shift - Hatet/Misären (7", Filth&Violence): Sounds somehow like HNW PE or something like that, not bad, but not really decided on it yet.
Sick Seed - Helsingin Synagogat (7", Filth&Violence): I don't know what I'm listening to... Some parts metal junk, some parts noise and then some jazz and or cowboy-like music?! This might or might not grow on me, for the moment I really don't know what to think about it.
True Widow - Circumambulation LP - really enjoying this. Sort of sounds like a Low cover band with a metal mindset. Not much variation, but I think it's better for it.
Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty 2xLP - wow. way more produced than anything CW previously did, but it works because the song writing is bigger and more bombastic. this material was very good live too.
Raspberry Bulbs - Deformed Worship LP - only hearing the first demo that RB put out a few years ago, I was not that excited for this LP but it's better than I thought it would be.
Arktau Eos - Ai Ma Ra 2xCD - one of the best dark ambient / drone whatever albums I've ever heard. It's really engaging for active listening, but also good for sleepy times and meditation. This was a bit of an impulse buy but I couldn't be happier or more surprised.
Darkthrone - Transilvanian hunger For me their best release since the day it was released. A timeless classic which always finds the way back to my ears
Any feedback on this one?
Breaking The Will – Normalization.
The Rita - Dark Angled Eyebrow
Quote from: online prowler on September 18, 2013, 01:51:17 AM
Any feedback on this one?
Breaking The Will – Normalization.
I highly recommend that as well as the split with Gnawed that recently came out on White Centipede Noise. German Autumn is also great if you can get your hands on it. His live sets from the tour I was on with him in July really took the cake though: http://vimeo.com/70835282
Quote from: whiteheatnoise on September 18, 2013, 02:49:32 PM
Quote from: online prowler on September 18, 2013, 01:51:17 AM
Any feedback on this one?
Breaking The Will – Normalization.
I highly recommend that as well as the split with Gnawed that recently came out on White Centipede Noise. German Autumn is also great if you can get your hands on it. His live sets from the tour I was on with him in July really took the cake though: http://vimeo.com/70835282
Thanx Whiteheatnoise. Know of soundbites from mentioned albums?
I.R.O.N. Evolving (Rage In Eden): Healthy dose of this album interspersed with readings of Guillaume Faye's "Convergence of Catastrophes"...appropriate. The first piece of strict-synth-based martial muzak that I've enjoyed in many, many years. Play loud!
Grand Belial's Key: All the reissue LPs on Drakkar. Fuck you America rules!
Wolfsmond Der Düsterwaldes Reigen (Nebelfee Klangwerke/Blut & Eisen/W.T.C.): III was great and Tollwut will always be their opus for me, but goddamn if I wasn't overlooking a ton of obvious layers of grandness on this album for all the years I thought it was so-so. Of course that old Absurd sound is hiding in here, albeit in a cryptic way, but how can that be avoided; 2/4 are in Absurd, and the other two are from bands that are certainly fans. Latter portion of the album is indeed so-so, but the rest is a gem of magnificent riffs, UUUHS that remind of Refused in their early days of all things and a wonderful, melancholy darkness. I'm becoming a little fanatical about this album.
Listented to Tattered Syntax Nothing All Day Nothing about 50 times now - one of my favorites this year.
Quote from: online prowler on September 18, 2013, 04:48:24 PM
Quote from: whiteheatnoise on September 18, 2013, 02:49:32 PM
Quote from: online prowler on September 18, 2013, 01:51:17 AM
Any feedback on this one?
Breaking The Will – Normalization.
I highly recommend that as well as the split with Gnawed that recently came out on White Centipede Noise. German Autumn is also great if you can get your hands on it. His live sets from the tour I was on with him in July really took the cake though: http://vimeo.com/70835282
Thanx Whiteheatnoise. Know of soundbites from mentioned albums?
Nothing posted online, you'll just have to take a chance and pick up the tapes! If you like well-constructed dynamic harsh noise you will not regret it.
Hordak - Empathie (C30, Impure Spirit): got this in a trade, weird stuff, some parts ambient, which are quite nice, one part piano/keyboard which I really liked, and then some more noiselike stuff of which some parts are good and others less interesting. Satanic images in the J-card, but then some parts (like the printed text) make it look like it's not serious. Don't really know what to think.
Deeper Wells (C20, Maniacal Hatred): Nice PE with sparse vocals. Liked his track on the Bestial Forces comp, so I got this tape, definately not a bad idea.
Regosphere/The Vomit Arsonist (7", Phage Tapes): Both Death Industrial acts, Regosphere is nice, but not great, The Vomit Arsonist is always great, though I have to say I like his track on this split more than the one with The Black Scorpio Underground.
Custodian/Pusdrainer (7", Phage Tapes/Dead Pope Productions): Custodian is again nice cold Harsh Noise, while Pusdrainer is hars PE. Good 7"!
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 19, 2013, 10:03:48 PM
I have to say I like his track on this split more than the one with The Black Scorpio Underground.
incidentally, so do i!
Inade - Myth Encoded
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 19, 2013, 10:03:48 PM
Hordak - Empathie (C30, Impure Spirit): got this in a trade, weird stuff, some parts ambient, which are quite nice, one part piano/keyboard which I really liked, and then some more noiselike stuff of which some parts are good and others less interesting. Satanic images in the J-card, but then some parts (like the printed text) make it look like it's not serious. Don't really know what to think.
Is this the spanish Hordak ? Who also did black metal albums. As kid, I was never into he-man, but when I got copy of this CD for sale, friend of my instantly asked is it really named after THE Hordak - the bad guy from He-Man series. And it was. That could explain why it may not appear as totally serious, hah...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 20, 2013, 08:54:51 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 19, 2013, 10:03:48 PM
Hordak - Empathie (C30, Impure Spirit): got this in a trade, weird stuff, some parts ambient, which are quite nice, one part piano/keyboard which I really liked, and then some more noiselike stuff of which some parts are good and others less interesting. Satanic images in the J-card, but then some parts (like the printed text) make it look like it's not serious. Don't really know what to think.
Is this the spanish Hordak ? Who also did black metal albums. As kid, I was never into he-man, but when I got copy of this CD for sale, friend of my instantly asked is it really named after THE Hordak - the bad guy from He-Man series. And it was. That could explain why it may not appear as totally serious, hah...
No, it's a German one man project. But yeah, the same argument is valid, I guess. Although, if I remember correctly Ogdru Jahad is also some evil comic character and it's a new Danish BM band, which does sound rather serious and utterly dirty. In a way one could reason it's not weirder than having a Tolkien name, but I'd rather take a Tolkien name than one of a comic book though...
Saturnalia Temple new 12" on Ajna, forget the title. It's ok, standard doom/stoner metal with some psych (?) thrown in. Whatever.
"The Evil Dead"'13 ost- received a test pressing & have listened to one side. Pretty good, most likely, much better than the movie
Le Syndicat "30 Years..." 6 tape boxset from Influencing Machine- listened to the first tape & the 6th tape. Interesting that the earliest tape is more refined in nature than
the later work. I like L.S. quite a bit considering I'm not a huge fan of choppy noise. Best reissue this year, nice package/booklet, etc. I'd like to see I.M get ahold of a few of their very earliest tapes for reissues- there's not even photos for them on Discogs.
Goatpenis - Inhumanities
"Put On Goggles Or Turn Away"
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 21, 2013, 10:55:17 PM
Saturnalia Temple new 12" on Ajna, forget the title. It's ok, standard doom/stoner metal with some psych (?) thrown in. Whatever.
The
Ur demo will forever be their greatest. A rare document of cthonian magic coming to the fleshly realm via music. Holds a lot of psychedelic power without the need of drugs. The rest has been f-u-z-z. Not so great.
V/A Tapeworks Vol. II +
Tapeworks Vol. IV (Hästen & Korset): The perfect moody blues for a day that has been all rain. Lots of thick silences on both tapes, as well as many mellow moments. This interspersed with the heavy rain has had an intoxicating effect. Really great compilations. Very surprised by some of the compositions. Certainly not ideal listens if one's feeling in a HN mood. Excited to receive
Vol. VI from the great Tordon Ljud distro soon. Also noticed on H&S' site that there's a Vol. VII in the works for the end of the year - to complete the series.
Cryme Mekonium (Beläten): Really bizarro...in the sense that there was nothing to enjoy about this at all.
Arghoslent 1990-1994 - The First Three Demos (Drakkar): Finally picked this up after years of adoring their more modern output. Fucking intense with that juvenile aura that makes them so great. A few songs sit like duds, but the others are almost some of the best they ever wrote!
Peste Noire Peste Noire (La Mesnie Herlequin): Loved
L'Ordure à l'état Pur for being so utterly flamboyant. I would say this revels in that excess as well, but with simple guitar-bass-drums and occasional horn/string accompaniment. After many listens, I don't think I can love this quite as much. The pure "that's an awesome riff!" moments that were typical in their older albums are present and I do really enjoy that. Of course, not knowing a lick of French is fairly detrimental I'm sure.
Fortress Fortress (Rock-O-Rama): "Smash them both is my aim!!!"
Pharmakon "Abandon" LP has received multiple spins here. First listened A side maybe 3 times before going to b. I think the final track is the weakest one, but album is much much better than I expected. From LP, at least!
I think beginning of album is very nicely done, scream perfectly blending into drone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R60lYkmXeA8
Talking of Fortress, quite similar vocal sound in german Race War. "Stimme Des Blutes" CD been recent obsessive listening. Vocals are one of the major things why it kicks ass. Often riffs are utterly simple. Some slightly out-of-ordinary (in RAC context, that is) rhythms/drum patterns appear here are there, but in general it almost solely works on charisma of vocalist. It was kind of strange to see him in real-life (without commando mask used at gig) when that vocal sound and looks (like so often) gives impression that wasn't waiting this. "They Were The Heroes" from older album is the utmost hit, but from this album for some reason I like this uptempo and joyful sounding piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ0goFgxvN4
Clang Quartet "The Poison of Unforgiveness" tape... was CQ always like this?!? I recall from past that it was not. Now majority of tape is dominated by jazzy drum improvisations, what blends into other experimental and noise sounds, but very often just sort of polyrhythmic or chaos improv drumming as main element of sound collage-noise.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 22, 2013, 10:07:58 AMTalking of Fortress, quite similar vocal sound in german Race War. "Stimme Des Blutes" CD been recent obsessive listening. Vocals are one of the major things why it kicks ass. Often riffs are utterly simple. Some slightly out-of-ordinary (in RAC context, that is) rhythms/drum patterns appear here are there, but in general it almost solely works on charisma of vocalist. It was kind of strange to see him in real-life (without commando mask used at gig) when that vocal sound and looks (like so often) gives impression that wasn't waiting this. "They Were The Heroes" from older album is the utmost hit, but from this album for some reason I like this uptempo and joyful sounding piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ0goFgxvN4
Interesting, lately I've been checking out some RAC and related music (at work) and while a lot of it isn't very interesting, I liked Race War, especially They Were Heroes and 11. September. Will check this track and Fortress maybe tomorrow.
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 22, 2013, 09:25:22 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 22, 2013, 10:07:58 AMTalking of Fortress, quite similar vocal sound in german Race War. "Stimme Des Blutes" CD been recent obsessive listening. Vocals are one of the major things why it kicks ass. Often riffs are utterly simple. Some slightly out-of-ordinary (in RAC context, that is) rhythms/drum patterns appear here are there, but in general it almost solely works on charisma of vocalist. It was kind of strange to see him in real-life (without commando mask used at gig) when that vocal sound and looks (like so often) gives impression that wasn't waiting this. "They Were The Heroes" from older album is the utmost hit, but from this album for some reason I like this uptempo and joyful sounding piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ0goFgxvN4
Interesting, lately I've been checking out some RAC and related music (at work) and while a lot of it isn't very interesting, I liked Race War, especially They Were Heroes and 11. September. Will check this track and Fortress maybe tomorrow.
Fortress's debut self-titled album is where it's at (for me). Just good 'ol ignorant and low-brow thrills. The other albums get a bit metallic and blues-rock in a way. Kinda ironic.
That
Race War track is pretty excellent. Will have to dig into some of their albums soon. Thanks for the tip!
Militaris-tic Curse Of Weapons (Bestial Burst): I have nothing to say. Just righteous metal-punk from Harald Mentor (methinks) and some other fella. Samples here: http://www.reverbnation.com/militaristic (http://www.reverbnation.com/militaristic)
Ättestupa Musik För Tomma Rum (Järtecknet): Honestly never could enjoy this project. This last LP is no different. Like a weak
Aäkon Këëtrëh,
Amaka Hahina,
Moëvöt, etc mixed with
Zomes. Some very brief sections of crunch on a few occasions and then back to "organ" tone.
Swallowing Bile - what you deserve...
Decided to ruin my morning with the new Shining album. I already knew it would suck but as a huge Shining fan I still had to check it out (something I shouldn't have done). The album starts with kinda old school Shining feel and to my surprise it's like that throughout the complete album... strange decision in my opinion. First track sounds over-compressed to me and I can't but be irritated by the overall production. Famine does his thing perfectly but the music is just dull. Then it's the second track, once again shitty sound quality. Attila delivers his basic, yet interesting, vocals but can't save the track. Third track is just retarded with silly synth sound throughout the track and if I'm not completely mistaken there's even a fucking drum machine in this track (!!!). Next track is with a fag, namely Ghaal, and it indeed sounds gay. Those torturous synth lines feels like having Ghaal's cock up my ass. Don't know his role in this track but I kinda liked the vocals. Music is also quite interesting but once again the sound is just terrible, especially when bass drum kicks in. Black Industrial Misery is an overkill version of the original with Maniac on vocals. Doesn't do anything for me. The last track, Through Corridors Of Oppression, is one of my favorite older Shining tracks and I can't hear too much differences to the original. Nice to have at least one good track on this album but seems like they simply took it from the split 7" with Dolorian.
I'm still in shock... I mean why would they recycle their old ideas when they had good thing going. I know not all of you are going to agree with me but I personally think Shining was on top of their game during Halmstad. From there onwards it has been downhill. Klagopsalmer, Född Förlorare and Redefining Darkness had their stand out tracks but in my opinion they didn't hold out as an album as well as Halmstad. As for this new album, Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd, I can say right away that this is the end. Now Kvarforth can freely end his misery...
Wold Screech Owl (Profound Lore): Forever my favorite release by this indescribable oddity of socially reclusive lo-fi hatred. The most varied, with cohesiveness, album yet...doesn't derail into 45 minutes of snowfall static or too many song-oriented and rhythmic numbers. Always puts ice in my bones.
S.V.E.S.T. Urfaust (End All Life): They've always embodied black metal in full legitimacy to me; a sound unlike any other, working outside of the confines of consumer metal and publicity stunts, releasing music when the drive and Spirit is there. These are all things lost over time by most. This was the one album that I could enjoy, but could not worship like all their other output. Don't know what it was, but it clicked last night. Like the first time I heard them, the Deathspell Omega split, and some cosmic nerve twitched and all this chaos in my mind tuned in to just the sounds. For those that don't know...how can one describe them? The King Crimson of Satanism? It's just off-kilter and utterly possessed black metal without the slightest reek of gimmick.
Chelsea Wolfe Pain Is Beauty (Pendu Sound): Goddamn this was garbage. A mash-up of all that is trend and little of what made her worthwhile on past albums.
"Chelsea Wolfe Pain Is Beauty"
I listened to a few tracks on youtube & could not figure out why people are so into her work. Just sounds like college rock or something.
Gave the MANIA/HAL HUTCHINSON "Wreckage" cd (Phage Tapes) a listen & it sounds good. Hal's idea of breaking up the kollab. material with my two solo tracks worked out very well. His track ends the cd with nearly 13 minutes of junkyard destruction. The label should be announcing on his fb, mailing list, etc. soon.
RYKE – Resuscitation CD, such a great disc..
DAMAAR
"Triumph Through Spears Of Sacrilege" (2006)
Strong brutal EP. Lebanese BM.
Full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6qeDrBHGSo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6qeDrBHGSo)
(http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/les%20goupes/D/Damaar/Triumph%20Through%20Spears%20of%20Sacrilege/Triumph%20Through%20Spears%20of%20Sacrilege.jpg)
Electronic Panorama
"Paris, Tokyo, Utrecht, Warszawa" (1970)
Electronic compilation album released on Philips Prospective 21e Siècle series. Highly recommended album and series.
Avail for free dwnlwd via ubuweb: http://ubu.com/sound/electronic_panorama.html (http://ubu.com/sound/electronic_panorama.html)
Quote from: online prowler on September 26, 2013, 02:47:17 AM
DAMAAR
"Triumph Through Spears Of Sacrilege" (2006)
I wasn't that into this release. The idea of them seemed better than the final product.
VA - Pundartugg - Argot Bruit
Excellent.
Prurient - African Division
Been listening to this twice a day for the past 2 weeks, lost count of how many listens.
One word: restraint.
First listen to latest batch of new arrivals:
Smell & Quim - A Wank's as good as a sod to a blind arse & Powerfuck
Ramleh - Awake box set
Grunt - World Draped in a Camoflage
Mauthausen Orch - Sonic Deprivation
Con-Dom - Holy Bible
Pain Nail - Magneettinen Kohtalo
Simply brilliant.
N. - N. lp (Davide's N. was always great and unique. So glad Urashima re-release this jewel.)
Human Larvae - Womb Worship (pure masterpiece!!!!! Album of the year!)
Yannick Franck - Hierophany (amazing dark ambient. Reminds me of Raison D'être older works)
The Vomit Arsonist - An Occasion For Death (one of the best albums that I heard this year)
Troum & Aidan Baker - Nihtes Niht (masters of silence!)
Various - Escaping From Color Rapoon Recomposed & Remixed (amazing compilation!!!)
Various - Oredezh (not so good, not so bad... I really hate multiple genres compilation.)
Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
Skullflower - Orange Canyon Mind
And for some unrelated reason, I've had Crazy Train stuck in my head all day.
Chop Shop - hello
The Rita "Escorting" 3LP
Just listened through all three LPs in a row. I am feeling quite sick today, probably have a fever, and somehow this was perfect to listen to. Didn't make me feel any better, but it kind of sounded like how my head and mind is feeling. Quality stuff!
Developer/Being (C20, Factotum Tapes): First time I heard Developer, which is nice cut up stuff, might have to check out more. Don't own too much of Being, but this is good too, this doesn't sound very harsh, rather slow, but nice sounds, which is the most important of course. This together with the Batter Cages III tape makes me definitely appreciate Being, though the track on the Baculum/Being/Paranoid Time/Wince track was less interesting, I think, though I have to say that whole tape set isn't much to my liking to be honest (second tape being better than the first one though).
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa (CD, Freak Animal/Filth & Violence): First BU album I've got and the only other stuff I own is the split with Deathkey, Musta Rotta 7" and track on Hated Perversions comp. This seems different than the other stuff, but I really like it, except for the 2nd track, that doesn't do much for me.
Pain Nail - Magneettinen Kohtalo (CD, Freak Animal): Already liked the two Hengellisiä Lauluja 7"s and the End Times album (though that's been a while since I listened to it), and again this a really nice album. I like both the calmer tracks which have a nearly ambient atmosphere at times and the more ominous ones.
Unpeace - Troops of No Tomorrow (C11, self released): This kind of noisecore where I can feel anger/aggression/... and where it's not all just a blur is the kind I can appreciate. Nice short tape.
Clandestine Blaze - Falling Monuments (CD, Northern Heritage): Really good album. And I've got to say I don't know too much stuff from CB, have a tape somewhere with Fist of the Northern Destroyer and while I liked some of the tracks, it never fully convinced me, and the split with Satanic Warmaster is nice too, but this album is really good, worthy purchase.
Ride for Revenge - The Renegade Temple (7", Ahdistuksen Aiho Productions): I heard a lot of good things about RfR and had heard some tracks on youtube, but wasn't too convinced, but I decided to get this 7", since I like 7"s. And it's nice 'n interesting stuff, but I don't see RfR becoming one of my favourite bands though...
Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps (on Grooveshark): Decided to check this out on Grooveshark, at work, a while ago, interesting material, might want to get this. Only the track with the well-known popsong in it, gets on my nerves, hehe.
Institute of Paraphilia Studies DVD: Grunt/Bizarre Uproar: Good music/noise from both. The visuals of Grunt are nice, the pictures are 'beautiful' and the video is interesting, the only thing which I liked less, is that the pictures start to switch faster at the end, it doesn't really seemed fitting in my eyes. The BU gig has a lot of pictures which I had seen before somewhere (F&V related), but still nice in a way. I was a bit disappointed though, thought that this would be the gig with the woman with her head in the bag and the guy pissing in it. Maybe it was, but you couldn't see it anyway. Would have liked to see that, hehe.
Cannibal Rituals - return of the shamatari
Quote from: Dr Alex on September 27, 2013, 06:00:06 PM
Yannick Franck - Hierophany (amazing dark ambient. Reminds me of Raison D'être older works)
Definitely one for me to check out! Thanks for the info.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 25, 2013, 10:56:53 PM
"Chelsea Wolfe Pain Is Beauty"
I listened to a few tracks on youtube & could not figure out why people are so into her work. Just sounds like college rock or something.
Not to say that
Ἀποκάλυψις was the pinnacle of originality or interesting, but it was decent post-punk-whatever that just had a certain mood. Previous albums were yawn-inducing singer-songwriter works and this new one is..."college rock". Yawn.
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 29, 2013, 09:45:12 PM
Developer/Being (C20, Factotum Tapes): First time I heard Developer, which is nice cut up stuff, might have to check out more. Don't own too much of Being, but this is good too, this doesn't sound very harsh, rather slow, but nice sounds, which is the most important of course. This together with the Batter Cages III tape makes me definitely appreciate Being, though the track on the Baculum/Being/Paranoid Time/Wince track was less interesting, I think, though I have to say that whole tape set isn't much to my liking to be honest (second tape being better than the first one though).
Can't wait to receive this. Two acts I'm obsessing over lately. Agreed on the 4-way split. Much more one-dimensional than what these acts eventually became (Paranoid Time aside, although that is no diss).
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 29, 2013, 09:45:12 PMClandestine Blaze - Falling Monuments (CD, Northern Heritage): Really good album. And I've got to say I don't know too much stuff from CB, have a tape somewhere with Fist of the Northern Destroyer and while I liked some of the tracks, it never fully convinced me, and the split with Satanic Warmaster is nice too, but this album is really good, worthy purchase.
My favorite album so far over the years. The most variety and the most original sound.
Fist Of The Northern Destroyer would honestly have to be my other favorite though. Perhaps
Church Of Atrocity or
Deliverers Of The Faith have what you are looking for - still has that OS sound found on
Fist... but also some of the technical originality found on later releases.
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 29, 2013, 09:45:12 PMRide for Revenge - The Renegade Temple (7", Ahdistuksen Aiho Productions): I heard a lot of good things about RfR and had heard some tracks on youtube, but wasn't too convinced, but I decided to get this 7", since I like 7"s. And it's nice 'n interesting stuff, but I don't see RfR becoming one of my favourite bands though...
Just one of those bands that's either "it" or not. Lately things have been getting interesting with Herr Mentor's noise works coming into the mix.
Under The Eye and the
Meti Bhuvah Split were both pretty righteous in my eyes.
Control Transgression (Ant-Zen): Trumps
The Resistance if you ask me. And maybe one of Garrison's most complex releases yet. Not just strictly death industrial.
Pyhä Kuolema Kevättuulisormi (Svart/Pesanta Urfolk): Now it's really no use since I don't know Finnish. Musically, this is some hippy-dippy neofolk. Lyrically, maybe it's very wonderful. Hoping for it to grow on me. Since
Saavun Vaikken Kulkisi is just so damn good, I will have to be happy with that.
KK Null Ultimate Material III (Manifold): Damn this is awesome. Very much in the vein of all the great works Zeno Manx recommended a while back. Lovely.
Triarii Exile (Eternal Soul): Think I enjoyed the recent 7"s a bit more. Some day I want to count the occurrences of "I" and "sun" in all of Triarii's songs.
Die Macht Blut Unter Den Fahnen (Slaughter In Art): Finally another martial industrial piece I can enjoy. You know what to expect.
Sutekh Hexen Become (Auris Apothecary/King Of The Monsters): In all it's linear glory. Either they're just growing on me or this is actually better than the other wall noise albums they put out, but put another label on.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 01, 2013, 02:32:23 AM
Die Macht Blut Unter Den Fahnen (Slaughter In Art): Finally another martial industrial piece I can enjoy. You know what to expect.
very good indeed. and nice guy.
Skin Graft - Drenched (C40, Danvers State Recordings): Might have written something about this before, but I didn't like it very much, now I'm listening again and it clicked. I think I expected something much harsher the first times. Now that I listen to it differently it actually is very good, especially the b-side. A-side has more noise, with stuff happening underneath, the b-side has less distorted sounds, really nice 'flat tone' going on and on, which in this case works really well, great atmosphere.
7MON
Seven-inch-time!
The Sons Of God - Drive chairs 7" (Firework)
Crawl Unit / Vertonen - Soundtracks for locations 7" (CIP)
Sewer Election - Listening to Josefin Hinders / To drown (For guitar and bathroom water) LATHE 7" (Ljud & Bild)
Burial Hex - Bach eingeschaltet - fünfter band 7" (Reue Am Reue)
Nový Svet / Susa24 - X / noTHING 7" (57005)
Gaerra / Mirrors Are Black - Steglad / Flickljus 7" (Solförmörkelse)
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on October 03, 2013, 11:17:31 AM
Sewer Election - Listening to Josefin Hinders / To drown (For guitar and bathroom water) LATHE 7" (Ljud & Bild)
I gotta know, what does this sound like?
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on October 03, 2013, 11:17:31 AM
Seven-inch-time!
The Sons Of God - Drive chairs 7" (Firework)
Crawl Unit / Vertonen - Soundtracks for locations 7" (CIP)
Sewer Election - Listening to Josefin Hinders / To drown (For guitar and bathroom water) LATHE 7" (Ljud & Bild)
Burial Hex - Bach eingeschaltet - fünfter band 7" (Reue Am Reue)
Nový Svet / Susa24 - X / noTHING 7" (57005)
Gaerra / Mirrors Are Black - Steglad / Flickljus 7" (Solförmörkelse)
Is the Novy Svet 7" worth the money?
Mania / Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage CD (Phage Tapes)
Great great great.
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 03, 2013, 06:35:07 PM
Mania / Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage CD (Phage Tapes)
Great great great.
Really looking forward to hearing this!
theo parrish - sound sculptures vol.1
rene hell - vanilla call option
kanye west - yeezus
control - transgression
gol - 3cd box
In a heavy jazz drive lately, top favorites:
G.L. Unit "Orangutan!" LP - loose, not over-blown large format free jazz jamming without Euroimprov dryness. And great cover!
Steve Lacy "Wordless" LP - Quintet but sounds like a larger ensemble, nice a little chamber music like atmosphere. Fluidy and flowy but also dynamic and gets quite hectic in places, more so than Lacy usually (at least what I know).
Eric Dolphy "Unrealized Tapes" LP - Basically just the side-long "Springtime" on repeat, really nice oriental-y (modal?) mood.
Alice Coltrane "Ptah, The El Daoud" LP - I love John and acknowledge his importance but still it might be that I listen to Alice more often. This is one of the good reasons.
Combative Alignment - The Ritez of Higher Communication 2003 - LOKI Foundation - what you'd expect from this label; martial ambient? a combination of things like Land:Fire, Ionosphere, Herbst9, Inade etc, but it also has maybe the feel of a subdued Apoptose - good quality, but not something that blew me away; doesn't make me want to hear more, but I'd listen to this album and not want for something else, too - poor pressing; lots of surface noise.
Ex.Order - Broadcast 23 2003 - LOKI Foundation - not all that different in tools than Combative Alignment, but the execution is more powerful, brooding, and engaging - flanged power-electronic vocals, throbbing electronics, repetitive rhythms - highly recommended.
The Cherry Point& The Rita - Breast Mutilation 2006 - one-sided LP - great texture(s).
LHD/Immaculate:Grotesque 2006 - Immaculate:Grotesque side only - don't know a lot about this project, but this side is impressive - again, great texture + sharp high end.
Inade - The Flood of White Light 1996 - brilliant - track 2 sounds like whales.
OKHA//Macronympha/Prurient 2005 - OKHA side has some top shelf crunch and wrinkle, but some of the knob twiddling and upper end squiggling unnecessarily complicates matters.
Macronympha - Melting Softly into Time 2005 - nice industrial noise.
Inade - Spring Equinox Tokyo 2006
Ex.Order - The infernal Age 1998 - LOKI Foundation - quality.
Ahlzagailzehguh - Black Destination 2004 - a great 40 or so minutes of great, changing textures and sounds, which isn't all that common from my experience with noise of the last several years; kind of an old, lost breed - I forget how good this is in-between listenings - deserves an untouched CD reissue for sure.
Haemorrhaging Fetus - Women 2009 - brilliant, devouring, engaging noise - an all-star.
Immaculate:Grotesque/A Fail Association - Virgin 2004 - if anyone else has used a wedding invitation as packaging, I haven't seen it; smart idea - Immaculate:Grotesque is fierce, and more importantly, bombastic; can practically feel the chards of decay penetrating - A Fail Association is inconsistent for my tastes; beginning and ending are weak; too busy and cluttered, but the middle ground gets there - just before the ending falls apart, he uses some good, out of the ordinary sounds that I like a lot; throbbing sirens or horns?
Immaculate:Grotesque - Wishing the Days Away 2005 - really like the simple graphic design - side A: campfire, overdriven, broken crackle; I like the sound of it, but I feel it could have benefited from speeding up the tape, seeking a more dense snapped forest and sharpened upper end -- side B: more of the same, but it feels more like the foundation for a great industrial piece; waiting to hear clanking chains and malleted sheet iron - something about the first 2/3s of this side makes me think of the Full Metal Jacket industrial theme.
Nocturnal Emissions - Tissue of Lies 1981 - some lesser tracks than others - musical experimental music like SPK and the period; sense of decay and artiness - not a phenomenal album, but interesting and worth more listens.
Paul Kelday - Centuries 1981 - darker and more ambient in vibe, but sci-fi, and even angelic, in sounds - travels wide and far; at one point I felt like I was listening to Genocide Organ - side 2 has some wonderful bubbling electronics and phasers.
Paul Kelday - Eschatus 1982 - another solid, if not great, listen.
Macronympha - Notes from Underground 1995 - side 1 is psychedelic, but unlike CCCC, Merzbow's Pulse Demon - starts off messy, but finds a nice flow - side 2: fractured pretty much covers it.
David Maranha - Antarctica 2010 - 60s feel hippie ensemble drone and meditation - side A is a droning track that sounds like Venus in Furs put through a La Monte Young/Charlemagne Palestine hourglass; be a great 12" B-side to Sweet Sister Ray - solid album and good listen, but as great as how this album would appear to be in words, there's a little something missing; maybe the robbery of modern recording or something; it has all the components and angles of something from the 60s, but it doesn't have the warmth that would transport you there.
Repulsion/Genocide - discography 2003 - mostly the The Stench of Burning Death demo (aka the WFBE demo) with "Crypt of Terror" over and over again - and the Excruciation 7" because it is underrated and "Helga" is good humor.
Dead - Les Stars Du Rock Porno 2004 - EP/demo/unreleased/radio collection - love heavy, groovy grind with gargled pudding vocals - material on the Dead/Regurgitate split is still the favorite.
IDX1274 - Live Aktions 2005 - spotty, but with some fine tracks - there's a rhythmic, high-pitched electronic sound on side B that I like the best from the tape, but I'm not sure which track has it.
Dajjal - Ur 2013 - GREAT material, but at this point, I should expect just that; one of my favorite newer artists - minus the metals and literal industrial elements, this reminds me in texture and vibe to early Einleitungszeit; has that orchestrated chaos component - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Tarab - Acquiescence 2011 - powerful tracks and the typical, great Tarab ear.
Hijokaidan & Miku Hatsune - Hatsune Kaidan 2013 - first two tracks or the pop; not my thing - the Hijokaidan tracks have some very high frequencies that are piercingly pleasant and give a quasi-atmospheric feel; brittle, quality noise for nearly 27 minutes.
Theta - His Eyes were Black and I Could See the Circuitry Beneath 2012 - this release continues to grow on me - at first, I thought it was maybe a bit too ambitious or busy, but it's just a quick traveler and not something that allows you to lose focus without missing part of the story (like being distracted for a moment while listening to a book on tape) - it's both noisy industrial at the forefront and ambient in the way it creates room atsmosphere and flows - does lose its way in the third quarter, but finds its way again as it turns the corner for the final stretch.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on October 03, 2013, 11:17:31 AM
Sewer Election - Listening to Josefin Hinders / To drown (For guitar and bathroom water) LATHE 7" (Ljud & Bild)
What are your thoughts on this? Certainly I'll never get a chance to hear, but I'm loving all of his recent works.
Being Hunters Fingers (Sound Holes): GODDAMN this is good,
especially the A side. Yet another solid release from an exponentially improving harsh noise warrior.
Sissisters Brentwood Gardens (Joy De Vivre): Nothing too stunning, but a fairly enjoyable migraine-inducer. Was a bit perplexed by the near silent field-recordings that make up the end of the A-side; didn't add anything.
V/A Tapeworks Volume VI (Hästen & Korset): Wonderful variety on this one. Not so minimalist like the other two I've heard. Every piece is solid, but of course
Jaakko Vanhala stands out with his mammoth contribution. Nice choice to have the tape flow out with 20-ish minutes of drone afterwards so you can collect your marbles.
Tusen År Under Jord Sorgsendömet Fobos (Hibiskofon): Like an archivist rendition of
Kinit Her's ritual work -
The Cavern Stanzas,
Hyperion... - played on a gramophone. Really captivating stuff!
Endless Sea Complotto (Cathartic Process): Fantastic tape of full-out harsh noise and some really entrancing junk metal passages as well.
L.S.S.A.H. Die Fahnen Der Vernichtung (Witches Sabbath): Glorious mood on these demos. Glad to have discovered this.
Ildjarn
Seven Harmonies Of Unknown Truths (Eisenwald): Some of Vaaer's first releases were too screechingly high-end for me to enjoy. The later albums were so hypnotic and that's what always won me over about them. This here is a nice little blend. Not as A.D.D. as the first LP and demos and a great sound. This could have been a 10" easily. I accuse Eisenwald of money-grubbing; especially after the Nidhogg collaborations (all 23 minutes of them!) were releases as a 2xCD. Get fucked.
Lettera 22 Physical Point (Holidays): Still.
Absurd Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg (WTC): Finally scored a vinyl copy sans Jew-price. Very surprised and pleased to find the bonus tracks on the D-side. I'm hearing some familiar voices on them, but what really stands out...is that E Watain?! Hahah.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club SCAC 102: An Introduction For Young And Old Europe (Glitterhouse): Just a greatest hits collection, but the audio (and video) on the live DVD is fantastic. Playing this a lot!
Quote from: eyestrain on October 06, 2013, 01:40:02 AM
Ildjarn Seven Harmonies Of Unknown Truths (Eisenwald): Some of Vaaer's first releases were too screechingly high-end for me to enjoy. The later albums were so hypnotic and that's what always won me over about them. This here is a nice little blend. Not as A.D.D. as the first LP and demos and a great sound. This could have been a 10" easily. I accuse Eisenwald of money-grubbing; especially after the Nidhogg collaborations (all 23 minutes of them!) were releases as a 2xCD. Get fucked.
10 years ago Northern Heritage put out Ildjarn-Nidhogg CD/LP what included all material that was on 7"/mCD (= this new 2xCD release) but also about 20 mins other stuff. It's kind of weird that they'd do 23 minute double CD, while it was possible to do full length.
PYHÄ KUOLEMA "Kevättuulisormi" LP.2nd full length of folk/singer-songwriter artist Pyhä Kuolema. Mostly acoustic guitar and singing and that's about it. Absolute instant classic Mustat Virrat is favorite. Valkoinen Nainen is good too, not to mention epic Viestimiehen Kuolema!
Quote from: eyestrain on October 04, 2013, 12:09:14 AM
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 03, 2013, 06:35:07 PM
Mania / Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage CD (Phage Tapes)
Great great great.
Really looking forward to hearing this!
You shouldn't be disappointed. Have spun it a few times now, Hal and Keith compliment each other very well.
NP:
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets
Love this album, still my favourite from them. Crushing melancholy and perfectly paced throughout.
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 06, 2013, 01:05:49 PMNP:
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets
Love this album, still my favourite from them. Crushing melancholy and perfectly paced throughout.
I never liked their music so much but that album is really nice, especially crushing riffs at "Stones From The Sky". Best track of them!
right now:
Maeror Tri – Meditamentum 2xcd
Amazing document of old Maeror Tri days. A must have for all fans of Troum/Maeror Tri and other quality drones.
martialgodmask got me thinking about Neurosis, so I've been playing through a larger part of their discography. This is one of my favorite acts of all time...all albums except maybe their most recent (but seeing the songs performed live was menacing!!). Nothing's changed though, I still can never choose between Souls At Zero or Through Silver In Blood. I think their high-profile via being on the Relapse roster and the subsequent flood of shameless copy cats never helped their case. Aside from the integrity of the group, I can think of no other worthwhile act that can throw Irminsul on a cover (fuck Viking metal) and make you bow down.
Will Over Matter 7 Impulses (Obscurex): The man can do no wrong! Except for maybe the nearly 20-minute track with (circuit bent?) kiddie toy sounds...??? Perhaps this is what initially led to amazing numbers like "Blades Sharpened Again"?
Combat Northwind/Aryan Spirit Of War (Darker Than Black/Witches Sabbath): Never seen this group mentioned anywhere before. Really fucking stellar NSBM. The first half of the album has some excellent synth melancholia as well as punishing hateful BM. Second half is rather excellent; the vocals weren't quite as enjoyable, but the programmed drums were pretty great. A little more straightforward on this section.
Galgenberg Blutgrund/Galgenberg (Darker Than Black/Witches Sabbath): Two no-frills, incredible NSBM EPs from the late 90's. Was only ever familiar with their contributions to the Der Stürmer split; which I was not so impressed by. These tracks are absolutely fantastic though. Fierce, spitting violent hatred. Just a good heavy tone, thrashy pace and some well-placed synth additions.
To the few of us that were wondering about that new Sewer Election lathe (apparently it's a square 7", edt of 25) I came across this sample of it on soundcloud (i assume this is side two)
http://2208records.blogspot.com/2013/08/sewer-election-square-7.html
Sample sounds great, I wonder the likeliness of an american being able to track this down for a reasonable price (wishful thinking i know!) but i'm happy to have at least gotten to hear the sample.
http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/The_True_Frost/In_the_Gleam_of_a_Morbid_Fullmoon/131807
got this from "Sadorass" himself back when he was still running "Satanic Terror Productions" , one of my fave BM tapes of all-time and much much better than the two full-lengths and various other releases by the band imo. ...at times it's raging raw hateful and at other times it's proto-dsbm (without the "whiney" elements of so many later bands in this subgenre)
still play this lots and lots and tonight is another one of these nights...
Quote from: eyestrain on October 07, 2013, 07:02:18 PM
Combat Northwind/Aryan Spirit Of War (Darker Than Black/Witches Sabbath): Never seen this group mentioned anywhere before. Really fucking stellar NSBM. The first half of the album has some excellent synth melancholia as well as punishing hateful BM. Second half is rather excellent; the vocals weren't quite as enjoyable, but the programmed drums were pretty great. A little more straightforward on this section.
Galgenberg Blutgrund/Galgenberg (Darker Than Black/Witches Sabbath): Two no-frills, incredible NSBM EPs from the late 90's. Was only ever familiar with their contributions to the Der Stürmer split; which I was not so impressed by. These tracks are absolutely fantastic though. Fierce, spitting violent hatred. Just a good heavy tone, thrashy pace and some well-placed synth additions.
For those who like this era of Polish BM should be excited to see KOHORT CD was just released by Garazel... Some may remember CD on Eternal Devils rec in mid 90's who put out early Graveland before they went on bigger labels. Some members played in Lord of Evil & WAR88 too, but Kohort certainly worth checking out.
The True Frost is very good. At some point I preferred his works as SADORASS. Sometimes appears like very very few cares, but this means that for those who do, you can get most of this stuff for cheap prices. Very often I'd prefer The True Frost demos over Moonblood or other bands you have to add couple zeros to prices merchants ask these days.
for the lazy:
Kohort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkki2b-M_d8
Lord of Evil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwQYhJDLY4o
War88: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRVyS-XT3yY
Sadorass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mHXTnUuLQE
The True Frost: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoeUFmbBBcw
Women Of The SS
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- Thee Call to all Women -
(Inner-X-Musick , 1986)
Women Of The SS "Irma Grese": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4iLYX6P7hE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4iLYX6P7hE)
Sexually charged minimal old school industrial w elitist docu edge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltlcl7Mo-X8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltlcl7Mo-X8)
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Buddhadev Das Gupta
- Nayak Ki Kanra -
(Raga?, 1989)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HHbZFLkxFsI/TFTH4rU0Z0I/AAAAAAAAAvQ/XNsd6iY3zAE/s400/folder.jpg)
Indian classical at its best. Master recording.
Circulation Of Light Winding/Winded (Sangoplasmo): Short cassette by Nathaniel Ritter's solo moniker. This isn't the piano and rhythm that founds his other output. The title says it all here. A meditative afternoon in the grass with the sound of wind and chimes. I prefer his other stylings, but this was rather great. Ironically, I kept being reminded of the Love Cult tape put out by Brave Mysteries.
AñXpm/Symphonia Sacrosancta Phasmatum Split (Barghest): Well fuck me, this is the best shit I've heard in ages. AñXpm is the metal structures found on the Reuerorum Ib Malacht Urkaos album. These tracks are shorter and f-a-r sweeter though. Vocals are deranged, drumming spasmodic, guitar tone and riffs fantastic. Played it about 15 times since receiving it yesterday. SSP is not like they were on the Ajna CD. This is over-the-top doom. As if Emil & Co. ever take the easy way out. Captivating.
Militaris-tic Curse Of Weapons (Bestial Burst): Like I said, "...no wrong!" Best punk/primitive-black album in a decade. Addictive song-writing, hilarious lyrics, Harald's perfect vocals...it's got everything.
Been really delving into 70s prog rock lately. Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis have been my favorites. Genesis has been a revelation, as I always avoided them because of the 80s shit with Phil Collins. Great powerful stuff that doesn't have the fantastical, D&D elements that all the other prog acts relish in. Still need to check out stuff like Rush, Camel, and Van der Graaf Generator. Have never been able to get into Jethro Tull, and of course I like Pink Floyd but I've never considered them prog rock (no virtuosos)
Quote from: RG on October 10, 2013, 03:10:58 AM
Been really delving into 70s prog rock lately. Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis have been my favorites. Genesis has been a revelation, as I always avoided them because of the 80s shit with Phil Collins. Great powerful stuff that doesn't have the fantastical, D&D elements that all the other prog acts relish in. Still need to check out stuff like Rush, Camel, and Van der Graaf Generator. Have never been able to get into Jethro Tull, and of course I like Pink Floyd but I've never considered them prog rock (no virtuosos)
outside of King Crimson, these are my prog favorites and recommendations:
Atila - Reviure 1978
Biglietto per L'Inferno - s/t 1974
Biglietto per L'Inferno - Live 1974
Campo Di Marte - s/t 1973
Catherine Ribeiro & Alpes - Le Rat Debile 1974
Golden Earring - Moontan 1973
Group 1850 - Paradise Now 1969
Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 1970
Il Balletto Di Bronzo - YS 1972
Jane - Together 1972
Jumbo - Vietato Ai Minori Di 18 Anni 1973
Kraan - s/t 1972
Le Orme - Collage 1971
Osanna - L'Uomo 1971
Out of Focus - Wake Up 1970
Phoenix - Cei Ce Ne-Au Dat Nume 1973
Phoenix - Cantofabule (Cantafabule) 1975
Sahara - Sunrise 1973
Spring - The Untitled 2 1973
Jaakko Vanhala Here Be Lions (Freak Animal): Have been enjoying the tape edition for some time, but had to grab this for the two extra tracks. I know I'm just preaching to the choir, but my thoughts:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dug up :
Orifice Training : bathroom abuse LP ....allways sounded very much like Taint, very solid record imho, wish he did more, who was behind it ?
Quote from: eyestrain on October 10, 2013, 10:26:43 AM
Jaakko Vanhala Here Be Lions (Freak Animal): Have been enjoying the tape edition for some time, but had to grab this for the two extra tracks. I know I'm just preaching to the choir, but my thoughts:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!
NP:
Warning - Watching From A Distance
Been going back through a few older bits of doom and suchlike and decided to give this a new spin for the first time in a while. Fuck, it is good. Really good. Total sorrow vocals, love it.
Habsyll - MMVIII
Pretty much full-on Khanate aping from start to finish, enjoyable but not particularly memorable though I've come back to it a couple of times in the last year (convenience of being left in the glove compartment in the car, perhaps ha) so worthy of multiple listens.
Anemone Tube - The Transfiguration Of The Image tape (one of the best releases this year!!)
Anemone Tube - Death Over China cd (great album! Recommended!)
Anemone Tube / Dissecting Table - This Dismal World LP (ok split... I except something better from both artist, but this is not so bad...)
Dissecting Table - The Universe Is Only An Object tape (experimental release. Not so good, not so bad. I will listen this again with more attention)
Brume / Oublier Et Mourir - A Year To Live LP (Amazing abstract experimental ambient from both artists. Oublier Et Mourir material is great surprise! Highly recommended!!!)
The Grey Wolves - Free Speech - Fight For Your Right 3" (great Wolves' blasting in nice packing)
np :
http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121 (http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121)
lots of reissues featuring 'italian stuff' these days, but nobody seems to talk about this? Great doomy low-fi work, deathindustrial, Bianhi/Toniutti, etc spring to mind. nice.
Quote from: RG on October 10, 2013, 03:10:58 AM
Been really delving into 70s prog rock lately. Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis have been my favorites. Genesis has been a revelation, as I always avoided them because of the 80s shit with Phil Collins. Great powerful stuff that doesn't have the fantastical, D&D elements that all the other prog acts relish in. Still need to check out stuff like Rush, Camel, and Van der Graaf Generator. Have never been able to get into Jethro Tull, and of course I like Pink Floyd but I've never considered them prog rock (no virtuosos)
A prog album that's been playing a lot here lately is Alphataurus' self-titled debut. Contains one of the most powerful instrumentals I've heard to this date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6Mos_K_uU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6Mos_K_uU)
"Epic."
Quote from: P-K on October 11, 2013, 03:52:34 PM
np :
http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121 (http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121)
lots of reissues featuring 'italian stuff' these days, but nobody seems to talk about this? Great doomy low-fi work, deathindustrial, Bianhi/Toniutti, etc spring to mind. nice.
fuck never heard of this... funny name
Continuing my surge of doom listening:
Imindain - And The Living Shall Bury The Dead
Rough around the edges but good quality funeral death-doom, saw them a few years back and they were excellent. Dunno if they're still active or not.
Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans
Came across this by chance and investigated further, really enjoyable. Good melodic funeral doom riffs with plenty of beef, good mix of vocal styles and a thematic obsession with Moby Dick.
Wormphlegm - In An Excruciating Way...
Still utter devastation, remember hearing this for the first time when it came out, early-2000s (I think?) and was awe-struck at the heaviosity of it. A truly great record. Total dungeon horror, sounds mouldy and vile.
Quote from: tiny_tove on October 12, 2013, 08:51:31 PM
Quote from: P-K on October 11, 2013, 03:52:34 PM
np :
http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121 (http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121)
lots of reissues featuring 'italian stuff' these days, but nobody seems to talk about this? Great doomy low-fi work, deathindustrial, Bianhi/Toniutti, etc spring to mind. nice.
fuck never heard of this... funny name
very good imho :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8IuoBcT8Uc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8IuoBcT8Uc)
or from another release : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcEn9WhwNuo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcEn9WhwNuo)
Quote from: Dr Alex on October 06, 2013, 01:24:51 PM
Maeror Tri – Meditamentum 2xcd
Amazing document of old Maeror Tri days. A must have for all fans of Troum/Maeror Tri and other quality drones.
I picked this up recently too and - quite apart from the great music - I'm hugely impressed by the quality of the packaging, Zoharum have done a beautiful job with it. It's even nicer than the recent reissue they did of "Emotional Engramm", which itself was beautifully presented (though I'm still getting used to the new mastering job after years of the original). While it's successfully defended its place in my top ten albums for about thirteen years now, I was always a bit disappointed in the super-minimalist art on the original pressing so it's great to see it in a package that does it justice.
Working my way through the Psychic Rally 10-disc set. A lot of excellent cut-up but I'm left cold by some of it so far. Need to spend more time with it.
The New Blockaders "Simphonie in X Major". Causes massive sweating! Whew!
Borbetomagus and friends "Borbeto Jam". Good but not what I would recommend to new Borbetomagus listeners.
just noticed this on the Tesco Germany site (not on the USA site yet): http://store.tesco-germany.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=VNYAARCHAIC003
Anyone listen yet? Apparently it's almost identical to the extremely limited "Transmits From St. Petersbourgh" CDR from 2007. Sample sounds great. Picked up that new Grey Wolves live LP from the usa site a few days ago but may have to place another order once this becomes available.
UNCODIFIED "" tape (Santos) - Not bad but far from the collaboration with Wertham, qualitatively speaking.
CALIGULA031 "Odessa" (Santos) - Great release, C031 is still successful providing this particular mood.
[concrete mascara] + Umpio - Concrete vs Umpio vs Mascara CD (Obscurex, Terror)
Very strong collaboration between these two artists. Their two styles work really well together, highly recommended album. Artwork looks great, CD in nice digi pack.
Also have been listening to [concrete mascara] - Dead In Philadelphia 12.2.11 which is really good live set. You can get it here for anyone interested -
http://concretemascara.bandcamp.com/album/dead-in-philadelphia-12211
I'm sure this will be mentioned here frequently, but:
Mania/HH- Wreckage - Sick release, didn't get a copy of the tape but from what I can see this edition is much nicer, especially in the artwork dept. Latest Mania stuff has been great, and HH is a growing interest of mine since I got 'taste of iron' a couple years ago.
&
Smell & Quim- The Jissom Killers - Only s&q record I own, which is unfortunate. Most tasteful presentation of Ed Gein crimes I've seen as well.
Burried Machine- Aoral Portion - Nice change of scenery in the Lust Vessel dept.
Barad Dur- Dunkelheit- German BM with the clumsy drumming I usually can't deal with but I like it here.
Älgarnas Trädgård – Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp, Förankrat I Forntiden
Swedish prog/psych/rock/folk gem from '72. Atmospheric and timeless.
(http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-881394-1359795784-7310.jpeg)
http://www.discogs.com/buy/Vinyl/Älgarnas-Trädgård-Framtiden-Är-Ett-Svävande-Skepp-Förankrat-I-Forntiden/123376179?ev=wh (http://www.discogs.com/buy/Vinyl/%C3%84lgarnas-Tr%C3%A4dg%C3%A5rd-Framtiden-%C3%84r-Ett-Sv%C3%A4vande-Skepp-F%C3%B6rankrat-I-Forntiden/123376179?ev=wh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Uy9tBzB7M&list=PL09AA9A768B7E242F (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Uy9tBzB7M&list=PL09AA9A768B7E242F)
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DJ Screw
Self-released mixtapes. Any pick will do. Føkked up on kodein and pitch dwns.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3NpXRuXWo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc3NpXRuXWo)
Quote from: aischrolatreia on October 15, 2013, 04:32:49 PM
Burried Machine- Aoral Portion - Nice change of scenery in the Lust Vessel dept.
A label and roster I was slow to catch on to, but glad I ever did! Hope to hear this some day. Any deeper perspectives you'd care to give? Sounds? Aesthetics?
Being Ghosts Of Reality (FTAM): That expected Being putsch on the A-Side. B-Side gets a little more psychedelic/industrial...a real nice change of scenery!
Clew Of Theseus Meridian (Cathartic Process): Been meaning to pick this up for years. Strong droning noise. Not as full-blown harsh as previous material and not as lulled-out droning as later works. Reminds me of
Jason Crumer at times.
K2 The Rust (Kinky Music Institute): Checked this out after reading New Forces (meh...but still great to see paper zines). His discography is too dense for me to crack, but if this ain't even a highlight I must dig in! A real mammoth of harsh junk metal torture. Hope to snag
Metal Dysplasia soon as well.
Fullmoon United Aryan Evil (Ancient Order): Excellent re-release to see. My favorite drum programming ever. There's over-the-top like
Mysticum or
Helheim Society. There's hard-to-realize-its-artificial like later
Aosoth albums. Then there's plates-cans-and-tin drums like this! I mean that as a good thing. Excellent hopeless and mid-paced atmosphere. Fun fun fun.
Drudkh: All the old LPs...fuck me this never gets old. Helping to roll in autumn in the country.
Ildjarn/
Hate Forest Those Once Mighty Fallen (Osmose): Just about as disappointing as I expected it to be. Is there a pressing mistake on the Ildjarn LP? This sounds like generic Scandinavian BM. Pass! Hate Forest is great, cos it couldn't be anything but. Yet, these tracks sit on the lower wrung of the ladder. More money grabs...
Quote from: eyestrain on October 16, 2013, 02:25:23 AMClew Of Theseus Meridian (Cathartic Process): Been meaning to pick this up for years. Strong droning noise. Not as full-blown harsh as previous material and not as lulled-out droning as later works. Reminds me of Jason Crumer at times.
There's a nice Organum/Jackman vibe to this album.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 16, 2013, 02:25:23 AMK2 The Rust (Kinky Music Institute): Checked this out after reading New Forces (meh...but still great to see paper zines). His discography is too dense for me to crack, but if this ain't even a highlight I must dig in! A real mammoth of harsh junk metal torture. Hope to snag Metal Dysplasia soon as well.
The best K2 I've heard. I'm not much of a fan, so I think it is all downhill from here. Shouldn't take away from its greatness, though.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 16, 2013, 02:25:23 AM
Quote from: aischrolatreia on October 15, 2013, 04:32:49 PM
Burried Machine- Aoral Portion - Nice change of scenery in the Lust Vessel dept.
A label and roster I was slow to catch on to, but glad I ever did! Hope to hear this some day. Any deeper perspectives you'd care to give? Sounds? Aesthetics?
Simply put it sounds primarily cut up tapes/loops at a pretty fast pace. Need to listen a few more times to work out the bugs but It is definitely not as "dense" as other LV stuff I've got, at least in the [assumed] variety of instruments being used. Still very dark/visceral/whatever stuff that fits nicely on the roster.
Short sample from Burried Machine site: http://rockatanskyrecords.web.fc2.com/aoralportiona.mp3
Haus Arafna - New York Rhapsody CD
STROM.ec - Dogs of Total Order LP - total classic Finnish PE. one of my all time favorites. I'm a big fan of later STROM.ec works, but grittier production and smooth mix of harsh and rhythmic tracks makes for a perfect album. Surprised to see the LP is still reasonably priced on discogs. No PE fan should be without!
There has been some vague plans of collection all the Strom.ec old rare comp. tracks into one CD. I think it would be really worth it. I think some of the most intense works of Strom.ec was on split LP with Irikarah. I toyed with idea of doing CD version, but not sure how to reach mr. Irikarah these days?
This split LP with Irikarah simply rules!
And this compilation project is a great idea.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 16, 2013, 06:47:01 PM
There has been some vague plans of collection all the Strom.ec old rare comp. tracks into one CD. I think it would be really worth it. I think some of the most intense works of Strom.ec was on split LP with Irikarah. I toyed with idea of doing CD version, but not sure how to reach mr. Irikarah these days?
I might be mistaken but I think he's going by the username
irikarah (http://www.discogs.com/user/irikarah) on discogs.
And I agree, both the compilation and the split reissue are great ideas.
Quote from: aischrolatreia on October 16, 2013, 04:17:28 AMSimply put it sounds primarily cut up tapes/loops at a pretty fast pace. Need to listen a few more times to work out the bugs but It is definitely not as "dense" as other LV stuff I've got, at least in the [assumed] variety of instruments being used. Still very dark/visceral/whatever stuff that fits nicely on the roster.
Short sample from Burried Machine site: http://rockatanskyrecords.web.fc2.com/aoralportiona.mp3
This is juicy!
Litüus MZK019 (Mazurka Editions): Much more rhythmic, but as minimalist, as the debut on Brave Mysteries. The first few minutes of sparse, glitching tone had the cats and dogs going crazy in the house. Apparently this is far more confusing than a barrage of harsh noise. This wasn't quite as engrossing as the first tape, but its also fairly different. Repeated listens may provide rewards. Like
Vatican Shadow without any of the synth work (I know nothing about electronic music, so I'm sure there's a much better comparison).
Nature Morte/
Ô Paradis Nos Cœurs Expulsés (Disques De Lapin): Been enjoying Nature Morte's work immensely. Ô Paradis I know more by name than by sounds. Obviously I can't say much about how much this shines through as a true collaboration, but its damn good that's for sure. For what is essentially a drone/ambient album, this is full of richness, complexity and variety. Long passages of swathing drones are juxtaposed with beautiful vocalistions and occasional rhythm to break up the formlessness. Just so fucking good.
Skin Crime Burn (Less Than Zero/Self Abuse): F-u-c-k man. Was great with today's 8-mile run (as was
Urge). Even better with tonight's whiskey.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 16, 2013, 06:47:01 PM
There has been some vague plans of collection all the Strom.ec old rare comp. tracks into one CD. I think it would be really worth it. I think some of the most intense works of Strom.ec was on split LP with Irikarah. I toyed with idea of doing CD version, but not sure how to reach mr. Irikarah these days?
Agree with all the below comments particularly about the LP reissue given it's among the best from both projects. I have some of the new Irikarah material on Psych.Kg, will check for some contact details on them but otherwise I would suggest contacting the Psych.Kg label to see if he can help.
I have some new Strom.ec material for a 3-way split LP (incl. Josh Lay and Wertham) which will come out next year.
Death Squad / Cock E.S.P. – Residue / Temporary Paralysis tape
N. / :m: – Philosophy In The Morgue tape
Bereft – First Degree Of Separation / Removed From Security 2xtape
Conure / 15 Degrees Below Zero – Split tape
RU-486 – Blitz Aktion Contra tape
Astro – Deformation Receiver 7"
An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter / ...Massacre – Split 10" lathe
Asianova – Magnamnemonicon 10"
Deutsch Nepal – The City Of Stone 10"
Sutcliffe Jügend / Prurient – End Of Autumn 2xlp
HUMAN LARVAE - WOMB WORSHIP
http://www.discogs.com/Human-Larvae-Womb-Worship/release/4800343
This is the best dark industrial I have heard since quite a while. It has elements of the latest Grunt recordings in it, but comprises a feeling of beauty, which Grunt doesn`t have, reminding more of Theologian. However, the album is cleverly built up like a narrative, with a very strong intro and an exploding final track (the bass pulse!). The tracks perfectly blend together, giving the album moments of quietness and devotion next to tearing noise fragments; amazing fieldrecordings work (made from industry/machines). No typical poser/PE eruptions here, but vocal parts and everything else are deliberatly applied. Also the production of the album is just perfect! Buy!
Amazing first track of the album on youtube:
http://youtu.be/5o6AiDS_V3w
Mika Vainio - Kilo, 2LP (Blast First Petite)
This is exactly what anyone into Vainio's stuff could expect. Some of those trademark beats, electronics hums and buzzes, some reverb, heavy atmosphere and mostly monochrome coloured sound. An awesome album. Check out some tracks from YouTube...
Again... ANENZEPHALIA Kaltwelt... an album becoming very obsessive for me.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 16, 2013, 06:18:22 PMSTROM.ec - Dogs of Total Order LP - total classic Finnish PE. one of my all time favorites. I'm a big fan of later STROM.ec works, but grittier production and smooth mix of harsh and rhythmic tracks makes for a perfect album.
Agreed, and if I remember correctly the Glass Cage 7" also has a similar dirty sound. Wish I could find my copy right now....
Strom.ec was one of the projects that got me interested in this whole PE/Noise thing.
Quote from: SILVUM on October 19, 2013, 01:18:23 AMAnd I got that Merzbow Merzphysics set, but havent listened to it yet.
Only three or four into it, but it's been so good as to reignite an obsession for noise again. That joy is bleeding over into other musics as well. Psychedelics galore.
XX Committee Network (Thermidor/Impulsy Stetoskopu): Such cold and austere sounds on this disc. Dusted it off recently and feel all the much better for it. A true classic of industrial muzak.
Human Larvae Womb Worship (L. White): The first piece of PE I've enjoyed since World Draped... came out. Serious density and substance to this work. I'm sure the praise won't stop here.
Neurosis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCakOp0yMc8: Enjoying this excellent 2013 live vid of THE GODS. Seeing them in Philly earlier in the year warped my skull. Also spinning Scott's most recent solo album - wore a hole in this after six months, but it's back and it's still so damn good.
Couldn't resist to preview the Secret Apex tape before buying it and oh man is this some massive stuff! Just couple of months ago Vanhala treated us with groundbreaking "Here Be Lions" album and now, only few months later, he offers us another groundbreaking masterpiece by the name of Secret Apex. The apex might be secret but Vanhala's outstanding skill to create simply some of the best noise of all time is definitely not a secret. This man rules!
Now the question is, which is the noise album of the year, Here Be Lions or Secret Apex??? :P
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on October 20, 2013, 11:31:40 PM
Couldn't resist to preview the Secret Apex tape before buying it and oh man is this some massive stuff! Just couple of months ago Vanhala treated us with groundbreaking "Here Be Lions" album and now, only few months later, he offers us another groundbreaking masterpiece by the name of Secret Apex. The apex might be secret but Vanhala's outstanding skill to create simply some of the best noise of all time is definitely not a secret. This man rules!
Now the question is, which is the noise album of the year, Here Be Lions or Secret Apex??? :P
Listened as well and had to purchase the tape! Fantastic stuff. I remember the source recordings being mentioned on his tumblr a while back. Excited it all saw the light of day.
Noticed this little B-side posted on soundcloud as well: https://soundcloud.com/vanhala/renegade-iris
This got me psyched today:
1 new tapes with Allemansrätten out today. From the same artist behind DUSA. Free dwnlwds w jpg scans. Highly recommned checking this out!!!
(http://akultur.org/allemansratten/bilder/allem2.jpg)
GULDKÅKEN
C22 cassette + zine
http://akultur.org/allemansratten/ (http://akultur.org/allemansratten/)
Manifesto - Core (CD, Plague Recordings): Spinned it a couple of times, but I'm a bit disappointed. The first 5 tracks (the actual album) just don't do much for me. The last two tracks, which were before released as a CDr 'Barren' are better, but still leave me wishing for more. I've got the feeling that what he tries to do (calm Death Industrial with almost Ambient feeling) is a good idea, but it misses intensity... Also the trumpet which appears in one or two tracks is an original idea, but it sounds a bit out of place for me.
Satan - Life Sentence (LP, don't know the label): I only have Court in the Act, I saw them last year and my jaw dropped at how good the gig was and this album is amazing too. Just crazy after such a long period.
Race War - Stimme Des Blutes (on Grooveshark): this is really good! Too bad that it seems impossible to find at a good price. Then again, I barely know distro's which sell this kind of stuff.
"Secret Apex" is pretty good. Beginning of it had some chirping sounds that were rather annoying but about half-way through, it gets very interesting. I don't think I listened to the 2nd piece all the way through.
Right now, I'm listening to this: http://secretthirteen.org/secret-thirteen-mix-092-trepaneringsritualen/
There's some good stuff. I think I'll have to check out more from Human Larvae & Iron Fist of the Sun.
Grunt - Charred Empire Live UK 2005-2006 2xcassette - one of my favorite Grunt releases. so raw and powerful, I especially dig the 2nd tape where some 'classic' Grunt songs are distinguishable in the sets.
Grunt - World Draped In A Camouflage CD - have listened to this since last year, even better than I remember.
when I listen to Grunt I wonder why I even bother to release shit, but then it makes me want to work that much harder.
Bizarre Uproar – Teurasjäte cassette - great BU stuff from the Liha-Evankeliumi era. good music to de-stress to after work
Cosmetics - Olympia Plus cassette - new minimal synth pop reminding me of Minimal Wave artists.
Don't know why it took me so long but i just started listening to Irm. Maybe just a bit too sterile but that first album is killer!
Troum Syzygie (Cold Spring): Lush and beautiful work from the drone masters recorded 99-02. A lot of variety as far as their earlier output is concerned. Most likely this is because it is a collection of sorts. Regardless, this gets me all wet in anticipation for their next full-length. The last few years of Troum has been nothing but magical.
Praying For Oblivion Scorched Earth (L. White): Fairly linear and unimpressive harsh-industrial. Are those vocals? That high gain, yet really quiet stuff? Hell, why even include them? The title screams d-beat in essence, so I could just do a ad-lib over some World Burns To Death lyrics or something.
Zmora Popioły tego świata (Tour De Garde): Fucking righteous Polish BM. All mid-tempo through out. Fantastic vocals. Great, mininal synth-organ. Just simple and straight to the gut. Only complaint is that the drumming is equal to a dance album with 40 minutes of 4/4 beat, except they put a really simple fill (the same one EVERY TIME) in occasionally. The second half of the disc is newer tracks and the drummer has slight variety. This is easy to look past though - just perfect atmosphere!
Loop Wolf Flow (The John Peel Sessions (1987-90) (Reactor): Filthy, psychedelic rock. Never heard these gents before, but I'm quickly falling in love. Great for the daytime drive in the glaring sun.
Steve Von Till As The Crow Flies (Neurot): Just put on vinyl finally. My least favorite of his three solo records, but still contains that powerful, spiritual, pagan energy that the man always puts forth. If there's one hope I can have for the Stella Natura festival, it's that Steve will play next year. His semi-current performances always blend Harvestman and his solo works together. Ex: http://vimeo.com/16680719 (http://vimeo.com/16680719). Something like a ketamine-fueled Townes Van Zandt. While he's proud about his heritage, I can see how such a high-profile performer would not be too loud about his pagan beliefs. I can only imagine the response of the "metal press". "DERP! NAZI! DERP!" Cunts.
Cauldhame - Debris
Really fucking good tape, Unrest delivers another gem. Atmosphere, foreboding and thoroughly good composition, took it on the train to work and is perfect 7:30am start to the day! Just the right length, looking forward to more from Cauldhame. Anyone know how his other tape is? http://www.discogs.com/Cauldhame-Wishful-Beginnings/release/4874406
THE RITA / PRURIENT : women pissing 7"
wet release... does what it says... loved the artwork
Stephen O'Malley: Live at Centre Cultural Suisse / Ban Bonn Carte Blanche, Paris France 18 Oct 2013.
(https://i4.sndcdn.com/artworks-000060882212-onqjhz-t500x500.jpg?3eddc42)
https://soundcloud.com/stephen-omalley/stephen-omalley-live-at-centre (https://soundcloud.com/stephen-omalley/stephen-omalley-live-at-centre)
Quote from: tiny_tove on October 23, 2013, 05:15:36 PM
THE RITA / PRURIENT : women pissing 7"
wet release... does what it says... loved the artwork
Second that. Articulated release. Few artist can match this hybrid. Very good and highly recommended. Would like to see a tape version of this release as well.
Quote from: online prowler on October 24, 2013, 01:24:31 AM
Quote from: tiny_tove on October 23, 2013, 05:15:36 PM
THE RITA / PRURIENT : women pissing 7"
wet release... does what it says... loved the artwork
Second that. Articulated release. Few artist can match this hybrid. Very good and highly recommended. Would like to see a tape version of this release as well.
I love this 7"! Have been listening to it so much recently, the two artists work perfectly together, hope they plan to do more together, full length maybe?
Quote from: eyestrain on September 19, 2013, 02:30:06 AM
Listented to Tattered Syntax Nothing All Day Nothing about 50 times now - one of my favorites this year.
Easy to listen due quite short length. While a lot of harsh noise works in full length format, there is some absolute benefits from C-20 releases. Have talked with many people and most appear to agree C-10 being most often waste of time, but C-20... well, 20 minutes being the scientifically measured attention-span of usual human, it would make sense why they often sound so good. Often enough, but never too much.
And yes, my votes for
Tattered Syntax tape. I wouldn't say absolute favorite of this year, but it's yet another sign where quality harsh noise seems to be rising and rising. But fact also is that this is actually recorded between 2006-2009, not a recent recordings. Pro-tapes, neat covers. All the way professional. Crisp sound, very saturated & overdriven sound, sometimes goes into fuzzy high frequencies. Lacks alls the "throwing shit around" as well as predictable death metal distortion rumbles etc.
Killing Joke - Night Time cd
Killing Joke - Brighter Than A Thousand Suns cd
Killing Joke - Pandemonium cd
Still one of my favorite bands. Guilty pleasure or not, I don't care!
GRY SMK - TRUTH
Mania - Grim Conditions....Really enjoyable but over in a flash, would've liked another 5-10mins each side!
Caligula031 - Slavetrade 2000....Still a storming tape, great stuff.
Genocide Organ The Truth Will Make You Free LP - Classic! It is weird that Tesco doesn't re-release it.
It's good, but I don't think it's their best. I'd speculate that it'll be a while before it's re-released though, since it's probably easy enough to get, and it wasn't THAT long since it was released. I'd much rather see "Mind Control" re-released. Perhaps in 2015 - the 20th anniversary, a la "Leichenlinie"? Again, pure speculation.
Caustic Qualm Caustic Qualm (Strange Rules): I've got a very low tolerance for PE, so there's little reference for me to give. This is just a classy tape of unintelligible Brit grunts muffled beneath some hypnotic and/or stressful harsh sounds. B-Side starts off fairly irritating, but as the voice evaporates, I become fairly intrigued. Doesn't get me all giddy like his (their?) contribution to We Gave Them..., but still, I thought this was fairly refreshing.
Pedestrian Deposit Fatale (Hospital/Hanson): Damn, what have I been waiting for!? Quite an incredible group here. Can't wait to dig more deeply into this and other releases.
Hheva Drenched In The Mist Of Sleep (Diazepam): Another lush tape of ambient beauty. A-side is rather straight-forward, but things fall into much juicier territory on side B. Still haven't pinned down what it is, but this fella delivers in a genre I wouldn't notice the disappearance of. Is that a Gentileschi on the cover?
V/A Samhainwork II (Heathen Harvest): Not as dull as episode one, but a lot duds regardless. I can't wrap my head around Lamia Vox: 8th rate "satanic" The Moon Lay Hidden.... The interview on HH was embarrassing. Being an occult goth cunt is pure popularity I suppose.
Really excited for new releases on Wendy Prodz, Järtecknet (Nordiska Ljud), Joy De Vivre, Second Sleep...the glory never ceases!
Quote from: eyestrain on October 26, 2013, 02:45:36 PM
I can't wrap my head around Lamia Vox: 8th rate "satanic" The Moon Lay Hidden.... The interview on HH was embarrassing. Being an occult goth cunt is pure popularity I suppose.
As rumours have it, it's actually her husband who creates and records all the music; and, having seen her "play" "live" once (in February 2010 when Lamia Vox was an opening act for Inade), I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually true. The "performance" was simply embarrassing: one could clearly hear someone at the mixing desk load tracks in WinAmp while she just pretended to do something on her synth; and when she brought on a "shamanic" drum, she couldn't get her hands in sync with the rhythm for about 15 seconds. (Sal Solaris was hardly any better, but for different reasons, though; they, at the very least, produced all the sounds live indeed.)
QuoteReally excited for new releases on Wendy Prodz, Järtecknet (Nordiska Ljud), Joy De Vivre, Second Sleep...the glory never ceases!
Same here. I'm particularly looking forward to "A Fidgety and Excitable Engine" by Jeph Jerman, the snippet from side A is especially promising; I just love this particular approach to field recordings when there seem to be several simultaneous streams of sound which interplay with each other in all sorts and manners and eventually become entwined in one inseparable, indivisible whole. Days In Return also sounds really interesting, and I wonder what new angle or territory Amph chose to explore on two new releases. The "Eros" compilation should be killer, going by the line-up.
Organized Resistance - Day of the Rope (2005)
(http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-483611-1137592391.jpeg)
"Tools Of Communication Pt. 2":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ubju89I5DE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ubju89I5DE)
Quote from: 64 on October 26, 2013, 08:42:37 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on October 26, 2013, 02:45:36 PM
I can't wrap my head around Lamia Vox: 8th rate "satanic" The Moon Lay Hidden.... The interview on HH was embarrassing. Being an occult goth cunt is pure popularity I suppose.
As rumours have it, it's actually her husband who creates and records all the music; and, having seen her "play" "live" once (in February 2010 when Lamia Vox was an opening act for Inade), I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually true. The "performance" was simply embarrassing: one could clearly hear someone at the mixing desk load tracks in WinAmp while she just pretended to do something on her synth; and when she brought on a "shamanic" drum, she couldn't get her hands in sync with the rhythm for about 15 seconds. (Sal Solaris was hardly any better, but for different reasons, though; they, at the very least, produced all the sounds live indeed.)
Not surprised to hear this at all. The whole faux-cult martial/ambient/drone/industrial sphere attracts some real repulsive losers. Claim all they wish about having some deep connection to the unseen elements; mostly I just see image-obsessed queens. Posin' for Satan!
Quote from: 64 on October 26, 2013, 08:42:37 PM
QuoteReally excited for new releases on Wendy Prodz, Järtecknet (Nordiska Ljud), Joy De Vivre, Second Sleep...the glory never ceases!
Same here. I'm particularly looking forward to "A Fidgety and Excitable Engine" by Jeph Jerman, the snippet from side A is especially promising; I just love this particular approach to field recordings when there seem to be several simultaneous streams of sound which interplay with each other in all sorts and manners and eventually become entwined in one inseparable, indivisible whole. Days In Return also sounds really interesting, and I wonder what new angle or territory Amph chose to explore on two new releases. The "Eros" compilation should be killer, going by the line-up.
Never really enjoyed the prior Amph outputs, but
Polar/Mongol was excellent and the samples for these new works do sound rather tasty. EROS will slay, I'm certain of it. Jeph has a discography so vast, all I can do is enjoy modern releases as they come - can't wait! It's probably not even worth a mention, but there's something endearing about listening to real mp3 samples on Second Sleep's site and not Soundcloud, Bandcamp, ReverbNation, etc... Makes me feel like it's 2000.
Sissy Spacek Harm (Troniks): I feel like this would really appeal to the all the Filth & Violence fanboys on here. High-end, noisecore, harsh noise, absurd. Been a hell of a week with more time spent in the plant than in bed or with my family. Started today off with a long run with the dog, but now I'm standing out back in the field, grilling, drinking my first Stone Old Guardian of 2013 (how did it take this long?!) and blasting my first album of the day out the back door...this on repeat. Fuck it's good!
Hum Of The Druid Societal (SNSE): Been going through the Druid's works lately as they've been collecting dust on the shelf for a while. Not quite as impressive as I used to think they were. This falls more in the field of linear, bass-heavy harsh noise. I do love the artwork though. I think
Frozen Tropics will forever be my favorite. It's replete with variety and impact. This is more like
Skin Graft --- it just
is.
Arditi Leading The Iron Resistance (Equilibrium): They just keep getting better with every album. Less thumping, senseless industrial-esque sounds and more and more cinematic militancy. The track on the
Samhainwork II comp got me digging out some albums for the evening. We'll see how
Marching On To Victory stands in contrast to this once I'm a little sloppy in the moonlit hours.
Quote from: online prowler on October 27, 2013, 12:06:51 AM
Organized Resistance - Day of the Rope (2005)
"Tools Of Communication Pt. 2":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ubju89I5DE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ubju89I5DE)
Also...this is certainly tied with
Alienated And Radicalized. Such passion. Such creativity. Far outside of trend. Listening to one album typically leads to time with the other.
EXITUS - Treatment Plan
PUCE MARY - Success
REGIM - Stabbed by the Blind
AMPH/ARV & MILJÖ - Nordiska ljud 1
CAULDHAME - Debris
Scandinavian & British industrial supremacy. P.M cold and eerie, Exitus highly Germanic, Cauldhame atmospheric, Regim plain brutal, Amph oceanic & meditative, A&M simple & straightforward (engine sounds sometime reminding of Shift - Bulk, with less scorching distortion).
Had some great hours this weekend listening to these:
- Duncan/Esposito/Z'ev: There must be a way across this river
- Sutcliffe Jugend & Junko: Sans Palatine Uvula
- The Rita: Escorting
- Concrete vs Umpio vs Mascara - First and second listen - this is great!!
- Mania + H.H.: Wreckage - Yess!
- Croatian Amor: Mercure 7"
- Djinn: 1978
- Linekraft: Bouryoku Kikai
- n/m: Philosophy in the morgue
- Skin Graft: Drenched
- Corpuscle: Integration Powder
- Antaeus: Blood Libels (in memory of LSK)
- Intolitarian: Berserker Savagery
- Pogrom: Live at Helsinki/Nimetön Part I-IV
- Vomir: Les escaliers de la cave
- Control: Transgression
- Human Larvae: Womb worship
- Edwidge: The inconsolable widow thanks all those who consoled her - Great title, great noise
quite obsessed by PUCE MARY - Success
This weekend I recorded a bunch of 7" vinyl to cdr. Replayed "Priest In Shit" from Phage Tapes several times in a row. Also a bunch of Hogra, particularly the split with Macronympha.
The other half of the weekend was taken up with Borbetomagus... The Original Chirping Chicken, Bells Together, The Rape of Atlanta and good old Barbed Wire Maggots.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 27, 2013, 03:16:12 AM
Quote from: 64 on October 26, 2013, 08:42:37 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on October 26, 2013, 02:45:36 PM
I can't wrap my head around Lamia Vox: 8th rate "satanic" The Moon Lay Hidden.... The interview on HH was embarrassing. Being an occult goth cunt is pure popularity I suppose.
As rumours have it, it's actually her husband who creates and records all the music; and, having seen her "play" "live" once (in February 2010 when Lamia Vox was an opening act for Inade), I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually true. The "performance" was simply embarrassing: one could clearly hear someone at the mixing desk load tracks in WinAmp while she just pretended to do something on her synth; and when she brought on a "shamanic" drum, she couldn't get her hands in sync with the rhythm for about 15 seconds. (Sal Solaris was hardly any better, but for different reasons, though; they, at the very least, produced all the sounds live indeed.)
Not surprised to hear this at all. The whole faux-cult martial/ambient/drone/industrial sphere attracts some real repulsive losers. Claim all they wish about having some deep connection to the unseen elements; mostly I just see image-obsessed queens. Posin' for Satan!
This is funny! I will witness in 6 weeks, when I perform with her at the Dark Land Fire Festival http://www.piletilevi.ee/est/piletid/muusika/muu/?concert=133682 in Lithuania and let you know : ) PS. the interview
is embarrassing ...
SWANS "Not Here/Not Now" 2xcd
OXBOW "Serenade In Red" cd
HARVEY MILK "The Kelly Sessions" cd
SLAUGHTER "Stappado" LP
GODFLESH "Cold World" EP cd
DREAM DEATH "Somnium Excessum" LP
FLIPPER "Public Flipper Limited" 2xLP
Over the last week, up until right now:
- Where is This/Zebra Mu - Split (bizcard CDr, Bored Bear Recordings)
- The Shock Technician/Zebra Mu - Split (3" CDr, Cantankerous Records)
- Hostage Pageant/Zebra Mu - Split (bizcard CDr, Quagga Curious Sounds)
- Woven - Woven (CDr, Haute Magie)
- Die Reitenden Leichen - Död Odin (C60, Monolithische Aktion)
- Die Reitenden Leichen - Destroy All Beauty (C20, Monolithische Aktion)
- Alo Girl versus Die Reitenden Leichen - Split (C30, Monolitische Aktion)
- Die Reitenden Leichen - Glorious Crimes (C60, Monolithische Aktion)
- Die Reitenden Leichen - Sathanas Vomere (C10, Monolithische Aktion)
- Welby - Faceless (3" CDr, Pigdurt)
- various - Mouth Noise (3" CDr, XV Parówek)
- Japan - Oil on Canvas (2xLP, Virgin)
- Altar of Flies - Permanent Cavity (CD, iDEAL Recordings)
- The Favorats - Destination Outta Space (7", Stardum Records)
- Girls' Generation - Love & Girls (CD+DVD, SM Records)
- Girls' Generation - Galaxy Supernova (CD+DVD, SM Records)
- Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror (CD, Mom+Pop)
- Orgasm Denial/Wolverine Carcass - Split (C90, Crushing Cassettes)
- Sissy Spacek - Harm (CD, Troniks)
- Converge - No Heroes (CD, Epitaph)
- Björk - The Best Mixes (CD, Mother Records)
- Björk - The Dull Flame of Desire #B (12", One Little Indian)
- Boar - Craft (C14, Worthless Recordings)
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (CD/cassette, Palace Records)
- Grouper - AIA (2xCD, Kranky)
- Beirut - Elephant Gun (7", 4AD)
- Purity Ring - Shrines (CD, 4AD)
- TNGHT - TNGHT (12", Warp Records)
- YUKI - Play Ball/Sakamichi no Melody (CD, Epic Records)
- Where is This - Paunch (CDr, Bored Bear Recordings)
- Clive Henry - III (CDr, Bored Bear Recordings)
- Female Harakiri - The Wave Petals (CDr, Bored Bear Recordings)
- Trumans Water - Spasm Smash XXXOXOX Ox and Ass (CD, Elemental)
- Yu Chiu - YuSee! Again (CD, Music Icon Records)
Quote from: HOGRA on October 28, 2013, 08:43:29 PM
SWANS "Not Here/Not Now" 2xcd
This is much more enjoyable than seeing them live where you literally can hear NOTHING but a deafening hum and the sight of Gira prancing like a moron makes you leave the venue and wish you hadn't wasted $20 on such garbage. Yet still, this DCD is only fun for about 30 minutes. I don't think anyone is praise-worthy enough for me to want to watch them drunkenly write music on the spot for two fucking hours.
I have been listenning again and again both CDs by JAAKKO VANHALA recently.
My favorite is Feral Earth while Here be Lions is still on very very top level. Very recommended!
Quote from: eyestrain on October 28, 2013, 10:12:54 PM
Quote from: HOGRA on October 28, 2013, 08:43:29 PM
SWANS "Not Here/Not Now" 2xcd
This is much more enjoyable than seeing them live where you literally can hear NOTHING but a deafening hum and the sight of Gira prancing like a moron makes you leave the venue and wish you hadn't wasted $20 on such garbage. Yet still, this DCD is only fun for about 30 minutes. I don't think anyone is praise-worthy enough for me to want to watch them drunkenly write music on the spot for two fucking hours.
Not nearly as good as 80's era SWANS ('Cop' is easily my favorite Swans record) but I saw them in June and it was a very good show. I agree that I could have done without Gira's on-stage prancing, but they were good that night and I'm glad I went. I saw the Angels of Light on their first three tours and it ranked up there with any of those shows for me.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 28, 2013, 10:12:54 PM
Quote from: HOGRA on October 28, 2013, 08:43:29 PM
SWANS "Not Here/Not Now" 2xcd
This is much more enjoyable than seeing them live where you literally can hear NOTHING but a deafening hum and the sight of Gira prancing like a moron makes you leave the venue and wish you hadn't wasted $20 on such garbage. Yet still, this DCD is only fun for about 30 minutes. I don't think anyone is praise-worthy enough for me to want to watch them drunkenly write music on the spot for two fucking hours.
first time I've read someone bash them like that
Quote from: Human Larvae on October 28, 2013, 11:30:29 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on October 28, 2013, 10:12:54 PM
Quote from: HOGRA on October 28, 2013, 08:43:29 PM
SWANS "Not Here/Not Now" 2xcd
This is much more enjoyable than seeing them live where you literally can hear NOTHING but a deafening hum and the sight of Gira prancing like a moron makes you leave the venue and wish you hadn't wasted $20 on such garbage. Yet still, this DCD is only fun for about 30 minutes. I don't think anyone is praise-worthy enough for me to want to watch them drunkenly write music on the spot for two fucking hours.
first time I've read someone bash them like that
I saw SWANS few months ago in Budapest. Amazing gig!! Loud as fuck but you can hear every single cymbal and everything else! Don't know why you didn't like it...
I can certainly see why some would like their live performance, but it just wasn't for me - at all. Saw them
at The Rex in Pittsburgh (was this the show you attended Mr. Hogra?). Horrible venue, horrible sound, napalm-worthy side of town. The fact that I'm quickly becoming crotchety in the presence of crowds can't possibly help...
Either way, I just really have the feeling that if this were anyone but Swans (!), there would be very, very little support. I might have stood out an hour of this performance in truth. Aside from the one decipherable "classic" - Coward - the whole thing was close to not much else but drawn out, open chord intros with cymbals. The track with Gira going "yololololololololololo" caught my attention, mostly cos there was a pitch change, but when he started that again 40 minutes later, that's when I called defeat and left. I'm a Swans fan to a great level, and while the 80's were their heyday for me, I would also kill to see some Angels Of Light shows. Couldn't find a piece of pleasure in this though. To each his own. Just felt inclined to say something since there seems to be a certain infallibility surrounding the man - whether it's from the press or fans.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 29, 2013, 06:10:15 AM
I can certainly see why some would like their live performance, but it just wasn't for me - at all. Saw them
at The Rex in Pittsburgh (was this the show you attended Mr. Hogra?). Horrible venue, horrible sound, napalm-worthy side of town. The fact that I'm quickly becoming crotchety in the presence of crowds can't possibly help...
Either way, I just really have the feeling that if this were anyone but Swans (!), there would be very, very little support. I might have stood out an hour of this performance in truth. Aside from the one decipherable "classic" - Coward - the whole thing was close to not much else but drawn out, open chord intros with cymbals. The track with Gira going "yololololololololololo" caught my attention, mostly cos there was a pitch change, but when he started that again 40 minutes later, that's when I called defeat and left. I'm a Swans fan to a great level, and while the 80's were their heyday for me, I would also kill to see some Angels Of Light shows. Couldn't find a piece of pleasure in this though. To each his own. Just felt inclined to say something since there seems to be a certain infallibility surrounding the man - whether it's from the press or fans.
I was at this show as well. The sound was largely terrible and the venue was uncomfortably packed. I saw them in Buffalo with Pharmakon a few weeks later and the sound was much improved (everything perfectly crisp and audible) but ended up leaving about 90 mins into the set. I'm a fan of this current incarnation of Swans on record but few people merit playing for 2+ hours live, especially playing unreleased material.
Quote from: eyestrain on October 29, 2013, 06:10:15 AM
I can certainly see why some would like their live performance, but it just wasn't for me - at all. Saw them
at The Rex in Pittsburgh (was this the show you attended Mr. Hogra?). Horrible venue, horrible sound, napalm-worthy side of town. The fact that I'm quickly becoming crotchety in the presence of crowds can't possibly help...
Either way, I just really have the feeling that if this were anyone but Swans (!), there would be very, very little support. I might have stood out an hour of this performance in truth. Aside from the one decipherable "classic" - Coward - the whole thing was close to not much else but drawn out, open chord intros with cymbals. The track with Gira going "yololololololololololo" caught my attention, mostly cos there was a pitch change, but when he started that again 40 minutes later, that's when I called defeat and left. I'm a Swans fan to a great level, and while the 80's were their heyday for me, I would also kill to see some Angels Of Light shows. Couldn't find a piece of pleasure in this though. To each his own. Just felt inclined to say something since there seems to be a certain infallibility surrounding the man - whether it's from the press or fans.
We are all entitled to our opinion, but the performers can't ever seem to escape fan criticism. People are either complaining that the band played way too long or that they didn't play long enough. That they didn't play enough "old stuff" or that they played too much classic material and very little of the newer songs. I'll admit, I am not a big fan the The Rex, but what does the part of town where the show was held have anything to do with the performance? I've seen loads of bands in awesome, great-sounding venues suck complete ass. As much as I am NOT a fan of Manny Theiner, he is probably the only guy in town who could/would bring SWANS here - and I am happy that he did. Yeah, Gira still acts like a rockstar, but if you don't want to deal with his personality or the long shows (which SWANS fans should fully expect by now), then stay home and save your $20. I feel that I got my money's worth, which is not very common these days when it comes to live shows...
who are all you western PA nerds anyhow? I'm up here in Erie with my dick in the dirt...
Quote from: Nyodene D on October 30, 2013, 12:26:39 AM
who are all you western PA nerds anyhow? I'm up here in Erie with my dick in the dirt...
Travelled from across state - since they skipped Philly (closest city) - adding to the frustration.
Hogra, didn't mean to make you mad. I just didn't enjoy the
music.
I've seen four shows this year. Swans was the least impressive. Wovenhand was fantastic. And ironically both of you gents above playing at Garfield Artworks on separate occasions are on the list - both of those being the highlights of the year for me. Just to give an idea of what I found successful. Either way, my trap is shut.
The Rita - Scorting 3LP.
Worth all of it. Anyway my favorites at first listenings: C031 LP & CONCERN (side B).
Arditi - Standards of triumph
Arditi / Signa Inferre – Statues Of Gods / Invictis Victi Victuri 10"
Anyone about most recent Arditi's LPs? These ones (and all 7"s) are nice... maybe not so good as DB martial-era which for me is the top of this genre since all the hundreds projects which came later were copycats in most of cases... maybe only Triarii being best of newcomers - even with all the I's and sun's plaguing his lyrics, heh
Orplid - Greifenherz CD
Great last album, not sure if it was the final word of this excellent project.
Dug out a couple of old ones this evening:
Decay of the Angel comp. LP (Grey Wolves, Ramleh, Con-Dom, White Hand, Terre Blanche...)
M.B. - Mectpyo Blut tape (Archival Series)
Ears still ringing from the raw, primitive power!
Boy Dirt Car Winter - F/I Split LP (Lexicon Devil): Ahead of it's time in many ways! This is my first time digging into the group - anyone got any recommendations or tid bits?
Trait Inspirationals (Arbeit Group/Sounds For Consciousness Rape/Industrial Recollections): Like an 80's tape-culture version of an otherwise bland death-industrial album; accidentally, of course. This is some tasty shit - as if Lunde ever disappoints (...much!).
Hands To Nazha (Animist/Manifold): The most beautifully cavernous and cold recordings I've heard in a very long time. I take back what I said earlier and do believe I'll be digging into Jerman's (at least early) catalog.
Hands To Artiment (Big Body Parts/Impulsy Stetoskopu): More variety, more cut-up-ish, but without some of the wonkiness that makes Brume or other similar projects sometimes painful.
Dissecting Table Human Qualification (UPD Org.): A wide range of Ichiro's styles covered here. Actually, I think maybe all of them from the past decade. A very, very varied set of discs. Insanely recommended!
Dissecting Table Twelves Limbs Of Dependent Origination (Psych.KG/UPD Org.): I feel drunk when I listen to any segment of this other immense undertaking. Normally, I wouldn't find much pleasure in a project putting out so many works, but Dissecting Table is always an exception to the rule. Some times I think about listening to the project for all of my 16-20 waking hours in a day to see if I'll be in some sort of LSD-like state by bed time.
Iron Fist Of The Sun Tears Royal (Unrest): Haven't pulled this out for some time. The last two full-lengths have only gotten better over time, but I think this is a bit too traditional in comparison. A really excellent album, but tends to not hold my interest for the whole length. Still, a project holding the limited throne of PE-loves for me.
Cosmic Church Ylistys (Kuunpalvelus): In a sense - a fantastic black metal album. In another sense - just a really great DLP of rehash. Thinking of Paysage D'Hiver, Burzum and a little too much Rahu (without a lot of the gravity that makes the project so damn good). Good. Expensive.
White Medal Blod O T'North Seeur/Yorkshire Steel/Guthmer's Hahl (Legion Blotan): This though...just what I fucking love! Great blend of that classic rehash sound, a faint sense of NSBM (if that's a sound...), and those great, low-end vocals that were missing from the debut(s). Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat...
MANIA - Grim Conditions - Excellent as usual.
PAIN NAIL - Magneettinen Koutalo - Love it, despite the fact that it's different from previous releases, now more into rhythmics and drone elements. Great layout and pictures.
MANIA / HAL HUTCHINSON CD
Phage
Damn! I remember tape was good, but now listening from CD, it appears even better. HEAVY sound. Brutal clatter of metal junk, ultra deep bass frequencies, some vocals, feedback... yes yes, I admit it is like 1+1=2, meaning M+HH = this cd. No surprises, but it is not needed when it is simply good.
A batch of Hogra 7" - superb!
Working through the 50 disc Merzbow box set. I'd kind of drifted from Merzbow a bit but so far this set is nothing like what I heard from Merzbow a decade ago. Really nice but doesn't elevate itself (so far - I've only just begun) to Venerealogy or Pulse Demon levels.
A slew of discs from Grunt and Mauthausen Orchestra, two artists to add to my "Get All You Can Find!" list.
Gnaw - Horrible Chamber LP, This Face LP - saw Gnaw last night open for Pelican of all bands. Their performance was great, especially when the guitar player used some type of homemade string instrument with springs and such. Not quite as awesome as when I saw them at Apex Fest, but still very enjoyable. Digging the new album, and re-listening to their first.
Khanate - Thing Viral CD, Clean Hands Go Foul LP, S/T CD - but as good as Gnaw is it had me reaching for my Khanate albums. In my opinion Khanate stands as the greatest of all the bands Stephen O'Malley has been in, are anyone else in the band for that matter.
Pogrom Degančios Suros, C64 (Unrest Prod.): Would appeal to the F&V lovers out there'd I'd say...played like a low-end, but just as lo-fi Xenophobic Ejaculation. Very well done, just not in my league of pleasures.
Helm Silencer (Pan): As riveting as all Younger's previous works. A lot of similar moments to Impossible Symmetry, but there was definitely more rhythm work going on - hand drums, I think.
Trait Acephalia (N4300 W8752): Less moody than Inspirationals. Moreso, this is just in your fucking face. Lovely.
Eric Lunde How Close One Is To The Center... (TraitMediaWorks): All the madness and variety of any Lunde album, without getting too weird.
Mlehst This Pain Does Not Belong To Me (Self Abuse): A real clusterfuck (in a good way) of styles and atmospheres. A little dark ambient, a little electro-acoustic, a little harsh. It's all over the place - i.e., it demands your attention - and will reward you greatly.
Crawl Unit Stop Listening (Ground Fault Rec.): Shit, this is awesome.
Crawl Unit Everyone Gets What They Deserve (Crippled Intellect Prod.): More drone, but ditto to the above.
Joe Colley Lonely Microphone (Senufo Editions): And once again, but like a molding of the Crawl Unit works, mixed with some Brume-esque moments.
Der Stürmer A Banner Greater Than Death/Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (Deathrune/Death Squad): Listening in anticipation of the new EPs arriving. If you love 'em - they never dissapoint!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 04, 2013, 10:46:54 PMIn my opinion Khanate stands as the greatest of all the bands Stephen O'Malley has been in, are anyone else in the band for that matter.
no argument there. "things viral" is one of the heaviest records i've ever heard..
Quote from: andy vomit on November 05, 2013, 02:03:43 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 04, 2013, 10:46:54 PMIn my opinion Khanate stands as the greatest of all the bands Stephen O'Malley has been in, are anyone else in the band for that matter.
no argument there. "things viral" is one of the heaviest records i've ever heard..
I like KTL, myself. Although, I do prefer Khanate over SunnO)))...
Quote from: HOGRA on November 05, 2013, 12:20:31 PM
Quote from: andy vomit on November 05, 2013, 02:03:43 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 04, 2013, 10:46:54 PMIn my opinion Khanate stands as the greatest of all the bands Stephen O'Malley has been in, are anyone else in the band for that matter.
no argument there. "things viral" is one of the heaviest records i've ever heard..
I like KTL, myself. Although, I do prefer Khanate over SunnO)))...
First Khanate album is best thing that O'Malley done! Absolute raw and heavy power!
Kinit Her – Divine Names tape
Huh! I don't know why I have this weird mix up about Kinit Her and Cremation Lily. Bands have hardly anything in common. Country, style, or whatever. And I should know. But still, occasionally, like today. Thinking while listening this, why Harbinger Sound release this band?! And reply is of course: He hasn't.
So when Kinit Her brought me blurry and echoing neo-folk and experimental droning electronics and excellent use of strings and other normal instruments, it reminded me that perhaps it's time to abandon all sorts of bigger neo-folk heroes kind of jaded sounding new works, as much more apocalyptic, sonically interesting stuff is out there. Even those who normally are bored with man+guitar projects, will find much much more here.
New Pogrom tape.
A conceptual work exploring contemporary Europe through the obsessive gaze of power electronics. Singular and repetitive scores for the end times with a murky attitude. Minimal compositions. Muddy oppressive recordings with focus on low and mid level frequency range. Heavy synth abuse, atmospheric and committed vocals, feedback junk worship plus samples.
Release grows for every play. Pick it up via UNREST!
GRUNT "Recycled" tape
CLANG QUARTET "Recycled" tape
MUTANT APE "Recycled" tape
I AM SEA MONSTER "Recycled" tape
ZONE NORD "Recycled" tape
GROM, COUNT THE DEAD Vol.1 tape (various artists)
SLOTH "La Policia" tape
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 05, 2013, 07:30:58 PM
Kinit Her – Divine Names tape
...perhaps it's time to abandon all sorts of bigger neo-folk heroes kind of jaded sounding new works, as much more apocalyptic, sonically interesting stuff is out there....
The band, or just about, in my sphere. Maybe they'll receive the recognition they deserve in the future, but that clearly isn't their goal to meet. This, for me, beats all the geriatric bar-chord neo(-hippie)-folk music out there. Just a personal opinion. Also, I think it needs to be acknowledged that these are two American boys. Fantastic stuff.
Storm Of Radiance (as well as
Wreathes) are legendary in my personal universe. Two albums that will never lose their spark. There's only a few other albums I've ever heard that contain that starstuff that melts my mind like those do.
Merkstave Merkstave (Pesanta Urfolk): The most stellar and crushing piece of (funeral) doom I've heard in a few years? Coming from a genre that seems to have run its course in the last half-decade, this is a hallmark slab of wax. These are redux renditions from their otherwise too-long demo tapes. From the same gents, I believe, that also put out the
Hell albums on Pesanta/Eternal Warfare. That never whet my whistle anything like this. Can't recommend it enough!
Burial Hex Six Wings TAPES (Nostilevo): Managed to score these from a user here a few months back. After several listens, I wonder why this wasn't the vinyl-pressed version "Six Wings"? It trumps the vinyl output, which was also excellent. You see all facets of the Ruby-verse, aside from the recent quasi-techno works. You've got cthonic drone industrial, piano pieces, deranged vocal assaults, etc. Two really killer tapes that hopefully won't be abandoned by Nostilevo while they press sub-par ____wave muzak.
PHBTK Verfall/Melachoir (Cathartic Process): As old and cold as I like it.
Many repeated plays of
Hheva Drenched In The Mist Of Sleep,
Crawl Unit Stop Listening and
Hands To Nazha.
Pogrom - Degančios Suros: Harsh PE excellence as per usual.
Silence of Vacuum - 4: Great stuff! More engaging than previous tapes, particularly B side.
Pieces - S/T: 3-way collab of Kakerlak/Oscillating Innards/Redneck. Solid harsh noise.
Edwige - The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her : Another flawless collab.
Dog Holocaust - Volume I, II, III: And again.
Being - Ghosts of Reality: After all the positive talk on Being, guess I was expecting more. This was ok but perhaps need to check some other releases.
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 05, 2013, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: HOGRA on November 05, 2013, 12:20:31 PM
Quote from: andy vomit on November 05, 2013, 02:03:43 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 04, 2013, 10:46:54 PMIn my opinion Khanate stands as the greatest of all the bands Stephen O'Malley has been in, are anyone else in the band for that matter.
no argument there. "things viral" is one of the heaviest records i've ever heard..
I like KTL, myself. Although, I do prefer Khanate over SunnO)))...
First Khanate album is best thing that O'Malley done! Absolute raw and heavy power!
No Joy was my favorite.
Quote from: eyestrain on November 05, 2013, 12:01:17 AM
Crawl Unit Stop Listening (Ground Fault Rec.): Shit, this is awesome.
Yea, it is worth several repeated listens, the textures are truly distinct and seem to change with perceptions altered by mood, stereo setup and the amount of focus you can place on it.
I think also " A Study For Three Speakers" is a great listen and actually sounds like downtown Sacramento.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 04, 2013, 02:02:29 PM
MANIA / HAL HUTCHINSON CD
Phage
I need to get this.
Quote from: Sadomaniac on November 07, 2013, 01:50:43 AM
Pogrom - Degančios Suros: Harsh PE excellence as per usual.
I need this.
Quote from: Sadomaniac on November 07, 2013, 01:50:43 AMBeing - Ghosts of Reality: After all the positive talk on Being, guess I was expecting more. This was ok but perhaps need to check some other releases.
This is actually really good. Recommended.
Macronympha & Kakerlak – MM4TS
Very loud right off the bat. The metal loops are uniquely repetitive and separate from other Marconympha material, more focus is placed on the looping of sound rather than the manipulation of looped sound. The harsh noise is penetrating and engaging. Worth the time.
Received the new HSV tape today from Posh Isolation and at first glance I thought the artwork was very impressing, also liked the paper quality/material of the j-card. Some really nice tape manipulations on A1 & B1 but they didn't really effect me in any way. A2 & B2 on the other hand were amazing tracks. To me A2 even had a "musical" touch to it, maybe I heard some instrument(s), not sure. Really nice nevertheless! B2 had the basic tape manipulations but with junk metal flavouring which gives completely different vibe to the track. Not sure if my tape was dubbed badly but side B had at least three or four gaps between the two tracks which was kinda strange. Anyways, very enjoyable tape in my opinion. Not my favorite from HSV, a project that I rank very high, but still good work and comes recommended. Next up is the new LR tape. Excited!!!
*Please note that in my case the HSV tape was left in the middle when I received it so I might've mixed up the sides since there isn't labels of any kind on the cassettes.
Now playing LR: What can I say... IRM with unique touch maybe? Impressive!
EDIT: Anyone here ordered the Sejr tape? Any comments, maybe some references to similar bands/projects? I regret not buying it!
This week:
Shift / hh - Full Weight Of The Opposition 10"
Altar Of Flies - Female lp
Atrax Morgue - I'm Infected 7"
Yannick Franck / Filip Gheysen - Wool-E's Choice 7"
Mania - Grotesque Mirth 7"
Bizarre Uproar - Musta Rotta 7"
Bizarre Uproar - Propaganda Bizarre tape
Caligula031 - Domino tape
S.T.A.B. Electronics / Chloroform Rapist / Unclean / Concrete Mascara - Art Of Deviance 2xtape
Budrūs - Devyniems Rytams Auštant cd
Budrūs - Canine Visions IX cd
Caul - The Long Dust cd
Contagious Orgasm - Corporal cd
Earth - A Bureaucratic Desire for Extra Capsular Extraction cd
Human Larvae - Womb Worship cd
Propergol - Paradise Land cd
Kaija Saariaho "D'om Le Vrai Sens / Laterna Magica / Leino Songs" CD
Another good piece of contemporary classical music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU_G-EGWRsw
(link is not the same recording as CD, but same composition!)
Burzum "Filosofem"
Eternally essential.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPyOhP1GTRQ
Sol Invictus "The Devils Steed" CD
Old London Weeps is to me one of the best SI songs! Neofolk legend in deed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfONTgZTrHs
Blitzkrieg "Wir Sind Zuruck" 2xLP
Seen this German band couple times live and I think in live situation they work much better. CD's are not bad, but there is much more energy and dirt in live shows. Vinyl version with one side bonus stuff has the usual quality of modern vinyl: Hard sibilant quality, what in some cases ruin the music, yet with stuff like this, adds the necessary dirt what is missing from contemporary metal music production standards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWEpo77NOfQ
links for quick reference, hah...
This morning:
LR - The Fragility Of Happiness
Might just be my new favorite from Mr. Rahbek's impressive discography. Anyone here got "Brother"? How is it?? At least the sample sucked...
Irkallian Oracle - Grave Ekstasis
DM/BM mix-up with massive sound, amazing atmosphere and great vocals.
This afternoon (received these today):
Vemod - Venter På Stormene
Some nice moments but I'm kinda fed up with ambient black metal stuff. Grabbed this because I like the label, very nice pressing by the way (I have the CS version).
Svartidauði - Those Who Crawl...
I knew this would kill.
Svartidauði - The Temple Of Deformation
Kinda disappointing after "Those Who Crawl..." but still better than most (of the recent) BM demos. Too high expectations I guess.
At the moment:
Svartidauði - Flesh Cathedral
!!!
Death In June - Burial (CD) Always preferred the studio side since the live performance sucks a bit...
Theologian - The Further I Get From Your Star... (CD) Much more drone oriented than NTT, enjoyed more than average NTT
Navicon Torture Technologies - The gospels of the gash (CD2) Last NTT album, sound anticipating what later would be Theologian.
Ghoulbog – Fjälldesperadon Kristian Olsson (Tape) One side more ambient plus some kind of slide guitar, nice. The other side more industrial ambient, ok too.
O Paradis - Los Olvidados (LP) Great melodies as always, vocals... perfect new album.
Quote from: emboscado on November 08, 2013, 08:35:10 PM
Death In June - Burial (CD) Always preferred the studio side since the live performance sucks a bit...
True!!
Today:
Mania - Grim Conditions tape
Silence Of Vacuum - 2 tape
Cock E.S.P. / Death Squad - Split tape [C20 or C30?? On discogs was C30 but I changed to C20 because my copy is C20.]
All great material!!!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 08, 2013, 10:35:06 AM
Kaija Saariaho "D'om Le Vrai Sens / Laterna Magica / Leino Songs" CD
Another good piece of contemporary classical music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU_G-EGWRsw
(link is not the same recording as CD, but same composition!)
Wow!!!
IRM - Anthology 2xcd
Contagious Orgasm - In My Heart 10"
Sky Burial / Self - Split 10"
Slogun - I Will Bury You lp
Self material on both releases is something really special.
been listening to Sarkrista's new album. Decent album because it sounds Finnish and for some reason I thought that Shatraug is behind it, but perhaps I'm confusing this with N of his projects. Discovered that there are antifascist black metal bands, heh
Quote from: Levas on November 09, 2013, 07:35:09 PM
been listening to Sarkrista's new album. Decent album because it sounds Finnish and for some reason I thought that Shatraug is behind it, but perhaps I'm confusing this with N of his projects. Discovered that there are antifascist black metal bands, heh
Thanks for the heads up! Haven't heard any good new Finnish BM in a while, but this is the next best thing. Definitely sounds like a Shatraug offspring, very Sargeisty. Are they antifascist?
Isn't Sarkrista a German band? Since I've never heard of finnish version of that.
Yeah, they're German, but have that Finnish sound.
Quote from: Levas on November 09, 2013, 07:35:09 PM
Discovered that there are antifascist black metal bands, heh
I guess it was more or less thanks to "red & anarchist black metal" blog what launched whole "RABM genre", which hardly is that. Blog links all sorts of crust bands and various non-political bands under one thing. Kind of ridiculous revisionism on many hardcore bands that now are labeled "blackened hardcore" simply because of rough sound....
there is a chapter on the subject on the Come lupi tra le pecore book we discussed about a while ago
Quote from: tiny_tove on November 10, 2013, 12:48:38 PM
there is a chapter on the subject on the Come lupi tra le pecore book we discussed about a while ago
I believe there is English version coming in 2014.
It's certain that for some people BM belongs to nose-ring kind of statement of individualism and freedom (haha), but in its own essence, certainly utterly totalitarian by nature. And for this reason "RABM" appears as something false coming from outside.
This week:
NAPALM DEATH "Scum" lp
ATRAX MORGUE "I'm Infected" 7"
GODFLESH "Merciless" ep
ADOLF SATAN "self-titled" cd
LEAD INTO GOLD "Age of Reason" lp
TAD "Infrared Riding Hood" cd
SLOTH "XV" lp
MOTARDS "I'm a Criminal" 7"
Grunt – Documentation (Live Assaults Around Europe 2005-2008)
I've never been a big fan of Grunt, I've just listened to bits and pieces (for example Kansanmurhan Kone, Dead Beauty, and some other songs) occasionally. Grunt's contribution to N&K I-tape was good, too, if I remember correct... Anyway, a friend sent me this 3CD-set, and I had no expectations for it - but damn, if it ain't great! Most of the Grunt-material I've heard earlier has been too controlled and "finished" for my liking, but these recordings are tastily rough and unpredictable, which I enjoy a lot. Very effective material. Perhaps I need to give the studio-albums a new chance, too... or to at least buy the newest live-tape.
Unpeace - Troops of No Tomorrow
Crude barbarian noisecore. It's very easy to enjoy this one. As Aspa wrote in the Finnish Noisecore-topic: this tape is good, but perhaps not as good as one would've expected simply due to the fairly dull soundscape. Other than that, no complaints.
V/A - Saastaa Suomesta 7" & TAPE
Warm greetings and lots of respect to Obscurex & Viina Records for publishing these! Splendid stuff all around, none of the small complaints I have are worth mentioning here. Also, it makes me all warm inside to know there are still individuals in Finland that think releasing a noisecore 7" is a thing worth doing. Bonus points for Anal Barbara's part on the tape for making me wonder if my tape player broke, ha!
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation
Splendid layout on this one. I've listened to the tape a few times now, and definitely need to listen to it more. Very interesting songs and rich soundscapes, and the entirety just caught me by surprise. Bizarre Uproar keeps on being one of my favourites.
G*Park Sub (23five): Dismal! (As in...amazing!)
Grunt Someone Is Watching (Force Majeure): Forever my favorite of the old days Grunt, and one of the best PE albums I've known. Perfect display of the concept through atmosphere.
Brume Two Characters (Drone/Substantia Innominata): Surprisingly minimal, low-key, droning work from M. Renou.
Day Before Us Misty Shroud of Regrets (Rage in Eden): Lush, vaguely cinematic neo-classical. Insanely superior to his prior output. This is flawless Fall muzak.
Low Threat Profile Product #2 (Deep Six/Draw Blank): I can listen to this and the 7" until the day I die. Hardcore at its finest. "Part Of Society" is pretty humorous when I think of it being sung to a room full of free-loading Cali crusties - or to the near-entirety of the Hispanic population next door in Reading.
Quote from: eyestrain on November 11, 2013, 09:34:57 PM
Grunt Someone Is Watching (Force Majeure): Forever my favorite of the old days Grunt, and one of the best PE albums I've known. Perfect display of the concept through atmosphere.
Due various reasons, I guess Grunt 20 years anniversary re-issues of 90's tapes happens 2014, not 2013.. There is a small chance I can squeeze them in to late december, but we'll see... There are rare and some unpublished materials from same era, which could/should have been part of Europe After Storm or Terror & Degeneration for example. Quite similar atmosphere close to "Someone Is Watching".
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 12, 2013, 11:10:06 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 12, 2013, 08:24:08 AMEurope After Storm
That's best Grunt in my opinion.
I still have to go with
Terror & Degeneration. I mean it's riddled with Videodrome samples, how could I not?
but pseudo-on-topic, listening to:
Rick James - Street Songs LP
Rick James - Cold Blooded LP - cannot get enough of Rick James lately
Prince - 1999 2xLP
Godflesh - Selfless CD
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 12, 2013, 11:10:06 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 12, 2013, 08:24:08 AMEurope After Storm
That's best Grunt in my opinion.
I say: Schoolyard Bruises and Installation Of Blood And Steel - fuck, yes!
Baxter Stockman - Punter: Finnish noiserock a la Jesus Lizard, Rapeman, etc. Named after the TMNT character. Haven't listened to this type of stuff for years but after hearing the samples I was compelled to buy it; harsh, screeching, pummeling ROCK! Includes a cameo from Mr. Umpio too, no less.
Chains of Death Command - S/T: Plodding, noisy, scumrock perfection.
Prodeath / Silent Abuse / Bizarre Uproar - Live 16.9.2011: Prodeath side, another scumrockin' good time.
Unpeace - Troops of No Tomorrow: Solid noisecore.
Unclean - Manhood: Rotten noise/PE with some nice samples. "You were raped because a rapist raped you". Brilliant.
Last 3 - 4 days:
Grunt - Europe After Storm cd
Grunt - Someone Is Watching cd
Grunt - On The Edge Of Cultural Apocalypse 3"cd
Wertham - Body Jigsaw 3"cdr
Uncodified & Wertham - Vindicta I cd
N. - City Of The Broken Wheelchairs cdr
Conure / 15 Degrees Below Zero - Split tape
Sunn O))) - Black One 2xcd
Canaan - Of Prisoners, Wandering Souls And Cruel Fears 2xcd
Troum - Mare Idiophonika cd
Troum & All Sides - Shutûn cd
SWANS - Filth lp
Sutcliffe Jügend & Prurient - End Of Autumn 2xlp
Inborn Suffering - Wordless Hope cd
Inborn Suffering - Regression To Nothingness cd
RU-486 - Romanian Abattoirs
I've known RU-486's work for many years now, and I've loved everything I've heard. "Romanian Abattoirs" is a progression, a different kind of sound than what most may be used to. While the harsh power electronics sound isn't entirely missing, it's been heavily augmented by more traditional industrial, heavy synth work, recognizable and downright catchy rhythms, and even a small bit of neofolk (not so much that I can't tolerate it). This album is about pushing things forward and not growing stagnant. Thomas Mortigan (along with guest appearances by AWEN, SLOGUN, RICHARD RAMIREZ and LUSSIRIA) has done it again. Highly recommended.
Pain Jerk , MO*TE , Noiseman433 , Atrox , Gruuthaagy , japanoise week mostly
Parijna The Age Of Scentless Imperilememt (Tattrasya LakSaNam Press): Still one of LV Compound's best releases. C'mon Ten-Jin comp!!
Iannis Xenakis Iannis Xenakis (Edition RZ): There's a short stint of wonkiness on disc one, but this is otherwise my favorite of the man. Disc two is m-e-s-m-e-r-i-z-i-n-g.
Ètant Donnès Tapes 1977-1983 (Vinyl-On-Demand): Untouchable psychosis.
GRUNT/CLOAMA "Valkoinen Kuolema - Belyi Smertz" CD - A great split album with a perfect artwork, cold and desperate...
Quote from: deathcamp on November 14, 2013, 10:33:49 PM
GRUNT/CLOAMA "Valkoinen Kuolema - Belyi Smertz" CD - A great split album with a perfect artwork, cold and desperate...
Seconded!!
I was just cleaning attic and found box containing "postcards" of original edition of Grunt/Cloama as well as Grunt and "cfprod"/ Erotic Perversion promo flyers (nailing nipples stuff featured later in IOPS zines). And N12 "braces" card flyers (the brown/silver print)... If someone wants this sort of printed crap for free with orders, let me know. There's so much would probably end up throwing away most..
Since a friend of mine has left her collection to me when moving away, last few months I was trying to educate myself in all that sort of free jazz, light ambient stuff etc. Well, it was quite interesting.
Today listened to Streicher/:m: - nice material. Though if I would need to guess which side is who's, I'd say the opposite from how it is on the tape. In simpler words - :m: material sounded more streicherish for me.
SSRI - circle of positivity good tape. Getting into this project more and more. I like the oppressive and sweaty feeling of all his releases.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 08, 2013, 10:35:06 AM
Kaija Saariaho "D'om Le Vrai Sens / Laterna Magica / Leino Songs" CD
Another good piece of contemporary classical music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU_G-EGWRsw
(link is not the same recording as CD, but same composition!)
Kaija Saariaho & Alexis Descharmed L'Oeuvre Pour Violoncelle. Complete Cello Works. Musiikkia Sellolle (æon): Had to investigate further after being stupefied by a slew of youtube clips. This album is a beast! Really warming, yet chaotic. Have a feeling some folks on here could really dig Ms. Saariaho's work(s). Looking forward to getting a few other discs in the mail soon.
listening to Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa CD: I haven't heard this one in a while. It didn't really click with my when it came out. Now I'm wondering why, because the material is very strong. I have to say I'm still a bigger fan of Purification and Liha-Evankeliumi era BU, but this is a very good album. Very excited to hear Perverse Bizarre Humiliation now
GRUNT Terror & Degeneration CD (Industrial Recollections) - I'm captivated. Like evoluting in other world. Fuck it's great!
V/A ANIMAL BIZARRE I Tape (IOPS) - I like compilations when all bands are evoluting around the same concept. So it is good. The short length is a good point too, 1 h + compilations is often boring . Wertham track works fine with me.
Rema Rema - Wheel In The Roses (4AD - 1980)
(http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/4ad-remarema-wheelinroses1.jpg)
Fond Affections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdyd_mO9Ptc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdyd_mO9Ptc)
Iancu Dumitrescu - Untitled. (Edition Modern - 1991
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IdL4ekvq_M0/R11sofutnoI/AAAAAAAAA08/zL7VGWXfSNk/s320/c3.jpg)
Pierres SacrÇes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2CjcpIFwOQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2CjcpIFwOQ)
T2 - S/T (Essex Records - 1971)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I6tFbyg4M4Q/T-X0Tx0sI9I/AAAAAAAAApk/rdMjaD11eQM/s1600/folder.jpg)
Fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTaQb_rAWBM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTaQb_rAWBM)
KRANIVM - The brigther edge of death (Slaughter prod - 1994)
(http://covers.mp3eagle.com/covers/12/125039/alb_449100_big2.jpg)
Tenebra rerum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH8yKi7R3B8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH8yKi7R3B8)
Death Grips - Government Plates (Third Worlds - 2013)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eld27iNfepY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eld27iNfepY)
Please do not include covers and images in your playlists. Just a friendly request is all.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 16, 2013, 12:41:00 AM
Please do not include covers and images in your playlists. Just a friendly request is all.
I see your point re space ZM. Personally I think visuals from albums are important part of the first impression and package, the whole. An indicator of both album concept and sound. I will continue to post imagery in the future as well, but I can of course limit the number and size of images to save space for others. This thread is quite enriching and schooling in many ways. But I feel if it was only an endless number of lists that it would be a stagnant read. This refers not of course to the content posted, but to the online experience of forum interaction. So all in all I think the certain types of threads where imagery plus plus is suitable, will profit from a variety of posts. Thumbs up for listings, reviews, comments, links and imagery!
Altar of Flies – Rabbit Hole
Giancarlo Toniutti – Epigènesi
Giancarlo Toniutti & Andrew Chalk – Tahta Tarla
Helm – Silencer
All sublime...
Quote from: Salamanauhat on November 16, 2013, 05:34:05 PM
Altar of Flies – Rabbit Hole
Giancarlo Toniutti – Epigènesi
Giancarlo Toniutti & Andrew Chalk – Tahta Tarla
Helm – Silencer
All sublime...
Couldn't agree more.
Pyhä Kuolema Kevättuulisormi (Pesanta/Svart): Gave this many more listens recently and it finally clicked. Beautiful album.
Leila Abdul-Rauf Cold and Cloud (Saadi Saati): Blatant
Tor Lundvalling here, with his hand doing the cover art to boot, but its easy to look past as this album is far more complex and lush than any Lundvall album I've heard. Foghorn synths, trumpets (other brass too?), and sparse vocals. Oddly warm and rainy day here in Pennsy and this is the perfect soundtrack while I stare out the back window into the field.
Luciano Berio,
Pierre Boulez,
etc... Dialogue, Chemins, Récit... (æon): Berio's a brand new discovery for me. Massive discography, probably won't venture much farther haha. Yet, this is album contains so much calm, chaos and beauty.
Grunt - Someone Is Watching
Have to agree with the love for this, brutal. Shamefully I've only just picked up a proper copy of it (last night in fact), but better late than never.
The Grey Wolves - Blood And Sand
Another of last night's grabs, again nice to have an actual "proper" copy of this. Sounds great and only five skulls for the CD version.
Troum - Mare Morphosis
http://troum.bandcamp.com/album/mare-morphosis-cd-2013
Absolute masterpiece!!!
V/A HOUR OF THE WOLF
Excellent compilation, musically coherent and consequent. Kristian Ohlsen`s piece with its Anenzephaliaesque oscillating synths sounds raw and primitive with lots of reverb. Martin Bladh ties in with his last "Island of Death" album with high frequency drones and drums, very well composed, musical, song-oriented ... Kevin Tomkins` track perfectly connects to Martin Bladh`s composition, very beautiful loop machine drone ... the last track is dark minimal drone. The display of the artworks in the accompanying booklet is a bit unsatisfying. The print and choice of paper is good, but in comparison to the high quality of the music, in my opinion, the artists would have deserved something more special, than just the plain booklet and a loose CD inserted into a plastic sleeve.
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 18, 2013, 10:22:59 AM
Troum - Mare Morphosis
I just listen to it ... indeed outstanding!
Fire In The Head - Confessions Of A Narcissist cd
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation cd
V.A. - Hour Of The Wolf cd
Silence Of Vacuum - 3 tape
Silence Of Vacuum - 4 tape
Fire In The Head is usual good album. Good but nothing special. Perverse Bizarre Humiliation is amazing album. I really like new massive sound direction. Hour Of The Wolf is something unique and special. More than 70 mins of dark and disturbing atmospheric sounds. A must have compilation!! Finally new Silence Of Vacuum and it's really nice sound work. This project have very unique sound approach.
John Watermann - Illusions of Infinite Bliss Nice to dig out an old LP now and again. This is one of his earlier ones, and reminds me of why I have quite a few others. Cut-ups, voices, and strange undertones. Luckily the bookwork wasn't too taxing!
Didn't quite comprehend the fuss around Oneothrix Point Never, but decided to give it another chance, and so I bought Returnal LP.
I'm sold.
Rotating over and over again, pure magic.
Returnal is an excellent record. His best. The new material is so and so. I also enjoy his side / duo project Games. They did a very good 7" and 12" some years back.
Listening to Ivory Prince, self-titled album / long play ep released by Angoisse & Total Black. Completely took me by surprise. Single sided tape w five compositions in death industrial / power electronics country. Sparse, suggestive, uneasy and invasive album. Synths, drum machine, feedback and effected vox. Within its musical expression, it ranges as one of the top tapes of this year.
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Embers 7"
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Who Will Help Me Wash My Right cd
IRM - The Cult Of The Young Men cd
Skin Area - Rothko Field cd
Atrax Morgue - In Search Of Death lp
Atrax Morgue - Esthetik Of A Corpse lp+cdr
The Sodality - Beyond Unknown Pleasures lp
Sleep - Dopesmoker 2xlp
Troum - Eald-Ge-Stréon 2xlp
V.A. - Hour Of The Wolf cd
"Hour Of The Wolf" is amazing compilation and highly recommended! One of best releases of 2013.
If you don't like it, you don't understand!
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 20, 2013, 11:18:05 AM"Hour Of The Wolf" is amazing compilation and highly recommended! One of best releases of 2013.
If you don't like it, you don't understand!
Haha! I seriously need to get this... Have played the IRM live (
HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DLaXavbm-E)) couple of times in the last few hours. This is so fucking amazing, can't wait for them to finish "
Closure (https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/993310_10151508193593461_787679175_n.jpg)"!
GRIM "Psycho Sun" CD
First track very nice, then it's pretty much downhill from there.... Kind of glad I didn't purchase the limited LP.
SOL INVICTUS "In The Rain" CD
Basically keep re-visiting SI albums and almost every one of them has been "one of the best". Hard to say what then is one of the worst ?! This is very good.
ALFARMANIA "Skräcken" CD
Perhaps not the best of his, but certainly very bleak and draining album. Subtle but neat synth manipulations reveal there is quite a bit more here than appears first.
KAIJA SAARIAHO "Works For Orchestra" CD box..
Just first disc done.. was there.. 5 or 7 ? Good stuff and at the same time due length, probably hardly ever will be listened completely through.
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 20, 2013, 11:18:05 AM
IRM - The Cult Of The Young Men cd
I've been playing this nearly every day... a really incredible album.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 20, 2013, 08:39:40 PM
SOL INVICTUS "In The Rain" CD
Basically keep re-visiting SI albums and almost every one of them has been "one of the best". Hard to say what then is one of the worst ?! This is very good.
My personal favorite by Sol Invictus.
Quote from: yosef666 on November 20, 2013, 08:49:00 PM
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 20, 2013, 11:18:05 AM
IRM - The Cult Of The Young Men cd
a really incredible album.
True!!
Mania - Grim Conditions CS
SSRI / Mania - Split CS
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation CS
LR - The Fragility of Happiness CS
Consent - Conception CS
Pogrom - Degancios Suros CS
Sea of Shit - 10 inch
The Rita/Prurient - Women Pissing 7 inch
Croatian Amor - Mecure 7 inch
Patches : Sea of Shit, Subhumans, Infest, Charles Bronson, Hersey, Water Torture, Spazz, Capitalist Causalities
Its been a good day to get mail.
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation - I was expecting something quite different so it took my by surprise at night when I kept holding my remote controller of the player in my hands in case of explosion of feedbacks etc. This didn't happen, but I was more than satisfied about this. Good album.
Clay Figure / Half Mile Down - Atavists' Apprentices - I'm several months behind with the stuff I listen to and it's the first time I've head Clay Figure, but this is one great tape. And both projects fit in this split very well.
Quote from: AA on November 21, 2013, 08:57:53 AM
Patches : Sea of Shit, Subhumans, Infest, Charles Bronson, Hersey, Water Torture, Spazz, Capitalist Causalities
You listen patches?
yup i hold them up to my ears and i can hear the ocean
Prurient - The History Of Aids lp
Taint - Vice lp
Taint - Dau ghter: Victimology 2 lp
Taint / Grunt - Schoolyard Bruises lp
Nicole 12 / Taint - Candyman lp
Deathkey - Doctrine Of Intolerant Hatred 2xcd
Black Leather Jesus / Ekunhaashaastaack - Split tape
Oscillating Innards - Irretrievable: MMII - MMVIII 2xtape
Developer/Sorcerer Torturer fact066 (Factotum Tapes): Developer = stroke-inducing. More spastic than I can really handle. Sorcerer Torturer = too spastic as well...with frustratingly weak vocals thrown in randomly.
Developer/Being fact061 (Factotum Tapes): Developer = spastic into drawn-out noise... I enjoy this 10 minute session much more. Being = more subdued than usual. A real highlight of his output.
Eduard Artemiev Solaris (Superior Viaduct): I forgot just how mesmerizing and challenging this film was --- the music was directly involved clearly, as this LP blew my mind.
Kinit Her Living Midnight At The Harvest Abbey (Brave Mysteries): The live/improv predecessor to their recent ritualistic works. Great stuff.
Bastard Noise/Brutal Truth The Axiom Of Post Inhumanity (Relapse): Nothing very interesting. Brutal Truth's contributions are straight-boring. Bastard Noise is just...exactly as it always is.
Shampoo Boy Licht (Blackest Ever Black): Despite what I'm told, this just sounds like a lackluster Skullflower recording (which could mean many different things to a a lot of folks, I suppose).
Horrid Red Who Made The World (Burundi Cloud Music): Not sure how these could be B-sides unless date-of-creation were the reason; some superior works here. (Potentially) free album on Bunker Wolf's bandcamp: http://fwymusic.bandcamp.com/ (http://fwymusic.bandcamp.com/).
King Crimson Red (Atlantic): Never tire of this masterwork.
Tor Lundvall Structures And Solitude: Night Studies (Dais): 5th disc of "'after hours' recording sessions" is precisely what I (occasionally) enjoy from Lundvall; soothing, calm and without that cheesy whiny-ness that makes many of his songs skip-worthy.
Troum Mare Morphosis (Transgredient): Excellent, but my least favorite of the trilogy.
Bohren und der club of gore. "Black Earth".
Langsam untergang.
You knew that Punch Records has been selling all their catalogue for 3-4$ because they finally ceased their activities, yes?
So these were lying quite some time around here while finally got the time and mood to spin them.
Novy Svet & O Paradis - Destello de Estrellas en la Frente - Novy Svet some years ago was on quite a huge wave in here. Huge wave I mean people more or less knew what they were about and heard a few songs. This CD however sounds like O Paradis solo output somehow. If I remember correctly how NS sounded.
Various - We're Punch Addicted - Decent compilation of Punch artists with quite a lot of styles covered. Anyways, Divine Muzak was my sort of discovery from that compilation.
Ait! - Romanticismo Oltranzista - Romantics, dolls, manequins and somewhat different album from other AIT! outputs.
O Paradis - Las Nubes que Mueren - well, if you have ever heard at least one album of O Paradis, you've heard them all. Just like with Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio or Of The Wand and the Moon etc. Just these 2 CDs is a little more of O Paradis.
O Paradis - La Boca Del Infierno - Nice cover and overall artwork. and good sounds.
Wermut - Anna - this was the thing I've never heard before. And I doubt I'll want to hear more. The music would be ok for background etc. if not for the woman's voice, "singing" completely out of tune. But not Tony Wakeford out of tune which is quite good for me, but some cosmic cat orchestra out of tune mode. Nope.
O Paradis - Cuando el Tiempo Sopla - Listening to it now and I start to like this project even more than before
Hirsute Pursuit - Revel in your ability to accessorize my pleasure - well, this one doesn't seem different from albums before on Cold Spring. OK.
Filivs Macrocosmi – Сталкер - Nothing interesting dark ambient. Not bad though. But I started to wonder what are the movies most successful in industrial scene that "inspired to create an album". Stalker is definitely one of them.
Quote from: Levas on November 24, 2013, 12:15:11 PM
Filivs Macrocosmi – Сталкер - Nothing interesting dark ambient. Not bad though. But I started to wonder what are the movies most successful in industrial scene that "inspired to create an album". Stalker is definitely one of them.
Lustmord & Robert Rich's
Stalker is a really good cinematic dark ambient album IMO - one of the very best. Just spinned it recently, and unlike some other albums of this genre from the 90s, this has indeed aged with dignity.
Edit:
Undulating Terrain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7qNsz6ZagA) - never mind the visuals, just great soundtrack-like music that goes perfectly with the original story.
Sleep Research Facility of course did the album inspired by the movie Alien. Nice concept:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostromo_(album) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostromo_(album))
EUS Sol Levit (N/A): This Sage character at Heathen Harvest...don't think I ever see anything rated below a 4, yet it's almost all dark ambient music. I must be missing something in this genre, as very little ever seems to warrant a review that would suggest "you will listen to this album hundreds of time before you die". At least he (she) isn't as factually bland as most of the other contributors, but I digress. This received the predictable 5/5 as it is a good bit above average. Somewhere between the expected sounds of Troum or a more muzakal Anemone Tube. Slightly more engaging than previous works (project is two years old-ish, so there's vast improvement in a short span), which means it is a mash-up of all the linear components of the first few albums. This creates an album and not just a sound experiment. Not quite ambient, not quite drone...non-confrontational, meditative, serene.
Many repeats of Will Over Matter Phenomenal Highways, Merkstave S/T, Eduard Artemiev Solaris, Luciano Cilio Dell'Univero Assente, Developer/Being fact061, Magnolia Electric Co. Fading Trails.
Very excited to press play on Linekraft Kikai Ningen, Will Over Matter Toisesta Maailmasta, Nyodene D Atop Masada, Wrong Hole Esthetic Savings, Drug Age Tropismo, Amph Hudson, RM Current Logic, Jeph Jerman A Fidgety And Excitable Engine.
Quote from: Salamanauhat on November 24, 2013, 01:40:36 PM
Quote from: Levas on November 24, 2013, 12:15:11 PM
Filivs Macrocosmi – Сталкер - Nothing interesting dark ambient. Not bad though. But I started to wonder what are the movies most successful in industrial scene that "inspired to create an album". Stalker is definitely one of them.
Lustmord & Robert Rich's Stalker is a really good cinematic dark ambient album IMO - one of the very best. Just spinned it recently, and unlike some other albums of this genre from the 90s, this has indeed aged with dignity.
I disagree. One of my taop movies. Least favorite Lustmord release and not high on Rich's spotty collection, either. Found it to be a real disappointment with all the talent and great inspiration involved.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 25, 2013, 03:49:41 AM
I disagree. One of my taop movies. Least favorite Lustmord release and not high on Rich's spotty collection, either. Found it to be a real disappointment with all the talent and great inspiration involved.
Nothing can beat the greatness of the OST really, but I think this is a really good alternative take on The Zone. It sure sounds more like Rich than Lustmord to me.
Random playlist for sunday
Gurzuf - Non-Existent Movie - they were playing here a few times. The guy playing concertina is truly amazing. Full of energy and highly enjoyable stuff. What's even weirder for me that they were just traveling around and playing in various places associated with punks, grindcore etc. where one could expect somebody with the skills like that to be playing for guys in expensive suits. respect. have a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOHFdpHuCEs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOHFdpHuCEs)
Romania - Kiekvienas vaikas nori turėti žvėrį - the band from Lithuania, still releasing only private releases mainly, really nicely packed, recorded and done. Nice, nostalgic, a little melancholic, sunken in alcohol, view from the countryside of Lithuania. I guess you could call that alcobilly or whatever. They are amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caU1xJ26MCI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caU1xJ26MCI)
Alrealon sampler - I guess this is a leftover of those CDs that I've got for free. Not too much to comment. Mostly ambient/idm/illbient etc.
Zinc Room - In Wooden Room - I suppose this is good quality dark ambient - something that people seriously into dark ambient likes. I don't have much to comment though. It was ok.
Finnish supremacy:
STROM.ec The Manual of Diagnosis CD
GRUNT World Drapped in a Camouflage LP
TERROR ORGAN Necromechanics (War Hammer)
WERTHAM Streetcleaner (Extremocidente)
PRURIENT Victorian Photography (Turgid Animal)
All these 7" are very good!
Ahlzagailzehguh/Existence In Decline Collateral Damage Statisticians (Collapsed Hole): Silliest packaging I've seen in quite a while...holes from these B.B.'s would look more menacing if done with a paper punch. Regardless, good 'ol Ahlz- style that I remember from older releases. Straight-to-the-jugular-assault of two 5-minute-shy harsh noise blasts. Lots of fun on repreat.
Linekraft Kikai Ningen (Nil By Mouth): More like the "Nark" track on Malignant sampler, or the opener on Under The Architecture...not his fierce, piercing Japanoise-ish output, but loop-heavy metal testing. Sparse and decent vocals. Surgical atmosphere. A nice meeting place between Mania's recent work and your average death-industrial/PE soundscape. A really stunning release. Less silly packaging, but still odd...
Nyodene D Atop Masada (Nil By Mouth): ...not as frustrating as the too-big burlap pouch that this thing comes in. I like ingenuity in packaging, but not so much when its done in a way thats just gonna eat up the insert and get lost in some crevice in the house. But again, just like the above, really stunning sounds going on here. I wasn't so moved by the Grunting that was Edenfall. This is more up my alley. Monotonous and invasive.
Will Over Matter Toisesta Maailmasta (Freak Animal): As is usually the W.O.M. case, I'm deeply perplexed haha. I don't know Finnish, so I couldn't tell you anything about the A-side. Perhaps it is an interview with an abductee child. It's rounded off with the interior sounds of a crashing UFO. B-side is an unintelligible rumble and hum and another crash. Not a document for repeating often, but interesting simply for being part of Herr Mentor's œuvre cos I'm weird like that. At least the packaging is straight and to the point: aliens, UFO crash diagram (?), FA. The end.
Steven R. Smith/Ulaan Khol Ending/Returning (Immune Rec.): Gorgeous packaging and the captivating landscapes that Smith always paints with his guitar (and piano!)...midwest serenity and melancholy.
I've listened to two dark ambient albums that seemed good and for my taste.
Dispersive Light / Summons Of Shining Ruins – Dispersive Light / Summons Of Shining Ruins - So it happened to be the split album. Dispersive Light was really good, the other band - not that much, mostly because of annoying overuse of a guitar, but anyways - good.
Another one that made me listen to it :
Filivs Macrocosmi & Charadriiform – Ex Vivo - apart fromt the packaging, the material caught me. maybe it's too primitive for true dark ambient fans, but it hit the spot.
then there was
ТЛЕН – Безвременье - which is OKish, but nothing fascinating.
Blackshout - Whoremind - 22 tracks. Some of them very very good and pleasant to listen to old schoolish industrial/power electronics, some of them not. Material is quite varied and not a bad acknowledgment of the project.
Mania + Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage - This sounds powerful! If you still haven't got it - do it now. Top notch noise.
Saigon - Ready for Romance? - Some sort of rather annoying rock. I don't know where this CD came from.
Corvuz – Невидимые Пейзажи - Well after trading with Russian, Ukraine and related labels I'm obliged to widen my horizons in dark ambient. And I'm looking at the cover, but I don't remember what I've heard. Nothing too good most likely
Cremation Lily – A Body Of One's Own - Nice packaging and decent sounds though not something I would listen to over and over again.
Zinc Room – Shifting Soil - I still couldn't find the decent release of this dark ambient project. This CD was also definitely not it.
ТЛЕН – Тлен - This project on the other hand has some very good parts. Cinematic compositions and somehow reminding me of Lithuanian Girnu Giesmes a little. Good.
L.A. County Morgue - That maggots shd / eat the dead bullock - I suppose it's some sort of field recording with a few additional samples, all that degraded in quality etc. Quite decent in fact.
Bizarre Uproar - Propaganda Bizarre - Good stuff. Glad it was rereleased because these CDr prices going above 20 euros are shit. Older Bizarre Uproar in full action.
Under Nylon – Flowers Of Silence - primitive and enjoyable soundscapes. It's some sort of industrial, ambient, collection of loops or whatever. I liked it. Especially the first half of the side.
Fecalove/SSRI - Amazing split! First few minutes of Fecalove was really intense and great, then I lost it for a little while, but overall it's good. SSRI - good material.
Being - Cracking Whip of a Cosmic String - I remember this project was praised in here before. I didn't pay too much attention to it before reading that everyone thinks it's so good. Well, after listening to this tape - it's good, but I guess if I wouldn't have prepared myself to "this should be good because SI is buzzing about how good the project is", I would've paid less attention to this tape. But thanks. Yeah, this is good.
SALA - Tree/Utena - It's pretty difficult to listen to some of the recordings of SALA. For example in this one, there is a crackling of a tree recordsd. 33 minutes of it. It's very quiet (the label is very quiet records too) and it's easy to miss the bigger part of the details. Most likely I did that.
Taint - Whoredom - I guess nothing more can be said about the album that is classics already. Good stuff.
Quote from: eyestrain on November 25, 2013, 02:40:52 AMAmph Hudson
what format/label was this released on? Can't seem to find any info.
Quote from: whiteheatnoise on November 28, 2013, 01:36:06 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on November 25, 2013, 02:40:52 AMAmph Hudson
what format/label was this released on? Can't seem to find any info.
Joy De Vivre --> http://www.joydevivre.it/index.htm
Samples available here --> http://soundcloud.com/joydevivre
Aossic S'lba - PanAeonic Glyphs cdr (a masterpiece!!!!!!)
Der Blutharsch - When All Else Fails! cd
Der Blutharsch - Time Is Thee Enemy! cd
Der Blutharsch - The Cosmic Trigger cd
En Nihil - Recycled tape
Knurl - Metasynogen tape
Knurl - Recycled tape
Knurl - Periodic Nephromucilaginocity cd
Knurl - Thiocarbamide cd
V.A. - Nihilist Assaultcore cd
V.A. - Terror Campaign cd
Recently bought and listened to:
Black Sabbath Blue Cheer: Catacombs (Urashima)
Ba. Ku. / BT.HN.: Ritual Totemic Stone (Urashima)
Con-Dom: Live Assault 1+4 (IR)
Con-Dom: Subjection (IR)
Linekraft: Kikai Ningen (Nil by Mouth)
Un Regard Froid: La Féminité Moderne (Nil by Mouth)
False Flag: Bombshelter Nightmare (Terror)
Concrete Threat/Vomir: Monolithic Blasphemies (Urashima)
Danzig - Danzig II: Lucifuge cd
Grunt & Cloama - Nausea Of Humanity cd
Jastreb - Mother Europe lp
Julien Ottavi - The Noiser - The Black Symphony cd
Neronoia - Un Mondo In Me cd
Neronoia - Il Rumore Delle Cose cd
Nicole 12 - First 12 Years 2xcd
THU20 - Vroeg Werk 2xcd
Bloodyminded - Within The Walls
Macronympha – Studio 95 CD
Really up at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania level! Track 2, "Death Fragments" is one of my favorite Macro-tracks of all time. Kind of boring layout, no booklet, no nothing.
Control – Deadly Sins CD
Dense and heavy electronics. A very present expression, haunting and technical. I want to write an American CON-DOM, I think it's a fair comparison. Every track would benefit of voice/screams such as the track "Wrath". Kind of boring layout, no booklet and the digipack is just loaded with information like myspace and gmail-addresses...yeah, that's really hard information to get by if you are looking for it on the web.
Richard Ramirez 'tracking device' cd ....i didn't like this when it got released, only 'really' listened to it years later and now i regard this as one of my best albums. almost hauningly beautifull.
Beherit - Death Yell 7".
Track "Werewolf, Semen And Blood" is a piece of transcendent metal filth. Intro is great.
Various – Natural Order 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Natural-Order/release/1074767
Quote from: pregnantfilm on December 01, 2013, 08:52:21 PM
Various – Natural Order 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Natural-Order/release/1074767
This is one of the best industrial music compilations of the 90s – the tracks of Turmbund Sturmwerk and First Law are outstanding (totally different than on their other releases)! Another compilation of the same quality surely is Various – War Against Society
http://www.discogs.com/Various-War-Against-Society/release/301520 (Best Con-Dom recordings ever made)
Yes, I agree - excellent compilation. I'd probably give 'War Against Society' the edge over 'Natural Order', but there's not much in it.
Another one from around that that time that I still return to now and again is 'How Terrorists Kill' on Stateart.
Naomi Chomsky - Iron Bird Meditation - side-long loops or monotonous and repetitive melodies. Why? Don't know.
Nacht und Nebel / Lea Cummings split - something similar to the above if i remember correctly.
Kakerlak - Ligature Ferment - solid harsh noise. Truly enjoyable work.
Dead Body Collection - Under My Hands... She dies on the hospital bed -100th album of Alex's. Rather short tape, but ok.
Silence of Vacuum - 4 - Either I don't remember previous releases of this being that good or they were not. very enjoyable drone/almost static noise.
LR - The Fragility of Happiness - good tape.
Broken Lights - 3 Circles - my top fromt he latest Posh Isolation batch
SEJR - Demo - decent black metal until it goes totally wub-pub-dee-boo-dah in guitar improvisations and solos.
HSV - I Never - Interesting output. Danish supremacy, but it's quite good.
Daniel S Botcher - Another Red - I don't remember this tape, but I think this was some field recordings mostly and it was quite decent. If this is not the case - my mistake. Nothing negative to say though.
Breaking the Will - Normalization - I think this is rerelease, but the project grows in its quality
Z. Szigo & T. Wasluck - Studying it first under a magnifying glass - Not too much info about the tape, but half of this is cremation lily, another half is somebody else. nice soundscapes.
Will Over Matter - Toisesta Maailmasta - this is truly even more primitive than any records before. But also weirdly hypnotizing.
Oxycodone / Shiver - Both artists are ok and decent etc., but not going above the average line
Secret Apex - This was the hit! Great sounds.
Various Artists - Lithuanian Sound Art - Various electronic composers etc. Mostly academic stuff. Spinned it so that I would know what's happening in here. But not my stuff.
Noise Nazi / Bagman - Personal Issues - Enjoyed both of those artists.
Elminator / Fornication - Bomb Raiding Hell Metal - Listened to Eliminator's side since the other one wasn't dubbed into tape. One of those thrash metal bands that started with a new wave of thrash metal several years ago in here, but still going on. Not bad. (Now we have post-metal wave. yee haa!)
Sex Blasphemy / Sanctophoby - Split - Sanctophoby was and still is one of the more interesting acts. Apparently underrated in here and overall.
Quote from: burdizzo on December 02, 2013, 11:55:28 AM
Yes, I agree - excellent compilation. I'd probably give 'War Against Society' the edge over 'Natural Order', but there's not much in it.
Another one from around that that time that I still return to now and again is 'How Terrorists Kill' on Stateart.
State Art was one of those amazing labels in the 90's that just disappeared.
the "Trax Box"....ridiculous 16xcd compilation of old Chicago Trax early acid/house. Yes, i like to jack.
EVENINGS "Growing Isolation" LP
HHEVA "Drenched in the mist of sleep" c30
CARCASS "Surgical Steel" 2xLP
Quote from: murderous_vision on December 02, 2013, 06:59:30 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on December 02, 2013, 11:55:28 AM
Yes, I agree - excellent compilation. I'd probably give 'War Against Society' the edge over 'Natural Order', but there's not much in it.
Another one from around that that time that I still return to now and again is 'How Terrorists Kill' on Stateart.
State Art was one of those amazing labels in the 90's that just disappeared.
I think label changed a bit during the time. Of course every label changes, and we tend to remember the highlight moments when we first got to know them... Stateart started with neat 7"s.. Ex.Order, Ipda, Thorofon, No Festival Of Light, Söldnergeist, Drape Excrement..... and perhaps could say highlighted already during 1997-1999 with Thorofon LP, V/A Natural Order, V/A How Terrorists Kill....... but how many talked about their releases of 2000-2005 ? Not that they'd be bad. I recall other Finnish experimental music dealer of the time saying they are better than early stuff, but nobody was interested. That is probably situation in Finland where certain types of releases are VERY hard, near impossible to sell...
Anyways, while label announced at their 10 year anniversary that they quit, they still maintain unfinished info site where is contact form to approach them.
http://www.stateart.de/
CON-DOM Subjection (Industrial Recollections) - Massive, supreme noise in your face. Great!
Secret Apex tape.
Very rich, detailed, dynamic and complex recordings. Can recommend it to the fullest.
Quote from: deathcamp on December 04, 2013, 12:06:58 AM
CON-DOM Subjection (Industrial Recollections) - Massive, supreme noise in your face. Great!
Tyring to avoid honking my horn too much, but this is something that EVEN if you happen to have one of the 50 tapes that exists, I'd recommend such person to check out CD. I have had 2 copies of the original tape, and despite chrome tape and semi-decent recording levels, they were nothing compared to quality to original master tape. It's very sharp, clear and nasty noise here !
-CSMD: monster cock rock holocaust/space noise.. LP
-RANGER: knights of darkness LP
-BASTARD NOISE / BRUTAL TRUTH: split LP
-CALIBRO 35: traditori di tutti.. LP
-JOHN HARRIS: Day Of The Dead (soundtrack) 2xLP
-DAVID HESS: The Last House On The Left (soundtrack) LP
-SOSPETTO: non bussara alla porta... LP
-AUDICION IRRETABLE: destruccion melodica 90-03 2xCD
-VASAELETH: all uproarious darkness LP
Quote from: Noiseape on December 04, 2013, 09:22:57 AM
-VASAELETH: all uproarious darkness LP
What do you think of, compared to the first effort?
Halloween 2LP ost from Mondo
Listening to "Thy Kingdom Scum" from Church of Misery right now. Found a d/l on Pirate Bay. It's pretty good so may buy the vinyl if I can find it for under $35.
Fecalove/SSRI - Split - 1st Fecal track was the standout from his side. SSRI side contains the expected murkiness with a few surprises.
Plague Mother - Carve - Minimal harsh noise with samples focusing on self-harm. Decent sounds but could take it or leave it.
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation - After multiple listens, still can't get enough of BU's evolved sound. Almost sounds like he's transforming into Sadistic Bliss. Final track's definitely a favourite.
Con-Dom - Live in Japan 2003 - Something to hold me over till I grab the recent IR reissues. PE without equal.
Macronympha - Amplified Humans - Don't think there's any words needed...
SHOCK FRONTIER - mancuerda confessions
BIZARRE UPROAR - perverse bizarre humiliation
PAIN NAIL - magneettinen kohtalo
WORMS OF THE EARTH - azal'ucel
PETER PETER & PETER KYED - valhalla rising OST
ROQUE BANOS - evil dead OST
Quote from: deathcamp on December 04, 2013, 09:42:35 PM
Quote from: Noiseape on December 04, 2013, 09:22:57 AM
-VASAELETH: all uproarious darkness LP
What do you think of, compared to the first effort?
I like it!
Just as good as the first one, no major changes.
Putrid death with great atmosphere!
Quote from: Sadomaniac on December 05, 2013, 02:46:52 PM
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation - ...Almost sounds like he's transforming into Sadistic Bliss...
You're right. And this is why I am pretty disappointed...
Streetmeat - Hell Is My Home CS (Strange Rules)
White Gimp Mask / Volksmorg - Cum Is Nothing When You Enter Through The Back Opening CS (Terror)
Russian Greed / Image Boosters - Russian Greed / Image Boosters CS (WGM TAPES)
Pussyfooter - Dada Fuck CS+7" (WGM TAPES)
Sick/Tired - King Of Dirt 12" (Cowabunga Records)
The Repos - Live Munitions LP (Youth Attack)
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation CS (Filth And Violence)
Negative Approach - Negative Approach 7" (Touch and Go)
Prurient / The Rita - Women Pissing 7" (Fusty Cunt)
Croatian Amor - Mercure 7" (Terror)
LR - The Fragility Of Happiness CS (Posh Isolation)
Mania - Grim Conditions CS (Freak Animal Records)
Mania / SSRI – Mania / SSRI CS (Untergeschoss)
Various - Institute Of Paraphilia Studies Volume 8 DVD (Institute Of Paraphilia Studies)
Pogrom - Degančios Suros CS (Unrest Productions)
Suffering Mind / Water Torture - Suffering Mind / Water Torture 7" (Mannequin Rein)
Water Torture / Corrupt Bastards - Water Torture/Corrupt Bastards 7" (Mannequin Rein)
Jungbluth - Partache LP (Halo of Flies)
Vatican Shadow - Remember Your Black Day LP (Hospital Productions)
Consent - Conception CS (Diseased Audio)
Sectarian Violence - Upward Hostility LP (Grave Mistakes Records)
Rectal Hygienics - Cold Meat b/w Hoard Of Violence 7"
Sea Of Shit - Sea Of Shit 10" (Diseased Audio)
been listening to these lately, cant complain about any of them.
Quote from: Noiseape on December 05, 2013, 10:58:26 PM
Quote from: deathcamp on December 04, 2013, 09:42:35 PM
Quote from: Noiseape on December 04, 2013, 09:22:57 AM
-VASAELETH: all uproarious darkness LP
What do you think of, compared to the first effort?
I like it!
Just as good as the first one, no major changes.
Putrid death with great atmosphere!
Thanks, will check it quickly as long as the vinyl is available.
Quote from: online prowler on December 04, 2013, 12:55:52 AM
Secret Apex tape.
Very rich, detailed, dynamic and complex recordings. Can recommend it to the fullest.
Amazing work!
On topic:
Pogrom - "Multicultural Degeneration"
Drug Age Tropismo (Joy De Vivre): Still one of my favorite harsh noise projects going.
Caen Waiting Music (Joy De Vivre): Disguised beauty slithers and moans through the fissure. Really taken back by this one. Great stuff.
Wrong Hole Esthetic Savings (Joy De Vivre): Not sure if it's the dubbing, or if it's the intentional sound of Wrong Hole, but whereas I think I recall the other W.H. recordings I've heard being fairly high gain, this is a nice, chunky, deep rumble ala Macro and the like. Perfect (short) length that held me in the throes of ecstasy much more successfully than the recent Kakerlak or Ahlzagailzehguh/EID tapes. I mention these not qualitatively alone, but also because I think they're circling on the same plateau. Good shit, will have to check out some of his other tapes floating about.
Amph Hudson (Joy De Vivre): Catching my attention way more than previous efforts, although still in a very similar style. Droning without being purely monotonous. Slow (exciting!) developments over two ten-minute sides. ...Overall, my favorite stack from Joy De Vivre yet.
Knækkede Stemmer Første Portræt (Et Hult Menneske) (Järtecknet): Even better than I was expecting (and I had high hopes). Oppressive drones via reel-to-reel tape machines, field recordings, synthesizer, percussion, amplified objects and electronics". Never thought much of Alleypisser or Antonin Pagaille, yet this is fantastic.
Burying Place - Live in Gargždai 2009 - this is one of the longest-living death metal or perhaps even overall metal bands in Lithuania. More or less alive for 20 years with 3 tape releases, this being the third. The reason - there is no drummer alive in Lithuania that could play the composed parts and it is out of question to use programmed drums. And they are finishing their studio album for 10 years perhaps. Well, not a bad band and this live tape is also quite good if you are into brutal death.
Edgars Rubenis & Ilia Belorukov and Jelena Glazova - Latvian ambient/noise artists. They were touring Europe and so on, but the sound is hm. Quite boring. They've sent this here for possible release I think. Ah, I see that Jelena Glazova is called noise princess in the label's description. Heh.
Jelena Glazowa / Wozzeck - this one had some interesting parts in it that were suitable for my taste. But slowly it went weaker and weaker.
Arkhe - For Everything that lives is holy - This is an amazing tape! Rich in sounds and atmospheric. Wonderful and highly recommended.
SCKE// Siera Liora (1981) - Nothing very annoying.
Hymen Holocaust - Blood Feast - nice goregrind from Netherlands.
Debauchery - Kill Maim Burn - Death metal. Not bad though the cover is annoying
Barrikad - Through the voice one becomes animal - Also highly enjoyable stuff from NBM's latest releases. Nice booklet and sounds.
Ivory prince a couple of tracks were good.
A few tapes of untitled and anonymous Lithuanian project, heh. A few people got these private editions of tape without any info, just a few pictures. Though the material is weak, but I like the idea that people are still doing this by theirselves and are not afraid to "be lost" in a pile of releases etc. I liked this moment and also we talked with another person who got this tape - he said "it's difficult to listen to it because I have no fundament/starting point of how to evaluate it apart from the sounds". It's interesting because when the sound should talk for itself and be most important, it suddenly stands somewhere in line behind the label name, artist titles, etc.
Quote from: Levas on December 06, 2013, 10:35:25 AM
- he said "it's difficult to listen to it because I have no fundament/starting point of how to evaluate it apart from the sounds". It's interesting because when the sound should talk for itself and be most important, it suddenly stands somewhere in line behind the label name, artist titles, etc.
I find that an odd viewpoint to have. Anonymous projects seem quite a normal thing in noise/pe/industrial. I have lots of tapes from anonymous projects and yes, sometimes you might to find out more about the artist(s) involved but that need I don't think would make the music difficult to listen to.
Anonymous and untitled. Perhaps the lack of titles and/or references is the case too
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 04, 2013, 10:05:38 PM
Halloween 2LP ost from Mondo
Listening to "Thy Kingdom Scum" from Church of Misery right now. Found a d/l on Pirate Bay. It's pretty good so may buy the vinyl if I can find it for under $35.
$26.50: http://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/church-of-misery-thy-kingdom-scum-vinyl.asp
Craft - Fuck The Universe
Often forget how solid this is, guess it gets lost in the Southern Lord black metal whirlwind of 2006 but worthwhile returning to it.
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
Classic, still an outright stonker. Can't say owt else.
Edit: I know SL only reissued the Craft album, but it happened at a time when they were lashing out "hot tip" cult BM left right and centre, or certainly seemed to be at the time.
New Noveta/Vagina Dentata Organ - The Administration of Physique (7"+3" DVD, Ultra-Mail Prod., 2013)
Both sides were recorded live in July 2013 in Hong Kong (of all places). VDO is a bunch of people doing uptempo drumming and Valls occasionally smashing mirrors. There's also the sound of a crowd clapping and shouting but I guess that was mixed in since I doubt there would've been so many people present, let alone responding so enthusiastically to the performance. It somehow adds humour to the music. New Noveta is noise with occasional female shouting; the music's basis could be VDO's drums sped up.
The 3" DVD is a collection of short excerpts from a couple recent VDO performances (all feature drumming and the smashing of mirrors) and New Noveta's performance in Hong Kong. The latter was a pointless art fag performance in my opinion (2 women dressed in bizarre "clothes" that are attached to the walls of the gallery with rubber bands make all kinds of weird movements) but the music (the same as on the 7") is quite good. I don't know why the VDO performances are just excerpts -- I assume the full shows were recorded if there are excerpts. It would've surely added to the price tag but full performances would be more welcome.
A nice release although I wish there was more mirror shattering on the VDO side. If it wasn't so expensive, I'd order the Live in Berlin LP (I think I've read there's lots of smashing sounds on it).
Rapoon - Moon and Cups (7", Ultra-Mail Prod., 2013)
My first encounter with Rapoon. Quite a nice ambient 7" with some wordless vocals and a somber atmosphere. The genre is not really my cup of tea but I enjoy this record due to its short length. It comes with 2 cards with nice pictures and some doodling on them (a bit too arty for me but still not too offensive).
"If it wasn't so expensive, I'd order the Live in Berlin LP (I think I've read there's lots of smashing sounds on it)."
The pic disc is really good but, yeah, it's expensive for just one side. I got mine in a trade; it's a pretty intense listen but $20+ plus expensive postage, I'd grumbled if I had paid for it.
I ordered the CoM from HHB last night. Looking forward to it! Been listening to Electric Wizard lately so I'm in a doomy mood.
Rasthof Dachau - Zero Tolerance: Nice sounds, nice topic but something is still missing - at least for me
Amph/Arv & Miljö Untitled (Nordiska Ljud): First release on the new Järtecknet imprint. Amph puts forth so much more variety on this one. Really stunning progressions and the atmospheres are all just right. Fuckin' A! Arv & Miljö keep it pretty straight-forward, but I still really liked it. Having spent most of my life living near highways and railroad tracks, there was something personally enjoyable about this. Looking forward to not having to refresh the Total Black bigcartel every day while I await for their Resurser to actually drop, hehe.
TVE MZK021 (Mazurka Editions): More incredible left-field noise from Mazurka. If you enjoy the Arv & Miljö side of the split (or L.A. County Morgue) with a little old school Eric Lunde style thrown in; this is right up your alley. Like being stuffed between the floorboards to rot. Coma setting in while plumbing and footsteps are muffled around you.
Hazard Field/Bridge (Ash Int'l): Really stellar electro-acoustic-y, field recording-y, drone-y LP "recorded in the forest of Kungs Norrby, Borensberg, Sweden." Haven't dug into the Wood CD yet, but if this LP is any indication of what's to come...I'll be in love.
Eric La Casa/Cédric Peyronnet La Creuse (Herbal Int'l): Really intense field recording-based experimentalism from this duo. Goes through many peaks and troughs of chaos and calm. Very excited to receive the Zones Portuaires DCD soon.
ANAL CUNT "Picnic of Love" cd - yeah, fucking funny as hell! Don't be uptight you noise cunts....
Quote from: HOGRA on December 08, 2013, 04:03:06 AM
ANAL CUNT "Picnic of Love" cd - yeah, fucking funny as hell! Don't be uptight you noise cunts....
i respect your feeeeelliiiiings
i respect your genderrrrrrrrr
i respect your existennnnnnce
i'll always be tender, cause
i respect your feeelings as a womaaaaaaan
and a huuuuuuuumaaaaaaaaan
Battery Suspects - Catch - Deadline Recordings - 2003
Chop Shop - Oxide - 23five - 2008
The Rita - The Rack - Handmade Birds - 2011
Creation Through Destruction / Black Leather Jesus - Split - Terror - 2012
Heel In Mouth - Boot Licking Fetish - Human Ignorance - 2012
Fresh Water Girls - Self-Titled - Girl Tapes - 2013
Hooked Talons - Tsatinne - Dead Audio Tapes - 2013
Rusalka - Blood Comes Anyway - Absurd Exposition - 2013
and the new Werewolf Jerusalem that was released on Bandcamp only yesterday:
Werewolf Jerusalem - Don't Open The Door (http://richardramirez.bandcamp.com/album/dont-open-the-door (http://richardramirez.bandcamp.com/album/dont-open-the-door))
Scott Miller/Lee Camfield/Merzbow - No Closure - quite good. I'd say drone with some noisy stuff happening around
Troum - Syzygie - This one for me is leaning towards the better stuff of Troum.
Wicked King Wicker - Evolving - good, but not very impressive
VA - Hour of the Wolf - great compilation. Joel Danielsson's material perhaps was least enjoyable for me with Bladh's being the top point in it, but all in all - great.
Con-Dom - Live Assault 1 / Live Assault 4 - not a fan of minimalism, but this was interesting from historical point of view.
Edward Ka-Spel - Tanith and the Lion Tree - Missed all the LPD shows in Lithuania, but Edward Ka-Spel was always doing something more interesting aside too. Good disc.
Halo Manash - Wesieni Wainajat - Finnish masters of rituals returned and I was very curious about it. The stuff is different from what I remember about HM, somewhat repetitive and hypnotic and not the same HM. Is it for better or for worse - don't know.
I.Corax – Cella Phantasma - this one is very nice, primitive old-school stuff. Recorded 15 years ago or so. Great.
Arktau Aon – Ikuisuus Näkyy Luiden Läpi - Also top notch material from Aural Hypnox. And the packaging of all three is great.
Con-Dom - Subjection - just finished listening to it. Well, interesting and I'm glad that industrial recollections successfully carries out the mission.
Emme Ya - Chthonic Transmission (Abysmi vel Daath) - Perhaps it's cultural things and the question of perception, but while I don't question Halo Manash and related projects' honesty and purity of idea etc., then there are projects that seem just fake. Emme Ya is ok in sound, but I cannot find sincerity in this album. Maybe it's because I'm retard.
Sorfeum - Ancient Rocks - Wow. This was a real surprise. Primitive synth ambient which for some reason works ok to me. Not pretentious, just primitive eeeeooooo etc. Good.
Sala - The Baltic Triangle - more field recordings from Sala. This time in three places besides the sea. Well, conceptual work. OK.
Carved Image Of Emptiness / Zinc Room – Lie, Illusions, Mystifications / Zinc 99,99 - surprised me with how inaccurate description of it can be. But anyways enjoyable material.
The Rita - Retrospective II - Nice release. Tape 2 was my favourite. Most colorful etc. and tape 1. But this is retrospective so all kinds of Rita's stuff is included. Very nice looking box.
Saint oil Sand few latest albums. the band that we share the same "studio" . Perhaps the only SKA albums that I have are theirs. I should buy more.
Natural Assembly - Reduced to Ruin - wow. this was the pleasant discovery for me. it's synth-pop or how do you call it? But good and nice sounds.
Kakerlak - Ligature Ferment: More of a "wall" sound on this outing, but contains enough variation to keep it interesting.
Macronympha - Baroque: Macro crunch + regular instruments, drums being the most obvious. Brings to mind Dorchester Library in certain parts.
Bizarre Uproar - Teurasjäte: Took a while to hunt this down but damn, it was worth the wait! Possibly my favourite era of BU; harsh junk metal worship puctuated with some tasty acoustic passages. Punishing stuff that's topped off by the usual high standard of packaging from EST.
Creamface - Cum On Clothes: Been awhile since the last CF release but Mr. Creamer returns with the expected no frills grindcore plus a few noisecore blasts thrown in for good measure. Maybe less samples than usual, but Dip for Snacks intro in particular made me smile, heh.
Baxter Stockman - EP 2: Noiserock madness. Slightly different than Punter, which is perhaps more "rock"-oriented in comparison. This is more in line with DNA or Arab on Radar with those Yow-ish vocals at the forefront. Excellent.
Stahlwerk 9 "The Grey Ghost" CD
I think I have bunch of stuff from project. Including the "212" - the massive 12 x 7" wood box! But apparently this is first full length album for 5 years and I was surprisingly impressed. Kind of easiness of drenching everything into soothing reverb and mixing together drum machine beats, old vintage songs from records, gloomy machinery and pulsating rhythms... But it works. Nothing aggressive. Nothing repulsive or violent here. Just gloomy and dark material. Goes well into same area with some Anenzephalia or Stahlnoy Pakt despite sounding quite different from those...
KAI FREIKORPS "Heil Odin" LP
One of those ultra limited bootlegs now done of Freikorps and related projects. This sounds pretty close to Freikorps itself, but little bit more metallic riffs and few acoustic pieces thrown between tracks. Kai's vocals and guitar sound remains always the same.
ANTISEEN
Bunch of 7"s again. I recall few years ago thinking I must have most of bands 7"s, until I went to see discography... Might have said the same thing last time I went through pile of these.
Last couple of days I've been listening to various songs by Those Poor Bastards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETO4Qo-yXIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fix4kjTw4
Needless to say, I've been in a mood for something different. I like most of what I've heard to may grab something by them after the holidays.
Also, I have been spinning various LPs from Church of Misery and Electric Wizard plus doing some Mania recordings for who-knows-what.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 11, 2013, 11:40:09 PM
Last couple of days I've been listening to various songs by Those Poor Bastards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETO4Qo-yXIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fix4kjTw4
Needless to say, I've been in a mood for something different. I like most of what I've heard to may grab something by them after the holidays.\
love these guys...
Quote from: andy vomit on December 12, 2013, 08:23:37 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 11, 2013, 11:40:09 PM
Last couple of days I've been listening to various songs by Those Poor Bastards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETO4Qo-yXIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fix4kjTw4
Needless to say, I've been in a mood for something different. I like most of what I've heard to may grab something by them after the holidays.\
love these guys...
I'm kind of obsessed with Those Poor Bastards so I'll be doing an order with Tribulation Records soon. I really like Lonesome Wyatt's vocals; very intense esp when his voice gets to cracking.
Sun Ra "What Planet Is This?" - great extremist 1973 double live CD with lots of noise style synth solos.
And a tipoff for anyone interested in difficult music like this that Leo Records' annual giveaway sale is on - http://www.leorecords.com/?m=christmassale
Quote from: HongKongGoolagong on December 13, 2013, 12:42:08 AM
Sun Ra "What Planet Is This?" - great extremist 1973 double live CD with lots of noise style synth solos
I recall loving his synth soloing from the documentary on youtube. Great stuff!! Will have to get this album
Vertonen HACE/26,250'/11° 22.4'N 142° 35.5'E (Misanthropic Agenda/Crippled Intellect Prod): Juicy double-sider of not-just-tone-drone like many of the other works I've heard. It's a cliche, but in this case one that rings true; there's so much to be revealed between the sounds. Certain elements, while holding you in their meditation, act as a mask to less caressing sound manipulations that are afoot. Great inspiration too. Instead of some bedroom transgressions of an immature doofus; the sounds are inspired by the heights and depths of the earth. Front side photo is of "the 1960 dive by Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh in the bathyscaphe Trieste to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point on earth". Back side is a breathtaking view of K2. Been listening to some other works of Edwards', but this takes the cake.
Kerridge - A Fallen Empire 2xLP - aggressive pseudo-techno that reminds me a lot of Pan Sonic at their darkest and noisiest, but with slower tempos and less playfulness. good stuff for the winter.
Roly Porter - Life Cycle of a Massive Start LP - is massive a too obvious word to use to describe this album? it's an awe-inspiring mix of neo-classical, dark ambient and glitching noise, without a hint of cheese. really can't recommend this enough.
Caligula031 - Domino cassette - "War Is Not Over Yet" might be my favorite track Marco has done.
Unclean - Manhood cassette - raw as fuck. been listening to this one on repeat
This week:
Caul - Hidden cd
Dažd - Dažd cd
Grieving Age - Merely The Fleshless We And The Awed Obsequy... 2xcd
Lorelei - Угрюмые Волны Студеного Моря cd
False Mirror - Derelict World cd
Fear Factory - Obsolete cd
Joyless - Without Support cd
Mournful Gust - For All The Sins cd
Mournful Congregation - The Monad Of Creation cd
Mournful Congregation - The June Frost cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away cd
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth cd
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero cd
Poema Arcanus - Transient Chronicles cd
Theologian - The Chasms Of My Heart cd
Vin De Mia Trix - Once Hidden From Sight cd
V.A. - Epicurean Escapism II cd
Baculum - Recycled tape
En Nihil - Recycled tape
Vomir - Recycled tape
Knurl - Recycled tape
Knurl - Metasynogen tape
Currently listening to a download of "The Strange Adventure of Edgar Switchblade #1: Krampus Unmerciful" (Tribulation Records)- it's a story with haunting/dramatic music, electronic sounds, & sound efx. It's pretty cool & would be nice to play on Christmas to the kiddo's.
Info/Samples:
http://thosepoorbastards.com/store/music/vinyl/edgar-switchblade-vinyl-krampus-unmerciful
MLEHST "recycled" cassette
K2 "recycled" cassette
SAINT VITUS "Die Healing" LP
STARS OF THE LID/WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY split 7"
FRANK ZAPPA "Waka/Jawaka" cd
VARIOUS ARTISTS "DRONE RECORDS: A Selection of Drones Past 1993-2000" 2xcd
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN "Kollaps" cd
SLOTH "I Love You" 7"
DOOMWATCH "Final Hour" 7"
SUBMACHINE "Sex Deterrent" 7"
Sex Factor.
(Dark Session and Bagman)
What a sordid humiliation affair. Love the tape.
Clew Of Theseus The Death Urge (Verlautbarung): I haven't been too fond of Ben's work post Meridian, but this is the exception to the trend. Deep industrial drones that I found to be more entrancing, captivating and convincing than any of the genre figureheads ("attention whores"). My focus was grabbed within a few moments of side A. That got many repeats before I even flipped the record. Then, ditto. A-n-d repeat. So good!!
Youth Code - Youth Code LP - ignored this when it came out a few months ago, glad I went back and checked it out. Modern EBM that reminds me of Front 242 more than anything, but with more manic vocals. It's not amazing, but I listened to it 4 times in a row so that's something.
Front 242 - Tyranny (For You) CD
Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip CD
Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate LP
Skinny Puppy - 12 Inch Anthology CD
Haus Arafna - You LP - played this for my gf, and she positively loved it, I was a bit surprised
Haus Arafna - New York Rhapsody CD
Well, it obviously got you in the mood for a bit more EBM, anyway!
I've only heard clips from Youtube, I admit, but I thought of FLA and Nitzer Ebb. But, it's all pretty much the one thing, anyway, I suppose!
Theta Scire (Influencing Machine): I believe it was Mr. Manx that mentioned Theta's other tape a while back. I was unmoved by both efforts before, but decided to give this another spin. Not sure how I missed it the first time - maybe too many purchases in one week, hehe. Good, slow-flow industrial noise through alien atmospheres. With some cool art from Nnerves, I suspect.
Matt Baldwin Imaginary Psychology (Spiritual Pajamas): LP press of Matt's first published foray into psychedelic electric guitar. I've played my CDr copy so many times it doesn't work anymore. A must for fans of modern kraut guitar. Haven't played the bonus flexi yet. This is actually the first time I layed eyes on such a thing...weird...
Also been enjoying these vids:
http://www.ursss.com/2013/10/nate-young/ (http://www.ursss.com/2013/10/nate-young/) Nate Young live: Not a fan of Nate's work or Wolf Eyes', but I enjoyed this. Funny how he ends his set with this sort of "so...like, you gonna congratulate on my performance, or what?" posture.
http://www.ursss.com/2013/09/lori-goldston/ (http://www.ursss.com/2013/09/lori-goldston/) Lori Goldston live: Not a fan of her work either, but this was enjoyable. Cello. Nice, simplistic, psychedelia in the video too. I imagine its one of the film she soundtracked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wp2qhoop9U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wp2qhoop9U) Talking Heads, Live In Rome 1980: Fuck off, I love this.
(http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-353102-1134270896.jpeg)
Sigillum S - Bardo Thos-Grol
Overall strong industrial release in minimal dark ritualistic territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSCd5Z2bw2A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSCd5Z2bw2A)
Ramleh - Awake! 8xcd
Aderlating - Gospel Of The Burning Idols cd
Human Larvae - Womb Worship cd
Human Larvae - Home is Where the Hurt Is cd
A Place To Bury Strangers - Worship cd
Stabat Mater - Stabat Mater cd
Iron Fist of the Sun - everything by.
Climax Denial - All of my Loves are like Dreams. (read a review of it in Special Interests so I'm revisiting it, will play the IDES tape I have too.)
The Terminator - Motion Picture Soundtrack
Quote from: Lazrs3 on December 19, 2013, 08:56:25 PM
Climax Denial - All of my Loves are like Dreams
Amazing album!!!
here:
Paul Chain - Solitude Man 7" [heavy as fuck!! Finally I own some original release of Paul Chain. Legend!!]
Deos - Fortitude.Pain.Suffering file [absolute masterpiece of funeral doom!! Can't wait to see it on physical format]
Willful / Baculum - Metal tape [nice harsh noise made of metal abuse]
Ramleh - Works III 2xcd [I really like their psychedelic noise rock works!]
Ramleh - Valediction cd [jewel!! You people are poison!!]
For those who want to check Deos: https://funeraldeos.bandcamp.com
Kulturkampf - White Pillars: 3rd demo of raw, atmospheric BM from Oz that manages to capture that elusive "underground" spirit. Has some interesting synthscapes that are more experimental than your typical pagan/heathen interludes and an excellent Forest cover too. Like on previous tapes, they continue to progress and improve since the last. I hear the full-length is very nearly completed, intrigued to hear it!
Loinen / KSNK / Pask-Alex - Noiseferatum: Finnish sludge group collab with noise artists. Slow, monolithic slabs of bass-driven muck . Feedback and electronics blend well with the doomy riffs and succeed in creating an immense release (disappointing it's a CD-R). Definitely leaves me wanting to hear more Loinen. Already familiar with KSNK from couple comps but unsure who Pask-Alex is...
Ride For Revenge - Disturbances 2011-2013: Collection of unreleased (aside from first demo) & live tracks. The live recordings with BlackGoat on vocal duties and the thundering noise + unhinged spoken-word of Wir Sind Götter III are stand-out moments.
Liver Mortis - Suited Treatment and 25 Minutes Over Holly: Always thought the LM releases on other labels sounded better than the TF/PE ones so figured it was time to revisit - although I still prefer Cut-Rate or Crimes... these 2 are definitely a lot less "synth-wank" and more rough industrial/PE than I'd previously remembered. On to the others soon.
POPOL VUH - Herzog SoundtracksAll movie soundtrack stuff in big CD box. All discs in digipaks + hardcover book. Good stuff? Of course! Finally opened the box week ago and been listening these since.
Roel Meelkop & Mecha/Orga "Rotterdam 54:21" CDWho?? Don't know really. While one tries to openmindedly check out global experimental music, it is simply impossible task. Can't follow everybody, not even small fraction! Nevertheless, popping in CD and being captured by unknown (to me) artists and listening disc over and over againt without really being able to say why exactly this stood out from a lot of stuff that doesn't? Label says:
QuoteThis first collaboration between Roel Meelkop and Yiorgis Sakellariou consists of three pieces, two solos and one duet. Unusual and groundbreaking combination of modified field recordings and twisted sound of old analogue synths shows the distinct and personal approach to the electronic composition, shaped throughout the years of studio practice.
Groundbreaking...? Not sure, but very neat modified field recordings and electronics.
Z'EV "Handful of Elements" CDZ'ev.... hmm.. Not bad. But I have hard time really getting totally into new Z'ev. Not much wrong, but very little what captures my attention?
RIDE FOR REVENGE / SADOS split tapeTwo rehearsal (?) recordings of RFR style heavy and highly repeating patterns of black metal. SADOS, unlike previous recordings, is sort of black-noise. Bass, vocals, some sounds. Very primitive and simple stuff that unfortunately also falls into typicalities of "black noise".
MERCYFUL FATE "self-titled" 12"
MELVINS "Your Choice Live Series" cd
TROUM "AIWS" cd
BLACK MAYONNAISE "Dissipative Structure" LP
BLACK MAYONNAISE "Unseen Collaborator" cd
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 20, 2013, 03:55:25 PM
Roel Meelkop & Mecha/Orga "Rotterdam 54:21" CD
Who?? Don't know really. While one tries to openmindedly check out global experimental music, it is simply impossible task. Can't follow everybody, not even small fraction!
I have a great CD by Mecha/Orga that I keep returning to,
56:24 on the Absurd label, that features really dense multi-layered drones resembling some Troum or Moljebka Pvlse. If this guy came from, let's say Berlin or Copenhagen or, umm Detroit, rather than Greece, he would've had his deserved 15 minutes of fame long time ago.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 20, 2013, 03:55:25 PM
Roel Meelkop & Mecha/Orga "Rotterdam 54:21" CD
Who?? Don't know really. While one tries to openmindedly check out global experimental music, it is simply impossible task. Can't follow everybody, not even small fraction! Nevertheless, popping in CD and being captured by unknown (to me) artists and listening disc over and over againt without really being able to say why exactly this stood out from a lot of stuff that doesn't?
Roel Meelkop's releases are definitely worth exploring. He used to be part of Kapotte Muziek with Frans De Waard and Peter Duimelinks. Also part of minimal electronics group GOEM.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/536-Roel-Meelkop
N. Featuring Lunus - Necrophonix cdr
N. Featuring Lunus - Necrophonix II cdr
Brethren - Savage Inequalities cd
Brethren - Alienated And Radicalized cd
Brethren - The Chosen 10"
Brethren - Kingdom Coming 7"
Clive Henry - XXI - March 2013-Elements, Or: Alles Für Alle tape
Einleitungszeit - AuraNoise cd
Einleitungszeit - Human Scrap: anAtomic Prayer cd
Mournful Congregation - The Monad Of Creation cd
Mournful Congregation - The June Frost cd
Mournful Congregation - The Book of Kings cd
Britney Spears - Work Bitch
Miley Cyrus - FU
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Tourette "Brûle Mon Ame, Broie Mon Corps; Remodèle-Moi A L'image D'un Chien" CD
Phage / Skeleton Dust
Why I like for example 3"CD? For length. While I appreciate possibility to create full length album, I also realize the advantages of shorter length. This is not "mCD" or 3", but instead of filling all the space of media, CD is just 30 minutes long. Two tracks of noise, what mainly consist re-mixed materials from 2007 releases and some additional material. I can't say if it's "remix" or whether he simply did new material based on raw takes of those sessions (I have no recollections of those two releases). However, it's very good stuff. Very precise, very composed. It takes advantage of symphonic, yet minimal orchestral drones that are mixed subtle on the background, while highly distorted and hectic harsh noise is on the top. While you could say that perhaps this CD has some similarity to Jason Crumers "Let there be Crumer" (Both released same year, don't know which came first) in terms of advanced level of timing and composition of noise, it also has some similarity to... lets say Monde Bruits. For frenzied fast moving, often ultra crisp high electronics.
What I'm not great fan of, is the quality of harsh noise where pedals end up serving role of pure electronics instead of being method of modulating some specific source sound. This is not blame on Tourette, who does this extremely well, but simply my own taste. Luckily, since he does it so well, I don't mind that source sounds are heavily clouded in restless electronic storming.
If this release was 2013 release, perhaps one could put it on these lists of "best noise releases of 2013", but release came out already spring 2012. So... who has heard his 2013 release "Cendrier Du Voyag" tape??
Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance
Possibly the best "modern" DT album?
IFOTS - Pride
Lee has uploaded a sample track from his new album, sounds cracking, really excited for it.
Netzach - ''Altitude of Thurs" LP.
First time I played this in ages, and I really feckin' enjoyed it! Good old monotonous and mechanical industrial noise. Can't beat it!
WARLOCK "Burning the Witches" cd
WARLOCK "True As Steel" cd
WITCH CROSS "Fit For Fight" LP
D.R.I. "Full Speed Ahead" LP
VIO-LENCE "Nothing To Gain" LP
ANAL CUNT "The Early Years 1988-1991" 2xcd
BLACK FLAG "Loose Nut" LP
dISEMBOWELMENT - 3CD box set
http://www.discogs.com/diSEMBOWELMENT-diSEMBOWELMENT/release/1269409
pretty much all week long
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 26, 2013, 05:01:13 PM
So... who has heard his 2013 release "Cendrier Du Voyag" tape??
The tape is different. At first I was expecting something along the lines of that CD on pacrec or aforementioned phage tapes cd. not that fast, a little more "pure harsh noise". At first I was a little disappointed, but after a few spins the tape caught me. so well, it's good. different and good
Budrūs - Canine Visions IX cd
Consumer Electronics - Teenage Nuremburg cdr
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon cd
Murder Corporation - One Life By Murder cd
Station Dysthymia - Overhead, Without Any Fuss, The Stars Were Going Out cd
HellLight - No God Above, No Devil Below cd
Canaan - Blue Fire cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live Seeds cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey cd
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part cd
V.A. - Epicurean Escapism II cd+dvd
Quote from: andy vomit on December 27, 2013, 04:06:42 AM
dISEMBOWELMENT - 3CD box set
http://www.discogs.com/diSEMBOWELMENT-diSEMBOWELMENT/release/1269409
pretty much all week long
Probably my favourite death metal album of all time (I've always considered it first and foremost DM).
Cloak of altering - The Night Comes Illuminated with Death.
Martin Dupont – Sleep Is A Luxury.
SLAYER "1984 Whore Box" 5xLP (contains 3 complete live shows from 1984)
Bizarre Uproar - Perverse Bizarre Humiliation (CD, Freak Animal/Filth & Violence): I really like the first track! Minimal electronics with samples that coupled with the title leave little to the imagination, but still due to the fact that I don't exactly know what is going on at a single moment makes it more uncomforting. Very perverse, but enjoyable track indeed. 2nd and 3rd track are really good as well, with the huge sounding drums. Last track I enjoyed less, something about the bassguitar sounded a bit happy or something to me, also tracks seems quite different than the others on the album, doesn't seem to fit in very well. The last minute or so with the bass rumbling is really nice. Will definitely play this again, maybe the last track grows on me.
Puce Mary - Ultimate Hypocrisy (C30, Freak Animal): First thing I hear from Puce Mary and very enjoyable, good Industrial, nice rythmic stuff and good vocals.
Secret Apex (tape, Salamanauhat): Really good Harsh Noise where a lot is happening. I really like the B-side with the synth/electronic music coupled with the Harsh Noise. Haven't been buying much Harsh Noise lately, but was a must get for me.
QuoteIf anyone has a copy nearby, please play the Swell Junk side and let me know if yours clicks into a skip from a micro gouge.
I have this 7" and although I last heard it more than 10 years ago (before moving to another country and leaving my record collection behind), I remember having the same problem. I bought it from V2 in Rotterdam and I ended up sending it back and getting a new copy. I seem to remember it had the same problem but Peter Duimelinks at V2 said he played it before he sent it to me and it didn't skip on his turntable. Since I was sure his turntable was better than mine, I concluded this must've been the reason, although I did find it strange that 2 records seemed to have the same fault. I guess there was a problem at the pressing plant then.
Puce Mary "Ultimate Hypocrisy" (tape, Freak Animal)
Great industrial! Rythmic, abrasive, but not harsh or "brutal". Very skillfully made stuff! Still not as great as she is live, though.
Drug Age "Tropismo" (tape, Joy De Vivre)
Harsh noise of the highest quality, as usual when Matteo Castro and Francesco Tignola are responsible for it. Short tape with two side-long tracks. Bass-heavy, meaty sounds with lots of things going on around it.
Amph "Hudson" (tape, Joy De Vivre)
Masterful tape loop based compositions. Repetition with small changes throughout that build up vast, otherworldly soundscapes. Also a short tape with two side-long tracks.
Halo Manash "Wesieni Wainajat" (tape, Aural Hypnox)
Halo Manash sound more musical than before with tonal organ drones on the two tracks of the A side. Other more traditional instruments are also used to complete the arrangement, as well as some other very subtle sounds. Quite tonal, but without losing its profound ritual ambience. I liked it a lot. B side is a bit more like I'm used to hear Halo Manash, which is of course also very, very good.
I.Corax "Cella Phantasma" (tape, Aural Hypnox)
Quite primitive, but excellent ritual music. This stuff has this primal, shamanistic spirituality over it that gives it such a powerful atmosphere. Great tape!
Zoät-Aon "The Triplex Bestial" (CD, Aural Hypnox)
Listening to the new Aural Hypnox releases made me dig out this classic! Fantastic stuff with some Lustmordian passages of greatness!
Obsessively listening to Eleh's "Radiant Intervals" & "Retreat/Return/Repose", Radigue's "Adnos", "Visa Versa Etc." & "Transamorem-Transmortem", and Rabe's "What?".
QuoteObsessively listening to Eleh's "Radiant Intervals" & "Retreat/Return/Repose"
I have Eleh's
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis 3CD. I love the sheer physicality of the music but there's way too little variation in it for me. Is
Retreat/Return/Repose similarly monotonous or more varied?
As it happens, I'm waiting on a copy of "Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis" from a seller on Discogs, so I've yet to hear it entirely, apart from the track "In The Ears Of The Gods", but it would be fair to say "Retreat/Return/Repose" is more varied, it has some interesting modulation on it on the earlier tracks of the first two albums, quite different from Eleh's usual material that I've heard. Some more built-up sequenced sounds that I wasn't expecting. Also, more and shorter (comparatively) tracks. But the overall concept with this project is slow, quiet and extended - many find it quite boring. My personal taste is for such pure pacing and volume, but if you want more variation you may prefer "R/R/R".
Quoteif you want more variation you may prefer "R/R/R"
Thanks, I'll probably order it.
WILL OVER MATTER- "9 TO THE MOON": somehow I've slept on this project until recently. Everything I love about Finnish Industrial noise! Reminds me of hearing UNSEEN NOISE DEATH for the first time....gonna cherish this one for years to come...
FLEETWOOD MAC- "THEN PLAY ON"(1970) and "KILN HOUSE"(1970): My old man threw these on a tape for me as an x-mas gift, haven't heard em since I was a kid...man what a blast from the past! Some of the most killer 70's blues/pop rock around and the early shit isn't that easy to find around here anyways...amazing guitar tones, heavy orchestration etc...pretty much equals PINK FLOYD's early output in terms of lush, heavy pop tones.......
that's fuk'n it for today...slow and easy...
V/A STEIN 2xLP + 7" (Verlautbarung)
Lots to digest here... As usual, you don't like it all, but there are very few tracks I don't like at all here. Especially fond of the C-side which consists of Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar, Mnem (never really bothered to check them out before but this is GREAT!) and Jeph Jerman, perhaps the three strongest tracks. Very good material from Irgun Z'wai Leumi, Vårtgård (!), Amph etc. Makes me happy to see labels put this much care into the packaging and overall presentation as well (how often do you see a poly lined inner sleeve today? should be standard practice). Impressive compilation.
Quote from: SILVUM on January 03, 2014, 09:21:31 AM
Sagatrakavashen - Sexual Lust 7"
This is a hoax right? [...] It's not a critique, I think it's great, just wondering if it's fake.
No, it's all true. They were a real band, and they were around at the end of the 80's in the North of Italy.
I was speaking with one of the guys from Monumentum a few months ago, and he remembers this Sagatrakavashen demo being reviewed in the leading Italian heavy metal magazine of the time (aptly named HM) in the same issue in in which the review of Musaeum Hermeticum also appeared.
Recently, one of Italy's longest running HC/Punk/Metal printed 'zines (Nessuno Schema), that hails from the same area as Sagatrakavashen, did a long review of this 7", throwing in some additional infos about the band. It can be found on the web, but it's all in Italian, I'm afraid.
Quote from: SILVUM on January 03, 2014, 12:50:37 PM
What other kind of bizarre and awesome bands in Italy existed around that time? I know that's a broad question, but I am always ready to learn more. Were these guys a total oddity or were there other similarly outlandish for the time projects on a local scale?
This is a very difficult question. In Italy, especially at that time, even music magazines weren't so widely distributed, so if you didn't live in one of the big cities and didn't have the means to "connect" to what was going on in the rest of the country (maybe simply because you didn't know anyone else that was into what you liked), you were pretty much isolated from everything. This didn't stop people from being creative, though, and with maybe just a few bits of inspiration (the odd Kiss photo in a national newspaper, some news report on satanism, you name it) people who maybe lived in more secluded or less urban areas, like the guys from Sagatrakavashen, came out with their odd and/or highly personal version of the music they liked. Not always with the best of results, obviously.
That's to say that even if you live in Italy, coming across this kind of odd bands is sheer luck, as they were not distributed or even known outside their close friends' circles. Sagatrakavashen managed to score a review in a "big" magazine, but knowing how snobbish was the average Italian metal journo at the time, I bet they just got wrote off as a bunch of idiots and sold maybe 5 copies of that demo...
Anyway, I can't name other weird projects off the top of my head right now... but maybe Marco (tiny_tove), who is way more knowledgeable than me, will chime in. Only The Great Complotto from late seventies Pordenone comes to mind, but if you're familiar with XX Century Zorro I bet you already know about it.
Maurizio Bianchi - Computers S.P.A. / Com.SA
Soundtrack to a new year's day drive to and from work on Weds, just the ticket! Had it on a few times since, good stuff.
Quote from: Matthias on January 03, 2014, 10:19:22 AM
V/A STEIN 2xLP + 7" (Verlautbarung)
Lots to digest here... As usual, you don't like it all, but there are very few tracks I don't like at all here. Especially fond of the C-side which consists of Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar, Mnem (never really bothered to check them out before but this is GREAT!) and Jeph Jerman, perhaps the three strongest tracks. Very good material from Irgun Z'wai Leumi, Vårtgård (!), Amph etc. Makes me happy to see labels put this much care into the packaging and overall presentation as well (how often do you see a poly lined inner sleeve today? should be standard practice). Impressive compilation.
I am so giddy to hear this!
Quote from: SILVUM on January 03, 2014, 12:50:37 PM
Quote from: Stridulum on January 03, 2014, 12:36:01 PM
Quote from: SILVUM on January 03, 2014, 09:21:31 AM
Sagatrakavashen - Sexual Lust 7"
This is a hoax right? [...] It's not a critique, I think it's great, just wondering if it's fake.
No, it's all true. They were a real band, and they were around at the end of the 80's in the North of Italy.
I was speaking with one of the guys from Monumentum a few months ago, and he remembers this Sagatrakavashen demo being reviewed in the leading Italian heavy metal magazine of the time (aptly named HM) in the same issue in in which the review of Musaeum Hermeticum also appeared.
Recently, one of Italy's longest running HC/Punk/Metal printed 'zines (Nessuno Schema), that hails from the same area as Sagatrakavashen, did a long review of this 7", throwing in some additional infos about the band. It can be found on the web, but it's all in Italian, I'm afraid.
That is amazing! I am glad a band this weird is real... Italy is the ultimate, Death Industrial / Disco / the best Progressive rock scene in the 70s / best film music / best label: Cramps. I have all the early Monumentum material, was listening to In Absentia Christi again last week.
There was a band called Krajobraz that I think was from Italy, different kind of weird, and I think they are more late 90s. I remember it being disjointed with screaming vocals...
What other kind of bizarre and awesome bands in Italy existed around that time? I know that's a broad question, but I am always ready to learn more. Were these guys a total oddity or were there other similarly outlandish for the time projects on a local scale?
check this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ9-ggC-A30
Kassel Jaeger – Deltas (Editions Mego, 2012)
Outstanding, cold and glacial sounding electroacoustics/experimental. Hissing, droning, resonating and crackling. As opposed to the more organic sounding tape techniques in favour on this forum, this sounds rather digital and artificial, and it works perfectly. Lysergic atmospheres.
The last month or so has been the most purchase-heavy point of my life. Time to settle in and enjoy for a few months:
Evapori Transkript 17/Transkript 18 (Entr'acte)
Matt Elliott Only Myocardial Infarction Can Break Your Heart (Ici D'ailleurs)***
16 Bitch Pile-Up/Vertonen Split (What We Do Is Secret)
Francisco López Nowhere Short Pieces 1983 To 2003 (Blossoming Noise)
Pitreleh (Important)
Duane Pitre Bridges (Important)
Duane Pitre Feel Free: Live At Cafe OTO (Important)
Developer ST003 (Spirit Throne Tapes)
Niedowierzanie Attendre (TUT/RUR)
Jason Zeh A Series Of Objects (Banned Prod.)
Vertonen Bloodshifts (Banned Prod.)
Jeph Jerman/Leif Elggren/Ralf Wehowsky Three Aural Interpretations Of A Drawing By Eric Lanzillotta (Anomalous)
Francisco López With GX Jupitter-Larsen (Phage)
Andrew Chalk/Tom James Scott Wild Flowers (Skire)
Vertonen Capillaires Mécaniques (Fluxus Montana)
Vertonen Flooded (Readymade Tapes)
Vertonen, At Jennie Richie & irr. app. (ext.) Arpt Verjenepp Tonxtie (Readymade Tapes)
Asa Irons Knife Gift Debt (Turned Word)***
L.A. County Morgue That Maggots SHD/Eat The Dead Bullock (Mazurka Ed.)
Kostis Kilymis Arctic Saturation (Mazurka Ed.)
Clinton Green & Andrew McIntosh Stations (Mazurka Ed.)
Wrong Hole Devitalization (Presh)
Troy Schafer Solo Action For Violin (Dusty Grass Imprint)
Circulation Of Light To The Criminals Of The Dream ***
RLW Sechs Abstände (Blossoming Noise)
Perdo Omnis ***
Orquere Movements (Dokumentarisk Agenda)
Kam Hassah Private Conversation Vol. 2 (Dokumentarisk Agenda)
Francisco Meirino An Unnecessary Nothingness (Dokumentarisk Agenda)
Concern Crude Vignettes: Box-Harp & Speakers (Dokumentarisk Agenda)
Georgia Sea Island Singers Join The Band (Mississippi)
Fred McDowell (Mississippi)
Fred McDowell The Alan Lomax Recordings (Mississippi)
Skip James The Complete 1931 Session (Yazoo)
Blind Willie Johnson Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground (Mississippi/Nero's Neptune)
Vertonen Heat (Crippled Intellect Prod.)
Vertonen The Women Men Leave Their Wives For (Crippled Intellect)
Francisco López Hypogeion (Mantricum)
Francisco Meirino/Gerritt Wittmer/Paul Knowles/Kam Hassah/Alleypisser Unifying Themes (Misanthropic Agenda)
Seitz Versus Gendreau (Misanthropic Agenda)
Giuseppe Ielasi 15 More Tapes (Misanthropic Agenda)
Michael Gendreau/Francisco López Drowning/Untitled #185 (Crippled Intellect Prod.)
Giuseppe Ielasi/Andrew Pekler Holiday For Sampler (Planam)
Secret Pyramid Movements Of Night (Student Of Decay)
Mohammad Som Sakrifis (Pan) ***
Nico Desertshore (4 Men With Beards)
Enrico Malatesta Bestiario Vols. 1-3 (Second Sleep/Senufo Editions/Alku)
Enrico Malatesta Standard (Presto!?)
Francisco Meirino/Kiko C. Esseiva Focus On Nothing On Focus (Aussenraum) ***
***Late favorite of 2013
Quote from: Salamanauhat on January 05, 2014, 12:44:18 PM
Kassel Jaeger – Deltas (Editions Mego, 2012)
Outstanding, cold and glacial sounding electroacoustics/experimental. Hissing, droning, resonating and crackling. As opposed to the more organic sounding tape techniques in favour on this forum, this sounds rather digital and artificial, and it works perfectly. Lysergic atmospheres.
How does it compare to his "Fernweh" LP, if at all?
-LIVING DEATH: metal revolution LP
-MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA: visions of the emerald beyond LP
-CHAOS CHANNEL: magic bullet EP
-THE LAST ELECTRO-ACCOUSTIC SPACE JAZZ ENSAMBLE (Madlib): miles away 2xLP
-OBLITERATION: black death horizon LP
-SACRILEGE: its time to face the reaper demo's 84-86 2xLP
-GORGONIZED DORKS / IRON BUTTER: split EP
-GORGONIZED DORKS / DISLEKSICK: split EP
-VICKERS: satanic blasphemy EP
-RUTH WHITE: flowers of evil LP
-SHOGUN ASSASSIN: soundtrack LP
-GORGON SOUND: st 2x12"
Quote from: Noiseape on January 07, 2014, 07:27:38 PM
-MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA: visions of the emerald beyond LP
Class.
I'm listening to Perdo Omnis now. Very nice tape and atmosphere. I hope this "collective" will continue their actions and releases
Quote from: SILVUM on January 03, 2014, 09:21:31 AM
Sagatrakavashen - Sexual Lust 7"
This is a hoax right? Does anyone remember these guys existing from 89-90? They look like KISS/Death SS/King Diamond/Sabbat, but the details are a little too perfectly imperfect. Then the music is basically super raw casio black metal with Italian vocals and weird ambient interludes... The logo and all the handwritten stuff are just shitty enough that they are awesome... this just seems like a record collector / musician knew everything that makes a weird obscure awesome 7" and just faked all the history. It seems like the result of a beer fueled discussion on what would be a cool record to find. I'm convinced someone made this like last year. The record is pressed at 33 and definitely sounds like the speed is increased from a more normal playing speed (point being that any change in speed from the already odd sound only makes it cartoonishly fast). Any ideas? I know I'm paranoid and there was so much awesome weirdo stuff in Italy back then, XX Century Zorro etc, but still. It's not a critique, I think it's great, just wondering if it's fake.
http://www.nwnprod.com/shop/images/IMG_6127.JPG
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-4927777-1379684956-9742.jpeg
http://www.discogs.com/Sagatrakavashen-Sexual-Lust/release/4927777
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTec39n0qa0
damn... cult... not properly a hoax... one man band (then turned to duo) inspired by glam+ and early black from the very north (and most redneck-ridden) area of Italy : Valtellina, part of the Insubric region and house of one of Italian food classics PIZZOCCHERI.
I think there were two cult tapes about him. I met him (but we didn't talk) at local live venue... good friend of some aquaintances of mine...
didn't know about this 7"... will look for this...
xx century zorro, complete cult, Rodolfo (OEC) was part of the thing...
yes we did indeed have many weird projects that cannot be fully appreciated if you do not understand Italian language.
Three very solid HN tapes from the highly recommended Tordon Ljud distro:
Drug Age - Tropismo: Having enjoyed all previous DA output obviously it was gonna be good, but man... heavily detailed & raw electronics with perhaps bit more of an emphasis on radio, objects and space than other tapes.
Being - Hunter's Fingers: Second attempt at Being after Ghosts Of Reality which didn't really click. This, however, is supreme stuff! Absolutely ferocious harsh noise. Be grabbin' up more of his tapes soon.
Kakerlak - Unsafe Vitality: Filling a minor hole in my Kakerlak collection, unsure why it took me so long... Contains the trademark low-end wall-y "Americanoise".
Quote from: Sadomaniac on January 10, 2014, 10:55:07 AM
Three very solid HN tapes from the highly recommended Tordon Ljud distro:
Drug Age - Tropismo: Having enjoyed all previous DA output obviously it was gonna be good, but man... heavily detailed & raw electronics with perhaps bit more of an emphasis on radio, objects and space than other tapes.
Being - Hunter's Fingers: Second attempt at Being after Ghosts Of Reality which didn't really click. This, however, is supreme stuff! Absolutely ferocious harsh noise. Be grabbin' up more of his tapes soon.
Kakerlak - Unsafe Vitality: Filling a minor hole in my Kakerlak collection, unsure why it took me so long... Contains the trademark low-end wall-y "Americanoise".
Am very fond of these recent works as well. Noise lives!
V/A "Roseship, Scallop, Dancer" LP
Posh Isolation compilation with post punk, electronics, some noisiers stuff too. Good stuff. I liked this one lot, perhaps also due diversity and quite short tracks! Street Drinkers Källarbarnen Croatian Amor Marching Church Vår Sand Circles White Amphetamine Logic Age Coin White Void... neat covers.
CROATIAN AMOR "The World" LP
Good one too. I like mix of electronics, guitar and what the description says "real sounds". Basically very relaxing electronics music, but without cold, mechanical or computer sounding stuff. Loops, beats, very handmade feel in adjusting effects and layering stuff.
BASTARD NOISE / BRUTAL TRUTH split LP
Couple people already told this is sucks, but I think if you can handle repetition, then Bastard Noise offers you just that. First track brings in my mind "Source Of Power..." materials of MITB, where almost cosmic electronics have loud growling and screaming vocals on top. Other tracks repeat the known BN sounds without bringing anything new, but being still ok.
Brutal Truth is much less interesting. Get bunch of guys to throw all sorts of sounds from drum beats to electronics and junk, add hefty reverb and you got just some stuff what isn't exactly atrociously bad, but neither nothing to celebrate. If adding layer on top of layer and blurring it with echo sounds like good method of doing noise, might be your thing. I was thinking of Relapse band HALO, but much less interesting results here.
The Bastard Noise material on that split is solid, if not all-out good. The CD is different than the LP, and both are compiled on the bandcamp download purchase.
KRAFTWERK "Computer World" LP
KRAFTWERK "Radio Activity" LP
THROBBING GRISTLE "D.O.A. The Third and Final Report" LP
FLIPPER "Public Flipper Limited: Live 1980-85" 2xLP
BLACK SABBATH "Born Again" LP
FINAL "Afar" LP
IRON MAIDEN "Maiden Japan" LP
CIRCLE JERKS "VI" LP
POGROM "Live" cassette
- John Duncan/CV Massage: Riot/Brutal Birthday
- Taint: Vice LP
- Grey Wolves/Wertham/Survival Unit: Ramraiding thee abyss
- Taint/S&Q/Con-Dom: Perversion at all costs
- Grey Wolves: Catholic priest fuck children
- Orifice Training: Bathroom Abuse, Blisters And Contusions
Graustich "Werwolf Integrity" 7"
filth & violence / untergeschoss
Euro heavy electronics. Reminds of the general atmosphere of GO/early Propergol/Phosgen/DJK kind of stuff. War samples, speeches, processed vocals, bounding rhythms. Perhaps not that much of own identity here yet, but it's good to see this type of "power electronics" still being done by new artists.
Knaekkede Stemmer "forste....." LP
Järtecknet
Ex-Alleypisser basically. Mikkel rarely fails, and doesn't do it here either. I recall reading that this would be his absolute best stuff. I have to disagree in favor of one older Alleypisser tape, but by no means this is bad. Lo-fi, tape loops, electronics,.. accidentally first listened A-side on 45rpm and wasn't bad that way either, hah..
Sissy Spacek "Harm 2" 12"
Troniks
One side of SS noise. 5 member line-up. Guitar, bass, drums, voc, electronics, not "noisecore", but more like free form noise chaos session direct to tape without any mixing or equalizing done after it was captured. Not bad, but hardly among memorable SS stuff.
Phil Blankenship "Sex Magik" 12"
Troniks
If there is something more insane than Phils spoken word cd that consists nothing but him reading through Red Hot Chilipeppers album lyrics.... then it must be that now Troniks made vinyl 12" from that material!! Cold and steady reading of album lyrics to walkman. Handmade cover looks good. Insane!
Reijo Pami "Dreaming Of Being A Tampon" LP
Ultra Eczema
Ultra lo-fi and often very weird stuff. While the utmost decayed low fidelity sound remains key element, there are things like doing field recordings of stadium full of Iron Maiden fans singing along the band that performs and some traffic passing by. huh?! But besides such small pieces of mental-disorder, most of material is low energy difficult noise. No blasting distortion, no heaviness. Just disturbing rubbish sounds. I liked this very much and would hope artists would get more stuff done. Couple CDR's on Chocolate Monk label. One with great title "You Bring The White Bread, I Bring The Antifreeze"! Not sure how popular the drink is outside Finland?
Graustich - Werwolf Integrity (7", Filth & Violence/Untergeschoss): Good stuff, Power Electronics with Industrial feel. This isn't aggressive, it's just good sounds. Besides the samples, I heard very little vocals, only on the second track for a short time and they seemed quite low in the mix. Will listen again when I'm more awake, just got out of bed, hehe.
Chains of Death Command - Human Waste Music (7", Filth & Violence/Untergeschoss): I know very little of noiserock, scumrock and other rock-related genres so I can't compare it really. It's certainly noisy enough with all the feedback, though I've got to admit I wasn't too fond of the overall sound. Also, the music itself doesn't seem to do much for me, though I have to admit that I liked the B-side (the new tracks) a bit more.
VERTONEN "Fait a la machine" + "Machines domestiques" PIC LP + CD-R [CIP/Ratskin]
This is pure Vivenza-worship from start to finish, but I can't really get enough of this. Less muddy sounding compared to the early Vivenza-tapes that has been re-issued on LP recently, but still rough enough.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on January 14, 2014, 11:07:29 PM
VERTONEN "Fait a la machine" + "Machines domestiques" PIC LP + CD-R [CIP/Ratskin]
This is pure Vivenza-worship from start to finish, but I can't really get enough of this. Less muddy sounding compared to the early Vivenza-tapes that has been re-issued on LP recently, but still rough enough.
Just finished spinning this myself. A doozy! Really heady material, and I would have to agree fully with bogskaggmannen on the Vivenza comparison. Will give the CDr a proper listen soon.
Croatian Amor – The World
Very good late night listening. Soft & organic sound, simple and beautiful synth/guitar melodies. For some reason I'm thinking of some of the mellower Coil stuff from 80s/early 90s (?!)
Ahlzagailzehguh – Bypassing Time Passing
Perfect dynamic harsh noise.
Veles – Black Hateful Metal
Q: What would you say is missing from the modern world that the old world possessed?
A: Horses, free food, some diseases, swords. The new world has also some cool stuff like Nazi skinheads, football hooligans, mass murders, LSD...
Quote from: Salamanauhat on January 16, 2014, 09:15:33 PM
Veles – Black Hateful Metal
Q: What would you say is missing from the modern world that the old world possessed?
A: Horses, free food, some diseases, swords. The new world has also some cool stuff like Nazi skinheads, football hooligans, mass murders, LSD...
What a nice review! immediately got me interested in the album!
This album is absolute essential. If there wasn't Darken (Graveland) intros and outros between every track, it would be not only short, but underline the ultra primitivism of album. While more "hipsterized" black metal of modern days is "primitive" often in cool way. Like buzzing guitars, neat overdriven sound etc. Veles is the real deal.
Curiously when album came out it was played in Finnish national radio of metal & heavy music. Funny DJ commented that it appears that album was recorded somewhere in polish bunker with some leftover equipment destroyed by german blitzkrieg (or something like that). Next day meeting friends and it was like "DID YOU HEAR VELES!!! WHERE ONE CAN GET IT?!". Of course No Colours didn't have such wide distribution for title like this in late 90's. You can still get this as LP/CD.
If I recall correctly, they might have played one of absolute jewels of album: Broken Cross!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWn_dIZsro
Earlier stuff is basically tighter and better produced (first album and especially demo). 3rd album was already different line-up entirely.
New Wendy productions stuff:
Sissy Spacek 7" - intense noisecore. Very much like A.C. going more harsh (perhaps they match that sound on "another" ep). Some of the best traditional noisecore stuff lately. Nothing new, nothing that amazing, but fast, intense, fierce.
Pedestrian Deposit 7" - One side is kind of... 2010+ mutated tape loops, crude scratching noises, cello drones and tonality. Atmosphere and intensity. Other side has also soothing atmosphere despite there is heavier echoing noise besides the lo-fi scratching sounds etc. I guess I need to remind myself what all PD has done. It gives impression about development like Sewer Election or such.. Moving from high powered crisp noise to audio experiments? Anyways, his another project that started to do "plain" harsh noise was GREAT, so I guess enough to do noise on one thing.
listened to off late:
Coil - Scatology (1984)
Coma Detox - Concussed and Asphyxiated (2010)
The loved one - Locate And Cement (1985)
Blitzkrieg Baby and Corrugator Supercilii - Make a Pretty Face (2014)
Various Artists - Rising From The Red Sand (1982)
Various Artists- Musique électronique Norvegienne (1968)
Gaze Campaign - Gestalt Bruise (2008)
Absurd - Verlassen (1999)
HTRK - Give it Up (2013)
Puce Mary - Ultimate Hypocrisy (2013)
Climax Denial - Lake Winds (2007)
Climax Denial - Her Skin Remembers (2009)
Khanate - Clean Hands Go Foul (2009)
I love that Veles album, its like listening to the ghost of the actual recording.
Today..
Mental Destruction - Straw. (Will we ever hear the 'new' material?)
Aphonic Threnody - First Funeral cd (best doom release of 2013!)
Naxal Protocol - The Guilty Should Get What They Deserve! cd (great comeback of Cazzodio guy! Unique album!)
Splinter vs. Stalin - Eravamo Cosi Felici cd (Track "La Croce" is pure jewel! Check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96PkbY6GuCM)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada E.P. cd (personal favorite of GY!BE. Apocalyptic and disturbing!)
Prurient - Cocaine Death cd (Every track is jewel! Classic!)
Prurient - Bermuda Drain cd (This album is really something special. I know that some people don't like this but it's great. Lyrics are amazing.)
Prurient - Despiritualized 2xcass (nice and weird sounds/themes)
Killing Joke - Pandemonium cd (great tribal industrial of Killing Joke)
Killing Joke - Democracy cd (not so good album but two tracks are really nice)
Killing Joke - XXV Gathering : Let Us Prey cd (best version of "Love Like Blood" is on this live. Check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARpWJphFsXU)
Autogen - Mutagen cd (nice idm/industrial and beautiful artwork)
STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche cd (one of best releases of genre!)
Selaxon Lutberg - Cold House Of Love cd (sad ambient and quite nostalgic. Very enjoyable for late hours)
Quote from: Leewar on January 17, 2014, 01:26:35 PM
Mental Destruction - Straw. (Will we ever hear the 'new' material?)
Around the 2003-2004 time frame Ant-Zen were supposed to put out a comprehensive box set that compiled the three studio CD's along with a fourth disc containing a previously unreleased live recording. The project was long on the way, I was asked to provide liner notes which I did, but then it kept getting postponed, and eventually everything was just stalled. If Herr Raubbau reads this maybe he can fill in the blanks?
Ill probably weep with joy if they ever do release anything.
-ERECTILE DEMENTIA: 58 song demo TAPE (superior grindcore/noisecore with 70's rock elements and other demented noise thrown in!!)
-SLEEP: volume one LP (not my fave, but pretty solid doom/sludge stuff)
-RADIATION: plutonium overdose EP (nothing new, but awesome Sodom, Protector death/thrash worship!)
-THIRD SIGHT: symbionese liberation album 2xLP (just sick!)
-RUTH WHITE: flowers of evil LP (evil tripping cosmic noise adventure)
-GORGON SOUND VS DUBKASM: the versions 2x12" (stoned dub vibes)
-VICKERS: satanic blasphemy EP (evil noise slaughter)
-GORGONIZED DORKS / IRON BUTTER: split EP (great noisecore hits)
-EXTRA HOT SAUCE: taco of death LP (speedcore classic)
-VIRUS: pray for war LP (crustie thrash metal attack from the good old days)
-IMPALERS: st LP (this one rocks hard!)
-MAJESTY: before the downfall LP (the bestial vomit demo is a ripper!!!)
-BARRY GRAY: UFO (soundtrack) LP (one of my all time fave TV shows, space babes with purple wigs!! hell yeah!)
SWANS "Kill The Child" cd
TROUM "Ljubimaya/Daur" cd
KK NULL "Vulcanoid" cd
DECEASED "Luck Of The Corpse" cd
I listen at the Moment to:
- Deathpile - The First Whore (I love the vocals and the atmosphere, awesome!!!)
Kazuma Kubota "dis-connected" - Great first proper album from the artist. Essential for anyone into hi-fi fast cut-up harsh noise. Work sounds strongly influenced by technics developped by Chris Goudreau, Kazumoto Endo & Kevin Novak and sometimes, one wonder if it isn't a collaboration of the 3 but, hopefully, KK infuses his own mood into the mix. Harsh cut-up at its finest.
Clandestine Blaze "harmony of struggle" - no need to introduce it any further since it is a favourite of 2013 for most. Only got a copy recently while I got a mp3 rip since its release (!). Even if I instantly liked it, I never thought it would be the black metal album that I would listen to the most this year, but it is. Perfectly paced, great mix, great songs and a warmly welcomed diversion from the actual bestial trend cancer (and it doesn't have any screaming baby sample too!).
Vanessa Amara - Both of Us - Decent organ melodies.
Urine Cop - Untitled - ok noisecore.
Kam Hassah - Private conversation vol. 2 - great tape!
Quote from: Foyer Second on January 19, 2014, 11:51:07 AM
Kazuma Kubota "dis-connected" - Great first proper album from the artist. Essential for anyone into hi-fi fast cut-up harsh noise. Work sounds strongly influenced by technics developped by Chris Goudreau, Kazumoto Endo & Kevin Novak and sometimes, one wonder if it isn't a collaboration of the 3 but, hopefully, KK infuses his own mood into the mix. Harsh cut-up at its finest.
Really excited to hear this!
Quote from: Levas on January 19, 2014, 09:53:32 PM
Kam Hassah - Private conversation vol. 2 - great tape!
Seconded! Very great stuff!
Schimpfluch-Gruppe Aktion 950908 Taipei Taiwan (RRR): In that classic light-hearted & fun-loving Schimpfluch way.
Jar Moff Financial Glam (Pan): Less goofiness than I recall
Commerical Mouth having, which is good, but also a bit too digitized for me to really enjoy.
NHK'Koyxeи Dance Classics Vol. III (Pan): Another gem. I wish Matsunaga would just sell the entire NHK'Koyxeи collection as an external hard-drive. But in truth, it's nice to have such an excessive body of work limited to an occasional sampling.
Dalglish Niaiw Ot Vile (Pan): A.D.D. noise-synth-drone-junk-randomness. Nice LP.
Vertonen Machines Domestiques (Ratskin): Bonus CDr that came with the pic-LP. A little too drawn-out and unvaried for my liking, but a nice addition nonetheless. In the end, I think LP length is perfect for Blake's drone-based work. 1 hour+ is just too much.
RM74 & RLW -
Pirouetten (Crouton): Fucking gold. I'm falling head over heels with a lot of Wehoswky's discography as of late. Insanely complex. Multiple repeats required. And headphones.
Pitreleh Pitreleh (Important): Was the perfect Sunday-afternoon-cooking soundtrack. Exactly what you'd expect from such a pairing.
LINEKRAFT "Kikai Ningen" tape
Nil By Mouth
CD on Malignant was pretty good. Not classic, but good nevertheless. This one is better! Especially studio stuff on a-side is good combination of rusty and grim edge of noise and rhythmic hammering of metal junk. Live stuff on b-side is good, except the latter one seems kind of filler for the tape. I think studio work alone would have made this a good tape.
KAM HASSAH "Private Coversation vol. 2" tape
Dokumentarisk Agenda
As couple guys was praising this above, decided to listen it couple of times. Calm - yet in KH style, very rotten lo-fi sound - went on first listening from ear to another without leaving much trace. But that was caused mostly by doing other things at the same time. This kind of material needs more attention to really expose the delicate elements of composition. Very good tape, despite I don't think it's KH's best works!
GNAVED / BREAKING THE WILL split tape
White Centipede Noise
Gnaved is very good, although quite basic. Heavy as fuck synth/electronic walls with heavily processed, but aggressive vocals. At its best its this. I think US PE bands these days, Gnaved benefits from tape format. Extra spice for sound what generally felt like needs little blown up ruggedness. Breaking The Will is noise, yet less exciting. Perhaps so far least interesting WCN thing I have heard. Not atrocious, but on splits there are often highlights and those that remain in shadow..
Orquere - Movements (Dokumentarisk Agenda)
I think I like this even better than the CD on Ljud & Bild. Maybe a little less complex, but heavier and more antagonistic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYMPLO-BnGw
TxPxRx "Konung Dómaldr Vid Upsala Hängd "- good stuff; I didn't order the tape when it was available (& contacting the label). Not sure why. If anyone has a copy & would trade/sell, drop me a msg.
I've also listened to Blodvite's LP a few times recently, too. Need to look into getting some of his tape releases.
Nate Young - Regression (Albums 1 - 3)
Smegma - 33 1/3
Bob Ostertag - Sooner or Later (various field recording tape manipulations of a south american child soldier burying his father and cursing the men that killed him, and that he will get revenge)
Phoned Nil Trio - Ar Bok 7"
Bloodyminded - Within the Walls LP/The Gift Givers CD
Puce mary: new tape on freak animal... Love everything she is doing at the moment and this follow the trend.
Grey wolves: Tokyo sucide service LP
Lockweld - The Timeless Art Of Destruction 3" CDR
I'm just really grateful I can finally listen to this.
Recommend anything from this project.
ALTAR OF FLIES "permanent cavity" CD
great as usual. IDEAL label release perhaps gets this quite well outside the nasty underground noise scene, and certainly the musical elements may get wider appreciation. I'm still in favor of "Female" LP, but there has been no weak AoF releases.
TOURETTE "Cendrier de voyage" tape
Luckily got some of the very last copies from artist! Mostly harsh noise, but not very "amplified" or "crunchy". Just well done, quick, chaotic moves and few great droning pieces thrown in middle. I'd like to hear the how would sound Tourette's talent in handling his pedals if combined with loud amplifiers. It would perhaps remove some of subtle nuances of distortions, but perhaps add punch. Good tape worth to look for.
le cose bianche - urethra. from the forthcoming 7"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byDdREUdgMQ
Thanks to a sensible policy of online re-issuing I've been taking great pleasure listening to Alleypisser. Considered, rusted, scraped and broken noise that occasionally increases in volume but often stays content within it's hushed parameters. So far I've only been listening to "Kvalt", "Glemt" and "Sult" repeatedly, and find "Glemt" the personal favourite so far.
Also been returning constantly to Ashley C's "Drift". I understand the two separate spirals (one recorded for a split with Alleypisser) were mainly built with constant tape over-dubbing, leading to the naturally decaying sound (but oddly, very little tape hiss). Be that as it may, the two pieces work together for a single album, both very detailed in their pockmarked ruin without overloading or too much "craft", the second piece ("The Miracle") being the more pleasingly sedentary of the two.
And now, such as every now and then, I'm listening again to Crawl Unit's "VS Silence". An essential of near-nothing Noise. Of course it has the occasional over-blown moment, but for the most part it's the soft, dark rushing sound, as if from great distances.
ARV & MILJÖ "Orientering I Denna Värld" CD
Listened this few times already. Yesterday suffering from severe hangover, and laying down, listening the rough, noisy, rotten, yet structured A&M CD two times in row was very good. Had previous listening too, so knew what to expect. Album length is less than 30 mins, isn't it? 7 pieces of noise, where each track has it's own structure & sounds. Very much to my liking!
Sample track here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSh9MJKT2-U
Contrastate "A Breeding Ground For Flies" CD
2012 album that has been in my shelves waiting for good moment to be listened. I'm big fan of old Contrastate and keep being amazed about lack of attention they appear to get? But I bet if someone mistakes to grab this album to start with, it may not help situation. Not that this would be horrible, but there is so clear difference between old analogue, perfectly flowing Contrastate, and the new computer edited one. There's about 10 years break between this and previous release. Style still is kind of same, but just... not the same. While I tolerate well all sorts of obvious, blunt and even childish political content in music, and sometimes even praise and advocate such, I draw lines somewhere. All sorts of neo-fascists, all sorts of anarchists, even deranged & mad feminists would have their place... but when you combine underground music with most extreme banalities of anti-Bush USA propaganda, that's where I generally draw the line where very few manage to walk out without being failures. Not that there isn't substance to be critical of American politics and George Bush junior in particular, but while the rest mentioned often carry sort of inbuild artistic element, the Bush criticism seems something completely different.
Album works nearly as it would be soundtrack music for anti-Bush documentary. It's too mechanical and too soulless, too modern and dry to have same artistic level as past works. It's too obvious, without saying that much. I'd prefer politics without this kind of logical reasoning! Everything in this album appears like it follows almost mathematical accuracy and reason.
At the same time, best moments of album works fine in its genre. At worst it is with horrid flirt with... what you call it these days? Dubstep? I don't know. Some sort of experimental dance in the end of disc.
Sample here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohKiEhP1Ss
Guido Cadreghin feat. Menthe de Menthe - C
http://innerempire.bandcamp.com/album/c (http://innerempire.bandcamp.com/album/c)
G.C. was one of my ghost projects, i completely forgot about it... it's a part of a 26 "albums" series.
F.E Denning - Light & Dust - it's decent tape of synth etc.
Orquere - Movements - very good
Uncodified/Satanismo calibro 9 split - obscure and intense, still have to fully get into it, but I like it.
VA - HOUR OF THE WOLF cd - loved it
Blocco Nero (http://blocconero.bandcamp.com/ , anarchist acoustic/martial stuff. very good)
THE RITA "womens vocals"-LP does what it says
PUCE MARY "Ultimate Hypocrisy" BOMB!
SK1005 "MANNHEIM/GOTHENBURG 1992 " - LP I wonder why they didn't release this earlier!!! The sort of sounds I have grown up with
NORDVARGR - The Dromopda Transmissions CD weirder Henrik's material I have listened so far, but definitely strikes my chords. loved the video as well.
Deprivation - I Don't Want To Grow Up Here tape definitely worth more than a listen!!! pretty intense
Wertham / Mutant Ape - split... i'm listening to IDLE...goddamn', it's great :)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 27, 2014, 06:14:12 PM
Contrastate "A Breeding Ground For Flies" CD
2012 album that has been in my shelves waiting for good moment to be listened. I'm big fan of old Contrastate and keep being amazed about lack of attention they appear to get? But I bet if someone mistakes to grab this album to start with, it may not help situation. Not that this would be horrible, but there is so clear difference between old analogue, perfectly flowing Contrastate, and the new computer edited one. There's about 10 years break between this and previous release. Style still is kind of same, but just... not the same. While I tolerate well all sorts of obvious, blunt and even childish political content in music, and sometimes even praise and advocate such, I draw lines somewhere. All sorts of neo-fascists, all sorts of anarchists, even deranged & mad feminists would have their place... but when you combine underground music with most extreme banalities of anti-Bush USA propaganda, that's where I generally draw the line where very few manage to walk out without being failures. Not that there isn't substance to be critical of American politics and George Bush junior in particular, but while the rest mentioned often carry sort of inbuild artistic element, the Bush criticism seems something completely different.
Album works nearly as it would be soundtrack music for anti-Bush documentary. It's too mechanical and too soulless, too modern and dry to have same artistic level as past works. It's too obvious, without saying that much. I'd prefer politics without this kind of logical reasoning! Everything in this album appears like it follows almost mathematical accuracy and reason.
At the same time, best moments of album works fine in its genre. At worst it is with horrid flirt with... what you call it these days? Dubstep? I don't know. Some sort of experimental dance in the end of disc.
Sample here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohKiEhP1Ss
Yeah I totally agree w/ you here. Funnily this was the first record of theirs I heard as well.
Streetcleaner - Buckle Under: '06 demo from this TF/PE-related unit. Rotting, sinister postmortem electronics. Disappointing to hear the project ended soon after this tape.
V/A - Perdo Omnis: A fitting "sequel" to Sonno Ferrum. All artists are very good but Aot21C's contribution (I think?) really hit the spot for me, those droning strings...
Uncodified - Drug Street: Rough Italian noise/PE. The tracks feat. Wertham's vocals are standouts, especially Drive. Nice photography in cover and presentation in general as to be expected from the label.
Auschwitz Symphony Orchestra - Sonderbehandlung: Recent Finnish demo of Grindcore with anti-ZOG/Globalist message. Good stuff, always appreciated to hear some good old noisecore blasts too!
Bizarre Uproar - Kuristusote: Metal junk, feedback and distant shouting vocals combined with loops. Classic BU sound and definitely my preferred one.
Ride for Revenge / S.A.D.O.S. - RfR present a side of their usual bass-heavy sound. S.A.D.O.S. side is, as I think mentioned here before, slightly disappointing black noise stuff. Rather different than their track on the Bestial Burst comp.
Con-Dom - Subjection: Ripping HN attack as opposed to his trademarked heavy PE sound. Tasty stuff indeed.
Grain Belt - Dragline: 20 minutes of chaotic group junk-smashing mayhem from Wince, Baculum, etc. members. Very solid harsh noise.
Anemone Tube - The Transfiguration of Image - well, decent tape, but truth to say, not the best from the project for sure.
Whitewater Orgasm - Moments of Suffering - Decent tape. heard this before, but it sounds good on tape.
Drug Age - Tropismo - very good tape!
Aischrolatreia - Sentient Prison - somewhat dual feelings. There were good parts, there were boring white noise wall parts. Overall - decent noise.
Swallowing Bile - Obsession - Good. There was one especially enjoyable track in side A with vocals. Good power electronics
Hideous colors of decay - s/t - nice tape, somewhat reflecting the title of the project/album.
Ride for Revenge / Sados - RFR was good, but not too good. Sados was ok until that synth part towards the end of the side.
Wrong Hole - Esthetic Savings - I think the best noise tape I've listened to today.
Aischrolatreia - Spiral Injection / Loathsome Rift - not bad.
Amph - Hudson - this is one of the project that I started to like very much lately. So this tape is subjectively very good
Quote from: Si Clark on January 30, 2014, 12:09:58 PM
Quote from: Sadomaniac on January 29, 2014, 02:20:08 PM
Streetcleaner - Buckle Under: '06 demo from this TF/PE-related unit. Rotting, sinister postmortem electronics. Disappointing to hear the project ended soon after this tape.
Is the person behind this project Liver Mortis or Pleasure Fluilds? I haven't heard of that before. Do you have any more details about it?
Assume it's probably one of them, unsure which though. It's a rough demo/rehearsal included free with a few early TF/PE orders. There were plans for a proper release on True Force but the project was over with soon after.
Talking streetcleaner. But a different band it seems.... This is a good one: https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled (https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled)
Quote from: online prowler on January 30, 2014, 11:55:16 PM
Talking streetcleaner. But a different band it seems.... This is a good one: https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled (https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled)
That's The Streetcleaner of Davi Santos (Museo Della Tortura, Toilet Trades...) from Italy.
Quote from: Levas on January 29, 2014, 09:33:13 PM
Drug Age - Tropismo - very good tape!
Wrong Hole - Esthetic Savings - I think the best noise tape I've listened to today.
Amph - Hudson - this is one of the project that I started to like very much lately. So this tape is subjectively very good
Agreed! This recent batch from Joy De Vivre is killer!
City Of Worms Crumnants (Sound Of Pig): Fantastic industrial work ala old school
Jerman/
Lunde, cos it is.
V/A Conception: The Dark Evolution Of Electronics Vol. 1 (AVA/ES1): Stunning collection of Jap, Euro & 'merican legends. Everything is fantastic, even
Deutsch Nepal whom I can never stand the blandness of his work.
Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata is the only dud; not cos it's bad, but for the fact that it sounds like
Boards Of Canada or
Prefuse 73 or something and has no place here.
Despise You West Side Horizons (Fuck Yoga): Repulsive society. My favorite powerviolence next to
Crossed Out.
Mlehst Occasional Stimulation (Tonspur Tapes): Shockingly beautiful output from Brentnall.
Run The Jewels S/T (Fools Gold/Big Dada): Heheheh, y-e-a-h it's pretty awesome.
SS Decontrol The Kids Will Have Their Say (Xclaim!): The straightedge sound I can love.
Toukaseibunshi Meta-Inorganicmatter Meta-Newlon (Angakok): Long track at the start is a picture perfect representation of the front cover. The rest kinda flops around in too many places.
Pedestrian Deposit Natural Causes (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): Okay.
Sissy Spacek Gate (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): Okay.
V/A Eros (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): This will stay with me forever. Fucking classy comp.
V/A Bruitisme 1913-2013 (Influencing Machine): Most played album this year.
Francisco Meirino/
Kiko C. Esseiva Focus On Nothing On Focus (Aussenraum): Best output from Meirino I've heard so far. Or at least tied with the
An Extended Meaning For Something Meaningless CDr.
Seitz Versus Gendreau S/T (Misanthropic Agenda): Lots of lovely variety in sound and a lot of surprising sources. What you'd expect from the pairing.
James Rushford/
Joe Talia Paper Fault Line (Bocian): Ten rungs above the lauded
Manhunter LP if you ask me. No predictable and trendy synth/drum machine BS. Just amazing atmospheres.
Schimpfluch-Gruppe Nigredo (Fragment Factory): Menacing.
Quote from: online prowler on January 30, 2014, 11:55:16 PM
Talking streetcleaner. But a different band it seems.... This is a good one: https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled (https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled)
Yeah, the Italian The Streetcleaner is also good stuff (Toilet Trades too). Particularly Ehre and the split with Repeater.
Thank you guys, you're too kind ;)...
today i'm random listening stuff on bandcamp...just found this...
bleed the pigs - mortis fatum
http://bleedthepigs.bandcamp.com/album/mortis-fatum-ep (http://bleedthepigs.bandcamp.com/album/mortis-fatum-ep)
nice hardcore/powerviolence with female (?) vocals
Very rarely listen online music, but it happens occasionally. Clicked link into Jason Lescalleet "The Pilgrim", which I assume was link where to buy this LP/CD, but it was some sort of uncut edition available at bandcamp. One track, over 1:25:00 long. Pushed play, and that's it. He's very good artists. I like more his harder releases, but this was still very good listen for organic ambient sounds and some noisier elements. So those who like LP or CD, but want even longer uncut piece, free here:
http://glisteningexamples.bandcamp.com/album/the-pilgrim
Purging Light - Endlessness Of Desire
Good abrasive P E
http://purginglight.bandcamp.com/album/endlessness-of-desire (http://purginglight.bandcamp.com/album/endlessness-of-desire)
Quote from: Sadomaniac on January 31, 2014, 02:06:45 AM
Quote from: online prowler on January 30, 2014, 11:55:16 PM
Talking streetcleaner. But a different band it seems.... This is a good one: https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled (https://soundcloud.com/diazepamnoise/the-streetcleaner-untitled)
Yeah, the Italian The Streetcleaner is also good stuff (Toilet Trades too). Particularly Ehre and the split with Repeater.
I thought there where a connect. Sounds a bit Italian as well. the right amount of sleeze and cynicism. Can't fake that. Keep up the good work!
Linekraft - Kikai Ningen - very nice tape. Nothing much to add to what Mikko wrote.
Contortus - Meat and Psychology - One of a few surprises that I've listened to lately. This was a good one. What an amazing tape! After seeing a photo somewhere of some guys in their 40s or 50s, I though this would be a tape of veteran metal clanging, but I was so mistaken. Harsh and aggressive, and loud.
Mutant Ape - Euro-Jizz - Very silent recording and just plainly boring
Ames Sanglantes - A Refusal to Bow Down to Mankind - Not a bad tape. Harsh noise.
Clandestine Blaze - Falling Monuments - great album
Mutant Ape/Scordatura/Splinter vs. Stalin - this was in fact unexpectedly good.
Inquisition - Obscure Verses for the Multiverse - not quite the black metal that I like, but it's winter so no problems with this.
Climax Denial - Genitalization of the Void - This was another surprise.. Wasn't this the guy who was said to do the oh so good stuff etc. Releasing 4 tracks of basically white noise was a surprising step. Avoid this.
Creation through Destruction / Knurl - goodness. Both projects presented very enjoyable harsh noise.
Mutant Ape / Roases / Wrest – Revenge Based Nothing - Mutant ape is constantly surprising band. During this listening session I've listened to absolute nothing, rather decent recording and this one being excellent.
Interracial Sex - Alternative Eugenics - good power electronics. Not something wow, but good
-IRON ANGEL: hellish crossfire LP (thrash/speed metal classic)
-SORE THROAT: death to capitalist halmshaw 2xLP (With Gerogerigegege and old AxCx my fave noisecore legends)
-UNARM: myth and reality LP (Nippon noise crust with female vox)
-DROPEND: distortion hell EP (insane sounding noisepunk assault)
-VILE INTENT: st EP (pv like Crossed Out with more noise)
-VILE INTENT: in the shadow of the skull EP (violent shit!!)
-ERECTILE DEMENTIA / CSMD: master CDR (for upcoming split EP, violent grind/noisecore vs tripping space noise/noisecore/movie soundtrack)
-FOUL MOUTH CRINGE: richard dastardly identity 2xLP (ultra sick hip hop with Third Sight dudes)
-DUBKASM: vicktory! 12" (nice dub raggea sounds to smoke with)
-BOMB 20: field manual 2xLP (dhr/breakcore mastery!!)
-SHIZUO: shizou vs shizor 2xLP (dhr/breakcore mastery that has not been done better)
-SECT PIG: slave destroyed MLP (psychotic hammering hate)
-TECHNO-ANIMAL: ghosts LP (been a while ago i listened to this. Got it out of my archive after reviewing the Pathological comp. on my blog. Heavy dark industrial that hasnt lost its magic on me.)
Quote from: Noiseape on February 01, 2014, 02:36:10 PM-UNARM: myth and reality LP (Nippon noise crust with female vox)
Thanks for this. Amazing stuff. Just what I love about japanese hardcore like confuse and disclose and such.
Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore Piano Nights ([PIAS] Recordings): A return to form. Heavier on instrumentation versus "drone", but this is the shit I love from them. Many wonderful late nights ahead.
Der Akteur Rockery (Sound Of Pig): A blend of great old industrial sounds (think Hands To, Schimpfluch-Gruppe, even moments that reminded me of some classic PE, but slimmed down) mixed with a lot of voice sample experimentation and tape manipulation. A dedicated listen.
El-P Cancer 4 Cure (Fat Possum): Really loving El-P's work lately.
Kouhei Matsunaga Self VA. (Important): The man behind NHK'Koyxeи...contributions from Ralf Wehowsky, Leif Elggren, Sensational, Rashad Becker...as eclectic as you'd expect.
Muslimgauze Jebel Tariq (Staalplaat): Ace.
James Rushford & Oren Ambarchi Wreckage (Prisma): More reminiscent of the Manhunter collaboration with Joe Talia, but with Ambarchi's signature linearity put in the mix. The contribution of several other musicians makes this sort of like modern classical music as well. Like something you'd hear from Edition RZ.
V/A Let No One Judge You: Early Recordings From Iran, 1906-1933 (Honest Jon's): Just as it says it is. If you love this - you do.
Driss El Maloumi Makan (Contre Jour): Contemporary oud master. Beautiful album.
Black Witchery - Upheaval Of Satanic Might
I spent a lot of time thinking this band was not that good and then I listened to this album a few times and found something I really appreciate and identify with.
TONGUE KNAX "Thee Grand Fidelity" tape
Second Sleep
Always good stuff this Tongue Knax. Can't go wrong buying his tape(s). High pitched electronics with bassy, rumbling noise as backbone. Quite stable, but almost small modulation of sound happening.
ONE DARK EYE "Manic Depression" CD
Ljud & Bild
Hmm... Not really re-issue, but re-edit of tape with same title. While original Manic Depression was C-60 with one track per side, this has 3 tracks that's about 30 mins, what is Dan Johansson editing "Manic Depression" and one more track pulled from ODE/Macronympha split tape. Should I complain about release not being 1:1 identical re-issue? This time: NOT. This is absolutely some of the best works I have been listening lately, and that's many times. I guess last week 5 times at least. Was thinking when should say something on "playlist" topic, but I guess now when thinking of filing this to CD shelves so I can move on to other things for a while. Just makes me wonder where is my "Manic Depression" tape...? Should check out what exactly is different.
7MON / NECROCANNIBALISTIC VOMITORITIUM -split 7"
Quite lazy noisecore is now standard of once so mighty Seven Minutes Of Nausea. Even if this is one of the better new 7mon things, it's... lazy, uninspired and barely listenable. I guess it's about the time to stop getting "everything". Unfortunately the split partner ain't much better. Bass+drums+vocals grindcore. Maybe last track is most intense NV stuff I have heard, but that's not enough..
Water Torture - Water Torture
http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/water-torture (http://grindcorekaraoke.com/album/water-torture)
Quote from: eyestrain on January 31, 2014, 12:41:03 AM
V/A Eros (A Dear Girl Called Wendy): This will stay with me forever. Fucking classy comp.
V/A Bruitisme 1913-2013 (Influencing Machine): Most played album this year.
I actually think I've found my 'New Trinity' of noise compilations: these two + "Creative Destruction" from a couple of years ago. The 'Old Trinity' would be "Noise War", "Noise Forest" and "Americanoise". Maybe I'm just overexcited to finally hear some new material by Entre Vifs, though. :)
Regarding "The Dark Evolution of Electronics": I agree that the first volume is really good (and it features my favourite Merzbow track), but the second one is an utter disappointment in all aspects, from cheesy "goth" artwork to questionable selection of artists.
High-Functioning Flesh - Demo Tape 2013 mp3 - throwback EBM/synth pop style stuff with Cronenberg themes. Nothing special but enjoyable. Reminds me of Hard Corps a lot.
Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide LP - good stuff, especially the track Bring Back Slavery
Anenzephalia - Kaltwelt LP - continues to grow on me
Skinny Puppy - Tin Omen 12"
Skinny Puppy - Testure 12"
Skinny Puppy - Tormentor 12" - really feeling Skinny Puppy these days for some reason
and as usual large doses of techno
Skinny Puppy - Tin Omen 12"
Skinny Puppy - Testure 12"
Skinny Puppy - Tormentor 12" - really feeling Skinny Puppy these days for some reason
Very nice! Love Skinny Puppy - the older the better!
Cédric Dambrain Subjective Slave (Roughledge): Just enjoying samples (http://www.roughledge.com/subjective-slave-release/ (http://www.roughledge.com/subjective-slave-release/)) for the moment. Stellar stuff!
Miguel A. Ruiz Batan Bruits II (Nostalgie De La Boue): Freebie on bandcamp (http://nostalgiedelaboue.bandcamp.com/album/batan-bruits-ii (http://nostalgiedelaboue.bandcamp.com/album/batan-bruits-ii)). Late 80's synth work that encapsulates 50% of the going trends. Varied as hell. Pretty great album!
John Smith/Sean Dower/John Mylotte The Curfew Recordings (Harbinger Sound): Metgumbnerbone related project recorded in the mid 80's. Sounds like...yep!
Francisco Meirino Knowing More How Than Why (Untreated Recordings From On-Site Testimonials Archives) (Impulsive Habitat): Fantastic as usual.
Francisco Meirino The Back Of My Skull (Absence Of Wax): Ditto.
Kouhei Matsunaga/Niko Skorpio Split (Deserted Factory): Haven't gotten around to Niko's tracks more than once, but I wasn't feeling them too much. Kouhei is awesome as usual. Contributions from Greg Davis (!), Rudolf Eb.er, Raionbashi, Frans de Waard, Carlos Giffoni amongst many others.
7MON / NECROCANNIBALISTIC VOMITORITIUM -split 7"
Quite lazy noisecore ...
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i stopped collecting 7MON after "Your Father Was A Poser... And What's About You??" ... I think "Thrashbora" flexi is still their best : )
BORBETOMAGUS "Vole lotta love" LP
Huh?! This happened 2005! It's one of those gigs that still is talked about. Some may remember Grunt doing slightly obscene "Trite" video gig, or the Swedes doing solid harsh set, but for most it is without doubt BORBETOMAGUS. If still almost decade (fuck, how time flies!) later one is like "damn, that was good gig!", it must have been.
And as proof, this LP brings back fresh memories. It is edit of the set, but well done. About 40 minutes playtime, but gig itself was more than hour wasn't it? If counting encore. The gig was, and this LP is perhaps my favorite Borbetomagus. Sound quality is very good. It captures heaviness, ripping harsh power of amplifiers, screaming frenzy of audience, and when you hear the amount of clapping & cheering in end of LP, you realize audience was very impressed!
I think I still have mini-dv tape of video recording on this gig somewhere... at least most of it. Complete gig didn't fit on the tape. If you like loud and fierce harsh noise, this is absolute must. "jazz" and "free music" elements here are basically just about band using saxophones and guitar, but it all is crushed under massive amplifier and distortion power.
Finnish labels put this out. Neat silk screened covers too.
THE GREY WOLVES - Blood and Sand LP/CD
NAXAL PROTOCOL - The Guilty Should Get What They Deserve!
U-731 (UNITED FRONT) - By All Means...
i did guest vocals on the NP and U-731 albums, so i'm kinda biased i guess, but they're fucking good.
the GW LP sounds great. missed it the first time around... glad to finally have a hard copy.
Gelsomina - Puthogenetics: Collection this is great starting from the cover and ending with last seconds of compilation. It was truly a great noise project.
Pain Jerk-Courtis - Pachinko Blast Anarchy - well, I don't remember when was the last time I listened to Pain Jerk, but this is quite decent disc.
Verde - Petoviha - for some reason this project really draws my attention all the time. It's jazz/experimental or something like that, but it is very well done and this album is not an exception.
VA - The End for Simulation of Pro-Creation - Grunt is great. Was wondering about Dorchester Library. They were good. Overall solid 4 way split.
Les Stagnateurs - Ex Pasimatymas - Lithuanian funk band. Finally started to understand what's funk all about.
P. Kerin - Arm's Length - nice packaging and good noise/pe
Mutant Ape/Wertham - long tracks from both of the artists and a couple shorter ones from Mutant Ape. What's weird is that these long tracks sounds best and doesn't loose it after 10 or 15 minutes.
Age Coin - Hard Knit part 1 and 2 - I'd say it's minimal techno, but I think it was described as sort of industrial so it's ok.
:m: – La Nauseé - it's great and solid act! Most of the stuff I've heard is really great noise. This one's with neat packaging too.
Deterge - Gestation - it's good and solid PE. just the description of the box about many inserts and so on is slightly misleading, but overall - worth it.
Guilty C / .nyctalops. - audible plague menace - guilty c is not too interesting apart from a few parts sounds are lurking in one colored noise. and though I never got into .nyctalops. stuff, it is better on this CD.
Kickback - No Surrender (i've to add something? :) )
looking through old threads about EBM I was inspired to check out Klinik by Mr. Shift and P-K's recommendation. Now I only wish I knew of them sooner.
Klinik - Plague
Klinik - Time
Klinik - Melting Close + Sabotage
Klinik - Face to Face
just mp3s for now, but i've already got Face to Face LP on its way. shit is seriously good.
i haven't been on the board as much lately, but it never ceases to amaze me how much good music i've gotten into through recommendations here. Cheers!
This week:
Blitzkrieg Baby - Porcus Norvegicus cd
Budrūs - Devyniems Rytams Auštant cd
Budrūs - Canine Visions IX cd
Canaan - Walk Into My Open Womb 2xcd
Control Resistance - Declaration 1994-2011 cd
Dažd - Dažd LP
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O. 2xLP
Hiroshi Hasegawa / Positive Adjustments - Cryptic Void cd
Funeral Moth - Dense Fog cd
Iron Maiden - Killers cd
Iron Maiden - Powerslave cd
K2 / GX - Convulsing Vestibular cd
Naxal Protocol - The Guilty Should Get What They Deserve! cd
Serpentcult - Trident Nor Fire cd
The Rita - Shooting Sharks 7"
The Vomit Arsonist - An Occasion For Death cd
The Vomit Arsonist - Go Without cd
The Vomit Arsonist - Wretch cd
Trepaneringsritualen - The Totality Of Death (Programme A) cd
Trepaneringsritualen - The Totality Of Death (Programme B) cd
Ø – Konstellaatio, 2LP (Sähkö Recordings)
Mika Vainio in a dreamlike mode. Excellent material with a mysterious atmosphere. Sparse beats, ambient textures, etc.
Too bad that the vinyls obviously suffer from bad cutting or mastering; having heard the digital version of this, I'd definitely recommend getting a CD instead...
Ruth White - Flowers Of Evil (1969).
Simplistic psych evocations.
Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials (2014).
Weekend impro sessions edited and commited to cd and lp. Interesting, though not essential.
Dusa - Klorofyll.
Swedish balm.
Quote from: Salamanauhat on February 09, 2014, 02:49:26 PM
Ø – Konstellaatio, 2LP (Sähkö Recordings)
Mika Vainio in a dreamlike mode. Excellent material with a mysterious atmosphere. Sparse beats, ambient textures, etc.
Too bad that the vinyls obviously suffer from bad cutting or mastering; having heard the digital version of this, I'd definitely recommend getting a CD instead...
I got the vinyl also earlier this week and enjoy it greatly. To me records sound fine (actually I was impressed by the heavy bass of the edition), haven't checked the digital version though. Perhaps you got a defect copy?
GODFLESH "Cold World" ep
THE VOMIT ARSONIST "What Remains" cassette
ANGRY SAMOANS "Inside My Brain" LP
GWAR "Hell-O" LP
SAVAGE AMUSED "Demo" LP
JUICE MACHINE/PATH TO LOBSTER BELIEVERS "Weak Password" split c30
Quote from: Henrik III on February 09, 2014, 07:42:42 PM
Quote from: Salamanauhat on February 09, 2014, 02:49:26 PM
Ø – Konstellaatio, 2LP (Sähkö Recordings)
Mika Vainio in a dreamlike mode. Excellent material with a mysterious atmosphere. Sparse beats, ambient textures, etc.
Too bad that the vinyls obviously suffer from bad cutting or mastering; having heard the digital version of this, I'd definitely recommend getting a CD instead...
I got the vinyl also earlier this week and enjoy it greatly. To me records sound fine (actually I was impressed by the heavy bass of the edition), haven't checked the digital version though. Perhaps you got a defect copy?
Yeah, this may be the case, I was thinking about it...
After another shitty week at the office with more shitty pop songs pouring out constantly from the radio, there are very few things better than listening to good records at the weekend:
* Neuntöter der Plage: Metamorphosis
Liked side A a lot, can't remember much from side B
* Amph: Hudson
* Drug Age: Tropismo
* Wrong Hole: Esthetic savings
3 very good tapes from Joy de Vivre
* Dead Reptile Shrine: Praise Cemetary
Strange and good as always
* Le Syndicat: Tape 4 (Vagynaestetatis) and 5 (Staying alive) from 30 Years of Excess
Great boxset!!
* White Gimp Mask/Dead Body Collection: Split Cdr
HNW as I like it, especially DBC was good for my taste
* Womb C
Strange as one would expect from the parties involved, but interesting. Needs to be listened a few more times.
* Genocide Organ: Remember
Always a pleasure, one of the greatest live records I know...
* Grey Wolves/Wertham/Survival Instinct: Ramraiding thee abyss
Very good!
* Pogrom: Degancios Suros
That's my favourite from 2013, many different moods
* Brighter Death Now: Inner war
RIP CMI
* Puce Mary: Ultimate Hypocrisy
I like this one even more than the excellent Success LP
* V.A.: Death Odors I
Liked the first few tracks a little bit more than the last ones
* Forza Albino: Infestation
Danish supremacy, indeed. Looking forward for the new record!
* The Vomit Arsonist: An Occasion for Death
Another favourite of 2013
* Grey Wolves: Catholic Priests fuck children
An absolute classic!
* Con-Dom: Live Assault 1/Live Assault 4
Thanks a lot for reissuing this (and Subjection)
Roberto Crippa Reverse (We Can Elude Control): Not really going gaga over any of this minimal-techno wave. While this is rolling in that direction, the noisy, electroacoustic-y, musique concrete-y, dark ambient-y elements make the album really excellent.
Francisco Meirino Anthems For Unsuccessful Winners (Echomusic): My obsession continues. This is more of his shrill-harsh-fuckitall kinda stuff. Intense and surreal.
Ethnic Acid Power-Works 1986-88 (Industrial Recollections): Fuck yes!
Small Cruel Party Seminal Brainpain (Dom America): Much more exciting than any of those S.C.P. albums that sound like wind recordings, heh. In your face and then into outer space. Very good.
Mlehst batch. Each and every one is great!!
Dolly Catcher (Belief Recordings)
This Is Your Master Calling (Belief Recordings)
The Cook Maid With Still Life of Vegetables and Fruit (Belief Recordings)
I Am, I Was, I Always Will Be (Belief Recordings)
A Cautionary Tale (Belief Recordings)
Notes of Obscure Origin (Belief Recordings)
Vilification of the English Peasant Class (Diophantine Discs)
Error of Dispensationalist Thought (Belief Recordings)
Quote from: cr on February 09, 2014, 09:53:01 PM
After another shitty week at the office with more shitty pop songs pouring out constantly from the radio, there are very few things better than listening to good records at the weekend
Im glad I can listen to my own music at work.
Quote from: cr on February 09, 2014, 09:53:01 PM* V.A.: Death Odors ILiked the first few tracks a little bit more than the last ones
I would say this is one of the all time best noise compilations.
AMK - Play CD RRR
This is excellent, I've been listening to a lot of AMK lately and this is his first full length and it packs a punch to say the least.
I love this.
some recent playlist favorites:
Mania/SSRI split tape, both deliver great tracks
Emaciator - Possessive tape
Grunt - Seer of decay cd classic
Wertham / Mutant Ape cd both great, enjoyed a lot the long and obsessive Wertham track
Family Underground - Un tratto di malinconia cd sometimes harsh, sometimes droning and psychedelic...great!
Been listening alot to these the last two months or so.
KAKERLAK - Ligature Ferment C30 (Angoisse)
When it comes to harsh noise, I want things rather simple but massive, and this is a massive junk feast. Side A is a great junk shredder with occational electronics reaching the surface. Side B keeps the organic junk spine but gives more space to electronic screech. Alot of subtle details hidden in the rubble. Amazing tape that really grows on me. Nolan is still on top. A shame there's only 48 copies though, this deserves to be heard and praised.
VANESSA AMARA - Both Of Us C20 (Posh Isolation)
Not too impressed by the recent PI-output, but they still put out some great stuff every now and then (HSV:s I Never for example). Have no idea who this is. Beautiful stuff though. Very roomy sounding organ and piano, simple melodies and arrangements, some neat odd sounding percussion. Very soundtrack-ish.
TRERIKSRÖSET - Venal C32 (Chefsideologens Bolag)
I had given up hope of finding this tape at a decent price when a friend told me Lust Vessel suddenly had some in their distro (thanks!). Having only heard Sexregler and a few shorter pieces on compilations before, I was very excited when this came through the door. A lengthy work by Treriksröset is a rare thing.
While Sexregler is a really teasing piece, making you hold your breath for 35 minutes before finally letting go, this is a much less demanding listen. Not that it doesn't deserve ones attention though. Simple yet oh so cunning harsh noise. Side A is diverse, giving you everything from boiling low rumblings to hard hitting blasts, everything perfectly timed and paced. Side B is of a slower more dragging kind, but maybe even more enjoyable to these ears. Low slibbering bass rumblings topped with screeching frequencies tickling your brain.
Just as the Kakerlak tape, this deserves to be heard and praised alot more.
Quote from: Baglady on February 12, 2014, 10:46:42 AM
TRERIKSRÖSET - Venal C32 (Chefsideologens Bolag)
I had given up hope of finding this tape at a decent price when a friend told me Lust Vessel suddenly had some in their distro (thanks!). Having only heard Sexregler and a few shorter pieces on compilations before, I was very excited when this came through the door. A lengthy work by Treriksröset is a rare thing.
While Sexregler is a really teasing piece, making you hold your breath for 35 minutes before finally letting go, this is a much less demanding listen. Not that it doesn't deserve ones attention though. Simple yet oh so cunning harsh noise. Side A is diverse, giving you everything from boiling low rumblings to hard hitting blasts, everything perfectly timed and paced. Side B is of a slower more dragging kind, but maybe even more enjoyable to these ears. Low slibbering bass rumblings topped with screeching frequencies tickling your brain.
Just as the Kakerlak tape, this deserves to be heard and praised alot more.
Tried to catch this when I saw it at LV, but missed the boat. You lucky dog! I'm sure it's a real scorcher. For those who haven't bought
Sexregler yet, last time I checked it was available for next to nothing at Cathartic Process. Don't hesitate!
Quote from: eyestrain on February 12, 2014, 11:28:50 AM
Quote from: Baglady on February 12, 2014, 10:46:42 AM
TRERIKSRÖSET - Venal C32 (Chefsideologens Bolag)
I had given up hope of finding this tape at a decent price when a friend told me Lust Vessel suddenly had some in their distro (thanks!). Having only heard Sexregler and a few shorter pieces on compilations before, I was very excited when this came through the door. A lengthy work by Treriksröset is a rare thing.
While Sexregler is a really teasing piece, making you hold your breath for 35 minutes before finally letting go, this is a much less demanding listen. Not that it doesn't deserve ones attention though. Simple yet oh so cunning harsh noise. Side A is diverse, giving you everything from boiling low rumblings to hard hitting blasts, everything perfectly timed and paced. Side B is of a slower more dragging kind, but maybe even more enjoyable to these ears. Low slibbering bass rumblings topped with screeching frequencies tickling your brain.
Just as the Kakerlak tape, this deserves to be heard and praised alot more.
Tried to catch this when I saw it at LV, but missed the boat. You lucky dog! I'm sure it's a real scorcher. For those who haven't bought Sexregler yet, last time I checked it was available for next to nothing at Cathartic Process. Don't hesitate!
Yes,
Sexregler is a must have. The CD is usually very cheap.
Forgot to mention that I love the Killing Sessions he did with Sewer Election.
Killing For Norge and
Killing For Norrland + Finland are easy and cheap to track down as well (cd-versions).
Killing For Germanyis great too, but that tape is a rare one I think. Lucky to have picked mine for 5$ at a show several years ago.
Quote from: Baglady on February 12, 2014, 10:46:42 AM
TRERIKSRÖSET - Venal C32 (Chefsideologens Bolag)
I had given up hope of finding this tape at a decent price when a friend told me Lust Vessel suddenly had some in their distro (thanks!). Having only heard Sexregler and a few shorter pieces on compilations before, I was very excited when this came through the door. A lengthy work by Treriksröset is a rare thing.
While Sexregler is a really teasing piece, making you hold your breath for 35 minutes before finally letting go, this is a much less demanding listen. Not that it doesn't deserve ones attention though. Simple yet oh so cunning harsh noise. Side A is diverse, giving you everything from boiling low rumblings to hard hitting blasts, everything perfectly timed and paced. Side B is of a slower more dragging kind, but maybe even more enjoyable to these ears. Low slibbering bass rumblings topped with screeching frequencies tickling your brain.
Just as the Kakerlak tape, this deserves to be heard and praised alot more.
Tommy and I were just recently lamenting his decision to turn down my offer to release a vinyl edition of
Venal back in 2010. Among my few regrets with the label - one that definitely got away... amazing tape!
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW: pain in progress & the slaughterhouse cd's (these 2 are my faves), great death LP (pretty ok; 1st track s1 has a weird sound at the end that sounds more like a defect but i'm not sure...), & inner war (i don't like most of this rel. i think the mastering is too 'sharp' or something?).
Corazzata Valdemone - Avanguardia Rumorista - CD Italy's most loathed project due to the explicit artworks and extreme themes. I was not so fond of his early works, but since "Sex, Nazis, etc." split Bagman I started having a soft spot for his work. This record is definitely his best work to date. I like most tracks and once again artwork will raise more than one eyebrow. From mediterranean ballads to "played" martial music, to more atmospheric/experimental moments.
I am not too fond of synth oriented classical stuff, but it works... Every now and then makes me think about Autopsia, although my fave track is the opening Gorizia, a classic war song rendered with very melodic singing a-la Natalino Otto/Carlo Buti. Not for everyone but will definitely find myself singing this under the shower and on the way to work.
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TRERIKSRÖSET - Venal C32 (Chefsideologens Bolag)
I had given up hope of finding this tape at a decent price when a friend told me Lust Vessel suddenly had some in their distro (thanks!). Having only heard Sexregler and a few shorter pieces on compilations before, I was very excited when this came through the door. A lengthy work by Treriksröset is a rare thing.
While Sexregler is a really teasing piece, making you hold your breath for 35 minutes before finally letting go, this is a much less demanding listen. Not that it doesn't deserve ones attention though. Simple yet oh so cunning harsh noise. Side A is diverse, giving you everything from boiling low rumblings to hard hitting blasts, everything perfectly timed and paced. Side B is of a slower more dragging kind, but maybe even more enjoyable to these ears. Low slibbering bass rumblings topped with screeching frequencies tickling your brain.
Just as the Kakerlak tape, this deserves to be heard and praised alot more.
Tried to catch this when I saw it at LV, but missed the boat. You lucky dog! I'm sure it's a real scorcher. For those who haven't bought Sexregler yet, last time I checked it was available for next to nothing at Cathartic Process. Don't hesitate!
Yes, Sexregler is a must have. The CD is usually very cheap.
Forgot to mention that I love the Killing Sessions he did with Sewer Election. Killing For Norge and Killing For Norrland + Finland are easy and cheap to track down as well (cd-versions). Killing For Germanyis great too, but that tape is a rare one I think. Lucky to have picked mine for 5$ at a show several years ago.
The
Killing Sessions are indeed fantastic! Everyone that loves harsh noise should hear these releases.
Quote from: SNSE on February 12, 2014, 03:33:12 PM
Tommy and I were just recently lamenting his decision to turn down my offer to release a vinyl edition of Venal back in 2010. Among my few regrets with the label - one that definitely got away... amazing tape!
Damn! I'm lamenting now too! SNSE always rocked the hits.
Organum/David Jackman – Penguins Eat Fish/Little Dark Wing (7", Robot Records, 2005)
A fantastic release. The Organum side consists of high pitched background noise, military drums, trumpets and piano, making up a rhythmic, very dynamic and atmospheric piece. The David Jackman side is sparse piano playing (no melody though) and some bird chirping at the end. All in all, a captivating release, with just the right length.
David Jackman – Flak (10", Die Stadt, 2003)
Side A is like early Organum: metal scraping that makes for noisy ambient. Side B might be a recording of the wind with airplane sounds mixed in a couple times. A good release although the above mentioned Organum/Jackman 7" is better. I'd love to hear the releases that apparently only consist of machine gun sounds.
Shift/Hal Hutchinson – Full Weight of the Opposition (10", Unsound Recordings, 2013)
A great collaboration with plenty of metal bashing and steady feedback plus shouting. Side B's second track has a nice rhythm too. Can't write much more other than it's a highly recommended record.
Fumio Kosakai – Earth Calling (LP, Memoirs of a Crater Lake, 2013)
Recordings from 1985-87 that are a far cry from Incapacitants or Hijokaidan. Side A is spacey, psychedelic lo-fi electronic music. It was inspired by Hawkwind according to the liner notes and if I remember Hawkwind's Space Ritual right, it does sound somewhat similar to the analogue synth parts between/underneath the Hawkwind songs. Side B is a live recording that pays tribute to Terry Riley and that's probably the best comparison. It's quite hypnotic but sadly the underlying constant tone drowns out the changing patterns on top of it. All in all, a nice release; I'm looking forward to the re-release of Kosakai's second tape.
U.N.D - Never Mind The Music...Here's Unseen Noise Death
Excellent material. On both sides there are one longer track after which there are short tracks with gaps of silence. The longer tracks are truly phenomenal material while the short ones don't work that well. At some place they even sound like it's one bigger piece with just silence added between some parts. Loud and distorted analogue sound.
Bizarre Uproar/U.N.D/Arse
Early Bizarre Uproar, from '92 I believe? The tape was released in '93 but the track title is given 11-92 and I guess that refers to month and year. Noisecore with extremely muddy sound, only getting clearer on really few, rare parts. Generally though, its really hard to make out whats really going on expect that the song cuts out for a short time and next one starts. U.N.D gives some low, distored rumble on a side, reminding me of some electrical malfunction. On B side it's more chaotic and noisy with mid and high end involved. Both good although I prefer the material on 'Never mind. . .' tape. Arse is noisecore with quite clean production. It is easy to hear what is going on and the sound is generally clean. Chaotic.
Treriksröset/Blud Thirst
No labels indicating which is which. One side sounds like Sexregler but more dynamic and fast. Essential. Blud Thirst is good noise until it cuts somewhere after half-way into strange backwards sound (you know when you record your voice and play it backwards. That kind of sound) and some rock? playing on background in really low volume. It's okay.
Con-Dom - Live Assault 1 / Live Assault 4 lp
I have no idea which show I am listening to because there is no indication which is which on either the center labels or the matrix of the vinyl. Bullshit. Other than that, the packagin is of high quality. This might be the most primitive con-dom I have heard. Most of the time there is high pitched feedback going on with Mike shouting. Sometimes theres more involved material but there doesnt tend to be vocals on those parts. Gives me a feeling that during these first shows he didnt using backing tapes or other material, instead relying doing everything live and every time he lifted his hands off the gear, the sound would be just feedback. I enjoy this and recommend to fans of con-dom, especially those who like the other live tapes.
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Con-Dom - Live Assault 1 / Live Assault 4 lp
I have no idea which show I am listening to because there is no indication which is which on either the center labels or the matrix of the vinyl. Bullshit.
Matrix numbers indicates it pretty clearly. Smaller number is A, bigger number obviously B.
Soundwise - a-side is more rugged (room recording?), b-side is more in-your-face (I assume mixer recording?)
-HASTUR: secta hereje LP (early Peruvian black metal dementia, like Sockeye but metal, really retarded and awesome!!)
-CSMD / FUNERARY BOX: split EP TEST PRESS (Hail Gappa!! demented sci fi noisecore with a lot of movie/tv tune covers vs evil blackmetal of deth!!)
-HADES MINING CO. / WATER TORTURE: split EP (filthy noiscore scum vs brutalcore powerviolence assault!)
-MASACRE: reqieum LP (Colombian metal classic!)
-BLOOD: o agios pethane LP (German death/grind legends second album finaly on vinyl, inc. nice booklet!!)
-NECHBEYETH: blood axis damnation LP (nasty, filthy, violent, evil shit)
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Quote from: SNSE on February 12, 2014, 03:33:12 PM
Tommy and I were just recently lamenting his decision to turn down my offer to release a vinyl edition of Venal back in 2010. Among my few regrets with the label - one that definitely got away... amazing tape!
Damn! I'm lamenting now too! SNSE always rocked the hits.
The lamentation spreads.
V/A – Hour of the Wolf (CD)
loved it... I wish all compilations were as intense as this
Operation Cleansweep - Powerhungry LP - been a while since i've spun it. so, so very good. "Fuck Your Brains Out" is a power electronics anthem!
STROM.ec - Neural Architect CD
STROM.ec - Dogs of Total Order LP
STROM.ec - Heartbreaking Love From God CDr
I still worship STROM.ec. cannot wait for the next release, whenever it may be! And whatever happened to the planed Eleczema album on FA?
Cabaret Voltaire - Drinking Gasoline 2x12" - getting funky
Very busy listening day today,
Intrastructure Zero - SOCOM 2cs
Immortal - Pure Holocaust (rip)
Aryan Blood - Through Struggle to Victory (rip)
Clandestine Blaze - Harmony of Struggle (rip) : sooo good!
Jason Crumer - Gentrification Suite (rip)
Aaron Dilloway - Boggs Vol 1 cs
Grinning Death's Head - Golden Dawn cs
Black Howling/Ostots cs
Liable - Silver b/w Hipocrisy cs
Raspberry Bulbs - RB Tries Again cs
Umpio/SSRI cs
Before, After cs on Monorail Trespassing : playing at the moment
Still have the 2 new Age Coin tapes on the block.
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Shift/Hal Hutchinson – Full Weight of the Opposition (10", Unsound Recordings, 2013)
A great collaboration with plenty of metal bashing and steady feedback plus shouting. Side B's second track has a nice rhythm too. Can't write much more other than it's a highly recommended record.
Seriously good stuff here from both parties. I second this recommendation I'm sure lots of other people do also.
Tumor - horrible splatter holocaust cdrI will call this comfort music. Pure anti-music ritual noisecore.
Lasse Marhaug - The Great Silence
An absolute masterpiece of pure no-frills harsh noise. Relative simple and straight-forward, incredibly loud and rich in content. Essential.
Jabber Garland - Catalogue Of Disasters
Great collaboration between Sindre Bjerga and Andreas Brandal, super enjoyable noise
Currently listening to Clay Figure / Half Mile Down split tape that I got some days ago. I was just discussing with a friend how prominent label Untergeschoss is, yet we don't feel that it gets the attention it deserves. I have followed the label religiously since its birth and have never been disappointed by any of their releases. The reason why it took me so long to get this tape is simply because I have one previous HMD split (with XXXX, co released between Untergeschoss and Nekorekords) and wasn't particularly amazed by it, yet it didn't disappoint me either. Of all the PPT related projects I'm the least familiar with Clay Figure due to having wrong impression about what it's all about. Now when I listen to the psychedelic tunes on this split, I can't but put my head down in shame because this is something absolutely amazing and unique. Just like the recent SS 7", this tape includes acoustic guitar played by PPT and it goes amazingly well with the unique atmosphere that is created by using various metals, objects and some FX while these very captivating guitar melodies takes the composition forward. The sound is rather lofi but it fits the mood perfectly. Half Mile Down composition is on a whole another level compared to the previous split tape with XXXX (at least from what I can remember). It consists of very moody atmosphere combined with these graveling sounds as if the beast from the front cover would be rising beneath the ground. That being said, I must give credit to Simon for very fitting artwork! Next it's time to replay the XXXX/HMD split that I managed to start already and I must say that (like in most cases) my memory didn't serve me right. Listening to XXXX side now and what can I say... SUPPORT UNTERGESCHOSS!!!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on February 14, 2014, 05:27:35 AMwhatever happened to the planed Eleczema album on FA?
i'm also wondering about this..
It wasn't good enough for me to release and project has been very slow to do new mix/master or new tracks for consideration. So at this point hard to say when or even if it will happen.
QuoteAfter another shitty week at the office with more shitty pop songs pouring out constantly from the radio, there are very few things better than listening to good records at the weekend
Im glad I can listen to my own music at work.
Oh damn, I wish I could listen to my own music at work, too! Tomorrow starts another week that I have to endure listening to the same 'hits' over and over again! I think it was Masami Akita who once said something like: "If noise means uncomfortable listening, than pop music is noise to me." How true!
Playlist this weekend:
:m: - La nauseéNice packaging. Good noise. Dedicated to E.M. Cioran.
Creation through destruction/Knurl - Split tapeGood noise from both, highly enjoyed this one.
Crown of Cerberus - Her everlasting strengthBeautiful, good for late night listening sessions.
Seagull Overseas - While you plan itDark soundscapes with a claustrophobic and choking feel - "Failed attempt to escape"
Anemone Tube - The Transfiguration of the ImageThree older and one new track. Too short, but OK. Have to spin it again.
Whitewater Orgasm - Moments of sufferingNot bad I'd say, noise, piercing feedback and screams. I think I should listen to the CD on LWhite again.
Swallowing Bile - ObsessionVery good and intense harsh noise/PE
Sudden Infant - Holes of gloryI don't know why, but I like pieces of sound inspired by....whatever. This one inspired by the film Cruising (William Friedkin)
Con-Dom - NothingNothing to add to FAFinland's description in the Con-Dom thread.
V.A. - ErosYESS. These are good, indeed. Tongue Knax, Mordant Karma, Blodvite, Arv & Miljö, Endless Sea, Elisha Morningstar, Skin Graft and Developer! But where can I get such 4 way tape cases? Mine arrived completely destroyed...
V.A. - Death Odors IIIProiekt Hat: IlluZionist and Deform ProcessI only have downloaded and burned CDs of these, a re-issue of them (and most of other Proiekt Hat) would be very welcome.
The Vomit Arsonist - Go withoutHm, strange. My circa 6 year old CD-player doesn't want to play this, but my at least 24 year old player has no problem. What else to say? I like everything The Vomit Arsonist has put out so far!
@cr
http://tapeline.info/v2/four-way-white-cases.html
http://tapeline.info/v2/quad-clear-4-way-cassette-cases.html
these?
Yes these. Thanks a lot!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on February 15, 2014, 07:59:02 PM
Currently listening to Clay Figure / Half Mile Down split tape that I got some days ago. I was just discussing with a friend how prominent label Untergeschoss is, yet we don't feel that it gets the attention it deserves. I have followed the label religiously since its birth and have never been disappointed by any of their releases. The reason why it took me so long to get this tape is simply because I have one previous HMD split (with XXXX, co released between Untergeschoss and Nekorekords) and wasn't particularly amazed by it, yet it didn't disappoint me either. Of all the PPT related projects I'm the least familiar with Clay Figure due to having wrong impression about what it's all about. Now when I listen to the psychedelic tunes on this split, I can't but put my head down in shame because this is something absolutely amazing and unique. Just like the recent SS 7", this tape includes acoustic guitar played by PPT and it goes amazingly well with the unique atmosphere that is created by using various metals, objects and some FX while these very captivating guitar melodies takes the composition forward. The sound is rather lofi but it fits the mood perfectly. Half Mile Down composition is on a whole another level compared to the previous split tape with XXXX (at least from what I can remember). It consists of very moody atmosphere combined with these graveling sounds as if the beast from the front cover would be rising beneath the ground. That being said, I must give credit to Simon for very fitting artwork! Next it's time to replay the XXXX/HMD split that I managed to start already and I must say that (like in most cases) my memory didn't serve me right. Listening to XXXX side now and what can I say... SUPPORT UNTERGESCHOSS!!!
Yes, total support!!
Quote from: cr on February 16, 2014, 09:09:44 PMV.A. - Eros
But where can I get such 4 way tape cases? Mine arrived completely destroyed...
You should ask from Vinci who runs Wendyprodz. He promised to send me another one and I'm quite sure he still has some left.
During the week end:
DRUG AGE: Dyslexic action boxset - cannot stop listening to this... Need my fix at least once a week on this. And the latest tape is at the same level.
Deprivation - I Don't Want To Grow Up Here - tape FUUUUUCK! excellent , very intense.
Barrikad: Through the voice one becomes animal - 10" lathe cut version of the excellent tape on NIL BY MOUTH... one of the best releases of Swedish cultural terrorists!
Anenzephalia: Funkspiele CD. Perfection, nothing else to add.
Puce mary: Success LP - already stated I love this. I still do like the first day.
Underklansmen -ST cassette: Raw punk, pushing a sort of "edgy" dark style that is bordering on trying too hard. Still, very fun.
The Rita & Prurient - Woman Pissing: The Rita providing harsh noise with Dom doing his usual acid gargle vocals. Fun for the whole family
Cirrhus- LP ever since klaxon recs included their demo from 2008 as a compensation for taking too long to send a package, this band has been a favorite. This LP is a full realization of their sound.
Chains Of Death Command- st tape - like this a lot more than the 7"
v/a- Cadavers Holding Knives Good comp with nice concept. Made me realize I don't own many 3"cdrs, and I'm ok with that.
Bestializer- Atavistic Aggression Nice and rotten tape from Narcolepsia. Strong variety of sounds but maintaing totally deranged and murky atmosphere from start to finish.
THE RITA - Dark Angled Eyebrow
Lionel Marchetti Sirrus (Auscultare Research): Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Intense. Intense. Intense.
Lionel Marchetti Madame Morte (Echopolite): One of the more darker works I've heard. Goes in many directions of course.
Lionel Marchetti Une Saison (Monotype): Collection of four long pieces from the mid to late 90's. Nice mixture and highly enjoyable.
Evapori Transkript 17/Transkript 18 (Entr'acte): Holy moly! I wasn't expecting this. Fumes was okay and Rehearsal For Objects was lame, but this is entirely different. INA-GRM meets Brume meets Wehowsky meets... Fuck, it's just this bombastic, all-acoustic-sourced, free-for-all of chaotic awesomeness. One of my favorites from the label ever. Can't recommend this enough!!
Troy Schafer Survey Of A Broken Tape Recorder (Signal Dreams): Just as it says it is. Surprisingly very composed piece. Looking forward to upcoming 7" on Task. Anyone here his "Crisis and the Healing Image" LP? It's with several Second Family Band members. I don't really go for that stuff, but I'm always interested to hear more from Troy.
Crawl Unit Terminal Absolution (G.R.O.S.S.): Fantastic variety as Colley is sometimes wont to do. Ambient to harsh to drone to concrète.
Dissecting Table Ten Realms (UPD Organization): Two discs going through the vast array of Tsuji's modern stylings. "Unkamusho" is one of my favorite 'metal' pieces I've heard from him. You get some of the psychedelic noise, some of the droning darkness and even the Mario-Brothers-dungeon-tunes on tracks like "Tetsugaisho". I always go to Dissecting Table when I'm feeling miserable. Helping with the winter blues this past week.
Marissa Nadler July (Sacred Bones/Bella Union): If you like this kinda girly-soft-folk-shite, I think this is Nadler's best yet.
Harry Bertoia Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima/Nova (Sonambient): Went to see Bertoia's monotypes today with the missus for her birthday. I always love Harry's sound works after having seen them in person. I think these albums would seem simple and boring to many folks, but look him up on youtube.
Trepaneringsritualen / Deathstench split pic LP
Malignant
If one should point out something what is both GOOD and something one loosely can lump under "black-noise", maybe this is finest example. While calling this "black noise" is kind of unnecessary, as the swede here follows very firmly the finest moments of Swedish death industrial, and Deathstench isn't really THAT noisy afterall... but still, experimental sound what has kind of flirt towards black metal tradition in form of vocals, aesthetic or even usage of some regular instruments, such as mournful guitar lines in Deathstench. If only more "black noise" would be this good... Been listening several times and still would like to hear more.
Andrew Quitter and Nick Hoffman "Nu Grotesque" tape
Diazepam
Out of many Diazepam releases, I picked up this for personal collection because it was compact regular package tape. Not bag filled with burned wood or oversized metal wire mesh cover, hah! But despite such a trivial method of picking up release, it turned out to be pretty good noise mess. Not harsh per se, but just piling up junk, tapes, trumpets, probably field recordings and such into one recording.
Quote from: aischrolatreia on February 17, 2014, 12:50:37 AM
Cirrhus- LP ever since klaxon recs included their demo from 2008 as a compensation for taking too long to send a package, this band has been a favorite. This LP is a full realization of their sound.
agreed, I love this band.
Damion Romero - Lab Terminal Amnesia (CDr) P-tapes 2012 Picked this up at Ameoba hollywood this weekend, even better than I remember from the gigs, I love Damion's noise, it's far advanced.
Fäkalien – Untitled - tape
So who is this? This tape on Diazepam is pretty good. Nothing revolutionary, but I like the typicality of quite rotten death industrial / postmortem / pe sound. Occasionally reminds of Atrax Morgue at his darker releases. Seeing releases appear mostly on "Shitnoise records" net label and there are splits done with bands with such curious names as "Cumshot in Snow" or "Gay Noise" (haha!) it seems like potential goes to waste? So, if you happen to see this somewhere, don't be turned off instantly by such things. Might be worth for those who love the type of stuff!
Latest Diazepam releases are all very good. Good work Mauro!
Tattered Syntax Nothing All Day Nothing (Skeleton Dust): Still probably my favorite piece from last year. Fuck me.
Quote from: tiny_tove on February 18, 2014, 12:17:43 AM
Latest Diazepam releases are all very good. Good work Mauro!
grazie Marco!
Fäkalien guy really seems to have no much interested in promoting himself, and it's a shame because everything i've heard from him was always good.
Great person, good attitude, should deserve more attention.
on topic:
Peenemunde - II cd really good!
Ecoute la merde / Sleep Column split cd-r not a big fan of hnw but this really grabbed me. great layout too.
and revisiting some tapes while reading Come lupi tra le pecore:
Lord Wind - Forgotten Songs . Darken's pagan folk side project, sometimes goofy, sometimes just like Graveland with clean guitars ... work fine with me. good tape
Abs Conditus - Noc długich noży ...raw, clumsy nsbm, not really interesting
Sektor 304 - Subliminal Actions CD - wow! even better than their debut. I don't know why I waited so long to get this. 100% industrial perfection. would love to see this kind of thing live.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on February 18, 2014, 05:58:27 PMwould love to see this kind of thing live.
you're not alone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cAHMLlTKSk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cAHMLlTKSk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMRK2rNR9nI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMRK2rNR9nI)
Portuguese label New Approach released a new 7" and will soon release a boxset... soooo looking forward to this
one of my current fave industrial projects... when I listen to their records I believe there is still hope.
Gelsomina - Disease With a Purpose -> One of the best works of PekkaPT... even If I think Sick Seed is great, I always prefer his older project, simply because it's sound... very harsh, nice, controlled feedbacks, great treble. Never enough of this.
Skullflower - Malediction -> Very calm and nice, especially the third track... drone/noise/experimental rock? Don't think how could I call it. Not really for listening in the daytime, more night/before/during sleep category.
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa -> I think this one is not need introduction. Anyway, I like the execution on this record. Some tracks are like wall of noise with vocals, which is always very welcomed for me... Joukkohauta Pt.2 / Hate Your Face , and Silvottu Musta Vittu, for example. Non-stop bass rumble, static, very noisy sound, sometimes buried, sometimes in-your-face vocals.
Incapacitants - As Loud As Possible -> I fine example, how to make something constant, and also dynamic at the same time. Classic!
Immaculate:Grotesque – Circles -> Have you ever feel the thing, when you just push up and up the volume, and still don't feel the brutal sound of a record, even if it's clipped to the maximum level? If've got the same problem with this one. Some very high, and very low frequencies, which are take out the place for the more hurtful mids... anyway, not bad, just... eh, empty of actual sound? Don't know really how to say it...
Wold - Srcreech Owl -> Black Noise, but technically, it's just black metal with same very heavy clipping, and bass-only. So, not Black Metal / physical Noise fusion. It's sounds good, but too dry sounding. Can't decide vocals are pros, or cons... sometimes they just fuck up the whole track for no actual reason, but sometimes they are make it better. But maybe it's just the thing, that I am not really listening metal anymore since some years... 5/3
Sickness – Flesh And Bone -> Very chaotic, yet controlled... lot of changes within seconds, playing with different reverb along the stereo width, makes it also a good listen on headphones, and not just speakers.
Recommended, but not the "daily noise album", for me at least.
BROWN PISS "Subterranean Grapevine" cassette
GOV'T ALPHA "DGTL Salvation" cassette
MOTARDS "Rock Kids" LP
MINISTRY "Enjoy the Quiet: Live At Wacken" 2xLP
o Heiðrún - cdr given to me with various unreleased tracks
ANAL CUNT "Defenders of the Hate" cd
NASCITARI - Close
David Alexander Hess - The Last house on the left OST - very nice. One of those records that you can put on anytime and it will suit you.
Ride for Revenge - Disturbances 2001-2013 - well, being a collection it's not that strong as full albums, at least from my point of view, but anyways interesting.
The Bloody Mess Rock Circus – Mountain Rock - 30years of Bloody f. mess. Great album!
The fields of hay - Songs for nine ladies Chirping of birds etc. Didn't quite get the album.
Human Greed - Black Hill: Midnight at the Blighted Star - This on the other hand is very good. I'm not super ambient guy, but I liked the simpleness in this one. Recommended.
Brandkommando - Three strikes and you are out - This project lacks some essential properties or it has some sort of image that is repellent for me right away. There are quite a few projects like that and I still try some of them, but the result is the same. So nothing interesting here.
RU-486 - Romanian Abattoirs - on the other hand this disc is one of the best PE that I've heard lately. Everything from the theme to fullfillment is done great. Recommend.
Hour Of The Wolf / I Dreamt Of Her Beautiful Tentacles / Dead Body Collection / Indch Libertine – Split - walls. It's nice to listen to them from time to time.
VA - Eros - Waited to listen to this because it seemed too good of a compilation/6 way split to be true. It is damn good.. There was one tape that didn't seem so good overall, but other parts were awesome.
Anemone Tube - Dream Landscape cd (dreamy atmospheric noise. Short but great!)
Anemone Tube - Death Over China cd (really great atmospheric noise from this unique project)
Anemone Tube - The Transfiguration Of The Image tape (amazing material is on this tape!!! I listened it countless time!)
Anemone Tube / Dissecting Table - This Dismal World lp (still need to understand this material)
Body Cargo / Pogrom - Resistance cd (great pe from both artist. I really like Body Cargo track with Pogrom on vocals)
Brighter Death Now - Greatest Death cd (classic!)
Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (my fave album of them. Heavy and epic!)
Candlemass - Ancient Dreams cd (not so good as "Nightfall". Darkest album of them)
Candlemass - Tales Of Creation cd (nothing special to me)
Contagious Orgasm - Corporal cd (I can listen first track over and over. Killer old material)
Death In June - Nada! cd (Dance In June! hahahaha Great album!!)
Death In June - The World That Summer cd (I start to listen DI6 because "Torture By Roses" and "Come Before Christ...")
Death In June - Rose Clouds of Holocaust cd (absolute masterpiece!!)
Fear Factory - Demanufacture (I like this album since childhood. Drumming are insane! Keyboards and atmosphere are beyond words.)
Gnawed - Terminal Epoch cd (with every listening I like this album more and more. Hellish and desolate pe)
Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness 2xcdr (every second of this release is amazing! Book is really nice.)
Netherworld - Alchemy Of Ice cd (calm and quiet ice ambient. Relaxing.)
Roses Never Fade - Fade To Black lp (this is better than Integrity IMHO. Dark neofolk with unique vocals)
Uncodified - Drug Street tape (this tape blown me away!!! Harsh pe like Caligula031. We need this!!)
Wertham / Mutant Ape - Split cd (nice material from both artists. I like Wertham's lyrics)
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Vala 2xtape (this should be re-released on cds. One of my fave XE recordings)
CONTROLLED BLEEDING - Knees And Bones C64 (Obsolete Units)
This recording needs a more proper rerelease. It sounds good, as expected, but the amazing cover art is spoiled by simply being squeezed to fit the tape format.
As for the recording... This is some over the top noisy PE from 1985. Raging vocals, lots of junk bashing, massive electronics (by '85 standards...). Someone ought to rerelease the Distress Signals tape too. Why not Broken Flag, Harbringer or Vinyl On Demand?
V/A - Slutstationen C90 (Styggelse)
Solid and nicely put together compilation. Almost all my scandinavian faves are featured; Vit Fana, Puce Mary, Händer Som Vårdar, Arv & Miljö, Treriksröset(!!). Vårtgård, Shift and Maniac Cop should also be mentioned. And acts I usually don't appreciate that much, like Alfarmania and Arkhe, really deliver here. I guess I need some immediate contrasts and a wider context to give them the attention they deserve. Brighter Death Now was a bit of a letdown, but I have never been a big fan of CMI (IRM being the exception) or BDN so what did I expect, heh...
Although recently purchased, I've been listening many times to Eleh's "For Moussavi Atrium". Wasn't too sure what to expect, but as it happens it's a synthesis of this project's usual modes. Always suited to longer spirals, this single, nearly fourty minute track perfectly shows the singular perfection of Eleh's chosen aesthetic. Too much of this is not enough right now, but I'll be interested to know how I feel in a year's time.
Also, thanks to Bleak Bliss (http://bleakbliss.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/giancarlo-toniutti-siegmar-fricke-kousk.html), I've been listening a great deal to a download of Giancarlo Toniutti's collaboration with one Siegma Fricke, of whom I know nothing. The oddly titled "*Ko/USK" uses the sounds of stones as source, and comes up with three satisfactorily lengthened spirals of wonderful acoustic sounds occasionally processed thoughtfully. I see there are copies available on Discogs, which in this case could be good as the release also came with a book. Toniutti's music has been an occasional special interest, I've been appreciating his aesthetic.
Knaekkende Stemmer - LP
Formerly known as Alleypisser. I really liked this one. Tape manipulation, minimal synths, ..
Amph - Polar/Mongol - LP
Just got to know Amph, but i dig everything they do. 2 long well-constructed pieces of loops, tape manipulation,etc.. Great!
Amph/SSRI - split - Tape
Amph side > SSRI side. Amph is more of their routine, but less subtle maybe ? Really good. SSRI is some layered, warbly, slowed down sound collage.
Modorra - Solar Anus - LP
Filthy grindcore a la Repulsion. Nothing new, but effective
Oberman Knocks - Dilankex - 12" EP
Electronica stuff. I bought this more for the B-side which is a lengthy Autechre remix, imo better than the original track on the A-side.
Jason Zeh A Series Of Objects (Banned Prod.): Mr. Zeh doing that subtle, obscure tape-based sound manipulation. Not as impacting as A Vacant Lot To Be In felt. I imagine the presence of the performance would change everything.
Vertonen Bloodshifts (Banned Prod.): Side A = a little more aggressive than the usual Vertonen fare. Side B = the usual Vertonen fare...deep drone.
Michael Muennich Abbitte (Banned Prod.): First listen to Muennich. Barely treated acoustic noise. Great!
Brume Charlemagne (Membrum Debile Propaganda): The best Brume piece I've ever heard?
Mlehst A Puritan Am I (Belief): Gold! Not much different from the last few years of Mlehst, but I love it all.
Mlehst Dreams Crossed Out (Self Abuse): Favorite in the Murder Series.
Mlehst The Longest Lie (Black Horizons): Collection of older sounds on three tapes. I think I'm done binging on Mlehst for a while now, lest I start buying overpriced rarities.
Small Cruel Party Seminal Brainpan (Dom America): Much more intense than most SCP releases I've heard. Fantastic!
Small Cruel Party & Sudden Infant Play Stalker (eM 13n): As great as a collaboration as you'd expect, with Lanz's presence being less subdued than you'd predict.
Lionel Marchetti & Jérome Noetinger Paris – Genève (Πτώματα Κάτω Από Το Κρεββάτι): Dueling Revox B77's...fuck man, this is amazing. Great cover art from "The Ruins of Detroit" photo series: (http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/ (http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/)).
Burried Machine Stoned Mirror (Rockatansky): Only familiar with Bulkface and Aoral Portion, but this is in that vein those releases are, but...better! Killer artwork.
RM Current Logic (Second Sleep): Woah! Not at all what you'd think to hear from one half of Lettera 22...rhythmic as all hell.
Jeph Jerman A Fidgety And Excitable Engine (Second Sleep): It's Jerman...look at the title. Think a minute...you got it! Another stellar work.
Cédric Dambrain Subjective Slave (Roughledge): Wow...like Tommi Keränen playing Pain Jerk at 16 2/3 rpm and at times like the CMI catalog playing electro-acoustic music. Just...complete brain frying, face fucking music. Gonna be a 2014 contender.
Anla Courtis & Ralf Wehowsky Return Of The Stone Spirits (Beta-lactam Ring): Way more harsh than you typically see Wehowsky; which is how I recall their other collaboration being.
Johannes Frisch & Ralf Wehowsky Tränende Würger (Korm Plastics): More acoustic-sourced than the above. Reminds me of the amazing Sechs Abstände album.
Brighter Death Now- Obsessis LP: this is solid all the way through especially side 2.
Brighter Death Now- Why 12": i did not know i owned this record. i found it, facing backwards, in a box i stash random records i never listen to. neither side sounded familiar so maybe i never gave it a listen. both sides are ok. the vocals on the title track, i think, gets to be a bit much. sounds like monkey grunting or something. the feedback in the end is excellent. a cd with this & BDNs 7"' & comp tracks would be good.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 22, 2014, 04:11:58 AM
a cd with this & BDNs 7"' & comp tracks would be good.
Isn't the
Very Little Fun-3CD just that? I'm no expert on BDN though, might be alternate versions and unreleased stuff for all I know.
'Very Little Fun' is mostly unreleased stuff, with a few alternate versions of rare material. However, it wasn't 'new' unreleased material, as such.
Tetsu Inoue "Object and Organic Code" (IEA, 2001, CD) - haven't listening to him for ages despite being very influenced by his work. I really enjoy that EP and I am quite frustrated that my copy has been deteriorated (outer layer has disappeared by some sort of chemical reaction, so last track is even more glitchy and can glitch eternally). It is his last solo album working on glitch before going back to ambient; I suppose the guy thought it was a dead-end. While people usually preferred his ambient work, I find more pleasure in those broken architectures. It tooks me until my own "l'aube" tape to understand I was no good at this and eerie has been replaced.
I recently had the pleasure to share a show with Gordon Ashworth (Oscillating Innards, Concern, Caen, Knelt Rote, ...) who is touring Europe at the moment. He plays manipulated field recordings, loops, etc. Go see him if you can, you will not be disappointed. His set is made of burning textures, fierce loops. Gloomy, doomed and beautiful. Yet, the overall feeling has more in common with american folk music which makes it really interesting.
Quote from: Foyer Second on February 22, 2014, 12:38:02 PM
I recently had the pleasure to share a show with Gordon Ashworth (Oscillating Innards, Concern, Caen, Knelt Rote, ...) who is touring Europe at the moment. He plays manipulated field recordings, loops, etc. Go see him if you can, you will not be disappointed. His set is made of burning textures, fierce loops. Gloomy, doomed and beautiful. Yet, the overall feeling has more in common with american folk music which makes it really interesting.
I'd like to know more about what he is doing. What's the best way to keep up with his activities? website etc?
Quote from: Baglady on February 22, 2014, 05:26:57 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 22, 2014, 04:11:58 AM
a cd with this & BDNs 7"' & comp tracks would be good.
Isn't the Very Little Fun-3CD just that? I'm no expert on BDN though, might be alternate versions and unreleased stuff for all I know.
I remember thinking of ordering the "Very Little Fun" 4LP set but, I guess, the price turned me off. Is the material on the cd set worth the money?
The 1890 LP was the last thing I picked up by BDN.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 22, 2014, 08:11:20 PM
Quote from: Foyer Second on February 22, 2014, 12:38:02 PM
I recently had the pleasure to share a show with Gordon Ashworth (Oscillating Innards, Concern, Caen, Knelt Rote, ...) who is touring Europe at the moment. He plays manipulated field recordings, loops, etc. Go see him if you can, you will not be disappointed. His set is made of burning textures, fierce loops. Gloomy, doomed and beautiful. Yet, the overall feeling has more in common with american folk music which makes it really interesting.
I'd like to know more about what he is doing. What's the best way to keep up with his activities? website etc?
i think his twitter account has the most up to date info: https://twitter.com/forcedbloom
i'm seeing him next month at this (https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1/1476106_709885419045083_1367437106_n.jpg) . Really looking forward to that one!
Quote from: Foyer Second on February 22, 2014, 12:38:02 PM
Tetsu Inoue "Object and Organic Code" (IEA, 2001, CD)
I don't know about this one, but his first four albums are all great IMHO. I'd put Organic Cloud and Slow & Low up there with among the best ambient music I've ever heard.
Reinforcement:Punishment - Animal (tape 27 min single sided, Obscure Vanity): 3rd release of the project and the best up to now, I think. Still recognisable through moments with looped samples and the not extremely harsh noise wall, but now there's also added elements, like some more chaotic parts and own vocals, for the first time as far as I remember. Good tape and I'm interested to see how this project will evolve.
Diseased Peasant - Everything is in Your Head, but No One is There to Respond (tape 20 min single sided, Obscure Vanity): Diseased Peasant is a kind of Black Noise like Emit. Some good moments there, but in general not exactly my cup of tea. I think it lacks a bit in harshness.
Wasted Cum - Pathetic Fucks (tape 20 min (?) single sided, Obscure Vanity): Pornographic Harsh Noise is how it's described by the label and that's definately what it is. What you can hear is porn sounds and Harsh Noise. And while I enjoy the porn sounds, the noise itself was less to me liking (judging from a first listen, will play it again). Maybe I've got to make a CD with only porn sounds to listen to (and play in the car), haha.
Sutcliffe Jugend - This is the Truth (CD, Ground Fault Recordings/Hospital Recordings): First release I own from SJ. I'm not too fond of the first couple of tracks, but Restraint and Pigboy are really nice and the following tracks seem better as well. Not too fond of the hysterical vocals as well. For those who are more familiar with their work: was this a good starting point or what stuff would you recommend to me?
Grey Wolves/Wertham/Survival Unit - Ramraiding Thee Abyss (LP, Old Europa Cafe): Nice layout, nice pins, good music. The collaboration tracks seem the strongest. Wertham, of whom I knew little to nothing up to now, is good and I might need to check out more of his work. Survival Unit is good too, calmer, but the last track felt strange compared to the other tracks. Anyway, I had quite high expectations of this and I'm not disappointed.
U-371 - By All Means... (CD, Black Plagve Productions): This is some seriously good stuff. Ominous brooding Death Industrial with Dark Ambient undertones in certain tracks. With collaborations from J. Stillings (Steel Hook Prostheses) & Andy Grant (The Vomit Arsonist) you of course can't go wrong.
Funerary Call - Nightside Emanations: (CD, Malignant Records): Good ambient, with a mainly organic sound. Don't listen to ambient too much anymore, but this is definitely good.
Auschwitz Symphony Orchestra - Sonderbehandlung (tape, White Defense Recodrs): Very good tape! I prefer the grindcore tapes, but the noisecore like blasts aren't bad either.
Atrax Morgue - Esthetik of a Corpse (LP, Urashima): The only other Atrax Morgue release I own is the 3" CDr on L.White Records, which, if I remember correctly, has a more aggressive sound than this. Anyway, the whole music of this LP seems all rather simple, but it definitely works. Very neat creepy brooding feeling. Ow yeah, and, I think, the last track on the A-side started with a sound that made me feel really bad for some reason. Also pity that on the second to last track on the A-side there's some mark/scratch on the vinyl, which results in an unwanted sound, don't know if it's possible to get rid of it...
Kam Hassah - Private Conversation vol. 2 (C32, Dokumentarisk Agenda): Glad I still decided to get this! I think this is even better than the first volume and makes me think I should check out more stuff like this, not too familiar with the genre.
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RU-486 - Romanian Abattoirs - on the other hand this disc is one of the best PE that I've heard lately. Everything from the theme to fullfillment is done great. Recommend.
Somehow I don't like this album. Album was done like newest Prurient releases - one techno track with screaming vocals, pe made with distorted synths but without soul. I like just track with Slogun but other don't work for me. Maybe I need to listen it more...
Vicious Beast cd is the best recording done by this man IMHO.
Acacia: Tills döden skiljer oss åt
Vanhelga: Höst + Sommar
Not very often, but sometimes I'm in the mood for something like this. Acacia=Livsnekad follow-up project.
V.A.: Voyeurs of modern decay
Side A was very good, but didn't pay too much attention to side B. I think I have to listen again.
V.A.: Dokument #1
Varied and diverse compilation. Best for me were Puce Mary, Forza Albino, Damien Dubrovnik. Obvious choices.
Fäkalien: Untitled
Good one.
Anenzephalia: Funkspiele
Enjoyed this a lot.
Altar of Flies: Let new rise in the face of death
This is a new experience each time I listen to it. Just great!
Forza Albino: Black dog
Very minimal, but intense was my first impression. Have to listen again soon.
Tourette: Jardin Du Sommeil Chant D'Amour Sur La Nuit Grandissante
Wow. Highly recommended!
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 22, 2014, 08:11:20 PM
I'd like to know more about what he is doing. What's the best way to keep up with his activities? website etc?
Iatrogenesis is his label;http://forcedbloom.com/ir.htm
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 22, 2014, 10:08:14 PM
I remember thinking of ordering the "Very Little Fun" 4LP set but, I guess, the price turned me off. Is the material on the cd set worth the money?
I would say yes. But give it a listen first if there are other BDN records are on your list.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 22, 2014, 10:08:14 PM
I remember thinking of ordering the "Very Little Fun" 4LP set but, I guess, the price turned me off. Is the material on the cd set worth the money?
The 1890 LP was the last thing I picked up by BDN.
I'm not even a big fan of Brighter Death Now, yet I keep returning to the 3CD-set. Definitely worth picking up. I wouldn't go so far as picking up the vinyl set though.
Bölzer - Aura
Rather nice blackened death metal with actual musical ambition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfjO84q-vA4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfjO84q-vA4)
BDN "May All Be Dead" 2LP- this is pretty damn good all the way through. I seem to be liking Roger's work more now than I did when the releases originally came out. I'm not really sure why. I never disliked BDN, I just never went back to the records very often after the first few listens.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 24, 2014, 10:54:50 PM
BDN "May All Be Dead" 2LP- this is pretty damn good all the way through. I seem to be liking Roger's work more now than I did when the releases originally came out. I'm not really sure why. I never disliked BDN, I just never went back to the records very often after the first few listens.
"May all be dead" is quite different than others album. Less "swedish" industrial oriented and more influenced from Punk HC and PE attitude.
(http://www.ishitnoise.com/wiki/images/2/20/Necrofilia_-_Sein_Zum_Tode.gif)
NECROFILIA-Sein Zum Tode
Tape from Slaughter prod.
Project run by M.Corbelli ( Atrax Morgue) & D.Granziera ( TEATRO SATANICO - LUNUS )
Listening all new Filth & Violence stuff in a row... XE newest material is a blast
K2 "Variation II for Piano and Feedback; perfect version" great release!
Quote from: tiny_tove on February 25, 2014, 11:06:42 AM
Listening all new Filth & Violence stuff in a row... XE newest material is a blast
any distros selling these yet??
EVIL ARMY "Under Attack" 7"
SEPPUKU/SLOTH split 7"
FLIPPER "Sex Bomb Baby" LP (comp)
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Super classic
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LUSTMORD
Things That Were
3 LP box from Vinyl on demand early works from 1980-83 of radical ambient/industrial
Quote from: STREETMEAT on February 25, 2014, 09:26:35 PM
Quote from: tiny_tove on February 25, 2014, 11:06:42 AM
Listening all new Filth & Violence stuff in a row... XE newest material is a blast
any distros selling these yet??
In few days coming...
playlist:
FUMIO KOSAKAI "Earth Calling" LPre-issue of his old solo tape from 1985. I have this tape too. Recall when played at same gig with Incapacitants years ago and talked with Kosakai and he told he has bunch of old stuff in his storage what he doesn't bother to sell. No distro, no merch table at gigs etc. And for my great amazement, he actually had these old 80's solo tapes too! Needless to say bought everything. Despite "Earth Calling" is far from remarkable masterpiece, it's still nice work. A lot of it is just super minimal organ/keyboard drone, but there is more to it than first appears. Certainly a must for those who like to track down artists career to its early stages, before he made himself well known as member of iconic groups like CCCC, Hijokaidan, Incapacitants,...etc.
HELM "The Hollow Organ" 12"Damn!! Helm simply is so good. What else to say? Highly electric, but also has this hand made feel to it. Noises, tape experiments, but really nice electronic sound.
Bought huge lot of older
ULTRA label (rus) tapes. I was too busy to go check out what I already have. Just bought everything there was in one Russian distrolist. Now that I saw the covers, I recognize I probably have most of them already, and some stuff I didn't, wasn't really noise. It's hard to talk of some bands if it's all written in russian alphabets. But perhaps for that reason even lazy post-punk with mumbling vocals on tape release has weird charm. But certainly look forward to have time to dig into all these industrial-noise releases what I haven't heard before..
Arizmenda - Within the Vacuum of Infinity...
Odz Manouk - S/T
I have been on a serious worship of Crepúsculo Negro / Black Twilight Circle, as well as the Rhinocervs label the past few years for black metal. I feel they are pushing sonically and structurally a lot of boundaries native to the genre in new, exciting ways. Though I highly enjoy most of both labels' material, these two specifically are personal favorites and continue to merit repeated plays. Such engrossing atmospheres with brilliant transitions!
Con-Dom - Control Domination
Love this output. Really harsh and varied with great flow through the duration. For the length, each track maintains its own identity which is very important to me.
Various Artists - Eros 4xCS
so very good, all projects are very fitting for the label as well as the sounds of all 8 artists. Nice to see more Tongue Knax and Mordant Karma tracks.
Ride for Revenge / Below - very disappointing
Intolitarian - Deathangle Absolution - good
Intolitarian - Berserker Savage - also good
Dmitry Distant - Le Derive De L'Amour - overall the new Belaten batch was somewhat synthpop-ish or what that style is..
Distel - Ultra 2012 - this one had most weaker places
Grand Mal X - Life Ep - Nice to listen to from time to time
The Hills Have Eyes OST - Good to listen to it once. I doubt I'd do that more than that.
Goatpenis - Depleted Ammunition - I was trying to get into that blasphemous thing before but without success. This time it truly caught me!
Neuntoter der Plage - Metamorphosis - nice zine together with the tape. As always in Narcolepsia style. Sound had its goods and bads. Ritual, horror ambient etc. Good.
Warfire - Of Power and Steel - great
VA - Voyeurs of Modern Decay - Nice compilation. Good unclean track. Others are enjoyable too!
Uncodified - Drug Street - Project discovered after the split with wertham. Good solo album.
Croatian Amor - Genitalia Garden - ah so this is how you feel when listening many 7" in a row. I see. Good to hear so much of Croatian Amor.
Full Blown Aids - Viral Load - yes
Irreverent - Blasphemous Crusifix Profanation - one of the nicest covers I've ever seen. Soundwise it is good too.
Merzbow - FID - At the beginning I thought WOW now I'll say that nowadays Merzbow does good stuff too. At the beginning of both CDs I silently packed CDs back to cases.
Nyogthaeblisz – Apocryphal Progenitors Of Mankind's Tribulation another nice surprises from black metal.
Vaginal Jesus - Affirmative Apartheid - My favourite project involving Seth.
Goatpenis - Biochemterrorism - great
Sturmführer – Niemals Vergessen - Not surprising, but not bad.
Arvo Pärt Passio (ECM New Series): When the mood is right, there's nothing better. Transcendent.
Run The Jewels S/T (Fool's Gold): Daily, two three times for a few months now. Fuckin' so good.
Händer Som Vårdar I Never (Posh Isolation):Second thing I ever heard on Posh Iso that seemed worth the hype (2nd: Puce Mary's Success). Nice outer-realm, genre-less moody tunes. Love when the last track gets harmonic (sample?) and it just cuts off. Thank you.
Contrary Soap Heaven Unnamed Disease (Trapeze Tapes): More Lust Vessel. Heavy on synth/oscillator-based sounds. Enjoyable, but not highly repeatable.
Hheva Time & Flesh/Space & Bone (Cuniunction Releases): Another jewel from this under-recognized project.
V/A For Godsake Hold Your Tongue (Mazurka Editions): One of those rare occasions where Mazurka don't deliver the goods. Too haphazard in the flow. Separate tapes do help in this case.
Advokat Ihrer Hoheit - Opferbereit, LP (Art Konkret 1993)
Total worship. Why is this not mentioned everywhere, all the time, together with Söldnergeist???
Pogrom: Live (wrath) VHS version!!! Great work!
Quote from: eyestrain on February 28, 2014, 07:52:37 AM
Arvo Pärt Passio (ECM New Series): When the mood is right, there's nothing better. Transcendent.
Great
i love everything composed by him
Quote from: Salamanauhat on March 01, 2014, 09:49:23 PM
Advokat Ihrer Hoheit - Opferbereit, LP (Art Konkret 1993)
Total worship. Why is this not mentioned everywhere, all the time, together with Söldnergeist???
I remember having that LP but remember nothing from it. Heavy, kind of minimal electronics? I'm guessing I sold or traded it years ago.
Currently listening to random songs from The Plasmatics on youtube...
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on March 01, 2014, 10:25:59 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on February 28, 2014, 07:52:37 AM
Arvo Pärt Passio (ECM New Series): When the mood is right, there's nothing better. Transcendent.
Great
i love everything composed by him
Absolutely! "In Principio" is a
desert island album if there ever was one.
This weekend:
Arkhe: Kryptakravlarn 7"
AntiChildLeague + Silent Abuse: She lost control 7"
IRM: Indications of Nigredo 12"
V.A.: Slutstationen
Irgun Z'wai Leumi: Klirrfaktor
XE: Purity through fire
Sick Seed: Elephant Man
Hollow Bush: Phase IV
Shift: Sleep Paralysis
If I remember right, this was the first Shift record I ever heard. Good one.
Inade: Aldebaran
Those poor Bastards: Satan is watching
My favourite of TPB
Prurient: The Baron's Chamber
Streicher: Oi Terroristen/Blood & Honour
Ulex Xane: Brutalitarian
Compared to the Lo-Fi noise of Streicher, is this Hi-Fi noise!?
Quote from: cr on March 02, 2014, 09:18:05 PM
This weekend:
Cut Hands - Black Mamba & Afro Noise IBone Awl - Not For Our FeetConqueror - War Cult Supremacy
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ear bood
FORZA ALBINO Black Dog - Nothing new, still a good hypnotic second track.
PUCE MARY "Ultimate Hypocrisy" - Great! I have to check the other releases of this project.
SHIFT "Sleep Paralysis" - I was not into it at first listenings, but this time yes, it works! Really inspired, fascinating.
THE GREY WOLVES "Judgement" - Raw as fuck noise/ambient. It is simply excellent. Love the old analog synth mixed with various feedbacks.
Quote from: deathcamp on March 02, 2014, 11:11:13 PM
FORZA ALBINO Black Dog - Nothing new, still a good hypnotic second track.
Agreed.
Quote from: cr on March 02, 2014, 09:18:05 PM
Irgun Z'wai Leumi: Klirrfaktor
Absolutely love this LP! Verlautbarung does not disappoint.
Lonsai Maïkov Décembre au Mont des Oliviers (Brave Mysteries): Still an incredibly unique and inspired "neofolk" album.
Killer Mike R.A.P. Music (Williams Street): After adoring El-P's shit lately, I thought I couldn't go wrong here... Kind of a dud.
Helm The Hollow Organ (PAN): Man, Younger is a fuckin' genious. Always something powerful and wonderful.
Edgard Varèse/
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/
ASKO Ensemble/
Riccardo Chailly The Complete Works (Decca): Varèse made more amazing tunes than I ever realized.
Forests And Communism - A Retrospective (tape)
I really like this one, a unique mix of minimal wave, industrial, ambient and raunchy vocals.
Quote from: cr on March 02, 2014, 09:18:05 PM
Those poor Bastards: Satan is watching
My favourite of TPB
fucking love that band.
V/A Pestflagg (Hatets Dok): Surprisingly incredible comp of groups I've never heard. Very little cliche. Instead, lots of free exploration within industrial territory.
V/A Slutstationen (Styggelse): Wow! Great, great comp. Alfarmania, Negative Climax and Vårtgård took gold for me. Puce Mary, Theta and Arv & Miljö presented nothing new but that's just fine. Brighter Death Now contributed the biggest dud I've heard in forever. Annoying track that's way too close to the start.
Burried Machine Bulkface(Throne Heap): Nothing out of the ordinary from Shin, but it's lovely to have a near hour of contact mic'd metal beauty on tape.
Hheva/Shiver Troubled Sleep (Diazepam): Hheva lays forth that great sample-laden ambient that was present on Desolate most of all. Waltzes into some much darker territory than usual. Never heard Shiver before, but they present a slo-mo, plodding industrial piece. Not bad.
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION "Purity Though Fire" CD
F&V
I like it. The "bleeding" from one F&V Project to the other may be strong at the times, but I can live with it when quality albums are being put out! Perhaps more dominating strong rhythms and lyrics etc.
G*PARK "Corpse" tape
Banned
This is like hallucinations of rotten corpse! Sounds of flies buzzing, eerie and disorienting feel with abrupt noises and slow obscure electronic treatments.
Genocide Organ: Kwazulu-Natal LP
Recordings from golden era of GO with Hamper - it blew me away as expected. Feels like I've heard most of the material already but that doesn't bother me at all. Another solid record - the way it should sound. Really hope they continue dig up old archive material.
Grey Wolves / Wertham / Survival Instinct LP
Been waiting long time for this collaboration to come out. Gives me almost same feelings as I got when I first heard Grey Wolves LPs on Tesco & Praxis DrB. Only part I think didn't really deliver was the tracks from Survival Instinct.
... really waiting that GO LP...
DANIEL MENCHE "Silver Hell" tape
Banned
When you read liner notes and listen the material, sound is kind of obvious. Not in bad way, though. Cascading and storming waterfall creating natural texture of "harsh noise wall". It's just huge roaring sound of waterfall with all sorts of subtle details going on and on and on.
GOVERNMENT ALPHA "Gradual Erosion" tape
Banned
I think if I have to make choice whether to buy GA tapes or CD's in the future, I'll stick on tapes! It's just undisputed fact how much the loud dubbed tapes enhances the harsh noise that in modern digital days would otherwise suffer from flatness. Now perfectly pleasant GA material for harsh noise lovers!
HAL HUTCHINSON "Factory of metal sound" tape
Banned
I guess I wrote about this already sometime ago? Well, his massive metal junk stuff is good as always.
got GO now and fuck... this is exacly why I fell in love with them in the early 90's.
no more no less first-wave GO at the best.
I still think their best show was the first Augsburg gig at the Kanteen, but fuck... so intense
Yes, the Gen. Org. is mighty, all right. Splashed out and bought myself a new turntable and speakers recently, and I'm glad I did - this and BDN's 'Very Little Fun' are the first things I listened to on it. Both are monsters, though the Gen. Org. is the better (if not bigger!) beast! The only drawback, I suppose, is of over-familiarity w/ some of the tracks. But I can overcome that.
G.G. ALLIN "The Ultimate Hell Ride (Wake and Funeral)" c60
POGROM "Live" dvdr
Vomir / The Smudge
V/A Ten-Jin (Urashima): What is there to say...? Lust Vessel encampment nails it again. Every track is a phenom. Hands down, the poshest looking Urashima release to date. Leave it to Lily Vice to score that one. LV always has spectacular art.
V/A U.S.U.D. (Presh): Another surprisingly killer compilation. Elisha Morningstar track alone makes it worth it.
CON-DOM "The eight pillar" CD
functional
Have written about it elsewhere, probably multiple times on the forum already. Great stuff. But also makes me wonder was this CD done from LP record? Not from master tapes? Subtle surface noises what don't distract listening, but indicate that it's taken from LP? It's also possible Con-Dom used some records as source sounds, but in some occasions it seems unlikely moments to be sampled from records.
RUDOLF EB.ER's R&G "Besensitzen / zaunreiten" tape
BAnned
Great a-side, good b-side as well. It's hard to keep saying anything more from Rudolf's work. He maintains the skill & visionary approach, but also keeps things quite the same release after release.
WRONG HOLE "Esthetic Savings" tape
Joy de vivre
A-side great harsh noise. B-side much less so. Too much of b-side revolves around "crackle studies".
Dystopia - Human=Garbage LP
Salvation - Of Unforgiving Wind LP, Mortality Interactions LP, House of the Beating Hell 7"
Corrupted - Nadie EP (Remastered) 12"
Iron Lung - White Glove Test 2xLP
Drunkdriver - Self Titled LP
it's been a fucking miserable past couple weeks. hateful hardcore and sludge seems to be the only thing working for me.
before that...
Puce Mary - Rubber Therapy cassette
Graustich - Dedicated To Those.... cassette
Damien Dubrovnik - The Vanity Set LP
Sangre de Muerdago - Deixademe Morrer no Bosque cassette
Thank you internet!
Various - Fur Ilse Koch (1982)
https://archive.org/details/Clubmoralstocklist_005_fr_ilse_koch1982 (https://archive.org/details/Clubmoralstocklist_005_fr_ilse_koch1982)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFtElNVfwAwO1hUWQkCNPXGM0holhZYhNbBWuxsvSau6aVbsBp)
A1 - Imperial Japan: under the victory banner.
A2 - Musique Concret: exit.
A3 - Come: come sunday 2.
A4 - Aleister Crowley: nature of the beast
A5 - Nurse With Wound: fashioned to a device behind a tree
A6 - Lebensraum: consumer electronics
B1 - Leibstandarte SS MB: plutoniumetrio.
B2 - Charles Manson: cease to exist.
B3 - Etat Brut: necro.
B4 - Wiking DDV: nordic perversions.
B5 - Whitehouse (live): mindphaser - anal american.
B6 - Heinrich Himmler: europe lives.
Classic compilation, the way it should be done free to dwnlwd. Versatile, surprising and solid.
Note: Archive also have an excellent The Klinik torrent. Worth a check.
Quote from: online prowler on March 07, 2014, 08:12:01 PM
Thank you internet!
Various - Fur Ilse Koch (1982)
https://archive.org/details/Clubmoralstocklist_005_fr_ilse_koch1982 (https://archive.org/details/Clubmoralstocklist_005_fr_ilse_koch1982)
ah, thàt one lol :
http://clubmoralstocklist.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-19T14_49_32-07_00 (http://clubmoralstocklist.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-19T14_49_32-07_00)
ah, thàt one lol :
http://clubmoralstocklist.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-19T14_49_32-07_00 (http://clubmoralstocklist.podomatic.com/entry/2006-05-19T14_49_32-07_00)
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HÆ!HÆ!
Most of that comp. - the actual music tracks, anyway - have been available for a while from Susan Lawley. Be interesting to see how long Bennett lets this one go - Archive.org is a pretty big site, it wouldn't be hard for him to find that page.
Atrax Morgue: paranoia
Etat Brut: mutations et protheses
Smell & Quim: jissom killers
Einleitungszeit: r-mensch
Test Dept.: unacceptable face of freedom
Prurient - 'The Golden Chamber'
Used to listen it a bad quality tape rip for ages, then purchased the lossless FLAC files - price of these Prurient tapes are kinda weird, but I think everybody knows this. Looped classical samples, synths, sometimes a distant metallic sound... 'Dying From The Wound' could be one of the best tracks, what Dominick ever made.
Slogun - 'Visit Revisit'
Never heard a bad Slogun record, and this one is not exception. Vocal production is very great on this one, sharp, in-your-face, loud and clear... noise part is also good, but I more prefer the 'Kill To Forget' era wall of noise rumble. Overrally, good stuff. The collection of short BizCDr tracks on the second CD are also sounds fine.
Vomir - 'Proanomie'
I mostly set this on repeat function, and listen it for near a whole day. Great detail, well balanced texture - right amount of bass, middle, and treble in this track... but this goes for most of the Vomir works.
Reverend Kriss Hades "the wind of orion"
solo album from the guitarist of australian band Sadistik Exekution
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 08, 2014, 01:48:09 AM
Most of that comp. - the actual music tracks, anyway - have been available for a while from Susan Lawley. Be interesting to see how long Bennett lets this one go - Archive.org is a pretty big site, it wouldn't be hard for him to find that page.
Ah, thanx Andrew! Though one of the strengths of this release I think it is the combination of the trax. Not sure he will do anything, who knows? Time will tell. Understand both points re post online publication. But why not do a reissue and not vault all this material if copyright and economy are grounds for keeping it out of the public's eye?
Cheers!
The bulk of that comp. has been re-issued on the first two "Anthologies" that Susan Lawley put out. I haven't been keeping up (I assumed a third was going to happen?) but it's an obvious case of drip-feeding tracks scattered over different albums to get more money. Even though, for example, a straight up vynal re-release of "Fur Ilse Koch" would probably sell well, Bennett is chasing wider audiences these days.
It's interesting, though - there's a hell of a lot of Cut Hands and other related material on YouTube. To shut all that down would take him all his time. At some stage, he's going to have to admit defeat in the uploading war.
Haven't been keeping dibs on SL off late either. Wasn't aware of the reissues. Though spread around as described isn't anything for me. Hope for a new date. Probably we have to waaait a long time for that... if ever. He is chasing CH these days as you say. I presume most if his time and resources are going into that project. I can understand that artistically.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 09, 2014, 02:10:14 AM
It's interesting, though - there's a hell of a lot of Cut Hands and other related material on YouTube. To shut all that down would take him all his time. At some stage, he's going to have to admit defeat in the uploading war.
Or maybe he's wisened up and come to the conclusion, that in 2014, youtube/live recordings/etc are good for him in the long run. It's good publicity. It's good exposure. It's a positive move in relations with the audience. That shouldn't be confused with Phil Easter's feelings that bigger is better and the seeking of popular exposure. That real-time, show-to-show, work-by-the-fans stuff has positive results that he couldn't otherwise achieve by himself or with just a label behind him. I don't like when corps use fans to do the work for them, but on a grassroots level, it's smart on most levels. These public recordings on public channels are sharp tools for an artist.
-DECHE CHARGE / SETE STAR SEPT: split EP (noisecore is my master) *
-INNUMERABLE FORMS / BLESSED OFFAL: split LP (solid slap of metal death!)
-ARCHAGATHUS / NAKAY: split 10" (grindcore aint dead yet!)
-CRUMBSUCKERS: turn back time: the early years 1983-1985 2xLP + CD (great idea from FOAD to release those demo's)
-IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE: revolutionary vol.2 2xLP (the truth and nothing but the truth)
-AUSCHWITZ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: sonderbehandlung TAPE (holy shit batman! awesome!!)
-THE HILLS HAVE EYES (Don Peake): soundtrack LP
-SEDEM SUPRAPHON MINUT FAMILY STRACHU: hluk off 10" (noise + noisecore mix massacre!!) *
-YELLOWMAN: duppy or gunman LP (beer & bong classic!)
-BASTARD NOISE+WITCHES OF MALIBU: abomination EP
-EXIT HIPPIES / LOTUS FUCKER: split LP (Love Exit Hippies!! crazy noise crust acid techno) *
*=got copies in the distro
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 09, 2014, 04:46:27 AMOr maybe he's wisened up and come to the conclusion, that in 2014, youtube/live recordings/etc are good for him in the long run.
Valid point. It can't be too easy for a lot of "old school" audio artists to get their heads around such changes, especially so quickly, but if the advantages become obvious to him, you could well be right. There's a difference between downloading actual audio and having basically free advertising done for you.
basically free advertising done for you.
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Valid points re net presence ZM and Andrew. Something to keep in the mind.
V/A Ten-Jin (Urashima): It's retard how awesome this comp is. R-E-P-E-A-T.
Howard Stelzer/Frans de Waard Pink Pearl (Bocian): Moody, dim, excellent. Perfect for today's 30-mile on-road, hilly-as-fuck bike ride. Got me in the zone.
Coil Scatology (Force & Form/K.422): Always put Horse Rotorvator over this one, but I've been jumping the fence lately. Damn good album.
Bastard Noise Our Earth's Blood IV (Cathartic Process): Found this behind the shelf today; forgot how great this was/is. Don't really need much else from BN, when I have this.
(http://i.imgur.com/3d8I72M.jpg)
Bizarre Uproar – Putrid Live Activities 2011-2012
very pleasurable retrospective
Despite repeated promises to my girlfriend about saving money for a trip, I simply can't avoid looking though distro lists... These are the ones I've listened to the most lately.
KERÄNEN - Green Car Crash - C30 (Erratic Sproadicism)
You've got to like this guy. Every release has its own approach, and the approach of this one is a rather gritty affair. One side a bit faster, the other a bit slower paced. Interesting all the way through. Unfairly overshadowed by Bats in the Attic and Moon over Torrelorca (which ofcourse are just as brilliant in their respective ways). Not much else to say really.
ONE DARK EYE - Manic Depression - CD (Ljud & Bild)
Besides a few snippets on youtube, this was my first encounter with this side project of Mr. Stella. Not the opposite, but maybe the calmer but none the less deranged sibling, of Macronympha. A modern and well known reference could perhaps be... Altar Of Flies? And as for the label L&B, what an output!
MAURIZIO BIANCHI - Menses - LP (Menstrual)
A rythm here and there, shitty synths, boring (in a good sense) atmosphere... Not as good as Neuro Habitat or Endometrio in my book, but I like it.
and an old favorite rediscovered while sorting through my shelves...
ORNETTE COLEMAN - I Grandi Del Jazz (nr 11 in the series) - LP (Fabbri Editori)
Brilliant live take recorded in Croydon, at the Fairfield Hall, 1965. The band is great, and Ornette really shines here. Lots of emotion. Comes very cheap too, I believe.
Quote from: Baglady on March 10, 2014, 09:45:06 PM
ORNETTE COLEMAN - I Grandi Del Jazz (nr 11 in the series) - LP (Fabbri Editori)
Brilliant live take recorded in Croydon, at the Fairfield Hall, 1965. The band is great, and Ornette really shines here. Lots of emotion. Comes very cheap too, I believe.
great series of LP. I have something of this collection
AMPH "Hudson" tape
Joy De Vivre
Tape manipulations and rugged sounds. One side noisier, one side quieter. Both sides very good! One can always criticize that this type of stuff is suffering from abundance at the moment.. But I'm sure quite soon when things shift again, one will miss the current era of pearl after pearl coming from several artists in this direction.
V/A PERDO OMNIS - Collection of Post-Apocalyptic Music
Obscurex?
At least distributed by Obscurex, but compiled & assembled by other Niko behind magnificent Sonno Ferrum compilation. This could be even better than that? Kind of part 2, with theme focusing on type of noise where electronic gadgets and processing/effects are minimal. Instead, fierce location recordings, manual tools, power tools, all sorts of loud, dirty and apocalyptic waste sounds. Some of the stuff is simply phenomenal. Like Vivenza kind of industrial, but after the futurism collapsed into rust and decay. Some is percussive, some noisier and harder. Brilliant! I'm kind of amazed that demand for this release has been much less than Sonno Ferrum tape. My advice: get it!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 11, 2014, 12:19:36 PM
AMPH "Hudson" tape
Joy De Vivre
Tape manipulations and rugged sounds. One side noisier, one side quieter. Both sides very good! One can always criticize that this type of stuff is suffering from abundance at the moment.. But I'm sure quite soon when things shift again, one will miss the current era of pearl after pearl coming from several artists in this direction.
V/A PERDO OMNIS - Collection of Post-Apocalyptic Music
Obscurex?
At least distributed by Obscurex, but compiled & assembled by other Niko behind magnificent Sonno Ferrum compilation. This could be even better than that? Kind of part 2, with theme focusing on type of noise where electronic gadgets and processing/effects are minimal. Instead, fierce location recordings, manual tools, power tools, all sorts of loud, dirty and apocalyptic waste sounds. Some of the stuff is simply phenomenal. Like Vivenza kind of industrial, but after the futurism collapsed into rust and decay. Some is percussive, some noisier and harder. Brilliant! I'm kind of amazed that demand for this release has been much less than Sonno Ferrum tape. My advice: get it!
Spot on; in regards to all comments. Get these!
Quote from: eyestrain on March 10, 2014, 02:48:05 AM
Bastard Noise Our Earth's Blood IV (Cathartic Process): Found this behind the shelf today; forgot how great this was/is. Don't really need much else from BN, when I have this.
Completely agree; it is their best. Though I like Rogue Astronaut because I am a Twilight Zone nerd, so I can get behind a concept album about it.
ORQUERE "movements" tape
Dokumentarisk Agenda
I recall someone said better than their CD? And while CD was and IS great, I probably have to agree! Brilliant "loop industrial"!
CONCERN "Crude Vignettes: box-harp & speakers" tape
Dokumentarisk Agenda
Fierce sounding drone. Sounds weird when I type that, but indeed, it's very grim, very broken sounding, but at the same time so delicate & airy sounding drone and "micro sounds" clatter. Tape is too short for this kind of stuff!
PUCE MARY / BROKEN LIGHTS split live tape
26.2.2014 live in Stockholm. Full color covers. Broken Lights is some of the best things heard lately and Puce Mary, despite some sloppy live mixing, is great stuff to listen to.
BROKEN LIGHTS "3 circles" tape
Posh Isolation
So, this is really one of the best things lately heard. It has the tape loops, rough sound quality (in good way), vocals, vintage synths, etc. At times one could mention bands like Anenzephalia or even some less aggro works of G.O., but perhaps REALLY one should rather talk of Posh Isolation bands in same sentence. I believe "hipster" has been mentioned somewhere (hehe..), but I suggest any die hard industrial-noise/euro-PE boneheads to try get over any prejudises. This is simply brilliant.
FECALOVE / SSRI split tape
Untergeschoss
Fecalove is a bit hit and miss. Good moments, but.. well, hit and miss! SSRI on other hand is like finnish equivalent of most stuff mentioned above. So lets remove a bit of artsy edge and add little bit more brute barbaryan force and depression and you got SSRI's angle to grey and bleak rotten hiss.
And some more...
Broken Lights / Puce Mary is not official tape.... just document of live recording I did. I did insert on my job while having a coffee break. I've sent master + covers to both acts so it is up to them if they want to spread it or not...
Great recordings however. Performance took place in worst hipster venue in Stockholm - needless to say it was worth enduring... very powerful sound and first class live action from both projects.
I've played Broken Lights tape on Posh Isolation often. He also did some private releases both as Broken Lights and Corrosion - both are great and worth checking out. I think Tordon Ljud maybe still have them in stock. I'm not really into the Sand Circles stuff but BL is fresh dope.
Later this week I hope to come with review of the new Broken Lights and Third Eagle (HSV side project) tapes from newly founded Blodörn.
Händer som vårdar - Depopulation (Obscurex)
One of the swedish acts that never disappointed me so far. Bit more laidback and structured this time but actually more enjoyable than previous releases in my ears. HSV seems to have worked a bit more with synthesizers this time but it is still the dirty tapeloops and trademark HSV sound. Get it before its sold out!
WHITE GIMP MASK / VOKSMORG split tape
Terror
Obscene cover artwork is so tasteless, it really sticks out! Hah! WGM is actually very good! I don't know what else I have heard from him, but this offers such decent harsh noise blast that I'm willing to get some more. Hardly any personality in it, but just decent harsh noise.
Volksmorg in comparison sounds slightly flat and directionless. It has more "song feel" to it, but so many noises appear like live testing of some equipment and pulling out sounds what doesn't really contribute anything good. Theoretically ok, but I think both guys do better stuff as solo work!
UN REGARD FROID "La Feminite Moderne" tape
Nil By Mouth
Haven't checked out who this is, but while I'm dawn to like the industrialized rhythm loops and themes sort of female loathing (hehe.. ), but at the same time messy effect filled method of composition is so full of delay, reverb, artificial distortion and such, it begins to take toll from brutal force. I'm sure loudly dubbed tape format adds the necessary charm to the sound what on digital medium would lack. Still decent tape, especially if one is into modern "power electronics" sound.
THE STREETCLEANER "Ehre" tape
Untergeschoss
Fuck, 2012 release already? Been on shelves waiting for listening. I think vocals get quite annoying at some point. Distorted into messy high pitch screamo what takes too much attention from noise itself. While A-side seems kind of one dimensional, crumbling heavy distortion wall with those vocals on top, B-side offers way more diversity and makes it way more interesting. However, the same vocal sound and style on top of noise starts to take too much attention while noise itself would have more to offer - even as pure instrumental. But still curious where band has progressed during last couple of years?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 13, 2014, 02:17:59 PM
THE STREETCLEANER "Ehre" tape
Untergeschoss
Fuck, 2012 release already? Been on shelves waiting for listening. I think vocals get quite annoying at some point. Distorted into messy high pitch screamo what takes too much attention from noise itself. While A-side seems kind of one dimensional, crumbling heavy distortion wall with those vocals on top, B-side offers way more diversity and makes it way more interesting. However, the same vocal sound and style on top of noise starts to take too much attention while noise itself would have more to offer - even as pure instrumental. But still curious where band has progressed during last couple of years?
You're right, Mikko i think vocals in that release and in a couple of other the streetcleaner tapes are too much boring in a long time.
At the moment the project is on hiatus 'cause i've fucked up my throath with these high pitched vocals (for real), i'm slowly workin' on something more in the veins of new B U and Sadistic Bliss, with very low vocals :)
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION - SS Divion Wiking/TRE Skinheads 1983 (RE CD)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 13, 2014, 02:17:59 PM
WGM is actually very good! I don't know what else I have heard from him, but this offers such decent harsh noise blast that I'm willing to get some more. Hardly any personality in it, but just decent harsh noise.
There are some very good harsh noise tapes from his label WGM Tapes & Vinyl (website has been down for a while though). I found some one selling lots on ebay in the UK. Streetmeat and Russian Greed tapes are great too.
SEXDROME "on what draw" tape
Posh Isolation
Kind of like it, but all Sexdrome stuff however is this kyrvästä sisään ja toisesta ulos stuff. Raw noise-punk what some people these days may even call "black metal" as it occasionally sounds like Ildjarn. But not memorable classic tunes really.
VENESSA AMARA "Both of Us" tape
Posh Isolation
Occasionally, and perhaps increasingly, I see people making remarks of trendy Danish stuff, and as if popularity of PI label would be undeserved. However, for me, label has put out perhaps only interesting "techno" out there, kind of post-punk things what makes Finnish trendsetters of that style look utterly lame. Some of the best PE and noise works as well. And things like this, short tape of noble organ music - but with underground touch. If someone likes stuff like first piece on Militia "New European Order" or such, this is most likely suitable listening material. Slightly blurry and distorted, sometimes gives you this "anyone could do it" -feel, but fact appears that nobody else does? If I have to choose between organ works of H.Nitch or this, as heretical as it may sound to those who bow in front of big boys, I'll choose Venessa Amara. Who or what exactly that is. Tape could be longer, though!
ENCEPHALOPHONIC "Shikkan Denshi Kogaku" tape
Audio Dissection
Great stuff once again. Another release I believe I have listened, but never commented. Razor, metal wire, regular tape of perhaps c. 20 mins long is it? Dynamic harsh noise from Italy, for those who like their stuff a'la Pain Jerk, Kazumoto Endo, Macronympha, older Sickness and such. Heavy on metal junk, but fast cuts, filter noises, distortion. Tasty changes of stereo/mono qualities, quick loops and physical noise sounds. Certainly tape worth to get.
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - kamikaze kabaret
SLEEP - dopesmoker
MY DYING BRIDE - as the flower withers
GENOCIDE ORGAN - live in japan 2007
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 13, 2014, 02:17:59 PM
WHITE GIMP MASK / VOKSMORG split tape
Terror
Obscene cover artwork is so tasteless, it really sticks out! Hah! WGM is actually very good! I don't know what else I have heard from him, but this offers such decent harsh noise blast that I'm willing to get some more. Hardly any personality in it, but just decent harsh noise.
Volksmorg in comparison sounds slightly flat and directionless. It has more "song feel" to it, but so many noises appear like live testing of some equipment and pulling out sounds what doesn't really contribute anything good. Theoretically ok, but I think both guys do better stuff as solo work!
no other WGM material really sounds like that(started as HNW). gave hal hutchinson some material to release but havent heard from him in a very long time. maybe SS Salt c47 would come close.but new tapes that are in the works include:
WGM/HHL split c90
Sacred Conversation c10&c30 (WGM+Respirator live collab)
Streetmeat+Hal Hutchinson collab c10
Taint Tickler c20(WGM+Vat+Sleep live in studio collab)
+more
but since of work and family more session are going to be streaming then physical releases.
http://whitegimpmask.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/wgm-tapes-vinyl
ANAL CUNT "Very Rare Rehearsal From February 1989" cd
RJF "Greater Success In Apprehension & Convictions" cd
FRANK ZAPPA "Waka/Jawaka" cd
That Volgsmord comment about artists being better as solo (Body Cargo & Pogrom, that is!), proof comes in form of:
POGROM "degencios suros" tape.
Unrest
I like when power electronics tapes appear to be composed as albums. Proper tracks, care taken on whole work, rather than throwing in some "session" there. Lots of tracks, which are clearly different from eachother. Kind of Con-Dom'ish tracks where source sounds are thematically related to track concept. Wild noise tracks. Some "innovations", like sung vocals as opposed to blunt barbaric roar. But believe me, this is raw and kind of "unfinished" feel overall, in good sense. I think the more plain noise tracks are weak link, while constructed songs are the strongest.
LYS "Klaida Ir Uzuojauta" tape
Terror
Noisy droning stuff. I like the sound, I like the simple and "usual" approach. If I listen to drone stuff, this kind of material is pretty much favorite kind. Still charming noise-esque feel, while not being noise. As opposed to drone/ambient what leans to soundtrack/new age/clean pre-set keyboard stuff.
Urfaust - Einsiedler cd
Urfaust - Der Freiwillige Bettler cd
Thine - In Therapy cd
Tangerine Dream - Encore lp
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet lp
Ea - A Etilla cd
Climax Denial - All Of My Loves Are Like Dreams cd
Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit cd
Death Squad - Radium cd
Death Squad - Death Textures cd
Death Squad - VX cd
Death Squad - Fucked In The USA 3"cd
Death Squad - Stammheim - May Ninth, Nineteen Hundred Seventy Six cd
Death Squad - Hypocenter cd
The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre cd
The Devil's Blood - The Time of No Time Evermore cd
The Devil's Blood - Come, Reap cd
Wijlen Wij - Coronachs Of The Ω cd
F.E. Denning "Light And Dust" tape
Posh Isolation
What I said about Vanessa Amara tape could be almost said here. Not sure who exactly is behind these projects, but I guess it could remain mystery. Overdriven keyboard/organ music, often melancholic and slow, but growing level on both intensity of overdrive and sinking into less musical simple drone. Very good tape in all is simplicity!
E.M.P. "opposed to mass societies" tape
Self financed. 2010 release I have no recollection when and how I got it. Simple and very raw noise that consists guitar feedback/noise, vocals and some sort of distorted rubbish. B-side instead of guitar, some sort of oscillation/electronic noise generator. All very thin and raw. No bass, no high fidelity on high frequencies. While I could say this is not too good, as short tape in middle of all sorts of great new masterpieces, it's refreshing visit to bedroom junk, haha..
TAPEWORKS vol I
Hästen & Korset
And talking of great new masterpieces, who wouldn't appreciate mr. Mattias Gustafsson (a.k.a. Altar Of Flies) these days? 2012 released first volume of tape works is uncredited tracks, but apparently all by himself. So basically one could even consider this as Altar Of Flies release? Lets throw apparently ugly term: Swedish tape noise! haha! It tells quite a lot. Tape manipulation, processed field recordings, tape echo, brooding synth lines (I assume!) here and there. As mundane things as Sewer Election Dan snoring in hotel room becomes great sounding. I guess at this point it would be hard to become H&K completists, but luckily I have all these Tape works releases..
Sad to hear the Tapeworks-series stopped, with nr. VII being cancelled. Nr. VI was such a perfect little compilation.
V/A - Journey Into Pain - 4xCS (RRRecords)
Nice old old compilation with a great variety of styles and approaches. The New Blockaders and Organum opens with a strong collaboration. Junk sounds with alot of space underlined by a static electronic hiss. Nice. Merzbow, Hijokaidan, Gerogerigegege, Masonna and Incapacitants are all wild and entertaining as always. Pretty dopey Merzbow to these ears, but I'm far from an expert on that subject. Other highlights are The Haters, John Duncan and Frank Dommert. All contributions make sense except for Muslimgauze which I've never cared about or understood really. This release is still rather cheap, and even the original release from the eighties is affordable.
Quote from: Baglady on March 15, 2014, 11:47:47 AM
Sad to hear the Tapeworks-series stopped, with nr. VII being cancelled. Nr. VI was such a perfect little compilation.
I was one of the flakey artists supposedly contribute, but being increasingly critical for works that had been doing, just cancelled.. But luckily not all my fault, heh..
It would be very nice to see Journey Into Pain not only on tape, but don't know how each of those old bands can be contacted for approval. Lately VOD reissued Rising From Red Sand set as 5xLP box. It was (and probably still is) also available as Statutory Tape (=RRR) tape version. If I would have to choose which I'd prefer to have such re-issue, I guess Journey Into Pain. But I'd really hope uncut reissue and probably CD box as it's 4 hours of length.
Renato Rinaldi - Dyed In The Grain (Senufo Editions): Fairly harmonic experimentalism. Sub-20 minute piece. Some accidental (?) dub undertones happening here. Not bad, but maybe too accessible for music like this. Doesn't capture that other-worldy essence that Senufo releases so often do.
Matthew Philip Hopkins - Nocturnes (Vittelli): Warm, mellow, dank ambience. Secrety Swedish? Has that vibe you'd find on a tape comp from those lands, sans harshness. Believe I saw it compared to the James Rushford & Joe Talia collaborations. At least in comparison to Manhunter, I'd second that. Great company on the trail at dusk
PBK/Clew Of Theseus - Short Days At The Margins Of Night (Hermitage Tapes): Pretty ideal pairing here. Dark industrial sounds. PBK puts forth material similar to others I've heard from him - which is a great thing. Clew conjures up a bleaker picture, for sure. Really love his use of metallic sounds in the beginning. Great tape!
Seth Nehil - Lair (Draft): Completely bonkers, meticulously editied tape featuring "metallic rattles and impacts, vocal whoops and grunts, and digital silence[...]jagged repetitive structures, arrhythmic punk and wild cinematic spaces. Percussive elements[...]found objects, field recordings, synthetic tones, crashes, and drum machine thuds[...]textures of hip hop, electronic, industrial and noise". Supposedly a dark companion to Knives on Senufo. Tops that release!
Vox Populi!/Vox 231 - Ébats Spirituels (Cthulu/Nostalgie De La Boue): Wonderful, charismatic, entrancing blend of world-ish music and early industrial/avant sounds. Damn good!
V/A - An Uncommon Nature (Anomalous): The decade-old predecessor to the Stein... comp released on Verlautbarung, if you ask me. Contributions from Jeph Jerman, Climax Golden Twins, and Mirror amongst others. Penetrating (if you listen closely!) sounds seemingly sourced from mostly (if not entirely) acoustic matter.
Huelgas Ensemble/ Paul van Nevel - Jacobus de Kerle: "Da Pacem Domine" Messes & Motets (Harmonia Mundi Fr.): Stunning sacral vocal music from this 16th century Flemish composer.
MERZBOW "Noisembryo" CD
One of the best ones. Always good to listen to. One would hope that someone would start label like "THE GOLDEN NOISE", what would keep the essential 100 noise albums (whoever will decide..) always available on affordable price. Repress when needed. You know, what's the sense of album like this being on discogs for sale 55-75 euros?! It's the noise CD for every home with any kind of noise collection!
BT.HN / WEAK SISTERS split tape
WCN
Here is something in those lines, even if modest scale. First released as ridiculously limited edition of 9 (yes, nine copies). Then re-issued with some bonus stuff on well dubbed chrome tapes. And I can certainly see why. Even if Weak Sisters is certainly pretty damn weak here, BT.HN delivers possibly best material I have ever heard from them? Even better than vinyl LP.
DEVELOPER / ORGASMIC REPONSE UNIT split tape
DEVELOPER / BEING split tape
Factotum
Two short C-20 releases, where Developer basically shows too common routine of his releases: It starts with killer harsh noise, and then just something happens... And this something means that it loses the grip on whats happening and remaining of the piece is kind of lazy racket. Ok for harsh head fanatics, but always somehow lame compared to how good they start! Weird.
ORU delivers the good on the split, beating Developer with ease.
Being fools around with cables, fuzz pedal and reverb tank in creation of broken noises. Not his best, but neither failure.
CHANGES "A Ripple In Time" CD
For some reason, this has become my most ever listened Changes album. Listened it over and over and over again, home, car, work,.. hard to say is it best Changes by any means, but something here just captured my attention during last couple of weeks that it's been the most listened recording! Folk music, guitar + singing most of all.
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CHANGES "A Ripple In Time" CD
For some reason, this has become my most ever listened Changes album. Listened it over and over and over again, home, car, work,.. hard to say is it best Changes by any means, but something here just captured my attention during last couple of weeks that it's been the most listened recording! Folk music, guitar + singing most of all.
The only Changes I have in my shelf is
Fire Of Life, which I really like. How's that material compared to the later stuff? Which albums are worth getting?
And yes, a CD-box version of
Journey Into Pain would be great. Maybe something similar to the Broken Flag retrospective?...
Burzum - Fallen (Byelobog 2011)
At first I didn't quite know what to make of this. But on subsequent listens I realized the more I listened the more I liked it.
I understand it now and the more times I listen to it the more it fits with the old Burzum catalog.
Recommended.
Played these records in the last couple weeks:
Con-Dom & Grey Wolves: Many are called but few get up
Prurient: Palm Tree Corpse
M.B.: Weltanschauung
M.B.: Regel
SK1005: Mannheim/Gothenburg 1992
Genocide Organ: KwaZulu-NaTaL
The Sodality: Orgies of Crime
The Sodality: Beyond unknown pleasures
Grim: The past is still in current use
Grunt: Europe after storm
Grunt: Ritual of mortality
Grunt: Long lasting happiness
Grunt: Terror & Degeneration
Sutcliffe Jugend: Blue Rabbit
Owl: Tapes 97-99
Mania: Ultra-negative
Fire in the Head: Confessions of a Narcissist
Pogrom: Multicultural Degeneration
U-731: By all means...
Umpio: Opium Electronix I-III
Whitehouse: Great white death
Whitehouse: Total sex
Caligula031: Bachelorette Party
Theologian: Some things have to be endured
Listened to this while browsing through Antoine D'Agata's Antibodies
Strom.ec: Neural Architect
Alfarmania: Skräcken
Returning quite often to this one, it's like standing kneedeep in a swamp.
Nurse with wound: Salt Mary Celeste
Perfect listening for a rainy and stormy Sunday afternoon. A slow and eerie journey on board of a ghost ship...
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CHANGES "A Ripple In Time" CD
For some reason, this has become my most ever listened Changes album. Listened it over and over and over again, home, car, work,.. hard to say is it best Changes by any means, but something here just captured my attention during last couple of weeks that it's been the most listened recording! Folk music, guitar + singing most of all.
big fan of changes and still gutted for missing their gig in Genoa this year.
they wrote some of my favourite songs ever_
- waiting for the fall
- icarus
- fire of life.
- universal soldier
and yes, a Ripple in time is a winner
etc.
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Seth Nehil
Nehil and Grzinich have risen to the top out of that group of contemporaries. Not much one for collaborations, but I'd like to see what they each could do with Hitoshi Kojo.
Quote from: Baglady on March 16, 2014, 02:28:53 PM
The only Changes I have in my shelf is Fire Of Life, which I really like. How's that material compared to the later stuff? Which albums are worth getting?
I don't think you can go wrong with any of the Changes releases.
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Seth Nehil
Nehil and Grzinich have risen to the top out of that group of contemporaries. Not much one for collaborations, but I'd like to see what they each could do with Hitoshi Kojo.
Spent the majority of my day cooking while streaming from Nehil's bandcamp. Spectacular stuff!!
Kassel Jaeger -
Toxic Cosmopolitanism (Editions Mego): Nothing intense like some of his other LPs, but this is similarly pure gold. Mellow, mostly, electro-acoustic 'scapes. B-side stands out as being more "aggressive". Very highly recommended!
Male Rape Group - On To '83 from the Broken Flag retrospective box.
Amazing how well this recording has stood the test of time. This and Le Syndicat are pretty much the only stuff in this huge compilation that I keep returning to. MRG deserves a proper rerelease on its own though. Anyone know if it has been or maybe even is in the works?
Golden Serenades / Testicle Hazard - Split - LP (Segerhuva)
A real gem in the brilliant Segerhuva catalouge. Rich and beautiful harsh stuff from Tommi and Lasse, and slower dragging muddy delirium delievered by the norwegian duo.
Macronympha - Crack - C62 (Mutter Wild)
Well, it's Macronympha. Always enjoyable, more or less. I tend to get a bit bored with harsh tapes of this length, but with a short break in the middle I'm all for it. Maybe not their finest moment, but when old MSNP tapes get rereleased I have no excuse not to pick it up and dig in.
Sewer Election - Listening To Josefin Hinders/To Drown (For Guitar And Bathroom Water) (Ljud & Bild Produktion): Excited to find a rip of this appear on Soulseek today! Dan is r-e-a-l-l-y getting a feel for using tape and recordings. This is way more dense and worthwhile than I would have expected; judging from the titles and the lathe-limitedness. And more exciting than the Ättestupa recordings that came out not too long ago. That album seemed like it was fusing in musical elements to make what actually shines on this lathe seem more accessible on the prior's case.
Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet - Photographs (Erstwhile): Mood, environment, time of day...all this stuff seems highly relevant to my enjoyment or displeasure with this release. Today - I thought this was the best thing I've heard in ages. Milling about the house, taking care of all our pets, making packages for the PO, finally tossing out the Christmas tree, cooking lunch, chatting on the phone, sweeping... This double disc was playing loud throughout all of this and it was just so entrancing. Want to test this in many more places - just wish it weren't so long to do that!
Jarrod Fowler - Percussion Ensemble (Senufo Editions): Really been intrigued by drums making noise lately. Added to the likes of Eli Keszler and Enrico Malatesta, this would be a devastating trio to witness live. This disc is mammoth! It starts there and slowly devolves. Great approach for a "style" that you'd predict would travel in the opposite direction.
Michael Muennich - Rugged (Fragment Factory): Way, way more intense, effected and in-your-face than the Abbitte tape I had heard recently. This deserves to be cranked up.
Jason Molina - Pyramid Electric Co. (Secretly Canadian): Requiescat In Pace.
Vår – No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers LP - wished i had picked this up sooner. enjoying this record immensely.
V/A - Killed By Deathrock Vol. 1 LP - good stuff
Croatian Amor - Mermaids of Jadransko cassette - I didn't love this cassette when it came out but it's grown on me.
V/A - Copper Roof Houses LP
Marissa Nadler - Little Helps LP
Marissa Nadler - July CD
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CHANGES "A Ripple In Time" CD
For some reason, this has become my most ever listened Changes album. Listened it over and over and over again, home, car, work,.. hard to say is it best Changes by any means, but something here just captured my attention during last couple of weeks that it's been the most listened recording! Folk music, guitar + singing most of all.
big fan of changes and still gutted for missing their gig in Genoa this year.
they wrote some of my favourite songs ever_
- waiting for the fall
- icarus
- fire of life.
- universal soldier
and yes, a Ripple in time is a winner
etc.
Hmm. Maybe I'll give it a go - I did like 'Waiting for the Fall', and I loved the contributions to the Codreneau and David E Williams compilations. However, I have several other complations w/ them on it, and I must say, I can't even remember their tracks. Also, I thought their tracks on the split CD w/ Andrrew King were pretty lame - certainly in comparison w/ the King songs. Do ye reckon 'Ripples...' is the one to get, so?
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa (CD)
A Happy Death / Shiver - Split (Tape)
Blast: IIMB
Stratvm Terror: pariah demise
Orbital: in sides
RAXIL4 "untitled" tape
Beartown records
Been listening bunch of Beartown records tapes recently and this appears to be the best one of those. Standard, but well done droning electronics.
V/A NORDÖSTRA MALMÖ tape
Elbogen Fonogram
Perhaps c-30 ? Anyways, swedish projects including AMPH, ARKHE, MIRRORS ARE BLACK and such. AMPH is the best one of the comp, but overall very enjoyable tape!
NIDING "Plågor" tape
Posh Isolation
Mix sort of post-raw-BM and post-punkish dark slow material and you got like mix where not entirely sure whether lump this together with Hypothermia and LIK or Lust For Youth and Vår.. hah! Generally neat rugged sound and good riffs as well, yet slightly hard to relate to me, like most of those projects which bend BM traditions to slightly disturbing directions.
ANDREW COLTRANE "Crippled Autopsy" tape
WCN
Another good noise release on the label. First listening appeared to be muddy and lame, but then I realized there was actually slight technical flaw with tape. The pad, which is supposed to push magnetic tape against heads was slightly off-center, causing all high frequencies disapper. Little adjustment with knife and sound improved 100%. Re-listen and realize the muddy harsh junk was actually pretty fierce and brutal material.
ALTAR OF FLIES "Audiotory Hallucinations" tape
Hästen & Korset
Pretty much every AOF tape I have been listening, makes me wonder "why this is just (ltd 50 or so) tape?"
Perhaps it wasn't so consciously crafted to be album, but it feels shame it would disappear into hands of so few collectors. Analogue loops, noises, sound sculptures of finest quality.
BESTIALIZER "Atavistic Aggression" tape
Narcolepsia
And while A LOT of tapes I recently listened, have been so good, that they basically have topped many vinyl and CD releases, there has been some which are just fine, but don't awake feeling that "this should be on CD!". Bestializer tape is one of those. While I like many of the parts, composition or some specific sounds appear little bit missing focus. It's good tape to listen to, but falls into less memorable position, and perhaps just good reference point in development of projects discography, but unlikely any sort of classic. As small edition tape, still good for those looking for less "uptight" energy of tape industrial underground.
I agree about Altar Of Flies tapes getting overlooked. Actually, I think Altar Of Flies in itself is an overlooked project. The upside is that his releases stay affordable. Great tape, that one! Kind of got lost in between those three amazing albums he did 2012-2013.
Sewer Election & Fredrikke Hoffmeier - Aska LP (Ideal)
Speaking of overlooked music. SE and Fredrikkes album from last year is such a fine piece of work. Dan being a well known veteran in the scene, and Fredrikke currently being (rightfully so) hyped at the moment, it's strange to notice how little attention this album has received.
Not an easy listen, this one. But when you do find the time and the right mood, it's very rewarding. Bleak and beautiful combination of tape manipulation, field recordings and static (sometimes VERY piercing) electronic sounds, with Fredrikkes sad mumbling being heard in the distance. One for the tired rainy spring mornings. Perfect.
What others say "underrated", many others tend to say overrated, hah... Most often it seems like bands that person is listening are "underrated" and what others are listening, are overrated ;)
I think Altar Of Flies, now with doing gigs around world and multiple vinyl releases and such, is already pretty well received among listeners. It may not be about high priced rarities, but that's often reserved for titles with swastika & cock in cover.
CROWN OF CERBERUS "Her Everlasting Strength" tape
Terror
What the fuck? I was quite amazed that this is release of TERROR! What tape offers is, correct me if I'm wrong, reversed and slightly echoed songs of someone like ENYA or the usual "Celtic music new age versions"?! Some tracks appear to be actually build, being loops of such material, but very often it is simply ethereal female vocal focused new age-esque synth lines reversed without any actual manipulation. If it would be just couple intros, why not. But entire tape of that?
https://soundcloud.com/terrorlt/tr-31-crown-of-cerberus-her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_gZ-h2X9Y (reverse some of this..)
I can get it that this is tribute to artists grandmother and emotional release etc, but when it appears to be pretty much nothing but other artists songs reversed (which is like click of one button in editing program), I wonder point of neat pro-tape release?
LAPOT "Igneous Corrosion" tape
Obscurex
Tape that has some very good moments, but overall very very bleak and grey noise. Vocals on early part of first side stand out from piece otherwise not much to deliver. Second side has few very neat moments where feedback erupts loud and violent, and most likely fuzzy sound of scrap metal sounds fast and energy filled. Backbone of one dimensional electronic noise rumble is just slightly too dominating, and side long pieces feel much less interesting than these persons work with other projects. However, it does get better and better through-out the side. At some point feels like leaving out a-side, and just continue from level they reached onmiddle of b-side would have delivered good results.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 19, 2014, 11:25:07 AM
It may not be about high priced rarities, but that's often reserved for titles with swastika & cock in cover.
Sage wisdom for future entrepreneurs, hehe.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 19, 2014, 11:25:07 AM
CROWN OF CERBERUS "Her Everlasting Strength" tape
Terror
What the fuck? I was quite amazed that this is release of TERROR! What tape offers is, correct me if I'm wrong, reversed and slightly echoed songs of someone like ENYA or the usual "Celtic music new age versions"?! Some tracks appear to be actually build, being loops of such material, but very often it is simply ethereal female vocal focused new age-esque synth lines reversed without any actual manipulation. If it would be just couple intros, why not. But entire tape of that?
https://soundcloud.com/terrorlt/tr-31-crown-of-cerberus-her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_gZ-h2X9Y (reverse some of this..)
I can get it that this is tribute to artists grandmother and emotional release etc, but when it appears to be pretty much nothing but other artists songs reversed (which is like click of one button in editing program), I wonder point of neat pro-tape release?
Speaking of overrated, coincidentally enough. Like it's said above essentially, always thought this project would roll well with the New Age Cali post-bath-salts crowd; but since it's Mac's project, it is well-received by a ton of PE-centric folks. Bizarro. Good? Bad? I dunno...certainly not my thing anyway.
Hmm, maybe he is more known than I've realised? The noise scene in Sweden (to which he belongs, even though his music stretches beyond it) is so small. 20 or 30 people or so, whom you keep bumping into. I guess such a small context makes it hard to glance outside of it.
Also getting frequent plays since a few weeks back:
MXM - Flesh-Biting Paedophile CD + OVMN - Optimum Volume Maximum Noise CD (Industrial Recollections)
Immense 90's stuff. Seems like the Macro boys + some jap is the ultimate trio when it comes to creating tight and massive harsh noise. Nice! Very lengthy though (as usual)...
Jabber Garland - Catalogue of disasters (Inner Empire). Andreas Brandal and Sindre Bjerga project, lo-fi droning noise, nice listen
Unknown Artist - Feeling closed in / Birth of the new man / Ashes (Pece) these are very good and deserve more than ultra limited edition cd-r!
One Dark Eye - Transmissions of fistulae auris (Industrial Recollections)
Macronympha - Intensive care (Self Abuse)
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 19, 2014, 11:25:07 AM
CROWN OF CERBERUS "Her Everlasting Strength" tape
Terror
What the fuck? I was quite amazed that this is release of TERROR! What tape offers is, correct me if I'm wrong, reversed and slightly echoed songs of someone like ENYA or the usual "Celtic music new age versions"?! Some tracks appear to be actually build, being loops of such material, but very often it is simply ethereal female vocal focused new age-esque synth lines reversed without any actual manipulation. If it would be just couple intros, why not. But entire tape of that?
https://soundcloud.com/terrorlt/tr-31-crown-of-cerberus-her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_gZ-h2X9Y (reverse some of this..)
I can get it that this is tribute to artists grandmother and emotional release etc, but when it appears to be pretty much nothing but other artists songs reversed (which is like click of one button in editing program), I wonder point of neat pro-tape release?
Speaking of overrated, coincidentally enough. Like it's said above essentially, always thought this project would roll well with the New Age Cali post-bath-salts crowd; but since it's Mac's project, it is well-received by a ton of PE-centric folks. Bizarro. Good? Bad? I dunno...certainly not my thing anyway.
Heh, my thoughts exactly. However, nice artwork design.
Deprivation – I Don't Want To Grow Up Here (Tape) Diazepam
great work, enjoyable feedbacks, noise and awesome vocals
THROBBING GRISTLE "1st Annual Report" LP (bootleg of a "lost" album recorded back in 1975/76)
PIGFACE "Welcome To Mexico...ASSHOLE" cd
DON CABALLERO "For Respect" LP
Clew Of Theseus - Rehearse The Right Life (Husk): Recently decided to get my hands on all the tapes that had been released around the time of the Death Urge LP, because that disc just completely fucked me up. Have been ignoring Ben's more drone-ambient-based works because I was just so fond of those harsh noise early days. Seems like his latter explorations wade heavily on classic industrial territory. This reminds me of M. Bianchi trying to channel Zero Kama. Very simple, mild, hallucinatory feedback works.
Spoils & Relics - Angels Trumpet Over Moonbeams (Chocolate Monk): Had to check them out after the perplexing interview in Fördämning #4. Hard to pin down... it isn't concrète muzak, yet it is. A journey through many, many rooms of unique and puzzling sounds; birds, insects, the human voice, accelerated loops. Very challenging, but rewarding.
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THROBBING GRISTLE "1st Annual Report" LP (bootleg of a "lost" album recorded back in 1975/76)
I actually like this better than some of TG's official albums, including the 2nd Annual Report. There is also the "Final Muzak" CD which is the same recordings and the version I currently have...Get Back Records out of Italy did a vinyl version several years back that I used to have as well.
Yes, I agree w/ that. Loved the tracks 'Final Muzak' and 'Very Friendly'.
Quote from: eyestrain on March 19, 2014, 11:30:11 PM
Spoils & Relics - Angels Trumpet Over Moonbeams (Chocolate Monk): Had to check them out after the perplexing interview in Fördämning #4. Hard to pin down... it isn't concrète muzak, yet it is. A journey through many, many rooms of unique and puzzling sounds; birds, insects, the human voice, accelerated loops. Very challenging, but rewarding.
If you liked it the LP on Harbringer is a must have. Would have been on my best-of-2013-list had I discovered it sooner. Great album!
deceiver / clavicula salomonis - "split" Factotum Tapes (tape)
water torture - "the developer remixes" Factotum Tapes (tape)
the ames room - "full illionois jacquet" Factotum Tapes (tape)
Yen Towers - "Safety" Posh Isolation (tape)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 19, 2014, 09:16:22 AM
V/A NORDÖSTRA MALMÖ tape
Elbogen Fonogram
Perhaps c-30 ? Anyways, swedish projects including AMPH, ARKHE, MIRRORS ARE BLACK and such. AMPH is the best one of the comp, but overall very enjoyable tape!
Listened to that tape a lot when it came out, often back to back with
V/A - Port Out, Starboard Home. very complimentary vibes imo
Croatian Amor - Genitalia Garden CDr - in a weird way it reminds me of Burning Star Core & Prurient's - Ghost of Niagra box set. Each track is it's own little vignette, but they all come together as whole based around a loose concept. Good stuff!
Lust For Youth – 日本コレクション CDr - a bit of a strange release. two short instrumental tracks in the regular LFY style. But the middle track is 14 minutes+, very well produced sounding almost like slow minimal techno for the first 8 minutes and then giving way to sample heavy sound collage. kinda weird on the first listen but it's growing on me. interested to see if this is a future direction for LFY.
White - Tears of Piss cassette - sleaze city
LR - Exile LP - easy listening industrial
Grunt Archive Box Got it this week and it's like....yeeeeeeah!
Sutcliffe Jugend - Blue Rabbit Despite what they may be know for, this a fuckin awesome record. Love the texture
Brainbombs - ALL Come across them last year, was a bit irritated at first, but at the moment I'm hooked!
TEITANBLOOD death 2LP
FUNEREAL PRESENCE the archer takes aim LP
listening to Irkallian Oracle's "Grave Ekstasis" on NWN's bandcamp now. I may have to order this soon...
saw Irkallian Oracle last summer, REALLY good. Thought they were even better than Portal
Currently running forthcoming Bizarre Uproar album "Vihameditaatio".
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TEITANBLOOD death 2LP
How's that one compared to the previous stuff? Haven't bought it yet. Heard a track on youtube, and it sounded promising.
Listened to the old demo tape for the first time in years recently. Quite a difference compared to how they sound now, hah!
SEWER ELECTION & TRERIKSRÖSET - Killing For Germany CS (Chefsideologens Bolag)When I have a headache yet still feel like blasting some harsh noise, this is my go-to-tape. Brilliant stuff. Along with
Killing For Finland, this is my favorite of the Killing Sessions. A heavy muddy wall sound (hence the soothing effect on headaches), with some higher screech crawling out of the boiling soup now and then. Fine fine stuff...
HÄNDER SOM VÅRDAR - I Never C30 (dubbed boot from the HSV man)Nice to see how this project has evolved. The recipe is still simple, but the outcome is refined. Tapeloops, some trumpet (?) snippet, a little of this a little of that. The ingredients doesn't really matter. The recording is permeated by this constant feeling of worry. Subtle careful music that speaks volumes.
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TEITANBLOOD death 2LP
How's that one compared to the previous stuff? Haven't bought it yet. Heard a track on youtube, and it sounded promising.
Listened to the old demo tape for the first time in years recently. Quite a difference compared to how they sound now, hah!
I received my copy today and I'd say it's better than 7C. Not as straight forward and monotonous. Recommended!
SKIN AREA & JARL - La Petite Mort LP (Malignant)
Eerie recording. Calmer and more careful than Rothko Field, yet still very much in the same vein sound wise. Lyrics deal with masturbation and annihilation. 14(!) beautiful inserts. Brilliant.
I've heard people saying Skin Area and IRM being just to different names for the same thing, but I disagree. Sure, thy are both windows into Martin Bladh, but that's where the likeness ends. They both stray further away from each other with each release I think, musically and lyrically.
Thanks for the comments on that album. I'm quite an IRM fan, have pretty much everything they've done and think they keep getting better in a way. Been a few years since the last album. Was wondering about that LP.
Quote from: jadderly on March 22, 2014, 11:34:45 PM
Thanks for the comments on that album. I'm quite an IRM fan, have pretty much everything they've done and think they keep getting better in a way. Been a few years since the last album. Was wondering about that LP.
Well, I did't expect this one to be so good. Looking through and reading Bladhs and Urbaniaks book
To Putrefaction while listening added alot to the vibe. I'm looking forward to the next IRM album,
Closure, which is sceduled for release this year.
Tangerine Dream - Encore 2xLP
Tangerine Dream - Zeit 2xLP
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear LP
Tangerine Dream - Sorcerer LP
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet LP
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra LP
"Encore" and "Ricochet" are probably the most influential records for me.
SWANS "Body To Body, Job To Job" cd
DOOMWATCH "Crankin' 21" 7"
Nice playlist. I'm a big fan of their first four albums. Zeit is a monster for sure. I assume those are vintage originals? I wouldn't mind some TD on vinyl but the shops in my area are mostly just straight classic rock in the used bin. Where I lived before they'd get the occasional copy of Phaedra or something in, but it would be in pretty rough shape usually.
Quote from: Dr Alex on March 23, 2014, 01:57:48 PM
Tangerine Dream - Encore 2xLP
Tangerine Dream - Zeit 2xLP
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear LP
Tangerine Dream - Sorcerer LP
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet LP
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra LP
I wou
"Encore" and "Ricochet" are probably the most influential records for me.
Quote from: Dr Alex on March 23, 2014, 01:57:48 PM
Tangerine Dream - Encore 2xLP
Tangerine Dream - Zeit 2xLP
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear LP
Tangerine Dream - Sorcerer LP
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet LP
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra LP
"Encore" and "Ricochet" are probably the most influential records for me.
i'm just listening Edgar Froese "ages" solo album
i suggest you this
Fecalove / SSRI
"S / T"
The Untergeschoss split features some of the better works available in recent times from artist Fecalove and SSRI. On this release both artists utilize manipulation of source material and editing as vital parts of the compositional arsenal. This is of course nothing new, but it is one of the reasons that makes this an interesting and worthwhile release aside from the strength of the submitted material. The issue in question is each acts different preferences relating to developing own material from the same starting point, we are talking about for instance: Artistic choice, strategy and execution. This fact lends the release added dynamic, but opens also an opportunity to experience joining similarites as the use of: Field recordings, repetition, textures, timing, oppressive undertones, low end bass mania and mangled junk obsessions.
Fecalove's contribution includes three instrumental tracks and one PE track with teeth-clenched metallic vocals. Namely «Drunk and erased» - a sparse recording with clouded oppressive psychological undertones enforced by a barely recognizable throbbing (nintendo ds?) synth and audio collage consisting of looming innocent field recordings. This track sums up Fecalove's passion for old skool UK PE ala Whitehouse, early Italian industrial acts Maurizio Bianchi + Atrax Morgue, and classic ugly Japanese harsh noise. A perfect blend of impulses with its own language. The brilliance of the following track «Testicle marinade» is also worth a mention. The heavy sound editing versus sudden awakening ephemeral synth epistles are right on the spot and in the league of the best from Secret Apex and Tommi Keränen. Excellent overall production with Italian classic pop sensibilities. Humour is not far away either. Is that pasta I hear boiling on «Deathcamp sextape II»?!
SSRI follow up the B side with four murky and woolen compositions with focus on low to mid end freq range. The high frequencies are not emitted - only mangled up and buried in the mix. In the few instances where the high end spectrum is put weight on, it is brought to the audial surface with experienced timing, speed and attention to volume level. As the spectrum emerge it lingers in just the right amount of time - adding further dynamical range, detail and dimension to the tracks. The audial space is overall oppressive and uninterested in its surroundings. It is rare that I as a listener encounter harsh noise tracks that at first encounter induce the impression that there is no space left to position oneself in (Arkhe's latest Kafé Kaos release "Chabrat zereh aur bocher" comes to mind). This tactic is felt from the start of the first track's metal junk noise, only preceded by a haunting low pitched choir of howling voices. Very visceral, efficient, claustrophobic, suggestive and mood enhancing. The tracks evolve gradually, seemingly slow enough to make the listener nearly unaware of change. The track pace differ from slow to fast, but mainly change in the compositions are executed through the adjustment of audible frequencies. Synths, an occasional bass (? correct me if I'm wrong Pekka ?) plus field recordings from our contemporary's industry sector and idle running engines seem to be SSRI's instrumentation of choice.
While the immediate impression of the tape is of high potential, the «Fecalove / SSRI» split is a release that demands time to grow on the listener to bare ripe fruit. It might not be a contemporary classic, but it is surely a must if one is fan of either artist, or is looking for an entry point to get to know their production. A much recommended tape from two stayers that delivers fully.
Quote from: jadderly on March 24, 2014, 02:10:04 AM
Nice playlist. I'm a big fan of their first four albums. Zeit is a monster for sure. I assume those are vintage originals? I wouldn't mind some TD on vinyl but the shops in my area are mostly just straight classic rock in the used bin. Where I lived before they'd get the occasional copy of Phaedra or something in, but it would be in pretty rough shape usually.
My faves are "Encore" and "Ricochet", I also like "Green Desert" and sunny "Underwater Sunlight". "Cyclone" is very interesting album with vocals - sounds like Hawkwind with more electronic improvisations.
For LPs, all I listed before are original pressings except "Encore" and "Ricochet" which are license. It's magic to listen TD from vinyl!
@ANDROPHILIA, I didn't listen his solo albums. I will check it for sure! Thank you.
Warden/Patrick Modell/Peter Drak - "GREY POWER" CS (2012)
Been listening to this a lot. It lives up to the quote on the back of the tape saying "BACK TO FUNK!"
jazz funk greats style wierd industrial. I think it's very good.
ULTRA - ZOLL LP (1989)
Only recently found out about this, which is crazy because it's such a brilliant record.. (Thanks tommy c.)
Third Eagle - Confirm the Word CS 2014
A new project from Henrik who's behind Händer Som Vårdar.
Forza Albino - Black Dog LP (2014)
It's PE. It's good.
UNCLEAN "Deranged" tape
Untergeschoss
Second tape of band, I listened this before it was published as promo and impression still is the same. First tape, in all its primitive flaws was really great surprise from Finland. This second isn't surprise anymore, so you know what to wait. And meanwhile seeing him play live quite similar material, but with much more intense sound quality, makes this tape less interesting. It's ok. Not bad at all, but just goes into place in discography what probably remains the low moment, after promising tape, but before fulfilling that... Fans of filthy and primitive PE its certainly good.
HAARE "Forward to insanity" tape
Terror
3 tracks of Haare on tape. I like when its not just one long piece, but actually something more. I have heard some less noisy Haare too, but this is somewhat noisier perhaps? Not much. Kind of traditional Haare style of layering stuff together under strong tapehiss and psychedelic and floating feel. I don't think there is any bad Haare releases really? At least not after couple debut CDRs. Its always welcomed addition to playlist even with minimal changes in ways of composition.
AM NOT "First Morbid Vibrations" tape
Unrest
Not sure if it's revealed who is "Am Not"? Usually such details appears in discogs very quick. I assume UK artists, but not sure. What I can say, its very good! Unrest doesn't have the world largest discography, yet I'd bet there are perhaps more quality tapes that fall under INDUSTRIAL & power electronics than most labels out there. Thinking how label started with Operativ Permanent, UGP, Institut and did some perhaps globally active noise bands too (Werewolf Jerusalem, BLJ, Gelsomina, etc). More good ones like Sick Seed, Pestdemon, Soft Option Killing, Shift, Iron Fist Of The Sun, Human Larvae, etc. All these mentioned ones produced on label memorable releases that could be considered pretty much "tape albums" rather than just another noise tape.
Nowadays it appeast that there perhaps starts to build roster of bands who can be associated with label exclusively? AM NOT is something, that has tape on Unrest and not known otherwise? Really neat blend of dark heavy electronics, but with innovative use of sounds and symphonic elements. Often slow and dark, but not forgetting delivering ugly noises too. Many of the Unrest tapes appear to be pretty much too good to be just 100 copies tapes... But well.. This is how it goes. It would be nice to see CD's of some of these releases.
V/A "BELGRADE IS THE WORLD" tape
Posh Isolation
One of 2013 compilations, and really good one. Not much to add to comments on recent PI label stuff. Good mix of electronic music and noisier stuff.
XXXX / HALF MILE DOWN split tape
Untergeschoss
XXXX is perhaps best piece I have heard from them. Kind of The Haters minimalism teamed up with CCCC-ish electronic psychedelic noises. Some great moments when distant swirls of sounds emerges from wall of noise. HMD... not too good, I think.
WERTHAM "Lombroso" tape
Joy De Vivre
Short tape with 3 tracks. Heavy electronic drones, processed vocal assaults, I think b-side is much better than a-side.
SSHE RETINA STIMULANTS "gorgeous primitivism from quartz satellites" tape
Influencing Machine
First I really liked what there was. Fierce electronic noise chaos. But the more tape goes on, the more it appears to me like man trapped in the world of some sort of modular synthesis. Random electronic signalts that occasionally are good, but directionless moving towards next direction which will be either hit or miss. Too often miss.
Sick Seed "The Most Hated Crime of Them All" song
i really appreciate admixture from obsessive loop from Diamanda Galas "Iron lady" and strong voices.
great
ZYRTAX "Reflex Ultra" tape
very anonymous looking tape. Very simple j-card with only band name in front (with some graphics) and tape title in spine. I have at least one 7" release with some stuff from this Dutch Project. It kind of reminds me of what I used to do in early 90's. Not really musically, but... lets say, it appears like someone had bunch of short songs, no titles, no coherent idea what exactly to do, but just throwing all the stuff on tape and that's release. Lots of diversity in sound and style of songs. Sometimes kind of goofy experimental noise, sometimes dark sounding material exploring European heavy electronics atmosphere. While being very much hit & miss, it's also refreshing occasionally to see and hear stuff what isn't appearing as carefully planned and executed piece of art, but rather just random noise separated from currently sometimes too clearly defined sub-genre lines.
Death Squad - Live At Leeds 4.15.00 cd
Death Squad - Fucked In The USA 3"cd
Death Squad - Out-Patient cd
Death Squad - Isolation As Intent cd
Death Squad - Theological Genocide cd
Death Squad - VX cd
Death Squad - Fuck You 2xcd
[can't get enough of Death Squad. One of the best pe/noise projects ever!]
Prurient - Point And Void cd
Sektor 304 - Engage... Forwards 7"
Slogun - Murder U.S.A. 2x7"
Slogun - Nov 16 2013 tape
+
a lot Tangerine Dream and Brad Fiedel's OST for Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Orifice Training – Bathroom Abuse, Blisters And Contusions (LP, Praxis Dr. Bearmann)
Wanda Group - A Slab About Being Held Captive (NNA Tapes): A wade through a cold, morbid psyche. Pretty dark output for something on NNA. Really enjoyable!!
Händer Som Vårdar - Depopulation (Obscurex): Doesn't wander too far from previous works, but this is easily the most rewarding listen yet. Another gem!
Stephen Cornford & Patrick Farmer - A Measure Of Ground (Consumer Waste): Jerman-esque abused acoustic sounds. Gem, again!
Kassel Jaeger's Toxic Cosmopolitanism is becoming my favorite album of the year. Man oh man.
And lots of repeats for SS Decontrol, Look Back And Laugh and Rotting Out. Spring is my favorite time for hardcore.
Bleak Existence - love earth hate people
Hvide Nætter - "Massernes Fremdrift" tape (Blodrøde Floder) - this sounds much more subtle and restrained that the live performance, but this is one of its strengths, actually. It's refreshing to hear music so clearly rooted in classic industrial but more delicate and laid-back, with extensive use of field recordings and quasi-ambient textures with some ritual undertones. Thought-out, well-composed and very well executed.
Sansernes Rus - "Retrospekt" tape (Blodrøde Floder) - side-project of JK from Hvide Nætter, this explores ambient territories with increased focus on both field recordings and more "traditional" soundscapes, occasionally rhythmic; however, not dismissing rougher sounds entirely, e.g. scraping metal in the third track where some vocals are also present. Perhaps I enjoyed this cassette a tiny little bit more than the previous one, but they're both really good.
Playlist this weekend:
Canaan: Of prisoners, wandering souls and cruel fears
Concrete Mascara: The pursuit of hedonism in a police state
Amazing packaging, good sounds - great release!
Puce Mary: The Viewer
Whitehouse: Quality time
Händer Som Vårdar: Depopulation
Consumer Electronics: Sex Pig: USA Live
Propergol: Un Déchaînement De Violence / Cleanshaven
Hvide Nætter: Massernes Fremdrift
Mazakon Tactics: The entrancing Cage
Theta: Scire
Stemcell Research Project: Charnel Houses
Interracial Sex: Alternative Eugenics
Ramleh: Too many miles - Complete Singles 90-95
Helm - Shattered Miniatures (Ascetic House January Program): Tossing around a rip I found of this on Soulseek; sorry, couldn't be arsed with the whole buy-today! thing that was happening with these tapes. Anyway, I dig it. Younger has basically made his niche, and there's nothing new here really. You've got the wonky drumming from Silencer and the equally wonky synth from Impossible Symmetry, downer drone from Cryptography, tape playfulness from most of his discography and all that good shit. What is kinda new are the Troum-ish sounds found on "Dakhma" and "Gardens Of Solitude". I like those, but they're not as pleasing as his go-to palate.
Glenn Jones - The Wanting (Thrill Jockey): Perfect American Primitive guitarist. Sometimes he gets a little too straight-forward, but this recent LP was his best yet. I've been amping myself up for his new one that comes out soon.
Lungfish - Talking Songs For Walking (Dischord): Keeping it light-hearted. This was their best album. Feral Hymns, The Unanimous Hour and Sound In Time are eternally tied for second.
Quote from: eyestrain on March 31, 2014, 02:59:49 AM
sorry, couldn't be arsed with the whole buy-today! thing that was happening with these tapes. Anyway, I dig it. Younger has basically made his niche, and there's nothing new here really. You've got the wonky drumming from Silencer and the equally wonky synth from Impossible Symmetry, downer drone from Cryptography, tape playfulness from most of his discography and all that good shit. What is kinda new are the Troum-ish sounds found on "Dakhma" and "Gardens Of Solitude". I like those, but they're not as pleasing as his go-to palate
Missed this one. Would have liked to get it. Just got HELM LP in mail last week, but no time to listen it yet.
However, yesterday just arrived
PUCE MARY "The Viewer" tape. It was purely luck I managed to order it. I clicked on SI forum, and while I don't watch classified section constantly, these happened to be topic visible on main menu saying "New Puce Mary tape". And luckily it was exactly the day when order could be placed. So, few months(?) later tape finally arrives and it's worth of wait. Really good one. Dirty sounding industrial music basically. Rhythm, metal percussion, vocals. No melody, no "song patterns" per se, but well done tracks of old style rugged industrial sound. There is new tape coming on Freak Animal this month, which is perhaps cleaner sound closer to LP, but this tape here is perhaps equally rough as Ultimate Hypocrisy. Lots of tape hiss!
Shift : altamont rising lp heavy HEAVY layered sound, vocals less buried...awesome.
Waiting for that one... Good to see Shift full length finally out!
NUSLUX "Repeat Master II" tape
Lal lal lal
60th release of the Finnish label that very rarely gets mentioned when talking of Finnish noise. Well, perhaps because it's more of the goofy weirdo art scene, but this tape isn't bad at all! Roland SH2000, spring reverb and two Repeat Master tape decks result at best rough tape decay filled electronics, but at worst keyboards playing nonsense patterns. But surprisingly, even then it works out fairly well. If you'd want the finnish version of new wave of USA noise a.k.a. hipster noise a.k.a. funny costume noise, this is it. Among the best things I have heard from this side of Finnish scene. I guess I should give it a try more often...
AARON DILLOWAY " Medicine Stunts " tape
Lal lal lal
Maybe to celebrate Dilloways Finnish gigs, this tape just came out. One can actually recognize moments very similar what he played last saturday in Helsinki, but never quite as noisy. Fucked up tape loops and sounds slowly flowing for looong length tape (c-70). Good stuff. One could actually compare sound style / quality a bit with above mentioned Nuslux. Or lets say other way round. I'm quite sure Dilloways approach may have been influence there.
V/A TAPEWORKS VI tape
Hästen & Korset
Another strong line-up. Winners here Daniel Fagerström and Jaakko Vanhala. Lots of other goodies too! But guess enough said about this series in previous posts!
UMPIO / TORTURING NURSE split tape
tenzenmen
I recall I heard this Umpio stuff from advance cdr what artist gave to me. Perhaps little more "distant" and live feel on the recording. Not his best by any means, but still decent harsh noise.
Torturing Nurse offers harsh noise and screaming. Not bad, but after SOOOOOO much of great tapes in recent weeks, this barely reaches on average...
Quote from: P-K on April 01, 2014, 03:04:12 PM
Shift : altamont rising lp heavy HEAVY layered sound, vocals less buried...awesome.
in heavy rotation
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 01, 2014, 11:11:56 AM
There is new tape coming on Freak Animal this month, which is perhaps cleaner sound closer to LP, but this tape here is perhaps equally rough as Ultimate Hypocrisy. Lots of tape hiss!
Great news! Nice to see her getting released on other labels than PI so one can actually get them. Would be nice with a reissue of
Success too. Already fetching 30-50 € I believe..
wait and see...
GOLDEN RAIN "2010" tape
Filth & Violence
Finnish Project that gets quite rarely mentioned. This live tape collecting two live gigs from 2010 came out quite soon after they were recorded? I recall I recorded the shows, and the usual dull roar ("yeeaah! heya!") at end of gig at least indicates I was present, haha! Lots of loops, quite original vocal delivery, very electronic and "hi tech" effects, but also manual metal junk sounds and such things. I remember when someone mentioned this sounds like Deutsch Nepal, and I slightly objected, but I can see why someone would say so. I hope project would get more stuff done!
BIZARRE UPROAR "Private live 1/1/2012" tape
Filth & Violence
Another couple years old release, where BU is perhaps at his most well known phase? Rumbling noise, delay drenched vocals, chains, totally suffocated sound from bunker. Perhaps not absolute necessity in anyones BU collection, but still neat document of event.
UMPIO "Tripamishqi "-tape
Terror
One side fast and furious harsh noise cut ups, other side gloomy and atmospheric, but rotten junk and hiss. Very nice. Much better stuff here than the split with TN mentioned yesterday..
FALOT - vautré dans la nullité et protégé par l'éjaculation des serpents
KNURL "Pyrolysis" tape
Terror
Good solid harsh noise. Appears live in studio metal junk noise through chain of distortion.
PRODEATH / SILENT ABUSE & BIZARRE UPROAR Live 16.9.2011
F&V
Prodeath doing good bestial sludgy anti-music with short blasts of grind. Sound is amazingly good (well, or lest say: suitable for style!). Perhaps better than their "studio" work? SA+BU live was good when it happened, but lack of ruthless performance of SA makes the sound alone slightly one dimensional.
CHAINS OF DEATH COMMAND -live tape
F&V
One could say same as about Prodeath. Live sound actually better than any COFC "studio" releases have! Great GG Allin cover and songs known from COFC other releases & gigs. Noiserock at its most barbaryan form.
POGROM "live" tape
F&V
Loud and fierce power electronics. It starts very well, aggressive and raw, good vocal sound of manly roaring voice. In middle of set there is kind of lazier moment where appears like contact mics aren't working well for metal junk and rumbling static noise goes on and on, but closer to the end, vocals return and brutal noise continues and it's good again.
-DECHE CHARGE: disgrace to the corpse of seth LP (hell yeah, 1001 noisecore blasts make me happy!!)
-INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND: bongo rock 2xLP (After seeing the B-MOVIE ORCHESTRA live playing "Apache", i had to score this)
-KORGULL THE EXTERMINATOR: metal fist destroyer LP (metal battle!!!!!!)
-HERESIARCH: hammer of intransigence LP (highly recommended!! violent death!)
-TEITANBLOOD: death 2xLP (just fucn devastating!!! another classic)
-FERETRUM: from far beyond LP (obscure demo on vinyl, sick early 90's death gem)
-FABIO FRIZZI: CITY OF THE LIVING DEATH: soundtrack LP (red vinyl)
Diapsiquir - A.N.T.I
Strangely, I thought I had heard this album already and wasn't supposed to like it but after finding out that Peste Noire will be releasing a split 10" with Diapsiquir, I decided to check them out "again" and now I'm completely obsessed by this album. How to describe their sound, well imagine Peste Noire making a baby with Woods Of Infinity and naming it Lifelover and you have Diapsiquir. One ugly motherfucker!
WINTER LINE -tape
Aum War
Huh.. so what is this? Melodic keyboard music? I can't say much more detailed analysis than not my thing, and I don't like it.
TONGUE KNAX "Venus" tape
Lust Vessel
Good way to purify ears of such stuff is restless high pitch feedback dominated harsh noise blast of Tongue Knax! It's good and solid stuff. Only problem with some LV related things is that it's even too solid. Meaning that tapes are most often one thing, and one thing only. This luckily has 4 tracks on it, althout pallette of sounds TN operates remains quite similar, but still some variation. Lots of texture and several layers of things happening, though. And as usual: great sound!
K.P. "I could tell" tape
Hospital prod
Some dude known from multiple other projects, and releases on Gods of Tundra, Hospital etc.. This appears very anonymous project. Mix of harsh noise, tape experiments, broken electronics. Something you could indeed expect from Gods of Tundra or such USA labels few years back. It's good stuff, but hardly memorable.
PRURIENT "Answer to god" tape
Hospital
Damn. I must repeat my conclusion that many of the best Prurient releases are hard to find and very limited tapes! This one recorded back in 2007 maybe represents Prurient at his most power electronic phase. Two killer tracks what would make neat 7", but even more someone should release compilation of Prurient short tapes. I know mr. Fernow will maybe object, as thematically most stuff are probably designed to stand alone. First side is something like Prurient's take to old Ramleh. Bassy background tones and high picthed vibrating feedback. Some vocals, cuts of noble music. On b-side utterly dark industrial noises and spoken narration of lyrics. Among both perhaps best Prurient tracks? So ltd 100 tape? Hmm.. well, you can get one from Discogs for 15 euro right now. C-10. Worth it or not. In this case, I'd say yes!
BLACK SAND DESERT "Lessons of Darkness" tape
Chondritic Sound
Ltd 51 copies back in 2008. Once in a while I ask why Greh's work was being so praised, while some of the (especially some Hive Mind) appears almost "autopilot" synth oscillation, void of human element what would make it particularly "Greh". But then stuff like Black Sand Desert where is goes far harsher realms of ripping, but extremely heavy harsh noise, I have no reason to doubt why people were worshipping his material! Heavy as fuck, crunchy noise. Even synth sounds are damaging and ripping. Occasionally slow and brooding, but especially b-side is restlessly busy, yet appears to be live recording and uncut. 30 minutes of pure noise bliss!
ALTAR OF FLIES "tour tape mars 2010" tape
Hästen & Korset 038
There appears to be also 2 tape special edition release also under name Tour tape mars 2010. This is ltd 32 copies sold in some gigs back then. Stuff is good, yet not as good as Altar Of Flies in recent years, but certainly worth owning and listening. Tape manipulation, synth sequences, obscure sounds. Perhaps more psychedelic electronic swirls and not yet repeating animal sounds and kids playing. B-side of tape is better one. First almost forceful atmosphere, and then spacey oscillations and deep tape-echo wash over things.
eh eh.. excuse me for the total tape mania!
WORKDEATH "excuse me but I think..." tape
Three songs of Lenin
Two tracks of powerful and very linear pieces of noise-drone. Basically noisy and textured in ways of distortion and dirt, but all in all very relaxing and harmonic flow and tonality. Comes with hair pins and nice j-card.
LR "Pole And Wire" tape
Posh Isolation
Huh, second LR tape? I think so. 2009 release and this is Posh Isolation 007! Short C-10 with utmost white-noise hiss on first side and vocals/feedback noise on other. Well - if you say it simply. It's not yet the best LR material obviously, but still good to check out what exactly was going on on very earliest posh isolation releases! Was just checking discogs, and I guess I would have to check my shelves, but I believe I'd have all the early stuff there somewhere...
LIMEPIT "Infinite Cancer" 2x tape
Posh Isolation
The original Copenhagen trio who formed Posh Isolation, is behind this project. Christian Stadsgaard, Klaus H. Hansen and Loke Rahbek. Klaus left the label at some point and this project also did only this (PI #009) and split LP with Skullflower. Very charming lo-fi sound, each c. 15 minute track per side is different from another. Some more psychedelic. Some harder and with vocals. Some droning and noisy. As it's not really review I'm writing here (just brief playlist comment), I reserve right to be very vague of content. Nevertheless, if you know what these 3 people did with their project (at the time), and throw all in mix, this is pretty much logical outcome! Especially those who appreciate live interaction and live feel to noise where small "flaws" or spontaneous elements are best part of it, this is the stuff to get!
Quote from: Noiseape on April 03, 2014, 08:46:34 PM
-FABIO FRIZZI: CITY OF THE LIVING DEATH: soundtrack LP (red vinyl)
just put it on my player
FFH "To Find Men" tape
Hospital 190
Short tape single from FFH. One side with more diverse and noisy material ending with good vocals. B-side basically monotonic electronic signal and female talking about sex trafficking issues. Good to flip tape around few times, especially if you're into subject matter of... female misery, heh..
SQUAMATA "Cumshot Wounds" tape
harsh head rituals
2007 tape of Finnish harsh noise duo. I feel kind of bad for stashing 60 minutes of great unreleased Squamata works for half decade already. But well, maybe it'll be out someday soon?! Been talks with both members about it. This tape, solid heavy blown out harsh noise with strong energy and drive, but also massive static element to it.
MANIA "Hate Like Hell" tape
Gaping Hole
I've commented many Mania releases on playlist during the years. It seems kind of pointless to say more than Mania has always been good, and also unique! Easy to recognize style & sound, and even at some "lazy" moments, it has obscure charm what transforms those moments also great.
HARD SKIN "Half Eaten By Dogs" tape
Gaping Hole
Mystery harsh noise tape on GH. No info of its creator, but careful ears may recognize hints of style of sounds what theoretically is very anonymous harsh noise, but something there, especially on bass frequencies may give hint who it might be!
HAARE "Psychedelic Funeral" tape
Abisko
Noisier side of Haare. Not really harsh noise, but perhaps among Haare discography one of the closest things to border "proper" noise release. Maybe it was kind of designed for Abisko label responsible for many great noise tapes? Two c. 15 minutes tracks, already god damn 8 years old tape! But very much timeless and would perhaps fit be even new Haare release!
UMPIO "Loinen" tape
Zerga
Huh! I picked this up from pile of pretty much anonymous tapes. I don't think I ever even listened this before? 2009 released C-15, what has no text in cover, paint splattered anonymous tape too. Only when you open tiny flyer like insert, you realize its actually Umpio tape! Mono junk noise, not even near as great what he has done later, but kind of neat to find out Finnish obscurities from own shelves, hah!
PRURIENT / KEVIN DRUMM "All are guests in house of the lord" tape
Hospital
In 2007 they did tape and CD of this. I prefer to listen the tape, since I think the digital crystallic clarity didn't really benefit Prurient very well. Dubbing that stuff on tape helps a lot! I think 2006 Pleasureground album kind of took vast amount of ideas what Prurient was then recycling for a while. I don't feel there is THAT much to be done with simple keyboard tone. Even if here are good vocal bits and also actually composed noisy songs (6 tracks in 40 mins), often strongest element of track remains sound, what appears like one key of digital keyboard "organ" is pushed down and driven through distortion and delay. Is it that, or is it something else, I think when texture and interesting throbs & oscillations and such are lacking, the sound simply is unimaginative in role of good noise. Yeah, I know its more of conceptual work and not always meant to be interesting noise musically. Still, when dubben on tape, analogue format and slight decay of digital "perfection" adds little here. It makes release worth revisit occasionally, even if not being best of either artist.
DEAD BLOOMERS "Outcalls" tape
Cipher
Maybe best DB I have heard so far? Couple times flipped the sides and I like the forceful rhythm and vocals, where songs bound slowly forward with kind of modern post-industrial euro heavy electronic feel mixed to perhaps 2007'ish Prurient (design and lyrical style) and even later days Slogun comes to my mind for vocal delivery of 2nd side ("My choice!! My choice!! I am artificially erect tomorrow!! Bloody-minded I seek" = style of writing and screaming of "I" & "me"). Handmade special packaging with couple inserts including lyrics and art. Perhaps the relatively clean sound remains somewhat little obsctale to praise this totally, but any fan of "contemporary power electronics" that's more technologically oriented & composed as opposed to rugged filth, very recommended!
last tapes for some days..
LEBENSFADEN "Die Vollendete schönheit" tape
Lust Vessel
Heavy and dark as fuck electronic torment! Throbbing and forceful synth oscillations, but always more of noisy heavy electronics than anything "psychedelic". Also while being noisy, it's not to be connected into "noise scene synth stuff" as much as clearly lineage of industrial culture. Instrumental pieces, 3 per side, which change abruply without pauses or fades. There is plenty of improvisational element here, but always firm "composed" element as well. Really good design on cover, really good sound, just for my taste.
FRANS DE WAARD "Arrel / Juur" tape
Banned prod.
Been listening lots of these old Banned tapes. I think next week should dig up from archives some old Banned prod tapes! New ones has been really good stuff, though. Diversity of artists. I skipped many of C-10s, and favored 20-30 mins tapes to have "more value for money" (hehe..). This C-20 of FdW is Korg Ms20, shortwave, notorious kaos pad, walkmans. I guess there are bunch of field recordings as source. Insects and overall "outdoors" feel that's electrified and mixed into something else. I think this captures well atmosphere of many of these Banned tapes. It's not that they'd be remarkable albums, but short experiments of ideas that work out well for exactly what they are: Short tapes.
FORZA ALBINO: BLACK DOG (tape - Freak Animal)
best works I've heard from this group. the previous 12" had some elements I wasn't so impressed with but here it really works all the way. simple and effective power electronics.
WILL OVER MATTER: TOISESTA MAAILMASTA (tape - Freak Animal)
very minimal recordings based on radio transmissions and tapes. I like it a lot but wish I could understand what they are talking about.... b-side has some more static electronics building up hypnotic atmosphere. also really liked the "Phenomenal Highways" LP from him.
SEWER ELECTION: SHARED BODIES (tape - Harsh Head Rituals)
revisited this classic tape from Dan. without any doubt this is my favourite period of Sewer Election.
SEWER ELECTION & TRERIKSRÖSET: KILLING FOR NORRLAND (tape - Harsh Head Rituals)
"all instrument as my cock." what more is there to say?
UNCODIFIED: DRUG STREET (tape - Nil By Mouth)
italian power electronics dealing with the inferno of addiction and drug abuse. done in a convincing way with good photographs and lyrics. the vocal input of Marco Deplano never fails but music doesn't really keep my interest all the way.
CALIGULA031: BACHELORETTE PARTY (tape - Institute of Paraphilia Studies)
I guess Depla is still full of disgust after his years in the UK... here he continues to dissect the deviated behaviour of modern world and he manages to do it in most unique way. Nothing to complain about except the disgusting perfumed smell of panties in the boxset, altering even more senses than the music and lyrics. Whole box reeks. Caligula031 continues to be a project that push the conceptual possibilities of power electronics further for each release.
Had a great weekend listening to these:
Vasilisk: Whirling dervishes
Narbenerde: No more empathy
Die Reitenden Leichen: Sieben Schwärzungen
Consumer Electronics: Nobody's ugly
Consumer Electronics: Crowd Pleaser
Hollow Earth: Dog days of the Holocaust
Ulex Xane: Forgotten Genocides
Exterminant: Cheap and basic hatred
Shift: Altamont rising
Croatian Amor: Mermaids of Jadransko/Vagina Sword
Krökta Rum: Tankar & Syner Del 2
Azoikum: Ropemaster - Dedicated to Gerard John Schaefer
Enklav: 2
Caen: Middlefield
Nyodene D: Mouths that reap the harvest
Sewer Election: Vittra Sönder
White Hospital: Holocaust
Hypnosis: Moon of death and other recent works
Dead Body Collection/Placenta Lyposuction: Split tape
Streicher: ... Side of 'War against Society'
A downloaded version of White Power- comp.
Quote from: cr on April 06, 2014, 07:59:50 PM
Had a great weekend listening to these:
Hypnosis: Moon of death and other recent works
How's this one ?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 04, 2014, 02:33:55 PM
LIMEPIT "Infinite Cancer" 2x tape
Always wondered how come this tape(s) never really caught any attention. Of all the early releases I would say this is easily one of the best. I think L+C just only sold last copies a year or two ago.
The reign of Radigue continues unabated in my abode, the most recent examples being two double album releases from Lovely, "Songs Of Milarepa" and "Jetsun Mila". The former features a lot of spoken word, actually, particularly the first album. Extracts from the "Mila Kabum", as read in Tibetan by Luma Kunga Rinpoche and in English by Robert Ashley, are pretty much the foreground for Radigue's soft drones to back up. This Milarepa comes across as some kind of aesthetic superman, not even requiring to eat or drink due to his reliance on supernatural powers. It's all very interesting, albeit slightly smug, and I've gained a recent interest in Ashley's dulcet drawl, but I much preferred the second part of the second album when mere words are discarded and looped samples of Tibetan chanting is used to compliment the electronic drones. That's much more like it.
"Jetsun Mila", however, is two lengthy pieces of much-more-like-it, carefully composed and constructed, slowly unveiling with each element fitting succinctly into the next. Pretty much Radigue at work, unnecessary to burble on about, and always welcoming.
Insofar as that small area of music that involves blatant immitation of better known and better skilled musicians that actually is listenable, almost despite itself, is concerned - I've been returning to Adelbert Von Deyen's two earlier albums, "Sternzeit" and "Nordburg", both on mp3 rips. Taking the sound of Klaus Schulze without the actual ability, these albums end up with a much more minimal and somewhat harder edged sound to Schulze's intricate floating. The result being as if latter period Nord decided to really try hard to sound like Klaus Schulze. Completely derivative - but for my present tastes it works well. I understand this Von Deyen went in a more "New Age" direction after these earlier releases and I'm sure I have no interest in that, but the material on these has just the right balance of pulsing synths, barely existent melodies and space-synth sounds that manage to exist in their own right, despite their clueless and blatant imitation of better material.
Sniper "Praise & prelude to a new world" CD
Sniper "Waiting For the good times" CD
Classic Finn RAC with some of the craziest vocal delivery of ralli-englanti. It always amazes me how someone could do stuff like this, and that's one of reasons why it's so great.
Brigad Wotan "Sverige i brand" LP
Melodic swedish RAC. Very good stuff with classic sound, that scandinavians could wait from Pluton Svea / Mistreat etc kind of bands. Nice hand drawn cover too, always bonus in todays world where this genre especially is plagued with some of the absolute horrid album covers.
No Agony "Thru years of glory & Struggle 1986-1989" CD
Swedish RAC at the crudest form! From ashes of hc/punk band Kollaps was born band that had basically one idea, and one idea only. This is repeated though 27 track collection. Same tempo, pretty much same couple chord riffs, and vocals being such a 1+1=2 level "boots and braces - oi oi oi" slogans one has heard maybe zillion times. But maybe not yet in '86. Is it good? Well, it's certainly too much for one CD. I think I got the LP version of this with less tracks already before? Not sure why I got the CD, but all in all, it's hard to find this simple stuff anymore. Recommended to those who think early No Remorse or Legion88 needs to get little more sloppy and sing about less complex themes, heh..
Current 93 "Haunted Waves, Moving Graves" CD
Song from vinyl version was played on Muh Mur radio broadcast, and caught my ear instantly. Decided to get 2nd hand copy via discogs and option of pic 12" with shorter edited tracks of half cheaper CD with much longer tracks, I decided to go for latter. Calm, relaxing experimental works with melancholic violin adding needed highlights to make it some of the better "non-classic era"(?) C93 for me.
David E. Williams "I have Forgotten How to love you" CD
Cthulhu
Jesus Christ! When did I get this? Not sure, but Cthulhu label somehow interests me, despite can't see that much music releases what really appeals to me. But this? Some of the absolute horrid rubbish I have listened for loong time. Couple decent lyrical bits, but nothing else to justify spending time with keyboard music and out of tune mumbling.
Mutant Video - Missing Fingers cassette - the audial equivalent of late 70's Cronenberg. Easy listening industrial? I don't know what to call it but i'm digging it
lots of Pig Heart Transplant 7"s - love this band so much
Column of Heaven - Failures / Romance mp3s - much industrial/power electronics sound to this project. a nice mix of pulsing drones, guitar work and beastly vocals. i'd love to get my hands on the original cassettes.
Dead in the Dirt - The Blind Hole LP - solid crust/grind. super crunchy production and lots of squealing feedback. didn't listen to this much when i first bought it, but really enjoying it now.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 07, 2014, 06:50:56 PM
Recommended to those who think early No Remorse or Legion88 needs to get little more sloppy and sing about less complex themes, heh..
Never really appreciated WP-bands, for political reasons sure, but mostly due to lack of ideas, talent and energy. Even bands people who know the genre recommend me almost always dissapoint. But this actually sounds promising.
Zoviet France - Shouting At The Ground
i fell it really nocturnal. probably best album from ZF
Quote from: Baglady on April 08, 2014, 01:17:44 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 07, 2014, 06:50:56 PM
Recommended to those who think early No Remorse or Legion88 needs to get little more sloppy and sing about less complex themes, heh..
Never really appreciated WP-bands, for political reasons sure, but mostly due to lack of ideas, talent and energy. Even bands people who know the genre recommend me almost always dissapoint. But this actually sounds promising.
Well, many people confuse rawness of RAC bands with rawness found in punk or hc. There isn't that much bands what are raw in cool ways among RAC. Within punk/hc you find people who often involve artistic element, for example rough distortion that's appreciated due texture it gives for music. Rawness in RAC tends to be due severe lack of talent in anything technological and playing instruments or writing songs. Some people find it disappointing when raw sound of RAC band was not like big muff distortion and 4-tracker all-on-red neat overdrive. However, I tend to appreciate the 100% natural, where nobody even tried to do anything. Just did what they can and result is what it is.
NIDING "Afgudasgymning" tapeJärtecknet
Shoegaze post-BM with howling vocals. A-side pretty good, B-side reminds me why I dislike vast majority of shoegaze. Shoes aren't that interesting one would want to keep watching them this long and repeating same melody pattern so many times it really really gets old..
LUST FOR YOUTH / WAR "The glass house etiquette" split tapePosh Isolation 060
Ridiculously short tape. Just tape single of one track each. But in others hand, not really complaining, as for me dose of this type of music works well in 7" format, so why not "tape single". LFY his typical niche. Melodic toyful keyboard melodies and beats with ultra flegmatic effect processed vocals, all blown up with overdriven tape sound. WAR is pretty much identical. Same kind of vocals, more distortion, melodies just a notch less joyful, and rhythm is less danceable. But if one would have listened this without watching covers, I could have mistaken this to be LFY solo tape.
LUST FOR YOUTH "Neon Lights Appear" tapePosh Isolation 061
More of this. I think this is better of the two tapes that came same time. Neat cover, nice lyrics. Although I must say I'm not such a fan of these vocals. Of course its better than stupid "indie pop singing", but perhaps something more diverse for vocals would mean band doesn't burn out its style too quick. Which I think it already has kind of done...
FLESH SPEAR "raping soil" tapePosh Isolation 058
Noisecore meets sort of "noiserock". Buried vocals, ultimate feedback & distortion wall from strings. Basically just distant rumble of drum beat defines what kind of "music" it is. Fast parts maybe the best. It's just pure instrument distorder. Slow parts, not bad. Kind of total noise rubbish one would blast in unplanned sessions in severe intoxication. B-side is perhaps slight better due variation in sound and balance of instruments.
on heavy rotation :
Te/Dis 'comatic drift' lp ....trademark Galakt-sound, very catchy & poppy but also pretty heavy in sound (massive synth basslines)...unique voice (the synthpop-version of Tony Wakeford? lol)...
imho certainly another take on their 'angst pop' brand. love it.
blows away the new Herz Jühning 7" for shure...just 'good', not the same impact as previous 7"...
ALBERICH "Of Man, Of Genius " tape
Hospital productions
Rhythmic heavy electronics, where one wouldn't be surprised if this was older Tesco or Steinklang label stuff. But this is USA, 2010. Powerful yet quite clean synth pulsations and effect processed voice. It's been kind of annoying that pretty much all Alberich stuff have appeared to be hard to get. Even LP that came out 2011, seemed to sell out in blink of an eye and I don't think I have much of his works as it was often very very limited and high priced and short tapes.
SHOOTING GALLERY "Glass Heel" tape
Posh Isolation
2009 noise release. High pitch, severe lack of bass frequencies, yet fierce and simple electronic noise, some guitar noise too I think? Sounds like lo-fi recording of amps blasting. High pitched feedback may annoy some, I find it torment in good sense.
FFH "Anything is possible" tape
Hospital productions
Primitive power electronics sound, with weird vocals sounding as if it was teenage boy with breaking voice? Or someone with flu, hah. Not bad, but perhaps less intresting FFH stuff.
No Fun Acid "This Is No Fun Acid Demo Tape" tape
Hospital productions
Carlos Giffoni doing.. acid house? Or what one calls this? I don't know or care, as this type of rhythmic techno synth material is something I don't care at all. 20 minutes of torment in bad sense!
BODY CARGO "Conspiracy of containers" tape
Autarkeia
Lo-fi, but kind of "hit tech" sounding, often down picthed sounding gloomy death industrial-noise. Rough and suffocated. Some of the songs include very nice materials, but one must also say that BC has done quite many tapes where overall sound remains just about identical. I think adding a bit high frequencies could give more punch, although rotten atmosphere works as well.
HVIDE SEJL "Nothing good ever came from waiting" tape
Posh Isolation
One more of more or less anonymous Posh Isolation projects, what according to discogs is Loke solo stuff. Simple and heavy electronics where synth or whatever stuff he uses, has sound that appears when quite dry sound is recorded to tape at maximum input gain. Everything feels very "close" and rumbles are wildly overdriven by crackling type of sound. Nothing spectacular here, but as all Hvide Sejl tapes (3 of them) have been c-20, this 10+10 min dosage works for even less exciting material.
The Klinik - Time (1991)
Well executed and produced industrial. Highly recommended album.
Semilanceata - Lifløse som Stjærnæth Hænge i Rymdvalf (2010)
Timeless druggy BM/ambient/folk excursions.
ALFARMANIA "Viskan" tape
Autarkeia
I wonder what was the idea to limit it to 50 copies when knowing demand must be far more? Slightly oversize cardboard box packaging. I guess some copies were featured in box, some sold separately. One sider, but program repeats on b-side and listened it twice instantly. 35 minutes piece, what has this Alfarmania's trademark of unusually smooth flowing organic post-mortem sound. Lots of different sounds thrown into piece, but it flows with dark and slow pace forward. Very good.
Explosive Improvised Device "Machete and fire" tape
Hospital productions
Very rarely I've been blown out by Anthony Saunders works. Often something is slight turn off. For example computer works. But here, it all works very well. Harsh noise, occasionally quick dynamic changes and fast cutting reminding Sickness. Contact mics and broken sounds, electronics etc thrown in mix. Occasionally calming down to nearly harmonic drone of feedback and electronics. Entire B-side is rumbling bassy electronics and acoustic kind of "microsounds", never erupting into full on noise. Good tape!
WINCE "Self Immolation Rights" tape
Gaping Hole
Solid harsh noise for 20 minutes one sider tape. I listened this twice today, and really appreciate the mix what kind of reminds me of Hijokaidan "windom", while there is theoretically very little in common. Just my feeling, that there is this static hissing distortion layer going on on very high pitch, but lots of things happens underneath. Crunchy quality and physicality of sound is audible when you turn volume up, while on lower volumes high pitch dominates. Material has the same element of stillness like Incapacitants and noisiest works of Hijokaidan. While there definitely is movement and flowing sound, the static distortion covering overall sound spectrum makes it very... still. At middle of tape distortion calms down, but still something I'd qualify as pure noise. Nice!
CHROME JESUS "anti squarian" tape
Hospital productions
What a sucky tape. Crap electro muzak with field recordings of some sort of nightclubs maybe? Only semi-worthy piece is the end of b-side where little noisier stuff enters, but too bad its not good. Someone probably thinks solo project of mr. Cold Cave is selling point. To me means absolute nothing.
AARON DILLOWAY "A Foxhole point of view" tape
Hospital productions
Loops and loops and tape manipulations. Lots of spoken word and with fanfares and negroes talking of klan and panthers, movie samples etc, it's ok, but still far from Dillos best works.
URINALS "urinals" tape
Fallow Field
Who's label is this? I remember getting this tape some years ago (well, 2010). Debut release of label and due consisting Klaus Hansen & Mikkel Rorbo. Recycling tapes to make very tasty and textured noise sound. The more one listens, better it appears to get. Beyond kind of monochrome surface, lots of things are happening. Style benefits from 50 minutes playtime, that one can really sink into sound. Label appears to have countless releases out since, and I guess I have just couple..
SHIFT "The Rancour Tape" tape
Vemod
Vemod released only 11 tapes, and this was the last one. Before it came bands such as Ochu, Survival Unit, Regim, Koeff, Sewer Election,.. etc! Not bad discography! In Shift lineage this goes somewhere along "Sleep Paralysis" and debut CD "Unable To Abide The Silence Of The World". Songs are already heavy as fuck, yet it's not as long and slow as Bulk or Creation & Space which both offer different type of Shift. I think there only came ltd 60 copies vinyl box edition and considering it doesn't really lose for Sleep Paralysis or debut, it seems slightly too little...
LINEKRAFT "Tann Itsu Kikai" tape
Wintage tapes & records
Linekraft barely has reached its full potential (at least I think), but there is some weird charm in Japanese industrial noise. These two live recordings presented on C-40 tape, packaged in kind of typical WTR style rubbish covers, are so rotten and primitive, something just appeals to me. Man plays few bits of march tunes or something, bangs slowly metal junk with hammers and screams though distortion. All very plain and simple, but while capturing the noisiness of Japanese noise (as opposed to musical industrial sound), he remains firmly distanced from all sorts of pedal harsh noise and hammers his way through improvised industrial decay. B-side has less percussive elements, more just raw and grim noise. I think this might be among best sounding Linekraft as it's so rusty and lo-fi.
Clinic Of Torture - Sounds Of Torment tape
K2 - Quaking Earth tape
Mania / SSRI – Split tape
Sick Seed - Beasts Among Men tape
Brighter Death Now - Disobey cd/dvd
Prurient - Adam Tied To Stone lp
Climax Denial - All Of My Loves Are Like Dreams cd
Deathpile - G.R. cd
STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche cd
STROM.ec - Free Speech - Fight For Your Right 3"cd
Joyless - Without Support cd
Aphonic Threnody - First Funeral cd
Nadja - Corrasion cd
Colloquio - Si Muove E Ride cd
Colloquio - Va Tutto Bene cd
Paul Chain - Alkahest cd
Nothing - The Grey Subaudible cd
Weltschmerz - Capitale De La Douleur cd
Received the latest SSRI tape some days ago and have been playing it quite intensively during the last few days. Side A starts with rather awkward sampler rhythm accompanied with very crisp and dynamic noise in a cut-up fashion. Next up is extremely filthy piece in the vein of previous SSRI tapes and has quite clever track title, "Selfishness Of Minority". The final track has great title as well, "These Demons Will Never Leave", and the sounds are somewhat identical to previous track.
On side B, SSRI is seriously at its best! The first track starts with very dark tunes. Low rumbling bass mixed with scraping sounds. To me it sounds as if the lows were made either with down pitched piano (I have experimented with this method) or with bass guitar but whatever it is, I'm loving it! The second track is a synth piece with very detailed sound and final track has quite interesting percussive loop playing on background while basic SSRI mess continues to dominate the mix.
SSRI is one of the few noise projects that I'm completely obsessed with and one of the things that I loved about it (along with the fact that there is no other quite like SSRI) were those side-long pieces of pure filth and murky sounds. However, the last few tapes have consisted of multiple shorter tracks, some of which are quite different from each other and that makes the releases weaker in my opinion. So I wish that future brings more of those lengthy SSRI pieces, maybe even a vinyl with one track on each side? One can always dream...
FUNERAL MONGOLOIDS / PLAUGED BRACES split tape
Turgid Animal
Noisecore is the name of the game. FM is not at their best, but still kind of hilarious moments when utmost instrument disorder going on and then "VITUN INVALIDIT!!!" being yelled, hah... Bad taste youthful mess from.. old men! PB throws in few samples, what sounds like old english sex tapes. Once in a while neat moments, but both bands suffer from lazy moments. For noisecore, the best is always to cut the weak crap away, and leave couple minutes of highlights to release.
xALLxFORxTHISx "Chemical Death Rattle" tape
Phage
I remember being semi-annouyed about Straight Edge power electronics band appearing. Not that I'd object sXe in general, but like "black noise", it felt like someone will just make some noise and pack it like sXe hardcore as niche product. I recall sample being like cheap copy of "prototype PE", a'la high pitch simple synth noise and yelling on top of that. Very much like first Bloodyminded album. Lyrics being something like "Iiii'mmm straight edge!!!". This tape is different. Already 2010 release, and been on my shelves quite a while waiting to be listened. Sound is now much more heavier and comples. Crushing noises, although with very sharp and clear sound. Some processed vocals. Lyrics with hostility and credible aggression towards certain types of people. Perhaps sound isn't THAT far from Sutcliffe Jugend CD's in Death Factory era CD's. Especially on b-side. So in other words, I do like this, but don't fully appreciate sound style itself. Still tape worth to grab for those into violent PE.
CUSTODIAN "The Weight Of Tension" tape
Phage
Solid harsh noise blasting, and I believe better than some other Custodian I was recently listening. Nothing to really celebrate concerning innovations, but lovers of harsh noise must be satisfied! Only thing I don't like is few abrupt stops in otherwise very oppressively moving solid noise blast.
KNURL "Metasynogen" tape
Audio Dissection
I was approched by Knurl couple years ago, and I turned down promo material, kind of foolishly. My reasoning was that because Knurl has so much stuff out on just about every label, why I should put it out? Well, theoretically yes. This is my label policy. Freak Animal isn't really seeking to put next album of known artists who then move to another label, but work with bands/people who build sort of long term relationship with label, and often also don't make so much release. In other hand, this leaves many of artists into gap. Knurl, who did several good CD's in 90's, what happened since? Couple Troniks CD's, but discography is dominated by small edition CDR's most of all. Then 2010 followed LP and CD and handful of tapes. But not that much stuff after all. This tape is another proof that Knurl is still on top of his game of crushing metal objects through distortion to create harsh noise. Nothing fancy, nothing that special, but great to see proper tape release - although with uncomfortable metal object special packaging... But I think Knurl still is artists to deserve CD releases once in a while!
MEGAN "Opening Nights" tape
Nordisk Klub 05
Some really good stuff on this label too! Puce Mary, Forza Albino, Pussyfooter, Assault Guard, etc.. Megan is solo of Iceage guitarist, known besides this tape from one split 7". It goes very very well to Danish "tape noise" scene of the time. Think of what happens in Copenhagen noisy sounds in 2011 or so, and this fits very well to that idea.
PERPETRATORS "Haterape" tape
Nordisk Klub 06
No affection or desire, but haterape! Danish duo, who has hidden their identity, but have a feeling this could be mr. Assault Guard? Droning, lo-fi, rotten power electronics feel, extremely crude screaming voice that buries basically everything under it when vocal assault arrives. Sounds like recording is done with walkman or boombox in room with amps? Really fierce stuff, and in all its simplicity, I like it! Two 10 minutes tracks. There appears to exists only one split tape besides this.
PUSSYFOOTER "Rwanda" tape
Nordisk Klub 07
Pussyfooter is Klaus Hansen & Lukas Hojlund. So two guys who are also in Forza Albino and White Nigger, and separately in countless projects too. I have very distant recollection in being at rehearsal room of these guys, or apartment of Klaus, listening some session where they throw bunch of huge scrap metal around the hall. Is it this - or some other release, hard to say. But here 10+10 mins of throwing junk around, with colossal rumbling bass heavy sound. There is pretty close to zero "composition" or idea beyond loud noise, but needless to say: I'm huge fanatic of metal junk noise, and when it is this huge sounding and not just micro level scratching - even more so! Play it LOUD!
Now I really wish I would have grabbed more of Nordisk Klub stuff. I probably have some more, but need to browse shelves... Sadly appears to be near impossible to get now!
CONTENT NULLITY "Absolute Dread" tape
Phage
Another neat silk screened release. Droning, massive, sometimes noisy... What happened to this project? I see 2012 he did release for Audial Decimation, which I never heard. This is already 2010...
AMPHETAMINE LOGIC "Nostalgia Without Memory" tape
Posh Isolation 033
Calm and relaxing oscillation and waves of feedback. Then abrupt cut to next track, loops of bass riffs and busy electronics. Composition is very linear. Song starts and goes on, and stops. But in this cases it works out well, due sound quality of tapes and sounds themselves. Single sided tape with 20 mins of stuff on A-side. It seems like there is no other releases by this project, but I recall I saw it live in Copenhagen?
ASHLEY C "Steeltrap" tape
Posh Isolation 006
Isn't this first Ashley C release? In deed project went through different phases of material, and while I'm very happy to have released both CD's on Freak Animal, I must say his other discography has pearls too. Even this first effort delivers the good. Powerful noise drone with aggressive screaming vocals, with sense of amplified room. Vocals are utterly vicious! It provides the necessary variation to otherwise totally blunt straight forward power drone. I recall some were disappointed when project moved from "PE" to different styles, but it's good to see artists push project beyond it's early forms. Especially B-side reminds quite a lot what Forza Albino is doing now.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 10, 2014, 05:24:38 PM
CONTENT NULLITY
What happened to this project?
CN has continued and gone from strength to strength. Not least his excellent track on the We Gave Them The Future compliation. He now works as MOLLUSK KING and will make his live debut at UFoI in May.
Shift - Altamont Rising
Wow. I don't get much chance to buy a lot at the moment, but had to order this when I heard it was coming. Appetite was whet from the both the Soundcloud sample and past experience of Shift releases. Initial impressions.... total brutality. Caustic, doomed and violent. It's an album that works as individual tracks but even moreso as a whole, one track flowing to the next seamlessly. Subtle rhythmic elements complement the style perfectly and vocals seem more present and effective than ever. A triumphant fuck you to weakness, with albums like this the UK "scene" is stronger for having Shift.
NYODENE D "Pogrom" tape
Phage tapes
Two heavy and strong pieces dealing with atrocities based on discriminating someones race. Kind of curious, that in context of PE, it takes the role of victim. Lyrics are written in ways of "they came to our streets... / they marched us out..". Not objective, nor from point of view of oppressor. Tapes comes with short manifesto too, and I find it quite refreshing along modern power electronics, despite the message remains on ideology of concluding differences among men are nothing but social constructions. Sound is mostly heavy metal junk noise, where it appears to be looped and boosted digitally, and few layers of synth humming and distorted vocals applied. While its all very strong theoretically, I think the common problem in many releases are that they sound like computer made. Effects applied after recording, boosting happens slightly less natural sound than by other means. Not his best tape, but I think tape still is very benefitical for this project to smoothen and saturate the sound.
PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT "eternal" tape
Hospital productions
Uh... This was kind of worst time to buy Hospital tapes. Label was using hi-speed dupping device, not really meant for high fidelity noise recordings, and malfunctioning machine caused lots of clicks and pops to copies. When tape was assumed to be salvation from crappy digital glitches, now it was bad analogue glitches! There came insane amount of tapes, ridiculously small editions. I recall label told he bough lots of these "butterfly boxes", supposedly 100 copies made, but I think because supply of these boxes run out, less was made than actually announced. At least several of the releases. Basically given to artist and rest sold at that years No Fun Fest. Good mix of harsh noise and experimental recordings. Piano pieces, electronic drones, and then high speed harsh noise assaults. Not so far from what Sickness, Crumer or Tourette was doing at some point. Too bad for annoying glitches...
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM "Red Eye" tape
Hospital productions
Couple years later, I think machine broke down and alternative ways of dubbing was used. Sound is good. All at max, crackling noise wall in usual style of WJ. Can't really say why I listen WJ, while I keep complaining about how simple or unimaginative it is, but still... there is something. And indeed, it's also case of packaging. 30 copies tape, in envelope, with manly inserts, why not? Broken crackles what are kind of unnecessary to hear many times, though. No aggression, just rumbling.
Craniopagus "brine" tape
Hospital Production
This tape is good example how Hospital sometimes worked well, other times not. Label boss had enough confidence and balls to edit release to his liking. Meaning that someone would submit master, and he'd pick up the absolute best and reject the crap. Something what could more often happen in noise scene. Just blatanty tell band when things aren't good enough and should not be published. But in some cases it may not work 100%. Lets say B-side is very nice. Track appears like it's suited for tape-single format of 5 minutes. Good vocals, nice ending for track etc... But A-side is such a ear-candy of noisy droning stuff, it just abruptly cuts in 5 minutes mark. It clearly wasn't 5 minutes track, but butchered to be one. Few times listened today, and it is very irritating moment when track just stops and tape ends, while atmosphere was everything else than track about to stop.
I wonder is this project still alive? No new releases recently? Most activity seems to be 2007-ish?
FFH "Silenced Whore" tape
Hospital productions
First FFH tape I got, and I believe its the first one. 2005, C-10, brutal wall of harsh noise. In all ways solid work. It's quite anonymous noise blasting, though. Something about names, packaging, track titles, etc appeal to my tastes. Harsh noise, that's harsh all the way. 50 copies made in envelope packaging, but discogs mentions there is "later edition in plastic case" ?
FFH "Nadia" tape
Hospital productions
Similar packaging, tape that came year after previous. Perfect texts in inserts, neat artwork in general. In all its simplicity. Bassy rumbling electronics and hissing hitch picthed echoing sounds on top. Lots of tape hiss due style of sound remains suffocated and lo-fi. Next slow bounding noise sound creating rhythm and eerie harmonic drones. Really deadly industrial sound. B-side, both tracks are noise tracks. First more heavy, second with droning backbone behind manual junk clashing distortion and ending into spoken word.
PETE SWANSON / THE CHERRY POINT split tape
Troniks
Phil said in some interview that sometimes it is about quantity. Meaning, that releasing A LOT of noise was act itself. In this case, Troniks issued 3 different length Pete Swanson (of Yellow Swans) / Cherry Point split tapes at the same time. All stuff would have fit on one tape easily. But it was issued as 3 splits. This one here is catalogue number 136, shortest of all 3. C-15. Both sides electronic noise. PS more laid back and relies heavily on panning effect what keeps sweeping sound from speaker to speaker at same tempo through entire piece. Not gimmick enough to keep power up for entire side. Cherry Point delivers fuzzy electronic torment. Very high pitch, ultra distorted electronics. Nowhere near their best stuff, but still kind of gives me old Death Squad tape material feel due style of sound. That way not bad. Packaging of tapes little boring.
SICK BUILDINGS "Consult / Manage" tape
Trash Ritual
Guy of SB is also known as one half of BT.HN with The Rita. These canadian harsh noisers have some things in common, but Sick Buildings offers much more dynamic and diverse type of harsh noise. Sometimes fast, in b-side slowing down to random crashing noises and slow echoed feedback emerging between the hits. Pedals and distant sound sources, but heavy and good to listen to! 30 mins tape just perfect length. Trash Ritual design was kind of trying to be "old school", but using electric typeriter slightly ruined it.
BIZARRE UPROAR / GELSOMINA / MUTANT APE "tour tape 2008" tape
C-60 in oversized cover, xerox splattered with red paint. One side one track each band, other side collaboration track. Limited 88, of course. Bizarre Uproar starts with "amputated limbs", not far from his contribution for Hated Perversions for example. Or Likainen Ehtoollinen? I think in near days should give listen to BU/Last Rape tape from early F&V discography..
Gelsomina presents his transition time material. Basically old style Gelsomina beautiful noise walls are behind, and sound is moving towards Sick Seed broken, wreckage worshipping rubbish sounds. Mutant Ape does good job in his noise as well. I think after good a-side, b-side filled with 3 collaboration tracks sounds kind of lame. More like "lets jam something". This results that occasionally it goes on well, occasionally losing direction. Great vocals in final track, though!
PÄR THÖRN / TR KIRSTEIN "Slug Bait" tape
Pär has done stuff together with Leif Elggren and released stuff on Firework Edition Records. I have absolutely no recollection when and where I got this tape. Could it be that there was this one guy at Copenhagen mayhem club doing feedback installation? Him? Not sure. I thought this, because tape starts with equally punishing ultra high picth feedback. Utmost treble electronics and high picthed screams including looong delay make a-side great listening, although could be unbearable for many due lacking all crunch and noisiness. Merely treble torment with echoes what softens the edge quite a lot. B-side adds more aggression and action, but basic remains close to this. Sax torment in distance. Live Recordings, but very bright sound.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 11, 2014, 05:14:06 PM
I think in near days should give listen to BU/Last Rape tape from early F&V discography..
Gutted that tape is impossible to find. The b side features my absolute favourite Pasi vocal. Recently noticed same vocal is used during BU live in Lahti 2008 show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtE0mXF3A4Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtE0mXF3A4Q). Any idea if this vocal or the Lahti show is available on any other BU release?
Other than the IOPS vol. 2 DVD of course...
Slutstationen comp cassette ...has been a long time since i was this captured by a long (c90?!) compilation....sadly disgraced by a BDN-turd, hope that track really was the end of him....
What with the death of Summer here at last I've been getting much pleasure from listening to the return of rain. Always one of the most satisfying natural sounds one can listen to, particularly from the cosiness of one's own home.
Insofar as human made sounds are concerned, I discovered I had Jason Lescalleet's "The Pilgrim" on the hard-drive. That is, the cd part of an original release which also included a vynal album. I can't remember downloading it but it must have come from the label Glistening Example's Bandcamp page, which features the "re-mastered full-length version of the original composition, before it was edited down to the CD version". What this is, in practice, is a lengthy spiral of softly played, often quiet sounds that rise and explode into sheer Noise towards the last ten minutes or so. It's mainly a very pleasant piece, one that has withstood a few repeat listens so far, evidently dedicated to Lescalleet's late father. The sounds seem to be mostly guitar generated and feedback orientated. Some moments are very quiet, almost silent, others have slight repetitive elements. Definite sense of composition but without any restrictive elements. Had a melancholy feel but I understand the final Noise explosion is Lescalleet going through that "anger" phase of grief. In any case, this is a fine spiral, nice and long and subtle.
And for some reason I've been listening to a lot of Black Metal again. Chiefly Hate Forest, Von, Katharsis, Nargaroth and Funeral Moon.
Rain, eh? Hah! I have a cousin a farmer in Australia, and he always bemoans the lack of rain! Are you an Australian farmer, per chance!!? As an Irish farmer myself, I have to say we get far too much of the stuff, and the sound of it is quite depressing!
What have I been listening to lately? Yesterday, it was Grunt's 'Terror and Degeneration' (which was pretty damn good), and Brighter Death Now's 'Where Dreams Come True' which was a live album, and a bit disappointing. Maybe you had to be there. However, I see BDN are playing in London later this year w/ Deutsch Nepal, Trepaneringsritualen, Raison D'etre, Iron Fist of the Sun, and some others. Might be worth the trip, all the same...
Quote from: burdizzo on April 12, 2014, 09:59:43 AM
Rain, eh? Hah! I have a cousin a farmer in Australia, and he always bemoans the lack of rain! Are you an Australian farmer, per chance!!? As an Irish farmer myself, I have to say we get far too much of the stuff, and the sound of it is quite depressing!
I can dig it, although you're tempting me to move to the Northern hemisphere. Your cousin was right, there's been a serious drought over the last few years over much of this island (around the North-East, I understand), so any time you mob want to send us some of that rain, feel free. We'll do a swap. Although there's a massive cyclone raping North Queensland as I write, so let's wait a tad...
Have the gravest respect for farmers. As an confirmed urbanite, it's a lifestyle that I can only look at as a total outsider.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 11, 2014, 01:24:56 PM
Uh... This was kind of worst time to buy Hospital tapes. Label was using hi-speed dupping device, not really meant for high fidelity noise recordings, and malfunctioning machine caused lots of clicks and pops to copies. When tape was assumed to be salvation from crappy digital glitches, now it was bad analogue glitches!
Thanx for letting me know about this. I will think twice before I buy some Hospital tapes!
Well, this only applies to c. 2005 tapes? Before and after quality is good. But in times of one particular dubbing machines, results are gamble.
Speculum Fight - Glass Giant (G.R.O.S.S.)
This tape is absolutely crushing. Very well composed bass drone / harsh noise layered together in a particular fashion. Track lengths are perfect and each is more angry sounding than the last.
I can't seem to stop listening to this.
Wrong Hole - Sucking Wound (Amnesia Program)
I can't say this is the best Wrong Hole tape because I haven't heard everything, but between his live sets and the previous recordings it seems to be continuing down this path of complete perfection, If anyone wants to hear some current harsh noise I would say that Wong Hole is leading the way right now. His work speaks for itself.
Music Concrete and Electronics with a sensibility to it that I only find in older acts like Speculum Fight, Skin Crime, and Incapacitants. It's that good for me.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 10, 2014, 01:48:45 PM
PUSSYFOOTER "Rwanda" tape
Nordisk Klub 07
Pussyfooter is Klaus Hansen & Lukas Hojlund. So two guys who are also in Forza Albino and White Nigger, and separately in countless projects too. I have very distant recollection in being at rehearsal room of these guys, or apartment of Klaus, listening some session where they throw bunch of huge scrap metal around the hall. Is it this - or some other release, hard to say. But here 10+10 mins of throwing junk around, with colossal rumbling bass heavy sound. There is pretty close to zero "composition" or idea beyond loud noise, but needless to say: I'm huge fanatic of metal junk noise, and when it is this huge sounding and not just micro level scratching - even more so! Play it LOUD!
if you havent heard the dada fuck 7"+cs release its a must have(not because i released it but its fucking pussyfooter on vinyl!!)
Don't remember right now.. Got to check it out. Generally been quite low interest to mixed format boxes, for reason or another...
MILITIA "archive collection 1996-1997" CD
Neuropa
Too bad there was some bad blood between Militia and Neuropa, so archive series ended here. At least on this label. Collects War Against Society, Familiedrama and Kingdom Of Our Lord materials on one CD. And fuck how good it is. Of course I had all these originals since they were published, and got this reissue when it was put out. All material fits together perfectly and despite growing professionality in recording methods and sound, it's very uniform disc. To me Kingdom Of Our Lord stands as one of the absolute mightiest percussive industrial songs ever made. Some remastering done, but I think not hurting the atmosphere. Lack of all original artwork is quite bad choice, though.
BARRIKAD "Where there was fire... we brought gasoline" tape
Nil By Mouth
One of more elegant packagings of NBM releases. And possible one of best Barrikad releases is it? Large soft tape box houses inside booklet including re-print of Gilles Dauve "Critique of the situationist international". For those seeking different ways of communism & anarchism than the "most usual" (like realities of state communism that existed and forms of youth rebellion), go ahead. You can find the text online too. It's great to see especially b-side having multiple tracks, which offer diversity to material. One long track of A-side is not bad either. Certainly Barrikad went ahead from early stages of lo-fi radio-noise & shoplifting glorification, into more sophisticated political theory and advanced raw power electronics / noise sound. If you'll grab one Barrikad release, I could recommend this!
And:
Final War "s/t" + "We Speak The Truth" CD's, perhaps the best of the OC skinhead melodic punk?! Catchy tunes, well made yet basic tracks. Lots of anthemic tracks. Long time favorite always worth to play again. Recently one of these albums came as LP. Format added some neat distorted edge to sound.
Slaghammer "All Cops Are Bastards" CD. One guy of Stormtroop 16 went to jail, others decided to do CD under name Slaghammer. One member in recent years busted for meth lab and murder charges. Music includes same fucked up hatred with typicality of USA hatecore. Vulgar, direct and violent. For those who like Chaos 88, Action Group 88, etc..
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 11, 2014, 01:24:56 PM
Uh... This was kind of worst time to buy Hospital tapes. Label was using hi-speed dupping device, not really meant for high fidelity noise recordings, and malfunctioning machine caused lots of clicks and pops to copies. When tape was assumed to be salvation from crappy digital glitches, now it was bad analogue glitches!
depressing to read this after all these years -- i knew the copies had bad fidelity but now to hear they were glitched as well. the emaciator "dormant" tape i did for hospital was also botched -- the a and b side tracks were incorrect on all copies except the 25 artist copies which i re-dubbed. i had insisted they all get fixed multiple times but to no avail .... someday this and all PD stuff from the era will be reissued in 100% digital glory.
Coppice - Big Wad Excisions (Quakebasket): The dog and I are lounging in the hammock indulging in the mixed sounds of this obscure beauty and an approaching storm's heavy winds. Losing sight of what's what, but it's no surprise I discovered this through Jason Zeh's mentioning of it. Definitely on a similar wavelength. Perfect headphone music of simple, pure sounds.
Funereal Presence - The Archer Takes Aim (Ajna/Sepulchral Voice): First piece of metal that's really grabbed me in ages. More Negative Plane than their first EP, and that's definitely for the better. Really, it's just like that with simplified drumming and all the reverb is gone (from voice and everything). Really wonderful!
NEFARIOUS COMPLEX "DEMOnology" tape
Audial Decimation
Not sure who this is. Canadian project with nothing else but this and.. comp track? However, judging by music, it sounds like side project of metal people. Not far from something such as Terror Organ and perhaps one could also throw in reference to Iugula Thor works with "metal guitars". Sounds like line-in multieffect works. Not bad, but nothing spectacular here either.
CROATIAN AMOR / Rose Alliance -split tape
Posh Isolation
In this case c-10 seems way too short. Croatian Amor track is ok, but barely close to their best works. However, Rose Alliance by Hannes of LFY is really nice track and would be good to hear more. Noisier and heavier than his melodic works. Vocals are less flegmatic, same delay though. Hissing noise and forceful synth rhythm brings this closer to atmosphere of "Galakt Horro" or "Tesco" kind of stuff, but of course remaining still in lo-fi tape works side of things.
JESUS (prurient / nico vascellari) 2xtape
Hospital productions
Irony or not, it seems pretty bold move to name project JESUS, and then have two collaboration live performances based on GG Allin and Klaus Kinski!
A-side works very well in kind of "expected" Prurient mode. Wild screaming and loud piercing microphone feedback. Some other noises too, but vocals dominate entire piece. B-side has spoken pieces cut from mr. Allin and crashing acoustic noises and some electronics on top. C-side starts with highly static electronic tone, with possibly audience talking over it. I doubt its sampled people talking, and meant to be on recording. When vocals and feedback erupt, it silences the crowd and it's all feedback, vocals, voice loops, electronics. Side D-side samples Kinski and starts kind of lame and slow, but then piece really gets going and becomes perhaps best side of release. Overall, while I like crisp of the modern digital hand held recorders (which I assume was used to capture these), I think generally this era may be remembered as moment when many noise live recordings became slightly flat. While certainly there is more detail than old school boombox and walkman live recordings, but too similar sound from release to another is kind of annoying. It can be saved with decent mastering job, but also here some digital clip type of overdrive isn't helping that much. Good release, nevertheless!
FETUS FURS "Release" 3x tape
Trash Ritual
Uh... during first side of first tape I thought for few minutes, should I actually stop listening?! So generic HWN rumble, that nothing requires me continue further is rest of the set is just all the same. But luckily not. Flip to B-side changes the dull crackling and rumbling "prototype" one dimensional HNW to something else. It's slightly advanced from that. Still basically very one dimensional stuff. While beginning remains decent, before end of side, same feeling of "should I just fast forward and move on" starts to lurk in mind. But no. Lets have some stamina here! 3rd side is more about feedback and crunchy distortions. Not far from some Ninth Massacre or even specific tapes of Death Squad. 4th side not bad either. Equally minimal, but sound is just good to listen to. Reminds me about some Haters recordings where contact mic grinds against some object doing circular motion. 5th side returns to dull crackling close to first side. Utterly worthless. Final side goes back close to 4th side, but slightly more generic.
Have to say my impression about Trash Ritual releases has often been kind of mix of like & dislike. This too. Packaging - ok. Sound levels and dubbing quality - good. Texas harsh noise from guys who have now died - perhaps good document to have so one remembers this from other thing than Kevin being ex-Boyfriend of Ramirez. But is it REALLY good? Nah... Just about any harsh noise tape listened during past few weeks is much better than this. But triple tape endurance test is occasionally good thing, hah...
F.E. DENNING "Rites Of Passage" 2xtape
Posh Isolation
two short tapes, 4 tracks, all being basically ethereal manipulations of bell sounds? That's what I assume. Very airy, slow, relaxing. Not so much "musical", but long droning sounds.
CLOAMA "Lernaean Catacomb Complex" tape
EST
Was there really 199 copies made? I see one for sale at discogs for 15 euro, and that's it. About 200 tapes of Cloama would disappear with very little of other signs than handful of people praising the excellent special packaging?!
One side with several strong power electronics tracks. Other side live. Those who like "At the Mountains Of Paranoia" CD or "Municipality Of Marionettes" LP won't be disappointed with this. Logically just previous release. Experimental electronics, distorted vocals, unusual solutions how to create stuff that basically is "power electronics", but equally just some experimental works. While many talk about "underrated bands", I guess this is time to mention it again. Many know his works as Strom.ec duo, but Cloama remains perhaps even more hard to categorize. Still feels kind of weird that both, power electronics mayhem or distorted melodies and synth pulsations would be utterly cool and collectible when coming from NYC or Copenhagen, while Cloama doesn't seem to be even in much of demand in his own homeland?! Highlight must be 5th track. While 6th takes opposite position as least interesting track. On live side Cloama does all atmospheric droning well, but noisy elements are remain too digital sounding. Works better with less high pithed sounds and song gets better all the time. Stuff like this would be good addition to Finnish noise gigs nowadays!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 15, 2014, 05:53:27 PMWhile many talk about "underrated bands", I guess this is time to mention it again. Many know his works as Strom.ec duo, but Cloama remains perhaps even more hard to categorize. Still feels kind of weird that both, power electronics mayhem or distorted melodies and synth pulsations would be utterly cool and collectible when coming from NYC or Copenhagen, while Cloama doesn't seem to be even in much of demand in his own homeland?!
Agreed, Cloama is truly one of the best and most underrated things to have come out from the Finnish industrial scene. I guess it's because there is rarely anything easily "cool" or catchy in the conceptual side that it doesn't attract people's attention. Just some strange personal obsessions that may not resonate with those seeking for an instant hook. But once one delves into it, it's a different matter. I guess in Finland everyone basically
likes and respects Cloama, but not doing live gigs, not giving interviews, and the man being absolutely indifferent towards getting recognition, well it doesn't help the project gain any attention...
OCHU "Bonds Of Boredom" tape
Vemod
talking of underrated... I checked forum search what has been said about Ochu, and it's basically couple of ads in classifieds about Ochu being featured in some compilations. Not much else. This tape might be even best Ochu stuff I have heard. Although can't really feel totally qualified to compare to something what listen today to recollections of tape listened couple years ago.
2005 release, C-20. 6 tracks c. 2-5 minutes each. It has basically many sides what Swedish noise could be associated. It has enough darkness and composed structure and brute aesthetic to fit into lineage of Proiekt Hat, BDN and such. But it has creativity and rough edge to fit together with more recent side of Swedish "tape noise" scene. Altar of Flies, Ottosons works etc. Each of the 6 tracks appear as actual songs with attention to detail and composition. Tape that demands revisiting it for more plays. Listened couple times and feel tempted for more, but got to move on today.. Too bad ltd 50 copies almost 10 years ago makes this something what perhaps very few can now get. Even more curiously, almost entire pressing is in hands of discogs users. "38 has it".. Out of 50 copies! hah.. Still certainly would hope this would get re-issued. I think good companion could be "Brick Windows" tape. Those to LP or CD..
OSCILLATING INNARDS "Ulterior Remorse" tape
Truculent Recordings
I assume label is did one Immaculate:Grotesque tape bacin in 2010, but rest of releases are 2001-2007. No more label website, no I:G releases. Well, he left decent discography of label with c.40 releases. Tourette, Prurient, first tape of Ahlzagailzehguh, Pedestrian Deposit Cd... good things! Oscillating Innards has perhaps something similar to Jeff's own I:G project. I feel same kind of utmost close-up, highly distorted noise heaviness - also common those days in USA. Line-in recording, but with maximum force. It mixes together quite fast cut ups with more steady harsh blasts and occasionally innovative stops with more exprimental sounds or soft drone. A side could be filed under brutal USA harsh noise, side is most of all almost later days Organum kind of "angelic" drone with steady organ like flowing sound and texture of multiple bells or something close to that (sonically, not sure if technically). And also among best O.I. stuff I have heard.
INHALANT "The Torments of flesh" tape
Propulsive Audio
Inhalants own label, 2006 release with no catalogue number and ltd to 30 copies. Short tape with two channel noise. So basically most things are different what happens in left and right channel. High force harsh noise, where texture is still very interesting. Separation to channels works out well in regular stereo listening. Not sure about headphones? Heavy bass rumble is crushing, highly effected long delay and distortion fueled vocals and electronics create nice texture on top, being more element of noise than vocals. B-side has slightly more droning quality to it, but it's still 100% noise really. Loud high pitched feedback, heavy pulverizing bass noise, destructive layers of distortion and random vocals. Perhaps with little loose definition, it could be labeled rather USA power electronics than plain noise. But noisy - certainly. Just with high dose of composition rather than free form noise.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 16, 2014, 12:54:44 PM
OCHU "Bonds Of Boredom" tape
Too bad ltd 50 copies almost 10 years ago makes this something what perhaps very few can now get.
There was actually a second issue in ordinary jewel case a little later, edition...was it 30 or 50 copies?
Re-listened this a while ago and while its nothing I would do today, I still think its ok material.
Kakerlak / The Rita "Knifing And Knived" tape
Thorax Harsh Cassettes
The noise wall is name of the game. While listening something like Fetus Furs makes me slightly uncomfortable, Kakerlar seems to have very different drive. Equally simple sounds, but there is sense of movement and tracks develop. Very grainy and crackling moments, but also force and drive.
One could say same about The Rita. Italian spoken word, that gets crushed in fuzzy and overdrive maximum distortion grain. But instead of just dull crackles or rumbling monotonism, here is fastly moving mass of noise wall. Nice. Ends into distorted soundtrack music, but before that all pure noise bliss.
OCHU: Confronting the foundation of nothing (C20 Vemod)
I was going through a box of tapes some days ago and found this oversized cassette. I realized I haven't listened to it in about a decade so it was time to revisit it. I probably have even more pleasure listening to it now as my taste has changed a bit. I can only agree about Ochu being underrated project, I would say together with Proiekt Hat my favourite in the Swedish scene. The ones who knows about his briliance holds on to it. It wouldn't be bad with a reissue of these early tapes, not to mention how welcome a proper LP would be!
OCHU "Brick Windows" tape
Kickacid
Another good Ochu tape. Mentioned this some message above. Good companion with "Bonds Of Boredom", although being different. Perhaps that is one good sides of Ochu. As discography is so small, and band seems to be perhaps even cautious to make full album (?), these shorter tape releases stand well alone. Not as part of flood of noise, but as proper well thought releases. I think I like "Bonds Of Boredom" a bit more than this, but nothing wrong here. Noisy, yet constructed. Physical, hard, fierce noise elements being organized into musical form of something one could just call "industrial-noise". Utmost care for detailed and texture noise sounds (what many musicians seems to lack), but also talented craftmanship to make more than noise from that. It's perhaps perfect situation.
Listened this 3 times in row, and there is some weird lure in Ochu, what makes me want just flip tape for instant replay!
I agree with Ochu being a very worthy name (although I fail to see much more than a superficial connection to the current scene of Swedish tape nerds) among some of the other greats from Sweden. With only a couple of tapes, a split 7" and a few compilations in a 12 something year existence it's not fair to call him underrated. I would call that flying under the radar which means lot of people have simply missed or overlooked him. Anyone who discovers Ochu will be very glad that they did so.
yep. I recall mr. Ochu not being very impressed in what happens Sweden these days (or lets say few years back). I would assume he would fall better into lineage with "industrial" side of things. But at the same time, same as with Alfarmania or Proiekt Hat, I think noise people can find inspiration from good craftsmanship with noisy and textured sounds. It's not just keyboards or sampled church bells kind of things or quite easy synth sounds what several better known Swedish projects are responsible.
Indeed, I guess most bands fall into category what GEWALTMONOPOL well described flying under radar. Rated as highly as it's possible can be under such circumstances. Nevertheless, one could assume IF OCHU would have had visual presence of TREPANERINGSRITUALEN or BDN, I'm quite sure even ltd 50 tapes would be now sought after expensive cult items... Under rating music may be good way to say it. Lots of other things get praised for other reasons than offering great stuff.
EMACIATOR "Dormant" tape
Hospital productions
This is perhaps project I often referred "beard drone" or other less praising names. First side is kind of less memorable stuff. Harmonic and relaxing new-age-esque drone, but merely driven through distortion. It's decent to listen to, yet to me - just like slow waves of ambient or keyboard muzak - this remains hard genre to make personal. B-side is reason why I listened it multiple times anyways, since it starts with kind of same thing, but offers more substance. Perhaps the two chord guitar work in end of piece is too easy, but more happens in piece what makes it interesting than basically one simple tone chord from beginning to end.
INHALANT "Scapela" tape
Propulsive Audio
Short tape single from 2006. Like tape reviewed few message ago, this is also 30 copies edition. More just harsh noise brutality here. Restless electronic noise what appears first as chaos, but what reveals to have mechanical quality, where patterns start to emerge even if we talk of nearly abstract work. It goes on like machine, although with touch of hand. B-side adds further aggression and noisiness, despite material is just mix of the first side (studio-live), it indeed is able to process whole sound into powerful violent madness! Although far from classic release, instense stuff that's pleasure to hear! 2010 Inhalant published LP and CD, and after that no releases. Did it stop there?
SHALLOW WATERS "IV" tape
Jeff of Immaculate:Grotesque and guy known also from Em Dath Rir. Five self released tapes appeared between 2006-2008 and full length LP by Hospital Productions in 2008 and then nothing? So what we have here is like punk version of Slogun. Excuse me of funny description, but think of heavy synth noise walls, crunchy and loud (not far from Immaculate:Grotesque) and high pitched screamy voice from beginning to end of track. Utmost overdriven and blown up sound what appears like almost not fitting your speakers. Vocals are slightly buried, but well audible due being quite clear. No effects beyond rugged input overdrive - I assume. One track about hungry poor opressed people. Other track about dictators. That's what I was talking about punk. A4 size sheet of xerox folded many times, filled with images of social injustice. SW does their thing quite well, and I have liked most of what they've done - but to certain extent. PE what remains just "noise with vocals" in theory is ok, but many times it can create unpleasant situation where someone shouting lyrics just distracts from good noise. Or vocals would require more musical drama than just "lets make some noise".. Can't fully decide is SW succeeding to overcome those obstacles.
SARAH'S CHARITY "Illusion Of Enlightment" tape
Posh Isolation 011
Christian Stadsgaard's project what pre-dates Posh Isolation label. Several tapes and some other formats 2006 onwards. Very lo-fi recording what appears to be guitar noise and electronics barely able to penetrate microphone. It sounds as if sounds basically compete which manages to come through, and it gives recording charming broken & vibrant feel. However, tape is hardly anything that special or memorable compared to good stuff of Posh Isolation! Lo-fi drone noise one side, extreme painful feedback b-side. Competes with Prurient "arrowhead" with this...
Faeces Sex / Vomitoma – Split 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF0PeuOnMYs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF0PeuOnMYs)
The New Blockaders - Changez Les Blockeurs
WINDSCALE "s/t" tape
Actual Noise
Cabal and Jim Fellahean from Fellahean, Electro Static Orchestra, In Verse and Burden. Starts quite generic with buzzing synths. When vocals come in, it instantly brings into my mind this is someone wanting to be MITB/Bastard Noise, but electronics lacking the fine detail what separated MITB from many others, and vocals that totally lack charisma. Final moments of A-side is quite neat echoing metal object sounds. Not noise, but like artistic interpreation of distant factory sounds. B-side even more painfully obvious MITB noise works worship, but dull line-in electronics, that often sound like digital simulations makes it pretty hard to enjoy. It lacks all warmth of analogue recording and sounds they pull out from equipment sound more often goofy than fierce. Vocalist does his best to shoult his lungs out, but simply style of sound recording kills this.
CROSSE HUMILIATION "A Very Young Rider " tape
Chondritic Sound
Greh of Hive Mind and guy from New Pledgemaster doing very nice release of dark and heavy synth layers and distorted vocals. Second tape, from 2008, ltd 77. Sounds like basic method is modulating some percussive/noisy elements via synth, and adding overall synth noise there. Vocals have very nice effects in each track. I would recommend if you like bassy and dark death industrial, but want edge of noisiness in sounds as well. Some of the power is lost in droning slow b-side, where vocals appear more sqealing, but still very good and recommended tape!!
CULTS "Feasting" tape
Chondritic Sound
Greh + Draheim collaboration from 2008 which sounds pretty close to what one could imagine. It has the synth noise heaviness known from noisiest of Greh's works (Black Sand Desert etc), but also rough and broken hand made noises perhaps courtesy of Draheim. It's very distorted and loud and blown out by extensive input gain distortion.
Mnem - Engrama & Mnem - Golyma
Really great stuff: loops, drones, ... - only got to know this very recently - now listening to downloads at work but def picking up some vinyl
DAMION ROMERO "Missing Link" tape
Hanson
Master of organic drone. While mentioning drone being tough genre, especially all sorts of easy distorted waves of synth and such, DR does something differently. Charming textural analogue decay, couple layers operating with different levels, communicating with eachother in seemingly easy and simple manner - but making basically all his releases great pieces to listen to! This is no exception. Too bad Hanson covers on these tapes are quite lame.
KRISTIAN OLSSON "Paltkoma" tape
Styggelse
More versions of this? Discogs says ltd 30 single sided tape. At least my copy cover says ltd 60 copies and material is on both sides, although abruptly cut in middle. Very close to Alfarmania aesthetics in all ways. Great flowing lo-fi collage of sound from industrial wastelands. Suffocating atmosphere created from all things rusty, melancholic and dirty. Noise only exists in all the dust covering sounds, but there isn't any too obvious distortion pedals and such.
HOSTAGE PAGEANT "SUBSERVIENCE" tape
Narcolepsia
Current USA harsh noise artists. Just received tape today. It's good basic stuff. Distorted harsh things, occasionally longer part going on, fast cuts here and there, short grinding loops here and there. Few of these methods remind me of Sickness, Encephalophonic, Endo, etc, but there some odd laziness in noise itself. While cuts, and distortion all work well, way of smashing noise out of objects happens in kind of lazy pace, and often in moment of cutting from sound to another, there is lack of ongoing energy. In one hand, it gives tape slightly unusual feel, but not sure is it all good thing. Satisfactory tape nevertheless.
RULLA "Arserection" tape
Trash Ritual
mr. Keränen doing harsh noise before he decided to start working under his own name. Chaos of distorted electronics. Not bad, but he certainly improved later on. Should add tape on EST to near future playlist pile. It's one of his strongest works, I think. Could be good to compare with this.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 17, 2014, 02:38:31 PM
KRISTIAN OLSSON "Paltkoma" tape
Styggelse
More versions of this? Discogs says ltd 30 single sided tape. At least my copy cover says ltd 60 copies and material is on both sides, although abruptly cut in middle. Very close to Alfarmania aesthetics in all ways. Great flowing lo-fi collage of sound from industrial wastelands. Suffocating atmosphere created from all things rusty, melancholic and dirty. Noise only exists in all the dust covering sounds, but there isn't any too obvious distortion pedals and such.
I think it is 60 copies that was the edition... I only did one version of cover and never reprinted it since I found it a bit of a halfmeasured release. The abrupt cut is probably because I had run out of tapes in right length...
Taint - Whoredom
Keith is a genius . As many said before : pure classic .
Remesh – Choke
superb eerie dark ambient from this fantastic duo out of the israeli tophet.
http://www.discogs.com/Remesh-Choke/release/1730767
NOISEM "Agony Defined" LP
DEL RIOS "III" cdr
OFF! "Wasted Years" LP
Your Girlfriend Is A Dirty Filthy Fucking Whore "...and She Likes Cum In Her Bum" cdr (private distribution)
Caligula031 - Bachelorette Party (tape, Institute of Paraphilia Studies): Good power electronics, interesting samples, interesting subject about which I know nearly nothing, nice layout as well.
Concern - crude vignettes: box-harp & speakers (tape, Dokumentarisk Agenda): Tape seems much shorter than 20 minutes. Only listened once up to now, not too certain what to think of it, must play it again.
Caen - Middlefield (LP, Urashima): Also Gordon Ashworth, very atmospheric, somewhere between Drone and Ambient?! Good, really liked it.
Nyodene D - The Mouths that Reap the Harvest (LP, Urashima): Well, it's Nyodene D and I haven't heard a bad release from him (now to be honest I've far from heard them all), but I feel like this is not his best. And there's a trumpet in one track, I understand the choice for the instrument, but I don't really like it. Didn't really like it in Manifesto either.
Lettera 22 - lack of attention (CD, Ljud & Bild Produktion): Ah, good stuff again, mix of Harsh Noise and calm parts with talking, furniture moving, sounds of the surrounding (what's this called, music concrete?!). Anyway, I seem to like this more than just pure Harsh Noise. At least in Lettera 22 the combination of the harsh sounds and the calmer parts works really well.
ISOMER - Face Toward the Sun (Tesco) - Too much synths? Too much of "martial" parts? Anyway, I don't like it.
NYODENE D - The Mouths that Reap the Harvest (Urashima) - Perfect for me, even pleased by the trumpet on the last track. Oppressive and powerful death industrial!
GENOCIDE ORGAN - Live In Japan (Tesco/Teito) - Surely not as great as "Remember" but a solid live release, and a nice looking LP.
DOG HOLOCAUST "vol IV" tape
Thorax Harsh Cassettes 12
Well, noise wall collaboration of Nolan & Dan. Half an hour of very much predictable HWN, but at the same time - enjoyable! Some brown paint is painted over front cover to frame tasty fetish picture. Otherwise just standard j-card packaging. One guy does electronics, one guy metal junk and feedback. Not far from works of Heinz Hopf for example. This is what brings me to:
HYPNOSIS "Moon of death and other recent works " LP
Urashima
Dan and Skull Defekts guy collaboration. Is it good? Yes it is. No doubt. But I have started to wonder what's the point of all the collaborations if collaborator does all the time what he basically does in his other works too? Of course we can see things like mr. Keränen mentioning in his interview in SI magazine after listing multiple collaboration projects, semi humorously that "I do always the same". In such cases, where harsh noise blends with improv/jazz, free form metal, etc it seems just fine. In case where one has multiple projects where many are just tape loops and tape manipulation.. point? Well, of course: good stuff. Can't deny that. But still, how many tape loop/tape manipulation projects one would need? I'd think labeling it simply as collaboration project of these guys would have felt more valid than impression of new band. So in other words, if swedish tape noise and tape loop stuff is your thing, LP is worth to grab. Anything new or unusual, then not.
LUST FOR YOUTH "Growing Seeds" LP
Avant
Electro pop with cute snotty elements. I think I prefer tapes over albums.
CONRETE THREAT "In Cold Blood" tape
Skiboy 09
Harsh noise wall is the name of the game. No more, no less. Of course can't be totally sure, but it does have kind of computerized feel in some ways. Not sure what sound source, as its just crunchy static wall of distortion. One can divide elements that there is rumbling, almost soft humming like bass frequency at bottom and crackling mid tone distortion very commonly found from pedals like big muff. No high pitch distortion screech. There couple layers operate in highly minimalistic range. Only changes are the micro level sound partikels. So basically worship of The Rita works of mid 2000's?
BURIAL HEX "Grispter Killer" tape
Hatesong 004
I still always associate Burial Hex to some kind of dark and brooding "ritual music", but for example here, it's painful and raw noise. One side vocals and electronic experiments, one side short wave radio. Very simple, very raw. Short wave is not really the sound you know from John Duncan "Riot" or countless 80's PE works, but just very simple radionoise static from your usual radio walkman. Both sides appear like live recordings and while simplicity and damaging rawness is striking, its still quite unmemorable tape in general. Best moment perhaps the middle of B-side where radio static starts to remind of Con-Dom "Jesus Penis"!
CAUCASIAN COLONY "Stars of Africa" tape
Posh Isolation
Copenhagen duo of atmospheric power electronics. Good themes, pretty good sounds too. I know I keep mentioning Prurient "pleasureground" perhaps too often, but when you got this heavy synth tone and kind of Dominick's trade mark vocals that are sometimes screams, sometimes semi guttural talking blurred with distortion.. Well, its one of easiest references. This is good stuff and I wonder how come Caucasian Colony is so rarely mentioned anywhere? 5 tapes releases, but I guess many small edition Posh Isolation tapes go elsewhere than noise/pe underground?
This was also 80x done back in 2011. One for sale at discogs for 25euro... pff...
SKIP TOOTH "Caged" tape
brokentape
Lots of short noise tracks on this tape. Some are very good, others next to those feel like filler. What is common with most of stuff, is that they are kind of constructed and not-just-blasting-noise. But appears to be more like fragments of work that needs to be finished. Could be good raw material for more PE-ish noisy stuff, but now its more like audio sketchbook.
SEWER ELECTION "Raset" tape
Utmarken
Luckily managed to visit Utmarken when it still existed. Regret not buying more tapes from there. Ltd 50 copies and I supposed mostly sold at the venue? Recorded during rehearsals for USA tour 2009. It's tape loops, harsh noises, sometimes quite aggressive, but most often lo-fi, repetative, yet alway more happening than previous years Kassettmusik CD. Although I perhaps could say I like the most the 2nd phase of S.E., when the clean and sharp cut up noise transformed into loud harsh head rituals, I do like this era a lot too. Blend of noise and tape manipulations always works.
MANIA "Eros + Massacre" tape
Abisko
Heavy, heavy and bass loaded crushing slow noise. 2006 release already, how time flies! It's also good reminder, that while most basic elements of Mania has remained the same, I think there is some kind of progression too. Unlike lots of loop driven projects, Mania just hammers his way forward. It's like dragging something heavy behind him, and bulldozing through ruins. Is there bad Mania releases out there? I don't think I have heard. Nice sounding stompping on broken glass? Also nice narrow, near mono sound exploding into exaggerated stereo image where layers suddenly drift into opposite speakers. Small details, but the ones that really spice the good noise.
FLOWERDAY "Girl on Film" tape
Cathartic process
wasn't so impressed by previous tape. Not sure if this is much better, but just feels like it. One could basically compare with Concrete Threat tape mentioned earlier. It's pure "monochrome" wall noise, with nothing else. It just is more violent and forceful than crawling pace of Concrete Threat. Movement is faster, bass crunch is on more rough frequency and high frequencies busier. Wall noise at level what basically is situation of like it or not. Well done basic stuff, but enough? Was today. Not sure if it requires much further listening.
SEKTOR 304 "Engage... Forwards" EP
New Approach Records 2013
Sektor 304 continue it's progression into rythmic and organic sounds, certainly for the best! An awesome industrial release completed by a nice layout.
NEGRU VODA "Vald De Luxe" 3xCD
Malignant Records 2010
My first experience with this project. First CD consisting of live, remixes and collaborations took some time to grow on me. Pleasant but not fantastic. Second CD is the re-release of "Dark Territory" (originally out on OEC), very interesting album of cold industrial noise. Presented in a four panel digipack.
GAIN BELT / WINCE "live in the twin cities" tape
White Centipede Noise
Three guys. One from Wince, one from Baculum and one Death Jenk. Harsh noise. Works well live. Distant sound, yet clear. It's good and diverse stuff and clearly more members than just one. Wince in other hand, deliver maybe his only not-so-good release? It's not horrid by any means, but live sound lacks the force he has on regular tapes, and sound rarely really gets going that well. Mostly it's thanks to quality not being "blown out" and saturated recording.
GNAWED "Devolve" tape
Phage
Heavy electronics, where noisy and bassy sounds and aggressive vocals create something where one could perhaps think a bit of Deathpile, but most of all more European type of heavy electronics with rhythm and industrial feel to it. This is earlier stuff from 2010, and I think he has improved since! Still worth to occasional play.
CAUCASIAN COLONY "Stars of Africa 2" tape
Posh Isolation
Continues well from where previous tape left us. Simple keyboard tones, sampled sounds of troops marching, effect fueled vocals with feedback. Not the best vocal sound here, but at the same time it adds odd unfinished brutal feel. Good use on conrete physical sounds, but also atmospheric droning keyboards. 4 tracks, 1st and 3rd being easily the best ones.
TAETER "Parasite" tape
Turgid Animal
In some ways I could dare to say, this is one of the best PE tape releases within last few years.. But then again, not sure! Why? Because while Taeter CD feel like recent release, damn, its 2010! And this tape 2008! Can you say "last few years" of item that came out 6 years ago. Probably not. Also while noise itself is not mindblowing, there is something about the vocal style and delivery what captivates me. Who couldn't be into tracks like "Fairy Doll" or "Parasite". It's in some ways very digital feeling, but at the same time dirty. Prefer this over Fecalove anytime! One could perhaps throw in names like Atrax Morgue and Nicole 12 for example. More coming? I hope so!
SHIT ORGAN "s/t" tape
Deadline
hah! According to discogs info: Harsh Noise Project that initially started as a "shot" at a Japanese noise artist. Well, while its been quite a displeasure to see the existence of "dis-noise" in current noise scene, I guess it has always existed.. Shit Organ debut is Ramirez back in 1994, and it sounds like... Well, Ramirez back in 1994! Golden era of USA crunch and raw texas harsh punishment. Nothing what makes it specially memorable or outstanding, but also there is nothing what one could really criticize here. Solid live-on-tape session of brutal harsh noise. Simply something was different back then. Possibly one thing, that material was purely analogue. Never inside computer. Live feel, great sound.
ARV & MILJÖ "Öppna Vattendrag" tape
Posh Isolation
Rough lo-fi sound, tape loops grinding, but more engaged feel than some other projects. Good stuff.
JACKMAN demo
MARCHING CHURCH "At night" tape
Posh Isolation
Two copenhagen "no genre" bands, where I find it hard to exactly say what it is. Lo-fi 4-tracker recordings mixing elements of punk/postpunk/contemporary raw black metal and yet sounding more like they'd fit to team with Lust For Youth, hah.. Stuff what appears somewhere between useless and brilliant.
MAAAA / OUT OF FOCUS "Blood & Shit" tape
Triangle
What a charming name for tape! Ltd 50 from 2008. Two russian acts, where Maaaa easily beats OOF. Infact, its really good piece of harsh noise here. Like with many tapes, nothing new, but just well made harsh noise. OOF appears more use of computer. Or if not computer, there just is so much more lazer noise and all sorts of weirdo wankier electronics and sound pitching. Occasionally there are moments what remind some moments of mid 90's Merzbow, but it would be foolish to try make such reference here.. Short tracks, lots of changes, but MAAAA was more forceful and darker.
Coma Detox – Reduced To An Invalid tape
Heavy electronics with macho shouting. Some loops, metal banging, feedback. Simple and effective compositions. Unavoidable to compare with Mania. Is the project still active?
Albert Fish Is My Hero – Aileen tape
Short tracks of noisy and very rudimental power electronics. Comes out a little bit cheesy due to the name, but I have a soft spot for the artist for that reason also. Also there is never too much serial killer themed PE!
YAO 91404 D – Vihtula tape
Hard to say if this is very muffled shortwave radio recordings or a field recording of lake and a platform. Lofi even for their standards. Would have worked better as a c10 or something, it's too damn long to keep the monotonic sound interesting.
Agoraphobic Nosebleed - A Clockwork Sodom / Tentacles of Destruction 7" - some of the best artwork adorning an ANb release, but not the best music. Guitars are too thin for my liking.
Discordance Axis / Plutocracy - Split EP 7" - my favorite DA material, specifically "Eye Gag". Plutocracy's side is quality batshit insane grindcore. mm mm good.
Full of Hell - Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home LP, Rudiments of Mutilation LP - I guess I'm late to this party but enjoying it all the same. A great mix of hardcore, harsh noise and sludge. Makes me think of the Endless Blockade and Trap Them, but even heavier and more spastic. Excited to see them live next week.
Blue Holocaust / Embryonic Cryptopathia 7" - fucking depraved goregrind. music to fuck to.
KRISTOFFER NYSTROMS ORKESTER - Overlook Hotel
MUTANT APE / WERTHAM - Split CD
GODFLESH - Streetcleaner (2CD reissue)
CLINT MANSELL - In the Wall OST
THOSE POOR BASTARDS - Satan is Watching
Crown of Cerberus
"Her everlasting strength".
"Her everlasting strength" is the final part of a triptych release, also consisting of albums "Strength" (2011) and "Her Strength" (2012). Release date/Terror label: January 2014.
Layered and processed tape loop compositions in the tradition of appropriated musical works/collage music. Raw material's instrumentation consists of vocals, synths, strings, horn instruments, plus. Imagine layered and pitched down Enya vocals (with Persian lyrics) played in reverse with equally processed classical music and synthesizer/new age regression tapes. Slow and precise movement and progression. Sacral audial mental washes. Layers change in gliding calm, letting the listener drift with the audial tide. Pristine breathing melancholic recordings. In its totality: An inmost affectionate cultivation of sadness and beauty.
Excellent musical production. Overall impression of release is consistent and thought out - from artist/album concept to execution of product. Excellent artwork as well.
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Albert Fish Is My Hero – Aileen tape
Short tracks of noisy and very rudimental power electronics. Comes out a little bit cheesy due to the name, but I have a soft spot for the artist for that reason also. Also there is never too much serial killer themed PE!
love this dude ! nice selection . i also got that music through this bastard .
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just saw this vid like a ten thousand times , and gladly - had the experience to see these dudes in action for once .
Beef Curtain Pow - a live collab (the first and last) between Jizzbox - a noise rock act from Israel that kept itself alive for a short period of time , and the guy from Pica/Cain (Lior Ashkenazy) . Everytime i see it (aside of the dismal / cathartic feelings) it feels me with filth , greed , and disgust out of the most beautiful core.
BURIAL HEX "Wall Of Zombies" tape
Triangle
Another very early BH tape. 2007, possibly one of the 3 or 4 first releases, but hard to say exact order. Best moments are the primitive postmortem wibes, but style is still putting kind of loosely fitting tracks together and not so much album feel here. Roughness isn't on same level as Gripster Killer tape, but compositionally better. Still one could say he has improved from these early days.
WAPSTAN "Of Zero And The Void" tape
rundownsun
C-30 on very nice electronic drone what once in a while grows to level of noise. It's slowly progressing, multi layered and has constant small modulation of sounds, which makes it good to listen to. Spray painted tapes, what look ok, nice cover design too. Wapstan has dozens and dozens of CDR releases, some tapes. This is from 2006, but even recently there are lots of new releases. Rundownsun appears that it only existed from 2006 to 2008, but managed to make shitloads of tapes and couple vinyl records during those couple years.
SHIFT / ROMANCE "Gateshead Sessions" tape
Unrest
2007 released tape of 60 copies might be one of less powerful Shift releases. Its not really that weak, but perhaps usage of some pop tunes and fact that Shift has improved into such strength later on, makes this side less interesting. Still many sound elements are what are known from his other releases too. What makes tape still utterly valid now, is extreme harsh noise assault of ROMANCE, who might actually be strongest pure "mid 90's japanoise style" harsh noise artists from UK, who never gained that much acknowledgement - perhaps simply because his discography 2004-2009 consists extremely small edition releases, mostly live. Scattered around different labels. Utmost precision in cutting, always wild and fast moving - into right directions. Short gloomy moments of looped orchestral pieces and crispy reverb melting abrupt cuts together. Pain Jerk, Kazumoto Endo etc. If that's your thing, then Romance is your thing. Too bad he didn't make at least one proper "studio" album... Also his live sets killed. Luckily saw couple of those.
And talking of great UK bands that seem to go slightly unnoticed...
Mlehst "Automatic Nonsense" tape
SPITE 06
Discogs says this would be Spite 05, but I trust cover of tape is correct. Two small cards in plastic sleeve and tape between them. Great mix of experimental tape music and noise. I guess its utterly false to say "unnoticed", when Mlehst has so many LP's done and huge discography, but still, when you look at the discography, it costs A LOT of tiny edition releases. Lathe cut records, CDR's, tapes and even vinyl LP's appear often to be like ltd 100? Stuff he is something one could say noise version of electro-acoustic/musique concrete. Perhaps a bit like P16.D4. It has utmost talent, like the best of academic works, but it has neat noisy edge to it. Some tape loops, but more often just collaged and manipulated sounds, noises, etc. The absolute best thing is of course that material is from 1997, and cutting and sound quality doesn't give impressions of computer work. Methods that have been available at this time, are much more difficult, but also result is phenomenal. Too bad that "history of Mlehst" series was also issued just as slimline dvd box packaged CDR's. Those are cheap to get, though. So anyone who's not into hunting old tapes, check out Self Abuse. Perhaps would be also good time to grab those more recent LP releases now when they're still easily available.
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM / BLACK LEATHER JESUS "Rooms" split tape
Nihilist
Ltd 36 copies tape from 2006. WJ here seems to be little more aggressive and decent noise. Nothing new, maybe not even best, but certainly not the worst WJ. BLJ in other hand - not being bad either, but just yesterday listening that SHIT ORGAN tape from 1994 and one could ask what happened? While BLJ keeps putting out some decent noise releases, back in mid 90's, almost any release was gold. Not just ok noise blast filling side of tape. There something so different in general sound & atmosphere. I ain't saying one should stick to one type of sound. No. I just say that it would be good to stick on good sound instead of progressing into worse.
PRURIENT "African Division" tape
Hospital productions
Short tape, where track appears like session that's split in middle. First side works well in muddy and rough PE/noise, where side ends into tortured scream buried under the mass of sound. B-side appears like it continues same sessions, bounding lo-fi noise thuds with heavy saturated sound. But track just starts and ends with very random manner. Like "this is correct length - snip!" and compositionally it feels like half assed solution. Even when listening few time, impression remains the same. Nice packaging through! Involved xerox stapled as envelope and doodles in front, but somehow I like it.
Hatchers-ST
Sickness Of Snakes-Nightmare Culture
Monte Cazzaza-The Cynic
Blodvite - Tänkta Dialoger cs
As always excellent tape loops, with a dark and somewhat unsettling feel. The only complaint i have with Blodvite tapes is that they're always too short.
Broken Lights - s/t cs
Not as great as later work imo, but still highly enjoyable
V/A venice of the north cs
I don't think i don't like any track on this one, all good to great. Too bad there's a Vit Fana track on this which is also featured on the Sluttstationen comp.
Urall: I think you probably haven't listened properly to the tapes... all tracks on Slutstationen are exclusive. Vit Fana tracks on Venice... has vocals on them, while the one on Slutstationen is instrumental.
SHAMS - Dervish Music V1 1988 - good Sunday morning/newspaper reading sounds.
Phil Lesh & Friends - 2014-04-02 Port Chester soundboard
Muslimgauze - Vote Hezbollah 1993 - has the darker ambiance I like from him, but I wish it was a bit more aggressive with percussion.
Muslimgauze - Deceiver 1996
PUCE MARY "The Viewer" tape
(Ascetic House, 2014)
Really great power electronic noise. Sadly my copy isn't well dubbed, high noise (the bad one) and only left mono sound on b-side.
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Blodvite - Tänkta Dialoger cs
As always excellent tape loops, with a dark and somewhat unsettling feel. The only complaint i have with Blodvite tapes is that they're always too short.
Is this still available somewhere? NEED!
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Blodvite - Tänkta Dialoger cs
As always excellent tape loops, with a dark and somewhat unsettling feel. The only complaint i have with Blodvite tapes is that they're always too short.
Is this still available somewhere? NEED!
Limited edition. Think only 55 copies. Tried to get it for the distro, but not avail at that moment for wholesale.
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Blodvite - Tänkta Dialoger cs
As always excellent tape loops, with a dark and somewhat unsettling feel. The only complaint i have with Blodvite tapes is that they're always too short.
Is this still available somewhere? NEED!
Limited edition. Think only 55 copies. Tried to get it for the distro, but not avail at that moment for wholesale.
Yeah and seems to be sold out from the label. Damn!
EDIT: Managed to get a copy!
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Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on April 26, 2014, 01:26:04 AM
Quote from: urall on April 25, 2014, 01:59:13 PM
Blodvite - Tänkta Dialoger cs
As always excellent tape loops, with a dark and somewhat unsettling feel. The only complaint i have with Blodvite tapes is that they're always too short.
Is this still available somewhere? NEED!
Limited edition. Think only 55 copies. Tried to get it for the distro, but not avail at that moment for wholesale.
RUDE.
It wasn't meant to be sold. Given out for free with orders. But yeah, it deserves a larger quantity and I wouldnt have minded paying for it, it's damn good.
Quote from: Baglady on April 26, 2014, 03:12:46 PM
It wasn't meant to be sold. Given out for free with orders. But yeah, it deserves a larger quantity and I wouldnt have minded paying for it, it's damn good.
Viktor mentioned this. Only avail w vinyl orders if I understood correctly, but I managed to get one personal copy.
SHIFT "Altamont Rising" CD
(Cold Spring, 2014)
Received today, listened two times, it is just excellent!
CALIGULA031 "Bachelorette Party" ltd. tape
(IOPS, 2014)
Awesome layout/texts/concept. Stinking tape though. Musically as great as other releases of C031.
SHIFT/HH "Full Weight Of The Opposition" 10"
(Unsound, 2013)
Finally ordered, and glad to have this pure piece of hate and power!
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SHIFT "Altamont Rising" CD
(Cold Spring, 2014)
Received today, listened two times, it is just excellent!
Anyone seen proper reviews of this album? Would be interesting to read. What I've heard from it hold potential venom power. Next on the purchase list.
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Quote from: deathcamp on April 26, 2014, 09:03:35 PM
SHIFT "Altamont Rising" CD
(Cold Spring, 2014)
Received today, listened two times, it is just excellent!
Anyone seen proper reviews of this album? Would be interesting to read. What I've heard from it hold potential venom power. Next on the purchase list.
http://www.luxatenealibros.blogspot.com.es/2014/04/shift-altamont-rising.html Only this one, if you can read Spanish(?).
Quote from: hkso on April 25, 2014, 04:51:47 PM
Urall: I think you probably haven't listened properly to the tapes... all tracks on Slutstationen are exclusive. Vit Fana tracks on Venice... has vocals on them, while the one on Slutstationen is instrumental.
Ah ok, thanx for pointing that out. Need to re-listen then.
Btw,@Scat-O-Logy there's also a new Blodvite tape out on Throne Heap which is still available from the label. (just in case you didn't know already)
Quote from: urall on April 27, 2014, 09:17:06 PM
Btw,@Scat-O-Logy there's also a new Blodvite tape out on Throne Heap which is still available from the label. (just in case you didn't know already)
I actually ordered it couple of days ago but thanks anyway man!
CONTROL "Deadly Sins" CD (Malignant, 2010)
GO "Remember" DLP (Tesco, 1997)
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions (CD, Freak Animal, 2013)
MSBR - The Final Harsh Work #22 (CDr, Spatter, 1999)
K2 / Positive Adjustments - Sprouts And Memories (CDr, Murderabilia Records, 2012)
SMALL CRUEL PARTY - An Accident In Substance 3CD (Harbinger)
Lying in bed, exhausted from studying, listening through all 3 CDs. Just brilliant. The sound in some of the later stuff is so crisp and vibrant it feels like being "there" so to speak. Need some Colley/Crawl Unit, Hands To etc. too... Suggestions?
BLODVITE - s/t C18 (Preafekt Kassetter)
Got this for free with my latest order from Järtecknet. Nice treat! As for the recording, it starts out very harsh for being Blodvite. Piercing frequencies, but moving into more usual Ottosson territory along the way. Still different from the other four Blodvite releases in my shelf. The recording, while not being anything groundbreaking or by noise standards weird at all, puzzles me for some reason. Good one.
SHUB NIGGURATH - Horror Creatures LP (American Line)
Bought it for the a-side, the demo Horror Creatures. Never got into the later stuff, but this demo is just perfect. Has that Morbid Angel pre-Altars feel to it.
Quote from: Baglady on April 28, 2014, 11:05:43 AMBLODVITE - s/t C18 (Preafekt Kassetter)
Got this for free with my latest order from Järtecknet. Nice treat!
Is this some new tape or cat# Dokument 1?
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Quote from: Baglady on April 28, 2014, 11:05:43 AMBLODVITE - s/t C18 (Preafekt Kassetter)
Got this for free with my latest order from Järtecknet. Nice treat!
Is this some new tape or cat# Dokument 1?
It's cat# Dokument 1, yeah.
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Quote from: Baglady on April 28, 2014, 11:05:43 AMBLODVITE - s/t C18 (Preafekt Kassetter)
Got this for free with my latest order from Järtecknet. Nice treat!
Is this some new tape or cat# Dokument 1?
It's cat# Dokument 1, yeah.
Ogay, thanks for the reply.
Quote from: Baglady on April 28, 2014, 11:05:43 AM
Need some Colley/Crawl Unit, Hands To etc.
Joe ColleyAnthemLonely MicrophoneCrawl UnitStop ListeningEveryone Gets What They DeserveThe Future In ReverseHands To (first two are older-harsh, latter two are more
Jerman-esque - almost, if not, pure field recordings)
ReceshOldageArtimentNazha
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Quote from: Baglady on April 28, 2014, 11:05:43 AM
Need some Colley/Crawl Unit, Hands To etc.
Joe Colley
Anthem
Lonely Microphone
Crawl Unit
Stop Listening
Everyone Gets What They Deserve
The Future In Reverse
Hands To (first two are older-harsh, latter two are more Jerman-esque - almost, if not, pure field recordings)
Recesh
Oldage
Artiment
Nazha
Thanks for the guidance! I'll look into it!
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Graveland "Celtic Winter" Warheart
Well, I love this album, but this "remaster" sucks. This is basically unlistenable, not because the glitches are abrasive and loud, but because the whole time listening, you're waiting for another to happen and they happen pretty constantly. Anyone else notice this?
Yeah. Sucky lay-out, bad glitches. The "unreleased versions" hardly qualify as reason to purchase this one. I kind of doubt so many would buy it to listen, so not surprised nobody has mentioned the glitches. I only listened the supposedly unreleased versions and due these facts, wasn't interested in release. Most liner notes aren't too interesting either.
RU-486 "Filth Fantasies" tapeViolent Noise Atrocities 03
older stuff from this project, but not among oldest. Old stuff was bad, this was clear improvement. USA power electronics. Synth noise, feedback, screaming vocals of less-arty blunt lyrics. I think front cover is crappy. Backside has much more hands-on approach to it.
MURDEROUS VISION / NYODENE D "kirkebrennen" tapePhage tapes
Two americans what I often associate with kind of "cinematic" approach of post-industrial noise/pe kind of things. Murderous Vision could be compared a bit to Ex.Order or such. Processed heavily flanged vocals over gloomy electronic soundscapes. ND more noisier stuff. Not bad, but neither among the best of either artists.
THE RITA "Koskimo House Post" tapeEST
One of the nice old EST label releases. Silkscreened wooden box, designed to be pretty compact and handy. Inside chrome tape and insert and high dose of harsh noise wall. I was more interested in A-side of tape. Either it simply is more wild and restless, but b-side does get into level of pretty basic HNW where.. well, nothing happens. It's actually very nice tape nevertheless, but I think beginning of tape offers more than the end.
JESSICA RYLAN "Flight to the ivory tower" tape
Heavy tapes
goofy improvisations with self build electronics / analogue synths. Lo-fi mix, lots of surface noise, nearly glitchy. At the same time warm analogue approach and uncontrolled spontaneous feel, like someone just trying out what the hell comes out from unknown devices. Best material is at middle of b-side. There is something very weird and odd in Rylan's work, but I think her pic LP release on RRR is so good compared to anything else, that I suspect I don't need that much of other things beyond that...
GOVERNMENT ALPHA "Butterly Effect" 2xtape
Dada Drumming
Govt Alpha has been hit & mist for many years. This double tape release from 2000 shows that it has been situation already almost 15 years ago. Live harsh noise blast in Xerxes studio is occasionally very very loud and tasty high energy blast. Then again, sound is lost into lazy drum machine beats or wanky software synth improvisations. Always distorted, but in those moments it feels really lazy. This could have been compressed into good 30 min tape. Now 2xC-47 is hit & miss.
ALFARMANIA "Disputation Betwyx The Body And Wormes" tape
Autarkeia
25 copies available separably out of 55 copies made in total. One sider, listened this therefore twice in row. Very lo-fi, very rotten sound. Some unpleasant distortion of high frequencies appear like levels hit over in bad way. It's decent listening, but not among my favorite Alfarmania stuff.
Puce Mary - The Great Panic
Jaw droppingly good. Best stuff I've heard from her this far. Like a mixture of some really good electroacoustics and industrial. Intense material, with not a single loose moment on the record. Quite strange and surprising sounds, and technically very impressive. But of course it is the tracks themselves that make it great. She has managed to find this rather idiosyncratic sound of her own. Next level stuff...
Puce Mary - The Great Panic (Freak Animal, tape): Listened twice in a row, which I normally never do, but let's be honest: it was mostly out of lazyness and not directly having an idea of what to listen next. However, listening this while reading stuff on the internet made it a bit difficult. The tape sounds more varied than the last one FA released, but after these first listens I feel like I liked the former more. So, I'll have to listen again and give it more attention, the attention it probably deserves.
Kinbakushi - Rope Master (Institute of Paraphilia Studies, tape): Wasn't too certain what to expect from noise with (rock)instruments. Didn't expect it to sound like noisecore, but overall to me it just sounded like well noise, but without being very harsh or intense. I don't always need noise to be intense or harsh, but this sounded rather boring to me. Not my cup of tea. Really nice pictures on the cover though.
the 4 Kurzwellen lp's (http://www.discogs.com/label/381888-Kurzwellen-2 (http://www.discogs.com/label/381888-Kurzwellen-2))
very dark 80ies industrial worship, analog synth & drummachines, distant vocals, one-take vibe, packaged in HUGE poster sleeves...not thàt original but just very good if you are into early Galakt H and Leichenschrei-era SPK.
Every now and then I go on a Bertoia (http://www.ubu.com/sound/bertoia.html) bender.
COMA DETOX - Concussed And Asphyxiated
http://www.terror.lt/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=255&cntnt01returnid=54
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Puce Mary - The Great Panic (Freak Animal, tape): Listened twice in a row, which I normally never do, but let's be honest: it was mostly out of lazyness and not directly having an idea of what to listen next. However, listening this while reading stuff on the internet made it a bit difficult. The tape sounds more varied than the last one FA released, but after these first listens I feel like I liked the former more. So, I'll have to listen again and give it more attention, the attention it probably deserves.
I heard she's been recording in EMS lately, and since this at least sounds more technically elaborate, I was wondering if this is already the result of that..?
SHIFT "Altamont Rising" CD
(Cold Spring, 2014)
Received today, listened two times, it is just excellent!
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Anyone seen proper reviews of this album? Would be interesting to read. What I've heard from it hold potential venom power. Next on the purchase list.
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OK - here is a detailed review (in English!): http://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/shift-altamont-rising/
I could save you the time in reading it though and just say to go buy it!
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Quote from: Ashmonger on April 29, 2014, 10:17:31 PM
Puce Mary - The Great Panic (Freak Animal, tape): Listened twice in a row, which I normally never do, but let's be honest: it was mostly out of lazyness and not directly having an idea of what to listen next. However, listening this while reading stuff on the internet made it a bit difficult. The tape sounds more varied than the last one FA released, but after these first listens I feel like I liked the former more. So, I'll have to listen again and give it more attention, the attention it probably deserves.
I heard she's been recording in EMS lately, and since this at least sounds more technically elaborate, I was wondering if this is already the result of that..?
I think not. I think EMS stuff was done after this? But not 100% sure.
HAARE "A split second in eternity" tapeCipher prod.
Neat special packaging, with perhaps slightly unnecessary, but nice looking patch for your drone capes. Usual Haare lo-fi layers of droning & clanging sounds and guitar feedback. I think B-side is better of these two with slow paced rhythm generated by electronic signal. Kind of makes me think of good companion for PEENEMUNDE 2nd CD. Less electric, less "mechanical", but something similar anyways.
BODY CARGO "Secret Domain" tapeObscurex
This could be among very best of Body Cargo what I have heard? And I guess I have pretty much everything? Somehow sound appears to have little bit more clarity than usual, making small details of tracks stand out. Style of suffocating death-industrial kind of lo-fi rumbling & spoken word pieces, loops and industrial clatter remains quite same. One could be recommend this for those who like their industrial-noise slightly distant, lofi and rugged and painfully slow... Alfarmania, Proiet Hat, etc..
The Great Panic is not from the EMS recordings. The sessions in EMS will be out later (another collab with Dan i hope/believe(?), and some solo stuff). From what I've heard she still has access to that studio, so maybe she will record even more? It will be very exciting to see what she has come up with.
HALTHAN / BRANDKOMMANDO split tape
RONF
Halthan is among his best works here. Apart from live track. 3 tracks are rough, but "more Halthan" than the CD on F&V. It has lots of things going on. Vocals are better here. Samples work. It's still something that can be improved, but this goes fine in line with rough lo-fi old PE works. Grey Wolves tapes, old Con-Dom etc. Not so much of Germanic sound what I'd associate older Halthan? Live bonus track vocals are way too fast pace and bass riff barely manages to capture the mighty essence of No Remorse.
Brandkommando side is something where I can conclude that I like the songs, but sound makes me slightly uncomfortable. Too clean sound, yet still its somewhat good stuff. If this was properly amplified, I feel it could be amongst better Brandkommando stuff? People who like more clean & "mechanical" Steinklang stuff probably like this a lot.
DOKUMENT #2 - Doomsday Cults tape
Private Edition
Name says it all. Archive recordings of AUM, Jim Jones, Church Universal & Triumphant. Always fascinating, even if Shoko Asahara tunes here are very very cheesy Japanese keyboard & vocals pieces, heh..
GUNK "Murk/Noon" LP
Finnish 4 member experimental drone/noise unit. Both appear like quite live recordings (but without audience?). Seen one gig for them, which was more metal junk throwing. Good one. This has one side of humming noises and rough metal screeches what actually start to sound like slow massive horn sounds of big boats. B-side is icy minimalistic drone sound what appears like result of multiple "ritual bowls" being played. Ringing tone that has nice texture. Listened this few times since I got it last year from one of the live gigs.. Was it when Sewer Election & AoF played in Helsinki? I guess so. Good stuff.
A mix of everything actually - Old demos like Towards the sinister(My Dying Bride) , Shades of night descending(Evoken) , Cranial Dismemberment(Necrotomy) and some usual noise like Con-Dom,Atrax Morgue , Sewn Leather!
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Sewn Leather!
saw them last week in Milan. very funny , although completely based on backing tracks.
Quote from: Salamanauhat on April 30, 2014, 09:47:35 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on April 29, 2014, 10:17:31 PM
Puce Mary - The Great Panic (Freak Animal, tape): Listened twice in a row, which I normally never do, but let's be honest: it was mostly out of lazyness and not directly having an idea of what to listen next. However, listening this while reading stuff on the internet made it a bit difficult. The tape sounds more varied than the last one FA released, but after these first listens I feel like I liked the former more. So, I'll have to listen again and give it more attention, the attention it probably deserves.
I heard she's been recording in EMS lately, and since this at least sounds more technically elaborate, I was wondering if this is already the result of that..?
EMS .. not familiar with this. Could you give some info / divulge?
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Thanx for SHIFT link re:evolution!
http://www.elektronmusikstudion.se/
"Since 1964, EMS Elektronmusikstudion is the centre for Swedish electroacoustic music and sound-art. EMS is run as an independent part of Statens Musikverk (Music Development and Heritage Sweden)."
Speaking of EMS, I believe Keränen will record there again this fall. I hope I haven't imagined it all. Bats In The Attic and Moon Over Torrelorca are both brilliant albums, and I'm sure a third EMS-recording will be just as good.
Been listening so much tapes, that thought idea of revisiting one of the least popular and disliked format: Biz-card CDR, hah.. So those who don't know, it's like 3"CDR, but little slices are cut off, so it's slightly add sized piece used at some point (I guess) for small amount of data or sound one could spread like business cards. Plays in regular cd players and those computers which have tray. I assume disc is nowadays much less popular due lack of need of discs as well as lack of drives what actually have tray. But I guess most in noise scene should be familiar as there were lots of these at some point. You can fit almost 6 minutes of sound. So basically like one side of 7".
INHALANT "Tiny Blessings" biz card cdr
PacRec 15
Ltd 28 copies piece with heavy, yet low in the mix bass noise and severe feedback & harsh noise & vocal assault on top. Crispy and fierce stuff from 2002!
IMMACULATE:GROTESQUE "Stabbing Eye Fetish" biz card cdr
PacRec 06
Ltd 28 copies. Synth noise that is utterly distorted with neat stereo sound. There is ultimate high pitch in some of the electronics, what makes it unlikely to be this crispy in analogue format. Slow pace with ripping noises, almost icy feel in sterility - but in good way. Sounds very nice alternative for fast paced and wild harsh noise.
GOAT "Goatless and black bible black" biz card cdr
PacRec 08
Ltd 31 copies. Much less utmost sonic pressure compared to I:G disc. This is harsh noise without being neitheir wild nor lo-fi junk. Somewhere between, with often wrong style snotty sound. Like low quality pedals used for pedal noise and no loud amplification. It's ok'ish, but far from best of the Goat.
IRIKARAH "History Changes All" biz card cdr
PacRec 22
ltd 51 copies. This is Irikarah at 2003. Perhaps my favorite era of Irikarah. Year after split with Strom.ec, which I consider possibly best Irikarah. I think too much of rhythm started to come after this era, and often too dry vocals. While earlier stuff had flatter sound. So something good in middle. Rhythmic, yet forceful electronics, highly effected electronic vocals and abundance of spoken word - perhaps little too loud compared to everything else.
NARBENERDE "Seelenkälte" biz card cdr
Pacrec 25
edition of 45 copies for last Narbenerde release from 2003. This project existed together with Azoikum, while that project appears to born first and lasted longer. Here calm, yet somewhat noisy drone music. Basically something what could be on 7" on Drone records. Gloomy, slowly waving sounds, which include dose of distortion or physical metal claninging here and there. Most of all falls into stereotypical icy and slow drone works. Good stuff, however!
ALUMINIUM NOISE "Sweet leaf" biz card cdr
PacRec 23
Last Aluminium Noise release. 2003 release of duo featuring Jason Crumer, before he went to work under his own name. This is A.N. doing noise version of Black Sabbath song. Basically short clips of Black Sabbath, then rumbling and loud harsh noise with screaming.
XOME "Blackness (parts 1-4)" biz card cdr
Pac Rec 19
Huh! Very nice! In finest Xome style, restless pedal noise. Always high speed ahead, but this time also strong and heavy sound. No wonder I started that Xome appreciation topic at some point. Simply brilliant stuff in its style. 42 copies edition and one seems to be for sale at discogs too.
HARM STRYKER "A Nightmare" biz card cdr
PAcrec32
I doubt I have anything else by these people. Duo creating experimental noisy stuff. Not harsh, more like modular synth, echo, slow waves of electronic pulsations, little bit of female voice speaking. Experimental electronics, that stands out as oddity among lots of harsh noise and p.e. stuff on Pac Rec series. Not bad, not bad at all!
BLOOD BOX "Sunday Sacrifice" biz card cdr
PacRec34
Keyboard music from guy who also known for Yen Pox. I find always little hard to understand why exactly project is worshipped, as to me its like random improvisations with semi-expensive pompous sounding keyboards what as result generate like improvised soundtrack music for modern horror or scifi movies? Not well enough composed, too much relies on factory preset sounds.
STEEL HOOK PROSTHESES "Anesthetic cruelty" biz card cdr
PacRec 38
While SHP has little musical connection to Blood Box - being cinematic form of post industrial, this has so much more hands on & personal touch that I like it. Especially in this kind of shorter dose it works for me.
EXANGUINATE "Condemned" biz card cdr
Pac Rec 10
Think of Control, without the effect fueled screaming vocals. It leaves heavy, densely multilayered yet very detailed industrial noise sound. Despite hi-tech sound, modern styles of dealing with sounds and kind of cinematic quality, it is still oppressive and violent. Good!
FOBOFF "Your Vice Is My Design" biz card cdr
Pac Rec 02
Possibly third release of this female noise artist. Project appear to stop 2006. Heavy, yet one dimensional harsh noise. There is quite glitchy quality in this, and noise itself is very generic. Limited to 20 copies is probably just right amount for noise that has merely novelty. Still if I'd have to think do I get Goat disc or this, I could go for this. Latter part of song doesn't really lose to contemporary HNW stuff at all. But to decision if one could choose to purchase this or masterworks like Xome's harsh noise... well...
HABEEB "Initiation Into Nothingness" biz card cdr
PacRec 05
Handful of CDR's from artists on labels like Pac rec, Deadline, Somnambulant Corpse,.. Weird moment to experience such a "heavy dance" on these discs. Just steady, quite slow paced techno one could dance to. Or lets say, someone. Not me.
LEFTHANDEDDECISION "Argyle" biz card cdr
PacRec 01
Disc that started this massive biz card disc series. I made decision some years ago, to start selling away CDR's. Just didn't feel like I would need CDR's, and it was touch decision to make as some good stuff exists only as CDR. So I made also couple small exceptions. Stuff I got as gift from close friends or bands I'm associated to. Finnish stuff. And basically I decided to keep all these small discs as they take so little space, I can't really say space problems would be solves by getting rid of these. I remember how nice it was to receive always batch of 3-5 new discs, what are very compact and fast to listen few times. Not to mention many are actually really good. Lefthandeddecision offers blunt straight forward harsh noise. One could easily compare this with Foboff disc mentioned before. Digital clarity of recording makes distortion pedal grain almost glitchy sounding, but at the same time, full on heavy duty harsh blast is good for me.
STIMBOX "5:51" biz card cdr
Pac Rec 14
Perhaps this wasn't best era of Stimbox. I feel he was at his best on tapes. But is this good? It is! I only think the crisp line-in recording of harsh noise could be done better. It can be buried into saturation of tape format quite well, but as plain digital release, some sounds appear too little amplified. But as overall work, timing, dynamics, diversity of sound sources, density of layering = very good job here. Perhaps simply due all sorts of drama, Stimbox is in quite lame position. Although I'd guess many don't even know what I'm talking about, but that's even better. It would be nice to remember Stimbox from handful of killer releases than about anything else.
MR. NATURAL "Raisins in my toast" biz card cdr
Gender-Less Kibbutz
No idea when this came out. I assume c. 2005? No catalogue number or year. This is John Sharp who also did great stuff as part of Blazen Y Sharp. I've said it many times before, but it seems like complete outsider in noise scene. Lots of gigs, lots of stuff released, but somehow totally outside of international scene? All Mr. Natural stuff is him scratching weird woodend branch with wires and metal objects attached to it. Just couple delay pedals, this object and nothing else. Stuff somehow makes me think of Hands To or such things, even if sounding totally different. Some hand made feel, odd echoes, unpolished frequencies. Never noise per se, but just experimental sound works with intensity.
OCHU "Dedicated to Treriksröset" biz card cdr
PacRec58
Swedish harsh noise. Basically dedication to Treriksröset puts this Ochu recording into quite similar rugged, bass heavy, manually smashed harsh noise. Compared to Foboff, Ldh, Stimbox and all those, this has more dirt, less line-in feel, more physical and concete feel. Good stuff for lovers of bassy rumbling noise chaos, although hardly relevant release compared to brilliant Ochu tapes. I believe this was the last PacRec biz card series, and then label was associated with mid price factory pressed CD's.
Sleeping With The Earth "Loave (first)" biz card cdr
PacRec 03
Nicer packaging than most of titles had. One would have hoped this 3rd release had been general route since, but no. Most PACrec titles have just small plastic sleeve and inkjet printed sticker, stamped numbering etc. This one has stamped envelope, some insert too. Heavy electronics. Pulsating synth and buried vocals. One could perhaps throw in Operation Cleansweep here, but probably its just that to me the band is so easy reference for this kind of slow and distorted synth stuff.
TAINT "Hel-lo" biz card cdr
PacRec 04
One of mr. Taint's middle fingers towards audience is this. While for example GRUNT requested that the PACrec disc is pressed as many as possible, and ended up being.. was it 56 copies, biggest edition of entire series, TAINT here requested as small as possible. Hand numbered edition of 15! Damn. It's really neat live track full of violent feedback, rumbling electronics, good delay & feedback treated vocals. One could forever consider reference of oldest Sutcliffe Jugend to be something what makes people to think how it sounds like.. but it's Taint. Most definitely lives up to its legacy on this short disc.
TAINT "...I'm a whore" biz card cdr
PacRec/Bitewerks
40 copies was made and distributed most of all at Deadly Actions festival 2003, in france. And Taint's bizarre humor was that number of them was "distributed" in venue's mens toilet urinals. So not sure how many was for sale, how many given, how many urine soaked copies was taken by fans, or if those are in garbage now.. but whatever. Really good release in Taint's "final era". Tasty manipulations of vocal delays, lots of piercing feedback, sadistic noise.
CLEANSE "Dazed" biz card cdr
PacRec48
Cleanse is weird case. As there is some popularity with simple and to the point power electronics, for example in my own mailorder, Cleanse 12" has sold like 2 copies since it got released long time ago. On this release, fanboys are doing quite accurate cover of Intrinsic Action "dazed" song. This is not the hand of glory - this is the FIST OF DEATH ! Simple, and good.
Blodvite - Dialektiska Bilder (Throne Heap): Not feeling too verbose at the moment: this is just pure and simple perfection from Viktor once again. Get this.
Eduard Artemiev - Solaris (Superior Viaduct): Was burnt out on this for a bit, but now all it's subtly dominating power has returned. One of the best albums on my shelf.
Giuseppe Ielasi/Adam Asnan - Quarry (Holidays): Two fellas that can make process music that's at least as exciting as the idea behind it, if not more so. They definitely showcase that intuition as a duo also. Minimalistic, yet gorgeous sleeve to boot.
Ulaan Passerine - Byzantium Crow (Worstward): More structured beauty from Steven R. Smith. Not quite the stunner that the debut was, but on these crisp spring mornings, this album is near perfect.
Wovenhand - Refractory Obdurate (Deathwish): I actually really loved The Laughing Stock, but I'll agree with the missus that it got treacherously close to Cornerstone-friendly density. This newbie is a total ripper though. LOUD! And a healthy dose of DEE's "folk" stylings back in the mix. Played this about thirty times in a few days.
Troy Schafer - Rigid Oppression (Aetheric): Speaking of biz-card CDr's, haha. (I actually have no way to play this format, but luckily it came with a bandcamp link) Despite the atrocious medium; in my never-ceasing quest to buy all things N. Ritter and T. Schafer touch, I grabbed this. If you've been following his output, the violin's been taking second chair to electronics. This is nice and oppressive (derp), but also not as flat as the recent Survey Of A Broken Cassette Player... album. The length limitation is unfortunate as this is rather tasty. Thankfully, there's supposed to be some 7"s of work like this coming out soon.
Ill Omen - Radiant Behest Of Excessum (Ceremonial Oath): Yesterday was the first time in '14 that we could open the big ol' eight-foot windows. Watched a storm roll in over the hills, took in the breeze and cranked this exquisitely decorated tape. I'm not trying to be all WITTR here, but I always find the most consuming black metal to hold its power in the daylight. Why allow a trick of the eye/mind in the dark to convince a weak mind of horseshit? I'm sure this flies in the face of the band though, as they're clearly concerned with beasts conjured from ashen cosmic abysses through midnight seances...err. Horseshit.
BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA "the weight of the feeble" biz card
PacRec 36
Combine "ne plus ultra" era Deathpile with additional bassy heaviness of Gruntsplatter, and you got Blunt Force Trauma. It's pretty logical, although leaninging towards Deathpile (of that particular album). Distortion, electronic sharp heaviness, solid torment with no mercy.
PERIPHERAL PULSE "Loss Of Consiousness" biz card cdr
PACrec 13
Totally unknown 2002 harsh noise for me. All I know is thsi 5 mins release. High & middle frequency crunchy noises, but not much bass and it is broken and noisy, but works with same range of sounds, not huge range of modulation here.
CIRCUIT WOUND "Cockroaches and drief bones" biz card cdr
PACrec12
Early works of CW might not be his best, but nice to see some USA noise artists who keep churning his stuff from 2000 till today. Slower paced harsh noise piece that fades out. Clearly taken from longer piece, and perhaps the slower pace stuff works better for longer playtime.
SKM-ETR "Sainthood" biz card cdr
Pacrec 037
One of the special packaged releases. Small metal box with crucifix attached on top. Nice 40 copies release of heavily distorted darker SKM-ETR stuff. Not signs of urban wibes like "Rugged Meat Cleaver". Highly distorted rhythms and choral music, spoken word samples and processed vocals. Much darker and heavier than SKM-ETR releases that would flirt with electro beats, hip hop or urban themes.
SKM-ETR / THE CHERRY POINT split biz card cdr
PacRec 33
SKM-ETR delivers "scalpel killride" which fits very well into his Screwdriver City easthetics teamed up with Cherry Points bloodthirsty slashed movie obsession. SKM-ETR power electronics were quite unique after all. Cherry Point is simply brutal as fuck, setting the tone of USA 2000's harsh noise quite well.
AZOIKUM "White drunken bullshit" biz card cdr
PACrec 26
Very electronic sounding PE piece. Static piece of couple layers of electronics, spoken word and tinny echo. Decent track for this playtime, but not among best Azoikum.
HENRIK NORDVARGR BJÖRKK "Rektal_dist 1.4" biz card cdr
PACrec 40
I didn't like this back in 2003, and I don't like it much now either. Abstract beats is something I associate this with. It has plenty of distortion, but just the style of electronic noise-music present here, I don't find much to associate here. I have complete Folkstorm collection and was thinking of going through that one day, though...
NOTHING " Differently Abled " biz card cdr
PACrec28
Experimental works here too. Starts with short blasts of clipping harsh noise, choral music and computer effects and soon goes into weird keyboard music. Pretty bad.
Lefthandeddecision "Thank you" 2x biz card cdr
PACrec 18
bigger stamped envelope and thank you card, with hand written message inside. And two discs. Loud noise with vocals on first. Thunderous, quite one dimensional, but effective load of noise. I'm pretty sure my copy, 15th of Edition of 15, has two discs. As both say "you ruined me", while other track should be "Heartcrusher"... But to ask now replacement disc, hehe.. I guess not going to happen! If there is someone out there with two x "Heartcrusher" disc inside this, let me know!
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TAINT "Hel-lo" biz card cdr
PacRec 04
One of mr. Taint's middle fingers towards audience is this. While for example GRUNT requested that the PACrec disc is pressed as many as possible, and ended up being.. was it 56 copies, biggest edition of entire series, TAINT here requested as small as possible. Hand numbered edition of 15! Damn. It's really neat live track full of violent feedback, rumbling electronics, good delay & feedback treated vocals. One could forever consider reference of oldest Sutcliffe Jugend to be something what makes people to think how it sounds like.. but it's Taint. Most definitely lives up to its legacy on this short disc.
TAINT "...I'm a whore" biz card cdr
PacRec/Bitewerks
40 copies was made and distributed most of all at Deadly Actions festival 2003, in france. And Taint's bizarre humor was that number of them was "distributed" in venue's mens toilet urinals. So not sure how many was for sale, how many given, how many urine soaked copies was taken by fans, or if those are in garbage now.. but whatever. Really good release in Taint's "final era". Tasty manipulations of vocal delays, lots of piercing feedback, sadistic noise.
Somebody SHOULD re-release all that Taint short releases on cd/tape!!!
^^^
hasn't it been said repeatedly Taint re-issues won't be happening?
Händer Som Vårdar – Depopulation tape
First track is a standout, great industrial tune. Rest is very good too. Little bit more "musical" and more distorted sound than on the previous tapes.
Will Over Matter – Toisesta Maailmasta tape
I love it when WOM goes ultra primitive. More interesting Siitoin sampling than usually.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 02, 2014, 03:11:32 PM
TAINT "Hel-lo" biz card cdr
PacRec 04
One of mr. Taint's middle fingers towards audience is this. While for example GRUNT requested that the PACrec disc is pressed as many as possible, and ended up being.. was it 56 copies, biggest edition of entire series, TAINT here requested as small as possible. Hand numbered edition of 15! Damn. It's really neat live track full of violent feedback, rumbling electronics, good delay & feedback treated vocals. One could forever consider reference of oldest Sutcliffe Jugend to be something what makes people to think how it sounds like.. but it's Taint. Most definitely lives up to its legacy on this short disc.
TAINT "...I'm a whore" biz card cdr
PacRec/Bitewerks
40 copies was made and distributed most of all at Deadly Actions festival 2003, in france. And Taint's bizarre humor was that number of them was "distributed" in venue's mens toilet urinals. So not sure how many was for sale, how many given, how many urine soaked copies was taken by fans, or if those are in garbage now.. but whatever. Really good release in Taint's "final era". Tasty manipulations of vocal delays, lots of piercing feedback, sadistic noise.
Somebody SHOULD re-release all that Taint short releases on cd/tape!!!
looks like a job for industrial recollections :D
but yes it's desirable
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 02, 2014, 06:37:04 PM
^^^
hasn't it been said repeatedly Taint re-issues won't be happening?
Ye. As far as I remember, the master tapes are lost.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 02, 2014, 06:37:04 PM
^^^
hasn't it been said repeatedly Taint re-issues won't be happening?
Ye. As far as I remember, the master tapes are lost.
They can use recordings from released items.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 02, 2014, 05:06:46 PMI have complete Folkstorm collection and was thinking of going through that one day, though...
Might prove to be a disappointing task. I think "Victory Or Death" is the only album that's listenable. Everything else I've heard that he's done outside of MZ has been particularly forgettable.
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^^^
hasn't it been said repeatedly Taint re-issues won't be happening?
Ye. As far as I remember, the master tapes are lost.
They can use recordings from released items.
We could but we're not.
"Justmeat" will be on Urashima sometime this summer.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on May 03, 2014, 02:02:06 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 02, 2014, 05:06:46 PMI have complete Folkstorm collection and was thinking of going through that one day, though...
Might prove to be a disappointing task. I think "Victory Or Death" is the only album that's listenable. Everything else I've heard that he's done outside of MZ has been particularly forgettable.
I quite agree, although I thought even 'Victory or Death' was pretty run of the mill, as well.
Lets hope something, sometime, but I think not everything from everybody is absolute necessary. Especially in times when they're still creative & putting new stuff out. Sometimes even BETTER...
I think I liked Folkstorm "Hurtmusic" or what was it live in studio kind of album with rougher sound?
SHIFT "Altamont Rising" LP
Unrest
100 copies vinyl on Unrest, as addition to big CD edition on Cold Spring. Good move. I think good albums could be more often multiple format releases. CD is kind of guaranteed to move more copies, but still several will ignore release unless its tape or LP. Shift is among those who do albums more rarely, so to present is like in "old days", multiple format proper album is good. This is also possibly the best Shift yet? I must say I'm still worshipper of Shift piece on Sick Seed split, but one could say that basically this reminds of that material more than other Shift albums? Vocals are clearer. Utmost menacing tone and crackling fuzzy distortions over everything. Negativity of Shift is something quite unlike most other bands. While usual "we hate everybody" kind of underground bands often appear as just disguised group hug, in the spirit of Altamont Rising, there is something seriously malicious. Even front cover itself appears suggesting similar atmosphere as music. Getting mangled by sheer mass of violence and left behind.
Tapeworks Vol II
Tapeworks Vol IV
Really good stuff on here. I could play these on repeat all morning. I really like the fact that there are many different types of sounds on here: sparse crackling piano music, crude electronics, etc...
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on April 30, 2014, 04:32:55 AM
Every now and then I go on a Bertoia (http://www.ubu.com/sound/bertoia.html) bender.
GREAT find. Had no idea Bertoia was ubu'd. That's my week sorted.
Michel Chion "Credo Mambo" 3"CD Metamkine
Michel Chion "Dix-sept minutes" 3"CD Metamkine
One of these french veterans, who can be connected to Pierre Schaeffer, being publications director for the Ina-GRM, etc. Working since 70's. First mentioned is 1992 recording, where odd cut ups, lots of religious spoken word manipulated and electronics create a piece. I guess work is hailed as very original way of composing music, yet I do prefer latter mention release from 2002, where it's less about language and spoken pieces, more about highly dynamic electro-acoustic works, including neat crashing metal objects with production standard one can associate with university professors doing this work in.. national radio studio perhaps.. heh..
KOEFF "Liminal Looks" 3"CD
Unrest
If you ask me, I think Koeff was better than Institut (duo she was of) and most definitely better than Regim! Very few releases, and format choises like this. 3"CD appeals to very limited crowd. I like it. And I guess label likes it. So fuck it. If someone missed this great noisy industrial music assault simply because disc doesn't fit inside their imac or car "slide-in" -type players, I suggest buying proper CD player and stereo set. Maybe girly vocals are weakest point here, but at the same time they add the spirit that's unlike some caveman roaring voice. If people now hunt for true female industrial-noise and get all excited about Puce Mary, Pharmakon, etc, I recommend to check out this. One can still get it for price of tape. Distorted beats, rugged electronic noises, from oppressive power electronics type to hard rhythm bloodbath. Artist who never gained attention for being female, simply performing good stuff.
THE HATERS "Hearing Mud Dry" 3"CD
V2 Archief
I remember when I got this sometime 1997 or so, and it was sheer disappointment. After so many great Haters releases, to get release which is nothing but one simple electronic sound. Or lets say, we can dissect this into several different frequency levels. Bassy rumbling, mid-bass and high pitched almost oscillating sounding electronics. But nothing happens. Only thing is that tracknumbers keep changing every c. 12 seconds, but basically its just lots and lots of tracks made out of monotonic electronic tone that runs throughout the entire disc. Now I can appreciate the conceptual element of The Haters, but as experience to listen good noise - forget this.
LIONEL MARCHETTI "mue" 3"cd Metamkine
LIONEL MARCHETTI "La Grande Vallee" 3"cd Metamkine
I believe Mue is very first of Marchettis works? Long before labels like Groundfault, Ausculture, Intransitive, Selektion etc put out his works. This 1993 release isn't that much of my liking. Lots of high pitched "goofy" vocalization and experimental cut up. Ok, but just not my taste due vocal style. Latter disc, 1998 is much much better. It shows his talent in mixing together voice, field recordings, electronics and create quite delicate and airy composition of these elements. Nice usage of human voice mixed together with distant howls of wolves. Those who like natural sounds in their stereos, here's good disc to go.
LIONEL MARCHETTI "Train de nuit (Noord 3-683)" 3"cd Metamkine
2002 release of late 90's works. Musique Concrete composition for one speaker. I'm quite annoyed by glitchy "snaps" appearing in cutting the stuff, but I think its intentional, as they don't always appear and sometimes it is continuous sound, like played addition to composition rather than accident in moment of edit. Trains, old records, electronics, spoken word. Slow and quiet pieces might be the best things. I think 2nd piece is better of the two songs. More subtle, less snaps, elegancy of old world trains.
MICHELE BOKANOWSKI "L'etoile Absinthe" 3"CD
Metamkine
Very dramatic musique concrete works. To me it sounds like string orchestral works are being manipulated and some electronic high pitched sounds added. It operates in short pulse-like pace, where attack & decay is in crucial role. Avoids becoming really "composed" sounding contemporary music kind of stuff. Just electronic manipulations with improvised feel.
PRIEST IN SHIT "Disabled senses : In memory of luis jimenez" 2x biz card cdr
PACrec 39
Possibly best PIS recording I have heard. Don't know if its because Thomas Garrisons mastering skills or if line-up of this particular release is better than some other releases. Ramirez and someone else possibly? Slightly snotty multieffect units used, I guess, but overall just nice harsh noise release. Surprisingly fast paced and often jumping forward what makes me assume involvement with other people besides Ramirez.
V/A CONTEMPORARY HARSH NOISE vol III - CONVENIENCE 2xtape
Skeleton Dust
Hostage Pageant and Obstacle Corpse really nice. Kelly Churko good and Wrong Hole quite crappy. Each project presents different side of harsh noise and I think this series really is some mandatory listening to keep up with unstoppable harsh noise flood.
CROATIAN AMOR "Genitalia Garden" LP
Big Love
Originally 7x C-10 box on Posh Isolation, which I was kind of glad to skip, as even if LP appears to be missing half of songs, I'm quite confident this LP collects all the best of the box set. Electronic music and "real sounds". Was it how they described. Certainly good album, no matter if its revisioned to fit LP format!
LACK OF INTEREST / MAN IS THE BASTARD split LP
Deep Six
45rpm power violence attack from Lack Of Interest. Good? Yes. As good as they were roughly decade ago? Nope. I think style is just about the same. Tightness is just about the same. Not much have changed, so it can me just myself expecting them to top their past achievements. Man Is The Bastard has these days very modern sound and songs are approaching epic lengths and even melodic compositions. Certainly it is the MITB we've grown listening to, especially for example the last track of the split. But at the same time the epic and atmospheric stuff like opening track is taking band to different direction. In some ways I appreciate it as route of band who still creates. Not just replicates.
Cazzokraft - Integrity of the Preconscious System (Old Europa Cafe): Sound-wise, this definitely seems like Cazzodio took the wheel for most of the album. Linekraft's contributions are maybe a little more subdued. So what you've got is a very dynamic death-industrial disc that definitely improves with repeated listens. Vocal-work is understated (thankfully). Reverb/echo is front and center. Looped junk work is shimmering throughout.
Post Scriptvm - Benommenheit (Tesco): Grey Eminence completely floored me. So much more so than any of their past efforts. I'd say Benommenheit is more like those early albums. A bit of a generic approach that is oh-so Tesco. The aimless album description states, "[...]concluded with nothing but the inevitable pain-filled departure back into the void". I think you know what that means. Kinda like say a metal album is "evil". Not anything like bad, just forgettable.
GENOCIDE ORGAN "KwaZulu-Natal" LP
Tesco
Of course being such a timeless material, doesn't really matter when to listen this, but can't believe I postponed until now! While being like hit parade of GO, at the same time I feel this could be even among absolute best of GO works? Sound is just perfect. Vocal balance perfect. Track versions perfect. Length is the classic album length. Not too short, not too long. Too bad its ltd 250, because I feel this could have been A LOT more...
Gry smk - Truth
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 03, 2014, 12:49:21 PM
KOEFF "Liminal Looks" 3"CD
Unrest
If you ask me, I think Koeff was better than Institut (duo she was of) and most definitely better than Regim! Very few releases, and format choises like this. 3"CD appeals to very limited crowd. I like it. And I guess label likes it. So fuck it. If someone missed this great noisy industrial music assault simply because disc doesn't fit inside their imac or car "slide-in" -type players, I suggest buying proper CD player and stereo set. Maybe girly vocals are weakest point here, but at the same time they add the spirit that's unlike some caveman roaring voice. If people now hunt for true female industrial-noise and get all excited about Puce Mary, Pharmakon, etc, I recommend to check out this. One can still get it for price of tape. Distorted beats, rugged electronic noises, from oppressive power electronics type to hard rhythm bloodbath. Artist who never gained attention for being female, simply performing good stuff.
A much underrated release and off the radar. Sign up on your comment. Good production as well. Highly recommended.
PHARMAKON "Abandon" LP
Sacred Bones
Have written about it before. While I still have some reservations about type of sound, I must say that when album is this memorable, that you know the songs, and they make impact also after multiple rotations, it's good album!
SEWER ELECTION / FREDERIKKE HOFFMEIER "Aska" LP
Ideal
This is like SE + Puce Mary could be thought to be. In fact, album starts with stuff what seems very similar to Sewer Election live show in Finland late 2013. Tape decay processed field recordings? Static layers of electronic minimal drone and quiet spoken female voice. Fluttering tape loops. Some louder and noisier moments too. Good stuff. B-side more slow tape loops and ultra high pitched electronics. Slow tempo, but very eerie and raw atmosphere. I like distant spoken voices echoing underneath all the sound. Despite it is two side long tracks, both tracks can be looked to contain several distinctively different songs.
THO-SO-AA "lpzg/blgm live" LP
Tesco
I got bunch of old releases of band. They used to record for Art Konkret, but now 3 latest releases on Tesco. While most of the stuff belongs to style of dark ambient with industrial feeling, what escapes my memory quite easily, there is something else there too. It's not all about gloomy harmonic keyboard tones and hi-fi equipment/efx work, but there are more aggressive tracks here too. Crossing border towards germanic heavy electronics. Always elegant and noble, though. This is first vinyl LP from them, right? I think other vinyl is basically one 7" on Drone Records.
PRURIENT "Palm Tree Corpse" LP
Tesco
re-issue of tape. And good one! I have this tape somewhere I think. Not sure if there was mastering done, but really sharp and violent. Maybe unusual feature is that vocals are almost completely clean. I mean, no loud delay effects or such. Of course there is distortion, but perhaps most of all wild overdrive from loud recording levels? Sometimes vocals crush entire dense noise layer away, like in Slogun "kill to forget". Everything here is very distorted, but at the same time all 6 tracks have distinctive style / approach. I think more Prurient tape reissues wouldn't hurt. Like said many times, often these beat the albums! This is Prurient at his most PE mode.
DEAD CONGREGATION - Promulgation Of The Fall CD (Martyrdoom Productions)
So, finally the second album is out. As I up until now held their debut tape as their finest moment, I expected more from the first album when it came out. But this is way more than I hoped for. The album kicks in hard, and stays that way all through. The production is rougher than on Graves Of The Archangels, yet each instrument is more distinct. Stronger songs, better lead work, better lyrics. And while I'm definitely a fan of Timo Ketola, I'm happy to see they're finally using someone elses work. Brilliant!
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DEAD CONGREGATION - Promulgation Of The Fall CD (Martyrdoom Productions)
So, finally the second album is out. As I up until now held their debut tape as their finest moment, I expected more from the first album when it came out. But this is way more than I hoped for. The album kicks in hard, and stays that way all through. The production is rougher than on Graves Of The Archangels, yet each instrument is more distinct. Stronger songs, better lead work, better lyrics. And while I'm definitely a fan of Timo Ketola, I'm happy to see they're finally using someone elses work. Brilliant!
i'm really excited to hear this, can't wait to get the LP. I actually think that 'Graves of the archangels' was awesome, so if you think that this is even better...damn
Serpents - Demo 2004 cassette
The precursor to Drainland, somewhere between noise rock, hardcore and sludge. Pure negativity and I can't get enough, had this on repeat about 4 times over!
Full of Hell / Calm The Fire - Split 7"
Of all the Full of Hell material I've been submersing myself in lately, these tracks are my favorite. Straight for the jugular but with very memorable, catchy riffs. Fuck yes. And seeing these songs live, whooboy
Converge - Petitioning Forever 2xLP
These two albums drag up some really unpleasant memories of near death experiences and ungodly summer heat in high school. but i'll never outgrow this shit. FAILURE FOREVER
Salem's Pot - ...Lurar Ut Dig På Prärien CD
I don't smoke weed, but if I did this is what I'd listen to. throwback stoner doom done right. the last track Nothing Hill is especially addictive. Fucking love the vocals. Great music to listen to while sitting in front of a bonfire.
Given my temperament, I find it odd that the majority of so-called Depressive Black Metal bores me. So I find it even odder that I've been listening to Stiborg's "Solitude" a great deal. Somehow, all the usual elements work together extremely well for me. I even like the synth interludes, something I usually get very sick of with Black Metal, usually because they're done more out of obligation. On this, they sound very much part of the whole and are just as enjoyable as the actual Metal.
And as much as I don't want to join in with a chorus, this time I'm going to - Shift's "Altamont Rising" is great. Just a satisfying, teeth-into-meat Power Electronics album with a nice, gritty sound that doesn't blur the distinction between the layers of synths, samples and so on. I've found Cold Spring releases somewhat patchy, but this is very much one of the better ones.
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Given my temperament, I find it odd that the majority of so-called Depressive Black Metal bores me.
I don't find it odd. I would guess most of the genre is plain annoying. While the line-in guitars and drum machines and 1 idea repeated over and over again certainly has this "I don't give a fuck" kind of feel in most passive sense of understanding it.. then this is perhaps reason why I go less for suicidal and more for genocidal works, hah...
GREY WOLVES / WERTHAM / SURVIVAL INSTINCT LPOEC
Hmm.. While I must say that I like the line-up and I like LP overall, there are few things here why it doesn't appear as instant classic. Maybe due many years work in progress, to me it appears that Wertham or mr. Deplano in general, has since created more memorable tracks than those offered here. Grey Wolves in other hand is nice to see that they are submitting strong material and not all about recycling same sounds. Survival Instinct could be among best tracks of album, but while musically the bounding industrial sound objects malformed as beats work well, what's with the mp3 kind of low-bit rate sound quality on his first track? Absolute horror to hear such sound quality on LP! Luckily his other tracks are not that atrocious. All in all, good LP, but perhaps if this had been out... 5 years ago? Will need to spin this more, and check also bonus tape materials.
ZERO FIGURE "bona nox" tapePosh Isolation
Short lived project of Copenhagen odd punk. Mostly very little distorted guitars, those Joy Division esque out of tune howling vocals, some good tracks. Some less memorable ones. Only one track had been published on DOKUMENT #1 double LP. This tape has the other stuff that band ever did.
CONTROL "Filth" biz card cdrPACrec 20
Good track from Control. Very much in traditional Control style, so if you know his work, that's what we have here. I admire his skill to build tracks with complexity and density, but at the same time, tracks remind so much eachother in long run. Focusing more on very distinctive elements, so tracks wouldn't become dense mass of sound, would make them more memorable. Like this one. Nothing bad in the track, but pulling out some of the more unique sounds on top and let more usual electronics sink on the back would make it stand out as different from usual.
dusa - ljung
kam hassah - private conversation vol. 2
hakan .l - 333ep
PRIVY SEALS "Untitled" biz card cdr
PACrec 54
Quite sucky US noise. One of the worst titles of this series, if not worst? Useless noise rubbish.
CHARLIE DRAHEIM "untitled" cdr
PACrec 53
Other artists who I sometimes wondered, what exactly is his best works, since stuff I heard, never really stood out as particularly interesting. His most active phase fits to most popular era of USA noise of mid 2000's. There are few things in 2008-2010 but nothing lately? There is some charm in this rugged and almost directionless rough noise. Not harsh noise, not really innovative and neat sounds. Just almost random composition of various electronics, tapes and noises. Some nice cuts, little flat and narrow sonic range. I think it needs more playing that just couple of times to start open up, but still.. what's the best of Draheim?
BLUD THIRST "multiple maniacs" biz card cdr
PACrec 55
Short live solo project of Evan from Moth Drakula, Roman Torment, Wire Werewolves. Harsh noise, basic stuff. Pedals distortion. Still good, but not memorable in any way.
PETIT MAL "Flowers" biz card cdr
PACrec 31
Releases here and there from '95 till 2010? Very rarely and small scale releases. This is more of musique concrete tradition / experimental / tape manipulation than noise. Using (french, female-) spoken word and other sounds, manipulating tapes. Rewinding, pausing, speeding & slowing. Behind the speech manipulations distant sounds of horns, flutes and percussion. Good disc! Will have to check out what else I have in my collection. I assume small possibility of some of Troniks tape releases.
T.E.F. "machination of a corner" biz card cdr
PACrec27
One of the harsh noise highlights of the series. TEF was really good. I think I don't have the last release, 2010 CD he did for Dada Drumming. Didn't he announced he quit? Since glory days of USA harsh noise, until finally making real full length CD and then over? Dynamic, fast, well crafted, intense. While people could be often glorifying things like Monde Bruits "Selected Noise Works" I could easily say that within busy and hectic harsh noise chaos, this biz card disc alone is probably better than that mentioned cd, hah..
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T.E.F. "machination of a corner" biz card cdr
PACrec27
One of the harsh noise highlights of the series. TEF was really good. I think I don't have the last release, 2010 CD he did for Dada Drumming. Didn't he announced he quit? Since glory days of USA harsh noise, until finally making real full length CD and then over? Dynamic, fast, well crafted, intense. While people could be often glorifying things like Monde Bruits "Selected Noise Works" I could easily say that within busy and hectic harsh noise chaos, this biz card disc alone is probably better than that mentioned cd, hah..
I don't think he quit since a new piece is announced on the forthcoming Hard Panning compilation. But maybe it is just unreleased stuff from some years ago.
Some months ago, I listened back to some various mini-CDr I had, and remember being blown away by TEF "Archetype for Collusion", released on Pitchphase. At that time I thought it was his best work.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 06, 2014, 12:50:16 PM
T.E.F. "machination of a corner" biz card cdr
PACrec27
One of the harsh noise highlights of the series. TEF was really good. I think I don't have the last release, 2010 CD he did for Dada Drumming. Didn't he announced he quit? Since glory days of USA harsh noise, until finally making real full length CD and then over? Dynamic, fast, well crafted, intense. While people could be often glorifying things like Monde Bruits "Selected Noise Works" I could easily say that within busy and hectic harsh noise chaos, this biz card disc alone is probably better than that mentioned cd, hah..
I don't think he quit since a new piece is announced on the forthcoming Hard Panning compilation. But maybe it is just unreleased stuff from some years ago.
Some months ago, I listened back to some various mini-CDr I had, and remember being blown away by TEF "Archetype for Collusion", released on Pitchphase. At that time I thought it was his best work.
That 3"CDr is really good one! I think many other good ones on that label too. Kazuma Kubota 3"CDR on that label is absolutely brain-meltingly well done release. Too bad it's cdr's.. I think 20 mins length release without interruptions is possible most suitable for vast majority of noise.
That said, more c. 20 mins doses on playlist today:
JIM O'ROUKE "Rules Of Seduction" 3"CDMetamkine
sound collages made with lots of field recordings and various other sound sources. VERY drastic volume changes and some neat moments, but I don't think it's near the best releases on this series.
JEAN-FRANCOIS LAPORTE "Mantra" 3"CDMetamkine
This one I always liked. It's perfect drone music made out of echoing metallic sounds. To explain further, it's almost like clicks of metronome or something like that, with FAST and loud delay, making these tiny repetitive sounds mutate into highly crisp and electric droning sound. It's different from a lot of stuff with synths or naturally droning sounds. Now its like picking up shorters and most dry sounds and attempt to use other means than reverb to get in trance inducing quality.
DOMINIQUE PETITGAND "10 petites compositions familiales" 3"CDMetamkine
Odd release. 10 short compositions of adult female and little girl talks and some delicate accordion sounds. Can't understand at all what the french people say, but I'm very much liking the simple accordion tones and girl talking.
CHOP-SHOP "Tension Charge Discharge" 3"CD
CHOP-SHOP "Smolder" 3"CD
V2 Archief
1994 and 1998 mini CD releases are perfect examples of Chop Shop. Maybe I still like the most his "Steel Plate" 2x10", but these two releases are brilliant nevertheless. Routine is basically: short few second clips of various noisy & rotten sounds run through self-build speakers than transform any noise into rusty and rugged form. Always 1 sound at the time, and never for long time. So it's like puzzle of short clips of various levels of volume/noisiness. Sometimes just rusty hum, sometimes all-out noise blast. Its hard to talk about "composition". He just picks up good moment of some kind of hiss and then moves on to next. Older disc is more quiet (volume level), but it's easy to adjust you stereos and basically one can play both, one after another, and it could be even same session.
JAZZKAMMER "Sound of music" 3"CD
Ohm
My favorite Jazzkammer disc. It has harsh noise edge on surface, but also musical qualities to it. Under top layer of distorted electronics, you find almost melodic tonality and forceful electronic bass. Soon loops, experimental acoustic instrument sounds, all blend together in mix perfectly. Utterly clear sound and digitally sharp. Eerie and neat distorted drones take you to final parts of disc. This melodic distorted drone stuff appears quite popular now, but somehow I don't see people getting horny about this as much as Prurient or LR perhaps?
"All the Colors of the Dark" soundtrack LP on Finders Keepers- this sucker sounds GREAT! Lots of detail, clean, etc. Simple black vinyl, no thick-as-brick gatefold. The cover art is weird. I haven't watched the film in awhile so I'm not sure what trees have to do with it? It'd be nice to have Edwige on the cover but the trees are growing on me. It reminds me of a record you'd buy in a used store for a dollar & have no clue what you're getting.
Yeah, Kevin of T.E.F. is still around. He definitely flies under the radar; someone should offer him a full-length LP...
ELIANE RADIGUE "Biogenesis" 3"CD
Metamkine
1973 piece, I assume performed 1974 and this somehow mastered studio version 1995. If someone said this is lo-fi tape experiments from current band (sweden for example, heh..), I would have believed instantly. Subtle, very quiet, but hand made feel to it. Tape hiss, minimal progression. Sometimes sounds almost like bongo drums would be captured on tape and mutated into magnetic sound what saturates into other things.
RALF WEHOWSKY "Nameless Victim" 3"CD
Metamkine
1994/1995 musique concrete piece. Quiet, but nice. Assembling sound pieces into nice sound collages, where lots of attention to dynamic and timing.
ALAIN DE FILIPPIS "Ton Dieu Ne S' appelle-t-il pas ego?" 3"CD
Metamkine
What has this guy done? According to discogs, nothing but this and one CD on Groundfault. Both good stuff. His old site no longer online. This item from 1993 and 2001 full length. What else? Electro acoustic music with intensity and extreme talent in craftsmanship. Weird that there wouldn't be more releases.
CHRISTINE GROULT "L'Huere alors S'Incline..." 3"CD
Metamkine
Very good disc. Even if this is labeled under musique concrete, one could perhaps throw word like "dark ambient" here too. Good usage of various sound sources, but all in all, it's just well done calm and dark sound. And certainly beats a lot of lazy keyboard dark ambient anytime.
CHOP-SHOP "Hello, this is chop scott" biz card cdr
Banned
Being more recent release, one can see higher level of loudness and clarity, compared to 90's discs. Also style here is different. No cuts at all. Just one piece of noise wall. While Chop Shop has been admittedly crucial influence for projects like Werewolf Jerusalem, even without Ramirez pointing that out in several occasions, I think listening releases like this makes it pretty obvious influence!
STROM.ec "Malignant Stalin" biz card cdr
Neuroscan
Year 2000 being recording date, sets this between debut and second albums. Released 2005. Finnish hi-tech power electronics assault, with great vocals and great vocal effects. I like the amount of detail included in vocals, like adding reversed reverbs before main verse of vocals start. Small things, but sets it apart from A LOT of PE groups where vocals are shouted though effect that's always the same. Highly distorted, very digital feel to this, but in somehow good way. Neat packaging, 50 was made.
GELSOMINA "Iron man" biz card cdr
Corrosive Art
Perhaps one should say this is one of the many Gelsomina/Bizarre Uproar team works? All sound sources are from Bizarre Uproar and Gelsomina is doing vocals and editing. This is Gelsomina when he started to sound like Sick Seed. No more hyper distorted textured harsh noise walls, but metal junk rhythms, fierce vocals spewing obscenities and lo-fi quality junk smashing. This would stand in perfectly in "Great Corrupter" era Sick Seed release.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 06, 2014, 03:30:57 PM
JEAN-FRANCOIS LAPORTE "Mantra" 3"CD
Metamkine
This one I always liked. It's perfect drone music made out of echoing metallic sounds. To explain further, it's almost like clicks of metronome or something like that, with FAST and loud delay, making these tiny repetitive sounds mutate into highly crisp and electric droning sound. It's different from a lot of stuff with synths or naturally droning sounds. Now its like picking up shorters and most dry sounds and attempt to use other means than reverb to get in trance inducing quality.
This is a fantastic work, probably my favorite of the entire series and drone music in general. If I remember right this is based on ice hockey rink cooling system recordings apparently with only some EQ applied.
HALTHAN "Poetic Justice" biz card cdr
Corrosive Art
Not even close as intense as Halthan stuff I wrote some days ago. Software synths, very much the home-with-computer feel to this. Flanged vocals may actually be better than all-out shouting. Think Ex.Order, Survival Unit, etc.. but what the fuck with this "Cops Are Pigs" sample used over and over again? At least my disc has short digital glitch in middle of 1st track.
OVUM "avsky" biz card cdr
PACrec24
Noise with quite awful vocals what get louder by the end. Beginning is average solid noise piece, but vocals are just too annoying here.
CIRCADIAN "Termite On The Surgeon's Shoulder" biz card cdr
PACrec 21
Guys of Gruntsplatter & Nothing doing co-project. There is on CD on Eibon label (ita), but no recollection how that was. This is quite hi-tech filter dominated noises. Distorted and busy filter work, but never hugely harsh in terms of pressure and sheer brutality. Nice release, though.
LUC FERRARI "Unheimlich Schön" 3"CD
Metamkine
Musique Concrete from 1971. Sensual female voice repeats the title about ever 5 seconds, moderate effects are being added slowly and breathing sounds. On 10 minute mark track has reached its peak and last 5 mins doesn't grow further. Very very minimalistic, but real time old school echo/delay type of modulations are tasty. I remember when I listened this perhaps 10 years ago and was quite sure not to listen it again, I think there is still something worth to keep it for the future!
PROPERGOL "Naked." biz card cdr
PACrec 29
This release goes after Renegade CD on Tesco. Very noisy piece for Propergol. Pretty much harsh noise, but it has the same computer edited hi-tech feel to it. No samples, so musical patterns, but just very much computer noise.
It appears I'm missing following titles of series. Any people into trading stuff - and not some wishful thinking a'la Discogs sellers thinking these would be of high value, get in touch!
Navicon Torture Technologies Psychoheavy (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec007
Lefthandeddecision vs. Navicon Torture Technologies A Morte Perpetva (Jvstvs Mors) (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec011
Slogun Just Because (CDr, B/card, Ltd, Num) PACrec030
Never Presence Forever Scum (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec041 2003
Cherry Point, The Drained Blood (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec042 2004
Cherry Point, The Grisly Death (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec043 2004
Knüppel* / Schmitt* Radioarbeit 1-5 (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec044 2004
Pedestrian Deposit Woman / Evaporating (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec045 2004
Rita, The Weimar Whores (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec046
Andorkappen & Cherry Point, The Collaboration (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec049 2005
Mike Shiflet Vulture Sonnet (CDr, B/card, Ltd, Num) PACrec052
Treriksröset Fuck Pete Larson (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec056
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JEAN-FRANCOIS LAPORTE "Mantra" 3"CD
Metamkine
This one I always liked. It's perfect drone music made out of echoing metallic sounds. To explain further, it's almost like clicks of metronome or something like that, with FAST and loud delay, making these tiny repetitive sounds mutate into highly crisp and electric droning sound. It's different from a lot of stuff with synths or naturally droning sounds. Now its like picking up shorters and most dry sounds and attempt to use other means than reverb to get in trance inducing quality.
This is a fantastic work, probably my favorite of the entire series and drone music in general. If I remember right this is based on ice hockey rink cooling system recordings apparently with only some EQ applied.
He was invited to present some of his works at the Audible Festival (France) last year and "Mantra" was one piece that he played on the fantastic acousmonium (it sounded loud and amazing). He told us that there was no overdub, just a recording of this systems that resonate and that he made like 220 takes until getting the one he was looking for. Probably an exaggeration to be funny but still...
Quote from: Foyer Second on May 07, 2014, 01:46:55 PMHe told us that there was no overdub, just a recording of this systems that resonate and that he made like 220 takes until getting the one he was looking for. Probably an exaggeration to be funny but still...
Would be interesting to have a thread for records done like this in general. It's in interesting concept. Not necessarily like a field recording in the general sense, but a one take of a larger system just having a "life" of its own. Wasn't there a record by Jeph Jerman where he contact mic'd up several miles of wires going through the desert, just moving in the wind and making these interesting sounds? There must be quite a few of records done like this, just using several mics on a large complex.
ARTFAG #1 zine + 3"CDR
Hospital prod.
Very strange size zine. It's like 8cm tall, but 60 cm wide! No kidding. #100 copies, 50th Hospital prod release. Compilation has pretty nice line-up. Highlights are T.E.F. and MARCRONYMPHA (Prurient mix). Right behind Government Alpha, Whorebutcher, Flatline Construct. And other bands includes Sickness, Haters, Gasolineman, Joshua Norton Cabal, Ramirez, Prurient, etc.. T.E.F. is here too so good, it makes many bands who usually ARE good, sound less so in his shadow..
BIZARRE UPROAR "Rautaputki" biz card cdr
Corrosive Art
Really nice release of 2007 era. Starts with whispering and random metal junk sounds. Surprisingly quiet and calm for BU. But then masterful lyrics and louder noise starts. Saatanan vitun huorat, miltä nyt tuntuu!? Vittu!!! Saatana!! Huorat! Saa mitä ansaitsee vittu! Saatanan huorat! Something close to that. Priceless. Not sure if this is Corrosive art burning, their discs or just my CD player, but like Halthan, this has digital glitch right in last seconds of song. Possibly plays ok in other players than one I'm using now, but still, only these two CDr's have had problems so far. Could have suspected more issues, especially with some older discs.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 07, 2014, 01:06:26 PM
Navicon Torture Technologies Psychoheavy (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec007
Lefthandeddecision vs. Navicon Torture Technologies A Morte Perpetva (Jvstvs Mors) (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec011
Slogun Just Because (CDr, B/card, Ltd, Num) PACrec030
Rita, The Weimar Whores (CDr, B/card, Ltd) PACrec046
I need those releases too.
QuoteWould be interesting to have a thread for records done like this in general. It's in interesting concept. Not necessarily like a field recording in the general sense, but a one take of a larger system just having a "life" of its own. Wasn't there a record by Jeph Jerman where he contact mic'd up several miles of wires going through the desert, just moving in the wind and making these interesting sounds? There must be quite a few of records done like this, just using several mics on a large complex.
Alan Lamb has done that too (or maybe you meant him), with wires in an Australian desert. Another concept fitting your description, I think, is Francisco Lopez's
Buildings [New York] CD. It consists of recordings of the insides of buildings like A/C vents, pipes etc.
Quote from: acsenger on May 07, 2014, 04:42:01 PM
QuoteWould be interesting to have a thread for records done like this in general. It's in interesting concept. Not necessarily like a field recording in the general sense, but a one take of a larger system just having a "life" of its own. Wasn't there a record by Jeph Jerman where he contact mic'd up several miles of wires going through the desert, just moving in the wind and making these interesting sounds? There must be quite a few of records done like this, just using several mics on a large complex.
Alan Lamb has done that too (or maybe you meant him), with wires in an Australian desert. Another concept fitting your description, I think, is Francisco Lopez's Buildings [New York] CD. It consists of recordings of the insides of buildings like A/C vents, pipes etc.
I've heard that Alan Lamb one before, i liked it.
Also checkout Jakob Kirkegaard's '4 rooms' (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcmYE407tvg)
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Quote from: acsenger on May 07, 2014, 04:42:01 PM
QuoteWould be interesting to have a thread for records done like this in general. It's in interesting concept. Not necessarily like a field recording in the general sense, but a one take of a larger system just having a "life" of its own. Wasn't there a record by Jeph Jerman where he contact mic'd up several miles of wires going through the desert, just moving in the wind and making these interesting sounds? There must be quite a few of records done like this, just using several mics on a large complex.
Alan Lamb has done that too (or maybe you meant him), with wires in an Australian desert. Another concept fitting your description, I think, is Francisco Lopez's Buildings [New York] CD. It consists of recordings of the insides of buildings like A/C vents, pipes etc.
I've heard that Alan Lamb one before, i liked it.
Also checkout Jakob Kirkegaard's '4 rooms' (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcmYE407tvg)
my two favorites like this are:
TR Kirstein & Jacob Kirkegaard – Imperia LP which was is just the warm hum of a nuclear power plant to my understanding
Lionel Marchetti – Portrait D'Un Glacier (Alpes, 2173m) CD which is the sound of a glacier
both are brilliant
XE: boxset
- knock knock,
- who is there?
- Police, mr Tiny_Tove, open the door and don't try to resist
- I have done noting, what do you want
- we have been informed you have purchased a certain boxset from Finland
- It is not true, they lie
(meanwhile he burns the boxset...)
beside jokes even better than expectations.
XE at its best and definitely the best WRATH relase so far.
Possibly most outrageous of PE releases. Can't think of other titles of that nature what would be as vulgar.
Yama-Akago "untitled" 3"CD
Sewer Records
This was 2001 release on Dan Johanssons old label doing 3"CD's. Already kind of regret I sold some of them away. I think usually 50 copies made. Decent covers in small jewelbox. Some people may have read her interview from Special Interests magazine. Japanese female vocal drone & percussion (with small bells etc). Very slow, etherial and ritualistic. But not ritualistic as some sort of human sacrificing, but like celebration of cherry blossom season. Light and airy performance.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 08, 2014, 07:39:53 AM
Possibly most outrageous of PE releases. Can't think of other titles of that nature what would be as vulgar.
definitely reaches and trespass all boundaries sets and make everybody looks safer...
DIE GUTTER GODS: INNERSENSE LP
Some real australian madness.... it was long ago since I felt this excited about a band from the hardcore / skinhead scene.
Looking for Groin Gravy & Soapbox zines published by their vocalist Meatdog... if anyone wants to sell or can arrange scans / xeroxes I'd be very interested.
PUCE MARY - THE GREAT PANIC
One of the artists that constantly improves and continues to surprise me. Probably best recordings I've heard from her this far... There is no excuse not to own this.
WHITE HOSPITAL - HOLOCAUST LP
Nice work from Steinklang with the reissue of these recordings. I must say I prefer the works of Grim but White Hospital are also fucking good.... two tracks I hadn't heard before. Worth tracking down before its sold out.
Quote from: tiny_tove on May 07, 2014, 10:52:32 PM
XE: boxset
- knock knock,
- who is there?
- Police, mr Tiny_Tove, open the door and don't try to resist
- I have done noting, what do you want
- we have been informed you have purchased a certain boxset from Finland
- It is not true, they lie
(meanwhile he burns the boxset...)
beside jokes even better than expectations.
XE at its best and definitely the best WRATH relase so far.
Totally worth the high asking price
KILJUVELKA 70 "Tottele" 7", new Finnish hc/punk, but old guys. Decent. Nothing revolutionary.
MARRASMAAT 7", new Finnish melancholic mid paced "suicidal" kind of BM. Stuff that flows through leaving nothing on your memory. Good example of stuff, where not that much is wrong, but all is so safe.
VILE INTENT "Skin In The Game" 7", new power violence, which I almost didn't take as youtube sample didn't quite convince me. But what the hell, 7" format works well, much better, even if I listened exactly same songs as samples. Not quite the level of Lack Of Interest, Infest, Crossed Out etc, but together with Iron Lung, possibly the few only bands that I have heard to even try to match such brutality in hc. Also good Videodrome sample on b-side. Used it myself on Grunt "Degeneration".
ARMLESS CHILDREN "5 track ep" 7", Finnish crustpunk. Many people praised this, and yeah, I can see why, but still, when songs are most often basically 2 chord riffs and girly high pitched yelling vocals... äshh... Maybe works live better. At least sound of 7" is pretty good.
Quote from: hkso on May 08, 2014, 10:45:01 AMWHITE HOSPITAL - HOLOCAUST LP
Nice work from Steinklang with the reissue of these recordings. I must say I prefer the works of Grim but White Hospital are also fucking good.... two tracks I hadn't heard before. Worth tracking down before its sold out.
Thanks for the heads up, had missed this totally somehow...
Currently listening to Peenemünde's
II. I don't think this album has received the attention it deserves. Very nice lofi tape industrial that holds together perfectly.
BASTARD NOISE / GOVERNMENT ALPHA / HIROSHI HASEGAWA 7"
Small Doses
Alhough repeating the routines of Bastard Noise, I think especially side with Govt Alpha is splendid! Some added musical elements works the best. Fits well into tastes who like BN with Our Earth Blood or "Source of power..." era stuff.
Karen Constance / Smack Music 7 Book+7"
Smittekilde Records
Bought this solely due packaging. 60 pages of Karen Constances best work in one book. Squirrels eating babyheads, flesh-eating birds and eyebleeding humans all over the place. Comes with a Smack Music 7 single . Not even 100% sure what speed this is supposed to run, but I'll do 45rpm for faster pace, heh... Tape loops, oddities, nightmarish hand crafted noises. Fits 100% to surreal oddities of the book! Perfect format of 7" size bound book.
Deutsch Nepal "Rapist Park Junktion" 2x7"
Autarkeia
Part of the 7" is among the best DN releases what I have listened after early stuff. Horrid first song is singing over old pop tune, which is really bad start, but after that, experimental dark post industrial soundscapes. Ethnic percussions, electronic noises and sounds. It's too bad another 7" is again his eccentric sung works. Just melodic keyboard music, odd loops and semi-out of tune singing what, in my ears, lacks charisma what even some thinner voiced guys like Ian Reed have. If only he'd have voice a'la Tom Waits or such, he could pull these tracks sound just fine. Now, not really. More heavier effected voice on live track that finishes the release work much better than clean voice.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 08, 2014, 11:25:08 AM
ARMLESS CHILDREN "5 track ep" 7", Finnish crustpunk. Many people praised this, and yeah, I can see why, but still, when songs are most often basically 2 chord riffs and girly high pitched yelling vocals... äshh... Maybe works live better. At least sound of 7" is pretty good.
Works much better live, though I like the 7" also. Still, I've seen them like 20 times live, listened to the 7" perhaps three times. Guitar distortion borders into white noise sometimes, which is a little too much for me, but usually simply great raw punk with equally raw performance.
Quote from: Salamanauhat on May 08, 2014, 11:50:39 AM
Thanks for the heads up, had missed this totally somehow...
Currently listening to Peenemünde's II. I don't think this album has received the attention it deserves. Very nice lofi tape industrial that holds together perfectly.
White Hospital being Steinklang release, it's now very small vinyl editions for collectors market. Various colors each pressed some dozens.
Peenemünde II is indeed very very good, and I strongly recommend to even those who didn't think first CD was anything outstanding.
When I first heard Ildjarn/Hate Forest split, to me it was quite big disappointment. To me Ildjarn material didn't even sound like Ildjarn. And it's possible debate whether it really even IS Ildjarn when it's hardly qualifies old works of his. More re-worked stuff by other people. To me it sounded obvious who it was. Anyways, this made me rather think why keep digging that deep into storages of ancient bands if all you find is unfinished guitar riffs? Instead, best raw BM releases of recent times must have been
MASTEMA cd on Werewolf label (fin). That IS really primitive BM, with no sellingpoints of scene veterans nor hipster acceptance.
Never been totally blown out by Portuguese BM, apart from late 90's monstrocity SUMMUM MALUM, but been still curious. To me, in BM context, interviews are crucial, and reading pretty crappy interview of VETALA, it made me much less interested in band. Skipped most of stuff, but now took this
VETALA / KRUEL KOMMANDO split 7". If talking about lack of true primitive force in that Ildjarn split, then here is no question about it. Utterly rotten, most sadistic rubbish pressed on vinyl these days. Vetala sound and drumming style makes Ildjarn quite tight actually. But Kruel Kommando is even better. Only for lovers of most rawest or the raw. Another jewel
MALDICAO / RUACH RAAH split 7". Tune of instruments is something what makes early Mutiilation sound like music school production. Maldicao is something so bizarre, when both 33 and 45 sounds like wrong speed! I'm sure its 33rpm, though. Howling voice is something Finns may have used to hear from these "outside bm" things like Dead Reptile Shrine or Circle of Ouroborus. Ruach Raah is more punky. Rehearsal room madness of this "black punk" kind of stuff where roots clearly in Bone Awl / Ildjarn axis.
Black Cilice / Woddrea Mylenstede split 7". First one has great melodies, but dull vocals (in long run, works ok'ish on one track). Latter is utterly raw sound, but melodic riffs. Works for 7" format well.
Caligula031 - Bachelorette Party C20
The Rita - Ballet Feet Positions cd
Both releases are absolutely amazing and must-have!
Caligula031 sound and aesthetic on this release is something really special. I get special edition and I get thong inside of it and it immediately erect my cock when I touch it. I love it! I love writings and raw and dirty sound on this!!
The Rita's cracking sounds combined with female speech + booklet with stories and writings gives really special feeling while listening this piece. Caligula031 remix is perfect!
Really beautiful and great releases!!
Quote from: Dr Alex on May 08, 2014, 06:49:36 PM
I get special edition and I get thong inside of it and it immediately erect my cock when I touch it. I love it!
:D
Now
that's a special edition!
Quote from: eyestrain on May 09, 2014, 05:48:49 AM
Quote from: Dr Alex on May 08, 2014, 06:49:36 PM
I get special edition and I get thong inside of it and it immediately erect my cock when I touch it. I love it!
:D
Now that's a special edition!
its a male thong right?
Quote from: STREETMEAT on May 09, 2014, 06:44:52 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on May 09, 2014, 05:48:49 AM
Quote from: Dr Alex on May 08, 2014, 06:49:36 PM
I get special edition and I get thong inside of it and it immediately erect my cock when I touch it. I love it!
:D
Now that's a special edition!
its a male thong right?
hahahaha
No, it's a female. That's why it's so sexy...
And it's smell goddamn good!!!!!
There are some different versions of this. Of course hard to find 69 identical thongs/panties. So some have panties, some have thongs. Whether it's trophies male strippers collects from lustful fans or trophy of fans taken from stripper - is up to you.
One of the best recollections of this kind of matter was seeing drunken vocalist of known PE group having piss soaked thong in his pocket. During live gig (where was not performing), taking them from pocket once in a while for extensive sniffing. Trophy received from shemale. I recall this must be same gig where I was caught for wearing one, haha! Swedish army male thong/jockstrap bough from army surplus section. Baby blue color.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 06, 2014, 12:50:16 PM
but still.. what's the best of Draheim?
I recently have been listening to a lot of his stuff, The 3" he did on Chondritic Sound "This Man, This Skull" is probably my favorite stuff. Absolutely punishing and alien sounding. An ace of a recording.
Studio collaboration album with Sixes
Summons - Samhain is one of my personal favorites.
Ildjarn / Hate Forest : I agree that this is not authentic sounding Ildjarn stuff at all, this was a totally unecessary release. That combined with the changed cover arts on the re-issues and of course the new Ildjarn Bandcamp page (???) begs the question is Vidar even still involved with the handling of his works? It seems that old black metal bands having their names hijacked and dragged through the mud is becoming a trend, perhaps not for the first time...
CAPITALIST CASUALTIES / DISCORDANCE AXIS split 7". I recall seeing this cheaply somewhere and bought it without checking out do I already have it. As its 20 years old releases, just couldn't remember. Turns out this is 2011 bootleg from Germany. While sound itself is rough on live recording, appears that 7" has even further extra fuzziness. Maybe sound was taken from 7" and pressed to new 7". Kind of annyong high pitch crackling. Should remember to check if I have 1994 pressing somewhere.. anyways, musically, both bands very good. Fast hardcore from CC, more grindcore from DA. I like especilly grind to be shitty like this. DA works very well with rubbish live sound.
Apartment 213 / Nothing Is Over split 7", Give A Praise rec. 2010 release of good power violence. I always like A213, and especially Makita's vocals are great. It's weird that he wouldn't use that talent in most (or any?) of his industrial/noise projects?? Lockweld, SL MAkita etc..
A.D.L. 122 "La Notte dei regali" 7". Black Shirts Records. Italian skinhead oi. Lots of sing along stuff. Nothing new, nothing that special, but just tradition & rock'n'roll. Lots of good Italian bands been on my recent car driving playlist. Bronson, Nessuna Resa, etc.
YACOPSAE / ACTIVE MINDS split 7", German hc/grind band that I believe had some Tumor (noisecore) members. Never quite as good as Tumor at their best. Active Minds is kind of band one thinks it cand be either utter PC crap or genius project still having guts to make each song address some of their personal hang ups in world, politics or scene. Not sure which to pick, but I do have quite many of their records. Was quite curious to check out what old bitter men in 2011 were getting agitated with such songs as "Do you think grindcore is sexy" or ""Power violence" my ass", hehe.. Anyone seen that latest 7"? This 1995 split certainly is better to my than vast majority of (for example) Finnish bands. Style varies greatly even within split 7". Melodic punk rock works better than fast hardcore songs. Looking Beyond The End Of Our Noses could be among best AV songs. Instead of lyrics, they submit explanations/comments of what song deals with. Sometimes they offer both. This is what I like. While people often cry buhuu, they don't let people to interpret lyrics, but just force feed propaganda. At least they know what they want to express and what lyrics mean to them. Not just vague crap to shout about without any meaning.
Mercury 4°F "Crawl" 7", saftlos. Swiss noiserock band. I first got to know this by LP on Suggestion Records who did also Dissecting Table, Cosmonauts Hail Satan, etc. This is earlier stuff. 2nd 7". Guy with Godflesh t-shirt in front cover. Quite slow, downtuned and sludgy stuff, but could be compared to rock stuff of Splintered. But even less "industrial". B-side includes different mixes where sounds of ocean is mixed over music.
Hiastus / Totuus split 7", rönky records. Huh, I remembered there was something wrong with Hiastus, and yeah. Vocals. What a lame growls! mid 90's Finnish crust. Totuus is fast humor flavored finn hc that kind of imitates '82 hc, but rather just mid 90's hc where probably Uutuus was bigger influence than the 80's bands? If it wasn't such tongue in cheek stuff and lazy vocals, it could be classic band.. Seen them live many times back in the day. Oulu punk.
JOHNNY REBEL "Kajun Klu Klux Klan / Looking for a handout" 7", reb rebel records. 1st JR single from 1966! Rough lyrics indeed.
Happy Fats "More Federal Guidelines" 7", reb rebel records. 1970. Mostly talking over country music.
Son Of Mississippi "Flight NAACP/Voice of alabama" 7", 1967 reb rebel records. Mostly talking over country music.
Multiple Voices Of The Son Of Mississippi "NAACP Jig - A - Boo Gemini" 7" reb rebel records. 1968 racist comedy record. What a culture have disappeared, hah.. Redneck humor 7"!
Quote from: Mikerdeath on May 09, 2014, 01:05:43 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 06, 2014, 12:50:16 PM
but still.. what's the best of Draheim?
I recently have been listening to a lot of his stuff, The 3" he did on Chondritic Sound "This Man, This Skull" is probably my favorite stuff. Absolutely punishing and alien sounding. An ace of a recording.
Studio collaboration album with Sixes Summons - Samhain is one of my personal favorites.
Ildjarn / Hate Forest : I agree that this is not authentic sounding Ildjarn stuff at all, this was a totally unecessary release. That combined with the changed cover arts on the re-issues and of course the new Ildjarn Bandcamp page (???) begs the question is Vidar even still involved with the handling of his works? It seems that old black metal bands having their names hijacked and dragged through the mud is becoming a trend, perhaps not for the first time...
Still cant fathom why they changed the cover art, unless they couldnt get the rights for the original ones for some reason. Ugly as hell and put me right off from buying those.
Quote from: Mikerdeath on May 09, 2014, 01:05:43 PM
Ildjarn / Hate Forest : I agree that this is not authentic sounding Ildjarn stuff at all, this was a totally unecessary release. That combined with the changed cover arts on the re-issues and of course the new Ildjarn Bandcamp page (???) begs the question is Vidar even still involved with the handling of his works? It seems that old black metal bands having their names hijacked and dragged through the mud is becoming a trend, perhaps not for the first time...
He is involved and all approved. There was logic of doing new art for re-releases so they are clearly new releases.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 09, 2014, 01:16:16 PMMakita's vocals are great. It's weird that he wouldn't use that talent in most (or any?) of his industrial/noise projects?? Lockweld, SL MAkita etc..
His vocals are there if you go through and listen to everything, but he uses them sparingly. Definitely not the main focus of
Lockweld. Many releases have no voice at all. Glad to see someone is listening to this stuff!
Ive been on a normal music trip a little bit lately as well:
Yacopsae / Slight Slappers – Yacopsae / Slight Slappers Dead Heroes Records: I bought this for pure nostalgia purposes as these were two influential bands on me during high school. It seems both bands studio work has only improved with age. I recommend it very much, but I am sure there are plenty of noise 7"es to buy as well. Keeper.
Yacopsae – Krank Ist Normal E.P. Reloaded Regurgitated Semen Records: I just discovered this was released after reading an interview with them in the Communal Grave zine, and I had to check it out. Yacopsae goes back and re-records their first 7". The results are some of their best recordings to date. The recording quality of this is also quite remarkable for being clean and full studio sound instead of old 4-track sound on the original 7" I will be looking for their new album for sure.
Irritate - Driven 7" Agromosh Records: short EP of Finnish Grindcore with rock element. Larm & Bathory covers. When I was younger I had all their releases but I never really got it. Ive been listening to their stuff a lot lately and It may be comfort listening now but its awesome. Are they still active, hopefully they can release a new album as well.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 09, 2014, 01:22:16 PMHe is involved and all approved. There was logic of doing new art for re-releases so they are clearly new releases.
Thank you for clarifying that, I appreciate it.
The new cover art looks very ugly If I may say so. Reading the Ildjarn final statement he makes a point to say that the original cover art was very specifically and carefully chosen so the changes on the re-issues seemed to undermine that.
Irritate is no longer alive. Some members are still around. I played drums for their 2000 european tour (not member, was just helping out as session musician). Live recordings found on one split CD with Bizarre X.
EMPIRE FALLS/ONE LIFE CREW 7"
EMPIRE FALLS "The Lines have been drawn" 7"
V/A JUDGE TRIBUTE 7" (Empire Falls, Pitboss 2000, Sacto Hoods, Strong Intention, Life Support)
Got shitloads of Empire Falls stuff. I would guess my "tough guy hardcore" collection is so small, that EF releses are about 2/3 of entire stock. don't think I got. I like their vocals. I like 7" format. The most I like more old school, less metallic material. Style varies and not really chronologically. I guess different line-up's too. I like how their sound was always more "self recorded" kind of stuff. Not like just about everybody else in genre appeared to become utterly clean produced heavy metal sound. This has still rough edge to it. I mainly like the hateful attitude, negative feelings instead of scene group hug.
Preussenstolz "Eines Tages Werdet Ihr Angeklagt" 7", rebel records (ger). I guess modern rechts rock sounds just about this. Drums are still the steady rock beat, but riffs and lead guitars are melodic and easygoing radio-friendly metal, and on the top this Division Germania / Macht & Ehre / Stahlgewitter kind of guttural growling vocals. Huh. It's so weird mix. Think on drummer from Cock Sparrer, guitarist from Iron Maiden, vocalist from Cannibal Corpse. But it works, hah. Especially I'm fond of doing such extreme vocals for music where theoretically its unlikely to fit.
ALLEYPISSER "Kvalt" 7" + tape box
A Dear Girl Called Wendy
I think the tapeloop material and more hand made stuff works the best. Basic "casio keyboard" tones less so. I think one Alleypisser tape is just so good, that everything else is shadowed by it. This is good stuff to listen to, but also wondering if format is necessary. Why not a bit longer tape or just make LP or CD? Now its c. 10 mins on vinyl and C. 40 mins on tape in quite oversized box. Good release, nevertheless!
BU : vahimeditaatio cd ...drums & rumbling bass, tormented screams, really love this evolution. top!
Human Larvae : womb worshop cd ... in the NTT/Anenzephalia vein but with more complex sound. good to blast loud.
Mind & Flesh : martyr generation cd ...heavily influenced by old BDN, KondukTör-stuff but sounds more uptodate. very enjoyable.
Decondition sukellan cd ...was only aware of the tape on FA (wich i loved), was surprised to find this full cd...same vein as tape but even more loop-based creating heavy rythmes. Not essential, but very good.
Dusa 'dusa' tape ...trademark tape cut&splice with folk songs, choir, classical, crackling vinyl etc etc....man, i could listen to this all day, from melancholic to orchestral madness. just insanely good.
Pussyfooter "Dada Fuck" 7"+tape box
WGM
Early 2012, "studio" live. Tapes, Tubes, Steel & Radio. NO EFFECTS, NO EDITS. And that's it. C-50 tape, I somehow like the most monotopic piece the most. First track of B-side. It's almost like concrete mill rotating and nothing happening. But other tracks not bad either. Especially last track is very broken sounding, but always sound range of each track is quite minimal and they make noise based on few elements and always the same from beginning till end. 7" has thinner sound, but not much. It's like lo-fi take on early TNB kind of non-effect junk noise. Just rough tape recorded gain dístortion.
Spraypainted cardboard mailer with pasted on xerox art. Again, perhaps too big for what it could have been. No need to slimline everything, but still... Having 45epm 7" included on tape, that would have merely made this as C-60 tape. Perhaps 100 copies is easier to sell with vinyl?
Quote from: tiny_tove on May 07, 2014, 10:52:32 PM
XE: boxset
- knock knock,
- who is there?
- Police, mr Tiny_Tove, open the door and don't try to resist
- I have done noting, what do you want
- we have been informed you have purchased a certain boxset from Finland
- It is not true, they lie
(meanwhile he burns the boxset...)
beside jokes even better than expectations.
XE at its best and definitely the best WRATH relase so far.
unfortunately disintegrated from pre-order so not to be found :/
Herukrat - Jerusalem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSmpWHWpBeA
Quote from: P-K on May 09, 2014, 04:50:44 PM
Dusa 'dusa' tape ...trademark tape cut&splice with folk songs, choir, classical, crackling vinyl etc etc....man, i could listen to this all day, from melancholic to orchestral madness. just insanely good.
got this tape in the mail yesterday, and listened to it this morning. i can only agree, excellent stuff!
Now playing C.Haxholm / TR Kirstein cs
I had to turn the volume way up to actually hear something in the beginning :D
Some humming, minimal field recordings, ... i'll give this a proper relisten with headphones next time.
YELLOW TEARS "The Cult Of Yellow Tears" 7"+tape box
Hospital
2010 release, ltd 111 copies. I recall it was quite expensive already then, now I see someone asking €127.20 at discogs, hah. Wishful thinking! But in one hand, it is REALLY good release. Most of all its underwater sounds. Sometimes it sounds like group of fags doing brutal piss-drowning movie. One could think a bit of Dave Phillips or Rudolf Eb.Er, but without sounding like copycat. Very disgusting, very bizarre. Mix of noisy moments with experimental and innovative sound sculptures. Brilliant stuff. Possibly their best?! I think "Don't cry" 12" was phenomenalt too.
DISMEMBER "Skin her alive / Defective decay" pic 7", good classic swedish death metal from early moments of this cult band. They became quite weak later on, but still wimped out less than most others of their peers.
BOOTLEG BILL / EMPIRE FALLS split 7", BB does ramo-punk kind of stuff. Empire Falls this time catchy punkrock tune "the KKK took my baby away". Good split.
VERY FRIENDLY #1 w/ LASSE MARHAUG 7"
comic book of noise. With Lasses 7" recycling some of his teen years noise sounds. Technically simple cut-up-noise, but rough sources makes it very good.
RUPTURE / SLAVESTATE split 7", fast era of Rupture and good aggressive blast from Slavestate.
RUPTURE / EXTORTION split 5", humor rock from Rupture and Extortion squeezes in 3 songs of hc/punk with aggressive screaming voice. Couple songs reach pretty close to power violence stop&go energy.
V/A TESTAMENT 5x7" BOX
RRRecords
I remember buying this very cheaply from recordstore in Brooklyn/NY. Thought I made great bargain deal, but seems like this killer 1991 compilation isn't that rare of wanted in first place. Now 9 copies for sale at discogs from 15 to 30 euro range.
Zbigniew Karkowski does really nice dense collage of experimental industrial sounds. Think of layering Bats Tou Tai era Merzbow and Vivenza over eachother and you got this noisy, but not distorted, dense sound cloud approaching, where a lot of things happen. Great stuff. I guess I should look into this guys work. Any recommendations?!?
Leif Elggren does some hummin ventilation, Kent Tankred has been during 1988 at EMS studio doing nice humming and echoing industrial clatter. Phauss work with loud phaser effect plagued percussion hasn't aged very well, but 2nd track with sound collage works much better. Rune Lindblad has 3 tracks spread over one side. Heavy breathing and brief sounds of tortured woman. Nice.
Jane Studer with musique concrete kind of stuff. Often one or two sounds at once, cut and assembled into very good results. Animals, nature sounds, but also loud noises what sounds like moving wooden furniture or something. Machines. Helicopters flying. Agog does close to that, but noisier, more tape manipulation but none of the lazy looping, but just active. GUM is of course classic group. Turntables? Tapes? Reversed sounds. Noise, with good innovative touch. Basically not far what is now being done in tape manipulation obsessed scene, but perhaps even better? There is something about sound quality of pretty much every artist here, what sets them quite different from current sounds. Voice Crack does percussion and industrial noise sounds. Really well, I may add. As simple things as oil drum percussion (I assume) and pausebutton tape edits and little electronics create great results. Nachtluft and Appi both ok, tape cut ups and experimental goofiness. Lieutenant Caramel much better than any of his recent stuff I have heard. No goofing around. Just good old fashioned experimental/industrial. Cranioclast finishes this great compilation with atmospheric percussive sounds. Odd surreal feel. I can understand in some ways why this item wouldn't be so "hot" for most listeners. Labor heavy listening of 10 sides of stuff, and material that isn't transgressive post-mortem, but slightly arty side of late 80's network. But get over it. Worth of purchase any time!
Sometimes thinking if I'm going through phase of noise mania, when so much stuff appears to be so good. But there is indeed crap too. Have chosen to ignore less interesting stuff from playlist comments.. But when something like Peter J Woods "Failure From Both Ends" 7" plays, I can't really ignore doing comment. It is just so bad, that I have hard time thinking why anyone would have pressed vinyl of it? One side is generic power electronics with worst low rate digital effects, and other side is perhaps most worthless recording what I have heard for long time. Sound of spoken word stuff is so shitty, its like conceptual art piece testing when labels have guts to say "hell no". Apparently not this label. Avoid at all cost.
Thanks for the summary of the TESTAMENT box! I've wondered if it is any good considering how cheap it still is. Seems alot of RRR's older releases can still be found for reasonable prices.
I think it's thanks to big editions most of all. RRR often pressed even 1000 or so. Thinking something like Bruitistes 2xLP is 1500 copies, and I recall same for Batz Tou Tai, but still quite pricey. But some other stuff, very good prices still today.
Few earlier this morning listened stuff I forgot to mention:
BLACK CILICE "Summoning The Night" LP
Altare
Portuguese raw bm. Ultra harsh sound, very linear and straight forward. One could perhaps compare melodic rawness to Vothana and such. 6 long songs. Vocals are distant howling what disappears in overall noisiness of stuff. I treat this almost as instrumental BM album. Good, but I think band works better on shorter format. Compliments for odd sized xerox pasted on generic LP sleeve. Not often such d.i.y. rubbish even in modern raw bm.
PIERRE HENRY "Malefices" LP
Finders Keepers
mr. Alfarmania recommended me this. Quite expensive soundtrack LP. It's experimental for sure, but more musical than his clearly musique concrete/electro acoustic albums. Perhaps less abstract work, but as various themes are quite short, it's very much puzzle like experience rather than long "abstract" pieces from older albums. Good stuff.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 09, 2014, 10:29:35 AM
One of the best recollections of this kind of matter was seeing drunken vocalist of known PE group having piss soaked thong in his pocket. During live gig (where was not performing), taking them from pocket once in a while for extensive sniffing. Trophy received from shemale. I recall this must be same gig where I was caught for wearing one, haha! Swedish army male thong/jockstrap bough from army surplus section. Baby blue color.
Hahaha classic night indeed!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 05, 2014, 02:15:35 PMPRURIENT "Palm Tree Corpse" LP
Tesco
re-issue of tape. And good one! I have this tape somewhere I think. Not sure if there was mastering done, but really sharp and violent. Maybe unusual feature is that vocals are almost completely clean. I mean, no loud delay effects or such. Of course there is distortion, but perhaps most of all wild overdrive from loud recording levels? Sometimes vocals crush entire dense noise layer away, like in Slogun "kill to forget". Everything here is very distorted, but at the same time all 6 tracks have distinctive style / approach. I think more Prurient tape reissues wouldn't hurt. Like said many times, often these beat the albums! This is Prurient at his most PE mode.
Just got this and got to agree, this one's really nice. What's up with the ltd 250? I have no realistic idea about how much Prurient is actually selling, but is it really so that there would be no more buyers for a Prurient LP on Tesco? I guess making 500 wouldn't cost that much more.
I don't think 24 euro price itself is too bad. This is what many european vinyl releases do cost these days. But as there was no wholesale rate, just retail sale, those dealers who bought vinyl, often had to sell it for much higher price.
If release would have been available for wholesale rate - which is almost half price from this, I'm sure distributors would offer better prices.
It's hard to estimate Prurient potential. So much releases are sort of extremes: Either intentionally too small runs or in other hand huge amounts like 1000 copies, which seem to stay available for long long time. 500? Perhaps amount that would be doable, but not clutter any labels warehouse for years and years?
It's too bad that Hospital isn't dealing his own releases anymore. It has proven to be nightmare to even try order his stuff from official dealers. Wholesale prices are high, postage is extreme for smaller orders as distributor refuses to use other than courier services. I'd need to get few "Cocaine Death" LP's, but if official dealer won't reply simple questions, what to do? I'm always kind of amused when we live in times when everybody cries about bad sales and not enough orders coming in and still buying stuff is made unnecessarily difficult and hard.
(Tried to find a Toniutti thread, noticed that he is an oft-namechecked Special Interest, especially on the wings of the Broken Flag festival.)
Giancarlo Toniutti / Conrad Schnitzler - Кулáк (camma)
Giancarlo Toniutti, Andrew Chalk - Tahta Tarla
Two Toniutti collabs sounding much like Toniutti. The former would be the bigger surprise, though not upon perusal all that much (surprising) given that Toniutti is the principle credited mixmeister. The Schnitzler reworking nevertheless a quite enjoyably wide-ranging exploration of all manner of meanderings, even getting a bit Schnitzlerian electro at intervals. I would characterize the compositional style as "false casualness", so seemingly carefree and at ease and yet thoroughly engaging for the duration; like some super-genius sound-manipulator under undue chemical influence lets loose his perv-visions upon whatever materials happen to take his fancy and you love the filthy slag all the more for it.
The latter, with Andrew Chalk, is more evenly divided, given that each individual contributor was given dibs on their respective final mixings. Toniutti sounds like he's dragging Chalkcorpse through an old abandoned sewage tunnel, not once pausing through all the bump 'n klunk 'n belch 'n groan. This is a sound I could listen to all day. And have done so. Repeatedly. The Chalk side tries to get a bit more ambient on the (recently deceased) ass, but to little avail. The same slow creeping drag through dirt-encrusted crud-snuffle. This is a (dead-)end worthy of considerable exploration.
Andrew Chalk – East Of The Sun
The lengthy Winter Arc is as Andrew Chalk generally registers in the current brain. Very nice- floating, concrete, atmospherics, of the first order. But I was mainly reminded to check this out via the abovementioned Toniutti collab and via the thirteen-minute ditty, The Plain. Like gazing into the dying embers of a fire, the slow smoke-filled snuffle-crunch, plain hypnotizing, sedate, earthed. Did I menion my Tourette's? FUCK! (Dried up) Sticks and (rumpled) stones may break my (extended) bones but thi'shit forever floors me.
All hail Toniutti!
POLLUTIVE STATIC / BLACK LEATHER JESUS split 7"
Phage
It's quite weird how generic harsh noise piece is from Hutchinson, when I mostly associate him with extremely good stuff! Not atrocious, but still barely anything compared what he does under his own name. BLJ is pretty good here. Listened it few times and I can basically just complain about this dull way of making 7"s. Track that is not made for 7" length, but some session abruptly cut from moment when maximum time to fit on side is over. Decent noise sounds. Clumsy "composition".
THE RITA / DEAD BODY COLLECTION split 7"
Peripheral
huh? The Rita has been on my playlist quite frequently lately, but god damn what a load of crap is pressed on this 7"?!? Most impotent fuzzy crackles I have heard for long time. With some many tasty stockings and high hells, I would hope sound to be like throbbing iron-hard erection. DBC is better. To half way of 7" it's almost ok, but in middle of 7" track reduces to become same shitty crackles as Rita side was. All tasty humming texture and such disappears and I can't understand why anyone would bother to listen stuff like this. After minutes of nonsense, kind of big muff reminding pedal is plugged on, and some grainy texture comes as absolutely necessary addition. I just wonder how this kind of stuff is associated with "walls"? Certainly it is flat. I guess these days one could perhaps talk about FLAT NOISE. Wall still constitutes necessity of firmness and magnitude. Usually fall is able to hold some quite massive structures together. This release is just flatness maximized.
UMPIO / RONSKIBIITTI split 7"
Neko
This as completely opposite. Of course it's normal harsh noise, not walls. But example when grain, texture, heaviness and all that is present, but also massive dose of powerful noise energy. Very good side from Umpio. Ronskibiitti is finnish hiphop project what has people from punk scene. No party rap, but nothing very innovative either. Or what do I know? Or care? Won't be listening that side ever again, I guess, hah. As a bonus, there is 34 minute spray painted CDR, UMPIO "Karu IV" recorded 2008-2010. Always a thing what makes me think: why cheapest silver surface bulk cdr for THIS good stuff? Noise, that is harsh - but not only harsh. Monumental.
SPOILS & RELICS "Turner" 7"
Harbinger
I recall Steve sent me this with postits label "You will hate this". Not at all. Nice odd sound collages made of found sounds, tapes, all sorts of junky rubbish. It calms down a bit in end of b-side and really nice stuff actually. Didn't get anything out of their interview on latest Fördämning zine, but luckily music speaks for itself.
ANTISEEN / NUNSLAUGHTER split 7"
HHR
I guess this is the latest Antiseen split 7"? I keep still hoarding Antiseen stuff that I don't have. Two good tracks. Nice sound, traditional never failing vocal performance. Two good Nunslaughter tracks too. Death Metal in known Nunslaughter style.
VIHARIKOS "Oravanpyörä" 7", pff.. Fight Records, Tampere hc/punk. Need to say more? For those who like the old Finnish hc sound probably like this, but while I do like the old sound to some extent, just something quite repulsive in these modern bands. Little bit too neat, little bit too funny, little bit too Tampere.
USKO "Kullankukkula/Liipola" 7", Lahti sludge. Pretty good twin-bass sludge, self financed single. I'd hope more nihilism, more hating humans, but musically does it decent.
NO COMMENT "Live" 7"
Deep Six
Not all live recordings are worth getting, for others than total fanboys of bands. Of course I'm fan of No Comment, but also this radio live quality is tight. They play songs really well, snare is perfectly audible here what makes big deal in tight power violence face smashing like this. First they play side one on 7", then next side. Radio host announces it. I guess there was short break between "sides". Recorded back in 1992, released probably half year ago? Essential addition for any collection of power violence hardcore. Neat fold-out poster cover too.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 13, 2014, 02:18:25 PM
SPOILS & RELICS "Turner" 7"
Harbinger
I recall Steve sent me this with postits label "You will hate this". Not at all. Nice odd sound collages made of found sounds, tapes, all sorts of junky rubbish. It calms down a bit in end of b-side and really nice stuff actually. Didn't get anything out of their interview on latest Fördämning zine, but luckily music speaks for itself.
Great 7"! Out of all S&R releases I've heard, this is, next to the
Sins Of Omission LP, their best stuff. The LP is quite amazing really. Will be interesting to see where they will go from these two.
QuoteMost impotent fuzzy crackles I have heard for long time. With some many tasty stockings and high hells, I would hope sound to be like throbbing iron-hard erection.
I have so so all consumed by my live source manipulation in the past while; be it covered in expensive stockings, women applying heavy make-up, women doing forms for me, etc. that the sound is simply a direct submersion in the movement - translated via duplicating that addictive idling sound of a vintage two-stroke dirt bike engine as you mess with the timing and carburetion. I can definitely see how some can see the sounds as tedious, but always hope that some can also get submerged in the movement, imagining the process - again translated by the very the minimal examples of classic BLJ / MO elements and played at a very high volume.
Below:
Contemporary The Rita elements of a live BT. HN. performance
Vancouver, May 3, 2014
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f111651dd362d29e190835e762cff95/tumblr_n55xhnxR0d1tsmvz0o2_1280.jpg)
Quote from: THE RITA HN on May 13, 2014, 07:16:16 PMI can definitely see how some can see the sounds as tedious, but always hope that some can also get submerged in the movement, imagining the process
There's the problem with conceptual art - it needs to be explained, and in performances' cases needs to be totally experienced.
Again, also dependent sometimes on shuddering, deafening volume.
Eg. a recent video below from Houston, TX featuring at around 8:35 spacial cracking and samples via an incredibly massive PA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXMX79BVjE
This latter one has so much more substance sonically. That (as proper recording) on side of 7" would be probably good.
In case where it's audio-only release, I expect audio to work - even alone.
This has been case with pretty much every other The Rita release commented recently (say, one month?).
This heavily criticized piece, appears like it's in fully relying in theory only and noise substance is nonexistent compared to actually good works of project (which include old & new stuff).
If necessity is deafening volume, I would hope artist to capture it. I think there has been some talk in other part of forum (amplifiers topic) about necessity of LOUDNESS. If noise wall requires loudness to work out, I think one should attempt to capture such feeling. That noise sounds loud, whatever the volume it is listened.
Of course even human whisper can be loud, if you play it loud. But if you listen it quiet - you would have had artist who makes release to be able to amplify the sound and capture it so it sounds loud. It's like those moments when after show someone concluded how great was when room was resonating, PA was on edge of being ripped apart, windows were shaking. People moving nervously. THAT is the sound to capture. Not dull line recording, but resonating spaces, exploding amplifiers, etc. All that texture what made noise piece more than concept.
It's challenging, of course. But perhaps beauty of it. It requires actual action and talent, which can't be achieved by mere written theory.
Trying to catch up with the stuff that has been standing around for far too long so too much to listen to, but things worth mentioning
Decondition - Sukellan Tuntemattomiin syvyyksiin - pretty traditional German style PE, but good.
[Gone Dark] Bleach - Choices - Rather freaky release with vocals on the first two tracks being not pitched down, but also up, etc. not bad.
Hypnoz - Breath of Earth - also above your average release.
and Lithuanian Mountainside - Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short - rock, traditional doom etc. Not bad, but the packaging is quite annoying
QuoteNot dull line recording, but resonating spaces, exploding amplifiers, etc. All that texture what made noise piece more than concept.
That's the crux of the recording situation as some of the exact same lines and analog systems are being played live which I enjoy as a feature for any recorded piece be it something like Raionbashi or Werewolf Jerusalem. It's that fine line of adding too much of the nonexistent 'theatrical' - reverb, echo, compression, gating, etc. to achieve something that is usually played completely untreated in a voluminous live situation.
QuoteI like INCAPACITANTS very much, but, I guess that their power of art/music/noise comes from live acts, not from releases. No doubt one of the greatest noise live band ever .... Their releases aren't so good, but still classic.
Kelly Churko spoke about those concepts at length when conversation about some of the Incapacitants recorded pieces would come up; differently mastered CDs that needed different volumes. Some like the Pure disc, the Bulb disc, and the Zabriskie Point disc are heavy and full right out of the stereo's gate while a number of the Alchemy discs have to really be adjusted and cranked to force the heavy walls of lower end to match the walls of high end feedback squeal.
Sorry to sideline the topic, but yeah, there's always going to be the challenges of capturing and translating concept; fulfilling in it's difficulty and part of the ongoing process.
Anyways - back to reality; my listening patterns of the last few months:
LA BAYADERE - Minkus, GISELLE - Adam, COPPELIA, SYLVIA - Delibes, LES SYLPHIDES - Chopin (amazing how like any 'soundtrack' the music injects the content into your head - the lines of women's perfectly sculpted and moving semi-opaque stockings, etc. hence the music on REPEAT)
CON-DOM - Subjection
DEATH SQUAD - Death Textures, Acoustic Isolation
IUGULA-THOR - Opera, Penetration Practice Pledge
Quote from: THE RITA HN on May 14, 2014, 11:18:34 AM
CON-DOM - Subjection
Related to that, just listened
MARK SOLOTROFF "Sexual Homicide" tape. (Bloodlust! 008)
I kind of like this simplicity of one noise on one channel, and another in other channel, and mostly based on synth, I would guess. It's more rotten than other tapes he did as solo work back then (GROSS & OEC) and different than his later works under his own name. But then again, while it is 50 copies tape done back then, just like Con-Dom mentioned above, I'm kind of amused that covers would be so lazy that Mark would merely recycle photos of the same simple synth. Also in covers of Con-Dom where it wasn't related at all. Another thing is that I recall asking Mark years ago in past, am I hearing things, or is it really that many of Super Eight Loop project tapes include same pieces twice, just reversed. (No reply.) And this is case here too. It appears obvious that B-side of tape is A-side reversed. Or am I hearing things? It just makes one ask question whether making noise appears lesser importance than making a lot of releases. So many, that you don't have time to actually do new tracks or find cover artwork, heh... But I guess questions can be filed under "who cares" section as tape is long long sold out. Still, after all being said, pretty good tape from Solotroff, despite its minimalism and simplicity.
Quote from: THE RITA HN on May 14, 2014, 11:18:34 AM
QuoteNot dull line recording, but resonating spaces, exploding amplifiers, etc. All that texture what made noise piece more than concept.
That's the crux of the recording situation as some of the exact same lines and analog systems are being played live which I enjoy as a feature for any recorded piece be it something like Raionbashi or Werewolf Jerusalem. It's that fine line of adding too much of the nonexistent 'theatrical' - reverb, echo, compression, gating, etc. to achieve something that is usually played completely untreated in a voluminous live situation.
Of course I didn't mean that one should try to similate loudness, but simply capture it. Like.. lets say, to capture room sound properly, is different from adding reverb effect for theatrical purposes - to give illusion of big spaces, but often sounding exactly that. Not big space, but obvious special effect.
So when saying I'd really hope to hear HWN that IS loud, would be about someones ability to capture sound what documents utterly loud. What is audible, whatever volume you play the document.
Like:
Quote from: THE RITA HN on May 14, 2014, 11:18:34 AM
Some like the Pure disc, the Bulb disc, and the Zabriskie Point disc are heavy and full right out of the stereo's gate while a number of the Alchemy discs have to really be adjusted and cranked to force the heavy walls of lower end to match the walls of high end feedback squeal.
To me, 1995 "electronic era" isn't so loud sounding as the earlier stuff. Of course this is not question that "louder is better". I like that 1995 release bunch for density of textures and massivity and fullness of sound. But on quiet volume, it is not that loud. Or at least not in way how I understand loud. While earlier 90's discs, despite lack of bass frequencies and being relatively thin (Quietus), it's violently loud and piercing. You can hear that the sound only emerged from utmost loud blast of amplifier power. How feedback is so painfully brutal, you feel the utmost sonic torment. And certainly, not matter of any special effects. Simply capturing loud situation when all small subtle details makes one feel what it is.
But as said, plenty of noise is more than just about being loud. Often sheer loudness takes away lot of other sorts of textures and frequencies. Especially the crunchiness of direct all-on-red tape recording can be impossible to replicate "loud". Without involving crucial elements like blown out signal on magnetic tape.
And lets say:
No problem with off-topic. If discussions catch life, they can be edited into their own topics. I would hope that PLAYLIST - being most active topic on forum, would be more than just list. Comments, discussions, advices, recommendations, etc!
Jessica Rylan / C. Spencer Yeh "RYLAN / YEH 2xC-30" 2x tape
Dronedisco
c. one hour of 2005 improvised noise with home-made synthesizers and electronics. I guess this moment in history of USA noise makes boneheaded industrialists grin of disgust, but it's pretty good stuff at best. Sure some quite lazy moments here and there, but shitloads of live gigs, collaborations and releases behind, they know what they are doing. Perhaps B-side of set is the best. But at the same time moments when Rylan is humming quietly some vocals below the warm analogue noises work well.
XOME "switch" tape
Hospital productions
I guess dubbing on tape makes Xome here sound less forceful, but at the same time it may add more grain and texture to very line-sound pedal noise. Not near as good as for example biz card disc on PACrec, but still pleasant ultra hectic button tweaking harsh noise. Despite oversized format, I actually like this style of packaging.
Some weeks ago was listening WORKDEATH "excuse me but I think..." tape. Realised I also have their "Count The Days" tape on Hospital prod. Possibly first tape of project after couple CDR's. One side has (buried) vocals and muddy electronics, while entire b-side is brilliant analogue drone. Always slowly modulating into new things, but relaxing and nice sound. In some ways makes me think of Romero, although not perhaps compositionally same. But that drone has organic feel to it, even when being electronic. Good stuff. And A-side not bad either. Not at all. Just less monolithic dimensions.
DEAD MACHINES "Full moon" tape
Hospital productions 101
Same era tapes all these 3 mentioned today. Same kind of tall oversized packaging, I guess ltd 50 each. John Olson & Tovah Olson duo doing improvised semi-goofy noise. About thousand tapes on american tapes and such labels. Quiet, primitive, non-talent guitar bling-blong and sax blowing. Gong hits. Then just suddenly everything snaps cut in middle of sounds going on. Flip b-side and same thing continues. Think of some random late night jam with toys, instruments and gadgets and that's that. Not noisy of distorted. Hardly lights blinking on tape for most part of its duration. It gets noisier and more intensive before ending, but too bad most of time quite worthless stuff and both sides appear like random cut from longer session. Start and end in middle of things.
Chris Watson - El Tren Fantasma
Chris Watson– El Tren Fantasma - The Signal Man's Mix
I'm on a train, y'all. Look at me on a muthafuckin train! Were this not so painstakingly composed and arranged, I'd have resurrected the "sound of engine & industrial mechanisms" thread (http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=351). Fully cinematic sound-recordist documentation aboard the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, a real-life epic "that has now passed into history". But what a way to go. Wonderful juxtapositions of Watson's more representative nature sounds - insects, crickets, chirping - against the occasionally all-encompassing – indeed, overwhelming - chuff chug hiss screech of one raunch-ass rig. One gets a sense of Watson attempting to document every of the more dramatic species of (aural) sensation to be experienced upon this fantasmagorical ride – save perhaps the odd break to take a big ol' dump (though it wouldn't surprise me if that's on here too) – all overlaid, interpolated, mixed...smeared... to output rather heavy, heady, concoction.
The Signal Man's Mix is almost worth the price of admission, containing extended mixes of two original El Tren efforts. The first I am disappointed to see is a remix my least favorite El Tren – faux rhythmic bent and all - but develops the (much preferred) ambient elements to an extent that actually salvages in me a nodding, synchronized, agreement. The second gets things back on track, electing to remix El Tren's satisfyingly thunderous closing number, spicing things up with a few ringing ambient tones, and considerably upping the oomph.
Z'EV + Chris Watson - East African Nocturne
I knew I'd have to wait till late night, well into a few cans, before subjecting the capacities under percolation to these nocturnal ejaculations. Perfectly buzzed conditions, I'd surmise, in which to appreciate the buzzing narrations of masters z'ev & Watson. Buzzing, well. "Buzzing" is truly not the word. Better words might include: (hyena, elephant) snuffling, (hippo, frog, lion) snorting, (vulture, insect) scratching, and other onomatopoeic words that rhyme with (real life) "flatulence". Behind all this sits z'ev, re-arranger and processor, offering a subtle backdrop of curved metal drone and scrape. Like paying witness, at the edge of consciousness, in the throes of sleepless drift, to some creepy, night-time, African ritual... at a safe distance - at least over the next rise - and separated by several reassuringly solid trees. I, Bloated Slutbag, being at this time of considerably less than sound mind, declare this z'evdarkened spew the bzst fluarrging pizzzflflubbp aarye eerurrrewwuppit.
K.K. Null _ Chris Watson _ Z'EV - Number One
Another z'ev brainchild significantly gentrified by the wonderful wildlife of Chris "I'd record my own asshole in the name of science" Watson. Were it not for the incessant yammering of Mr Null, this could be a(nother) dank, smoldering, ritual of epic proportion. With Null, however, forget any trite manbeast struggle with nature or nurture. This one leaps right off the planet. So here we are, deep in the jungles of Zaire, venturing ever deeper, enjoying the slow z'ev'd throb amid Watson'd bugscape and- suddenly- crazy man Kazuyuki starts wailing away. Wham bam squeal slam. The dark ritual atmosphere is all-pervasive, but so too an instability, a raging tempestuousness, ever verging on boiling over. The insects populaion, alien. The fauna, dripping, grinning, salivating. The landscape... somehow wrong. A natural progression from here, I think, would be a (painstakingly arranged) Watson recordist project that cuts out these z'evnulled middle men, juxtaposing heavy industrial construction (sites) with densely populated forests, or something. Has such been done? Should.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 14, 2014, 08:44:11 PM
K.K. Null _ Chris Watson _ Z'EV - Number One
one very fine album
Plague Mother - Starkweather/There I've Gone - First couple releases of this project was a pleasant surprise for me. This one is quite weak and boring.
Toil - Obscure Chasms - nice black metal
Puce Mary - The Viewer - Decent album, but not something I'd go hunting for and paying ridiculous amounts.
Giel Bils - Somme - I guess we've traded with this label from Belgium some time ago because I saw the cover of this lying on the table for quite some time. Nice one. And I was really surprised about the contents of the tape! Great material. 42 untitled tracks of murky, muddy, lofi sounds that has some very specific old-schoolish vibe. Enjoyed it thoroughly and I'd recommend to check it out.
Giel Bils - Abide to Hate - this one is shorter and I didn't get the same feeling as from the previous tape. But not bad.
Hvide Naetter - Massernes Fremdrift - Danish separatism? Rather good industrial - synth, percussions, etc. Check it out too.
ah sorry, I've confused Plague Mother and Painted Woman. Don't remember much about Plague Mother
COMA DETOX "Reduced to an Invalid" tape
self released debut tape, ltd 55 copies back in 2009. He did one tape for Nil By Mouth in 2009, another tape for Filth & Violence next year and then split LP with Mania.. and that's it ? I guess so. No news for couple of years. I think there is perhaps very '09 filthy sound approach here. Raw sound based on metal junk, primitive electronics, delay drenched shouting gruffy vocals, overall analogue and rotten sound. Something to be found when one would mix together Bizarre Uproar, Mania, Pogrom (of course this came later on..), etc. Nothing very original or groundbreaking, but at the same time, in genre of brutalist industrial-noise-pe-filth it works very well, and perhaps belongs to very top of the US newcomers at that time.
ANAKRID "Under Going From / From Going Under" tape
Cathartic Process
Jesus! Thinks of band who did 12 VINYL LP's between 2005-2014 + bunch of CD's, tapes and other things. I think I don't even have more than this one tape? I guess most of releases are on his own label anyways, and it isn't really more than one LP per year.. but still kind of weird to think being completely clueless of his other work. But in other hand... Electronic ambient-noise of some sort? Not sure what other releases are. This is dubbed all-on-red on tape, so not sure if it has added grain and pressure to sound, what otherwise appears to be hi-tech effect games, almost sci-fi space sounds in my ears. At noisiest, it is almost noise. Other times - which is most of the tape, just multilayered heavily effected digital cinematic ambient. Well, now I understand why I haven't really noticed this project despite dozen LP's... OK stuff to listen, but awakes zero emotion or enthusiasm.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 14, 2014, 04:39:54 PM
DEAD MACHINES "Full moon" tape
Hospital productions 101
Same era tapes all these 3 mentioned today. Same kind of tall oversized packaging, I guess ltd 50 each. John Olson & Tovah Olson duo doing improvised semi-goofy noise. About thousand tapes on american tapes and such labels. Quiet, primitive, non-talent guitar bling-blong and sax blowing. Gong hits. Then just suddenly everything snaps cut in middle of sounds going on. Flip b-side and same thing continues. Think of some random late night jam with toys, instruments and gadgets and that's that. Not noisy of distorted. Hardly lights blinking on tape for most part of its duration. It gets noisier and more intensive before ending, but too bad most of time quite worthless stuff and both sides appear like random cut from longer session. Start and end in middle of things.
Not long ago, I was listening back to their
Futures album on Troubleman and actually enjoy it a lot. I may have got it when it was released but only spinned it 4 or 5 times since then. Strange how my tastes move with the sound I am personally seeking. Anyways, I was wondering what are their releases people would recommand ? As usual, discography is huge, varied and filled with hit & miss as I got a rip of "dead end at Olson St." and thought it was boring as hell (seems close enough to that
Full Moon tape described by Mikko with live recording of electronics & toys wandering quietly).
Futures focuses on electronics (no flute nor bells, etc). That sense of wander is still present but here, it is wonderful. There is always something happening with pieces shifting in differents directions (to stay down-to-earth). [Edit : I was just listening to the CD and if first 3 tracks are great, last 2 are less enjoyable and sound differents from the first part of the album; maybe is it bonus material put on CD cause I see there was a 10" version of that release]
Now, about that
Xome tape on Hospital (
Switch), I didn't listen to it for a long times but remember that I though it was a shame that it got dub like this. No high end. Mute sound.
Quote from: Foyer Second on May 15, 2014, 12:39:47 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 14, 2014, 04:39:54 PM
DEAD MACHINES "Full moon" tape
Hospital productions 101
Same era tapes all these 3 mentioned today. Same kind of tall oversized packaging, I guess ltd 50 each. John Olson & Tovah Olson duo doing improvised semi-goofy noise. About thousand tapes on american tapes and such labels. Quiet, primitive, non-talent guitar bling-blong and sax blowing. Gong hits. Then just suddenly everything snaps cut in middle of sounds going on. Flip b-side and same thing continues. Think of some random late night jam with toys, instruments and gadgets and that's that. Not noisy of distorted. Hardly lights blinking on tape for most part of its duration. It gets noisier and more intensive before ending, but too bad most of time quite worthless stuff and both sides appear like random cut from longer session. Start and end in middle of things.
Not long ago, I was listening back to their Futures album on Troubleman and actually enjoy it a lot. I may have got it when it was released but only spinned it 4 or 5 times since then. Strange how my tastes move with the sound I am personally seeking. Anyways, I was wondering what are their releases people would recommand ? As usual, discography is huge, varied and filled with hit & miss as I got a rip of "dead end at Olson St." and thought it was boring as hell (seems close enough to that Full Moon tape described by Mikko with live recording of electronics & toys wandering quietly). Futures focuses on electronics (no flute nor bells, etc). That sense of wander is still present but here, it is wonderful. There is always something happening with pieces shifting in differents directions (to stay down-to-earth).
I got about 20 Dead Machines releases bought back when they were released (Full Moon being one of them) And actually haven't listened to them in the recent years.
But i do remember liking 'Mystery of the fall off islands part two" , 'minister to a mind disease', etc..
Gruntsplatter - The Abberant Laboratory
You brobably all know Scott Candy's artificial death indust soundscapes .
The exact feeling is like a smog is spiraling right through ma vains . Refiling and pumping black devoted resonances of howling devillish souls .
Quote from: octis on May 15, 2014, 05:28:20 PM
Gruntsplatter - The Abberant Laboratory
You brobably all know Scott Candy's artificial death indust soundscapes .
The exact feeling is like a smog is spiraling right through ma vains . Refiling and pumping black devoted resonances of howling devillish souls .
Love that album a lot!! Almost all Gruntsplatter's releases are great.
LASSE MARHAUG "Camellia Sinensis" 4 x tape box
Tape Rape
Very neat release. Big vinyl box housing 4 different color tapes, pro-tape with body prints. Blue, Red, Green and Yellow tapes. Very thick paper back book, glossy pages, including collages, photos, other artwork. Landscape, movies, lasse portraits, and Lasse interview (conducted by myself, for Special Interest #1 tape feature and reprinted here). Stuff is recorded 2008-2009, using guitar, tape delay, electronics, metal objects and contact microphones. It's kind of unfortunate that two first tapes appear quite weak. Simply due lack of sheer amplification power. Sound itself is fast and always busy kind of harsh noise, but it suffers from some things like certain 2000's works of Putrefier or old Thirdorgan. It's harsh noise, but lacking punch. No crunch, no heaviness. Just quick moving distorted stuff. Yellow tape gets noisier with good punch added. Tape delay, crunch and loud electronics get on much much better level than two previous tapes. Makes me think of 2000's Government Alpha on A-side and B is much more about massive metal junks and thin textures on top. On the final Green cassette, Lasse is also much more amplified feel, on A-side sound also become crunchier and louder. Most of all very crisp with short room reverb. B-side remains quite high pitched electronics without ever being really noisy, but still among best stuff on this box. Still not his best works, but often much louder. It all appears live recordings and is a bit hit & miss. I think two first tapes don't really hold expectations. Two last ones makes box worth having!
KAKERLAK "Temporary & successive stages" tape
Thorax Harsh Cassettes 13
Wall of brutal noise. But pretty good in that style. It has some nice little extra crunch compared to some others. Grain of noise is not that small, but it has physical strength despite being "just wall"..
CRACKED MIRROR "Despair" tape
Grotesque
Ltd 35 copies tape from Kazuma Kubota's harsh noise wall kind of project. First half of a-side shows us very very typical stuff a'la mid 2000's The Rita or Vomir. Then suddenly things change and he hits more typical live-at-one-take harsh noise blasting what could compare some older Richard Ramirez project stuff. For this guy, stuff is very simple, but I find the normal harsh noise stuff enjoyable, while wall stuff is too generic. B-side mix of harsh noise wall and moments of metal junks. I think best parts its middle of a-side.
OTHER PEOPLES CHILDREN - Replacing Uniforms CS (Harsh Head Rituals)
Early release on this great label (HHR3). Wild harsh noise mixed with slower paced pieces. It has a kind of random feel to it, in a good sense. I rarely use the word, but this is, at least for me, inspiring stuff. MAkes me want to plug in the gear and just go nuts.
SQUAMATA - Arrogant Absolut CS (Trash Ritual)
Really nasty harsh noise. Heavy, almost wallish at times, but still dynamic. Compared to other tapes I've heard by this project, this one is less spastic and frenzied. Changes develop slower here, taking their time. Just perfect. I gave the more hectic Cumshot Wounds tape to a friend a year ago, just as a token of appreciation. I'm not less fond of the friend now, but I miss that tape. Being nice is overrated.
BLODVITE - Dialektiska Bilder CS (Throne Heap)
The latest tape from Blodvite. Bleak somewhat distant sounds. It's all very grey. Really gets me, this one. Captivating stuff!
Ride for Revenge: Enter the gauntlet
Vigilante Moods: s/t
Masokismi: Eläminen Kohti Kuolemaa
Fuck yes - thanks to Bestial Burst for this three releases! Esp. Masokismi made my weekend great! Love this mess!
Quote from: tiny_tove on May 07, 2014, 10:52:32 PM
XE: boxset
- knock knock,
- who is there?
- Police, mr Tiny_Tove, open the door and don't try to resist
- I have done noting, what do you want
- we have been informed you have purchased a certain boxset from Finland
- It is not true, they lie
(meanwhile he burns the boxset...)
beside jokes even better than expectations.
XE at its best and definitely the best WRATH relase so far.
As the delivery took a few days longer than normal, I was already expecting the local police chief would finally bring me the package. With some unpleasant questions...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 14, 2014, 12:08:39 PM
And lets say:
No problem with off-topic. If discussions catch life, they can be edited into their own topics. I would hope that PLAYLIST - being most active topic on forum, would be more than just list. Comments, discussions, advices, recommendations, etc!
As I am a totally talentless writer and struggling with the English language I appreciate everyone who contributes more than 'just a playlist'.
I like long comments - almost being complete reviews and I also very much like those short comments which for example Levas does!
JARL "Out Of Balance" CD
Malignant (2003)
First experience with Jarl, just need to spin it again. Pleased by the overall dark atmosphere, but the layout is simply insipid.
MANIA "Ultra-Negative" CD
Freak Animal (2008)
Listened this album several times in mp3 and never get really into, but this time on CD, yes, it works! Brutal PE with use and abuse of metal junk, aggressive vocals, larsens etc. Great!
I read several time on this forum guys saying that they are never disappointed by Mania, I second that. Recent tapes just prove it.
Caen - Middlefield (Urashima): I only know Ashworth's work as Caen from the Waiting Music tape on Joy De Vivre, so I'm no expert on his droney works. This seems very much up a similar alley though. Sunshine-flecked harmonies that definitely take you to a good place. I'm very surprised this was released on a label that seems to specialize in classic industrial re-releases and HNW on vinyl (forever perplexed by this...). I hope this marks a new path for Urashima.
Hypnosis - Moon of Death and Other Recent Works (Urashima): Another change of pace for the label too. Much like Johansson's recent offerings, although this isn't so much like Vittra Sönder as it is like the collabs with Frederikke Hoffmeier - minus the fairly mundane vocals. Heavy, dreary, dark atmosphere. This is a project alongside Joachim Nordwall. I think these two titans work so well together. Excellent LP here!
Dead Congregation - Promulgation of The Fall (Martyrdoom): If this isn't better than or equal to Graves..., it's simply cos I haven't played it 600 times yet. But that day is already fast approaching.
Abigor - Supreme And Immortal Is The Art Of The Devil (Avantegarde): The recent interview here (secondheartmagazine.com/interviews/abigor (http://secondheartmagazine.com/interviews/abigor)) reminded me that I tucked this away shortly after I purchased it. Think I was in a more hi-fi mood at the time, but now I can appreciate these modern but raw recordings very much. My listening session started off with the In Hate And Sin bonus disc though, which is such a killer demo. I'm very fond of Abigor's life in the present, so I always treasure those rare moments where their archaic origins work for me.
Rose Croix - Rose Croix (Brave Mysteries/Ajna): Blatantly a Kinit Her-related project, despite the avoidance of that info. I think it was described as "a more martial Dead Can Dance", but in all truth this is just an incredible album of The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud worship. Not much else to relate. It kills and I have played this ceaselessly since the tape first came out. Always have it somewhere near the "listen to" pile.
Clew Of Theseus - Live July 3, 2010 (Cathartic Process): One of the less thrilling drone works from Brucato. Just too literal, predictable and non-emotional.
Clew Of Theseus/Buckettovsissors - Split (Cathartic Process): Getting closer to the excellence that is on Rehearse The Right Life and especially The Death Urge, but still a little uninteresting. Can't say I remember anything about Buckettovsissors, so take that for what it's worth.
Clew Of Theseus - Oran (Cathartic Process): Not sure if this was recorded before or after Meridian, but if you're familiar with that album this is a similar mash-up, albeit at a slower pace. Meridian was 7-12 minute pieces of shrill noise and oppressive drone. This is more like 25 minutes shrill, 25 minutes drone, repeat and 25 minutes shrill. A little more unforgiving if you're looking for a mood change, but much more enjoyable than the above two works. Anyone buy the book version and/or the edition with the 8" lathe? Curious to know if that's worth a future purchase.
Fakalien - Untitled - Someone wrote about this already. It is truly great tape despite all the background of the project and weird releases of the past. Recommended.
Germany Army - Millerite Masai - I still have to find German Army album that wouldn't surprise me in a good way. Excellent weirdness in here too.
VA - Hatred is nothing without action - UFoI compilation. Strong stuff!!!
Dead Body Collection - Collezione dei corpi morti - He. noticed the title of the box just now. Side D was my favourite blast. Other than that - nice walls, nice 3xCS box
Painted Woman - A.M.R. 1966 4xCS box - All these tapes were previously released I think and I quite enjoyed it. Simple yet enjoyable noise.
Girnų Giesmės - Rupūs Miltai - It's been long time since I've listened to the project. This album works as an in-between step between more rhytmical GG and more droney. Nice sounds.
Svaixt - Virsme Versmė - minimal stuff - Tibetian bowl most likely, bells etc. Good for the night
Girnų Giesmės - Tiems kas budi už slenksčio - Entering the more droney parts of sounds
Oro!oro! - Prarastos žiemos - Perhaps the saddest, most melancholic project of Laurynas. Loneliness and coldness. Great.
Quote from: eyestrain on May 19, 2014, 04:59:10 AMDead Congregation - Promulgation of The Fall (Martyrdoom)
Have been playing this (and other DC releases) quite a lot in recent days. Anxiously waiting for my vinyl copy to arrive. Shipping should start today if I'm not completely mistaken. Here's little something for those of you who don't mind listening stuff online: http://deadcongregation.bandcamp.com/album/promulgation-of-the-fall
VA - Hatred is nothing without action. Tape extension of concert weekend United Forces of Industrial. Hard, throbbing cock. Excellent and filthy compilation.
Couple days of metal and punk stuff, so no need for much comments..
ALTAR OF FLIES "Sacred Tails" 7"+cdr
A Dear Girl Called Wendy
7" not bad, some stuff almost crossing to harsh noise. But nowhere near his current best works. However, I feel CDR that has 28 minutes of bonus material, is actually better! Not sure how they made choise of what tracks are on vinyl and what CDR. Also surface noise on one side of 7" is pretty brutal... Can't say cutting would be too good on that.
Grunt – Archive: 90's Tapes 10xCD - This is essential release. Though yesterday I've spent the whole day just spinning these discs and I'm not able to comment on any of these separately, but starting from the very first noise experiments to guitar stuff, to more of the "ordinary PE" material, these are very interesting sounds. One disc was not for my taste, perhaps it was the 4th or so with quite a lot of stuff dealing in upper frequency range, and this is just personal and subjective things. Other than that - it's a whole day, full of great sounds!
V/A "AROUND THE DRAGON'S BrOKEN NECK HANGS THE MEDAL OF SAINT LAZARUS" 2xtape
Hospital productions 301
ALBERICH starts with two tracks of synth music. Less "heavy electronics" kind of stuff, more about just synth music. Not bad at all, though. Bus De La Lum I'm unfamiliar with. I assume Italian project, with overdriven keyboard noise. Some of the noise is good, but there is also element what sounds like skipping glitches of cdr master and overall "space synth" being distorted that isn't really interesting for me.
Contrepoison is horrible. Hard to imagine this is mr. Akitsa/Ames Sanglantes who joined the "synth-pop" trend. Third track reminds me more of some Galakt Horro stuff instead of bands like Lust For Youth, but still...
FFH offers pretty original stuff. Kind of power electronics, but not really. It has vocals, it has samples, but it remains relatively quiet and dramatic. Mostly based on lyrics. Good stuff!
Kama Rupa, what I knew was referred to esoteric music of Metgumbnerbone, LAShTAL and Zero Kama. Uh.. Maybe not. At least based on this. Synth pop is what it is. As ritualistic as pet shop boys. Lussuria was something I always thought was these other guys from USA. It always felt like too much of hi-tech synths and melodic elements. This track is not bad. Its cold voice, suffocating and bleak synth works. Works ok and becomes one of best on this comp!
Prurient offers c. 11 minutes piece. Perhaps some of the best synth works what I have heard of him. Not dance. Melodies are easy, but melancholic tone, some small vocal and rhythm contributions make it good track.
Vatican Shadow offers two tracks of experimental techno, if I may call it such. Not bad either. Just hardly my style of music.
All in all, compilation worth having (250x made), but depending on taste, has also several weaker moments...
ANYTHING'S BETTER 4xtape
Posh Isolation 20
2010 and Posh Isolation was celebrating 20th release as massive box. Line-up is impressive, and also good document showing their diversity already then. One artist per side, over 4 x C-40.
RARE BLOOD is one member of Family Underground. Drone and guitar feedback/drone stuff. Its simply, but very good for me. Jonas Frederiksen in other hand is totally outside my interests. Melodic hippy-esque synth music. Nah...
Tuft Hunter is also Family Underground members. Quite dull electronic drone. Flat and without imagination. Christian Stadsgaard doing oscillation and droning works. Much better, but still not as good as he has been at best! Damien Dubrovnik side long piece. Droning, yet powerful. Distorted. Vocals. All usual elements of DD here, and as usual, it works out. Braces is perhaps the best on compilation? It's also droning, noisy, experiemental soundscapes. Title of piece is "electric sea", but instead of waves of mass, we have here lots of diversity, great flow of all sorts of sounds. Maybe about same could be said about L.R. Its not that it would be same, but simply lots of diversity here. Not linear piece. Little less interesting sounds, though. But among noisiest stuff on comp. Lots of rumbling harsh stuff. Ashley C recycles loops, but despite slow and decayed form, also loaded with electronic atmosphere.
L'Avenir - L'Avenir - I'm a sucker and I like goth synth pop or whatever. Good easy listening
Blitzkrieg Baby - Kid's World EP - Haven't heard about this project before so after first few minutes I was thinking that it will be another sort-of-martial record with poetry on top or something like that, but it turned out to be pretty good industrial sounds!
Rosen & Spyddet - Springet Som Symbol - synth. Not bad, not good.
Zero Figure - Bona Nox - some punk. Not much to remember
K2 - Musik Fur Enthauptung - Really good stuff of K2
Bizarre Uproar - Vihameditaatio - Different, weird, dark and suffocating
I'm on a small Blood Stereo binge right now.
Blood Stereo - Your Snakelike King
Blood Stereo - Magnetic Headache
Blood Stereo - The Trachelin Huntiegowk
I got some older Blood Stereo laying around, but i never followed them with all their releases. Now that i'm catching up, i think this stuff is pure genius.
Compositions of tapeloops, bodysounds, field recordings, etc.... really good stuff.
VANDAL X / GREY WOLVES "Faces of Death" tape
Strength Through Awareness Branch
Vandal X nothing special here. I think he has good stuff too. For example "Atrocity" tape? I recall so. This is very very simple noises. Some keyboards played through distortion. Some music box melodies through distortion. Little goofin' around with guitar. Always one thing at the time. One thing for one song. Listening music box version of Wagners Wedding March for such long periods of time... perhaps not so well spent time, hah!
Grey Wolves is actually joint live assault with Con-Dom. If you thought early Con-Dom live tapes are rugged and harsh - give this a try. Totally lacking ALL bass and mid frequencies. All you got here is ultra high pitched hiss, some distant vocals, some samples and Con-Dom's phaser electronics. It's painful to listen, even at low volumes. Absolute no brutality of force, only disturbing and painful frequencies what make material almost unbearable. That's achievement!
WHITESWAN "Insatiable Lust" tape
Wrath
Ltd 50 copies edition on this curious UK label what doesn't seem to advertise his stuff? There's Bizarre Uproar, Pogrom and now this Finnish power electronics newcomer, with his first official tape. Two 10 mins tracks. Both good, but very much the same. Release would benefit if tracks would be distinctively different. Vocals improved from previous promo/demo, overall style remains as live-on-tape recording of harsh and straight forward power electronics.
KINIT HER "The Poet & The blue flower" LP
avant!
Experimental neo-folk of some sort? Much more multi-layered, obscure and even ritualistic feel than vast majority of old style traditional neo folk bands. I'm still kind of half & half do I like this a lot, or is it somehow little too much...
Once again I'm listening to Z'ev and Oren Ambarchi's collaborative album "Spirit Transform Me". Not sure what kind of recording or engineering techniques were used to make this album, but it has a very deep, rich and direct sound that not only highlights the different elements but the characters of each element, while still maintaining a unity (mostly due to the interplay between the two artists). Dark, sometimes verging on menacing but mainly getting towards a different kind of darkness, and it has a musical quality that feels a lot like Scelsi (although not as sombre, certainly). A great album.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2014, 06:03:00 PM
WHITESWAN "Insatiable Lust" tape
Wrath
Ltd 50 copies edition on this curious UK label what doesn't seem to advertise his stuff? There's Bizarre Uproar, Pogrom, Concrete Mascara and now this Finnish power electronics newcomer, with his first official tape.
How does one go about ordering a copy?
What's the Concrete Mascara release on Wrath, haven't come across this one....
Quote from: Sadomaniac on May 23, 2014, 07:20:45 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2014, 06:03:00 PM
WHITESWAN "Insatiable Lust" tape
Wrath
Ltd 50 copies edition on this curious UK label what doesn't seem to advertise his stuff? There's Bizarre Uproar, Pogrom, Concrete Mascara and now this Finnish power electronics newcomer, with his first official tape.
How does one go about ordering a copy?
What's the Concrete Mascara release on Wrath, haven't come across this one....
Filth & Violence distributes WRATH releases, keep an eye on them, it should appear there soonish.
I made mistake. Concrete Mascara is not on Wrath label, but another label who also had format of tape + BIG black envelope (A4 size) with stuff. I bought my copy from Filth & Violence. Haven't yet listened it, though, but it's been on pile of "to be listened soon" for some weeks... Maybe today! I had not heard it being out, but was browsing shelves as F&V headquarters and was amazed to see this one. I don't know if Wrath as some exclusive deals. Especially first two video releases were so small, but should try to ask him about possibility of carrying tape releases on FA too...
Whiteswan is very promising. I hope he keeps doing more stuff, and also experiment with possibilities sound. Of course in realm of PE that is. For example, from yesterdays playlist, his tape would be the most recommended one..
Chloroform Rapist - s/t - Compilation of varioust stuff. Quite good in fact.
Bigg Cityy Orchhestrr – Impetuoso - I like this outsiderish project. So this is good material too
Whiteswan tape hasn't been released yet. Artist has copies though. Will be released soon, keep a look at F&V. Concrete Mascara tape is on a different label, not the same. Will post in F&V topic when released.
FAUSTRECHT "For the love of oi" LP, Rebel Records. Fuck. I though band would be good from beginning till end, but now this type of "lets do oi album about being skinhead and oi. Songs of oi music, being skinhead. being working class. etc etc. Basically every songs is about same stuff. Musically not as good as before. Lyrically not as good as before.
KILL BABY KILL "...burn in hell" 7", new 3 song ep from band that hasn't been alive for some years. Always good stuff, but most of all, always THE same. It makes one wonder how much more is needed...
NESSUNA RESA / Dr. MARTINS split 7", both bands have one songs each side = 4 songs in total. Weird choice. Much less memorable tunes than other Nessuna Resa I have heard. Best track is Dr. Martins b-side track. Italian oi.
BLITZKRIEG BABY "Kids' World" tape
Belaten
It's quite rare case to get tape release and come into conclusion that it's symphonic industrial what appears to be strongly influenced by Laibach?! In 2014! Simple bounding rhythms, monotone vocals narrating clear english language lyrics, choirs, cinematic/symphonic feel. Few tracks cross over to noisier side of things, but to me this is like Terminator 2 soundtrack meets Laibach and perhaps unfortunately worst moments, first track on b-side almost crosses border to rap. Yeah, I know its just drum beat and talking, but...
Very hi-tech and computer effect sounding things. I'd prefer more "hand made" feel, but for the style like this, I guess it's bound to be computer mixed stuff. Lyrics border ridiculous, yet at the same time this is the grandiose and bold move to have guts to make such things these days when ironic comments are bound to override any enthusiasm, hah..
FUMIO KOSAKAI "The Warm Garden" tape
Ancient Records 02
last year 1st tape of Kosakai was reissued on LP. I think it was kind of good cultural preservation project to save some mid 80's recordings of now famous noisemaker... but if you compare that material, and the 2nd tape from 1990-1991, this second tape is MUCH much better than first. Perhaps one could say that you actually hear the transition to CCCC kind of works. A-side with theremin, metal plate, casio keyboards. Psychedelic drone works. Not noise. but good. B-side starts with scraping violin sound and progresses into slowly waving drone-ambient. Just good stuff. I hope this would be re-issued. It should have been, instead of 1st one, if you ask me.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 23, 2014, 08:19:36 AM
Concrete Mascara is tape + BIG black envelope (A4 size) with stuff. I bought my copy from Filth & Violence. Haven't yet listened it, though, but it's been on pile of "to be listened soon" for some weeks... Maybe today! I had not heard it being out, but was browsing shelves as F&V headquarters and was amazed to see this one. I don't know if Wrath as some exclusive deals. Especially first two video releases were so small, but should try to ask him about possibility of carrying tape releases on FA too...
the Concrete Mascara tape "The Pursuit of Hedonism..." was a joint venture between Si and myself co-released on his new Black Psychosis imprint and my Vanity Recordings imprint, both separate from WRATH. I can't speak for Si/Black Psychosis but Vanity Recordings will be doing more releases this year.
in anticipation of getting a copy of Altamont Rising:
Shift - Bulk CD - totally crushing. monolithic. i love the buried vocals. my introduction to Shift some years ago. a good album to meditate to.
Shift - Morose cassette - a bit more variety than Bulk, and more upfront vocals.
Shift / Sick Seed - Split LP - top-notch work by both artists. no filler. easily my favorite Shift material. TOTAL NIHILISM
and in light of recent metal shows in Philly
Ilsa - Intoxicantations LP
Seven Sisters of Sleep - Opium Morals LP
Coffins - March of Despair CD
Hooded Menace - Never Cross the Dead 2xLP
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 23, 2014, 12:51:02 PM
FUMIO KOSAKAI "The Warm Garden" tape
Ancient Records 02
last year 1st tape of Kosakai was reissued on LP. I think it was kind of good cultural preservation project to save some mid 80's recordings of now famous noisemaker... but if you compare that material, and the 2nd tape from 1990-1991, this second tape is MUCH much better than first. Perhaps one could say that you actually hear the transition to CCCC kind of works. A-side with theremin, metal plate, casio keyboards. Psychedelic drone works. Not noise. but good. B-side starts with scraping violin sound and progresses into slowly waving drone-ambient. Just good stuff. I hope this would be re-issued. It should have been, instead of 1st one, if you ask me.
We (that is myself of Crater Lake and Phil Todd of Memoirs Of An Aesthete) do have plans to reissue that one too, hopefully in the not too distant future. Earth Calling was re-issued first so as to be in chronological order.
Nicole 12 – Substitute cd
Nicole 12 – Playground / Lolita Love cd
Great releases but it's pity that's impossible to read lyrics...
Cheers for the info on Whiteswan fellas, will keep an eye out. Got that Concrete Mascara tape set and it's a good'n!
Gotta join in on the circle jerk for Altamont Rising; it's crushing, hateful stuff. Definitely best Shift yet!
Streetmeat - Rebirth: Recent release from this Texan PE unit, less painful high pitched tones and more low-end throbbing synth. Intriguing theme but can't say it's really discernible from the sounds themselves. Still, good stuff.
MSBR "Structured Suicide" tape
MSBR 03
Third MSBR release if I'm not mistaken. First LP and one lathe cut 7" came before this. This belongs in my books along very best of MSBR. Despite two short tracks on b-side are quite useless, massive title track on A-side (c-6o tape) and long track on b-side that takes half of the side is totally classic recordings. Structured suicide operates on two levels. High pitched electronic noise and deep more calm rumbling and bassy ambience. Both layers are being modulated constantly and although material is never quite as noisy as Hijokaidan, Merzbow, Pain Jerk and such, it IS noise, and it is very well done. I do like this more than "Structure Suicide+" CDR. It is also good and perhaps worth having as it's not reissue of tape, but complete remake based on using this tape as source material. Great packaging in oil moistured newspaper. Had some issues to get this tape playing properly, but now that I have needed to adjust the "pad" of several tapes to get them play well, learned how to get it done, sound of this 20+ years old chrome tape is certainly brilliant.
ROPE SOCIETY "One word definition" tape
Cipher
Australian duo, I recall? Their noise works are harsh and crisp, but not too personal. I like much more b-side where they hit power electronic mode, with vocals, little more structure etc. I'd hope more PE groups these days would do something else than synths and pedal distortion, though. Something more personal for sound sources. Something more than just distorted rumble. It's decent quite short tape, but I'm sure there is possibilities to improve greatly.
SEAGULL OVERSEAS "while you plan it" tape
Terror
Another Terror release what seems kind of weird for label. Maybe it is just wrong to assume label would be all violent and nasty noise / pe!? Here you have long tape with variety of songs from kraut-ish electronic sound to bleak dark ambient to slow tempo synth music with etheral female vocals on the top. Pretty well made stuff all in all.
ABORTED SHYLOCK "Swastikult" tape
Auschluss
There's some magickal quality in sound of Hitler's speeches, that whatever music/sound one adds it, becomes always better. At least I can't think of much music what would have become worse by inclusion of charismatic frantic yelling! AS exploits them too. Swastika decorations all over the cover, unless there is too many totenkopfs that can't fit more graphics. I expect music to be somewhat inferior where "extreme" subject matter compensates the weaknesses on musical level, but no. It is actually very nice release. 60 minutes tape with one track per side, but both tracks flow from atmosphere to another very nicely. Sometimes sounds of war and gloomy dark ambinet pieces. Occasionally full on harsh noise blasting, and many things in middle. Not a bad tape to purchase!
-DISTRESS / ODPADKI CIVILIZACIJE: split LP (nice old Yugo hardcore assault)
-PATARENI: 30 godina melodija... LP (prever old Patareni/Buka over their new polka punk stuff)
-THE MANSION CONGREGATION HYMNS: vol1 EP (nice occult rock shit)
-YELLOWMAN: nobody move, nobody get hurt LP (Classic Yellowman stuff)
-CSMD / BASTARD NOISE: split CDR (master CDR for upcoming split LP, ultra happy with the new CSMD stuff)
-BRUNO NICOLAI: the case of the bloody iris (soundtrack) 10"
-BRUNO NICOLAI: your vice is a locked room (soundtrack) EP
-ROBERTO DONATI: eaten alive (soundtrack) LP
-BRUNO NICOLAI: all the colours of the dark (soundtrack) LP (all these soundtracks are fucn great!!)
-ARMY OF THE PHARAOHS: in death reborn 2xLP
-FINAL EXIT / SETE STAR SEPT: split 7"FLEXI (great split of noise)
-CHAKAL: abominable anno domani LP (finaly got my tentacles on these Brazilian metal classics)
-SEXTRASH: sexual carnage LP
-HEXX: under the spell LP (forgotten treasure of metal)
The God Machine - The Blind Man
Well .. What can i say that grandpa didn't ?..
Triptykon: Melana Chasmata
Creation Through Destruction: Belt-Zone Circulation
Skeldos: Įspaudai
Two new and very different releases from Terror.
V.A.: Hatred is Nothing Without Action
Excellent complilation
Alfarmania: Skuld
Pogrom: Degančios Suros
For me, still the best of 2013!
CONCRETE MASCARA "The Pursuit of Hedonism in A Police State" tape
Vanity Recordings/Black Psychosis
Best CM stuff here? I think so! Power electronics is the name of the game, vocals appears like shout in moment of pain, each 5 tracks are different from each other. It has this live recording feel, that often sounds are "broken" by other sounds. Competing which of the loudest sounds get the slice of audio signal. Packaging of the release is possibly among most professional I have seen for long time for a tape release. Abundance of inserts, mini-posters, cards, booklets, envelopes, printed transparencies etc. Made with utmost care for detail. However, as much as I admire the undisputed talent of artist here, I feel most of artwork gives this a bit comic-book feel. The sound itself seems like rotten document of our times. Graphics give impression of distant fantasy? I guess up to taste. I have very mixed feelings. I don't like this combined with noise, but where's graphic novel from SiClark? That's something to wait! Certainly skill to compete with top artists of today... Nevertheless, 100% recommended anyways!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2014, 09:06:43 PMwhere's graphic novel from SiClark?
Not sure about graphic novels but at least Simon has some great animations on his
YT channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYF0_VtWtl4B3NCedqvfQg). Check Mr. Sunshine for example, made me chuckle... :D
CONCRETE MASCARA "The Pursuit of Hedonism in A Police State"
After a few listens I really love this tape for the entire concept and sound approach. Intro sample is crucial.
Loved SI Clark's contributions to the artwork and the length they went to get the package just perfect is impressive as well.
My only gripe is It left me wanting more material for the B side, no issue however.
Hail.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 10:29:56 AM
SONNE HAGAL "Läuthner 2a" 7"
Luftschulz
After I had listened that new Der Blutharsch split 7", not only DB was pretty lame, but that other band was like lazy Neurosis type of band. Nothing experimental, nothing industrial or related. Just mid paced aggro vocal whatever... Though, I rather cleanse my ears with some pure neo folk then! And that's what Sonne Hagal delivers. Nothing more, nothing less. It's predictable, easylistening, harmless,.... Basically something I'd say I both can admire in some occasions, and can hate in other. I do miss the slightest traces of personality and difference. I miss the apocalyptic post-industrial connection and charismatic performers doing songs. I do listen Sonne Hagal rather than Of the Wand And The Moon for example.
Been already 4 years since last listened
Sonne Hagal. Now was spinning
"Jordansfrost" LP on Luftschulz (Tesco Distribution labels). So basically I could just repeat what I said above. Good stuff to listen to. I like the accordion, flute, violin, etc In this album a lot of people are helping out. Members from Of the wand and the moon, Ernte, Lux Inferna, Darkwood, Waldteufel and many others. Very professional, very nice. I just hope vocalist would be singing out-loud occasionally. This humming in whisperlike strength gets old. Certainly there must be topic in lyrics what require full on powerful delivery? Ok. I'll be returning to Sonne Hagal in some years...
JOY OF LIFE / APOPTOSE "Warrior Creed" LPTesco
Not really fully understood yet is Apoptose "popular" and if it is, what is its audience? Snare & bass drum percussion done by live musicians works out fine. Gloomy digital synth soundscapes.. well, in the style of epic soundtrack music works for straight-to-dvd cheapos, maybe. It's ok stuff to listen to. Less live-like samples things and Joy Of Life stuff here becomes slightly too much for me.
JUSTICE YELDHAM AND THE DYNAMIC RIBBON DEVICE "Birthdays" LPTurgid Animal
huh. What a sucky LP.
Using concert-grade piano contact mics, he amplifies a sheet of glass and plays it with his mouth and face, processing it with pedals attached to his belt, usually barefooted. Really? Lame goofy electronic noise here. No crunch, no brutalizing power, but this thin electronic sound neither comes out as particularly innovative. For guys who get excited of barefoot element, I guess it may be exciting when you see it. But from LP release, when its all about sound, it just fails to be more than quite crappy oral noises and lazer-like electronic effects.
QuoteJUSTICE YELDHAM AND THE DYNAMIC RIBBON DEVICE "Birthdays" LP
Oh well.. After seeing him live and listening to a few of his releases, I never understood what's the big fuss about the guy. I think he accidentally cut himself once and there were some blood on stage so perhaps this was it.. But people all around the internet etc. were praising him so I'm not sure what to think.
Caligula031 - Bachelorette Party - nice album, white underwear in the box, everything more or less classic stuff.
Cambell Kneale Ani Courtis - Several More Echoes - Don't remember it
Minoy - Treatment Resistant / The Year of the Dog - interesting, minimalistic album. Enjoyable
Umpio - Opium Electronix I-III - I had these three apart from vol. II. But it drowned in the mass of other stuff. It's good to remember. Tripy, weirder and darker side of Umpio. Perfect after Minoy and for late night listening.
ARDITI "Marching On To Victory" LP
City of the dead rec
Among my favorites of the martial bands. Debut full length, still good after many years. Monumental tracks, good sound, dark and oppressive. I think I should get the other Arditi stuff soon to playlist, as I have hard time remembering did they stay this good, or was there somekind of downwards progress like in case of Puissance for example.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2014, 09:06:43 PMwhere's graphic novel from SiClark?
Not sure about graphic novels but at least Simon has some great animations on his YT channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYF0_VtWtl4B3NCedqvfQg). Check Mr. Sunshine for example, made me chuckle... :D
No graphic novel yet, but possibly on it's way. I did a two comic for a zombie anthology called Dead Roots and am working on a full length comic book at the moment. Will take a while to complete though.
Completely immersed myself in MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA's '2nd Movement' again after getting the vinyl version from Urashima.
Playing on repeat as every facet of it seems to represent some facet of HN that interests me, especially in more contemporary terms. So many details of minimal texture, airy crunch, and crumbling buzz that reminds me of the variously styled chapters of DBL's 'Low-Fi Power Carnage', but with a more concentrated subtly. I love that it is from 1983 as it sets a very early textbook precedent for more later minimal texture masterworks from early Black Leather Jesus to Werewolf Jerusalem to something like Mark Solotroff + Sshe Retina Stimulant's 'Excellent Manipulation Of Distorted Tape Death'. Between Bruno Cossano's 'Saffo's Pleasures' and other various MO recordings, the Italians yet again show their early dominance for rough and studied sounds.
GOLDEN SERENADES - The Age Of Swing LP (A Dead Girl Called Wendy)
Overlooked is perhaps an often misused description, certainly by myself. But I really think Golden Serenades deserves more attention. This is just too good to be ignored. The first side is a wild mid paced monster; lots of low end below the higher frequency carnage raging on top. So many things going on at the same time, yet it never gets muddy and nothing feels redundant here. The flip side is perhaps even better, starting out feverishly and energetic, calms down from time to time without losing the tension. Build up, climax, calm down, build up, climax and so on. The arsenal of sounds and the duos' skills to combine them on this record is just amazing.
I believe Wendy still have some copies in stock for those who are interested, and there's plenty on discogs.
Lots of those MO's reissues waiting in line... Don't know yet which "campaign" to start - extreme rotation of URASHIMA or VINYL ON DEMAND. So much records that yet to even listened once!
AMPUTATION THEORY "Voyeur" tape
Cipher
Guy from WILT and many other projects here. Mix together vintage XXX audiotrack and noise, hour of stuff. Occasionally good. Occasionally quite lazy. There is variation and changes to keep you interested. Feels like one long sessions with minor edits?
Taliban / Paranoid Time "Air Lice" 10"
SNSE
Taliban is at his best on later 3rd of side. Harsh noise that's not that aggressive, but when mixed with bassy thumping noises and high pitch electronics, starts to be nice industrial noise.
Paranoid Time, mr. Loud Louder Loudest, delivers that. Harsh distortion, quickly modulated pedal noise with physical element. No cuts. Most likely live take. Then half way on the side sudden change to metal junk, loops, oral-noises that barely qualify as "vocals". Much more interesting and wild stuff! No less harsh, but just more texture and things going on.
Hive Mind & John Wiese " ...Trick Satanism" 10"
Chondritic Sound
First side is called It's Exactly What You Think It Is... and other side ...Trick Satanism. I first thought the title would refer to sound of this collaboration. Combine HM and JW together with attitude: It's Exactly What You Think It Is! Heavy slow paced synth noise oscillations of Hive Mind under crispy digital feeling layer of ultra grainy distortion. Pretty good stuff. I think perhaps the level of distortion makes stuff less interesting, as it never really goes for hard & forceful noise, but at the same time there is element less likely to be found from HM solos.. So certainly worth of purchase for dirt cheap prices seen at discogs...
MEN BEHIND THE SUN "Unit 731" 10"
Steinklang
Two guys same as Rasthof Dachau, Krieger, etc with one off project focusing on samples from Men Behind The Sun movie and musically not that far from their main works. I don't know how relevant is side project which is so close to main project. Recorded 1998, releases 2002 as 10" and CDR. Loop creating rhythm on back, some sort of noisy electronic sound on top giving texture and samples. Then quite harsh distortion pedal works and samples which is some of the most amateurish pedal modulations heard for some time. B-side goes back to calm synth drones and movie samples driven through echoing effects. Last track with rhytmic noises and samples. Not sure what is logic of all side projects, but could be basically theme album of other of their projects... Not horrible, but very very generic release which doesn't require much listening.
CURRENT 93 "Nature Unveiled" LP+7"
Durtro
2008 reissue with 7". Two side long massive pieces of ritualistic vocal drone/growl kind of stuff. Some percussions and great build up for noiser and electronic sound. 7" with one C93 track and one NWW track featuring Tibet. All in all great release!
EARWIGS / SONIC DISORDER "This 7" fucks like 12" " 7"
RRRecords
huh. I recall Ron was talking that after bunch of professional releases, he wanted to get something utmost rubbish done. So he invited 2 absolute atrocious noise outsiders who do lo-fi crap that almost nobody dares to release on vinyl. And 7" vinyl packaged in 12" cover. And what it is? Total noise rubbish! Is it good - is basically up to taste of person. In some ways one can rate this 0/5 or simply 5/5 kind of release. I like it.
KLINIK "Black Leather" 12"
Antler Subway
3 track ep of sleazy techno-industrial of some sort. Year 1990 means its not the earliest industrial stuff, but still not solo works of total EBM cheece. Or maybe it is, but old technology still works for its advantage. Dirk is still in band and I guess left quite soon after this?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 27, 2014, 05:04:56 PM
I think I should get the other Arditi stuff soon to playlist, as I have hard time remembering did they stay this good, or was there somekind of downwards progress like in case of Puissance for example.
Arditi "Omne Ensis Impera" is by far their best album, perfectly arranged compositions & dark melancholic melodies ...
also the collaboration album
Arditi/Toroidh "United in Blood" is excellent.
Gerechtigkeits Liga "Hypnotischer Existenzialismus" LP
Side Effects
Back in the day, someone recommended this to me as SPK style industrial. Later on happened to get different version of this. Not sure if much difference to sound, but according to discogs listing I was just watching, there is one less track in 2nd edition?! Not sure if material is missing of is it just difference in listning. Rhythmic industria from 1985. Classic? Maybe not, but it has its moments. Not all beats and drum machine things have aged well, and perhaps the sax moments on b-side not phenomenal either, but all in all, still survives the listening test, heh..
Nihilist Assault Group / Blue Sabbat Black Cheer "Planned Obsolescence / Obsolete" LP
Gnarled Forest
Huh... I guess TNB connections are not too hot anymore? While 105 people "want this" at discogs, apparently not for as high price as 5USD what bunch of sellers are asking, hah. It's not bad really, but kind of useless depending on amount of noise one has. Two side long tracks, what has sound not far from Incapacitants "Ministry of Foolishness", but compositional style of Vomir. So yes, heavy bassy low end. Yes, lots of crispy high pitched texture on top. But that's it. Same sound for 2 sides of LP. Abundance of records of this style perhaps makes it less likely to be on ultimate top-10 wants of anyone, but I satisfying blast nevertheless.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 28, 2014, 02:07:26 PM
KLINIK "Black Leather" 12"
Antler Subway
3 track ep of sleazy techno-industrial of some sort. Year 1990 means its not the earliest industrial stuff, but still not solo works of total EBM cheece. Or maybe it is, but old technology still works for its advantage. Dirk is still in band and I guess left quite soon after this?
just before Dirk left (and released 'first album' as DIVE http://youtu.be/VujRLWOmAlg (http://youtu.be/VujRLWOmAlg) in 1990)...
imho, anyone interested in the more industrial/experimental side of "ebm" should check The Klinik (not Marc's solo Klinik), especially Sabotage/Melting Close,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffhJ6Kyk2-E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffhJ6Kyk2-E)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidDxaWGTtk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidDxaWGTtk)
and the 'box' album :
http://youtu.be/Nch8fKw35zg (http://youtu.be/Nch8fKw35zg)
http://youtu.be/Vx1S8VuHe_8 (http://youtu.be/Vx1S8VuHe_8)
http://youtu.be/R4US2eZ3Eh8 (http://youtu.be/R4US2eZ3Eh8)
http://youtu.be/AUG89pKNa4U (http://youtu.be/AUG89pKNa4U)
cold as fuck!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 27, 2014, 01:22:37 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 30, 2010, 10:29:56 AM
SONNE HAGAL "Läuthner 2a" 7"
Luftschulz
After I had listened that new Der Blutharsch split 7", not only DB was pretty lame, but that other band was like lazy Neurosis type of band. Nothing experimental, nothing industrial or related. Just mid paced aggro vocal whatever... Though, I rather cleanse my ears with some pure neo folk then! And that's what Sonne Hagal delivers. Nothing more, nothing less. It's predictable, easylistening, harmless,.... Basically something I'd say I both can admire in some occasions, and can hate in other. I do miss the slightest traces of personality and difference. I miss the apocalyptic post-industrial connection and charismatic performers doing songs. I do listen Sonne Hagal rather than Of the Wand And The Moon for example.
Been already 4 years since last listened Sonne Hagal. Now was spinning "Jordansfrost" LP on Luftschulz (Tesco Distribution labels). So basically I could just repeat what I said above. Good stuff to listen to. I like the accordion, flute, violin, etc In this album a lot of people are helping out. Members from Of the wand and the moon, Ernte, Lux Inferna, Darkwood, Waldteufel and many others. Very professional, very nice. I just hope vocalist would be singing out-loud occasionally. This humming in whisperlike strength gets old. Certainly there must be topic in lyrics what require full on powerful delivery? Ok. I'll be returning to Sonne Hagal in some years...
I like some Sonne Hagal stuff as well, though not so much 'Jordanfrost'. In fact, their singles are usually better than the albums. They had one really nice one, a 12" collaboration with someone called Polarzirkel, whoever
they are. Not neofolk at all, and really quite experimental with deep electronic bass murmurings, industrial reverberations, and short snatches of primitive rhythm. They had a couple of nice 10"s too, but they were rather more neofolky. Nevertheless, they do have an experimental side.
Quote from: Baglady on May 28, 2014, 11:17:31 AM
GOLDEN SERENADES - The Age Of Swing LP (A Dead Girl Called Wendy)
Overlooked is perhaps an often misused description, certainly by myself. But I really think Golden Serenades deserves more attention. This is just too good to be ignored. The first side is a wild mid paced monster; lots of low end below the higher frequency carnage raging on top. So many things going on at the same time, yet it never gets muddy and nothing feels redundant here. The flip side is perhaps even better, starting out feverishly and energetic, calms down from time to time without losing the tension. Build up, climax, calm down, build up, climax and so on. The arsenal of sounds and the duos' skills to combine them on this record is just amazing.
I believe Wendy still have some copies in stock for those who are interested, and there's plenty on discogs.
Absolutely love this LP!!
Quote from: fin de siècle on May 28, 2014, 02:07:42 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 27, 2014, 05:04:56 PM
I think I should get the other Arditi stuff soon to playlist, as I have hard time remembering did they stay this good, or was there somekind of downwards progress like in case of Puissance for example.
Arditi "Omne Ensis Impera" is by far their best album, perfectly arranged compositions & dark melancholic melodies ...
also the collaboration album Arditi/Toroidh "United in Blood" is excellent.
Being almost completely uninterested in martial (industrial), I still absolutely love this group; particularly
this album. I would say that they strengthen with each release almost.
Leading The Iron Resistance falls just short of
Omne... by just a few feet. Their recent 7" with
Atomtrakt is fairly enjoyable too, although no sort of deviation from their past work.
Custodian/
Developer -
Split (Narcolepsia): Killer material from both artists. Don't think Custodian branched out too far from his comfort zone at all; i.e., these tracks nailed it. Developer just keeps getting better and better. Sometimes there's a flop release here and there, but these tracks are phenomenal. More eclectic, varied and dense than ever, but not just simple pedal freakery either.
Ascites -
Waste (Narcolepsia): A collection tape from a few years worth of work. Really like the variety. Ranges from harsh noise blasts to some (almost-death-)industrial atmospheres. One track seems to be some wild free jazz drumming and I could have easily lived without that part, heh. Great tape though!
Mark Van Fleet -
Neg Scan (Amnesia Program): Absolutely subtle droning music. Not unlike
Soliloquy For Lilith at times, but without any sort of esoteric edge. Lots of (slighted) variety throughout the whole, but it always keeps a patient pace regardless.
Lubomyr Melnyk -
Corollaries (Erased Tapes): Sunshiney, happy piano muzak that stays just clear enough of New Age territory. This might be a dud for the whole board, heh, but I'm loving this work more and more. Recent hour and a half video on URSSS is top-notch: http://www.ursss.com/2014/05/lubomyr-melnyk/ (http://www.ursss.com/2014/05/lubomyr-melnyk/)
V/A -
Codex 01 (San France Disko): From
A. Gand and some of his close cohorts. Gorgeous artbook of paintings, drawings, and more along with this disc. Very similar territory to the
Minnesang 10"s on Octroi - quasi-folk, beats, medieval-sounding oddities. Looking forward to grabbing volume two some day.
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA "Host Sodomy" LP
Urashima
Re-issue from 1986. Noise, two simple tracks, but like The Rita said somewhere earlier, think about band starting from '82 and delivering often proto-harsh noise walls, and when you think what most of UK PE bands were at the time or how vast majority of true harsh noise projects were not even near, it is pretty remarkable. Is it best MO, probably not. Always nice to listen to!
MERZBOW "Collection 009" LP
Urashima
Weird choice for LP re-issue! There are at least 10 of the "collection" tapes from 1981. Sound collage era of Merzbow. So to pick up number 9? Not sure if its the best or just happened to be unavailable. I see some parts have been reissued on tape or such. But why exactly this? Don't know. For me it doesn't stand out particularly from early output. Mizutani contributing. Junk sounds, percussions, odd electronics, instruments, weirdness. No real noise, all appears as lowest arts junk stuff. In a way, I feel this is VERY good, and it gives me different feel unlike almost anything else, but at the same time I'm still confused why 009? Why not 001 for example. Random pick from series? Don't know.
MURDER CORPORATION "Butcher Meat" LP
Urashima
Its very hard to say what exactly is the highlight of MC. Some stuff is certainly better than another, but much better? Or what exactly? I just like the overall mood of this project, and rugged sound quality. Vocals on this release are pretty grim. Best moments are at end of B-side where its basically just s/m film audio decayed into violent tape noise!
SLEEP CHAMBER "Babylon" 12"
Inner-X-musick
I've never been really fan of Sleep Chamber, but maybe due aesthetics of groups early releases (s/m & magick in neat b/w design), accidentally I have build quite massive Sleep Chamber collection. Mr. Zewizz is one of the very rare cases where I actually had to remove someone from "facebook friends" as his childish butthurt over every small criticism he or his projects received somewhere over the decades would start to effect any possibility to listen this stuff, haha! This 12" I bought in some record store in Brooklyn. 45rpm 4 song ep. Gothic danceable industrial music here. Electro beats, bass riffs, some experimental electro sounds and vocals that are processed often quite succesfully with mild effects. 1986 Sleep Chamber wasn't as interesting anymore as in early stages, but still stuff I occasionally rotate on turntable!
LAMIA IS "Flesharvest" 10"
State Art
Gloomy dark ambient / industrial sounds with pitched voices. Not bad. Not big fan of the style, but not bad.
PAN SONIC / SUNN O / ALAN VEGA 10"
Limited edition of 3000!!! hahaha!!! Well, fuck, who knows if this would sell such amounts. One side 3 chord slow song with guitars/keys and electronics, Other side electronic + vocals and acoustic guitar + singing track. Bought it for Pan Sonic, and all there is, is Mika Vainio contributing little electronics on a-side...
ATRAX MORGUE "Black Slaughter" LP
Urashima
Perhaps more BDN-esque stuff from AM. Dark, sinister and deadly sounding, often bassy and "quiet" death industrial sound. Short tracks, good diversity. Vocals, samples, etc. Very good LP!
ERIK FRIEDLANDER "Alchemy" 10"
Hrönir
Slow and calm acoustic industrument work, some experimental stuff. Really good! Listened few times instantly and surely have to give it more playtime sometime soon!
Boyd Rice & Z`EV – Untitled
NONscapes of yore throbbing with muted metals massed and milling about in a seemingly improvised accumulation of muffled slip, musty slop, meaty slap. Subtle is a word I use with some hesitation but may serve the means by which multitudinous layers creep up in the fray - notably on the b-side - to yield coarse grainy textures of a distinctly... smudged.... disposition. Like some great god, in his infinite wisdom and cruelty, plucks the two offenders from their recording studio and plonks them in a cave... deep down... to fend for themselves with the serpent of the abyss. Wonderful vocals from Mr Rice, I'm sure - assuming one is believe the liar notes - but nary a single shit-list recitation nor hint of pining for Genghis. Can I hear you say wind-up? Vivenzish jet turbines my ear. Vocalization my ass. Still very welcome achievement for pair of geezers who could have back-dated this 30-odd years with none but my well-massaged holes the wiser. 33rpm for both sides, please.
Though that release wasn't anything too interesting... but lets say, if talking about old timers, listened Sacher-Pelz "cainus" LP on Urashima and jesus christ what a turd!! I'm not that big fan of MB in first place, but even more so I find it hard to think this current situation that has been going for decades, where lots and lots of MB stuff gets released and as far as my experience shows, they pretty much suck almost every time, and nobody is buying them - except few notable classics. Sacher-Pelz LP is such a worthless piece of noise I don't think even historical importance of 1979/1980 pioneering justifies full reissues...
WALDTEUFEL "Eines Gottes Spur" 10"
Eis Und Licht
mr. Wolff also original member in Crash Worship and sometimes live member of Blood Axis. Label from late 90's to 2010 produced c. 70 neofolk & "dark-pop" releases. This is mostly subtle slow rhythm and slow droning vocals drenched in delay and reverb. It has quite a lot of feel of industrial roots, where effects and rhythm contribute something else than traditional folk elements. Charming clumsy touch in all.
but talking of Z'ev.. of course lots of good stuff there. Just spinned:
Z'EV "N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 03.01.86 " 10"
Crippled Intellect Productions
2004 release of material dating back 1986. 333 copies packaged between two slightly rusty metal plates, where "Z'EV" is hammered in front and numbering on the back. Label run by mr. Vertonen I guess! Lots of releases. Wolf Eyes, Vertonen, Panicsville, Francisco López, Crawl Unit, etc.. Pretty much acoustic percussions works, relaxed and "sliding tempo", just casually beating some metal junk.
IMPACT TEST "Kill Kill Kill" LP
RRRecords
It always amazed me how some killer bands remain so low attention. I guess when not noisy enough, not offensive enough, not old enough to be pioneers, not new enough to be active scene bands, "big" pressings so its nothing rare, etc... Who knows. Industrial Music in the way I like it. No cheesy melodies. No disco beats. No goth rock. Industrial noise tape loops, rhythms, vocals, regular instruments being treated mostly unmusical ways, never quite so noisy as people understand NOISE nowadays, but so much experimentation with sound and abstraction that it is barely "music". At discogs you can still find this Impact Test 1992 debut in big quantities. Probably at least 15 new/sealed copies in price range of 6-15 euro.. don't be fool.
Boyd Rice & Z`EV – UntitledQuote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 31, 2014, 11:22:42 AM
Though that release wasn't anything too interesting...
I can't say that it grabbed me even after the first half dozen spins, but that the benefit of doubt would so lastingly endure against my (nominally) better judgement is already quite an achievement. It was, at first spin, not unenjoyable – low-key, slow-burning, industrial-strength murk - the kind of thing I wouldn't mind having on in the background over better part of a day. I did not expect z'evNON to deliver anything mind-blowing – I still don't, ha – but it seems that the suspension of doubt eventually prevailed over my (evidently fickle) judgement and at some point all the cumbersome z'evlayerings just clicked. It's as a nice moment as it is rare, when it happens.
THE HATERS "Cultivating Calamity" 10"
Vinyl Communications
I'm pretty sure I have had this 10" for ages. But found one sealed copy from shelves, so why not! Eroding funnel being amplified though organ speaker. Rotating audio sound creating very simple and very grim noise sound. Not blasting harsh noise, but more like industrial process of grinding metal. Very moderate changes. Mostly just static noise. Nice.
MAN IS THE BASTARD / BIZARRE UPROAR split 10"
Deep Six
This particular recording holds very important position for my own noise listening. Normally I don't "collect" any stuff. I just have what I want (at least theoretically) listen. I don't generally collect different versions. But this I have in few different 7"s, as parts of reissue CD's and now also 10" reissue. No excuses. It is just personally important thing. I consider "Human Condition" being one of the absolute ultimate MITB songs, which is perhaps most successful in combining noise with power violence. But that said, whole side is simply ultimate brilliance. Possibly my favorite release of theirs, still today. Mixing of bastard noise sound engines and musical qualities as well as fierce sound quality is unbeatable!
Bizarre Uproar offers session of extreme nihilistic horror. It's hard to explain anyone why this is not just "pause button edits of drums". Yeah, I know that's about what it is, but such broken barbaryan methods is very rare to hear. How the cymbals sound, how pause cuts malform the sound, all subtle details is just unlike any noise out there. Even BU himself didn't make as wild recording of this style since. "Source of power.." material was technically quite same, but more blurred by distortion making it less original. I would recommend anyone to get this. 45rpm 10" is good sounding version of this release and reissue is done with good taste (all original art etc).
P. Children "P.Ch3" LP
RRRecords
Like Impact Test, another of that category. "Industrial noise" that's not noisy enough. If this would be now published on Belaten or something, people would piss honey, but as it's 1989 on RRR, I guess its destiny is to be 8 euro price range LP available at discogs, heh..
I think 10" from 1991 what came after this is even better. This has some drum machine beats that has not aged so well, but those moments are minority here. Lots of killer tracks with oppressive rhythms. Metal junks. Tape manipulations. loops. percussions. Processed vocals. Neat packaging of transparent LP inside silkscreened plastic sleeve. There exists, I guess 4 P.Children releases and one antholy CD collecting their works 1987-1992. Another item that should be good to grab cheaply now when nobody gives a fuck. I recall I got this sometime years ago when RRR was still selling it. Also 10" is available dirt cheap these days.
Only P.Children thing I found on youtube is side of 7" which came before this LP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZF7sqz_JTo
Many tracks of the LP don't have the beats. Some do, but often just the experimental noise sounds. Anyways, LP and 10" better!
V/A "STEIN" 2xLP+7"
Verlautbarung
EXTREMELY nice looking compilation. Not only that, but just brilliant listening. I won't go on detail on who did what, but line-up is such great and with diversity in all ways (new/old, bad boys/good boys, etc). Some personal favorites Irgun Z'wai Leumi, Amph, Hal Hutchinson, Jeph Jerman, Clew Of Theseus, Doroga, Dieter Muh, Ochu. But no bad stuff here. Very very well made compilation with perfect presentation.
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MAN IS THE BASTARD / BIZARRE UPROAR split 10"
Deep Six
This particular recording holds very important position for my own noise listening. Normally I don't "collect" any stuff. I just have what I want (at least theoretically) listen. I don't generally collect different versions. But this I have in few different 7"s, as parts of reissue CD's and now also 10" reissue. No excuses. It is just personally important thing. I consider "Human Condition" being one of the absolute ultimate MITB songs, which is perhaps most successful in combining noise with power violence. But that said, whole side is simply ultimate brilliance. Possibly my favorite release of theirs, still today. Mixing of bastard noise sound engines and musical qualities as well as fierce sound quality is unbeatable!
Bizarre Uproar offers session of extreme nihilistic horror. It's hard to explain anyone why this is not just "pause button edits of drums". Yeah, I know that's about what it is, but such broken barbaryan methods is very rare to hear. How the cymbals sound, how pause cuts malform the sound, all subtle details is just unlike any noise out there. Even BU himself didn't make as wild recording of this style since. "Source of power.." material was technically quite same, but more blurred by distortion making it less original. I would recommend anyone to get this. 45rpm 10" is good sounding version of this release and reissue is done with good taste (all original art etc).
such a good release. I heard the newer Aunt Mary first, which I enjoyed, but this blew that 7" out of the water.
you mean MITB / AUNT MARY split 10" ?
That's different. It also came out as 10" reissue (of original 7"), and is certainly worth to get! Especially Aunt Mary 1991 7" release crushes 7" they did later, about 10:1..
Markkula & Wood did so many of these things, it can be little confusing.
I think their splits are at the moment:
MITB / Aunt Mary split 7" (later 10")
MITB / Bizarre Uproar split 7" (later 10")
MITB / Bizarre Uproar / UND "Sources of power.." LP (two different cover editions)
Bastard Noise / Bizarre Uproar split 7"
Bastard Noise / Bizarre Uproar split CD
and all these are different releases with different material.
SURVIVAL UNIT "Murder for the Mission"
Autarkeia
First try after reading the dedicated threat on this forum. So, this is the re-release of a tape from 2005 on a 3 panel digipack CD, 7 live tracks from the same period are added. What the hell, I've listened it 3 times, forgeting the other stuff I've ordered with! Very well constructed PE/Noise which never lacks this "wild" side, each track has it's own personnality. Great.
IRM "Red Album"
Autarkeia
Classic.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 31, 2014, 11:22:42 AM
WALDTEUFEL "Eines Gottes Spur" 10"
Charming clumsy touch in all.
This is what I've always loved about Herr Wolff's tunes.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 31, 2014, 03:56:24 PM
V/A "STEIN" 2xLP+7"
Verlautbarung
EXTREMELY nice looking compilation. Not only that, but just brilliant listening. I won't go on detail on who did what, but line-up is such great and with diversity in all ways (new/old, bad boys/good boys, etc). Some personal favorites Irgun Z'wai Leumi, Amph, Hal Hutchinson, Jeph Jerman, Clew Of Theseus, Doroga, Dieter Muh, Ochu. But no bad stuff here. Very very well made compilation with perfect presentation.
Was finally able to ogle over this comp yesterday. It's true, everyone delivers - although I wasn't too moved by
Contrastate. Also, nice surprises from
Clew Of Theseus (harsh industrial-ish, instead of drone),
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar (looping and intense, instead of jammy scrap sounds) and
Jeph Jerman (very
Hands To, instead of stone sounds like I expected). Nice booklet too!
Muslimgauze - several albums post-1998 - possibly (likely) the worst music I've ever heard in my life, and I'm neither exaggerating nor saying that without surprise - I hate Leo Sayer and Chuck Mangione, but they aren't completely lost on me why someone would listen to them. I cannot say the same for these Muslimgauze ideas, and really, that's all they are; just horrible ideas that play out even worse as music. And if he wasn't obsessed with the Beastie Boys, I'd be amazed. (Beastie Boys are great)
Analogy - s/t 1972 - great prog/krautrock with interesting female vocals.
Inquisition 2014-02-22 Chemnitz - not the best live recording, but I had no problems with it.
Grateful Dead 2014 subscription disc 1969-12-11 partial show - fantastic.
Comsat Angels - Sleep No More 1981 - I really like the music a lot, but I do not care for his vocals much. The songs feel longer than they are because they weave ideas so well. Great 80s psychedelia, too. I haven't found the BBC session yet.
Comsat Angels - Waiting for a Miracle 1980 - not very intersting at all - unless listening for historical reference, I'd see no reason to listen to this again - contains an EP, the demo, and some outtakes.
Niyaz - Nine Heavens 2CD 2008
Two discs, each with the same songs. One is contemporary with electronics, etc. The second is all acoustic. If you're interested in the Toward the Within vibe; heavy on percussion and an improvised feel, the acoustic disc is highly recommended. They're both top shelf, but I tend to listen to the acoustic more often. 13th and 18th century traditionals arranged with both electronic elements and then with all acoustic instruments. I'm surprised more DCD fans haven't taken to Niyaz and her.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 31, 2014, 11:22:42 AM
Sacher-Pelz "cainus" LP on Urashima and jesus christ what a turd!!
Not trying to start any shit or change your mind, but I just have to come up and say I disagree. There are moments around the second half when it does drag, but it comes back from that. There's even better material on latter albums. Leaving aside status and so forth, I genuinely like Sacher Pelz, although my prejudice against vinyl would forbid me from getting the Urashima re-release. Anyone interested in SP's earlier material (including "Cainus") really should try to get the box set from Marquis, copies of which are still available on Discogs - all four tapes on cd with a nice lot of inserts if that's your bag.
haha, no problem! When writing comment, i was almost adding that this kind of thing is something one may think of listening some particular Industrial Recollections releases. Lets say Goldenrod "Brigada Nord" CD for example. I'm quite sure there are people who can't understand is there any REAL reason why those were released beyond connection to Streicher (and Macro/S&Q/Odal), as they are so brutally blunt and rough. Up to taste & personal gut feeling to some extent, but still quite relevant target to criticize...
Anyways, I have few copies of all 4 vinyls in catalogue, so I'd be glad to see there is more people who like this stuff, haha!
Problem with Sacher-Pelz vinyls is also that since sound is so suffocated, main thing you hear is the vinyl surface noise. I would suspect CD release works better for these.
Gulag - s/t (Basement Tapes)
old recordings, mid '90s industrial from Denver. really nice tape, including poster and interview with former members (now in Waldteufel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpCLomZKVvI
The sound on the cds is pretty damn murky. It's interesting that on the more recent SP "In Hoc Urbia" release there's this strange, high-impact buzzing sound that is also apparent on the MB release "Organemia" (http://cassauna.bandcamp.com/album/organemia) (almost the same sound), and the latter is basically repetition of loops a la earlier SP. Not sure what the hell he's doing but it's all part of the intrigue for me.
The "right time and place" element with a lot of material is an important factor, for worse and for better. There's certainly nothing wrong with someone saying they have no time for a release or project that has been considered canonical. The patina of time isn't always enough to raise something above a basic level. For mine, I'm more than prepared to admit SP/MB is simply a personal taste issue, and outside of being in the right place at the right time, wouldn't want to insist that he was some kind of Industrial saint. Personally I have no time for Whitehouse and not a great deal for Throbbing Gristle, but I'd just be an idiot if I suggested they had not importance.
I just didn't want you to think I was trying to be deliberately contrary. I was very nearly going to write about how much I dig Mark Solotroff's solo efforts - have been listening to them for months, love them totally - and it never occurred to that one piece was just the other in reverse. I recall Hal McGee had a Dog As Master release that stated that was the case (side "b" being side "a" reversed), and I have no problem with the concept, but I understand it's a bit of an issue if it's not being admitted.
V/A - Det Totala Raggarkriget TAPE (Chefsideologens Bolag)
Röset 2014 exclusive, but I guess there are some copies left, but from where I don't know. Really good contributions from all involved; Alfarmania, Broken Lights, Händer Som Vårdar and Treriksröset. Hard to describe the concept (raggare) of this compilation for people abroad, but well... Dangerous cars, grown men throwing beercans at police cars, chasing punks and so on. Loved the b-side as well. This one will stay in the deck for quite some time I think.
CURRENT 93 "Moving Graves, Haunting Waves" CD
Coptic Cat
Since heard Muh Mur radio played song from this, and managed to buy copy, it's been on playlist. Epic and relaxing tracks that work for me best on moments when headphones listening while just about to fall sleep.
CULTES DES GHOULES "Spectres Over Transylvania" mCD
Garazel
Possibly currently best black-death for me. Rotten, grim, just right kind of speed. I consider CD version to be better than one sider 12" with 25 minute track cut on one side.
EMANATION "Under Magnetic Sleep" 12"
Black Mass
Experimental instrumental black metal. Some of the oddest drumming heard in BM for a while. Think of Dunkelheit kind of Burzum with broken beats and odd sounds, still far more being rooted to black metal than anything experimental.
PERISPIRIT "Spiritual Church Movement" LP
Digitalis
Bought this LP from discogs from same seller I got the C93 CD. Just to make purchase worth of time, so it wouldn't be just one CD, heh... I knew band from one very nice tape on Hospital and liked it a lot, and band was featured in Special Interests magazine #6 with interview. This LP follows quite well spirit of the tape. It's indeed "digital collage music". Lots of small details piled up and coming and going, and despite analogue and organic sound sources being vast, something about processing sounds is very digital. Even when pressed on LP. It isn't total turn-off since it's part of composition itself rather than quality of sounds. I think this is project to keep eye to!
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CULTES DES GHOULES "Spectres Over Transylvania" mCD
Garazel
Possibly currently best black-death for me. Rotten, grim, just right kind of speed. I consider CD version to be better than one sider 12" with 25 minute track cut on one side.
Definitely agree on that one. Thought
Henbane was good, but the vocals were a bit too much there. But
Spectres, just perfect. Hope they return to that sound on future releases.
PGR "Silence" LP
Silent
Originally Poison Gas Research, then shortened to PGR. Debut LP released on bands own label. After this came releases on Banned Productions and RRR for example. It's one of those things what appear to be utterly un-sexy these days. You can find this 1985 LP release for something like 7 euros online, I guess. At the same time, it's really good works. Tape manipulation, percussive industrial, tape noises, ritual music with bells and small metal objects. While some stuff kind of remind early Laibach with actually played percussions instead of drum machines, b-side ends with stuff which could match Aural Hypnox kind of atmospheres, completed with neat sigils decorating the label artwork.
Sigillum S "Mutilated Terrorism" 12"
Minus Habens Records
I recall buying this from RRRecords when visiting store possibly sometime 2007 or so. I asked "when you got these", Ron looks at the cover and says "1989". HAHA!! I recall price was 8USD on RRR shop, and bought bunch of other titles like this. 45rpm ep with 3 tracks of mysterious industrial. First track of A-side good, B-side really nice old style ritual industrial. One track on b-side pretty bad and cheesy. But for prices like this, anytime worth the b-side, despite it perhaps is not for "noise fans", but those weird industrial, ritual music and dungeon keyboards.
SUICIDE / LYDIA LUNCH split 10"
Blast First
Suicide side is 1976 demo version of track. 13 minutes piece which ain't even bad. But on other side, Lydia does cover version of song, and it's something one could perhaps expect it to sound like if Pharmakon would do this track as cover. Good!
TEST DEPT "Totality 1" 12"
KK records
Uh.... need to comment. Not sure why exactly I used to buy these Test Dept 12", when I know all techno stuff sucks ass. And it still does. But maybe listening full 12" once in a while is reminder to not purchase any further Test Dept stuff...
NULL "Ultimate Material II" 2xLP
Dirter / 4th dimension
Great vinyl of Null from 1995. One side almost qualifies as "noise". Next side I'd rather link to Tangerine Dream kind of kraut-ish stuff. Another LP is guitar drone basically. All sides fit together nevertheless, seamless album.
Cranioclast "Lost In Karak" LP
CoC
Another cheap purchase done at RRR store years ago. 1988 release of German band & label. It's echoing and dark industrial-ambient of some sort. Perhaps little cheesy moments on b-side with piano experiments, but all in all, still effective and nice album what wouldn't perhaps stand out at all negatively on current line of releases of labels like Malignant or Cold Spring. Old age of album makes sure there are some more hand made characteristics than a lot of modern stuff of similar nature.
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRz_22TupI
SUICIDE "Cheree" 12"
First Blast
Uh. 8usd purchase also from RRR. If that Suicide demo track from 1976 was pretty good, change the year to 1977 studio and oh my god what stuff I'm polluting my ears with!! I guess someone could say Lust For Your new album is just as cheesy as this. Maybe. Who knows. Luckily b-side has less poppy tracks. Harlem is actually quite intense. Although slightly annoying.
V/A "Det totala raggarkriget", tape (Chefsideologens bolag/Raggartapes)
Great material from Alfarmania, Broken Lights, Händer Som Vårdar and Treriksröset, all of whom played live at Röset last weekend. The B-side is great fun, but I guess you'll need to know Swedish to fully appreciate it.
Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat "Astral slaktmask", tape (Chefsideologens bolag)
There hasn't been any releases from Alfarmania since the CD in 2012, but an appearance from Proiekt Hat is truly a rare thing. This tape is filled with murky, oppressive, ultra-negative industrial sounds. The start of the B-side brings a bit more noise, but for the most part this is quite sombre. Very, very good tape!
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V/A "Det totala raggarkriget", tape (Chefsideologens bolag/Raggartapes)
The B-side is great fun, but I guess you'll need to know Swedish to fully appreciate it.
Like in the way that Baglady had mentioned it, "Dangerous cars, grown men throwing beercans at police cars, chasing punks and so on"?
Gene Pick -
Lacing The Air (Vitrine): Modular synthesis is credited as a sound source and I was rather nervous at first. This isn't a dud that floats around in that netherworld though, at least not entirely. There's enough grit and filth to keep it fairly interesting - especially on the first side. Things get a little wonky later on. Excited to hear what's included on the split with
Jason Crumer that Wendy Prodz has coming out.
Unica -
Skeuomorphs (Presh): VERY good,
Elisha Morningstar-like tape of tape collages, field recordings, and mic'd objects. Very menacing on the reverse. Short and utterly sweet.
Kiran Arora -
Compassion Fatigue (Presh): Essentially, this is a nice 90's-style harsh noise release, but with separate recordings playing in each channel. Put on some headphones and put yourself to the test. Very good!
Mlehst -
Horse Hair Whipps (Everything As Dung): Perfect. An immense undertaking at 160 minutes, but there's a healthy dose of variety that makes this easily appreciated in sessions. At $15ppd for Americans, you'd have to be a turd to pass on this.
Niyaz -
Nine Heavens (Six Degrees): Following on ZenoManx's mentioning of this album, I streamed it during a long run today. Really a phenomenal piece of Iranian music and the only reason I can think that the average
Dead Can Dance fan wouldn't be in to it, is simply the association. DCD has that goth/post-punk past that they wish to shake off, but can't due to a large metal-punk autistic fanbase. They also play big festivals with other trendy acts, while, for instance, Niyaz is playing a concert up in Connecticut in a few days at the "Transformational Healing & Expressive Arts Festival". The whole Reiki-guru association doesn't gel with a lot of folks, heh. Anyway, thanks for the mention, I really, really love this act's music!
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Quote from: Ritual on June 03, 2014, 09:50:10 PM
V/A "Det totala raggarkriget", tape (Chefsideologens bolag/Raggartapes)
The B-side is great fun, but I guess you'll need to know Swedish to fully appreciate it.
Like in the way that Baglady had mentioned it, "Dangerous cars, grown men throwing beercans at police cars, chasing punks and so on"?
The B-side seems to be a cut-up sound collage of among other things parts of some Swedish documentary about this subculture, with some sparse musical elements added here and there. The people talking (or shouting, sometimes) is an important part of it.
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "No Salvation / No Tomorrow" 10"
Anarchy+Violence
Two tracks of drum machine beats and sinister vocals. Not much innovations here, but BDN with its own nice style of Death Industrial.
MERZBOW "Red 2 Eyes" 10"
V2_archief
1995 era Merzbow. Studio live harsh noise improvisation I assume. Sometimes going just fine, sometimes a bit lazy and dragging. Not near as good as I remembered, but maybe currently high level of harsh noise just is competing hard with some of the old classics..
ANENZEPHALIA "Die Sender Müssen Schweigen!" 10"
Power & Steel
Possibli listened this last time 10 years ago?! Somehow not utterly remarkable release, but still, it stands out not only when compared to other bands but also within Anenzephalia discography! Listened now 3 times in row and it has very different and unique feel to it.
DAVID JACKMAN "Edge of Nothing" 10"
Die Standt
Label has significantly slowed down its pace during last years. Not much new things happening. But with such a massive back catalogue, its easy to retun to some older works. One good screeching drone track here. Same 6:29 min long track on both sides. Kind of annoying thing to not even mother to put two sides of work, but he's known for all these 1 minute drone 7"s... Listened this probably 4 times in row, which is of course easy to do due short length..
THE NEW BLOCKADERS "Schadenklang" LP
Hypnagogia
Jesus Christ!! Finally arrived this pre-ordered special edition LP. Took something like... 2 and half years? Probably. Long enough time to forget even when it was made. It's good LP. Quite linear with two long tracks. Rupenus, Hutchinson, Gillham trio doing what is known to be "TNB". Metal junk layers handled, but while it is good and enjoyable album, there is also something kind of modern here. Whether it is the pressure of compressing/mastering or capturing sounds, but quality of sound is slightly less tasty than on best of the old TNB. Also compositionally there is something less. As to compared sound, spinned then:
THE NEW BLOCKADERS "Simphonie In X Major" LP
Hypnagogia
1989 sound recordings mixed in 1991 by P.J. Coates, and yes. Indeed, one can compare the difference of dynamics, the subtle details of sound qualities and while one that listens it merely as noise that flows without much attention given, one could say that it's just about the same... But no. Not at all. While Schadenklang is good album, which nicely flows into your ear, Simphonie In X Major is GREAT album. Compositions that are not linear to something expected. Sounds what containt intense amount of detail and vast variation during each side. Brilliant album - and kind of shame that there isn't regular well done, unmodifier & unboosted CD available... Kind of must item for any noise collection!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 04, 2014, 03:25:02 PM
THE NEW BLOCKADERS "Simphonie In X Major" LP
Brilliant album - and kind of shame that there isn't regular well done, unmodifier & unboosted CD available... Kind of must item for any noise collection!
Would be nice on Industrial Recollection ;)
Do you know if the tape version is decent?
yes, the tape is also great!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 04, 2014, 03:25:02 PM
Rupenus, Hutchinson, Gillham trio doing what is known to be "TNB".
Funny, someone edited away Hutchinson from the credits on both Discogs entries just today.
WERTHAM "Lombroso II" tape
Corrosive Art
Nice layout, tape with body print. Extremely dark atmospheres, the most brutal and claustrophobic Wertham release? Don't mind, play it loud!
Un Festín Sagital - Deimos (Black Horizons): Bestias Solares was just straight Zuehl worship (a great thing in and of itself), but this next offering gets a little more inspired. While the vocalizations still have that Zuehlian structure, but synthesized guitars and rhythms throughout the tape make for something not so prog rock. The flip side is a bit different; a sinister quasi-Persian, quasi-Bo Hansson, dark-kraut ride and a possessed, mocking keyboard piece that finishes it off. No vocals on this side I believe. Definitely a killer tape, and makes me even more excited for their bit coming out on Beta-lactam Ring soon.
Swans - To Be Kind (Young God): This was nothing like the wet fart I found their recent live show to be, but I'm also definitely just burnt out on Gira's stardom. This disc is more interesting in that there's something besides way too long post-rockish 30 minute tracks (although they teeter on the edge a few times). A handful of the songs, particularly the first few, are something very fresh and there's lots of instrumentation you wouldn't expect - VCO warbles, a new approach to vocals. Things also aren't as outright goofy as their live jams were, but again they teeter on the edge once and a while. I liked The Seer for being emotionally evocative, but it was way too drawn out. This album does little for me in that department, and while it's cool to listen to, I guess I'm just over the hype. Not bad. Not great.
Mike Weis - Don't Know, Just Walk (Type): First off, I love the cover - captures something really relevant to my childhood night walks. Weis was diagnosed with prostate cancer prior to the recording of this album - all solo - so that gives some perspective on his purpose/process. I'm not familiar with his group works, but this is a really spectacular album made mostly from drums. Field recordings and tape, amongst some other things I suppose, are sparingly used throughout as well. I'd expect a drummer to work with rhythm regularly, but Weis barely does. When it happens, its not much to make your head bob, but to bring you back to a stable ground. You lose one within the drifting, dark ambiance of the album. I'd say this could easily appeal to the Cyclic Law, CMI, etc junkie. The work is very meditative, not in a Radigue or Pitre sense... something else entirely. Also love the field recordings of crickets and cicadas interspersed that, again, make this album a memory of my childhood in some way. Really great album.
Santa Espina - Blue Yesterday (Black Horizons): I thought I was investing in some sort of Kirschstein or Nový Svět-type release, but that's not really the case at all. In some ways, you might argue that you can hear Chappaqua in certain places, but that's a stretch even. This is very meticulously crafted dark ambient/industrial, although it's never either of these things in their essence, with a folk touch that is masterfully added all throughout. A wonderful, lusty female voice carries the whole 60 minutes through. It's just all dreary and I love that.
Perispirit - Spiritual Church Movement (Digitalis): Had to check this out after Mikko's mention. This really does have that heavy "digital" sound, but I would agree that it spoils nothing. It's like if Kassel Jaeger and Lionel Marchetti collaborated; graceful spontaneity, never cartoonish. Gotta check out more.
Aaron Dilloway - Beauty Bath (Rockatansky): Admittedly, this is the first Dilloway album I've every purchased - the breadth of his discography always made it sorta impenetrable for me. Wish I wouldn't have waited so long. There's something out-of-time about this LP. It's got similarities with others, but there's so much tasteful variety - tape experiments to almost-outright harsh noise - that it's like a mixtape to my love of noise (and noise-like) music. Really, really digging this. Any recommendations on where to start with Dilloway? Regardless of whether or not they sound like this album.
Quote from: eyestrain on June 05, 2014, 03:42:25 AM
Aaron Dilloway - Beauty Bath Any recommendations on where to start with Dilloway? Regardless of whether or not they sound like this album.
I'm no expert on Dilloway either, but
Modern Jester is a challenging but rewarding work.
Corpse On Horseback is more accessible, and well...
Bad Dreams is some seriously great music, and it's available for 3-5$.
I'm sure others can fill me in with Dillo recommendations here?!
Concrete Mascara "the pursuit of hedonism..." tape
...imho price seemed kind of high for 'tape+some inserts' but no complaints now i'm holding it, online pics don't do it justice, it's big! very nice package, awesome artwork by Si, style most don't link to powerelectronics but certainly works for me (must dig into his other work)....good tape, compared to the Unter & F&V work less raw & more contained but very good. several spins. solid theme. recommended.
STAHLNOY PAKT / RATHOF DACHAU split 10"
Der Angriff
Great split. Killer material from SP. Utterly noble feel of mixing blunt industrial noises with classical "state art" kind of music. Orchestration, speeches. Industrial music to the bone! RD is some of the best of their works I think. Trademark style of theirs. Two layers of sound and vocals. Rhyth and synth pulsations.
THOROFON "Privat" 10"
Achtung Baby!
Uh.. some good stuff here, but most of all this is the disco industrial in old fashioned style.
BIZARRE UPROAR "Vihameditaatio" LP
Urashima
Great new album! When thinking how much more band can progress without losing identity, BU has proven than basically forver. Shift from style to another happens little by little and basically BU continues from where he left with previous album, but takes it further - and may I say better! Better sound on a-side than previous album. And B-side here takes band to new kind of sounds. Essential.
Sonic Violence "Transfixion" LP
Dreamtime
1992 industrial music from UK. Occasionally I think Godflesh, but then nah.. Not that good or heavy to justify reference.
AARON DILLOWAY "Concealed" LP
No Fun
I see people talking of Dilloway, and also quite curious of what exactly is his best works. This isn't. This isn't bad either, but it's kind of typical tape loop session with rugged broken tape loops of semi-musical elements, slowly decaying, and appears like on longer session cut on two sides. Not bad, but heard better from him.
Rudolf Eb.er "Rudolf Eb.er's Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock" 12"
Sieben
The Sieben label is run by A-Musik's Georg Odijk and Frank Dommert (Entenpfuhl, Sonig), who said that the "basic idea was to release techno-lookalike-maxisingles with really extreme music". So what we have here is white disco sleeve 12", only artwork is printed labels of vinyl. What more to say that good stuff what sounds exactly like R&G tends to sound like! Maybe even notch more abrupt cuts. Sounds nearly don't even happen because they are cut out so quick. Insane.
S.T.A.B. ELECTRONICS "Instruments On Operating Mutant Women" LP
Urashima
Killer! Hard to compare with past material, what album is the best, but this certainly mixes together oppressive industrial strength of more Germanic heavy electronics style and perhaps lethality of Atrax Morgue like synth minimalism on background pulses, but maintaining filthy and noisy edge on aggro vocals, feedbacks and distortions! Especially very nice what how vocals saturate among the sound. It's kind of weird to think all STAB vinyls are c.100 copies editions and therefore came and disappeared? Don't be late with this!
re: dilloway, my favourites are infinite lucifer, modern jester, chain shot and the rope and the dogs. as a starting point, i'd probably recommend the rope and the dogs, it's one of the most diverse dilloway recordings i've heard, a really good overview of various styles. seems to be still available cheap (~8/9 euro) direct from hitomi 777was666 also ... http://777was666.com/777.html ... also, i haven't seen him in a good few years but he's delivered some of the best live sets i've ever seen ... totally hypnotic/trance-inducing/shamanistic/whatever you want to call it.
currently listening to lily greenham - lingual music (paradigm discs) ... amazing sound-poetry/tape-music dating from the late 60's through to the mid 80's. not much to say really. pretty essential if you're a fan of bernard heidsieck, ake hodell, etc.
i think i'm gonna do a paradigm binge after the lily greenham. such a consistently great label ... personal highlights: adam bohman bunhill row lp (absolute all-time favourite lp!), all the morphogenesis discs, the trevor wisharts, anal magic & rev. dwight frizzell, gravity adjusters expansion band, daphne oram, the pauline oliveros electronic music disc, lafms i.d. art
VCMG : ssss cd ...the Yazoo and Depeche Mode guys doing instrumental synth-noodling, minimal techno, ...some excellent tracks with pounding pulse and fat basslines. Some boring tracks but can imagine it would work on a club system.
SPEARHEAD "Stand your ground" LP
Barracuda
Italian label put out LP version of debut back in 2002. UK studio project of members of Avalon and English Rose. If you know how those two bands sound like, you can pretty much guess exactly how Spearhead sounds like. Trad british rac all the way.
SPECULUM FIGHT "Live in Tokyo '95" LP
What The... ? Records
Intense noise drone. It starts very piercing and broken and develops into kind of harmonic and droning, yet almost painful and noisy sound. Good quality live recording! Very good.
MSBR / Richard Ramirez "Negative / Offensive" LP
Ecstatic Peace!
Tribute to The New Blockaders. Third and final collaboration of these two artists. MSBR side is pretty lazy and boring stuff. Ramirez is actually quite tasty! 2009 release, so not too old. It has good texture and nice drive forward.
AMERICAN BAND "Low Fiction" LP
Hot Releases
2009 release. Their live gig in one of No Fun Fest was amazing. Just pure harsh noise wall, of course, but lots of members. Jason Crumer, Matt Franco, Lee Counts appear on this LP, but there was more at gig? One has some animal rib-cage contact mic'ed. Was just holding this piece of ribs with some wires, meat still hanging from bones, screaming. Big guy. Got this LP later on. It's less of "just HNW". 7 tracks, each slightly different. Mostly loud noise nevetheless. It perhaps isn's as innovative as for example Jason Crumers solo work, but still very good harsh noise stuff here, certainly way way better than MSBR/Ramirez LP mentioned above. Still, funnily enough, take a look at discogs and you find SEVERAL copies of this LP for sale for 5euro or less! Huh. I guess the noisebiz has gone down the drain almost all around the world, but come-on. This good noise LP's for 3 euro? And nobody bought it?! WTF!? I consider this easily regular retail price worth.
Quote from: eyestrain on June 05, 2014, 03:42:25 AM
Swans - To Be Kind (Young God): This was nothing like the wet fart I found their recent live show to be, but I'm also definitely just burnt out on Gira's stardom. ... and while it's cool to listen to, I guess I'm just over the hype. Not bad. Not great.
That's an interesting comment. I generally make an effort to insulate myself from the hype to which you refer and perhaps that's why To Be Kind is for me much more immediate – fewer steaming piles of bullshit to wade through. (No worries, though. I've got buttloads of other bullshit to swim in, self-ladled and otherwise.) I would say this is the most Swans-sounding Gira has managed in a long time. Mind you, in my warped view the last true Swans album was New Mother (under the Angels Of Light incarnation), where the two prior Swans Rehammered offerings, while for me enjoyable, were more like an extension of where Angels were going in their last album (a direction I did not particularly like). Years back, if someone had told me TBK was the follow-up to, say, Children Of God, or some of the later albums, including Soundtracks, I wouldn't have batted an ear. In any event, I have no real expectations from Gira at this point. Even Swans Half-Nailed would pin me to the stake and burn me to a crisp. And that he now seems to be moving in the right direction is pure gravy (at least, I hope it's gravy...)
The more recent Swans songs are better live...sometimes. The albums proper are on the uninspired side, but they nail those songs live on occasion. Maybe they've always been more of a live band, but that hasn't been my personal experience until lately.
S.T.A.B. Electronics – Instrument For Operating On Mutant Women LP (Perfection!!! Somebody should re-release all his works on cds!)
Bizarre Uproar – Vihameditaatio LP (still can't deal with this. Previous two albums was much better IMHO)
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - Estuary English - advance copy kindly sent by Philip & Sarah - a very short album at just 21 minutes. Russell Haswell is listed as full band member and there are 29 different brands of electronic sources, effects etc used - it's varied in its sonic palette and very professionally recorded. Hideous and nightmarish sounds throughout. Two tracks do use beats and those tracks also feature especially extreme and deranged vocal delivery. Long lyric booklet full of dirty words and worrying thoughts, obviously a lot of work went into that. There's a funny William Blake detournement on the first track, and the last track is a mysterious spoken word poem, accapella.
Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis "Coelacanth" 10"
Agraric
1991 release. First was little "blah". It's absolutely nowhere near as good as for example the recent live LP release. However, started to get into mood after a little white. Free jazzy noises.
HELM "Inpasse" LP
New Images
recorded 2007-2011. Droning electronics, some very loop oriented as well. Like with 10" above, I felt like all other HELM has been better, but can't say exactly why I think so. Didn't awake any special mood here, but still decent stuff. I think first track perhaps makes the album hit with less impact.
LE SYNDICAT / SEKTOR 304 "Geometry of Chromium skin" LP
Rotorelief
Album is quite hit & miss. Some really nice moments - which probably lean towards S304 sound. But when sort of break beat drum machines and hi-tech electronics are in, oh... it gets old so fast in my ears. If all good stuff would have been compressed to one side of LP, it would be probably positive experience, but I just can't handle this kind of "techno" things...
AMPH / ARV & MILJÖ LP
Järtecknet
Am I somehow depressed on noise today? AMPH is pretty good, although hardly mindblowing. But A&M also sounds very forgettable. It's like the HNW stuff he likes to criticize, hehe.. ? Maybe I should relisten this soon with zero background noise, but how you do it on summer times when windows may need to be open?
V/A TEN JIN -LP
Urashima
Postponed listening this a lot. I admire Lust Vessel a lot, and while this LP is good, I think it still isn't as good as LUST VESSEL label tapes has been. Maybe many of projects benefit from longer tracks? While its good, it's not mindblowing. Artwork is some of the nicest ever seen on Urashima releases. Utmost care on design.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 06, 2014, 08:59:34 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on June 05, 2014, 03:42:25 AM
Swans - To Be Kind (Young God): This was nothing like the wet fart I found their recent live show to be, but I'm also definitely just burnt out on Gira's stardom. ... and while it's cool to listen to, I guess I'm just over the hype. Not bad. Not great.
That's an interesting comment. I generally make an effort to insulate myself from the hype to which you refer and perhaps that's why To Be Kind is for me much more immediate – fewer steaming piles of bullshit to wade through. (No worries, though. I've got buttloads of other bullshit to swim in, self-ladled and otherwise.) I would say this is the most Swans-sounding Gira has managed in a long time. Mind you, in my warped view the last true Swans album was New Mother (under the Angels Of Light incarnation), where the two prior Swans Rehammered offerings, while for me enjoyable, were more like an extension of where Angels were going in their last album (a direction I did not particularly like). Years back, if someone had told me TBK was the follow-up to, say, Children Of God, or some of the later albums, including Soundtracks, I wouldn't have batted an ear. In any event, I have no real expectations from Gira at this point. Even Swans Half-Nailed would pin me to the stake and burn me to a crisp. And that he now seems to be moving in the right direction is pure gravy (at least, I hope it's gravy...)
Admittedly, it was aimless of me to even mention the hype, although reading Gira's pompous, but interesting nonetheless, interviews always seems to be the number one thing making me hype the music up. I've played the album a few times since, and while I enjoy it more than I thought at first, I don't think I'll replay this much. Anyway...
Skin -
The World Of Skin (Product Inc./Rough Trade): With all my pondering on Swans, I wanted to dig through some related favorites. Whether this is aurally successful or not - there's a few duds (Iggy cover...ugh) - it feels like a much more earnest and "real" look inside a person. Not just a selfish attempt at "ecstacy" or whatever seems to be the current trope.
Jarboe'd
Swans was definitely my last exploration into their universe, and while I don't think I enjoy
her music much, she can sometimes be the greatest accompaniment to
Gira (and crew). There's something
accidentally timeless in some of these songs. Just gotta keep the skip button near a few times.
Kassel Jaeger -
Ritual De La Mort Du Soleil (Unfathomless): More like
Toxic Cosmopolitanism (although slightly less "digital" still) than his energized and subtly vicious recordings. Calm, perplexing use of outdoor/natural sounds in the beginning of evening. On a long train ride today and this is the best thing I've heard.
Allerseelen -
Heimliche Welt (Ahnstern): Running up with
Stirb Und Werde as my favorite piece from Kadmon. Occasionally intense, almost-always fascinating album of collected sounds without any of the "caricature-ness" of many of the recent albums. Again, an individual that can be rather fascinating that somehow makes me seek out current works even though I
might be guaranteed to feel "meh" about it.
Knækkede Stemmer -
Første Portræt (Et Hult In Menneske) (Järtecknet): Been a while since I spun this. Better than I remember - or the mood is perfect today, I dunno. So bleak, so miserable, so wonderful.
V/A -
Sacral Symphony (EE Tapes): Sometimes I struggle to stay awake with this one; very entrancing. The same way I am with many of the
Steven R. Smith works that I adore. I assume, judging by certain characteristics of the tracks, that the artists are manipulating or recreating sacred music.
Cisfinitum (whom I rarely enjoy) definitely is the highlight for me - reminds me of the totally ignored
Silbernacht disc on Ajna.
1000schøen - never heard anything else - takes the silver with a nice electroacoustic-ish piece.
Troum is surprisingly my least preferred, but it's still decent.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 04, 2014, 03:25:02 PM
THE NEW BLOCKADERS "Schadenklang" LP
Hypnagogia
Jesus Christ!! Finally arrived this pre-ordered special edition LP. Took something like... 2 and half years? Probably. Long enough time to forget even when it was made.
I hope this means that Rupenus is actually shipping out all those pre-ordered records from more than two years ago! Anyone else received this or the TNB/Vomir/Haters collaboration lately? Or is Rupenus sending these only to the scene superstars? :)
Kommando 'kranial klash' lp ....it has been a loooong time since i bought anything on Ant-Zen. Pre-Thorofon project, new work...throbbing synth, flanger-vocals, could be 90ies Steinklang release. Basically trademark 'german pe', good but seems completely void of theme (of i missed it).
ALFARMANIA & PROIEKT HAT - Furyfication LP (Harsh Head Rituals)
Having listened alot to the brilliant Astral Slaktmask tape this week, I felt like spinning this one too. This is much louder and harsher in comparison. It also has more of the roomy sound one usually expects from Kristian Olsson. Cold biting stuff. Great LP. Can't say which of these two collaborations I like the most though, as I feel they complement eachother very well, and the new tape proves once more how well Olsson and Proiekt Hat work together.
Quote from: Baglady on June 08, 2014, 07:42:26 PM
ALFARMANIA & PROIEKT HAT - Furyfication LP (Harsh Head Rituals)
I listened to that LP a couple of nights ago & liked it more than I remembered. The next day, I threw on another record & found my turntable was on 45rpm* so I need to listen to "Furyfication" again...
Yesterday, I listened to CANNIBAL FEROX a few times & ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK.
*I think I hit the speed button after removing the LP..
Despise You - West Side Horizons
Grindish crust is a trust.
Watched both of the latest DVDr's from "Wrath". The editing and concepts for the Unclean video is very well done, both tracks used for the video can be found on the earliest Unclean release "Obscenities" on Filth & Violence. Pogrom is a live set and recording with just intro and outro video clips, the rest of the visual documentation is of the live show along with projector playing in the background which is pretty easy to make out, at least the few times I looked over (I recognized the nigger girl in the mask drinking cum that was used in, I believe, the "Liberal Cunt" art). As far as the sounds go it is very solid stuff. I popped it in when I was doing stuff and was piqued quite a few times, something rare when said album is intended to be "background". It obviously deserves much more attention and I am going to listen again tonight with an alert ear, no distractions and headphones.
Brighter Death Now - oh what a night
Actualy , it is my first meeting with this act .. No need to strech words about this album ..
Goddamn hot is here and it's Troum/1000schoen/Maeror Tri day!
Quote from: RyanWreck on June 09, 2014, 11:09:40 PM
Watched both of the latest DVDr's from "Wrath". The editing and concepts for the Unclean video is very well done, both tracks used for the video can be found on the earliest Unclean release "Obscenities" on Filth & Violence. Pogrom is a live set and recording with just intro and outro video clips, the rest of the visual documentation is of the live show along with projector playing in the background which is pretty easy to make out, at least the few times I looked over (I recognized the nigger girl in the mask drinking cum that was used in, I believe, the "Liberal Cunt" art). As far as the sounds go it is very solid stuff. I popped it in when I was doing stuff and was piqued quite a few times, something rare when said album is intended to be "background". It obviously deserves much more attention and I am going to listen again tonight with an alert ear, no distractions and headphones.
checked f&v website and unclean isnt listed yet so I take it you didnt buy it from there?
Quote from: F_c_O on June 10, 2014, 09:56:17 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on June 09, 2014, 11:09:40 PM
Watched both of the latest DVDr's from "Wrath". The editing and concepts for the Unclean video is very well done, both tracks used for the video can be found on the earliest Unclean release "Obscenities" on Filth & Violence. Pogrom is a live set and recording with just intro and outro video clips, the rest of the visual documentation is of the live show along with projector playing in the background which is pretty easy to make out, at least the few times I looked over (I recognized the nigger girl in the mask drinking cum that was used in, I believe, the "Liberal Cunt" art). As far as the sounds go it is very solid stuff. I popped it in when I was doing stuff and was piqued quite a few times, something rare when said album is intended to be "background". It obviously deserves much more attention and I am going to listen again tonight with an alert ear, no distractions and headphones.
checked f&v website and unclean isnt listed yet so I take it you didnt buy it from there?
These (Unclean+one tape) will be available from F&V in due time.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on June 10, 2014, 10:36:23 PM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 10, 2014, 09:56:17 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on June 09, 2014, 11:09:40 PM
Watched both of the latest DVDr's from "Wrath". The editing and concepts for the Unclean video is very well done, both tracks used for the video can be found on the earliest Unclean release "Obscenities" on Filth & Violence. Pogrom is a live set and recording with just intro and outro video clips, the rest of the visual documentation is of the live show along with projector playing in the background which is pretty easy to make out, at least the few times I looked over (I recognized the nigger girl in the mask drinking cum that was used in, I believe, the "Liberal Cunt" art). As far as the sounds go it is very solid stuff. I popped it in when I was doing stuff and was piqued quite a few times, something rare when said album is intended to be "background". It obviously deserves much more attention and I am going to listen again tonight with an alert ear, no distractions and headphones.
checked f&v website and unclean isnt listed yet so I take it you didnt buy it from there?
These (Unclean+one tape) will be available from F&V in due time.
I know, I just kinda got my hopes up for a minute or two and such thingies.
Quote from: moozz on June 08, 2014, 01:28:04 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 04, 2014, 03:25:02 PM
THE NEW BLOCKADERS "Schadenklang" LP
Hypnagogia
Jesus Christ!! Finally arrived this pre-ordered special edition LP. Took something like... 2 and half years? Probably. Long enough time to forget even when it was made.
I hope this means that Rupenus is actually shipping out all those pre-ordered records from more than two years ago! Anyone else received this or the TNB/Vomir/Haters collaboration lately? Or is Rupenus sending these only to the scene superstars? :)
I know that at least one other guy from Sweden got it too, but hard to say whether he is superstar or just regular noise celebrity, hehe..
YDINASEETON POHJOLA 1-sider 12". Finnish crush hc with lame hinkuyskä kind of vocals. Too bad hc bands of Finland has such crappy vocalists these days!
SOKEA PISTE "Välikäsi" LP. Finnish punk/indierock/noiserock whatever one should call this? Kind of good here and there and sometimes good lyrics, but at the same time goes to such areas I feel are too far from music I tend to listen. Especially this kind of vocals are what I don't care for. Few steps more into brutal, less artsy direction and you'll find Hebosagil or Throat what work much better! http://sokeapiste.bandcamp.com/
KAMPFZONE / STEELCAPPED STRENGTH "german swedish friendship" LP. Kampfzone is great. Reminds often Störkraft. Great drummer, great vocalist. Never heard bad stuff from this group. Stellcapped Stregth stuff here must be their worse stuff? At least I got something much much better. No distorton on guitars. Vocalist sounds like weeks dehydraded sore throat, hah.
ARDITI "Leading the iron resistance" LPEquilibrium Music
Good. Not their best, I think. Martial music which sounds slightly more modern & technically advanced than earliest stuff. Perhaps more soundtrack'ish stuff..
ATRAX MORGUE "I vizi morbosi di una..." LPUrashima
red vinyl lp in transparent sleeve with insert. Inspired by 1974 Italian movie, and lots of dialogue here over simple synth backgrounds. 1999 recording that isn't among very best of AM, but still good stuff to listen to despite all its simplicity.
DEAD BODY LOVE "Audiocide '95" LPUrashima
A-side is absolutely great! It's easy to see why The Rita often refers this among founding elements of "HNW". Brilliant stuff. B-side with distorted drum machine beats is much much less interesting. Not total crap, but lets say, quite close to that. But simply a-side being as good as it is, makes LP worth getting!
NICOLAS BERNIER "usure.paysage" LP
hrönir
Very good LP. Field recordings processed into very dynamic and well made sonic sculpture. Sometimes droning, sometimes quiet, occasionally it's like R&G made out of traffic noises.
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA "Dedicate to J.Goebbels" LP
Urashima
Nice LP of great industrial-noise / power electronics. Needless to say more.
LE FORTE FOUR "Le Forte Force" LP
Harbinger
Aaaarrggh!!! I think live stuff they did was very good. Bougth this 4 years ago from LAFMS fest, and waiting this long to spin it and it's plain horrible. What to say of utmost garbage collage made out of goofy talking, music pieces, electronics and such? That reading what I just wrote, could be theoretically good, but when I actually hear it, it's totally rubbish. I guess it's also its purpose, but I'm not on mood for this... Couple of seconds here and there almost work out.
Been listening to mostly RAC stuff last few weeks cause it's that time of year. Apart from that, what I remember is that
Various – Cadavers' Holding Knives - very nice compilation! Especially enjoyed Ahlzagailzehguh, White Walls, Striations, Bagman, Gnawed, Botched Facelift and Swallowing Bile. But overall very good impression about this. Truly worth your money.
Deviated sister TV - murder electronics - great tape
Lots of metal today:
Knelt Rote - Tresspass
Burial Invocation - Rituals of the grotesque
Engulfed - Through the eternal damnation
Krypts - Unending degradation
Kerasphorus - Cloven hooves at the holocaust dawn
Disma - Towards the megalith
Taklamakan & Umpio 'Interaxion Venenosa' LP (Wendy).
A-side is more static junk noise + electronics. B-side is pure ripping on/off murder.
Very much recommended!
Today listened most of all crappy noise, so no need to comment much, hehe.. Maybe should give credit to EVIL MOISTURE LP title "If you want to fuck the sky, you have to teach your cock to fly". Ehm. Too bad its not even near as good as Evil Moisture at best.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 06, 2014, 10:52:02 PM
The more recent Swans songs are better live...sometimes. The albums proper are on the uninspired side, but they nail those songs live on occasion. Maybe they've always been more of a live band, but that hasn't been my personal experience until lately.
Quote from: eyestrain on June 08, 2014, 01:29:57 AM
Admittedly, it was aimless of me to even mention the hype, although reading Gira's pompous, but interesting nonetheless, interviews always seems to be the number one thing making me hype the music up.
Since encountering these comments from eyestrain and Zeno I've done two things. First, I went and found the Roskilde DK 2011-08-13 recording on Dime. Thank you Zeno. I then read a number of recent Gira interviews, while listening to the recording. First reaction was to laugh out loud. Especially as Swans approach the climactic "I Crawled". I can really see Gira as he describes himself – a "conductor" - bringing The Sound home. Pompous... no quarrel. But you'd have to be if you want this kind of thing to work. Some people can pull it off, and one of those people is most certainly the man with the silver tongue.
The other thing that came through is – the reminder of - just how much I enjoy reading Gira's interviews. Clearly the man could make a career in standup, or better – even excepting the whole of the Swans early (lyrical) output – a career writing copy for bumper stickers.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 06, 2014, 08:59:34 PM
Mind you, in my warped view the last true Swans album was New Mother (under the Angels Of Light incarnation)
Check out Not Alone from Swans Are Dead (later appearing on New Mother)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjuEstNMoo8
On this note, I'd be grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of a live Angels Of Light / Swans recording featuring" the wonderful "Shame". A proper reading would, I feel, approach Public Castration "Anything For You" levels...
From Brainwashed.com:
Quotethis is pretty close to the album version. The biggest difference being the "Shame"! section ... live it is extended and quite intense since all 5 band members are literally screaming "SHAME"! over and over. A head nod from Gira cuts the "Shame"s off.
http://brainwashed.com/weddle/reviews/aol.html
(As to the argument that Swans are a live band, I would be inclined to disagree, even with the rather stunning Roskilde session still reverberating in the earholes. Nevertheless. It was in the summer of my thirteenth year that I heard Public Castration Is A Good Idea on (community) radio. A very fine Sunday afternoon. Recorded the shit straight to boombox, on tape, and listened almost daily until I made the vinyl purchase one year later. This was the benchmark against which all subsequent Swans were to be judged – and found lacking. ... But personally, I find the argument that a – favored – band is better live to be rather insulting. A subject to be explored another day.)
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 12, 2014, 07:06:11 PM
But personally, I find the argument that a – favored – band is better live to be rather insulting. A subject to be explored another day.)
Please do, as I find that idea interesting.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 12, 2014, 06:14:33 PM
Today listened most of all crappy noise, so no need to comment much, hehe.. Maybe should give credit to EVIL MOISTURE LP title "If you want to fuck the sky, you have to teach your cock to fly". Ehm. Too bad its not even near as good as Evil Moisture at best.
I liked that LP when it was released and listen to it right now. This is one project that a lot of people state to be better in live situation. Not just because of the usual "noise is better experienced live" but also that Andy would do better work in live situation. Not sure about that but it may be right that his live can be more intense or I should say more direct with less wandering. His live shows from past year were very good especially and I am still amazed that there is no full-length release of live only documents. (By the way, what is considered Evil Moisture's best ?)
Writing about that, I may add that I saw
Kevin Drumm yesterday for the second time in a year and those shows may be better than the records that have been released. I am always taken aback with the KD's albums I get; first listen is usually disappointing, then it gets better with lots of details appearing. Still, I think something is missing on those. Because live, sure the loudness may play big part but, alike with Evil Moisture, it is the direct approach that I enjoy. There, a full-on noise storm that yet feels much composed but also able of going freely with abrupt changes. First live gig was something close to "Crowded" and 2nd perhaps was closer to harsh parts of "Humid Weather" & "Relief" with piercing high frequencies, waterfall-like noise. Again, not able to point out what made those shows more appealing than the actual recordings but I would surely buy an album that presents a collections of live set from Kevin Drumm.
Quote from: urall on May 15, 2014, 02:23:51 PM
I got about 20 Dead Machines releases bought back when they were released (Full Moon being one of them) And actually haven't listened to them in the recent years.
But i do remember liking 'Mystery of the fall off islands part two" , 'minister to a mind disease', etc..
Thanks for the infos. I found some mp3 rips of those releases and "Mystery..." sounded more to my liking although a bit below my expectations. Still have to listen to it in better conditions, though.
I like much more EVIL MOISTURE "Goo" LP from 2012. Blossoming Noise. Kevin Drumm is something I hear people praise all the time, but personally, I don't think I have heard any solo recording of him what would be even average level?
AXNAAR - Obscure Salo - cassette, All Dead Tapes - phenomenal brutal and fetishistic noise/black metal crossover, great music by any standards. Our cat was more terrified by this than anything since Whitehouse 'Asceticists 2006' - ears completely back, full protest.
Also enjoying from the world of the mainstream, new Lana Del Rey and Die Antwoord albums.
Taint/Grunt - Schoolyard Bruises (CD, Antihumanism/Industrial Recollections): Good stuff, as was to be expected, I prefer Grunt a bit over Taint though. The Taint Venom cover is cool, but weird to here these very familiar lyrics totally out of context, i.e. in a totally other music genre.
Lion's Pride - Vlaanderen (CD, Flandria Records): New recordings from Lion's Pride, cool to see that they're still active after all these years after their last output. Good stuff, though the album is a bit better. There's also a DVD with live clips and other stuff, but I haven't watched it yet.
Kill Baby, Kill - A Prophet Returns (CD, Halal Records): So much greatness! Really good music (some of those leads!) and lyrics which are typical, though in some places leave place for some nuance, which I like. Best track is without a doubt Inbreed, lyrics make me chuckle even after having heard it 10 times. I was surprised seeing Mikko mention they have a new 7" out, sinc I thought they stopped since one of the guys killed himself.
"Hell Comes Home – Vol I" Box Set
Massive 7'' box! Each 7'' have the participation of 2 bands ranging from very different styles and genres. From Stoner to Hardcore, some Grind, very diverse. A good listening experience.
Artwork from each 7'' is fucking amazing! Each cover have the illustration of a creature/monster/insect! Very well done!
"Raíz Ibérica" V/A
This is a compilation with Portuguese and Spanish Folk bands! An amazing compilation I must say! Recommended for those who like the more archaic Folk music! Not much into the typical Neo-Folk sounds, but really more traditional. Must of the bands participated with an exclusive song and we can find here bands such as Urze de Lume (PT), Sangre de Muergado (SP), Azagatel (PT), Àrnica (SP), Cosmos (SP), Arde Fero (PT) and a few others!
A special note to the participation of Azagatel. They play Black Metal with Lusitanian Paganism as main topic, but for this compilation they composed their first Folk song, no Metal at all here. And they made a great song!
Novemthree - "Renewing" CD
Neo-Folk from the US. Very calm, music based on classic guitar work. Good stuff! I got the pre-order version, not sure what will be the major differences, but this is numbered and limited to 130 copies in a Digifile kind of package and comes with a patch. Simple and very beautiful artwork.
Àrnica – "Lecho de Piedra" CD
Special version here, comes with a poster and in a bag made of goat skin! This was limited to 50 copies or so.
Archaic Folk in the typical Àrnica way! Drums, flutes and horns!
DANIEL MENCHE "Furious Eclipse" LP
Soleilmoon
1995 LP, first soleilmoon vinyl release? Seems so. Effect loaded, mostly calm sound. Not his best, but certainly good listening here.
JOSEPH HAMMER "I love you, please love me too" LP
PAN
Odd Hammer album. Spoken/sung collage music. Short clips and loops of music, singing etc creating quite bizarre piece. First I have hard time with this, but either it just grows, or early shock goes away. I don't have THAT much of this type of collage stuff in my collection.
NAEVUS / SPIRITUAL FRONT split pic 10"
Old Europa Cafe
Hmm.. Naevus neo-folkish stuff pretty well done and also some experimental elements, but at the same time it seems somehow lack the charm of veterans of genre. Spiritual Front in other hand is some eccentric music. What one should call this? Homosexual cabaret show? Don't know. Some of it works just fine, but some is annoying. Perhaps most memorable SF tune is featured here "Cold love.." and final tracks is pretty good experimental piece.
V/A "Automation" 2xLP
Laub Records
Uh. While there are some goodies here, like Troum, Drape Excrement, etc. there is also really half assed stuff and plain awful techo pieces too. Horrible graphics and utmost lack of information. Not worth getting for few good tracks.
K.MIZUTANI "the same thing makes always her laugh" LP
ZSF
Great LP from 1989, long time Merzbow collaborator. One track is for my taste little bit too much random percussion piece, but everything else here is really good and could be recommended for those who like old Merzbow style from early/mid 80's. I would dare to say easily his best release and worth to try to find!
KOHORT "Christian Masquerade" LP
Act of Hate
Small scale BM classic from Poland. Think about being around time and on same label with Graveland and Infernum, and with member of Lord Of Evil here too. Odd very little distorted guitars. First time LP version, 300 copies.
ALFARMANIA "Bottenscrapet"-pic LP
Autarkeia
Nice stuff as always. Large cave-like reverbrating atmosphere, but with brute shouting and grim noises. Good ending and clearly album superior to some tapes on playlist in recent times.
SEWER ELECTION "vidoppna sar" LP
PAN
Nice! Think of SE when its not too "academic" (read= uninvolved) tape works, nor its too close to Schimpfluch gagging, nor pure harsh noise either, but just many of these things blended well together. Mostly focusing on junk metal, but all mentioned elements can be found to some extent. Nice album.
SUDDEN INFANT "Sidewalk social scientist" LP
Tochnit Aleph
1989-1999 works. It should as solid as SI stuff generally sounds. Perhaps even too much so, considering if its things pulled together from 10 years of time. Very crisp and clear sound. Humor, cut ups, weirdness. Not his best works by any means, but has some killer moments.
BC Grimm - The Ideating Knell (Signal Dreams): Very interesting to begin hearing more and more of Madison, WI's more thoughtful underground wayfarers. I've had many pleasure-filled years spent with the freakier, more stoned, side of the coin, but works like this are something else entirely. It's comprised of terse improvisation (I'm assuming at least) reminiscent of electroacoustic pioneering, but made from "Guqin 古琴 & Guzheng 古筝,[...]dulcimer hammers, cajon brushes, chopsticks, mate straw, metal bowls, broken teaware, clay sculpting tools, snare wires, & seashell strands". There's also, undeniably, an Asiatic presence due to the instruments used, but definitely with a Westerner's execution. No peddling from a bullshit guru, just inspired creativity. A rather demanding/rewarding release from a label that I can't help but stay with from now on.
Derek Rogers - Prevais (Signal Dreams): Unsurprisingly, this guy resides in LA. There's definitely that Cali-tapeworld vibe going on, but without being awful Emeralds/New Age rehash. To its benefit, there's also a distinct INA - GRM and cut-up vibe present as well. Computer Muzak with enough density and character to remain agreeable. Definitely a lot of what-the-hell moments due to some harsh editing that will make or break this for you.
Frances-Marie Uitti & Gareth Davis - Gramercy (Miasmah): A powerful dose of unnerving (and sparingly light) composition from this cellist-clarinetist duo. Not too much in the vein of their other works, at least those that I'm familiar with. Less academic, less generic drone; somewhere between intention and free-improv instead.
Hive Mind - A Stagnant Plague Cast Through Shallow Earth (Helicopter): Either I can't attune my ear to the differences, or most Hive Mind releases resemble each other. This isn't a bad thing, but with 60+ releases out there, Greh might as well just put out C100's to keep things economical. Gotta say though, that this disc does dwell on the minimal, at least the first two pieces, more than most HM albums do. Still, the second half is business as usual. Love it? Yes.
Shredded Nerve - Failing To Maintain (Chondritic Sound): Hope this group has more in store for the future. A stellar offering of industrial tones, Sewer Election/Blodvite-isms, and sparse harshness. Really varied, engaging (at least with headphones), and void of bullshit pretense. Convincingly bleak without falling into the weathered cliches of you-know-what.
Troy Schafer - Untitled No. 1 (Signal Dreams): An amalgamation of all the Troy Schafer output thus far; improvised violin chaos, crazy-processed vocals, harsh electronics, droning static, beauteous violin movements, acoustic-sound experimentation. As eclectic and as frantic as the man's mind itself seems to be. I'm beyond giddy for the next part of this series.
Aaron Dilloway - Corpse On Horseback (Hanson): Thanks for the leads; this and the fella below are my next forays into Dilloway after reading the thread on him and this one too. Spastic and sporadic all the way. Can't help but be reminded of Ryan Bloomer at times - if there was more gaiety and breathing room in his work.
Aaron Dilloway - Bad Dreams (Hanson): Sits nicely amidst a couple of SNSE/Gaping Hole tapes and Body Collector's later output. Gentle harsh noise and loads of tape manipulation. From-another-world kinda sounds.
Quote from: eyestrain on June 18, 2014, 10:30:39 AM
Sits nicely amidst a couple of SNSE/Gaping Hole tapes
Been working on project of Euro editions of entire Gaping Hole discography. When label ceased to exists, despite everything is free to stream on website, I felt that due small amounts many of these tapes sold (according to label), could be good to have this good line of brutal harshness available on tape again... Just wait a bit...
S.P.K. "Leichenschrei" LPThermidor
Classic what barely needs further comments. Industrial music in finest tradition. Perhaps some noiseheads will be turned off by some drum machine beats getting more musical, but damn. It's bleak and cold stuff. Metal percussions, proper studio sound. Cold vocals. This kind of stuff doesn't really get done anymore.
Pessary "Inward Collapse" LPDirter
1990 recorded tape that got done as LP/CD 1991 by Dirter as labels very earliest releases. Guy who played guitar in thrash band Obliteration started this industrial group. He later played in 2nd coming of SATORI too. At best, Pessary is heavy and aggressive industrial, where bounding industrial beats, processed vocals and effect fueled guitarnoise forms intense feel. Something to lump together with that era of UK industrial sound. Godflesh, JFK, Splintered, etc. Without sounding exactly like those. It's mostly not riff based at all. No "industrial metal" or "rock" by any means. However, some tracks have not aged very well with their techno'ish beats. Some really good stuff here, some plain crappy.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 18, 2014, 01:30:14 PM
Been working on project of Euro editions of entire Gaping Hole discography. When label ceased to exists, despite everything is free to stream on website, I felt that due small amounts many of these tapes sold (according to label), could be good to have this good line of brutal harshness available on tape again... Just wait a bit...
Good to hear! I think Pat told me some time ago that they would be available again at some point in some form (could have been my hopeful imagination though), but I didn't expect the whole discography.
Will the vinyls and cds be made available too (Haemorrhaging Fetus, Dog Holocaust, Mania/Bloomer...)?
S.T.A.B. ELECTRONICS - Instrument for Operating on Mutant Women (lp, Urashima)
LIGATURE IMPRESSION - Slaves to Our Senses (cs, Danvers State)
LA BAYADERE - Kingdom of the Shades / PAQUITA - Pas de Dix (lp)
GAITE PARISIENNE / LES SYLPHIDES (lp)
All on repeat, repeat. Amazing parallels can be drawn from two wildly different genres of music / sound which are both entirely fueled by the aesthetic of the woman. The power electronics themes are even more profound when you read again and again about the heavy flesh merchandising that surrounded the early classical ballet.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 18, 2014, 01:30:14 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on June 18, 2014, 10:30:39 AM
Sits nicely amidst a couple of SNSE/Gaping Hole tapes
Been working on project of Euro editions of entire Gaping Hole discography. When label ceased to exists, despite everything is free to stream on website, I felt that due small amounts many of these tapes sold (according to label), could be good to have this good line of brutal harshness available on tape again... Just wait a bit...
One of the finest labels (and operators) of recent memory. Should have shown more support. Realizing greatness after its gone. Great news.
Deviated Sister TV- murder electronics
Kommando RJF C30
Haare- Forward to insanity
3 great tapes to heavily enhance an over-caffeinated hangover.
Quote from: aischrolatreia on June 19, 2014, 10:06:07 PMKommando RJF C30
Is this new material or...? Still available somewhere? NEED!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on June 19, 2014, 11:43:29 PM
Quote from: aischrolatreia on June 19, 2014, 10:06:07 PMKommando RJF C30
Is this new material or...? Still available somewhere? NEED!
Not sure, but I think the material may be from the LP sessions. One of the tracks appear on the LP, but I'm not sure if it is the same version. Haven't compared. I bought a copy at the Röset festival. There weren't many copies available.
(Woke up this morning to find that I'd subjected this board to rather soddyesque rant, duly removed, due apologies. I did save the principle and resubmit below.)Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on June 13, 2014, 03:23:56 AM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 12, 2014, 07:06:11 PM
But personally, I find the argument that a – favored – band is better live to be rather insulting. A subject to be explored another day.)
Please do, as I find that idea interesting.
This will probably be a boring answer as I imagine I am preaching to the choir, but after pondering this for a few days... I'd say that I was speaking to my listener approach to music in general, that is, music: recordings first. The recordings come first, the frequenting of the live performances second.
And it is therefore important for me to distinguish between:
a) the reviewer who appreciates the recordings and happens to prefer the live performances
and
b) the reviewer who does not particularly like the recordings and proclaims a preference for the live performances (recordings thereof notwithstanding)
Now, there are a buttload of reviewers to be found somewhere in between a) and b) but... it pretty much comes down to trusting the word of the reviewer. If the word of the reviewer does not correspond to my very own personal set of (increasingly ponderous) words, that's all agreeable enough provided some degree of rationale exists. Minus the rationale one may at least make do with a (relatively) verifiable medium, such as a recording. Live performances are... well, live performances are like this:
"Dude. You had to be there."[/discussion]
I understand. I've often found myself wondering how any project/band would sound in a live setting when listening to their recorded work, more out of instinct than anything else. But nine times out of ten I've only got the recordings to go by. Your argument makes sense to me.
Sektor 304 - Engage... Forwards boxset - great stuff. really enjoying the 7", but honestly i'm digging the cds more. the live cd is fantastic, the older tracks especially benefit from the more organic sound. the other cds are a nice mix of industrial, dark ambient, and unprocessed field recordings. glad I was able to get the box set, for those who didn't I highly recommend checking out the Live Reaction and Communiphones cds.
Lust For Youth - International - pure pop. super saccharine, tooth-ache inducing, sickly sweet pop. and i'm really enjoying it.
SLEAFORD MODS - Divide And Exit LP (Harbinger)
Haven't heard much of their earlier stuff, but this is just as good as Austerity Dogs. At times maybe even better? "Tied Up In Nottz", "Liveable Shit" and "Middle Men" are current favorites, but I'm sure the thing as a whole is a grower.
EDWIGE - Play The Game Or Leave The Bed 7" (Release The Bats)
4€ on Discogs, nothing to complain about really. Two short nasty pieces. Perfect for stressful early mornings. Seems to stay available for next to nothing from a bunch of sellers?! Well worth the cash.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 23, 2014, 06:21:48 PM
Sektor 304 - Engage... Forwards boxset - great stuff. really enjoying the 7", but honestly i'm digging the cds more. the live cd is fantastic, the older tracks especially benefit from the more organic sound. the other cds are a nice mix of industrial, dark ambient, and unprocessed field recordings. glad I was able to get the box set, for those who didn't I highly recommend checking out the Live Reaction and Communiphones cds.
excellent work. really like it
FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE "Glass Face Island" LP
Harbinger
nice record actually. Some drone works, some less droning. Overall not too noisy, but enough to be interesting side of droning stuff.
LOCRIAN "Greyfield shrines" LP
Diophantine Discs
Best Locrian? Who knows, but possibly! I'm kind of turned off by whole guitar-drone genre what appears to be more music than noise. Here harmony is key word, but intensity grows and at best its quite monumental material. I think it's quite lame that first side ends in just about climax moment to locked groove. Turn side and stuff continues.... damn. If they would have just composed 2 solid pieces that are side length and not lazy cut from middle...
Hair Police / Kites "Hair Police & Kites" LP
bootleg
I wonder why the fuck someone would make these bootlegs? Isn't same "label" responsible for 16 Bitches Pile-Up and some crappy MSBR live was it?? Absolute rubbish. Live material, but... line recording from mixing table? This result utmost lack of punch, and odd balance of sounds. But most of all, on all standards, this is crap. I can see why someone would make cult items like "Crimes", "white power", "right to kill", "pleasure corpse", etc etc bootlegs, but stuff like this? You know, artists who'd probably accept offers made to them anytime and submit better material anytime. Then doing their crappy stuff without permission... who benefits?
Over the last couple of days...
Doom - Total Doom
Am Not - First Morbid Variations
Shift - Altamont Rising
Genocide Organ - In-Konflikt
VA - Defqon.1 2011 (Disc 2; mixed by Promo)
Quote from: tiny_tove on June 24, 2014, 10:29:25 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 23, 2014, 06:21:48 PM
Sektor 304 - Engage... Forwards boxset - great stuff. really enjoying the 7", but honestly i'm digging the cds more. the live cd is fantastic, the older tracks especially benefit from the more organic sound. the other cds are a nice mix of industrial, dark ambient, and unprocessed field recordings. glad I was able to get the box set, for those who didn't I highly recommend checking out the Live Reaction and Communiphones cds.
excellent work. really like it
This is the reason why I do this kind of stuff!
For anyone interested, I still have boxes available.
On topic:
Prurient – "Through The Window"
Carcass - Heartwork
Sex Vid - Nests 7"
Sex Vid - Communal Living 12"
Moonblood - Taste Our German Steel 12"
Bacilllus - Carcinogenetics Cassette
Quote from: Urban Noise on June 25, 2014, 12:28:43 AM
Prurient – "Through The Window"
There was some good stuff in it, but overall nowhere near as good as Prurient at its best.
I recall when "Rose Pillar" came out, and I commented something on Noisefanatics, perhaps in lines of "not going to spend 100 bucks on software synth music", heh, and it pissed off good friend mr. Fernow that I'd bash the release based on couple minutes sample online. And when I finally some years later actually got the
PRURIENT "Rose Pillar" 11"mLP+book set, I can understand frustration as this belongs to some of finest Prurient albums. I guess it's safe to call this album despite 11" format? Hardcover book covers with text and artwork. I know I wouldn't have bought it for 100USD, even if I can see how price is perfectly justified. Got this in trade. Liked it when I got it, and now that I listened this yesterday and today, I like it even more. Only good tracks, not far from Black Post Society or Cocaine Death (if one needs reference), but just... better. Especially there are two very definite hit tracks.
V/A ABSTRACT MAGAZINE #5 magazine + LP1985 with exclusive interviews and tracks by
SWANS, TEST DEPT, and lets say bunch of others. From techo postpunk industrialish eccetric electro-pop to whatever. Not too phenomenal compilation, though.
VASILISK "Whirling Dervishes" + "Mkwaju" LPSteinklang
Two first LP's reissued! There are couple of songs that aren't perfect, but overall, absolutely best Vasilisk material!!! Tribal rhythms, but more gloomy and dark with industrial and few times even noise wibes, but most of all ritualistic feel. Excellent!
WHITE HOSPITAL "Holocaust" LPSteinklang
Reissue of old WH stuff. 12"+7" + live tracks. Japanese industrial from early 80's. It is quite good, but nowhere near as good as Vasilisk stuff. Also cutting of vinyl fails in couple moments where irritating vinyl distortion hits in. Original artwork is nice, but something like typocraphy of back cover is horrid. It is certainly good release as document of past and relatively cheap price compared to hunting the originals. Don't feel I'd be ready to pay big bucks for this, but pretty good stuff to listen to.
THE GREY WOLVES / GENOCIDE ORGAN "Absolute truth" 12"Tesco
This feels kind of long overdue maxi ep of "Catholic Priests Fuck Children". Why? Because it includes the absolute hit song of GW "Beyond Hypocricy" original album version, and rest is basically variations. Live track, new revised version titled "Absolute Hypocrisy" and one "remix". Listening basically 4 versions of one song theoretically quite different from "proper album", but still this c. 29 minute piece of wax is damn good. Each track justifies its inclusion. Original is still phenomenal piece. Live track has more rugged sound and aggressive vocals. Absolute Hypocrisy is more complex, different composition and extended in length. Nietzsche mix has also quite same sonic backbone, but its different. Nice release, but when next proper full length from GW and GO ?
V/A NOISE HELLO KITTY pic LPWeirdness of noise and guitar songs and childlike tunes. Nice pic LP pictures (heh) and that's why I bought it many years ago from Hospital store, but don't think I ever realized its Thurston Moore and few other guys fooling around. Good in odd way, but at the same time slightly annoying.
I recall the debate on Noisefanatics about the price of that Pruient release. If I remember rightly, I was one of those against such a high price. Would probably still say the same today - one hundred US bucks for a book and an album? Come on.
Yep. It is harsh price, but as said, I can see why its justified. Production costs. If it would be smaller page size or something, I'm guessing price would drop probably half. Then question that edition of 1000 books + 11"s like this would have probably about same manufacturing price, possibility to drop price to about half what it was. But which is more likely.. retail 500 sets for 100USD each or 1000 sets for 50USD each? 50,- would be nice price, though! For 100 each retail I wouldn't even risk taking single copy in distribution...
VIDNA OBMANA "1984-1986 (testament of tape)" 3xLP
Vinyl on Demand
I think old VO rules. I was also under impression that members was slightly embarrassed by their old works and refused to reissue it? Not sure if I remember correctly, but it was great that this was released. In usual VOD fashion, it's more like "best of" than anything else. What is good here, is that despite perhaps half of material is picked up from various old tapes, about half is previously unreleased material of the time. And while 1st and 2nd slab of vinyl is more of noisy and fierce industrial stuff, even bordering power electronics feel, 3rd LP is more towards their later days slowly flowing ambient. Fuzzy and blurry sound gives it extremely nice edge and takes it far far away from contemporary clean synth soundscapes. Excellent release!
EMIL BEAULIEAU "America's Greatest Noise" 2xLP
Harbinger Sound
Damn! What a difficult release to listen to. I like the most side where Emil mutilates Putrefier. Then side with Pain Jerk is good as well. Both have 10 locked grooves to start with, but rest of side plays straight to end. But another LP has hand carved fake grooves in beginning and is it 10 songs each side and each song ends to locked groove. Pulling up needle every couple minutes or listening "loops" for random amounts of times. It's different and very active way of listening of course, but also consuming! I think Ron considered this his best works at the time, I think not... It's good stuff, but not his best. He has done way better, I think. This came out around the Yankee Know How tour and he did some live stuff based on playing these grooves as part of live shows. Some really good sets on that tour. One amusing case was that Ron was too tired to play show that was scheduled to happen live at radio station. He made me to step in, and play "DJ set" of using this release and some efx that I was using for Grunt gigs. Due nature of this radio station, Grunt had obviously no business to be on the bill and Harbinger boss told me to keep my mouth shut during being inside the station. Haha... I'm aware there are occasions when things are being said without considering surrounding people, so yes, I accept being treated as clueless brat if its needed to get tour rolling, hah.. Just heard gossip couple weeks ago that certain scene leaders in scotland are still disturbed about something I may have supposedly said there so many years ago. Don't remember even talking anything, but who knows. Perhaps the cover artworks of distro merch constituted as rejectable opinions, heh. Anyways. Decent releases, especially Putrefier side what spinned today twice just because it was easily best material of the release.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 26, 2014, 12:28:41 PM
I recall when "Rose Pillar" came out, and I commented something on Noisefanatics, perhaps in lines of "not going to spend 100 bucks on software synth music", heh, and it pissed off good friend mr. Fernow that I'd bash the release based on couple minutes sample online. And when I finally some years later actually got the PRURIENT "Rose Pillar" 11"mLP+book set, I can understand frustration as this belongs to some of finest Prurient albums. I guess it's safe to call this album despite 11" format? Hardcover book covers with text and artwork. I know I wouldn't have bought it for 100USD, even if I can see how price is perfectly justified. Got this in trade. Liked it when I got it, and now that I listened this yesterday and today, I like it even more. Only good tracks, not far from Black Post Society or Cocaine Death (if one needs reference), but just... better. Especially there are two very definite hit tracks.
I remember when this came out. I bought a copy right away and was pretty pissed at myself when it was much cheaper within a year. I guess it's pretty tough release to distro.
I really enjoy the music itself, but I wish there was a bit more. For once I thought that the material could have been mastered a bit louder because with all the lathe cut scuzziness added to the sound, it just gets too scratchy at high volume. at least that's what I remember. I think the book is really very nicely done though. I remember it being discussed at the time of the release, how much normal art books go for, so in comparison the release wasn't THAT pricey. And considering what people spend on OOP Prurient tapes, the Rose Pillar is a bargain now!
new Vatican Shadow box was 100 usd @ summer tour last month. think it was 6 cs box?seemes better deal for book. oh well, folks will buy regardless.
He made good money with his releases. You know, life is expensive and other shit..
These days it doesn't matter much. Stuff will be online sometimes soon free of charge for anyone who wants only the sound itself.
Nurse With Wound "Brained By Falling Masonry" 12"
L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords
1984 stuff from NWW. Quite musical, but dense of layers and chaotic. Include David Tibet in line-up and J.G. Thirlwell of Foetus on one side doing vocals. Other side with Laura Calland doing vocals and that side is much better. Whoever she is, don't know.
E.g Oblique Graph "Complete Oblique" 2xLP
Vinyl On Demand
2006 fuck. I was thinking of listening Hijokaidan VOD box, which is basically extended version of Zouroku No Kibyou. Just double LP with one extra LP with two live gigs. Anyways, since I got the original LP and CD, it has been in my shelves since 2006, unopened, unplayed. I opened bulging box and to my surprised, I found E.g Oblique Graph double LP stuffed inside box too. Released in same batch of stuff, pre-Muslimgauze project from 1982. So change of plans. This first. And it's good. Much much better than any Muslimgauze I have heard. As liner notes explains, rather than cut & paste, its tear & paste technique - underlining primitive nature of recordings as opposed to precision. Beats, odd sounds, noises, charming dusty electronic music & industrial feel. Good find from own record shelves, hah...
DUE PROCESS "Combine XXIII-XXXV" LP
Phage
hmm.. so how many of you guys listen Due Process?? I admire greatly some of the stuff, but some is just not quite as noisy as their best ones. Due Process here is Ron Lessard, John Wiggins, Thomas Dimuzio and Zanstones. But in reality part of the stuff is John Wiggins solo work and other stuff is Dimuzio works where he uses 2005 radio live of him and Lessard as source sounds. It's more of electro-acoustic/experimental kind of stuff here. Lots of effects, lots of odd cutting & twisting the sounds. Pretty good LP, but cover art is a bit turn off for me. It's pretty much never, when I see this projects name appear on any talk...
NEVAI_NONET "String Oktet In A" 12"
Devils Fork
This is totally odd. I remember one member said that it is stuff unlike anything else. I was kind of "yeah, right" as it's not that easy to bring in table something completely unheard. Of course it's up to debate whether this is it, but lets say, you don't find records like this too often. I'm kind of out of my words, but saying free form metal band playing scott Walker string songs with drums what are either leaning to free jazz or lets say noisecore - hah... While all the musical references are somehow more elegant and arty, it really is more chaotic and odd. Distorted vocals add more oddity. Sometimes one wonders is this done as humor or is it plain serious, but who knows? Occasionally it sounds like band with attempt to create gothic symphonic industrial metal failed and something went terribly wrong. To press 45rpm heavy vinyl full color gatefold release of THIS, got to admire a bit!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlbVLVHP610
BLACK ROSE "The Room Inside" LP
Contempo
1991 Italian some sort of gothic leaning stuff. Think of digital piano and cheesy "angel choir" pre-set keyboards and reverb drenched etheral female vocals. I have no idea when and why I have bought this. Few moments I like, most things I feel embarressed for this due, which seems to be sister & brother?
CURRENT 93 "Honeysuckle Aeons" LP
Coptic Cat
Felt tempted to check out more later days C93. I have actually bough more of later days LPs but just shelved to "later use", as didn't feel like listening, but didn't want to miss them if they are good. This passes me without leaving any mark. I'm not fully prepared to really listen what Tibet is saying in his lengthy monologue throughout each track, but as merely phonetic element of track, Tibets voice gets... ehm.. well, lets say he is not THE most charismatic speakers in world. I don't get irritated for listening LP, but neither there is anything what is really indicating I should be returning to this anytime soon. I'm confident, next time I do so, it would be with bottle of whiskey, armchair and holding lyric sheet in my hand.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 28, 2014, 11:58:31 AM
NEVAI_NONET "String Oktet In A" 12"
Nándor is a demented visionary! Own plenty of his (and related) stuff and it's all quite mindblowing. And as far as I know he's completely serious about his "Biomekanikal Neoklassikal Musik". Let's not forget he's a founding member of Aborted Christ Childe and Hatewave also. Equally bizarro music video(s) here: http://vimeo.com/87520629
KRÖKTA RUM "Tankar & syner del II" LP
Järtecknet
I like this a lot, but fucken' hell, first time I took LP from sleeve, it had scratches or something almost like pressing defect what makes end of a-side crackle unwantedly. Luckily the sound of LP is so broken lo-fi tape experiments that some extra crackles are not end of the world. I think this could be better first? Or my memory failing. Certainly better than some other Järtecknet LP's.
ENKLAV "2" LP
Järtecknet
One could say same thing. Great Vivenza like "loop industrial" of rugged mechanical elements. Not much more, not much less. Good analogue sound, long tracks that have active participation instead merely cold loops.
MIKA VAINIO "Kilo" 2xLP
Blast First Petite
Vainios work start to be little too popular music for my taste. Well done, yet kind of easy beats and musical tones. It's still ahead of a lot of what I hear from realms of "techno", but has taken further into bad direction if you ask me. It's decent stuff to listen, but when abstract tracks of this 2xLP are the best, I start to wonder, why not pick up his more abstract albums instead of this?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 28, 2014, 11:58:31 AM
NEVAI_NONET "String Oktet In A" 12"
Devils Fork
This is totally odd.
Certainly is. I would think Ministry, NIN, Rob Zombie, Meathook Seed, GGFH, etc fans would get into it. Thanks for reviewing it. There's a newer Japanese HC supergroup, SHI (Struggling Harsh Immortals), that is a hybrid of Ministry. This stuff really isn't in my pocket, but if done well, I enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KJQXGKIo-o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KJQXGKIo-o)
WOVEN HAND - TEN STONES
PESTORGEL - PESTORGEL
S.T.A.B. Electronics - INSTRUMENT FOR OPERATING ON MUTANT WOMEN
VARIOUS ARTISTS - SJäLABLOMSTER
THE CURE - WISH
Some things fantastic:
Kinit Her - The Needs Of Both (Bleak Environment)
Jason Zeh/Developer - Split (Factotum Tapes)
raison d'être - The Stains Of The Embodied Sacrifice (Cold Meat Industry)
Alio Die - Deconsecrated And Pure (Projekt)
The Forest Beggars with Stone Breath - Virgo, Mater, Domina (Hand/Eye)
Angel Du$t - A.D. (Reaper)
Idea Fire Conpany - Beauty School (Ultra Eczema)
And not so great:
Aaron Dilloway and Jason Crumer/Gene Pick - Split (A Dear Girl Called Wendy)
Quote from: eyestrain on July 01, 2014, 07:06:18 AM
And not so great:
Aaron Dilloway and Jason Crumer/Gene Pick - Split (A Dear Girl Called Wendy)
Yep. BIG disappointment.
I've had a Revenge kick these last few days, and so I have been spinning Superion.Command.Destroy, Victory.Intolerance.Mastery, and Infiltration.Downfall.Death a lot. Classic releases in my ears. Absolutely frenetic and brutal drumming, shameless vocals. No fucking about, musically or aesthetically. DESTINY MASTERY.
Other things that have been getting attention lately:
Sickness - Ruiner LP
Very good. Nicely paced, energetic throughout. Lots of surprises.
Black Grail - Demo - I
Very inventive and rugged black metal from Chile. Nice yellow on black artwork. Highly recommended.
Jakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions
Cannot stop listening to this. Same goes for:
V/A - Sonno Ferrum cassette
Beautiful artwork, inspiring sounds. Very charming.
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Legendary rapshit. Manages to be hard as fuck while still maintaining that sad "out of cocaine" atmosphere, at least though the first half of the album. After that it unfortunately degenerates into bedroom rap.
Death Squad - Theological Genocide
Cold, hard production, relentless oppressive atmosphere. Excellent hateful vocal performance.
DERNIERE VOLONTE "Obeir Et Mourir" 2xLP
Hauruck
Probably like this more now than before. I still think some of the drum machine marching beats are pretty cheap, but well... Martial music. I like noble historical speeches, gloomy atmospheres and that it has noisy moments. Too bad this reissue is just the tape, while noble looking 2xCD box on N&B had several bonus tracks.
ATRAX MORGUE "In Search of death" LP
Urashima
Great. Just great stuff. Lethal synth tones, grim vocals, movie samples. In a way, simple stuff what "anyone with synth could do" (haha!), but reality shows nobody has done it quite like Atrax Morgue did!
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA "Anal Perversion" LP
Urashima
Especially A-side is phenomenal. Even better than I remembered. Or perhaps its that I've mostly listened old bootleg LP made out of who know what kind of tape instead of master. So rough, so fierce. Just insane. B-side is much more of feedback noise than utmost distorted harshness. I like how quality of sound is so raw, that even some surface noise of vinyl doesn't bother at all.
DAMIEN DUBROVNIK "Patterns of Penetratuon" 7"
Alter
Great 7"! Kind of power electronics meets techno, but managing to involve good elements of these genres. Crispy sound. Highly electric noises. Nice vocals.
PUCE MARY "Persona" LP
Posh Isolation
Great! Some tracks are full on "euro PE", some more gloomy and atmospheric, with nasty sex noises here and there. Moaning, strangulation, good spices from field recordings. Needs more listening! Tomorrow again...
More of the Puce LP. Yep, it is less aggressive, less noisy, more calm, erotic, suffocating. I like.
CONTROLLED BLEEDING " Songs From A Sewer Of Dreams" 4xLP +7" box
VOD
Jeeesus christ what a load of CRAP!!!! One side of "lost versions" of Knees & Bones material doesn't save from facts that 7 other sides are SHIT. Opening track, in all honesty, is pretty good. 2007 industrial works. But rest is 1) utterly without any red line 2) generally inferior in context of any type of genre they could be placed. If its free jazz, it's crappy. If its space rock, its crappy. If its ambient, its crappy. etc etc. At worst you'll be listening (as membership gift) band jamming Doors cover song. Fuck Doors and fuck this box. Apparently quite a lot of people feel the same and discogs seems to be cluttered with boxes for sale... Good luck for anyone trying to get rid of this.
KARJALAN SISSIT "Misere" LP
Eternal Soul
Neoclassical/martial music with amusing samples from comedy, b-rate action, themes of drinking and violence etc. Sometimes still pretty good, occasionally this 10 year anniversary edition has doesn't have the same impact it may have had long ago.
-VA/ THE RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP: comp LP (loads of funky space trippers)
-ZYANOSE: putrid sick society LP (Nippon noisepunk destruction, total Sore Throat worship!)
-CSMD / BASTARD NOISE: split LP (test press) (this one is turning out killer!!! cosmic noise adventure part 2)
-STELVIO CIPRIANI: THE GREAT ALLIGATOR (soundtrack) LP
-FRANCO GODI: SIGNOR ROSSI (soundtrack) LP (Yesssssssss Signore Rossi theme!!)
-BULLDOZER: neurodeliri LP
-BULLDOZER: IX LP
-FINAL EXIT / SETE STAR SEPT: split 7"FLEXI (played live with SSS 2 weeks ago, they are crazy live)
-THE RESIDENTS: third reich and roll LP (together with Eskimo and Tunes Of Two Cities my fave Residents album)
-INFERNAL CURSE: the end upon us LP (REVENGE fans take note!!! brutal!!)
-WALTER RIZZATI: 1990 THE BRONX WARRIORS: soundtrack LP
-HADES MINING CO. / HARSH SUPPLEMENT: split EP (noisecore lives!!)
Jason Lescalleet - Much To My Demise (Kye)
Surprised to see no one mention it yet, would probably appeal to many on this board. Really blown away by this record. Can't stop playing the b side, really effective use of stops and starts, and general mastery of the tape machine.
Quote from: Noiseape on July 03, 2014, 12:45:49 AM
-STELVIO CIPRIANI: THE GREAT ALLIGATOR (soundtrack) LP
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total cult. love especially the German version of the main song
Olympic Shit Man - Supercharge (2LP, Harbinger)
Perfect harsh noise! Rough sound, nice dynamic range, rusty but "colourful" overall atmosphere. Electronic and metallic sounds, crude feedback, some mangled speech sounds, loops, etc. Lot of stuff happening, but all the layers are kept clearly audible. The distortion is not an all-consuming wall of buzz but rather the sounds are damaged, blown out and shattered in the way that they're still recognisable. Side four is live stuff. One of the greatest noise records I've heard in a long time. Got not idea how this compares to the tape it was released originally as, but sounds wild and good on vinyl.
Good day of industrial sound:
EINTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN "Fuenf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala" LP
Some Bizarre
Good mid 80's stuff from EN. Metal percussion, sound quality, songs that are good overall. I don't like all EN, but the good ones, most definitely!
VIVENZA "realites sevomecaniques" LP
Rotorelielf
First Vivenza what I heard and I got the original LP, but when this reissue came out, I felt somehow tempted to take it, although trying not to be "collector" who hoards different versions of same stuff... It's great LP busy of industrial clatter. Not heavy or bassy or crushing. Quite treble dominated clatter, lots of loops and tape manipulations. Excellent.
S.P.K. "Dokument III0" 6xLP + 3x7" box...
Great stuff, still under process of listening... This will probably take rest of the day, perhaps even more..!
K2 - Concerto Grosso: Hate Piano nice CD from Untergeschoss, dedicated to John Cage. I still have to hear an album of K2 that would be disappointing. Good, dynamic noise
Masokismi - Elaminen Kohti Kuolemaa ultraraw black metal/noise. Good
Not been on much of a noise/PE/industrial trip the last couple of days, instead seeking out some new flavours and giving some old metal/grindcore discs a run-out for a change:
Blown Out - Solar Queen (http://blownout.bandcamp.com/)
Very good psychadelic/space/kraut-style jams, from UK. LP coming on Riot Season I believe, features Mike Vest (Bong) so will likely be above reproach (nothing against Mike, never met him, but there seems to be that feeling in some places) but I really like what I've heard so far.
Napalm Death - Smear Campaign
The last ND album I bought, enjoyed it at the time but going back to it now it doesn't hold a lot for me. Well-written enough, but production is too "big" to do it justice. Not as relevant to modern-day grindcore as they once were.
Napalm Death - Enemy Of The Music Business
Later-mid-period ND, a welcome improvement over the 2-3 albums that preceeded it as they found their teeth again.
Over the last couple days:
- Death Squad: Porcelain Fuck Machine
- Death Squad: Radium
- Umpio: Muelas
- Jaakko Vanhala: Feral Earth
- Jaakko Vanhala: Here be lions
- Macronympha: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Puce Mary: Persona
- Ride for Revenge: Dream Inferno
- Whiteswan: Insatiable Lust
- Wertham: Tell me the truth
- Alfarmania/Proiekt Hat: Astral Slaktmask
- Hippycrack/SSRI
I'm always sad about having not more time to consciously listen all those great records I buy - but my work schedule doesn't really allow this. It's of course good to earn the money, so that I can effort the records, but otherwise it's all just a waste of time, one could use to listen to great music/watch an interesting film/read a book. - So what about you? How do you organize and arrange your leisure time? (Maybe a topic worth of it's own?)
V/A - The Lost Tapes of Bestial Burst cassette - eclectic material unified by a consistent primitive approach. really dig the S.A.D.O.S. track.
Ride For Revenge - Enter The Gauntlet cassette - going back to King of Snakes level monotony with a more gruesome guitar tone. The Fog is Green and Pungent is an instant classic.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 07, 2014, 05:26:29 PM
Ride For Revenge - Enter The Gauntlet cassette - going back to King of Snakes level monotony with a more gruesome guitar tone. The Fog is Green and Pungent is an instant classic.
Essential album, apex of their sound for me. I was not 100% thrilled with a couple of recent releases (SADOS split, Below split), but this is definitely a massive return. Great Acapella at the end, too.
Quote from: vv on July 03, 2014, 04:00:08 AM
Jason Lescalleet - Much To My Demise (Kye)
Surprised to see no one mention it yet, would probably appeal to many on this board. Really blown away by this record. Can't stop playing the b side, really effective use of stops and starts, and general mastery of the tape machine.
Superb album that has gotten many, many plays here!!
QuoteI'm always sad about having not more time to consciously listen all those great records I buy - but my work schedule doesn't really allow this. It's of course good to earn the money, so that I can effort the records, but otherwise it's all just a waste of time, one could use to listen to great music/watch an interesting film/read a book. - So what about you? How do you organize and arrange your leisure time? (Maybe a topic worth of it's own?)
I have the same problem: not nearly enough time to listen to the stuff I keep buying. I haven't been able to figure out a solution. I envy those on this forum who seem to have much more time to listen to music or read books than me.
Quote from: acsenger on July 08, 2014, 03:47:41 AM
QuoteI'm always sad about having not more time to consciously listen all those great records I buy - but my work schedule doesn't really allow this. It's of course good to earn the money, so that I can effort the records, but otherwise it's all just a waste of time, one could use to listen to great music/watch an interesting film/read a book. - So what about you? How do you organize and arrange your leisure time? (Maybe a topic worth of it's own?)
I have the same problem: not nearly enough time to listen to the stuff I keep buying. I haven't been able to figure out a solution. I envy those on this forum who seem to have much more time to listen to music or read books than me.
Well, I am lucky that I get to listen to music pretty much all day at work, apart from attending meetings etc (it's an office job). With headphones I can listen to 5-7 albums a day at work and of late have been listening to artists' entire discographies back to back. I then probably get to listen to another 2-4 albums of an evening, but my home listening is more 'tailored' when my wife is at home, noting that it will be more ambient/ electronics/ rock stuff, rather than the agressive industrial or metal stuff. On top of that I spend my time on public transport to/ from work reading books and listening to the music, as well as a bit more reading at home. Also when I am out being active I have an ipod shuffle going. All in all most of my waking hours involves music being listened to - sometimes intently, sometime background, but with all the listening I do it means with anything I end up reviewing, I will be listening to it a minimum of 5 times, and more than likely 10+ times.
Quote from: eyestrain on July 08, 2014, 02:16:36 AM
Quote from: vv on July 03, 2014, 04:00:08 AM
Jason Lescalleet - Much To My Demise (Kye)
Surprised to see no one mention it yet, would probably appeal to many on this board. Really blown away by this record. Can't stop playing the b side, really effective use of stops and starts, and general mastery of the tape machine.
Superb album that has gotten many, many plays here!!
i really need to catch up with Jason Lescalleet releases, i've always been a big fan.
Quote from: re:evolution on July 08, 2014, 06:09:49 AM
Quote from: acsenger on July 08, 2014, 03:47:41 AM
QuoteI'm always sad about having not more time to consciously listen all those great records I buy - but my work schedule doesn't really allow this. It's of course good to earn the money, so that I can effort the records, but otherwise it's all just a waste of time, one could use to listen to great music/watch an interesting film/read a book. - So what about you? How do you organize and arrange your leisure time? (Maybe a topic worth of it's own?)
I have the same problem: not nearly enough time to listen to the stuff I keep buying. I haven't been able to figure out a solution. I envy those on this forum who seem to have much more time to listen to music or read books than me.
Well, I am lucky that I get to listen to music pretty much all day at work, apart from attending meetings etc (it's an office job). With headphones I can listen to 5-7 albums a day at work and of late have been listening to artists' entire discographies back to back. I then probably get to listen to another 2-4 albums of an evening, but my home listening is more 'tailored' when my wife is at home, noting that it will be more ambient/ electronics/ rock stuff, rather than the agressive industrial or metal stuff. On top of that I spend my time on public transport to/ from work reading books and listening to the music, as well as a bit more reading at home. Also when I am out being active I have an ipod shuffle going. All in all most of my waking hours involves music being listened to - sometimes intently, sometime background, but with all the listening I do it means with anything I end up reviewing, I will be listening to it a minimum of 5 times, and more than likely 10+ times.
yeah same here. My job is being a programmer which means headphones on all day when not in meetings. And my train ride is like an hour single way, so 2 hours on train reading books/zines and listening to music as well.
Finished 3x7" box set of S.P.K. Good stuff, but again, not as good as the live LP box. That is simply essential!
DAS SYNTHETISCHE MISCHGEWEBE / THE NEW BLOACKADERS LP+7" set
Equation
Quite good, but pretty big part of album is electro-acoustic from "micro sound" perspective. Lots of small close-by-recordings, not very noisy stuff. 7" feels better than LP for some reason.
PRURIENT "Pleasure ground" LP
Load
So many times I have noticed to comment something that "sounds like Prurient pleasure ground", heh.. so it was about the time to remind myself what the album actually sounds like. And yes. It is what it is. I got this as tape version originally and I think this material works best on analogue format. CD is ok, but I think digital edge of sound gets better when saturated/softened by analogue format. Synth, tones, melodies, feedback, screams, etc... One thinks would many of projects today be what they are without this album or atleast this band...
KATAXU "Hunger of Elements" LP
OHTAR "When I cut the throat" LP
BARAD DUR "Dunkelheit" LP
all black metal from smaller, but somehow great bands. Kataxu for fans of first album era Emperor, but with more obscure feel. Ohtar for boneheaded extremists of black metal. Barad Dur for kind of "anonymous" forces of german black metal, which don't really stand apart from mass of bands, but somehow appeal me more than many big names of today. I remember I may have written some critical words to Barad Dur member years ago, hehe, but very vague recollections from days of total hate...
WHITE VOID "We're Falling" 12"
Posh Isolation
Post Punk whatever you call this. Occasionally compositions very very simple. I mean riffs themselves, more relying on effects, textures and overall mood. Sometimes more ambitious composition.
VENTA PROTESIX tape
A dear girl called wendy
Oh fuck, what a turd emerged from corners of noise I've done my best to block in my mind. Anime/hentai/computergame/4chan whatever noise from italy, that perhaps has some talent in cutting & editing, but jesus christ how shitty this "distorted nintendo game" sounds... I'm sure there is handful of people to worship this, though...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YynXYnT02o0
This track made my day! I listen countless times today.
Anyone knows about this band??
Whatever band made cover songs, but it's originally LAST RESORT song. Check the original version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnoGnJ7DQJg
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 08, 2014, 09:52:17 PM
Whatever band made cover songs, but it's originally LAST RESORT song. Check the original version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnoGnJ7DQJg
Great one!! Thank you!
Eric Lunde - Colorade Terrain Investigation
Eric Lunde - XCHDC / TapeDeathCult
Good to know this artist better
Vinterriket - Wege in die Vergangenheit
Vinterriket - Lichtschleier
Fun to remember this project.
TOMB - Third Wave Holocaust
Decent industrial
Quote from: Dr Alex on July 09, 2014, 12:35:38 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 08, 2014, 09:52:17 PM
Whatever band made cover songs, but it's originally LAST RESORT song. Check the original version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnoGnJ7DQJg
Great one!! Thank you!
no, that stupid nazi video has the original music by Warzone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQJ0MPl-mok (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQJ0MPl-mok)
Charming version of S.G.W.
Quote from: radokaz on July 09, 2014, 01:30:09 PM
Quote from: Dr Alex on July 09, 2014, 12:35:38 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 08, 2014, 09:52:17 PM
Whatever band made cover songs, but it's originally LAST RESORT song. Check the original version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnoGnJ7DQJg
Great one!! Thank you!
no, that stupid nazi video has the original music by Warzone
Seems to be so! I stand corrected.
AKITSA / PRURIENT split LPHospital
Neither of the band is at their best here. It's not that bad, but still kind of album would be unlikely choice to do if wanting to hear either of the band.
MUSHROOMS PATIENCE "From the mountain" LPHauruck
I recall cd and lp versions of the album were almost completely different? Some neofolk, but mostly odd experimental music. Nothing too amazing, but occasionally decent listening.
GRUNTSPLATTER "The Passions of a cripple" LPForce of Nature
Gruntsplatter seems to be quite low profile unit these days. Several releases on his discography, but rarely see him mentioned? I guess his sound was not in right place right tape. Nowadays people who worship for example later days SHIFT could find this very good. Some highly distorted soundscapes, but still maintaining slow and heavy quality of industrial-esque feel. Slow but extreme vocal delivery as well. There is something in band, why it never makes total impact. Could it be presentation? I don't see much consitency in his releases in artwork and stuff like this LP is quite unpleasant...
V/A HATRED IS NOTHING WITHOUT ACTION tapeUnited Forces of Industrial
Very good compilation that has bands of this festival on one tape. Exclusive material, and very strong contributions from pretty much everybody who are occasionally hit & miss. Overall sound of the tape seems like it's mastered through one LOUD set up, or simply result of all-on-red dubbing of tape. Certain blown-up character of sound reminds of style how labels like MSNP wouldn't be shy about boosting release to be loud sounding. For me, stand out tracks are BLACK INSIGNIA's first track and HUMAN LARVAE just to mention two. Essential comp to grab to hear current forces in their active moment and without veils of nostalgia.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 09, 2014, 04:22:04 PM
V/A HATRED IS NOTHING WITHOUT ACTION tape
United Forces of Industrial
Very good compilation that has bands of this festival on one tape. Exclusive material, and very strong contributions from pretty much everybody who are occasionally hit & miss. Overall sound of the tape seems like it's mastered through one LOUD set up, or simply result of all-on-red dubbing of tape. Certain blown-up character of sound reminds of style how labels like MSNP wouldn't be shy about boosting release to be loud sounding. For me, stand out tracks are BLACK INSIGNIA's first track and HUMAN LARVAE just to mention two. Essential comp to grab to hear current forces in their active moment and without veils of nostalgia.
Only listened to the A-side of this myself, but that Human Larvae track is excellent. The synth line is so blown out and ripping. Reminds me a bit of early Genocide Organ. And the STAB Electronics track is one of the best I've heard from him.
listening to:
Musta Surma / Bloodhammer / Annihilatus - Christian Holocaust LP - didn't click with me so much last summer when i got it, but i pulled it out again over the weekend and having really been enjoying it. Musta Surma have that classic Finnish style, but Bloodhammer and Annihilatus bring forth much cruder material to get the head banging. great music for this ridiculous July heat.
Incriminated - The Promise of Worse to Come mp3s - Incriminated is a band that never clicked with me before, which surprises me because i like pretty much everything else Harold Mentor has done. decided to download some stuff i hadn't heard and give it another shot. this album really hits the mark for me, more so than their earlier stuff that i've heard. the monotonous tempos and vocals really make the RfR connection much more clear. glad i gave this band another listen!
Fejhed - Fejhed (Chondritic Sound): Surprised to have not seen this mentioned yet; Jesse from Hoax and Miss Puce Mary in collaboration. Unsurprisingly, there's a definite praise of the titans of German PE, although, this time, it isn't the most obvious references. I'd be so bold as to say that this is greater than either artist's regarded works. Good stuff!
Matteo Uggeri - Untitled Winter (Scissor Tail Editions): Varied, dense work that's somewhere between múm and Jeph Jerman.
Duane Pitre & Cory Allen - The Seeker And The Healer (Students Of Decay): I was expecting yet another Pitre-esque drone jaunt - never a bad thing - but, at least on the A-side, you get a hectic and tense assemblage of flute, piano, 49-stringed drone instrument from Allen, and Pitre's signature eastern-tinged drone. Lush, varied, and the perfect accompaniment to my day.
Matt Krefting - Lymph Est (Kye): Not much of a variation on Krefting's craft, but this is easily the most accomplished work I've heard from him yet. A flood of tape music and home recordings mingle together into an enigmatic and beautiful album.
Semilanceata - Til Fæmpte Likamans Træd (N/A): Utterly eclectic "folk music" (i.e., composed of acoustic guitar, hand percussion and harmonium) that is at least as weird as anything I could expect coming from the mind behind Wulkanaz.
raison d'être - Mise En Abyme (Transgredient): Easily the best work I've heard from Peter Andersson. Less industrial, more dismal and secular sacral muzak. Hangs on by a very fine thread without ever becoming boring or generic.
Matt Baldwin - Golden Twins (Sloow Tapes): Forever shedding his early skin of American primitive guitar, Baldwin is just getting weirder and (occasionally) better. A-side is comprised of a kosmiche jam that is nothing too unfamiliar for Baldwin listeners. B-side quickly descends into a beachland swash of distortion and echo. Hypnotic and instense. Can't say I'll come back often, but still rather enjoyable.
Maxwell August Croy & Sean McCann - I (Students Of Decay): Gorgeous and engaging assemblage of koto and McCann's neoclassical composition. One of my favorite's of '14.
Eric Lunde - CandyhOle - good, but as with other releases, not shining through
Ethnic Acid - Power-Works 1986-88 - great double CD. Recommended
I-C-K "Les Actions Rétro-Actives" LP
La Nouvelle Alliance
Nothing too special here. Retro industrial stuff from 2001-2006. Kind of good in occasion, but also lots of useless tracks. Got bunch of other stuff from project too, but never made big impact.
UN-KOMMUNITI "Black Dwarf Wreckordings" 4xLP
VOD
Got bunch of bootleg copies of various old tapes and well as the one and only 7" they did, but still having this kind of anthology of selected tracks from 1983-1985 works well! At best - or lets say, noisiest, it's not far from glory days of RAMLEH or such, but there is also plenty of tracks more based on industrial rhythms. Good stuff and one of the best VOD boxes, I guess!
Some free time on vacation, so few, short impressions about the last monthly arrivals
VA: WE HATE YOU (A Small Tribute To Throbbing Gristle) (Jazzassin Records 1997) CD+7 "EP
I had it as copy on tape earlier and always I have wanted to possess original release. Very good compilation release dedicated to glory of TG myth... Probably the best which I know.
Daniel MENCHE "Hymns For Sliced Velocities" (Tesco Organisation 1996) 12" EP 45 RPM
Good but nothing special. I know better his releases.
NO NECK BLUES BAND "Re: "Mr. A Fan..."" (Trade Mark Of Quality 1999) LP
A crap. This band has much more better releases. Don't buy it!
VA: INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: WARSAW AUTUMN 1956-1981 (Polskie Nagrania Muza 1981) 10 x LP
Nothing on DISCOGS about this huge, massive LP box. Very rare but worth to have it. Academic, sometimes to much classic, but still important to understand the whole phenomenon of experimental music.
VA: SLAVE ANT RAID (Sound Of Pig 1984) cassette
Probably the first release on MARGOLIS' label. Many unknown for me artists... Mainly old school industrial, weird rock avantgarde in childish/absurdish style. Sometimes too primitive sound but still very good document of cassette culture.
MARS "Rehearsal Tapes And Alt-Takes NYC 1976-1978" (Anòmia 2013) 3 x cassette box
I didn't know this band and Spanish label before. Both highly recommended! It seems this band was a true pioneer of "no wave" genre... They used many industrial agents in their music though sometimes quality of sound isn't satisified. Anyway still worth have it!
VA: Baku: Symphony Of Sirens - Sound Experiments In The Russian Avant Garde (ReR Megacorp 2009) 2 x CD + book
Highly recommended release! Very good documentad in music and interesting texts and uknown photos. Shame not to have...
XEEROX "1979 - 1981 Recuerdo Espectral De Un Viejo Decorado Eléctrico" (Anòmia 2013) LP
I didn't know this band before. Interesting mix-up of industrial, punk rock and some experimental sounds. Worth have it!
PROBLEMIST "9 Times Sanity" (Sordide Sentimental 1984) LP
Classic. Finally as original release in my private collection. Memories have come back...
VA: CALIFORNIA (Troniks / RRRecords / Ground Fault Recordings 2006) 10 x LP
Unfortunately, this isn't good compilation. Most of recordings is piece of shit. Probably only GX Jupitter-Larsen's track defends itself... Not recommended!
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on July 10, 2014, 04:48:29 PM
VA: CALIFORNIA (Troniks / RRRecords / Ground Fault Recordings 2006) 10 x LP
Unfortunately, this isn't good compilation. Most of recordings is piece of shit. Probably only GX Jupitter-Larsen's track defends itself... Not recommended!
Released just when the US noise scene, as it was back then, was on the cusp of the hubris it descended into. I'm not surprised at all that this compilation would be dogshit.
Puce Mary - Persona (Posh Isolation): I take back what I said about Fejhed yesterday, now that this arrived in the mail...this is Hoffmeier's best offering yet. Filthy, morbid, sexy, intoxicating. Everything just sounds better, even the slew of recycled sounds she's contributed in the past somehow are more successfully placed on Persona.
Nawan - Ancient Sufi Invocations & Forgotten Songs from Aleppo (Lost Origin Prod.): Incredible, stunning album of just what the title says it is. Along with the Songs: Ohia EP box, this is the only thing worthwhile I've ever found from the fart that RSD is.
Knotwork & Fire + Ice - Live in Potsdam 05.07.2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfNPRAkkIH4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfNPRAkkIH4)): I really liked the non-electronic direction that Blood Axis was on with Born Again, so Knotwork is definitely the perfect direction for me. Hope to pick up that 7" some day. Fire + Ice live is like Fire + Ice on disc, hehe; voice and acoustic instruments. Just nice background sounds for the day. (Also available from the same source, but from the Berlin performance the next day: Knotwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsQMqqQlTbY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsQMqqQlTbY). Fire + Ice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD4HKFmwxws (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD4HKFmwxws))
Thanks for those Fire + Ice links, eyestrain.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 11, 2014, 01:59:58 AM
Thanks for those Fire + Ice links, eyestrain.
Of course, one of the best neofolk had to offer!
Infamous - of Solitude and Silence - unexpectedly nice black metal.
Contagious Orgasm - Corporal - good compilation. Reminded me of how sssm was an awesome label.
Terra Sancta - Exile - ok dark ambient for fans of Swedish CMI scene and so on
Contagious Orgasm - Thin Skinned - For some reason I've constantly misreading this as Thin Skinhead. Two great long tracks
Disorder of Deadeight - Depthsounder - Now that's a discovery for me. Finnish psychedelic rock. Highly recommended
Egoproblem - Exit Tape Kill - One of the better industrial recollections I'm recollecting these weeks. Great noise
Quote from: Levas on July 11, 2014, 07:44:03 AM
Disorder of Deadeight - Depthsounder - Now that's a discovery for me. Finnish psychedelic rock. Highly recommended
I must warn that all other stuff of project is different! So if wanting to check (in my opinion) the best release, this is it. Next is already kind of techno album. Stuff before is drone / experimental, weirdo stuff. Depthsounder is indeed great stuff.
Apologies in advance. Was somehow pressed to Sod this one out.
Renaldo & The Loaf - Behind Closed Curtains + Tap Dancing In Slush + Rotcodism
RATL were, quite literally, a dream come true. For years I'd been suffering the cruel after-effects of a wonderful, recurrent, dream: discovering, in the hidden corners of my mind, that long lost Residents opus: weirder, darker, more lyrically obscure, more musically ingenious, than practically everything post Duckstab / Buster & Glen... only to wake up to the cold hard truth: there was no long lost Residents opus. Never would be. And I still had no idea why Hitler was a vegetarian. You'd think I'd have had a clue. Certainly the name I knew: Ralph Records duo who'd co-llab'd with Rez on Title In Limbo, producing one of the single finest pieces of "weird pop" - if such words may apply to - Monkey and Bunny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3XkLn13H4). But nay! Never investigated. Dreams like these are rare enough. The sound of musical hums or squeaky wheels tends only to intrude upon my sleeping state via semi-flashback-to-live-performance-indulged-whilst-under-the-influence-of-all-kinds-of-state-adling-shite – Knurl in Tokyo, me on–either very good or very bad- shrooms, the sound acquiring a tsunami-esque acqua-blue otherworldly aura... memories of this taint are to be gleefully revisited again and again because, I swear, mon, it/they really did happen... Where the fick vas I? Oh, yes. On the shroom-like effects of the RATL listening sexperience. To those who can't stand them freakish cartoon-kimbolton-gnome voices, I feel your pain, really. But it is a pain worthy of experiencing. Music really Should Hurt. The day I came across the singular genius of Cast Iron Smile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3WBKtqh1u4) was revelatory. Then to discover that the full LP to which it belonged had never been released. I'd expected some sort of pain butt- Argh! Not only should music hurt, apparently it should brutally maim. Raw record deal my raw and ragged arsehole. Tantalyze me with good reason, will you? RATL, I hateyouhateyouhateyou! However, you know, I'm better off in my wheelchair. One things for sure, I'll never complain. Behind Closed Curtains + Tap Dancing In Slush + Rotcodism cobbles together a never-released pre-RATL LP + EP + um, Rotcodism (doctor'd crap leftover) recorded 1978-79 and then shelved for the next 35 years. Way to be, team. The team were called by another name then, but the same wacked genius is certainly only partially mistakable. The lengthy collection starts on a low note, which slowly unveils as high note only occasionally to show barest hint of recovery proper. Staggered amid shitheaps of serious-ly lengthy ambient noodle, a sprinkling of deranged dosages do draw near the Cast Iron genius. When that genius is drawn, however, the smile is more genuine- that is, less painted-on, more, um cast-iron- the voices genuine in their often-layered surreality, the ambiance with just enough room to maintain an iota of sanity. Goes out with a banger, a truly RATLesque cover of everyone's favorite seasonal classic, "Jungle Bowels". EDIT True story about the dream.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on July 10, 2014, 04:48:29 PM
VA: WE HATE YOU (A Small Tribute To Throbbing Gristle) (Jazzassin Records 1997) CD+7 "EP
I had it as copy on tape earlier and always I have wanted to possess original release. Very good compilation release dedicated to glory of TG myth... Probably the best which I know.
Quite agree, the best TG tribute I know, too. Excellent stuff from Deutsch Nepal, Cosmonauts Hail Satan, Illusion of Safety, Atrax Morgue, Famlende Forsok, Gero., etc. In fact, the only one I couldn't listen to at all was Eugene Chadbourne's track.
V/A - Själablomster (Hibiskofon - HFK 03)
Semilanceata composition has similar obscure feel as his past releases but this time doesn't rely too much an acoustic instruments but more in ambiences and drones. Very odd track which is nothing new from Wagner. Mushroom music so to speak! Red Room was a mess. Bunch of different sounds put together and sounds just horrible. No point or otherwise I'm just too dumb to get it (no surprises there, hah!). B. Åström was better than I expected judging by his previous recordings. Some drum (machine?) beat, piano, weirdness... Good! Side B starts with Krökta Rum's droney field recording piece and it's actually better than any of the tracks on their latest album. Grows quite intensively until reaching its peak. Then comes Thilda Persson with acoustic guitar and fem voice. Aight! Kristian Olsson ends it all with murky, noisy piece. Very good, the best! Damn, this is pretty decent comp! My expectations might've been a little too high but can't say I was disappointed. Soundtrack for sommar!
PUISSANCE "War On" LP
Miriquidi
"Neoclassical" synth music. Even among their best works, but still so far from level of Arditi for example..
AGOG "Dust If Their food and clay their meat" LP
Anomalous Records
Good stuff of hand made sound. Physicality, but no loudness nor aggressiveness. Not noise, just crafting sounds from various objects.
V/A "Art is the handmaid of human good" LP
RRR
Odd compilation of stuff, where qualification seems to be that's it's local stuff from Lowell? Electro-pop oddities, Country rock, blue rock, and then spoken word/noisy stuff Due Process and such. 1990.
ARMANEN / HAILSTORM split 7"
Pylon Recordings
I got all releases of Pylon what has been listed on discogs. Not bad stuff at all, but seems like none of them ever caught much attention. Or should it be said that editions were way bigger than need? This too is great piece of under-the-radar power electronics assaults. Hailstorm sounds like Con-Dom at his noisier phase. Commanding vocals, wall of electronics. Armanen has more industrial touch with loops and repeating vocal lines and overall structure in his noise.
KK.Null & Z'EV – Artificial Life
Hot on the (2005) heels of a successful three-way featuring the wild naturalist excursions of Chris "Honey, I Recorded The Kid's Asshole" Watson, the ever dynamic z'ev-Null duo blast their way out the dense foliage and into a markedly cardboard landscape firing on all plasticized (2006) cylinders. Quite what mama expected. Straight-ahead thunder and drama, stripped clean of the dark, brown, steaming, epic, Watson flavors, concentrating more on the art of thud, thunk, ding, and pummel. Primarily composed of a bedrock of uneasy percussive subscapes, nourished by Nulled electronics both subtle and abrupt, the multi-leavened bevy of sounds is often allowed to reach its critical mass before bowing quickly out. The combination works well, I think, even when personal partiality absconds in the rain of electro-percussive Nullements. The two gents seem to know how to play off and with one another, though I daresay a well-placed asshole or two would not serve as unwelcome fleshing out of proceedings. Can't have everything, I guess.
Shredded Nerve - Retention (Torn Light): Best piece of shrill noise I've heard in quite a while. Very reminiscent of the material on the Chondritic tape - can't really say anything negative about that! Nice blend of manipulated gurgles, metalic shriek, under-pronounced distortion.
Stone Breath - Children Of Hum (Hand/Eye): Most recent offering from Renner & Co. This time with just long-time companion Prydwyn. Wish he would have been Timothy's partner when seeing him perform two weeks ago. But anyway, this is the starkest, darkest and easily most captivating album from Stone Breath yet. The passion wells up ever more with each release.
Salar Aghili & Ensemble Dastan - Endless Ocean (Network): Stunning Iranian vocalist with the perfect accompaniment. Harrowing.
Due that Decibel 25 picks from noise, I had strange urge to check out how Noise Nomads sounds like. For years I had the Noise Nomads "Nose Picker" LP, RRR, on my shelves, but had not listened it. Something about artwork, name and overall presentation is turning me off. I see they also put out LP on Ultra Eczema, but also that they've been doing this 10+ years and still active. This LP is basically live recordings with lo-fi sound quality. Occasionally good, most of the time just kind of rubbish. I think there is certainly element of proper live creation and noise is indeed low tech & rugged, but appears to lack all focus. Well, it's 2006 live material, so don't know how many sounds after that. And in "studio"?
UMPIO / TAKLAMAKAN collab LP
A Dear Girl Called Wendy
I think I heard both sessions of these and loong time ago was actually some talks with Umpio to co-release this on Freak Animal. However, all sorts of delays and speculations about what format is suitable etc, this ended up to Wendy and that's good! Proper presentation here and works are good. Taklamakan side has some noise in it, but far more into gloomy and atmospheric electronics. Umpio side goes into straight forward harsh noise blasting. Both use eachothers sounds together with their own.
Greetings
anyone know what is this music? i was told it is Aube or death in june but i'm not sure is it true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOrpSK8QEK4&feature=youtu.be
Glad to know it
VA - Juche (DPRK)
Been a while since I listened to Industrial/PE, found this locally, great comp minus the Militia track.The Anenzephalia closer is all out fantastic, what other stuff of his is similar? Loopish, mezmerising. I only own the Live album. Topic of release is right up my alley even if approach is sometimes kinda clumsy(George Bush samples, "North Korea" term)
Quote from: KHH on July 13, 2014, 08:54:23 PM
VA - Juche (DPRK)
Been a while since I listened to Industrial/PE, found this locally, great comp minus the Militia track.The Anenzephalia closer is all out fantastic, what other stuff of his is similar? Loopish, mezmerising. I only own the Live album. Topic of release is right up my alley even if approach is sometimes kinda clumsy(George Bush samples, "North Korea" term)
There are some tracks on other Anenzephalia releases that are quite similar to the track on Juche. The 7" inches Lyse and New World Order are some examples. I would like if Moloch would point more in that direction soundwise.
Muslimgauze - AzzazinAmazing Muslimgauze material. Reminds me of early Mika Vainio/Pan Sonic material. Deep bass frequencies and high-pitched oscillating tones blended together. Azzazin really stands out among the massive Muslimgauze discography. Highly recommended.
Guem - PercussionsHypno-percussion drones to the extreme. Best of Guems releases.
SPLINTERED "Parapraxis" LP
Intellectual Convulsion
Good noiserock/industrial-rock kind of stuff from UK 1991. Time was good for this kind of material. Studio sound, not overtly compressed nor utterly lo-fi recordings either. Nothing revolutionary, but simply good moment in the UK's hypnotic guitar feedback & simple drum beat & bass pattern relying stuff.
NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS "Spiritflesh" LP
Earthly Delights
Very nice album. It's not the rough early stuff, but neither the later days.. Something between. 1988, 10 songs of kind of ritual ambient/industrial. Animal sounds, nature sounds, mantras and ritual music. All sorts mixed well in studio. Good!
HANDS TO "Flatline" 2xLP
Petri Supply
This is possibly most labor heavy special edition I have seen. Of course hard to estimate how long each cover takes to manufacture in each special release, but simply facts that both color vinyl LP's are one siders and other side is silkscreened with no less than 4 different colors, all innersleeves and cover boxes are handmade, and silkscreened with multiple over-layered colors, but besides that spray paints and massive glueing jobs... And while it may not appeal in every guys aesthetic needs, one can't deny the utmost care are detail of each copy. Not just splashing some paint or spray here and there, but every copy is work of art. Music of Hands To is utterly lo-fi and distant stuff. It is not music by any means, but calling this noise doesn't seem very fitting. Just experiemental sounds decayed to ultimate levels. There is barely high frequencies here, and this results that all surface noise is loud and on top. If this was music record, one could perhaps conclude that pressing is fucked or there is too much dirt in grooves due all speciality of packaging... but now it kind of fits the overall impression of release. Music for lovers of hand crafted rubbish turned into art.
^ Nocturnal Emissions releases between 1987-1990 is all of very high quality, the apex of Nigel's output (The World Is My Womb, Spiritflesh, Stoneface, Invocation Of The Beast Gods & Mouth Of Babaes)
AWWO - A Monument To Fear ... To Be Remembered, But Never Awaken Again
http://awwo.bandcamp.com
HIGHLY recommended RAW slugde/crust/black metal/whatever from Romania.
Incapacitants - Eat! Meat!! Manifesto!!!
Incapacitants - Mon, Ma? Mon!!!
Incapacitants / Pain Jerk – Live At The No Fun Fest 2007Question: who bothers to review Incapacitants these days? We all know what to expect, right? Or we did, up until things like Tight and Lon Guy plopped out, feeding the novel expectation of surprise of the less welcome kind. Quite surprisingly, then, reviews would seem to be warranted. (Hey, don't look at me. I'm in Playlist-only mode.) Reviews are warranted. Especially so when something like
Eat!Meat!!Manifesto!!! (god that hurt) gets the call. Wtf is this? More live archive/throwaway excreta? Not that I'm complaining. Eat! is more than worthy of consumption, though it tends to creep up slow-like, wide-panned feedback wooze counterbalanced by tightly constricted inner-shriek. Meat!! is just that, no filler, straight up the ass, worth it for the straight-ahead opening plunge into certain noisehole asphyxiation. A gloryhole return, if you will, to the SAME OLD SHIT. Manifesto!!! (eek) wanks about an aimless honking shithawk dialog but strives to deliver a good share of the essentials in spite of its undercooked presentation. Then it ends. Erm. Okay, so I'm complaining. This is perhaps the crux here. Much of the recent live / archive-level snuff lacks the pointed punch you'd get from your Incaps of yore; but as the attention drifts out of focus... and the sound continues to wash over (at stupidly blistering levels, 'natch), one may start to kick back and enjoy the all-consuming, high-pressured, ambiance, not so much sucked-in as living in a moment forever beyond the reach of conscious (reviewable) perception. Perhaps, at last, one is achieving the "sweet spot" described by Keretja in the Active/"authentic listening" thread -
Quotewhen one's engaged in the music without realizing it, although by the nature of this sort of "authentic listening", it's a mode of listening that one can not voluntarily get into.
Mon, Ma? Mon!!! (yerk) fares similarly. The closing ditty, recorded live 2011, clocks in at 32-fucking-minutes of completely non-directional feed-bleed and crumble... but the textures here obtained are top notch, forming and reforming in an ever shifting sea of multi-bilged heave-hurl. Truly there is "no progress" but again the defeated attention finds itself drawn back into proceedings at the least expected, most inopportune, of intervals. I was sure I was hating this shit, but now I plead the fifth. Who knows what I want (aside from trying to set a record for the most pointless rhetorical questions jammed into a single playlist blurb)? Big points are nonetheless to be awarded to the opener, "30 Years Wasted". Arse-whoop proper does not fully kick in till around the 15-minute mark, but once all the appropriate layers are in their properly-channeled screech one may recognize a legitimate compositional genius at work. Control is not being lost; perhaps it is just being soused... and then obligingly hoofed into a fetal coma.
However one may characterize the above two (relatively recent) offerings, neither really holds a candle to the Incaps half of
Live At The No Fun Fest split with Pain Jerk (2007). Clearly a crowd-pleaser in which no stops were pulled. Though credit is no doubt due the mastering work of the late, great, Kelly Churko. If this is a live recording, it has all the in-your-face presence of a proper studio jobby, all levels appropriately cranked well into the appropriate earbleed pressures. There are even a couple weird intervals where Mikawa's un-effected, spasticating, vocals are strangely way up in the mix- just to heighten the feel of insane-banker-on-crack going straight for the jugular. This is a man who clearly does not want to buy samurai bond. Well done, team. Pain Jerk then proceeds to rip Hello America a new asshole, and I am only boycotting further comment out of irritation at the liner notes calling this 33-minute piece an "excerpt". But, well, okay. Comment: what Gomi lacks in layered densities he makes up for in pointed scorch. The most pointed of attacks over the lengthy course are incisive, brutal, a hearty fuck yes from edit to edit. Fuckers.
Hijokaidan - The Last Recording Album
Hijokaidan Featuring Akira Sakata - Made In Studio
Borbetomagus & Hijokaidan - Both Noises End BurningWhenever I'm tempted to question the impact of The Mikawa, I bend the pages of yet another chapter in the neverending story of the king of noise. Here Mikawa's contributions are as vague as a smoked-filled noise hellhole, often reduced to a flat-out , texturizing, harshness. And this is no more apparent than in
The Last Recording Album. Diverging somewhat from prior Hijos, the component parts are clearly separated, well-defined, practically gleaming. Unlike a lot of prior Hijos, Jojo's diesel-powered guitar work really dominates. This is a very good-if-rather-pedarestrian sound for the most part, but it is also apparent that without the severe, Mikawa (and Kosakai!)-mediated scorcheries occupying the periphery, this could begin to approach something I might be tempted to dub free jazz rodent torture. There are some great moments, particularly toward the end of the two bulky freak-out tracks book-ending the five-track offering. In these moments a noticeable pick-up of intensities may be discerned, and The Mikawa (and The Fumio!) is allowed to bleed a little bit more freely into the earhole. (Or so I would like to imagine.) The middling three "experimental" tracks show that the Kaidan are not without some range- "The Dodge Ball Gourmet" a kind of free noise kabuki holocaust and "Astounding Guitar, Amazing Noise" - aside from being an(other) awesome title – could describe the slow snuffing out of miniscule, hiccuping, chipmunk via generous slathering of ambient (Diesel) Guitar noise-drone.
A natural progression from here would seem to be
Made In Studio, featuring the rather dominating sax of Akira Sakata. I dig this shit, it's been quite a while since sax crept into the Hijo sound, and a good dose of shriek-laced bell-action certainly wouldn't sound out of place against Junko's banshee'd lung-chords. Hijokaidan seem to agree as Junko and Sakata are given five minutes to duke it out to refreshingly punchy effect. One of the better Junko pairings I've heard. A Kosakai-Mikawa-Sakata three-way is even more shock-provoking in its unabashed restraint; the Incaps duo are too polite for their own good- would've been better if someone started shrieking, "Daddy, take a banana. Tomorrow's Sunday!" Of course, it is the more trad Hijo which takes first prize, the principle 30-minute closer featuring the whole five-piece gang (plus Kosakai! What the big guy adds I couldn't say. Presence, maybe.) I suspect something like this would be pretty awesome to take in live. On disc, a nice little breather.
While I'm onto this saxnoise thing, I thought I'd see how Made In Studio compares to
Both Noises End Burning from Borbetomagus & Hijokaidan. Fuck, this is a beast. Seventy-two minutes of pure blowhard mayhem. Again, I would have to say- the Japanese contingent are too damn polite. Mssrs Sauter, Dietrich, and Miller clearly get free reign to set the tone, conjuring monstrously dense, amorphous, smoke-scapes through which the Hijo perversions are allowed poke and prod. A kind of Hijosandwhich, really, perhaps to be served up with "Noisedelicatessan"? For the discerning connoisseur, I'm not sure I can comment on the tastefulness of this neverending jam session. But I can say that previous comparisons I've offered to the Borbeto smash hit "Live In Tokyo" are probably still defensible. The abovementioned smoke-scapes, filled with (comparatively) lower-pitched feeding-back saxfields, billow, belch, and bulge ever so slowly while the inward-concentrated Hijos frantically shred with almighty, shitting-oneself, fervor. And despite the presence this time of
two saxes, and the absense of one Kosakai, net effects are significantly more psychedelic, and significantly less jazz-tinted, than Made In Studio. So there.
No Dreams+Sharptooth - Untitled (Depravity Label): Although I'm not hugely familiar, this release is a bit of a surprise for me. No harsh blasting - instead there's something much more Mlehst about it all. Very understated synth lines. Minimalistic field recordings. Droning all along. The B-side skips the synth, and works in a rawer industrial. A little less melancholy, and pent up instead.
Hive Mind - But Mine Own Vineyard I Have Not Kept (Chondritic Sound): This is an appropriate follow-up to the tape above. As Hive Mind always seems to be - not a change of scenario, just a change of tone. I like owning just a few tapes of this though (of the 60+ hah!), as it is really good. Dude just needs to slow down with the putting out of materials.
E.E. - Volcanist (Curious Lacunae): Also appropriate in this listening session. Gentle droning-ambient works. Nothing greatly memorable, but not a dud either. (Sort of what I could say for all three of these releases.)
Slaymaker Welding - Ov Melt Ruin (Nostilevo): Old school-ish industrial composed of loops, infinite reverb and junk metal. Flawless.
G*Park - Corpse (Banned Prod.): Sadly short, but utterly deranged recordings. Harsh cuts on occasion, going between necrotic field recordings and industrial clanging.
Irgun Z'wai Leumi - Klirrfaktor (Verlautbarung): Finally procured this LP. Fucking phenomenal assemblage of wasted industrial malaise. I'll take this over Proiekt Hat. Easy.
Yuzuru Syogase/Kaiser Nietzsche - Split (Impressure/Artware Prod.): Wow! A near-perfect release here. Some masterful cut & paste work from KN, utilizing a wide range of sounds and moods without ever going astray. YS works in a more intensified realm, but still, the execution is of equal quality.
P Jørgensen - Gold Beach (Low Point): Perfect blend of modern composition and electronics.
Jacob - The Ominous (Utech): Described by the label as "Xenakis worship", I think. Can't really say that it reaches that territory at all. It's just very much that Utech label sound; hi-fi drone. Really spectacular when you can get your walls to shake.
Phurpa - Mantras Of Bön (Zoharum): More devestating Bon muzak. The first two tracks feature Alissa Nicolai as a additional voice - adding a totally new range to Phurpa's music. The remaining three are just the excellence that is always present on Phurpa's work.
Wakinyan - Copal Flow (Backwards): Some kind of crazy amalgamation of Waldteufel, November Növelet and Einstürzende Neubauten. Pretty phenomenal album once I finally gave it the proper focus.
Argonaut - Saltvatten (ar18): Incredible harsh noise that is like Cathode Terror Secretion (sans vocals) and Macronympha melded together in sonic depravity.
Blodvite - Tänkta Dialoger (Järtecknet): How was this limited?! So damn good!
M.G. - Stalker Elektroniks (Hästen & Korset): Mr. Altar Of Flies working under his own name, conjuring forth bleak, harsh industrial gems that aren't too unlike Theta, when it isn't just straight classic sounds. Very enjoyable, although not necessarily a stand-out in many ways and pales in comparison to his recognized pieces.
Kaiser Nietzsche - Heterology (Noctovision): Even a hair above the Yuzuru Syogase split I mentioned in the last post. Incredible work based around many, and mostly, acoustic sounds.
Lunar Aurora - Hoagascht (Cold Dimensions): In one sense, I almost wonder what the point is of still recording black metal like this in the '10s, but then I guess I could say the same about most of the noise I mention on here too, hehe. Regardless, this was a surprisingly solid listen for me. Tried and true 90's black metal formula in full effect.
True Widow - As High As the Highest Heavens and from the Center to the Circumference of the Earth (Kemado): Heard this for this first time during a tattoo session the other week - put me in the perfect headspace. What I always imagined (or wanted) bands like Low and Codeine to sound like.
Developer - RP-006 (Repentance Products): Classic Reis at this point, what else can I say. I found this tape to be on the higher rung of his output. Tasteful variety and a healthy addition of "quiet".
Also flipping through my stack of Hheva tapes today; so good. So good!
Decimus - Kemunculan 2012 - genuinely creepy, dark, unsettling, and beautifully crafted - somewhere between worms and bioacoustics and ancient cistern aquatic - ghostly, if not all-out spiritual - I instantly associated this with Book of Wisdom's Catacombs and some of the finer moments of early Nurse with Wound - visual and filmic - 37.5 minutes of unwavering quality - unfortunately, a daunting catalog over the past three years; anyone care to recommend where to go next?
Trepaneringsritualen-week :
Perfection & Permanence lp ...imho huge step away from the early work, less scapes, more real songs, great growling vocals, pounding deathindustrial, mastered perfectly.
Papist Pretender 2x7" ...really loved the full album, like this even better, 4 clear songs (one TMLHBAC-cover), i would even say 'catchy', bestial vocals sound even better (less distorted), nicely done poster-sleeve. Perfect for the 7" format but leaves me hungry for more :-)
loved the early more lowfi sound...but the new stuff takes it to another level. awesome.
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Decimus - Kemunculan 2012 - genuinely creepy, dark, unsettling, and beautifully crafted - somewhere between worms and bioacoustics and ancient cistern aquatic - ghostly, if not all-out spiritual - I instantly associated this with Book of Wisdom's Catacombs and some of the finer moments of early Nurse with Wound - visual and filmic - 37.5 minutes of unwavering quality - unfortunately, a daunting catalog over the past three years; anyone care to recommend where to go next?
Have a few albums at home that I'm not majorly familiar with yet. Will give some listens and consider it with this one.
V/A -
Själablomster (Hibiskofon): Wonderful comp with a complex mixture of field recordings, acoustics, damp industrial and that "Swedish tape noise" all present. Crisp packaging too!
Kommando RJF c30
Filth, in a word. Raw filth, in two. The soundtrack to the way you feel all the time. All The Time. ALL THE TIME. Slow-throbbing bass slobbers punctuated with unceremonious stabs of puked-out grit. Details emerge, punched into the all-pervasive gutter-atmos, but these, too, inevitably, chewed up, swallowed down, floater-ed out. Frankly, my dear, fuck rehab. The world can go piss on itself. From a distance, this could be a horribly gray, droning, nightmare, corroded vocal incursions welling up and washing over frayed static surfaces betraying uncertain, decayed, depths. Up close and personal, another story emerges. A kind of brutal, methodical, churning, rock 'n-roll, if you will. So too a crystallization via the occasional fragment of coherent lyric - "those about to die" being about the only thing I'm entirely sure I can make out, and that's about all I fucking need. All I Fucking Need. ALL I FUCKING NEED. Side B ventures into somewhat harsher climes, reverberant fields approaching near-psyche permutation- only to thrash ineffectually against unyielding, claustrophobic, crud-walls. The voices grow more ragged, more degraded, degrading, demanding, speaking to you, yes you, dear world, of your frustrations, humiliations, degradations, ineffectual fits of pique, plastic silly putty fists banging against the lower extremities of an Almighty smiling down as tonsils are marinated with that hot liquid gold.
that RJF-tape was released by ?
There appears to be a private edition of the LP+C30 mentioned on the Alfarmania web-site. Not sure how many of the C30s are to be / were made.
Someone involved mentioned the boxset to me. I think he said the proceeds would go to the original member. That cassette is damn good; wish I had the LP. I missed out on it when Malignant Records had it in stock.
Amazing review...
We did it for the boxset version of the LP - fundraiser for the drinking habits of Leif Thuresson. We printed a bunch of extra covers but tape isn't officially for sale. Sooner or later there will be a CD version of the LP where these tracks should be included.
RE: Kommando RJF C30: Truly fucked release and that review does nail it, basically nothing left to say there.
Past few weeks:
V/A Hatred is Nothing Without Action- Great comp. Great to hear ice cold stuff like AM NOT followed by such burning noise as UMPIO.This led me to go back to "We Gave Them The Future and they Wanted the Past"- Worth it for the STAB track alone
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Shiver/Sterile Garden- Candle Burning Magic Nice tape with a good variety of sounds.
Ecoute La Merde- Diazépam et autres benzodiazépines Brain surgery on xanax in tape form. Great. Diazepam is a label to support.
Baymon- Forrutnelsen Obscure necro rattling..Blown out feedback dominated recording. guitars, synth, vocal, fuck knows what else played(abused) very loudly in a drainage tunnel. Cult
Prurient-Rubber Bullets- Golden age of prurient for me
Caverne- Des Tréfonds Du Haut Bois & Chants Des Héros Oubliés Proud French BM in the style of Kristallnacht/etc with some more stomping Oi approach. Extremely well done and needs to be heard by more.
Vapaudenristi- Ei Maata Ilman Kansaa & split w/ Pagan Skull Great Oi!, I had some strange gut feeling about who was involved due to the layout of the LP, and that was confirmed recently with a live video. Would certainly welcome an english translation of the lyrics, the songs are just too good. Anxious to hear the next stuff from this band.
Pissdeads/Deathwank (7", At War With False Noise Records): Well, noisecore will never be my favourite genre, but I can't help to be intrigued by some of it. And stuff like this split, is nice. When all instruments are audible (and it's not just some muddy mess with screams on top of it) and it does actually sound powerfull and chaotic, that's fine with me.
Race War - The White Race Will Prevail (CD, Micetrap Records): Heard some tracks online (probably after it was mentioned here, not certain) and vocals are really good, while some tracks are very good and others are less interesting. Nice layout as well.
Youngland - Winter Wind (CD, Panzerfaust Records): Honestly, I listened to this on Grooveshark after learning about the shooting and to my surprise, this is actually pretty nice music. Not all tracks are equally great, but I like the variation between the calmer parts and other parts which trash it out pretty good. Funny in a way that it's actually the guy who did the shooting who is singing the track 'Activist or Terrorist'. Talking about being consequent.
Final War - We Speak The Truth (CD, ?): Some nice melodic punk. Don't know too much about this kind of music, but it's nice, with some fun sing-along parts. Somehow I feel I wouldn't be too much interested if it wasn't for the content, but there's something about this whole 'we make fun nice-sounding music about hateful stuff' that makes me like it (well, some of it, most of this stuff still doesn't do it for me), even though I don't exactly agree with a large part of the lyrics.
The Nothing - Tombs of Nothing (tape in oversized case, Obscure Vanity Records): The problem with this kind of stuff is that sometimes, such as the A-side of this tape proves, there's so much deep sounds and not much else going on that even though you turn it up loud, I still don't seem to hear much. Except for what sounds like the tape rolling, so that's not very enjoyable. The B-side however is nice Black Noise. Great layout for this tape.
S.E.X./Unpeace - Noisecore/Major Threat (7", Obscurex?): From S.E.X. I heard the tracks on the Suomi Finland Noisecore compilation which I liked, then I got the Blasphemous Noise CDr (which had a great layout by the way), which was the kind of noisecore I don't like: one mess without recognizable instruments or anything. Good thing his tracks over here are more like the ones on the compilation. Unpeace sounds more chaotic than on the tape, if I'm not mistaken (been a while since I heard the tape). This will certainly get more plays.
With this and the Deathwank/Pissdeads 7" my hunger for noisecore is stilled for a while again, hehe. Looking forward to more Intolitarian material though, especially the split with Nihilist Commando.
Shiver/Sterile Garden - Candle Burning Magic (C40, Diazepam): Shiver starts with a great atmosphere piece, then goes into some slightly harsh part, with some industrial like sounds, later there's a part with some sample. Then later there's a part that's more Harsh Noise, with some atmospheric sounds in the background. So, quite some variation on his side, but all going from really good to definitely enjoyable. Sterile Garden is more drone, variation here too, but I think the Shiver side is the best one.
Lion's law. French apolitical/sharp band. possibly the best OI! records I have listened in a long while. Prettz close to some American bands of the Us of Oi* era.
Features members of HardXTimes, Komintern sect, etc,
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Decimus - Kemunculan 2012 - genuinely creepy, dark, unsettling, and beautifully crafted - somewhere between worms and bioacoustics and ancient cistern aquatic - ghostly, if not all-out spiritual - I instantly associated this with Book of Wisdom's Catacombs and some of the finer moments of early Nurse with Wound - visual and filmic - 37.5 minutes of unwavering quality - unfortunately, a daunting catalog over the past three years; anyone care to recommend where to go next?
I think you may enjoy
Decimus 11 that came our on Digitalis around the same time. They like to play with harmony sometimes on other albums, but this one stays 95% away from that and is the more cryptic, darkened sounds like on
Kemunculan.
Decimus 9 is also very much like this. Stays avant generally the whole way through.
The tape on Brave Mysteries, my first listen to them, gets a good bit louder and dissonant, but you may find that one enjoyable as well.
Thanks, eyestrain. I'll look for those.
^Thank you good sirs for the Decimus tips. Found Kemunculan on Bandcamp and it does everything it's supposed to, though I'd have to say that none of the others I've sampled has impressed to quite the degree. One may nevertheless discern a fairly specific aesthetic at play, slow moldering tape worms bogged down in an often dirge-like proceeding. Someone - possibly Murano - has tagged several of the releases with words like "conrad schnitzler", "maurizio bianchi", "throbbing gristle", which may or may not offer an inkling as to where the project is coming from.
I see here that I've also bookmarked Decimus 9... others included the split with Hobo Sonn. Decimus i starts out nice but immediately starts to unravel on the second track, and the same seems to holds true for several other releases. Kind of on the fence but will no doubt eventually grab them all.
V. Sinclair - Memoirs Of A Twin (Unseen Force): Indulging in this over at the U.F. bandcamp (anyone got a copy for sale!?). Really gorgeous, really lush, really introverted tape based around scrap play on downers and some bedroom synth melodies. What I always hope for Posh Isolation tapes to sound like...
V/A - Incapable Of Change: Summer Scum 2014 (https://summerscumnoisefest.bandcamp.com/): Getting myself all amped up for this weekend. Not that I wasn't excited already, but...
Various Accounts - Feeding Its Young From Its Own Breast (Strange Rules): Way more hits on this comp than anticipated! Coupla PE duds, but some of those are even well-placed at least. IFOS, Reactive Identity, Cremation Lily & False Moniker, Plague Mother and RVH all deliver very strong pieces.
Doroga - II (Obscurex): There's a lot going on here that is reminiscent of Grunt's more distant works, minus voice. That queasy, distressed mood funneled into a sorta "ritualistic" space. Not sure how this compared to I, but it's certainly equal to or better than the track they contributed to Stein.... Loved this one.
Akio Suzuki & Aki Onda - Ma Ta Ta Bi (Oral): I've enjoyed the solo efforts of these two to some considerable amount, but as a duo they truly excel at their craft! Suzuki's Jerman-esque moves are intermingled with Onda's primitive and peaking tape experiments. Some limited horns (?) and voice (last track) come in at times as well. The recording quality is rather dank and muffled, and this is pretty complimentary to what's going on here, but I wonder how powerful the actual performance of this was. At certain times, it would be great to hear this in the red.
SEKTOR 304 "Engage.. Forward" 7"
New Approach Records
Good piece of wax! Highly reminding Dissecting Table of the good days. Both tracks quite fast paced, but despite musical qualities, hardly anything else than just industrial. Guttural shouting vocals, bass riffs, sampled metal percussion beats.. Nice!
GOVERNMENT ALPHA / XTEMATIC "sound rarefaction" 12" lathecut
Cipher
Huh... Already mentioned to friend that this doesn't really sounds like Government Alpha, but could be anyone new doing kind of "contemporary" kind of harsh noise.. and now I realized (when actually looking the cover), that it was collaboration, and not only collaboration, but Xtematic using GA's source sounds in his tracks. So no wonder it sounded different! So what we have here, is something what several noise artists have gone to.. Sickness, Crumer, Tourette, Kubota,... meaning longer ambient/electronic passages, what finally in end burst into moments of harsh noise. I guess all 4 mentioned before, does it more interesting ways, while this sounds decent as well, I guess it's mostly that lathe vinyl isn't the best format for quiet sounds. Sound in general is very good. In fact, I'd prefer this sound for a lot of "digital harsh noise" as medium of format as it adds a bit dirt to mix. But LOUD surface noise and snaps during quiet ambient moments... ehm.. not good. During noise moments, surface sounds aren't problem at all. I'd recommend latecut vinyl only for loud and rough records. Hardly suitable for smooth modern ambient. Anyways, price was nice as this is actually cut on black vinyl, not some sort of add plastic pieces.
TRERIKSRÖSET "Fuck Pete Larsen" biz card cdr
Troniks
Did I comment this before? After announcing that I missed few pieces of this troniks/pac rec biz card series, I got couple messages and got two offers for this. Gotta love the idea that some artists sit on their freebies for years, waiting someone who's actually interested, to ask for them. Not throw all copies to friends who might never even listen them. I guess since I got this, must have played this 5, 6, 7 times or so. Of course it is short, but not only that, but: GOOD. C. 6 minute track of pulverizing heaviness. Heavy and thick wall, what still doesn't consist more than perhaps often merely 2 layers of sound. But those layers are physical, always on the move. Never ultra fast, cut&edit or loaded with fireworks of effects. More masculine sweaty approach, somewhere between Macronympha and Incapacitants. Kind of 2 layer noise assault of latter, but slower bassy junk crush of former. I'm sure mr. Carlsson doesn't care much, but I feel that some of these scattered tracks from comps and releases like this, would be nice to gather on one CD...
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lathe
Terrible format! CDr is better than lathe.
I have split with Eric Lunde and sound is terrible! Doesn't sound like the track that I sent at all...
Of course this depends on equipment what is used, type of vinyl/plastic that is used and sound of original material. There are lots of thin sounding, quiet and lame lathe-cut plastic & acrylic plates. Some stuff is well done. Cut on vinyl, with pretty good sound. But yeah, paying big bucks for bad quality lathe on soft plastic or acetate what sounds worse after every play.. perhaps not worth it.
SKIN AREA/JARL "Le Petite Mort" LP
Malignant
Good stuff. It's kind of strange how Martin Bladh projects bleed over eachother, and it's hard to say what always makes difference between his solo work - where might be same contributors as in bands. IRM, Skin Area.. And now when you got Jarl+Skin Area, its like.. wasn't Jarl member of Skin Area once? So could this be more like Skin Area release and not too far from IRM either? Well, anyways, what we have here is multiple horizontal full color A4 sheets of Bladh text/drawing/collage kind of works and LP consisting droning of various instruments and vocals. Nice stuff. Perhaps little short? Needs instant re-play to really capture the mood.
BLACK LEATHER JESUS / RICHARD RAMIREZ "Latex" LP
Urashima
Pretty much worthless release of generic noise. RR side has more effort to try make it somehow different, but too bad soundwise its weaker. BLJ is just generic.
V/A TRIBUTE TO MSBR -LP
Urashima
Macronympha and The Haters are for me highlights. Sshe Retina Stimulants, Government Alpha and K2 are ok, Ramirez is weak. Liner notes from all bands about MSRB. Harsh noise all the way.
SEWER ELECTION - Nära LP (Järtecknet)
Closer to his collaborations with Fredrikke Hoffmeier than his last solo album (Vittra Sönder I believe?). Many elements from last years Aska LP are here, but the whole feel of this LP is alot more bright, yet not without its thorns so to speak. Some unexpected sounds here, and they blend in and add to the mood perfectly. Having only listened to it twice so far, I have a feeling it will keep growing on me over time. Feels personal in a way I haven't perceived SE before. Really beautiful stuff.
Trepaneringsritualen "Perfection & Permanence" lp- only record I've bought in a couple of months. It's really good. There's a couple tracks that I wish his vocals were mixed a bit lower with electronics/sounds a little more pronounced but other than that, if you like his other work, you'll dig this.
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New SE?! New Järtecknet?! Yes please! Any idea when these will be available or is this some private release? Nice description btw!
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New SE?! New Järtecknet?! Yes please! Any idea when these will be available or is this some private release? Nice description btw!
It's a proper LP, and I guess it'll be out any day now. Hope I didn't piss off Dan or Mr Järtecknet by reviewing it, haha...
Aaron Dilloway - Bad Dreams (Hanson/PACrec/Troniks): Think this the best Dilloway I've heard out of the several albums I've purchased in the last month. A nice symbiosis of his more abstract works of late and his earlier harsh noise forays, leaning more on the latter. Definitely based heavily around very brief tape loops. Thankfully, these never feel truly rhythmic in some Club Moral sense. Instead, they're so perfectly constructed it makes me stop. Noticed he has a reworked pic-LP of Beauty Bath coming out on Hanson in a month or two. Can't wait to hear that!
Wreathes - Wreathes (Pesanta): After the time this album has been allowed to ferment, I must concede that this had to be one of my top five favorite albums ever. The works of Kinit Her are so outrageously strong, but sometimes their use of Absurdism does an injustice to their expression of the Divine. Wreathes nails it for being direct, in a way that is almost mandatory. Aside from, unsurprisingly, creating an album without compare, they also managed to make one of the only albums I've known that can put my head and heart in the place that it does.
Ulaan Passerine - Byzantium Crow (Worstward): Speaking of flawlessly assembled; clearly spending so many years with improvisation as your número uno allows for incredible song-writing skills. Smith definitely outdid himself with this serene, beautiful disc of guitar/organ/violin/etc drone-ambient. There's less structure than the debut (which I may still love more, but there's also a powerful connection to that one) and allows for greater occasion for the mind to just drift into it's almost-forty-minutes without pause to realize you're listening to music at all.
Drowned - Idola Specus (Sepulchral Voice): I might grab a new death metal album once a year at this point - maybe twice. '14's been generous though. Adding this to the list: shockingly glad to hear Drowned without Mors Do Lo Ra on the vocals - he's just too distinct to "front" another group. The vocals may not be so noticeable on this one, but the musicianship, the atmosphere is just utterly fantastic. Every track makes me think, "is this the last song? Cos this would be the ultimate ending!" And then another step up the temple comes on the following track. Listened to this three times in a row on today's road trip. Closest comparison I could make would be to Nominon's Terra Necrosis, but ridiculously superior.
And...a new Sewer Election!?!? Yes!!!!
A new Sewer Election ineed! And its damn good too. Sex/Death being my favorite harsh work of his, this one easily gets to me as the best of the later stuff.
Glad to hear the new Drowned delivers. Cant wait to hear the damn thing!
Incapacitants
- SEC END
- Mental Derivatives / Shining Obsession split with Sewer Election
- A Purpose Not Necessary split with Black Leather Jesus
- Unauthorized Fatal Operation 990130
- Zashikiwarashi Effect
Been on a bit of an Incaps tear recently, a shining obsession I can never seem to shake. All of these recordings rank among the good-but-(possibly-)lesser-acknowledged Incaps, and, with the exception of Unauthorized Fatal Operation (1999), the recordings are representative of an era where Incaps are thought to be past their prime. I was curious to hear how these might fare against Zashikiwarashi Effect, a fairly recently released full(?)-length featuring prime-era material.
SEC END was perhaps the most curious for me. I was among the chorus of those who declared this to be among their 2nd tier works, the memorable dissenting voice being that of one Dan Johansson. Where more than a few (myself included) felt the sound on this be, among other criticisms, relatively "thin", Mr Johansson – if memory serves; I may be getting my characters muddled up – admired the very concentrated ripping-through glass-windshield type sound... at least, "speakers getting shredded as though by tiny granules of broken glass" is how I might describe SEC END part 1. Today, on review, I'm going to have to side with (my perception of) Johansson's characterization. This is really quite piercingly full-throttle, the highly compressed sound quite convincing, the earholes well smoked. I just wish I could say that for the remaining three tracks, none of which particularly recommends itself. Muted points to be accorded part 3, recorded with Yoshio Kuge, which despite its digitized squandering of filth in potentia at least hits some very harsh notes. The traditional live closer registers as lightweight by Incaps standards, still fairly interesting- farts 'n starts progression featuring stubborn combine-harvester huffing and chafing in vain effort to restart, enough to keep attendees attuned to the eventual attainment of more suitably harsh levels.
If Mr Johansson admired (part 1 of) SEC END for its peculiarly focused intensities, that admiration may have reached its true shining obsession when the split with Sewer Election dropped just two years later. The Sewer Election half could read as homage to The Mikawa, and to that particular, ultra-severe, ripping sound characterized in SEC END part 1. Other contenders in this category may include Inverted Yield Curve (as remixed on No Progress), and Gody Fishing (from Quietus). Highly concentrated fields of pure extremity, glittering shards sounding as though ready to burst through the speakers, and then, at the seventh minute, suddenly peaking with pointy-headed, needle-sharp, precision. This is by no measure Mr Johansson's best, not even his third or fourth best, but the rather militant killing session works very well when up against Incaps' Mental Derivatives. The only problem here is, Incaps utterly blow that shit away. Like their split-mates, Incaps opt for a highly focused sound, but erupt screaming through the wall in reaching for truly psychedelic, stratospheric heights. If this isn't the harshest thing Incapacitants have ever managed, the incandescent fury of all cylinders blasting in concert certainly conveys a convincing portrait of Harshness Unleashed.
A Purpose Not Necessary's Yellow Silk Buddha was "recorded in February 2004 using live materials", but sounds as though a single brief snippet was mixed, mangled, manipulated over the full 30-minute course. The minimalist doctrine plays out like any number of Incaps, as infused with a heavy, heady, dose of Organum. Yes, Organum. A rusted-out Organum, with Rupenus observing from the periphery. Dense, yes. Mellow ambient drone, almost. Metal-junk, possibly. A veritable shit-heap of shrieking acoustic feedback collapsing in on itself, likely. Good, very. The BLJ half is also a bit of a score. Phat, heaving, blown out, flatulence, which excels at jerking the listener around. Several high notes emerge from a lengthy, episodic, progression. I'd be real irritated if the fecal offerings weren't so dang tasty. Slurp slurp.
Unauthorized Fatal Operation easily ranks among the better live Incapacitants, in fact among the better Incapacitants. I go back to this one often, and each time I'm surprised at how good it sounds. Very well, recorded, obviously and... and, well. Well. I did say very well recorded, didn't I? This here presents for me a real bugger: perhaps the "good" Incapacitants (live) recordings are merely those which have been properly captured; with the proper gear, proper mix-mastering, etc. Refer also to Live At The No Fun Fest*. Perhaps the lesser Incapacitants (live) recordings are those whose faithful capture of "room ambiance", or whatever, nets a pale shadow of the sheer, scorching power. Whatever the case, this one blasts straight into full-throttle from word "go" and only accelerates all the more into ever-more-puritannical whitewash, a wackload of compressed, squealing metals drilling the fatal operation home, such that by about halfway through the 27-minute course your earholes are fully consigned to a permanent hearing loss of the first order. Did I say FUCK YES? Fuck yes. Beat that, Zashikiwarashi Effect.
Don't mind if I do, answers Zashikiwarashi Effect, unloading almighty densities forthwith. ZE is a bit of bugger, itself, I may say, even without the extremely dodgy, hack-like, editing job done with the disc tracking. Part 1 sounds like an edited out-take cut straight from the closing, climactic, five minutes of a (much longer) live set. A killer live set, however, all guns blazing for the (edited) duration. Part 2 sounds a bit closer to a proper (studio) track, if a bit less fully-flavored than the Part 1, erratic zig-zagging surface antics sinking into a wider-bodied threshing field, deeper bass-surges hetting up the mix. The opening two parts consume all of ten minutes and easily make the disc a winner, no need to say more. But I will say that Part 3 rewards the patient with progressively more unhinged seethe and crumble, jagged rust-shards jabbing into burbly electro-alarm call. Part 4 had me reaching for my Pariah Tapes box, and the Irrevocable Letter Of Credit to be found therein. Yep, holy fuck, almost certainly the same thing- but in this case, the rough and filthy feedback surface is stripped back to let the metal sources take command. Quite fetching scrap-metal hacklery playing out here, the closest I've heard Mikawa get to TNB tribute proper. No complaints but does make you wonder... As for the (trad) live track, there are certainly parallels with the live offering on SEC END, at least in terms of the general "acoustic" nature of the recording atmosphere- or shall we say, inferior recording quality. Lots of fiddling around, the machine again most stubbornly refusing to budge, and things take something like forever to get going. But they (the things) do (get going) and eventual appreciation is grudgingly accorded.
*EDIT Live At The No Fun Fest: masterfully mastered by Kelly Churko, as previously averred in this thread
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New SE?! New Järtecknet?! Yes please! Any idea when these will be available or is this some private release? Nice description btw!
It's a proper LP, and I guess it'll be out any day now. Hope I didn't piss off Dan or Mr Järtecknet by reviewing it, haha...
it's available allright from Järtecknet now. Just ordered my copy. Can't wait to hear it!
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New SE?! New Järtecknet?! Yes please! Any idea when these will be available or is this some private release? Nice description btw!
It's a proper LP, and I guess it'll be out any day now. Hope I didn't piss off Dan or Mr Järtecknet by reviewing it, haha...
it's available allright from Järtecknet now. Just ordered my copy. Can't wait to hear it!
And while you wait, a short sample here: http://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/sewer-election-nara-excerpt (http://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/sewer-election-nara-excerpt)
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Quote from: Baglady on July 26, 2014, 07:12:53 PMSEWER ELECTION - Nära LP (Järtecknet)
New SE?! New Järtecknet?! Yes please! Any idea when these will be available or is this some private release? Nice description btw!
It's a proper LP, and I guess it'll be out any day now. Hope I didn't piss off Dan or Mr Järtecknet by reviewing it, haha...
it's available allright from Järtecknet now. Just ordered my copy. Can't wait to hear it!
And while you wait, a short sample here: http://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/sewer-election-nara-excerpt (http://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/sewer-election-nara-excerpt)
hah, thanx!
July listing: 1982 vs 2014:
Monoton - "Monotonprodukt 07" (1982)
Erik Aschan - "Tre" (2014)
GRIM - ''Vital 1983 - 86'' (2014)
BOHACK - "It took several wives" (1982)
Various Artists - "Feeding Its Young From Its Own Breast" (2014)
S.T.A.B. Electronics - "INSTRUMENT FOR OPERATING ON MUTANT WOMEN" (2014)
Sudden Infant - Inner Storm (Blossoming Noise): My first sit-down with Lanz. I realize what I've been missing; absurd, sexual, harsh, discombobulating. In thirty minutes he conjures up so many perfectly spliced moods and makes time slow w-a-y- down. Time to start hunting for more!
Antoine Chessex - Fools (Tourette/Blossoming Noise): Only other release I know is Multiple on Musica Moderna, and that one is blatantly composed with saxophone - and amazing! This too, conjured up through the sax, but you would never, ever know. There is a short moment on the B-side where you start to realize the source of this dense, and very harsh, recording, but it almost seems necessary for a peak at it; otherwise this is almost just any other droney-noisy piece. It's a bit better than that though, I have to admit. Got two plays back-to-back when I first put it in the deck. Really good!
Maldur atai - Umbra Nihili I - decent compilation of remixes of now defunct I think Lithuanian industrial band. Good.
SSRI + Nunnauuni - great tape! Different approaches to noise, but both works very well. SSRI is known for all that murky etc. stuff, Nunnauuni was new for me - nicely moving and evolving noise.
Hippycrack / SSRI - Not so different artists than from the previous tape and I don't know if it's good or no, but the tape is worth the time. Both artists = enjoyable.
Other than these - plenty of mediocre stuff or releases that I've forgotten how they sounded..
Rome - varius stuff... Really like how Jerome is capable of keep loyal to a traditional neo folk mood and expanding it in an almost limitless way.
Looking forward for the box.
SKIN CRIME "Monster" Case History number 9 of the Murder Series
Self Abuse
Dark electronics to harsh noise, a very possessed, frantic mood grow during this excellent recording.
Quote from: deathcamp on July 28, 2014, 11:07:56 PM
SKIN CRIME "Monster" Case History number 9 of the Murder Series
Self Abuse
Dark electronics to harsh noise, a very possessed, frantic mood grow during this excellent recording.
A favorite! And one of the best in the series. Might have to choose
Mlehst over this by just a hair.
Michael Barthel - Stapel. Efeu-Fährten (Tochnit Aleph): Out of three listens so far, I've only heard this while sleep-deprived or physically-strained - so my judgment is a little skewed still. But if I'm hearing this correct, this is one doozy of a disc! The source of the sounds: I'm not so sure, but I feel like I'm being mentally suffocated amongst sheep, amongst crowds, amongst overexerting media blitzkrieg. All funneled in and through some kind of Xanax sound-poetry. Instead of Schwitters/Merz absurdities, you've got aesthetically pleasing works. (Somehow! Maybe it's the blown-out nature of the recordings). Just a surge, and then not a surge, of dreamlike spaces. Could easily see this being placed atop many an art film. Solid album all the way!!
Wolf Vostell - Dé-Coll/age Musik (Multhipla/Tochnit Aleph): Guilty by association but proven innocent. I expected something ala Paik from these recordings, but I think anyone with an appreciation for 80's industrial tape music could find quite a lot to enjoy herein. Spliced up radio signals, un-manipulated recordings of spaces, tape hiss, white noise, voiced sped up and slowed down. It's all very distant and engaging in its own way. My only complaint is that every track is essentially a 3-minute snippet and it's usually cut rather abruptly.
Abigor - Leytmotif Luzifer (Avantgarde Music): I know I'm in a minority for adoring Abigor's modern efforts, but this one is a total shredder. I'm a little saddened by the absence of electronic elements, as I always felt like they heightened the overwhelming aspect of the music. Still, it's good they didn't go full-on techno with this so who am I to complain? The production's way less "clicky" and the drums finally sound fantastic. Bass playing is still insane and highly enviable. Guitars are very much in the vein of the last decade or whatever. There's even a few elements that are maybe a little too "familiar". Nothing like the landmark that Fractal Possession was simply for the fact that they've already carved their niche.
G*Park - Reuters (Tochnit Aleph): Not sure that this goes anywhere that Zeier hasn't already, but I think G*Park can be forever magnificent so long as you keep listening sessions spaced out enough. He's also always very smart with album lengths; they're always over at a perfect moment - never overstaying their welcome. So, what you have here is 30ish minutes of abject decay through field recordings and mic play. Steady rumble versus disattached atmospheres.
Moniek Darge - Crete Soundies (Kye): Sought to check this out because Kye is always either really great or a total miss. Also spent a year of my youth in Crete while my father was in the service; since this was supposed to embody a spirit of Crete living and passed, I thought there's some good potential. And it's there - at times. The recordings can be very cryptic and "far-off" creating a very surreal and desolate mood. At other times, Darge's, or someone's voice totally kills it. The atmosphere just stops. Certain other sonic moments have a similar effect. Not much of a "Cretan experience" - not that I'm really one to know. Not sure if Moniek has a penchant for quirkiness - judging by a quick google image search, I think she does - but that stylistic choice nearly ruins all three tracks. Pass...
Volksmorg - Russian girls worship Satan - will be released this friday on Turgid Animal. Shitty drunken noise.
Permafrost – Vergewaltigt & Verflucht - German bm. Mostly cliche, but has some nice moments. What was the year when suddenly loads of bm bands started coughing, spitting and crying in their records? Shining were pioneers?
Akitsa – Au Crépuscule De L'Espérance - nice bm
In anticipation of the upcoming Altar of Flies records i'm on a AOF trip at the moment. So much awesome material!
And when i'm not listening to AOF, i'm going through these https://www.youtube.com/user/VoyagerPWS/videos
V/A "IL SIUM E IL VENCUL" LP
Sin Organization
Holy shit, this is awful stuff. I kind of like Tempesta Noire track what sounds kind of RAC ballad meets neo folk tune, but all sorts of goth/synth/dark pop whatever.... Not for me.
ASTRO / FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE split LP
Pan
FBS is not too good here. I think cutting itself might be surprisingly bad for being PAN release? Normally they are crystal clear and strong cuts. Now seems like all the high volume moments crackle and have kind of unwanted distortion. Who knows if that really is in the recording, but appears more like vinyl fails. Astro side is synth improvisation noise. Sometimes you hear like he goes to bad direction, and quickly corrents synth settings back.. heh.. But still kind of session where someone just checks out what machine can do. Successful to certain point. First I thought this was collaboration LP, but appears to be just split.
EVAN PARKER / JOHN WIESE "C-Section" LP
PAN
cutting here is very good. And perhaps this becomes among favorite "free jazzy" noise records of mine? Studio live collaboration mix of noise and saxophone noise, and one of the rare records I feel they blend well and contribute eachother! Recommended.
WHITEHOUSE "Birthdeath Experience" LP
Very Friendly/Cargo
Always classic stuff. So disturbing sounds and vocal styles it's hardly ever matched by bands of current age.
RAPOON "Ghosts From A Machine" 3xLP
Vinyl On Demand
early-mid 90's stuff from Zoviet France member doing ethnic ambinet / loop muzak. Bongo drums, afro & eastern vibes, most calm and slow paced stuff is the best. Faster and more loop dominated least exciting. All in all, pleasant listening, but just like Rapoon CD's, I can't really see myself returning to these too often.
Arktau Eos – Ai Ma Ra 2xCD - got this last August and according to iTunes I've played it over 200 times since then. I guess the number is highly bolstered by the fact that I listen to it before bed every night, but this just such a perfect album to me, especially the first disc. I've heard a lot of the Halo Manash and Arktau Eos material proceeding this which is really good, but the sound is generally a lot busier. here it's much closer to drone than ritual ambient or whatever Arktau Eos is normally referred to as. really I can't get enough of this album though. too me it's the sound of half sunken underground passages and crypts without any of the faux-macabre feeling in most dark ambient / drone stuff. just perfectly balanced organic sounds.
Dissecting Table / Sektor 304 - Utopia/Decay LP - still trying to wrap my head around the Dissecting Table stuff. Sektor 304 really grabs me though. the addition of Martin Bladh's vocals is very nice. I heard a lot less of the Godflesh influence and more pure industrial here. Very nice looking packaging to boot.
given that's its hot and sticky outside been feeling a lot of Japanese psych lately too.
White Heaven - Out CD
The Stars - Perfect Place to Hideaway CD
Boris - Smile 2xLP - pretty much my three favorite summer albums. Michio Kurihara shines on both releases. pretty much my favorite guitar player of all time.
Flower Travellin' Band - Made In Japan CD - Satori may get universal praise but I think this album is even better. like some amazing cross between Hendrix and Black Sabbath. I wish I knew about this band sooner.
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EVAN PARKER / JOHN WIESE "C-Section" LP
PAN
cutting here is very good. And perhaps this becomes among favorite "free jazzy" noise records of mine? Studio live collaboration mix of noise and saxophone noise, and one of the rare records I feel they blend well and contribute eachother! Recommended.
Wiese really helps to make this an exciting album. I think if it were just Parker, I wouldn't want to hear more than a biz-card CDr's worth, haha.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 30, 2014, 05:41:39 PM
Arktau Eos – Ai Ma Ra 2xCD - got this last August and according to iTunes I've played it over 200 times since then. I guess the number is highly bolstered by the fact that I listen to it before bed every night, but this just such a perfect album to me, especially the first disc. I've heard a lot of the Halo Manash and Arktau Eos material proceeding this which is really good, but the sound is generally a lot busier. here it's much closer to drone than ritual ambient or whatever Arktau Eos is normally referred to as. really I can't get enough of this album though. too me it's the sound of half sunken underground passages and crypts without any of the faux-macabre feeling in most dark ambient / drone stuff. just perfectly balanced organic sounds.
Would have to agree with every word you said; the strongest release from Aural Hypnox! I'd call
Halo Manash's
Taiwaskivi a close runner up. There's a few jarring moments that keep it from being good bedtime music. Even after a few heavy sessions with liquid THC and inevitably falling asleep, I still woke up when that "wooden rattling" would happen - and probably one of the more interesting sounds on the whole disc.
N/A -
Musica Moderna Showcase 25/11/11 (Musica Moderna): Was fortunate enough to receive this as a freebie from a Discogs seller. The title says it well enough... According to the Coda Lunga gallery's website,
Carlos Casas,
Stefano Pilia and
Ottaven performed. I can easily hear Casas and Pilia, but Ottaven (seeing as he puts out quite a lot and its often very, very different) is a bit harder to pick up on. Also not sure if this is a mashup of previously recorded works, fresh recordings, a collaboration or just individual pieces. Field recordings, essentially untouched, are the red thread through both sides of the tape. The A-side nearly ends on a harsh drone that overpowers everything (Ottaven?) and the B-side is composed of nothing but water recordings. Each side is titled after a latitude and longitude coordinate; the first one being a shopping plaza (?) in China and the second one being on/in the Piave river (obviously) in Italy. Really great tape!
THE RITA "Womens Vocals" LP
Urashima
Crackle studies like some of other recent stuff. Best track of LP is online too. Others have even less. Not for my taste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsWcbYSHi0k
MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA "2nd movement" LP
Urashima
Perhaps the laziest and least exciting MO reissue? Quite dull noise tracks which appear often made with synth/delay kind of combo and other times perhaps just radio static?
MASKA GENETIK "Strada" LP
Galakt Horro
Good, but not among the best. Very much "GH" label spirit here. Beats, rhythms, rotten synths, vocals. Never too noisy, but barely dance record either.
BLOOD AXIS "Gospel Of Inhumanity" LP
Storm/Tesco
Much better than I remembered. Some hit songs here. Should put this on turntable more often!
M.B. "Regel" LP
Urashima
Due amount of shitty MB releases, I have started to build almost defence mechanism against listening any MB. But this is good. Can't deny it. More calm and gloomy industrial stuff, but aged well, still works!
QuoteMAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA "2nd movement" LP
Urashima
Perhaps the laziest and least exciting MO reissue? Quite dull noise tracks which appear often made with synth/delay kind of combo and other times perhaps just radio static?
Knowing Mikko and his tastes, I can definitely understand his comments in regards to this recording, but personally I have been playing this vinyl version of MO's concentrated masterpiece on repeat since it arrived. I LOST IT when I found out that Cristiano had a handle on re-issuing this. Again, so fucking powerful that someone was laying down foundations for distortion obsession in 1983(!?). There is Philip Corner in the late 60s, etc. but I like think this was one of the first times someone was already concentrating on further abstracting the burgeoning very early underground PE / HN movement. I can only imagine what it would have been like personally as a kid to hear this in grade school. A childhood best friend's brother who was a college DJ in the 80s made us a tape of Skinny Puppy, etc. when I was in grade five and we thought that was 'scary', 'harsh', etc. I love to imagine how fucked up we'd be if he made us a mixed tape of Whitehouse, Ramleh, MO, etc. back then.
Lets say less exciting MO, but still certainly justifies the 3mm slice it takes from record shelves! It's true, 1983 - it's damn early to make such a noise walls. But as said, for my tastes, perhaps basically all MO hits harder.
Listened also GENOCIDE ORGAN "s/t" 2xLP (tesco) after those items, and safe to say best material today. Of course it's old stuff, and guaranteed industrial-noise injection straight into brain. Less "catchy" tracks and more blurry versions of some classics. One could say many tracks were later better versions on :REMEMBER: but they work here well. Some utterly intense vocals. Highlights could be tracks what are mostly known of this release and not re-recorded later on.
THE RITA - Eyeliner Into Nylon Back Seam (cd Sickcore)
no crackle studies here only pure perfect blown up HNW
Been listening to a lot of silence lately.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on August 05, 2014, 04:49:49 PM
Been listening to a lot of silence lately.
can you listen to silence ?
Can you not?
Coil once released Bottled Silence. Think around 2000?
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on August 05, 2014, 04:49:49 PM
Been listening to a lot of silence lately.
After 20ish years of never
not having music playing, this becomes more and more precious to me. But I still consume constantly:
Rudolf Eb.er -
Brainnectar (Schimpfluch Associates): This is no quick flip through one of the Gruppe member's universes of quirkiness. It's self-indulgently long, for sure, but the song durations are always short enough - primarily 2 to 3 minutes. While containing many atmospheres; from
Dave Phillips-like field recordings of jungle environs, to Senufo Ed. type drones, to super-imposed shamanistic percussion, the singular, paranoid and cavernous mood of this double disc never slackens, nor does it fall into any moments of Schimpfluch humor. The editing is perfect to the extreme. Any abrupt cuts, instead of opening the door up to criticism, leave you picking your jaw up off the floor. Disc two presents little in terms of freshness; a lot sounds from the first disc are utilized in new ways and the mood remains linear - this will be a pro for some and a con for others. Been years since I did this, but I watched this over Apocalypse Now with subtitles...I don't think there could possibly be a more complimentary alternate soundtrack. Rock solid album.
FWY! -
Arcadia/
Culver City EP (Moon Glyph/FWY!): Other than being more "accessible" than past efforts, Xavier has presented nothing new and I'm perfectly fine with that. These songs certainly stand more firmly in the kosmische and, also, mainstream landscapes than past efforts, yet it's perfect driving muzak still.
Spoils & Relics -
Sins Of Omission (Harbinger Sound): Finally snagged this album. It's like the perfect symbiosis of
Hands To and
Nurse With Wound that maintains its own unique sonic sphere. Perplexing and utterly satisfying at the same time. Still, after hearing this, the interview from Fördämning remains to have no light shed on it haha.
The Haters -
In The Shade Of Fire (Silent/Hanson): Sorta like finally deciding to dig into a work by
Sudden Infant; I am left so pleased and giddy by this album that I just want to dig and dig and dig but I'm at a loss as to where to start. Anyway, this was a very nice follow up to Spoils & Relics. Each track treads a slightly different path: grating harsh noise, minimal contact mic work, more
Hal Hutchinson style junk sessions and just about every type of
beat-less material you could expect on an 80's/90's cassette comp. Loved every moment of it and can definitely see why Dilloway/Hanson would give this a repress.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on August 06, 2014, 03:25:23 AM
Can you not?
Well, silence, by definition, is the absence of sound. One can only listen to sound i'd imagine..?
You can hear nothing, that's something different.
anyway, i'll get me coat ;)
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN "Perfection & Performance" LP
Cold Spring
Seems almost like pop album in a way. It's still rugged sound, but short songs with easy beats and vocals what often resemble rock kind of delivery. Dark hoarse voice, but very structured and rehearsed sounding. Listened this couple times and while I like it, it also leaves me wanting band to have some free flow in their stuff. Some noise that takes tracks beyond the song structure, evolves into something or operates more loosely. Maybe this is also non-musical element. That bands high effiency in making itself "product" starts to creep into experience of music. Photos of the artists, patches, back-patches, stickets, collectibles, sigils, facebook, instagram,.. ehm...
SEWER ELECTION "Nära" LP
Järtecknet
Also new Swedish stuff and spinned this couple times. A-side appears quite similar to his live gig in Finland. Piercing electronic drones and field recordings. Tape manipulation and extensive hiss. B-side has more variety and shorter pieces with distinctive sounds. Lots of air in the sound, never really noisy, but good stuff! As opposed to TREPANERINGSRITUALEN, minimalism of presentation starts to be lame in Järtecknet stuff. Big white surfaces. Some circles, couple numbers or like this LP. It has something, but that's almost nothing.
PSYCHIC TV / Z'EV "Atonal vol 1" LP
Atonal
1983 festival live recordings. Good, yet very usual stuff from both artists. Metal percussion works and old school industrial music.
DIE TÖDELICHE DORIS "Fallersleben" 12"
Vinyl On Demand
Lengthy linernotes explain some curious details of the material here. What I think it gives impression to be, is lost live gigs recovered by almost supernatural powers. What it sounds like, is early 80's live improvisations processed through modern computer effects. Not bad actually, but sometimes too obvious sounding.
HÄNGD "Med Repet Runt Halsen" tape
Järtecknet
This early labels release (#2) is good example how more civil swedes and Finnish brutes are not always that far apart. If this was released on F&V, it would most likely be seen as totally logical. Raw, fierce, noisy, but kind of tape-works/industrial music feel to it. Cheers for label replacing my copy this late. Just found out some weeks ago my copy was blank...
GENTLE EVIL / PYMATHON split LP
Verdura
Gentle Evil is actually really good stuff. It's Finnish duo consisting drummer + mr. Keränen. Old style free noise chaos, what remind good moments of Hijokaidan - without vocals. Obviously when tripped down to just jazzy, yet aggressive drummin and just one guy making noise, there is less density than in Hijokaidan, but what it loses in lack of layers and insanity of female screams, it wins simply with being simply great and energetic noise!
Pymathon in the other hand is most of all free-form metal of some sort. Think of free jazz transforming into free metal. Jammin some random stuff. Noisy sound, ok. Music itself, not really interesting. Unfortunately blending in impro and metal often results failure of both.
ROEL MEELKOP / FRANS DE WAARD LP
Stiching Mixer
Experimental electronics. What else to say? Not bad, but neither capturing my mind in any special way.
Turd day...
SSHE RETINA STIMULANTS "HEaven 39" 2xLP
Diophantine discs
Damn.. It's old stuff from 1997, remastered 2006, issued in crappy cloth cover and text insert (packagin is related to theme). Packaging isn't the problem. Problem is that SRS delivers utterly boring, crappy electronic noise signals. No interesting sounds, no interesting tracks. Collection of rubbish anyone could pull out from any electronic gear. Too bad stuff like this ends on such a massive format as (3 sided) double LP.
MLEHST "Vilification of the english peasant class" LP
diophantine disc
After 3 or 4 "new" sucky Mlehst LP's, I'm 100% sure I won't be spending any money on (new) stuff of his. Also packaged in pic LP plasticbag, appears that vinyl has reacted with it and covered in weird texture and results extensive surface noise..
PRURIENT "Adam Tied to stone" LP
Blossoming Noise
Huh. Finally some honey to the ears. Or maybe that's exaggeration. Digital distortion, keyboard tones, distorted vocals. Very typical for Prurient of the time, but still pretty good. His croaking style of voice is quite unique here. Almost like modern day version of Streicher. Not as ugly. Not as blunt. But not violent scream of talk, but hoarse croaking growl, hah. Of course also expected screams.
Ashley C - Drift (Freak Animal)
This album has had some mention before in connection with 'tape music' but with more and more listens for me I want to say something more about it, as it's certainly a high rated release for my tastes. First of all its important to mention that this is more than simple rough and ready product of tapes. There is a lot of cutting between sounds here, sourced from subtle metal sounds to rugged synths with lots of interesting details from the overloaded mixer, clicks, cracks and cuts in the sound. It's a good diverse work with some mastery of primitive tools of noise making. Secondly the emphasis is on the development and movements in the tracks. The label write up underplays this a fair bit. Definitely this is not stuff that builds up to harsh momentum but the track 1 has a lot of montage and track 2 shifts through distinct phases with the emphasis on the murky low end. Something for the connoisseur in my opinion. Definitely valid to present this on CD to be clear that this is not just to be confused with a run of the mill murky lofi tape release.
TR Kirstein/Jacob Kirkegaard - Imperia (posh isolation)
I don't have any special fascination for the Danish materials suffice to say my certain respect for the Ashley C stuff, but again today on a quiet sunny day in UK after moving house I have chance to listen to Imperia, also a high rated item. Its pretty simple but just a great example of fine quality depth and lots of frequencies in this. In past I have enjoyed this for evoking ghostly industrial deserted images in my mind but listening today I just got pinned on the frequencies. Pinpoint perfect and lots of clear sub base which is impressive for a vinyl. Its essentially a sound art work so I can understand that it does not have as much detail as a lot of good darker industrial ambient might have. Actually too short finally on one side. Yet its very classy job by the label in presentation.
Divided Void "The Last Limb Of Putrefaction" tape
Supreme Analog Torture Records
Didn't know what it was. Just grabbed from merch table of live gig as price was very cheap. Turned out to be way better than expected! Black-noise from Finland, but curiously manages to excape almost all the generic flaws of genre. Theoretically it is JUST what you could expect. Generic links towards black metal iconography and track titles. Screamy vocals and lots of guitar noise/feedback. However, it somehow manages to be much more. They could try to get people check this out by mentioning it's somewhere between Deisel Guitars, KK Null and later days Skullflower, but with wall-like mass of guitar sound. In fact, I'd prefer this over any new Skullflower I've heard. That says something about this material. Even Beherit cover manages to avoid being cheesy. It is just slow and distant trance indicing melody of Salomons Gate buried in dense guitar noise.
check here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXs3xQB57jM
Ejaculating Luftwaffe "Third Reich Cocaine" tape
Supreme Analog Torture Records
Supposedly 9 songs in c. 7 minutes on this tape, but it really is non-stop noise rubbish. While certainly juvenile humor pasted on top of everything, think about Annihilism era Streicher. Raw, non-effect plagued noise rumble. Nothing neat, nothing fancy, but nevertheless good stuff. Due being limited to mere 13 copies, I guess this is hardly meant for large circulation? Sample online sounds VERY different than the sound on tape... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrnrliElthk
HANGMANKIND "Ad Extirpanda" tape
Supreme Analog Torture Records
hmm.. black noise? At least logo looks like of black/death band, but music is simply good old blown up harsh noise. Something what could have come from mid 90's Texas or under MSNP roster. 3 guys. Solid wall, yet always on the move. I hope they'll keep doing more! Stuff that can be found from youtube seems totally inferior to this. Italian noise, that has so far appeared only on these smallest-of-the-small d.i.y. labels...
不失者 – 来たる時 [The Time Is Nigh] CD
Inspired by listening to a lot of other Japanese psychedelic rock i purchased my first Fushitsusha album. I was supposed to get a copy of the Live 2xCD on PSF but the seller fucked up. I guess it's easy to make the mistake when most of the album covers are identical This is a lot a noiser than I expected, reminding me a bit of Hijokaidan's shrill noise chaos at times. I can't compare to any of the other releases by the band since I haven't heard them, but really enjoying this. The first track is very mellow and minimal but it goes balls out after that for the next 70 minutes.
Hijokaidan - Windom CD, Noise From Trading Cards CD
Since the Fushitsusha album reminded me of Hijokaidan, I figured I'd listen to the two albums I have by them. Of the two I definitely prefer Windom. The production is a little less caustic but I feel like the noise is better. I don't really listen to much straight up noise these days, so these albums hit me much harder than I remember. at the same time I'd describe it as a joyous racket, because there is an underlying vibe that i hear that's like an utter celebration of noise. Or maybe that's just because I've been in a good mood for the past few days?
Incapacitants - 箱愚か Box Is Stupid 10xCD
to continue on with my Japanoise trend I listened to my favorite disc from this box set, The Tongue. This type of relentless, monolithic noise where elements seem to be always competing and snuffing each other out, I love it. it's super harsh and sharp, but lacking any kind of digital sharpness. Reminds me a bit of Finnish harsh noise. or maybe it's the other way around. When I first got the Box I listened to all 10 discs back to back, getting a bit drunk while I did it. The Tongue stood out to me then and still does, but I should probably give the whole thing a listen again with a clearer head.
listened to some Solmania stuff on youtube as well. I never listened to their recorded output, because seeing them live was so intense I figured nothing could measure up to the memory. wound up buying the Psycledelic CD on Discogs yesterday because the cover art really struck my fancy. Can't wait to listen to it and see how my memory stacks up against their recorded material.
it's nice to get back to listening to pure noise. lately i've just felt really grateful to have the opportunity to listen and own so much amazing music. it's the one pleasure that never gets old. and i'm constantly amazed by how much shit there's is still out there to listen to and how many records i have that i can barely remember what they sound like...
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 08, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
wound up buying the Psycledelic CD on Discogs yesterday because the cover art really struck my fancy. Can't wait to listen to it and see how my memory stacks up against their recorded material.
It's good, but not best. It was first I heard, and I was kind of thinking "so this is Solmania?". Nowadays I appreciate it simply because its kind of.. odd? Not sure how to describe it best. But later days duo Solmania is certainly heavier and noisier.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 08, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
不失者 – 来たる時 [The Time Is Nigh] CD
Great album, and likely Haino's/Fushitsusha's most ferocious. You can go a lot of other places with Haino, but you aren't going to get to this space again. One of my top Haino releases.
KAZUMA KUBOTA "January Thirty" 12"
Wendy
Nice. I think KK, despite being good, never really managed to do as amazing recording as his 3"CDR was. This is very good cut up, and being one sider 12", with playtime mere 15 minutes, I listened it instantly 3 times, and can say I could have rotated more, but just thought to listen other stuff as well..
SINK "Holy Testament 2" 12"
Svart
Good stuff. Maybe I'm a bit jaded on a lot of stuff what has the "post-metal", "post rock" kind of thing, where it's all about building more and more and more massive piece, kind of jamming layer over laters of stuff. But Sinki actually composes their stuff, and it has sense of being more than just "jamming" (in bad way). Quite epic, more keyboard dominated, monumental pieces.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 08, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
at the same time I'd describe it as a joyous racket, because there is an underlying vibe that i hear that's like an utter celebration of noise.
Fully agree! I wrote a review of Modern a while ago in which I spoke of similar ideas:
QuoteWaar Hijokaidan, samen met, trouwens, Incapacitants (niet geheel toevallig beide met Toshiji Mikawa als kernlid), zo briljant in is, is niet alleen het maken van de meest fantastische harsh noise die ooit je oren heeft uitgespoten, maar ook in de gehele benadering ervan. In den beginne was het collectief allicht nog redelijk typisch voor de scene in de vroege jaren '80 (performance als belangrijk element, shockeren als doel) maar met het voortschrijden van de groep, wegvallen van leden en het conceptuele ontwikkelen is Hijokaidan verworden tot iets heel moois en puurs. Het is bijna ironisch dat Modern zo'n ontzettend luide, loeiharde plaat is - want in karakter is deze plaat juist gespeend van het toch wat (te?) gebruikelijke 'negatieve' karakter dat voor veel andere noise niet meer dan vanzelfsprekend is. Ik trek er even een relevant citaat bij (hier vandaan):
"Nick Cain, in The Wire Primers book, makes a notable point when discussing the work of Hijokaidan and Incapacitants, in that, contrary to many noise acts, their aesthetic is completely divorced from any context. Where Merzbow indulged first in fetishistic fantasies, and then in pro-environmental politicizing; or where Whitehouse and others deliberately looked to shock with violent imagery and provocative lyrics; or where Skullflower and Ramleh carry links to seventies' industrial or evocations of primordial deities/satanic rituals, the work of Toshiji Mikawa's two bands seem to take noise into the mundane, as evidenced by the banal artwork of Incapacitants' As Loud As Possible and Hijokaidan's Noise From Playing Cards."
De hoes van Modern is samengesteld uit allerhande persoonlijke foto's - Junko met grote zonnebril op de bank, het clubje op het strand, aan de eettafel met het zoontje van Mikawa, schaatsend en skiënd, uitgeteld na een honkbalwedstrijd in de kleedkamer. Binnenin een groepsfoto. Mikawa strak in het pak, het haar in de scheiding, en met schuchtere glimlach, Jojo in driedelig grijs en met bril bijna een professor (jaja, stereotype-alert), Junko in wit jurkje, glimmende panty en op hakken. Ik zei al: het is bíjna ironisch. Het mooie is: dat is het niet. Hijokaidan is heel puur, oprecht, eerlijk - '[they] take noise into the mundane' vind ik prettig geobserveerd ('banal artwork' heeft een wat negatieve bijsmaak imo, maar het is waar). Met een plaat als deze (maar ook met Romance, Windom, etc., en Incapacitants met nagenoeg hun hele discografie) tornt deze enclave aan de bijna inherente negativiteit van noise en laat zien dat het heel anders kan. Waarvoor zo, zo, zo veel hulde.
Ik heb me de laatste weken erg in Hijokaidan en Incapacitants verdiept, uren en uren naar hun noise geluisterd, interview na interview na liner notes na liner notes gelezen, en het beeld dat eruit oprijst heeft mijn visie op harsh noise bijna compleet veranderend. Deze noise is, en ik verzand weer even in Engels, waarvoor mijn excuus, life-affirming - positief, puur, oprecht in beginsel. Altijd al was noise, voor mij en ongetwijfeld vele anderen, cathartisch - zuiverend, een ervaring die je herboren doet voelen/zijn. Hijokaidan en Incapacitants hebben me echter geleerd dat noise niet zuiverend hoeft te zijn, maar zuiver kan zijn in beginsel, en dat vind ik eigenlijk veel mooier. Zuiverend gaat uit van een negatieve status quo, zuiver van een positieve. Modern is een, gaat-ie weer met zijn Engels, celebration of life. Het laat zien dat noise leven in al zijn facetten (ook de goede, mooie, leuke, ontroerende) kan weerspiegelen, complementeren, verrijken.
Het volgende citaat van Fumio Kosakai (Incapacitants, C.C.C.C.) uit de liner notes bij Box Is Stupid vat enigszins anekdotisch eigenlijk heel mooi samen waar de schoonheid van deze noise voor mij in zit:
"Incapacitants have recorded in the studio several times but to date our only rehearsal was that one time before the first gig. Normally our conversations take place over a few drinks, and the conversation naturally extend to music, new pieces of kit, recent gossip, grumbling about our daily lives, pro-wrestling, comedy, etc. We have almost never talked about the sonic concepts behind Incapacitants, or about the structures or artistic processes that underpin our sound. However, our wide-ranging conversations allow us to access each other's thoughts and provide feedback upon new ideas - and it is this process which consitutes practice for the group. I also believe there is something in our working methods that echoes MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer's assertion that their communication took place on the level of energy. Of course, we entirely lack his ability to synthesize the ideas into cool-sounding phrases."
Allow me to translate...
QuoteWhat Hijokaidan, along with, by the way, Incapacitant (not entirely coincidentally both with Toshiji Mikawa as a core member) is so briljant at is not only making the most fantastic harsh noise ever to have blown your ears out but also at the entire approach to it. Initially the collective may still have been fairly typical of the early 80s scene (performance as a key element, shock as a prime target) but as the group progressed, members were dropped and developed conceptually Hijokaidan became something very beautiful and pure. It's almost ironic that Modern is such as a loud, harsh-as-fuck album – because in character this album is free of the all (too?) common 'negative' character that is no more than natural for much other noise. Relevant quote:
"Nick Cain, in The Wire Primers book, makes a notable point when discussing the work of Hijokaidan and Incapacitants, in that, contrary to many noise acts, their aesthetic is completely divorced from any context. Where Merzbow indulged first in fetishistic fantasies, and then in pro-environmental politicizing; or where Whitehouse and others deliberately looked to shock with violent imagery and provocative lyrics; or where Skullflower and Ramleh carry links to seventies' industrial or evocations of primordial deities/satanic rituals, the work of Toshiji Mikawa's two bands seem to take noise into the mundane, as evidenced by the banal artwork of Incapacitants' As Loud As Possible and Hijokaidan's Noise From Playing Cards."
The cover for Modern is composed of various personal photographs – Junko with big sunglasses on the couch, the whole club down at the beach, at the dinner table with Mikawa's kid, ice skating and skiing, exhausted after a baseball match in the dressing room. On the inside a group photo. Mikawa in a fancy suit, hair combed down the sides, a shy smile on his face, Jojo in his gray three-piece suit and glasses on almost like a professor (stereotypes, I know), Junko in a white dress, shiny tights and on heels. Like I already said: it's almost ironic. The beautiful thing is: it isn't. Hijokaidan is very pure, frank, honest – I like the observation that "they take noise into the mundane" (though I feel that banal artwork sounds slightly too negative, but I guess it's true). With an album like this one (but also with Romance, Windom, etc., and Incapacitants with nearly their entire discography) this crew claws at the pretty much inherently negative character of noise and shows that things can be very different as well. For which they deserve all the praise in the world.
These last few weeks I've really delved into Hijokaidan and Incapacitants, listened to their noise for hours on end, read interview upon interview upon liner notes upon liner notes, and the image that arises from this all has almost completely changed my idea of harsh noise. This noise is (pardon my English [not such a great offence in the translation, hah!]) life-affirming – positive, pure, authentic at its core. Noise has always been, to me and doubtlessly so many others, cathartic – cleansing, an experience that makes you feel or be reborn. Hijokaidan and Incapacitants, however, have taught me dat noise doesn't need to be cleansing, but can clean in essence, and that to me is infinitely more beautiful. 'Cleansing' assumes a negative status quo, 'clean' a positive one. Modern is (English again [again :P]) a celebration of life. It shows that noise can enhance life in every aspect – including the good, beautiful, fun, touching ones.
The following quote from Fumio Kosaki (Incapacitants, C.C.C.C.) from the liner notes with Box Is Stupid somewhat anecdotally manages to capture the beauty of noise:
"Incapacitants have recorded in the studio several times but to date our only rehearsal was that one time before the first gig. Normally our conversations take place over a few drinks, and the conversation naturally extend to music, new pieces of kit, recent gossip, grumbling about our daily lives, pro-wrestling, comedy, etc. We have almost never talked about the sonic concepts behind Incapacitants, or about the structures or artistic processes that underpin our sound. However, our wide-ranging conversations allow us to access each other's thoughts and provide feedback upon new ideas - and it is this process which consitutes practice for the group. I also believe there is something in our working methods that echoes MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer's assertion that their communication took place on the level of energy. Of course, we entirely lack his ability to synthesize the ideas into cool-sounding phrases."
Sorry for the wall of text...
That's the vibe I get from Hijokaidan, and indeed Japanoise in general. NOISE as an ends in and of itself - Noise For It's Own Sake (or sake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake)). Sure Masami has his barrows to push but in the listening it's still the pure sound that's the ends. And that's what I get, and love, from Japanoise. FUCK YOUR POLITICS AND ROCK!
Sewer Election - Närä lp - Actually quite a bore. Some nicely recorded thin electric sound with field recordings occasionally coming and going. I will definitely give it another try but by first listen, it doesn't have much focus.
Sewer Election - Vittra Sönder lp - Since Närä was a bit letdown, I decided to revisit the previous lp. A-side again nice little electric sound but this time with quite much junk etc falling over it. B-side long field recording with some acoustic sounds thrown into mix. Ends with increasing junk sounds. Not that much different than Närä lp but this time more focused, clearly better.
PUNDARTUGG - C60 + ARGOT BRUIT - C90 (Styggelse)
Haven't seen the previous edition of this double tape release, but mine is simply two tapes in separate cases with j-cards. Don't know the quantity of this third (and last?) issue, but I'm certainly glad I picked it up at the Röset festival, along with a new reissue of the PILLER THRILLER comp as well.
It's alot of music for the money for sure. The contributions differ alot from eachother, and in a way I guess it's a very uneven compilation as a whole. On the other hand I really enjoy having something this varied playing while doing the daily chores at home. Having said that, I must say the tracks in themselves are overall very strong. Kakerlak delivers some really rough lovely stuff here. Joyous fuck-it-all noise! Mirrors Are Black is another highlight from the PUNDARTUGG tape; unlike the split with AoF, this is more in harsh noise territory, although of the more slower dragging kind with some really nice textures. Alfarmania deliver the goods too here; bleak stuff as expected but none the less enjoyable. Danger Hilton is an unknown name to me, good heavy pe.
The ARGOT BRUIT tape is a bit too long for me, but it definitely has its moments. Ochu, Bestializer, Regim(!), Cock Tribe and Treriksröset being the highlights for me, which is kind of sad since that's what I expected. Solid material from Blådåre, Vehm and Clew Of Theseus too.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 08, 2014, 06:53:58 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 08, 2014, 06:02:36 PM
wound up buying the Psycledelic CD on Discogs yesterday because the cover art really struck my fancy. Can't wait to listen to it and see how my memory stacks up against their recorded material.
It's good, but not best. It was first I heard, and I was kind of thinking "so this is Solmania?". Nowadays I appreciate it simply because its kind of.. odd? Not sure how to describe it best. But later days duo Solmania is certainly heavier and noisier.
Well received
Psycledelic today in the mail along with
Trembling Tongues. I'm digging
Psycledelic and it's somewhat more laid back approach, but it's definitely not as heavy as
Trembling Tongues. The last track on that one, "Sunshine Overdoze" is a total monster. Even though neither CD really captures the raw noise/energy of when I saw them live, I'm really digging the sounds and mood. I'll definitely be picking up more Solmania soon.
There is Solmania box that has ... all the stuff? I tried to contact the label but no luck.
ANTERO VIPUNEN / EDGE OF DECAY split tape
SATR
Noise from eastern finland. Antero Vipunen has been said to be noisecore, and there is few minutes of sloppy noisecore too, but mostly its just kind of lo-fi gutter noise. EoD is pretty much similar category. Nothing fancy or too well done, but after 2 listenings, still kind of.. well, I like it, but nothing special.
WERTHAM "Lombroso II" tape
Corrosive Art
Much better than part 1! Italian power electronics, with good ways of composition and I can gladly comment that after hearing some other new material, it seems like band is improving still further!
Erik Enocksson "Apan" LP
Release the bats
Was this some sort of soundtrack composer or do I remember incorrectly. Seems like release isn't too well cut. Lots of surface noise, in loud moments it seems to distort like cutting is ruined (rather than overdrive of tape). Some keyboard stuff is pretty close to Burzum keyboard music. Other times thinking of kraut or generic ambient works. Didn't like much of this. Mainly due dull quality of crackling sounds etc.
V/A PARAFLORALA - observationer - i ljud och ton - tape
Nice compilation of arty side of noise. Someone called SEMILANCEATA starts and is very good, but perhaps RED ROOM is even better. KRÖKTA RUM and KRISTIAN OLSSON hit the home run as well and rest of the crew ain't bad either. Currently listening this second time today. Maybe rest will also open up better... Each artist is different. Some noisier, some more musical. Some are "just" loop music. Experimental music comp tape with neat silkscreened covers. Recommended!
ATRAX MORGUE "MECHANIC ASPHYXIA " 12"
Urashima
His "minimal" era. Not the last highly digital "No More" kind of stuff, but more like "Overcome" LP? Very minimal sound with vocals on top. Either clean or effected. One sider, with plastic bag etc.
ATRAX MORGUE "PATHOGENESIS # ONE " 7"+booklet
Urashima
Two tracks pulled from two compilation tapes and pressed on 7".. hmm.. Perhaps not absolute necessity, as one could have made comp LP with more tracks. Nice collage booklet. Two original photos. Printed cards/transparency. Good stuff.
PRURIENT "History of AIDS" LP
Hospital
While this is good, I don't see it perhaps that worthy of praise as the absolute best of Prurient are. Feedback/vocals, rumbling bassy frequencies. Still survives the test of time, though!
MILOVAN SRDENOVIC "Colour the bears" LP
Freedom From
hmm... oddities. Noisy, yet not noise. Lots of vocals, but not aggressive. Just weird stuff. Probably closer to hip hop than noise, but then again, does it have anything to do with hip hop? No. Vocal based eccentric anti-muzak.
CONTAGIOUS ORGASM "daft jarring effects" LP
Multi National Disaster Records
2002 recordings put out 2006. Quite sucky. Too bad this amazing band turned to much much less exciting stuff. Techno. Kraut. Goofy sound collages. Some sort of beat music. All the 80's and 90's dark and industrial vibes are gone...
DIE TÖDLICHE DORIS "Die Uber-Doris" LP
VOD
spoken word over hippie soundtrack-esque music. One side german, one side english. Art music from old times. Barely worth the 45rpm playtime..
WOLF EYES / SMEGMA "the beast" LP
Two famous names, one less famous jam.
{ } - Open The Faucet
HNW from a local friend
Umpio - Muelas - Somehow I managed to skip this when it was released. Anyways, great dynamic noise. In Umpio standards.
One Dark Eye - Transmissions of fistulae Auris - great album. Very varied and, well, awesome.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 12, 2014, 04:52:23 PM
Erik Enocksson "Apan" LP
Release the bats
Was this some sort of soundtrack composer or do I remember incorrectly.
correct !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODc7XgLKxx0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODc7XgLKxx0)
trailer doesn't say that much (& misses the mood of the movie) but i remember liking it, puzzled, scathered main character...
Iron Lung - Savagery 2014 - smoking power-violence. I still love this style. I need more in this style. Any recommendations from the last five years? I'm sure I've missed a few.
Muslimgauze - Abu Nidal 1987
Acid Bath - Demos '93-'96 - wish there was an archive with all the demos lossless.
Led Zeppelin - I-III 24/96 HD Tracks - maybe it's my system, but these sound really bright to me.
Decided to dig into Marco's more recent works since he's always a great contributor here and, thematically, his music seems refreshing. I was really happy to hear way less German PE than I've known his earlier albums to hold.
Wertham - Lombroso (Joy De Vivre): Probably my most beloved of these three. The atmosphere is a "hold", of course. By that I mean that the development of sounds is slow or non-existent. I think this is common ground for negative music. Atrax Morgue for instance... Conceptually, it's a deranged and interesting tape. My favorite aspect would have to be the vocals. Between the accent and through-the-wall quality, they're perfect.
Wertham - Lombroso II (Corrosive Art): Didn't quite do as much for me, but compare that to Mikko's comment above. What I do really like about this tape though, is that it has those harsh noise-like moments.
Wertham - Maladolescenza (Deathangle Absolution): And that's what's best about this 7"; it's just utterly intense. "Man-Ho'-Rexia" is totally fascinating. A disturbed look into post-social networking culture (or so I imagine this clip is from the web...). Marco takes the horror of this snippet up ten notches by contributing his own rendition of the poem sampled. Those vocals are A+! The flip is pretty good too, but nowhere near the other piece's supremacy. Boo to the hideous printing and $9 price tag for a single sheet of paper though. I can't hang with that victorious intolerance to all us scum and...blaaaah!!
Picked up Lacuna after being totally crushed by the sample from Fusty Cunt. The first two are "free" on Bandcamp.
VICTIM! - Lar (4 Eyes): All of these albums, impressively, are coming from the same mind. And these two freebies really lead up to what the tape has to offer. This first one isn't necessarily much to write home about; just a quality 15 minute face-slap of harsh noise.
VICTIM! - Ecos (Etched Traumas): Whereas this offers up some distant, dreary, "urban" field recording-based ambient. The air is hanging thick with PTSD and pills. Just stare up at the ceiling and drift off into your misery. Time almost stands before everything's over.
VICTIM! - Lacuna (Fusty Cunt): The real crusher though is this tape. A torrent of Tourette/Sickness-style cut-ups, but the abrupt "silences" don't teeter on that cracking, frenetic glitch that you'd expect. Often times you're left with nothing to hold you up (reminiscent of something you might hear from Giuseppe Ielasi), or maybe some brassy-keys that boost the sense of melancholy skyward. When vocals are present they're in that late-Koufar or Halflings territory where the manipulation is taken to its logical conclusion. But with VICTIM! (man, bad name...), this is exacerbated even more. The tension in this recording is sone of the most complex I've ever heard from a PE release. Check out the music videos on youtube, as those are great enhancement to these sounds.
V/A - Civic Occult Biology (Hospital Prod.): Just indulging in this from a blogger rip. I can't be arsed to hunt down and/or pay for the average Hospital release when there's so much risk involved anymore, hehe. And cash!! Anyway, this comp is a bit of a nostalgic romp if you ask me. Many of the elements herein are reminiscent of those good ol' days of harsh noise on the label. Aside from Laureate contributing a dud (beats...blechh!!) and Exploring Jezebel with a motionless/inappropriate conclusion, this thing is a ripper all the way. Nothing fresh, but it all hits the spot.
Michael Barthel - Etwas Wie Etwa Wars (Fluxus Montana): For a while now I've been staring at Tochnit Aleph's massive stash of Barthel tapes wondering if I should grab a couple, seeing as I loved the Stapel... CD so much. I figured this domestically-available bit would be a litmus test. But in the end, I don't think it resolved anything for me, haha. I'm still infatuated with Barthel's work. It rests in some absurdist/fluxist (duh!) domain that is surprisingly almost never goofy. It's a peek into an odd universe. This tape is fairly similar to what I've heard (and I'd venture to guess it basically all is...?), minus the fact that there seems to be more manipulation other than voice. Don't have the liner notes in front of me currently, but I know there was a list. Some moments are much more shrill and others are more (un-)musical. Really, there isn't a huge difference from the CD, so if you're curious, go for what's most affordable.
Francisco Meirino - Notebook (Techniques Of Self-Destruction) (Misanthropic Agenda): I expected nothing less than for this to gut me, since even Meirino's albums of source-recordings can be overwhelming, but, in truth, I was not prepared for this. I'd be so bold as to say this is his best. So if you've thought of digging in, but the discography's too daunting, well...here you go. If you're familiar with his output, it isn't so much that he's jumped onto a new sound, but that he's created an album with a dynamism and flow that is just too fucking good. Meirino's penchant for naming things with an affirmative self-contempt has never made more sense. Tell every run-of-the-mill PE clown to try and match this ferocity and vitriol.
Seers - From The Beginning... Until The End (Misanthropic Agenda): When I see Pete Swanson in the credits, I can't lie, I get scared. I don't want to club to noise. Seers has no reflection in Swanson's recent work though. He and Gerritt Witmer spew forth a unrelenting hour of droning, piercing, cerebrally-disorienting noise. This album is one of the first times in many years where I've thought to myself, "it's getting hard to breathe", while I play through. There's no moment of repose. Not like a 00's Fernow feedback seance though. This album's more like a subterranean interpretation of Radigue's Adnos I-III...it just doesn't let up. If you can't set aside the dedicated time for this, I think you'll miss the prime substance. If you do though, it's a doozy.
Jason Crumer - Disqualifier (Blossoming Noise): Listened to this again-and-again-and-again-and-again-and... ever since it landed on my porch. I can foresee this not appealing to some, but it hits all the right nerves for me. I think his last few albums showed masterfully constructed complexity, whereas this one showcases masterfully crafted simplicity. It stands in ambient/drone waters far more often than it dives underneath into the rush. Of course there are a few jap-noise-ish moments, but I'd say the heavy elements are more of a nod to classic industrial. ...loops!... When I saw the credits to all the brass instruments, I figured there'd be some bombastic finale - since Crumer definitely constructs his albums in a musical way. That's not really the case though. All the guests help to burn the album down to a miserable conclusion. Perfect album for me while I deal with my annual August manic depression. And of course, Graham assembled this beautifully and it's perfectly letter-pressed by Stumptown.
Simon Balestrazzi/Uncodified: Tape Crash #10 (split tape - Old Bicycle Records /Under My Bed)
very good split from the two sardinian based projects. love the layout as well
INCUDINE: 12"
Excellent comeback from several legendes of Italian hardcore punk. In one band you have ex members of many acclaimed/legendary projects like Monumentum, Crash Box, Erode, Rappresaglia, Furious Party, Real Deal, My Device, Temporal sluts, oltre cortina, meta machete, outright, ghcp, etc. the result is a powerful blend of "evolved" hardcore with classic influence... Reminds me quite a lot of what real deal used to be in the 90's (also because of the lyrics and classic Cesare's vocals). Best hc record I have listened in a while and I hope there will be soon more.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 14, 2014, 07:19:24 AM
Iron Lung - Savagery 2014 - smoking power-violence. I still love this style. I need more in this style. Any recommendations from the last five years? I'm sure I've missed a few.
Not all pure PV, borderline grind too ;)
Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo
Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 14, 2014, 07:19:24 AM
Iron Lung - Savagery 2014 - smoking power-violence. I still love this style. I need more in this style. Any recommendations from the last five years? I'm sure I've missed a few.
IMO there's no one quite like Iron Lung but, if you're to try and get close to that sounds
Full of Hell and
Purity Control are the first two bands that come to mind.
Quote from: eyestrain on August 14, 2014, 07:27:24 AM
Wertham - Lombroso II (Corrosive Art): Didn't quite do as much for me, but compare that to Mikko's comment above. What I do really like about this tape though, is that it has those harsh noise-like moments.
Yeah, less minimalism. Less "formula music". I like coldness in music as well, but most often when sounds have slightly different nature than these had. In vol. II, it has more interesting texture to track. Of course one I listened while ago, other recently.
Quite similar category of "modern PE", would be
REGOSPHERE "insomnia" tape (Danvers State Recordings). It was last thing I listened yesterday, and re-listened today. There is some quality in sound of "modern PE" what isn't hitting hard to me. Even when I like the material, it's not like more rugged lo-fi sound or properly amplified sounds effect my brain. I like this quite a lot, but despite seeminly complex structures and decent compositions and noisiness, there some flatness in sound when sounds are "too full"? Not sure how to explain it well. Not enough punch, not focused narrow sound ranges, but every sound is on all frequecies... This is perhaps best Regosphere stuff and most certainly still recommended.
CURRENT 93 presents : Venerable 'Chi.Med Rig.'Dzin Lama, Rinpoche "Tantric rNying.ma Chant Of Tibet" LP Ritual chanting, bells and that's about it. C93 is just here to offer you recording of someone else. 1988 release.
NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS "Viral Shredding" LPIlluminated Records
hah.. If in 2014 happened "viral shredding" I guess it would be 10 year old girl playing slayer covers at youtube. Back in 1983 it's Nocturnal Emission doing live gig of industrial music what is pretty accurate reflection of prototype industrial of the time?
THROBBING GRISTLE "1st Annual Report" LPGet Back records
2001 repress from Italy. Looks and sounds ok. The "lost album". Recorded in studio 1975/76, previously released in 1987 as "Very Friendly" on Spurt Records. Together will all sorts of odd recordings of TG, should be most welcomed to any collection where some TG albums are. Was thinking when I should listen TG24 and TG10+ box sets. Both was started probably 10 years ago, but never finished...
Puce Mary 'persona' lp
...only really heard the 2 FA-tapes en seen live 1x...is it me or is this really drifting into Nicole12 & Galakt H territory? ...flangervocals, pounding slow beats, throbbing synth.....sounds great but really seems to lack 'content' ? tapes where muck better imho, rougher.
Cannibal Ferox OST lp
...what a retro sleazefest ! One Way Static did a great job releasing this, dark green clouded vinyl that sounds great, strong gatefold, liner notes. top.
Bizarre Uproar 'vihameditaatio' lp
...cd was great, sounds even better on a black slab. more rumbling, more grotesque.
Kevlar 'alpha strife' cdr
...rarely buy cdr these days, but samples sounded great, mix between 'german pe' and recent Shift heavyness, wellstructured. Maybe not perfect but certainly act to keep an eye on...
Aube/Sshe Retina Stimulants 'video field recordings' pic-lp
...old stuff picked up recently....played loud i love these massive walls of electronics under reverb. Sterile in a good way.Also sounds rather good for a pic-lp !
Quote from: urall on August 14, 2014, 01:02:40 PM
Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo
Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...
Thanks for the list. That Hatred Surge album is really good. Hadn't heard the other bands. I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind. Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me. Looking for that PV.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 14, 2014, 03:26:14 PM
IMO there's no one quite like Iron Lung but, if you're to try and get close to that sounds Full of Hell and Purity Control are the first two bands that come to mind.
Purity Control only have two EPs, correct? I think it was the Adjusting EP that I preferred of the two. More grind than PV as well, but they were more rooted in HC than so much of the new grind with undesirable death metal tones and feel. Anyone know the deal with Purity Control? Still together?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 14, 2014, 08:09:54 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 14, 2014, 03:26:14 PM
IMO there's no one quite like Iron Lung but, if you're to try and get close to that sounds Full of Hell and Purity Control are the first two bands that come to mind.
Purity Control only have two EPs, correct? I think it was the Adjusting EP that I preferred of the two. More grind than PV as well, but they were more rooted in HC than so much of the new grind with undesirable death metal tones and feel. Anyone know the deal with Purity Control? Still together?
Don't know, ordered a PC shirt and a 7" from them a year ago, never got it. Send them a message, they would resend, never got that either..so they were still communicating as a band then.
To keep it Iron Lung related, make sure you check out that Dead Language LP on Iron Lung records.Bit of an all star band. And just this week was the anouncement of a new Pig Heart Transplant album - http://www.cvltnation.com/for-mass-consumption-pig-heart-transplant-track-stream-film-gift/
Quote from: urall on August 14, 2014, 08:44:37 PMmake sure you check out that Dead Language LP
A highly disappointing effort in my opinion.
new iron lung 7" http://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/album/savagery-7 (http://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/album/savagery-7) is streaming now sounds promising but I really wish they would get back to their electronic/noise interludes
Also new Pig Heart Transplant will be released soon.
Quote from: Mikerdeath on August 15, 2014, 04:00:14 AM
Quote from: urall on August 14, 2014, 08:44:37 PMmake sure you check out that Dead Language LP
A highly disappointing effort in my opinion.
agreed. not terrible, but
Quote from: Mikerdeath on August 15, 2014, 04:00:14 AM
new iron lung 7" http://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/album/savagery-7 (http://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/album/savagery-7) is streaming now sounds promising but I really wish they would get back to their electronic/noise interludes
I've always been pretty fond of those interludes, yet they're nothing that adds a major amount to their music since they're so brief.
Sexless//No Sex, I think, will forever be their pinnacle for me. They shed that early-
Converge skin that always kinda tainted their beginnings and they hit their miserable thematic's nail right on the head. That summer it was almost nothing but this album... Still gets a lot of plays in my limited "punk" rotations.
This new 7" is pretty rad, but I can't say they're heading anywhere new. Same with the PHT sample. More of the same. Good or bad? I don't think they necessarily care to evolve; looking at their label's majorly throwback output.
Concrete Isolation - Lomax (C40, Cthulhic Dawn Productions): Same style as the Bury Me On The Lone Prairie tape, but this one has the second human centipede movie as a concept, there are some samples from the movie (I think, haven't seen it yet). Less desolate feeling. 20 minutes repeated on B-side.
Concrete Isolation - A War Between The Wars (C40, Cthulhic Dawn Productions): 5 longer tracks recorded in 2012. Some more use of vocals, though not in all tracks. While I do think his noise/pe doesn't necessarily need vocals, since it's good by itself, his vocals certainly are good enough (some kind of barking with effects) to use them a bit more often.
Altogether, I think the Bury Me... tape is the best of the recent tapes, I really like the eerie desolate atmosphere of that one and the atypical concept. Then again, for obvious reasons, it's the one I've been listening to most of all.
Lomax and A War... are also available through Iron Scourge.
Puce Mary - Persona (LP, Posh Isolation): Hmm, seems like I like the two tapes that Freak Animal released more than this. I'll still have more listens to see if I can get more into it, but it feels like it's so minimalistic that I seem to miss certain parts or something like that...
Simon Balestrazzi - Annulled By Inertia (3" CDr, Diazepam): Industrial Noise, nice stuff.
Hexen & Wailing of the Winds (C30, Diazepam): Tape comes in an oversized black cardboard box, closed with a piece of rope and some twigs between it. The inside of the box has art glued into it. Both acts collaborate here on two sidelong tracks. This is soothing music, drones and some neo-folk like guitar parts, quite liked it!
Anenzephalia - Ephemeral Dawn (CD, Tesco Organisation): Can't go wrong with Anenzephalia, can you? Two remarks though: the second track (if I'm not mistaken) cuts off at the end and it seemed out of place with this kind of stuff. Then there's also another track, which has a sound which annoyed me, but I can't remember which track it is.
Pissdeads (Single Sided 7", Bringer of Gore/No Bread Records/Underground Pollution): Ok, some more noisecore. Certainly enjoyable.
DER BLUTHARSCH "The Track Of The Hunted" LP and "the long way home" pic LP
WKN
Classic stuff + live 1999 stuff. Not bad, not bad at all. I have been kind of half way "fan", half way ignoring. I like "Der Sieg Des Lichtes Ist Des Lebens Heil!" A LOT, but at the same time, especially new material is something I can't stand really. Loops, noble historic feel, industrial vibes, etc. That's good.
STURMFUHRER "Niemals Vergessen" LP
SPR
Guy who played in many bands, from Incantation to Cattle press, to Disma and WOMB with his solo effort of industrial music. Slow beats, historical speeches, keyboard tones. Nothing that special, but at the same time, if blunt americanized version to look into german history works, then this most likely work! Its his 3rd and easily best album. Could be more "hand made" feel here, but not bad at all. Cliche, but at the same time timeless...
NYODENE D "Mouths that reap the harvest" LP
Urashima
Hmm.. I recall I just mentioned about one of his tapes being the best.. but maybe this!? Long tracks, slowly evolving. USA power electronics of current age, with strong industrial feel, slow and dark, suffocating atmosphere. Most likely his best to date? And when it's also one of the latest, I think its very good direction!
CAEN "middlefield" LP
Urashima
Listened this LP most of today. On repeat, always putting same side playing again. Drone music how it should be made! It has harmony, it has grain and ruggedness. It has minimalism, but tasty texture. Hard to say why exactly this works so well, but especially latter part of A-side is really nice listening. Recommended!
Sewer Election - Nära (Järtecknet): I can definitely agree with an earlier poster that this follows in the footsteps of the Hoffemeier collaborations. It's very subdued, hushed. No throbbing. There's even several tones/sounds that feel very familiar. Some of Johansson's more recent works have been appropriate-for-play in a lot of settings; in the car, on a walk, in the house, maybe with a few discerning friends. They've got harsh moments that help ground the listener and there's some remnants of that sticky sex sweat from the 00's. Nära differs largely in that (it seems like) it will only hold up with solo listening at home - emphasis on the solo aspect. The sound sources are faint, barely manipulated, never clear. It feels like a clipping of an insomniac day of self-neglect; just zoning out at the kitchen table; cold coffee and no appetite. A couple headlight flashes through the evening and the refrigerator's broken buzz. I think the choice of water recordings, on here and the recent lathe, are such an emotionally appropriate source. It's just that drip of thinking-of-giving-up. It may all just be very personally relevant, but this is like a bottled-up representation of many dreary years. There's something very real and earnest in this. And it's very refreshing to hear this kind of quasi-concrète music without any academic leanings. It's all very inward - almost like it was forever meant to remain there.
Joel Danielsson - The Death Of The Grey Wolf / Resurrection Of The King
Listened through a few times today. Minimal acoustic sounds looped and layered in a very stylish manner. Some metals, flutes, field recordings and whatever. Eerie atmosphere. Could actually be described as "ritual music" but without the phony esoteric cheese all over it. *Really* good.
WILL OVER MATTER "Phenomenal Highways " LP
white denim
Good LP! In WOM style of primitive oscillations. A-side ends really nicely and B-side is epic slow developing minimalism. Often very limited amount of sounds and pulsations, but becomes kind of unusual material what barely anyone else is making..
THE KOLMAS "Kolmas Testi" LP
Ektro
Minimal electronic beats, electronic sounds and such, gathered from 80's, 90's and recent times. Äijälä from Terveet Kädet who has taken part in several more experimental things since late 70's. At best album could referred to be something in lines of old Panasonic or Mika Vainio's work of cold yet highly electric sound. Primitivism suggests that fans of Will Over Matter could like this as well. There are some really good tracks, but also generic filler here and there. Not sure where would be good example of best tracks of album, but some live material here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px10G7cBetQ
VIVENZA "Veriti plastici" LP
Rotorelief
A notch quieter/flowing side of Vivenza. Not that far from usual sound of Vivenza, just more humming quality to sound of machines. It is still very much dense layers of machine-sounds on top of eachothers, but less clatter and "percussive" mood. Nice texture being build by changing volume balances of layers. Short looping sounds coming and going, without losing the feel of constant flow of sound. Loops are not making percussive rhythm for entire song, merely fragments of bigger piece what keeps changing with pace that is at the same time slow, but fast enough to avoid almost any significant repetition. Very good!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZLOZroXjDA
Made me play my copy of "Phenomenal Highways". There really isn't anyone else in the world I can compare to Will Over Matter, which may say more about my lack of keeping up than anything else. It's not like there aren't other projects using "pure" synth sounds as such, but WOM has a sound and style he's made his own. When I have tried to make a comparison to others, the best I could come up with was the occasional abstracted synth sounds Devo made as intro's to their songs. Will Over Matter is a project well worth keeping up with (and, thankfully, he isn't flooding the market).
I do keep up with what's out there as much as I can, and unless this type of stuff comes from totally different "scene", I'm quite sure it's very unusual stuff.
I think he rarely uses "synths" of traditional sense. More stuff like small oscillator boxes, odd effects, etc. His live gigs often consist songs made with 2-3 sources, where each oscillator/effectbox is connected to guitar amp. No mixers, just straight into amplifier. What I know about WOM recordings, he doesn't use mixers for records either. Very minimal set up and focus on "dry" electronic signals. Especially stuff like b-side of this LP, one can appreciate lack of dense layering, since you actually focus to subtle changes in pulse before rest of the elements of song slowly creeps into mix...
I also like more effected voice on this LP. Often also vocals are very dry in mix. Very strangle solution, what in tradition of bands like Streicher, leave listener to love-it-or-hate-it situation. Very brave solution in times when all neat effects would be easy way to do it.
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Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo
Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...
Thanks for the list. That Hatred Surge album is really good. Hadn't heard the other bands. I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind. Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me. Looking for that PV.
my band:
seaofshit.bandcamp.com
also. the upcoming Water Torture LP is rager. and the last 7" by Cave State that TLAL put out was pretty great.
It's black metal Tuesday.
Faarthkrag - The Station, the Passenger and the Vast Chasm
Obscure Belgian black metal/ambient fuckery from 2008. Weak at times, sound wise, but always manages to remain interesting. Some very beautiful riffs towards the end combined tastefully with heavily effected samples of creaking doors, bubbling water, etc. The production is not consistent, going from entirely bassless passages to heavy ambient shit. The volume also fluctuates wildly. Recommended!
One Tail, One Head - One Tail, One Head
Absolutely brilliant demo from OTOH. Released by Fossbrenna Creations 2008. In my opinion, this band, along with Mare, Kaosritual, Min Kniv and the other Nidaros bands were at their peak during this time, before the production became too "professional". This tape is quality hatred, and fucking catchy at the same time.
Skuggeheim - Vinterrikets Konge
Sorely overlooked release, in my opinion, seriously shady recording at times, sounds old as fuck. The first songs go straight to the point. Black metal riffs and vocals of the highest caliber. It descends into more ambient-ish territory at times, classy compositions of organ and guitar. Skuggeheim sounds very atmospheric, but not depressive. Traditional in the best meaning of the word, treading new ground is overrated.
Quote from: L.O.T.I on August 19, 2014, 02:32:50 PM
One Tail, One Head - One Tail, One Head
Thanks for the introduction to this band. Had a listen to some of their songs on YouTube, very reasonable, reminds a bit of Carpathian Forest.
GREY WOLVES "Blood & Sand" LP+cd set
Cold Spring
Still very good. Atmospheric, but interesting. Good reissue!
DREAMING TOGETHER "4 edens and a world of shells" LP
Odd Size
It's great for me that nowadays a lot of people don't seem to give a fuck about a lot of old experimental industrial. Things like these are cheap to grab. 1988 release on Odd Size label who has done lots of releases by nice bands. At most "noisiest" one could compare loop mayhem to Vivenza kind of stuff, but most of the LP is softer, synth tones, metal junk scratching, etc. But always good hand-made and innovative use of sounds. Even if name of project remainds of some cheap goth stuff?
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Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo
Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...
Thanks for the list. That Hatred Surge album is really good. Hadn't heard the other bands. I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind. Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me. Looking for that PV.
my band:
seaofshit.bandcamp.com
also. the upcoming Water Torture LP is rager. and the last 7" by Cave State that TLAL put out was pretty great.
Thanks. Liking that Cave State. The Water Torture is a little hit/miss, but it's in the vein of what I'm hoping to find in newer bands. I have something by Sea of Shit, but I can't remember right now.
GNAW THEIR TONGUES / COREPHALLISM split 10"
Listened this couple of times and conclusions remain that don't care too much for GTT. While I appreciate their dark and slow stuff, it's like "metal music of noise". Too modern, too clean, too hi-tech. But for those into "black noise" in modern ways, could be into this. Corephallism is much better. Synths and vocals. Simple, droning, almost symphonic quality to it most of the time. Never in-your-face noisy, although vocals with their distortion generate decent amount of intensity.
STABAT MORS / KARL BÖSMANN split LP
Psych.KG
This label is weird. While they keep doing hand made "special" releases and quite neat limited vinyls... Have they ever made GOOD looking cover or release that really stands out as great?! This too sounds to me like slightly leftover SM stuff and quite lazy kraut-kind of stuff from Bösmann. Limited 144 vinyl in clumsy hand made cover with inkjet printed stuff and poor results. Not hopeless release, but just always when you think release could be good, it isn't..
WHITE HETEROSEXUALS "Modern Heterosexuality" 12"
At War With False Noise
Was there some sort of controversy about this long ago on deleted forum? I recall hearing story that band got this 12" deal due grabbing peoples attention on noiseboards, hehe.. True or false, now at 5-6 years later, 2014, when I guess most will ask who and what was it, release seems severely unwanted. Discogs prices are down to 3 euro is it? It ain't hopeless, but it's one of those things what would had been perfectly ok as ltd 30 copies tape rather than 300 copies vinyl. Now kind of free-form noise with sort of "hipster-pe" vibe on it, one can spin it couple times without thinking nothing...
LOCKWELD "8 cuts" LP
Noise Control Corp
It's been long since I listened this. It offers pretty good look to what Lockweld was. Circular-saw shape cut 12" vinyl without covers. What lockweld did was one member power tools, one member use that to process via electronics. Cut 3 with buried vocals, cut 4 with ultra distorted spoken word and screams are probably the best ones. Many others remain quite generic harsh noise wall or too easy electronics behind layer of distortion.
Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat - Astral Slaktmask (Chefsideologens Bolag): Can't remember the last collab well enough to make a comparison, but if my memory serves me correctly, this is a big step up. No one's changing their footing in the least, but the timing, flow, execution of the whole tape is perfected! Instead of that Alfarmania zone where the album is too long and a bender may be necessary for maximum results, this one delivers on its own. PH has always been a favorite. I would say his presence is felt less here though.
VICTIM! - Escombros (Red Light Sound): Very simplistic in contrast to the other works I've mentioned recently. Primarily, this one's based around contact mic work and faulty connections. Echoing metal sounds, remind me of Vivenza with the pace slowed, no rhythm, and a 21st century mindset.
VICTIM! - Reality Cut (Fusty Cunt): Much like the Lacuna tape; cut-up insanity, although this one doesn't feature those manic vocals that were actually a nice touch surprisingly. A contradictory force of contemplative field recordings and keys underneath a melee of harsh absurdities.
Action/Discipline - Hard Lesson (New Forces): These boys were one of the best offerings at Summer Scum. Pure Incapacitants-level harsh noise; instantly engaged and engaging mind fuckery. This tape provides just the same joy.
Broken Lights - Downfall (Blödorn): Reminiscent of Blodvite's more heavy industrial moments, or maybe just a large slice of the Järtecknet catalog. Best tape/songs I've heard from this project yet.
Cremation Lily - Fires Frame The Silhouette (Alter): The Black Post Society round two. Highly enjoyable album, but I have to admit there's nothing fresh about it. Much higher quality recording than the CL works I've heard before.
Renato Rinaldi - Planta (Senufo Editions): A very busy 16 minutes that still manages to cruise along slowly - and remain interesting. A blend of pleasant drone, cavernous Jeph Jerman-type atmospheres, heavy machinery sounds and a variety of field recordings.
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 14, 2014, 07:58:08 PM
Quote from: urall on August 14, 2014, 01:02:40 PM
Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo
Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...
Thanks for the list. That Hatred Surge album is really good. Hadn't heard the other bands. I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind. Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me. Looking for that PV.
my band:
seaofshit.bandcamp.com
also. the upcoming Water Torture LP is rager. and the last 7" by Cave State that TLAL put out was pretty great.
Ah cool! I already know & like SoS, good stuff man.
Saw (& played with) Water Torture last week. Totally killer ! Awesome MITB vibes.
This weeks Sonic Jihad:
Sheer Terror : 'Standing Up For Falling Down'.....My favourite track on the new LP is 'The Revenge Of Mr. Jiggs'. It's about a trained chimp that used to travel to the schools in the New York area!)
T.S.O.L : 'Dance with me' & 'Beneath The Shadows'.
Fats Domino : 'Cookin' With Fats'
Slayer : 'Decade Of Aggression' double LP Reissue.I was sceptical how good this re-release vinyl version would sound but it shits all over the CD version.
'Apocalypse Now' double LP soundtrack.
Genocide Organ 'The Truth Will Make You Free' LP
....and of course a healthy dose of everyones favourite anti-semite, WAGNER!
Haha, what the fuck happened to Sudden Infant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2HYQUckf0#t=71
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on August 22, 2014, 05:12:33 PM
Haha, what the fuck happened to Sudden Infant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2HYQUckf0#t=71
Probably he thought that he is a (underground) star. He have already ruined himself several years ago.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 20, 2014, 03:58:16 PM
GNAW THEIR TONGUES / COREPHALLISM split 10"
...Corephallism is much better. Synths and vocals. Simple, droning, almost symphonic quality to it most of the time. Never in-your-face noisy, although vocals with their distortion generate decent amount of intensity.
I just got this as a gift, and I would agree that the Corephallism side dominates the release. There
is a symphonic, almost funeral dirge sound to the first track. The pacing and layering is great. The atmosphere is very dark. Excellent balance of tones on the synths. I like it a lot.
Private Archive - "Honey Aspic Enema" CSPrivate ArchiveI just love this project. They have such a perfect vision and execution in creating a disturbing atmosphere that is also somewhat arousing due to the rhythmic bass synth sequences. The artwork reflects the sounds too: clean cut and implicitly sexual.
S.T.A.B. Electronics "Instrument For Operating On Mutant Women" LPUrashima This is such a great record too. Sometimes layered and rhythmic, other times very minimal. Deep synth lines and samples/field recordings under wild and heinous vocals with changing manipulation. Great refinement of concepts too. This is my first STAB record, so I'll need to try to get my hands on his older stuff.
Quote from: ligature impression on August 23, 2014, 03:49:52 AM
This is my first STAB record, so I'll need to try to get my hands on his older stuff.
Untergeschoss label have mentioned on their blog that they will be re-releasing the first two STAB Electronics tapes on CD in the future.
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Quote from: ligature impression on August 23, 2014, 03:49:52 AM
This is my first STAB record, so I'll need to try to get my hands on his older stuff.
Untergeschoss label have mentioned on their blog that they will be re-releasing the first two STAB Electronics tapes on CD in the future.
Great news! Thanks for the heads up.
Private Archive - Honey Aspic Enema
Great Project, Thick bass lines and sleazy atmosphere
Eleven Pond - Bas Relief
80's synthpop re-issue from Dark Entries
Mollehoj - Demo 2013
One woman black metal project. Cellos?
-ENNIO MORRICONE: Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene (soundtrack) LP
(nice jazzy soundtrack for an avarge giallo)
-EDWARD ARTEMIEV: solaris (soundtrack) LP
(space tripping sounds and cosmic noise vibrations)
-PENIS GEYSER: new TAPE
(U.S. noisecore destruction)
-GOBLIN: roller LP
(prog rock/fushion stuff by the Italian masters of soundtrack)
-SCIENTIST: the dub album they didnt want you to hear LP
(awesome djongo bongo dub stuff, one of my all time fave from SCientist. Do not listen sober!!)
-OSANNA: MILANO CALIBRO 9: soundtrack LP
(more jazz fushion/prog rocking madness, great soundtrack!!)
-MACHETAZO / UNDIGNIFIED DEATH: split EP
(To bad Machetazo split up, these guys know how to make filthy death/grind. UD play early Napalm Death worshipping grindcore, excellent!)
-RORT: warpath LP
(totally pissed off shit!!!)
-DECHE CHARGE / NEW YORK AGAINST THE BELZEBU: split EP
(you cant go wrong in my book when you do 163 songs NYAB vs. 256 songs DC, pure love!!!)
-RAZOR: executioners song LP
(clissic first album, pure speedmetal satisfaction!!!)
SEKTOR 304 "Communiphone" CD (New Approach)
Surprising album, drone and ambient with subtle variations.
SEKTOR 304 "Live Reaction" CD (New Approach)
Very interesting recording with an excellent sound, it will please to all fans of Sektor. Should be great to see them for real!
SURVIVAL UNIT "one man's war/no surrender" EP (Stateart)
Fucking punitive A side, second track display the remains of anger above electronic layers... High quality PE/noise level. "This is my war!"
Quote from: deathcamp on August 26, 2014, 02:12:20 AM
SEKTOR 304 "Communiphone" CD (New Approach)
Surprising album, drone and ambient with subtle variations.
SEKTOR 304 "Live Reaction" CD (New Approach)
Very interesting recording with an excellent sound, it will please to all fans of Sektor. Should be great to see them for real!
SURVIVAL UNIT "one man's war/no surrender" EP (Stateart)
Fucking punitive A side, second track display the remains of anger above electronic layers... High quality PE/noise level. "This is my war!"
I will second the above. The 'Live Reaction' CD is one of my most played CD's of late and shows the band can absolutely deliver in a live setting. Focused oil barrel percussive industrial at its best.
I was also listening to the Survival Unit 7" only last weekend. Although it does wear its influences on its sleeve (Grey Wolves and to a lesser extent G/O), it is still a fantastic two track EP with perfectly realised artwork and manifesto. I don't know why this is not a sold out and coveted collectors classic. Any opinions as to why? Noting that it is available on Discogs for as low as 5 euro, I would say to grab it without question if you do not own it.
Quote from: re:evolution on August 26, 2014, 06:49:33 AM
I was also listening to the Survival Unit 7" only last weekend. Although it does wear its influences on its sleeve (Grey Wolves and to a lesser extent G/O), it is still a fantastic two track EP with perfectly realised artwork and manifesto. I don't know why this is not a sold out and coveted collectors classic. Any opinions as to why? Noting that it is available on Discogs for as low as 5 euro, I would say to grab it without question if you do not own it.
Especially nowadays, 7" seems quite unwanted format. It's very rare 7" that actually becomes expensive and rare. It has to combine few things such as biggest name of the game with pressing way too small compared to demand and packaging something out of ordinary. If you got smaller band, bigger pressing and regular cover.... Well, 5 euro seems just about right? For that kind of price, Survival Unit is certainly great purchase still today.
I don't remember correctly but I think that Stateart did a rather large edition of the 7" (could it have been 500-600 copies?). Probably one of reasons why it is still in stock.
SLAVA RANKO "Archtic Hysteria" LP
Adolescent Records
1981 release, on label operated by V.Vale of Search & Destroy and later Research publishing. Label put out Throbbing Gristle, Factrix and some others, including this. Ritual music with some strong eastern feel to it, but also as he describes in album back cover "menacing, cruel, chaotic, darkly exciting, the ecstatic, irrational, music that resounds between cells and intergalactic voids..".
Déficit Des Années Antérieures "Les Ambulants" LP
Illusion Production
DDAA's own label put this out 1984. Odd experimental music. What could be said? Band already founded in 1979 and seem to be still alive! Sometimes little too arty for me, but mostly very good stuff to listen to.
Jim O'Rourke "6 Oscillators '87 / Guitar '88" LP
No Fun Productions
Not fan of all what O'Rouke has done, but this crappily packaged LP has two previously unreleased 80's works what belong to some of the nicest guitar drone works and subtle oscillation. While it seems guitar noise & guitar drone is "easy" and "everybody does it", then once in a while, I think what REALLY is good guitar stuff out there and don't see much of that... I hope covers would be better than two way too small xeroxes of 72dpi pixelated graphics thrown in plastic sleeve with white label vinyl... pfff..
Those was listened earlier, but didn't have time to write on board. Today have been listening only "The 25-year retrospective concert of the music of John Cage" 2xLP. Recorded performance from New York 1958. I used to think that pretty much anyone telling they actually listen John Cage, are pretentious. Hehe.. But these days I can see perfectly why people actually ARE listening to works of John Cage. Lots of different kinds of stuff here. Very good Doxy release.
Umpio - Opium Electronix I-III (Freak Animal): In an era where the 2xC10 reigns supreme, it's refreshing to see a 2xC90 makes it way out there. I always think of Cathartic Process when it comes to noise with generous length, but of course FA is generous too. This is my first time listening to Umpio unaccompanied and in full-length+ form. My first thought is that I am completely and totally sold in this man's music! I think the title is fairly accurate. If I could go back to the old hash days, I'm sure this would take me to the next plane. Tracks range from the 4 minute to 45 minute mark. Each one entering a surreal zone that leaves you completely isolated and absorbed. Slow, careening waves changing ever so subtly. Blatantly psychedelic, without any goofiness in sight. No, this is a very parched psychedelia; neither paranoid or ecstatic. Just hazy as all hell. The second feature is more sublime, but never fully there. The harshness has just subsided some.
Umpio & Concrete Mascara - Concrete Vs Umpio Vs Mascara (Terror/Obscurex): From the disc's first second, I knew this wasn't going to be like the above album. With CM along for the ride, things were bound to be far less restrained. Repeated listens assure me that this is one burly and massive album. Less psychedelic, more spit-in-the-face. As usual, the vocals take away from the solidness of the recording at times. At their best, they are a nice accompaniment, but never seeming totally necessary. Nonetheless, an enjoyable and aggressive affair.
Umpio & irr. app. (ext.) - Observation Affects The Outcome (Monochrome Vision): This is more of the sort of companionship I see Umpio, and myself, reveling in. The cauldrons that irr. app. (ext.) has been able to stir up with Vertonen, At Jennie Richie and Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, for instance, have all been rather magical. The pattern continues here. The ferocity and volume is toned down ever so slightly to allow for something as intoxicating as it is menacing. That lysergic terror shows it's face again, with a filthy grit continually caressing the surface. Umpio, so I assume, adds enough of this to irr. app. (ext.)'s material that it allows for a new entity. In a way, you can't differentiate between who contributes what, and that's always exciting with collaborations. It's neither a stoner fuzz barrage, nor a bad trip.
Nepoštovanje I Glupo - Unutarnji Rat (Total Black): When I think of "rhythmic industrial", I think of this. Equal parts SPK and Will Over Matter - if Harald Mentor were to remain grounded on Planet Earth. Nothing to come back to regularly, but still a really great tapes. If the length were maybe doubled - 15 minutes is just way too short for this sort of atmospheric music - I'd have greater things to say. As long as this project continues on and the fogged over beats don't become too important, I see this becoming something very good.
Pain Nail - Magneettinen Kohtalo (Freak Animal): I never got too head-over-heels for this project, so I slept on this album till now. What a mistake that was! But better late than never, yes. This is one if the most refined PE-territory releases that I have ever heard. Progression is essential here; from start to finish this many-horned beast never let's up its front of percussive, cacophonous dirge. A very unique assembly of recordings, that bleed right into one another in the empty water tower it seems to have been captured.
V. Sinclair - Night Church (Prime Ruin): One of the most interesting new projects born in the underground, if you ask me. Each release treads a new path without contradicting the creator's seeming essence. Whereas the double-tape on Unseen Force was indeed also a varied affair, this one is in a wholly different way. Memoirs Of A Twin was a bit of a sea change with each and every flip, but Night Church stands firmly in its melancholy state while still allowing experimentation to ripple through. There's moments that recall an archaic, bedroom Troum without any mark of the celestial. Other moments remind me of what a lot of this youthful PTSD noise blues going on wishes to be, but he actually nails it.
G*Park - Yack Park (Zabriskie Point): I think I had mentioned earlier in regards to G*Park that there's never much of a major shift in his recordings. I'm starting to realize that it's all about being prepared to enter the constancy of Herr Zeier's sphere. There's nothing really out of the ordinary here, but when I realize that in two decades there's just over a dozen releases, I have to give my admiration. Obviously there is a clear, solid vision at work here. When you're ready, it's waiting for you.
Testicle Hazard - Python In The Bowl (Freak Animal): Take a guess...it's Marhaug and Keränen. All balls!
Pain Nail - Magneettinen Kohtalo
... This is a highly articulated album. Very focused. Get the tape if its still available.
lots of blank tapes and lots of booklets here, but ran out of "sealed plastic bags" what was perfect for this format. There are few left and will most likely have some copies in stock if someone needs it (distro or person).
BROKEN LIGHTS "s/t" tape
BROKEN LIGHTS "Downfall" tape
Both very good, short, but good. Tape loop noisy, lo-fi music what has a notch more towards industrial feel than some other Swedes. Good sounds, good compositions. Tape on Posh Isolation ruled. So in other words, all releases appear to be gold.
V/A SUMMER SCUM HARSH NOISE tape
New Forces
Ahlzegailzehgun, Brad Griggs, Breaking The Will, Developer. Cut-up harsh noise is the name of the game, and they're all good. Perhaps one thing what contemporary cut-up noise starts to lack, is disctinctive own sounds. With modern tools, cutting & pasting short clips of sound and even managing some sort of coherency in doing that seems pretty easy, but to make good flow perhaps less so, and to not have distortion sounds what are pretty much exactly the same as others, perhaps biggest challenge? Thinking this, and the upcoming cut-up noise comp CD trailer, one wonders where is something like.. Macronympha or such with cut up done with raw rotten sounds. Not the hi-fi digital overload? Or who'd be as distinctive as K2 for example, who's work with metal junk you just recognize instantly. It's a good tape here, but also raises some questions about close sounds get when everybody appears to operate on for example exact same frequencies and timbre.
BRANDKOMMANDO "Two sides of violence" tape
Phage
Tape is half good, half not-so-good. Some tracks stand out as pretty decent "euro heavy electronics" kind of stuff, but others suffer from bad sounds, lazy vocals and dull compositions. Also using same sample as other bands on recent releases is quite turn off. Of course nobody can check out every release out there, what things has been used, but I know artist must have heard couple of years ago Brethren CD that includes same speach as this tape...
THE GOOD ANNA "Wolf Tickets" LP
Harbinger
Ltd 100 copies LP. Appears to be cheap at discogs. This probably belongs now to my favorite free percussion recordings. Not that it would be somehow revolutionary. Just that same old jazzy goofy free music chaos, but recorded at Leeds Holy Trinity Church gives it really good sound. Deep reverb sound. Also good usage of broken electronic sounds. I checked out who these guys are and appears only 1 CDR done besides this. Stuff found at youtube was nowhere near as good as this. Checking videos of percussionist Patrick Farmer delivered some more recent stuff, which wasn't bad at all.
LETTERA 22 "true form" LP
Wendy
Have had hard time to make up my mind about this LP. While it could be the best Lettera 22, it's most of all thanks to A-side. It seems like B-side is all the way downhill. Impact what album gives after great a-side, and then just less and less interesting (for whatever reason). Tried also listen B-side first and then A-side, and there is something kind of slow and lazy there. I like quality of noise sounds, but band at their best (Live?) is so good, then lesser just makes it much less interesting even if it would be above generic. Tasty harsh noise sounds and often far from utmost hi-fi.
INZEKT LP
Schimpfluch
1991 elektro-acoustic from whoeveritis that sounds like R&G and/or Sudden Infant would try to make electro-acoustic music, but instead of being professors of French university, they are surreounded by walkmen and broken electronics and perhaps some sorts of mental problems. Excellent LP.
DOGPOP "dogpop" LP
DOGPOP "Bleierne Zeiten" LP
Zaetraom
First releases 2003 and new one 2013. Between was one CD and CDR. I find it quite odd how I NEVER see mentioned this Anenzephalia related project. It is odd electronic music, certainly, but lets say if this was from Scandinavia, it would be all over hipster media most likely. Now filed under kraut, minimal elektroniks, angst-pop, NDW, and each song being quite different from another (especially first album being collected over many years of recordings), it seems very hard to really relate. I also must say that had barely recollections of how the 10+ years old debut sounded like, but returned to it now when got the new LP. Awful graphics on new LP.
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V/A SUMMER SCUM HARSH NOISE tape
New Forces
Ahlzegailzehgun, Brad Griggs, Breaking The Will, Developer. Cut-up harsh noise is the name of the game, and they're all good. Perhaps one thing what contemporary cut-up noise starts to lack, is disctinctive own sounds. With modern tools, cutting & pasting short clips of sound and even managing some sort of coherency in doing that seems pretty easy, but to make good flow perhaps less so, and to not have distortion sounds what are pretty much exactly the same as others, perhaps biggest challenge? Thinking this, and the upcoming cut-up noise comp CD trailer, one wonders where is something like.. Macronympha or such with cut up done with raw rotten sounds. Not the hi-fi digital overload? Or who'd be as distinctive as K2 for example, who's work with metal junk you just recognize instantly. It's a good tape here, but also raises some questions about close sounds get when everybody appears to operate on for example exact same frequencies and timbre.
I felt a bit disappointed that this was just C10 tape. Nevertheless, a-side is really good. On side B (BtW and Developer) there seems to be too much...change? There is industrial-kind of vibe for a moment...some synth, some rhythmic noise and of course cut-up noise. As composition, there's way too much things in way too little time.
yep, there are changes in side, but mostly this quite common thing that first some quite object scratching, but as soon as noise hits in, the timbre of sound is just about the same. I think it has a lot to do with line-in recordings and computer mastering etc. Where many elements what used to give variation to "color of sound" resulted plenty of variation from project to another.
And yeah, I think C-10 is something what could be mentioned when advertising tape. I think C-20 is already ok, if not even ideal for some stuff. But C-10 where little blank is on each end of side is pretty dull for good noise you'd like to "sink in".
Yes - I normally advertise the length of the tapes, not sure why I forgot this time, it wasn't intentional. I usually prefer c20, but personally I think c-10 is often okay for really cut-up noise, since the artists are covering so much ground in such a short amount of time. For example, some of the earlier Pedestrian Deposit c10's I think really work in that format.
To some extent I would agree with Ernpe, at least as far as Breaking The Will since that's my own project. The track is 2.5 minutes and moves through several different phases very quickly, and it might have been nice to draw them out further. That track emerges from the same sessions as my upcoming full-length CD on Terror, so those elements get fleshed out in greater length there, so maybe you'll enjoy it more in that context.
Grunt - Petturien rooli CD, World Draped in a Camouflage CD -as far as I'm concerned Petturien Rooli is the best Grunt album to date. World Draped in a Camoflage is excellent, tracks like "Dance for the Genocide", "Fucked by Steel" and "March of the Titans" are top notch, but there's just something about Petturien Rooli that is so complete... but without question, both albums sound like Grunt and no one else.
Halo Manash - Language of Red Goats CD, Caickuwi Cauwas Walkeus CD, Taiwaskivi CD and a bunch of other Aural Hypnox stuff. Picked up 11 or 12 CDs from AH last week and slowly going through them. So far these 3 have really grabbed me. Great for active listening and meditation.
Black Leather Jesus / Incapacitants - split cd: BLJ a bit unfocussed. Good sound, mutta at times falling into white noise. Volume on the record goes up and down, being even silent at moments, not sure if such dramatic change in volume actually serves a purpose. Not bad though. Incapacitants is made from live materials, I assume some extra editing has been made on studio. Really loud recording. Lots of air between the source and mics, still not leading into blurry or powerless sound. Moving very little and very slow, basicly the beginning and the end of the track are very similar, yet there is a bit this and a bit of that going so we don't speak a static wall here, not at all.
Jakob Ullmann - Fremde Zeut Addendum 4: Later addition disc to previously released set of three. Modern art music, solo for organ. Meant to be listened in silent volume, meaning the record has been mastered to extra low volume. I had to close the window to prevent sounds from the street and still cannot hear the music from trams passing by. If raising volume, the sound of my stereo system itself become irritating. Despise all this, very enjoyable album. Minimal to bone, hardly differs from noise-releated ambient records. Long sounds, moving just a few times in over hour long composition. Yet subtle enough to keep attention. Should revisit the previous three records shortly.
The Thing - Boot! Modern jazz. Sound comes more from rock than from jazz background but music and musicians are definitely grounded in jazz tradition. Distorted bass, distorted saxophone, brilliant drummer yet fairy laid-back atmosphere. Nice record, indeed.
Treriksröset - Sexregler cd: Heavy bass rumbling, higher pitched noise moving. Mixed very in-your-face, bass left on the background. Not much elements going on same time, album evolves slowly. Lofi suffocating distorted sound, reminding more of F&V-kind material than usual Tronics release. In the beginning I enjoyd this quite a lot and the sound does stay good throughout the record but for 45 minutes there is very little to keep ones attention.
H.C.O.D. - Coarse Defect (Fieldwork)
Aischrolatreia - Sentient Prison (Fieldwork)
Both of these Fieldwork artists are excellent, super lo-fi post-mortem electronics, primarily instrumental (although the Aischrolatreia has a few vocal elements). I will definitely be tracking down more Fieldwork tapes in the future.
Vasculae - No Resolve, In Theory, Listening from Another Room, Anxiety Blackout (All Self-Released)
Jon has released a flurry of new Vasculae tour tapes in the last few months, and they're all amazing. This is what a wall of noise should sound like.
Constrain - Zero Action
Another fine effort from Constrain, probably one of his best-looking tapes thanks to the Mazurka Editions deluxe layout treatment. I like how Kevin has been keeping things pretty raw and 90's Americanoise-sounding in texture, while incorporating some effects to give things a very slightly cut up and fast paced feel. This is similar to the great 2xCS on Compulsion Rites.
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H.C.O.D. - Coarse Defect (Fieldwork)
Aischrolatreia - Sentient Prison (Fieldwork)
Both of these Fieldwork artists are excellent, super lo-fi post-mortem electronics, primarily instrumental (although the Aischrolatreia has a few vocal elements). I will definitely be tracking down more Fieldwork tapes in the future.
I really like this label. Great noise and really nice design/collage work.
BLÅDÅRE - Fjång av tvång CS (Styggelse)
Harsh industrial stuff here. Some vocals here and there, but mostly just loud throbbing heavy noise with feedback. Nothing complicated, but very effective. Lovely title as well, translates "Boner by force" or something like that.
BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST - Dokuments 1985-1989 CS (Styggelse)
Having only heard the Master Control CD and the S.I.C.K. tape of the '80s incarnation of B.O.T.C., my expectations proved a bit narrow. What you get is very diverse live and studio sessions, ranging from the more well known '80s style pe/industrial to weird spoken word/reading with odd percussion (actually made me think of Art Ensemble Of Chicago filtered through early Whitehouse or something....) and what could almost pass as noise rock (Harri style though...). Although rather incoherent at times, this is a fascinating glimpse into the '80s B.O.T.C. Makes me wonder how much stuff from this period of the project that lies forgotten on tape in damp basements, owned by (nowadays) middle age average Johns?
FECAL FETAL "Shackles of euroboroi" tape
Supreme Analog Torture Records
Another oddity from Finland. Raw and rugged noise. Handful of misc releases out there, floppy discs, cdr, files,.. first tape here I assume? Especially a-side is pretty good noise. It's not harsh noise in ways like its done these days. It's not really PE either. Despite clumsy and amusing artwork/name etc, it's something one could think to be in line with 80's instrumental ultra primitive electronic noise, but despite rawness, obvious sound of cheap contemporary gadgets. Tape sounds better than this sample:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDpWY_r0Emc
SHITNOISE BASTARDS / NEKROKYRPÄ "Noise Vomit Feast" tape
Supreme Analog Torture Records
SB from Malaysia is some of the best noisecore recently. Mainly thanks to intensively fast drummer who blasts some sort of gravityblast close to old days of Anal Cunt or Exterminio Brutal etc. Noisy sound full of feedback and dirt.
Finnish Nekrokyrpä is like cyber-goregrind slipping too noisy for grindcore listeners, but barely "noisecore". Just formless and distorted.
ROTAT -tape
Deviants Clove
New Finnish noise project what mentioned its somewhere between Mania, Taint and Smell & Quim. And yes, the ultra heavy bass frequencies in metal junk noises do remind of technic refined by Mania and additional electronics, odd spoken pieces and perhaps very hand made noise sounds could be hint towards S&Q or even Onomatopoeia. However, soundwise I'd think to lump it together with atrocities like GOLDENROD. Utmost primitive hand made feel to noise sets it apart from A LOT of contemporary noise makers, and it's good fresh moment to hear such a rotten brutality.
IRON CLAD tape
F&V
Finnish PE trio what doesn't bring much new to the game musically, but is pretty wild case anyways. If music itself is somewhere between Final Solution and Streicher with throaty and screamy vocals, lyrics are utterly blunt & in your face and also quite rare case to see member in bandphoto with B&H support division shirt, heh! Mix of sounds isn't as good as one would hope. Vocals are kind of separate from sounds and mixing together lo-fi and "hi-fi" sounds without making sounds blend together properly, result isn't best possible. Nevertheless, fans of provocative wp electronics will approve.
OBDUKTIO "Maksa" tape
Finnish crust/grind/groove rock DM whatever. Dubbing is pretty bad here. Lots of clicks, snaps, etc. Also recording feels like quiet and distant despite it's contemporary clean production. Not memorable tracks either. Just kind of generic music you hear nowadays.
ANTERO VIPUNEN "Nousu / Tuho" tape
Choise for name is quite bizarre. While it is part of the old carelian mythology, it's also famous book of games, riddles and amusing facts published back in 50's. To me it appeared almost as if someone would form band called Ujo Piimä, hehe... Antero Vipunen has been topic in song of bands like SPEAR OF LONGINUS, but the bizarre humor of Finnish band makes it hard to consider it would belong strictly to lineage of black metal. In deed, Antero Vipunen nowadays seems to be noisecore, but these two recordings published on one tape are something different. While "nousu" sounds to me like it was something what developed to OKSENNUS project (worth to check out), "Tuho" is different. Nousu is mostly dis-harmonic, yet complex black metal what could be like mix between Oksennus and Dead Reptile Shine, but with lyrics what seems like absurd humor. Tuho side is like collages of oddities. Often songs appear to have nothing to do with eachother. sound collages, fun music, metal percussion and discordant guitars, electronic break-beats and then all the sudden back to band line-up. By any means, this is memorable or good in standards of usual music, but something weird lures me to listen material what is like scratch-book of miscallenous ideas that barely work.
I've been obsessively listening to Tao Point (http://nubla.bandcamp.com/album/tao-point) by Victor Nubla and Tibetan Red, and to the piece "Anti-time" by The Haters, for about a week now. Non-musical bare sound that changes subtly depending on volume.
Vomir - claustration
cult hnw boxset
Spent the weekend and yesterday reacquainting myself with Tesco Disco Heavy Electronics 2- the Grey Wolves/Con Dom disc is for my money the best there, ut I was surprised at how well the rest had held up over the years, The Inade and Satori appealed to me more now that when I first got the set.
V/A - Cénotaphe (Les Nouvelles Propagandes): Classic comp from '91 that's still available from the label. Side A is comprised of a single De Fabriek track that plays out in the complexity of a full-length; almost 35-minutes worth of music. A flawless composition of tape-music, industrial sounds, and dated synth tones that are nothing like the modern retro slag we're bombarded with anymore. This tape could be just this song and be worth the price tag, and then some. Side B starts off with Laurent Pernice. While still hazy like the De Fabriek piece, this isn't so drifting. A menacing, rumbling rhythm underlies the track, while almost pastoral synth lines contradictorily clash with the backbone before surprisingly shifting into a martial-industrial-like assemblage. A fascinating and somehow not-dated work. La Sonorité Jaune works out a haunting piece reminiscent of some quality 80's horror soundtrack moments. Echoing sounds of a passing train and a child's xylophone (perhaps) intermingle with some simple droning material. There's even some enjoyable Muslimgauze included as well - as in, enjoyable despite preferred eras of Jones' work. An effect-laden dulcimer recording adds a sacral mysteriousness to the comp's flow. The moment of beauty is stopped short by Pacific 231's piece made almost entirely of slowed-down voice. Not an exciting track in and of itself, but it isn't so poor in the life of the whole tape. Not sure what the discussion is, and that hurts the interest of the piece quite a bit. Das Synthetische Mischgewebe contributes a piece with a hilariously long and literal title: "Etude Pour : One Motor Played Guitar And Three Low Frequenz Oscillators Stearing Three Voltage Controlled Filtrers"...and it is literally just that. A really slayer in the harsher stylings that DSM sometimes has. A simple, pulsating track from Esruk, quite reminiscent of Vertonen, steadily devolves into a reverberating mess of shortwave hiss and feedback before Brume finishes things off with a track that I would think is anyone but Renou. I'm hearing more Club Moral (sans vocals) and Esplendor Geométrico in this. Kind of a dud way to round off such a dismal, distant and rock-solid tape, but one can always reach for "stop" followed by "fast-forward" at this point. Now, the title is "Permafrost (Version Rapide)", so maybe there's a slower, more appropriate, version of this song out there.
Treha Sektori - Severh Sehenh (Cyclic Law): Something odd has been taking place this year...I've been buying a lot of dark ambient and actually loving it. This album, although I set it aside for some time after the first few listens, is one of the better new releases I've heard. The first association I can make is to Pussygutt's She Hid Behind Her Veil... (which is a killer album! Far better than the cliche bearded doom paths they later have walked), at least in regards to the sense of lulled rhythm and in-and-out bell-like tones. Treha Sektori is definitely an active listen, if the past two full-lengths are evidence enough. The volume moves to all heights and depths; in a way, like modern classical music does. The length is essential here too; sub-40-minutes keeps the interest piqued the whole while. Also, being a single track, it's worth mentioning just how strong and interesting the composition remains. It's actually much more enjoyable than a dozen changes in atmosphere. The whole thing is devoid of the faux-occult nonsense that permeates 99% of the genre. It's much more internal and personal sounding without being whiny shit, heh.
Profetus - Saturnine (N/A): Derivative funeral doom that is saved by two simple factors: 1). There's only two tracks at under 30-minutes. This usually is a perfect length for this genre (like splits!!) unless it is a sheer masterpiece. 2). Most importantly, the dubbing is so brutally mangled and warbly that this is potentially appealing for non-metalheads. I picked up the two most recent full-lengths hoping for some lo-fi excellence like this, but...
Giancarlo Toniutti - La Mutazione
Great stuff from the Broken Flag catalogue. Dark atmosphere with synths, sparse electronics and some looped samples
Amph - Terry/Framtid
Got this new ltd LP from Komplott yesterday. The previously released tracks, but classic Amph, so def. worth to have on vinyl.
City Of Worms - Crumnants
Released on Sound of Pig. Loops, synths, and occasionally some vocals on top of this. Really like this kind of stuff. I really should more into this label, i already got some John Hudak tapes etc.. but still, so much stuff out there..
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Amph - Terry/Framtid
Got this new ltd LP from Komplott yesterday. The previously released tracks, but classic Amph, so def. worth to have on vinyl.
Very excited to hear/see this. Were there any insert or extra bits included?
Quote from: urall on September 05, 2014, 11:35:46 AM
City Of Worms - Crumnants
Released on Sound of Pig. Loops, synths, and occasionally some vocals on top of this. Really like this kind of stuff. I really should more into this label, i already got some John Hudak tapes etc.. but still, so much stuff out there..
Fantastic tape and fantastic label. Along with this,
Der Akteur's
Rockery is a personal favorite.
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "Very Little Fun" 4xLP
CMI
Massive set. Listened at one sitting finally, although this has been waiting on shelves for years. There are great tracks, there are good tracks. Not many weaker ones. Of course length itself makes you pretty familiar with already trademark BDN sound. But for lovers of death industrial sound at purest, it's of course great release.
DISSECTING TABLE / SEKTOR 304 "utopia / decay" LP
Malignant
DT is my old times fave, but project has faced bad situation. His new stuff that tries to do the same-old sampled metal percussion works sounds at this point like recycling so many times recycled identical sound samples.. and his digital harsh noise works barely need to be listened when compared to high level of harsh noise these days... Sektor 304 side is much much better, and in their field of industrial music, they remain one of the most interesting groups. Sounds less of "home taping noise" and more like "normal band in studio", so up to person whether the kind of clean and neat sound is good for you.
LULL "Way through staring" LP
Manifold
1997 subtle dark ambient recordings of MJ Harris. I know it probably is odd to say I feel kind of turned off when "metal heads" are doing experimental music. Hah. Not sure if mr. Harris even would qualify as "metal head", even to degree I am.. But still always had hard time to really get myself listen Lull. However, when struggling to get over the useless prejudise, it's pretty good for what it is. Calm, slow, pretty typical stuff. But not bad at all.
PAN SONIC "B" 12"
My Ears! My Ears!
1999 stuff. Hard electronic beats in the way I like it. Although also this goes to "normal" techno beats quite often, but at the best, its rhythmic distorted, electric signals.
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Quote from: urall on September 05, 2014, 11:35:46 AM
Amph - Terry/Framtid
Got this new ltd LP from Komplott yesterday. The previously released tracks, but classic Amph, so def. worth to have on vinyl.
Very excited to hear/see this. Were there any insert or extra bits included?
No, same art on both sides of the sleeve & black center labels. Shipped very poorly too. Great record tho!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on September 05, 2014, 03:52:38 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on September 05, 2014, 01:05:59 PM
Quote from: urall on September 05, 2014, 11:35:46 AM
Amph - Terry/Framtid
Got this new ltd LP from Komplott yesterday. The previously released tracks, but classic Amph, so def. worth to have on vinyl.
Very excited to hear/see this. Were there any insert or extra bits included?
No, same art on both sides of the sleeve & black center labels. Shipped very poorly too. Great record tho!
fwiw, my copy was shipped fine. Sucks to receive items with split seams or bend corners though..
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on September 05, 2014, 03:52:38 PM
Shipped very poorly too.
Mine was too. Miraculously, the record arrived safely in great shape, but it was certainly not due to how it was packed.
The Rita - Ballet Feet Positions cd
Ballet dancer mic'd and processed by the Rita. Suprisingly not the trademark harsh noise wall sound of the Rita but crackle there, crackle here and lots of silence, sound of recorder and such in between. Didn't try it really loud, so perhaps there's more. But the main noise sound is thin and crackling, so it hardly gets better with extreme volume. The piece is over 30 minutes and gets are more intense by the end, yet quite hard to get into. Perhaps seeing the dancer on film at the same time would do the difference? Ten minutes long rework by Caligula031 works better, being decent harsh noise with vocals burried low under the noise.
The Rita / Caligula031 - Self Shop tape
The Rita this time with more dynamic harsh noise sound. Sample voice, some junk metal and noise but rather power electornic composition instead of full blast. May be because of the tape but the sound is really nice, strong and powerful but yet warm.
Caligula031 with suprisingly clean sound. No bass rumble, neither lofi gutter feedback. Sharp high pitched synth (?), relaxed flow, vocals low on the mix. Nice.
Mania - Decrepit tape
Starts with noise flowing and big metal door banging on background. Then a longer piece of acoustic metal noise, really nicely recorded. A few artists have such dynamics into acoustic banging. Other side of the tape starts with more traditional power electronics tracks with blurred vocals, feedback and such.
Creation Through Destruction - Belt Zone Circulation cd
Nearly 70 minutes of noise. Four tracks, each with different Japanese noise artist contributing source material. Government Alpha I could regocnize but others...well, the tracks differ but I could not tell the K2 track from Hiroshi Hasegawa track soundwise. But as said, all four tracks are different. First we got decent harsh noise, then more experimental stuff and for last again harsh noise. CTD keeps the noise flowing nicely, making the record a nice listen. Soundwise it is clean and sharp throughout, a slight more of dirt could have worked better with more noisier material but not bad this way either.
Vasculae - In Theory c-30 + booklet
Vasculae - No Resolve c-30
As I expected, amazing, absolutely moving work. 'In Theory' in particular - great conscious acts of 'risk' taking spoken word that is charged and interrupted with concentrated harsh noise. 'No Resolve' boasts a more classic approach that revolves around Borges' undying mastery of the harsh noise form. More than ever, I like to define these works as 'harsh sound'.
So into Jon's approach to HN over the last few years, almost like a studied revisit to the 90s, but translated into abrasive sound that proves that there are so many many variances to HN, that is can always be new when sincerity is foremost.
Noticed I have some strange project's apparently called 'Sounds beyond grave' mp3's on my comp. Two untitled sides, year has been marked as 198?. Didnt find anything from discogs. Anyone has any idea what this is? Based on first 2 minutes, quite interesting stuff. drum machine beats, strange sounds, dark ambient.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sounds-Beyond-The-Grave-International-Compilation/release/1965041
I too received my copy of the Amph LP yesterday and it shockingly survived the long voyage to the US without getting totally destroyed. It was undoubtedly the worst-packed LP I've ever received, yet somehow only managed to sustain a couple bent corners. Great record by the way!
HAKARISTI new tape
Filth & Violence
Raw fusion of noisyness, punk and perhaps even more so metal riffing and even cold melodies.
STUMM new tape
basically good sounding live gig that includes their unreleased tracks, that were perhaps best what band did! Finnish ultra slow and grim sludge.
PHILIP CORNER / MICHAEL VOGEL / PHEBE NEVILLE "musiques des ailes / winged music" LP
Very quiet, minimal and subtle bells & percussive sounds. Couple times appears like cut for vinyl is fucked. Either that or recording of few loud parts gets highly distorted.
ANEMONE TUBE / DISSECTING TABLE "This Dismal World"-peripheral LP
Peripheral
Perhaps better stuff from DT, but seems like these two bands nowadays are far more CD friendly music than vinyl. Despite some ruggedness it adds here, I think music what gets into almost ritualistic mood, doesn't benefit this time from fuzzy high frequencies and such. I've listened this couple times, and kind of like what I hear, but at the same time.. maybe tape or CD would have been better for material as now instead of material being what I remember, I just remember thinking how sound may not be optimal...
Quote from: F_c_O on September 09, 2014, 12:42:36 PM
Noticed I have some strange project's apparently called 'Sounds beyond grave' mp3's on my comp. Two untitled sides, year has been marked as 198?. Didnt find anything from discogs. Anyone has any idea what this is? Based on first 2 minutes, quite interesting stuff. drum machine beats, strange sounds, dark ambient.
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Sounds Beyond the Grave was a compilation done by Blood Ov Thee Christ Tapes / Sachsenhausen Industriale back in 1986. I have seen some different versions of it... both C90 and C60+C90 with booklet (the later is the one I have in my collection). One of the better postmortem / ritual music comptapes from that time. Harri tested different versions of covers and so on but it never really got beyond that. Asked him once about how many he sold and it was just a handful through his distribution service back in then. Can't check the booklet now as I don't know where I have it but remember some of the bands on it being Abstract Belief, HG Wells, Republic, White Hand, De Fabriek, Banned Production, Pacific 231, Coup De Grace, Randy Greif, Vox Populi, XX Committee (+ some of their side-projects), Todtentanz (BOTC) and so on.
Thanks to both of you. Saddly my mp3's dont have a tracklist with them so I have no clue what I am listening to and if there are several versions of it, I cant even trust the discogs page. Enjoying it neverlethess.
Quote from: F_c_O on September 11, 2014, 02:26:24 PM
Thanks to both of you. Saddly my mp3's dont have a tracklist with them so I have no clue what I am listening to and if there are several versions of it, I cant even trust the discogs page. Enjoying it neverlethess.
I believe I stumbled upon the same mp3-file(s) some time ago. The file itself was entitled just "Blood Ov Thee Christ", so I thought I had stumbled upon some big forgotten BOTC-recording at first. Good stuff though, as you say. I believe it's the C90 I have (which would fit the discogs entry), but I wouldn't swear on it.
Custodian/Developer (C30, Narcolepsia): Haven't been listening too much Harsh Noise lately, but Custodian is really great, 'burning' Harsh Noise and a really nice ending to his side. Developer is cut up stuff as usual, haven't heard a lot of his releases yet, but this seems a bit slower than some of his other stuff I've heard. The two acts on this tape complement each other well.
Developer/Orgasmic Response Unit (C20, Factotum Tapes): The tape starts with ORU which is good Harsh Noise, but it doesn't seem to have a lasting impression. Developer starts with cut up, but after that there's a part that's more straight forward Harsh Noise. All in all a good tape, but the Custodian/Developer tape is just a bit better.
Freak Power (Compilation single sided 12", Fuck Yoga Records): This is a really nice compilation, for which I have to sit down to listen to it, otherwise I miss tracks, hehe. Interesting interviews in the fanzine too. Favorite tracks by Apartment 213, Nihilist Commando, Hatred Surge, Iron Lung and 1 or 2 others which I already can't remember. The downside of having quite a lot of bands I had never heard about before. Seems like quite a lot of these bands haven't released much either.
The Endless Blockade/Wadge (7", Regurgitated Semen Records): The Endless Blockade is The Endless Blockade, don't really know what else to say, to me they really sound recognizable and good! Wadge I only knew from the Freak Power compilation (haven't heard his track on Small Doses yet, still going through that compilation). It's weird and interesting, but I don't see it becoming a favorite band. That fascination with Hawaii is pretty out-there for a grindcore band too and somehow it feels more than just a gimmick.
Hatred Surge/Insect Warfare (7", Regurgitated Semen Records): Hatred Surge is great as always, those double male & female vocals really work well for me, even though I liked the voice of the girl on the Deconstruct 12" a bit more. Insect Warfare is pretty good grindcore, though not that good that I really feel compelled to check out all their other material (I'm pretty picky when it comes to grindcore).
Vapaudenristi/Pagan Skull (7", Sakaramina/Europe Erwache): The Vapaudenristi track is pretty good, really nice synths. Good choice for a cover too, even though the original is still a bit better. Pagan Skull is good, though it's a bit weird, parts RAC, part NSBM, but judging after a first spin, the different pieces don't really flow into each other well, got the feeling of listening to a different song sometimes, while it still was the same track.
Ironbird - Österland (7", Wewelsburg Records): First track on the A-side after the intro and the last track are pretty interesting, the rest seems lesser, will play it again, but first impression isn't too good...
Schizophasia - 5000 (LP, Deathangle Absolution Records): A-side starts with some kind of malformed punk track, rest of the tracks are more industrial, then the last track has a beat that reminds me of Joy Division. B-side starts with, well, I don't know how to describe, Industrial weirdness or something? Then more industrial, then back into feedback-laden kind of (slow) punk. Vocals are what sounds like a monsterrobot in some tracks and some more regularly effected vocals in other tracks. First spin and I seem to prefer the A-side. Very weird band, but intriguing and I quite liked their 3000 LP as well. Even though there's quite some different styles on this, I feel like there's still a wholeness in atmosphere through their stuff (I guess the bandpics help).
Knockout - Think It's Time (CD, Rebel Records): The band that came before Youngland. I got this because I really like the Same Old Song track on Winter Wind & because Pure Impact sold it quite cheap in his sellout. More or less the same style as Youngland, but Youngland seems simply better.
Small Doses (Compilation CD, Mortville Records & 4 other labels): Pretty cool compilation. 100 bands in 45 minutes. Different styles such as punk, grindcore, noisecore, harsh noise and absurd fuckery. Features both well known and less known bands. Each band has max 30 seconds. Nice layout too and it was quite cheap. Obviously not everything is good in here, but there's definitely some stuff that deserves more attention, though due to the big number of bands, I already forgot some of the interesting stoff, so I'll have to go through it again.
Stormwolf - Unbreakable (CD, Good Night Left Side): Short lived Belgian RAC band featuring some members from Flemish NSBM bands. Some tracks are pretty good, others are less interesting, nice Landser cover, not too very interesting lyrics. Well, ok, it was very cheap, so it was worth it. But all in all, I much prefer the drummers NSBM band Elfenbloed, whose only demo (Voor Den Eer Van Ons Geschied...) comes highly recommended.
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 13, 2014, 01:18:54 AM
Hatred Surge/Insect Warfare (7", Regurgitated Semen Records): Hatred Surge is great as always, those double male & female vocals really work well for me, even though I liked the voice of the girl on the Deconstruct 12" a bit more. Insect Warfare is pretty good grindcore, though not that good that I really feel compelled to check out all their other material (I'm pretty picky when it comes to grindcore).
do yourself a favor and do check out more insect warfare! early 7"s and 12". hands down one of the best things to come out of houston. another houston grind/pv band to check out is 50/50
SUDDEN INFANT "my life´s a gunshot - retrospective 1989-2009" 4xLP
Höhnir
Really nice compilation. I'd say, the older, the better. The more raw and fierce recordings, the better. Often something to admire how simple takes on noise sounds here is, how it stands out. Absurd. Weird. Noisy. Rarely plain noise. Live, studio, all sorts of short cuts of miscallenous recordings. Packaged in two gatefold sleeves.
MIRRORS - WORKS OF KAIJA SAARIAHO & JEAN SIBELIUS CD
Covielles Classics
Mix is just about what I'd suspect. Oddities from Kaija, "normal" classical from Jean. Some stuff is really nice, dark slow, long sustain piano and soprano voice. Most works here are cello + piano works. In digipak with large booklet.
KOMMANDO RJF tape
Damn! Power electronics, better than the LP !! Too bad it is probably too limited for most people to get. Possibility to reissue sometime by someone - I'd hope so!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 16, 2014, 05:47:13 PM
KOMMANDO RJF tape
Damn! Power electronics, better than the LP !! Too bad it is probably too limited for most people to get. Possibility to reissue sometime by someone - I'd hope so!
I have to second this. I heavily prefer the tape, although I do feel that its a bit too short. Still, great release.
Quote from: F_c_O on September 16, 2014, 06:06:21 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 16, 2014, 05:47:13 PM
KOMMANDO RJF tape
Damn! Power electronics, better than the LP !! Too bad it is probably too limited for most people to get. Possibility to reissue sometime by someone - I'd hope so!
I have to second this. I heavily prefer the tape, although I do feel that its a bit too short. Still, great release.
I have a hard time choosing which one of the two is the best. More hit factor on the tape, but I feel the LP is more coherent. They both complement each other very well. Really like the private edition box where you get both of them.
Just picked up the Nord "NG Tapes" re-release today, and (apart from my usual misgivings about vinyl) have been blasting it hard all day. There's just something about Nord's blatantly blatant use of simple synth warbles and noise that gets to me each and every time. More re-releases from this project would be well welcome.
ZYKLON SS tape
Unrest
Insanity of packaging is the first thing. I think this probably goes right there with very top things. Zyklon-B comp, MSBR kind of things. Lots of hand made work, lots of weight, lots of difficulty in handling. Broken glass, rusty nails, etc in metal box, where tape is buried underneath all that... And material itself? Really nice. I think its harder from tape than some online samples. In my head this connects instantly to some instrumental STREICHER works, MANIA and do I dare to say that opening piece on B-side is very close to '94/95 kind of Grunt stuff where bass & kind of spontanous sounding electronic noises meet. But most of all, it has heaviness, hand made & metal junk dominated feel. Obviously links to Hal Hutchinson's metal junk works, but more to darker and poisonous direction. Shorter tracks too, which I like. Definitely a must!
KATHARSIS TRANSSI MEDITAATIO tape
Ikuisuus
Finnish obscurity. Not 100% sure about name either. But I think it is the name of project and the release. Originally 3x tape box self financed by artists, now one long tape on Ikuisuus. Experimental synth works, drone, guitars, percussions,. collecting 4-track tape recordings between 2006-2012 together. Its not noise. More atmospheric music that leans towards kraut experiments, old hippie synth muzak, psychedelia etc. but nevertheless surprisingly good!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 18, 2014, 03:42:07 PM
ZYKLON SS tape
Unrest
Insanity of packaging is the first thing. I think this probably goes right there with very top things. Zyklon-B comp, MSBR kind of things. Lots of hand made work, lots of weight, lots of difficulty in handling. Broken glass, rusty nails, etc in metal box, where tape is buried underneath all that... And material itself? Really nice. I think its harder from tape than some online samples. In my head this connects instantly to some instrumental STREICHER works, MANIA and do I dare to say that opening piece on B-side is very close to '94/95 kind of Grunt stuff where bass & kind of spontanous sounding electronic noises meet. But most of all, it has heaviness, hand made & metal junk dominated feel. Obviously links to Hal Hutchinson's metal junk works, but more to darker and poisonous direction. Shorter tracks too, which I like. Definitely a must!
Quick one to quote in everything.
I was very impressed when I opened the package.
Best artwork in along time, gave me the feel to be back to when these sort of complex handmade artworks were one of the great things to follow noise and related.
Soundwise is perfect and deliver the goods at its best.
One of my fave releases for 2014.
Agreed on above statements regarding Zyklon SS. Heavy in sound and presentation. Safe to say this will stay in my tape deck for a while. Loving the shameless samples of machine guns and artillery, and of course, proud German proclamations.
Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage Installations And Metalworks cd on Crucial Blaze.
a monster.
just listening
N. s/t Urashima reprint
incredible penetrating minimal vibe from one of the few to have learned the lesson of Atrax Morgue
KLEISTWAHR "This world is not my home" CD
Fourth Dimension Records
New CD from Gary Mundy. I was quite skeptical at first. And maybe due my slight prejudice and too low listening volume, it felt ok, but nothing phenomenal. Not sure whether one should call this "phenomenal" anyways, but revisiting few days later with proper blasting volume, revealed obvious strengths of the album. First of all: Project is not retro crap, but investigating new possibilities and new technology, but still relying on all trademarks of Gary Mundy as well as Kleistwahr past. Distortion. Eerie keyboard drones, guitar noise, feedback, howling and wailing vocals. Distorted whispering. In theory its 7 songs here (titled in cover), but CD is one continous track without any index numbers. It flows well through entire album, and despite all the multieffects and digital distortion, it's not unpleasant. Certainly if you can handle later days Prurient (before dance) or later days Whitehouse or SJ etc, you will have no problems with this either. Infact, Mundy manages to pull out more textured, more interesting and diverse sonic elements than most artists just mentioned. 300 copies in cardboard gatefold cover in classic Broken Flag design style, but modern computer lettering.
CONCRETE MASCARA "the pursuit of hedonism in a police state" tape- holy shit! most violent vocals from any U.S. PE/HN act, ever? super impressive packaging & booklet. pretty much a must-own release.
PUCE MARY "ultimate hypocrisy" tape- this is good, only low point for me was the 2nd track on s2. i was led to believe her vocals would be like "woman with sand in her cunt" but i haven't heard that yet (i have two more of her tapes to listen to)...
where to get the concrete mascara tape?
Well, I finally got round to spinning my copy of the long awaited Hard Panning comp and have mixed feelings...
All of this is based on a first listen so I've not really absorbed it properly yet, but it does unfortunately seem to suffer from something I saw mentioned elsewhere about modern cut up noise sounding all very similar due to the same editing techniques being apparent in each track. There is always the chance that it could just be my untrained ear, but many of the tracks blend together in such a way that you often can't tell when one ends and another begins, which is not really helped by the instant transitions from piece to piece. I think that if only a couple of seconds between tracks had been inserted there would be a dramatically improved quality to this disc. I appreciate the way that the curators have tried to possibly give the album a feel of continued flow, but it kind of detracts for me and prevents each piece from standing on its own merits.
So, this - at least to my tastes - kind of tarnishes the whole experience BUT I wouldn't say that any track on there was bad. Everything at the very least delivers the kind of frantic, cut sound you are expecting and there are many great moments that make you stop what you're doing and give a sultry groan, perhaps even a fist pump or two if listening on the weekend. Stand out stuff from Facialmess and Lettera 22, with parts of MAAAAAAAAA, Kazuma Kubota, Encephalophonic & Developer catching my attention too. As I say, something of worth in every single track though. Seems to be some sort of uncredited 'secret' track at the end, not sure what it is but I can take it or leave it.
So there you go, sorry if this is a negative first mention. I'm looking forward to revisiting and finding out if I'm full of shit.
Quote from: Human Larvae on September 24, 2014, 10:00:27 AM
where to get the concrete mascara tape?
I have a couple copies left if you are interested. Details - http://blackpsychosis.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html
Quote from: Duncan on September 24, 2014, 04:13:32 PM
Well, I finally got round to spinning my copy of the long awaited Hard Panning comp and have mixed feelings...
All of this is based on a first listen so I've not really absorbed it properly yet, but it does unfortunately seem to suffer from something I saw mentioned elsewhere about modern cut up noise sounding all very similar due to the same editing techniques being apparent in each track. There is always the chance that it could just be my untrained ear, but many of the tracks blend together in such a way that you often can't tell when one ends and another begins, which is not really helped by the instant transitions from piece to piece. I think that if only a couple of seconds between tracks had been inserted there would be a dramatically improved quality to this disc. I appreciate the way that the curators have tried to possibly give the album a feel of continued flow, but it kind of detracts for me and prevents each piece from standing on its own merits.
So, this - at least to my tastes - kind of tarnishes the whole experience BUT I wouldn't say that any track on there was bad. Everything at the very least delivers the kind of frantic, cut sound you are expecting and there are many great moments that make you stop what you're doing and give a sultry groan, perhaps even a fist pump or two if listening on the weekend. Stand out stuff from Facialmess and Lettera 22, with parts of MAAAAAAAAA, Kazuma Kubota, Encephalophonic & Developer catching my attention too. As I say, something of worth in every single track though. Seems to be some sort of uncredited 'secret' track at the end, not sure what it is but I can take it or leave it.
So there you go, sorry if this is a negative first mention. I'm looking forward to revisiting and finding out if I'm full of shit.
Wow, it's actually the first such detailed opinion on the compilation. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts in detail.
I'd like to address some of the points you raised.
First of all, the main idea behind the compilation was (in a nutshell) to document the evolution of the genre. In my personal, subjective opinion, the cut-up subgenre is an area where the most interesting things happen. That is due to the fact that most artist who operate in that area utilize a number of interesting compositional and production methods (again, in a nutshell).
I definitely agree that some of the techniques such as drills/micro-loops, hard panning, silence/noise contrasts etc. are omnipresent but at the same time every track on that compilation has a significant degree of originality to it. To me, there's a huge difference between, say, FACIALMESS and Jake Vida or T.E.F. and Kazumoto Endo. All of those tracks are easily distinguishable because they have a different flow, atmosphere and simply sound different in general.
The decision to press a gapless CD was difficult but both Sergey and I believed that we should make it as condensed and as powerful as possible. Introducing 1 or 2 sec. gaps might cause the compilation to lose the punch and unrelenting energy we wanted it to have.
All in all, I believe that the comp might require several focused listening sessions because of the sheer amount of extremely varied content.
Again, thank you for sharing your opinion Duncan, it means a lot.
Yeah, that review wasn't bad at all. As Dawid said before the decision to make this non-stop CD wasn't easy and to set up a tracklist in general. We had listened the stuff in many different orders, personally I had listened at least about 50 times the whole thing.
The idea was to make it "in your face", noise without stops, from the start to the end with proper flow and energy. This CD for sure needs multiple spinnings and to my mind it's one of the greatest things about the stuff. It has a lot of everything so you can discover it again and again and this non-stop noise flow force you to listen to it carefully, holding the tracklist in you hand, huh...
When I listened to it for a first time I also had mixed feelings, but after 10+ listenings I started to love it.
And yes, this compilation was about the contemporary cut-up noise, and shows well how things looks like in this camp nowadays. I'm a big fan of older cut-up style like earlier K2 or some MACRONYMPHA style, but what we should do if nobody submited a single track like this? But tracks like JAAKKO VANHALA, ENCEPHALOPHONIC, MAAAA and let's say LETTERA 22 and MANTICHORA are much different from the rest which is for sure very spastic and modern. Anyway everything about this compilation is very subjective and for sure everyone will find something for him there. We are happy to see more hate or love about this.
Cheers for the replies lads. It is one of those difficult cases where even if your own ears don't quite wrap around the end results you still know that everything is there because of careful planning, thought and consideration, so maybe I should have stressed more that my criticisms stem from quite specific tastes...what I want to see and hear from a comp etc, rather than attempts to pin objective standards of what works and doesn't on the album.
Anyway, I'm keen to listen back and see what changes. Wonder what others think?
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VASILISK "Tribal Zone" CD on Steinklang
needs more playtimes, but pretty good stuff! Considering it's c. 20 years from the old industrial style Vasilisk, this is very good comeback on modern standards!
This is a really good album. For the most part, it is more refined than old Vasilisk. "Riot In Lhasa" is a powerful, Dead Can Dance-like track. I can listen to that kind of tribalism for hours. Lots of ghostly current throughout the album. I wouldn't call this "industrial". It's too dark to be considered
world music, but it is firmly rooted there. Also reminds me of Tuu, Temps Perdu?, and what some of the ethno-ambient artists toyed with in the 90s.
AARON DILLOWAY & C SPENCER YEH - The Squid - CD (Hanson)
Brilliant record. Good use of violin and tapes here. Haunting stuff. Reminds me of the scarier Small Cruel Party stuff. Once again I'm baffled about not having listened more to Dilloway.
GOLDEN SERENADES - II - CDr (Gameboy)
Is this their second release or something? Early one, at least, and easily one of their best works. Compared to their later stuff, i.e. The Age Of Swing, this is less hectic and more massive, with sweeping long sections of feedback and rumble, interrupted by shorter intense moments of change. Some more restrained sections thrown in as well, adding dynamics. "Needs a reissue!" as they say. Worthy of a better format than CDr.
Since getting the "NG Tapes" album I'd been basically listening to the three lps of Nord I have, over and over, for a week or so. Each time listening being impressed by the hard, uncompromising sound and single minded lust for basic analog synthesiser sounds. For the most part, there's no real indication of the pieces being aleatory or precisely structured, they simply move well however they where made.
But a couple of days ago I discovered a shitload of early Hands To material on Forced Nostalgia's Bandcamp (https://forcednostalgia.bandcamp.com/music) page, so I've been indulging in Jerman's foggy, tape-hiss laden loops and manipulation. Of preference I like the longer pieces better (the title track of "Hoast" sounds like untreated site recording of a construction site, although there may be more than one layer involved). Despite problems with comparisons I can't help feeling it's like taking the concrete sources of The Haters and giving them the structural treatment and oppressive atmosphere of MB.
Jeph Jerman says, "Simply put, I think that theorising about sound falls into the realm of entertainment, sophisticated perhaps, but it's all just playing with the mind."
Is Forced Nostalgia some sort of file agent or authorized distributor? If not, kind of weird, if not downright sucky, that they're selling those Hands To (and maybe others).
I was wondering that too. Those Hands To tapes seem to be from various tape label from the Eighties. There's a couple of If, Bwana tapes available as well. I merely assumed the artists had something to do with it. So far I've only be streaming - I don't mind paying for downloads but five English pounds? That's nearly ten bucks in my money, and the If, Bwana ones are seven pounds fifty. Too much for a download.
EDIT - Looks like the seven pounds fifty is for a hard-copy cd, five pounds is the going rate for downloads on that site. Apologies for the confusion.
DEATH SQUAD - Out-patient - I missed this release when it came out, delighted to hear the recent reissue. Almost entirely spoken word and sampled recording of people at the fringes of 'Outer Bohemia' as Stephen Koch described it in his amazing book on Warhol 'Stargazer'. Prostitutes and fucked up pathetic johns, drug addicts, the mentally ill, extreme anger issues, bad feelings all round accompanied by some brooding electronics. Michael Nine's work is head and shoulders above any tough guy PE posturing and there's no cornball macho cliche here, just very raw and difficult documentation of reality as it is for some of us. Still doing great work under the MK9 banner, it's strange to me that his amazing output isn't really noticed beyond the fake safehouse of the Power Electronics ghetto - I'd class his stuff with Lydia Lunch and Bryan Lewis Saunders - this is a real artist.
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - RAMBLE TAMBLE - you check out classic rock stuff sometimes and enjoy it and see why it has sold a lot, then an album track might hit you like this did me the other day - there's a kind of psychedelic breakdown in the middle of a song and a three chord riff with a transcendent lead guitar line so powerful and pure it seems to cancel out all language and rational thought makes you consider the beauty and wonder and strangeness of music and of being alive.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 27, 2014, 09:58:10 AM
Is Forced Nostalgia some sort of file agent or authorized distributor? If not, kind of weird, if not downright sucky, that they're selling those Hands To (and maybe others).
all authorised.
QuoteCREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - RAMBLE TAMBLE
a lot of CCR is obviously really overplayed and blown out, but that is fucking killer song.
actually works well here too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xAhIzVSKco
"Michael Nine's work is head and shoulders above any tough guy PE posturing and there's no cornball macho cliche here, just very raw and difficult documentation of reality as it is for some of us. Still doing great work under the MK9 banner, it's strange to me that his amazing output isn't really noticed beyond the fake safehouse of the Power Electronics ghetto - I'd class his stuff with Lydia Lunch and Bryan Lewis Saunders - this is a real artist."
That's pretty funny.
I'm going to go flex while listening to The City of the Living Dead soundtrack.
The old ones are the best.
IRM "Closure"
When listening to this beautiful dark piece of noise art, it becomes very obvious that the term "power electronics", which Malignant uses in the promo text on the sticker attached to the cover, comes without any identifiable coherence. The influence of Scott Walkers` latest "Bish Bosch" album, which belongs to one of Martin Bladh`s most worshipped releases, is very obvious and constitutes the artistic treatment of the album. Whereas the compositions of the previous albums were largely based on synth manipulations, the new approach was to build everything up on the basis of the pre-existing lyrics of Martin Bladh. As second main element the bass guitar, which was previously used only as a marginal support, becomes now the leading instrument to build the melodies – yes melodies (there are hardly any drones here)! Other elements like drums (by Ulrik Nilsson), synth and field recordings give the album the necessary structure and details. The composition of the album is overall clearly structured and framed by the lyrics/texts with repetitive patterns showing up in some of the tracks. Classic song structures with repeating refrains make some of their tracks even real sing-alongs (Dead Time Onan). This is the IRM album I have always been craving for! Now they start to use their full potential far away from the limitations of the power-electroncis genre. In correlation with the theme, the artwork is a stylish, didactic black and white design with a theater stage framing the interplay. Completely dispensing with blood (!) they finally seem to have consciously grown up into a promising future. Nothing but beauty!
Death Squads "Isolation as Intent" is in my books one of the most powerful power electronics albums ever. Intense as FUCK.
Quote from: MT on September 30, 2014, 03:42:07 PM
Death Squads "Isolation as Intent" is in my books one of the most powerful power electronics albums ever. Intense as FUCK.
And he's a "real artist" dontchaknow. Bollocks aside, bitter UK noise faggot bollocks aside...
KEVLAR - Alpha Strife, CD-r (self released)
I was approached by the boys from KEVLAR at UFoI who asked if I was interested in their CD-r. One look at them and it was clear they aren't chancers. The day after I got the CD-r but it would be a few hours before I could listen. I handed it to Hal in the car who said "What's this?". "That son, is KEVLAR". "KEVLAR? Fucking brillliant name!". Just by the look of it we knew it was going to be good.
First track is Alpha Strife. A fast paced rise fall bassline as trade marked by TG on Hamburger Lady plus plenty of grit and layering on top. Simple but, as they say, effective. Second track is Drone Sky which has the all familiar WWII bomber feel to it and then the bass drops a note or two causing a sinking feeling in your guts. Tortured feedback and what sounds like distorted junk crashing its way through the track. Great sound but perhaps a little bit too long. We move into Medusa. A drenched in static bass drone which oozes MS20 (or MS10?) with spoken word sample on top with what sounds like Richard Burton. No idea which film though. This works as an interlude. Prescribed Torture kicks in. More industrial in the superior German style. This is the only track with vocals. KR-85 closes the release with more rising, falling and crunchy analogue bass drones. Spoken word samples sounds like Oppenheimer being interviewed but I'm ready to stand corrected on that. A distorted and filtered wind sound flows in and out creating a feeling of utter coldness. This could be an Ex.Order track. It's that good. A perfect end.
The members of KEVLAR are Polish and based in the UK. Alongside names like AM NOT and ZSS they are part of a new and current breed of British industrial. One which isn't trying to disguise itself under any artsy or pseudo intellectual veneer. It stands proud and unapologetic for what it is which is why it is so good. If they are "real artists" (I hope not) I don't know but they are blissfully free of any bullshit absurdism, funny costumes, "humour" and lambada beats in hats with feathers. This is the UK in 2014!
The release comes in a simple but tasteful heavy manilla envelope with the band name rubber stamped and a sticker with the logo in the top right hand corner. Inside is a sticker and two inserts with info. The disc is plain white with the letter K printed.
Limited to 50 copies so it may be sold out by now. If not it's worth contacting the band via www.kevlar.net.
ORQUERE - Untitled - C23 (Preafekt Kassetter)
Not as rich and elaborate as the <i>Foundations</i> album or the <i>Movements</i> tape, but good stuf nonetheless. A-side, entitled "Arnheim", starts with a person explaining some situation, followed by a simple yet nice junk-and-whatever loop. A machine sound sneaks in after a while and gradually takes over, adding some dynamics. Good, but it doesn't really grip me. The B-side then. "State Of War" makes me think of Vivenza with it's very direct and short loops. Stripped down and effective stuff. Nice tape. One could argue it deserves a bigger edition, I'm glad I stumbled upon it this weekend, but I still rank the other two releases way higher. The B-side is fantastic though.
BLODVITE - Renad i Eld - C30 (Self released)
Another lucky find from saturdays gig, and imho the better of the two. Two tracks on the A-side. First one is a rather ominous opener, giving proper justice to its title ("Avgrunden" translates "The chasm"). Initially it actually makes me think of the cavernous sound of Kristian Olsson's solo recordings. Second track further on moves into more familiar Blodvite territory. Good piece! The B-side starts out with a muffled loop, slowly opening up as more bass laden sounds gradually flow in and take hold. Bleak stuff reminding me of the latest tape on Throne Heap. Slowly evolving and skillfully crafted pieces as usual. Ottosson has developed a sound of his own I think. Great tape, although not on the same level as <i>Falskt Spektrum</i> or <i>Tänkta Dialoger</i>. But I'm sure I'll return to this one from time to time.
Second the post on KEVLAR.
http://vimeo.com/89207018 (KEVLAR / DRONE SKY)
Sorry for OT but they DO sound great! Good job on marketing GEWALTMONOPOL.
Good to hear you like it NEHPF. I'll make no bones about Kevlar being the next band on Unrest but the main reason for the above mention was to highlight yet another name that is removed from old horseshit like Consumer Electronics, TNB, Ramleh, Skullflower and the rest of those has beens clinging on for dear life. The UK is moving on and Kevlar are another outfit who are part of the push. I of course take no credit for what they're doing but I am proud to have added them to the Unrest banner. I'm yet to hear what they are working on next but I'd be very surprised if it doesn't, as they say, kick ass.
Here's an old track from before Alpha Strife:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsNl7VFAsIc
A little unfocused and could do with tightening up but all the ingredients are there. KEVLAR to my ears, eyes and all other senses are just the fucking ticket. This is EXCACTLY the rocket that the UK needs up its arse.
The CD-r is still in stock and can be ordered from the band for those who want a copy.
Lebensfaden - Bessessenheit (Lust Vessel): "Obsession", a very appropriate article for the start of anyone in the LV lineage. I'm still not sure what it is, but this is one of the only encampments that rides the cliches of sex and violence that still wets my whistle. Not that this necessarily sets them apart, but the severe facelessness as well as the perfected aesthetic can only help. Lily Vice has to be one of the best talents in the visual side of noise.
Anyway, I thought it would be beneficial to look back at a much-hyped album a few years after the fact. Lebensfaden, next to Gaze Campaign, has to be my least lusted after member of the family. Ironically, seems like these two are the most respected, or so I've seen. This was always my favorite release by them/him/her, and that still remains true. Better yet, I think I find this more successful now than when I heard it originally. This act is a step aside from the usual feedback-laden work that the label typically unleashes; this is oscillator-rich, dark industrial mire. The visual clue is medical/surgical, botched or not, as is the case with basically all of Lebensfaden's output. That kind of painful, paranoid, anxious fear that you could associate with the operating table is well placed with the album(s). I feel no relief, during or after my listening experience. Just ugly. Blown out and retro, but without feeling like rehash.
Ho. Turner - Systematic/Synergetic/Synchronistic/Syntonized/Sensitized! (Entr'acre): Look, if you told me this was a new album by Will Over Matter, I'd have little reason to suspect otherwise. It's the sampling and field recording that make it a lie. The rest is ultra-primitive sines, cro-magnon synth tones and bummy drummachine beats. Interesting to see this completely unrelated synchronity separated by two or three decades and a myriad of differing personal interests. No Siitoin recordings (sorry guys), but instead some sparse radio chatter and a fascinating manipulation of a Native American ceremony. It's a bit dated at moments, but I also don't think there was ever any intention for this to be overtly contemporary. The little bio that the label gives on Turner leaves me curious to know more. Any kind of unrepentant, over-productive artist seems worth hearing about.
V/A - Sverige (Release The Bats): Kinda forgot about this LP after picking it up for next to nothing. A little mind-boggling considering that this thing's a total scorcher. A real healthy dose of variety without ever being aimless or unnecessary. The only red thread being the un-smiling nature of everyone's contribution. Funny to hear this now and see the foreshadowing that was clearly presented: that "Swedish tape noise" sound, that "Posh Isolation" sound, etc... A stellar comp that is still out there for the taking.
Merzbow - Normal Music (tape, Blossoming Noise, 2010)
Reissue of a tape from 1982. Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani are credited with drums, organ, violin etc. This is a very unusual recording by Merzbow. There is recognizable drumming throughout, I assume played by Akita--in a sloppy way, I should add, although it doesn't matter much since his playing is mostly "free". "Free playing" applies to the whole tape which is very much an experiment, in the true sense of the word. Side A features the organ heavily, while side B has violin playing towards the beginning, some noise (noise as such is largely absent from this tape) and the last few tracks can even be described as groovy (as in there are downright groovy drum parts). It all sounds like the two guys took drums, an organ, a violin and some noise-making devices and set out to play around with basic elements of rock-like music, without ever playing "normal" music. It's a genuinely experimental tape, and unusual even compared to early Merzbow. Musically it's nothing special, to be honest (although it has its moments), but as a curious and interesting listening experience, it certainly works.
Two cassettes from Impulsy Stetoskopu have been on repeat for me lately. Got them a few months ago, played them a great deal, went on to other things and have now come back to these tapes. Always a good sign.
Murderous Vision I first read about in our favourite magazine, but to be honest the name of the project put me off - a tad too un-imaginative. This "Hidden Histories" album, though, easily impressed me and continues to do so. It's all about the layers, long tones and rushes of sound and noise that blend in together and weave around each other in a dull yet full rustle that can be heard as both harsh and soft, if that conveys anything. Power Ambient? Noise Drone? Regardless, these are pleasurable pieces of layers from both electronic and acoustic sources through various effects. Some occasional rhythmic elements touch with Industrial roots, and Gary Mundy provides vocals on the final, titular track, but this is mostly a long, abstract grind through varying shades of darkness.
The duo Mariann Kafer was completely new to me, but despite my ignorance had been active at the start of the nineties before disbanding and re-banding in 2010. There's a detailed introduction to the group in the tape sleeve notes. The two long soundscapes here are collages of sample loops and electronics that, interestingly, are also as multi-layered as the Murderous Vision tape but in this case the sounds are divergent enough to be picked out. Still, there are so many things going on that it's like listening to a condensed version of entire worlds. The lines of sound come, do their thing, and go, but coming and going can be unnoticed as the entire pieces proceed. Complex and satisfying.
The first tape came out recently, so there still should be copies left (should point out it's a one sided tape, but decent length), the other tape came out last year, not sure if it's still available.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 04, 2014, 06:50:16 AM
Two cassettes from Impulsy Stetoskopu have been on repeat for me lately. Got them a few months ago, played them a great deal, went on to other things and have now come back to these tapes. Always a good sign.
The first tape came out recently, so there still should be copies left (should point out it's a one sided tape, but decent length), the other tape came out last year, not sure if it's still available.
Thanks Andrew for these words, as always insightful.... especially in case of MARIANN KAFER, a little known French duo. They have deserved for more attention in my opinion
Yes, as everybody knows, I don't run massive label propaganda :) so both cassettes are still available. :)
Taking the opportunity I would like to inform that soon (the end of this year and beginning of 2015) I should issue some great records (on CD): DERNIER DU CULTE (re-issue of cassette + bonus tracks) and ENTRE VIFS (a new material). The cassette with the newest material of LINEKRAFT and the next part of THE ARCHIVE OF POLISH INDUSTRIAL MUSIC PRESENTS (on CD-Rs).
The fourth and the latest volume of ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF INDUSTRIAL MUSIC is planned on ending of 2015 (I hope).
Got home late last night travelling all day and came back to find - Shift / Am Not / S.T.A.B. Electronics – Three Pillars Of Controlled Domination CDr had arrived. Three tracks, each artist with their interpretation of a Con-Dom track. It is just what I needed to hear, very brutal recordings, absolutely superb. Don't know if there are any left, sold through Unrest Productions.
There are still about ten left. Email unrestproductions@yahoo.co.uk for details.
Simon! While trying to text you this morning I instead managed to delete your number. Could you ring or text me when convenient for you.
Dachau Lustknaben – Brandenburgische Halsgerichtsordnung C60 Jeremy Bamber Tapes
High pitched feedback and completely bizarre mickey mouse vocals. Great stuff!
Aaron Dilloway – Door With No Handle C30 Hanson Records
Tape loops. Couple more musical moments, but mostly just crude noisy junk.
I've been spinning forever own Rumunija/ Obšrr / Vilkduja - III CD and Sonne Hagal - Ockerwasser that was just released via tesco a few days ago or so. Suitable for autumn. Though Sonne Hagal is always so to say primitive neofolk, but anyways, it has something sincere in that.
Last Dominion Lost – Towers Of Silence - thanks for this! I've heard the name before, but never listened to it I guess. Now this new CD is truly excellent work.
Dark Matter - How cold is the sun - one of those releases that I don't get
Peter Andersson - Music for film and exhibition 3 -without film and exhibition I was jumping around and waiting until this ends
Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand – Today I Want To Catch Clouds - is this just a variation of name of Blutharsch? Single project of one of the members? I never was into that band, but this CD has its nice moments
Atrium Carceri - The Untold - well, quite enjoyable dark ambient. Far better than Dark Matter for my taste.
Sutcliffe Jugend - Blue Rabbit - I've had a chance to listen to it just now. Well, it's like in life there are people who are drinking alco, pissed at everything and so on, and they suddenly become enlightened and very calm, smoking weed and enjoying sunny days. So this is like SJ. In Blue Rabbit they are calm from the outside though lyrix and overall mood is like the reflection of their past. Nice album overall.
Bocksholm - Caged inside the beast of the forge - pure industrial - metal percussions etc. Good stuff
Funerary Call - Fragments from the Aethyr - listened to it quite long ago, but I remember it being interesting.
Richard Youngs - Primary Concrete Attack - not my music. Blip blop etc.
Theologian - Some Things Have To Be Endured - nice cover and well, good quality Theologian material. I didn't listen to much of his stuff though
Contagious Orgasm + Kadaver - I have sort of antipathy towards the latter project so I was quite skeptic about this, but it turned out to be pretty average and listenable noise
Apoptose - Ana Liil - Enjoyed the cover even more than the music, but music seemed quite ok though primitive stuff.
VA - Epicurean Escapism II - The Epicurean has still to disappoint me. Amazing sounds. Jarl seemed slightly lighter than usual to me, but it's not bad. Other projects - IRM, Krank, Human Larvae + Anemone Tube in their own tracks delivering goods. Don't miss that please. Didn't have time to watch videos yet.
Had another listen to The Vomit Arsonist's "Wretch" album today. It's still an album I rate very highly. Sound-wise, it combines elements - smooth dark-ambient keys with screaming feedback and harshness, black death-industrial vibes with raging power-electronics, and a precisely recorded set of sound sources with a bleak, gritty production. It's the masterful blend of those elements, together with a genuine and immediate sense of structure, that makes this album work. This is something I like to listen to now and again, and have never tired of.
Was also listening to Slogun's "Tearing Up Your Plans", which is something I've never really sat down to listen to before, and found myself very moved and impressed by the stark, filthy use of electronics. Although bezerk, there is also a sense of structure and noticeable differences in sound and feel between tracks. Although I usually associate Slogun with more synth-powered PE, this sounds more like raw electronically created sounds. Very nice.
IRM - Closure...
Easily the best thing I've heard this year, and possibly my favorite IRM release. Masterfully crafted, well focused "power electronics" -- a genre term which I feel is debatable when applied to this album. It's an experience..
IRM CD listened twice so far. Not yet to make final conclusion on it. I guess its been said several times it's debatable wither to call it at all PE album, and I guess it would do more justice them to not do so. Drums, acoustic instruments, often dramatic almost orchestral droning, and vocals that are pretty much what Bladh has always done, but also leaning towards high pitched howl of Scott Walker later days work like entire IRM approach on songs too..
TAINT "Justmeat" LP - fuck. I had vague feel that this wasn't among best Taint recordings, but it IS. Fucking Great power electronics assault!!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 14, 2014, 07:57:39 AM
TAINT "Justmeat" LP - fuck..... Fucking Great power electronics assault!!
had the same response when I spun this for the first time last night. having heard only a small amount of Taint material, this was proper audio rape. I especially found the last two tracks on both sides to be very captivating/fist raisingly good. all i could think was "fuck, this is great!"
Tervahäät - Taival CD (Anima Arctica, 2014)
The latest record from Tervahäät. Another example of their idiosyncratic neofolk/ambient/ritual music. Bleak and melancholy, lo-fi sound, lyrics sung in Finnish. They create and record their stuff in remote wooden cabins, which can be heard directly in their music. Somehow this time partly in a slightly more 'rocking' way than before, although I'm not sure if they'd agree, hehe... A couple of tracks can be heard at Anima Arctica's website, but the true gem of this record is the ending-track, Taival, an long and etheric mixture of remote clanging percussive sounds, minimal guitar, and desolate waves of "post punkish" keyboard pads. Minimal and devastatingly beautiful.
V/A - INTROVERTED FORMULA - DLP (Järtecknet)
This double LP is very much in line with the latest Järteckned output, but well... even more introverted. Altar Of Flies gives the most personal contribution here, with a few short pieces made from objects associated with people near him who recently passed away. All sounds are very mellow and calm, not a moment being even remotely harsh. A very demanding listen even by AoF standards, but rewarding! The Blodvite side is pretty much like his latest tape releases, and that's certainly not a bad thing. Very uneasy, fragile atmospheres. Voices coming and going. Grows with each listen. Nice! Elisha Morningstar was just a familiar name to me before hearing this. For some reason I expected calm and passive harsh noise, if that makes any sense. Wrong of me, apparently. EM fits good among the swedes, maybe too good?! It's all well crafted, the pace is good and all, but it strikes me as a bit anonymous here. While the other three acts sound very much like we know them in their respective ways, this sounds unpersonal. As stated though, I haven't heard anything else by EM, so perhaps I don't know... Anyway, Sewer Election & Anders Dahl really deliver the goods. Dahl brings ringing metallic droning sounds on top of SE:s field sounds. It all settles halfway through, stripping down to just distant sounds and some water dripping, and then it all starts again suddenly. Might seem lazy described like this in a review I guess, but it works really well.
Altar of Flies and Sewer Election & Anders Dahl shares the gold medal here, and Blodvite is perhaps better than ever. Elisha Morningstar, while being somewhat anonymous in this fine company, is promising. Very nice compilation, from the great sounds down to the beautifully boring yet tasteful layout and the fantastic photos on the inserts. Most probably one of the better releases this year for me.
The Rita -Tiberius Hetairai Korai
very good track of heavy textural wall & vocals manipulation
Tetragrammacide - Tetragrammacidal Oration (C25, Analog Ammunition Records): Black/War/... Metal from India, this is actually a rehearsal tape. Sound quality is pretty bad, and it actually sounds more like some kind of noise with guitar, drums, screams. In the slower parts you can recognize the music better and those are actually the best parts. In the fast parts the drums miss variety. The last track is a 10 minutes long slow track, that also sounds more like some kind of noise to me than Black Metal. Interesting tape.
Vapaudenristi - Ei Maata Ilman Kansaa (CD, Sakaramiina Records): Nice album, some tracks and parts are simply great, such as that lead/melody in track 11, got stuck in my head. Other pieces sound a bit clumsy, which do have its charm, but prevent the album from being great, I think. The sound could be a bit 'fuller' as well. Nice vocals, with an emotive approach, which makes me think of Race War in the way the vocals work with the music and don't only try to sound angry or tough or... Layout looks good, though certainly not what you'd expect from this kind of music.
Deathkey - Emanations of Binaural Terror (mCD, Freak Animal): Just listened through speakers while sitting in the couch. This is some really good PE, so whether or not you'd be interested in the binaural beats and such, I'd recommend it.
Mania - Decrepit (C30, Freak Animal): This starts with some really great metal sounds, some more through the rest of the tape, but I've played it a couple of times now and it starts really good, but when it's about halfway it can't really keep my attention...
Sewer Election + Puce Mary - Masks are Aids (C32, Totalblack): This is a really nice tape. I like the approach, it's kind of careful noise. Not blasting in your face, but just nice sounds, calm atmosphere, with some more obscure parts.
Salakapaka Sound System - Accident Worship (CDr, self released): Got this for free from FA, since there was some mistake with the cover or something like that. Anyway, here's the description from Discogs: "Noisy soundscapes, gloomy ambient, field recordings from Thailand and UAE, samples (unknown tv shows, mysterious Arabian dance music tape, pounding drum loops from The Shrieks etc.), malformed human sounds....." Better description than what I could come up with. Sounds good to me! Some disturbing parts, other more nice atmosphere, slightly noisy, but nothing in your face. There's one part with some drums that I don't like though, seems out of place to me. I lately seem to like more of this kind of 'relaxing' stuff, even though it's not free from any darkness or obscurity.
Cadaver Gutter - No Apparent Motive (3"CDr, Hiisi Productions): Simple but nice layout, white 3"CDr (well, this part could be better), in a black envelope with artwork glued on and a double sided card. Musically it's somewhere between Power Electronics & Death Industrial, with in some tracks a certain Ambient vibe. Vocals are either samples or spoken with effects in some tracks. They're certainly not in the forefront. Interesting stuff and it seems like a project with potential. 5 tracks in 18 minutes seems very short for this kind of music, though. Also, some tracks end rather abrupt, not in the best way.
Intolitarian - Deathangle Absolution (Deathangle Absolution Records, digiCD): Layout is really well done. 146 tracks in 30 minutes of which 9 spoken word pieces. This is strong and extreme noisecore, but 30 minutes is more than enough for me, I think noisecore works best on 7"s or short tapes. Even though there is variation, it's not constant blasting, there's some slower parts and the feedback/noise parts sound very good as well. The spoken word parts are really hateful. They're actually the most disturbing part of the album. I did feel uncomfortable after listening to this, so it has reached its goal.
Ugandan Methods & Prurient - Dial B For Beauty 12" - let me just say this is a techno record. not noisy techno or rhythmic noise, just techno. As far as I can tell Prurient only contributes vocals here, no actual noise. That being said, if you're into techno, this is a solid record. A1 and A2 are the same track, A2 is just sans vocal, and I hear a lot more of Ancient Methods than Regis in the track. the b-side is better; it's less frantic and more menacing, both track's complimented with Prurient's whispered style vocals. the collaboration isn't really surprising in anyway given Prurient's techno leanings in the past few years and newer associations with Downwards, Minimal Wave and Blackest Ever Black. if you hate techno, steer clear though...
JK Flesh - Posthuman 2xLP - inspired by the new Godflesh album to check out this older work by Justin Broadrick. after my first listen I had big dumb grin. the material pulls from Us And Them era Godflesh with it's combination of industrial metal and drum & bass breaks. but given the changing times, the drum & bass here is mostly slowed down to dubstep tempos. it's an interesting mix of guitar, very heavily effected vocals, breaks and massive bass shit. it's all really distorted and compressed an over the top but I dig it. sorta like the second Curse of the Golden Vampire album, but instead of grindcore tempos it's dubstep tempos. it's certainly a lot more adventurous than the new Godflesh LP.
Godflesh - A World Lit Only By Fire MP3 - having mixed feelings about this one. i like 8-string guitars despite their association with some truly terrible metal, so it's prominence here doesn't bother me. what bothers me more is quietness of the bass guitar in the mix, which some people have mentioned and that the album is a little too uniform in sound. it really drags in the middle imo. I dig the first 3 and last 3 tracks though. in a certain sense i think it's the most "metal" album in their discography, but as a listening experience i'd say it's their tamest/least adventurous. Enjoyable, for sure, but not quite the revelation I was hoping for, especially considering JK Broadrick has been involved in lots of other interesting projects while Godflesh was dormant.
DISGUSTING SANCTUM debut tape; side project of Coma Detox performing 'death industrial' which sounds like you'd imagine- gritty, murky, lo-fi. Someone needs to offer him a
full-length LP deal for both CD & DS.
ACTION/DISCIPLINE "hard lesson" tape New Forces; heavy harsh noise, pretty good esp first track s1.
Deleting and reposting to better impute the credit due.
Kazumoto Endo And Emanuele Bonini– Rumore Da Ritorno Audio Metallico
Quite a coup there, Audio Dissection-san, quite the fucking coup. Endo back and all so wonderfully coy you sly bastid. HOLY FUCKING- "Endo back?" For more? Of the same? Not quite. For starters, the ubiquitous dead air is largely snuffed out. For continuers, plenty of feedback hanging around. This is not a coincidence. Or let me re-phrase: brutal blasts of balls-out harshness punched into hanging feedback slide, a slide that might in more lengthy incarnation verge on drone application. So go the first five tracks, to which Endo is accredited final mix-dibs. And so they go, and go. The variation here is minimal, or better: very cleanly delineated. Tight. The Soddy in me is at pains to assign a score for spasticity, though the excreta is of course shitting all over the place. What we get from Endo is this:
well-constricted range of sound, fed with a hefty helping of cantankerous scrap metals, artfully arranged for a maximum of earhole annihilation. Any questions?
What makes it for me are two things: the depth of texture, a crucial element lacking in a surprisingly high proportion of hard panners, and the beauteous junk metal sources repeatedly poking up for air. More on the texture. What we are talking about, texture wise, is scrap-metal'd crunch-bilge, ripped to shit via blown out harmonics a la Sickness, Corrugation-era TEF, Ahlzagail, and, of recent note, Vanhala-san. Is a score for harmonicaness then in the making? Could well be, who am I to say. I should hasten to add that, as the first five tracks represent the combined collaborative efforts of Masters E and B, it seems a tad lazy of me to arbitrarily ascribe all the textured abundance to a single, sick, genius. In fact, judging from said chaps' elsewhere heard, a fair score of the harsher acoustic inclinations are most readily attributable to Senior Encephalo. Regardless, the aforementioned well-contricted range of sound is worked through so skillfully that, ultimately, spasticity gives over to craftsmanship. If it weren't already apparent, this is the work of a master crafts-smith absolutely in the comfort zone and I, for one, am rooting for the Overdog. Hail!
Okay, then, Bonini, what you got? Tracks 6 through 10 are the Bonini mixes. Track 6 is a bit bashful. For one, the mix presents itself a fair bit quieter, as though still recovering from Endo-worship (or so I would project). For two, Endo it ain't- but it tries. More musty butt-air in here than in all the previous 5 tracks combined- but perhaps only on the sly. (Cue sly bastid.) Rapid-fire, spasmodic, full-on, full course, one waits impatiently for things to pick up- and they do, but not to the extent one might hope. THWACK! Endo be whooping some Bonini ass. This anyway would be the lazy conclusion. As averred (above), correct attribution of perceived buttdom administration is a slippery sloppery SLAP! And, er, vice versa. Things improve dramatically in Track 7, in which the Bonini tosses all his cookies into the mix, vomiting up everything spew forgot onto track 6... or at least, the junked shitemetals are offered much needed room to breathe. One thing that certainly sets the Bonini mixes apart: the much wider range of sound particles indulged. Not at all the constricted field, more blinding field of multitextural radiant devastation. By track 8 the Bonini-ster be plain fucking with your deservedly abused aural passages (well, you did ask for it). Very restrained, very nicely spaced out, a well-crafted five minute fit of pure epileptic bliss. In track 9 the acoustics gain ever more definition, all neck-jerk. whip-lash. thugga thugga thugga. ass-slap. All to set up the main course, the grand finale, so to speak. This, track 10, I would suggest as the most Bonini-esque, a genuine attempt at resolving the stresses between the most untethered of capacities and the most finely tuned of structural design. The last minute: pure vicious godhead.
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - With Promises of Death CD
i'm not sure if this is widely available yet, but i picked it up on the second night of the BDN/DEUTSCH NEPAL/raison detre US tour ... fantastic album that hasn't left my stereo in days. karmanik proves he's still got fucking got it-- oppressively heavy, repetitive without being boring and an overall pummeling sound that just destroys you... classic BDN. highly recommended.
Quote from: andy vomit on October 20, 2014, 09:32:08 PM
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - With Promises of Death CD
i'm not sure if this is widely available yet, but i picked it up on the second night of the BDN/DEUTSCH NEPAL/raison detre US tour ... fantastic album that hasn't left my stereo in days. karmanik proves he's still got fucking got it-- oppressively heavy, repetitive without being boring and an overall pummeling sound that just destroys you... classic BDN. highly recommended.
The way merch was set up last night, I couldn't see more than 10% of the table. So bummed to realize today that there were new discs from him and raison d'être. Oh well. I think this has a vinyl release slated, if I remember correctly.
Desiderii Marginis -
Procession (Cyclic Law): Still burrowing deeper into the rabbit hole of dark ambient. Still mostly uninspired duds. How many acts can say their work is inspired by dreams or "the dark side of _____" or be related to this in some way? How many labels can resort to the same tactic? I think this genre proves that the sheep mentality is ever-present in all places. ("Black Sheep Is Still Sheep" I saw on the backdrop of that SS performance. Yes, so true.) But alas, this disc is a juicy one. 52 minutes being a perfect length for this style (I'm a little weary about this double-disc
Hypnosis he's just released). The juxtaposition of field recordings, stark rumble and minimal harmony are all very well sewn together. You've got those ethereal synths and chimes going, but none of the listed elements ever feel overdone. This is crucial in a genre that seems to cater to the basest emotions. There's lots of synthesized wind and wood instrumentation that manages to never feel overtly kitschy/martial. It's more light versus melancholy than anything else. Each of the 8 pieces opens up another inhabitation that allows the album to evolve and reflect gracefully. The image that pop up (in my mind) are of the material world, and not the chthonic abysses that are typically the intent. I sense hazy Saharan dusk, brisk Northern Pacific coasts, the spiritual poverty of a mistaken travel East, intense betrayal in love and conviction to keep on. Obviously, just my projecting... Not sure where this stands in contrast to his earlier works, but this is a standout to me!
Troy Schafer -
Anubis Come In (Earjerk): I've been reflecting heavily on Troy's work lately, and it struck me that even his first solo release is full of eclecticism, power, beauty, terror and the Absurd just as all his current work is, yet this album is (akin to his entire output) seated in a place all its own, separated from his entire massive catalog. This is decidedly Troy's most blatantly "psychedelic" work that I can think of. Maybe his duties in
Second Family Band were rubbing off still. That's not to suggest it's a mediocre release though. He's still able, despite a multitude of emotional/sonic shifts, to pull you weightily down into convincing structure after convincing structure. Despite the fact that there are easily a dozen instruments on this tape, his whole canon hasn't been presented. Even when he utilizes humor, I feel that Troy is able to keep you believing and feeling strongly. Something that keeps the "psychedelic" vibe present is the lo-fi quality of the dubbing. I think this is the only gritty recording I've ever heard of Schafer. Usually there's a strong clarity. It works for these pieces though. Shift after shift (and not nearly as frequent as he's been able to manage now) is carried through by this slight murk, and this slight sense of the Beyond. It's easy to find your mind in a foreign sphere while drifting through both sides. A strong document of that free-form "Madison sound".
Joseph Hammer -
Albany/Philadelphia (Dungeon Taxis): Mr. Hammer has definitely been one of my favorite discoveries in '14. Yes, I am very, very late to the game, but oh well. The fascination started with the collaboration with
Crumer. When I first began to spin
I Love You, Please Love Me Too though, I almost felt offended. After having dropped a slightly hideous amount of Discogs bucks on a Pan back-catalog LP, I was hoping for something not too unlike the harsh acoustics of
Show Me The Door. Instead I'm greeted by a playful collage of radio sounds and whatever else he may construct his work from. After many replays (to justify my money spent, haha), things began to click. I picked up
Roadless Travel, and while having already discovered quite a lot to love about his work, those liner notes were vital in getting a better grasp on Joseph. Of course, that disc is also easily his best yet. But about this tape... As the title suggests, we've got two performances in said places. While certain structures are absent from what you'd hear on his studio albums, it's difficult to fathom just how it is that he's able to emulate that so well. Obviously his work has developed through constant live experimentation. I would have taken him for more of a studio re-organizer judging by the complexity of some of his records. I really enjoyed the inclusion of those wailing 2000's punk/hardcore vocals that go between chipmunk phasing and original pace. Heads up: his new live tape on Idiopathic is even more worthy than this one.
Victor Eremita -
A Study For Transcendental Commubication (Black Horizons): After hearing
Hour Of The Wolf and his tape on Lust Vessel, I'm quickly developing a fascination with Joel Danielsson's work; graphic and sound-based. This cassette, put out by the inimitable Black Horizons, allows both artists to pair their visual prowess rather well. Joel's series of four grainy spectral photographs are laid inside an overly-white translucent sleeve featuring a guiding text and suggestive swirls of black. It's refreshing to have work that is so muted and isolated be presented in a way that doesn't simply suggest that vapid darkness I mentioned above. This sets a tone for the four studies where you can potentially keep your headspace out of genre pitfalls. What makes Danielsson so interesting for me is that he utilizes so very little in his music to the point that you feel you just have to stop whatever distraction you may be wrapped up in and affix your ear to the speakers' pronunciations. In a vain very, very similar to his other works, these recordings are the sound of venturing vacant spaces; deep in the wood, deep underground, deep in the wall. Nothing to get chummy over with your pals, but more of a soundtrack to an empty head (or the desiring for one). Primitive and concentrated.
Goatmoon Voitto Tai Valhalla - nice disc, the same goes for
Tahdon Riemuvoitto, the latter being acoustic. Goatmoon has that specific drive, but so does lots of good Finnish black metal bands like
Orlok - Black Funeral Holocaust with the primitive, raw black metal or
Mastema's album The Grand Holocaust of Flesh, which is dangerously by the border with noise. Of course only good words go for
Satanic Warmaster - Nachzehrer. Perfect. As for more industrial stuff, I was pleasantly surprised by
Klestwahr - This World is not my Home. Never listened to any of previous releases by this Gary Mundy project, but this one was nice industrial. On the other hand, yesterday I've had a chance to listen to the most boring neofolk record of all times perhaps?
Romowe Rikoito - Undeina. For how long can people be stuck in violins, bells, whispering voices, women vocals (and in the background the guy repeating some two words over and over again. "We - neofolk" or so). I doubt you know this band from Kaliningrad, but anyways, avoid. And
Arnica - Lecho de Piedro was a good soundtrack for the night
Quote from: Levas on October 21, 2014, 09:05:07 AM
Klestwahr - This World is not my Home. Never listened to any of previous releases by this Gary Mundy project, but this one was nice industrial.
Haven't heard this one, but from what I gather it's not much like the two old tapes on Broken Flag,
Myth and
Arsonicide. They are pretty much in line with the BF catalog of that time (noise/pe). Rereleased by Harbinger on vinyl. Good stuff!
meant to write only a few words, got a bit carried away. as usual.
Various– Hard Panning (The Ultimate Contemporary Cut-up Harsh Noise International Compilation)
It's taken a while, but it would seem that, here and now, as we start to close in on 2015, there are, on the face of the earth, enough legitimately talented noisesmiths in the earful of "Contemporary Cut-Up Harsh Noise" to fill a whole comp- a comp one is actually quite content to play through, several times. "All killer, no filler" in the lingo. Clearly a lot of thought entered the rather artful sequencing of tracks, each flowing almost imperceptibly into the next, managing to suggest an almost narrative progression.
Facial-san seems the appropriate choice to cut things off. No bullshit, straight to the point, rapid-fire, herky jerky, a condensed seemingly live-in-one-take immediacy that comes off as memorably as the day mom caught me "hard panning" in the toilet. I was combing my hair, okay! Having got that out of our system, established credentials as such, we are now free to get a bit artsy. Jake Vida certainly opens things up, artsy-wise, hurling flavorsome trashcan slabs into wide-bottomed flatulent junk fields, plenty of flesh, plenty of color, hinting at hidden depths yet to be plumbed. So the comp goes, gradually rolling out a sequence of submissions that acquires ever-greater depth, growing more flatulent, more expansive. And who better to grow that flatulent expansiveness than... TEF! The quintessential hard panner himself. What to say, TEF hard-pans the shit out of this one, so densely compacted in its highly articulate elaborations that several comps' worth of noise have surely whipped past by the end of the three-minute TEFfering. If anyone can top this, we have us one killer comp. Better: one Killer Bug! Endo to the plate. Not quite sure I hear TEF being topped as such, but suffice it to say- if mom had ever caught me doing Endo's "Uszkadozony Falownik" I probably wouldn't be here to tell you about it. Smells suspiciously like the killer bugwork submitted to the recent Endo-Bonini collabo, a tad shy on the scrapmetal sources informing that particular work, but similarly staked in dialog between leery feedback pine and repeated spasti-percussive bludgeon-scrunch. Endo understudy Kubota delivers more of his now near-signature pretty-aquatic-ambience against which the most precision-pointed of razored screech cuts into an otherwise lazy afternoon staring at smooth, stylized, deep-sea, undulation. At this juncture, our progressively expansive plunge into the bowels bottoms out with the studiously composed textural explorations of the ever impressive Jaako Vanhala. Vanhala favors a kind of dialog all his own, here between a very heavy, near-sluggish, undertow and a more aggressive, highly detailed, thunder-crunch. Maaa go all out, if a bit against the Hard Panning grain, devoid of both herky and of jerky, favoring a quite robust, smoothly oiled, psychedelic wanking throb sweeping through sludge-encrusted junk-tinged extremity.
And so ends what I would characterize as Hard Panning: 1st Movement, cycling back to the very Mess-y "straight to the point, rapid-fire, herky jerky" of PURGIST, administered with a surgeon-like precision, easily exceeding all expectation normally afforded such dubious praise. Facialworship never sounded this self-assured, a point most convincingly drilled home in the closing twenty seconds or so, like fuck me gently with a chainsaw. As Movement 2nd kicks into gear it is Deafault who serves the role of widening the sound field, all the work of one Michael J. Ellingford, and goddamn this is fiiine- deliberate, measured, harshblasts, shredding apart a darkened reverberant scrapbed to most dramatic effect. And then, and then... Jesus Wanking Christ, the most herkingest jerkingest, Ahlzagailzehfuckinziguh! Like how much motherfucking shit can one compress into a ninety-second fucking track? Total fire, corrosive flame-thrown multi-pronged attack from every which angle, blasting, bursting, explosive, HARRD. Ninety-seconds maybe, but much like the TEF you could swear that a much longer work has been rammed through the utterly smoked aural passages.
And then, without so much ado, wtf, cycling back again to the Mess-y conclusion of yet another Movement? Developer is about unsettled as they come, continuous hack n slash thwackery through every which re- and de-formation. The intent here, I think, is to come off as agitated and agitating as possible. If this is to be facialworship, then it is at the micro-level, continuous, unrelenting, aggravating; herk 'n jerk so frantic I think my helmet's about to snap off. In keeping with the progression outlined earlier, Mantichora immediately broadens the palette to offer the first proper play of analog drone, nicely slathered against reverberant, descending, dishevelment of scrapheap in continuous, calculated, collapse. Against such full-bodied, reverberant, breadth, Encephalophonic sounds downright undercoooked- or perhaps more plainly puritannical. A decisive volume boost does render this submission most piercing in its very narrow clamp, twist 'n squeal, certainly no complaints. K2, about as good as he's managed of late, continuous, inoffensive, feedback filtering, but by now our wonderfully narrative sense of progression is lost. No fear cause Lettera 22 trap attention in the dank, dungeon-like confines of a close-mic'd dirge-y industrial atmos for four fucking minutes before unleashing the most rip-roaring of beastly brevity. Certainly no herky, nor jerky, but fantastic finish, it does have to be said. Last but not least, an uncredited hidden track that chooses its singular moments to utterly RIP the shit out of the by now all but deceased earhole. Quite the unique little rippah, a practiced restraint delivering some seriously sick shit. Niice.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 21, 2014, 08:30:50 PM
but suffice it to say- if mom had ever caught me doing Endo's "Uszkadozony Falownik" I probably wouldn't be here to tell you about it.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 21, 2014, 08:30:50 PMAnd then, and then... Jesus Wanking Christ, the most herkingest jerkingest, Ahlzagailzehfuckinziguh!
Bar none, the best review ever published on this forum! Thank you, please keep writing!
Sturmpercht - Alpengluhen - never been too much of a fan. THis is also rather average album
Static Sound - Deus Vult - 60 minutes of HNW. Not too interesting
Giel Bils - Debris - This one is awesome harsh noise release. Rather static, but very enjoyable.
Grimpen Mire – A Plague Upon Your Houses - quite ok doom/sludge as for me who hears sludge once in half a year.
F.ormal L.ogic D.ecay - His Master's Void - This one's nice easy listening industrial/pop album
Kazumoto Endo And Emanuele Bonini "Rumore Da Ritorno Audio Metallico" CD
Audio dissection
After listening quite a lot of Endo & Killer Bug recently, to me, this appeared as quite lazy and uninspired work. I mean Endo part. Yeah yeah, it's cut here, cut there, burst, feedback, abrupt cut, but goes nowhere, and very few sounds stay long enough to make impact. Lack of saturation is one issue. Another is, that he's done SO much better, that good just ain't enough... But to me, it all changes when Bonini tracks starts. Also artists I listened plenty over the recent months. And to me, for my tastes, Bonini crushes endo 10:0. As simple as that. While realm of sounds may appear fairly similar (which is logical in case of collaboration), compositionally it is entirely different case. Bonini isn't all about short seemingly random cuts of bursts, but he can actually settle on something good for few seconds longer. Even if we're talking about ABC of cut up noise. Like throw in stutter-loop for 5 secs and then unleash heavy duty free form harsh blast with extensive frequency sweeping. We've all heard that, but when you do it with good taste, certainly listen again with pleasure!
ORGANUM "Vacant Lights / Rara Avis" 2xCD
Die Standt
I always have mixed feelings about Organum. I have had this, and bunch of other new-ish Organum in my shelves for months.. or lets say years. Once in a while, I pick one up, and listen it. I like it, but it doesn't blow my mind of awake any strong feelings. Then I leave rest CD's stay at shelves for a while. There is still at least one called "Omega" shrinkwrapped what probably waits till next years until feel like putting it on. 4 guys in line-up here and disc one, and 8 at 2nd disc. Including names like Steven Stapleton, O'rouke, Heeman, etc. Screeching metal/cymbals. Physical use of other objects. Calm and etherial drones. All sorts of things one has used to hear from Organum releases. It's much better than some other "recent" Organum titles, but still, when I put some older Organum on turntable, it is phenomenal. While this is merely good.
LAST DOMINION LOST "Towers of Silence" CD
Silken Tofu / Epicurean
Opening track is GREAT! File this among INDUSTRIAL MUSIC. While all sorts of stuff is pretty common, really good industrial - for me - seems always rare case. It has feel of modern times. Just like Sektor 304 or so. It has musicality, but strong experimental edge. It has obvious modern technology used, but also physicality, aggression and sweat. It's not the industrial music in shitty sense of term. You can check sample of opening track below. There was previous release on Tesco I don't remember too many commenting. I don't remember seeing anyone mention this yet, but where one talks about industrial music? facebook? Maybe. If you liked IRM. If you liked Sektor 304. If you are not turned down by slight cinematic and edited feel, check out this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAaPgDQmD8s
PSYCHIC RALLY 10xCD box
Blossoming Noise
Feels like cheating to comment release you have not yet listened through entirely. But lets say, 6 discs. Probably close to 7 hours, and I guess it's safe to say I know what just happened, and what's about to follow tomorrow. Enter the bizarro world of international noise collaboration of rough and bizarre tape manipulation! Utterly recommended! If just would have more time in my hands, I could listen box at once. 4 discs a day didn't feel at all too much. I guess I get this finished tomorrow then...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 22, 2014, 09:35:00 PM
Kazumoto Endo And Emanuele Bonini "Rumore Da Ritorno Audio Metallico" CD
Audio dissection
After listening quite a lot of Endo & Killer Bug recently, to me, this appeared as quite lazy and uninspired work. I mean Endo part. Yeah yeah, it's cut here, cut there, burst, feedback, abrupt cut, but goes nowhere, and very few sounds stay long enough to make impact. Lack of saturation is one issue. Another is, that he's done SO much better, that good just ain't enough... But to me, it all changes when Bonini tracks starts. Also artists I listened plenty over the recent months. And to me, for my tastes, Bonini crushes endo 10:0. As simple as that. While realm of sounds may appear fairly similar (which is logical in case of collaboration), compositionally it is entirely different case. Bonini isn't all about short seemingly random cuts of bursts, but he can actually settle on something good for few seconds longer. Even if we're talking about ABC of cut up noise. Like throw in stutter-loop for 5 secs and then unleash heavy duty free form harsh blast with extensive frequency sweeping. We've all heard that, but when you do it with good taste, certainly listen again with pleasure!
Regarding Endo, I think these are mostly fair criticisms, particularly if one goes in expecting something like While You Were Out 2.0. With the Endo mixes, there is certainly no clear progression with anything like an end in sight; though I would hardly say "random", the timing as such is just about my speed. Perhaps one could come away feeling the composer was unsure how to approach an already rather full-bodied mass of sound. Could also depend upon the mileage you get out of the actual materials in play versus, say, how they are cut-up / re-arranged. Personally, every time the full blasts hit with all force, I have a mini-orgasm; try to do too much with that, and I may well feel the composer is over-compensating. As for saturation, the pure blunt force trauma puts that issue to rest.
I fully agree that, as the Bonini mixes progress - and they do (clearly progress) - the full depth of possibility really does come to life.
IRM - Closure... and Lana del Rey - Ultraviolence were being played over and over again for the last day. Both of these - top notch works
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 23, 2014, 02:51:16 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 22, 2014, 09:35:00 PM
Kazumoto Endo And Emanuele Bonini "Rumore Da Ritorno Audio Metallico" CD
Audio dissection
After listening quite a lot of Endo & Killer Bug recently, to me, this appeared as quite lazy and uninspired work. I mean Endo part. Yeah yeah, it's cut here, cut there, burst, feedback, abrupt cut, but goes nowhere, and very few sounds stay long enough to make impact. Lack of saturation is one issue. Another is, that he's done SO much better, that good just ain't enough... But to me, it all changes when Bonini tracks starts. Also artists I listened plenty over the recent months. And to me, for my tastes, Bonini crushes endo 10:0. As simple as that. While realm of sounds may appear fairly similar (which is logical in case of collaboration), compositionally it is entirely different case. Bonini isn't all about short seemingly random cuts of bursts, but he can actually settle on something good for few seconds longer. Even if we're talking about ABC of cut up noise. Like throw in stutter-loop for 5 secs and then unleash heavy duty free form harsh blast with extensive frequency sweeping. We've all heard that, but when you do it with good taste, certainly listen again with pleasure!
Regarding Endo, I think these are mostly fair criticisms, particularly if one goes in expecting something like While You Were Out 2.0. With the Endo mixes, there is certainly no clear progression with anything like an end in sight; though I would hardly say "random", the timing as such is just about my speed. Perhaps one could come away feeling the composer was unsure how to approach an already rather full-bodied mass of sound. Could also depend upon the mileage you get out of the actual materials in play versus, say, how they are cut-up / re-arranged. Personally, every time the full blasts hit with all force, I have a mini-orgasm; try to do too much with that, and I may well feel the composer is over-compensating. As for saturation, the pure blunt force trauma puts that issue to rest.
I fully agree that, as the Bonini mixes progress - and they do (clearly progress) - the full depth of possibility really does come to life.
I thought I'd come back again to explain myself a little better (I hope), re- the Endo.
On review, I find it difficult to believe there are much in the way of "cut-ups" informing the Endo mix. Listen to track 4 and the first clear "cut" comes in after a minute's worth of heavily-distorted metal-bashing racket- hardly the spastic cut-up attack. To get a sense of what a more cut-up approach to this material might sound like, we could refer to his Hard Panning track. Very similar in taste and texture but fairly different in execution, not at all out of place straight after the very high-velocity TEF. Active, dynamic, in a state of constant deformation and recombination, one could gather that more "work" went into Endo's HP submission. But is it any better?
As averred in my initial comments, the Endo mix is (for me) principally about texture. The texture you might get from heavily distorted loads of metal-bashing racket; maybe with a bit of HNW aesthetic thrown in for good measure. One does not really sink into this wall, but is rather disturbed, repeatedly, by the very percussive nature of the constant, off-kilter, hammering. This is in fact a very brutal sound, which to me may only be enhanced the more for any apparent lack of "saturation". A day "reviewing" this and my ears are shot to shit. (And the Bonini mixes are certainly no help in this (in)capacity).
What to add? Aside from my tendency to, er, enthuse, which apparently can't be helped, the principle comment of mine I'd take issue with was in suggesting that this collab finds Endo in his "comfort zone". Given the number of things Endo has offerd in this vein (eg. none that I've heard), it would be safer to say he's, um, NOT in his comfort zone.
I'm not sure what Endo uses here, but compared to lets say some more computer plagued works on Hard Panning, his stuff doesn't appear in same way cut up. I mean, it is short burst of sound, but to me it sounds like it could be someone playing live. Not just short cuts sliced and assembled on computer editing screen? Sometimes the "clumsiness", or maybe rather say simplicity, is more like hammering pedals and play buttons, rather than nerds & software? I may be wrong, but this is impression I got.
But as opposite of cut-up. Todays playlist has great VANESSA AMARA LP (posh isolation), which is epic organ hymns and almost kraut-rock kind of moments, but most of all, continue HIJOKAIDAN "THE NOISE" 30xCD. Discs #7, 8, 9. Can't believe how G R E A T stuff there is. Like disc #7. Fuck. I think better than most albums. But to be part of 30xCD box, it's never going to be recognized among the classic albums of Hijokaidan. Never. I doubt it will be even listened by many people more than once. This is the bad side of overtly huge box-sets. Perhaps at the best Jojo + Mikawa duo works, what are so painful, they are like Japanese noise version of early Sutcliffe Jugend! Feedback. More feedback. Few shrieking vocals. Feedback. Loud raw noise. electronics. Feedback. All high pitched. All ear-bleedingling violent. AAAARRGHH!! If some Hijokaidan fanatic wonder should he buy this box-set or some of the other collaborations or such. Forget the J-pop and jazzy stuff. Invest on THE NOISE!
Caligula031 / L.C.B. – Final Muzik CD-Singles Club 06 (FinalMuzik)
Have been listening to this single a lot recently. Caligula031 is on fine form, L.C.B. I haven't heard before but like his tracks a lot. Looked on discogs and he has a lot of recent releases. Any recommendations of a good release to start with with L.C.B.?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 24, 2014, 08:02:58 PM
I'm not sure what Endo uses here, but compared to lets say some more computer plagued works on Hard Panning, his stuff doesn't appear in same way cut up. I mean, it is short burst of sound, but to me it sounds like it could be someone playing live. Not just short cuts sliced and assembled on computer editing screen? Sometimes the "clumsiness", or maybe rather say simplicity, is more like hammering pedals and play buttons, rather than nerds & software? I may be wrong, but this is impression I got.
Yeah, that was one impression I was tempted to suggest - I actually deleted the phrase "sounds more like a live-to-tape recording as processed in a live setting" (with reference to both comp and collab tracks). But I just didn't want to assume too much. These are the things of which I do not know and do not care to know. Regardless of what went into the respective Endo offerings, or how they might sound in a larger body of work viz a comp a collab or a prior cut-up benchmark, the impact in isolation is pretty much the same, and- if you are me- not to be understated.
That said, it does seem apparent that Endo is working through some new gear; something I'd personally welcome. (Endo moving AWAY from laptop; imagine that.) Will be interesting to hear where he goes with this, hopefully within the next decade!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 24, 2014, 08:02:58 PM
HIJOKAIDAN "THE NOISE" 30xCD. Discs #7, 8, 9. Can't believe how G R E A T stuff there is. Like disc #7. Fuck. I think better than most albums.
No difference of opinion here! As put forward in the Hijokaidan thread, even the closing track from disc 7, though essentially a single unadorned feedback tone through which shredded fits of rawness bleat, absolutely scorches.
Dissecting Table / Sektor 304 - Utopia / Decay LP (DT material is good but nothing special, S304 is absolute masterpiece!!)
Skin Area & Jarl - La Petite Mort LP (I never heard this kind of atmosphere. Very great and very special.)
THE EQUESTRIAN VORTEX 10", Death Waltz Originals- killer death industrial-type sounds using voice reels from the film "Berberian Sound Studio" plus a woman screaming arranged, etc. by Andrew Liles. Pretty cool. I haven't seen the film so not sure what the connection is.
REGOSPHERE "insomnia" tape, Danvers State Recordings- excellent industrial electronics. I thought I had heard Regosphere before but now I'm not so sure but definitely going to have to check out more.
WHITE POWER comp LP- new bootleg, nothing to add to how great the line-up is. Sound quality is very good! It isn't anything to look at, just white sleeve with 2 loose inserts & cheaper than an original copy of the tape.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 29, 2014, 08:55:13 PM
THE EQUESTRIAN VORTEX 10", Death Waltz Originals- killer death industrial-type sounds using voice reels from the film "Berberian Sound Studio" plus a woman screaming arranged, etc. by Andrew Liles. Pretty cool. I haven't seen the film so not sure what the connection is.
Liles and a few other recognisable names worked on a lot of the sound design etc on that movie. Also features a very brief cameo from the Bohman Brothers. Good film! Recommend a blast.
GNAWED "Fissures" tape on Manical Hatred- killer heavy electronics with junkmetal, processed vocals, & feedback. I have the recent cd on Malignant waiting to be played next...
gnawed's malignant cd is much more on the death industrial side, "fissures" is great, much more PE/noisier.. for some reason i thought the project was "hnw" years ago so paid no attention, after receiving that tape though i have slowly been acquiring more of his older work and seem to always be impressed.... the split tape w/ breaking the will is a good one as well.
The Oval Language - Tapes singles and remixes - Pretty interesting sound of art / noise compilation. It's mostly interesting because it's nicely listenable, dubbed to tapes and then released to cd etc.
Maurizio Bianchi / M.B. - Computers S.P.A / COM.SA - nothing much to say about this. Bleep-blop. Got bored quite quickly.
Michael Idehall - Deep Code - good tape. Rarely something interesting with beats attracts my ears, but this is it. Somewhat dark and damp recording.
All your Sisters - Modern Failures - post-rock tape. I don't remember the first All Your Sisters output, but enjoyed this quite a lot
Ashburn County - Our Dead Selves Rise - A Collection - Melancholic and nice piece of work.
Rhume Carabine - Sourire Joie - Various loops, etc. Experimental/industrial music. Wasn't bad though.
Ovna - Chaos et Sexual - from the same label I guess. Green tape. likeable material.
Obšrr - Nustebusiam nebūti - Perhaps the most painful and dark album of this Lithuanian act. Unfortunately he releases only up to 30 tapes every time.
Iron Clad - Strike to Kill - Short, but awesome tape! Pure filth and awesome vocals. I'd say too short, but wel..
Dead Body Collection & J. Adolphe - Deep into the Halls - Very nice collaboration. Wall is not completely static, but also has a very good mood in it. Recommended.
Nicola Vinciguerra Plays Tomba Emmanuelle
new work from my friend Tisbor is very mature
obscure deep sounds
Shiver - Black feathers (C40, Cruel Nature Records): Neat layout on this tape. As far as I know it's already sold out (which means some more should have been made). Got this since I quite liked the split tape with Sterile Garden & the advance track that could be listened on soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/cruelnature/shiver-black-feathers). Most of the tape is still the same style as on the split tape with Sterile Garden. Various sounds giving an organic, at times ritualistic atmosphere. However, on this tape there's a couple tracks which do combine this ritualistic, obscure sound/atmosphere with more typical PE sounds and vocals. And it works really well. This is for example the case in the sample track that can be listened to on soundcloud. Check it out.
Kevlar - Alpha Strife (CDr, self released): First thing one notices is the sober yet nice presentation. CDr housed in a big cardboard envelope with logo on it. CDr with logo and a nice insert and logo sticker. Music is really good, oppressive Industrial/Power Electronics, mostly without vocals. Don't know what more to say, aside from "check it out" and "thanks to Gewaltmonopol for recommending this over here, it really got me interested and for a good reason".
Intolitarian - Omnicidal Murderer (single-sided 7", Deathangle Absolution Records): First recording of this Noisecore project from Antichrist Kramer. Good stuff, I also really like the feedback/harsh noise onslaught in the last minute (more or less). Layout looks fine. Quality of the cover is low though. Just normal/thin paper with a one sided print (same as the recently released Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes & Wertham covers). Also, the center label of the 7" is designed to be a 7" with a big center hole, but instead it's made with a small hole like most 7"s. Even though I know that a lot of shit has been going on at the DAR camp, it's still pity from a label that used to put much emphasis on presentation.
Quote from: Si Clark on October 25, 2014, 11:14:02 AM
Caligula031 / L.C.B. – Final Muzik CD-Singles Club 06 (FinalMuzik)
Have been listening to this single a lot recently. Caligula031 is on fine form, L.C.B. I haven't heard before but like his tracks a lot. Looked on discogs and he has a lot of recent releases. Any recommendations of a good release to start with with L.C.B.?
he's done a lot of good stuff. my fave actually is its 7"
this is another track we worked on together for a forthcoming cd of him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_00msRIZQ
Quote from: eyestrain on June 04, 2014, 02:30:38 AM
Niyaz - Nine Heavens (Six Degrees): Following on ZenoManx's mentioning of this album, I streamed it during a long run today. Really a phenomenal piece of Iranian music and the only reason I can think that the average Dead Can Dance fan wouldn't be in to it, is simply the association. DCD has that goth/post-punk past that they wish to shake off, but can't due to a large metal-punk autistic fanbase. They also play big festivals with other trendy acts, while, for instance, Niyaz is playing a concert up in Connecticut in a few days at the "Transformational Healing & Expressive Arts Festival". The whole Reiki-guru association doesn't gel with a lot of folks, heh. Anyway, thanks for the mention, I really, really love this act's music!
trance-inducing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-5sPQvb1QY (two more tracks from that recording from the same uploader)
Gloomy midwest day...lots of sleep and coffee..."STRENGTH AND HONOUR", by SATANIC WARMASTER does the job...fuck egalitarianism...'THE BALZING TORCH OF DEATHS MAJESTY!"..sounds great on my newly handed-down 1960s Fishman speakers..surely going to be followed by CD re-issue of Sol Invictus behemoth, "LEX TALIONIS", a true masterpiece of neofolk genre. Crushing dark synths, martial percussion, and some of the most miserable vocals ive ever heard....
Mania / Hal Hutchinson – Wreckage
Now this is what I call atmosphere. The atmosphere of decay, mechanical decay. Decayed, decaying, decrepit, decomposing. The broken-down, enfeebled, protestations of poor, abused machine, sickened, as in SICKENED-to-DEATH of being raged against. But broken-down, enfeebled protestations are all it will ever manage, the poor, abused machine utterly beyond salvage. Atmos. Filth-flavored, gutter atmos. Where have I heard this before? It would have to have been in "Tahta Tarla", that pervection of atmos submitted under the combined perv-visions of Giancarlo Toniutti and Andrew Chalk. But, whereas Toniutti n pal allow their collab to meander a fair bit, as one might expect of them, Mr Mania and friend Hutchinson get right into it. Right into it, m'boyo! So yes, still that familiar stench, of corpse being dragged around disused drainage tunnel. But these boys have their shirts off. Waist-deep in filth, plowing on through. A dramatic pause: to flex. Yes, this is a muscular sound, heavy, thunderous, even, made more so by completely eschewing the barest hint of fuzzed-out, flatulent, feedback. Mania kicks it off with a solo joint, heaving large slabs of precision-cut metals into a nicely composed arrangement of scrapped clunk 'n drag. Surprisingly, um, nice. A perversion that obviously came at some cost and at no detriment to the filth-filled fundament. Ignition initiates the essential Mania-Hutchinson flavor, that of tar-blackened, bass-heavy, agitation through which assorted junks are lugged, hurled, and, occasionally, dropped- onto unprotected toes. The inevitable howls of agony ensue, buried somewhat, but lending proceedings a marked miserablist taint. Things culminate quickly in the definitive "Beyond Salvage", scrapped junks of the shitey-est of viscosity, ripped, rough-hewn fidelity underscored by the sudden incursion of a greased-up, rippled, oscillation and the faintest hints of agonized howling, growing more monstrous, almost manic, before decisively shutting the fuck up at 4:35. And. And that's all you deserve! And what you deserve is your shit-medicine in the most compacted of allotments. At least, until the rather epic "Warhead", wherein all stops are broken out. Slow growth of filth-drowned slog, metal slabs stumbling around the channel pan. Enter miserablist oscillations. Determined frequency overbilge threatens to suffocate the dank, echoed, machinations in slow, sinking, sludge-hole. Grind to a halt, and cleanly scrapped crank 'n clank signals the closing movement, loading capacities to the brim before a grim cycling ambience escorts a play of crunch and screech to conclusion. Almost as an afterthought, Hutchinson unloads the self-explanatory "Factory Of Metalsound (Corrosive+Treatment)": extended orchestration of wonderfully dense scrapheap molestation, a neverending, ever-collapsing, textured field of fractured heave and toss. Vivenza must wank himself silly over this shit.
Encephalophonic – Regressed Progress
According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 13th edition, "Encephalophonic" is an adjective referring to the "studied and careful composition of fucking harsh noise"*. More specifically, Encephalo is a deservedly rising star by virtue of Commitment. Commitment to all the things that matter. For starters, spasticity. This is the shit that has spasticisms all over the place. For seconders, harshness. An ever ready assortment of scrap-metal sources scours this point home with excruciating precision. And for thirders, well I'm coming to that. First, "Growing Paranoia", a mostly muted entry into the perverted probings of The Bonini: laying out uneasy synthwave atmos, tension ratchets up in slow sweeps and whispered washes. There is an aggression here, bubbling just below the surface, never really allowed to break through. We know we are just being fucked with and thus simply wait expectantly for the inevitable shooting of the wack. Cue title track. Looped knob-bobbing hastens the outpouring of pinpricked l-r panned incision, stop-pause knee-jerk, well-aimed butt-stab. A constant back-n-forth between the bobbing slobber and just plain... slobber. This shit refuses to sit still and verges on fucking irritating. The worst (best!) kind of fucking irritating, natch. Okay, then. Spastics, check. "In & Out Of Reality" is when things really begin to pick up. When the manipulation of sound palette is so overdone as to verge on pornographic. When I decide that The Encephalo is The Shit. Concentrated knife action. Sudden ultra-brief shrieking vocal spasm. Heaving, hacking fits. A slowing of pace. Screaming rippus interruptus. Collapsing metals. Pulling and tugging from one extreme to the next, angling in from this that and every whichever. Spastics, double check! Next, out come the scrapped junk sources, most apropos of "Scars Collection". Rabid slashing fit ensues, frequently settling on a near-percussive regularity, the hacking occasionally opening up to wider acoustic detail. Okay, for fucksake Bonini, I get it. I've had enough! And so we would seem to conclude our first half, making way for "MaximumHeadPressure", which is, of course, exactly that. Heavily distorted pressures snuffing out all surfaces air, vapors escaping in a reverberant hiss... for the first thirty seconds anyway. Then it's more of the same. Distorto-spasti, wacky-jacky, blasting through the fray. Buried again under masses of heavy-handed crunch overload. The "dialog", as such, is great- particularly satisfying when metallic junkpunches slam through, and through. Jump ahead one track to the climactic "Self Destructive Behavior". Here the acoustic iron-filing armada is out in all force, but so too are all the other elements, each competing, in turn, for attention. Agitated synthetic epilepsy. Glittering glass shards. Frequencies seemingly burnt to a crisp, stereos in stuttered decline- exploding back to a perfect, steely, glint. Slow throb out, to make way for extended docu-clip of sweet little girl explaining why she sticks pins in baby brother's privates, the answer unnecessary but provided anyway, thus to cycle, viciously, to the raw, didactic, extremity of closer "Product Of Violence", and HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES? Regressed Progress indeed. A very well-composed piece of work, start to finish. This is the thirder, abovementioned, whereby a work may satisfy both in individual chunks and in whole. HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?
*pending approval
Kazumoto Endo & Kazuma Kubota – Switches And Knobs
Endo: Heed my words, dear Kubota, heed them to the bloody letter.
Kubota: Yes, master.
Endo: I am to grasp my Knob and twiddle. Harrd. You are then to grasp yours.
Kubota: May I twiddle it?
Endo: Silence! I am to grasp my Knob. Harrd. You are to grasp yours. We are both, indeed, to twiddle our respective Knobs. Harrderr. And then, we Switch!
Kubota: How will I know when it is time to Switch?
Endo: On the eve of the Soup, when the Facial One approaches spasmodic genuflection, we, decisively, Switch Him Off! Do not, and let me make this absolutely clear, do not allow the bladdered vulgarian to disturb. Not a "bloody hell", nor a "fuckin' 'ell", nor, indeed, a fully extended "Yeah!"
Kubota: Yes, master.
Endo: And Kubota?
Kubota: Master?
Endo: None of that ambient crap.
Kubota: Yes, master.
Though billed as Endo/Kubota collab, I couldn't help but notice that, on the cover, Endo is grasping that familiar spring-loaded-washboard-thingy, AKA his Killer Bug. Perhaps he's sanded off the KB label, who knows? In any case, what we get are two long collab tracks, one live, the other live-in-studio. The "studio" track comes first, but I start with the live. Let's hear what these guys are really made of. Given the range of sound material the two gents have covered over the years one could expect nearly anything. But given the inevitable deferral of Kubota to Master Endo, the net makings are entirely Buggered. Thus reigns: spasticity. An unending volley of ultra-sharp metallic cutting. Plenty of dead-air, or what would have been dead air had it not been filled with audience chatter and the impromptu vocal ejaculations of one Kenneth Sanderson. Hold on. "Audience chatter"? How in the hell could anyone hold a conversation with this insane racket going on? These are highly skilled conversationalists to say the least. One wager is we're in fact hearing a slapped-over sampling of post-performance chit-chat. Plus seeming giggles at Sanderson's well-timed, never-quite-complete, interspersals, re-
"bloody 'e-"SCREE-CRASH-STAMMER-SPLURGE!;
"fucki-" KA-CHUNG!SHMEEZEESHMEEZEE-PLONG!;
and "Yea-"KRRRING-PSHAW-FLECKAFLLLJJJ!
Eighteen minutes of this shit, which is probably a few minutes too many. The Facial ejaculate actually renders Le Merde especially fresh, and off-kilter, and suggests such glorious possibility had the duo enlisted a vocalist proper. ("Proper" as in, utterly fucking deranged, of course.) Thus interest may be aroused even during the intervals where it sounds as though our duo is literally grasping at knobs. Not that anyone (least of all Sanderson) cares. Per the better species of live Buggery, our audience finds its lingering doubts clobbered to death under the repeated HACK-STABSTAB-SLASH barrage, lending proceedings a very percussive flavoring. In the semi-coherent words of the Facial One, "Fuck yeah! YEAH! Fuckin' ell! Yeah. Fuckin'.YEAH!" etc.
ENTER THE STUDIO
Endo: Now then, dearest Kubota, can you tell me: what was lacking from our live performance?
Kubota: Umm... ambient crap?
Endo: <THWACK!> SILENCE, BOY!
Kubota: ....?
Endo: !
Kubota: .
Endo: Very good, my quick young study. Now: BEND OVER.
Thus reigns, again, the prime Bugger. More so, even, as the silence, otherwise occupied in the live track, marks in the studio its deafening absence. And yes, these are studio compositions, but clearly the live-in-one-or-two-takes variety. Composed on the fly, as it were. Aquatic ambience? Hell no. Edits, ditto. If Kubota is to be present in this performance, it is largely in spirit. Still I would say a performance most spirited. When deferral to the master apparent falls by the wayside, the pace hets up, the friction almost tangible, successive carvings competing for an attention ever-more-thinly-sliced. At a critical juncture, the attention just about gives up for good and starts to parse. And why not? Each resounding razored expurgence, each ultra-brief spasticism, could itself constitute a single track. Over the full twenty-six minute course one might divide attention into one-thousand-and-one delectable little spazz-outs, the wide-gaping puckers reminiscent in the tasting of Sixteen Different Flavors Of Ass, as properly widened, say, by the earliest of "Metal Dildo" Buggery. Ignore any sense of progression. Enjoy the – again- very percussive shredding of deceased air particles. The violent texture of an attention hacked to bits. The deeply penetrating wham-bam-thankyou-sir-can-I-please-have-some-more. Singular sadistic sodomization of the singularly deserving earhole.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 21, 2014, 08:30:50 PM
Various– Hard Panning (The Ultimate Contemporary Cut-up Harsh Noise International Compilation)
It's taken a while, but it would seem that, here and now, as we start to close in on 2015, there are, on the face of the earth, enough legitimately talented noisesmiths in the earful of "Contemporary Cut-Up Harsh Noise" to fill a whole comp- a comp one is actually quite content to play through, several times. "All killer, no filler" in the lingo. Clearly a lot of thought entered the rather artful sequencing of tracks, each flowing almost imperceptibly into the next, managing to suggest an almost narrative progression.
Need to check this Compilation out!
Here's a trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5zPAkEora4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5zPAkEora4)
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on November 11, 2014, 08:45:58 PM
Mania / Hal Hutchinson – Wreckage
Encephalophonic – Regressed Progress
Need to get these two and
Encephalophonic – X.
I've listend to
Prurient a lot the last days and I still think these are mindblowing:
Prurient - Black Vase (Load Records)
Prurient - Arrowhead (Editions Mego)
Prurient - Troubled Sleep (Truculent Recordings)
Prurient - The Black Post Society (Cold Spring)
The feedback sessions make want to fuck or kill myself.
COIL "Music to play in the dark vol 1" CD
Chalice
Never been huge fan on Coil. Most of stuff I have heard, I have disliked. This is among better ones. Colorful and etherial electronics for most of the part.
LOREN CHASSE & MICHAEL NORTHAM "The Otolith" CD
Helen Scarsdale
Anyone been following this label? I don't think I've seen people mention it anywhere in noise forums, and perhaps because it isn't really noise what they put out. But great works here. All sorts of metallic clatter fusion with eerie tonal works. If I would want to name something what people know, I'd probably say Organum. But this is different, nevertheless. Scraping, slowly oscillating tones what may be feedback and strings or some sort. Always highly hand made feel to everything. Not carefully edited or sweetened with fancy effects. Check out trailer of pieces of several tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXDuhKFitas
Took bunch of stuff from label that appeared to be interesting stuff.
S.P.K. "Paradiso" CD
Therapeutic/Adverse Recordings
I noticed someone mention this on board. So ordered it, and not bad. It's not mind blowing like VOD SPK box set of their oldest works. This is 1987 soundboard recording from live gig. Some songs from Zamia Lehmanni and quite like that spirit. Nothing very aggressive or loud. Many tracks same as on "Oceania - In Performance 1987". But won't complain. Great sound. Great stuff. Few little bit too dancy tracks for my taste, but most of all good atmosphere!
Helen Scarsdale Agency is in that Alluvial Recordings, Elevator Bath, and and/OAR realm. All solid labels. They're all working in that same pond of artists and then branch out from there to create their own identity. Jim Haynes, Matt Shoemaker, Seth Nehil, MNortham, etc. The type of sounds and projects that would have been prime feature material for ND magazine. I miss that magazine. Highly recommend the Spiracle - Ananta 2CD on HSA (anything with Hitoshi Kojo). I find it funny how they present the label like a modeling agency. Nice twist.
Brighter Death Now - With Promises Of Death (Familjegraven)
Yummy.
Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage Installations And Metalworks (Crucial Blaze)
Interesting and very well done.
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions (Freak Animal Records)
Everything about this album has already been written on this forum. Mindblowing!
Teeth Engraved With The Names Of The Dead - Starving The Fires (Part I) (Malignant Records)
Isolator - Culture & Principal Of Anti-Human Exaltation (Black Plagve)
Dark. Dark. Dark. Endlessly dark.
ORGANIZED RESISTANCE "Day of the Rope" cass., Freak Animal- I haven't listened to OrgRes in a long time. I'd forgotten just how abrasive the material is. Very nice cassette release with double-sided cover & separate lyric sheet
V/A – Wallwhores
excellent Static/Popping/Crackling noises from Insurgent - Un - Missing Girls
Post Scriptvm – Benommenheit (Tesco Organisation)
First 2 tracks are okay, then it goes straight uphill.
This isn't dark nor droning. Just boring and uninspiring. Pseudo-cinematic.
Pharmakon – Abandon (Sacred Bones Records)
Pharmakon – Bestial Burden (Sacred Bones Records)
Margaret Chardiets' vocals are great without a doubt, I'd just wish the rest of her music would be a bit nastier.
The pulses/shots/hits are to clean on her records.
Hearing/seeing the same tracks on live footage is a different thing. Better. More intense.
I hope she can put this down on her records someday.
Theologian – The Chasms Of My Heart (Crucial Blast)
This might be my favorite full length Theologian so far. I adore it.
Looking forward to his upcoming on Malignant Record.
Zero Kama - The Goatherd And The Beast - Collected Tracks 1983 - 1986 (Athanor Records, 10"): Pretty weird for a 10" to be played at 45 rpm. That being said, this is really good stuff, especially Liber AL I.13. Pity that Zero Kama released so little, though I do respect a man who chooses to stop his band/project when he feels it has to be done, in stead of keeping it a live for reasons of success or whatever...
SPK - Information Overload Unit (LP, Normal): Finally got this, have been postponing it for too long. Really good of course. And I think that in a way it's funny that some tracks, such as Ground Zero: Infinity Dose are most probably still too extreme for most people (mainstream, not around here) and that after 35 years.
Ex.Order - The Law of Heresy (CD, Industrial Recollections): From the people behind Inade, whose album Incarnation of the Solar Architects is great in my book (have heard some others from them as well and I believe they were pretty good as well). Good to listen to Ex.Order, really good Industrial Power Electronics. Throbbing synts, processed vocals and some parts do remind me of Inade and/or a certain background in other kinds of Electronic Music. Should play this to my old man, who owns more Inade stuff than I do, I'm certain he'll like it, haha.
Bizarre Uproar - Purification (CD, Freak Animal): Ugly layout, filthy sounds, ear-pearcing feedback and really good vocals of Mistress Fallen Angel. And still, while it certainly has its good moments, I'm not convinced as there's quite some moments I just don't seem to get into... Will definitely listen to this again though...
Grunt - Long Lasting Happiness (CD, Industrial Recollections): Interesting CD which shows different sides of Grunt. Some tracks rather go into Harsh Noise territory, while another track has Power Electronics over what I'd like to call an Ambientlike background. This is not unique, but not something I encounter often, though I think this works quite well.
Aderlating – Gospel Of The Burning Idols (Black Plagve)
Deathstench – Massed In Black Shadow (Black Plagve)
If you want to call it that way... awesome Black Noise.
T.O.M.B. – Third Wave Holocaust (Black Plagve)
T.O.M.B. – UAG (Crucial Blast)
Somehow my opinion about this Black Noise project is very ambivalent.
King Tubby & Friends - Dub Gone Crazy - The Evolution of Dub at King Tubby's 1975-1979 1994 - reggae dancehall - this is a pretty great comp and listen - best of the handful of King Tubby collections I've heard - I don't care much for reggae, but this, I like.
Muslimgauze - Hand of Fatima 1999 - title track is mesmerizing.
Muslimgauze - Al-Zulfiquar Shaheed 1994 - very good album - uncharacteristically consistent - first time hearing this album - this might prove to be up there with the couple of favorites.
Penumbra - Anoraks 1999 - Zoviet France related -
Penumbra - Skandinavien 2001 - Zoviet France related -
I'm at a loss for words with Penumbra. I didn't expect to be this floored. Being a huge fan of ZF, I'm glad I saved this for now. To be honest, I hadn't heard of Penumbra until last week. ZF is sacred to me, so I don't dig for all things ZF. I let them slowly, or even accidentally, come to me. It's nothing like ZF, but it is of top shelf quality and genuinely deserving of the association. Others have messed with tones and psychological affect, but this actually achieves that level of deep engagement and space swallowing (Lustmord dreams of creating an album like Anoraks), though I don't believe it was an established psychological experiment. I'm thinking Adi Newton here as well. It's subtle. It's on the ambient side with a sharp dose of experimentalism, and at times, it is catchy in a way that I find similar to the primary rhythm of Kazamuto Endo's "While You Were Out". I made the mistake of listening to one after the other, and by the time I was into Skandinavien, I'd missed most of it as I was still resonating with Anoraks. I went back. I'm not crazy about the opening novelty track of Skandinavien, but because of the quality of the rest of the album, it's easily overlooked. Penumbra has one other, earlier cassette that I'd love to hear and one exclusive compilation track. RE: Anoraks...I don't remember feeling this overwhelmed, and thoroughly satisfied, by an album since maybe Organum's Sorow.
EDIT: Skandinavien has moments of glory similar to Anoraks, but it is more in line with what you'd expect to hear from Rapoon insofar as a dub feel and plastic elements.
After a night of completely sobriety and academic discussion on gender issues, Luke of Trapdoor Tapes (http://trapdoortapes.blogspot.com.au/) handed me this cassette of his and Harriet's (Military Position among other projects) live PE duo Armour Group, featuring recordings of two live performances. The dub on this copy is somewhat low. I'm told that one of these performances was from the last International Noise Conference, which I managed to see. Its very basic material, synthesisers and vocals and some samples (tapes, I think) and what sounds like bass guitar, which would be right as that's Harriet's main instrument. Side one has more consistency during the sound, with prominent vocals. There's a raw base which supports some of the higher, wider synth sounds, giving them a nice machine like quality, battle sound samples coming over at the start, then hard and echo-ed metalesque vocals (both comrades love their Metal). Sometimes the overall sound is stripped back to a few quick elements, then overloaded again with all hiss and distortion. Basic lo-fi PE grunt. Side two has a slightly higher sound. Blasts of pure synth distortion, very pleasant, which occasionally drop into lower or blanker sounds. A more broken and less consistent piece than side one, though, with a lot more crumbling and contrast, although hardly in a cut-up way. Ends with a very nice sounding delay loop of crumbling low distortion which I would have preferred to have been longer.
Luke's solo project, Mshing, has a 3" cdr out on L.White records that I greatly enjoy. This is more paced, controlled and structured Power Electronics, very heavy and bottom end, moving slowly. Very basic elements of heavy electronics put together, just that simple, raw, heavy sound from tones to pulses, reminding me a touch of both Shift and Deathkey. Totally satisfying. There was only fifty copies of the actual cdr but you can download it (//http://) if you miss out.
Long time "post-punk" band Primitive Calculators was a group I paid no attention to, mostly due to the name. Not sure if it's time to catch up but it's definitely time to praise the most recent album, "The World Is Fucked (http://chaptermusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-is-fucked)". Most of these synth punk groups tend to be a bit too clever for their own good, emphasising a lighter tone. putting the synth before punk. This album is the synth punk I've been waiting for. It's savage, raw (although still studio sounding), heavy and punk as well as synth. The vocals are pure Aussie bogan, the lyrics pure punk simplicity ("Stick it up your arse! Stick it up your arse!", "Why do I even fucking bother fucking getting up in the fucking morning?!", "God loves me, me, me, fucking meee, cunt!"), each song usually based on one simple bass line done on heavily distorted synth with screeching guitars around it and ultra simple, chanted lyrics. There's not a lot of variety in tempo - a live gig with this stuff must be exhausting - but the overall effect is savage and unrelenting, aggressive and suburban-hell bleak. Everything's fucked and is going to stay fucked and there's nothing to do about it but get drunk and whinge about it. Or kill yourself. Whichever.
BACKASVINET - Gevisol / Ivisol - 2xC15
I enjoyed the debut split tape with Phí released earlier this year. Good solid harsh noise. But this is in a league of its own. It doesn't sound very swedish either, more like '90s America. This wouldn't have been out of place inbetween Knurl and Skin Crime on the Americanoise comp. Heavy and thick, constantly moving, harsh noise. There isn't much harsh noise going on in Sweden nowadays either (has there ever been, one could ask...), which make this release even more appreciated to these ears. The chosen tape quality (computapes from the... late '80s?) probably adds alot to the whole "choking in a urine soaked hospital bed"-feel as well. Easily one of the highlights for me so far this year. Released in 10 special copies, but I'm pretty sure there will be more soon, so take note!
A little over two years ago, I received the following response to my comments on the
TNB/K2 collab tape, Oozing Ruin (Banned). Two years is, I think, an appropriate interval in this instance, heh. As I said in my reply, I stand by my criticism of the end-product but concede that blame may have been unjustly apportioned. Thus to allow the record a degree of straightening:
Quote[comments]
'K2 molesting TNB spew. Disappointment is the last thing I expected, but it seems Kusafuka had pretty flaccid materials to work with. Had Rupenus offered a tape of trash cans getting kicked around this could have gone places. K2 tries valiantly to sex up the limp offerings, but... it could have been great is the best I can say.'
[response]
Just to put the record straight: I supplied Kimihide with raw material to use as he liked. He chose to bury it deep in the mix. It's rather bizarre that you passed judgement on the raw material not having heard it!
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 18, 2014, 04:46:18 AMMuslimgauze - Hand of Fatima 1999 - title track is mesmerizing.
Always found
Jebel Tariq to be incredibly similar to this stylistically. My favorite of the two also, but only marginally. Very similar samples used. It's got that dub-heavy bass, spasmodic hand drums, raw chanting. This one has a lot more focus on flute (whatever the proper name of the instrument is...I don't know). Contains one of the best covers/inserts of any Muslimgauze I've ever seen. Also agree that "Hand of Fatima" is a killer track.
I'll definitely be checking out
Penumbra's
Anoraks going off of your enthusiasm about it. I've found a lot of great new music through your descriptions, Zeno.
Really want to get this
:Zoviet*France:/
Fossil Aerosol Mining Project Patina Pooling DLP through Soleilmoon, but unless it gets released without the unnecessary metal cover, that'll never happen. With postal costs standing where they do in 2014, why even make this kinda stuff?
Quote from: eyestrain on November 19, 2014, 01:29:46 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 18, 2014, 04:46:18 AMMuslimgauze - Hand of Fatima 1999 - title track is mesmerizing.
Always found Jebel Tariq to be incredibly similar to this stylistically. My favorite of the two also, but only marginally. Very similar samples used. It's got that dub-heavy bass, spasmodic hand drums, raw chanting. This one has a lot more focus on flute (whatever the proper name of the instrument is...I don't know). Contains one of the best covers/inserts of any Muslimgauze I've ever seen. Also agree that "Hand of Fatima" is a killer track.
I will definitely give that a go. I'm wary of anything post-1998 because of how truly awful it can be. I need strong recommendations to move beyond there. I'd prefer to leave my fascination intact, and with each dogshit release I hear, a little gets whittled away.
Quote from: eyestrain on November 19, 2014, 01:29:46 PM
Really want to get this :Zoviet*France:/Fossil Aerosol Mining Project Patina Pooling DLP through Soleilmoon, but unless it gets released without the unnecessary metal cover, that'll never happen. With postal costs standing where they do in 2014, why even make this kinda stuff?
I didn't know about this, so thank you. This seems to be Soleilmoon's doing. They overpriced the last album as well ($50+ for a 2LP and $30+ for a CD). They do this when they know they have a built-in, fanatical audience that will buy at any price. It's gross. It's a Steven Stapleton type mindset, and as a longtime fan and buyer, I really don't appreciate it at all.
Theologian - Some Things Have To Be Endured (Crucial Blast)
As much as I like Theologian/NTT - I can't get into this one.
Don't like the tracks and how they are mixed/mastered. Artwork is good.
Anyone got the same experience?
Should have thought more about it before ordering.
Navicon Torture Technologies – The Arrow And The Wound (Eibon Records)
Has been a while. Love it.
Shifted – Under A Single Banner (Bed Of Nails)
Positive Centre – In Silent Series (Our Circula Sound)
Techno with a dark edge. Needs to be played loud. Nice stuff.
Emptyset – Recur (Raster-Noton)
Anyone heard this one?
This album is mainly a effect. It's awesome. Blast it through your speakers and get surprised.
Highly recommended!
Quote from: anomalie on November 20, 2014, 02:12:06 AM
Theologian - Some Things Have To Be Endured (Crucial Blast)
As much as I like Theologian/NTT - I can't get into this one.
Don't like the tracks and how they are mixed/mastered. Artwork is good.
Anyone got the same experience?
Should have thought more about it before ordering.
I would have to agree. Disappointed with this work. Not moved by the art either, personally. But maybe that's just because all his albums are Photoshop butcherings with genitalia. Redundant.
I think Leech's best work as Theologian came out within the first year of the project. Also feel like Navicon Torture Technologies' best works came out right at the end of the project. So whatever you wanna call that gray area - I think he shined best there. His recent inclusion of beats in Theologian... man, I am so sick of hearing this in
everything everywhere.
Zog Machine – Death To The Under Man (tape, VX Nerve Disintegration)
Really bad artwork and a name that is very hard to take seriously. Why would a right wing project name itself Zog Machine is beyond me. But it's pretty nice tape. Very crude. Nice thin lo-fi sound. Basically just some noise and vocals going on.
Will Over Matter – Aino Kassinen / Ultra (tape, Haamu Records)
I can't get over how GOOD these couple short WOM tapes are. Industrial "beats", some psychedelic phaser action, rudimentary synth sounds. Doesn't sound like much on paper but he is just some kind of alchemist with these sounds.
Tearoom Trade – Tearoom Trade (tape, Danvers State Recordings)
First track with strange vocals was the high point. Rest of it I didn't like that much. Too many parts with cheesy keyboard drones backing the vocals. Nice to have complete lyrics on insert though.
Corephallism "Speaking in tongues/These scars will last life time" "3 (LA/Apop)
freebie with some order but cant get enough for it.
2 tracks. 7.30 blending well together with droney,drilling but still warm cracling synth voices keeping very dangerous and sad atmosphere and end`s for crying as so many things in life..Human Larvae is closest that comes to mind maybe.
Need to hunt split "10 with Gnaw their Tongues somewhere..and dig up my Twodeadsluts onegoodfuck records meanwhile since it`s project of 1/3 from that band too.
PROOF OF SHOOTING "untitled" tape
Collapsed Hole
I guess b-side is re-release of track from Freedom compilation (1998) and what about A-side? Rough noise with nice textures. While I can't go into much detail on this one, what exactly makes it different from vast amounts of USA harsh noise, there is something there. Loud and brutal, but nice textures and perhaps also this late 90's pre-computer era also adds the good feel to it. Packaging in handmade cover also good.
Diaphragm " Six Month Horizons/Alucinor" tape
Collapsed Hole
All the time I was listening this tape, I was under impression I was listening Diagram: A. But when writing these comments, was checking the title of release and noticed.. Diaphr.. what? No wonder this sounded so unlike any Diagram:A works I have! Which one is better, who knows? But this was very nice! Some hit & miss moments, but I think it basically belongs to the style of release.
C-50 tape filled with mix of quiet and loud. Cover says "Released 2015; recorded years ago - delayed solely due to label incompetence. Apologies to all". I guess what he means is 2014, though? Edition of merely 50 numbered copies, but I guess that's about right for small profile noise works? Alucinor session stuff is probably better. You can find the stuff from soundcloud too, but I think tape just is better. All the clarity and somewhat digital sound what you can feel while listening from file, is hammered to nicely compressed loudness and tasty saturation and littered with grainy texture of overblown tape. Besides moments of noise, there is plenty of experimental digital manipulation, extensive reverbs, sort of gloomy ambience, field recordings, etc. But as said: get the tape. Even if dubbing is never very loud. Barely gets even red signals, its transforms all sounds to much more noisier. Many times it appears almost as if this was driven through some sort of overdrive all together unlike the file. Obviously matter of taste, but to me Much better than file!
https://soundcloud.com/diaphragm
JOEL DANIELSSON "The Death Of The Grey Wolf / Resurrection Of The King" tape
Lust Vessel
So, this swedish artists has now... his contribution to Hour of the Wolf CD (freak animal) and now this tape on Lust Vessel? I somehow remember there would be something else, but maybe just remember wrong.. At least before these noise releases one could see SHADOWS OF A DECAYING SUN exhibition book in collaboration with Martin Bladh.. Still one copy found at Freak Animal distro for someone looking for little handmade objects...
Anyways, really good tape. It's all about tape hiss, hand made raw sounds assembled into loose structures made out of most of all tape loops. He did stuff under moniker "Coniunction". Some stuff can be found at https://soundcloud.com/coniunction and its not very far what he did later under his own name. If you like what you hear there, you will like Danielssons work on Hour of the Wolf and this tape. Perhaps very much the kind of stuff you could have expected to emerge from Sweden at certain moment, but well...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 21, 2014, 05:15:12 PM
JOEL DANIELSSON "The Death Of The Grey Wolf / Resurrection Of The King" tape
Lust Vessel
So, this swedish artists has now... his contribution to Hour of the Wolf CD (freak animal) and now this tape on Lust Vessel? I somehow remember there would be something else, but maybe just remember wrong.. At least before these noise releases one could see SHADOWS OF A DECAYING SUN exhibition book in collaboration with Martin Bladh.. Still one copy found at Freak Animal distro for someone looking for little handmade objects...
Anyways, really good tape. It's all about tape hiss, hand made raw sounds assembled into loose structures made out of most of all tape loops. He did stuff under moniker "Coniunction". Some stuff can be found at https://soundcloud.com/coniunction and its not very far what he did later under his own name. If you like what you hear there, you will like Danielssons work on Hour of the Wolf and this tape. Perhaps very much the kind of stuff you could have expected to emerge from Sweden at certain moment, but well...
Love this tape! He had released
"A Study For Transcendental Communication" as
Victor Eremita on Black Horizons. Maybe that's what you are thinking of? Also a great tape!
GUNK "Dust" tape
Gunk#1
Tape of finnish cellar junk from 2012. It's sort of lo-fi version of what they have done on LP's. Packaged in regular tape box, with xeroxed transparent film as J-card. More tape hiss, less aggressive junk than recent second album. But 4 guys in some cellar, carving sounds from physical objects. Occasionally this could pass as some of those rougher ritual noise things, where someone in sewers is using screeching bows and other objects. But no. Nice tape. Not a classic, but nice.
V/A CIVIC OCCULT BIOLOGY tape
Hospital Productions
Withdrawal Method, Covered In Sand, Laureate, Ahlzagailzehguh, Terrorism and Exploring Jezebel on this. Not sure exactly what each band is. Lots of side projects of someone. Not all of this tape is phenomenal or even that good, but it has good stuff. Ahlzagailzehguh might not be at his best here, but always delivers, nevertheless! Perhaps best stuff on compilation is project called: Terrorism. I see two tapes are done, one Hospital and Tour De Garde. One could think maybe this is either label boss secret side project or their collaboration? At least it sounds like mr. Fernow, if you ask me. And if it is, I wonder why not put it under Prurient as vocals, raw noises and being noise, but not the typical "pedal harsh noise", but something else.. work very well into that direction where Prurient has been. Exploring Jezebel is Fernow, and with beats and electronics, what could as well be under later days Prurient. Slow tempo, simple pulsating beat and high pitched electronic signals on top. But I guess many are happy to do low profile "secret" side projects when their main bands have too big discographies and too many expectations and attention, hah...
Terrorism is a dude named Arthur Rizsk who plays in some terrible metal core band and also runs Solomon's Gate studio.
Cheers for info. This track was among highlights on tape for me.
Agreed. I really enjoyed the noisecore style of the first cassette on hospital, but I might like the experimental style featured on the comp even more so. I have not yet heard the tape on tour de garde, but I hope it's more in line with the comp material.
I heard a rumor that he is also one half of endless humiliation along with Robert jurgenson of air conditioning, though I cannot say for certain.
have no fear! 'jebel tariq' is totally along the lines 'hand of fatima' which is possibly my favourite muslimgauze. similar instrumentation, drum patterns, bass, etc. certainly both of these would be in my top 5 favourite muslimgauze. the best track for me on 'hand of fatima' is the 2nd 'mint tea with gaddafi' - booming bass line and the whole thing just rolls like a constant loop with glitchy interruptions. absolutely love it.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 19, 2014, 07:46:38 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on November 19, 2014, 01:29:46 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 18, 2014, 04:46:18 AMMuslimgauze - Hand of Fatima 1999 - title track is mesmerizing.
Always found Jebel Tariq to be incredibly similar to this stylistically. My favorite of the two also, but only marginally. Very similar samples used. It's got that dub-heavy bass, spasmodic hand drums, raw chanting. This one has a lot more focus on flute (whatever the proper name of the instrument is...I don't know). Contains one of the best covers/inserts of any Muslimgauze I've ever seen. Also agree that "Hand of Fatima" is a killer track.
I will definitely give that a go. I'm wary of anything post-1998 because of how truly awful it can be. I need strong recommendations to move beyond there. I'd prefer to leave my fascination intact, and with each dogshit release I hear, a little gets whittled away.
Quote from: eyestrain on November 19, 2014, 01:29:46 PM
John Wiese - Circle Snare cd (long long time this cd was on my shelf but I never listen to it until 2 days ago. This is amazing mixture of quiet noise and harsh (let's call it) cut-ups. Quite unusual for my ears but I like it. Anyone can spread more words about this?)
[FUCK no fun for putting cd in the plastic sleeves. Every goddamn cds from no fun that have is damaged because that fucking plastic sleeve!]
Viodre - Interpol Alchemi cd (same thing with John Wiese cd but this more common with my "musical taste". Now I know why Dom F. and other people glorify this album so much. Brilliant! p.s.best way to listen this during early morning with coffee. Do nothing except drinking coffee and listening)
V.A. - Hard Panning cd (I wasn't so much in cut-ups before I discover Kubota and Endo, of course. Sergi sent me this in his last package it's blown me away. Highlights are mentioned artists and unknown artist on the end of cd. Definitely a must have compilation!)
Zoviet France online edits:
"E18" 7:48 (2011) - sounds like the beginning of Kraftwerk's "Ruckzuck" crossed with a Konono N°1 edit - that description is better than the track actually is - OK, but not great.
"A Duck in the Tree 2013-11-23 this edition consists entirely of unreleased alternative versions and unused recordings from the album sessions 'The Tables are Turning' album" 59:44 - a little rough, and though edits, I expected it to flow more evenly - worth having and hearing - the type of manipulations you would expect to hear from them at this stage.
http://zovietfrance.podbean.com/e/a-duck-in-a-tree-2013-11-23-twice-turned/
"Live at Incubate, Poppodium 013, Tilburg 18.09.11 [SoundCloud release]" 59:00 - a high VBR bit rate - more of their contemporary manipulations, but more cohesive - at times, it felt like a very polished Hands To recording, which makes sense because, in ways, they do run parallel - in the final ten minutes, it also felt like the wartime field recordings you find on the Arsenije Jovanovic/Ivana Stefanovic split CD - a very nice listen and probably deserved an official release, but when considering their performances, that might often be the case, so who's going to make that call?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 22, 2014, 12:36:13 PM
V/A CIVIC OCCULT BIOLOGY tape
Hospital Productions
[snip]....Perhaps best stuff on compilation is project called: Terrorism. I see two tapes are done, one Hospital and Tour De Garde. One could think maybe this is either label boss secret side project or their collaboration? At least it sounds like mr. Fernow, if you ask me. And if it is, I wonder why not put it under Prurient as vocals, raw noises and being noise, but not the typical "pedal harsh noise", but something else.. work very well into that direction where Prurient has been....[snip]
Quote from: sterilization on November 22, 2014, 02:27:14 PM
Terrorism is a dude named Arthur Rizsk who plays in some terrible metal core band and also runs Solomon's Gate studio.
I assume that this is the same Terrorism who released the
"Skyguide" tape? I remember that being totally Noisecore with some Black Metal underpinnings, and the TDG release sample I heard was also very Noisecore oriented. Is he just doing Harsh Noise now? Whatever the case it's awesome that they are still putting material out really underrated project.
*edit* Just heard that new track from the V/A and it sure is very different from the other material he has put out under the moniker (here is a track for "Skyguide" as a reference for those who hadn't heard the earlier stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdNmjbyHILE ). The new track is a pretty nice piece of slowly building mid-range hiss, well placed samples and great whispered raspy vocals.
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 25, 2014, 08:31:01 AM
great whispered raspy vocals.
Which made me think of Prurient... Gutter mid range hiss & whispered vocals.
HAARE "Exogenesis (in two parts)" tape
Abgurd
Recorded back in 2008, released 2010.. or was it even then? I recall quite delayed. Haare in 2008 was very strong. Well, I guess he has always been! But has the pace been slowing down significantly? Or do I just feel like it. To me feels like its been pretty long since Freak Animal put out his stuff, and looking discogs, he has couple things out since? Muddy, lo-fi, gutter drone. Always great sound quality filled with atmosphere of raw tape deck recording, yet layered a bit to keep things interesting and always on the move. No loops, no quick edits etc. Just droning on slow pace and keeping its surprisingly "industrial" type of sound moving on.
SEWER ELECTION & PUCE MARY "Masks Are Aids" tape
Total Black
Good tape. When I think about what SE and PM has done on their solo works in recent times.. 1+1=2. That's about it. But despite pretty much zero surprises, fact that tape simply is good, it's good. Instant few times flipped sides and appreciated how well balance of rough processed field recordings work with more industrial-noise approach.
Liebestod "Liebestod" tape
Jesse Sanes know from band called Hoax, which apparently is this... hmm.. youth attack kind of scene? I actually might have some of that stuff. This is kind of industrial-noise type of stuff what you could perhaps expect even from Puce Mary?!? It've good stuff to listen to, although all the metal junk sounds feels as if he uses very small objects with thin and tinny sound. But good stuff nevertheless! Would be interested to check out if he got anything else. I only noticed that he has done live gigs!? Anyone more familiar with project?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2014, 03:23:15 PM
SEWER ELECTION & PUCE MARY "Masks Are Aids" tape
Total Black
Good tape. When I think about what SE and PM has done on their solo works in recent times.. 1+1=2. That's about it. But despite pretty much zero surprises, fact that tape simply is good, it's good. Instant few times flipped sides and appreciated how well balance of rough processed field recordings work with more industrial-noise approach.
Will Freak Animal be distributing this?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2014, 03:23:15 PM
Liebestod "Liebestod" tape
Jesse Sanes know from band called Hoax, which apparently is this... hmm.. youth attack kind of scene? I actually might have some of that stuff. This is kind of industrial-noise type of stuff what you could perhaps expect even from Puce Mary?!? It've good stuff to listen to, although all the metal junk sounds feels as if he uses very small objects with thin and tinny sound. But good stuff nevertheless! Would be interested to check out if he got anything else. I only noticed that he has done live gigs!? Anyone more familiar with project?
I'm not a fan of his "real" band hoax, but I like this tape pretty well. As far as I know, this is his debut and only release under the name, but he does have another tape out from a project called fejhed (duo with puce mary, lol) that is really really good.
That SEWER ELECTION & PUCE MARY tape is true gem to my taste! Really good one!
SEWER ELECTION & PUCE MARY "Masks Are Aids" tape distribution... not sure yet.
Gave Liebestod "Liebestod" tape more time. It's good. Not phenomenal yet, perhaps most of all due tinny sounds of metal percussions, but most definitely worth to grab.
TRERIKSRÖSET "Heteronormativ musik" tape
Solid harsh noise attack in style of Treriksröset. Feels quite like live session with few cuts. Very direct and crunchy sound, which keeps things very simple and to the point.
V/A "NOISECORE PROLAPSE" tape
Untergeschoss
Noisecore attacks from Horsesextube, Funeral Mongoloids, Penis Geysir and most of all this long lost Finnish atrocity: Gore Angel demos from 1989!! I remember years ago when trying to track down earliest Finnish noisecore stuff, and while Aunt Mary had been doing stuff around those time, first demo was more hc/punk. Noisecore emerged in.. '91. Recall I was mentioned Kohina did their demos before Aunt Mary noisecore stuff, and then contacted Kohina member and he had long ago lost all his copies, but also confirmed that before Kohina there was Gore Angel and also mentioned some other project. Anyways, Gore Angel was two guys of Xysma, doing just utmost noisecore crap stuff, with two guys yelling and growing and sort of guitar noise on the back. One would assume it's tape deck with two mic inputs and that's probably it? By no means, we can call this spectacular moment in history on underground music, but those who like crap a'la Minch, Crawl Noise, and such will be entertained by youthful goofiness. That's basically true for entire tape, despite I assume instead of "youth", at least partly, this is work of grown up family men, HAHA!
V/A "UNTERGESCHOSS vol 2" tape
Untergeschoss
Decent comp tape. Noise, power electronics, lo-fi rhythms, keyboards+noise kind of stuff. For me, despite little louse live sound, Streetmeat is the winner here. Their track could have more ripping overall sound, but as it is, already good "trad" PE assault. It's strange compilation in a way that line-up appears so random. All sorts of different international projects/sideprojects/obscurities thrown together, including Slovakia noisecore. As it evades all thematic, geographic, stylistic expectations, it's "just a compilation". Good to have those things around too.
PSYCHOSADIST: Crawlspace C20 (Hiisi Productions)
"Impressive debut release from a new deutsche pe/noise artist. Crawlspace is great mixture of noise and power electronics with all crushing sound and screaming vocals." - Label description.
Not much to add, but after the first listening session, I already like this one a lot. Highly recommended!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2014, 03:23:15 PM
Liebestod "Liebestod" tape
Jesse Sanes know from band called Hoax, which apparently is this... hmm.. youth attack kind of scene? I actually might have some of that stuff. This is kind of industrial-noise type of stuff what you could perhaps expect even from Puce Mary?!? It've good stuff to listen to, although all the metal junk sounds feels as if he uses very small objects with thin and tinny sound. But good stuff nevertheless! Would be interested to check out if he got anything else. I only noticed that he has done live gigs!? Anyone more familiar with project?
Self released tape? Contact infos?
"Resistance and Self-Destruction are Synonymous" comp. tape released by New Forces- solid comp of harsh noise. I didn't keep up with who's who while listening but there was nothing on either side that had me reaching for the fast forward button. Line-up includes Ahlzagailzehguh, Developer, Plague Mother, The Rita, Drug Age, Kazuma Kubota, Wince, Action/Discipline, Encephalophonic, Mordant Karma, Heinz Hopf, & Being. Definitely worth owning.
Mania will be on New Force's next compilation due out next year...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 29, 2014, 08:31:37 PM
"Resistance and Self-Destruction are Synonymous" comp. tape released by New Forces- solid comp of harsh noise. I didn't keep up with who's who while listening but there was nothing on either side that had me reaching for the fast forward button. Line-up includes Ahlzagailzehguh, Developer, Plague Mother, The Rita, Drug Age, Kazuma Kubota, Wince, Action/Discipline, Encephalophonic, Mordant Karma, Heinz Hopf, & Being. Definitely worth owning.
Mania will be on New Force's next compilation due out next year...
That's a damn fine line up, will have to make an order when I get paid.
Quote from: sterilization on November 26, 2014, 04:44:04 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2014, 03:23:15 PM
Liebestod "Liebestod" tape
Jesse Sanes know from band called Hoax, which apparently is this... hmm.. youth attack kind of scene? I actually might have some of that stuff. This is kind of industrial-noise type of stuff what you could perhaps expect even from Puce Mary?!? It've good stuff to listen to, although all the metal junk sounds feels as if he uses very small objects with thin and tinny sound. But good stuff nevertheless! Would be interested to check out if he got anything else. I only noticed that he has done live gigs!? Anyone more familiar with project?
I'm not a fan of his "real" band hoax, but I like this tape pretty well.
Never been much into Hoax or any of the Hardcore on YA! outside of City Bones and Sexdrome, though both bands aren't pure "hardcore" really. Haven't bought anything from Youth Attack! in probably 6 years. There was a point back in like 2008-2009 when tons of people on the Jerkbooth were trying to find out who I was because they didn't like me posting their precious underground music on my old blog. When I told them who I was and started going to shows they never did anything.
Anywho, I agree that the Liebestod tape is actually pretty decent. That Already Dead tape they were distroing that sold out is pretty nice too, just what you would expect right about now kinda reminds me of the Denmark post-punk/experimental stuff so popular these days. No info on the tape about a contact, no label or names. The artwork, repetitiveness of the 2 original tracks and vocals kind of remind me of the guy who was doing City Bones and Euthanizer.
Sektion B - Holy Land In Flames 3"cd
Amazing comeback!! Whole material is top-notch! Ultra heavy German power electronics with small dose of US pe school.
Fuck new Consumer Electronics, listen this!
Remnants "Decayed Tones"
"Vision Being"
"Elusive Infinite"
"The Process"
"Skeptics"
"Tonal Fragments"
"Suspension"
"Surface Tension"
Have been really into musique concrete lately, and I think this guy from NY is one of the better people doing it right now. His tapes are usually kind of variations on a theme or different versions of the same idea, which can be a really good approach when done with care. In this case, I think he nails it every time. Each tape is vaguely similar in sound, containing mostly really decayed, bass-heavy loops of melodic and harsh sound. Often there is a dirty oscillator tone involved that creeps in and out. There is a lot of unusual editing and textures provided by oversaturation which makes this stuff sound really dark and dejected. Definitely excellent night-listening, especially now that it's getting colder here.
SSRI "split w/Fecalove"
"split w/Hippycrack"
"split w/Nunnaunni"
"Circle Of Positivity"
I could be really biased, because SSRI is one of my favorite projects, but compared to some of the older splits, it seems like SS Ofizier is continually making the project he does splits with pale in comparison. I did really like the Fecalove side (in particular the mix of PE and field recordings was perfect) but it just didn't have the cohesion and togetherness of the SSRI side. SS says he considers it to be among his weaker material, and I suppose I agree, but it's still pretty good, and the glitchy stuff actually entertains me instead of annoying the living shit out of me. SS said it was dubbed too quietly, but my copy was totally normal. The tracks seem to run together as stream-of-consciousness noise, which I like. From what I remember, the SSRI side of the Hippycrack split is mostly weird cut-ups, 'working man's' field recordings, and some pretty ingenious juxtaposition of baby sounds with harsh electronics. Pretty fucking unsettling, but not in an aggressive way. Weird, not creepy. Fuck yes! I have to admit I was really tired, and even nodded out a few times during the Hippycrack side, but I'll counter that if it was really that great, I would have woken up a bit and been compelled to pay more attention. Now...all the elements were there, crunchy pedal work, nice feedback, some possible metal sounds, nice cold textures...but somehow it never once caught my attention in a way that warranted any deeper observation. Oh well. SS side of the split w/Nunnaunni seemed to be culled from the same sessions. Lots of field recordings, electronics work that's cerebral and awkward, some fucked-up loops, and some more element's I'm lazily forgetting. I liked it equally to the Hippycrack split, however, Nunnaunni's side had a lot more competition to offer. Wasn't quite strong enough to make me go out and buy more of their shit immediately, but I'm sure I will in the future. Absolutely infuriating cut-ups and general strangeness with a totally playful, "fun" feeling. I think this shit would not appeal to folks that take themselves a bit too seriously, because it's a lot like sound effects from old Looney Tunes cartoons combined with noise and musique concrete. Works for me! I at times get tired of the similarities in cut-up harshness, so hearing some cut-up retardation was refreshing. Some of the jazz drumming and household objects sounds actually made me laugh out loud. Last but not least, "Circle Of Positivity." Basically sounds like the title. Really life-affirming yet somewhat difficult to listen to at times (like life in general?). Had more of the digital-ish glitchy stuff that I like yet hope is not an overarching theme for SSRI. "Ugly Spirits" sounds like just that and had more of the intense vinyl and tape manipulations similar to "Rebis." Don't have much else to say about it right now 'cause I want to give it another shot.
Shredded Nerve "Hanging In The Balance"
"Blurred Line"
More noisy musique concrete from the guy who also does Pusdrainer, which I have not heard. I love these tapes, this project. Really intense and steadily-building, but never attaining true harshness. I suppose this stuff isn't really full-on harsh noise. Extremely tasteful loops of what mostly sound like junk metal, rocks, water, and occasional synthesizer flourishes that never really take the lead. I like the linear, straightforward qualities similar to Remnants. Definitely not music, but not quite noise, either. Can say without a doubt I will get everything this guy puts out under this name. Someone should commission him for a film soundtrack.
Untergeschoss Compilation Vol. 1
The PE artists on this tape were really good, especially Shift (was nice to hear the second part to the track from F&V NJK Vol. 3) and Budrus (I immediately understood what they were talking about in Exoteric V when listening to this track) as well as Concrete Mascara (as time goes by, his stuff just sounds more and more alienated and isolated. Great!), but the noisecore acts stood out the most. I loved them all, but he's certainly right with the observation the Penis Geyser pretty much take the cake for current noisecore. I looked up a bunch of videos on YouTube after that, and was very pleased. Definitely picking up the "Noisecore Prolapse" tape now.
The Glass Path "Driving Music"
Musique Concrete and tape noise from an act I had not heard before putting the tape in, and couldn't have been more pleased. Over the past few years, the Swedish tape-manipulated sound has been growing on me like an STD, and I would guess the same for these people/this person. Side A is sort of disjointed, awkward, and stunted concrete music that has vibes of addiction and withdrawal. Don't know exactly why that came to mind, but it has something to do with the dirtiness of the sound. Certain parts are very loud and others are so quiet you have to crank it up (only to turn it back down again). Yes, please! Fucks with your expectations and comfort level like some of the older Prurient albums. Side B is more full-on harshness that sounds like a couple of tape decks signal routed to a mixer with some distortion pedals somewhere in the setup. Just pure crunching and decay from dusty, old tape sound. I am really into that approach, when done right. This track is just a step below older Sewer Election and Treriksroset. I will certainly be getting more stuff from this project.
...and a staple favorite, Sick Seed "The Great Corrupter." This isn't just one of my favorites when speaking of genre confinements, it's one of my all-time favorite albums period. It's so personal, so intimate, yet aggressive and large as fuck, almost reaching oppressive qualities, as in "Verbranntes Land." The bass line in that song has to be one of the most easily stuck-in-your-head pieces for me. Rarely does the vocal presentation in a PE record sound this emotional yet distantly intelligent, a good example would be "A Plague Area." "Irstaasta Ja Siveettömästä Elämästä," which translates to "a dissolute and immoral life" should be considered a "Power Electronics Anthem," if there were any. The phrase and song "Luxurious Disease" describes exactly why I am a fan of Sick Seed (and Gelsomina). "The Most Hated Crime Of Them All" is musically just flawless. Similar to Ultra, the piano and guitar sound more disturbing than the typical synth and feedback approach, especially due to the lyrics and subject matter. I think one of the reasons I appreciate this song so much is that I have known individuals who have...been subjected to that crime. And the perpetrators. It's indeed true that the family will be standing around waiting for them to die. Many seem to forget that the ugliest qualities in this type of music have to be real and verifiable, not just some obsession, fantasy, or hidden lust. Perfect album.
Peterson, what is your definition of music concrete? You've piqued my interest, and I'm not finding anyone else calling Remnants or Shredded Nerve music concrete. Where would you start with each of these projects?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 01, 2014, 01:52:21 AM
Peterson, what is your definition of music concrete? You've piqued my interest, and I'm not finding anyone else calling Remnants or Shredded Nerve music concrete. Where would you start with each of these projects?
I'd say
Shredded Nerve is not too distant from many works by
Aaron Dilloway, minus the quietness of many of Dilloway's tracks. SN gets a little more hectic, noisy, but as Peterson said, not true noise.
There will be a dedicated mini-issue of Eyestrain coming out in the next month focusing solely on Justin's work as Shredded Nerve - reviews of all works, a review of collaborative performance with Pleasure Island, as well as an interview. PI is also working out a cover image for extra impact/appropriateness.
SN's my favorite "newcomer" in 2014. 6 stellar releases thus far and plenty more on the way.
Sshe Retina Stimulants - Krionika Soshiki (Slaughter Prod./Urashima): Haven't heard too many SsRS albums that really caught me, so I was unsure about this one getting the Urashima treatment. After a few listens, I'd conclude that this is totally justified! A real beauty of a record, and not the sort of wall-ish atmosphere of his early works or the modular atmosphere of his current works. There's a real nice friction of beauty & hideousness. Lush synth lines are buried under piercing (not quite Prurient level) feedback mounds. The appendages are maybe a little more harsh and simple-minded, but the inner part of the album (A and B sides) are something like the recent Neutral LP without the The Shadow Ring-type elements. (Best comparison I can make...)
Might I also mention, in regards to Urashima, that it is extremely odd to me that the Hypnosis and Caen LPs from April are still available; these were some of my favorite LPs of this year - not to mention Mauthausen Orchestra's Bloodyminded from 2012! I'm befuddled because somehow the label is able to move 99 copies of endless HNW LPs on the other hand. Strange world.
Kevin Drumm - Tannenbaum (Hospital Prod.): One of those albums of pure ambient bliss that is just 100% perfect tone for me. Maybe what Zeno mentioned feeling for Organum's Sorow. Must have played this album a dozen times or so since receiving it this past week. Sent me to dreams, woke me up, carried me through a whole day's worth of chores, dazed me through early morning drives from the night shift - just seemed to be a constant companion all week. I don't have much to express about the music itself - just think of all the minimalist gurus and some modern drone tendencies and use your imagination. If this kinda thing is for you, then you're probably gonna love these two discs. The first one, "Night Side", definitely holds the most power for me. It's also the least dynamic. Disc two is composed of shorter, slightly intense tracks.
Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet - Air Supply (Erstwhile): Not much at all like the Photographs 2CD from last year. This is less minimal field recordings, and more expressive play that is fairly typical of these two. Love those quick, tense bursts of noise - reminding me of Dave Phillips - that unexpectedly throw you out of your chair just as the mellowness really sets in. Probably easiest to relate this more to Lescalleet's output - nice long drones, composed from a variety of tones (and probably sources...probably not all electronic-based either). Not too much of the field recording/oddities that Lambkin frequently offers. Not something to go utterly gaga over, but this has been great this week.
Also, listened to a rip of the Consumer Electronics Estuary English album from the Corrupted Delights blog (thank you)... not for me. Not at all. Blech.
Quote from: Peterson on December 01, 2014, 03:01:19 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 01, 2014, 01:52:21 AM
Peterson, what is your definition of music concrete? You've piqued my interest, and I'm not finding anyone else calling Remnants or Shredded Nerve music concrete. Where would you start with each of these projects?
I'd call loop-based composition that often include elements of traditional music (melody, rhythm, harmonics) but that is organized in such a way to be somewhat reductive, minimal, and direct. To me, anything from Steve Reich to certain pieces by Vivenza would fall under the term.
To me it feels that "musique concrete" as "genre" or description (even if I use it myself occasionally) is quite vague. If it originally meant, as far as I've understood, to be music made out of pre-recorded sources. Where sounds exists before composition (opposed to traditional music, where composition is done for instruments to be performed). Nowadays so much stuff in many music lies in pre-recorded elements what are just mixed/adjusted/cut/edited to place and material is more based on what came out of existing sounds than some composition? Therefore where one draws the line? If noise is solely based on building material from pre-recorded sounds, what is it?
Or if you start to include actually composed stuff you play for the stuff, would it qualify? If for many decades already musique concrete has been combined with electronic music, I'm quite sure most of the time I'd personally just use some sort of "experimental music" or "experimental noise" (if it's more innovative than just total blast of energy) as term as such vague umbrella term seems suitable in moment when very narrow & specific term from 60+ years ago doesn't seem to fit many artists. In moment when idea was introduced, probably good. Many years later, not sure how much such "genre tag" works.. But, yes, I tend to use it myself when it's something not-so-noisy pre-recorded sound manipulations. Especially from
real artists, not noise boneheads, hehe
Quote from: Nil By Mouth on November 28, 2014, 11:55:37 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 26, 2014, 03:23:15 PM
Liebestod "Liebestod" tape
Jesse Sanes know from band called Hoax.
Self released tape? Contact infos?
Try google if something comes up, as I don't have any details. Just got it from other person along trade.
I gave the entire Remnants soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/rmnts) a listen and then Hanging in the Balance and the Failing to Maintain preview tracks on Shredded Nerve's bandcamp. I think your definition might be a bit too fast and loose, but I can also see why someone today would slap the term on Shredded Nerve, especially some of the work on Hanging in the Balance. To me, that's just good ol' experimentalism. Good stuff, too. Didn't think as much of the material he has on his soundcloud. Thanks for bringing him to my attention.
OBSCURITY - Damnations Pride/Ovations To Death LP (ToTheDeath)
Despite having tons of new stuff to dig into (Dilloway, Ákos Rózmann, Spoils & Relics, Egoproblem, Mefisto etc) this is the only thing I feel like hearing today. Especially the Damnations Pride demo. The snare sound gives me a denim ripping hard-on. The best metal demo to have come out of Sweden in the eighties.
Quote from: Peterson on December 01, 2014, 07:24:56 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on December 01, 2014, 04:12:55 AM
SN's my favorite "newcomer" in 2014. 6 stellar releases thus far and plenty more on the way.
6?! I know of 4. Can you point me in the direction of the ones I'm not aware of?
He has a C10 titled "In The Shadow Of What Never Was" (up on his bandcamp I believe) as well as a split C10 with Clavicula Salomonis titled "How Wonderful To Know". These were being sold recently at shows. He's also mentioned LPs for Chondritic Sound, Wendy Prodz and a tape on Narcolepsia. Busy man!
True "Musique Concrete" is electroacoustic music made with either unconventional items foreign to Music (junk metal, field recordings of storms, people talking, etc) or by using musical instruments in unconventional ways like using water droplets hit a xylophone or putting a mic inside a guitar as you smash it. Some of the more important releases to the concrete "scene" are albums like John Cage's "Variations" (specifically Variation 1 but a lot of that series could fall in with Concrete), "Requiem" by Michel Chion, some of the stuff Karlheinz Stockhausen was experimenting with back in the 60's like "Kontakte", etc. But overall Mikko is pretty spot on in that the definition is now very vague and is constantly used out of context.
There is a really cool old news piece that some local news team from the UK did in the 70's that actually makes for a very good introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ea0sBrw6M (watch the whole thing, it gets really good around 3 minutes).
David Ernst wrote a book simply titled "Musique concrete" which would probably be a good read for those interested.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 01, 2014, 07:14:57 PM
There is a really cool old news piece that some local news team from the UK did in the 70's that actually makes for a very good introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ea0sBrw6M (watch the whole thing, it gets really good around 3 minutes).
Heh, the BBC is a touch more indepth than 'some local news team' but great link nonetheless.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 01, 2014, 07:14:57 PM
But overall Mikko is pretty spot on in that the definition is now very vague and is constantly used out of context.
How long has this been happening? I don't read much experimentalism print, so this is news to me. Does it have any specific origins? Like did
The Wire start to throw around the term at some point?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 01, 2014, 07:45:01 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 01, 2014, 07:14:57 PM
But overall Mikko is pretty spot on in that the definition is now very vague and is constantly used out of context.
How long has this been happening? I don't read much experimentalism print, so this is news to me. Does it have any specific origins? Like did The Wire start to throw around the term at some point?
Most projects that primarily make use of sound collage and field recording's or heavy use of samples, even silly mashup stuff, is being tagged with "Musique Concrete" (some of it is finally being renamed by reviewers into really retarded and ridiculous genre names like Plunderphonics and Vaporwave) even if they're pretty much just experimental electronic artists such as People Like Us, The Books, DJ Shadow, Oneohtrix Point Never, etc. For legitimate modern, post-2000 Musique Concrete I would suggest
"The Breadwinner" by Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet, Annie Gosfield, Luc Ferrari
"Les anecdotiques" and some of the stuff from the guys who were in AMM like Keith Rowe or John Tilbury.
Quote from: Duncan on December 01, 2014, 07:43:43 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 01, 2014, 07:14:57 PM
There is a really cool old news piece that some local news team from the UK did in the 70's that actually makes for a very good introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ea0sBrw6M (watch the whole thing, it gets really good around 3 minutes).
Heh, the BBC is a touch more indepth than 'some local news team' but great link nonetheless.
Yep feelin' dumb, I should have read the description of the video on YouTube. I always figured the BBC was like FOX or NBC in America in that they had had a primary mother channel and that different areas had their own local channels, like FOX 32 Chicago, KVU Fox Las Vegas, etc.
Anyway, getting back to playlists:
Vasculae – "Prolapse" - (2013, White Centipede Noise) - WCN was (still is?) easily one of the best Harsh Noise labels coming out of the States, every single release is solid and this tape is no different.
Vasculae plays a slowly evolving style of static washed Harsh Noise exposing itself at a very deliberate pace. Certain textures and patterns are spotlit, put under a microscope so to speak, but they never are so singled out or play themselves into becoming "wall noise". Very good tape, and if I remember correctly is a project from a member of Pedestrian Deposit. *edit* Yea it's Jon Borges.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 02, 2014, 12:51:29 AM
Most projects that primarily make use of sound collage and field recording's or heavy use of samples, even silly mashup stuff, is being tagged with "Musique Concrete" (some of it is finally being renamed by reviewers into really retarded and ridiculous genre names like Plunderphonics and Vaporwave) even if they're pretty much just experimental electronic artists such as People Like Us, The Books, DJ Shadow, Oneohtrix Point Never, etc. For legitimate modern, post-2000 Musique Concrete I would suggest "The Breadwinner" by Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet, Annie Gosfield, Luc Ferrari "Les anecdotiques" and some of the stuff from the guys who were in AMM like Keith Rowe or John Tilbury.
Just food for thought (this is coming via wikipedia): "Plunderphonics is a term coined by composer John Oswald in 1985 in his essay Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative. It has since been applied to any music made by taking one or more existing audio recordings and altering them in some way to make a new composition. Plunderphonics can be considered a form of sound collage."
Never heard of Vaporwave though, haha.
From music concrete to plunderphonics. geez. While we're here, I've yet to hear any Oswald plunderphonics that wasn't truly awful. He managed to ruin one of my favorite songs, and theoretically, it would be perfect for warping ("Dark Star"). It's already plenty twisted on its own.
As for what I feel is music concrete, that could be difficult to define, yet relatively easy to categorize. It's sort of an open term, but with easily recognizable elements. You could listen to just about any one of the artists mentioned in these threads and hear parallels. And then you could listen to something like P16.D4 and realize, "This is close, but it isn't music concrete."
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=189.0
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=1190.0
I suppose musique concrete was the term used for composers - that is, actual trained and practicing composers normally in the "serious" music field - who used and manipulated raw sound from tape and later samples. Then, when more publically accessible multi-track recording gear became available to we the unwashed, more people began to simply experiment with sounds, found them good, and kept going with it. Perhaps often in complete ignorance that there were at least a few decades before them of "serious" composers doing exactly the same thing.
At least, that's my potted version of the history. I've often seen a distinction between the high and low of sound culture even though I also see that it's been very much blurred in the last couple of decades. So suffice to say musique concrete is more a term for "serious" music, the upper brow of the scale.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on December 02, 2014, 04:01:47 AM
I suppose musique concrete was the term used for composers - that is, actual trained and practicing composers normally in the "serious" music field - who used and manipulated raw sound from tape and later samples. Then, when more publically accessible multi-track recording gear became available to we the unwashed, more people began to simply experiment with sounds, found them good, and kept going with it. Perhaps often in complete ignorance that there were at least a few decades before them of "serious" composers doing exactly the same thing.
That's seems like one of the better breakdowns of the style. The earliest forms were definitely saturated with classically trained musicians and composers. It seems like Serialism, Electroacoustic's and Concrete were all starting right around the same time within a pretty tight knit circle.
I would say that the artists mentioned earlier like Lettera 22 are definitely an offspring of the sub-genre itself but not
purely concrete. A lot of the stuff coming out of Sweden, Denmark and Italy right now on labels like Dokumentarisk Agenda, Second Sleep, Joy De Vivre, some Posh Isolation (Blodvite, Alleypisser, En Tragedie, etc) are clearly under the influence of Musique concrete and "library music" whether conscious of this or not no matter how the fans and artists decide to characterize and define the style. It's definitely one of my favorite styles of Noise going on right now and hope it catches a few more waves before fading out.
Quote from: eyestrain on December 02, 2014, 02:34:08 AM
Never heard of Vaporwave though, haha.
You're not missing much, it's quite silly. The style is based more off of its subject matter and content rather than any sounds, though generally source sounds and loops are used it can be very ambient and drone like or kinda faster paced with a almost cut-up feel. But the entire drive behind it is nostalgia and attempting to give a musical interpretation of the extreme commercialism of the 80's and 90's by incorporating sounds common to that era like modem dial tones, popular commercial jingles and infomercial samples, the built in loops that would come on cheap Wal-Mart keyboard's, mall and elevator music, etc. Like I said, silly. I don't like the trend of building and defining genres on subject matter alone when the music itself is pretty much already part of an existing genre. it would be like saying Power Electronics is just Noise or Industrial about sex and violence, which we all know is fucking retarded.
Exactly why I love this forum!
I would have to agree with the assessments that true musique concrète is more with that unlistenable, bland academic/serious milieu. The term certainly gets thrown around a lot in regards to underground/contemporary artists - a lot of times questionably, but it's also nice to think of this style being hijacked from the clowns of the past. I would hope that in my naïve descriptions of modern works on here, that I always called it concrète-ish, or -like, or -type, etc... I think there's very few supposed virtuosos that I actually enjoy. If we can pretend that Spectralism falls in there; well, I think I like quite a few then: Rădulescu, Dumitrescu, Dufourt, Saariaho... but that must be a mistake on my part.
As far as (sort of) old-timers nailing it, and since this is a playlist topic: Ákos Rózmann's Tolv Stations 7CD set is fucking magic. Was uncertain if I should go all out on a near-7 hour piece, but I'm so glad I did. Way more variety, intensity and perfection than I had counted on. I like SOMA when he does this and doesn't make more guitar drone. Kudos.
Quote from: eyestrain on December 02, 2014, 05:37:52 AM
but it's also nice to think of this style being hijacked from the clowns of the past.
I can't really agree with this sentiment. It isn't that I want it imprisoned to academia, but in the antithetical, I appreciate it hasn't been requisitioned and polluted with nonsense. There's plenty of room to hybrid it, ie Brume, without it becoming a playground for adolescent crap. For me, in its finest hour (Bayle etc), it's already respectfully reduced to ear candy and comedy. Maybe one of the virtues of concrete and electroacoustics is that they are inherently laborious. That alone is going to weed out a lot of people. Going into it, there's a serious work ethic note from the start.
Is Eric La Casa an academic?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 02, 2014, 06:03:22 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on December 02, 2014, 05:37:52 AM
but it's also nice to think of this style being hijacked from the clowns of the past.
I can't really agree with this sentiment. It isn't that I want it imprisoned to academia, but in the antithetical, I appreciate it hasn't been requisitioned and polluted with nonsense. There's plenty of room to hybrid it, ie Brume, without it becoming a playground for adolescent crap. For me, in its finest hour (Bayle etc), it's already respectfully reduced to ear candy and comedy. Maybe one of the virtues of concrete and electroacoustics is that they are inherently laborious. That alone is going to weed out a lot of people. Going into it, there's a serious work ethic note from the start.
Perhaps I am being a little too forgiving here, hah!
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 02, 2014, 06:03:22 AM
Is Eric La Casa an academic?
Not sure about the man himself, although I've seen his work dissected in that way. He didn't come to mind, but I'm glad you mentioned him. Only heard the two discs with
Peyronnet on Herbal Int., and they are damn good.
Quote from: eyestrain on December 02, 2014, 05:37:52 AMAs far as (sort of) old-timers nailing it, and since this is a playlist topic: Ákos Rózmann's Tolv Stations 7CD set is fucking magic. Was uncertain if I should go all out on a near-7 hour piece, but I'm so glad I did. Way more variety, intensity and perfection than I had counted on. I like SOMA when he does this and doesn't make more guitar drone. Kudos.
Have you listened through the whole deal? I picked it up myself, but I'm busy 24/7 until january, and this one demands alot of time, energy and mood. The two first discs are both VERY good, but I haven't listened any further. How are the later, more digitally assembled pieces compared to the early "stations"?
QuoteÁkos Rózmann's Tolv Stations 7CD set is fucking magic.
Also, how does it compare to the
Images of the Dream and Death 3LP (if you know this release)? I have this triple LP and while I quite like it, I don't like it so much that it makes me want to get the 7CD box. It's a bit too monotonous for me. If, however, the 7CD box is more varied, I might just have to get it.
Quote from: Baglady on December 02, 2014, 08:40:43 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on December 02, 2014, 05:37:52 AMAs far as (sort of) old-timers nailing it, and since this is a playlist topic: Ákos Rózmann's Tolv Stations 7CD set is fucking magic. Was uncertain if I should go all out on a near-7 hour piece, but I'm so glad I did. Way more variety, intensity and perfection than I had counted on. I like SOMA when he does this and doesn't make more guitar drone. Kudos.
Have you listened through the whole deal? I picked it up myself, but I'm busy 24/7 until january, and this one demands alot of time, energy and mood. The two first discs are both VERY good, but I haven't listened any further. How are the later, more digitally assembled pieces compared to the early "stations"?
The Thanksgiving holiday gave me ample time to sit through. Got about halfway done with a second round, but other matters called. Hoping to give it another whirl this weekend. As a sort of quick and lazy description, the later discs get more "dark" and monolithic. When the more obviously digital-type sounds enter, it's very much like the DLP extract that came out a year or two ago. Which I thought was excellent. I would also say that discs 3-6 (maybe) are way more focused on voice than disc 7 (which was the DLP) is focused on orchestral manipulations. That one's also about as cold and modern as it gets. Hard to react to it yet, and for many months, in detail, but I was most engaged with the middle passages. Very possessed and discombobulating.
Quote from: acsenger on December 02, 2014, 08:47:59 AM
QuoteÁkos Rózmann's Tolv Stations 7CD set is fucking magic.
Also, how does it compare to the Images of the Dream and Death 3LP (if you know this release)? I have this triple LP and while I quite like it, I don't like it so much that it makes me want to get the 7CD box. It's a bit too monotonous for me. If, however, the 7CD box is more varied, I might just have to get it.
Much, much more going on with
Tolv Stationer than that album. Also without all the aggressive and (for me) slightly-tasteless volume peaks that kinda ruin
Images... album for me. Still, it's certainly not without its monotony; considering the massice length of it.
musique concrete was basically just a term for music made with 'fixed sounds' (tape) as opposed to music made by / composed for instruments. it was sort of invented by the paris composers of the GRM. Other (french) studios or 'schools' named it acousmatic music, which is basically 'music for speakers'. so in the true meaning of the term one could of course use it for almost all electronic / tape-music / even noise, but that wouldn't make sense really. the terms gets thrown around quite randomly nowadays for all kind of tape/collage music, but it has nothing to do with this really. back then it was also used for studio compositions with recorded instrumental music.
i never understood the hate for 'academic' avantgarde music, that the word is often used as an insult around here (and elsewhere in the 'underground scene'). the academia / university studios were just the only ones back then who had the fundings and interest in electronic equipment and radical sonic experiments. before that it was all chamber music at rich people's homes or orchestras at concert halls. most of those 'academic' people and 'art fags' where in fact more 'punk' and subversive than most nowadays noise people. even if it was happening at (mostly) well-funded studios the work was actually sub-cultural and public presentations caused quite some trouble in the early days.
Perhaps one reply could be:
Quote from: WCrap on December 02, 2014, 01:05:02 PM
back then
If we'd be commenting to old academic music with significant achievements, but most likely more often something more recent what appears somewhat lame or pretentious.
One quite simple observation could be difference of conceptual art relying only to idea level vs. sheer uncontrolled energy what is good piece of noise.
One can be sure this attitude exists within "artfag" scene who don't feel anything common with juvenile "underground noise".
I would guess there are plenty of people who can handle both, at least to certain extent.
Quote from: WCrap on December 02, 2014, 01:05:02 PMi never understood the hate for 'academic' avantgarde music, that the word is often used as an insult around here (and elsewhere in the 'underground scene'). the academia / university studios were just the only ones back then who had the fundings and interest in electronic equipment and radical sonic experiments. before that it was all chamber music at rich people's homes or orchestras at concert halls. most of those 'academic' people and 'art fags' where in fact more 'punk' and subversive than most nowadays noise people. even if it was happening at (mostly) well-funded studios the work was actually sub-cultural and public presentations caused quite some trouble in the early days.
I speak only for myself but with the experience of having my own efforts, and on occasion even me as a human being, devalued over and over by various high brow "artistes" and "connoiseurs", where much of this so called academic stuff gets used as a stick, my reaction has been one of fuck you, fuck your idols and fuck everything you associate yourself with. My experience is that the so called art fags are the nastiest most bitter back biting shits around. Consequently my defences come right up whenever I see hints of academia and artsiness. Same goes for a hand full of so called pioneers of yesterday clogging up the genre with their nowadays respectable and limp efforts. There's much attitude around and with a little bit less of that my hostile stance would change to a friendly one. But I don't see it happening so I stay hostile and run with the scum. Music is war!
Quote from: WCrap on December 02, 2014, 01:05:02 PM
i never understood the hate for 'academic' avantgarde music, that the word is often used as an insult around here (and elsewhere in the 'underground scene').
You're correct. This is indeed everywhere. It goes as far as to stigmatize intelligence, education, and knowledge. I've seen people go as far as advocating for kids dropping out of school. In 2014, intelligence and education is not elitism. Anyway...just a weird perspective and a foolish reaction to a situation.
Quote from: sterilization on November 22, 2014, 02:27:14 PM
Terrorism is a dude named Arthur Rizsk who plays in some terrible metal core band and also runs Solomon's Gate studio.
Surprised that no one mentioned that he is the drummer for Endless Humiliation.
Quote from: WCrap on December 02, 2014, 01:05:02 PM
i never understood the hate for 'academic' avantgarde music, that the word is often used as an insult around here (and elsewhere in the 'underground scene'). the academia / university studios were just the only ones back then who had the fundings and interest in electronic equipment and radical sonic experiments. before that it was all chamber music at rich people's homes or orchestras at concert halls. most of those 'academic' people and 'art fags' where in fact more 'punk' and subversive than most nowadays noise people. even if it was happening at (mostly) well-funded studios the work was actually sub-cultural and public presentations caused quite some trouble in the early days.
I can't speak for anyone else here but when I am talking about "artfags" I'm not at all talking about academics and intellectuals. I personally value intelligence as well as cultivated aesthetics and ideas. Rather, I'm talking about the phony intellectuals who think that their silly scribbling or collections of photos they put on tumblr make them artists. Those who don't really care about philosophy or art, who don't actually contribute anything or have anything important to say, the people who only care about being perceived as an intellectual or artist but don't want to do the actual work to be so. A good example of this type of popular false intellectualism would be this new crop of young "neo-Atheists" who think that because they don't believe in God that they now have a masters degree in biology, as if by simply preferring science and certain philosophies over religion makes them a scientist and philosopher. Or people who claim to "live the literary life" because they sit around without a job, drink fake Absinthe and write on their shitty blog, comparing themselves to a modern Oblomov.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 02, 2014, 10:01:51 PM
A good example of this type of popular false intellectualism would be this new crop of young "neo-Atheists" who think that because they don't believe in God that they now have a masters degree in biology, as if by simply preferring science and certain philosophies over religion makes them a scientist and philosopher.
This would probably cover most of the fitness trade, particularly the crossfitters and the paleo dieters. They're setting it all on edge.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 02, 2014, 05:44:41 PM
It goes as far as to stigmatize intelligence, education, and knowledge.
I think that's taking it a bit too far, at least as far as the term "academic" is used around here. To me, it's an apt description for the kinds of music made by people from academic backgrounds. Some of it's good - I can and have listened to Mortal Feldman's music all day - but I don't see it as necessarily better than music from someone without that background.
The term "serious music" is a serious term, and I read this morning (well, this afternoon - I was on the cask last night) that they also use terms like "erudite music" and "legitimate music". There's a definite snobbery inherit in those terms, I feel.
It is definitely possible to over-think things, and when it comes to music I feel that's often a mistake.
Burial Hex / Crown Of Bone – Burial Hex / Crown Of Bone - very nice tape. Still listening to the A side, but I like these massive drones and noises in the background with painful DSBM sort of vocals on top. Good stuff with the morning coffee.
ULTRA - Delirious Elaborations 4CD
prior to this, i only had the expanded "roman holiday" 2LP, so a lot of this is new to me... and it's great. just buy it-- unless you own all the originals, there's nothing new here. beautiful packaging with lots of attention to detail. essential.
I'm listening to the reprints of Kranium (Urashima). Project that I had not known at the time of slaughter prod. surprisingly reminds me of another old Italian project called Tombstone.
cool vintage ambient.
some recent trades favourites:
Uncodified / Wertham - Vindicta I & II : Corrado is great in shaping sounds and Marco always delivers in vocals - concept- samples etc....
Alchemy of the 20th Century - Beauty Of Aesthetic Imperfection: this is simply amazing!
Caligula 01 / Le Cose Bianche - split cd: rough PE from both, good stuff.
Culver / Black Leather Cop - split tape : Culver is a long droning synth/organ track, quiet & psychedelic stuff. He has a very long discography: any recommendations? BLC is more noisy, with raw loops, field recordings etc.. both very good.
Quote from: m. on December 04, 2014, 12:10:52 PM
Culver / Black Leather Cop - split tape : Culver is a long droning synth/organ track, quiet & psychedelic stuff. He has a very long discography: any recommendations?
Can't really go wrong with Culver but here are some of my favourites:
Couple of great releases this year - Vampires of the Third Reich 3xCS and the Plague Hand 2xCS being the pick of the bunch for me - gorgeous lo fi walls with the occasional bit of acoustic guitar here and there.
Hand of Ice cdr on bass frequencies (2008 i think) - starts of with some finger picked guitar before morphing into a massive warm drone.
Black Acid Confession CS (2007) - dark, harsh and minimal low end wall.
The collabs with La Mancha Del Pecado are pretty tasty too - the At War With False Noise CS from earlier this year being the pick of the bunch for me.
Civilian - Unclean - (True Force/Pain Electronics 2009) - Was listening to this today on my way home from work, got stuck behind an accident so I got to appreciate more than I thought. It sounds different to me now than it did before, when I did my previous review. I suppose this isn't really surprising. I get a 70's feeling from it all. The sex isn't the usual violent or perverse strain like with other similar material from Liver Mortis or Pleasure Fluids, it's just good old fashion sleaze, the violence is cocaine fueled. It's Jake VanDorn, backrooms of adult book stores, Liverpool Library Press incest story books, hairy chests, bikers, raunch, that type of thing. The samples of odd music in the backgrounds on Side B (i believe) spotlights this aesthetic even more in my head; listening to the crackling local radio station while cruising the bars in some shitty hispanic neighborhood in New York city. The drugged out pimp looking motherfucker on the cover art just adds to this.
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Forward "Infinite Momentum, Infinite Tension" (Self-released, 20 copies)
Forward is one of the rare harsh noise projects that are almost static but still manages to keep me entertained throughout its full playtime. I'm totally amazed as to how far JCP has taken the idea of "Forward". It's like he worships and fetishizes the idea of slowly forward moving droney noise and the tension it brings. I like concept albums and when the concept and sounds meet, it's totally supreme combination. I think JCP has succeeded very well on that department.
Side B of my tape has very strange panning choices. At times one of the channels goes almost silent and then returns again. That could easily be due to the recording being mixed with "broken Tascam mixer" or simply intentional but I'm not sure...
Shame that I discovered JCP's material so late. I did check his sounds when he first started posting here and enjoyed what I heard but never went as far as buying something from him. In other words, need more Forward!
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 06, 2014, 06:07:59 AM
Civilian - Unclean - (True Force/Pain Electronics 2009) - Was listening to this today on my way home from work, got stuck behind an accident so I got to appreciate more than I thought. It sounds different to me now than it did before, when I did my previous review. I suppose this isn't really surprising. I get a 70's feeling from it all. The sex isn't the usual violent or perverse strain like with other similar material from Liver Mortis or Pleasure Fluids, it's just good old fashion sleaze, the violence is cocaine fueled. It's Jake VanDorn, backrooms of adult book stores, Liverpool Library Press incest story books, hairy chests, bikers, raunch, that type of thing. The samples of odd music in the backgrounds on Side B (i believe) spotlights this aesthetic even more in my head; listening to the crackling local radio station while cruising the bars in some shitty hispanic neighborhood in New York city. The drugged out pimp looking motherfucker on the cover art just adds to this.
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i want this!!!!
Quote from: tiny_tove on December 06, 2014, 02:53:39 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 06, 2014, 06:07:59 AM
Civilian - Unclean - (True Force/Pain Electronics 2009) - Was listening to this today on my way home from work, got stuck behind an accident so I got to appreciate more than I thought. It sounds different to me now than it did before, when I did my previous review. I suppose this isn't really surprising. I get a 70's feeling from it all. The sex isn't the usual violent or perverse strain like with other similar material from Liver Mortis or Pleasure Fluids, it's just good old fashion sleaze, the violence is cocaine fueled. It's Jake VanDorn, backrooms of adult book stores, Liverpool Library Press incest story books, hairy chests, bikers, raunch, that type of thing. The samples of odd music in the backgrounds on Side B (i believe) spotlights this aesthetic even more in my head; listening to the crackling local radio station while cruising the bars in some shitty hispanic neighborhood in New York city. The drugged out pimp looking motherfucker on the cover art just adds to this.
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i want this!!!!
This tape is fucking killer.
Stratvm Terror - Fixation (Old Europa Cafe)
Stratvm Terror - Genetic Implosion (Old Europa Cafe)
Yummy.
Heiko Laux - Fernweh (Kanzleramt)
Great "comeback" album.
Vanessa Amara - Both of Us / King Machine (LP, Posh Isolation)
Organ, guitar, tape loops, synth (?). Beautiful and rather restrained harmonies of a few well chosen notes. Arvo Pärt is possibly an influence of theirs ('Pari Intervallo' comes strongly to mind etc.). Sounds also partially like '90s Autechre on primitive instruments, heh! Compositionally not quite at Pärt's level though, but therein lies also a big part of the charm of this. Somewhat rugged and unrefined, not a big surprise when taking into account their label. Much recommended.
TRERIKSROSET "Heteronormativ Musik for Att Strarka Medelklassens Sjalvbild" tape- lots of crunchy low-end rumbling & feedback that sounds "broken" (the word that kept coming to mind while driving to the local bike shop). I like the cute pink cover.
DETERGE "Accrete to Me" tape, New Forces- s1 is okay but it's s2 that everything comes together. Unfortunately, no vocals.
MITB:Bastard Noise / CSMD: split LP (Streak)
If my memory serves me straight, the ones i have heard CSMD before have been faster and perhaps more brutal noisecore but on this recording it is rather
mid tempo with heavy synth using space adventures with quite good sound quality that drag you along so it is not bad thing at all.. and great theremin solo find its place here too.
MITB:Bastard Noise = More like Bastard Noise here,hell.. just worship the skull.
Bell´s and whistles, TrogoTronic synths and sear bliss.
very deep and dark vocals over the dank ambience lift this one of my favourites BN recordings.. but prob say that for every new MITB/BN release.
MITB:Bastard Noise / Bloodred Bacteria: From zero to hero and blackwards one-sided 12″ (Streak)
Starts with more Bloodred Bacteria`s grinding and then slowed down to ManIsTheBastardish level before taking trip to Bastard Noise world and ends left waiting something that blown all to bits.. but that never come, still well worth to pick.
If need to mix MITB/BN with grind/fastcore this works muuch better than collaboration with Brutal Truth earlier this year that sounded somehow over glued and weak, sad to say because love both bands.
Eugon Paskat - Ylistaro haisee 89-90 (Fart)
bootleg of 100 piece release that was also 100 released year or so before, expectations was high like Kuolema,Maho Neitsyt or Puhelinkoppi but too clean shit to even speak about those bands..prob some PC squads stress release project.. some good farts on booklet though.
Just tried to check CSMD sort of 7" discography CD-r i have to give it spin and do some memory checking and these stick with my hands at the same.. maybe not too current but feel need to give some words for them..
Iron Youth - hatred is the cure CD-r (worldnihil,1st&3rd edition)
Strong with output and with song titles like Jew, Niggerblood and Racewar give little hint where influences might became to this Power Electronic killer and that is not bad thing at all.
these would earn to be be released on some more durable format too..even it seems that i have two copies of them, first have lyrics and some pictures to get in the mood.. and third is just packaged and clued carton but looks kinda neat tho.
Streetmeat - Trail of Death CD-r (Nefarious Activities - 04)
Rough gulf coast Pe, lots of things happening but still keeping it on rhytm and painfull vocals blend well for the dirty output.. two from six songs are live from different locations but blend well to entirety.. need to check out other releases from artist too.
Assault Guard - amputation nation CD-r (H.A.S.H.01)
Grainy black and white covers with amputations and bondage stuff works well as always and sound is pretty much same..
Grainy synth work and some twisted clips on here and there recorded analog and sound is overall pretty low rumble with twist of high pitch but all in good "harmony" even that aren`t maybe best word to define this record.. nothing new but very enjoyable noise.. over 10 minutes tracks without vocal makes this easy backround example for reading.
.. and yeah CSMD have always been great as i remember.
RAW GORILLA GRINDNOISE FROM OUTER SPACE
Arv & Miljö "Kropp", LP (Posh Isolation)
Arv & Miljö shows a whole new side with this LP. Gone are the noisy parts. The focus is instead on field recordings and minimalist synthesizers. Perhaps even more stripped down than before, not just in terms of sound, but also in its overall approach: I believe that this might be a good example of art-imitates-life. Very personal. My favorite tracks are the ones on side B. "Allting passerar" is, soundwise, perhaps the calmest track on the album. Yet, it has this subtle intensity, simmeringly brooding. Isolation, longing and loss. Cinematic in a way. The final track, "Monotoni för helning", has a slight Burzum-esque feel to it. Repetitive synthworks that fits excellently as the final track. It ends on a different note however, a bit akin to the previous track. In conclusion: a mature and – as previously stated – highly personalized record.
Quote from: anomalie on November 14, 2014, 08:46:50 PM
Brighter Death Now - With Promises Of Death (Familjegraven)
Yummy.
Not bad. Listened this few times, acknowledging that it must be recorded with computer/digital recorder, and especially samples appear much more clear than in past. But also music lacks that old suffocating sound. But at the same time thinking: It doesn't matter much. In this case, the core of BDN is still pretty much exactly the same as we have known to expect from BDN. It perhaps doesn't belong along classics of BDN, but it is also enough different and good to justify inclusion to collection.
V/A MUU FOR EARS #9Muu Artists' Association
Hmm.. was it week ago discussion about "academic" vs. other experimental sound. Lets say, if I'd be about to collect the best things of Finnish and Norwegian sound, I could guarantee none of content of this compilation would be in. Muu Association has gallary in central of Helsinki, and perhaps some could know it for quite recent Tom Of Finland exhibition. Most often smaller profile stuff there. This CD series has been partly CDR's and lately CD's. This CD was published in connection of Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm 2012. Amount of logos from sponsors and whatever is huge. Supermarket Art Fair. Nordic Culture Point, Suomalais-Norjalainen Kulttuurirahasto, Taiteen Keskustoimikunta,...... pffffffff, jeesus! And what we have here, is slim-jewelbox packade disc with no artwork. Just front with compilation name and inside tracklist. Starts with norwegian Marieke Verbiesen playing Nintendo Gameboy and some loop program was it? Utter shit. Fuck nintendo sounds. Antti Nykyri does computer time-stretch manipulations and ambient/techno. Joonas Siren does poly-rhythmic version of drum&bass. Younghusband is the first one actually be any good, but also follows playful but semi-ok work by Hemmelig Tempo and Mikko Haapasalo doing digital electronic music what could be soundtrack from science-fiction film. Aleksi Myllykoski does actually pretty decent stuff, but so obvious and clear sound somehow removes a lot of charm and character from otherwise quite neat sound-collage mixes of field recordings, piano, turntable noises, time-stretch manipulations. Trond Lossius does also very digital sounding piece of sampling female choir music and something what appears like ocean waves or simply "cut-off" manipulations.
Few bonus tracks are thrown in. Why they are considered "bonus tracks", I have no idea. Nintendo girl returns with shitty live set and more songs and Mikko Haapasalo does his thing with digital sound manipulations.
Whole compilation is mastered by Petri Kiljuntausta, who has written several books about experimental music. There is also one huge book in English about 50's/60's early Finnish electro acoustic music.
Anyways, of course most of these people probably don't fall into "academic" in way of being professionally trained musicians from university or such, but as members artist associations, as part of state/organization funded art projects, etc. it's that different group of sound artists. And not that good, if we put them next to the better sound makers of Finland or Norway...
MISCHA PAVLOVSKI "Kapitel" LP
Posh Isolation
Techno of some sort. Can't say I could say what sub sub sub genre it goes, so anything with electronic beat = techno. Goes well together with other Posh Isolation releases of this direction and pleasant thing to listen to. I see he was featured in one Caucasion Colony tape too, but quite little of own releases.
KRANIUM "Insanatorivm" LP
Urashima
mr. Atrax Morgues lesser known side-project from 1993. And not bad. Not bad at all. It's basically as simple as Atrax Morgue was, I could assume there exactly same synthesizer and some reverb/delay effect and lots of samples from movies. Deadly bassy throbbing tones and long sound samples processed through effects. While I was slightly under impression it would be "dark ambient", it's not. Death Industrial and certainly better than Mörder Machine was, I'd say! Even if tracks are done out of very basic ingredients, even then they work out well. Bounding slow pulse of final track with choral chanting mixed on back and gloomy synth oscillations... Dark!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 15, 2014, 01:54:06 PM
KRANIUM "Insanatorivm" LP
Urashima
mr. Atrax Morgues lesser known side-project from 1993. And not bad. Not bad at all. It's basically as simple as Atrax Morgue was, I could assume there exactly same synthesizer and some reverb/delay effect and lots of samples from movies. Deadly bassy throbbing tones and long sound samples processed through effects. While I was slightly under impression it would be "dark ambient", it's not. Death Industrial and certainly better than Mörder Machine was, I'd say! Even if tracks are done out of very basic ingredients, even then they work out well. Bounding slow pulse of final track with choral chanting mixed on back and gloomy synth oscillations... Dark!
it's remind me
Tombstone-Gothic Land from Death Factory
BLACK LEATHER JESUS - Torture Machinist CD (IR)
Sweet afternoon having this huge sounding thing filling up the room. Think someone said the second half has some weaker moments, but I don't agree really. Sure it isn't flawless, and it shouldn't be in my opinion. Ramirez, Gilden and some others in 1995; one can't go wrong. This is just perfect in all its rugged glory.
EGOPROBLEM - Exit Tape Kill CD (IR)
Love the Tapes 1990-1999 box, and I felt I needed more from this shortlived moniker of his. Brilliant stuff. Works for me any time, whatever mood I'm in.
(And about the box mentioned; someone PLEASE reissue the White Inferno and Monster tapes. These extracts just makes me desperate to hear the whole deal...)
Picked up the Ultra "Delirious Elaborations" box set, and don't really have anything to say, except that it's some of the only stuff I've bought twice. Fairly significant, I suppose, and just one of those classic bands that totally transcends genre and any contemporaries they might have had. I really hope Dom America does another one, containing, say the extra stuff from the Roman Holiday reissue plus the "2nd Incarnation" ("carnal" from Latin being the key syllable in that term) discography (which, as far as I can tell, is only 2 CDs, a 7", and a few compilation tracks). I'm going to grab "Lifestyle" fairly soon, but I'd still double-up with another box set when the time came.
Speaking of 2nd incarnation-Ultra, also finally got "Stain." It was only $2 on the Dom website, which might speak a bit to the value Mr. Taylor places on it, and yeah, I suppose it isn't anywhere near as good as initial-phase Ultra, but it's still Ultra to me, and I really enjoyed it. With the folk and traditional Latin music influences, especially due to the use of Spanish, it sort of gave me similar vibes to Death In June, but more emotionally perverse than emotionally...self-absorbed..., and firmly staying within sonic territory I enjoy and am comfortable in (I am fairly ambivalent to Death In June). The Spanish lyrics and vocals on the album for the most part were pretty enjoyable, as well, and the lyrics reminded me of Georges Bataille or someone equally poetic. Listening to this while reading about Mr. Carlson's journey to find the gravesite of Jane Bowles also really nicely added to the mystique, and it dawned on me that this would be a really good album to listen to whilst vacationing somewhere.
Also resorted to downloading Dr. Pi Li-Khan "Dropoutdrama" after checking out some HNAS and other Ultra-related projects. This is "Achim Flaam" under a different name. Definitely wouldn't normally listen to this sort of thing, but this album is fairly addictive for me. It's largely synthesizer-and-effect-based experimental electronic music, some of which borders on electronica, but is still really entertaining and moving. The female vocals are obviously from whomever the woman is (Nicole?) who sings on some Ultra tracks, which is a nice Easter Egg. With some repeated listens, I'm beginning to understand how the composition worked for Ultra, and what roles each members would play, etc. I seriously recommend this to anyone who has a more open mind to traditional electronic music than I do, because if it grew on me so quickly, I know so many others would feel it's the kind of record they've been waiting to hear.
Next is more HNAS and solo Christoph Heemann.
KORPERWELTEN - avatars of rape and rage CD
NORDVARGR and LEECH collaboration from years back. dark as all hell, low rumbles, complete audio despair. i wish there were more vocals but other than that, no complaints.
OBITUARY - slowly we rot CD
somehow i didn't own a copy of this until recently. easily one of my top 10 death metal releases ever.
DARKTHRONE - panzerfaust CD
see above description. "beholding the throne of might" may be the best track DT ever wrote.
RECTAL HYGENICS - even the flies won't touch you 12"
played with these degenerates last year, amazing live show, loud, noisy, chaotic. 12" is quite good, although a lot "cleaner" sounding than i expected. that's not a bad thing, however. total brainbombs worship done right.
MURDEROUS VISION - engines & disciples CD
it's MV, it's good. heavy death industrial mixed with dark ambient and a little PE. essential.
In constant rotation some cds I traded with Belgian label Death continues, which came quite knew to me beside some quick samples here and there and I am completely amazed by the constant display of high class obscure entertainment and left me begging for more like a little girl.
FEMEHEIM "Dominium Terrae" & "Grenzniederkunft"
very strong and well built 100% industrial/power electronics... Goes in between Germany 90's classics and obsucre Scandinavian death industrial.
Full display of vocals, varied atmospheres and very good composing skills. Really looking forward to listen more of them.
NEKROFELLATIO "Pesadilla En Una Noche Sin Estrella:
despite the M.O. references in the name goes into darker and more constructed asphyxiating atmospheres. pure death industrial with visceral atmospheres and very oppressive mood.
STADINGERS "Deadly Silent Impulse"
My faves of the lot, and definitely something to look forward in future. Constructed osbcure atmospheres, with interesting evolutions and a very rich sound that definitely stands out from the mass of projects in the same sub-genre. One of my fave 5 records of 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EObtgymp7bs
Zeitkratzer - Whitehouse
bizarre orchestral project about whitehouse
Quote from: Peterson on December 17, 2014, 03:04:43 AM
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on December 17, 2014, 01:06:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EObtgymp7bs
Zeitkratzer - Whitehouse
bizarre orchestral project about whitehouse
If you're digging that, check out their version of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, pt.1. It's a bit more tame, but still really good IMHO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3hbBGpGF5o I actually had only heard Zeitkratzer's versions of the later Whitehouse tracks with African percussion, and found them a bit underwhelming, but after following your link and checking out some of the versions of early "songs," I think I'm going to have to get the album, I love the high-end strings on "Incest" that play the role of the effected feedback. Thank you!
Otherwise Kjostad "Wolf Knoll Road" has been a pretty good soundtrack for the evenings lately, a bit colder and wetter than usual, which is welcome as far as I'm concerned. Fairly straightforward mix of field recordings, metal, and possibly some synths or effects buried here and there to add ambience. The insert says glass, metal, wind, ice, and water was used, and that's what it sounds like. Anyone who picked up Alchemy Of the 21st Century's "Beauty Of Aesthetic Imperfection" and enjoyed it would probably really like this, the latter definitely served as an immediate reference point in a good way. I'm getting more and more into field recordings as a genre, and the like, and this tape is fairly instrumental (no pun intended) in that growing interest. I'd like to know who the person or people behind this project is/are, and if this is a one-off sort of thing, a side project, or the initial efforts at recording experimental sounds. Whichever the case, I hope there's more in whatever form.
Kjostad is me - it was a series of recordings that I just couldn't fit into anything for Breaking the Will. I'm going to keep it going - the next tape will be on Mazurka Editions. Thanks for the review, glad you enjoyed it.
Quote from: tiny_tove on December 16, 2014, 04:22:15 PM
In constant rotation some cds I traded with Belgian label Death continues, which came quite knew to me beside some quick samples here and there and I am completely amazed by the constant display of high class obscure entertainment and left me begging for more like a little girl.
FEMEHEIM "Dominium Terrae" & "Grenzniederkunft"
very strong and well built 100% industrial/power electronics... Goes in between Germany 90's classics and obsucre Scandinavian death industrial.
Full display of vocals, varied atmospheres and very good composing skills. Really looking forward to listen more of them.
NEKROFELLATIO "Pesadilla En Una Noche Sin Estrella:
despite the M.O. references in the name goes into darker and more constructed asphyxiating atmospheres. pure death industrial with visceral atmospheres and very oppressive mood.
STADINGERS "Deadly Silent Impulse"
My faves of the lot, and definitely something to look forward in future. Constructed osbcure atmospheres, with interesting evolutions and a very rich sound that definitely stands out from the mass of projects in the same sub-genre. One of my fave 5 records of 2014.
Thank you very much Marco!!!! :)
all deserved! waiting for more!
Quote from: tiny_tove on December 18, 2014, 11:38:06 AM
all deserved! waiting for more!
The next releases will be:
- In Search of Death "Archives" cd
- My first (true Death Industrial) compilation, with:
*Femeheim
*Necromondo
*Ex.Order
*Subklinik
*Today, I'm Dead
*Brighter Death Now
*Stadingers
*Trepaneringssritualen
*In Search of Death
More infos soon...
Kristijan Golubović
Serbian gangster rap.
Various youtube uploads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXX8JQOtc8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXX8JQOtc8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eMbITKTfQ0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eMbITKTfQ0)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristijan_Golubovi%C4%87 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristijan_Golubovi%C4%87)
Docu listed in link above - See You in the Obituary - is highly recommended.
What's so interested with that?
I'm from Serbia.
Quote from: Dr Alex on December 19, 2014, 12:29:54 AM
What's so interested with that?
I'm from Serbia.
I understand opinions about him are polarized. Your post confirms this.
Quote from: Dr Alex on December 19, 2014, 12:29:54 AM
What's so interested with that?
I'm from Serbia.
We have to keep in mind that T. just released sort of hip hop tape on his imprint, hehe. Great tape btw!
https://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com/album/fl-ko-milits
Quote from: tiny_tove on December 16, 2014, 04:22:15 PM
FEMEHEIM "Dominium Terrae" & "Grenzniederkunft"
very strong and well built 100% industrial/power electronics... Goes in between Germany 90's classics and obsucre Scandinavian death industrial.
Full display of vocals, varied atmospheres and very good composing skills. Really looking forward to listen more of them.
Inspired by Marco's post, I gave these a listen last night and second his opinion.
Both CDs and all tracks are perfect length, ie. not too long for what they have to offer (which is a few simple things but done
very well). There are no absolutely great hit tracks, except for "Ewiger Sühnetod" on Dominium Terrae, but on the other hand none of the tracks are bad or out of place, quite the opposite, it feels everything is there for a reason. Dominion..., being newer, is the better one of these but both are well worth checking out if German-style power electronics is your thing.
AVARUUDEN SÄHKÖ "S/t" tape
Heavy Meditation
Mr. Haare and bunch of other guys. It could be Haare, but perhaps more "electronic" here? I was expecting it would be more into sort of kraut electronics, but it is bleak droning. Dark, suffocating.
HAARE "Musta Magia" tape
Heavy Meditation
I have listened this before from advance cdr, I think?! More tape hiss. Suffocating slow moving drone on a-side, noisier, almost harsh works at b-side. Again, very good Haare tape. He never fails?! Especially I like that b-side is not just one thing, but he can move to different sounds and atmospheres without losing drone-noise spirit.
LIGATURE IMPRESSION "Slaves to our senses" tape
Danvers State Recordings
Quite short tape of post-industrial of some sort. One could possibly lump it together with modern PE, but it has probably more in common with Steel Hook Prostheses and such things. Gloomy, noisy, but never aggressive soundscapes. Calm vocals processed with effects. Lay-out of tape isn't too exciting, despite it has all one could think of: Fetish photos, dead bodies, lyrics printed. But lay-out has same kind of less tasty computer lay-out as I get impression of music. I like it, but only to certain point when I realize its weaknesses.
AOYE tape
Brown Records
Finnish ritual drone. All the typicalities of this genre is here. Ghastly voices, echoing sounds, slow paced waves of synths/electronics. If you compare this with masters of Finland out there in north, they have smoky, rotten and blood spilling atmosphere. Apparently helsinki based AOYE gives you more of "synthesizer greatest hits" kind of hight-tech sound, which soon gives me impression of new age music. But all in all, decent stuff I listened few times, and again.. its good for what it is, but not entirely my taste.
FECAL FETAL "Rituals Of Purification" tape
Spread Evil
So black metal label putting out Finnish ritual music, with band name that sounds like goregrind? Well, against all the odds, tape isn't bad. By no means we're looking at flawless release, but I like clumsy elements and lo-fi crappiness of some sounds, use of guitars without making them sound like neat effect fueled musicians contributions. At best, its grim and gloomy old fashioned deadly industrial, but at other times you do fully acknowledge its not exactly Nekrophile records level morbidness.
Zero Kama - The Goatherd and The Beast (10", Athanor Records): Ritual music is certainly the best and only way to describe this. You can clearly hear that all tracks stem from different releases/sessions. But I think they're all good and in a way even better than Secret Eye... The album is good and interesting, mainly also because of the way of making it, but some of these tracks are just much better music wise. Pity the project stopped so early, since I could listen to more of this stuff. However, I do respect a band/project which puts itself to rest once everything is done, even if it might be way too soon for the 'fans'.
Zero Kama - The Secret Eye of L.A.Y.L.A.H. (LP & CD, Athanor Records): Glad to finally have this. As said, this is good music, but maybe not great, but absolutely interesting because of the way all sounds were made. Nice to have to booklet with the interview, that gives a good insight in the creation of the album. It would have been cool to see a lot of pictures of all the instruments he made though.
Zyklon SS - Anti-Personnel Explosive Device (C60, Unrest Productions): Nice packaging of course! Listened twice now and it requires attention to know what's going on. If I don't pay attention it goes by rather unnoticed, when I do pay attention I hear what is actually going on. And then I hear this is actually pretty good Industrial with metal junk thrown in, as well as some bass guitar (I think), samples and few vocals. So, this is good, but having to choose between this and Kevlar, I'll go for Kevlar...
Dead Body Collection - Her Skin Remembers My Distressful Pleasures (C20, Hiisi Productions): I'm afraid I can summarize this in one word: boring. While the sound itself is good, that's really all there is. So after about one to two minutes, I've heard it, but it keeps going. Now I'm not too familiar with the whole HNW genre, but I've heard some things which I like if at least just a bit is going on... What I've heard from Creation Through Destruction was more up my alley.
Psychosadist - Crawlspace (C20, Hiisi Productions): Harsh stuttering sounds, deformed aggressive vocals. Good, but not great.
Abduct - God Complex (C30, Pale Horse Recordings): Bleak Death Industrial with some more aggressive PE parts. The lyrics (and the label) suggest that it might come from a Black Metal background. But this actually is really good, more than just someone wanting to do something in this style. Seems like this goes from aggressive to more and more bleak and dark, in the end there's just nothing left...
Swallowing Bile/Reinforcement:Punishment (C20, Obscure Vanity): Swallowing Bile is regularly referred to as one of the best Harsh Noise outfits of the moment. I don't know why... He's got quite some releases of which I heard only two. The Geoffrey tape which I found rather boring and this. This is better, Harsh Noise/PE which I think is good, but not great. Reinforcement:Punishment is rather harsh PE as well, so both outfits do fit stylistically together. Neat vocals. But I think I liked his last tape (Animal) more.
Quote from: Peterson on December 16, 2014, 02:47:42 AM
Speaking of 2nd incarnation-Ultra, also finally got "Stain." It was only $2 on the Dom website, which might speak a bit to the value Mr. Taylor places on it
Thank you for the kind words about the Ultra box, but I did want to quickly address this. I personally think "Stain" is a wonderful and unique listening experience and enjoyed reading your take on it. I think it has left a lot of listeners to simply scratch their heads. My price point on it is simply because I have many copies of it still, and would rather make it affordable and get it into as many hands as possible than just sit on them for years and years.
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 19, 2014, 06:05:39 PMWhat I've heard from Creation Through Destruction was more up my alley.
Dead Body Collection and Creation Through Destruction are totally different stories sonically and visually. DBC is raw and monolithic without changes, just pure HNW. Anyway, thank you for giving a chance to this.
Quote from: Dr Alex on December 19, 2014, 09:15:08 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 19, 2014, 06:05:39 PMWhat I've heard from Creation Through Destruction was more up my alley.
Dead Body Collection and Creation Through Destruction are totally different stories sonically and visually. DBC is raw and monolithic without changes, just pure HNW. Anyway, thank you for giving a chance to this.
Yeah, I know, I've got the split with Black Leather Jesus, totally different indeed.
Khmer Noir - Bödlar Med Svarta Fanor (C42 single sided, Nil By Mouth): Really good PE tape, 5 tracks, but the first is some sample (I think), which I don't understand. This makes the rest of the tape a bit short, since I want to hear more of their PE. Filthy synths, feedback, aggressive vocals with and without effects depending on the track. Not too fond of the effects on the vocals on the last track, but that seems the only setback. Doesn't sound like anything I haven't heard before, but it's just good! Also, their logo looks great! Nice overall layout as well.
Feberdröm - Intrusion of Mortality (C42, Nil By Mouth): I'll start with saying that this tape looks great as well! This is Industrial, simple as that. Hardly any vocals despite some samples and heavily effected screams on the A3 track, but good percussion, some guitar or bass, I think, synths and other noises. The percussion on the B2 track reminds me a bit of Militia. Anyway, another really good tape from Nil By Mouth.
Amph - Terry/Framtid (12", Komplott)
Lots of interesting voices put well together, can´t loose with Amph.
Someone said something about looking gift horses mouth but..
Hanna Hartman - H ^ 2 (CD, Komplott)
Mostly fieldrecordings and quiet (contact?)mic compositions, violins and umm..stuff,
clear sounds but nothing too memorable, besides some irritating voice that sounded like Formula1
Andreas Bertilsson - Själens Ö (CD, Komplott)
NeoFolk/softpop with acoustic guitar,piano and some strings. Understanding swedish most likely would open this better.. now it reminds me of Kent, dunno is that too good thing at all.
Mats Björk - Som vågform (CD, Komplott)
Field recordings, minimalistic electronics, somehow twisted out of tune guitar with lots and lots of echo and delay.. beautiful female vocals, Listening not need skills of lanquage here since voice fit well in the ambience of record and works as one of the instruments.. Not too familiar with this kind of stuff but reminds me less heavy Nadja/Aidan Baker stuff with acoustic folk parts.. and Kent.
IRM - Closure
I ordered this as soon as it was available, but didn't get around to properly listening to it until very recently. I don't really have much to add beyond what has already been said, but it's very, very good. Maybe different from the last one and not quite as immediate, but I find that every IRM album is a little different from the last. Is this the "final" album by IRM? If so, I guess you could say they ended on a high note.
Yen Pox - Blood Music 2xCD
This has been both remixed and remastered, but I don't think it sounds that different from the original CD. Maybe a thicker, more balanced mix. I need to to compare the two discs more carefully. The material on disc 2 isn't as strong as the original album, but it's still pretty good.
In Slaughter Natives - Insanity and Treatment
Playing disc one now. This is very enjoyable, but I'm not sure how much was really "live" and how much was pre-recorded loops and such. Overall more "in your face" than the albums on CMI and such.
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
This is the from the Virgin Years '74-78 boxset, which is a very inexpensive way to acquire 5 TD albums from this period. I do tend to lean toward earlier TD works such as Zeit and Atem, but this is just as good. I had not heard it in quite some time and forgot how "active" it was. Looking forward to the playing the rest of the set.
K.N.O. - Overlook Hotel
I was never much of a Megaptera fan, but this I can dig. At times, it sounds a little too digital/slick, but it walks the fine line just on the side where it doesn't annoy me. There are some industrial/percussion oriented tracks as well as some more droney pieces. Good stuff.
Strom.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche
I've been meaning to try this album for some time, but I'm just getting around to it now. Really enjoyed this one. I need to work my way through some of their back catalog for sure.
Masonna - Spectrum Ripper
Not sure if this tops M.A.S.O.N.N.A., but it's very intense. I have the Cold Spring reissue where an LP and CD were packaged together. Today I played the LP version.
HEFAISTOS "s/t" tape
Heavy Meditations
Was this described to be something between Dead Reptile Shrine and AMM ?! I guess so. Improvised music, what occasionally lean towards more eccentric side of "black metal", with distorted guitars, rhaspy vocals, etc, but overall it has more common with improvised music than anything remotely "metal". Ok tape.
UMPIO "Dub Electronics 1" tape
Neko
I guess one sider c-90? What makes this 45 min journey to yet another style of Umpio. Many probably associate his works to harsh noise and metal junk, and yeah, this has metal junk as well and it's noisy, but like name suggest, it's basically percussive noisy sounds treated with extensive live-electronics what add deep echoes and tasty manipulated delay time adjustments. It get very far into "electronic music" side, rather than "noise". If you aren't turned off by such thing, tape worth to check out if you still can find it these days.. Very limited edition dates back to 2010.
KDP KOMMANDO demo
Finnish black metal-noise what could be perhaps lumped into category of RIVOLOGI or GENSERIC etc.. Utterly distorted and damaged sound, reminding more blurry noisecore recordings or even harsh noise. But riffs, vocals and actual music here. Swastikas, Siitoin kult and overall nasty stuff including tracks like "juden animal type", haha.. Don't expect noble nsbm. Just offensive chaos.
INFEKTIONSABTEILUNG tape
Obscurex
Was compared to Will Over Matter, and yes, it's true. If you like cold, primitive and simple electronic approach of WOM, you probably like this project as well. It's not noise. Sort of electronic music meets industrial sounds, with simple and "home made" feel to it.
BIZARRE UPROAR "Teurasjäte" tape
EST
one of the semi-old Bizarre Uproar tapes. Era when he started to use big size metal objects, ripping feedback, obscured distant shouting, etc. very harsh. Not domited by loops and not yet drenched in epic delay effect or instruments. Tracks are not so distinctively different from eachother, more like one session with slightly different ingredients in use for loud noise. It's good stuff. Noisy as fuck. Ripping and punishing. Not flooring bassy rumble, but torment of high pitch and raw assaults on physical objects. Certainly item that would deserve to be available also nowadays.. Recorded back in 2006.
HALO MANASH "Am Kha Astrie" CD
Aural Hypnox
Good stuff. Slow, brooding ritual sound. I like the fact that there is imperfection. Not software and clean calculated results, but suffocating and lo-fi feel to many sounds. Some distortion appears when percussive elements hits harder than usual. It contributes greatly to feel that this is actually performed and recorded without being overtly nerdy about technical details, but capturing the true feeling of session.
Pleasure Bros - Lower Than A Snake's Belly cs
Awesome tape with slow moving eerie synthscapes, low end gritty rumbling and other sounds. Quite minimal but this does not need anything more. I just got this and its been on repeat a couple of times now.
Ritual Chamber - The Pits of Tentacled Screams cs
This is for me one of the better metal releases of the year. Great occult death metal, big riffs. Can't believe you hear so little about this project.
Ligature - The Stanger (Chondritic Sound tape)
Great arrival in the otherwise dead period between xmas and new year. Puce Mary provides vocals and additional sounds on first track, depressed vocals over muffled electronics. Nice unhealthy sounding synths (sounds like MS20?) and male vocals on the other three tracks. Second side in particular is full of sounds I cannot get enough of - droning synth, burried, washed out vocals. Great washed out, decayed sound throughout that reminds me of the almost psychedelic elements of old Con-Dom tapes etc. Can see this getting a lot of plays!
Arv & Miljo - Kropp (Posh Isolation vinyl)
Interesting concept behind this one and reckon the sounds more than deliver the goods in backing it up. Probably the clearest/cleanest sounding A&M material that I have heard - field recordings and pretty subtle clean sounding synths for the most part. One track on second side features a straight up clean synth drone that reminds me of Call Back the Giants or something (not a bad thing at all!). Very different to the much more industrial, grottier and noisier Antropocen cs on Lust Vessell but a strong LP deserving of the vinyl treatment.
SADISTIC INTENT - Reawakening Horrid Thoughts 12" (Iron Pegasus)
I can't say I'm dissappointed since it is, by todays standards, a rather solid release. Having seen them live last year in Copenhagen made me expect something more energetic and hungry though. It just sounds too comfortable. This isn't the heavily delayed fullength though, and my expectations for that album, whenever it may be released, remain high. Hope to catch them live again sometime. They were without doubt last years highlight for me at KTDF.
NIFELHEIM - Satanatas 12" (TPL)
This on the other hand was even better than I had hoped it would be. I saw the new lineup on stage last year, and they really delivered. I wasn't all too happy with Envoy Of Lucifer, thought it lacked something the previous albums had, some sort of juvenile spark (they're old now, I know, but still...). But it's definitely back. Great songs, perfect sound. Not a dull second here.
PENTACLE - ...Rides The Moonstorm CD (Iron Pegasus)
Much needed reissue of their first full length. Since I never got hold of the earlier pressings and haven't heard it until now, I was very excited to get this. And well, it's just as good as Fifth Moon (some Possessed, Asphyx, Obituary, Celltic Frost etc), which suits me fine since I never really got into the Under The Black Cross album. Nice rendition of chilean Pentagrams "Spell Of The Pentagram" too. Nice booklet with lyrics, liner notes for each song and some old reviews.
I'd like to hear NIFELHEIM - Satanatas 12"*. I liked "E.O.L." a lot. I think I read the new 12" is only being sold at their performances...?
I listened to Teitanblood's "Death" a couple of times last week & a Mercyful Fate tape has been played over n' over in my van.
*here's a song from "Satanatas": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3tzdwWyVk
I heard something about the at-gigs-only thing, but I got mine from a swedish distro (I Hate Records). I think the label, TPL, sells them too. But I don't know about distribution overseas.
Inade - Aldebaran
I've tried to get into Inade before many years ago through earlier material than this and live recordings, but I never though they were that special. This album is a bit more refined than other material I've heard from them and a little more melodic as well. I'm not sure I would hold this up as high as some people do, but it's very good.
Obscene Noise Korporation - 2xCD on Malignant
IIRC this is a project of Peter Nystrom. I've never been a big Megaptera fan, but I have enjoyed some of his other work. The first disc is all old recordings while the second is newer material. I think the second disc is better executed overall and quite enjoyable. If you hadn't guessed by the name, this stuff seems heavily inspired by old SPK, maybe leaning more towards Information Overload Unit than the type of variety on Leichenshrei.
Terra Sancta - Aeon
I'm slowly trying to let go of my prejudice against ambient music released after 2000 or so, and this is an album I put on my list to try as it comes highly recommended. This is well executed and avoids being too cliche for the most part. The very faint bits of rhythm in a couple places were the highlight for me.
Steve Roach - Magnificent Void
A lot of Roach's work is just on the wrong side of new-agey ambient for me. I guess this is marketed as one of this darker sounded releases, but it's not nearly as bleak and dark as the typical "dark ambient" release from this time period or after. That's okay though, because the sound of the album works well, and everything is very well done.
Edgar Froese - Aqua
From the Virgin Years boxset. Between this box and the Tangerine Dream one I'm still digesting, you get a lot of value for money. This set has 5 albums over 4 discs. Unfortunately some of the albums are split across two discs, which is annoying, but I can't complain too much considering the price and the sound quality. I bought this mainly for the first two Froese albums, which are great. Even if the others don't grab me, this is still cheaper than picking those first albums up individually as they appear to be out of print right now.
Thomas Koner - La Barca - Complete Edition
I missed the boat on this release when it was new, but Koner has offered up an expanded version through his bandcamp site. You get over about 2 hours of music and a large video file, which I haven't watched yet. The main difference between this and other Koner recordings I've heard is the heavy use of field recordings, gathered while Koner was traveling across several different cities around the world. Most of the field recordings are just noise from the street and people talking. Some may find this spoils the experience of the music, but I don't. I think it works really well and I like this album a lot.
Organum - Submission
Hadn't put this on in quite awhile until recently. Maybe not as incendiary as the very early Organum material, but it's nice.
Raison d'etre - Mise en Abyme
There were a couple Raison albums I loved in the 90s but I haven't kept up with his work at all, as my tastes have changed a bit over time and I've always kinda felt the choral samples and gothic atmosphere were overused in this project. That said, I became curious about this album after listening to soundclips of later Raison stuff, which are more organic and noisier sounding than what I've heard before. This album still has the choral samples and gothic moments, but they seem to be used with much more restraint. Some of the more active sections of this have metal clanging and scraping that's done very tastefully and the whole thing comes off as highly refined and well executed. Excellent stuff.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 19, 2014, 03:03:25 PM
AVARUUDEN SÄHKÖ "S/t" tape
Heavy Meditation
Mr. Haare and bunch of other guys. It could be Haare, but perhaps more "electronic" here? I was expecting it would be more into sort of kraut electronics, but it is bleak droning. Dark, suffocating.
We thought about adding beats/pulses but decided not to. The ebow/delay guitar makes it sound like Haare I think. More to come!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 19, 2014, 03:03:25 PM
HAARE "Musta Magia" tape
Heavy Meditation
I have listened this before from advance cdr, I think?! More tape hiss. Suffocating slow moving drone on a-side, noisier, almost harsh works at b-side. Again, very good Haare tape. He never fails?! Especially I like that b-side is not just one thing, but he can move to different sounds and atmospheres without losing drone-noise spirit.
I think I sent at least some of the material for you to check out, I put a LOT of work into this one.
The a-side was supposed to be released on a split lp.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 30, 2014, 12:39:51 PM
HEFAISTOS "s/t" tape
Heavy Meditations
Was this described to be something between Dead Reptile Shrine and AMM ?! I guess so. Improvised music, what occasionally lean towards more eccentric side of "black metal", with distorted guitars, rhaspy vocals, etc, but overall it has more common with improvised music than anything remotely "metal". Ok tape.
"Black metal without any metal" is how I described it to someone recently. Jussi of Circle on drums btw; should make it appeal to NWOFHM fanboys, heh.
Thanks for the reviews, Mikko!
Vidna Obmana – The Ultimated Sign of Burning Death (LP, Urashima)
Reissue of VO's first tape, recorded in 1984. The music is kind of noise mixed with dark ambient, but definitely on the harsher side. While the music is great, I'm not too fond of the shouted vocals. Still, it's a good listen and a good document.
Taint – Justmeat (LP, Urashima)
Great filthy noise/PE. Not much to add, perhaps only that I love the frequent use of loops.
Nord – NG Tapes (LP, PCP Records)
Nord – LSD (LP, PCP Records)
Nord – Electronic Initiation (CD, Kinky Musik Institute)
Someone earlier remarked in this thread on Nord as being obsessive. I couldn't agree more: these two early LPs mostly feature singular, obsessive synth sounds. There's occasional (guitar?) noise and while there are weaker parts on both records, when Nord is on, it's awesome. Gotta get the other early LPs too (although I've heard the first one is very different).
The Electronic Initiation CD has a totally different lineup from these two LPs, and the music is, not surprisingly, very different. This is very much psychedelic electronic music (and not noise, although sometimes noisy). At over an hour, it's too long, but it's still an enjoyable listen.
M.B. – Telmegiddo (LP, Menstrual Recordings)
Apparently the last album from the early 80s, recorded after Armaghedon. While I haven't heard that album in a while, from memory Telmegiddo is in the same vein. Murky, lo-fi ambient noise with a desolate atmosphere.
Drug Age – Abandoned Geography (one-sided LP, Second Sleep)
The album starts slowly with high-pitched feedback that occasionally gets disrupted and then the whole thing turns into chaotic noise. There are some quieter parts now and then, making for an excellent and dynamic harsh noise record.
Keith Rowe/Graham Lambkin – Making A (CD, Erstwhile Records)
One of my favourite releases of recent times, and one that I nearly left at the record shop where I chanced upon it. Rowe and Lambkin use field recordings and contact microphones to create an album with a unique atmosphere that's really hard to describe. Let's just say it's very minimal and if you love small sounds amplified and the careful use of contact mics, you'll love this album.
JUN KONAGAYA "Travel" CD
Art Into Life
mr. Grim doing stuff. I didn't fully read descriptions what exactly was to be expected of this. Perhaps because some of the GRIM stuff seems to barely live up to praise. If no expectations, then perhaps approach for listening is different. Not sure why material couldn't be GRIM? Maybe theme? Grim itself has been diverse, and over here too you can find noisy stuff, but most of all quite monumental and dark ambient / ritual music soundscapes. But not only that. Also quite exotic sounding traditional music perhaps, noisy industrial pieces. Gloomy and intensive tracks, what may have imperfections here and there, but I'd immediately rate this most definitely more recommended purchase than some of the Grim releases! One long track that has various elements throw in mix can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TstciqXhMEA
BIZARRE UPROAR "Lily The Flesh live" tape
Filth & Violence
Perhaps quite biased to say things about this. I requested BU to play in venue next door from my store. As it's just small pub, it was requested that something unusual, something what works in smaller settings. And I also made the live recordings. But of course BU performed it all, and F&V put out. And well he did! Professional tapes and covers. Nice sound and the same rugged design we've used to, but just now professionally printed. I guess this is only time he actually performed Lily the Flesh material, what was originally done due being invited to take part VHS xxx themed compilation on IOPS, which got cancelled/delayed and his material was so long anyways, that it simply came out as solo tape. These curious details lead to facts that original tape, the gig, and therefore also this tape, is kind of unique in BU's output. Of course almost all the elements he's known for, are here, but it is also much more harmonic, droning than most of his stuff. At least in different ways Also involving tasty video sex noise material never hurts! Excellent!
AURAL HYPNOX "Underworld transmissions II" tape
Aural Hypnox
I guess the fans of the label know the drill. Helixes related artists join together in spontanous sessions in underground space where Aural Hypnox operates. From these sessions with different changing line-ups, results series of underworld transmissions. If you know what to expect, that pretty much what you get. Still, it's fairly poor judgement to say it would be "the same". Especially B-side here, I feel, is among closest things to my taste than ever before heard from this crew. Involving more industrial feel among darkest ritual soundscapes hits the spot!
RICHARD GARET "Areal" CD
23five inc
Icy slow ambient. In many ways, routines of the genre are used, but I like so much when it doesn't appear to be cheesy synths/keyboards, but something physical, something hand made. What this is, is textures what is probably most of all radio static or somehow "corrupted signal". It is not at all noisy. Harmonic, but with tasty surface textures. I have pretty much gotten rid of most of "ambient" in my collection, what somehow leans towards waves of synths or such. But stuff like this, I still consider worth keeping!
Randomly picked out a zine at home. Happened to be #2 of the once brilliant Det Grymma Svärdet, from 2008. The issue has a two page feature on Swedish noise on tape, written by Matthias Andersson. Felt like revisiting some of the stuff reviewed in the article.
REGIM - Dedicated To Oskar Dirlewanger CS (Vigilante)
A shame how little there is written about Regim outside Sweden (or in Sweden too actually). I guess the very limited releases has something to do with it (50 copies in this case), but it bothers me that a brilliant tape like this remains unheard by alot of people who would most likely appreciate it. I was lucky enough to stumble upon it for 5€ this summer. A-side is a warzone, b-side is a wet cloth stuffed down your throat. One of the best Swedish harsh noise releases I've heard. Well, not that there are millions of them, but still...
ALTAR OF FLIES & JOSH LAY - Collab CS (Hästen & Korset)
This and the Creeping Unknown tape were my first encounters with Altar Of Flies. Released in 2007. I remember how excited I was when I heard these tapes for the first time. I'm not very familar with the guys work, but Lay's presence here seems strong; it doesn't sound much like the AoF one is used to, even at this early stage. Lo-fi basement sounds, screams... Quite rough, but not harsh. Having the latest AoF LP in mind when revisiting this tape is interesting considering how the project has developed since then. (Still) a good tape!
Various - The Art Of Noise - 100 Years Anniversary cd
"Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Luigi Russolo's "The Art Of Noise", this compilation presents the 7 winning works (out of 60 contributions) of the annual Luigi Russolo electroacoustic and noise music contest, hosted by Studio Forum and Gràcia Territori Sonor."
Highly recommended compilation for all lovers of experimental noise and musique concrète.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 31, 2014, 07:55:21 PM
I'd like to hear NIFELHEIM - Satanatas 12"*. I liked "E.O.L." a lot. I think I read the new 12" is only being sold at their performances...?
I listened to Teitanblood's "Death" a couple of times last week & a Mercyful Fate tape has been played over n' over in my van.
*here's a song from "Satanatas": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3tzdwWyVk
There is a Swedish "comedy" based on the Niefheim brothers called Mammas pojkar (Mommy's boys). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2256749/?ref_=nv_sr_1 They weren't too pleased.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi53FCu4efk
Quote from: Strömkarlen on January 12, 2015, 04:32:52 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on December 31, 2014, 07:55:21 PM
I'd like to hear NIFELHEIM - Satanatas 12"*. I liked "E.O.L." a lot. I think I read the new 12" is only being sold at their performances...?
There is a Swedish "comedy" based on the Niefheim brothers called Mammas pojkar (Mommy's boys). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2256749/?ref_=nv_sr_1 They weren't too pleased.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi53FCu4efk
From what I've heard they contacted a lawyer to prevent the director, Ulf Malmros, from making the film. Fruitless effort apparently.
No Festival of Light - If God Would Live On Earth, We Would Break His Windows (CD, Fluttering Dragon): Dark/Ritual Ambient. Not bad, but it seems the music overall leaves less impression than the title did...
Lettera22 - Subsequent Teeth (C32, Monorail Trespassing): It's Lettera22 so it's good. However, I feel a bit letdown. This to me sounds more like 'usual' Harsh Noise than on Lack of Attention & Physical Point both releases which were really special in my view.
Ahlzagailzehguh/Brad Griggs/Breaking The Will/Developer - Summer Scum Harsh Noise (C10, New Forces): Got this tape because I quite like Developer, liked what I heard from Breaking The Will (though that hasn't been much yet, I think only the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment tape box), had heard a lot about Ahlzagailzehguh, but hadn't heard his stuff yet and had never heard before about Brad Griggs. I'm certainly not disappointed. Only 10 minutes and it's a good headfuck, some volume changes between the artist it seems, but doesn't matter a lot. Might want to check out some other Ahlzagailzehguh stuff.
Dreadful Relic - Archaic Conjurations (tape, Frost and Fire): New band from Commando Wolf & Hjarulv Henker (ex- & current Der Stürmer members). This is really good, very Hellhammer/early Celtic Frost alike with some cool keys here and there. Of course don't expect anything technical or complex. This is just solid old school (Black) Metal.
Various – Hard Panning (The Ultimate Contemporary Cut-up Harsh Noise International Compilation) (Triangle)
Such a high quality release.
Maaaa / K2 – Split (Triangle)
Pretty good too.
Stillingskerrkozletskynystrompetrus – Death Instruktions (Malignant Records)
Somehow this is not catching my attention as much as I wanted it to do.
Corpsessed – Abysmal Thresholds (Dark Descent Records)
Dead Congregation – Promulgation Of The Fall (Martyrdoom Productions)
These are some proper Death Metal releases. Spinning them a lot.
Quote from: anomalie on January 13, 2015, 11:08:04 PM
Stillingskerrkozletskynystrompetrus – Death Instruktions (Malignant Records)
Somehow this is not catching my attention as much as I wanted it to do..
Same thoughts after 2 listening. I will listen it again for sure.
Quote from: acsenger on January 06, 2015, 12:09:23 PM
Vidna Obmana – The Ultimated Sign of Burning Death (LP, Urashima)
Reissue of VO's first tape, recorded in 1984. The music is kind of noise mixed with dark ambient, but definitely on the harsher side. While the music is great, I'm not too fond of the shouted vocals. Still, it's a good listen and a good document.
Yeah. At first vocals sound pretty dull, but either I get used to it, or fact that they are much less dominant in mix later on. Good stuff to see on LP, despite the vocals on first track...
V/A "WHITE POWER" LPbootleg of the infamous tape. Cheap packaging. White disco sleeve, with couple small xeroxes, not even glued to cover. Just front and back thrown in plastic sleeve. How good it would have been just with blatant LP size swastika?! Anyways, great release nevertheless. Great tracks from basically everybody, even if MB isn't that big deal for me here, as everybody else is much better. Worth to get!
KHMER NOIR "Bödlar Med Svarta Fanor" tapeNil By Mouth
Swedish power electronics, with part contemporary, part "timeless" feel to it. Very distorted. Aggressive, and fierce, but also keeps me waiting something extra to arrive. I guess for example comparing above mentioned LP recordings with this, I do miss the kind of sound that things are not overlty "in your face", but seems to happen in some sort of space/room. But would still recommend for PE fans to check this out!
JAH EXCRETION / TORTURING NURSE split tapeCipher
Neat rubber package of heavy industrial style rubber sheets bolted into oversize envelope that houses inside 20 mins of no-bullshit harsh noise. Nothing new, nothing innovative. Just blasts well.
Baptists - Bushcraft (Southern Lord)
Baptists - Bloodmines (Southern Lord)
Great band. Like the sound and drumming a lot.
Drummer is going to be heard on the forthcoming Sumac Album. Looking forward to it!
Maaaa – Decay And Demoralization (Mind Flare Media)
Good noise!
Heinz Hopf – Gothenburg (Triangle)
More good noise!
Richard Rupenus & Nobuo Yamada "81/44" LP
Art Into Life
I guess edition of 150 is justified by packaging. Each cover slightly different hand made collage on transparent clear mylar or acrylic plate of some sort. And not sure what is the actual demand for TNB related collaborations these days? Anyways, I listened this couple of times now, and feel that A-side is pretty lame. Noises and radio signals and short japanese voices, but compositionally appears lazy and dull. Short burst from each channel, almost identical length of sounds and pauses for entire side.
B-side is entirely another case. Ranging from good to great. Almost acoustic noises, but also feedback can be heard. Tinny metallic sound quality refers a bit that it could be amplified with some smaller amp and recorded most likely digitally. No tasty overdriver or saturation, but there are also benefits of this crystallic cold sound. All layers are easy to follow, there is plenty of things going on. For this side, LP is worth to grab. But obviously special cover and small edition had made availability and prices difficult.
V.A. - introverted formula
at first i wasnt really impressed from it , but the more i listen to it the more i like it.
aof and sewer election/dahl are the most stong pieces in this one for me.
hello to you all btw!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 30, 2014, 12:39:51 PM
KDP KOMMANDO demo
Finnish black metal-noise what could be perhaps lumped into category of RIVOLOGI or GENSERIC etc.. Utterly distorted and damaged sound, reminding more blurry noisecore recordings or even harsh noise. But riffs, vocals and actual music here. Swastikas, Siitoin kult and overall nasty stuff including tracks like "juden animal type", haha.. Don't expect noble nsbm. Just offensive chaos.
Any more info on this? Links to anywhere selling it?
As far as I know, band member only. Edition was very small. I was promised handful of copies, so lets hope so...
SICK SEED "Technological Singularity" mCD
Untesgeschoss
First real release of the new form of SS! And it is very very good. I think mix & sounds are excellent. Perhaps sort of free-form bass noises on first songs sound a bit "goofy" at first, all in all, release is good example that with this small range of ingredients and following of traditions of industrial musick, you can still stand out quite different from everybody else. So only obstacle for SS what I can see, is how to keep compositional aspects interesting. Meaning, that full length album with same kind composition, bass playing over sound loop and vocals following quite similar pace from song to another, for album perhaps something what will break the pace or structure could be needed. For mCD, this works great. Piercing noisiness of final track's opening is intense.
BIZARRE UPROAR "Amputaatio" CD
Filth & Violence
Continues where he left last time. Slow paced, dark and suffocating slowly moving noise. But this time no long quiet rumblings, but it has force and filth all the way through album. Two long tracks use some real instruments. Drums, bass, etc. But this is less music than in previous efforts. More brooding industrial-noise. I'd think safe to say this could satisfy also many who thought last two was too laid back or "musical" efforts?
ÄTTESTUPA "Musik For Tomma Rum" LP
Järtecknet
Perhaps least good Ättestupa, but still nice album of lofi organ music and raw sound experiments.
STREET DRINKERS "Dead Secrets" 12"
Posh Isolation
Slow, out-of-tune, sloppy post punk. Easy and pretty "old" two tone riffs going on and on, with howling Joy Division-esque vocals. Ok for 12". Roughness of sound has its charm. But hardly music I'm that much into.
Have been listening to IRM - Closure, BDN - With Promises of Death, Brandkommando - Three Strikes and You Are Out, Scott Walker with Sunn O))) - Soused and Pharmakon - Bestial Burden heavily over the last few days. No expanded comments right now, just to say all range from very good to ridiculously brilliant with IRM being particularly superb.
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "Necrose Evangelium" pic LP
fucking warped piece of crap. I strongly dislike those "pic LP sleeves" what react on vinyl surfaces, stick on vinyl itself etc. This has been unplayed at shelves for quite long. As I do have the old versions. Not even sure why I took this, but perhaps fact that this might be best BDN and therefore any excuse for next play, hehe.. Great album. Works on pic LP sound too. Too bad it was heavily warped now.
WHITEHOUSE "Birdseed" 2xLP
Susan Lawly
Another record what hits to high ranks at band discography. Maybe not from "all times", but from kind of semi-later days of Whitehouse, this playes sharp and strong from vinyl, and is pleasure to listen!
RADIO WEREWOLF "The Lightning And The Sun" LP
Unclean
Possibly the best RW release? Got bunch of them, and some material is just... ehm.. well, not aged well. I just wonder how come cover and discogs lists 3 songs per side, but there is just 2 per side? This kind of gloomy orchestral loops, industrial leanings and odd sounds I'd rather listen than sort of gothic vibes of some RW releases.
BURNING STAR CORE "Papercuts Theatre" 2xLP
No Quarter
Especially side III is very nice. It's sound collage made out of 66 live gigs of this free-improv group. To me, 3rd side seems to somehow capture feeling of nice cut up frenzy with band improvising sounds, taken from various quality recordings and mixed in fast paced collage. Somehow quite different stuff than other BSC what I remember from my own collection.
Teresa Rampazzi – Musica Endoscopica (CD, Die Schachtel)
Electroacoustic music made between 1970-1980. Quite calm, not hectic like a lot of this kind of music. A fascination with the sounds and possibilities of massive and expensive machines producing electronic sounds comes through. Comes in a very nice silver box with an informative booklet.
Altar of Flies – Altar of Flies (LP, iDEAL Recordings)
A great album of careful yet sometimes noisy analogue tape/concrete music. Evidently a lot of work went into this release. I'm kicking myself for not buying Rabbit Hole in a record shop abroad when I saw it last year cause it ain't cheap to get now.
Roberto Colombo – Sfogatevi Bestie (CD, Sony Music)
Grabbed this based on sound samples and I sure don't regret it. Recorded in 1975 and apparently included on the famous Nurse With Wound list, this is kind of a (mainly instrumental) prog rock album with some influences from Frank Zappa. The instrumentation is great, the compositions are clever and the sound is good too. Only the last track is a bit of a letdown with its circus-like central theme which sounds out of place.
Bizarre Uproar – Vihameditaatio (LP, Urashima)
What a great and unusual album! I've read that some people think it's too "musical", but even if it's not harsh noise, it's far from "music" and, what's more important, it stands on its own as an interesting album with a threatening and menacing atmosphere. A lot of the time tension is building without a climax and this restraint on violence works really well. I also like the use of drums and what might be a bass guitar.
Arv & Miljö "Antropocen"
Dynamic industrial-tinged Harsh Noise/heavy soundscapes. Interesting use of field-recordings and natural sound. I have not heard their recent LP on Posh Isolation, although from the description I don't believe I have any interest in hearing it. Love this material far too much to hear what came before it.
Hostage Pageant "At Fault"
Flawless Harsh Noise from Shane Church. One of my favorite live acts, fantastic label-head at Amnesia Program, and craftsman of a unique (yet orthodox) USHN sound. Depravity released this tape last year and it still gets weekly plays.
Xenophobic Ejaculation "Purity Through Fire"
Not much need to describe this tape/CD (I assume most have heard it by now...). Glad to own this masterwork on cassette (#9/88) as it is the strongest XE material to date. Lots of brilliant textures buried underneath the insulting layers of feedback. Although I generally hate musical elements in my Power Electronics, the snare patterns are a nice touch and never overstay their welcome. Undeniably some of the best PE from last year.
Skin Graft + Plague Mother "Kingsbury Ruin"
Two of the most interesting projects in USHN collaborating on this 2xCS via Compulsion Rites a few years back (too lazy to check the date of release at the moment...). Fabulous collaboration...Harsh Noise how I want to hear it. Dirty textures that continue to pulverize without cuts, edits, or too much unnecessary movement. The control and attention to aural detail is astounding.
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Quote from: bile on January 26, 2015, 02:01:47 PM
Arv & Miljö "Antropocen"
Dynamic industrial-tinged Harsh Noise/heavy soundscapes. Interesting use of field-recordings and natural sound. I have not heard their recent LP on Posh Isolation, although from the description I don't believe I have any interest in hearing it. Love this material far too much to hear what came before it.
I haven't heard the LP you're referring to, but I have to say, if you like any Arv & Miljo at all, I definitely recommend checking out basically anything. I have some of the earlier tapes, and they totally fit your above description. I seriously believe you'd be missing out to not hear Oppna Vattendrag at the very least.
Love "Oppna Vattendrag", I've enjoyed everything I have heard that is on the heavier end of the spectrum. I am talking about the "Kropp" LP, which out of my own ignorance I have not heard due to not being very enticed by the description. Stupid on my part...need to stop being so stubborn.
V/A "Resistance And Self-Destruction Are Synonymous"
One of the best compilations of 2014 courtesy of New Forces. Some of the strongest current projects within the international Harsh Noise world...standout tracks are by Action/Discipline, Wince, Heinz Hopf, Being, Mordant Karma, and Plague Mother. Essential listening for both casual and fanatic listeners of the style.
Ghost "Hard Smoke"
Great HNW from France (although I could stand for the length to be longer than a c20). Orthodox pieces set in a slow, dreary pace...very gloomy wall-making. One of my favorite tapes from Ghost.
Private Archive "Honey Aspic Enema"
Very nice guys, very nice tape. I am not generally a fan of heavy electronics with such prominent dance/industrial elements, but PA pull it off very well with the sleazy vibe this tape pushes forth. Some very beautiful "melodies" on here...ominous and creepier than hell. Live show is absolutely excellent too...
Einstürzende Neubauten "Haus Der Luege" LP
Potomak
Remastered version 2002, of release that originally came 1989. Starts with track one could accurately describe NOISE. Album offers lots of different kinds of stuff, and some lean more to almost dancy sort of stuff, but also gloomy percussive works etc. Not bad at all. But no my favorite E.N.!
ANENZEPHALIA "Funkspiele" LP
Tesco
Pretty sure I have written about this not too long ago. Anyways, such a great live album. Project was always good in their live recordings, sometimes even better than some studio works?! Essential works.
CINDYTALK / PHILIPPE PETIT LP
Lumberton Trading Company
A-side I like quite a lot. Grand piano and experimental electronics. B-side isn't as good. This has very light and warm feel to it. Nothing dark or oppressive. A-side I can live with it. Rotated it 3 times, but b-side felt like once was enough. It just seemed little bit too nice, hah..
SSHE RETINA STIMULANTS "Krionika Soshiki" LP
Urashima
Re-issue of SRS tape on Slaughter productions. To me SRS has been always kind of hit & miss. This album belongs to better ones. It has quite a lot of similarities to his very best works, but not all tracks are pure excellency. It's good stuff to listen to, but sometimes kind of clumsy usage of keyboards. At least it sounds like keyboard tones via distortion.
SKORNEG - FOEHN
I guess this was highly acclaimed, but I wasn't blown away by it. My general impression is that it is heavily influenced by Thomas Koner. Now, I love Koner, but there are few people working in his realm that rise to his level, IMHO. This is a well constructed album, but really adds nothing new to the ambient genre and seems to lack that extra-special "something" to make me really love it. I played it over my stereo at low-medium volume while listening so my opinion may change when I give it another, more careful listen at higher volume.
SIGMA OCTANTIS - DISSAPATIONS
Wow, I really liked this one. Heavily guitar based ambient, almost like a much cleaner sounding Maeror Tri with some other elements thrown in. There are some early Mogwai-esque build-ups and some industrial ambience that evokes the early 90s CMI sound. Really well put together, good variety, definitely a project I will be watching closely in the future.
TERRA SANCTA - DISENTIGRATION
Listening to this now. Well executed ambient, seems to be a bit noisier and more aggressive than the "Aeon" CD, which I liked. The faint bits of rhythm from that album are gone, this one is more "drifty" sounding I guess. Nothing groundbreaking, but it has some sort of "personality" to it, which I like.
FOETUS - HOLE; NAIL; THAW
Going back to the first two here in a few years, and hearing Thaw for the first time. Nail was my introduction to Foetus and remains my favorite of these three albums but the others have a lot to offer as well. Listening to these again, I'm picking out some details I might not have noticed before as Foetus was/is very meticulous in his production techniques.
STROM.EC - NEURAL ARCHITECT
My second purchase from this group. Kicking myself for not checking out this project earlier. A little cleaner, sharper, and more rhythmic than I expected after hearing their other CD on Malignant. I think I may possibly like this just as much or more. To me, this is what contemporary artists trying to keep the old-school industrial sound alive should be doing - well composed/put together tracks with aggression and variety.
BAD SECTOR - AMPOS; CHRONOLAND
Until recently, I never cared about this project outside of the excellent "Kosmodrom" album. These two CDs don't sound anything like that but they're damn good. Ampos is an earlier release and rougher around the edges, but even at this stage the "magic" is there. Heavy, noisy ambient. Chronoland is a lot more refined, less dark on the surface but more subtle and meticuluous, more variety in the sound palette and also great.
INTEGRITY - SYSTEMS OVERLOAD (REMIX)
I loved this album in the 90s but have only listened to it off and on in the intervening years. Found this remix version on Bandcamp, so I decided to take a chance for $5. Supposedly this is a re-creation of the version their label rejected and is close to what the band really wanted at the time. The main difference is that the guitars are more prominent in the mix, obscuring the vocals a little bit. The guitar solos also sound a lot different than before. Rougher, more lo-fi, I swear some of them are even missing from the mix but I haven't done a close A/B comparison. Worth checking out if you liked this album.
CON-DOM - THE EIGTH PILLAR
In the late 90s/early 2000s, I was pretty lukewarm on this project. I had a couple of CDs but didn't listen to them much and had no desire to collect more releases. Recently I took a chance on this, and I'm liking it more than anything else I've heard by Con-Dom. Really lo-fi for sure, but powerful.
IN SLAUGHTER NATIVES - CANNULA COMA LEGIO
Basically just as good as anything else from ISN. If you liked his last studio album and the recent live 3xCD, I can't see why you wouldn't like this as well.
PAUL SCHUTZE - NEW MAPS OF HELL; THE RAPTURE OF METALS
Years ago, I got ahold of "The Surgery of Touch" and loved it. Immediately, I ordered 3-4 more CDs of Schutze's music and was disappointed with them, filed them away, and never listened to them much. Recently I have been revisited those albums, and while I like them more now, they still aren't as good as "Surgery". However the two albums listed here "New Maps" and "Rapture" are almost as good as that great album, even if they sound nothing like it. The tracks have more percussive elements but maintain the ambient feel. Even though there are some MIDI type keyboard sounds that are somewhat dated and inorganic sounding here, the composition is there and the overall effect of these albums is very enjoyable. If you wrote off Schutze after "Surgery", try these. I believe you can stream them on Bandcamp, that is where I bought them.
THROBBING GRISTLE - 2ND ANNUAL REPORT; D.O.A. ; HEATHEN EARTH - I.R. VINYL REISSUES
Really well done vinyl reissues. Great glossy jackets, top notch sound, nice booklets. Well worth picking up. I think D.O.A. is still my favorite.
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SKORNEG - FOEHN
I guess this was highly acclaimed, but I wasn't blown away by it. My general impression is that it is heavily influenced by Thomas Koner. Now, I love Koner, but there are few people working in his realm that rise to his level, IMHO. This is a well constructed album, but really adds nothing new to the ambient genre and seems to lack that extra-special "something" to make me really love it. I played it over my stereo at low-medium volume while listening so my opinion may change when I give it another, more careful listen at higher volume.
I like this album. It's minimalistic and desolate. Try to listen it again with full attention.
SIGMA OCTANTIS - DISSAPATIONS
Wow, I really liked this one. Heavily guitar based ambient, almost like a much cleaner sounding Maeror Tri with some other elements thrown in. There are some early Mogwai-esque build-ups and some industrial ambience that evokes the early 90s CMI sound. Really well put together, good variety, definitely a project I will be watching closely in the future.
Totally agree! I was really surprised with this album. One of 2014's highlights! Last track is my fave.
BAD SECTOR - AMPOS; CHRONOLAND
Until recently, I never cared about this project outside of the excellent "Kosmodrom" album. These two CDs don't sound anything like that but they're damn good. Ampos is an earlier release and rougher around the edges, but even at this stage the "magic" is there. Heavy, noisy ambient. Chronoland is a lot more refined, less dark on the surface but more subtle and meticuluous, more variety in the sound palette and also great.
Almost everything from Massimo is top notch and he is best dark ambient artist of today. Try "Dolmen Factory" or "CMASA". Both albums are different but amazing - strange and beautiful.
"Ampos" is one of milestones of dark ambient, no need to add anything. For a long time I skipped "Chronoland" over and over and when I finally listen it I was amazed! Great album! 11th track is something really special to me.
"Kosmodrom" is absolute masterpiece! This album push genre outside of borders.
IN SLAUGHTER NATIVES - CANNULA COMA LEGIO
Basically just as good as anything else from ISN. If you liked his last studio album and the recent live 3xCD, I can't see why you wouldn't like this as well.
For me, this is best ISN album. His whole discography is good but this one have something beautiful and crushing. Amazing!
Some brief insight on a few tapes I played today...
Developer "Untitled" C30 (released via Depravity)
This tape may be the strongest Developer effort to date (aside from his White Centipede Noise tape a few years ago). A wonderful blend of both traditional hyperactive Harsh Noise and Matthew's musique concrète leanings. Serene at times while completely obscene at others. Love to play this tape very loud.
Unusual Affairs "Hooded Remains" (released via Total Black)
Unfortunately, due to being played on a daily basis, this tape sounds very worn out. Since receiving it in 2013 I've had a difficult time keeping myself from obsessing over "Hooded Remains" powerful atmosphere. Beautiful examples of unique wall construction are spread across four pieces here with the classic trademarks of the style left intact to fill any HNW traditionalists gut (mine included).
Terror Cell Unit "Fear God/Hate Man" (released via Crown Tapes)
Very much a fan of this collaborative unit (I believe they are doing a great job mixing pounding industrial elements with a ferocious Power Electronics attitude). Generally I strongly dislike rhythm in PE, but this tape uses "beat-like" as an advantage. Claustrophobic and militant sounding/feeling backed by a booming vocal performance(s) from all involved.
CAEN - Middlefield ( URASHIMA ) LP
loops and raw ambient. I love this album especially the first side of the LP. More intense essential and rarefied,
KRANIVM "The Brighter Edge of Death" LP
KRANIVM "I : The Blood" LP
Urashima
I like the most the 3rd LP. It's not that these LP's would be very far, but maybe leaning notch more toward ambient. Of course slow bounding drum machine beats and movie samples are present, but on 3rd LP there was noisier feel to it.
NETZACH "Live" LP
Hithlahabuth
Pretty obscure German project. I don't think LP on MDP was anything amazing, but this live LP is much much better. It has more flow of live feel and not just short loops over and over and over again. Maybe should give album some rotation now.. For lovers of obscure industrial bands that lean more to noisier and abstract side than "music", this should be pretty good purchase. Due big edition, I'm sure it's available for cheap prices..
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NETZACH "Live" LP
Hithlahabuth
Pretty obscure German project. I don't think LP on MDP was anything amazing, but this live LP is much much better. It has more flow of live feel and not just short loops over and over and over again. Maybe should give album some rotation now.. For lovers of obscure industrial bands that lean more to noisier and abstract side than "music", this should be pretty good purchase. Due big edition, I'm sure it's available for cheap prices..
The last couple days I've been thinking about checking out this band and a few others listed in the German heavy electronics thread. I might grab the above LP. Another band I'm curious about is
Phosgen - anyone have any thoughts about them? I couldn't find any samples from their
When Innocence Dies... LP on Youtube (I found two of their tracks from other releases that were OK).
Phosgen were good. The LP is like Operation Cleansweep but not nearly as great. More than decent enough to warrant a purchase though.
The act before Phosgen, DJK, were also good. You buy all their records for very decent prices and all of them are worth having.
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Phosgen were good. The LP is like Operation Cleansweep but not nearly as great. More than decent enough to warrant a purchase though.
The act before Phosgen, DJK, were also good. You buy all their records for very decent prices and all of them are worth having.
OK, thanks. I got Operation Cleansweep's
Powerhungry last week and what a great album it is! And what a disappointment the Gift 7" is in comparison (although not bad otherwise)...
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CAEN - Middlefield ( URASHIMA ) LP
I adore this album!!
Lea Bertucci -
Carillon (Obsolete Units): I've been familiarizing myself with Lea's work since I've heard the awesome 7" on I Dischi Del Barone. This precedes her gorgeous LP, "Resonance Shapes", on the same label by one year. The title track and A-side: bass clarinet is amplified and carefully accentuated by feedback. Found tape is mixed in, there's barely noticeable presence of it, until near the end where the sound of bells is heard. I can't play this one loud at home cause the feedback makes our dog go nuts, haha, so maybe the tape's more important than I realize earlier on in the recording. The B-side: something different from Lea's bass clarinet works - which seems be the reigning presence in her oeuvre. 1/4" tape collage; not sure on the source of the sounds, but I could easily see the passing of breath through the clarinet as being part of the source. The sounds are tunnel-esque. A female voice is whispering irrationally and getting lost in the echo. Sometimes the tone is stronger, illegible, but it reminds me of the voice on
Neutral's
Grå våg Gamlestaden. It all perfectly flows into an end made up of feedback, drone, reverb and surprisingly aggressive nightcap that almost sounds like a possessed
Zomes recording. A great tape. Maybe a little more naive than her last two releases, but that playfulness makes this worth getting as well.
There's a lot of great footage of Lea performing, solo and collaborative, all over youtube and vimeo. For example: http://vimeo.com/98564309 (http://vimeo.com/98564309). She is or was the artist in residence at the Issue Project Room. Looking forward to hearing those pieces in the near future!
Kostnice -
Finsterfelden (Reue Um Reue): The second release ever on the demanding and eclectic Reue Um Reue back in 2005. Finally found an affordable and well-cared for copy. This is a solo project of Sofia Erzsébet Ragyóci from
Wermut,
LO†PH,
Gnostic Gnomes,
Ich Wollte, Ich Könnte etc. Yet another fascinating face on a very creative and adventurous artist. Probably the most palatable for the average industrial fanatic too. Not so synth-retro as her other work at all. In no way shocking - this release is very hard to pin down. It's almost martial at times, but never with masculine aggression. Samples of spaghetti western gunfights, arrogant voices and undecipherable french dialog appear occasionally amidst a varied presentation of sampled strings - probably once serious - morphed into playful loops of a parallel universe of totalitarian strangeness. In a stretch of the imagination, I'd say some piece remind me of middle-"good"-era
Der Blutharsch and
Rose Croix sans singing. All across the board, the music and atmosphere is unique, engaging and wonderful. Not too surprised to find Sofia unleashing such a one-of-a-kind recording. I think about 2 or 3 years ago, Brave Mysteries forecasted a tape from Kostnice. Hope that sees the light of day eventually.
Douleurfantome/
Nature Morte -
When Trees Fall Down (Reue Um Reue): Continuing off my reflection in the 7" topic - more Nature Morte. Much like that release, there's a massive similarity in execution from both projects. Douleurfantome is totally new for me. Aside from two small-press CDr's, this appears to be their only work. Their work is unquestionably made from guitar; there's that certain grit that could only be sourced from it. Can't say I'm too fanatical about such a thing, but I'll give it to them that these songs sound nothing like the generic post-rock that often comes with the territory. Things do wilt and decay throughout their side and the droning ambience, not unlike Nature Morte (who contributes to a track and vice versa on the flip-side), that I adore becomes a focal point. Douleurfantome shines brightest when they're not giving you a distorted-guitar-literally passage.
Nature Morte starts, for just the briefest moment, with an almost saccharine moment - if they're capable of such a thing. It's quickly interrupted to allow things to follow the expected trajectory, although a little change from the norm. These works are a little more "cinematic" than I'm recalling the other albums being. This is done within the NM palette of slo-mo malaise. There's also the tiniest bit of "tension" hanging in these tracks that keeps them apart from other releases. I think the twilit aspens that mark the J-card are the perfect place to indulge in this split with headphones. A strange piece to hear in the daylight as you feel as if night is being forced into your world.
The prices of the Phosgen LP on Discog are very good. $10 brand new from Self Abuse, that's a great deal. I would consider the final track on s2 to be worth $5 all by itself, if I'm remembering correctly.
I think I still have the split LP, too, but remember nothing from it.
SODALITY "Beyond Unknown Pleasures" LP
Urashima
Great re-issue here. Mainly because original version is so expensive and impossible to get. New version is remastered, has new artwork. Not sure how much to appreciate release not trying to remain loyal to original, but not much reasons to complain here... Italian power electronics with sort of "theatrical" feel to it. Not just full blasting noise, but delivery of vocals and such things has more "playful" feel to it. No doubt influenced by Ultra!
SLEEP CHAMBER "Satanic Sanction" LP
Musica maxima Magnetica
If you're looking into getting some good SC stuff, this LP belongs among them! Ritual/industrial. No goth-rock stuff. Recorded back in 1988 with good studio production, but as it was '88, not 2015, you could trust there still is possibilities in studio to come up with other things than cybermusic..
DE FABRIEK "Waterring" LP
Artware
I have odd fixation where I think De Fabriek would have amazing records. But pretty much everything I listen, reveals now to be much less than great. This is one good example. There are few great pieces of industrial noise here. But next thing is some cosmic ambient piece with stupid samples from Vin Diesel talking way too long, followed by epic lazer-gun battle?!? WTF?! And some melodic keyboard music bits. IF there was just De Fabriek doing hard industrial noise and nothing else...
JEFF GREINKE: TIMBRAL PLANES, CHANGING SKIES
These discs are from Greinke's "dark" period, before he went into more new-agey type stuff. Both are very good, and while I don't think either quite tops the two Cities in Fog albums, they have a rough charm and freshness you just don't find in this type of music these days.
CONVERTER: BLAST FURNACE
I didn't think much of this sort of thing at the time, or the Ant-Zen label in general, but revisiting this now, I'm really liking it. It's harsh and beat driven without being too predictable or too random.
SMALL CRUEL PARTY: UNROOF THE HOUSE OF FISHES
I guess a lot of folks have this by now, but I just got it. Minimal, organic, sort of amateurish electro-acoustic music that's really well done. I don't know what pressing plant Harbinger is using for LPs, but they ought to consider a new one. This is one of the filthiest, worst looking "new" LPs I've ever bought. The whole thing was covered in paper debris from the insert and if you hold it up to the light, there are surface marks all over the LP.
ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO: SHIEKH ALJAMA
Much less harsh than the other stuff I have (80-82 2xCD, Kosmos Kino) but there is still some aggression there. Less lo-fi as well and there are some Middle Eastern influences/samples thrown into the mix. At times, it almost sounds like early techno, but it's not quite that either. I liked this, but I'm sure some people may find it too tame. This reissue on LP seems very well done and high quality overall.
LIAISONS DANGEREUSES: S/T
I've had a few different reissues of this, and IIRC even those were a PITA to find and seemed to go out of print quickly. This latest edition is an LP on Soulsherrif out of Switzerland, very nicely done with good sound. I guess this is very early EBM or "minimal synth", but it's held up much better IMHO than a lot of other similar stuff from the same era (i.e. DAF's "dance" albums from early 80s).
my tape version of CON-DOM "Shards of ordnance"
what can i say? Con-dom is Con-dom and i love it.
book is indispensable. great idea.
Lettera 22 - Native Waters
loving this.
STROM.EC - THE MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS
More on the atomospheric side compared to the direct approach of "Neural Architect". Still heavy and fairly noisy, very well done. I think I'm going to pick up whatever I can by this group. None of the purchases I've made so far have been disappointing, and I have more on deck/on the way.
ZOVIET FRANCE - SHOUTING AT THE GROUND
Trying to fill in my ZF collection as I can find these discs at reasonable prices. Some type of reissue campaign should be in order after all these years, but I've heard nothing. Organic, vaguely ambient sounding pieces with some Eastern influences here and there. Eostre remains my favorite but this is excellent.
THOMAS KONER - TIENTO DE LAS NIEVES
Very minimal, even for Koner. There is some sampled/prepared piano that comes in and out and it's put together as one 60+ minute track. To me, this guy can do no wrong, but casual fans or someone expecting another "Permafrost" may have a hard time with it.
LAIBACH - OPUS DEI
I guess this is the point where Laibach turned away from the grim Rekap/Self-Titled/Nova approach and went for a more accessible sound. Because of that, this album stayed at the bottom of my wantlist for years. Now that I finally have, I do like it, but it just doesn't have the impact of those early albums.
ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO - Arispejal Astisaró
Another great looking (and sounding) reissue from E.G. This album was originally released in '93 but is made up of recordings from '88-89. I think I like this one more than "Skiekh Aljama" as it seems a bit more direct and effective, despite being a double LP. My copy is the standard edition, I didn't get the limited bonus 7''. Oh well.
HALL OF MIRRORS - ALTERED NIGHTS
A double CD of heavily textured ambient that does a good job of mixing synthetic and organic sounding elements. Very little on here sounds forced or like they are trying too hard. Even with almost 2 hours of music, I found it very engaging all the way through. The second CD has some noisier and more chaotic moments. A good album.
JEFF GREINKE - IN ANOTHER PLACE
From 1992, this will probably be the last stop in my Greinke collection. Not because it's a bad album, but I think this was his last major release before he lightened up his style considerably. I like this one more than Lost Terrain, but not as much as Changing Skies or his earliest releases.
SEKTOR 304 - SOUL CLEANSING
Not sure what I expected here, maybe something a bit more aggressive. This is good though, but about half the CD is textural pieces rather than out and out metal scraping and bashing. It works quite well, but in terms of execution I wouldn't quite elevate it to the upper-echelon of post-2000 industrial music. Did anyone get the collaboration CD with Martin Bladh? I'd be curious to hear impressions of that one.
(http://www.metallibrary.ru/bands/discographies/images/heavy_load/pictures/83_stronger_than_evil.jpg)
Always had a soft spot for catchy, traditional Heavy Metal from the 1980's that just oozes that 80's aura. These corny Swedes do it best, better than their country mates Gotham City, Torch or Lynx. Awesome leads, tight hard rock riffing focused more on rhythmics than atmosphere or wankery, mid-paced drumming and really well done clean vocals. And that cover art is so retarded it's awesome.
(http://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/7/6/7/1767.jpg)
This is my personal favorite CU album. There are only 2 or 3 songs I like on "Frost & Fire", and while "King of The Dead" is a great album it drags too much at times for me. Here they were more focused on traditional Heavy Metal rather than the kind of 70's proggy Doom undercurrent they had previous, it's still there and there is no denying it's a Cirith Ungol album (to the uninitiated I'm sure it sounds exactly like "King...") Baker's unique banshee vocals are still front and center, they're still writing about swords & sorcery. But the tracks are leaner (there are even 2 tracks that clock in at just under 4 minutes!) mainly due to stripping a lot of the long, winding leads down a bit and cutting back on some of the progressive elements, but it was 1986 and was produced by Metal Blade's Brian Slagel so maybe albums like Attacker "Battle At Helms Deep" and Nasty Savage were leaking in a tad. Whatever it was I like it.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Talk_Talk_-_Spirit_of_Eden_cover.jpg)(http://www.qpratools.com/gallery/0008/talk_talk-laughing_stock-front.jpg)
Spirit of Eden (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSfGvuiFOWI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSfGvuiFOWI)
Laughing Stock (1991) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7FxqsNO4-Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7FxqsNO4-Y)
Talk Talk's two last albums before they disbanded. Dissonant and lyrical masterworks in the realm of avantgarde pop. Flawless...
BTW... excellent artwork on above metal albums!
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THOMAS KONER - TIENTO DE LAS NIEVES
Very minimal, even for Koner. There is some sampled/prepared piano that comes in and out and it's put together as one 60+ minute track. To me, this guy can do no wrong, but casual fans or someone expecting another "Permafrost" may have a hard time with it.
I've listened to samples of this album but wasn't convinced so haven't bought it. While I like
Köner's
Nunatak,
Teimo and
Permafrost albums, my favourite is
Novaya Zemlya which is simply a breathtaking album. And right now I'm listening to
Kontakt Der Jünglinge's
Makrophonie 1, another masterpiece. It's well-structured, dark and mysterious, and it has ultra low-end rumbling at the beginning which always goes down well with me.
Also listened to the
Secret Apex tape today. A very interesting and varied album. Sometimes it's basically noise (although more organic than really harsh), but the addition of an organ (and field recordings, from Malaysia) really benefits the album. I hope there will be more releases in the future.
This:
Quote from: acsenger on February 03, 2015, 02:30:56 PM
Also listened to the Secret Apex tape today. A very interesting and varied album. Sometimes it's basically noise (although more organic than really harsh), but the addition of an organ (and field recordings, from Malaysia) really benefits the album. I hope there will be more releases in the future.
Quality through and through. Well articulated and crafted album. For curious peeps, check bandcamp site.
One Finnish label has planned CD version of album. Tape sound very good, but I guess considering highly precise and detailed nature of material, CD version could be nice.
KHMER NOIR "Bring back the age of the guillotine" tape
Styggelse
Good stuff. I like this more than tape on NBM. Not that it would have been bad. Comments can be found on this topic some time before, but this earlier tape. It's longer, many better songs. Some REALLY good, other decent work. Wouldn't be surprised if they receive album offers from label sometimes soon?!
CAPERS / ARKHE split tape
Teeth tapes / kafe Kaos
Capers is pretty dull noise in vein of seemingly popular (in context: made quite a lot) HNW/crackle study type. No loudness, no aggression, no energy. It's not really HWN per se, as things do happen, but kind of flat and lazy stuff what you get pretty often.
ARKHE fits well to other side by style of sound. But he seems to still rely more on composition. Getting the grainy and rough sounds to work in favor of some idea. I think it doesn't go to levels of the best Pestdemon stuff, but remains good nevertheless.
KSNK tape
Self released tape packaged in J card made of piece of metal and initials have been hammered to it manually. 20 minutes of metal junk recordings and very natural sounds. I believe some of this stuff was performed as live version in last weekend Lahti gig. Sound of moth wings flapping against sheet of metal is good field recording piece. No effects. Only natural echoes. This project has not releases almost anything, but has displayed skill, ideas and unusual easthetics. Would be nice to see him get his visions to proper releases!
AUSCHWITZ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA "National Socialist Order" tape
Finnish grindcore with utterly explicit lyrics, what has only got harder on this 3rd tape. Limited to 40 copies. Mostly relies in old school ways of mincing & crusty riffs and blasting drums, but includes also cover song of Landser, giving it more rock'n'roll feel. I believe this is final tape of the project. If you heard two before, you know what to expect. I guess ideas as sucked dry by now so it's good point to stop..
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "Obsessis" LP
Cold Meat
One of the less listened LP's of BDN for some reason. But it is actually very good. Noisier, more aggressive than his classic death industrial milestones. But very strong album now when listened with years of distance.
Quote from: acsenger on February 03, 2015, 02:30:56 PM
Quote from: jadderly on February 03, 2015, 04:08:22 AM
THOMAS KONER - TIENTO DE LAS NIEVES
Very minimal, even for Koner. There is some sampled/prepared piano that comes in and out and it's put together as one 60+ minute track. To me, this guy can do no wrong, but casual fans or someone expecting another "Permafrost" may have a hard time with it.
I've listened to samples of this album but wasn't convinced so haven't bought it. While I like Köner's Nunatak, Teimo and Permafrost albums, my favourite is Novaya Zemlya which is simply a breathtaking album. And right now I'm listening to Kontakt Der Jünglinge's Makrophonie 1, another masterpiece. It's well-structured, dark and mysterious, and it has ultra low-end rumbling at the beginning which always goes down well with me.
Also listened to the Secret Apex tape today. A very interesting and varied album. Sometimes it's basically noise (although more organic than really harsh), but the addition of an organ (and field recordings, from Malaysia) really benefits the album. I hope there will be more releases in the future.
In general, I find it very hard to pick a favorite with Koner. Those three early albums are great, but Nuuk and Kaamos, among others, are excellent albums as well. I was also very impressed with the recent La Barca - Complete Edition. In general, his stuff seems to go out of print quickly, so now I just try to pick it up when I can. I listened to Novaya this morning. I think if you liked that one, you'd probably dig Tiento as well - soundclips just don't do this type of music justice IMHO.
Made a note to check out the Secret Apex.
http://merlinsnoserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritt-durch-den-hades (http://merlinsnoserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritt-durch-den-hades)
Gulaab - Ritt Durch Den Hades 1979 - 2014 reissue - like a Manuel Gottsching/Ash Ra/Sergius Golowin/Popol Vuh folk trip - very nice album - NEED A COPY! - hoping someone knows a closet USA distro that sells Merlins Nose Records...anyone?
Metal Church - s/t 1985 - side A is almost as perfect as a side of music can get - the opening sequence of "Beyond the Black" could be an audio storyboard for a very fine war flick; horses reared, and the calvary charges...
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BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "Obsessis" LP
Cold Meat
One of the less listened LP's of BDN for some reason. But it is actually very good. Noisier, more aggressive than his classic death industrial milestones. But very strong album now when listened with years of distance.
When I first put in on and heard "Now Is The Time" I had rather hoped that it would be just this track for the entire album. Imagine a full fourty or so minutes of just that...
Sort of a varied playlist the past few days...
Wiatyk "Tron Wlen"
Initially I did not plan to include musical releases (let alone tapes from defunct, "ancient" projects...) but I have caved. Oh well. Wiatyk is a moderately unknown group from Poland that existed between the years of 1994-1996/1997 (unsure at what point exactly operations ceased for the band). "Tron Wlen" was released in 1996 and is the final chunk of recorded works from this Polish outfit. Eight brilliant pieces of Polish Black Metal with (surprisingly) very solid production value! An absolute gem from the mid-nineties Polish scene...gorgeous interludes, light keyboards, winding riffs, stellar spoken vocals, blistering drums, and an overall mystique that is uniquely Wiatyk (while remaining very "true" to the style of their country).
Cannibal Ritual "Nudo E Selvaggio"
Devastating HNW from the master himself. "Nudo E Selvaggio" CD is presented marvelously inside of an oversized DVD case (an enclosure that contains a wood burned "Cannibal Ritual" miniature plaque). The cover features a digital collage...usually I am not one to be enthralled by artwork done in this fashion but in this instance it looks brilliant. Very bold! Two untitled tracks (the first being just under nineteen minutes and the second being over twenty) are included on the disc and a download code for the "Return Of The Shamatari" release is included as well. The walls on "Nudo E Selvaggio" are some of CR's best work. Continuing with the classic dirt-encrusted sound he is most known for I believe this may be his most impenetrable work yet. Unmoving seances destined to take a listener to a new place. Great!
Swollen Organs/Aqua-Eroticum "Split"
In the past I have had the opportunity to play alongside Swollen Organs (Industrial/Power Electronics artist from New York City) and do split releases with Aqua-Eroticum (hyper-sexual Power Electronics from the southern United States). Through these experiences I have not only become close with the aforementioned artists, but I have watched their sounds and styles grow into fully grown fixtures within the US Power Electronics field. This split (released courtesy of Urgent Telepathy) is a c30 with some of the best material taken from each artist. Beginning with Swollen Organs, I am greeted by a synthesizer oscillation and a sample. The sample builds up to a screaming climax and the track finally bursts into a crunching loop (one so disguised in distortion it is nearly an orthodox Harsh Noise backdrop!). The vocals are punishing and blend into the harsh textures very well...the entire side (two tracks from Swollen Organs) is well executed Power Electronics with a very faint Industrial undertone (something I much prefer...love the heavy, dirty direction SO has gone in with this split!). Aqua-Eroticum is on the opposite side and contributes three tracks. Very disgusting sound here...ugly synthesizer work, gross loops/metallic distortion at times, and putrid vocals. Feedback fights in and out of earshot while the tracks push onwards with an uncanny accuracy. Like in the case of Swollen Organs, there is a slight Industrial edge to this material (mainly in its use of modest rhythmic elements). Usually these influences turn me off from material, but in this case they work phenomenally. Great tape.
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http://merlinsnoserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritt-durch-den-hades (http://merlinsnoserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritt-durch-den-hades)
Gulaab - Ritt Durch Den Hades 1979 - 2014 reissue - like a Manuel Gottsching/Ash Ra/Sergius Golowin/Popol Vuh folk trip - very nice album - NEED A COPY! - hoping someone knows a closet USA distro that sells Merlins Nose Records...anyone?
Metal Church - s/t 1985 - side A is almost as perfect as a side of music can get - the opening sequence of "Beyond the Black" could be an audio storyboard for a very fine war flick; horses reared, and the calvary charges...
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 04, 2015, 04:12:53 AM
http://merlinsnoserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritt-durch-den-hades (http://merlinsnoserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritt-durch-den-hades)
Gulaab - Ritt Durch Den Hades 1979 - 2014 reissue - like a Manuel Gottsching/Ash Ra/Sergius Golowin/Popol Vuh folk trip - very nice album - NEED A COPY! - hoping someone knows a closet USA distro that sells Merlins Nose Records...anyone?
Metal Church - s/t 1985 - side A is almost as perfect as a side of music can get - the opening sequence of "Beyond the Black" could be an audio storyboard for a very fine war flick; horses reared, and the calvary charges...
http://www.forcedexposure.com/SearchResult.html?SearchType=Basic&Type=label&Key=merlins
Looks like FE is their only U.S. distro...
MASONNA "Passion Of Rubbers" LP
Urashima
Great to see Urashima expand his reissue programs beyond Slaughter productions and endless amount of MB... Of course they did other things too, but for example bunch of great Japanese noise reissues would be nice for a change. This originally 2xC-10 tape of Masonna presents the mid 90's Masonna style. Less vocal heavy, more tight and sharp electronic noise. One of the tracks odd "ambient" piece of heavy delay and possibly clinging glasses with something. Almost melodic tone to it. Best track is the final one, with full on noise frenzy! Great 20 mins of noise what most likely could have needed more than edition of 99?! Who knows..
RAIONBASHI "Chloral Works I & II" 12"
Entracte
Yodeling and experimental sounds, animal sounds etc. Very much the exact style what I associate Raionbashi to be. Not sure whether they have more approaches that would be dramatically different from what I've seen band do. It's good, but also very much focusing on few typical things what one could perhaps call "gimmicks". Perhaps one can also just call it style, but for me repeating as distinctive things as animal sounds and yodeling over again, even if "composition" is different, pushes material to be samey.
OVMN "III" LP
Urashima
Older Urashima title. I think the first OVMN release, that was reissued by Industrial Recollections, is killer stuff. It's like definition how noise walls are made strong. Rest of OVMN appear to me much less interesting. Some moments even dull. This is ok, but appears very far the highlights of band. For HWN fans it should work nevertheless.
SLOGUN "A Breed Apart" LP
Urashima
Despite I just mentioned it would be good to have other things than MB and Slaughter Prod reissues, I won't obviously protest when good stuff is done. Example could be that instead of yet another Atrax Morgue vinyl would be something like this. Almost all Atrax Morgue has been good. It's not the point. Point is more about how many should come one after another before it gets more into flooding than sensible pace? Re-issues might have that problem. Think about Slogun doing all his old works as CD's. Artwork looking just about the same, and disc after another seemed like it could never have same impact like tapes did when they came one by one, with slower pace. This LP is good example, how reissue with original tape artwork and just as single LP works well. No never-ending series of stuff, no revisioned graphics. Just here it is, pretty close to what original tape was. And it works. It's Slogun before his "shouted vocals" era. Grainy synth noise patterns with buried whispering/talking vocals processed to become part of sound texture rather than clear lyrics. What it loses in sheer aggression, it wins with detail and texture of noise. Still linear, bleak and grim stuff.
MAGMAX / DES ESSEINTES split LP
Formosan Rec
I guess I do have pretty much all Magmax what was release. This, for some reason, has been in my shelves for ages without being listened. Litarally. Came out 2001, I guess I bought this 2005 or so, and listened last week most likely first time. And it's actually among better Magmax. One of the double vinyl boxes is very good, other one just so-so. Or even partly crap. This is decent. Perhaps it is the same as MSBR. He could do killer stuff, but then again also let rubbish pass into releases.
Des Esseintes is more industrial sound. Perhaps pretty accurately followed the Swedish dark industrial atmosphere of the time. 3 tracks which are surprisingly good. Much better than what I remember about their other stuff. LP is packaged into big sheet of offset printing plate. It's like 13"x15" or so, brutally sticking out from LP shelves...
Several Cock Sparrer records. Damn I still love them so much after so many years... and even latest records are so good.
STROM.ec - Dogs of Total Order LP
I continue to be impressed with everything I've bought by this group. This is like Neural Architect, but rawer, very different from the later recordings. Perhaps not as unique either, but this is a powerful, well done LP that I'm glad to have.
SCHLOSS TEGAL - Oranur - The Third Report LP
I guess there are certain elements of this album that are now considered "dark ambient cliches" as they've appeared all over the place since the turn of the millenium. Still, I like this album. Good texture in the drones, not too long, doesn't overstay its welcome. I see this has been reissued on CD as a remix/remaster thing, wonder what the differences are or if they are obvious enough to notice?
STEVE ROACH & VIR UNIS - Blood Machine
Straight up, this sounds nothing like anything I've heard from either artist, though both have big discographies at this point and I haven't heard everything. This is basically a chill-out ambient techno album. Something say, Global Communication might have done if they did a proper follow up to 76:14 and went a little darker. Some good skittery beats in there, not too obtrusive or cheesy sounding either. Really good stuff.
BIOSPHERE - Substrata
Had to re-buy this after being without my copy for awhile. Still sounds great. Can't really say much else about it, everyone should know this by now.
THE KLINIK - 84-91 8XCD Boxset
I splurged on this, and probably shouldn't have but oh well. It does look great and you get almost everything (I think) the band put out before it's gone and out of print again for another 10 years or whatever. I've listened to the first 2 disc so far...first disc is like a deconstructed experimental version of EBM or whatever you'd imagine the Klinik to sound like. Dated, but if you like this stuff, you like it.
CON-DOM - Shards of Ordnance 2xCD
Lovely package with the book and all. I'm not wild about the plastic sleeves for the CDs, but whatever. Listening to this, it's interesting to hear the diversity in his sound from track to track. A lot of it is quite lo-fi as well, but I guess that comes with the territory. Well done overall. I'd like to see more reissues like this (compiling compilation tracks and hard to find material) on IR, whether Con-Dom or some other project.
TERRA SANCTA - Exile
Like everything else I've got by Terra Sancta, this is well done, I enjoy it quite a bit while it's on, but none of it blows me away or leaves a big impression. I wouldn't call it mediocre or substandard in any way though, those are just my thoughts.
De Blenders/Agathocles - Plooisessions/Alcoholica (CD, Vleesklak Records & some other labels): De Blenders is a rather new noisecore band from my friend Nikos (mostly known from VRV) & Brame (also playing in bands like Anxiety Disorder, Bite Down...). I believe this is only their second recording. This is the kind of sound I really like, chaotic, harsh, in your face, especially the drums. Lyrics aren't serious, some kind of inside joke, which is funny for me, but not for most other people, especially not if you don't understand Dutch. But for people into noisecore, I'd certainly recommend this.
Can't say too much about Agathocles since I don't know a lot of their stuff. As the other stuff I've got from them, this is certainly not bad, but I never feel like checking out a lot more...
Saastaa Suomesta II (LP, Obscurex): Got this because I quite liked the 7". First of all, again a nice layout. When I first saw the cover online, I was disappointed by the lack of cocks. To my joy, I did discover them when I got the actual LP, haha. After the first listen, I think Siviilmurha, Funeral Mongoloids, Nihilist Commando (although on first impression it's not the best NC material) & Unpeace. As always, there's some stuff that I don't like, mainly due to the weak sound. Noisecore only works for me when it really does sound harsh.
Kam Hassah - Information Priority (C22, Throne Heap): I think I can be short about this, by saying that it is recognizable style of Kam Hassah and it's good!
Iron Clad - Strike to Kill (C15, Filth & Violence): Minimalist power electronics, mainly consisting of delicate feedback & metal bashing & aggressive hateful vocals on the first track. Works well. I don't know the original No Remorse track, so can't compare. Anyway, again the hateful vocals, nice sounds again, except for the higher sounding one that sounds like some kind of instrument, don't like that sound. Nice layout as well.
Fetish Ritual - F & R (C12, Synthetik Assembly): Short tape of minimalistic Power Electronics with aggressive vocals. Nice layout with the 3 inserts. Not bad, but judging on a first listen not exactly great either.
Wolves of Heaven/Nyodene D (LP, Anthems of the Undesirable): Wolves of Heaven (first release from this side project of Column of Heaven) starts with calm sounds before bursting out in rather dense PE, with a bit of Ambient underneath. Nyodene D sounds a bit different than at his other recent recordings, I think. Sounds almost like a Harsh Noise layer, with beats and other sounds underneath and an aggressive voice. Especially the 2nd Nyodene D track is very good, with its atmospheric synth layer. Interesting LP
Stillingskerrkozletskynystrompetrus - Death Instruktions (LP, Malignant Records): Not too familiar with the work of most of these people, except for the Steel Hook Prostheses guys. And some tracks certainly remind me of this, other tracks are a bit different. Certainly not bad, but aside from some moments I expected something more opressive & malicious...
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Stillingskerrkozletskynystrompetrus - Death Instruktions (LP, Malignant Records): Not too familiar with the work of most of these people, except for the Steel Hook Prostheses guys. And some tracks certainly remind me of this, other tracks are a bit different. Certainly not bad, but aside from some moments I expected something more opressive & malicious...
You've never heard Megaptera? I never liked that project too much based on the higher-profile releases but Peter Nystrom's side projects and post-Megaptera recordings have had some good stuff, at least IMHO. I liked the KNO albums and some other things. Bought this album (also sold under the name of KSKNP) largely due to my positive experience with those. Thought it was good, but it comes across as some guys paying tribute to the general sound/aesthetic of their heroes rather than anything earth-shattering or original.
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 08, 2015, 01:06:13 AM
Can't say too much about Agathocles since I don't know a lot of their stuff. As the other stuff I've got from them, this is certainly not bad, but I never feel like checking out a lot more...
I encourage you to definitely seek out their older stuff:
agathocles/disgorge 7"
agathocles/m.o.m. 7"
agathocles/psycho 7"
agathocles/blood 7"
.......
the poblem with agx is that they rehash their songs too much
Most of old AGx is worth getting. One good thing is to buy first full length as CD, and it came with lots of tracks from 7"s as bonus. Another good way is just grab some parts of "Mincecore history" CD series. Several discs worth of old Agathocles stuff. Should be easy and cheap to get.
Agathocles - Agarchy 7" is kind of perfect. That's not where I started, but that is where I'd recommend starting. Or at the beginning. Those Selfmadegod Records CD collections are great.
Extreme Noise Terror - A Holocaust in Your Head
Napalm Death - Peel Sessions
Napalm Death - Scum/From Enslavement
Repulsion - Horrified 2CD - CD2 only
Nausea - The Punk Terrorist Anthology V1 - played very loudly - love the drumming so much - they could write a song, too.
Are there any good early live recordings of Napalm Death? Or live videos with good sound?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 08, 2015, 07:18:08 PM
Napalm Death - Peel Sessions
Best thing the band ever did. Saw a recent LP reissue - very expensive, especially when the Grind Madness 3xCD is very cheap.
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Nausea - The Punk Terrorist Anthology V1 - played very loudly - love the drumming so much - they could write a song, too.
Never bought those anthology reissues...didn't they put the tracklisting on those completely backwards from the old Extinction CD?
Quote from: jadderly on February 08, 2015, 09:31:56 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 08, 2015, 07:18:08 PMNausea - The Punk Terrorist Anthology V1 - played very loudly - love the drumming so much - they could write a song, too.
Never bought those anthology reissues...didn't they put the tracklisting on those completely backwards from the old Extinction CD?
Yes, the Nausea V1 doesn't make any sense. They shattered the Extinction album into pieces and threw it all over the disc. Makes zero sense the way it is tracked. You're better off listening to the Extinction The Second Coming collection on Selfless Records, but the Punk Terrorist V1 has 3 or 4 tracks not found on the former. Punk Terrorist V1 also omits one track, the final track, from Extinction proper. In other words, if you want the Extinction album, you need the Selfless Records comp or Extinction on its own, which was only released on LP/cassette.
Quote from: jadderly on February 08, 2015, 03:40:47 AMYou've never heard Megaptera? I never liked that project too much based on the higher-profile releases but Peter Nystrom's side projects and post-Megaptera recordings have had some good stuff, at least IMHO. I liked the KNO albums and some other things. Bought this album (also sold under the name of KSKNP) largely due to my positive experience with those. Thought it was good, but it comes across as some guys paying tribute to the general sound/aesthetic of their heroes rather than anything earth-shattering or original.
No, haven't heard Megaptera or the other guys projects yet. Too much music/too little time, as always...
Thanks for the info about Agathocles, will ask a friend if he can let me hear some of that stuff once, since he's got quite a big Agathocles collection.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 08, 2015, 07:18:08 PM
Are there any good early live recordings of Napalm Death? Or live videos with good sound?
that official video they released in 1990 is pretty good -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S54Yt4wg7RE
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 09, 2015, 02:06:42 AM
In other words, if you want the Extinction album, you need the Selfless Records comp or Extinction on its own, which was only released on LP/cassette.
I've probably bought that Selfless CD about 3-4 times. My last copy of it is in storage. I see now that the price has shot up substantially from when I last bought it about 5 years ago. I wish someone would just reissue the LP in proper running order with everything else tacked on as a bonus CD or FLAC download card. I hate when stuff gets chopped up like that or reissue comp. CDs. I'm guessing most of the people that made the album are long gone from the music scene at this point and must not care about it too much.
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 09, 2015, 09:27:47 AM
No, haven't heard Megaptera or the other guys projects yet.
I guess I just assumed everyone knew them because they were so ubiquitous in the late 90s/early 2000s...
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Too much music/too little time, as always...
I hear you on that...
Listening to latest leaks of TRI-FUNCTION MILLION "Avmakt Del I: Gateskraper" and "Soner".
Dirty rap from Oslo with noise elements and power electronics banger quality. The sound of malaise in a sanitized contemporary culture.
Avmakt Del I: Gateskraper: https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-avmakt-del-i-gateskraper (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-avmakt-del-i-gateskraper)
Soner: https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tfm-soner-030914 (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tfm-soner-030914)
THE RITA - The Apex Representation of a Woman
woman sampling and good rough hnw as you except
Quote from: online prowler on February 09, 2015, 08:50:37 PM
Listening to latest leaks of TRI-FUNCTION MILLION "Avmakt Del I: Gateskraper" and "Soner".
Dirty rap from Oslo with noise elements and power electronics banger quality. The sound of malaise in a sanitized contemporary culture.
Avmakt Del I: Gateskraper: https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-avmakt-del-i-gateskraper (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-avmakt-del-i-gateskraper)
Soner: https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tfm-soner-030914 (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tfm-soner-030914)
Good!!!! I will contact to them.... Maybe I will issue something...
OLYMPIC SHIT MAN "Supercharge" 2xLP
Harbinger
I remembered this to be more harsh than it is. Or maybe it was just loudly dubbed tapes that made it appear so. You know, MSNP style, afterall! Audio was transferred by Chris of Trash Ritual, so I assume it was from master tape rather than the dubbed tapes that are in circulation? Now what we hear here is basically quite natural blend of Evil Moisture and Putrefier. Often not so aggressive and loud, although highly distorted and nice grainy texture in the noise. But not utterly bulldozing quality to it, more seeking interesting sounds than "being brutal", I'd say. Double LP, comic book, full color gatefold. Nice re-issue.
LOOP CIRCUIT "Sound on Sound" LP
Starlight Furniture
I'm pretty sure I've written about this before too? Before I saw this, I had no idea this GROSS tape had been reissued on LP and pressed only 222 copies. Noticed it in shelves in some store in USA. It's Akifumi Nakajima and Dub Murashita, both doing loops and effects. Original tape 1994, reissue from 2001. Lots of nice moments and despite focusing on loops, material does go forward and involve live processing of sound. It's also good example how design of reissue was done with style. It is not as neat hand made special edition as the old tape, but it reminds more of GROSS envelope series. Those were black paper envelopes with pasted-on artwork on both sides. This is just that. Marble texture cardboard with original lay-out, pasted on black LP sleeve. Simple and to the point, but holds the GROSS aesthetic very well!
SCHIMPFLUCH-GRUPPE "Paris Aktionen" LP
Beniffer Editions
Also another LP I must have written before? Anyways, on the recent days playlist, so... Two live aktios from Paris. One could perhaps say including typicalities of this gruppe. Animalistic sounds, clock ticking, sudden impacts of noise bursts, tormented vocals,.. It has clear live sound. Perhaps their aktionist music was at very best when it was analogue tape format recordings, but not much to complain here. "lots of wankers here".. Underwood..
AXNAAR "Crawling Misery" 7"
Filth & Violence
Black metal-noise fusion. Which is the format I'm pretty picky. I realize there is probably quite potential for the material and I do like this to certain extent, but most often genre as whole leaves me with impression that due use of regular instruments and patterns, it doesn't go to innovative level of "real noise", while also escaping possibilities of metal, that would be memorable riffs of song structures that punish despite how clean sound could be.
V/A "THREE PILLARS OF CONTROLLED DOMINATION" 3"cdr
Alpha Male Discharge
Con-Dom cover tracks,. Shift is the winner here. His version of Home Run doesn't appear like random selection. Hostility of statement "I win - you lose", feels like he means it, with malicious intent. Everybody on this comp seems to gain from using Con-Dom compositions as influence, yet they also add high dosage of modern day sonic pressure to it. Loud and ultra crispy distortion, which is far from hissing sound of new luddities like Con-Dom. What they win on sheer brutality, they may lose in that very special sound realm what makes Con-Dom stand so apart from just about everybody else. AM NOT has more "heavy electronics" sort of approach, and delivers well. STAB ELECTRONICS track is something I'm not fully comfortable, as the lyrics of Hatred aren't nowhere near along best of Con-Doms work. Always, when I hear someone talking about "hating everyone equally", it makes me think then they don't really appear to know what is the brutal and total hatred or most likely refuse to accept that it wouldn't be tidy "equal for all" idealism. It's good track, musically, though!
CON-DOM / THE GREY WOLVES "Waging War Against You" CD
Unrest
Just wrote longer piece about this album in Finnish, but got to mention it. Well done lay-out, what perhaps gains it very top results of Unrest label released. Of course it is faithful for War Against Society material, but it succeeds in it. Good quality design. Top notch results in printing and sharpness. Very nice sound on CD. If you do not have War Against Society, this is absolute essential to get a.s.a.p.! Some of the very best works from both bands.
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Listening to latest leaks of TRI-FUNCTION MILLION "Avmakt Del I: Gateskraper" and "Soner".
Dirty rap from Oslo with noise elements and power electronics banger quality. The sound of malaise in a sanitized contemporary culture.
Avmakt Del I: Gateskraper: https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-avmakt-del-i-gateskraper (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-avmakt-del-i-gateskraper)
Soner: https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tfm-soner-030914 (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tfm-soner-030914)
Good!!!! I will contact to them.... Maybe I will issue something...
From what rumours tell me... there is a 12" under way....
Somehow expected the Olympic Shit Man 2LP to be alot more harsh (without having heard the tapes). Still kind of happy with it as it is. It grows on me. Still available too, for ok prices. Big names, but nog big enough for prices to go nuts, thankfully.
OCHU -Tvärsnitt LP (Verlautbarung)
Takes off from the piece featured on the Stein comp, but some new and surprising elements and ideas unfold throughout the album. Don't want to spoil anything, but it really works for me. He said he wanted to break some new ground this time around, and I'd say he certainly does. Far away from the early tapes, but the way he keeps the layers apart yet still discernable and working together is still there, and even more refined. I suppose time will tell how well this work holds up, but right now I can't get enough of it.
Phosgen – When Innocence Dies... (LP, Wolf Rec.)
After recommendations on this forum, I bought this album and I agree with those who commented on it: a solid if not exceptional album. Heavy German electronics with the usual trademarks: rhythmic and oppressive electronics, samples, feedback. The last track on side B lives up to its title: Never Ending Pain. It's the harshest track by far on the album and, interestingly, ends in really painful high-pitched feedback cut into the runout groove, thereby creating a loop until the needle is lifted. A solid album worth getting, especially since it's cheap on Discogs.
S·Core – Crime (CD, Daft Records)
I really like S·Core despite the fact that the CDs I have are all a bit too long and they all have weaker tracks. Still, even if they benefited from stricter editing, I really appreciate S·Core's strange sound world. I think Mikko has described it on this forum as rotten noise from the gutter or something to that effect, and I fully agree. It's not that it's an expression of negative emotions, but rather like the sound of some strange, unhealthy, rotten place deep underground, with strange life forms... The tracks don't progress much, so the lesser ones can drag on, but taken as a whole, this CD (like the others I know) is still a good listen. It looks like I'll have to chance to get some of S·Core's tapes from the 80s; I'm looking forward to hearing them.
Snuff – II (CD, Filth And Violence/Untergeschoss)
Excruciating high-pitched feedback with vocals all the way. Stuff that's literally hard on the ears. I'm in no way an expert or a huge fan of PE, but I like this album a lot, even when it's not for everyday listening. There are, I think, two parts where there's murky midrange noise instead of high-pitched feedback, and the second one goes on for too long (that's the part with some field recordings of children in the background – perhaps recorded at an indoors playhouse or something, judging from the reverb), but other than that, this is a very much recommended album for those who like painful electronics.
Marduk - Frontschwein
Nice. Especially for relaxing and readjusting ears and brain after a shitty week in the office.
Chop Shop - Grey Area tape
I like this one so much, I could listen to it endlessly on repeat.
Ke/Hil: Hellstation
So good! Looking forward to the new one - "Zone 0"
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Marduk - Frontschwein
Nice. Especially for relaxing and readjusting ears and brain after a shitty week in the office.
I'm blasting it right now. I haven't been following black metal for 10+ years, so I have no idea what "those in the know" think about this album (or the band), but I love it: it's fucking intense with great melodies here and there.
Ure Thrall - Arabian Knightmares 2004 - ethno-ambient - more lightly attacked tribal and ethnic drumming like you'd find on Voice of Eye's Transmigration (collaborators in the past and this is not unlike what you'd expect from them) - would have fit perfectly on the Twilight Earth compilation series - Arabic tones - maybe not as menacing, or as dark, as the subject matter would imply, or as expectations would hope, which would have given it more resonance and have been even more to my liking - good and highly skilled album - strange that Tesco would reissue this album.
Chris Watson - El Tren Fantasma - The Signal Man's Mix 2011 - field recording manipulations- more ideas from this great album - musical mixes - the train track rhythm on the first track made me think of Apoptose "Blutopfer" and military snares.
Hostage Pageant "Parallel Interruption
Shane Church is a crucial figure within the United States Harsh Noise world and this tape further solidifies his place amongst classic (and modern) masters. Brilliantly paced pieces across two sides of this C20. Building off of minimal framework and bizarre, barren sounds across the A side (lots of intriguing tinkering here...reminds me of an abandoned medical complex...wheels squeaking, metal tins and examination tables stirring...), whereas the B side presents a catastrophic look into exploration. This continues to hit the spot every time I put it on...just the correct amount of atmospheric electronics and harsh bursts. Gorgeous organic sounds, never too distorted but never too "light", either. Beautiful.
Bizarre Uproar "Amputaatio"
This miniature review is being crafted while listening to this disc for the second time (the first time was a casual listen while going about other daily routines...). I was a fan of "Vihameditaatio" from last year as well as the "musical" elements hinted at within "Rape Africa", but this 2015 disc isn't touching any nerves with me. Without saying too much (in fear that with more listens I will grow to love this material) my bias leans towards the strictly harsh electronics side of BU...I found myself itching to put on "Purification" throughout the duration of this output. Maybe I am approaching it with the wrong set of ears and misunderstanding the messages behind these slow moving, devastating waves of sound. It's uncomfortable, it's creepy, it's very well crafted, but just not my "style". Oh well.
"Amputaatio" sounds for all the world like Abruptum playing Drone Doom.
CURRENT WORMING - "1" C26 (Dogmatics In Outline)
New canadian project on a new canadian label (same person responsible for both). Influenced by (but not a carbon copy of) the "swedish tape noise" thing, and I'd say it lands somewhere in between the uglier (Ultra-Fuck) and the more "clean" (Blodvite) side of that spectrum. It is slightly more aggressive than the laid back swedes output though. Emphasize 'slightly' here; it's not harsh by any means. Promising stuff, well worth your hard earned money.
There's a second CW tape, and a new PE project called NOR INDEX, out on the same label. Both great tapes as well.
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Ure Thrall - Arabian Knightmares 2004
Just got this in the mail recently...haven't had time to listen to it yet though.
GODFLESH "A World lit only by fire" LP
Hmm.. somehow doesn't give me same feeling as previous mLP. That felt very good. Even if sound not as strong as the old classics.. This feels more like situation where they know exactly what to do, but for good songs, it's not all about consciously following template. The little extra is present in only few tracks. Not bad, but just very little reasons to pick up this when looking bands discography...
SWASTIKA KOMMANDO "1983" 4xLP+7" box
Menstrual
Good box. Sort of "vinyl on demand" kind of looks. Even that amusing "official certificate" is included, as if bootlegs of this kind of boxes would be likely to happen. One side of the first LP isn't too amazing due quite dull vocals. I wonder whether there was something wrong with master tape of 2nd LP. One side is utterly suffocated lo-fi sound, and suddenly for last 5 mins or so, sound of same track suddenly "fades" into crispy and clear sound. Something what you sometimes can experience with old tapes. But of course there are ways to make it work. I wonder if original tape release is like this, or is it just this vinyl here? I must say I might actually prefer the lo-fi part of the song more, so whether its fuck-up or meant to be so, it works...
3rd LP with half live side and half interview in Italian language and then return to noisier stuff. I prefer most 1st and 2nd of LP's and excellent 7". That's the screeching feedback noise and dark suffocating industrial-noise soundscapes.
BAYMON "Förruttnelsen" tape
Obscure black-noise tape from Sweden. Raw and distant sound what appears like live-at-rehearsal place recording. There are things like discordant bm guitar riffs repeating on distance, scream, raw electronics etc. What I said about Axnaar some messages above, fits here too. I personally rarely feel the simple cold guitar riffs within noise would add much to noise, while the noise doesn't add much to simple guitar work either. Sort of blending together things what would be better separate? It's not bad, and like said, should be lots of fans for this sort of obscurities.
Orgasm Response Unit "Dissonant Love"
This is an older tape released on the superb Amnesia Program imprint. ORU is a collaboration between the Tandy brothers (whom are stellar solo artists under the monikers Being and Diaphragmatic) and, just like their individual output, this is unrelentingly heavy Harsh Noise. Scrap metal, feedback, and distortion (although this feature is used tastefully...I believe that most of the sounds on this tape are undistorted but merely amplified incredibly loud...). Every second of this thirty minute tape hits the spot. The dynamics and pacing are virtually consistent throughout the whole listen...absolute chaos. An essential listen for any USHN heads.
NAXAL PROTOCOL - The Guilty Should Get What They Deserve! CD
One of the best industrial/noise albums I've heard in a long time. Not much else to say. This is great.
TEST DEPT - A Good Night Out LP
Live album, sort of in between the tribal metal percussion stuff of the first two albums and the later performance art soundtrack type stuff. This is good, but nothing beats the earlier TD material for sheer power.
CAZZOKRAFT - Integrity of the Preconcious System CD
Like the Naxal CD, this is disc really stands out among the herd. Good variety, well put together, aggressive yet dynamic. I'd like to see these guys do another collaboration album soon.
GNAWED - Feign & Cloak CD
American death industrial. A bit more subtle than I might have expected but I like this. Didn't blow me away but probably needs more stereo time.
SONAR - Sonar CD
A lot less dancefloor oriented than some Sonar material I've heard. Many of the tracks fit into the abstract yet rhythmic stuff you'd hear from something like Esplendor Geometrico. Good stuff.
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Orgasm Response Unit "Dissonant Love"
This is an older tape released on the superb Amnesia Program imprint. ORU is a collaboration between the Tandy brothers (whom are stellar solo artists under the monikers Being and Diaphragmatic) and, just like their individual output, this is unrelentingly heavy Harsh Noise. Scrap metal, feedback, and distortion (although this feature is used tastefully...I believe that most of the sounds on this tape are undistorted but merely amplified incredibly loud...). Every second of this thirty minute tape hits the spot. The dynamics and pacing are virtually consistent throughout the whole listen...absolute chaos. An essential listen for any USHN heads.
Viva Tandy!! These boys rip live.
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Quote from: bile on February 18, 2015, 09:44:41 PM
Orgasm Response Unit "Dissonant Love"
This is an older tape released on the superb Amnesia Program imprint. ORU is a collaboration between the Tandy brothers (whom are stellar solo artists under the monikers Being and Diaphragmatic) and, just like their individual output, this is unrelentingly heavy Harsh Noise. Scrap metal, feedback, and distortion (although this feature is used tastefully...I believe that most of the sounds on this tape are undistorted but merely amplified incredibly loud...). Every second of this thirty minute tape hits the spot. The dynamics and pacing are virtually consistent throughout the whole listen...absolute chaos. An essential listen for any USHN heads.
Viva Tandy!! These boys rip live.
Some of my favorite live sets have been at the hands of these brothers (together and individually!). When I was on tour last winter Diaphragmatic played the Cincinnati date. One of the most visceral HN sets I've witnessed in person...tiny room, superb volume, maximum textural density.
Been too busy recently with many things occupying my time. Listening stuff, yes, but not had so much time to "report" about it.
OCHU "tvärsnitt" LP
Verlautbarung
Received this yesterday and started to listen it this morning. And have not listened anything else today. Constant replays, and even more so for B-side. I know that lumping together entire countries worth of bands may be irritating, but one could say that in one sense one could say this is something one could expect from Sweden. Sort of noisy stuff, but leaning toward more arty side of it. But at the same time you could say what Ochu does, is utterly different from contemporary Swedish sound. Despite seemingly common similarities like charming rough (tape captured?) sounds. Blending in field recordings, very physical sounds etc. But he does it very different ways. I could perhaps conclude that despite all sorts of goodies from various swedish artists, this is easily best album from Sweden in this field for some time?! It is innovative without pretentious. It's raw, without being powerless. etc etc... Too bad only 160 something copies exists. I'm already down to last copy available at my mailorder.. lets see if more is possible to get...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 20, 2015, 03:50:55 PMOCHU "tvärsnitt" LP
Verlautbarung
...I'm already down to last copy available at my mailorder.. lets see if more is possible to get...
Damn, I knew I forgot something after paying my order. Hopefully you're able to get more copies so I can order one with upcoming FA releases.
Wrong Hole "I" & "II"
These two tracks are available to download from the Wrong Hole bandcamp page..both are under six minutes in length and I figured it would make sense to review them together. Amnesia Program released "Sucking Wound" last year (a cassette I kept in heavy rotation), and for those whom have heard this tape, "I" and "II" will tickle your fancies. Brilliant, no-nonsense Harsh Noise action here...captivating and violent. The intensity is stellar, it feels as if any moment his mixer will come unplugged, gear bursting into the air, sweat and blood dripping onto the floor. Fantastic.
Being "To Fall In Love With Your Own Reflection"
A Dear Girl Called Wendy released this new 2xCS from Luke Tandy at the beginning of 2015 and is one of the best articles of sound I have ingested thus far. Being taps into the classic Americanoise style with corrosive white noise, mid-range metallic smashing, obnoxious buried feedback, and cut-up flares. Last year's "Get Rid of Everything" CS via Depravity was a crisp, clear look into the destructive forces Luke maneuvered, but with this recent outing he has traded the high-fidelity recording for a more modest, live atmosphere (which, I believe, has added a new dimension to his work). Moments on this tape make the hairs on my neck stand straight...especially during the third piece, "It is Finished and Forgotten", with it's eerily human sounding shrieks (I cannot tell if this is scrap metal, tape manipulation, or actual voices), dynamic splashes of bottom-heavy distortion, and tasteful clipping. Gorgeous looking output and untouchable sound...Being is one of the best in the US.
ABJECTION RITUAL s/t cd-r; heavy death industrial debut. good stuff. i believe Malignant Records sells it along with the 2nd cd-r (got that, too, but haven't listened to it yet).
ULTRA zoll/youthful pleasures cd's; haven't listened to either in a long time. both releases work really well on cd; zoll has some dense, heavy parts that i had forgotten about. his vocals have always been an influence for me. overall, the boxset is really nice!
PUTREFIER rare/compilation tracks cd (forget the title); best tracks are the 7" & track he did for the "tearing the wings..." comp., that material is incredibly focused compared to all of the other tracks. have the other 2 cd's on I.R. but haven't listened to them yet.
STRAIGHT ARM SALUTE "Aryan Uprising" tape
Finnish project doing sort of music what is like half Arditi type of martial, half nsbm intro music. Speeches, drum machine marches, growling vocals, synth melodies. There is something what makes me thing of Warcom or Sarote Industries labels. Something, that is too over the top, too clumsy, to appear "noble art". But on other hand, you got the nice mix of hollywood type NS atrocities and at the same time commentaries for modern day south africa etc.
BODY CARGO "Posthum" tape
Autarkeia
I know I must say every time I write about BC, that this is maybe their best material?! hah.. Well, this short tape is the basic BC stuff. Lo-fi, slowly moving, rugged industrial noise. Best moments are in end of a-side and beginning of b-side. Those two tracks out of the 4 stand out on this tape. Body Cargo doesn't have problem of doing good stuff. But memorable "hit tracks"? No power electronics anthems to be found. Only good overall atmosphere. Still, very much recommended!
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STRAIGHT ARM SALUTE "Aryan Uprising" tape
of Warcom or Sarote Industries labels.
back from the dead after killing flu
WARCOM: where have they gone??? and who is Sarote Industries labels?
any hints? cheers
WARCOM stopped. There was that last interview he did for Degenerate, explaining stopping label. I was among last people to buy his remaining inventory. Still have bunch of releases in distro after many years...
Sarote has still that "memorial site". Google it to find info of their releases.
BROKEN PENIS ORCHESTRA "Testicle Difficulties" LP
Nihilist
I have had hard time swallowing this, hehe.. Amusing sound collage, which sometimes is pretty good, most of all just humoristic and funny. If genital humor sound collage is your thing. I remember being quite disappointed by bands CDR release I had, but vinyl has somehow different feel to it. That someone actually puts this sort of stuff on 12" vinyl, changes its feeling totally.
MISSING FOUNDATION "1933 Your house is mine" LP
Dais
2013 reissue of 1988 album. And well done. I guess bands reputation is even wider than its musical impact? "Industrial Noise outfit from NYC. Their logo shows a martini-cocktail glass turned upside down meaning "the party's over!". Missing Foundation made a point of fighting gentrification in New York's Lower East Side and other metropolitan areas. They left their logo painted on walls whereever they travelled. Walking around in major European cities in the late 80's/early 90's you would find this all over the place. "
It would be nice to see noise bands escape purely online existence to physical world like this today. Music reeks the same feeling. It goes well into area of E.Neubauten/Test Dept and such. Blend of music and industrial percussion and noisy sounds. More music than noise, though.
Woob - Light & Levitation
My first album of post-reboot Woob, this is very pleasant ambient heavy on the manipulated choral samples, neither light nor dark sounding.
Aube + Telepherique - R-S+C
This is really good. A bit more "to the point" and less slow-building than a lot of Aube material. I haven't heard much by Telepherique at all, but they do a good job here. I guess I should check out more by them.
Aube - Flood Gate
This came up here recently with high praise. Managed to snag a copy for a reasonable price - I don't think Vanilla Records releases are all that easy to get these days. Anyway, this is definitely in line with the earlier, noisier Aube material of the early 90s, but is very well done and highly listenable, fairly dynamic also.
Einleitungszeit – Aus Der Leichenkammer: "Klonieren Des Machinen Lärms"
Einleitungszeit – "L'Accouchement Des Machines Humaines"
I've been wanting these for awhile, finally managed to find them at a price I could stomach. Compared to the R-Mensch 2xLP, these are both more sophisticated and drawn out, probably requiring a bit more effort to absorb. "Aus Der" has really odd quiet mastering. I'm not sure if it had to do with the source material or the inherent physical limitations of vinyl. At this point, I'm trying to collect everything by this group but a lot of their releases are hard to come by. Not sure why they aren't more popular and don't have better distribution.
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar – Hålrum
I think this was recommended here and possibly some other places. Frankly it sounds a lot like Z'EV and Harry Bertoia to me. Not a bad thing, just pointing it out. Maybe a dash of Organum in there as well. My copy of the LP doesn't have the best pressing quality and was filthy out of the sleeve. Gave it a good cleaning and going to try playing it again soon.
Null - Ultimate Material II
Halfway between noisy stuff and more semi-ambient, perhaps close to the "Terminal Beach" CD in places? This is good, but I wouldn't say it is my favorite Null release. Happy to have it in my collection though.
Zero Kama - The Secret Eye Of L.A.Y.L.A.H.
Zero Kama – Live In Arnhem & The Goatherd And The Beast
I guess this is what people call "Ritual Ambient" these days. Fairly primitive and rough around the edges compared to what is being released now, but I enjoy the feel of these old recordings. There are some vocals on the live release that might turn some people off but I didn't think they were too bad. "Secret Eye" is the essential release for me, but I'm glad to have both of these releases.
Finally got around to playing my CD. This album is excellent. I liked that the middle-eastern elements were not overused. Fairly heavy in places as well, sort of reminds me of Voice of Eye at times. Didn't URE and VOE record stuff together at some point?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 16, 2015, 08:10:55 PM
Ure Thrall - Arabian Knightmares 2004 - ethno-ambient - more lightly attacked tribal and ethnic drumming like you'd find on Voice of Eye's Transmigration (collaborators in the past and this is not unlike what you'd expect from them) - would have fit perfectly on the Twilight Earth compilation series - Arabic tones - maybe not as menacing, or as dark, as the subject matter would imply, or as expectations would hope, which would have given it more resonance and have been even more to my liking - good and highly skilled album - strange that Tesco would reissue this album.
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Einleitungszeit – Aus Der Leichenkammer: "Klonieren Des Machinen Lärms"
"Aus Der" has really odd quiet mastering. I'm not sure if it had to do with the source material or the inherent physical limitations of vinyl.
The original recording was on DAT and mastered at that loudness. Considering the plentiful bottom end and 40+ minutes of overall dense material, the LP is highly accurate to the master. I think it would surprise people how great the vinyl mastering is (it surprised me anyway), because the loudness has always been a criticism.
Quote from: jadderly on February 26, 2015, 06:05:58 PM
Didn't URE and VOE record stuff together at some point?
Jim Wilson of Voice of Eye collaborated on many Discorporeality Recordings, which is Ure Thrall's label.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 26, 2015, 06:42:57 PM
Quote from: jadderly on February 26, 2015, 05:58:23 PM
Einleitungszeit – Aus Der Leichenkammer: "Klonieren Des Machinen Lärms"
"Aus Der" has really odd quiet mastering. I'm not sure if it had to do with the source material or the inherent physical limitations of vinyl.
The original recording was on DAT and mastered at that loudness. Considering the plentiful bottom end and 40+ minutes of overall dense material, the LP is highly accurate to the master. I think it would surprise people how great the vinyl mastering is (it surprised me anyway), because the loudness has always been a criticism.
No, I get what you are saying. It's just that mastering at low volume can accentuate surface noise, which I find to be the case on this particular LP. I'd definitely believe that it was challenging material to master for vinyl. I'd just be curious what a CD version might sound like or a 45rpm 2xLP. I have some electro-acoustic records that were mastered at 45rpm - I'm guessing they were done that way due to the physical limitations of the vinyl format.
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Quote from: jadderly on February 26, 2015, 06:05:58 PM
Didn't URE and VOE record stuff together at some point?
Jim Wilson of Voice of Eye collaborated on many Discorporeality Recordings, which is Ure Thrall's label.
IIRC weren't a lot of those issued as limited CDRs? Probably hard to come by now, if they are even still playable...this is another case where a Bandcamp page/archive would be desirable.
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 26, 2015, 06:42:57 PM
Quote from: jadderly on February 26, 2015, 05:58:23 PM
Einleitungszeit – Aus Der Leichenkammer: "Klonieren Des Machinen Lärms"
"Aus Der" has really odd quiet mastering. I'm not sure if it had to do with the source material or the inherent physical limitations of vinyl.
The original recording was on DAT and mastered at that loudness. Considering the plentiful bottom end and 40+ minutes of overall dense material, the LP is highly accurate to the master. I think it would surprise people how great the vinyl mastering is (it surprised me anyway), because the loudness has always been a criticism.
No, I get what you are saying. It's just that mastering at low volume can accentuate surface noise, which I find to be the case on this particular LP. I'd definitely believe that it was challenging material to master for vinyl. I'd just be curious what a CD version might sound like or a 45rpm 2xLP. I have some electro-acoustic records that were mastered at 45rpm - I'm guessing they were done that way due to the physical limitations of the vinyl format.Quote
Maybe you got a bad copy or a used copy played off a worn needle or that wasn't cleaned before played? I had the DAT transferred a handful of years ago to CD (for possible re-release), and the vinyl sounds incredibly close to the master. I'd even go as far as to bet most people wouldn't be able to A/B a difference. The vinyl mastering is
that good. I only had a few hours in a borrowed studio to get acquainted with the DAT master before sending it off to get cut and pressed. I won't go into it here again, but for years, even I thought it was a mistake to have not done it as a 2LP. I no longer think that. It also played into the decision to not reissue it on CD (though, I do still sometimes want to do it anyway). I questioned the 1xLP choice from the day Bill Smith delivered the records. Not even a little bit of me questions that anymore. It was well worth getting the DAT master transferred to finally put all that to rest.
Early on, Asianova was also a side project of Voice of Eye, Ure Thrall, and one other.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 26, 2015, 10:06:27 PM
Maybe you got a bad copy or a used copy played off a worn needle or that wasn't cleaned before played? I had the DAT transferred a handful of years ago to CD (for possible re-release), and the vinyl sounds incredibly close to the master. I'd even go as far as to bet most people wouldn't be able to A/B a difference. The vinyl mastering is that good. I only had a few hours in a borrowed studio to get acquainted with the DAT master before sending it off to get cut and pressed. I won't go into it here again, but for years, even I thought it was a mistake to have not done it as a 2LP. I no longer think that. It also played into the decision to not reissue it on CD (though, I do still sometimes want to do it anyway). I questioned the 1xLP choice from the day Bill Smith delivered the records. Not even a little bit of me questions that anymore. It was well worth getting the DAT master transferred to finally put all that to rest.
Worn copy? Not likely. It was sold as "new/unplayed" stock from a reliable distro. I can't remember if I cleaned the record before playing it last time, but it has been cleaned now and placed in an HDPE inner sleeve...I will give it another listen. My current stylus is a microline with very low hours...
Quote from: jadderly on February 27, 2015, 12:47:13 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 26, 2015, 10:06:27 PM
Maybe you got a bad copy or a used copy played off a worn needle or that wasn't cleaned before played? I had the DAT transferred a handful of years ago to CD (for possible re-release), and the vinyl sounds incredibly close to the master. I'd even go as far as to bet most people wouldn't be able to A/B a difference. The vinyl mastering is that good. I only had a few hours in a borrowed studio to get acquainted with the DAT master before sending it off to get cut and pressed. I won't go into it here again, but for years, even I thought it was a mistake to have not done it as a 2LP. I no longer think that. It also played into the decision to not reissue it on CD (though, I do still sometimes want to do it anyway). I questioned the 1xLP choice from the day Bill Smith delivered the records. Not even a little bit of me questions that anymore. It was well worth getting the DAT master transferred to finally put all that to rest.
Worn copy? Not likely. It was sold as "new/unplayed" stock from a reliable distro. I can't remember if I cleaned the record before playing it last time, but it has been cleaned now and placed in an HDPE inner sleeve...I will give it another listen. My current stylus is a microline with very low hours...
I didn't mean to imply anything, and with this post, I continue to not imply anything. There could be lots of reasons why you're hearing surface noise, one of which could be that you got a copy out of a bad moment in the pressing run. It happens. When assembling records, I've found pockets of excessive warping, scratches, poor edge cutting, and all the various ways a numbers game can go haywire during manufacturing. Non-fill, which is one common cause of surface noise found across an entire pressing, wasn't something I battled with that LP.
I wasn't familiar with the term "microline", so I had to google it. I'm reading that some experience more surface noise with them. Here's one of the discussions involving that: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-307924.html Also a comment saying, "How many hours on the AT cartridge? You need at least 50, perhaps 200, before it ripens."
I would definitely clean it. All new records should be cleaned before first play, and those that have been sitting in a distro for nearly twenty years should definitely be cleaned before playing. Pressing plants can be dirty joints. Lots of dust. Lots of tiny vinyl shavings. Throw static into the mix, and well, you get the point.
We can talk about this record more in private if you'd like. PM me. It was sort of a clusterfuck in ways, and like I said, it bothered me for 15+ years until my regrets were proven to be unfounded.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 27, 2015, 03:05:28 AM
I didn't mean to imply anything, and with this post, I continue to not imply anything. There could be lots of reasons why you're hearing surface noise, one of which could be that you got a copy out of a bad moment in the pressing run. It happens. When assembling records, I've found pockets of excessive warping, scratches, poor edge cutting, and all the various ways a numbers game can go haywire during manufacturing. Non-fill, which is one common cause of surface noise found across an entire pressing, wasn't something I battled with that LP.
I wasn't familiar with the term "microline", so I had to google it. I'm reading that some experience more surface noise with them. Here's one of the discussions involving that: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-307924.html Also a comment saying, "How many hours on the AT cartridge? You need at least 50, perhaps 200, before it ripens."
I would definitely clean it. All new records should be cleaned before first play, and those that have been sitting in a distro for nearly twenty years should definitely be cleaned before playing. Pressing plants can be dirty joints. Lots of dust. Lots of tiny vinyl shavings. Throw static into the mix, and well, you get the point.
We can talk about this record more in private if you'd like. PM me. It was sort of a clusterfuck in ways, and like I said, it bothered me for 15+ years until my regrets were proven to be unfounded.
No offense taken or anything. Re: the microline, it's a double edged sword. I've found that some old and new records I have are quieter with it and others reveal more surface noise and pressing defects. It just depends, probably due to a number of factors. I will say that when everything is "right", the tracking is superb and the level of detail is incredible, much better than a standard conical or elliptical stylus. IMHO, of course.
E.E. "Volcanist" LP
Curious Lacunae
2009 release of USA drone sound. Lots of surface noise on this one. Snap, crackle & pop all the way, sometime more subtle, sometimes ANNOYING level. It has basically all the strengths & weaknesses of drone music. Nice simple stuff to float on background, but absolutely nothing what would bring personality, nor single new idea or sound to genre. For drone fanatics, why not. But LP is pretty bad sound for this type of stuff.
CHANGES "Hero Takes His Stand" 2xLP
Neue Asethetik
Live document from 2004, limited 300 copies. Despite having slight audience noise and not-totally-pleasant amplification, sound is actually nice. Lots of classic Changes tracks here, and it's good addition in Changes collection for sure. Folk music for apocalyptic times. Few visitors makes chance for mostly guitar & voice type of approach.
THE RITA "Gamzatti" LP
Total Black
While several The Rita releases of past years have received harsh critics from me, I'm glad to say not this one! You get seeminly "the same", but this time we do have more movement and more energy! Sound is heavy, yet sharp. It's perhaps not correct to talk about aggressive, but there is more fast paced movement. Source sounds nicely bleed below the hard distorted surface making it far more multi-dimensional than many other recordings. Booklet contains photos of recording sessions of this material as well as photos of ballet dancers, ballet dvd's, scan from book Understanding ballet from chapter: Anatomical Charisma. Nice! That would be good name for noise project!
Incapacitants - Asset Without Liability
When I'm in the mood for harsh noise, I tend to gravitate to stuff like this. I wish more of their 90s material was readily available at reasonable prices.
Seth Nehil - Amnemonic Site
Picked this up cheap in a distro clear out. I remember Nehil's name from different catalogs and being thrown around here and there, but I don't think I've ever had any of his music until this one. This is excellent. Vaguely ambient-ish, sort of non-academic electro-acoustic music based on field recordings and psychical/found objects.
Hazard - Wind
Several years ago I had the earlier "Lech" and "North" CDs. While those were good, this is quite a leap beyond from what I remember from those. Good use of field recordings with tasteful processing and well arranged overall. I will need to check out more Hazard/BJ Nilsen recordings from this time frame and later.
Dissecting Table - Ultra Materials '86-'91
Now I love the early/mid 90s era of DT with albums like UPD II, Zikogu, Human Breeding, etc. but this is my first time hearing these earlier recordings. They are definitely a lot less refined than those later albums but still quite enjoyable.
Jeff Greinke - Places of Motility
This was my introduction to Greinke years ago, I remember ordering it from Manifold back when they were still around. This album is a bit uneven at times and doesn't fully gel together as well as the albums that bookend it. When it's "on", it's really good.
Steve Roach - Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces
Massive 4xCD set, drifty ambient and dark atmospheres. Well done and not too cheesy.
Megaptera - Disease
Finally got a copy of this. In general, I prefer Nystrom's newer projects and side project stuff to Megaptera, but this is quite good. A lot less reliant on corny film samples than some Megaptera I've heard, more minimal overall and also more effective.
BDN - Pain in Progress
Early BDN, hadn't heard this one in many years until I recently re-bought it. Perhaps too minimal at times compared to later work, this almost makes me think of Maurizio Bianchi, but less accomplished. Still, I like this. The bonus tracks on the CD are in a completely different style, some are more straightforward and have vocals up front.
Asmorod - Derelict
Rough industrial ambient stuff that sounds like it could've been made a decade earlier and that's no criticism. I'm not in love with the artwork or packaging, but whatever.
Femeheim - Dominium Terrae (CD, Death Continues Records): Really decent German (I think?) Death Industrial. Only comment would be that I think it misses some more bass sounds and it comes of a bit calculated at times. Really like the 7th track, which has a deeper sound, and the 8th track with its sporadic metal clang. In general I think the best tracks are those that have more elements, some others are a bit simpler and they're good too, but it's just those extra sounds (such as vocals, metal clang...), even if sporadic, that seem to get the tracks to a higher level. Anyway, recommended album, if you like this kind of Death Industrial.
Gnawed - Feign & Cloak (Malignant Records, CD): I only have his Devolve tape (which I really like) and the track on the split with Disgust, RU-486 & Nyodene D, but that track isn't that great. Haven't heard his 1st album, heard the samples but I wasn't impressed right away. This on the other hand is really good! Seems part of the aggression has made place for ominous atmosphere. Great synths, metal sounds and processed vocals. There's one track (the one that starts with the panning sound, can't remember which one it is) that's especially great.
Anenzephalia - Instrumentalities (Singles Collection 1991 - 2008): Anenzephalia is good of course, though there's one thing that struck me while listening to this compilation: some tracks seem a bit too long for their own good...
Sick Seed - Technological Singularity (CD, Untergeschoss/Filth & Violence): Compared to the Helsingin Synagogat 7", I like this a lot more. First track sounds a bit goofy at times, maybe, but 2nd & 3rd track are absolute Industrial greatness. Cool layout as well.
Ride For Revenge/Below (tape, Bestial Burst): Not too familiar with Ride For Revenge, I only have The Renegade Temple which I like and have in the meantime checked out Wisdom of the Few (which I really like, but seems like I'm late to the game, needs a repress maybe?) and Enter the Gauntlet which seems harder to get into (check both through bandcamp). On this split they present a lengthy track which has parts I'm into and some parts with which I have a bit of a hard time getting into. Below is weird Black Metal too, nice atmosphere, but it seems like there's guitar, vocals and other sounds, but no apparent drums/drum machine?
Pantaleimon - Change My World 2003 - folk - CD-single with 3 live tracks from Trees Hold Time - the live tracks are really nice.
Can Am Des Puig - The Book of AM Pts 1 & 2 1978 - psychedelic folk - I think I like Part 2, the previously unreleased album, over Part 1; the vocals are more in tune, and the effects are more psychedelic; definitely more tracks on Pt2 - "Love's Strength" - good album overall.
Ure Thrall - The Great Zoviet French Kiss Off 2008 - ambient - decent album from him, but nothing exceptional.
Voice of Eye and Thomas Dimuzio - The Unveiling of Darkness 2012 - ambient - flawless transitions - dense, rich harmonics - beautiful editing (if it isn't all improvised) - illuminating tones - standard, perfect Voice of Eye - their signature, elephant-like bellows are present; what I love about those is how they sound like manipulated trumpets/brass instruments with huge wind, though they are likely from handmade string instruments - "Themisto" has some wonderful tribal percussion.
V/A A Selection of Drones Past 1993-2000 2006 - ambient - Vance Orchestra, Spear, Osso Exotico, Dronaement, Die Feinen Trinkers Bei Pinkels Daheim, and Reynols are nice tracks.
Tho-So-Aa - Epoch Pt.1 1996 - ambient - tracks I & III are Inade-like and space/lunar landscapish - track II wasn't a great idea on repeat - track IV is of a quality, religious sample, but tonality is just a tad off for it to reach enlightenment, which seems like the goal; the crudity, or lack of rich harmonics, works against it reaching full potential; near the end of the track, sounds like felt mallets on cymbals evolving into space that are nice touches - track V continues there, but is far less successful.
Vidna Obmana - Crossing the Trail 1997 - ethno-ambient - I have a really difficult time listening to this guy - has a digital, plastic-like feel to his sound, and all the rhythms and structures are limp - even more new agey than Steve Roach, who I do like.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 05, 2015, 11:46:55 PM
Vidna Obmana - Crossing the Trail 1997 - ethno-ambient - I have a really difficult time listening to this guy - has a digital, plastic-like feel to his sound, and all the rhythms and structures are limp - even more new agey than Steve Roach, who I do like.
Have you tried "Spore"? I'm no expert on him, but I liked that one. It's even a bit noisy in places.
Quote from: jadderly on March 06, 2015, 01:24:25 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 05, 2015, 11:46:55 PM
Vidna Obmana - Crossing the Trail 1997 - ethno-ambient - I have a really difficult time listening to this guy - has a digital, plastic-like feel to his sound, and all the rhythms and structures are limp - even more new agey than Steve Roach, who I do like.
Have you tried "Spore"? I'm no expert on him, but I liked that one. It's even a bit noisy in places.
Thanks for the recommendation. I gave "Creep (Isolation Trip)" a listen. I like what he is doing there with the other elements, but again, his choice in digital percussion sound is awful. Clicky. Clacky. No depth. It's really distracting.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 08, 2015, 07:18:08 PM
Are there any good early live recordings of Napalm Death? Or live videos with good sound?
I have a rather large amount of these collected over the years, if you are interested, PM me and I will share them with you.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 06, 2015, 03:55:01 AM
Quote from: jadderly on March 06, 2015, 01:24:25 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 05, 2015, 11:46:55 PM
Vidna Obmana - Crossing the Trail 1997 - ethno-ambient - I have a really difficult time listening to this guy - has a digital, plastic-like feel to his sound, and all the rhythms and structures are limp - even more new agey than Steve Roach, who I do like.
Have you tried "Spore"? I'm no expert on him, but I liked that one. It's even a bit noisy in places.
Thanks for the recommendation. I gave "Creep (Isolation Trip)" a listen. I like what he is doing there with the other elements, but again, his choice in digital percussion sound is awful. Clicky. Clacky. No depth. It's really distracting.
He does seem to use a lot of digital sources, I wouldn't be surprised if that entire disc was composed with software. In general, if you are looking for organic-ish ambient, I don't think he would be the best artist in that realm. His discography is huge though. Have you tried his early collaborations with PBK? At one point PBK was giving away mp3s of those for free but I think they are on Bandcamp now for a low price.
I do know that the "Trilogy" series of albums from the early 90s are very acclaimed, but I think they have some digital elements on them as well. I have these on deck to listen to but haven't played them yet.
JFK "Teenage Fantasy 1987-88" 2xLP
Hospital / Harbinger
This is way better than "La-Bas 1987-88" from JFK. In what ways? I think there is more abstraction and more leaning toward noise. Of course we have the drum machine beats and most of "electronics" is merely feedback and droning of bass & guitar, but still seems less of "industrial-rock" than the other? Good!
BLODVITE "Dekonstruktioner" LP
Järtecknet
Nice LP. Rough loops, fierce tapes. Slowly moving industrial noise atmosphere. Perhaps as LP, it's just good LP, while on tape format one would rate it instantly among the greats?! Just little too routine of what Blodvite does to jump in your face by unusual level of excellency.
LR "Brother" 12"
Wendy
One-sider, but quite long one. And good one! Loke does his style of vocals, drones, feedbacks etc, but feels perhaps even more composed than some other works? Occasionally not very far from Damien Dubrovnik, but hardly identical. Very good record what one only hopes that would have b-side filled too. Would stand out as excellent LP.
DAVE PHILLIPS / CORNELIA HASSE-HONEGGER "Mutations" LP
Tochnit Aleph
When I first listened this, it didn't seem as good as some other Phillips stuff, but returning back to this LP proves otherwise. Most of the basic elements of his work is present here, but it does have some new angle why LP seems essential to include among collection. Experimental sounds, animal voices, field recordings. Various locations. Lengthy texts about radioactivity, mutated insects nearby chernobyl etc. Very good.
LAIBACH "Neu Konservativ" pic LP
Cold Spring
Well deserved vinyl edition of live gig that has been previously issued on CD by Cold Spring. 1985 live in Hamburg, including many of the classic tracks with nice live sound.
KRAFTWERK "Soest 1970" LP
SAT Records
UK Bootleg label putting out LP formerly known as Karussel der Jugend. 1970 full live gig of kraut/improv jams from Kraftwerk before band found their more electronic sound. Never been big fan, nor listener of them, but noisiness and eerie drone works of some tracks fit to my tastes. Kraut jams are fine too. Probably a must for fanatics, for the rest...?
SPK "Machine Age Sessions" LP
SAT Records
Another bootleg LP. First side has good sounding Peel Session from 1983, but problem is, of course that it is notorious "metal dance" style. So technically good, but musically very very hard for me to get too excited. B-side has another BBC session, but not with John Peel. Sound is pretty close to utter rubbish. Not sure what kind of copy of the copy of the copy of radio transmission or mp3 has been used as master. And not rugged in good way either. I still included it among my SPK collection, but can't give strong recommendations...
V/A "THE COPPER ROOF HOUSES" LP
Posh Isolation
I'm not fully convinced about Lust For Youth material on this, but otherwise pure gold. Of course it's quite expected as this was originally tape, and Posh Isolation has only re-issued selected and very best of their tapes. Damien Duprovnik, Blodvite, The Copper Roof Houses are besides LFY and all deliver!
NEPTUNE TOWERS "Transmissions from empire Algol" LP
I believe Peaceville did official LP's not so long ago? But these came year before. Blurry scans from CD versions make the cover artwork pretty dull, but can't complain that much. Afterall, I always had impression that this project gained attention only because it is Fenriz, and probably haven't listened CD for 15+ years. Getting LP was good excuse to revisit it and damn?! If one is into sloppy and amateurish electronic music this may hit the spot. Kraut / electronic muzak leanings far more than anything about "metal" or "industrial". Clumsiness and technical flaws only make it more interesting than some works of old masters.
Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana - Ascension Of Shadows-Meditations for the Millennium 1998 - ethno-ambient - 3CD - 1st & 3rd CDs are 70+ minute, single tracks; Roach seems to be the prime mover in those tracks; standard, good Roach material; 3rd CD has some beautiful windsweeping elements; relaxing, engaging work by Roach - 2nd CD is three lengthy tracks, with the middle track being the best of them; 1st & 3rd tracks have strong Vidna Obmana handling with terrible digital percussion and anything-but relaxing tones.
Terrorizer - Before the Downfall set 2014.
Grateful Dead - Fillmore West-San Francisco-Ca 1969-02-27 - new 16track, Healy transfer - it'll set your stereo and mind afire - superior to the official box set release - SHN ID# 132573 for those interested.
Full Blown A.I.D.S - 6 song EP single-sided 12" Limited Appeal
Full Blown A.I.D.S - Leech 12" EP Limited Appeal
Great midtempo sludgecore with dirty sound from Seth Putnam fame.
CON-DOM / THE GREY WOLVES - Waging War Against You CD
i never got the original LP box, so (most of) these tracks were new to me... fucking brilliant work from both parties. nothing more to say, really, except THANK YOU to unrest for reissuing this material.
SEKTOR 304 - Live Reaction CD
the very definition of industrial music. heavy scrap metal percussion (with live drums as well), great voice work courtesy of martin bladh.. it's a slightly different beast than their studio work, but it's quite good.. intense sound and performance with lots of breathing room. highly recommended.
SICK SEED - Technological Singularity mCD
kind of a new direction for pekka & co., eh? the first track threw me off a bit, but it grew on me. the addition of a bassist was a good choice. it'll need a few more spins to really sink in, but i dig this, and i look forward to SS's next output..
CONCRETE MASCARA - Blossoms of Shame CD
piercing high end feedback and junk noise with some of the best vocals in recent memory.
OCHU "tvärsnitt" LP- great LP with a lot of great sounds. Could use a little less of the stewpot banging but that's a minor gripe. The heavy bass sounds are impressive.
CONCRETE MASCARA - Blossoms of Shame CD- the second track is the winner. Not sure about the minimal tracks, certainly didn't expect them. And I agree with Andy Vomit on the vocals.
Lustmord - The Word As Power cd
Absolutely amazing album. He did a great job with voices from various guests.
Inade - Audio Mythology One cd
Inade always had unique dark ambient sound. Along Bad Sector and Yen Pox, Inade become one of my favorite projects of dark ambient. Superb collection of various songs but it's works as an regular full-length. Closing track is a personal fave.
RLW "Sechs Abstande" LP
Blossoming Noise
Handful of people have said RLW's solo stuff has been quite hit & miss. Could perhaps agree. But this LP I like. It's much less cut up electro-acoustic sort of stuff, more longer pieces of experimental sound. Often lo-fi and suffocating atmospheres. 2008.
CLIMAX DENIAL "In the absence of self-denial" LP
Urashima
Could be easily the best from him? Not sure if it's just thanks to LP format that takes off little bit of the glitch of contemporary PE sound, but also musically I'm pretty confident to conclude its his best work to day! A-side works well, b-side starts with weak track, but goes towards more unusual vocalization, which helps band to jump away from safe zone. To area where certainly some will hate it, but certainly will also nod in agreement that such variation is good for album. Clean sound and effect fueled vocals are still a bit too "2000's", but direction is right!
VOICE OF EYE "Anothology one: 1989-91" 2xLP
VOD
This would be my favorite form for VOD reissues. Not overtly ambitious box-sets, but just little more than LP. So, double LP, offering about CD length of material. It is of course "just" a sampler. Choise cuts from old tapes from this era, offering no original album arch, but re-visioned compilation. But enough for me, in case of Voice Of Eye. Experimental soundscapes filled with industruments, self made instruments, electronics, female vocals. Sometimes very musical, most of time time excellent multi-layered and textured "ambient". Calm, slow paced, but never too simple.
SUDDEN INFANT "20 years of sudden infant" LP
Harbinger Sound
2009 compilation LP of 13 cuts from career of Sudden Infant. Nowhere near as interesting as Sudden Infant 4xLP anthology is. Nonexistent artwork and no information. But well, you got almost plain white sleeve with tracklist stamped on back of sleeve. Not all pure gold on audio either, but work out as SI generally does!
VIVENZA "Fondements Bruitistes 1 and 2" LP's
Rotorelief
Fucking killer. I do have Fondements Bruitistes original 7" as well as the Fondements Bruitistes CD reissue on Drag & Drop. But these two LP's (sold separately) offer weird addition. Why? Well, according to tracklist, b-side of 7" doesn't appear here in same length as it was on original 7". And comparing tracklists with CD, reveals there is significantly different tracklist. 1st LP gathers more noisy stuff. All very traditional Vivenza style. 2nd part appears to tone down a bit. I'd say whether you own the old ones, these are still utterly essential to grab!
U/I·R - Dolda Topografiska Undertoner: Vol. 1 (Engelsberg) (Naturens Undertoner): Tried as I may for some time, I never managed to cop one of the mere 27 copies that were made available of this tape. [Edit: Thank you Soulseek!] It had to make me wonder, "is it maybe just not very special?" And I suppose that's a tough thing to say with certainty. Are you listening to the details? Or just absorbing the general mood of the tape? The General Mood: slowly building, but never collapsing sound akin to snippets of Ättestupaand Krökta Rum. Two 15-minute sides you could lazily ascribe to the dark ambient pantheon with an "organic" flair. The Details: refined and articulate sound collage made from a variety of seemingly standard instruments like keys, acoustic/electric guitar and bass (I may be mistaken), unobtrusive tinny clanks and manipulated field recordings that leave any hint of origin obscured. Some of the tape-based sounds that serve as the backbone seem aquatic, but what is refreshing about them is that the sounds are peaking and troughing and mangled that keep it from being that redundant "artsy", "academic" water trickle that you hear way too much. The minor bit of oscillation you hear on the B-side is so nearly nonexistent I can't help but think of Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar's "natural" method of making industrial music. All in all, a really jarring tape - that would serve as a perfect accompaniment to many scenes from von Trier's "The Antichrist" - that hopefully gets greater distribution one day. The Hibiskofon mailer that showed up yesterday mentioned a future tape from U/I·R down the line. Fingers crossed!
Mental Anguish & John Hudak - Multiple Morning Green
lovely stuff
the first track is really great. there is voice counting in no order and some machine drone thing on the back going forever.
its 22 minutes of the same thing , i cant seem to get enought of it tho. perfect for a sunday afternoon
GRUNT: Myth of blood CD
After the first couple listening sessions, it's quite obvious that this one will occupy both my cd-player and thoughts for the next weeks. It's unlike anything else I've heard from Grunt so far... Maybe more comments later, 'cause on this one "the devil is in the detail". Great work for sure.
V. Sinclair - Dedication cs
Subtle industrial rumblings, field recordings and droning synths. There's also room for a more ethereal sound, high pitched harmonies with minimal vocals in the background. Lovely stuff and lovely packaging. I predict this will end up in my best of 2015 list for sure.
Puce Mary/Rodger Stella cs
Only heard this once so far, but first impression is very good. Decayed tape loops (?) with industrial pulsating sounds. These two should collaborate more imo. The problem with (my copy only of ?) the tape is that both sides end in a abrupt cut off way. Why not make the tape length longer ? Anyway, good stuff!
Encephalophonic - X
With the choice blessings of Freak Animal deposited upon the name, Encephalophonic makes the quantum leap: from compulsive spasticator toiling in the shadow of the hallowed Pain Jerk-Sickness-Merzy tripartite – to out and out hero plumped for all due bunghole lashing upon the international noise stage. X marks the territory normally under Bonini jurisdiction- massed layers of metal-junk heaving and churning, rapid-fire plumbing of the aural cavities, frantic, manic, ever attentive, never settled – but lays claim to areas previously reserved for the cognescenti, with all the studio refinements, artistic tweaks and enhancements demanded from the Kingmakers. Simply put, the man has significantly upped his game. In two ways. First, and immediately apparent, recording quality. Punches really punch, piercings really pierce. A cleaner, brighter Encephalo emerges, burnished with glimmering coats of reverb. While the less forgiving might be tempted to doc points for the strategic retreat from filthier climes previously investigated, the forceful impact of such full-bodied, dynamic, "heaving and churning" is not to be denied. True to form established in 2013's Regressed Progress, a choice selection of docu-clips sets a central narrative focus. This time, however, thanks to the averred upping of the overall production values, the net effect is rather cinematic. I'd title it "Borderline Personalities: When Self-Induced Vomiting Is Not Enough", a heart-rending – if rather tasteful! - portrait in the field of self-torture porn. The sonic-sensual drama that unfolds is surprisingly patient, exploratory, thoughtful, serving to up the game in the second manner apparent. "Patient, exploratory, thoughtful" are the clinchers. Here be perv in near voyeuristic mould, more than content to take his time, to feel things out, to massage and molest, to sit back and watch as he sets his playthings in motion, coaxing from each individual movement just the right dose of brutalized screech, trembling shudder. Connoisseurs of the cut-up species of harsh may perceive in this characterization the wholesale endorsement of a current trend, whereby the project progresses from fixation on unrelenting frenzied all-out assault to more measured deliberations of a decidedly "mature" persuasion. But where progression of this kind might once have taken years to realize, the plethora of recent benchmarks in the area has helped accelerate things. The liner notes tell us the materials were "de-composed, recorded & mixed during 2011-2012" then "edited and mastered in 2014". Sounds about right. "Massed layers of metal-junk heaving and churning, rapid-fire plumbing of the aural cavities, frantic, manic". That good hard EncephaloFILTHic. It's all there. It's just... spread out a fair bit: well-spaced, well-ventilated, with plenty the opportunity to pause, sniff around, get one's bearings, soak up the stench, wallow in carefully-considered (self-)defilements of the first order. Okay, so a little breakdown here. "As Thin As You Can" presents us with an agitated, smothering bass-line, somewhat low-key and dirge-like, before strep-throated gregorians gentrify an increasingly ragged pitch of rarefied scrunch and burble. Five minutes in and yet to shoot the wack, some classy shit there! As "Suicide Solution" slides them choice doco snippets into darkened wobba-wobba-wobba, we again await, patiently, the harsher incursions- which finally do hit, but with somewhat restrained force, at 1:30. By the time this sleekly presented little gem has run its course, however, we know we are in for a pleasurably painful ride, slow-mo metallic hack 'n slash shredding apart the otherwise rather sedate tapestry of bass-heavy loop-bludger. Thus the necessary power electronic synth-fart acceleration into "Accelerated Brain Activities", again a good minute-and-a-half before the "metal-junk heaving and churning" gets the juices pumping. Still the wide-range of continuous angular blasting is carefully staked, as though to emphasize each decisive cut. Among the more spasmodic species of sonic-sensual assault, patience can be a virtue of questionable decorum, but the steady, junked-out, hammering of "Reverbered Pain" viciously shreds apart any lingering doubts. Stand-out track or brief acoustic interlude? Better, first bookend of the main course, the meat, as it were: and so to linger ever so lovingly over wonderfully full-to-the-brim outpouring of fulsome, filthsome, flavorings, several tracks worth of the shit, a densely composed concoction of all the brutal machinations to be suffered under the depraved deviant of Harsh Audio Perversion(tm), razored raw self-mutilations, psychedelic shots of searing thunder, tender throat-fisting, a good bit of ye olde herkily jerkily, rhythmic nipponistic shit-puke fetishism, and then, finally, the high-pitched, painfully burning sensations of "Infected Whore" giving way to "Baby Borderline", a deliberate slowing of pace as the tone darkens considerably in meeting the second spate of even-tempered, junked-out, hammering, the perv setting his echoing shards of acoustic "Razor Blades" to task in quite stunning closure to a rather epic set. Deep breath. As the final cut lacerates the reverberant floor, a frayed, high-pitched, tone oozes into explosive, crunch-heavy, detonations of the inevitable "Nervous Breakdown". Patience has paid off. The "Gun Threat" all the more threatening when the person cocking the hammer is your own sorry self. Grim, blackened buzz-tones underline spare, brutish, full-force discharge, fragments of distressed voice occasionally breaking through the densely compacted outbursts. But don't you worry. Down those pills, sit back, relax, enjoy the hurt. Blissful oblivion awaits.
Ke/Hil - Zone 0: They just perfectly know how to do it right. For me the best stuff from the project so far
over the weekend got to catch up on some power electronics listening...
Am Not - Unpunished CD
wow. as soon as the first line of bit of lyrics is uttered; "there is no justice, no god is watching, karma sleeps indifferent" I had a huge grin. great throbbing synths, slow and deliberate song structures, and overall a perfect balance of more violent tracks and more atmospheric ones. when I first started listening to Genocide Organ, this is what I thought it would sound like. Dark Heart Katanga and Foile A Deux are heavy as hell but also manage an anthemic quality that brings to mind WPF or Hail America. I don't mean to diminish Am Not's work though by comparisons though. Unpunished is an excellent album which stands on its own and demands repeated listens.
Sewer Goddess - Painlust CD
along with Unpunished, this is probably the best thing I've heard this year. the first thing I noticed is that production's been cleaned up but it's actually much to the material's benefits because the songwriting is the strongest it's ever been imo. the tracks are all concise and focused, so some of that sewer atmosphere is gone but there's absolutely no filler. the increased prominence of the guitar and the use of live drums create a sound that reminds me a bit of Gnaw's last album, but again, there's no noodling or super slow builds, it's just 6 tracks of 10 ton hammers to the face.
Uncodified | Wertham - Vindicta II CD
even nastier and more hateful than Vindicta I, listening to this album just has me constantly thinking "why i don't I record tracks like this?" generally the tracks sound very dry and rough to my ears, without being monotonous. it's monochrome vibe that works. the last 3 tracks sound especially brutal to my ears. recommended!
Baptists - Bushcraft (Southern Lord)
Baptists - Bloodmines (Southern Lord)
High energetic "punk-hardcore" music from this Vancouver band produced by Kurt Ballou.
I spin them everyday for weeks now. Never get tired of them. Perfect to me.
Sumac - The Deal (Profound Lore)
Needs to be played loud at night. Flawless new Aaron Turner project which features the Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn.
Northaunt - Istid I-II (Cyclic Law)
Pretty different to his previous stuff. Stripped down.
First I wasn't that impressed but after some listens - it's very good.
First disc a bit lighter, second disc darker.
Pedestrian Deposit - East Fork / North Fork (Monorail Trespassing)
Looking forward to the new album.
Vasculae - Cultural Primitivism (Monorail Trespassing)
Jon Borges side project. Good.
Linekraft - Bouryoku Kikai (Black Plagve)
Confusing.
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Northaunt - Istid I-II (Cyclic Law)
Pretty different to his previous stuff. Stripped down.
First I wasn't that impressed but after some listens - it's very good.
First disc a bit lighter, second disc darker.
Great one! I would like just little bit louder mastering.
Lilac's "The Great Argus (https://lilacdrone.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-argus)" seems to be the only completed release from this project so far, a project by one Chris Bryan. The first, titular and longest spiral is a fine example of that kind of strangled, eager-to-burst but restrained kind of electronics, a loud, clear, clearly digitised sound that supports instead of detracts from the source material. Low, loud hum, simple feedback lines, dust-like crackle, these and similar elements introduced and retired over the course of the piece. The second piece, "Hemptira", has a similar growling feel, this time a more obvious use of organ-sounding keyboards below the other electronic sounds, the over-all feel reminding me, of all things, of Raymond Dijkstra, at least until a rhythmic pulse comes in and is osscilated across the rest of the piece. A slightly louder volumed cold sample drone starts "Water Boatman", not too disimilar to Non's "Ragnarok Rune", various chord-clusters appearing and disappearing, various ossilations used, various pitches and filters employed, various layers lain. The final spiral, "Picis Viridus" (scientific name for a type of woodpecker), starts oddly with a rhythmic electronic pulse that is mutated in various ways until it reaches its end and sullen, soft metallic drones wax and wane and similarly soft pieces of static start and stop.
Despite it's title, "Heavy Electronics (https://jcphn.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-electronics)" by project Forward strikes me not quite so heavy as more of a minimal and somewhat reserved release. The sound, particularly on the second track "Overdose", is up-front and sounding very direct-input. It's loud, but not necessarily heavy to my ears, until towards the latter part of the piece when the intensity builds up. It invites comparisons to earlier Whitehouse pieces such as would feature on "Halogen", for example, which is hardly surprising given how much of an influence Whitehouse is for Peterson (he's covered "Phaseday" and "Mindfinder" on one of his releases). For mine, I preferred "Adrenaline", in which the precise and clear-edged sound recording worked well on the gradual build up and smooth minimalist droning of the piece. One can hear, at least, the deliberate progress of both pieces, the titles make sense. And I very much appreciate the starkness of the source, un-effected synthesiser straight in.
More to my liking was Modern's "Untitled (https://jcphn.bandcamp.com/album/untitled)", four pieces of more layered, constructed and varied sources ranging from electronic to acoustic. Released as a double cassette, these pieces feature more layering of source sounds which, despite all being recorded on cassette and thus endowed with tape hiss, don't manage to over-crowd each other. There's an obvious attempt at some sort of composition, at least at timing of elements that come and go, and an interesting disparity between levels of recording quality which uses the fidelity as part of the construction. Object use, sometimes heavy metal, sometimes light, stands alone or alongside electronic drones and buzzes, which also get their time alone on occasions. The crudely recorded sources are considerately layered and assembled via software (there might also be some latter filtering too). One the shorter, latter pieces there's more a use of repeditive looping introduced, and both these pieces sound more layered and cluttered, yet still very precise in composition. In fact, the precision used to put these spirals together is more reminiscent of academically minded electro-acoustic rather than rape-your-guts Power Electronics. You end up with material that is neither raw nor polished but completely enjoyable.
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN "Veil The World" CD
Cold Spring
For me, this re-issue of tape is better than latest album was. It is older material. Very much qualifies as album, even if has been probably small edition tape. If you know what is the bands style, that's exactly what you get, but I like that there is decent amount of material what doesn't appear to be so song oriented, despite whole CD is made out of quite short tracks.
ROBERT HAIGH "The Silence Of Ghosts" CD
Siren
Siren has always been quite slow to put out stuff. 24th release just came out and label started back in.. 1997? Despite Japanese label, whole output seems to be UK artists?! Haigh has some connections to NWW and such, but his solo works stand well without much name dropping. Very little of violin, but most of all this is just piano music. Slow, eerie, melancholic, dusty and neat sound quality what sets it apart from many contemporary piano recordings what appear too clean and to high fidelity. Nice!
SWANS "Filth" LP
Young Gods
Good to see nice quality reissue of this! Originals go for pretty intense prices online. Heavy, dark, violent Swans at their best! Reissue sound is good. Two posters of old gigs/album release. All in all simple and well done reissue!
RUBBER O CEMENT / PANICSVILLE LP
Nihilist
Well.. how to put this nicely? Not my cup of tea? Lots of toy sounding electronics. zip zap beeb beeb kind of playful noises. I like the loose structure and that its played as opposed to just gadgets playing themselves. But sounds are just something I can't get over...
PETER KASTNER "Bastard" LP
permaREV Platten
I have very vague recollections of getting this. Published back in 2010, and just filed it to "to be listened" shelves... and years passed by. Perhaps thanks to silly cover, I wasn't on the mood to give it a try. Now, when I finally got to listen material, it's brilliant! And to think this 5 years old limited to 77 copies vinyl LP (on color vinyl with few inserts) can be bought from discogs, ranging 7-12 euros?! Fuck! First side is raw and fierce noise works, but without effects, without distortion pedals. Just very dry, very crude and noisy physical sounds. Other side continues it well, but also proceeds into more quiet water dripping and assorted clanging and racket. For those who like noise, but don't want it all to be drenched to extensive effects, echoes and distortions, this is good album to grab! Recommended!
(edit: cheap self promotion: also from Freak Animal!)
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Northaunt - Istid I-II (Cyclic Law)
Pretty different to his previous stuff. Stripped down.
First I wasn't that impressed but after some listens - it's very good.
First disc a bit lighter, second disc darker.
Great one! I would like just little bit louder mastering.
Just use your volume knob! ;-)
Bizarre Uproar - Propaganda Bizarre tape (Corrosive Art 2013)
2013 reissue of 2007 cd-r. As much as I love to see Bizarre Uproar evolving from release to another, his 2000s pure noise era remains my favourite. On Propaganda Bizarre, things are not as physical noise as usually are. It may be much up to the sounds though, at least this tape edition lacks all power from low freqvensies. Still, eg. first track relies heavyly on chugging pedal effect. Tittle track begins with something being dragged over concrete floor yet the sound is fairy thin, cold and somewhat distant. More psyhical noise at the end of the track, much of it comes out as thin and distorted. Below average tape for BU.
Bizarre Uproar - Unsafe and Insane lp (Dogma Chase 2007)
Very same era than Propaganda Bizarre yet much more powerful record. Mixing acousting metal banging and scratching with feedback, Unsafe and Insane delivers balanced mix of noise. It is not in-your-face nor overly distorted, rather a show to sit back, relax and enjoy. Acoustic side of things gets quite intense yet on the a-side pedals and feedback are higher in the mix make the record sound midpaced. On b-side perhaps even more intense stuff, but still enough changes in tempo and sudden burst of feedback here and there to prevent lp turning du. Overall sound with a lot of feeling of space in it. Classic? I'd say so. Still goes for mere 15 euro in Discogs, was the pressing that huge or is the record less known among the fans of F&V-stuff?
Incapacitants - The Tongue
Part of the Box Is Stupid -box, originally released as tape in 1996. Barely over 30 minutes of in-your-face pure noise. Very much like Incapacitants at their best. Perhaps not as massive as they got, perhaps a bit too much quiking sounds but with this level of intensity and with this level of pure distorted noise bliss, one can't but love it. Not sure if its studio or live recording, a bit of jam feel in it and quite lofi sound, then again that is not unknown with their 90s studio recordings either.
If I am not mistaken, Unsafe and Insane was heavily mastered by Lust Vessel person, for louder and heavier sound. It added a lot of overall sound. Certainly very good LP. And CD.
Enhet För Fri Musik – Inom Dig, Inom Mig
great stuff, a bit like neutral but gloomier. the a-side is brilliant .
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Enhet För Fri Musik – Inom Dig, Inom Mig
great stuff, a bit like neutral but gloomier. the a-side is brilliant .
Seconding this! Just received the
Svart Puls tape that's on the same label (Forever United) today and it's great too. Flawless label to date.
yes , seconding the svart plus tape too!
NEKROMANTIK motion picture soundtrack LP (One-Way Static)- sounds great! includes a 7" (haven't listened to it yet) & liner notes from everyone involved. nice clear vinyl with black smears running through it. a must-won for fans of OSTs & necrophilia.
H.C.O.D. "fracture of mercy" tape (Fieldwork)- harsh electronics with feedback & synth-type drones. very good. have 3 more Fieldwork releases to listen to.
Encephalophonic "Regressed Progress" CD
2013 CD from the Italian Harsh Noise master Encephalophonic. "Regressed Progress" showcases the best traits of the project with the signature cuts, loops, and blistering waves of shredded static. Lots of repeated patterns on here breaking the heavier moments on the disc, however, these shifts and splices are warranted by the sheer intensity of sound. Samples shine through the orgasms of harsh sound (featuring interviews with disturbed children, perturbed mothers discussing their adolescent daughters deviant sexuality, etc...) This output flows brilliantly (I find myself coming back for repeated listens after the nine tracks are over!). Fans of both cut-up and non-holds-barred Harsh Noise will approve of what lies within this album. Great work.
Bizarre Uproar "Liha-Evankeliumi 3xCD Boxed Set (First Edition)
It feels silly to review a boxed set compilation that was released in 2005 but I cannot help myself. Originally this set was released as a 10x3"CD set in a limitation of 50 copies. My edition of "Liha-Evankeliumi" is the first re-issued by Freak Animal and Institute of Paraphilia Studies and contains all of the aforementioned material plus tracks #15 and #16 on disc three (previously unreleased), a beautiful insert booklet featuring self-shot images only Pasi could create, and a heavy leather-like box with pasted artwork. Personally, this is my favorite style of BU...fantastic harsh backdrops, thrown metal and various pieces of garbage being slammed with fervor, and Markkula berating the listener with his signature vocals. For being such a long compilation I find myself lusting for the next track until the disc is finished (only to repeat the process another two times). For fans of the more abrasive, chaotic side of BU, this set is worth picking up in both re-issue options or in it's original 3" CD format.
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Encephalophonic "Regressed Progress" CD
The newest CD from the Italian Harsh Noise master Encephalophonic.
Actually FA just released new Ence album "X" about a month ago. Haven't heard it yet but from what I've been told, it fucking slays.
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Quote from: bile on April 02, 2015, 10:29:15 PM
Encephalophonic "Regressed Progress" CD
The newest CD from the Italian Harsh Noise master Encephalophonic.
Actually FA just released new Ence album "X" about a month ago. Haven't heard it yet but from what I've been told, it fucking slays.
I corrected my mistake, I knew that "X" was released but it must have slipped my mind when typing out that little review. Very excited to hear it as well!
GRUNT "Myth of Blood" LP Freak Animal- excellent release except for the 4th song on s1, I hate that synth loop until the last minute or so. On one song, the vocals sound like an
imitation of Philip Best except not quite so dramatic. Nice metal sounds & good variety of vocal stylings. Nice photos on cover & booklet. This Grunt project is pretty good based on this one release. May have to check more of his work out soon.
Ride For Revenge - Enter The Gauntlet (CD, Bestial Burst): First RfR album I own, previously I had checked out some of their stuff, but I wasn't directly into it. Took more time now, partly due to the, although filthy, rather weird guitar sound. But yes, this is some heavy dragging shit and really fine filthy vocals. Heard Wisdom of the Few on the RfR bandcamp and that one seems even better, but it seems it needs a repress...
Ride For Revenge/Bizarre Uproar (CD, Bestial Burst/Filth&Violence): Now this is some kick in the face split/collaboration, which features some of the best material I've heard from both bands. Only comment might be that the noise and black metal could bleed into each other a bit more.
Will Over Matter/Bizarre Uproar (CD, Bestial Burst/Filth&Violence): I only had heard some tracks before by WOM, but wasn't too much into it. First track on this split is nice though, but the second one got a bit on my nerves, not my cup of tea. Fizarre Uproar starts not too good, starts with vocals and some sampled middle eastern/muslim singing/music, which is fine as an intro, but it lasts a bit too long for my taste. However, the noise/feedback/... part that comes after, is really fine.
Ritual Violence (CD, Bestial Burst/Filth&Violence): Sounds like a mixture of Below, Ride for Revenge & (new) Bizarre Uproar indeed. Repetitive, filthy stuff, with some nice samples and both tracks ending in some damn fine Harsh Noise, which is actually my favorite part of the album.
Sniper - Sotaa! (LP, Sakaramiina Records): Only got to know Sniper when I saw them between the other Sakaramiina releases and I don't know their other releases, but this is very good, some very catchy tracks and the last two bonus tracks are rather hilarious when it comes to lyrics. Not too certain what the backcover of the LP means, maybe a stupid question but are they a Christian band? (As some skin bands seem to consider themselves Christian.) Maybe I'm missing something due to not understanding the titles/lyrics.
Kinbakushi - Rope Master (C20, Freak Animal): Listened to it last year, but stashed it away as I wasn't too fond of it, but lately someone recommended it to me, so I dug it up again and I've got to say it's not bad at all. Guitar/Bass noise/feedback with some screams and drumbeat. I prefer the drums when they're a bit faster, but the guitar/bass noise and feedback are really nice.
Grunt - Myth of Blood (LP, Freak Animal): Quite a different approach than the last album and I've listened to it twice now and it seems it will grow on me, but the former album was a direct hit, I don't think this will grow into my favourite Grunt album...
Arrogance - Carpet Bomb Reality (tape, Hooded In Oil Records): Black Metal/Noise reminding of Intolitarian, not as intense as the last Intolitarian album (I'm willing to add obviously here), but good nevertheless, only not too fond of the vocals. Interested in seeing whether this band will release more in the future and how that will sound. Tapes available through Iron Scourge, btw (and as far as I know I'm the only one having them in Europe and the label is sold out of them).
Grunt on Myth Of Blood is the kinda stuff I love most from the project. Whitehouse vocals, lower-fi production, eclectic and overall dirty and rotten. The last one was excellent for it's catchiness, but I didn't want to see things stay on that track. Too Tesco-ish for me to want to hear again. This one feels like the amalgamation of everything prior and, in my totally biased opinion, that's a good formula for continually better works. Not certain, but highly likely.
T.Mikawa – Bloody, innocent and Strategic
There's harsh and there's harsh. With T. Mikawa, there's never any doubt as to the kind of harsh you're in for. The only question, really, is whether The Mikawa alone can stand up to the earhole Incapacitating monstrosity it spawned. 2007's Gyo-Kai Elegy answered that question decisively. The answer was "no". But not because it couldn't but because it didn't have to. Frankly, after twenty-five years of solid work under the Incapacitants monicker, it would have been something of a let down if Mikawa's first release under his own name was simply more of the same. So Gyo-Kai was everything The Banker Buddies were not: a delicate balance of tension and nuance far removed from the all-out brute-force of yore. Sure the shit was harsh (let there never be any doubt), but it was the actual compositional integrity of the whole which made Gyo-Kai a thing to be treasured- at least, for hopeless sods who waste away their few remaining auricular follicle thingies worshiping at the altar of Incaps Almighty. Which brings us to 2014 and Mikawa's second release under his own name. Bloody, innocent and Strategic strikes a balance of its own, somewhere between the all-out earhole Incapacitating brute-force and the delicate balance of tension and nuance. Did I say delicate? Let me re-phrase: this, his second under his own name, utterly flattens his first. At least, in terms of harsh. Where Gyo-Kai Elegy betrayed a genuine interest in the finer edges of experimentation, Bloody, innocent and Strategic erupts shrieking straight into the scorchzone and stays there, firmly, for the full six piece course. There are similarities. The same highly digitized flavorings lend proceedings a smooth and fluid languor, so brightly glimmering among the crystalline peaks as to rob the net results of the critically important sense of ripped-raw brutality. But the instant the title track kicks in, so too the self-doubts. "Critically important sense of ripped raw brutality?" The Mikawa decisively shits all over such presumptuous twaddle. Tastes will be tastes, granted, but as the unutterably brutal barrage screeches through the speakers it becomes abundantly clear that there's more than one way to skin an earhole. To the polished, gleaming, bone. Layers of needle-sharp biting stab into the aural passage like jagged glass shards working around and through one another to produce a near drone-like consistency. Feedback Of NMS it ain't. Hell, I'd be surprised if feedback of any kind were involved. Things turn down a notch, in every sense, come track 2, "Beyond Internal Split", which could almost be an out-take from the recent digitized Incaps direction, full-flavored hollowed-out thunder just a tad too squeaky clean for my tastes... however much fecal matter The Mikawa would care to drop. Thus to set the poor unsuspecting earhole up for the kill: the most aptly titled "Bring Impossible Satisfaction". Now, there's harsh and there's harsh. Think FLS Syndrome. Think BIS Conspiracy. Think Alcoholic Speculation. Then think Incaps with series of decisive cuts to accentuate the earhole-bleeding harshitudes. The sense of speed is there, but nothing frantic, more deliberate. A mix of what could be through-the-speaker sessions duking it out with straight-to-mixing desk fare, each element elbowing the other in its haste to serve some of the most brutal shit I've ever heard from Mikawa, period. After this, I'm done. Fuck it, The Mikawa, you win. Don't suppose you could bring me some more impossible satisfaction, pretty please? But no, I suppose one mustn't get too greedy. Of the three remaining, "Burning, isolated and Spectacular", while at first blush nothing spectacular, presents us with a deep and thunderous core around which searing white-hot sheets blast from the periphery, quite satisfyingly full in body. The closer, too, tries, with some moderate success, to out brutalize "Bring Impossible Satisfaction"- but without the cut-ups (or, more likely, the punch-ins). Fluffy clouds of feeback-flavored room ambience settle into their comfortable depths only to be shredded apart via increasingly frequent attacks of a more puritannical, scathing, persuasion. Here, finally, it has to be conceded. There is nothing even vaguely subtle about this. Mikawa calls it "Barbarian introduces Sabotage", and that sounds about right. Barbaric Earhole Sabotage. For the whole six piece course. Bloody, yes. Strategic, possibly. Innocent, my raped raw asshole. As the big burbling ball of massed, messy, shit scorches and bleeds with all the ragged, purple-faced, authority of an enraged deity off his almighty tits, one cannot but shake one's dazed and ill-capacitated skull, basking in the blissfully blistered glory of harsh.
Alfarmania - From fix to fix since I didn't listen to the original version, I haven't got much to compare this to, but the CD sounds good and the material is really enjoyable which is not surprise since it's perhaps the best post mortem out there
Clinic of torture - Slavesex loads of samples and nice filthy pe. Didn't do much to me after the first spin, but managed to get into it later.
Also checked Moral Defeat output. Nice small label from Denmark. Haraam explores interesting themes related to muslim world, but as far as sound goes, I was expecting more. Body stress - dismembered in Sudan is quite decent harsh noise and Krypta - Summoning also decent ritual/drone/etc. stuff.
"Rotten Contingent" comp tape, Fieldwork- I've listened to s1 & everyone is good: Arbiter, M, Swollen Organs, & Penchant. The S.O. track is the best! If this track is anything like his other material, then I need MORE. Fieldwork is definitely a label to keep an eye on.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 16, 2015, 12:18:54 AM
If this track is anything like his other material, then I need MORE.
I'd say that his other stuff is pretty similar, maybe even better than this track? Check the new split with Gnawed. He's got a handful of self released stuff as well as on other labels. All should be pretty easy to get.
I swear on my donkey's grave I never intended anything approaching this many words, apologies.
T.Mikawa – I, Noise (2014)
Double disc collection of previously unreleased Mikawa, divided into "the relics of the past" (old shit) and "recent killing time" (new shit). Dating back to the late 1970s, "relics" is the most intriguing. Here we are introduced to Mikawa before The Mikawa, back when he was recording under the name Contradictory Bridge- recordings of which have never, to my knowledge, been available for public consumption. We also get Incapacitants looong before Kosakai weighed in- Incapacitants as you've never heard them before! But I'm getting ahead of myself. First, the Contradictory Bridge. Contradictory Bridge kick things off on a startlingly arse-hoofing note. Mikawa calls it "My Fave" and its clear why. Gutterous, gravelly, guitar noise, holding fast to inelaborate, roughspun, dirge-curdle, sounding as though a contact mic'd guitar were being dragged along the curbside, gritty distortions barely allowing the source sounds to peak through. If the rest of Disc 1 were like this I'd be grovelling at the feet of greatness, but fortunately (for my sense of self-worth), things go down a fair few notches. Mikawa has previously described his earliest forays as "influenced by Derek Bailey", but until actually hearing "Name Gone" I'd no idea how literal the influence. (This is the guy, after all, who credits Hawkwind as a key influence on "Go Bankrupt" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z64i58cSkw).) I certainly wouldn't have expected a faithful rendering of Bailey's Solo Guitar, albeit run through a bit of distortion and warped through bit of tape manipulation. "No Mad" farts along a parallel plinkety plonk path, silent sections of tape hiss as readily filled as not, eking a few frazzled edges toward the end. The fourth and final, "tribble", serves scratchy stringed chalkboard scrape, leaving a rather abrasive, metallic, taste on the palate. In sum: primitive, improvised, um, dicking around, evidencing more than passing interest in noising things up, but hardly hinting at the extremities to come, namely, INCAPACITANTS! Incapacitants deliver track five and the promising title "terrible hallucinations". (Whoo baby, this is gonna kill!) ... Erm. ... Yeah. ... Well. They, uh, sure they got the, uh, track listing right? Could this really be Incaps or am I having a horrible hallucination? Brittle, evenly spaced, spaced-out guitar plunkings, occasionally shrieking with rare indignation, the soundtrack to a bad dream of noise god pissing about in an echo-chamber. If the intent here is to demonstrate that Mikawa can futz about with the best of them, then I'd call it fap-roaring success. "Eerie" might be the effect intended, or, possibly, "psychedelic". If I could make it to the end of the nine minutes and twenty-five seconds without suffering an unendurable bout of skip-finger, I could probably tell you with greater certainty. As it is, by the time the wrinkled horse-cloppings of "It's a blue day, bloody girl" hit the halfway mark, ceramic pebbles flushed through a piece of plexiglass tubing, I'm about ready run and hide. But hold those horses! What's this? It says "untitled". It sounds... awesome! Scattered acoustic clatter of massively amped metallic thwwaaack!, slapping away at an unidentifiable stringed appendage. The Mikawa, at long last, makes his first appearance: hoarse, distorted, semi-whispered, vocalizations, suffocated gasps retched at uneven intervals along a dark and crumbling passageway... or perhaps emanating from beyond the grave. A dread atmos emerges, out the maw of shredded clank and crinkle, unsettled collapsing clamor delivering a satisfyingly pointed harshness. No Mikawa collection would be complete, of course, without a live Incaps number to close things out. "Eggplant 19850208" is another pleasant surprise, mostly because it manages to sound surprisingly up-to-date. Up-to-date, as in, much comparable to the most recent Incapacitants live recordings, sharing little in common with older material currently on tap. Admittedly, I haven't much older material to go by. Bar a brief collabo with Ai Yamatsuka on the Hijokaidan Tapes lp, also from 1985, the earliest live recordings in ready circulation date from the 90s. The shock, to me, is that we are talking here of Mikawa solo, several years before The Kosakai. Very... heavy. Full-bodied. Fleshed out. And with much greater emphasis placed on the lower frequency range than anything else from the period. One may, perhaps, perceive a slightly less-leavened mass of all-out shrieking, but still. Title could be "Eggplant 20150208" and no one would blink. Talk about No Progress.
And now the main event. We've heard what the man was, now let's hear what he is. In keeping with the general atmosphere established via the set of old shit, above-described, "recent killing time" finds Mikawa indulging, freely, his more experimental urges. And, with one notable exception, at some considerable remove from the dense envelopments of Incaps proper. Shucking the meaty, Kosakai-supplemented, densities, Mikawa strips down and launches, bare-ass-first, into stark, straight-to-the-deck, storms of stuttered, improvised, stammer. Away with Incaps! (bar one notable exception) But away too with the heavier layerings to be found on T.Mikawa's own Bloody, innocent and Strategic (also issued in 2014) and Gyo-Kai Elegy (from 2007). There is, however, one shockingly close cousin: Monde Bruits (RIP). Mikawa always was one of the DOD-man's greatest champions, and what better tribute to the memory that most lovable of Noise Worlds than in frying up a short, scrumptious, series of the harshest, raw-razored, spasmation, brimming with tangy, digitized, zip, zap and sizzle. Two Bruits in particular echo amongst the earholes: Purgatory, memorably described in Bananafish as "the world's biggest zipper getting jammed"; and Selected Noise Works, in whose liner notes Mikawa himself provides the following just-as-memorable description: "The sound is as if creeping worms are distorting their screaming and noises caused by their random movments; each worm has its own distortion unit and they all organized one night orchestra". Of the massive zipper failure I can't say that I hear all too much, at least structurally: there is little in the way of pinched, accelerated, rising and falling. Rather, the principle echoes are too be found in the raw, digitized, seasonings. But I might admit a shade of the distorted-screaming-worm orchestra, one dominated by a particularly enraged conqueror wyrm which vents its monstrous spleen plunging in and out of a singular, torn, toothy, aperture, to reveal the words "I, Noise" tattooed to the bloody, engorged, shaft. This is an orchestra of gleaming razor blades, a symphony of screeching sawblades, refreshingly abrasive, wide-open; the methodology as clear and scorching as day. Off the heels of a brief, exceedingly stripped-down, live set performed in April of 2014, the first of a trio of studio tracks hits most forcefully. "Dummy Reversal Part 1" sets an electrified dronebed afire via processed shrieking that could at one point be voice and could at another be the internal wailing of donkey-punched piglet getting sawn in half. Heavier, meatier depths begin to roll beneath the bed before the whole cuts out abruptly leaving bitter taste in the mouth of ill-timed noizus interruptus. The two remaining "Dummy Reversal"s are more open-ended, savage little bursts ripping through spasmic clenchings and unclenchings, allowing clean sweeps to slide across the sweat-slickened surface before scrunching, again and again, into tightly-constricted balls of burnt-out burble. "pearls before rice-bran" is a grey and choppy sea, strangled by sheer, unforgiving, rock-face, refusing to be swallowed up in the momentum that threatens to surge in between intervals of intermittent collapse. "Three Arrows of Intonarumorimotonari" is the promised notable exception. Even the title has a certain Incapsesque air. Stretching out over a nice, twenty-minute course, massed layers of smooth and shimmering squeal arch high above a hollowed-out tubular groan, a sound that might almost be piercing were it not then lacquered with such a lustrous, glowing, coat. A less than exceptional exception in other words, but something of a welcome break from the broken-down, burnt and brittle wreckage which precedes. "Live at Bears 20120902" is an exception of more exceptional persuasion. Mikawa displays a maestro-esue patience and control, studiously snaking his way through a miniscule table of gear, tickling out ruptured squawk, fluttered flatulance, toothed shizzle, hiding nothing throughout the twenty-two minute assault. Never once does the man lose himself in the moment, maintaining a tight and well-spaced tension until 19:32, at which point The Mikawa steps in and brings things home with crimson-faced rage of frenzied, shrieking, vocalization. Mikawa-san, You Noise.
Been listening more metal & rock'n'roll stuff than anything else. Re-visiting some old, but most of all going through insane number of never-played before stuff. Things I have generally heard before from CD, bought LP, but then just threw it in pile of unlistened stuff. Been couple years listening almost only noise & related, so pile has grown huge.... Some recent times items..
Arghoslent "Hornets of Pogrom" LP
Perhaps their best album? Despite being clean and more "mainstream" sounding than past material, Nubian Archer kind of superior tracks makes entire album memorable and unique.
Evilfeast "Last Horizon Of Wisdom" 2xLP
Evilfeast "Wintermoon enchantment" 2xLP
Among the very best Polish black metal bands, who appear criminally overlooked. And more so, because band has improved their stuff all the time, while many others grow gradually less interesting. One can forget all over-produced, sigil infested modern metal and sink back to mass of fuzzy guitar layers and eerie keyboard tones. Essential.
Cancer "To the gory end" LP
One of the many less-classic DM releases. Back then, band seemed to belong among B-rate crew of endless death metallers. Nowdays, it stands out as kind of timeless "good stuff". Something what a lot of modern DM is not. Never among the top players of genre, but survives test of time.
Hammer "Shoax" LP
Finnish nsbm so to say. Very much the Finnish 2000's sound here. Raw, but melodic. High pitched screamy vocals. Fans of Baptism, Goatmoon, Satanic Warmaster etc will definitely like it. I think Hammer is much more diverse than this LP lets one believe. Especially upcoming stuff sounded very different. GBK cover song as bonus.
Jex Thoth "totem" + "witness" mLP's
I like Jex Thoth. Both, this old stuff, but also latest works. Blurry and downtuned doomy stuff. Female vocals here are superior.
Fyrdung "Hyperborea" LP
Swedish ns black metal, which musically leans towards Swedish tradition of fast blasting melodic type. I have always been one to dislike the fast tremolo guitar playing scales up & down, and still can't fully digest material like that. I'd prefer strong riffs with impact, over the overt melody patterns. Some can say that the simple couple chord riffs are all used, but hell, playing the scale up & down with same tempo over and over again might not be exactly the same, but it certainly sounds the same. It's all well done, but on the narrow edge of whether I'd wanna keep the LP.
Kadotus "Vaienneet Temppelit" LP
Finnish bm, what kind of falls into faceless anonymity. But in my ears, in good way. There is pretty much nothing what sets Kadotus apart from mass of black metal, except subtle details. Excellent minimalist drummer. Riffs done with good sense of aesthetics, and few killer songs among the basic good stuff. Spiritual Keys To Ages Unseen could be among very best tracks of band.
Terveet Kädet "Lapinhelvetti" LP
Surprisingly metallic. Very clean sound. It has some furious playing, but what's up with all the fast metal riffing? One could think with production like this, soon to sign for SAKARA records....
Gigi & Die Braunen Stadtmusikanten LP
Stahlgewitter main main growling. Probably slightly humoristic stuff? At least cover is pretty amusing. But not amusing for German state who convicted Gigi for couple years in prison for lyrics of this band.
Autopsy "The Headless Ritual" LP
Many praise, I guess, but Autopsy is far far away from the best days. Few good tracks, but lots of filler...
Abscess / Bonesaw split 10"
Exact opposite of limp developments of Autopsy... Abscess just gained strength compared to early days. Killer sound. Great and ripping songs of punky death metal. Bonesaw doesn't come at same level, but their side required 3 plays instantly and could maintain its strength easily.
Volkzorn "Alles Fur Doitscland" LP
Monsters of RAC series has gathered some pretty grim works. It's nice to see hand drawn covers, clumsily played songs. Not all photoshop and modern rock business sound standards! Originally CD back in 1994. Just about 0% talent bonehead rock, like no other group of people can make. No groove. No musicianship. No talent. Only barbaric thugs armed with instruments.
Oithanasie "s/t" LP
Another german obscurity. Skull Records stuff is generally hard to find and expensive, so very nice to get this vinyl reissue. Great vocals, more aggressive and fierce than Volkzorn. Old time german skinhead brutalism. Essential.
Teitanblood "Seven Chalices" 2xLP
Long time I told I prefer Death 2xLP over this. And still do. But had to re-visit the older album as so many people praise it. I like heavier and darker moments of new stuff more. Even if this has more in-you-face sound and lots of energy, I do prefer newer works. Perhaps bluntly said, Teitanblood is like intellectualized version of most savage black/death hammering. And perhaps that's among reasons of success? If it would be just songs about goatfucked-nuns, then how many would care? Now there seems to be more surface to grab. Of course it is musically good, but not utterly groundbreaking.
Bizarre Uproar "amputation" LP
Vinyl version could be slightly difficult as material is very suffocating, lo-fi and starts slowly. On LP you can hear high pitched surface noises quite well on early part of album. When intensity grows, it isn't problem. Well, it ain't problem to me anyways, but those who like even the most gutter quality noise to be "as intended", perhaps CD offers it most accurately. CD also has way tastier covers than LP. But well. Like many times said, if one just prefers LP and listens them, any perfectly justified criticism becomes useless. I tend to listen quite a lot of LP's and welcome this to collection besides CD...
Bizarre Uproar / Gelsomina "älä tee huorin" LP
Re-issue of really rough tape noise. Wowwing, flutter, rawness. Disgusting harsh filth for die hards only. No innovation, nothing cool.
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äsh... several dozens of more, but running out of time...
Death Squad - Live At Leeds 4.15.00
On repeat! Absolutely amazing live recording with great spoken samples. Loud, suffocating, angry - simply brilliant! This project is something the most unique in the flood of noise / pe.
Somebody should do Death Squad live compilation with Retribution '97 Live, Live At Leeds 4.15.00, Fucked In The USA and maybe some other live track(s).
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 17, 2015, 10:24:30 AM
Kadotus "Vaienneet Temppelit" LP
Finnish bm, what kind of falls into faceless anonymity. But in my ears, in good way. There is pretty much nothing what sets Kadotus apart from mass of black metal, except subtle details. Excellent minimalist drummer. Riffs done with good sense of aesthetics, and few killer songs among the basic good stuff. Spiritual Keys To Ages Unseen could be among very best tracks of band.
They're part of my Finnish BM top-3 actually. They play black metal the way it should be, with no fucking around, no pretense, just the utmost attention to dark riffs. I think that as you wrote, they don't really bring anything new to the genre and don't stand out much among the BM scene but their honesty and focus on the right things makes them superior to me.
Pogrom: Multicultural degeneration
Great! One of those albums I've listened most often in the last couple years. Usually on Sunday evenings, to be prepared for another week in the office, hah. Still interested in full translation of White Barbarian Manifesto!
Quote from: cr on April 19, 2015, 08:06:29 PM
Still interested in full translation of White Barbarian Manifesto!
My copy has it, one side of the page Lithuanian, other side in English. Not sure if it was included in all of them?
Yeah, I have this too, but I think there should be more.
Quote from: Levas on May 30, 2012, 10:40:21 AM
There are some leads in Lithuanian. I'll try to compile what is possible from these pieces and some day will do a translation. it's truly interesting material.
MACRONYMPHA "Grind".
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0281/6098/products/a_Grind_large.jpg?v=1426552060)
Been autistically caught up in "All the Nice Surrealistic Love a Necrophiliac" track. Low end rumblings and chaotic / semi-structred efx/unefx concrete manipulaitons. Slightly tectonic feel in low end rumblings. Very interesting production choices and use of left / right channels. Harsh rotations the last days.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 17, 2015, 10:24:30 AM
Arghoslent "Hornets of Pogrom" LP
Perhaps their best album? Despite being clean and more "mainstream" sounding than past material, Nubian Archer kind of superior tracks makes entire album memorable and unique.
been listeing to the collection of remastered demos Drakkar Productions put up recently quite a bit, but that LP is punishing on a whole different level
Toshiji Mikawa/RDCD – s/t, split (2014)
Midwest Maso mimic meets Mikawa on own label TrangSao. This is the first I've heard of label boss RDCD. Is it to be the last? Not bloody likely. For starters, he's also released two splits with Hiroshi Hasegawa, aka Astro, and one with Knurl, aka toaster molester. The man has taste. As to whether that taste does tasteful noise make will have to wait till I've got the Mikawa cravings out of my system. Of the six-track disc, but the sixth (and last) belongs to The Mikawa, a veritable squealfest extending twenty long minutes. Emphasis on long. "Wrap Around" is the work of someone who has probably been listening to too much Borbetomagus, a spaghetti-like orgy of pure electronics whose many and divergent strands unravel with all the lackadaisical intensity of harshnoise god on extended freenoise leave. Wrapping a many and varied array of divergent frequencies around the channel pan, Mikawa scrapes the bong of noise to find a new buzz in its resin: continuous cycling of hard-panned highs sliding about singular strings of attenuated otherworldly buzzings, giving way to the even-handed squelching undulations of bassy break and tremor. This is still The Mikawa we're talking about, so however many or varied the divergent frequencies arrayed, most of them end up squealing like a pig, albeit in somewhat muted capacity. And herein lies the secret to the success of this particular Mikawa offering. Moment of confession: I wasn't really grabbed on first listen, nor on the subsequent five or six listens. With (Mikawa-led duo) Incapacitants, success often rides on the ability to maintain the sustained sense of harsh intensity that comes blasting out the gate. I don't have too much patience for the Incaps-lite here presented: extended improvised noodling, oozing into play and going nowhere slooow. But the first hint of success comes when the muted capacities, abovementioned, are taken into account. Borbeto is a good reference point, but so too Biota, in whose ample dynamic range the dense improvisations are given their room to breath. Upon exhalation, when all the disparate elements swell together in concert, the sheer mass of almighty squealing is terrifyingly harsh, overwhelming. Overpowering. At the appropriate volume levels, you are pretty much guaranteed the hearing loss you know you want you sick fuck. RDCD, as mentioned, has the honor of starting things off. And he certainly comes out swinging. Five abbreviated ejaculations unloaded in quick succession, like full-blast Maso-inspired vocalizing without the quick edits- what Masonna might sound like in a live setting... if he were able to keep the ejaculations coming for more than forty-three seconds. The shit is harsh, a good deal harsher than the Mikawa- at least, from a distance, owing to much louder mastering level. It is fierce. It is absolutely unrelenting in its pure, white-washed, scorching flavors. And any studio trickery takes second seat to the art of repeated, rapid-fire, spectrum ripping. This is the kind of thing I would wank myself silly over... if there were sufficient depths to sink into. The bottom is rock, and hard, however, and comes up fast. Against the carefully massed range of Mikawa molestations this shit comes off as frankly plebeian. But the heart is certainly in the right place. There are at least three more split works worth checking out so plenty of chance for RDCD to prove his mettle.
Quote from: cr on April 19, 2015, 10:14:34 PM
Yeah, I have this too, but I think there should be more.
Quote from: Levas on May 30, 2012, 10:40:21 AM
There are some leads in Lithuanian. I'll try to compile what is possible from these pieces and some day will do a translation. it's truly interesting material.
I'll have to get back to translating. This was slightly forgotten lately. Anyways, newest discovery in black metal was
Cult of Fire. Can't stop listening to them for a few weeks already. Great stuff. Highly recommended for those that didn't hear them though seeing stats in discogs, they seem to be rather popular now.
Quote from: Levas on April 24, 2015, 10:23:17 AMAnyways, newest discovery in black metal was Cult of Fire. Can't stop listening to them for a few weeks already. Great stuff. Highly recommended for those that didn't hear them though seeing stats in discogs, they seem to be rather popular now.
These guys? They have put a spell on you......
(http://www.cultoffire.cz/image/mode-2/32.jpg)
Yeah these guys. Some of their pictures from a few years back are funny, just like some of Maniac Butcher's visuals. I suppose Vlad's taste is to be discussed etc., but overall after seeing them in Armageddon Descends, I was amazed.
(http://i.imgur.com/lWwisTV.jpg)
Quote from: Levas on April 24, 2015, 10:23:17 AM
Quote from: cr on April 19, 2015, 10:14:34 PM
Yeah, I have this too, but I think there should be more.
Quote from: Levas on May 30, 2012, 10:40:21 AM
There are some leads in Lithuanian. I'll try to compile what is possible from these pieces and some day will do a translation. it's truly interesting material.
I'll have to get back to translating. This was slightly forgotten lately. Anyways, newest discovery in black metal was Cult of Fire. Can't stop listening to them for a few weeks already. Great stuff. Highly recommended for those that didn't hear them though seeing stats in discogs, they seem to be rather popular now.
I discovered this group some weeks ago, really an interesting band. I will buy both albums asap, of course in vinyl edition, looks very nice!
Älgarnas Trädgård – Framtiden Är Ett Svävande Skepp, Förankrat I Forntiden (1972)
Swedish prog w folk and psych references and impending doom presence. I came across this gem some years back. Its one of these records I never tire of. The album was recently reissued on LP. Highly recommended !!!
Stream album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7zhQ0qqMk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7zhQ0qqMk)
Player 1 - Negrito Narco Trafficante (1995)
Brazing and crushingly overloaded rap from South OG era. Big dicks and big pussies!
Track Cops here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o5Z_gUih-Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o5Z_gUih-Q)
Bizarre Uproar - Amputaatio (2015).
Have so far been listening to the CD version. Art work and sleeve design is simply superior. Maybe one of the best so far in 20-15? Album needs a couple of spins before it settles. Intersting combo of musical stances of last full-length and Rape Africa in my eyes. Prestine suffocating terror!
Album: https://bizarreuproar.bandcamp.com/album/amputaatio (https://bizarreuproar.bandcamp.com/album/amputaatio)
FECALOVE "great northern war" CD
Untergeschoss
It was said to be absolutely best Fecalove material thus far. Despite I must honestly say, that I have not been exposed to vast amount of his works, this is best of things I have heard. It blends in harsh noise works and something one could easily classify among "power electronics", despite barely following strict genre characteristics. I like that it doesn't fall strictly into one style, but has relaxed feel of following instincts. Being hard, fierce, but accasionally also funny.
LASSE MARHAUG "Its not the end of the world" CD
Quasi Pop
I was thinking about opening topic for Lasse, but well, lets comment this on playlist. I wonder how many people have followed his vast output? Now that biggest flood of material seems to have ceased, it's good to catch up. 2007 release, what now appears to me as one of very best of Marhaug. While he has some praised full on harsh noise blasts, this CD offers cut up noise in old ways. No stutter loops. No over digital processing. Closer to something like pre-ultraharsh Merzbow from late 80's? Or some works of Macronympha, but less grim atmosphere. It is noisy. Often even just harsh noise, but not just blurry distortion static, but source sounds are audible. It is by no means "sound collage". It is noise. Build from long enough blocks of sound, that you can appreciate sound itself, not just compositional sonic movements. Cuts don't appear to be there for sake of having fast dynamic changes, but only as transitions to move to next sound. Very nice CD!
AM NOT "Unpunished" CD
Unrest
Very balanced and well made heavy electronics album. I could lump it together with Ex.Order, Propergol, NTT, etc. Clean, thick, and heavy sound. Lots of lyrics, often spoken rather than shouted. Simple and strong rhythm patterns with militaristic feel. AM NOT is basically all about heavy and dark electronics. Not noise. Each sound is carefully tweaked, with maximum clarity instead of being blurred in saturation of overall distortion or filth. Those people who seek for next filthy gutter electronics, won't have anything here, but those who miss times of carefully done albums of dark and gloomy heavy electronics will appreciate. Lyrics can be given extra credit. Length of text makes many songs dominated by narration, but are thoughtful and well written pieces.
KULMHOF "Moralitys Simulcra" tape
One side relies a lot to simple wall of noise. Other side starts in that realm, but also contains nice moments of more varied sounds. I like b-side much more. Perhaps not among very best of Ulex harsh recordings, but in its style works.
MACRONYMPHA-relentless agony Tape
Despite horrible 90s retardo artwork great tape. Good use of stereo effects, psychedelic, best to listen drunk to. Love the 999 call on the BSide.
Relentless Agony truly is relentless agony, particularly crushing throughout a lot of the tape. That 911 (as it is in the US) call is terrifying.
Various - Valkoinen Kohina (Urashima - UMA 095)- all very good stuff here esp. the Sick Seed, Edge of Decay, & Unclean tracks. Going to have to find that Chloroform Rapist cd, too- if anyone in the U.S. has it from sale/trade, drop me a line.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 17, 2015, 10:24:30 AM
Arghoslent "Hornets of Pogrom" LP
Perhaps their best album? Despite being clean and more "mainstream" sounding than past material, Nubian Archer kind of superior tracks makes entire album memorable and unique.
Arghoslent – Bastard Son Of One Thousand Whores Not On Label (Arghoslent Self-released)
This demo tape may be one of the best demos I have ever heard, note for note. 2 of the songs re-recorded in the studio do not sound as good as the demo takes in my opinion. A force to be acknowledged and reckoned with.
Arghoslent – Troops Of Unfeigned Might (Horror Records)
This is an excellent 7" Short Play offering, hits it's marks and makes it's rounds. Highly recommended.
Grand Belial's Key – Mocking The Philanthropist (Wood Nymph Records)
Apparently this label was boycotted after releasing this, or other works by these artists. Arghoslent was the side project, GBK was the main inspiration if that is correct(?). Even with the higher production values of the later offerings, the carnal simplicity of the riffs and structures on this first record make it the most memorable for me.
Mörder Machine - DeathShow cd
Brilliant!! One of Marco's best work!!
Griz+Zlor - black summer
very good dense dark muddy lo-fi anw/hnw muff worship
KRISTIAN OLSSON - Ligranorex CS
Hardly any sleep and a very windy, wet and grey morning here in Gothenburg, listening to this tape in headphones. Starts out in the usual Olsson mode; lots of things going on (all kept at a discernable level though) with echoing field recordings surrounding a stream of screeching electronics somewhere in the middle. Very bad vibes. The limbs of this body of sound is gradually dismantled throughout the course, and by the end there's only the sad moaning of something dying in the distance. This John Mylotte-ish style of the b-side is something I'd like to hear more of from Olsson. Very good tape.
I think I've both read and heard that a CD version of Ligranorex coming out? Sounds like a good idea to me.
CON-DOM - This Sickness Faith CS
Such a great tape. Of the five or six 80's Con-Dom tapes I have, this is the one I return to most often, and I believe the good sound quality is the reason really. The other tapes are fine as well, but they lack the clarity of these two live assaults from '84 and '85. I'm not sure if this is the case with all copies, but mine came with a neat foldout insert/poster.
Quote from: Peterson on April 22, 2015, 03:38:54 AM
It's not the type of stuff typically discussed here, but AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" has been getting heavy playtime. As angry Travis Bickle thoughts run through your mind, relax with "If You Want Blood" or "Night Prowler." I don't understand how anyone could dislike AC/DC.
Up to Back In Black - a peerless rock n roll outfit. Night Prowler is such a lurid, yet honest and touching paean.
STEREOLAB & NWW - Crumb Duck (United Dairies, all formats)
Largely ghastly release highlighting all that is awry and tedious w/ both Stereolab and NWW, w/ the exception of A New Dress (rmx). The monologue is cynically, outrageously hilarious.
Quite agree about the NWW/ Stereolab one. I only bought it for the 'New Dress' track, although the original is still far superior than the remix here.
Treriksröset - Heteronormativ Musik För Att Stärka Medelklassens Självbild
This one had me on my knees groping about in semi blindness for every last dab of Trerik I've got scattered about the teetering stacks (an indecorous position in which I'm no doubt bound to be found dead one fine day). All to confirm my naggling suspicions: the titty tape is quite possibly the most ripped raw, blasted-to-shit, burnt out Treriksröset since Sexregler. And I say this only because my copy of Sexregler denies my initial suspicious: that the titty tape is the most ripped raw, blasted-to-shit, burnt out Treriksröset ever... leaving me to suspect that the years and playbacks have been unnecessarily cruel to said copy. Either that or my auricular memory is shot to shit. Just in case I've lost you, let me repeat the lead descriptors: "ripped raw, blasted-to-shit, burnt out". So ripped raw, blasted-to-shit, burnt out, in fact, that I was forced to grope about, indecorously, for my copy of Skin Crime's Trauma, re- "completely burnt out damaged sound, like some poor wretch retching and hacking into a mic jammed down his throat whilst his innards are wrenched out with a contact-mic'd wire cutting implement" (via the Skin Crime thread, courtesy your faithful commentator). Which was, on reflection, a wasted effort: Trauma is practically symphonic by comparison. This could draw comparison to Trauma, I suppose, if all the Trauma-tized bits were ground into pulp and then forcibly slammed through tightly constricted metallic orifices (a shameless attempt to salvage comment from all those ill-served minutes of indecorous groping). As the forcible slamming continues in earnest, details begin to bleed through. Bloodied, smothered, pulpy details, such as might be obtained via unceremonious dumping of contact mic'd gear into recalcitrant meat-grinder, grinding out well-bled shits 'n flaps of singed, decelerating, feedback. Side B bleeds in much the same fashion- slowly, imperceptibly, allowing half-buried fragments of char-age to fart through the flatulent filth-walls. At the halfway mark, the filth-walls crumble, razored-raw feedback farts abruptly ripping apart the, um, harsh calm. A single indelicate cut even suggests itself at one point. Here one may begin to enjoy an emergent play of haphazard stab and bleed, well-worried metallic sphinct-hole having endured more than its cassette-worth's allotment of forcible slamming. An open-ended, ripped raw, blasted-to-shit, burnt out finish, then, well worth the grope.
IMPLICIT RUIN "2011" tape
IMPLICIT RUIN "Panta Rei" CDR
self released
CDR from 2010 is most of all random MS-10 oscillations and fast moving synth noises. On 2011 tape this obscure Swedish project got into much more PE / postmortem realm, which improved it greatly. One could already wonder why not in bigger circulation? Perhaps artists wants it to raise a notch higher before letting it to bigger audience? It would be certainly good choice. While this satisfies genre fanatics, it is yet to have much personality.
PUCE MARY "Fear And Pleasure" tape
self released
Continues well the current sound of Puce Mary. 100 copies of tape is way too little as material doesn't really lose to her LP's!
SHIFT "Ruminations" tape
Dumpster Score Records
Shift is shifting slowly towards more "heavy electronics" form. Of course one could say that this is what Shift has been always, but lets say that the monolithic fuzzy noise grain layers of Bulk are behind, and there has been dominance of louder and clearer vocals, more distinctive sound elements what contribute well to compositional aspects of tracks. There is absolutely no "music" per se. But composition is clear. I like this tape a lot. Perhaps it will become my favorite Shift yet?!
HERSKA "Herska is not a one hit wonder" tape
Raw Rex
perhaps sometimes known as "28mg", but that wasn't the real title of tape. Retarded noisecore is name of the game. Again, from tape it sounds better than digital file! Stupid internet samples, no real instruments. Just grown up men fooling around like kids. Brilliant!
MANIA / HALALNIHIL split tape
Mania does his trademark sounds and noises. It's good stuff. Perhaps not as exciting as it is so short "tape ep" kind of release. It may not have same striking quality like his 7" on f&v, so material feels too short to make best impression with heavy and bass-loaded rumbles.
Halalnihil is quite useless without knowing what the lyrics are. It's just talking, with mild digital distortion and little feedbacks. Some lyrics what anyone probably gets, are things like "...legazile pedophilia!!...". Translations what I've seen makes me think project is most of all comedy of exaggeration?
SSRI "Robust" tape
Narcolepsia
Now ssri has changed a bit. Part of the tape might be among very best of SSRI actually. Some little less interesting. I'm not sure is this old works or already duo works, but it's very good. More experimental perhaps. Turntables, broken electronics, field recordings, tapes,.. It's very different from two recent live gigs, but nice to see how versatile even side project can become!
MOLLUSK KING / MOLD CREVICE "Anatomy Lessened" tape
Tape ep here. I would assume they wanted to make one very focused track like 7". This material very much about fine-tuning details, which makes sense that they'd rather not throw any filler to make tape longer. Mollusk King uses many semi-normal instruments. Synths with musical tonality. Drum machine with beats, vocals that follow rhythm of music. I'm not sure whether its accurate to use terms like "power electronics" or "old school" like label description. To me it sounds very much modern. And experimental electronic music. But also quite unique. Can't really say I'd heard anything like this?! Mold Crevice could be lumped into same category. So carefully edited and technologically advanced that sampled metal percussions and carefully adjusted electronic sounds makes me think like little bit techno leaning and advanced version of old slower paced Dissecting Table. I was listening this one day at the store, and customer came in asking what is this. Being surprised how good and powerful tape format sounds. Yep. It's not all about lo-fi rubbish, but these guys are good example how tape works well also for sealed factory pro-tapes, with full color covers, body prints.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 05, 2015, 02:44:08 PM
MANIA / HALALNIHIL split tape
Halalnihil is quite useless without knowing what the lyrics are. It's just talking, with mild digital distortion and little feedbacks. Some lyrics what anyone probably gets, are things like "...legazile pedophilia!!...". Translations what I've seen makes me think project is most of all comedy of exaggeration?
Yes, probably comedy...and the fifth column in noise/power electronics circle... Somebody don't ask yourself WHY he/she wants to make noise?
SILENCE OF VACUUM - 5 tape (IOPS)
Some clear high piercing sounds with power and volume makes this fine release but maybe i miss a bit that slow and suffocated feeling of previous releases that fitted more than perfect to subject matter but in same time these songs works fine with live track that ends the tape.
CLINIC OF TORTURE - Slave Sex tape (IOPS)
Manipulated, glitching, winding and echoing (super-8 film?) samples and crude electronics carrying very well both songs and maybe less complex textures and less ear damaging frequencies makes this easier to approach than previous releases, but still far from easy listening, heh.
MASKHEAD - Female Mutilations tape (Hiisi Productions)
"Loud and torturing harsh noise with piercing feedback and filthy snippets of metal junk abuse."
read that many times before, nothing new here but still entertaining release
sound fits well for my ears but some more info wouldnt hurt..
PSYCHOSADIST - Crawlspace tape (Hiisi Productions)
This cut straight behind of the tree, a bit foolish name wasnt give too great expectations but this new deutsche pe/noise artist delivers low and dirty rumbling with horrid vocals on other side and noisy but more clear synth sound on another side.
Short (or maybe just right) length of release gives a change to listen more than once on same sitting.. eager to hear more.
Sick Seed - Man And Machine (7", Turgid Animal): Junk noise, vocals, electronics rumbling, rather low fi sound. This is nice.
Masokismi - Eläminen Kohti Kuolemaa (CD, Bestial Burst): Noisy Black Metal with an extremely raw sound, which is quite a kick in the face. The music itself however could be better, there certainly are good parts, but often it seems like everything goes lost, but I think it basically comes down to not so good guitarwork. Track 9 has a simple but really nice riff and that combined with the utterly noisy sound is really good, certainly a highlight track. Last track is good too. So yeah, certainly not bad, but it's just not great and that's not due to the sound. But well, I guess it's impossible now to see whether this band/project could have evolved further as it seems the hatred isn't very fresh anymore...
Axnaar - Shite Inside Death / Obscure Salo / Useless Meat/Sacred Flesh / Crawling Misery (3x tape, 1x 7", Legion Blotan/All Dead Tapes/Filth&Violence): About the same as for Masokismi, there are nice parts, I like the raw sound, but there's a bit too many parts that seem to go nowhere...
Gnawed/Swollen Organs (C26, Danvers State Recordings): Gnawed goes further into the direction of the last album, actually maybe even calmer, but still dark and ominous. Had never heard about Swollen Organs before, first track is electronics and samples of a woman being tortured or something like that, second track is power electronics with quite aggressive vocals. Judging from a first listen, SO is good, but not great.
I Am Listening ambient albums of Burzum.
Dauði Baldrs
Hliðskjálf
Sôl Austan, Mâni Vestan
The Ways Of Yore
the dungeon keyboards are very fascinating in Dauði Baldrs. a climate with no escape
Hliðskjálf is more atmospheric and hypnotic
last two albums are most evolved but still keeping the ghostly essential.
EDGE OF DECAY - Halogeeni Helvetti CS (Freak Animal)
What to say? Just brilliant harsh noise. The label description is pretty accurate I think (compared EOC with old Ramirez and Knurl, if I remember correctly?). I smell some Treriksröset around "Venal" as well. Nothing to dislike for me here, whatsoever. Perhaps it could have been twice as long, but then I wouldn't play it as often. Great sounds bursting, crawling and cutting their way out of the speakers. Pace, variation, lows and highs, it all just works. I'm on my knees just lapping it all up here. I have no idea who's behind this moniker, but what does it matter. I want more. Noticed a couple of earlier releases, but they seem rather scarce in quantity.
Quote from: Baglady on May 07, 2015, 05:19:36 PM
EDGE OF DECAY - Halogeeni Helvetti CS (Freak Animal)
Their EP tape is probably hard to get but I recommend getting the comp tape they are on - Voyeurs Of Modern Decay (http://www.discogs.com/Various-Voyeurs-Of-Modern-Decay/release/5259344) - there are several copies on discogs for good prices.
There is 2 more tapes upcoming on international labels!
He is also very good in doing live noise. Just location in east of finland makes it kind of isolated from most of gigs in Finland...
Quote from: Baglady on May 07, 2015, 05:19:36 PM
I want more. Noticed a couple of earlier releases, but they seem rather scarce in quantity.
Pardon the ad, but: I have one copy of the first tape-EP (and some remaining copies of the "Voyeurs..." comp. tape) for sale
here (http://www.damned-by-light.com/tapes/distribution.html). Don't have any copies of the split-tape left, and it seems to be sold out from the label too...
Edit. EP gone!
Quote from: DBL on May 07, 2015, 07:46:31 PM
Quote from: Baglady on May 07, 2015, 05:19:36 PM
I want more. Noticed a couple of earlier releases, but they seem rather scarce in quantity.
Pardon the ad, but: I have one copy of the first tape-EP (and some remaining copies of the "Voyeurs..." comp. tape) for sale here (http://www.damned-by-light.com/tapes/distribution.html). Don't have any copies of the split-tape left, and it seems to be sold out from the label too...
Pardon this, pardon that. Check your email! Thanks for the tip!
Talking of more obscure Finnish artists, new tape of ROTAT, called "mob justice", what a nice piece of noise rubbish it is! I could think of some Smell & Quim, perhaps Odal and such. Or perhaps if thinking compositional quality of GOLDENROD, perhaps that is good to compare. Everything is utterly coarse. Somewhat unfinished noise pieces thrown one after another, but hardly "cut up". Just short pieces of noise what vary from great to not-so-great, but even the latter ones just underlines that there is absolutely nobody in Finland doing it like this. Perhaps H.Ö.H. would compete with utmost primitivism, but Rotat has different angle to material. Damn that new H.Ö.H. tape was good! I'm seriously thinking the obscure & less known Finnish projects should be compiled to one good CD release! Latest, at this point unreleased, Fecal Fetal was also pretty neat, although has some flaws.. But very promising and most of all: different!
THE NEW BLOCKADERS & CREATION THROUGH DESTRUCTION "Negative Mass " 12"
4iB
Hmm... In many ways there is something quite dull about this. First of all: 12"?! There is roughly 6 mins per side! And now when TNB has been doing so many collaborations, including 8 LP's of collaborations with dozens and dozens of artists... Now after many years, new items coming which are still nothing but someone using TNB sounds.... it has long felt like artist that leech into TNB's legacy. And should start to feel shame of this opportunism. Creation Through Destruction does fine job creating two solid pieces of harsh works. But it would probably warrant C-14 tape of edition of 50, unless TNB name tag would help there. It's not saying that this is bad. Just expensive, very limited 12" is utter exaggeration for what this material is. If it would be CTD tape on his own, it would stand as nice normal noise release. Now it is seen in utterly different light. For collectors of TNB, maybe ok addition to collection, but overall can't think who'd I recommend two shortish harsh pieces on high priced 12".
Rupenus has longtime been an price-gouging, opportunistic asshole. TNB/Organum - Raze 7" was $10-15 in the 90s. 90 seconds per side, and both sides are the same if my memory serves well. 500 copies, so costs are spread.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 07, 2015, 08:15:54 PM
THE NEW BLOCKADERS & CREATION THROUGH DESTRUCTION "Negative Mass " 12"
4iB
Hmm... In many ways there is something quite dull about this. First of all: 12"?! There is roughly 6 mins per side! And now when TNB has been doing so many collaborations, including 8 LP's of collaborations with dozens and dozens of artists... Now after many years, new items coming which are still nothing but someone using TNB sounds.... it has long felt like artist that leech into TNB's legacy. And should start to feel shame of this opportunism. Creation Through Destruction does fine job creating two solid pieces of harsh works. But it would probably warrant C-14 tape of edition of 50, unless TNB name tag would help there. It's not saying that this is bad. Just expensive, very limited 12" is utter exaggeration for what this material is. If it would be CTD tape on his own, it would stand as nice normal noise release. Now it is seen in utterly different light. For collectors of TNB, maybe ok addition to collection, but overall can't think who'd I recommend two shortish harsh pieces on high priced 12".
Both tracks supposed to be released on 10" vinyl but factory in which label press vinyls don't offer 10" so label suggested 12". After a long delay caused by my side (artwork) and some negotiating about one picture which RR sent me and I didn't want to include on artwork + countless emails about place where sticker will be... Fuck it all, I'm so glad that saw light of a day.
Receipt of this: I got tape with TNB raw sounds, I record my two track and mixed it all together. I didn't used TNB sounds as soundsource or similar. Both artist can be heard clearly.
+I still hate insert because it supposed to be printed on just one side with other dimensions (without background part). You, who have record, will easily figure out what I'm thinking.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 07, 2015, 08:15:54 PM12"?! There is roughly 6 mins per side! ... can't think who'd I recommend two shortish harsh pieces on high priced 12".
Snippets of sound on 12" vinyl must be the new noise trend.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 07, 2015, 06:38:41 PM
There is 2 more tapes upcoming on international labels!
He is also very good in doing live noise. Just location in east of finland makes it kind of isolated from most of gigs in Finland...
Yep! I will release next week a new tape
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Take Five" 1959 - what an amazing song and huge recording.
CxOxCx - Animosity 1985
CxOxCx - Eye for an Eye + 6 Songs 1984/1989
CxOxCx - Technocracy + "Bound" from V/A Rat Music III 1987/1987
Charlemagne Palestine - Ssingggg Sschlllingg Sshpppingg 2015 - what a fucked listening experience. it starts off weak and typical of contemporary Palestine recordings, but then it settles into some nice minimalist sound, eventually building layers of voices, percussion (possibly field recordings of a parade or something), and Nitsch-like dissonant brass and organ tones. I kept pausing it because I thought someone was outside, in another room, behind me, next to my ear...really disorienting and paranoia-building.
I'm not sure the name Four Cornered Room Staring At Candles is meant to mean, sounds a bit Funeral Doom to me. But the release "Noise Is Violence, Violence Is Life (https://4crsac.bandcamp.com/album/noise-is-violence-violence-is-life)" is pretty good for a straight up, low fidelity Noise collection. Five short-ish tracks that sound like they're from the same session, mostly two layered tracks of squealing feedback, buzzing lead buzz and husked and whispered vocals colliding clumsily and charmingly. A lot of pedal manipulation seems to come in later, building the sound more thickly, and there's more of a stereo effect later on building the sound even more. Hardly demanding but just the thing if you want some simple, straight-up Noise.
Filthy Turd's been around for a while I understand, but I've never been inclined to listen until now. "Witches Love The Taste Of Filthy Turd (https://burselmcryptrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/witches-love-the-taste-of-filthy-turd)" is a clever little release, three tracks made up in the same way, namely a collage of roughly recorded loops mostly made from voice through effects of kinds, with a lot of extraneous sound included. It's like a fuck-you, fuck-fidelity version of the tape experiments sixties minimalists would engage in, only with a lot less seriousness and a lot more fuck-you. Almost dada-esque phrases are chanted, repeated and discarded, occasionally audible (I think - something about "go back into the past and fight" or something). This is a pretty good release, entertaining in fact as well as being actually interesting, but with a nice sense of bottom level humour that makes me think of Smell & Quim.
RODGER STELLA - The Final Programme 7" (I Dischi Del Barone)
At least superficially themed around some key scenes from the Ken Russell flick Altered States, this is a great piece of plastic. No big difference between the two sides really, but that doesn't matter. Wobbly, wild panning, psychedelic noise. The label website mentions CCCC, so I kind of expected a swirling tornado ride. This is not the case, but I still get the reference somehow. Very addictive EP, and maybe the best yet from IDDB. You need this.
James Rushford & Joe Talia – Manhunter
Wow, i can't believe i only heard this album just now, but it's been on repeat the last couple of days. A beautiful mix of field recordings, synths, tape loops(?), deformed voices,... Absolutely excellent stuff.
Pleasure Brothers 'Ecstasy' CS Altered States Tapes (2015)
A very recent set of diminutive downcast tape murk from Sydney resident Tony McKey. Both sides offer unadorned looping electronics with natural grit. These repeated gestures sit well short of demanding attention, and in some senses this approach is well-worn territory – but for me this material is strangely engaging. It is gently austere, bleak in tone, and doggedly modest. Somehow fitting for an artist attempting to maintain residence in inner Sydney today. I don't know how these young people pay the fucking rent.
Grunt 'Sacrosanct Imperium' CS Freak Animal (2015)
Having spent a couple of months now with 'Myth Of Blood', this companion piece sits agreeably in the district established by that recent full-length monstrosity. B-side assault 'Gas Fumes' is the treasure here – violent, agitated electronics eventually settling into uneasy drones. I noted with interest the almost unhinged vocal delivery that marked many key tracks on 'Myth Of Blood', and the tactic is sustained here. While still a part of the continuum through 'Seer Of Decay' to 'Petturien Rooli' and onwards, Aspa's vocal execution now often appears fucking unbalanced rather than commanding – and this recent material is served well by the approach.
Knækkede Stemmer 'Marts (Musik For Død Akustik)' CS Total Black (2015)
Staunch 2014 minimal tape works from Mikkel Rørbo. Resolutely repetitive as any of Rørbo's previous work, these compositions are assembled from nonchalantly maltreated looping gestures with visible seams. Brief liner notes reveal Analogue synth and violin as source sounds. These are exceptionally unadorned components, which gradually lead to fascinating surfaces and a peculiar atmosphere.
Macronympha 'Keystoned' CS Bacteria Field (2015)
Macro as Joe Roemer solo outing. Largely comprised of predictable but succulent ingredients - looping crumble, hard cuts, and a generally sketchy character. Occasional dives into subdued cavernous passages and instrumental curveballs also occur throughout however – by no means a furious assault for the duration.
Quote from: urall on May 10, 2015, 02:28:20 PM
James Rushford & Joe Talia – Manhunter
Wow, i can't believe i only heard this album just now, but it's been on repeat the last couple of days. A beautiful mix of field recordings, synths, tape loops(?), deformed voices,... Absolutely excellent stuff.
A favourite record of mine from the last couple of years. I released the duo's debut on my label back in 2009, and it was great to see how far they'd come as a duo by the time
Manhunter was released. For a record launch they performed
Manhunter live at Northcote Uniting Church here in Melbourne - an ideal space for a perfect downer.
Quote from: absoluten calfeutrail on May 11, 2015, 01:26:07 PM
Pleasure Brothers 'Ecstasy' CS Altered States Tapes (2015)
A very recent set of diminutive downcast tape murk from Sydney resident Tony McKey. Both sides offer unadorned looping electronics with natural grit. These repeated gestures sit well short of demanding attention, and in some senses this approach is well-worn territory – but for me this material is strangely engaging. It is gently austere, bleak in tone, and doggedly modest. Somehow fitting for an artist attempting to maintain residence in inner Sydney today. I don't know how these young people pay the fucking rent.
Good to know there's new PB material, love their work, especially the 'Lower than a snake's belly' tape
Hum of the druid - Societal
Harsh, slow moving gritty rumbles and drones with lots of low end. Like this a lot.
Eliane Radigue - Feedback works
I had heard some stuff by Radigue before but somehow this clicked more than others. Drones, pulsating throbbing sounds, .. Especially digging 'Stress-Osaka' & 'Omnht'
Aaron Dilloway & Hive Mind - Forgotten thirst
Starts of with some loops and then slowly the synths come creeping in. Towards the end you get some scratching sounds, more occasional loops, Not awesome, but quite enjoyable and a suitable work background.
N. - Autofagia (4 LP Box on Urashima)
Waiting on my shelves for months, and today I'm in the perfect mood to finally listen to this massive box. And it's great, so far.
LYOTO MUSIC LP (Urashima)
A collaboration between Pietro Mazzocchin and Pierpaolo Zoppo, previously published as cassette in 1984 by Aquilifer Sodality. I didn't know this one before, but damn, it's really great!
Hm, I'm repeating myself today...
Mo*Te – Insane Dog Run
Drone, Noise, Industrial. The people at discogs sure know their stuff. Or at any rate, lone discogs contributor NOIZESTORM sure knows her stuff. At the very least, NOIZESTORM knows enough to acknowledge that the styles of sound served under the name Mo*Te are seldom the easiest to tag. "Drone, Noise, Industrial." Yup, that about describes every single artist in existence, past present and (no doubt) future, whose work I've enjoyed (or will no doubt enjoy) at some point. But kudos to NOIZESTORM for being so damn literal. "Rainstorm Meditation" is the side-long Drone which sets Insane Dog in motion. Droning, thick and heavy, whose finer points are obscured somewhat in the downpour- or so Mo*Te may hope. Personally, the sound conjures up visions of vast, cracked, sun-baked, plains, toasted golden-brown under the angry gaze of a gravitationally challenged deity rolling slowly across a dark and milky expanse, the determined exertions of emotionally taxed dung beetle drawn out in calculated, scraggy, analog protestations squealing in from on high. I'd have suggested the title "Acid Safari" if a certain ex-CCCCer hadn't already taken that one. In the case of Astro's so-named effort on Xerxes, it took the combined contributions of Clone, xdefenestratorx, intransitive, and, again, NOIZESTORM, to render the singular Style tag "Noise". But maybe they too were as disappointed as I in the way the analog slitherings undercut the denser possibilities to be explored in the thick of the jungle. Not so here. These may be the meditations of a parched, withered, loin-clothed supplicant who probably wouldn't know a rainstorm if he was drowning in it. But the fire of the mind is fierce, well-toned, muscular, tightly packed elements desperately sucker punching one another in an effort to assert themselves in a crowded, near monolithic, field. Early Tibetan Red could be a reference if we allow for a good measure of additional oomph- right in goddamn pelvis. As for the quavering synth permutations slithering over top, these can be taken or left, a light dusting of seasoning which may serve, in any event, to remind that the fire of someone's mind is still alight. Flipping over then, we may duly expect the Noise, Industrial. Certainly the Noise is to be the dominant force, but perhaps the Industrial might be admitted in the way the harsher incursions only occasionally manage to crack through the wall. "Crack in the Wall" is a wall of low-frequency rumble graced with the vaguely acoustic character of live recording in the smoking hells of seashells by the seashore. The cassette insert depicts a live performance with Mr Nagura + table of gear in the foreground whilst in the background a Japanese gentleman gesticulates at a pasty, shaved-headed, Facialesque character huffing hooliganisms into a mic. I would take these vocal hooliganisms to constitute the "cracks" in the burly, surging, swell but most of these are utterly lost at sea, drowned in coursing waves of definition which slowly reveal themselves as frothy processing of ghostly gasps and whitewashed, pasty-faced, hellhowl. "Death Interview" commences with a looped repetition of the words "the job interview", processed into increasingly harsh deformations that owe little to Drone or Industrial and everything to Noise. Then things start to get brutal. So savagely brutal are the mangled, tortured sounds ripping through the Death Interview that I'm tempted to consider entering descriptors like "deranged", or even "spastic". This is especially disconcerting when weighed against Mo*Te's broader body of work, which, among the harsher bodies of noise, is almost singularly measured and even-handed. It's something I don't recall ever having directly remarked on, but with Mo*Te the contributing materials are always ever so carefully staked, evolving slowly and methodically through a well-defined range of considered mutation. Though perhaps, on second reflection, some of that does come through, albeit in inverse proportion: the mind a steel trap through which not the slightest crack may emerge, the clear-eyed, determinedly vicious hemorrhaging of all the pretty little mutations. Just as suddenly, hemorrhaging gives way to extended, raggedy, drone and a false finish which starts brimming, again, with the familiar ripped raw derangements. The texture achieved is one of utter blow-out, on the one hand suggesting the barest hint of ragged-out meditation and on the other- bilge-infested, cantankerous, fart. So to find a second, abbreviated, even-more-raggedy, drone, sputtering spitting splurting into the flatulent fields, densely compacted spray of crunched, filth-flavored, lacerations allowing sporadic bursts of "the job interview" snippet to poke through. It's all a bit much, or would be, without the consolations of Thomas Ligotti:
"I don't think I could make it through an interview for an office job--or a job of any kind—without breaking out in mad laughter. I'm simply no longer fit to be part of the American working world."
after pile of stoner rock I'm finally in mood for power electronics.
Slogun - Bleached 7"
Great blasting electronics in Slogun style!
Slogun - The Heights 7"
Vocals are too buried in the mix but still nice harsh tracks.
Sick Seed - Man And Machine 7"
I love sounds of junks here! Great introduction to "Technological Singularity".
Wertham / Macelleria Mobile Di Mezzanotte – Skin And Bones / Sulla Collina Dei Suicidi 7" picture
This is absolutely AMAZING split! I listened both sides about 4 - 5 times. Wertham track is an old school German pe with great electronics blasting. One of his best tracks! I never heard (for) Macelleria Mobile Di Mezzanotte until now. I'm surprised how this track is good. Atmospheric but somehow disturbing industrial with traces of Italian pe.
Quote from: Dr Alex on May 15, 2015, 11:54:25 PM
Slogun - The Heights 7"
Vocals are too buried in the mix but still nice harsh tracks.
I disagree. Like almost all Slogun material the vocals are clearly audible. Maybe listen again?
I think this is one of his best and not just because of "thematic elements"
Definitely one of his I listen to most often.
SKULLFLOWER "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to die" tape
Matching Head
One side studio, one side live. Another fine release from Skullflower noise drone style, but while I like what I hear, I just can't think any reason why this particular release would stand out from bunch of others which are basically "the same"?
IRON FIST OF THE SUN "Danny la rue died in his sleep" tape
Unrest
2010 release from IFOTS and while it's not bad, it is very clear example that band went much further. Mostly it is that vocal tracks on-off switch moments are very abrupt. There are some good tracks, and some surprisingly noisy tracks as well, which make tape hold its position as still necessery additions to IFOTS collection, but hardly belongs among highlights.
SKIP TOOTH "Silent / Speak" tape
Beartown records
Danish power electronics which probably most people have ignored? Tape is called "untitled" on discogs, but both sides are indicated clearly with stencil texts. In many ways it is the late 2000's.... Good, but barely memorable. Stuff what I could anytime rotate again, but come into conclusion that I remember very little of it, even if it's merely twenty minutes or so. Project appeared to do very little releases.
Shooting Gallery / Clo Goelach "Distance" tape
Posh Isolation
Another 2010 release... I just picked various tapes randomly from shelves and all appear to be from same time! One side live collaboration, another via mail. Klaus Hansen & Loke Rahbek is Shooting Gallery and the other project soon transformed into Body Cargo. Tape is very nice lo-fi stuff. Can't decide which side I like more, but perhaps mail collaboration offers a bit more variation of texture. Starts almost surprisingly relaxing "ambient", before sound quality alone starts to make it raw.
BAPTIST SKIN COMMUNITI "Magnified section of dreams" tape
Triangle
Not good. Somewhere between crap and ok. Sort of HNW, but shitty uninteresting sounds.
A MACHINE CALLED ORGASM "Daddylove" tape
dumping ground recordings
Non-aggressive, non-energic noise stuff. Crackles, static hissing, raw and highly distorted stuff. It's ok. Nothing that special, but that old man gay blowjob cover adds so much cheap sleaziness, that I like this tape, haha!
SEWER GODDESS "The Dejection Veil" tape
No Life
I guess it's always pretty harsh toward artist to comment that you like their earliest work the most. This almost 10 years old debute (?) tape still remains strong. It is noisier. It is less musically driven. Vocals are more buried. At greatest it somehow reminds me of CCCC, although comparison is indeed pretty distant. I have yet to hear 2015 album, but I'm quite sure it will be much more musical than this?
Fetish Ritual "F & R" tape
Synthetik Assembly
First listening felt like its perhaps a bit too much of "fanclub" power electronics? But what if I belong among fanboys? After such conclusion, there is nothing to complain! hah. Short C-12 length tape comes in plastic bag, with lyric insert, porn-mag classified ads and other x-rated content. All very close to contemporary xerox cult a'la posh isolation / f&v. Music itself is heavily dominated by aggressive vocals, which are somewhere between Slogun & Consumer Electronics. Long, fast delivered lyrics spitting obscenities with clear and sharp sound. Music isn't just typicalities of electronics buzz, but there are some simple ideas of structure and distinctive sounds for each track which sets it apart from bands mentioned before.
Live Sex Show "Muscles Relaxer" tape
Nurse Etiquette
I got just handful of this labels releases. It seemed like label was really flooding stuff during hot years of USA micro edition noise tape era. 99 releases in 5 years (but vast majority came out 2007-2009), mostly short tapes. I guess mostly around 50 copieswas made? This C-10 from anonymous noise act represents well the atmosphere. It's like they'd know, they are not doing anything particularly groundbreaking. Nothing what should stay available for decades. Just some live take of noise. Hard to describe exactly what it is, but still slightly different kind of noise. Heavy blown out sound and all-at-max dubbing makes sound have feeling of pressure. But not much of energy or aggression. Feeling of slow pace.
Emaciator "Conceit" tape
Nurse Etiquette
77 copies edition from 2008. It's hard to say should it be described icy cold drones or... warm? Warmness is perhaps due analogue gear or sound of tape dubs. But it's cold. There isn't much of psychedelia or random modulation happening. Just minimalist, slowly oscillating tones. Among best Emaciator I have heard!
DEVELOPER tape
WCN008
White Centipede Noise's Developer tape belongs among best what I have heard from band. Typical tape of project has appeared to me being process of things failing. Hah.. Like I must have mentioned before, it's like setting gear ready to record and hit REC when things seem good to go. But instead of starting from that and proceeding to better, more intense, more frantic direction... instead getting just notch less interesting and less intense when recording proceeds. Here we don't have such feeling. We have pretty much guaranteed harsh noise assault here. One could refer to K2 style of cut up, where small pauses are often present. And also quite unique element in Developer to me seems that many of his cuts aren't bursts of energy. Many times in cut up noise bands choose the utmost highlight moments and put them together. Here many short bursts are not that at all. And it's not criticism. He manages to play with pace, stereo sound, variation of sources etc. Eventually managing to deliver highlights in middle of b-side.
Trepaneringsritualen "Ritualer, Blot Och Botgöring" tape
Harsh Head Rituals
Picked this up, thinking it was some new tape of his what I have yet to listen. While I was listening it, realized it is the debut! Fuck, much better than I remembered. I remember thinking LP reissue wasn't that good, compared to later works of band. But now I start to lean towards idea that perhaps very early works of project has been the best?! Rough, primitive, industrial music & noise!
NIGHT BITCH s/t 10" Ajna Offensive- heavy metal from CT with S&M themes. Not great but good. I did wish there were a couple more songs.
SATURNALIA TEMPLE "To the Other" LP Ajna Offensive- doom metal with delayed vocals & some psychedelicness going on. I like the artwork. I feel this release sounds different than their previous releases but I'm not sure how. I'll have to pull those out & give'em a listen.
Skin Crime – s/t tape (BSR)
Discogs is my principle source for information on this one, the sole release registered to the mysterious BSR Records. Tracks include untitled and untitled, with Style tagged "Noise" and "Ambient". The latter tag, in combination with the C15 playback time (re- discogs), may explain why the tape has gone so long forgotten amongst the teetering stacks. One out of so many, it would seem, that might never again have enjoyed playback had "research" for something completely unrelated – in this case the recent Trerik titty tape – not fluked the shit back into existence apparent. Still... Skin Crime? Ambient? What the fuck were they smoking? (um, Skin Crime, not discogs) Dense, overbilged, thunder. That is Skin Crime. Ambient? That is simply fal... fa... f... well, on reflection, both Urge and Whorebutcher, two of my faves, could easily approach Ambient, given a little smoothening out. Ambient of a dense, overbilged, thunderous disposition. Add to consideration the tangled atmospherics submitted by Mr S Abuse under the name Hanged Mans Orgasm, and the s/t lp from 2003.... and you are halfway to this slickly sliced sliver of self-titled sweetness. Per Skin Crime proper, there is the density. There is the thunder. There is, however, little in the way of the overbilge. Elements, many of them junked and metallic, are laid out bright and clear for ready inspection. Cluttered, clamoring elements, that rear up in concert for a good hard hint of overbilge before settling back down to their faintly echoing cave corner as frosty buzzings numb the highly sensitized palate. The full-throttled fury of all the clamoring elements might well be a terror to behold, but nothing sticks around for long, never quite falling into anything like a groove. More we enjoy the tensions to be found in the heaving motion, the rearings and settlings, the comings and goings. Such tendencies are even more pronounced on what I take for the flip side. Roaring with the almighty metal-tinged clamor in full groove, the intensities grow deceptively harsh and unyielding... only to plonk down to an unlikely string of steady, tin-head, bonking. After that the furious blasts alternate with unhurried, acoustic, explorations, lurching first to life and then back to death as though struggling to figure out what they want to do with All This Great Stuff. The general atmosphere is one of rather cold and undermanned factory, a hulking industrial strength monstrosity that could threaten to approach epic proportion... were it not abruptly cut off at the seven-or-so-minute mark.
Skin Crime box set should be coming sometime soon, I've heard....
CONCRETE MASCARA "The Answer in the Ashes" tape
Untergeschoss
I guess this is around time of artists first visit to finland? Full length "tape album", with lots of tracks. At first, it makes me think of History of Aids -era Prurient, but that's only couple tracks. C.M. offers much more. It's good to have tape where despite coherent feel, band is able to make distinctive tracks. I have yet to listen the new album, but somehow feel this tape of C.M. was better than 7" on F&V. Maybe it is simply because 7" is such a demanding format to make impact in two short tracks.
VOMIR / MIXTURIZER split tape
R.O.N.F.
Vomir is vomir. That's all. Mixturizer on b-side offer much more alive and diverse material. Despite being what you could lump in HNW genre, it has element of thing happening, so 20 mins track offers much more substance. It seems Manuel just returned to activity recently after short hiatus! We'll see if Mixturizer gets back in action too...
CRANIOPAGUS "Terrace" tape
Trash Ritual
US-PE, industrial noise, noise with screaming. That sort of stuff with heavily reverb drenched, massive wall. The most I like when this calms down a bit, into dark and gloomy industrial soundscapes what dominate big part of A-side. It appears like short lived project did have slight own touch how they do things, but being active just couple years, barely made its mark...
V/A SCANDINAVIAN WAR CRIMES tape
Kafe Kaos
Nice mix of mostly less hyped scandinavian bands. Of course many should be known to users of this forum. KOEFF, ARKHE,.. perhaps BLITZKRIEG BABY.. but... COPS? HOMOSEXUAL PLAGUE? CAPERS? TIED HANDS? etc. lots of far less know. Or at least to me! As some are only known from this comp, I'm assuming side projects of known guys... 40 minutes as traditional album length is good amount of material. Blitzkrieg Baby sticks out quite drastically in this compilation. Can't quite decide whether I like it or not, but overall compilation delivers good mix of dark noise, HNW, pe/industrial noise of various types.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
Skin Crime box set should be coming sometime soon, I've heard....
!!!!!!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
V/A SCANDINAVIAN WAR CRIMES tape
Kafe Kaos
Nice mix of mostly less hyped scandinavian bands. Of course many should be known to users of this forum. KOEFF, ARKHE,.. perhaps BLITZKRIEG BABY.. but... COPS? HOMOSEXUAL PLAGUE? CAPERS? TIED HANDS? etc. lots of far less know. Or at least to me! As some are only known from this comp, I'm assuming side projects of known guys... 40 minutes as traditional album length is good amount of material. Blitzkrieg Baby sticks out quite drastically in this compilation. Can't quite decide whether I like it or not, but overall compilation delivers good mix of dark noise, HNW, pe/industrial noise of various types.
I don't know exactly who Cops are but I'm pretty sure that it's a side project. Homoerotic Plague, Capers and Tied Hands are main project though, even if it's some less known and quite new projects. Homoerotic Plague has some good tracks uploaded on soundcloud and Capers have released some great tapes that are worth checking out. As for Tied Hands, more are in the making and a repress of the first tape is probably coming soon.
Regarding the comp I think it's very varied and haven't listened enough to decide who is the best, but I really enjoyed Capers and Koeff.
Quote from: eyestrain on May 23, 2015, 05:32:18 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
Skin Crime box set should be coming sometime soon, I've heard....
!!!!!!
I've heard from Patrick that he loose all his master in a computer crash years ago...
Most intense working time of the year is finally over and I can relax listening to records, something I am doing always more rarely.
In a few words:
Snuff:III CD (Filth & Violence - Untergeschoss). One of my fave projects of the Finnish collective. Each of their record is always better and this is another classic. Power Electronics as it should be, dirty, raw and in your face. Titles are completely in line with what they have been representing since day 1 and this is how we like them.
Snuff: live CD (Filth & Violence - Untergeschoss). I have witnessed the first part of this CD live and is great to have it on digital format. Also the Lathi part rules. Keep on coming!
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION "Victory" CD (Filth & Violence). After being delighted by the 88 boxset, reprint of classic (I think), second tape. Fierce and loud, tons of feedback and vocal assault. Be warned: Explicit artwork/lyrics, not for Boldrini's CFNM loverboys.
AM NOT: Unpunished CD (Unrest Production)
Superb release of this London based project that mixes structured industrial parts to PE assault. Some pretty original moments that definitely put them on my top 5 of recent discoveries.
Kevlar: Criteria tape (Unrest Production)
I consumed the debut cd-r that definitely dwelled in 90's European PE territories,with (thank God) a personal touch. This tape follows the same step and add much more. I am quite sure we'll hear a lot about them in future.
Grunt – Myth Of Blood (Freak Animal).
Everything has been said it all already and I am not going to repeat it. My favourite record of this first part of the year. (Yet I am still waiting to get Ke-Hil that I am quite sure will be competing for the prize eheh)
BLACK STATE "We Hate Them" (Filth and violence)
I have always been of big fan of all those projects that includes many (realistic/UNPC) samples in their work. UK's mysterious Black State push this concept to the limit and deliver a whole work where recordings from documentaries and news seems to be the main focus. Yet do not be fooled by this statement since the sounds in the background are quintessentials to the purpose. Sound is never ear-splitting yet subtle and intense, diversified from track to track, maybe I would have had them a bit louder, but maybe it was done on purpose. Looking forward for the next releases! Anybody knows more about them?
Quote from: tiny_tove on May 23, 2015, 10:17:36 PM
Most intense working time of the year is finally over and I can relax listening to records, something I am doing always more rarely.
In a few words:
Snuff:III CD (Filth & Violence - Untergeschoss). One of my fave projects of the Finnish collective. Each of their record is always better and this is another classic. Power Electronics as it should be, dirty, raw and in your face. Titles are completely in line with what they have been representing since day 1 and this is how we like them.
Snuff: live CD (Filth & Violence - Untergeschoss). I have witnessed the first part of this CD live and is great to have it on digital format. Also the Lathi part rules. Keep on coming!
XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION "Victory" CD (Filth & Violence). After being delighted by the 88 boxset, reprint of classic (I think), second tape. Fierce and loud, tons of feedback and vocal assault. Be warned: Explicit artwork/lyrics, not for Boldrini's CFNM loverboys.
AM NOT: Unpunished CD (Unrest Production)
Superb release of this London based project that mixes structured industrial parts to PE assault. Some pretty original moments that definitely put them on my top 5 of recent discoveries.
Kevlar: Criteria tape (Unrest Production)
I consumed the debut cd-r that definitely dwelled in 90's European PE territories,with (thank God) a personal touch. This tape follows the same step and add much more. I am quite sure we'll hear a lot about them in future.
Grunt – Myth Of Blood (Freak Animal).
Everything has been said it all already and I am not going to repeat it. My favourite record of this first part of the year. (Yet I am still waiting to get Ke-Hil that I am quite sure will be competing for the prize eheh)
BLACK STATE "We Hate Them" (Filth and violence)
I have always been of big fan of all those projects that includes many (realistic/UNPC) samples in their work. UK's mysterious Black State push this concept to the limit and deliver a whole work where recordings from documentaries and news seems to be the main focus. Yet do not be fooled by this statement since the sounds in the background are quintessentials to the purpose. Sound is never ear-splitting yet subtle and intense, diversified from track to track, maybe I would have had them a bit louder, but maybe it was done on purpose. Looking forward for the next releases! Anybody knows more about them?
LOL
Quote from: Leatherface on May 23, 2015, 12:33:24 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on May 23, 2015, 05:32:18 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
Skin Crime box set should be coming sometime soon, I've heard....
!!!!!!
I've heard from Patrick that he loose all his master in a computer crash years ago...
Well, apparently it doesn't affect release as I was just talking with label some weeks ago when he mentioned project is soon to be sent to pressing.
Certainly would be nice to see more Skin Crime stuff available in proper format. Not CDR reissues etc...
i am really excited about the skin crime box as well! very much needed. i cannot recommend the project enough to the new crowd.
mikko, when you say "pressing" care to clarify? i was told it would not be on vinyl - did the plans change?! as much as i love vinyl i am hoping for cd merely so i can afford it.
I have a fantastic box of Skin crime that Patrick made for me years ago.
Unique and dedicated copy! Great project!
How is this possible to show you this in picture?
Yes, CD box. Pressing, well, as professionals say: replication.
Various – Sonno Ferrum tape
When (like today) I'm in that special mood, there are not many things better than listening LOUD to some junk metal recordings. Especially when they are great and inspiring like this one.
Searching for the Perdo Omnis tape to be the next...
And not to forget the GUNK - Bird/Less LP!
Goddammit! Too many great records, too less time.
in heavy rotation: THE RITA: Gamzatti LP
Quote from: spongeoctopus on May 23, 2015, 12:02:30 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
V/A SCANDINAVIAN WAR CRIMES tape
Kafe Kaos
Nice mix of mostly less hyped scandinavian bands. Of course many should be known to users of this forum. KOEFF, ARKHE,.. perhaps BLITZKRIEG BABY.. but... COPS? HOMOSEXUAL PLAGUE? CAPERS? TIED HANDS? etc. lots of far less know. Or at least to me! As some are only known from this comp, I'm assuming side projects of known guys... 40 minutes as traditional album length is good amount of material. Blitzkrieg Baby sticks out quite drastically in this compilation. Can't quite decide whether I like it or not, but overall compilation delivers good mix of dark noise, HNW, pe/industrial noise of various types.
I don't know exactly who Cops are but I'm pretty sure that it's a side project. Homoerotic Plague, Capers and Tied Hands are main project though, even if it's some less known and quite new projects. Homoerotic Plague has some good tracks uploaded on soundcloud and Capers have released some great tapes that are worth checking out. As for Tied Hands, more are in the making and a repress of the first tape is probably coming soon.
Regarding the comp I think it's very varied and haven't listened enough to decide who is the best, but I really enjoyed Capers and Koeff.
COPS wasn't really a side project, just a really short-lived one, for various reasons. Three additional tracks may be released on a split 12" when/if funds allow it. In addition, two of the original COPS crew members carry on under a different name.
To get more on topic, I second the SONNO FERRUM recommendation above. Fucking juicy!
All the artwork for the CDr reissues was lost, not the Audio masters. All the Audio masters are on either DAT, or ADAT tape.
Quote from: Leatherface on May 23, 2015, 12:33:24 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on May 23, 2015, 05:32:18 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
Skin Crime box set should be coming sometime soon, I've heard....
!!!!!!
I've heard from Patrick that he loose all his master in a computer crash years ago...
Great news! More infos about the reissue, please?
Quote from: monster ripper on May 25, 2015, 01:23:26 PM
All the artwork for the CDr reissues was lost, not the Audio masters. All the Audio masters are on either DAT, or ADAT tape.
Quote from: Leatherface on May 23, 2015, 12:33:24 PM
Quote from: eyestrain on May 23, 2015, 05:32:18 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
Skin Crime box set should be coming sometime soon, I've heard....
!!!!!!
I've heard from Patrick that he loose all his master in a computer crash years ago...
SHIFT "Ruminations" tape
Wow, I'd say this one even tops the amazing 'Altamont Rising' LP.
Quote from: cr on May 25, 2015, 05:01:24 PM
SHIFT "Ruminations" tape
Wow, I'd say this one even tops the amazing 'Altamont Rising' LP.
Yeah, it could be best SHIFT release so far. It's always good to see bands going up to new strengths, instead of opposite. I would strongly recommend tape as edition is fairly small compared to album and I doubt it will be available for long time..
BIZARRE UPROAR / LAST RAPE tape
F&V 10
One of the more rare old BU titles and perhaps would be worth of reissue. I recall this could have been made even less than 50?! Maybe... It's collaboration, Bizarre Rape and Last Uproar sides are both good stuff. First side has much more familiarity to MASS session than anything else of BU. Harsh noise. Rugged, but textured noise wall. Other side is also noise, but separated to right & left channel where each project sound is quite clearly heard instead of mixing them together.
BIZARRE UPROAR "Likainen Ehtoollinen" tape
F&V 1
Very first, old tape edition. Not yet the typical F&V poly case, but otherwise set the standard pretty much as we know it today. Fierce, raw and brutal noise. Screaming voices, repeating loops, but also plenty of live junk, painfully high feedback etc. Ends to sound of marching boots. These early homedubbed tapes have quite suffocated sound. At the same time it is great and adds to repulsive feel, but I also recall CDR version had very ripping sound?
KEVLAR "Criteria" tape
Unrest
Holy shit! It was actually better than I expected. In live show, vocals are more dominating and up-front. But in recording its possible to hear very detailed layers of throbbing electronics. At the same time very well produced, but not sounding plastic. There is overdrive and saturation too, which immediately takes Kevlar few steps higher than many contemporary "heavy electronics" units. Not that there would be much to competition! Perhaps we'll see new wave of heavy and dense electronics instead of gutter filth... Have to get the LP too..
LOKE RAHBEK & PUCE MARY "The Female Form" LP
Posh Isolation
Pretty much 1+1=2 kind of release. You know what you're going to get, but it is very satisfactory result too! High pitched moments reveal some surface noise, but louder and thicker industrial tracks blast with strong & full sound.
REPTILE WORSHIP "behind the eye" tape
Very nice tape from some years back... It has many elements I like in noise. Experimental, hand made feel to it, but also repetition combined with conscious flow of track. Its clear material is composed. Put together with intent. Nice packaging too.
V/A "Jirai Wo Fundara Sayounara" tape
Vanilla Records 52
Obscure compilation tape originally put together by BLUE-ist in 1993, and reissued by Vanilla Records in 1995. Great tracks from Love & Sincerity, Colloid, Diesel Guitars, Shepherd Moon (slightly aged industrial a'la Dissecting Table / Vasilisk!) and Zsa Zsa Gabour and Honey Yamamoto & Polka Kings. Also several tracks of all sorts of japanese 90's prog/experimental and "indie pop" weirdness. Got copy of this already in mid 90's, but then found original sealed version from Japan in one of the trips there. It's weird to have 100% accurate memomy of several tracks so many years later!
???? tape
Vanilla Records 33
Who know what this is? Doesn't appear on discogs, neither labels website has any list of their discography. Not that it would be crucial information, as this isn't even noise. 1993 release of Japanese project. Guitars and singing. Perhaps singer/songwriter stuff from amateur camp?
CAN'T "Wicked Witch" tape
irfp12
2005 tape of Jessica Rylan's work before starting to use her own name. It's not that long after she ceased to release material? I guess no new releases since 2007. Curiously, I do have lots of unreleased Rylan's live shows on video and audio, that was recorded on Yankee Know How tour. Including video interview, and more... Will have to see if something could be done about it.. This tape, especially a-side, is very nice. It has all the poetry girl sort of feelings to it, but at the same time, something so different from most of noise/electronics out there. More beat oriented stuff of B-side is not as good as a-side, but works ok.
KLAUS H. HANSEN "Mindloop" tape
Raijaja Tapes 001
2011 isn't that far away, but seems like Klaus hasn't been doing much of noise anymore? That's unfortunate, as his style of being able to make all sounds so overdriven & rough, is quite admireable. Ashley C releases on Freak Animal naturally belong among my favorites (not to mention Forza Albino!), but as simple as repeating "ritual bell sound" here, just is somehow so beyond the usual, when it has saturated and blurry, distorted sound, which isn't result of "effects", but recording methods what transform fidelity into way tastier form that vast majority of recordings these days.
DOKUMENT #7: Swedish Experimental Soundtracks - tape
Private Edition
Name describes it accurately. Archive series of Private Edition offers bootleg of 50's and 60's experimental soundtrack stuff from Sweden. Experimental electronics. Interesting and tasty stuff.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 27, 2015, 02:58:37 PM
???? tape
Vanilla Records 33
Who know what this is? Doesn't appear on discogs, neither labels website has any list of their discography. Not that it would be crucial information, as this isn't even noise. 1993 release of Japanese project. Guitars and singing. Perhaps singer/songwriter stuff from amateur camp?
there is a picture of this?
I have tape, but don't have any place to upload pics really... All text is in japanese. Front has treated photo of xxx activity.
THE TERATOLOGIST "cabinet of curiosities II" tape
Cathartic Process
2nd tape of offers parts III and IV. Dark atmospheres exploring antiquarian anomolies. Not bad theme! Perhaps special packaging would do more justice for theme. Now it's one image on front cover and recording details inside J-card. Dark and gloomy ambient may be saying too little, as texture and details go far more than simple "droning". It does have the usual flaws what effect most of this type of music for me. Over use of reverb will drench most of sounds into less memorable blur. Achievements of crafting sounds is much less when buried in extensive echoes.
Sachiko "With Lament" tape
Sloow tapes
Not sure how many know her works? Sachiko was one member in Tangerine Dream Syndicate, which featured Kosakai from Incapacitants and had CD on Alchemy. And part of duo Vava Kitora together with Yama-Agako. A lot of Sachiko works is highly delay/reverb processed ethereal vocals. Whether words play key role, it's hard to say, but it works also as merely vocal-drone material. But this is not all just vocals. Overdriven droning electronics appear as well. This is the only tape release of her. Belgian label. Otherwise mostly CDs. C-50 length makes it pretty much like album, and there is clearly thought album wholeness, what goes forward. Starts with long vocal pieces and eventually side ends with electronics+vocals piece. On b-side things start to go heavier with more dense electronics, where layers of stuff slowly waves forward. Minimal input with vocals.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 27, 2015, 02:58:37 PM
???? tape
Vanilla Records 33
Who know what this is? Doesn't appear on discogs, neither labels website has any list of their discography. Not that it would be crucial information, as this isn't even noise. 1993 release of Japanese project. Guitars and singing. Perhaps singer/songwriter stuff from amateur camp?
Keiko Fuji "Dark Pop" tape
(C-60 single-sided recording)
I'm listening the Live CD of Snuff recently released. Probably is a well know news but my copy have 3 tracks instead of 2 http://www.discogs.com/Snuff-Live/release/6973338
What's the third track? The loop sound familiar to me..
CURRENT WORMING "1" tape
dogmatics in outline 01
Based on brief sound samples I listened online, I wasn't quite sure do I need this for my own collection, but luckily I decided to listen tapes when they arrived. Canadian label, which seems highly influenced by scandinavian tape scene. If things in north europe has been blooming over demand, then more of the same needed? Be it F&V fanboys or Posh Isolation fanboys. Perhaps little more personality for design / presentation wouldn't hurt... Well, nevertheless: when I listen this tape, I can just conclude that it is pretty much exactly stuff I want to listen very often. Sort of Vivenza feel, or perhaps I should just say, pretty much exactly as ORQUERE! Repetation of malformed tape loop sound, that creates nice industrial clatter. Little random sound thrown in mix. Can't camplain! c. 25 minutes of solid material!
CURRENT WORMING "2" tape
dogmatics in outline 03
Second tape of project is less interesting. It's not bad, though. It is far less restricted by repeating patterns. Both sides have some distant lo-fi humming/hissing on background and free form lo-fi clatter on the top. Nothing is heavy or crushing. It's more of un-effected piezzo microphone rawness, with all the imperfections of live-session recording still there. I still like atmosphere very much. It's good companion for volume 1, just to show that project isn't merely one trick pony.
Not too many releases that came out in 2015...but here are some miniature reviews of material I have been spending time with.
VAT "Broken Ankle/Cinderscab"
Tremendous Harsh Noise by the underrated American master, VAT. Sharp waves of white-hot noise with a perfect infusion of raw metallic abuse. The dynamics to this tape are crucial...when listening to VAT it is quite clear that he is an intelligent artist with an ear for atmosphere. At no point does the chaos become one-dimensional and lose a listeners attention. Highest recommendation!
Bizarre Uproar "Mass"
Expertly crafted Harsh Noise by the Power Electronics terror, Bizarre Uproar. This 10" has it all... feedback amidst blasts of distortion and crunching noise. Personally, I prefer the Power Electronics output (with my favorites being the "Liha-Evankeliumi" 3xCD and "Purification"), but for a standard Harsh Noise outing this still gets the job done.
Parade of the Lifeless - The Anatomy of a People's Bondage 2000 - Buffalo grind/pv - love it - obvious Assuck influence + power-violence song structures.
Avulsion - The Crimson Foliage Hit 1998 - a more crude version of Parade of the Lifeless - those Slavestate/Pneumatic Values guys laid the groundwork for that Buffalo grind signature.
Die Kreuzen - s/t 1984
Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales + Emperor's Return 1984
Madball - Ball of Destruction 1989
Gulaab - Ritt Durch Den Hades 1979 - psychedelic folk - top shelf - should have been on Pilz.
Yen Pox - Between the Horizon and the Abyss 2015 - dark ambient/death industrial - best of 2015 list.
Nothing - The Spine Overshadowed by the Rope 2001
Darksmith - Total Vacum
7 short tracks , slowly evolving recordings , some melody tips here and there . very nice
Enhet För Fri Musik – Live Kommunhuset
i was expecting some weird ballads again but this is different
very c.c.c.c. oriented , trumpets ,some screaming , lovely mess
cant wait to get the LP
Sloth - It's Not Our Worst A.K.A. Progression? cd
Finally scored this one from Dom. I always liked these tracks. GREAT sludge!
Sloth - A Whole Other World Of Fun AKA 13 Songs 13 Samples cd
After 2 - 3 spins I still don't know what to think about this one. It's good but I still need to listen.
It's pity that Sloth stop making sludge...
Sloth ist dangerous.
STRAIGHT ARM SALUTE "Aryan uprising" TAPE
Some rare spoken clips (heard that elsewhere..cant say i recognise them) and vocals that fit for the mood of release.. for fans of Der Blutharsch and Nazis this is white fist straight to face.
KÄYTÄNNÖN OHJEITA (Aryan betalamale productions 005)
Some guy handed small plastic bag to me on Steelfest festivals and before i even get one word out he was gone..
Noisecore. with some feedbackyspokeclippingdemo stuff with huorapaska anti-zog message and Beatles cover, well worth of it`s price.
GOREDOCTORE - Ylös ja alas golden fucks (Violent Journey Records)
Must say that this must be one of worst reheated bands i have heard.
Love 90`s 7"`s and songs on Älkää Välittäkö Paskapuheista! compilation but now they have added solos and heavymetallish shrieking and too polished sound to their fast "hc"punk with horrible results, new songs aren't worth of disappointment..avoid this.
BLACK STATE "We Hate Them" TAPE
Lovely slow n`Low rumbling and grinding with clear samples about english immigration. Maybe with less samples and longer pieces of noise would be easier to hear whats happening under that rumbling mat but anyways, me likes a lot.
I'm usually okay with a lot of The Haters releases anyway but fucking "Further" sure sounds great to me, very loud and thick with a lot going on in it. Powerful.
https://gxjl.bandcamp.com/album/further (https://gxjl.bandcamp.com/album/further)
While I'm here I may as well state that I've been listening to Am Not's "Unpunished" repeatedly. Fucking superb album. The music, the composition, the production, the message, all completely on target. The title track and "Dark Heart Katanga" are new anthems I'm telling you.
Mo*Te – Dusky Drunkard C25
Mo*Te, on a one-man mission to prove no one-trick pony be he. Though if some of the recent comments offered by yours slutbagly are to be believed, this has perhaps always been the case. First up, straight-up, balls-out, old school, feedback'n'screamin'(tm). Full frontal assault with the barest smidgeon of vocal processing, Nagura's big dick in your right earhole while in your left what could be the same dick burnt beyond recognition. If you've heard it before it would not have been via Mo*Te, vocal inputs of whose tend to be processed unto oblivion. First reaction, to be perfectly honest: one of trepidation. I mean, nothing satisfies like a good, stiff, blast of early morning hardness, but imagine a whole tape of the shit. Okay, easy now, trust in yours slutbagly and your reward will be six minutes of Opium Punch: lilting orchestral layers laying lush droning foundations- the Opium- over which gritty saturations seethe and slather- the Punch- saturations equal parts filthed gristle and white-hot scathe. Onto Side B and another shift in perspective. Without reference to the track title, "Side Order Dub", I'd have taken the darkened bass-line for grim, death industrialite, undercurrent, of the sort unheard since Rest Stop Entrapment and Needle Freak (1998, both). Into the darkened tide are launched a steady string of jagged, whispery, depth-charges, straining toward a harsher pe aesthetic before the promised dubby "thud-thud" drops into the mix and signals a harshening (if not quite funkening) of atmos: depth charges open wide to accommodate washes of seething white, broken at thirty second spacings by the doubled thud, aka the sound of my jaw hitting the floor- great stuff! The three-minute closing ditty, "?", may speak for itself. Perhaps something along the lines of "wtf was I smoking?" A single, clear, severely-pitched, tone contrasts with very subdued, low-end, sputter, thus to establish a mood both coldly clinical and mildly disturbed. Against this, sporadic slaps of shithawk squawk warble and waver at wayward intervals, thus to establish a mood of wtf. The net results do convince. No pony here, rather one who confidently bestrides a range of possibility with the legs of a blue-blooded thoroughbred. The spirit of experimentalism is certainly alive and well. Mission accomplished.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 03, 2015, 04:32:52 PM
Mo*Te – Dusky Drunkard C25
Mo*Te, on a one-man mission to prove no one-trick pony be he. Though if some of the recent comments offered by yours slutbagly are to be believed, this has perhaps always been the case. First up, straight-up, balls-out, old school, feedback'n'screamin'(tm). Full frontal assault with the barest smidgeon of vocal processing, Nagura's big dick in your right earhole while in your left what could be the same dick burnt beyond recognition. If you've heard it before it would not have been via Mo*Te, vocal inputs of whose tend to be processed unto oblivion. First reaction, to be perfectly honest: one of trepidation. I mean, nothing satisfies like a good, stiff, blast of early morning hardness, but imagine a whole tape of the shit. Okay, easy now, trust in yours slutbagly and your reward will be six minutes of Opium Punch: lilting orchestral layers laying lush droning foundations- the Opium- over which gritty saturations seethe and slather- the Punch- saturations equal parts filthed gristle and white-hot scathe. Onto Side B and another shift in perspective. Without reference to the track title, "Side Order Dub", I'd have taken the darkened bass-line for grim, death industrialite, undercurrent, of the sort unheard since Rest Stop Entrapment and Needle Freak (1998, both). Into the darkened tide are launched a steady string of jagged, whispery, depth-charges, straining toward a harsher pe aesthetic before the promised dubby "thud-thud" drops into the mix and signals a harshening (if not quite funkening) of atmos: depth charges open wide to accommodate washes of seething white, broken at thirty second spacings by the doubled thud, aka the sound of my jaw hitting the floor- great stuff! The three-minute closing ditty, "?", may speak for itself. Perhaps something along the lines of "wtf was I smoking?" A single, clear, severely-pitched, tone contrasts with very subdued, low-end, sputter, thus to establish a mood both coldly clinical and mildly disturbed. Against this, sporadic slaps of shithawk squawk warble and waver at wayward intervals, thus to establish a mood of wtf. The net results do convince. No pony here, rather one who confidently bestrides a range of possibility with the legs of a blue-blooded thoroughbred. The spirit of experimentalism is certainly alive and well. Mission accomplished.
Had this sitting in my Tordon Ljud cart and couldn't decide - sounds perfect!!
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on June 03, 2015, 01:08:45 PM
While I'm here I may as well state that I've been listening to Am Not's "Unpunished" repeatedly. Fucking superb album. The music, the composition, the production, the message, all completely on target. The title track and "Dark Heart Katanga" are new anthems I'm telling you.
Yep - also one of my most played albums of late. Amazing album, so don't snooze on checking it out if you have not already. More thoughts here: https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/am-not-unpunished/
STREETMEAT "Nails" tape
Anabolic Dimensions
Ok. Nothing so amazing, though. Rumbling noise and more spoken kind of vocals. 4 tracks on short tape is good dose. On album format wouldn't be much to celebrate yet.
CONCRETE MASCARA "History of Ruin" tape
Trapdoor tapes
Latest CM output. Just recentlty listened older tape and can't fully decide which I like more. CM has not turned softer really, but there is perhaps less of harshness, slower pace? Dark and malicious sounding rough electronics, perhaps contact mic'ed metal sheets making splashing sounds on loop, tormented screaming / shouting. I like CM the best when its at its most raw and saturated form. Where vocals erupt "behind" the noise etc. Nice tape, hope it gets wide enough circulation!
KNURL "Retinomatosis" tape
Danvers State
Quaranteed harsh noise attack here. Slow paced ultra distorted and feedback dominated noise. Live takes of simple yet effective situations. Some self build metal object and bow. No editing, no "post production". Result is very different than recent tape on Emergentism label. Less of droning noise here.
ARMOUR GROUP "Live Assault" tape
Trapdoor tapes
Not very lucky with this tape. I got first one with left channel missing. Some replacements arrived, but sold them all. New batch arrived and sound appears surprisingly lo-fi. Not sure if it was this distant and murky last time? Even if listened merely one channel mono stuff, hah.. Live show of australian f&V kind of filth noise/pe, where pretty much all high frequencies are gone, and therefore one can clearly hear all kinds of glitches, "clicks" and "pops" happening on top of sound. Very much like some mid 2000's Hospital productions releases... When feeling is all the time "should it sound like this?", is quite hard to set into mood.
ROPE SOCIETY "Dissolve" tape
Trapdoor tapes
This tape in other hand, is ripping! I could conclude that it is not only that, but better than recent split LP on Tesco! 6 songs of very noisy power electronics. Also crossing over to sheer noise in some tracks. I like a lot this rotten and ripping style of sound. Not sure if this is result of dubbing or band has made conscious decisions? It doesn't appear lo-fi in powerless way, but almost like too much of energy trying to burst from your speakers. No aim for heavy and dark sounds, but utmost in-your-face electronic ear drilling. Recommended!!
LUKE HOLLAND "Decomposition" tape
Trapdoor tapes
One half of Armour Group does more of ambient-noise as solo. Humming and droning material of this tape is the best. Perhaps kind of generic in terms of composition, but again, sound style itself contributes well to atmosphere.
MILITARY POSITION "Anti-Human" tape
Trapdoor tapes
The other half of Armour Group does something what sounds surprisingly close to Puce Mary. Perhaps it's just the female voice driven through effects? Sound itself is not very close to recent works of Puce Mary, but one can't deny it was very first thing to come to my mind when tape started to play. 4 tracks of industrial-noise with vocals. Has anyone heard "Genocidal Tendencies" tape from 2013?
LINIJA MASS "Trud" tape
Ultra 29
This has been already re-issued, but original Ultra tapes has very unique feel to it. Absolutely masterpiece of tape-manipulation industrial-noise. It's nothing like "scandinavian tape music". Of course year 1997 sets different tone too, but composition, sounds and all that is very different from most of tape manipulation what emerges nowadays.
VETROPHONIA "Live" tape
Ultra 20
One of Vetrophonia releases that has not been reissued? It's collaborative project between Nick Sudnick (ZGA) and Alexander Lebedev-Frontov (Linija Mass), and result is fantastic as always. Not sure could I conclude that it is among best ones? One could say just the same about this as from tape above, but this has even more absract and noisy sound. But never buried in generic fuzz or edits, but very hands-on approach and always distinctive and personal sounds. Not focusing on gadgets, but concrete sounds on tape.
HÄNDER SOM VARDAR "Depopulation" tape
Obscurex
Not bad tape, but after rotating these Russian gems and all that, suddenly HSV didn't appear that exciting. It's not because composition or crafting tracks would be much inferior, but the sounds itself are far less interesting. Some cracling piezzo mic stuff and all that has it's place, but when you hear stuff where vast majority of sounds are very good. Not just shakeboxes, piezzo crackling or generic synth buzzing, then it reminds about importance of source sounds. Still good tape to have and its power is best seen when not comparing it to other items. Or lets say, even with the critics, this beats half tapes commented on this post anyways. Just not the Russian masterminds, heh..
IFOTS - We Can Yield Our Own Footsteps
I've only spun once so may be caught up in new album fever but possibly the best album from Lee yet. Maybe more words when I've processed it a couple of times.
Just about to give the free Live At The Garage 2011 disc a whirl.
UNPEACE "Reh tape"
Rawrex 04
Finnish noisecore. Niko getting faster? It's not like Tumor or Anal Cunt, but still getting faster. Demented and nervewrecking.
KEUHKOT "TVO Live 2006" tape
Arkisto
Archive material. Live show, what would be otherwise very neat, but audience talking is a bit too loud here. Especially on b-side couple ladies chatting probably right next to the recorder. I would like Keuhkot to have this kind of raw live sound on some releases, but without audience. I'm sure this is most of all for Finnish audience. You lose so much if you don't understand lyrics, which are almost pointless to translate. Lots of loops and odd middle-eastern song patterns and agitating vocal style about all the absurdity.
UMPIO "Sauna" tape
Obscurex
One of the very nice Umpio harsh noise releases. So good it was already reissued on CD. Tape is tape, nevertheless. Perhaps his tape on EST is unbeatable in the style so far? That should be CD!
Contrary Soap Heaven "Unnamed Disease" tape
Trapeze tapes
Harsh noise works of CSH from Tokyo. C-50 tape doesn't indicate any track titles, but according to discogs, there are some and can be found online. Same goes with some infos. Trapeze Tapes, Tokyo, Japan 2009-2011 can be found from cover, but then online info says recorded winter 2007. Limited edition of 49 stamp numbered copies. Bought this from Lust Vessel, so no direct contact with label or maker. I feel it starts little lazy, but it gets going. As a anonyme harsh noise tape, its decent listening, yet barely qualifies among the big names of genre. Choosing most intense tracks to make C-30 would have been better. Problem now is that there is barely anything to say beyond "normal harsh noise". It doesn't step out with great sounds, editing, compostion or such. Just vents some energy.
RODGER STELLA "The Final Programme" 7"
Nice! I think CCCC was mentioned in description? Stella isn't recycling works of Macronympha, but on this 7" has more of the cosmic electronic feel. It's not like the double tape kraut mix, but clearly going to noise category. Not rough, not bleak and murky. Lazers and delays, pitching cosmic sounds, clashing noises what appear like sounds of metal going through electronic modulation what leaves barely anything of original sound there? It has nice slow pace what waves forward, keeping the pallette of sound same, but lots of things happening on each sound.
NYIÞ - Visni þitt hold svo betur megi hæfa þeim hug sem það hýsir.
Icelandic occult black metal. Atomspheric metal with folk and kraut reverbrations. Higly recommended. Play loud!
https://thereisnoreasonforanyofthistohavehappened.bandcamp.com/album/visni-itt-hold-svo-betur-megi-h-fa-eim-hug-sem-a-h-sir (https://thereisnoreasonforanyofthistohavehappened.bandcamp.com/album/visni-itt-hold-svo-betur-megi-h-fa-eim-hug-sem-a-h-sir)
Merzbow - ElectroMagnetic Unit
Found for cheap when hunting for stuff in Osaka. Despite the terrible cover the music is great. Repetitive bass loops with noise that swells and breaks. The tracks build in intensity, with the second half of the album getting more chaotic and filled with skree. Forget the bias against late-period Merzbow, this is great.
Hair Stylistics - Big Audio Dynamite Shit
I saw Hair Stylistics perform as part of a band last month in Tokyo and he killed it - screaming spastically over the top of repetitive structures and blasting crunchy noise and I tracked down 3 of his releases in random record stores. This is pretty arbitrary, meandering loops of thin synth tones and some samples. I've listened to it a few times, hoping to connect with it - no luck.
Violent Onsen Geisha - OTIS
Psychedelic NWW style collages. Not as pulverizing or as active as I would have liked but much better than the hair stylistics release. My version consists of 3 short tracks and 1 super long piece - supposedly altered from an earlier release to avoid copyright infringement. Who listened to, identified and then legally threated VOG? Strange.
ZOVIET FRANCE & FOSSIL AEROSOL MINING PROJECT "Patina pooling" DLP [Alt.Vinyl]
Much better than expected.
TOY BIZARRE & EMERGE s/t LP [Attenuation Circuit]
Great use of field recordings of stones inside a mine - felt a bit like a sister-album to the Stein compilation.
Black Church "Heavens Temple Fails to Rise" CS
I purchased this tape when it was released courtesy of Bleak Environment in 2012 and listened to it heavily during that year. After revisiting the tape last night I am happy to say that the charm remains...J.W. (Order of Nine Angels, Grinning Deaths Head, Death Cult Suicide, Serpent777, etc...) implements his unique style into this ritualistic blown-out Black Metal hybrid. The vocals are buried and mixed between eerie singing and traditional BM crooning. Instrumentally, these pieces are hard to pinpoint exactly what is creating which sound...the production is dirty, distorted, and warped in a tasteful (yet abrasive) way. The repetitive tribal drumming in cahoots with some bizarre synthesizer melodies transports the listener into a new environment. In terms of riffing, aside from when only the guitar and drums are present in the mix, it is difficult to discern exactly what is being played and Black Church uses this auditory veil as a means to help allow the listener to disconnect from convention and become prey to the chilling atmosphere. It's a shame that this tape is the only recorded output from a good J.W. project.
Ahlzagailzehguh "Recycled"CS
One of my favorite tapes in the prolific "Recycled" series curated by RRRon. Typical Ahlzagailzehguh affair here...gorgeous waves of brutal distortion, lots of precise splicing, feedback, fantastic control of dynamics, and metallic manipulation. No complaints of any kind. Straight to the point and devastating USHN from one of the best the country has to offer. As with all "Recycled" tapes, Ron will be printing these until "...the day I die!", which makes it a no-brainer to purchase for even the faintest HN listener.
On a metal binge the last couple of days:
Phobocosm - Deprived
Somewhere between Irkallian Oracle and Dead Congregation or something. Slow epic riffs and fast pounding blasts. Good stuff.
Diocletian - Gesundrian
Sonewhat in the vein of Revenge, Angelcorpse,.. This album is more polished than their previous stuff. But i dig this a lot.
Temple Desecration - Communion perished
Occult death metal - has those epic riffs which remind me of Malthusian, Cruciamentum a bit. Too bad this is a single sided 12"
Quote from: urall on June 10, 2015, 02:31:02 PM
Cruciamentum
Have completely forgotten about them! What happened? Those two EPs/mini albums they did were really really good, especially the 10". Heard about new recordings coming up quite some time ago, but it's been quiet.
Quote from: Baglady on June 10, 2015, 03:04:22 PM
Quote from: urall on June 10, 2015, 02:31:02 PM
Cruciamentum
Have completely forgotten about them! What happened? Those two EPs/mini albums they did were really really good, especially the 10". Heard about new recordings coming up quite some time ago, but it's been quiet.
They apparently recorded a full length earlier this year!
Quote from: urall on June 10, 2015, 02:31:02 PM
Temple Desecration - Communion perished
Occult death metal - has those epic riffs which remind me of Malthusian, Cruciamentum a bit. Too bad this is a single sided 12"
You probably know this already but I really recommend you to check
Teitanblood's "Woven Black Arteries" compilation CD. It has two somewhat similar tracks, both absolutely killer!
Edit: Also, Iron Bonehead Productions will be reissuing the "Abhorrent Rites" demo as 12" this year. https://youtu.be/OuhYgrjNqHA
New Blockaders, The & ARTBREAKHOTEL - Haikagura 2xcd
Geez, what a mess. What a clutter. A clatter. A clamor of massed metal junk clank, clink, clunk, bonk, thunk; crumpled crumble, rumpled rumble, with no end to be heard of, nary the barest pause for breath nor the space in which to breath it. Deep breath. I picked this up on the strength of the Nobuo Yamada contribution to Volume 1 of the VOD Viva Negativa! TNB tribute box. Yamada's take on the TNB anti-vision stood out in a field generally preferential of somewhat filthsome flavors. "Prickle/Crevice" was, if not particularly original, exceptionally executed- spacious, thoughtfully arranged scrape, screech 'n clang, achieving a decidedly pristine, even glinting atmosphere, ballsdeep in the bowels of rusted-out, metal-on-metal, hell. This time around, TNB (Rupenus) and ARTBREAKHOTEL (Yamada) combine to hurl, with all due force, any suggestion of thoughtful arrangement straight through the plate-glass window. (The big one, in the foyer, restraining order pending.) If there is a violence contained in these destructive urges, it is mitigated by its own unwieldly mass, endlessly flatulating elements framed in a kind of freeform collage, no doubt to be due on the forthcoming VOD 16lp box Vive Le Bruitisme: A Tribute To Jean-Marc Vivenza. Of Haikagura, that anyway was my first impression- concrete factory sound recordist project slapped overtop concrete factory sound recordist project ad absurdum, to net something approaching homage to the sort of industrial-strength gamelon oft encountered on Jean-Marc's own Electro Institute. Such an impression is not to be tempered by the contributions of the three additional Brits gracing the three part, forty-three minute, "Syntax Destruction" constituting Disc 1. Part I has Phil Julian of Cheapmachines assisting in the delivery of very wrinkled, woody, crinkle and crunkle. You say busy, I say workaholic. Workaholic: albeit unencumbered by particularly tight schedule, overwrought bangings and crashings entered and expunged at a meandering pace best described as "lackadaisical". Mercilessly, brutally, lackadaisical... or possibly plain shitfaced. Through it all, burnt cheapmachine electronics trade time with abused mics snuffling in the dirt, possibly digging their own grave, swallowed up in the fuglian medley of vinhilated belching and farting. As the two-disc set unfurls, the question inevitably arises, how to listen to this shit? The just as ready answer, how the in the bleeding sphinct should I know? With acoustic depths this abysmal, mileage will vary, wildly, depending upon the playback configuration and volume level specified- from bored stupid through to overwhelmed, utterly. Part II is by far the closest things get to legitimately harsh. To this I'd like to credit the assistance of Mark Durgan aka Putrefier. Compressed, heavily-saturated, high-frequency shimmerings sheer against the cacophony of a thousand tinhead tinklings to output an overload of near-puritannical, fleshmetal, fire. Part III, however, is easily the best Brit-assisted three-fer on offer. Perhaps Michael Gillham loses himself in the moment, or perhaps it is he who orders an easing of the all-out cacophonies. In any case, spaces are cleared somewhat, clutterous clang n bang deferring to heavier, more ponderous, thunder-bludger, conferring upon the slowly hammered whangs a credible size and definition, a real drama and gravitas. What works with the assistance of Gillham works just as well without. Just the duo of ARTBREAKHOTEL and TNB to be found on Disc 2 and here, free of additional Brits determinedly noising things up, it is even more apparent that a decisive clearing of air is precisely the thing to be needed. Impact: more classically TNBesque, at least the way I always envision them, acoustic percussives allowed their room to breathe, to draw attention slowly into an immersion of rugged fold, crooked crease. In contrast to Disc 1, the total event is structured by distinct movements, elements bric-a-brac'd to first crescendo nine minutes into "Huddle Concrete Demonstration". Low-pitched bell-tones underscore the nearly pastoral break in tension, though the moment soon passes as heavier, woodier developments begin to inundate, scouring methodically toward their second, and final, peak. Muted, mournful, droning announces "Unknown Soldier", the stout hero given a burial at sea of groaning heave, rusted thud. This is perhaps the most spacious offering of the set, and the most dramatic, the clambering clash of metals acquiring proportion that is genuinely gargantuan and genuinely inspired. Thus to the question "What's Ideology?" and the answer, evidently, "More of the same". The pace is a little more hectic, junked assemblage colliding with quite furious abandon, breaking away from the heavy-duty elements gracing the first two pieces and electing for straight-ahead slam-stammer-kablam. As layers keep piling up, fragments of sped-up voice begin to zip through the chaotic jumble signaling a final furious streak toward total collapse. A last blast of volume before cutting out for a three-minute denouement of minimal scrap-scrape through a gray and grainy dronefield.
Nobuo Yamada– Empty Time Of TNB cdr
Empty Time Of TNB commences with the fully fleshed out, fifteen minute, version of "Prickle/Crevice" as found on the Viva Negativa! box, Yamada-san deploying TNB source materials to superlative effect. In a word, mellow- a lovingly rendered re-rendering of the anti-vision, a well-ordered taming, one might say, of the chaos. Certainly there are sufficient layers, of junked screech, of twanged clunk. And there is a general progression toward increasingly dense layers of clink-a-bonk in motion. Still the mo is slow, crystalline in complexion, and the teeniest of fragments clear as a bright sunny day, streaks of daylight bathing stretches of broken, somewhat reverberant, drainage tunnel. Rubberneck squeals play against a light dusting of high-end feedback, a scattering of squashed aluminum empties rattling about edges. At no point does one feel like things are about to fall apart, however, quite an achievement for a piece this steeped in the art of collapse. "Objective Ground Level" is also found, in edited form, on the Viva Negativa! box, though the comp track is credited to Art Break rather than Mr Yamada. It is, in any event, sufficiently different as to be worthy of a different monicker, and I'm feeling generous because is good. Cycling assembly crane drags low-key thrum through steadily magnified arrangements of junked clamor, warm Organum-like atmospherics enveloped by intricate hydraulic textures. As with the best moments of TNB/ABH, there is a real sense of vast space thrilled into colorful sensation via the decisive positioning of resounding, steely, whang. "Empty Time" again conjures the Organum reference, a twenty-six minute opus pushing down the metallic clamorings and leaving their droning resonances to swell into life. This is a life empty of form, a mostly ghostly play of tinkly chime feeding back into massive swells of hollowed-out reverberance. At intervals, the harsher metallic fragments threaten to pierce the relative calm and these are the highlights. Point taken in any case: exhaust the TNB from the TNB and that does leave precious little to work with, not quite the negativa I might personally be inclined to viva, but hey to each perv his own perv-vision.
Dieter Müh - Aakal/Nostrum/Earblind (7", Harbinger Sound): I don't know how to describe this, some kind of calm Industrial Electronics or something? Anyway, not bad but it doesn't do much for me...
Sedem Minut Strachu/De Blenders (tape, Bringer of Gore): SMS has a life gig, there are almost constantly sounds of monkeys screaming in between the noise, quite special, but somehow it works for me, makes it a bit more wild. De Blenders has a tracks separated by movie samples, but also counting, which starts of with 1 2 3 4, but goes into absurd territory quite fast, since I know them it's quite funny. Both bands present clearly not so serious noisecore, however both have a strong harsh sound.
Black State - We Hate Them (tape, Filth&Violence): Not my cup of tea, the samples are nice in itself and the electronics certainly not bad, but it's just too much samples. Sounds like a propaganda piece for a political party and not in a good way...
Ride For Revenge - Wisdom of the Few (LP, Northern Heritage): Pretty cool album, with more electronics parts than on the other albums it seems.
Pain Nail - Untitled (C30, no label): More Death Industrial than other releases, but pretty good. Great package, with the brown faux letter enveloppe with the Pain Nail sigil printed on it.
Animal Bizarre 1 (C30, Institute Of Paraphilia Studies): 3 good PE tracks, with the Wertham track being the most clearly into the subject. The final track is nice too, you know what's going on, but not exactly, so it makes it intriguing.
Clinic of Torture - Slave Sex (C20, Institute of Paraphilia Studies): First CoT release I hear, certainly not bnad, but it seems to go without leaving much of an impression on me...
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Quote from: urall on June 10, 2015, 02:31:02 PM
Temple Desecration - Communion perished
Occult death metal - has those epic riffs which remind me of Malthusian, Cruciamentum a bit. Too bad this is a single sided 12"
You probably know this already but I really recommend you to check Teitanblood's "Woven Black Arteries" compilation CD. It has two somewhat similar tracks, both absolutely killer!
Edit: Also, Iron Bonehead Productions will be reissuing the "Abhorrent Rites" demo as 12" this year. https://youtu.be/OuhYgrjNqHA
thnx for heads up regarding that Abhorrent Rites release, looking forward to that !
Yeah, already familiar with that Teitanblood release, good stuff.
Cannibal Ritual "Return of the Shamatari" Digital Release
When I purchased the "Nudo E Salvaggio" CD from Cannibal Ritual two years ago I was pleasantly surprised that a download of "Return of the Shamatari" had been included. "Return of the Shamatari" was a digital album released via Meat Hook Butchery and, in my opinion, is a more entrancing listening experience than "Nudo E Salvaggio". Five tracks all ranging between 17:00 and 24:00 minutes. Classic CR wall...deep, fuzzy, backbreaking crunch with bass frequencies boiling deep underneath. As always, the atmosphere of these pieces are flawless...I know that most of his material is recorded live through an amplifier on a concrete floor (if my memory serves me right I read that tidbit in an interview) and although the mixes are low-fi the album never loses clarity. These recordings can transport a listener deep into the uncharted tropical forests of man, a place of total savagery, and how it must feel to be hiding in the thick swamps, listening to cannibal tribes maneuver the brush on their search for a fresh meal. This is how unmoving HNW should be made. One of the best wall releases of all time from the best wall artist of all time.
*NOTE: While on the subject of Cannibal Ritual, the "Nudo E Salvaggio" DC came in a deep red DVD case with a classic digital collage featuring stills from various 70's exploitation films. On the inside came a printed CD, the download code for "Return of the Shamatari", and a brilliant wood-burned Cannibal Ritual plaque.*
Fixation "Demo II" CS
Quality Tasmanian Black Metal/Punk hybrid from members of Carved Cross, Fetish Ritual, Blackline, Forgotten Citadel of Spirits, etc. The first demo that was released last year featured similar characteristics (fast, chaotic Black Metal thrown through a punk filter courtesy of the bombastic drum performance and fast vocal delivery), and this tape took that foundation and has built upon it. For folks that do not usually enjoy "black punk", this may be a tape that will become your exception! It's abrasive, the vocal performance is frightening (high-pitched BM vocals with a throatiness akin to Consumer Electronics...it sounds like there is a slight tremolo/reverb but after inquiring to the band I was informed that there are no vocal effects on these recordings), the riffs are not traditional Ildjarn "Forest Poetry" emulations but instead sound much darker, with simple and loud drums pushing their way into the mix. The A-side features the entire unit (and a Paisley Skins cover) whereas the B-side are two short instrumentals. Brilliant material from start to finish...I've played this tape dozens of times in the very short period I have owned it! For fans of the Black Metal/Punk hybrids, this is for you, and for those of you who have felt underwhelmed by contemporaries in the style, this may be a breath of fresh air.
Hydrophobia - Human Shredder (CD) - an excellent mixture of brutal death metal and grindcore with goregrind imagery and lyrics. This japanese band knows how to write some catchy riffs and grooves. I especially dig the track "Brutal ! Dead ! Grind !".
Force - Force (CD) - deathgrind side project of japanese bands Hellchild and Multiplex. Solid stuff with burly production and Hellchild's unmistakable vocals. Nothing mandatory but still quite enjoyable.
Anatomia - Decaying in Obscurity (2xLP) - this album continues to grow on me. Easily my favorite release by the band, the addition of minimal keyboards and horror samples combined with the dead body crawl pace really makes this one something special.
And otherwise ive had the new unreleased Concrete Mascara material on repeat. :p
Umpio- Spiritual Cancer
Not quite what I was expecting (which is good), much more restrained and spacious sounds than say the absolute electronic storm that is the opium electronix set. still great claustrophobic harsh moments. This easily (maybe exceeds) with some of the best known tape/junk noise out there. No hype? No porn? No problem. Maybe some of my favorite graphics from Si Clark as well.
Karjalan Sissit- Want You Dead
Great new album, more emphasis on physical/junk sounds, and vocals harder than ever. Cassette format is really great for this kind of thing. Unfortunately missed their performance here on sunday so had to settle for drinking at home listening to this.
Menacing 84- s/t
Great tape, not reminding me of "heavy electronics" as described by a distributor but rather rotten Streicher-esque sprawl . Great sample splice of "TAKBIR!" and "Sieg Heil!" at the end of side A. Hope more comes from this project.
Nife Junger- Gallows of Lust
On loan from a friend, strange project of Ulex Xane(?). Interesting to listen to this next to Streicher. Way abstract stuff. You can recognize some of the same hi pitch synth tones as used on some tracks from Der Sturmer/Hammerskins.
Liver Mortis- "Todenlust", "Pleasure ground/Master Coming b/w The ideal Pain forms" (unlim edition)
I was late to the TF/PE party, but fuck me this is good rotten PE from the US. On the quest to track down whatever I can now.
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Liver Mortis- "Todenlust", "Pleasure ground/Master Coming b/w The ideal Pain forms" (unlim edition)
I was late to the TF/PE party, but fuck me this is good rotten PE from the US. On the quest to track down whatever I can now.
Are these and the other unlimited edition tapes sold by the label or anyone related till today ? Anyone knows ? I am interested to buy. On Discogs you see an unlimited edition tape of those with only one owner ! What kind of unlimited edition is that ?!
The TF/PE gutter editions were kept in print and available for a cheap price from the label while they operated. Perhaps will be once again when they re-open?
Aha, understood. Thanks for the info. I wish to re-open !
Just one owner of Pleasure Fluids - Amateur Pornography is surprising low for an unlimited edition, that's why i was curious. Except the fact that i want them.
SNUFF "III" CD
Another great slab of Power Electronics from the Finnish heavyweight, Snuff. For established fans of the project, this release will undoubtedly satisfy, and for those whom have not been enamored by previous outings I would urge them to listen to this disc. Sonically, "III" remains minimal...heavy feedback, bass drones, blown-out samples, loud and perverse vocals ("Prey" is an all-out vocal assault that doesn't stop swinging until you're a crumpled mess on the floor), with a fair dose of metal smashing/bashing/clanking thrown about. The pacing on this release is stellar...each piece moves from one-to-the-other with a sense of awareness...picking up the shattered pieces of the previous track and molding them into a far nastier creation as the CD pulsates forward. The cover artwork is my favorite from the project thus far and completely captures the dingy and disturbing depths the album plunges towards. Essential listening for all fans of depraved Power Electronics!
Developer "WCN008" CS (White Centipede Noise
Although this tape is nearly four years old, it remains my favorite from Dayton, Ohio Harsh Noise master, Matthew Reis. Gorgeous tape manipulations and layering...just the right amount of distortion and the perfect touches of Developers unmistakable style. Reis has described his works as "harsh musique concrete", and rightfully so! Although not as varied as other releases in terms of dynamics, the cuts on this tape are neck-breaking...I cannot stress the quality of this tape enough! With a huge catalog of releases (and no signs of stopping), those who are unfamiliar with the project should take the time to seek out this material. Some of his best!
NOISEM "Blossoming Decay" LP
NAPALM DEATH "Apex Predator:Easy Meat" LP
IRON REAGAN "Spoiled Identity" EP
GOUGE "Beyond Death" LP
ARYAN DISGRACE "Faggot In The Family" EP
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN "The Jewels" LP
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ARYAN DISGRACE "Faggot In The Family" EP
Wow! I've been looking for this one for years!
OCHU -tvärsnitt LP
Lot of praise here already, but finally got time to listen properly on a sunday hangover what really fits to the mood of the record. Easily my favourite Exp/Noise LP of the last time. What really shines here is the great composition of Mr. Ochu and the good pressing quality.
Bölzer - Soma 12" (Invictus Productions, 2014)
Fucking amazing black death metal. Continues with their idiosyncratic sound, but I'd say the songwriting is better on this one. Rough and colossal.
Various– Viva Negativa! A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume IV: Japan 2xcd
The most remarkable thing about this 2-disc comp is that it manages, literally, in the first second, to do everything I'd hoped: to clearly pay tribute to the anti-genius of TNB; to clearly fall within the signature style of the given contributing artist (in this case Kazumoto Endo); and to sound absolutely awesome. To the question, do the full two hours and twenty-five minutes measure up to that first 00:01? Well, of course not. There are moments. The remaining 06:01 of Endo's "Ne Changez Rien" for starters. Rust-shredded Blockeur'd junks spasm'd across broken Endo'd gaps, jagged, toothy, incisions plunging into the empty breaks, tightening up, gathering steam, verging in the closing minute on wallish bilge, to serve up very tense concoction of rough 'n ragged flavors that go down un vrai régal. I will confess- Endo is THE reason I picked up the comp. It would be hard under the circumstances for a born sucker such as myself to admit anything short of worshipful praise, but still. For years, up until the release of the Endo/Bonini split 7inch on Audio Dissection, I'd entertained fantasies of what Endo might sound like if his highly stylized spasticisms were to indulge more filthinated tastes. Hearing is believing. Other Viva moments are perhaps fewer than I would prefer, especially given that – just to confirm my eminent suckerdom – I've already got the ridiculous vinyl box version. In the bonus Japanese insert accompanying the discs, a list is helpfully provided of the Japanese contributors appearing on the original vinyl, released in 2006 (Art Break, Aube, Bloxus, Embudagnn 108, Government Alpha, Incapacitants, Merzbow, MSBR, KK Null, Plexia, Spiracle, Violent Onsen Geisha, Nobuo Yamada), and those exclusive to the cd set, released in 2010 (Endo, Astro, Cracksteel, Defektro, Guilty Connector, Imustak, K2, Kohei Matsunaga, Thirdorgan, Veltz). Hold on a sec. Cracksteel? Crack-FUCKING-steel? That's a surprise, and, second confession, probably the THE OTHER reason I picked up the comp. Appropriately enough (re- suckerdom), Cracksteel delivers another of the averred moments, though for whatever reason it is mastered a bit shy of appropriate. A little generosity on the volume knob and... mmm... that's right... right there... fuck yes: easily the heaviest submission on offer, overloaded with somewhat hollowed-out, near-ambient, densities as they negotiate a fluid range of motion, rumbling through underground express tunnels and shrieking with caustic, windswept, rage. Others worthy of note? Astro, no question, sounding like monstrous, sheet-metal-loaded, psyche-scorch. Rather CCCCish, in other words, quite nice to encounter, a bit like an old friend. Kohei Matsunaga diddles low-key, close-mic'd, acoustic distortions, finely textured scrape dragging slowly across a spacious, wide-open, borderline academic, field. Veltz was a new one for me, but funnily enough very much in tribute to old-school, industrial-strength, homemade (consumer) electronics – TNB & Organum leap to ear - very pleasant, well-layered trip through rusted trash compaction, vaguely grim atmos of solidly junked murk. Defektro's rumpled, rhythmic, curdle rattles and clanks through hectic r/l channel panning, rather inoffensive and no worse than we get from K2. The last time I heard K2 reworking Rupenus sources - via the Oozing Ruin tape - I was highly critical. At twenty-five minutes the rather limp-wristed affair overstayed its potential. In the comp format, "Oozing Ruin Part 3" sounds better: more active, tighter, at least as spastic as one might generally expect, but at 6:43 perhaps of a length more amenable to the easily wearied attention. If Guilty Connector is noising in tribute to anything, I would judge that to be a seething swarm of seering cicadae. Not all bad, but a bit out of place here sez me. In sum, most of the contributions exclusive to cd have merit of some kind. How do they stack up against the original twelve on lp? In short, way better. There was a time when a comp with names like Incapacitants, Merzbow, Government Alpha, Thirdorgan and Violent Onsen Geisha would be a no-brainer... but that's about all I'm going to say on the subject. Well, okay: Govt Alpha, at least, has some classic Alpha-esque moments of full-on analog brutality, though some of the effects employed in between brutalisms are a tad cringe-inducing. KK Null, he good. Sitting comfortably outside the box, reverb-reliant slams of metallic thwack are served through agitating rhythmic pulses to create a strange and affecting medley of analog electronics fighting acoustic sources to somewhat other-worldly, far from TNB-ish, effect. Then there's Nobuo Yamada with two tracks, what a hog, one under his own name, one under the name Art Break. Both very well composed, the first near glittering in its screechy mass of pointy-headed, acoustic junkpeaks, the second channelling Organum in a near-droning hell-hole of dense factory slam-crash-budda-bong. (And both appearing in long form as tracks 1 and 2 on the Nobuo Yamada cdr Empty Time Of TNB.) Hitoshi Kojo with no less than three tracks, oink oink, under the names Spiracle, Bloxus and Plexia. Spiracle's "Kundearistruct" is very good for what it is, warm, spacey ambient walls, perhaps singed with bowed metal of some kind, just the thing to spice up a boring school trip to the local planetarium... but sounding plain weird on a TNB tribute comp. Bloxus could be more in line with the intentions of the comp, for here the warm ambience is cluttered up with some nice shards of jangly scrap, sometimes threatening to overwhelm before settling back into the warm blanket. Plexia. Good name for the close mic'd plastic-cutting textures scritching and scratching about the channel pan, satisfyingly epileptic anti-tribute to anti-genius. In a final touching gesture, a generous edit from the wonderfully full-bodied "TNSBR 1", which originally appeared on MSBR's Dedicated To Richard Rupenus. Here it is re-titled "TNSBRupenus", which seems appropriate enough: tributes within tributes within tributes, thus to complete the cycle and circle of the eternal butt-kiss. <Smooch>
Edge of Decay - The Whores of New Age (C30, Nil By Mouth) & Halogeeni Helvetti (C20?, Freak Animal): Both came close after each other, so makes sense to mention them together. Both are nice Harsh Noise, though probably not among my favorites. I think the FA tape is just a bit better.
Unpeace - Nuclearslaughter Rehearsal (single sided tape, Rotten Audio Wastse): I quite like the Unpeace demo, split 7" and compilation contributions for the harsh sound these recordings have. This sounds more muffled, so less interesting.
Helm - Olympic Mess 2LP (Pan, 2015)
Been enjoying this a lot. When I first heard the sample track on the net I wasn't too sure of what to expect. It sounded a bit like your typical planetarium ambient to me (not that there would be anything wrong with that per se, but I was expecting something a little different from Helm). Now after a few spins I have to say that this is a really good album. Easy on one's ears, soothing and calm. Cohesive whole. Rather "ambient" material. Slow / mid-paced easy-going loops and stuff, but not rhythmical in a beat-oriented way. Lush and hypnotic waves of ambient chords & sounds, some minor stuff happening on top. Somehow very "'90s" in my ears. For some reason I'm thinking of The Orb (?!) and maybe some later-era Coil (both comparisons rather distant, anyway). Electronic sounding, but there are concrete sound sources as well. I can easily imagine many dedicated noise/PE fans hating this, and it is rather different from previous Helm records as well, but if those are not a turn off, a much recommended record.
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Helm - Olympic Mess 2LP (Pan, 2015)
Been enjoying this a lot. When I first heard the sample track on the net I wasn't too sure of what to expect. It sounded a bit like your typical planetarium ambient to me (not that there would be anything wrong with that per se, but I was expecting something a little different from Helm). Now after a few spins I have to say that this is a really good album. Easy on one's ears, soothing and calm. Cohesive whole. Rather "ambient" material. Slow / mid-paced easy-going loops and stuff, but not rhythmical in a beat-oriented way. Lush and hypnotic waves of ambient chords & sounds, some minor stuff happening on top. Somehow very "'90s" in my ears. For some reason I'm thinking of The Orb (?!) and maybe some later-era Coil (both comparisons rather distant, anyway). Electronic sounding, but there are concrete sound sources as well. I can easily imagine many dedicated noise/PE fans hating this, and it is rather different from previous Helm records as well, but if those are not a turn off, a much recommended record.
Really close to grabbing this but shipping from EU to Australia is huuuuuge
Arkhe - Rift
Excellent stuff. Hazy and murky, very nuanced, oddly relaxing at times. Only wish it was longer than a C20. Superb packaging from Chris at Cipher Productions, as always. Very recommended.
Koufar - Lebanon for Lebanese
Finally got my copy. Was worried I'd be disappinted after the release was hyped so much, but it absolutely delivers. Vocals are fairly standard PE fare but the music is unique. Definitely original, fantastic presentation. Pick the fucker up while you can.
Diutesc - Evilution Resurrected / Draconigena
A bit hit and miss, like previous Diutesc stuff. Some real gems, and when he nails it he does it well, but there's too much filler to make it really engaging for me across the whole album. Don't speak German so the DVD content is a bit lost on me.
Quote from: repeater on June 22, 2015, 05:03:47 AM
Really close to grabbing this but shipping from EU to Australia is huuuuuge
not at all. shipping from germany to australia for a double-lp is euro 7 (or 9,15 registered).
Perhaps price is ok, but.... Been waiting package from mr. WC Crap for close to 2 years........?
Edit: pack should be finally on its way, but lets see ;)
Toshiji Mikawa,Hideaki Shimada,Nobuo Yamada,Katsuyoshi Kou – Quasispecies Four lp
My reasons for treating this as Mikawa-led mutation are twofold. First, he did the mastering. Second, I'm a big fan; everything he touches is his, right? There may be third. The loose-fitting, freenoise disposition, with a tendency, at key intervals, toward char-burnt Borbetomania. Self-identified "Borbetomaniac" Mikawa seems the appropriate name-tag, right? The title "Quasispecies" also has a bit of a Mikawa flair to it, just to nudge in a potential fourth. If all this association may be granted, I'd say that Mikawa (with friends in tow) is on to a good thing. Freed of the brutalizations The Mikawa normally compels in its corporeal vessels, Mikawa (and friends) duly exploits the lush dynamic range afforded in the acoustic accomodations of Hatchobori Nana Hari. Nana Hari, to judge from the b/w insert, is a tiny performance space crowded, in this instance, with significantly more gear/junk than human bodies. A word on the bodies. Besides that of Mikawa (electronics), present also are Katsuyuki Kou (guitar, electronics), Nobuo Yamada (metal junk objects) and Hideaki Shimada (violin, electronics). For those keeping score, that adds up to a lot of electronics. But Quasispecies is as much document of the physical space as it is the semi-determinate species of gear/junk/bodies/electronics on offer. Delicate tensions meet surprised convergences, forced together in an awkward if pleasingly grating dishevelment, thanks in no small part to the artfully-broken junk-scraps Senior Yamada keeps unceremoniously dumping into proceedings, succeeding more often than not in disrupting any attempt at forward motion. This is particularly notable on the A-side, wherein the various bodies struggle valiantly to feel each other out- but keep blindly stumbling on equipment, stubbing toes and wapping heads. Most compelling are the dense textured juxtopositions constantly shifting and erupting through their myriad de- and re-formations, for which credit may be justifiably shared out. Through it all, the only consistently delivered events are courtesy the violin of Mr Agencement, perhaps the one to set the tone on the most utterly shrill ranges of extremity- which is obviously just the temptation certain of the cacophony-inclined were anticipating. Halfway through, someone, let's call him Toshiji, seems to grow impatient with all the dilly-dally. Harsher scathing inclinations drag the cacophonous host to properly scorched levels of indignation. At this point, any sense of polite feeling out of bodies goes out the goddamn window, the considered application of volume knob unveiling an almost completely satisfied indulgence of the harsher territories. The B-side is obviously recorded a take or two later, at which point all participants are probably quite deaf, no doubt tripping on ozone fumes. Here there is no pussy-footing. Things blast straight into the redzone – an exceedingly shrill, shriek-laden, redzone - and stay the twenty-minute course. If the physical space is still being documented, that's all good and well, but this shit is brutal, period. Just when you think there is no paint left to peel, a strategic breaking down of the flat-out. Gaps appear in the solid wall of white, earhole incapacitating piercings blast home via singed wave, percussive screech. Which only, of course, serves to augment the greater brutality. The closing half could be that legendary long lost early Incapacitants album- y'know, the primitive, acoustic configuration of Incaps, back before The Mikawa assumed control. (Only partly facetious here- see "Untitled" from T.Mikawa's I, Noise and apologize quick.) Here's hoping there are more Quasispecies in the mutating.
WANDA GROUP - We All Mutate Around The Mountain (Second Sleep): First checked this guy out after Mazurka Editions dropped the name. I really enjoyed A Slab... and many of the free digital tracks he has around everywhere. I think this one has me the most captured though - for the more aggressive and consuming atmosphere that he's working with... Iancu Dumitrescu's love-child with Dave Phillips. A surreal conglomerate of field recordings (planes overhead, water passing, sounds about the house) and more exacted, brutish sounds (the digital equivalent to bowed cymbals, static hiss panning - rising - falling). Never symphonic, but somehow accidentally so, in that Edition RZ sorta way. Really intense; demanding of high volume, privacy and intoxication-via-the-sounds. Definitely recommended, and the best intro I think you could get. With that polished, minimal and lush aesthetic that Second Sleep always offers.
DAVE PHILLIPS - I See Better With My Eyes Closed / Ich Kann Gar Nicht So Viel Fressen Wie Ich Kotzen Möchte (Absurd/Estranhas Ocupações): Along with the VICTIM! lathe that Yuri released, this is the best pieces of flimsy, square plastic in the house. This one's a very odd and unexpected piece by Phillips. I'm barely familiar at all with his gargantuan discography, so maybe this fits somewhere in the mix, but to me, these seems like a unique experience. A big ball of a fucking mess of deep piano thuds, metal bashing, quasi-80's percussion, the squeals of children or animals or women or I-don't-fucking-know. It's as cantankerous, agitating, and terrifying as DP could get when he turns the volume up. No insects buzzing about the field, but more of a early Schimpfluch-Gruppe sounding moment of non-hilarious experimentation and that dystopian field that his mind seems to dwell in. Holy shit! The best four or so minutes you're likely to get. And you're blown away at the finish to realize this is a live recording!
YSENGRIN - Archivum MMV-MMX (Self-Released): Probably my greatest fascination in metal for the last month or so. Been ogling over Guido's more professional and refined works, but even these early recordings have that charm, that honesty, that passion that is making this project so real for me. There's also the fact that I'm immediately sold on anything bass-centric, so I'm being a little unjust here maybe, haha. Certain tracks seem to be devoid of guitar completely (which I do believe is the future incarnation of Ysengrin anyway). Plodding, drunken drumming carries it all through the maze of Mortuary Drape meets King Diamond meets Unholy meets Master's Hammer perfection. Strong emphasis on organs and acoustic guitar at all the right times. Guido's vocals are an incredible deep rasp; well-pronounced yet utterly indecipherable (and I don't speak French anyway haha). Medieval, but never corny. Gothic, but never corny. Occult, but never corny. I can recommend everything by Ysengrin. To Endotaton probably holds the greatest power for being so precise and methodically perfected. Archivum... though, has a certain mystique and thuggish power that none of the other non-demo works possess.
Organisation Toth - The Sword Of Creation
What can i say ? After all this years since "The Voice Of T.err.O.r" this one is somehow better. I quite like it. It is different in sound and feeling.
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Pursuit of Pleasure " LP
4iB
I have been kind of 50/50 whether I should get this. I had been long intending to cut myself loose from fanboy relationship with SJ, hehe. And perhaps I have managed to do that anyways. But I thought if there is possibility to get it easy, and without being too expensive, then I'll check it out.
Now, some years later, rotated it few times. Conclusion is that I can't fully decide what to think about this. It sits well to later days SJ discography, meaning that it is lightyears away from the greatest works. But at the same time so different, that one should not judge it merely against works of '82. I'm tempted to say that there is actually pretty good dose of nice material. Songs made of multi-layered textures of what appears as digital-electronics and multi-effects. Sound is clean and lacks all the filth, but at the same time, between less exciting pieces, there are good tracks. This certainly beats albums like Transgression, With Extreme Prejudice, Fall of the Nature and Pig Daddy. It doesn't go on level of Blue Rabbit. That said, it seems like SJ indeed has gotten stronger again by the time. Probably need to give a chance for SJ/Junko CD!
For some weeks now, almost entire month, been mostly going through tons of metal & punk releases. Mainly because of being so busy, that it has seemed to be waste to listen sound what requires lots of attention to detail. Lots of recorded I know already, and don't lose much when missing a bit of song when running from room to the next or doing mailorder packages... hah.
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SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Pursuit of Pleasure " LP
4iB
I have been kind of 50/50 whether I should get this. I had been long intending to cut myself loose from fanboy relationship with SJ, hehe. And perhaps I have managed to do that anyways. But I thought if there is possibility to get it easy, and without being too expensive, then I'll check it out.
Now, some years later, rotated it few times. Conclusion is that I can't fully decide what to think about this. It sits well to later days SJ discography, meaning that it is lightyears away from the greatest works. But at the same time so different, that one should not judge it merely against works of '82. I'm tempted to say that there is actually pretty good dose of nice material. Songs made of multi-layered textures of what appears as digital-electronics and multi-effects. Sound is clean and lacks all the filth, but at the same time, between less exciting pieces, there are good tracks. This certainly beats albums like Transgression, With Extreme Prejudice, Fall of the Nature and Pig Daddy. It doesn't go on level of Blue Rabbit. That said, it seems like SJ indeed has gotten stronger again by the time. Probably need to give a chance for SJ/Junko CD!
I was quite impressed by the last SJ show in Berlin last month, very heavy atmosphere. Best set I have seen yet, so I think the next album will be worth getting.
QuoteSUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Pursuit of Pleasure " LP
I enjoy the album. Hard to beat the title.
Pierre Schaeffer -- L'Oeuvre Musicale /3xCD (INA GRM)
happen to have a huge pile of "check-these-out" from the last 6 months but this hasn't left my stereo for more than a week, everything has been jazz stuff almost since autumn haha... anyway, quite a mindblowing box, most material sounds like it's hard to pin down the date, and when reading the booklet & seeing the dates my other braincell explodes too. perfect balance between dirty and cleaner sounds. easier to digest than some megalomanic 10cd monsterboxes.... and cant remember if i EVER liked poetry in german but even that is right on.
for music i always get back to monk, jordan and lacy, for sound i can't get enough curtis roads....
Listening again to the Ultra box set and I've worked them out - this is what The Residents would sound like if they went Industrial. I knew I liked this for a reason.
Quote from: Human Larvae on July 01, 2015, 09:27:45 PM
I was quite impressed by the last SJ show in Berlin last month, very heavy atmosphere. Best set I have seen yet, so I think the next album will be worth getting.
Think the Berlin performance was weak, especially compared to Ramleh in Berlin some months before, as an outstanding show of an old rager still delivering. But maybe different taste here.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 22, 2015, 04:15:55 PM
VOMIR / MIXTURIZER split tape
R.O.N.F.
Vomir is vomir. That's all. Mixturizer on b-side offer much more alive and diverse material. Despite being what you could lump in HNW genre, it has element of thing happening, so 20 mins track offers much more substance. It seems Manuel just returned to activity recently after short hiatus! We'll see if Mixturizer gets back in action too...
thanks, I am back in action... playing and recording sounds in rehearsal room... that's life!! >:)
Arbiter - Negatively-Existent Cell (Fieldwork): A juicy, sub-massive heap of synth pulsations and tastefully-used metal sounds. The perfect soundtrack to a two-part, 20 minute film of apocalyptic decay or aggressive sexual fantasy - or both. Arbiter seems like the step out of the harsh noise rabbit hole that the label is inhabitant of. The first movement holds a darker, subdued presence, whereas the conclusion gets a little more hectic. Violence through glazed eyes. I love Fieldwork's aesthetic (I'm very late to the game here), sound and visual.
Various - Incipit Musica Catolica (Sub Rosa): A look into the enormous reach of Catholic music's stylistics. Touching on Hungary, Germany, Italy and probably more. Saturated with just the perfect amount of grit. All caught up in the male choirs you'd expect, more classical-tinged works and some straight tribal drum work. Wild! Worth it just for the Hildegard of Bingen art on the front.
Vapaudenristi - Tuomittu Vihaamaan (This Means WAR): Love everything I've heard by this project. Perfectly executed RAC-style rock. Ei Maata Ilman Kansaa has had endless replays here. I was thinking how great this 7" was, when I realized my wife was home --- she and the dog were dancing to "Usko Ja Vimma" in the living room, haha. Big hit around the house obviously.
GISM "determination" CD
Couldn't resist to buy and finally after more than 15 years I finally own an official version of one of my favourite Japanese records. Remastering job is done quite good. Interesting how evil and strange the music still sounds today. Artwork??? "privately owned international jew banks finance both sides in a war, making a killing from military spending".
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on July 07, 2015, 10:02:28 AM
Listening again to the Ultra box set and I've worked them out - this is what The Residents would sound like if they went Industrial. I knew I liked this for a reason.
Couldn't agree more. Dunno if you've heard HNAS (Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa - "no deer on the sofa!"), but at one point, the lineup included all of "classic era" Ultra. I've found them to be very hit-or-miss, but if you're comparing anything by any of these guys with The Residents, I think you'll like at least a few HNAS albums. One of them translates to "Thoroughly Arbitrary," or something like that, and I think they pretty much nail the Krautrock sound and attitude in a way all thier own with the released I've heard and enjoyed. I found the others, well, throughly arbitrary, and pointless. I think HNAS were somewhat taking The Residents a step further, and Ultra was a kind of diseased branch off the HNAS tree.
Regarding H.N.A.S., I think I have their Melchior (Aufmarsch Der Schlampen) album, and it was a disappointment. Arbitrary and pointless indeed for my taste. Out of curiosity, Peterson, which album are you referring to that you liked? I had a look at their discography but with my limited German I couldn't find anything meaning "Thoroughly Arbitrary."
Quote from: Peterson on July 10, 2015, 11:14:12 PM
Dunno if you've heard HNAS (Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa - "no deer on the sofa!")
I hadn't, although I had read about them, so I had a bit of a listen on YouTube last night. I hear what you mean. Some pretty nice sounding material (their side of the split with Vox Populi), some a little more trying (material from "Tonnenschwer Im Abendkleid", nothing bad but a bit too light for mine), but certainly that, what I could call for want of a better term "essence of music", reminds me of The Resident's minimal melodies, as well as a certain atmosphere that's focused experimental.
VIGILANTE MOODS tape
Bestial Burst
Limited to 50 only. I guess by reason. Perhaps it has good reason for label boss, but didn't do much for me. Quite lazy noise made mostly with bass (?) and vocals that have always the same annoyingly long delay effect repeating each shout over and over again...
PRURIENT "Unmasking The Insect" tape
Zaetraom
I must say I have not paid close attention to all what Prurient has done in recent years, as it seems like things were leaning more to direction I'd simply call "techno" - be it accurate or not. And secondly, I was hardly in touch with labels that put those out. In many ways, seemed to drift away from what I appreciated. However, recent live show and this tape shows Prurient is perhaps even stronger than ever? Despite higher price and perhaps limited distribution, I'd say its worth tracking down. Songs with structure, but its noisy and powerful electronics/industrial with plenty of good elements. I'd rate this stuff to be much higher than often praised albums like Pleasureground or History of AIDS or such.
V/A ACTS OF VENGEANCE - UFOI II -tape
Don't remember seeing much of comments of this one. I believe quite a lot of copies has been moved, and it is really good compilation. Despite few acts on this didn't make it to festival, and last minute addition are not featured, it's good compilation. Perhaps even better concept to have actually good material of festival artists than lo-fi recordings collected later on from actual festival. Many live compilations may be nice document, but not necessary classic material what you return to frequently. This tape, in all its diversity and also long duration (C-88 rules ok) makes it release what is good now, and certainly will remain relevant for years to come! It's great to report that there aren't really bad tracks. Even BROOD, which I didn't care for in live setting, delivers very good track here. Possibly highlights are all BLACK INSIGNIA tracks. Perhaps that mysterious unit should be on stage at UFOI III if it happens?!
IUGULA-THOR "Opera" CD
Electronica Radicale Edizione
Huh... its so many years when I listened the original tape. I remember it being quite a disappointment after "Asshole" mCD for example. What I remembered was that it would be just opera played through distortion pedal. Perhaps such blunt description fits to couple of pieces, but hardly does justice for entire album. There are more "traditional" tracks of IT here, if you can use such description. Vocals, fierce feedbacks. Italian ripping power electronics in the way it's rarely done. Sometimes it makes me think laters days of Atrax Morgue, but certainly AM discs like "No More" came much later. Well justified CD reissue!
... Alfarmania "farst" tape, Vidine Ramybe tape, La Chair & Le Sang / Cryptofascisme split tape, etc many more but no time to write now...
STRIATIONS "Hunting for Bitches" tape
Fusty Cunt
Really good tape here. Don't know why it was waiting so long on box of arrived tapes... This project has developed greatly from beginning. It was promising, but now it is even more. Very nice to hear stuff that is sort of composed, that it has specific idea. But doesn't rely on utmost repetition, but sound is manually made. Sometimes makes me think of STRICT due high pitched screaming and constant feedback. But that is not all. Each track has its own sound and C-45 tape really does stand as proper album. Perhaps minus the live track.
One criticism I could give, is that to me it sounds as if it was recorded with some portable digital recorder. There is something about the sound what makes it "tinny". It has clarity and ripping sharpness, but also somehow flat at times. Perhaps thing to be solved by mastering, but I'm pretty sure band would be ready for some bigger edition releases?!! Perhaps one could say that there is element of repeating the old paths of PE.. Final Solution cover song, dedicated to Atrax Morgue, using samples from Exorcist, Evil Dead and Salo.. heh.. I could imagive some noise journalist conclude they are bored with 20-something white boys yelling lungs out over helicopter noise (hehe..), but indeed, this is far more than just helicopter noise. Sonically some of more interesting PE if you ask me.
PAINTED WOMAN s/t 4x tape box
Unseen Force
Perhaps among best stuff on Unseen Force? 45 copies box set contains 4 tapes of project. Each was originally titled by date. First is probably my favorite. It has most brutal sound, painful feedback, really raw and grim feeling. If Striations mentioned above could be referred to Strict, this tape could be if Strict sound quality was more similar to Mauthausen Orchestra? Really good sound for my ears. One 2nd tape, vocals appear less interesting blunt shouting. 3rd tape is a bit too short. 4th tape is perhaps little too much of just brooding dark hissing quietness. Dubbing on a-side appears also quiet. So after box set starts with such violent tension, remaining is very nice, but doesn't rise on same level.
^Great reports, I'm intrigued! Would've been curious to hear your thoughts on that Alfarmania tape. Sounded perfect to my ears. Gotta give it another spin this evening.
Nature Morte - (Nuées) (Reue Um Reue): Always making the perfect soundscape of misery and depressive malaise, I think this is Nature Morte's best work. After having listened to the handful of items I do own, I'd say the collaboration with Jeanne Montségur, Restes D'Une Chose Brisée, is a very close second though. I'm not 100% sure, but I've had the feeling this is yet another project of the prolific Jörg Buchholz (Wermut, etc...). I say this, as I feel a strong resemblance to His Divine Grace's Eurydice. But regardless - the music! This is a thoroughly drab affair of ambient/drone music. Always, the aesthetic of Nature Morte's releases are draped in fog, clouds and dusk. Reminds me very much of my childhood in southwestern Pennsy, being one of the grayest regions in the country. Lots of fine walks in the woods and mountains trying to shake the dust off. Never worked. This music captures that feeling perfectly. It seems to last far longer than it is - a great attribute for this kinda music. When you're feeling it at least.
Keluar - Panguna (Zone): Third EP from this German group. Just put a fuggin' album out already! Synth wave of some sort, getting ever closer to a hi-fi feeling of old Coil works like Horse Rotorvator and Scatology. That's a stretch though, but my closest association - only because of the synth sounds and percussion. Maybe more Kline Coma Xero than that. I dunno. I don't have a grasp on this kinda music; just enjoy what I enjoy. This is probably the weakest link in the Keluar chain. I always enjoyed her so-so vocals, but they're a little too off this time. I do like the major focus on percussion - more than ever - and how dated it sounds. Still a good album, just usually skip The Hacker remix at the end. Label boss makes the longest track on the album....
Undergang - Døden læger alle sår (Dark Descent): Fucking murky, stanky, retched death metal. My undying love for Coffins and Slugathor is brought to its current peak here. Holds the perfect amount of technicality while seeming utterly braindead at the same time. Makes sense they're on tour with Stargazer; it was just hiding under the filthy surface. Nice little ode to Dead on the front cover, eh? Death heals all wounds...
Also, lots of Moondog and Sieben. Good week!
The New Blockaders "nonchalant acts of artistic nihilism" CD
Klanggalerie
Hmm.. I got little mixed feelings about this. Being there at the live show, which was best TNB show I have seen, and totally chaotic and also heavy, doesn't sound much like that on this CD. Perhaps lacking the bulldozing sound of subwoofers and overall sound pressure. Recording seems odd. It has very clear and sharp sound. But also audience screams are very loud. Not that they'd happen so frequently, but when one remember heavy crashing metal junk attack result audience cheering loudly, now its like nothing really happens and suddenly people start yelling. Would be curious to know how it was recorded.
But I can't complain that much. More treble based metal junk screech and rattle reminds more of some older releases. Heaviness and loudness starts to slowly crawl in in second half of set, which is how I remember it. Good disc, but could have been better if it really captured essence of how it was in audience!
SNUFF "III" CD
Filth & Violence
Hmm.. Band changed to digital recording and I must say that it was not the best move. Style remains basically about the same as it has been, but also inclusion of new elements. Highly disturbing opening track. Duo vocal shrieking, feedback, contact-mic noises. Problem mainly lies in production. When previous work was done with ripping analogue tape sound, digital recorder can be merciless. Despite loud amplifiers, blasting sound... but then cheap microphone plugged into digital multitrack will flatten out things quite significantly. Been there, done that. On analogue tape, all you need, is to turn input gain little further and fat and ripping sound emerges. With different type of recorder it will be different. It may not be good move to try tweak it all again on digital editing - which they probably haven't as sound remains fairly snotty and lo-fi. But also flat.
Thinking that all the previous works are something I'd rate among contemporary PE classics, this album is not flop, but certainly step down from that level.
FEBERDRÖM "Intrusion of mortality" tape
Nil By Mouth
NBM has had quite success in putting out power electronics / industrial noise type of releases from many bands I am not fully familiar with, but which has proven to be really good ones. FEBERDRÖM is one of them too. Not entiry sure did I have tape on Järtecknet? Hmm.. Should have as I have distributed them! Dark industrial, which slow and murnful feel to it, but always more common with Utmarken/RTB/Styggelse kind of feel rather than CMI. I wonder if it is mistake than each card that comes with hand made covers says "Ritual Of Mortality"... hmm.. makes me think of some other bands release, heh....
Quote from: Levas on June 11, 2014, 06:57:57 PM
Been listening to mostly RAC stuff last few weeks cause it's that time of year. Apart from that, what I remember is that
Various – Cadavers' Holding Knives - very nice compilation! Especially enjoyed Ahlzagailzehguh, White Walls, Striations, Bagman, Gnawed, Botched Facelift and Swallowing Bile. But overall very good impression about this. Truly worth your money.
Deviated sister TV - murder electronics - great tape
Cheers Levas!
Keith (White Walls)
Vapaudenristi - Tuomittu Vihaamaan 7" + Ei Maata Ilman Kansaa LP
Thanks to SI managed to get the records. Non stop playing whole day. Greatest RAC. Guitar tone and vocals are perfect. Need more beer.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 16, 2015, 12:51:19 PM
FEBERDRÖM "Intrusion of mortality" tape
Nil By Mouth
NBM has had quite success in putting out power electronics / industrial noise type of releases from many bands I am not fully familiar with, but which has proven to be really good ones. FEBERDRÖM is one of them too. Not entiry sure did I have tape on Järtecknet? Hmm.. Should have as I have distributed them! Dark industrial, which slow and murnful feel to it, but always more common with Utmarken/RTB/Styggelse kind of feel rather than CMI. I wonder if it is mistake than each card that comes with hand made covers says "Ritual Of Mortality"... hmm.. makes me think of some other bands release, heh....
I had noticed that too and asked mr. Nil By Mouth and it's indeed a mistake.
Quite a lot of comments, have been getting more PE/Industrial/Harsh Noise than Black/Death/... Metal lately it seems...
Puce Mary/LR - The Female Form (LP, Posh Isolation): I haven't heard their first collaboration LP (though I think I heard some tracks on youtube a while ago), so I don't know whether it's in the same style as that LP. If I do remember correctly it's not exactly in the same style as their performance in Belgium last year. Anyway, this is actually a kind of calm electronics, with a lot of rather delicate "small" sounds. Certainly good though!
Damien Dubrovnik - Vegas Fountain (LP, Posh Isolation): First time I heard Damien Dubrovnik, great stuff too. Don't know what else to say about it really...
Con-Dom/The Grey Wolves (CD, Unrest Productions): Don't know too much from Con-Dom but compared to his material on the split with Militia, I like this better, especially Moor Rapist, great track. Grey Wolves is great too, less oppressive and more atmospheric work here, really neat track.
Grunt - Sacrosanct Imperium (C20, Freak Animal): Nice companion tape to the last album, more or less the same style. Nice short tape.
Sickness/John Wiese - Amnesia (7", Freak Animal): This is some great Harsh Noise indeed. I'm actually not familiar with other works by these two artists, some recommendations on what to check out are welcome.
Zyklon SS - War of Terror (7", Unrest Productions): Same style as the tape, lots of metal sounds and sparse electronics. Nice 7".
Concrete Mascara - Relic of Vanity (7", Filth&Violence/Untergeschoss): Harsh PE, rather buried vocals, quite some feedback. Good.
Kevlar - Criteria (LP, Unrest Productions): Follow up to the CDr, same style of PE, sparse use of vocals. Layout is minimal, but looks good. Recommended.
Am Not - Unpunished (CD, Unrest Productions): Clean electronics, great processed vocals, oppressive atmosphere, digipack with good looking layout and interesting lyrics, including one about one of the former kings of Belgium who did his best to educate and help the people in Africa. Anyway, recommended album!
Mazakon Tactics - The Entrancing Cage (CD, TeRRoR): Really good stuff, bleak, some slight melancholy even here and there and I really like the vocals, even though they're a bit atypical for a PE/Death Industrial act, they're more somewhere inbetween Black & Death Metal.
SSRI - Stab Your Demonic Smile To My Brain! (C20, Hiisi Productions): First time I heard an SSRI release, nice rather lo-fi Harsh Noise with a rather varied approach. That being said, should I have to choose between this and Cadaver Gutter and/or Sick Seed, I'd choose the latter two projects/bands. Nice packaging too with a really nice cover.
Maskhead - Female Mutilations (C20, Hiisi Productions): Maskhead is pretty good Harsh Noise too, though I think there might have been some more samples, maybe thrown in between the noise, to up the perversion a bit.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 16, 2015, 12:51:19 PM
FEBERDRÖM "Intrusion of mortality" tape
Nil By Mouth
NBM has had quite success in putting out power electronics / industrial noise type of releases from many bands I am not fully familiar with, but which has proven to be really good ones. FEBERDRÖM is one of them too. Not entiry sure did I have tape on Järtecknet? Hmm.. Should have as I have distributed them! Dark industrial, which slow and murnful feel to it, but always more common with Utmarken/RTB/Styggelse kind of feel rather than CMI. I wonder if it is mistake than each card that comes with hand made covers says "Ritual Of Mortality"... hmm.. makes me think of some other bands release, heh....
yeah! At the beginning title was Ritual of Mortality, later mr. Feberdrom changed a bit the title for obviously reason but I forgot to done changes on the back of postcards. My mistake but I'm glad you like the tape!
Grow - fighting youth/strong rule 7"
Still remains one of the most strange records I own. Got it back in my Japanese days. Sounds like a mixture of RAC and Japanese Biker Rock (if that exists, haha). I have asked a lot of Japanese friends about them, no one could tell. Perfect drinking music.
Swallowing Bile - Secluded
[Die Song]
One of the best works of traditional power electronics to emerge from the contemporary American underground, if you ask me. When I was ordering this record, I came to realize that not only do not a lot of younger cats but also modern PE/noise seems in general not released on vinyl very often but also doesn't even seem "written" or fitting for the format. I geek out hard on the concept of "private press" and all of the various different consequences that comes along with working with the vinyl record. Secluded is fascinating as a vinyl record, in this sense. This is private and depraved, sheathing with anger, a psychological-fantastical document more so than any mere record. There seems to be a very dedicated aesthetic in Swallowing Bile to take elements of the everyday domestic, often the most terrible, and use those as menacing bases for meditations on fantastical sadism. I get a real kick of this sick hatred sounding like it was recorded in his old closest or whatever; perfectly situated within the topics it explores. Pretty standard stuff, but done very well. I'd love to figure out more about what is he yelling about. For some reason, I am reminded of Whitehouse, in many sense. There's a tendency of sonic barrage and word-piling; disorientation. Despite being quite traditional, I'm not entirely sure if I would even call it derivative. A great album and highly recommended.
Loke Rahbek and Puce Mary – The Female Form
[Posh Isolation]
However much I've come to enjoy both FH and LR's work separate, nothing that I've heard from this duo has had quite a strong impact on me. Whereas Puce Mary releases are amongst the best of power electronics and even modern experimental electronics and however much I think LR's work and label curating is strong across the board, I cannot find much to like about the collaborations they have done. The Female Form is not an exception, either. While certainly the cleanest and most well produced documented they've done together, there is not nearly enough punch for the album to keep my interest. It drifts off and off and never really comes to any significant moments, like the worst of the newer wave of "bubblegum" or "ambient" style power electronics/noise. I think Mikko pointed out that the album sounds like a "1+1=2" kind of release, ultimately I agree. All of the sinister and particularly sharp perspectives of the Puce Mary project, all of the ultra faded nods to taboo sexual perspectives of Rahbek's many projects: compromised as, indeed, a "1+1=2" affair. I'm not particularly even entertained, at the least. The Female Form is a surprising failure for two of the more ambitious and provocative PE/noise/experimental artists in the contemporary scene.
Cremation Lily - Fluids of October
[Angoisse]
Absolute masterpiece. At this point, Zigo's work as Cremation Lily seems to tread with fairly noticeable polarity between the extremes of his ambient drifts and the intensity of his power electronics roar. I think early releases were representative of these polarities being more connected, Fire Frames the Silhouette certainly, however I've come to love the stuff that is hardly power electronics in sound. Fluids of October is a work that I cannot draw a useful comparison. Very bizarre and provoking the emotional, much like plenty of Posh Isolation stuff. Yet I'd say this tape is better than, say, Internazionale in terms of this sort of ambient referencing the aesthetics of power electronics, industrial, and...a weird take on memory, sex, and identity politics that reemerges on a lot of PI, Strange Rules, and what have you? Thoughts? Very avant-garde and a favorite tape release for me.
Black Lotus – Black Lotus / Black Locust
[Manikin Model]
One of the best of Minneapolis noise, Van Horn's Black Lotus project is just as weird and cryptic as anything else I've come to think about his work. Easily one of my favorite noise performers in town (I live in Minneapolis...). Not sure where Black Lotus stands in comparison to his other noise things that I've heard (Disthroned Agony, Indian Burial Ground), but this shit's certainly the absolute weirdest. Totally zany and harsh fucking noise. Abrasive but also calculated. Whereas Indian Burial Ground is more rooted in the haunted and horrific, Black Lotus is schizophrenic and debilitating. Not sure how many of these are left (44 copies made) but, without saying, highest possible recommendation.
Quote from: VelvetCurtain on July 19, 2015, 05:45:52 AM
Swallowing Bile - Secluded
[Die Song]
One of the best works of traditional power electronics to emerge from the contemporary American underground, if you ask me. When I was ordering this record, I came to realize that not only do not a lot of younger cats but also modern PE/noise seems in general not released on vinyl very often but also doesn't even seem "written" or fitting for the format. I geek out hard on the concept of "private press" and all of the various different consequences that comes along with working with the vinyl record. Secluded is fascinating as a vinyl record, in this sense. This is private and depraved, sheathing with anger, a psychological-fantastical document more so than any mere record. There seems to be a very dedicated aesthetic in Swallowing Bile to take elements of the everyday domestic, often the most terrible, and use those as menacing bases for meditations on fantastical sadism. I get a real kick of this sick hatred sounding like it was recorded in his old closest or whatever; perfectly situated within the topics it explores. Pretty standard stuff, but done very well. I'd love to figure out more about what is he yelling about. For some reason, I am reminded of Whitehouse, in many sense. There's a tendency of sonic barrage and word-piling; disorientation. Despite being quite traditional, I'm not entirely sure if I would even call it derivative. A great album and highly recommended.
Thank you very much for the kind words, I am glad that you enjoy the record. If you would like to know more about the subject matter feel free to send a message to me here. I appreciate the support.
HEINZ HOPF - Ultra Primitiv LP (Wendy)
I was expecting good stuff as usual, but not like this. It pretty much sums up Heinz Hopf as a whole, but this time far more MSNP-ish than anything else. Eight ugly, loud, muddy, delirious, and most of all, joyous harsh noise cuts. I love their previous full length albums, but this is by far their strongest effort so far. Sounds best when played way too loud at home.
MENACING '84 tape
Wealth of Abuse
Simple and ugly noise from UK - I assume. Sometimes it takes more structured form. Sampling German WWII salutes or heavy and oppressing feels a'la Zyklon SS material. But muddier. Short, nice tape.
PHURPA "Wal phur nag po" tape
Lust Vessel
Ritual chanting, didgeridoo etc. You need that? Then this is it. Sound is nice, like in all Lust Vessel tapes. Music is far from being noise. Russian ritual music group uses all acoustic means, but there is something nice in the detail of sound what sets it much higher than some cleaner "ritual music".
HEY EXIT "else" tape and "0 of 0" tape
First one is actually pretty good. This Brooklyn artist sent me couple tapes. Which exists as digital downloads too, I assume. heyexit.com
Anyways, "else" is 20 minutes guitar-drone/ambient piece, what has enough of things going on, to be interesting, yet totally slowpaced and minimalistic. Basically hardly stands out, but remains good stuff to listen. "0 of 0" is one hour wall noise, which belongs to some of the absolute weakest noise tapes I have heard for some time. Flat, stupid crackling going nowhere, but nothing to sink into either.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 22, 2015, 04:12:11 PMPHURPA "Wal phur nag po" tape
Lust Vessel
Ritual chanting, didgeridoo etc. You need that? Then this is it. Sound is nice, like in all Lust Vessel tapes. Music is far from being noise. Russian ritual music group uses all acoustic means, but there is something nice in the detail of sound what sets it much higher than some cleaner "ritual music".
I have been enjoying these a lot lately, Boiler Room recently shared a
this (http://boilerroom.tv/recording/phurpa/) 1.5hr performance video which is good to relax to (but also strange given Boiler Room is more associated with electronic dance music, AFAIK and based on my own limited experience of them).
Vomir - Relation Contractée
.... pure HNW a la Vomir ...
Quote from: martialgodmask on July 22, 2015, 08:07:26 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 22, 2015, 04:12:11 PMPHURPA "Wal phur nag po" tape
Lust Vessel
Ritual chanting, didgeridoo etc. You need that? Then this is it. Sound is nice, like in all Lust Vessel tapes. Music is far from being noise. Russian ritual music group uses all acoustic means, but there is something nice in the detail of sound what sets it much higher than some cleaner "ritual music".
I have been enjoying these a lot lately, Boiler Room recently shared a this (http://boilerroom.tv/recording/phurpa/) 1.5hr performance video which is good to relax to (but also strange given Boiler Room is more associated with electronic dance music, AFAIK and based on my own limited experience of them).
Thanks for the Boiler Room link. If you use something like the Flash Video Downloader plug-in for Firefox, you can grab the performance in HD and watch it at your leisure. Good sounds and vibe.
Vice Wears Black Hose "Daniela Slitting CS
The newest tape from Ramirez/McKinley continues the prolific legacy of their collaborative project, Vice Wears Black Hose. The tape begins and it becomes evident that the material fits the menacing cover artwork (a simple digital collage showcasing two women with slit throats divided by shining fetish footwear distorted by a blue photographic filter...). An extended emphasis had been placed on providing the listener with a chilling atmosphere as opposed to the high-fidelity, crackle-and-crinkle approach boasted on previous efforts. Tight-knit and partially muffled, the pieces here push forwards like glaciers bursting through the ocean...I cannot stress how cold this tape sounds. Occasionally, particularly on side A, there is an interesting integration of moving sounds and (what seems to be) undistorted sources buried deep underneath the surface layer of ice and static. Highly recommended for fans of previous VWBH works, as well as those whom may have been skeptical due to longer track length, not being as avid about HNW in the past, etc.
Dark Worship "Fullmoon Over My Dark Castle" CS
Splendid private tape available only to Down & Out Monthly subscribers. Crude Black Metal with occasional dollops of martial industrial here-and-there. Little information is available in regards to the projects location and members. Surely not for those who don't have an ear for "dead production". Inside all of the blistering feedback, a blown-out recording and buzzing guitars, there is a masterpiece of "tape-only" Black Metal that is begging to be experienced. "Fullmoon Over My Dark Castle" is too difficult to describe accurately into words...it requires immersion. For listeners with a stomach for hideousness and an eye for the unknown.
Work/Death "The Approach" CS
An older tape from Providence, Rhode Island harsh noise master, Work/Death. I received this tape in 2011 after witnessing Reber play a jaw-dropping set and have continued to keep this tape in heavy rotation ever since. Mixing elements of heavy sound collage, multi-layered bursts of hot-static and metal clamoring, and whirling tape manipulations topped with deep, dirge-like atmospherics, it is nearly impossible not to be left in awe. My only complaint is the c20 runtime (this is a personal objection however...I could listen to these pieces build, break, and transform for hours on end). For anyone unfamiliar with one of America's "best kept secrets", I would advise searching for this release as a welcoming introduction to the world of Work/Death.
Stephen O'Malley - Gruidés (DDS): I don't think this celebrity has grabbed my attention since the O))) put out "Oracle" - that one was a doozy! This is the first time I'm hearing O'Malley's involvement with GRM and other electro-concrète in his own recordings, which is probably why I care about this at all. I hear a little Hugues Dufourt , Eliane Radigue and a subduedIancu Dumitrescu. A really gorgeous 30+ minute piece.
Climax Denial - Anxiety Rituals (Robert & Leopold): Haven't played this project since around the time that ALAP #1 came out. I can't even remember those old recordings anymore. Well anyway, this is wonderfully oversaturated. It makes the PE environment become so masked - almost obsolete. I love the flow of the tape also; there's a ton of motion and variety - all excellently placed.
Stahlgewitter - Das Hohelied Der Herkunft (Das Zeughaus): Fuck! This one is golden. Perfectly light metal influence in this infamous group. As well as that quasi-Lynyrd Skynyrd flair that I'm sure Mr. ISD brought to favor for so many boneheads. The vocalist has the perfect tone and execution. The song-writing is actually rather complex for RAC also. This has been my running go-to all week.
Vanity - Vain In Life (Katorga Works): Best slab of punk rock I've heard in ages. Katorga specializes in throwback music for sure. That's a crutch, but some times it's serves the function. Along with Hounds Of Hate, Vanity nails the right to worship. A nice little Oi! ala Cock Sparrer influence, with a ton of focus put into the vocals. I love it for being catchy and memorable, the vocal style is perfect. Not much to say about punk music at this point in my life. It works or it doesn't. Total victory here.
Quote from: eyestrain on July 23, 2015, 02:48:15 AM
Vanity - Vain In Life (Katorga Works): Best slab of punk rock I've heard in ages. Katorga specializes in throwback music for sure. That's a crutch, but some times it's serves the function. Along with Hounds Of Hate, Vanity nails the right to worship. A nice little Oi! ala Cock Sparrer influence, with a ton of focus put into the vocals. I love it for being catchy and memorable, the vocal style is perfect. Not much to say about punk music at this point in my life. It works or it doesn't. Total victory here.
quite liked this record (at least not the too melodic stuff). 100% skrewdriver loverboys despite they claim differently. the sound of the guitar, vocals, breaks, some vocals and they also say the same "2, 3, 4" as I don't like you in one track shows this. they can get pissed off with similar comparisons on Vice and hipster magazines, but they are no reinventing the wheel and should pay copyright to ian Stuart's family.
Hijokaidan - Polar Nights Live there is not that much to say. Very nice and neat Hijokaidan album. Harsh noise with some calmer, almost melancholic guitar parts. Good album to start the day
Quote from: tiny_tove on July 23, 2015, 10:18:09 AM
and should pay copyright to ian Stuart's family.
Hehehe, you nailed it! What a sad place to be, where you've gotta deny your influences because of backlash.
there is a trend to get the almighty Templars out whenever bands want to say they listen to rock and roll oriented oi! and feel safe about it without comparisons with old British RAC, but despite the fact that theTemplars themselves althought definitely not fascist never denied their influences, have their own personality while most of these bands studies all screwed up and boots and braces as bibles and replay it over and over again.
said this, I repeat that this record is very good in my opinion.
talking about the templars, my fave track ever of them was The 60's are over. Phil and Taj were good friend of the singer of Asociale, local band I played bass with at the beginning. they also recorded some stuff together. will give it a spin again at the next occasion, I think it was good.
listening to poison idea today.
Quote from: Grübelschlinge on July 18, 2015, 09:52:07 PM
Grow - fighting youth/strong rule 7"
Still remains one of the most strange records I own. Got it back in my Japanese days. Sounds like a mixture of RAC and Japanese Biker Rock (if that exists, haha). I have asked a lot of Japanese friends about them, no one could tell. Perfect drinking music.
you've heard Gruesome too, yes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK6eLlKd3KY
awesome band. I hadn't heard Grow but song on youtube sounds killer. Vocalist sounds identical to Gruesome, could they be the same? A lot of the japanese oi bands have a similar vocal sound... but Grow and Gruesome sound so close.
I think they are different singers, although they sound identical. listen to Raya if you like them.
I have huge collection of SSS related stuff...
Started out this morning with a shorter Discharge marathon. Every now and then I remind myself how fucking great they used to be in the beginning. Then I of course just HAD to listen to a live version of "State violence state control" from the Grave New World-era. It is uncomprehensible. I can only imagine how it must have been to actually watch that train wreck live...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SliS0MAFQlU
Quote from: Feber on July 24, 2015, 09:32:31 AM
I can only imagine how it must have been to actually watch that train wreck live...
Feast your senses after the four minute mark. Rock and
roooooooooll!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9TkESHL44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9TkESHL44)
I actually stumbled upon a pretty entertaining bit of writing regarding Discharge's hair days a while back, complete with a full audio recording of a disastrous show in San Francisco. It takes about a minute for the chants of "FUCK YOU" to begin.
http://theappendix.net/issues/2013/7/rules-of-the-tribe-hardcore-punks-and-hair-metal-in-the-1980s
I particularly appreciate the "are you ready to receive Discharge" bit right at the beginning. Just goes to show that it's a name which suits a cock rock band even better than it does a punk one.
"Grave New World" would have had some potential had it been played the right way...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phz0c8UzvaA
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Grow - fighting youth/strong rule 7"
Still remains one of the most strange records I own. Got it back in my Japanese days. Sounds like a mixture of RAC and Japanese Biker Rock (if that exists, haha). I have asked a lot of Japanese friends about them, no one could tell. Perfect drinking music.
you've heard Gruesome too, yes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK6eLlKd3KY
awesome band. I hadn't heard Grow but song on youtube sounds killer. Vocalist sounds identical to Gruesome, could they be the same? A lot of the japanese oi bands have a similar vocal sound... but Grow and Gruesome sound so close.
Yes, heard Gruesome, but my favourite Japanese Oi is still and always Ikazuchi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qT-IRpDMdE
How fucking good is Ke/Hil's "Zone 0"?!! I though "Hellstation" was okay at the time, but this release is just brilliant.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on July 28, 2015, 06:17:40 AM
How fucking good is Ke/Hil's "Zone 0"?!! I though "Hellstation" was okay at the time, but this release is just brilliant.
Absolutely agreed on both counts. More words explaining why: https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/kehil-zone-o/
Quote from: caveman on July 24, 2015, 10:19:06 AM
I actually stumbled upon a pretty entertaining bit of writing regarding Discharge's hair days a while back, complete with a full audio recording of a disastrous show in San Francisco. It takes about a minute for the chants of "FUCK YOU" to begin.
http://theappendix.net/issues/2013/7/rules-of-the-tribe-hardcore-punks-and-hair-metal-in-the-1980s
I particularly appreciate the "are you ready to receive Discharge" bit right at the beginning. Just goes to show that it's a name which suits a cock rock band even better than it does a punk one.
Hehe, read that one too, some time ago.
Also I agree that it is not the songs themselves that are the problem but the delivery. Or "problem", I mean I still find it enjoyable enough every now and then...
Kevin Drumm - Necro Acoustic 5xCD bought some of the stuff during Pica Disc sales (i.e. wandered into the land unknown for me with some of these purchases). Kevin Drumm was one of those that I've heard only name before and, well, I didn't become a huge fan after listening to these. There are some nice, static and quite painful parts in these that are enjoyable and discs are released in a luxurious box with booklet etc. Though not completely my cup of tea.
Quote from: Levas on July 30, 2015, 10:45:18 AM
Kevin Drumm - Necro Acoustic 5xCD bought some of the stuff during Pica Disc sales (i.e. wandered into the land unknown for me with some of these purchases). Kevin Drumm was one of those that I've heard only name before and, well, I didn't become a huge fan after listening to these. There are some nice, static and quite painful parts in these that are enjoyable and discs are released in a luxurious box with booklet etc. Though not completely my cup of tea.
I like a couple that he did - Sheer Hellish Miasma and Land of Lurches. The rest of his stuff has passed me by, although I did read some good things about that 5CD.
Quote from: Levas on July 30, 2015, 10:45:18 AM
Kevin Drumm - Necro Acoustic 5xCD bought some of the stuff during Pica Disc sales (i.e. wandered into the land unknown for me with some of these purchases). Kevin Drumm was one of those that I've heard only name before and, well, I didn't become a huge fan after listening to these. There are some nice, static and quite painful parts in these that are enjoyable and discs are released in a luxurious box with booklet etc. Though not completely my cup of tea.
I haven't listened to this in a while but the Organ CD is superb.
MENACING 84 - Self titled cassette (Wealth of Abuse) : Excellent.Very muddy & filthy but with enough punch,power & clarity that it works extremely well.Proper 'Necrosound'.What sounds like Con-Dom meets Pogrom style vocals buried underneath.It's very difficult to work out what the source sounds actually are for the most part,apart from the Nazi samples of course.Sounds like it was recorded in the bowels of fucking hell.
ÄTTESTUPA "Vattnet drog sig tillbaka, stenarna blev synliga" LP [Järtecknet]
I've had the chance to live with this one the last month and even if the sounds are fairly modest, I think this is their best work but then again I was not too fond of the earlier recordings. More into recent Järtecknet-territory which means a lot of tape loops (with a partly almost sacral touch this time) and very much less of the "rock"-setting of old. Damn good! Out very soon.
CONSTRAIN "Option to Hide" tape
New Forces
Label promises: A rare example of an artist not sacrificing dynamism in pursuit of harsh, raw textures. Flawless - a project at the forefront of contemporary Americanoise. And what I can say? Seems like New Forces is really claiming its place among new forces. 'zine hit the 4th issue and bunch of great releases done. This has many of the trademarks of the dynamic harsh noise in use, but simply in such a tasty and good way. Even stutter-loops work really well, which is unsusual for my taste. Texture and rawness is there despite excellency in technical execution. Must for harsh noise fans.
Vapaudenristi/Pyhä Kuolema split 12"
While reading online media blitz smear campain againts latest Helsinki gig, Vapaudenristi always deliver, total support! Although have to say that their side is less loud in the mix compared to other side. PK brings quite tastefull, well recorded(neo-)folk songs, I have never heard the Svart album he did, might try. Somehow he sounds like a Finnish version of Fire & Ice to these ears.
Command - Sturmangriff LP
Dear Mr. Mentor, thank you! I still think it is kinda absurd to have a Brazilian guy obsessed with German WWII stuff creating vilest music and Finnish guy releasing it to land in my German apartment.
Been listening to The Hater's "Rot" cassette a great deal lately. What I like about these spirals is that they are pretty much blocks of sound. It's not that there isn't any movement, it's just that there is no definitive "beginning" or "end", they are each pleasantly satisfying layers of various recordings of crashing and smashing. This is an aspect of Noise that I think is sometimes unappreciated. As much as I love the cold and calculated pieces of projects like Ke/Hil or AM NOT or ANTIchildLEAGUE or IRM or any number of other Industrial composers, I'll always return to pure chunks of unadulterated, fuck-you Noise, without any meaning or intention other than itself. Die unbelegte Fahne auf Hoch!
SERAPIS - Rehearsal '96 CS
Sadly the only recorded material of this short lived band, consisting of members from Order From Chaos and (the undeservedly overlooked) Nepenthe. Allegedly Chuck Keller heard the stuff and stole more than a couple of riffs for his own bands, Vulpecula and Ares Kingdom. And I can see why, this is sort of in the same vein as those two bands. Good good stuff.
NEPENTHE - Live at Howards CS (Eternal Darkness)
Live recording from 1995. Five songs, of which two are covers (Tiamat and Sathanas). Great rough thunderous Kansas death metal in the vein of Order From Chaos, but with a slight melodic leaning. The sound is ok for what it is, and if you have heard their studio recordings (and the original songs which they cover here) it's more than easy to love this. Half of the band went on to join Ares Kingdom I think, but his is more to my liking.
EDWIGE - Virgin Capricorn
[Antropofago Ateo]
Ha, grabbed this from John Wiese's table when we swung through Minneapolis a few days ago. Overall, this is worth checking out - Sewer Election, Kakerlak and The Rita. As with all things The Rita, I can appreciate approaching his walls like a piece of critical brutalist architecture or an austere piece of sculpture. I wish Sewer Election's vibe came through a tad bit more, though it's certainly apparent. This is not oppressive work so much as it is confusing and crumbling with weirdness. The artwork is basically fucking perfect. A lady friend of mine I was at the show with who does not listen to noise much looked at the album art and said "this is all of us." Not sure exactly what she meant but I love approaching sexualized pieces of wall noise and attempting to drag the thematics at hand into even more esoteric zones - images of famous actresses becomes vessels for personal, societal, political, philosophical meditations, realizations. Harsh Noise Wall perhaps not at its finest but totally at a high level of fascination.
Autopsy – Severed Survival
[Peaceville]
I work in a kitchen, which I find to be one of the best places to listen to music. You can organize and listen critically in a way where leisure time is perhaps not the same experience. Death and black has been on the "menu" as of late and I'm loving approaching these heavy death metal record for the first time in years and loving how its kicks like a fat wall of power when one is "working." These riffs just fill my body up. Ugh. So good.
Nunslaughter - Hell's Unholy Fire
[Revenge Productions]
Haven't listen to this record since...middle school?...freshman year? Not sure, exactly. I still like this a lot and it's a lot of fun. But, really, that's all it really is. Just fun. Lyrics are too goofy to take too seriously and the guitars sound like a fucking slab of meat or something. Vital record to listen to if you're into bestial death metal. I guess I'd rather jam some Archgoat or something.
Darkthrone - Sardonic Wrath
[Peaceville]
Out of control. Darkthrone's finest moment if you ask. The perfect intersection of black metal, crust, hardcore, doom, and more. I know the cats in Darkthrone would likely say this is more in the line of tradition but I actually believe is this is a real work of art. Total fucking masterpiece and one of the angriest albums I've ever heard.
Gouge - "Doomed to Death"
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Never been a huge DM fan but the good stuff that comes from the genre tends to be some of my favorite Metal albums, this EP fits into that category. This is simplistic Death Metal of with nods to the less Thrahy material on "Scream Bloody Gore" and demo era Autopsy with a lot of proto-grind influence slathered all over it by the likes of Repulsion, the extremely under appreciated Attrocity - "Infected" LP, and another underrated masterpiece in Exulceration - "And the Sickness Began". Also check out that monocromatic, angry teenager scribbling in his notebook cover art! These dudes just put out an LP on HHR, finally, so I'm itching to check it out.
Autopsy, Nunslaughter, & Gouge...soooo good!
CURRENT WORMING - Memory In Fuck C30 (Dogmatics In Outline)
The two previous tapes were good and promising industrial tape noise clatter, a bit like Viktor Ottossons solo stuff. That likeness is still present on this third tape, but there's more meat on the bones now, so to speak. The a-side is a brilliant piece, based on a heavy rolling junk loop with things coming and going in and around it. Nothing new, but sweet sweet stuff. The b-side starts with a slow uneasy dragging-around-cadavers-in-the-basement kind of piece. A pulsating low synth tone in the bottom and some great field recordings and heavy rumblings before everything takes a disgusting turn halway through. Sounds like someone trying to flush down more faeces than the toilet allows. Overall this tape is way heavier soundwise than the previous efforts, and the pace and composition more patient. Excellent tape! Will be interesting to see where this project is heading.
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How fucking good is Ke/Hil's "Zone 0"?!! I though "Hellstation" was okay at the time, but this release is just brilliant.
Absolutely agreed on both counts. More words explaining why: https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/kehil-zone-o/
The first track is kind of weak, and that is worth mentioning because it is 14+ minutes. It definitely picks up after that, though.
http://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/zone-0
Full Blooded – God Shed His Grace On Thee Damn that's a nice tape. A side especially caught me. Good PE, slightly on the lower side of frequencies with perfectly executed vocals. B side was not that impressive though.
Libertine Wolk - Presentent: Please & Secretly - Somewhat bleak and not interesting industrial with rhythms etc.
Les Hommes-Chiens / Spermicidal - Two different sides, nice packaging etc. LHC - ambient stuff, Spermicidal more towards doom etc. OK.
Koufar - Glory/Snobbery - great small tape! There are slightly annoying parts, but overall good. Good execution of vocals.
VA - Resistance and Self-Destruction Are Synonymous - A fantastic compilation! I think I couldn't point to any of the acts that the stuff was weaker or more boring than others etc. All names well known and well delivered. Highly recommended
Disgust - I am simply not there - this one is also one very good tape. crude power electronics. Well, Disgust stuff was usually something to look for. As for this album - perhaps one of the strongest of theirs? I like it.
Anti Feminist Death Squad - Supra Mulieribus - quite simple and raw power electronics. No innovations, no fucking around, but all in all good mood and atmosphere.
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Gouge - "Doomed to Death"
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Never been a huge DM fan but the good stuff that comes from the genre tends to be some of my favorite Metal albums, this EP fits into that category. This is simplistic Death Metal of with nods to the less Thrahy material on "Scream Bloody Gore" and demo era Autopsy with a lot of proto-grind influence slathered all over it by the likes of Repulsion, the extremely under appreciated Attrocity - "Infected" LP, and another underrated masterpiece in Exulceration - "And the Sickness Began". Also check out that monocromatic, angry teenager scribbling in his notebook cover art! These dudes just put out an LP on HHR, finally, so I'm itching to check it out.
really like the sound... good moment to revive dm... it has been a big passion of mine, saw it growing from the beginning and got distracted... this sounds pretty dirty. love it
Pogrom : "Father:Land" Easily his best work yet....
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Pogrom : "Father:Land" Easily his best work yet....
Really enjoed this one myself as well. Heavy rotation these days. Quite different from previous oppressive album 'Degancios Suros'. A more persoal approach in terms of thematics than earlier political founded contexts. Welcome perspective as well. The Machismo tape launched in the same batch is killer as well. Maybe most cohesive and violent to date from that project.
Valtakunta (CD, Bestial Burst): So, this is weird and original Black Metal. However, my thoughts always go from is this actually amateurish or is this exactly the way they want to sound? Chaotic and some hypnotic parts indeed, but I don't like the vocals, they don't go well with the music, they seem to exist on a separate level. I like what they're trying to do, but it doesn't work for me... Best part of the album are the two drone/noise/... tracks...
Sewer Goddess - Hymns of Infliction (CD, Filth&Violence/TeRRoR): Old recordings from when it still was a one woman project. Not much need to describe this, I guess, recommended for fanboys like me.
Ride For Revenge/RxAxPxE - RxFxRxRxAxPxE (CD, Bestial Burst): Ride For Revenge with 2 extremely distorted and monotonous tracks, no vocals (or at least not very audible). Actually reminds me more about Death Industrial/Power Electronics, since the guitar is more noise than anything else. Maybe not RFRs best stuff, but interesting nonetheless and the last minutes of each track are actually the best... Wasn't familiar with RxAxPxE. The first track is more of a Noise track, but not very interesting, the other tracks are kind of ritual electronics, not great, but nice.
Frame Rust (CD, Bestial Burst): Collaboration project between Will Over Matter & Umpio and it's really good! Bit of a surprise for myself, because I've heard stuff of both projects and never was completely into either of them, but this, yeah, this is really good. Noisy, rythmic industrial stuff, with good repetitive parts. Hope they'll release more of this.
Deche-charge/New York Against The Belzebu (7", Ratgirl?): NYATB has quite a weak sound, so I don't like it. Deche-charge is pretty good. First release I got from both of them. A friend of mine said that he played some DC a couple of years ago for me and I absolutely didn't like it. Well, shows how your taste can progress. Or rather get worse.
Permanent Death/Pissdeads (7", Bringer of Gore): PD is pretty cool noisecore, rather good chaotic sound. I've seen maybe 1min of PD in 2007 live, long before I started to appreciate noisecore, which is why I missed most of their gig (well, about 10-15mins that is). Seems pretty stupid now. Pissdeads is good as usual (judging from Pissdeads/Deathwank 7" & single sided 7"). Most often Pissdeads has a really harsh sound in a good way.
Sedem Supraphon Minut Familia Strachu (10", K.A.Z., No Fucking Labels, Skaven Records, SSGC): Hardly any info on it, but I got to know SMS due to their split with De Blenders (if you like check their split with Agathocles, really great noisecore sound). This 10" is parts noisecore mixed with Harsh Noise/Power Electronics. While the electronics parts might not be the best by themselves, they're still quite cool and the whole mixture of this ups the chaos, so yeah, cool 10".
Vapaudenristi - demo tapes & Pyhä Kuolema split 12" (Breath of Pestilence & Sakaramiina Records): The demo's clearly show the progression of Vapaudenristi. Although these demo's show that this band/project was good from the beginning it also shows that there's a certain 'refinement' now. Pyhä Kuolema is some nice folk/neo-folk stuff, cool combination with Vapaudenrist. For one reason or another I really feel like this kind of splits works better with tape or vinyl, where there's an actual separation between the two styles.
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Frame Rust (CD, Bestial Burst): Collaboration project between Will Over Matter & Umpio and it's really good! Bit of a surprise for myself, because I've heard stuff of both projects and never was completely into either of them, but this, yeah, this is really good. Noisy, rythmic industrial stuff, with good repetitive parts. Hope they'll release more of this.
I'm very much familiar with both of projects, but was still surprised how good this CD is. Hoped to find time to write proper text about the release, but well, I'd just say: Think of rugged and primitive sounds of WOM combined with audio-alchemic process of Umpio sonic know-how and result comes from there.
It's not only lazy combination of each others sounds, but ability to make fusion what sounds unlike their own releases.
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Purity Through Fire CD - listened to this once or twice when it came out, but it was quite a treat to come back to. haven't listened to very much shrieking feedback p.e. in a while so this really hit home. I still think SS-Division Wiking is the best XE release but this damn good. I like that XE has slowly become more and more controlled and less sprawling.
Clandestine Blaze - Harmony of Struggle LP & New Golgotha Rising LP - finally getting back on track with Clandestine Blaze. really enjoying Harmony of Struggle. it reminds me a lot of Deliverers of Faith, which is the best C.B. in my opinion. New Golgotha Rising is instantly enjoyable. special mention to the b-side of the album, some of the strongest C.B. material yet.
Leviathan - Scar Sighted CD - very interesting mixture of all periods of Leviathan with new death metal sound added. it sounds like a much more proficient take on Tentacles of Whorror. Sadly I still don't think it's quite as good as Massive Conspiracy... or the Lurker of Chalice album. Leviathan has a wholly unique sound though, which must be appreciated in this over-saturated world of music.
ZSS tape on Filth and violence. Thanks to Martin/Shift for helping me getting this.
I already said I found previous tape and 7" very intense and this proceeds and exceeds what I have already listened to.
Devastating rich sound, unpc concept and anything else made it an intense classic.
Tape got immediately sold out so get it when you see it around because it is well worth it!
We want more!
After reading the review on Noise Receptor (https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/sentenced-for-life-cold-on-the-blue/), I made one of my rare-as-possible purchases of a vinyl album to get Sentenced For Life's "Cold In The Blue". Originally a cassette release, and on a limited re-run (my copy was twenty three of a hundred, so there's plenty left), it's very much grimy, dark, single-image cassette Noise, heavy on rusty drones and distorted lines, reminding me a lot in both sound and feel of Proiekt Hat (especially side two). A few samples from good old "Ghosts Of The Civil Dead" at the start of each side and some well chosen images of local bikie and drug-fuck culture set the tone - scumnoise, bottom of the barrel living, filth and violence, all the rest of it. I was expecting something a bit more full on but sound wise this is quite laid back in most of its parts, rather well constructed and put together than just blurted out, which for mine would not have been such a bad thing if it was. I think I was anticipating more fury than filth, but what I got is good enough.
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ZSS tape on Filth and violence. Thanks to Martin/Shift for helping me getting this.
I already said I found previous tape and 7" very intense and this proceeds and exceeds what I have already listened to.
Devastating rich sound, unpc concept and anything else made it an intense classic.
Tape got immediately sold out so get it when you see it around because it is well worth it!
We want more!
Yes, I agree - ZSS gets better with every release! Less of the 'junk abuse' of the first tape, and more of the oppressive old p.e. approach. Highly recommended!
oppressive and claustrophobic.
Yes it is very good. To me it sounds as if ZSS has evolved from a looser structure, based on synth lines with somewhat chaotic junk noise, samples seemingly placed where they fit, to a more focused, deliberate sound, each track being an idea seperate from the others. Compared to Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, Nigger Torture Chamber feels more soundtrack-ish and thematic. Really glad I managed to grab a copy before they were all gone.
I also revisited Kadotus - Twilight Rituals (Nordkult Rituals 2006) recently, and I'm glad I did because it's just as good as I remember it. It's a tape that compiles two earlier Kadotus releases, Twilight's Depths from 2006 and a 7" from 2004, which in the booklet is listed as "Kadotus", but appears on Metal Achives under the name "Pestilence". If anyone here has the 7" in question, can you shed some light on this? In any case, both releases are from golden era Kadotus, before they ventured too far into death metal territory. Excellent energetic drumming, classy screamed/howled vocals, and riffs that despite being quite "ordinary" black metal riffs, somehow contain that mournful/triumphant quality. Production wise the tape is also very much up my alley, sharp, just lo-fi enough. Recommended.
Backasvinet - Gevisol/Ivisol (Elbogen Fonogram 2015) is another one that has been getting playtime lately. Noise from the depths of Sweden, with a production that I can only describe as comfortable. It has a very strange pacing, its actually quite fast moving, but the tracks evolve in a way that makes it feel slow, crawling. Doesn't feel violent, more like a blanket of sedatives.
Quote from: TS on August 19, 2015, 12:46:17 PM
I also revisited Kadotus - Twilight Rituals (Nordkult Rituals 2006) recently, and I'm glad I did because it's just as good as I remember it. It's a tape that compiles two earlier Kadotus releases, Twilight's Depths from 2006 and a 7" from 2004, which in the booklet is listed as "Kadotus", but appears on Metal Achives under the name "Pestilence". If anyone here has the 7" in question, can you shed some light on this? In any case, both releases are from golden era Kadotus, before they ventured too far into death metal territory. Excellent energetic drumming, classy screamed/howled vocals, and riffs that despite being quite "ordinary" black metal riffs, somehow contain that mournful/triumphant quality. Production wise the tape is also very much up my alley, sharp, just lo-fi enough. Recommended.
I LOVE Kadotus, one of my favourite Finnish BM bands for sure. I really appreciate their riffs, which contain that typical Finnish feel without sounding too close to the Concilium's melodies, unlike a lot of their counterparts (Warloghe and Musta Surma also succeed quite well at this.) "Twilight's Depths" is a great 12", with a sound slightly murkier than their former releases in my opinion, but it contributes to the dark atmosphere. "Ablaze In Distance" is a mixtape staple for me.
I believe the 7" is actually selftitled but it's common practice to name a selftitled 2-song 7" from the title of the A side tune?
People should also check out the Kadotus guys' death metal project, Occult Burial. Both demos are amazing, with a really obscure and chaotic atmosphere akin to that of the earliest USDM bands (Necrovore in particular.)
relistening zss now again and it is growing... Probably best tape of this year in my opinion until now.
CURRENT WORMING "Memory In Fuck" tape
Dogmatics In Outline
I remembered I would have commented about previous works of this label, but don't find anything with search. Anyways, all three previous releases of label was nice. Perhaps some of its elements are little bit too "today", but well... I do prefer 1st C.W. tape the most. That being sort of Järtecknet label esque loop works. More abstract noise here, but utmost rawness and grim feeling.
NOR INDEX "Recurring Photographer" tape
Dogmatics In Outline
Previous Nor Index tape was perhaps more of album feel, while this shorter tape is just straight forward noise-pe attack. Fierce and simple noise combined with throaty vocal screams, with less tone, more vocal crackless. Listened this three times by now, and feel like it's ok, but not as good as previous tape. Barely upcoming classic, but it has kind of same feel like older Posh Isolation works... Not so much about individual classic release, more about feeling of bigger label profile.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on August 19, 2015, 01:36:54 PM
I LOVE Kadotus, one of my favourite Finnish BM bands for sure.
Familiar with Finnish
INFERI? Kadotus main man's solo. Slow and melancholic black metal. Demo material more raw, album noble and cold. Very different style, but essential often forgotten releases.
LE COSE BIANCE - WERTHAM "Contenpt" tapeAngst
Good tape! I think both artists benefit of tape format what adds little further dirt to their sound. Also not so common way of mixing material together instead of separate sides. So each band has followed by other artist. This adds neat diversity to sound, where LCB trust more on playful synth and very clear sound and Wertham to distorted vocals and far more monotonic and bleak synth noise background. Both compliment eachother well and makes this tape album work.
ARKHE "Rift" tapeCipher
Again situation is about the same as always with Arkhe. I like a lot where Pestdemon went, and then don't feel that Arkhe really got that far. Indeed, the monochrome bleakness of material is appealing in many ways, but it is hardly such "album" type of material as he was able to do before. Slow growing, suffocating tracks, yes.. but I feel there is potential for more!
DAVE PHILLIPS / FRANCISCO MEIRINO "uglyography" tapeAngst
Nice!!! First I felt like start is little bit too slow. Also the lap-top-digitalia esque cut-ups and all the usual animal sounds.......... but what the hell, again, rough live recording saves a lot. Tape format as well. And needless to say, despite glitch and recycling of ideas, mr. Phillips knows what he is doing. Live shows edited on tape.
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Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on August 19, 2015, 01:36:54 PM
I LOVE Kadotus, one of my favourite Finnish BM bands for sure.
Familiar with Finnish INFERI? Kadotus main man's solo. Slow and melancholic black metal. Demo material more raw, album noble and cold. Very different style, but essential often forgotten releases.
I second the recommendation for Inferi. The album has some of the best lush but bleak production I've heard in black metal. very good driving music too.
I know Inferi but I'm not into it as much as Lauri's other projects.
Backasvinet - Gevisol/Ivisol
Currently the best swedish harsh noise unit with the best harsh noise tape of this year.
Abjekt - Synligt Bröllop
This is a short but great one. Really amazing first release of lofi industrial. A must have.
Altar Of Flies - Five Tapework Compositions C40 (Throme Heap): A nice wager between Gustafsson's first known explorations into more experimental sounds (which I would say were his "darker", more industrial works) and the sort of ambivalent listening that he and Järtecknet crew do so well these days. Slight hints of absurdity/humor are always quickly mired down by slow tape recitation, wailing voices or deep synth throbbings. This I loved. Very happy to be able to buy his work on an affordable format from a domestic label.
Clinic Of Torture - Slavesex C20 (I.O.P.S.): I don't honestly remember any past works, but this must be CoT's strongest? Really tasteful, "musical" use of pained female screams are spliced into itty bitties and there's a fairly consistent presence of the perfect-ranged feedback throughout the majority of the tape. This is a plus! Of course, it also graces the almighty C20, adding plenty quality to the types of atmospheres and sounds developed. Really has a flavorful feel that reminds me of golden era harsh noise — especially the kind of incredible oddities you'd find on comps. The way voice samples are utilized - passives and submissives - are given a perfect dominance. I'm reminding of Club Moral if they were full on harsh.
Störkraft - Wikinger CD (ALCD): Maybe this summer's most played album. Better late than never to find such amazing Oi! "Wir Sind Wieder Da!" and "1848" especially blow my mind with their perfect catchiness. Even the acoustic bits are spot-on; neither tacky nor too off-base for the rest of the album. Great vocal presence and the guitar tone is flawless.
Clew Of Theseus "Oran" 2xC50 (Cathartic Process): I've always preferred later day Clew. His first years of harsh noise were certainly fine, but once he entered into "ambient" territories, well they've progressively become essentials in my brain. Meridian had it's drone-ish moments, but they were more in the style of J. Crumer; steady crescendos of fixed sounds, neither overly aggressive or too light either. Definitely the highlight of those "early works". Oran opened up something entirely different though. The best parts of Soliloquy For Lilith and Ligeliahorn combine into one miserable, dystopic mass. Lots of acoustic sounds (bell, guitar, harmonica, piano, etc) and field recordings mangled together into 100 minutes of captivating moods. Even with each piece being 25-minutes or so, they're able to hold a solid ground despite the minimal progression. Moments remind me of Alio Die, particularly the second piece, if all the psychedelia were dropped and we were just left with a shell of the project.
I never picked up the editions with the 44-page artbook or the 8" lathe, but I can only imagine the imagery would add to an already harrowing listen.
Clew Of Theseus "Rehearse The Right Life" C32 (Husk Rec.): Whereas Oran seemed to have received a pretty professional sound at Ben's own hands, he let the fidelity drop magnificently with this tape. The whole piece is mangled by warbling and decaying cassette shifts. I'm strongly reminded of the amazing first track on Aural Holograms' Vol. 1, except this lasts for the whole half-hour. The effect is intoxicating and otherworldly. First side is the darker, more terrestrial aspect of the tape, while the flip is a bit more floating. The deep end of the recording has reduced itself greatly, and we get a successful manipulation of the start. It's like the discovery of something too fucked to be true, but the realization inevitably sets in that it is indeed true. Rehearse... is like capturing the segue in sound. I can just transpose this over many a film where that shock takes place. Just make it last longer. A very heady and intense album. Think of early M.B. experiments with synth and tape, but more emotional... less cold, but only ever so slightly.
Quote from: eyestrain on September 03, 2015, 04:05:21 AM
The best parts of Soliloquy For Lilith and Ligeliahorn combine into one miserable, dystopic mass.
Name drop of the year, but I can believe it. I thought he exposed his love for Jackman beautifully on Meridian, and for no good reason at all, I didn't investigate further. After such great reviews, I'll have to change that.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 03, 2015, 04:59:22 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on September 03, 2015, 04:05:21 AM
The best parts of Soliloquy For Lilith and Ligeliahorn combine into one miserable, dystopic mass.
Name drop of the year, but I can believe it. I thought he exposed his love for Jackman beautifully on Meridian, and for no good reason at all, I didn't investigate further. After such great reviews, I'll have to change that.
Zeno, with your love for drone and ambient, I'm sure you'll find something to at least not hate, hehe. I'd definitely recommend his
The Death Urge LP on Verlautbarung also. That's more intense, but still really fantastic!
Bunch of IRM lately. Don't know what to say other than I'm entranced. Shall say more later.
John Hassell/Brian Eno "Fourth World Vol. 1 - Possible Musics" CD (Editions EG): Scott Foust called this "superbly creamy and the perfect music for a hot night" in Swill Radio's recent update. We're hitting the hottest days of the summer in early September in Pennsy which is fucking atrocious, but anyway I needed some music to make it all better. I've always associated Eno discs with the library, so I trotted over and sure enough they had this. I've never tried to penetrate any of Eno's work before. An old roommate would always play some album by him, or at least a song, that was just a flurry of baby chicks tweeting. Drove me nuts, haha, and I wrote him off! Actually, I do own "The BBC Sessions" bootleg LP that Il Cane Lento released, but that's rock 'n' roll - and really good too.
The disc itself is rather disorienting, but in a slow and subtle method. Percussion is soft and constant, but the fogginess of the album convinces me its sporadic. Vocals, that could be male or female, are disembodied through effects and become something closer to a flute playing lackadaisically. Or maybe that's a synth? What is obviously a synth holds a similar space – that "lazer wind" noise that only works sometimes. And it does here. The "hot night" association is correct though. There's a presence of sticky, humid equatorial breezes happening during the whole album. The sinuses are thickening up, the sweat is rolling out of all the pores, the raised temperature in the brain making everything a little hazy, spirits entering the mind. Almost like a strange world music made up of all the "wrong" instruments. It's a pretty interesting and enjoyable listen. I think I'll savor this one for some time before I try anything else by Eno.
Michael Francis Duch "Tomba Emmanuelle" LP (Sofa): There must be some great power emanating throughout the Emanuel Vigeland's mausoleum. This doesn't even touch the surface of performers there, but I feel privileged to have heard this LP as well as Huntsville's "Past Increasing Future Receding" LP and Nicola Vinciguerra's "Plays Tomba Emmanuelle". Each of these three offer sounds of immense expansiveness (redundant, yes, but...). MFC's offering is the most monosyllabic of the bunch, but this does not mean the most mundane. Instead, I would say it captures the atmosphere (admittedly I've never been there – I'm going on assumption) more accurately than the others I've mentioned. A solo double-bass drones for the first half of the LP, somehow replicating itself constantly through the reverb in the room. It becomes a trio, but through only one hand. The natural acoustics of the instrument seem to fade away for the greater part of the whole album and we are left with something otherworldly. I could easily be convinced this were an Eleh recording at various points. I cannot even begin to fathom the melding of these sounds with the drab and overwhelming paintings that cover the whole space. The high ceilings swallowing up an ocean of sounds and relaying them back to the hearing field with a new, fascinating presence. Almost as if they've exited this sphere briefly, to visit the figures in the walls while being given new life. I sense a lot of thoughts on death and temporality being unavoidable were you to witness this. Listening to the record isn't too far in and of itself.
Listening now "Dog" and "Love" cds from Bizarre Uproar. This is just rough transfer from tape to cd. It's sucks because tracks aren't separated. Anyway, it's good to have this material.
Pretty sure the artist got the original files from the label for these re-release CDs.
In Search of Death "III" cd (Death continues records) - Review on Traumatic Static Webzine:
REVIEW - IN SEARCH OF DEATH - III - CD
IN SEARCH OF DEATH - III - CD
DEATH CONTINUES RECORDS/DCRCD007
HARSH NOISE/POST-INDUSTRIAL/RHYTHMIC NOISE/DEATH INDUSTRIAL
COMES IN A JEWEL CASE WITH INSERT BOOKLET.
IN SEARCH OF DEATH IS:
XAVIER H.
FEATURES TEN UNTITLED TRACKS, OR SIMPLY
I-X:
This is the third album by IN SEARCH OF DEATH, but the only to be released
so far.Albums two and then one may possibly be released in that order, going
backwards, sometime in the future...But this hasn't been decided upon 100%.
No tites. No gimicks. Just filthy audio structures that decay and collapse
in repeating loops of sonic destruction.Track one creeps up on us and introduces
the album with dense, windswept textures and low pummeling rhythms that climb in
volume.Faint traces of melody can be heard if you listen closely but the overall
sound is very grim and forboding.Like being in the heart of a mechanical structure
as it exhales slow, deep breaths in it's sleep.Number two is an entirely different
animal.Loud, pounding industrial rhythms.Fierce and mechanical.Like tribal drum
patterns being mimicked by heavy duty pistons with great force.Static comes in
tones that sound like forcefully peeling back skin.Nerve shredding and anxious.
Musical machinery.Clicking patterns repeat as if to say that time is precious as
spoken samples in a foreign tongue narrate a situation that is probably better left
untranslated.I am reminded of the works of MIND OF GOD at times.Mostly due to the
repitition found here.Track three builds on the claustrophobic blasts of black winds
that rumble quietly, yet with force.A void of ambiance lies within and brings us into
percussive segments that sound like something being hammered down to form a tempo.What
sounds like the spinning wheels of an antique sewing machine is heard creating secondary
rhythms as the billowing ambiance persists.Synth strings with a Funeral Doom quality to
them are tossed in the mix to create an experience like listening to a nightmare as it
slowly unfolds.Number four comes on harsh static over pulsing beats and harsher static
textures that once again sound like they are ripping their way into you.Muffled metallic
percussion's join in and add momentum.The tracks so far are built on a similar foundation
as the works of NON, but done in a more "Industrial factory" type of way.A song is heard
in the form of men whistling as they clash in labor at what sounds like a train yard or
coal mine. That whole "Whistle while you work" thing.The sounds of the Industrial Revolution
are in full swing here.Dirty and grimey stuff.The fifth of these ten tracks begins with hazy
sonic blasts that build on repetition over a deep undercurrent of black ambiance.Looped static
meditations that feel like they dig deep into your sub-conscious.What sounds like loud steam
powered constructs begin to pound out in primal fury only to be crushed in the wake of huge
slamming rhythms.It sounds like iron fists punching reinforced steal doors.Rapid fire machine
gun blasts are looped and fire off in your direction.For a brief period things quiet done a bit
to let the machines shine as they demonstrate their fury...But only until the next cacophanous
assault.Track six is a little longer and a little different.It starts with what appears to be
a ceremonial song playing on an old record.Chants and hand drums fill the air in celebration as
a man narrates the event in a dialect I don't speak.Afterwards we are once again tossed into the
sounds of heavy machinery.A mantra of churning mechanical rhythms.The language of the factory in
full swing.Grinding, squealing, buzzing, un-oiled and cold creations that serve one purpose and
know nothing else.Truly hypnotic...You will find yourself drifting away into a world of cogs,
wheels, belts and pistons.At the same time there is a strangely "organic" feeling to this record
as well.Like each part is a living organism...That they all work together to complete a single
task.Like carrion all chewing on one stinking corpse.From an unseen speaker we hear what sounds
like a WWII era orchestral demonstration.This closes the piece and brings us to the relentless
rhythms of number seven.Dense, bass-heavy blasts with the recklessness of an out of control
panzer tank rolling through a surburban neighborhood.Brass synths add even more of a militant
vibe and help the pace, flow and overall movement.A building essence of suspense you could say.
Vibrational metallic ringing chimes in the distance and static bursts come like blades to skin
you alive.Lacerating with the demand of bloodshed.Foreign voices speak in unison as if repeating
back a command to show that it has been understood.Eight is a demonstration of organized chaos.It
sounds like some ancient contraption spiraling out of control in it's last moments.Reckless and
dangerous.This comes in looped intervals as another machine is heard clunking like a jackhammer
of some sort.Screeching devices scream out over and over like enraged prehistoric beasts.Circular
rhythms spin in slow and heavy movements.Thumping thuds join in and all becomes a mass orgy of
animated rust and metal.Industrial intercourse in progress.Number nine is the longest track on
the album at nearly nine minutes.It starts with large, dull thuds like those of Roman war drums.
Strange semi-melodic notes match the tempo and almost sound like carnival music.Punchy synth
strings only add to the circus vibes.The drums slowly pick up the pace over time but it still
sounds quite miserable even then.Heavy and corroded bass synths bleed out in dense, muffled
displays of deep distress only to soon vanish and start all over again.This one certainly
stands out among the rest.It almost sounds like it could have been an extended intro to an
earlier DEATH IN JUNE record.We end with ten...Moaning sub-bass and whining high end tones
in a sea-sick up and down motion.Like the audio representation of nausea.Sounds of weapons
and war are heard echoing like long lost memories or Post-Traumatic flash backs.Scenes of
death and violence over an anxiety inducing soundscape.The last two tracks are sort of a
strange turn in a way but, oddly enough, it works.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE WHY IN SEARCH OF DEATH CHOSE
TO RELEASE THE THIRD ALBUM FIRST...I AM GLAD TO HAVE
IT IN MY HANDS.AN EXCELLENT DEBUT.CORROSSIVE INDUSTRIAL
SOUNDSCAPES FOR ALL YOUR POST-APOCALYPTIC NEEDS.
GREAT STUFF:
10/10
-ABATTOIR-
http://deathcontinuesrecords.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/deathcontinuesrecords
Posted by ABATTOIR STALAG at 10:02 PM
http://traumaticstaticwebzine.blogspot.be/2015/09/review-in-search-of-death-iii-cd.html
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 17, 2014, 09:09:39 PM
DISGUSTING SANCTUM debut tape; side project of Coma Detox performing 'death industrial' which sounds like you'd imagine- gritty, murky, lo-fi. Someone needs to offer him a
full-length LP deal for both CD & DS.
Not yet full length album deals, I assume, but those two tapes that now came out, really good! I wasn't too impressed by short sample on youtube, but when I started to listen tapes, I was instantly hooked. Both tapes have received decent time. I think would be good to underline that songs are very well put together. Maybe short computer clip gave me impression of just random hissing and humming, but no.
Actual songs, which are different from eachother. Vocals, samples, rhythms, raw noise. Variation of sound sources and atmosphere. Perhaps not THAT far from Coma Detox. Both have sort of similar suffocating, murky and unpolished atmosphere. This is less aggressive. I'd say even better than Coma Detox. Recommended!
Concrete Mascara - The Pursuit of Hedonism in a Police State (C40, Vanity Recordings/Black Psychosis): I like the 7" that F&V released, but didn't really find it overwhelming, so I mainly decided to get this because of the packaging. And well, that packaging is obviously great! Got to say though I'm still not sure what to think of Si Clark's artwork. It has a very own style and is recognizable and it's non-cliché for PE, so that's cool, but it's got a bit of a comic book style, which I still find hard to link to this kind of music. Anyway, the whole package is great and lot of work went into that, which one can appreciate.
Musicwise, I think it's the same kind of hars PE as the 7", little vocals, only added as extra effects, not so much as typical vocals with lyrics. Better than the 7", so besides the packaging it certainly was a good decision to get this.
Encephalophonic - X (CD, Freak Animal/Audio Dissection): First release I got from this project. Nice Harsh Noise, with quite some 'calmer' parts alternated with outburst. Interesting sounds, quite clean recording, though at times it feels as if it would be better if more would happen at the same time. Nice pics in the layout, though it's a bit funny to see all these posters of 'mainstream' Black/Death Metal bands.
Eskatozoa - Cosmic Elements Coalesce (CD, Bestial Burst): Don't know what genre this would be best classified under, but this is some pretty cool stuff. Synths and bass are mostly used. Sounds cosmic. Feel a bit helpless trying to describe this, other than that this is some really nice stuff!
Zyklon SS - Nagger Torture Chamber (C30, Filth&Violence): Another nice ZSS release! Goes further in line of the former releases. And when it comes to music, samples and layout it's hard to imagine a better match for band/project and label!
The Vomit Arsonist - Only Red (CD, Malignant Records): First reaction would be to say 'just more The Vomit Arsonist', which in my book is good, but it just doesn't do it justice. Then again, I feel like he really has found his own sound, even layoutwise there's a similar approach to the former albums (being the little use of colors, black background, minimalism...), but I think each album manages to have new elements added. Such as the good use of 'beats', can't remember that being a much used element in the former albums...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 08, 2014, 05:06:46 PM
VENTA PROTESIX tape[/b]
A dear girl called wendy
Oh fuck, what a turd emerged from corners of noise I've done my best to block in my mind. Anime/hentai/computergame/4chan whatever noise from italy, that perhaps has some talent in cutting & editing, but jesus christ how shitty this "distorted nintendo game" sounds... I'm sure there is handful of people to worship this, though...
Funny to see Venta Protesix mentioned on here. What you wrote is even funnier.
He also did a split with kazumoto Endo and Vomir. I even bought his shirt that he was selling on his bandcamp
Quote from: a_2_g_2 on September 19, 2015, 04:52:33 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 08, 2014, 05:06:46 PM
VENTA PROTESIX tape[/b]
A dear girl called wendy
Oh fuck, what a turd emerged from corners of noise I've done my best to block in my mind. Anime/hentai/computergame/4chan whatever noise from italy, that perhaps has some talent in cutting & editing, but jesus christ how shitty this "distorted nintendo game" sounds... I'm sure there is handful of people to worship this, though...
Funny to see Venta Protesix mentioned on here. What you wrote is even funnier.
He also did a split with kazumoto Endo and Vomir. I even bought his shirt that he was selling on his bandcamp
Horrible laptop glitch noise! I had some releases but I gave it to some enemy.
Red Light - Red Light tape
Absolute masterpiece! I like everything here! Nice narrative vocals with some sick screaming, piercing feedback and heavy electronics. Thanx a lot Mikko and Keith Taint (???) for making this release available. I bet this is Keith's project. US accent, feedback Taint-like piercing and rape themes. HIGHLY recommended!!
Mutilated Slut - Acid Attack.
Great tape! Never a dull moment. Completely satisfying harsh noise! Cheers to the Major! Absorbed in this tape right now, brings to mind other incarnations of the artists cannon but on a page not displayed much before - long unrelenting assault! Buy or miss out!
Incapacitants - El Shanbara Therminosis cd reissue
While I inwardly celebrated the '07 reissue of this '95 GROSS classic, I never investigated further. Got multiple copies of the tape, none of which I will ever part with yup yup thank you very much wanker tis I, and that has always quite sufficed. Till I noticed one day that the reissue's got a Whole New Track on it! Instant boOoiing, right? Well... count me among the chorus of those who've been less than enthused with a good part of Mikawa 'n pal's recent recorded output. I actually hesitated a good fifteen seconds before doing my duty as Hopeless Harshnoise Sucker(tm). "El Shanbara Therminosis 2007" appears to be an updated remix of the original ('95!) source materials. "Original ('95!!) source materials", wood. "Updated remix", wilt. As the end product leans heavily on the former, the case for potential wood may be made. Before that, a brief confession. However much wood the earlier Incaps incarnations may inspire, El Shanbara was always to be filed in the Novelty Incaps category, along with the ever-smile-inducing-if-very-slightly-cringe-worthy Cosmic Incapacitants (from 1996). You had that pandering-to-Macro-saturated-overseas-market Heavy Meaty Thunder squeakily smoothed out under combined squiggling gyrations of the Theremin Brothers doing "The Mikawa" like a couple-a well-lubed ruskie-fuckas. The net results, however, were raw as fuck. Like some weird comical self- parody Incaps managing to completely rip the sphincthole a newbie. If complaint were to be snuck into any of the above, it would hinge on the pointlessness of two separate tracks of the essentially the same damn thing. But hey, it's a tape and much of the tapes released outside of Japan (on, say, LTZ and Old Europa) follow a similar format. So the question really is this: how pointlessly redundant would it be to release a third track of the same damn thing? In a word, not. While the original tracks do possess the mentioned- quintessential – rawness in spades, I have to say that the theremin, while I'm sure it looks great on stage, partially detracts from the net effect on the earhole. Maybe if they had gone with a different title I never would have noticed or cared. So there you go. What's in a name you say. The updated reworking that is "El Shanbara Therminosis 2007" may lack some of the- quintessential – rawness but on the plus the theremin is largely buried under dense punishing layers of saturated filth. When the squigglies do, inevitably, poke their heads up they can be annoyingly prominent, but these are kept to a relative minimum and for the most part this sounds rather like a damn good live recording.
Disgusting Sanctum - Stimulation From Assault/Nekrotik Aktion (2xC30, art edition, Black Psychosis): Great release. Again a great art edition. The filthy atmosphere of the booklet goes well with the music. The music itself is really good Death Industrial/Postmortem (is that a good way to describe it?) It does need some attention though, I noticed that when I started doing something else it went by a bit unnoticed, though when I did pay more attention again, it was clear that this is really good. That's typical for this kind of stuff, I guess, something you'll have less with more in your face kind of music/noise.
Lettera22 - General Tempo (LP, Second Sleep): More Lettera22, again good stuff, of course, but I feel like I was more impressed when I first heard the Lack of Attention CD & Physical Point 12" than with the later releases I heard (General Tempo & Subsequent Teeth). Not certain why, but when I first heard Lettera22 it was for me unlike any Harsh Noise I had heard before, so that might have something to do with it...
Military Position - Anti-Human (C22, Trapdoor Tapes): Nice tape, good female vocals, in various styles (spoken, effected...), rather 'soft' electronics for the most part, kind of a 'subdued' sound. Also a tape that needs some attention or has the risk of going by unnoticed.
(re)Listening/reading Hour Of The Wolf comp and I'm impressed again like it's first time. All 4 artist deliver something special and beautiful in most unique way. I really HOPE for more releases like this one.
This was thanks to Bladh. He had concept in mind, artists in mind, did the work and Freak Animal "only" published it. I think all artist on comp contributed some of their best works. Curious is that Danielsson track was submitted was mono track. Still sounds rather full with all the large stereo mixes.
Ättestupa "Vattnet Drog Sig Tillbaka, Stenarna Blev Synliga" LP
Järtecknet
It's hard to decide whether I like bands transformation or not. Lets explain. I like the album a lot. I listened it already few times. However, what originally got me into Ättestupa, is barely here. With guys, who have so many projects, utilizing methods and sounds quite close to eachother, what is it what makes this Ättestupa? If it was released under some other monicker, I guess it would fit as well. No more band style stuff. No melodic organs or such. More just lo-fi and humming sounds. Most I like b-side with focus on rotten violin drone sounds. Good album, but always kind of "is this Ättestupa?". Just like previous album seemed that it could have been almost any Ottoson project, hah.. Perhaps something changed? Old stuff was 2008-2010, then new stuff 2013 and 2015 releases. These two latter ones have certainly different atmosphere. Not bad at all. But different.
-HADES MINING CO / CUM SOCK: split EP
(total lo fi noisecore destruction, just who i like it)
-PSODUKO: planetarisk sudoku LP
(imegin if Mahavishnu Orchestra went grindcore? that is how this sounds like, not as sci fi as CSMD, but pretty space indeed)
-FENSTER: emocean (soundtrack) LP
(not a fan of their previous output, but this soundtrack with its 70's space sounds is very nice. Logans Run, Buck Rogers and Space 1999 come to mind)
-NICO FIDENCO: ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST (soundtrack) 2xLP
(Another fine Nico Fidenco treasure, packed with synth drones, porno funk and jazzy vibes. Glad i picked this up and the movie itself is a classic vafe of mine)
-SEDEM MINUT STRACHU / PTAO: split EP
(more noisecore madness, after 27 years still my #1 type of music. Noisecore uber alles!!! Keep an eye out for SMS/CSMD: split EP)
-THE UNSANE: inverted crosses LP
(forgotten about punk dreched death/thrash holocaust, more the thrash end of the death spectrum i would say, fucn love it!)
-VOYAG3R: doom fortress LP
(3 piece prog-rock/metal/soundtrack type stuff that reminds me of a stripped down Goblin, nice vibes of cosmic radiation)
-ACTION BRONSON: mr. wonderful LP
(I was expecting something more hardcore and less funky, but after i few spins i got totally into it. Excellent new Bronson stuff)
-AGENT STEEL: skeptics apocalypse LP
(WOW!!! pure power/speedmetal heaven, to bad i lost my (long) hair years ago, uber classic metal battle!!)
-BLACK HOLE: land of mystery LP
(psychadelic doom metal with awesome creepy gothic/horror atmosphere. Could have been Mario Bava's house band)
-SOSPETTO: quattro specchi opachi 2xLP
(3rd album and another great one, sounds like 4 movie soundtracks rolled up in one trip, roll a joint and have a nice ride)
Throat "Manhole" LP (Kaos Kontrol): Ahh, that sweet noise rock tradition of the PNW, channeled by some Finnish gents. Nothing new, but it's the best treatment of this style since I heard Kittens. This is a little "darker" and more discordant, which is a wonderful thing. An excellent half-hour+ this Sunday morning with a little hair of the dog to ease my pains.
Death Squad "Porcelain Fuck Machine" CD (Autarkeia): Fucking brilliant album from Mr. MK9. Absolutely filthy and gritty and nothing like "Theological Genocide" or "Fucked In The USA", which are the only ones I've heard from the Death Squad days. This one's very heavy on the low-end. Maybe Michael's voice is hiding in the mix, but if so, it's so denatured that it's all part of the chaotic, thick and messy passing of sounds. Second track is a little more "contemporary"; things are more complex, stronger edits and a larger variety of sounds, but it's still deeply drenched in grit and reverb. This is right in line with Americanoise in 1995. Loved every second of it. Kudos to Autarkeia for putting out all the DS discs.
Everything by Arska & Hakkapeliitat... just amazing!
Lionel Marchetti & Seijiro Murayama – Hatali Atsalei (l'echange des yeux)
This I like. Deep, dark, bottomless plunge into the densely forested confines of a lush, ritual atmosphere. Huge and engulfing range and scope, a field of luxurious sonics just begging for a slow, sensual, sinking. The percussives of Seijiro Murayama are key- the key to an unsettling unsettlement of ponderous thud, tense quiver, scritchy insectile pincers insinuated in between cracks many and splendored. As a litany of overdramatic groaning, croaking voices enters the fray, one may be tempted to doubt the seriousness of the venture – is this to be ritual or a mockery thereof, and does it matter? Percussives plunk, clang and slither, voices hiss, screech and crack, feet scrape and scratch through mounds of leaves and dirt, a droning undertow threatens to overwhelm. At one point I think I'm listening to the concrete musical enlivening of over-encumbered drummer on the edge of insanity; at another the percussive enlivening of electro-acoustician in the thrall of faux ritual denouement. Into the third part of the main body and tension ratchets up considerably, dragging attention into ever deeper cesspools of psychoacoustic disruption, shrill droning layers converging upon the frayed nerve-receptacle. By this point my sense of balance is shattered, snapping, crackling, popping in an open fire pit, red hot coals zinging and rebounding off the gutteral lingua of submerged supplication. In the final movement the fire consumes all, shreds of piercing agitation discombobulating the droning liquid calm. Cough. One of the most successful collaborations I have ever encountered.
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think i got the names right this time...
Quote from: eyestrain on October 04, 2015, 06:54:03 PM
Everything by Arska & Hakkapeliitat... just amazing!
tsiisus!
Death Squad discs are indeed good. Those who have only heard Theological Genocide or later works may be surprised by noisy, crushing heaviness of early works. Often brutal simple loops what makes it stand more to "industrial" than plain harsh noise. But really it's most of all just heavy punishing noise.
Been listening new
ARMON KUILU LP test pressing. This long awaited follow-up to self titled 12" that came out many years ago. Some of the most greatest and innovative mixing of progressive music with wide variation of experimental sounds & soundscapes. Electronics, field recordings, electronic & acoustic instruments. Will be interesting to see reactions when this finally "hits the market" so to say, hah..
Absolut Null Punkt - Metacompound
Absolute drums plonked, pinched, punched, pummelled, pounded and, generally, percussed. Seijiro Murayama kicks things off with some drums. This is followed by a considerable degree of drumming. After that, we hear a bunch of drums. Of Null? Nada. Or very little I'd say. Farts, blurts 'n blubbers, principally of the electro percusion, serving to underline the endless chattering ker-plunkt. This does not much resemble the ANP I remember, though if I recall correctly they were never all that memorable. Still if memory serves it would be the kind of thing I dig. Kinda Swans-ish slowmo gutteral thud and howl, no? Out comes my copy of Ultrasonic Action and yes there are resemblances. ANP did excel at establishing a very particular kind of... grey-tinged... mind-numbing... feedback- drenched atmosphere. Fastforward several years to the 2006 recording date and Metacompound does very well in maintaining a consistently cold, if somewhat unhinged, atmos. The best bits are probably when the percussive theatrics settle down a bit, a Null-ified machine-drone gentrifying a full-throttled pattern of thud-a-thudthud. Metacompound JK is perhaps the most striking, working through at least three separate movements featuring what could almost stand in for horns, incessant honking threatening to suggest a legitimate Null presence at a distinct interval or two. Though it is the slower transitions that set the tone, opening up gaping spaces and generating moments of concentrated, if fleeting, scrutiny. This is no Broadrick tribute, though I'll admit I kept half expecting Mr Kishino to start yelling out the title in between abbreviated bouts of Japanese growl- no such luck? The closer opts for carefully spaced out bouts of pure wapping, only surging into climactic slobber toward the end. The closing twenty five seconds are approximately what I expected the disc to sound like and I'm still trying to decide if that is good or bad.
Yen Pox - Between the Horizon and the Abyss 2015 - this album continues to impress - best of 2015.
Seijaku - Last Live 2015 - one of my favorite Haino releases. Mitsuru Nasuno (bass) and Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (drums) are incredible. Totally different animal than Nasuno's other trio, Korekyojinn (possibly heard on Tzadik). Monster album. Highly recommended. Best of 2015.
God Macabre - The Winterlong 1993 - Swedish death metal - decent, but it didn't smoke me like some Swedish death can - I'm torn on whether to love the deeper vocals or not.
Hijokaidan & Yoshihide Otomo - Noise Join Inn 2015 - decent album, and I like the krautrock album art.
The Chameleons - What does Anything Mean? Basically 1985 - least favorite of their albums - production is shrill and grating.
The Chameleons - Strange Times 1986 - like all their albums, it's too long, but it's still a very good album - they couldn't write a pop song, which is why fewer people know about them, but they embody all the popular elements and come up with a thinkingman's version of 80s indie rock.
The Chameleons - Peel Sessions - good sessions.
28th Day - s/t 1985 - 80s indie with a more obvious 60's psych/pop sensibility - female vocals - good album.
Muslimgauze - Abu Nidal 1987 - still feel this and Coup D'Etat are at the top of that early work.
Muslimgauze - Iran 1988 - aging well.
Muslimgauze - Coup D'Etat 1987
Muslimgauze - Jazirat-Ul-Arab 1987
KOUFAR "lebanon for lebanese" LP Fusty Cunt- this flew under my radar until recently. very good industrial/PE. not so much of 'the usual PE sounds' but does have very aggressive vocals. I wish there had been a lyric sheet. recommended.
Also, been listening to Goatlord "Reflections of the Solstice" & ordered "Sodomize the Goat" 2LP. Tonight, I'll play "The Last Sodomy of Mary"...
Survival Unit - Continuity cdr
I own this cdr for a long time but never pay a proper attention to this project. This is amazing old school sounding power electronics. Really good compositions, vocals and samples are also great. It's pity that this is released as cdr with digital printed artwork. I hope somebody will reissue this jewel on proper CD.
Quote from: Dr Alex on October 11, 2015, 12:06:44 PM
Survival Unit - Continuity cdr
I own this cdr for a long time but never pay a proper attention to this project. This is amazing old school sounding power electronics. Really good compositions, vocals and samples are also great. It's pity that this is released as cdr with digital printed artwork. I hope somebody will reissue this jewel on proper CD.
Not a bad idea with CD release but I guess there is little need for it as the LP was made in 500 copies and is still available for good price....
Jean-Luc Guionnet-Seijiro Murayama-Guilherme Rodrigues-Ernesto Rodrigues - Noite 2008 - 2 tracks; 73+ minutes - as reference, what you might hear from Iskra 1903 or an Evan Parker group improvisation - of this ilk, this might be one of the best I've heard; really worked for me - recommended.
Jean-Luc Guionnet & Edward Perraud - Heur 2002 - alto sax/drum duet - a single, 56-minute track - I didn't find it particularly interesting or of any surprise.
Various – Hated Perversions
Taint. Grunt. Sick Seed. Spunk. Plenty to dislike in this assortment of hatefully crafted pervination. Take "Dedicated to Male Rape Group". I fucking hate this. Hell, it doesn't even sound like Taint, at least to start with. Stripped down, slow, labored breathing... inhale... exhale... inhale... fucked into fetal coma via piercing rips of staggered feedback, only ladling on heavier bowel-plugging layers toward the rather more tainted, utterly shredded, conclusion. I'll admit I haven't listened to too much Taint recently, but if anyone could suggest something along similar lines I'd, uh, most certainly not want to know. Others earmarked for particular loathing include the revolting toiletspherics of Sick Seed. This is just the worst, curdled drainbient flushed over repetitive rim-plonking and a condensed series of ill-considered vocals culminating with the ill-fitted invitation to "burn my balls", ill-propos of what could pass for massively overbilged out-take from Public Castration Is A Good Idea, as chucked down a deep and corroded pukehole to render the normally thunderous percussives a pathetic and tinny temperament- at which point we are hurled arsefirst into a second Seeding, retaining the bowel-flecked fumes but divested of plonkity rim-action and invested more securely in overbilge. Just when you think things couldn't sink any lower, out plop Bizarre Uproar, white-flecked strings of unutterably vicious hailings to the chief strained shrieked and spat onto the straight-ahead, if faintly metallic, roar of rough 'n cretinous din. The semi-autistic percussives of Dorchester Library are particularly worthy of contempt, like some arthritic drummer trying ineffectually to wap his way out through several turdloads worth of squealing TNB-grade scrapfilth, no doubt in the hope of incurring from one Mother Savage the administration of arse-thrashing so richly deserved. There are others on here equally unworthy of comment but I've about had it. Fetch the arse-thrashers. "Vogue Bambini" serves matter-of-fact Nicole 12 didactism overtop lurching, dictaphone-gone-to-shit, rhythm, successfully mimicking the sense of impending emesis creeping up my esophagus. Harsher on the ear than it appears and that's what you wanted, isn't it you filthy, fucking, little... Take it. TAKE IT! Fuck, I fucking hate your hate your stupid ff—fff—fffffucking fffuck fuck you fucking- ergh, fuck yergh, shit ohfuck ohshit fuckfuck. fuck... fapfapfapfapfap.... ... Erm. Ah. Just a sec there. Who is...? Right. Okay now. I'm fine, really. Grunt. Okay, Grunt. Adman sloganeering confessional. Steady, grinding, analog sputter. Drizzled gutterturds lathered upon the frazzled knobslob. Dreadful, absolutely dreadful. But what else is to be expected? The only surprise is the outgoing missive, slow-dredged reverberance piled unto nauseum, unsurprising cybertronic vocaloids surging through the billowed heaps, heavy on the drama and heavy in general, all courtesy Control. Yes, Control. And just what does Control have to say for himself? "Suffocate And Silent". Thought so.
I feel here some pain in the ass. ;)
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 16, 2015, 11:54:53 AMHarsher on the ear than it appears and that's what you wanted, isn't it you filthy, fucking, little... Take it. TAKE IT! Fuck, I fucking hate your hate your stupid ff—fff—fffffucking fffuck fuck you fucking- ergh, fuck yergh, shit ohfuck ohshit fuckfuck. fuck... fapfapfapfapfap.... ... Erm. Ah. Just a sec there. Who is...? Right. Okay now. I'm fine, really. Grunt. Okay, Grunt.
You are the Chips & Beer of noise babble. I nearly spit my beer out after the perfect lead-in to this tirade. Tension. Building. Haha!
This comp I love. The artists stand out as a unity, when they normally wouldn't if LP material were tossed in.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 16, 2015, 11:54:53 AMI'll admit I haven't listened to too much Taint recently, but if anyone could suggest something along similar lines I'd, uh, most certainly not want to know.
Sure you do, you must check "Harming Obsession". I'm sure you'll hate it! That would make for another amusing post...
Muslimgauze - Emak Bakia 1994 - neither a good album, nor an album that embraces bad influences - no track stuck out - a bland album.
Muslimgauze - Hamas Arc 1993 - good, solid album, and an album I would add to a main list of Muslimgauze listens.
Muslimgauze - Hebron Massacre 1994 - a single, 25+ minute track - good material, and an album I would add to a main list of Muslimgauze listens.
Muslimgauze - Nadir of Purdah 1994-1995 - (bootleg?) collection of Nile Quartra 7", Nadir of Purdah 12", and the Impulse #4 comp track - 7" is a vinyl rip and said to be too slow - comp track could be a b-side to Zul'm, which is great - marking the end of his best work?
Muslimgauze - Silknoose 1995 - some harder rhythms and harsher sounds/production - good album - liked it more this time than the other times I've heard it - awful artwork; almost as bad as Emak Bakia - heavy on the repetition, but in a less refined, more obvious way, as if he looped shit with little care whether it came across out of laziness; yes, it's obvious he loops as a common practice, but some of these tracks sound like a CD player on repeat, not an artist structurally repeating their samples.
Muslimgauze - Drugsherpa 1994 - he nailed this EP.
Muslimgauze - Satyajit Eye 1993 - first 4 tracks are Vote Hezbollah remixes and are very good - a very good album that I feel will make it to my list of top Muslimgauze albums - only on DAT (and mail-in only with coupon) until 2012.
Armed Citizens - Make Sense 1983 - NYHC.
Floor - Oblation 2014 - a strong Helmet Meantime vibe, maybe because of the vocals - not as grimy as I remember Floor - good riffs, but they're abbreviated or something, because if they were sustained just a bit longer, this would be less indie sounding and more heavy/sludge oriented.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 17, 2015, 02:35:49 AM
my list of top Muslimgauze albums
Which is... ?
What would you recommend ?
I only know
Izlamaphobia and
Coup d'Etat/Abu Nidal (which should pop up in my mailbox in a couple of days...).
Such a huge body of work... Please help ;)
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 17, 2015, 02:35:49 AM
Floor - Oblation 2014 - a strong Helmet Meantime vibe, maybe because of the vocals - not as grimy as I remember Floor - good riffs, but they're abbreviated or something, because if they were sustained just a bit longer, this would be less indie sounding and more heavy/sludge oriented.
I really like that band and I own their boxset with discography. I still can't get new album. It's good but somehow not fit Floor sound that I like. I never like Torche and maybe it's reminds me of Torche so much. Floor - s/t is a fucking masterpiece!
Quote from: MaisonBlanche on October 17, 2015, 10:29:37 AM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 17, 2015, 02:35:49 AM
my list of top Muslimgauze albums
Which is... ?
What would you recommend ?
I only know Izlamaphobia and Coup d'Etat/Abu Nidal (which should pop up in my mailbox in a couple of days...).
Such a huge body of work... Please help ;)
check this thread: http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=431.0
Quote from: Dr Alex on October 17, 2015, 11:05:12 AM
I really like that band and I own their boxset with discography. I still can't get new album. It's good but somehow not fit Floor sound that I like. I never like Torche and maybe it's reminds me of Torche so much. Floor - s/t is a fucking masterpiece!
I remember when Torche toured Europe for the first time a few years ago. Everyone here went to see them play Floor songs, which they did, and needless to say, we were floored. I love Floor's pre-split material (and Dove's material as well.) I'll never check anything they released after that.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on October 18, 2015, 09:47:49 PM
Quote from: Dr Alex on October 17, 2015, 11:05:12 AM
I really like that band and I own their boxset with discography. I still can't get new album. It's good but somehow not fit Floor sound that I like. I never like Torche and maybe it's reminds me of Torche so much. Floor - s/t is a fucking masterpiece!
I remember when Torche toured Europe for the first time a few years ago. Everyone here went to see them play Floor songs, which they did, and needless to say, we were floored. I love Floor's pre-split material (and Dove's material as well.) I'll never check anything they released after that.
That was the tour with Baroness right ? Saw them in Tilburg (NL) then, great show.
Los Natas - München Sessions 2xcd
Los Natas - Toba Trance (Vol. I & II) 2xcd
Still one of my favorite stoner rock bands! I like everything by them.
Both releases are jam-like and improv (let's say) stoner rock with unique sound.
It's pity because they've disbanded.
Quote from: urall on October 18, 2015, 10:43:59 PM
That was the tour with Baroness right ? Saw them in Tilburg (NL) then, great show.
That tour indeed, sir. I standing in front of the Torche's bassplayer during the gig and every time he hit that detuned bass string on the Floor songs, the sound vibrations made me feel like my bowels were about to implode.
Very satisfied with the Mutilated Slut "Acid Attack" cassette. Straight up, crunchy, grinding, muggy Noise of the unpretentious kind, mostly leaning on feedback and object abuse. It's always a good idea to get back to basics.
Absolutely. I listened to it just today as well - no nonsense stuff, nicely done.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 21, 2015, 02:56:16 AM
Very satisfied with the Mutilated Slut "Acid Attack" cassette. Straight up, crunchy, grinding, muggy Noise of the unpretentious kind, mostly leaning on feedback and object abuse. It's always a good idea to get back to basics.
Caligula031 - Private Venus cassette
To my ears easily the best Caligula031 release yet! The a-side is pure murder, harsh and immediate. and the b-side is perfect, switching between different interviews representing different sides of the subject matter. and the inserts a nice compliment.
Bizarre Uproar / Nicole 12 / Priest in Shit - Filth LP
still enjoying this record several years later. BU's piece is characteristic of his material at the time; a long form track with plenty of shrieking highs and building violent atmosphere, with an orchestral/military music sample coming in at the end. in line with Deathkey and WOM split material. Nicole 12's track remains an anomaly in the project's discography as it refrains from sample use and has very minimal vocals. the synth is the focus and it sounds similar to the Dead Beauty synth, although maybe a tad more psychedelic :P. and Priest in Shit deliver satisfying harsh noise which I really enjoy, despite my irrational hesitance to check out any Richard Ramirez material. glad I got my copy of this when it came out..
Uncodified & Wertham - Vinidicta I and Vinidicta II CD
written about these before, but re-listening again my initial impressions are confirmed. some of the best p.e./industrial releases of the past years. excellent sounds and atmospheres, perfect vocals and a concept that leaves me wanting to know so much more. cannot recommend enough.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 22, 2015, 06:43:29 PM
Caligula031 - Private Venus cassette
To my ears easily the best Caligula031 release yet! The a-side is pure murder, harsh and immediate. and the b-side is perfect, switching between different interviews representing different sides of the subject matter. and the inserts a nice compliment.
Just listened to this today, a damn fine tape!
SSRI "Swollen by Noise" CD (Filth & Violence)
I liked "Stab your Demonic Smile..." a lot and was kind of interested to see, where the project would go from there. "Swollen by Noise" blew me away instantly! I would say that this is my Harsh Noise favourite of the year, but the style is much too unique and varied to be judged by such simple terms. The sounds are always natural and gritty, mixture of free flow and (mostly buried) loops. Most of the noise doesn't seem to depend too much on distortion but more on clean brutality (maybe reminding of the latest Sick Seed MCD) and it plays out perfectly. TK's vocal performance sound punishing and possessed adding some genuine PE feeling. One of the best releases I have heard in a long time!
Quote from: vomitgore on October 24, 2015, 12:44:53 AM
SSRI "Swollen by Noise" CD (Filth & Violence)
I liked "Stab your Demonic Smile..." a lot and was kind of interested to see, where the project would go from there. "Swollen by Noise" blew me away instantly! I would say that this is my Harsh Noise favourite of the year, but the style is much too unique and varied to be judged by such simple terms. The sounds are always natural and gritty, mixture of free flow and (mostly buried) loops. Most of the noise doesn't seem to depend too much on distortion but more on clean brutality (maybe reminding of the latest Sick Seed MCD) and it plays out perfectly. TK's vocal performance sound punishing and possessed adding some genuine PE feeling. One of the best releases I have heard in a long time!
Getting my copy next week, can't wait to hear this, previous tape was superb, amazing new direction for the project!
Quote from: vomitgore on October 24, 2015, 12:44:53 AM
SSRI "Swollen by Noise" CD (Filth & Violence)
I liked "Stab your Demonic Smile..." a lot and was kind of interested to see, where the project would go from there. "Swollen by Noise" blew me away instantly! I would say that this is my Harsh Noise favourite of the year, but the style is much too unique and varied to be judged by such simple terms. The sounds are always natural and gritty, mixture of free flow and (mostly buried) loops. Most of the noise doesn't seem to depend too much on distortion but more on clean brutality (maybe reminding of the latest Sick Seed MCD) and it plays out perfectly. TK's vocal performance sound punishing and possessed adding some genuine PE feeling. One of the best releases I have heard in a long time!
100% agreed. There really something quite special about this and SSRI in general but then again there has always been something special about anything Pekka does or has done; certainly a man not afraid to do exactly as he pleases!
STREICHER: Legion St. George/ Gnadelos CD (Industrial Recollections)
I'm forever thankful for those Streicher - re-issues on IR, since I don't have the original tapes.
I return to them very often, whenever I'm in that 'special' mood. Hard to describe, ähem - let's say - when I'm disgusted with my surroundings.
...as this wouldn't be the case every other day.
Quote from: cr on October 25, 2015, 05:17:13 PM
I'm forever thankful for those Streicher - re-issues on IR
Mefitic's "Woes Of Mortal Devotion" is pretty damn good. Dark and heavy production and riffs, good Metal songwriting that's basic yet able to stretch things out when needed (without resorting to filler), overall impressive atmosphere. Apparently this is their first full length after some years existence. Has anyone seen them live?
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 21, 2015, 02:56:16 AM
Very satisfied with the Mutilated Slut "Acid Attack" cassette. Straight up, crunchy, grinding, muggy Noise of the unpretentious kind, mostly leaning on feedback and object abuse. It's always a good idea to get back to basics.
Yes. Very satisfying.
Mania/Coma Detox - In The Peripheral Margin of Trauma (LP, Freak Animal/Filth&Violence): Great metal junk fueled power electronics, great cover and layout. Nice matching of artists too, after several spins I'm still not certain who is who...
Shift - Altamont Rising (CD, Cold Spring Records): Solid work, clearly made by a guy who knows his craft, good, but brutal sound. Still, after having heard a couple of Shift's releases I don't see this ever become my favorite PE, don't know why...
Rectal Machete/Funeral Mongoloids (C15, Hiisi Productions): Rectal Machete is really cool harsh Noisecore with neat feedback. Funeral Mongoloids, not my cup of tea.
Xenophobic Ejaculation/Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes (LP, Viva Angel Press): Far from familiar with all XE material, but this does sound quite typical for this project from what I've heard. Feedback, vocals, some distortion/crunch/loops, starts with a repeated sample. Second track is better in my opinion. Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes is Black Metal/Grindcore with drumcomputer/beats. Some really catchy guitarwork inbetween all the chaos, good stuff! (Looking forward to that split with Konflict, though it seems half of their tracks are also on this split...) Layout is cool, minimalistic, but fitting, pitty the center labels got swapped. I was thinking what both of these bands/projects have to do with each other and I think the answer is: HateFetish!
Puce Mary - Fear and Pleasure (C30, Posh Isolation): Really good tape, hadn't heard it before, but good thing that it got re-released. Seems like I prefer her tapes to the Persona LP, haven't heard her other album(s) yet so I don't know whether it's that I prefer the shorter works in general or not...
Pedestrian Deposit - The Architector (C40, Monorail Trespassing): Got this at their gig in Antwerp. Really great gig by the way. I think some of the parts of this LP were included in the gig. This is a really good, different styles of electronics, great sounds, though I might have liked a bit more of the Harsh Noise parts...
Quote from: Ashmonger on October 29, 2015, 03:37:52 PM
Pedestrian Deposit - The Architector (C40, Monorail Trespassing): Got this at their gig in Antwerp. Really great gig by the way. I think some of the parts of this LP were included in the gig. This is a really good, different styles of electronics, great sounds, though I might have liked a bit more of the Harsh Noise parts...
cool, that show was at a friends house, too bad i had to miss it..
Last night, I listened to Atrax Morgue/Murder Corporation & Iugula-Thor/Sshe Retina Stimulants records out of the LISTEN & DIE! box set released by Urashima. I haven't listened to anything out of the box since receiving the original cass. release so everything, except my side, is 'new' to me. AM is the best; MC is good but the last few minutes were tedious. I-T is harsh with excellent vocals/feedback/organ droning (I think?). SRS is nice synth/feedback sounds, much better than I was expecting as nothing from SRS has ever interested me beyond one listen.
L&D! con't- Diktat/Discordance: Diktat songs are PE made up of synth/loops/radio or tv sounds/distorted drum-machine/vocals. A little bit of everything including political lyrics. Discordance is a bit of a tease. I was expecting violent feedback & vocals to kick in at any moment from the low-end droning sounds but it never does. He hints at nasty feedback but it always fades away. No vocals. Now, the Americans: Skin Crime/Bacillus is up first. Bacillus does short tracks of looping, cut-up destroyed noise. I'd love to know what his sound sources are because I didn't recognize anything. I love how damaged it all sounds. SC is heavy, static scratching destruction. Again, I couldn't figure out what sound sources he could be using. There are some voices in the mix. SC may be the be best side, so far, next to AM. His track ends with some feedback & sounds of,maybe, metal start coming through the static... Slogun/Deathpile do exactly what they're known for. I love how abruptly Slogun ends most of his songs. DP's best is a track with porno moans & lots of synth action.
The sixth & Final L&D! record is Surgical Stainless Steel/Taint- SSS is Mark Solotroff repeating "cunt" over n' over with low-end synth and lots of feedback. Good stuff, I think, this is third best side in the collection. As for Taint, I got through it without wanting to turn it off.
Also listened to Jason Crumer's "Ottoman Black" LP(Urashima); it's the single best noise record ever to be named after a piece of furniture people rest their stinking feet on. Recommended.
Climax Denial "In the Absence of Self-Control" LP (Urashima); good record, much better than I remember his tapes being (not bad but nothing that ever drew me back to them). I like his vocals but for a few songs, I kept thinking "yowling cat" but that grew on me. Does anyone know how this LP compares to the new cd on Malignant?
Francisco Meirino - Beyond Repair
and
Francisco Meirino - An Unnecessary Nothingness
both excellent
Not a specific review but...
Through and through, the new batch from The Epicurean/Epic Recordings is stunning. There's an obvious red through running through the awesome live LPs given by both Last Dominion Lost and Post Scriptvm as well as Anemone Tube's breathtaking EP that maybe functions as a segue to the highly anticipated (at least here) The Golden Pavilion. Highest recommendations from me. I feel like I'm living in a different headspace all day because of these albums.
The new Epic Recordings also gives some industrial curios from End and Catatonic Existence. My ears for this kinda work are fairly virgin, so I'll just say that fans of Dissecting Table's "musical" efforts are likely to be satiated. Bass-centered grooves, metal-style percussion and death metal-like vocals all mashed up into 90's kitsch that's not to be missed.
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Drum Suite 1957 - the Latin percussion is great, but I can do without a lot of the rest of it.
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Cu-Bop 1957 - I liked some of this a lot, but I also had no use for a lot of it - they get rolling pretty nicely on the two longer tracks.
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Holiday for Skins 1958 - the best overall of these three albums - I'm listening to these for the percussion, and with that in mind, this and Orgy in Rhythm Vols would be the Blakey albums I'd recommend.
Muslimgauze - Betrayal 1993 - similar reaction to this album as Veiled Sisters and maybe Vote Hezbollah (which makes some sense given they're all from that same 1993ish time frame) - likable, decent material, but lacking in energy that would compliment it.
Muslimgauze - Minaret Speaker 2015 - from the same master tape as the Minaret Speaker 7" 1996 - 8 or more takes on one idea and then a few other ideas explored; if nothing else, this collection shows how exhaustive Jones could be with a track, exploring various mixes, slight tweaks etc - heavily distorted like what you'd hear on Zealot, but even with the repetition, I think I like this more than Zealot - funny that something like this represents, for me, his most successful material of distortion and simple rhythms - recommended.
Grunt - Installation of Blood And Steel LP - years later this album still fucking crushes. the perfect companion piece to Seer of Decay in my mind.
Mania - Decrepit cassette - i can't pin-point what it is but after going through several Mania release this week, but this tape sticks out as one of the best. such pure, warm sounds of metal abuse, those insect like synth bits and horrendous vocal yelps. immensely satisfying.
Mania - Grim Conditions cassette - slower paced Mania (is that an oxymoron). continues to make me wish I could capture the sound of metal half as in any given Mania track.
Clinic of Torture - Slavesex cassette - very good, especially the a-side with it's crunchy low-end. I think CoT is one of those projects that has evolved into something better with every release. Eyestrain mentioned it as a contender for one of the year's best, and I'd tend to agree.
Black Air - Plague Ritual LP - so I put this record on last night and it got stuck into a locked groove and I listened to that unknowingly for 15 minutes plus. I don't know if that's a compliment or not but it worked for me.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 30, 2015, 07:57:28 PM
The sixth & Final L&D! record is Surgical Stainless Steel/Taint- SSS is Mark Solotroff repeating "cunt" over n' over with low-end synth and lots of feedback. Good stuff, I think, this is third best side in the collection.
Shit I wanna hear that, I loved the Murder Series 7'' from Self-Abuse.
QuoteAs for Taint, I got through it without wanting to turn it off.
Hah, can't listen to your own material?
Also, you know of anyone who owns "Satiate"? That's literally the hardest Taint release to fucking find. I've been collecting Taint shit for years and years now and that and the Bellmead tape seem like urban legends, can't find a damn thing about them outside of the discogs page and have never even seen anyone mention either.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 07, 2015, 06:54:22 AMGrunt - Installation of Blood And Steel LP - years later this album still fucking crushes.
Absofuckinglutely! Just played it couple days ago myself and it totally floored me.
ROTAT - Carnal Beauty
Listened to it while having morning coffee, and goddamn! Great tape of mangled up electronics, vicious scrap metal abuse (never gets old for me) and strange samples creating a unhappy atmosphere, heh. Criminally limited to 18 copies.... If you happen to run across one, do not hesitate.
BLISTER PACK - Trini's Wad - C60 (Mother Savage)
Stuff like this make's me understand and at the same time question my motivation for doing noise. Very inspiring yet impossible to beat. American '90s crunch meets crazy japanese vocal noise.
V/A - Svensk Noise - C75 (Forever United)
Quite good compilation I think. Overall pretty harsh stuff from old and new names; Arv & Miljö, Backasvinet, Sewer Election, Quack Quack, Olympus, Heinz Hopf + 9 others... Some inbred gothenburgian one night stands, but also a few people ending up on tape for the first time. Alot of surprises.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 07, 2015, 06:54:22 AM
Clinic of Torture - Slavesex cassette - very good, especially the a-side with it's crunchy low-end. I think CoT is one of those projects that has evolved into something better with every release. Eyestrain mentioned it as a contender for one of the year's best, and I'd tend to agree.
Although I really enjoy the recent releases of this project 'Whip and Pierce' really stands out as the best release.
Received my copy of Listen and Die! today from Malignant. I have not yet listened, but it's a REALLY nice package. Definitely worth every penny at $118.50 postage paid in the states. Very excited to get home this evening and dive in.
Quote from: sterilization on November 08, 2015, 01:35:02 AM
Received my copy of Listen and Die! today from Malignant. I have not yet listened, but it's a REALLY nice package. Definitely worth every penny at $118.50 postage paid in the states. Very excited to get home this evening and dive in.
Huh! It's cheaper than from the label. :(
Maybe not for you though. I'm sure it would cost every bit of $30 to ship it to ***Edit: Serbia*** (sorry)
It was definitely a lot cheaper for anyone over here though. And I see that malignant has now sold out!
Quote from: sterilization on November 08, 2015, 05:51:34 PM
Maybe not for you though. I'm sure it would cost every bit of $30 to ship it to Russia.
It was definitely a lot cheaper for anyone over here though. And I see that malignant has now sold out!
I'm not from Russia but thanx. :)
Grunt - Sacrosanct Imperium cassette - goddamn even better than Myth of Blood! the title track is a bit of shocker here with it's surprising rhythmic orientation. it reminds me of First Dance of the Spring by N12. really enjoying that one, but Gas Fumes really takes the cake with its incredibly cruel vocals and increasingly bleak atmosphere. i can only continue to worship at the altar of Grunt.
Nyodene D - Mouths That Reap The Harvest LP - this sat in my "to listen to" pile for far too long, because after finally listening to the LP, it strikes me as easily Nyodene D's best release. it's a balanced mixture of death industrial and power electronics with upfront vocals and subtle shifting textures. the a-side is probably my favorite with it's slow pulsing "beat" and on-point vocals, but the last track, which takes more than a page from IRM's book is also quite excellent. very much recommended!
Spinning now new
Ramleh "Circular Time". I hoped for power electronics album but is amazing noise / psychedelic rock! Can't wait to bough psychical release!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 09, 2015, 02:07:18 AM
Nyodene D - Mouths That Reap The Harvest LP - this sat in my "to listen to" pile for far too long, because after finally listening to the LP, it strikes me as easily Nyodene D's best release. it's a balanced mixture of death industrial and power electronics with upfront vocals and subtle shifting textures. the a-side is probably my favorite with it's slow pulsing "beat" and on-point vocals, but the last track, which takes more than a page from IRM's book is also quite excellent. very much recommended!
Yes, that's really good album but for me "Every Knee Shall Bow" is unbeatable! Best Nyodene D work imho.
Phocomelus - Bit Of Rough tape (Bacteria Field); harsh noise, lots of movement. This is Patrick of Skin Crime using a lot of the same equipment so the new project sounds a lot like S.C. Nice artwork, looks like it was made in the '80s. There will be a split tape between Phocomelus & Mania in the 'near' future...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 09, 2015, 09:07:51 PM
Phocomelus - Bit Of Rough tape (Bacteria Field); harsh noise, lots of movement. This is Patrick of Skin Crime using a lot of the same equipment so the new project sounds a lot like S.C. Nice artwork, looks like it was made in the '80s. There will be a split tape between Phocomelus & Mania in the 'near' future...
Agreed, love this tape, can't wait for that split
total classic tape.
welcome back patrick!
Juçara Marçal & Cadu Tenório "Anganga" CD/Digital (QTV Label): Cadu, who you might know also as VICTIM!, is certainly not afraid to experiment. Just recently I discovered his Bandcamp account of self-named works. This is the first listen of six albums. Three are collabo's. Who Juçara is, I do not know, but she provides voice (and maybe more) in tandem with Cadu's very wide array of noise and experimental musings. This is very hard to pin down. Juçara's projections remind me of The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud or Rose Croix in their most abstract tendencies to traditional folk singing to Jarboe. There's moments of chaotic drone, trip-hop-ish rhythms, spasmodic nylon string guitar playing almost without melody, blasts of totally harsh noise. The vocals sometimes function purely as instrument.
Really eclectic and challenging, but there's a shit ton to enjoy here. Excited to hear some of these other works.
Loren Chasse "The Sodden Floor" C40 (Notice Rec.): Probably the most satisfying piece of ultra quiet sound I've heard in a long while. Up there with Joel Danielsson/Victor Eremita. It's a pleasant mixture of Wlm. Basinski mated with the naturalistic silencio of U/I•R. Maybe a little Ben Owen too, but less monochromatic. There's some sparse acoustic instrumentation and lots of field recordings. Deep in the woods, but maybe still in the cabin. Looking at the creaking ceiling late at night. Fire dying out as dawn begins its first creeping movement. Perfect level of tape hiss and almost all sounds maintaining an equal volume that creates an interesting him across both sides. Gorgeous art as always from this incredible label!
And I agree about Phocomelus, all three tapes got me going. So happy to see Patrick back in top form!
Quote from: Dr Alex on November 09, 2015, 11:25:59 AM
Spinning now new Ramleh "Circular Time". I hoped for power electronics album but is amazing noise / psychedelic rock! Can't wait to bough psychical release!
And yes, album is AMAZING!!! Pure and loud psychedelic rock!!
No Festival Of Light – Divide Et Impera
first tape . 1994
Dark ambient with some rhythmic placements on the first cold meat industry way.
always liked this project.
SSRI – Stab Your Demonic Smile To My Brain! cass
Really unique piece of experimental noise. I like artwork too. Everything here is top notch! Get it before it's gone! One of the highlights of 2015. in my book.
LE COSE BIANCHE - pornography should not be an illusion
LE COSE BIANCHE - aesthetics of a good pornographer
Incredible incredible work. I wish I'd been paying more attention to this project until now.
Whiteswan - "Insatiable Lust" (WRATH, 2014) - Fuck yes, this is what I want more of. Completely stripped down, analog PE in the mold of the old school. So this is from Finland? Not a surprise of course since they're born with PE in their veins over there, but sounds like it could have came out of Italy circa 1986. Very simple synth hiss tape noise with vocals and, apparently, nothing else; no pedals, no editing, no mixing, no junk metal, no field recordings, get what you get.
The recent Sex Headache (https://obscurevanity.bandcamp.com/album/lotion-collector-2) release is quite different from their first. No actual vocals for one thing. Still the same grimy, low sounding electronics and, I think, site recordings, along with some samples. I don't mind admitting the sample used in the title track is very difficult for me to listen to (anyone know what movie it's from?). I still rate the first release very highly but it's not right to expect always the same standard and same thing from any project, and this is a perfectly satisfactory release of sinister PE, often leaning into a sound I usually associate with Death Industrial. Deliberately warped.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on November 14, 2015, 01:20:26 AMI don't mind admitting the sample used in the title track is very difficult for me to listen to (anyone know what movie it's from?)
https://youtu.be/QRqXBsgnYok
Thanks for that.
Constrain – Option To Hide - New Forces has never once let me down, everything is grade A. As one should expect from this label this is just really solid, no bullshit American Harsh Noise. Restless texture experimentation, never really lets you sit with one thing for too long, reminds me at times of Custodian. Deserving of the words "harsh noise".
V/A - Resistance And Self-Destruction Are Synonymous - Another New Forces gem. Had this one for awhile just haven't got around to talking about it and it deserves praise. Greatness from the USA, Japan and Sweden altogether. Favorite tracks are by old faithful Wince, the harsh concrete compositions of Developer, a project I wasn't aware of prior to this comp is Action/Discipline who I am watching closely and hoping their "Hard Lesson" debut isn't all they release, and schizo Incapacitant-esque Japanoise Mordant Karma. But literally every track here is fucking good.
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 16, 2015, 10:17:35 PM
Constrain – Option To Hide - New Forces has never once let me down, everything is grade A. As one should expect from this label this is just really solid, no bullshit American Harsh Noise. Restless texture experimentation, never really lets you sit with one thing for too long, reminds me at times of Custodian. Deserving of the words "harsh noise".
V/A - Resistance And Self-Destruction Are Synonymous - Another New Forces gem. Had this one for awhile just haven't got around to talking about it and it deserves praise. Greatness from the USA, Japan and Sweden altogether. Favorite tracks are by old faithful Wince, the harsh concrete compositions of Developer, a project I wasn't aware of prior to this comp is Action/Discipline who I am watching closely and hoping their "Hard Lesson" debut isn't all they release, and schizo Incapacitant-esque Japanoise Mordant Karma. But literally every track here is fucking good.
There will be more Action/Discipline, upcoming tape on Heavy Psych
Quote from: New Forces on November 16, 2015, 10:56:08 PM
There will be more Action/Discipline, upcoming tape on Heavy Psych
That's great news. Completely forgot about that label, I remember really digging some of that early stuff when I was doing the Funeral Stench.
Tortured Hooker - "An Offenders M.O. Can Change. Static And Rigid Remains The Signature" &
"Asshole Play Is Her Favorite" - I need some great new Noisecore man, I miss this stuff. Quick, start-stop Noisecore from Fernow. "An Offenders M.O...." honestly sounds like it was recorded with 1 standard microphone in the middle of a garage. Frail, high-end ugliness. I only have the mp3's of "Asshole Play Is Her Favorite" unfortunately (the only physical T.H. tape I don't own, so if anyone wants to sell or trade let me know!) as it was too expensive at release due to it being limited to only 35 copies, each with its own unique art and other shit.
Flesh Spear – "Raping Soil" - Noisecore/metal(?) longer tracks than usual Noisecore release somewhat reminiscent of Endless Humilation, from Denmark released on Posh Isolation. Listen to one of the tracks yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-bd25dY7M
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 17, 2015, 04:57:47 AM
I need some great new Noisecore man, I miss this stuff.
Fusty Cunt put out an interesting-looking noisecore tape some months ago, Disease Programming by Needle Exchange.
I haven't had a chance to hear it, as far as I can see no distributors in Europe carry it and no audio rips exist, but all the elements(Providence RI+noisecore+Fusty Cunt) seem aligned for it to be prime nauseating shit.
Capers – Slowest Death
lovely tape from artwork to rude sound.
Slogun : Wertham - By Blood : In Blood
A split / collaboration that makes me happy .I always had a crash for Slogun use of voices and over wertham sound is a pleasure.
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on November 19, 2015, 08:08:47 PMSlogun : Wertham - By Blood : In Blood
Can't wait to blast it! Hopefully postman will bring it here tomorrow!
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on November 19, 2015, 08:08:47 PM
Capers – Slowest Death
lovely tape from artwork to rude sound.
Second this. Love Capers!
Sadio: CD great stuff.. back to the roots of what PE should be. I confirm the thought that 2015 has been an excellent year for PE.
Quote from: tiny_tove on November 19, 2015, 11:03:15 PM
Sadio: CD great stuff.. back to the roots of what PE should be. I confirm the thought that 2015 has been an excellent year for PE.
Also have to agree! This album is pretty spectacular!
Quote from: caveman on November 17, 2015, 01:41:39 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 17, 2015, 04:57:47 AM
I need some great new Noisecore man, I miss this stuff.
Fusty Cunt put out an interesting-looking noisecore tape some months ago, Disease Programming by Needle Exchange.
I haven't had a chance to hear it, as far as I can see no distributors in Europe carry it and no audio rips exist, but all the elements(Providence RI+noisecore+Fusty Cunt) seem aligned for it to be prime nauseating shit.
Wow, don't know how a Fusty Cunt tape missed my radar, thanks for the tip! Usually these "one-off" projects can be pure gems.
Two Million Tons Of Shit – S/T cassette is perfect one-and-done Noisecore on All Dead Tapes.
Quote from: tiny_tove on November 19, 2015, 11:03:15 PM
Sadio: CD great stuff.. back to the roots of what PE should be. I confirm the thought that 2015 has been an excellent year for PE.
More Sadio next year. Also new Clinic Of Torture, new Grunt,.... As soon as some of time consuming obligations are dealt with, label could get "back on track"!
these are great news!
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 20, 2015, 06:33:37 AM
Quote from: caveman on November 17, 2015, 01:41:39 PM
Quote from: RyanWreck on November 17, 2015, 04:57:47 AM
I need some great new Noisecore man, I miss this stuff.
Fusty Cunt put out an interesting-looking noisecore tape some months ago, Disease Programming by Needle Exchange.
I haven't had a chance to hear it, as far as I can see no distributors in Europe carry it and no audio rips exist, but all the elements(Providence RI+noisecore+Fusty Cunt) seem aligned for it to be prime nauseating shit.
Wow, don't know how a Fusty Cunt tape missed my radar, thanks for the tip! Usually these "one-off" projects can be pure gems. Two Million Tons Of Shit – S/T cassette is perfect one-and-done Noisecore on All Dead Tapes.
TMTOS has 2 other releases besides the S/T - splits with Limbs Bin and Sete Star Sept (I'll sort you a copy of each). Just recruited a new drummer and should have a new tape out in 2016.
Just finished the massive box LISTEN AND DIE from Urashima.
What can i say? Long life to Urashima and i hope will continue with the operation of reissue of old and rare material
When it comes to classic, old-school, fuck-you-up-the-arse-with-a-fist-of-re-enforced-concrete Harsh Noise, no one tops Macronympha, and the "American Chaos Volume 1" box proves that. Six generous tapes of the real thing, the kind of Harsh Noise that first turned my head around. Loops, layers, electronics, constant movement yet constant density, volume, crunch and crush. Harsh fucking Noise.
advance tracks for new Ultima Thule cd... complete blast, nothing new, but just what we want from them
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on November 24, 2015, 02:07:55 AM
When it comes to classic, old-school, fuck-you-up-the-arse-with-a-fist-of-re-enforced-concrete Harsh Noise, no one tops Macronympha, and the "American Chaos Volume 1" box proves that. Six generous tapes of the real thing, the kind of Harsh Noise that first turned my head around. Loops, layers, electronics, constant movement yet constant density, volume, crunch and crush. Harsh fucking Noise.
Absolutely right!
Inade - The Flood of White Light (10", Malignant Records)
I pretty much enjoy all Inade records, but this one - along with Aldebaran - is Inade their top in my opinion. Post-industrial dark ambient with austere and teutonic rigor all the way. Monotonous and sparse rhythms, drones and crackles, a colossal and heavy cosmic atmosphere, and kind of restricted approach. Somewhat brutal and angular when compared to the later work. Excellent.
Brighter Death Now - Innerwar (CD, Cold Meat Industries): Fuck, good thing I finally listened to this album and got it. I've know BDN for over 10 years now... Why didn't I listen to this earlier? Because at that time I totally wasn't into Noise/Power Electronics/... (mostly listened to CMI for Arcana/Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio/...) And then I went to the 2 CMI fests in Belgium (Antwerp & Gent) and I just didn't get it: the combination of the noise/music and the crazy show with drunk guys in their underpants playing with balloons... So yeah, took me a couple of years to fully understand that BDN is a classic in its genre and I needed to listen to it! When I first played the CD the last two tracks skipped and I saw that there was a hazy layer on the CD (weird, since it came shrinkwrapped), rubbed it off and then it played fine...
Alfarmania - From Fix To Fix (CD, Old Captain Records): I've got the Bottenskrapet LP but it's been a couple of years since I last played it, thought it was good, though not great. Reading the interview with Kristian Olsson in Noise Recepter #3 (really interesting zine btw) and the reviews, made me check some tracks from this CD. Also since the review says it's still closer to Survival Unit, which I like pretty much (though I should get some more of their albums). I really like the more Industrial-like tracks, but some of the more subdued tracks seem to suit me a bit less. Will have to play it a couple times more, since it's got a nice overall atmosphere, also thanks to the samples.
Tips on which is some of the best Alfarmania stuff to check out are welcome.
Kevlar - Totalism (tape, Unrest Productions): Appendix to Criteria. Seems better than Criteria though! Seems like Criteria was good, but both Alpha Strife and Totalism are very good.
Taint - Indecent Liberties (CD, Industrial Heritage): Not as familiar with Taint as with Mania, but I think it's quite clear that it's the same guy, due to vocals and the typical kind of feedback that he uses. Short but strong album.
Nyrkki/Unpeace (C40, double A side, Filth & Violence): First opens with a noise track that is a collaboration by both bands/projects, pretty cool. Then follows Nyrkki, then Unpeace. Both cool noisecore. Seems like Unpeace sounds a bit different then before? Other vocalist maybe? Vile layout as was expected.
Machismo - Bodies in Perfection (C20, TeRRoR): Not bad at all, but somehow it doesn't seem to click with me...
Vidinė Ramybė – Aukštas Aukštesnis Aukščiausias (tape, TeRRoR): Varied album, some tracks are more ambient, others death industrial, some more power electronics. I really like the track (can't remember which one it is at the moment) where there is melancholic piano and then the screamed vocals, gives a really strong hopeless vibe. Overall good album, with one or two which are less interesting.
Various Artists - Acts Of Vengeance - UFoI II (C88, Unrest Productions): Really great comp with all exclusive stuff as far as I know. Nothing more needs to be added.
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 29, 2015, 09:32:08 PM
Tips on which is some of the best Alfarmania stuff to check out are welcome.
The collaboration LP with Proiekt Hat,
Furyfication, on Harsh Head Rituals. Easily the best work from both Alfarmania and PH, in my humble opinion. Belongs to the more noisy works in both artists output. And should you stumble upon a copy of the
Farsot tape, don't hesitate.
Quote from: Baglady on November 29, 2015, 09:59:35 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 29, 2015, 09:32:08 PM
Tips on which is some of the best Alfarmania stuff to check out are welcome.
The collaboration LP with Proiekt Hat, Furyfication, on Harsh Head Rituals. Easily the best work from both Alfarmania and PH, in my humble opinion. Belongs to the more noisy works in both artists output. And should you stumble upon a copy of the Farsot tape, don't hesitate.
I like the LP with PH, too. A couple of months ago, I received the "Skräcken" & " At Ulleråker " cd's which are both excellent but I liked "Skracken" the most. I wish I had bought the pic disc records when I had the chance along with "From fix to fix".
STAB Electronics - Day Of The Male - so fucking good, I've listened to nothing else since receipt.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 29, 2015, 10:25:24 PM
Quote from: Baglady on November 29, 2015, 09:59:35 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 29, 2015, 09:32:08 PM
Tips on which is some of the best Alfarmania stuff to check out are welcome.
The collaboration LP with Proiekt Hat, Furyfication, on Harsh Head Rituals. Easily the best work from both Alfarmania and PH, in my humble opinion. Belongs to the more noisy works in both artists output. And should you stumble upon a copy of the Farsot tape, don't hesitate.
I like the LP with PH, too. A couple of months ago, I received the "Skräcken" & " At Ulleråker " cd's which are both excellent but I liked "Skracken" the most. I wish I had bought the pic disc records when I had the chance along with "From fix to fix".
Yeah, gotta agree with recommendations of "Furyfication", "Farsot" and "Skräcken" (got this about a month ago). In addition I should mention "From Fix To Fix" which remains my favorite for now (to my ears, tape edition works better but CD does the trick as well). Anyway, you can't go wrong with ANY Alfarmania, as far as I've heard. Those old live tapes has very disturbed aura in em...
Heldentum - Waffenweihe LP (Blut & Eisen)
Strong, catchy, uplifting. Superb songwriting. Arisches Blut soll nicht untergehen.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 29, 2015, 11:39:18 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 29, 2015, 10:25:24 PM
Quote from: Baglady on November 29, 2015, 09:59:35 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 29, 2015, 09:32:08 PM
Tips on which is some of the best Alfarmania stuff to check out are welcome.
The collaboration LP with Proiekt Hat, Furyfication, on Harsh Head Rituals. Easily the best work from both Alfarmania and PH, in my humble opinion. Belongs to the more noisy works in both artists output. And should you stumble upon a copy of the Farsot tape, don't hesitate.
I like the LP with PH, too. A couple of months ago, I received the "Skräcken" & " At Ulleråker " cd's which are both excellent but I liked "Skracken" the most. I wish I had bought the pic disc records when I had the chance along with "From fix to fix".
Yeah, gotta agree with recommendations of "Furyfication", "Farsot" and "Skräcken" (got this about a month ago). In addition I should mention "From Fix To Fix" which remains my favorite for now (to my ears, tape edition works better but CD does the trick as well). Anyway, you can't go wrong with ANY Alfarmania, as far as I've heard. Those old live tapes has very disturbed aura in em...
I can also recommend the
Farsot tape. I've probably said it before but the best material to my ears out of Kristian's projects is Survival Unit's
Fentanyl Martyrs 2xCD. such an overwhelming piece of work!
currently listening
Pink Floyd - Animals CD - hadn't listened to this album in a long time, but spent the weekend doing a lot of driving listening to it over and over. still my favorite PF without questions. "Dogs" especially is utter perfection.
testing out my new Tascam deck:
v/a - End For Simulation of Pro-Creation cassette - raw, live to tape, noise and p.e. action. not a bad song on here.
Pain Nail - Untitled cassette
Grunt - Survivalists cassette
Grunt - Ritual of Mortality cassette - great recording but having a weird issue with the sound on this one. a-side sound is in the red and totally balanced on both sides. for some reason on the b-side the left channel is significantly lower and overall the sound is not as loud. haven't listened to this tape in a long time so I don't remember if it was always like this. tried it on my old Denon deck and had the same problem...
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on December 01, 2015, 10:21:41 PM
currently listening
Pink Floyd - Animals CD - hadn't listened to this album in a long time, but spent the weekend doing a lot of driving listening to it over and over. still my favorite PF without questions. "Dogs" especially is utter perfection.
Seconded for album and track!!
I'm not normally a Deutsch Nepal fan but I am an alcoholic and I do really like this song. The serious drinkers' death march.
https://vimeo.com/145885633 (https://vimeo.com/145885633)
Edit - reminds me a bit of Bordel Militare's "Oblivion Drinkers", although obviously darker and more serious. A pity Ben hasn't uploaded a version of that song yet (that I've found).
Also just got the Hands To mp3 dvd. Even in compressed form, that's over three gig of material. Pretty incredible body of work, not sure how or if I'll get through it all, but it's great to have it handy. So far, "Q'qifa" has some great sounding metal bashing, not always loop based, and "Grill" and other pieces from "Fingers Breath" have a nice, rusty, encompassing sound. Nice to hear material that leans closer to outright raw Noise as much as more "sound object study" material, but it's all great. The sound is passable (the notes on the original "Q'qifa" tape advise listening on a cheap shit player anyway), and I'm told Jerman himself wanted the files to be in mp3 form, so here it is.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on December 01, 2015, 10:21:41 PM
Grunt - Ritual of Mortality cassette - great recording but having a weird issue with the sound on this one. a-side sound is in the red and totally balanced on both sides. for some reason on the b-side the left channel is significantly lower and overall the sound is not as loud. haven't listened to this tape in a long time so I don't remember if it was always like this. tried it on my old Denon deck and had the same problem...
Just checked and there's no such issues on my copy. Hell of a live recording for sure!
Hiya I'm listening to a bit of gore "music" atm:
Intestinal Disgorge Drowned In Rectal Sludge: Brutal riffs, about 10 different vocal styles that chop nonsensically back and forth, under more chopping back and forth nonsensically, this time, with different drumming styles (I have't done it justice there) also it's shitilly recorded.
Artery Eruption Spewage: ultra lo fi ultra shambolic brutal grindgore
I have a Last Days Of Humanity respective that I'm going through (2 hours + of sickening brutality)
and
Randy H, Y. Yau Coagulation: cut up harsh noise that sounds as though it's alive (like the contact miced manipulated flesh the sound sources (I think) that are used). Also it has a lot of cool mouth and throat sounds.
wickedsick bro!
Antidote - thou shalt not kill 7"
After living with numerous bootlegs all over the years I got the leg version on B9. Anyway, this is NYHC! Violent, no mercy, in your face, fukk off!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkASjdZcrDY&feature=youtu.be
Anisakis
CONCRETE THREAT "Thrust Of Passion" tape
Abhorrent A.D. 07
Have not cared much of CT stuff, and its not like this would change much. It is ok for what it is. HNW in its typical form. Perhaps already enough dynamics to almost constitute as regular harsh noise release. If B-side would be something clearly different, tape would be much better. Now reaction is "ah, more the the same". Most crappy element of tape is the design. With HNW releases one would expect packaging to deliver something extra, but lame fuck-pic with about 72dpi resolution demonstrated utmost lack of passion.
RYAN BLOOMER "Ten Elbow Strikes" tape
Abhorrent A.D. 09
Bloomers tape could be lumped to HNW category as well. It is far more tasty in texture and detail than CT. Not just one solid fuzzy rumble, but sound slowly malforms into new things. Always moves in one layer, heavily crackling and grainy line-recording, yet within material you can sense active modulation. Despite limited range of sounds and simplistic structure, things are happening. This label appeared to release 16 releases during 2007 and then... disappear?
WHITE HETEROSEXUALS "Maining of the 72 virgins" tape
Negation Is Freedom
Talking about 2007-ish and coming and going... This project what competed quite high among stupid bandnames category, didn't leave much of legacy behind. One single sided 12" vinyl and 7" was still achievement. If the name wasn't this dumb, hysterical vocals, feedback fueled gutter noise could probably be just enough to raise these very limited vinyls from discount bins? By no means one could say we have power electronics classic in our hands, but it gave indication that it could have had potential if they just wanted to be more than amusing short lived project. Even now, it seems clear band could merely fill short releases with half decent, half lazy tracks.
FORBIDDEN FUCK "Borderline" tape
Callow God
One-off project of Dan Johansson a.k.a. Sewer Election and Impregnable from 2008. Not sure how they have done it, but it is possible Dan is submitting heavy dose of harsh noise and Impregnable adds vocals and further noise? Heaviness and brutality of this material is undisputed. It has kind of deep bassy rumble combined with buried vocals, high pitched feedback and crispy distortions and full sound is what reminds a bit of Mania. Structurally it is different. After slower beginning it simply continues to be pretty much solid harsh noise wall. Good, but barely memorable in any way. Fits well to category of guys who can make good noise, are making noise. But that's it. Still light years behind collaboration projects such as first Edvige LP!
THE RITA / MANIA split tape
Harsh Head Rituals
Talking about Edvige... so on Dan's label, The Rita and Mania doing split tape in 2007! Very little could go wrong. Heaviness of noise wall of The Rita can't be denied. It's thick block of rumbling noise what has feel of massive flood of sound. Pace remains still fast. Perhaps idea of remixing Conqueror song is what makes it "fast". You can't sense origin of sound at all, but I'm sure it play a role in pace of noises. Untitled second track continues, but with little more activity of middle range noises.
What Mania loses on fullest non-stop bass rumbling, it wins by being far more diverse and lively. Layers of actively processed crashing heavy metal junk, distorted electronics and other physical elements. Deep buried howling vocals. All these are already trademarks of Mania, but this belongs to projects earliest recordings and sound quality is slightly different from later works. Would this be analogue 4-track recording? I would guess so! When he did split CDR with T.E.F. back in 2001, I don't know if Mania was yet more than "side project" for Taint? This recording, originally ltd 20 copies CDR called "Disgust" from 2005 was startingpoint for a lot of releases to come. More active, more physical than almost any Taint. I don't wonder why Harsh Head Rituals wanted to reissue this on split, as listening material makes me wonder necessity for further re-issue! Not sure how many of this was made? 50? C-40 tape what makes one miss times of Harsh Head Rituals!
Slow Obesity "Betrayed Teens" tape
Knull Kassetten 02
2006 project on sub-label of Harsh Head Rituals. Starts with spoken word piece and goes into wall of noise. Bassy rumbling and metal junk clatter on top. What ruins otherwise nice sex noise tape is the glitchy pops and snaps that appear very frequently and happen on very different level compared to slightly lo-fi noise chaos. Too bad. Other side is much much more powerful, which makes me wonder if A-side is simply dubbed badly. It is pretty much the same, but simply 100x more clarity, punch and power.
YOUNG ONE "Gateway Crime" tape
Brownhill Mafia
New Finnish release. I told the guys 27 copies is way too little. And after couple times listening this, I must repeat: Too few was made! Spoken word pieces and more thought patterns of various industrial waste sounds sets this apart from typical finnish newcomers who's just "smash things up". There is clearly ideas as well as willing to go to different direction than many others. Not overtly disgusting or violent, but dark and grim!
SEWER ELECTION "Killing For Denmark" tape
SEWER ELECTION + TRERIKSRÖSET "Killing For Finland" tape
Harsh Head Rituals
Ten years ago, going to noise show in other country would be good opportunity to make small run of merch to be sold. Not sure how many are now doing stuff just for the live shows, but maybe they are? Just don't see that much harsh noise live gigs where it would happen. These tapes in a way are musically always guaranteed harsh head rituals, but at the same time one could say one survives without them. Brutal crunchy walls of harsh noise, with nothing new, nothing old. 2005-ish totality.
ANDREW COLTRAINE "Economy Of Evil II" tape
Nurse Etiquette – NE69
This is kind of moments when one has been listening plenty of noise, and occasional exhaustive manic enthusiasm lurks in brain and one wonders can all the stuff I listen really all so good? Then it is great to hear a tape that gives perspective: Yes, those tapes has been great, but this isn't.
It's not like Coltraine tape would be bad, but just isn't as good as many of the genre masterminds have created. It appears wrong way sloppy and half assed. Not enough punch and energy. But neither enough grim and suffocated lo-fi. Not disturbing frequencies. Not heaviness nor hectic cut ups etc. Basically just routine average noise. Which played as it is, would be just fine. But during days filled with great noise, it reminds that not all is great...
WEAK SISTERS "One Way Doors" tape
Nurse Etiquette – NE45
Same could be said about this. When C-10 features only snippets of good moments and otherwise seems like few random leftovers put on tape.... Not much point. Lazy. Very lazy. Perhaps there was attempt to capture moment where "too much noise" tries to come from channel and signal kind of shuts down, but.... ain't working.
PHROQ "The Kindom" tape
Truculent 2006
This, in other hand, is prime example why I like to listen noise tapes. It offers something little unusual. Something which most likely would not make its way to full length album, but perhaps should. On tape format he dares to waste most of the playtime of tape for ultra high pitched electronics and feedback, what keep you mostly on threshold of moment where it ALMOST explodes into full blast, but almost never does. Painful wait is almost like some Crumer of later Sickness pieces, but in the other hand not really. Just growing tension little by little. Until finally unleashing the beast somewhere in b-side and if you adjusted volume level of stereos to proper headfuck, it will hit like hammer.
The Body/Krieg split LP - Admittedly, I haven't liked any of the (many!) recent Body collaborations, but this one does it for me. Pounding rhythmic industrial and filthy noise. Doesn't "sound like" either of the two bands, I guess the sum of the parts is greater...? To me, synth sounds a bit like Paranoia-type Atrax Morgue. Other songs, more percussive and simple similar to Will Over Matter, but lots going on. Later songs in album get into weird beat-centric almost noise techno pieces which I dislike quite a bit. Despite that, I think record has plenty of great moments.
Magma - Konzert Zund 12 CD box set - I didn't know if I needed this, as I have the Retrosectiw I, II & III plus Live/Hhai LPs, but there is some seriously great concerts on here. I'm a fan of all Magma eras and the newer recordings of the last few LPs are just fantastic. The Alahambra I & II sets in particular are particularly excellent, and the Triton series are really well done. Packaging is phenomenal, the "box" itself is huge although the "80 page book" is really just a lot of pictures and reviews in french. That's okay! I'm also really into the Slag Tanz LP that came out this year and the live recording on Triton Zund Zelekt II is wonderful.
Chaos Echoes - Transient DLP - still absorbing this massive work. Really my top record of the year. Totally hypnotic, unique metal.
Sissy Spacek - Wreck - totally harsh noise venture for SS. Really loving this one, just massively crushing low end, very dynamic. One of their standouts.
i guess i'm nostalgic for high school or something because the past few days have been dominated by listening to Converge and Neurosis. aside from that:
Throat - Short Circuit mp3s - need to get a physical copy of this. probably the wildest sounding Throat record I've heard. generally not as "heavy" as past stuff but venturing further into the fringe of noise/math rock. Houston Soup is especially weird and awesome
Kowloon Walled City - Container Ships / Grievances mp3s - this band sounds a bit like a sludgier version of Pissed Jeans, but that doesn't really do it justice. super bitter sounding music which fits me perfectly. oddly some of the guitar tones remind me of Red House Painters.
JARL - Breaking Point Syndrome CD / Wound Profile CD - JARL literally never fails. both CDs are newer purchases for me and I wish I hadn't waited so long to get BPS especially. the last track on that one is really top notch.
Quote from: holy ghost on December 17, 2015, 06:11:05 PM
Magma - Konzert Zund 12 CD box set - I didn't know if I needed this, as I have the Retrosectiw I, II & III plus Live/Hhai LPs, but there is some seriously great concerts on here. I'm a fan of all Magma eras and the newer recordings of the last few LPs are just fantastic. The Alahambra I & II sets in particular are particularly excellent, and the Triton series are really well done. Packaging is phenomenal, the "box" itself is huge although the "80 page book" is really just a lot of pictures and reviews in french. That's okay! I'm also really into the Slag Tanz LP that came out this year and the live recording on Triton Zund Zelekt II is wonderful.
I didn't get this box because I have everything by
Magma except for live recordings and I also have all of their DVDs, so I think there are only 2 recordings in this box that I don't have. I agree that their newer material is generally very good too (I also love
Slag Tanz), even if they don't match the level of uniqueness and sometimes downright bizarre atmosphere that their classic albums have (e.g.
Köhntarkösz or
Üdü Wüdü).
I recently listened to the 4CD box of
Offering, and for the most part their music was just as good as Magma's.
Have been enjoying the entire back catalog of the small Danish PE label APOSTLE OF PURITY. And this is indeed superb material! Both tapes by ANTI FEMINIST DEATH SQUAD "Anti Feminist Death Squad" and "Supra Mulieribus" offer noisy and brutal PE. Very powerful and primitive, but still multi-layered. "Innocent Inscest" by WHITE EYES OPEN takes kind of a similar approach, but moves more towards the screechy side of things. May be a little bit better than the AFDS material, maybe. All three releases are highly limited and not for sale on Discogs atm, but I would definitely recommend it to those who are into this kind of material, if an opportunity pops up.
https://youtu.be/S1gFpztEDfI (https://youtu.be/S1gFpztEDfI)
Quote from: acsenger on December 20, 2015, 04:43:35 AMI didn't get this box because I have everything by Magma except for live recordings and I also have all of their DVDs, so I think there are only 2 recordings in this box that I don't have. I agree that their newer material is generally very good too (I also love Slag Tanz), even if they don't match the level of uniqueness and sometimes downright bizarre atmosphere that their classic albums have (e.g. Köhntarkösz or Üdü Wüdü).
I recently listened to the 4CD box of Offering, and for the most part their music was just as good as Magma's.
I have the Retrospectiw I-III and the Live/Hhai albums so I didn't actually need a ton of music from this, but I'm glad I bought it nonetheless to hear the newer concerts, plus it looks amazing! I'm sure I could have downloaded it just as easy but for something like this it was worth it. In my mind the versions on Retrospectiw are just flawless, especially MDK.
Today:
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch! LP - this is one of my brothers favorite records and it's just never clicked with me, I use to think Hubbard was just too tame for the avant garde, and I'm alsways put off by a vibraphone.... but I picked up the reissue the other day to give it another go and hot damn, this is just hitting it perfectly for me. I guess anything with Tony Williams is going to be worth hearing. I dunno if it's the "landmark of free jazz" that it's made out to be, but it's definitely great.
Aluk Todolo - Ordre 10" - just the perfect mix of German Oak esque krautrock influence and dark fucked up improvised rock. Perfect weird record. I like all their stuff but this is the best record for me.
Gowl - Buzz Box 7"/Bluuurrr 7" - great contemporary grindcore. Nothing too technical, just great Scum era ND worship.
TRTRKMMR - Avec La Souillure Nous Entrons Au Règne De La Terreur - I don't know if I like this as much as I thought I would - its pretty cool, but feels almost
too structured, tight, composed, like it just doesn't seem to ever let loose very much. I don't hate it, but I don't really love it either. I sort of thought it would be a slam dunk since I'm usually really into Iron Lung Records stuff, but this is just not doing it for me.
Quote from: holy ghost on December 20, 2015, 05:42:47 PM
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch! LP - this is one of my brothers favorite records and it's just never clicked with me, I use to think Hubbard was just too tame for the avant garde, and I'm alsways put off by a vibraphone.... but I picked up the reissue the other day to give it another go and hot damn, this is just hitting it perfectly for me. I guess anything with Tony Williams is going to be worth hearing. I dunno if it's the "landmark of free jazz" that it's made out to be, but it's definitely great.
Definitely a great album and Tony Williams is the man! I am also not a big fan of vibraphone, but something/everything in this record just hits the right spot. Freddie Hubbards Blue spirits is also great album, not avantgarde or "free" but still classic and has lot of memorable tracks.
I have been mellowing out with quiet drone music today; Stars Of The Lid's The Ballasted Orchestra CD and now playing:
V/A: A Selection Of Drones Past: Singles 1993-20002-cd compilation from the Drone Records. Pretty solid compilation, but I've always liked the second disc a bit more. Especially the
Dronaement and
Tarkatak tracks. Need to explore more stuff from those projects!
Quote from: V.T.R on December 20, 2015, 10:06:09 PM
V/A: A Selection Of Drones Past: Singles 1993-2000
I also like this double CD. Recently I got two 7"'s on Drone Records, by
Kallabris and
Id Battery. I don't have anything else by these bands, but both 7"'s are great. It would be great to go through the 100 7" releases on Drone Records, but who has the money to buy even, say, 30-40 of them?
Toukaseibunshi -
Meta-Inorganicmatter Meta-Newlon (CD, P.S.F. Records, 2009)
CD reissue of a tape from the 1980s by this obscure Japanese project. Track 1 is ambient noise and at 20 minutes, too long, but it's still quite nice. The other tracks are more in the noise vein, but not too harsh, with some industrial and ambientish touch at times. I'm reminded a bit of
S·Core: not so much because of the music itself as due to the way the tracks are structured. There's not much development in the tracks; instead, there's a kind of obsessive focus on the same elements. There's often high-pitched feedback with various repeating sounds going on at the same time. It's a good, enjoyable CD. I also have the
Stratosphere Sound LP from 2014 that I should listen to again and see how much the project changed after a ca. 25-year hiatus.
Quote from: acsenger on December 21, 2015, 12:20:02 PMKallabris
This is a decent Kallibris release: http://nostalgie-de-la-boue.blogspot.com/2015/12/kallabris-first-second.html
Maskhead - Forced Perversions (C40, Filth&Violence): This certainly suits F&V, but I liked the 1st tape more. That one had sharper Harsh Noise, this one has a muffled sound, probably meant to be that way, but this doesn't really work for me. There are some nice parts though, but 40 mins is a bit too long...
Audial Decimation Records Compilation Vol. 1 (CD, Audial Decimation Records): I have downloaded this compilation about 6 years ago (I think) and quite liked it, even though I don't like every single track (still have to find a compilation where that's the fact and it would actually surprise me...). So, when I saw that Tesco still had this available while I was ordering some other stuff, I of course picked it up. I also always like this kind of booklets where each act has a page with its own layout. Anyone know which band it is on the Emil Beaulieau page?
Quote from: Ashmonger on December 22, 2015, 12:03:52 AM
Anyone know which band it is on the Emil Beaulieau page?
That is U2.
Drowning in all things Maurice De Jong at the minute (apart from It Only Gets Worse). Some people find Stalaggh's out put darker than Gnaw Their Tongues, I disagree.
Gnaw their tongues
De Magia Veterum
SEIROM
Cloak Of Altering
TEMPLE OF WILL
Pyriphlegethon
CAPUT MORTUUM
ASTRAL
Gnaw their tongues
OPHIUCHUS
even ASTRAL (dude's earliest project)
I hope this mood doesn't lift for a while
CON-DOM - Shards of Ordnance (Industrial Recollections)
I have always been pretty open with the fact that I am not that keen on Con-Dom. It's not bad, but I have only heard very little from the project that I would see as brilliant. Apart from that, the whole Cultural Terrorism thing isn't really that much up my alley (although I enjoy it, if it's done well). However, after playing the "Three Pillars of Controlled Domination" (which is more than astounding) I decided to dive into Con-Dom once again. First of all, the presentation is awesome, but that shouldn't be news to anyone. The majority of disc 1 worked very well as murky and actually quite experimental noise. Good, if not VERY good, but not really what I was anticipating after the Unrest folks had set the mood with their tribute, heh. I am sure I will enjoy this much more when knowing what to expect of it. Disc 2 turned out to be extremely ripping and well executed. Especially the tracks where gutter noise sounds are dominated by Mike's vocals. Sometimes, I had the feeling that only the crudest and most minimalistic means were at the artist's disposal, but the track just HAD to be done. Highly interesting!
Miles Davis - Big Fun: I have had the double CD "expanded edition" forever but I recently scored an original LP verion - this is such a total hot banger, Miles in total nuts fusion mode - all kinds of unique instrumentation, studio effects, and a killer half hour track, "Go Ahead John" that's an outtake from the Jack Johnson sessions. It's totally killer, as good as anything on JJ and worth the price of admission alone. I think there's so much extra stuff on the CD version I find the entire thing kind of overwhelming, although more of this era isn't a bad thing. But just having the four tracks alone, is really something. Killer fusion era Miles record.
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica: this is as weird today as when I first heard it, and never gets old. It's been great to have some time and actually play the whole thing, side after side. Current favs are China Pig and Sugar n' Spikes.
Evan Parker & John Wiese - C-Section: holy shit, this is such a great weird album. I love both these guys on their own but together it's totally unique. More than just a "sax and noise" kind of deal. Way more "out" than what you'd expect from pairing these guys together.
Le Orme - Felona E Sorona: I hadn't played this in years, and recently saw a 2xLP reissue in a store, but it was priced at $80 for a new record. It got me to dig out my CD copy and give it a spin - very much like Van Der Graaf Generator mood wise, pretty cool. Not $80 cool though. I would have paid $35, tops.
V/A Sub 1984 - there's a lot of shit on here that I don't like, but there are some pretty great, unique songs here and there (both by the same bands).
Effigy - Evil Fragments 1999 - I think I like the 7" more than this, but it has been a while - the vocals really remind me of something from the 80s, and it is driving me nuts; I got the song, but not the band.
Catasexual Urge Motivation - Death to Pigs 2013 - because I didn't know this existed until today - I don't like this as much today as yesterday, but it still makes me grin.
Vastum - Hole Below 2015 - on my "best of the year" list - love the vibe they have going here; dark/evil psychedelia - not sure how I feel about the vocals sometimes; the effects are heavy-handed and almost too much.
Tetsu Arrey - IV 2014 - I like three things about this album: 1) great bass sound 2) they write songs 3) the vocals. I might never listen to this again.
Quote from: vomitgore on December 26, 2015, 05:24:36 PM
CON-DOM - Shards of Ordnance (Industrial Recollections)
I have always been pretty open with the fact that I am not that keen on Con-Dom. It's not bad, but I have only heard very little from the project that I would see as brilliant. Apart from that, the whole Cultural Terrorism thing isn't really that much up my alley (although I enjoy it, if it's done well). However, after playing the "Three Pillars of Controlled Domination" (which is more than astounding) I decided to dive into Con-Dom once again. First of all, the presentation is awesome, but that shouldn't be news to anyone. The majority of disc 1 worked very well as murky and actually quite experimental noise. Good, if not VERY good, but not really what I was anticipating after the Unrest folks had set the mood with their tribute, heh. I am sure I will enjoy this much more when knowing what to expect of it. Disc 2 turned out to be extremely ripping and well executed. Especially the tracks where gutter noise sounds are dominated by Mike's vocals. Sometimes, I had the feeling that only the crudest and most minimalistic means were at the artist's disposal, but the track just HAD to be done. Highly interesting!
If you don't have it already, I recommend getting the
Waging War Against You CD which has the
Con-Dom and
Grey Wolves tracks from the
War Against Society 3LP. I got the CD a few days ago and I'm glad I bought it after some hesitation. I was on the fence about buying it because I know very little Con-Dom and I had the same opinion about it as you. I collected almost all of the 7"'s in the Sermons series after reading the Con-Dom thread on SI, and while some of them are really good, I found others to be nothing special. I don't care much for the
Have Complete Faith CD -- although maybe I should listen to it again, since, strangely enough, when I recently listened to the
Intolerable split tape with Grey Wolves, I loved it, even though it's the same kind of murky, primitive noise/PE that I remember
Have Complete Faith being. Anyway, the tracks on
Waging War Against You are good to great (
Torch being my favourite) and together they form an excellent first half of the CD (playtime-wise, it's more than half, actually). Your description of "murky and actually quite experimental noise" fits it well. I'm now curious about
Shards of Ordnance and will definitely order it.
Another reason to buy
Waging War Against You is the Grey Wolves track which is absolutely mindblowing!
Quote from: acsenger on December 27, 2015, 10:52:25 AM
Another reason to buy Waging War Against You is the Grey Wolves track which is absolutely mindblowing!
I could listen to that track on repeat all day, it's superb.
Ryoji Ikeda - +/- - both perfect driving album and horrendous in equal parts. The frequency fun is quite soothing mostly but some of the shifts and subtleties can be rather distracting.
SunnO))) - Kannon - I have always been unashamedly a big fan of Sunn and quite dismissive of the notion that they're only good as a live experience. Ther recorded experience has always been different, but not worse. Anyway, Kannon is a little more back to basics guitar drone, less oppressive than the likes of 00Void or Grimrobe Demos but it feels more stripped back than later works - maybe White2 is a good reference point. Vocals still present but less prominent. Won't create new fans but if you're already on board with them I don't see why you wouldn't be with this one too.
Phurpa - The Magic Rituals of the BON Tradition - love Phurpa right now, it's dark and grim but uplifting at the same time. So easy to just get lost in the chanting. I guess in reference to SunnO))) above, the most questionable aspect that has always surrounded them is a lack of authenticity whereas Phurpa absolutely fits the bill, particularly with a bit of reading about their background.
Martial God Mask, I had never heard of Phurpa until now and then looked at this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZWHQTQt_vI) and now it appears I owe you a drink.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on December 27, 2015, 03:31:19 PM
Martial God Mask, I had never heard of Phurpa until now and then looked at this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZWHQTQt_vI) and now it appears I owe you a drink.
No problem!
Quote from: acsenger on December 27, 2015, 10:52:25 AM
Quote from: vomitgore on December 26, 2015, 05:24:36 PM
CON-DOM - Shards of Ordnance (Industrial Recollections)
I have always been pretty open with the fact that I am not that keen on Con-Dom. It's not bad, but I have only heard very little from the project that I would see as brilliant. Apart from that, the whole Cultural Terrorism thing isn't really that much up my alley (although I enjoy it, if it's done well). However, after playing the "Three Pillars of Controlled Domination" (which is more than astounding) I decided to dive into Con-Dom once again. First of all, the presentation is awesome, but that shouldn't be news to anyone. The majority of disc 1 worked very well as murky and actually quite experimental noise. Good, if not VERY good, but not really what I was anticipating after the Unrest folks had set the mood with their tribute, heh. I am sure I will enjoy this much more when knowing what to expect of it. Disc 2 turned out to be extremely ripping and well executed. Especially the tracks where gutter noise sounds are dominated by Mike's vocals. Sometimes, I had the feeling that only the crudest and most minimalistic means were at the artist's disposal, but the track just HAD to be done. Highly interesting!
If you don't have it already, I recommend getting the Waging War Against You CD which has the Con-Dom and Grey Wolves tracks from the War Against Society 3LP. I got the CD a few days ago and I'm glad I bought it after some hesitation. I was on the fence about buying it because I know very little Con-Dom and I had the same opinion about it as you. I collected almost all of the 7"'s in the Sermons series after reading the Con-Dom thread on SI, and while some of them are really good, I found others to be nothing special. I don't care much for the Have Complete Faith CD -- although maybe I should listen to it again, since, strangely enough, when I recently listened to the Intolerable split tape with Grey Wolves, I loved it, even though it's the same kind of murky, primitive noise/PE that I remember Have Complete Faith being. Anyway, the tracks on Waging War Against You are good to great (Torch being my favourite) and together they form an excellent first half of the CD (playtime-wise, it's more than half, actually). Your description of "murky and actually quite experimental noise" fits it well. I'm now curious about Shards of Ordnance and will definitely order it.
Another reason to buy Waging War Against You is the Grey Wolves track which is absolutely mindblowing!
Thanks a lot for the recommendation!I actually bought that "Waging War Against You" instantly when it was released and it is some of my favourite Con-Dom material. Apart from that, the "Colour of a Man's Skin" release is tremendous, also have fond memories of that "Control Domination" release that comes in those stone plates (it's been a while, though). I would probably recommend those even more than the "Shards of Ordnance" compilation, although that should also be right up your alley judging by your descriptions (and it's also nice just to have, in my opinion).
Today's listening included:
Stadingers - Deadly Silent Impulse
DCR releases are always worth checking out, and this is one of those that didn't get as much attention as some of the others, it seems? Maybe the highly acclaimed Femeheim debut stole some of the stagelight? However, I think this should definitely be acknowledged more. Very dark, clean and well-crafted soundscapes, some distant howlings and warm, rich sound. Very "Industrial" so to say. Highly recommended, in my opinion!
Quote from: martialgodmask on December 27, 2015, 01:53:34 PMSunnO))) - Kannon - I have always been unashamedly a big fan of Sunn and quite dismissive of the notion that they're only good as a live experience. Ther recorded experience has always been different, but not worse. Anyway, Kannon is a little more back to basics guitar drone, less oppressive than the likes of 00Void or Grimrobe Demos but it feels more stripped back than later works - maybe White2 is a good reference point. Vocals still present but less prominent. Won't create new fans but if you're already on board with them I don't see why you wouldn't be with this one too.
Thanks for this balanced review - the reviews I've read online have been far too full of hyperbole to take seriously. I can't read another review of how Sunn O))) have created something so magical it transcends all music prior to it's creation or a WHAT IS THIS IT'S NOT EVEN MUSIC from some bro-metal blog.... I really disliked the Scott Walker and Ulver collabs but I'm intrigued to check this out when I see an LP copy. I've been really into the stuff O'Malley's been doing with Steve Noble so I'm hopeful for more like the St. Francis Duo or the Nazoranai LPs, which are way more interesting than Sunn since, well I guess Monoliths and Dimensions which was okay. Frankly I'd just be happy with White 1 & 2 reissued so I can finally own LP versions more than anything else!
Today: SNFU - And No One Wanted To Play LP - fucking loved this record as a teenager, the 35 year old me feels exactly the same way. Never cared for much more after this although If You Swear is pretty great too.
Dave Holland Quartet - Conference of the Birds LP - this was one of the first really "free" LPs I bought but it almost seems tame today compared to what else is freeing it up, still a really great listen. Sam Rivers and Anthony Braxton on one LP is a wonderful thing.
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - hadn't played this in a looooong time as there's so much other Coltrane I prefer, usually Interstellar Space or Live in Japan, but this LP is seriously great when not wanting it to be so "out" you can't appreciate the album for what it is musically, and not just an endlessly namechecked "supreme classic" along with Slint and Fleetwood Mac on a Rolling Stone best of 500 list. Elvin Jones in particular is phenomenal on this, and I would say it was really great to break out my LP copy and hear it on my stereo and not on a pair of headphones while trudging to work. Great. Better than I remember it.
Quote from: vomitgore on December 27, 2015, 11:59:31 PM
Thanks a lot for the recommendation!I actually bought that "Waging War Against You" instantly when it was released and it is some of my favourite Con-Dom material. Apart from that, the "Colour of a Man's Skin" release is tremendous, also have fond memories of that "Control Domination" release that comes in those stone plates (it's been a while, though). I would probably recommend those even more than the "Shards of Ordnance" compilation, although that should also be right up your alley judging by your descriptions (and it's also nice just to have, in my opinion).
Thanks a lot! I've read a lot of praise about
Colour of a Man's Skin -- I wish it wasn't so expensive!
Control Domination isn't exactly cheap either, but it's on Tidal so I'll listen to it there.
Quote from: martialgodmask on December 27, 2015, 01:53:34 PM
Ryoji Ikeda - +/- - both perfect driving album and horrendous in equal parts. The frequency fun is quite soothing mostly but some of the shifts and subtleties can be rather distracting.
This is quite a challenging album. I remember the calmer parts were almost a relief after the intense headfuck of the more extreme frequencies. Not exactly easy listening even by experimental music standards.
Quote from: holy ghost on December 28, 2015, 02:32:15 AM
Quote from: martialgodmask on December 27, 2015, 01:53:34 PMSunnO))) - Kannon - I have always been unashamedly a big fan of Sunn and quite dismissive of the notion that they're only good as a live experience. Ther recorded experience has always been different, but not worse. Anyway, Kannon is a little more back to basics guitar drone, less oppressive than the likes of 00Void or Grimrobe Demos but it feels more stripped back than later works - maybe White2 is a good reference point. Vocals still present but less prominent. Won't create new fans but if you're already on board with them I don't see why you wouldn't be with this one too.
Thanks for this balanced review - the reviews I've read online have been far too full of hyperbole to take seriously. I can't read another review of how Sunn O))) have created something so magical it transcends all music prior to it's creation or a WHAT IS THIS IT'S NOT EVEN MUSIC from some bro-metal blog.... I really disliked the Scott Walker and Ulver collabs but I'm intrigued to check this out when I see an LP copy. I've been really into the stuff O'Malley's been doing with Steve Noble so I'm hopeful for more like the St. Francis Duo or the Nazoranai LPs, which are way more interesting than Sunn since, well I guess Monoliths and Dimensions which was okay. Frankly I'd just be happy with White 1 & 2 reissued so I can finally own LP versions more than anything else!
I like
Soused although it feels far more like SunnO))) are Walker's guests. This new album isn't remotely magical and doesn't really offer anything new at all and I'm ok with that, clearly some people need to get a grip. As inferred in my original post, it feels more like an exercise in dress-up and pretend when compared with other seemingly more authentic artists but again, I'm ok with that enough to not get hung up on it and always have been.
magma / mk9 / yen pox / esther phillips / lavern baker / bullmoose jackson.....
xmas time went with the usual motörhead rituals (bomber, iron fist... joker card this year was "live + loud" some cheapo compilation of lofi live + demo stuff..... but now these sad news....)
PRICK DECAY - Mud Sound For Car Stereos CD (Pure)
A concoction of pretty much every aspect l like about noise. Playful, unpredictable and silly (but not too silly). Soundwise, to these ears, it sits right in the middle between Spoils & Relicsy confusion and MSNP-ish butchery. Some line-up on this one as well (Bolus, Phillips, Jerman, Eb.Er, Constance etc.)...
INTERSYSTEMS 3LP box (Alga Marghen)
Ordered and paid for the much cheaper CD-version but received this luxurious vinyl version instead (by mistake I assume). Nice! Recorded, or at least originally released, during the years 1967 and 1968. Some rather funny spoken word/story telling accompanied by experimental electronic sounds. This, the vinyl version, comes with a huge book and (for the third LP in the set) a smaller zine-like art booklet. It is certainly a document of its time, not too far from what Öyvind Fahlström and Åke Hodell were up to in Sweden back then. To taste, I guess. Lovely stuff!
Quote from: Baglady on December 29, 2015, 12:03:00 PM
INTERSYSTEMS 3LP box (Alga Marghen)
Ordered and paid for the much cheaper CD-version but received this luxurious vinyl version instead (by mistake I assume). Nice! Recorded, or at least originally released, during the years 1967 and 1968. Some rather funny spoken word/story telling accompanied by experimental electronic sounds. This, the vinyl version, comes with a huge book and (for the third LP in the set) a smaller zine-like art booklet. It is certainly a document of its time, not too far from what Öyvind Fahlström and Åke Hodell were up to in Sweden back then. To taste, I guess. Lovely stuff!
I have all their releases on CD and one on LP+7"EP. One of the greatest psycho-experimental band in the end of the 60. As I see, is it re-issue of their three original items? Are there any bonus tracks or something more?
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on December 29, 2015, 12:47:07 PM
Quote from: Baglady on December 29, 2015, 12:03:00 PM
INTERSYSTEMS 3LP box (Alga Marghen)
Ordered and paid for the much cheaper CD-version but received this luxurious vinyl version instead (by mistake I assume). Nice! Recorded, or at least originally released, during the years 1967 and 1968. Some rather funny spoken word/story telling accompanied by experimental electronic sounds. This, the vinyl version, comes with a huge book and (for the third LP in the set) a smaller zine-like art booklet. It is certainly a document of its time, not too far from what Öyvind Fahlström and Åke Hodell were up to in Sweden back then. To taste, I guess. Lovely stuff!
I have all their releases on CD and one on LP+7"EP. One of the greatest psycho-experimental band in the end of the 60. As I see, is it re-issue of their three original items? Are there any bonus tracks or something more?
Just the three albums, with (as far as I know) original artwork and no bonus tracks. I paid 50€ for it by accident, as I said, but the actual price is 80€ or something. Worth that price tag I'd say.
STREICHER - Annihilism (Old Captain)
I dont think that i need to say much about him ? Quite fine record of australian industrial filth and good reissue from Old Captain again.
The Keraunograph Ensemble - The Omnipresent Vol.IV: Writings of Earth lp
"Vaguely unpleasant chamber music" - that piqued the interest. Vaguely unpleasant chamber music, tendered under the power acoustic interra-gations of James Hamilton – that sealed the deal. Quote, Writings of Earth both complements and extends the entropic and geotraumatic concerns which were the focus of JH's previous Nebris project (1998-2009), recontextualising them in a textural language closer to his current work with Preterite (2009-2013), unquote. That's what he says. A less punctilious sort might say it like: "NH whips out a wackload of bows, hammers, reeds, strings and voices, and gets in a big ol' orgy with David Jackman, plunging desola-ted sorow-s into sultry enveloping layers of rusted-out ornithic forelimbs, adhering fast to the well-primed soundhole, ultimately to render the throbbing aural organ numb, like it were froze to the ground."* (Tried to fit the word "cavernous" in there, but couldn't manage, me bad.) My shoe is off, my foot is cold, my attention lost suddenly in the expansive, glowing, warmth of "Searing Field", and, shamed to admit, there's nothing even vaguely unpleasant about it. Halfway through things take a turn for the dramatic, deepening to a crimson-hued fiery resonance as the bowed metals bleed through their singed, feeding back, extremities. This is pretty much as good as drone gets, says I, JH sure knows his shit! "Screaming beneath the earth" emerges in a rather more sedate stream of sonorous ringings and bowings, echoed drift almost hinting at the ethereal- but, at the not insignificant interval of 3:33, a thrilling note is struck, signifying the commencement of a stately procession toward the roaring mouth of an infernal abyss. Notes are struck now in deliberate, rhythmic, succession, unveiling in their wake a host of angeli-demonic voices swelling at the threshold. As the massed conflagration of elemental outpouring surges to a rapturous close one perceives at last the unmistakable screaming beneath the earth, but such majestic screaming! With this ultra-limited boxed set, which smells like a true work of art, one obtains the download code for the lp itself plus four additional studies for The Omnipresent I – III, flowing, I believe, in reverse chronology through to the very first Keraunograph, "Prime Radiant", which was first made available in digital form in 2013. A shitload of ear-candy, in short. This is described on Bandcamp as "additional work in progress related to The Omnipresent cycle, recorded from 2009 to 2012", but it is no less fascinating. The aural passages report the progression, in reverse order, from quite primal guitar-feedback densities through to far more lush, full-bodied, un-earthly explorations. About as good a start to the Monkey Year as one could hope. Ook, ook.
Semilanceata CDs and '75 live recording of Terje Rypdal performing jazz masterpiece 'Odyssey' in Germany. Latest XE DVD on WRATH is an enjoyable homage as well! The Grey Wolves' track on 'Waging War Against You' might just be their best. Killer album as well. Con-Dom have never been better. And of course... latest STAB Electronics album. That one give me a hard cock.
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Today: SNFU - And No One Wanted To Play LP - fucking loved this record as a teenager, the 35 year old me feels exactly the same way. Never cared for much more after this although If You Swear is pretty great too.
complete masterpiece that sadly they have never been able to replay
Cannibal cafe is a complete classic.
devastating gigs...
Allegory Chapel Ltd. - Codex Demi-Monde 2014 - I believe this is a reissue of the "1996 Demo Part I" tape, and thank goodness for it - I don't know if I'm too biased to hear clearly, too romantic for ACL, or what; but has anyone else layered or orchestrated noise at this level of skill, with such elements, and end quality? - Jason Crumer is the only other to come to mind - great work.
Roedelius - Selbstportrait II 1980 - krautrock - doesn't have that somber, melancholy, Sunday feel to it like some of the others in the series; more playful and circus-like, particularly in tones; but tracks like "Regenwurm" manage to tightwalk nicely between the street performance vibe and tipping into darkness.
Allegory Chapel Ltd. - Resurrection 2014 - actual new material? - possibly not quite as multi-dimensional as his classic 90's material (but probably is, and I just haven't noticed and absorbed it all yet), with a greater industrial/noise vibe, but all the craftsmanship is absolutely there - may his return be long and plentiful.
Paranoid - Destroy Future Less System 12": I haven't kept up with contemporary hardcore punk in a loooong time save for some Crossed Out worship PV, but this is just devastating - blown out Confuse style raw as shit hardcore played by three Swedes. Pretty incredible. I really need to start looking out for the rest of their stuff. Plus it comes with a cool poster!!
Wretched - Libero Di Vivere, Libero Di Morire LP - Pretty amazing you can just order a reissue of this for $15, and a few years back I grabbed a reproduction of the Indigesti split 7" to boot (double boot pun intended). I've never heard this recording before now and it's really great. Nice and raw, really fast, same frenetic energy as the previous recordings.
Cecil Taylor - Cecil Taylor Unit (1978 New World Records) & 3 Phasis (New World Records 1979): Scored reasonably priced LP copies of these recently to upgrade my CD copies, this is prime Unit - I originally wasn't as crazy about this era due to the violin playing, but overall these are great records and I've really grown to love where he's at. Maybe a bit less intense than Unit Structures era Cecil but still jarring, discordant and really captivating.
Suppression - Rats In The Control Room CS / Amputated Brain Stem CD: Suppression doing totally fucking crazy noisecore. I haven't kept up with the band over the last few years and I know they have a few recordings of various styles (the Faust of powerviolence?) that I need to get on. I also ordered the anthology from 1993-2000 and caught up, I think I have everything from this era but it's great to get a digital version. Spinning through 65 tracks is great.
Noise/Industrial Holocaust LP: I snagged this for $11 through SPHC record who bought some deadstock, never heard these recording before, although I had the 7" by the same bands. 76 tracks over both sides. Totally raw noisecore, not really many surprises over the other records I 've heard from Noise. Apparently some new reissues are coming out this year as well?
Quotecomplete masterpiece that sadly they have never been able to replay
Hang out with Chi Pig at the store, events, etc semi-regularly. He's an old ally of Skull Skates.
http://skullskates.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=snfu&osCsid=60545479447af09b46fa66f08e897dbf&x=0&y=0
Quote from: holy ghost on January 09, 2016, 01:09:41 AM
Paranoid - Destroy Future Less System 12": I haven't kept up with contemporary hardcore punk in a loooong time save for some Crossed Out worship PV, but this is just devastating - blown out Confuse style raw as shit hardcore played by three Swedes. Pretty incredible. I really need to start looking out for the rest of their stuff. Plus it comes with a cool poster!
Didn't hear this one yet, but i have a couple of their ep's which are great.
You might want to check out Infernoh, Effluxus, Sex Dwarf, Pig DNA, Kromosom, ... as well - these are some of my 'current' faves in the genre.
Sickness "Mudlark" (Self Abuse): Always was, probably always will be, my favorite Goudreau recording. Neurotic. Fuck life.
German Army "Kalash Tirich Mir" (Yerevan Tapes): My favorite yet. Too prolific to have heard it all, but this is the most post-punk, 80's euro-industrial sounding album yet. Highly recommended if GA has ever interested you.
Con-Dom - War and Ordnance :
The A side is good, the Con-Dom 'standards' as far as tracks go so you can't go wrong. The B side however just roars with bulldozing power,fucking excellent. Well recorded too.
Quote from: urall on January 10, 2016, 11:20:23 AM
Didn't hear this one yet, but i have a couple of their ep's which are great.
You might want to check out Infernoh, Effluxus, Sex Dwarf, Pig DNA, Kromosom, ... as well - these are some of my 'current' faves in the genre.
So far I've looked up Sex Dwarf and Pig DNA - both great! Thanks.
Reading Kim Gordon's biography right now - listened to Sonic Youth Daydream Nation. This record seriously sucks. I have a soft spot for SY but really at this point the SYR records, Washing Machine and some of the stuff of their later period records. Basically everything before Washing Machine is unbearable (IMO)
Anthony Braxton - For Trio - same composition, performed by different trios on side a and b. Totally out there, and great to see how each unit interprets the same material.
Nils Cline & Gregg Bendian - Interstellar Space Revisited - a co-worker lent me the CD, very fucking cool. Not as much of a shedfest as I would have imagined but really cool. I don't know much about this guys Cline but this rules.
The Rita - Sea Wolf Leviathan CS - grabbed this and a few other records direct from artist...great to get this but how to review? It's very harsh noise wall! No surprises here!!
Slogun / Sickness - Split CD
Well, both deliever the goods and i am sure that this is not the place where i have to praise this guys. Strong material from both. Point.
Coming from the same region I'm in, I'm sure I would have met this person at a gig at sometime. But for the life of me, right now I just don't know who this is. Anyway, this shit's great. Low fidelity, loud recorded, crude harsh fucking Noise. https://soundcloud.com/tttttttttlllllllll (https://soundcloud.com/tttttttttlllllllll)
Schakalens Bror – Complete Open Ice Obliteration c10
Schakalens Bror – Vulkaniskt Helvete c10
excelent tapes, guitar driven harsh noise
Been catching up on some vital 2014/5 action I missed. Insane postage and a brutal exchange rate for the Australian dollar means I'm waiting longer periods before committing to physical releases by mail-order these days. The days of taking a stab in the dark on an unfamiliar quantity are fading fast, as a disappointing outcome hurts more than ever. I'm finding that compilations are one way to work around this - while often solid in themselves, they can also reveal new avenues of investigation. Preview tracks on YouTube, Bandcamp and SoundCloud are also of great assistance.
Darksmith 'Everyone Is Welcome In My Room' cassette (Vitrine)
Exoteric Continent / Primorje split cassette (Second Sleep)
Kam Hassah 'Giardino' 2 x cassette (Second Sleep)
Kjostad 'Birchbark' cassette (Mazurka Editions)
Sadio 'Sophisticated Methods In Torture' cassette (Freak Animal)
Red Light S/T cassette (IOPS)
V/A Magnetic Detritus 2 x cassette (Imminent Frequencies)
V/A Map of the Interior cassette (Vitrine)
V/A Svensk Noise cassette (Forever United)
Otherwise 'Blackstar' has been on constant rotation - an absorbing work of death art.
The Rita – Queen Sheets
i like the way he blend raw source with the static very much one of my favorite of is newer material
Armour Group's album "Purge (https://itrecordsmelb.bandcamp.com/album/armour-group-purge-lp)" has finally been released (I can understand a delay in the release of a twelve inch vinyl album but delaying the download for the same reason?) and it's good. Leaning more to the sinister, Death Industrial side of things rather than a more rawkus Power Electronics, it's certainly carefully constructed, somewhat sparse and nicely recorded. My favourite track would be the longest one, "Conditioning", which has a simple rhythmic beat behind layers of droney static and hums. It's timed quite well and has a few somewhat acoustic sounding sounds thrown in at just the right time. Lyrically, the connection between lyrics and samples used across the album is such that this could almost be a conceptual album. Title tracks like "Strength", "Purge", "Shoot To Kill" are pretty much unpretentious and on-target. I'm only going by my first listen here, so I'm glad to hear I'm not going to be disappointed with this.
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The Rita – Queen Sheets
i like the way he blend raw source with the static very much one of my favorite of is newer material
Texture. This release, to me, is entirely about texture. I haven't felt that (to this degree and in this way specifically) since maybe Hum of the Druid - Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry (hope that's the LP. It's been a while). Admittedly, I haven't heard everything The Rita over the past few years, so maybe this is standard, great affair for him. Re-affirms the belief that he is one of the most interesting, and significant, noise artist/experimenters working today. Upper echelon.
Unsustainable Social Condition tapes: both of these (the S/T and collab with Ted Byrnes) are great. Sounds a little like Sissy Spacek at its absolute harshest and I dig that man. Really blown out, really harsh, really kind of sounds like what would happen if ou put your hand in a fucking meatgrinder.
Constrain/Wrong Hole 7" only had the Jane to play this once, really great after an initial listen. I need to go back and listen to the other Constrain material I have answered absorb this one a little more.
Coltrane - Interstellar Space. Finally found an LP of what might be one if my favorite records of all time. Essential listening for anyone who likes harsh things. The drumming is more notable than the sax, Rashied Ali is just hitting everything I want to hear when it comes to improvised music.
Cecil Taylor "The Eighth" I had to download this from what.cd as I've never been able to find a copy. Really great. I don't know if I know who the rhythm section is but the drummer is legit killer.
ELP: S/T can you even imagine what would happen if more of their stuff sounded like "The Barbarian"? Best song ever.
Quote from: holy ghost on January 22, 2016, 11:35:52 PMELP: S/T can you even imagine what would happen if more of their stuff sounded like "The Barbarian"? Best song ever.
Peak of their career 1st song on 1st album - never heard anything else from them that even comes close.
Quote from: AXNAAR on January 22, 2016, 11:56:35 PM
Quote from: holy ghost on January 22, 2016, 11:35:52 PMELP: S/T can you even imagine what would happen if more of their stuff sounded like "The Barbarian"? Best song ever.
Peak of their career 1st song on 1st album - never heard anything else from them that even comes close.
Tarkus side 1, Fanfare for the Common Man, 1/3 of Brain Salad Surgery, a handful of other tracks. Such a great band but you could assembled DLP of everything essential.
Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble: Drawn Inward (ECM)
Freejazz from legendary ECM label. Pretty big band, but minimalistic approach focusing more on textures and creating weird sounds. Nice feeling of space and lot's of quiet parts. Some live electronics and sound processing too in this soup. Almost fell asleep while listening this and worked really well in this half conscious state.
Quote from: holy ghost on January 23, 2016, 05:08:34 AM
Quote from: AXNAAR on January 22, 2016, 11:56:35 PM
Quote from: holy ghost on January 22, 2016, 11:35:52 PMELP: S/T can you even imagine what would happen if more of their stuff sounded like "The Barbarian"? Best song ever.
Peak of their career 1st song on 1st album - never heard anything else from them that even comes close.
Tarkus side 1, Fanfare for the Common Man, 1/3 of Brain Salad Surgery, a handful of other tracks. Such a great band but you could assembled DLP of everything essential.
Sound, I'll give those a listen!
http://andthensheliedagain.blogspot.com/2016/01/markus-schwill-endzeitgeneration-split.html
I thought we'd discussed Endzeitgeneration, but a search didn't finding anything. For those fiending for crude electronics, power-electronics, and industrial hybrid ala Einleitungszeit, Cazzodio, early Thorofon, and the like. Not as spiced with industrial as I'd like, but they're very well good anyway. I've heard maybe one other tape, and this is in line in quality with that as well. The Schwill side is fine, but you grab this for the Endzeitgeneration. I'd add them to the wishful box set thread.
HASSOKK "KAI BETONAS TAMPA NIEKIO MANIFESTACIJA" tape
Narcolepsia
I don't remember much of previous Hassokk tape. I remember that I liked what I heard, but also that wasn't so memorable. But this is perhaps simply the qualily which is not flaw, but simply matter of style. If I should drop some names, of course lo-fi rawness of Body Cargo could be obvious reference, but perhaps I may say this brings my mind closer to Alfarmania! If not by sounding the same, but the atmosphere of multilayered slowly drifting soundscapes of industrial waste, which isn't really aggressive, but suffocating. Nice!
CONTRARIAN / STEVE FRENCH split tape
CONTRARIAN / METH LAB EXPLOSION split tape
Factotum
Two C-10's. Steve French offers like poor man's Masonna. heh. Short average harshness with some vocal noises/screams. Contrarian on first one is closer to "power violence" kind of stuff. If you'd leave Apartment 213 / MITB kind of roaring shouting, but less ambitious songs. More like just jamming 5 min worth of things.
On other split, it's more towards noisecore/noise fusion, and Meth Lab Explosion equally forgettable material. I guess the whole small edition C-10 underlines the spontaneous flow of material. Tapes being Fact042 and 082, so 40 releases between them....
WHITESWAN "TO THE POINT OF EXHAUSTION" tape
Narcolepsia
I feel there are levels in "filth", and while some of it is really good, others don't do much for me. I think debut Whiteswan promo tape was very promising. "Insatiable Lust" was decent, but tracks very alike. New tape offers more variety sonically, but also stretches material perhaps longer than project has ability. 40 min length of Whiteswan makes clear that there should be improvements made before he should make album. Vocals leave quite a lot to be desired. Effects? Or just scream louder. Especially 20 minutes B-side long track indicates sounds aren't that interesting if they are stretched into too long tracks. All in all, band still has potential, but should just focus rather than rely on easiness of being "lofi" & "raw", as best bands of that style usually have very distinctive qualities in sounds besides being rugged.
BIZARRE UPROAR "15 years... PURE HATE" CD
F&V
This era of BU is quite extensive in output, but looking back almost 10 years ago, band did set up very unique style for itself. Raw and ripping sound consisting pretty much metal junk, feedback and vocals. Some hectic stutter-loops and slower grinding loops of metal & chain sounds, but also actual physical live action what sounds like walking around in factory hall and dragging scrap metal and chains. Barbaric and physical approach isn't really lo-fi by any means. Its very sharp and in-your-face. This CD includes also bonus material what wasn't originally on the 5x tape box. It's well chosen, as it doesn't break the atmosphere at all.
DEVELOPER / MASS COMM split tape
DEVELOPER / SORCERER TORTURE split tape
Factotum
Dates back to 2013. All here are quite high pitched in sound. I know artists probably dislike to be lumped together, as there is certainly differences here. Nothing here is sort of MSNP type of brutally saturated heavy duty harsh noise. More towards Facialmess/Thirdorgan later days of Putrefier kind of stuff. Instead of hammering or constant aggression, especially Developer cuts you short distorted cuts and electronics signals and small metal objects into hectic noise. Developer side of Mass Comm split is best of here and Sorcerers Torture may be weakest. I miss true amplification and heavy bass crunch. Despite all-in-red dubbing on chrome tapes (both c-20's), it doesn't sound loud. This is perhaps the weakness. Developer would most likely benefit greatly from hard handed mastering job what would add some bulldozing frequencies.
Dead Neanderthals - Endless Voids: I ordered this from the band and obtained a download code in the meantime. I'm a big fan of their Polaris album, and totally dig the drums/sax combo. This is an 80 minute live show with a host of extra musicians, lots of slow, evolving drones, muted cymbals, some synth, starts with a slow build, lots of reverbed out guitars and just builds and builds. Really excellent stuff!! I also ordered a few of heir other records and I'm hoping for some really out there free playing as well. Excellent transition from "free jazz" to "improvised sound art" without moving into pretentious territory. A+!
Bastard Noise - Rogue Astronaut: Hadn't listened to this one in a while, really great. Very much resembles Sun Ra in terms of scope and context, adding a Interstellar storyline, very dense and varied. I don't mind the chanting vocal parts in the middle but I much prefer woods deep subbass growled low end vocals.
Last Dominion Lost - Towers of Silence (LP, Silken Tofu/The Epicurean): So, I had listened to some tracks from this LP a while ago on bandcamp, but never got around to buying it, then when I saw it at the Noisefest in Kortrijk I bought it. Seems a bit wrong now, waiting to buy it until one of them dies... Anyway, it's a really good piece of Industrial music. Varied approach, interesting sounds, interesting percussion, good sound and a sober but nice layout.
Unclean - Syntiinlankeemus (CD, Filth&Violence): Having heard the name Unclean around these parts quite often, I hadn't checked it out yet, but I decided to do so when this release was anounced. Quite a lot of samples, sparse vocals. Best track is Who Are You? Really bleak. Goes more into a Death Industrial direction. Good decision to get this.
Scatmother - Purulent Sublimity (CD, Filth&Violence): Filthy layout and perverse lyrics, does the job well. Belt-Buckle Discipline is a good opener, that sample is very effective too. But then the rest of the noise, well, it's not bad, but it doesn't do much for me. The vocals do show a good degree of variation between the tracks (with and without effects), but the tracks themselves aren't very interesting, seems like not much is happening...
Caligula031
Private Venus (C40, Lake Shark Harsh Noise): Nice packaging, lovely pics, hehe. Best track is the last one, the noise with the lady talking is really nice. The B side is very interesting too, apart from the Italian track of course, since my Italian is about as good as my Swahili...
Amria (C30, Wrath Productions): More good PE from Caligula031. Two long tracks, though it sounds like there are more tracks...
Slavetrade2000 (CD, Filth&Violence): Rather lo-fi (though not very lo-fi) filthy sound, quite some metal junk work, vocals a bit more buried. Cool album. I do wonder, however, what a cockring sounds like...
Topography of Smut Vol. 1 (CD, Filth&Violence): New tracks are good, though I like the tracks from Amria & Private Venus more. Albanian Meat Market is quite a different style, long tracks, more atmospheric especially Silver Shoes, but good too.
Clamor (tape, self-released): No title, no label, no information, only listed as tracks I to IV. Bought it from them at the Noisefest. Structure is the same as the gig, starts quite calm and gets a bit rougher towards the end. Not bad, but the gig was better. It just sounded better.
Analfabetism - Av Hjord Är Du Kommen (CD, Malignant Records):When I first listened to it at work on the Malignant bandcamp I wasn't into it, but I gave it another try and concluded that it actually is interesting. Now when listening to the CD I've come to the conclusion that it's very good Death Industrial (even despite the name which is a bit I don't know, just doesn't sound too good). Especially the 5th track with the great percussive elements is very good.
Climax Denial - Dehumanizing Environments (CD, Malignant Records):This is really good! For the most part there are no vocals. Clear sound, very atmospheric, there's an ambient quality to this as the tracks are long and slowly moving, it gets progressively bleaker or so it seems. Great artwork too!
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Scatmother - Purulent Sublimity (CD, Filth&Violence): Filthy layout and perverse lyrics, does the job well. Belt-Buckle Discipline is a good opener, that sample is very effective too. But then the rest of the noise, well, it's not bad, but it doesn't do much for me. The vocals do show a good degree of variation between the tracks (with and without effects), but the tracks themselves aren't very interesting, seems like not much is happening...
I think I was going to write about this but didn't? I listened this and new S.T.A.B. Electronics CD same day. Both vile stuff and crushing loud electronics. It's hard to draw line when something is like "pure power electronics", and when something appears like "noise with vocals". And to really define what is the difference. With these two cases, I would associate STAB to industrial/pe, while Scatmother sounded almost like grindcore transformed into electronics. Without being grindcore in the traditional sense of word. But instead of being at all "experimental" or innovative like the best of PE could be, it would be just vulgar blasting energy. Not saying it would be bad, just that there seems like significantly different motivations in making such stuff?
If PE from experimental side would seek interesting textures, rhythms and sound combinations, the other approach would be almost like downtuned guitar slamming, where anyone with lowest tune and exploding death metal distortion at max is fairly successful. It wouldn't matter if tracks are uniform to eachother or nothing so amazing happens within track. As said, it's very very thin like. I'm sure most would lump vast majority of power electronics into latter category without hesitation... One can't dispute the extreme brutality of Scatmother opening song! It's disc worth having even if not absolute hit album.
STAB Electronics "Day Of The Male" is pure heavy electronics satisfaction, indeed. I've heard a couple of Scatmother pieces on YouTube and they sound pretty okay to me in that format, so might be interested in this album.
The title track of Merzbow's "Psychorazor" is classic Merzbow in the full sense - all the swirling, jagged synth sounds and hard, harsh, constant forward motion, tension and release blurred together as with all the best Harsh Noise, a fucking brilliant reminder of how good Akita can get. The rest, though, left me underwhelmed, probably because it came after such a classic piece. More rhythm fucking, good on it's own but doesn't show up well compared to better material.
Right now listening to Third Organ's "The Pornography Of Despair" (a title I wish I'd thought of). Satisfactory stuff, fundamental cassette-era Harsh Noise, jagged but not too fast and spikey, lots of nice emphasis on screeching feedback at all tones and levels.
Entre Vifs: No Signal (Impulsy Stetoskopu)
Released in 2015, but haven't seen much talk about this one. CD comes in a metal box with a nice booklet with pictures and descriptions of the used instruments and devices for this record (at least I think and hope so). For me, one of the best from last year.
Otherwise, this weekend will be full of listening to the 2nd volume of the Macronympha 6-tape boxsets - "Amplified Pittsburgh"
Quote from: cr on January 30, 2016, 05:35:55 PM
Entre Vifs: No Signal (Impulsy Stetoskopu)
Released in 2015, but haven't seen much talk about this one. CD comes in a metal box with a nice booklet with pictures and descriptions of the used instruments and devices for this record (at least I think and hope so). For me, one of the best from last year.
Many thanks for these nice words. There are many (not only from my label) very interesting releases which are vanishing without any words... These words aren't so important finally, more important is that what is remaining in the mind.
Quote from: ImpulsyStetoskopu on January 30, 2016, 06:03:21 PM
Quote from: cr on January 30, 2016, 05:35:55 PM
Entre Vifs: No Signal (Impulsy Stetoskopu)
Released in 2015, but haven't seen much talk about this one. CD comes in a metal box with a nice booklet with pictures and descriptions of the used instruments and devices for this record (at least I think and hope so). For me, one of the best from last year.
Many thanks for these nice words. There are many (not only from my label) very interesting releases which are vanishing without any words... These words aren't so important finally, more important is that what is remaining in the mind.
That's right! Thanks a lot for releasing it!
Quote from: cr on January 30, 2016, 05:35:55 PM
Entre Vifs: No Signal (Impulsy Stetoskopu)
Released in 2015, but haven't seen much talk about this one. CD comes in a metal box with a nice booklet with pictures and descriptions of the used instruments and devices for this record (at least I think and hope so). For me, one of the best from last year.
Otherwise, this weekend will be full of listening to the 2nd volume of the Macronympha 6-tape boxsets - "Amplified Pittsburgh"
I have Linekraft, Deathkey / BU and Deviated Sister TV from Impulsy Stetoskopu and all of these look and sound great (especially Linekraft). How is the Entre Vifs material? Have never paid a lot of attention to the project. "Noisy", percussive Industrial?
I remember, years and years ago, getting 'A Scent of Strength', and thinking it was pretty unexciting stuff. Nothing like the title suggested. Never followed them since, as a result, but now that I look for the CD - to see if my I still think the same - I can't find it the blasted thing...
Quote from: vomitgore on January 30, 2016, 09:33:01 PM
How is the Entre Vifs material? Have never paid a lot of attention to the project. "Noisy", percussive Industrial?
I think this performance includes some material from this CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNt_8HEMC9k
Quote from: vomitgore on January 30, 2016, 09:33:01 PMHow is the Entre Vifs material? Have never paid a lot of attention to the project. "Noisy", percussive Industrial?
I only have their
Heavy Duty CD which is harsh noise (from way back in 1986). They use self-made instruments that are pictured in the booklet. It's very "active" stuff, sounds like a lot of cut-up material in quick succession to create a fast-paced flow of harsh sound. Perhaps it gets a little monotonous after a while, but it's still quite unique stuff, thanks also to the band's futurist influences. You can't go wrong with this CD if you like harsh noise.
Quote from: acsenger on January 31, 2016, 08:21:21 AM
Perhaps it gets a little monotonous after a while, but it's still quite unique stuff.
Yeah, outwardly it may be, but only outwardly.. I guess EV's music (very detailed) / noise has got trance nature and demands attentive focus... It is very important feature for this project.
Quote from: vomitgore on January 30, 2016, 09:33:01 PM
Quote from: cr on January 30, 2016, 05:35:55 PM
Entre Vifs: No Signal (Impulsy Stetoskopu)
Released in 2015, but haven't seen much talk about this one. CD comes in a metal box with a nice booklet with pictures and descriptions of the used instruments and devices for this record (at least I think and hope so). For me, one of the best from last year.
Otherwise, this weekend will be full of listening to the 2nd volume of the Macronympha 6-tape boxsets - "Amplified Pittsburgh"
I have Linekraft, Deathkey / BU and Deviated Sister TV from Impulsy Stetoskopu and all of these look and sound great (especially Linekraft). How is the Entre Vifs material? Have never paid a lot of attention to the project. "Noisy", percussive Industrial?
'Noisy' for sure, but not so much percussive. It's heavy and intense, my old speakers crumble everytime I play it.
After one third of the second Macronympha box I decided to listen to something else. And this was 'Ethic Cleansing - For motion sickness and refuse - tape.
I like it!
SCAR CROWE "it moves among the stones at night" tape; 'goth-noise' by Patrick of Skin Crime. This short tape released by Collapsed Hole Noise sounds like someone trying to get out of or into a coffin. Slow clawing and scraping sounds mixed with some low-end loops. Artwork consists of photos of an olde cemetery. This is similar to what I remember about Skin Crime's "Black Dahlia" LP.
Unsustainable Social Condition With Ted Byrnes - s/t c10 (Oxen)
10 minutes of heavily textured, dynamic and organic sounding harsh noise from Matt Purse/Fenian and percussionist Ted Byrnes. The combination of Byrnes' improvised & scattered percussion elements with Purse's ripping electronics and Masonna-esque vocals works perfectly and is a refreshing take on approaching harsh noise. Nice pro-duplicated tape, too. I also received the Tattered Syntax CD, K2/Fenian/Constrain CD, and the Stray Dog compilation CD from the label, all of which I have not had a chance to listen to yet, but I presume to find similar satisfactory results with those titles when finally listened to. All of the previous releases from the label have been high quality both in sound and presentation and I always look forward to picking up new titles presented on the Oxen Imprint.
In my opinion, Oxen is carrying the torch of classic California harsh noise, taking off where such classic labels as Callow God, Ekhein, Monorail Trespassing and Static Aktion started around 10 years ago.
SPECULUM FIGHT - Glass Giant CS (G.R.O.S.S.)
Having only heard the LP on Volovo and the collab LP with MSBR on P-tapes, I wasn't really prepared for this. Sure, the mentioned collaboration has a great deal of depth and heaviness, but it still isn't quite like this tape. Starts out with c:a 5 minutes of calm feedback and electronic buzz, but it's all deceptive. Around 5:30 a bomb is dropped. It's all mountainous droning noise from that point. The pacing is fantastic; every part and idea get the time it deserves before leaving space for the next, and when it all finally recedes and slowly goes quiet you feel very small and quite exhausted.
As usual with GROSS, the sound is top notch. I don't have much experience of metal type cassettes, but this one really sounds great.
Quote from: whiteheatnoise on February 01, 2016, 05:12:31 AMIn my opinion, Oxen is carrying the torch of classic California harsh noise, taking off where such classic labels as Callow God, Ekhein, Monorail Trespassing and Static Aktion started around 10 years ago.
Completely agree. I've picked up the Constrain/Wrong Hole 7", Unexamine 7", both Unsustainable Social Condition tapes, Brath by Sissy Spacek and I've recently ordered the K2/Constrain/Fenian CD which hasn't arrived yet and I'm always impressed by the quality of the releases. Great label.
My recent playlist: Discharge SNHNSN/Why LPS: one of those bands I've played so much it has fallen into a "yearly spin" category but this is still the best band ever always now and forever. I honestly don't think I've ever heard Grave New World.
Napalm Death "FETO": Unlike Discharge I play ND every week I think this might be potentially my favorite LP ever made.
HHL: Shorn/Flail CS: probably one of the best harsh noise tapes I bought last year. Beautiful textures, think unrelentless walls with lots of subtlety happening. I was zoning out to an MP3 rip on the bus to work and almost missed my stop!
Cattle Decapitation first two 12"s: nope, has not held up very well. Deathgrind with Locust-y weird guitar bits. If this came out today I would literally hate it. Nope. Nope.
Heresy 1985-1987 LP plus Concrete Sox LP: Yep. Pretty much thee greatest hardcore band. Always a hot bangin' good time.
Side one of Con-Dom's "War And Ordinance", I don't know. I've listened to those spirals many times so I'm probably a bit too familiar with them, or maybe the sound is a bit too pristine or something but I was left underwhelmed. Side two, though, sounded a lot better to me, a lot more raw and powerful, the live Con-Dom sound we all know and love although not recorded with a walkman or something.
Knurl - Acetylphasia (2015)
Knurl – Thoracia (2015)
So you like your Knurl harsh, eh? That can be arranged. You'll probably have to endure several minutes of bright, pointy, drone, but you'll get your harsh. You'll fucking get it. The drone is certainly of the droning type of drone. It drones, for one. It is delivered, in part, by something called the saw blade cello, "an instrument built from saw blades and bass guitar strings". That's the kind of drone you're getting. "Apophraxis", it's called, and given Knurl's penchant for opening albums with the letter "A" there ought to be no surprises.... but fuck, this fucker just... drones... on and on. "Where's the fucking Knurl, you fucking fuck?" Razor thin drone, seething with barely contained agitation. Concentration. Focus. Discipline. ("Thwack!!" forthcoming.) There is absolutely no doubt that a fully-flogged knurling is in the cards but Mr Bloor is certainly dragging things out. I guess this is what one calls drama. Well played, I'll give him that. Ambient utterly divested of warmth, a droning ambiance verging on ear-piercing. Ear drilling. Ear-hole bleeding. Then. The fucking Knurl. Fuck. Fucking fuck. Fuckfuckfuck. Did I mention fuck? Like, fuck. The shit, it is harsh, harsh as. It is knurled as all... etc. Practically crystalline in its piercing harshitudes, crystal clear searing flatline that gradually acquires dynamics if not quite depths. Basically we sit in the frigging red-zone for the duration, ever so slowly unfurling new heights, highs, shrieks, squeals. Steely burn. Metallic blister. Tension at the utmost of peaks, the drilling extremities stretched to their harshingest. By the final offering, "Erytheurism", we are entering pure, white-zoned, scorch of the highest order. A few minutes in and the ear bleed scorcheries are ripping across the spectrum, the loss of control almost palpable, badly abused soundholes sadly out of their depth. In all truth, this need not be inordinately harsh- just turn the shit down. But somehow the temptation is there, as in all the best HARSH noise, to turn the shit way the fuck UP. Just brutal. Utterly. Brutal. Three track titles but really one long, astringent, performance. Patient, laid back. Deliberate thwacking of stringed, metallic, appendage. And with each thwacking, a nod of the head, a grin, an acknowledgement, a permanent hearing loss. A rocketing up- and away! Through the red zone, through the white zone, the punishing bliss seemingly neverending. Neverending story of the king of harsh metal-on-metal oblivion. Fucking Knurl! The man who knew his shit. Too much. Too- FUCKING- much. Beautiful.
The first thing I did when Thoracia popped into the earholes was laugh out loud. Ha. HA HA! This is, literally, an extension of the above commented Acetylphasia. Not just an extension. It's like Mr Bloor pressed the eject button, popped another tape in the deck and declared, "Thoracia, be born!"- without a moment's pause in the actual saw blade cello-ing. Am I complaining? Hell no. When you are on to a good thing, why futz around with a single tape on a single label? So. The astringent taste, before-mentioned, repeats- but is flushed, this time, through a far less "hinged" sense of progression. The hint of drone is there, again, though much more expeditiously scorched out of the system. While I wouldn't say my neck is ready to snap, my earholes are certainly ready to bleed. Are bleeding. Are blood. "THWACK!" Enter punishment. The dialog with whipmaster and whipped. Fade out to wide-bodied "Acidactylation", allow the dense saturations to assuage aural passages thus far degraded to near non-responsiveness. Enjoy the gradual fleshing out of unutterably harsh extremity, heavier fluffily-puffilies giving way to iron-clad screech. Side II, again, pretends subtlety for a brief interval before giving way to a good, hard, thwacking. The artist before the storm. Then it is "Oxysterone" and wave after wave of harsh, razor-sharp, pummeling, if such a combination of words may, by the will of Mr Bloor, exist. Here I am caught in a tightly constricted steel trap, harsh white blasts slamming against coursing, bilious, waves, bruised fists bashing against huge sheets of warped, corrugated, tubing. None of this will prepare the earhole for the finale, entitled "Triphalosteride", which blasts straight into massive conflagration of competing screech, scorch, shriek, etc and so on and so forth. The hinges are off, the puritannical blasting- in. The earholes, quite, fucked. Words like "unrelenenting" seem appropriate, among other unnameable adjectives I probably haven't indulged since Tetramatrix. The only thing that saves the earholes from their final oblivion is the relative brevity of the indulgence. Which is just as well. More of the same would be as welcome as it would be obliterating.
Knurl/RDCD - split (2014)
Knurl, Zyzaxom - split (2015)
Two splits each featuring a single long Knurl and a sprinkling of shorter blasts courtesy RDCD and Zyzaxom. Knurl's "Synchronema" dropped in 2014, but could probably pass for Knurl at any juncture in his 20+ year career. Ponderous percussive thunder inducts a drawn-out series of severely singed shriekings, gentrified by billowing deep-sea currents. The shriekings reach their peak, elongate and commence upon slow, sizzling, earhole blister as deeper shades pool about the floor to net some quite substantive, flavorsome, texture. If I've heard this before it would have been via Pyrolysis, from 2012- if a shade less hectic, more even-handed, realizing the expected brutalities without necessarily resorting to more ostensible, unhinged, hammering. Hammering of sort does present itself, perhaps as a matter of course, but is as often consumed in the swirling echos of lost decibels. So to additional word on Pyrolysis. Pyrolysis featured, in its latter passages, some welcome acoustic breaks, a cruel and churlish deity savoring the meting out of sound thrashings upon the sorry earhole, serving the course with a distinctly punishing aftertaste. The steel-on-steel flavors of Synchronema are just as full in body, but nothing quite so ill-tempered, sheering through well-tempered haze of cochlear heat to furnish a burnished, blushing, glow. Drawn-out teasing elaborations verge on sensual, flirt with drone, plunge the depths of softly-padded abrasion to be found among the vivid hues and multitextured scrapes, ultimately to bury themselves in the lovingly layered caressings of tensile, colon blown, seethe. If 2014's Synchronema flirts with drone, "Apheresis", from 2015, leaps ass-first into an interminable sea of unabashed harmonicaness. Dense enveloping ringings crowd out the metallic sources, drag themselves out to their limits, then pull back by degrees to reveal lusty, steel-tongued lashings poised for damage, hot-breathed, well-lubed underbellows salivating all over a shivering, engorged, throb. This is some of the most physical-sounding Knurl I have encountered, though the choice scrapmaterials are practically drowned in a sea of near overbilge. Flavorsome, yes- at least as flavorsome as Synchronema- and better-produced, the shrieking ear-bleed excess concentrated at its most painful, most piercing. Also to be appreciated: the overall "epic" arc of the piece, as it progresses through its thirty minutes from drone proper through to thunderous, somewhat melodramatic, percussive heave-ho- a somewhat somber answer to the almighty wailing as hammered into the earlier-mentioned Pyrolysis.- to usher in, finally, a climactic, severely pitched, surge back to drone proper. Against all that epic flavor, RDCD and Zyzaxom certainly have their work cut out. RDCD for his part was last heard splitting duties with Toshiji Mikawa. The shit was harsh, harsh as fuck, in fact, but came up a tad undercooked when served with the spaghetti-like depths of the mighty Incapacitant. In this split, with Knurl, RDCD fares rather worse. Sci-fi squealings lurch into whitened electro-rip, flopping at random intervals across a limited channel pan. Principle points are to be scored mainly on rawness alone, but I find myself waiting to return, quick, to the Knurl. Zyzaxom is a new project to me and, as a kind of semi-acoustic sister to RDCD, is immediately more to my taste. Frantic metal-bashing racket pushed into the red, pointed in attack, leaving little room for relent. Scraps slap about perimeter, float in cantankerous, junked, atmosphere. The main criticism would be in relation to depths that are, at best, hinted at, but never explored. Still this is a good general direction, and one that would seem to complement the Knurl. While I do have some difficulty in differentiating among the four submitted tracks, I would say that a little work could set the project on course for bigger and better things.
recordsofthefleshgod's soundcloud page, and especially TRI FUNCTION MILLION.
https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-ut-av-kadaveret (https://soundcloud.com/recordsofthefleshgod/tri-function-million-ut-av-kadaveret)
KORPSES KATATONIK: Oeuvres Completes CD (Klanggalerie)
Fantastic! My favourite is 'kaltfleisch corporor'. Disturbing 16 minutes long. Sleep well, my dear, with a crushed larynx.
Swans - Oxygen
(Acoustic Version) is easily the best Gira I've heard since New Mother. Reminds very much of some of my favorite tracks from that (Angels of Light) album. Fuck this epic post rock crap. Just bring the dissonant strummings and some fucked up vocals.
Paranoid - Satyagraha LP: god damn if this isn't the best hardcore LP I've bought in a decade. Perfect mix of raw Cimex meets Japanese raw punk, great distorted bass, killer riffs, a few excellent solos here and there. Furious, raw and intense. Stands out from the rest of the "dbeat raw punk hail disclose" crowd by having enough songwriting chops to make every sobg unique. Fucking perfect record.
Sex Dwarf: Non Stop Erotic Noise Cabaret: same as above, but not quite as perfect. Great record. Cheers to the poster here who suggested SEX DWARF.
Bastard Noise: Galactic Sanitarium LP: good BN record, but not too much of a departure from recent all noise stuff.
Antichrist: Sacrament of Blood LP: I dunno why everyone complains about the artwork, a demon fingerbanging and also killing a nude woman with a Lily Munster haircut is perfectly appropriate. Sounds like Blasphemy meets Black Witchery. They wear leather jackets and gasmasks.
K2/Constrain/Fenian CD: Lots of textural variety, esp on the K2 track. Only gave one listen but I really enjoyed it so far. Always great to hear more Constrain material.
new Grunt tapes. devastating works that don't sound like "left-overs" at all!
got latest issue of Night Science, very good and loved the Cd as well!
Quote from: holy ghost on February 09, 2016, 06:59:42 PM
Paranoid - Satyagraha LP: god damn if this isn't the best hardcore LP I've bought in a decade. Perfect mix of raw Cimex meets Japanese raw punk, great distorted bass, killer riffs, a few excellent solos here and there. Furious, raw and intense. Stands out from the rest of the "dbeat raw punk hail disclose" crowd by having enough songwriting chops to make every sobg unique. Fucking perfect record.
This is absolutely amazing!!
SPECULUM FIGHT / LAB RAT - split CS (Anomalous Records)
1994 split tape on Anomalous. One never knows what to expect from old Speculum Fight recordings. His side of this split starts out with seemingly random knob twisting on some old synth (?) before an urgent stream of lukewarm sputtering electrified urine enters the picture. And that's pretty much it! The synth and the mentioned pissing shares the stage, taking turns, with the odd squeak of other ("home made") electronics joining in towards the middle. A brilliantly mixed and ostensibly simple piece of noise. I gave it several replays before moving on to Lab Rat, a name I wasn't familiar with at all before laying my hands on this tape. Lab Rat's side is a slow thing of a more ambient nature. "Bicycle, effects, tape" were the tools of choice here, but I would rather have guessed synth + acoustic objects and effects. The calm taking up half the side is treacherous though, as a loud windy roar breaks the flow and from there on things start happening more frequently with the tension slowly growing. The first half would have been quite lame on its own, but together with the second half it all makes perfect sense. It all sounds very vast, as if recorded in a concert hall or some other large place. This made me think of a slightly less primitive The Curfew Recordings with some elctronics and miced objects thrown in. While I'm partial to lukewarm electrified streams of urine and I probably like the Speculum side the most, the Lab Rat side is nothing short of amazing. Especially in headphones. And I must mention that I only paid 8€ for it in a usually pretty boring used records store in Gothenburg. Having heard it, I wouldn't have hesitated paying alot more. Fantastic tape.
In the morning I was listening to:
Rosemary Malign & The Eugenics Council/Dr. Randall Phillip CD (Menschenfeind Productions)
Really strange work, but I liked what I heard.
Right now listening to all tracks available at https://rosemarymalign.bandcamp.com/
Love it, even better than the E.C. & R.P. CD!
Would be great if someone could reissue everything by Rosemary Malign on a couple CDs!
And for a great ending (beginning) of today's (tonight's) black out sessions:
The Wolfbane Blues - s/t
Mr. Vomit Arsonist plays bass here. Country, Blues and Rock'n'Roll. Perfect soundtrack.
After that I think I will listen to Those Poor Bastards - Vicious Losers - and finally leave this week behind.
Quote from: cr on February 12, 2016, 10:40:39 PM
And for a great ending (beginning) of today's (tonight's) black out sessions:
The Wolfbane Blues - s/t
Mr. Vomit Arsonist plays bass here. Country, Blues and Rock'n'Roll. Perfect soundtrack.
After that I think I will listen to Those Poor Bastards - Vicious Losers - and finally leave this week behind.
damn, never expected to see that disc listed in this thread. glad you're into it.
Hah, yeah I like it a lot. Honor to whom honor is due!
The new Genocide Organ is really good. A bit more of a "raw" sound than "Under Kontrakt", a bit more diversity with sounds.
HALO - Gods Of Sound
If you like your HALO burnt to SHIT... and who doesn't? About as char-blackened a HALO as is likely to be had. Straight-ahead, crud be-sputtered, sludgetone, under which the occasional hurled vocalization emphatically blurts. Percussions are there too, somewhat muted by the overwhelming SHIT flavors. Or as Senior Klein puts it, "I wish the drums could have been louder, but I think this is the most ferocious bass tone we ever got." Emphatically agree with the latter, could go either way on the former. In burying the drums, that most HEAVY of SHITmospheres – the Sound Of Gods- descends from on Skye. Three tracks "Recorded in the basement of some guys in Philadelphia, on the eve of our 2003 US tour" but made available on Bandcamp June 7, 2014. "Gods Of Sound 2" is probably the most emphatically SHIT-smeared, but also the most propulsive, gaining momentum as the rhythm section hacks and scrabbles, with ever growing desperation, at the all-pervasive flatology. But it's only a matter of minutes before the science of Face-Planting The Listener In Massive Heaps Of Steaming SHIT returns in "Gods Of Sound 3". Open-ended hollows drag out for a good bit, acquiring in their due course the expected reams, of bludgered thud, of heaving howl- and then... just... fucking explode- emphatically, at about the nine-and-one-half-minute mark- in densely concentrated blurts of SHIT Almighty. A bit of grey-shizzled sizzle to whizz things out, end.
A small parcel from Tesco arrived this morning so I've been listening to:
The Grey Wolves- Judgement. Good but not a classic of theirs imo. Will take a few more listens to get into it.
Genocide Organ- Obituary of the Americas. Brutal heavy stuff, one listen in and it is my favourite of theirs.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on February 15, 2016, 09:12:08 AM
HALO - Gods Of Sound
If you like your HALO burnt to SHIT... and who doesn't? About as char-blackened a HALO as is likely to be had. Straight-ahead, crud be-sputtered, sludgetone, under which the occasional hurled vocalization emphatically blurts. Percussions are there too, somewhat muted by the overwhelming SHIT flavors. Or as Senior Klein puts it, "I wish the drums could have been louder, but I think this is the most ferocious bass tone we ever got." Emphatically agree with the latter, could go either way on the former. In burying the drums, that most HEAVY of SHITmospheres – the Sound Of Gods- descends from on Skye. Three tracks "Recorded in the basement of some guys in Philadelphia, on the eve of our 2003 US tour" but made available on Bandcamp June 7, 2014. "Gods Of Sound 2" is probably the most emphatically SHIT-smeared, but also the most propulsive, gaining momentum as the rhythm section hacks and scrabbles, with ever growing desperation, at the all-pervasive flatology. But it's only a matter of minutes before the science of Face-Planting The Listener In Massive Heaps Of Steaming SHIT returns in "Gods Of Sound 3". Open-ended hollows drag out for a good bit, acquiring in their due course the expected reams, of bludgered thud, of heaving howl- and then... just... fucking explode- emphatically, at about the nine-and-one-half-minute mark- in densely concentrated blurts of SHIT Almighty. A bit of grey-shizzled sizzle to whizz things out, end.
i absolutely adore this band and wasn't aware that these recordings existed... purchased. thank you for the recommendation.
Quote from: andy vomit on February 15, 2016, 08:30:24 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on February 15, 2016, 09:12:08 AM
HALO - Gods Of Sound
If you like your HALO burnt to SHIT... and who doesn't? About as char-blackened a HALO as is likely to be had. Straight-ahead, crud be-sputtered, sludgetone, under which the occasional hurled vocalization emphatically blurts. Percussions are there too, somewhat muted by the overwhelming SHIT flavors. Or as Senior Klein puts it, "I wish the drums could have been louder, but I think this is the most ferocious bass tone we ever got." Emphatically agree with the latter, could go either way on the former. In burying the drums, that most HEAVY of SHITmospheres – the Sound Of Gods- descends from on Skye. Three tracks "Recorded in the basement of some guys in Philadelphia, on the eve of our 2003 US tour" but made available on Bandcamp June 7, 2014. "Gods Of Sound 2" is probably the most emphatically SHIT-smeared, but also the most propulsive, gaining momentum as the rhythm section hacks and scrabbles, with ever growing desperation, at the all-pervasive flatology. But it's only a matter of minutes before the science of Face-Planting The Listener In Massive Heaps Of Steaming SHIT returns in "Gods Of Sound 3". Open-ended hollows drag out for a good bit, acquiring in their due course the expected reams, of bludgered thud, of heaving howl- and then... just... fucking explode- emphatically, at about the nine-and-one-half-minute mark- in densely concentrated blurts of SHIT Almighty. A bit of grey-shizzled sizzle to whizz things out, end.
i absolutely adore this band and wasn't aware that these recordings existed... purchased. thank you for the recommendation.
Same here, didn't even know about this!
Oakeater / Yellow Swans split lp
One long noisy side by yellow swans and a bunch from oakeater. I prefer the oakeater side rough and a bit noisy dark ambient but also with something close to song structure and musical parts.
Rapoon - Dark Zero
Listened to this last night with candles watching some videos about Mars and lost ancient civiliations which I think helped appreciate this work alot. Some typical or trademark sounds sampled choirs and evangelists with primative and tribal sounds a very ambient and spooky atmosphere.
Only just got the "Purulent Sublimity" by Scatmother cd today (thanks Mr Vomitgore) but on just the second listen I'm quite getting into this. Simple enough stuff, not a lot of changes in each track, but good, powerful sounds and aggressive vocals screaming and bellowing pleasant, cheerful lyrics that really make me feel good about humanity and the world. Bit hard to read them on the inside of the cover, though.
Abjection Ritual - Futility Rites (CD, Malignant Records): First album of this rather new US Death Industrial album. Pretty good, but I feel like it misses something extra to make a more lasting impact.
Plantation - They Saw It Gleaming There...
Plantation - Demonizing Propaganda
Of Blood And Oak/Plantation - Urban War/An Oak Branch Is Proffered... Then Cast Down
(3 tapes, Vanguard Productions):
Of Blood And Oak is more on the atmospheric lo-fi noise side of things, not bad, but not very good either. Plantation is rather standard PE, but pretty good, with quite hateful vocals. It's described by Vanguard Productions as Radical & Racist PE and that's certainly right. There's quite some sympathy for the KKK, samples of speech about race, police violence on blacks and a song that goes along the lines of 'run nigger run'... I guess for this alone some people over here might appreciate it, hehe.
Stadingers - Deadly Silent Impulse (CD, Death Continues Records): Took me a couple of listens to get into it, since when you don't pay attention it goes by a bit unnoticed. However, when paying more attention what I hear is gloomy, minimalistic Death Industrial and it's actually pretty nice.
Gnawed - Death Certain (C32, Maniacal Hatred): Rhythmic Death Industrial with cool processed vocals. Maybe not his best work (I think that's gotta be Feign & Cloak), but if you like Gnawed, this is recommended.
Of Earth And Sun - A Consuming Fire (C60, Maniacal Hatred): Same style as the album, very good again.
Gnawed - Terminal Epoch (CD, Phage Tapes): Maybe not as good as Feign & Cloak, but this first album is very good too. Gnawed is becoming one of my favourite US PE/Death Industrial acts lately.
Nurture Abuse - Death Camp Starter Kit (C20, Danvers State Recordings): Rather standard PE, not bad at all, not very memorable either...
The Vomit Arsonist - Bridgewater (C40, Danvers State Recordings): Double A side. Tape seems dubbed very silently. But that's the only downside. Starts with slow beats, then goes into the painful/melancholic/... synth + vocals style that's very recognizable and which is, in my view, what he does best. Always manages to pull me into a world of dread I don't want to leave. Then goes into darker PE territory with a cool rythmic throb. Oh, yeah, and the end of the tape is hilarious, not something I expected, hehe.
Harry Bertoia Somambient - 11 cd boxset on important records - a must for anyone interested in experimental sound and drone, came in the mail today and am on disc 2 currently. Beautiful compositions made from sound suculptures, gongs and magnetic tape.
I first got to experience one of his sound sculptures in person while viewing a private collection last year, my girlfriend got to play it first hand. Beautiful. Do not pass this up.
Quote from: Johann on February 26, 2016, 12:24:14 AM
Harry Bertoia Somambient - 11 cd boxset on important records - a must for anyone interested in experimental sound and drone, came in the mail today and am on disc 2 currently. Beautiful compositions made from sound suculptures, gongs and magnetic tape.
I first got to experience one of his sound sculptures in person while viewing a private collection last year, my girlfriend got to play it first hand. Beautiful. Do not pass this up.
I want this one badly, but it's going to have to wait. I have a Japanese CD from several years ago that has just two of the LPs so I can only imagine how great the rest of the box is.
Productive day today:
Krube 7" from IDDB out of Sweden. I love the label aesthetic of simple white sleeve with a postcard glued to one side. My first time hearing this project from Germany ( I believe it's the fragment factory head hancho). Nice organic noise, sounds like well recorded everyday field recordings cut up and put into new context. Some compositional elements as well, no idea what's going on, sounded like marbles finding their way down an empty toliet into the sewer system and some sounds that could be animals or people, each side is very short so easy back to back listening revealing new sounds each time.
Dieter Rot & Richard Hamilton 'Canciones De Cadaques' double 7" (2015 re on Primary Information?). Recordings of near talentless acoustic guitar scramble with yelps and bizarre vocalisims. First 7" credits Hamiliton and Roth on guitars and Richard's dog Chipas Luis as the vocalist. Side A has some feet stomping and general good vibes, jeering and excitement. While side B has some true scramble, guitar slaps and egging on of the dog while he pants exhaustingly until the guitar crashes to earth. The second 7" credits both men as vocalist and guitarist. Side C Sounds like someone picking anxiously at their guitar waiting for band practice to start while someone does vocal impressions of the zoo, until suddenly without warning the man starts barking aggressively and the guitar is attacked with scrambled fingers, sounds of a mentally challenged Django Reinhardt. Guitar becomes single plucks as the vocalist descends into some primal madness. Side D is more of the searching for a rhythm no one is in tune to while a man coos autisticly and makes apeish bird chirps, the closet thing to a song structure happens in the last half of side two but is derailed by the vocal assault. Finally the climatic finale of guitar slap and scramble, while mindless banter and yelps erupt before collapsing into a fit of coughing and incoherent mumbling chants. Solid 7" but probably not for everyone, I imagine some would find it quite annoying.
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Harry Bertoia Somambient - 11 cd boxset on important records - a must for anyone interested in experimental sound and drone, came in the mail today and am on disc 2 currently. Beautiful compositions made from sound suculptures, gongs and magnetic tape.
I first got to experience one of his sound sculptures in person while viewing a private collection last year, my girlfriend got to play it first hand. Beautiful. Do not pass this up.
I want this one badly, but it's going to have to wait. I have a Japanese CD from several years ago that has just two of the LPs so I can only imagine how great the rest of the box is.
I should see if I still have an old RRR catalog where he was trying to give away Bertoia LPs for $5/ and scan it for fun. It's about time he was given proper attention and praise. Not crazy about his lawn furniture, though. Doesn't look very comfortable.
Quote from: jadderly on February 27, 2016, 04:42:32 AM
Quote from: Johann on February 26, 2016, 12:24:14 AM
Harry Bertoia Somambient - 11 cd boxset on important records - a must for anyone interested in experimental sound and drone, came in the mail today and am on disc 2 currently. Beautiful compositions made from sound suculptures, gongs and magnetic tape.
I first got to experience one of his sound sculptures in person while viewing a private collection last year, my girlfriend got to play it first hand. Beautiful. Do not pass this up.
I want this one badly, but it's going to have to wait.
I was rather pleased with myself the other day for having successfully refrained from clicking the "purchase" button. I realize that by willfully participating in this thread I am deliberately tempting fate. No sense in questioning the inevitable.
H. Söderström '2X4 pieces for electronics' (self released? 2015) I've been curious about this name since I saw it on an RTB 7" a few years back but finally just got around to checking it out. Picked this up direct, crude burnt up electronics. Real nice variation of sounds, first listen made my heart skip, very long time since something excited me like that. There might be field recordings in this, but I can't tell if it's just the electronics dancing around my head creating ghost sounds. Remains playful but composed. A rewarding listen. Saw he also put out a tape on Posh last year and a new LP on Järtecknet in 2016. High recommendation.
LINEKRAFT "Delusional Disorder" CD
Impulsy Stetoskopu
Perhaps name describes this type of industrial noise the best? As a 40 minute album, it managed to escape any actual "album form". More like tracks are the industrial noise waste thrown together - not to create industrial songs - but as said: Industrial Noise.
It doesn't have so much in common with japanese tradition of harsh noise, but also it hardly goes into industrial side like Grim, S*Core, etc.. Somewhere between, full of disorder, full of rotten distortions, yet also physical hammering of beats and crashing junk noises.
Pig Heart Transplant - For Mass Consumption MP3 - still don't know how I feel about this album. a lot of it is really strong, but when the best parts kick in I wish those parts weren't so damn short. it's like instead of the sludge vibes of the first PHT album, there are grindcore/PV overtones instead. even if the sound it's self is more strictly power electronics. it's a weird but good mix that's for sure.
Pig Heart Transplant - Hope You Enjoy Heaven CD - still the best. the 2nd half in all it's ultra-creeped out wonder is just unbeatable. Feeding From Your Trough / Population is an anthem for these times...
Vapaudenristi - 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 Demo Cassettes - happy these were re-released. great stuff to hold me over until I get my hands on the new album. and good music to move and re-organize my cassette collection to.
BLACKONBLACKCRIME - Xenophilia Cassette - totally fucked up noisy sludge with heavily effected vocals. nothing mind-blowing but a welcome dose of bizarre filth.
Scatmother - Purulent Sublimity CD - of all the newer artists on F&V this has to be my favorite. no bullshit, no polish, just rage. inspiring in it's single-mindedness!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 07, 2016, 06:35:09 PM
Vapaudenristi - 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 Demo Cassettes
This and all of the rest! Honestly on near-daily repeat for the last 12 months. Never tire of it.
Column One "Cindy, Loraine & Hank" (Zoharum/90% Wasser): First listen to this long-running act. Has me giving Zoharum more attention. Really enjoy the filthy moods on both discs. Makes me think of
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar at times.
Undergang "Døden Læger Alle Sår" (Dark Descent/Me Saco Un Ojo): Is this the gutter noise of death metal? I'm in love...
Nový Svět "Mono" (Reue Um Reue): No pun intended, I'm really chuffed by how monosyllabic this whole tape is. Very melancholic but somehow light. For such a massive discography, they've rarely disappointed. Not an utter favorite, but worthy of a ton of replays.
Quote from: eyestrain on March 07, 2016, 10:27:59 PM
Undergang "Døden Læger Alle Sår" (Dark Descent/Me Saco Un Ojo): Is this the gutter noise of death metal? I'm in love...
That album, and "Til døden os skiller" is really fucking good. You may like some of the bands from this list I threw together; https://rateyourmusic.com/list/RyanWreck/deathpunk___check_description_for_last_update_/
Ash Pool - "For Which He Plies the Lash' - This is when I stopped paying attention to Ash Pool. The last really good Ash Pool was "Saturn's Slave" 7'', imo. It had the many unique qualities I enjoyed about Ash Pool; riff wise it has a proto-Death Metal vibe that reminds me of material like the first 2 Degial releases, and even a little Nunslaughter mixed in with some earlier "Fire Burns in Our Hearts" era Clandestine Blaze, fairly relaxed pacing with very few blasting sections and only very minor hints of the basement noise aesthetics Dom's known best for, namely in the great sexually deviant lyrics and the effected drenched vocals. All gone in favor of blastbeats, tremelo riffing, clean chanting and a dual mix of traditional raspy BM vocals and gutteral sequels. Shit, even the the logo took on a new look that screams mid 90's Europe. How many 2nd wave worship bands do we need? I really hope Ash Pool goes back to the older style if they release a new album.
Pharmakon - Abandon. Good album. Especially Milk Weed. Have read some people not like Pharmakon, because she's too computer-based, but I dig it. I personally don't understand dislike of more computer-based Noise (even though I don't make it that way, myself). It seems computer-based Noise has potential as being the evolution of the genre, but I guess some dislike it, because it blurs the line into Techn/Dark Rave/Speedcore direction? Noise doesn't need to depend to new technology, but there might be some exploring in the computer-based direction.
Prurient - Blue Rabbit. Good taste, but not heavy enough. Not Power Electronic-y to me, but subtle Noise, and more minimalist. Not my favorite kind of Prurient, but insidious and steathlily dangerous. Still good, but use of Violin and orchestral sounds, kind of flirts with 20th / 21st Classical appeal, which is still good, but not my priority of Noise.
Quote from: AMRadioWaveMessage on March 08, 2016, 01:00:14 AM
Prurient - Blue Rabbit. Good taste, but not heavy enough. Not Power Electronic-y to me, but subtle Noise, and more minimalist. Not my favorite kind of Prurient, but insidious and steathlily dangerous. Still good, but use of Violin and orchestral sounds, kind of flirts with 20th / 21st Classical appeal, which is still good, but not my priority of Noise.
Well considering it's not a Prurient album that may be why it's not your "favorite kind of Prurient". I think you downloaded a bad tag. https://www.discogs.com/Sutcliffe-Jugend-Blue-Rabbit/release/3433647
Yeah, had a feeling that I mixed up the names. I expected someone to post, telling me so. I sometimes confuse those two.
Quote from: AMRadioWaveMessage on March 08, 2016, 01:00:14 AM
Pharmakon - Abandon. Good album. Especially Milk Weed. Have read some people not like Pharmakon, because she's too computer-based, but I dig it. I personally don't understand dislike of more computer-based Noise (even though I don't make it that way, myself). It seems computer-based Noise has potential as being the evolution of the genre, but I guess some dislike it, because it blurs the line into Techn/Dark Rave/Speedcore direction? Noise doesn't need to depend to new technology, but there might be some exploring in the computer-based direction.
I could be quite wrong, but I don't think Pharmakon is remotely "computer-based" so I'm slightly bemused by this.
Regardless, it is a very good album.
Quote from: martialgodmask on March 09, 2016, 01:04:25 AM
Quote from: AMRadioWaveMessage on March 08, 2016, 01:00:14 AM
Pharmakon - Abandon. Good album. Especially Milk Weed. Have read some people not like Pharmakon, because she's too computer-based, but I dig it. I personally don't understand dislike of more computer-based Noise (even though I don't make it that way, myself). It seems computer-based Noise has potential as being the evolution of the genre, but I guess some dislike it, because it blurs the line into Techn/Dark Rave/Speedcore direction? Noise doesn't need to depend to new technology, but there might be some exploring in the computer-based direction.
I could be quite wrong, but I don't think Pharmakon is remotely "computer-based" so I'm slightly bemused by this.
Regardless, it is a very good album.
You are correct, definitely not 'computer-based'
I'm not sure what equipment she uses; I'm just going by claims I've read from others. They could be wrong, but I can see why some think she sounds very computer oriented.
The droning effect, in particular, on Milk Weed.
Good album indeed.
When it comes to Female Noise musicians, though, Puce Mary is more to my tastes.
I would guess it is quite irrelevant what one uses. More relevant what is achieved? Lack of computer doesn't mean that things couldn't sound like it.
A lot of gadgets, really are just "computers" of some sort. It's not tubes and wires, amplifiers and magnetic tapes, but simply ones and zero's all the way. I don't object to it. Pharmakon sounds most often very clean. I assume this is the intention and not only result of gear what is used.
Talking about non-clean sounding stuff...
EROS 4x compilation tape
A Dear Girl Called Wendy
3 years old release already?! Fuck! Box barely takes advantage of its size. Thick vinyl case with four tapes. So, 4xC-30. It's good length theoretically. But seems kind of waste to have 2 hours of music spread over so many cassettes. And instead of large inserts or booklet, there are tiny tape size one sided cards which hold barely any information. Just band name and track title. This could have been printed in body-prints of tape. Artwork also barely interesting. But what counts, is of course interesting line-up. Each tape has one country. Tongue Knax / Mordant Karma from japan offers harsh noise in highly textured and fast paced, but "one idea" type of form. Very good, nevertheless! Blodvite / Arv & Miljö, well, lets say SWEDISH TAPE NOISE! Isn't it still better than talk about hipsters, heh.. Broken sounding electronics, magnetic tape artifacts, well composed material what has start and finnish. Arv & Miljö also offer 3 pieces which all are distinctively different. Good stuff. Endless Sea / Elisha Morningstar are much less interesting here. ES does pretty decent simple live-on-tape harsh noise. Skin Graft / Developer shows that despite these americans are generally pretty good, they are not on same level as the best of the artists on this compilation. I like Developers side more than many of his other stuff, though. It at least maintains the strength through entire side!
V/A TAPE WORKS IV tape
Hästen & Korset
Ochu, Mikkel Rorbo, Martin Herterich, Ornaments and more. Lots of swedish tape noise, hehe, but I assume also guys from other countries.. Some of material perhaps would fall under term music! There is often very tranquil and relaxin feel on rugged reel-to-reel loops and tape manipulations consisting slow moving piano or violin pieces. Always elements of manually crafted noise. This could be perhaps among best parts of the series?
V/A DET TOTALA RAGGARKRIGET tape
Chefsideologens Bolag
One side is "regular". Alfarmania does what he does well. You'll be floored by howling shouts over rugged industrial-waste. Broken Lights is one of those low-profile names what delivered great tapes, but pretty much impossible to get anywhere?! Less aggressive, but always very neat loops and sounds. Händer Som Vårdar does good job opening the way for Treriksröset giving the expected full on harsh blast. Well planned & arrange order of material. B-side is something, what could be perhaps assumed to be audio track of documentary about raggars driven through moderate modulation with.. Korg MS20? Possibly. Perhaps for people outside nordic countries, subculture of raggars (raggare in sweden, raggari in finland) could be mystery? In short, it would be guys with strong interest in old american cars, but not limited to 50's clothing aesthetics or rockabilly music or such. More related to cruising with cars and behaving violent and antisocial, often against punks, hippies and immigrants. American rebel flags, small town totale krieget against prevailing system and its watchdogs by seeking the mythical FTW rebel spirit. Fine with me! Perhaps B-side opens best for those who understand the swedish dialogue. I'm not that good in Swedish, unfortunately.
ABSCHEU "Breviary of Chaos" tape
Unrest
Judging based on online sample, I didn't expect this being THIS good. Of course one could conclude that recent years of Unrest has been pretty much solid release one after another. You could lump this together with AM NOT, KEVLAR, IFOTS and rest of heavy electronics thugs of Unrest, but it's not the same. What is the same, is Unrest aesthetics on graphics and clearly belonging to style, but Abscheu in my brain, goes somewhere between old Operation Cleansweep and new Shift! It has the heavy electronic foundation filled with vocals and samples and proper songs (in understanding of "germanic power electronics"), but there is more force and more distorted saturation than with 90's sound. That what brings the Shift in my mind. My assumption is, that this will be soon as wanted as sold out Kevlar tapes, so if you want proper heavy electronics, I'd say it probably benefits from being on tape instead of CD, so better hurry...
FABBRICO INCUBO "KARKASS OPERATOR" tape
Steel Sadist Rebirth
One of the many Ryan Oppermann projects. Somewhere between lethal dark ambient and death industrial, as many of his projects seem to be? It's sort of "faceless", that relies a lot on what I'd assume to be simply synth and echo, but nevertheless, in its genre its very good stuff! I'd actually prefer this over many bigger names and even C-90 tape didn't seem exaggeration in length! Perhaps availability of this Trash Ritual sub-label hasn't been too good, but if you can see it somewhere, worth to grab.
WERTHAM / UNCODIFIED "Vindicta II" CD
Old Europe Cafe
2014 recordings. Heavy electronics Italia. Often very droning and solid tone on the back and with all sorts of material on the top. This could require deeper analysis to full appreciate subtle variation between other Wertham and Uncodified materials. For reason or another, I like this release more than some of either ones other works. Can't explain why. Fairly clean and crystallic synth elements are quite simple, but there is also levels beyond the obvious. If one hasn't checked out these projects, it's good to start somewhere, and why not this?
V/A LINKS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION & CHRONIC DISEASES vol 1" tape
Collapsed Hole, 25
This dates back to 2012. What I said about EROS being little exaggerated, being 2 hours of stuff spread over 4 tapes, in other hand, from this C-90 compilation you will see why that could be good solution. This is hand made packaging on VHS box. Color prints glued on box, lots of stuff inside, booklet, some stickers, wire-mesh wrapped hand painted tape. 21 tracks on hour and half, consisting a lot of artists I hardly know of. Some I don't know at all, some I know vaguely, but not enough to fully recognize their style. So during 45 minutes playing of side, it is easy to get lost who is actually playing right now. Tracks vary from short less than 1 minute piece to about 10 minutes long tracks. However, I find this compilation very enjoyable. Some EXCELLENT material, lets name Diaphragm, Kakerlak, too short Sewer Goddess track, and many more. It's american stuff collected over few years of time and blends in harsh noise, experimental ambient noise, power electronics and such and manades to do such a tasty mix of everything that it's too bad 75 copies are probably gone long ago as well as this object is quite odd for distributors to carry due packaging. Good reminder how some less talked, smaller profile compilations with lots of fairly small names can be very interesting release.
Bryan Lewis Saunders "stream of unconscious vol 11" tape
Standup Tragedy
Guy who likes to talk a lot. A lot. How this series is described is: "The Stream of Unconscious is a single work composed of 24 albums on 12 cassette tapes. Each album forms a single chapter of the novel written by Bryan Lewis Saunders using the stream of unconscious method of writing, whereby he transcribes his unconscious dream descriptions and somniloquy. The vocals on each album are the source material for the writings and at times are manipulated by the artists/musicians involved. " Here A-side is pretty dull drum machine beats and processing by Offerings. Not much info to be found, but not that this recording would made me so enthusiastic to look for. B-side with Requiem is much more interesting. What it offers is merely slowly waving ambient soundscapes, where Saunders quiet whispering vocals appears abruptly here and there. Recording possibly dictaphone or such, making sound itself interesting even if this stream of unconscious would remain quite obscure. He did collaboration with names a lot of well known names from noise/experimental circles. I feel that perhaps guys like Joke Lanz, Leif Elggren, Evil Moisture etc could do better job than Offerings for example..
Michael Nine "Placebo – Evidence Series Object 6" tape
Another guy where description likes to talk a lot would fit, hah... Now we're reaching point where he put out therapy session, where other voice is edited out, so what we have here, is roughly half an hour of Michael Nine talking alone, but to someone. When dialogue has other half cut out, it has this absurd element like spoken word dada, where you never know reply or question.
I find myself in mixed feelings. First of all, how much of me me I I my feelings, I feel, I think, me... one can listen? I mean, I'd hope dialogue or monologue of something. Not therapy talk about threapy. Not feelings about having feelings or not having feelings. It feels like meta-creation of some sort. Self describing, self documenting self-eating process where in the end nothing is really expressed. All creation is just document of wanting to create or experession is about wanting to express. But what? Of course it is document of psychological condition. But as this whole very american way of regular guys sitting in therapy and unloading their hearts and minds seems so alien to me, I'd hope people could just forget it for a while and look outside. There are pretty interesting things out there to relate in way or another. However, that all said, if listening to contemporary art object makes you think this much, hah, it ain't without point! In the end, pretty good release!
Jean-Claude Eloy – Bordelines, Or Petra's Shouts cd (Hors Territoires)
Jean-Claude Eloy – Le Minuit de la Foi 2xcd (Hors Territoires)
Since establishing itself in 2010, Hors Territoires has been hard at work reconstituting, issuing and reissuing the amazing and epic dronework of Jean-Claude Eloy. Some of le shit dates back to the early sixties, while the most recent are "electroacoustic" reworkings from the mid 90s and in some cases much more recently "revised". Borderlines, however, is the first completely all-new work, composed and recorded by Eloy at, I would expect, quite the advanced age. It is also very, very good. Drone, yes, but verging on industrial-strength. At sufficient levels quite potent, ear-piercing, stuff. "Distorted scrunch! Clap of (real life) thunder, buzz of drone, slightly distorted crash, crraASH, buzz growing in ominous measure, clang, crunch, sweep, crankling crinkled metals, reverberation ad infinitum, ragged inhalation, exhalation." The ragged breathing I would take for Petra, the title character and contributing vocalizer. The assorted crashing no doubt that of Eloy's life-time collection of cowbells, some of them huge and custom-made, erotically posed in the accompanying booklet. The first thirty minutes of this long disc is given over to a quite, uh, striking working through of cowbell abuse, giving way to concrete traffic noise, subdued grey-tinged whitewash. Then, at long last, Petra proper, a heavily processed down-pitched mutant robot Petra choking against a second layer of very human gasps and moans in a borderline nutso approximation of agony-cum-escstasy. "This was one take," she giggles. Dead silence. The voice returns, straight-laced, speaking German, and the sky darkens, thunder claps, severely pitched tones, high drama beckons. The cowbells are out! Now Petra sounds like a damn Buddhist, chanting, intoning, humming, processed together with elongated electro-drawl. Then: huge melodramatic concentration of strained and scraped metal racket as the insane voice starts yelling-cum-chanting way in the background, growling engine motors thuddering about the pan. One thing this piece does not do, ever, is settle down. At every instant sound events are coming and going, pushing and pulling, wham bam thank you Madame Petra... Petra? Uh, Petra? What the hell is she doing in there and why wasn't I invited? Shrieking of... pain, delight? Claps of (real life) thunder accentuate the drama. Laughter. Giggle. Sexy intake of breath. Slow build into massive wash of waterfalltronics. A bell that actually sounds like a bell, cow optional, but by now we are on the seventy-first minute with only nine more to go. High concentration is certainly to be rewarded. Exhausting, expansive, utterly satisfying.
CLANG! announces the glorious unfolding of "Morgendammerung", the lengthy opening chapter to Le Minuit De La Foi. Spanning two hours over two discs, Le Minuit was especially recorded for those who thought Borderlines too short. Thankfully, at least for the borderline-abused earholes, this is far more subdued. Much heavier in depth but also much brighter in general tone, at least to start with. Voice-over from a precise, clear-voiced, German-speaking voice actress gives this a very documentary-esque flavor, of the nature-sciences persuasion, sprinkled with a bit of sixties sci-fi. An atheist's read of a strange spiritual journey as broadcast on The Discovery Channel. Deep thunderous booms set off slow moving majestic whispers and sighs, chirpy organ flitting playfully against a more constant organdrone, gradually absorbed into continuous cresting rushes of sound, constantly growing and shrinking, building and decaying- but as this is Eloy never but never simply dragging things out. Though in truth, for the casual listener it may well seem that way. Two hours is a long time to demand of one's concentration and one would have to be excused in letting it – the concentration - drift from time to time. Drifting in an unspecified sense of time is very likely part of the intent; it is certainly a good part of the appeal. An easy reference would have to be Eloy's four-hour magnum opus, Gaku-No-Michi (1979), which also reverberates vaguely in the above-commented Borderlines. Where Borderlines partakes of Gaku's occasional industrial-grade textures, Le Minuit echoes the mighty opus principally in pacing. Sound events evolve slowly, sometimes imperceptibly, but are always on the move. Hefty electronics that could be processed airplane noise- or trains roaring by. At twenty minutes or so the tone deepens and darkens, acquires considerable mass and depth as white-edged surges bank off of concrete revving engines processed almost, but not quite, to icy-smoothed oblivion. Not necessarily the kind of thing I would normally enjoy, perhaps, except that in the uber-capable hands of a master craftsman something just clicks. I am, like, totally absorbed in the deeply affecting depths of an interminable waking dream. At forty-five minutes we return to the documentary voice-over and the sci-fi organ tones, growing almost exultant as they intermingle with the unsettled washes of heaving white, long fade out. Disc 2's "Dammerlicht" picks up where Morgendammerung leaves off, slow builds and sighs onto more of the same. Gaku figures even more prominently here, as the pace picks up, the drama ups a couple notches, and heavily layered electronics build into the occasional squealing climax. Thoroughly modern sounding yet at the same time a most charming throwback to the sixties- or at least to Eloy's Shanti (1979). Put simply, there is nothing else quite like this out there. I find myself losing my train of thought, drawn back in, fading back out... clanks and squeals flitting in and out of perception. Thirty one minutes in and sounds fade out... voice actress in conversation with Eloy in the soundbooth... "This is a wonderful sentence, the best of her. The meaning of it. Do you understand the meaning of the text... Have you chosen the text by yourself?" ("Yes, of course, from the French, ehh...") "Ah! I think this is the most wonderful sentences from her, one of the most..." In lesser hands the momentum would be killed. But this is classic Eloy all the way. Rusted metal scrapes and slowed-down shuddering, shrieks to scalding peaks, massed clusters of converging metals, eerie tones, hints of feedback. I am insane for ever branding this shit ambient, but by forty minutes we are droning with all speed. Elongated drag into blubbering groan n' thud. Great, period.
Thanks. I hadn't heard of Jean-Claude Eloy. I'm liking this excerpt a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXNka4oXsRI
Jerman/Barnes "Matterings" 2014/15? Ernstwhile Records
Ernstwhile records has been putting out some great stuff but it seems like not a lot of people are paying it any attention. With so many HANDS TO/Jerman fans I was suprised to see almost no mention of his 2014/15? Collaboration with Tim Barnes titled "Matterings"...IMO a completely solid and engaging piece of electro acoustic improvisation, the enviormental sounds lack the dirty detritus feel of previous Jerman works and instead trade them in for crystal clear up close sound environments, the album moves from tiny microcosmos to jarring booms gracefully and in perfect precision. Abstracted rythms are met by ghostly voices and fragments of electronic buzz seemingly floating through vast emptiness. This album definitely requires a bit of volume to get the full effect of Jason Lesccalleets grade A mastering of the material. I highly recommend picking this up.
Equipment can 'mock' other equipment, like how artificial drums are sometimes used to to convey a certain sound, but can never achieve original sounds unto themselves. Just like I believe there is a future to strictly 'glitchy' sound that can be mimicked, but unique to itself, with newer computer models.
Intolitarian - Beserker Savagery - Starts with Nikolas Schreck sample used during Bob Larson interview back in early 90's / late 80's, and begins afterwards with immersing wall of sound, and complex / erratic drum rhythm for about 10 minutes, with violent screams, and sudden tempo stops and 'halts,' to where it picks up after GG Allin prison interview sample. The samples go very well with sound in detailing intensity, also believe a Blanche Barton sample to be used at beginning of second song about Aryan bloodlines. The whole album progresses in intensity, to where it gets more convulsing, erratic, and violent, and reaches sudden end. Album does a great job at subtley increasing in its hard-to-follow sound output.
Tetragrammacide - EP MMXV, "Typhonian Wormholes: Indecipherable Anti-Structural Formulæ"
Released on 12" - Sounds like vortex of muffled sounds, wall noise, with growling, BM-like vocals, distorted instruments, cheap feedback and such creating impenetrable sound attack. Seems to be a mesh of "War Metal" Noisecore, Harsh Noise and Black Metal, or something like that. Has the intensity and tempo of extreme metal, as well as vocals, to coincide with Harsh Noise wall sound, and maybe sudden tempo drops characteristic of Noisecore?
Maurizio Bianchi - Neuro Habitat - Nice high-pitched sounds, of 'orchestral' analog, and contrasts of lower-pitched, to mimic sounds of synapse connections, almost like a Schizophrenic brain communicating nonsense wildly to rarely-contacted areas of the brain. Kind of, actually, reminds me of earlier Academic foreign work of Ivo Malec Brain Wave, musique concrete of Croatia. Or, maybe slightly resemblance to Maryanne Amacher side of 'artificial sound', but not quite...
Cadaver Gutter/Psychosadist (C40, Hiisi Productions): Cool tape, Cadaver Gutter is really nice again, though sounds a bit different than before, I think the vocals have more effects than before? Not sure... Didn't like Psychosadists first release, but this is pretty cool, except for the last track, it's this kind of annoying sound which I just don't really like, the last Grunt album had a comparable track...
Of Earth And Sun - Uncoiled (CD, Malignant Records):Wasn't into it directly when listening on the Malignant bandcamp page at work, but now I wonder why. Absolutely great Ritual/Ambient work!
Of Earth And Sun - A Consuming Fire (C60, Maniacal Hatred): Same style as the album, very good again.
Abscheu - Breviary of Chaos (C40, Unrest Productions): Pure Heavy Electronics/Industrial bliss, really good. Hope to hear more of this project in the future!
Mutant Video / Memory Smoker - "Confusion Is Heaven, Reality Is Hell" cassette - I really dig Mutant Video's guitar and synth driven easy-listening industrial. and their releases always seem to get better as they progress. here it's no different the last few tracks, especially the last one are just extremely good. Memory Smoker is a bit more psychedelic and less motorik. maybe people here would dig it more. it's got an organic feel, but definitely different than something like Swedish tape noise. definitely recommended listening.
I must say, I like Iron Fist Of The Sun quite a lot already, but I think Blush - recently re-released on CD by Unrest - could well be one of their best. Hardly a weak track on it, and varied enough, too, between jabbing 'noise', and smoother synth stuff. Well worth it.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 11, 2016, 08:35:56 PM
Thanks. I hadn't heard of Jean-Claude Eloy. I'm liking this excerpt a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXNka4oXsRI
That was the clip that sold me, too. On both Borderlines and Le Minuit de la Foi- even though I found the clip for Le Minuit thoroughly unconvincing... I'm a sucker that way. But, by the curious alchemy that applies to these things, Le Minuit has come to easily surpass Borderlines- almost purely on compositional merit. It's one of those weird equations where I have this sneaking suspicion that I've successfully hoodwinked myself into preferring something I objectively should not. Wouldn't be the first time.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 16, 2016, 05:14:10 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 11, 2016, 08:35:56 PM
Thanks. I hadn't heard of Jean-Claude Eloy. I'm liking this excerpt a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXNka4oXsRI
That was the clip that sold me, too. On both Borderlines and Le Minuit de la Foi- even though I found the clip for Le Minuit thoroughly unconvincing... I'm a sucker that way. But, by the curious alchemy that applies to these things, Le Minuit has come to easily surpass Borderlines- almost purely on compositional merit. It's one of those weird equations where I have this sneaking suspicion that I've successfully hoodwinked myself into preferring something I objectively should not. Wouldn't be the first time.
This could, or should, be in the drone and ambient thread. It's a nice track, and the uploader added an appropriate video to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QAsCaX_0lE
Knurl - Ectodurotomy tape
It's been said that, with Ectodurotomy, Knurl is at an all-time high. Quite the claim- but ten seconds in and the head is nodding agreement. Two minutes in and the earholes are, if yet to be sold, well on their way to being smoked. Ecto hits very fast and hard, front-loading a full bevy of full-in-body, metal-on-metal, screech. The peaks are as precise and crystalline as those scaled on other recent notables, such as Thoracia and Acetylphasia, but roughed up with some satisfyingly raw and shredded nerve-endings. "For optimum listening results, playback through headphones." Result: top marks in the areas of RAW and HARSH. Cue the echo chamber and the sloooow sink... deep into icy smooth wells of white-tinged psych-reverberation -eration -eration -eration... and, just when you're about lulled into a false sense of harmonicaness, pressure lets up, precision-guided percussive blast 'n grind slams down. Again! Again! The head starts to bang out agreements, the occasional "fuck yeah" escapes the lips. New strains of white-tinged psych reverberation, but informed by brutally sharp and incisive shrieks scouring the edges. This is rawness borne purely by texture and balanced by hand practiced in the art of tension-release. If it were "just" about the tension we'd have us a solid piece of work. But Ecto is elevated equal parts by design – the rough-hewn steel-trappings that define the project – and by a constant sense of forward movement propelled by never-to-relent physio-cranial concussion. On the flip-side, gaping spaces, near silences. Enter... salacious shiver... deliciously excruciating soundhole tortures, parting of razor-licked lips, carefully composed peeling back of blistered skin, the rendings no less savage for all their deliberate, white-hot, nail dragging. At this point our "crystalline" peaks are starting to sound a bit burnt out, though it could simply be the holes pleading in vain for mercy from the increasingly deaf. "Melanomastoid" is the wonderfully climactic orgy of no-holds-barred all-out harshwank, occasional breaks in relent only there to accentuate the sweetly sadistic punishment. Pummelment. Physio-cranial concussionment. Holes so well fucked they could almost swear they detect guitar abuse in there- a common error of perception when steel chain is applied to strings of a "saw blade violin". Optimum listening results my ass. About the only thing to be perceived at this point is the need of hearing aid in the very near future.
* edited out dickheadism
V/A - Red Scum CD
A split/compilation with a fine theme, suits my taste. Bizarre Uproar has a track that resembles a bit more of the 2008'ish era? Vicious junk metal abuse, delayed vocals and other instrumentation thrown in the mix, highly enjoyable. Garden of Power has two tracks, both have good vocal work to my ears and soundwise quite well crafted. First appearance of this project, I think. Maybe more to come? XE delivers as usual, WW2 samples, feedback drenched march to holocaust. Pogrom has last two songs, Stribai especially is a war waging, fist raising anthem! Perhaps the best single song of Pogrom I've heard. Closes out with a track hateful vocals, more of a gloomy and desperate atmosphere. Lyrics being in Lithuania, I probably miss the key element but neverthless! Great CD, definately a worth of picking up.
HUMAN LARVAE "Behind Blinding Light" LP
Excellent! HL always 'speaks' to me on a very personal level. One of my early highlights from 2016. The first track(s) on side B (Psychosis / Epiphany / Exit) is my favourite!
Quote from: Ashmonger on March 15, 2016, 10:02:40 PM
Of Earth And Sun - Uncoiled (CD, Malignant Records):Wasn't into it directly when listening on the Malignant bandcamp page at work, but now I wonder why. Absolutely great Ritual/Ambient work!
Of Earth And Sun - A Consuming Fire (C60, Maniacal Hatred): Same style as the album, very good again.
Both of these releases grew on me. I got the CD is my last "budget CD bundle" order from Malignant.
If anything the tape release (also available as a Bandcamp download) is even better because it's shorter and more concentrated. Looking forward to seeing where the project goes next.
Variable Mind - Everybody Stink (Demo) - MP3 - guitar/bass oriented industrial/no wave from half of Mutant Video. more than anything this release makes me think of the scene in Lynch's "Wild At Heart" when Sailor and Lula happen upon on a car accident on the side of the road, in the middle of the night, finding a girl stumbling around with massive head injury. The overall vibe reminds me of Wolf Eye's "Dread", but less skin crawling and sinister. Shitty drum machine beats, disinterested vocals and either guitar or bass make up all the tracks in different arrangements. yet it's quite pleasing in it's simplicity, and it's good driving music too. recommended if everything you listen to doesn't have to be hate filled.
https://variablemind.bandcamp.com/
Overdose Support - Babylon Healthcare System - Cassette - noise rock/noisy hardcore with bits of squealing electronics mixed in. really big fan of the vocals which get some nice effects here and there. the first and last tracks sound the best to me.
At Jennie Richie - Rectums Merging - 12" - ambient with a nice rhythmic underpinning from these West Coast weirdos. sounds much older than it's release date in the best possible way. almost an early Aphex Twin vibe.
Wince - Traum
Crushing and amazing. Was great watching the few sets I caught him do here in Minneapolis but this is really a whole different ballgame. Total control. Pure power and development of strength. American harsh noise at its finest.
Vapaudenristi "Ikuinen Kuolema" (Sakaramiina): Trying to not gush... Fuck me I love this band. Denser recording like the '10 and '12 demos, which remain my favorite. Mr. Pyhä's bass playing is greatly improved. Still a fuck ton of variety between tracks without sounding much at all like any previously recorded pieces. Cream of the fuckin' crop!
V/A "A a Group Of Sexual Perverts" (Bacteria Field): Future classic right here. Not a weak track and a few that are pure sex. Deterge's opener and Canady's bit get the highest regards from me. First one is just gorgeous, gritty harsh noise. Canady is kinda cut up, but so damn filthy it's got this incredibly pleasing early industrial vibe. Hard to pin. Highly, highly recommended you find a copy.
Von Einem "The Von Einem Tapes" (Index Clean): 2+ hours of beautiful PE meets experimental noise abuse. Best taken in small doses I think as the variety is not too massive, but the quality certainly is. Forgot how good this project was every time I heard it. Many moments are reminiscent of Prurient's magnificent early output, which is perfectly fine by me!
Quote from: eyestrain on March 21, 2016, 11:25:29 PM
V/A "A a Group Of Sexual Perverts" (Bacteria Field): Future classic right here. Not a weak track and a few that are pure sex. Deterge's opener and Canady's bit get the highest regards from me. First one is just gorgeous, gritty harsh noise. Canady is kinda cut up, but so damn filthy it's got this incredibly pleasing early industrial vibe. Hard to pin. Highly, highly recommended you find a copy.
Mania and No Dreams tracks are my favorites on this, for sure.
Wince - Traum cd
Here is someone clearly conversant in delivery of shitload. Shitload of fat chunky blurt spread wide and runny over bruised and battered field of pure flatulence. Tight-arsed scrap-compaction, crumpled scritch, rumpled scratch. Convergence of brittle textures, equal parts acoustic and electronic, rattling about your skull, an open invitation to appreciate the subtle gradations of unsaturated flat. It takes a while, the dropping of the load neatly drawn out, drawing in focus, soundholes straining for more more more. Radio dials spin through grainy snowbelts, bits of voice burble below the radar. A loosening of the belt and a dip into blabbering brook, mechanized crank. At 4:45 or so a further unloading, jagged junks gouging at heavier, thud-derous, undertow. A slight contraction, and then at the seven minute mark the shit hits the flat: fatter, chunkier blurts forced through sphinct-cracks, splattering in through from every whichever. The field starts to fill out, attain some heft, a certain sense of physical dimension and force. A prevalence now of slightly char-burnt constriction, more sudden expansion, digging down, layering up, attention chasing an uneven series of micromovements before halting toward the end in long slow grind unto extinction. Peak attention thus piqued, "Traum 2" wastes no time ripping into flatus erruptus proper. No real constriction or expansion. No builds into heavier textures. Pure fire. Over and done. Wait a second... Am I trauming or have a heard this before? Flatulant fields. Pure fire. You say Cracksteel I say CrackFUCKINGsteel. At the most concentrated moments I'm tempted to jump into The Kingdom Of Pain (Sac-22), with particular attention reserved for "Into the Drift and Sway". No shittin ya laddie. Alright. Nothing quite so saturated, but certainly no less busy. Without ever really altering general tone, cracked steel scraploads cycle through quite the unyielding play of butt-ruptured drift and spray. Less concentrated moments reveal certain depths otherwise hidden under the massed filths, and it is in fact these moments that elevate this most brutal of servings, serving to drag your noisehead deep into the many and varied cracks, cavities, fissures. A good gauge of the effectiveness of a given noise is its potential at any given volume, low, mid, high, ridonkulous. Now we all know what the noisedonkey demands, but it's somehow just that finer grain more satisfying when you can drift asleep to this without worrying that you'll wake up in the morning with your earholes blasted to kingdom fucked. Look, you have your lullaby, asshole, I have mine. The third and final Traum is perhaps the most traditional in presentation, quick build into sudden screech-flecked splurge, rumpled corporal punishment, assorted spitting and sputtering fighting for dominance. Here it as though burnt scrap sources are struggling to assert themselves in a steaming feedback chamber, backwashed howl punctured by the occasional well-aimed fist, continuous sloppy bled out oscillations successfully mimicking confused and abused earholes ringing from the impact.
Just been listening to a couple of trades from Kohei (Guilty C. / Gravity Swarm Recordings).
Grim Talkers - Grimy city CD
Did not know much about this Kohei's project but it is still quite surprise. Mixture of noise with late night ambience, sound fx & easy lounge jazz elements. Really unique stuff, stands out from the rest of so called experimental stuff. Not necessarily a best choice for genre nazis or die-hard PE police officers.
Guilty C. - Bury #6 CD
Two tracks, first clocking at 35 mins. Starts quietly with a spooky drone evolving into harsh noise hysteria only to return back to quiet drone. 2nd shorter track is quite basic noise fading in and fading out. Very nice.
Ming - Namaste CDr
Did not know anything about this but it looked cool so I thought to give it a try. 'Quiet noise', abstract - lots of tuning and fiddling with electronics (and maybe toy instruments - at least it sounds so) & concrete sounds. Nothing spectacular, or maybe just hard to get into at one listen. Afterwards I found out that Ming is actually a project by Birchville Cat Motel / Campbell Kneale and that makes me bit more disappointed about this release because I like BCM stuff.
And on my rotation is also a big bunch of Vietnamese vintage 7" singles, about which you can read here:
http://ikuinen-kaamos.blogspot.com/2016/03/back-home-from-vietnam-with-some-vinyls.html (http://ikuinen-kaamos.blogspot.com/2016/03/back-home-from-vietnam-with-some-vinyls.html)
Quote from: eyestrain on March 21, 2016, 11:25:29 PM
V/A "A a Group Of Sexual Perverts" (Bacteria Field): Future classic right here. Not a weak track and a few that are pure sex. Deterge's opener and Canady's bit get the highest regards from me. First one is just gorgeous, gritty harsh noise. Canady is kinda cut up, but so damn filthy it's got this incredibly pleasing early industrial vibe. Hard to pin. Highly, highly recommended you find a copy
This is fucking great. Thanks for the tip!
Scalp Elevator – Reenactment tape
Not what I expected from this superduo of Ryan Bloomer and Andrew Nolan. But there again, very much what may be expected of the project name. Scalp Elevator. The frontotemporal boggles. Pretty high expectations were to be had in any case, and these Reenactment easily exceeds. Huge and heavy metal bashing racket generously coated with filthed and grimy toiletspherics, two Southern Ontario nutbags going berserk deep down in the dank and echoing depths of abandoned lift shaft, junked scraps hurled about the somewhat flooded confines- with force enough to take someone's fucking head off. Against a distant rhythmic backing of metallic clunk, exceedingly harsh ripping textures quickly consume all breathing space, percussive assaults only occasionally to ker-scrunch through. Dense, harsh, raw. It's all there, overflowing toilet-smearics spewing the chamber with consistently crude harmonic overtones, if never quite to approach the fully overbilged levels of flatlinedtronics. More shitwell than shitwall if you will. Audience appreciation is enthusiastic and deserved. Flip over and any sense of consistent atmos is duly shredded. Well-muscled scrap-clank gives way to straight ahead headbanging metal-percussion to utterly mangled rip-fizzle to more slow, deliberate, steel-on-steel whanging to grey and grainy fuzzgrind to trainwreck loopsludge to... you name it. Not so much cut-up per se. Each textural movement stays around just long enough to leave its impression before lurching to the next indulgence, quite successfully negotiating the line between considered composition and out-and-out thrashing. Ultimately it is the assorted slops of the looped banging persuasion that anchor this ragged mess of conflicted perv-vision, and a particularly well-chosen sequence of said slops the duly proffered method to closing out the madness.
Constrain – Option To Hide tape
"Recorded & arranged summer 2013-2014," quite a span of time to put together these 20-minutes of tightly packed goodness. It shows. The Option is in the details. Razor-sharpened details, glittering shards, finely chiseled incisions. Rough concrete sources crowded out of view, brutally hacked and savaged, scrabbling frantically, and with rare success, to burst their securely fastened constraints. Plenty of goodies, then, hidden deep in the crevices of bullshit-free butt rupture, divided into seven parts. This thing moves. It hops around. Plunging down one rabbit-hole after another. Not to the point that the noisehead feels it is getting jerked around- maybe just a bit of well-lubed meat-strangling here and there. Always retaining a satisfyingly raw and gritty temperament which only aggravates the very physical pressures assaulting the 'holes. Though I will say there are moments when I want to slap this guy and scream, "Would you fucking slow down! I liked that bit, uh, back there. No, no. Uh, the one before that, I think. Or... erm, was it after? Wait. Who's this hot little number here. Whoo-baby. That's the shit. Oooh yeah.... yeah... fuck yeah... Hey, what? Where the fuck she go? Argh. Alright alright, fuck it, you don't have to fucking remind me. I can tolerate it. You've eroded my sense of bearing (THERE IS NOTHING LEFT!) Chucked me out the nest. But I'm good, really. Disillusioned, no question. Outcome? A burning necessity to just play the fucking tape. You fucking win, okay? FUCK!" In this sense the relative brevity of the tape works. Those delectable textures so sorely missed mere moments passed will be back in short order, just as the notable noshow of any weak moment ultimately leaves the bruised and battered soundholes perking up expectantly at the next violent surge. The only option apparent to play it again, sod.
can't afford buying much, but this blew my mind with it's craftmanship so i picked it up and it did not disappoint: ZWEITESYSTEM
https://zweitesystem.bandcamp.com/album/systemversatz
swiss electronics, surgical and precise.. abstract sequences... harmonic destruction... one can go super analytic over this kinda or just take the neanderthal approach and dig it. modular makina musik!
these guys also have ZOV, which is closer to special interests:
https://zov308.bandcamp.com/album/radiolaria-oblystar
Viodre - "deep blue series" tape
documenting live assaults, messy and compact!
PUCE MARY - The Spiral
Very nice album. Warms up with nice quieter drone loop tracks and harder industrial influence later on - impressive work. Huge attention to detail.
As with the likes of HELM, it's hard to label this stuff as just P.E/Industrial - it's something else, sound art that draws from many influences. I imagine this album will go lots of places beyond the usual noise buying crowd.
Tons of Masonna lately.
Quote from: pentd on April 02, 2016, 08:08:17 AM
Viodre - "deep blue series" tape
documenting live assaults, messy and compact!
this is actually not a live recording, but tracks constructed from live recordings. titles are J.Vibg purposely inflicting confusion!
played today....
trucido / final solution -
split cs - trucido does nothing for me, weak feedback and spoken word sounds like it was recorded on a walkman, and not in the good way.... but goddamn, final solution are the fucking best! totally vile maniacal vokill assault... "this is for the new sexual revolution. fuck the PC. i love lesbians, but i do not like dyke politics. give me one and not the other.... this ones called lesbians" ... fuck yes!!! the best FS material maybe?! greatest american PE act ever.
skin graft -
man made body - 2x-cs - wyatt at his best! essential for fans of the project.
plagues -
old hands - c16 master for collapsed hole noise - plagues kickin ass like he does on 'vintern var hard' or 'troubled sleep' ... look for this after i get a few other tapes out
kakerlak -
among the minutae - cs
order of nine angels -
grand high climax - cs
telepherique -
v=s/t - cd
vromb -
jeux de terres - cd
muslimgauze -
drugsherpa 2013 - cd
I've been jamming the deterge skin graft LP on fusty cunt. Also vital for Midwest heads
Sissy Spacek: Sword/Flywheel/No Matter tapes: copped these from Helicopter and holy shit they are fucking GREAT. Harsh grinding noise from Wiese/Mumma on two tapes and on the third tape a live set with Mike Du Bose on vocals plus a second set with Sickness and Jay Randall on the flip. All ar fucking savage. Raw as fuck. Really glad I grabbed these. Saw them last summer with the Wiese/Mumma/Du Bose lineup, one of the coolest bands I've ever seen.
The Rita/Mania "Together They're Murder" tape reissue. Only taken a cursory listen, but I'm into it.
Magma live: better than I could have possibly imagined. Maybe the best show I've ever seen. Vander is a living legend and the band were tight as fuck. MDK in its entirety. How do you top that?
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the dead neanderthals - worship the sun
such an amazing record , i ve been listeing for some time now.
free jazz assault .
Quote from: coinbender on April 06, 2016, 02:46:21 PM
the dead neanderthals - worship the sun
such an amazing record , i ve been listeing for some time now.
free jazz assault .
Great band! This record is crucial shit. The DLP hey released recently is great. I forget the name of it offhand but its more drone than wild blasting.
Mae sure you check out Burning Tree. More wild new free jazz!!!!
Quote from: holy ghost on April 06, 2016, 05:53:31 PM
Quote from: coinbender on April 06, 2016, 02:46:21 PM
the dead neanderthals - worship the sun
such an amazing record , i ve been listeing for some time now.
free jazz assault .
Great band! This record is crucial shit. The DLP hey released recently is great. I forget the name of it offhand but its more drone than wild blasting.
Mae sure you check out Burning Tree. More wild new free jazz!!!!
you are probably talking about "endless voids" . have only listened the bandcamp track of this which is great!
Prime was also excellent. breathless on going total fucking marmalade.
thanx for the BT tip.
Streicher - War without End
Relistening to this, I still wish I could like it more than I do. With Streicher's amazing back catalogue, I guess its hard to match up to, say, Annihlism. But that said, I just can't find much to really rave about. Its good, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't have the same crushing aggression as his earlier works. It certainly has a more modern sound, which matches with the theme, but it lost something in the transition. I like the live excerpts a lot though. Overall, good but nowhere near great.
Phocomelus – Bit Of Rough tape
When 20 discs of Skin Crime are not enough... could be time for a bit of rough. Throw in a pinch of harsh an ounce of junk and an assload of dense and you are there. I find myself digging around, in the usual undignified posture, for Whorebutcher, which seemed on first cut to be carved from comparably sinewy stock. Firm, viscous, flowing. Greased up good. Plenty of meaty flavor to sink into and savor, all of it surprisingly well-cooked. From a distance one might even imagine the shit to start hitting a solid, droning, consistency. So not all that raw in general tone- he did say just a bit of rough- at least on the first side. Bits of rough I would take for possible scrap sources do emerge quickly, but spend most of the time almost entirely buried under layers of ravaged seethe n shizzle, white metallic sheets stained and slashed with big ragged eye-holes bled out. The pinch of harsh, administered via pliers with a particularly cruel and abusive hand, is really starting to hurt, the way music should, trails of smoke rising slowly from the 'holes. As for the assload, dense is one word, impenetrable is another. Try making heads or tails of this and trails of smoke start rising from your skull. Elements many and varied intersect at different speeds, suggesting a schizo-frenetic disposition that draws attention at one moment to microspastic epileptic knife-seizures and then at others to a much more measured and deliberate undertow that constantly threatens to drag everything down into fully filthed overbilge. That never happens, of course, the intent clearly to keep your toes tapping your tongue lolling your sphintcter clenching and your eyelids jittering throughout. Get down and boogie, buddy boy. On the flip, and a fair bit more of the rough. The rough is in the bilge harmonics, a festering growth of low-end solids rumbling from the extremes of the l and the r. Heavy masses of thunder descend, pressures mount, micromovements fight for breaks of daylight, of which, of course, there are none. This is good, though, a fightin', strained dialog that, now that I think of it, might actually be real-life voices burbling away. And now that I think about it again, might be some kind of fucked up robot desperately bloopering in distressed disrepair. Febrile, that would be a good word. Or maybe just plain diseased. Ultimately you will never know nor care, electronics in their final lurch, oscillate, screech, nil.
Masonna Passion of Rubbers (RE LP) : Masonna was one of my first finds when I started getting into noise, went to pick up a craigslist reel to reel and they offered to let me look through the remaining CD collection of their deceased brother, it was there I saw Shinsen Na Clitoris - Vanilla Records, I knew enough to suspect I should snatch it up (for about 3 $) and I'm glad I did. I never went out of my way to track down more of his stuff after, but became reunited through the Eb.er Phillips Collaboration, and the clitoris pump action cd. I obsessed about weather to buy Passion of Rubbers or to pass, and pass I'm glad I did not.
Acidtronics? Maybe, more like a galaxy being sucked into a vaccum cleaner, don't know what the instruments were but the first track has some stuff that sounds like a record on a turntable being sandblasted. Second track starts with some hard punches before moving into a dial up tonal mess before coming to a scorching end. Third track is a rest, I suspect it is the only studio track of the 4, electronic bells resonat beautiful and haunting sounds, ping ponging back and forth between the speakers. I could listen to shit like this for hours, reminds me of 1960s academic electronic, the intervals become less spaced building up the anticipation for another track of gritty vaccum sounds with high-end tones floating freely in the void. Under the slab of grit you can hear electronic tones writhing all over. Perfect length, though I wouldn't have minded hearing this a double 7" to get that listening experience the cassette version would offer, the tracks aren't at all diminished being played straight through back to back on either side. Great listen and highly recommended.
Graham Lambkin & Joe McPhee : Chance Meeting: Kye CDR
There is no doubt that Lambkin is one of the most engaging and interesting experimentalist currently working within the world of sound today. I came into listening to him the way I'm sure most of us did, through his work with the shadow ring, but since the release I'm Some Songs Graham has been moving further and further past music into a realm of sound. McPhee is a name I've heard around town and wrongly associated with a Chicago jazz scene that never did much for me, I've only recently begun to learn how mistaken I was (but that's the fun part so now I can find something fresh I missed years ago), a sometimes collaborator with the Nihilst Spasm Band and apperantly improving to prerecorded tapes back in the 60s! (I'd love to hear what that was like). Any recommendations on a starting point would be appreciated since his discography is fairly extensive.
So this is one 31 minute track, which I mentally split into three parts (where different conversation fragments are introduced). "Are you Ready? No" tape interference floats through a domestic enviorment as objects are moved around an amplified surface. it's nearly impossible to tell if the wind chimes you begin hearing are on the tapes or in the room, McPhee begins play something (?) but it just sounds like wind, children and birds. Around the ten minute mark a poem created out of a conversation heavily chopped and edited appears and then disenegrates into an almost sitar like drone (but only the drone) as a wind instrument hovers about in an errie fashion before the sound begins to morph as the volume expands filling the room with a dense electronic haze. There is no doubt this is a kind of synthesized horn, as the sound fades to total silence and the explodes into a thunder clap and wet drips, sounds of a totally amplified home. Glass panes speak, floors creak and ghostly conversation just floats through (the words compeletly undectable and unimportant). It's these kind of sounds that bleed into our own domestic reality, blurring the lines between the real and recorded. The only seperation is the dense electronic fog that hangs endlessly in front of you. The speakers begin breathing out short burst of interference as bottle rockets whistle but never pop and a hand searches for a station on the radio that is never there. The final conversation is about Amazon as little bells or chimes just kinda float in the background until suddenly moving to the forground as a tape machine lurches to life and electronic birds begin crying out into a static reality, junk is shuffled and clinked, the static increases to accompany the sounds of whistling and shrill drones that never last more than a 15 seconds before giving way to the unfolding haze until the tape comes to a slurping halt.
Here's to hoping this one makes its way to a proper release.
Joe McPhee is one of the coolest guys around, and always up to something new. Last time i saw him was in a duo with the drummer Chris Corsano, pure brilliance!
The tapeworks have been released on 2xcd "Sound on Sound - solo 1968-1973", interesting stuff for sure. The obvious place to start would otherwise be the first two classic LPs "Nation Time" and "Underground railroad", they were re-issued a couple of years ago, before that was more heard of than heard... Also the solo-lp "Tenor" is a classic! But these are more along jazz roads, which is what i prefer, he has also done loads of work with synths/electronics etc. got a discography an arm and a leg long... The place to start with that could be "Pieces of Light", a duo LP with John Snyder on synth. But these are all 60s-70s album and he does get even better with time (not to mention more prolific), so just dig in, not everything might be great but most is.
My favorite stuff from him is the records with the group TRIO X, a great balance with free jazz and melodic style. Four new live cds was released just recently.
Charlemagne Palestine/Tony Conrad - An Aural Symbiotic Mystery (CD, Sub Rosa)
Played this after hearing of Conrad's death. It's a nice collaboration, and the violin and piano blend especially nicely at times. I don't like most of Palestine's singing though (luckily there's no singing for the most part) and Conrad's violin is interesting for me as I'm still not sure if I really like that scraping droning sound it makes... Yet this somehow adds to the appeal. Looking forward to his classic album with Faust that I'll get soon.
Hecker - Sun Pandämonium (LP, Pan)
I've read reviews that this is an extreme computer music album. Well, I don't think it's particularly extreme, but what matters is it's a good album. There's lots of digital sound stretching and manipulation. Most people on this forum dislike digital sounds (I also don't like all kinds), but if someone has no problems with computer music, it's worth hearing this album.
GX Jupitter-Larsen - Big Time Crash Bang 2008 (LP, RRR)
A collage of mainly car accident sounds on side A. Side B is a bit more brutal and the sound sources aren't recognisable, at least for me. It's all pretty hypnotic and quite dense. A very good record. I assume it was released under GX's own name because The Haters is usually noise of a more distorted kind; however, there's no mistaking it's the same guy behind this release.
Preparing myself for the workweek to come with an exquisite mixture of
SHIFT (Altamont Rising, Morose, Ruminations) and ATRAX MORGUE (New York Ripper, Lesion 22, Spasmosynthetics) records [All hail to Urashima for these great AM reissue boxes!]
Strange enough, they all fit to my mood perfectly today!
Shift definitely should have it's place in the Canon of Power Electronics, but I'm not quite sure which one.
Gnawed/Velvet Curtain (C45, Maniacal Hatred): Gnawed is good, though I feel he delivers his best works at his albums. Velvet Curtain is a new project I think, interesting PE, but I think there's room for development.
The Vomit Arsonist - You Will Never Get What You Deserve (C20, Dumpsterscore Home Recordings): More The Vomit Arsonist is never a bad thing. Don't really know what to say about this tape, you get what you expect and that's a good thing.
Regosphere & The Vomit Arsonist - An Inquiry Concerning The Indications Of Insanity (C20, Dumpsterscore Home Recordings): This is some calmer stuff, more gloomy. I don't know Regosphere except for the track on the TVA 7", but seeing as this stuff is quite different from TVAs stuff, I guess that's his influence?
Akhlys - Supplication (CD, Zazen Sounds/Neuropa Recordings): Re-release of this Dark Ambient album by Alcameth of Nightbringer, Akhlys has also recently released an album on Debemur Morti which is Black Metal with some Ambient pieces in between. This is good, but not the best Dark Ambient there is.
Nastrond - Celebration of the Four (CD, Zazen Sounds/Neuropa Recordings): I really like Nastrond, but never heard this before. Was a bit affraid, since Ambient side projects aren't always great, but this absolutely is. Varied approach, didn't expect to hear guitars and other sounds going more into a general "Industrial" direction. Nice surprise. Then again, not really a surprise that Nastrond delivers...
Auschwitz Symphony Orchestra - History Will Repeat Itself (CD, No Sign of Life): Exactly as expected after hearing the first demo a couple of years ago, great stuff. Too bad about the click sound that happens before a lot of the tracks.
Kali Yuga Noise - Degeneration of Our Species (tape, Bestial Burst): Short, but cool tape. Radical lyrics. Not too familiar with bands like Fear of God and Herpes (though I've been listening to them a bit lately), but I can hear that influence, it's more in that direction than 'pure' noisecore like Nihilist Commando etc.
L.J. - 167 tracks (tape, Filth&Violence): Short tape with Harsh Noise/Noisecore blasts. Short Harsh Noise blasts with feedback inbetween. Again, quite different from 'typical' noisecore. Not bad, but leaves me wanting something extra...
Deathwank/Shitnoise Bastards - Your Power Can't Save You From The Death (C15, Fastdie Records/Vile Noise)
Deathwank/Anal-a-go-go-geddon (Vile Noise)
First heard Deathwank on the split with Pissdeads and I remembered it was some pretty harsh Noisecore the way I like it, so I got those two tapes for a cheap price and both are cool. The other bands are nice too, Anal-a-go-go-geddon is pretty harsh too, sounds quite like Deathwank and for some reason I suspect it to be more or less the same guys. Shitnoise Bastards from Malaysia is at times really fast and harsh as well. Two short and sweet Noisecore tapes.
Also this:
Invocation of Obscene Gods (CD + zine comp, Backwoods Butcher): Cool stuff overall, that True History of Grindcore article is great. Especially because a lot of parts apply to other genres as well.
Don't like everything on the comp, but there's certainly great and nice stuff such as Ride for Revenge, Antiseen, Brody's Militia (Rupture cover), Erectile Dementia, Hellstomper, CSMD (well, I'm more fascinated due to this bands weirdness than that I really think it's great) and some interesting stuff from bands I never heard about before such as Lifespite, Skullhog, Intensive Care (new band from half of The Endless Blockade apparently), Dick Panthers track which is pretty funny, The Kill and some others.
Quote from: Ashmonger on April 11, 2016, 12:29:10 PM
I don't know Regosphere except for the track on the TVA 7"
The
Regosphere/Content Nullity split tape (
Claws of the Witch) is worth buying. Regosphere is sort of gloomy and restrained power electronics (although without vocals, only spoken word in track 2) with a great sense of physical space in the tracks. Content Nullity is more aggressive but still quite atmospheric, especially track 2 with its catchy synth line. A highly recommended tape.
Quote from: acsenger on April 13, 2016, 03:52:43 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on April 11, 2016, 12:29:10 PM
I don't know Regosphere except for the track on the TVA 7"
The Regosphere/Content Nullity split tape (Claws of the Witch) is worth buying.
Acsenger speaks truth. Also, if you can get a copy of Regosphere's "Gutter Swarm", do it.
Quote from: Ashmonger on April 11, 2016, 12:50:34 PM
, CSMD (well, I'm more fascinated due to this bands weirdness than that I really think it's great).
Pretty good compilation, not really into all these humor based and 'ironic' goregrind and punk bands but this band utterly baffled me. Psychedelic/experimental goregrind or grindcore or something? Trully weird. The Ride for Revenge track is much like EVERYTHING RfR has done, perfect, and worth the price of admission alone.
Still soaking up the V/A A Group of Sexual Perverts based on all your recommendations on here and for the Mania track and so far it is as good as everyone emphasized, that and the Rita/Mania split tape re-release which is going to require a review on here soon enough from me.
ERIC LA CASA & JEAN LUC GUIONNET "Inscape. Lille-Flandres" CD
monotype rec
These guys I generally like. Very much conceptual & arty, yet simply works based on sound itself. For me, background ambient textures, with zero cheesy elements.
IRON FIST OF THE SUN "Blush" CD
Unrest
Essential reissue of one great IFOTS tape + bonus track. I've said so many times essentially the same things, so perhaps I just conclude that if you don't have tape, now you got good opportunity to fix that problem with this cd.
RU-486 "Romanian Abattoirs" CD
Destructive Industries
Also said this before, but having heard the very early RU-486 stuff, I was quite jaded about giving chance to his later works. But they have greatly improved. Few years waiting to be on "playlist", and now one could conclude it's pretty good contemporary PE. Only problems are, that this album is plagued by kind of all-stars/obvious influences. Big "featuring Slogun", "featuring Lussurian", "featuring Richard Ramirez" texts on back cover song titles. All the sudden kind of afro-noise beats and samplings of africans and such hints to hot things happening in PE at that moment. Nevertheless, in style where you could throw together F/I/T/H, later days Slogun, and bunch of clearly studio engineered non-filthy post-industrial/pe stuff, it is good for what it is.
SPASTIC COLON "Premature Release" tape
Pinch A Loaf
Humor noise, without being total slapstick. Basically, there is nothing funny about the noise itself. Just amusing titles. Neat wooden box packaging, one hour consisting 5 studio and 1 live recording. Erik Hoffman (a.k.a. mr. Pinch A Loaf & Groundfault Recordings) on electronics and metal detector. Jorge Martin on guitar and backing vocals. It is noisy, but not harsh. Droning, but hardly merely "drone". Somewhere in category of quite early CCCC perhaps? Kind of noise you rarely hear these days, so have to dig up some 1995 tapes from shelves!
FINAL SOLUTION / TRUCIDO split tape
Der Bunker
FS offers their live recordings. Prototype PE. Two synths, vocals. Obscene lyrics, some amusing speeches before songs. LESBIANS!! Of course lo-fi live recordings don't match the ultimate power of their studio 7"s, but it's stuff I always appreciate. Trucido, in a way, is very simple. Very primitive and I'd suspect most of all un-edited. This pre-Death Squad project has also done REALLY heavy and crunchy stuff, but this isn't so much that. I still like it, but I feel there are some nostalgic elements of early exposures of other Trucido works that makes impossible to judge this objectively.
37 PINK "Corrective Justice" tape
Extreme
Obscure mid 80's postmortem. Very little information anywhere. I got this tape on Extreme label's pro-tape (white tape with bodyprints), but it seems like tape is little too short for the material. I know this tape also exists as Greyscale label version who's address is on cover. Well, minimal artwork on cover, hanged negro emerges when you fold J-card further. Rugged drum machine beats, raw electronics, overall somewhat structured songs. Not "PE", but this overall rough and fierce old school tape industrial.
THULE SOCIETY "Wiesthor" tape
Zero Cabal
I was recently mentioned there is one label planning for CD re-issue of this. Good! One of the many Ulex Xane's. B-side has fierce electronic signal that goes beyond irritating, but overall this is quite laid back and atmospheric recordings. Field recordings. Document sounds? Kind of sound collage for occult nazi mysticism.
SEX WHOLLY BELIEF / SEX HOLY DISBELIEF "inorganic" tape
Extreme
This is project of guy who runs Extreme label after Ulex. A-side is pretty minimal, but B-side gets really good. It's just couple droning electronic signals, pitching up and down, sometimes reminding even KK Null early 90's works, but from mid 80's tape-industrial perspective, hehe.. Hard to describe, but good stuff.
ALTAR OF FLIES "The Creeping Unknown" tape
Hästen & Korset
I'm still waiting the latest LP to arrive here. Should be on it's way. Meanwhile, checking this tape from 2008, and question emerges: Why there isn't that many AOF reissues? Nobody asked? AOF doesn't want to do them? I can't be sure, but my assumption is that there could be people who'd like to hear these things. At least should be. AOF on this tape is without animal sounds. Without sounds of kids. Not any kind of "familyman locked in house" vibe (hehe...), but it sounds like walking on thin line of old school industrial noise vs. experimental music. Rough, oppressive, grim, but not aggressive. Experimental, but not goofy or that "playful". Great tape.
URE THRALL "It's All Yer' In" tape
Discorporeality
I have no memory traces how and when I have got this. Release dates back to 1995, but is collection of very earliest Ure Thrall stuff from 1985. All I have from him, at least what I can remember, is CD on Tesco. That CD was reissue as well, but 10 years later material. I remember it was ok, but perhaps more based on middle eastern terror themes than musical qualities? Well, that is 15 years ago, so don't remember that well. Perhaps time to dig that CD from shelves... Anyways, this tape, being so early works, is different. It makes me think now what Zeno Marx was talking on "economy / tapes" topic about recourcefullness. This guy, known also as member of Voice of Eye, seems not to have almost anything what would make possible to make music. On thanks list he thanks couple guys for helping out (with gear). Two tape decks and microcassette recorder in use, guy managed to pull sound quite well known from 80's tape industrial scene. Drum machine beats, blunt tape manipulations, odd noises, sound collages. Probably something recorded on microcassette walkman and then processed further. Or processed? With literally no equipment, one just had to have few ideas how to cope with the utmost minimalism. While this tape is certainly not any industrial classic, it is still exactly the kind of stuff I can listen pretty much all day everyday. As it somehow captures the essence of work based on decent ideas, rather than enabling abundance of possibilities.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 14, 2016, 08:50:15 PM
ALTAR OF FLIES "The Creeping Unknown" tape
Hästen & Korset
I'm still waiting the latest LP to arrive here. Should be on it's way. Meanwhile, checking this tape from 2008, and question emerges: Why there isn't that many AOF reissues? Nobody asked? AOF doesn't want to do them? I can't be sure, but my assumption is that there could be people who'd like to hear these things. At least should be. AOF on this tape is without animal sounds. Without sounds of kids. Not any kind of "familyman locked in house" vibe (hehe...), but it sounds like walking on thin line of old school industrial noise vs. experimental music. Rough, oppressive, grim, but not aggressive. Experimental, but not goofy or that "playful". Great tape.
Jup, listening now to the 'Emeriten' tape again which is from around the same release year i think, and it's so good it's a shame that this is ltd to 50 copies. I do however enjoy his
"familyman locked in house" stuff as i can relate to that :D
Well, as said, yet to hear bad AOF.. just so many animals/kids kind of things - at least it felt like it.
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Masks" CD
Old Europe Cafe
At first I was feeling like this would be really good. Electronics starts fine and vocals start pretty fierce distorted screams... but then, I just can't really get over how all the electronics lack punch. Distorted yes. Pretty good song structures/sound textures, but always like line-in fron digital multieffect to recorder. No punch, no saturation, no loudness. If one can get over that problem what has plagued most of SJ albums since late 90's, album could be promising. At least there are pretty damn grim typics such as "Safe Word Fails", "Weakling Child", "Lucky Too", etc..
Frakcja Supramuzyczna Galerii: "Nie-Galerii" – Omniofonia 3xCD
Impulsy Stetoskopu
3 discs filled with 80's industrial / experimental recordings from Poland, revolving around guy called Alexander Sikora. First disc is best for me. Seems like best works he would do solo. The more people, the more it evolves into kind of improv. group feel. Lots of things happening, but not as dark and focused as his solo works. I think disc #1 alone makes this worth to have, but I'm not saying other discs would be bad. Just less noisy, less intense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN_CSXvyr5I
ECCLESIASTICAL SCAFFOLDING "A Book of Lies" tape
Extreme
1988 autralian obscurity. Occult sound collages. Not very noisy, but still it's good stuff to listen to. Partially re-issued on ltd 50 copies CDR back in 1999... Would be nice to see Extreme dig up their own archives, as there would be many great titles to put out on CD.
AUGUSTO KLAMM "Poisonous Fragrances" tape
1982-83 Belgian noise. Lots of short cuts, where best ones are almost like early brutal PE and some like Randy Yau who didn't have bright sound of distortion pedals. Lots of vocal noises, raw feedbacks and overall sound rubbish. Never very loud and definitely not aggressive. More like sonic rubbish. Few moments are really nice, overall 60 min tape perhaps doesn't hold its power in a way best tapes of era do.
BLACK CHRISTMAS LP- creepy as hell! Perverted phone calls, grunting, screaming over Xmas carols, piano scraping. A must-own for anyone into musique concrete, cut-up, etc. This isn't the exact soundtrack for the film, the composer tracked down all of his master tapes & re-assembled everything for the record. There are details heard here that could easily be missed during the film.
I've also listened to the latest batch of Freak Animal tapes this week. All good stuff!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 14, 2016, 08:50:15 PM
URE THRALL Discorporeality
This guy and label fascinate me. He's in that gray area between DIY, adolescent, tens of projects, quasi-noisecore/punk approach and the Anamolous/ND arena of experimentalism. So there is no confusion, nothing I've heard from him is noisecore or punk, but the multiple names and monikers like Smooth Quality Excrement, along with basic cassette presentation, cause me to associate certain aspects with prolific 90's DIY culture. There's a good balance there. Most of his work is really good quality, which should be of no surprise because of the company he kept (and continues to keep). I believe Anomalous Records was his main distro hub for Discorporeality. I'm sorry I didn't buy all those tapes from Anomalous (very probably in my top 5 music consumer regrets of the 90s).
Jazkamer: Persona Non Grata / We Want Epic Drama / Cover by Hair Stylistics: I fuckin' love these monthly CDs. I didn't buy all of them at the time and I wish they did. The noisecore one is the best. I've got 6/12 and I gotta pick up the rest.
Hijokaidan: Polar Nights Live: Only one of four Hijokaidan CDs I own, this is my second favourite after King of Noise with the fucking awesome drums from Incapacitants dude. I love this set. Hijokaidan would be out to lunch to see live. Great variety in these tracks.
Puce Mary: Success: really great. Hadn't come back to this in about a year and it was really varied, definitely not boring. A little more minimal than I remember. Really looking forward to the new LP.
Khanate: Things Viral/Capture & Release: damn this was so ahead of its time. This is the most awful, dissonant, tortured doom of this century. So unique. Definitely unsettling. I got to see them live in 2002 and the more I think back the more I remember how great it was. This is the best thing O'Malley has ever played on? Most likely.
Albert Ayler: Prophecy: copped this recently on LP for really cheap to replace my cd copy, but also want the new double cd version. How do they get those ghost wails? This is a crucial date. Maybe more so than Spiritual Unity or Greenwich Village based solely on musicianship vs. historical importance.
Return to Forever: Where Have I known You Before: never picked this up before now. I love the Hymns album but just. Ever grabbed this one. It's piano bits are too mellow for me but the last track is a slow fucking sick burn. Great but fuck Scientology!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 15, 2016, 05:27:36 PM
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Masks" CD
Old Europe Cafe
At first I was feeling like this would be really good. Electronics starts fine and vocals start pretty fierce distorted screams... but then, I just can't really get over how all the electronics lack punch. Distorted yes. Pretty good song structures/sound textures, but always like line-in fron digital multieffect to recorder. No punch, no saturation, no loudness. If one can get over that problem what has plagued most of SJ albums since late 90's, album could be promising. At least there are pretty damn grim typics such as "Safe Word Fails", "Weakling Child", "Lucky", etc..
Yeah, album is OK, I like it, but definitely lacks some punch. For my taste, the other new one "The Muse" on Death Continues Rec. is much better. It's more like Blue Rabbit, which I think is still the best of the newer SJ albums.
Seems like SJ been busy. Just couple days ago announced Offal CD/2LP coming next month on Cold Spring!
ECCLESTIASTICAL SCAFFOLDING "s/t" tape
Extreme
All works composed and recorded 1986-87. 10 songs in c. 45 minutes is pretty much sums vast majority of industrial of the era. Loud stuff. Percussive and eerie stuff. Atmospheric stuff. Few minutes long pieces where most tracks have their clear own identity what makes this very much like album that has very conscious form, instead of just few recent recordings thrown on sides.
V/A ULTRA VIOLENCE tape
Strength Through Awareness
Despite one couldn't point out exact hit songs, compilations like this appear to be gold from start to finish. While some bands seem to aim to sound "old power electronics", I don't think almost anyone really succeeds. When one has gone through tracks Amor Fati, Narzisse, Con-Dom, Face In The Crowd, Punishment Pigs, White Hands, No Lie G.I., Pax Romana, Nails ov Christ, Kapotte Muziek and The Blackshirt Orchestra, one can just conclude that in this 60 is summed up a lot of greatness of this era.
LE MONO "Withdrawing from the species" tape
Freedom in a vacuum
80's stuff, which is damn good. Even if gets very musical, it has firm stand in noisy industrial. Just before this, I was listening another Freedom In A Vacuum title. Black Crowd "A Murder of crows" tape was too much towards post-punk, so I was just hoping Le Mono isn't something like that. And no it wasn't. There is drum machine beats, loops, bass/guitar here and there, but also great experimental/ambient and at noisiest it reaches pretty intense levels.
ARE THE VULCANOES STILL ACTIVE? "Know Your Equal" tape
Truculent
Somehow very "Truculent" feel to this. Heavy as fuck, but also simple distorted harsh blasting. At the best it goes more into throbbing power electronics direction, but simplicity keeps it always more towards just noise works of this era. Mid 2000's heavy duty american noise.
FACTOR X "Love Hertz" tape
I don't know when I get over the confusion between NATIVE X and Factor X! When I first heard the one and only Native X track I remember, being the opening piece for Soundtrack For The End Of The World (Self Abuse), I've been looking for opportunity to score some more stuff of them. And it's been so many times when I thought I found it and listened and realized again confused these two projects, hah.... So, I guess I have like 5 Factor X releases I didn't intend to buy, but have done so. This Factor X tape comes from 1990. Probably minimal pressing. Not even listed at discogs. Handmade special package and tape filled with utmost sound rubbish where vocals, crap and pausebutton are the key elements I guess. There is one very very short moment when delay pedal/tape echo starts to blast, and sounds great, but it lasts like 2 seconds. Tape is one of those things that are hard to appreciate as "music" nor "entertainment", but certainly challenging difficult art. Not to be played often, but it serves its purpose.
Atrax Morgue's Morder Machine Box came some days ago. Black box including 3 CDs, 1 DVD, 1 tape, 2 postcards. So far i have listened / watched the "new" material and the DVD. Reel I CD is good, very good. It kept me till the end twice, a 50 minutes track. Reel II tape too experimental for me, not what i wanted to listen, weak. DVD contains 4 live shows from 1995-2003 starting from 2003 and going backwards, 2 hours total. First and third are the best of them. First has the best quality in sound and video, powerful. Third has an early PE approach in sound and performance. The rest 2 CDs, the Morder Machine's reissues, i know, you know ...
Safe to say it's an excellent box. If i was greedy i would like it to include a bigger insert / poster. Let's say one with the picture of Happy Birthdeath's card sleeve [See Discogs, third image, down left] !
I wish for a Progetto Morte reissue next.
Just listening to Sick Seed's "The Great Corrupter". It's been a while since I heard it the last time, but damn, what a great, unique and varied record this is!
By the way, any new Sick Seed records in the making? Would be great!
Scatmother"Purulent Sublimity" CD (FILTH&VIOLENCE)
Fantastic debut from this German Power Electronics project (thank you user MT for this correction..did not see this information on the liner notes...). Excellent display from F&V with this one...graphic artwork, heavy lyrical insert; the works. The disc holds seven brutal tracks of simple, violent Power Electronics. I am surprised I have not seen more excitement surrounding this release...it is phenomenal statement with a focused approach, concentrated dynamic, and the sounds are flawlessly executed. Minimal and bone dry. Proud vocal delivery with solid cadence. Great!
Interior One"180 Photographs of Women" CS (BREATHING PROBLEM PRODUCTIONS)
Dark tape from the new side project of Breathing Problem. This tape is exactly as it needed to be...a spectacular analysis of the Grim Sleeper case (suited with gruesome samples...a cinematic quality!). Electronically Interior One are malicious American Power Electronics in the vein of Taint, Strict, etc. Sadistic freak sound! Love it.
Quote from: bile on April 26, 2016, 03:07:01 AM
Scatmother"Purulent Sublimity" CD (FILTH&VIOLENCE)
I am surprised I have not seen more excitement surrounding this release...
It is a good release but I suppose it's one of those average PE releases that isn't anything new or particular in itself, just good solid material.
Scatmother is a German project.
Quote from: MT on April 26, 2016, 08:16:43 AM
Scatmother is a German project.
Thank you for the correction...I made an edit in my original post.
Caleb Douglas Hesse"S/T"CS (UNLIMITED DRIFT)
Great tape from Richard Ramirez...this being a one-off project covering child molester Caleb Douglas Hesse. Classic brutal Harsh Noise Wall but there are distinct moments that separate this release from the many other Ramirez related projects...a good bit of this tape handles unique textures and split-second cutting. Meditative walls that commit to a malicious pace. Recommended for wall fanatics and texture freaks alike.
Aaron Dilloway / Hum of the Druid / Mike Shiflet / Manplug – Texture (Lake Shark HN #1)
Highly articulate statement of intent from Lake Shark Harsh Noise, circa 2008. "Fuck the militant walls, the peeps wants textures." Call up the big guns, cock the hammer, hammer the cock. CRUNCH. Four fully-flavored forays into a fathomless fecal fantasia, murky layers of textured, shredded, gristle. Senior Dilloway's "Nicaraguan Bull" charges full-tilt up a convulsive spray of whitewater turbulence, flipping and jumping from one aerated current to the next. Halfway upstream and the brute funnels into some well saturated grit to net a kind of hollowed-out militancy, but this is soon expunged in favor of whiter, flightier, climes. Hard to top but the Druid comes out swinging- pure, testosterone-fueled, overload, abruptly exhaling onto what I take for legit out-take from the Abisko s/t. Acoustic scrap-elements are discernible, if mostly buried under full weight of Druidic cock in full thrust. TAKE IT! I'll demure for the moment to confess that I picked up this comp for the Druid, very much hoping to get what is here got. Fucking TAKE IT! Significantly less militant than the Druid entry on A Tribute To Dead Body Love (see below), but also, I'd aver, rather less textured than the Abisko s/t - at least, at the surface. A single overbludgeoned layer holds a relatively static position, cruelly smothering the badly abused stutters of scrape n scrap, denying any plea for daylight. If I may commit a heresy, I wouldn't call this particularly harsh on the earhole; on the speakers, maybe, but, as with the Abisko s/t, I couldn't imagine "Final Experience With Libido" doing any lasting damage to the ability to hear. FUCKING TAKE IT, BITCH! No, the damage is clearly to be reserved for the sanity, warped and ruined in the cretinous mancave. As the badly distorted field of perception spelunks into darkened depths... a shitty beauty beckons: gently shifting, crumpled and crumbling textures, rough ground flavors, sediments, settling on the palate, attention drawn to deeply sunk clank, grate, drag n clunk. A short count past the 7-minute mark and the overbludgeon threatens a seismic shift or three- but this is soon contained, strangled, ground down to pulp. Of respite, there will be no such pleasure from Mr Shiflet. Long ass crackle-study, grey funneled air pressures seeping through badly corroded drainage duct. Tiny glass granules forced through clasping, rusted out, sphincters, deviations seldom to emerge and often to be clamped down, hard. Three quarters of the way through, a slight roughening up of proceedings, shattered tatters rippling with barest hint of frustrated aggression- but the clamp is tightened in short order, the fourteen minutes and thirty nine seconds of fame are up. Manplug, another of the 666 shades of Richard Ramirez, deliver surprisingly "traditional" pedal-driven harsh, a huge and blubbering mass of unsubtle butt-smother. Clouds of heaving density mushroom quickly, fleshing out the field with warm, wet, flights of flatus. Continuous expansion and contraction, slamming ass-first into full-on militant texture before ripping open with all the grace and patience of greased pigporker on crack. Squeeeeeeal! One moment in a thunderous echo chamber, the next face-down in a steaming turdhole. At the tenth minute a final, wall-like push through utterly unyielding layers of clenched, burnt raw, bunghole, a few last-second rips and tears in fabric a final, desperate, soon-answered, plea for extinction.
Various – Cutting Into The Torso Of The Mountain - A Tribute To Dead Body Love (Militant Walls #7)
Horrors Of The Human Body. Tumors. Human Waste. Cancer Baby. Life? "Life is a hideous thing..." If Militant Walls chose to announce to the world their highly specialized species of mania with the truly massive Nitro Dragsters - A Tribute To OVMN And The Incapacitants (Militant Walls #1), it would only be a matter of time before perversion solidified by Cutting Into the Torso Of The Motherfucking Mountain, an oddly Lovecraftian title, perhaps fittingly consistent, if indirectly, with DBL worship long given over to the grim tidings of the esteemed HP. Only four perverts this time around, though two- The Rita and Mania- make a reappearance, and a third, Werewolf Jerusalem,was previously repped, solo, by Mr Richard Ramirez. That leaves Hum of the Druid, the principle attraction in my case following, in reverse chronology, his appearance on the Texture comp (Lake Shark HN #1, above commented). Oddly Lovecraftian, oddly conceptual, kicking off with Werewolf Jerusalem and following with three tracks that feature Werewolf Jerusalem source material. Tribute within tribute- A Tribute To Dead Body Jerusalem? WJ do what they do best: eighteen minutes of pure pedal-driven rumble-bludger, staying the course, firm and steady, never wavering, never blinking, eye-watering commitment to unfettered overbilge. Well, almost. The field is fairly wide, made wider still by barest taint of breathy rim-action, breathing space seeping around the edges. Five minutes of this shit and then, suddenly- lurch to extended, blistered, seething, severity. Nothing like piercing, this severity, more kind of never-to-relent, severely pitched, conch-shell ringing. Music to the bleeding earholes, donchyerknow. The way cleared for The Rita, out comes the chainsaw and due commencement of "Line-Cutting Part 1". Fucking rrrrrriiiiiippppppp! Now this, this is what I call tribute to Dead Body Fucking Love. I am moved to exhume DBL's Repugnance, and to dust off a few flakey comments once submitted by yours soddly: "Sounds of dry shredding... accompany slow, grinding burn and non-stop sobbing 'n sniffling". Smoldering lines rrrriiiipppp through the speakers, in tightly concentrated, strangulated, bursts, breathing space subsumed under the unforgiving tide. Line-cutting, hell. We're talking total devastation, militant as fuck, full-on scorched earth policy, not a goddamn tree in sight. So, to be sure, the expected midrange distortions are there to constitute the Noise Wall, but the pressures at work push this, firmly, into the Harsh. At every moment sheer whitened shredding threatens to burst through (the wall), but that of course can never happen, the continuous punishing assault bears down, forcing the harshhead through mountains of fecal petrification. So to the nominal main attraction, "Lens On Necrosis". As with Druid's Texture submission, the easy reference is the Abisko s/t – if, perhaps, a tad more militant. Straight ahead single-layer distortion overload with almost no discernible depth... for the first few seconds. Slowly a kind of whispered ambient undertow flows out from the grainy, rumpled, sheets, surface elements start to shift and tremble, bits of acoustic thunk 'n thud scrabble about the increasingly arid field. Sinking drainage elements strain the 'holes for studious indulgence, the carefully laid foundation growing increasingly porous, the lens zooming into fissures and cracks ever so gently pulled and prized from their deteriorating host, ruptured walls shivering, giving way, disgorged pieces splintering, crumbling, degraded unto filth. At later stages, at key intervals, overloaded textures fall almost completely to pieces, gaping spaces quickly patched over with due militance- but not before a few muted cries of "Aha!" escape the orifice. Brutal this is not, or certainly not the point, apropos of the academic implications of the title, intense focus and multiple playback both to be very well rewarded. After three epic-length excursions, a five-minute "fuck you" from Mania. "Desperate Savagery" is exactly that. (Comparatively) frantic, feedback-flecked, upping of the harsh ante. Lots of movement here, high-pressured low-end surges coming in waves of considered pelvic pulverization, desperate voices shrieking under the tightly regulated brutalities, a first hint at properly earhole-piercing savagery. Doubled-up feedback screech starts to dominate, the tone as raw and filth-fucked as ever. The vocalizations are starting to get a bit out of sorts, perhaps now to scream, in desperation, "Will someone please please PLEASE PUT ME OUT OF MY FUCKING MISERY?" Just you wait, there chappie, for now it is the bungholes that are to be savaged, a good dose of well-rounded sphinct-bludgering to close out the scene. Squeal boy! Screech. Surge. Short but certainly to the fucking point.
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Just been listening to some free download stuff:
Sergio Wiesengrund feat Ronald Bustamante (Antisentido) - Ascetismo
Experimental electronics and some guitar noise from Costa Rica. Isolationist, cold but not very harsh. There is something very charming about this release which certainly deserves a second listen.
https://wiesengrundproject.bandcamp.com/album/ascetismo (https://wiesengrundproject.bandcamp.com/album/ascetismo)
Sergio Wiesengrund (Wiesengrund Project) - Selected Works
Not as strong as the previous one but still worth a listen. Someone might call this a poor man's Pan Sonic
http://wiesengrundproject.bandcamp.com/album/selected-works (http://wiesengrundproject.bandcamp.com/album/selected-works)
Begotten - Tierra Adentro
Dark ambient & minimal atmospheric drone from Costa Rica. Moody stuff to be listened in the dark. Especially I like the track Jicaros, which is closer to quiet post-rock with occasional field recordings.
http://begotten-cr.bandcamp.com/album/tierra-adentro-lbum (http://begotten-cr.bandcamp.com/album/tierra-adentro-lbum)
Sodadosa & Jurumeya - split
https://sodadosa.bandcamp.com/album/split (https://sodadosa.bandcamp.com/album/split)
Sodadosa and Rantau Ranjau - split
https://sodadosa.bandcamp.com/album/split-4 (https://sodadosa.bandcamp.com/album/split-4)
Now here is a couple of nice Indonesian short split releases. All artists are good harsh noise but Sodadosa stands out as being a real blast. There's more stuff at Sodadosa bandcamp page but haven't checked them out yet. Strongly recommended!
Various - Berisik!
Indonesian noise compilation. Variable quality but worth listening with some excellent tracks by Sodadosa and Suffer In Vietnam.
https://mindblasting.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/jogja-noise-bombing-berisik/ (https://mindblasting.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/jogja-noise-bombing-berisik/)
886VG - Next Phase
Chilean noise. Strong, bold and harsh. I like a lot of 886VG stuff, easily beats the living shit out of most western counterparts.
https://emerge.bandcamp.com/album/next-phase (https://emerge.bandcamp.com/album/next-phase)
(commercial break--- I am happy to announce that there's gonna be a 886VG & Salakapakka Sound System split tape released by Pro Death just waiting around the corner)
Mayhem – Esoteric Warfare (CD, Seasons of Mist)
I've listened to this album countless times since it came out. It's a slightly unconventional, at times almost psychedelic black metal album with lots of intricate and interesting details. My favourite Mayhem since Wolf's Lair Abyss.
Asmus Tietchens – Humoresken Und Vektoren (CD, Auf Abwegen)
I'm by no means a fan of all of Tietchens' work, but this is one his albums that I really like. The Humoreske pieces seem to me to recall some of his austere '80s works in character: somewhat mechanistic, alien-sounding pieces, but whereas I don't like the Formen Letzter Hausmusik album, for example, these pieces are great. The Tristia and Vektor pieces are different in character, more ambientish, with a slight "microsound" touch, but always with an odd atmosphere, so Tietchens-like, that makes sure they aren't really ambient after all.
Francois Bayle – L'Expérience Acoustique (3LP, Recollection GRM)
Electroacoustic music in the INA-GRM tradition, still my favourite in this genre. It's a bit exhausting to listen to this work as it's 3 records and not an easy listen anyway. Some parts are quite minimalistic, with just (or almost only) an electronic tone going on, which gives the album kind of an "introverted" character – although there are busy parts too, like where Bayle uses samples, for example. Overall, as usual with INA-GRM, there's a rich palette of sounds and structures.
Constrain – Option To Hide (tape, New Forces)
Ordered this after reading praises about Constrain on the forum and got it yesterday in the mail. What a pleasant surprise! I didn't expect it to be this good. Nothing new under the sun, just a well-crafted, dynamic, powerful and great-sounding harsh noise tape. Am about to order his new tape, The Boundary. As said before by others, highly recommended if you want new, quality noise.
Grunt "Sacrosanct Imperium" (Freak Animal): Revisiting this while I impatiently await the next two tapes' arrival. "Gas Fumes" is, bar none, one of the best tracks ever put out from the project. The panic, the hysteria, the bodies. It's all there.
Deterge "Fundamental Acoustic" (Fusty Cunt): After the late-night decimation at MAPS, I had to pay greater attention. And this is honestly some of the most exciting PE I've heard in some time. The influences are there, of course, but the execution is that of a master. Vocal range is a wonderful treat and the quality of the tracks is tops. Feel exhausted and filthy when the last side stops. Glory.
Quote from: eyestrain on May 05, 2016, 07:23:48 PM
Grunt "Sacrosanct Imperium" (Freak Animal): Revisiting this while I impatiently await the next two tapes' arrival. "Gas Fumes" is, bar none, one of the best tracks ever put out from the project. The panic, the hysteria, the bodies. It's all there.
This pretty much nails it. Loved
Myth of Blood but this tape and specifically "Gas Fumes" is on another level.
H.C.O.D. "Instruments of Destiny" tape, Fieldwork- excellent tape with lots of feedback, junk metal, droning and blown-out electronics for atmosphere. Would love to hear a full-length LP is in the works for this project. I think pretty much everything I have from Fieldwork is damn good.
The Rita – Eyeliner Into Nylon Back Seam
...again. I'm never sure what I really think about The Rita. This particular album has some distorted voicework of a kind that I don't like at all, at least in theory. For some reason it keeps getting to me anyway. I even have it ripped on my phone, and listen to it post-workout. It awakens an urge to buy more The Rita albums, if nothing else.
Dieter Müh + MNEM: Atomyriades CD
revisiting this xlent outerspace psykotropica album
Uton: Ummet ja Lammet -tape
at times surprisingly noisy & chaotic
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät // Paul Bley // Esther Philips.....
Compile "Ten Wolves End" (Private Archive): Francisco Meirino after too many benzos and booze. Despairing blandness of life. Dragging, hideous reality. Absolute quality.
CURRENT WORMING - Pill Form C20 (Dogmatics In Outline)
Four tapes out since last year. That's alot, but I like all of them, and for different reasons. The two first ones were more sharp and structured, with more than a nod to Gothenburg Blood Cult. The previous one was a little more loose and slow paced, yet still in the same field. On this fourth effort Mr Buckley picks up the muddiest parts from that previous tape, Memory Of Fuck, and dives headfirst into the latrine. A thick flubbery mass of rumble with jagged cuts of strangled screech reaching up above the surface. The flipside opens up slightly, letting in some air and space, but you'rE still swimming and struggling in a river of dung, so to speak. Simple and great!
The Infinity Project XIV: Vomir CDR (Sweet Solitude)
Well, it's Vomir. However, there's some very timid junk abuse going on in the background (I think). This is not as massive as some of his other walls, and while it is certainly not dynamic or full of surprises, it is very enjoyable for that very reason. You won't be blown away, but you won't be annoyed or bored either.
Chris Rea - The Very Best of Chris Rea CD (East West)
Opening with "The Road to Hell" this compilation reminds us that to the general public, by which I mean me personally, Chris Rea was pretty much a one album wonder. Whoever did the selection for this one seemed to want to tone that fact down, and didn't include "Texas" or "You must be Evil". This is understandable, since at some point this "Best of" would simply become "The road to hell" with a few bonus tracks. Nevertheless, they are sorely missed. We do get "Tell me there's a heaven", though. The selection from other albums is perfectly fine, with "I can hear your heart beat" as a highlight. Reas voice could seduce the iceberg that sank the Titanic.
Genocide Organ - Under Kontrakt
This one might not need much of a comment/review. Feel-good music for feel-good people.
And yes, I am having a glass of wine or two, and I might be having them on an empty stomach..
Total hails and eternal worship to Chris Rea, he has plenty of very very good single tracks (Josephine, On the Beach, Tennis, Nothing's Happening by The Sea etc...), especially in the 80's, but albums as whole rarely carry all the way.
Quote from: MT on May 08, 2016, 10:52:31 AM
Total hails and eternal worship to Chris Rea, he has plenty of very very good single tracks (Josephine, On the Beach, Tennis, Nothing's Happening by The Sea etc...), especially in the 80's, but albums as whole rarely carry all the way.
The king of dirty old mans soft rock!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 05, 2016, 11:07:55 PM
H.C.O.D. "Instruments of Destiny" tape, Fieldwork- excellent tape with lots of feedback, junk metal, droning and blown-out electronics for atmosphere. Would love to hear a full-length LP is in the works for this project. I think pretty much everything I have from Fieldwork is damn good.
This is indeed good tape! Got bunch of them, but yet to list new arrivals to store. Somehow reminds me of early Lust Vessel stuff. Not copying anything, but how tapes are done very well, but kind of "old school" feel to them. All sharp and exact folds, neat lay-out. Music is perhaps instrumental noise - but p.e. feel to it. How could one get bored of this vibrating feedback on beginning. Tasty.
MENACING '84 "Immediate Extinction" CD
F&V
Brutal and raw noise/pe. Nazi samples, blunt and simple noise tracks. Very much in F&V tradition. Perhaps some of the sounds are somehow tinny in the CD format. Tape format does more justice for rawness of the works, but it's decent stuff in its style. I did like the tapes more.
MAN IS THE BASTARD "The lost MITB Sessions" LPDeep Six
Great album. Perhaps drum sound is little too clear or "modern" to my ears, but these tracks are good and overall atmosphere great. Very progressive, long tracks, all the traditional MITB elements are here, but it seems to provide something different too.
DONIS -LPAutarkeia
Nice drone album. There are few moments what gives me the feel that people should check this out to see that there are other ways to use keyboards than just push one or two cords, but there is also fine line where musicality of this goes too far. It is experimental and droning stuff, but also with melodic compositions. Few moments it goes too far with too sweet sounds, but overall very nice album.
V/A IDEALISM LPIdeal
I was always under impression that IDeal would be somehow "huge" label? Perhaps line-up consisting Altar Of Flies, RM (from Lettera 22), Peder Mannerfelt and Frederikke Hoffmeier (Puce Mary) is interesting, but still merely for 300 people? Everybody appears to approach it more arty perspective than their main works, but it's good comp. Listened few times and lured to listen more. Feels like everybody has done better elsewhere, but in form of comp. LP, these tracks work out well.
ALTAR OF FLIES LPIdeal
Same from here. 250 copies for Altar of Flies? Of course this isn't the 50 copies tape works level of deep underground, but still. For band who has played shows around world, appreciate in many places. Manages to satisfy both arty experimentalists and many PE thugs.. 250 LP's? It's not my favorite of all the LP's. Perhaps "Female" still stands strongest of vinyl records. This is, however, as concluded by other before, welcomed move from many of the sounds he used in several releases before, to something new. It isn't too easy album either. It has disturbing and noisy edge to it.
TRERIKSRÖSET "Heteronormativ Musik...." LP
Talking of Great Swedes... While many others have moved to other types of stuff, Treriksröset has small output, but utterly firm stand on remaining true to his vision of harsh noise. It's just the type of noise what one can hail. Timeless, trendless, well crafted, but never over-done, free flowing, yet not "jamming". Just good fucking harsh noise. This LP reissue looks very different from original tape. But no complains. Looks and sounds great.
In my earplugs earlier today:
Muslimgauze - Narcotic (Staalplaat)
I love Muslimgauze. The singlemindedness/fanaticism of the concept, combined with the often very catchy rythms and peculiar oriental(ist) moods are simply the bomb(belt). Generally, I think the albums with the most constant drum work are the best, and this one has a number of hits. There are a couple of tracks of fuck-aboutery which I really don't care for, though. They feel similar to neofolk or martial albums that pad their playing time with "noise" or pointless elevator music. Obviously there is a difference here, since Muslimgauze was never a purely rythm based band, and some people probably prefer the ambient stuff. Still, it takes me out of it a bit, and the next time I want a funky beat to make a complex political issue black and white, I'll turn back to my Russian bootleg of Arab Quarter.
Dead Body Collection - Blackstar (STOLEN FROM THE INTERNETS)
Very pleasant harsh noise wall, putting the lie to the notion that HNW shouldn't be dynamic at all (something I thought was Vomir's thing, but which apparently became genre defining at some point a couple of years ago - correct me if I'm wrong). There's all sorts of clever stuff going on here, behind the wall of Danelectro Black Licoricesque noise marked by that crunch that simply never gets old. Some of it doesn't fuse with the wall in quite the fashion I'd like, but on the other hand it becomes sort of a project to figure out exactly what's going on back there. Very nice.
VRV - Against The Human Race (tape, self released): Different sound than usual, which is a good thing, different recording setup made this sound more harsh and filthy, other than that, it's recognizable as VRV, being drum machine Noisecore, which doesn't stop, no silence in between the tracks.
Feberdröm - To Fetter Ghosts of Atrocities (Angst, C40): Intrusion of Mortality was very good, so I was curious what this would give. Got to say, it's good, but not an immediate hit like the former tape was. Still, neat Industrial/Power Electronics, lots of beats (the good kind) and there are some vocals on this tape, though still very sparse. Overall this is minimal and very gloomy. Interesting tape, and I expect it to be a bit of a grower.
Facialmess - Market Discipline (Angst, C20): Never heard Facialmess before. Will play again, but not too much into it after a first play. It sounds to me like someone trying out his gear, lots of short parts of something, then something else, but it all goes quite slow. I prefer this kind of style when it's faster and more fucked up.
NSMRecords - Built For War sampler (CD, NSMRecords): Well, if this is the best of the Aryan crop... Most of it is pretty crappy to really bad, but some of the stuff has its charm, such as two Achtung Juden tracks (Aryan Girl is crap), Arrow Cross sounds pretty good, but they've got an anti-NSBM track on an album or something, so that's rather stupid too. Then there's some Hatecore, such as Mass Destruction, not good either, but it gets the job done, haha. Southern Storm/Runes of War - Krystal Night is pure comedy, music is still ok, but the vocals suck and the spoken word part in between the track is absolutely hilarious. This alone makes it worth to listen to the whole sampler.
Ride For Revenge - Thy Horrendous Yearning (CD, Bestial Burst): Another RFR album, pretty soon. Not much to say, you know what to expect. I was thinking RFR reminds me of Motörhead in a way: you know what to expect, but every time there are some new and/or unexpected elements and twists to the album or certain tracks.
CSMD/Sedem Minut Strachu (tape, No Fucking Labels): Don't know too much from CSMD, but it's pretty good, though the tracks on the recent Invocation of Obscene Gods comp were better. SMS sounds more or less the same as always, plus tortured violin. Makes it different, but do I really like it? Not certain. Certainly doesn't make for easy listening though...
Treriksröset / Alfarmania "Så Vill Jag Älska / Obekväma Lösningar" , Fieldwork- Listened to the Treriksroset side. It is supreme harsh noise created with a contact mic & an engineer boot. Sweaty & brutal.
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 09, 2016, 01:13:39 AM
Facialmess - Market Discipline (Angst, C20): Never heard Facialmess before. Will play again, but not too much into it after a first play. It sounds to me like someone trying out his gear, lots of short parts of something, then something else, but it all goes quite slow. I prefer this kind of style when it's faster and more fucked up.
I haven't heard this one. Maybe try some of his earlier material from the late 1990s. It's similar in style and quality to Merzbow 1994 era. It's longwinded and sharp.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on May 10, 2016, 08:26:25 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 09, 2016, 01:13:39 AM
Facialmess - Market Discipline (Angst, C20): Never heard Facialmess before. Will play again, but not too much into it after a first play. It sounds to me like someone trying out his gear, lots of short parts of something, then something else, but it all goes quite slow. I prefer this kind of style when it's faster and more fucked up.
I haven't heard this one. Maybe try some of his earlier material from the late 1990s. It's similar in style and quality to Merzbow 1994 era. It's longwinded and sharp.
There seems to be quite some mixed thoughts on his latest release. If you want sporadic cut-up harsh noise than any of his other material is recommended. Pig Hydraulics (https://www.discogs.com/Facialmess-Pig-Hydraulics/release/7094256) is as cut-up as it gets, though I'm not sure if you could get it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBJqnMFuM0
This was a while back, but I still hear it in my head at times. Me and a buddy sat down with a large amount of beer and a couple of oversized drinks, warmed up with Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and then got down to the main event:
Cosmic Weapon of Thule - Aryan Unity, C90 (the actual recording is somewhat shorter, perhaps C65 or so)
While the title would lead one to expect either NSBM, or possibly "atmospheric" black metal ambient, this is something completely different. It is released on Lunar Heathen Front, a sublabel of Winter Solace Production. I noted just now that some of their releases have been advertised on this board, but not this one.
The front cover of "Aryan Unity" simply features the title and a picture of Hitler - why complicate things? Inside, it gets interesting. We find a manifesto which, while obviously ripe with heavy trolling, is pretty damn amazing. We learn that mankind and the early Hyperboreans originated in Ethiopia, "nourished by the water of the mighty Nile", that the "Zionist forces [..] even constructed the Jews to blend in with the humans" and that listening to the tape "under proper guidance" may cause one to be visited by Adolf Hitler. It then goes on to inform us that it is possible to transform oneself into the form of a disc, which the manifesto's author has done in order to abduct "several negroids" (creating South Sudan in the process), that physical cannibalism must only be practiced within one's own race (but metaphysical cannibalism, where only the spirit is absorbed, is acceptable over the race boundaries) and finally that the Lunar Heathenfront was founded after the awakening of its leader to be, Aryan Necropaedophile. There is plenty more where that came from. What the point of all of this could possibly be escapes me, but when getting slightly smashed it makes for some fine reading aloud.
Listening to this tape is an arduous process, although it has its rewards. I think the way we did it, being more than one person, may make it more bearable, though perhaps it would be possible to find more subtle and esoteric qualities in it if listening alone. I suspect that being drunk is a basic prerequisite, either way. The basic theme is a recurring beat, which can only be described as a "ploink", or possibly a "space ploink". This space ploink ploinks on for pretty much the whole tape. Layered upon this simplistic rhythm, whose BPM varies a bit, are various piano and synth lines (at least in part improvised) and at times complementary drum machine work. It is a mix of absolute monotony with almost child-like instrument abuse. The best way to describe it would be hardcore easy listening - VERY simplistic, but not at all unoriginal. Not sure if or to whom I should recommend this stuff. It is fascinating, though.
A word of warning: we were not visited by Hitler at all, just by some guy and his girlfriend. Both of whom, I might add, were expected and probably unrelated to the tape. We obviously did not have the proper guidance.
Quote from: Stoa on May 10, 2016, 11:35:32 PM
This was a while back, but I still hear it in my head at times. Me and a buddy sat down with a large amount of beer and a couple of oversized drinks, warmed up with Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and then got down to the main event:
Cosmic Weapon of Thule - Aryan Unity, C90 (the actual recording is somewhat shorter, perhaps C65 or so)
While the title would lead one to expect either NSBM, or possibly "atmospheric" black metal ambient, this is something completely different. It is released on Lunar Heathen Front, a sublabel of Winter Solace Production. I noted just now that some of their releases have been advertised on this board, but not this one.
The front cover of "Aryan Unity" simply features the title and a picture of Hitler - why complicate things? Inside, it gets interesting. We find a manifesto which, while obviously ripe with heavy trolling, is pretty damn amazing. We learn that mankind and the early Hyperboreans originated in Ethiopia, "nourished by the water of the mighty Nile", that the "Zionist forces [..] even constructed the Jews to blend in with the humans" and that listening to the tape "under proper guidance" may cause one to be visited by Adolf Hitler. It then goes on to inform us that it is possible to transform oneself into the form of a disc, which the manifesto's author has done in order to abduct "several negroids" (creating South Sudan in the process), that physical cannibalism must only be practiced within one's own race (but metaphysical cannibalism, where only the spirit is absorbed, is acceptable over the race boundaries) and finally that the Lunar Heathenfront was founded after the awakening of its leader to be, Aryan Necropaedophile. There is plenty more where that came from. What the point of all of this could possibly be escapes me, but when getting slightly smashed it makes for some fine reading aloud.
Listening to this tape is an arduous process, although it has its rewards. I think the way we did it, being more than one person, may make it more bearable, though perhaps it would be possible to find more subtle and esoteric qualities in it if listening alone. I suspect that being drunk is a basic prerequisite, either way. The basic theme is a recurring beat, which can only be described as a "ploink", or possibly a "space ploink". This space ploink ploinks on for pretty much the whole tape. Layered upon this simplistic rhythm, whose BPM varies a bit, are various piano and synth lines (at least in part improvised) and at times complementary drum machine work. It is a mix of absolute monotony with almost child-like instrument abuse. The best way to describe it would be hardcore easy listening - VERY simplistic, but not at all unoriginal. Not sure if or to whom I should recommend this stuff. It is fascinating, though.
A word of warning: we were not visited by Hitler at all, just by some guy and his girlfriend. Both of whom, I might add, were expected and probably unrelated to the tape. We obviously did not have the proper guidance.
The mind boggles at some of these NS releases from WS - the Nazi Yoga one was also a headscratcher.
Quote from: Stoa on May 09, 2016, 12:21:55 AM
In my earplugs earlier today:
Dead Body Collection - Blackstar (STOLEN FROM THE INTERNETS)
Very pleasant harsh noise wall, putting the lie to the notion that HNW shouldn't be dynamic at all (something I thought was Vomir's thing, but which apparently became genre defining at some point a couple of years ago - correct me if I'm wrong). There's all sorts of clever stuff going on here, behind the wall of Danelectro Black Licoricesque noise marked by that crunch that simply never gets old. Some of it doesn't fuse with the wall in quite the fashion I'd like, but on the other hand it becomes sort of a project to figure out exactly what's going on back there. Very nice.
First, thank you for stealing my shit. ;)
"behind the wall of Danelectro Black Licoricesque" Weird! I never used that pedal.
Anyway, thank you for spending time to listen DBC.
Here:
pile of Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream.
Newest Hawkwind albums are really good! "Alien 4" and "Electric Tepee" are amazing albums!!
Quote from: Dr Alex on May 11, 2016, 01:21:05 AM
First, thank you for stealing my shit. ;)
Obviously, I would have prefered stealing an actual tape.
I'll compensate you by buying Kosmodrom as soon as it comes out.
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"behind the wall of Danelectro Black Licoricesque" Weird! I never used that pedal.
It reacts very well with even just a simple feedback loops and a cheap delay, being noisy to the point of almost being a sound source in itself. It isn't really unique in any way, though (except when it comes to value for money, I bought one for like $9 in 2005, and it has survived abuse and storage under crappy conditions).
Great noise pedal, a mic thru 2 of them in a row = fun times.
V/A UFOI III - Ways of Survival tape
Compilation tape what came out for festival. Like two parts before, it is not only for good reason and nice addition for fest, but also stands out as good compilation even as it is. I have pretty similar feelings of everybody's live sets, as I have about their contributions for the compilation. Koufar track seems so familiar, it was probably performed at the live shows. After great Black Insignia opening piece, it hardly lives up to level of rest of comp. Like at the festival, Kontinen sets strong standard and even IFOTS has trouble following that with his track. Mollusk King however, works well in studio. Good vocals, good modern PE feel to it, but also gloomy synthesizer work reminding of soundtrack influences. Magadan here is like I expected live set to be. Vibrating processed cold voice and layers of electronics. Live failed, but this track reminds there is potential. Uncodified, Keränen and Instinct Primal offer decent tracks, each different from rest.
On other side, Ke/Hil is surprisingly calm. But hardly relaxed. More suffocating and dark. Zyklon SS does very simple, almost acoustic metal junk abuse. Kevlar hits in electric and sharp power electronics. Antivalium has almost "psychedelic" feel to synthesizers, but stays close to power electronics feel. Just less "old school". Vocals would have been good addition to this track! But if you need vocals, STAB Electronics offers it. Solid track. Compilation finishes with another Black Insignia track. Few acts are here better than usual. Others are strong. Only couple deliver something that isn't as good as I expected. This isn't really problem, as curator of compilation has clearly have few thoughts about order of tracks and they compliment eachother pretty well.
V/A SVENSK NOISE tape
Forever United
Many have pointed out Sweden has lost it's real harsh noise edge year ago. Lots of other types of stuff, but hardly any real blasting harsh head rituals. If that latest Sewer Election CD on Triangle Records was very nice return of Sewer Election back to more brutal harsh noise, then one could conclude this compilation clearly indicates there is something there. What are all these names? Real new projects? Side projects of known guys? Didn't have time to check out, but whatever the case, there are couple little lazier pieces, but most of all it is filled with very good back-to-basics harsh noise, but each have own approach to it nevertheless. Recommend for those who want to experience some good Swedish noise !
Just listened to the new Gnawed 7" lathe. There are only 25 copies because good ol' Grant (who does the project) just started cutting lathes. Amazing to hear the project on a platter. Heavy, dedicated, dynamic, and crushing. Someone should do a real deal pressing for this project.
Alsom new Skin Graft on New Forces is crushing.
Bizarre Uproar - Dekadenz (CD, Filth&Violence): Different than Amputaatio, which I liked more. The drum/metal sounds are still there in some tracks, otherwise it sounds different, more like repetitive lo-fi noise/pe (?). A friend called it more cinematic. Having vocals recorded in the house of Dutroux makes it deranged of course, especially being from Belgium and being still a kid when he was doing his thing. Cover is nice, I like that punk girl, hehe.
Converter - Exit Ritual (Ant-Zen)
I'm pretty specific when it comes to what I listen to in different genres. Harsh Noise, Power Electronics and Dark Ambient are my "industrial" music - I have virtually no interest in the classics, in various forms of cross-over or most other forms of industrial music. Converter's "power noise" is definitely outside my comfort zone, even if it reminds me somewhat of certain old Cold Meat bands. Either way, I have to say they made it work here. It sounds more like the score from one of the 80s Terminator movies than any kind of noise, and sometimes while listening I unwillingly see images of German goths clad in latex dancing at some club way out in the backwoods. It may be a bit too "cool" for me. Still, if I suspend the asshole cynic inside and just try to enjoy it - especially easy if I listen to it outside while walking or traveling by the disgusting and inhuman thing called "public transportation", this can work. Haven't tried it in the car yet, but I bet that's fine as well. Also, the album has a fucking hit: "Bloodsex". Silly name, and in order to have any credibility it would have to be done by someone like Bizarre Uproar (with Ravenlord on guest vocals), but it's beyond awesome. In fact, I got stuck on it and skipped through most of the rest of the album. I'm even listening to it now. Anyway, it makes me want to broaden my horizons, and maybe buy some album called something like "Power Fist - X320 Battleground"..
Revelation of the Dead Girl - Pranks and Revelation (Nihil Worship)
So, I went shopping on Bandcamp yesterday evening, and discovered this Russian label that mass produces HNW. It has a slogan boasting of "new release every day!!", but I'm not sure that is accurate, since I bought this yesterday, and it's still the latest release on the page. Anywhooo, after reading that, you can probably figure out what this is about. Harsh. Noise. Wall. Pretty much Vomir, maybe the bass rumbling goes a little off the track at times, but there will be no surprises here. Which I guess is the point. A woman's ass graces the "cover", a jpeg. No physical releases here. I'm not sure what I think about this thing where industrial/noise is devalued on purpose by mass production - it seems like consumerism in its most radical form, where art has been bereft of even monetary value. As far as I'm concerned, tape culture and noise is today more of a pre-capitalist thing, with artisan values, elitist taste and the economics of scarcity reaching an almost medieval (if somewhat artificial) level. Making shit available everywhere for almost-free used to feel like communism, but after the last 20 years of consumerism we know it's just postmodern capitalism. On the other hand, I guess there's some kind of artistic point to the mass production as well, and Revelation of the Dead Girl do produce a decent wall. If the label actually does produce a "new release every day", it would also say something about that person's dedication and fanaticism. I suppose.
Photay - Sadie EP (Astro Nautico)
Another download I bought on impulse. This is some kind of experimental dance/electronics. It's three tracks of nonsense and a summer hit, with the latter being the reason I bought it. The nonsense songs consist of some beats, some synthwork and some general feel-good ambient. Can't say I'm "feeling it", but then again, if I were prone to reacting strongly to this type of music I wouldn't be on this board. The hit song, "Monday" is a hip-hop-like electronic song which makes you think of fat, or perhaps black, people hanging out by a pool or beach in the summer, drinking. Now, I'm neither fat nor black, but I do intend to drink quite a lot this summer, so after a quick preview, this felt like an obvious buy. The only drawback is that once the soft beats and absurdly and annoyingly catchy melody have gone on for a while, for some reason they bring in vocals. And let me tell you, they sound like absolute shit. Luckily, since the music is somewhat stupid to begin with, the juvenile and largely inaudible mumbling about just waking up isn't as annoying as it could have been. If you have a few drinks in front of the computer in the evening after recording music, I suppose you could stream this just to understand what I'm on about, but from now on I'll try and stay on topic. And not just on this forum, either.
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 12, 2016, 12:25:55 AM
Bizarre Uproar - Dekadenz (CD, Filth&Violence): Different than Amputaatio, which I liked more. The drum/metal sounds are still there in some tracks, otherwise it sounds different, more like repetitive lo-fi noise/pe (?). A friend called it more cinematic. Having vocals recorded in the house of Dutroux makes it deranged of course, especially being from Belgium and being still a kid when he was doing his thing. Cover is nice, I like that punk girl, hehe.
Check out the punk band with that cover girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTQHza96GjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKABOqbqobU
Melusaaste means "noise waste" / "noise pollution" in Finnish.
TIED HANDS "Svek" tape
Forever United
If Svensk Noise compilation of this label was more of pure harsh noise stuff, this leans to direction more common in Sweden in recent years. Not really noise, but noisy. Raw sounds, but not aggressive. Quite abstract and sometimes add moments like something what sounds like walkman field recording of music played on street etc. Couple times listened due short length of tape, but hard to really make mind about what this really is and is it good or not.
HÄNGD "Intimt" tape
Forever United
This is much more to my liking. Industrial-noise, with rotten sound quality. It has many of the usual elements. Looped rhythms, shouting vocals, samples, oscillating fierce electronics. Sonically it is old sounding. Not plagued with sound of cheap digital gadgets, computer editing and tinny / glitchy sounds. Perhaps one could compare a little to Forza Albino, as certain spring-echo sounds and tasty "old feel" is something what isn't present in many recordings these days! I don't remember that the past works of this project would have been this good? Even with drum machine track it is good.
Perhaps there would be some point in HÄNGD anthology even with such a small output. Just like:
VON EINEM "The Von Einem tapes" 2xCD
Index Clean
Bunch of tapes came out on various small labels. Australian Mark Groves known from Absoluten Calfeutrail and Dead Boomers, but this Von Einem is easily the best one. Double CD is good dose of stuff if you're not willing to search for small edition tapes scattered on almost as many labels. Mastered loud and crisp on CD. Raw, brutal and fierce power electronics/industrial noise. There has been long and detailed reviews posted on this by Noise Receptor and was it Heathen Harvest? So I could just conclude even if band would have formerly gone unnoticed, I recommend to check this well done double CD anthology!
OTTIS IN THE WOODS "s/t" CD
Filth & Violence
Talking of raw and "unfinished" filth, here we have anonymous serial killer noise project on F&V. When you look the photos and listen the sound, it becomes quite clear who could be behind the project. Not sure if material would absolutely need project of it's own. If you remove concept and focus on sound, this could be perhaps filed as collaboration of certain acts? Well, honestly I'm not the guy who should bitch about too many noise side-projects! Utterly grim amplifier heavy noise junk and raw power electronics soundscapes. At some points I was thinking GOLDENROD "Fuck you all". Best track has totally demented vocal performance, with 100% shameless zaild killeerr fäägeett!!! -hoarse "screams", which puts this material to such an anti-art underground gutter, that my heart simply melts.
THE NEW BLOCKADERS / ARTBREAKHOTEL "Haikagura" 2xCD
Art Into Life
Quite neat artwork, especially the "artobject" with short manifest type text. Packaging perhaps exaggerated size compared to content, but it's nice. For sound, I'm not as satisfied. I have probably said it many times, but it simply fits here so well. TNB has been master of absolute best noise sounds. However, it was more than that. And many of these collaborations, where someone has access for good TNB sources, it has proven to be fact that none lives up to the level of TNB albums. So, what we have here is satisfactory noise release, but nothing beyond. My hope would be that rather than everybody wanting to recycle TNB, perhaps one could just be inspired of their greatness and actually make interesting noise themselves. Is this 3rd of 4th time Nobuo Yamada does album of TNB sounds? It seems odd that only collaborations with genre veterans gets attention and rest remains pretty much unnoticed as CDR and microscopic tape editions?
MAAAA "Abhorrence and Dismay" CD
Triangle
Long awaited new CD is step away from "typical" harsh noise, if Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ever was such. It appears as if he had been influenced greatly by some of the swedish stuff? Some time ago he played live in Finland with Altar of Flies and Sewer Election and seems like few such elements have been bleeding into his sound. This is not complaint. Not at all. He blends these elements well into his former style and result is just good noise album which goes forward and is good additional to discography and well worth buying even if you have handful of his former releases.
SEWER ELECTION "Wreck" CD
Triangle
Already commented this briefly before, but might say that this c. 35 minute harsh noise track is welcomed adjustment in S.E. style! I do like what he has done meanwhile. Not big fan of kassettemusik, but most stuff I have liked. He was just so good in brutal noise, that it's good to get album of solid noise. It beats shit out of arty sounds of kassettemusik and goes far beyond "too safe" johansson/marhaug cd. It seems almost as S.E. didn't try anything here. Not to be conceptual. Not to be "utmost HNW". Perhaps not even to make any special album?! Simply put together one 35 minute track and put that on CD. This could be as well one of the small edition harsh head rituals tapes. Absolutely nothing new for S.E., but simply good. Fine with me!
ARKHE "Downstream" tape
Kafe Kaos
Sometimes it seems like he did his best works just before changing name, and then its been downhill... but I think Downstream actually pulls the project back on track? Dull covers don't give much of aid to raise expectations, but musically this could be among the best Arkhe tapes I've listened? Couple times behind, and I could still point out flaws what irritate my ears, but there is something there what keeps me interested and makes me want to check out the next.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 12, 2016, 08:02:57 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 12, 2016, 12:25:55 AM
Bizarre Uproar - Dekadenz (CD, Filth&Violence): Different than Amputaatio, which I liked more. The drum/metal sounds are still there in some tracks, otherwise it sounds different, more like repetitive lo-fi noise/pe (?). A friend called it more cinematic. Having vocals recorded in the house of Dutroux makes it deranged of course, especially being from Belgium and being still a kid when he was doing his thing. Cover is nice, I like that punk girl, hehe.
Check out the punk band with that cover girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTQHza96GjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKABOqbqobU
Melusaaste means "noise waste" / "noise pollution" in Finnish.
Not bad! I guess she was quite happy to humiliate a Saatanan nazi, haha.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 12, 2016, 08:02:57 AMCheck out the punk band with that cover girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTQHza96GjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKABOqbqobU
That first song's good, nicely disorganised. Second one's a tad musical.
Tourette – Jardin Du Sommeil Chant D'Amour Sur La Nuit Grandissante cd
Harsh noise with long synth passages. Very much Crumer here indeed yet Tourette plays with a bit heavier, meaning more low end sound, eg. last track starting by heavy crumbles waving from channel to another. No Unrest stuff here, though. At its best it is brilliant but on 40 min cd there is a lot that could be cut off... That said by just first listen, must give this another soon.
Jason Crumer - Stare at the Devil cd
I think this was advertised as ten harsh noise 7" sides on cd. Yet there is hardly any harsh noise blasts. Instead, there is very little noise. There is loops, there is multiple layers of soundsources, there is even guitar. Most of the tracks work. I don't find much top class moments by this first listen but as whole the album is very decent. Something that I believe can be listened again and again since it is not just one thing going for side of a tape or so.
Toss up between II and IV for me. But, yeah, VI is way better than V.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 12, 2016, 08:02:57 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on May 12, 2016, 12:25:55 AM
Bizarre Uproar - Dekadenz (CD, Filth&Violence): Different than Amputaatio, which I liked more. The drum/metal sounds are still there in some tracks, otherwise it sounds different, more like repetitive lo-fi noise/pe (?). A friend called it more cinematic. Having vocals recorded in the house of Dutroux makes it deranged of course, especially being from Belgium and being still a kid when he was doing his thing. Cover is nice, I like that punk girl, hehe.
Check out the punk band with that cover girl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTQHza96GjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKABOqbqobU
Melusaaste means "noise waste" / "noise pollution" in Finnish.
I was wondering where that girl was from. great band. thanks
I feel a bit self-conscious, what with me just listening to old stuff and recent Bandcamp buys, while FreakAnimalFinland and others post reviews of the very latest and coolest releases. But, it is what it is. Money's tight and all that.
Treriksröset "Sexregler" (Troniks/Chondritic Sound, CD re-issue)
A classic, of course, but I haven't listened to it for ages (and never had the Hatband version). I went out for a bit to eat and a beer for lunch today, and listened to the whole thing while ordering and eating. Really an awesome study in the abuse of audio. There are certain parts which contain noises and sound manipulations that would normally be annoying if performed by lesser beings, but the massive energy and constant variation of the recording makes virtually anything fit organically into the whole mess. Inspirational stuff! This is brutal, without ever succumbing to being physically unpleasant for the ears, and also without ever utilizing any common musical notions. Don't know what more to say. The Darkthrone of Swedish noise.
Yggdrasil/Napalmed "Split" (Darkness Productions, tape)
This one is from 1997, but I got it and heard it for the first time quite recently. Very varied and dynamic noise. Yggdrasil has a very "cozy" feel to them on this tape, there's a murky and delay-laden distortion crunch and CONSTANT variation. Furthermore, there are several rhythm elements, partly just manipulation of noise, but also some kind of junk/drum beat that comes and goes. It's fucking awesome, and could be enjoyed all day and a part of the night. Napalmed's side is much weaker to my ears. It has its moment, and there's obviously a lot going on: some nice beating up on scrap metal, some absolutely ridiculous squeaking noises that can just fuck off, and much besides. Either way, it's difficult for me to get into. In fact, I didn't finish this side this time around, even (or perhaps because) I enjoyed Yggdrasil's side so much. While writing this I looked Napalmed up on Discogs to update myself a bit, and the bio informed me that in "June 18, 2014 group transformed itself to industrial noise cover band Eine Stunde Merzbauten".
Dosis Letalis - In these troubled times (Grey Matter Noise, tape and download)
In an effort to overcome my aversion to Bandcamp (which is completely irrational; anyone remember mp3.com?) I ordered a bunch of tapes from various vendors. I am still waiting for this one, but in the meantime I can review the digital download (for at least one other tape I liked the preview so much that I'll wait for the tape to arrive before listening to it any more at all). "In these troubled times" is HNW bordering on Dark Ambient. Or perhaps Dark Ambient bordering on HNW. The first track might be the most ambient one, and you almost feel like there's a more traditional musical element to it. However, there is not much in the way of melody. There is some very limited crackling going on, but it's mostly a slightly atmospheric wall of soft, broken bass going nowhere fast. The second track goes more HNW, but still in a very tender, bass dominated way. There's texture, and a certain dynamic development, but it's still much more muffled and laid back than harsher type noise walls. The last track is a monster that takes up the entire B-side, 29 and a half minutes. It's also the most powerful one. While the main impression is still bass and some not overly brutal distortion, it's far more insistent than both the other tracks, and hidden within the wall there is a constant barrage of heavy percussion, distorted and choked. The level of intensity shifts throughout the track, and when it peaks, it is indeed quite... Intense. To call it aggressive would be going a tad to far, but perhaps you could say it is "menacing", or at least that it "has sex appeal". When I previewed this tape I wasn't very impressed, but after giving it a proper listening I have to say I've changed my mind. This stuff has character. For some reason it is limited to 10 copies, but I hope it will somehow get wider distribution beyond the digital download.
Quote from: Stoa on May 13, 2016, 11:54:10 PM...anyone remember mp3.com?
Yes, and I recall projects like Iron Justice, Nordvagr, Illusion Of Safety, Big City Orchestra and others using it, as well as a great many lesser known projects. It was very good while it lasted, I used to enjoy poking around looking for new music at the time.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on May 14, 2016, 05:49:13 AM
Quote from: Stoa on May 13, 2016, 11:54:10 PM...anyone remember mp3.com?
Yes, and I recall projects like Iron Justice, Nordvagr, Illusion Of Safety, Big City Orchestra and others using it, as well as a great many lesser known projects. It was very good while it lasted, I used to enjoy poking around looking for new music at the time.
In case I was unclear, that was my point. Lots of pretty great bands used mp3 in the early 2000s, and in many ways Bandcamp is just a better (and more financially viable?) incarnation of the same basic idea.
IRON FIST OF THE SUN "Family Survival Strategy" tape
Unrest
Somehow unusually nice design in cover. Almost like it would be done by someone... how to say it.. real designer? Clever placement of band logo vs. simple yet effective artwork. Colors very striking and it's all well in line with front, inside and tape itself! While I sometimes think IFOTS could expand his horizon more, each time I listen his works, I can conclude that he actually does. While some of the tracks here are simply guaranteed IFOTS style tracks, there are some more unusual pieces, like usage of eerie slow moving feedback. Good tape!
THE RITA / MANIA "Together they're murder" tape
Bacteria Field
The era of Rita when he was doing extreme brutal harsh noise. Simple, to the point, yet powerful. No complaints! I think Mania had some bonus material here? Original release was 2006 CDR limited to ridiculous 20 copies. Now with 100 tapes, it gets to heard much wider audience. Mania does his "usual", yet as many times said, despite being often from same ingredients, each release has different form.
I C K "Abuses non tollit usum" tape
Bacteria Field
I was quite surprised. I-C-K tape on small american noise label?! This French industrial band has formerly published mostly vinyl and on labels like La Nouvelle Alliance or Hau Ruck. Since 90's. And now, suddenly xerox cover, old typewriter texts. This tape collects all non album tracks 2001 until 2006. I guess singles, compilations and according cover also unreleased. It is album length of material. I'm pretty sure big part of audience may have never heard the project before. It's just my gut feeling that the "american tape scene" and french industrial don't strongly overlap? I C K stuff is mostly drum machine beats and noises. One could lump it somewhere with Slave State, early Esplendor Geometrico and such. I never been big fan of project, but from this tape, it somehow feels better than many actual vinyl releases.
V/A "A GROUP OF PERVERTS" tape
Bacteria Field
Deterge is musically good, but vocals are sucky. Mania always delivers the goods. Wonderland Club piece is longest on the compilation and its perverse approach probably satisfies anyone who are familiar with the case. Vasculae is Jon Borges more recent projects. His tape on White Centipede Noise was great. And his works here doesn't fail either. No Dreams is fine, but what really made me wonder, why Jonathan Canady track is so shitty? Is this done with the famous modulars? I generally think that whole modular synth scene is annoying, so perhaps it is just another proof. Between good stuff, this track presents absolute weakness. Purity Of Essence luckily fixes the problem with almost 10 minute track. Comes with large size xerox 'zine. Bacteria Field seems like label well worth of keeping eye!
QUACK QUACK / MILOS OLYMPOS split tape
White Centipede Noise
Not much expectations based on names and graphics, but fuck, luckily I'm quite happy to give chance to a lot of stuff. Since Quack Quack harsh noise blast really nails it. This is prime example why one should go for unknown (... at least to me!) releases without hesitation. No matter if you get few less exciting tapes here and there, then occasionally you're just blown away by sheer massive energy of good harsh noise. Milos Olympos ain't bad, but simply can't match the power of the first side! Good to see WCN label back in business!
GRUNT: Seer of Decay 2CD
Been a while since I listened to it the last time. Started first with CD 2.
Just fucking great!
Sleep column - Damien (Nihil Worship, digital download)
I can't help myself with this stuff. It's just two bucks, and then you get approximately an hour of wall. This seems to go for all Nihil Worship releases, except for a few that goes even further. Today an "album" was released that contains ten walls of over an hour each - that costs $5. Anyway, this is not bad. Bass laden and crunchy - and wiggle me timbers if there aren't a few very subtle changes and stuff going on inside (not the kind you can detect by skipping through the track though - this isn't Kylie Minogue). I can't help get the feeling that it would be much nicer if the Russian (?) fellow behind this label, and probably at least a few of the bands released, got himself a second job at the Putin lapel pin factory, cut back on the mass production, and used the extra time and money to release some of the better stuff on tape, CD, or even just simply CDr. Digital only takes something away, even for something as pure and nihil-y as these HNWs. Apparently it doesn't take enough away to keep me from buying, though, so I guess I'm part of the problem.
Quote from: Stoa on May 14, 2016, 10:30:39 PM
Sleep column - Damien (Nihil Worship, digital download)
I can't help myself with this stuff. It's just two bucks, and then you get approximately an hour of wall. This seems to go for all Nihil Worship releases, except for a few that goes even further. Today an "album" was released that contains ten walls of over an hour each - that costs $5. Anyway, this is not bad. Bass laden and crunchy - and wiggle me timbers if there aren't a few very subtle changes and stuff going on inside (not the kind you can detect by skipping through the track though - this isn't Kylie Minogue). I can't help get the feeling that it would be much nicer if the Russian (?) fellow behind this label, and probably at least a few of the bands released, got himself a second job at the Putin lapel pin factory, cut back on the mass production, and used the extra time and money to release some of the better stuff on tape, CD, or even just simply CDr. Digital only takes something away, even for something as pure and nihil-y as these HNWs. Apparently it doesn't take enough away to keep me from buying, though, so I guess I'm part of the problem.
I've noticed that with allot digital download HNW stuff & why i focus on vomir, the rita & others more.
Quote from: lonelyroads on May 15, 2016, 01:11:14 PM
I've noticed that with allot digital download HNW stuff & why i focus on vomir, the rita & others more.
Yeah. With them there are reasons for doing what they do. The guy from Vomir has spoken repeatedly about how he actually spends hours just listening to his own walls, and only records them when someone wants to do a release. In the case of The Rita it feels like part of the bands development, of experimenting with minimalism and so forth. Purely generic HNW, with no particular concept outside clichés and the uncontrolled production of massive amounts of same-y material, is not as interesting. It can still be good (I kind of liked both Nihil Worship downloads), but not as interersting.
macronympha tapes sunday here ...
insane torture device
grind
whorechestra
ovmn - s/t
ovmn/one dark eye split
mxm - flesh biting paedophile
solid way to spend a sunday.
been spending a lot of time with the skin crime box (which goes beyond saying is incredible) over the past while also.
i just cannot afford that skin crime box and it's killing me.
Quote from: aububs on May 16, 2016, 09:23:05 PM
i just cannot afford that skin crime box and it's killing me.
You should probably just use up your savings, or borrow in whatever humiliating fashion from someone. I put off buying the Industrial Recollections editions of Streicher, which were available for a VERY long time, and when I finally got around to try and get them, they were gone. On Discogs they are now also completely impossible to find, or (in one case) banned, so there you go.
Quote from: Stoa on May 15, 2016, 05:24:44 PM
Quote from: lonelyroads on May 15, 2016, 01:11:14 PM
I've noticed that with allot digital download HNW stuff & why i focus on vomir, the rita & others more.
Yeah. With them there are reasons for doing what they do. The guy from Vomir has spoken repeatedly about how he actually spends hours just listening to his own walls, and only records them when someone wants to do a release. In the case of The Rita it feels like part of the bands development, of experimenting with minimalism and so forth. Purely generic HNW, with no particular concept outside clichés and the uncontrolled production of massive amounts of same-y material, is not as interesting. It can still be good (I kind of liked both Nihil Worship downloads), but not as interersting.
Yeah what annoy's me is how some HNW netlables/artists seem to use love realising there stuff at 128 - 224 MP3 when using flac is possible. Considering how easy it is break MP3 with music tamer than noise its kinda unacceptable.
Really enjoy the new Sutcliffe Jugend one on Cold Spring - great patterns and fantastic vocals. Probably my favourite track is the dynamic 'Slice', but they're all good. Saw SJ live last year in London, and they were absolutely amazing. Anyone hear the one on OEC, or the one on Deathcontinues? I assume he saves his best stuff for Cold Spring?
Any distros holding on the Skin Crime box? Already sold out through Hospital???
Quote from: D. Davis on May 17, 2016, 01:45:20 AM
Any distros holding on the Skin Crime box? Already sold out through Hospital???
Don't know what country you live in but there's this place -
https://midheaven.com/item/case-studies-in-early-taxidermy-techniques-by-skin-crime#.VzrE6uTrSb0
Quote from: D. Davis on May 17, 2016, 01:45:20 AM
Any distros holding on the Skin Crime box? Already sold out through Hospital???
Here also
http://www.tediumhouse.com/artists/skin-crime
Quote from: D. Davis on May 17, 2016, 01:45:20 AM
Any distros holding on the Skin Crime box? Already sold out through Hospital???
I would think there's a slim chance Self Abuse Records carries it.
Zyklon SS – Iron Division tape
Zyklon SS – Nigger Torture Chamber tape
Zyklon SS – Anti-Personnel Explosive Device tape
Shift / hh – Full Weight Of The Opposition 10"
There's nothing else, but violence, the violence of Zyklon SS, byword for grim, unsmiling, celebration, fetishization... of the reign of steel, of the pounding of artillery, of der bombed out, smoke-filled, bunkers, of lots of stuff blowin' up. To the slow march of whanging metals the Iron Division rolls proudly forward, grinding slowly, methodically, through decidedly traditional shit-stomping grounds paved by der meisters. Here, on the field of battle, the many and splendored ZSS predilections culminate, heavier on the electronics, with a sizable chunk of pointed speechifying to lend proceedings a decided thematic heft. Woozy machine-like murmur meets deliberate hammering thunk over which presides dominant vocal, the blood in your veins, the cancer in your brain, the motherfucking Black Dog. What really sets Iron Division apart from past efforts is the fully fleshed lyrical content, delivered with all expected spite, to really bring home a much more personal set of convictions. For whom does the voice speak and do we really want to know? Inarguably this is a voice which brooks no argument. As you were soldier, cause I for one have no intention of taking on the cancer in my brain. Don't even speak to me about the damn dog... Soon a hetting up of pace, thumping-er rhythms, straightened murmur-tronics, chanting crowds of heiling Spaniards, over and done before central highlight "Industrial Cancer" presents national klan gathering brought to life by repetitious thunk 'n grind, distorted sputtering machine-ics, growing increasingly unsettled, well-crafted atmosphere to soon putter out in the face of the self-explanatory "Bring Back The Camps". Marching rhythms, harmonized drone-wooze, carefully chosen words, pitch inexorably upping, tension to release only in the closing seconds, very well put together Side A. As for Side B, there's nothing else, but violence. "Kriegseinnsatz" slams with all force into the steel-booted thematics of yor, chopper-like atmos fighting extended distorted Germanics funneled through buried iron gratings and slowly gathering industrial-powered densities, grumbling engines struggling to splutter to life. Then to slowed-down sawing electro-rhythm against the voice of racially-charged incandescence, subtle grit-textures lending the slightest pinch of murk. Three tracks deep and the rhythmic elements morph into constant, down-tuned, metallic buzzings, thudderings, judderings as a brief, looped, history lesson cuts through the raw and unsettled field. Lest we forget: There is nothing else, but violence. So sayeth "Devil's Guard" and what way to go - out - with a bang. Layered woozings, swimming in and out of prominence, a rush of singed, whitened, bedrock, warbled echoing vocals, and r-l'd iron hammer thunk. Downright cinematic, but perhaps not quite to the documentaryesque flavorings of Nigger Torture Chamber. Nigger Torture Chamber: far more grim, raw in general tone, favoring subtly filthed-up down-pitched darkened atmospheres to the heavy industrial densities of Iron Division or the brute force of Anti-Personnel Explosive Device. With no significant deviations in mood or pace, perhaps as befits the twenty-eight minute playing time, a uniform atmosphere prevails: grim, gloomy, ground down- in the fucking dirt- grimy as fuck putrescence. The title track sets the tone nicely, cycling steel crank dragging through bass-heavy rumbling underbellies and repetitive, heavy-handed, impactful crunch. Out of the gloom, echoed rust fragments screech and protest, distant rattle of chains, soon to be swallowed by deliberate, creeped out, sink into the heart of darkness. At this point the slow march of "Exiles" clearly establishes a thematic base, blackened flatulent oscillations verge on machine-buzz proper to underscore impassioned segregationist speech-rally and the periodic beating of somewhat muffled THUD-thudthud coming on like some racially aggravated thug pounding "the truth" into your filthy mind. Naysay as you will, but there's no doubt. It could happen to you. It's gonna happen to you. You fucking shitdick. From the deepest bowels of blackest ambiance, a genuine lyrical voice rips to life, to assault the 'holes, to advise, perhaps, a bit of soul searching. Oscillations crawl along the floor, bits n scraps of metals, sunk to the core, scour the base, the pressure unrelenting, unforgiving. Then, flip that ass over for the descent of steel, scraping gouging grubbing unto death's dark dungeon. Pure, filthed gutter atmos, layered muted howling, squeaky cycling protestation, rust-beshredded punishments meted out without respite. To close then with nine-fucking-minutes of "Klandestine" site recording. Site of some bitter, angry folk with an agenda and an apparent Bob Matthews fixation. Idling motors, or generators, or perhaps even the rough recording set-up itself, to set the dirge-like, grainy, ambient tone, assorted voices yelling and chanting in fits and blurts, dropping in and out. There is a sense of much more going on than the audio alone would care to grant, thus leave it to your filthy mind to boggle. Call it unflinching docu-ambiance verite. An interesting choice of presentation in any event and fitting end to this solid bitch of a brevity. Argue with the vision, but whether we like it or not, people still admire and respect brute force. The brute force of heavy metal thunder. If Iron Division and Nigger Torture Device trust in samples and lyrics to serve up the didactics, Anti-Personnel Explosive Device thrusts straight into pure, sonic-sensual, assault. Soundtrack to the war to end all wars. The machines, the metals, the legions of shit blowin' up... it's as though Jean-Marc Vivenza were driving a fucking panzer, full tilt, through a machine-works factory. I swear every time this shit is on I feel like I want to dive, head-first, into der fecking bunker. Or stand attentive, proud and true, and have my fricken head blown off. At the least to suffer a pretty serious "Blast Injury"- the crunch, clunk n clank of multi-pronged scrapmetals smeared with the muddy machinery of buzz n drone. Here Jean-Marc is just getting the tank warmed up, ready to commit a felony- or worse - for it is only a matter of moments before the crimes are set to music, marching music, huge and kaleidoscopic layers of collapsing ironworks, crashing thrashing banging and smashing, growing ever more vociferous, thunderous, the sheer majestic onslaught approaching orgasmic, tectonic, symphonic. Brutality made life. Life made brutality. The air emphatically cleared, the straight-ahead "March for Blood", honking shizzle-action meets electro-oscillations and evenly paced, head-nodding, thunk. thunk. thunk. From here it is back into the gouging grubbing metals, first gentrified with fuzzy, closed-ended, synth permutation, then to the carefully mixed and arranged "Psywar" explosive-percussive. A return of the symphonics, details to emerge through bursts of artillery, an undeniable attention to compositional detail. Brutal, but not in the harshnoise sense, more evocative of a certain atmosphere, of weighty, steel-fisted, brute force, a thing to admire and respect. Whether we like it or not. Atmosphere darkens on the flip-side, buzzing engine drones drop several cycles to allow low-flying aerials to swoop and stammer, textured grating to only occasionally burst the unwavering mold, bleeding naturally into the even darker, rougher, "Oath Of Allegiance", similarly textured but with the weirdly echoing ritual oath yielding a very grim picture, the unsmiling face of approaching doom proper. Tone is maintained through "Resistance Until Death", detailed, jerking, metal-spastics clankering through thrummed echoing throb, as a strident sampled voice shouts encouragement. And just in case that weren't enough for you, the cruel and brooding deathambience of "Gassed And Destroyed" clambers over the distended rabble. Slow, methodical, cinematic, oozing festering accumulation of death vapors, distant rolling wheels, squeals, deadened sirens, all compressed into a few short minutes of dank dungeontronics. Deed done, what's left but triumphal marching band to usher in continuous shelling, bombing, machine-gunning, stuff blowin' up, shrapnel lodging in assorted cracks, holes, nostrils, slow fade to... the fucking "Rain Of Steel" and the return of... sonic-sensual symphony of... factory of metal sound, ripped to bleeding shit. Multitextured, multidimentional, hammering, slammering, ka-blammering metalwerk fuckestra, Jean-Marc on non-stop fap-a-thon. Potent shit, but... Whether we like it or not people still admire and respect brute force.
Under the influence of, among other things, the "Rain Of Steel" to be found in Zyklon SS manifesto Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, I could not resist the urge to whip out Full Weight Of The Opposition, a kind of manifesto in itself courtesy of the combined missions of Shift and hh. This is, perhaps, exactly as expected, and that is most assuredly a thing of which to cheer. "Pigshit" delivers fully-loaded hh-orchestrated bevy of steelworks symphonics, multi-faceted multi-pronged, massed and unwieldy, yet somehow in the firm grip of control. Filthing up the floor, a dirge-flecked surging, heaving, undertow, what I would take for the Shift, continuously threatens to drown out the clanks clunks and kerchunks. Vocals hit and they are none too pleased, nor are they terribly discernible. Five minutes pass and the vocals acquire a pork-like pitch, a kind of ghost-whitened piggy squeal, perhaps only perceptible owing to the track title but in any case a most disturbing development whether intended or not. Flip over, fucker! "Truth Is Conflict" it says. Well, it is certainly more of the same, or, in any case, the familiar, symphonic, clank clunk kerchunk! A bit more spread out and wide cheeked, this kerchunk, the dirge-flavored filth-floor abandoned in favor of more brittle, wrinkled, shizzle-fizzle, nicely separated stereophonic scope lending a distinct vivenzational perspective. Clarity is the word, and into this clarity a deliberate, periodic, pelvic, muffled, thudgering. Bludgering. The vocal performance follows the beat, and the vocal performance: is pure fire. Coming in well-spaced fits of full-on, blood-spittled, rage, of doubt let there be none. Truth is conflict. Harm is the norm. Doom will not jam. But don't you worry, cause their fall will be harder than ours. A decisive shift to heavier electronic densities finds tempered, coherent declarations delivered in succession over heavy duty, looped bass-sludgerings, curdled agitations threatening to boil over, but only to grind inexorably forward, as though the skull were being dragged unceremoniously along the spiked and pitted filth floor. Would hate to fall, like that.
The Rita - Sea Wolf Leviathan
Now this, you've got to love. As has been discussed above, I think The Rita is one of the few acts that get a free pass for really monotone and minimalist "wall" stuff, simply on account of them having been at it for so long and having experimented plenty. Still, to be honest, I'd take this over much of their new output most days of the week. Ballet Feet Positions is an interesting listen, but if I want to enjoy my noise at a more visceral level, this is what I'm looking for. I had this in my earplugs today after the gym, and ran into a local ex-skinhead, now full time speed freak and alcoholic. We had one of the most fragmentary conversations I've had in a long time. In case you didn't know, libraries are actually the biggest pirates of them all! A fascinating aspect of this guy is that he remembers shit I have only vague notions of - like how and where we've met and what we talked about five or ten years ago. It has very little to do with "Sea Wolf Leviathan", except that it framed the whole event nicely.
Also, if anyone would happen to know how one can find a copy of "Lake Depth Lurker", I'd be much obliged. It should really be re-released (perhaps on tape, like this one?).
Katie von Sleicher - Bleaksploitation
Another bandcamp digital download buy, which I might as well toss in here, despite promises to stay on topic. This is tape recorded pop with female vocals. The feel to the whole thing is melancholic, and they are not kidding when they say "tape recorded". Could well be dismissed as hipster crap, but if that is the case, then it's great hipster crap. Not my genre by any stretch of the imagination, but still a worthwhile listen.
Quote from: burdizzo on May 17, 2016, 12:03:47 AM
Really enjoy the new Sutcliffe Jugend one on Cold Spring - great patterns and fantastic vocals. Probably my favourite track is the dynamic 'Slice', but they're all good. Saw SJ live last year in London, and they were absolutely amazing. Anyone hear the one on OEC, or the one on Deathcontinues? I assume he saves his best stuff for Cold Spring?
"The Muse" is great. Haven't heard the two others, but the sample track from Cold Srping album sounded way less interesting. Don't know when these have been recorded, perhaps it is pure coincidence that three albums are released so close to each other? Anyway, the 2011 Cold Spring album "With Extreme Prejudice" was, imo, dull.
Keep up the reviews guys, both succinct and long, some of you have a very good style/approach (Bloated Slutbag, FreakAnimal etc.) that I really enjoy reading.
PUCE MARY "The Spiral" LP
Posh Isolation
It took me some time to get this into turntable. When I did, it was 4 times listened at one sitting. Great album. It's nowhere as noisy and rough as older works. It has gone progressively into more complex, more industrial-ambient textures. Lots of air there, and not static either. I'm sure many people will comment this, so I just leave it to conclusion that PM has managed to show that it's project what is going forward. New ideas, new approach. Not just rehashing what made project known.
HÄNDER SOM VÅRDAR "Aristokrat" LP
Järtecknet
Another instant multiple rotations album. While it's good, it fails to leave many memory traces what I'd remember in detail after few days.
KEVLAR "Alpha Strife" LP
Unrest
Re-issue of debut. Some said it is their best. I'd like to disagree, yet that doesn't mean it would be bad. Not at all! It's really good album, and like those above, also instant 3 rotations and leaves still hunger for more. What is the thing why I rate is less than new stuff, is simply that there is less of short-tracks. More of high detail textured longer pieces. Bleak spoken samples. Not very much of vocals. Good packaging what captures original packaging feel 100%. Still essential purchase, as it reveals Kevlars progress and diversity of material.
G.DICKSSON / BLODVITE split LP
Järtecknet
If one LP out of this batch in recent rotation is partly sucky, that's the g-dick side. Not that it would be bad, but simply falls into sort of musique concrete artyness. Playing spoken pieces, loops of old songs, few rewind sounds, lots of things what actually reminds a bit Joseph Hammer LP on PAN, but just doesn't do much for me here. While Blodvite is another one I just kept lifting needle from end to beginning again and again. I like how it managed to bring kind of new side of Blodvite too. Perhaps not "new", but it ain't what I expected, and it is actually better. So tasty done is the key element of this, that it's pretty close to ideal drone muzak. There is lots of subtle sounds and perhaps trademark Blodvite sound on the back, but somehow this drone itself is surprisingly constant and it's rugged vibrations creates eerie atmosphere. So far from lazy keyboard + reverb type of thing. I recall pressing was something rather small. 100? 120? 150? Be quick!
:⚛: - :⚛: (HNW, digital download)
Don't ask me why I keep doing this. My best answer would be "it's cheap and somehow fascinating", which is a shit answer. This release, on a "Laos" (actually UK, as far as I can tell) based bandcamp label, is a bit different from some of the downloadable hnw stuff I've listened to and posted about the last week or so. This may have something to do with the label. A digital download label called simply HNW might not inspire confidence, but the concepts, titles and covers on its releases are actually less generic than, say, Nihil Worship's. Some look like there's been thought put into them, others go full retard with Simpsons references and such. The music also varies quite a lot between releases, judging from the previews, and I would guess there are a few more people involved with this than in some other labels like this. :⚛: consists of two songs, entitled :0: and :00:. Both are approximately 30 minutes long. It's very soft spoken, bass dominated noisewall. The cover is kind of psychedelic, and looks like someone actually took more than two minutes (but less than two days) to make it. Once again: more of this stuff should be released on physical media, and it would feel much more relevant. This isn't the best hnw ever, but neither it is the worst. None of it ever is.
You will like this label Stoa!
https://nahshatrymproductions.bandcamp.com/
http://nahashatrymproductions.blogspot.de/
Sissy Spacek: Disfathom/Duration Groups/Confuse 7"/Reversed Normalization: holy shit. New batch from Helicopter and Oxen. Holy shit Duration Groups is amazing. Ace Farren Ford, Ted Byrnes, Mike Du Bose plus the usual suspects. 36 of noise meets noisecore meets free jazz hellish horror. I have a ton of SS records and this batch is the best shit yet.
Unsustainable Social Condition: Dispersant CD damn this rules. Totally hypnotic harshness. Really glad this is out there. I like that the tracks spread out a little longer vs. the demos which were quite short.
John Wiese & The Cherry Point: White Gold. Never caught the original LP so this reissue is most welcome. I really dig what I've heard from The Cherry Point and this is great, no frills harshness. Only given it a spin once but I dig it.
Bizarre Uproar - Dekadenz: I was waiting for the LP but I finally caved and bought it from Bandcamp. BU has been going from strength to strength recently, with Vihameditaatio to Amputaatio and now Dekadenz, the general evolution of the sound is becoming filthier and filthier with each release. It still feels like BU while not simply being a rehash of previous works. The sound is a bit more defined and menacing. My favourite track Vaurio with its eerie spoken word and pounding drums without any electronics needed.
Atrax Morgue "Ripper Box" Urashima- in order of what I liked best: Spasmo., Lesion 22, & NY Ripper. I haven't listened to the cd yet but I'm happy that Black Slaughter is an extra as I remember it being very good. NY Ripper isn't as great as I thought I remembered. There's a couple of duds on there. Spasmo. is definitely the highlight here.
Also, listened to the live Con-Dom tape on Freak Animal. S1 is great but s2, the vocals are too blown out but that's hardly a negative.
Blood ov thee Christ - Master Control (CD, Segerhuva)
This is a fascinating album. In a way, BOTC incarnates what makes noise and power electronics great. The actual music is, at most, half of the total experience. For the rest, personality, circumstances around the recording, and non-musical aesthetics are what carries the day (this rule also covers "minimalist" or art-fag stuff that claims to disregard "image", but obviously just has a boring and simplistic form of it). On a side note, this dependence on non-musical factors is actually almost as obvious with other forms of popular music. Most pop/rock/whatever is really technically crap, depending on a beat or a very simple melody to make us feel very simple things, and the rest is about the musician and possibly the lyrics (which are god-awful even when trying, whether it's N.W.A., Rage Against The Machine or Bono). With noise it's more honest - if I want music pure and simple I'll go with Bach. Back to topic: as I guess most people on this forum knows, this is a re-release of tapes recorded in the early to late 80s. Skillful marketing from Segerhuva relaunched BOTC's career (sort of), and there has been a number of live gigs as well as numerous releases, despite a few snafoos along the way. Now,while great marketing has given Blood of thee Christ a boost, this particular album is actually NOT the best example of non-musical elements being central to music. Rather, the artwork chosen for the CD, the songtitles and the few samples are quite simplistic and don't really dominate the experience at all. Rather, this is a great album in it's own right. Murky rumblings, high pitched squeels that never get annoying, and a constant sense of motion - all these things contribute to making this album great, and something you want to listen to several times every now and then. Minimal vocal work interacts with feedback, there's a few porn samples thrown in for good measure, and the whole thing is very anarchic in a way few would try (let alone pull of if they did try) today.
K. Fenrir - JGS (Digital Download, Self-Released)
The online scene of reddit-organized free digital compilation "albums" and Bandcamp culture is bound to produce something really worthwhile every now and then. This evening I found some fine, and free, dutch dark ambient, released in november last year. Now this I like, even though I (as the old man I am) still can't get past the lack of physical releases. This rather short album is a tribute to the Icelandic poet Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (1882-1906), and he has also supplied the lyrics which are spoken during the rumbling ambient soundscapes. My Icelandic isn't quite up to par, so I don't know if it's all comical with overt dutch accent or not, but it's down-pitched and dark enough so that it shouldn't be noticable to anyone but a native speaker if that were the case. There's lots of little subtle things going on here, and the overall impression is pretty awesome. This stuff would belong on Cyclic Law or somesuch, even though it's clearly a little rough around the edges. I do hope someone picks it up at some point and places it on a tape or a CD. When browsing the band's Bandcamp page I also stumbled across the track "They have voices too", which is some kind of pro-Vegan ambient. Not sure I care for that, but I'm even less sure I care about it either way. This stuff you need to hear if you're at all into dark ambient. I'll even supply a link for once: https://kfenrir.bandcamp.com/album/jgs
Con-Dom – War and Ordnance cs (Freak Animal)
Very impressed with these live 2015 recordings. The a-side is a really good mix for my tastes. MD's vocals are primarily un-effected, fairly high in the mix, and have rarely sounded so rabid and animalistic to me – some passages sounding just downright violent but still mostly intelligible. Kind of on the growly side for him as compared to releases with a more 'spoken' approach. Backing tracks range from ominous and plodding to classic aggressive din. On b-side vocals sit more inside the mix than out front, general recording is more blown-out as Bitewerks mentioned, but still great. Highest recommendation on this.
Disgusting Sanctum – Nekrotik Aktion cs (Black Psychosis)
Nice release by new Coma Detox project. Solid death industrial with heavy atmosphere. Production is top notch for this sort of stuff, probably on the high end for my tastes but still has a gritty feel. Synths, (spoken) samples, junk/metal/perc noise etc. Vocals are few, but man they are good. Lower in the mix, heavily effected, and more on the spoken side but they sit perfectly and sound just fucked.
Disgusting Sanctum - Stimulation From Assault cs (Black Psychosis)
Releaseed with "Nekrotik Aktion". Crumbling waves of static and screech with the occasional vocal penetrating the fog, bits of synth creeping in. Production feels better to my ears on this one – more overdriven, which I think suits the material better. Songs on both tapes could be edited down, but material actually seems to benefit from medium-long form style with lulls between vocal parts.
Graustich Diversity tape: First side is one long track, about 15 minutes. Has some good sections, but overall feels a bit unfocused, and in comparison to the other side it doesn't really cut the mustard. Side B starts with 'Divide for Zion', which is classic p.e. - underpinned by fast throbbing with a slow, regular percussion, intermittent voices, and taunt electronics becoming prominent for the 'body' of the piece. 'Plan B', on the other hand, is based on a slow thud, fluttering noise, and a more irregular percussive pattern, but with taunt noise again making its presence very much felt. The last track is 'Sons of Nelson', and features plenty of African chanting and reminds me a bit of African Noise Corporation's 7" (if anyone remembers that!?). Of course, the power electronics traits kick in and come to the fore to good effect.
Overall, I'd put this above the tape on F&V, and the best of it is better than the 7", too. However, as I say, the first side could have done with a bit of editing. Still, certainly a project worth following.
Quote from: burdizzo on May 21, 2016, 10:17:58 PM
Graustich Diversity tape: First side is one long track, about 15 minutes. Has some good sections, but overall feels a bit unfocused, and in comparison to the other side it doesn't really cut the mustard. Side B starts with 'Divide for Zion', which is classic p.e. - underpinned by fast throbbing with a slow, regular percussion, intermittent voices, and taunt electronics becoming prominent for the 'body' of the piece. 'Plan B', on the other hand, is based on a slow thud, fluttering noise, and a more irregular percussive pattern, but with taunt noise again making its presence very much felt. The last track is 'Sons of Nelson', and features plenty of African chanting and reminds me a bit of African Noise Corporation's 7" (if anyone remembers that!?). Of course, the power electronics traits kick in and come to the fore to good effect.
Overall, I'd put this above the tape on F&V, and the best of it is better than the 7", too. However, as I say, the first side could have done with a bit of editing. Still, certainly a project worth following.
Interesting thoughts! I have been appreciating this project more and more. When the F&V Tape came out, I was just into other sonic worlds and couldn't really get into it, but now I hold the whole approach in very high esteem. I played "Diversity" and "Dedicated to Those..." back to back and I would agreee that "Diversity" may be slightly superior. Maybe some of the "unfocused" moments you mentioned actually benefit the old school and murky approach Graustich takes?
Oh, for sure - I know what you mean. Personally, though, I prefer the more concise and structured approach. That's why I liked their 7", too. Another good thing about this tape is that it's not too long. Tapes are all very fine, but once you get much over 20-25 minutes per side, then sometimes too much 'mud' is allowed to seep in. I think 15 minutes a side - as this one is - is pretty much perfect.
Doombring "Sevenfold Pestilence (Amor Fati): I once thought to myself, "this is probably my favorite metal album 2000-present". Still true.
Corpuscle "Victoria Snuffbox" (Maniacal Hatred): Depraved, complex, vitriolic, invasive. A complete sound work.
Quote from: Stoa on May 20, 2016, 11:50:57 PM
Blood ov thee Christ
One of a small number of groups I keep trying to get/like. That comes with no negative connotation or ill will. I didn't care for anything Haino for many years, but I kept coming back to him at random intervals, thinking my listening possibly, finally arrived at a place where he would be as valued as I felt he could be; that instinct when an artist will significantly enrich and change your view of music, but maybe you aren't quite ready for what they do or how they do it. There's something about BotC that inclines me to think they are of that ilk.
Quote from: eyestrain on May 22, 2016, 03:53:14 AMDoombring "Sevenfold Pestilence (Amor Fati): I once thought to myself, "this is probably my favorite metal album 2000-present". Still true.
Have you heard the demos with Pestiferous Preacher (aka Mark Of The Devil=Cultes Des Ghoules) as backing vocalist? Those are the only Doombringer recordings I like.
Quote from: Stoa on May 20, 2016, 11:50:57 PM
Blood ov thee Christ - Master Control (CD, Segerhuva)
Skillful marketing from Segerhuva relaunched BOTC's career (sort of), and there has been a number of live gigs as well as numerous releases, despite a few snafoos along the way. Now,while great marketing has given Blood of thee Christ a boost, this particular album is actually NOT the best example of non-musical elements being central to music. Rather, the artwork chosen for the CD, the songtitles and the few samples are quite simplistic and don't really dominate the experience at all.
Interesting to be called skillful marketers. That is one thing that I never thought would happen... As for artwork and titles we just tried to stay as close as we could to the original release and the flyers BOTC was spreading back in the day. Which is pretty much what we did with RJF also.
Quote from: Strömkarlen on May 23, 2016, 10:50:10 AM
Quote from: Stoa on May 20, 2016, 11:50:57 PM
Blood ov thee Christ - Master Control (CD, Segerhuva)
Skillful marketing from Segerhuva relaunched BOTC's career (sort of), and there has been a number of live gigs as well as numerous releases, despite a few snafoos along the way. Now,while great marketing has given Blood of thee Christ a boost, this particular album is actually NOT the best example of non-musical elements being central to music. Rather, the artwork chosen for the CD, the songtitles and the few samples are quite simplistic and don't really dominate the experience at all.
Interesting to be called skillful marketers. That is one thing that I never thought would happen... As for artwork and titles we just tried to stay as close as we could to the original release and the flyers BOTC was spreading back in the day. Which is pretty much what we did with RJF also.
My only point was that the "mystique" of BOTC was conveyed very efficiently to exactly the right people, and broadened its "cult" appeal. Which of course was always there, and well deserved, so don't take my tipsy description of the Blood ov thee Christ reboot as some kind of sarcasm/negative criticism. Perhaps "marketing" wasn't the right word, since I assume you are not now sipping long drinks in Monaco on account of your Master Control profits, but it was the best word I found to describe it.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on May 22, 2016, 04:04:35 AM
Quote from: eyestrain on May 22, 2016, 03:53:14 AMDoombring "Sevenfold Pestilence (Amor Fati): I once thought to myself, "this is probably my favorite metal album 2000-present". Still true.
Have you heard the demos with Pestiferous Preacher (aka Mark Of The Devil=Cultes Des Ghoules) as backing vocalist? Those are the only Doombringer recordings I like.
Will have to check them out, sounds like a perfect pairing!
Kontakt Der Junglinge – Makrophonie 1 cd
Surprise! 2014 studio effort from Asmus Tiechens - Thomas Koner super duo. Four consecutive live collabs, documented 2001 through 2003. After which pretty much bugger all. Recording date is curiously absent so I'll just pretend like we're picking up where n (2003) left off. Which is kind of what we are doing. n ventured some distance from earlier outings, sinking deeper into pools of languid, liquescent electronics, stepping quite clear of the industrial grade indulgences featured most prominently in 2002 highmark -1. Makrophonie 1 continues along the same path, nothing even mildly industrial grade about it. The effects of the studio are immediately felt: ultra deep brooding bass, coming in ultra slow rolling waves, just about as Koneresque a sinking as can be sunk, far deeper into languid, liquescent depths than previously plunged. Languorous, another adjective to drip... drip... drip... Drop... drop... drop... Droop. We are certainly going nowhere sloooooooow, not an unfamiliar sensation for the Konerhead, ever inclined to recline in the gentle drift of elegant, undulating, tranquility. At moments I'm inclined to perceive out-takes from Tiechens' long series of "Hydrophonie", at others aircraft engines downpitched to a blackened abyss. Shade of Tiechens croak, shadow of Tiechens creak, fog of static hiss, gasp of ghostly wail, approach of golden dawn, drawn out tinkling on porcelain ivories. Rich and sumptuous tapestries whatever the inclination, compositional sublimity to swallow you whole. At about the halfway point, a gathering of steam, grey-tinged washes wavering in yellowish clouds of near shimmer. This passes and thus to sink again, to slacken, unapologetic disinclination, arsed cannot I be, the deepest bass to expunge in rippling waves, flubbering cheeks, purest thunder, surface chimes meet shit-stuck-at-the-back-of-the-throat, satisfied belch, unhurried decline, gurgled huff, muffled puff. A nod of the head, another, gaseous hiss, tinkle, gurgle, snort, snooze.
Xenophobic Ejaculation are the nuts.
And Dead Body Collection are blinding.
Also I'm loving Sickness, Slogun and Jimmy Buffet -I mean Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition ATM
Burial Hex - In Psychic Defense (Sound of Cobra)
As far as Burial Hex goes, I have the S/T from Scratch and Sniff, I believe an old tape stashed away somewhere, and I think I've had a listen or two at friends' houses. I remember it as decent stuff, ritualistic with noisy and industrial elements. A bit of P-E at times. Great band name too, and what little I own or have heard always emitted a sense of substance. This download (originally a one-sided vinyl) was quite a surprise, I must say. The album is just one long track, but it changes so abruptly so as to give the impression that it actually consists of different songs. It begins with a piece vaguely reminiscent of December's "River of Blood", followed by a period of Zen style meditation notes, and it only gets weirder from there. Plenty of ritualistic stuff here too, lots of keyboard works, some almost techno-like beats, and vocals that vary from melodic to what can only be described as death metal growls. The lyrics are apparently largely based on a hymn to the Archangel Michael. Very little not to like here, despite the general oddness of it all. I find this quite excellent. It put me in a good mood. Although to really enjoy it I'll have to get it off the computer and into a normal stereo.
SSRI - Schwarze Sonne Ritual Invocation: I'll admit that whenever something has references to Nazi occultism I'm already pretty sold and willing to forgive a lot, but this actually exceeded expectations greatly. Very violent aggressive noise with nice vocals and smashing metal sounds. It manages to stay interesting for its 43 minute run time, which is pretty impressive, as I tend to prefer shorter tracks. I had to laugh at the end when the noise drops out and you're left with screams of "White supremacy, WHITE POWER", because all I could think was "this was certainly a Filth & Violence release".
Zyklon SS - Iron Division: Another wonderful release, though a bit more expected at this point. Whenever ZSS does something, its certainly not by halves. The atmosheric and brooding sounds are very tasty and you have to love looped samples from Klan rallies. Really not much else to say, just very, very good
Quote from: Theodore on April 21, 2016, 10:09:03 PM
Atrax Morgue's Morder Machine Box came some days ago. Black box including 3 CDs, 1 DVD, 1 tape, 2 postcards. So far i have listened / watched the "new" material and the DVD. Reel I CD is good, very good. It kept me till the end twice, a 50 minutes track. Reel II tape too experimental for me, not what i wanted to listen, weak. DVD contains 4 live shows from 1995-2003 starting from 2003 and going backwards, 2 hours total. First and third are the best of them. First has the best quality in sound and video, powerful. Third has an early PE approach in sound and performance. The rest 2 CDs, the Morder Machine's reissues, i know, you know ...
Safe to say it's an excellent box. If i was greedy i would like it to include a bigger insert / poster. Let's say one with the picture of Happy Birthdeath's card sleeve [See Discogs, third image, down left] !
I wish for a Progetto Morte reissue next.
I was also really pleased with this box and I second that a reissue of the Progetto Morte stuff would be absolutely fantastic.
I brought in a box of tapes from storage today, and found shit I didn't even remember I had. I've now been sitting for a while listening with headphones and having a couple of beers, while perusing the latest issue of The Economist and being pissed off about most of what is written in the latest issue of The Economist. I'll be doing this quite regularly now, I think. Especially since this first trial run produced a fascinating mystery!
Sewer Election/Treriksröset - Killing for Norrland (Dedicated to Blod), CASS 2005
I've listened to a lot of harsh noise wall and written about it in this thread, but to paraphrase the great Mick Dundee: THIS is harsh noise wall. Massive enough, harsh as fuck and very well crafted. There's rumbling, there's midrange distortion and somewhere far away there's a bit of white noise that may or may not be the tape. A couple of times things calm down, only to build up again. Thirty minutes of almost relentless assault, very lively and organic. This is actually better than I recall, and I recall it being very good.
Proiekt Hat - ?
Here's the mystery. This tape was supposed to be "XII", but on one side of a C90. For whatever reason I haven't listened to this one in almost ten years, and was looking forward to it. However, something went awry. I listened to a full 45 minute side, enjoying it to no end, but at the same time having a very intense feeling that this didn't sound like I expected. And, sure enough, when I turned the tape over and checked it out, it turns out that XII was contained on the other side. I have little doubt that what I just heard was Proiekt Hat - complex, structured, low-key power electronics making full use of the stereo possibilities of our modern compact cassettes - but it wasn't XII. Being extremely tired, I think I'll have to wait until tomorrow to 1) figure out what P.H. recording I just heard and 2) listen to XII. If someone else has the same edition (black C90 with scratched-on logo), perhaps you know what that could be. Otherwise, I will have to turn to the Youtubes the kids talk about so much these days, and try and identify the recording. There's something in the back of my head telling me I should know what this is and why it's there, but I'm drawing all blanks right now.
Quote from: Duality on May 28, 2016, 04:35:04 PM
SSRI - Schwarze Sonne Ritual Invocation: I'll admit that whenever something has references to Nazi occultism I'm already pretty sold and willing to forgive a lot, but this actually exceeded expectations greatly. Very violent aggressive noise with nice vocals and smashing metal sounds. It manages to stay interesting for its 43 minute run time, which is pretty impressive, as I tend to prefer shorter tracks. I had to laugh at the end when the noise drops out and you're left with screams of "White supremacy, WHITE POWER", because all I could think was "this was certainly a Filth & Violence release".
Despite the expensive shipping I just ordered this album based on the couple of ep's and splits I have with Sick Seed/SSRI which are quite good and your review here. Also I fucking LOVE the cover artwork! Can't wait to hear this.
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Quote from: Duality on May 28, 2016, 04:35:04 PM
SSRI - Schwarze Sonne Ritual Invocation: I'll admit that whenever something has references to Nazi occultism I'm already pretty sold and willing to forgive a lot, but this actually exceeded expectations greatly. Very violent aggressive noise with nice vocals and smashing metal sounds. It manages to stay interesting for its 43 minute run time, which is pretty impressive, as I tend to prefer shorter tracks. I had to laugh at the end when the noise drops out and you're left with screams of "White supremacy, WHITE POWER", because all I could think was "this was certainly a Filth & Violence release".
Despite the expensive shipping I just ordered this album based on the couple of ep's and splits I have with Sick Seed/SSRI which are quite good and your review here. Also I fucking LOVE the cover artwork! Can't wait to hear this.
Its definitely worth the expensive shipping. I haven't heard a lot of SSRI but I might have to dig into their back catalog after hearing this.
Quote from: Stoa on May 20, 2016, 11:50:57 PM
Blood ov thee Christ - Master Control (CD, Segerhuva)
This is a fascinating album. In a way, BOTC incarnates what makes noise and power electronics great. The actual music is, at most, half of the total experience. For the rest, personality, circumstances around the recording, and non-musical aesthetics are what carries the day (this rule also covers "minimalist" or art-fag stuff that claims to disregard "image", but obviously just has a boring and simplistic form of it). On a side note, this dependence on non-musical factors is actually almost as obvious with other forms of popular music. Most pop/rock/whatever is really technically crap, depending on a beat or a very simple melody to make us feel very simple things, and the rest is about the musician and possibly the lyrics (which are god-awful even when trying, whether it's N.W.A., Rage Against The Machine or Bono). With noise it's more honest - if I want music pure and simple I'll go with Bach. Back to topic: as I guess most people on this forum knows, this is a re-release of tapes recorded in the early to late 80s. Skillful marketing from Segerhuva relaunched BOTC's career (sort of), and there has been a number of live gigs as well as numerous releases, despite a few snafoos along the way. Now,while great marketing has given Blood of thee Christ a boost, this particular album is actually NOT the best example of non-musical elements being central to music. Rather, the artwork chosen for the CD, the songtitles and the few samples are quite simplistic and don't really dominate the experience at all. Rather, this is a great album in it's own right. Murky rumblings, high pitched squeels that never get annoying, and a constant sense of motion - all these things contribute to making this album great, and something you want to listen to several times every now and then. Minimal vocal work interacts with feedback, there's a few porn samples thrown in for good measure, and the whole thing is very anarchic in a way few would try (let alone pull of if they did try) today.
Well, the marketing thing had me chuckling a bit, I'll admit that.
I got the original C60 release from Tommy Olsson (Lilit) at the time it was released, and it immediately became one of my favourite tapes. I guess I was 17 at the time. I had no idea how few copies were ever made, it wasn't until we did the CD that Tommy told me it was only produced in a literal handful of copies. Over the years, I made some dubs and sent to a couple of people here & there, that's pretty much how unknown it was until the CD came out.
I'll tell you how it was recorded when I see you, if you remind me... if you know how to find me...
For me, this and
S.I.C.K.TAPE are the only BOTC releases you need.
Quote from: Tommy Carlsson on June 01, 2016, 09:41:30 PMFor me, this and S.I.C.K.TAPE are the only BOTC releases you need.
Well, those are the original kvlt klassicks and as much as I like both of em (prefer "Master Control") I still absolutely worship their later works as well. From what I've heard "Pisslepra" is just perfect demented PE as is "Filthy Criminals". Aside from those I've also heard "Nihler", "...As Sick As Our Secrets" and "Behind Thee Bars" which are good but not on the (gutter)level of those two aforementioned ones.
Quote from: Duality on June 01, 2016, 09:51:51 AM
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on June 01, 2016, 03:57:39 AM
Quote from: Duality on May 28, 2016, 04:35:04 PM
SSRI - Schwarze Sonne Ritual Invocation: I'll admit that whenever something has references to Nazi occultism I'm already pretty sold and willing to forgive a lot, but this actually exceeded expectations greatly. Very violent aggressive noise with nice vocals and smashing metal sounds. It manages to stay interesting for its 43 minute run time, which is pretty impressive, as I tend to prefer shorter tracks. I had to laugh at the end when the noise drops out and you're left with screams of "White supremacy, WHITE POWER", because all I could think was "this was certainly a Filth & Violence release".
Despite the expensive shipping I just ordered this album based on the couple of ep's and splits I have with Sick Seed/SSRI which are quite good and your review here. Also I fucking LOVE the cover artwork! Can't wait to hear this.
Its definitely worth the expensive shipping. I haven't heard a lot of SSRI but I might have to dig into their back catalog after hearing this.
Haven't heard the new cd yet, but I like this direction SSRI has taken. Some of the first split-tapes were lofi representations of live gigs, fairy forgettable IMO, so I stopped checking new SSRI releases. Then suddenly Robust and Survivor Euphoria tapes and Swollen by Noise cd were all totally different. Great, crafted noise. Perhaps I should revisit the split tapes some day.
Still going through that box...
Blådåre - Dåndimpen (Tape, Styggelse)
An all-but-forgotten classic (well...). Extremely dirty, lots of junk abuse, recorded on god-knows-what... In the middle of it all sudden bursts of vocals, enmeshed in the general brutality. It sounds like Survival Unit got at least drunk and recorded a tape, and perhaps there are reasons for that. Great stuff from HKSO. Chaos, violence, dåndimpen.
Yen Pox - S/T (Tape, Circle 9)
I've always felt that Yen Pox is a very famous, prolific band, of which I know nothing. Checking out discogs, I know I've got at least the last part wrong - their output is very modest. Either way, I've had this tape for a long time, and gave it another spin today. I have to say this is pretty great. Dark Ambient with zing and bazoo and barabam, would be the very best way of putting it. I could listen to this over and over, though I'd be up to something else after the first run.
Standar - In kommer Gösta (Tape, Styggelse)
Another HKSO gem I finished just now, while perusing the tasteful booklet. It has some similarities with Blådåre, and was made during the same time, but it has some different themes, more samples and may be slightly more structured (a less than fitting word, but I did come up with the BOTC "marketing", so I'm all for less than fitting words). Extremely raw, at times hilarious, and generally a solid tape. In a way, it would be interesting to hear it mastered and re-released on some fine Digipack CD, but in another way no-one should ever get to hear it outside the few people who happen to have the tape. The great/terrible thing about pure tape releases is that the Youtube crowd usually can't be bothered to rip it and put it out there, and that seems to be the case here. Rockin', sockin' stuff, available or not.
Quote from: Stoa on June 02, 2016, 11:29:42 PM
Yen Pox - S/T (Tape, Circle 9)[/b]
That's really the only thing like that in their catalogue. If memory serves, Hensley took that direction with another of his projects, Blood Box.
Quote from: Stoa on June 02, 2016, 11:29:42 PM
Still going through that box...
You have such boxes and you were spending your time on Bandcamp's "one wall per day" releases ?! Chu-chu-chu ... haha. Joking. Half. Keep writing, for whatever. I like.
Quote from: Theodore on June 03, 2016, 07:52:43 AM
You have such boxes and you were spending your time on Bandcamp's "one wall per day" releases ?! Chu-chu-chu ... haha. Joking. Half. Keep writing, for whatever. I like.
I'm told I'm not quite well. Joking. Half.
Regosphere & The Vomit Arsonist – An Inquiry Concerning the Indications of Insanity tape
Andrew Grant meet Andrew Quitter. Quitter, Grant. "Good evening, Dr Grant. I was wondering if I might interest you in pursuing a certain line of inquiry...?" Thud. Have I...? Start into into dank if rather sanitized confines, patients to be tested in slow squirming growth of festering darkness. I...? Patience child. Muffled basement floor clunking, greyed and wasting oscillations, deepened rumbling drone. Darkambient meets deathambient in a shimmering death chamber, marriage made in some untethered bowel of inner hell. Cold and clinical may be the intended effect but I'm feelin' pretty darn toasty in a chamber brimming with layered synthesized clouds of heavenly deathfloat. You say "Mechanized Lobotomy" I say give me another shot of codeine. Ahhh... Truly, this is the DEATH. "Nurse, the scalpel please..." Slash that smile off your face. Hollowed-out ghost of whitened, metallic, shriek. Taste of ozone. Labored, measured, breathing. Solid state murmur to usher in grim, clinically bleak, frigidity, chilled to the fucking bone. An atmosphere of decided dis-hingement, dis-settlement. Threats of quite vicious strains of brutality ever present but never quite delivered. Cabinets slam open and shut, rusted hinges start to protest. The whitened ghost-shriek unveils, by degrees, white-coated perv molesting large floppy sheet of waffling scrapmetal. Final ka-BLOW! to precipitate B-side "The Asylum As Utopia": downward, dragging, dragging, rhythmical. Pulse... pulse... pulse... Upward flows of sibilant ssshitmospherics. A voice enters, gasped out, raspy, scalding. Ventilating. Steady irruption of scrap elements in refined and textured collapse. Wetmouthed synth burblings. Singed feedback bleedthrough. Pulse... pulse... pulse... The voice acquires a degree of coherence, clenched full of aggro, gripping spastic at quite fully loaded densities, heaving ponderous blacking out of spectrum, reaching for the throat, reaching for the sky. Houston, we have lift off. I'm afraid the good doctor has just about lost it. "The drama! The drama!" Pulse... pulse... pulsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
Vomit Arsonist – You Will Never Get What You Deserve tape
Mr Grant continues his long descent into pit after pit... of unending existential dread, of suffering, of distress. Gloom, doom. The good stuff. Atmospheric, as it were, as fuck. Enter, cold clammy cave of blackened despair. Drawn out deathdrone, smudged-out howl, bled-out seethe. Snippets of clipped negatory verbiage mutter about the skull. And then the Voice proper, coming in declaratory waves, not so much erupting as inaugurating a distinct concatenation of variegated, negatory, vibration. Percussive thunder, huge and heavy, begins to rain down with each echoing utterance, gaping spaces to fill up with more muttered verbiage, the voices in your skull ever mindful of the great and crippling disadvantages of consciousness. Jet engines in piercing sink, the drop of bomb, percussive explosion, expulsion. Whoops. Sorry about that. "Accidents Happen". An excuse, a threat, a promise. B-side far more full-on, if not exactly furious. First, the sledged-hammering thunk-action. Then the buzzed-out synthilations. The Voice proper emerges, sharpened to a point if somewhat submerged in the mix. And that hammer keeps a-thunking. The synthilations keep buzzing, acquiring shades of mottled depth. The voice starts to stretch, elongate, ripping through the carefully regulated dialog of the three principles. Mounting of tensions, biting of nails. At a critical juncture, the thunking falls away, succeeded by mournful strains of descending strings. Postmortem death song. Voice repeatedly rupturing the calm, synthilations bloating in concert, muscles rippling, threatening to distort. Accidents may happen but nothing accidental about this shit: witness, on the contrary, the well and crafted perv-vision of singularly diseased virtuosity. Threat of distortions fade, make way for the Voice and nothing but the Voice, the will, the rage. You will never get what you fucking deserve and be thankful for that!
Shift – Ruminations tape
Dirge-toned sputtering flatline. Anonymous through-the-wall wail. Soundly administered, dry-boned, Slap! Slap! Slap! Just the thing to set this series of pointed ruminations in motion. As perhaps befits the title proper, there are no track titles to speak of, in fact no text whatsoever, save a brief dedication on the sleeve "For the falling..." Actually there's a huge amount tiny, rather obscured text on the foldout, the discernable bits of which read like a manifesto of sorts, a declaration, a call to arms- or lengthy set of lyrics. It's in the ruminations. Us and them. You and I. (Hope I'm not forgetting anyone.) As the flatline starts to waver slightly, a distorted voice cuts suddenly into proceedings- and its got a lot to say. "Let them not project their failure as human beings on us anymore." One memorable nugget. "I'll take solace in your misery until you draw your last wretched breath." Another. Layers of wavering, dirge-toned, flatline begin to converge, to coagulate, to dominate the field. The slapping continues in earnest and the voice continues its accusations... of abandonment, betrayal, bitterness, desertion... But we are by now just about given over to increasingly full-bodied auricular assault. Searing, bleeding, spittle-tronic layerings, pushing ever upward, the voice, growing more impassioned, serving now as texture, performing harshening up duties to sudden heated upping of high-powered analog shriek, glittering peak of punishment, searing, skin-peeling, ultimate ambience made flesh. Bitter! Abandoned! Deserted! Betrayal! Well, betrayal of my fucking ability to hear that's for sure. It is only when the tape clicks to a temporary halt that the earholes realize they've been raped raw. Possibly in recognition of the damage done, the flip-side eases ever so gently into further ruminations. Drawn-out descent of linear oscillation massages the burnt passages before chunks of thick and heavy crunch starts to drop into the otherwise peaceable gathering. Layers of variant oscillation, on the incline and the decline, and then the voice rips – vociferously - into the picture, picking up pretty much where it left off. Let their disease be their fall. I'll drink your poison as a reminder of who you are. Halfway through and some quite beguiling textures filter through the periphery, gravelly distortions meet other-worldly woozings, lending proceedings a much fuller sense of dimension, dipping at intervals into a deeply glowing, darkly glimmering, psychedelic pool. This time around the earholes are spared in favor of something distinctly... audiophilic. Soon, however, the massed electronics break away, and a last, emphatic, echoing, vocal pronouncement escorts a slow wobbling vibrato unto sweetest oblivion, to leave this world a peaceful place, to leave this world in peace.
Dug up more tapes today, and filled another small box with tapes from a big box, and brought the former in from storage. I have surprising amounts of stuff (actually, far less than more fanatic and consistent collectors, of course, but I'm still surprised). One of the tapes that came inside in the little box was:
Söldnergeist - Der Rest Ist Schweigen (Art Konkret), Cassette 1992
It is very strange how the world works. Many, many things are re-released on CD or vinyl, some of which should maybe not have been released at all. Söldnergeist debut tape, however, now rots in boxes. Well, no more! This is very well crafted power electronics, that basically everyone remotely interested in the genre should have a chance to hear. There's great variation, great samples, great vocals, and great looking japanese folks on the cover (somehow reminiscent of illustrations from the classic Japan (http://www.foliosociety.com/book/JPN/japan) pictoral book. A couple of tracks have melodic elements, most don't, but all create a wonderful mood. My tape lacks the inlay, but in these days of hyperspace and cybertron, I can find out stuff on Discogs. Not sure the song titles improve the experience THAT much, they are somehow cliched and random at the same time. "German Assault Troops", "Blow Job" and "Just killed another family!" are just three of the titles, and they already cover the entire Power Electronics spectrum. On the other hand, this stuff was released in 1992, and it's really great Deutsch-PE. I can't really believe no-one has bothered to re-release this. Perhaps a bit too Steinklang for Industrial Recollections?
While I do love my boxes, I figured I'd do a vinyl next. Still old stuff, though not quite as old:
Alfarmania/Proiekt Hat "Furyfication" (Harsh Head Rituals), LP 2007
I remember thinking of this LP that Alfarmania ate Proiekt Hat. In my opinion, formed after listening all too few times, the very loud, junk kicking, rambling rabidity of the former sort of choked out some of the precision and subtlety of the latter. As with almost everything I thought about music ten years ago, this has turned out to be pretty much bullshit. To speak of a certain Alfarmania dominance would have some validity for the A-side, filled by the track "Vildsvinter". This is a pretty massive slab of junk battering, wall-like brutality. However, using headphones (or, possibly, a decent stereo), you can easily detect many, many more nuances, and at times the wall breaks entirely and is replaced by something calmer, though still menacing. It's like someone is sitting inside the Blådåre recording reviewed above, and that very someone is manipulating mixer knobs and old tape recorders ever so carefully, creating structures within the chaos. The second side, occupied entirely by the second track "Raggression", is still better, though. While it is always difficult to tell to which degree improvisation has played a part in this genre, this tracks feels organized. Furthermore, it has samples, certain melodic elements and a build-up/cool-down curve that could possibly be seen as dramatic structure. Tracks like this are why I never really agreed that industrial/noise is "anti music", and why I don't really give a fuck about people who get into the scene to "deconstruct art" or whatever. It's not about that, at all - it's fucking art music at it's very peak. It's just that whereas classical music and chamber music are about 90% (technical) talent and 10% elitism, really great industrial is perhaps 75% talent and 200% elitism. That's a total of 275, which is also the limitation on Furyfication. Coincidence? I think not.
Back on the HNW.
V/A HNW Compilation (Nahàsh Atrym Productions, digital download)
This bandcamp label was recommended to me earlier in this thread, but I just browsed through it briefly, and forgot to thank for the tip. Now, I've rediscovered it and bought this compilation for the reasonable price of 0.50 Euro. One thing to note about the label is that they do put work into their stuff - on the merch page there's even a book called "HNW" with 586 pages of static, which was originally sold with a Vomir/Black Matter Phantasm split cassette (now sold out). I would have bought it, but without the tape it feels somewhat pointless (as opposed to with the tape...). This compilation is fairly solid, with a degree of variation. Much is regular online HNW, but some tracks contain surprises. The second track, by La Cyanescence, is more like industrial or soft power electronics than any type of harsh noise at all. It is extremely repetitive, though, and a bit too long, so maybe that suffices to classify it as HNW? Other tracks that stick out is Carrion Black Pit, with a solid and dark wall with a vaguely musical element, as well as Prozac Maurice. With the title "Korg + Gorgoroth = Korgoroth" the latter take the home the price for dumbest title (also, wouldn't "Korgoroth" have sufficed to make the actual joke?), but the track isn't half bad. In general, there's stuff going on in these walls, and it is way better than most similar stuff.
Speaking of Carrion Black Pit:
Carrion Black Pit - KSMKWLLTZ (HNW, digital download)
This is a good one, released just a couple of days ago. Very calm stuff, bordering on Cyclic Law Dark Ambient, but with a wee bit more crunch. Background music, no doubt, but nice background music. Possibly also suitable for sitting in a dark room thinking about super novas, God or similar large subjects. Paid 0.51 Euro for this one, despite the labels ridiculous exhortation to wait until their free download credits drop in. Once again, it's nice to find some stuff with at least some work put into it in the flood of bandcamp mediocrity.
GRAUSTICH / COMA DETOX / WHITESWAN / EDGE OF DECAY "Stay yourself whatever the cost" – tape; solid lineup,all with good tracks but the highlight here is the junkyard work of Coma Detox!
Sewer Election - Wreck (Triangle Records) CD
So, I grew up and bought something new, albeit with a classic rockorkester. I was planning to wait for the CD to arrive in the mail, then the degenerate took over and I just put the download on my phone to have something to listen to while enduring the bus ride to work. The most recent thing I heard with Sewer Election was 'Kassettmusik', so I don't know much about their recent development. As far as Kassettmusik went, I did enjoy large chunks of it, but the annoying "vomit" loops ruined it for me. I tried to accept them, and follow the general rule that if someone cool enough does something it's always OK, but then I realized that I know very little about how cool Sewer Election really is, and simply allowed it to ruin the whole release. And that's one opinion I haven't changed since. Anyway, it's personal opinion. When it comes to Wreck, however, it is an objective, ontological and certain truth that this kicks all sorts of ass. It's not quite as brutal as the collaboration(s) with Treriksröset, but it still packs plenty of punch. There's more filth, dirt and tape loops in this than in, say, the band's split with Sewage on L-white (another of my relatively few Sewer Election points of reference), which doesn't necessarily makes it better, but is certainly a good thing anyway. As I am now back from work, and on my second listen, I can also add that the recording benefits greatly from decent headphones. There's plenty of nuance and changes in intensity, along with pure outbursts of dirtbag noise hoedowns. This makes me feel great, and that's not just the beer talking, since I've just had one.
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Archive VI" 10"
Tesco
I like. Friend said that its less exciting than previous. In a way, I can see why, but for me, this simple brute force works great. Especially, B-side. Damn. Great 10"!
VANESSA AMARA "You're Welcome Here" LP
Posh Isolation
I have been listening this quite many times. First of all, it didn't make same kind of impact as the debut LP. But I suspect it only because with first LP, you were caught by surprise. Now, it was possible to expect great album, so that's what they deliver. Very relaxing, nicely made album full of slow paced atmospheric music.
TAINT "Strange Feeling, Shit coming" LP
Urashima
Less of PE side of Taint, more of coarse noise works. I remember when the tape came out and my impression was that "someone throwing metal junk around". There is much more than that here, though. It does lack most of proper structure and offers grim and hard noise, but not in the ways that were popular and common in that time, I think!? Taint was well ahead in sound what I feel was more popularized only decade or more later.
ENCEPHALOPHONIC lathe cut 7"
Cipher
Fuck!! How does lathe-cut 7" sound this good? Packaged between plexi-glass plates, screwed from corners. Not any new idea. Many labels did that before, yet Cipher has his ability to make things little different. Below transparent plates you see bunch of call-girl businesscards/flyers. Late is cut on vinyl. Not on plastic or whatever garbage. Perhaps this is one key to success. Harsh noise blasting, which shows Encephalophonics developing his skills each time. His way of harsh noise is to abandon multi-layered density. Focus on one thing at the time, but keeping his cuts of noise long enough to actually go somewhere, instead of being stuck with endless stutterloops and glitchy noise bits. It's harsh noise to the bone, loud, crisp, energetic. Great!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 09, 2016, 02:29:33 PMVANESSA AMARA "You're Welcome Here" LP
Posh Isolation
I have been listening this quite many times. First of all, it didn't make same kind of impact as the debut LP. But I suspect it only because with first LP, you were caught by surprise. Now, it was possible to expect great album, so that's what they deliver. Very relaxing, nicely made album full of slow paced atmospheric music.
Fantasic album. Prefer it to the debut.
QuoteTaint was well ahead in sound what I feel was more popularized only decade or more later.
Always in the back of my head when I revisit Keith's 90s works.
The cement behind 90s truly crushing, well articulated and obsessed harsh noise and PE works.
Quote from: THE RITA HN on June 10, 2016, 11:32:54 PM
QuoteTaint was well ahead in sound what I feel was more popularized only decade or more later.
Always in the back of my head when I revisit Keith's 90s works.
The cement behind 90s truly crushing, well articulated and obsessed harsh noise and PE works.
Well said, I finally had time to sit down for some attentive absorbing of the Strange Feeling lp last night at 3am and my jaw literally dropped several times while listening, the fact that it was recorded in the early 90's alone is amazing.
Revelations of the Dead Girl - Without Emotions (digital download), Nihil Worship
Revelations of the Dead Girl - Spell Of The Bleeding Erotica (digital download), Nihil Worship
It's been five days since Nihil Worship released anything, which may have troubled some. Luckily, today they released 11 (yes, that's eleven) albums. The first two, which I have chosen to stream rather than buy at this point, each contain a noise wall of a little more than an hour each. The first one is a bit more harsh, the other one is a bit more laid back. Depending on your mood, you may choose either one. It's good to know that Nihil Worship doesn't read stupid reviews by scandinavian assholes telling them to calm down, do physical releases or anything like that. They/he just keeps doing what they do, at an ever more insane pace.
Maniac Cop - Stalks the living, to feed on the dead (Cass), Hatband
One more classic from the box. For obvious reasons, Maniac Cop bears some undefinable resemblance to Proiekt Hat, but it has another atmosphere, and is certainly more "melodic". Modular synth soundscapes, some rather carefully constructed noise or perhaps rather noise-ish sounds - all supported by a fundament of subtle bass lines. Parts of this could surely have been used as score for the original movie, which I haven't seen for so long that as far as I'm concerned, maybe it was. It's difficult to explain how great this really is. Much like Proiekt Hat, it lacks all pretention, is never annoying (despite the sometimes almost psychedelic bleeps and bloops) and is just something you want to keep playing.
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Masks" CD
Old Europa Cafe
I have probably said that I don't feel SJ would be at the peak of their creative phase. Well, it is up to debate of course. In a way, their are more active than ever. And some of the stuff is good, yes. But like this CD is another proof that contemporary SJ operates well on droning, experimental, digitalia soundscapes and dark spoken pieces, while their power electronics tracks leave me to want: Volume, punch and brutality. It seems to lack all the proper amplification, gut-wrecking heaviness etc. Simply thin multeeffect-to-digital recorder type of hissy distortions etc. As soon as band goes to more atmospheric droning stuff, transition from "PE" tracks is HUGE. Those stuff work well. Tracks like Fortune Favours The Cruel make albums worth to. Few more aggro tracks like Lucky Too ain't bad either. But all in all, I need to check the other CD people have mentioned to be better of these recent ones...
POGROM "Father:land" CD
Old Captain / Terror
Pogrom material worked well on tape. Perhaps CD offers less saturation, but remains good. When compared to SJ, there is simply significantly bigger amount of dirt and wreckage. While Pogrom doesn't appear as nerdy study of possibilities of noisescapes, it simply achieves more cruel result by aggressive voice, brute noises, feedbacks, and such. While not all material give impression of loudness and wreckage, it is still way more sinister sounding. While guitars of SJ would be free from noise making, Pogrom pulls guitar in one track of present almost black metal esque melodic tremolo picking on top of various noises. I feel Pogrom has gone forward all the time, and there are still potential as well as further progression to happen.
Absolutely rapt to get Eleh's back catalog in pristine wave file from the project's own dedicated Bandcamp page (https://eleh.bandcamp.com/). The last word in pure and pristine electronic minimalism. Superb. I don't think I'll ever get enough of this. And remember to play loud because "volume reveals detail".
Had hoped to discuss Vhril here, but my small CD player has broken down, and I don't want to wake the family by going all Ulex Xane on their butts this time of night. So, I'll have to limit myself to:
African Noise Corporation - Nelson In Sun City (Robben Island Records, 7")
This is one of the best looking seven inches ever made, as far as cover art goes, but even after seeing it and pining for it for many years, I've never bought it, nor heard it. Now I got around to it a few weeks ago, and I am glad I did. At first I was a bit disappointed by the slight weight of the vinyl, as well as the white/blank stickers (later RIR releases are far more impressive in that regard), however I was very impressed to note that the side, as well as the entire release title, has been scratched into the actual vinyl in a very impressive way. You don't see stuff like that anymore (ok, you probably do, but I don't). As for the music: the title track, on side A, is fucking amazing. I think this is one of the best "deutsch power electronics"/industrial tracks I have heard. There is something vaguely "digital" about parts of it that takes a wee bit away from the experience, but not much. The samples, the electronics, the whole thing is really amazing. Side B, "Personal Holocaust", is not at all as great, but it's still a solid track. In fact, I find it a disaster that this project never did anything more. Personally I've always suspected African Noise Corporation were not from South Africa, but rather a German project from the guy behind Membrum Debile and hence RIR, but that is of absolutely no consequence (and I don't know it to be true, either).
Vril Jäger (CD, Heidrunar Myrkrunar): Ambient, martial, samples, tracks differ quite a bit from each other, but also due to the subject matter, there's a certain otherworldly ambience going on, best track is Maw of Kalki, for its gloomy atmosphere.
Genocide Organ - Obituary of the Americas (CD, Tesco Germany): Hmm, certainly not bad, but it seems there's maybe a bit more of the 'calmer' tracks than I'd like....
Infektionsabteilung - Luzifers Traum (C30, Narcolepsia): Really interesting mix of PE/Industrial and more Ambient/synth parts, can't really compare it to anything I've heard before!
Bored of life;
you die, they die, I die, is doesn't matter;
the world is empty;
we're all going to die or maybe we're not.
HNW
Striations "To Know Mercy" tape; impressive release of death industrial-power electronics with sex crime/murder content. Nice 'Full Force Frank'-like collage artwork. This release would make a prime LP or cd. Recommended!
http://nefariousactivities.blogspot.com/
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 18, 2016, 08:58:35 PM
Striations "To Know Mercy" tape; impressive release of death industrial-power electronics with sex crime/murder content. Nice 'Full Force Frank'-like collage artwork. This release would make a prime LP or cd. Recommended!
Just got that in a trade, really enjoyed it. Definitely needs to be an LP or something in a larger edition. My copy came with a sachet of 'personal lubricant' & wrapped in a bin bag, which I found rather unsettling given how fucking grim the music is on there.Not totally sure if the droning sounds are actually synths or something else, difficult to tell.Loads of effort put into the collage artwork and each sound is carefully considered & the tracks are very well put together indeed.A great variety of pieces that actually sounds like a 'proper' album. Some great samples on there too: 'Medical professionals had to be called to find out if the mutilated being inside the suitcase was a human or an animal!".
Mike is DEFINITELY one of the very best and most thoughtful/thorough of the whole American PE scene. Always has been, really. I highly recommend tracking down the entire catalog.
Waiting these to arrive. Already with his ultra limited CD-R releases i commented some label should get this and other up & coming USA pe units on vinyl...
Enema Syringe - Mitt Livs Novell (LP, UFO Mongo) 2009
Older and wiser men had warned me, but I did not listen. After a 13 hour workday (+an hour commute each way), I just now sat down with a Saku Kuld 5,2% and headphones to experience this recently bought piece of vinyl. My last memory of Enema Syringe is their part on the In the Shadow Of Death four way split on Cold Meat, which I remember hazily but fondly. After some nicely crafted, held-back feedback and noise, an analogue (I think) drum machine begins pounding away. Then a man's voice, virtually devoid of any effects or other manipulations, informs me in Swedish that "THE IDIOT LISTENS TO SHIT MUSIC AND DRINKS BEER". I am immediately inclined to agree.
Not that this is really shit music, quite the contrary (well, maybe not QUITE the contrary...). This is in many ways some nice industrial, varied and well constructed with an array of gear, pedagocially listed on the LP cover. In fact: if you are fortunate enough not to know Swedish, this is anything from ok to great, depending on your tastes. However, the absolute stupidity of the lyrics, which are sometimes almost certainly improvised, makes this a tough cookie to chow down. We get condemnations of what is probably dog ownership (because "The hairy bastards" show their anus all the time), we are informed that "there is a muppet" who annoys the protagonist by saying hi to him, so he has to say hi back, and so on, and so forth. Some songs, such as the aforementioned "Idioten" have some catchy, pop-like qualities, the 30 year experience of Enema Syringe shows in plenty of decent industrial noise jamming away over the drum machine beat. But, to be honest, if you are above 16 years of age and understand the lyrics, the only way this is going to work for you is if you hang out with (male) childhood friends and get hammered. In fact, some such event will be the next destination for this album.
SSRI – Schwartze Sonne Ritual Invocation cd (2016)
SSRI – Swollen By Noise cd (2015)
Some like it rough. Others like it rougher. Schwartze Sonne Ritual Invocation picks up and fucks the Swollen corpse of PPT n pal's previous F&V entry – right where it did draw breath. Rough racket of thwacked metals, smacked vocals, cracked electronics, hurled through big ol' amps over bruised battered tables at single dingy mic made to swallow whole heap o' swollen crudsandwich... or very rough approximation thereof... in all shitty glory. A certain... density prevails, massed mess of competing elements condensed through single pick-up to render: long-ass jam, strung out, spaghetti-like... strands of sick splooge sticking to slicked out swollen slut cracks like ragged rust covered reams of... ripped-raw runny-long ass-jam. Hella harsh, hardly heavy, in other words, very much of the live persuasion, jizzed up with a certain envocalled single-mindedness as documented in the accompanying printed lyrics. Ah, the lyrics... Well, I've no doubt as to the sincerity of delivery, but the coherence – or lack thereof – might raise a few eyebrows. How to sum? Rabid frothing incandescent slurred drunken vocal outpouring coming in clumped clusters as each movement of massed mess reaches its ill-begot stage of climax. "Kill the goat.. fill the oath... hail to the aryan race.." Not, one might say, the most sober of rituals, but certainly... poignant? Whatever the intent, the net effect, for me, is kind of suffering man-beast-in-the-machine, raging blindly, ineffectually, with all impotent force of some sorry goat caught in huge and burly mass of messy filth... and violence. I imagine this is how Jean-Marc Vivenza might sound if he were to envocal his industrial-strength symphonics; not in overall tone or bruitiste texture, but rather in browned palate of muted, mooted vocal struggling to rise above the all-consuming bruitisme. Forty-three straight minutes of unceasing clamor driven through assorted breaks and shifts in clankity spankity scrap-texture – but at no point does The Sound really seem to give a shit that, yes, a real, human, voice is in there, hollering away. A slight deviation at the thirty or so minute mark, broken down electronics giving way to utmost non-coherent vocal shriekery, launching, finally, into full-metal discharge of purest power, to usher in non-finessed a-capella strains of... anger? self-loathing? good old fashioned hate? "Total control! TOTAL CONTROL!!" Uh, yeah... Just the impression I got there...
If Schwartze Sonne Ritual Invocation isn't rough enough for your filthy holes, spread em open for the previous year's missive. Swollen by noise, eh? Don't even pretend you haven't been there. Same two chaps (channeling Incaps to go by the sleeve photo). Same raw mix of live-amped-up electronics, metals, vocals. This time at some distance from the mic- possible consequence of larger performance space- and at some distance from higher-minded fidelity. Early on, things even seem to get completely detached – unhinged is the probably the better word – as someone, let's call him PPT, gets a tad exercised by the toy of the moment. Soon the proper settling into extended filth, but the taste of unsettled unhinge-edness holds. Well done! Here the vocals are rather more spare, rather less coherent (if that were possible) and somewhat more complementary to the dirge-flooded shitsonics struggling to get a grip on their slowly unraveling selves... just as the voice seems to be struggling to get a grip on why, exactly, it is so compelled to continue yapping on. Perhaps a handy lyric sheet would help.... but I doubt it. There may be repetitive structure at play: heavy-duty blast of full-force shred... to sink, slowly, into almighty filthmurk. Again the ultra lo-fi confines of the recording chamber lend the atmos a degree of density, or depth. Lost details, smudged decibels, the occasional well-aimed clank more or less buried in solid-state layers of snort, snuffle, sniffle... all to beg a most lubricious molestation of the volume knob, though I am sorely tempted to just let things sputter about way in the background, take a hot steaming dump on all my pretty harshheaded predilections. In the latter half, shitsonics pitch ass-first into chrome-lined motorway tunnel, buffed up circular alloys suggesting the barest ambient tinge, smidgens of good ol' CCCC flavor spurting onto the plate. A final longish wind-down of almost pure feedback squeal, just to ensure that a few more months are shaven off your auricular expiration date, end.
SSRI – Robust tape
If not for SSRI's last two offerings of F&V, I'd be tempted to call Robust a turning point for the project. Junked sources out the hidey hole, field recordings, turntable, tapes, ssrippertronics galore. All check. But filtered, all of it, through that peculiarly ssripperesque style of vision, an unexpected and very welcome turn to experimentation proper. Opening title "Modern Turntabalism 01" could be a statement of intent. Over rough n tumble smudge-hiss shitmospherics, a carefully spaced array of jagged, scritchety, blurt establishes a tone of almost perfect dishevelment. Individual shards, ratted and rumply, splatter at uneven interval in through the outer edge of the channel pan. Trapped now in the stale confines of crud-infested airlocker, bits of badly abused recording gear alternately grunt our their dying snorts, and snort out their dying grunts, as though slowly ripping apart at the seams. "Modern turntabalism" read: someone taking a paring knife to raw slabs of vinyl and allowing the unwary needle to fall where it may. Smudge-hiss shitmospherics continue on in "Be Without Fear", though now large metal buckets filled with assorted crumpled scraps are dropped directly onto the unprotected mic, which then falls over and gets dragged around the ill-kempt toolshed, occasionally forced through heavily distorted mounds of filthgrit. A sudden Nursey fragment of easy-listening announces "Modern Turntabalism 02" before sudden harsh whitened scree flattens the field amongst flits and wrinkles wriggling against sounds of aforesaid toolshed getting torn apart with gusto, scrappy distortion layers fighting grainy growth of hollow greywash, the whole surging together in kind of ditch-digging rhythmic medley, ratcheting up the tension for fully filthed, somewhat char-burnt, finish. Flip over and... the "Release From Denial Of Perversity" you were waiting for! Smudge-hiss shitmospherics, check, but much more robust trough of nuance through which to drag the filth-snuffling snout. Could almost be field recording conducted in an industrial... barn, lumbering full-metal racket shoved deep down into plugged up drainage pipe, emerging now and again to reveal acoustic sources, distorted ssrippings of wrinkled trash compaction clambering from 'hole to 'hole as the background stammers out machine-hum cum bovine moaning cum flee-bitten greased-monkey tapping out a pattern of ding-a-ling on an old pitchfork. Acoustic sources re-emerge in closer "More Robust Than You", well-stocked oven drawer entertaining deliberate exposition of variegated clanging and whanging, pausing to admire the elongated reverberant strains before converging in abbreviated fits of distorted excess. Free jazz for instrument-deficient jazzist denied even two turntables and a microphone meets urban gamelan collective confined to a few dinky pans n potlids. Total win!
SSRI – Circle Of Positivity tape
Heavy shit! SSRI in singularly Sick transitioning from sources Seeded circa 2012-2013. "Sickly & Seedy" the appropriate round of recycling to ssripp things off: rusted out metal junks meet feedback vocalization in reverberant thunder chamber brimming with overtone-age up the harmonicaness hole. Nothing subtle about this nor particularly filthed, just a fat load of boorish heave-ho to get them 'holes primed and perky. Then... what-the-fuck? "Cut-Up Exercise 01" takes all that shizer and plonks it neatly into intermittent panning of rust-hole clank 'n tape-head shizzle. No you may not settle down, you are to remain the spastic mess that you always were, shut-the-fuck-up hit the nitro and twerk that spine like a champ. Sounds of low-end revving meet whiplash-ed shriek-clack. Wait- hit the fucking brakes! Or not... sorry about that, thought we were free of the heavy stuff. Sniff. Did you just- Phat burly trashcans rain down from on high. Duck! Or not... sorry about that. For a few seconds I think we are foreshadowing Mr PT's Robust tape, but things are over almost before they start- call up the "Ugly Spirits"! Orgy of boozing demons in your head, slowed down bellowing way past red, massed cluster of rust-shredded scrapmetals consuming all light, all breathing room. Constant bleed-level squeal held back at some ambient remove to occasion somewhat percussive downward slam of scrapped ka-blong. Howl and holler of Publically Castrated beast hammering out an arrhythmic message of decided non-pleasure as though caught in some shitty Nottingham Garage, never once to suggest this was A Good Idea. Alright then. Flip to title track hogging the whole of B-side, at which point we can safely conclude that, in retrospect, the whole of that A-side can go fucking die. Harsh, heavy. Pure scrapmetal abuse. Amped up room ambience for hint of depth. Feeding back screechies. Heavy handed pounding on fat rusted-through chunks, rusted strain, rusted whine. Rust. Rust. Only rust is real. Only rust is- SCREEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeyyiiiiiich. Rusted massed feeding back cluster scorching the Ugly Spirits out the goddamn filthchamber. Repeated gasps for air, pleas for respite, just enough before the metal-bashing assault is renewed with all percussive force, ultimately to lurch into the inevitable clusterfuck scrap-orgy, channelling Incaps Almighty as though to prefigure the full circle to be realized via Mr PT's most recent F&V offerings. Circle Of Positivity. I get it. I fucking- scrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiiiiichhhhhhhhhhh. Only rust.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 18, 2016, 08:58:35 PM
Striations "To Know Mercy" tape; impressive release of death industrial-power electronics with sex crime/murder content. Nice 'Full Force Frank'-like collage artwork. This release would make a prime LP or cd. Recommended!
http://nefariousactivities.blogspot.com/
Either I've smoked myself retarded or it seems like the label is sold out? I see where it mentions Analog Worship will have it...maybe I'm losing my mind.
Swans - The Glowing Man Really enjoying this record. I feel like it captures the live feeling more than any other. Makes me excited for the upcoming show i'll be seeing.
Quote from: Peterson on June 20, 2016, 06:57:38 PM
I also really enjoyed "Circle Of Positivity." That was the one that made me realize I couldn't expect anything consistent from SSRI, in a good sense. One of the only projects that strikes me as totally different each time I hear a new release.
This release was kind of Freak Animal -esque in way that I received bunch of materials which I selected ones I liked the most and felt it made best wholeness. This obviously is reason why I tend to favor this over several other SSRI, which is purely bands own vision, which seems very... SSRI! Deranged, made in heat of moment, often with cruel torment towards listener. Not that Circle Of Positivity would be too easy and entertaining, but perhaps less of sounds of rubbish and racket what seems aimed to mostly disturb and leave uneasy. Circle Of Positivity has also the sort of "ass kick" element of noise to it, hah...
Recently topped up with a few other items from Mr SSRI's other ventures.
Notables:
Gelsomina – Greenaway = pure sex
Sick Seed – Helsingin Synagogat
Despite the Jandek dedication, I was first put in mind of Swans, or better- the more dissonant ditties on Angels Of Light New Mother (a fair bit noisier needless to add). I've occasionally remarked on the faint echoes of Public Castration era Swans heard in the man's work – including the above commented Circle Of Positivity. So perhaps to say: Jandek meets Gira in a swampy burnt out industrial shithole. Could be a leading candidate for that ill-advised "Swamp Music" thread some of you may recall...
In other things Swans,
Swans – Glowing Man
Probably the closest yet to a "natural" continuation of Sountracks For The Blind.
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This was a while back, but I still hear it in my head at times. Me and a buddy sat down with a large amount of beer and a couple of oversized drinks, warmed up with Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and then got down to the main event:
Cosmic Weapon of Thule - Aryan Unity, C90 (the actual recording is somewhat shorter, perhaps C65 or so)
While the title would lead one to expect either NSBM, or possibly "atmospheric" black metal ambient, this is something completely different. It is released on Lunar Heathen Front, a sublabel of Winter Solace Production. I noted just now that some of their releases have been advertised on this board, but not this one.
The front cover of "Aryan Unity" simply features the title and a picture of Hitler - why complicate things? Inside, it gets interesting. We find a manifesto which, while obviously ripe with heavy trolling, is pretty damn amazing. We learn that mankind and the early Hyperboreans originated in Ethiopia, "nourished by the water of the mighty Nile", that the "Zionist forces [..] even constructed the Jews to blend in with the humans" and that listening to the tape "under proper guidance" may cause one to be visited by Adolf Hitler. It then goes on to inform us that it is possible to transform oneself into the form of a disc, which the manifesto's author has done in order to abduct "several negroids" (creating South Sudan in the process), that physical cannibalism must only be practiced within one's own race (but metaphysical cannibalism, where only the spirit is absorbed, is acceptable over the race boundaries) and finally that the Lunar Heathenfront was founded after the awakening of its leader to be, Aryan Necropaedophile. There is plenty more where that came from. What the point of all of this could possibly be escapes me, but when getting slightly smashed it makes for some fine reading aloud.
Listening to this tape is an arduous process, although it has its rewards. I think the way we did it, being more than one person, may make it more bearable, though perhaps it would be possible to find more subtle and esoteric qualities in it if listening alone. I suspect that being drunk is a basic prerequisite, either way. The basic theme is a recurring beat, which can only be described as a "ploink", or possibly a "space ploink". This space ploink ploinks on for pretty much the whole tape. Layered upon this simplistic rhythm, whose BPM varies a bit, are various piano and synth lines (at least in part improvised) and at times complementary drum machine work. It is a mix of absolute monotony with almost child-like instrument abuse. The best way to describe it would be hardcore easy listening - VERY simplistic, but not at all unoriginal. Not sure if or to whom I should recommend this stuff. It is fascinating, though.
A word of warning: we were not visited by Hitler at all, just by some guy and his girlfriend. Both of whom, I might add, were expected and probably unrelated to the tape. We obviously did not have the proper guidance.
The mind boggles at some of these NS releases from WS - the Nazi Yoga one was also a headscratcher.
LOL, I've put things into this world that even I will never fully understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05c6e_huVoA
beartrap
ENCEPHALOPHONIC - X (Freak Animal/Audio Dissection)
I wouldn't expect that I would ever listen to something that is too harsh. My expectations changed after I got to listen to "X" by ENCEPHALOPHONIC. This is an intense and very heavy album by the project of Emanuele Bonini from Italy. Well what we do have here? Feedback, noise blasts, metal junk, heavy frequencies. It sounds like a typical harsh noise album. But everything here is just pushed to its limits. Feedback is sharp as a razor's blade, it cuts deep. The noise is suffocating and toxic. These are not just standard labels which you can easily use to describe each and every noise album, this thing is REALLY harsh. After only a few minutes in I felt nauseous and just a few minutes later I felt very sick and almost barfed. I had to go out to breathe some fresh air and I was just about to stop this damn album, but then the character of sound changed drastically all of the sudden. I started to breathe deep and realized that the CD is still playing. The second part of the album is much more enjoyable. What can you find there? Mid-speed cut-ups drowned in deep reverberation and roaring feedback. That feedback however isn't as sharp and intense as before, and the sound in general is delightful. It still retains its heaviness but it doesn't feel almost af it was going to hurt you.
The album is long and while you suffer during first part, the second part is like a medicine for some disease. There is a very thin border between pain and pleasure. Believe me this is extreme stuff.
MAAAA - Abhorrence and Dismay (Triangle.Records, 2016)
These rare moments when I actually feel compelled to give out my opinion on an album usually come when I'm dealing with something new from one of my absolute favorites in the genre. Having heard "Abhorrence and Dismay" dozens of times now, I must say that MAAAA has most definitely placed himself among artists who are on the forefront of harsh noise. This album is very unique in the sense that it's both strongly rooted in classic sounds and techniques but also shines with an open-minded approach. In times when many artists tend to fall in the traps of repeating themselves over and over again or trying to sound like it's the 90s all over again, MAAAA consciously (I think) tries to take what's best from the industrial and noise classics and translate it to the contemporary era. He therefore utilizes old-school techniques such as amplifying objects, manipulating tape loops and blasting rough textures but at the same time is not afraid to utilize digital techniques to make it sound tight as fuck. Everything is beautifully mixed and lacks that typical tape-like muddiness (which I sometimes like but it's a nice change to listen to something that isn't murky and barely audible). The sound of the album is pristine (a quality which I'm very fond of) and sounds great on studio monitors as well as on regular consumer-grade headphones. The two tracks on the album are completely composed which is a great step ahead on MAAAA's part and I'm very glad to see this project evolve from this typical chaotic harsh noise improv to the mature, planned-out and meticulous approach. That's a rare thing to see.
In my opinion this is one of the best albums to come out in 2016.
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MAAAA - Abhorrence and Dismay (Triangle.Records, 2016)
This album is very unique...classic sounds...open-minded approach...completely composed.
Took the words right out of my fingers!
Khanate - Things Viral (the sound of a lonely Hell ponderous cripplingly slow crushing and beautiful riffs tortured lyrics and vocals screaming about murder. Fucking marvelous!!)
TLASILA - 30 Minutes Mannercreme (so sweet sounding and weirdly accessible for such an experimental album)
Torturing Nurse/Government Alpha Countercurrent (Chinese/Japanese extreme psychedelic harsh noise collab/split)
Dove Yellow Swans - Live During War Crimes #3 (dark and abrasive for a Yellow Swans album but also reminding of a darker version of the ambient interludes on Sunn o))) White1)
Brainbombs - Burning Hell (the nasties, most evil riffs I've ever heard)
Slogun - Visit/Revisit (John Balistreri also at his psychotic best screaming about murder)
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ENCEPHALOPHONIC - X (Freak Animal/Audio Dissection)
After only a few minutes in I felt nauseous and just a few minutes later I felt very sick and almost barfed. I had to go out to breathe some fresh air and I was just about to stop this damn album, but then the character of sound changed drastically all of the sudden. I started to breathe deep and realized that the CD is still playing. The second part of the album is much more enjoyable. What can you find there? Mid-speed cut-ups drowned in deep reverberation and roaring feedback.
Just starting to get into Encephalophonic and this will be the next release I buy, especially after your review here.
The Cosmic Weapon of Thule- Aryan Unity review had me cracking up.
Have had a few things on but this morning the new Con-Dom album arrived and it's in a league of its own. So utterly fucking brilliant. Both content and context are harrowing but beautiful.
Quote from: martialgodmask on July 02, 2016, 12:32:24 PM
Have had a few things on but this morning the new Con-Dom album arrived and it's in a league of its own. So utterly fucking brilliant. Both content and context are harrowing but beautiful.
Looking forward to listening to this.
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Quote from: martialgodmask on July 02, 2016, 12:32:24 PM
Have had a few things on but this morning the new Con-Dom album arrived and it's in a league of its own. So utterly fucking brilliant. Both content and context are harrowing but beautiful.
Looking forward to listening to this.
Received it yesterday and listened twice. As already mentioned above, it's brillant and amazing record, though I can't exactly describe why. And that's a quality in itself for me. Or - as it fits to the theme of the record - that it requires to dig deeper to get to the bones. Looking forward to play it again.
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ENCEPHALOPHONIC - X (Freak Animal/Audio Dissection)
I wouldn't expect that I would ever listen to something that is too harsh. My expectations changed after I got to listen to "X" by ENCEPHALOPHONIC. This is an intense and very heavy album by the project of Emanuele Bonini from Italy. Well what we do have here? Feedback, noise blasts, metal junk, heavy frequencies. It sounds like a typical harsh noise album. But everything here is just pushed to its limits. Feedback is sharp as a razor's blade, it cuts deep. The noise is suffocating and toxic. These are not just standard labels which you can easily use to describe each and every noise album, this thing is REALLY harsh. After only a few minutes in I felt nauseous and just a few minutes later I felt very sick and almost barfed. I had to go out to breathe some fresh air and I was just about to stop this damn album, but then the character of sound changed drastically all of the sudden. I started to breathe deep and realized that the CD is still playing. The second part of the album is much more enjoyable. What can you find there? Mid-speed cut-ups drowned in deep reverberation and roaring feedback. That feedback however isn't as sharp and intense as before, and the sound in general is delightful. It still retains its heaviness but it doesn't feel almost af it was going to hurt you.
The album is long and while you suffer during first part, the second part is like a medicine for some disease. There is a very thin border between pain and pleasure. Believe me this is extreme stuff.
quoting the above in terms of recordings that were too much, would have to include ' flesh
biting paedophile by mxmon mother savage initially, but industrial recollections, which tecording, blew hith speakers and amp!
been scared to lay at full volume ever since!
Shambala - Agyptiaká (Grey Matter Productions, Tape)
A good looking little release. This peruvian project apparently only recorded these two live sets, performed with a fairly normal range of instruments. There are drums, guitars, etc, but the music is not exactly your run of the mill rock'n roll. Somehow I feel like this is something that someone would say to me is "krautrock", which I've never been able to understand what it is even after reading several articles on the subject, but I think I'll have to go another route to describe it. There are some regular drum work, quite a few little melodies (including flutes of the snake charmer variety). Much of it is improvised, competently so. The overall feel would be something like a far more melodic Metgumbnerbone, mixed with an oriental sounding Brainbombs, though this description only makes slightly more sense than my nonsensical kraut rock suggestion. Whatever, this is nice stuff.
V/A - Tala i Avskurna Tungor (Bolvärk, Tape)
So, we're back on HKSO. This is primarily a black metal compilation, though Alfarmania and a few other less metal-y bands make appearances here and there during the 90 minute run time. This is some raw shit right here, and while I knew about a few of these bands even before the tape was released in 2010, many I haven't heard (or heard of) either before or after. Most of them are marked by an extremely filthy style, so that the whole tape has a surprisingly consistent feel to it. This general feeling is amplified by the excellent booklet, containing a great deal of the typical HKSO artwar, with a black metal twist to it. An angry manifesto with a very black metal tone does hint of a little "meta perspective" - its conscious omission of most definite articles being quite easy to interpret as a tribute to mr. Aspa, and its actual content being, once again, very, very black metal. Either way, there is some great, filthy stuff on here. Some relatively well known bands like Seges Findere and Sadomator coexist with one off projects of unknown origin and very obscure bands with short discographies. Many bands have a style I'm normally not that into, but the totality is so nicely framed and thought-out that the tape becomes an excellent experience anyway. My only gripe is that my recently purchased Walkman (actually, a Philips) starts screwing about during the last few tracks, but that might have more to do with the way the tape has been stored than anything else. Either that, or the Deadly Dope Demons of northern Sweden have taken residence inside the tape, and struggle to come out.
All pigs must die: god is war
TRERIKSRÖSET / ALFARMANIA "usa 2016" tape
Fieldworks
Damn good tape! Treriksröset shows once again, that whatever little he finally publishes, it's all worth having. Harsh noise, with no bs of any kind. At the same time it is skilled and intensive, but it never over done technical aspects.
Alfarmania... could this be even among very best of the stuff? I think less layering, less echo, and more intensity is what makes this stand out from many Alfarmania works. Not saying those would be bad. Not at all, but it's good to see band able sort of renew its approach even if it is seemingly "same". All the oppressive, suffocating electronics are there, along shouted vocals and some samples. Long track slowly pulsating and drifting into new things, with very much "live energy" instead of feeling of stricly composed/programmed work. Merely less buried in reverb, less distant, more up-front, and level of intensity grew for me.
Intolitarian- Suicidal Allegiance 7'':
A very fitting title for the companion release to Deathangle Absolution, which was along with Death my favorite album of 2014. No spoken word segments on this one, just VERY fitting samples, Lone Wolf Berzerker in particular having one of the best sound clips I've ever heard in music. As far as the meat and bones on this, although this is just a 7'' there is a lot of variation on this short little slab of berzerker filth. While most of the record is noisecore blasts through in through in true Intolitarian tradition, side B starts out with an EXCELLENT marching drum pattern and then starts galloping, picking up pace and then blasts into the frenzied chaos. Possibly my favorite song out of the record. If you like Deathangle this is definitely a continuation of the more 'controlled' and 'focused' approach of this band...if you could use those descriptive words in relation to this project at all. Recommended.
And oldie again...
Issachar - Medieval Death Hymns (Abyss Productions, Tape)
The good lord has blessed me with several copies of this tape, as a product of regular mid 90s tape trading with the guy behind the Unholy Blood Compilations, Dave-something ("Lord Demonichus"). Fucker had an enormous trading list, but he also put together compilations. The first of them (from 94, I think?) is still one of the best compilation tapes ever made, in my opinion. It included tracks from multiple later-to-be-huge Norwegians like In the Woods, Hades and Gorgoroth (all of which made demos which are among the best ever released, and it is from them the tracks here have been selected), as well as oddities like Michael W. Ford's Darkness Enshroud and luminaries like Graveland. This was the time to be young, not the fucking 60s. Anyway, then a track by these guys shows up, taken from this tape. I am not sure, but I think this was a project put together by Dave himself, and that may be why it made it on to the otherwise prestigious compilation. That is not to say this is really bad. We've got a bit of black metal, here and there, we've got guttural moans and screams, we've got long stretches of drum machine sometimes, and real drums playing at other times. Sometimes just the drums, and the guttural vocals, sometimes there's some more or less improvised guitar, possibly bass, and a whole lot of synth stuff going on. Very experimental, though it may just be dudes not really getting the whole "song writing" thing. In some sense this could be inspired by Abruptum and such acts, but in my mind it is closer to Puritas Virginum, a French act that also made a number of releases ostensibly in the black metal genre, while spending at most 30% of their total playing time sounding anything like black metal. PV were even more experimental, though (I might have to come back with a comprehensive review), but the overall ambiance is similar. It's like someone really wanted to make a black metal demo, had a good sense of the spirit of the genre, but in the end didn't know how to go about it. And created something beautiful in the process. Highly recommended!
Back to Fortune Magazine, and a beer with a couple of "The Shot Original" mini bottles, bought on the Finland ferry Tax Free a couple of months ago. Can't spend all time on the internet - must learn information about business, completely useless to me!
Quote from: Stoa on July 06, 2016, 11:43:48 PMThis was the time to be young, not the fucking 60s.
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Quote from: Stoa on July 06, 2016, 11:43:48 PMThis was the time to be young, not the fucking 60s.
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Mons Veneris- Trevas de Sangue
Very, very simple synth progressions on Side A over distant screaming and howls, the feeling reminds of John Carpenter soundtracks and The Fog soundtrack immediately springs to mind. Very dense and cryptic sounding with hypnotic, very stripped down sounds that wash over you like blanket after blanket of gravestench and fog. A distinct 80's ambient approach here it seems to me. Dense and like being draped in the sounds that you're hearing. Even listening to this while being outside on a sunny warm day brings me into it's cocoon. I primarily reviewed and like this tape because of this part, Mons Veneris ambient material is usually hit or miss with me but this I really, really like. Actually captures something ancient sounding and otherworldly rather then just being a collection of scary or dungeon-like noises. Side B is not as good and has a completely different atmosphere and tone. Synth lines sound why 'brighter' and ethereal with a much less menacing and brooding feeling then Part I. This one is closer to the black metal intro style that can be found on some other MV recordings including the most recent album meaning this is definitely more akin to dungeon synth then anything else with just one or two synth lines that alternate and play off each other over distant sounds of agonized screaming. Most people will hate this probably.
Obskuritatem- Vampirska Kakofonija
Three song ep with an introduction, the main song and an outro featuring some of the finest LLN worship I've ever heard. The Black Legions vermyapre buzzsaw guitar tone here is mastered perfectly with a bit of personalization added in, almost like a slowed down and VERY focused, plodding Belketre. This band takes this style though and does something of their own with it definitely, which I can say about most of the Black Circle bands that while they aren't the most original they usually still have a way about them. I love this style of black metal. The first part of the Trulež, Govno, Nihil is some of the best black metal riffing I've ever heard. The picture used for the demo cover, which I think is from Haxan(?) is one of the most menacing images I've ever seen and fits the tone of the recording perfectly. I've listened to this tape probably already 40 times since getting it a week and a half ago and I'm still not tiring of it. Incredible.
Sewer Election – Wreck cd
Having done his bit to restore harshhead integrity to Sweden, Mr Johansson may be forgiven the heretical turn Sewer Election has taken over the better part of a decade. Not to neglect the bags of ultra primitive brutalities more recently scored in the name of Heinz Hopf! Say your seven-point-five Heil Mikawas and go get wrecked, my son, an eternity of elkbrews and MSNP tapes awaits. Heinz Hopf is the first point of reference, the second SE's uber primitive Ljungarum Blues, c. 2004. Ljungarum Blues (& An Ode To Reality) aka heavy duty killer fricken Sewer ERECTION! Pretending that ten intervening years of studied esophageal abuse never happened, Wreck hoists the moldered Ljungarum carcass aloft, lugging a couple hefty bags o' Hopf-grade overbilged elk brew-talism- for added concentrations of raw filth- the whole unseemly spectacle thrashing unevenly about squalid pools of mid-low-end churn. Just in case I'm not getting repetitive enough, key descriptors include "rough", "raw", "brutal", "pure", "filth", "filth" and "filth". If some sweaty swede is choking and belching on mic jammed halfway to bunghole you'd be hard pressed to notice under all the bilge-encrusted layers (of heaving filth). Filth seems to be the descriptor of choice, but the divergence is in the details. First in the degrees of separation, the widened stereophonic scope. Phat slabs o' raunch-ass filth slam into one earhole whilst Mr Hopf's mighty meatstick rips straight through the other. Burly balls o' ripped ragged fury fizzle into non-fidelity, the right 'hole forced to take up the slack, the left hacked open and left to drizzle in fields of deadened hiss. Distorted dregs of scrap-junk overload bury themselves in throaty, full bodied, shitheaps, full-up rugged rrrrreams o' ragged ripped-to-shit raunch ass-filth – no hole neglected! Deliberate movement of dulled and deadened rust-scraping, long scrapulent runs percussed with chunks o' falling debris. Solid sheets of coarse-grained greyout sheer into thunderous full boar roar to approach hint of cavernous depth. The inevitable ambient interlude... Plenty of meat, plenty of bone, plenty of time to chew it over. Spastic, this is not. But neither is it inclined to settle into anything like routine, nor is there any sense of progress, or hope. This might almost be a series of live takes, decisively cut when each movement of the moment is adjudged to have run its course. Once again I scandalize myself in suggesting comparison to the mighty Merz - once again late 80s early 90s Merz. Quint-essential Merzbowlian Merz: manifest compositional skill and ear for texture- raw texture, ever on the move. But, qua Merz, never once to overplay the hand, never once to second guess the quint-essential filth, never once to defer to anything short of the Noisehead, nor in such deferral to break down and make the mistake of trying to compose the literal Shit out of the textural Raw. The Man knows his Shit. In short: sounds like Merzbow. Merzbow with an old broken ax to the face tied naked to upsidedown crosses and blood everywhere. Just the way I like 'im.
Maaaa – Abhorrence And Dismay cd
I've been struggling for a good while to martial words adequate to the task of re-presenting what this piece of work apparently does to the noiseholes... the noisebrain... the noisewhatever. I hereby give up. I give up, at least, trying to sum this sucker up. Or wait, here we go: the history of industrial-experimental-noise condensed into thirty eight minutes and fifty-two seconds. (How'd I do?) There's a lot breadth to this story, a good amount of depth. There's a lot of noise, as represented by a lot of not-noise. A whole lot of sounds, alright, piles of them, scrunched up tight. Sod says "carefully arrayed kaleidoscopic compaction of variegated perv-vision," but he always says shit like that. It's a bit of this, a bunch of that. It's harsh, it ain't. It is, unapologetically, epic in scope. Wait, I've got another one for ya: laborious recompiled accumulation of collapsible concrete counterpoint. I... well, I still give up. Run the transcript. Fingernail drags across piano string. Rhythmic bass thump, slow, steady, linked in chains of wobba wobba. Reversed cymbal slide to peak drama. Just when the kick-drum is due to hit, rumpled ribbons of scrap-junk shlump center stage, cantanker about the rusted channel pan, shuck 'n jive stage right stage left, delivering tape-manipulated assemblage ever-so-carefully mixed to form a very physical backdrop to increasingly voluminous strains of high-end pierce, to culminate, finally, in climax number one. Break now for eros as realized via looped sequence of moody melodic synth plinking. Before long eros is dancing with our lusty tape manipulated junk assemblage, scrapped clatter hitting with a renewed percussive fervor that might almost suggest violence were it not so un-dominant in the mix. And this is it, the defining feature, so to speak: a constant strained dialog, pushing and pulling, between elements terse and tender, hard and soft, harsh and plush, cock and cunt, slip and slop and SLAP. Concrete music or just plain music? Resignation, a blush, a sigh, a stretch... of junk-textured whine, machine-hum ambiance, a whiny machine-hum ambiance to whinge into deepened throaty consistency, ten minutes deep now, and- abrupt. orgasmic. cluster FUCK YEAH of full on harsh purity! Stacks of metals bashing together in thick cauldrons of heavy analog throat-pummeling. Whitened sheets of abrasive scathe-howl blast away at ballsy meatstacks of low-end thunder-bulge, acoustic sources all but consumed in the interminable density. Five minutes later... and all harsh inclination is duly burnt out of the system. So to return, in steady, echoed footfalls, upward, through glowing doorway, into the lightened haze of brittle-sweet bleeding flatline. So concludes "Abhorrence", time for "Dismay". Dismay perhaps at the untimely dropping of the track index, as we are treated to four solid minutes of carry over from track 1, bleeding flatlined Abhorrence played against throatier throbs of cyclic drone, machine-hum, increasingly pushy scraps of junk-texture to suddenly click against the seeming start of Dismay proper. So, Dismay proper: crash of sullen piano chord, wavering through unsteady tape ribbon, dragged into a heavier junked car crash percussive. And the chord hits again, and again and again, playing against very rough series of scraps, scrapes, junks, the odd alarm call, reversed drama peaks, more of that defining feature above described: the counterpoint of legitimate musicality and very rough n tumble tape-mangling of well-spaced heaps of disheveled scrap. Exit piano, enter: pure gutter atmos. Sludge-encrusted raw dragging of mic against the back of tonsils, pushing at yr sympathetic gag reflex, machine whine returning to escort stumbling descent of burly trashcan slam. Quite the striking development, starting to lose my train of thought... All aboard! Roll of freight car over warped and warbling tape tracks through to fully fleshed locomotion, heavy industrial-strength rail atmospheres chugging steadily toward that climactic fifteenth minute and... well, c'mon now, y'all know what's coming. KA-BLOWY! Heavy-handed harsh purity. Concentrated convergence of extremes hitting at all-out overload, the whole shiteloaded mass bereft of any sign of acoustic source. But wait a sec, there it is- the acoustic source! Buried in the next instant by rippled rip and roar. Windswept torrent of rapturous twist n slam. These momentary twists feel natural, though, flowing, even. Nobody getting jerked around here, spastics thusly advised to jerk it elsewhere. As the 'holes adjust to their new home invader, the good and many splendored layers reveal their myriad creaks and cracks. Slow dismantling of the final dregs of variegated perv-vision, done.
Breaking The Will – Choosing Death cd
Here's something to confuse the harsheads. Harshasalmightyfuck razorripped scorchspastics meet high-minded concept. At least, I'll assume the concept is high-minded. It's some concept stuck into fuckloads of harshnoise fer fucksake, in relative terms it's pretty much high-minded by default. To the inevitable first question, "What the fuck was up his ass?" we'll have to leave that to your filthy mind. Mine is pretty much baffled by the concept – document of weekend toolshed construction guided by self-help manual written on the fly by L Ron Hubbard? But in one key capacity it works: the harshasalmightyfuck razorripped scorchspastics are well spaced out, in between abbreviated concrete documentations of the process of Preparation (Parts 1 – 5). First a trip to the dock. A quiet, out of the way dock, timber bumping quietly against swaying hull. Then to "Disappear" into the slow gathering of quiet static layers, flattened buzz, ambient hum, carefully upping intensity as choice cuts of multi-channeled scorch titter, totter, and finally blast through the field, louder and louder, faster and faster, hinting at the mighty spasticities to come. Without the 'holes ever quite noticing, noise proper has practically reached full peak, a dense and complex cacophony of harshasalmightyfuck razorripped out-and-out earhole-saturating glory. Just when the harshhead is beginning to bang out its agreements, things are rudely interrupted by sudden cut to "Preparation 2 (Stove)", which sounds, well, like someone preparing a fucking stove. Or perhaps checking stove for resonances accorded series of well-aimed "ding". Thus, quite logically, we proceed to "Learning To Care" (about the fucking stove, I presume). Sounds of literal smoldering back echo-y fluttered static, playing against stretched out winks of chirpy morning ambiance. That's four tracks covered and the only harsh proper was that rudely interrupted hint of possibility a couple tracks back. I'm on the verge of "Learning Not To Care" (about the fucking stove) when the main course is set. Well, fuck. Here we are. All the harsh you can eat, open wide and ready thy 'holes for... a veritable smorgasbord of harshasalmightyfuckturd. Jagged angular incisive multi-pronged sphinct-rip of the first order, right up there with the Bigguns! High enough caliber to render any decent perv-veyor of the (more spastic species of) harsh purity jealous. Eat your shitey heart out, harshheads. Layers of harsh and heavy electronics, sure, but a good amount of air savagely ripped from the dense, epileptic, convergences, spasmic breaks in the ferocious pummeling to force huge gapes in the harsh pucker, the attention, ever off-kilter, obliged to drill right down to the essential metal-sourced grit, the junked-clank gristle. Never the pedal-driven purity to overwhelm and render useless the concrete materials at work. Do I hear a fucking stove or is that the feedback whining in sympathy? Stutter. Jab. Judder. WWWoooorsshshshssss. Ka-splunge. Poofterpoofter. SPLACK-zzziiiing! Yes, trying to jot this stuff down does tend to render the recorder a spastic mess. Perhaps time to shut the door on the world, enter "Preparation 3 (Shed)". Chainsaw, digging around for nails, hammering, securing of concrete materials of essence. Thus to prefigure the three part Assembly, possibly the centerpiece of the album. We do indeed seem still to be trapped inside the damn shed, but that just means everything needed for total audio destruction is within easy reach, exploited to the max. Here, in the shed, each individual blast of razorripped scorchspastic is kind of prepped or prefigured by miniature strands of carefully laid acoustic foundation. Harsh out-of-control spastics that never once feel out of control, nowhere near about to fly off the handle. Spastic, then, in texture or tone. Improvised performances seemingly non-reliant on the editing deck. Yet- a very deliberate sort of surgically plotted ferocity, designed to provoke in the listener an understanding of just how good the perv-veyor is at what he is about. Something to prove? Fuck, proven already. "Preparation 4 (Generator)" is just that, nothing to add. Did someone say "Werewolf Jerusalem"? They're here too, featured on the somewhat grim, gritted, "Committed" strains to follow, coughing, choking, flattening of ground up flecks of delectable filth, to suddenly blast out of coma at 5:14 for a good several seconds before petering out in deference to "Preparation 5 (Chainsaw)". No comment. In fact I'm done commenting. "Choosing Death" seems the only righteous option at this point: massed orgy of tightly focused perv-vergence, open flits of acoustic crack whipping and slapping, down, hard, into properly dense hunkerings of collapse upon collapse, a final sizzling lighting of the fuse to explode to the utmost scorchification, pure fire, all hail all hail, ozone, smoke, frantic, lurching this way and that, no way out, caught in "Aftermath" of shed ("Burning") slowly down to the ground, snap crackle pop of life smoldering unto blank.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 11, 2016, 09:56:38 AM
Sewer Election – Wreck cd
Having done his bit to restore harshhead integrity to Sweden,
You should be writing professionally or semi professionally or something brother; that shit was very interesting!!
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 11, 2016, 09:56:38 AM
Sewer Election – Wreck cd
Maaaa – Abhorrence And Dismay cd
Thanks a lot for this intense reviews!
It was really nice to read this. if someone wants to listen to it both releases are free to stream via bandcamp.
https://trianglerecords.bandcamp.com/ Or you can grab a CD or tape if you like to.
Quote from: Deadpriest on July 11, 2016, 02:02:23 PM
You should be writing professionally or semi professionally or something brother; that shit was very interesting!!
WORD!
Quote from: metalpunk on July 11, 2016, 02:21:13 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 11, 2016, 09:56:38 AM
Sewer Election – Wreck cd
Maaaa – Abhorrence And Dismay cd
Thanks a lot for this intense reviews!
It was really nice to read this. if someone wants to listen to it both releases are free to stream via bandcamp. https://trianglerecords.bandcamp.com/ Or you can grab a CD or tape if you like to.
Quote from: Deadpriest on July 11, 2016, 02:02:23 PM
You should be writing professionally or semi professionally or something brother; that shit was very interesting!!
WORD!
Likewise - you made me laugh out loud at a review of my own release while also offering pointed feedback and an extremely detailed analysis. Brilliant.
best reviewer
NECROPHILIAC - Chaopula Citadel of Mirrors (2xLP reissue Me Saco Un Ojo)
Spanish Death Metal reissue originally released on the brilliant Drowned Productions, early 90's. Wretched stuff that ticks all the boxes for me - mix of fast and slow riffs, plenty of snakey high-end riffing and doomy riffs, blasts, low growls. Demo's included on 2nd LP are ace - filthy stuff!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 18, 2016, 08:58:35 PM
Striations "To Know Mercy" tape; impressive release of death industrial-power electronics with sex crime/murder content. Nice 'Full Force Frank'-like collage artwork. This release would make a prime LP or cd. Recommended!
Fully agreed! Tapes finally arrived and this is perhaps first Striations tape I have no criticism to give. If in past some sounds were little tinny or lack punch, now I feel Striations have stepped up to level that it simply requires actual album. I think most of his old stuff already was good, but now I'd be surprised if he wouldn't have labels sending invitations?!
Interesting tracks what are build from distinctive elements. Each track is different. All sounds are tasty and there is good variation of samples/vocals/instrumental pieces etc. Most definitely recommended tape!
RED WINE AND SUGAR "Chattels + The Confidense and Humour of John" CDIndex Clean
This is reissue of Mazurka editions tape and one comp track. And does it deserve re-issue? YES! It's not so common that I instantly listen album 3 times, and continue next day for some more. Dialogue heavy material. Vocals are sort of Nicole12 type bleak whispering (don't know much other projects with solely such vocals), but noise is far less electric. It has strong experimental feel, combining ethereal vocal loops, broken electronics, physical sounds,... never overtly aggressive, but dark and intense feel. Being australian project, vocals are also good. Strongly recommended. Digipak CD.
unexpected...never heard of until today...kind of obsessed with Af Ursin at the moment...
Murrille 2002
Trois Mémoires Discrètes 2012
Aura Legato 2016
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Family Survival Strategy cass
One more jewel from IFOTS! This material is more atmospheric but it's still heavy electronics with very unique approach. Be sure to get this amazing tape before it's too late!
Sewer Election And Leda – Maar LP (B.A.A.D.M. 2015)
Having sat with this and the second Neutral LP for some weeks, this is the better of the two for my money. I really love Sofie Herner's voice work, and here combined with more spare compositions of longer duration it generates a shadowy and stark tenor.
Paranoid Time – RATLife S/Sided 12" (Troniks 2008)
Been revisiting this over the last week. I bought a lot of North American noise of the Troniks/Hospital/Chondritic/No Fun strain around 2007-2009, and to be honest it's pretty rare I touch any of it these days. This is still fucking great though - bull-necked traditional veneration of distortion with plenty of berserk motion. There's an unusual modesty present here as well which is very welcome.
John Duncan – Bitter Earth LP (iDEAL Recordings 2016)
Duncan's faintly drawled, almost monotone vocal drives the majority of these absorbing cover selections, including a sweet choice from the best Iggy Pop solo album. A conscious strike against expectation, or more simply an indication of where Duncan's practice sits in 2016? This is a world away from the likes of Riot, but then I guess that was over 30 years ago.
Back in the box...
Aryan Triumph - Our Future is War (2003, Warlust Productions, Tape)
Having established my multicultural credentials to my own satisfaction by drinking a Pilsner Urquell out of a glass designed by Swedish artist Lasse Åberg, paired with a shot of African Angostura Bitter, I figured I could treat myself to some NSBM. As some may have gathered, my political views are generally somewhat to the right of natural disasters that afflict the poor and colored disproportionately. I never met a form of essentialism I didn't like, at least on an emotional level. Still, honest, straight forward political content in music often tends towards absolute failure, and this goes especially for black metal. When aesthetics bow to boring ass slogans, it usually kills the mood for me. Simply put: I am not very interested in black metal informing me of adverse effects of unskilled immigration on salaries or the national budget deficit. Also, if the style gets too skinhead/punk/RAC it at least TENDS towards becoming either shit, or (once again) funny. There are exceptions, who pull the whole "over the top" thing off - Der Stürmer comes to mind. Still, NSBM is generally at its best when it wallows in more obscure intellectual fields, immersing itself in a diverse array of incomprehensible occultism, kitschy nature romanticism and runes and symbols lifted from books no-one has ever read from beginning to end. Now, Aryan Triumph don't exactly do any of these things. The cover is just some young WWII era German with a big ass gun looking Aryan, and the song titles are utterly generic ("Forward with Loyalty", "Take no prisoners", etc). If you look at the tape, only the logo indicates that this isn't RAC made by some drunken Slovakian skinhead. The band does surprise on a musical level, though. There was some talk in the black metal thread about too long intros, and these guys take it over the top like Sylvester Stallone! The first of several intros is so convoluted and lengthy I almost lost it. There's heavy experimental synth/junk stuff, a long break for a significant part of the Horst Wessel Lied, and then back to more industrial stuff. I didn't time the whole shebang, but by the time the black metal began I had already begun considering that I might have forgotten what this tape was all about, and thought the band might in fact be an industrial act, which just happened to have a black metal style monicker and logo. Still, from there on it's more about typical black metal, and it is quite alright. Mid 90s Norwegian style BM with slightly worse production. Satyricon's "Shadow Throne" done on a porta studio with a drum machine is the first thing that came to mind, and while the industrial and synth interludes continue throughout, most of the tape is best described in those words. Decent stuff.
Chainsaw - Massacre (1995, Curse Records, Tape)
Japanese grind, and GOOD Japanese grind at that. Chainsaw was a short lived side project from Kozaborou Kojima of the absolutely excellent black metal act Gorugoth, and you can hear that quite easily. This C20 is marked by reverb drenched production, relentless (and equally reverb drenched) drum machine, and roaring vocals, and if you listen to this and any Gorugoth release back to back, their mutual root is obvious. I remember Sigh talking trash about Gorugoth and other grind oriented black metal bands in some old interview, but while I do like a little bit of Sax appeal in my Japanese black metal, I think Gorugoth kicks Sigh's ass any old day of the week. Chainsaw is not as great as Gorugoth - after all, it's grindcore - but it still kills pretty much everyone everywhere. Unconstrained and wild, and utterly programmed and sort of muffled, at the same time. A reminder about the days when technical limitations and choices defined the sound of extreme metal far more than the "individual creative ideas" of the people making it. Unlike most other Kojima stuff, which has been re-released on CD by Zero Dimensional Records, I think Chainsaw has remained hidden on the few tapes that was made. Kojima had a "black noise" project called Golgoth, with which he released a split with this band, but while Golgoth has made it onto a CD, Chainsaw seems destined to remain forgotten. That is a shame.
Phocomelus/Mania C30 (Collapsed Hole)
Side A goes to Phocomelus - strange pairing a name taken from several Philip K. Dick novels with such consistent harshness. Always thought of more melancholy or cinematic sounds in connection with PKD, but the phonetics of a word like Phocomelus have an abstract "Americanoise" feel IMHO. Even though for me the sounds don't immediately bring to mind much imagery, I still really like this side and might look into the project further. I wouldn't immediately think "violent" or "psychedelic," as in Skin Crime or Macronympha, as for me the sounds are more rough, raw, organic, physical, and spontaneous-sounding, without being too devoid of purpose. I do like the textured, brittle, and very much analog sounding wall of consistent but imperfect blast. Perhaps there are acoustic sounds somewhere in the mix, but if so, I can't tell. What I especially like is the linear, unrelenting, "broken" feedback sound which sits atop the mid-to-slightly-low (not HNW heavy) crunch that also has a broken texture. The track resolves dialing back to a simple synthesizer pulse, leading me to wonder if the sounds are perhaps homemade patchable devices. More than older project affiliated with the guy behind this one, Phocomelus brings to mind Treriksroset, Wince, Sewer Election, Weak Sisters. Not at all unique or groundbreaking, but a style of noise I like very much and only occasionally am disappointed by.
Side B goes to Mania. Starts with fluttering low-end blown-out textures that might be the acoustic junk sounds heard for a second or two pushed to the limit. Really "relaxed" (or tense, if this kind of thing registers differently) quiet sounds that build atmosphere really well, that are interrupted by microphone feedback, which introduces some background acoustic rattle which is fucking excellent. Not even sure what to guess the source is, and not sure what associations come to mind, but it lends a rusted texture making things a bit more sinister. When the volume starts to kick in and things start to gain momentum, mid-range almost roaring is heard bellowing out from the background of the mix. The creaking, rattling sounds of metal make way for really tasty, wet synthesizer static which grinds away at low level in '80s PE style, out from underneath which some vaguely '80s but more psychotic vocalizing (again sort of a roar but more of a bellar) echoes forth. The feedback and static textures shift and change, but don't gain much volume, as they keep background holler/bellar vocals in check, leading to a really haunting effect, which is again sort of 80s, with a more psychotic touch. Translation: some of the better PE vocals in, period, although these are hardly my favorite of any Mania release. Others have been more present in the mix in some sections, and outright violent, but the haunting feel of these is definitely not lost on me as the sounds ever-so-slightly intrude in volume. As this occurs, the static again pulls back to reveal more present acoustic junk banging, clanging, and thudding. The bassiest, blown-out impacts are fucking tasty as more rattling junk is exposed, ending with a static tone reminding me of a distant jet-engine "wind" sound. By far, not my favorite material from Mania, though that's not to take any negative connotation. I'm still a fan of the restrained, sinister approach, because the following release is generally dynamic and violent, which is a good approach to keeping listeners looking forward.
Axnaar/Bizarre Uproar (7", Filth&Violence): Weird 7", Bizarre Uproar is another version of a track from the last album and can be recognized as that. Axnaar on the other hand, sounds only very much like lo-fi noise, which is weird as the Useless Meat track is also on the tape with the same title and that's noisy Black Metal... Doesn't sound too good to be honest...
Puce Mary - The Spiral (LP, Posh Isolation): The Persona album didn't really do it for me, certainly not bad, but just not the best of her releases I had heard up to then. This new one hits me directly though, really good, PE/Industrial, nice vocals, some calmer pieces. It's never really aggressive or dirty, but just good sounds, nice structures...
Audición Irritable/Faecalgia – Split (C30, Poço Discos): Audición Irritable are 1993 recordings from this Peruvian band, it's noisecore, but it's not very good. Drums are burried in the mix and don't have much power and it sounds as if there's no distortion on the guitars, leaving only a rather annoying wirelike kind of guitarsound. Faecalgia on the other hand are an Italian Grindcore band with cool sound, quite deep vocals, drums sound a bit muddy too, but not too bad and the guitars have a filthy sound fitting with Grindcore. This side of the tape is pretty good, but I think I'll skip the other one next time...
Flooded Church of Asmodeus/Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium (C20?, Horns & Hoofs Records): First release I own from both bands, FCOA is cool Black Noise, after hearing the track I was wondering if there were any vocals though... NV is a slow doomy track, with a nice sound. As far as I know NV has different styles on different releases? Might have to check some of their other releases...
Quote from: Ashmonger on July 21, 2016, 02:26:01 AM
As far as I know NV has different styles on different releases? Might have to check some of their other releases...
NV usually play Pornocore, (which is slow heavily downtuned groovey sort of grindcore, with lots of samples If you weren't aware?)
Quote from: Ashmonger on July 21, 2016, 02:26:01 AM
Axnaar/Bizarre Uproar (7", Filth&Violence): Weird 7", Bizarre Uproar is another version of a track from the last album and can be recognized as that. Axnaar on the other hand, sounds only very much like lo-fi noise, which is weird as the Useless Meat track is also on the tape with the same title and that's noisy Black Metal... Doesn't sound too good to be honest...
Same lyrics and source materials as used on UM/SF tape, very different execution. Anyone expecting noisy Black Metal will most likely be disappointed.
Le Bal Des Ardents – Le Mal Des Ardents (LP, Fractal Records)
45 RPM mini LP reissue of an obscure tape (apparently given only to friends) from 1987 (the label says Le Mal Des Ardents is the title but it's not on the release itself). A very good and quite strange release. First of all, there's no information about the group on the internet. Then there's the meaning of their name: according to Wikipedia, "The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men) was a masquerade ball held on 28 January 1393 in Paris at which Charles VI of France performed in a dance with five members of the French nobility. Four of the dancers were killed in a fire caused by a torch brought in by a spectator, Charles' brother Louis, Duke of Orléans. King Charles and the remaining dancer, the noble knight Ogier de Nantouillet, survived. The ball was one of a number of events intended to entertain the young king, who the previous summer had suffered an attack of insanity. The event undermined confidence in Charles' capacity to rule; Parisians considered it proof of courtly decadence and threatened to rebel against the more powerful members of the nobility. The public's outrage forced the king and his brother Orléans, whom a contemporary chronicler accused of attempted regicide and sorcery, into offering penance for the event." The cover is bizarre: coloured medieval images, jumping/dancing silhouettes, a photo of a man wearing a hat, plus cryptic notes referencing experimental/industrial band names and albums.
The music on the record is noise with an industrial flavour and a singular approach. Side A's first track is fairly rhythmic, while the last track reminds me slightly of M.B. Side B has sped up and distorted vocals that I'm still not sure I really like, but they fit the music well regardless. Together with the strange cover and name, this record makes for a pretty unique experience. A highly recommended release if you like industrial noise oddities!
CDs that arrived for me from Cold Spring Records not long ago:
Snuff: Snuff II
Fecalove: Great Northern War
Mixturizer: Siete Patologias
Taint: Indecent Liberties
Shift: Altamont Rising
MAAAA: Sampo Distortion
Encephalophonic: X
Atrax Morgue 's Mörder Machine: Atrax Morgue's Mörder Machine
Plus I got a sweet Skullflower t shirt
RIP Marco Corbelli
THE NEW SADISM - BREATHER'S PENIS AGE - LP + ONE SIDED LP (menstrualrecordings)
If you like excessive and obsessive use of feedback over 3 LP sides, then you are right here.
I am.
From the label description:
First ever re-issue of this obscure private tape recorded 1984.
More uncompromising sounds by Pietro Mazzocchin.
Screeching old school electronic abuse with an overly obsessive approach.
A very intense album with an unsettling and claustrophobic atmosphere.
For fans of extreme sounds !
Lp + one sided LP in pink vinyl and blue vinyl with paste on cover.
Includes a numbered pink insert.
Cover images are original artworks from 1984 by Pietro Mazzocchin.
Edition of 158 copies.
Quote from: Peterson on July 25, 2016, 06:29:53 AMUsually, hearing a release which somewhat deflates my expectations often turns me away from a project, although this one breaks the rule and makes me all the more curious for successful attempts.
"Everlasting Life" and "Telford Date" are the best Roases releases IMO. Have yet to hear "Wealth Of Abuse", "Live Suffering & Denial" and his material on that 3-way split. "Fear Of The Lash" was a bit disappointing to me and it was confirmed that the artist tried different approach with that recording.
Quite a lot of of proper works coming out of the UK these days. Imprint Wealth Of Abuse being one.
Speaking of which, more sounds from Wealth Of Abuse:
Deviant Report "Volume I" single-sided C32
Minibrute PE! In all seriousness, this stuff basically sounds like it was recorded with a Minibrute, maybe a sampler, and maybe a multi-effect delay/echo pedal. Doesn't sound like there is much distortion, but more like tape saturation...excellent. Provides a dirtier, less "standard" approach to roughing up the sound that pedals don't often deliver. If this stuff is the result of a distortion pedal, I can't tell which kind. The actual synthesizer sounds are really nicely varied, with more percussive, beat-like rhythmic sections overlaid with high-end tones, tasty droning, and some really sexy-sounding wet, quiet static textures that seem to be making a "comeback" in power electronics. Another pleasant aspect is that although samples are the primary driving factor of the tracks, they're not simply overlaid narration like so many projects do, including myself. Instead, they are effected with echo and delay, as to replace the vocals in tracks that don't have them. The vocals, however, are more varied, using a whispered voice, a distant shout/scream, and a calmer, "speaking" delivery. They add to the composition of the tracks, and lend a musical element, due to the fact that only one word or two might be distinguishable throughout. Overall, despite the fact that such a project dealing with sexual subject matter is nothing new or innovative, Deviant Report seems to succeed where I was underwhelmed by Roases - more cohesive pieces, more advanced use of synthesizer, more interesting vocals, and overall presence of structure rather than free-form rage. If obligated to draw comparisons, I'd say Nicole 12 and Deathpile are the only projects that immediately come to mind, which is not at all bad. However, I still think this project also has room for improvement - for example, I would really enjoy hearing a longer tape, with more obvious separation between tracks. This, in my opinion, would "open up" possibilities in the sound of the project by alternating instrumental, vocal-driven, and sample-oriented tracks which would be more memorable and distinctive if presented in such a manner. For fans of PE with sexual subject matter, or for those who simply require a more "musical" approach, similar to late-80s/early-90s Whitehouse or early Genocide Organ, I think this would not disappoint. Definitely a project I will follow the progression of.
(As a side-note on presentation and aesthetics, I will say the project is really promising - the artwork and simple layout reminds me of early Mauthausen Orchestra or Aquilifer Sodality tapes, with the cartoon-bondage artwork collages. However, given the fact that the tracks are laid out as shorter sections of side-long pieces, also much like the early MO tapes, I would have released the two volumes together as separate sides of one tape, rather than as two single-sided alternate tapes. I'm assuming this was a measure to ensure an even break or profit, being that there just isn't much logic when considering short tracks repeating on the other side. Personally, I would've liked to see track titles or divided sections in the J-card, that perhaps suggested the source of some of the samples.)
Deviant Report "Volume II" single-sided C32
More simplistic perversions from Wealth Of Abuse: this time around, things kick into gear immediately, rather than building, in reference to the first tape. The initial track begins with a fluttering high-end drone, which introduces some white noise washes and an echo/reverb effect, giving way to an echoed sample. The overall atmosphere is not unlike early Ramleh, in that the sounds are haunting, droning, and cerebral, rather than in-your-face loud/brutal/violent like SJ or Whitehouse. This simple, almost linear approach, is really pleasing to my basic "template" of PE preferences, but is one more reason why the two tapes should've been condensed into one. In the following movement of the first track, either a second sample or a vocal section is introduced once the white noise takes over in terms of presence in the background. The sound of the echo and reverb on the vocals/sample is so saturated and thick that it lends a psychedelic, strange quality, again reminding me of Ramleh - I just haven't heard other Power Electronics which strive consistently toward that kind of atmosphere.
After this section makes way for another sample, a fluttering high-end "stereotypical" PE tone gains in volume over a subtle, keyboard-like drone, fading out to "broken" sounding static textures that interact with laser-like high end, again recalling mid-period Whitehouse-style electronics and effects. That's to say, almost entirely rejecting a "brutal" sound in favor of a more foreboding one, like the albums following Great White Death. So far, these instrumental sections are my favorite aspects of Deviant Report's sound - PE that makes for a relaxing, enjoyable experience (I really don't care if I am "supposed" to enjoy it or not). The background drones which hum and reverberate have a quality to them that is almost jealousy-inducing in terms of effectiveness; the fly-buzz/mosquito-like tonal quality of some of the drones recalls GISM's industrial tracks from the MAN LP and the treble-heavy guitar tone from the Detestation LP. Altogether good shit that I very much enjoy, though would appreciate much more if presented efficiently - these tracks would work better paired against the tracks from the first tape, without a doubt.
In short, I definitely like Deviant Report, perhaps most of any Wealth Of Abuse/All Dead project I've heard so far. But, like most of the other projects I've heard, my eyes and ears are peeled for new releases which showcase a bit of improvement - in this case, a full-length, more balanced, and organized tape would probably hit the spot, one with more tracks showcasing the actual vocals, and samples which are slightly less drenched in effects, as not to remove some of their disturbing/tasty quality. Knowing exactly what is being discussed in such samples might prove more effective, being that the project is called Deviant Report. Anyway, I'll definitely follow this project closely, as well as Roases and Menacing '84.
Ace tapes, thanx for your insights.
VHRIL: Vortex Psysynthesis CD - (John Murphy and Ulex Xane)
I like this one a lot. At some parts it definitely reminds me of some Streicher sounds. Esp. in the first minutes of Transcosmic Mutations.
Very nice cover as well.
Thanks to Old Captain for releasing it!
Otherwise - throughout the last two weekends - a lot of Italian noise filth.
First there was the New Sadism's - Breather's Penis Age LPs I already mentioned last week.
After that:
Swastika Kommando
Observation Clinique
Laxative Souls
Lots of Mauthausen Orchestra
Some M.B.
Murder Corporation - Schwarz
The Sodality
Lyoto Music
Mörder Machine
Cazzodio: Surgical/Mechanical -- (Great stuff!!)
Dead Body Love: Low fi power carnage
Caligula031: Topography of Smut
I think it must be the humid summer heat...
Quote from: cr on July 30, 2016, 07:29:55 PM
Otherwise - throughout the last two weekends - a lot of Italian noise filth.
First there was the New Sadism's - Breather's Penis Age LPs I already mentioned last week.
After that:
Swastika Kommando
Observation Clinique
Laxative Souls
Lots of Mauthausen Orchestra
Some M.B.
Murder Corporation - Schwarz
The Sodality
Lyoto Music
Mörder Machine
Cazzodio: Surgical/Mechanical -- (Great stuff!!)
Dead Body Love: Low fi power carnage
Caligula031: Topography of Smut
I think it must be the humid summer heat...
Well this is just great! I played that Mörder Machine box set in its entirety not so long ago and thought it was absolutely brilliant all the way! Also, I think Swastika Kommando may be one of the most underrated old school projects of all. I think there is desperate need for reissues of that Menstrual Box Set on CD! Not that the versions they did were bad, I just think this needs wider publication. Easily comparable to even the best moments of MO!
YES, absolutely - Swastika Kommando on CD would be very nice. As would be The New Sadism.
V/A - Coalition C70 (New Forces)
Too much good stuff from New Forces since fall last year. I can't keep up. This compilation has kept my deck warm from time to time. It's pretty damn great. I actually wished there were some truly amateurish contributions here, just to make some of the "average" ones (average in this case is very good) stand out more. That, and perhaps something that stood out from all the rust and crunch. Highlights for me are Knurl (perfect opener), Skin Graft (need to give his tapes a proper listen soon), Treriksröset (as always), Mania (I prefer his 2005-2008 works, but this track works great in between TRR:s boiling rumble and Heat Signatures rather hectic piece) and Vasculae (such a great restrained and preasured piece).
Speaking of New Forces, the Rodger Stella & Scant - Third Phalanx cassette is one of this years highlights for me.
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Quote from: Ashmonger on July 21, 2016, 02:26:01 AM
As far as I know NV has different styles on different releases? Might have to check some of their other releases...
NV usually play Pornocore, (which is slow heavily downtuned groovey sort of grindcore, with lots of samples If you weren't aware?)
That's a genre I have little interest in, but what I heard from NV (FCOA split & split with Gonkulator) are both pretty good. But it was a friend of mine who until a while ago collected their releases, who said they have played different genres.
PMK - Murderchamber (C50, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Death Industrial from the guy behind Subklinik etc. Obscure stuff, things are happening in the murk, claustrophobic feel to it, buried vocals. There certainly are nice rythms and percussion, but I feel that this style comes more to its right when it's just a bit cleaner, so that everything can be heard better. The packaging is pretty cool, the black plastic bag and pic on front look pretty good, the booklet inside looks good, but has a bit of an amateurish feel to it, which I feel might be bettered when the label gets more experience.
Halo Manash - Haudattujen Valvoja CD
Re-listening to this one lately. a nice mixture of atmospheres and approaches on this one. the first 3 tracks are solid but nothing astounding. the 4th track, "Kanto", really kicks things up a notch. it specifically reminds me of the music in Valhalla Rising when everyone loses their minds. surprisingly driving and rhythmic. the rest is more subdued than that but, more active than the opening half of the album. the last track "Avanto" is really great two with it's grand sweeping movements in the murk. great nighttime listening.
Halo Manash - Am Kha Astrie CD
significantly less murky than Haudattujen Valvoja, where that might be catacomb music, this has much more of a deep forest vibe. each movement has it's own vibe many interesting sounds and textures are heard, but they all flow together into a cohesive whole which culminates in the perfect closer "The Dream That It Dreams – Awakened", with it's rolling percussive anchor.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 03, 2016, 09:34:57 PM
Halo Manash - Am Kha Astrie CD
This and
Taiwaskivi share a very similar vibe. Forever my favorite from the whole AH camp.
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Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 18, 2016, 08:58:35 PM
Striations "To Know Mercy" tape; impressive release of death industrial-power electronics with sex crime/murder content. Nice 'Full Force Frank'-like collage artwork. This release would make a prime LP or cd. Recommended!
Fully agreed! Tapes finally arrived and this is perhaps first Striations tape I have no criticism to give. If in past some sounds were little tinny or lack punch, now I feel Striations have stepped up to level that it simply requires actual album. I think most of his old stuff already was good, but now I'd be surprised if he wouldn't have labels sending invitations?!
Interesting tracks what are build from distinctive elements. Each track is different. All sounds are tasty and there is good variation of samples/vocals/instrumental pieces etc. Most definitely recommended tape!
RED WINE AND SUGAR "Chattels + The Confidense and Humour of John" CD
Index Clean
This is reissue of Mazurka editions tape and one comp track. And does it deserve re-issue? YES! It's not so common that I instantly listen album 3 times, and continue next day for some more. Dialogue heavy material. Vocals are sort of Nicole12 type bleak whispering (don't know much other projects with solely such vocals), but noise is far less electric. It has strong experimental feel, combining ethereal vocal loops, broken electronics, physical sounds,... never overtly aggressive, but dark and intense feel. Being australian project, vocals are also good. Strongly recommended. Digipak CD.
Thanks for the tip on RW&S, been meaning to check the project for a bit but due to Mazurka's small editions I missed out. The collection CD of his other project Von Einem was fucking great too I thought.
LHD (as far as I can tell) are completely underrated John Wiese and Phil Blakenship making torrents of million miles an hour walls of feedback in a kind of japanoise sort way. It's Wiese so there's a good bit of fuckery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtSc2GQXW64&list=PLEruEmaxNdQjqecBf_UkHTpMVuTy3rS2T
MAAAA "Abhorrence And Dismay" CD '16 (Traingle Records - Poland)
A few years have passed since the last Maaaa full lenght release and I must say that all the wait has been worth. Being familiar with previous project's output I had high expectations
for the new "Abhorrence And Dismay" CD but let me tell it tops them actually. And this is great when it happens! Despite being really good, the previous releases were missing that little in "personality finding" in my humb opinion.
I believe the long time elapsed helped in reaching this status.
The work opens with a nice and deep synth loop with sporadic stereo panning metal junk incursions which contribute to increase density and harshness with the passage of seconds.
Tensions goes on continuously up and down..there's something sinister perceivable in the air..but suddenly, just when tension culminates and you can expect some noise expolsion, a melanchonic piano piece takes the stage instead.
Just a short breath until harsh and nervous injections interrupt here and there altering the short state of apparent calm.
Now a mixture of relaxing and spacy sounds got top with physical and detailed metal bashing & rusty junk sounds with a nice "hi-fi feeling" and overall atmosphere.
10 minutes gone, the listener's focus is still high and finally BANG! Some seriously brutal mid-crunchy destruction of the finest tradition (Macronympha or recent Vanhala) splits the eardrums relentlessy for a few minutes.
Now a new break is concedeed. Field recordings loops and feedbacks goes on here leading the first of the 2 tracks composing the album to the end.
Track 2 starts with feedback, synth and a rhytmic pattern. A good array of interesting metal sounds are thrown in the mix as well.
It is now the turn of a piano note battling with cut-ups style harsh noise. Field recordings with a very physical feeling move yet into another direction where a suffered and nasty tone get in the mix togheter with sporadic distorted noises that help keeping tension high once again.
What to expect at this point? What it seems a train noise, opportunely looped, give to the piece a nice rythmic pace with some increasing density added to the composition.
And finally BANG pt2!!! This time the full-throttle harsh noise is even more aggressive than before. Metal junk symphony which shines in density and some punishing controlled feedback added in the mix drive the harsh head into the genuine noise-ear bliss. After first playbacks of "Abhorrence And Dismay" I was talking with Sergei and I engagingly labeled his new work as Symphonic Harsh Noise...in case you need a synthetic tag..oh well..
Best stuff I've heard since the time of Jaakko Vanahala "Here Be Lions" CD.
My favorite topic on this forum. Some of you are excellent writers and make me feel like my own reviewing has a long way to go. Even the brief ones are good too, but we need some more reviews from Peterson and Bloated Slutbag soon!
Favourite records (sans reviews -no good at them) Off the top of my head.
Brainbombs: first LP of Disposal Of a Dead Body
Brainbombs: Singles Collection I
Rusted Shut Rehab
Aaron Dilloway: Modern Jester
Skin Graft: Dystrophy
Sickness Mudlark
Slogun: VISIT/REVIST
Deathspell Omega: Fas – Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
Anal Cunt: Morbid Florist
Sissy Spacek: Devil's Cone And Palm
Frozen Faces - In Order To Confuse (10", Hau Ruck!): So, I only know FF from the Fuck The Modern World compilation which I got for free somewhere and wasn't too impressed with, with the whole compilation that is, even though it features some interesting names. Also, I've seen Deutsch Nepal a couple of times live (about 10 years ago with the CMI fests in Antwerp & Gent), but never looked too much into his releases. Well, then, I've got a bit of a fascination for 10"s, so I was browsing that section on the New Era Productions webshop and saw this 10" and that it was the last copy. So, I decided to check some tracks on youtube and then bought this 10". This is some really nice Industrial Music! Especially the title track and Give Them The Truth, repetitive, beat/percussion based, with nice dreary synths and processed vocals. Nice layout too, though a bit pity the 'wheels' aren't bigger, so that I could see some more details. Now, I might have to delve into Deutsch Nepal some more...
I have recently come into contact with Ex.Order. These guys are fucking great. A lot of more interesting then a lot shit being published.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdubcgQuMEw
very good
Ex.Order - The Law Of Heresy is one of my fave German electronics records ever
knut and rene really know their business!
Quote from: tiny_tove on August 12, 2016, 02:01:22 PM
very good
Ex.Order - The Law Of Heresy is one of my fave German electronics records ever
knut and rene really knows their business!
I was walking around my neighborhood just flipping through YouTube videos in related videos and came across them. I stopped walking and intently listened the entire song. I was completely thrown off by how great it was.
Right now im listening to Blasterkorps. No discussions about them on here. Great Group I like them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSoDQWX9gg4
the new con-Dom release.
ignoring the visuals, that as a nurse hold no mystique, the Sonics are some of the most honest, personal and real I have heard in ages.
so much of the standard topics relate to some anonymous other.
this release gives no such comfortable distance.
even the sounds are apart from usual power electronics palette, but are all the more powerful because of that.
wholeheartedly recommended to all.
Der Sturmer/Auschwitz Symphony Orchestra Split: Purchased for the Der Sturmer tracks without having heard ASO, wasn't sure what to expect with them. Starting out with DS, this band just keeps getting better and better with age. Honestly, I can't listen to their old drum machine stuff but everything after and including A Banner... is just perfect. Definitely the more aggressive style in each of the DS songs, Judas Burning and Piles of Pigheads have the whirlwind berzerker riffs I love DS for and the drumming on this split, whoever this drummer is I can only describe his HEAVY HEAVY sounding drums as militant and marching, the drumming in Piles of Pigheads especially makes the DS side of this album stand out. The cover of Eastern Front by thrash legends Flames closes things out and normally I'm not a fan of covers at all but the DS style applied to thrash metal with lyrics about the insanity of the Eastern front, I'm fucking sold. ASO side is industrial/cyber goregrind with maybe slight noisecoreish elements too? Not in the Libido Airbag style, something maybe slightly more closer to Reek of Unzen Gas Fumes except far more straight forward with few songs lasting more then a few minutes and being quick, energetic blasts with a very dirty sounding drum machine and even dirtier/rawer riffing which with the snapping of a neck transitions from slightly Reek of Putrefication style grooves to all out machine gun blasting, and then done. Lyrics typically just the song title, sometimes only screamed once. Worth the purchase for DS alone who are at perhaps their absolute best here as short as their side is, ASO was a pleasant surprise as well, excellent split.
JSL & Kakerlak - Piles of Porn Mags (2006) Thorax Harsh Cassettes
Jesus this is so good. I've been steadily returning to this one ever since it came out. Fuck, 10 years ago now!
Collab of Joe Lombardo and Nolan Throop (kak) based very much on constant but dynamic walls of very harsh noise. I have very little time or interest for the whole wall thing unless it is done like this - loads of stuff happening but a totally fucked and saturated stereo field throughout. Constant bass elements of hissing rumble and tonnes of different kinds of screeching madness flying out of the top end. Both sides follow a similar vibe in that they build and build with intensity into proper white out, meditative harshness over time. But side B is probably my favourite for its slight sense of comparative refinement and wonderful, blown out samples of train announcements and some clip of female voice saying 'she's European' or whatever which rears its head a few times throughout.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 26, 2015, 05:06:40 PM
WARCOM stopped. There was that last interview he did for Degenerate, explaining stopping label. I was among last people to buy his remaining inventory. Still have bunch of releases in distro after many years...
Sarote has still that "memorial site". Google it to find info of their releases.
Hi, Freakanimal where would I find the Degenerate interview, is it a zine?
Genocide Lolita : The Mirroracle
Was kinda surprised when i checked Discogs lately and saw this new release by Mr. Ordnung on Nox ov Abraxas. As i'm a sucker for his stuff i immediately bought it through bandcamp, then noticed i had purchased the digital album instead of the actual cd. First moment i could slap myself, but now after listening to the album i'm not so sure wether i still want the cd.
I really digged his last album "Rude Nordic Health" but his latest release leaves me wanting. It just lacks the power i liked so much on RNH or Direct Action Commandos. There are only a couple of tracks where he pulls open all registers. Obscene Gardener of Bitterness for instance, or Voyage 34...Release the Curse. But even those are still played in safe mode, no surprises. Except for the electro-clash beat he throws in in one of the last tracks of the album. What i miss the most are his vocals, as to me they were like an added instrument, but here he reduces them to a minimum. They're reduced to a few sloganesque shouts which he repeats over and over. Curious to see if other fans of GL feel the same about this release.
BizarreSSMania: What's your pleasure, Sir?
Oh yesss!!
Would be great if this one would be re-released as a CD someday.
Quote from: cr on August 15, 2016, 07:00:31 PM
BizarreSSMania: What's your pleasure, Sir?
Oh yesss!!
Would be great if this one would be re-released as a CD someday.
yes, but the sheer physicality of the heavy vinyl and even heavier sleeve couldn't be replicated
Quote from: david lloyd jones on August 15, 2016, 07:11:21 PM
Quote from: cr on August 15, 2016, 07:00:31 PM
BizarreSSMania: What's your pleasure, Sir?
Oh yesss!!
Would be great if this one would be re-released as a CD someday.
yes, but the sheer physicality of the heavy vinyl and even heavier sleeve couldn't be replicated
That's for sure. Nevertheless I think it would be great on CD too.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on August 15, 2016, 07:11:21 PM
Quote from: cr on August 15, 2016, 07:00:31 PM
BizarreSSMania: What's your pleasure, Sir?
Oh yesss!!
Would be great if this one would be re-released as a CD someday.
yes, but the sheer physicality of the heavy vinyl and even heavier sleeve couldn't be replicated
agreed. I have been listening to it a lot during the week end and I lost myself in the cover a lot.
there were several heavy card releases at the time. was this one of the luminescent ones?. in the pub so can't access my collection.
Not sure exactly what you mean by luminscent,I think it's just a high quality printing on the heavy cardboard stock that has metallic sheen to it. Beautiful album cover for an even more beautiful album. For some reason every time Mania and BU do collaborations with each other or other artists I'm obsessed. BU/Gelsomnia split is equally perfect as is Charnel Heap. Never noticed until a little while ago that the woman on the cover is draped over a giant swastika.
Also Striations- To Know Mercy, truly as good as everyone is saying.
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on August 17, 2016, 05:46:10 AM
Also Striations- To Know Mercy, truly as good as everyone is saying.
Hell Yeah
INTERRACIAL SEX 'THE WORST OF BOTH WORLDS' CS (Finders)- Recommended! No matter how you feel about mixing of the races, this is killer power electronic noise.
BRIDE 7" (Finders)- kind of new age-y? Not my cup of tea but goes well with candles and incense.
Oops! The IS tape was actually the Wonderland Club tape, "OPERATION CATHEDRAL". IS is good, too, but not quite as noisy PE. More structured and controlled (so far).
today I have listened everything Kevlar has recorded so far in one go and I feel enlighted... there is hope :)
IRON FIST OF THE SUN "We Can Yield Our Own Footsteps" (Cold Spring) Very interesting, as it seems to be usual with IFOTS (I just have three albums), a real research in sounds, a real power thanks to dynamic abuse. Each spin is better than the last.
PESTDEMON (Unrest) LP - Cold and dark PE, menacing voices are lost in the mix which is just more uncomfortable. Like it a lot.
Quote from: deathcamp on August 18, 2016, 12:14:44 AM
PESTDEMON (Unrest) LP - Cold and dark PE, menacing voices are lost in the mix which is just more uncomfortable. Like it a lot.
Still one of my favorite records of the past 5 years, just an absolute ace.
Catacomba- The Wolven Temple: By the end of the introduction/first song I find myself wielding my shield and axe and preparing my corpse paint and chain mail tunic for Thousand Swords era-style woodland photo shooting. Epic and old Gravelandish as it gets as this could easily be a long lost Graveland rehearsal of forgotten songs or something and no one would probably notice. A worship band, but a damn good one. As I expected (and as a band like this should be), the riffs are folky, aggressive, and have that Thousand Swords atmosphere and the first song is one of the most convincingly triumphant yet aggressive approaches to the Temple of the Fullmoon style I've ever come across, I love it. Screams sound like a young Darken and keyboard introductions/interludes nail the early 90's TTF sound. More please.
Reptile Womb- Thee Fyrste Deathe: Serpent Wrything Beneathe Thee Græve: Extremely entrancing, pulsating, heavy drum machine beats with downtuned and rumbling bass complimented with noise and sampling elements. 3rd song samples Alien and then just begins hammering you into the ground, but everything is a frantic blur in this album. This is truly heavy and dense sounding, you can practically smell the incense and rotting meat. A complete dirge of hypnotic, bloody death trance. Every time I listen to this album is blows by, every song sounds very similar in a lot of ways with one of the only main variances being the tempo but somehow it feels cohesive, like a psychedelic pattern that changes colliding in shifts and fluctations while holding a somewhat similar consistency in how it is perceived. Recently read that he was torturing himself during the recording of the vocals in the true Abruptum/It fashion and you can tell. First song after the intro opens with it sounding like he is being killed. I played this while working with someone and they described it as 'trippy as shit'. I wouldn't disagree, other then I'd add insane, rabid, and trippy as shit. I liked Below but this is truly and literally another beast.
Ahpdegma- Seolfkwyllen: Symphonic but ugly and 'off', described as 'necro-symphonic black metal', normally such labels make me roll my eyes or immediately lose interest but this actually pretty aptly describes the music here. Yes, the vocals are similar to Dani Filth at times, there are keyboards, there are melodic and maybe even catchy parts, but this isn't what it seems. The vocals first of all are very shrieky but then there are baritone croaks, spoken word parts that aren't exactly spoken, other times he almost sounds like a less accent heavy but more out of control Attila. The guitars have that LLN style out of tune sound that makes it sound very weird, keyboards are primarily piano parts but not played in an eloquent Sigh like way, instead these also sound out of tune and off kilter. Riffing has a very diseased, sickly, and warbly style that is executed frantically. Lots of jerky shifts and weird disharmonic parts. All of this is a recipe for failure for most but it's so weird that I've been obsessed with this album for periods. I really like this to the point I almost burnt myself out on it a few weeks ago.
Alfarmania- Nojjan: Down and dirty. One of the most oppressively droning tapes I've ever heard, absolutely lovely subtle shifts in the filthy haze, pipes cracking and hissing with steam escaping, distant factory and mechanical noises collapsing slowly deep in the inner mind. All beginning to unravel, uncoil, taking you further and further down. Like sweating out heroin withdraws alone in a cold, old and forgotten basement where there is only faint light and the distant sound of everything whirling around you. I attempt to describe the sounds like a lot of my feeble attempts to review noise records and words elude me. With recordings like this though the impressions, the pictures of the mind do not escape me however. Numb but completely immersed and surrendered. Fever sweats, derelict urban soundscapes, desperation, disassocation coupled with abandonment....bitter bitter cold. Last part sounds like pool balls bouncing off of each other while a constant drone and hiss overlap each other following by pulsating and rapid synth abuse, vocals at times are distant and howling, other times death-camp-loud-speakerish and up front mixed with agonized and pained screaming (slightly like SS) with junk metal noises and piercing feedback that comes and goes through Side A and B. Random noises almost like radar sounds, distant talking/murmuring, layered and flanged field recordings possibly? Amazing.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 18, 2016, 02:12:45 AM
Quote from: deathcamp on August 18, 2016, 12:14:44 AM
PESTDEMON (Unrest) LP - Cold and dark PE, menacing voices are lost in the mix which is just more uncomfortable. Like it a lot.
Still one of my favorite records of the past 5 years, just an absolute ace.
totally agree. completely rules
Pestdemon left behind a serious body of work. Some excellent material.
That tape with the iceberg was heavy in all senses. perfect artwork.
and arkhe aint bad either
pestdemon, arkhe all quality
Kadaver
Atrax Morgure
Shift
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW
Deathspell Omega
Last days Of Humanity
various itallobfilm soundtracks- eyeball, red queen kills five times, spasms, and other 'dagored' soundtrack delights
Shitload of Velvet Underground, Zeppelin, Stones and The Doors bootlegs, some Russian 70's & 80's jazz/funk/disco. Brazilian old school metal & 80's hardcore demo tapes (Cryptic Slaughter, dri, Accused etc.). Cannot listen to experimental and noise all the time, sometimes I just feel like taking a total break from it all. That's when I reach for my Lana del Rey cd's (not revolver, like Moby - and possibly some forum members - suggest, and i'm not even sure it is his song originally). Returning back to noise feels like fresh sunshine after a short-ish break.
Nosaj Tsenre Llebpmac -|||
HNW digital album from London,ON without any pedals used just pure shortwave radio static & it fucking good mids with just enough bass #1
Quote from: david lloyd jones on August 19, 2016, 07:37:20 PM
various itallobfilm soundtracks- eyeball, red queen kills five times, spasms, and other 'dagored' soundtrack delights
These were just too good! Have been playing the soundtrack to Fulci's "the Beyond" lately. Was also told about a band called Window Blinds that does some kind of experimental material inspired by Italian Exploitation soundtracks. Maybe a nice alternative to HNW?
Vhril - Vortex Psy-Synthesis: Was a bit hesitant to buy this, as the sample didn't really blow me away. The album itself was very enjoyable, though. Nice deep sounds with crafty percussion, all blends very well and there is nice tension, although all the elements are very subtle. May not be too far-fetched to draw some comparisons to Shibalba or Aural Hypnox material? Definitely brings the themes across nicely. No resemblance at all to Streicher, if anyone is wondering.
Gangrene - Cleaning the Wound: Now this is really something! Sound known from latest Unclean album mixed with constantly developing Edge of Decay. Results in pretty catchy and deep Industrial Noise / PE stuff. Just straight-forward and nicely executed "no bullshit" material with that certain extra. Very good!
Graustich - Dedicated to those who are still willing to get their hands dirty: I seriously worship Graustich and this is my favourite release of the project. Scratchy synth, filthy depth, nice layering and alteration. Pretty clear that the artist is pretty heavily inspired by MO, but he adds a lot of own ideas and manages to stay recognisable, in my opinion.
today,
zyklon ss 'iron brotherhood' still sounds great, if a little less forward looking than their DVD release,- treading the fine line between hal's noisescapes and the more formal approach of this latest. 'bring back the camps' indeed
various releases on ghost box recordings charting a weird, occult approach to the forgotten 70's Britain most of us never remembered.
goblin's 'profondo rosso' soundtrack
Quote from: vomitgore on August 20, 2016, 08:54:38 PM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on August 19, 2016, 07:37:20 PM
various itallobfilm soundtracks- eyeball, red queen kills five times, spasms, and other 'dagored' soundtrack delights
These were just too good! Have been playing the soundtrack to Fulci's "the Beyond" lately. Was also told about a band called Window Blinds that does some kind of experimental material inspired by Italian Exploitation soundtracks. Maybe a nice alternative to HNW?
Vhril - Vortex Psy-Synthesis: Was a bit hesitant to buy this, as the sample didn't really blow me away. The album itself was very enjoyable, though. Nice deep sounds with crafty percussion, all blends very well and there is nice tension, although all the elements are very subtle. May not be too far-fetched to draw some comparisons to Shibalba or Aural Hypnox material? Definitely brings the themes across nicely. No resemblance at all to Streicher, if anyone is wondering.
Gangrene - Cleaning the Wound: Now this is really something! Sound known from latest Unclean album mixed with constantly developing Edge of Decay. Results in pretty catchy and deep Industrial Noise / PE stuff. Just straight-forward and nicely executed "no bullshit" material with that certain extra. Very good!
Graustich - Dedicated to those who are still willing to get their hands dirty: I seriously worship Graustich and this is my favourite release of the project. Scratchy synth, filthy depth, nice layering and alteration. Pretty clear that the artist is pretty heavily inspired by MO, but he adds a lot of own ideas and manages to stay recognisable, in my opinion.
there are a number of Gallo inspired bands/releases on the cinedelic label from mainland Europe. they can be pricy but also worth it
QuoteVhril - Vortex Psy-Synthesis: Was a bit hesitant to buy this, as the sample didn't really blow me away. The album itself was very enjoyable, though. Nice deep sounds with crafty percussion, all blends very well and there is nice tension, although all the elements are very subtle. May not be too far-fetched to draw some comparisons to Shibalba or Aural Hypnox material? Definitely brings the themes across nicely. No resemblance at all to Streicher, if anyone is wondering.
Well, as I said before, I think at least the first track has some Streicher sounds...
QuoteGangrene - Cleaning the Wound: Now this is really something! Sound known from latest Unclean album mixed with constantly developing Edge of Decay. Results in pretty catchy and deep Industrial Noise / PE stuff. Just straight-forward and nicely executed "no bullshit" material with that certain extra. Very good!
Looking forward to get this sometime soon.
QuoteGraustich - Dedicated to those who are still willing to get their hands dirty: I seriously worship Graustich and this is my favourite release of the project. Scratchy synth, filthy depth, nice layering and alteration. Pretty clear that the artist is pretty heavily inspired by MO, but he adds a lot of own ideas and manages to stay recognisable, in my opinion.
Listened to this tape as well yesterday, and as you said, it's also my favourite Graustich release so far.
Waiting now for the new F&V Releases to arrive during next week!
Right now - as the Skin Graft 'Activity Intolerance' tape on New Forces is fucking great, I'll play some more SG. At least the few records I own. So next is 'drenched' tape and 'Enemy' LP. Harsh noise misery at it's best!
Will have to check for those Streicher sounds in the second listening. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Edge of Decay - Murrostila: EoD is certainly a project that's very sympathetic to me. Only good material so far, no attention-seeking and just good execution. This tape may be my favorite. Really great tracks that interact perfectly but still have some kind of variation to offer. Heavy, deep sound with lots to discover. Also, the tape is sold for a very fair price, so definitely something to pick up!
Quote from: vomitgore on August 21, 2016, 06:36:12 PM
Will have to check for those Streicher sounds in the second listening. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Could also be it's only noticed by my perforated ears and mind, hehe.
Streicher sounds or not, I think it can exist as a great record on it's own, without the references to the persons/projects involved.
Definitely agreed. No "push" needed, as the material clearly speaks for itself quality- and content-wise.
In the process of settling in a new nation, I treat myself to a couple of Vaalea Lager. Having grown up with Swedish mass produced beer, I feel right at home with the cheap Finnish stuff. I can sense the pure, S-market/Kotimaista quality wash the last remnants of hipster IPA out of my system. I've had almost no time lately to listen to what little music I've been able to buy in the last month or so, but tonight it's:
Mutant Ape - Morte Felice CD 2015 (Turgid Animal)
Sometimes I feel like my reviews in this thread are very formulaic: I say what I remember about a band, and then I say that I am very surprised that now, when I listen to it, it is not at all how I remember it. Things will not be different this time. In days of (even) greater economic insecurity, I remember downloading a bunch of Mutant Ape's stuff. I remember it as quite straight forward harsh noise, perhaps somewhat similar to my Stoa work, in that it felt rather immature and still "finding its voice", so to speak. Now, this CD is a re-release of a tape from the early days of Mutant Ape, and I must say there is absolutely nothing here to confirm my former point of view. In fact, I might have to plug in some old hard drives and try to locate these Mutant Ape recordings of yore, since this is neither "straight forward" nor immature. Rather, it's crushing and varied, multilayered noise filth of a very pleasant kind. There's quite a bit of reverb, which despite the pedal feel creates a certain sense of space, there's rather typical feedback stuff, and there's also a dryer, darker tape-ish crunch that calls to mind the work of Ulex Xane (or any number of quality artists working with tapes). On some tracks, the sounds are heavily panned to the left or right, which means you either want to use headphones or you really don't (all a matter of taste). There's even some vocal work and reverberated percussion thrown in for good measure, stunts which do the job of broadening the sonic image very well. The tracks are very different from each other, but a consistent sound quality keeps the whole thing together nicely. I'm actually somewhat enthusiastic, here, and feel a bit ashamed about my possibly/probably fake memories of early Mutant Ape.
90's indus metal was something else...
Compilation with 5 Godflesh influenced bands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGfQGjgOW0
Quote from: gabalgabow on August 25, 2016, 01:22:52 PM
90's indus metal was something else...
Compilation with 5 Godflesh influenced bands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGfQGjgOW0
P.H.O.B.O.S. does this style really well too.
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on August 27, 2016, 02:46:25 AM
P.H.O.B.O.S. does this style really well too.
I had the first MCD,
don't remember it being too GF influenced
SWANS: Public castration is a good idea
Best album title ever...
Looking forward to see them live again in October, presumably for the last time.
Quote from: gabalgabow on August 27, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on August 27, 2016, 02:46:25 AM
P.H.O.B.O.S. does this style really well too.
I had the first MCD,
don't remember it being too GF influenced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThdGxvQxCKQ
This album and the split with Blut Aus Nord remind me to some extent of Godflesh. I don't think I've heard anything else.
Xenophobic Ejaculation- Vala: First tape is speech and oath laden noise of the finest variety, vocals, if they even exist, lie low on this recording rather then being mixed a lot louder like they are on a lot of other XE recordings. I love how it begins with a distorted and warbly NSDAP anthem with piercing feedback layered over what sounds like various anthemic crowd and speech noises and sharp quick fluctuations in feedback that eventually dominate the recording as the samples bleed in and out. And that's just one side of the tape. Second tape is of course KKK speeches. Packaging for this is genius as well. Can't wait to get the special edition version with WP and the live DVD.
Lord of Depression / Infernal Sacrament / Tetragrammacide- Split LP: Purchased for the Tetragrammacide songs primarily as I'm completely possessed by bands in this style, Lord of Depression I'm not into really at all as it's catchy and triumphant sounding black metal with rock sounding riffs that are not my thing at all really, first song is good but the rest don't interest me. Infernal Sacrament is good black thrash, this part I actually don't skip as it's pretty sloppy and aggressive which is how I like this style definitely. Tetragrammacide is excellent. Completely blown out noise metal with an emphasis on speed and pummeling sound, the drums at times are so muffled they overpower everything except just barely the curdling noise that comprises guitars and bass(?). Extremely barbaric but layered and complex in it's own way which is something I love in music.
Vergreuvbre – Hate Yoga: Absolutely vicious, out of control, cacophonous and insane LLN worship. Screeching, chanting, and roaring vocals that sound like they're executed by two seperate individuals, guitar playing that is incredibly discordant, solos that sound like guitar strings shredding. I've been a LLN fanatic since I was a kid and second song Destruction of Young Soul is one of the best in this style I've ever heard hands down. Morbid and tortuous atmosphere like Black Murder but played at a ripping speed. Way better then their prior demo Black Ritual Metal.
Quote from: gabalgabow on August 25, 2016, 01:22:52 PM
90's indus metal was something else...
Compilation with 5 Godflesh influenced bands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGfQGjgOW0
CHRISTDRIVER, 90's crust punk/metal influenced by Godflesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBM8NpVhYjE
pitchshifter- their début on Placerville was pure godflesh worship.
more fluid though and to my mind superior to godflesh, as were head of David.
KILLER BUG - Shitsuke LP (Skeleton Dust, New Forces)
Laidback and mostly midpaced, and not nearly as hectic as I was expecting. And that's just fine. Cut-up noise for middle-aged parents. Side A is rather spastic and at times wonderfully disorienting in a not so disorienting way (but nowhere near the 90's stuff in intensity). Side b, my favorite, has a wonderful flow to it, and that's where Endos' skills really show, I think. Someone who craves over the top high speed violence might get dissapointed, but this tired fart gives two thumbs up. Such a great vinyl debut for New Forces, too!
piero umilliani, OST To Witchcraft 70 or 'angeli bianco, angeli Nero'.
good itallo mondo soundtrack for entertaining fabricated film of devil worship and other.
the soundtrack is a much better propersition than the film as it stands on it's own.
After many years it seems today is the right time to listen again to some old Einstürzende Neubauten records like Kollaps, Die Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. or 1/2 Mensch. In the mid-nineties, when I bought those records I was really obsessed with E.N., but after Tabula Rasa it just wasn't my thing anymore.
LISTEN AND DIE! 6x LP Box set
Urashima
Great release in many ways. Line-up is pretty solid. It has the big names, but also couple smaller ones. Most of all, everybody delivers. Pretty much all american bands are solid. I think Diktat may be at their strongest here, while Discordance perhaps at their worst. Atrax Morgue is plain insane. Somewhere in fine line of genious and stupid. Iugula Thor doing their better works. Sshe Retina Stimulants too.
My only complaint is basically why so many of these reissues have revisioned artworks. Especially front covers. In context of noise, I can't think of many less interesting things than blatant uniform presentation to utmost minimalism. When you got the same BOLD CAPS font just saying LISTEN AND DIE! in front of big black box... I just think how much better would have been just to use the Slaughter Productions original vision. Great box, what could be then just a notch greater.
VIDNA OBMANA "No Sacrifice" LP
Urashima
1984-1985 material compiled from No Sacrifice For The Weakling (1985 C30 Tape Zeal SS) and unreleased archived music. Not sure how the covers should look here, but as it's barely just re-issue, but more like compilation - and that it looks decent, it's ok!
This could be even the BEST V.O. what I have heard. Even if previous reissue on Urashima was good, I must say this is better! It's the 80's industrial noise in the way I like it most. It has crude sound, but it ain't just trying to be "rubbish". Instead it has innovation and composition and clever usage of all the brutally noise and grim sounds. All what it loses to modern day "aggro" and "filth", it wins simply on being structurally and texturally interesting.
A ton of stuff been on playlist, but not yet time for further comments...
Quote from: cr on September 10, 2016, 10:47:44 AM
After many years it seems today is the right time to listen again to some old Einstürzende Neubauten records like Kollaps, Die Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. or 1/2 Mensch. In the mid-nineties, when I bought those records I was really obsessed with E.N., but after Tabula Rasa it just wasn't my thing anymore.
it is always satisfying to revisit old favourites now and again
often bands only namechecked here-neubauten, spk, c93,tg,nww,etc, bands who have 'moved on' or 'sold out' or 'just don't cut it anymore' etc.
mixing the historic with the current is to me the most satisfying.
Metallica goes HARSH NOISE
I can finally listen to this album without fearing BOREDOM!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PndySyDucy4
The Rita / Caligula031- Self Shop cassette
Caligula031 - Private Venus cassette
Caligula031 - Slavetrade2000 CD
needed that Italian touch over the weekend. along with the Domino cassette, these are probably my favorite releases by C031. one thing I really like about the C031 material is that the mastering/style makes it feel like I'm listening to sandpaper. there's rarely consistent or heavy bass, just layers of caustic mid-frequency noise grinding down your ears. frankly it's a bit difficult to listen to too much at a time, especially on headphones.
v/a - Nylon HNW cassette
i first listened to this comp on my last cassette deck which died shortly thereafter. i was getting all sorts of unbalanced sound, flutter and generally shit sound. re-listening now on a fully functioning deck, i can say this a pretty enjoyable collection of walls. i never know how to judge this stuff... generally I like the b-side better since the tracks are a bit shorter and there's more of them.
Sewer Election - Att Rita En Massaker cassette
somewhere between Vidöppna Sår LP and Kassettmusik, but with more going on and a loss rhythm tying it all together. very enjoyable bit of dirty Swedish tape music.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 12, 2016, 06:54:09 PM
The Rita / Caligula031- Self Shop cassette
Caligula031 - Private Venus cassette
Caligula031 - Slavetrade2000 CD
needed that Italian touch over the weekend. along with the Domino cassette, these are probably my favorite releases by C031. ... there's rarely consistent or heavy bass, just layers of caustic mid-frequency noise grinding down your ears. ...
I think that's my favorite thing about this project. It's never like a shitty, blown out tape rip. Recordings sound like a mic'd room rather than straight from the board. The sound of hard walls fits the street trade themes Marco has always focused on. Some thicker sounds on Self Shop and the title track of Bachelorette Party, but still dominating mid-range abuse.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 12, 2016, 06:54:09 PM
The Rita / Caligula031- Self Shop cassette
Caligula031 - Private Venus cassette
Caligula031 - Slavetrade2000 CD
needed that Italian touch over the weekend. along with the Domino cassette, these are probably my favorite releases by C031. one thing I really like about the C031 material is that the mastering/style makes it feel like I'm listening to sandpaper. there's rarely consistent or heavy bass, just layers of caustic mid-frequency noise grinding down your ears. frankly it's a bit difficult to listen to too much at a time, especially on headphones.
C031are a neglected output of wertham's work.
loved their videos at ufoi this year with their harsh documentary realism.
love the consumer fetishism of the split with the rita-cassette wrapped in a pop sock!
the f&v cd stuff is also well worth looking for as a specific euro themed release
Karjala (which is absurdly expensive on Alko, I need to hit the ferry as soon as possible) and a few shots of Yrttisnapsi tonight..
GRUNT - Recycled (Tape, RRR, 2005)
I was actually going to review 'Myth of Blood', which I recently bought on a mighty fine vinyl, but since my vinyl player has broken down it will have to wait. I've owned this release for ages, but for once there will be none of this "I thought that this was that, but in fact it was this" bullshit. I remember pretty much exactly how this tape sounded when I last heard it, it still sounds just the same, and it's fucking awesome. One side Grunt-style Power Electronics, one side brutal, noisy junk abuse. As most probably know, the Recycled tapes are just that - recorded on old, often commercial, tapes dubbed over and decorated with brown tape and black marker. The only information original to this release is scribblings of "Grunt" and "Recycled". I have to say I was never impressed by the concept as such, but in this case it gets the job done. The material is really great, and one advantage of this model for making releases is that this tape is (as far as I can tell from the RRR Records homepage) still available, eleven years later, to anyone who wants it. And it's a mere $4. My copy was constructed from an old The Yoopers tape, and for some reason I still haven't checked The Yoopers out. I should. If they are even half as good as Grunt is on this tape (which I am sure they are, though the style might be slightly different), it will be worth it.
KOSMODROM - Destination Moon (Tape, Geräuschmanufaktur 2016)
When it comes to the whole HNW thing, I've come into the genre rather late, and with the tired and bored eyes of an old(ish) man. Still, I noticed quite early that DEAD BODY COLLECTION had done some stuff with the genre, at least conceptually, that went beyond the cookie-cutter, nihilism and/or fetishism clichés. Principles such as "pure wall noise" or "no dynamics" makes sense for VOMIR and a select few, but it can't really keep a whole musical subgenre interesting. Enter KOSMODROM, the successor to DBC. I think this might be the beginning of "Harsh Noise Wall with content", which may always have existed, but probably not this explicitly. On this tape you will find a wall of rather soft-spoken, slightly digital, harsh noise, but there's also very intentional, elaborate synth work going on. These notes and sections express the tape's specific Sci-Fi concept, otherwise presented in the very attractive, pro printed full color cover, complete with a reading list. Much like the elder Aesir slew the giant Ymir, and fashioned the world from his flesh, Kosmodrom has slain the asshole beast of HNW, and created a small cosmos of its flesh. It is not perfect (I might have preferred a wee bit more crunch in the wall'o noise itself, for instance), but it's still great stuff, and somehow innovative.
KOSMODROM - Battle in Outer Space (Tape, Mask of the Slave, 2016)
The second release of Kosmodrom, inspired by a fresh list of movies, songs and writers listed in a nice full color cover. "Battle in Outer Space" is somewhat less wall-y than the debut tape, but basically continues the same pattern of HNW-ish noise, complemented and sometimes broken up by psychedelic synth sections that bring various 50s Sci Fi movies to mind. I can't really shake the feeling that something new is being done to HNW here, which might alter the genre for the foreseeable future. Given that lyrics and samples are scarce in HNW, and seldom meshed with the actual noise wall, some common HNW concepts, like various sexual deviations, have never been believably transferred into the actual music of most projects. Kosmodrom has actually managed to integrate sounds that connect with the concept of the project in an intimate fashion, and once again produced something I would label "HNW with content". I could still do with a wee bit more crunch, but on this tape there is a quasi melodic, electronic fundament that makes this less important than on the first one. I am very much looking forward to what this project, which will probably be fairly prolific, will come up with next. Harsh Noise Wall was never quite this exciting.
Thanx for the Kosmodrom reviews, Martin.
Just to be clear for something, no anything is digital on these tracks. Beside usual HNW pedal gear, for space sounds I used various mini oscillators and drone synthesizer pedal. No keyboards are used and mixer is passive, so no effects on it. Also, everything is recorded live without overdubs. You can consider it as "live" tapes. :)
Incoming works are less HNW but more psychedelic. Hope you like it.
"Harsh Noise Wall with content" - I like it!
Tonight's choice:
Eccitazione Cadaverica - Incubo 1977
This time i choosed YouTube to get to this lovely 14 minutes track, classy Italy power electronics with great whispered vocals. Personally one of my favorites from Italian PE
Grunt - Myth Of Blood CD
Lovely album with really interesting cover/inside artwork, classic Grunt, nothing more to add
Taint - Indecent Liberties CD
This recollection from 2015 contains absolutely briliant tracks, also epic inside art (TIE'EM UP, TAKE 'EM DOWN & THAT'D BE IT)
Others via YouTube:
Sodality - Little Oral Linda
Mauthausen Orchestra - Kiss The Carpet
Nicole12 - Nippon Ballerina Voyeur
Xenophobic Ejaculation- Past Atrocities: Hazy memories of mp3 files I had a long time ago because this album was impossible to find for me for a variety of reasons, WP is the album that got me into XE. Purity is still my favorite but this is a close runner up, Oi being one of the best and quintessential XE tracks for me easily. Taking a single screeching feedback tone and then having carry through large parts of a song is kind of a XE trademark and on this song it's just vicious, especially the part closing out the track followed by the album title screamed full force then transforming into the samples of the next song. Selection and combination of sounds is just perfect. Possibly the most aggressive and enraged sounding of all the XE vocal performances? Listening over and over and over...Vala is excellent as well of course but definitely prefer WP. The DVD-R that comes with the release is excellent as well, the XE video featuring plenty of fisting, riot videos, violence, and what looks like clips from the video that was used for the cover of Purity with plenty of interracial debasement. All in a very solid packaging that certainly makes me feel satisified with this release. Listening to WP again right now...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 10, 2016, 01:27:54 PM
LISTEN AND DIE! 6x LP Box set
Urashima
Great release in many ways. Line-up is pretty solid. It has the big names, but also couple smaller ones. Most of all, everybody delivers. Pretty much all american bands are solid. I think Diktat may be at their strongest here, while Discordance perhaps at their worst. Atrax Morgue is plain insane. Somewhere in fine line of genious and stupid. Iugula Thor doing their better works. Sshe Retina Stimulants too.
Trudged through this a few weeks ago. Utterly annihilating listening experience. The Deathpile side is amazing. Really, most of it is just top fucking notch. Discordance is definitely at their worst and maybe the only true flop of the whole set.
Today's playlist has consisted of:
STEGM - Harm Reduction CS
STEGM - Sugar Shower LPTwo good releases from this project of Ryan Bloomer who is likely no stranger to those on this board, but for the sake of it: currently active as 1/2 of Intensive Care and Scalp Elevator, previously active under his own name, as Piss Horn, formerly behind the kit (and guitar) in Ride At Dawn, and involved with The Endless Blockade near the end of their existence. The Sugar Shower LP has vocal contributions from Dom (Prurient) with some excellent lyrics.
FLATLINE CONSTRUCT / MOZ 10" latheAnother project of Bloomer's. Solid split, the MOZ material is great. Haven't heard too much of that project but it's always been worthwhile.
BASTARD NOISE - Our Earth's Blood V 7"Picked this up on a whim when BN played Montreal in 2015. Didn't care for it at first (so it goes with most current BN, in my opinion) but took the time to listen to it again based on some of the key players involved (Facialmess, Government Alpha, Guilty Connector, K2, etc) and it's a worthy listen. 9 very short collaborative excursions into the world of (some of) the Japanese noise masters.
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on September 18, 2016, 04:00:35 AM
Xenophobic Ejaculation- Past Atrocities: Hazy memories of mp3 files I had a long time ago because this album was impossible to find for me for a variety of reasons, WP is the album that got me into XE. Purity is still my favorite but this is a close runner up, Oi being one of the best and quintessential XE tracks for me easily. Taking a single screeching feedback tone and then having carry through large parts of a song is kind of a XE trademark and on this song it's just vicious, especially the part closing out the track followed by the album title screamed full force then transforming into the samples of the next song. Selection and combination of sounds is just perfect. Possibly the most aggressive and enraged sounding of all the XE vocal performances? Listening over and over and over...Vala is excellent as well of course but definitely prefer WP. The DVD-R that comes with the release is excellent as well, the XE video featuring plenty of fisting, riot videos, violence, and what looks like clips from the video that was used for the cover of Purity with plenty of interracial debasement. All in a very solid packaging that certainly makes me feel satisified with this release. Listening to WP again right now...
sort of agree.
this id now the third edition of white power I own and as such always love this classic.
vale on cd works well enough, but the DVD after track one does flag, as raw material.
all told though the package and price were value.
video just not as grabbing as aseyvelis on wrath.
Behexen's New 2016 album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56zSAr8mrb0
All the Yattering Death Metal albums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qUcy9rUaQ
Herz Jühning / Messiah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXpKmY6t-4k
S.T.A.B. Electronics / Shit Slipper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiIkDtxO6Vk
Quote from: david lloyd jones on September 19, 2016, 09:45:32 PM
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on September 18, 2016, 04:00:35 AM
Xenophobic Ejaculation- Past Atrocities: Hazy memories of mp3 files I had a long time ago because this album was impossible to find for me for a variety of reasons, WP is the album that got me into XE. Purity is still my favorite but this is a close runner up, Oi being one of the best and quintessential XE tracks for me easily. Taking a single screeching feedback tone and then having carry through large parts of a song is kind of a XE trademark and on this song it's just vicious, especially the part closing out the track followed by the album title screamed full force then transforming into the samples of the next song. Selection and combination of sounds is just perfect. Possibly the most aggressive and enraged sounding of all the XE vocal performances? Listening over and over and over...Vala is excellent as well of course but definitely prefer WP. The DVD-R that comes with the release is excellent as well, the XE video featuring plenty of fisting, riot videos, violence, and what looks like clips from the video that was used for the cover of Purity with plenty of interracial debasement. All in a very solid packaging that certainly makes me feel satisified with this release. Listening to WP again right now...
sort of agree.
this id now the third edition of white power I own and as such always love this classic.
vale on cd works well enough, but the DVD after track one does flag, as raw material.
all told though the package and price were value.
video just not as grabbing as aseyvelis on wrath.
Still need to watch the rest of the DVD, just watched the first vid, other ones looked like KKK rallies? I can only watch it at work as my laptop is currently dead and I don't have a region free player at home, will have to get around to it...
Also I need to get more STAB Electronics, every song by them I have or hear is just perfect...if anyone has and is willing to get rid of Instrument For Operating On Mutant Women LP please PM me.
inspired by the classified thread re Nicole 12, been re-listening to some of my favorite releases.
Prurient / Nicole 12 - Love & Romance 12"
Never been able to fully get behind the Prurient side here. Sounds like its coming out of the period of releases when it was all hi-frequency abuse, orchestra samples and spastic violence. the recording is so thin and treble-y. it's refreshingly unpleasant compared to the onslaught of more musical Prurient releases in the last 5 years, but compared to Fossil, The Baron's Chamber or Troubled Sleep it doesn't hold a candle.
The opposite can be said about N12. To my ears it's easily some of the best N12 material released. Semen on Braces and Seesaw Romance both have a hovering low end and those sugar daddy vocals which always put a smile on my face. Semen on Braces especially has some of the most on-point vocal manipulations I've ever heard. Images of Romance and Power of Seduction are more about texture and atmosphere and work really well given their simple parts. and it all closes out with Nylon Beat. perfect.
Nicole 12 - Braces 7"
The best, plain and simple. 4 tracks of perfectly executed romantic power electronics.
also enjoying
Caligula031 - Domino cassette
Needed a reminded of how good this tape is. Even better than I remember. War is Not Over Yet is a power electronics anthem of the highest order
Taint - Indecent Liberties CD (reissue) / Taint - Strange Feeling, Shit Coming LP (reissue)
Quite grateful that there's been an increasing number of Taint re-issues. It's amazing how well Taint holds up today. Raw, sexually violent power electronics done in a way that has rarely been improved upon since. Material recorded with such conviction (for lack of a better word) always holds up with time though, so I guess it's not surprise.
V/A - What This Is All About CD
a nice mix of big names and unknowns, at least to me. Although this comp is only 12 years old, it's nice to hear so little computer oriented sounds and just a lot of pure, harsh noise and grit. the Karlheinz track does nothing for me, it's just kinda shit. and the Rats With Wings track is whatever. But the rest is pretty damn enjoyable!
Quote from: Stoa on September 18, 2016, 12:11:53 AM
GRUNT - Recycled (Tape, RRR, 2005)
One side Grunt-style Power Electronics, one side brutal, noisy junk abuse. The only information original to this release is scribblings of "Grunt" and "Recycled".
P.E. Side is 16th Grunt gig: 07.05.2005 Turku / Finland, Klubi
Metal junk side was recorded around same sessions as Seer Of Decay 2nd disc. There was a lot of material done and only part was released.
Les Chasseurs De La Nuit - Nebelwerfer (7", Heidrunar Myrkrunar): Not familiar with the Homo Homini Lupus album, but this 7" certainly is good. Nebelwerfer is a very good neo-folk track and Unconditional Love is some kind of power electronics, which is pretty good too, interesting combination. Must check out the Nebel Leben album soon.
Rectal Machete - Ultra-Misogynist (C60, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Sound quality differs between tracks, but in general the music/noisecore is interesting, not only blasting, but also slower parts, some noisy/experimental rock kind of stuff nearly or more grindcore parts. Vocals aren't my favorites though. And an hour of this kind of stuff is a bit much for one sitting. Nice inserts too, hehe.
Akitsa/Prurient (CD, Hospital Productions): The first Akitsa track starts with a synth piece, then some cool Harsh Noise, then more synth, then goes into Black Metal. Second track is Black Metal. Both have some cool parts and are generally not bad, but certainly not the best Akitsa material. I'm not very familiar with Prurient, but this is not much to my liking. Just slow, nearly calm distorted electronics, some far away classical music here and there, but I don't really like the sound of the electronics either, so with 30 minutes that's not great. That being said, I'll give it some more spins, maybe it's a grower.
Psychosadist - Your Pain is my Only Pleasure (C60, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): A while ago I got his first demo from Hiisi Productions, but I wasn't into it, so didn't keep it. Later I got the split with Cadaver Gutter, which was better, so then I decided to get this album as well. Again, nice layout on the OFR release, though the insert with titles could be better, now it's just a piece of paper with the titles on them. The music itself is more Death Industrial, with some Power Electronics parts. Atmosphere goes from grimy to gloomy.
A.Z.A.B. - Intrinsic Deathmass of Zionicidal Ruination (tape, Vanguard Productions): Someone doesn't really like the chosen people, so much is clear. This is Power Electronics which is quite good overall and some really nice tracks too, but a playing time of about 80 minutes, is just too much.
Spic - Blood In The Streets (tape, Vanguard Productions): This on the other hand is a really short tape (less than 15 minutes) with three tracks of mostly feedback PE with some crunch and sparse use of spoken vocals. Really good!
Hatespeech - Take Back Your Country (tape, Vanguard Productions): Rather short tape, certainly not bad, but I got the feeling that the focus is more on the ideology/lyrics than on the sounds, the vocals and the noise don't gel well together. The noise itself is rather simple, on the last track it's basically a rumbling sound that varies a bit here and there, but not too much. Will get some more plays, but not convinced straight away.
Lone Wolf Insurgent - Defeat Never, Victory Forever (tape, Vanguard Productions): Same ideology as Hatespeech, but more interesting, although quite simple being vocals, which are pretty good, reminds me a bit of Brethren (if I'm not mistaken, has been a while since I listened to Brethren), over a basic distorted background, with some nice feedback here and there and lots of samples with some nice background synth sounds. Nice tape.
Siege Electronics - My Descent into Dissent (tape, Vanguard Productions): Death Industrial and Power Electronics tracks are both present, not utterly bleak or aggressive or..., but overall pretty nice sounds and quite some samples. Worth of checking out.
Zyklon SS - Iron Division (C40, Der Bunker): I quite liked prior ZSS releases, but since there's so much being released all the time, I skipped this. Until I saw one copy still available on discogs and decided to get it. And fuck, glad I did this. Really good tape! Reminds me mostly of Genocide Organ and maybe some Grey Wolves stuff here and there. Hardly any vocals, but lots of samples. Was surprised that there's no metal abuse anymore, though. Anyway, recommended.
Veriyhteys 1 (Comp CD, Sakaramiina Records): Really like most Vapaudenristi stuff and was interested to see what the other bands were like, so I got this. Vapaudenristi tracks are good, but not as good as the last album. Genocide Wolves sound like rough RAC with some Black Metal sound thrown in. First track is good, 2nd track is less interesting. Stuff like "do what is right" always cracks me up though. Pagan Skull: not very good. Sankar'hauta is more in the Viking Rock vein, sometimes bordering on some Pagan Metal, but I think that's mainly due to the guitar sound. Cool vocals. Valkoiset Paholaiset are ok, but nothing that sticks it seems. Pylvanainen are musically good, but I don't like the vocals. Marder is cool, sounds like live recordings, so pretty rough sound, but enjoyable music. All in all it's a cool comp, only wish I could understand what's on the back of the booklet.
heinz hopf -Ids Inte
cant get enough of it
i think i prefer this to their Ultra Primitiv
assorted menacing 84... so good.
Still can't get enough of HAWKWIND!
Also, obscure and unknown krautrock bands with one album rules!!
Quote from: Dr Alex on September 26, 2016, 12:37:18 AM
Still can't get enough of HAWKWIND!
Also, obscure and unknown krautrock bands with one album rules!!
It's impossible to get too much or enough of Hawkwind, especially the older stuff. 80's era is still good too.
Nik Turner is coming through my neck of the woods again in November and although it's not Hawkwind, they play a bunch of his material that he wrote with Hawkwind which is my favorite stuff. I also like his solo stuff a lot, especially the Prophets of Time era but its all good. I recently got the full multi-disc set of the pyramid recordings where he plays his flute inside of the pyramid by himself and it's amazing...a good friend of mine is friend's with him and has a music school hall rented out for the evening after the main show. My friend's band and Nik are going to do an invite only Space Ritual with a video back drop for at least an hour or two. Going to try to do a video recording of at least some of it this time as we didn't last years, I cannot wait.
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on September 27, 2016, 02:23:56 AM
Quote from: Dr Alex on September 26, 2016, 12:37:18 AM
Still can't get enough of HAWKWIND!
Also, obscure and unknown krautrock bands with one album rules!!
It's impossible to get too much or enough of Hawkwind, especially the older stuff. 80's era is still good too.
Nik Turner is coming through my neck of the woods again in November and although it's not Hawkwind, they play a bunch of his material that he wrote with Hawkwind which is my favorite stuff. I also like his solo stuff a lot, especially the Prophets of Time era but its all good. I recently got the full multi-disc set of the pyramid recordings where he plays his flute inside of the pyramid by himself and it's amazing...a good friend of mine is friend's with him and has a music school hall rented out for the evening after the main show. My friend's band and Nik are going to do an invite only Space Ritual with a video back drop for at least an hour or two. Going to try to do a video recording of at least some of it this time as we didn't last years, I cannot wait.
have to say that I think hawkwind was greater than the sum of it's parts and no solo releases are as good as the band itself.
got a bootleg tape of ICU that is pretty awful really, from a time that older bands were trying to do the punk energy thing-van der graff a similar case in point.
hawkwind up to quark are, for me the best incarnations
Kazumoto Endo & Emanuele Bonini - Rumore Da Ritorno Audio Metallico cd (Audio Dissection)
Collaboration between Kazumoto Endo and mr Encephalophonic, 50+ minutes of sharp noise in ten tracks. First five are mixed by mr Endo. High pitched electronics rise, then enter short burst of distorted noise. Repeat. Tracks move slowly, rather repeating than evolving. Sound is clear and sharp. Next five tracks, mixed by mr Bonini, are slightly more distorted, longer pieces of noise. It has better moments but also dullness that could be cut off the record. Overall this here is average cut-up noise that doesn't flow freely at any point.
Manfred Schoof - European Echoes lp (Cien Fuegos)
Reissue of free jazz classic from 1969. Large ensemble including Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Peter Brötzmann just to name few, play free improvisation. It feels like it's a one long session split into sides of vinyl as the parts flow continuesly. Sound of room is evident and the recording has nice dynamics. While the horns play loud, European Echoes sounds violent in terms of free jazz, but there is also a bit of loose improvisation and the piano, bass and drums solos (drum solo being very loud!) are lenghty considering the records is merely 30 minutes long.
Quote from: Peterson on October 02, 2016, 12:12:53 AM
Been listening to the Soundcloud samples of Taeter's "Glorious Paraphilia"C30 from No Rent. Can't fucking wait until it arrives; really bassy and heavy, nice creative use of high-end, and absolutely perverted vocals. Like an amped-out Sodality...hail Italian pervert electronics!
Awaiting my copies in the mail as well. Looking forward to it.
Currently listening to the latest Ames Sanglantes tape on Hospital. He essentially performed the whole thing last night at a "drone" event here in Montreal. Very bizarre event put on by Red Bull Music Academy: giant warehouse(s), strobe lights forever, dry ice, massive stages, massive PAs... it had everything that I imagine a rave would have, except no beats/party music... just people doing varying sets of noise/ambient/drone/electronic music. Among many other acts Away (Voivod drummer) did a solo set, Stephen O'Malley did a very short and extremely uninteresting set, and Ames Sanglantes performed in one room while Venetian Snares performed in the next, followed by Tim Hecker headlining the whole thing. I left before Hecker, but the Ames Sanglantes set was the single loudest thing I have ever witnessed. Certainly one of the best sets I've seen all year, and I think I can appreciate this tape a lot more having witnessed it in a live setting. The project has its ups and downs, but this is a definite up.
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 22, 2016, 01:39:40 AM
Veriyhteys 1 (Comp CD, Sakaramiina Records): Really like most Vapaudenristi stuff and was interested to see what the other bands were like, so I got this. Vapaudenristi tracks are good, but not as good as the last album.
This material was recorded before album, being also older tracks. The other one is cover song too.
KYO "Aktuel Musik" LPPosh Isolation
I was mentioned it is sort of electro-acoustic with jazzy stuff. Sounded odd, and not so much on jazzy mood this year, but as I happened to visit PI headquarters and got to hear snippet of the vinyl, I decided to take it. It is good, and rather interesting album. I like that improv percussion stuff is on top of electronic experimentation, rather than "same old" sax honking. There are 8 tracks, each different from another. Tape that came out also on PI, is good addition to this.
CROATIAN AMOR "Love Means Taking Action" LPPosh Isolation
A lot of this album feels like focused on female voice. If not actually soft spoken word, then... eerie voice samples? There is vast variety of sounds, but the one specific element keeps the album together pretty well. It is more fragmented and shapeless than I was expecting, though.
LIEBESTOD "Beta Male" LPChrondritic Sound
USA industrial noise what sounds like you'd throw together "swedish tape noise" and Prurient that went through Danish blender, hehe.. So what we have here is little bit of early LR type.... well.. lets say, band would fit on split rather with Arv & Miljö, Broken Lights or Alleypisser than Sektion-B or Deathpile. That said, it is firmly on industrial side of things. Merely the rawness of source sounds, handmade feel of tracks, broken and rugged noises set it far away from army surplus heavy electronics. I happen to like both approaches, so it's not derogatory comment at all. It's good LP, although needs more rotation here. At first my impression was that tape that came before, might have been better! Have to spin this more to see if it was just the mood of the day..
ARDITI "Imposing Elitism" LPEquilibrium
If you like martial music, Arditi has been on of the less cheesy bands of the genre. First of all, it's well done, but also strongly connected to fascist spirit rather than appearing as soundtrack for heroic action movie. That said, I think there has been perhaps some advancement with Arditi, what makes me like the old stuff more. It may be advanced technology, or just uniformly re-created next albums what simply results that earlier works had little bit more feeling of "innovation". For several albums, you can say Arditi knows what they want to do and know how to do it, but it has been most of all just
more of the same. Maybe something little, just little, to change.
RUDOLF EB.ER "Extreme Rituals" LPErratum Musical
Quite surprise to pull out LP from shelves and notice it's 2012 release, when you just thought it came out "just while ago". I think I've talked of Eb.Er's material so many times, I've ran out of ways as well as purpose of repeating same terms and vocabulary. He is master in what he does. Even with seemingly repeating ideas on sounds and style of composition, this is certainly different from all the rest in terms of composition of actual piece. All elements he is known, are here, though. Disturbing album.
GEROGERIGEGEGE "Moenai hai" LPFOAD
I had my doubts, how the long ambient tracks will work from vinyl. I must say that I probably prefer this album from LP than CD. FOAD is so good label with quality of their graphics. You won't find blurry and pixelated stuff (talking mostly of their noisecore/grind/hc/thrash reissues done well!). Perhaps back cover of LP isn't such an eyecandy due lay-out, but in terms of quality - release is pretty much flawless. It is expected, that the noisy postrock jamming works well on LP. Perhaps little bit of vinyl fuzziness just adds to character of track. Having to flip the album in that point, turns out crucial for listening process. While CD always sort of ended after rock piece, and this slowly humming quiet ambient pieces basically just resulted waiting. Both, feeling "ah, it didn't end", but with LP, it's conscious choice of changing the side, and listening the minimal tracks. The little added surface noise what comes with material like this pressed on LP, isn't bad at all.
Hijokaidan - Polar Nights Live
After listening to more structured stuff for a long time, this was a very refreshing change! The material presented here is incredibly good. The balance that Hijokaidan manages to find between recognisable "instruments" and flow of harshness always amazes me. This is certainly not noise rock, but also not senseless doodling like it is found in more uninspired Noisecore. Junko's trademark screams offer a nice narration for the entire time, so that's also a huge plus. Basically, what I play Jap Noise for, most of the time: pop in the album and be entertained by nonstop Noise.
The Rita - Thousands of Dead Gods
I don't know too much about the Rita, except for their high status in HNW and all the fetishisms that are part of the project (and that includes sharks, heh). I liked the "Bodies Bear Traces of Carnal Violence" CD I got years back, but the newer stuff with Ballet feet field recordings didn't work too well for me. However, this was really nice! Heavy and drowning sound that really sucks you in, but always something happening that keeps you attentive. Don't know whether this could be labelled as HNW (also don't know whether sub-category labelling isn't more of a curse than anything else), but most modern "static noisers" should definitely listen to this attentively. It succeeds where 90% of them fail!
Treriksroset - Sexregler
Pleasant album! What I like about Swedish noise in general is the richly coloured sounds they utilise and the way it just totally differs from the typical "bashing metal and running it through x pedals" approach. "Sexregler" had an especially nice murky sound to it that reminded me a bit of Ultra Fuck.
Quote from: Peterson on October 02, 2016, 12:12:53 AM
Been listening to the Soundcloud samples of Taeter's "Glorious Paraphilia"C30 from No Rent. Can't fucking wait until it arrives; really bassy and heavy, nice creative use of high-end, and absolutely perverted vocals. Like an amped-out Sodality...hail Italian pervert electronics!
...I'm wondering why there hasn't been a Caligula031+Taeter split or collaboration...
Looked it up myself- that first track is a classic
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 02, 2016, 10:27:27 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on September 22, 2016, 01:39:40 AM
Veriyhteys 1 (Comp CD, Sakaramiina Records): Really like most Vapaudenristi stuff and was interested to see what the other bands were like, so I got this. Vapaudenristi tracks are good, but not as good as the last album.
This material was recorded before album, being also older tracks. The other one is cover song too.
Yeah, I noticed about the cover song after I posted here. Never heard of that band before (can't even remember the name, Tonstüffe or something?).
Morte Lenta/Unpeace (C?, Obscurex): Short tape with less than 10 minutes of each band. Both are good, but for Morte Lenta it would have been cool if the guitar would be more audible, now you can barely hear it during the blasts, but it's fine with the slower parts or when the drums absent for a moment. Unpeace is cool too, but sound is quite muddy, would like it more when the sound would be a bit sharper.
Streicher / Totenrune
Fucking fantastic! The Streicher material is a mix of throbbing synths (some of which have been previously heard I think on War Without End) and horrible pig squealing noises. "Turn on the Gassssss!"
Totenrune side is also excellent metal / object abuse. Very harsh, but not in the way that that's it's only distinguishing feature. Lots of detail and movement in there which I liked.
Only down side is that I would have liked it to be longer or maybe a couple of tracks each rather than just one, but not complaining, the quality of the material is first rate.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on September 27, 2016, 03:12:06 PM
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on September 27, 2016, 02:23:56 AM
Quote from: Dr Alex on September 26, 2016, 12:37:18 AM
Still can't get enough of HAWKWIND!
Also, obscure and unknown krautrock bands with one album rules!!
It's impossible to get too much or enough of Hawkwind, especially the older stuff. 80's era is still good too.
Nik Turner is coming through my neck of the woods again in November and although it's not Hawkwind, they play a bunch of his material that he wrote with Hawkwind which is my favorite stuff. I also like his solo stuff a lot, especially the Prophets of Time era but its all good. I recently got the full multi-disc set of the pyramid recordings where he plays his flute inside of the pyramid by himself and it's amazing...a good friend of mine is friend's with him and has a music school hall rented out for the evening after the main show. My friend's band and Nik are going to do an invite only Space Ritual with a video back drop for at least an hour or two. Going to try to do a video recording of at least some of it this time as we didn't last years, I cannot wait.
have to say that I think hawkwind was greater than the sum of it's parts and no solo releases are as good as the band itself.
got a bootleg tape of ICU that is pretty awful really, from a time that older bands were trying to do the punk energy thing-van der graff a similar case in point.
hawkwind up to quark are, for me the best incarnations
Nik Turner's 'Space Gypsy' (2014) harks back to classic era Hawkwind and is better than anything Hawkwind proper have put out in decades. Nicky Garrat (UK Subs) on guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4zXRoC3xE&list=PLbHHE6cZMWerSAhTqSuhxF2C7d_apJyvf
Quote from: SKY BURIAL on October 05, 2016, 09:21:13 PM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on September 27, 2016, 03:12:06 PM
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on September 27, 2016, 02:23:56 AM
Quote from: Dr Alex on September 26, 2016, 12:37:18 AM
Still can't get enough of HAWKWIND!
Also, obscure and unknown krautrock bands with one album rules!!
It's impossible to get too much or enough of Hawkwind, especially the older stuff. 80's era is still good too.
Nik Turner is coming through my neck of the woods again in November and although it's not Hawkwind, they play a bunch of his material that he wrote with Hawkwind which is my favorite stuff. I also like his solo stuff a lot, especially the Prophets of Time era but its all good. I recently got the full multi-disc set of the pyramid recordings where he plays his flute inside of the pyramid by himself and it's amazing...a good friend of mine is friend's with him and has a music school hall rented out for the evening after the main show. My friend's band and Nik are going to do an invite only Space Ritual with a video back drop for at least an hour or two. Going to try to do a video recording of at least some of it this time as we didn't last years, I cannot wait.
have to say that I think hawkwind was greater than the sum of it's parts and no solo releases are as good as the band itself.
got a bootleg tape of ICU that is pretty awful really, from a time that older bands were trying to do the punk energy thing-van der graff a similar case in point.
hawkwind up to quark are, for me the best incarnations
Nik Turner's 'Space Gypsy' (2014) harks back to classic era Hawkwind and is better than anything Hawkwind proper have put out in decades. Nicky Garrat (UK Subs) on guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4zXRoC3xE&list=PLbHHE6cZMWerSAhTqSuhxF2C7d_apJyvf
Thanx for letting me know for this. Sounds great! I don't give attention too much to hawkwind-related projects but this one is amazing!
Sachiko - You Never Atone For... 2006 - she's impressive. period. hear it all. - plays with a lot of sounds, but overall, you can expect an ambient or meditative experience - running into this power-electronics/industrial track surprised me in the best of ways; "Never Go Down Yarai-Zaka"
https://www.discogs.com/artist/803051-Sachiko-2
https://sachiko.bandcamp.com/music
Is there a thread for running into notable tracks of certain styles that fall outside the realm of what you'd expect? Like running into a quality power-electronics track in the middle of a field recording artist?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 06, 2016, 06:19:23 PM
Sachiko - You Never Atone For... 2006 - she's impressive. period. hear it all. - plays with a lot of sounds, but overall, you can expect an ambient or meditative experience - running into this power-electronics/industrial track surprised me in the best of ways; "Never Go Down Yarai-Zaka"
https://www.discogs.com/artist/803051-Sachiko-2
https://sachiko.bandcamp.com/music
Is there a thread for running into notable tracks of certain styles that fall outside the realm of what you'd expect? Like running into a quality power-electronics track in the middle of a field recording artist?
That's a very good album. Keep meaning to pick it up but just never got around to it.
I have this cassette which is also quite good:
https://www.discogs.com/Sachiko-With-Lament/release/1581923
V/A Animal Bizarre 1 (IOPS) tape - Impressive compilation from well-known PE artists: Grunt, Wertham and Bizarre Uproar... A must-have as all tracks are top-notch. Grunt vocals in Finnish bring an interesting new dimension in my opinion.
This kind of short compilation with shared theme is excellent, it advantage the artists.
CALIGULA 031 "Domino" (Nil by Mouth) tape - Maybe my favourite recording of C031, 4 tracks of excessively brutal PE assault. Great packaging with a lot to read.
NAXAL PROTOCOL "The Stasi Files" (Nil by Mouth) - Short but very good PE/Noise tape, good use of textures...
Taeter "Glorious Paraphilia" C30 (No Rent)
Alright, so this year's PE Grammy goes to Taeter, who manages to hit all of the tropes while still remaining original and totally satisfying in approach, especially regarding the vocals. Fuckin' A; absolutely joyous, perverse and crazed delivery not dissimilar to Grunt/N12 or The Sodality (whom Taeter of course covers on "Parasite"). Totally massive sub-bass sound which my ancient boombox just couldn't deliver on, so headphones had to win out. Background clarinet and violin should be a whole lot louder in the mix, but "Special" is still a great track.
"Anal Anthropology" has a nice bass thump/throb with a pretty queasy violin (type) sound permeating. I mostly remember the vocals being a bit too quiet, even though I just got through my second listen.
"Everything Has It's Place" takes pretty excellent music concrete cues for a backdrop with a gorgeous buzzing synth drone and some excellent effected and pitch-shifted vocals.That track, however, is way too short.
The eponymous track starts the B-side with a really gloomy, urgent-sounding cinematic synth (violin? bass?) drone and vocals that are a little too quiet in the mix, however, at one point, "sugar daddy" vocals slip in quietly and discreetly, over a watery loop sound that gives way to skronking clarinet; shit yes. Now is probably the time to mention that the lyrics are pretty much perfect, in that they could be delivered many different ways to equal effect. Needless to say, "parental advisory."
Ah, "pigfucker." Favorite vocal performance on the album thus far. Fierce, demeaning, and disgusted, while remaining "invested" all the while. The Sodality and Grunt influence bleeds through the most here, but this is still solidly Taeter, with the old-school bass guitar approach. Lines like "1970s freckled Pasiphae" and "nadir of sex" are pretty much as poetic as PE has the potential to be, if you can call it that. Cold northern black metal approach to perversions, hahaha!
Hmmmm..."Unnecessary Excess." Much like this review, the title sort of reflects the track; the later parts of each side perhaps comprise the less-rehearsed tracks, and seem to "reinforce" the other tracks, but that's okay, they both have some pretty great, quieter attention-demanding sounds that help make them a little distinct.
* special mention of this tape's cover art has got to be made; it's maybe one of the "harder" illustrative concepts out there, but not in the way of Hated Perversions or a certain Alo Girl tape; let's just say it's creative. First reaction was honestly "thought his package looked a lot smaller on the cover of 'Parasite'."
Dieter Muh "Hanging The Blind Dog" C60 (Hanson)
Even though Dilloway's dumbass descriptions like "warning: causes insanity" never actually describe the sounds on the tapes, I'm rarely disappointed with stuff I get from Hanson (even though there's some kind of clown on seemingly all the tapes). In this case, it's scratching an itch I've had for a while; a while back I read one of those descriptions where Dilloway says something like "Emeralds sound like a stoned Ultra," which caught my eye. Later, jaded by the fact that the hyperbole again failed, I put the concept on the back-burner, but still sought whomever it was that took influence form Ultra who's working today. Well, on "Hanging The Blind Dog," that's Dieter Muh; a weird HNAS-ish approach to unique electronics, drones, vocals, and instrumentation. Plus, the A-side track (arbitrarily titled "Stubborn") ends with a sound collage of clips of people saying "masturbation." B-side ("Bethlehem") starts with a fucking great Steve Reich-esque loop/collage of some guy named Phillip Drews introducing himself in a slow, deep and medicated-sounding voice (apparently he was born some time in the '70's and was 15 at the time of recording). I could listen to that particular layering of loops for a l o n g fucking time, but then it switches to what sounds like a cell phone recording of walking the dog. Sort of interesting and weird, but immediately not as effective as the previous section or previous side. Things start happening again, and layers build, but still with this sort of "pet store" effect, enjoyable, though not as interesting as the other portions until some really nice metallic looping drones come in, kinda like Ultra's "Subway Etiquette," with the similar synth "wooshing" and wavy loop sound with thumping background percussion. Things get pretty droney and archaic-sounding after the wooshing sounds take over, making way for some crumbling tape manipulations exposed as the synth waves break against the rock of the percussion. Great vaccuum-y shit that I'll most likely track down more of. If this is live Dieter Muh, I'm assuming the studio recordings are fuckin' ACE. Fuck, I keep having to add to this already-long review, because the B-side track keeps fading out only to fade in again to new sound collages and really interesting rhythmic sections, the part I'm currently hearing is not unlike old Maurizio Bianchi or even Esplendor Geometrico. Despite one lazy-sounding section, if this is any indication of the project's overall "feel" and style, this is some of the better sound collage material out there today.
Bolt thrower - Live 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MShg4lVnsk
Quote from: gabalgabow on October 11, 2016, 08:55:29 PM
Bolt thrower - Live 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MShg4lVnsk
Saw them a week before that Maryland Death Fest, some of the most fun at a concert I've ever had. The crowd tore the fucking tent apart, rain was pouring in from the holes, people were trampled on the asphalt. good shit.
Saw them in Oakland on that same tour. Totally killer.
boltthrower ruled from their inception and initial release in UK of 'in battle there is no law'
saw late 80's with other earache bands and they ruled.
they kept their aesthetic after others were more MTV friendly.
not heard in past few decades.
Working through the Clandestine Blaze albums for a change and enjoying them very much indeed.
Have recently tackled the Motorhead discography in chronological order with nothing else in between on the commute to work with a colleague (we car share); what seemed like a fair to reasonable idea at the beginning turned into a tedious slog with more low points than high points. Of course, have heard much of the material over the years but evidently plenty in there that I hadn't and whilst I can certainly dispute the common statement that all Motorhead albums sound the same a considerable amount of it is just plain shit.
It's been said before that Motorhead made great songs but not great albums. Of all of them, perhaps "Inferno" rates the highest with me as a consistently good album (and I'm comparing with the traditional favourites like "Ace Of Spades", which I also happen to like). I also love the so-called "Robbo album", "Another Perfect Day". A very unique item in their catalogue, and one of their best. Shame he didn't stick with them.
But even by their own admission, they had some stinkers. Lemmy was pretty honest about his work, for example he owned that the last couple of songs on "Overnight Sensation" were, in his words, "turkeys" (and that's the album that has the almighty "I Don't Believe A Word", one of their best underrated songs).
Quote from: Major Carew on October 04, 2016, 09:36:50 PM
Streicher / Totenrune
Fucking fantastic! The Streicher material is a mix of throbbing synths (some of which have been previously heard I think on War Without End) and horrible pig squealing noises. "Turn on the Gassssss!"
Totenrune side is also excellent metal / object abuse. Very harsh, but not in the way that that's it's only distinguishing feature. Lots of detail and movement in there which I liked.
Only down side is that I would have liked it to be longer or maybe a couple of tracks each rather than just one, but not complaining, the quality of the material is first rate.
Very much looking forward to get this as well. Hopefully it arrives next week.
Meanwhile - listening now:
EXTERMINANT: Cheap and basic hatred
Master "Cut Through the Filth" - one of those songs I wake up thinking about. riffs. HEAVY. tambourine.
I find Motorhead's Bomber to be a near-perfect album musically. Their best, too. Not your biggest Motorhead fan, but I sure do love that album.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 15, 2016, 07:08:33 PM
Master "Cut Through the Filth" - one of those songs I wake up thinking about. riffs. HEAVY. tambourine.
FLUTE! fucking perfect song.
SUGARCUBES - best pop band of the 80's.
"Secret" PE/HN C20 (Finders)
Well, it's hard to write a review for a project/tape you aren't at liberty to divulge any information about. Here goes: this little cassette came to me through someone indirectly associated with the Finders label, so connect the dots if you're interested. Though this isn't the same person, this tape sounds a little like the Libertinage private tape from Bitewerks - side A is old-school "ripper-style" PE (more like harsh noise, really) with emphasis on high end, mostly probably feedback, with some textured tape noise or routed mixer signal feedback to add "body." As far as effects, reverb and maybe some echo. No fancy modulation whatsoever. Little clue: this cassette also shares some similarities in sound to Male Rape Group, the one-off Philip Best & Gary Mundy PE project from the early '80s. Basically, this is bare-bones electronic noise/power electronics with a physical, spacious sound; it's got the violence most would hopefully be looking for. Side B continues along the same lines, but introducing some more movement immediately, as well as more of the "physical" textures, this time fairly abraisive and gritty. Sounds distinctly like reel-to-reel tape manipulations, but I tend to be a bad guesser when it comes to source sounds. The high-end feedback sounds tend to flutter a bit more, much to my liking, on this side, although it sounds more like a broken microphone/torn speaker than any kind of effect pedal. For fans of: early Sutcliffe Jugend, Male Rape Group, Consumer Electronics, Mauthausen Orchestra, etc. Until the project explores deeper territory sonically and visually, I'm not sure why this would appeal to anyone else. Considering the name of the project and subject matter, I would certainly hope further exploration occurs in the future.
Quote from: Peterson on October 18, 2016, 12:06:46 AM
"Secret" PE/HN C20 (Finders)
Well, it's hard to write a review for a project/tape you aren't at liberty to divulge any information about. Here goes: this little cassette came to me through someone indirectly associated with the Finders label, so connect the dots if you're interested. Though this isn't the same person, this tape sounds a little like the Libertinage private tape from Bitewerks - side A is old-school "ripper-style" PE (more like harsh noise, really) with emphasis on high end, mostly probably feedback, with some textured tape noise or routed mixer signal feedback to add "body." As far as effects, reverb and maybe some echo. No fancy modulation whatsoever. Little clue: this cassette also shares some similarities in sound to Male Rape Group, the one-off Philip Best & Gary Mundy PE project from the early '80s. Basically, this is bare-bones electronic noise/power electronics with a physical, spacious sound; it's got the violence most would hopefully be looking for. Side B continues along the same lines, but introducing some more movement immediately, as well as more of the "physical" textures, this time fairly abraisive and gritty. Sounds distinctly like reel-to-reel tape manipulations, but I tend to be a bad guesser when it comes to source sounds. The high-end feedback sounds tend to flutter a bit more, much to my liking, on this side, although it sounds more like a broken microphone/torn speaker than any kind of effect pedal. For fans of: early Sutcliffe Jugend, Male Rape Group, Consumer Electronics, Mauthausen Orchestra, etc. Until the project explores deeper territory sonically and visually, I'm not sure why this would appeal to anyone else. Considering the name of the project and subject matter, I would certainly hope further exploration occurs in the future.
Well that's just a cock-tease!
the entire 'finders' label seems like a vanity label trading on mystique and rarity rather than making good music for all those interested.
just heard the one release from them-the koufar tape and that was good, so for the label to be secret/limited etc shows lack of faith in their talents to rely on hype.
You seem like you are a casual consumer of noise that lacked the obsessive dedication to closely follow the labels activities on a daily basis. Had you been more diligent in your quest to possess the labels output, you would have had a rough estimation of when the items would become available and then you would have obsessively checked your email looking for the mailing list update that alerted you to the store going live.
In short, you are projecting your frustration for your own shortcomings onto the label, when apparently the labels output was never meant for you anyway.
Quote from: sterilization on October 20, 2016, 06:52:48 PM
You seem like you are a casual consumer of noise that lacked the obsessive dedication to closely follow the labels activities on a daily basis. Had you been more diligent in your quest to possess the labels output, you would have had a rough estimation of when the items would become available and then you would have obsessively checked your email looking for the mailing list update that alerted you to the store going live.
In short, you are projecting your frustration for your own shortcomings onto the label, when apparently the labels output was never meant for you anyway.
having bought my first throbbing gristle album in 1979 and followed the genre ever since, I hardly see myself as casual.
I have however, seen new labels attempt to be important using small edition numbers and mystique talk things up.
btw I am n the mailing list
Clock DVA : Horology - DVAtion 78/79/80 6xLP box
Vinyl On Demand
This came out back in 2012. I never listened it. Just put in shelves thinking why the hell, Clock DVA?! Just as member, you got what came out. At first I was thinking, I should give it a try, and then see what could be its value nowadays, if should just sell it away if someone needs it.
However, after first LP my impression was, that this ain't the Clock DVA I thought it would be.... Going through entire 6xLP in two days and felt there was only handful of tracks what I didn't feel were for my taste. Few too "poppy" electro songs. In other hand, they did offer surprisingly noisy, real industrial music in many occasions. Few semi jazzy or kraut wibes here and there. However, already half way through I knew this isn't item to sell away, but keep. Not sure what else would be worth getting. Friend recommended "White Souls In Black Suits" (industrial records).
The Hafler Trio : A Cure For Kenophobia — Being An Empowerment In 4 Easy Stages — At Very Reasonable Rates 4xLP
Vinyl On Demand
As part of ongoing project, of going through all VOD boxes I have, before end of year 2016, this was next. At some point, I just didn't have enough time to listen LP's. Especially not all these boxes. Year piled after previous year, and had only time to check the absolute mandatory ones. SPK. Laibach. etc. It may be odd, but I dislike "The Hafler Trio" name. Not really the band itself, but the name. It's something hard to explain, but it's one of those names that simply prevents me to ever really be excited of releases. Even if I know about it being highly praised and respected group. This release, was so minimal in presentation, I grabbed it from shelves without remembering what it was. Box says nothing. Vinyl records say very little. When record was already removed from sleeve, it was logical to spin it. If I had noticed name of group before, probably would have postponed listening and went for other box. Luckily, turns out box is very nice minimal drone/electronic ambient hiss. Some odd rhythms as well. It ain't repeating the same thing, but each LP is enough different. Perphaps I should check what other Hafler Trio stuff I have, but hardly ever listen to... If there is this type of icy and minimal ambient humming, it could be good.
Quote from: sterilization on October 20, 2016, 06:52:48 PM
casual consumer of noise that lacked the obsessive dedication to closely follow the labels activities on a daily basis.
I think that is more of "consumer" behavior than
not following. All "obsessions" ain't worth of praise. I don't think any label should require following on daily basis. If it means that one could miss something completely due lack of checking emails nonstop, I think label isn't for "obsessive fanatics", but for slaves of worst modern lifestyles.
Of course, with Finders, I assume this is not the case. Someone who visit this forum, may have come across label name or scans of flyers and lists of what is to be done and even what has been planned. Not sure if contact addresses has been posted, but I'd assume asking artists who did release on them could help if one wants to get in touch. In a way, I do appreciate that one needs to do little more than "click to order". But at this point also making things unnecessarily difficult seems artificial. Like: advertising, but not giving contact address. This is gimmick. If you don't want people to talk about label or get the releases, there are way better way to achieve it than advertising.
There are lots of secret releases, club releases, closed forums, closed social media groups, for many kinds of transgressive music. There are also releases that are available, but not strongly promoted. You get them if you ask them. This year I received surprisingly many "closed BM circles" offering some ultra limited "secret" BM tapes or vinyl. However, I rather would get TDK with dub of bands rehearsal demo, that is given when one is in contact with makers. Tapes that are dubbed when needed. Not some hand numbered secret collectible item. Latter one always appears a bit more like ongoing PR to create aura of mystery. As if it would be achieved by gimmicks and not by actual substance. Giving and getting "rare" items when being in
personal contact is vastly different.
I don't think I have any Finders releases at this moment, but maybe some day! Stuff appears like something I could like, but so far not managed to finish arrangement with label. Not been fanatically begging, though...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 20, 2016, 07:41:16 PM
Quote from: sterilization on October 20, 2016, 06:52:48 PM
casual consumer of noise that lacked the obsessive dedication to closely follow the labels activities on a daily basis.
I think that is more of "consumer" behavior than not following. All "obsessions" ain't worth of praise. I don't think any label should require following on daily basis. If it means that one could miss something completely due lack of checking emails nonstop, I think label isn't for "obsessive fanatics", but for slaves of worst modern lifestyles.
Of course, with Finders, I assume this is not the case. Someone who visit this forum, may have come across label name or scans of flyers and lists of what is to be done and even what has been planned. Not sure if contact addresses has been posted, but I'd assume asking artists who did release on them could help if one wants to get in touch. In a way, I do appreciate that one needs to do little more than "click to order". But at this point also making things unnecessarily difficult seems artificial. Like: advertising, but not giving contact address. This is gimmick. If you don't want people to talk about label or get the releases, there are way better way to achieve it than advertising.
There are lots of secret releases, club releases, closed forums, closed social media groups, for many kinds of transgressive music. There are also releases that are available, but not strongly promoted. You get them if you ask them. This year I received surprisingly many "closed BM circles" offering some ultra limited "secret" BM tapes or vinyl. However, I rather would get TDK with dub of bands rehearsal demo, that is given when one is in contact with makers. Tapes that are dubbed when needed. Not some hand numbered secret collectible item. Latter one always appears a bit more like ongoing PR to create aura of mystery. As if it would be achieved by gimmicks and not by actual substance. Giving and getting "rare" items when being in personal contact is vastly different.
I don't think I have any Finders releases at this moment, but maybe some day! Stuff appears like something I could like, but so far not managed to finish arrangement with label. Not been fanatically begging, though...
according to some artistes of the label, you do!
that said my aguement was about quality as opposed to relying on (lack of) quantity for your value.
I may be wrong here, but there seems to be lots of labels pumping up their product, maybe with a 'name', to advance.
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having bought my first throbbing gristle album in 1979 and followed the genre ever since, I hardly see myself as casual.
I have however, seen new labels attempt to be important using small edition numbers and mystique talk things up.
btw I am n the mailing list
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Guessed you are bitter 15 year old newborn nihilist or something but i was wrong, my bad.
Quote from: Vermin Marvin on October 20, 2016, 09:10:30 PM
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having bought my first throbbing gristle album in 1979 and followed the genre ever since, I hardly see myself as casual.
I have however, seen new labels attempt to be important using small edition numbers and mystique talk things up.
btw I am n the mailing list
Guessed you are bitter 15 year old newborn nihilist or something but i was wrong, my bad.
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no, honestly, no problem, just a bitter 55year old nihilist with attachment issues and a drink issue amongst other things
I was interested in Finders initially and I suppose I still am(didn't hear anything, didn't buy anything so far due to not being from the US), but the pseudo-underground posturing does feel more like a forced image thing than anything else, taking into account their presence and activities on large social media sites and the whole prolonged "promotional" cycle that lead up to the first batch of releases on those social media sites.
An elongated campaign of teaser images and audio snippets etc. instead of just letting the finished work speak for itself, felt like the worst sort of contrived hype-baiting. There's nothing particularly old-school, underground or inaccessible about Tumblr and Instagram, is there?
Just announcing the releases on a forum like this one once they were ready to go would have felt a lot more genuine but hey, if they did that it might have taken them a few weeks to sell all their stuff instead of a few hours, and who can wait that long?
I have been listening to and very much enjoying This Is Always Where You've Lived by Secret Boyfriend. Damaged and nocturnal collection of synth or guitar driven pop/folk interspersed with equally primitive atmospheric pieces and occasional outbursts of noise and distortion. Feels like something that would have come out on Siltbreeze when that label was still great. I can't praise it enough.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 20, 2016, 07:41:16 PM
Quote from: sterilization on October 20, 2016, 06:52:48 PM
casual consumer of noise that lacked the obsessive dedication to closely follow the labels activities on a daily basis.
I think that is more of "consumer" behavior than not following. All "obsessions" ain't worth of praise. I don't think any label should require following on daily basis. If it means that one could miss something completely due lack of checking emails nonstop, I think label isn't for "obsessive fanatics", but for slaves of worst modern lifestyles.
Of course, with Finders, I assume this is not the case. Someone who visit this forum, may have come across label name or scans of flyers and lists of what is to be done and even what has been planned. Not sure if contact addresses has been posted, but I'd assume asking artists who did release on them could help if one wants to get in touch. In a way, I do appreciate that one needs to do little more than "click to order". But at this point also making things unnecessarily difficult seems artificial. Like: advertising, but not giving contact address. This is gimmick. If you don't want people to talk about label or get the releases, there are way better way to achieve it than advertising.
There are lots of secret releases, club releases, closed forums, closed social media groups, for many kinds of transgressive music. There are also releases that are available, but not strongly promoted. You get them if you ask them. This year I received surprisingly many "closed BM circles" offering some ultra limited "secret" BM tapes or vinyl. However, I rather would get TDK with dub of bands rehearsal demo, that is given when one is in contact with makers. Tapes that are dubbed when needed. Not some hand numbered secret collectible item. Latter one always appears a bit more like ongoing PR to create aura of mystery. As if it would be achieved by gimmicks and not by actual substance. Giving and getting "rare" items when being in personal contact is vastly different.
I don't think I have any Finders releases at this moment, but maybe some day! Stuff appears like something I could like, but so far not managed to finish arrangement with label. Not been fanatically begging, though...
I believe you have been party to swaps regarding finders releases(according to the relevant artistes), but nonetheless, the general argument holds true.
that said, limited edition releases don't make for automatic classic releases, which,i suspect some labels are aiming for.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on October 20, 2016, 11:42:56 PM
that said, limited edition releases don't make for automatic classic releases, which,i suspect some labels are aiming for.
This sounds backwards to me, shouldn't classic releases be the most widely appreciated?
Quote from: Brad on October 21, 2016, 12:07:38 AM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on October 20, 2016, 11:42:56 PM
that said, limited edition releases don't make for automatic classic releases, which,i suspect some labels are aiming for.
This sounds backwards to me, shouldn't classic releases be the most widely appreciated?
quite possibly.
other releases
should sink or swim according to the smart label ... l
Yr lucky I don't run a label or a distro that yr interested in because you would be blacklisted for being a fucking pussy.
I know most people worship Paradise Disowned, Herecy or Monstrous Soul, but since I first heard Lustmord – A Document Of Early Acoustic & Tactical Experimentation , I thought that is absolute the best. In these early recordings, Lustmord was both atmospheric and ritualistic, but also damn noisy and violently brutal at times. It's far more of industrial-noise. I take that anytime, any day, instead of for example his later days soundtrack type of soundscapes.
Perhaps even better than the CD, is the Vinyl On Demand box Things That Were. It has pretty much the same stuff as the CD had, but further c. 40 mins worth of material, including unreleased recordings. Went through the triple LP set today and thought maybe I should return to early albums and see if I just remember them differently. Luckily for those who don't care of vinyl boxes, in 2016, Infinite Fog label re-issued this same set as 2xCD. Absolute mandatory for those who like 80's industrial, that is done with great talent, but at the same time element of rawness and violence blends into dark nightmarish soundscapes. In this material, there is still even shouted vocals, besides eerie chanting.
I've always rated "Place Where The Black Stars Hang" as my favourite Lustmord release. Just works brilliantly on every level.
Iannis Xenakis – GRM Works 1957-1962 LP (Recollection GRM 2013) Listening in between some contemporary guttural noise works, considering the profound degree to which Xenakis’ sound language informs so much of the present day underground action that appeals to me. The previously unavailable version of Bohor (1962) occupying the B-side here is just colossal and cavernous, ultimately reaching a strikingly severe clanging detonation.
Sadio – Sophisticated Methods In Torture CS (Freak Animal 2015) My pick for the best FA action from the last few years. I revisit this one a lot for its grimy scenes from a private room. Straddles the divide between unreservedly punishing screech and unexpectedly pleasurable crunch expertly. A clammy passage or two along the way provides some respite, though they feel rather like quietly wiping up your own piss from the floor under threat of further whipping than an actual reprieve.
Murder Book – Sozguv CS (Turgid Animal 2008) Single sided bleak and subdued rumble from George Proctor’s Murder Book. Pretty much fuck all happens for the duration here – grey sky, watery coffee, public transport, negative waves. I’ve listened to it way more over the years than I should. I'm realising I haven't followed up other work under this name despite how much I've listened to this tape - can anyone tell me if the other material is of a similar temperament?
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on October 22, 2016, 04:17:21 AM
I've always rated "Place Where The Black Stars Hang" as my favourite Lustmord release. Just works brilliantly on every level.
Beside old classics, my fave from him is "The Word As Power". Absolutely amazing album!
these days:
Grobschnitt - 79:10 17xcd
Man. this is amazing boxset! I love this band since my childhood and finally I have all their proper releases. "Solar Music Live" is one of best live albums!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 21, 2016, 04:42:25 PM
I know most people worship Paradise Disowned, Herecy or Monstrous Soul, but since I first heard Lustmord – A Document Of Early Acoustic & Tactical Experimentation , I thought that is absolute the best. In these early recordings, Lustmord was both atmospheric and ritualistic, but also damn noisy and violently brutal at times. It's far more of industrial-noise. I take that anytime, any day, instead of for example his later days soundtrack type of soundscapes.
Perhaps even better than the CD, is the Vinyl On Demand box Things That Were. It has pretty much the same stuff as the CD had, but further c. 40 mins worth of material, including unreleased recordings. Went through the triple LP set today and thought maybe I should return to early albums and see if I just remember them differently. Luckily for those who don't care of vinyl boxes, in 2016, Infinite Fog label re-issued this same set as 2xCD. Absolute mandatory for those who like 80's industrial, that is done with great talent, but at the same time element of rawness and violence blends into dark nightmarish soundscapes. In this material, there is still even shouted vocals, besides eerie chanting.
The same impressions. I could write even that "Heresy" is more and more worse for me. Time ruins this album.
LOSS
Crushing and dark doom death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPNjZj3Uis4
Quote from: absoluten calfeutrail on October 22, 2016, 08:10:01 AM
Sadio – Sophisticated Methods In Torture CS (Freak Animal 2015) My pick for the best FA action from the last few years. I revisit this one a lot for its grimy scenes from a private room. Straddles the divide between unreservedly punishing screech and unexpectedly pleasurable crunch expertly. A clammy passage or two along the way provides some respite, though they feel rather like quietly wiping up your own piss from the floor under threat of further whipping than an actual reprieve.
Seconded on the perfect balance of shrill and "soothing". Quite enjoy this tape!!
Still gaga over
Clinic Of Torture "Slavesex" most of all - regarding recent FA output. Just perfect to my ears.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 21, 2016, 04:42:25 PM
I know most people worship Paradise Disowned, Herecy or Monstrous Soul, but since I first heard Lustmord – A Document Of Early Acoustic & Tactical Experimentation , I thought that is absolute the best. In these early recordings, Lustmord was both atmospheric and ritualistic, but also damn noisy and violently brutal at times. It's far more of industrial-noise. I take that anytime, any day, instead of for example his later days soundtrack type of soundscapes.
Perhaps even better than the CD, is the Vinyl On Demand box Things That Were. It has pretty much the same stuff as the CD had, but further c. 40 mins worth of material, including unreleased recordings. Went through the triple LP set today and thought maybe I should return to early albums and see if I just remember them differently. Luckily for those who don't care of vinyl boxes, in 2016, Infinite Fog label re-issued this same set as 2xCD. Absolute mandatory for those who like 80's industrial, that is done with great talent, but at the same time element of rawness and violence blends into dark nightmarish soundscapes. In this material, there is still even shouted vocals, besides eerie chanting.
old, old lustmord has reality, rawness and strength that, later, digital releases lack.
visited Brian in his squatted lair in the early 80's and he was a perfect gent.
his home full of cameo and paradise disowned cameo.
later releases came as part of a drive to be on top of technology so as to present his music as pure as posts.
later releases appeared to suffer from this approach if you preferred the earlier dirty stuff.
his pathway into sound engineering and soundtracks does not surprise given his technology interests.
the lustmord soundtrack to the church of Satan rituals, is, particularly appropriate.'
not aware of his film sound inputs, but likely as successful as Graeme revelle's very post spk ones.
Quote from: sterilization on October 21, 2016, 05:12:24 AM
Yr lucky I don't run a label or a distro that yr interested in because you would be blacklisted for being a fucking pussy.
my first troll.
feel so real and so modern.
if you ran some distribution/label, you would be amongst the majority I ignore .
that said, likely you can't get it together to do this, even.
''boo'' fucking ''hoo''.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on October 24, 2016, 09:31:45 PM
visited Brian in his squatted lair in the early 80's and he was a perfect gent.
By any chance was his place in Vauxhall, London (aka 'Bonnington Square')? When I got to meet Brian in Hobart, Tasmania earlier this year (at the Dark Mofo festival where he played), he mentioned he was one of the original group who established the Vauxhall, London 'Bonnington Square artists squat' and lived there from the the early 80's until early 90's when he moved to LA. In a somewhat 'small world coincidence', personally during the early 2000's I had lived in one of the last squat houses in Bonnington Square for a short time, before Council final wrested ownership back through a protracted court trial (the local Council had progressively done this over a few decades).
The Rita - Ballet Feet Positions
When I played this for the first time, I didn't get it at all. Even skipped the main track after about 15 minutes to play the C031 collab, if I remember correctly. After getting into the Rita more and more, I decided track give it another chance. Knowing what to expect, it worked much better. The bursts of crumbling are still not easy to digest, but the buildup and the growing density of sound did manage to make for a pleasing listen. Texture may be the key ingredient here. The C031 collaboration is damn sick and powerful!
One Dark Eye - Manic Depression (Digipack CD version)
Nice deep lo-fi with very untypical sounds. Overall flow is very nice and everything fits together well. Right balance and editing. Good listening for evening relaxation!
Quote from: re:evolution on October 25, 2016, 12:11:42 AM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on October 24, 2016, 09:31:45 PM
visited Brian in his squatted lair in the early 80's and he was a perfect gent.
By any chance was his place in Vauxhall, London (aka 'Bonnington Square')? When I got to meet Brian in Hobart, Tasmania earlier this year (at the Dark Mofo festival where he played), he mentioned he was one of the original group who established the Vauxhall, London 'Bonnington Square artists squat' and lived there from the the early 80's until early 90's when he moved to LA. In a somewhat 'small world coincidence', personally during the early 2000's I had lived in one of the last squat houses in Bonnington Square for a short time, before Council final wrested ownership back through a protracted court trial (the local Council had progressively done this over a few decades).
possibly.
I knew his address as Vauxhall mansions, which overlooked the cricket ground.
as extra background, Brian was a wonderful host, and yes, had an axe in his front door, as related as part or his life there, before going to Hollywood and various soundtracks.
Quote from: vomitgore on October 25, 2016, 12:30:19 AM
The Rita - Ballet Feet Positions
This certainly ranks as one of his best.
Quote from: Dr Alex on October 22, 2016, 06:17:02 PMBeside old classics, my fave from him is "The Word As Power". Absolutely amazing album!
It certainly is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rjFQ2ke4sw
V/A - Belial C60 (Sound Of Pig)
Good one from 1986. Contributions from some swede (Mygel), Death Mag 52, The Grey Wolves, Virullex (who's that), Mesh and several tracks by Justin Broadrick under various monickers (Final, Last Exit and Crusade). While I enjoy the entire thing, it's Broadrick's tracks which steal the show. Very dank and murky, end of days-sounding industrial, becquerel monitors basically bursting.
V/A – 6x10=60 Vol. 3 C60 (Korm Plastics)
An even more brilliant compilation from the same year. Le Syndicat, Irritant, Controlled Bleeding, Chazev, Mauthausen Orchestra and Kapotte Muziek get 10 minutes each. Great from start to finish. Highligts for me are Irritant, Chazev (why hasn't someone reissued the Katatonia cassette?) and Mauthausen Orchestra. Great mix of messed up rythmic stuff (Le Syndicat, CB), raw and simple noise (Irritant, MO), foggy industrial (Chazev) and just braindead wailing tones (KM). Found in a store in Gothenburg earlier this year for 75kr (8€)...
THE GERO-P tape
Black Operations
There is fine line between bootlegs and "fan releases". I have no doubt the guy behind these tapes is huge fan and Gerogerigegege collectors. Only thing that prices of tapes seemed not to really match idea of merely making rare thing available, but there is certainly some element of gaining finances. Even if little, but probably more than is justified by dubbing few bulk ferric tapes and making couple copies. Nevertheless, as fellow Gero-fan, I still appreciate opportinity to hear good sounding tape version, which looks like original and sounds good. Opening piece of this tape, was already used on Senzuri Power-Up CD, but there is more. Fucking brilliant, ripping, wild and bizarre noise. Fierce screaming, tormenting feedback... just brilliant stuff. Stuff with beat and guitar remains almost equally rotten and loudly amplified. I'd say there is certainly demand for rarities of Gerogerigegege reissued. I hope there would be fully legit reissues, which don't just use few cuts from tapes, but compile together rare tapes and perhaps various compilation tracks.
Gero-P was Juntaro with Fumiyoshi Suzuki (Zeni Geva guitarist at the time).
THE GEROGERIGEGEGE "Piano River" tape
Black Operations
Rare tape, originally not for sale, but given to friends. It is rough "turntable noise", made with piano music LP being misused to create raw needle noises on most likely destroyed LP surface. While being very simple idea, and far from technical excellency of something like Busratch for example, it is very good recording! Even if this would be on CD or LP, I'm pretty sure it would be appreciated by many Gerogerigegege fans...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 26, 2016, 05:07:41 PM
THE GEROGERIGEGEGE "Piano River" tape
Black Operations
Rare tape, originally not for sale, but given to friends. It is rough "turntable noise", made with piano music LP being misused to create raw needle noises on most likely destroyed LP surface. While being very simple idea, and far from technical excellency of something like Busratch for example, it is very good recording! Even if this would be on CD or LP, I'm pretty sure it would be appreciated by many Gerogerigegege fans...
This tape (the piano side) sounds like an extension to my favorite Gero track of all time, Stairway To Promotion. I could listen to hours of this stuff.
Sleep Chamber "SixSixSix" 4xLP+7"
Vinyl On Demand
I have had always love/hate relationship with SC. Their best releases are great. Their worst releases are absolute rubbish. They way member present themselves in social media is quite horrid, so I've done by best to try to avoid anything else but the "good side of SC", hah... This compilation is not their best works, but neither worst. It's just utterly simple industrial music. Most often song template is, that drum machine beat goes on and on, and on top of that few minimal guitar or electronic sounds appear and repeating vocals that are on fine line of amusing and dark. If this was done in Finnish, it could be purely humoristic. Now as english, it works out. Best material of this release must be abundance of unreleased old stuff. No idea why these have not been issued before, but they are among better SC stuff. And for me, the most admirable quality of this stuff is not technical excellency nor interesting songs, but simply themes, (original) artwork and guts what it requires someone to put out such a outrageously simple stuff. It's almost like later days Atrax Morgue would be morphed into fetish-obsessed magick goth industrial. Musically not the same. Just utterly demented and simple ideas and repeating lines that may appear ridiculous to any normal human being. Therefore, pretty much genius works here.
Scar Crowe s/t C20 (Self Abuse)
Two side-long pieces of pretty eerie (pleasant if you ask me) tape music/musique concrete based off of field recordings (of fuck knows what; wind? A pier on a lake? A graveyard??) from Patrick of Skin Crime/Self Abuse. Good shit! It actually reminds me of an *ahem,* extremely familiar project at times, mostly because of the layered textural tape crunch where specific frequencies stand out. Both tracks are effectively two parts of one piece; sounds like perhaps it was recorded with a Walkman or other cassette portable, then dubbed to ½-inch reel-to-reel for the best possible variation in frequencies, but I really don't know. Sounds like it could be straight to one track, or perhaps a couple layers, again, hard to say; that's the beauty of this kind of stuff and why I'm a sucker for obscure, atmospheric tape sounds derived from who-the-fuck-knows. Maybe this would appeal to fans of the Swedish tape stuff, or the US tape project Remnants? Pick this one up.
Scar Crowe "A Cold Night's Death" C20 (Self Abuse)
Another pair of side-long atmospheric tracks of the same duration as the above, but with a more processed feel; I can hear a little reverb effect on a background loop, as well as some really subtle sub-bass drones that lie underneath some interesting (unidentifiable, as it should be) clattering/shifting sounds that make for musique concrete...except dead. Depressing. The first side reminds me of certain ambient sections from "apocalyptic folk" acoustic guitarist Richard A. Bosse, and that's a good thing. After some minutes, a very nice reverberating drone loop kicks in underneath the clatter and for a moment cycles alone before the sort of hollow, creaky scraping noises resume. On the second side, I hear more echoing/reverberating background electronic loops, one is really tasy cold mechanical humming. There is possibly some kind of chime sound providing the percussive/textural overlay element (I've occasionally recorded flag poles that sounded like this), and I think this track might be the Scar Crow piece I like best so far. Some really nice timbral scraping kicks in after a bit and is perfectly balanced. This piece is also a continuation of its' preceding track, however, has a distinctly slower feel and totally uninvasive vibe. Although this stuff is definitely eerie, ominous and unnerving, it's also pretty relaxing, calming in the most contradictory sense. I'd love to hear something like this used in suspenseful sequences in a horror or slasher flick, fuck yes. Didn't you ever watch a Giallo or a horror flick where you wanted to killer to pull it all off and get away scot-free? Well, this is the project for that mood.
Puce Mary/Rodger Stella "PM/RS" C20 (Mutter Wild)
A collaboration of one of the older greats of noise and tape music and one of the best younger people creating whatever this kind of music is today? Okay, yeah, let's go. And it's exactly as good as could be expected within the first few cycles of whichever really captivating, "old-school" tape-echoed and saturated loops of powerful synth tones start first on side A. With the interlocking bi-tonal "melodies" layered over one another, it's hard to go wrong, especially from two people who are known for doing relatively simple things in a completely unique and engaging manner. This result, of course, is nothing less than that. Some people could say that this sounds really '80's, and they wouldn't really be far wrong with a Broken Flag comparison of some kind (I'm thinking....Maurizio Bianchi compilation tracks??), but this does not have quite the same dismal, cold-as-a-witch's-teat fidelity and atmosphere that almost all murky '80's stuff seems to. This is just sort of decrepit-sounding, especially while the crunchy overlaid tape noise takes over from the treated synth loops. Things continue along the Italian-English-influenced lines on side B, albeit with a more Power Electronic vibe; and a more aggressive atmosphere. This track sounds like it could have been Frederikke's on her own on a Puce Mary album, with guest appearance by Stella, rather than something I'd immediately attach Stella's name to if I heard it blindly. This is a good thing, though, any artist that's got an ability to skillfully execute a specific style they have an ear for, whether or not it's entirely characteristic of their "normal" output has got my vote. Still, I keep waiting for the vocals to kick in as I've heard on a couple other releases and seen in videos of live performances; I'm not exactly saying they're missing, but both tracks could have translated well into full-on Power Electronics with the addition of Frederikke's vocals. It's still an effective mix of scraping loop sounds saturated on tape with fairly foreboding and dark synthesizer loops/tones in the background – with what I really hope is a piano at one point. Don't miss out on this one, again; directed at those enamored with magnetic tape and subtle loops. It says "undisclosed edition," so if you fuck up and skip these, it's your own fault.
Puce Mary/Rodger Stella "NYC (live)" C47 (Mutter Wild)
Side A begins with a machinelike loop that I'd probably use as an example of what I was describing if a clueless person asked what I meant by industrial or noise music. Cyclical, electronic, effected with reverb and maybe some echo; this is by no means any new formula, but just so well-executed it can't help but captivate me immediately. The "wet electricity" saw wave tones of the synthesizer in combination with the steely reverb effect again make for a fucking CLASSIC "old-school" sound that is still not necessarily just like any of the stuff these two probably had in mind when composing their collaborative pieces. After a while, some more "cinematic" synth drones that are pretty much pounded flat via tape saturation introduce themselves, making for a really, well, cinematic atmosphere; like something out of a science fiction film Tarkovsky would make today if he hadn't been poisoned by the KGB. Next, some Mark Solotroff-type helicopter cyclical drones kick in; initially a fast one, immediately following it a beatlike throbbing pulse. The way the Artemyev-style synth lines interact with the Power Electronic ones reminds me a whole lot of certain longer Ultra tracks like "Kiddie Litter" (it's even got pounding percussion after a point, during a very intense crescendo) and that's pretty much where it gets in terms of utmost fucking excellence in whatever you call this kind of music. When the Krautrock-esque action starts to happen, it only solidifies the comparison; fuck yes, this is pretty much exactly what I want/need to be listening to at the moment. Rodger's informed me that new collaboration is in the works, which I'll certainly snatch up after even just this A-Side listening session. Side B continues where A left off to take on a more '90's character, not unlike some Brighter Death Now. The synthesizer lines become sharper, more electrifying, and wet, before crescendoing into an even heavier "airplane hangar" section that despite some strange '70's descending-scale synth lines pretty much fits the "Tesco" definition of "Heavy Electronics." Some really bombastic pounding metal percussion continues along this stylistic line as noisier static Power Electronics synths creep their way in and Frederikke's whacked-out effected vocals start to dominate the mix. The modulations are absolutely insane and render any distinct words or phrases completely unintelligible, if there are any. Again, this section is really not unlike some of Ultra's longer sound-collage pieces with percussive sections and some of the more elaborate vocal freakouts. At this point, it slows down somewhat quickly and stops abruptly. When the next track begins about a second later, I am unsure if it's actually a new track or another section of what was happening previously, due to similarity in sound and atmosphere. Here, we see the more laser-like PE synth actions over throbbing bass pulses that sweep like science fiction film sound effects. This part reminds me strongly of certain sections of the earlier Pure and Total albums, like Fetor or Hard + Low, with it's sort of psychedelic take on PE. With the track coming to a close as some eerie industrial conveyor belt synthesizers are introduced prior to some insanely good-sounding texture static/tape crunch and feedback, I'm almost without further things to say; this track is like an exercise in various styles both artists are fans of, and attempting to blend them. All in all, it's most certainly a success. Again, I'd have liked to hear more of Frederikke's vocals, as that's one of her signature components for me, but regardless, I am quite pleased with this tape from the very first listen. If you get ONE tape from Mutter Wild that isn't MSNP-related, make it this one.
BROKEN LIGHTS "Defeat / Failures" tape
Posh Isolation
Perhaps direction is more of going along stream of swedish climate? Well, lets say, I associated some of earlier works more to industrial noise of some sort. And while this is pretty much the same as before, when tape is more like experiment with broken tape-delay machine, then it's suddenly a notch more towards the arty side of experimental tape manipulation thing. Not bad. Short tape which could have more substance, since while older works seemed indeed juicy rough material what sits well next to early LR, Alfarmania, older Puce Mary,and so on... Now it's notable step towards conceptual.
UNCODIFIED "Maybe All is not completed" CD
Unrest
To me, band works best at his most atmospheric songs. Such as massive closing track, which is well selected here to end album into highlight. One must also give credit that each track is composed with style, that it is never just more of the same, but actual track. It's hard to put Uncodified to specific category. It is not really "heavy electronics". It surely isn't "noise". Also calling it power electronics is not very accurate. Somewhere in near all those, slightly vague realm of industrial... When comparing to Unrest roster other artists, Uncodified has some of cold and fuzzy elements what may be found in Shift, clear and unsaturated crispyness of IFOTS. It doesn't sound like those, though. Only the gut feeling what I get. Minimalistic digipak where you will not find anything unnecessary.
H.C.O.D. "Instruments of destiny" tape
H.C.O.D. "Fracture of Mercy" tape
ARBITER "Negatively-existent cell" tape
Fieldwork
These days international postage is so high, I know a lot of guys who gave up on "checking things out". They will buy tapes only if they know for sure it's great. And also often if it happens to be available in some handy place. Well, let me tell you that both of these are worth to grab! And I may also tell there is one Finnish distro selling them still at the moment... hehe... I have listened "Instruments of destiny" couple times. That's probably my favorite of all these, but also due length. It's long tape, what manages to capture feeling of true album. Industrial-noise is the name of the game, and one may say they have heard all the metal junk, rugged sound manipulation, vibrating phaser/flanger feedbacks, grim howling voices.. perhaps. Sample song I add link, doesn't give full idea what the tape is about, but a bit.
Label gives me similar feel like LUST VESSEL early tapes. Some obscure names one doesn't instantly recognize and very carefully designed, neat j-cards. Good sound and top notch presentation. There is certainly the feel they know how to approach "post-mortem" very consciously, yet it's not cheap nostalgia. At least I don't get that feeling from it. This is one of the relatively new labels, I'd hope to be able to check every title. So far none has been disappointment!
https://fldwrk.bandcamp.com/album/fracture-of-mercy
https://fldwrk.bandcamp.com/album/instruments-of-destiny
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Archive VIII" 10"
Tesco
I guess it's just couple more and we've reached 10x10". It doesn't seem that they'd be digging from bottom of barrel, but actually material here again is great. It is simple, yes, but extremely dark and brutal. It isn't so many groups who could put their own character to couple simple synth tones or throbbing distorted beats. These early 90's recordings have also utterly crude, yet strong sound. Everything melts together into saturated industrial noise nightmare. I hope they'll do some sort of CD box out of these 10"s. It would be shame if more people couldn't hear these...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 03, 2016, 03:34:49 PM
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Archive VIII" 10"
Tesco
I guess it's just couple more and we've reached 10x10". It doesn't seem that they'd be digging from bottom of barrel, but actually material here again is great. It is simple, yes, but extremely dark and brutal. It isn't so many groups who could put their own character to couple simple synth tones or throbbing distorted beats. These early 90's recordings have also utterly crude, yet strong sound. Everything melts together into saturated industrial noise nightmare. I hope they'll do some sort of CD box out of these 10"s. It would be shame if more people couldn't hear these...
This is one of the best, so far, of the series, in my opinion. This one and IV. I agree that it is quite astonishing how they can do something so simple and sound so typically GO. It's remarkable that they've been sitting on all this material for so long. It's certainly not weak stuff. The only Archive part I think is weak is the first one.
I've come to the conclusion that C10s of PE projects are pointless...
Miscreant "Birthright" C10 (New Forces)
Finally managed to get my mits on some of these guys' stuff, and I was in no way disappointed except for the length of the tape. Next time, I hope minimum C20 length, because they're pretty skilled - the comparisons to Brethren are apparent in the vocals, but as far as I'm concerned, its' on the other side of the spectrum "otherwise." Thought the vocals worked much better than the riot/protest samples, although the latter concept would've worked with a longer track. The backing synthesizer noise could be dismissed by some as too simple, but I thought it worked really well.
No, I'm not American, and yes, I know Trump is probably going to be our Obama or worse. Nonetheless, just seeing the European journalist caste crying its eyes out while trying to understand why people they hate voted for someone they hate... It's just so fucking beautiful. This is my Woodstock.
Thusly, I am listening to this quality music, as recommended by mr. Malik Obama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR8fsu4qkcQ&feature=youtu.be
Alfarmania, various RRR tapes, Grunt LP etc upcoming, once I get my stereo in order.
And, of course:
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/11/09/martin-shkreli-streams-unreleased-wu-tang-clan-album-following-trump-victory/
(sorry, not quite sober here)
Quote from: Peterson on November 07, 2016, 11:38:37 PM
I've come to the conclusion that C10s of PE projects are pointless...
Miscreant "Birthright" C10 (New Forces)
Finally managed to get my mits on some of these guys' stuff, and I was in no way disappointed except for the length of the tape. Next time, I hope minimum C20 length, because they're pretty skilled - the comparisons to Brethren are apparent in the vocals, but as far as I'm concerned, its' on the other side of the spectrum "otherwise." Thought the vocals worked much better than the riot/protest samples, although the latter concept would've worked with a longer track. The backing synthesizer noise could be dismissed by some as too simple, but I thought it worked really well.
Unfortunately Miscreant seems to be done. I'd recommend checking out both members' solo projects though. Lucas records as Lágrimas, and released two short split tapes a couple years ago, one with a forgettable hardcore band called Arab Spring and the other with Prisionero13, a quite good Mexican PE act. Sam records as Full Blooded and has released one solo tape and a split with Koufar under that moniker, both excellent.
Mares Laig "Sweat Out The Saturnine Filth" C15 (Private Archive)
This was advertised as something like "wire compositions" so I was assuming something more along the lines of Alvin Lucier or what-have-you. Now, this may be exactly that in terms of source sound, but it's also processed with a synthesizer, workstation, software, effects, or something – there is some pretty pleasurable tape/electronic fuzz/crackle alongside soft synthesizer drones and more intrusive noise. This could be filed under "tape music" or more like what's most often referred to as "industrial" in the more modern, general sense – not really everyone's take on industrial, but I like this, whatever it is. Non-aggressive tape music to come down from a PE binge, I guess. I wish this tape was more like a C20 or a longer. Will most likely seek more stuff from this project and label et al. I can see how this would appeal to fans of the label already or people into the overall Strange Rules or Monorail Trespassing output.
Blessed Sacrifist "Somber Passing" C30 (Solar Temple)
I purchased a tape from a project I had never heard, released on a label I had never heard of, recommended by a guy I may have been in touch with twice; excellent results. This is somewhere along the lines of some Control sections, some Ramleh, newer Kleistwahr material – highly clean and sharp, digital drone/power electronics. Definitely a somber, elegiac tone; relatable as I've known a lot of people who've passed over the past year or so. What stands out for me are the wailing vocals, again comparable to Gary Mundy, but I am not at all sure whether or not words are actually being said; just some sort of vocalized lament. Good shit that I would not often be in the mood for but value nonetheless. I'll likely check out more from this project, possibly the label as well. Recommended for all Americans wanting to know obscure, current power electronics.
Painted Woman "7.27.14" C10 (Unseen Force)
Another short PE jerkoff – I don't mean that in an insulting sense, but that's what short PE tapes tend to be. I'd imagine I can get a better grasp of what this project is all about if I buy the box set, which I do intend to do at some point. Well, this project seems to be one of many belonging to a guy whose others I may or may not have heard. I like this stuff, although the A-side track is essentially a sample I have already heard on a Whitehouse/Peter Sotos track underneath feedback and a spring reverb that basically sounds like Mauthausen Orchestra or Sutcliffe Jugend. Not bad, but much better in larger doses, I'm really at least hoping. It's one thing to use electric-frying synth tones and high-end flutter, but to use a sample most of us have already heard and remember quite well is another thing. B-side starts off in a bit of a more interesting manner with a more synth-type high-end tone and an echoed sample – this time from some clinician from a documentary or something. Old, dusty tape-sounding feedback comes in again, same comparisons hold. More forward-momentum violence this time, with some nice synth+reverb sweeps/bounces that give way to another sample that's hard to place context to. All in all, I really hope this project is not entirely sample-based and has some vocals on some tracks, it would probably not hold my attention this way for the entire discography. Whatever the case, I hope for a little more variation when tracking down more material. Can't really say I recommend this to much of anyone except the odd fanatic/completist. Great name for the project, though.
Crown Of Cerberus "Les Roses Sanglantes" C30 (Nefarious Activities)
M. Chami's tape music project on the subject of the Black Dahlia murder investigation and its' central figure, Elizabeth Short. Excellent choice of theme by a perennially-promising side-project that's never disappointed me. Dare I say I even prefer this project to Koufar? This is only the second Nefarious Activities release I've ever owned and on this occasion I'm stunned that they charge only $5 for this excellent sound with totally perfect packaging/inserts. The melancholy and sublime nature of the synths, pianos, and other instruments alongside the darkness of the magnetic tape distortion is like David Lynch's 1990s/early 20000s era films; really hypnotic and beautiful yet disturbing, tragic, and unsettling. The pieces presented herein are also very short, perhaps intentionally reflecting the actress' brief, troubled life. There is also a nice early track involving piano and tape echo, the combination of which I'm a sucker for and employ myself regularly. It's hard to give a description that does justice to these tracks, as I don't believe any are meant to stand out from the others, and most of my word choice would be vague and generic. I simply would suggest that you can expect what you've come to appreciate from the project, but a bit darker, rougher, and more tragic. How this can be anything besides total satisfaction is a ridiculous assertion, especially when the delayed horn sounds come in not unlike Total's "Hard + Low." The opening B-side track transitions from gorgeous emotive synth New Age-y sounds to helicopter old-school PE/industrial pulses distorted via tape saturation which immediately held my attention, making the story take a turn for the worse. Following that, a cinematic moment of extreme sadness hits and absolutely cements in concrete the conceptual nature of this recording; if Mack intended for me to visualize many moments in her life and death throughout these pieces, it was a complete success. Here, we see things get not only tragic but weird and complicated – perhaps here we take on the perspective of Betty Bersinger, the woman who'd discovered her corpse complete with Glasgow smile, or investigating sergeant Joseph St. John. Totally perfect conceptual release recommended for the true crime fans or tape music fans alike – here Mack has completely honed his craft and executed his intentions without fail. Pick this up any way you can.
Int3rspecies Er0t1ca "A Decade of Besti4l1ty" C20? (Moral Defeat)
Also had been interested in what was going on with this label for a while but hadn't picked anything up until now – figured the best approach was to try and up-and-cumming project. Since Bodil Jorgensen is a household name for the typical sex noise/PE fan, this was a natural choice. From the first second, oscillating feedback in an incredibly delicate, brittle style not dissimilar to the 1980s greats and one-compilation-track-wonders. I like this stuff, and do not care for innovation in these cases. The reliance on reverb and shouting over modulation and screaming invite more of a Forza Albino or X.E. comparison than a lot of the blown-out US stuff. Although I'd like to understand the lyrics through their delivery a bit more, I can at least appreciate that they're not the S.J./M.O. worship that only half of those who attempt actually succeed at (I'm not excluded from that remark). Furthermore, there's some great dark synth "melodies" that sort of drop in halfway through "Pig Lover" that add personality in a way I'm also a sucker for. Already fairly certain I'll pick up whatever this project releases, I definitely see even more potential in a style of PE I already really tend to love. I'd compare the second piece "Stigmatized" to one of the tracks off a one-off PE project called Olymphia from Posh Isolation regulars I can't remember the names of. This, however, is perverse and menacing, whereas Olymphia is tragic and mournful. One element this duo is perhaps missing is heavy metal percussion – with their use of reverb and echo, I'm sure there is a good way they could integrate it into their spacious, dark sound/style. Well, you might as well lick my balls, too, if you're going to suck my cock, because there is fucking metal percussion on side B track 1, "A Wasted Life." Coupled with what sounds like guitar feedback, this has a pretty awesome "brittle" effect reminding me of certain Snuff or Sick Seed tracks, maybe even Treriksroset or Mania. What I like about this style is that it can simultaneously sound like it's about to fall apart, and able to crush you through sound. If you're into power electronics, reading this, and have not yet picked this tape up, you should do so immediately. I have not found one flaw thus far and don't expect any on the remaining track. The final piece has modulated vocals which sound like The Sodality high on methamphetamines and the backing track as if it is being eaten up by the tape player – if you need more reasons to get this shit that's second only to Forza Albino and Kommando RJF in terms of deranged quality, you won't like it. Otherwise, this is what so many would call "essential." 10/10.
Whiteswan "Insatiable Lust" C15? (Wrath)
Another project with an oddly beautiful name, befitting the bloody electronic sound noise violence. Had been hoping to pick up some material from this label for a while and was pleasantly surprised to learn this project belongs apparently to a forum member. The roughness and total lack of advanced equipment/techniques make this seem as promising as potentially frustrating, with many of the gutter-level European projects – this is a good thing, mostly. Side A, eponymous title, starts off with rattling, angular, fast-paced synth electronics; old Consumer Electronics, S.J., etc. Imposing but not the bottomed-out bass-heavy sound of today. Think Forza Albino, maybe. Unclean could be a valid comparison, I would not at all be surprised if this guy was Finnish like the latter comparison. I like this stuff because if it weren't for the vocal sections, it'd be hard to call this power electronics or harsh noise purely – just ugly hateful sexual sound. Most are probably thinking this project wouldn't be far from home on Filth & Violence, and I think there may indeed be a Whiteswan tape on Filth & Violence I might track down. I have a total love/hate relationship with the way the vocals interrupt the mix of noise, and would probably best enjoy this project when coming home piss drunk off well whiskey and feeling like I deserve to die. I'm glad I picked up the one on Narcolepsia as well! My only complaint is that this track feels improvised in the negative connotation of that word – not rehearsed except maybe once. Like I said, PE drunk hate. If put on a compilation alongside Chloroform Rapist, KSNK, ABNTR, Snuff, Contortus, some SSRI, and other Finnish gutter filth, this project wouldn't stand out at all, but would feel as if it were missing were it not included alongside the others. This really is only for people who already know what to expect and need more of what they prefer. Luckily I like this kind of putrid greasy stuff without being a fanboy consumer obsessive. Well, back to the sounds themselves: side B sort of picks up where A left off, and continues with the squalling noise sweeps and forward-driving oscillations. I cannot say this is something at all innovative but I admire the utterly low intent and unimpressive sound. This is truly anhedonic, cold, and alcoholic sounding. The vocals have no excitement to them and are not placed deliberately. No fun whatsoever. Sounds and feels like a mix of my most angry and most self-hating moments in life. Good shit. I really have nothing more to say except this is for people who sometimes need to be drained and exhausted by their power electronics. Recommended only to fans of the above-mentioned projects and absolutely nobody else.
Iron Fist Of The Sun "Family Survival Strategy" C?? (Unrest Productions)
I tend to sleep on releases by this label and project, always regretting it pretty thoroughly; you know when you feel stupid for not buying a release when you had the cash, because you wanted to eat out or drink that night? Well, Lee Howard's neoclassical abstract power electronics are plenty reason to avoid such temptations. More than ever, his project seems to hold a serious and foreboding quality telling of future events which we all know are to come yet many of us seem to be in denial of. Consider the title of the tape; this is not music for those who are easily assure that everything is going to be alright, and probably not for those who even desire to be assured of such an illusion, anyway. This is not pleasing to those who feel that power electronics is nothing more than sleazy sexual noise with vocals; this is power electronics as a subgenre of industrial music with all its' variegated intentions. From the manipulated synthesizer cinematic tones of the introduction track, to the pounding solitary echoed thump awash with crystal-clear drones of the second, IFOTS always stands out as having different intentions for himself and the listener than any other current or yesteryear project. The sounds contained herein make me somewhat suspicious that Lee is perhaps the guy behind the Broken Britain Cassettes mini-label that seems to have popped up out of nowhere; I hear some vague but not generic similarities to samples I have heard on the Bandcamp page. Either way, I plan to check that label out and the comparison is intended as a compliment. Anyway, the second track seems to morph into one more traditionally power electronics with its' mutilated vocals, background oscillations, and high-pitched tone throughout. This is the IFOTS one hears on albums like Tears Royal and I Will Never Have The Right. I'd compare this track favorably to Whitehouse in the early '90's, like the Never Forget Death MCD, but less darkly comical and more simply foreboding. Side A comes to a close with one of those tri-tonal typical industrial melodies although in a way which again is more characteristic of IFOTS than the genre as a whole; some incredibly nice-sounding feedback comes in alongside absolutely drenched sugar daddy vocals, maybe making this my favorite piece thus far on the tape. Although I will revisit this tape a lot, it's as much a reminder to pick up other releases I'm missing than one that stands totally on its' own; in honesty, it doesn't. This is not my favorite material from this project and probably pales in comparison to some of Lee's longer efforts. However, side B opens to a track kicking off with a Slogun vibe, not just because of it's crusty static noise but the underlying hip-hop/industrial melody – this has the "urban" feel of more recent Slogun efforts, to excellent effect in combination with more flanged vocals. If you prefer Consumer Electronics over this, I suppose it's safe to say you're looking at things from a different angle; I'd rather see where Lee is taking things than where Philip Best has been. Following this, another one of his always-strong instrumental pieces crops up with some killer "traditional" high-end flutter and ghostly background echo loops. I don't know, this is a more hi-fi take on the 80s PE sound? Apologies to all the young guys like me that are still catching up on old stuff and therefore tend to worship it rather than see it as a reference point, but as good as some old Ramleh is, this is the kind of thing I'd rather hear when I hear that stuff. Sorry Gary, Lee's largely got you beat. According to many recent label descriptions, there seems to be a lot of young US projects releasing stuff that's sort of a combination of musique concrete and power electronics; all I know is that although I have my own idea and attempts of that, Lee Howard's style herein could be described as such. As the last described "1980s" piece fades into bassier rumbles, stop/start noise patches, a less pronounced high-end tone, and some eerie reverb-effected vocals, I could not help but make the comparison; there is just something electroacoustic about some of these sounds. Also, I could be wrong, but this appears to be the only IFOTS track where a magnetic tape loop or magnetic tape manipulation is being used; either way, it's kick-ass to say the least. Anyway, instead of reading me kissing ass, go out and buy this tape from Unrest or Analog Worship if you're a Yankee like me.
Another 10/10 flawless piece that isn't necessarily achieving instant greatness in terms of individuality even in the context of IFOTS' own discography, but fulfills all the most crucial requirements superbly nonetheless. Fans of Slogun, Ramleh, Emaciator, and N12 take note.
Kjostad "Like Glass" C30 (Unseen Force)
Stefan Aune's more or less non-noise, industrial-whatever project, Kjostad. Mainly based on field recordings, I'm never disappointed by this relatively new project that seems to be coming out with releases at a rate which I can't keep up with (read = if you have releases by Kjostad to sell, PM me immediately). This tape continues the usual organic, nighttime feel. This is my first occasion to listen to Kjostad during daylight hours and I suppose the sounds strike me as more intrusive in this setting – otherwise they qualify 100% for what constitutes "ambient" to my ears. Besides that, I don't know if there is a more comforting and relaxing project I have heard recently, which is welcomed alongside so much music that's meant to have the opposite effect. This track appears to have underlying echoed loops, which has a great vibe in addition to the calming marshy sounds. Hunting and fishing growing up in Vermont, this project hits a lot of primal bases for me. When the clanking metal sounds kick in, I'm merely sold on the deal – this essentially sounds like a tape recorder inside a Vietnam-issue ammo tin on the edge of a creek. On the B side, stuttering broken tape/electronics give way to some creaking sounds and then atmospheric synthesizer drone. Things get more "musical" although some out there would still probably describe this as musique concrete as opposed to ambient. There are some more distant sounds which might be heavy wind treated via magnetic tape and degraded that give way to occasional clunks, creaking, and rusty scraping overhead in the mix. Feedback sounds pan between left and right adding a nice break to the calm. The insert says "amplifying the edge of the woods at dusk," in this case it's not hyperbole, although for some reason I assume the bird calls on side A to be closer to dawn. I once read Mikko use the term "ruralist noise," if that's what you're looking for, this is it. If you enjoy being outside at all, this project will probably appeal to you. If you like texting from your smartphone in line at the grocery store, probably not.
Caligula 031 "Amria" C?? (Wrath)
Hate me for honesty if that suits you, but I didn't necessarily fall in love with what little Caligula 031 samples I'd heard via YouTube prior to getting this first physical release I've tracked down. In this case, "Amria," however changes my opinion radically, starting with excellent buzzing underneath the mandatory juicy police sample exploding into static electronics with a nice wet laser tone overlay. The vocal assault is not nearly as buried as what I've already heard, and the enunciation in combination with the barely-present accent is very professional-sounding and commands a lot more than other releases I've listened to and reviewed today, maybe let alone listened to recently. The track fades quickly into coarse static and back to the relevant sample; the investigation continues. Next the track is overtaken by the sample; Caligula031 is generally a concept-oriented project, and perhaps stands out with the strongest releases being those which are entirely concept-based. Even though the electronics seem to overcome the sample a bit too much, the roughness rather than harshness compliments the reverberation perfectly and I hate to beat a dead horse, but the angular sound again brings to mind Forza Albino and other "bulky" sounds. One thing I enjoy is when projects that didn't manage to leave a bruise at first become one I'd definitely like to hear much more of in a track or two, and the A-side has had this effect. I like how there is more of an, I don't know, force to the sound rather than straight-out violence; extremely effective approach that is hard-hitting rather than ripping and savage. Rather than "hate-filled," this sounds tough and uncompromising. That fucking dumb bitch is definitely not sending that little girl to school. Static and a buzzsaw reverb tone opens the B-side leading to some pretty excellent tonal synthesizer noise workouts. Caligula031 is one of those projects whose gear I perhaps envy in some ways; I imagine Marco can get exactly what's in his head out of each machine. Here, his vocal performance sounds like another character/perspective in the story with the more distant reverb effect and higher equalization. I fucking love that Caligula031 manages to share some similarities with Slogun but retains a restrained sound that is absolutely unique. And I see here Marco is in some ways looking out for the cleanliness of the Irish streets, very good.
Listening to the final tape mix of Modern Vol. 9 as I dub the remaining blanks and pretty happy with it. Little bit rougher and grainier than what's uploaded to Bandcamp, for anyone that might give half a shit.
Red Light s/t s/s C?? (Institute of Paraphilia Studies)
"Anonymous" project that, like certain others, can be traced back to who is responsible because of the obvious stylistic trademarks. This is sort of like halfway between one project and another, let's just say that. Heavy rumbling noise with feedback overdriven to shit, creating a well-known crusty distortion with blown-out crumble. Vocals: a familiar voice reading examples of suspicious johns from an escort-related website. If you like that stuff, you'll like this. Can I be forgiven for saying this is that guy's best vocal performance? The voice seems to lapse from one accent to another. ;) People who know a lot of material from his older project will get what I'm talking about. Anyway; although the electronics are definitely excellent on this tape, I'd describe it as vocal-driven old-school power electronics, American style. While earlier he uses a sort of declarative/narrative style reading the incidental information concerning, er, uh, escorts, it lapses into a more deranged style I like a lot better than his earlier project; this style is like shrieking, screaming, and wailing not unlike S.J., M.O., Strict, or the other "ripper-style" PE, as I like to call it. As far as electronics go, they're dominated by blown-out feedback until late in the game, a fucking delicious swath of wet, electrical synthesizer static makes its' way in and sort of increases in tone and presence like older Whitehouse. It really sucks this is all you allegedly get from this project, because although the guy's current one is top-notch, this stuff picks up where the older project left off full-kill-mode. Anyone who knows what I'm talking about needs this tape, and anyone who doesn't does not. This is one of those tapes that I would prefer keeping out of knowledge of more "normal" folks, and one of the reasons why I like this stuff - there's an inherently antisocial element that shouldn't be overlooked or removed. While certain acts not dealing with this sort of thing can still be considered power electronics until the cows come home, this kind of thing was here first. This is the original intent and subject matter for this style of music. You don't need to be faithful to that to appreciate this, though; this is just excellently perverse and sinister music.
Charity Saints s/t s/s C?? (Bestial Burst/Emergentism)
Short EP of what's advertised as "noise rock/industrial/no-wave/new wave," if I recall correctly. I liked the idea of uh,"that kind of shit" coming from Bestial Burst, so I went out on a limb. I don't really know what "new wave" or "no wave" actually sound like, because when I ask nerdier or cooler, hipster types, they always give conflicting answers. If this is a good example, then I do like it, as opposed to the fucking, well, faggy shit that you hear sometimes. Nothing personal against actual gays, but hopefully people reading know what I'm talking about. Some music is all sweaters and drum machines, and that's just fucking retarded. Anyway, shit, this stuff is not like that; it's a man's no-new-wave music. The lyrics immediately bring to mind Brainbombs, they're quite vulgar without actually containing vulgar language, and the vocal delivery is sort of power electronic in that it is menacing and impassioned (or dispassionate, depending on who you ask, I guess). The riffs seem to be guitar/synthesizer or bass/synthesizer and from what I remember, repeat over and over in only one or two variations per track. In that sence, its' kind of like Suicide; but none of that bullshit NYC art vibe (not that I don't like Suicide, you should know what I mean, though). I actually cannot remember whether there are drums or not – no, I wasn't under the influence of anything while listening to this, I was just tired. I choose to review things prior to the second listen in order to get a fresh, enthusiastic perspective; so while this review might be lazy indeed, make no mistake, I loved the Charity Saints tape and recommend to track this one down as I will track down more, as they release more. Ace!
Kostis Kilymis "Not Homesick Pts. 1 & 2" C30 (Strange Rules)
Strange Rules tend not to disappoint me because I don't follow their output obsessively like some do. I've never been a fanboy of any label and I never will be; I think I tend to like a higher percentage of what I pick up because I don't buy as much as other folks. If I followed everything Strange Rules did, I would see a pattern emerge that could equally please and annoy me. Since this is my fifth or so Strange Rules tape, every single one since the beginning has surprised me, for better as well as for worse. I think that's a good thing; I like being kept in the dark. However, in this case, I was only halfway surprised as I've got a Kostis Kilymis tape released on Mazurka Editions which got me hooked on his sound. When I go on websites like Discogs and see the term "minimal" being used to describe generalized electronic or experimental music, I couldn't begin to know what people mean; such a term is too subjective. Well, in that sense, I think Kostis Kilymis generally is what I think minimal electronic music is/should be. He has some kind of Flower Electronics patchable synthesizer that makes his micro-percussive textures, as well as some effects. This time, he appears to be using looped, reverberated field recordings of walking around London. I can't say this moved me as much as the other tape of his I enjoyed, but this was a pleasant/relaxing set of pieces amongst those which are generally not so as far as my taste. Basically, although this was good, I'd imagine Kostis has some material out by now that I probably would like much more, and might offer more variation. This stuff is incredibly simple; and is probably considered "ambient" in the Brian Eno sense – you don't have to let it hold your attention if you don't want to, and it'll still achieve it's overall effect. I can respect that intention, but I suppose I would've liked to see something, well, more interesting from Kostis. To me, he is very much like M.B. in that I find his material slightly out-of-step with his peers, kind of like the sheep on that Minor Threat 7" cover, he's the black one. Still, though, he does fit in somewhere, and that's why Strange Rules has released this tape. Good, not great, I'll seek out more of his stuff while recommending this to the folks that drool over entire discographies from labels; you all can seek this out if you need everything from Strange Rules. Fans of Kostis Kilymis might like this, but I think he's done better. 7/10
Trucido/Final Solution split C60 (Der Bunker)
I got this tape as much for the Trucido side as for having material by my favorite power electronics band, Final Solution. It might be taboo to admit not following along with the pack in PE land, but I have only ever owned one MK9-related release which I traded for a Dead Body Love tape; I don't recall what it sounded like. I'm aware that Michael does good work, and I'm enjoying Trucido as a little departure from what other non-Death Squad stuff I've heard. This registers as somewhere between tape-manipulation and power electronics, with a vocal delivery I am not really used to from MK9. There are reverberating echoed synthesizer sounds fading and bursting in and out from either stereo channel, which is a nice emphasis on weirdness over the usual American heaviness and aggression. Michael also has something of a more cerebral take on power electronics and noise, as visceral as some of his sounds and performances are, so Trucido is sort of the restrained side of his output, to my limited comparative examples. This is not incredibly loud and not intrusive in the sense that Slogun, Deathpile, or MK9 generally is. I can't really describe why, but this has a clinical coldness that is simultaneously low-fidelity, bringing to mind Grey Wolves-related sounds. As far as electronics go, this early in the game, I really like the varied textures that are echoing in and out. You expect some to morph into the more all-out aggressive American style, although that satisfaction doesn't quite come. Instead, the effect is more unsettling than satisfying – I doubt Michael would feel satisfied with you feeling comfortable as the effect of one of his recordings; his intent is obviously to take you to a difficult place psychologically. In that respect; this is like flipping through the news channels in one of your worst moods, it's all going to fucking shit. This is for this pissed-off, the depressed, and those who don't like bullshit but know it's everywhere – half of what we say is total bullshit. This sound collage approach to power electronics is something I've also been working on but am not sure if my approach could have this state-of-the-union-address sort of effect; right now I'm curious as to why MK9 and Genocide Organ are not actively collaborating on something sort of along the lines of the Black State or Black Insignia projects/side-projects. Along those lines; this can be said to be equal parts power electronics, sound collage/tape manipulation, noise, industrial, field recording/sampling/spoken-word, and full-on experimental music. If you're into all this shit, why would this not appeal to you? As you get a half hour of material from Michael, it's hard to describe what you hear with specificity. There are a lot of PE elements along the lines of Genocide Organ and Anenzephalia, but they're cut up similar to really old Macronympha and stuff like If, Bwana; alongside more atmospheric industrial and cinematic elements (I'm nearly positive I hear Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now during some sample-driven sections). Still though, there's an organic, lower-fidelity roughness that makes me assume this is edited on a tape 4-track or with 2 tape decks into a mixer going out to another – that's a good thing; I would not involve my computer as a mixer if I had a reliable 4-track. Contiuing that line of thought, the sound is sometimes reduced to one track/sound and in those parts, is when I could describe it as experimental or minimal, whatever those are. When I really think about it, I remember some Chris Godreau/Sickness interviews where he says the project was much more industrial to begin with and featured a lot of looping and tape manipulations; unfortunately as far as I know he hasn't released any of that early material...this Trucido track is exactly what I had imagined that stuff to sound like. I won't waste much more text as I've got to save room for the Final Solution side, so I will end in saying that this is a good reintroduction to MK9 and I would eagerly purchase this as it is on the A-side. There should be more music that sounds like this. However, I'd obviously still go well out of my way to purchase a double-A-sided Final Solution live tape, which if I'm not mistaken, was what this release was originally going to be. If you don't know who these guys are, they were America's answer to Whitehouse, which for any cranky old Brits reading, that doesn't make them a copycat band – they are literally the solution to the problem of sometimes Whitehouse not hitting the right notch. They lived what Whitehouse talked about and it is apparent in their sound – tracklist: 1) Kill Mode, 2) Straight White Male, 3) Dedicated to Jeffrey Dahmer, 4) Lesbians. Yeah!! If you dislike Final Solution, you're probably too old, too picky, and too liberal/sensitive/easily-offended for power electronics; it's like E.J. says, "how the fuck can I be a racist when I FUCKIN' HATE EVERYBODY, all at the same fuckin' time?" Why don't folks doing their own PE performances give these nice kind of speeches like E.J. anymore? I see the occasional banter from Solotroff in their little stage antics rock 'n' roll Bloodyminded performances, but it's a lot more cute than anything funny or heartfelt from Final Solution. Sorry, Mark Solotroff. I like your band, but I'd rather be honest. We start off with "Kill Mode" because of that feeling we all get sometimes, right? Slow version with extra lyrics, not the thick 'n' quick full-frontal assault of other versions. More seething than in-your-face, but I'd imagine E.J. was still pretty intense at this show. The electronics are more in the English style which is a little strange to hear from the guys that I believe laid the template for THICK, HEAVY AMERICAN PE/HN. I still have yet to hear a moment from these guys that doesn't set me off into kill mode, though. It seems like whenever I hear these guys' live recordings, I realize the audience is halfway between afraid of them and unimpressed, and the hecklers seem like they don't want to say anything to get their noses broken. That's probably a good thing, fuck it. I've heard these guys had a lot of substance intake going on, and a lot of times E.J. sounds like whatever he took just hit him or just wore off. When they go into "Straight White Male," it sounds like that stuff just kicked in. Some kind of downer, I'm assuming – not quite the same amphetamine rage you get on live versions from other tapes. I'll just go ahead and admit that I cover this track on a private tape, I'm still not quite sure if I did it justice. Electronics in this one are more cavernous and effected with reverb (maybe just from the room or amps) and again bring to mind Whitehouse rather than the full-on wet static blast or high-end torture you typically get from Final Solution. Ends with that perfect reverb ringout that you want from this band. Next up, as the track is also known, "Lord Dahmer." Apparently a fan favorite! Creepy electronics give way to uneffected vocal declarations: "that's the way to do it!" This track has the Death Pentalty Electronics we want from Final Solution, but I'll admit I find them sadly quiet in the mix – that's the nature of live recordings, though, you don't have much right to bitch and moan about it. E.J.'s vocal and feedback performance more than compensate, however – most guys can't achieve with effects what this guy does on his own. Love how they end with that warped creepy synthesizer tone. Heckler sounds like fucking Bobcat Goldthwaite in the audience. Last track, "Lesbians" is incredibly relevant today with E.J.'s comments; "I love lesbians, but I do not like dyke politics; give me one, not the other; this one's called 'Lesbians'." Fuck the PC is right. Electronics are really, finally in full Kill Mode now as you can hear the aggressive edge they are known for with the more atmospheric Whitehouse-style drones and sweeping high-end oscillations going that nearly overpower E.J.'s totally intense held-note screaming – this guy has actual vocal talent, he's not just screaming, I'll add. I'm frankly not quite sure what else to say; I'll continue to appreciate everything these guys were about while the rest of us try to do our own thing while simultaneously standing in their shadow. If that makes me sound like one of the old UK cranks, I don't care, I think it's obvious I give ten times more of a shit about today and the future; but I'll admit I'll always look up to Final Solution's sustained aggression. I believe this is not sold out from the label, and Analog Worship may or may not still have a copy or two. If you're enthusiastic about the genre's "history," you could do well to get this, but I really recommend it for young Americans who don't feel the need to attach themselves to already-established ways of doing things. This is really for anyone genuinely into power electronics though, that isn't too faux-cultured to pretend they don't like stuff with attitude.
Whiteswan "To the Point of Exhaustion" C?? (Narcolepsia)
A couple of seconds in, and this is decidedly different than the previous offering on Wrath. This is a consistent, forward-momentum mix of gritty field recordings treated on tape saturation (I think?) with some "old-school" analog synth electronics as in the last effort. I think there are actually some muffled, screamed vocals that have a really hoarse, torturous quality that reminds me more of when harsh noise acts like Macro throw in those throat vocals than anything I might actually refer to as PE. Although this project is obviously not in line with the various waves of modern stuff, there are indeed elements of Consumer Electronics back when Best was around 14 – there's distinct similarities to Leathersex and similar early improvised tapes. Speaking of improvisation, this tape sounds improvised, but not as sloppily so as the last. That's an improvement...if you're already guaranteed to like this kind of stuff. For most folks, this is more of that shit you have to clean off the loading dock when you work in a kitchen or bar. I dig this, though, fuck it, and fuck you. I have varied taste that runs from this low-level gutter filth to utterly artsy-fartsy shit, so opinion-wise I'd disagree with anyone from the guy behind this project to any of the detractors of smelly garbage-can noise like this that don't like getting their hands a little scuzzy, so to speak. I don't mean that as an insult, so nobody get their panties in a bunch. B-side is more easily identifiable as a 1980s sort of "typical PE," but again, I don't really see Whiteswan as directly copying anyone – FCO is just a guy making these sounds mostly for himself, as he'd want to hear and imagine them. I like that purity; in this sense, it's a lot like early FFH, XE, Bizarre Uproar; some of these projects' earlier releases have tracks which really don't show the same focus of vision, singular effort, and simple recording quality (even in terms of ultra-lo-fi muffle) as more recent ones – I'll be unpopular and say that even the projects I really tend to like and always trust have some seriously lazy-sounding half-assed tracks, but even those have an honesty and enthusiasm that is hard to ignore. In that respect, Whiteswan is a good project, especially on this tape – if you like cold dirty electronics with an "urban" atmosphere to them, this is that. If you are wondering what that might sound like, you won't like it, and Whiteswan aren't for you. This isn't an insult, but go for the arty stuff on Ascetic House instead, if you don't like this review; it's just utterly different and for different people. I like both, however, and today I'm enjoying listening to Whiteswan and remembering some things I saw in Phoenix, Arizona when I was a kid. I guess some people just aren't aware of certain things. Probably for the best.
V/A "Black Spring" C33 (Korea Undok Group)
Vague and mysterious collection of what I might literally call unknown projects - I have no idea about anything regarding any of these. Some of them seem to have this second-world country vibe that I think I like, though am not sure. Apparently the label is also a project of its' own. This stuff is minimal tape music combined with primitive electronics and industrial - in the modern, organic-sounding and content-wise not so offensive sense. Still, this stuff is a little off-putting, and I might suggest it goes well with activities best conducted in the Far East. All of this stuff is at least listenable, although I don't see myself picking up cute little short tapes by these projects - maybe a full-length or more cohesive material from this supposedly-secret, private label.
Quote from: Peterson on November 13, 2016, 02:39:17 AMPainted Woman
Great name for the project, though.
The name always reminds me of HGL's "Color Me Blood Red". Haven't heard anything except some short samples from the project.
Currently playing your "Neurotic Force" tape actually. Definitely recommended to fans of classic PE a'la Whitehouse, Final Solution, Dominator and even Taint as the track with Jamie Gillis sample reminded me of couple of tracks on Taint's "Savage Weapons" and the knife sharp feedback that's present on this tape is something Keith was always a master of. A homage to the filthy heavyweights of the genre with very unique approach. I must point out that this isn't just one vocal heavy PE attack after another but has lots of solid PE'ish industrial noise moments that contribute a lot to the full release. There aren't (m)any artists in the genre that can pull this off without causing me to cringe but I think this effort is very honest and serious.
To those who missed on the special edition, you missed out on some great filthy collage work and that's too bad. To those who haven't even purchased the regular edition yet, don't expect me to reveal what the material is like on side B. But believe me, you want to hear it.
Can't wait to get the vol. 3 of this project!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 15, 2016, 03:07:28 AM
Quote from: Peterson on November 13, 2016, 02:39:17 AMPainted Woman
Great name for the project, though.
The name always reminds me of HGL's "Color Me Blood Red". Haven't heard anything except some short samples from the project.
Currently playing your "Neurotic Force" tape actually. Definitely recommended to fans of classic PE a'la Whitehouse, Final Solution, Dominator and even Taint as the track with Jamie Gillis sample reminded me of couple of tracks on Taint's "Savage Weapons" and the knife sharp feedback that's present on this tape is something Keith was always a master of. A homage to the filthy heavyweights of the genre with very unique approach. I must point out that this isn't just one vocal heavy PE attack after another but has lots of solid PE'ish industrial noise moments that contribute a lot to the full release. There aren't (m)any artists in the genre that can pull this off without causing me to cringe but I think this effort is very honest and serious.
To those who missed on the special edition, you missed out on some great filthy collage work and that's too bad. To those who haven't even purchased the regular edition yet, don't expect me to reveal what the material is like on side B. But believe me, you want to hear it.
Can't wait to get the vol. 3 of this project!
Just got done listening to Forward Static tape for the first time and needless to say excellent drone/static noise, straight forward and minimal whilst being very hypnotic (love the tape cover art as well). About to move on to Force Neurotic, but I'll be returning to the Static tape for sure for more close listens...
Also playing Zyklon SS- War of Terror, the new Deterge, Government Alpha/Man is the Bastard split 7'', Bizarre Uproar/Facialmess/Sore Throat split 7'', Unsafe and Insane repeatedly and that oh so secret Finders tape that Peterson reviewed not to long ago...it's been a good and exhausting past few months and the noise has carried me through.
Quote from: Peterson on November 13, 2016, 11:02:54 PM
Charity Saints s/t s/s C?? (Bestial Burst/Emergentism)
I actually cannot remember whether there are drums or not – no, I wasn't under the influence of anything while listening to this, I was just tired. I choose to review things prior to the second listen in order to get a fresh, enthusiastic perspective; so while this review might be lazy indeed, make no mistake, I loved the Charity Saints tape and recommend to track this one down as I will track down more, as they release more. Ace!
Charity Saints has drums played by me. It was chosen not to advertize it as "featuring members of...", yet not also big secret. This basically contiues what I had been doing with JUNKDROME in 90's, A.M. in 2000's and now Charity Saints. I'm sure that when it's concluded that it's some "Bestial Burst type of stuff", it is very accurate. Basically you could take my input on before mentioned projects, and just combine it what the boss of Bestial Burst tends to do and that's Charity Saints.
ALTAR OF FLIES "Rörelsen Mellan Rummen" LPOh man, fucking great album again. I have written about this elsewhere in Finnish with more lengthy report, so feel like just concluding that AoF is still really on top of the game. While it looks - and in theory sounds like - familyman artnoise, I have no objections. If this would be packaged in some other way than it is (photo of reel-to-reel recorder on stage in front of red velvet curtains and portrait of artist on the back), fierce nature of sound on some tracks would make you assume something much more vile. Master of texture and composition. No complaints!
SHIFT - Ruminations, 10"I have probably commented the tape before, somewhere on this playlist?! At least should have. Already then, I mentioned it's too bad this good material is on rather limited tape on american label, which basically means that vast majority of Shift's european followers will never get it. Originally released on limited to 100 tape by Dumpster Score. On this release, SHIFT is doing his familiar slow moving and brooding industrial noise. It has the bleak and monochrome feel, but only as overall wibe. I'm sure I'll get slapped on my face if I compare this to record above, haha, but lets say that the approach of hardman of sweden is surprisely close to harder moments of bearded artist. Loops of physical sounds, analogue synth, slowly moving patterns... but of course, Shift is cold and oppressive, spitting venomous processed vocals. Still, I find it nice that it has clear traces of "craftmanship", instead of factory default synths. So many of recently heard PE/death industrial type of material have suffered from low quality sound sources and shitty bitrate cheap multiefx etc., it's very good reminder that toughness and brutality isn't in any way opposite to artistic creativity. 10" is pressed 205 copies, so grab before that's gone...
Good to know! The Charity Saints was just a surprise for me because all other Bestial Burst stuff I've heard was definitely black metal and not really anything else (now I'm thinking you mean distinctly Finnish and disturbed). Like I said, I'm only vaguely familiar with the context of what Charity Saints could be called, so it was out of left-field and that's something I want more of in listening. Hope there's more at some point.
More reviews, then a break for a few weeks to focus on regular everyday life stuff:
Arkhe "Downstream" CS (Kafe Khaos)
One person who contacted me said he'd thought I was Swedish, maybe because of my last name, but maybe because I seem to somehow imitate stuff like this; if you look at my stuff one way. I am not quite this talented - I hadn't heard any Arkhe previously, though I recall vaguely Pestdemon. Now, I'm kicking myself - this great, compact tape begins with a sound that I can only assume to be tape-saturated or pitched water or gutter field recordings (I'm addicted to that sound; why?!) combined with some really atmospheric science fiction electronics that are tasteful and understated. A short section of junk metal clang to be heard. I think this project seems to live up to its' "occult" description/reputation; but what I see this as is just a more unique and Swedish take on the Bianchi-type industrial sound that rises above much of the other (sometimes excellent sometimes utterly clonelike) Swedish "tape noise." There are some especially odd/"otherwordly," if you will, synthesizer signals that come in amidst finely brittle, roughly textured static noise - this gives way to excellent Bianchiesque loops. Simple, yes, effective, very much so. Derivative? Maybe to the jaded or picky. Not to me. An odd "Krautrock" synthesizer loop somewhat abruptly ends the A-side, leaving a nice expectation for the B-side; which is a strange brew of the aforementioned 80s Bianchi approach and very, very good toothy synthesizer workouts that are sexual rather than harsh; a whole lot like early 90s Whitehouse tracks such as "Lightning Struck My Dick." This sort of melts down to a hypnotic otherwordly afterglow. Translation: why the fuck didn't I pay attention from the beginning, and how can I get more? Recommended very strongly to anyone who enjoys anything like this.
Tourist Gase "Mallorca" CS (Blodad Tand)
Sometimes I wonder why I pick up these small-edition short-length synthesizer works; I think maybe some out there with taste for this stuff might wonder the same about my releases. That said, I think many of these projects work with what I often assume to be preset settings. In that sense, Tourist Gaze does strike me as one of those projects; but honestly there is an appealing ominous gloom that is not unlike certain moments of the Manhunter score/soundtrack! This is really, really not my usual thing, but in this case, it's actually something of a welcome variation from the usual sonic aggression and challenge. While this tape appears deceptively short, it's got some nice variation in what it offers. The pieces on the A-side immediately form a vague narrative through simple "melodies" and blip-bloop, but (semi)tasteful such-and-such. I would so much rather hear beat-and-melody electronic music like this than the stuff that's intended for retards to fuck, dance, or take drugs while listening to. Cinematic, nothing "cool" or romantic. The B-side emphasizes the low fidelity cassette element over the film-score atmospherics, although I think this is still firmly meant to appeal to the cassette techno crowd that I feel totally alienated from in every way. This is a strange hungover minimal beat wherein warped synthesizer tones are introduced to give a dark, sort of lamenting/longing feeling - no more memories of good times that were maybe present on the A-side. Although samey, the second B-side track is very much a compositional/melodic logical next step and provides the cohesiveness that makes me enjoy something out of my element without the type of film which I'd normally wish to accompany it. Uh, I think people into stuff I really normally don't like would enjoy this; I recommend this to those people.
Une Regard Froid "La Feminite Moderne" CS (Nil By Mouth)
A few years back, I think I might've traded one of my embarrassing initial forays into whatever it is I do now for the previous cassette from the source; "Algolagnie." It was sort of heavy, sort of brittle modern-sounding power electronics that didn't sound at all weak or digital. Feeling lazy, I'll compare it to Caligula031 or Slogun in it's use of atmospherics drenched in coarse static, although I know there might be a better comparison. This is not as hard-hitting, but that's not a detracting factor; I can't think of much other tough street-level power electronics that's quite as much a threat as Slogun or the aforementioned. That cassette had an anhedonic sound with a vocal performance more akin to Coil's extreme live tracks than say, fucking Ramleh. That's a good thing - but this cassette is somehow very different; I am both enjoying and wondering how long I will enjoy it upon my first couple listens. This cassette is a more (admirably so) strange take on the firmly INDUSTRIAL side of power electronics; NOT noise with vocals over it; although the vocal delivery seems raw, unrehearsed, disparate in fidelity to the other sounds as far as recording, and has an obscene feeling although my French is atrocious. There is feedback which provides the "old-school" element pervasive among 90% of all power electronics. At some sections, the vocals mutate to unintelligible distorted screaming - not always my favorite approach; probably could've worked here without the distortion. The electronics are steadily building semi-melodic atmospheric synthesizer which takes on a crushing heaviness as static sounds become more and more present as the track persists. Just when the heaviness takes over and a pounding sound echoes through the static, the track ends. The B-side opens with another sample of a woman speaking French when very nice static heavy electronics ala Genocide Organ with overlaid slight feedback interrupt her. This sounds like it might've been recorded live in one take, and if so, this side is more effective due to more use of the "Coil" vocals and a very nice reverberated tone to everything. There is a second B-side track beginning with a gritty crunch more typical of PE that lets up to an ominous synthesizer loop. The vocals herein immediately remind me at once of The Sodality and earlier Slogun. I can't say I immediately like this as much as the first cassette from this project, but do enjoy this take on PE. This is like a seething, disturbing take on power electronics rather than out-and-out in-your-face aggression. That's just as decent as a mantle for PE as any other street-level or more conceptual or in-between projects might have others. Recommended for those into more strange PE as well as the ultra-heavy stuff.
Euronet s/t CS (self-released)
I think it was described as somehow akin to the semi-trendy tape-oriented Scandinavian noise, but after a couple minutes of Side A, this is somewhere in between, say Jeph Jerman or Daniel Menche in their harder moments, but with a reverberated quality not unheard of in straight-up harsh noise in the 90s or maybe that dead reverb from 80s industrial tapes. That said, this could very well be some kind of looped machinery sound treated via layering and tape saturation. I'm guessing that's how the abrasiveness was amplified/acheived. All that considered, this stuff is relatively obscure enough to be unclassifiable which I consider a pleasant thing as maybe it is being produced by people still forming their own idea of what this kind of thing even is. The second A-side track has some very nice high end crackle and squeal which gives way to a "jackhammer" noise as well as what is probably feedback. This is not totally shit but still primitive and crude noise that has moments but a long way to go. The B-side, however, is more immediately attention-grabbing when it kicks off with blown-out crunch rhythm/loop not unlike MSNP/Macronympha at the top of their game. I suppose this section is what I imagined when reading the description because despite the action and volume, these sounds do appear to be heavily relying on cassette to achieve the state I hear them in. Some almost calming static takes on a reverberated effect which is very nice; leading me to conclude that although this project has promise because of my taste, much is to be achieved in terms of purpose and focus of vision. This might be of interest to those getting the very small edition noise tapes out of Scandinavia as well as those who already dig Ashley C and maybe Sewer Election at his more crude and simple.
Ligature "Claustrophobe" CS (Joy De Vivre)
Electroacoustic and musique concrete used as an approach to power electronics. This is very good shit from the Ascetic House operator, Chris Hansell, also of other projects like punk band Warthog. Right away, the dynamics of this A-side piece include very unidentifiable mid-range tones cutting up which immediately remind me of the Romance side of the Romance/Shift split cassette. In the background, field recordings of human voice chatter and chirping birds blend together. This is not unlike New Juche Whores of Leith. Some disturbing deep notes intrude as the feedback subsides and obvious tape warping presents itself. I could favorably compare this approach to odd moments in longer Ultra tracks, which is perhaps the highest compliment I could give this project; as Ultra form a solid idea of perfection in my opinion. As far as the whispered and secretive vocal performance, this is not unlike St. Degeneratus as well - Augmented by C. Spencer Yeh's violin contributions.
The B-side track begins with reverberated footsteps and the shifting around of hollow but heavier objects. Very good. Things quickly go south mood-wise as a perditious opioid synthesizer melody loop starts warping and distorting itself. Beautiful gutter field recordings are again introduced making this music I could fuck to. This track actually reminds me of one of my own, not to sound like a complete asshole. This track, rather, is unsettling as opposed to harsh. Think Tarkovsky's "Stalker" in terms of atmosphere over out-and-out weirdness. The way in which the violin, cassette treatments, and water sounds interact is absolute perfection and something I have only otherwise heard in Arv & Miljo, Zone Nord, Alchemy of the 21st Century, and my attempts. Following this section, spoken word is interrupted by aggressive and skilled junk metal abuse - I'm only bothered that I can only make out one or two words at a time. I'd of course track down more material from this project like a 12-point Buck. Gutter filth purists need not apply - but those who've wondered how it'd sound if Lettera 22 were a power electronics act, this might be what you want. Totally recommended.
Corrosion s/t CS (Labelless Resistance)
Solid but totally non-innovative Scandinavian harsh noise. Enjoyable probably only to those already interested. Gritty crunch coming perhaps from tapes amidst feedback with maybe contact mic metal work. For dedicated harsh heads only. I like this, reminds me of some Wince at moments. Cannot honestly say I'd track down more material unless more variation is apparent. More of an attempt than anything, but listenable.
Chloroform R4p!st s/t CS (Nil By Mouth)
A guy whose project I very much enjoy once actually wrote in a review for another project that upon seeing that Nil By Mouth had released a Chloroform Rapist tape, it nearly was a deciding factor in declining to order from the label. He went against that judgement, I guess, but it's worth it to say that if a project is that offensive, it's something I might be interested in. Good enough reason to check something out. This is shimmering, mid-to high end static noise in a crispy, dense wash with vocals in an American accent (despite the project being Finnish) with deranged "hardcore punk" delivery. The label description boasted "zero entertainment factor," and although some might agree, those who know what they'd be getting into with this tape would totally disagree. That is not true at all - this project is tasty stuff. Like a gutter trash variant to Slogun's take on PE, this is violence electronics. TRUE crime electronics. People who liked the Volksmorg tapes but are also fans of Snuff will go apeshit for this one. On the B-side things continue along the exact same lines but sound more apparent that this was recorded to a piece of shit reel-to-reel on old tape. This side's a bit heavier with Swedish-style rhythmic looping - I did not immediately notice any vocals. Recommended to the perverts who don't mind something not necessarily noise and not really PE either. Filth, if you will.
Current Worming "Pill Form" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
It's the complete lack of personality and identity in this project that interests me -- the only thing I hear in these sounds is anonymity, like some perhaps seek in Vomir. This isn't wall noise or harsh noise, it's anhedonic looping tape static that bleeds into itself. This isn't just nothing new, this is nothing. This is not the Current Worming tape I had heard samples of and intended to get, so I see myself tracking down each one in the near future. I love the idea of stuff that is good but so devoid of personality that it seems as if the material self-generated. Bleak nothingness. Harshness that reflects still solitude. B-side reflects acoustic source more directly and should appeal to fans of Hal Hutchinson or Paranoid Time as well as 80s industrial murk. This will definitely appeal to fans of Dead Body Love's "Lo-Fi Power Carnage." I loved this. Sam MacKinlay take note.
Scar Crowe "It Moves Among The Stones At Night" CS (Collapsed Hole)
More eerie field recordings and subtle tape and electronics treatments form Mr. Skin Crime. This time, things are even more understated than previous tapes. Things can barely be said to be "happening" for a while, until some distant howling tape loops make their way in, it's all very slight rocky impact sounds and deep oscillations. This is musique concrete for fans of Marco Corbelli's suicidal attitude. The B-side seems to start with some "percussive" sounds adding an "industrial" element, as well as tape echo - dead minimal music for the emotionless. There is some pleasant metallic scraping which might appeal to the acoustic junk noise set. For fans of Exhumed Corpse, actual corpses, silence/quiet, and cold weather.
Elephants Mourn "Salju" CS (Blodad Tand)
Hmm...right away I'll say the tough crowd can skip this review. File this one under "neoclassical ambient," or attempts at. Side A begins with some beautiful minimalist piano notes alongside a very good understated machine rhythm - this is obviously recorded to tape, the hiss adding much character. This is sensuous and moody. The second A-side piece begins with wonky and poorly-recorded woodwind or woodwind settings on a keyboard - this is somehow in place here, but out of context would be utter garbage. When the plucked guitar comes in, this makes for that awful jazz/folk stuff I occasionally hear and never enjoy. This, although somehow appropriate, is not what I like, ever. This ain't bad, but it's more like someone's rejected soundtrack for an art school film than an actual release. These are "sketches," definitely not songs. This tape, however, does carry an elegiac narrative throughout the pieces that maybe contributes to their saving grace. First B-side piece goes into some "indie pop industrial" section that sounds like Xiu Xiu or something. Not really my cup of tea at all. This would work, again, as a soundtrack to something, especially a documentary. In this track, though, all the sounds take on a reverberated tone that sounds like a piece of shit snare drum, which is actually one of the more ingenious effects I have heard recently. Within this track and the next, things take on a sound not unlike a children's music box or wind-up toy, especially due to the xylophone-type melodic percussion that takes on a pleasant echo amidst delayed grainy synthesizer drones. I suppose this is like a children's Bianchi. Second B-side track continues along these lines with different keys/microtones, and introduces very tasteful reverberated musique concrete sounds. This leads me to the conclusion that this is like Nick Drake for experimental - although incredibly talented in atmospherics and even style, some elements make this just not my thing. I will probably at least see what more from this project might sound like, but I am not sure who to recommend this to except Steve Cammack.
Primary Club s/t CS (Labelless Resistance)
Pretty strange and entertaining sound collage brew of noisy electronics, abstract synthesizer patches, field recordings, musique concrete junk metal, and infuriating lack of atmosphere. This is almost unclassifiable but probably qualifies as "noise." This is sort of like what I've heard from American Tapes but rather than being unlistenable bullshit, these guys achieve an enjoyable effect in creating something not totally composed or constructed. Recommended to fans of the weirder tape stuff coming out of Sweden.
Quote from: Peterson on November 17, 2016, 02:25:57 AM
Current Worming "Pill Form" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
It's the complete lack of personality and identity in this project that interests me -- the only thing I hear in these sounds is anonymity, like some perhaps seek in Vomir. This isn't wall noise or harsh noise, it's anhedonic looping tape static that bleeds into itself. This isn't just nothing new, this is nothing. This is not the Current Worming tape I had heard samples of and intended to get, so I see myself tracking down each one in the near future. I love the idea of stuff that is good but so devoid of personality that it seems as if the material self-generated. Bleak nothingness. Harshness that reflects still solitude. B-side reflects acoustic source more directly and should appeal to fans of Hal Hutchinson or Paranoid Time as well as 80s industrial murk. This will definitely appeal to fans of Dead Body Love's "Lo-Fi Power Carnage." I loved this. Sam MacKinlay take note.
Great review. Amazing project/release imho. I'll admit to being biased, but totally agree with you comments/impressions.
KRYPTOGEN RUNDFUNK
"Liquid Circuits" CD
Ugly electronics and electricity. Not harsh/distorted, just xlent dirty collages of creepy textures, drones, cracklings etc. The problem in dark ambient stuff usually is that it tends to be "pretty" or "melancholic", or infested with synth pad sounds = not my cup. But when it's good it's like this album: slow swimming in dissonant avalanches with hi-freq buzzes and disturbances.. here on some segment it almost tries to go to that cheezy territory but gets quickly bitchslapped back to pörinä. from a true master performer in this field!
MARKO SUORSA
"Konkreettista Musiikkia" CDR
"Organisoituja Ääniä" CD
Elektroakustik composer from oulu. all serious, all academic, all liner notes about compositions, all promotext in 3rd person included. but pretty ripping albums! granular action, found sounds, max/msp, hourglass, cecilia stuff.... all chrrrrr kling klong bzzzzzzz boom stuff, fortunately no spoken/word art.
VA: PRIX LUIGI RUSSOLO 2015
"Studio Forum Compilation"
Again more elektroakustix academix from the annual competition in annecy, and again full of cool sound art stuff, but some word/spoken elements here and there, so put on your helmet. fortunately just a small fragment. impressive stuff. available from monochrome vision
MUDHONEY // BETTYE SWANN // LETTERA22 // CALVIN SCOTT // CARDIACS // MAYTALS // more mudhoney
i tried nancy sinatra for the 1st time, but to me she's a pretty bad singer. seemed like a chore to struggle through some generic "24 greatest hits" comp. never again. sweet boots though!
C.B.A. - Kali Yuga Kommando CD (Bestial Burst/Iron Scourge)
Great! With some of the most entertaining lyrics I've read in a while.
WHERE IS MY MOTHERFUCKING COFFEE, BITCH?!
Quote from: pentd on November 19, 2016, 04:57:59 AM
MUDHONEY // BETTYE SWANN // LETTERA22 // CALVIN SCOTT // CARDIACS // MAYTALS // more mudhoney
Bettye Swann is fantastic. My first real exposure to soul music, learning there's a lot more to the genre that us 80's kids mainly know from... romantic comedy soundtracks or something
Re the Euronet tape, I don't really get the comparison to "swedish tape noise" either. It is a bit unpolished but I enjoyed the tape a lot. I'm happy to hear some new artists kind of moving away from the niche sounds and working more in the overlap of "noise" and "industrial"
Quote from: hsv on November 19, 2016, 05:35:38 PM
Bettye Swann is fantastic. My first real exposure to soul music, learning ther
Tiny Topsy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhTvi88eOBY
then some Neznamo + ac/dc powerage + bad brains...
Quote from: Peterson on November 21, 2016, 06:20:45 PM
Church Of Misery "And Then There Were None" (Rise Above, 2016)
"We hate trend. We hate corporate attitude. We hate the word 'stoner.' Death to false doom metal."
Well, I had high hopes for this one because all the other guys had left Tatsu behind and left him to restart Church Of Misery from the ground up, this time with foreign devils such as Scott Carlson of Repulsion and Cathedral fame. Although the formula is in theory a great one, being that the Church have always avoided the typical stoner bullshit in favor of the best theme for music; serial killers. Previous vocalists/multiinstrumentalists have always had a tough old-school death metal edge to compliment the rough fuzz of the guitar sound, and sadly this just isn't the case. Not only does the guitar tone no longer match up to the vocal performance (especially with Carlson's American rasp), Carlson's bass tone is about 15% less audible than previous performances by previous members on older recordings - disappointing to say the least. Another detracting factor is that the pieces don't feel nearly as cohesive as past albums -- this is a collection rather than a fully-thought-out album, and although some of the pieces are great (like "River Demon" about Arthur Shawcross), they don't hold one's attention in a demanding manner like albums such as The Second Coming, Master of Brutality, or Thy Kingdom Scum. Church of Misery with new members may still satisfy hardcore fans of the band, but hardcore fans of the subject matter may be a little disappointed by the newfangled lack off gritty fuzz and sleazy power electronics synthesizer effects. Hell, there are even times I wasn't thrilled by Carlson's vocal delivery, although the moments where he attempts a more Melvins-style cleaner tone definitely surprised and impressed me. Although I found this album to be a huge letdown, it won't necessarily stop me from checking out what happens in the future with this band. Any band which removes the despised element from a great style of music and adds in something more vital and threatening will hold my attention until they've proven more conclusively that the torch should be passed. Until then, I'll just hope for the best. This one is something like 7/10 from a typically 11 band.
Wondered what Mikko had thought of this one since the Church had a record or two out on Kult of Nihilow.
sounds like the band is now the Tatsuo experience, where, as with other bands there is one original member and where the original was more than the original whole.
remember seeing them ages ago in uk with first original member replaced by a us sludge band player. obviously downhill since then.
disappointment would be akin to seeing acid king without lori
Dug out some old Kansas death metal because why not.
NEPENTHE - The Conqueror Worm - CS
This is a real rager, and quite different from the later stuff under the Nepenthe moniker and Ligeia which they sort of transformed into. Very guitar driven. Melodic in a not so melodic way, if that makes any sense. And the vocals are over the top, sounding a bit like Ihsahn on the Emperor / Enslaved split from 1993. The close relation this band had to what later became Vulpecula is very apparent here.
NEPENTHE - Ligeia - 7" (Eternal Darkness Productions)
Title track from the demo above sounds alot more brutish here with the vocals of Alex Blume (later in Ares Kingdom). Just as good, but in a different way. The melodic guitars are somewhat buried in the mayhem here, giving way to the overall force of the rest of the band. Flipside has a nice rendition of Tiamat's "In The Shrine Of The Kingly Dead". Great EP.
LIGEIA - In Death Overshadow Thee - 7" (Dauthus)
The morphed later version of Nepenthe. The style is reminiscent, but this is way more subdued soundwise. Not that violent anymore, just very weird.
SERAPIS - Rehearsal '96 - CS
Only three of this one exists, I think. A band that never happened, sort of. Mike Miller of Order From Chaos on drums + Joe, who sang on the Nepenthe demo above and some other guys. Very promising stuff, and again very much in line with the Kansas death metal sound (OFC, Ares Kingdom, Vulpecula). Too bad Serapis never took off.
I actually only have a copy of the demo (but made from the master for me by the vocalist). Wouldn't mind stumbling upon a copy of the "official" tape though, or even a decent scan of the j-card.
I love the live tape, Live At Howard's, as well. Just forgot I had it when I pulled those other items out earlier. Rough sound but fitting sound quality, which isn't that big a deal if one know the songs. That tape is still quite cheap I believe.
Quote from: Peterson on November 21, 2016, 06:20:45 PM
Church Of Misery "And Then There Were None" (Rise Above, 2016)
Wondered what Mikko had thought of this one since the Church had a record or two out on Kult of Nihilow.
K.O.N. label is my friends label (although site hosted on my domain). My connections to Church Of Misery are much smaller. I own and like early records and seen them live many times, but more recent more clean it becomes, less I have been interested.
I don't so actively follow "sludge", since vast majority of even the celebrated biggest names tend to bore me to death. Don't care much for bong themed art, neither I usually feel much common with endless repetition of riffs nor much of groovy style. However, there is good sludge wibe stuff, mostly in Finland, what ends up to my stereos.
WOODRUE "Low on Luck", so far issued on LP and tape. Some of the very best in sludge. Not only "jamming", not only slow, but good song writing, good riffs, aggression, groove and basically all. Also nice sound. Tape sounds much better than link below, though. I got tape for sale even if not on list. If someone happens to be interested, can contact me.
http://woodrue.bandcamp.com/album/low-on-luck
CHESTBURSTER have done both raw and little more "clear" recordings. I guess they started as more or less sludge, but it has become to be raw distorted rock, with rather antisocial and perverted lyrics/themes. Similarly to Woodrue, it's noise "noisy rock" in a way of just churning some shitty jams on boombox, but they actually have good tracks. Maybe not so explicitly "serial killer" like Church of Misery, but a lot of tracks seems completely different from bong worship sludge, more of forest rapists and small town misery.
https://thetruechestburster.bandcamp.com/
Perhaps among favorites is their most distorted recording. Originally tape. I may have still one LP for sale..
https://thetruechestburster.bandcamp.com/album/secret-sex-tape
Quote from: Peterson on November 17, 2016, 02:25:57 AM
More reviews, then a break for a few weeks to focus on regular everyday life stuff:
Ligature "Claustrophobe" CS (Joy De Vivre)
Electroacoustic and musique concrete used as an approach to power electronics. This is very good shit from the Ascetic House operator, Chris Hansell, also of other projects like punk band Warthog. Right away, the dynamics of this A-side piece include very unidentifiable mid-range tones cutting up which immediately remind me of the Romance side of the Romance/Shift split cassette. In the background, field recordings of human voice chatter and chirping birds blend together. This is not unlike New Juche Whores of Leith. Some disturbing deep notes intrude as the feedback subsides and obvious tape warping presents itself. I could favorably compare this approach to odd moments in longer Ultra tracks, which is perhaps the highest compliment I could give this project; as Ultra form a solid idea of perfection in my opinion. As far as the whispered and secretive vocal performance, this is not unlike St. Degeneratus as well - Augmented by C. Spencer Yeh's violin contributions.
The B-side track begins with reverberated footsteps and the shifting around of hollow but heavier objects. Very good. Things quickly go south mood-wise as a perditious opioid synthesizer melody loop starts warping and distorting itself. Beautiful gutter field recordings are again introduced making this music I could fuck to. This track actually reminds me of one of my own, not to sound like a complete asshole. This track, rather, is unsettling as opposed to harsh. Think Tarkovsky's "Stalker" in terms of atmosphere over out-and-out weirdness. The way in which the violin, cassette treatments, and water sounds interact is absolute perfection and something I have only otherwise heard in Arv & Miljo, Zone Nord, Alchemy of the 21st Century, and my attempts. Following this section, spoken word is interrupted by aggressive and skilled junk metal abuse - I'm only bothered that I can only make out one or two words at a time. I'd of course track down more material from this project like a 12-point Buck. Gutter filth purists need not apply - but those who've wondered how it'd sound if Lettera 22 were a power electronics act, this might be what you want. Totally recommended.
Damn, thank you for the kind words!
Quote from: Peterson on November 21, 2016, 06:20:45 PMWell, I had high hopes for this one because all the other guys had left Tatsu behind and left him to restart Church Of Misery from the ground up
The last album they did I liked was The Second Coming and being honest I rarely pull that one out. I could be totally happy with re-listening to the Early Works 2xCD and Master of Brutality (loooooove that BOC cover!!) and ignoring basically everything else. Just me.... but nothing has really interested me that they've done. I even shelled out for the Volume 1 LP when Leaf Hound released it and it's okay - Chilli Grave and the Gun cover are ripping but overall that record is somewhat unmemorable.
"...and the Noise Record of the Year goes to Skin Crime for the "The House on the Cliff" LP!"
Holy crap, this a great record! Side 1 is graveyard atmosphere with subdued feedback, some heavy low-end, lots of static n' crunch which threatens to get nasty. Side 2 opens with heavy, slow metal abuse then builds into the style of harsh noise S.C. is well known for. Recommended!
Self Abuse is having a sale so it's the perfect time to buy this LP:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=7452.0
Taeter - Glorious Paraphalia - I was not really impressed with the other release I have heard from Taeter, Parasite, but I am reall yliking this release. I think the best part is the use of the saxophone and some stringed instruments. The saxophone is played very freely, something I would expect to hear in free jazz, but it goes really well with the vocals.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 22, 2016, 03:50:37 PM
endless repetition of riffs
Sounds like heaven to my ears. I like endless repetition of riffs + slow and heavy drumming. I don't care about marijuana (I've never try any kind of drug) and bong themes but I like sludge and stoner as well.
currently:
some Harmonia, first two Kraftwerk, first 2 Neu! albums + some obscure krautrock bands.
and Can - Mother Sky few times per day. Rhythm for that track sounds so industrial!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 26, 2016, 07:12:52 PM
"...and the Noise Record of the Year goes to Skin Crime for the "The House on the Cliff" LP!"
Holy crap, this a great record! Side 1 is graveyard atmosphere with subdued feedback, some heavy low-end, lots of static n' crunch which threatens to get nasty. Side 2 opens with heavy, slow metal abuse then builds into the style of harsh noise S.C. is well known for. Recommended!
Self Abuse is having a sale so it's the perfect time to buy this LP:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=7452.0
love side one. psychedelic in it's tones.
side two rougher and noisier
Various Artists - Power Electronics Against Communism (tape, Vanguard Productions): Mirroring RAC in PE, interesting approach, nice booklet too, hehe. There are quite some names I hadn't heard about before. Interesting compilation, looking forward to which projects will be on the second part that should be released sooner or later, but I think maybe a bit more quality control might be good, because for some projects I felt they were there exclusively for their ideology.
Gangrene - Cleaning the Wound (tape, Obscurex): Collaboration of Edge of Decay & Unclean, while not bad, I feel like both have better output separately...
Concrete Mascara - Perennial Disappointment (CD, Malignant Records): I really liked the The Pursuit of Hedonism... tape, but this seems less to my liking. Harsh PE indeed, but some of the tracks have a kind of beats which I'm not too fond of. Second track is pretty good, though. Will give some more spins, but I don't really expect it to grow on me much. I hope to be proven wrong of course.
Solco Chiuso - Human Textures (CD, Lost Empires Records): First album of this rather new (I think?) Italian Industrial act. Overall a pretty good start, but I feel like the tracks are a bit uneven, f.e. the last track doesn't seem to fit in with the rest. I'm also not too fond of the distortion sound, a bit too crispy maybe?
Various Artists - Poison Vol. 1 (C35?, New Approach Records): Cool concept, cool packaging, music is nice, though not too fond of Shikabala & Hogra.
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 27, 2016, 02:04:18 AMConcrete Mascara - Perennial Disappointment (CD, Malignant Records): ...beats...
Could someone confirm whether "History Of Ruin" and "Caustic Realities" have any of these beats? Some prefer their coffee black, I prefer my PE without techno.
Listening to lots of MANIA in the last couple days, older and new, e.g. 1 Gun, 100 Graves, Eros+Massacre, If they move...kill them, Decrepitude, Hate like hell, Ultra-Negative, Grim Conditions, Together they're murder split with The Rita,...
Even if it might sound a bit strange, I must say that I somehow always enjoyed Mania a bit more than Taint (though I'm far from a completist of both projects)
What else?
Diapsiquir, Kickback, new Institution D.O.L.
Nice weekend.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 27, 2016, 09:26:38 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 27, 2016, 02:04:18 AMConcrete Mascara - Perennial Disappointment (CD, Malignant Records): ...beats...
Could someone confirm whether "History Of Ruin" and "Caustic Realities" have any of these beats? Some prefer their coffee black, I prefer my PE without techno.
whilst cannot conclusively deny techno beats on said lp, from memory this is not so.
beats/rhythms are not all techno, just like a splash of guitar does not make it rock and roll
Forever Grey "Autumn Calling" CS (Prime Ruin)
Hmm, not normally into this type of thing at all – I guess it's what people refer to as "darkwave," but beyond this I don't know any examples. This is synth-pop/gothic pop along the lines of Joy Division, The Cure, New Order, Bauhaus. I'm not ever going to go out of my way to get anything like this, but I'm at least "enjoying" this while I imagine what it'd be like to be a goth type – for one thing, I like the thin drum machine sound for some reason, another I definitely like the aesthetic of the artwork; the girl depicted on the front with her Madonna/Tiny style looks stunningly attractive/insert vulgar comment about physical appearance here. This has a lot of those weirdly deep Bauhaus vocals that I'm not at all a fan of, but to be fair they compliment the "spooky" keyboard settings that are used on most of the tracks. The tracks with more female vocals seem to work better for my ears because I'm pretty biased against this type of music – let's just say I will exlude usage of the slur I'd normally attribute to most "goth rock." Some might say it's not exactly fair for me to review this tape, but don't think because I don't like this per se doesn't mean I'm trashing it. Politely, it's not my thing, but honestly, this is a lot better than anything I've heard from say, Contrepoison, who seem to go for a similar sound/atmosphere but in the sloppiest manner possible. I think this could appeal to people who got into the stuff like Croatian Amor or Lust For Youth that came up in spades a couple years ago, is what I'm trying to get at – those people should without a doubt at least check out the Soundcloud samples. This is stuff many ex-girlfriends might appreciate, so it's not like I haven't heard the bands that inform this type of thing – some of them have tracks I like/can tolerate, especially Joy Division. More guitar would make this project more interesting for my personal palette, but I'm not one to criticize too thoroughly what is pretty foreign to me. For fans of Lust For Youth, Contrepoison, Sisters Of Mercy, Bauhaus. The second B-side track has some great noises that really compliment a thudding beat I could definitely appreciate more of, for what it's worth.
Alo Girl "Bangkok" C50 (Nil By Mouth)
Definitely very glad I picked this up as its' my introduction to Alo Girl. Gritty documentarian aesthetic that depicts some of the very dark side of Bangkok; in that sense I'm getting a Caligula031 vibe from this project – bit of a Travis Bickle sense of disapproval going on here, I think. We're treated to samples of Thai women discussing their experiences with prostitution along the lines of New Juche Whores of Leith alongside very singular, improvised-sounding blasts of excellent, talented and simple harsh textured noise. Although this is very similar in focus to certain Dead Body Love tracks, these are somehow quicker, more direct, and offer a much wider variety of harshness than opaque crunch, although many sections are indeed as dark as the black bag this tape comes sealed in. The artwork is fucking depressing and disheartening; depending on your take on things, I guess. Let's say that it has a Mauthausen Orchestra quality – the directness leaves little room for interpretation beyond the listener's personal relationship to the material. Excellent simple formula, visual component, and sylistic execution for a project I most likely would like to hear much more of. "Documentarian" harsh noise that is as uncompromising as it gets – only for simultaneous fans of Slogun, The Rita, Caligula031, and the Sotos-only Whitehouse tracks.
Maskhead "F. Perversions" C40 (Filth & Violence)
Ah, well, another one of those divisive projects as far as filthy gutter violence content. Wanted to pick this one up because other tapes were advertised as harsh noise; this time around it appears to be power electronics, which at the moment I just seem to want more of than with harsh noise. After several seconds its' apparent that you're getting something along the lines of Unclean, Whiteswan, Chloroform R4pist – brittle yet aggressive static noise/PE with some samples of RedBoard Gillis-era thrown in for a second here and there, and the high-end of the mix somewhat hammered flat. So by that default, it's also similar to some Clinic Of Torture or Bizarre Uproar. If you're still reading this review, this might appeal to you, but again, this is really for a specific set of folks who already know what they're getting into. That said, aside from that aspect, there is a really nice buried tonality to this sound that isn't outside the Sutcliffe Jugend/Ramleh ballpark – feedback sounds tend to be more "sleazy" than razor sharp (I'm not going to use the adjective I'd originally intended to use), but I tend to really like this sound. Sounds as if some portions go through a pretty bad-sounding spring reverb. This is more of that Finnish-style post-mortem that ain't harsh noise and isn't nearly PE. Don't track this down unless you've already got plenty of releases by the projects I already mentioned – for those folks, get it. Primitive grime to fulfill the urge. This should really appeal to couples into both very hard sex and harsh sounds. What's especially funny about this is that I know exactly where some of the samples came from and used some of the exact same ones on a tape of my own. Well, small world, fuck it (as far as I know, this has happened at least between Grunt and somebody else with another sample). After all, Gillis was quite the man. "So he sort of, owns you?"
Taking a break with some Frank Zappa, Church of Misery, Swans, and Autopsy as I clean the house for family visiting (hey, what can I say, we're all "complex personalities" here), then:
Red Channel "Decoy Son" CS (Prime Ruin)
If there is a vague sound that can be identified as regionally-relevant Swedish tape noise, I think I know what people mean – hopefully for the better. I think that there may be a lot of good stuff in that whole sound, but there's also seemingly a wave of tape-based American acts like Stefan Aune mentions in his interview with the main man behind this label, Weston Czerkies. Of course, Sfefan and Weston have their own tape-based projects; Kjostad and Sunken Cheek respectively. I would say that right now we're seeing the basis laid for another resurgence of tape as a major instrument in sound. You have Americanoise, well, now we also have American tape music. In this case, this project is tape-based as well; entitled Red Channel, some guys named Chris and Steve. These are fairly well-recorded field recordings which have only a slightly noticeable tape fidelity and some overlaid tonally-pleasant sounds like chimes on the first track and some unidentifiable rubber-band banjo type sounds. This is musique concrete in the late '50s early '60s sense, there is a lot of musicality but its' what some might find a pretty challenging, perhaps pointless listen. When a shrill kettle note comes in for a while, things get chaotic and it sounds like luggage falling and tumbling amidst whatever instrument it is being abused. This would be kind of disturbing were it not for this annoying hand-pat rhythm that comes out of that mess, apparently from some guitar strings. Then a sort of white-noise electronic wash gives way to some very strange abstract electronic rhythms and melodies; I kind of like this section because it sounds like what a hangover feels like, or I guess a drug overdose if that's your bag instead. Some Ornette Coleman-but-not-so-great clarinet comes in amidst what honestly sounds like beatboxing and popping of bubble mailers alongside a drum machine. I can't say I'm totally alright with where this is going, and not in that exciting kind of way; more like...what is the point of all of this put together like this? If this is someone's idea of sound collage, it could sure be done in a more detailed manner. That said, I do enjoy the drones in all of these pieces. But this is some pretty sloppy experimental musique-concrete/sound collage stuff. It has genius elements that are just sadly a fraction of the overall incomplete sketch – like the very short piece on side A that has a strange reverb and ring modulated tone I can't place for the life of me. Excellence amidst a lot of unnecessary chaos. Things at least change unexpectedly with the 80s industrial (in the industrial-lite) drum machine beat and a sort of techno-ish lo-fi tape loop rhythm amidst more typically lo-fi 80s industrial electronics. I think I like this track because it sounds like a totally cut-rate version of the above project, Forever Gray. You know that XX Committee track Schwerpunkt? Well, this is sort of like that; it's got that goofy but infectuous reliance on a cheesy snare drum sound. The nice wash of shortwave radio electronics behind it gives it a totally anachronistic vibe. The next track is sort of the same – very nice musique concrete noise modulations amidst some kind of loop. I really like this side a whole lot more than the first because it's more structured chaos than just assemblaged improvisations. This isn't unlike what little HNAS I have heard. Field recordings of what sound like homeless people amidst literal petting zoo noises and backgound muzak make for some nice NWW moments complete with background operatic vocals and clink clank noises (HNAS again). Damn, I'm really liking this B-side, if only the A-side had been cared for in such a manner. I have to say, as mysterious and Heemann-like as this piece sounds, it's so far the longest, and somehow the least interesting for it – because of the overall short length of each track, I expect each piece to be a sketch or vignette rather than some kind of actual, well, piece. I hope this is what this project would consider a "demo" even though it shows strong potential on this side; the A side just doesn't sound nearly as good as this – utter bullshit in comparison, really, which shows how listenable this side is. Perfect late night music like currently as I type. This next piece is absolutely impeccable tape warping manipulations – I'm a sucker for that back-and-forth wowwing flutter sound. It cuts off just as I finish the sentence into a sort of exotic 1980s drone with a steely reverb effect and some sort of ominous bird calls of some kind when the serial killer drone kicks in alongside what I think is violin. Ok, this section has me hooked – why can't the entire tape have this quality? This is seriously nothing short of the level of mid-80s Ultra and solo early Heemann – absolutely engaging and challenging tape music that seems to tell a story or suggest a portrait. Also fucking dark and ominous, this track wouldn't be out of place on Roman Holiday. Fuck! Never have I heard a tape start so distastefully and grow to exactly the type of thing I'd like to hear at that moment. I can say now without a doubt I'm interested to follow the progression of this project – these are obviously two guys with so many ideas they can barely filter them all – this tape is a wide variety but I don't know if its' in the sense that makes you want to listen over and over; more the kind that makes you hope they hone their craft to the talent they clearly demonstrate in sections but not throughout . This tape was a welcome change from what I normally put on and was a worthwhile effort at getting through a first impression. Fuckin' A!
Alex York "Ossein Rind" CS (Prime Ruin)
Immediately-engaging very lo-fi tape crumble opens this tape from what I'm assuming are field recordings of an extremely wet and windy environment. There is a beautiful musicality leading me to assume these are tape-looped sounds. Gorgeous and extremely organic. Sounds like a tide pool. There are some howling wind noises augmented perhaps by slight echo one notices before some processed scraping kicks in and makes sure not to intrude itself too much – this could also be simple electronic interference noise, but it has a gorgeous metallic tonality leading me to think this could be something like one of Alvin Lucier's wire experiments just not done particularly well, as to produce this nice little harsh sound. Some nice synthesizer buzz kicks in right as the track ends. The second piece begins with folding tape crunch that seems to be obscuring some ghastly warped singing voices or something. Broken electronics come in not unlike when shit goes bad in certain sci-fi-horror films. This is some extremely well-composed and well-executed unease that has all the appeal of a creaky, musty haunted house from a ghost story. Atmospheric goodness. These pieces seem to have somewhat arbitary titles which I'll ignore in favor of focusing on the sounds creating their own narrative – with titles I don't understand like "Ossein Rind," it distracts from the atmosphere of the pieces. When 90s Whitehouse type synths come in, things perhaps start to feel a little more oppressive and dismal. Bleak rather than depressive or moody. This tape isn't unlike the Arkhe "Downstream" cassette I reviewed, it just doesn't quite have the personality of Arkhe, and an entirely different atmosphere at that. But when the melancholic synthesizer comes in amidst what sound like samples of children, I applaud the person behind this project again for creating a story-like thread one can follow between pieces. This was perhaps thought of as a concept from track to track rather than each having been considered entirely on its' own, which is a good approach. These are "songs" in some senses. The third A-side piece has a very distant, sad synthesizer drone with an intermittent rough tape loop that eventually introduces some processed vocal sounds – this is particularly unsettling and disturbing, A++. Fans of Christoph Heemann, Dieter Muh, Aaron Dilloway, and Ultra take note of this one, this Alex York fellow is one talented motherfucker. I'm not even done with the A-side and I already can see returning to this cassette on any sleepless night. Storm field recordings and analog-echoed synth sounds begin the next piece, apparently this person knows what I enjoy hearing especially. I can easily say this is one of the most engaging and promising tapes I've listened to recently, I am actually looking forward to the new details I know I've skipped this listen and will notice more clearly next time around.
Starting off the b-side is some incredibly jarring electroacoustic sounds that give the impression of something recorded with a contact mic via tape being filtered through a polyphonic synthesizer through the CV input and back out to tape – absolutely great. Next up we have a deep, heavy underwater field recording give way to ominous electronics and sort of eerie keyboard drones undnerneath a relatively disturbing loop of water and some sort of metallic high-pitched tone that begins eventually to whistle amidst intruding grinding synth electronics. This is extremely-tastefully executed abstract industrial, I can't stress how well-composed and thought-out these pieces appear to be. When the high-pitched tones turn to power electronic type feedback, things are especially interesting to my ears, while a sort of "washing" sound oscillates in the background with the grinding synthesizer tone. A sort of warped keyboard drone does make its' presence known at some intervals of this somewhat longer section. After a bit, the water loop reintroduces itself to more high-end oscillations. This is quite reminiscent of 1980s takes on industrial, albiet with the informed tape noise legacy of today – fucking killer material, top fucking notch. Those who don't have much appreciation for this sort of thing are simply missing out on a great take on whatever industrial is to the individual. When a pounding rhythm creeps in from the background, it's inarguable that this could be anything but industrial, though any given listener will cite different reasons as to why. Translation – flawless tape which promises total greatness from someone I'm not at all familiar with. Well, now I am certainly paying attention. Thank you Alex York.
W.C. "Op. Cath." CS (personal copy via project member)
Very heavy low-fidelity power electronics of a sexual nature; "for the most adventurous of viewers only." Does anyone recall when even magazines like Taboo had advertisements for what looked like, er, ah, extremely controversial material? This stuff is absolutely dark and sinister in nature. The first track opens with drilling synthesizer tones amidst white noise and echoed vocals – there are samples as well, but everything is soaked in a good amount of very natural and pleasant reverb, making words largely unintelligible and dulling certain frequencies which in other projects might be a lot sharper. That's by no means a bad thing – this more subtle approach to PE obviously recalls Nicole 12 and similar heavier European outings; fuck, maybe even a more lo-fi Brighter Death Now. One interesting aspect of this track is that although it's obvious the vocals play a lyrical role as well, the manner in which they're effected and recorded lend them a vocals-as-instrument quality, in this case a percussive one due to the doubled echo effect. It appears as though there could be more than one vocalist on this first track, especially toward the end. The second B-side track opens with more "traditional" synthesizer 1-2 throb and some very delicious brittle static noise and unobtrusive high-pitched feedback. This continues for a while and allows the crispy static to develop somewhat nicely underneath the high-end tones which float atop the mix. More echo-effected low-fidelity vocals come in with an extremely dark semi-spoken delivery. I don't know why, but this is somehow far from what I'd expected the vocals to sound like in this project; a pleasant departure from what I'd predicted. There's also a narrative quality to the lyrics which is not an approach often used in PE. Another thing I very much like about this project is that the cohesion of content and approach seem to be a little more important than a completely earnest attempt at taking or rejecting certain cues. More than that, this approach seems to suggest a clear aversion to an attention-grabbing sense of innovation and more a specified delivery of sound that accurately reflects a certain approach to the subject matter at hand. Sorry, if you need an explanation, think of the project referenced above. Well, what did you expect? Anyway, that concludes the A-side, and on to side B: immediately kicked into gear with early-90s Whitehouse sweeping toothy synthesizer notes; alongside high-end tones and nicely reverb-effected vocals. I very much like this urgent, attack-mode approach intermittent with more subdued tracks – that's what this project "should sound like," as far as my expectations are concerned, as if that mattered. Again, I'm struck how the muffled somewhat blurry recording quality works very well for this project – gives it a very live-performance action feeling. And damn, those sweeping synthesizer notes! KILLER. They give way to some sort of "washing" tones that compliment the ring modulation and echo so well. It's obvious that there's a whole lot else this project has to offer with such obvious basic skill demonstrated this early on (I don't think this is actually the first recordings, though it's the first actual release from the project). An intense wash of reverb-and-echo-saturated heavy electronics follows this track which rings out into high end squeal – breaking quickly into throbbing toothy aggressive synthesizer drones. A sort of doppler tone beeps above and then degrades into echoed static wash. This again reveals the aggressive drones that sort of drill ahead forward and are enhanced by high-end grit working its' way into the forceful tones. Very brittle and very salacious in sound. Drooling. Even if there weren't any vocals and the themes weren't quite so intense, this latter track would be sufficient expansion into a whole release of dark heavy electronics – of course, this is still probably best in complimentary variance to the other pieces contained herein. Things get so interesting and complicated once the piece makes a transition to loop-based crunch lines and some harrowing mid-range electronics that it's fairly easy to see why a certain private label snatched this material up so quickly. Translation? This is damned good PE for those who like it done with some, eh, "emotional investment," if you will. Whiny haters don't fuck around with this; this is a cock up the ass to all the softies out there. Not recommended for anyone except those already familiar with the project, as I'm assuming the intention probably is. 11.5/10
Plus unreleased private material by the above project, another related one I'm not at liberty to review due to dissatisfaction with recording quality, and a couple CDs I haven't gotten around to reviewing yet.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 27, 2016, 09:26:38 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 27, 2016, 02:04:18 AMConcrete Mascara - Perennial Disappointment (CD, Malignant Records): ...beats...
Could someone confirm whether "History Of Ruin" and "Caustic Realities" have any of these beats? Some prefer their coffee black, I prefer my PE without techno.
there are no "beats" on the
Caustic Realities tape. there are three tracks on
History of Ruin with rhythmic percussion but there aren't any bum-tss techno beats. although I don't really consider there to be any techno beats on
Perennial Disappointment either so I guess it's in the mind of the beholder.
beats do not necessarily mean techno
then again some have issues with latter day Whitehouse for rhythmic sounds.
is this a generational thing?
later noise fans seem to be from a metal background so avoiding original industrial followers into more beat driven territory
not that we all went there
Yeah, there is nothing in any of the CM that I've heard that reminds me of techno 'beats', or anything remotely comparable to techno.
Quote from: cr on November 27, 2016, 06:43:16 PM
Listening to lots of MANIA in the last couple days, older and new, e.g. 1 Gun, 100 Graves, Eros+Massacre, If they move...kill them, Decrepitude, Hate like hell, Ultra-Negative, Grim Conditions, Together they're murder split with The Rita,...
Even if it might sound a bit strange, I must say that I somehow always enjoyed Mania a bit more than Taint (though I'm far from a completist of both projects)
What else?
Diapsiquir, Kickback, new Institution D.O.L.
Nice weekend.
New Diapsiquir is fantastic. I almost like Mania more then Taint, Mania has a little it more diversity and 'depth' to the sound maybe, but Taint's style is part of what got me into PE so it's always going to be the most played for me...
old FCoA review but I've been listening to the tape again so fuck it...:
Flood Church of Asmodeus- No Parole From Satanic Underground: This is perverse, raw, satanic filth. Feedback screeches and squeals with walls of dissonance and static that fuck your pathetic human conceptions of what is real broken up by old Satanic B-Movie samples. Songs are stripped down to their most basic, sloppiest and primitive form pummeling you into submission with dissonance that seems to at times almost dance around the clumsy, cave man like drumming that rarely goes beyond plodding pace. Riffs, and I use the term loosely, are utterly putrid and abominable. The guitar playing occasionally adds a vague sense of structure and pace for periods before collapsing into roaring disarray blending and melding with the drumming and vocals in a glorious cacophony. The guitar tone is often completely awash in distortion but still is audible to these damaged ears.
It sounds completely raw and rabid, like the songs are on the verge of falling apart and rotting as they progress in some sort of deranged chaos. You can practically smell the wet gravesoil coming off of this as the guitar goes from swallowing you whole one moment to merely plucking away at your sanity at other moments. But it's there, ever present, and always screeching and wailing through the songs. Vocals are a distorted and tangled mess which often blends and forms with the rotten noise being poured forth and at times it all seems more akin to something along the lines of growling grunting and animal noises then actual screams. These aren't the pig squeals of shitty grindcore or cookie monster growls of a lot of modern death metal but instead add a whole other layer to the static whirlwind storm this release creates in my brain. The drumkit sounds like it's being dismantled by this guy's playing. It sounds like he is shattering his cymbals at times.....it all creates the feeling that something completely wrong and backwards is going on here, which it is. The samples add a whole feeling of sleaze and even bizarre black humor at times to the whole matter (which is highly appreciated by me personally as a fan of shitty/horror/exploitation/weird cinema). This doesn't sound like it was played, it sounds like something conjured that drips constantly with black blood and sticky cum and this is the sound of when the beast spews it right back into your face. A truly demented and perverted outpouring of blackened diseased filth and shit that is pure, and insane with no regard for anything.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on November 27, 2016, 07:35:13 PM
is this a generational thing?
later noise fans seem to be from a metal background so avoiding original industrial followers into more beat driven territory
not that we all went there
My gateway was definitely industrial rather than metal, but should it matter? Most metal has some form of beat too.
No issues with beat driven industrial music. Some of best industrial albums are beat driven like SPK, Coil, Sat Stoicizmo but when it comes to PE, I prefer it in its purest form. Early CM material was fucking bleak... I remember when the debut tape was released along with Chloroform Rapist through Untergeschoss. That was some stark shit. I loved the evolution of CM throughout the years and I still think "Excess Takes Its Toll" is one of the more ambitious efforts in the field of PE. That's why I was so shocked when I heard "Blossoms Of Shame"... It had those deep beat sounds that I can't but relate with techno. The "Techno PE" term is just something I've come up with, shouldn't be taken too seriously. Thanks for your reply Frank and sorry if I came across as douchey, heh. Will be buying "Caustic Realities" for sure!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on November 26, 2016, 07:12:52 PM
"...and the Noise Record of the Year goes to Skin Crime for the "The House on the Cliff" LP!"
Holy crap, this a great record! Side 1 is graveyard atmosphere with subdued feedback, some heavy low-end, lots of static n' crunch which threatens to get nasty. Side 2 opens with heavy, slow metal abuse then builds into the style of harsh noise S.C. is well known for. Recommended!
Self Abuse is having a sale so it's the perfect time to buy this LP:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=7452.0
Picked this up based on you and David's descriptions here, plus the cover artwork for the lp is amazing...
Quote from: Brad on November 28, 2016, 04:23:40 AM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on November 27, 2016, 07:35:13 PM
is this a generational thing?
later noise fans seem to be from a metal background so avoiding original industrial followers into more beat driven territory
not that we all went there
My gateway was definitely industrial rather than metal, but should it matter? Most metal has some form of beat too.
by beats I was referring to techno or hip type, not rhythms per se
Ulcerate - Shrines of Paralysis 2xLP - saw these guys live last week for the first time. even though my head was all stuffed up from a sinus infection they had a great sound. i think this new record might be my favorite yet. the production just has a bit more grit and low end and the songwriting is the best they've done. even though its all unrelentingly heavy, i find myself immediately replaying it again and again. only been listening to it for a week but probably one of my favorite albums from 2016.
Deathspell Omega - The Synarchy of Molten Bones LP - the return of the choral/classical bits reminds me a bit of the Fas... album. really nice LP/EP whatever it's being considered as. everything feels super tightly coiled, even more than usual and it really builds the tension up.
Phobocosm - Deprived LP - these guys also played with Ulcerate last week. nothing too exciting or daring here, just solid doomy death metal with penchant for tremolo riffs rather than Bolt Thrower chugging. there are some really nice grooves strewn about, especially in the last two minutes of the track Solar Storm.
Inverloch - Distance | Collapsed mp3s - I've never listened to diSEMBOWELMENT. for whatever reason it just hasn't happened. i know this band shares members and thus receives extra hype. but I don't care about that either. what I do care about is the very enjoyable mixture of sad-man doom metal and slow as shit death metal that's done pretty well here. I feel like if there was a rawer sound this would be way better, because it all feels a bit tame to me. like sad-man armchair metal. maybe I should check out diSEMBOWELMENT finally...
sad man armchair metal is surely a genre waiting to happen (if only by confessing to current frailties)
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 29, 2016, 04:24:37 PM
maybe I should check out diSEMBOWELMENT finally...
you absolutely should. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxg2dGi2FI0
their 2CD reissue on relapse has a bunch of demos on the second disc, definitely a lot more raw than the album
Ever listened to something you realized you'd skipped over in the past, and now have no idea why; because it's so undeniably what you want? Ever realize you're somewhat easy to please when that kind of thing happens? I bet it's more often than you're willing to admit, but I'll grant that many folks are a lot more jaded than I am.
Had an experience like that today with various S.T.A.B. Electronics material uploaded to YouTube after revisiting the Nyrrki & Kyrpa III compilation and going nuts for the S.T.A.B. track included therein ("Feminist Kneejerk Reaction"). And now I'm pissed off because I can't find my copy of The Non-Alliant I. This stuff is absolutely addictive - excellent synthesizer sounds, always perfectly-balanced frequencies, heavy but not brickwalled as to allow the bass a "sexy" sound, mostly-intelligible and very passionate vocal performances. At times they bring to mind Slogun, once or twice Brighter Death Now, but by and large, he seems to have his own approach, style, and trademark effects settings which pretty much always sound good but also strong and clear.
I think Mikko said something like this project is not really doing anything new, just doing what's expected with total talent and focus of vision. I have to admit, that fits the bill for this project perfectly. There seem to be tracks from each release that I don't own on YouTube, convenient and telling - people like this guy's stuff for a reason.
Oh yeah, and "PE anthems?" The Non-Alliant eponymous track has excellent lyrics that in other, weaker hands might sound nihilistic and whiny; in this case they're just dismissive, like a period at the end of a sentence. That review of some Consumer Electronics album by Steve Underwood is not an "essay" as some have characterized it, but just a review of a record by a project he already really likes. And although he brings up relevant points about lots of PE fitting into roles rather than doing their own thing, I have to say, fuck his attitude and fuck his "now I have the answer to the question of PE" mentality. In that respect, S.T.A.B. Electronics is doing stuff that might irk you if you agree with his point of view, and it should, because although innovation is welcome, I don't think reinventing the wheel and "making a comeback" is always as important as it is made to sound.
Anyway, various tracks from Day of the Male, The Non-Alliants I & II, and some from Temple of Self-Disgust/Born For Righteous Abuse have already repeated themselves this morning. I'm really hoping I can still pick up a few of these on CD or cassette come January.
Tapio Rautavaara – Kulkurin Taival (Kaikki Levytykset 1946-1979)
All that you need. Had I only been born in Finland under better circumstances, I would never have needed black metal or industrial music in the first place. I could have lived my life accompanied by these CDs. Perhaps one per two years, or so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-8ombTrT8A
Owed reviews will come. Patience!
Quote from: Stoa on November 30, 2016, 11:44:51 PM
Tapio Rautavaara – Kulkurin Taival (Kaikki Levytykset 1946-1979)
All that you need. Had I only been born in Finland under better circumstances, I would never have needed black metal or industrial music in the first place. I could have lived my life accompanied by these CDs. Perhaps one per two years, or so.
That is one amazing boxset. Mandatory.
Chöd - Kala-Nath 1996
Chöd - Psychotic Session + comp tracks 1997-2001
I'd forgotten how traveled and nuanced, yet cohesive, these recordings were. Tribal death industrial, yet quasi-martial/quasi-power-electronic. I'm sure that reads as useless to some. One moment there's dogs howling along side dark ambient and death industrial tones, and the next, it is reminiscent of a Genocide Organ throbbing with a native flute layer (track 13 on Kala-Nath). Lots of elements, all powerful and sharply layered into something that doesn't sound cluttered or bogged down in idea. Something that would feel right at home on Aural Hypnox or early Tesco or LOKI Foundation/Power & Steel. The execution is top level.
for listen or download:
https://nostalgiedelaboue.bandcamp.com/album/kala-nath
https://nostalgiedelaboue.bandcamp.com/album/psychotic-session
Looks like I missed out on some good stuff over the past year or so. I really need to find a copy of Trucido / Final Solution asap.
Quote from: RyanWreck on December 02, 2016, 11:45:04 PM
Looks like I missed out on some good stuff over the past year or so. I really need to find a copy of Trucido / Final Solution asap.
If you're not against using Discogs, then maybe this could help:
https://www.discogs.com/sell/item/398917213 (https://www.discogs.com/sell/item/398917213)
maniac oat. the soundtrack to the original version of maniac available on red vinyl.
as a synch soundtrack from this era, it is of it's time, but comes across as neither of the itallo school or a copy of John carpenter soundtracks.
contains some dialogue from the film-not a lot.
effective non film cover
not as expensive as some monde post stuff
Quote from: Peterson on November 30, 2016, 08:04:38 PM
That review of some Consumer Electronics album by Steve Underwood is not an "essay" as some have characterized it, but just a review of a record by a project he already really likes. And although he brings up relevant points about lots of PE fitting into roles rather than doing their own thing, I have to say, fuck his attitude and fuck his "now I have the answer to the question of PE" mentality.
He's all about jobs for the boys so of course he'd big up one of his own whilst being sniffy about everyone else. That's how a lot of the old boys here in the UK roll. If you're not in their gang you have no right to exist.
If you haven't heard it already then Sick Human Syndrome is a particularly nasty track from STAB. The stand out track for me. Such bile!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_E8q6oScWE
Maniac soundtrack is incredible!
Also agreed with Peterson, the "now I have the answer to the question of PE" mentality is so fucking redundant and boring and to me it usually comes across as nothing more then pretentious and annoying. As Gewaltmonopol mentioned it seems especially prominent with certain geographic areas...while I can agree to some extent that the points about PE fitting into roles and being unoriginal or whatever being accurate, I simply can't agree with the attitudes asserting that anything that involves children, war, pedophilia etc. is 'what is wrong with PE'. You usually hear the argument from scenester elitists and keyboard warriors. Apparently Deathpile shouldn't have made GR because Sutcliffe Jugend already did concepts and lyrics about serial killers. Or everyone that uses child or pedophilia imagery is ripping off of BDN or something. Insipid and stupid in my opinion as anyone who listens to these bands capable of any observation beyond a surface level knows that each of them have their own sound, approach, style..
Also agreed, STAB is amazing...nothing groundbreaking but still done right...really, really right.
Did you ever go to reorganize the tapes on your shelves, and pull out a bunch of stuff you'd forgotten about, or couldn't remember how it sounded? I love that. Of course, most of these are items I've just received,but here and there some hidden gems might pop up.
Ashpa "Felelet" CS (Sound Holes)
Totally minimalist field recordings with an eerie atmosphere, some crumbling acoustic noises, and very monotonous, but slightly evolving synthesizer drones open the A-side. Matthias G. gives this tape a pretty bad review in Fordamning #10, saying things like "this stuff was over 5 years ago," and "I'm pretty bored of the introverted bedroom tape loop projects." That's the pot calling the kettle black, if I've ever heard of such a thing. He describes this stuff as akin to some Sewer Election and Knaekkede Stemmer, and that might be true, but my honest initial comparison was that of some of the Altar of Flies material I've heard! I guess sometimes you just don't listen to yourself when writing a review, myself included, of course. One thing Matthias points out is that this tape is not super exciting – but I haven't a clue who would consider this as such. Another thought which came to mind is that this might be the work of a younger artist, trying their hand at their own take on "tape noise," perhaps even without awareness of the aforementioned projects. It sounds very much so, in that I like the overcast and dreary atmosphere, but it barely counts as even a "sketch," let alone an actual composition. This project has a ways to go and probably would have to develop itself more before I entirely disagree with what M.G. had to say. B-side opens to very much the same forumla, this time different synthesizer tone-drone, and more space and movement within whatever field recording is added. This piece in particular reminds me of the dairy farms growing up in Vermont as a kid – they look pretty pastoral, but a cow or farmer's life is indeed a hard, bleak, and uncertain one. Mikko once said "ruralist noise" to describe Daniel Menche, and hot damn, this is a good example of that atmosphere, even if there is absolutely nothing original or new about this. The second piece features some more subtle synthesizer accompaniment in the form of very quiet Bianchiesque swirls – compliments the background wind and drone very well. Very, very quickly, the piece fades to silence and then a buzzing synthesizer note similar to the A-side track makes it's way in. Things get more interesting when it sounds like the button malfunctions and some gravelly riverbed field recordings introduce themselves among extremely quiet high-end PE tones. Things get a little eerier as a sort of dismal tone arises from the buzzing of before, this is kind of like certain Puce Mary samples I've heard – not at all a bad thing, if you ask me. Although this is firmly in the "noise muzak" category, you might like this if you like the projects mentioned in this review. Matthias would probably think me rather dull to draw the comparison, but this section is a whole lot like two out of the four Arv & Miljo tapes I once owned, especially the way the buzzing synth tone lies underneath the field recording of water, and the manner in which rocks can he heard. If you like introductions to obscure projects, pick this up; if you prefer people to master their vision before you experience it, avoid this one. I recommend this to the Swedish tape nerds, against the advice of the leader of their pack!
Hal Hutchinson "Industrial Development (Locked Loops)" CS (Freak Animal)
I had been hoping that Hal would do something along these lines since I'd first bought "Taste of Iron" and the Recycled tape on RRR. Although this isn't quite the looping of junk abuse sections I'd imagined, this is definitely still what I would like to hear, as far as loops are concerned. These all appear to be job-site recordings which are layered slightly or simply recorded well enough to incorporate all frequencies. Each loop lasts about two mintues, not really enough time to develop and sink in fully, but each one is interesting on its' own nonetheless, especially when additional layering seems to start to happen. My basic hope for society is that any normal man has done some kind of labor-intensive industry work such as construction, development, landscaping, or what-have-you, and if you both enjoy industrial-related musics and have worked/work in these fields, there is really no reason you should not enjoy this. As a little kid growing up, I got to indulge my interest in heavy machinery and construction vehicles from a young age, learning about specifics of construction and demolition from various family members, friends of the family, and friends' fathers – I never lost that love for the sounds and functions of these intense machines, and am glad to see that there are others who feel the same way. In my opinion, this helps to distance industrial from the sort of artsy over-intellectualization that you get in so many projects – back to the roots, if you will. I feel strongly that totally-middle-class folks who've not experienced difficult jobs and a harder life don't have much ground to stand on when it comes to appreciating this kind of gritty, as-it-is sort of music. Hopefully we will see more of the cutesy little hipsters be turned off by this sort of thing, as most of them have never even worked a real shift in their lives anyway, let alone at the kind of job sites I hear on this tape. I'm thinking cement mixers, backhoe, jackhammer, a crane, maybe some kind of lathe? I notice a distinct outdoor equipment feeling to some of these loops, while others strike me as indoor industrial machinery. I tried making field recordings of various machines at the Ruger factory where one of my old roommates worked, but never really got anything clear and distinct enough. The beauty is that they all produce these wonderful sounds, and I am probably totally far-off from what some of them actually are. Again, though, this tape brings back some heavy-duty nostalgic feelings, pun not intended – recalling trips to the dump with my grandpa to watch cars and washing machines be compacted almost gets me choked up! Nice to hear a tape that connects back to some of my favorite childhood memories. One absolutely stunning aspect I've noticed when flipping to the B-side is that the non-US manufacturers make much queieter equipment – probably better for your hearing, at the end of the day, and I did note that none of these looped sounds are adulterated by beeping noises of trucks backing up and motors idling like lots of my field recordings are, haha. Pick this up, if you miss out, you're an asshole, go work at your little clerical job filing papers. I'm kidding, or am I?
The Glass Path "Driving Music" (Drugged Conscience)
I bought this like two years ago and don't recall ever listening to it, even though it was halfway through side A when I opened the case. Whoops. Oh well, this is good stuff, if you like field recordings, broken electronics, and the most non-musical type of tape manipulations possible. This is totally non-entertaining field recordings of what I assume are pretty mundane, everyday sources/situations manipulated to some kind of relatively uneasy effect. Conversations, wind, silence, machinery atmospherics. The manipulations here are all corrosion, head-blocking, warping, flutter, some saturation, and stop-pause-forward-reverse-button-editing. I like this a lot, it's really nothing like the Swedish stuff I mentioned above, this is like, a total outsider's take on tape noise. This reminds me of my earliest efforts at doing this kind of thing, around 15 or 16 years old – it really sounds like this is someone's idea of noise who had no significant idea of how to go about making it. There is a charm, in this case, whereas a lot of the time stuff that gives off this vibe makes me want to shut it off after 59 seconds. I like this, but it'd be dumb to recommend it to anyone – quite frankly, it's hard for me to imagine who might like this or want to listen to it. Being that I remember nothing about the label, project, or anything else, I'll most likely check more of this stuff out – out of sheer curiosity, if anything. Towards the latter half of the B-side, I'm left feeling like these are sections left out from mid-90s Macronympha – it's actually pretty swift and texturally interesting, with more elements added and more frequent edits, this could sound like Developer. Not at all a bad thing!
Grunt "Sacrosanct Imperium" CS (Freak Animal)
I still don't have Myth of Blood or World Draped In A Camoflauge, but these tapes will probably suffice for the time being. Coming home after my sociology class, this is a pretty good remedy for A) the indoctrination we all go through when going to college or whatever, and B) the residual feelings those of us not entirely sold on the modern world have when considering all the ideological mazes and pitfalls we try to navigate.
A ways down the road, historically speaking, people like myself who wasted time listening to tapes instead of doing push-ups and target practice won't be around anymore to celebrate the kinds of things this tape discusses. I am absolutely alright with that. Although I do very much enjoy every sonic and intellectual aspect of this tape, the ominous treatments of orchestral samples amidst high-end electronics as an intro remind me that I may not be of the correct mindset to prepare for the future – something within me suggests projects of this nature aren't merely celebratory sonic ruminations on what might happen in the future, but a black-and-white "do something or die" kind of statement. I don't think I'm supposed to sit around listening to this, and then come back for more later on a musical basis only, there is a distinct purpose here. Aspa would probably like us to go out and take a look for ourselves at the social climate, the conflict between peoples, and the worldviews which have lead to material like "Prologue For Plague" coming into existence. Although the throbbing electronics alongside nasty, almost-sexy-sounding high end oscillations amidst high-pitched screams have all the elements a PE fan might look to be entertained by, I think this is both a strong statement and a musical venture – Grunt is the only act in Power Electronics which I think has any similarity to The Grey Wolves, Con-Dom, or Genocide Organ. Aspa is never quite content to make blatant statements, instead letting the listener do the work when grasping the subtleties.
Oh yeah, and the vocals here sound a lot like "Installation of Blood and Steel" at some of the "calm" moments – as far as I remember, I don't own many Grunt releases since Petturien Rooli that have that style, mostly his low-pitched roar (nothing wrong with that, but he's a large man, probably capable of many vocal styles, I'd like to hear them all). For what it's worth, it's also quite charming to hear a dubbing mistake where several seconds of a random track make it onto a Grunt tape – we're all human, for better or worse!
B-side: Gas Fumes, opens to intense high-end Whitehouse oscillations amongst mid-range Swedish-type noise chaos and fucking excellent hardcore-style shouting that I think also has the same chorus or flange or whatever that is on the electronics. What I mean to say is that this track kicks into action from the first second, whereas I'd expected a brooding, suffocating slow-burner (no fucking pun intended, seriously). In all honestly, it's hard for me to specifically examine the sonics, layering, and composition of these more recent Grunt releases. There is a distinctly more straightforward, less musically-composed quality that I felt started to drift away after Petturien Rooli; this stuff is more violent, more savage, more immediate, and more urgent. The electronics often feel less layered, and more focused on aggression than atmosphere. I haven't yet heard any of the angelic synth amidst falling junk metal I so cherish from the project – instead, a forward-momentum blast of chopped-up styles (PE, tape noise, droney industrial, sound collage, harsh noise) marks a new phase in Grunt's sound – condensed, perhaps? No, that's not the right word, "fortified" makes a lot more sense. In this case, when things get more atmospheric with synthesizer and keyboard drones with wet static layering, this isn't the perdition or bleakness of previous releases – this is imminent death by suffocation via breathing in noxious chemicals designed for that very purpose. I do not understand it when people who like this kind of music don't like Grunt, unless of course you acknowledge the relevancy of the topics discussed, but want to delude yourself into thinking they have nothing to do with you.
Quack Quack/Milos Olympus CS (White Centipede Noise)
For some time I've been trying not to let cover artwork draw my attention too much, as not to affect my pure listening to the sounds, but in this case, it was hard. Weird Twilight Zone-type alien monster thing on a background of deflated color balloons. I hate that type of shit, but in this case, it just seemed appropriate for what Oskar generally does with the label aesthetic. Also, as I get older and more introverted, I don't fucking understand half of the label descriptions out there, including this one. Oh well.
Quack Quack start off side A with reverb-laden droning feedback and rumbling. Think Gelsomina but not nearly as abrasive or expansive-sounding. That's not really a bad thing, this is fairly simple but Incapacitants-style harsh noise, some very PE-type electronics start to make headway as soon as I noticed that. I can't help but think that one or two more layers of sound or perhaps some effected vocals would make this more attention-grabbing. I can see why Oskar likes this although this doesn't hardly hold up to any of the Wince tapes I own, honestly. Things didn't really engage me until the howling mic feedback came in, and I'm already not hearing it anymore. Honestly, this is the type of harsh noise that would just be so much more enjoyable if only a little more care was taken – things get more interesting once the spoken vocals kick in, but disappointingly, it's one of those instances where it's really buried and reverberated to shit, to where you can't tell if it's a sample or actual spoken vocals. A few minutes into this side and my coffee's gone cold – this is pretty much the effect this track has on me. Just like the coffee, I'll finish it, but I would like it so much more if certain things were adjusted just slightly, even. When that thought had passed, some bassy low-end junk metal crumble comes in – well, I like this more now, but still don't really see exactly what it is Quack Quack have to offer. I guess now I'm feeling a little stupid expecting much out of a project called Quack Quack, you know? By the way, the track is called "Mass Drunk," but I would not be able to appreciate this any more than currently if heavily intoxicated. In fact, if I came home after heavy drinking and put this one on, I'd turn it off. File under "noise to record while you're drunk, but not to listen to when you're drunk." Bare-bones harsh noise purists only.
Milos Olympus have the B-side with "Friendship Implosion." Title reminds me of SSRI. Aggressive mid-range crunch that moves quickly alongside glasslike high-end grinding quickly dismisses that notion – already I see why this was paired with Quack Quack, but shit, why couldn't it have been a collaboration instead of two fairly unrefined pieces? This side is more "my thing," in terms of harsh noise, because it's harder to tell what's going on, regarding instrumentation. I'm guessing pedals are involved, but beyond that, it's anyone's guess. I wish more harsh noise had that "how the fuck...?" quality that this sorta has. This track also has those nice breaks of heavy harsh noise looping that accentuate all the best Americanoise – pleasantly interrupted by feedback and what sounds like manipulated chimes. I love this kind of thing, and would have liked to see this spontaniety in the Quack Quack piece instead of mere improvisation. The high-end feedback within this track sounds indicative of a live recording involving amps, due to the imprecise tone and buried presence when certain crunchy elements blast into the mix – good approach, very Richard Ramirez/BLJ. Also very Incapacitants, but more admirably so than the other side. An unidentifiable drone starts to come in before the track takes a sharp dynamic turn for...more of the same, which I wish would have lasted a bit longer. There are even more frequent cuts in the Americanoise style which get more intense and entertaining as the track progresses – there are moments where I could have been listening to Kakerlak. Again, harsh noise purists only – if you generally like Oskar's curation, you'll find a place for this one.
Grunt "Swarm Of Parasites" CS (Freak Animal)
For those of you who don't feel it's necessary to review tapes separately, sorry – I tend to get bored or turn into something of a fanboy when listening to multiple releases by the same band/project in a row. When reviewing stuff, I prefer to retain some impartiality, if possible, because I don't think it's possible to be honest or look at something objectively when you start to form an overlapping opinion about it. Although it's obvious I generally trust where I might be headed when it comes to Grunt, I think it's good to avoid ass-licking of projects you like – if you like something, you should be the first to criticize it.
Immediately, chopped-up flanged electronics coincide with metal clunking and banging, this isn't far from anything else Mikko has done under this project since around 2014. That's a good thing. Like I said before, I actually like where Grunt is now even better than what was "formulaically preferable" from his older material. Efficiency seems to be more important in composing these pieces than "wowing" everyone with complexity (which he's certainly able to do, and does). I hear some manipulated orchestral or synthesizer sounds that sort of melt and warp into the heavy-duty industrial rhythm. A few seconds of this, and you already start to hear the trademark echoed yelling – this time, though, there is a blurry and undefinable, uintelligible quality to the vocals reminding me a whole lot of Snuff and Bizarre Uproar – is Pasi the one singing on this track, really? Regardless, I've noticed a sort of nasal-but-bassy quality to the Finnish vocal cords, which I tend to like – it's a nice accent to hear these things shouted at you in. Anyway, I should add there is some utterly wild-sounding feedback sort of spraying everwhere, which is a great sound alongside the sort of cut-up vocalizations and totally-disturbing electronics. Sounds like the ensuing chaos of initial guerilla attacks amidst air-raid warning sirens. The word which Grunt's new approach brings to mind is "emergentism," ironically a label that Aspa is somehow affiliated with. In this sense, though, Grunt's sound reflects an immediacy and urgency not always found in PE – it feels "real," and not in the "documentarian" sense.
Oh shit, there are the angelic drone parts I had mentioned before; I was wondering when that was going to happen – there is one of these sections on every Grunt release I own. To me, this represents the beauty of chaos and violence, to see these things as virtuous or admirable acts rather than some kind of loaded "necessary evil:"
"We want to poach men,
collect the trophies.
Hunt within civilization -
Prowl on the dark streets."
Gorgeous. When the high-end flanged electronics compliment these brasslike drones/loops, a sort of melancholy arises – depression of the hunter when there is nothing left to hunt. I can't remember where I stole that line from, but I will say that it's very versatile and applies to many examples of violence and predation. "Memories of Ruin" indeed. The warrior's function performed, what's left?
B-side. Just occurred to me that I haven't heard a sample of anything in a Grunt track for a long time, that's refreshing. I like that there is no real reliance on any mainstream-cultural context for these releases. Mid-range G.O. type electronics with a militaristic buzzing tonality compliment the more well-known Grunt style of vocals – but as with all other recent material, the vocals are essentially an instrument – I cannot tell what is being said, and the delivery/effects seem to be more imporant than the specific words, anyhow. A rather uneducated friend of mine was really into "controversial" bands like Landser in high school, and once when listening to them, he said something dumb like "I can't understand the lyrics, but I can feel them, I feel it," at the time I wanted to hit him, but now I think I know what he meant. The track is titled "Execution," and the calmer sections where the feedback floats overtop heavy electronic beeps and buzzing evokes that perfectly even though I cannot make out even part of one word. The reverberated/echoing background noises are just killer. I can actually understand this one section – it's the lyrics printed on the insert. The way this track sort of crescendos in an understated manner is fucking excellent, this track could best be characterized as a gathering storm; shit, maybe even Grunt's entire recent output could be described as such. Fly-wing buzzing and distant, thin clanging amidst oxygen-tank steam noises begin "Ghosts of Old Europe," alongside some pretty nasty recordings of something I can't quite make out – don't you fucking love that?? And he does the wailing falsetto in this track again, complete with signature echo – I don't fucking care how that sounds to say, it's great. And once you realize the track was a live recording, you're left to wonder how you can perform your own material live with any semblance of this level of effectiveness. Title of the tape is very relevant to today's social issues – mass migration, epidemic levels of substance abuse. "We still have a chance to be cruel." I'd posit that we also still have a reason.
Krube/Arv & Miljo CS (Fragment Factory)
Some German label released a tape with a project I'd never heard, doing a split with one I generally trust, so I got it. I tend to sell or trade away my older Arv & Miljo tapes so that I can hear new material with a fresh set of ears, and honestly, each development within the project makes the previous release pale in comparsion to the most recent. This is the benefit of not obsessively collecting and purchasing everything, people, some objectivity is possible if you just take a step back.
Side A starts with some very strange science fiction keyboard sounds alongside wet froglike noises and some ominous background wind static. I cannot say with any honesty that this is something I would have bought on it's own, but there are little elements of this that remind me of the Secret Apex tape that Jaakko Vanhala put out a few years ago, and maybe some elements of the Edward Artemyev Tarkovsky soundtracks. This is weird, to say the least, but I think you'd have to be on a lot of drugs or very mentally ill in order to feel that this is unpleasant. This has vibes similar to films like Stalker or the Animatrix – some kind of porous barrier between two worlds. Things don't really progress, much, either, they just build and naturally shift – I can tell that some of these sounds probably originated as field recordings of wind, water, possibly a boat, but they've been run through I-can't-tell-you-what- or-how-many effects and treatments. By now, I've adjusted quite a bit and I dig this a lot, except there definitely is a bit of a queasy aspect to the overall atmosphere – fucking seasick at that. Time to go below deck and eat some corned beef. Nothing has really changed, although developments do occur – this is not noise, this is thoroughly what I'd describe as ambient, although those following the "electronica definition" of ambient and the E-Z listening, New Ageists would fucking hate this. Fans of Amph take note! You might enjoy this if you've enjoyed the Polar/Mongol 12".
I'm somewhat sick of the A-side's enduring flute drone at this point, so I'm typing the initial sentences of the B-side review as a way of cutting off my attention from the former side – a cop-out, yeah, I'm aware of that, but you don't have to turn everything into an extended technique. Nobody would like Whitehouse if Right To Kill was just a flanged high-end tone for around 30 minutes, so although water sounds are quite nice, they aren't exactly impressive in this instance. Yeah, it's safe to say that this track runs past it's conclusion. Starts off strong and digresses into pointlessness. You can't win all the time. Been a while since I got this sleepy while listening to anything I actually took the time to review. Sorry Krube. Things eventually come back around to the beginning, but that's not what I wanted. It serves as more monotony rather than ourobouros biting its' tail. If there is a next time, maybe then, Krube.
Arv & Miljo. Like I said, I get rid of previous releases of this project prior to trying out the new ones – but the familiar elements are still there. The grey cloudy-day atmosphere, the water sounds; for Americans who don't know, the name translates to something like "Heritage & Environment." That's what the project sounds like – documenting the scenery of your upbringing, lifestyle, and sense of nationality. There is a distinctly Swedish feeling to this, especially once the electric piano sounds introduce themselves. Arv & Miljo have never come off as E-Z listening bullshit, though, and when they have moments of elation or melancholy, it's not the moodiness of immaturity, but more like the darker side of the Swedish psyche. This could easily be the soundtrack to your suicide, but not one out of self-pity; it sounds like killing yourself to state "I'm finished, I've achieved everything I set out for." I don't necessarily plan to take my own life, even under positive circumstances, but if I did, I might listen to this at some point during the day I was to do it.
Well, by now, the piano melodies have taken on less interesting scales, but I do rather appreciate the increasing torrent of decayed tape sound that seems to encompass them. This seems to be a piece recorded and performed live (probably on a grand rather than upright) piano, but recorded on an incredibly old tape with a sketchy portable – it has some sudden increases and slight dropouts that I very much like.
Puce Mary "Ultimate Hypocrisy" CS (Freak Animal)
Finally backtracking on tons of stuff I'd skipped for no real reason a while back. I know that I said I'm attempting to ignore cover art in favor of concentration on sound, but this tape has some pretty sexy/ugly skin fold/appendage collage work that has a great 90's Macronympha feeling. Not the music herein, however. This stuff has often been compared to Genocide Organ in a somewhat unfavorable light, but I disagree – I can't tell what Frederikke is saying, ever, but she has a commanding voice that is delivered with seriousness rather than a laconic quality, and the slight overuse of effects seems appropriate. To my ears, she probably listens to G.O., but is doing her own thing. Whatever.
Second track opens with subtle electronics and female moaning which seems to turn into slight weeping or sobbing – the sexy part is trying to imagine whether this sample is self-generated or comes from some piece of porn. Either way, I like her approach. The interrupted electronics alongside the quiet rhythm and very subdued alarm tones are quite nice with the short bursts of the sample as interjections. Right now, I can't help but think people were willing to make somewhat lusty comments about Ms. Chardiet from Pharmakon because they're not as intimidated by her as Ms. Hoffemier, haha. Really, though, she is a very attractive woman that also comes off as very tough, for what it's worth. I don't know her, and even after reading the interview in Noise Receptor, she still comes off as something of an ambiguous person – that's more attractive than my typical young-man fantasies, and her music is frankly probably more exciting, as well. The third track features "lip noises" synthesizer pulse with a desperate, disturbed vocal delivery – I very much like that this track feels weak and vulnerable, feelings that are somewhat taboo to discuss in power electronics, regardless your maleness or femaleness. I have only heard tracks from Slogun and Prurient which I can say have the same feeling of intense self-criticism and anxiety that this track instills in me. I really admire that – I don't want to hear very many artists that see themselves as anything but flawed human beings with some sort of instinct or agenda. But I don't need any self-pity, on the other hand.
B-side opener features a shifting, rattling looped semi-rhythm that reminds me a lot of Grunt. In this sense, I do see the G.O. resemblance – didn't they at one point refer to their sound as "native concrete industrial?" This is definitely that, but let's say "psychological concrete industrial." Mr. Finnan would probably scoff at such a remark, but there are sonic similarities between S.T.A.B. Electronics' take on this kind of thing and Puce Mary's. When the bubbly synthesizer noise introduces itself, this would be at home on some of the more recent S.T.A.B. material were it a little more saturated with distortion. I'm honestly wondering what Frederikke would think of that, if it would matter to her, right now. As soon as that thought is finished, a very sexy semi-aggressive rhythm/beat kicks in alongside digital snare accentuations – I might hate this were it not recorded and placed in so unexpected a fashion. I'm not even sure of a comparison to draw, perhaps some instances of more rhythmic Concrete Mascara tracks? Right now I'm looking at the Keukhot live tape on my shelf, and that seems valid, too, if only for the moment.
Anyway, her vocals really stand out here – they sound all at once commanding, mentally unstable, entertaining, and feminine. Very unsettling and very sexy, and not because she's a female – this is a sexualized style of industrial! Field recordings run through some kind of synthesizer filter open up the next B-side piece. Mumbled, distant vocals that slightly echo; or maybe this is a sample? I seem to hear a male's voice as well. This track again has that vulnerable feeling – totally unacceptable in power electronics as per some standards, but I think this kind of honesty is what PE is all about. What the fuck is the background song field recording that seeps in, and why? This is all very depressive-sounding, almost confusing coming from a Danish person. Perhaps this song is trying to evoke feelings of ennui and being jaded by the day-to-day predictability and safety of the modern mainstream world. I don't know. Definitely recalls the use of "appropriate" pop songs in a couple of Nicole 12 tracks, perhaps there's a meaning that's going over my head.
Regardless, I think its' useless recommending this one to anyone, if anyone is a fan of hers already, you own this. I was just playing catch-up. It should be obvious that I like what this woman does and am kicking myself for not paying attention.
Grunt "Chance To Be Cruel" CS (Freak Animal)
Ah, Linkola's worldview – the ideas to end all ideology. There is nothing more uncompromising. He knows how so many of us will end up: fertilizer. We all know it, some of us seem to take issue with that. It will still happen.
"When Machines Stop," or "When Machine Stops." Couldn't exactly tell, but in my opinion, it connotes the same thing – the "machine" as in the juggernaut of international finance-based greed, or society itself. Or when the machines stop – when the production of convenient nieceties ceases in order for the workers to become soldiers, slaves, or ashes. Oh yeah, the sounds: this is another sound-collage PE+noise approach with aggressive and chaotic junk metal scraping and somewhat subdued electronics. Vocals this time around are exactly what one can expect from Grunt; echoed shouting, commanding presence, only some phrases and words are intelligible. I especially like this because even amidst all his more recent material, it is particularly hard to determine what kind of electronics are being used to generate some of these sounds, that's great. And the vocals seem to totally dominate the other aspects, almost like a persistent thought one tries to suppress. Damn! Again with the atmospheric drones – given his talent to evoke a specific feeling, Mikko could easily have chosen to be a composer for soundtracks and art installations, but he chose something so much better. Just from the sepia-toned feeling of this track, one can tell it's title is "Ghosts of Old Europe," pts. 1 & 2. Values and national identities of yesteryear disappearing amidst cultural chaos – in most respects very unfortunate, if you ask me, but then again, that kind of conservativism is pretty much shunned these days. Who among those reading this review owns a genealogy book for both sides of their family? What does your family tree tell you? To close the A-side, a track such as "Chance To Be Cruel" needs no lyrics. Why would there be any?
Fuck...all of these tapes were recorded live, weren't they? Well, hats off to Mr. Vanhala. Compared with old YouTube videos of No Fun Fest gigs, this is some serious shit – can barely imagine how good this would be in person.
Anyway, wanted to note that Grunt is especially good when you're overworked, tried, maybe a bit pissed off, your feet are cold, and when you're hungry – hopefully all in combination. I strongly feel that this project is capable of evoking the physical sensations related to some of the track titles, sort of like Clinic Of Torture. But whereas that project is obvious in its' intent, Grunt seems to be more of a generalized reminder of the struggle of life and the suffering which lies ahead. That is not sexy or stylish at all. I really like the fact that Grunt has no aspects which can appeal to shallow ego-driven personality traits other than many of the sounds being very effective and tasetful – I can crack a beer when listening to XE or Bizarre Uproar, but there is none of that "fuck yeah" sensibility with Grunt, even when a particular part moves you very much. There's a solemnity that I appreciate, even beyond the man behind the project – Grunt is somehow much more than Mikko Aspa as an individual, which is arguably what many power electronics acts strive for but might not succeed. I can think of ones who have, and do, but I'm sick of name-dropping and I'm frankly sick of my own opinions. When that's the kind of mood you're in, Grunt might be your best bet – it exists largely outside of today's societal trappings.
On one last note regarding sonics, the evolution of the B-side seems to begin with something more akin to what he's doing now, then backtracks into a very organized, atmospheric style that I primarily recall from Petturien Rooli. Logically, that release dealt with military and social history as affected by military history in Finland, so the more recent Grunt releases would have to be A) Mikko's take on the developments since that time which affect Finland and the world as a whole, and B) Mikko's personal-ideological response to the problems posited in these releases. It's hard to say exactly, from interviews, considering the fact that I haven't read the lyrics, if this assessment is correct or not. Regardless, I get this sense of progression and evolution ideologically through the development of the sonic aspects rather than purely the vocals or even the words alone. Also, the guy knows how to make a live performance feel like an album, going from A to B and forgetting how you got there. Grunt is perhaps the most "musical" approach to PE today alongside two guys who are also Finnish. Go figure: "insanity is gift for torch-bearer!"
Puce Mary "The Great Panic" (Freak Animal)
Throbbing slow-burn introduction with spoken vocals (again they might be a sample) and some in-the-background high-end tones. This reminds me a little of a project called Olymphia whom I still wish had come out with more than one fucking tape, and maybe a little bit of one of the tracks from Grunt's "Ritual Of Mortality." Ms. H loves short pieces, and that's probably a good thing.
The second piece begins with very disturbing snare-hit drum-machine tapping and some quite ominous electronics. The background vocals feel absolutely tormented – I don't think this is the kind of song you write when you're feeling particularly good about yourself. Ah, of course you're one of the members of Ultra circa 1987 – there's some nice similarities there. But that piece ends quickly, too, leading to some Bianchiesque warped synthesizer sounds and some really nice...I can't tell what they are noises. Some spoken vocals that are absolutely mangled via effects, totally another instrument and not just a vehicle to deliver lyrics – makes me want to try some vocal ideas I've been mulling around later tonight. But instead I'll just revel at the very nice bell-like drones and unidentifiable sounds amidst delayed high-end feedback of this piece – I think it's the eponymous track. The next one, "Insomnia," is enough to disturb me through the title alone – I have issues with insomnia and there are occasions when you can reach low levels of dementia from sleep deprivation. I hate that sensation more than anything, with the possible exception of stomach pains. This track doesn't sound like that, though; it's just atmospheric heavy electronics without a particularly menacing atmosphere. More futuristic and scientific-sounding, than anything. I read in an interview that Frederikke works on art and film soundtracks for a living – she's clearly deserving of this success and is obviously talented, I can see why you'd want to hear her sounds in conjunction with a documentary about anything the least bit interesting and engaging.
Side B: "Teach Them How To Think," plus "Drugs" pts. I & II. Hah, I live in the drug rehabilitation facility capitol of the USA – there are more treatment centers here in my town than all of the various medical facilities in our "Tri-City area" put together...and we're supposedly a retirement community. Although I generally avoid using drugs, as well as people that use them, the latter in particular is not entirely possible, and I sometimes wonder if humanity is simply growing even weaker. Sooner or later, will us non-users be in the minority? I used to have liberal views regarding drugs and alcohol; "if you're not a drunk or junkie, and you pay taxes/go to work, that's okay with me." Nowadays I'm thinking it's best to separate yourself as much as possible from those scum – no reason to stoop to low-level hippie behavior just becase you're tempted to ingest whatever.
Rather complicated intersecting electronic patterns open the first piece – givng way to multiple layers of intense feedback (not too loud), and of course, Ms. H's unhinged vocal delivery – I'm sorry for again beating a dead horse, but I hear some St. Degeneratus in those effect tones she chose, I'm thinking "Wackelpeter." Second piece has a pretty nice breathy electronic sound underneath another little drum-machine sort of rhythm – fairly appropriate for being high on narcotics, specifically opioids, but I hope that Ms. H isn't referring to her own life through these two pieces. An oppressive but atmospheric drone bubbles upward, only to deflate for more sinister electronics to break through. Then you come down to the aggression of the third B-side track: G.O.-style but with a more Philip K. Dick than Julius Evola atmosphere. Lots of stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery coupled with subdued high-end flutter and that nice vibrating flange on the vocals. Things end once she's done expressing her regret and remorse, much like a relationship. Wow. Thank you. I need more Puce Mary soon.
Non-industrial-related shit:
Pentagram "Be Forewarned" (I like this one so much more than Relentless)
Lana Del Rey various songs (She and I seem to have similar taste in things, heh)
Quote from: Peterson on December 07, 2016, 03:33:40 AM
Did you ever go to reorganize the tapes on your shelves, and pull out a bunch of stuff you'd forgotten about, or couldn't remember how it sounded? I love that. Of course, most of these are items I've just received,but here and there some hidden gems might pop up.
Ashpa "Felelet" CS (Sound Holes)
Matthias G. gives this tape a pretty bad review in Fordamning #10, saying things like "this stuff was over 5 years ago," and "I'm pretty bored of the introverted bedroom tape loop projects." That's the pot calling the kettle black, if I've ever heard of such a thing. He describes this stuff as akin to some Sewer Election and Knaekkede Stemmer, and that might be true, but my honest initial comparison was that of some of the Altar of Flies material I've heard!
Mattias G/Altar Of Flies is not the guy beyhind Fördämning Fanzine.
Quote from: Baglady on December 07, 2016, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: Peterson on December 07, 2016, 03:33:40 AM
Did you ever go to reorganize the tapes on your shelves, and pull out a bunch of stuff you'd forgotten about, or couldn't remember how it sounded? I love that. Of course, most of these are items I've just received,but here and there some hidden gems might pop up.
Ashpa "Felelet" CS (Sound Holes)
Matthias G. gives this tape a pretty bad review in Fordamning #10, saying things like "this stuff was over 5 years ago," and "I'm pretty bored of the introverted bedroom tape loop projects." That's the pot calling the kettle black, if I've ever heard of such a thing. He describes this stuff as akin to some Sewer Election and Knaekkede Stemmer, and that might be true, but my honest initial comparison was that of some of the Altar of Flies material I've heard!
My bad, Andersson, not Gustavsson. I get your surnames and all the tape noisers mixed up. ;)
Mattias G/Altar Of Flies is not the guy beyhind Fördämning Fanzine.
I somehow found a third extra copy of Treriksroset's "Venal" cassette while digging through stuff today. Thought I had two and had sold both, but apparently had three (how did I get them?). Solid harsh noise with an M.O. brittle texture, lots of feedback, lots of high-end tones, no synthesizers as far as I can tell. B-side is basically a continuation of the same piece, albeit roomier and with what sounds like some junk metal abuse - really large-sounding, at that. Very glad I didn't get rid of all of them.
Checked out some private material sent by Wonderland Club, excellent recordings that feature a different distinct vocal style on each track. Not sure if I'm allowed to mention anything other than that. I'll note that everything I hear from this project seems to be a very significant improvement on a solid foundation.
Quote from: Peterson on December 07, 2016, 03:33:40 AM
Puce Mary "The Great Panic" (Freak Animal)
Throbbing slow-burn introduction with spoken vocals (again they might be a sample) and some in-the-background high-end tones. This reminds me a little of a project called Olymphia whom I still wish had come out with more than one fucking tape, and maybe a little bit of one of the tracks from Grunt's "Ritual Of Mortality." Ms. H loves short pieces, and that's probably a good thing.
Olymphia actually released an LP on Posh Isolation last year, although it's in a somewhat different vein (a tad more "artsy", so to speak).
Also, perhaps the discussion of Linkola's ideas could be split off into a separate thread in the General Discussion subforum?
after a year largely listening to rough filth,
the new anemone tube&post scriptum release 'litaniae mortuorum discordantes' has been a standout, if recent, release of sublime intensity.
the concept behind this , of an imagined music, was intriguing
the sounds, started off sublime and ended as indeed 'discordant' and in context, morbid.
all variations of this release are limited, so act soon if this is of interest.
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New Diapsiquir is fantastic.
This is a very strange album. I didn't expect it to sound like this, but also don't know how it should have sounded instead, if this makes any sense. It was improvised and re-arranged, I read somewhere. Well...
SLAVE LABOUR (MOTHER SAVAGE)
Been meaning to get this one for ages. Excellent noise, just gets heavier & heavier.
DER STURMER 'The Blood Calls For War'
Anyone else think the riff on the first track would make excellent plate smashing music? I mean they're Greek after all? Great record.
MURDER CORPORATION 8 CD SET
Great sounds on here.I think someone mentioned before about being able to hear tape speed manipulation on a lot of the recordings which was interesting.
WAGNER - RING CYCLE 14 CD SET
What else are you going to listen to at Christmas time?
Quote from: Major Carew on December 10, 2016, 12:44:33 PM
WAGNER - RING CYCLE 14 CD SET
What else are you going to listen to at Christmas Time?
well, Hal for me it is a time to listening to bickering, regret, treading on eggshells, and if I listen hard enough, unspoken truths.
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this am the new black psychosis releases arrived.
yet to listen to brutalomania but listened to ssri
on first listen this continues the harsh, heavy sounds of the recent f&v cd 'Schwarz sonnet invocation rituals' and adds to the occult aesthetic of their hiisi tape to give an extra layer of meaning/intent.
hats off to Si for the limited art edition, one of the best ltd edtns of the year for my money.
Quote from: Major Carew on December 10, 2016, 12:44:33 PM
What else are you going to listen to at Christmas time?
Autopsia: White Christmas. Especially their take on Stille Nacht is quite charming.
Quote from: Marko-V on December 10, 2016, 09:07:25 PM
Quote from: Major Carew on December 10, 2016, 12:44:33 PM
What else are you going to listen to at Christmas time?
Autopsia: White Christmas. Especially their take on Stille Nacht is quite charming.
just remembered an old throbbing gristle tape-? live at the rat club? with white Christmas gristlised until the start of the show.
RELICATION
Fans of old Godflesh, Voivod, and maybe old Depressor...
check out this finnish band! Old styled industrial metal without machines, totally analog. Feel the furnace.
https://youtu.be/O1T9tbLagcE
Quote from: david lloyd jones on December 10, 2016, 09:23:53 PM
just remembered an old throbbing gristle tape-? live at the rat club? with white Christmas gristlised until the start of the show.
Listened that. Couldn't really recognize White Christmas there even though it's listed. Excellent show anyway.
Green Army Fraction - Airyanem Vaejah:
The title track is pretty catchy and well-executed Industrial PE not too far from some of the memorable moments of some Tesco-related projects. The rest of the tape is some kind of noise ambient with pretty little happening. Not terrible, but really not that interesting. I can't help but think that the B-side of this tape would have worked better as a 7" with the first track on Side A and the other one as an "obscure" B-side.
Mutilated Slut - Acid Attack:
Absolutely great tape! Filthy and offensive layout and great Harsh Noise composition with plenty of things going on but always playing well together. Metal, different frequencies interacting, lots of change but always focussed and on-point. This may be my favourite work by the artist. Couldn't help but place this somewhere between Finnish gutter HN and Mother Savage, but maybe those are just random associations. Would say this is pretty mandatory for Harsh Noise fans.
Morbid Behavior - Forever:
Got this in a large bulk deal from a friend who was cutting down his tape collection. Morbid Behavior offers pretty dark and synth-driven Electronics with modulated vocals. Nothing really out of the ordinary, but not bad either. Would have still liked a bit of variation, though.
Macronympha - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Despite having listened to Macronympha for a few years now (not too in-depth, I must admit), this somehow always passed by me. As everyone already knows, this is fucking massive. Dark, choking and brutal. The final 20-minute track is especially magnificent.
JASON CRUMER - Ruth CS (Nazot)
A recording from 2004-05 which should have been a "proper" album, but ended up on a tape in an edition of, what, 50 copies? Bit of a waste. This is good stuff. Not as great as some of the heavy weights recorded later on, but still. Has sort of a "grand" feel to it, this one. Dramatic!
CRACK FIERCE - Illegal Collage & Feedback C60 (Robotomy Tapes)
Haven't heard much Crack Fierce besides this one and that CDr on Solipsism. Compared to the latter, this is way more single-minded and simple. The title says it all, although it doesn't sound that much like a collage; rather just various sounds from japanese pop records distorted beyond recognition. 60 minutes of very sharp noise, so it's not for everyone I suppose. Definitely my cup though.
Quote from: Baglady on December 11, 2016, 11:49:29 PMCRACK FIERCE - Illegal Collage & Feedback C60 (Robotomy Tapes)
Haven't heard much Crack Fierce besides this one and that CDr on Solipsism. Compared to the latter, this is way more single-minded and simple. The title says it all, although it doesn't sound that much like a collage; rather just various sounds from japanese pop records distorted beyond recognition. 60 minutes of very sharp noise, so it's not for everyone I suppose. Definitely my cup though.
Interesting idea for a recording definitely...I grew up being forcibly being exposed to j-pop from several of my nerdy friends so hearing it chopped, mutiliated and distorted and turned into a noise recording definitely appeals to me. Might have to check this out...
As usual too exhausted to do an actual review so here is the inane rambling..
Various: And the Vultures Miss Nothing: I love metal and noise compilations and this 3 lp vinyl slab is no exception. I got this from a friend recently for free basically and it was worth every free cent! The lineup alone....Con-Dom, Taint, Macronympha, Government Alpha, Pain Jerk, Skin Crime, S&Q...you know this is going to be good. Con-Dom track is more restrained and old fashioned revolving around a machinary based loop and distant echoed, howled vocals, excellent as always. Taint's two tracks are some of my favorite on here and are a little more subdued then his usual style, not listening to the LP right now but I recall through the intoxicated haze lots of his usual high pitched squeel, the vocals actually a little more buried, particularly in the second song, which is kind of odd for Taint where the vocals are usually loud and up front to say the least. The Macronympha track has solidified the certainty that I need to check out this band and pick up more of their material...and Skin Crime NEVER disappoints. Excellent comp, excellent variety, excellent mixture of variety of styles, songs, approaches. I love the booklet that comes with it as well, the ad for Taint takes me back haha..
Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes: EVERYTHING One of the best if not the best currently active industrial black metal band (other then Reptile Womb maybe). Utterly insane, like a bizarre mixture of Goatpenis, Mysticum, and I have no idea what else. The drum programming alone is insane, whereas most industrial black metal bands use the usual simple drum machine sound/patterns this band is fucking all over the place. The vocals are were the similarity to Goatpenis primarily resides, with there being two vocalists I think? Heavily distorted, noisey, fast, and aggressive sounding. The split with XE is excellent as both bands have some of their best recordings on the release, and then their split with Konflict is also in regular rotation along with the 7'' that DAR put out not to long ago and the style and quality is consistent on all the releases I have. I cannot wait for the new album and the split with DS!
Nyogatheblisz- Apex Satanist: One of my favorite bands currently active, this is apparently a demo collection but the cohesive sound and similarity in style and recording style on all the tracks makes it feel like an album. Completely noisey, distorted, and truly pummeling...I've read interviews with the band and apparently the intention of this project is to channel or to manifest immaterial energies, entities etc. through their musical style and approach and that is EXACTLY what this sounds like. Not so much songs as each song is like a blasting torrent of waves of energy, you can hear the drums which blast constantly, but not in a usual metal 'aggressive' sense, more so in a constant unwavering trance inducing pattern that changes and shifts suddenly and erratically...the guitars giving only the slightest resemblance to structure or sanity. Two or three song titles are only represented by symbols and are perhaps representative of some sort of formula or something? Band members are criminals that apparently can't stay out of jail...subsequently the actual album they're working on will hopefully some day be released. I love this and listen to it usually at least twice a day since it came out. Excellent on LSD!
Concrete Mascara- Perennial Disappointment: I just got this so I don't want to say too much, but my initial impressions are I absolutely love it. The inclusion of rhythmic noise elements, the 'beats' (if you'd even call them that), the incredibly rabid and blown out vocals, the aggression, the unique approach and atmosphere are just some of the many things I love about this project and it seems to absolutely flourish on this album, at least according to my initial impressions. Read the interview where he somewhat compares himself to Control which I can see, but CM definitely has it's own style and I absolutely love it. One of the only PE bands or releases that I REALLY like listening to while I'm active or commuting or doing something...it has a very aggressive and harsh tone that gives me a rush like some metal records. Looking forward to listening to this a lot more in the coming days...
Also got the BU/SS split but I'm still soaking that up...also really good though.
Quote from: cr on December 09, 2016, 09:59:02 PM
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New Diapsiquir is fantastic.
This is a very strange album. I didn't expect it to sound like this, but also don't know how it should have sounded instead, if this makes any sense. It was improvised and re-arranged, I read somewhere. Well...
Agreed! Not what I was expecting either, but in a very good way...where were they to go after ANTI, which in my opinion was Diapsiquir at their best maybe...
I'm pretty sure Virus STN was improvised and rearranged as well...they do it well..
New album is basically an electronic/rap album...I've only listened to it a handful of times and there are hardly any riffs or guitar in general as I recall. Most people will probably hate it of course.
Man is the Bastard - The Lost Sessions 2015 - this stuff is on point. "Long Pig" is amazing. Do they perform this live? They could have done a full, fully satisfying set of just this and "Moloch" (anyone at Fiesta Grande #5 when they handed out lyrics sheets before ripping into Moloch?). The quasi-power-electronics "Whistle Blower" is done really well. That's some great material.
Quote from: gabalgabow on December 11, 2016, 11:08:29 AM
RELICATION
Fans of old Godflesh, Voivod, and maybe old Depressor...
check out this finnish band! Old styled industrial metal without machines, totally analog. Feel the furnace.
https://youtu.be/O1T9tbLagcE
Agreed, great band. Got two CDr-albums of theirs. I think both of them were limited to just 50 copies or something like that, which seems like way too little. The latter one came out in 2010/2011 and I've heard nothing of the band since then, but one can still hope they'd make more material heheh.
Quote from: DBL on December 12, 2016, 12:06:37 PMThe latter one came out in 2010/2011 and I've heard nothing of the band since then, but one can still hope they'd make more material heheh.
I know all the guys in this band and Relication is definitely split-up. Saw them live once and it was pretty decent gig. I have the second CD-r demo they made, but haven't been listening it for a years... Problem with this band was always that it was kind of "family guys" playing once a while just for the sake of it. Drummer is still pretty active with the industrial thing, but other guys focused more on metal (Hellbox, Cannibal Accident) and spacerock etc.
I dig this!
Quote from: gabalgabow on December 11, 2016, 11:08:29 AM
RELICATION
Fans of old Godflesh, Voivod, and maybe old Depressor...
check out this finnish band! Old styled industrial metal without machines, totally analog. Feel the furnace.
https://youtu.be/O1T9tbLagcE
The mighty Macronympha are fucking getting it at the moment.
Quote from: Si Clark on December 12, 2016, 11:47:09 AM
Quote from: Baglady on December 11, 2016, 11:49:29 PM
JASON CRUMER - Ruth CS (Nazot)
A recording from 2004-05 which should have been a "proper" album, but ended up on a tape in an edition of, what, 50 copies? Bit of a waste. This is good stuff. Not as great as some of the heavy weights recorded later on, but still. Has sort of a "grand" feel to it, this one. Dramatic!
Have listened to this tape many times and love it. I agree his proper albums are much more crafted but this tape still stands up, would be nice to have it in a larger edition.
well, you are the label tycoon!
Quote from: Deadpriest on December 13, 2016, 05:55:43 PM
The mighty Macronympha are fucking getting it at the moment.
specifics please
Quote from: david lloyd jones on December 14, 2016, 07:56:25 PM
Quote from: Deadpriest on December 13, 2016, 05:55:43 PM
The mighty Macronympha are fucking getting it at the moment.
specifics please
Intensive Care
Macronympha/ARMENIA split (ARMENIA is the dude from Macronympha)
Obliteration (working with Government Alpha sound sources and vice versa)
Studio 95
CD 2 from Macrocannibalismo
Truculent Collamity
I also enjoyed U-731's By All Means, Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition's self titled album, Brainbombs' Burning Hell (always the fucking Brainbombs), Rusted Shut's Rehab.
cheers
Quote from: david lloyd jones on December 14, 2016, 08:23:13 PM
cheers
Sweet dude, I'd recommend the split with ARMENIA and Intensive Care (also Mobeus and Samaritan Girl by Kim Ki Duk haha)
S.E.C.A.M. Kino "Destined Ages" CS (Chondritic Sound)
This tape is industrial in the sense of electronic-era Clock D.V.A., early techno-era Psychic TV, and certain S.P.K. moments, not in the more primitive and raw side of things. I didn't notice any sort of vocal or sample until the 3rd A-side track, at which point things have evolved to become totally beat-driven and "dance-y" while having started a little more harsh and atmospheric. This isn't at all the type of thing I'd normally dig into, but I like this in the sense it'd be good soundtrack work for certain kind of action movies, and probably pretty excellent backing tracks to fuck or fool around with girls to. I think if there were some sort of predictable baritone slightly off-key vocals here I'd dislike this whereas its' instrumental nature makes it enjoyable. This is pretty upbeat and angular at some moments, bordering on what I would personally consider dance music, but a sort of weird reverb and some 4-track bleed-through make this grittier than some of what brought me to this tape. The B-side continues the beat-driven melodic side with more EDM-type sampling, and then returns to the more atmospheric side of things with the second piece – things sound become sort of cinematic and a slow, militaristic thumping beat is introduced before a cold, metallic snare with a vibrating texture starts to dominate. The artwork for the j-card is blue, silver, and grey; and that is essentially what this type of music sounds like – cold but still somewhat human industrial that's possibly a throwback as far as equipment is concerned, but I am not enough of a fan of this type of thing to determine whether this project can be considered a clone or not. I do know that this would probably appeal to a lot of the folks who appreciate the beat-driven stuff coming from Hospital Productions or Posh Isolation – the closest comparisons my limited exposure can draw is Vatican Shadow and Croatian Amor. I don't know, check this out if you like that stuff, maybe.
Nor Index "Rat Trap" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
Heavy and large-sounding PE that has a distinct harsh noise influence – fast, forward-momentum backdrop of mid-range static with quick cuts; vocals buried in the mix and distorted beyond intelligibility. Ends after calming somewhat abruptly to more sweeping, old-school static textures that sound controlled with the voltage of a synthesizer. This immediately brings to mind Une Regard Froid. So far this second piece is an "atmospheric instrumental," building in a wall of noise before ending abruptly – think "Death Penalty." Third piece starts with putrid idling synthesizer throb – kind of like a post-mortem motorbike engine. I think there are some buried and flanged whisper vocals that are distorted beyond recognition, but this could also be more textural noise. Pieces such as this work very well in this context, staying in one gear and building subtly to the next track, but I have heard projects which rely entirely on this "mode" and as such tend not to go anywhere. I like this, however, but am a little more interested in hearing the development of this project's sort of enigmatic sound than returning to this particular tape again and again. So far it's hard to tell if the second piece has led to the third (as listed) or not, and I could see how that might not please those more demanding of consistent action in their PE - "click" of the stop button tells me that the two are indeed combined tracks – not really an approach I like, honestly. It's the first release from this project, though, so that can slide for now. B-side begins immediately with a very sexy-sounding helicopter laser throb sort of like one can hear in Bloodyminded and Slogun – with some almost metal-type vocals in a very throaty, Earache records crust-punk/grindcore kind of rasp. Comparisons to Deathpile wouldn't be out of line, here, but there's also a menacing high-end tone that if allowed to dominate the mix would bring this track closer to Whorebutcher or even certain rare moments in Prurient, "History Of A.I.D.S." era. Listening to this tape I'm thinking that those looking for wild experimentation and variation in their PE might not be too pleased with this, but there's still a unique, personal touch that shines through regardless of the fact that I know nothing about the person or people behind this project. Essentially, there seems to be a specific personal and psychological take on things being expressed here – things are all the more intriguing during the second B-side track with the modulated female voice sample alongside mid-range psychedelic electronics and more of the "grindcore" vocals. My lazy brain wants to make a Sodality connection, specifically the track "Beyond Unknown Pleasures," but I know you can do better than that, you reading this review – shit, you could maybe even compare this to more aggressive Anenzephalia tracks like "Final Pulse." I was about to complain that the second B-side piece had lapsed into the third, like the A-side, when I was proven wrong by the sharp cut to harsher, "windy" textural noise squall that comprises the third track – definitely thinking of gritty Italian stuff like Murder Corporation and Mauthausen Orchestra when hearing this sound. What might sound like straight-ahead static noise to some, but sounds more like field recordings of something noisy run through a synthesizer or distortion to me. Sadly, that piece functions only as an outro – this tape has definitely caught my attention, although I'm hoping the techniques and ideas employed herein are more specifically thought-out next time around – couldn't help but think these tracks would have worked better alongside others with more variation. I'll still most likely see whatever else this project has to offer, though.
Current Worming "Memory In Fuck" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
A-side opens up immediately to fast-paced forward-momentum percussive acoustic resonance – very nice and heavy sound which appears to be a cinder block moved against a concrete floor, and maybe some mid-sized street signs or sheet metal which make up the "scraping" textures that can be heard over-top the mid-range and bass rumble. Damn, this is some primitive shit – I doubt any distortion is being used, this is just heavy object abuse captured via tape. Less than two minutes into this track and I already want to recommend this to anyone who likes Paranoid Time, but also Patrick Yankee himself. How could you dislike this charmingly raw, totally bare-bones shit? It definitely sounds as though it was recorded to an old type I cassette on a portable device – there's a wet, deep bass tone that seems to only come via tape use and abuse. Sexy. There also seem to be some nice, white noise static-y pitch or speed modulations, I can't really tell how these parts were achieved, which is definitely a good thing. Recalls certain moments in older Sewer Election. After more manipulation occurs, some smaller-sounding acoutstic elements seem to introduce themselves, in the form of a very nice acoustic junk loop, which creates a captivating pseudorhythm. The loop starts to degrade as the volume increases slightly and the noisier elements build – some tasty pig-squeal sounds that recall moments of Macronympha's "Baroque." The way in which the various loops intersect in this part of the track should appeal to anyone who bought a copy of the "Industrial Development (Locked Loops)" tape by Hal Hutchinson from Freak Animal. Or anyone who enjoys going to their local trash processing facilities.
Heavy sawtooth synthesizer electronics open up the B-side, a first in my experience with this project – didn't particularly notice any electronic elements in the first tape or the A-side of this one. Not complaining, mind you. Just that this piece seems to be distinctly atmospheric while others were out-and-out claustrophobic and sweaty. Field recordings of what sound like cars passing on the street compliment the synthesizer noise as it takes a backseat and another layer of crispy treated field recordings sits atop the most active one. Some metal resonance from what sounds like a gate or playground equipment can be heard very briefly before some water sounds introduce themselves, almost buried in the bass and lower mid-range tones. This is probably a lazy comparison, but Arv & Miljo immediately came to mind – "Oppna Vattendrag" especially. When the synthesizer electronics take on a stop-start looping pulse underneath the accentuated water sounds, I'm absolutely hooked. I can tell you with ease I will see what every release this project has done can offer. Current Worming may not be changing the world, but they seem to bring together the crotch-grabbing sweatiness of 90's Macronympha with the solemn and solitary musique concrete sound of certain Sewer Election and Arv & Miljo works – if you have any complaints as to why that appeals to me, fuck you, go listen to Thurston Moore. Some of the undulating background noise at this junction seems to have been run through a synthesizer, with the sort of glistening high-end sounds atop the angular, effected low-end. That section appears to be cut off quickly, though, when another more "broken" sounding section begins, albeit sounding as if it's still effected with the same synthesizer. This piece only lasts for a few seconds, before another track begins, and seems to be kicked off by outdoor field recordings of something in a large truck bed – at least, that's my guess. Hard to say exactly whether or not there is layering happening at the moment, otherwise this is the product of a well-placed recording device and some ingenious equalization and mastering. There are some brittle acoustic junk sounds which begin to loop, and expose a very light-touch high-end oscillating tone – this is a very nice detail and all the more special if generated electroacoustically rather than just layered in via synthesizer. Whatever the case, though, this project is very skilled at hiding tecnique in the name of atmosphere – each piece seems to totally hold my interest and never reduce itself to the sum of it's parts. I'm thinking by now that the high-end tone is just wind. Tape over. Seriously, if you like Arv & Miljo, Sewer Election, One Dark Eye, and the loop-oriented Macronympha tracks, get this, but you'd do just as well to get any Current Worming tape. Recommended to anyone not jaded.
ZSS "Iron Division" CS (Der Bünker)
Well, here it is. Opens with a Rockwell sample and some ominous low-end undulations from a synthesizer, alonside rather subdued metal percussion. The synthesizer work is incredibly subtle and builds with slight layers as a backing drone only – no Heavy Electronics assault yet. Vocals fairly mangled via flange and perhaps slight distortion; yeah, it brings to mind Genocide Organ and Puce Mary, like others have said. I can hear and understand what's being said, though, mostly, unlike my experience with those two projects. "I'm the cancer in your bones."
What sound like maybe delay-effected and looped low-end synthesizer bubbly textures evolving into toothier, mid-range ones open the second piece – to straight-arm-salute chanting via samples, leading to, of course, none other than 18 himself speaking. Quick fade-out following conclusion of speech and cheering/salutes.
Nastier, sexier "wet" electronics arranged in a semi-rhythmic and more complex manner sort of sizzle, burst, crackle, and expand/contract opening the third a-side track. Is that Mr. Duke conducting interviews in the sample? I've got this turned up pretty loud, but things are just muffled enough to make discernment a little tricky. As far as electronics go, this is perhaps my favorite piece so far – brings to mind Death Squad and other MK9 endeavors. Hal, er, uh, I mean Major Carew's approach to rhythmic elements in industrial music is pretty top-notch, if you ask me, despite that things seem to get really interesting just as they fade out.
Another sample opens the fourth A-side track while looped against a fairly tonal yet air-raid abrasive drone forces it's way in – later complimented by an eerie, vocal-like drone similar to the Celtic Frost intros. Distant pounding percussion reverberates in the background. Again this piece forms a simple backdrop for a very direct, straightforward vocal performance; "why won't you bring back the camps?" Although all the pieces herein are right up my alley, I can't help but note that I look forward to more variation, different tracks in combination, and maybe even longer sections with more layering in future releases – the "Live in Finland" tape sounds like a very promising evolution from a solid foundation laid on this tape. I'm also kicking myself for missing out on other releases, like I always tend to.
B-side track one opens with very nice rhythmic laser pulsing and brittle static noise – complimented of course by militaristic brass which introduces a German-language sample. Although I'm not always thrilled by linear tracks which focus mostly on samples, ZSS herein seems to have an approach where this technique is totally appropriate and might see the project lacking something without these tracks. My favorite element of the track, the bubbly laser pulse, seems to take a strong lead along with the gritty, metallic noise which gains intensity but never dominates the stereo field. Very nice use of cutoff knob, and the element of bleed-through between layers is apparent even if this is recorded digitally.
Second B-side track finds us with more sexy, buzzing, bursting electronics that provide a rhythm not unlike the latter A-side track. Another sample regarding what I assume is Christian Identity teachings from a Klan preacher is overlaid and tends to dominate. The megaphone that whomever is preaching is speaking through adds a very nice element to the track – background shouts of "white power!" etc. "Learn about your history, learn about your race." I could listen to an entire album of samples of this nature set against electronics composed like this – why don't David Rodgers and "Major Carew" collaborate on something like that? No vocals, no noise, no power electronics. Just synthesizer and thematic samples.
Anyway...third B-side track opens to buzzing, oscillating electronics and static noise...and a sample of a man reciting the history of racial slurs toward a certain ethnicity. Rather than leading to some kind of point, the sample just seems to repeat and establish the meaning of the terms used therein. You know what I mean. End of track.
Spoken loop and more queasy low-end drones begin the final piece. "There's nothing else but violence." Electronics sound like chemtrail aircraft. Subtle echoed vocals totally obscure the actual lyrics due to the continued use of whatever flange or chorus effect which has been on each track with vocals so far. Not necessarily a bad thing, but again, I'm more looking forward to hearing the Live in Finland tape than listening to this one over and over again.
Overall a damned enjoyable introduction to a project I should've followed from the beginning, but what can you do? Like I said, I think this tape is a better preview of what's to come than a direct representation of everything you get from ZSS. This is great, but definitely does not manage to hit all the points I'd wanted – I know Carew is capable of a great deal more intensity and brutality than this tape offers, but I'm sure that's intentional. This one feels like a way to decide whether you're coming along for the ride or not. Anyone who's willing to dub a copy of the Anti-Personnel Device tape for me should get in touch, I'm really interested to hear what would comprise a ZSS full-length album.
Secular Identity "E. Cleaver" CS (Fusty Cunt)
A-side opens somewhat too abruptly to low-fidelity static electronics, and shouted, delayed vocals. A nice shifting industrial loop rhythm takes over, not totally unlike Marconympha's looped sections. Overall this has a sound as if everything is run through a distortion pedal before going into the mix, which makes everything pretty cramped, flattened, and compressed. There are some high-end feedback tones that would certainly be more audible if this wasn't the case. Quickly this track seems to start to deflate from a more forward-moving pace to a saggy, muddy mess. I do like these textures and the opaque quality of the distortion and tape saturation, but I can already tell that this free-form approach to power electronics is really not the type of thing I would typically be interested in. There are many attractive elements present, such as the underlying rhythmic "beat," but the way in which these individual aspects are combined doesn't really make for a style that holds my attention. To be honest, the main reason I'm reviewing this is that the other Secular Identity release I'd wanted was unavailable – listening to this, I'm not quite as disappointed as I had been – if this is a good example of Secular Identity's sound, I don't really need to hear that other tape. The track even starts to disintegrate into that amp buzz you hear when nothing is happening – I can't even tell you how much that turns me off to hear in power electronics. The overall feeling is that "this is the part where they got tired or confused." This is the kind of thing that I'm not keen on listening to at home because a live performance that exactly followed this template would not be enjoyable – a guy "jamming" with noise equipment and some vocals live. This is that, but recorded to tape. I can't tell where the conscious decisions to introduce new sounds occur, or if everything is entirely intentional – there is none of what I would consider to be a "compositional element" here. This is a textbook example of PE as "noise with vocals over it," rather than a noisier take on industrial.
Now, I'm not saying this is total garbage, I just don't like it. In all honesty, I will still probably track down the other Secular Identity tape which I wanted to hear. There are some nice sounds here and there, and I do sort of like the overall texture, but the totally improvised feeling and haphazard placement of the vocals are such a huge detractor from the elements I appreciate. One more generous interpretation of the material is that these guys clearly take a "We Spit On Their Graves" approach – the improvisational element is clearly part of the energetic dynamic between the two guys involved; in my opinion, they just need to rehearse more and refine this approach. As far as the overall approach goes, it seems to rely on a saturated, thick distortion, a live recording setup, and an improvised "jammy" style that straddles harsh noise, PE, and industrial simultaneously. I believe such a combination exists in much more skillful incarnations, but if such a description still appeals to you in this context, I could draw a comparison between this and some of the Human Ignorance/Vulnavia projects, as most of them are done by the same two people. Those projects also have the living room or bedroom feeling, the gritty distortion, the improvised nature, and the same lack of specific and obvious direction that sort of renders this less accessible to me. Anyone who appreciates the Peiiste project and similar stuff will probably find interesting elements here, but I'm stating politely yet firmly this is not my thing. As far as duo power electronics from up-and-coming Americans goes, Wonderland Club could teach these guys a thing or two about assembling a track – this project would have a lot of promise if the distortion and jammy feel didn't strangle everything. This is exactly the type of thing wherein a little more attention to detail and coherent focus on the result of recording could have saved the tracks, however I'm having a hard time getting through the entire A-side. Sorry, guys. Things don't really get interesting until the final "vignette" on the A-side, where the reverb effects and individual elements seem to present themselves more fully – I'm guessing that was recorded at a different time than the other pieces. Not really too fond of how the barely-audible sample is interrupted by vocals halfway through a fucking sentence, only to be cut off again abruptly. While what sound like some field recordings are introduced, adding some variation, I don't see what the point of haphazard cuts between unfinished tracks is. The more I attempt to approach this on a more objective level, the less this appeals to me. This is basically a chore to listen to. I don't recommend this to anyone. I'm not going to finish writing this review "properly" because I feel I've already come to the logical conclusions – this is way too sloppy, not at all thought-out, and sonically nothing to write home about. Better luck next time when I pick up the "M. Salerno" tape in hopes that it's nothing like this.
SBTDOH "Sounds For Mass-Extinction" CS (self-released)
It took me around two years to get around to listening to this tape a second time because I'm apparently not a very considerate person and had promised the person behind the project I would review it. Well, here you go. Two years later. This is thick, analog-but-not-muddy tape-saturated wall noise. Static is the only "instrument" you get here. This is not the full-blast Vomir or Dead Body Collection approach, but the subtler building tones of certain material from The Rita or even Mauthausen Orchestra – this has that distant, background bass crumble that so many projects at this stage in "HNW" seem to totally ignore. A "cantus firmus" behind everything, if you will. I like that, and I like this, but to be honest, I am neither moved nor impressed with this sort of wall-noise stasis when a strong concept isn't involved and neither is an interesting approach to treatment of source sounds. This is probably just a guy with some pedals, tapes, and perhaps a static generator of some kind. That is not going to attract anyone except the most dedicated minimalist wall-riders – basically I think that myself and Richard Ramirez are probably the two people who gave this tape the time of day to consider it on its' own basis. Things seem to layer into a very nice balance of frequencies, but I can't say that this is the kind of void-approaching static bliss that allows one to dissociate from the "self" the way listening to other vast, infinite, and cascading works of static noise do. Ironically, things seem to just teeter on the edge between being "just a bunch of static noise," and actual Harsh Noise Wall, in that actual HNW has more purpose, intent, composition, and nuance, regardless of whether it sounds like Vomir or Vast Glory. Another HNW chore to congratulate yourself for enduring upon completion – though this is not an endurance test in the sense of the Haters or Hijokaidan. Endurance, in this context, is a synonym for patience. And I just don't have what it takes, nor do I really care to. I don't know if this project is still active and I don't know what became of the guy behind it, so I can't really recommend that those who might be intrigued go out and track this down. I see this tape as a gift that a pen-pal gave me rather than something I like to listen to. In that sense, I do enjoy this, but objectively, I can't say anything that would make anyone want to listen to this. For what it's worth, the B-side is much heavier, more energetic, and "militant." Definitely an example of unoriginal but very skillfully-executed wall-noise – doesn't have any of the blown-out, overly-compressed, or digital pink noise quality of other stuff one could compare this to. And it's setting off some pretty bad tinnitus in my ears – it's definitely harsh, that's for sure.
H.N.A.S. "Melchior (Aufmarsch der Schlampen)" LP (Dom)
These guys have always just struck me as Ultra, but without St. Degeneratus. That means weird experimental music that's vaguely rock-oriented at times, more challenging other times. And lacking the sexual and sinister aspect which Degeneratus brought to the group. That's more or less OK with me; because I don't know if I fully grasp what constitutes "Krautrock," but if H.N.A.S. is a good example, then I guess I can say I like some Krautrock. But, on the other hand, I would hope not all Krautrock is this arbitrary. Weird chant-like vocals and German female vocals/vocalizations seem to be placed, well, arbitrarily. What struck me in particular about this group and album is that it's pretty good for when I'm in a nondescript mood for something with no particular atmosphere or vibes; but is potentially pretty fucking irritating if you're in the mood for something that is not...this. I actually got annoyed and started listening to some metal CDs after I listened to this the first time, but this time around find myself enjoying the same part where I'd shut it off last time. The piece in question was a bouncy, almost dancey number with howled, cheering vocals and a lot of springy echo effects. This is the type of music that makes other genres and styles of music seem stupid in the way in which they're parodied or otherwise incorporated herein. I like that, but I have to admit that my brain and attention span aren't always up to the task. Kind of like when you watch a comedy that you know is really funny, but a lot of the situations and jokes are only frustrating to you at that moment. Although I welcome that sort of challenge in listening experience, I also just feel like a fucking nerd sitting here listening to this. I'm not entirely sure if this was worth the effort in tracking down, honestly. Maybe more cultured folks would appreciate this whereas it's wasted on my rakish ears. I feel alright admitting I don't "get" this, however. I'm fairly sure that "Schlampen" translates to "slut," though, so there's that.
Lettera 22 "Subsequent Teeth" CS (Monorail Trespassing)
This one didn't grab me half as much as other Lettera 22 releases I've heard, and not to mention the videos I've seen of their performances on YouTube. Regardless of that, this material is like a bit earthier version of Sickness – mostly electronic cut-up noise that has a nice, forward-moving fast pace, but isn't quite technical enough to constitute cut-up noise along the lines of T.E.F. or Encephalophonic. There are also some nice moments of droning feedback and overuse of reverb that I think some projects do not pull off, that included here seem right at home in the overall Lettera 22 collage-style sound. The second movement of this piece is much more what I'd expect from them, with little creepy-crawly insect details and a shifting, uneasy backdrop of spliced noise electronics which seems to be pushing itself toward the top of the mix. I am noticing a lot more detail this time around, than the first two times I'd played this tape – there are some fucking nice Christoph Heemann-sounding broken-tape kind of noises that coexist with some neat ambient/droney textures, this section segues into more of that kind of description but with a roomier, open-space reverb kind of feel. I think these guys employ a pretty even split between digital and analog equipment, and their sound operates in a good place sitting between improvised energy and composed specifics. That's the aspect which makes Lettera 22 one of the most important projects going right now – there's plenty to appreciate if you're an insistent harsh head, but if you're an academic musique concrete asshole, there's plenty that you can swoon over here, too. The attention to detail herein should provide a feast for shit-talkers; yes, the jaded can authoritatively say how much more effort is put into this than a lot of stuff around today. You can tell me that this is what I am supposed to be listening to, and in this case, you might be correct. All of the microtonal textures are so nicely placed, one barely notices certain drones coming in and out of the picture. There's also some nice little electronic elements that also just sound like more acoustic noises – I love that sort of thing. When the feedback is reintroduced, I'm immediately reminded of one of the first times I heard of this project – Steve Cammack wrote on his blog that they're "noise concrete," a mix of old-school feedback-laden power electronics and tiny, microtonal concrete sounds treated via various effects, etc. Now, that's not entirely accurate, to my ears, but I see what he's talking about. There's an austerity that has something vague in common with the early-'80's projects, but the advancement in terms of composition, use of modern technology, and influence of stuff that's happened since then is also somehow vaguely apparent. There's a haunting, beautiful background drone with a nice, gong-y metallic quality underneath all of the nondescript tiny movements that keep happening. In other words, you could listen to this repeatedly and probably find new elements to concentrate on each time. And I still have not flipped to the B-side. With that thought, the A-side ends.
B-side was apparently recorded two years prior to the preceding track. I'm almost always skeptical of this approach, probably due to my own tendency to incorporate old recordings into new material. If they hadn't specifically provided such information, though, I would only have come to the conclusion that these pieces were recorded separately through listening to their other releases circa 2011. This band does a good job of showcasing a unique sound, in short, although slightly less so on this side. There is a more haphazard element to this track, even though it seems to have all of the detail and action that they are known for. Shit, it's even got most of the basic elements which they use; microtones, feedback fast cuts and hard panning, reverb, obvious inclusion of digital samplers. In the way that they're combined, however, is what presents this as a younger and less refined take on the Lettera 22 sound – some of the cuts are not nearly as graceful as the previous side's track. There are moments where the mixing doesn't feel as immediately cohesive, and some of the smaller sounds are not as loud as they would be if this piece was recorded in 2016 – that's a compliment, these guys have obviously come a long way since then, and were already doing something interesting to begin with. With all due respect, this track does meander into some sections that I'm not as engaged with. Still, it's more or less my feeling though, that the faster and harsher parts, while still entertaining, aren't executed with as much skill and precision as more recent material – I'm assuming this was an obvious distinction to point out, being that they obviously chose to include two pieces recorded so far apart from one another. This tape is almost frustrating to listen to, in that you immediately want to hear more Lettera 22 once each track is finished, either for comparison, or just to feed the addiction. They're a project which most who are already fans of them are already following their development more closely than I am, and they totally deserve such attention. These guys are making passionate, energetic and harsh noise that doesn't fit into any of the neat characterizations that other contemporaries do, which I can definitely appreciate, being that I continually hear stuff that seems to sonically reference prerequisites that I don't care for. Another thing that these guys do so very well is to calm a piece down abruptly when the preceding sections seemed to be building to a typical harsh noise crescendo – these guys basically never do that, opting instead to deny harshheads the satisfaction of fist-in-the-air parts ala Treriksroset and such. I really respect that – they deliver the goods without hitting any of the cliches too hard. I'm sure Lettera 22 fans already have this, so this review is not directed at you, if you own this tape and have read this review. This is aimed at those who have missed out so far, to you, I say read this review and go pick up a different Lettera 22 release alongside this one for comparison. The problem is entirely in your hands if you're disappointed with the results.
I'm not allowed to fully review the Tokyo Rose self-titled CS from Wonderland Media, but I will say that it's not bad at all – murky and thick but not wall-style harsh noise in the Mauthausen Orchestra and Dead Body Love tradition. Has a nice PE vibe with sexualized track titles.
Yes, Peterson, the Zyklon SS 'live in Finland' tape packs a heavy punch. It would have been a nice gig to be at, but the trouble w/ ZSS is he won't get too many gigs with that subject matter - though it's half the fun, of course!
Strange, I'd thought about him and David Rodgers, as well - but are they really of the same ilk? ZSS's treatment of the subject is so exaggerated it's funny, whereas Brethren et al seem a bit more 'measured' with the message. Also, w/ ZSS it's hard to be sure what the exact motivation is, but Brethren is absolutely genuine about his beliefs. In any case - a great project, getting better all the time! (And quite prolific, unlike Brethren.)
Quote from: Peterson on December 14, 2016, 10:45:31 PM
Secular Identity “E. Cleaver” CS (Fusty Cunt)
As far as duo power electronics from up-and-coming Americans goes, Wonderland Club could teach these guys a thing or two about assembling a track
on point reviews as always Peterson. Though, in a strange twist of creative lenses, Secular Identity just so happens to be 1/2 of Wonderland Club.
Also if you're not opposed to digital listening, M. Salerno can be listened to here: https://unseenforcenoise.bandcamp.com/album/m-salerno
V/A - Four Shrines 4xC40 (G.R.O.S.S.)
One of my best finds this year (approx 50€ in a store in town). Excellent set. For those who don't know it's Aube collaborating with Pain Jerk, Solmania and Toshiji Mikawa. It's all good good stuff, but highlights for me are the Aube/Pain Jerk tape and the all-four-together tape. And the thing itself, can't decide wether it looks like shit or looks great. Bit of both I guess.
How's the Three Temples set by the way? Never seen it show up on discogs or in any physical stores.
Quote from: burdizzo on December 15, 2016, 11:15:22 AM
Yes, Peterson, the Zyklon SS 'live in Finland' tape packs a heavy punch. It would have been a nice gig to be at, but the trouble w/ ZSS is he won't get too many gigs with that subject matter - though it's half the fun, of course!
I believe there is now chance for long terms plans to next summer 2017 holiday, hah....
Obscurex is planning.. is it now 3 days fest of the most obscure noise/pe acts in finland. Week after that, Apocalyptic Rites #3 festival, 2 days with basically same for underground metal.
ZSS should play in one. I have no idea what all will be featured in A.R. fest, but last time headlined Grand Belial's Key. Potentially mix of bm/dm/rac/industrial? It's possible that roughly in 1 week, one could withness 4-5 days worth of bands you're unlikely to see many times in your life.
SICK SEED "Prison Songs" CDF&V
I see that "best of year 2016" topic has been pretty active, but actually, year isn't even over! That said, Sick Seed might have just come up with their best release yet! As soon as first song starts, I'm completely amazed by the sounds. It's very hard to describe in words, how and why these textures and sound elements differ from "normal noise" or "industrial" out there, but there is something almost magickal in utterly perfect sounds in many of the songs. Did mr. SS start to use again analogue 4-track tape? Also different sort of distortions?
Subject matter of his projects has always been slightly unusual. You rarely find the ultimate genre traditions done, but rather something what seems to be clearly his personal interest beyond superficial level. And is it now even further personal? Daddy Jerks Off, is the sample song what was posted online. Musically, it's far from being the best of album. But what comes to confession of familyman, it sets SS to very good route. Musically, there are way better ones within these 8 very song oriented tracks. Absolute must-have albums of 2016 !!
SIEGE ELECTRONICS "My Descent into dissent" tapeVanguard Vinland
To me, labels output has been hit & miss. I'd advice to discard more, so from piles of sub-par tape that basically seem to be designed to satisfy only people into "subject matter", one could find gems like this. Not like Siege Electronics would bring something very new to the game, but those who get kicks out of heavy electronics, in fine tradition of Operation Cleansweep etc for example, will most likely appreciate this.
There are much more innovative pieces than kind of "easy" sample track online, which has horrible mp3 sound as well. Tape sounds way better and there are better tracks within album worth of material.
I think the project has never been this good. Having bunch of splits and online releases on quite odd labels, it hasn't seemed anything very interesting, but 8 releases within 2016? Judging on this tape, it appears to be something what could be worth to keep eye. Even if it often seems like it would be just about the kind of substance one who "descends to dissent" will do these days..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWD4g4bHGB4
Uncodified / Wertham - Vindicta III Elettronica Radicale edizioni & Old Europa Cafe CD
Probably the best chapter of the whole trilogy. It's solid, strong and brutal. Well constructed power-electronics combined with the primordial fierce of a raw approach to the noise. The surgical pattern of Uncodified are well combined with the vicious vocals and physical sound of Wertham. Top notch for the concept, absolutely innovative, done by interested people and done to stimulate interest.
Hal Hutchinson & Zyklon SS live in Finland tapes
I was not sure to bought it for some reasons (just a lot of domestic expenses..) because live tapes sound to be an extra of the unreleased stuff. I was completely wrong, both tapes have a great sound quality and the feeling to be there is strong, you can feel the vibrations and the impact of the noise pattern. Everything sound clear, the junk noise rage is well constructed and it's not a messy.
Motörhead day
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great deep ambient with a lot of samples of traditional Polish music. not folk music insert but deconstructed samples in atmospherical drones.
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great deep ambient with a lot of samples of traditional Polish music. not folk music insert but deconstructed samples in atmospherical drones.
This is one remined me something of the greek Mohammad, maybe you can be interested.
Caligula031 "Topography of Smut Vol. 1" CD (Filth & Violence)
The main reason C031 didn't catch on with me as quickly as it did others is that some of the samples and vocals are sufficiently buried in the mix to render them pretty difficult to discern, and it seems like this occurs in what I consider to be crucial tracks which flesh out the concepts best. That's still sometimes the case herein, but the more I listen to C031, the less this matters to me – the variation in vocal delivery and effects seems to play out different characters and perspectives in the stories that Mr. Deplano relates through his "Insubria hostile electronics." I am only two tracks into the CD, and this seems more obvious and stylistically effective already. The opening track is about Azra Basic – look her up immediately if you don't know the name (not easy on the eyes like Ilse Koch, but just as sadistic), I was so pleased to see this mentioned here. Part of the lyrics taken directly from a 2011 New York Times article – very Sotos.
The opening track contains a long sample regarding British men employing the services of girls trafficked and exploited against their will prior to unleashing commanding, shouted vocals with a saturated/distorted effect – but what's really interesting about this track is the thin static noise which is interrupted by almost alarm-frequency beeping sounds – these are the sort of electronics that convey an almost psychological manipulation fequency, not so much the lush "industrial" background of electronics ala Whitehouse, Iron Fist Of The Sun, or say the bleakness of Shift etc, although there is slight touches of that "sleazy" aspect. Part of me thinks that approach isn't of much use here, though, for obvious reasons. Heathen Harvest can interperet this material one way, I'll take a different one.
"Alice In Viceland" opens up to very sinister and foretelling use of chimes and acoustic metal sounds amidst Tesco-style flowing electronics in the background. I'm tempted to say this section reminds me of Ultra, but I'm always fucking saying that. Forgive me for pointing out that this track is pretty far away from a lot of the other material I've got from Filth & Violence – dare I say this is refined on a level I've only heard in Sick Seed and newer Bizarre Uproar from that label? This is also the first C031 track I've heard feedback used on – that's good, although I'm addicted to feedback sounds, it seems like a total PE trope/stereotype, and I suppose to use those in small doses is ideal. Vocals here are at their most vicious so far and consequently pretty unintelligible, but thankfully this fits the track totally and there are well-organized lyrics to read. The sort of subtle wet flange, if there is one, is an effect I really like – adds some unidentifiable harmful quality to the human voice. After an instrumental break, when the vocals return, Marco's voice sounds like an American accent – this seems like it could be an intentional choice to portray multiple perspectives through the vocals and lyrics as I mentioned above. Some kind of negotiations going on in the sample, some audible crying, sobbing. Sounds about right considering the title of the track.
Propulsive vacuum-cleaner type drones begin "Silver Shoes" amidst airy white noise – is that because of field recordings or electronics? Sharp yet also slightly heavy electronic patches come in over-top, alongside whispered vocals and very creepy feedback. I'd be lying if I said this didn't remind me of Taint, but I have a hard time placing the comparison. I also can't help admitting this track strikes me as incredibly sad, tragic, and depressing – total elegiac atmosphere, but not really a nice one. Not very nice at all. Deplano's accent shines through a bit more in this one, works very well with the vocal style of choice for this piece and again provides another "character" in this circus of violence – more an observer than red-handed participant or ringleader this time around? A flange effect introduces itself on the vocals as the feedback turns binaural and attacks you from behind. I should note that so far, these two are the longest pieces I've heard so far from C031 – formerly entire sides of the tape version. I have to say that the "song" and "collage" approach work equally effectively for this project – makes me more curious about Wertham's longer tracks. And it ends with some of the more disturbing samples even for C031 – people speaking frankly with little emotional affect about some very bad things that have happened to folks they know – more crying, more piano, more BBC narration. Again, very Sotos, very informative, very good.
I got a bit distracted in the beginning of track 5, "Tool of the Trade," although the more-atmospheric-than-heavy wall of noise electronics in the background against vibrating beeping sounds is absolutely excellent, recalling the first two tracks on the CD – there are also little threads of what might be feedback and additional synthesizer noise winding in and out effected with some really strange, steely reverb and delay which makes things sound very distant and roomy. Maybe this is my favorite C031 piece so far?
Choppy Slogun-style rhythm abruptly opens track 6, "Blonde, Pregnant, and Barefoot II." One of the most dismally-negative song titles I've ever heard? Spoken/irate ranting that comprises the vocal delivery is hard to tell whether it's a sample or Marco's vocals at first – again he manages to conjure up a new feeling, new atmosphere with every single track, there aren't any weaker moments in C031, no improvised-sounding parts, and no out-of-place elements, ever. Everything seems to have a purpose and to fulfill it's purpose – I have a hard time saying this for projects even that I totally worship, but that can't be denied here. If you had to use one word to describe C031, it should be "strong." Second to that, "efficient." Oh yeah, and the vocals here reminded me of Forza Albino on "MOT" – that can never be a bad thing. Fittingly bleak-sounding sample of relevant persons.
"War Is Not Over Yet." This is the track I first heard from C031 and somehow wasn't that shaken – by itself it was good, but didn't feel enticing and addictive enough. And the version somebody had uploaded to YouTube sounded compressed to shit – comparatively that sounded like they put it through a Boss distortion before ripping it. Listening to the real thing now alongside the other tracks, it sounds at-home, fitting in and providing a piece to the puzzle – especially the synthesizer noise, which stands out as heavier than the other tracks, more somehow more restrained and "musical." Star Trek spaceship bass-throb against reeling mid-range simultaneously harsh and tonal electronics which sound a lot like a processed guitar sound, although I know it isn't. Marco's vocals here sound their most spiteful, hateful, and derogatory – reminding me of Andrea Cernotto in The Sodality but lacking that comedic element which I can't tell is intentional or not. C031 does not have that goofiness. And isn't "War Is Not Over Yet" one of the best song titles you've ever heard? Lyrics are obviously appropriately dark and unforgiving, and actually veering away from what I had expected, conceptually – more focused than a general statement which I'd imagined.
Does anyone else find the background pop music used in samples as sinister and depressing as I do? When you're at work in a kitchen like I am most of the time, and you hear that type of Beyonce or whatever on the radio, I'm sure you think of girls you've known with fucked-up lives and psychologies that love that type of music – especially to sing along with when they're high or whatever. Shit, you might have a girlfiend like this. Or just as likely, a working girl you see regularly but think you've developed some kind of affinity or affection for – well, you still pay her for sex. That's still the main reason you go over there. What made her make those decisions? Do you know enough about her life and lifestyle to know this was not a forced, unwilling situation? If you lead this kind of indulgent lifestyle, you should listen to C031. I doubt this will change any decisions you make, but you should be aware of these perspectives, you may or may not see things differently.
Not to mention the presentation of the booklet – excellent documentarian photographs highlighting different aspects of the issue at hand; various characters involved and various locations; complete with a very concise yet nearly-comprehensive essay by Deplano at the end of the booklet. 100%. One of the most solid conceptually and sonically advanced projects going today in PE.
Snuff "Kristiina" CD (Filth & Violence)
Four tracks in a little under eighty minutes. I don't see anyone who doesn't already own Snuff releases having any reason to pick this up unless they know what they're getting into already. Chaotic and partially-improvised, extremely loud PE of the worst sexual nature. I mean that in the best way possible. There seems to be an effected sample of, well, something violent in the first track, although some of these sounds could be totally incidental – possibly background voices picked up from using shortwave electronics? I could have sworn there were a few vocal lines in the very beginning of the track, but I'm not really sure now. This is a bit busier and more filled-out than other Snuff releases I've heard – that's a good thing, I'm not totally sure I would have wanted another "Live Helskinki Private Bunker" tape, the variation herein is welcome. I think the Lust Vessel distribution description of another Snuff CD is "naked white power electronics." "Naked white" as in cold, clammy flesh. Sounds about right.
One thing about Snuff's emphasis on feedback is that they appear to use a good variety of microphones and PA, guitar, and bass amps to achieve this – although to mainly rely on feedback as the primary "instrument" in PE is nothing new and not at all original, Snuff's approach is a little more more solid and sounds well-constructed desipte the improvised elements, more so than other projects because of this – there's always a variety in tone and frequency, almost always covering the low/high/mid spectrum completely. I can imagine one of the guys in this band in particular being annoyed to read my comparison of this to certain Hijokaidan moments. Not a bad thing at all. The only other act I could draw comparison to is early Sutcliffe Jugend. Basically these guys are doing an unoriginal concept in a totally exciting and, ahem, very personal way – yes, please. Another aspect of note regarding the use of feedback here is that it in my opinion lapses from PE into drone! The more torturous sections actually have a calming effect and don't bother my ears – man, that might say something about my appreciation for the subject matter! And I don't know about you, but I'm actually plenty willing to accept "dark experimental music" SJ because Snuff are doing what old-school ripper-style PE SJ did and pretty much exhausted their own take on in one ten-hour cassette release. Snuff are killing you over the course of a discography rather than all at once.
"Kristiina" opens to more mid-and-low end harsh noise amongst the feedback you've come to expect. This track is on the Live Helsinki tape in a pretty minimal form with a repeat-delay approach to the chorus – frankly I'm not sure which version I prefer, this one is very good, although the junk acoustics aren't as audible as the live one. Herein I think I appreaciate the thickness of the noise more. Seems to have the same basic vocal approach, still really effective despite the live one sounding beyond threatening. Some of the feedback tones are fairly piercing, almost difficult to listen to in some moments, I suppose listening to music that's this sadistic in nature should be a masochistic experience, being that other purely-enjoyable-on-an-entertainment-level type PE releases don't seem as authentic as this project, or say, Clinic of Torture. Even if you have a strong interest in this kind of thing, there should ideally be some kind of unsettling, uncomfortable quality to this music some of the time. Things relax a bit once some oscillating drones come in, grounding the structure of the track a little bit – again I'm reminded of Hijokaidan and how more coherent parts interrupt the more obvious improvisation. What I really enjoy about this is that it could have been recorded live in one take, live with overdubs, or pieced together through line-in and live takes. It feels both structured and unstructured – lots of PE with the "jam band" approach need to listen to this project to get an idea of how not to sound lazy – and how to be abrasive without saturating every single element in as much distortion as possible. The combination of slightly effected feedback and amp crunch is somehow so much more pleasant when employed by this duo. Another thing that's admirable about this record is that despite the fact that I really like power electronics, this is on par with other albums I just can't listen to any day – definitely need to be up to the task, which is good; if an album has an enjoyable quality but is also exhausting and sullying to one's general mood, I feel as though that's a level of intensity a lot of PE just doesn't reach often, though most good projects do in some moments.
Anyway, "Metro" has field recordings of the titular public tranist system that come off as pretty fuckin' grim considering the context of this song/album. Ugh. Works pretty well what with the chit-chat and innocent laughter against slashes of hard feedback and building chaotic electronics. I keep thinking I hear some deeply buried vocal interjections with a delay/echo effect, but I'm not actually sure – my ears sometimes play tricks on me when listening to PE and such. This track is that exhausting kind of thing I was talking about earlier. I actually feel sleepy listening to this and it's not out of boredom, this just takes it out of you. And there are vocals, turns out I'm not losing my mind wholesale after all. At one point along some of the echo clusters, there is this sort of electronic whining noise – one could mistake it for some kind of brass instrument even – is that part of the metro field recording being processed with the effects? I would like to hear more of that particular sound. If I'm not mistaken, and I often am, Bizarre Uproar's "Vihamedittatio" translates to "hate meditation" or something like that – well, that's a good way to sum up Snuff; hate meditiation. Violence meditation. Simultaneously exciting and draining intense power electronics of pretty much the most unnaceptable nature. Good shit to say the least! I should add there's some classic Finnish-style brittle-sounding but heavy wall noise sections here – you know who is probably responsible for that. And you can easily tell who the other vocalist is, but why not go along with the shtick? All good clean fun, right, boys? And it does sound like everyone got off the metro safely after all.
But I'm not so sure about that. "Stalker" is about 15 minutes or so of steady, slightly muffled breathing which conjures up the eponymous imagery. It's shortened from over 20 minues from the "Live Helsinki" tape and layered with ultra-psychedelic and very fucked-up-sounding feedback this time. Yep. Chances are if you've even finished reading this review out of anything except disgusted curiosity, you already have this album, and I've just wasted your time.
Taint "Indecent Liberties" CD (Industrial Recollections)
Reissue of classic power electronics blah blah blah. I could hyperbolize a lot and join the choir of folks who sing Taint's praises because I do like this album at least as much as the next guy into this stuff, but I've said before and I'll say it again that I much prefer Mania and find Taint to be excellent, exemplary PE/Americanoise when it's really good – and not exactly living up to the hype, to put it one way, when I'm less impressed. There were some rips floating around on certain blogs of Indecent Liberties before this reissue that sounded like utter shit. Thankfully this came along.
Yep, classic power electronics needing no introduction or whatever. Texas sexualized sleaze; equal parts harsh noise and power electronics. But to be honest, this has a really industrial vibe that would have fit in just fine alongside anything on Tesco at the time – this just happens to be a little harsher. Why? Well, recently Bitewerks posted at some point about having used one synth, a sampler, and maybe some pedals when recording this. It sounds pretty minimal and although it's characteristically densely-layered on every track like most of the good Taint material is, there is a repetitive structure to some tracks, especially the ones based around looping or reoccuring Christopher Rage and Jamie Gillis porn film samples. There's also an atmospheric use of reverb on pretty much every single track that I am not quite sure is via a pedal or an amp that I didn't really notice on the low-bitrate rip I'd previously heard. And the vocals? A long way away from the ferocity that Bitewerks unleashes today in the more unhinged and dynamic Mania tracks. They're not even the salacious whisper of later Taint material that's especially hit-or-miss – the songs that aren't entirely sample-driven have pretty much spoken vocals with reverb or flange. Not until the eponymous track does the delivery reach any kind of threatening tone. This doesn't really detract from the album much, because it only makes sense that this early on he hadn't reached the point he's at now. If you want vocal-driven excellence from Taint, pick up Whoredom or Sex Sick. Perverse showcases Bitewerks' skill with electronics, effects, and general heaviness, but Indecent Liberties is mostly so highly regarded because it is a milestone genre album and the first edition came with pretty intense packaging; essentially I really like this album but am not totally floored like with the aforementioned albums. You won't hear any acoustic junk metal here. I'd imagine at the time, this sounded like a good preview of what Bitewerks would be doing; so in that sense, it really is an "industrial recollection." Obviously not for me, however. Still, I do hope there might be some other Taint CD reissues in the future. This is solid and relatively minimal early-era Taint, aggressive but not the psychotically unhinged and sadistic later material; pick it up if you're curious about the project and haven't heard anything, but expect better from other releases you might track down, like the "Perverse" disc from the Taint/Smell & Quim/Con-Dom box set.
Caligula031 "Slavetrade2000" CD (Filth & Violence)
Ok, so forget what I said about the lack of overabundant feedback in C031 – he's willing to employ techniques everyone uses, too. "Date Rape In Wonderland" opens to pretty propulsive, fast harsh noise with snapping, cut-up feedback that follows similarly cut-up electronics – clearly Marco is a fan of American noise and PE. I'm 200% enjoying the more low-fidelity, slightly muffled sound of this track; it's a side to C031 I knew was there, but hadn't fully accessed yet. Again can't quite make out each word in the vocals, but the slight flange and roomy reverb sound like a certain Danish project I always talk about is quite pleasant – especially against the electrical-sounding electronic noise backdrop. Other than the Amria cassette on Wrath, this is the first C031 stuff I've heard that takes the more HN approach to PE – and I like it a lot, was this really recorded with the Audiophile Fire and Zoom H2? Because it's pretty dirty, sounds like it was recorded to or at least transferred to tape or reel-to-reel in the mastering or even mixing process. Some amp buzz in the background there suggesting to me that his might've been recorded at least partially live-in-studio. So this is the more primitive side of C031...I prefer what's happened since then, but this is still great. Deplano was clearly establishing the strength of the project long before I was paying attention. The honest logical thought that arises when listening to this is wanting to not only hear more C031, but Wertham and Uncodified as well – what's also clear is that there's an Italian style of noise/PE/industrial that's much more advanced than what's generally referred to from the likes of Murder Corporation, Dead Body Love, and the somehow-uncriticizeable Atrax Morgue. Well, I like those projects, more the second than the other two, but I'm thinking that today's Italian style although obviously in debt to the Sodality is something more advanced – think Wertham, C031, Taeter, Uncodified, etc. There's a musicianship, honesty and fanaticism behind each of those projects that's pretty desirable in my eyes – and a perverse, atmospheric sound even at the hardest, most kick-to-the head moments qualifies as experimental music as much as hard, uncompromising street-level sounds that succeed where punk gets co-opted by the middle-class, opinionated, and mostly left-wing.
Shit, there are those fucking chime sounds again – yes! "You Were Not Supposed To End Like This." That's quite the track title, there is quite a tale to be told; read the lyric booklet along with your listening session, to be honest I could only make out a word or two. For me, however, the electronics of this track are it's showcase element – high end, hissing, snakey, and squiggling back-and-forth all over the stereo field, just as more sensuous elements of PE should be – wriggly and writhing when not pulsating. "Heaven is crowded with corrupt bastards." Fuckin' A.
"Blonde, Drunk, Barefoot, and Pregnant" opens quickly to glassy amphetamine harsh noise (I'm aware that Marco doesn't do drugs, it's a metaphor, duh) with a high-end emphasis and some damned aggressive, hateful vocals effected with slight echo and reverb. There's a youthful sense of aggression to this track which I really like – if it weren't for the accent and total lack of intoxicant consumption, I'd have to compare the attitude on this one to any Final Solution track. Here we seem to be really reveling in it as well as looking down on the situation in disgust. And I might go out on a limb to say that not only had I underestimated the role of feedback in Marco's personal approach to PE, but tracks like this make me feel like dumbass for being surprised by – the element of high-end control and variation is fucking impressive.
"Slavetrade 2000" opens to a subject-related sample then stomping mid-range Genocide Organ-on-steroids square-wave synthesizer throb. Heavy Electronics, with loud spoken-not-shouted sinister vocals that evolve to a more intense command and then pretty quickly into actual shouting with a glistening flange effect. Again I'm thinking the Sodality without wanting to crack a stupid smile, not much to laugh at here. It's been said that all of this music can be considered objectively funny, and I guess some might have enough serotonin to feel that way, but I can't really go into objective mode and snicker at the ridiculousness of this project – pretty hard-hitting and impressive however you look at it. A lot of the hipster-type metalheads who talk shit about PE would at least feel threatened by music that sounds like this, I can assume.
The pleasantly sharp and minimal track "Dimmi Cosa Hai Visto A Mostar" has apparently unpublishable lyrics – is this Russian, Serbian, or Albanian? The delivery is fairly deranged and makes Marco sound like a character/perspective from that region. Appropriately desperate-sounding and even if from a threatening, sadistic perspective. Electronics are whirring mechanical high-end with interjections of mid-range steely square waves.
Speaking of vibes of Americanoise, "Foreign Bodies" has that forward-pull, propulsion, thickness, heaviness, and inclusion of percussive loops that you often hear in yet another project I make comparions with too often: Macronympha. Shit, there's even the swirling synthesizer high-end sweeps rising above the chaos that sort of disguise what little effected, yelled/shouted vocals I can make out. What's really neat is that this is barely PE at all – harsh noise sections are important to create a "full" landscape in modern Power Electronics with a strong concept, such as this project. "Anywhere there's a horny guy, there are trafficked women" declares the english-language sample.
"Cinderella" is more PE in the musique concrete/loop/sample based sense mentioned in the Taint "Indecent Liberties" review above, which sounds fairly piglike and sleazy. This last track gives New Juche Whores of Leith a run for his money. Then more hopeless inclusion of pop music (this time with an ethnic feel to it) to totally shatter what dreams you had left by clinging on desperately to them despite knowing they don't exist, given of course you're the star of the show here. That is, a victim of human trafficking.
Secret Apex s/t CS (Salamanauhat)
Jaakko Vanhala "Here Be Lions" CS (Sprachlos Verlag)
Jaakko Vanhala "Feral Earth" CD (Freak Animal)
Had to re-listen to what Vanhala works I owned, including the Secret Apex tape after reading his interview in Special Interests – compelling to say the least, adding a lot of depth and personal resonance to what are already incredibly impressive sounds. Secret Apex is himself and some guy named J. Podatsu, and although there are floods of static electronics, it's sort of hard to call what's on that tape "noise." It's some kind of intense experimental music – intesnely joyous and positive-sounding, with killer use of field recordings (animals, water, natural features, Malaysian music), synthesizer cinematics, and even an organ. There's some drum machine with real beats, in a section or two, too. And yep, there's "irritating chirping sounds," as well, according to Bitewerks. But it all feels pretty cohesive and natural, there being four tracks that flow together so well I could mistake them for one editing session track cut into two sides of the tape, Lust Vessel-style. This is some of the more gorgeous and immersive music I've listened to in a while, and all the more refreshing because none of the typical aggression and negativity associated with industrial music is there at all – again, this feels pretty much wholly positive if still mysterious and enigmatic to my ears. I'd go as far to say that these sounds have an almost ecstatic, esoteric feel to them, as if they were composed out of bits of music otherwise used for ritual purposes that could not be released and recorded properly for obvious reasons. Noise/experimental/whatever that's like a summer rain. And never New Agey for even one second.
Vanhala's electroacoustic approach to harsh noise seems to be at it's most dynamic on Here Be Lions, both tracks fitting together quite well and obviously a result of the same recording session, though not simply one cut in half, I assume. There's a heavy reliance on tape saturation, though not at all in the manner I am used to hearing in harsh noise, herein much more subtle. There's also a heavy use of tape echo, which he lists among the equipment used – there is a whole lot of that. As such, this seems to sit right between the more electronic-based live performances and the heavily-acoustic sounds of Feral Earth. Of course, I don't have the Freak Animal CD reissue of Here Be Lions, so I haven't heard the bonus tracks and how they play into his overall sound. On this tape I'm feeling like thes pieces would be most attractive to a new listener – a lot of variety and enough to keep someone whose attention span is not yet attuned to noise engaged for a long time. On the other side of that coin, I felt like these tracks seemed a bit longer than their approximate eleven minutes, but not in the sense that they drug on; they simply kept expanding into new territory that was equally as interesting as the previous. I'm reminded of how much I enjoyed this tape the first listen, and still do immensely, but am really feeling like I need the CD reissue to get a better picture of what he's really up to. This tape again has that positive kind of powerful force that's kind of outside any of the aggression and negativity one often hears in a lot of harsh music – there is really no dark element here. I honestly want to describe Vanhala's work as celebratory, life-affirming, and positive. "Here Be Lions" is like a fist-in-the air harsh noise work of genius, but also a fist in the air out of sheer enjoyment.
Feral Earth opens up to his most acoustic-reliant work I've heard yet – intensely interesting because while certain parts have to be layered to be as dense as they are, others simply sound like they might be just very well-recorded and equalized. There seems to be a reliance on electronic processing as a counterbalance to the roomy clunk, screech, and squeak of the metals, though, and there is sometimes that Macro-type percussive "umph" feeling. Basically, with how propulsive this record is despite it's organic sound, it's hard to latch onto specific parts beyond observing that one part might emphasize the metals, another the saturation on tape, another the incidental feedback and light-touch distortion. This quality provides the sooty, burnt characteristic as suggested by the ashes and blackened hand photographs on the insert. When more linear use of whistling feedback finally does start to happen, the track has pretty much mashed together and condensed in a more identifiably harsh noise manner than say, the Hal Hutchinson-type approach of earlier. Things by this point move completely forward and are quite dynamic, not simply moving around like the first part of the track. When the synthesizer-sounding high-end electronic sweeps are mixed into the cuts, things take a fairly Americanoise sound.
The second piece more or less feels like a recostruction from the elements of the first, and that's not a bad thing, things feel more collected and streamlined here – there are some fallbacks on more electronic parts that last only a moment, but none of the semi-awkward drops which made the first piece so compelling for me. On this one, the kinks of the first seem ironed out, starting with roomy acoustics and moving to more electronics while manitaining balance and increasing in thickness as the track pogresses – doing so and never letting up except for the little moments here and there as I mentioned. Some of the acoustics at this point feel "Lucierized," in that they sound doubled up on reverb from a location source. At this point, I can only assume the added tracks on the Here Be Lions CD edition are really good, and am really looking forward to hearing what they're all about. One interesting detail I noticed is that some of the electronic elements used on this second track can be heard in Here Be Lions as well as some of the Secret Apex track – particularly the sort of booming bass throb that has a toothy synthesizer texture that's often coupled with quick high-end Japanoise sweeps. As someone who makes an effort to recycle familiar elements between pieces in my projects, I like that there are others doing this without self-consciousness. Can't help but add that it's snowing here for the first time since probably January of this year, and it's relatively plentiful – feels pretty appropriate for the intense squall of varied noise acoustics and electronics that Vanhala pumps out here. I will admit to some moments where I'd noticed things don't seem to truly be moving forward on this second track, although the abrupt ending makes me feel like that could occur in any harsh noise if one's attention lapses enough. Obviously don't have many negative things to note about Vanhala's style overall, but I will say that I look forward to more progression and would like to hear his take on slower-paced tracks or perhaps equally-fast moving tracks that are more concentrated on detail than power. Whatever the case, Vanhala is one of the people doing harsh noise at the moment whose work stands on it's own, not requiring a context of some kind. I doubt anyone reading is unfamilar, but if you don't own any of these release and are reading this, seek to rectify that mistake.
Sadio & Caligula031 LP Freak Animal / Elettronica Radicale Edizioni
Another great effort from Caligula031 now together with Sadio.
Side A is strongly finnish oriented, I think to consider Sadio as a sort of Clinic of torture more power electronics oriented, their side is maybe not winsome at first sight but it's recorded live, it's probably improvised and kick in with a morbid atmosphere to create a dark room of piss and blood, the same REAL blood of the cover. Caligula031 in this occasion reminds me something of Ramleh (Hand of glory), I mean the strong minimalism of the composition, expecially the first track, simple but brutal with their distant vocals. Other tracks continue to create a great work of shady atmospheres with raw noise backgrounds, metal effects and trotured vocals. Good work as usual!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 15, 2016, 03:07:28 AM
Currently playing your "Neurotic Force" tape actually. Definitely recommended to fans of classic PE a'la Whitehouse, Final Solution, Dominator and even Taint as the track with Jamie Gillis sample reminded me of couple of tracks on Taint's "Savage Weapons" and the knife sharp feedback that's present on this tape is something Keith was always a master of. A homage to the filthy heavyweights of the genre with very unique approach. I must point out that this isn't just one vocal heavy PE attack after another but has lots of solid PE'ish industrial noise moments that contribute a lot to the full release. There aren't (m)any artists in the genre that can pull this off without causing me to cringe but I think this effort is very honest and serious.
To those who missed on the special edition, you missed out on some great filthy collage work and that's too bad. To those who haven't even purchased the regular edition yet, don't expect me to reveal what the material is like on side B. But believe me, you want to hear it.
Can't wait to get the vol. 3 of this project!
Glad i bought this -generic edition, no booklet- , it's excellent !
The other day I downloaded all of Bizarre Uproar's stuff from Bandcamp (Puce Mary's stuff is up too).
The guy is a fucking revelation; some of the nastiest stuff I think I've ever heard; very nice; my favourite artist at the moment.
Semi colons \m/
AMPUTAATIO
DEKADENZ
LIVE HUMILIATION
PERVERSE BIZARRE HUMILIATION
PURIFICATION
RAPE AFRICA
UNSAFE AND INSANE
VIHA & KIIMA
and
VIHAMEDITAATIO
Now grace unwieldy collection.
Quote from: Deadpriest on December 29, 2016, 11:38:08 AM
The other day I downloaded all of Bizarre Uproar's stuff from Bandcamp (Puce Mary's stuff is up too).
The guy is a fucking revelation; some of the nastiest stuff I think I've ever heard; very nice; my favourite artist at the moment.
Semi colons \m/
AMPUTAATIO
DEKADENZ
LIVE HUMILIATION
PERVERSE BIZARRE HUMILIATION
PURIFICATION
RAPE AFRICA
UNSAFE AND INSANE
VIHA & KIIMA
and
VIHAMEDITAATIO
Now grace unwieldy collection.
if new to biz up material, then surprised but also jealous of your your discovery.
for the artist, just buy originals where you can
Evening's listening...
https://soundcloud.com/blowinguptheworkshop/alberich
Seamless and revelatory mix of heavy electronics, courtesy of Alberich. A real tour de force, both in terms of the selected material and the way in which it is all assembled. This is how you make a fucking DJ mix.
Currently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbcVvCet_yY
Seminal live.
Mr. Bungle "OU818" demo CS (self-released)
Lucky thrift-store find a few years back - absolutely hated this band at the time I bought this; for some reason at the time, I felt like I had no time for comedy in rock other than Frank Zappa. Well, this shit is pretty fuckin' good; a really irritating mixture of hardcore, ska, rap, and uh, I guess...thrash metal? If you like Frank Zappa, Big Black, and I don't know, shit like Macabre, this might appeal to you. The only sincerity present here is how accomplished some of the arrangements are and the playing behind them; every other aspect is some kind of joke or parody - despite some really good lyrics about porn and hanging out by yourself, slowly going insane. There are unexpected, moshy breakdowns in every song, and some of the vocals are insane, it being Mike Patton and all. There are some infuriating genius moments where he sort of exclaims/vocalizes much like a mentally-retarded person; I love it - that vocal style should be used in noisecore. I'm thinking this is the kind of thing Jay from the Jay and Silent Bob Kevin Smith movies would listen to - should mention that in the credits, they thank Jamie Gillis, whom they met hanging out at some porn store near wherever it was they recorded the demo. There are some pretty good-sounding rips of this on YouTube, mine has a yellow insert unlike the ones uploaded there. Good music for when you'd just rather laugh at something than feel anything particularly genuine or significant - good antidote for stress.
Gonna add that I can't stand the other stuff I've heard from this band, and Faith No More is...fucking awful. I keep reading other reviews that compare this to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and shit like that, I have to say, I get the connection, but who the fuck seriously likes that kind of music? There is a picture of some Kiwi fella who's interviewed in Fordamning #7, hanging out with John Frusciante. I guess we all have some pretty bad musical guilty pleasures...
Quote from: Peterson on December 30, 2016, 10:48:35 PM
Mr. Bungle "OU818" demo CS (self-released)
Lucky thrift-store find a few years back - absolutely hated this band at the time I bought this; for some reason at the time, I felt like I had no time for comedy in rock other than Frank Zappa. Well, this shit is pretty fuckin' good; a really irritating mixture of hardcore, ska, rap, and uh, I guess...thrash metal? If you like Frank Zappa, Big Black, and I don't know, shit like Macabre, this might appeal to you. The only sincerity present here is how accomplished some of the arrangements are and the playing behind them; every other aspect is some kind of joke or parody - despite some really good lyrics about porn and hanging out by yourself, slowly going insane. There are unexpected, moshy breakdowns in every song, and some of the vocals are insane, it being Mike Patton and all. There are some infuriating genius moments where he sort of exclaims/vocalizes much like a mentally-retarded person; I love it - that vocal style should be used in noisecore. I'm thinking this is the kind of thing Jay from the Jay and Silent Bob Kevin Smith movies would listen to - should mention that in the credits, they thank Jamie Gillis, whom they met hanging out at some porn store near wherever it was they recorded the demo. There are some pretty good-sounding rips of this on YouTube, mine has a yellow insert unlike the ones uploaded there. Good music for when you'd just rather laugh at something than feel anything particularly genuine or significant - good antidote for stress.
BIG LOVE !!
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if new to biz up material, then surprised but also jealous of your your discovery.
for the artist, just buy originals where you can
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Thanks dude, that seems like fine advise.
Some memorable stuff from the last couple of days:
Young Hustlers - Encaged
Hot damn! During the first track, I was not too impressed and thought of it as pretty "usual" synth PE but starting with track two, this really grabbed me. Heavy analog sound, somewhat like early Tesco stuff in more "post mortem" and modulated but aggressive vocals make this a clear win.
Flagellatio Orgasmus - Criminal Russia
This has to be among my top 5 PE releases of 2016. Stripped to the bone spite with great atmosphere and execution. This one bounces kind of freely between creepiness as in "Blood in Panties" and total violence like in "Intrafamily Defloration". However, that genuine perversion and hate is always present.
Chaos Cascade / RxAxPxE
Chaos Cascade does more noisy and gritty stuff which works very well. I don't remember too much about the tape he did earlier, but if my memory doesn't betray me, this material is worlds better! RxAxPxE part is pretty filthy filth-wanky stuff. Certainly not bad, but needs another spin, as my expectations were a tad different.
Moana - Sex Tape
Another really juicy one. One half of Deviated Sister TV doing tasteful, synth-driven porn electronics. All in all, pretty dark stuff with semi-diverse approaches, "Stalker" being a definite favourite.
M.B. - Mectypo / Blut 2 CD & Mörder Tape
I kind of never took real notice of MB's classics apart from some of the stuff on the Broken Flag and similar compilations, so I decided to get to know it more. I surely wasn't disappointed. Especially the harsher parts of "Blut" were highly enjoyable, as were the more "experimental" sounds of the first "Mörder Tape" track.
Prick Decay ~ Guidelines For Basement Non Fidelity: Was recently lucky enough to nab myself a copy of this LP and while not all members of this forum may enjoy the stew these two (and there ever revolving circle of collaborators) dish some others may find this to be just what the doctor ordered. Heavy tape fuckery and acoustic junk noise at its finest, at times sounding like a gamelan group gone terribly wrong. As crude as it may sound at times with its quiet to loud jarring non-music there are other moments of well composed if not catchy composted mulch that will leave your mouth wide opening. As fresh today as 20 years ago.
Worth tracking down for a physical copy but also available on Bandcamp with bonus remix (starlight furniture version) which I have not listened to.
https://prickdecay.bandcamp.com
Quote from: Johann on January 01, 2017, 12:13:19 AM
Prick Decay ~ Guidelines For Basement Non Fidelity: Was recently lucky enough to nab myself a copy of this LP and while not all members of this forum may enjoy the stew these two (and there ever revolving circle of collaborators) dish some others may find this to be just what the doctor ordered. Heavy tape fuckery and acoustic junk noise at its finest, at times sounding like a gamelan group gone terribly wrong. As crude as it may sound at times with its quiet to loud jarring non-music there are other moments of well composed if not catchy composted mulch that will leave your mouth wide opening. As fresh today as 20 years ago.
Worth tracking down for a physical copy but also available on Bandcamp with bonus remix (starlight furniture version) which I have not listened to.
https://prickdecay.bandcamp.com
Yes!
Was lucky to be given a copy of this a couple of years ago and had a nice, deep relisten only a few days back. Some totally brilliant and baffling combinations of sounds which do indeed remain fresh and innovative. Also some very interesting blueprints for later blood stereo work here in my opinion.
Rotat - Dobermagik (C40, double A-side, Hiisi Productions): First Rotat recording I hear, harsh noise, cool feedback, treated metal junk sounds (I think), woman screaming, sound is rather dirty, not really lo-fi, but certainly not lazer sharp. Enjoyable tape.
Uncodified - Maybe All Is Not Completed (CD, Unrest Productions): First time I heard Uncodified and very easy to see why this was released by Unrest, Industrial Power Electronics, very good, even without vocals. Last track is more on the cosmic side, really good too!
Shift - Ruminations (10", Unrest Productions): Sounds fairly typical Shift (i.e. recognizable sound/style), B-side is really bleak, I really like that!
Death In June - All Pigs Must Die (CD, Leprosy Discs): First couple of tracks are very good Neo Folk tracks, then halfway it changes to absurd noise stuff. I heard that they rushed this album to get out of a record deal that was uninteresting or something like that. Sounds like it indeed. Some interesting moments here and there and there's something bewildering about the general strangeness.
Les Chasseurs De La Nuit - Nebel Leben (CD, Heidrunar Myrkrunar): Weird album, starts with the really great Neo Folk track Nebelwerfer (I can really play this track again and again), then there's some dark ambient alike stuff that reminds me of Vril Jäger, then some more Neo Folk and then there's the 14 min track Es Ist Alles Vorüber, which is made out of samples, reminds me a bit of the second half of All Pigs Must Die, though it's different. Don't know what the point is, but I think it's too long. This is an interesting album, but given how good the first track is, the rest of it is a bit of a let down...
Quote from: MMMM on December 29, 2016, 09:07:33 PM
Evening's listening...
https://soundcloud.com/blowinguptheworkshop/alberich
Seamless and revelatory mix of heavy electronics, courtesy of Alberich. A real tour de force, both in terms of the selected material and the way in which it is all assembled. This is how you make a fucking DJ mix.
This really was a very nice and well done mix. Nice variety too.
The last couple of days i've been checking out some early Black Leather Jesus & Richard Ramirez stuff. Torture Machinist, Bondage Mechanism, I Keep My Stuff Inside etc. I'm kind of tempted to get that 7xCS BLS box for my birthday. There's just something in most of the stuff that Ramirez is involved in that even if it isn't something super interesting or special it's still usually very pleasant to me.
@Duncan, completely agree that listening to that prick decay definitely allows you to visualize the blueprints for BS and Dylan's solo material to come
Dylan Nyoukis: Night Recording for Calvin (recordings for summer) This is a short but sweet CS, perfect length for multiple back to back listenings easy and highly enjoyable. Really bordering on no-fidelity non sound, a voice piece made up of what sounds like two microcassete recorders playing backed gargled vocals through a storm of static. Highly enjoyable for those looking for harsh grain and junk sounds as well as those into sound poetry. Total what the fuck feeling the whole time. Great.
William Levy: Popular Teen Shot in Face By First Love (slowscan) despite it being a "poetry" record I think that this would have great appeal among those who frequent this forum. the album is composed of poetry William Levy (of the euro sex magazine 'Suck') and various collaborators on electronics or reading the poems for him. I didn't know what I was getting into when I bought this and must say it was not at all what I expected, the album is full of throbbing industrial style electronics and disturbing themes of the apocalypse, as well as some regarding sexual acts. The tracks are made up of edits of larger pieces but it still holds up well as an album and flows nicely into each other. The jacket is full of extensive information as well as urls of where the complete pieces can be found. One of my favorites of 2016. The closer of his moniker Doo-Wop ends the record in an unexpected tone that will make you want to flip the record and listen again.
Merzbow - Merzbox
Listened through the whole box in chronological order again. I "often" revisit some of the '90s material in this box but this was only the second time I listened to everything. It's no surprise that the earliest stuff (starting from 1979) is not pure genius but actually at times pretty bad and pointless experimentation. No one is a master in the beginning. Slowly the sounds get more harsh and/or interesting. I didn't remember that there was so little pure harsh noise in the box, first one being probably Newark Hellfire live from 1990 (disc #37). For my tastes the material gets stronger towards the end and some of the final discs I could just listen to over and over again. This box works as a great window to the beginnings of Merzbow's career even if not everything is pure gold. But I doubt there is any artist that could fill a 50 CD box with brilliant stuff if only taken from unreleased tapes and obscure small releases.
Quote from: moozz on January 04, 2017, 11:42:27 PM
Merzbow - Merzbox
Listened through the whole box in chronological order again. I "often" revisit some of the '90s material in this box but this was only the second time I listened to everything. It's no surprise that the earliest stuff (starting from 1979) is not pure genius but actually at times pretty bad and pointless experimentation. No one is a master in the beginning. Slowly the sounds get more harsh and/or interesting. I didn't remember that there was so little pure harsh noise in the box, first one being probably Newark Hellfire live from 1990 (disc #37). For my tastes the material gets stronger towards the end and some of the final discs I could just listen to over and over again. This box works as a great window to the beginnings of Merzbow's career even if not everything is pure gold. But I doubt there is any artist that could fill a 50 CD box with brilliant stuff if only taken from unreleased tapes and obscure small releases.
How's the book that came with it?
Merzbow - Merzbient
Prurient - Arrowhead
Skin Graft - Dystrophy
Bizarre Uproar - Rape Africa
Cunting Daughters - Mercy Infound
Crossed Out - 1990 to 1993
Origin - Entity
Disleksick/Ragebomb - Disleksick/Ragebomb
Brainbombs - Souviners
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 05, 2017, 10:54:24 AM
Quote from: moozz on January 04, 2017, 11:42:27 PM
Merzbow - Merzbox
Listened through the whole box in chronological order again. I "often" revisit some of the '90s material in this box but this was only the second time I listened to everything. It's no surprise that the earliest stuff (starting from 1979) is not pure genius but actually at times pretty bad and pointless experimentation. No one is a master in the beginning. Slowly the sounds get more harsh and/or interesting. I didn't remember that there was so little pure harsh noise in the box, first one being probably Newark Hellfire live from 1990 (disc #37). For my tastes the material gets stronger towards the end and some of the final discs I could just listen to over and over again. This box works as a great window to the beginnings of Merzbow's career even if not everything is pure gold. But I doubt there is any artist that could fill a 50 CD box with brilliant stuff if only taken from unreleased tapes and obscure small releases.
How's the book that came with it?
One page dedicated to each disc plus plenty of history. It's been over 15 years since I read the book so I cannot get too detailed. One thing that bothers me is that there are quotes (at least one) from an interview that is credited to me. I never interviewed Masami or anyone else so obviously someone is left uncredited. Still kinda nice to have my name in the book although misspelled :)
Snuff "III" CD (Filth & Violence)
Sam McKinlay mentions in an Ultra review that he imagines Gary Ridgway or Ted Bundy flexing in front of a mirror before going out to hunt – I'd say that's a pretty easy-to-imagine scenario, although I'd suggest imagining that maybe some Marc Dutroux-type motherfucker out there in Serbia or rural Russia is actually listening to Snuff before going out and poaching humans. Shit. Very disturbing. Actually the CD is just the Angolan flag – due to the low life expectancy rate and really high infant mortality rate over there, I've heard that some really rough shit goes down. In the '90's and early '00s, you would hear descriptions of snuff films produced in countries like Colombia, Brazil, Afghanistan, Czechoslovakia, etc., due to the abundance of violence and political strife in those places where life was often considered "cheap." You'd see these descriptions in zines, for example, or on the internet, some unlucky motherfucker wishing they hadn't seen whatever it was, but occasionally people had a tone that had no regret or apologetics whatsoever. This CD is like the latter category. Hmm, maybe they know something. That kind of feeling.
First piece is simply a looped field recording – primarily consisting of the sound of putting the recording device back into your pocket before the folks whom you're recording surreptitiously figure it out. In this case, it's probably a pretty good thing they weren't noticed.
Second track kicks into overdrive immediately with delay-drenched feedback-based PE, of course. But this isn't the ripper-style, rough style you're used to from Snuff. Somehow, this feels more deliberate, more carefully considered. Somehow. Once nice feature is that for a few moments, I couldn't tell which vocalist was on this track – very nice. There are also some excellent background loops going on here. I feel as though Snuff's overall forumula has complicated over the past couple years, to good results.
I'm reading about Kevin Alfred Strom's legal troubles as I type this and listen. Phase-effected background oscillations and heavy buzzing electronics begin the third track before dual-vocalist overlaid and echo-effected vocalis begin – the especially great thing? They're delivered as a round. Absolutely genius – when two vocalists ocassionally come into tandem with phrases like "...with saggy tits," and "whore," you know you're listening to something truly special and sincere. Feedback is present herein as always, though not really the ear-raping type usually employed by this band. Dare is say this is the "softer" side of Snuff?
Field recordings of some kind of brass/orchestral fanfare begin track four. Wish I could immediately identify the context, but that's a long shot. These continue despite exploding into more feedback abuse and echoed vocals – this is more or less the sound folks are accustomed to with this band. I can't say I'm too impressed with this track, seems more thematically important than compositionally enjoyable – and frankly might be more at home in an XE release than here, but what do I know? One thing that's great about this track, however, is the obviousness of it's live-in-studio recording quality; Snuff in many respects have the "live band" aspect down pat.
Fifth track begins with nasty troll vocalizations effected with lots of delay and echo. The effect is more or less the seething, dirty impulses of predators in vocal form. I already quite like this; a few decades back this would be at home on any of the Ultra LPs or even certain Nurse With Wound moments. Ends just as it began.
Track number six is another impressive "live in studio" piece with very well-placed and reverb'd metal percussion plus the usual amp buzz, slight delayed feedback, and totally deranged vocals. Again, this definitely feels to me like a more evolved, composed version of the type of pieces you hear on the Live Helsinki tape. Can't complain about that, that was the tape which got me into this band. I will also say that this track matches the description I imagined in my head when someone told me what Snuff sounded like prior to buying that tape. Herein, although I'm not able to explain, things feel more violent, more sinister, even though absolutely all aspects are more careful and subtle – this all feels in some ways more advanced.
The lyrics for track seven? "I can give you a ride." Amidst the swirling high-end oscillations, buzzing metallic drones, and slight amplifier feedback, nothing really needs to be much more suggestive than this; the listener's imagination hopefully does plenty. Something inside tells me those who'd be bored by these types of albums have, well, let's just say, a less active imagination. They clearly aren't making the logical connections.
Not exactly sure what the deal is with the field recordings from track eight, maybe from some bar or shopping mall? I think I recall one of the members that this track and others deal with a heavily-publicized Finnish murder case wherein the perpetrator won some kind of singing contest. This feels as if it's part of that narrative. Anyway, feedback cuts over although the recordings still progress in the background – there are also some pretty interesting microtonal loops going on here. If this is indicative of the overall direction this project is taking, it's a good one – I quite like this stuff and feel it carries the subject matter all the more strongly for not being heavy, kick-ass, full of static, and not having typically reaction-inducing lyrics (read: slogans). This doesn't feel like an album that could appeal to anyone who didn't come for the subjects. This won't impress anyone who needs to prove that they listen to the most extreme shit out there. But I completely recommend it as an intro to anyone curious about this project that hasn't yet taken the plunge, they're only getting better at what they do.
An Introduction To Nullfunction CS (Harmony Audio-Visual)
I enjoyed this from around 25 seconds into the A-side. This is a trade-only tape on recycled C90s (!!!) advertised mostly as field recordings and synthesizer; but the samples on Soundcloud or whatever it was are somewhat misleading; there is some sort of M.B.-type synthesizer disturbance for around one minute, which quickly, unexpectedly, and aggressively expands into very nice '90's-style European PE (that other Americanoisers can lazily compare to Control if need be, like myself) that I want to say is something like Tesco-style Heavy Electronics but it's also somehow not. Hard to say, exactly. Everything is well-balanced, not too noisy, certainly on the industrial side of things, saturated in strong reverb and flange, and perfect for cassette format but really-well recorded and mixed. Did you like the "Algolagnie" tape from Une Regard Froid? Well, this is somehow comparable – and every bit as good. Unfortunately can't make out the lyrics, no particular language is intelligible, so come to think of it, you could draw some Purient, Bereft, the Vomit Arsonist, F.I.T.H., etc comparisons to this one aspect. Because you might be a typical American like me, comparing everything to things familiar to you, like an idiot. Sorry, thinking aloud there.
Things relax back into more industrial territory but the Tesco comparison holds once the speech sample comes into play (undoubtedly political in nature – but interestingly I can't make out the gender of the speaker nor the language being spoken), forget what I'd first said about the dirty, private M.B. style. This is firmly something that would appeal to the G.O., ZSS, Puce Mary, Control fans. Relatively "cold" synthesizer signals that tend to change up frequently but remain even swathes of atmospheric drone and choppy sections of rhythmic stomp. At this point I'm quite unsure what will happen over the course of a double-album on cassette considering how unexpected this was. Long undulating instrumental passages that rely on a backing of heavier conical waves with toothier high-end square waves overlaid could be boring if I listened to more of this style of PE/industrial/etc, but I don't.
OK, so here's where the field recordings come in – some kind of generator, vacuum, or other seemingly mundane equipment. It's a job site recording, I clearly hear some kind of saw in the background. I don't feel as though this is placed in order to "sound good" as many field recordings are when used in industrial music, this is more to set a theme or mood. I sense there are themes of resistance and unrest; this might very well have much to do with labor and the workplace; who knows? I'll just say that I get a vibe this is to be seen from the workers' perspective, that is the context this sample (which does improve after a short time) provides. This doesn't suggest the feeling of accomplishing something and squeezing something creative from this environment like Hal Hutchinson's "Industrial Development" tape, it's more like establishing the oppression and day-in-day-out routine and how such a thing can be used to get folks to comply. Or you could take a positive look at the inclusion of this recording here: camraderie between skilled and disciplined workers with strong values that don't like to put up with bullshit, regardless of how one might feel about labor unions – you mistreat those guys from the bottom down, and they walk. The tools get put down, the gears stop turning. There are indeed some situations where workers have plenty of power and leverage. Sonically, only mildly interesting, but feels appropriate here.
What's especially interesting at this section is it's hard to tell whether new field recordings have been mixed in, or if it is purely synthesizer, or if it is synth-treated loops of field recordings. Very nice – could make an Orquere or Arv & Miljo comparison here if you wanted to stretch it a bit. Now we have gotten somewhere with the field recordings which for me has a stronger approach and more significant purpose other than fodder for a tangent like above. Damn, this has some watery rumbling, perhaps from a small concrete mixer, which is really nice-sounding. There are also what could be large ventilating fans, generators, or propellers. This is not unlike the Euronet self-released tape – really primitive stuff but you should at least like (read: appreciate) it. It's that simple. You're an industrial person, ain't you?
Anyway, things seemed to turn to heavy drone through further processing prior to silence. I guess that concludes side A.
B-side seems to begin with a spoken-word sample dealing with humanitarian and sort of vaguely Christian ideals; "your brother's keeper," etc. But then a morose synthesizer brasslike tone comes in and provides context: easier said than done, fellow humans. This is what I might call "death industrial" although on the very much atmospheric and not totally aggressive side – I can't help but again think of Tesco-type stuff. This track is more or less a powerdrone piece; the kind of long, slow tracks you hear amidst obscure '80s PE and industrial tapes. Can't say I would be excited to hear more of this specific sound from this project, but alongside all the other variation, this is welcome here. After a bit of floundering, some sort of explosive impact sounds begin to echo around all the reverb, but this track is starting to feel more like filler than much of anything significant. Will check out whatever else this project is doing, but I have to admit that this tape was very much a demo – totally a taste of what's to come, rather than a solid example of this guy's take on things. I'm curious if anyone else on this forum ended up trading for a copy, because that's the only way to get it.
Kostis Kilymis "Actic Saturation" CS (Mazurka Editions)
When I see the description "minimal" used without any other terms on websites like Discogs or whatever, I never know what they're talking about. I vaguely understand that some form of electronica is known as "minimal." Well, I don't care about that, really, because what I imagine when I think of such a term is the type of stuff I've heard from Kostis Kilymis.
This tape seems to be a set of recordings that mostly feature his little Flower Electronics synthesizer and perhaps some other similar, possibly self-constructed generator devices. In that sense, these recordings are what some people might describe as "barely music at all," in the case of one of my stupider, more closed-minded friends. In that sense, however, this music is rather minimal – there are drones, noises, oscillations, some very subtle percussive, rhythmic elements, and that's really about it. I don't even hear any of the background field recordings as on other, later releases. Therefore, what do you call this? Industrial? Minimal? Simple "electronic?"
The same idiot friend of mine who described this as "barely music," albeit accurately, did not mean what he said in the manner I interpreted it. The larger gist of what he had to say about this tape was that obscure, austere sounds such as this, even if they are enjoyable, should be considered the worst music in existence, simply because it is not composed to meet the expectations of any audience, scene, or pre-established style. I feel exactly the opposite – the fact that this tape lacks any associations or expectations you might have gives it a wider realm of applicability.
This is the kind of semi-abstract sound that's perhaps most gratifying when only wanting to hear something that doesn't require too much context. Kostis Kilymis is wondeful for that purpose in that he is clearly not thinking about subgenre confines and who likes what when doing this; this is just a guy plugging in and pressing "record" when he's good and warmed up. Is that something special? Fuck no. But the fact that you can focus on these electronic blips and beeps, white noise, buzzing, pulsing, beautiful metallic reverb tones, and vague "electrical interference atmospere" without really needing some xeroxed image of a concentration camp on the cover says a lot to me; namely that this guy is doing stuff he wants to hear, and is somewhat confident that others will have as much of an experience listening as he does making it. And I do. This sound is so basic, so austere, so abstract, that I am almost immediately removed from whatever mental space I was in before pressing "play."
What could I even compare this to? I don't really listen to much of anything that I could immediately compare to Kostis Kilymis. A few years back, I traded for a tape entitled "Monolith Transmission #0," and have since mispaced it, much to my chagrin – that stuff was the only thing I had in the ballpark of this tape; it was some kind of sculpted rhythmic patterns not that similar to what I'm hearing now, with textured white noise and oscillating drones that really didn't sound like this stuff, but felt like it nonetheless. Beats try to make their way to the forefront of the rhythms, never quite totally distinguishing themselves from the noises surrounding them. The metallic reverb tries to pump up into feedback on occasion, but never reaches the appropriate volume. Very nice. Like Hank Hill says, "you know how I love delaying gratification."
Side B begins with some fluttering mid-range angelic feedback sounds amidst what I'd have to assume are field recordings; this is immediately more similar to the other material I've heard from this guy that I do not own. I like this very much; a little too noisy and weird to appeal to the New Age crowd, but this is far too pleasant to have much appeal to those hopelessly addicted to Finnish noise. Has that ultra-quiet percussive rhythm that I find so goddamned nice to listen to in this track, as well. What I like about Kostis' material overall is that every piece seems to have lots of happy accidents and unintentional parts, but not one second feels jammy, sloppy, or lacking momentum. Things seem haphazard once things get noiser, but not in a negative sense, just in that certain parts were perhaps layered without a real idea of what it would sound like. Some of them even feel completely improvised, in the sense that he started with a base element and built on it, having no idea what would happen. Well, duh, Josh, it's experimental music! That said, I'll gladly be the guinea pig for this guy's stuff any day. Instructions: get this cassette, rip it to .wav or .mp3 files, put on your iPod or similar player. Listen while jogging through unfamiliar parts of town, or walking through an international food market. These are the sounds of what day-to-day existence feels like. Plus, I'd be lying if there weren't moments here and there which suggested that "this guy is the next Maurizio Bianchi." Hopefully without the awkwardness ensuing from a religious conversion!! Fans of M.B., Asmus Teitchens, Giancarlo Toniutti, Christoph Heemann, and sitting alone in silence should take note.
Kostis Kilymis "Not Homesick Pts 1 & 2" CS (Strange Rules)
Decided to give this another review, because looking back on my previous one, it came off as much more negative than I'd intended. In case the man himself is reading, and hopefully he is, I wanted to give this another, fairer shot. I clearly wasn't in a good mood that day, or perhaps was a little distracted, because although I stand by my statement that "Not Homesick" is not quite as good as the tape mentioned above, I wouldn't call it half-assed or anything pejorative. It's just simpler and less unique – though I do still hear some signature sounds, like the weird metallic reverb and the scratchy textures which sound as if whatever loops of field recordings he was using were being fed through his little synthesizers or generators as filters. Also, in fairness' sake, this one is a C30, and therefore a little more accessible to new listeners; I can very much see the potential of the previously-reviewed tape to drag on if you're not familiar already.
So here, we get a condensed version of the Kilymis sound, whatever that means. There are some grainy-high end frequencies opening the A-side which I consider to be "signature" to his sound. If it were loud, it'd be PE, but it's quiet, so that's industrial, I guess, right, guys and gals? Sounds as if some of these field recordings were done with a little teeny tiny contact mic, a battery-powered preamp, and either a tape recorder or a cell phone – you can tell some of the environmental sounds are amplified from their naturally almost-inaudible state. Fuckin' beautiful – I can only bow down in worship when the vague watery oscillations move from the background to the middle field. Immediately prior to the percussive elements (as are always present in his work) fading in, some utterly gorgeous feedback and tonal synthesizer drone starts to introduce themselves while the water sounds are still happening. Fans of Alchemy of the 21st Century take note, because it quickly exposes more of the high-end tones and field recordings of birds (that are mundane yet feel exotic due to the composition). I can't help but feel that was an intentional effect; these are recordings done far away from the artist's home, ostensibly attempting to create some sense of an inner home base amidst an urban area unfamiliar to him. Is that not part of the point of any industrial-related musics?
At this point, an oscillating looped drone with his signature metallic reverb begins and makes itself rather apparent – didn't I just hear some of this exact same sound on the previous tape? Personally, I rather like that feeling; I have to wonder if that's part of the appeal of stuff like Whitehouse, M.B., Bizarre Uproar, Slogun, even Ogranum! There are noticeably similar threads between releases that occasionally give one pause to ponder the difference between music progression and a simple step forward. And that's a good thing, I by no means expect everything to be charting untouched territories; so long as we're headed away from the base of operations, something should come back worth reporting.
What I'm thinking I hear currently is the already-established formular of high-end sine waves + rhythmic loop, with some, I don't know, field recordings of ventilation systems filtered via synth to provide drones and droney noise? If that's the case, this is very much what I'd call musique concrete, regardless of what snobs want to nitpick. Seems like mundane sounds and sources combined to something adventurous, or at least without typical regard for the function of the source itself, which fits the definition of concrete music. So, yeah, for those of you who think musique concrete only came from French artsy-fartsy types circa '45-'71, fuck you, you're a pretentious asshole. Try and come up with a better descriptive label for this kind of thing, you can't do it.
B-side is more of that formula. Kostis Kilymis is very much the nowadays Maurizio Bianchi, because he's working with a pretty strict template of sounds to create fairly specific and easily-identifiable atmospheres. Yes, some could say he's merely being repetetive. But why are you listening to industrial music if that bothers you? This is one more guy, doing his own thing, over and over again, yes; but his idea of whatever this kind of music should sound like happens to be austere and solitary to the point of being compelling. Anyone who is able to so carefully hone such crudely minimalist elements to a sound at once their own as well as not particularly groundbreaking has my attention to some extent – slow percussive blips alongside uneasy drones and hard-to-place high-pitched sine waves should have basically no potential to communicate a sort of uniqueness, and yet, they do. Especially when unidentifiable field recordings of...stuff happenning...coincide with the electronics, the ability this guy has to construct something from nothing is remarkable. The sense of relaxation and personal enjoyment this music has the potential for is very high, in my opinion. Put this stuff on when you're feeling tired and need a refresher, works like a fucking charm. Put this on after a hellish busy day, instant respite from the world around you. Also, at one point, the electronic noise sounds not unlike a spraypaint can being shaken up; how do you even achieve something like that?? Some nice alchemical sub-bass sounds coming from the field recordings, presumably brought out via tape and graphic equalizer, a very pleasant and common technique, albeit used here sublimely. Some street field recordings here, I hate these; they're never used to good effect, unless they depict interesting street denizens and their behavior; here they just provide a little atmosphere. Not that interesting and honestly one part of these tracks I can do without. I think this is the part I took notice of last time and let it sour my first impression. After a while, some nice backround synthesizer drones come in – hard to say if they're a field recording, or overdubbed. I love that, don't you?
I'm sure fanboys who suck down everything that cums out of Strange Rules already have this, and I'm sure you like it, so that's fine, but I'm recommending this to particularly to those who haven't heard this guy's stuff – to them, I say take a chance and give it a try. If you have any time for Jeph Jerman, Arv & Miljo, certain stuff coming out of Sweden, etc., I can really see this going over well. Fans of public transportation, walking long distances, and major urban areas take note – this is for you. But wait for the right time to listen, it's worth the patience.
Also getting back into Iron Maiden after a few years of being burnt out...
Well written up reviews mate. Interesting reads.
Quote from: online prowler on January 06, 2017, 11:54:41 AM
Well written up reviews mate. Interesting reads.
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm trying to make them shorter, but the basic idea is that some people have written reviews that have made me go out and buy whatever it was they were talking about, so that's the goal here. Trying to encourage folks to try new things. Here's a couple more, will be the only ones for a while.
Dieter Muh "Feeling A Little Horse" reissue CD (EE Tapes/Mouth) More unpredictable goodness from Cammack & Co. First track is nearly forty fucking minutes long and begins with a very nice stereo-panning delay and synthesizer workout with very PE vibes before experiencing some temporary technical difficulties. When the sound comes back, the track pretty much begins again, before descending into more atmospheric territories. Background voice snippets bounce around ala Giancarlo Tonitutti's "La Mutazione." The drones get deeper, the sounds ping-ponging back and forth between channels change a bit. Heavy noise washes start to creep in. Things have built into some kinda forward-momentum progression by now. And some nice warbly effected sounds protrude and compliment some sort of eerie voice samples – or are they Mundy-type "wounded elk" vocalizations?
Fucking as usual, I'm reminded of certain Ultra moments, especially when Nicole's vocals spring up here and there. I'm aware I've bored you all by now with the comparison. The way things seem to "ooh" and "aah" around the mix is the sort of thing you sometimes hear in New Agey ambient, but it's much darker and more effective here. No flimsy sci-fi vibes. Just a weird, uncomfortable yet listenable and not overly seething atmosphere.
That section calms down into effects n' tapes (in this case, samplers) style industrial. Lurking background drone oscillations with creepy-crawly echoing voice samples and a nice pitch-shifted male voice loop. For youngsters like me, you'd do well to compare this to stuff like Remnants, certain moments in Ligature tracks, some of Rodger Stella's less heavy outings. Except that I find this slightly more compelling, not that I'm knocking those guys in any way whatsoever. Come to think of it, why isn't there a Dieter Muh/Rodger Stella split or something? Anyway, a very nice mid-range wah-wah sort of sound emerges from the center of the mix. At this point, I notice an identifiable Dieter Muh formula; certain loops and effects fade in and out of the mix, specific ones holding the track in place, while a series of differently-toned drones emerge, make their statement, then leave. Once a particular drone takes hold, the loops transition and emphasis is switched from one sample or loop to another, similar one. Very nice Twice Is Not Enough-era use of really sensuous/atmospheric, but noisy and powerful synthesizer tones.
I feel a tangent coming on, but I do feel the need to note that I can't ever quite classify Dieter Muh. I keep using the term industrial because it's an easy tag to slap on things, but here, that feels pretty lazy and cheap. Same with using the word "experimental." Clearly there is much more to this project than simple labels, which is obvious due to the longevity and progression of the project. They have moments which I'd definitely consider to be Power Electronics. Moments I truly and honestly would describe as industrial. Elements of drone, tape music, generalized experimental process-oriented stuff. But somehow the results seem to be stronger than one or two guys not entirely knowing what will happen, more deliberate than that. Very much a collage of sound but hard to sum up as a "sound collage."
Cavernous atmosphere alongside windy drones and oscillations which build to very attractive-sounding high-end sweeps. This has been happening for a while but I can't say that I'm bored – I mean this as a compliment when saying this would be a nice album to put on when not feeling well and needing to lie on the couch for a bit – will definitely take you to some nauseous places ("boiling feces" sample) but also provides some nice distraction with it's enveloping monolithic quality. This would be kind of strange to see live, I have to admit, when considering that I forgot this was a live track.
Hereabouts, things take a turn, whilst simultaneously reviving some of the atmosphere from the earlier portions of the track. More voice samples which can't quite be made out, is this deliberate or the result of using a radio as part of the equipment? Is this interference between the amplifiers and radio as Boss pedals are sometimes known to cause? Some of them sound very much anchoring to the piece, while others come off as pleasantly incidental. While this is all happening, the drones become more dreamlike, exotic, with metallic reverb, reminding me a bit of the Puce Mary tapes on Freak Animal or even her collaborations with Stella. Stops somewhat abruptly to give way to some excellent rhythmic loops and the purity of the synthesizer.
Loops begin to dominate again before the electronics sharply move in another direction entirely – more percussive, more machinelike, thoroughly industrial. Can't help but compare this transitional section to moments on Grunt's Seer of Decay 2xCD. Well, some of the earlier tracks, especially the sample-driven "angelic" moments Mikko is so well-known for; I could suggest that Dieter Muh have a similar signature technique of somewhat unsettling ambient moments which heavily rely on samples. By the time I've typed such an observation, the industrial element has almost entirely taken over, with really sexy-sounding rhythmic noise coming from the synthesizers, creating a sort of harmonics that's only present in industrial music. Not exactly sure if anyone else knows what I mean by that, sorry, I have no technical explanation for that. This is the closest thing to aggression I've observed in the Muh sound, and I like it, but sadly, it represents the abrupt end to one of the more daring and certainly longer opening pieces to any live album I've heard short of Swans or those dumbass projects like Bong that seem to enjoy doing everything for way too long. In this case, the length of the piece was quite nice and adventurous. Could have easily been the entire CD, but these guys wouldn't do that to you.
Second piece is pretty much ¼ the length of the previous, and much subtler. Eerie field-recording background drones complimenting a Sleazy Coil-esque (GET IT??) beat that wouldn't be alone amidst a New Juche Whores Of Leith album. Again, here, I'm reminded of lesser-known US projects like Remnants but just more evolved, more considered. Based around assembly of technique rather than riding out one extended technique until you've convinced yourself you're Aaron Dilloway. These guys don't have that problem, but I will say I'm glad this one is comparatively shorter. Feels more transitional than substantial, although the background voice loops commencing the piece are goddamned flawless. Sublime attention to detail. I don't know who the PA guy was, but he was doing a damn good job here helping these guys maximize the effectiveness of their sound. Final moments degrade into one pulsing Heavy Electronics rhythm alongside a shimmering background drone. Again, very Tesco, very Twice Is Not Enough.
Third piece continues the forumula/atmosphere of the previous track, but based more around the wonkiness of certain watery effects and the consistency of the voice loops. I guess this is pretty much something I'd consider musique concrete, even if one of the guys is generating certain sounds spontaneously in the live setting. The fact that structure in this project seems to be always established through looping of pre-recorded material pretty firmly places their concrete traits, at least from where I stand. So far, this is the shortest track, at about five minutes, and dare I say, has my favorite moments so far. The effects are subtle yet noticeable to the loops, and certain moments where slight knob-tweaking can be heard to modulate them is very, very fucking good. I consider this to be extremely relaxing, almost psychedelic music, but I could see how this would be really disturbing to some people, simply because of the watery effects and the nice pig-snort modulation that you also sometimes hear in Iron Fist Of The Sun recordings. How do you achieve that? What the fuck kind of effect is that? What would you call that? Sample declaring "god is dead" concludes the piece. Great.
Familiar-sounding drones kick off the final, fourth track. Where have I heard those drone sounds before? That exact fucking sound. I can't place it, but I heard it elsewhere first. That's what happens when you have similar types of people buying and using similar equipment, I guess. Doesn't really bother me, but is sometimes a funny feeling of deja vu to experience. The special thing here is that some sort of vaguely-Asian sounding percussive rhythm has now kicked in – is this achieved with a drum machine, the synthesizer, or sampled tablas and xylophone even? I don't feel like it's a reach to say that this could appeal to the limited few folks who've heard stuff from the Korea Undok Group label/project or even are aware of it. There is this distinct feeling of exotica mixed with the neurosis that is audible in, I don't know, certain Maurizio Bianchi material. Like the Industrial Tape. Things get pretty slithery with some nice PE background drones before a hard-hitting heavy drone sort of quickly invades. Things get really Cold Meat-style here – I'm thinking Deutsch Nepal's "Rapist Park Junktion" 2x7" minus the unlistenable Fank Sinatra impression. Noisy and approaching sinister qualities but totally atmospheric and not really having "creepy" vibes. Here I can easily imagine Andrea Cernotto's or Mark Solotroff's, fuck, even William Bennett's voice kicking in to deliver the PE obscenity goods, but I like that there is not that kind of payoff in Dieter Muh's work. They don't just hand it to you, you do have to be patient. And when it ends, you'd like things to keep going. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this album.
Dieter Muh "Carli Saluti" CD reissue (Functional/Tesco) For some reason, the thirty seconds of silence which precede the opening track disturbed me more than some of the worst news I've received throughout all 2016. What the fuck does that say about my mental health?
So by now, I feel like I've identified distinct traits of the Muh formula and know what I'm getting into. Weird, tremolo-like effects on semi-cut up synthesizer electronics which very frustratingly fluctuate in volume and mix placement against more strange, echoed n' looped voice samples. Very much in line with the overall whole of the project. This track is nice but actually a challenge to listen to, which I welcome. My hearing isn't quite normal in one ear due to a weird health problem, so the lopsided stereo field of my hearing today is not a friend to this recording. Like when you break up with someone, "it's not you, it's me." The Toniutti and Dilloway comparisons seem more appropriate then ever before, here. Too weird to be appealing to most harsh heads, but also too weird to appeal to a lot of the other young US guys my age. I just feel like there is not a huge audience for things so unspecific over here, and that's a huge part of why Dieter Muh are refreshing for me to listen to. Like being reminded of something you found funny but forgot about. Plus, this is what music in shopping malls, elevators, and other public areas would be like if we lived in a Stanislaw Lem science fiction novel. By now, the momentum and volume has found a lot more strength, building the drone elements and sort of shimmering to the top of the mix. Then things echo away.
More pig squeal noises amidst very weird vocal samples, "uh, um, eh." Some M.B. electronics collide, and then some guitar and synth sort of awkwardly deflate the track, abruptly. Damn, that was good. I see why they make it just short enough for you to skip back and listen to that one again.
More of the atmospherics I noticed as particularly important to the previous CD, especially the opening track, as well as the more recent Hanson live tape. The tones nearly approach what I've heard in ritual-style industrial, but I would never use such a description for this. This is more like music for dreaming. Think Eliane Radigue but in collaboration with William Bennett or Philp Best. There's some moments that, although I can't really explain it, remind me of that Horn Of The Goat album from CE, Ramleh, and Merzbow. Atmospheric and psychedelic but not in a hippie-dippy sense. And when a nice sort of Thai-sounding percussive rhythm comes in, field recordings kick in and reinforce the futurist airports vibe. I could easily see a certain straightedge Italian fella who makes comic books getting a big kick out of this. Again here they use some PE-type synthesizer sounds, but as usual, never loud enough to sound far apart from whatever else is happening on any given track. I sometimes wish things could get louder and more aggressive when this happens, but in truth I'm interested in whatever ride Dieter Muh feel like taking me on. And you wouldn't really be wrong to describe parts like this as "ambient." I have to note in a positive sense that it's hard to tell whether these were recorded live in-studio, live, or line-in. Very nice. Apparently pieced together from all three variations.
I have to admit the latter part of that track was the first occasion of hearing a Dieter Muh piece which meandered and drug on for too long. But, shit, better something listenable than lazy amp buzz or over an hour of the exact same static crunch.
This next one again has those nearly-mystical drones I've heard in other projects but just don't feel the same here. They have a cinematic but non-narrative vibe that seems to carry though all DM tracks. There is also some nice shimmery overlay that's not unlike the Ultra drone tracks, "Yohimbe," "Wad," "Malaria," "Ultratumba," etc. Not a lot to elaborate on, except that modulation and layering keep things interesting much like those guys, not giving you any opportunity to grow bored. You could almost consider this a good example of modern Classical.
Things continue along that Ultra/HNAS vibe again, with some kind of samples and electronics drenched and almost swimming in reverb, not to mention the absolutely kick-ass rhythmic wet pounding that comes in amidst weird shortwave electronics and more PE-sounding synthesizer noise. Here's where the label "industrial" is accurate and not used out of laziness. The title "Serves You Right" reminds me of a Total track called "You'll Get Yours Yet" from Hard + Low, and I suppose the overall harder vibes resemble it sonically, as well. God damn it, this is good. A Ramleh comparison wouldn't be invalid, either. I'm aware that most of you will hate me for saying this, but I like this much more than Ramleh or Total – both of which have only one release I am particularly fond of, Dieter Muh hitting all the spots with each release I've heard so far. Sorry, rimjobbing fanboy acolytes. You can learn more about mixing by listening to this than you can learn how to paint-by-numbers wishing you were Ramleh or Mauthausen Orchestra.
I barely noticed the transition to the sixth track, which I mean in the best way possible. Things just sort of shifted, and although the sounds themselves chaned, the atmosphere and some of the reverb and echo effects sort of continued where they'd been left off. I wouldn't always be in the mood to listen to this, certainly, but when in need of something with a clear, cohesive thread or sort of narrative between tracks, this fills the bill. Again, very cinematic; unobtrusive, almost angelic tones, weird scractchy electronics skitting and shimmering all over the stereo field, hidden unintelligible voice samples, metallic reverb tone. Very much returning to a previous place in the story, or whatever. If there was one. Nice title, too, "Haemotomania." Wouldn't be out of place as a Shellac or Rapeman song title. But yeah, I like this a shit ton more than those bands. Ends prior to going stale nicely.
Great! Rhythmic cut-up harsh noise bursts for a couple of seconds prior to aggressive industrial electronics. Gotta say, though, and sorry Steve, what the fuck kinda song title is "Shi Tak E?" In my opinion, not a very good one for my favorite moments on the album so far. Herein I'm tempted to bring back the IFOTS comparison, but the little percussion that I can't tell what it is ruins that vibe in a totally positive manner. Warped voice sample loops sounds like a drunk Alan Rickman. What the fuck is going on here? Listen to this one in an unfamiliar location far away from home and you might start to feel pretty uncomfortable.
Damn, another unexpected introduction. Almost Blackhumor-style voice loop that's cut hard and fast, harsh noise-style, but with just enough of this weird reverb effect to offer a genuine Steve Reich vibe!! Mixing academic technique with scummy industrial is certainly a good thing, why the fuck do you think I keep comparing this project to Ultra? Because they're the only fucking ones who've done this!! There's even a really nice-sounding vocalization loop that actually, literally sounds like St. Degeneratus' voice on tracks like Aff, Kiddie Litter, and the varied ones from Spray/Death/Ultra and the Sweet Flowers/Unkissed Beauties releases. This is the point in the album where I realize this is what I wish Randy Greif sounded like. Well, he sometimes does, but never as engaging as this. Note to self: get his Alice In Wonderland box set from Soleilmoon. Anyway, things build to a pretty intense mixture of psycheleic synthesizer drones, a pounding industrial rhythmic loop (presumably modulated from the earlier voice loop), and noisier swaths of near-static amidst the persistent vocalization loop. Not really deserving of the title "Relentless," but still somewhat massive.
Ah, nice...more musique concrete Dieter-style, and this time around, you could tell someone this is a Pierre Schaeffer track and probably convince them. Seriously. It's just urban area field recordings and train sounds, but god damn is it good.
Next track is just a more electronics-oriented continuation of the previous. In my mind, they attempted to recreate the last piece with electronics rather than field recordings. And succeed. Ends after less than a minute. Just enough information.
Tribal drumming and what sound like subway station recordings open up the final piece. I'm almost anxious because there's no telling how long this track will be or what will happen in it. The New Juche Whores Of Leith atmosphere rears its pretty little head again, especially through the use of the garbled vocal loops in conjunction with the Phillip Glass-style rhythmic percussion which the tribal drumming has by now morphed into. Ah, those oscillations, why did they only happen for a second? Things get fairly chaotic with the voice work here, and the comparison which comes to mind immediately is the Ramleh tracks from the third and fourth RRR compilation CDs. You know, that mishmash of overlapping vocals and the fluttering PE tones that intrude occasionally. This all happening over that insistent tribal beat. I don't know why someone would dislike this, but even they would have to admit it's unique, and probably at it's time, very innovative. And things do sound genuinely disturbing and violent at this point. Would go as well with Christopher Rage videos as any of the earlier Swans albums would. But I shouldn't be bringing that up here, Steve's a family man and doesn't need weirdos like myself sullying his name.
Does that last sample say "you fucking bitch motherfucker, you will suffer??"
Order this immediately, you won't regret it.
Quote from: Peterson on January 07, 2017, 11:39:25 PM
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm trying to make them shorter, but the basic idea is that some people have written reviews that have made me go out and buy whatever it was they were talking about, so that's the goal here. Trying to encourage folks to try new things. Here's a couple more, will be the only ones for a while.
You succeeded in just that, got me Snuff and Kostis Kilymis after reading your reviews
Quote from: Peterson on January 07, 2017, 11:39:25 PMThanks for the encouragement. I'm trying to make them shorter, but the basic idea is that some people have written reviews that have made me go out and buy whatever it was they were talking about, so that's the goal here. Trying to encourage folks to try new things. Here's a couple more, will be the only ones for a while.
Excellent reviews and agreed with Sigil, you've inspired me to finally check out Snuff and a few other releases..
THE NEW SADISM - Breather's Penis Age 2½ LP (Menstrual Recordings)
This isn't for everyone, but it is most certainly for me. Approx one hour of wailing. One could call this restrained, but I guess Mazzochin just enjoyed the sound of feedback. And so do I. Kind of sad how little is needed to make me happy; feedback and some black and white dirty pics. It looks great too. The only thing that bothers me is the URL on the spine. Why not the artist name or leave it blank? It's on the back of the jacket as well, so... why? Where's the appeal in seeing URL's when you're browsing your shelf? I could write a book on how much I hate unnecessarily visible URL's on record covers (with an in-depth chapter on Urashimas unbelievable faith and dedication towards comic sans while I'm at it). I need to cool off. But this is great stuff.
Urashima's usage of comic sans is one of those things that still has me quite a bit confused.
Pentti Umpio doesn't want me reviewing "Junk Electronix Vol. 1" CD, haha, so I'm compensating by just mentioning that the Sauna tape from Obscurex is basically flawless harsh noise if not particularly ear-fucking, but I don't really think that's ever been the point. This stuff is more intense, big-sounding, and well-composed/crafted/performed (uh, apparently no overdubs? Really?) with all of the little details and cuts you need without lapsing into any particular style of harsh noise or showcasing influences. Only close comparison I could make is Macronmypha but that's because of the effect the sound has on me, not the sound itself. Enough calmer sounds to please academic types, I'm even tempted to think. Would have to go into way too much detail to be specific, but this tape is just super physical and visceral but cerebral and blissful at the same time. Way too much fun for all you serious frowners.
Digging back to the Umpio side of his split with SSRI. Will revisit SSRI tapes some other time. Gritty and really crunchy, definitely so much more primitive than the Umpio of today or even as described above. Definitely fits well against SS Pekka's project as this stuff has a nice weird rhythmic edge (that does go on too consistently for some moments) or what some might call industrial noise. Can't honestly say I like this as much as the tape above, but it's good, and I certainly hung on to this tape for more than just SSRI. Melts into a crazy feedback-driven section which is fucking amazing, kinda like Gelsomina. After that, synth-y feedback and cut-ups following what sound like field recordings. Man, this must be really difficult to do in one take with no overdubs.
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THE NEW SADISM - Breather's Penis Age 2½ LP (Menstrual Recordings)
This isn't for everyone, but it is most certainly for me. Approx one hour of wailing. One could call this restrained, but I guess Mazzochin just enjoyed the sound of feedback. And so do I. Kind of sad how little is needed to make me happy; feedback and some black and white dirty pics. It looks great too. The only thing that bothers me is the URL on the spine. Why not the artist name or leave it blank? It's on the back of the jacket as well, so... why? Where's the appeal in seeing URL's when you're browsing your shelf? I could write a book on how much I hate unnecessarily visible URL's on record covers (with an in-depth chapter on Urashimas unbelievable faith and dedication towards comic sans while I'm at it). I need to cool off. But this is great stuff.
the best are links to facebook and myspace in linear notes and on back covers. in any genre of music its just retarded
Valerio Tricoli: Vixit (secondsleep) Sick day today (which always makes me nervous to take even when I truly need it) so I'm trying to clear away some of the flu feelings and anxiety with back to back listening. First up on deck is Vixit, apperantly this LP is edited down from a larger audio piece that was played at Lampo in Chicago and based somewhat on the sound machines of Luigi Rusollo. The A side starts with a very organic crackle and manipulated sounds of water, soon giving way to a outerworldly drone that comes rising up and is punctuated by loud airplane drones panning back and forth, the impact of the sound and mastering are staggering...quiets into what could be rain falling or audio fragments sprinkled in that kind of way, wind chimes and distant trains (none of which are likely what they seem or sound) giving way to a massive drone dripping with acoustic sounds from an unknown room, the tapes begins to speed up and slow down turning into a lush electric haze...B side starts of with a creaking drone that seems to rock back and forth, wet sounds decaying underneath. The sounds of a broken music box seem to take shape, fragments of everyday reality are mixed with beautiful electronics who's subtle rings consume whole rooms before finding the closet think to an identifiable "rhythm", it won't last though and soon morphs again into ghostly moans before flickering to silence. This entire record has a hauntingly sad yet beautiful quality to it. Tricoli is able to project into the future while having one foot firmly planted in the musique concrete of the past. One of the finest relases of 2016.
Menstraution Sisters Puppet Island: vocal vomit, a voice eating itself...silence and then the subtle chime of bells, suddenly the voice becomes more prominent (only for a few seconds) and then the chimes go straight into the red, feedback hovering in open ambience after every clank...explodes into a massive drone of untuned/detuned guitar feedback as one string is plucked, light use of cymbals, patterns emerging on the kit helping to pull together semblance (maybe), shit is loud, penetrating feedback with seemingly little to no effects. Some kind of primitive take on music, strange vocals barely audible, sounds childlike and disturbed. Several minutes in and it's only become denser with the guitar only used subtly more than the beginning. Crushing sound...guitar begins to deconstruct, strings stretched way out as strange vocal patterns hum along eeriely. Side two, in the red, maybe the recording device is damaged or being adjusted. Cymbals spare as guitar enters, the riff is almost catchy, the most bizarre strangled vocals, somewhere between a cat hissing and grux of Caroliner, doesn't even sound like a recognizable language. Pummeled drums hold together the "song"...second track on side two begins with electric buzzing, slowly building into a cloud of amplifier feedback. It's so dense if feels palpable. Electric scree and incoherent ramblings from the abyss. The storm just misses...sides 3 & 4 to follow.
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" make PE disturbing again "
Quote from: Peterson on January 09, 2017, 08:13:07 PM
(uh, apparently no overdubs? Really?)
hey... i never do *traditional* overdubs as in "listening to the previous take while adding the next" -- but i combine things, of course. they might be months apart. i aint no 8legged oktopus.. now back to topic:
TAD "god's balls" + "salt lick"
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Valerio Tricoli: Vixit (secondsleep) Sick day today (which always makes me nervous to take even when I truly need it) so I'm trying to clear away some of the flu feelings and anxiety with back to back listening. First up on deck is Vixit, apperantly this LP is edited down from a larger audio piece that was played at Lampo in Chicago and based somewhat on the sound machines of Luigi Rusollo. The A side starts with a very organic crackle and manipulated sounds of water, soon giving way to a outerworldly drone that comes rising up and is punctuated by loud airplane drones panning back and forth, the impact of the sound and mastering are staggering...quiets into what could be rain falling or audio fragments sprinkled in that kind of way, wind chimes and distant trains (none of which are likely what they seem or sound) giving way to a massive drone dripping with acoustic sounds from an unknown room, the tapes begins to speed up and slow down turning into a lush electric haze...B side starts of with a creaking drone that seems to rock back and forth, wet sounds decaying underneath. The sounds of a broken music box seem to take shape, fragments of everyday reality are mixed with beautiful electronics who's subtle rings consume whole rooms before finding the closet think to an identifiable "rhythm", it won't last though and soon morphs again into ghostly moans before flickering to silence. This entire record has a hauntingly sad yet beautiful quality to it. Tricoli is able to project into the future while having one foot firmly planted in the musique concrete of the past. One of the finest relases of 2016.
Everything I'm a sucker for with only a couple exceptions, damn...Johann, please link me to where I can purchase or check this out further, excellent review!
One of best LPs of 2016!
FACIALMESS / HERMIT - Split C60 (Recalcitrant Noise, 1997)
Nice looking tape. Transparent grip tape covering the case, j-card in vellum paper...
Facialmess is really on fire on this one. Not as cutup as the other stuff I've heard from him (haven't heard much), but rather free-flowing. I kinda picture Pain Jerk and Incapacitants merged into one single person when I hear this. Speed, intensely sputtering synths, lots of crunch and effective use of vocals and samples to top it off. Tight as hell, yet still swinging. As noted above, I don't have much Facialmess in my shelves. Recommendations are welcome!
Hermit is quite the opposite when it comes to pace and temper. A track in four parts ("a noise adaptation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons" according to the j-card), all somewhat similar except for the last part. Restrained pulsating rumblings and drones. Not anywhere near the ecstacy of Facialmess, but then that wasn't Hermit's intention I suppose. Good stuff, and well needed after the wrestling match on speed that is side A.
^ damn, my copy doesn't have transparent grip tape on the case, i bet that looks sweet! but i concur - facialmess really nailing it on that release
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Quote from: Peterson on January 11, 2017, 08:33:04 PM
Quote from: Johann on January 11, 2017, 08:16:53 PM
Valerio Tricoli: Vixit (secondsleep) Sick day today (which always makes me nervous to take even when I truly need it) so I'm trying to clear away some of the flu feelings and anxiety with back to back listening. First up on deck is Vixit, apperantly this LP is edited down from a larger audio piece that was played at Lampo in Chicago and based somewhat on the sound machines of Luigi Rusollo. The A side starts with a very organic crackle and manipulated sounds of water, soon giving way to a outerworldly drone that comes rising up and is punctuated by loud airplane drones panning back and forth, the impact of the sound and mastering are staggering...quiets into what could be rain falling or audio fragments sprinkled in that kind of way, wind chimes and distant trains (none of which are likely what they seem or sound) giving way to a massive drone dripping with acoustic sounds from an unknown room, the tapes begins to speed up and slow down turning into a lush electric haze...B side starts of with a creaking drone that seems to rock back and forth, wet sounds decaying underneath. The sounds of a broken music box seem to take shape, fragments of everyday reality are mixed with beautiful electronics who's subtle rings consume whole rooms before finding the closet think to an identifiable "rhythm", it won't last though and soon morphs again into ghostly moans before flickering to silence. This entire record has a hauntingly sad yet beautiful quality to it. Tricoli is able to project into the future while having one foot firmly planted in the musique concrete of the past. One of the finest relases of 2016.
Everything I'm a sucker for with only a couple exceptions, damn...Johann, please link me to where I can purchase or check this out further, excellent review!
One of best LPs of 2016!
Tricoli certainly delivered in 2016 - the Clonic Earth 2xLP he did for PAN is even better than Vixit in my opinion.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on January 12, 2017, 10:10:13 AM
One of best LPs of 2016!
I agree as well! Brilliant record.
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on January 12, 2017, 01:16:23 AM
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" make PE disturbing again "
agreed. an excellent follow up to their previous f&v release.
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on January 12, 2017, 01:16:23 AM
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" make PE disturbing again "
got a copy of this arriving any day now (i hope), really looking forward to it.. last disc made me really uncomfortable in the best possible ways
To live And Shave In LA: Vedder Vedder Bed Wetter
Jesus Meat: The Stench Of Rotted Whore Cunt
Skin Crime: Dystrophy
Meads Of Asphodel: Sonderkommando
Black Cinema With Kenji Siratori: Spoken Words And Broken Nerves
Bizarre Uproar: Unsafe and Insane
MDK: Pussy Morgue
Government Alpha: Impure Drought
Nicole 12: Playground/Lolita love
G*Park...
several albums from the 80s and 90s. I'd forgotten how strangely musical they can be. Truly engaging and interesting. An endless sound palette. A hybrid of classic Nurse with Wound, Conrad Schnitzler minimalist synth work, and the finest electro-acoustic ideas. Beautiful and with just the right touch of crudeness. In the realm of Brume.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on January 16, 2017, 08:05:34 PM
G*Park...
I've been wanting to check out G*Park for years - could you recommend a good starting point? Cheers.
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G*Park...
I've been wanting to check out G*Park for years - could you recommend a good starting point? Cheers.
I've only got the CD version of Seismogramm and it's fucking excellent. I would be interested in some recommendations of easier to find works of his as it's a sound I like an awful lot. Very unique but totally satisfies a lot of urges one can often have for particular Concrete style sounds! I've heard good things about the Reuters LP too and should really pick that up too.
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on January 16, 2017, 08:05:34 PM
G*Park...
I've been wanting to check out G*Park for years - could you recommend a good starting point? Cheers.
I've only got the CD version of Seismogramm and it's fucking excellent. I would be interested in some recommendations of easier to find works of his as it's a sound I like an awful lot. Very unique but totally satisfies a lot of urges one can often have for particular Concrete style sounds! I've heard good things about the Reuters LP too and should really pick that up too.
It's unfortunate that the early cassettes reissue box was so limited and expensive. If nothing else, maybe a web label could bandcamp release those? Or maybe already are and I don't know about it. Honestly, I'd recommend it all. The older works on CD (two on Zabriskie Point and Seismogramm on Blossoming Noise) are all affordable and easy to find. I have less experience with Reuters and Sub, and I don't think I've heard 15, Corpse, or Gour. I liked Sub, but it didn't absorb me like the earlier works. That would probably be different today as I'm deep in it. G*Park can be a moody endeavor. When it takes hold, it's an intimate, tight embrace. When it doesn't, it can be a cold emptiness. In the latter case, you still recognize you're listening to something special. You just don't follow it into its hole is all.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on January 17, 2017, 03:14:22 AM
G*Park can be a moody endeavor. When it takes hold, it's an intimate, tight embrace. When it doesn't, it can be a cold emptiness. In the latter case, you still recognize you're listening to something special. You just don't follow it into its hole is all.
I'd totally take that gamble for the mere possibility of what you're describing. Thanks!
Reuters is a phenomenal LP, it's very surreal and completely absorbing. I thought sub was quite powerful as well but can't comment further because it's been a while for both.
Last two nights been binge listening to this bootleg Cassette of all of anti cimex 7" and absolute country of Sweden, b-side finishes side two of the LP and then it's the shitlickers till the end. Quality of the bootleg is bad in the best way. Anarkist Attack starts it off, this one is a little rough since the sound is low and grain is high. But by the time you make it to Raped Ass and Victims of a Bomb Raid it's really shredding under all the murk. Think the boot was made in Germany, home dub with xerox track list. Has me flipping it again and again.
Quote from: Baglady on January 12, 2017, 11:44:44 AM
FACIALMESS / HERMIT - Split C60 (Recalcitrant Noise, 1997)
Nice looking tape. Transparent grip tape covering the case, j-card in vellum paper...
Facialmess is really on fire on this one. Not as cutup as the other stuff I've heard from him (haven't heard much), but rather free-flowing. I kinda picture Pain Jerk and Incapacitants merged into one single person when I hear this. Speed, intensely sputtering synths, lots of crunch and effective use of vocals and samples to top it off. Tight as hell, yet still swinging. As noted above, I don't have much Facialmess in my shelves. Recommendations are welcome!
Hermit is quite the opposite when it comes to pace and temper. A track in four parts ("a noise adaptation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons" according to the j-card), all somewhat similar except for the last part. Restrained pulsating rumblings and drones. Not anywhere near the ecstacy of Facialmess, but then that wasn't Hermit's intention I suppose. Good stuff, and well needed after the wrestling match on speed that is side A.
I got the Facialmess/Distant Relative tape a while ago and that one has been getting a lot of plays here. Facialmess does nice and squishy developing cut-ups and Distant Relative does nice flowing harsh noise intercepted with strange sports commentator? Samples.
live in Finland by both Hal Hutchinson and zss.
both indicative of respective projects, zss the more interesting for it's til 2016, release only profile. seen at 2016 ufoi weekend, this is characteristic and good example of this time.
both are good quality recordings of their events, released on cassette, sounds repeated on each side.
excellent covers.
both available via der bunker
GODFLESH Live 1990
Bootleg with good sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5qeTpcAM2Q
Facialmess was in a really powerful pocket in that 1996-1998 period. I'm a little hazy on the beginning and ending of it because I haven't heard some of the tapes. 1997 was a particularly good year. I felt he was playing in the same arena as '93-'96 Merzbow, with stunning dynamics and fluidity. There's another potentially great box set idea. He did a split with Gestorte Nachbarn and then a s/t C-20 that sold me (both on his label Bloated Corpse). I don't think either one of those is on Discogs, either. Anyone happen to have a list of Bloated Corpse releases? I see only three are showing at Discogs.
Some recent listens:
O Yuki Conjugate: Peyote
I like this better than the last time I played it, but still prefer Equator or the earlier stuff. "Tribal" ambient with a lot of percussive elements. It's a good album, just overshadowed by their other stuff.
Gnawed/Ligature Impression - Split
Gnawed is great as always, LI is very average PE.
Shibalba - Samsara
Not exactly dark ambient because it's too busy. Some percussive elements, ISN-style synth orchestrations, and a general "ritual feel". Pretty good but needs more time to sink in.
Mental Destruction - When Madness Strikes
Primitive as all hell industrial, basically on par with Nekrophile type stuff in terms of fidelity. It works though, highly enjoyable. I wish they would release new material or at least reissue the back catalog with some bonus material.
Macronympha - Super Oxide
Studio material from '90-93 compiled and released in 2011. Some good harsh noise, junk metal in there as well. Not a truly great release but good and a worthwhile listen.
Bad Sector - Cephus
Filed this away after buying it, thought it wasn't as good as past material. Played again recently and changed my mind. This is excellent, just need to play it more often.
BLACK CILICE - summoning the night
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probably the best black metal act since many years
raw and low-fi . dark and mysterious. something of Darkthrone of Transivanian hunger and something of Xasthur.
Brutalomania - Mess , very good harsh noise to satisfy your needs. I haven't listened Mixturizer so i don't know if Brutalomania brings significant differences, but if there was another Brutalomania release for sale i would buy it now ! I ll check Mixturizer too.
Mess has pace, direction, it grabs your attention -except the 2nd track which sounds more like "just make noise" to me but that's fine too- . It doesn't reinvent the wheel, just using it on a good vehicle and running the streets.
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BLACK CILICE - summoning the night
probably the best black metal act since many years
raw and low-fi . dark and mysterious. something of Darkthrone of Transivanian hunger and something of Xasthur.
got a recommendation on an album to start with? I like the sound of Darkthrone meets Xasthur
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Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on January 18, 2017, 06:16:14 PM
BLACK CILICE - summoning the night
probably the best black metal act since many years
raw and low-fi . dark and mysterious. something of Darkthrone of Transivanian hunger and something of Xasthur.
got a recommendation on an album to start with? I like the sound of Darkthrone meets Xasthur
the last album Mysteries can be rappresentative.
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on January 18, 2017, 06:16:14 PM
BLACK CILICE - summoning the night
probably the best black metal act since many years
raw and low-fi . dark and mysterious. something of Darkthrone of Transivanian hunger and something of Xasthur.
new piece from forthcoming album
https://soundcloud.com/iron-bonehead-productions/black-cilice-timeless-spectre
i saw the first ever Black Cilice concert in december. this was pretty impressive and my 2016 highlight.
the Candelabrum album just got reissued too
https://soundcloud.com/altareproductions/candelabrum-necrotelepathy-part-i-distant-voices-in-the-darkest-night
pretty likely it is the same person as Black Cilice
BOYD RICE / NON - Archival Rarities 1975-1981 5LP box set (Vinyl On Demand)
This was waiting for me when I got home from work and I've just spent the night with it. Well-done box of archival rarities (obviously), and while not everything is crucial there are some great things included here. Namely the first LP (Tests / Rough Sketches), unedited material that was never processed but serves to give an idea of how material would have first been worked on for the Black Album. The next most interesting stuff is the A-side of the third LP (live at SO36, 1980 - the soundboard at this gig was being run by Genesis P-Orridge) and the final LP (first NON show + two more from '78). The material in between (Roto-Guitar / Barbie and Ken / Hitchcock, Rice and Turman) is maybe only for true fans / archivists as it doesn't necessarily standout as much as the aforementioned material, but is interesting nonetheless. 12-page LP-sized booklet contains decent enough liner notes from Boyd (in his usual style) as well as archival photos (some previously seen, some not). Worth it for the history, though I will likely only ever revisit certain sections of this.
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Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on January 18, 2017, 06:16:14 PM
BLACK CILICE - summoning the night
probably the best black metal act since many years
raw and low-fi . dark and mysterious. something of Darkthrone of Transivanian hunger and something of Xasthur.
got a recommendation on an album to start with? I like the sound of Darkthrone meets Xasthur
Though mostly similar to Xasthur, I'd also recommend Moon from Australia. I've been going through the discography and it's all been quality thus far. I started with Melek Taus, which is a compilation of demos and split tracks.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/912204-Moon-22 (https://www.discogs.com/artist/912204-Moon-22)
Pretty much everyone around black cilice is pure fucking gold but two that stand out for me are Vetala and Forbidden Citadel of Spirits. Absolutely crude, lofi, utterly chaotic black metal. Both bands sound like the members have no idea how to actually play their instruments. It all sounds improvised and recorded on shitty tape deck. Its all so awesome.
Another one is Astaroth from Australia. I can guarantee that most people who hear their LP Real Hate are completely off put by just pure, well, shittyness and sloppyness of it all. Its one band whose material you have to actually buy cause its almost impossible to track down as mp3s or so. Just buy their stuff and regret wasting your money, hah!
As for my personal playlist, mostly Babylon Whores. Completely addicted to this band. Love it. Cant stop listening.
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Pretty much everyone around black cilice is pure fucking gold but two that stand out for me are Vetala and Forbidden Citadel of Spirits. Absolutely crude, lofi, utterly chaotic black metal. Both bands sound like the members have no idea how to actually play their instruments. It all sounds improvised and recorded on shitty tape deck. Its all so awesome.
Another one is Astaroth from Australia. I can guarantee that most people who hear their LP Real Hate are completely off put by just pure, well, shittyness and sloppyness of it all. Its one band whose material you have to actually buy cause its almost impossible to track down as mp3s or so. Just buy their stuff and regret wasting your money, hah!
As for my personal playlist, mostly Babylon Whores. Completely addicted to this band. Love it. Cant stop listening.
You may enjoy these if not already familiar:
Wóddréa Mylenstede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqeuM6NXKpA
Niderung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKUZnNQqzjQ
Gentle Giant - Octopus
Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste
Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Day Of The Male (CD, Unrest Productions): First release of S.T.A.B. Electronics I get. Fits very well in the Unrest roster of course, Industrial PE, with good rythmic synth throbbing (is that the right way to describe it? I really suck at this). Vocals aren't my favorite though and I'm not certain if it's the effects which are used or the delivery itself...
Straight Arm Salute - Pelkkää Vihaa (CD, Europa Erwache): More Power Electronics than the former Martial stuff and it's better. The 1st album and split with Stormheit were good too, but there was a bit of cheesiness, that's lacking here. That writing about Pure Hatred in combination with the lyrics about killing niggers, jews, lefties, race traitors... made me chuckle though....
the continuing obsession of the Rita with ballet-dancers, dancing, legs, feet, etch
sounds on first listens are complex and interesting
postage from USA dreadful.
a little something more and obvious about G*Park...
Since my last post, I listened to 15 and Gour. I wasn't impressed by 15, but Gour is a very decent album. As maybe to be expected, and not all that uncommon, those early tapes vs new material is playfulness and exploration of tools and a flood of new territories vs honed skills and focus. The discarding of the traditions of music into full-on sonics. The sophomore vs the PhD. Experimentalism in a broad sense vs acoustics and field recordings. I reckon that is inevitable, but that's not to imply a loss. He was great and still is.
Sun Kil Moon: Benji
Wertham: Memories From The Pigsty
Brainbombs: Fucking Mess
Brainbombs: Cheap
Taint: Sex Sick
Xenophobic Ejaculation: Purity Through Fire
Merzbow: Frog+
Hair Police: Drawn Dead
Fecalove: Great Northern War
Regurgitate: Deviant
Here the list of that for a long time lodged in my playlist for the last weeks:
Scatmother "Flowers Of Maltreatment":
Yeah, I think that it is one of the best new power electronics projects in recent years! Very powerful and brutal sound, absolutely atypical for the German PE scene, a angry vocal and perfectly picked up samples. Simply killer release.
White Nigger "Negrofil":
Project of people from Forza Albino, as wrote at this forum, "sounds as though Broken Flag's power electronics meets noisecore", and I completely agree with it! Crude mad noisecore with feedbacks abundance which will force you pissed your trousers. I adore it!
Forza Albino "Black Dog":
If any told to me that this album is recordings about 20-25 years ago, I sacredly would believe in it. Magnificent raw power electronics in total old school sounding! Very much I want to buy it on vinyl from Freak Animal, a tremendous album.
Mutilated Slut "Acid Attack":
I adore Hal Hutchinson and I adore old school harsh noise / power electronics, so this tape became the real find for me. Long intensive lo-fi noise will remind to you of early days of the American noise school.
Xenophobic Ejaculation "Black Hole":
Here, I think, without comments. Great group and magnificent new album! As always it is tremendous!
November Novelet "World In Devotion":
I am the old admirer of Galakthorrö, very much I love their concept and their esthetics. This album simply takes breath, very qualitative and magnificent.
Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat "Mardrömd Dödsström":
Incredibly powerful release on the atmosphere. Obeys in an trance. Very unkind and grim sounding, as though a soundtrack to any movie. Simply perfectly!
Sutcliffe Jügend & Prurient "End Of Autumn":
Very interesting collaboration, quite atmospheric and deep on sounding. Very much I love Prurient and Sutcliffe Jügend separately, therefore "End Of Autumn" could not disappoint me!
Född Död "Studie I Närhet, Längtan Och Besvikelse" / "On Ne Mozhet Lyubit Tebya Bolshe":
Most "girly" and "hipster" project in the list, hah. But it sounds perfectly! Lo-fi electronics / synth pop, sad and cold. Some moments sound as Burzum of times of ambient albums :) . Burzum meets Crystal Castles, hah! Also there are texts in Russian, and without any accent, thanks to what I draw a conclusion that the girl vocalist is the Russian living in Sweden. Causes pride of Russia, ha-ha, though my country made something well)
Haters / Hal Hutchinson "Xylowave / Amplifaction II":
80 minutes of of old school noise from from Haters and and intensive metal junk from HH! Fucking LOVE it!
Kommando R.J.F. "Sweet Slow Suicide":
Return of a legendary Swedish project from the 80th, after 30 years of silences, this time with the participation of Kristian Ollson and Tommy Carlsson. It turned out as if there did not pass these 30 years, as though this release a sort from the 80th. Perfectly.
Young Hustlers "Encaged":
New opening from Sweden, obviously promising formation! With interest I will wait for their following releases!
Zyklon SS "Iron Division":
As I already wrote, I differ passionate love to HH, but ZSS is separately in this list because long ago there was no such cool project! An improbable album, also appear it in the middle of the 90th, I think, could even eclipse such giants of that time as Genocide Organ and Operation Cleansweep :)
White Heterosexuals "Modern Heterosexuality":
Very cool old school PE from States, but now it seems does not exist :(
Also I want to tell that very much I want to listen to Sadio / Prurient, Sadio / Caligula031, HH "Industrial Developments", it is sure that they would fill up this list :)
G*Park - Reuters 2008 - if Hands To was recording on the quarterdeck of Nurse with Wound's Salt Marie Celeste ship in a bathtub during an electrical storm (ie someone dropped the hair dryer in the tub); see "Knar" - or a twisted detailing of percussion played on working millstones - or plucking giant galvanized metal exhaust fans like a harp; see "Icen" - I don't know, but this is strong and organic; chock full of depth and ambiance - RECOMMENDED.
G*Park - Seismogramm 2008 - it took me a little longer to sink into this one - reminded me, at times, of something like Walter Marchetti's Per La Sete Dell'orecchio; organic and deceptive.
G*Park - 911 2012 - as in 2011-09-11 - untouched field recordings sewn together in a single 35-minute piece.
G*Park - Corpse 2012 - liked the second side better than the first - felt like two comp tracks thrown on a tape.
G*Park - Yack Park 1993 - a more subdued album - good feel - the title always throws me off.
G*Park - Geopod 1995 - such a greatly attractive and captivating album - one of those albums best at low/moderate volume to screw with the senses.
Herbst9 - Usumgal Kalamma 2011 - not the biggest fan of where Herbst9 has gone in the past few releases.
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Herbst9 - Usumgal Kalamma 2011 - not the biggest fan of where Herbst9 has gone in the past few releases.
In general I really have to be in the mood to listen to them. Probably why I never got past the debut album and the Z'EV collaboration one. Where did they drop off in your opinion?
Listened to Myth of Blood by Grunt over and over last night.
did my laundry today at Laundromat.
hums, whirs, tones gallor with occasional beep or click.
not sarcastic entry but reminder of my acid fuelled student life where this was the ultimate non music to me.
and I got my laundry done!
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Herbst9 - Usumgal Kalamma 2011 - not the biggest fan of where Herbst9 has gone in the past few releases.
In general I really have to be in the mood to listen to them. Probably why I never got past the debut album and the Z'EV collaboration one. Where did they drop off in your opinion?
I gave The Gods are Small Birds, But I am The Falcon (2008) a listen. That's a relatively solid album. The tribalism and quasar occultism are still in good taste, but I think it was "And Everything Around Him Answered" that reminds me of the newer feel. It's almost like what you'd hear on a not-good Steve Roach album (and there are some very good Steve Roach albums).
G*Park - Sub 2013 - last of the G*Park listening for a while... - lots of really good material here, but the first track, and then one of the tracks off the 2nd CD, are why I remembered not liking this as much as several of the others; common techniques or styles that I don't like to hear anywhere, and here they were - the final track of the set is more of that deep quarterdeck recording like what I so fondly associate with Reuters.
Demonologists: Miscarriage Of The Soul
Terg & Mensch Schmerz Interaktion: split
Richard Ramirez/Black Leather Jesus: Scrapyard
Merzbow/John Wiese: Multiplication
Robe.: Bleak
Macronympha: Transgenderism
HARD PANNING (the ultimate contemporary cut-up harsh noise international compilation)
To Live And Shave In LA: An Interview with the Mitchell Brothers
CUT UP AMERICA pre order. va
Hal Hutchinson - Mangraft lp (Urashima 2016)
Scratching metalworks by Hal Hutchinson. Three tracks on a-side recorded 2016 sound very, very dry. Perhaps a bit thin, perhaps a bit slow in motion but very pleasingly dynamic, distorted sound. On b-side we have a side lenght title track from 2012. Heavier, less distorted sound, but basicly quite much the same. For those into banging metal sounds, this album should work well. Vinyl pressing also is most excellent, not a single unwanted sound here.
Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat - Mardrömd Dödsström lp (Tesco 2016)
The first time I hear material from Proiekt Hat, apart from some odd track on some v/a-comp. Albums starts by lengthy track with repeating bass rumble, some echoing sounds moving behind it. Fairy traditional power electronics approach, though no vocals here. After the opening, things get more gloomy, near ambient and ritualistic. Third track then is like mixture of two previous, with dirty bass rumbling, occasional feedback, someone wailing from far beoynd and slow ritual percussion hitting every now and then. The track evolves into ambient and next begins with low bass again. All in all, apart for the most ambienty track, Mardrömd Dödsström offers a nice dirty power electronics / lofi death industrial.
Bizarre Uproar / Sick Seed - split 7" (Filth and Violence 2016)
Surprisingly it took until 2016 before gentlemen Markkula & PPT got their, I dare say, main projects on same record. Both perform classic dirty Finnish power electronics, much more straight forward than on their latest records, but due both being duo lineup, I assume material here is fresh and not from archies. BU starts with junk metal, then feedback, almost like a loop. Vocals very low in the mix. SS has well noise driven, feedback attacking track with PPT's trademark vocal entering at the end of the track. Overall very nice split if you're into 2000s Finnish power electronics. I would like to see both artists performing more material like this.
Liebestod - Beta Male lp (Chondritic Sound 2016)
Heavy electronics. Dark mood. Both industrial and atmospheric material. Shortish tracks and short album, makes it a good listen, especially as tracks flow nicely from one to other. Sound is clear and sharp. Could be on my top list of 2016.
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BLACK CILICE - summoning the night
probably the best black metal act since many years
raw and low-fi . dark and mysterious. something of Darkthrone of Transivanian hunger and something of Xasthur.
got a recommendation on an album to start with? I like the sound of Darkthrone meets Xasthur
Though mostly similar to Xasthur, I'd also recommend Moon from Australia. I've been going through the discography and it's all been quality thus far. I started with Melek Taus, which is a compilation of demos and split tracks.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/912204-Moon-22 (https://www.discogs.com/artist/912204-Moon-22)
yeah great stuff, but impossible to find on vinyl.. unfortunately i couldn't grab a copy of Melek Taus.
Lots of RAMLEH (all eras) and related (S.P.I.T.E., Ethnic Acid, AX, Kleistwahr, ...) in the past two weeks. Great variety of sounds and styles, but always somehow dark, sinister and melancholic. At least for me.
Yannick Dauby - The Disaster Area 2016 (Semperflorens/Kalerne) - amazing, top shelf manipulated field recordings and electro-acoustic album; like his early works and NOT straight field recordings - two long tracks - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - for me, it doesn't get much better than this.
Skin Crime - The House on the Cliff 2016 - side A is akin to the s/t album from the period, though I don't think it rises to quite that level of greatness; foreboding and atmospheric - side B is powerful, noisy, and industrial electronics - really good album.
Scatmother- Flowers of Maltreatment. Excellent varied PE- on pretty much costantly here.
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Scatmother- Flowers of Maltreatment. Excellent varied PE- on pretty much costantly here.
Agreed. No doubt one of the more exciting new acts in this field... need to pick up the other album too.
Slogun: Visit/Revisist
Striecher: Annihilist
Incapacitants: Mon Ma? Mon!!
Sutcliffe Jugend: Masks
Sutcliffe Jugend: This Is The Truth
The Rita: Raymond Stage Arrangements Of Women
Control: The Resistance
Control: The Means To An End
Xenophobic Ejaculation: Purity Through Fire
XXX Maniak/Lymphatic Phlegm: Split
Skullflower: IIIrd Gatekeeper
Depending on the mood, this one (and most of SF) can be either great or not so...
Today it's definitely great! Monolithic.
GENOCIDE ORGAN In Konflikt CD (Tesco) Didn't remember how great is this album, very rhythmic with deep atmosphere. Fantastic stereo work. Last track bother me a bit because it sounds very similar to Haus Arafna... Confused is the good word, because this is far from bad.
JAAKKO VANHALA Here Be Lions CD (Freak Animal) Loud, loud, loud noise...
BIZARRE UPROAR Viha & Kiima CD (FA/F&V) Intense & massive assault by BU, one of their best effort for sure. Impressive work on sound textures. Filth yes, violence yes, but add TERROR to the whole concept! It just miss a booklet, some lyrics...
KEVLAR « Totalism » Tape (Unrest) Another excellent act on Unrest! Structured PE at it's best.
UNCODIFIED/WERTHAM « Vindicta III » CD (OEC/ERE) Glad to finally have the final chapter of this monumental trilogy. A must buy : nice digipak, huge booklet with a lot to read. Conceptual dry, dirty and tragic power electronics about honor, murder, jail...
V/A LISTEN AND DIE! 6 LP Box (Urashima) Originally released on tape by Marco Corbelli on Slaughter Productions, this is a massive compilation of American and Italian hordes. Slogun, Atrax Morgue, Discordance, Deathpile, Iugula-Thor, Murder Corporation, Sshe Retina Stimulant, Diktat, Surgical Stainless Steel, Bacillus, Taint and Skin Crime!
One side per band, which is great, we have time to enter in the world of each entity. Luxuous presentation but keeping the original spirit. Highlights for me are Atrax Morgue, Slogun and Deathpile.
Kjostad "Effie" CS (Archivio Diafonico)
A-side opens to mixer feedback fast-paced pulse and quickly adds in a looped field recording; appears to be early morning bird calls amidst some sort of high-end tone which acts as a kind of "melody." Very linear and simply ends rather than progressing much.
Second A-side track begins to a beautiful combination of a wooden pounding rhythmic loop and a warbling, melodic bird call, also looped. After another, quieter bird call loop is introduced, some pleasant electronics (?) come into the picture, a sort of PE-ish mid-range drone, eventually fading out quickly to expose some more quiet field recordings (rocks?) and another drone, more round and bassy this time. Excellent static/feedback noisy electronics also come into play after a bit.
Third A-side track opens to field recordings of machinery, or well-treated electronics, with a background human voice loop that is unintelligible to me. I think here we're seeing some elements of Kjostad and Breaking The Will (Stefan's other project) melding together a little bit? I'm reminded of certain elements of the CD on Terror really from the very beginning of this tape. This track, though, if I had to guess: machinery, big rig brakes, amplified background voice, perhaps some kind of generator, compressor, or some such equipment; a little too hollow to be a jackhammer. Despite overall great elements and some very strong moments, I might say this track drags on slightly.
What sounds like equalized rig engine rattle opens up the first B-side track, also giving way to debris impact noise – rattling and crunchy, very nice. Little high-end detail makes it's way into the background alongside some heavy acoustic unidentifiable crunch and metallic scraping, often compressing into a nice blown-out bassy sound. There are even some parts that appear distinctly tape-manipulated, though how exactly it's hard to say – you have to enjoy that. After a while of this, some great and cheap-sounding feedback spurts in and out.
This is absolutely listenable and tasteful noise, that I'm not going to attempt to describe too much because that would seem to take away from it's purpose. Instead, check this out for yourself, that is, if you enjoy going outdoors. Not down the street, I mean into the woods. Even if you didn't look at the pictures included on the j-card artwork (which appear to center the release around its' dedication to a late Harry Aune, presumably a very positive influence in Stefan's life), you might label this as "log-cabin noise." Say you're spending a few days in the country somewhere, this is what you might produce when taking some equipment with you. Easy comparisons for the lazy? Lettera 22, Mania (!!), obviously Breaking The Will, Scorpio & Glass. I really think if you've read this far, you should consider picking this up.
Kjostad "Evinrude" CS (Angst)
Sometimes, "you get what you pay for" is not a value judgement, but a literal statement of fact; in other words, the affirmation of a description. In this case, "lake water churning against an aluminum bottom." This sounds like exactly that, but I'd be worried if this experiment was conducted with a boat that sounds this rickety. There had to be some ingenious setup which captured this sound in such a dynamic and fairly harsh manner, that "churning" part is very apt.
After some time, skittering high-end electronics seep in in the background and grow almost intrusive before receding while they seem to reach their most menacing power electronics-type tone. Interestingly, the level of activity in the lake water churning sound seems to follow the cutoff increasing and decreasing in the background electronic tone, rather closely. About this time, some very nice bassy pounding starts happening – sounds like some kind of tank being struck, and by now, the background electronics have become brittle, early-90s-Whitehouse type "electrical surge" static. This is pretty goddamned enjoyable to listen to, especially once the resonant bassy metal action becomes more intense. Eventually, all the action gives way to some smaller, rattling sounds; then an abrupt tape cut to windy background static.
Oscillating backround machinery drone alongside some unobtrusive banging open up the B-side. There is this interesting rhythmic hammering tone in which is extremely hard to place. There is also a sort of tape-speed warped "melody" happening here if one pays enough attention, which is one of the nicer little tricks I've noticed from an already-innovative project. Familiar snow-shoveling (?) sounds also enter the picture, right before things calm down significantly to only the barest elements of the piece; probably back to the initial sounds from the beginning of the track. Things seem tape-cut again here, fizzing in and out as if power-starved.
At this point, there is some brittle rattling alongside a sort of high-pitched whine which leads into heavier "sweeping" noises – maybe this is ice being cleared off of some surface? Subtler details emerge but signal the end of the piece. Stefan is at the top of his game with those more recent Kojstad releases, so keep an eye on this project if you enjoy what Patrick/Self Abuse has been doing with Scar Crowe or the last Alchemy of the 21st Century CD.
TRERIKSRÖSET - Puking Blood C20 (Gothenburg Blood Cult)
Recently found this ripper at a digestible price after years of scrolling through trade/sell lists. Sweaty ugly heavy contact mic harsh noise with all his trademarks. Although not as varied as his other solo recordings, he makes the most out of his single-minded brutish tools, and the length is just perfect. Lovely stuff.
no comments yet but Sutcliffe jugend release, 'shame' and anti child league ' holy ghost' are, post gig on my decks.
also recent the Rita urashima releases
RAMLEH - Live Conquest (10" polycarbonate lathecut, ltd. 50, IWR 007)
No information online at all nor any ordering details about this very obscure and bizarre new release. One side is a storming live version of 'Never Returner', the closing track from their 2015 rock album 'Circular Time'. The other side is Ramleh in PE mode ' Conquest Play II' - a sort of sequel to the track of the same name on their low key 12" single from last year. The first 25 copies of this come in a completely over the top heavy engraved metal case. Sound quality on the pressing is as poor as most lathe cuts. Printed sleeve features artwork reminiscent of Circular Time. 'Dedicated To Larry Cassidy' https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/11/larry-cassidy-obituary
I received this as I had a hand in supplying the live recording. My guess is that 'IWR' is the New Zealand label Independent Woman Recordings who have also recently put out a Skullflower lathe-cut but I may be wrong.
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no comments yet but Sutcliffe jugend release, 'shame' and anti child league ' holy ghost' are, post gig on my decks.
also recent the Rita urashima releases
both sj and acl produce discs that envelope recent leaves, and create Sutcliffe whereabouts.
recent sj plugs the gap, and carries on with sj carrier ...?
Melt-Banana: Cactuses Come In Flocks
Brainbombs: Cheap
Vaginal Pentagram: Walls Of Urban Decay
Brighter Death Now: Very Little Fun (disc 3)
Uncodified + Wertham: Vindicata III
Sissy Spacek: Contretempo
Black Leather Jesus: Prove To Me That You're More Than Meat
Schloss Tegal: The Grand Guignol
Prurient: Frozen Niagara Fallls
Nicole 12: Playground/Lolita Love
"...with COMMENTS/REVIEWS"
Posting a playlist is just useless...
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"...with COMMENTS/REVIEWS"
Posting a playlist is just useless...
it does no harm, I like doing it and I've tried writing little comments before but they were clunky and worthless.
I'm just joining in. I'll do it less.
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"...with COMMENTS/REVIEWS"
Posting a playlist is just useless...
just read my own comments. they are pretty useless as well.
won't stop me doing it though.
honestly, leatherface? what the fuck is that stupid name for?
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Valerio Tricoli: Vixit (secondsleep) Sick day today (which always makes me nervous to take even when I truly need it) so I'm trying to clear away some of the flu feelings and anxiety with back to back listening. First up on deck is Vixit, apperantly this LP is edited down from a larger audio piece that was played at Lampo in Chicago and based somewhat on the sound machines of Luigi Rusollo. The A side starts with a very organic crackle and manipulated sounds of water, soon giving way to a outerworldly drone that comes rising up and is punctuated by loud airplane drones panning back and forth, the impact of the sound and mastering are staggering...quiets into what could be rain falling or audio fragments sprinkled in that kind of way, wind chimes and distant trains (none of which are likely what they seem or sound) giving way to a massive drone dripping with acoustic sounds from an unknown room, the tapes begins to speed up and slow down turning into a lush electric haze...B side starts of with a creaking drone that seems to rock back and forth, wet sounds decaying underneath. The sounds of a broken music box seem to take shape, fragments of everyday reality are mixed with beautiful electronics who's subtle rings consume whole rooms before finding the closet think to an identifiable "rhythm", it won't last though and soon morphs again into ghostly moans before flickering to silence. This entire record has a hauntingly sad yet beautiful quality to it. Tricoli is able to project into the future while having one foot firmly planted in the musique concrete of the past. One of the finest relases of 2016.
Everything I'm a sucker for with only a couple exceptions, damn...Johann, please link me to where I can purchase or check this out further, excellent review!
One of best LPs of 2016!
Tricoli certainly delivered in 2016 - the Clonic Earth 2xLP he did for PAN is even better than Vixit in my opinion.
Finally got this couple days ago and playing now (after playing the 1st record at wrong speed earlier). It's very disturbing, oppressive and complex album. Maybe it's my mind playing tricks on me but I can only think of very dark things when listening to this... Voices in my head type of stuff. Some of it sounds almost annoying with those clear glitch sounds. IMO not as good as "Vixit" but still very skillfully put together. Massive sound and nice attention to details when it comes to mixing.
re: wrong speed.
how did this sound?
hope it was good!
Sick Seed "Technological Singularity" mCD (Filth & Violence)
Well, I certainly wasn't expecting the Residents-meets-Come Org opening track, "Man and Machine," although I probably should have been, considering nobody else is arranging as diverse a take on PE today as SS. I really like that no-wave bass line and synthesizer loop that disappeared a while ago, and the subtler layering going on. Not to mention the vocals – the first couple years of SS had me amazed with how good such "plain vocals" could be; but now it feels so "formal."
Next one, "Orifice Interface," is something more like what you've heard on The Great Corrupter or Beasts Among Men, but pushing the musicality/ song-structure approach further. With dictator vocals alongside a skronky polyphonic synth loop and some of the junk metal in his signature style, I realized that this side of SS is not so menacing, but more futuristic. While some PE is like a threat against you personally, this is more like a warning of things to come in the future.
It also sounds like "band format" SS has shifted the approach a lot – the dynamics are all the more noticeable when you consider that things are not just being controlled and arranged by one person. Older stuff had a one-or-two person sense of claustrophobia, while the atmosphere, mixes, and overall sound here reflect a group effort. Things just sound bigger, maybe even better. Actually, no – they sound MUTATED.
"Guinea Pig," basically follows the formula of the others; bass line, junk rhythm, abrasive rhythmic loop, and some background noises underneath mad scientist declarations. I really like the construction of the 1-2 rhythm, not to mention the modulations each layer is tweaked with, but if I was doing something else while listening to this EP, the tracks might've run together a bit – before everything suddenly switches to ultra-noisy power-tool sounds! There are noise harmonics achieved here through what sounds like a couple of drills, a pair of hair clippers, and some amplification.
Fourth piece is a version of Jethro Tull's "Heavy Horses," but I wouldn't know unless you told me. I tried to make out some of the lyrics, but couldn't – SS has a way of taking familiar songs and turning them into something else entirely. It's a complete mutation from the original, those who've heard the Guilty Pleasures will know. Once things calm down from the harsh noise, I recognize the bass line and chorus lyrics – it strikes me, Sick Seed has some of the only current Power Electronics I know of that can be said to have a relaxed/soothing sound, which is what I get from this collection of songs. I don't know what else to say about this, except most people have probably heard this already, chances are you liked it. I just hadn't seen any in-depth discussion of it, and wanted to point out some things others might've noticed as well but didn't mention.
Sick Seed "Prison Songs" CD (Filth & Violence, Terror)
"Cavity Search" opens to a brittle but thick and scraping wall of harsh noise – have to say I'm reminded of Andrea Dworkin's cavity search anecdote, but I'm thinking I'm supposed to be the one with the gloved hand up their ass here. Here goes.
One thing I quite like about SSis that signature equipment seems to help define the signature sound – I definitely hear some wet electronic noise here that I recognize from several other SS releases. Wind and shoveling noises that comprise a rhythmic loop establish a "chain gang" atmosphere, pretty oppressive. The aftermath of his "Snow Fell" cover, eh?
Alright, so I know I'm going to draw the ire of perhaps everyone reading by making the comparison to a hipsteresque, cool-person mainstream band, but the second track, "Prison," has a really gorgeous Krautrock vibe. Modulated key synth, tribal drumbeat, and vocal.
I'm not a father, but I'm no stranger to the disintegration of domestic relationships due to sexual issues. "Daddy Jerks Off" is both a great song title, and an unexpected piece that feels like New Juche or something along those lines, with the SS Ofizier vocals from earlier SS overlaid on it. Background porn samples, seem tape-manipulated.
More beautiful but disturbing polyphonic synth opens "Anticosmopolitan," really gorgeous phaser/echo/panning effects on the vocals, delayed noise rhythm starts to intrude into the background.
Tesco-style synthesizer grit from "Peeping Tom," which gets more machine-gun like as sharp, flexible feedback is introduced with some sublte rustling/scraping sounds. Vocals don't happen until about 7m into the track!
"Massgrave of Goats" seems like an apt description for the entirety of underground industrial culture or whatever, without sounding too pretentious. "BUY MY SHIRT! BUY MY LIFESTYLE!" Me too. And it's also just a fuckin' killer track.
"Victory Garden?" There's some pretty dark implications in that title, those lyrics. I sort of would rather not explain, "gardener does his work like he's always done." Ambient rusty PE, providing a nice segue into the more science-ficiton "Cold Mouth," which has a feeling of nodding to the '80's take on PE/industrial, as a handful of other SS tracks have in the past.
OK, well, no more ass-kissing; if you're reading and curious about Sick Seed, any release is a good starting point, though this might be the best.
Sunken Cheek "Without Rejection" CS (Angst)
Side A opens to some ambient-ish reverberations amongst really good textured metal work that seems to incorporate a digital looper or delay. There is also some gorgeous feedback notes here and what sounds like it might be actual drum percussion. I think I hear some background tape loops, possibly synthesizer. This is extremely dynamic and musical – really not what I'd call "noise," but ambient or industrial. Amph and Organum immediately come to mind as comparisons. It's certainly that good. Later, it transitions into simpler, spooky-ambient Randy Greif/Christoph Heemann territorry. I'm really glad I saved this for when I could pay full attention. Things evolve into patchier noisy territory only later in the track, just prior to the end.
Distant revererations open Side B. It's not like a single track cut into two, like many C30s, but this does feel like a continuation of the first side. Metal sounds ping-pong around in the thick and queit reverb, while an old-style M.B. rhythm comes in amongst some wider, bulging synth notes that strain the reverb. Seems to be mostly a wash of distant drones, metal treatments/loops, some cello or viola sounds, and pitch-shifted speech samples. This is pretty much class-A stuff for the tape-music crowd.
The Rita/Suction Melena "Roman Facesitting" CS (Lake Shark Harsh Noise)
Really interesting mid-range textures open The Rita's side with a bass backdrop that sounds a little "rounder" than the usual avalanche of crunch. This is the subtler side of The Rita, I'm curious if this recording features Arlie Doyle or just Sam. Things increase in sustain for a bit, making the movement more palpable before stalling and then going into patchier territory. Things seem to break through to the surface of the mix only after several minutes in, and add to the tension rather than gaining much in volume – things immediately calm down and become choppier, rather than surging upward as you might expect from older pieces. The rubbing textures of the sound achieve a rhythm occasionally that is perhaps suggestive of the title having been the sound source, which would explain the presence of both members, if you get what I mean. Eventually, things take on a significant buzz in addition to the crackling and slight gargling textures, which adds a good deal of low frequency oscillation after a point. Things are pretty consistent throughout the track, though, never achieving the sense of climax or crescendo I generally am familiar with in The Rita – disappointingly, the track never actually gets particularly loud.
Suction Melena's side starts off with a more consistent and electronic-sounding static mid-range burst that blows out into more distorted, crunchier sound in a matter of seconds. There's a distinct PE/powernoise feel going on here with the rhythms standing out over simple textures. At one point, laser-like MS20 rhythms kick in, giving a feeling more akin to certain Dead Body Love or Merzbow than just wall noise. Although this is quite a bit more dynamic than The Rita's side, to say the least, this isn't necessarily the sort of noise I had expected from Suction Melena considering what I'd read about the project. At one point, more "musical" distorted industrial rhythms kick in, which is a little too close to dance-y rhythms blown to shit via distortion pedal, at least to my ears. I really can't say this release has delivered on any of my expectations, and although it's nice to get a break from what one expects at times, both sides are niether especially groundbreaking nor specific to the point of fanatical interest. I don't dislike this, but I can't recommend it to those who aren't already pretty close followers of one or both projects. I'm not sure I'm as compelled to check out further Suction Melena as I thought I'd be. Better luck next time with The Rita, I'll try again eventually with SM.
Nord - Nord (2CD, Art Into Life)
Reissue of the first Nord album from 1981 with a second CD containing unreleased material from around the same time. I listened to the album a couple years ago om Youtube and didn't like it, so I was hesitant to buy this reissue, but eventually ordered it, hoping I'd like it -- and what a good decision it was, as I love the album now. The first track is a calm, slow flow of electronics with some voice samples and obscure sounds, an uneasy and slightly menacing atmosphere being present throughout. Tracks 2 and 3 are basically one track, with a drum machine in the background and electric guitar damage in the foreground. Track 4 is quite furious and noisy but nicely settles down towards the end. Somehow this track reminded me a bit of Ferial Confine. The album is a coherent whole and it's worth paying close attention as sometimes several quite different kinds of sounds are going on at the same time. Also, it's very different from the later Nord albums.
Disc 2 has a studio session from 1982 and a live recording from 1981. The first track of the studio recording is the strongest. It has that very Nord-esque hypnotic pulsing that characterises the LSD and NG Tapes LPs (and, I assume, Ego Trip too, but I have yet to get that one). The rest of this session varies in quality (I wasn't too keen on the track with drums) but overall is pretty good. The same can't be said of the live session, in all honesty, as it's basically an unfocused mess, and the occasional shouting vocals only make it worse for me.
While disc 2 overall is perhaps more of a historical document, disc 1 is more than enough to get this reissue for.
A 4LP reissue of the Psycotron - 1 4x tape box has apparently been in the works for a long time. I hope it'll be out soon, and more reissues would also be welcome.
I've also recently bought almost all of the LP reissues on Jazz Village of the classic Magma albums (still missing the second one). They definitely sound better than my CDs from the 80s and the pressing quality and the packaging are top-notch. Currently listening to Les Cygnes Et Les Corbeaux by Christian Vander, which is a fantastic, soaring and strange album.
Quote from: acsenger on February 25, 2017, 10:18:01 AM
Nord - Nord (2CD, Art Into Life)
Thanks for the tip off! Good to see Nord on a digital format.
Zarach Baal tharagh-Dementia(infernal kommando)
One man black metal from France with one long track of excellent lo fi, psychedelic metal that doesnt give up and is constantly evolving. Lo fi drums and guitar with throaty vocals drenched in delay.
Worth- Jacobsons Organ c20(Bacteria Field)
One of the best harsh noise tapes ive heard from the past year. Multi textured forward moving electronics.
Rodger Stella- Death Loop Cut c60(Mother Savage Noise Productions)
One loop made increasingly heavier and heavier. I never get tired of this tape and I've listened to it a bunch over the past month.
Alice Kemp: Fill my body with flowers and rice LP (Erratum/Fragment factory)
This is a great record, in my case it's best when listened early in the morning or late at night. Edition of 300 on white vinyl. Insert says 'recordings made at home and in the woods...'
Rudolf Eb.er provided additional sounds, de/composition, mix on two tracks.
Revisiting Francisco Meirino/Dave Phillips "Uglyography" tape on ANGST. One of the most unnerving, exciting and exact works that I've ever heard from either artist. This is a tape, like much of the work on ANGST, that caught me off guard. Find myself coming back often.
Quote from: acsenger on February 25, 2017, 10:18:01 AM
Nord - Nord (2CD, Art Into Life)
Reissue of the first Nord album from 1981 with a second CD containing unreleased material from around the same time. I listened to the album a couple years ago om Youtube and didn't like it, so I was hesitant to buy this reissue, but eventually ordered it, hoping I'd like it -- and what a good decision it was, as I love the album now.
It's very nice album! I always liked it, but despite having the LP, with bonus tracks, had to grab this too. Especially the long opening track should appeal to anyone into "industrial noise".
Another art into life -label new release I appreciated a lot is:
Joseph Lewis and David Steans "Our Demons and Our Demons 2" [DVD + CD]Despite it was originally meant to be soundtracks of movie, I have not watched the dvd yet. To me, audio cd works perfectly as stand-alone release. Label says.
John Mylotte (aka Sir Ashleigh Grove) is the leader of the ultra-mysterious cult group Metgumbnerbone, which also includes Richard and Philip Rupenus of The New Blockaders.This is a heretical two-part work, entitled "Our Demons 1 & 2", and was filmed on mini-DV cameras by Mylotte's friends David Steans and Joseph Lewis. The films capture various ritualistic actions performed by ten masked individuals, somewhere in the blasted landscape of England. The films overflow with a warped humour, confusing the viewer as to the participants' real intentions. The background music weaves an even more cultic atmosphere - not noise, but a kind of self-imagined trad folk. This version comes with an additional, stand-alone, remastered CD of the soundtrack. Only a small proportion of the soundtrack was used for the final cut of the film, so this is the only place where you can hear the full soundtrack. Highly recommended for all devotees of Metgumbnerbone's uniquely eccentric sensibilities!
Hardboard cover with tarot card prints by Joseph Lewis, and liner notes. Limited edition of 150.150 copies, considering the cult reputation of projects seems small pressing, but then again, listening to the material may be challenging for most people. I personally find it very appealing. All the eerie suffocated lo-fi sounds, musical instruments used in fairly unmusical manner. Nothing is produced into heavy and full sound. Everything remains somehow rotten. Samples available in link below, doesn't do full justice. Like the 2nd sample. After listening highly compromised recording of drum for minutes and finally bizarre screeching violin drone enters, sample cuts out. This track in full length is something I'd certainly recommend to hear.
Total absence of the echoes and effects and stylish post productions gives recordings so different feeling than most of "ritual music" tends to have.
http://www.art-into-life.com/product/7867
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 08, 2017, 09:32:23 AM
Another art into life -label new release I appreciated a lot is:
Joseph Lewis and David Steans "Our Demons and Our Demons 2" [DVD + CD]
I was thinking about getting this, but eventually I didn't. I might have to get it after all.
Cauldhame -
Saturnine (tape, Unrest Productions)
New release from Cauldhame, who seem to have two previous tapes and and two digital-only releases. Side A has tracks that are very similar, but there are differences in mood between them. There's an organic, constantly changing flow of sounds at the forefront, while the background has slowly changing synth lines. A few tracks have vocals buried in the mix. Everything flows at mid-pace. I love how the atmosphere of certain tracks is quite melancholic, while others are more aggressive and ominous. The very similar structure of the tracks, and maybe their atmosphere too a bit, reminds me of the
Aurore album by
Etant Donnes. Side B has some similar tracks, but also others that are in a more direct industrial noise vein. However, these sound fresh and innovative too.
The sound throughout is excellent -- it's hard to get enough of the beauty of those organic, physical sounds as they spill forth from the speakers, especially on side A. One of the strengths of this tape is that while it's safely in the world of the industrial music of Unrest Productions, I reckon it might also appeal to some people who like dark ambient or even sound art.
Someone wrote on this forum once that the tapes on Unrest work as proper albums due to their quality. I totally agree; they don't feel like "just another run-of-the-mill" tape. Lately I've become much less enthusiastic about noise, industrial and PE, but I enjoy this tape regardless. Now I gotta listen to Cauldhame's
Debris tape as it's been a long while.
Drab Majesty - Careless LP & The Demonstration LP - getting real gay over here. this band came out of nowhere for me, but I can dig it, especially this brand new album. makes me wish i still did cocaine.
November Novelet - The World In Devotion CD - still hasn't clicked for me the way Magic did but then again Magic has some very special memories attached to it so I guess that's not fair? Still trying to connect more with this one.
Leather - Leather 7" - picked this up at a local record shop based on the cover and the track names. didn't disappoint. noise rock/hardcore of a violent and snide style. will have to check out more from this band. track titles below.
A1 Addicted To Suffering
A2 No Motivation
B1 Ejaculation Without Orgasm
B2 Too Tired
Start - Hyena cassette - really enjoying this short little tape. Single style cassettes are totally worth buying if the tracks are good, and these are damn good. atmospheric, but not limp wristed.
the new masters for some upcoming Concrete Mascara releases.
and shit load of gabber/hardcore techno because i'm the worst kind of person
c'mon, let's have the gabba/industrial techno names
my tucked up 90's were full of squat parties playing this and 'industrial' speedcore
hope you are picking up drop bass network stuff.
Streicher/Totenrune tape is my favourite and most played these days.
Great that Unrest reissued it as 10".
Turn on the gas!
It's been a while, but right now listening to Iron Fist of the Sun - Tears Royal again. And it's a great album, just as I've remembered it.
Split with Burial Hex will be next.
Uncodified: Maybe All Is Not Completed CD (Unrest Productions)
Cold, dark, very electric and at times massive. Ageless industrial sound that is somehow futuristic and nostalgic at the same time. Both heavier rhythmic and more "floating" tracks work well and the whole flows nicely from one track to the next. Very much an album that needs to be listened to from start to finish.
Picked up that latest Con-Dom on Tesco yesterday, on to the second side now. Real great. Proper Sunday morning music.
Some items I picked up whilst in Australia:
Grave Upheaval - Untitled 2 x LP: Wasn't aware of them until I was shown this album whilst going down the great ocean road, nice & heavy ,very enjoyable.
Amour Group 'Purge' tape : Cleaner approach to synth sounds & samples than I usually go for but very good indeed.
Amour Group 'Live 2013' tape : Nice rough sound, would have liked it to have been longer.
Abysmal Lord - Disciples Of The Inferno LP Good, but could have been heavier with regard to sonics. Didn't get the point of the electronic / synth interludes in between the tracks. Nonetheless enjoyable & gets better with each listen though....
Sentenced For Life - Cold On The Blue : Fucking fantastic, rough & murky sound but with loads going on. Was shown this on a 'Audiophile' quality system whilst over there at a big volume. It's one of those recordings you really need to crank up to get everything out of it.
Les Baxter - various CD collections Found a shop in Tasmania that had a load of exotica.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on March 11, 2017, 02:13:32 PM
c'mon, let's have the gabba/industrial techno names
my tucked up 90's were full of squat parties playing this and 'industrial' speedcore
hope you are picking up drop bass network stuff.
I still have a box of Bloody Fist/Industrial Strength 12"s. Most speedcore/gabber records are pretty easy to find these days..
cauldhame 'saturnine' new release on unrest
layered perfection of noise, sound, texture, voice, effect
obviously the stretcher reissue will be higher profile but this is the greater release.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on March 13, 2017, 09:50:20 AM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on March 11, 2017, 02:13:32 PM
c'mon, let's have the gabba/industrial techno names
my tucked up 90's were full of squat parties playing this and 'industrial' speedcore
hope you are picking up drop bass network stuff.
I still have a box of Bloody Fist/Industrial Strength 12"s. Most speedcore/gabber records are pretty easy to find these days..
some of the Bloody Fist and IST records are worth some money now though if in good condition. I enjoy all of that, labels like Drop Bass, Apocalypse Recordings and Jay Randall's little microlabels, but I also dig a lot of post 2002 nu-style gabber in all of its ultra-compressed cheesy glory. Enzyme, Meta4, basically anything on under Cardiac.nl management.
but related to this forum, been enjoying some Northwest USA industrial weirdness. I think it's this damp time of year...
Mutant Video - all releases - Cronenberg industrial supremacy. amphetamine psychosis meditations.
Bite Itself - Shallow Water cassette - a mix of dirge-y industrial, metal clattering, and minimal spooky atmosphere. feel like this would appeal to a lot of people here if it came out on F&V or Untergeschoss.
Drowner - Modern Paranoia & Burning Room cassettes - horror film synth and gritty industrial noise. highly recommended!
Quote from: Major Carew on March 13, 2017, 02:07:52 AM
Grave Upheaval - Untitled 2 x LP: Wasn't aware of them until I was shown this album whilst going down the great ocean road, nice & heavy ,very enjoyable.
So great.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 13, 2017, 03:53:03 PM
Mutant Video - all releases - Cronenberg industrial supremacy. amphetamine psychosis meditations.
Yes!
Quote from: Major Carew on March 13, 2017, 02:07:52 AM
Some items I picked up whilst in Australia:
Grave Upheaval - Untitled 2 x LP: Wasn't aware of them until I was shown this album whilst going down the great ocean road, nice & heavy ,very enjoyable.
Amour Group 'Purge' tape : Cleaner approach to synth sounds & samples than I usually go for but very good indeed.
Amour Group 'Live 2013' tape : Nice rough sound, would have liked it to have been longer.
Abysmal Lord - Disciples Of The Inferno LP Good, but could have been heavier with regard to sonics. Didn't get the point of the electronic / synth interludes in between the tracks. Nonetheless enjoyable & gets better with each listen though....
Sentenced For Life - Cold On The Blue : Fucking fantastic, rough & murky sound but with loads going on. Was shown this on a 'Audiophile' quality system whilst over there at a big volume. It's one of those recordings you really need to crank up to get everything out of it.
Les Baxter - various CD collections Found a shop in Tasmania that had a load of exotica.
the armour group lp and, especially the live tape make me look forward to ufoi this year.
les Baxter is a fucking genius, possibly greater than martin Denny.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on March 13, 2017, 06:27:45 PM
Quote from: Major Carew on March 13, 2017, 02:07:52 AM
Les Baxter - various CD collections Found a shop in Tasmania that had a load of exotica.
les Baxter is a fucking genius, possibly greater than martin Denny.
Arthur Lyman makes the holy trinity of exotica in my book. Top notch stuff that.
NIKUDOREI / TOILET NO HANAKO-SAN BAND - split tape.
NIKUDOREI / TASOGARE BANCHO - split tape.
GROYXO / AXMO - split tape.
OPS-PSF / NOISE WASTE - split tape.
DECHE CHARGE / SPACEGRINDER - split tape.
DEADLY VERITY / RUIDO DE ODIO - split tape.
TOXIC SEX - Noise Grind As Angry Mind tape.
Mostly Japanese noisecore morning, covering all ranges of noisecore: from the cosmic noise and growls of SPACEGRINDER to the cut-up microblasts of GROYXO, the DIY rhythmic noise of DEADLY VERITY (Kei = God), OPS-PSF's muffled crazy bits of toilet-noise and NIKUDOREI going from drone to brutal grind attack, all the bases are covered and I am happy.
Zos Kia/Coil "Transparent" double LP (Cold Spring)- absolutely ESSENTIAL to own for classic industrial music fans. There's some glorious female screaming & Charles Manson (I think it's the first time I've heard this particular rant except for the ending, which, Poison Idea used).
the nekrophile tape resurfaces at long last.
how some early industrial was, how some 'ritual' 'dark ambient' would be.
along with other nekrophile releases, of minimal influence now but heavy at the time.
possibly as the whole occult current was of the time and no longer so, (as far as this music goes) and is now not music related/focussed, to such a degree.
this release possibly represents a music and it's magical current at it's height.
in a sense this reissue is like a shadow at Hiroshima-a memory at best.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on March 15, 2017, 07:39:40 PM
the nekrophile tape resurfaces at long last.
how some early industrial was, how some 'ritual' 'dark ambient' would be.
along with other nekrophile releases, of minimal influence now but heavy at the time.
possibly as the whole occult current was of the time and no longer so, (as far as this music goes) and is now not music related/focussed, to such a degree.
this release possibly represents a music and it's magical current at it's height.
in a sense this reissue is like a shadow at Hiroshima-a memory at best.
My roommate worships this stuff and has all the original cassettes and a few vinyls if I remember, as a fanatic devotee of studying all things related to Kenneth Grant and the mighty ZOS I immediately fell in love with this stuff myself and I think it still has its place outside of being just a memory but I'm probably biased. You summed it up though, 'possibly represents a music and it's magical current at it's height'.
Somewhat regretfully sold my original press of the Zos Kia/Coil split a few years ago....might have to buy one of those represses here soon..
INSANE ORDER
Death grind from France
For fans of Napalm death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rtRpCPbKKw
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Insect Warfare - World Extermination
The only bad thing about this album is that the cover artwork doesnt have any insects on it! Otherwise this is about as good as grind will ever get.
Order from Chaost - Stillbirth Machine/Ending in Fire
Best death metal ever? Best death metal ever. Nothing else needs to be said about this bunch. Now, if I only could score one of those gold bordered Order From Chaos patches for my vest. . .
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Spite Extreme Wing - "Kosmokrator"
Italian nationalists (see Black Metal Invitta Armata) playing typical Scandinavian styled Black Metal with tremelo picking and tons of blasts. High grade recording quality lets you hear everything. I bought this album after I had bought "Vltra" and it's really nothing like it but it wasn't a waste of money as this is a fairly decent album when I'm in the mood for some conventional and typical 2nd wave Black Metal.
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Spite Extreme Wing - "Vltra"
Yep, that's "Ultra" spelled with a fucking V. Hooligans who found Black Metal and have hand poked runic tattoo's and unironically wearing shirts with wolves on them. But musically its a very solid album. The blastbeats are replaced with downbeats but double bass rolls still permeate through each song with majestic and epic riffing. Song "VIII" is an exception with it's 80's Dark Folk stylings and Death in June worship. There is also a cover of The Beatles' song "Helter Skelter" that is rockin' as fuck tbh, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kF05x0_334
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 16, 2017, 07:51:44 PMSpite Extreme Wing - "Vltra"
Worship this album, fuckin' A.
Stimulant - s/t LP
Ex-members of Water Torture doing a full album of power violence the way i like it. Sounds harsher than WT as well imo probably because they traded in the bass for guitar.
https://nervealtar.bandcamp.com/album/stimulant
Pissdeads are a fucking revelation. The Russian Sept Star Sete,
ATRAX MORGUE "195 Melrose Avenue NW2" tape
Self Abuse
1996 Atrax Morgue, insane as usual. This tape is very good for mixing the demented ultra simple synth sound + vocals type of tracks with more comple and free-flowing noisier tracks. Titles include such great ones as Give Me A Corpse, Cuntrazor, She's Dead (Now), Crush My Cock, Troubled Meat, etc..... After so many LP reissues on Urashima, one can't really justify "more of the same", but still this tape is better than some of the already done reissues.
9th MASSACRE "Murder" tape
RICHARD RAMIREZ "Nature's Afterbirth" tape
Deadline
Brilliant 90's Ramirez noise. Sometimes loop stuff gets 9th Massacre almost to "usa pe" feel to it. Certainly closer to early Death Squad stuff. however, it is most of all just plain brutal harsh noise.
1994 Nature's Afterbirth is just the type of ramirez noise one can appreciate as needed dosage of "no bullshit" straight forward carnage, from the days when he always delivered
V/A INRI tape
Cold Spring
In morning was browsing tapes and thought, why not check out "where it all started". Already infamous UK label, back in late 80's, put out this CS 001. Psychic TV and Grey Wolves are names that still appear on Cold Spring catalogue. Many of the other obscure experimental & noise names here don't say much. GW's industrial beat track here is really eerie. Few of the noisier contributions from bands work great. The Psychic TV live pieces and kind of atmopsheric experimental rock tunes between don't do much for me.
DOKUMENT #6 - Rituals tape
Private Edition
East and south? I guess so. African rituals certainly have quite horrid feel to them. Savage chants.
V/A SILENCE=DEATH tape
Bored Bear Recordings
I didn't even remember what this is. Thought it could be some sort of death industrial release I didn't remember and just popped it to tape player without going through j-card. I appreciated how diverse the tape was, and then while turning side, looked insert and damn! This is the Queer noise comp from 2011! Being C-100 tape, and if the qualification has been that one needs to be identifying as "queer noise", it didn't give very promising expectation for quality, but perhaps it was about listening this without remembering what it was, that it turns out to be fairly good. No a classic by any means, but wholeness is strong enough to hold few weaker bits good enough to make comp work. Diversity and quality what wasn't expected. Funny thing is that cover doesn't print any contact addressies etc, but there is printed link to specific chondriticsound forum topic. What it has been, no idea...
Skin Graft - Dystrophy
Yes, yes - this is an older and maybe classic album at this point. However, i think it is important to return to for a number of reasons. Despite Skin Graft always representing the harshest and baddest of attitudes, in my eyes, the clarity of both sound and intention on this album is staggering. What I find really important about some of the best Skin Graft songs is that even in the density there is a sense of space. I have no idea if this was carefully put together or just jammed and then mastered really well but for fuck's sake, this is what a good dynamic harsh noise album should sound like...
NYODENE D "The Hooks That Snare the wolf" tape
Dream Root Recordings
Found this tape I got probably when it was released. Edition of 25 in 2010. According to discogs "The artist considers this to be an unofficial release due to the fact that the sound is defective." Probably wouldn't be big job to dub new edition of 25, but well... CDR reissue done by Live Bait 2011.
Label seemed to exists merely 2 years anyway. Defects of sound was something, I suspected while listening, but as we talk of rather abstract electronics, it wan't that obvious. Few glitches, mainly on b-side, but enough subtle that it wouldn't really distract listening.
For bands discography, material is less ambitious, less complex. No vocals. No metal junk. No "songs". Just two half an hour long minimal and suffocating synth based tracks. Dark, slightly rhythmic, much more into death industrial approach than aggressive song oriented stuff. And sound, songs, etc, somehow appeals to me more than "edited" feel of the more complex works.
PRURIENT "Shrimp Crescent" tape
Hospital
Noisy and ripping stuff here is the best. Hoarse vocals, grim and rough noise. Tour tape for Yankee Know How 2005. C-10 tape, what is nothing utterly remarkable in vast Prurient discography but still good stuff to listen to.
DEATHPILE "Gashbutcher" tape
Bloodlust!
DEATHPILE "Triumph of Death" tape
Self Abuse
I was somehow under impression that Deathpile – Final Confession CD or double LP would compile "all" non-album Deathpile. But that's just memory doing tricks, as how could it be possible?! Fuck, I must have several hours of Deathpile in my own shelves what has yet to be reissued.
And that makes me wonder, why not? Malsonus did put out few files online in 2016 that collected tracks from bunch of old tapes, but listening Gashbutcher or Triumph of Death, makes me think if Slogun, Intrinsic Action, Death Squad, etc works have all been immortalized on CD format, these tapes offer such a crushing 90's USA Power Electronics that they certainly would demand same treatment.
Less up-front-vocals, but heavy, electric, thick assault of electronic mayhem! Someone should approach the man to suggest it.
I think Deathpile's best work was "Back on the Prowl". That needs a proper reissue!
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Blush (CD, Unrest Productions): I had heard some tracks from IFOTS a couple years back, but wasn't into it, but a while ago I heard a track on one of the Unrest comps and quite liked it, so I got this CD and I'm nicely surprised. It's quite minimal and clean, but good, yes. I think that there's something soothing in Joyless New Start.
Kontinent - Death Technologies (LP, Unrest Productions): Couldn't tell this project apart from Kevlar if hearing it without knowing who it is. So, I guess makes clear what you can expect and of course that it is really good too!
Survival Unit - Tied Down For Survival (CD, Autarkeia): Can't go wrong with Survival Unit. Weird idea to have a full gig in the middle of the album, though it seems the gig is more lo-fi and the tracks around are a bit more lo-fi than some of the others too, so in that sense it doesn't really disturb.
Scatmother - Flowers of Maltreatment (CD, Filth&Violence): More variation than the first album, still mostly brutal, with sick lyrics. What a pervert!
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Black Hole (CD, Filth&Violence): This is really good! I had heard some XE stuff before, but never really got into it, but this does the trick!
Sick Seed - Prison Songs (CD, Filth&Violence/TeRRoR):The sound the album begins with feels like someone is drilling a hole in your skull or something. It's kinda cool, but not what I consider a "nice" sound in the scope of Industrial/PE. Anyway, aside from that varied album, very good. The lyrics of Massgrave of Goats are savage too!
Beyond Enclosure - Dungeon of Total Void (CD, Malignant Records): Bleak, rather claustrophobic PE/Death Industrial, rumbling synths, emotionless vocals. Good stuff!
Body Stress - CCC (C40, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Harsh Noise, pedal HN (I think), maybe not top of the top for me, but pretty good! Nice pics too!
ANTIchildLEAGUE - Holy Spirit (C40, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): I've only got some 7" stuff from her and while good, I never thought this was great. This tape however suits me better, opening track is very good.
Salo Salon - Agonal Pessimism (C?, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Industrial Ambient or something, it's clearly influenced by Industrial, but it's quite calm and thus seems to have an Ambient quality. After first listen, I did get the feeling that it didn't make much of an impression, neither good nor bad. I'll have to listen again, but of course, that's not the best thing a release can do...
Spastic Colon / Oscillating Innards - split LP from California box set
SC sounding more like bleeps and hums -side of noise/experimental. Not really my stuff, being too quiet for my taste. Sounded a bit like fucked-up test record. OI side was more like my kind-a-stuff: harsh loudness and calming drones mixed together.
Rubber O Cement / GX Jupitter-Larsen - split LP from California box set
ROC side sounds more like free impro collection of random sounds than a coherent piece of work. Nowadays I tend to dislike this kind of approach because I usually search for some clue, point or thread even in the most cacophonous works. I am not saying this piece is bad, I believe every track that has made to California box set are good in their own field but it's just not for me... at a certain mood, maybe.
GX - the grand old man - delivers the goods once again. Straightforward abrasive noise. In my list this goes to the better half of the GX/Haters spectrum.
Various Artists - Ruido Horrible X CD
Mexican DIY label Ruido Horrible's compilation of Latin America's noise and experimental. Interesting stuff varying from avant experimental to harsh noise, noise rock, drum-machine driven noisecore & chaotic free jazz. There's not a single bad track here, of course some are more interesting than others but as a whole it's entertaining piece with stylishly different tracks mixing painlessly together. It's interesting to note that most of the artists here have made only few releases (if any). Maybe they are 'hidden treasures' or their output haven't been documented on discogs well enough. Some personal favorites: Tron, Bonequi, 886VG (harsh cut-up fuckery - I've mentioned this remarkable artist elsewhere in this forum before), Vulgar Disease (seriously brutal PE - I think you can find the releases at archive.org) & Los Heraldos Negros.
Cock E.S.P. + Appliancide / Waffelpung + Waffelpung - Split LP
Never mind the title, it is a CD. Listening to this record is like listening to a movie which you cannot see. Somehow my mind starts to build visuals around the sounds. Is it good or bad record? I honestly don't know, it's beyond judging. Not one of those records that I will revisit very often. Last five minutes sounds very good, though.
Extreme Noise Terror / Cock E.S.P. - split 5"
Somehow I thought this would be an unlikely pair to share a split. Quality stuff from both parties.
None Of Your Fucking Business - Noyfb Escapes from Hell 7"
One of those gimmick records which has two songs on two parallel grooves (at different speed) running from inside to outside. The whole curious concept almost manages to disguise the fact that this is just an average ultra-fast hardcore.
None Of Your Fucking Business - 30 Seconds of None Of Your Fucking Business 7"
1-sided EP with seven tracks in 30 secs. I enjoyed this more than the other 7". And it doesn't waste your time for too long.
Bathory - The Return... LP
Undeniable classic. Well this is partly a nostalgia trip since I've owned this LP since the 80's and I still remember the impact it had on me back then. I like it even better than the 1st album. Quite conservative sounding hard rock compared to contemporary extreme black metal but still never fails to entertain me. Rough and basic, pure and simple.
Beherit - Dawn of Satan's Millenium 7"
One more classic. This is the definitive BM record for me. Primitive stuff with some amazing vocal sounds. Nice picture disc.
Anal Blasphemy / Azaghal - Baying of Lycanthropes split 7"
I remember when I first listened this I was a bit disappointed because I expected it to be more filthy, more over-the-top. This could be classified as hi-fi compared to two previous entries on my list. A side being quite basic BM with your typical horror samples and a track which has some nice tempo and mood changes. B side track sounding almost like a 'rocking' black metal tune. When overcame my failed expectations I notice that this isn't bad after all... at least for a genre outsider like me.
Still I think that the best part of this release is the cover. One more part on the ongoing series of 'bare babe having fun with a crucifix'. There must/should be a porn mag dedicated to that particular theme alone.
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Skin Graft - Dystrophy
Yes, yes - this is an older and maybe classic album at this point. However, i think it is important to return to for a number of reasons. Despite Skin Graft always representing the harshest and baddest of attitudes, in my eyes, the clarity of both sound and intention on this album is staggering. What I find really important about some of the best Skin Graft songs is that even in the density there is a sense of space. I have no idea if this was carefully put together or just jammed and then mastered really well but for fuck's sake, this is what a good dynamic harsh noise album should sound like...
I don't have this CD, but been listening today
Skin Graft "Malice" tape from 2011, which is roughly same era of recordings. C-30, but same material on both sides. I can't say I would have been HUGE fan of Skin Graft before, but this recording hits in very different way. I always liked what he did, but this recording for some reason seems better than some others.
It has heaviness. Same kind of bassy and rumbling quality like Mania or Hum Of The Druid often have, but all the texture and detail, especially constantly modulated subtle effects are so well done. I assume he modulates source sounds through filterbanks or synth, to make all these tiny, busy electronic particels of sound constantly move, even if the overall feel is oppressively slow moving mass. Have to check other Skin Graft material soon!
USE YOUR PAIN "Satanic Constellation" tapeDreizehn
After listening Kadef / Napalmed split tape (no further comments, but it's actually good tape!), moved to this. Bought it ages ago from Artware. Still has the 18 deutch mark pricetag on it with Donna's typical hand writing. Bassy, rough, primitive, rumbling industrial-noise rituals. Its done without much of effects and none of the typicalities of ritual music. Just raw and dark noisy junk. There's nothing what really makes this qualify wide attention or "reissue", but just like Witanski's stuff in general, there is some totally different aura in them compared to almost any noise done these days.
S*Core "Pretension" tapeStaaltape
Jesus christ! I don't remember when I bought this, but must be long ago. 1988 release, and how good it is? I'm just constantly amazed how this artist isn't praised as ultimate hero of Japanese industrial-noise! Perhaps it would be even valid to say, that his earlier stuff, before all the full length albums what some may foolishly associate with "japanese noise", is even more musical. It is not music, no more than Alfarmania, Pain Nail, Linija Mass or such, but after mentioning those names, you could expect that perhaps early S*core stuff would fit into line with them 100%. Just done it decades before. 7 tracks, each killer sounds, structeres, experimentations. Always dark and noisy industrial atmosphere, but never blasting "japanoise", even if S*Core may use plenty of raw industrial audio waste in making the songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_ldkrFOqA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qQc0pYu34
Sadistic Lingam Cult/ops-psf/Shit-700/Marduk 4-way split CS (Y Records)
Side A: SLC does some very strange and heavy atmospheric occult-ish industrial with touches of black metal-ish PE vocals; I guess this kind of reminds me of Blessed Sacrifist. Not really my thing. Next ops-psf does blown-out, crunchy micronoisecore, Japanese-style – can't really complain. Good shit. Side B: Shit-700 does pretty typical South American noisecore, but is that a bad thing? Fuck no! Actually my favorite part of the split. More "song structure," if you can call it that. Last up is Marduk (not the black metal band, obviously) doing absolutely childlike and primitive noisecore – sounds like some 12 or 13 year olds recorded themselves playing sort of like Napalm Death, then damaged the tapes and processed the results on more manipulated tapes. Crunch, flutter, and very irritating vocals. Still rather hear that than Wadge.
Ops-psf/Limbs Bin/Parasite Social/Penis Geyser 4-way split CS (Smash Music/Laser Eye)
A-side begins with ops-psf doing tape-collage monster movie noisecore; definitely enjoyable once around but not as "brutal" as their other stuff. Next up is Limbs Bin, doing a pretty harsh noise-type tape on noisecore, lots of static and feedback – wasn't sold on the vocals, but will probably check out more from this project. B-side is Parasite Social first, with some absolutely killer rotten noisecore with an eerie reverb effect saturating the whole mix. More noisecore like this, please. Really grim and dead-sounding. Last is Penis Geyser, basically the US' most popular noisecore outfit – they sound better/worse/different every recording, so either you already like it/are curious, or you don't, and you're not. This time around it sounds as if they're a pile of destroyed sound being picked up off the floor.
La Chair & Le Sang "Premieres Humiliations" CS
Interesting noisecore with absurd atmospheric/"industrial" touches. Sort of roaring reverb sound not unlike the Parasite Social tracks mentioned above. I like the flatlining feedback. Not quite as into this as I am PS, though. Some pretty strange backround noises and a bell-toll synth sound at one point – can't dislike that. But not too sure about the congruity of atmosphere and noiscore in principle. Kind of like putting ketchup on ramen.
La Chair & Le Sang/Cryptofascisme split CS
Side A is LC & LS. Seems to be all dismal, futuristic-sounding drone/industrial electronics with what sound like Gregorian chants sampled and pitch-shifted via tape loops. Not exactly sure what I'm listening to, actually, seeing as how this and the above release were dubbed onto the same tape (thanks Remi!).
Side B = Cryptofascisme. I guess Cryptofascisme is the noisecore equivalent to Peenemunde? Obviously inspired by political history and WWII, and somehow having this air-raid, bombed-out sound. Some parts I can tell there were drums in the mix at one point, but others not so much. Sort of a weird layer of high-end synth noise crisp over everything. Not sure about this project – I think I prefer a little more "-core" in my noisecore. But the idea of manipulating live recordings after-the-fact is still excellent – I just wish more of it sounded like the ideas floating around in my head!
Cryptofascisme "Mille Collines." CS (Yes Divulgation)
More pseudo-noisecore – I like this, but can barely understand the context of the subject matter because my French is atrocious. Sort of muddy, grim and depressing sound – this is what I would imagine folks in 3rd-world countries doing if they'd never heard any noise. Not at all a bad thing, though. Just not terribly sure if this is the sort of thing to listen to twice. Favorite highlight was when an unexpected rhythm emerged from the murk and gave off old-M.B. vibes. Recording quality goes from fairly muddy to surprisingly good. I sort of doubt the guy behind the project would appreciate the comparison, but I hear some similarities with obscure deep-buried Filth & Violence one-offs.
Unkologists "Ear Studies" CS (Yes Divulgation)
Synth wanking experiments straight to...I don't know, between one and four tracks, presumably. This isn't really the type of thing you can say is good, bad, utter shit, etc., because it's literally one guy recording experiments. So, not many want something that raw and unfinished, but this recording isn't totally without merit or purpose. For one, it has a youthful experimentation vibe of early Come Org and Iphar stuff; in that it's meant to be played loud, has a sort of demented disposition to it, and would probably make pretty good torture soundtrack music – it ranges from disturbing bleeps and bloops, to noisy PE tones, to painfully loud ear-raping sounds. This kind of thing can be really pleasant or unpleasant depending on a lot of variables, but I guess this has the same plain and sadistic vibes for me as the very first Consumer Electronics tapes and early M.B. – torture music.
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Bleach Boys – "Vikland"
Super underrated 90's Oi! from France. They stuck with the 4 Skins formula of simple, Punk inspired Oi! rather than the goofy RAC influences of bad attempts at catchy Rock and Roll that were so prevalent in some of the 90's Oi!. But what makes them stick out to me is their slight Post-Punk leanings in tracks like "Chant De Fidelite". Lovely aesthetic as well.
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Evil Skins – Une Force, Une Cause, Un Combat
More French Oi! music but this time it's from a band that was very popular within Europe both inside and outside of their home country. Lots of tunes to shout along with even though I don't know a lick of French. These guys do "catchy" really well. The band always got some criticism over their aesthetic and use of symbols even though they were not a racialist band (the vocalist was a wheelchair bound Iranian).
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 24, 2017, 02:44:29 AM
Bleach Boys – "Vikland"
Super underrated 90's Oi! from France. They stuck with the 4 Skins formula of simple, Punk inspired Oi! rather than the goofy RAC influences of bad attempts at catchy Rock and Roll that were so prevalent in some of the 90's Oi!. But what makes them stick out to me is their slight Post-Punk leanings in tracks like "Chant De Fidelite". Lovely aesthetic as well.
Evil Skins – Une Force, Une Cause, Un Combat
More French Oi! music but this time it's from a band that was very popular within Europe both inside and outside of their home country. Lots of tunes to shout along with even though I don't know a lick of French. These guys do "catchy" really well. The band always got some criticism over their aesthetic and use of symbols even though they were not a racialist band (the vocalist was a wheelchair bound Iranian).
Either you're misinformed, or clueless, or a revisionnist. And you obviously don't understand French because both bands' lyrics are quite unequivocal. They're RAC bands, not oi bands. Most French oi bands used to be apolitical (which led to songs with very embarrassing lyrics sometimes) but these two were more than apolitical bands, they were explicitly right-wing.
And the fact that Evil Skins' singer was Iranian doesn't mean shit. Look up who Batskin/Serge Ayoub is and how Sniff got crippled and you'll see.
Also, the viking on the Bleach Boys cover is taken from the comic Hagar Dunor, which is really funny, witty (his name's a pun) and definitely not sketchy.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on March 24, 2017, 01:07:02 PM
Either you're misinformed, or clueless, or a revisionnist. And you obviously don't understand French because both bands' lyrics are quite unequivocal. They're RAC bands, not oi bands. Most French oi bands used to be apolitical (which led to songs with very embarrassing lyrics sometimes) but these two were more than apolitical bands, they were explicitly right-wing.
Did you read anything I said before you commented, gatekeeper? What are you even on about? I literally never said anything about them not being right-wing or apolitical, I said they weren't Racialists. There is a difference between "Racialism", nationalism and the right wing; all of these things can and do exist outside of one another, they are not mutually inclusive. And I never mentioned the Bleach Boys politics at all, I said that their sound was closer to Oi! than to the RAC sound popular at the time. RAC isn't simply about being anti-communist, or being "right-wing", RAC isn't
just a subject matter thing, it has a separate sound from Oi!, anyone can tell that just by listening to Bound For Glory, Honor, No Remorse and comparing it to Sham 69, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Cockney Rejects, etc.
About the Evil Skins, I am getting this information from the interview the band members have done themselves, for example;
"Also, our delusions of violence was to the zenith by displaying fascist slogans, but in both our band and crew there were skins that were black, Chinese, Arab, Iranian and there was also a Jew. Some of these skins wore skinhead reggae, trojan, or rude boys badges on their bombers. Others who were within the group liked the Communists Angelic Upstarts.
There was a time of contact with real fascists who wanted us recruited, but it is not possible. We were guys from the streets, politics is derided. We just loved to brawl. "
http://thespiritofyesterdayoi.blogspot.com/2011/04/interview-with-petit-willy-of-evil.htmlAnd maybe because now that they are Krishna's and Hindu monks and murderers and blah blah blah they are maybe just trying to minimize their involvement, I don't know nor do I care, but I am certainly not trying to be "revisionist" or spread misinformation, I'm merely going by what they themselves have said on the matter.
QuoteAnd the fact that Evil Skins' singer was Iranian doesn't mean shit. Look up who Batskin/Serge Ayoub is and how Sniff got crippled and you'll see.
I know it was from a shotgun blast during a fight. What does that have to do with anything that I said while reviewing the sound of the music?
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Also, the viking on the Bleach Boys cover is taken from the comic Hagar Dunor, which is really funny, witty (his name's a pun) and definitely not sketchy.
Who said anything about the Viking being sketchy?
Serge Ayoub is a fantastic example of the identity crisis of most Lebanese living in any western society. Especially those with a lighter skin complexion.
Different topic but I'm putting this out there. PM if anyone would like to discuss.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on March 24, 2017, 07:15:15 PM
Serge Ayoub is a fantastic example of the identity crisis of most Lebanese living in any western society. Especially those with a lighter skin complexion.
Different topic but I'm putting this out there. PM if anyone would like to discuss.
I have an interest in Lebanon but more so about the Sunni and Shia derision and the attempts of Salafi's to impose themselves. Doing research about Islamic State leadership so definitely interested in discussion if you know anything or have opinions /know Lebanese who have opinions, regarding that.
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 24, 2017, 07:24:37 PM
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on March 24, 2017, 07:15:15 PM
Serge Ayoub is a fantastic example of the identity crisis of most Lebanese living in any western society. Especially those with a lighter skin complexion.
Different topic but I'm putting this out there. PM if anyone would like to discuss.
the Islamic State
Is not welcomed in Lebanon. None of the sects are having their shit.
Quote from: RyanWreck on March 24, 2017, 02:44:29 AM
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Bleach Boys – "Vikland"
Super underrated 90's Oi! from France. They stuck with the 4 Skins formula of simple, Punk inspired Oi! rather than the goofy RAC influences of bad attempts at catchy Rock and Roll that were so prevalent in some of the 90's Oi!. But what makes them stick out to me is their slight Post-Punk leanings in tracks like "Chant De Fidelite". Lovely aesthetic as well.
(http://euthanasie.records.free.fr/discographie/E/EVILSKINS-LP-Croire2.jpg)
Evil Skins – Une Force, Une Cause, Un Combat
More French Oi! music but this time it's from a band that was very popular within Europe both inside and outside of their home country. Lots of tunes to shout along with even though I don't know a lick of French. These guys do "catchy" really well. The band always got some criticism over their aesthetic and use of symbols even though they were not a racialist band (the vocalist was a wheelchair bound Iranian).
oh great
Streicher/Totenrune - Global Gas Chamber/Bellum Internecinum (10", Unrest Productions): First release I own from Streicher, but this sounds good, seems to lean more to the Harsh Noise side and thus different from some of the old tracks I heard online. Should invest some time in checking out this classic act. Totenrune track sounds really good, strong oppressive Harsh Noise.
Totenrune/Insurgence (tape, Lost Empire Records): Also nice Totenrune tracks, but less impressive than the track on the 10". Insurgence started as a Deathkey rip off project but seems to have changed direction with this release, still Harsh Noise/PE of course. Not bad, but I certainly think there's room for improvement.
Almost forgot to mention that both releases come with rather basic, but fitting covers/layout.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 21, 2017, 05:21:00 PM
S*Core "Pretension" tape
Staaltape
Jesus christ! I don't remember when I bought this, but must be long ago. 1988 release, and how good it is? I'm just constantly amazed how this artist isn't praised as ultimate hero of Japanese industrial-noise!
"Dumb Chamber" is one of the better Broken Flag releases that isn't given much credit. His layered, creeping stuff is some of the top atmospheric material from that era. Never could get into 90's S-Core though.
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on March 24, 2017, 11:02:45 PM
oh great
Yea, they're pretty great.
Antonin Pagaille – "Ma Voix Est Un Écho" I miss the material under the Alleypisser moniker. Where Knækkede Stemmer continued the concrete, acoustic experimentation of the former, the Antonin project seems to have taken slightly from the branches of the
Flugt era of isolated build ups and synth manipulations, though original and stands on it's own there is a similar sense of a spaced out slow ambient soundscapes.
In Ketten - "Live at JVA Ichtershausen 1995"The stage name Absurd took while in county jail while waiting conclusion of their murder charges and transfers to Prison. They played 5 shows only this one had a recording that survived. I've talked pretty endlessly over the years about my obsession with early Absurd from the Demo era through "Facta Luquuntur" and this is a great side piece of novelty from that era, though completely devoid of any Black Metal influences. Features cover songs of "House of the Rising Sun", Endstufe "Winter In Der BRD", a couple Ultima Thule tracks, The Misfits "Angelfuck" plus their jailhouse version of Absurd's own "Mourning Soul" and "Verlassen" with the leftover track, "Ein letzer Kuss", being the only original In Ketten song made.
Mesalliance - "Ere Rance"Obviously influenced by the so-called "rural" Hooligan Black Metal sound of bands like Peste Noire, Baise ma Hache, Sale Freux, Autarcie, etc. Crisp production allows focus on the unique qualities of each track, all in their own little microcosms where abrupt mid-song transitions from one style to another (most reminiscent of KPN's "L'ordure a L'etat pur") are commonplace. Some experiments with traditional and melodic Black Metal laced with some folk elements, but the reason Mesalliance stands out is because of their plentiful use of unconventional sounds and techniques that can change spastic picking into chunky, Groove Metal-esque riffing or a sunny major chord progression, with just as many different rhythmic pursuits to back it up from blastbeats to d-beats. And it all works out.
Apart from watching old movies, I'm making my way through the Urashima Mauthausen Orchestra tape box - Orgies of Crime.
Seems like I'm in a kind of nostalgic mood...
Further listens include some Alfarmania tapes (Kodon, Iktorevil, Nojjan)
Quotea subject matter thing, it has a separate sound from Oi!, anyone can tell that just by listening to Bound For Glory, Honor, No Remorse and comparing it to Sham 69, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Cockney Rejects, etc.
In RAC the message is what makes the difference. Soundwise it can also be more metal or rock sounding. Real oi! has a specific brick wall sound like Combat 84. Sham 69, Cockney Reject are more leaning towards street punk. Just my 2 cents..
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Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on March 24, 2017, 01:07:02 PM
Either you're misinformed, or clueless, or a revisionnist. And you obviously don't understand French because both bands' lyrics are quite unequivocal. They're RAC bands, not oi bands. Most French oi bands used to be apolitical (which led to songs with very embarrassing lyrics sometimes) but these two were more than apolitical bands, they were explicitly right-wing.
Did you read anything I said before you commented, gatekeeper? What are you even on about? I literally never said anything about them not being right-wing or apolitical, I said they weren't Racialists. There is a difference between "Racialism", nationalism and the right wing; all of these things can and do exist outside of one another, they are not mutually inclusive. And I never mentioned the Bleach Boys politics at all, I said that their sound was closer to Oi! than to the RAC sound popular at the time. RAC isn't simply about being anti-communist, or being "right-wing", RAC isn't just a subject matter thing, it has a separate sound from Oi!, anyone can tell that just by listening to Bound For Glory, Honor, No Remorse and comparing it to Sham 69, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Cockney Rejects, etc.
Etc, etc, etc...
"Racialism", "nationalism" and "right wing" are different words that all mean the same thing within a punk context and you know it. I also don't agree with you when it comes to RAC' sound for the exact reasons Impulse Manslaughter mentioned. Basically, you're using all the arguments rightwing people spout when they're not really comfortable with their own ideas and keep trying to justify themselves. And guess what? Petit Willy does the same in that bit of interview you posted. And rightwing politicians do the same in France lately as well. "Evil Skins are ok because the singer is Iranian, cripped and I don't know French, and I don't care about what they say." Well, you obviously care because you don't post about those facts innocently, and you know you're attracted to their aesthetics the same way a lot of guys on here think Zyklon SS are cool because of "Zyklon" and "SS", or they like Filth & Violence material because "boobs" and they can project their own fantasies over all that stuff (it's ok, I have a huge Ilsa She-wolf Of The SS poster in my toilets.) It doesn't mean you can't be called out by someone who understands their lyrics (I'm French) or knows your post is very biased. Sniff got shot by a punk in a skinheads vs punks brawl, now people can make their own idea about the band. And Petit Willy tries to defend himself by saying they accepted non-Whites, foreigners or jews within their skinhead crew but you know, Jörg Haider had a trouble sexuality, Florian Philippot (the vice-president of the French Front National party) is gay, and we all know what happened to non-whites, gays and Jews in 1942. Anyway, case closed as far as I am concerned.
My comment on Hagar Dunor was just an explanation regarding who that character is, as I'm not sure most people on the forum have heard about him before. It didn't have anything to do with you and the rest of your post.
I'm done derailing the thread nor talking about that topic, feel free to listen to whatever you want, just don't twist the facts when you mention it.
Since opening a gig for him a few days ago, I've been listening to some
Jean-Philippe Gross' tapes lately, namely the
Black Packers "Living The Dream" one (a duo he does with John Hegre, who formed
Jazzkammer with Lasse Marhaug among others) and the "Heike Trapped The Piano" one, released under his own name. Both tapes showcase excellent and dynamic harshnoise, with beautiful crunchy sounds and brutal feedback. He uses several Serge modular boxes to create his music and it really shows (and he definitely knows his shit.) I don't ever want to hear anything played through a Metal Zone ever again in my life.
You can check some of his stuff on his website, it's great: https://jeanphilippegross.wordpress.com/280-2/
Rotten UK – "That Is Not Dead..."
Was surprised when HHR put this one out. There are hints of the "street metal" sound of bands like Tank and Warfare here but taken in the looser punk direction of the UK82 style of Broken Bones, Disorder, etc. and some Swedish Anti-Cimex, uniquely combined with deathrock sounds you would hear in 45 Grave and UK Decay worship. Pretty good music, silly name (the band is American).
Body Cargo – "Konkrete"
Just found this in storage. I think either the label or artist sent it to me back when I interviewed him in 2010 and I never got a chance to actually listen to it until now! I think anyone who remembers Body Cargo would be able to recognize it; it's very simple "post-mortem" styled Industrial, methodical texture based movements centered around synth work and some buried undecipherable lyrics.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on March 26, 2017, 04:49:22 PM
and we all know what happened to non-whites, gays and Jews in 1942.
What happened ? That's war, sorry. Can't understand why those victims are exceptional, more important than others, from every side. Why are the collateral damages -i would say- more important than a man dying fighting for his country, ideas, family, for his life at the end ? I don't need an answer.
Quote from: Peterson on March 23, 2017, 02:02:10 AM
Cryptofascisme "Mille Collines." CS (Yes Divulgation)
More pseudo-noisecore – I like this, but can barely understand the context of the subject matter because my French is atrocious. Sort of muddy, grim and depressing sound – this is what I would imagine folks in 3rd-world countries doing if they'd never heard any noise. Not at all a bad thing, though. Just not terribly sure if this is the sort of thing to listen to twice. Favorite highlight was when an unexpected rhythm emerged from the murk and gave off old-M.B. vibes. Recording quality goes from fairly muddy to surprisingly good. I sort of doubt the guy behind the project would appreciate the comparison, but I hear some similarities with obscure deep-buried Filth & Violence one-offs.
Pseudo-noisecore? hmmmm... I didn't find anything noisecore in this, more like just overall industrial-noise and atmospheric industrial. There are tribal drumming, internal feedback manipulations what sound pretty much like slightly random analogue synth. Or is it some basic self made synth? Slow and heavy sounds echoing, rhythm loops made out of physical sounds etc. Always clearly constructed long tracks that could be rather dating back to late 80's industrial tape underground!
It seems to deal mostly with Rwanda genocide. Therefore, african drumming and such works conceptually well, despite I have no idea whether they are really from Rwanda or just "whatever african stuff"... Mille Collines was the hotel where over 1000 people too refugee during the genocide. There is movie about it for those who care less for history books.
I was very surprised how good the tape was!
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on March 26, 2017, 04:49:22 PM
"Racialism", "nationalism" and "right wing" are different words that all mean the same thing within a punk context and you know it.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on March 26, 2017, 04:49:22 PM
Feel free to listen to whatever you want, just don't twist the facts when you mention it.
It is curious to put blame on twisting the facts, when one mentions twisting the meanings of words to different than they are, simply because that it's done in the "punk context".
Of course, no further discussion is needed of this, just reminder that there is no specific political agenda dominating what questions are dealt with and how, in industrial music. Neither rock'n'roll. There are topics for RAC as well as hc/punk on forum what can be used if necessary. Preferably to focus most energy on experimental noise, though!
Balkan Gaze – Vampir Melošević cassette - Northern Cross - 2 "industrial" drones. a bit like a John Carpenter cue circa Escape from New York, without the arpeggio bit. at under five minutes each side this tape doesn't wear out its welcome, but it also seems like kind of waste. i can understand a cassingle with two power electronics tracks or harsh noise blasts, but just two drones? i dunno... enjoyable regardless.
Plague Mother – Shattered Vessel cassette - Beyond the Ruins - a-side, two harsh noise blasts. the 1st is a bit more dynamic and i prefer it to the 2nd. the b-side, ambient drones with details soaked in delay. maybe its my mood but i think the b-side is a lot more effective than the harsh noise.
Umgreifende – II cassette - ANGST - a slow moving mix of bass-y hums, field recordings and noise. this is slow moving and patient, without being particularly brooding. tension builds up a bit, largely because it's hard to tell where the tracks are going.
Sunken Cheek – Without Rejection cassette - ANGST - like a noise, thicker sounding version of the Umgreifende tape. there's a nice sense of flow and natural dynamics. as good for headphones as it is for background reading music.
Brainoil - Brainoil & Death of This Dry Season - TANKCRIMES - finding a whole new appreciation of this band at the gym. the track Inquisition from the S/T is especially fitting.
Laudanum - The Coronation mp3s - great sludge/doom with ambient parts that don't suck. I need to grab a physical copy of this.
regarding French oI!
I am glad to see that one of my old school faves are back
RAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEKinKdnUVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zAeyMBF_ZI
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 28, 2017, 11:16:29 AM
Quote from: Peterson on March 23, 2017, 02:02:10 AM
Cryptofascisme "Mille Collines." CS (Yes Divulgation)
More pseudo-noisecore – I like this, but can barely understand the context of the subject matter because my French is atrocious. Sort of muddy, grim and depressing sound – this is what I would imagine folks in 3rd-world countries doing if they'd never heard any noise. Not at all a bad thing, though. Just not terribly sure if this is the sort of thing to listen to twice. Favorite highlight was when an unexpected rhythm emerged from the murk and gave off old-M.B. vibes. Recording quality goes from fairly muddy to surprisingly good. I sort of doubt the guy behind the project would appreciate the comparison, but I hear some similarities with obscure deep-buried Filth & Violence one-offs.
Pseudo-noisecore? hmmmm... I didn't find anything noisecore in this, more like just overall industrial-noise and atmospheric industrial. There are tribal drumming, internal feedback manipulations what sound pretty much like slightly random analogue synth. Or is it some basic self made synth? Slow and heavy sounds echoing, rhythm loops made out of physical sounds etc. Always clearly constructed long tracks that could be rather dating back to late 80's industrial tape underground!
It seems to deal mostly with Rwanda genocide. Therefore, african drumming and such works conceptually well, despite I have no idea whether they are really from Rwanda or just "whatever african stuff"... Mille Collines was the hotel where over 1000 people too refugee during the genocide. There is movie about it for those who care less for history books.
I was very surprised how good the tape was!
"Mille Collines", here, refers to the government-controlled radio station that did all the pro-Hutu, racist propaganda against the Tutsis during the genocide.
Every sound source used on the recording that is not generated by synth or tape is from Rwanda and not random African stuff. They were a proper pain to track down.
Thank you for the nice words and reviews
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 28, 2017, 05:12:15 PM
Balkan Gaze – Vampir Melošević cassette -
Umgreifende – II cassette - ANGST - a slow moving mix of bass-y hums, field recordings and noise. this is slow moving and patient, without being particularly brooding. tension builds up a bit, largely because it's hard to tell where the tracks are going.
Sunken Cheek – Without Rejection cassette - ANGST - like a noise, thicker sounding version of the Umgreifende tape. there's a nice sense of flow and natural dynamics. as good for headphones as it is for background reading music.
Laudanum - The Coronation mp3s - great sludge/doom with ambient parts that don't suck. I need to grab a physical copy of this.
If you can find it, I really recommend getting a copy of Laudanum's The Apotheker album. Pretty vicious and original sounding sludge, a bit more up-tempo too. Maybe Brainoil you mentioned not being a million miles away as a reference. I've been also listening to the Umgreifende and Sunken Cheek tapes and both are great. I especially like the Umgreifende's vagueness when it comes to composition. It sounds like it's very intuitively planned with not too much contemplation.
Djinn - Katharos/Technological Death
Nice 2xcassette box with two first albums of this before unknown to me project. Pretty varied stuff as I seem to recall. Even if the music could be better categorized as dar ambient there's a very sinister and clinical feeling to this not unlike some death industrial. Works as well as background music as in attentive listening.
HEINZ HOPF "Dedicated To Yvonne Schaloske" tape
WCN
I've been listening to some of the Sewer Election / Treriksröset "killing..." series tapes in recent times and have to say that despite being seemingly "the same", they always are worth playing through. Same could be said about another Swedish duo consisting Dan Johansson. Don't know if it was presence of Treriksröset what made those collaborations extra hard, but somehow Heinz Hopf doesn't quite go to level of total annihilation what is felt on those collaboration. Hopf is seemingly "the same". Harsh noise collaboration, tributing to USA noise and whatever Swedish actress one may be obsessed with. Even if Killing series wasn't that hostile and dark, there was something in it little bit more than "movies and great noise" -thing.
HH delivers what it has used to deliver, and there are basically no flaws beyond little "uneven" power of contributors (in my opinion). Meaning that there are moments when other guy seems to be blasting like hell, and the other doesn't seem to get his shit going on. But it may be intentional. Good tape, not mandatory, but I still tend to think I probably need whatever from project they are releasing.
GELSOMINA "Waste oil Recycled vol 3" tape
Abisko
Re-visiting older tape. Abisko label (of mr. Treriksröset) put out this tape that is last part of Waste Oil Recycled trilogy. One may ask what's the point of Gelsomina recycling 3 times the sounds of debut CDR? Well, who knows. It is no way among best Gelsomina, but truth is, that even semi half-assed Gelsomina belong to some of the best harsh noise made in Finland! I don't think certain flanger/phased sweeps has aged too well, but if he'd be to pick up Ultimate Waste Oil Recycling CD with best part of the trilogy, it would most likely live up to the bands albums!
JUMALHÄMÄRÄ "La Strada" tape
Mortuary Tapes
Finnish band that went through black/death to dark metal to black metal to post-black metal to organ music to....... well. Think of almost like Ulver of Finland - except not sounding or looking like Ulver at all. Just the transition from 90's black metal youth to alternative underground adults doing whatever they feel like. This tape is something that if it would be released by POSH ISOLATION now, it would probably sink into crowd 100%. Soft steady beat pulse, ethereal polyphonic keyboard melodies, female voice with extensive reverb whispering, talking, singing... eventually adding drums, percussion, and getting wilder and wilder. Absolutely no trace of black metal here anymore, but fits right there next to Croatian Amor, Vanessa Amara etc. Of course not sounding entirely like them, but along the type. However, it's very good tape! Long track is carefully done, and well composed, with good sound and all, in fact probably would justify being LP much more than many PI releases, but I assume this tape will remain in obscurity.
FreakAnimal, thought it was a funny logic jump that the last tape you reviewed is called "La Strada," when the name Gelsomina comes from that movie. But yeah, Gelsomina is some of the all-time most underrated harsh noise - for me it's on the Hijokaidan, Incapacitants, Rita etc level; just really beautifully constructed, at times a true endurance test, and definitely succeeds at being "radiant like the sun." Also not sure where my head was at when listening to that Cryptofascisme stuff - might actually have been listening to another tape by that project and got confused.
Anyway...
Tearoom Trades CS (Danvers State Recordings)
Gay-themed power electronics. Only release from an anonymous duo who may or may not be from the Chicago area. What more do you need? Guys that listen to Snuff, B.U. etc but react like "ew, fags" to gay stuff should probably stay away. Hard to explain, but even the electronics themselves sound "gay." Thinner textural static, odd rhythmic synth lines that sound distinctly digital, and melancholy synth-note melodies underneath varied two-vocalist ranting. Lots of variation in vocal style between and even within tracks, definitely makes good use of the duo format. Think I might have heard some nice layering of the two vocalists, which should be done more in PE. If you dig Wonderland Club, you'll like this, but good luck tracking it down. Someone on some hipster noise forum once claimed that guys like me only listen to BLJ, Ramirez etc to prove we're not homophobic...haha! You'd think the real reason would be obvious...
Taeter "Parasite" CS (Turgid Animal Italian Division)
If you want to get reductive, I'm actually surprised how much this sounds like late '00s Taint and N12 - to be frank, some of this sounds like stuff that didn't make it onto the Candyman CD. Yeah, some of this is a little derivative, but it's well-done and obviously genuine - unrepeatably obscene lyrics that would do early Sotos ala Tick, Lazy, Special and Index very proud (duh, it's called "Parasite"). Pretty blown-out and thick sound as far as electronics go; everything pretty heavily distorted with varied vocals - one thing I always expect from Tisbor and he always delivers on is great vocal delivery; some more accented, some more effected. I don't know what else to say except that Taeter fans will like this if you started backward with Glorious Paraphilia like me, and otherwise it might appeal to Italo-depravity fans in general. You won't like this if you don't fit either of those categories, this stuff is menacing and nasty. Poetic lyrics: "I'm fucking their divorce."
organoid - 'bitsevsky maniac'. just listened to this am. that this is ten years old is hard to believe, in terms of sound, confidence.
as true crime electronics, it does have a debt to slogun, and Americanoise but has it's own take on references, including a soviet serial killer unknown by and large in the west at the time. Russia will I'm sure provide many others for us westerners (not including chickatilo
three guys one hammer begs for tackling.)
listening to drunk orange paddies from local large scale building site-a new shopping temple.
bad songs, bad voices, bad everything.
did enjoy local father's extraction of his drunk slags daughter from the mess of masculinity on show.
Finally got around to the two Scar Crowe tapes on Self Abuse. Short, simple, and enjoyable.
Quote from: absurdexposition on April 02, 2017, 05:46:46 PM
Finally got around to the two Scar Crowe tapes on Self Abuse. Short, simple, and enjoyable.
I got these last week. I'm pretty sure I'd read that they have a dark and mysterious ambient atmosphere, but I couldn't hear any of that (maybe a little bit on
A Cold Nights Death)... Hence I'm disappointed, even if I like the fairly simplistic rumbling noises on the tapes.
simple noise sound good to me
Where Is This "Narcissus At The Gym" CS (Bored Bear Recordings)
Good title for gay-themed power electronics, and maybe a little cliched, but less so in this niche underground audience than something like "Brown Mass" or whatever. Unfortunately this isn't quite what I'd expected initially; there are some excellent lyrics included in a little booklet, but I'm on the third track and I have yet to hear vocals. Maybe they were accidentally mixed out? This is the sort of heavily-layered, reverb-drenched wall-of-noise you can expect off 1980s tapes, but a little more clearly-defined with some obvious experimental music elements. I couldn't really tell where the first A-side track ended, second one began, etc.
B-side begins where A-side seemingly left off. Again, lots of reverb overtop more mid-range noise and an eerie synth drone in the outer areas of the mix. Some of the floating delayed sine waves against harsh tones give a Nostalghia-era Gelsomina vibe. Things suddenly cut to some more industrial and metallic tones nicely – just wish there was someone speaking or shouting these words in the booklet alongside the noise. I only recall one Teeny Bopper track that had vocals in it, and as far as the ones that don't, I could certainly compare this to a badly-mixed Teeny Bopper. This sounds incomplete, unfinished. And it's not fully-formed power electronics. Ah well. Maybe I should check out that one Posh Isolation project.
Droit Divin "Litanies" CS (self-released)
Side A track 1 is sort of like 1-2 fist-in-the-air hardcore in the form of industrial/power electronics. Relatively bass-y and grinding but restrained electronics with a literal chant going for the durationy. Interesting take on things. Track 2 surprises the hell out of me with a sort of cheap industrial beat "similar" to Suicide/early Swans complete with piano loop and grating feedback/guitar noise tone. Godflesh-type vocals (on track 1 as well). I would like this a lot more if the vocals weren't so repetitive, but the way the abrasive tones sit in the mix reminds me of Sektor 304. Then some Nintendo sounds happen prior to a ringout and flat end to the drum-machine beat. Left me feeling kind of empty.
OK, I'm told Side B is live – well, that becomes obvious soon enough with echoed bass and some sort of falsetto alongside the heavy synth drones that also were present on the previous side. Then effected menacing vocals, was that a soundcheck? This track has a vaguely Tesco vibe to it – but it's hard for me to imagine this being very gripping live without some kind of visual accompaniment/presence. Thinking of it as a live-in-studio recording, it's pretty good, though, and interesting – sounds or maybe feels more like the G.I.S.M. tracks that are just Sakevi vocals and noise than anything I can really reference from today. That's a compliment and I hope these guys do and would take it that way.
Exotic-sounding off-kilter beats and flute-like tones open Side B, track 2, with a sample in a language I'll assume is French but can't much discern whatever the case. I forgot whom I was listening to, and that this is live, so that's a good thing. Eventually some science fiction movie sound-effect electronics come in in place of what was the drumbeat as the sample, which I'm now certain is in French, fades out. This is basically like nothing else today, at least that I'm aware of. I can't say I was all that impressed, but I'm certainly going to see what they do next and develop into.
Quote from: absurdexposition on April 02, 2017, 05:46:46 PM
Finally got around to the two Scar Crowe tapes on Self Abuse. Short, simple, and enjoyable.
They're ok, but nothing that special. At first I was amazed, how come such a great legendary label puts out tapes in edition of... was it 30?!? Thirty copies?! Same for Hanged Mans Orgasm tapes. Which were quite close to Scar Crowe style.
Piezzo crackles and subtle noises, and in a way good, but nothing that special. So came into conclusion that maybe 30 worldwide is what these tapes are meant to....
Then listening
SKIN CRIME "The House on the cliff" LP on Self Abuse. A-side is basically like doing that same, contact mic, subtle semi-acoustic sound scratching, but hell breaks loose finally on B-side and Skin Crime still shows to be master in harsh noise headfuck! Really nice album, although would prefer faster build-up to the punishing material. Strength of album is of course that quiet part isn't merely waiting for things to happen, but actually a lot of things happen all the time. Should give it another spin today!
re, skin crime 'house on the hill'.
see a side as a psychedelic mix and b side as harsh noise mix.
still playing this regularly, so clearly a quality album.
Vile Intent - Machine Into Flesh LP - a little late to this party, but oh well. i listened to this album on the VI website when it first came out and wasn't really dazzled and forgot about it. but some voice in my head said try it again and I'm glad I did. unsurprisingly sounds a bit better playing off the actual vinyl rather than MP3s. sharply executed powerviolence with an emphasis on the violence. and i love the art direction, really simple but brilliantly executed. like a mix of 2009 Hospital Prod and the first two Gridlink CDs.
Shredded Nerve - We Admitted We Were Powerless cassette - not sure what the significance of the AA quote is on the spine of the j-card, but this an enjoyable tape of melancholic harsh noise. reminds me of Vestige era Pedestrian Deposit and a little of Jason Crumer. but there's some personal character that sets it apart. glad I picked this one up, even if it took me 6 months to listen to it.
Pig Heart Transplant - Supremacy and Absinthe 3" CDrs - finally able to score these to older PHT release for a good price. Supremacy is my preferred of the two, but both are nice thick bits of harsh electronics, all chunky and pulsing. I'd love to see a thoughtful compilation or boxset of all the old PHT tapes/cdrs, but I think maybe the market for that is way too limited?
Life Drag - Feed Your Grave cassette - minimal industrial / pseudo noise rock or post-somethingorother... weird shit, but not that weird considering Nic Schmidt from Mutant Video is involved. good late night vibes.
Rostorchester - "Verschrobenheit"This is the project of Sven Brogle best known for Eisenwinter and the guy behind the one man project Totale Vernichtung. Both of their old bands had some similarities particularly the use of melody though Eisenwinter really did the sunny major chord, melody thing to the absolute maximum for a Black Metal project. Both of the members bring some carry over to this project. Tracks like "
Preussische Junker" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlHG4yeRKQ) and "In alle Gewänder des Hades gehüllt" sound like they could have came straight off any Eisenwinter album (I always half-jokingly pinned Eisenwinter's sub-genre as Blackened Pop Punk because he has used chord progressions and riffs that could be found in songs by Pop Punk bands like the Ataris and Less Than Jake, no joke), while more serious tracks like
"Verschrobenheitt" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXb6gWmje8) show off a talent for catchy, blasting Black Metal that is hard not to enjoy.
Hakenkreuz - "Axis of Cosmos"Chaotic mixture of Axis of Advance styled War-Metal and strange Von fucked up Black Metal. Blast beats, walls of noisy riffing and dual vocals that change from grunting to a toad croaking wail. Enjoyable, though pointless, brutality.
Quote from: Peterson on March 30, 2017, 09:36:15 PM
Taeter "Parasite" CS (Turgid Animal Italian Division)
Oh fuck yea I love this tape. One of my favorite interviews I did as well: http://purestench.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-taeter_20.html
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 05, 2017, 10:02:47 PM
Vile Intent - Machine Into Flesh LP - a little late to this party, but oh well. i listened to this album on the VI website when it first came out and wasn't really dazzled and forgot about it. but some voice in my head said try it again and I'm glad I did. unsurprisingly sounds a bit better playing off the actual vinyl rather than MP3s. sharply executed powerviolence with an emphasis on the violence. and i love the art direction, really simple but brilliantly executed. like a mix of 2009 Hospital Prod and the first two Gridlink CDs.
This is a seriously great LP. I saw them a few years back and the show was absolutely unreal. Great band. I really hope they aren't done for good.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 28, 2017, 05:12:15 PM
Laudanum - The Coronation mp3s - great sludge/doom with ambient parts that don't suck. I need to grab a physical copy of this.
If you can find it, I really recommend getting a copy of Laudanum's The Apotheker album. Pretty vicious and original sounding sludge, a bit more up-tempo too. Maybe Brainoil you mentioned not being a million miles away as a reference.
Thanks for the recommendation! got a copy a few days ago and have been enjoying it since. definitely reminds me of Brainoil at times but also Bloodlet circa "The Seraphim Fall", but with a great use of samples on top of that.
Subliminal - Gracebudd CD - the more I've listened to this album over the past year, the more it grows on me. simple but easily enjoyable rough electronics, repeated vocal mantras, etc.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 05, 2017, 10:02:47 PM
I'd love to see a thoughtful compilation or boxset of all the old PHT tapes/cdrs, but I think maybe the market for that is way too limited?
I think a very limited market is certainly the case. PHT seems to cater more towards the Iron Lung fanbase than it does to the noise spectrum, whether it's intentional or not that's just how it seems to be. I would back a rarities collection out of personal interest.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 05, 2017, 10:02:47 PM
Vile Intent - Machine Into Flesh LP - a little late to this party, but oh well. i listened to this album on the VI website when it first came out and wasn't really dazzled and forgot about it. but some voice in my head said try it again and I'm glad I did. unsurprisingly sounds a bit better playing off the actual vinyl rather than MP3s. sharply executed powerviolence with an emphasis on the violence. and i love the art direction, really simple but brilliantly executed. like a mix of 2009 Hospital Prod and the first two Gridlink CDs.
This is a seriously great LP. I saw them a few years back and the show was absolutely unreal. Great band. I really hope they aren't done for good.
Great band. Seen 'em many times. They played back in October and will likely play again now that Brant is back in Canada for a bit.
Skin Graft "Dystrophy" cd- found this in a box of tape last night; excellent harsh noise especially the 3rd & 4th tracks. The 3rd sounds like multiple tape machines forced to play in reverse while being tortured the whole time. I believe I have a LP or split LP with S.G. I'm going to have to re-listen to.
Bizarre Uproar "Unsafe and Insane" cd- Whether it's the cd or the lp, this is a classic of harsh noise mayhem!
Sewer Goddess "Hymns of Infliction" cd- damn good death industrial esp. the final track, "Nature of the Black Liquid".
Regarding Skin Graft to those interested I highly recommend checking out the Blackout LP on Tesco, such a filthy sounding record...I remember it sounding like police scanner recordings of domestic violence and crude broken electronics. I really need to go back and give it a listen as it's been years...
For those interested though https://www.discogs.com/Skin-Graft-Blackout/release/1682677 cheap too!
listening to the latest batch of tapes from obsessive fundamental realism,
penetration squadron- not the mort original sounds, but done well and enjoyed
rotate- heavier more dads ended than prior, growling vocals and a great Ugandan Christian Antigay diatribe sampled.
subklinik-death obsessed slaughter prods ambience from a damp crypy near you. stood out for it's simplicity andambience amongst other releases
scatmother/wonderland club split. my favourite of the batch, scatmother with growling rumbles and squealing feedback.
wonderland club present a side long track made with great ability that reminded me of early spk and sleepchamber, funnily, despite sounding nothing like either. quality release.
Today I have mostly been listening to To Live And Shave In L.A. and brutal death metal. :)
This Sunday morning I'm listening to the Cluster classic Grosses Wasser, beautiful mix of electronic ambient and semi classical piano. Each note fills like room as an electric haze drifts from the speakers...excellent use of multi tracking on this album, with occasional movements that remind me of Neu! and the last track drifting into some darker electrionic territory before ending on a more avant rock moment...Been a long time since I've listened but they never disappoint. I assume most have listened, but to any who haven't it's really quite worth it.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on April 07, 2017, 04:04:13 PM
listening to the latest batch of tapes from obsessive fundamental realism,
penetration squadron- not the mort original sounds, but done well and enjoyed
rotate- heavier more dads ended than prior, growling vocals and a great Ugandan Christian Antigay diatribe sampled.
subklinik-death obsessed slaughter prods ambience from a damp crypy near you. stood out for it's simplicity andambience amongst other releases
scatmother/wonderland club split. my favourite of the batch, scatmother with growling rumbles and squealing feedback.
wonderland club present a side long track made with great ability that reminded me of early spk and sleepchamber, funnily, despite sounding nothing like either. quality release.
Just listened through these as well.
My favourites in the first run are the Subklinik and the Scatmother/Wonderland Club tapes, but this could change after the second run.
All in all, another great batch from OFR!
Have two out of the batch on the way - looking forward to it, and a little pissy that I slept on some of the older OFR tapes. This morning, while stressing about re-recording vocals as always, and assembling some tapes for upcoming releases, I revisited the Arv & Miljo/Krube split CS from Fragment Factory. Felt like sort of an asshole for my dismissive attitude toward the A&M track on first listen, so I gave it another chance to much better results - really nice subtle tape-degraded electronics alongside field recordings and nicely warped and layered piano tape loops/backing tracks, whichever they are. At some parts, they overlap to become chords from the notes, which is a nice technique; I may be one of those musique concrete fags to some extent taste-wise, but I don't mind admitting I'm a sucker for piano tones fucked with on magnetic tape. I could easily imagine a piece like that set to grainy photo-montages of nostalgic/idyllic childhood memories, naturist or nudist photography, stuff like that. Very arty, but who gives a fuck? Krube track still didn't do much for me - descending-scale bleep-bloop thin electronic submelody against repetitive water sound. When I listen to stuff like that, I grasp criticism of my own work better - some pieces seem done more for the creator than some imagined listener.
Alfarmania – "At Ulleråker" cd ; "Skräcken" cd; "Hålögd Insikt" 10"- everything is damn good but the 10" & "Skracken" are my faves due to the vocals sounding like they were performed inside a barrel along with the general foreboding, heavy atmosphere of the electronics.
Just received Interracial Sex's "Boy" cassette on New Forces. Listening to the sample on the label's bandcamp right now & it's EXCELLENT:
https://newforces.bandcamp.com/album/boy
Quote from: Deadpriest on April 08, 2017, 08:26:20 PM
Today I have mostly been listening to To Live And Shave In L.A. and brutal death metal. :)
Why do i have to think of The Fast Show when reading this
Quote from: david lloyd jones on April 07, 2017, 04:04:13 PM
scatmother/wonderland club split. my favourite of the batch, scatmother with growling rumbles and squealing feedback.
wonderland club present a side long track made with great ability that reminded me of early spk and sleepchamber, funnily, despite sounding nothing like either. quality release.
Sounds like i need to get my hands on this one.
Recently I have mostly been listening to depressive suicidal black metal, (which for me means Striborg, Xasthur and Nortt) (I am under the weather more's the pity)
Sickness (Flesh and Bone -his best work that I've heard, bought it some years ago from Blossoming Noise webstore which I swear was the best one I ever saw but has now disappeared ayyynd Mudlark which is also great)
Hair Police (fucking everything, they're the tits: Drawn Dead, Mercurial Rites, the Certainty Of Swarms, Hair Police, Constantly Terrified)
Despite being under the weather a fine time has been had!!
You ain't seen this right!!
Last night was the Ottis in the Woods cd on Filth & Violence. I have an idea who's responsible but this doesn't sound like their usual work. It has some familiar elements but there's more going on here. A lot of is loops, junk metal, vocals/feedback, & what sounds like tape manipulation. And considering the subject matter, it's fairly restrained. This is one of those releases that most will miss out on for whatever reason... It's cheap on Discogs & I recommend it!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 15, 2017, 12:49:55 AM
Last night was the Ottis in the Woods cd on Filth & Violence. I have an idea who's responsible but this doesn't sound like their usual work. It has some familiar elements but there's more going on here. A lot of is loops, junk metal, vocals/feedback, & what sounds like tape manipulation. And considering the subject matter, it's fairly restrained. This is one of those releases that most will miss out on for whatever reason... It's cheap on Discogs & I recommend it!
Excellent art work as well!
While my decks have been occupied dubbing since February I've turned to my CD shelf, which I seldomly do for some stupid reason. Marhaug - The Great Silence, The Cherry Point - Misery Guts, Knurl - Thiocarbamide etc. All great. But the disc I've played the most recently is Umpio - Muelas from 2010. Dentist horror-themed harsh noise with a (childrens?) drawing on the subject in the fold out. Great theme! With all the playfulness, shifts in intensity and density, spacious ringing metal banging, thick blasts and some druggy loop parts, I can't help but think of 90's Macronympha. Yet this is not your usual 90's noise worship thing either, far from that. He has his own place. 40 diverse and exciting minutes, this is a perfect album really. I need more Umpio.
Quote from: Baglady on April 17, 2017, 05:46:57 PM
But the disc I've played the most recently is Umpio - Muelas from 2010. Dentist horror-themed harsh noise with a (childrens?) drawing on the subject in the fold out. Great theme! With all the playfulness, shifts in intensity and density, spacious ringing metal banging, thick blasts and some druggy loop parts, I can't help but think of 90's Macronympha. Yet this is not your usual 90's noise worship thing either, far from that. He has his own place. 40 diverse and exciting minutes, this is a perfect album really. I need more Umpio.
can't recommend his work enough. i'm hugely partial to the
Karu CDrs and the split/collab albums with irr. app. (ext.) and Taklamakan for nuanced and textured harsh noise. also the
Sauna tape is indisputably excellent. the
Opium Electronix releases are a lot different but very enjoyable as well.
Quote from: Baglady on April 17, 2017, 05:46:57 PM
The Cherry Point - Misery Guts
Love this one. I should revisit.
Today it has been all about The Grey Wolves (Division), Government Alpha (Seventh Continent) and Pieces of Dropdead's discography (couldn't tell you which ones). Otherwise this has been a horrible day.
This is the review I wrote for Amazon of Seventh Continent by Government Alpha
Have you ever been able to stand beside a moon and see all of it?,
As massive as noise can get. Completely destructive psychedelic squalls swarm around or beside noxious, rumbling bass fugs the weight of continents. Absolutely vital.
Militia - New European Order (1996)
Always a great pleasure to revisit this industrial masterpiece. Perfect multi-layered percussion attacks, lots of power in the sound of each percussive element, energetic "street riot" feeling, some portions of atmospheric keyboards where appropriate, overall impressive composition skills - so good it's even hard to pick up the highlights, everything is on the top notch level. Probably only short sketchy tracks with an emphasis on a certain spoken word sample are less interesting soundwise, but it would be wrong to call them filler since they're valuable for the concept. If I nevertheless try to mark the absolutely flawless standouts, I guess I would name "Lebensborn", "Kampfbebefehl" and "Maschinenzimmer" - total power in a perfectly structured rhythmic form.
Vivenza – Fondements Bruitistes (1995)
Nice comp gathering the material from the 1984 "Fondements Bruitistes" 7 inch, 1985 "Essentialité Métallique" cassette and 1 long unreleased track from 1986. Raw no-bullshit industrial with no cosmetics, just pure manifestation of mechanical power.
That long unreleased one - 'Determination Concrete Du Bruit' - is something else. A repetitive and off-beat pummelling that is one of my favourite Vivenza tracks. In fact, this is probably my favourite release by him.
The Militia one ain't too bad, either!
been listening to Kêres – Book Of Desire on repeat. i'm usually not a fan of mid-paced black metal, and their previous album (Battle Secrets) didn't do anything for me, but there's enough mid-fast variation to keep things captivating alongside some serious riffs. recommended.
NABEG
Grind jazz/ Psychedelic/ Noisecore from Uk.
Sick stuff!
https://youtu.be/bu-ACQVP5hg
Quote from: Johann on April 07, 2017, 02:52:26 AM
Regarding Skin Graft to those interested I highly recommend checking out the Blackout LP on Tesco, such a filthy sounding record...I remember it sounding like police scanner recordings of domestic violence and crude broken electronics. I really need to go back and give it a listen as it's been years...
For those interested though https://www.discogs.com/Skin-Graft-Blackout/release/1682677 cheap too!
Thanks for recommendation! Got this today and listening right now.
This morning: More Static Studies by Werewolf Jerusalem.
CHARITY SAINTS CS (Emergentism / Bestial Burst)
Finally getting around to this one after picking it up many months (perhaps almost a year) ago. RIDE FOR REVENGE meets BRAINBOMBS is the only thing I can think of that comes close to describing this. Totally killer.
COUNTRY CLUB - Brothers 12" (Breathing Problem Productions)
Can't get "Curtain (curtain) Fire (Fire)" out of my head.
KOUFAR - When the Last One Leaves CS (Fusty Cunt)
Another flawless, albeit short, tape from this powerhouse.
SCATMOTHER / WONDERLAND CLUB CS (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
Took me this long to finally hear Scatmother and was a bit underwhelmed. The WC side absolutely destroys them.
VARIOUS - Beast CD (Hospital)
Stacked with some of the greats (Macroprurient / Skin Crime / Stegm / Sickness) but somehow nothing really stands out here. Pleasant packaging and artwork.
Mares Laig "Sun Turned Leather Serpent" 2xCS (Clandestine Compositions)
One; I have to admit I'm slightly suspicious of lots of the micro-labels that seem to be taking not just a few cues from the Posh Isolation/early Strange Rules aesthetic, but that's pretty hypocritical coming from me. Two; this is only two C10s – ridiculous, should've been one C20. Yes, this is interesting stuff, spacious, detailed mix of key synths, field recordings, and tone-generator electronics, continuing from the tape on Private Archive; but you'd have to convince me otherwise that the tracks aren't just two ten-minute pieces cut in half. This is also either mastered or dubbed too quietly, I've got this cranked and some parts are just a little too light in the loafers for me. I hope there's more coming from this project though, it's somewhere (unclassifiably) between drone, ambient, and abstract – but with none of the charming and somewhat trendy emphasis on tapes, saturation, and decay. If you've ever wondered what a fusion of low-key industrial and subtle modern classical might be like, I guess this could be it? Might satisify if you liked the Vanessa Amara tape and LP on Posh Isolation. It's late spring, windly, slightly overcast, good weather for this kind of thing. Could be wrong, but I think I hear quotes from U.G. Krishnamurti on the final piece.
Henrik Soderstrom/August Leven split CS (Forever United)
Side A from the guy behind a project I quite like, called Hander Som Vardar, and the Side B from someone I'd never heard of until now.
A side, Sodertstrom's, begins with some Steve Reich-type looping of some (perhaps Nausea) crust singer introducing a song about "peace, cooperation, and anarchy," before things explode into wet crumbling static. Very nice Bloodyminded "Magnetism" textures going on here. Things take kind of a laser-noise turn that frankly is hard to see as standing on it's own, before static is reintroduced and is heavy/bassy without being a full-on ice-fishing drill. As it is, I guess this reminds me of certain Italo-noise like Dead Body Love or Mauthausen Orchestra, which is a nice suprise from the more subdued loop noise I'd expected. Disappointingly, the side of the tape ends before the actual piece seems to.
Oh well – on to uncharted territory with August Leven on Side B. Totally different vibes along the lines of old Bianchi, maybe even If, Bwana with a mix of austere electronics and field recordings, with a loop sensibility and fluttery, wowing tape texture. If you told me this was the US project Copley Medal, I'd believe it from what little I've heard, and that's not a bad thing at all. Things stop after several repetitions and introduce what is blatantly a job-site or workday field recording, also victim to some nice wow and flutter, making very little sound great and disturbing until the weird high-end tones from earlier come back and modulate into harsher alongside some phone-like tones and a dripping water layer. By now, the remnants of the job site loop sound like some monster. Things shortly thereafter fade into some reverberated field recording of what sounds like the leakiest warehouse you can find. Then, some weird new-age twinkly '80s synth emerges from the background Short silence, then crushing, rumbling yet wet/detailed tape-saturated something or other acts like a noise wall alongside some "spraying" tones while at one point, some eerie key synth hangs in the background, only to end almost immediately. I need to hear more August Leven STAT!!
Umgreifende "II" CS (Angst)
Going in blind, I knew only this was the project from the Angst main man. Starts off with what seems to be ominously-reverberated tone synths pulsing away alongside distant clanking and tinkling. Sort of "small" approach to whatever one would call such a thing, I guess. At one point, some very strange chime-like synthesized tones come in – I want to say this sounds like certain moments from Japanese act Negative Climax. Perhaps Organum? The synthesizers have a dark Italian distinctiveness that somehow brings to mind Slaughter Productions' "softer" side. Whatever the case, there's a more esoteric feel than the austerity and introvertedness of many of today's not-outright-or-PE projects, and at one point, things slide into pretty maddening/interesting H.N.A.S./Dom/Ultra territory. That cannot be a bad thing.
Really nicely reverberated metal sounds alongside flute-like synth (or feedback) and guitar (or bass?) and some noise bounce around in a very flashy way immediately beginning side B. Indescribably good noises explode while a very weird, queasy loop is briefly introduced, leading to some excellent tape warping effects and quick edits. Things get more subdued and to some extent, return to the atmosphere of the A-side, but in a more threatening sort of way; complete with more details to notice than once can mention in a review. You could lazily call this psychedelic and such, but that really doesn't begin to describe how good and how daring this is. Pieces complex enough to get lost in feel much longer than the c. 10 minutes each. I need the first cassette from this project as soon as possible, if there's anyone reading this and not sharing my enthusiasm for the project. Excellent at every turn and recommended!!!
Elephants Mourn "Tirana" CS (Blodad Tand)
Sort of a continuation of the last tape, which was awkward and lo-fi serene "new age" type stuff gone awry, this gets a bit dirtier, weirder, sadder, and tape-warped. There's a very small label/project called Korea Undok Group (look for an interview in Fordamning #10), and this sounds like something at home on that label, basically like everything I've heard on it. This, however, is my favorite project from the equally-obscure Swedish label Blodad Tand. The first A-side piece feels like some kind of airport loudspeaker scenario, background noise and field recordings against minimal beat and melody. The second piece is a depressive piano melody alongside some jet-engine field recordings which brings to mind an airport bar. Seems like whomever makes this music travels a great deal, but doesn't see much good of the world.
Sort of cheesy but still very bleak layered, sequenced techno-synths begin side B, but are also subject to the aforementioned warping which makes everything about this project interesting. Something about this music is just "off," sounds somehow unable to express joy. It doesn't really suprise me that the same person appears to be at least partially responsible for all of the projects on this label, being that they are different but share many similarities. Oddly, there is a flute progression that seems to have also been used on the other tape from this project; maybe there's some kind of personal narrative? "Sensitive liberated autistics" indeed!
C.R. Odette "The Ring" CS (Vitrine)
Pretty strange brew of musique-concrete/field recording/tape-collage-with-electronics kind of thing that appears to be "popular" these days. This is the kind of thing that sounds a little more unpleasant than arty, more moody than intimate, although there is quite a personal vibe. The layering and tape treatment of various sources here is so detailed as to be quite the task to isolate; I hear synth loops, bassier loops, human voice, more synth tones, some kind of reverberated spacious sound, and more. For lots of folks on this forum, this is pretty much wading into Hanson territory, but still leagues away from American tapes bullshit. Well, you be the judge...annoying amp buzz and pointless conversation opens the next piece until things get interesting with what sounds like a presumably-black bum going between explaining his bad day and making trouble. I guess in the way that some might want to read stuff by R. Crumb or Harvey Pekar, you might find this interesting, but day-in-the-weirdo's-life things rightly don't interest some. Nice brake-gringing high-end tones amidst some really subtle bass whirring loops fade in following our troubled friend's departure, and actually continue for quite a while (said kind of austere minimalism I'm a sucker for), then side ends. It's indexed at four pieces on the A-side...to me, there was no way to distinguish where one ends and another begins.
Things get a little grimier on the B-side, reminding me in the intro piece of certain Broken Flag or M.B. moments – echoing muffled voice against angular electronics, decayed to shit on tape. Things literally sound like Organum meets a cuckoo clock following that, but still somehow continuing the '80s, grainy reverberated vibe. This is certainly what I'd call challenging, to anyone's perceptions of attitude in music. If you can handle off-putting atmosphere, this is for you. After the fade-out, an insane and fast-moving cut-up of various tape sources rushes in with a sort of embarassing beat gathering everything together in the background. Some sort of idiot teenager mumbling bullshit on top of that, luckily we hear his voice as a sort of instrument rather than whatever he's saying, although I do glean "non-living material" a couple of times. Yeah, sure, man. This is quite maddening, and I could see how in a certain mood I might punch myself for listening to this. Certainly interested to hear more of what Vitrine is all about, but more of this project? Maybe not. This certainly takes skill, but on the other hand, I think this has the effect on me that noisecore might on certain folks..."why, of all things I could be doing in life, am I listening to this at this moment?" I can see the fans of more recent Joy DeVivre outings, the Swedish tape stuff, the artier side of Strange Rules, et al digging this...and did I mention our inarticulate friend pays another visit just before things get truly weird?
(Various Artists) "Deviant" 2xCS (Moral Defeat)
Side A begins with Forbidden Colors; pretty simple and techno-ish industrial beat against sample of two twinks fucking. Next up is a more ambient-industrial piece with some unintelligible sample and a nice build that cuts off abruptly into thin static, just as the last track did. Just stops after a point. Some quiet, reverberated noisy patches against a minimal rhythm following that; this could be so much better than it is yet just fails to excite or bring to mind anything I might call deviant. Some hesitant lazy synth wanking in the background. Things end suddenly again to give way to an echo piece that could have been something like Maurizio Bianchi but instead did nothing interesting. End of side. Again, neither exciting nor deviant-sounding.
Side B starts off as a somewhat thin wall of static noise from Black Leather Jesus. Grainy, mid-and-high range wooshing and hissing without bass. While things do get more interesting and synthier, they don't get heavy. I've heard better use of Richard's more minimal take on things in Werewolf Jerusalem, and some parts just should be much louder, less tinny. At one point, things are broken up by a more enjoyable sample than the twinkfest on the previous side, but it's not the "devil wants you to eat shit, boy" kind of thing.
Next up, Straight Panic on Side C. Extremely primitive, crude, and lo-fi power electronics; four tracks in only ten minutes. First one has unintelligible vocals and sample I assume is about gay rights. Really tasty feedback that could easily be a tenor sax! Second track basically more of the same lines with dynamic noise backdrop and fluttery feedback. Third piece sounds like some kind of distorted field recording, perhaps some public restroom action? Think "Bradford Red Light District," I.E. not interesting enough to carry context. Then some delayed Ramleh-type moaning amidst slow feedback; there might even be metal percussion in this track, but everything's too muddy, quiet, muffled, and lo-fi to sound anywhere near attention-grabbing. That's all for Straight Panic.
Last, we have Body Stress. Forward-momentum harsh noise along the lines of Skin Crime, Macro, '90's BLJ, Wince, et al. Not as good as those guys for inapparent dynamics; but at least there's some audible acoustic elements and some nice field recordings amidst the swirling mass. All in all, not something I'd revisit, and not sure the condom it came with will fit, either.
DEATH SQUAD - Theological Genocide (Hospital Productions 2lp)
On repeat.
KAKERLAK /BEING - Split C32
I really like where Nolan's at right now, and this is much in line with another very recent recording of his that I've been listening to rather obsessively. Constantly pummeling crunch and spit which despite only modest variations throughout the track keeps ones attention, hitting harder and harder throughout. Great stuff.
I don't envy the poor soul who's placed next to Kakerlak on a tape, but damn if this isn't one of Beings best moments so far. Pure and simple harsh noise with few but potent tools put to the best possible use. The pacing and timing is perfect. Feels like getting punched in all the worst places, finishing with a heavy blow to the stomach. For me, easily the best harsh noise release so far this year.
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KAKERLAK /BEING - Split C32
I really like where Nolan's at right now, and this is much in line with another very recent recording of his that I've been listening to rather obsessively. Constantly pummeling crunch and spit which despite only modest variations throughout the track keeps ones attention, hitting harder and harder throughout. Great stuff.
I don't envy the poor soul who's placed next to Kakerlak on a tape, but damn if this isn't one of Beings best moments so far. Pure and simple harsh noise with few but potent tools put to the best possible use. The pacing and timing is perfect. Feels like getting punched in all the worst places, finishing with a heavy blow to the stomach.
Totally agree. I was really happy to see Being be a contrast but totally perfectly paired on the more dynamic side. Such a crushing split.
After a terrible headache from an annoying work day I'm listening to
The New Sadism: Urge to Kill: no tricks, nothing flashy. Crude one dimensional feedback noise, like a microphone dragged across the top of a table way to close to the amp. Doesn't really get rawer than this.
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DEATH SQUAD - Theological Genocide (Hospital Productions 2lp)
On repeat.
Same here.
After Isolation As Intent on Audio Dissection, now this one. Great!
I think Out-Patient on vinyl would be nice as well...
Also on heavy rotation: KNURL - Methaphase 2xtape on New Forces!
Etat Brut – Mutations Et Prothèses 2x7" bootleg- this is something I thought I'd sold a long time ago. Industrial music from 1981 originally released as a set of c20s. Basically, this has elements that sound like SPK, EG, TG, etc.; pretty decent stuff. One track verges on power electronics as it's a bit harsher than the rest of the tracks.
Currently listening to E.B. "Emissions 1" & it's more PE-style. This outfit could use some proper reissuing!
Oh, I see they had close-ties with Club Moral & they're on "Fur Ilse Koch" LP. I'll have to drag out my copy & give it a listen.
Sadio/Caligula031 split LP (Freak Animal/Elettronica Radicale Edizioni)- winner, winner chicken fried steak dinner! killer all the way through but Sadio gets extra points for the second track which is a masterful piece of harsh noise. Recommended!
QuoteSadio/Caligula031 split LP (Freak Animal/Elettronica Radicale Edizioni)- killer all the way through
Definitely also a go-to LP around the apartment lately.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 06, 2017, 08:58:14 PM
Etat Brut – Mutations Et Prothèses 2x7" bootleg- this is something I thought I'd sold a long time ago. Industrial music from 1981 originally released as a set of c20s. Basically, this has elements that sound like SPK, EG, TG, etc.; pretty decent stuff. One track verges on power electronics as it's a bit harsher than the rest of the tracks.
Currently listening to E.B. "Emissions 1" & it's more PE-style. This outfit could use some proper reissuing!
Oh, I see they had close-ties with Club Moral & they're on "Fur Ilse Koch" LP. I'll have to drag out my copy & give it a listen.
Sub Rosa put out a CD/LP in 2012 https://www.discogs.com/Etat-Brut-Mutations-Et-Prothèses/release/3768612 Good as I remember it.
Forgot what a lot of the SSRI tapes I own sounded like, so revisited them to some pleasant surprises: what sounds like almost-melodic guitar feedback on Circle Of Positivity, an ultra-lo-fi and rugged version of '60's musique concrete on the split with Hal Hutchinson (one of my favorite pieces from him on his side, actually), and indescribable primitive insanity on the Fecalove split (whose side is damn near perfect). Next up is the Rebis tape, which has these utterly demonic voices and some hellish computer-processed metal junk psychedelia, as far as I remember...
Last night was rare, classic records:
FUR ILSE KOCH (Come Org)- pretty much a perfect comp. in concept & design (I love the artwork) but the results on the record are not perfect. Part of the WH live tracks, stink, but as a whole, it's perfect. Just the idea of taking music of Imperial Japan, a speech by Himmler (accompanied by sounds of fireworks or a bullwhip?), collage sounds by NWW and Musique Concrete, harsh electronics by Consumer Electronics (listed as Lebensraum), A.Crowley, Etat Brut & Wiking DDV (Club Moral) is incredible. The Charles Manson track of "Cease to Exist" has the Manson girls talking about murder layered over it. Too bad this comp. will never get a proper reissue. I guess?
ORGANUM & THE NEW BLOCKADERS "Wrack (in 4 parts)" (Dom Bartwuchs)- thin, clear vinyl that is loud as fuck! Dense junk metal sounds with droning, delayed feedback. Harsh & atmospheric.
THE NEW BLOCKADERS With VORTEX CAMPAIGN – The New Vortex Blockaders Campaign bootleg LP:
https://www.discogs.com/release/521829
That's what I have except my copy has lots of extra broken records glued to it. I think I was in touch with the guy who released it. Other than the cover, I don't like this thing so it's why I never investigated Vortex Campaign any further. What you get here is just lots of broken loops, feedback, drones, etc. but everything goes on far too long. What I do like is that it doesn't sound right. It sounds like everything is broken or not playing at the correct speed or something. I remember having a copy of the tape, too, & thought it was all fucked up.
re:fur ilse koch, you are likely right.
the time for this mix has passed.those involved moved on. nevertheless, hope for new boot with attention to detail.
always liked my organum/new blockaders releases, incl the cd reissues.
would again benefit from further reissue.
Brainbombs - Souvenirs
V/A - Red Scum
Snuff - Snuff II
Black Leather Jesus - Slow Heat In a Texas Town
C.C.C.C. - Flash
Xenophobic Ejaculation - s/t
Grey Wolves/Genocide Organ - Absolute Truth
Xasthur - Defective Epitath
Masonna - Shock Rock
The coffee I'm drinking is repeating on me and I'm going to be sick.
Another night with another classic comp:
"Ohrenschrauben" LP (Dom, Germany)- from 1985. Discogs says both sides end in lock grooves but I don't think my copy does. I'll have to double-check. You get pretty much a little bit of everything here. Classic PE with "My Cock's on Fire" (WH should be given an award for 'All time's most fun power electronics act'); cut-up/musique concrete from NWW, P16.D4, & HNAS (great track!); harsh noise from Organum/TNB and car crashes from The Haters and on top of all of that you have VDO's processed animal growling then Current 93's amazing song, "I'm the One". Hard to believe this sucker is limited to 150 copies! The artwork on the center labels is pretty cool esp the 'screaming nun' (that's what it looks like).
Also, listened to Grunt's side of the split LP with Facialmess released by Freak Animal in 1998. 3 tracks, (track one is in 2 parts) so 4 in all. First 11 minutes (Pt. 1 & 2) are heavy electronics with loops, vocals, samples, etc. but it's tracks 3 & 4 that are heavy duty PE-Noise. Both have great vocals, feedback, static walls, junk metal abuse, everything he's known for. Copies are Discogs are reasonably priced. The only thing missing is actual artwork. I think I'll dig out the split LP with BLJ next (and give Facialmess a spin).
Ending the night is a comp. from '91 called "Ohrenschmalz" released by Unclean Prod. in an edition of 999 copies, which, means copies can still be found for decent prices. You get a victim of Jack the Ripper on the cover plus heavy industrial by Mental Measuretech, Mental Destruction; PE- Death Industrial from G.O. & BDN; harsh noise by Merzbow( track is 3 parts; first is great noise but evolves into cut-up sounds that lose it in the end), Controlled Bleeding (starts with real music, ends with crappy grindcore), & Masonna; and whatever-the-hell experimental/industrial by Phallus Dei (sounds like acoustic sounds with lots of flanger), Sigillum S (great vocals & panning, heavily processed guitar), & Nightmare Lodge.
Grunt: SOmeone Is Watching
Grunt: Myth Of Blood
Bagman: Welcome To My Fucking Misery
Diphenylchloroarsine: Post Apocalyptic Human Annihilation
Caligula031: Albanian Meat Market (Tales of Balkan human trafficking)
Con-Dom: The Beautiful
Deathpile: Ne Plus Ultra
Dead Body Collection: Dead Body Parts
Masonna: Shinsin na Clitoris
Encehpalophonic: Álbum desconocido (11/04/2014 15:47:22)
Fire In The Head: Kill From The Inside
The last few nights, I've listened to:
NIHIL 2LP Cold Meat Ind.; Nod, IRM, Sharon's Last Party, & Institut (that's in order of what I liked)
CON-DOM "The Eighth Pillar" LP Sounds for Consciousness Rape; classic LP that could be played for anyone who thinks PE is all cliched in sound & content.
GUM "Vinyl" LP & "20 Years in the Blue Movies & Yet to fake an orgasm" LP; Aussie duo using only sounds of scratched & looped records, no tapes or samples. Good stuff, some of it is noisy. "20 Years..." doesn't sound like only records and has more 'industrial' type moments. Great cover art on both releases & both records can be found at reasonable prices.
LUSTMORD s/t LP Sterile Records; another classic that I always think is more aggressive in nature than it actually is. Lots of acoustic sounds, voices, mixed together. The first song, "At the mountains of madness", is what I think of any time I see the word "Lustmord". For this release, I'd say pick up the cd on Dark Vinyl unless you can afford the orig. LP; the cd has additional material.
OP RECHTS "Murderer Report" LP; first side only, spoken word about Ed Gein with gurgling white noise and some feedback. Obscure Swiss PE.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 13, 2017, 10:08:40 PM
NIHIL 2LP Cold Meat Ind.; Nod, IRM, Sharon's Last Party, & Institut (that's in order of what I liked)
Great comp, must revisit. Top IRM track "Kill the Blind". I remember Institut being at the bottom of the pile for myself as well.
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Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 13, 2017, 10:08:40 PM
NIHIL 2LP Cold Meat Ind.; Nod, IRM, Sharon's Last Party, & Institut (that's in order of what I liked)
Great comp, must revisit. Top IRM track "Kill the Blind". I remember Institut being at the bottom of the pile for myself as well.
I like IRM but his vocals bug me. They sound the same in every piece; that final track with pipe-banging & what sounds like sheet metal being thrashed around, is GREAT.
For Institut, the first piece is amazing and the second is complete crap. I have a dbl 7" set by them I need to give a listen.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 13, 2017, 10:23:18 PM
I have a dbl 7" set by them I need to give a listen.
UNTO THE LAST MAN!
Certainly a PE anthem in my books...
Mixed feelings about Institut. Didn't like that 2x7" so i sold it. I remember liking the Motionstruktures 10" a lot better..
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on May 13, 2017, 11:22:01 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 13, 2017, 10:23:18 PM
I have a dbl 7" set by them I need to give a listen.
UNTO THE LAST MAN!
Certainly a PE anthem in my books...
And mine. I like Institut. There was something basic and up-front about them.
I don't think Motionstruktures does INSTITUT justice. Nor does their part on Nihil. Unto The Last man is a nice 2x7" and worth having though. UTLM was a track by a project called Megafon who were the musical wing of the commie New Futurist Movement of which Lirim and Johanna were members. NFM ended in tears and I guess they decided the track was too good to waste so they used it for INSTITUT.
For the full range of the project get Live Like Traitors Die Like Traitors and The Struggle Never Ended.
H.Ö.H. - CD (Freak Animal)
I have those tapes, but it's really great they were released on CD now. I like this so much, listened three times in a row. Truly disturbing, primitive, and beautiful.
Another highlight this weekend was new Shift LP - Abandon. Killing slowly but surely.
The rest of the fantastic new Unrest batch has to wait until next weekend. Really excited to hear new Kevlar and Kontinent.
Not noise, but solid record: Yasmine Hamdan 'Al Jamilat'. Recently issued by Ipecac.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUC5cVyQUH8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUC5cVyQUH8)
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Not noise, but solid record: Yasmine Hamdan 'Al Jamila'. Recently issued by Ipecac.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUC5cVyQUH8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUC5cVyQUH8)
no need to excuse non noise etc listening.
other sounds allow us to compare, appreciate, indulge in noise.
other stuff not guilty secrets.
NIT "001" CS (self-released)
Some of the better power electronics I've heard recently from a newly-established project? I think so, yes. Cold, clean, sharp, and nicely-constructed synthesizer electronics that is both stylish and powerful against some quite beautiful feeback and static work, contrasted by some buried and effect-mangle vocals here and there. Very controlled and musical approach that manages a pretty desperate, wandering, and disturbed atmosphere. Really excellent stuff that doesn't immediately bring to mind comparisons (except maybe some more recent Control or Ramleh in their quieter moments); though this certainly has the potential of projects like Puce Mary or Iron Fist of The Sun in terms of a solid and unique approach. Totally recommended. Keep an eye on this one, if this is just the beginning, then I'm on board for whatever happens next.
Scatmother/Wonderland Club split CS (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
Scatmother's tracks on A-side strike me as slightly odd, if only because they seem a little rougher and more lo-fi than what excerpts I've heard of both CDs. First piece is a wall-of-noise approach with enraged vocals, leading into some really nice stomach-churning feedback work and the same forceful vocal attack, sadly this track as well as the last doesn't maintain the momentum it begins with. Vocals, by the way, are a shouted American accent despite that I'm told this gentleman is a German. Third piece begins, and there isn't any vocal variation to look forward to, nor can I imagine the minimalism being expanded on too well. I'd probably need to hear the two CDs in entirety to judge the project fairly, as this doesn't really hold my attention with force. Disappointing, as the lyrics and semi-poetic sensibilities to them are very nice. By track 4, when rhythmic elements and more obvious layering are introduced, I'm more convienced of the project's worth, but the quiet and muddy sound makes for a more hopeful sense of appreciation.
I'll admit I heard the WC side of this tape before it was even released – maybe my judgement was clouded from having a hard-on for Wonderland Club already. Most folks reading have probably heard them already or heard the hype, which they very much live up to in quality of approach and...otherwise. Everything from the project sounds quite different from preceding recordings, though is always solid and highly composed stuff. Things here are both salacious and atmospheric, with the loud/quiet dynamic approach to song structure this time, and pitch-shifted, understated vocals that sometimes rise to the forefront. Lyrics partially by/on the subject of Wesley Allan Dodd; can't make out what's being said as easily as previous material, though.The duo approach to vocals and the thin, crisp static against the heavy pulsing and surging seems to be the only thing I can tie down as a signature for this group, other than consistent striving for variation, improvement, and thereby, serious songwriting.
Penetration Squadron "Rectal Assault" CS (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
Well, depending on my mood, I could have wildly varying remarks on this tape. Either case, it's nothing adventurous, special, or even well-thought-out. At the moment, I enjoy the "teenage" goofy approach of weirdly pitch-shifted Ramleh/Whitehouse vocals and spare but well-executed feedback, although another day this might annoy the living shit out of me for those exact reasons. Frankly, I think the same could be said about my own project, but whatever. Second piece has an unexpected psychoactive sound to it reassuring me of the importance of variation in this kind of thing. File alongside Painted Woman, Unclean, Whiteswan, Maskhead, Psychosadist, et cetera...very firmly stuck in the "filth noise" ghetto, and appreciable for those who pay regular visits, but perhaps either more or less so if said ghetto's where you like to call home. For one, I wish the wailing, howling vocal style with the odd effects was a bit louder in the mix and handled a bit more carefully. B-grade attempt at best with no real suggestion of future improvement, considered song structure, or promise of variation. Although there are some beautiful moments of primitive feeback bliss, I do hope any future recordings showcase more effort than sheer enthusiasm – I strongly believe more can be done with bare-bones PE techniques than most usually explore. Nice booklet, for those who are still reading.
Plus Taskmaster/Wince split C40 (White Centipede Noise) though it's already been reviewed by Mikko, and it's wall-style harsh noise. It's love-or-hate, no point in hearing my opinion about it except that two projects I already like a great deal deliver 100%. Almost frustrating, as they succeed at doing what is in the case of one of my projects only an attempt. Lately also Electric Masada "At The Mountains of Madness" (John Zorn-led insane jazz-rock ensemble), lots of Creedence Clearwater Revival, live Velvet Underground (personally I like when they were just a regular old rock band with Doug Yule rather than the John Cale viola screech era and the insufferable Nico "what a klon" vocals), and a little Johnny Paycheck here and there, because I can't seem to quit drinking.
ROMAN TORMENT " Masculine Failure " LP, Hospital Prod.- I'd say this is a minor 'classic' from '06. Ferocious harsh noise. I'm not sure what the sound sources are; there's lot of feedback, static, & some vocalizations. Just non-stop, vicious intensity. Definitely recommended!
CON-DOM "How Welcome is Death..." CD, Tesco Org.- Great release! Too bad Tesco couldn't figure out how to get the intro tracks to seamlessly transition into the next track without annoying gaps.
THE DECAY OF THE ANGEL comp LP, New Strength- from '88. s1 is mostly PE but nothing is overly aggressive. Highlights are Ramleh, Con-Dom, Psy Phalanx, & White Hand (loops from TX Chain Saw Massacre). None of the others tracks are bad (Terre Blanche, Uterus 28+Grey Wolves, LSD) , those four are just the best. s2 is more experimental/industrial/not PE. Again, nothing bad other than the Vidna Obmana track which basically a new age piece. The other acts include Sigillum S, The Grey Wolves (not a PE track at all), Information Aggression, Uterus 28 (reversed sounds with some violin playing), The Psychic Workshop... A number of acts I've never heard of nor stick in my memory after listening to their work.
SKIN GRAFT "Blackout" LP- I found this tucked away with a bunch of records I never go through. Odd artwork for a noise record. It looks like art for a hardcore punk record, which, ain't a bad thing. This is excellent! Super gritty, nasty, blown out, harsh as hell noise. Recommended. I hope to obtain the "Enemy" LP soon.
and 6 new MANIA tracks freshly mixed down for something someday soon...
Quote from: Peterson on May 16, 2017, 03:35:52 AM
Scatmother/Wonderland Club split CS (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
Penetration Squadron "Rectal Assault" CS (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
Taskmaster/Wince split C40 (White Centipede Noise)
Velvet Underground
Johnny Paycheck
Similar thoughts on that Scatmother/Wonderland Club split. I feel like the WC side just destroys Scatmother here.
And yes to everything else.
Have to agree with the opinion on SM/WC split, Scatmother really shine on the two full-length CDs but this is almost a too lo-fi representation of their sound.
Femeheim - Egofanal
I have been following Femeheim since the first day and DAMN - this is definitely their best work. Heavy synth, recurring rythms and patterns but always deep and fluent. Also seems to be getting more enjoyable with each spin. I would dare to deem this a must - have for fans of heavy and morbid old school Death Industrial.
Quote from: Sadomaniac on May 17, 2017, 09:03:09 AM
Have to agree with the opinion on SM/WC split, Scatmother really shine on the two full-length CDs but this is almost a too lo-fi representation of their sound.
the scat mother side is crude compared to cd stuff, but to me, a bonus.
as said before, no prior wc exposure, so pleased to hear this quality
Quote from: david lloyd jones on May 18, 2017, 05:02:06 PM
Quote from: Sadomaniac on May 17, 2017, 09:03:09 AM
Have to agree with the opinion on SM/WC split, Scatmother really shine on the two full-length CDs but this is almost a too lo-fi representation of their sound.
the scat mother side is crude compared to cd stuff, but to me, a bonus.
as said before, no prior wc exposure, so pleased to hear this quality
My first taste of WC too and they're killer, looking forward to new tape on Black Psychosis soon.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 17, 2017, 02:31:08 AM
CON-DOM "How Welcome is Death..." CD, Tesco Org.- Great release! Too bad Tesco couldn't figure out how to get the intro tracks to seamlessly transition into the next track without annoying gaps.
+1. These cuts are awful.
Quote from: deathcamp on May 19, 2017, 08:15:49 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 17, 2017, 02:31:08 AM
CON-DOM "How Welcome is Death..." CD, Tesco Org.- Great release! Too bad Tesco couldn't figure out how to get the intro tracks to seamlessly transition into the next track without annoying gaps.
+1. These cuts are awful.
There's really no excuse for it other than not paying attention or not giving a damn.
Last night, I pulled out Genocide Organ's :Mind Control: LP , Anenzephalia "New World Disorder" 12", & Operation Cleansweep "JerUSAlem"
And there's 8 new Mania tracks for a proper full-length this summer!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 19, 2017, 09:29:19 PM
And there's 8 new Mania tracks for a proper full-length this summer!
Great news! Looking forward to it.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 17, 2017, 02:31:08 AM
CON-DOM "How Welcome is Death..." CD, Tesco Org.- Great release! Too bad Tesco couldn't figure out how to get the intro tracks to seamlessly transition into the next track without annoying gaps.
I'm guessing the gaps will have been on the master CDr as a result of whatever software was used to burn it? It is strange that at no point in the process was it raised as a problem as it is a completely avoidable disruption to an otherwise near-perfect album, and so much attention to detail was clearly paid to every other aspect. To an extent that makes me wonder, however unlikely this sounds, that it may be a deliberate comment of some sort (not unlike that Grey Wolves album that used the hideously low bit-rate), though I can't imagine what point that would be making.
Quote from: Cauldhame on May 20, 2017, 04:50:35 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 17, 2017, 02:31:08 AM
CON-DOM "How Welcome is Death..." CD, Tesco Org.- Great release! Too bad Tesco couldn't figure out how to get the intro tracks to seamlessly transition into the next track without annoying gaps.
I'm guessing the gaps will have been on the master CDr as a result of whatever software was used to burn it? It is strange that at no point in the process was it raised as a problem as it is a completely avoidable disruption to an otherwise near-perfect album, and so much attention to detail was clearly paid to every other aspect. To an extent that makes me wonder, however unlikely this sounds, that it may be a deliberate comment of some sort (not unlike that Grey Wolves album that used the hideously low bit-rate), though I can't imagine what point that would be making.
Reminds me of the Skinny Puppy reissues from the '90/ where the tracks ended early and the last few seconds of each track was at the beginning of the next...
DEATH SQUAD "Theological Genocide" dbl LP (Hospital Prod.)- I was never a huge DS fan but it's nice to see his oop releases get reissued on vinyl. This release mostly consists of mid & high frequencies with fragile static cracklings, not a whole lot of low end so it sounds very nice especially the tracks with spoken word and vocals. Not sure it's $30 good but for the $18 + postage I bought it for on Discogs, it was well worth it! "I'll show you positive social change! This is DEATH SQUAD!"
COLLABORATION comp. (Broken Flag)- rare comp. I found on a site called "Wet Dreams"; harsh noise,etc. from Controlled Bleeding with multiple tracks; heavy loops/electronics from Falx Cerebri (reissues of his work would be nice); noise with some fucked up vocals by Pacific 231; droning guitar from Ramleh... Quite a bit of variety can be heard from act to act. A number of the Pacific 231 tracks are collaborations with a couple of acts I've never heard of... I really wish more BF comps would get reissued!
Quote from: Cauldhame on May 20, 2017, 04:50:35 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on May 17, 2017, 02:31:08 AM
CON-DOM "How Welcome is Death..." CD, Tesco Org.- Great release! Too bad Tesco couldn't figure out how to get the intro tracks to seamlessly transition into the next track without annoying gaps.
I'm guessing the gaps will have been on the master CDr as a result of whatever software was used to burn it? It is strange that at no point in the process was it raised as a problem as it is a completely avoidable disruption to an otherwise near-perfect album, and so much attention to detail was clearly paid to every other aspect. To an extent that makes me wonder, however unlikely this sounds, that it may be a deliberate comment of some sort (not unlike that Grey Wolves album that used the hideously low bit-rate), though I can't imagine what point that would be making.
It is an option to fix when you order a CD pressing. Otherwise all tracks are separated. I'm sure that this problem isn't on the vinyl edition.
Great news concerning Mania.
:Mind Control:....... Hope that it will be re-released...
VETO
It's a fast punk hardcore band from France.
With short songs. Quite efficient.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q02LOd_FpYc
Brethren - The Chosen - to remember how well his albums were done and how often can they be spinned!
CLUB MORAL "Live in the Country"- This is excellent work & would make a nice reissue. Best track has synth sounds in one channel & pig grunting along with a woman screaming in the other. The pig grunts sound more like a person making the sounds rather than a real pig & the woman screaming could be the pig. The title is "I wanna work in a slaughterhouse".
HUNTING LODGE "Harrington Ballroom"- debut release & live recording; super heavy bass droning with a lot of pipe-banging. Pretty awesome, overall.
movimento d'avanguardia ermetico - Italian black metal with interesting concept and very good aestetics
thy also run the counterKultural magazine/book Polemos.
Never paid much attention to the post-PE incarnation of Ramleh but i'm spinning the Slammers 7" right now and the A-side is not bad at all. Noisy, industrial post-rock..
Emptyset - Recur. Heard some of their stuff online a while ago and decided to pick up this Raster Noton CD. Very focussed noises and rhythm. Tracks almost seem to have architectural qualities. Probably too clean/digital for most people here but for me a nice discovery.
Vatican Shadow - Remember Your Black Day. Wanted to check out this project and started here based on some reviews i found. Some nice tracks but overall not very memorable. Think i will skip the other current Fernow projects like Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement.
Organum vol.1 and 2 CD's. I've been playing these on a regular basis over the years. Some of my favorite material but lack of information and minimalistic artwork is annoying
Today in my car: Zos Kia/Coil CD. Just a great reissue and probably my favorite coil stuff (not a big fan).
Up next; a pile of classic MB records.
Gerogerigegege - S/T 12" ep - Scrotum Records (2017)
Side A is some sort of Japanese disco/funk thing, Side B is a load of short loops of pieces from the same track, or so it sounds. Total bummer.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on May 23, 2017, 12:57:35 AM
Organum vol.1 and 2 CD's. I've been playing these on a regular basis over the years. Some of my favorite material but lack of information and minimalistic artwork is annoying
been listening to these again last few days, along with other cd releases of organum and collabs with the new blockaders.
having some of the original releases, other than the artwork (ink and card texture being integral and egyptian theme of art tantalising-a clue to the origins of the sound or ideas? ) there is precious little info that you are missing on.still the blank covers are particularly crap and not better with those releases without covers at all.
maybe a vinyl on demand type wish.
the sounds, however, are all engrossing, textured and a wall of sound predating harsh noise and hnw, but not sounding like either.
Current Worming "1" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
I might be easy to please when it comes to rotting loop noise, but this shit is just too good! Fans of Hander Som Vardar, HOH, and Dead Body Love could all appreciate this. Decayed, heavy, and dismal loops which modulate only slightly per movement, before shifting gears. I want to add that the B-side piece has some pretty weird channel placement/panning choices via headphones especially...
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on May 23, 2017, 12:57:35 AM
Organum vol.1 and 2 CD's. I've been playing these on a regular basis over the years. Some of my favorite material but lack of information and minimalistic artwork is annoying
David Jackman pretty much is a quasi minimalist; do more with less. Few artists reach his level of density in their work. Unsuspecting richness, but that is sort of the beautiful consequence, if not outright goal, of great minimalists. Desola and Sorow are up there.
COUNTRY CLUB "Brothers" 12" (Breathing Problem Prod.)- good 12" of PE similar to what the Germans are well known for. $8 from the label so worth checking out. Would like to hear the debut now...
RAMLEH "31/5/1962-1982" (Broken Flag)- this makes me wish like hell I had bought the huge cd set a few years ago... "We will win!"
Quote from: Peterson on May 23, 2017, 09:47:27 PM
Current Worming "1" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
I might be easy to please when it comes to rotting loop noise, but this shit is just too good! Fans of Hander Som Vardar, HOH, and Dead Body Love could all appreciate this. Decayed, heavy, and dismal loops which modulate only slightly per movement, before shifting gears. I want to add that the B-side piece has some pretty weird channel placement/panning choices via headphones especially...
Can't wait for new material from this project. Love it so much.
Sektion B - When Democracy is no Longer Enough
I am 20 minutes into this and can't restrain my love. This is just absolute perfection. Capturing the current climate (espc in Germany) and packing it into the classic Sektion B style executed better than ever before. Heavy and catchy but still wild at times. Dominant flangered vocals. Anyone who is even remotely into this kind of material should definitely grab this, not only because the guys deserve the support for the years of dedicated work but also because of the sheer quality. I have been waiting for something to do exactly this for so long.
Quote from: vomitgore on May 25, 2017, 03:57:22 PM
Sektion B - When Democracy is no Longer Enough
I am 20 minutes into this and can't restrain my love. This is just absolute perfection. Capturing the current climate (espc in Germany) and packing it into the classic Sektion B style executed better than ever before. Heavy and catchy but still wild at times. Dominant flangered vocals. Anyone who is even remotely into this kind of material should definitely grab this, not only because the guys deserve the support for the years of dedicated work but also because of the sheer quality. I have been waiting for something to do exactly this for so long.
Absolutely agreed! Like it even more with every listen.
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer & irr. app. (ext.) & The New Blockaders – "DDTTNBX" cd (Phage Tapes)- this has been sitting in a pile for awhile so I finally get around to listening. First track is heavy noise with BSBC/TNB. The rest of the cd is everyone in the hands of irr.app so not as heavy or noisy and more sound collage-y. Kinda creepy; sounds of gurgling water, metals, gravel/glass, field recordings. Very diverse range of sounds. The fourth track is the highlight featuring BSBC's concrete mixer used in the TNB collab but it's not so heavily processed that it's unrecognizable. The final track is very low volume and completely useless. Nice photography for the artwork.
Checking up on some older cd's sitting unused on the shelves for to long.
Half Makeshift - Omen the first one, beautiful weird cut & paste collage artwork, but it doesn't translate at all to the music. Drone and post-rock like a lot of bands used to make (Locrian etc.), sounds are nice, but that's just it. Every second is predictable and very safe, no tension, no energy, no excitement, lame shit. Stay away from this.
Half Makeshift - L'anse Amort. I think I ordered the Half Makeshift cd's because of this one. The drone-t parts sound much thicker, but it's still bland. The melody in the first track sounds like this guy wants to sound black metal but took Lonesummer as reference, fucking horrible.
The Cherry Piont - Misery Guts. Black Wichery and esp. Night Of The Bloody Tapes are like sex to my ears. This, is, not. Sounds to much like Phil is trying to find his sound, which is killing any ferocity and it doesn't sound like a fuck in your face as it should.
Thee Plague of Gentleman - Primula Pestis. Starts out as very convincing doom metal, heavy riffs, fat groove and good screaming. At the third track they go into total stoner territory and my interest drops to 0. Didn't bother with the rest.
Quote from: monotome on May 25, 2017, 10:52:39 PM
The Cherry Piont - Misery Guts. Black Wichery and esp. Night Of The Bloody Tapes are like sex to my ears. This, is, not. Sounds to much like Phil is trying to find his sound, which is killing any ferocity and it doesn't sound like a fuck in your face as it should.
Always found this one to be a true punishing assault. Been about 5 years since last listen, though. I'll revisit.
Listening to some new records:
Joe Jones - In Performance LP, great looking reissue of classic fluxus LP. 2 long throbbing, droning pieces with enough going on (percussion, bells) to keep things interesting.
- Mlehst - The Difficulty In Crossing A Field 2LP, never heard the originally CDr but this sounds flat and can't really hold my interest. Not bad but i've head better Mlehst material, can't see why this was picked by Fernow to be reissued on vinyl. Gatefold sleeve is blown up version of CD-cover.
- Aaron Dilloway - The Gag File LP, loops, samples, great atmosphere.. better than Modern Jester to my ears
- Jaap Vink s/t LP, first Recollection GRM LP with an artist that wasn't associated with GRM. This is a very nice pick of influential but unknown Dutch artist. Minimal droning pieces recorded between 1968 and 85 that will be appreciated by fans of later Daniel Menche, Kevin Drumm..
- Henning Christiansen - Opus 67 STRATEGYGETARTS LP, always good to add some now Christiansen to the collection but this is weak. Mediocre track on side A that's played in reverse on side B.
- Wolf Vostell - Dé-coll/age Musik LP, nice reissue of classic, but impossible to find, first LP from 1982. Creepy, lo-fi sounds structured into 13 short pieces. Never heard the original LP so sound wise this was a pleasant surprise for me.
- Eric Lunde - N3845 W10452.5/7.5 2x7" box, have the reissue on Industrial Recollection but found a cheap copy so couldn't resist. Nice box with lots of inserts and some crude sound material. Concept remains vague to me despite all the visual information given.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on May 28, 2017, 11:53:50 AM- Jaap Vink s/t LP, first Recollection GRM LP with an artist that wasn't associated with GRM. This is a very nice pick of influential but unknown Dutch artist. Minimal droning pieces recorded between 1968 and 85 that will be appreciated by fans of later Daniel Menche, Kevin Drumm..
that lp is getting a lot of hype but it's all deserved. it's tip top.
Eric Lunde - N3845 W10452.5/7.5 2x7" box
I still own the orig. & have the IR set, too. I drove around Garden of the Gods with Jeph Jerman & he showed me the site where it was performed- a spot off the side of the road.
Last night was:
SUBLIMINAL "Gracebudd" LP & HAUS ARAFNA "Butterfly" LP (both on Galakthorrö)- haven't listened to either of these projects or anything on GH in a lot of years. I lost interest after "Butterfly", which, is a very good record esp. the harsher songs. "Gracebudd" sounds like all recycled/unused HA sounds but it's still an interesting release especially the way the vocals-samples are used. The 2nd side is the best. I think I will have to dig out the three HA cd's for re-listening next.
SHIFT - Abandon LP
Fucking hell, been quite obsessed with this one over the last couple days. Slow and punishing. I like it a lot. For me, already one of the best records 2017.
Quote from: cr on May 28, 2017, 08:12:29 PM
SHIFT - Abandon LP
Fucking hell, been quite obsessed with this one over the last couple days. Slow and punishing. I like it a lot. For me, already one of the best records 2017.
Tense and intense album with a lot of variety and the tracks build up brilliantly, especially the last track which even implements guitars and drums. Heavy processed vocals in perfect Shift fashion. Spine-chillingly good!
Extra credit for very creative art design. The record nerd in me loves the fact that both sides end in a locked groove plus the spot-varnished cover with Shift logo is lovely.
Wolf Eyes "Dead Hills" CD (Troubleman Unlimited)
A friend recently gave me a burned copy of this, and I felt like I had to revisit it, being that it was one of my girlfriend at the time's favorite albums when I was 16. Wolf Eyes basically represent everything I dislike about this kind of music, and why I resent it's proliferation in "cool person"/hipster culture, but on the other hand, the core lineup of Dilloway/Olson/Young/Connelly has it's merits, musically anyway. Like a rock band, they manage to have a specific, organized, and unique style where each member's contributions are obvious and identifiable. Dilloway obviously doing the tape work and more abstract noises, Young responsible for the quieter parts, effects ("signature" reverb sound), etc., and Olson doing some of the more organized electronics and as far as I know, voice work. Well, honestly, all these elements in combination do a lot less for me than especially Dilloway and Young's solo efforts - my reaction is "why combine these with no point other than to do so?" They sound just fine on their own, without the need to make an entertaining piece together. Of course, that's my other gripe with Wolf Eyes - "entertaining" music that seems pointless other than to be "fun." Hell, I'd say that there doesn't appear to be any theme or concept for any of their work at all, which is just not appealing to me. I don't really understand when people find anything dark, threatening, or challenging in their sound; to me, it's distinctly just a few guys trying to be weird/funny. I like the idea of band-format experimental music with a recognizable sound, but you need a concept, too; not just the desire to have fun and do something. The party/headbanging vibe is something I can do without, too. Except for the vocals which annoy the hell out of me, this is their better work - restrained compositions, nice effects, nice "beat" sections, hell, even a sense of atmosphere, especially on the first track. Too bad there's not much else.
I've seen Wolf Eyes twice in the past year. Both times were excellent, and the second time it was just Olson and Young. When viewed as a rock band they are great and I'd go see them again, but never do I ever have any desire to put on an album of theirs, and ultimately have the same feelings towards the kind of culture they have come to represent.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on May 28, 2017, 11:00:09 PM
Quote from: cr on May 28, 2017, 08:12:29 PM
SHIFT - Abandon LP
Fucking hell, been quite obsessed with this one over the last couple days. Slow and punishing. I like it a lot. For me, already one of the best records 2017.
Tense and intense album with a lot of variety and the tracks build up brilliantly, especially the last track which even implements guitars and drums. Heavy processed vocals in perfect Shift fashion. Spine-chillingly good!
Extra credit for very creative art design. The record nerd in me loves the fact that both sides end in a locked groove plus the spot-varnished cover with Shift logo is lovely.
Yes, indeed - those drums on the last track are amazing! One of my favourite Shift tracks. Also liked the slow build on the first one. Excellent album.
Okay, i'm going to order that Shift LP asap..
Menstruation Sisters: MA
Lasse Marhaug: Nothing But Sound From Now On
V/A: Break Your Face
Volksmorg: Volksmorg
V/A: Nyrkki & Kyrpä
Brainbombs: Obey
Genocide Organ: : In-Konflikt :
Grunt/Montage: Ultimatum and Destruction
Haare: Forward To Insanity
ARKHE - for everything that lives is holy
FORZA ALBINO - black dog
KINBAKUSHI - rope master
since i am really fucking bad at reviews, lets say that all 3 tapes are strong and i would recommend them.
Been in route of going through lots and lots of old CD's. Stuff what has been piling up in "to be listened" piles or "to be listened more" piles before going to alphabetic "archives"...
ARCHANE DEVICE "Diabolis Ex Machina" CD
Korm Plastics
I must have said it before, but I like the name of band a lot. Not sure why, but when I first saw the name on some old paper catalogue, it was instantly band that needed to be checked out. And I also like the music. Often thin, airy and echoing feedback. Not microphone feedback or loud amp filth, but almost like slow moving hight picthed synth tones. I would assume it's just mixer feedback with effects within loop. Funny to see 1992 CD cover, where among list of insteruments is mentioned computer.
Archane Device sound is much closer to "academic" sound art, vintage electronics. Something like David Tudor, Cage or such, but graphics, band name and photos remind more of industrial & underground culture in general. This approach appeals to me much more than guy working under his own name and releases that look like dry classical music CD's.
RLW "Acht" CD
Selektion
Apart from using fragments of heavy metal/rock on some of the songs, I like this. It is the nice "underground electro-acoustic". Brute, slightly clumsy and handmade feel to it. Should probably do full inventory on what RLW is missing and what needs to be bought...
JOHN WATERMAN "Testing the jammer" CD
Raum
mid 90's CD release of experimental sounds. Being more specific is slightly hard, but if compared to two above, Waterman doing stuff as proper "solo artists" is already one reason why his CD's have been sitting on my shelves literally for decade. His name is something what you must have seen back in 90's in various catalogues. His own Nightshift Records was responsible for most of the stuff, but his tracks are found on some industrial/noise bands in compilations.
THE HATERS "Blank Banner" CD
We Never Sleep
1993 CD of The Haters. Not his absolute best, but also recording worthy of attention. This label put out other names like Blackhumour, Savage Republic, Maybe Mental, Illusion of Safety etc etc.. Haters obviously represents the most noisy side of label, and despite it is not exactly the harshest Haters, all the broken glass, looping minimalism of lo-fi clatter and hiss delivers long tasty slabs of soundmaterial.
Another We Never Sleep label title I had bought simply due name and label connection, was Human Head Transplant CD, but fuck, well, even if I do listen material that is not utterly suitable for my own tastes, sometimes it is just better to push stop and move on to the next. "Industrial / experimental"... perhaps, but too clean and song oriented music for today.
Miss High Heel - Miss High Heel
An Innocent Young THroat Cutter - Raya And Sekina
Nicole 12 - Black Line
Last Days Of Humanity - Rest In Gore since 1989
MDK - Into The Pussy Morgue
Richard Ramirez - I keep My Stuff Inside
Grunt - Someone Is Watching
Encephalophonic - X
Torsofuck/Lymphatic Phlegm s/t
Slogun - Visit/Revisit
Quote from: Deadpriest on June 03, 2017, 09:59:28 PM
Miss High Heel - Miss High Heel
An Innocent Young THroat Cutter - Raya And Sekina
Nicole 12 - Black Line
Last Days Of Humanity - Rest In Gore since 1989
MDK - Into The Pussy Morgue
Richard Ramirez - I keep My Stuff Inside
Grunt - Someone Is Watching
Encephalophonic - X
Torsofuck/Lymphatic Phlegm s/t
Slogun - Visit/Revisit
did you buy these, or, download via bandcamp?
For all its worth
Hard copy:
Miss High Heel - Miss High Heel
Nicole 12 - Black Line
Last Days Of Humanity - Rest In Gore since 1989
An Innocent Young THroat Cutter - Raya And Sekina
Slogun - Visit/Revisit
Encephalophonic - X
Grunt - Someone Is Watching
Digital download (Amazon or Bandcamp or music archives)
MDK - Into The Pussy Morgue
Torsofuck/Lymphatic Phlegm s/t
Richard Ramirez - I keep My Stuff Inside
BUY MY BOOK
Boris - Absolutego single from their new album Dear. Its fucking amazing. Truly, Boris doesnt dissapoint at all. Even after all these years, theyre way above most other bands. Cant wait for the album!
Lets put a link to the music video just for the hell of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZUhdqx9VtE
Quote from: F_c_O on June 04, 2017, 12:05:15 PM
Boris - Absolutego single from their new album Dear. Its fucking amazing. Truly, Boris doesnt dissapoint at all. Even after all these years, theyre way above most other bands. Cant wait for the album!
Lets put a link to the music video just for the hell of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZUhdqx9VtE
Good track! Sounds like Acid King with "male" vocals. :)
I really like Boris older albums but new j-pop, dance crap are terrible!
My faves are: Amplifier Worship, Heavy Rocks, Akuma No Uta, Absolutego, Flood, Rainbow, Boris At Last -Feedbacker-. Also, Smile and Pink are good albums + both tracks from More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape are ace! Other ones not so good to my ears.
I love everything by boris, even the j-pop crap, hah. It is utterly amazing how they can move from genre to genre so fluidly without losing their own identity and still excel in everything they do and keep up cranking out such amazing material year after year. Its been 25 years for them, lesser bands woulda degenerated nearer to what metallica is than keeping up the quality that was there from the beginning.
I once saw Boris in Phoenix, and their set was around 2 hours, which was dynamic, fluid, and great, most of which being a really well-executed jam of everything from their album at the time (Smile) backwards through to Amplifier Worship sections. They made the bad post-rock bands they headlined for sound like pointless shit, and I'm not even really a fan.
Anyway...
Sorry for the length – I can imagine elsewhere I'd earn a "tl;dr." Well, sorry, if you're the post-internet ADD attention-span type...
Elisha Morningstar "Cronica Infanzia" CS (Strange Rules)
Finally got a chance to hear this project following a lot of hype wherein nobody who seemed to praise it gave any descriptions of the sound. Well, here, I'm treated to very clean and defined musique concrete that almost has noise and shoegaze (?!) characteristics. I do like this, but can't help feeling there's sort of a "domestic" feel – on the cover, we have a bike leaning against a wall indoors with a crucifix hanging on the wall. I'll spare you the stupid bike hipster jokes and just say that everyday life themes in music (usually) don't interest me, that's a detracting element here. I also dislike the pseudo-poetic, forced austerity of the Strange Rules aesthetic, but that's probably taboo to admit; as people tend to eat that up.
That overall vibe seems to be in line with this music, though, as there are no especially strong atmosheres or emotions present, just interesting sounds. It opens to some wet-sounding tape loop work, moving to some electronic noise sounds, and then some downer synth submelodies, only to be crushed by the current of fluid electronic noise again. Cuts and transitions here are abrupt, with some less graceful than others. As there's an extremely hi-fi sound to this (I'm thinking the tape work was done with reel-to-reel machines in excellent condition), some of the more interesting work doesn't grab me too hard, some of the nice tape textures could definitely stand out more.
B-side has a sort of variation of the previous shoegaze synth in a different key as opener. I am just not into the early-90's new age nature documentary synth. There is some nice modulation, though, that adds the necessary grime. Unidentifiable noises sort of drag around in the background, I like that. Whatever industrial field recordings and noise are protruding from the bottom, I really like. More saturated and slightly blown-out before things become more effected and modulated. Then, quickly, a loop involving some birds chirping and a dog barking cuts in, with some odd background squiggly noise. Safe to say I like this side much more than the previous. Then some job site-type clatter intrudes, confirming that I'd like to hear more of this project. Cassette-decay pop and crackle starts to come in, with some strange and interesting clay-like reverb textures. For me, this is a good introduction, but more that than definitive. I'm sure fans of the project already like this. Recommended to those more into the Strange Rules vibe than I.
Will Over Matter "Visio Ja Totetutus" CS (Freak Animal)
"Beyond subtle minimalistic approach" seemed like a weird but good introduction to a project I've been meaning to explore for a long time, but was distracted by other things. I certainly see the Bianchi comparisons, as this opens with the semi-percussive echoes by themselves that classic M.B. does so well. Artwork is genius, too – archaic mechanical baby schematics. Jarringly, just as the echoes expand into cascading noise, what sounds like a completely destroyed beat cuts in in loop-form with a strange slight reverb. There is some very quiet, occasional musique concrete shuffling alongside it, adding to the mystery and challenge. The beat-loop seems to gain some coherence as it moves along, but barely so. Safe to say, I've never heard anything like this before. I'll admit this part does drag on for a bit, but in all fairness, in a way that holds my attention in suspense, wondering what's going to happen, rather than wondering why and what's the point. The ONLY comparison I can make here is Kostis Kilymis' "Arctic Saturation," which has some similar grainy subrhythms against slight noise crackle. Eventually, these ultra-slight high-end microtones come into play, almost unnoticeable unless you're paying full attention. By now, I've noticed the "beat" seems at it's most straightforward. I have to wonder, are those microtones guitar, or some weird spring instrument? Finally, things shift and collapse somewhat abruptly.
Grinding, concrete noise opens the B-side with killer textures and a brittle tone. Things move forward in rhythmic tape noise fashion, but are somehow a little more defined than the usual murk, mud, and mulch you hear. It's also safe to say that I love this, it's mind-boggling how one can find something so engaging despite it's utterly straightforward quality. Not only am I only barely familiar with the Finnish language, I can't quite discern what's going on in this sample, other than there are two voices, male and female. Following that, a very abrupt shift to square-wave synth tone against a very nice, angular echoed metallic rhythm of some kind. Not in the sense as previously-described, but more abstract if such a thing is even possible. The synth grinding gets more intense and more reverb is heaped onto the unmodulated rhythm, before things again cut abruptly. Well, back to the click-clack subrhythm alongside barely-noticeable background blips. This is exactly what I imagine when I see something described only as "minimal." Fucking definition of that. The 1-1-1-1 "beat" seems to gather in presence, with the background quiet 1-1-1-1 modulating ever so slightly. Seems like most wouldn't even care to make these types of sounds, let alone listen to them. Well, fuck that, this is supposed to be experimental music, right? Now, the background blips have morphed into more concrete shuffling at almost frustratingly-low volumes. I can imagine people who do certain kinds of drugs overdosing, nodding off, and dying to this, it's like a junkie's fragile heartbeat against the sound of them crawling around the room. Some modulated synthesizer buzz then intrudes, literally, growing in volume past the other elements. You wake up for a moment and realize what's happening before it all stops. Forever.
Anyway, this is recommended to anyone not tied to particular biases in sound, this stuff rejuvenates the feeling that anything is possible within "these genres," truly challenging material while I'm doing things that really are just loud and noisy or weird, but nowhere near as off-putting and different as this. Listen and be inspired!
Euronet s/t CS (State Controlled Tapes)
Second review of this tape after a few listens. Got a problem? Stop reading. Thought I'd give this another chance because sometimes my attention and memory is so hazy that I know my first impressions can be bullshit. I bought and kept it for a reason, after all.
Side A appears to be synthesizer textures, mostly on the swarming high end, treated via lots of tape saturation. There's also a sort of foreboding mid-low-end background "cantus firmus" that carries the piece along nicely, more smooth than I remember from the first time around. Straightforward, minimal, and probably will not appeal to those who don't actively seek simple minimalism. Oddly, I can't think of a damn thing to compare it to. "Brain Leak 1 & 2," though? I didn't notice any separation.
Totally different sounds on B-side. More active, quick, and ripping noise textures, reminding me of Being (!!!) in a way that sounds like they could be acoustic sounds treated to shit via tape, or perhaps synthesizer sounds with the same treatment. Either way, this is a kind of noise I listen to less nowadays, but enjoy very much just the same. There's this compact, almost quiet quality that gives this the amateurish charm I prefer. There's also a subtle physical quality that, while not too impactful or percussive, feels and sounds like more than just electronics being decayed through magnetics, but as if the sounds began as one thing, and were changed into another. There's also some "electrical" crackling textures that I'm pretty much a sucker for at all instances. Excellent reverberated toothy background humming underneath all the sweet noise violence that moves around in a manner similar to Whitehouse's "Lightning Struck My Dick." I like unexpected PE textures within more direct noise. Things switch a bit to a focus on high end, with some almost French musique concrete (?) sounding textures giving this a relaxing feel (??), despite it's tension, volume, and action. Things shift gears following an intense build to some low-end rumble with a nice reverberated tone, but then abruptly cut off and end. Bummer. I could have listened to that for a while. Definitely getting the new tape from WCN. US harsh noise adherents will probably love this.
Koufar "Life Sentence" CS (Black Psychosis)
Uncultured white boy that I am, I 1) need to actually keep up with projects I like, and 2), need to learn the basics of more languages. Knowing that I lack much of the context within which to frame most Koufar concepts, it feels almost stupid to review this tape. Whatever. It's damn good and was intended for me to review by the person who sent it. So I'm doing that. Sorry Mack. I'll try to keep things short and focus on sound over content, which still feels like a concession to laziness, but here we are. More PE should demand that you learn more about the world you live in, anyway. That's what political content in PE is for. NOT shock value.
For starters, this is a lot more minimal than the years-old Koufar releases I was initially familiar with. Originally, what struck me was the intense layering and the unique intonation of Mack's voice, in addition of course to the nationalistic themes. Those recordings were generally overloaded with a lot going on, with the vocals drenched in multiple effects. Here, we get something of a distilled verison of that. The electronics are loose yet structured, percussive and punctuated instead of linear and wall-of-noise approach. Frankly, there isn't a ton of sounds going on, but that's not necessary. The excecution of solid concept into good music with impassioned vocal delivery is plenty to carry a less-is-more style.
A note on the vocals is that I'm always left wanting to read the lyrics. Although Mack has a hardcore punk style of delivery that here isn't as disguised in effects as say, The Purity Of The Cedars, the foreceful shouting pretty much reduces the words to collections of syllables that I can't understand. Perhaps that's appropriate considering my lack of relation to what he's actually talking about? Although I like very much the way it sounds, with a project this centered on particular concepts, what is being said is obviously very important as well.
These pieces are not only minimal, but seem to vary appropriately in length based on the sounds that comprise the backing track underneath the vocals. There's a distinctly rhythmic approach on the second and third especially that are complimented by very slight detail and what's nearly a sense of melody, or at least a tonal approach one might expect more out of Ke/Hil and Genocide Organ rather than, say, pretty much anything else. They're also full of somewhat unpredictable shifts in texture and volume that coincide damn well with the vocals as they become more mangled by effects. Some great use of stop-start cuts in the delay that seem to make good use of a line-switcher to other effects, such as the fast tremolo and slight reverb. Everything's also a little quiet in comparison to the vocals and some of the high-end, but that's what volume knobs are for.
I should note that I am distinctly reminded of a very old Shift tape entitled "Nocturnal Beasts" from Turgid Animal. While I know that Shift has been a detractor of some of his older material (evolving and improving is the game here), I still very much like and return to that tape enthusiastically in a collection otherwise full of metal bashing, high-end squeal, and crackling. The emotive, bleak, punctuated drone is almost a staple in older Shift tapes, and here, we get Mack's take on that sound. It's not as miserable and depressive as old Shift, though, it's foreboding and a calm before the storm. It also is just something I find appealing in a sonic sense. I'm all the more interested to hear what the two are capable of when working together because of the above. Koufar and Shift are just projects that when not great, are still very good. I think this Koufar track is either "Cell 3," or "Life Sentence (Reflections)," but the natural fluidity of the track progression makes it hard to tell. Following that, some unexpected synth melodies cut in alongside tape noise crackle and soon surrender to Wince-esque brittle noise cuts. The more this project progresses, the less I know what to expect, as any decent industrial, PE, noise, or anything should be. Dare I say something good could come of Mack mixing the sounds of Crown Of Cerberus into some more restrained Koufar compositions in the future? Now I'll backtrack and get older Koufar releases intermittent with newer ones, as I always do with great projects I neglect. Oh, and this is double-A-sided; is it just me, or is the mix on the B-side slightly louder and punchier??
Nor Index "Recurring Photographer" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
Intense, short PE tracks that are something of a departure from the "Rat Trap" tape, with the exception of the vocals. Things here sound distinctly mangled on tape and perhaps executed via some neat line-switching. Opens to some fast, shifting harsh noise and quickly transitions to distorted vocals over what sounds like tape-sped high end and again quickly cuts to restrained high-end and then back to crumbling, brittle, pile-on harsh noise with the vocals returning over top more shifting, quick noise that occasionally sputters out or introduces some heavy low-end buzz. One thing, concept-wise, I've noticed is that while some projects seem centered on true crime or perhaps criminal acts, this project seems to deal with forensics and forensic psychology. I could see how some might not appreciate this, but I've never heard anything that's quite like this noise-with-vocals-over-it approach that I liked this much, or liked at all, really. I will complain that track distinctions, are, as usual with newer PE, hard to discern, but fuck it. This isn't dissimilar to Limbs Bin, except that I really like it, whereas LB doesn't do much for me, at least what little I've heard.
Flipping to the B-side, it occurs to me that old-fashioned radio or shortwave static may be an integral part of this sound, not unlike very old Consumer Electronics and the like. It's a careful rope to walk, but I like that kind of primitivism, even if it does sometimes come off as more "punk" than "industrial" in spirit. Man, that first one was short. Frankly, the second piece is a lot like the A-side second track. On such a short tape, I have to wonder about that. Here, the backdrop is still crunching and ripping tape noise, but with a more wall-like shape, less dynamic, but still fast, forward-momentum. Some filter sweeps I wish were louder, then degrading into more physical low-end rumbling and cutting noise. The dynamics, when they intrude, are damn good, here, though, detailed yet messy, with some of the details making you wish the sounds were more sustained. Too short, but perhaps not easily maintained on a longer cassette. Not exactly sure how to compare or recommend this, except that it's unique and could appeal to those who look for the unexpected.
Publication Ban "Demo 1" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
This has the fidelity of the badly-dubbed Ramleh reissues on RRR. That's not necessarily bad, just an odd feature to accentuate when using tapes as a primary factor in creating noisy, industrial sounds. Some scraping yet watery textures with oscillating high end buried to some extent in the murk. Eerie atmospheric synths seem to lurk in the background before things give way to that same oscillation, primitive drone feedback, and human voice so buried and degraded that I cannot make out it's purpose or content. I read a review of this in Fordamning that made this tape seem quite different than it actually is, although I do get what he meant by "cheap microphone feedback." I don't mean it in the pejorative way, though, I generally like that sound (old Italian noise and PE) as I'm not overexposed to it like some are. I'm not continually looking backward, so when others do, sometimes I'm glad to hear their take on the "traditional" sounds. This is more personal than just mimicry, to my ears, though. Things shift faster and are quieter than any Mauthausen Orchestra I own. At one point, a strange warbled drone emerges that's hard for me to place – is it a synth, is it some tape-treated field recording, is it feedback treated with effects? I'll admit that the mysteriousness of this type of thing seems detached from a concept, which is a little odd, but it still doesn't seem totally done for it's own sake, I guess. Transitioning from that, a muffled cascade of static takes over, still leaving room for the barely-perceptible background human voices and incidental noises.
Things begin in basically the same manner on the B-side as the A-side, although it's easy to tell the sample is a woman speaking what might be Arabic. Feedback is sharper, louder, and more present, perhaps invoking current Filth & Violence projects more than vintage Italian crimes. Although I like this tape, I've got to admit it offers very little – on a bad day, this might be my least favorite of the Dogmatics In Outline projects, despite that I'm generally really into these types of wonky feedback sounds. Eventually, the torrent gives way to quite an odd sample of a man conversing with perhaps an investigator regarding his employment's connection with some form of sex trafficking or prostitution, preceding another where a young man is interviewed about his abuse. Unfortunately, I can't quite discern the next samples, although they appear to be quite young people being interviewed about what they spend the money they earn from prostitution on. I could listen to and try to ferret out the meat of these samples all day. The electronics and tape work, occasionally. If you want to hear an extremely lo-fi, restrained version of Taint, maybe check this out.
Publication Ban "Demo 2" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
Opens to a muffled sample of a British man saying something about "I want to show you some pictures," underneath whirring mid-range synth square-waves that bursts quickly into similarly-textured mid-and-high end noise, including some almost-harmonic feedback. I suppose I immediately like this one more than the first demo above. Sounds as if many of the present sounds have been run through the same synthesizer or tone generator unit, sort of like live versions of "Felix Culpa" by Club Moral. This is certainly no Club Moral, but still something I very much like; hard-to-place, almost-frustrating primitive electronics and tape work. As with the previous, there's a sample that continues underneath everything, but is literally serving as a backdrop instead of an interlude or in place of vocals, as many samples generally do. The sweeping, EQ-knob work returns here, louder than the previous demo, still in the gritty mid range without being too piercing-high or rumbling-low, after a bit moving around alongside the "cheap" feedback. There are some really watery low-end sounds in the background which are hard to make out, adding to some of the mysterious-factor. If I had to compare this to anything, it'd be more so obscure tape noise projects like Scorpio & Glass or The Glass Path (similar names a coincidence) than the aforementioned M.O. or Club Moral. I can easily see how certain Swedes might be unimpressed, but I also feel that the been there, done that mentality is just as tiresome when objectivity is your starting point. There is some more nice low-end that sounds like the wind or contact sounds one gets from field recordings underneath drilling high-end hiss, furthering the comparison in particular to a Glass Path tape I have whose title I think is "Driving Music" (check that out if you like this). At one point, this beautiful oscillating feedback rhythm (!) fades in, which is just blissful, ending of course too quickly. Worth noting at this time that the sample sounds not unlike police scanner recordings. Noise eventually again fades to reveal the sample and incidental crunching noise, but adds no clarity of discernment. This is also A-side-only, which is frankly a bad idea unless a given set of recordings is at least 20-25 minutes in length, and even then, the least you can do is make it double-A-sided, like the Koufar tape above.
You really should have this shit on a blog/website/paperzine or something. Its a shame if reviews of this quality just disappear into the back of this thread.
Quote from: F_c_O on June 05, 2017, 11:19:19 AM
You really should have this shit on a blog/website/paperzine or something. Its a shame if reviews of this quality just disappear into the back of this thread.
true.
I found all Boris and Merzbow stuff completely ecstatic and at my own occasion absolutely wonderful.
Having a Whitehouse kind of morning today.
Quote from: urall on June 05, 2017, 11:25:19 AM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 05, 2017, 11:19:19 AM
You really should have this shit on a blog/website/paperzine or something. Its a shame if reviews of this quality just disappear into the back of this thread.
true.
Not only that but there is a real lack of blogs like that at the moment. At least as I see it? Review sites have largely become the stuff of lame 'journalists' chasing a career with some few exceptions.
Quote from: Duncan on June 05, 2017, 02:02:15 PM
Quote from: urall on June 05, 2017, 11:25:19 AM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 05, 2017, 11:19:19 AM
You really should have this shit on a blog/website/paperzine or something. Its a shame if reviews of this quality just disappear into the back of this thread.
true.
Not only that but there is a real lack of blogs like that at the moment. At least as I see it? Review sites have largely become the stuff of lame 'journalists' chasing a career with some few exceptions.
I really like the Noise Receptor blog:
https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/ (https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/)
Since I don't own the original 12", this weekend I listened several times to a downloaded version of Revolutionary Command - New Era LP. Apart from the vocals and politics, this one seems to be a bit different than the Brethren and Organized Resistance records. I don't know if I'm right to say it's more 'ambient/industrial' sounding and overall not so aggressive than the mentioned ones. (I'm really bad in describing and reviewing)
What's for sure - a reissue in any physical format would be very welcome!
Quote from: cr on June 05, 2017, 03:40:47 PM
Quote from: Duncan on June 05, 2017, 02:02:15 PM
Quote from: urall on June 05, 2017, 11:25:19 AM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 05, 2017, 11:19:19 AM
You really should have this shit on a blog/website/paperzine or something. Its a shame if reviews of this quality just disappear into the back of this thread.
true.
Not only that but there is a real lack of blogs like that at the moment. At least as I see it? Review sites have largely become the stuff of lame 'journalists' chasing a career with some few exceptions.
I really like the Noise Receptor blog:
https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/ (https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/)
Cheers. We Need No Swords is a good uk based one
https://weneednoswords.wordpress.com/
But we're getting off topic I guess.
Recently I've been on the jaques thollot, John Wiese and Posset. Various forms of weirded out drum/piano blasting, harsh computer music and tape wonk. IN THAT ORDER
Sorry, OT. I'm surprised and grateful for everyone's encouragement, thank you. I'm also considering starting a review blog and just posting links to that here, although I honestly like the idea more of joining forces with one already established for a better variety of tastes, purchasing habits and perspectives rather than just indulging my biases. Not sure of who to reach out to, though; Noise Receptor has me beat and makes me look bad on several levels, haha. The Special Interests blog seems to be just fine having only Mikko's reviews, also.
I'll be contributing occasionally to a new blog that focuses only on the gritty, filthy side of things, though. Duncan, I'll listen to that interview soon, glad someone else is paying attention to your stuff.
Quote from: urall on June 05, 2017, 11:25:19 AM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 05, 2017, 11:19:19 AM
You really should have this shit on a blog/website/paperzine or something. Its a shame if reviews of this quality just disappear into the back of this thread.
true.
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Burial - Untrue
To this date my favourite dubstep album and certainly unlike most in the genre. Drenched in melancholy this reminds me of city at night, at early morning, and the beauty of it, the quiet, with cars humming in distance. The moments alone or shared with someone special. It is truly sad that dubstep degenerated what it became, instead of going into this direction, or with more artist exploring this dimension of it. At first listen, one finds very little familiar, especially if one knows only skrillex. The drumbeats sound unfamiliar, the whole sound pallette is drenched in saturation and lofi. Something to listen at night when one needs something to calm down to. Truly, this sort of melancholy is the most beautiful emotion one can expirience.
Grey Wolves - Punishment/Age of Dissent
Great stuff. For some reason, it seems that these guys aren't as highly regarded as big names like con-dom or genocide organ? Or is it just me? In any case, this is the kind of power electronics I really enjoy. Lofi, unrefined, minimal with strong message. The greatest shame is that these lps havent been re-released on vinyl (with the original artwork and leaflets). Material feels less like some intellectual pursuit and more like a simple, primal explosion of anger and energy.
Death Squad - Theological Genocide/Isolation as Intent
To me, this is pretty much pinnacle of power electronics. All of power electronics. Extremely simple, extremely minimal, focus on high end but it never feels static, unfocused or uninspired. Extreme in just the right way. I really, really need to get these on vinyl.
L'IMPASSE MEXICAINE
French post rock band with a quite technical playing,
Not bad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzxP_ZE5ZOU
Boris - Absolutego
This is my number one drone doom album, no contenders. It is not ambient, it is not clean, pretty or meditative. It is filthy, it is heavy, it is bludgeoning. The feedback wata conjures out of her guitar is downright nasty, uncomfortable, unfriendly. There are no attempts to be experimental, artistic or anything of the ilk. The only point here is drone, feedback, that beautiful, filthy, humongous sound you get from a good amp and a good fuzz pedal (which, in my opinion, is the only true guitar distortion. Everything else is just pissweak shit that takes away from the sound, rather than adding to it!). This is drone, this is sludge, this is noise. Extremely highly recommended. This is also great workout music!
As a guitarist (mainly), I entirely disagree. I need fuzz, distortion and overdrive as I don't use them for the same reasons at all. Same when I use them on my synths or drum machine...
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on June 08, 2017, 11:35:14 AM
As a guitarist (mainly), I entirely disagree. I need fuzz, distortion and overdrive as I don't use them for the same reasons at all. Same when I use them on my synths or drum machine...
What can I say, I just love fuzz. Overdrive can work but for distortion, eh, I really, really rarely find a distortion sound enjoyable. Anyway, enough off topic!
the new Qrixkuor is streaming - has a wicked Demoncy cover as well!
http://www.cvltnation.com/ritualistic-death-metal-premiere-streaming-qrixkuor-incantations-abyss/
Quote from: F_c_O on June 07, 2017, 03:34:01 PM
Boris - Absolutego
This is my number one drone doom album, no contenders.
It's pretty much the last word in the sub-genre as far as I'm concerned. A lot else this band did left me pretty cold - they were a bit of an "it" band for a while there. Some of their collaborative stuff with Merzbow wasn't bad. But this album certainly rules.
Quote from: Levas on May 14, 2014, 10:30:12 AM
Decondition - Sukellan Tuntemattomiin syvyyksiin - pretty traditional German style PE, but good.
It's been years since this came out. I remember getting promo copy of cdr with various tracks and my main complaint was the use of loops that do not develop anywhere. That song would just start and stop, being just about the same for whole duration. But this album is not like that. I recall writing few messages with guy and very vague recollections that he ended up changing tracklist and this album isn't what I remember promo to be.
Traditional German style PE, is rather accurate. But I'm not thinking of Genocide Organ. Not at all. More like Dagda Mor, Ex.Order, perhaps little bit of Söldnergeist and Advokat Ihrer Hoheit. I would also mention some more PE works of Cloama!
Album mixes "german styled heavy electronics" with dark and grim sounding death industrial. Echoing chanting voices... Produced rather clean, although it has mystery in form of distortions/effects, physical elements as opposed to some of the software based groups.
I guess at this point, feeling little regret of not showing green light for album after the promising tape on Freak Animal, but at least still found in FA's distribution!
CD came out on Force Majeure (Nuit Et Bruillard), perhaps little bad timing and album seems to be largely overlooked. Certainly good to grab!
U-731 "By All means..." CD
Black Plagve
Members from United Front, S.H.P., Vomit Arsonist,... It sounds to me quite a like one could expect based on hearing those names. Also something what makes me think of several current USA projects. In a way, it is decent. It has pretty much all the basic elements of the dark post-industrial / heavy electronics stuff. Aggressive vocals. Strong samples from speaches or documentaries. Aggressive electronics as well as bleak and eerie, even tonal keyboard usage. It's not recycling same template, but actually each track does stand on its own.
But what sets it apart from the best of the genre, is the fine detail of sound. Many tracks suffer from somehow flat production. You got steady tone of raw electronics as back bone, then processed vocals echoing on top, and perhaps few other sound elements or samples going on, but nothing melts together and the true punch is missing. Seemingly like mixed on computer multitrack without sounds truly "becoming one", and often sound is relatively thin or flat, only enhanced with things like "reverb", rather than looking into core of sound, is it really any good? And instead of looking for brutal, fat, crunchy or truly fierce and ripping, you got this almost low bit rate multieffect type crackle tone hidden under echo? Well, of course not all the time and all the tracks - but the commonly heard and seen problem these days in this type of approach.
Of course, when you put some germanic leader speaking, you can throw almost any fuzzy tone behind it, and track can't be too bad, hah... So the CD is fine. But project appears like they could do way better than they have ended up doing. Lack of physicality and loud amplification is perhaps one missing detail, but I'm not sure if that's even the thing they want.
Aeoga 'Obsidian Outlander' LP
Aural Hypnox
This has been my turntable for some days. Probably 5 times later, I can conclude few things. If talking loosely about category consisting Dark ritual/drone/ambient/etc etc, it is not mandatory to put out double albums. Not even hour long albums. Not even 40 mins! This LP, is barely 30 minutes and I have ended up listening it several times each day.
Because length is half an hour, and there are six tracks, it is not merely some flowing abstract sound stream. Without becoming music in conventional underderstanding, it still makes songs. Slow eerie guitar tones, dark and noble almost soundtrack-esque synth tones, rhythmic loops of chains or other objects. Analogue synth pulsations, church organs... and so on.. It is hard to just call it "drone" or "ambient" as it neither one. Also lumping into vast category of "ritual music" hardly does justice, as while it may be that - it is more. It is clearly not product of simple drugged jam or easy routines hidden under neat aesthetics, but most of all artistic perfection! I'm quite sure at this point, that this Aeoga album is becoming my favorite Aural Hypnox release so far!
I'm pretty sure label saw the strength of it, since this was first ever vinyl release of the legendary label! Also published as CD, though. Essential album. Also, when listened after the above mentioned cd, there is such a drastic difference in audio alchemy. This album doesn't have singly crappy sound to it. Any approach in sound it look for, they come up with greatest results.
I got Inferno by Brainbombs, their live album recorded in the early nineties in Stockholm and the split between No Balls and Blank Vein, these have been on repeat all day.
I picked up Less a month or two ago at the local record store. Its solid and the No Balls/Blank Vein split is even better.
My drone binge continues with
Monarch - Sabbracadaver
If theres a singular modern band to rival the classics of drone, this is it. Wonderful, heavy, pitch black and best of all, it is not boring! Despite being some of the slowest doom out there, it never becomes boring, instead the band can keep your interest through their monolithic compositions. Unlike the earlier efforts of the band, theres actually some sense of melody here, although it is quite hard to grasp due to the utterly tectonic tempo the band works out. Even more impressive is the fact that the band has never felt the need to start to experiment or go outside their chosen style of doom while consistently doling out the goods. There are no violins, synths, poetry reading or other kind of bullcrap bands like Sunn O))) have commited here. The focus is singular, obsessive. Heavily recommended.
STUPID KARATE
Punk hardcore band from france,
Old school stuff with short tracks,
efficient.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkDDVHYCKNM
WAKEFORD - STAPLETON "Revenge of the selfish shellfish" CD
Tursa / World Serpent
I have quite on-off interest on doings of these people, but when it peaks, then I end up digging bunch of items and can say that at the best, both guys were masters of their craft. Some stuff is pointless now, but other works hold strength year after year, decade after decade!
This has the little pieces of "neofolk", but most of all experimental sound collages. Being pure "open-chord" neofolk, done with modern standards, can result utterly boring outcome. The mix with innovative and eccentric sound-art, is what gives material totally different character. Not some skilled guitarists and singers with well produced albums - in standard of normal pop music, but album with character. High levels of oddity and surreal. Great album!
STRAFE FR "Lufhunger" CD
Touch
1991 Touch release doesn't seem to be very wanted. You can score copy even for mere 3 euros from discogs! Mixing electronics, field recordings and other things together. Year 1991, indicating lack of computer editing, so while this ain't no masterpiece or atmost classic by any means, it's nice addition in playlist with brilliant sonic moments happening within quite formless whole. Can't say much how album was in whole, but once in a while during it's duration, fragmented sound collage moment just awakes me to think "this is good", but then again, moment passes...
ILLUSION OF SAFETY "More Violence And Geography" CD
Die Stadt
1988 materal reissued on CD many years ago. I like. It has so many elements what I like:
-Noisy, but not really *just noise*.
-Not too song oriented, but 11 songs instead of just long endless stream of sound.
-Charming late 80's sound quality. Not aiming to be rugged or lo-fi, but even aim to be the best sound out there, it would end up somehow crude and hand-made-feel.
-None of songs are totally linear and mechanical. Meaning, that despite usage of loops or such repeating elements, there is always layers of sounds what seem hand crafted, lively, colorful, always on the move, mutating, shifting to something else. Making each song interesting to follow.
Here one sample track. Guitars are not as dominating factor in all the songs, but also usage of guitars in many of the old releases are so different from how they are used nowadays. I'm 100% disinterested in all that sunn o))) kind of category or "drone doom" or such. Also most of ebow kind of stuff. Nadia? Pff... Guitar drone or guitar noise, both seemingly very easy, but in other hand, very hard to find interesting stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeWkVxn4UBY
That said, couple weeks ago several times ex-Diesel Guitar guys solo album! Phenomenal guitar drone!!
Death Squad "Isolation as Intent" LP (Audio Dissection) & "Out-Patient" cd (Spastik Communications)- I had these releases mixed up. I thought the "Interrogation" track was on "I.A.I." so that was a little bit of a disappointment. Both of these releases are very minimal in the electronics department compared to "Theological Genocide". Themes on "I.A.I." are obvious based on the title along with some extreme issues with God ("Fuck You!"). "Out-Patient" is "An audio study in social and psychological difficulties". The best track involves a female associate of DS discussing her heroin addiction. "Interrogation" use to be reasonably intense but now just falls short other than the last couple of seconds of the track. I won't write anymore as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not heard it. The LP is limited to 100 copies so get it while you can but if you're unsure, track down the cd's, as they should be reasonably priced or down-right cheap.
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/extreme_as_fk_that_time_death_squad_held_its_audience_hostage_by_gunpoint
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 10, 2017, 07:56:35 PM
Death Squad "Isolation as Intent" LP (Audio Dissection) & "Out-Patient" cd (Spastik Communications)- I had these releases mixed up. I thought the "Interrogation" track was on "I.A.I." so that was a little bit of a disappointment. Both of these releases are very minimal in the electronics department compared to "Theological Genocide". Themes on "I.A.I." are obvious based on the title along with some extreme issues with God ("Fuck You!"). "Out-Patient" is "An audio study in social and psychological difficulties". The best track involves a female associate of DS discussing her heroin addiction. "Interrogation" use to be reasonably intense but now just falls short other than the last couple of seconds of the track. I won't write anymore as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not heard it. The LP is limited to 100 copies so get it while you can but if you're unsure, track down the cd's, as they should be reasonably priced or down-right cheap.
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/extreme_as_fk_that_time_death_squad_held_its_audience_hostage_by_gunpoint
Very last copies of the LP available! www.audiodissection.com
Quote from: audiodissection on June 10, 2017, 10:50:22 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 10, 2017, 07:56:35 PM
Death Squad "Isolation as Intent" LP (Audio Dissection) & "Out-Patient" cd (Spastik Communications)- I had these releases mixed up. I thought the "Interrogation" track was on "I.A.I." so that was a little bit of a disappointment. Both of these releases are very minimal in the electronics department compared to "Theological Genocide". Themes on "I.A.I." are obvious based on the title along with some extreme issues with God ("Fuck You!"). "Out-Patient" is "An audio study in social and psychological difficulties". The best track involves a female associate of DS discussing her heroin addiction. "Interrogation" use to be reasonably intense but now just falls short other than the last couple of seconds of the track. I won't write anymore as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not heard it. The LP is limited to 100 copies so get it while you can but if you're unsure, track down the cd's, as they should be reasonably priced or down-right cheap.
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/extreme_as_fk_that_time_death_squad_held_its_audience_hostage_by_gunpoint
Very last copies of the LP available! www.audiodissection.com
Just picked up this and Theological Genocide and I absolutely cannot wait to hear these....haven't had much free time for anything lately, but once these arrive that's going to change no matter what.
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on June 11, 2017, 02:55:26 AM
Quote from: audiodissection on June 10, 2017, 10:50:22 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 10, 2017, 07:56:35 PM
Death Squad "Isolation as Intent" LP (Audio Dissection) & "Out-Patient" cd (Spastik Communications)- I had these releases mixed up. I thought the "Interrogation" track was on "I.A.I." so that was a little bit of a disappointment. Both of these releases are very minimal in the electronics department compared to "Theological Genocide". Themes on "I.A.I." are obvious based on the title along with some extreme issues with God ("Fuck You!"). "Out-Patient" is "An audio study in social and psychological difficulties". The best track involves a female associate of DS discussing her heroin addiction. "Interrogation" use to be reasonably intense but now just falls short other than the last couple of seconds of the track. I won't write anymore as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not heard it. The LP is limited to 100 copies so get it while you can but if you're unsure, track down the cd's, as they should be reasonably priced or down-right cheap.
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/extreme_as_fk_that_time_death_squad_held_its_audience_hostage_by_gunpoint
Very last copies of the LP available! www.audiodissection.com
Just picked up this and Theological Genocide and I absolutely cannot wait to hear these....haven't had much free time for anything lately, but once these arrive that's going to change no matter what.
intent on isolation?
Quote from: F_c_O on June 10, 2017, 01:13:34 PM
My drone binge continues with
Monarch - Sabbracadaver
If theres a singular modern band to rival the classics of drone, this is it. Wonderful, heavy, pitch black and best of all, it is not boring! Despite being some of the slowest doom out there, it never becomes boring, instead the band can keep your interest through their monolithic compositions. Unlike the earlier efforts of the band, theres actually some sense of melody here, although it is quite hard to grasp due to the utterly tectonic tempo the band works out. Even more impressive is the fact that the band has never felt the need to start to experiment or go outside their chosen style of doom while consistently doling out the goods. There are no violins, synths, poetry reading or other kind of bullcrap bands like Sunn O))) have commited here. The focus is singular, obsessive. Heavily recommended.
You might be pleased to hear they just finished mixing their upcoming album a few days ago. If I remember well, they recored five songs (including a Kiss cover.)
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on June 11, 2017, 03:19:19 PM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 10, 2017, 01:13:34 PM
My drone binge continues with
Monarch - Sabbracadaver
If theres a singular modern band to rival the classics of drone, this is it. Wonderful, heavy, pitch black and best of all, it is not boring! Despite being some of the slowest doom out there, it never becomes boring, instead the band can keep your interest through their monolithic compositions. Unlike the earlier efforts of the band, theres actually some sense of melody here, although it is quite hard to grasp due to the utterly tectonic tempo the band works out. Even more impressive is the fact that the band has never felt the need to start to experiment or go outside their chosen style of doom while consistently doling out the goods. There are no violins, synths, poetry reading or other kind of bullcrap bands like Sunn O))) have commited here. The focus is singular, obsessive. Heavily recommended.
You might be pleased to hear they just finished mixing their upcoming album a few days ago. If I remember well, they recored five songs (including a Kiss cover.)
see monarch et al as doom.
doom contains drone but is not necessarily drone.
the drone seems to add to a suspence eventually broken by a change of chord, a drum beat etc
drone per se is without beginning or end and which you the listener have to insert yourself to experience at maximium
Quote from: david lloyd jones on June 11, 2017, 06:56:41 PM
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on June 11, 2017, 03:19:19 PM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 10, 2017, 01:13:34 PM
My drone binge continues with
Monarch - Sabbracadaver
If theres a singular modern band to rival the classics of drone, this is it. Wonderful, heavy, pitch black and best of all, it is not boring! Despite being some of the slowest doom out there, it never becomes boring, instead the band can keep your interest through their monolithic compositions. Unlike the earlier efforts of the band, theres actually some sense of melody here, although it is quite hard to grasp due to the utterly tectonic tempo the band works out. Even more impressive is the fact that the band has never felt the need to start to experiment or go outside their chosen style of doom while consistently doling out the goods. There are no violins, synths, poetry reading or other kind of bullcrap bands like Sunn O))) have commited here. The focus is singular, obsessive. Heavily recommended.
You might be pleased to hear they just finished mixing their upcoming album a few days ago. If I remember well, they recored five songs (including a Kiss cover.)
see monarch et al as doom.
doom contains drone but is not necessarily drone.
the drone seems to add to a suspence eventually broken by a change of chord, a drum beat etc
drone per se is without beginning or end and which you the listener have to insert yourself to experience at maximium
guess the 'proper' designation would be drone doom but i just say drone for short cause I figure that people know what I mean.
Haus Arafna "The Singles 1993-2000" cd- listened to that while slapping together inside disc tray artwork on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I got a download of a Bone Awl discography, which I have been listening to this evening prior to that I was listening to No Balls. Bone Awl are my new favourite black metal band (I think in terms like that).
As far a noise rock goes Homopolice an Drunkdriver are the tits.
Bone Awl I couldn't get into, even though I gave them a go. The Homopolice, however, I do have time for ("I Hate Everybody" has the sounds to back up it's noble sentiments).
My sentiments would be that Bone Awl are the ultimate in neanderthal.
I Hate Everybody is too good like.
Quote from: F_c_O on June 11, 2017, 09:03:43 AM
Quote from: Fluid Fetish on June 11, 2017, 02:55:26 AM
Quote from: audiodissection on June 10, 2017, 10:50:22 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 10, 2017, 07:56:35 PM
Death Squad "Isolation as Intent" LP (Audio Dissection) & "Out-Patient" cd (Spastik Communications)- I had these releases mixed up. I thought the "Interrogation" track was on "I.A.I." so that was a little bit of a disappointment. Both of these releases are very minimal in the electronics department compared to "Theological Genocide". Themes on "I.A.I." are obvious based on the title along with some extreme issues with God ("Fuck You!"). "Out-Patient" is "An audio study in social and psychological difficulties". The best track involves a female associate of DS discussing her heroin addiction. "Interrogation" use to be reasonably intense but now just falls short other than the last couple of seconds of the track. I won't write anymore as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not heard it. The LP is limited to 100 copies so get it while you can but if you're unsure, track down the cd's, as they should be reasonably priced or down-right cheap.
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/extreme_as_fk_that_time_death_squad_held_its_audience_hostage_by_gunpoint
Very last copies of the LP available! www.audiodissection.com
Just picked up this and Theological Genocide and I absolutely cannot wait to hear these....haven't had much free time for anything lately, but once these arrive that's going to change no matter what.
intent on isolation?
Yes, Isolation as Intent and Theological Genocide.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 11, 2017, 11:54:50 PM
Haus Arafna "The Singles 1993-2000" cd- listened to that while slapping together inside disc tray artwork on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Excellent collection. I'm gonna go ahead and pry and ask what were you doing disc tray artwork for? Hopefully some more Mania...
Quote from: Deadpriest on June 13, 2017, 10:16:35 AM
As far a noise rock goes Homopolice an Drunkdriver are the tits.
Drunkdriver is, in my opinion, absolutely not a noise rock band. For sure, they are an American hardcore group.
Harry Pussy is the best noise rock band ever, imo. The chaos in playing and recording has far, far, far more teeth than nearly every, or fuck it every, other noise rock band.
Quote from: VelvetCurtain on June 14, 2017, 12:03:37 AM
Quote from: Deadpriest on June 13, 2017, 10:16:35 AM
As far a noise rock goes Homopolice an Drunkdriver are the tits.
Drunkdriver is, in my opinion, absolutely not a noise rock band. For sure, they are an American hardcore group.
Seems like splitting hairs; they can't be both? Why are they one and not the other?
Quote from: Peterson on June 14, 2017, 12:23:14 AM
Seems like splitting hairs; they can't be both? Why are they one and not the other?
Agree:
They are definitely, at bottom, a hardcore band but they are too blown out and the vocals aren't heavy enough to not be called noise rock as well, they're noise rock in spirit I'd say.
Haven't listened to HP in a while, after hearing your opinion I must again!! But the greatest noise rock band will always be Brainbombs.
Now Playing
Violent Onsen Geisha - Que Sera, Sera (Things go to bad from worse).
Classic masterpiece i'm never tired to listen to.
Drunk Driver remind me a hardcore version of Kilslug.
Late night listening:
Wolfskin "Campos De Matança" cd (Essence Music)- esoteric soundscapes created with "loops, voice, accordion, flute, tin whistle, electric guitar, bells, Carillon, Tambourine, Iron, Ceramic Box, Talara, Wheels And Bones"; for fans of Allerseelen & the like.
Quote from: Deadpriest on June 14, 2017, 11:26:25 AM
Quote from: Peterson on June 14, 2017, 12:23:14 AM
Seems like splitting hairs; they can't be both? Why are they one and not the other?
Agree:
They are definitely, at bottom, a hardcore band but they are too blown out and the vocals aren't heavy enough to not be called noise rock as well, they're noise rock in spirit I'd say.
Haven't listened to HP in a while, after hearing your opinion I must again!! But the greatest noise rock band will always be Brainbombs.
Fair enough! I've actually heard people call HP a hardcore band before (it's def in their DNA, too). I wish more noise rock bands had more NOISE.
Quote from: VelvetCurtain on June 14, 2017, 10:16:44 PM
Fair enough! I've actually heard people call HP a hardcore band before (it's def in their DNA, too). I wish more noise rock bands had more NOISE.
Whoops, I was talking about Drunkdriver. Like I say haven't heard HP in a while (getting there though just redownloaded the stuff of their's I own)
I'd recommenced Violent Students, Shit and Shine and homopolice to you If you like your Noise rock noisy.
Senyawa : Brønshøj (Puncak) just received this record in the mail today, saw Aaron at Hanson highly recommend it and was distroing a few. Has a lot of what I look for as records go from first glance, the duo is from Indonesia (which I can't speak for others on this forum but I find the experimental scenes from the non western world to be particularly interesting even if I don't end up liking the output).
The music is a mix of traditional Indonesian and something more drone inspired, seen the term metal thrown around but I don't know how represented that sound is on this release. The first side starts off beautifully with plucked resonating strings that both fill the listening space and let the whole room breathe at the same time. I would say with all the talk of people into doom recently that they should try to check these guys out. The instrument is homemade and offers a lot of variety, while the other member is purely using voice. The vocals are haunting at times and completely abstract at others, as the release goes further they enter more upfront in the mix adding to the drone.
I'll definitely be exploring more of these guys and hope they make it to the USA again, wish I could've seen them last year. The reviews seem captivating.
For those not wanting to commit financially to this band there are links of some full albums on archive.com that I've yet to check out but I will link below
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Senyawa/Live_At_Grub_1720/
Curious if anyone else is into them or any of the Europeans have seen them
I have seen them 3-4 times. Great live band and the singer goes crazy.
I also know the ones who released the LP. It was recorded in one of the guys' house in Brønshøj and I think it was pretty much improvised.
Quote from: Johann on June 14, 2017, 10:39:59 PM
Senyawa : Brønshøj (Puncak) just received this record in the mail today, saw Aaron at Hanson highly recommend it and was distroing a few. Has a lot of what I look for as records go from first glance, the duo is from Indonesia (which I can't speak for others on this forum but I find the experimental scenes from the non western world to be particularly interesting even if I don't end up liking the output).
The music is a mix of traditional Indonesian and something more drone inspired, seen the term metal thrown around but I don't know how represented that sound is on this release. The first side starts off beautifully with plucked resonating strings that both fill the listening space and let the whole room breathe at the same time. I would say with all the talk of people into doom recently that they should try to check these guys out. The instrument is homemade and offers a lot of variety, while the other member is purely using voice. The vocals are haunting at times and completely abstract at others, as the release goes further they enter more upfront in the mix adding to the drone.
I'll definitely be exploring more of these guys and hope they make it to the USA again, wish I could've seen them last year. The reviews seem captivating.
For those not wanting to commit financially to this band there are links of some full albums on archive.com that I've yet to check out but I will link below
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Senyawa/Live_At_Grub_1720/
Curious if anyone else is into them or any of the Europeans have seen them
Kontinent Stasis
Very nice! In terms of style I prefer the new Kevlar, but this one isn't so bad either. Needs more spins, but a solid effort.
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar "Skrankverk" cd (Dystonia EK )- lots of acoustic sounds, I think? there some that electronic or processed; lots of metal, dripping water, drones. They're at their best when the metal banging gets heavy. Does anyone know what happened to the members of N.F.? I vaguely remember hearing that they were involved in a black metal band, I think? I have the cd on SNSE waiting to be listened to soon, as well.
LEGLESS - Music For Blackouts C30 (White Centipede)
This one came through the door yesterday and it has already made five or six rounds in my deck. It has an air to it which takes me to the same uncanny place as Macronympha's White Music, and it's not miles away from it purely soundwise either. But Dan has really carved out a space of his own here I think. Music For Blackouts nods towards the american 90's (and with that very specific The New Sadism sounding feedback, I even catch a faint scent of the italian 80's) but doesn't come off as an old school recording for the sake of being old school. A personal recording very much not of it's time, which feels refreshing. Beautiful.
Quote from: Deadpriest on June 14, 2017, 10:38:10 PM
Quote from: VelvetCurtain on June 14, 2017, 10:16:44 PM
Fair enough! I've actually heard people call HP a hardcore band before (it's def in their DNA, too). I wish more noise rock bands had more NOISE.
Whoops, I was talking about Drunkdriver. Like I say haven't heard HP in a while (getting there though just redownloaded the stuff of their's I own)
I'd recommenced Violent Students, Shit and Shine and homopolice to you If you like your Noise rock noisy.
i've been obsessed with this type of nosie rock/hardcore for years, and one of the shining examples of it in my opinion is stick men with ray guns out of dallas, tx. this recording compiles some sets of theirs in the early 80's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6CaCJUBnQ8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6CaCJUBnQ8)
also i'd recommend rusted shut (also out of tx):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlVdAwdZl0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WlVdAwdZl0)
kilslug has to be mentioned in this context.
Whitehouse "Thank Your Lucky Stars" cd (Susan Lawly)- highly recommended for the two 7" releases that were rather difficult to locate. Too bad they didn't reproduce the artwork. Memory fails me on what the music used in the background of "Try & Be Grateful" is. Was it in "Deep Throat"?
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar "Hålrum" cd (SNSE)- similar to the previous cd I commented on but this sounds a bit more free form. It's two years earlier so, maybe, they hadn't quite figured it all out. Parts sound like a drum circle but other sections are nice n' heavy and more focused. There's a variety of metal objects used along with some yelling, wood, droning, guitar, etc. N.F. are never really very noisy but they do get heavy.
Skin Graft "Condition" tape (No Rent)- excellent! Listened to this while creating more artwork for an upcoming release. Real nasty harsh noise; dense n' heavy. Some synth-type sounds are used along with field recordings with voices, etc. Recommended!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 17, 2017, 02:17:26 AMNiellerade Fallibilisthorstar "Hålrum" cd (SNSE)- similar to the previous cd I commented on but this sounds a bit more free form. It's two years earlier so, maybe, they hadn't quite figured it all out. Parts sound like a drum circle but other sections are nice n' heavy and more focused. There's a variety of metal objects used along with some yelling, wood, droning, guitar, etc. N.F. are never really very noisy but they do get heavy.
For my money, their best and a classic of that decade. A bona fide favorite.
I.O. "A.Sigg" private tape about this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v1SfGdyh3M
OTTIS IN THE WOODS - Same
Really like this one. Fine anonymous serial killer harsh noise. At its best imho.
Quote from: F_c_O on June 16, 2017, 11:45:09 PM
kilslug has to be mentioned in this context.
seem to remember from the time, they were (bass) heavier and slower than usual post punk/hc, with pic of aleister crowley on the lp i got.
at the time this slower bass heavier stiff seemed suspiciously metal, but enjoyed along with melvins, steel pole bath tub,, some stuff on noiseville.
Concrete Mascara "Lunar Hunger" (Bacteria Field) & "History of Ruin" tapes (Trapdoor Tapes)- excellent material on both from this 'American Power Electronics outfit'. The "H.O.R." tape has more intense vocals while "Lunar Hunger" has more oddball electronic sounds especially on s2. Some of the sounds are like reversed, slowed down tape manipulation on top of synthesizer. Neither tape is as abrasive as the "Perennial Disappointment" cd on Malignant. Definitely recommended!
MP & Driller "Tormentor" tape (Finders)- debut from this act whose names makes me think of a rap duo. Highly focused heavy electronics; white noise static, crashing around with phaser/flanger-style vocals, some possible acoustic sources, & heavy synth action. It never gets out of control or overly noisy. Everything is kept in check. Children should be neither seen nor heard. Good luck finding it.
Skin Graft "Blind Cruelty" tape (Collapsed Hole)- nasty, slow metal junk abuse. Short tracks, several that begin so low in volume that I thought the tape was over several times. Picture someone in an empty warehouse, on a concrete floor, scraping & beating on metal. That's what you get here. Very detailed heavy metal banging n' scraping, and some rather nasty squealing that sounds like an animal in pain. The second side has a few more elements but not much. Another excellent release by Skin Graft!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 18, 2017, 10:01:51 PM
MP & Driller "Tormentor" tape (Finders)- debut from this act whose names makes me think of a rap duo. Highly focused heavy electronics; white noise static, crashing around with phaser/flanger-style vocals, some possible acoustic sources, & heavy synth action. It never gets out of control or overly noisy. Everything is kept in check. Children should be neither seen nor heard. Good luck finding it.
Also played this today. Was very fascinated by the dark and morbid aura.
Pleasure Fluids "Amateur Pornography" tape (TF/PE)- P.F.'s debut that needs a proper reissue, which, I doubt will ever happen. damn good heavy PE with violent sex themes. Will have to dig out the other tapes. Looking at his discography, I have all of the tapes but I'm not sure about the "Paraesthesia Of Sexual Feeling (Perversion Of Sexual Instinkt)" cd-r.
Pending Legal Action tape (dub)- rumour is this is Philip Best & Kevin Tompkins. One thing for sure is it sounds just like SJ but there isn't much going on that would hint at anyone else being involved. There does sound like some guitar noise in one section but seems like there was a track on "Campaign" that used guitar... Anyone know anything about 'Pending Legal Action'?
Quote from: david lloyd jones on June 18, 2017, 05:03:22 PM
Quote from: F_c_O on June 16, 2017, 11:45:09 PM
kilslug has to be mentioned in this context.
seem to remember from the time, they were (bass) heavier and slower than usual post punk/hc, with pic of aleister crowley on the lp i got.
at the time this slower bass heavier stiff seemed suspiciously metal, but enjoyed along with melvins, steel pole bath tub,, some stuff on noiseville.
Upsidedown Cross you're thinking of with Crowley on the cover - damn good LP and pretty much same members as Kilsug. Kilslug 2012 LP 'Sins, Tricks & Lies' is a great recent album in this style.
Just remembered this that fans of the style might enjoy, Blight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUXfqe0NXlc
a real mix of stuff for the past month
Internazionale – The Pale And The Colourful [mp3s] - wanted to check this out via MP3 before investing. i dig the vibes, especially with the summer rain. very similar to Croatian Amor in sound and vibe. think i'll need to invest in at least this LP.
Lust For Youth - Compassion LP - completely slept on this. i think i totally missed the album announcement when this came out. International was a grower for me but this album hit immediately. out New Orders New Order imo. really good stuff if you're into this kind of thing.
v/a - Port Out, Starboard Home 2xcassette - still one of my favorite industrial comps, probably my favorite PI release. this really needs to be kept in print or pressed onto a double CD. the Damien Dubrovnik track and Caucasian Colony track are fucking ace.
Overlook - Smoke Signals 3xLP - so much hype surrounding this album but goddamn if it doesn't surpass it. at times it sounds like Source Direct pulled through a portal into the modern age. a perfect balance of dread atmosphere, intricate percussion and sub-crushing bass. one of the best d'n'b albums i've ever heard.
Pessimist - Pagans EP 12", Through the Fog 12", The Woods 12", Paian EP 12" - d'n'b meets dub techno meets Berghain. oily black productions for rainy night driving.
Johanna Warren - Gemini I CD, nūmūn LP - really well written acoustic folk. while the recorded material is really strong, her live performance was really something else. totally captivating, even though it was a witch-y white chick from portland sitting on a bar stool. recommended for those who want a witchier Marissa Nadler
Whitehouse "DTPK" LP (Dirter Pro.)- sounds great! I love the noise from being too close to the mic. Pretty awesome how very simple sound sources can be used to create some fairly abrasive sounds: synth-feedback, vocals, the sound of water, & some low-end rumbling. I hope "New Britain" is next!
Body Carve "Scrap Gash" cs. (White Centipede Noise)- B.C. is not re-inventing the wheel here but he is beating the living hell out of it. Harsh noise, that's all this is but it's well done. Rumbling low-end and static, lots of feedback, and junk metal being thrashed about.
Interracial Sex "Worst of Both Worlds" cs. (Finders)- interesting work from the first release I've heard from I.S. It's mostly PE but with a bit more care went into the compositions compared to others working with similar elements. Lots of high-end feedback (all well controlled) plus some low-end rumbling & gurgling. Some of the vocal processing doesn't agree with me but that's just personal preference & it's only in limited areas. Everything here is very well done. I've heard two releases by I.R. & both are very good; he has
his own style & sound so definitely looking forward to hearing more work in the near future (I know one of the upcoming releases has a serious "What the FUCK?!?" element).
Been somewhat obsessively listening to what is usually called Dark Ambient, despite also having a few other names. This is due to the rather blank and monotonous nature of a lot of this material. It's all so derivative and unoriginal it seems superfluous to name names, but nonetheless I've listened to Sable Sun's "Signal" series about a billion times now, as well as Saturn Form Essence's "Duophonic Space", which are essentially lengthy, dragged-out synth drones with added, highly echo-ed effects. As well as these, Efil's "Anti" (got to love the sentiment), Reza Solatipour's "Arrival", HermaV5's "Abduction" (not sure why I haven't see the pattern of album titles beginning with "a" before now) and albums from ProtoU, solo and in collaboration with other projects like Alphaxone and the rather unfortunately named Dronny Darko. All this can be found on the Cryo Chamber or Kalpamantra labels Bandcamp pages.
While I've never been that crazy for this kind of material before I've always loved Lustmord's heavy, dark, droning and meditative music and these artists are merely deriving and distilling the most basic elements of that. Often very well in terms of structure and sound juxtaposition. For me it's just perfect to have on at any time, in the background or listening closely. Sounds that help me turn my mind off and negate anything normal or "real". There's tones of it around and it's easily accessible which is an added advantage.
The main hurdle for me was the clean, polished nature of the sounds and production. I've always loved filth but lately have been more tolerant of cleanliness. It just seems more relaxing and less involving, and that's what I want now - more relaxation and less involvement, not just in music but in life. Also becoming more tolerant of the more "musical" nature of some of this (particularly the ProtoU material). Although not exactly brimming with melodies and chord structures (thank fuck) there's still an almost essence of actual music. The Sable Sun and Saturn Form Essence material, though, is just pure blankness and monotony.
Still - also downloaded Shift's "Abandon" yesterday from the Cold Spring Bandcamp, and it's as brilliant as expected. Maintaining the pressure and tension on a lengthy spiral like "Armed, Disturbed, Hostile" (which is getting very much into Doom Drone territory) takes skill and it's great to hear the sparse use of percussion on this material. Perhaps not as grimy a production sound as "Altamont" but still gritty.
(What is going on with all these "a" album titles? Maybe a hang over of the old idea that if your album or band name begins with "a" it'll be the first people see in the record shops?).
EDIT - also impressed by the She Spread Sorrow release, "Mine". While I suppose technically this can be catagorised as Death Industrial I think it gets a lot further than that in it's more progressive use of sound material and composition. I've always regarded Death Industrial to be fairly simple in its presentation whereas this is more complex, more musical (particularly the last spiral "Straight Back" which sounds like it owes as much to coldwave as anything else) and seems more topically based on personal emotions than death obsession. I found the vocals a bit hard to get used to as I don't like the sound of whispering, not sure why just never have, but for the most part I find the claustrophobic, horror-movie feel of this release very enjoyable and numbing.
Ańdre Vida : Brud Vol I - III (1995-2011) PAN-ACT 3XCD : this release has had me fascinated for a while, I think the first think to catch my eye was the beautiful layout and design but for some reason it slipped my mind for a few years. Recently having realized all Pans stuff is on Spotify I decided to take the time to listen to it while helping my wife with some freelance work. The music is a nice mix of free jazz/ avant garde, nothing balls to the wall like brotzmann. This has quite a bit more restraint, a focus on tiny sounds (the kind that will have you pulling off your headphones and looking around to see if someone just walked into the room). The first disc is closer to a jazz line up, Braxton (the only player who's name I recognize) and Vida both playing sax accompanied by cello and drums, at about track 4 things get really interesting. It disolves into a solo situation with Vida playing sax and singing/chanting. Really captivating material, I'd actually love to hear more of this kind of stuff. As it continues Rashad Becker enters the mix adding in electronics and additional players entering and leaving the mix. First disc ends on a nice psychedelic note....second disc is sparse avant garde with touches of EAI, solid stuff, nice mix of electronics and atonal musical improvisation, no vocals on this disc. Overall this work is a bit hard to sum up and describe. But it's solid and now l'll definitely be revisiting and hopefully buying the album soon. I'll try to add some thoughts later for the third disc.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on June 22, 2017, 05:23:57 AM
Been somewhat obsessively listening to what is usually called Dark Ambient, despite also having a few other names. This is due to the rather blank and monotonous nature of a lot of this material. It's all so derivative and unoriginal it seems superfluous to name names, but nonetheless I've listened to Sable Sun's "Signal" series about a billion times now, as well as Saturn Form Essence's "Duophonic Space", which are essentially lengthy, dragged-out synth drones with added, highly echo-ed effects. As well as these, Efil's "Anti" (got to love the sentiment), Reza Solatipour's "Arrival", HermaV5's "Abduction" (not sure why I haven't see the pattern of album titles beginning with "a" before now) and albums from ProtoU, solo and in collaboration with other projects like Alphaxone and the rather unfortunately named Dronny Darko. All this can be found on the Cryo Chamber or Kalpamantra labels Bandcamp pages.
While I've never been that crazy for this kind of material before I've always loved Lustmord's heavy, dark, droning and meditative music and these artists are merely deriving and distilling the most basic elements of that. Often very well in terms of structure and sound juxtaposition. For me it's just perfect to have on at any time, in the background or listening closely. Sounds that help me turn my mind off and negate anything normal or "real". There's tones of it around and it's easily accessible which is an added advantage.
The main hurdle for me was the clean, polished nature of the sounds and production. I've always loved filth but lately have been more tolerant of cleanliness. It just seems more relaxing and less involving, and that's what I want now - more relaxation and less involvement, not just in music but in life. Also becoming more tolerant of the more "musical" nature of some of this (particularly the ProtoU material). Although not exactly brimming with melodies and chord structures (thank fuck) there's still an almost essence of actual music. The Sable Sun and Saturn Form Essence material, though, is just pure blankness and monotony.
Still - also downloaded Shift's "Abandon" yesterday from the Cold Spring Bandcamp, and it's as brilliant as expected. Maintaining the pressure and tension on a lengthy spiral like "Armed, Disturbed, Hostile" (which is getting very much into Doom Drone territory) takes skill and it's great to hear the sparse use of percussion on this material. Perhaps not as grimy a production sound as "Altamont" but still gritty.
(What is going on with all these "a" album titles? Maybe a hang over of the old idea that if your album or band name begins with "a" it'll be the first people see in the record shops?).
EDIT - also impressed by the She Spread Sorrow release, "Mine". While I suppose technically this can be catagorised as Death Industrial I think it gets a lot further than that in it's more progressive use of sound material and composition. I've always regarded Death Industrial to be fairly simple in its presentation whereas this is more complex, more musical (particularly the last spiral "Straight Back" which sounds like it owes as much to coldwave as anything else) and seems more topically based on personal emotions than death obsession. I found the vocals a bit hard to get used to as I don't like the sound of whispering, not sure why just never have, but for the most part I find the claustrophobic, horror-movie feel of this release very enjoyable and numbing.
antipodean alan lamb, if not already known, may interest.
his recordings and manipulations of fence wires is conceptually, acoustically satisfying. the remix cd od the then usual suspects was ok.
Aaron Dilloway "Concealed" CS (Hanson, 2013)
I have yet to be disappointed by anything solo Dilloway. This is his usual layered, 8-track looping exploration but with a more exuberant/happy twist than, say, Modern Jester. But it's still quite similar in some ways, pieces being generally focused on two loops, one of which is at first quieter and later protrudes to the top of the mix, letting the previous subside and morph. Pretty minimal structuring. Some surprises in the bonus tracks, including a moment that sounds like a nightmare from an obscure children's movie, and another that I'd believe you if you told me it was old Mauthausen Orchestra, Murder Corporation, or something like that. The guy's a goddamned genius, that's all there is to it.
Matthias Gustafsson "Tapeworks Vol. V" CS (Hasten & Korset, 2016)
I wasn't as blown away by this as I'd expected to be, but serves me right. This is refreshingly different from what Altar Of Flies I've heard, but also similar as you might think. Tracks are not too heavily-layered, taking a drone approach that seems to rely on slow pitch-speed knob tweaking. Has more of a content austerity than a depressing vibe to it, although it's not without that distinctive Swedish moodiness. Also doesn't quite have the same mysteriousness as Altar Of Flies, but rather has a straightforward quality which is "taboo" in tape music (supposed to be so enigmatic and intellectual, you know?). Some voice work sampled from radio, I believe, which isn't done as often as it should be these days. Some of this is harsh in the sense that it's disturbing, rather than loud, which is always appealing to me, and some of the source sound and how it's manipulated/treated could cause some frustration in more analytical listeners like myself. I like that M.G. can "wow" you with complexity and difficult technique, but then go and just slow down some horn loop until the tones are damned intrusive and hard on the eardrum. Guy's on the level of Dilloway, etc. Almost too good at what he does.
Burried Machine "Bulkface" CS (Throne Heap, 2012)
I have to admit that in some cases, I wouldn't like what I hear here - nearly an hour of the same sonic palette in what's obviously an extended improvisation with maybe a bit of layering and editing. This stuff sounds like feedback, contact mic + metal, some tape saturation, and a ton of multi-head tape delay. Spacious but not exploratory mixing/contrast of sounds. Everything blunted slightly by magnetic tape. Certain parts sound as if they were recorded using a 30+ year old tape or deliberately unclean tape deck heads. Great formula, but not one that can always excuse such "jamming." In this case, though, it mostly holds up - Shin Chida seems to walk the line between monochromatic Finnish and German type "gutter filth noise" and Dilloway-Gustaffson type muted subtlety. I like this a lot, although it makes me more curious to hear other Burried Machine tapes than to look forward to repeat listens, which will occur, but not soon.
Agonal Lust "Breathing Through Blood" CS (self-released, 2017)
Probably risking my ass by mentioning this, but those who might know the name already know who's behind it, what it's all about, etc, so whatever. Really clear, well-recorded atmospheric PE with an Italo-sadist vibe and excellent distinction between sounds - droning background synth, upfront harder electronics work, heavily-effected vocals in two styles, possibly by two individuals. I try not to take artwork into account, but this stuff just looks like it sounds - perverse and elegant. Promising things coming from this project, too; even better and more diverse than what I've heard here.
MP + Driller "Tormentor" CS (Finders, 2017)
Bitewerks already reviewed this, but I wanted to add that this project gives older Deathpile a run for their money. Not that Canady's work isn't great, it is, but this is fulfilling the potential I saw in albums like "G.R." I certainly hope they do more with this project...hellish, purgatorial PE with a more dark than violent atmosphere. More sinister than sleazy. Very commanding vocals, maybe even more so than the above Agonal Lust tape, with whom this project is affiliated. Nice tape work toward the end of the track. Again, sorry for mentioning artwork, but those who appreciate the Lily Vice signature style of Lust Vessel will go fucking ga-ga for this...almost reminds me of obscure anime combined with old S&M VHS covers...
Pestdemon "Hidden Temple" (Unrest, 2009)
Glad I finally got hold of some material before he took up the Arkhe moniker. This tape I didn't like even half as much as what little Arkhe I've grabbed, but that's not a dig, this is still good shit. A somewhat bewildering mix of old-Bianchi type anhedonic structures and near-formlessness, with a technical vibe that oddly reminds of other Swedish death industrial like Trepaneringsritualen, shit, even maybe Brighter Death Now. Some moments have a bit more grit, distortion, etc, and some make you expect some hard-edged power electronics to emerge (kind of like Control), but don't give that sweet payoff, rather regressing back into their lunar cave state. I really liked this, and that speaks a lot to how damn good I find Arhke to be, because this barely holds up in comparison. Probably won't get a lot of repeat listens, but damn do I want to hear more Pestdemon and Arkhe.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on June 24, 2017, 06:24:17 PM
antipodean alan lamb, if not already known, may interest.
his recordings and manipulations of fence wires is conceptually, acoustically satisfying. the remix cd od the then usual suspects was ok.
Good idea, I've heard about it for a long time but have never actually sat down and listened to any.
Quote from: Peterson on June 24, 2017, 10:23:48 PMBurried Machine
For me, the best works of Burried Machine are "Bucket Dome" and "Stoned Mirror". The webpage of his Rockatansky Records label used to have samples of all the Burried Machine releases and for me, those two were the only ones that I liked. Sounds very similar to the decomposed and rotten works of Maurizio Bianchi in his prime. Highly recommend those two!
Felony Sexual Assault "Power to Humilate" & Swollen Korps. "Better To Destroy A Child Than Repair A Man " tapes (both, TF/TP)- F.S.A. is the winner here due to better recording & heavier electronic action; S.K. is pretty lo-fi in all elements along with distant, hollow Ramleh-type vocals. The only complaint for F.S.A. is the Buyers Market-type loop goes on too long. Both are must-haves for anyone into sexy American PE. It'd be interesting to hear what these guys would come up with if they popped up out of hiding....fingers crossed.
Interracial Sex "Boy" tape (New Forces)- sound sources used are home movies on vhs tapes being manipulated & destroyed. The only issue I have is the over-use of pitched down voices. About half-way through s2, the vocal processing goes away & we get some great spoken hollering that, along with the searing sonics, has a Con-Dom ''feel" going for it (that may only be because I listened to Con-Dom live previously). Anyone have other I.S. tapes they may want to part with (or upload)?
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on June 25, 2017, 04:09:41 AM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on June 24, 2017, 06:24:17 PM
antipodean alan lamb, if not already known, may interest.
his recordings and manipulations of fence wires is conceptually, acoustically satisfying. the remix cd od the then usual suspects was ok.
Good idea, I've heard about it for a long time but have never actually sat down and listened to any.
I didn't realize Lamb had a new collaborative album as of 2012 (2LP vinyl only), where it looks like there is a reworking of one of his field recordings of telegraph wires (Great Bow?) and him doing some mixing of others' recordings. LP#2 is of little interest, though. I've always hoped for a video of him setting up and showing the desert and wire, but I'm also wary of disturbing the mystery of it all with any concrete visuals.
SPECTRUM ORCHESTRUM
It's a strange jazz/ Progressive rock band from France.
Saw them live this week end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScPvjdRp1Qo
Anaal Nathrakh - Hell Is Empty, and All the Devils Are Here. After The Codex Necro their best. Good songs with loads of diversity, and still has good flow to it. Not as nihilistic or oppressing as their darkest stuff, but with great songwriting, driving grooves, variety of riffs and vocal techniques which makes this so good. And not to forget the humor, its great. To bad they totally fucked up the recording of the high-hats, nasty digital artifacting bullshit cutting through the whole mix. Didn't even re-record the hats befor the release. Fucking cunts.
Not sure what they were drinking afterwards, but all albums made after this one are a mess, either way to overproduced or total cheese-fests. To bad.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on June 25, 2017, 04:09:41 AM
Quote from: david lloyd jones on June 24, 2017, 06:24:17 PM
antipodean alan lamb, if not already known, may interest.
his recordings and manipulations of fence wires is conceptually, acoustically satisfying. the remix cd od the then usual suspects was ok.
Good idea, I've heard about it for a long time but have never actually sat down and listened to any.
might either of you have a discogs link to this person?
Alfarmania "Luciavaka A.T. Utmarken" tape- Collaboration With VEHM 08.12.13 ; excellent live tape that would make a nice LP especially the first piece with multiple screaming vocalists. The rest is just solid, good heavy, noisy PE.
Boy Dirt Car "The Ghost Shirt" tape (Artweather)- pretty cool live tape, I think? The text is super grainy & very small print. S1 starts out with Eric Lunde doing spoken word that is used later in his solo work. Other tracks involve loops, lots of junk metal percussion, & guitar. There's a couple of dud tracks but those with Lunde are the best. One has him whispering, speaking very low over a few loops. Some of the work with percussion, reminds me of Missing Foundation. I wish I had picked up that RRR box set back when it was available.
BIZARRE UPROAR - Sikiöasento 2LP
Goddamn. Top 10 of 2017 material.
Jarl & Envenomist - Tunguska Event
Seasick radiant synth droning. A lot of good moments, almost made me sick one morning when listened to in a bus on headphones. There's not a whole lot of variation on here but it doesn't overstay it's welcome.
AXNAAR - Obscure Salo
Quality crunchy noisy black metal. I like the fact that you have to really pay attention at some points to discern what's really happening. Also the use of samples in couple of songs is very tasty.
ORPHX - 01/02
I've been slowly chipping away at this big two-cd collection of early ORPHX stuff and while I need some more attentive listens it's been interesting. Kind of reminds me of the earliest Gruntsplatter stuff in it's mix of different kind of sounds and techniques although I think this might be better. The in and out weaving samples and rhythms give it at times almost melancholic feel.
First day off work in ages with no plans besides working through the listening pile:
$un $keletons Get it Up Yers Trio Permanent Powers doubledotdash?! (2017)
Nice tape from newish (or newishly active) trio. Drums, sax and some kind of indian stringed instrument. Decent ambient/kraut stylings to knock about the house to.
Art Zoyd Generation Sans Futur Atem (1980)
Cinematic avant prog. Like incidental music more than a rock album. A single blast with drums right at the end but besides this, excellent composition with many returns to particular motifs. Better than I expected.
Kraan Let It Out Intercord Record Service (1975)
Another one which was better than first thought. Having started with Andy Nogger, largely considered their best album, I didn't expect too much but this was full of the subtle movements and flourishes which make that album so great. Will definitely return soon and expect it'll grow even more.
v/a Labyrinths & Jokes Hanson (1998)
Older comp but recently obtained. Each track is excellent lofi tape based collage stuff but still totally varied. Even as a sucker for this kind of sound I'd still say it was really high standard stuff.
GOLDEN SERENADES - Fitte C46 (Trash Ritual)
A GS release I rarely revisit. I'm not sure why, but it could be the cheesy artwork (I know at least two other artists who were a bit disgruntled about Trash Ritual putting that roped girl in the artwork). It's probably my least favorite GS, and yet I still love every second of it. This one and The Swan (on Abisko) is GS at their most raw and unhinged, but with all the dynamics intact. Full on free flowing blown out guitar rumble and heaps of ripping screech. Never a dull moment, and if the flangered feedback on the flipside doesn't give you goosebumps there's obviously something missing in that head of yours. It's a shame that they seem to have quit(???) after the phenomenal Age Of Swing LP, but at least they kept their discography flawless.
SOUND OF SADISM Compilation
Still fresh, i guess.
I normally wind up listening to a lot of Skinny Puppy in August but this year the urge came early...
Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold And Manipulate LP, VIVIsectVI CD, Too Dark Park CD, Addiction CD - CFaM and VIVIsectVI are tied as my two favorite albums aside from Too Dark Park. Too Dark Park is untouchable, plain and simple. But the other two are classics in their own right. And the Addiction CD is a great supplement to CFaM. Deep Down Trauma Hounds and Addiction are my most listened to favorites of the early SP period and their remixes are even better than the album versions. Such perfectly cold music for hot and sticky summer days.
Damien Dubrovnik - Europa Dagbog MP3s and First Burning Attraction LP - Europa Dogbog desperately needs a repress. Still my favorite DD album as it reaches a moody catharsis the others cant seem to match. Just say the new DD album is out, I'm interested to see how it stacks up.
Con-Dom "All in Good Faith" tape (Control Domination)- this is a 'promo' tape Mike sent me. It has a white sleeve with the cuffed man hanging by his arms with pasted on titles inside along with a yellow flyer for the tape release. The cass. has ' AIGF promo' hand-written on one side & 'Con-Dom' on the other. I think this is one of his best works. All of the tracks are engaging, etc. Lots of samples from religious loons. I wonder what happened to my copy of the cd?!? Anyone have it & want to get rid of it for a reasonable price or trade?
Boy Dirt Car "Catalyst" tape (Artweather)- looks like this is the debut; it has more musical elements than later work. Lots of guitar with one track sounding very close to Big Black-type sound; tracks with Lunde's vocals/voice are the best esp. "Black House". Discogs says this is the 3rd release but there is nothing listed before '84 when "Catalyst" was released...
H.Ö.H. "Palava Kuljettaja" tape
New tape contains 6 untitled tracks and I dare to say, despite admiring all the H.Ö.H. stuff, perhaps the best tape yet! It remains pretty much equally brutal and primitive as before, but each track has clearer distinctive elements and "composition". Even if it may be just crackling radio static and rewinding tape noises back and forth or somehow rugged tape loops. All remains utterly primitive and hand made feel, void on ANY effect gadgets or editing. Brilliant!
EURONET "Jabber Zeus" tape
LEGLESS "Music For Blackouts" tape
White Centipede Noise
Label remains to be crucial source for no-bullshit harsh noise assaults! Of course harsh heads could review all the tapes in length & detail, but perhaps unnecessary now. Just to conclude, every tape on this label seems above average!
SEX AND HYPNOSIS tape
Backteria Field
A-side passes by without much of impact, but not sure what exactly is so crucially different on b-side, that it captures instantly! Creepy industrial noise created of multiple sound layers of physical noises. Not sure if it's accurate to talk about oldest TNB, 1st album era Haters or Vivenza, but somehow those names came to my mind even if SAH barely sounds like them.
WHITESWAN "Inevitability of violence" tape
Nil By Mouth
Finnish PE, which has always been hit & miss. This is more towards first demo type. Primitive vocals with no effects, and not much of character, but fits quite well with one-dimensional lo-fi noise electronics. Which is not bad category here. My only complaint is that like tape on Wrath, both sides are nearly identical. Just doing basically "same track again". While he could have set up sound different and both sides would become more interesting. But sonically, this is actually one of the best Whiteswan tapes, with more blown-up overloaded electronics!
SISSY SPACEK "Slow Move" CD
WHITE GOLD "2" CD
Troniks
Troniks is not dead!! It's slower than it used to be at peak, but Phil is still around and as result you can hear two releases that are like timetravel to 2005. If you didn't get enough of harsh noise from Los Angeles back then, and feel like blasting high-treble levels, fierce electronic harsh noise is what you need, then here's two discs what won't disappoint.
There is no overloaded crunch of the 90's, but the mid 2000's ripping clarity and crisp distortion.
Sissy Spacek has more "meat" behind the layers of nearly plain white noise, but also this time it is harsh noise - not noisecore or experimental of some sort.
SHIFT "Altamont Rising" CD
Cold Spring
Still waiting copies of new album to arrive, so re-visited this previous album, and it is actually even better than I remembered. I don't think I ever made conscious link of this and The Grey Wolves. Of course it's foolish to assume GW would be any specific influence for Shift, but now that this is playing, it's almost as if Catholic Priest Fuck Children & War Against Society era grey wolves popped some steroids and upgraded their gear. Some of the similar fuzzy rawness, yet tonal heavy electonic backbone, looping rhythms etc.. The Raptors Talons Tore Their Flesh goes pretty close to territory of Through Constant Decay, minus eerie choir synths.
That all said, Shift has been already years more like bands to use as referencepoint, than to be compared with older groups. Now with c. 5 years after this was composed, it underlines strength of album how fresh and timeless it sounds!
IRM "The Cult Of The Young Men" CD
Annihilvs
Another revisit. 2002-2006 recordings, live either studio or at gig. Time before permanent bass player. It is not bad. Not at all, but there are few things what are clear. First of all, IRM has matured and become more interesting during last 10 years. Second, this material is not that far from what IRM does, but is simply not as well done as it is now. As good as Bladh is as vocalist, after all, he has nearly one way of doing his delivery. Vocal rhythm, tone, and intensity is almost identical from album to album. In latest efforts, there is variety, but still very much certain way.
If one would compare Shift with this, each Shift album is different from the previous. Despite few elements, like darkness, negativity, slow tempo and heaviness, Shift always changes. Of course every IRM album is different, but certain elements repeat strongly - one being vocal style & effects used with it, which is so dominating element that it may make tracks feel samey, even if they weren't. While I used to be much in favor or "red album", nowadays I'd rate highest things from 12" on Segerhuva onwards where band has upped the level in pretty much every level.
"...As good as Bladh is as vocalist, after all, he has nearly one way of doing his delivery. Vocal rhythm, tone, and intensity is almost identical from album to album."
That's exactly what kills his work for me.
Last night was a couple of Eric Lunde tapes: "Operative" & Trait "Acephalia". Not sure if Trait is Lunde plus others or just him. "Operative" is mostly tape experiments & spoken word. Definitely not sounds created to listen to but more like research projects. "Acephalia" is more 'noise music'. There's loops, voice, & percussion. Sounds like some of it is live performances.
am not 'the developing world'.
the sounds, smooth, power electronics via industrial, making for an aggressive yet coherent product.
the lyrics/vocals explore the capitalist costs.
too drunk to go into specifics, but this is a superb release in the industrial/pe vein of go, recent unrest acts, etc.
ps, lovely pamphlet with lp.
It has been 2 years since I posted a review link here. Where did that time go?
Anyway, here is a link to the latest review, being a pinnacle release in recent years: https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2017/07/02/con-dom-how-welcome-is-death-to-i-who-have-nothing-more-to-do-but-die/
There are also plenty more reviews on the site if you have not had a look anytime recently.
KRUELECO - REGNO cassette
Well executed harsh noise with a black metal influence from this Italian unit. Several tracks employ BM style drumming, something I have not heard done in this context and it works well. Krueleco is foremost a HN concern and bears no resemblance to the usual crossover between these styles in which we often hear BM musicians poorly imitating HN or PE sounds. Much attention is given to clear and punishing production, and clearly a lot of thought and work went into this release. There is a newer track by this project on SoundCloud which moves toward a more textural, almost glitchy sound, still very harsh and well produced. Sounds promising.
MODERN - FINAL cassette
Rough and textural sounds of cryptic origin. Early electronic and tape music provides a point of reference but there is nothing imitative or backward looking here. At times sounds are suggestive of actions or events, but the nature of these is never obvious. I often play this short cassette, look forward to more work from Josh in the future.
V/A - WE GAVE THEM THE FUTURE BUT THEY WANTED THE PAST cassette
Well known, I hope, how great this one is. In pretty constant rotation.
TRI FUNCTION MILLION/UT - SPLIT LP
This is an exciting release. I won't even try to describe it but it is well worth your time. HIGHLY RECCOMENDED
MILITARY POSITION - ANTI HUMAN cassette
Heavy and primitive PE. Great sounds and textures, effective vocals, simple and powerful. Many repeat listens here.
All the recent 3" CD talk got me thinking to go through mine, always like the format. Good lengths and sometimes very interesting packaging, particularly if your dealing with labels like Banned Production...
Small Cruel Party : Koilos : a distressed paper package with a small sticker holding it shut. Inside a photo of some cave in France. The release starts off quiet, gotta really crank it to hear it. Sounds like table work, small objects dragged around the table with little processing, maybe building up on a reel to reel loop...slowly building up, about 5 minutes in little bits of metal enter the mix and the sound becomes more clinking and constant, like ball bearings vibrating in a ceramic bowl as it's dragged forcefully along the surface. Really nice organic sound collage. As the cacophony fades out small clicks like breaking twigs ping back and forth between the speakers, sparse metal resonance floats in and out of the mix with breath never fully revealing itself and the snaps fall to silence.
Next up i have really fond memories of, been so long since I listened. Not sure why. Another BP 3".
Joe Colley : Music For Prepared Chord Organ : one of those pieces you just have to play loud, fills the room with the most soothing feedback...pulsing and crackling, I really admire that he can do so much with so little, even with the sound sources known it's easy to hear a whole environment wrapped up in it all...creaking floors and summer rain, it mixes in perfect with the last bird calls of the night coming through the screens from outside...as it goes on it begins to pick up a slightly more electronic sound without losing the organic quality of the work, occasionally it sounds like recordings of helicopters and cicadas or passing cars interspersed with overwhelming electrical buzzing.
Darksmith : Weightless (Chrondritic Sound) whirring electric buzz that builds till a flutter full of tape glurp that suddenly drops out to silence. The 2nd track is a slightly rhythmic domestic recording, could be a ticking tape machine or a loop of gray sound, it just kind of floats in the space without ever morphing, the 3rd track feels like it suddenly dropped out of the second, dense but spacious lowend with looping clicks and hums that eventually form a beautiful ambient loop with a fairly idiosyncratic rhythm that finally gets consumed by a tape gulp, the final track has a much darker feel. It still maintains the overall organic sound present in the earlier tracks but has a gritty buzz that gets punctuated by a walkie talkie like static every two seconds or so adding a slightly sinister quality that reminds me of power electronics in some strange way, suddenly the sound just falls out.
John Duncan : Riot LP : VOD The Early Years : Not a lot to say about this one that hasn't been said already, master of shortwave. Minimal record (Shortwave, Voice, Steel door) of diverse and engaging sounds. A real masterpiece.
JH1.FS3 – Allegiance CS
Crispy electronics, with lots of spoken word parts involved about pseudo-romantic/erotic adventures with a twist. It seems the compositions are really well structured and even have a cinematic feel to me. Really like this tape from the first time i heard it. Especially the first track (A2 - not the intro) is really good. The new album on Ideal recs is still on my 'to listen' pile, but i'm looking forward to dive into that one.
I was listening to some brutal death metal on youtube -random song after random song!! Then I listened to a bit of the Grand Guignol by Schloss Tegal, then the whole of Dekadenz by Bizarre Uproar and I am now listening to Closure II by IRM.
A fine time has been had!
Now I'm listening to Rectal Hygienics.
Still swimming in the dark ambient oceans, this time with the Ugasanie series of albums from Cryo Chamber, dedicated to the very frozen very North. Soft, slow musical tones over ridden by soft, slow sounds. Just nice, simple, soft slow stuff.
UMPIO "Sauna" digipak CD
Obscurex
Fucking killer harsh noise. Not at all the type his new 3", but this is 2010/2011 recordings that first came out as tape and then later this cd reissue. Well justified reissue. Less hi-fi, more dusty and overdriven, piezzo-flattened metals, crude yet also crunchy. Lots of diversity, but most of all brooding and dark than high speed cut up. As far as I know, there are couple unreleased longer tapes from this era, result of Umpio being too fast to accept deals from flakey labels who can't get shit done. It would be brilliant to see some of that released, even if artists may feel like he has already moved on during years. This is good example how good noise just is good noise, whether its recent or few years old.
MAAAA "Sampo Distortion" CD
MAAAA "Decay And Demoralization" CD
Both already c. 2010. Two quite different release. Sampo Distortion is kind of odd. Just 30 minutes and clearly less focused that he is doing now. I guess recordings date back to 2008. Flaw, in my years, is the moment when project decides to play couple full songs of Terveet Kädet via additional distortion. For someone it is perhaps quite "mythical" music from times long go, but to me idea sounds way too close. TK released their recent album not long ago and was active band doing records and live gigs till recent years. To me it sounds almost as if you'd play couple tracks of Cock Sparrer on noise album, without considering how familiar it is, and how band is actually still doing their stuff, hah.. But apart those few minutes, this has survived time quite well! It doesn't have the focus & detailed precision of new works, but as dense multilayered heavy harsh noise - works fine.
"Decay And Demoralization" on other hand, is collection of various splits and small releases. Pretty much as much stuff on CD as format can fit, and style and quality varies more. At best, good harsh noise, at worst, ...well.. not among his best! It's perhaps too long CD for not having coherent form. All in all probably has more good stuff than Sampo Distortion had, just could have worked well if shortened to have just the good ones.
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN manifest as TEERAAL RÄUM PHEYNIX - 10"
Tesco
I have mixed feeling about this. In one hand, instantly listened couple of times and liked what I heard. But also made me think, is 10" reissue the best? Tracks are very subtle, more like old Archon Satani. No beats, no raw vocals. No song-oriented like most of his recent stuff has been? It's much much darker and suffocating. But also, for the style and for amount of actual ideas, perhaps short-ish? And perhaps with such dusty and suffocated sound, vinyl surface noises have nowhere to hide when there isn't much of treble here.
Tracks, good. But personally could have liked more if he did for example 3rd part of comp CD reissues...
AM NOT "The Developing World" LP
Tesco
Need to spin this more. And need to take a closer look to lyrics and packaging. So far, only one rotation and experiencing only the musical merits. Which are: Good! This is perhaps musically favorite Am Not now. Could it be said more "standard" heavy electronics? That not being derogatory, but just to say that in past I felt somehow technological wibe very dominantly, and now it seems more heavy oppressive mood driven than underlined technical know-how? Or maybe my experiences are tied to also format, being clean digipak cd or live gig with synchronized backing videos etc. As said, got to give more time for this, but seems like another example of current bands that is able to top themselves!
High-Functioning Flesh - Culture Cut LP - a substantially more "laid back" sound than their prior two LPs, Culture Cut has some distinctly summer vibes which is fitting given its summer release date. almost entirely absent is the hyper-kinetic sampling of Definite Structures, which is a little disappointing. instead there's stripped down, detail oriented drum programming and various semi-melodic flourishes. just getting to know this one, but stand outs so far are Drawn Out, Talk About and Invoking Phantoms. i'm really bummed I'll be missing their Philly show next week...
Grunt - Petturien Rooli CD - revisited this masterpiece. i'm still convinced it's the best Grunt album in many ways.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 06, 2017, 05:39:24 PM
Grunt - Petturien Rooli CD - revisited this masterpiece. i'm still convinced it's the best Grunt album in many ways.
This, I have probably last less than 10 remain out of 3 different editions totalling perhaps 800 copies.... I still consider that perhaps one pressing should be done on CD! Maybe to at least correct some of the multiple typos in the cover... Length of album makes it quite impossible to do LP version, so perhaps will remain cd-only.
Olympic Shit Man "Supercharge"
Very random, broken and spacious recordings as opposed to full on harsh noise blast which I was expecting. Perfect! Essentials from Evil Moisture, Putrefier and maybe even Nihilist Assault Group, anyone?
been listening to old, original industrial sounds-
cabaret voltaire, tg, 23 skidoo, clock dva, monte cazazza, factrix, spk, lustmord etc.
despite the wiry sound, with added psych echo, that seemed of the time, these bands survive and sounds prosper.
all this pre digital media.
SHIFT - Abandon LP
I don't even know what to say about this other than it's just plain good. At first I wasn't too sure about the guitar on the second side, but it - along with the whole album - has been sinking in all week and I really can't get the "hook" out of my head. A+.
STRIATIONS / MACRONYMPHA - Stonefish CS
Haven't even finished listening to the first side yet and already this is some of the best STRIATIONS material out there.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 06, 2017, 05:39:24 PM
Grunt - Petturien Rooli CD - revisited this masterpiece. i'm still convinced it's the best Grunt album in many ways.
This, I have probably last less than 10 remain out of 3 different editions totalling perhaps 800 copies.... I still consider that perhaps one pressing should be done on CD! Maybe to at least correct some of the multiple typos in the cover... Length of album makes it quite impossible to do LP version, so perhaps will remain cd-only.
A tape edition would be most welcome.
KONTINENT "No Reverse" tape (Unrest) - Excessively good industrial PE, very dense and powerful. Need to check the other efforts.
ALFARMANIA "At Ulleråker" CD (Old Captain) - Crude, dirty power electronics noise, a pleasant listening...
IRON FIST OF THE SUN "Family survival strategy" tape (Unrest) - Any comments? Get it before it's too late.
GENOCIDE ORGAN :Archive IX: MLP (Tesco) - Surely one of the very best of the serie! After a long and repetitive introduction you can feel a palpable anger, all elements are extreme, all constructions proves that GO deserves its legendary status.
Skin Graft - Condition (C40, No Rent Records): Starts heavy, would like to say as I'm used to, but in truth I don't have that many Skin Graft releases, so I'm not certain if most are in the same style or not. Anyway, after the forceful start, most of the tape is calmer, less chaotic, not bad, but I'm afraid some parts go by without doing much for me...
Whiteswan - Bestial (C20, Hiisi Productions): A side is wall noise, not very interesting. B side has more variation, with basically the same rough sound, but with vocals and more variation in the noise, it's more interesting.
De Blenders/Sedem Minut Strachu (10", 8 labels): Nonsense Noisecore from both bands as to be expected, but both with a great harsh sound, so I like it a lot! The humour of De Blenders will be lost on non-local people, I'm afraid.
Griefer - Egress Report (C30, Absurd Exposition): Never heard of this project before. PE with vocals that remind me of another project I can't remember at the moment, pretty annoying. Vocals are more like forcefully spoken/commanded that shouted. Sound is a bit muffled, but after some spinning I get used to it (in general I prefer a sharper, clearer and/or harsher sound) and the music is pretty good. Sounds very much old school industrial alike. Cool percussive elements, throbbing synths, signals, some feedback... Makes me think that the vocals might remind me about Militia, but it's been quite a while since I've listened to Militia...
Lazy Bastards Compilation (C60, RONF): Pretty cool tape, quite some interesting noisecore acts, also some I hadn't heard before, but I knew them by name, so good to check them out. Nice idea to announce every band, it's otherwise easy to loose track on a tape with about 14 bands on each side. The announcement is interesting in itself, as the voice has some effects on it and there's some noise in the background. Especially Energumeno and Deathwank are strong on this comp! There's other good stuff too of course. Was a bit disappointed with Unpeace though, I think their recording quality is rather poor on the last couple of releases, which makes it less enjoyable than f.e. the first demo and the split with SEX.
Energumeno/Hades Mining Co. (7", Noise Polution/Continuum): Hades Mining Co. is scummy, crappy noisecore as always, enjoyable, but not a band I'll follow in itself. Energumeno is a recent discovery, but they make some good raging noisecore!
Scatmother/Wonderland Club (C40, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Have to chime in with the crowd it seems, not Scatmothers strongest stuff here. Wonderland Club is good, bleak, not too fond about the effects used on the vocals though...
Knaekkede Stemmer "Forste Portraet (Et Hult Menneske)" LP (Jartecknet, 2013)
Knaekkede Stemmer "Andet Portraet" CS (Lust Vessel, 2015)
Knaekkede Stemmer "Marts (Musik For Dod Akustik)" CS (Total Black, 2015)
Knaekkede Stemmer "Usagt" CS (Alien Passengers, 2015)
This project, to me, is Alleypisser following a name-change rather than something entirely on its own, although I'm almost sure Mikkel Rorbo would disagree. Anyway, I expected I'd like this at least as much as Alleypisser, and on a good day, I probably like it more. The project seems to have a reputation as more minimal than the former name, but most tracks feel like they have the same amount of content and level of movement to me. I'd say that this is a "matured" Alleypisser, as far as atmosphere, technique, and composition are concerned, although I fucking hate using that goddamned word.
Yep, most tracks center around the tried-and-true formula of clanking metal, oscillating synth drones, and occasional surprise elements, all treated via Rorbo's signature tape echo and with a charming decay/degradation that folks like me eat up with a spoon. While I couldn't listen to more than a few Alleypisser releases in one day (after a while they'd all bleed together and I'd get distracted/bored), Knaekkede Stemmer has a noticeably more "musical" quality that emphasizes space and timing in a more deft and exact way than the previous moniker. The thing is, it's not the sound that's different, it's the feeling. I know, that's a dumb and lazy avoidance of an explanation, but it's my honest reaction. Alleypisser had something a bit melancholic and even dark to it, while the current incarnation is only incidentally so. Here, things feel more serene, dare I say peaceful? Hmm, more like "at rest." Alleypisser was troubled and troubling while Knaekkede Stemmer is resigned and detached.
Regarding actual sound specifics, though, I've read more than a few instances wherein folks simply weren't that impressed with the minimalism of the project, which I can't blame them for. Unless you enjoy paying active attention to sometimes very quiet and calm sounds, very little happens for long spans within each track. The details are what seem to impress me the most; the way you can tell when a pitch speed knob was tweaked slightly, or when the tape echo gets a bit awkward and off-kilter. I also like that you can always hear the gaps in Rorbo's loops, it's hard to tell exactly how they're executed, but you know he's got his own crude but somehow sophisticated method. What is really special, though, is the weird details that come in almost as Easter eggs for the listener: late on the B-side of Andet Portraet, there are some unidentifiable, brassy wind-instrument type sounds that are mixed just loud enough to be rather disturbing, like on Aaron Dilloway's "The Beauty Bath." The latter half of "Forste Portraet" is the kind of thing that's almost incidental cinematic music, very evocative and desolate-sounding, reminds me of certain pieces by Richard A. Bosse (questionably labeled as "funeral folk" but basically doing what Rorbo does with acoustic guitar instead of electronics). "Usagt" has some downright weird popping noises that comprise large portions of both tracks, only to give way to manipulated baby cooing and crying (genuinely disturbing!) one one track, with some unintelligible whispering on the other.
Sure, I realize this is way too arty for a lot of people's tastes or even endurance ability, hah, but this is pretty far from the pretension and failed attempts at quirkiness/cuteness you see/hear from certain current popular acts and labels. It's hard to recommend this type of thing to anyone in particular, but all releases so far have been rewarding for someone who wants meditative listening but isn't won over by gimmicks and total monotony. If there's one word I can attribute to the overall effect of listening to the project, it's "stillness." There's nothing here if that doesn't appeal to you. Best (but still distant) comparisons: Alchemy of the 21st Century "Beauty of Aesthetic Imperfection," Massimo Toniutti "Il Museo Selvatico," Richard Bosse "Echoes of the Forgotten" and "III."
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Griefer - Egress Report (C30, Absurd Exposition): Never heard of this project before. PE with vocals that remind me of another project I can't remember at the moment, pretty annoying.
Do you find the vocals annoying, or the fact that you are unable to recall the project they remind you of? The rest of your review seems positive so just want to clarify.
PAIN NAIL "" (Kult of Nihilow, 2017) tape - Mostly ambient oriented PE with deep atmospheres and noise elements... Don't get wrong, the whole ensemble is very powerful, as the sound is simply perfect! It is even amazing, as it is a live capture. Dominating vocal attacks here and there...
Even if it is very minimal, good artwork. It is the same packaging for the 4 tape serie "KÄRSIMYKSEN MYTOLOGIA - RAPPEUTUMISEN ALKEMIA", only the printed insert is personalized.
THE RITA 'MEDORA' new cd on old europa cafe.
engulfing noise with source materials that float into view and then vanish, like the sharks of sam's aesthetic.
deeply immersive, showing hnw as progressing.
in addition, new kosmodrom tapes, likewise show maturing from original hnw roots into something newer and immersive.
Quote from: david lloyd jones on July 15, 2017, 08:07:34 PM
in addition, new kosmodrom tapes, likewise show maturing from original hnw roots into something newer and immersive.
Thank you!
Check new track: https://kosmodrom7.bandcamp.com/album/ikarie-xb-1
Longer and different than previous works. Tape will be released soon on Mask Of The Slave.
on topic:
Grief - Dismal cd (Fuck Yoga reissue)
Absolutely amazing fucked up sludge! This reissue have great remastering! Get this classic!!!
Quote from: absurdexposition on July 15, 2017, 03:26:45 AM
Quote from: Ashmonger on July 14, 2017, 11:45:28 AM
Griefer - Egress Report (C30, Absurd Exposition): Never heard of this project before. PE with vocals that remind me of another project I can't remember at the moment, pretty annoying.
Do you find the vocals annoying, or the fact that you are unable to recall the project they remind you of? The rest of your review seems positive so just want to clarify.
The last, I'm always annoyed with things like that. Like when I'm watching a movie or a series and there's an actor I recognize "ah, that guy, I've seen him playing in... eh, what was it again... damn, can't remember". I often end up looking at IMDB for that, haha. So, yeah, when music makes me think of another project/band/... and I can't put my finger on it, it's the same.
No Balls: a single riff pummling off into infinity> Keep your bastard polyrhythms.
Abscheu - Pretense CS [Unrest Productions] : Heavy, industrial-ish, mostly slow-paced electronics. With vocals, more spoken than shouted. Stands the high standards Unrest have set and used us to. I enjoy it. If i had to find something, maybe i would like more nerve in the vocals, they sound more narrative to me, i would prefer more "engagement" , as is B2 track for example. But that's more a feeling i have, and a different person may thinks different. That said, it's a good album as it is. Listen it !
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Abscheu - Pretense CS [Unrest Productions] : Heavy, industrial-ish, mostly slow-paced electronics. With vocals, more spoken than shouted. Stands the high standards Unrest have set and used us to. I enjoy it. If i had to find something, maybe i would like more nerve in the vocals, they sound more narrative to me, i would prefer more "engagement" , as is B2 track for example. But that's more a feeling i have, and a different person may thinks different. That said, it's a good album as it is. Listen it !
Great tape. Could easily be on vinyl at that calibre.
Yesterday's playlist:
SKIN CRIME - Recycled CS
GRUNT - Recycled CS
TAINT - Recycled CSListened to in that order and probably would list them in that order in terms of quality. I found the SKIN CRIME and GRUNT tapes to be quite strong, but the TAINT tape wasn't really gelling with me (sorry Keith).
WILL OVER MATTER - Suomi Vanhan Testamentin Näyttämönä CS (Freak Animal, 2016)
Of the few WOM releases I have heard, this might have some of the best harsh sounds. Very long dialogue samples that I'm not sure about, but the noise is very strong so likely a keeper in the end.
LIMBS BIN - 18 Rack Demo CS (Torn Light, 2017)
First material I've heard since
Primitive Response 7" 5 years ago, which I believe was the first release. Much better and quite good. Two longer stretches of harsh noise. A hi-hat appears part way through the second side and for a moment I feared it would turn into grind/noisecore with a full drum kit blasting, but there is nothing other than the hi-hat. Not sure how I feel about it. Perhaps it's similar to the guitar on the latest SHIFT album, which after first feeling out of place now feels like integral part; the approach on this tape might not work as well as it definitely takes me out of the engagement. Appears to be a collaboration with the man behind the American SKIN GRAFT.
SECTS - Pretending Fucked CS (Oxen, 2017)
Total thick and blasting harsh noise, but the long sample of music at the beginning of the B-side really detracts from the onslaught this otherwise is.
BIZARRE UPROAR - Bunker Sessions CDr (Housepig, 2007)
8 tracks cut up into 99 "for instant shuffle-remixing action". Recorded live in studio, LIMBS BIN tape above has similar sound - also recorded live in studio.
CIS - Tar Heel Transphobia CS (Fusty Cunt, 2017)
Politics / beliefs aside, this release is unreal. It is very good. Well-crafted sounds and supremely fucked-up vocals. Highly recommended on that level. From an objective standpoint - as the viewpoints here are not in-line with mine - the lyrics could be a lot better, and are already too full of alt-right cliches/tropes, but the same can be said for a lot of lyrics from projects all over the political spectrum and is the main reason why I rarely even look at lyric sheets anymore. For me I will just be ignoring them and enjoying what should be considered one of the top releases of this year.
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CIS - Tar Heel Transphobia CS (Fusty Cunt, 2017)
Politics / beliefs aside, this release is unreal. It is very good. Well-crafted sounds and supremely fucked-up vocals. Highly recommended on that level. From an objective standpoint - as the viewpoints here are not in-line with mine - the lyrics could be a lot better, and are already too full of alt-right cliches/tropes, but the same can be said for a lot of lyrics from projects all over the political spectrum and is the main reason why I rarely even look at lyric sheets anymore. For me I will just be ignoring them and enjoying what should be considered one of the top releases of this year.
I thought CIS was okay. They went a little overboard with the vocal-spoken sample efx. I seem to remember thinking the first half of s1 was the strongest & s2 seem to lose some focus or that's where the efx started annoying me. It's definitely recorded very well. I can't say much on the theme; such things just do not interest me at all. It could have been a bit more mean-spirited for my tastes.
After only having heard "Musik For Dekomposition" and liking it very much I was pleased to see Subklinik has a Bandcamp page. The three albums on that, "Korporation", "Monoaesthetic Entrance of Seclusion" and "Corrosion of the Mental Machine" (shouldn't they be "Seklusion" and "Korrosion"?), however, are not much like the early-BDN sound and feel of "Musik...", but tend more towards a Dark Ambient sound, while at the same time retaining a simplistic and basic composition for each spiral. So lots of deep, dark, echo-ed pieces. Very nice to listen to, and nice and cheap to download all three.
EDIT - should also add how much I've been digging Ten Horned Beast's "Death Has No Companion". A project I haven't had much interest in before, but this release I've been playing quite a few times. Simple compositions based on acoustic instrument sounds, very slow moving and constructed well, each sound element adding to the whole with gradual adjustments on simple, minor effects like echo coming in at the right times. Reminds me, in some way of Harry Bertoia's soundscapes, and not just for the cymbal sounds. These spirals have a similar feel of slow, gradual happening.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on July 18, 2017, 02:27:38 AM
After only having heard "Musik For Dekomposition" and liking it very much I was pleased to see Subklinik has a Bandcamp page. The three albums on that, "Korporation", "Monoaesthetic Entrance of Seclusion" and "Corrosion of the Mental Machine" (shouldn't they be "Seklusion" and "Korrosion"?), however, are not much like the early-BDN sound and feel of "Musik...", but tend more towards a Dark Ambient sound, while at the same time retaining a simplistic and basic composition for each spiral. So lots of deep, dark, echo-ed pieces. Very nice to listen to, and nice and cheap to download all three.
I can recommend Premonitions of Death and Cremator (both on Slaughter Productions) if you enjoyed the Musik For Dekomposition material.
Thanks for that, I see "Cremator" is still available on Discogs.
I am currently listening to Permanent Death Split with Gorginized Dorks!! on my tape player. Only my copy has the whole of this split on one side and PxDx material from 3 other splits on the other side, I FEEL VERY LUCKY.
Permanent Death playing very brutal some what vocals led/driven noisecore and the multifaceted Gorgonized Dorks are fucking up my head phones.
The heaviest vocals in town and utterly caustic!!
BIZARRE UPROAR– "Sikiöasento" 2x LP (F&V, Wrath, F&V UK)- this damn thing is excellent! For my first listen, I thought it was rather restrained compared to what I was expecting. On the 2nd listen, it's restrained, focused, heavy, and well-composed & sort of what I would imagine BU doing if he started doing "Industrial" noise instead of harsh noise. The 2nd & 4th sides are my favorites then the 3rd & 1st. Highly recommended!
What does the title mean?
the title means fetal position
Love the artwork and title on that new BU. Any US distributors carrying the CD version?
Lots of rain/overcast weather this week putting me in a good mood. No deep thoughts, but listening to the NIT "001" tape, couple Iron Fist Of The Sun releases, and the usual Lou Reed. Oops, I forgot, too faggy for some of the hardasses here.
Quote from: Peterson on July 20, 2017, 11:11:39 PM
Lou Reed. Oops, I forgot, too faggy for some of the hardasses here.
Chimes more with me than most other things in the thread. Happy to be a fag/denier of stereotypes as is deemed fit.
Boys, I'm joking! "Gimme some good times, gimme some pain, no matter how ugly you are, you know to me it all looks the same" sounds about in line with what's discussed here! ;)
Quote from: Duncan on July 21, 2017, 12:46:57 AM
Quote from: Peterson on July 20, 2017, 11:11:39 PM
Lou Reed. Oops, I forgot, too faggy for some of the hardasses here.
Chimes more with me than most other things in the thread. Happy to be a fag/denier of stereotypes as is deemed fit.
"I'd rather have cancer than be a faggot. Oops, that's not an anti-gay remark...coming from me, it's a compliment"
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 20, 2017, 07:21:44 PM
What does the title mean?
According to Google translate it means: 'fetal position'.
To Live And Shave In LA for days (haw dee haw haw not my intention)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 01, 2017, 03:55:45 PM
H.Ö.H. "Palava Kuljettaja" tape
New tape contains 6 untitled tracks and I dare to say, despite admiring all the H.Ö.H. stuff, perhaps the best tape yet! It remains pretty much equally brutal and primitive as before, but each track has clearer distinctive elements and "composition". Even if it may be just crackling radio static and rewinding tape noises back and forth or somehow rugged tape loops. All remains utterly primitive and hand made feel, void on ANY effect gadgets or editing. Brilliant!
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I think I saw this one listed in NHFA-Store, but not anymore. Seems I wasn't fast enough. Anywhere else I could get this one?
Thanks!
A few spun this morning
Sadio / Caligula031 – Sadio / Caligula031 LP
First introduction to Sadio. Primitive, good stuff but it'll take a few listens to sink in properly. Caligula031's side contains some of the best material I've heard from him, "Nothing Comes For Free" is an exceptional track, very aggressive vocals.
Iugula Thor / Cronaca Negra - Abraxas Mortuary CDR
Never been too interested in Iugula Thor but these tracks are nice, mastered from a live release I believe so there's a bit of extra roughness about them. Not moved much by Cronaca Negra.
Alfarmania - Bottenskrapet LP
Dirty and rough as to be expected. Howled/shouted vocals, sounds like recorded live in a shed or large basement. Just fantastic.
N12 "Black Line" and Snuff's debut LP. N12 takes more subtle and suggestive approach while Snuff is totally in your face. Both approaches are very effective. These are already classics in my books, much like every other N12 and Snuff release. I miss the old disco sleeve+xerox insert packaging from F&V and these leather type packages from FA feel very luxurious. Fuck glossy gatefolds!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on July 22, 2017, 11:52:06 PM
N12 "Black Line" and Snuff's debut LP
These are pretty much flawless for me, still listen regularly to these
^Agreed!
Natural progression (or should I say regression) to go from those two to XE "Victory" LP. I had given this masterpiece a 4/5 rating on Dis-Cocks back when the feedback was probably a bit too much to handle but I fixed that shit quick. Mr. XE is the master of one liners. "White power white victory" or "Raise your right hand and show me where you stand" and let's not forget the always entertaining "Ooooooiiiiii!". Hail XE!
Toughskins are shite and not even appropriate fodder for this site in the first place.
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H.Ö.H. "Palava Kuljettaja" tape
New tape contains 6 untitled tracks and I dare to say, despite admiring all the H.Ö.H. stuff, perhaps the best tape yet! It remains pretty much equally brutal and primitive as before, but each track has clearer distinctive elements and "composition". Even if it may be just crackling radio static and rewinding tape noises back and forth or somehow rugged tape loops. All remains utterly primitive and hand made feel, void on ANY effect gadgets or editing. Brilliant!
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I think I saw this one listed in NHFA-Store, but not anymore. Seems I wasn't fast enough. Anywhere else I could get this one?
Thanks!
Re-stock Coming soon! Maybe within week!
Playlist has been extensive, but not yet time to write properly...
T.MIKAWA "I, noise" 2xCD
Teichiku Entertainment
I like this much more than the CD on Finnish label. Perhaps the wide variety is one thing, but also less glicthy, more brutal approach is good. First disc is old material from 80's. Old solo Incapacitants works and recordings before it. Some stuff may be pretty simple guitar scratching, but at best, it is surprising how much some early works remind of 80's power electronics! When Relics of the past disc ends, 2nd disc is titled Recent Killing Time. Another dosage of over 70 minutes of sheer noise. It's all really intense, often live recordings, but stand-out track is Three Arrows of Intonarumorimotonari. Massive 20 minutes piece of complex and heavy noise blasting, including nice loops and layers. It makes me think when did Incapacitants make such an exciting noise piece? Not to say they made sucky albums, but lets say if one takes a look in their discography...
Pain Jerk / Incapacitants - Live At The No Fun Fest 2007 (CD) No Fun Productions NFP-23 2007
Burning Orange (CD, Album) Pica Disk PICA006 2008
Tight (LP, Ltd, Num) Dogma Chase DOGMA 001 2009
Lon Guy (CD, Album, Dig) Harbinger Sound HARBINGER045 2009
Eat! Meat!! Manifesto!!! (CD, Album, Ltd) Rape Art Productions RAP-CD #034 2012
Mon, Ma? Mon!!! (CD, Ltd) Triangle (3), Cerosene, Outcry Records TR-50 2012
Any one these been somehow extra memorable? I see they have 2017 album out on Alchemy, but besides that, during last 10 years there has been just these and couple CDR's? Meanwhile, for example "I, noise" 2xCD, old and new disc, SLAYS!
V/A VALKOINEN KOHINA CD
BLACK STATE "Hlose" CD
AUNT MARY "Sessions of Extreme Nihilism 1989-1992 lost tapes of AM" CD
F&V
To be released in week, but managed to grab these in advance. Valkoinen Kohina is well justified CD version of compilation LP done by Urashima. Highlight on album Sick Seed for sure, but can't go wrong with Chlorofom Rapist, Edge Of Decay, Snuff, Unclean and Silence of Vacuum!
Black State has been little hit & miss for me. This album, easily their best! Not just some conceptual noise, but musically good and strong stuff. Vocals somewhere between Streicher and Nicole 12, music not so far from what you could expect from few "usual suspects" of F&V roster. But as it simply is good album, it's easily worth purchase even if you didn't get excepted on concept driven tapes etc.
Aunt Mary, holy shit! Lost tapes! Too bad there is more lost tapes, which are probably impossible to unearth. Perhaps 20 years ago, I had in my hands one long unreleased session. Back then computer technology was so shitty, that couldn't really do what I was intending (like cut empty space between tracks), so I returned tape to Markkula. Never seen since, hah.. I guess at least one session lost to japan, at Vis-a-vis. This CD contains material submitted to some small american label who was supposed to publish it on comp tape. Included is also debut 7" and uncut session of "Gnu" (split with MITB). CD is edited very crudely. It really is like "lost tape" put on cd as is. When it ends, you can hear fragment of Tumor track bleeding under tape dub, hah...
Most amazing is that the long, formerly unheard Aunt Mary slow tracks, are almost exactly same what was later done as SADISTIC BLISS. Over Even as Bizarre Uproar musical pieces. Markkula concluded that he has really abused the few same ideas since beginnin. It is not totally true, as there is various shifts in his approach. However, there is this very strong red line fully audible for almost 30 years! That is something...
Mikawa - I, Noise is such a great compilation. Some of the early stuff is great (the Contradictory Bridge tracks) and some is just plain wacko, but that's just how it should be. A wonderful overview of the mans solo work. I can't get enough of it.
ALTAR OF FLIES - Rörelsen Mellan Rummen LP (Järtecknet)
MATTIAS GUSTAFSSON - Nattmusik LP (BAADM)
What I really appreciate about AOF/MG is that he makes his albums albums in an almost traditional sense. I'm sure many artists in noise/industrial/whatever does this, or at least intend to, but few if any succeeds the way MG does. Rörelsen Mellan Rummen looks very clean and artsy judging by the cover, but that's slightly deceptive. To me this is a surprisingly nasty album, permeataed by a constant worry, as if something is about to go very very wrong any second. It's also a nod back to his more rough industrial days, yet obviously way more elegant than back then. I like all AOF LP's, but this might just be the best yet. Strange to see an artist still getting better after eight (?) full length albums. Nattmusik is in the same kind of space as Rörelsen..., but without that scary restless air. A contemplative and very calm album, but with a real album feeling to it as well, with a narrative arch that's rare in this field of music. And beautiful cover art, suspiciously similar to that Helm LP on Kye. These to make a great pair.
Pseudocyst split with Fecal Smear Test
Funeral Mongloids split with Plagued Braces
Extreme Hair Stench / Potabilizadora / Machakakraneos - Three Way Tape
Tortured Hooker: An offender's M.O. can change, static and rigid remains the character
Potabilizadora / Melanocetus Murrayi / Funeral Mongoloids / Colico - 4 Way Split Cdr #4
NOISECORE!!!!
M.B. - Sympyhony for a Genocide (Hospital re-release) Different times, different sounds. I like synth electronics, but this one is to dull for me.
Kontinent - Stasis, No Reverse, Death Technologies (cassettes + CDr) - just listened to Stasis for the first time, which prompted me to re-listen to the first two Kontinent releases. I think the CDr was a perfect format for the first release. CD seemed more appropriate with the cleaner sound. I dig Death Technologies, solid heavy electronics, but compared to Kontinent's performance at UFoI III, it left me wanting. Stasis more than makes up for it. Easily the best release yet to my ears. Echoes of the German/Tesco masters sure, but it also reminds me a bit of STROM.ec, albeit with its own character. Definitely recommended.
Boy Harsher - Yr Body Is Nothing (LP) - darkwave/synthpop/minimal synth, whatever the kids are calling it these days. this is perfectly executed minimal synth pop to my ears. the tracks are well developed and dynamic, despite the minimal palette used. the female vocalist is really good too. seems like it could be a great alternative soundtrack to David Cronenberg's Crash. reminds me a lot of the Shadowlust - Trust in Pain 2xLP from a few years back, but even better.
High-Functioning Flesh - Culture Cut (LP) - still really enjoying this one.
Skinny Puppy - Addiction (12") - finally got this on vinyl for reasonable price via eBay.
on deck - Uncodified - Hyperinflation (cassette)
V/A "Perdo Omnis" CS (Vulpes)
This is apparently the follow-up to the Sonno Ferrum compilation of all-junk metal tracks wherein Bitewerks/Mania couldn't remember which track was his. This one had a similar effect on me, in that I really could only determine for certain which tracks were Alchemy of the 21st Century and SF Group. Otherwise, I couldn't tell at all – KSNK, Umpio, and Diagram: A are the others listed aside from the aforementioned. Sort of disappointed that an SSRI or Sick Seed track didn't make it on there, because anything SS Pekka does basically involves the word "apocalyptic," and since this is "apocalyptic music," well, just seems natural. Oh well. Not going to whine about a first-rate and very listenable collection of ambient/abstract pieces from artists I already like a great deal and even admire. At least two of the tracks seem to incorporate insect sounds, which is never a bad thing. If you're reading this, you need to track down a copy if you don't already own one. It tends to go for cheap and is basically an overlooked essential of modern-day compilations.
Hander Som Vardar "Depopulation" CS (Obscurex)
This one didn't blow my mind the way the "I Never" tape/Cdr did, but was still pretty good. Bleak tape-manipulated field recordings and electronics with an especially dour atmosphere that is summed up pretty well by the track title "Fucking Left Behind." Somehow that and the cover image of a solitary guy by the ocean gives this a "punk" vibe. Not a bad thing at all in this case. Anyway, the sounds themselves tend to melt into one another, in terms of bleed-through as well as track transitions, hard to notice the shifts from one piece to another. Meanders from point A to point B rather than moving forward consistently. Probably intentional. Some really nice parts seem as if the tape-decayed field recordings were run through one of the synthesizer units he uses. Won't revisit this one except occasionally, but I'll certainly be grabbing more HSV releases very soon.
Burried Machine "Aoral Portion" CS (Lust Vessel)
Well, fuck me. This is one of those releases that's so good it's frustrating. Stupid-good. Enjoyable, dynamic, and engaging in a way that so much of what comes out just is not. Basically musique concrete that borders on becoming cut-up noise but never approaches typically-Japanese frenzy or harshness. Still, not much here is subdued save for the beginning and ending movements of each side, there's an arch/build-up-slow-down structure to both compositions. Voice fragments, electronics, unidentifiable field recordings, probably-junk metal acoustic sounds, and some really atmospheric Bianchi-type drones all layered and panning about everywhere. With respect to this album, Shin Chida can easily quote Lou Reed in saying "my week beats your year." Hey, if any of you indie rockers-turned-tape nerds releasing stuff on Vitrine or I Dischi Del Barone are reading this, go listen to this album to see what you could be doing in terms of quality and execution, but are not. This one tape beats my whole fucking discography. And here's a nice interview with Shin Chida by none other than Joke Lanz: https://soundcloud.com/user-577776576/interview-with-shin-chida
...also been playing the recent additions to my now-complete Knaekkede Stemmer discography. Hopefully the one on Janushoved shows up soon. Not much to say about that project that I haven't already. Gets samey at times but nonetheless perfect tape abstractions. Listened to Jaako Vanhala's "Here Be Lions" and Mattias Gustafsson's "Tapeworks Vol. 5" yesterday on headphones while cleaning my house and had a completely different experience than with speakers. The latter especially seems perfect for focused, solitary headphone listening, while the former is one of those things that's so well-done it's almost annoying. Decided to look into more cool person/hipster faggot music and realized The Jesus And Mary Chain ain't half bad, even if they have the stupidest haircuts I've ever seen. Been revisiting a lot of metal that I was quite taken with as a youngster only to realize I'm not too fond of a lot of it today...fuck nostalgia.
Quote from: monotome on July 30, 2017, 04:20:33 PM
M.B. - Sympyhony for a Genocide (Hospital re-release) Different times, different sounds. I like synth electronics, but this one is to dull for me.
Have to agree - though SFAG seems to be the go-to for M.B, other stuff like Neuro Habitat, Mectpyo/Blut and Morder are much stronger IMO.
Quote from: Peterson on August 01, 2017, 02:01:28 AM
Burried Machine "Aoral Portion" CS (Lust Vessel)
I'm waiting this tape to arrive here one of these days. Impatient, after your review.
Quote from: Peterson on August 01, 2017, 02:01:28 AM
realized The Jesus And Mary Chain ain't half bad, even if they have the stupidest haircuts I've ever seen
haha yeah go peterson!!
found my teenage punk tapes from 30 (! argh!!) years ago... ramones "leave home" + "road to ruin" blastin almost non stop, then some ancient hirax haha. hirax sounded really bad.
then some amazing bjarni gunnarsson electronix. highly recommended "processes & potentials" which to my surprise is now on bandcamp, here:
https://bjarni.bandcamp.com/album/processes-potentials
Had to Google "The Jesus And Mary Chain haircuts". Bird nests FTW!
Playing and enjoying http://forceneurotic.bandcamp.com/album/excerpts-from-a-document-of-personal-errors
Why hasn't anyone mentioned...
Mania "Foul Inside" mCD (Freak Animal, 2017)
Just a couple of minutes in already seems like Mania at his most impressionistic, even compared to Decrepit and Grim Conditions. Opens with echoed patches of mid-range static, nice and toothy, which soon builds and lets out some relatively spastic vocals which seem more on-top-of-the mix for Mania and sound like they're switching from delay to chorus to reverb effects but smoothly.
Second piece opens to microtonal noise that seems to spew out bigger, heavier patches of noise while undulating synth bubbles and slogs out from underneath. Really wet, messy textures slopping around the mix with some delay and reverb, a nice twisting oscillation in the background. If I were to have titled this track, it'd be "Total Prolapse," but that's just me. Has an almost tape-decayed quality that suggests an acoustic source for some of the sound.
Third piece opens to warped (Tape warped? Power-starved?) wispy electronic sweeps with some acoustic clacking and bumping in the foreground and background – then a heavy electronic buzz starts throbbing and muffles the other elements. So far, this is a restrained but seriously mutated version of the Mania sound/style, and I am tempted to say his best work yet. Junk acoustics rise to the foreground against what sounds like a glass slide tapping as the synth throb modulates subtly. Some more spastic synth work fades in alongside some seriously odd feedback work before the background textures take on a character more like Sick Seed or Gelsomina than anything in my Mania collection. Not at all a bad thing in one of the few times I've even been able to compare Mania to anything else out there. When the vocals finally bleed in in trademark echo style, they're almost howled. Deranged even by these standards. Yep, this is the best stuff Mania's ever done, no question about that. The background interaction of metal, feedback, and synth starts to sort of sag and decay before bursting back into crispy static patches, making me wonder again if any power starve was involved. Things cut off like a door being shut.
Fourth piece opens to familiar bassy, subtle, quiet metal dragging and clanking with roomy reverb. Subtle electronic whirring behind. Not unlike material from the split with SSRI. Odd feedback drones hum and oscillate in the middle of the mix. Acoustic rattling sounds almost like plastic before the metal tones pick up again. Either a great reverb unit is involved or Bitewerks has one excellent practice space. This is so spacious and enveloping, it's almost like a musique concrete take on Mania style! Another thing that's improved on an already good element is the balance between frequencies as well as heavy and brittle textures in both the electronic and acoustic sounds. Some thin, nasty Whitehouse/SJ-type static sort of sinks in and then fades after not even a minute, and then only reverberated metal scraping just before silence.
Best material Mania has come out with yet. Restrained, meticulous violence. Not really harsh noise, not purely power electronics, certainly not industrial; it's just Mania. But where do you go from here??
Quote from: Peterson on August 03, 2017, 03:19:44 AM
Why hasn't anyone mentioned...
Mania "Foul Inside" mCD (Freak Animal, 2017)
Just a couple of minutes in already seems like Mania at his most impressionistic, even compared to Decrepit and Grim Conditions. Opens with echoed patches of mid-range static, nice and toothy, which soon builds and lets out some relatively spastic vocals which seem more on-top-of-the mix for Mania and sound like they're switching from delay to chorus to reverb effects but smoothly.
Second piece opens to microtonal noise that seems to spew out bigger, heavier patches of noise while undulating synth bubbles and slogs out from underneath. Really wet, messy textures slopping around the mix with some delay and reverb, a nice twisting oscillation in the background. If I were to have titled this track, it'd be "Total Prolapse," but that's just me. Has an almost tape-decayed quality that suggests an acoustic source for some of the sound.
Third piece opens to warped (Tape warped? Power-starved?) wispy electronic sweeps with some acoustic clacking and bumping in the foreground and background – then a heavy electronic buzz starts throbbing and muffles the other elements. So far, this is a restrained but seriously mutated version of the Mania sound/style, and I am tempted to say his best work yet. Junk acoustics rise to the foreground against what sounds like a glass slide tapping as the synth throb modulates subtly. Some more spastic synth work fades in alongside some seriously odd feedback work before the background textures take on a character more like Sick Seed or Gelsomina than anything in my Mania collection. Not at all a bad thing in one of the few times I've even been able to compare Mania to anything else out there. When the vocals finally bleed in in trademark echo style, they're almost howled. Deranged even by these standards. Yep, this is the best stuff Mania's ever done, no question about that. The background interaction of metal, feedback, and synth starts to sort of sag and decay before bursting back into crispy static patches, making me wonder again if any power starve was involved. Things cut off like a door being shut.
Fourth piece opens to familiar bassy, subtle, quiet metal dragging and clanking with roomy reverb. Subtle electronic whirring behind. Not unlike material from the split with SSRI. Odd feedback drones hum and oscillate in the middle of the mix. Acoustic rattling sounds almost like plastic before the metal tones pick up again. Either a great reverb unit is involved or Bitewerks has one excellent practice space. This is so spacious and enveloping, it's almost like a musique concrete take on Mania style! Another thing that's improved on an already good element is the balance between frequencies as well as heavy and brittle textures in both the electronic and acoustic sounds. Some thin, nasty Whitehouse/SJ-type static sort of sinks in and then fades after not even a minute, and then only reverberated metal scraping just before silence.
Best material Mania has come out with yet. Restrained, meticulous violence. Not really harsh noise, not purely power electronics, certainly not industrial; it's just Mania. But where do you go from here??
I listened to this one many times since I received it, but somehow I was lost for words to mention it here. First there was the immense quality and second my not so good English to describe it properly, that kept me from writing about it. So thanks a lot for your review (always great reads btw!), which also captures a lot of my impressions.
But not to forget the other two 3" from Umpio and Sick Seed, they are great as well!
I'm listening to Kazumoto Endo And Emanuele Bonini - Rumore Da Ritorno Audio Metallico, goddamn it's good. (that's my review)
Week at work was shitty and brain damaging.
Trying to become sane again with:
Albert Fish is my Hero - Albert Fish Is My Hero C90, single sided (:VENE:)
Nice! Stripped down perverted PE with very short tracks. Consisting of the "Albert Fish Is My Hero" 3" CDr, "The Hillside Stranglers" CDr and "Mutilation" 3" CDr.
Iron Clad - Strike to kill C15 (F&V)
Short and hateful. Exactly what's needed now. Anything more coming sometime from this project?
Antipakt - Fuck them where they breathe 7" (F&V)
Well, text on sleeve says it all.
"Fist and cock up their fuckholes
Flesh over spirit
Hands make shit
Mouth like a cunt
Fuck them where they breathe
Up their fuckholes
FUCK THEM WHERE THEY BREATHE!"
Same here, anything more coming sometimes?
Next is Grunt - Terror and Degeneration CD, and probably digging through some F&V releases. New Black Stateis exceptionally good.
Some fine booze will do the rest to prepare me for coming week.
Good night!
WILL OVER MATTER/BIZARRE UPROAR LP (F&V)
WOM: Primitive electronics, I can't really find deep interest on, maybe another release to recommend?
BU side is a live capture, long introduction with religious muslim samples and strong performance as expected. Crude and inspired noise/PE.
IRON FIST OF THE SUN « Tears Royal » LP (Unrest)
Power Electronics at it's best. Vocals are just perfect, extreme and unique. I saw several reviews on this forum saying that this effort is the best of IFOTS, maybe it is true. I have more or less all releases and can't decide as all are great to my ears.
Copley Medal "Impersonal Attraction" CS (Hanson)
Some guy from New York who apparently runs the Robert & Leopold label, named Ryan Martin. I like stuff from that label and had never made the connection when ordering from them. Anyway, this sort of low-key project is like the 80's Maurizio Bianchi of today – it's not just minimal industrial tape-whatever, it actually sounds almost exactly like Maurizio Bianchi. Well, maybe a little more diversity in terms of tone and texture, but the label description is something like "reverberated, echoed patterns like old '80's M.B.," and that is certainly accurate. Pretty busy at times but still could be described as "minimal," with several layers usually moving at once and at least two of them drenched in that clunky, metallic "old school" reverb sound. It's definitely "industrial" in that it has this vague, angular-but-dulled sharp ring/resonance to it with a sort of machine-like structure. The first side has a lot of movement and a seemingly wider array of sounds, and at one point reaches some cascading forward momentum. The entire track is saturated to the point of harshness, but in an ear-scraping, blown-out way unlike any harsh noise or similarly-textured music of today. The second side is a subtly evolving variation on one pattern of bleep-bloop 1-2 (in a good way) layered with an echoed glissando and some really detailed, grainy noise that shifts around slowly and gives way to the background patterns while the dominant ones morph and recede. I could see how many who weren't impressed with M.B. would skip over this (project), but judging by this and some Soundcloud samples, I'll definitely hunt things down as best I can. Recommended to fellow tape nerds! Similar, I guess, to Burried Machine?
Mercury Hall "Civilization Year" CS (Second Sleep)
Label description says something like "late-night electronics for smokers." Well, I hate to be crass, but I'm sure they ain't talking about a Cuban cigar. Seems about right for its stated purposes/audience, and not at all in a bad way. Rather than some spraypainted semi-random collage of some stoner's experiment, this is serious tape music for the indulgent, I suppose. Absolutely relaxing stuff, devoid of any pensive or dwelling atmosphere that seems driven by very repetitive (in a good sense – "hypnotic") loops of single-key piano, indistinguishable "stolen conversations," and resonant thwacking, clanking tinny metal sound. The loops seem to be both "traditional" cassette loops as well as reel-to-reel loops, judging by the clear quality and stereo panning of some in contrast to the bassier, mono heaviness of others that have a more degraded tone. I recall some interesting electronics detail at some points but I'm writing this review from memory and not while listening like I sometimes do, so I could be wrong. In all, this is pretty damned top-notch and "serious" tape music that seems to have a wide range of appeal. I was a little late in getting this but at the moment, a box set called "Library's Bells" (tape nerds, again, anyone? Nothing wrong with that) is apparently readily available and looks pretty tempting. Will be getting that later in the month.
Anna Gardeck- Bondage Women
Normally I'm not too fond of Industrial with beats, but this one I actually like a lot. Noisy enough and the beats not always in the foreground. I must admit I came across it by chance, while I was looking for something else, but I liked the pictures I found.
(https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0003331779_10.jpg)
(https://img.discogs.com/R3B7MPpIDf4Mcky4UXjsnqcoyoU=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-410646-1288720601.jpeg.jpg)
IRONFLESH
It's a new Death doom/ Death metal band from France.
quite heavy and crushing stuffs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVFpv7lxOFA
Quote from: cr on August 05, 2017, 07:21:19 PMAlbert Fish is my Hero - Albert Fish Is My Hero C90, single sided (:VENE:)
Nice! Stripped down perverted PE with very short tracks. Consisting of the "Albert Fish Is My Hero" 3" CDr, "The Hillside Stranglers" CDr and "Mutilation" 3" CDr.
This project might be a bit overlooked due to somewhat odd name but it's top-notch stuff. This compilation is smashing mix of filthy synth heavy PE and macho vocals. I think "Aileen" for example is a bit more atmospheric release but still very solid one with crisp and punishing sound. Looking for "The Highway Killer" biz card CDr as it was never released/reissued on tape. Btw, what ever happened to A. Shaw?
Cock E.S.P.-Making It Our Business VHS
A live compilation videotape. Classic performances. A very specific aspect of Cock E.S.P. always strikes me, and it's difficult to put words to. The ability to delve so effortlessly into a lysergic meltdown in stark juxtaposition to the actual physical toll the performance takes on the participants: it's quite special.
that albert fish cs is top tier.
SUBSTITUTION PRODUCT - Grange
Old school industrial, Noise... Played in the 80's style, without instruments or machines!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke6_ig1J4lI
Been liking the new She Spread Sorrow, pretty decent death industrial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxP_jv7cZU
Les Sentiers Conflictuels & Andrew King "1888"
Listening on YouTube because my copy hasn't arrived yet. Concept album between a band I know nothing about and a guy named Andrew King who I think I found because he had something to do with L'Orchestre Noir (the only Wakeford stuff I really dig). Based on Jack the Ripper's letters, so in a certain mood I'd find this pretty corny but it's pretty good at the moment. Reminds me of if Stephen Stapleton had done more with William Bennett like the 150 Murderous Passions album or whatever it's called. This is kinda like neoclassical/abstract power electronics, I guess. I like it. Vocals sound both cheesy and demented, which I appreciate, like the aforementioned WB.
city of worms - metabolic
this is brilliant , a hypnotic ride . 2 long pieces of loops and crickles.
Reclaiming a chunk of my collection from storage has me doing some revisiting.
Bastard Noise - The Honesty Shop 12" (2016, Robotic Empire)
The long-since established signature Trogotronic sound is ever-present, and can basically do no wrong at this point. Never a huge fan of the guttural vocals, but the other vocal styles are here as well to make up for it. Still, all BN releases of the past 6 or 7 years seem to lack significance, much like their early period, and this is no exception. I would have avoided picking it up (and probably even avoided streaming/downloading) on my own accord, but it was a gift. Nothing actually bad to say about it, but as decent as it is I doubt it will get many revisits.
Bastard Noise & Pain Jerk - Imminent Economic Collapse 7" (1996, Alternative Tentacles)
A great, short blast from Pain Jerk (and the track title is a line from Dead Kennedys' "Bleed For Me", which I somehow didn't notice until this go 'round) followed by BN who at this point are still finding their footing, which will take a few more years. The flip side has a decent collaboration piece as the title track.
Bastard Noise & Outermost - Cauldron of Fire 7" (2000, DP)
Eric Wood has stated that this collaboration is his personal favourite BN release. Perhaps rightfully so, but at 45RPM it's all over so quickly there's hardly time to grasp anything. The noise 7" is a strange beast.
Bastard Noise - Cosmic Eulogy (Japan Tour) 12" (2000, Helicopter)
Perhaps the best Bastard Noise material from the Wiese era. A pretty lowkey piece, sonically, and an area that BN can thrive in when they want to.
Bastard Noise - Recycled CS (2000, RRRecords)
The above rivaled only by this. One of my favourite Recycled tapes to date. Some strange and intriguing sounds permeate the middle of the A-side. This might be the only legitimately "harsh noise" BN release.
Plus:
Oscillating Innards - Irretrievable 7" (2006 Troniks, etc)
Oscillating Innards / Redneck - P.H.N.W. 7" (2012, Antropofago Ateo)
Corrupted - Anciano 7"
Good Doom Metal
Quote from: absurdexposition on August 24, 2017, 05:43:24 AM
Bastard Noise & Outermost - Cauldron of Fire 7" (2000, DP)
Eric Wood has stated that this collaboration is his personal favourite BN release. Perhaps rightfully so, but at 45RPM it's all over so quickly there's hardly time to grasp anything. The noise 7" is a strange beast.
Don't remember well how that was, but this:
Outermost / Bastard Noise – Studies Of Space And Sorrow 7" New 2017 collaboration, and it I just last week wrote to Wood to express my view that this must be best BN stuff in recent years. It's not that it would be something dramatically different. We have the trademark bastard noise oscillations etc, but Outermost electronics are dirtier and there is some effect/processing on vocal sound too, not just slight reverb. Small details - but within noise, those are what matter! 4 tracks. Goes very fast, but nothing prevents few more spins of both sides!
JENNIFER WOLSKI tapeMSNP
One of rare cases when tape was damaged. Or lets say - not damaged, but almost. I started to listen this old MSNP tape that been sitting on shelves for years. Started to wonder should it sound like *this*. Not brutal harsh noise, but sort of tape manipulation. And next thing I realise tape deck has swalloved 1 meter of magnetic tape inside. Curiously nothing was wrinkled. Just carefully rewinding all back in to realize that from seam of magnetic tape & "lead tape", glue had dried. Opening tape, little operation and tape works great. ALL ON RED - ALL THE TIME, total harsh noise wall blasting. On the end of B-side you start to get little more nyance and changes. It ain't just grain and crackles, but heavy assault of noise. Stability and restless crunchy heaviness sets it right there on great side of harsh noise wall.
MACRONYMPHA "Beneath Hidden Tokyo" tapeMother Savage
Later days Stell editions. Perhaps not as elegent with the computer type, but I can't complain when I'm assualted with 60 minutes of solid Macronympha noise. Surprise is that this has quite a lot of rhythm. Occasional Vivenza-type factory sound looping, but also even techno beats viciously overdriven to tape.
MACRONYMPHA "Session II" tapeMother Savage
Less interesting tape. Not bad, but it's what it is: Slightly distant sounding session of guitars, metal junk and overall noise havoc, being brutalized at rehearsal room. Not really about editing or having the known MSNP crunchy heaviness. It's not bad, but there are countless better Macro tapes to listen instead.
HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS "Skin Stripperess" tapeMSNP
Taint + Macronympha. Could you go wrong? No. Looks and sounds brutal and merciless harsh noise. Violent, dark and oppressive spoken word pieces are included within harsh noise what has no "joyfulness" of the Japanese noise, only deranged and grim american violence. Excellent.
BRUME "The Sun" tape
Old Europa Cafe
I like a lot old Brume stuff. It's band many should know, but it's very very rarely I find myself talking to someone who appreciates Brume or hunts for some old tapes of his. This one, industrial beats and ritualistic chanting and vocal drones. Brutally overdriven, all-on-red to tape, layers saturated, nicely melting together. Including live material from 1988, which blends well next to studio works.
HANDS TO "Eurean recant" tapeBBP
Hands to is often so bleak and so minimal, that it's hard to really start going into detail what just happened. It's his older stuff, from 1990. Shorter pieces, less about unprocessed field recordings. More about actualling "doing things". J-card says all was recorded with borrowed gear. I suspect it could be one noteworthy element. Experimenting with unfamiliar gear to get something unexpected done?
Watched the Clinic Of Torture set from the IoPS dvd again last night.
Holy fuck!! What an experience for eyes and ears!! Absolutely brutal sheets of harsh noise with the sobs and howls of the slaves(?) being tortured in the astonishing video playing behind Mikko mixed in through out. These dvds fucking slay.
Quote from: Deadpriest on August 25, 2017, 05:00:31 PM
Watched the Clinic Of Torture set from the IoPS dvd again last night.
Those who are interested in IOPS dvdr's, most parts are still available even if they are not currently listed in nhfastore. They can be also found from F&V distribution.
JEPH JERMAN "Rundle" tapeBanned Productions
That old tape of Hands To was great, but so are these later days Jeph releases! Often ultra minimal, focused on atmosphere of single sound or situation. He made great field recordings where hardly anything happens. Just pure joy of hearing something what mr. Jerman recognized as interesting sound, and then just
lets it be. Two tracks here. One per side. Rundle - one meaning being wheel or rotating object. Tracks are titled "of iron" and "of brass". It clearly describes object used, and for 15 minutes he... well, uses it. One side calm, other one with added feedback'ish resonance of painful levels. Excellent tape.
REPTILE WOMB "The Wampyric Specter" tape
Blood splattered covers look exactly like black metal demo covers. Featuring Harald Mentor of Will Over Matter in line-up. Is it his presence or simply that R.W. is evolving, but this is clearly projects best tape. Both visually and sonically. Dark and grim black industrial. Especially on b-side, I get impression there is more usage of movie soundtrack fragments, or did they actually do it all from scratch? Nevertheless, after CD and couple tapes, R.W. starts to actually be much more notheworthy and easy to recommend for those into "black industrial".
ALFARMANIA "LVM" tape
Styggelse
After their brilliant latest gig in Finland, have digged up few Alfarmania titles to listen. This, already 10 years ago, presents well the project. It's hard to make very detailed review of Alfarmania stuff, without concluding that there is very similar atmosphere in his releases. It's not saying it
all the same, but certain aesthetics, type how sound is created and overall atmosphere, makes reviewing single tape quite useless. You pretty much know what you will get, but also it's won't be exactly same.
ENVENOMIST "Hidden" tape
Bloodlust
2006 - year when label made probably around 40 releases..? This was crazy era anyway. Next couple years pace of label was equally brutal. Last half of the decade label put out roughly 200 titles? In such flood, individual releases tend to disappear. Like what is the relevance of ltd 50 copies tape of Envenomist? Well, it was reissued on CDR two year later. I prefer tape. Half copies probably disappeared in hands of people briefly visiting new wave of american noise scene. Tape is good, though. 60 minutes, 7 tracks of gloomy synth works. Dark ambient? Hmm.. not sure. It's echoing, very much tonal, and musical, yet barely "cosmic" synthworks. There are no swirling psychedelia, nor brute industrial feel. But neither airy drifting of soft ambient muzak. So may I repeat: good tape!
Today I'm going to listen to the LHD discography.
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REPTILE WOMB "The Wampyric Specter" tape
Blood splattered covers look exactly like black metal demo covers. Featuring Harald Mentor of Will Over Matter in line-up. Is it his presence or simply that R.W. is evolving, but this is clearly projects best tape. Both visually and sonically. Dark and grim black industrial. Especially on b-side, I get impression there is more usage of movie soundtrack fragments, or did they actually do it all from scratch? Nevertheless, after CD and couple tapes, R.W. starts to actually be much more notheworthy and easy to recommend for those into "black industrial".
Sounds great, I like Reptile Womb. Is this already available somewhere?
Quote from: cr on August 26, 2017, 04:15:48 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 26, 2017, 01:52:43 PM
REPTILE WOMB "The Wampyric Specter" tape
Blood splattered covers look exactly like black metal demo covers. Featuring Harald Mentor of Will Over Matter in line-up. Is it his presence or simply that R.W. is evolving, but this is clearly projects best tape. Both visually and sonically. Dark and grim black industrial. Especially on b-side, I get impression there is more usage of movie soundtrack fragments, or did they actually do it all from scratch? Nevertheless, after CD and couple tapes, R.W. starts to actually be much more notheworthy and easy to recommend for those into "black industrial".
Sounds great, I like Reptile Womb. Is this already available somewhere?
This tape was a private release and is actually a split with The Wampyric Specter, who is the artist on the B-side. The tracks on this split are gonna be released in their live form from the recent Kontti gig (additionally noisefucked by Harald Mentor) sometime in the near future.
Run For Omniphobia "unreleased untitled 30 min. piece" 2016
Apparently the trio of Eddie Giles (Defective/Final Solution), John Grimaldi (Hand & Knee/Defective), and Jay Howard (Circuit Wound); what I thought might be some kind of harsh noise or power electronics turns out to be some pretty bold "experimental" sound collage-type stuff. Pretty damn good, too, with a strange fidelity that's neither clear nor lo-fi, but is "wide" and well-mixed. Starts off on the more bedroom-y guitar and tapes side of things, but I hear everything from unidentifiable mystery sounds to tape-processed feedback, to synthesizer tone snippets, to field recordings, to stringed/bowed instruments that seem to morph into stretched cymbal percussion sounds. Shit, considering all that, this isn't far from what I've heard of John Cale or Angus MacLise's experiments pre- and post-Velvet Underground. At one point, some unintelligible vocals chatter about something drenched in reverb right before a section I can only compare to H.N.A.S. or at the moment, Umgreifende. There are lot of skillful edits leading to busier if quieter sections that also draw the comparison. In thirty minutes, it meanders a bit, but still immersive and you forget what you're listening to. I really enjoy that. Hard to tell what sort of equipment is being used re: analog vs. digital, samplers vs. tapes, and so on. That's a good thing. Hard to tell the origin/source of a lot of the sounds, that's always a good thing. For fans of: If, Bwana, Urdwygg The Goldrr, Ultra.
Run For Ominphobia "Assembly Bill 109" Cdr (Submersive Productions)
First piece goes back-and-forth between sections of synthesier melody ala Suicide to synthesizer noise for long sections ala very early Whitehouse. Normally anything that'd draw those comparisons at once would get my attention pretty well, but there's not a lot going on. This isn't bad, but really needs some vocals or just other accompaniment. I guess on the other hand I somewhat admire the "bold minimalism," to borrow a phrase from a pal.
Odd pulsing and beeping paired with a mumbled background voice opens the second track prior to a sort of Krautrock-type noisy synthesizer loop. I guess I might "get" what's being done here, now, and I like the minimalist and no wave/krautrock approach. Again, this is like if Whitehouse in their earlier days were doing something other than what could be called Power Electronics. Pretty repetetive for it's minimalism by today's standards, but fans of Will Over Matter might have something to find here. When things kick into some odd "squiggly" electronics against a somewhat unexpected quicker rhythm, only to disintegrate into arcs of descending tones, the inevitable Maurizio Bianchi comparison occurs, but that's not a bad thing when handled correctly. In this case, it also has that in common with "Milles Collines" by Cryptofascisme.It's really hard to tell how this was recorded, which again, adds to the appeal/mystery. Certainly some of the weirdest bare-bones industrial-type stuff I've heard recently. Hard to recommend this, but it's worth hearing because it's that weird and idiosyncratic.
Run For Omniphobia "Executive Order 13603" Cdr (Submersive Productions)
Apparently recorded and assembled over a 15-year period between 2002 and now? I guess it sounds like it, because this stuff resembles more closely weird experimental Japanese stuff than anything familiar to me or going on right now in terms of vogue underground whatever. This is some pretty surreal, drugged-sounding cut-up and long-form sound collage type stuff with more emphasis on the musical side than the non-musical experimental. Edits are slower, sections are longer, many parts have rhythms, actual beats, or progressions that approach melody but don't quite arrive there. This is stuff with an almost cinematic, soundtrack sort of feeling that gets a bit David Lynch at times but would work better as a backdrop for Only God Forgives, but if Gaspar Noe had directed it instead Windig-Refn. The only part which took me out of the trance this had me in was a sample of a somebody reading from the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham, which seems intentionally out-of-place, but still. Come on. Definitely weird and challenging stuff, but not quite with a lasting impact. I'll still listen to this a few more times.
Hand & Knee "Orphaned Road" and "Scorched" CS (Submersive Productions)
Pretty weird combination of abstract/musique concrete, droning industrial, and almost-PE-type electronics and vocals. Everything moving at a noticeable but still slow pace, drenched in distortion, with a grainy, familiar texture reminding me of certain mid-period Prurient and some other Hospital Productions projects. Both releases seem to have a tendency to lapse from one piece into the next, making transitions hard to distinguish, but in a more fluid sense on the latter release, with a more meandering pace on the former. The former, "Orphaned Road" seems to incorporate more acoustic clatter while "Scorched" emphasizes the PE elements that at some points remind me just a little bit of, say, Control. Both have the same static-laden, lo-fi quality that sometimes gets a little monotonous but fits the character pretty well. I seem to like the latter collection more, that said. Good stuff from John Grimaldi, one half of Defective and Run For Omniphobia. I think this might appeal to fans of the Annihilus roster (NTT etc).
Defective "Piecemeal Social Engineering" CS (Submersive Productions)
Sharp and abrasive PE/noise duo of Eddie Giles (also known as E.J. from Final Solution) and John Grimaldi, of Hand & Knee (mentioned above). Pretty good, if "typically American" sounding stuff that eschews usual sexual or degenerate subject matter in favor of a sort of outsider social analysis/commentary. If I'm not mistaken, the spoken vocals are done by Eddie while John does the shouts/commands. I like this duo approach, in that the sound covers territory like say Deathpile or Control, but also weirder, lo-fi experimental and industrial noise that almost reminds me of Macronmypha or Stimbox in their crudest moments. Lots of distortion that again for me recalls very old Prurient, maybe stuff like History of A.I.D.S.-era. More diverse sounds than the first couple tracks seem to let on. Psychologically maladaptive sound wherein the vocals seem to take on a lot of moods, from confident Grunt-type shouting to desperate pleading like old Ramleh. I haven't heard too much Hydra, but something tells me this could very well appeal to fans of Greg Scott's stuff. Check this out if you're into anything Wonderland Club has come out with recently, in terms of "actual band" PE, this isn't bad at all. On the B-side, this ends up closer to say, Con-Dom than the other material either artist is known for. Overall both very traditional and surprising/experimental. Stuff like this is why low-key stuff can sometimes be more intriguing that names you already know and love. I ask to you: what is meant by "guttertronics" and "kipple?!"
Walter Khan "From Nothing To Nothing" CS (Vanity Recordings, 2017)
Artist describes this as "austere and isolated electronics," which conjures very different things in my mind than what this ended up sounding like, but his description is definitely still accurate. FOR FANS OF OLD RAMLEH!! Minimal as hell and everything drenched in echo and reverb rather than distortion/fuzz, with shouted/pleaded vocals that both rise above and bleed into the surrounding drones and feedback. All electronic devices used sound very simple and as if they're not functioning properly. Sound completely emphasizes dread and severity rather than aggression and violence, although the vocals do verge on vicious, Strict-type screaming at some moments, eventually degrading into this sort of pathetic, squawking/groaning sound, and I mean that in the best way possible. This sounds as troubled and unstable as early Sutcliffe Jugend sounds vicious and energetic. I very much enjoy this kind of thing, as it's really obviously only suitable for certain types of dispositions and attention spans. This isn't for normal or undisturbed individuals. If prescribed medication doesn't work for you, perhaps this will...RECOMMENDED!
Witch Vomit - The Webs of Horror 2014
what's the story with Witch Vomit? they have a good sense for the grimy side of Swedish death metal.
EDWIGE - The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her promo CS
Got this from Dan when he cleaned out some space at home. Tape version that was meant to be sent out to labels and venue people or something like that, but I'm not sure the 10 copies were even sent to the other boys in the band? Completely blown out, in the red, and wihtout the "clarity"of the actual LP which came a year later. It's almost like an entirely different album. The muddy quality actually puts it closer to the self titled tape on HHR (now LP on Urashima) than the album it later became. Great stuff.
THE GREY WOLVES & MACRONYMPHA "Slash" tape
If there is one absolute a must to be made -reissue, it's this tape. 60 minute tape with 14 tracks. If you compare to Grey Wolves/JFK material or such, this is simply so damn good. It is far more in the vein of Grey Wolves. Structured, yet raw industrial songs, yet including the brutalizing power of Macronympha as well. There are no plain harsh noise sessions here. 1993. It's same year as Sudden Infant / Grey Wolves / Macronympha - Interzone 3 was, but even better. Lineage puts this between The Grey Wolves 1st and 2nd albums and among rather early Macronympha titles. Both artists being blossoming at their best. Originally issued on David Padbury's Sol Niger label. Wider distribution nowadays would be excellent! I got the MSNP Stella reissue version. Could be still available?
BLISTER PACK "Trini's Wad" tape
MSNP
Not as intense as their other tape, but still, mid 90's USA harsh noise, leaning towards slightly Masonna type (due high pitched wild vocals), but still far more USA sounding than Japanese. Not as heavy as debut, but still excellent material to listen to!
FLOWERDAY "Girl On Film" tape
Cathartic Process
One has to admit, that for noise-head, decent blast of harshness is enough. It may work out just fine, without delivering anything special. But despite heaviness, despite in-your-face aggression, although also nearly bordering wall-noise.... it's fine, but after high energy blast of Blister Pack or utmost industrial-noise masterpiece of GW/Macro, could this somehow deliver? Not really. Compared to releases above, it's flat, one-dimensional and totally predictable without offering the final punch and energy what "generic material" would need. Still, it's plays fine on the background as anonymous rumbling wall.
JARL "Negative Foundation" tape
Abisko
Despite Jarl must be known mostly of his CD's, I must say that he benefits on doing tapes. And benefits on label like Abisko. Material is already rather old. 2000-2001, but somehow being on tape, it just makes me think could this be the best Jarl ? His output has been very solid. When you buy Jarl, you know what you will get. Loops. Lots of loops. Minimal song structures. If any. On tape, little extra saturation, perhaps including also other things than loops, it works really nicely.
I listened to the whole of Dead Body Parts by Dead Body Collection (fucking world). Some of the darkest HNW I've ever heard.
HNW always sounds like it's just Intensified.
Maybe not so much the static stuff but that was what was in my heart.
Thought I, intermittently.
Nullfunction "An Act of Violence" 2xCS (Harmony Audio-Visual)
Explicit political views on either side of the spectrum in music have never bothered me, I might even say that they attract me, given a little finesse and passion (rather than simple anger or resentment which anyone can relate to). Let it be known I consume left-wing slanted materials as equally often as right-wing ones. This happens to be the former. While the Woody Guthrie quote is generally overused, it seems sincere in this case. Here we have what feels like solemn, reverent power electronics which mourn the loss of fallen comrades in arms. I may not entirely fall on this side of the fence, but I can only respect the notion of mourning soldiers actually fighting for a cause they actually believe in. Tracks around the 7-10 minute mark, making me wonder why it was divided into two tapes, but the elegance of the set and the dedication to two specific individuals gives the design purpose. Anyway, sounds are more focused and developed than the previous "Introduction To Nullfunction" C90 I'd heard – mysterious buzzing/crumbling electronics that explode and recede into the background, saturated and reverb-drenched vocals; of course, a bereaved and elegiac atmosphere. Those who enjoyed the Walter Khan "From Nothing To Nothing" tape on Vanity recordings would do well to check this out, but I can't see it doing much for many others. Minimalist reactionary PE.
Will Over Matter "Aino Kassinen/Ultra" CS (reissue, Haamu Records)
You can always count on WOM to deliver some of the weirdest minimalism. In this case, it's hard to tell how these spurting/farting noises were even generated – analog synthesizer? Some old computer? Finger on cable with some kind of pedal attatched? Bass guitar with pedals? I mean that in the best way possible; weird/awkward should be a good thing in truly experimental music. Anyway, there is this great little "melody" lurking in the backround making me wonder "how the hell was this recorded?" I truly wish that more folks would "dare" enough to do this kind of odd, rhythmic minimalist stuff instead of actively trying to impress themselves or the listener. I love this "take it or leave it" kind of thing. Second piece is warbly, bird-like machine-microtone sounds; some foreground whirring and some high-pitched lines further back. Things change into grainy buzz and "laser" pulsing after a bit. One might wonder if there's any ritualistic or edifying application for this other than appreciating quiet, strange noises. If it weren't so short altogether, I'd say this stuff has meditative potential, but at 15 minutes total, no way. For fans of MB with zero attention span!
Will Over Matter "Toisesta Maailmasta" CS (Freak Animal)
Opens with conversation in Finnish garbed through Donald Duck voice effect. Did a double-take at that, nothing Big City Orchestra did ever made me that surprised! Then the dialogue continues in normal voices, appearing to be an older man talking to some kid. Seems to be elder giving wisdom to young pupil or descendant. Obviously I'm not cultured enough to understand what they're saying, certainly if so, this would have more context. Rythmic pattern creeps in the background alongside grainy, subtle noise. Is this a precursor to "Visa Jo Toteutus?" Oddly, I notice the filtered conversation from the beginning continues at low volume in the background – what??
Noise bursts become more intrustive as "rhythm" develops a bit. Morse-code-type enveloped sounds becoming more active, moving to front/top, before disappearing to let dialogue again continue...which moves aside quicky for more buzzing, mid-range electronic signals. I can only assume some of the electronics here are homemade devices, tones that build only slightly. Beautiful feedback lines float quietly in the background and eventually rise a bit. This is like the feeling I got at age 16 being introduced to Whitehouse's "Asceticists," then later hearing "Birthdeath Experience;" total "what the fuck," but fulfillingly so. Making something out of hardly anything. Why would you overpay for old Broken Flag tapes when you have stuff like this coming out currently?
H.Ö.H. "Palva Kulettaja" CS (self-released)
Six untitled tracks. Ghostly humming and subtle shifting, clunking acoustic noises. What's happening and how it's recorded (as in tracked vs. "live"), no real idea. Maybe involves a piezo mic, your guess is as good as mine. Some sounds "up close" microtones, others more distant, noticeable. Some sounds of tapes overblown and maybe being manually tweaked. Next piece similar but louder, more active – like those TV+radio sound collages people did as kids (well, I did), except with real character/flavor. Background high-end ringing tones and loops. Third piece sounds like gritty cable buzz with...some broken device...or a helium balloon run through garbled tape? Hell if I know. Half the Vitrine releases aim for this kind of thing but fall so far short. Warbling and clicking unidentifiable noises sound as if generated by a machine with zero purpose, some Max Ernst sketch made into an actual object or something. Rhythmic generator hiss in background. Obscure high-end whine/brassy sound. Envy is an emotion I don't often feel, but shit, can't help myself here.
Twisting, warbled noises open B-side; Bianchi eat your heart out. Again, nice balance between distance and presence, and of course, no idea how this is done. Mysterious bass-heavy buzz and some not-unpleasant beeping. Odd cuts over low background hum. Audible use of stop/pause buttons ( = YES, PLEASE!). Grainier textures then come in, sounding like radio static but not some typical bullshit. Odd "knocking" pulse sound intermittent. Squawking/scraping noises intrude but still quietly before sounding almost like an amplified viola or cello...or tape-ruined orchestral music, on loop? Again, hell if I know. One thing I feel certain saying is that I don't see how you could be into tape-as-instrument stuff and not like or at least track down this project.
Next up: more Defective, more Cryptofascisme, remaining H.Ö.H. discography, maybe a noisecore binge if time permits...to paraphrase the film Airplane, "looks like I picked the wrong week to quit coffee."
Various – Estheticks Of Cruelty - An Explicit Odyssey Into Swedish Agricultural Sounds
CMI compilation of Swedish artists, on the Industrial/PE ends of the spectrum mostly. Great tracks from Iron Justice, Irgun Z'wai Leumi, Treriksröset... some OK stuff from Institut.
Various – How Terrorists Kill
Consistent selection of killer tracks here. Operation Cleansweep, ASP, Grey Wolves, Slogun, Valefor (pre goth era), Wertham, Macronympha... inclusion of Robert X. Patriot tracks ruined the flow in my opinion. Never listened to said project to any great depth but I feel like he was taking the piss here.
Various – G.A.S.K.R.I.E.G.
Extremely strong material from Dagda Mor, Megaptera, Les Joyaux De La Princesse.... vibe ruined by a few artists however for me,
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EDWIGE - The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her promo CS
Got this from Dan when he cleaned out some space at home. Tape version that was meant to be sent out to labels and venue people or something like that, but I'm not sure the 10 copies were even sent to the other boys in the band? Completely blown out, in the red, and wihtout the "clarity"of the actual LP which came a year later. It's almost like an entirely different album. The muddy quality actually puts it closer to the self titled tape on HHR (now LP on Urashima) than the album it later became. Great stuff.
Not that it matters much, since noone is going to find the tape anyway, but.... you must have a bad dupe, Erik. Listening to my copy, it's not as muddy as you say, it's not all in the red, and yeah -- it sounds very similar to the LP, why wouldn't it?
I'm a huge fan of this recording. When Dan sent me the tape I was blown away, and we decided pretty much the same day that this should be an LP. Excellent recording, get the cheapo CD version from Millstone (it's only SEK 29 ffs) if you don't have it already...
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Quote from: Baglady on August 29, 2017, 11:02:35 AM
EDWIGE - The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her promo CS
Got this from Dan when he cleaned out some space at home. Tape version that was meant to be sent out to labels and venue people or something like that, but I'm not sure the 10 copies were even sent to the other boys in the band? Completely blown out, in the red, and wihtout the "clarity"of the actual LP which came a year later. It's almost like an entirely different album. The muddy quality actually puts it closer to the self titled tape on HHR (now LP on Urashima) than the album it later became. Great stuff.
Not that it matters much, since noone is going to find the tape anyway, but.... you must have a bad dupe, Erik. Listening to my copy, it's not as muddy as you say, it's not all in the red, and yeah -- it sounds very similar to the LP, why wouldn't it?
I'm a huge fan of this recording. When Dan sent me the tape I was blown away, and we decided pretty much the same day that this should be an LP. Excellent recording, get the cheapo CD version from Millstone (it's only SEK 29 ffs) if you don't have it already...
Yeah, definitely a sub par dupe. Not powerless though, just completely spräckt. I love the LP, one of the best harsh albums of the '00s. Might have to get the CD version as backup, now that you mention it...
AUGURE CONCRET - An Act of Desperation
https://augureconcret.bandcamp.com/releases
Discovered through a SI forum user's signature. Really good P.E., hard vocals, good variety of sounds and structure.
Grunt/Bizarre Uproar/Deathkey/Caligula 031 - Beyond (LP, Deathangle Absolution): Good looking insert for each project, very good tracks from each project as well. Deathkey tracks are among the best I've heard from him.
Gangrene - Cleaning the Wound (tape, Obscurex): Wasn't exactly convinced after the first couple of spins, but since I like both Unclean and Edge of Decay, I gave it some more spins. Turns out this is pretty good Industrial Noise/PE. Wondering if it was a one off project or not?
Edge of Decay - Kiihko (tape, Freak Animal): Less Harsh Noise, more Industrial Noise than former releases it seems, good tape.
Military Position - Black Noise (tape, Trapdoor tapes): Great tape, would fit right on Unrest Productions if you'd ask me, except for the one track that's more dancelike, maybe.
Dead Dreams - Halo Of Shattered Teeth (tape, Antipatik Records/Vanity Recordings): Described as Industrial Ambient and I wouldn't know how to describe it otherwise, very good!
Armour Group/Isomer - Desire to Fight (C30, Trapdoor Tapes): Two acts that I wasn't familiar yet with, Industrial/PE from both, good stuff, especially that first Isomer track is great, made me want to tear the walls down. Other Isomer tracks are calmer though, rather contrasting the first one.
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AUGURE CONCRET
Got a tape in the works, due out in the next batch.
Today -
Survival Unit "Murder For The Mission" Revisited my first introduction to S.U. 10-12 years ago this lived permanently in my tape deck.
Sutcliffe Jugend - Shame
I'll have to eat my words, I assumed this would be more of the same, and maybe it is, but fuck me if the title track is not one of the best things i've heard from them in the modern era. Guitar driven noise that brings back fond memories of Bodychoke and Tomkins ranting over it for close to 13mins. As a huge fan of Bodychoke, I love this track. Rest of the album isn't bad, biting lyrics, different styles and it ends with a long instrumental track. Probably up there with Muse in terms of quality of recent output
Salford Electronics - Communique 2
Wasn't sure what to expect but is a combination of field recordings and integrated electronics. Definitely late night music and it takes a few spins to immerse myself into it.
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A.M.B. "Implosions" tape
Zikachudoku Self-released tape from 1995. A-side has "self scission" and B-side "self explosion", "self expansion" and "self abrasion". Underlined: All instruments as my cock! One of those bands from Japan which has remained pretty small and unknown and I guess also relatively hard to find? I do have pretty decent amount of old AMB tapes, and amount they get listened, isn't perhaps enough. A-side of tape is focused on high pitched synth oscillations and lo-fi mid-low rumbles. It's ok, but nothing special. Flip on the b-side discards most of synths and we're experiencing hands-on (or cock?!) metal junk/pedals etc what Japanese know well. It is not like AMB is re-inventing the wheel, BUT, he doesn't spill the beans immediately, but there are great moments when you have been listening loud and fierce noise for a while, and suddenly low, wider stereo sound bass rumble hits in. It's like the kick what is missing from majority of noise today, when all is maximum at all the time. Despite AMB isn't perfect. It perhaps doesn't belong to the hall-of-fame of Japanese noise, but this mid 90's original noise cruncher has lesson or two to show contemporary artists!
Just one question: Anyone else have this tape? HOW lo-fi it is meant to be? Is my ferric tape already decayed or maybe even little failed dub? I feel that there is occasional lurking high-end crisp what almost hits in. I mean, in style of Pain Jerk or such. Now, whole tape is somewhat blurred and without the very highest crispy clarity. Not that it would hurt the tape. Not at all. Just curious.
That's one I'm missing still so I can't comment on the dubbing, is there any info on edition size?
A.M.B. "sw" tapeThis one doesn't have problems being utterly lo-fi, but there is one moment in this tape when it appears as if it's just about to become clearer, but doesn't. And finally at the end of b-side it does. Which makes clear that isn't meant to sound like it does for about 3/4 of duration - although it might be even better that way, hah...
There is high pitch, almost like sin-tone wave on top, whistling on same tone through-out both sides. It's is possible it is not dubbing, but the recording itself. Mid 90's noise from Japan, which is very much unlike most of noise there at the time.
Primitive, live-noise takes with no overdubs. It is made out of various fragments, where main difference is he mostly changes used object/set up. Style is always the same unedited, brutal and physical noise that has way less effect-driven approach than Japanese 90's noise acts.
SW#3 track goes to almost masonna mode. High pitched screaming and distorted rubbish which appears to be quite small objects and feedback created perhaps with small speakers of even headphones instead any proper amps. Rest are instrumental pieces.
I wonder if anyone knows what happened to him? Zikachudoku existed already in 1991 and he changed to AMB name in 1993 or so... and probably disappeared by.. 1997? If there would be means to gather good quality masters for re-issue, I would consider that looking Japanese noise of the time, I'd certainly be in favor of reissue of something such as this than yet another Merzbow or Hijokaidan or Incapacitants. Nothing wrong with those, but there is hardly shortage of those. Project like this, at its best is such a killer stuff - and different from what the big names of era are doing.
Someone may ask, why bother to dig some forgotten 20 year old bedroom noise... well, it is just different than a lot of noise done these days. I'm certainly not against releasing new stuff, and living in past. But perhaps the past can also give healthy inspiration for currently active noisicians. Thinking how much people (including myself) have liked things like H.Ö.H. for its uttter simplicity and brutality. Rejection of obvious noisemaking gear and going back to approach of old times when many artists didn't have "gadgets", only
ideas. And got to love band name:
Autotoxic Mental Bizarrerie!
Quote from: SILVUM on September 08, 2017, 02:08:15 AM
sadly Trash Ritual Chris has one of those ltd 1 boxsets, and he was all "it's not that good, maybe I'll reissue selections" Which is such a selfish masturbatory arrogant perspective to take on something like that.
dude kind of said that about everything, and he seemed to have every rarity under the sun.
anyways, would fully support these and other underrated reissues -- too much uniformity these days, with equipment and visuals coming long before ideas, if not simply dictating them.
Talking about obscurities and things that wouldn't hurt reissuing... It's hard to measure is there needed to be stuff like BRUME/BOSOVO split tape. But when listening to this 91-92 release, one can simply conclude that nobody does it like this anymore. Nobody. And Bosovo, was just one-off project project involving the members of Brume, Vrischika, La Nomenklatur, and Syllyk. Brume has plenty re-issued. I think La Nomenklatur as well? French industrial stuff from late 80's.
Bosovo does couple tracks of ritualistic industrial. It's advantage is most of all era. Before computer. Before everybody had tons of gadgets and neat synths to be able to be... hmm.. too good?
It has elements of being made partly by people who may have not been veterans and experts, but almost like sessions of random powers of frantic chanting, percussions, odd effects and so on. Nowadays when you'd have band performing material like this, they'd most likely settle on things that are good sounding. Low throat singing, stylish evocations... But in Bosovo, you got almost like odd theatre play of lunacy or early performance arts. Funny? Depends how you see it, but certainly wild. Not just stylishly dark and sinister.
Brume, not here at his absolute best, but still as it is, old Brume never really fails! Should look into what all there was reissued. I believe rather big amount of stuff came out on Russian labels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leFKwDLRB7I
TEM OPH AB & USE YOUR PAIN "collaboration" tape
Rarefazioni Uterine
I may have not always been enough vocal about excellency of K.Wintanski! I got big collection of his stuff, under many names. KDF. Kadef. Use Your Pain... UYP is his most "ritual-drone" type of project, but like in everything he does, utterly crude "effect free" hand made stuff. Perhaps there were moments 20 years ago when it seemed that others were doing it better, but it was most of all being too quickly lured by bling bling of gadget noise, heh.. Nowadays Witanski feels better than ever.
There are keyboard here. Sounds more like cheap casio tones than "analogue synth oscillations". Perhaps being just one track per side, it becomes little too long, but nevertheless great. Raw, slowly moving noise drone what is noisy most of all due difficulty of sounds and lack of neat effects. Main element is still dark heaviness. Not "noisy aggression".
If wanting to think what could be something of this nature in Finland, I picked up from shelves long forgotten and utterly ignored Finnish noise release: Putkonen-Laurila -tape. Laurila may be more known guy of these two. This is done in 1998, when he had not made yet much name in Kemialliset Ystävät, Office Building, etc. Other guy had made releases with different names on Freak Animal, New Noise (Peter Zincken's label),.. As nobody appeared to even own copy of this (including artists), I was asked to take a listen. Vague recollections was that "something close to early Consumer Electronics". Well... perhaps not entirely true. Laurila abuses electric guitar, but lacking all echeos and neat effects. Closer to what for example Incapacitants very early releases had. Just fucking with raw guitar string sounds. On the top, Putkonen operates barbaric electronics, metal junk and sound manipulation. While rather crappy packaging and artwork - and project name, is nothing to rave about, this is curious release. 1998 is year when Finnish noise scene was vastly different. Most noise acts that are active now, were yet to come. Hardly any live shows or gatherings. Someone churning decent harsh barbaric noise was already interesting. Amusingly, this tape is "recycled tape": Dubbed over Richard Ramirez' CONTROLLED FILTER tape, haha.. As Putkonen-Laurila assault is shorter than c-60, there was still other side remaining of ramirez noise. Probably should do SI "radio program" about lost tapes of Finnish noise. There are surprisingly many of them. This certainly would be worthy of exposing few minutes of it to wider public.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 08, 2017, 03:32:21 PM
Amusingly, this tape is "recycled tape": Dubbed over Richard Ramirez' CONTROLLED FILTER tape, haha.. As Putkonen-Laurila assault is shorter than c-60, there was still other side remaining of ramirez noise.
Huh, well now I don't feel quite as guilty for taping my own shit onto tapes I can't sell/trade/etc. Odd when folks don't even bother to erase the entirety of whatever they taped over first...
Anyway, "Lost Gems of Finnish Noise" podcast would be great.
Dog Lady Island "Malone" CS (Mistake By The Lake) Hmm, sounds an awful lot like unused material from the much better, more "realized" "Dolor Aria" CS on Collino's own Alien Passengers label. In fact, Mike would have to personally correct me for me to believe otherwise – this tape is 26 minutes of tape-treated piano, harp, and singing bowl (??) sounds warbling and decaying. Not bad, but too minimal for how directionless/meandering the sounds themselves, as well as the organization are/is. Even slightly more accompaniment would've made this tape something more than how it ended up – there's been some talk of M.B. releasing 1980s source sound as a "new release" lately...here I suspect this is indeed the case. Check out the aforementioned "Dolor Aria" instead. Collino is too talented to do something this simple, so what gives?
Flysch "For Opposition" 2xCS (self-released) First track; some awkward choices of field recordings (obvious carpentry sound bringing up images of guys drinking beer, etc) and inclusion of fluttery ambient key-type sounds that just never jive well with me, but I like this sound collage/field recording stuff nonetheless. Has a sort of eerie atmosphere to it, as if intended for a score or incidental soundtrack.
Things seem to kick into gear by the second of four side-length pieces, with really well-equalized, detailed field recordings of reverberated metal scraping, some odd thumping, and microtonal high-end. Ghostly whistling in background slowly morphing into electronic hum. Acoustics focus on resonance as much as sound of impact/friction. Animal noises add more interesting atmosphere than simple melancholia/introversion.
Third piece is on the noisier, more fluid side of things, bringing to mind Arv & Miljo's "Oppna Vattendrag" – static-like hiss against slight water rumblings and shifting, loud-ish mid-range metal, wall-of-noise building arc structure... then things wind down quickly, and I am fairly sure I like this piece a bit more than it's comparative tape, though. Takes on a loose rhythmic quality as slight reverb seems to intrude and add room to an already-spacious track. Pretty sure some of the source sounds used here are just recordings of thunder, which if so, is a great choice. Just the right amount of tape-recorder crunch, too. I can see here some vague comparisons to Stefan Aune's Kjostad project.
Similar introduction to fourth piece: immediately-recognizeable "busy" field recording of flowing water, birds chirping, cars passing in distance, slight breeze, lending a bright, exuberant quality I'd like to see more of in tape-music. Some labels would probably release an entire tape of this. Bass-blown sound of wind against tape recorder mic. A good recording is just that. This project seems to fit right alongside Kjostad and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes that one, I doubt they'd find much fault here.
Händer Som Vårdar "Anhedonia" CS (Throne Heap) Somewhat "tasteful" and/or "socially acceptable" yet no less challenging stuff from ever-evolving, always suprising HSV. Straight away, this stuff reminds me of a less comical, less happy-go-lucky Head Boggle (therefore far superior) in that it's driven by what appears to be a modular synth setup alongside something more typical, and maintains a certain palette and texture throughout despite a diverse range of sound, but relies on edits/cuts enough to qualify as musique concréte as much as the dreaded vagueness of "experimental." In the latter half, the emphasis on electronics shifts toward tape and edits.
Side A has two pieces indistinguishable as to where the first ends and second begins. A constantly-moving, shifting, and intersecting piece of tape-edited and sometimes-manipulated synthesizer sounds (and occasional acoustic details) which seem to have center of more consistent, loop-based structures in between two more frantically-changing left and right channels. Things continually move and change until the tape stops, at one point slowing down considerably and focusing on two loops in particular, presumably being the second track.
Side B has three pieces, the first of which takes a slower pace and almost zero edits in comparison to the previous side, emphasizing tone and texture with little noticeable movement, giving a pretty big contrast. Second piece features more prominent tape edits and more obvious use of tape in general; from production/fidelity to specific cuts of recordings, such as a blown out recording of someone playing a drum set, some outdoor stillness, deck motor hum, and so on. Occasional bursts of rattling sounds or delay-effected electronics. Things pan around the mix from left and right, moving outward and inward as well as side-to-side. No real distinguishable split between the last two pieces. Overall, probably the best work so far from HSV and one of my favorite tapes from Throne Heap. Definitely one I'll revisit frequently.
Vast Glory "Scorpio" CS (La Cohu) Always perfect. "Vast Glory" is certainly right. Might even say it's my favorite harsh noise/wall noise/whatever you call it of it's kind. Even more than Zone Nord, Dead Body Love, or Monde Bruits. Always minimal and captivating, slowly-building, undulating, interlocking layers of hard electronic sound, always only using a Roland SH-101. This interation even has a rhythmic undertow on the A-side piece, which relies, mostly (and as usual) mid-range, windy static noise textures. B-side piece begins with more "pummeling," lower but still mid-range textures, with that looping bassy grind that Dead Body Love and early Rita can rival VG with. Eventually, that shifts into a skittering higher-end pattern that slowly reveals a harsh background drone that combines a lower sine wave with a hard, higher square wave.
This tape is an example of the way this project is able to capture a wider range of emotions/atmospheres/whatever than the usual anchor of taboo, extremity or whatever that often accompanies harsh noise. Rather, this is just an extreme listening experience, and I'd say extremely soothing/relaxing/healing. Ian told me once that he'd hoped to do something that was just the static noise version of Eliane Radigue, or something like that, anyway, he succeeded. Pure meditative bliss. No concept, no message, no content. Who needs Vomir when you've got Vast Glory?
Harness "Sleight of Hand" CS (Imminent Frequencies) One might generally expect "musique concrete" when applied to known US noise guys to mean something more like crude, tape-manipulated quieter sounds with an industrial austerity. Not the case here. Although at one point an early-Whitehouse-type feedback flutter emerges amidst tape-slowed lord-knows-what and water droplets, it's not until several minutes of carefully-filtered cricket sounds have gone by. In other words, not so much the deliberate corrosion and abrasion to be found here, but serious exploration of sound detail executed with precision and clarity. Without trying to explain technically, in that sense, it's similar to Italy's Elisha Morningstar. Given the restrained volume, quite "musical" sense of timing, and the "pastoral" nature of the sounds (faucet, wood creaking, clock ticking, etc), this is pretty much at home on the more "academic" (but still underground) Imminent Frequencies.
Although there's a tight, appreciable sense of composition and sound pairing here, it's the kind of thing that makes me hungry for more rather than satisfied with this helping – in all, the sounds do feel a bit "mundane" for my immediate liking. Second A-side piece begins with more aggressive, spacious metal acoustics and some nicely-placed echo effects, with what sounds like some of the same water recordings from the first piece making a re-appearance. Considering what I'd describe as the relatively high fidelity nature of this recording, I'm wondering if reel-to-reel tape is perhaps involved as well as cassette tapes.
Interesting and detailed wind recording with some distant and not too intrusive chimes drift along for quite a while opening the B-side first piece, after a bit revealing subtle low drones before a burst of chimes, then end. Although I do enjoy wind sounds, I'm not sure how well the simplicity of that track worked as an entire piece. Along the same lines, treated chime sounds along with some resonant, occasional pounding metal introduce side B's second piece, which seems to have the strangest accents yet in terms of warbly tape treatment. Again perhaps a bit too straightforward, despite that, this may be my favorite track on this tape. Overall, this project seems to be about subtle restraint and discretion, rather than overt boldness or blatant-ness. I'm not always in the mood for this type of thing, but I can definitely say I'll be seeing what else Harness currently has to offer.
Rudolf Eb.er: String Quintet and Ass Trumpet:
A very listenable to classical music that sounds to me to be describing a hard journey through something, a woman (crawling around the floor is how I picture it) screaming and howling and Eb'er occasionally talking and shouting in the background as something is dropped over and over again sometimes smashing into things.
Abandon - In reality We Suffer Use to adore this, slow and heavy sludge doom by which the singer died through an overdose, though shit. Well, it's still not bad and the tracks somnambulistic and in reality we suffer are still intense on high volume, but they take to much time for the buildup and when it's not intense in sound, it sounds to dull.
Remesh - Choke Remesh, Lietterpisch, Poochlatz, D9, don't know what these guys are up to these days, but these guys done some great things over in Israel, like this one. Long and creepy buildup, begins with dark wavering drone where more and more icy distortion and PE sounds creep in and some guy screams in the background. Of course this leads to an eruption and the guy screams his lungs out, good!
After a weekend in the studio recording a PE album and listening to nothing but PE for months to prepare, I've been caning old Blazebirth Hall black metal this week. Branikald and Forest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DFJ3RtjPsg
Also been revisiting this underrated Ulver album, which was probably my first foray into anything that could tenuously be described as "noise" (in reality closer to ambient or musique concrete?). Regardless of genre it's an amazingly atmospheric album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRVjzuU5MA
Also checked this out this morning which has added to my eternal regret of not attending Obscurex Fest:
https://soundcloud.com/der-b-nker/zss-live-excerpts-finland-2017
Amazing live recording, very clear but still sounding filthy, vocals are top fucking notch.
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on September 13, 2017, 12:11:43 PM
After a weekend in the studio recording a PE album and listening to nothing but PE for months to prepare, I've been caning old Blazebirth Hall black metal this week. Branikald and Forest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DFJ3RtjPsg
Speaking of BBH, found this oddity as I was looking to purchase some obscure Russian industrial noise: https://yaop.bandcamp.com/album/mrakobesie
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 09, 2017, 05:21:13 PM
U-731 "By All means..." CD
Black Plagve
Members from United Front, S.H.P., Vomit Arsonist,... It sounds to me quite a like one could expect based on hearing those names. Also something what makes me think of several current USA projects. In a way, it is decent. It has pretty much all the basic elements of the dark post-industrial / heavy electronics stuff. Aggressive vocals. Strong samples from speaches or documentaries. Aggressive electronics as well as bleak and eerie, even tonal keyboard usage. It's not recycling same template, but actually each track does stand on its own.
But what sets it apart from the best of the genre, is the fine detail of sound. Many tracks suffer from somehow flat production. You got steady tone of raw electronics as back bone, then processed vocals echoing on top, and perhaps few other sound elements or samples going on, but nothing melts together and the true punch is missing. Seemingly like mixed on computer multitrack without sounds truly "becoming one", and often sound is relatively thin or flat, only enhanced with things like "reverb", rather than looking into core of sound, is it really any good? And instead of looking for brutal, fat, crunchy or truly fierce and ripping, you got this almost low bit rate multieffect type crackle tone hidden under echo? Well, of course not all the time and all the tracks - but the commonly heard and seen problem these days in this type of approach.
Of course, when you put some germanic leader speaking, you can throw almost any fuzzy tone behind it, and track can't be too bad, hah... So the CD is fine. But project appears like they could do way better than they have ended up doing. Lack of physicality and loud amplification is perhaps one missing detail, but I'm not sure if that's even the thing they want.
Ha! Everything that could of gone wrong regarding equipment failure to mixing the album using software was the reality of to why as much as I enjoy what we did as a whole ultimately failed on my end to deliver the intended sound....Since then I have re-worked and restructured new material using a different palette and methods to achieve something much heavier yet keeping as much as the United Front sound somewhat intact, I do hope we achieved with the second chapter of By All Means II (The Fall of Church and State) ;)
ROTAT - High On Excitement C40 (Narcolepsia)
Really fond of this one. Sounds like older Ochu colliding with Vårtgård av early Mania to these ears. A sound I'm especially in love with which I rarely encounter these days. Looks good too, this tape. Is the rest of the Rotat discography in the same vein? If so, I need to go shopping.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 08, 2017, 03:32:21 PM
If wanting to think what could be something of this nature in Finland, I picked up from shelves long forgotten and utterly ignored Finnish noise release: Putkonen-Laurila -tape. Laurila may be more known guy of these two. This is done in 1998, when he had not made yet much name in Kemialliset Ystävät, Office Building, etc. Other guy had made releases with different names on Freak Animal, New Noise (Peter Zincken's label),.. As nobody appeared to even own copy of this (including artists), I was asked to take a listen. Vague recollections was that "something close to early Consumer Electronics". Well... perhaps not entirely true. Laurila abuses electric guitar, but lacking all echeos and neat effects. Closer to what for example Incapacitants very early releases had. Just fucking with raw guitar string sounds. On the top, Putkonen operates barbaric electronics, metal junk and sound manipulation. While rather crappy packaging and artwork - and project name, is nothing to rave about, this is curious release. 1998 is year when Finnish noise scene was vastly different. Most noise acts that are active now, were yet to come. Hardly any live shows or gatherings. Someone churning decent harsh barbaric noise was already interesting. Amusingly, this tape is "recycled tape": Dubbed over Richard Ramirez' CONTROLLED FILTER tape, haha.. As Putkonen-Laurila assault is shorter than c-60, there was still other side remaining of ramirez noise. Probably should do SI "radio program" about lost tapes of Finnish noise. There are surprisingly many of them. This certainly would be worthy of exposing few minutes of it to wider public.
i would love to hear this, and yes an SI on "forgotten Finnish noise" would be great. Jan (Kemialliset...) is an old friend, toured w him in 07 or 08 for a bit.... weirdly in the US that whole side of "experimental Finland" is always brought up; yet from what i know that scene and the "PE/HN" side of stuff don't cross much??? also Mikko i remember u listing some junk noise LP a few years back that i think was people from this crew, maybe Avarus related??? sounded great but can not find the link.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3865916-Gunk-5
I assume you mean Gunk? Some great live gigs and couple lps!
Trepaneringsritualen: Judas Goat
Sissy Spaceck: Grsip
Bloated Subumans: Commemoration
Grey Wolves:Division
Hair Police: The certainty Of Swarms
I felt more than a little slighted by a comment today that I should just stick to gorenoise, like I'm some sort of troglodyte, stuff isn't even that good to me, just on occasion, so I felt like I had to mix it up.
Quote from: Deadpriest on September 19, 2017, 08:14:13 PM
Trepaneringsritualen: Judas Goat
Sissy Spaceck: Grsip
Bloated Subumans: Commemoration
Grey Wolves:Division
Hair Police: The certainty Of Swarms
I felt more than a little slighted by a comment today that I should just stick to gorenoise, like I'm some sort of troglodyte, stuff isn't even that good to me, just on occasion, so I felt like I had to mix it up.
Serves you right if something as simple as a normal response to a bit of a precarious inquiry gets your panties in a bunch. No offense, but you bring up contentious topics on a forum and that's what happens. Happens to nearly anyone. I'd say you should know that, but apparently...
ANYway,
Mercury Hall "Library's Bells" 4xCS (Second Sleep) Excellent set of musique concrete tracks constructed from very simple but catchy field recording loops, I think I hear some tape echo on certain pieces. Piano sounds, room reverb, clanking, snippets of voice of passers-by. This probably won't disappoint any fans of Mercury Hall sound-wise, but I will bitch and moan that each tape is only a C10. At 40 mins. total, that's not insufficient, but I thought I was gonna end up with 60 or 80 minutes total.
No Heat "In The Shadow Of Paradise" CS (Prime Ruin) Really good stuff from Alex York and another bandmate who's project name escapes me. Very minimal, almost-abstract take on industrial that borders occasionally on drone. Very stylish and uncommon approach to vocals, wherein I can't tell if this was recorded live or "assembled." Wasn't crazy about 100% of the lyrics, but the better ones are truly good/weird. Lots of pulsing, thumping, and semi-distorted drones. Effective simplicity.
Alex York "Implicit Memory" CS (self-released) Short tape (C20-25?) of two side-length musique concrete tracks in 60s/70s style, filtered through that obscure/low-fidelity '80s/'90s sensibility (Hanged Man's Orgasm, If Bwana, etc). Catchy stuff that seems to mostly rely on edits and loops but never really achieves a sense of rhythm, which I dig. As far as the source sounds, I'm in the middle as to whether they originated elsewhere or were generated by Mr. York and cut to bits for these purposes. Warped piano and keyboard tones, unidentifiable background noises, snippets seemingly from TV and radio further messed with on tape, odd cuts of interjecting shouts. Really good stuff. I have yet to hear material from this guy I don't like.
Quote from: Peterson on September 19, 2017, 10:39:37 PM
I'd say you should know that, but apparently..
I find it difficult seeing perspective in things (also I compulsively make bad decisions) but it does indeed serve me right, I am an adult after all and should be held to normal standards.
Zyklon SS - Live In Finland 2016 (cassette)
Excellent live recording, vocals are top-fucking-notch. the live version of Bring Back the Camps is so goddamn perfect. I wish my live recording had this level of punch.
otherwise mostly metal, especially Mortician for the past few weeks.
Mortician - Domain of Death LP
Mortician - Hacked Up For Barbecue 2xLP - the best
Mortician - Final Bloodbath Session CD
Incantation - Profane Nexus LP - solid stuff. obviously it's not the dank Incantation of yore but it's damn good death metal, the b-side tracks being especially strong.
Vasaeleth - All Uproarious Darkness mLP
Orchidectomy - A Prelate's Attrition CD - the only slam death metal album you need.
Starcave - Demo 1 Quite a unique take on black metal. The icy, icy guitar with weird deathrock/goth basslines. Maybe the "catchiest" BM I have ever listened to. Perfect length for a "demo" (I feel like bands like to throw this word around for kvlt status truth be told), but I'm excited for whatever is in the works next for these folks.
Void Prayer - Stillbirth From The Psychotic Void Another excellent and interesting take on BM. Excellent BM from muslims, if not the best really (this is me assuming they aren't Serbs or Croatian). Feels sloppy but in an intentional way with really eerie passages in their tracks. Also the Intro and Outro are extremely well done and I enjoy listening to them unlike most attempts made by other BM acts.
Buried at Sea - Migration One of the heaviest, darkest doom albums ever written. From the opening punch (I would love to know how that sound actually made, i have never heard anything like it in my life), to the Sunn O))) heaviness of the opening riff on the second track followed up by the effected vocals that follow......just like drowning eternally, not in a minute, but much, much longer.
Apollo Brown - Grandeur Another knock out from one of the best producers of the Detroit Hip Hop sound. Beautiful, masterful sampled beats featuring excellent MC's. The two standouts are of course the tracks featuring Westsidegunn and Sean Price (but then again I like the "bad guy" rappers of course, fuck a migos forever). The Sean Price verse "Yesman Shit" is nothing short of inspirational and I appreciate his words more and more as time goes on. If you like J-Dilla, I can't suggest this enough.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 21, 2017, 08:59:51 PM
Zyklon SS - Live In Finland 2016 (cassette)
Excellent live recording, vocals are top-fucking-notch. the live version of Bring Back the Camps is so goddamn perfect. I wish my live recording had this level of punch.
I second this - easily as good as any of the studio tapes.
Caverne - Aux Frontieres Du Monde French black metal that is so so so so so GOOD. I'm usually not a fan of clean singing in black metal but this guy pulls it off. Tracks that never seem too long ever, in fact they could be longer really. I can't tell if there's any sort of "nationalism"/pride thing related with the album but at times it feels extremely passionate and heartfelt. If only the demos were as good as this album. Will be picking up the LP for my birthday next week.
Apollo Brown & Ghostface Killah - Twelve Ways To Die: The Brown Tape Apollo Brown coming hard again. This time mainly with the mighty Ghostface and the Wu-Tang crew. Focused on crime, talking about Tony Starks, cutting up bodies and disposing of them, doing time in prison (describing it, not just saying "I did time in prison"), all with a vibe of realness that I don't find too much in "extreme" music. I wish there was more 5% references but maybe its slipping by...more often then not I need to re listen and study the words closer when the Gods speak. All of this darkness of course accompanied by Apollo Brown's production that is a perfect accompaniment of sampled mastery...the sounds of the hustle in a big city, but not made by men in suits, just crooks and hooks.
Flooded Church of Asmodeus - No Parole from Satanic Underground CS
Been a while since I spent any time with this Ride for Revenge (and Bizarre Uproar) related project. Lo-fi bass and drum style band with samples from satanic horror films. Not on the same level as RFR, more of a casual approach, but still enjoyable. Both sides start off okay, but as they reach their climaxes they just descend into an extended track of thick and noisy madness. Totally sick.
Satan's Punishment: The Ultimatum CD and their Church of the Wrong side of the split with Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium also got plays, but that first tape is still the best. Still need to grip the new CD.
Swollen Organs "Resentment and Worthlessness" tape (Phage Tapes)- I was expecting full-on harsh noise or wall noise but S.O. does some rather slow moving PE here that completely reflects the title perfectly. It never gets in a rush or out of control and ends rather subdued. An extra 3-5 minutes on both sides would have been nice. Artwork looks like photos of guts n' goo, designed by a woman calling herself 'Roach' works well with the content, which, I"m not going to spoil too much. It's not too difficult to hear S.O. influences but he's not copying anyone on this release. Definitely worth checking out. Good, heavy, nasty, hissing white-noise electronics.
Defecation - Purity Dilution
Side project of Righteous Pigs and Napalm Death members, an album synthesizing ideas and riffs from previous bands and a good example of how grindcore music should sound.
Strangely never imitated or duplicated.
Vassafor - Obsidian Codex An extremely well calculated exploration of death, black, and doom metal. Dark, dark riffs with a very monolithic aura around the longer tracks. Almost as if I can sense a sort of dark spirituality surrounding this release. Shout out and respect to Phil, a true Z3eem in extreme music and one of the few like myself in a sea of others. I look forward to hearing the newest full length.
Slogun - Bloody Roots Slogun doing what Slogun does best. Vicious, short bursts of heavy electronics complimented with John's vocals. Love the "pretty" intro on "This Game I Play" gives a nice sense of fleeting happiness before John pulls the reigns back into brutality. Takes me back to the ill fated show Koufar played with them in Chicago. After seeing the savage in action, it is proof that Slogun is one of the realist out hands down and his recordings are the everlasting evidence.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on September 22, 2017, 09:39:13 PM
Apollo Brown & Ghostface Killah - Twelve Ways To Die: The Brown Tape Apollo Brown coming hard again. This time mainly with the mighty Ghostface and the Wu-Tang crew. Focused on crime, talking about Tony Starks, cutting up bodies and disposing of them, doing time in prison (describing it, not just saying "I did time in prison"), all with a vibe of realness that I don't find too much in "extreme" music. I wish there was more 5% references but maybe its slipping by...more often then not I need to re listen and study the words closer when the Gods speak. All of this darkness of course accompanied by Apollo Brown's production that is a perfect accompaniment of sampled mastery...the sounds of the hustle in a big city, but not made by men in suits, just crooks and hooks.
If you like Apollo Brown production and social realist lyrics that I'd highly recommend Ugly Heroes. Nothing that innovates, just bleak old school hip-hop
Cominform self-titled CS (NNP, 2017)
Extra rough and blurry, simplistic "tape loop atrocities" (distributor description) that for a while are barely discernible as loops until rhythm is emphasized later, before some voice snippets kick in with skittery pitch-speed work. Very nice warping that sounds "physical." Lots of bleed-through without much distinction between layers/details (which later is less the case, especially once some truly weird reverb effects kick in), and a nice sense of texture. Wouldn't be surprised if most of the sound was sourced from thrift store tapes or even the sound of tape machines themselves. Almost Haters-type stuff going early on the B-side, moving to more Sewer Election-ish territory. Has more dynamic differences between surface high details and bassy undercurrent than A-side...I'm actually somewhat confident the B-side is just a rearranged version of the A-side, about thirty minutes total. For fans of whirr, buzz, crunch, warble, flutter and squeal. Not quite as developed in terms of a specific sound, but may appeal to listeners of Shredded Nerve, Current Worming, what have you. Will follow in the future if there's more to come.
Quote from: Peterson on September 27, 2017, 05:09:58 AM
Cominform self-titled CS (NNP, 2017)
Extra rough and blurry, simplistic "tape loop atrocities" (distributor description) that for a while are barely discernible as loops until rhythm is emphasized later, before some voice snippets kick in with skittery pitch-speed work. Very nice warping that sounds "physical." Lots of bleed-through without much distinction between layers/details (which later is less the case, especially once some truly weird reverb effects kick in), and a nice sense of texture. Wouldn't be surprised if most of the sound was sourced from thrift store tapes or even the sound of tape machines themselves. Almost Haters-type stuff going early on the B-side, moving to more Sewer Election-ish territory. Has more dynamic differences between surface high details and bassy undercurrent than A-side...I'm actually somewhat confident the B-side is just a rearranged version of the A-side, about thirty minutes total. For fans of whirr, buzz, crunch, warble, flutter and squeal. Not quite as developed in terms of a specific sound, but may appeal to listeners of Shredded Nerve, Current Worming, what have you. Will follow in the future if there's more to come.
Sounds ace from your description. I need it I guess.
TORBA
ggran (2016)
gurvl (2017)
rewindin and replayin these... crude found sound collages... xlent shit!!
The Muse by Sutcliffe Jugend is so good I can hardly bare to listen to it.
Mania - Little Pieces of Violence CD - Phage Tapes - it's hard to say what makes one Mania release better than the next, but something about this album has a perfect balance of all the things I enjoy about Mania. crisp and clear sound which serves the metal work so well; fried electrical fizzing; those weird low end synths; and of course, vocal eruptions from beneath it all. there's an actual sense of album progression and things really pick up in the 2nd half of the CD. the aforementioned Klute sample in the last track makes it the stand out for me. I love that movie and the track has the most effective atmosphere of dread and violence. this is just hitting me perfectly. highly recommended.
Mania / Bloomer - Ready to Do Damage LP - Gaping Hole - only had a chance to listen to the a-side which is the collab portion. good stuff, not super brutal but very damaged sounding which I dig. looking forward to playing the b-side tonight.
Anenzephalia - Noehaem LP - Tesco - got this album super cheap a year or two ago. I've started to prefer it over everything else. even though it's simpler in a certain sense than other Anenzephalia material, and less aggressive, the atmosphere is unrivaled. anyone have the tape re-issue with the extra track? is it worth picking up for that?
Transgressor - Ether for Scapegoat Cassette - Hexed Cemetery - great reissue of this early Japanese death metal album. picked this up 2 years ago and it's grown on me since. The album is solid, but unusual in sound. it's not very "heavy" in terms of brutality or slowness/speed or production. it's more weird and twisting than anything. it's easy to hear ideas that would later be developed more in Anatomia, albeit at a much slower tempo. on this re-issue comp tracks are added to the end of the tape, while not necessary, they're a nice addition. they are more aggressive and straight forward. if you're into Japanese death metal, or just weirder death metal generally, I definitely recommend this one.
Worryingly I got up and listened to The Victim As Beauty by Sutcliffe Jugend
I am now listening to Bleeding Head Wound by Richard Ramirez
Prior to that my inner hunchback was desperate to (and did) hear VHS Rip by Rummaging
Soon, Biocyst.
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Beyond Enclosure - Dungeon of Total Void (CD, Malignant Records): Bleak, rather claustrophobic PE/Death Industrial, rumbling synths, emotionless vocals. Good stuff!
Maybe little surprising that this has not been mentioned more? There is perhaps some relation to Sektor 304. If nothing else, then at least Coelho mentioned as guy who mixed it. I know it could appear lame to make comparison to Puce Mary, AntiChildLeague and such, just because there is female responsible for commando, electronics, devices, metal etc., but there is some similarities beyond gender. At the same time, it hardly requres to be compared with them. You could also describe this to be tasty s/m themed industrial. At the same time traditionally
industrial, but at the same time almost surprising to be on Malignant Records as level of physicality and noisiness gets to very different levels than one can usually expect from labels releases.
Lots of piercing feedback, brutal cold electronics echoing in chamber, repeating patterns of rhythms, but not beats or anything danceable. Sound quality feels as if this was recorded live or some other ways than simply line-in or software based. Some synths feel simulations, but even they are blurred with sound quality byond "virtual effects". Not blown up analogue tape, but this slightly tinny and distant feeling makes it better than many clean sounding releases. At the same time, it doesn't have crunchy and loud pressure.
I'd surely recommend to check out.
HALTHAN "Strength Throught Dis-ease" tapeObscurex
Best Halthan? I guess so! I'd dare to say that musically, this must be the moment when Halthan finally lives up to all expectations. Really well done, good and grim post-mortem / industrial-waste / power electronics. Fine traditions of The Grey Wolves, Survival Unit, and so on. Perhaps even little bit of Con-Dom type of feel. Multi-layered textures with actually good sound and interesting compositions of sound. Vocals could blend in a bit better, but otherwise one could say that I'd be surprised if someone wouldn't be into offering full length for band after this...
Various – Drone-Mind // Mind-Drone Vol. 2 LP
Various – Drone-Mind // Mind-Drone Vol. 3 LP
Various – Drone-Mind // Mind-Drone Vol. 4 LPDrone Records
Been fan of Drone Records 7"s, but never before I listened this "new" series of compilation LP's. Basically same idea. 4 artists per LP giving them length of 7" to deal with. What we have here, lacks the personality of individual 7", but at the same time, my strong assumption is that vast majority of people rather listen LP than four 7"s? On negative side, I don't like the design, but as positive side, this allows Drone Records to keep putting out drone and experimental sound on vinyl, in affordable and listener friendly format. I feel that forcing drone projects to submit into relatively short format is good. No 70 minute pieces of slowly evolving minimalism, but you got 10 min max. Show what you got. Other succeed. Other far from perfect. General rule to me is: The less software, the less contemporary gear in general - the better.
re: drone
once sir särkkä of kaukana väijyy ambient label was playin DJ set of ambient/hypno stuff. bag full of drone records records (heh) and playin 2 at the same time. changing speeds and fading back and forth between decks, but goin mostly with 2 playin on top of each other -- brilliant!!
Discordance - Supremacy CD
PE-Project by Gabriele Giuliani (Dead Body Love). Damn good! Lots of feedback and nasty vocals.
BRB - Der Gipfel Der Genüsse tape
German noisecore classic from 1992, goes from wild short blasts of brutality to silly samples of children songs in German, butchered "Personal Jesus" cover (of Depeche Mode), random noise, and more brutal blasts.
Francisco Lopez; i have some of his untitled pieces and was listening to them today. I find it really hard to make up my mind about this artist. One dimensional, monotonous sounds + lack of packaging and/or information makes it really hard to get in his material. On the other hand, some of his stuff sounds nice..
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Discordance - Supremacy CD
PE-Project by Gabriele Giuliani (Dead Body Love). Damn good! Lots of feedback and nasty vocals.
Yes, i love this one too! For those who do not have it; lots of cheap copies around..
Am currently listening to The Tom Smith and Kevin Drum(m?) collab. which is absolutely absolutely absolutely amazing completely dense and constantly permutating
prior I was listening to a bit of Aaron Dilloway, Taeter and lots of Filthy Turd. I also checked out Peterson's Im Blau - Nocturnes/Etudes which I thought was very cool.
Sete Star Sept - Messenger From The Darkness: Grindcore turned in a slurry, loving it.
Satyricon - Nemesis Divinia - Overly produced, overly melodic artefact from my past.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on October 02, 2017, 01:24:48 AM
Francisco Lopez; i have some of his untitled pieces and was listening to them today. I find it really hard to make up my mind about this artist. One dimensional, monotonous sounds + lack of packaging and/or information makes it really hard to get in his material. On the other hand, some of his stuff sounds nice..
I have way too many of his releases and its hard to remember what one "untitled" release sounds like compared to all the other "untitled" releases. But, couple years back he released a series of field recordings from various jungle/forest locations and I would highly recommend them. His album of New York tower recordings from 2001 is still a great late night listen
Showing my age but been listening to a lot of Sisters of Mercy. In a way its pure flashback memories and some of it is cheezy as hell to listen to now, or maybe because it became such a stereotype of goth music, but in a way you can't beat it for a dose of eighties goth.
There was one goth band - Masochistic Religion - who took the sisters template and simply slowed it down. Had a soft spot for that record though not sure what I'd think if I listened to it now.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on October 02, 2017, 01:24:48 AM
Francisco Lopez; i have some of his untitled pieces and was listening to them today. I find it really hard to make up my mind about this artist. One dimensional, monotonous sounds + lack of packaging and/or information makes it really hard to get in his material. On the other hand, some of his stuff sounds nice..
Addy En El País De Las Frutas Y Los Chunches (1997) and La Selva (1998), Buildings [New York] (2001), and Wind [Patagonia] (2007), which I believe is considered a trilogy. I'd recommend giving those a try. Buildings is my least favorite of those four.
CRYPTOFASCISME "La Bombe A Francaise" tape
VIOLENT SHOGUN -tape
self released
Guy who is also on this forum, not sure does he want to be identified with these works, but probably no secret? Accompanying letter said that there are just dubs made for me, and not actual releases since he doubts anyone would care.
Well, I could convince different! While lay-out has little punk-esque feel, musically, these works has been really killer stuff. Not harsh noise. Not straight out power electronics. But something what falls into old spirit of industrial-experimental-postmortem tape culture. French nuclear experiments in algerian deserts is accompanied with suitable music.
Both of releases operate on rather basic tools. Loops, electronics, samples, etc etc. But at least dubbed on tape, really neat "hand made" feel to material. Not too fancy effects. Not too carefully edited. It doesn't have the brute tough guy element, but it looks into somehow controversial moments in history of mankind, from perspective of its creator.
Both tapes are different, but also have some similar qualities to them. Violent Shogun with synth, tapes, loops, etc. At first I felt that this could be quite close to Mark Solotroff Surgigal Stainless Steel, but then it got more diverse.
Both tapes have covers, so if one is interested, I strongly recommend to get in touch with this guy. Also labels seeking for something new - stuff easily beats many of cd's put out these days!
More obscure tapes one could point out as worth to try grab:
INSTINCT PRIMAL "Tassili" tape
Nova Alternativa 01
Highly electronics works. Occasionally noisy, often atmospheric, but slightly hard to fully categorize it. Experimental electronics, should I say? Four short tracks makes up C-20 tape.
HIROSHI HASEGAWA / INSTINCT PRIMAL split tape
Nova Alternativa 03
There is topic elsewhere about Hasegawa. My conclusion had been that despite there has been changes, it's not like with some other old timers, that it goes for worse. No. Actually some of Hasegawas works are among best he has ever done! This piece is leans more to textural ambient. Not as simple as some of the Astro. Maybe without baggage of needing to be oscillating drone, under own name can have various ways to approach. Again I feel tape benefits for material. Same for Instinct Primal. So carefully adjusted clean and pure sounds, including electronics, field recordings, etc. - but on tape, there is little extra saturation and dirt what simply adds another dimension to sound.
HECATE "Absolution" tape
Nova Alternativa 04
Same could be said about this! I was expecting something more... ehm.. gothic? This is rather hi-tech and clean sounding, but at the same time it's atmospheric electronic. Too busy to be "just ambient". Too vivid and active to be dark ambient. Too technological to be really on same category with various ritual music groups. I listened this 3 times in row. Not sure what qualities made me want to keep flipping side over and over again. Just I liked what I heard.
Each comment quite vague, but in short: Recommended for anyone looking for little different kind of stuff what many currently popular tape labels put out.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 06, 2017, 05:27:47 PM
CRYPTOFASCISME "La Bombe A Francaise" tape
VIOLENT SHOGUN -tape
self released
Guy who is also on this forum, not sure does he want to be identified with these works, but probably no secret? Accompanying letter said that there are just dubs made for me, and not actual releases since he doubts anyone would care.
Well, I could convince different! While lay-out has little punk-esque feel, musically, these works has been really killer stuff. Not harsh noise. Not straight out power electronics. But something what falls into old spirit of industrial-experimental-postmortem tape culture. French nuclear experiments in algerian deserts is accompanied with suitable music.
Both of releases operate on rather basic tools. Loops, electronics, samples, etc etc. But at least dubbed on tape, really neat "hand made" feel to material. Not too fancy effects. Not too carefully edited. It doesn't have the brute tough guy element, but it looks into somehow controversial moments in history of mankind, from perspective of its creator.
Both tapes are different, but also have some similar qualities to them. Violent Shogun with synth, tapes, loops, etc. At first I felt that this could be quite close to Mark Solotroff Surgigal Stainless Steel, but then it got more diverse.
Both tapes have covers, so if one is interested, I strongly recommend to get in touch with this guy. Also labels seeking for something new - stuff easily beats many of cd's put out these days!
Sounds good enough, I'm interested. Any contact available? Thanks
Quote from: cr on October 06, 2017, 09:25:52 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 06, 2017, 05:27:47 PM
CRYPTOFASCISME "La Bombe A Francaise" tape
VIOLENT SHOGUN -tape
self released
Guy who is also on this forum, not sure does he want to be identified with these works, but probably no secret? Accompanying letter said that there are just dubs made for me, and not actual releases since he doubts anyone would care.
Well, I could convince different! While lay-out has little punk-esque feel, musically, these works has been really killer stuff. Not harsh noise. Not straight out power electronics. But something what falls into old spirit of industrial-experimental-postmortem tape culture. French nuclear experiments in algerian deserts is accompanied with suitable music.
Both of releases operate on rather basic tools. Loops, electronics, samples, etc etc. But at least dubbed on tape, really neat "hand made" feel to material. Not too fancy effects. Not too carefully edited. It doesn't have the brute tough guy element, but it looks into somehow controversial moments in history of mankind, from perspective of its creator.
Both tapes are different, but also have some similar qualities to them. Violent Shogun with synth, tapes, loops, etc. At first I felt that this could be quite close to Mark Solotroff Surgigal Stainless Steel, but then it got more diverse.
Both tapes have covers, so if one is interested, I strongly recommend to get in touch with this guy. Also labels seeking for something new - stuff easily beats many of cd's put out these days!
Sounds good enough, I'm interested. Any contact available? Thanks
Well, i am interested too. For the first Cryptofascisme tape as well, after reading the reviews here, but in his post said the tape was only for trade, and since i am just a "consumer" , not much willing to part with other releases i bought, i let it. Second tape, second good review, time to contact to ask.
So some care, 2 for sure hehe, i guess probably more. No idea if enough for a "proper" release but some more dubs are needed.
Dang, thanks a lot for the kind words, Mikko.
The projects and releases aren't really secret but more lowkey stuff which I tend to send or trade with friends or people whom I think might be interested. That being said, if anyone's interested, it's available for everyone, hah.
In order to not disturb the current topic, I made a proper one in the correct sub forum: http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=8331.0
Thank you.
V/A - Tearing The Wings Off Butterflies C90 (Taint Entertainment)
Finally caught this white whale of mine, and it didn't set me back as much as I had expected. Maybe not as insanely good as the more well known compilations of the same era, but not that far behind. EVIL MOISTURE, AMK, INCAPS, MACRO, MSBR, CON-DOM, BEAULIEAU, TAINT, SMELL & QUIM, SUDDEN INFANT, AUBE, PUTREFIER, THIRDORGAN, ORIFICE TRAINING, CCCC and HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS... Can't go wrong with that mix! Solid blend of damaged tape fuckery, all out blasting and crumbling muddy destruction. I know some tracks from this comp has been lifted for separate artist "best of's" (CON-DOM and PUTREFIER at least), but those aside, this was all fresh material to these ears. There are no given favorites here, I love all of it, but the rather unusual MSBR piece really got me with it's almost '80s approach. And SUDDEN INFANT took me by surprise, as I usually am not too fond of them. And the THIRDORGAN track is such a ripper! And ORIFICE TRAINING... Beautiful to look at as well; hand painted A5 envelope with a 16 page xerox art booklet.
DANIEL RIZER - Contaminated Time LP (Skeleton Dust)
Such a great record. And a nice vinyl debut for Skeleton Dust! Sort of Dillowayesque looped tape mayhem, yet still not at all. Hard to pin down. Just very captivating, patiently building noise that's always on the verge of falling apart, yet it somehow stays together until the very last few minutes. I don't think this has sold very well? Weird, if that's the case. Deserves its space in every crate.
STRIATIONS "To Know Mercy" 2LP (Breathing Problem Prod.)-forget that bump stock, they're not worth the money they're currently fetching. Instead pick up this 45rpm cut double record set of well-crafted sex crime power electronics. It's great! Striations uses varying styles of vocals along with heavy, synth-electronic sounds, & acoustic noise with his samples and loops from documentaries & news broadcasts (along with dialogue from "LHOTL"). The overall sound quality is impressive and the damn thing is such a reasonable price that you'd have to be stupid as shit to pass it up. Go. Now. Buy. Definitely will be on a lot of Top 100 lists for 2017.
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Bastard Noise & Outermost - Cauldron of Fire 7" (2000, DP)
Eric Wood has stated that this collaboration is his personal favourite BN release. Perhaps rightfully so, but at 45RPM it's all over so quickly there's hardly time to grasp anything. The noise 7" is a strange beast.
Don't remember well how that was, but this:
Outermost / Bastard Noise – Studies Of Space And Sorrow 7"
New 2017 collaboration, and it I just last week wrote to Wood to express my view that this must be best BN stuff in recent years. It's not that it would be something dramatically different. We have the trademark bastard noise oscillations etc, but Outermost electronics are dirtier and there is some effect/processing on vocal sound too, not just slight reverb. Small details - but within noise, those are what matter! 4 tracks. Goes very fast, but nothing prevents few more spins of both sides!
Just gave this a spin. I think it's better than their first 7" together. As you said, it's certainly not anything different, but the brief 45RPM 7" format allows them to just cut to the chase and be done with it. Likely wouldn't have picked this up if it wasn't for your review as BN has been feeling a bit redundant to me over the past few years.
Incapacitants / Kazumoto Endo 7" (1997, Gentle Giant)Incapacitants side immediately cuts in and sounds like a torrent of screams behind a wall of radio static, fitting for the season of endless horror movie viewings, and then it cuts out. Endo's side has more short bursts, a bit of crunch near the start even, and it sounds like the devices are falling apart by the very end. A very quick listen.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 07, 2017, 09:19:53 PM
STRIATIONS "To Know Mercy" 2LP (Breathing Problem Prod.)-forget that bump stock, they're not worth the money they're currently fetching. Instead pick up this 45rpm cut double record set of well-crafted sex crime power electronics. It's great! Striations uses varying styles of vocals along with heavy, synth-electronic sounds, & acoustic noise with his samples and loops from documentaries & news broadcasts (along with dialogue from "LHOTL"). The overall sound quality is impressive and the damn thing is such a reasonable price that you'd have to be stupid as shit to pass it up. Go. Now. Buy. Definitely will be on a lot of Top 100 lists for 2017.
Ordered this one as well. Hope customs don't annoy me over it. Was too late to get my hands on the tape back when it was released, glad to see it reissued!!
Was searching if there was topic more suitable for oddities of spoken word... but perhaps just add in playlist!
Got in mail handmade package with D.Coelacanth CDR and tape. What exactly is title of each release, who knows.
CDR has sticker saying "Tony Eats Screws" and tape has rubber stamped "Bleak On The Mountain ghouls worry about their milk" and over recycled readers digest tape, there is stickers saying "Juicy bulb and the scheduled tombs". Inside j-card sticker "In the midlands everyone jerks on the private towpath". All the stuff was packaged in spraypainted ziplock bag, where sprayed stencil text says "eerie stink".
What we have here is pretty amazing stuff. I don't know wether the man behind these wants to be talked about, considering he has worked pretty anonymously for decades and spawned some of the more retarded and odd noisy stuff in UK. What I can somehow use as reference is Bryan Lewis Saunders and some spoken pieces of Eric Lunde. It is not the same though. What we have here, is sound collage made out of vintage dictaphone style lo-fi spoken fragments, seemingly unrelated. Their length and subject matter is just like the stickers and stamps quote above. He might just blurt out two words, before it cuts to next. Sound quality varies, adding neat artistic flavor to it. Even few noisier moments and couple movie dialogue cut ups appear. It has something very british in it. Of course accent, and oddity of vocabulary. Absurd and bizarre humor teamed up with nasty and smelly. It's editing is almost like listening old Masonna. Fast cuts ups of crazy lines bombard you non-stop. Stuff like this couldn't be made by the regular dude out there. It requires totally unique person to come up with something like this.
If you happen to see it somewhere, strongly recommended!
FILTHY TURD "Equine muck" CDR
It's been a while since heard new FT! Utterly primitive, out of this world gutter noise that makes even H.Ö.H. appear complex or hi-tech! If it would be anything else than CDR, it would get more points from me. Difference between pro-cdr and cd is so drastic on the feeling. If this would be CD, would be even better, since one thing that makes gutter noise always better is being on CD or LP what boosts the level of absurdity. Of course anyone can put dirt online or burn cdr of it. But to trust on speciality and unexplained spirit of gutter noise enough to spend hundreds of euros to press it... then it always adds another level.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 11, 2017, 04:25:11 PM
Got in mail handmade package with D.Coelacanth CDR and tape. What exactly is title of each release, who knows.
Stuff like this couldn't be made by the regular dude out there. It requires totally unique person to come up with something like this.
My copy arrived yesterday and it is indeed an impressive and unique surprise. Enjoyable and "fun," too!
W.C. "Live Stream" CS (Trapdoor Tapes) Probably a soundboard recording of apparently the only WC live performance. Good, if not quite menacingly loud soud, probably more due to the nature of the recording. First A-side track had me thinking the studio recordings were far superior, but by the second, I'd reconsidered that judgement. Very nice duel/duo vocal approach with detailed yet simple (read: no walls, no tencho beats) synth electronics brought to mind early '90's to 00's Whitehouse and maybe Deathpile.
Good stuff but not a ton of variation and may not win over new listeners compared to their full-length on Finders or the Scatmother split (which I thought was pretty damned good). Obviously would have been a different experience having actually been there. But nevertheless they clearly took the time to somewhat recreate their recorded sound live which some projects take forever to achieve. And kudos to them for not relying on wall noise or feedback which are not bad things, but still overused in PE.
Ottaven "Endless Loops From Morocco" 2xCS (Second Sleep) Looped field recordings with a sound collage approach that has musical elements, but is not quite music. Something like an audio walking tour of places the person behind the recordings went. Busy public locations, street performers, conversations, various music fragments at various distances, unidentifiable electrical noises, wind rustling against microphone.
First half of first tape emphasizes sound/voice, second half emphasizes rhythm/melody, then inverts formula toward end. Second tape basically follows that same formula, but switches from loop to loop more quickly, slowing down to focus on especially nice moments. Certain sections are not loops at all, but sound fragments that function as interludes. Some parts sound more like a Boss looping device or something, other sound like reel-to-reel loops. Some parts reappear much later after their first instance.
Pretty enjoyable "travelogue" sound collage. Good stuff if not a guarantee for frequent returns. Oh, and "endless" is obviously false advertisement, but I get the idea: very "ambient" in the sense of the adjective, and not the genre. Give me this kind of thing over some one-note droning or bass-heavy static any day of the week.
Current Worming "2" CS (Dogmatics In Outline) More brittle contact mic scrape and abrasive tape-driven frequencies from this Canadian (?) project. Seems like there's some interesting pitch-speed and warping happening on side A (vacuum-like hum and stuttering, tinny metal textures). Reminds me of earlier Wince stuff but "restrained." Side B is somewhat the same but heavier and more "harmonic" than the A-side, maybe using a condenser mic instead, then transitioning to some really nice BT. HN.-type synth/filter work. Unexpectedly, some mosquito-industrial drone interrupts late in the game. Some unintelligible vocals, even, then very nice "Death Penalty" static. This is enjoyable but somewhat uneven/lopsided in distribution of focus/intention of sound, so perhaps the least/lesser of the four Current Worming tapes. Still good stuff, best project from the label. Somehow doubt the possibility but hope to see more nonetheless.
Looking forward to some stuff from Throne Heap, too...
There will be more Current Worming quite soon. Looking forward to it! I've enjoyed everything Greg has recorded so far, and he just keeps getting better, I think. I'm keeping fingers crossed for a full length LP or CD at some point.
Quote from: Baglady on October 11, 2017, 07:22:05 PM
There will be more Current Worming quite soon. Looking forward to it! I've enjoyed everything Greg has recorded so far, and he just keeps getting better, I think. I'm keeping fingers crossed for a full length LP or CD at some point.
Great news. A tape album would rule.
Proper into stuff on the Bandcamp label/webstore Karl Smchmidt Verlag lots of stuff Featuring Tom Smith all pretty fucking nuts. I recommend
https://tomsmithksv.bandcamp.com/
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 11, 2017, 04:25:11 PM
Was searching if there was topic more suitable for oddities of spoken word... but perhaps just add in playlist!
Got in mail handmade package with D.Coelacanth CDR and tape. What exactly is title of each release, who knows.
CDR has sticker saying "Tony Eats Screws" and tape has rubber stamped "Bleak On The Mountain ghouls worry about their milk" and over recycled readers digest tape, there is stickers saying "Juicy bulb and the scheduled tombs". Inside j-card sticker "In the midlands everyone jerks on the private towpath". All the stuff was packaged in spraypainted ziplock bag, where sprayed stencil text says "eerie stink".
What we have here is pretty amazing stuff. I don't know wether the man behind these wants to be talked about, considering he has worked pretty anonymously for decades and spawned some of the more retarded and odd noisy stuff in UK. What I can somehow use as reference is Bryan Lewis Saunders and some spoken pieces of Eric Lunde. It is not the same though. What we have here, is sound collage made out of vintage dictaphone style lo-fi spoken fragments, seemingly unrelated. Their length and subject matter is just like the stickers and stamps quote above. He might just blurt out two words, before it cuts to next. Sound quality varies, adding neat artistic flavor to it. Even few noisier moments and couple movie dialogue cut ups appear. It has something very british in it. Of course accent, and oddity of vocabulary. Absurd and bizarre humor teamed up with nasty and smelly. It's editing is almost like listening old Masonna. Fast cuts ups of crazy lines bombard you non-stop. Stuff like this couldn't be made by the regular dude out there. It requires totally unique person to come up with something like this.
Listening to the tape now. Good fun. I don't know if anonymity is a deliberate thing here but it's a pretty hopeless attempt if so! This thing is covered in the DNA of its creator and, of course, all the better for it. It feels almost like some kind of exercise in therapy - to mutter one's weird vocal urges and brain noise into a dictaphone and just put the results on a different tape. Obviously, though, without any clear objective other than to spill out more artifacts from the bent, imaginary world he lives in.
This actually reminds me of a one off (I think?) recording that appeared on a website years ago related to this artist in collaboration with another British artist who is criminally under the radar. Weird, nonsensical word soups collaged and cross faded together, accompanied by this amazing spiel on the website about the two guys getting locked into a 3 day bender in an old furniture shop with the imaginary owner. So great.
DISCORDANCE "Ripper" tape
Labyrinth Recordings
Old good Discordance stuff from 1997! It was reissued on 50 copies cdr 2008. Perhaps another 10 year gap indicates stuff could use proper CD pressing? Is it that good - someone may ask. I'd say it is. While Discordance aimed to be, according to some liner notes, pretty much just Whitehouse fan-project, it doesn't sound like that. Tracks like Cunt skin, Make her bleed, Murder season,... how could not I love it? Brutal electronics, short and to-the-point tracks. Good stuff!
V/A "Around the dragon broken neck hangs the medal of saint lazarus" 2xtape
Hospital
Alberich, Lussuria, Contrepoison, FFH, Kama rupa, Prurient and Vatican Shadow. In many ways, this must be Fernow's vision where he gets few friends to submit stuff too. Conceptual, but nothing too obvious. Mix of electronics, noise and electronic music. I guess some Contrepoison tracks were put out as 12" too? Same versions? I must say that while this is good stuff, a bit too much techno for me now. More into harder and noisier at the moment...
KAKERLAK "Motel Dwelling" 3xtape
Harsh Head Rituals
And this one delivers if you want it harsh. I guess this is just about projects busiest era. 2006-2007. After 2009 there's only handful of small releases. It is quite curious that project could go for well over decade, not having on proper CD or LP out. Beyond split with pic LP with Macronympha. Not sure if it is artists own wish to not make CD album, but fuck, harsh noise this good, seems little odd to remain now mostly available on tapes sold at... gigs only?
DIES "Credule" cd
Power And Steel
Guy behind Nature & art is Dies. Cover of releases says this is Power And Steel label's cd-01, but discogs list is as P-A-S-03. I like releases such as this. In some ways, there is very little to celebrate here. It's not phenomenal, but quite anonymous, nicely packaged, industrial stuff. Only sample track I could find, is nowhere near best stuff found on album. Could be among weaker tracks. There are much noisier stuff, but also great monotonic machine rhythms. Not so "beat oriented", yet highly rhythmic. This goes well together with other slightly obscure 90's bands that have been forgotten since...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ivXmh13qI
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 12, 2017, 04:41:03 PM
KAKERLAK "Motel Dwelling" 3xtape
Harsh Head Rituals
And this one delivers if you want it harsh. I guess this is just about projects busiest era. 2006-2007. After 2009 there's only handful of small releases. It is quite curious that project could go for well over decade, not having on proper CD or LP out. Beyond split with pic LP with Macronympha. Not sure if it is artists own wish to not make CD album, but fuck, harsh noise this good, seems little odd to remain now mostly available on tapes sold at... gigs only?
I tend to agree. There's pretty good demand for Kakerlak tapes. Whenever I manage to get distro copies they sell almost instantly, and it's not long before Discogs prices reflect that. Proper album is long overdue.
I have been trying to get my hands on Motel Dwelling for some time. Could never find a rip of it either. The Resembling Actuality tape on Team Boro is a banger but you all knew that.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 12, 2017, 04:41:03 PM
DISCORDANCE "Ripper" tape
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Brutal electronics, short and to-the-point tracks. Good stuff!
I checked this out after reading the description and only being familiar with the split LP with Deathpile. This review is accurate, it is indeed great stuff.
Lately...
AZOIKUM Global Hate and
TodA name I shamefully overlooked until recently. A lot of releases to absorb but these two are on constant rotation lately. Global Hate in particular is especially rough and forceful.
MACRONYMPHA - Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaObvious classic and my personal favourite output of Macronympha. Could do with a reissue, though. Trash Ritual CD in 500 copies and none to be found anywhere anymore?
SISTRENATUS - Magnetic Resonance EPNot the strongest material from his discography and elelments of Funerary Call bled into this one, decent brooding industrial though not something I play very often.
Sill Image "Finite Line" CS (Throne Heap)
Really beautiful and precise stuff that showcases the intersection between "accessible" experimental music, musique concrete, and industrial sensibilities. Apparently this is Shane Church, otherwise known as Hostage Pageant and also as one half of Harness, with Luke Tandy. Today, the only real contemporary I could draw a parallel with would be Shredded Nerve, but a few decades ago folks like Organum were also doing stuff like this – that is, carefully-balanced, somewhat minimal stuff that seems very composed, detailed, and both gritty and clear (in terms of fidelity). Acoustic noises like glass, metal, and rocks are accompanied by echo and reverb effects with electronics in the background that are in some cases surprisingly melodic. Excellent stuff, I'll certainly follow this project further and don't mind saying that I wish Harness was half as good as this. Only complaint is that tape is a bit short for how good it is, something like a C30 but another 15 minutes would've been ace.
Hidegkút "Gyerekkor" CS (Throne Heap)
This is another project I was unaware of before requesting this from Tom in a trade he unexpectedly offered. Again, another one that straddles both "approachable" notions of experimental music (by using melody and very clear fidelity) and the rather vague "noise" end of the spectrum (sounds for their own sake). Here, I'm tempted to use the awful but fitting term "soundscapes" to describe the combination of pure electronic sound with melancholic keyboards and serene field recordings (I would easily rather listen to those unaccompanied, they're immersive and gorgeous; families at the beach, water, natural reverb, birds, insects). On the A-side, there's a pervasive elegiac tone. On the B-side, things become a bit more contented. There are also some voice samples which for me added nothing, maybe a Tarkovsky-film vibe intended there? Could see something like this coming out on Kye or Vitrine. The "musical" elements here don't appeal to me, but I'd gladly listen to a 4xC90 set if this guy just filled them with his unadulterated field recordings.
Antonin Pagaille "Je Suis La Chimère" CS (Throne Heap)
Have been wanting to check out this project of Mikkel Rørbo for some time, but until now, financially-motivated pickiness has prohibited me. I've heard this described as krautrock, and you know, I still don't really know what that is and am not sure that I care. Overall, though, that description seems pretty accurate as it's synth-based stuff that isn't quite ambient or drone, has a little too much sc-fi movie "throwback" quality for that. Still, it's more minimalist and less wacky than the stuff I've heard labeled "krautrock."
Very meandering stuff that in some movements settles for too long on certain sounds; this has a lot in common with Maurizio Bianchi's stuff post-1984, like The Plain Truth and Armaghedon. I do enjoy this but have to "qualify" it is lacking the grit, dirt, and sense of focus that Rørbo's other projects have which appeals to me. Cinematic and enveloping in the right mood, however. Could certainly see how this would appeal to movie buffs and the more substance-inclined. Wouldn't mind hearing some earlier material from the project if anyone reading would be up for a trade.
Quote from: Peterson on October 13, 2017, 08:23:31 AM
Sill Image "Finite Line" CS (Throne Heap)
Really beautiful and precise stuff that showcases the intersection between "accessible" experimental music, musique concrete, and industrial sensibilities. Apparently this is Shane Church, otherwise known as Hostage Pageant and also as one half of Harness, with Luke Tandy. Today, the only real contemporary I could draw a parallel with would be Shredded Nerve, but a few decades ago folks like Organum were also doing stuff like this – that is, carefully-balanced, somewhat minimal stuff that seems very composed, detailed, and both gritty and clear (in terms of fidelity). Acoustic noises like glass, metal, and rocks are accompanied by echo and reverb effects with electronics in the background that are in some cases surprisingly melodic. Excellent stuff, I'll certainly follow this project further and don't mind saying that I wish Harness was half as good as this. Only complaint is that tape is a bit short for how good it is, something like a C30 but another 15 minutes would've been ace.
Hidegkút "Gyerekkor" CS (Throne Heap)
This is another project I was unaware of before requesting this from Tom in a trade he unexpectedly offered. Again, another one that straddles both "approachable" notions of experimental music (by using melody and very clear fidelity) and the rather vague "noise" end of the spectrum (sounds for their own sake). Here, I'm tempted to use the awful but fitting term "soundscapes" to describe the combination of pure electronic sound with melancholic keyboards and serene field recordings (I would easily rather listen to those unaccompanied, they're immersive and gorgeous; families at the beach, water, natural reverb, birds, insects). On the A-side, there's a pervasive elegiac tone. On the B-side, things become a bit more contented. There are also some voice samples which for me added nothing, maybe a Tarkovsky-film vibe intended there? Could see something like this coming out on Kye or Vitrine. The "musical" elements here don't appeal to me, but I'd gladly listen to a 4xC90 set if this guy just filled them with his unadulterated field recordings.
Antonin Pagaille "Je Suis La Chimère" CS (Throne Heap)
Have been wanting to check out this project of Mikkel Rørbo for some time, but until now, financially-motivated pickiness has prohibited me. I've heard this described as krautrock, and you know, I still don't really know what that is and am not sure that I care. Overall, though, that description seems pretty accurate as it's synth-based stuff that isn't quite ambient or drone, has a little too much sc-fi movie "throwback" quality for that. Still, it's more minimalist and less wacky than the stuff I've heard labeled "krautrock."
Very meandering stuff that in some movements settles for too long on certain sounds; this has a lot in common with Maurizio Bianchi's stuff post-1984, like The Plain Truth and Armaghedon. I do enjoy this but have to "qualify" it is lacking the grit, dirt, and sense of focus that Rørbo's other projects have which appeals to me. Cinematic and enveloping in the right mood, however. Could certainly see how this would appeal to movie buffs and the more substance-inclined. Wouldn't mind hearing some earlier material from the project if anyone reading would be up for a trade.
For some reason i the sound samples of Antonin Pagaille didn't convince me to get the tape. I'm not a big fan of too much bleep bleep retro modular stuff..
The other two i did get and were on regular rotation when i first got them. I especially like the Still Image tape - really really good stuff. He has a new tape on Monorail Trespassing as well.
V/A "Endzeitkonstruktionen" 2x tape
Neuzeitliche Tonkonstruktionen – NT 60
Box Set compilation two C90's in vhs box with pile of inserts stapled from corner. 1993 release on small obscure German label, who put out shitloads of tapes, but remain totally outside any attention... it seems? This compilation, supposedly 200 was made, but even at discogs almost nobody has it and never been for sale. Line-up is really nice. Some known european names of the time like BRUME, T.A.C., Telepherique, De Fabriek, but also plenty of who-the-fuck-was-this type of names.
Really good tracks by anarchist-experimental group Solanaceae Tau. Track that someone uploaded online, is easily the worst, but still decent. I read their style can go anywhere from industrial-noise to dark-wave. Quite curious what else would be harder side?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GgQ8EzVKL8
ER (also known as Educational Resources). 3 great tracks of industrial-noise collages. Sound of this youtube sample is quite suffocated compared to original tape, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqk4-9q1uCk
Psychotische Fraeunde, with more harsh power electronics type of stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=Pnd5LREPCDU
Die Rache, ((Infected) Wound), Markus Schwill and more. Not everybody is mind blowing, but all the time there is great atmosphere of somehow noisy, low-tech, experimental/industrial. It's never shitty, and constantly there are moments I need to just check out tracklisting who the hell was this good?!
One of De Fabriek tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIragvhAN8
I got bunch of Neuzeitliche Tonkonstruktionen releases unless remember wrong.. Same for IRRE tape and same era german labels items... At the time, and probably now as well, I don't feel connected to "post-punk" and "kraut" side of labels. Lots of weirdo recordings, but too far from my taste of industrial-noise. Out of countless tapes... what all could be good?
Anyone familiar with Exterminator (1987) by Markus Schwill ? Other works of Solanaceae Tau?
I know the "Fire" tape from Exterminator quite well.
https://archive.org/details/Exterminator-Fire
More Exterminator and other projects by the same guy can be found on that site for anyone curious.
Currently revisiting lesser known Slaughter Prod releases; Teatro Satanico / Pervas Nefandum, Mortar, Crepuscule...
Crepuscule - Closing Wounds stands out to me from the rest, and has for some time. I can't put my finger on how he's made the sounds a lot of the time. Perhaps old tape machines, tape manipulations, directional mics, etc. I don't have a a real copy but the scans of the inserts that came with it are quite interesting. EVP, embalming procedures and so on.
Quote from: Neanderthal on October 15, 2017, 09:08:55 AM
Sewer Election & Schakalens Bror - Guitarred and Feathered Pt. I and II (Team Boro)
I believe Pt. II can still be acquired from the label - DO IT.
Glad you appreciate my label. It's actually sold out from me now. Music Lovers Records still has a bunch of now sold out Team Boro titles though (SE&SB Pt II, Peoples Person, Kakerlak etc.), and the jackal himself has some very limited odd things in stock. Tordon might have a tape or two as well.
https://www.discogs.com/seller/musicloversrecords/profile (https://www.discogs.com/seller/musicloversrecords/profile)
There will most likely be a
Guitarred And Feathered Pt. III at some point. Don't know when though. It all depends on when Dan J has a hunch and calls for a recording session.
Various - Exasperations (Styggelse) - single sided tape, C46
This is great, fantastic compilation. The winner here for me is Treriksröset. But this could change after further listenings. All tracks are of high quality.
Get it if you don't have it already.
https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-Exasperations/release/10269737 (https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-Exasperations/release/10269737)
Right now after the Exasperations tape I'm listening to Military Position - Black Noise.
Simple conclusions - M.P. is great as always, and all hail to Trapdoor Tapes!
Though what occupied my player the most the last week, was Mania - Little pieces of violence. No further explanation needed. Simply worshipping this project.
And hey, Bitewerks, did you ever consider to make a book or a larger publication for your collage works?
Bloated Backdoor – Bad Ass Procrastination (CS, aufname + wiedergabe)
fuck yes, this is the good shit. I know aufname + wiedergabe mostly for it's techno, this is very different. It begins with the rough cut & paste collage artwork and with songtitles like Bleeding Gums and R.F. Appreciation Societee you know it. Vile and agitated post-punk with a lot of noises and electronics with stark humor and nihilistic attitudes. Have to point out the low volume levels though, on Side A it's doable but on side B I have to turn my gain to +15 and it's still to quiet. Have to re-dub it myself I guess.
Crow - C-Bank (CS, NOSTILEVO)
Also post-punk, sometimes, but this is less straight forward, sometimes. Begins with a more experimental sound and resolves into post-punk on side A, and side B is a more drowned out song. I like the songs, but there is sometimes a digital glitch / whitenoise sound effect on top of the mix which is really out of place and horrible. Don't think I will ever hear this one again.
INSANE ORDER
A grindcore band from north of France,
quite kicking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EinYjXnChPY
Straight Arm Salute/ Veri and Maa 7''
A little bit disappointed w/ SAS's side, which stylistically seems a bit of a relapse to the bare martial/ ambient and growling style of 'The New Rise Of NS', rather than a step forward from the really rather good p.e. of 'Pelka Vihaa'. Not terrible, or anything, but just a bit unsubtle. Veri and Maa, meanwhile, have speeches/ lectures over strong industrial, or martial industrial , even, ambiences. Really nice. Plus their aesthetic is better - a period Aryan lady peering up to a swastika in their cross. Both reference Linkola, though Veri and Maa are less brutish about it. Look forward to something else from them.
KONTINENT "No Reverse" tape
Unrest
Really nice and good heavy electronics. Electronics and structures are done with taste and care to detail.
MACRONYMPHA "III" tape
MSNP
Hardly any info about this. C-90 tape. Titled just "III" and has couple good KKK pics in it. Only info is crediting Stella and Roemer as makers. According to discogs, 30 copies made by Stella back in 2010. But I doubt it's ltd 30 as Stella has it still available, I doubt edition this small wouldn't sell in 7 years! See classifieds elsewhere on the forum. What is this material? New, old? I guess old. Blasting harsh noise. Good stuff all the way. It offers nothing extremely different or unusual, but simply good value for money in form of busy and aggressive harshness.
AGONAL LUST "Body Of Death" tape
USA power electronics, what looks and sounds that it could be strongly influenced by Alfarmania. Perhaps one element is Olsson's cover art, but also sound itself. Long brooding tracks with samples, synth patters, aggressive vocals shouting kind of last Deathpile or current Scatmother way of as-aggro-as-possible all the time. You can follow the lyrics, though. Listened this few times and I like what I hear. They seem to have clear idea what to do and how to get it done, but at the same time, at this moment material stands out most of all for being well done. Not for offering something what would appear more personal. It's sort of feeling, that when you got good usa harsh noise tape in mid 90's, that may have been great, but in other hand felt like it need more to stand out. As anonymous 2015+ postmortem tape of lust and death - of course satisfactory to those who appreciate style.
SIEGE ELECTRONICS "New Resistance" tape
Gutter Disease
While Agonal Lust takes good care of all detail of sound and presentation, Siege Electronics to me is sort of hit & miss project. At best, it sounds like it is the Uk reposnse for Operation Cleansweep and Sektion B kind of stuff. And in other hand, it feels as if there was a bit too much of cliches combined with nearly glitchy sounding software(?) and multi-efx unit oscillations. As I like the style of "heavy electronics", Siege Electronics has often - and this time too - offered enough to be decent listening. But if looking from objectively... If the electronics are missing all the good taste and utmost care presented by projects like Kevlar, and also missing the skill of fine detail like Agonal Lust... Nevertheless, heavy harmonic bolts of synth-electronics layered with samples and vocals about topics people like myself tend to be interested in. What else one needs? Just to do it little better I guess! Little bit more of own identity never hurts.
H.Ö.H. "Random bursts 16-17" tape
Unofficial tape, not meant for circulation. 2016 and 2017 this project issued some tapes and these are some of the "leftovers" what didn't fit to tapes. Why left overs? Who knows. It is of course artists duty to be the one to decide when tape is complete, but these short tracks - by outsiders perception - could have fitted in other tapes. And that means: They rule. Anyone who have been exposed to ultra simplistic and broken crude gutter noise of this project, should be satisfied. And curiously, it is not even merely "more of the same", but really giving rather distinctive bursts recorded on both sides. Lets hope this material emerges part of some actual release!
Any contact for the Agonal Lust tape? Looks self-released and has already reached judeoprices on discocks.
Quote from: ritualabuser on October 26, 2017, 03:20:07 AM
Any contact for the Agonal Lust tape? Looks self-released and has already reached judeoprices on discocks.
AGONAL LUST tape:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=8285.0
Taeter - Glorious Paraphilia CS (No Rent, 2016)
If Brainbombs were a PE project. First track is even trumpet / brass instrument manipulation and not electronics, perhaps?
Bizarre Uproar / Man Is The Bastard - Session of Extreme Nihilistic Horror / Sanctity of Oil 7" (DP, 1993)
Some of the earliest BU material and already it's showing signs of greatness. Not entirely perfect but when the thick and crumbling textures come in it's the familiar BU sound of 'extreme nihilistic horror' that has come to be expected from the project. I love all MITB material from when they were a traditional band but the early noise offerings weren't always that great and have left large gaps in my collection that I haven't really felt the need to fill (and perhaps never will). The short noise pieces between songs here are an exception to this and prove that they were indeed capable back then, even if these particular tracks don't really go anywhere (short tracks can do something, but they seem to fall short of that here). The second (the first being the MITB / Aunt Mary 7") of many more pairings to come over the years.
Apart from Evilfeast 2LP I'm also playing the whole Stiff Sanctorum discography. These tapes are all very impressive - in presentation and sound. I hope there will be more releases in the future!?
https://www.discogs.com/de/label/364700-Stiff-Sanctorum
It's been quiet from lust vessel recently apart from the Grim tape they helped on. Hopefully more in the near future. Stiff Sanctorum label is great, will relisten to them next week.
Been going through piles of tapes lately. No need to describe everything, but few things stuck out. SSRI - Focalor. Excellent. And I was surprised by my own self - Maurizio Bianchi - Arkeomene. For some reason it's good! Not excellent, but good and listenable!
Bastard Noise - Our Earths Blood Japan Tour 2015
This tape contains two live sets with collaborations (Gov't Alpha and Mikawa) and seems to be the better for it in that it moves into the action faster than most live BN releases. As a novelty it is pretty interesting and from the insert seems there was two evenings of collab sets but the other night hasn't been released, would be interested to hear what it was like
Bastard Noise - Dedicated to Koji Tano
Another tape with two live sets, this more traditional BN. Frankly you know what you are going to get here and is it any different from the other live releases?
Don't get me wrong, I like BN and probably have far too many of their releases than I need, but if i listen to these again, I'd go for the Japan tour every time
Quote from: Kayandah on November 01, 2017, 06:57:28 PM
Bastard Noise - Our Earths Blood Japan Tour 2015
This tape contains two live sets with collaborations (Gov't Alpha and Mikawa) and seems to be the better for it in that it moves into the action faster than most live BN releases. As a novelty it is pretty interesting and from the insert seems there was two evenings of collab sets but the other night hasn't been released, would be interested to hear what it was like
Bastard Noise - Dedicated to Koji Tano
Another tape with two live sets, this more traditional BN. Frankly you know what you are going to get here and is it any different from the other live releases?
Don't get me wrong, I like BN and probably have far too many of their releases than I need, but if i listen to these again, I'd go for the Japan tour every time
The Montreal show (Dedicated to Koji Tano) was pretty good but I found Wood's solo soundcheck to be better than the performance with Saunders. The tape also doesn't have the part with Wood's dedication to Seth Putnam.
I believe the second night from Japan is being released by Survivalist soon.
Artists who bought a single minute on those things were smart.
I remember liking that Sukora track, but my memory might not be serving me well. I thought it was more like a minimalist Small Cruel Party, or in that organic vein of Hands To? I do remember getting the Hermit/Sukora tape and not being impressed. With not having listened to it in maybe two decades, I believe it was something like you'd find on Trente Oiseaux; so minimalist that you wouldn't be wrong to keep checking the tape deck to make sure its still running.
Hah i recently came across that first Anomalous Silencer comp CD at home again. I didn't put it on though, should revisit after reading that.
Been playing a lot of death metal recently.
Some real highlights would be:
cephalotripsy
Artery Eruption
Disgorge (Mex)
Desecravity
Human Mincer
Gutrelal Slug
Hideous Divinity
Goratory
Cranial Engorgement
Lividity
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 26, 2017, 03:27:16 AM
Quote from: ritualabuser on October 26, 2017, 03:20:07 AM
Any contact for the Agonal Lust tape? Looks self-released and has already reached judeoprices on discocks.
AGONAL LUST tape:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=8285.0
Thanks, man.
Yana - Chimerism (CD, Freak Animal): First listen, really nice sounds, had 1 or 2 moments where I thought a certain part was dragging along a bit.
Sick Seed - Power Play (CD, Filth&Violence): Another great SS album. Don't know what else to say. Would be nice to know who this actually all is about though. Can someone help me out?
Bizarre Uproar - High Risk Lifestyle (CD, Filth&Violence): Great album, I feel it's more or less in the same style as the last, but more compressed. While Sikiöasenta was great in sounds and execution, it's simply too long to be really enjoyed in full. High Risk Lifestyle has a playing time of 40 minutes and it works much better.
Scatmother - Vaniticism (CD, Filth&Violence): Best Scatmother album yet? Only listened once unto now, but it certainly feels like it.
Tongue Kiss Hematoma (CD, Filth&Violence): Wasn't really into the sample song, but then I got the album through a trade and actually yes, this is good. Raw, harsh PE/Noise, well done. Classy themes too...
Plantation - God's Country (tape, Doomsday Elite): Ok, but with having most of his discography I somehow had the feeling that I've heard it all from this project. The whole Christian patriot touch is probably a somewhat original thematic choice, but I can do without that.
TONGUE KISS HEMATOMA CD
Filth & Violence
I have pretty much same feelings with this as with Agonal Lust tape. In a way, it is pretty much exactly the way I like my p.e.. Raw, abusive, aggressive, filthy,... but also at the same time feels like it's little bit too much of what could be expected. So, basically it seems like need to give album some time and return when there has been lack of violent and noisy pe in the playlist, hah.. Vile teen girl abuse, date-rape, incest, trannies,.. Perfect example of the contemporary current of obvious p.e.. Explicit and obvious sound, vocals and artwork.
SICK SEED "Power Play" CD
Filth & Violence
What exactly makes Sick Seed stand out when compared to TKH? Many things! First of all, Sick Seed is rarely obvious. It may have rough subject matter, but sort of dilettantish approach. PPT's works may be occasionally vile and brutal, but also with diverse references to culture, art, movies, music, occult, esoteric, etc. Second is that Sick Seed has managed to develop his own style - or even many of them! Also rather unique ways of handling vocal pacing and intensity. All the imperfections in sound or arrangements contribute material to be more. A lot of releases that are done too safe start to be predictable.
This album appears thematically different from previous. Overall feel has something same, though. Both albums are like traditional music albums. 40 minutes length, with lots of "radio friendly" length tracks. In these two albums Sick Seed no longer has the music part of industrial music. It is clearly composed and arranged, as every track stands out as great piece of work.
BIZARRE UPROAR "High Risk Lifestyle" CD
Filth & Violence
New album is recorded live to tape recorder. Offers more fierce and ripping sound. Something people may have already hear in some of his recent live gigs. It is different from album before, yet goes into same category. Always slowly shifting and mutating sound of Bizarre Uproar will satisfy it's lovers and perhaps gain also listeners who prefer it a bit more ripping and harsher than few albums has been?
VERNICHTUNG DURCH ARBEIT "Hungertod" CD
Filth & Violence
I didn't care for the previous album. This is 10x better. It's not as well done and intense as TONGUE KISS HEMATOMA, but in this bleakness of crappy sound waste and atrocious document dialogues and starving skeletal artworks, it works for what it is. For fans of bleak and vile stuff.
ANENZEPHALIA "Programmatika" tape
Hospital
While new KE/HIL 12" and new GENOCIDE ORGAN 7" are extremely good, I still am rather disturbed about Anenzephalia being over. If you can blame some bands to too obvious, there is hardly anything obvious in Anenzephalia. This tape, collecting bits and pieces from 1989-2006 and mixed down 2016, just blows my mind. Artwork isn't good. Graphic design is rather horrid, but in it's themes, looks and spirit there is great feel of it being more than it feels like. While with some other releases my gut-feeling is exact the opposite.
I am just listening to the great Nyodene D - Edenfall CD.
Since there wasn't a release after 2015 (at least to my and Discogs' knowledge), I hope the project is still going!? Any future releases would be much appreciated.
ALFARMANIA & PROIEKT HAT - Flugornas Herrar C88 (Styggelse)
This takes off where, relatively speaking, stripped down Mardrömd Dödsström ended, and peels off yet another couple of layers. Looking back at previous collaborations, it makes sense. From the raging Furyfication to this, each release has come one step closer to what seems to be there core of what the duo is about and what they're chasing. There's no noise clouding the vision here, giving what has always been their main guns and knives more room to shine. Although my mind wanders to the sort of atmospheres conjured up by, for example, John Mylotte and (an estranged and disillusioned) John Carpenter, this really sits in a place of its own. Flugornas Herrar is a long (88 minutes), slow and steady march into nothingness. Might be my favorite collaboration from these two so far. The stunning artwork needs mentioning as well. My copy luckily came with an A3 poster of it.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 09, 2017, 03:19:33 PM
ANENZEPHALIA "Programmatika" tape
Hospital
While new KE/HIL 12" and new GENOCIDE ORGAN 7" are extremely good, I still am rather disturbed about Anenzephalia being over. If you can blame some bands to too obvious, there is hardly anything obvious in Anenzephalia. This tape, collecting bits and pieces from 1989-2006 and mixed down 2016, just blows my mind. Artwork isn't good. Graphic design is rather horrid, but in it's themes, looks and spirit there is great feel of it being more than it feels like. While with some other releases my gut-feeling is exact the opposite.
Sorry but I am not sure to understand... Worth buying or not? Their performance during the Tesco fest was so impressive that I would like to have a complete collection...
Thanks for your thoughts about VERNICHTUNG DURCH ARBEIT, will check it!
Quote from: deathcamp on November 12, 2017, 07:50:50 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 09, 2017, 03:19:33 PM
ANENZEPHALIA "Programmatika" tape
Hospital
While new KE/HIL 12" and new GENOCIDE ORGAN 7" are extremely good, I still am rather disturbed about Anenzephalia being over. If you can blame some bands to too obvious, there is hardly anything obvious in Anenzephalia. This tape, collecting bits and pieces from 1989-2006 and mixed down 2016, just blows my mind. Artwork isn't good. Graphic design is rather horrid, but in it's themes, looks and spirit there is great feel of it being more than it feels like. While with some other releases my gut-feeling is exact the opposite.
Sorry but I am not sure to understand... Worth buying or not? Their performance during the Tesco fest was so impressive that I would like to have a complete collection...
Thanks for your thoughts about VERNICHTUNG DURCH ARBEIT, will check it!
Sounds are great, design not so much. Surprised few have mentioned the high quality pin it comes with.
CON-DOM "Control Domination" CD (Armed & Loaded Recordings)
Absolute punishing UK power electronics, this is one of the very best from Con-Dom! Each track has it's own identity and the vocals are amongst the most aggressive ever recorded. Masterpiece.
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN "Kainskult" LP (Tesco Organisation)
Just one listening session, but I can say that the goal is reached, to do an excellent following to "Perfection & Permanence". Maybe better? Time will tell!
Yeah, it's funny. It is a good album w/ some very strong tracks, and I enjoy it, but I saw him live at the Tesco Festival, and I became bored half way through. In fact, I left to go out back. Seemed a bit of a ''one trick pony'' on stage, and I think went on for a long time; certainly longer than GO - or did it just seem that way? But he's very popular, so Tesco did a good move getting him on the roster.
Yes I share your views on Trepanering performance, it lacked something... Playing a cd and doing only vocals is not a good option. Even more at the Tesco Fest with all these great acts performing. Only Con-Dom can take liberty to do it I assume?
Anyway, it doesn't affect my interest on the albums, it is a quite unique and great project.
Saw him live 2 times, couldn't hold my attention both times..
Quote from: deathcamp on November 12, 2017, 07:50:50 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 09, 2017, 03:19:33 PM
ANENZEPHALIA "Programmatika" tape
Hospital
While new KE/HIL 12" and new GENOCIDE ORGAN 7" are extremely good, I still am rather disturbed about Anenzephalia being over. If you can blame some bands to too obvious, there is hardly anything obvious in Anenzephalia. This tape, collecting bits and pieces from 1989-2006 and mixed down 2016, just blows my mind. Artwork isn't good. Graphic design is rather horrid, but in it's themes, looks and spirit there is great feel of it being more than it feels like. While with some other releases my gut-feeling is exact the opposite.
Sorry but I am not sure to understand... Worth buying or not? Their performance during the Tesco fest was so impressive that I would like to have a complete collection...
Thanks for your thoughts about VERNICHTUNG DURCH ARBEIT, will check it!
I think it is worth to get. I have heard people comment on slightly unbalanced tape. Mixing various things together in almost like puzzle rather than solid release. I like that quality as it makes tape different from many Anenzephalia releases. Artwork design is horrid, but it certainly worth to get. I don't think poster or pin is necessary really. This would have worked well being just a tape with j-card.
Quote from: cr on November 10, 2017, 11:26:04 PM
I am just listening to the great Nyodene D - Edenfall CD.
Since there wasn't a release after 2015 (at least to my and Discogs' knowledge), I hope the project is still going!? Any future releases would be much appreciated.
I think the project is no longer active.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 17, 2017, 10:32:58 AM
Quote from: deathcamp on November 12, 2017, 07:50:50 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 09, 2017, 03:19:33 PM
ANENZEPHALIA "Programmatika" tape
Hospital
While new KE/HIL 12" and new GENOCIDE ORGAN 7" are extremely good, I still am rather disturbed about Anenzephalia being over. If you can blame some bands to too obvious, there is hardly anything obvious in Anenzephalia. This tape, collecting bits and pieces from 1989-2006 and mixed down 2016, just blows my mind. Artwork isn't good. Graphic design is rather horrid, but in it's themes, looks and spirit there is great feel of it being more than it feels like. While with some other releases my gut-feeling is exact the opposite.
Sorry but I am not sure to understand... Worth buying or not? Their performance during the Tesco fest was so impressive that I would like to have a complete collection...
Thanks for your thoughts about VERNICHTUNG DURCH ARBEIT, will check it!
I think it is worth to get. I have heard people comment on slightly unbalanced tape. Mixing various things together in almost like puzzle rather than solid release. I like that quality as it makes tape different from many Anenzephalia releases. Artwork design is horrid, but it certainly worth to get. I don't think poster or pin is necessary really. This would have worked well being just a tape with j-card.
Thanks again for these explanations. I just hope that it will be a re-release, this tape is already at 60€ at discogs??? Hell!
Quote from: Urban Noise on November 17, 2017, 11:46:37 AM
Quote from: cr on November 10, 2017, 11:26:04 PM
I am just listening to the great Nyodene D - Edenfall CD.
Since there wasn't a release after 2015 (at least to my and Discogs' knowledge), I hope the project is still going!? Any future releases would be much appreciated.
I think the project is no longer active.
Oh, that's too bad!
Quote from: Urban Noise on November 17, 2017, 11:46:37 AM
Quote from: cr on November 10, 2017, 11:26:04 PM
I am just listening to the great Nyodene D - Edenfall CD.
Since there wasn't a release after 2015 (at least to my and Discogs' knowledge), I hope the project is still going!? Any future releases would be much appreciated.
I think the project is no longer active.
Too bad, the last LP on Urashima is excellent to my ears.
Venerence-Beyond the Kingdom of Sleep
A HUGE improvement over past tapes. Has a great Nekrophile Records vibe, especially on the A side.
Die Kombination / Ferro Mortem-Partie Mobile
More killer tracks from Die Kombination. One of my favorite newer projects. Ferro Mortem tracks are also strong, but the winner is for sure Die Kombination.
i've purchased a good amount of death industrial and pe this year, but haven't listened to much of it. anyhow, listens most relevant to the forum...
am not - the developing world
koufar - lebanon for lebanese CD
terror cell unit (all releases)
guillermo pizarro & david wright - handsome god within us tape
blackwatch - zulu
autovoice - 00000011 (reissue/remaster of '96 release!!!!)
ledge walker - guided by ripples (local dungeon synth)
compactor - slowdown
sunken cheek - tempered exhaust
sunken cheek - without rejection
sunken cheek & plague mother split
sunken cheek & kvlt deth split
limbs bin - bliss tech flexi
limbs bin - "18 rack demo"
dario valzer - s/t ep (local heavily carpenter soundtrack-influenced synth)
+ a ton of shoegaze, grindcore, sludge, and funeral doom
Today -
Spectral Voice - Eroded Corridors of Unbeing
It's not often death metal holds my attention for a full album's length but this is sick. Totally cavernous and neanderthal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSk08GAlwIw
Menacing '84 - Hail '84
Modern classic UK PE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duj8-41Pdyk&t=1901s
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on November 21, 2017, 04:58:38 PM
Today -
Spectral Voice - Eroded Corridors of Unbeing
It's not often death metal holds my attention for a full album's length but this is sick. Totally cavernous and neanderthal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSk08GAlwIw
Yeah of the best releases this year. Saw them live a while back and it was an awesome show.
The New Blockaders - Live At Rammel Club/The Dome
Probably the completionist in me that purchased this because my memory of the Dome show was being less than impressed and listening to it here hasn't changed my opinion. The Rammel Club show sounds better here but ultimately I would struggle to recommend this vs classic tNB
MERZBOW "Life Performance" CD
Cold Spring
Great to see Cold Spring to finally put out actually good Merzbow CD! I think none of the many merzbow items label has done, has stood out as particularly great. Of course some are ok. This, being re-mastered re-issue of 1985 tape, that goes into harsh noise category, yet still full of loops, tape manipulations and such is example of good era where even standard merz-noise stands out!
SHIFT "Abandon" CD
Cold Spring
Been listening this albums again. When I got the LP, listened many times. Now in recent days, three times. It depends what side of project one values the most, to really measure what is the best album of Shift. Each album is different, so they have their advantages. Especially opening and closing tracks of Abandon are massive. Opening piece includes such a non-romantic darkness and negativity, it's not very common to hear such level in genre where romanticized or exaggerated nature of expression appears to dominate. At the same time, it's not too obvious, not too banal, but just somehow manages to capture eerie spirit of utmost contempt towards... them. Those who needs to be buried deep and forgotten. Good usage of both - very concrete sounds you will link to specific happening. Digging graves. And synthesizer works as well as added dose of musicality compared to previous material. Production of the sounds - clearly done with utmost care for detail.
BARRY ADAMSON + PAN SONIC + THE HAFLER TRIO "The humn of the 7th illusion" LP
Cold Spring
In short on could say: A-side rules, B-side sucks ass. All the subtle and airy choir singing and electronic pulsations, well composed and arranged on a-side is ruined by annoying glitchy nonsense. Still absolutely worth to get due magnificent a-side.
AM NOT "First morbid Vibrations" CD
Unrest Productions
So... I recall tape was good, but this good? What to say about it? I guess most know this technologically advanced heavy electronics unit. If not, then about the time to check out. This may after all, be my favorite of releases?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 22, 2017, 04:41:38 PM
SHIFT "Abandon" CD
Cold Spring
Been listening this albums again. When I got the LP, listened many times. Now in recent days, three times. It depends what side of project one values the most, to really measure what is the best album of Shift. Each album is different, so they have their advantages. Especially opening and closing tracks of Abandon are massive. Opening piece includes such a non-romantic darkness and negativity, it's not very common to hear such level in genre where romanticized or exaggerated nature of expression appears to dominate. At the same time, it's not too obvious, not too banal, but just somehow manages to capture eerie spirit of utmost contempt towards... them. Those who needs to be buried deep and forgotten. Good usage of both - very concrete sounds you will link to specific happening. Digging graves. And synthesizer works as well as added dose of musicality compared to previous material. Production of the sounds - clearly done with utmost care for detail.
Abandon LP is a great display of pure doom electronics. Probably my favorite Shift release for a while.
The use of locked grooves at the end of each side is especially well done and really gives the LP version the edge.
Sick Seed - Technological Singularity
The sheer brilliance of the latest album made me revisit this, as it is definitely that kind of material that needs more digestion and various spins for me. And yes, this time this one got me. Nice song structures, even "funky" at times. Very thought-out sounds with great bursts of total aggression here and there. Strikes me as something very few people apart from SS could have pulled off.
Contortus - Violence in Heat (CD)
I have zero remembrance of the first tape, only that I liked it at the time. Played this album back to back twice, as I was sure I missed important details during the first spin. It's damn good stuff! Really raw sounds combined nicely to make a very fierce whole. Basic agression, but clearly done with skill and over a long period of time. Recommended!
Anemone Tube - In the Vortex of Dionysian Reality (CD)
I worship this project. The drones, atmosphere, field recordings and aesthetics just blend together so perfectly and the spiritual and philosophical backbone makes it all the more exciting. This CD is a prime example of Anemone Tube's skill. All in all beautiful and trance - inducing but still noisy and tense.
On the last two weekends, I listened on repeat to - Organoid- "Bitsevsky Maniac" and Flagellatio Orgasmus- "Criminal Russia" CDs, both on Filth&Violence.
When I got them some months ago, I only listened once or twice, thought I wasn't too impressed and filed them away. After reading the interview in the NEUESACHLICHKEIT book, I decided to listen again. And damn, they are fucking great. Definitely want more.
Quote from: cr on November 26, 2017, 07:50:36 PM
On the last two weekends, I listened on repeat to - Organoid- "Bitsevsky Maniac" and Flagellatio Orgasmus- "Criminal Russia" CDs, both on Filth&Violence.
When I got them some months ago, I only listened once or twice, thought I wasn't too impressed and filed them away. After reading the interview in the NEUESACHLICHKEIT book, I decided to listen again. And damn, they are fucking great. Definitely want more.
guess, what changed your mind.was it reality based sounds, or that sounds were original, or other...
Just watched a couple of the IPoS DVDs, phew!
Does anyone know where I can find the last two?
Also someone on here posted a link to an interview with the dude from Bizarre Uproar. Could someone direct me to that too?
They are not on list, but email to freak Animal and most parts are available.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 22, 2017, 04:41:38 PM
MERZBOW "Life Performance" CD
Cold Spring
Great to see Cold Spring to finally put out actually good Merzbow CD! I think none of the many merzbow items label has done, has stood out as particularly great. Of course some are ok. This, being re-mastered re-issue of 1985 tape, that goes into harsh noise category, yet still full of loops, tape manipulations and such is example of good era where even standard merz-noise stands out!
From 2015-2017, what releases have been re-releases from the 80s like this one?
Current Worming "Untitled" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
So-called "noise" can sometimes be a strange thing when looked at objectively. Case in point, there's the most recent tape from Current Worming. This tape could easily have been recorded and released by a Danish (?) project called Corrosion, but it's a Canadian project called Current Worming. To be fair, I have to wonder what makes me like Current Worming that much more than Corrosion; by that I mean this tape is probably my least favorite CW effort so far. It's not bad, but it just doesn't have the character of the previous and therefor lacks it's main strength.
Yes, it's good, as in crunchy, "real" noise with acoustics, an "organic" feel and some great loop sections etc., but it's lacking a certain emotive or energetic quality much like Corrosion in my opinion does as well. There are some admirable textures and in some moments on the second A-side track, very tasty resonance/acoustic junk, as well as a very nice loop on the latter half of the B-side, but overall it's a bit too compressed with overlong meandering sections that have force but not a lot of power. Higher frequencies are just kind of crunched out of the mix. I'll easily concede I could be just turning into more of an asshole, in that other CW fans will probably not be as picky as me – still worth getting if you liked what you heard on other CW tapes.
Publication Ban "Miranda" CS (Dogmatics In Outline)
Again, "noise" et al can be a strange thing – another example of what makes you question how is one project at all separate from another (including my own). Here in the latest Publication Ban tape, side A's "Role Play" sounds suspiciously like the above project, Current Worming: pounding background rhythm at various mid-pace speeds underneath a flow of mid-bassy, full-sounding blown out crunch, moving on to some shrill acoustic scraping (presumably) and then including some nice feedback/high-pitched whistling tones. This could pretty much be CW – I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same person/people, or if one project is the solo project of a member of the other. This is pretty tasty, though, with an emphasis on high-end over lows that is very much my kinda thing. Latter part of A-side reminds me just a little bit of Incapacitants or Gelsomina, oddly enough. Some piercing, chime-like sounds end the track very nicely.
Interview/interrogation sample opens the B-side track "Stage Distribution" laid on top of hissing, shrill feedback-type noise. Fluttery texture not unlike Peter Kurten/RTK-era Whitehouse. When the sample drops in volume, a grinding tone momentarily overtakes things before getting quiet and more slight, quiet feedback slices in. When sound is reduced to just the generator tone and slashes of the tinny feedback/chime sound, it's perhaps the best highlight before a louder, mid-range crunch sort of bulldozes everything and then gives way to glassy, tinny, thin-sounding junk clatter and stops abruptly. If it weren't for the sample, I'd say this just should have been another Current Worming tape, maybe released instead of the above. Not bad, but I hope the label goes for more adventurous efforts in the future.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 28, 2017, 09:03:10 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 22, 2017, 04:41:38 PM
MERZBOW "Life Performance" CD
Cold Spring
Great to see Cold Spring to finally put out actually good Merzbow CD! I think none of the many merzbow items label has done, has stood out as particularly great. Of course some are ok. This, being re-mastered re-issue of 1985 tape, that goes into harsh noise category, yet still full of loops, tape manipulations and such is example of good era where even standard merz-noise stands out!
From 2015-2017, what releases have been re-releases from the 80s like this one?
Last year Urashima did Lowest Music.2 and Remblandt Assemblage. Can't comment on content / quality, though.
Quote from: absurdexposition on November 28, 2017, 09:57:51 PM
Last year Urashima did Lowest Music.2 and Remblandt Assemblage. Can't comment on content / quality, though.
I very much enjoyed Lowest Music 2 and Collection 009. I didn't love all of Remblandt Assemblage however, if that's the one with the acoustic guitar bits in it, which seemed to drag on and on. I am definitely looking forward to more of these Urashima reissues though.
Damien Dubrovnik - Great Many Arrows
Probably a contentious one, I'm not actually sure what the prevailing opinion of Posh Isolation/Loke Rahbek around here is. Personally hit and miss as a label for me, as Damien Dubrovnik delivers some brilliant ambient/industrial stuff but other stuff errs too much on the side of modern techno/electronica for me. Then there's some material totally separate from the industrial spectrum such as Vanessa Amara which is just beautiful piano/organ/string improvisation.
Of course then you have label stalwarts like Puce Mary, who is indisputably excellent at creating detailed and dynamic PE/industrial.
Great Many Arrows to me seems like the culmination of the best of a few different styles Rahbek has been trying for a few years. Some ostensibly "heavy" PE sounds, some long quiet atmospheric passages with snippets of field recordings or strange percussive instruments, and some very melancholy synth/organ/string melodies. It's certainly a far cry from early DD or stuff like Caucasian Colony but it's an interesting progression as an artist and one of my favourites from a year with a lot of other good releases within the PE/industrial/experimental circle.
Utzalu - The Loins of Repentance
https://vrasubatlat.bandcamp.com/album/vt-xv-the-loins-of-repentance
Some great noise passages in this black metal album. Top quality stuff as usual from Vrasubatlat- if you like Dagger Lust, Triumvir Foul, Knife Dagger, etc then you'll know what to expect from this label.
Ebola Disco - Discography
Cool stuff! At the beginning, I felt that some of the studio tracks could have used 10 - 20% more biting distortion, but I got into it and enjoyed myself. Some of the live performances seemed really damn powerful and aggressive. Very nice no-bullshit PE.
Am Not - First Morbid Vibrations
Contemporary Am Not is so strong and dominant that my initial fear was that this may suffer in comparison. This was not the case, though. Very nice and deep sounds, not quite as aggressive as some of his best new stuff, but still very musical and round. Certainly a very good idea to reissue this and recommended, of course.
Incapacitants - Mon, Ma, Mon?
Always an enjoyable act! This material was not quite as powerful as some other stuff for some reason, but still, second-best Incapacitants beats 90% of the rest. Very good live track at the end that sounded nice and harsh!
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on November 30, 2017, 12:02:56 PM
Utzalu - The Loins of Repentance
https://vrasubatlat.bandcamp.com/album/vt-xv-the-loins-of-repentance
Some great noise passages in this black metal album. Top quality stuff as usual from Vrasubatlat- if you like Dagger Lust, Triumvir Foul, Knife Dagger, etc then you'll know what to expect from this label.
The opening sounds of that album took me by surprise, thought it sounded great and wasn't expecting it at all. The metal itself lacked a bit for me personally, especially in contrast to the noise.
Currently on a Black Metal trip
Ordo Templi Aeternae Lucis / Blessed In Sin – Tu Fui Ego Eris
Always followed this circle of bands and loved their output. Blessed In Sin was a bit hit and miss in my ears though, songwriting has definitely improved on this release. Kristallnacht meets Varathron.
Die Kunst Der Finsternis – Das Geheimnis Des Vampirs
Hetroertzen main guy playing stuff that sounds like Darkthrone/Katharsis meets Mercyful Fate perhaps. Enjoying this much more than Hetroertzen.
Mooncitadel – As Nightwind Embraced And The Shadows Caressed...
Early 90's style, complete with keyboards and main protagonist wielding a sword on the cover. Hope a vinyl version of this comes out.
Tenebrae In Perpetuum – Onori Funebri Rituali
A name I overlooked back in the 2000s when they were active. Immediately dropped $100 on a few LPs. Great riffs, hateful vocals. Relatively simple but I like that.
Lluvia – Premonicion De Guerra
Late to the party with this too, and kicking myself because it's fantastic and any albums cost a limb. Right amount of atmosphere and repetition to keep me engaged.
Demonomantic – Blessed in Eternal Cruelty
See above. This is fucking nuts black/death. Effected voices wavering in and out. Prefer this approach much more over Proclamation or other bands in the style.
Quote from: FallOfNature on November 30, 2017, 06:32:26 PMTenebrae In Perpetuum – Onori Funebri Rituali
A name I overlooked back in the 2000s when they were active. Immediately dropped $100 on a few LPs. Great riffs, hateful vocals. Relatively simple but I like that.
One of my personal favorite black metal albums but the sophomore album is fantastic as well. Drumming/drum sound is just flawless, cold and piercing guitar work and vocals flow perfectly.
Quote from: FallOfNature on November 30, 2017, 06:32:26 PM
Demonomantic – Blessed in Eternal Cruelty
See above. This is fucking nuts black/death. Effected voices wavering in and out. Prefer this approach much more over Proclamation or other bands in the style.
Congrats for scoring one!
And since I'm here... well, playing vinyl version of Oksennus "Valkoinen Jättiläinen" atm. Happy to get it from the band since buying from the label in China would've end up costing me close to 50€ for one LP and Kalle was kind enough to include the latest Hirveä demo in the package as well. One of the more daring and experimental death metal bands out there without coming across as pretentious, artfaggy or just plain annoying. Some of the members are active supporters of our noise/PE scene which is nice. These are not some pansies scared to get down and dirty as we like it here in Finland. About the pressing, from MPO so quality there. I had the self-released tape version of this already but only remember that it sounded a bit thin. This one might sound a bit better but at some points the bass is a bit overpowering which could've been fixed during mastering process. The music itself is top notch, totally crazy and unpredictable twists and turns yet all the members are in perfect sync. Like improv and math mixed together or free jazz with skill and direction in form of death metal. Not even a single annoying riff which is an achievement in itself when speaking about experimental metal music. The latest album, Sokea Idiootti is fantastic as well... I'm sucker for those doomy sections on that album. The Bestial Burst vinyl version sounds just flawless. Monolithic sound on that one! All around great band!
Quote from: vomitgore on November 30, 2017, 03:35:50 PM
Am Not - First Morbid Vibrations
Contemporary Am Not is so strong and dominant that my initial fear was that this may suffer in comparison. This was not the case, though. Very nice and deep sounds, not quite as aggressive as some of his best new stuff, but still very musical and round. Certainly a very good idea to reissue this and recommended, of course.
- best output in my opinion.
In a recent observations with FB over the last month, clearly they have implemented algorithms to 'choke' the reach of both site pages as well as individual profiles. Consequently I predict a mass exodus or underground types from the site as a result - but we shall see.
Regardless, I figured I would start to post reviews here again.
Today my short reviews of the latest G/O 7" and Ke/Hil 12" went up here: https://wp.me/p2IChd-1bT (https://wp.me/p2IChd-1bT)
Quote from: Ashmonger on November 09, 2017, 03:07:41 PM
Sick Seed - Power Play (CD, Filth&Violence): Another great SS album. Don't know what else to say. Would be nice to know who this actually all is about though. Can someone help me out?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff
And it's a great album, indeed. Sick Seed never delivers 'more of the same' but always is good stuff. One of the big names in this huge-in-number-but-tiny scene.
Sleep Column - Colleen Dawn Adams
The first in the "Walls about missing people" series on Wall Noise Action, Colleen Dawn Adams is also the 842nd release on Wall Noise Action. The dedication of the Russian HNW online community (consisting as it does of like two people) cannot be doubted. The sound on this one is very much what we've all come to expect from Sleep Column: bass dominated harsh noise with a distinct texture. It's massive and consistent enough so you can basically skip around to your heart's content without hearing any relevant shifts in the sound, but still not literally an uninterrupted or static wall. There are tiny little rasps, strange little conundrums and always, always that ripping, urgent bass howl underlying the whole deal. Great stuff, at least if you sometimes think regular harsh noise has too much going on. No eardrum-piercing shock noises here: what you hear during the first minute, is what you get for the next thirty minutes. There are two tracks (each, of course, "untitled"), and they do in fact differ quite a lot from each other. Whichever order you play them in, the second one you listen to is always better.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on November 30, 2017, 06:41:55 PM
And since I'm here... well, playing vinyl version of Oksennus "Valkoinen Jättiläinen" atm. Happy to get it from the band since buying from the label in China would've end up costing me close to 50€ for one LP
Sheesh, glad I grabbed the tape copy of this a while back so I can ignore the discogs flippery that seems inevitable. Seems kind of pointless to do 100 copies of an LP for a band that NWN! just signed but hey, what do I know? Anyway, they're a great band, I really dig whatever the heck they're doing. Sokea Idiootti is so frickin' wild, and I'm really looking forward to hearing what they release next.
PROMETHEAN
It's a french black metal band with quite technical skills and keyboards.
Saw them live yesterday, it reminded me of old EMPEROR, with the sound and atmosphere it seemed really end 90's :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZe5MtTxpZc
Human Larvae - Home Is Where The Hurt Is
Came across this act due to a song from another album being posted on the Sarvilevyt YouTube page. Did some digging and found more material, this is fucking great stuff. Super simple formula for P.E./industrial- throbbing low end oscillations, creepy film samples, vocals erring on the side of raspy almost "metal" style shouts (with a tasteful but satisfying amount of delay and distortion), and good dynamics with less chaotic tracks breaking up the violence. On paper it could be a total "noise by numbers" and really unremarkable but it's done incredibly well and has enough variation to keep the listener interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVWArFSGnHI
Prurient - Rainbow Mirror
3hrs 20mins. Maybe too long for people who aren't unabashed Prurient fans like me. The first listen gets you accustomed to the terrain of this massive record, and the second one lets you appreciate the details- rarely abrasive, rather evoking a sense of enormous scale through sparse reverberating electronics. Honestly closer to a Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement sound than Prurient, but then Dom has often borrowed sounds from more strictly genre-focused side projects to explore and develop fully as a Prurient record. Hugely enjoyable for me, though I can see this not being everyone's bag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eRkB5nm8bg
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on December 04, 2017, 01:51:06 PM
Human Larvae - Home Is Where The Hurt Is
I am really hoping someone releases this on vinyl.
Fuck Your Head With An Iron Fist
Nice noise and PE compilation.
Featuring: Bizarre Uproar, Halthan, A Machine Called Orgasm, Barrikad + MK9, Rulla, Cloama, Funeral Mongoloids, Moke Grotton, Watchdog, Sist En 343, Tuho, Gelsomina, World Downfall and Squamata
Unreleased Tuho material?
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on December 06, 2017, 01:11:50 PM
Unreleased Tuho material?
All I am aware of is Tuho on another compilation ( https://www.discogs.com/Various-Suomi-Finland-Noisecore/release/3130436 ) and it's a different track, so maybe?.. In my opinion, yes it's otherwise unavailable material (why wouldn't it be, they're a noisecore band(?))... Maybe that was a rhetorical question...
Prurient - Annihilationist 2011 - if you have any non-Alberich titled, Alberich collaborative or contributor favorites, please mention them.
Cazzodio - Surgical/ Mechanical 2016 - a favorite - when I think of talented, unsung artists, he's on the list - was he simply not approached, so titles are limited? Or did he turn down offers, or take long periods to create? I should ask him. Such great material collected here.
Quote from: Deadpriest on December 06, 2017, 03:18:38 PM
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on December 06, 2017, 01:11:50 PM
Unreleased Tuho material?
All I am aware of is Tuho on another compilation ( https://www.discogs.com/Various-Suomi-Finland-Noisecore/release/3130436 ) and it's a different track, so maybe?.. In my opinion, yes it's otherwise unavailable material (why wouldn't it be, they're a noisecore band(?))... Maybe that was a rhetorical question...
Not, it was a very serious question. Also, I have a Tuho CDR with 188-songs from 2003ish (official demo CDR), hence why I was asking. If the material on that compilation is unreleased as of yet, I might have to get it...
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on December 07, 2017, 11:42:09 AM
Quote from: Deadpriest on December 06, 2017, 03:18:38 PM
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on December 06, 2017, 01:11:50 PM
Unreleased Tuho material?
All I am aware of is Tuho on another compilation ( https://www.discogs.com/Various-Suomi-Finland-Noisecore/release/3130436 ) and it's a different track, so maybe?.. In my opinion, yes it's otherwise unavailable material (why wouldn't it be, they're a noisecore band(?))... Maybe that was a rhetorical question...
Not, it was a very serious question. Also, I have a Tuho CDR with 188-songs from 2003ish (official demo CDR), hence why I was asking. If the material on that compilation is unreleased as of yet, I might have to get it...
Sounds like they're new tracks (1-76 in about 4 mins), why would they cut a demo up? It's a great comp. any how, splash out I reckon, it's dead cheap on Discogs.
With a discography running to less than 10 minutes Sewer Drainer are a very nasty blob of ultra distorted grubby noise rock. (for fans of Violent students or Bloated Subhumans).
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 06, 2017, 09:00:40 PM
Prurient - Annihilationist 2011 - if you have any non-Alberich titled, Alberich collaborative or contributor favorites, please mention them.
He also played synth on Prurient's Stun Gun 7", which I just heard for the first time in the past year and would highly recommend.
Both new Järtecknet LP's has been getting lots of rotation.
Sewer Election "Internal" LP, at first seemed like there could be "more substance" - but then 5 times later, I'm in conclusion this could be the best S.E. album! It is noise, but not the old style harsh noise of S.E. It is tape-loop, amplifier experiments, but not the same way he did in kassettemusik or such. It appear more bleak, more rotten, more painful than albums before. Kind of delivering the true audio challenge and ripping difficulty what often lacks from "noise walls" and harsh noise. Somehow it made me think Repo era of Incapacitants - but being still totally different. Combination of having fierce edge of noise, curiosity and experimentation of art, the necessary sound-nerdiness of focusing on getting all the rot and decay to be just right way. Not just blasting energy.
Sfär LP, which is yet another Johansson / Ottoson collaboration. So what's different now? Sessions of scraping sounds and tape manipulations/loops, fierce ripping electronic damage.. I guess they could have easily continued this recording under one of the other names they have been using, but who am I to judge for someone doing multiple noise projects with some personal reason? hah... Also album what in first listen seemed quite anonymous, quite raw and bleak session... and grew to be masterpiece after several rotations.
Vidna Obmana "The Face That Must Die" CD
Old Captain
Only listened once, so got to return into this. I've been appreciation all these re-releases of early stuff. This CD is between the old industrial - almost power electronics type of works and in moment of transition towards his later ambient works. It makes material very good. It still has the edge of raw industrial built inside it, but also his technical know-how and tools at hand has seemingly advanced a bit. I have never been very interested in his ambient works, just because I'm not listening ambient that much in general. Now becoming slightly curious to see what material would be inspiring and somehow "hand made" feel to it, even in his ambient works? Got to give this couple more listens first.
Bubbling under (no time for further comments)
two new tapes on Dogmatics in Outline good stuff, old Monochrome Visions label CD's, Genocide Organ "Civilization" both vinyl and CD set sounds very good.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 10, 2017, 09:54:54 AM
yet another Johansson / Ottoson collaboration.
It's actually Gustafsson / Ottosson = Altar Of Flies + Blodvite.
Yes - Classic Yes LP+7" - picked this up cheap and in great condition few weeks ago after recommendations in the prog topic. I only really knew Yes through my Uncle who is a huge fan and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Roundabout is the outro song). Figured for a band with a back catalogue as big as theirs might as well start with a greatest hits and damn if these hits aren't great. Somewhat surprising to me was a I had already heard quite a few of these songs and sort of knew them already. but then one of my friends I camp with always plays prog and such when we camp so that's probably why I knew some of these songs already. Anyways I'm very interested in checking out their full lengths from here.
Pain Nail - Magneettinen Kohtalo CD / S/T cassette - When Magneettinen Kohtalo came out I did not connect with it right away, and it felt like I was missing something since everyone else was praising it. Been revisiting it, especially while driving in the grim weather recently and it suddenly makes a lot more sense. the cassette which was put out for UFoI II is a really nice companion to it as well. I really dig the atmosphere of the album, the vast openness of the sound. I think before I was expecting something with more immediate punch, but now this seems even better than End Times, or at the very least as good.
Scatmother - Purulent Sublimity CD, Flowers of Maltreatment CD - giving these another go. much like my above comments, I'm enjoying these more as I get to know them better. I probably lean in preference towards Flowers... but they both have some really good tracks. looking forward to checking out Vaniticism sometime soon.
DARKTHRONE IS DEAD/ Noisecore
Rehearsal December 2017! Video clip
https://vimeo.com/247692102
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Aeoga - Obsidian Outlander 2017 - if this was from the 90s, we'd be talking about this album in the 2000s and beyond. Possibly a classic.
It's been a good couple of days for new discoveries.
Converter - Blast Furnace 2000 - so well done that I had to surrender.
Mark Shreeve - Embryo 1980 - fantastic synth music ala Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and any great that might come to mind...as good as it gets. Looking forward to hearing these other old cassette albums.
http://dieordiy2.blogspot.com/search/label/Mark%20Shreeve
Bootslave - Kill Someone You Hate C20 (Fusty Cunt)
Copped this in a trade this week. Simple and effective harsh noise, with shorter tracks each with different "pacing" so to speak, keeping things nice and dynamic.
The strange oscillation/loop underneath the noise in "Son of a Gun" personally reminds me of the The Grey Wolves' number 1 P.E. banger Victory Through Violence (or Absolute Hypocrisy as the track seems to be labelled different depending on the release).
https://www.discogs.com/Bootslave-Kill-Someone-You-Hate/release/10619877
https://bootslave.bandcamp.com/album/kill-someone-you-hate
Deathpile - G.R.
Classic PE album revisited. Low rumbles many may classify as HNWish nowadays as a carpet for a GREAT vocal performance by Mr. Canady. The lyrics are beautifully misogynistic and anti-artsy, really round all in all. That long piece consisting of only samples seemed a bit lazy and overstayed its welcome, but what the hell. Pretty mandatory stuff.
Abscheu - Pretense
Niiiiiice release. Really heavy synths with well-executed and professionally matched metaljunks for that certain flavour. Could be one of my favourite "heavy Industrial" releases of the year and it comes highly recommended to those who appreciate the style.
Trepaneringsritualen - Kainskult
I gave this a really quick test spin some time ago and wasn't really into those superficial glimpses due to whatever reason. However, I have revisited this now (well, actually given it a real play, to be honest) and I was highly entertained. Seems like the focus is even more on percussion than on the previous full-length and there is a bit less "musical" sound (synth, bass etc) included. Works very well in harmony with the vocals! Favourite track is definitely "Serpent Seed".
I have a shitload of Grey Wolves, newly, on my MP3 player so anything that pops out at me.
Now listening to Hate Poem s/t folks.
Didn't buy much music or do a good job of following up on projects I'm interested in throughout 2017, so a "best-of" list would be pretty dumb, but here is an excessive amount of reviews of highlights I've received in trades and so on:
O Ratel Ratel "Vervaag" CS (Several Minor Promises, 2017)
O Ratel Ratel "Tranendal" CS (Audio Visuals Atmosphere, 2017)
O Ratel Ratel "Zomerzonde" CS (Audio Visuals Atmosphere, 2017)
An apparently virtually-unknown project I received in trade directly with the artist, O Ratel Ratel is pretty damn good stuff that needs more exposure. I won't review each tape one-by-one or track-by-track, because there's too much material and I'm writing from memory, but overall I'd describe it as a mix of industrial, drone and musique concrete experiments. While it's definitely indebted to the current vogue of "tape noise" et al, this is hardly anything that would show up on some tiny Scandinavian label, Vitrine, Hanson, or whatever. A little more fully-formed and evolved, this stuff is more like a modern take on XX Committee, old Maurizio Bianchi, and maybe even stuff like Vivenza or Brume. I think a lot of folks reading are basically missing out, as this is really good, although it's hard to differentiate between some tracks and tapes. In terms of style and atmosphere, there's none of that dour, melancholic vibe even in more subdued parts, just a sort of lush tranquility. In more energetic sections, they tend to be rhythmic and uplifting, rather than aggressive and intense. I would guess that a whole lot of experimentation went into everything before the ideas were formed let alone the record button was pressed, and I have to say I wish this much effort had gone into my earlier projects. Lots of thin, hissy crunch and saturation via tape, semi-melodic synths, strange percussion, odd field recordings, and a huge emphasis on reverb/modulation effects. If you're not necessarily looking for groundbreaking stuff, but want a departure from the usual industrial heaviness, albeit without moving into bedroom lonely-guy melancholy, this will probably appeal very much to you. Crumer over at No Rent should put out a tape by this guy, as that'd give him the exposure he deserves.
H.Ö.H. self-titled CS (self-released, 2017)
H.Ö.H. "Random Bursts" CS (self-released, 2017)
I realize that the fearless leader of this forum/magazine has already reviewed these, but I thought it worthwhile to include my own because I had a totally different impression. While he described these type of minimal, crude fragments as having a "disturbing" quality, I found them relaxing, meditative, even peaceful! Sure, we are talking about grainy radio static overdriven on tape, cable humming and hissing, tinny metal clanking, and fluttery tape warping, but I basically felt zero aggression, darkness, anger, sadness etc. regarding these tapes – just a dedicated enthusiasm for a very simple but effective range of closely-related sounds, which happen to be a bit weird and slightly abrasive. This stuff is basically the definition of "tape noise." Not much structure to speak of, just experiments of texture, sound, and mic placement. I feel like this stuff has little appeal to those always needing something heavy and loud, but on the other hand, I think anyone interested in basic, effective sounds with an odd, personal character to them would appreciate if not really enjoy this project. There's just nothing else to compare it to. The Vitrine/IDDB crowd would shit their pants over this stuff if they just gave it a chance.
Urall "Nothing But These Bright Edges" CS (Midnight Manhunt, 2017)
Bought this basically at random because I'd seen the artist post here occasionally, and wanted to take a chance on something unfamiliar. I'm glad I did, because this is great stuff albeit very much the vogue "bedroom tape concrete" style that is rather current. Nevertheless, this stuff has a melancholic vibe and an austerity that doesn't feel forced or contrived. Simple, crunching and crinking field recordings alongside some looped, decayed melodies (synth, I'm guessing) and processed recordings of birds, insects, etc. This is the type of stuff to go with your morning coffee when you have to get up early and it's cold out, or maybe after coming home exhausted from work – this definitely has an atmosphere and an absorbing quality, but not overwhelmingly so. This isn't ambient as a style of music, but ambient in the sense that varying degrees of attention in listening will probably all produce valid results/reactions. I will note that this stuff is a bit "soft" and radiant, kind of like the above-mentioned O Ratel Ratel. While very much industrial and experimental in nature, I wouldn't assume it has much of a chance with the black-military-hat crowd. Folks into more "accessible" stuff would love this, especially fans of Elisha Morningstar and the Strange Rules roster. Some great warped, saturated piano recordings seem to confirm that suspicion. Overall this feels experimental and not fully-formed, but by no means a pointless exercise. Sketches rather than "songs." Get this if you like solitude and the outdoors.
Droit Divin "Tous Coupables" CS (self-released, 2017)
More not-quite-death-industrial from this French band. A huge improvement on the previous tape ( which was a live recording, much heavier), this stuff is unique in that it's not that heavy or aggressive, but still powerful. This style of synth-heavy industrial in "band format" would certainly appeal to some of the US, Canada and Euro acts doing the whole "drum machine industrial" kind of stuff, but this is more abstract and less traditionally beat-driven than comparative acts (Believer/Law, Secam Kino, etc). Basically, this is the kind of industrial I don't care for, but done in a way that I can actually enjoy and appreciate.
Regarding more details in sound, I feel this has a lot in common with older projects despite not actually sounding like them – Club Moral, Intrinsic Action, Hunting Lodge, super-early Whitehouse etc. Distinct 1-2 rhythms, bass guitar, undistorted synth, subtle melody, and heavily-flanged/delayed vocals. All that aside, there's an individualistic quality to the sound, wherein it's hard to pinpoint the atmosphere. In addition, I don't really speak French, making it all the more obscure. What I especially like, though, are the reverberated noisy background details that sometimes sound like metal junk, sometimes seem like electronic noise bursts in conjunction with the mind-numbingly simple rhythms. Tracks also seem to get more intense further into the tape, which I always like. Some of the sound details aren't as loud or as defined as I'd like, but whatever. Take a chance outside your normal sonic and/or political orientation, and check this project out for a dose of refreshing energy and precision. This will be getting repeat listens for a long time over here.
Violent Shogun "The Monotony of Death" CS (self-released, 2017)
Apparently, this tape is dedicated to myself and the H.Ö.H. fella. I want to feel grateful and flattered, but I'm not sure if I'm worthy of that! Nevertheless, I'm always interested to see what Mr. Dazet does outside his usual noisecore mess – I should note that this guy is also one half of the above-mentioned Droit Divin.
And holy fuck, he certainly has my attention. The first "movement" of side A is creeping, wet, reverberated static with incredible detail, not unlike mid-period Whitehouse or some of the shorter Vast Glory tapes. Moving on from there, more reverb comes into play as well as background drones while the static changes shape into eerie chirping tones not unlike Ultra's "Kiddie Litter." The industrial direction develops further, leaving the noise behind, to some excellent acousting bumping/banging amidst slow, menacing synth swells with a gritty tone. Some killer little details (bassy crust n' crunch) in there suggest the looping technique, but fuck if I know how it's actually done. Piece then moves back to noisier territory with the high-end scratchy textures again, but this time with an atmospheric "sci-fi" synth note in background. Maybe I could be forgiven for making my usual Maurizio Bianchi comparison, but I think that's fair here in that we have an update and/or extension on atmospheric walls of sound that he did in the mid '80s. Next section again reinstates the high-end chirp but moves forward necessarily and includes a more menacing, traditionally-dark synth backdrop, sounding kinda like Grey Wolves in their more ambient-ish moments, before a more rythmic section with some nice drilling high-end squeal against a throbbing loop of mid-range tones, which concludes the A-side.
B-side seems to continue where A left off, opening to much louder drilling high-end whine against distant, reverberated metal pounding. Anyone into that "factory atmosphere" kind of vibe would do well to get this. I'm not confident that Mr. Dazet would appreciate the comparison, but there are many moments which remind me of Graustich – "deathcamp synthwank" is how a pen-pal described that, and said description also applies here. Brittle, buzzing static tones not unlike Mauthausen Orchestra open the next section, accompanied by more reverberated background rhythm loops, creating an atmosphere not dissimilar to "Conflict" and similar titles. Sort of a Broken Flag/Kleistwahr/early Total thing going on here, I guess. Next, more sexy buzzing high-end tones over a busier rhythm loop with the same reverb setting. In many ways, this is actual music, in the sense that there are composed, deliberate elements which reoccur like say classical or rock music does, introducing enough new elements per track to justify each moment. Not only that, each track is more interesting than the one that preceded it, without devaluing the previous. At this point, what I'm hearing is more like some kind of ambient-ish musique concrete, that has somehow retained a logical evolution from the rest of the pieces. If this guy was influenced by me to do this project, he's without any doubt surpassed what I'm capable of by a significant measure. Jesus. Someone needs to offer him a label release, as soon as possible!
S.T.A.B. Electronics "Finland 2015" CS (Filth & Violence)
Received this in a trade possibly as early as January of this year and have finally gotten around to listening to both sides in entirety. Right away, I'm disappointed in myself for not having the studio recordings, because the unintelligible nature of the vocals renders me unable to recognize "hit songs" readily, in that I'm assuming the electronics aren't exactly like on the albums. Otherwise, there's still a clear, strong, dynamic sound which the heavily-effected vocals never overpower nor are overpowered by. One thing that's struck me is that this project isn't nearly as aggressive or oppressive in volume as I'd expected, instead opting for a "slow torture" style kinda like more recent Bizarre Uproar – heavy with less grit, lots of throbbing bass loops, etc. Obviously, having actually been there and having seen the backing videos would have connected the elements fully, but that's not to say this isn't engaging power electronics. Nevertheless, Mr. S.T.A.B. has a great, powerful voice that has character and style as well as rage and precision even if I can't make out the modern-day classic lines such as "I will non-align," the bitterly insightful ranting, and so on.
The guy who traded me said tape made the comparison to later Whitehouse, which is fair considering the bitter, hyper-critical, fed-up nature of the lyrics, but sound-wise, this is much more in the camp of Genocide Organ, Anenzephalia, and the like – heavy and atmospheric with little to zero reliance on pummeling and blasting. I figure an aversion to the attitude and subject matter is likely the only thing stopping many folks from stepping into the world of S.T.A.B., being that it's fucking hard to dislike things done this well with this much genuine enthusiasm and dedication. Ah well, it's not for sensitive types anyway.
Oh, and I've heard rumors of an upcoming collaboration with a well-known New York project which would fit in perfectly in terms of attitude, approach, and actual sound. Would love to hear that if and when it's realized. For now, I'll just track down the tape reissues from Unrest when I have extra cash and otherwise hope for the best. Last note – side A features a track intro that's a looped sample from a scene in Hitchcock's "Frenzy." I guess it was just a matter of time before this was included in some power electronics recording, because Mr. S.T.A.B. fucking beat me to it!
Quote from: Peterson on December 29, 2017, 12:45:25 AM
Urall "Nothing But These Bright Edges" CS (Midnight Manhunt, 2017)
Bought this basically at random because I'd seen the artist post here occasionally, and wanted to take a chance on something unfamiliar. I'm glad I did, because this is great stuff albeit very much the vogue "bedroom tape concrete" style that is rather current. Nevertheless, this stuff has a melancholic vibe and an austerity that doesn't feel forced or contrived. Simple, crunching and crinking field recordings alongside some looped, decayed melodies (synth, I'm guessing) and processed recordings of birds, insects, etc. This is the type of stuff to go with your morning coffee when you have to get up early and it's cold out, or maybe after coming home exhausted from work – this definitely has an atmosphere and an absorbing quality, but not overwhelmingly so. This isn't ambient as a style of music, but ambient in the sense that varying degrees of attention in listening will probably all produce valid results/reactions. I will note that this stuff is a bit "soft" and radiant, kind of like the above-mentioned O Ratel Ratel. While very much industrial and experimental in nature, I wouldn't assume it has much of a chance with the black-military-hat crowd. Folks into more "accessible" stuff would love this, especially fans of Elisha Morningstar and the Strange Rules roster. Some great warped, saturated piano recordings seem to confirm that suspicion. Overall this feels experimental and not fully-formed, but by no means a pointless exercise. Sketches rather than "songs." Get this if you like solitude and the outdoors.
Hey thanx for picking it up and the nice words!
KOSMODROM - Forbidden Planet (CS)
Alex said this one would be on the harsher side, but it still took me one hell of a long time to get around to listening to it. Well, after a number of drinks and a number of successful online interactions with various important people, I finally got around to listening to this on my Philips Freestyle (the latter is 80's Swedish for "Walkman", by the way). While I own the complete Kosmodrom cassettography, and really kind of love the whole concept as well as the sound, this is really a new level. Keeping things psychedelic, and definitely remaining in some kind of post-HNW space, this is still closer to home for those of us who like our noise harsh and our harsh noise. There are multiple facets - churning distortion, waves of feedback, tendencies towards ambiance rather than ambient... It's really quite spectacular. While this tape, as per usual, is inspired by any number of Sci-Fi films, novels and records, you don't have to be a Sci-Fi nerd to enjoy it. Nor do you have to be a hardcore HNW fan - this is simply fabulous noise that puts you in a good mood. The Level of Vulnerability delivered on this one, as did the good Dr. Alex.
Quote from: urall on December 29, 2017, 11:47:14 PM
Quote from: Peterson on December 29, 2017, 12:45:25 AM
Urall "Nothing But These Bright Edges" CS (Midnight Manhunt, 2017)
Bought this basically at random because I'd seen the artist post here occasionally, and wanted to take a chance on something unfamiliar. I'm glad I did, because this is great stuff albeit very much the vogue "bedroom tape concrete" style that is rather current. Nevertheless, this stuff has a melancholic vibe and an austerity that doesn't feel forced or contrived. Simple, crunching and crinking field recordings alongside some looped, decayed melodies (synth, I'm guessing) and processed recordings of birds, insects, etc. This is the type of stuff to go with your morning coffee when you have to get up early and it's cold out, or maybe after coming home exhausted from work – this definitely has an atmosphere and an absorbing quality, but not overwhelmingly so. This isn't ambient as a style of music, but ambient in the sense that varying degrees of attention in listening will probably all produce valid results/reactions. I will note that this stuff is a bit "soft" and radiant, kind of like the above-mentioned O Ratel Ratel. While very much industrial and experimental in nature, I wouldn't assume it has much of a chance with the black-military-hat crowd. Folks into more "accessible" stuff would love this, especially fans of Elisha Morningstar and the Strange Rules roster. Some great warped, saturated piano recordings seem to confirm that suspicion. Overall this feels experimental and not fully-formed, but by no means a pointless exercise. Sketches rather than "songs." Get this if you like solitude and the outdoors.
Hey thanx for picking it up and the nice words!
This made me curious so decided to check your Soundcloud page and I'm glad that I did. These tracks has very obscure sound and it makes the monotonous piano/string arrangements work so well. The murky quality is what keeps it interesting. Checked some other tracks and seems like there is a lot of variation with the sounds you are using. One criticism I have is the fade in/fade out in the mix but that's just a matter of personal taste I guess... That being said, just added these to my ever growing wantlist.
Been listening to more folk influenced stuff with somewhat similar sound: Semilanceata and Wagner Ödegård. His "Nidvintern" lacks all the folk influences and happens to be one of best tape manipulation/synth modulation recordings I've heard recently. That and everything else can be listened here: http://brugmanziah.bandcamp.com/album/nidvintern
He's also behind black metal bands Wulkanaz and Tomhet, both my personal favorites.
A master in creating unique sound.
Damn Josh, thanks a lot for the super thorough and intense reviews, and the very kind words.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on December 30, 2017, 02:06:26 AM
Quote from: urall on December 29, 2017, 11:47:14 PM
Quote from: Peterson on December 29, 2017, 12:45:25 AM
Urall "Nothing But These Bright Edges" CS (Midnight Manhunt, 2017)
Bought this basically at random because I'd seen the artist post here occasionally, and wanted to take a chance on something unfamiliar. I'm glad I did, because this is great stuff albeit very much the vogue "bedroom tape concrete" style that is rather current. Nevertheless, this stuff has a melancholic vibe and an austerity that doesn't feel forced or contrived. Simple, crunching and crinking field recordings alongside some looped, decayed melodies (synth, I'm guessing) and processed recordings of birds, insects, etc. This is the type of stuff to go with your morning coffee when you have to get up early and it's cold out, or maybe after coming home exhausted from work – this definitely has an atmosphere and an absorbing quality, but not overwhelmingly so. This isn't ambient as a style of music, but ambient in the sense that varying degrees of attention in listening will probably all produce valid results/reactions. I will note that this stuff is a bit "soft" and radiant, kind of like the above-mentioned O Ratel Ratel. While very much industrial and experimental in nature, I wouldn't assume it has much of a chance with the black-military-hat crowd. Folks into more "accessible" stuff would love this, especially fans of Elisha Morningstar and the Strange Rules roster. Some great warped, saturated piano recordings seem to confirm that suspicion. Overall this feels experimental and not fully-formed, but by no means a pointless exercise. Sketches rather than "songs." Get this if you like solitude and the outdoors.
Hey thanx for picking it up and the nice words!
This made me curious so decided to check your Soundcloud page and I'm glad that I did. These tracks has very obscure sound and it makes the monotonous piano/string arrangements work so well. The murky quality is what keeps it interesting. Checked some other tracks and seems like there is a lot of variation with the sounds you are using. One criticism I have is the fade in/fade out in the mix but that's just a matter of personal taste I guess... That being said, just added these to my ever growing wantlist.
Cool i appreciate it, thnx! And i get what you mean with the fades, it's maybe indeed a way of 'working' i'm a bit stuck in at the moment.
JAPANESE TORTURE COMEDY HOUR - Recycled
Before ordering and receiving a pile of Recycled tapes (these are fucking great, and everyone should be reminded of them at all times everywhere), my experience with JTCH was limited to their track on the Release Your Mind vol 2 compilation. Now, that track is truly fantastic and suitable even for group listening. This tape is more of a mish-mash of all sorts of ideas. It begins terribly with shitty grind/punk influenced noise which makes me want to punch people. After only a few minutes, though, droning feedback and brutal loops take over the proceedings, and I'm where I want to be. Unfortunately, drums and what might be heavily deconstructed guitar reappear time and time again throughout, but occasionally it is at least charming in an early C.S.S.O. or perhaps simply Anal Cunt type of way. When it sticks to noise, JTCH's Recycled tape is excellent, and there are also plenty of experimental parts that work out comparatively well. The attacks of punk/rehearsal space fuck-aroundery remains a slight annoyance throughout. In its defense, the constant shifting about of style and the incoherent utilization of odd ideas (including goofy-ass vocals) serve to make sure that you never get bored. No need to light candles and practice breeding techniques to keep your attention from slipping here. If you're like me, you'll spend approximately half the time being severely annoyed and the other half enjoying yourself. Clearly a better ratio than the life average, so why not give it a go?
atrax morgue "Cut My Throat" Lp + Cd
urashima
Once in a while, I find myself thinking how many more Atrax Morgue LP's one needs? This, is one of those moments. If it wasn't the fetishistic love for Slaughter productions lethal noise, this would file pretty much 100% under wanky crap. One of the worst AM things in my collections. One can try to convince it being worth being on LP, since there ain't many of this style AM releases done on LP. But in the other hand, perhaps that was better situation?
Necrofilia "Sein Zum Tode" Lp
Urashima
And then you get things like this. Atrax Morgue side project, vitalizing the interest levels for more AM stuff on vinyl! This is dark, ripping, lethal synth & vocals narrating necrophiliac urges or other deadly themes. It's minimal in a way, but quite unlike usual AM stuff. Structure of electronics is different, although same bleak minimalist approach.
DEAD BODY COLLECTION - Recycled
After praising the Recycled series yesterday I felt somewhat weird, given that the particular tape was very much a mixed bag and my comments ambivalent. Today will be better! Being a completionist (so far) when it comes to Dr. Alex' Kosmodrom project, I can immediately admit that I do prefer that to DBC, as well as to much other HNW. This tape does have the only two things which Kosmodrom holds back on: harshness and monotony. Two great walls, one per side. The first one is a bit murky and miserable, the second has a fuzzy edge to it. In no way annoying or unpleasant, despite having plenty of rawness and little to no dynamic changes. The sound fluctuates in a fairly cyclic manner in endless quasi-loops of distorted fuzz. No melody, no rhythm, no music. Meditative in a fashion. Once again, from a conceptual, and often from a pure enjoyment, standpoint I am actually more impressed with Kosmodrom, but DBD will always have that pure, HNW edge that makes it worth listening to time and time again.
A. LICHT / T.SHIRAISHI "Our lips are sealed" CD
RRR/Pure
I picked this up today from shelves just as I didn't remember at all what it was. Merely 20 minute piece of free-jazz noise. Or jazz? Well, basically one can use that reference merely due usage of saxophone. Trying to play through some dance-music oriented Nocturnal Emissions CD's before this, and being forced to eject disc before losing my will to live, this disc felt perhaps even more amazing than it is.
For some reason, it sounds really painful. Shirashi's saxophone is more of Borbetomagus than jazz. It's short and most irritating sounds, almost just equivalent or screeching glass. Nothing musical really. Alan Licht is NYC guitarist known for playing with Lee Ronaldo etc. His role here is to abuse Twin Reverb, Digital Delay, Turbo Rat, Tube Screamer, to create noisy electronics. After CD ended, I checked out from discogs what this really was and turns out I just didn't remember it was originally part of Pure series, but happened to have this RRR jewelbox version in my shelves too. For whatever reason, I don't see this mentioned even in list of Pure CD's I made here:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=3097.0
Perhaps famous names (Shiraishi, founder of Fushitsusha) may create situation where one doesn't necessarily want to check it out. Or lets say, to me it often seems that there is big gap between people who will only check noise made by well known artists, and the others will stay as far as possible if there is even remote link to sellingpoints including famous rock groups.
That Pure topic should be certainly resurrected. Entire Pure series feels like needing to be revisited!
NMPERING / JASON LESCALLEET "Love me two times" 2xCD
Intransitive Recordings
Too bad my copy of the item is so heavily scratched, first disc keeps skipping... Not that this would be rare or hard to find to have good copy in mint condition. Lescalleet has always been brilliant. I have less experience with Nmpering. Perhaps length alone makes this too long to really make one big impact, but it's listening pleasure consisting over and over again "what a great sounds" -feelings. There is strength and vision in composition too, but tasty sounds themselves are the real power of this release. Lots of physical objects and carefully adjusted sound textures.
NAPALMED - Recycled
This could go on for a few days, but since I have time for about a tape/night and have a recently received pile of these it makes sense both to listen to them and write a little on them. I first got to know Napalmed as the inferior half of a split with Yggdrasil (I seem to remember I wrote something about that here 1+ years ago). This bad-boy is better - perhaps due to the lack of competition, but more likely because this is really better. There are some musical samples and other things that border on bullshit/joke-noise, but most of the time they are included in a sufficiently classy way so as not to offend my delicate sensibilities. Lots of stuff going on here - "percussion" made up of clocks, clicks and hisses meets sweet-ass distorted rumblings and more commonplace abuse of things iron and hard. The intensity varies immensely, though it seldom lets up completely. Sometimes a showcasing of various genres of noise/industrial, but with some kind of thread holding all or most of it together. Nice use of stereo. Not quite my regular taste, at least not all the time, but still very nice.
Listening to a lot of SJ atm. Very edifying. Getting into Masks.
Had it with racist stuff started questioning why I was listening to it couldn't really come up with much. Fak knows, for the time being at least. Bon voyage Brethren.
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 06, 2018, 03:58:06 PM
Had it with racist stuff started questioning why I was listening to it couldn't really come up with much. Fak knows, for the time being at least. Bon voyage Brethren.
Never liked his stuff, voice always annoyed me
Quote from: Kim V on January 06, 2018, 04:03:31 PM
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 06, 2018, 03:58:06 PM
Had it with racist stuff started questioning why I was listening to it couldn't really come up with much. Fak knows, for the time being at least. Bon voyage Brethren.
Never liked his stuff, voice always annoyed me
Yeah, no one does. I did think that clean vocals are the thing for them though. *no on like the vocals I mean.
Good God, you wanted a box set of all racist projects last week, and now you're fed up w/it all... Not a bit schizo, are we?
Quote from: burdizzo on January 06, 2018, 10:57:44 PM
Good God, you wanted a box set of all racist projects last week, and now you're fed up w/it all... Not a bit schizo, are we?
If it was going to happen, it was going to happen some time. Forgot about my idea. Not schitzo just difficult.
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 06, 2018, 11:11:59 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on January 06, 2018, 10:57:44 PM
Good God, you wanted a box set of all racist projects last week, and now you're fed up w/it all... Not a bit schizo, are we?
If it was going to happen, it was going to happen some time. Forgot about my idea. Not schitzo just difficult.
not schitzo just clearly likes spouting off mouth without thinking.
Quote from: Kim V on January 06, 2018, 04:03:31 PM
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 06, 2018, 03:58:06 PM
Had it with racist stuff started questioning why I was listening to it couldn't really come up with much. Fak knows, for the time being at least. Bon voyage Brethren.
Never liked his stuff, voice always annoyed me
Me too. To me they almost bordered on hysterical. Some people seemed to like his vocal style, though, if I'm remembering right.
Blitz - Second Empire Justice
Always come back to this one for whatever reason, just perfect blend of classic oi and post punk. Not much else to say
Störkraft – Mann Für Mann
No need to say anything about this one
Scatmother \ Wonderland Club - split CS
Crushing split between what I think are two of the best new voices in PE. Maybe one of the better paired split tapes I've listened to in a long time. Good enough that my wife will comment on how good it is while trying to go to sleep
Ferro Mortem \ Die Kombination - Partie Mobile CS
Nice to listen to something like this coming out on Endangered Species, ferro mortem project shows promise, grew on me more the second time I played the tape through. Die Kombination side is good, but not as good as other recordings i've heard \ live performances seen.
Linekraft - Kikai Dansou CS
Blew me away from the first few minutes of listening to it. Really surprised that it's still possible to buy tapes from this project direct from labels, for my taste it's one of the best running projects.
Discharge - live videos
Nothing to say, nothing better. Nightmare continues
Quote from: Harvest on January 07, 2018, 01:43:00 AM
not schitzo just clearly likes spouting off mouth without thinking.
What the Christ are you talking about!? I say some of the music I'm listening to and i'm spouting off at the mouth?
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on January 07, 2018, 03:09:47 AM
Me too. To me they almost bordered on hysterical. Some people seemed to like his vocal style, though, if I'm remembering right.
Got to say I do quite like them it makes the expression of the ideas more clear which totally fits the ideals of the music. Dunno...
"Störkraft – Mann Für Mann
No need to say anything about this one"
Excellent choice!
Storkraft remind me of Honor in some ways, but Honor had more obviously Polish Chorus parts. Only a Polak could write a chorus as good as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYjCy0royzw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYjCy0royzw)
RADICAL SUCKERS
A fast punk hardcore band with rock'n roll influences.
Quite kicking! Saw them live yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDyesSpJhVA
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 07, 2018, 11:29:07 AM
Quote from: Harvest on January 07, 2018, 01:43:00 AM
not schitzo just clearly likes spouting off mouth without thinking.
What the Christ are you talking about!? I say some of the music I'm listening to and i'm spouting off at the mouth
"All racist projects boxset" ( a terrible idea to begin with) then a few days later "I hate racists!" seems like we love padding that post count more than contributing to a conversation. Want more examples? You post things you've downloaded in the purchase thread. You post what you're listening to this very thread without so much as a small review (which is the point of this thread.)
Think before you post. Simple really.
Quote from: Harvest on January 07, 2018, 07:06:10 PM
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 07, 2018, 11:29:07 AM
Quote from: Harvest on January 07, 2018, 01:43:00 AM
not schitzo just clearly likes spouting off mouth without thinking.
What the Christ are you talking about!? I say some of the music I'm listening to and i'm spouting off at the mouth
"All racist projects boxset" ( a terrible idea to begin with) then a few days later "I hate racists!" seems like we love padding that post count more than contributing to a conversation. Want more examples? You post things you've downloaded in the purchase thread. You post what you're listening to this very thread without so much as a small review (which is the point of this thread.)
Think before you post. Simple really.
One last thing then I'll shut up. I had a change of heart (not being racist then not, just deciding that I'm not into hearing about it anymore) I didn't say I hate racists, do what you like. I participate!!
443 posts!! YAAS!!!
Just listened to Black Magic Pond by John Wiese which I really didn't enjoy. I listened to Soft Punk the other day, which I liked even less. Thinking about why, all I could come up with is they're cut ups with no aggression. Used to really like these albums even though I listened to Flesh and Bone by sickness a lot too.
Quote from: Major Carew on January 07, 2018, 12:07:13 PM
Storkraft remind me of Honor in some ways, but Honor had more obviously Polish Chorus parts. Only a Polak could write a chorus as good as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYjCy0royzw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYjCy0royzw)
Honor fucking bang, especially the album with Graveland!
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 07, 2018, 07:34:05 PM
One last thing then I'll shut up.
You better do ! Enough ! This is not a chatbox to post every bullshit you think of, everyday, all day long. Somewhere i think i remember you wrote you are 15 YO. Not even your age is an excuse. You have problem. I don't care about it, solve it yourself. Shut the fuck up. If you want to post something take an hour break, if then you still want to post it, write it, read it and ask yourself do i really have to post this. I bet even this won't do much difference with you. You have problem. Spare us. Try again in 4-5 years, maybe it's not permanent, i doubt.
Don't answer me.
All Music At Once (2010)
by Lasse Marhaug:
heavy noisey/fuzzed out black metal guitar churning and droning building up to the inclusion of a clattering, with a passages of droning ambient that at times sounds like an ultra slowed down bell. Fifth track is a heavy slightly fuzzed out drone. final track starts with a low drone then feedback over the churning guitar which goes into the ringing drone calming the guitars as it swells filling the air with an ambient hum then with (what sounds like) a picking of tuneful metal prongs ending with a very organic feel then a huge rumbling ambience and a mess of different metallic sounds as the it deadens
(I'm 31)
DAGDA MOR "The Border of the Light" CD
Functional
Recent talk about DM made me to pick up this from shelves. I remembered it to be more "ambient". Or maybe ambient is wrong word, but this was far more aggressive and dark than I remembered. Of course we don't need copycats imitating themes what others felt personally to be inspiring and close to their own visions, but it is somehow odd that there wouldn't be much power electronics / industrial with this type of... lets say cultural / mythic approach.
V/A DEDICATION II CD
Artware
One of my all time favourite compilation CD's. Some say Dedication I LP was so much better, but I disagree. Of course, nothing wrong with first comp, but this is not only full of great noise / industrial, but also oddities add extra spice to it. Cement Women, Alan Lee, Miguel Ruiz, D.D.Dobson etc - would they be amazing separately, in full album format? Possibly, but now among already diverse line-up, they add further levels of innovations in sound.
S*CORE "Crime" CD
Daft Records
This appears to be the last S*Core album that came out before he disappeared. What a great piece of industrial-noise history. It is so beyond my understanding, how come his albums are always so cheap and easily available. Easily best Japanese industrial project of all times, and while you recognize S*Core's style, albums are not to be confused with eachother. Your Candle Has Died or Missing Volume is not the same as Crime. Great sounding, noisy, but not so much pedal oriented sound loops, well built textures of raw sonic industrial waste. Never careless and totally random, but never also cheesy and "musical".
BLOOD AXIS / LJDLP "Absinthia Taetra" CD
Athanor
This is easily my favorite from both. I'd hope B.A. to be this experimental more often, and LJDLP have same complexity and diversity what they have here or couple of the 10"s. During december and january, listened this probably dozen times.
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 07, 2018, 07:54:53 PM
Just listened to Black Magic Pond by John Wiese which I really didn't enjoy. I listened to Soft Punk the other day, which I liked even less. Thinking about why, all I could come up with is they're cut ups with no aggression. Used to really like these albums even though I listened to Flesh and Bone by sickness a lot too.
Have you heard Circle Snare? I found that one particularly heavy when I was on a big Wiese binge last year. It's true that his work rarely seems to be about aggression and that isn't something I look for at all with him, but it certainly can be found throughout his back catalogue. I remember that I used to find his records quite hard to listen to for being so frenetic and cut up but it really clicked over the last couple of years as my own preferences veered into this kind of concrete/electro acoustic inspired direction. The album with Evan Parker is just excellent from this point of view.
Quote from: Duncan on January 09, 2018, 10:36:18 AM
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 07, 2018, 07:54:53 PM
Just listened to Black Magic Pond by John Wiese which I really didn't enjoy. I listened to Soft Punk the other day, which I liked even less. Thinking about why, all I could come up with is they're cut ups with no aggression. Used to really like these albums even though I listened to Flesh and Bone by sickness a lot too.
Have you heard Circle Snare? I found that one particularly heavy when I was on a big Wiese binge last year. It's true that his work rarely seems to be about aggression and that isn't something I look for at all with him, but it certainly can be found throughout his back catalogue. I remember that I used to find his records quite hard to listen to for being so frenetic and cut up but it really clicked over the last couple of years as my own preferences veered into this kind of concrete/electro acoustic inspired direction. The album with Evan Parker is just excellent from this point of view.
Yeah I realise the guy is a total virtuoso, I think I have heard Circle Snare but I don't remember it... I might have enjoyed it.
GGA is weird it's pretty heavy too, it's junk noise but it's so up beat and bright, I can't help really enjoying it.
The Evan Parker stuff didn't much do it for me but I don't think I listened to it at such a high volume, if you say it's that good I shall revisit it. (I think it's called) Mirror is very good totally brutal harsh noise and fairly recent. His stuff with the dude from Incapacitatants is really cool too. I also have his collab. with Cherry point to listen to which is going to be pretty interesting.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 09, 2018, 09:25:11 AM
S*CORE "Crime" CD
This appears to be the last S*Core album that came out before he disappeared.
If someone could find him proposing to re-release his tapes, his contributions to cassette VAs , as boxset or series, and he accepts ... That would be greatest news !
Indeed. What I know, guys who put out his tracks on compilations already c. 15 years ago, had no means to get replies from him. Pretty much everything stops in late 90's. Only few obscure collaborations that probably were made by other participant. For years, once in a while, I have tried to google, search social media, and find the person but no luck. If someone from Japan knows what happened to him, information would be greatly appreciated.
His old tapes reissued properly on CD would be highly important. Good quality LP probably fine, but original artwork would be best to format into CD size.
RE: S*Core
Ben Gilbert at Zabriskie Point (aka giantleech on eBay, or something like that) might be a good contact. That is, if you can get him to respond. The kind of person who was outgoingly helpful...the type of person who dug through the classifieds of MRR to find noiseheads to talk and expose music...who wrote long, great letters. Then...BAM!...no contact. Wouldn't respond to penpals who had been around for a decade or more. Cold turkey. New life.
Quote from: Duncan on January 09, 2018, 10:36:18 AM
Quote from: Deadpriest on January 07, 2018, 07:54:53 PM
Just listened to Black Magic Pond by John Wiese which I really didn't enjoy. I listened to Soft Punk the other day, which I liked even less. Thinking about why, all I could come up with is they're cut ups with no aggression. Used to really like these albums even though I listened to Flesh and Bone by sickness a lot too.
Have you heard Circle Snare? I found that one particularly heavy when I was on a big Wiese binge last year. It's true that his work rarely seems to be about aggression and that isn't something I look for at all with him, but it certainly can be found throughout his back catalogue. I remember that I used to find his records quite hard to listen to for being so frenetic and cut up but it really clicked over the last couple of years as my own preferences veered into this kind of concrete/electro acoustic inspired direction. The album with Evan Parker is just excellent from this point of view.
Don't forget the John Wiese – Seven Of Wands CD on PAN if you like the more electro acoustic stuff. It is a few years ago I played it but I remembers it as a really good record. Focused. And like the most PAN records from that time it has the screen printed sleeve and looks good. Even for a cd. Seems like it kind of cheap on discogs also.
Small Cruel Party's "An Accident in Substance" is ruling me right now.
Listening to Machinefabriek at high volume is amazing.
Quote from: SILVUM on January 11, 2018, 10:21:54 PM
Listening to a bunch of Velvet Underground / Theatre Of Eternal peripheral stuff... lots of Tony Conrad and Charlamagne Palestine... realizing I like Conrad more for his conceptual contributions than solo sound... at least the stuff I was listening was too dry to warrant deep passion... he was great live, and again a lot of his conceptual stuff rules, but the sounds are more historical. Palestine, I like when he gets a gimmick right, but it all seems very functional and it strives to be fleshed out with his eccentric nonsense. Luckily Alga Marghen always makes the stuff look good. But some stuff is just flat and annoying and the phenomena arent there. Lucier and early Reich they hit serious concept and execution power... these dudes not so much... and Reich is really only good w the early stuff. Tape loops and a few phasing minimal actions... like a lot of people copy but dont get whats going on, hence lots of waste of time Palestine rambling works. And I love hyper minimalism.
I'd have to agree about Conrad. There are a couple recordings I like a lot, though I'm having trouble remembering them by name right now, but it's a lot more miss than hit. Same with Reich, but with possibly an even lesser success rate. Something I heard for the first time just recently is related:
Henry Flynt - You Are My Everlovin'/Celestial Power 1986 - I'd be very surprised if Earth hadn't heard these tracks - countrified The Velvet Underground - decent and interesting, but with this listen, it felt really longwinded.
EDIT: countrified The Velvet Underground minimalism
Koufar - My Name is My Name
https://norentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/my-name-is-my-name-nrr62
Best release I've heard from this project, better even than Lebanon for Lebanese. Really varied sounds and kind of rough around the edges which makes it all the more aggressive. Stellar vocal performance with the trademark weird delay effect heard on most Koufar material and lyrics that are obviously incredibly personal and full of anger. To my knowledge it's rare to hear personal lyrics in P.E. that aren't either abstract/philosophical or the performer taking on an extreme character, so this gives the release the feel reminiscent of hardcore or even hip hop, and an almost voyeuristic atmosphere.
Missed out on the tape from No Rent but I hear there are gonna be ltd artist copies coming soon too!
Quote from: KMusselman on January 14, 2018, 05:19:38 AM
damn... if this isn't a rock out track! of course they are from Sheffield, England! pretty much any English group i am into comes from there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqdN8_Gvk8
love it.
WARNINGFOG
Killer old school grind from Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJE81fu7jqI
The last few nights I've listened to the first two Teitanblood releases, Negative Plane's debut on Ajna, & the two new records by Grunt plus that Bizarre-SS-Mania thing.
I've also listened to Coil's "Scatology" & "Horse Rotorvator" cd's (the "Steve, Pay Us what you owe us" reissues). Classics, for sure.
many lasse marhaug's releases in different shapes. and I like all of them
MSBR - Supplement CS (MSBR/Apraxia)
Been listening to this cassette from 1995 quite alot the past week. It belongs to his more calm works, but with little hints (or threats) of his usual harsh temper and grit. Beeps, radio, clanking and some rythmic parts here and there (not beats though). This one is hard to get into in my case, but I can't let go of it.
Speaking of Koji Tano's more odd work, I'm curious about CRUEL SCIENCE IN BABYLON. How is the CSIB split with TELEPHERIQUE from 1997? Anyone here with a fresh memory of it?
Celtic Frost "Morbid Tales" LP & one side of Katharsis "Fourth Reich" MLP
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on January 18, 2018, 08:45:36 PMone side of Katharsis "Fourth Reich" MLP
Nice! Actually had 666 lined up for tonight... Just playing and what can one comment...?
666!!! FUCK YOOOOUUUU!!!
SLEEP COLUMN "Maniac"
While I've reduced the amount of online HNW I consume, I still think some of these guys create great stuff. This one is not a download, but a physical CDr. Nice, green, minimalist cover. With no less than TWO editions, both of which consist of ten copies, this is more or less the Jackie Collins-book of wallnoise. Two tracks of widely divergent length (10:01 and an even half hour respectively), each beginning with some kind of horror/slasher sample or whatever. Once that is over with (very quickly for the first track, somewhat less quickly for the second) it's all about the crunching wall noise. It is amazing. Obviously devoid of any notable change or dynamics, it still has that driving crunch some of these Russians are so good at achieving. This almost makes me wish there was a dance style for static harsh noise. Obviously there is much of similar fare available, especially online, but this was just the ticket tonight. Good times. Being sober for extended periods of time apparently awakens the HNW fan in me.
Been listening to a lot in the last two days
Tonight:
Aaron Dilloway & John Wiese - 'something' Caves 7": dark and aggressive, real quick play but well worth it. Some of my favorite cover art ever.
Your Father was a Poser how about You - 7MON: all info about this release says its 33 rpm...feels a bit slow, almost sounds like only drums and vocals. Still good, not particularly aggressive but personally appealing in a lot of ways.
Our Culture is Boring - 7MON: much faster than the previous one, fast paced noisecore...vocals are funny as hell when intelligible.
Sissy Spacek- Gate 7": Brutal fast noisecore, All high end... free floating feed back, harsh and unforgiving
Protes Bengt "in Bengt we trust" : Mob 47 boys, Swedish hc is perfect and this never disappoints
Also a whole lotta reggae tonight, Augustus Pablo Meets King Tubby, Lee Perry Return of the Super ape and Madlib 'Blunted in the Bomb Shelter"
Yen Pox - Blood Music.
Looking at the stickers on various Gnaw Their Tongues releases from Crucial Blast it said that they were the darkest music that had been heard for a long time, so I wondered to myself who was the darkest before GTT? I sent an email to (Adam at) Crucial Blast asking and he said this, which I kind of get but also not; the vastness that it feels as though is being described has a very very deep dark emotional resonance but there is stuff that is much more immediate Brainbombs Burning Hell, Lymphatic Phlegm Pathogenesis Infest Phlegmsepsia, Merzbow Venereology, a whole host of PE stuff etc plus it is just very good the way it just drifts...
re: yen pox
if i remember right, blood music was released on malignant records - haven't heard in awhile, but if searching for the darkest of dark ambient, Blood Box - A World Of Hurt, which is also on malignant, is in the same vein but more well done, and darker, i think.
Yen Pox - Blood Music is possibly unbeatable. That was a landmark release, and it has stood the test of time.
Spent the afternoon watching K-pop (Korean pop groups -I was focusing more on the girly end) videos. Very catchy (less cartoonish than J-pop) and the videos are amazingly choreographed with these little flourishes of movement that make the composition very heightened. Also it's Korean so we are talking completely pristine girls.
Unsustainable Social Condition - Your Strife Means Nothing To Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcU2S9SC9I
Thank fuck for "Related videos" on YouTube. Uploaded by a reliable channel for HN/PE/etc on YouTube (DANCING IN THE AIR) only yesterday, I checked this out this morning. One of the most instantly engaging straight-up noise albums I've listened to in a while.
Brilliant glitchy sounds are paired with strange percussion and vocals that seem to be straining underneath the dense mass of noise. It occasionally lets up to let individual elements come to the forefront- I'd be hesitant to guess at the sound source for some of them because they're processed and mixed so well that they truly become something separate from reality.
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on January 24, 2018, 01:18:40 PM
Unsustainable Social Condition - Your Strife Means Nothing To Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcU2S9SC9I
Thank fuck for "Related videos" on YouTube. Uploaded by a reliable channel for HN/PE/etc on YouTube (DANCING IN THE AIR) only yesterday, I checked this out this morning. One of the most instantly engaging straight-up noise albums I've listened to in a while.
Brilliant glitchy sounds are paired with strange percussion and vocals that seem to be straining underneath the dense mass of noise. It occasionally lets up to let individual elements come to the forefront- I'd be hesitant to guess at the sound source for some of them because they're processed and mixed so well that they truly become something separate from reality.
great
Quote from: ANDROPHILIA on January 24, 2018, 03:33:22 PM
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on January 24, 2018, 01:18:40 PM
Unsustainable Social Condition - Your Strife Means Nothing To Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcU2S9SC9I
Thank fuck for "Related videos" on YouTube. Uploaded by a reliable channel for HN/PE/etc on YouTube (DANCING IN THE AIR) only yesterday, I checked this out this morning. One of the most instantly engaging straight-up noise albums I've listened to in a while.
Brilliant glitchy sounds are paired with strange percussion and vocals that seem to be straining underneath the dense mass of noise. It occasionally lets up to let individual elements come to the forefront- I'd be hesitant to guess at the sound source for some of them because they're processed and mixed so well that they truly become something separate from reality.
great
For anyone interested, I recently dug up a box of sold out tapes that went missing in a recent move, and I'll be putting those online soon at http://newforces.limitedrun.com. There are a few copies of the Unsustainable Social Condition tape.
I've behaved like a serious human being for once and finally sat down with the Broken Flag: A Retrospective 1982 - 1985 box my wife got me about a year ago. Hoop-de-boop, this is some great stuff. Somehow I now finally get some older projects I've never had that much interest in, possibly because I've projected my attitude towards black metal unto the industrial scene (I don't care at all for 80's metal, except for Maiden and Priest, and to me the whole BM thing begins with Darkthrone, early Immortal and Burzum). Controlled Bleeding's material is absolutely awe inspiring, as is Maurizio Bianchi's, Ramleh's and most of the whole box set. Hardly news to most people here, but I've missed out on much of this stuff for various reasons. One amusing detail is that many of these projects used stereo in a very drastic manner. Several compositions have almost completely different tracks for the right and left speaker, which unfortunately haven't worked that well for me given that I've been listening to all this stuff in headphones. I suppose playing it through an actual stereo might change things up, but at this point I'm reduced to a (very nice) Panasonic discman on account of both my CD player and vinyl player giving up and falling apart. Either way, a brilliant release that's got me pining a bit for more old industrial cassette culture.
Quote from: Stoa on January 26, 2018, 01:31:08 AMto me the whole BM thing begins with Darkthrone, early Immortal and Burzum
You need Bathory. Honestly, the early albums have that sinister sound which was perfected by the second wave bands.
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on January 26, 2018, 05:45:15 AM
Quote from: Stoa on January 26, 2018, 01:31:08 AMto me the whole BM thing begins with Darkthrone, early Immortal and Burzum
You need Bathory. Honestly, the early albums have that sinister sound which was perfected by the second wave bands.
Bathory is a special case. I don't get the dumb-ass vibe I get from most other first wavers, and actually enjoy listening to it, but I have never owned an album or really got into any of it. The Bathory track I've spent the most time listening to by far is Demoniac's cover of "The Return of Darkness and Evil". I did buy Quorthon's
Album like five years after it was released though, if that counts towards something other than an indication that good music and me aren't always on the same page in life.
Quote from: Stoa on January 26, 2018, 01:31:08 AM
One amusing detail is that many of these projects used stereo in a very drastic manner. Several compositions have almost completely different tracks for the right and left speaker, which unfortunately haven't worked that well for me given that I've been listening to all this stuff in headphones.
M.B. uses that effect so well. Feels like being trapped in a rusting machine slowly turning out of sync with itself as it falls apart. I tend to love hearing that sound in older industrial/P.E., though maybe that's cos subconsciously it sounds "retro" to someone like myself who wasn't alive for it
Quote from: Stoa on January 26, 2018, 01:31:08 AM
I've behaved like a serious human being for once and finally sat down with the Broken Flag: A Retrospective 1982 - 1985 box my wife got me about a year ago. Hoop-de-boop, this is some great stuff. Somehow I now finally get some older projects I've never had that much interest in, possibly because I've projected my attitude towards black metal unto the industrial scene (I don't care at all for 80's metal, except for Maiden and Priest, and to me the whole BM thing begins with Darkthrone, early Immortal and Burzum). Controlled Bleeding's material is absolutely awe inspiring, as is Maurizio Bianchi's, Ramleh's and most of the whole box set. Hardly news to most people here, but I've missed out on much of this stuff for various reasons. One amusing detail is that many of these projects used stereo in a very drastic manner. Several compositions have almost completely different tracks for the right and left speaker, which unfortunately haven't worked that well for me given that I've been listening to all this stuff in headphones. I suppose playing it through an actual stereo might change things up, but at this point I'm reduced to a (very nice) Panasonic discman on account of both my CD player and vinyl player giving up and falling apart. Either way, a brilliant release that's got me pining a bit for more old industrial cassette culture.
yeah, glad you enjoyed this.
got my cd copy at the broken flag 30 year bash a few years ago.
lot of it holds up as strangely out of it's time rather than old.
would recommend various harbinger sound releases of ramleh etc broken flag stuff.
I've absorbed shamefully little of the Broken Flag set given how long I've had it but what I always get from the bits I've listened to most is how diverse the sounds and approaches are in there. There is plenty going on over the entire box which dates it back to the time it was made and the recording quality is totally lofi but within all of that is a lot of variation. There are things scattered throughout which would easily pass as moments from old, obscure tape music rarities in a blind listening test.
Agree about the Controlled Bleeding stuff though I just get nothing whatsoever out of M.B....guess I'll keep trying.
Been listening to shedloads of Graham Lambkin today. Never really bothered digging in before but took in a good 2 or 3 records while at work. Could just be the mood I was in but it was all such a pleasure to listen to. Perfect, mellow music for totally reflective, silent listening. Takes a lot to get away with incorporating such massive long and untreated sections of other people's music into your work but I'll be damned if he doesn't get away with it.
All in all, it's interesting how useless the idea of progress is when discussing artistic pursuits, once the technical bit is taken care of that is. I.e.: Broken Flag would be impossible without certain technical innovations, but once those are in place, shit from the 80's are or can be way more diverse, more dedicated and more creative than - or at least AS diverse, dedicated and creative as - anything created since. Yet we all keep trying, bitch about things not being cool enough, or too cool etc... Kind of like how we must all at least tip our hat to the British (I guess) middle-aged men who once invented nominal hygiene, but can still feel pretty depressed about ourselves and the world for various secondary reasons.
Whatever. Still on my Broken flag trip, but I've now also discovered something called Glitch Hop, which is excellent for work and also for the 25 minute walk to and fro work. I'm probably out of the loop, but the combination of absolute stupidity and a funky beat is irresistible to me (for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL8CyVqzmkc)
edit - I got rid of this because I don't think I really understand what you're getting at.
Today: SODOM - AGENT ORANGE
Ramleh - Grudge For Life
Really like this one, real dope rock vibe
Quote from: Stoa on January 28, 2018, 12:40:29 AM
All in all, it's interesting how useless the idea of progress is when discussing artistic pursuits, once the technical bit is taken care of that is. I.e.: Broken Flag would be impossible without certain technical innovations, but once those are in place, shit from the 80's are or can be way more diverse, more dedicated and more creative than - or at least AS diverse, dedicated and creative as - anything created since. Yet we all keep trying, bitch about things not being cool enough, or too cool etc... Kind of like how we must all at least tip our hat to the British (I guess) middle-aged men who once invented nominal hygiene, but can still feel pretty depressed about ourselves and the world for various secondary reasons.
I remember writing this, and the general sentiment behind it, but after losing several points of blood alcohol level I no longer find it fully comprehensible. In other words, if anyone wonders what I'm on about I won't be able to help. Looks clever, though.
Quote from: Duncan on January 28, 2018, 01:32:16 AM
edit - I got rid of this because I don't think I really understand what you're getting at.
[Edit] Missed this. The more I try to reconstruct my line of thinking, the more I think I didn't have a coherent point to begin with.
Quote from: Stoa on January 28, 2018, 12:40:29 AM
All in all, it's interesting how useless the idea of progress is when discussing artistic pursuits
Incapacitants – No Progress
is all I've ever needed
and all I'll ever need
Catching up on some Aphex Twin, Drukqs is still achingly beautiful and reminds me of wondering the streets alone at night in my teens, evocative for sure.
^New B-SS-M sounds great, but weirdly "simple." I need to pick that one up.
Full Service Available C90 (Fusty Cunt, 2017)
Label description is basically field recordings of brothel visits in Merzland layered with synthesizer drone. That's what it is. Cool stereo panning effect on the drones, too. Allows to switch between ambient and attentive listening if you have the time. It's great stuff, I wish more people would layer collages of field recordings, interviews, and so on with tasteful, subtle drones or loops. I would like to see more field recordings of this nature from another location if there will be another release from this project.
Edward Sanderson "Beijing 2016 - 2017" CS (Zoomin' Night, 2017)
Straightforward single-track field recordings of a handful of locations around Beijing, obviously. Surprisingly listenable, even during parts with street calls/chatter. Not as long or as diverse as I'd prefer, but still great.
Viridiplantae CS (Fusty Cunt, 2017)
Field recordings of insects, birds, and some wood knocking in the background at some points. Nearly noisy, static textures presumably from insects in earlier parts. Disappointing - not as diverse, detailed, or as cut-up as I'd hoped. Listenable but too familiar. Traffic noise in background killed the mood on B-side.
Stuart Chalmers "Poetry of Decay" CS (Strange Rules, 2016)
This is like if something like My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus & Mary Chain wasn't rock and instead abstract tape music - really "musical" with a noisy psychedelic quality. In the same way that it has a limited appeal 'round here, it also might really hit the spot for some. Very rough, crude loops of what I sometimes have a hard time believing is entirely "found sound," as in there are some too-convenient (synth?) drones alongside looped vocals, chimes and metal clatter, conversations, kids playing, natural sounds, and so on. All very warped, saturated, and damaged, with a noticeable "dragging" sound from what sounds like rough, crude, sloppily-made tape loops. Great stuff, but too happy for regular listening around here.
During my latest night shift I needed something hysterical (not necessarily funny, but literally hysterical) to keep myself alert. Since I work in a factory, any type of noise would make no sense what so ever, so I decided to search for stupid electronic dance music genres. And, lo and behold, I found Glitch Hop. Most of it works fine to stay on your feet producing high quality goods for the commercial life of the great nation of Finland, but I actually found two instafavorites, which will remain on my mental playlist for years: Fat Rat - Jackpot, and OMFG - Hello (Will & Tim Remix). If I didn't need to feel special and extreme, and hence need harsh noise and P-E, this is the shit I'd spend my time listening to. In fact, I'm listening to it right now.
Also, I just utilized the recently legalized possibility to buy beer with a higher alcohol content than 4,7% at my local supermarket. Vapaus...
Reijo Pami: Please Stop Breathing: Choc.Monk: Finnish jokester, crudest of the crude. Retarded vocalizing, pause button maddness. field recordings of unknown origin and location, off the street or television? Speuaked, squeezed and rubbed, close up mic squawking like fake bird calls. Changez style metal clutter and Donald Duck doing Slayers vocals, Duferene in a portapotty as people stumble drunkenly about outside. Sounds go short and long, are here nor there and begin and end in no time at all. Was this straight to Walkman or edited on a 4 track, no clues, no-fi but just what I needed.
"It's like someone took a Slowscan lp and gave it a good wirebrush scrubbing, a bit of a soak in an unknown liquid, then left it to dry next to a radiator." - label description, perfect description
Wow, so Pedestrian Deposit is mostly very low key ambient with the very occasional bursts of harsh noise, some of it is proper sort of cut up harsh noise, so my fool hardy purchase on Bandcamp was not a complete waste of money (unlike my purchase of the partial Trepaneringsritualen and T/W/B label discography at least at first glance or whatever) kind of Machinefabriky I guess so maybe a not complete bust. Heavens above knows. My download of all the Limbs Bin stuff is much more promising.
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury - DROKK: Music Inspired by Mega City One
https://drokk.bandcamp.com/
My fiancee put me onto this a while ago, and while not strictly industrial it would certainly appeal to folks here. Members of Portishead doing amazing 1980s sci-fi soundtrack sounds- think Vangelis, Klaus Schulze, even early Metal Gear Solid soundtracks etc with an extra layer of grit and more than a nod to Terminator and early Carpenter stuff.
One or both musicians have done promo stuff for Arturia so I think that the Microbrute is the weapon of choice on this, and if not it's still all very analog sounding, never too polished or technical while still sounding professional.
Knifedoutofexistence - Inhibitors
https://knifedoutofexistence.bandcamp.com/
Saw this act for the third time on Friday supporting Cremation Lily and picked up the new tape. Just like the live set, it's excellent intricately composed power electronics- feels like the clockwork tension of Dilloway meets the feedback/vocal assault of early Prurient. Tracks are often tastefully separated with quieter segments and field recordings that give a great sense of place- lapping waves and distant bells give an unmistakable coastal feel, isolated and cold.
Quote from: Deadpriest on February 05, 2018, 01:29:27 PM
Wow, so Pedestrian Deposit is mostly very low key ambient with the very occasional bursts of harsh noise, some of it is proper sort of cut up harsh noise, so my fool hardy purchase on Bandcamp was not a complete waste of money (unlike my purchase of the partial Trepaneringsritualen and T/W/B label discography at least at first glance or whatever) kind of Machinefabriky I guess so maybe a not complete bust. Heavens above knows. My download of all the Limbs Bin stuff is much more promising.
If you haven't listened to the
Volatile and
Fatale albums yet then you're missing what made Pedestrian Deposit so good in the first place. The balance is tipped heavily in the favor of harsh noise to ambient on those two and they're absolutely ripping.
Oscillating Innards - The Broken Column CS (Iatrogenesis, 2010)
Rusalka - Blood Comes Anyway CS (Absurd Exposition, 2013)
Some things are just plain good. Very much looking forward to the upcoming Rusalka tape on New Forces.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on February 05, 2018, 06:22:27 PM
If you haven't listened to the Volatile and Fatale albums yet then you're missing what made Pedestrian Deposit so good in the first place. The balance is tipped heavily in the favor of harsh noise to ambient on those two and they're absolutely ripping.
Agreed!!
Vestige is also pretty cool: excellent harsh noise cut ups book ended and overlaid with hypnotic ambient.
Survival Unit - Fentanyl Martyrs
Massive 2 discs of some of the S.U's best material. Flawless.
V/A - Power Electronics Against Communism vol.2
Strong tracks from Steel Law and Genocide Lolita, and a Streicher reboot. Not every track was my thing (hard to impress with Martial type sounds these days) but the good ones were great. Nice variation of sounds and good flow between artists.
Forgotten Spell - Epiphaneia Phosphorus (Angel, God Or Insanity)
German Black Metal, pretty strange and creative stuff. No Moonblood or Absurd copy. Album seems to go forever and a tiny bit beyond my attention span to sit through in one listed. Great material however.
Worth - Blinder
Haven't seen anyone discuss this on here but it's one of my favorite albums that came out last year. Chaotic and heavy harsh noise. Intricate layering of cut-up junk metal and synth sounds with some occasional drowned out vocals (at least that's what the process sounds like to me). I could listen to this album on repeat and not get bored. Worth also makes some incredible visual art and has a newly established label called Prose Nagge. Very much looking forward to future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGw6WkyywU
Quote from: vegasfountain on February 07, 2018, 09:06:42 PM
Worth - Blinder
Haven't seen anyone discuss this on here but it's one of my favorite albums that came out last year. Chaotic and heavy harsh noise. Intricate layering of cut-up junk metal and synth sounds with some occasional drowned out vocals (at least that's what the process sounds like to me). I could listen to this album on repeat and not get bored. Worth also makes some incredible visual art and has a newly established label called Prose Nagge. Very much looking forward to future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGw6WkyywU
I need to spend more time with the LP but Worth's Slow Hell tape that came out around the same time on Lost in the Flood is great as well.
I have that Worth LP and fwiw I think it's fantastic. However it's really gotten lost in a giant slew of end of year/fresh 2018 stuff and I have not been able to really give it a fair shake.
Quote from: vegasfountain on February 07, 2018, 09:06:42 PM
Worth - Blinder
...is a brilliant LP. Doesn't really sound like much else out there. It sort of combines brute americanoise with intensified Prick Decay:ish confusion. It's still an inadequate description, but it's the closest I can get with my set of references. The way the sounds are mixed and thrown about, and the sounds themselves, remind me of another great and not so talked about LP,
GOLDEN SERENADES - The Age Of Swing.
Hair Stylistics with John Wiese like Pedestrian Deposit is chopped up harsh noise with ambient(ish) spells but that's about where the similarities end. This is much more directional than PD, it totally feels like it's straining somewhere, it's nowhere near as harsh and there are non metallic samples through out. Different beast entirely it's all a lot more sparse too. the comparison was pretty much pointless other than I'd just been listening to PD and am now listening to HSwJW. Not not enjoying it.
edit
...the first half at least
Tourette - Brûle Mon Ame CD
I never heard the original tapes but this remix/compilation is really great. Controlled bursts of harsh noise over ambient drones. Up there with the best Pedestrian Deposit or Kazumoto Endo material. This is going to get a lot of spins this week.
Quote from: vegasfountain on February 07, 2018, 09:06:42 PM
Worth - Blinder
Haven't seen anyone discuss this on here but it's one of my favorite albums that came out last year. Chaotic and heavy harsh noise. Intricate layering of cut-up junk metal and synth sounds with some occasional drowned out vocals (at least that's what the process sounds like to me). I could listen to this album on repeat and not get bored. Worth also makes some incredible visual art and has a newly established label called Prose Nagge. Very much looking forward to future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGw6WkyywU
Yeah, definite current favorite no question.
SUBLIMINAL "coping" CD
Galakt Horro
It must be among less celebrated projects of label, but perhaps because it's so brutal? Returning to this 2006 CD makes one hope GH would put out some more brutal stuff again. Often utterly simple tracks have disturbing and rotten quality and insane vocal performances that are well blended into sound creation. Analogue, ripping and rusty sounding stuff what is surprisingly unique compared to how simple it really is. Many may have same synths, but personality of sound or flawless sense of aesthetics is something you can't really buy.
SURVIVAL UNIT "Fentanyl Martyrs" 2xCD
Autarkeia
Been going through pretty much all Survival Unit CD's on Autarkeia. One more waits on the pile of playlist. I'm kind of surprised, that my memories of some of the stuff is so inaccurate. Been following project since times it had... I guess, no actual releases. And having pretty much all the old tapes before CD reissues, but still listening the CD's, I'm often almost shocked to think it was this brutal. Maybe it is simply the changing times. That back in early 2000's or times when this stuff was released, it felt like this is what power electronics / postmortem standard would be. But now, compare this with many of the laters days heavy electronics and it underlines how rotten and crude many of the tracks or sounds are. Ripping, rusty, broken, raw and nasty sounds. Not at all "atmospheric heavy synth" type of stuff. It could be safe to say, this double CD - as long as it is, may be culmination of best things in Survival Unit?
V/A CERTIFIED DEAD -CD
Death Continues Records
Compilation with Genocide Organ, Brighter Death Now, Sutcliffe Jugend, Wertham, Grunt, ...Today I'm Dead and such rather well known names, lined up with most likely lesser known Arum Lilies, Necromondo, In Search Of Death, Femeheim that are probably best known to ones who follow DC Records discography. I listened this 4 times by now, and the more I listen, the more I like it. At first, impression was that for compilation, perhaps more care for volume balances would be good. There is nothing that bad here, but knowing how some artists prefer to master their stuff to absolute 0dB all the time and compress it all-out utmost flatness, anyone next to that, will sound quiet. Some stuff would be pointless to attempt to sound as loud, without compromising the dynamics or entire nature of sound. So it's a gamble. Do you want to lower someone's sound - perhaps significantly, so someone who isn't as loud, will be fairly same? Is it making other guys track less intense, in favor of making other better? Well. In album - wholeness is what matters the most. It's slightly odd situation that Genocide Organ in the end of disc is so flat and poor "production" after album full of loud and heavy sound, hah.. And the GO track, despite being rather typical for project, is really good one. Simply not having same punch and brutality as it could have been if properly mastered. I'm sure Garrison didn't take any liberties to heavily boost any individual tracks when doing master of compilation. Of course respectable approach too.
One revelation one might experience, is that if you bought this for bands like BDN and GO, you may be surprised that relatively unknown names don't lose in comparison. Perhaps BDN providing good- but very much expected track of his modern digital era shows that he does pretty much guaranteed track - but something that's expected. Femeheim or such, surprise you by being very good and not losing a bit next to big names! It's foolish to say Arum Lilies would be "newbie". Mr. Groves has been around for long, but this new project of his, fuck how good it is. Full length on Death Continues is one of most listened experimental/"industrial" CD's of recent times. This track offered on compilation gives good example of what album is like. Can project extend into multiple great albums or is it one album wonder, who knows. Worth to pick up, most definitely! Sutcliffe Jugend track here seems to work out better than many of their albums. It's not like anyone would ruin the comp. It all fits well into album, but would I listen album worth of band like Necromondo? Probably not. This is kind of prime example of what I was talking as opposite of Survival Unit or Subliminal. You got someone with clean synth tones, that aren't really noisy, but neither atmospheric ambient type of stuff. It could be software. It would be digital synths recorded direct in line. It could be even analogue synths, but just with zero attempt to make them sound anything more than they are. You know, click open software or turn on your synth. Plug in the headphones to output jack. Push button. That's that. When missing totally the experimental nature of recording process, space, personal touch, brutality of personal hands-on-approach, tweaking and mutilating... then what's left? Sort of straight-to-dvd sci-fi horror software synth tones. Being couple minutes between Grunt and Sutcliffe Jugend, makes track work as in benefit of wholeness, but track itself is prime example what is the damage what happened to noise/industrial in change of recordging technology. In old times, you may have accidentally got tasty sounds of gear if using what is popularly available. Tape decks, 4-trackers, few odd pedals and whatever. Now, if you're satisfied with "what is popularly available"... Well... results may be that bands that sounded too clean back in 1999, are utterly grim and brutal in comparison. Nevertheless, compilation - very good. Certainly recommended!!
Flesh Coffin
https://fleshcoffin.bandcamp.com/
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 10, 2018, 10:04:59 AM
It could be safe to say, this double CD - as long as it is, may be culmination of best things in Survival Unit?
With the caveat that there are no absolute power electronics pop-hit wonders like "No Surrender" and "One Man's War" on there, that is almost certainly true.
Merzbow - KamadhenuThe first installment of the recently finnished Merzcow triology I bought last. Rich, supremely diverse, smashing more than any known pumpkin. There are sounds here that you wouldn't normally find on a Merzbow, or really any harsh noise, but somehow it all still holds together very well. Many of the sounds are something you'd find on some more joke oriented noise-project, but they are put together here so as to create something entirely different. Perhaps it is the idea behind the album(s) is somehow lending it some spiritual strength? The eastern (from Merzbow's perspective, India may perhaps be described as semi-Western?) influences appear subtly at certain points, though I believe them to be the result of synth and noise manipulations rather than samplings. I might be wrong. Great stuff.
North Six by Carlos Giffoni, Lee Ranaldo and Jim O'Rourke (with these luminaries you know it will be good!!) A deep background drone under various harsh samples and guitar with various feedback squiggles and the like. Can't stop listening to it.
Yesterday night these tapes - Survival Unit - Live In Paris At Therapie Auditive 2 : I bought this tape recently and had it unlistened yet. Seeing Survival Unit mentioned here, i thought it's time. Scene is me pushing play and sitting on my couch to drink my coffee. BUT this is the kind of live that can cause serious burst of violence ! Some minutes in, i couldn't keep my ass down, started walking around the room like a predator animal in a small cage, wishing an unknown to appear out of nowhere in front of me, to start punching him. That during the whole set. Don't know what happened at this live, but i like to imagine audience started viciously attacking each other.
Prussian Walls - Sadist Kampf : Theme is sadistic sexual exploitation at death camps. Inside the J there is a tasty text / lyrics and a picture of Irma Grese. Feedback based. Highlight is a track taking place for the most of A-Side. Feedback whistling backed with a monotonous rhythm going on for 10+ minutes and roaring vocals and screams here and there. Don't remember if it was the lyrics, if actually says anything at all or just roars. You couldn't figure out anyway, it doesn't matter ... Well, this track has trance / ecstatic ritual characteristics. I even danced to it ! Overall, very good tape, nice sick atmosphere.
Kristian Olsson - Genfard : I don't remember much of this -Survival Unit tape and that track were intense and dominated my memory. Plus at some point i started browsing the internet, so i wasn't focused.- other than i was enjoying listening to it and when it finished i thought it's great. I ll play again very soon, probably today. Artwork booklet is of excellent aesthetic quality. You didn't expect it elseway, did you ?
21st Century Band "Dinner Free" CS (Vitrine, 2015)
(No Artist) "Masochism" CS (Vitrine, 2015)
The "dinner" in question here is apparently two cans of baked beans, some ciabatta bread, and three "Natty Daddies" at 8% ABV, according to the j-card. This the sort of non-music that sounds like it's made by someone who eats and drinks like that because that's what it is. Some half-assed attempts at Broken Flag-type simplicity and some sort of Jackman/Haters-ish sections amidst messy emptiness, some of which briefly sounds like ultra-primitive Italian noise. Kind of "punk," nihilistic, etc. I guess. Somehow it's pretty listenable. Neither a joke nor serious but just weird expression of creative impulses, I think. Tape shit is like noisecore in that they're kind of a grab-bag, but sometimes that kind of risk-taking is a bit more fulfilling than a one-click purchase of something you're basically guaranteed to at least appreciate.
The above also shares a catalog number and j-card (to some extent) with an artist-less release called Masochism, which sort of references the type of thing like Come Org's "Ripper Tape" in the advertisement. In that sense, it's a sound collage of slightly unexpected and some disturbing sounds, one of which is a recitation over some odd stock music that sounds like if the actual Ripper Tape had been recorded by the actual ripper, rather than a hoax. Or perhaps Saville if you are into that conspiracy stuff (it's actually samples from an obscure poetry LP called "Life Before Death" by Scottish psychoanalyst R.D. Laing). I think part of what people find appealing about this kind of low-level stuff is that it's genuinely surprising. If this really is entirely found sound, this drunk weirdo is also a pretty lucky guy when it comes to thrift scores. Almost impossible to describe outside of context, but keeps returning to the poetry samples after a few segments of evangelist radio and news reports on female genital mutilation among immigrants in the US. Overall pretty good.
Have also nearly completed the Burried Machine tape discography. Basically spans very similar territory tape-to-tape, with the main variables being 1: diversity of sound source (some are pretty much the same thing for almost an hour while others vary a little to a lot and are ultra cut-up), 2: extended technique vs. cuts and edits (on the shorter tapes we usually get a more diverse, edit-heavy track alongside a repetetive or droney one), and 3: fidelity (most being super lo-fi and grainy with one really sharp and clear). Lots of eerie echo, power starve, tape saturation, and a nice bleak atmosphere. Most seem to reference early MB, MO, Come Org/Broken Flag, and maybe Blockaders/Haters as a basic template, but the clearest recording is more like his take on musique concrete with nearly harsh-noise paced editing and of course some harder elements. I have yet to hear his CD or LP but I'd probably like them even considering how similar most of this stuff is. Standout feature is perhaps the 2pac 2xCS that is just two ~3min loops which basically try to cover as much of his sound in as little time as possible. Plus, you could assemble/mix your own Burried Machine release with just those loops as sources, if you wanted. Make no mistake, this is really non-special stuff, but it's charmingly simple and satisfying, especially in such small doses. Oh and I'd love to hear the split with Knurl if anyone is willing to part with or upload it.
Arv & Miljo self-titled CS (I Dischi Del Barone)
Ends with John Lydon saying "ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" from the infamous final Sex Pistols gig somewhere in Texas. I guess here we have Andersson's way of making that statement, if you will. Seems necessary, though, as I remember a few years ago some other young American guy posting about A&M tapes and complaining that the LP he'd done at that time ("Kropp," from Posh Isolation) was too experimental, too different from what he was used to, and so on. I guess when you have folks like that whining about your stuff it is definitely time for a big change.
Among moments of cut-up and layered noisier field recordings, we also have some nice, straightforward guitar loop sections and some droney/shoegazey parts which are possibly the best moments. The worst moments are utterly pointless, like crowd noise at some concert and bar conversations complete with awful bar punk in the background. That said, I'd have been so disappointed to have spent the money to listen to this on vinyl, so it seems pretty appropriate for cassette format. Sort of like "day in the life" sounds for Mr. Andersson, I guess. Not bad but not full or complete enough for vinyl. Get the tape if you're curious. Much like the above Vitrine stuff in that it's a bit too casual for me to tell whether serious effort was put into it, which can be enjoyable in the right mood.
Tonight: FINALLY getting around to "Little Pieces of Violence."
Baptism "Morbid Wings of Sathanas"
I've been reading "The Devil's Cradle" recently and really enjoying it overall, but I couldn't help noticing a distinct lack of Sarcofagian-related projects; I don't know if he just wasn't interested in being interviewed? Either way, it prompted me to dig out this gem. It strikes me that Sarcofagian has a real gift for producing distinctive and nuanced melody lines within a very orthodox BM framework, which I think really gives him the edge over the likes of Satanic Warmaster, Sargeist etc. There's just something more idiosyncratic and compelling at work there without in any way compromising the classicist severity of the sound. He may be less contentious or prolific than some of his peers but the calibre and consistency of Baptism marks it out as some of the finest BM in Finland and I would have liked to read more about it.
GRUNT - Castrate the Illusionist
Despite being obscenely tired, I had to treat myself to Special Interests and this album tonight (curse the efficient Finnish postal system). To describe my basic sensation, I am going to make the dumbest statement in the history of the Playlist with comments/reviews thread: I feel somewhat like when I first heard Cradle of Filth's Vempire back in 1996. To those in the know, that may sound like the beginning of some kind of rabid hate attack on this album, but it is meant as the absolute opposite. At that time, CoF had yet to successfully embark on their quest to bring terribly watered down black metal to the great unwashed teenagers of the world, and the first thing I thought when I heard the MCD was simply "oh, shit, you can do something like this with black metal?". There is something similar going on here. In the case of Vempire, what struck me was of course the comparatively very high production values and the complex song writing (and the lyrics, which are still quite impressive even on later and shittier releases, at least technically). Here, it is rather the strange juxtaposition of the chaotic, the repetitive and the complex that's kind of swept me off my feet and and reminded me that there are still almost unlimited possibilities within this genre/these genres. Despite basically being made up of a finely spliced collage of styles and modes of work very typical of Grunt, things come together in a supremely cohesive way. There's not really much in the way of conventional song structure, and there's nothing particularly "accessible" here - the uninitiated would probably just hear the same ruckus as on any other noise/power electronics album - but there is clearly something structural at work here elevating Castrate... to a new level. I find it very difficult to pinpoint exactly how any of this is achieved, except that there has either been a metric ton of work or a metric ton of lucky stars involved in this one. A very diverse pallet of sounds, ranging from filthy industrial, screeching noise over junk abuse, to heavier power electronics and of course Grunt's typical utilization of "space", is certainly one of the factors, but it isn't really enough to understand what's going on here. It is too soon to rank this one "my personal favorite Grunt", but it is not too soon to say that this is at least one of the very best recordings produced under the monicker.
Phroq - Static Walls 2005 - minimalist, teeth-hurting, ambient noise - I hear, or rather maybe feel, similarities with Merzbow + John Wiese "Multiplication" - as I've beat the dead horse for years about this, it's really unfortunate that these only exist as 192 MP3s.
freely available: https://archive.org/details/MIDI07 (https://archive.org/details/MIDI07)
Dimmer - Ascent 2012 - nice drone and shimmering layers - since there are only three releases, I might pull out some Celer.
Vyacheslav Artyomov - Elegies 1990 - dark, eerie, somber soundtrack modern classical that isn't too far removed from dark ambient vibes - good album.
Crawl Unit - Stop Listening 2000 - this reminds me of albums, and how I felt, when I first started with experimental music - a little bit of everything, all engaging, all well done - really good album.
Government Alpha - Sporadic Spectra 1999 - some very nice fuzz and squabble, but also a bit too much movement and busyness for my tastes (duh, "sporadic") - once again, 4/5 stars.
*really missing that Ground Fault sensibility lately
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Worth - Blinder
Haven't seen anyone discuss this on here but it's one of my favorite albums that came out last year. Chaotic and heavy harsh noise. Intricate layering of cut-up junk metal and synth sounds with some occasional drowned out vocals (at least that's what the process sounds like to me). I could listen to this album on repeat and not get bored. Worth also makes some incredible visual art and has a newly established label called Prose Nagge. Very much looking forward to future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGw6WkyywU
I had not heard his stuff before. He contacted me about the LP he put out. First thing I thought was - fuck, shipping stuff to US will be expensive, will it be worth getting these for distro. Listened sample, and concluded that whatever, I'll take these even if it would mean +-0 or even loss. Really good harsh noise vinyl LP, which demands instant repeat listening!
Quote from: Cauldhame on February 14, 2018, 02:40:50 PM
Baptism "Morbid Wings of Sathanas"
I've been reading "The Devil's Cradle" recently and really enjoying it overall, but I couldn't help noticing a distinct lack of Sarcofagian-related projects; I don't know if he just wasn't interested in being interviewed?
He wasn't asked. I don't think there was any other reason than simply the balance of book. They needed to have the veterans, the mid 90's, late 90's early 00's mid, late 00.. and so on. Up till fairly recent projects. One can conclude that Baptism as band, certainly would have been way more important some of the bands who are included, but from perspective wider coverage, some other projects gave what book needed. As it is, book is rather big, so starting to add chapters to get "everybody" involved, would make it too big.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 15, 2018, 05:13:02 PM
Quote from: vegasfountain on February 07, 2018, 09:06:42 PM
Worth - Blinder
Haven't seen anyone discuss this on here but it's one of my favorite albums that came out last year. Chaotic and heavy harsh noise. Intricate layering of cut-up junk metal and synth sounds with some occasional drowned out vocals (at least that's what the process sounds like to me). I could listen to this album on repeat and not get bored. Worth also makes some incredible visual art and has a newly established label called Prose Nagge. Very much looking forward to future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGw6WkyywU
I had not heard his stuff before. He contacted me about the LP he put out. First thing I thought was - fuck, shipping stuff to US will be expensive, will it be worth getting these for distro. Listened sample, and concluded that whatever, I'll take these even if it would mean +-0 or even loss. Really good harsh noise vinyl LP, which demands instant repeat listening!
I'd say they will do well. I sold my initial copies almost instantly and just received a restock today. Good move taking them for Europe.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 15, 2018, 05:13:02 PM
Quote from: Cauldhame on February 14, 2018, 02:40:50 PM
Baptism "Morbid Wings of Sathanas"
I've been reading "The Devil's Cradle" recently and really enjoying it overall, but I couldn't help noticing a distinct lack of Sarcofagian-related projects; I don't know if he just wasn't interested in being interviewed?
He wasn't asked. I don't think there was any other reason than simply the balance of book. They needed to have the veterans, the mid 90's, late 90's early 00's mid, late 00.. and so on. Up till fairly recent projects. One can conclude that Baptism as band, certainly would have been way more important some of the bands who are included, but from perspective wider coverage, some other projects gave what book needed. As it is, book is rather big, so starting to add chapters to get "everybody" involved, would make it too big.
Hard to imagine what the book would be like with more content. Finally started reading my copy the other day, finished the first two sections and felt I had gotten a good chunk out of the way, closed the book and the bookmark is at a point where it's like I barely read anything - going to be a long haul!
Quote from: Cauldhame on February 14, 2018, 02:40:50 PM
Baptism "Morbid Wings of Sathanas"
I've been reading "The Devil's Cradle" recently and really enjoying it overall, but I couldn't help noticing a distinct lack of Sarcofagian-related projects; I don't know if he just wasn't interested in being interviewed?
He wasn't asked. I don't think there was any other reason than simply the balance of book. They needed to have the veterans, the mid 90's, late 90's early 00's mid, late 00.. and so on. Up till fairly recent projects. One can conclude that Baptism as band, certainly would have been way more important some of the bands who are included, but from perspective wider coverage, some other projects gave what book needed. As it is, book is rather big, so starting to add chapters to get "everybody" involved, would make it too big.
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I suppose it's an occupational hazard for people authoring this kind of history that others will always say 'Why have you left out band X but included band Y?'. I had a similar quibble with Dayal Patterson's 'Evolution Of The Cult', but at the end of the day I thoroughly enjoyed reading both.
Nihil Fist - This is Turbospeed Powerviolence
He should have mixed CD as whole in stead of start/stop at each (short) track, but other than that, it's great speedcore bit of nonsense.
Despise You - West Side Horizons
Still the hardest out. So thankful I got to see them once.
No Dreams - Fantasies of Affection
Deeper into a synth/tape ambient hole and even more bleak and minimal than the split/collab with Scant. This is a great soundtrack for staring in despair at a crumbling plaster wall, and I mean that as a high compliment.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 15, 2018, 05:13:02 PM
Quote from: vegasfountain on February 07, 2018, 09:06:42 PM
Worth - Blinder
Haven't seen anyone discuss this on here but it's one of my favorite albums that came out last year. Chaotic and heavy harsh noise. Intricate layering of cut-up junk metal and synth sounds with some occasional drowned out vocals (at least that's what the process sounds like to me). I could listen to this album on repeat and not get bored. Worth also makes some incredible visual art and has a newly established label called Prose Nagge. Very much looking forward to future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGw6WkyywU
I had not heard his stuff before. He contacted me about the LP he put out. First thing I thought was - fuck, shipping stuff to US will be expensive, will it be worth getting these for distro. Listened sample, and concluded that whatever, I'll take these even if it would mean +-0 or even loss. Really good harsh noise vinyl LP, which demands instant repeat listening!
I'd say they will do well. I sold my initial copies almost instantly and just received a restock today. Good move taking them for Europe.
Yes, especially since hes currently planning a Euro tour from 05/03/18 to the 15th starting in Copenhagen and i am aware that he could use some assistance withi booking so feel free to contact him via his website/email wweakwill@gmail.com/ ProseNagge.org - to add to the topic, ive known Will for most of my llife and its incredibly inspiring to witness the culmination of his work presented on this fantastic LP. Quite left field of most current day HN; constistant brutality through landscapes of collaged electronic static, junk, field recordings, etc. lots of attention to detail, definitely had to listen to on repeat to take in the nuances. Not a dull moment on this record whatsoever.
In Finland we have this thing called "love black metal" and that is what Baptism is all about.
Baptism is on the further edge of family resemblance scale within underground black metal, i.e. on the softer side whereas SW and Sargeist are closer to its raw edge.
My guess is that was the reason the band was not in that book. Baptism is an odd ball in Finnish underground black metal.
Baptism's popularity is not only depending of its quality in song-writing but the fact it appeals both sexes due its sound. And because of that Baptism also reaches people that are not that deep in UG BM in general.
I had never before - and never since – seen a female version of a wifebeater shirt in underground black metal. There must be likes by now but the very first sighting was on a Baptism gig years ago where a young female sported obviously self crafted tank top outta Baptism t-shirt.
And that about wraps my point up.
Quote from: Cauldhame on February 14, 2018, 02:40:50 PM
Baptism "Morbid Wings of Sathanas"
I've been reading "The Devil's Cradle" recently and really enjoying it overall, but I couldn't help noticing a distinct lack of Sarcofagian-related projects; I don't know if he just wasn't interested in being interviewed? Either way, it prompted me to dig out this gem. It strikes me that Sarcofagian has a real gift for producing distinctive and nuanced melody lines within a very orthodox BM framework, which I think really gives him the edge over the likes of Satanic Warmaster, Sargeist etc. There's just something more idiosyncratic and compelling at work there without in any way compromising the classicist severity of the sound. He may be less contentious or prolific than some of his peers but the calibre and consistency of Baptism marks it out as some of the finest BM in Finland and I would have liked to read more about it.
Phroq - Collapse 2005 - underrated album - great, fierce, studio-dynamic noise and other things, because he isn't a one-trick pony.
Francisco Meirino & Charles-Henri Huser - Play 2005 - this is the bonus 3"CD to Phroq "Collapse" - not very impressive, but not horrible either.
Eric La Casa - The Stones Of The Threshold 1999 - as powerful as a field recording ever there was - it's amazing that it was his first release - incredible acoustics - brilliant manipulations.
Tarab + Artificial Memory Trace - Obex 2018 - the Tarab tracks were a good follow up listen to the La Casa album - great, as can be expected from Tarab - the AMT tracks did a lot less for me - both are reworking the other.
Nebris - Origin 1998-2003 - James Hamilton is one of the unknown treasures of the past few decades, and from the looks of things, he is find with that - as good as any favorite from the past 20 years, which makes him one of the favorites - everything I love in experimental music is found in his recordings; just phenomenal work, one thing after another - grateful he has such an extensive bandcamp page.
Had ND continued, I would have expected quality articles on both Tarab and Hamilton.
Quote from: P.i.L.-Lu on February 17, 2018, 08:49:08 PM
In Finland we have this thing called "love black metal" and that is what Baptism is all about.
Baptism is on the further edge of family resemblance scale within underground black metal, i.e. on the softer side whereas SW and Sargeist are closer to its raw edge.
My guess is that was the reason the band was not in that book. Baptism is an odd ball in Finnish underground black metal.
Baptism's popularity is not only depending of its quality in song-writing but the fact it appeals both sexes due its sound. And because of that Baptism also reaches people that are not that deep in UG BM in general.
I had never before - and never since – seen a female version of a wifebeater shirt in underground black metal. There must be likes by now but the very first sighting was on a Baptism gig years ago where a young female sported obviously self crafted tank top outta Baptism t-shirt.
And that about wraps my point up.
Interesting, I hadn't thought of Baptism in those terms. I don't know if things are different in Finland but in my experience, in the UK, aside from the fact that men outnumber women in BM in general the idea of a gender divide over style (and specifically that women would prefer the softer end of the spectrum) doesn't hold water. Casual fans are casual and diehard fans are diehard, and the gender of either seems irrelevant to me.
As for Baptism, it seems weird that a book which includes chapters on And Oceans and Thy Serpent would exclude Baptism on grounds of softness, if anything if they're an oddball in the Finnish scene I would think it more likely to acknowledge them for that? I think it's more likely, as Mikko says, that it was just about keeping the book a manageable size.
Anyway, this is all drifting off topic, let's get back to the music. Following on from this I've dug out some old classics for comparison:
Satanic Warmaster "Strength and Honour"
Sargeist "Satanic Black Devotion"The above debate put aside, both these albums are catchy as fuck. Of the two I prefer the SW, which I think is probably down to the early Graveland influences on this album in particular; the album as a whole really nails that fanatical vibe. I like all the SW albums generally but I think this one is the most
vital thing they/he has done.
Geography of Hell- Hiroshima 1945/Nagasaki 1945 2xLP
I've been anticipating this record since the NYC Hospital show, and I was not dissapointed. First track has a strong martial industrial feel, which was a pleasant surprise. The rest of the record is very brooding. I feel like more will be revealed with repeated listens.
Dead Mans Shadow/Action Pact- Heathrow Touchdown 7"
Dead Mans Shadow still remains an underrated UK2 group, probably my favorite tracks by them. The Action Pact side is completely forgettable.
Bound for Glory- Warriors Glory LP
The best American RAC record of all time? BFG before they went metal. Sheer hatred.
Quote from: Cauldhame on February 18, 2018, 03:48:23 PM
I don't know if things are different in Finland but in my experience, in the UK, aside from the fact that men outnumber women in BM in general the idea of a gender divide over style (and specifically that women would prefer the softer end of the spectrum) doesn't hold water. Casual fans are casual and diehard fans are diehard, and the gender of either seems irrelevant to me.
Yep, I don't think the dark metal element of Baptism had anything to do with not being on the book. However, at least my observations over three decades would make pretty solid judgement on gender related matters in BM. Mr. P.I.L.-Lu seems fairly accurate on his observation about popularity of Baptism among the female. That is, not really when comparing Sargeist or Satanic Warmaster, but starts to be clear when you compare with more brute forces of Black Metal.
If you want to see gender take effect, seems as simple as visit festival with both, Hypotermia and Profanatica playing and look what type of people and what type of behavior they seem to interest. I think it that says a lot, heh...
I doubt there is any way to denounce the facts, yet of course one can question how much weight this should have. Lets say, romanticism within BM, obviously rather crucial in its essence. Some brutes may file it out as mere faggotry, but of course if one files key concepts of romanticism falls into key elements of European BM, then obviously one can conclude such comic book horror hamburger bm has it's place but doesn't really represent "true bm" in any way..
on the playlist:
AUBE "Flush" CD (re)light
AUBE "Comet" 2xCD cipher / troniks
Flush is reissue of tape, and the CD came out already 1998. It is a brilliant example of superior level of AUBE in early peak of his craftmanship. It really is some of the oldest stuff. Originally "Spindrift" tape recorded in 1991. Two more tracks from 1993 that appeared as "Aquatremble" 7" and as addition, exclusive live set from 1992. My complaints would be basically that label did their own artwork. Aube is such a conceptual project, where
design is crucial. It is not that I would be utter fanatic of all Aube design, but it is HIS design. Not some englishman 5 years later doing something what absolutely doesn't look like
Aube. Perhaps 70 minutes of water sound is long piece to swallow, and original 45 minute Spindrift tape would do the trick alone. But I won't complain on having 7" and the good sounding live on CD format!
Comet double CD dates back to 1997-1998 recordings, but was published almost 10 years later. Was this one of those things that other label was supposed to release and never did it? I can't remember labels name, but I think he did that one compilation CD, which turned out to be "burned on demand CDR" -type of thing, with several years delay... Well, Aube. It is hit and miss. More often hit, than miss. In times when source sound just doesn't appeal your own taste, or his craft has started to show repetition in negative sense... well, it might not be shit, but it ain't amazing. This is one of releases where I can point out too rhythmic elements being used. Of course Aube usually has rhythm, what comes from loops. I have no problem with that at all. When it starts to resemble "techno" - it is something I either like or simply don't. On this release some of the short looping and few moments here and there become annoying. One disc is using ice. Other disc is using space. Due two hours duration, you're guaranteed to have great moments. Perhaps being less noisy, and being listened after magnificent "Flush" CD, it becomes clear this is not among best of Aube. For fans of more ambient-type of Aube, this can be still recommended.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 20, 2018, 10:07:30 AM
Comet double CD dates back to 1997-1998 recordings, but was published almost 10 years later. Was this one of those things that other label was supposed to release and never did it? I can't remember labels name, but I think he did that one compilation CD, which turned out to be "burned on demand CDR" -type of thing, with several years delay...
The label was AVA/ES1. And the compilation you mention is probably The Dark Evolution Of Electronics Volume 3. It features Schloss Tegal, Morder Machine, Pain Nail, Slogun and others so I'd imagine a proper CD wouldn't have been a total financial suicide.
As promised:
Mania "Little Pieces of Violence" CD (Phage Tapes)
Although I can hear the lineage that Mania's been progressing on since around, I dunno, Ultra-Negative or Insidious & Alone, this is the most specific and developed Mania yet, beyond Grim Conditions, Decrepit, or Foul Inside – from track one, the most use of reverb and space is made, along with the individual sounds being more distinct than ever with a lot of saturation but little bleed-through.
I think it's now time for me to admit that the newer Mania material, especially this one, makes some of the older stuff sound like shit in comparison. Yes, that much of a difference. Several years ago, I liked Hate Like Hell, Miserable Disposition, and Disgust a whole lot, but today, on account of these more developed releases, they just sound like the stuff between Taint and Mania that bridges the gap. Nowadays we see Bitewerks as a master of subtlety – who'da thunk it? Metal junk stays in the background, rattling, clunking and smacking around instead of smashin' n' bashin' (some of it sounds tonal!). Vocals seethe and bleed out of the mix instead of roaring, screeching, and so on – but still with the signature echo and flange with accompanying sexy feedback that beats the piss outta Ramleh (sorry!). Some excellent torture screams midway through. It also seems as though his use of synth electronics have scaled back over this time, without losing any nastiness – always wet, drooling, and ready even if they're not especially loud or in-your-face. Whitehouse influence is even there – Peter Kurten, New Britain, Right To Kill. Sexy, warbly high-pitched tones with an overloaded phase effect and backround explosions, who else are you gonna think of? Someone once wrote that Taint was like Whitehouse on steroids. It wasn't. Mania is like Whitehouse on really good speed. A dab'll do ya. Quality over quantity. At one point, things start to remind me of Iron Fist Of The Sun, of all fucking things. That kind of comparative weirdness is why I like these subgenres of music. Even some japanoise delay-stutter towards the end! Guy always delivers but always surprises. How many projects like this can you say that about?
One last note on the vocals – only gets better with each release. I can tell there are lyrics in some parts, only vocalisation in others. So few could get away with that! Some of my other "favorites" couldn't. I wanna suggest that more should try that technique, but...you know.
Grunt - Seer of Decay (CD1)
For once a release that remains the same no matter how much time passes between listens. After healthy consideration, I think this is the best Grunt material I've heard after all. There's a quasi melodic quality to this one that I've never been quite able to figure out; something like a choir or a synth underlying almost every track, even if I'm not sure if it is really there. It is the mood produced by this sound, or figment of my imagination, that brings this over the top even when compared to Terror and Degeneration or other classics. The shifts between "softer" ambiances, violent junk butchery and wall-like extremism all show in an almost pedagogic fashion how shit's supposed to be managed, yo. There are some interesting lyrical and conceptual themes for sure, and the massive booklet is also nice, but in the case of Seer... the sound is all encompassing. This would be spectacular even if it was a download with shitty graphics put up on Bandcamp by some Estonian guy.
Also, Le Syndicat - Rectal Struggle (Excerpts)
From the Broken Flag box; on account of my comparatively young age even my old shoe boxes don't hold stuff like this. The first and second listen didn't make me understand, but the third one (accompanied by a bunch of exceedingly expensive 50 cl Karhu cans with a couple of additional shots) did. Ruthless, raw, horrible and rather convincing. Too bad even reissues of this 80's stuff are comparatively expensive, but I'll work my way there. Once my M.B. and early Controlled Bleeding piles start looking like something, I'll move on to this one.
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Encephalophonic – Hurtcore
It sometimes feels like these surgical crafstman types need a bit of release. An opportunity to relax, if only momentarily, that tightest of grips constricting the poor, wound up, harshskull. Or maybe the filthy scalpels got left at the cleaners. Very live-to-tape feel here, no apparent edits, no bullshit. As if to prove that Bonini can twiddle knobs with the best of 'em. And that he can! But with as much ear for brutal and pointed incisiveness as ever. Lots of hurt for your sorry 'holes. Four pointed brevities on this c20, out the gate with all screeching force, not for a moment to kick back and plead for attention but simply to hammer away through amped up feedback strains. I hope I didn't actually use the word "relaxed" earlier, did I? (Pause.) Oh, damn. Well, anyway the overall tone here is one of studied, frantic, tension, tightly squeezed pinched-til-it-hurts-to-the-core clench. Tense, clench-fisted, shriekage, with just the briefest loop percussive, reminding momentarily of transitional-era Pain Jerk, before falling back to frenzied, shriekus, interruptus, angular shards burnt to blackened ruin. Side second seems a bit more open-ended, even open-mouthed. Is that a molested screaming vocal I hear? Upper register squeaky-cheeks roughly prised open, through which crunchy frayed-edged chunkies are hacked. The closing ditty commences with total Pain Jerk worship before opening up to a much wider range of spastic attire, metal bashed excess fueling a spazzed sputtering mess of scrunched seethe n stutter.
Been listening to shitloads of Hands To / Jeph Jerman over the last couple weeks. Glad I bought the Rough Music: The Hands To Library DVD when it came out. I transfered it all to an usb-stick, which I can put into my CD Player for great listening comfort.
New Jerman LP - The bray harp on WCN is also simply great. Just can't get enough of his soundworks.
And before putting myself into bed, I'll listen to Putting the Rabbit Down. More quiet, but such a strange record - somehow one of my favourites.
Quote from: cr on February 23, 2018, 10:33:55 PM
Been listening to shitloads of Hands To / Jeph Jerman over the last couple weeks. Glad I bought the Rough Music: The Hands To Library DVD when it came out. I transfered it all to an usb-stick, which I can put into my CD Player for great listening comfort.
New Jerman LP - The bray harp on WCN is also simply great. Just can't get enough of his soundworks.
And before putting myself into bed, I'll listen to Putting the Rabbit Down. More quiet, but such a strange record - somehow one of my favourites.
My first exposure to him is the vinyl release on WCN (which I haven't heard yet). Do you reckon the Bray Harp to be a good starting point for his works?
Quote from: Neanderthal on February 23, 2018, 10:47:05 PMMy first exposure to him is the vinyl release on WCN (which I haven't heard yet). Do you reckon the Bray Harp to be a good starting point for his works?
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=18.0
Male Rape Group - On to '83
Closed out the Black Flag Box listening to this one tonight. Excellent, dirty, youthful and lively. I've done stuff like this with buddies, only worse.
La Monte Young / Marian Zazeela - The Theatre Of Eternal Music (Side A)
I also had to check this out. I did so through youtube - ain't got no 100 quid for no odd ass drone. For those not in the know, this is a 12" album whose A-side consists of drones and Eastern chants, and that has somehow managed to fit almost 40 minutes onto each side of the vinyl. And, while sound buffs and other terrible people may have a problem, I must say that it's pretty entrancing. The B-side is some kind of sine wave construct, complete with instructions on how to set your stereo EQ to enjoy it to the max, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available online. I might have to start thinking about procuring those 100 quids after all.
All this enjoyed with Magyar: The Medium Sweet Red Wine of Hungary, which although just barely palatable has convinced me never to try the Sweet Wine of Hungary, if there is such a thing.
Krey – |« Rewind |« All Perversions In Reversion 2008-2004
Complete and limited edition of 40 copies of all Krey's albums, composed between 2004 and 2008 in leather case out for BeTon records
great analog industrial noise in classic old school style of slaughter prod and in fact the first album of Krey came out for slaughter prod.
Pervert and filthy mood for an intense journey that sounds like N and Atrax moruge or parvas nefandum.
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 23, 2018, 10:54:10 PM
Quote from: Neanderthal on February 23, 2018, 10:47:05 PMMy first exposure to him is the vinyl release on WCN (which I haven't heard yet). Do you reckon the Bray Harp to be a good starting point for his works?
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=18.0
Thank you!
Liked this Encephalo so much I decided to rewrite most of the commentary. Apologies in advance.
Encephalophonic – Psychopathological Entertainment
Man, I've got this guy all wrong. With X, the previous Freak Animal abetted racket, I was sure the Bonini had turned over a new leaf. Or if not a new leaf, had begun to mature. Or if not to mature, was evincing new respect for more drawn out, deliberate, musings. Or... well, anyway, scratch all that. Talk about Regressed Progress. Here the unwholesome 'hole abuse picks up precisely where it left off x years ago with X predecessor Regressed Progress.
Rapid-fire staccato bursts hacked slapped left right center, epileptic shudder-loop, raw junk bassburst, tightly pinched pinprick skewer, cascading machine-choke avalanche, momentary pause of feedback whine. That's the first fifty-seven seconds. A merciful slow-down as whiney tone-drag meets twizzled knob slobber stop-pause. We are at 1:57 and large metal barrels roll onto the scene. The hammer comes out. Let's get physical. Ka-spunge! Physical. Ker-splooge! It's time to get- konkonkon-spunnnnng-nnng-nnng. Not so much the rapid fire more the purely violent, petite flecks of echo to dramatize the beating meted out on poor defenseless piles of junk, reverb extensions played into harsher static mass. At 3:38 it is berzerker mode, the hammering growing frantic, ripped junk chunks flying dangerously past the ear before the inevitable shudder-loop to close things out.
The whole album does not much deviate from this model, the only clear consistency the studied avoidance of consistency. Constant schizo-frenetic movement, the pace alternately herked and jerked from lightning fast to more leisurely strolls through metal THWACK chambers, the rare occasion to admire the filthy work as sure to be violently choked off and ripped to shreds. This is most evident in the second track, which could almost be mistaken for meticulous metal junk study smashed to tiny, twitching bits. Here the source materials are more up-close and personal, but every attempt to concentrate is broken by borderline nutso packed to the gills with unsolved traumas, sent careening out of control. Audiophonically speaking, that is.
Track the third leads off with pretty brutal docu-perv interview clip and then the more purely electronic molestation to kick in. Episodic bursts of sharp and pointed incision, coming back again and again, as though to condemn the listener to forever relive the trauma, throwing everything into the mix and really upping the harsh flavors through the most severe of screechy shriek-frequencies. Those are some sick sadofantasies there, Bonini-san.
Another track another brutally trashed junk study, but now a more "live" sense of space, abrupt and uneven cuts as ready to favor squealing twizzle-action as to vomit out physical fits of ker-splungeing violence. On occasion, the surgeon seems dissatisfied with his scalpel work, trading in precision for haphazard, snarled, handsaw rip, pliers furiously pulling at frayed edges, sound bits ground down to crumpled pulp of near non-fidelity. That'll learn ya.
If "Hatred For The Human Body" is some kinda Dead Body Love tribute I don't hear it. What I do hear is exceedingly well put together clusterfuck frenzy of raw and raging hyperspasmation. Hefty, burly, bass-burbles bulging with perverse exuberance, sweet tease-y ear-bleedings repeatedly blasted with overweight freight trains of very dense full-force full metal racket. The surgeon likes it so much he even gentrifies the close of proceedings with sadistic porn clip, tortured shrieks of pain echoed with equally tortured surge of total flip-out electro slather.
A brief bit of respite as a full-minute's oscillation precipitates jerk-savvy dialog of ruptured bass-burble and wrinkled, roughly-scraped, distorto-bash. 100mg of seroquel, much of it seemingly administered "live" and on the fly, still the eye for detail as astute as ever, the massed piles of junkmetals ever ready for smash-happy indulgences, every corner of the channel pan engaged.
Getting close to the end here and more carefully spaced junk chamber deliberation. For the first minute or so. Soon enough the encephalo urges prove overpowering, the seroquel has obviously run out, and the tight-packed scrunchings of curdled, jerk-necked, epilepsy set the stage for the title track and main event.
"Psychopathological Entertainment" is, simply, a pure and furious rager of pure scorching encephalo FIRE. I had some listening notes somewhere I thought might better illuminate. Let's see now-
"Psycho-spasty wack-a-jack-thwacky, mess-alophonic chugga chugger blung, cheeks prised open,
slammed home screeching, Ruptured be thy bung"
Well, perhaps not. What to say... the razors are just that extra shave sharper, the peaks just that extra prod pricklier, the hyperspasmations just that extra splerk spasmated. Occasional peeps of daylight squeak in here and there, only to emphasize the hefty physical force of bass-loaded turd-burgling crunchpunchers slamming on through. Call it the Ultimate Masobonini. Precision crafted incisions taken to a wide array of raw, junked, metallic, acoustic, crunch pinch n chisel, all of it on point, meticulously tweaked for maximal damage- to head, heart, and holes... hatred of the human body never felt so goood. Liner notes say the album on whole was a good year in the making, a year that apparently did the good Bonini's head in, as commemorated in opener "Crazy". But it wouldn't surprise me if most of that year went into this one track. The attention to precision and detail is to be commended, as is the profusion of bass-loaded turd-burgling crunchpunchers slamming on through. Perfect and perfectly brutal.
So in sum, get thee some. Crazed n deranged profusion of confusion, easily the most surgically crafted Bonini to date. Unlike the previous missives, earlier mentioned, space is not wasted with apparent attempt to draw the strands together, such that they cohere into semi-narrative whole. A few strategically placed docu-cum-porn clips, but serving more as texture than wapping the listener over the head with theme. Or if there is to be theme, it is thoroughly sound-driven. HARSH driven. Earhole abuse driven. You say psychopathological entertainment I say mydriasis is on fire. Time to break out the- CUM ALERT! The- SOUNDS FOR BUTTPHONE! The- PISS ANGE... Look, would you mind? Some of us are trying to write stuff. Jeez. The seroquel. Break it out, now, the seroquel. 100mg ought to do the trick. Regardless of the grip on scalpel, or sanity, the return to puritannical harshhead as ventured in Regressed days of yore is always welcome. As is the profusion of bass-loaded turd-burgling crunchpunchers slamming on through.
Maurizio Bianchi - Inexistence
If you've got about 20 Euro to spend on the work of an Italian legend, why would you choose to spend them on one or two classical reissues of some 80's stuff, when you might just as well buy a substantial amount of the man's 2000's discography for the very same amount? Picked up a comparatively large package of M.B. releases and collaborations from the previous, rather useless, decade today, and sat down with a Lonkeri and my discman. Inexistence is extremely stripped down drone/(dark) ambient. It's not shocking or extreme, but also not "painting a picture". It is somewhat relaxing with it's looming drones, but also keeps my interest up. Some lines of texts in the booklet offer a very strange version of the English language and bring but little clarity to the concept of the recording, but there's a philosophical edge that may or may not add to the experience. I'll have to wait until I get back in a truly dark ambient mood to really evaluate this album, but it was a decent Wednesday experience. In many ways, this is a flawless, minimalist form of abstract, intellectual drone. Plenty more of these to go through, I might add, but we'll see how many get a little summary in this thread.
Linekraft - Apocalypse Factory
Linekraft has been wailing on hunks of metal long enough that you pretty much know what to expect. Which may explain the decision here to throw a wrench in expectations. Liner notes credit "Metal Junks, Tapes, Electronics, Voices", in that order. But Electronics- proper, oscillating, analog Electronics- play a much more central role than might otherwise be expected. By the same token, the Metal Junks get prodded a little bit further back along the assembly line.
This is not immediately apparent in opener "Purge", feeding back whines setting a somewhat severe tone around which a barrage of Metal Junks get hurled about the channel pan. Sure the Metal Junks are somewhat muted, somewhat rotted, rusted out, distorted, evocative of a decrepit factory grinding itself down, slowly going to shit. But with a title like Apocalypse Factory...at any moment the heavier metal thunder is due to start crashing in from every which angle, through every which orifice. Any moment now. Any moment, just you wait...and wait. Uh...Sequenced machine-bleat takes the stage, fingers snap at the periphery. Wheedling whinges compete with squealing oscillators, scattered speech fragments and a barrage of Metal Junks that are, on the whole, just one small part of a dense and full bodied texture. Texture is in constant sickening motion, weaving in and out, alternately stripped back and overloaded, the overall atmosphere one of woozy, smoked out, near-psychedelic decrepitude.
Okay, now. Linekraft temporarily "purged" of total Metal Junk obsession, what might there be had in track 2, "Apocalypse Factory-1"? Certainly this, this is to get things back onto track. Uh, isn't it? Well, there are three of these title tracks, -1, -2 and -3 respectively. They are marginally longer and generally quite "epic" in scope, throwing an unwieldy mass of ideas and sounds into a veritable orgy of decrepit factories gone to shit. They are also, the lot, densely saturated with reams of heavy oscillating Electronics. Way down in the mix what may be enraged vocal howls away, as though caught up in the clusterfuck of howling machinery coming in from every which angle, every which orifice. I surprise myself here to suggest the first clear Dissecting Table influence. I mean, Okubo-san has long claimed a serious Dissecting Table fetish. But with the careful composition and sequencing of elements I am reminded of some of my favorite DT moments- when the head bopping music stops and all hell breaks loose: raging Metal Junk Bash uber alles. Again, though the Metal Junks are crucial to the general atmosphere, there is so much else going on. Hearts pump, synths sweep, alarms bleat. Continuous wooze of weaving organic extraction. Electronics warbling the whole way through. Submerged if impassioned speech fragments threaten to break through slathering liquid burble, and finally do, end.
As the rhythmical hammering of "Polluted Body" works its way through a mass of dirge-toned sputter-squeal, it is clear that this Linekraft intends to stay the course, eg Metal Junks confined to the under-employed corner, not a single piece of bright piercing steel to the fore, not one bit of it subject to studiously mic'd wailing 'n whanging. Whanging, of haphazard sort, is rather reserved for unsightly, corroded, piles of discarded waste, a health hazard that should never have passed muster...and which is probably the point. Bring on the Four Safety Inspectors Of The Apocalypse. Squeals grow in proportion, a concerned voice utters a warning, too late, gunshots accentuate the terminal verdict. "Apocalypse Factory-2" finds concerned police reporting from a scene of carnage before the factory rumbles, in fits and blurts, to dense and jumbled conglomeration of slow-rolling cavernous din. In "Public Bondage" descending alarm-slide gives out to steady rhythmical hammering that keeps the occasional steam-powered rupture in check, low-mixed vocals choking in sequence to smoldering fuzz-hum. "Apocalypse Factory-3" is an ode to the ghosts in the machine, which make their presence known in growing layers of glowering backwash, hydraulic thudding flattened under bulging sludgeballs of distorto-junk-scrunch. The Apocolypse is here, I can hear it. Revved up and shrieking. Metal Junks smoothed to screeching sheen. Prepackaged, ready-made Apocalypse for the masses. Get 'em while their hot. It has been said that all apocalyptic phenomena are strictly at the level of the individual, so maybe I should be forgiven in taking this personally, but damned if the ghosts in the damn machine aren't speaking to me. A thousand voices of dirge-encrusted decrepitude, entering through every angle, every orifice, negative substance, grinding down the will, slowly going to shit.
Skin Crime "Ghosts I Have Been" cd (Hospital Prod)- it's hard to believe years n' years went by of silence from SC then all of a sudden there's a huge box set then an LP then a live performance plus two tapes and this full-length cd, which, is great! Sci-fi electronic-type sounds, droning/feedback, & all sorts of mishandling of acoustic sources like wood/glass/metal. It gets noisy in spots but never quite gets to being harsh. Lots of patience & attention to detail. Highly recommended!
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 02, 2018, 10:28:34 AM
Linekraft - Apocalypse Factory
Thank you for the thoughtful review. It's become immediately apparent that I do not own enough Linekraft and that needs to be corrected asap!!
K2 - Concerto Grosso: Hate Piano CD - Untergeschoss - so I think I listened to this once before when I first got it but goddamn I forgot how totally great this was. I have little exposure to K2's lengthy discography but this type of brutal non-stop cut-up harsh noise onslaught is what I'm about. how the fuck did I not recognize how good this album is sooner? Makes me wonder about a lot tapes/CDs that I've only given the once or twice over. what gems are lurking in my collection waiting for some love...?
Drowner - Rat Nesting Manifesto cassette+zine - What We Do Is Secret - I love the work of John Lukeman so I was really happy to get this in the mail a few days ago. It sits nicely between his earlier noisier work and the last two tapes
Burning Room and
Modern Paranoia, which focus more on Cronenberg sci-fi synthscapes.
Gangrene - Cleaning the Wound cassette - Obscurex - another damn good cassette that sat too long in my "to listen to pile". I don't know Edge of Decay very well but this definitely doesn't sound like the latest Unclean material. Nice to hear something different but still very enjoyable from a project I enjoy so much. Rotten sounds for rotten weather.
Worth - Blinder LP - Prose Nagge - to add to the chorus of praise, this is some damn fine harsh noise. even my girlfriend's dog was going nuts when I put it on. i really dig the way it cuts between very different sound sources to create a larger whole of utterly delicious audio texture. reminds me of a slower paced Alzhelgailzehguh at times.
Solmania - Psychledelic CD - Alchemy - I know that other Solmania albums are "better" but this is my favorite. fucking love the cover, the sound sources, the whole package. makes me crave leather and amphetamines.
Where Runes Order are meant to stand in the Industrial movement, I don't know (they seem to be doing split albums with Metal bands these days). Their album "No Future" is all I've been made familiar with. Despite titles like "Attack", "No Future", "A Nightmare (Is Coming)", and so forth, this is calm, considered music with a lot of melody. Apart from the more atonal parts, nothing much I'd compare with Industrial in general. But a very good album. It's particularly well recorded but I see it's only been out on cassette then re-released as a cdr, only a few copies of which can be found on Discogs. Consider this yet another otherwise worthy album that's fallen through the cracks of obscurity, then.
BUS RATCH + HIJOKAIDAN --split live on monotype
bus ratch is insanely good here, killing some turntables + junks, fuck yeah
Prince.
Spear of Longinus - TYONS
Forgot how excellent this band is. Utterly bizarre black metal with a Rudimentary Penii vibe. Unimpeachable discography.
Geography of Hell - Hiroshima 1945/Nagasaki 1945
While closely mirroring their US debut at the Hospital 20th, this double LP is surprisingly restrained. The primitive martial industrial track that opens it up is still suitably epic, but the rest of the LP hits the right balance of restraint, force and texture.
Vile Gash - Nightmare in a Damaged Brain
Such a perfect punk record - 10 minutes of violence. Production really stands out, somewhere between first wave BM and American HC, never too muddled but suitably analog sounding.
My room mate's pneumonia
Woken up by watery gurgles and desperate gasps at 3AM gets two thumbs down.
Quote from: Eigen Bast on March 10, 2018, 06:27:46 PM
Spear of Longinus - TYONS
Forgot how excellent this band is. Utterly bizarre black metal with a Rudimentary Penii vibe. Unimpeachable discography.
The Rudimentary Peni comparison is spot on. That particular record is my favorite by them.
I was surprised by the restraint on the geography of hell, but I really dig it. Must of played it half a dozen times in the last week.
Murder Corperation's "Butcher Meat" is a very nice, satisfying, crunchy-grimey sounding release of "early" sounding PE. Should have got that box set from Menstrual at the time, but I see it's on Discogs.
FFH's "Make Them Understand" is also reasonably satisfying, albeit with a more recent sounding production/recording. Shades of Con-Dom and SPK on some tracks. "What This Means" is a very nice, abrasive chunk of noise.
I'm a fan of WORTH- BLINDER. It is a departure from old themes, away from the (weak sisters) sex paranoia and thought broadcasting expelled in previous tapes, like the sold-out 'Research Patient' (Amnesia Program) or "Slow Hell" (available from LITF. ) On Blinder death stylings is now total nature in and out of the sphere of Pan. Five years in the making Blinder is 4 tracks clocking just under half-an-hour. The obsession with the concept of albums - the immersion of cover art, sound, and content. Worth is heavy music, that's it.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 13, 2018, 05:02:46 AM
FFH's "Make Them Understand" is also reasonably satisfying, albeit with a more recent sounding production/recording. Shades of Con-Dom and SPK on some tracks. "What This Means" is a very nice, abrasive chunk of noise.
An absolute modern classic- perfectly balanced thematically and in terms of different sounds and dynamics without ever being "musical". His "A Symbol To Be Forgotten" tape is flawless too.
NIMH + M.B. - Secluded Truths
The "new era" output by Maurizio Bianchi has not exactly struck a chord with everyone, and after checking out a whole pile of it recently I guess I reluctantly understand why. Several of these releases are still not bad at all, and some are great (especially considering the non-prices you pay for them on discogs and other such places). Secluded Truths is a collaboration with Guiseppe Verticchio, which at least worked very well for me and probably should for anyone into softer experimental stuff with some sharp corners. There's certainly much of the ambient stuff that M.B. seems to have become very fond of sometime in the early 2000's (or whenever; I still have massive holes in his discography), but there is also noisy parts, industrial parts, grand piano drama parts, exciting melodies, strange repetitiveness, sampled voices... This IS artsy, and the cover looks like something by a creator too refined to even try to sell or make anyone interested in his music, but despite this there is no doubt in my mind that I will be returning to this one. Most of the tracks are full of interesting little sounds and mechanics, and there's also a lot of atmosphere and even emotion that makes this far more enjoyable than many comparable albums. "The Sacred Outside" is probably my favorite track, with its strange little feedback beep that acts kind of like an LFO (well, more of a "HFO") on my tinnitus, only to move over to combination of melodies and samples that, to my mind, evokes a mix between some Celtic mythological dream world and an Iraqi market about to be subjected to a terror attack.
The ideology of the album is somehow harmless and relaxing, if I understand it right. There are some liner notes about spirituality beyond "confusional indoctrination" and opening "a track through your freedom of mass media slavery". Not sure if there's a problem or an excellent mastery of the English language going on here, but I also don't care. We ain't not too no fuzzy about them language details in Scarnidavia. I really like this, to sum up - a mix of Cold Meat's more ambient stuff, artsy experimental and cinematic score (though somewhat minimalist). Check out; it's basically free for a physical copy if you find it.
CALIGULA031 - Land of Opportunity
Another incredible work from Marco. Multiple sample passages that now have me thinking of translation possibilities. The final track 'Bambole Rotte' is my favourite and provides a seething and haunting feeling of conclusion to the disc, the sound in the vein of something like WOMEN OF THE SS.
Excellent accompaniment to all the Taylor Swift vinyl I have been listening to for some time now.
RED
1989
REPUTATION
Quote from: THE RITA HN on March 15, 2018, 06:46:54 AM
Excellent accompaniment to all the Taylor Swift vinyl I have been listening to for some time now.
RED
1989
REPUTATION
couldn't bring myself to listen to Reputation after the awful single. 1989 reigns supreme tho
Anna Lockwood: Glass World: I have known of Lockwood for years, maybe even a decade and shamefully had not dedicated proper time to the exploration of her sound world. I first came across her rivers series (which probably fits perfectly within the nature and field recording thread) and though I never bought it I often thought about it, and still do. Glass World is Lockwood experimenting with all different types of glass, all recorded in a Church basement sometime in the early 70's while she was still staying in the UK. Glass is a sound we are all familiar with, often it breaking, but the pieces Lockwood realizes suggest an experience more meditative, rich, and much deeper than one might expect. A blind listen would lead someone to assume she was exploring resonant metals and bells. Though as the release progresses the sound becomes much more alien, closer to synthesis than anything we would associate as organic. The tracks are all incredibly short, often times just over a minute, while the sound itself is so compelling one could imagine listening so much longer. It does not seem Lockwoods goal was to present realized pieces of "music" (though the time invested and detail to attention is self evident) but a wide and varied world of the micro sound that surrounds our everyday. While some may enjoy this less than others, it nonetheless is an important and beautiful release. I hear there will be a much deserved rerelease on Superior Viduct.
Jeph Jerman – The Bray Harp
By coincidence, this arrived in the mail exactly the same day as Rough Music: The Hands To Library. "Rough" is the first word to mind as fingertips linger lustfully on artfully sandpapered sleeve, and it wouldn't be a stretch to suggest Rough Music as the first point of departure for the characters involved. There are more of them than might be expected. Characters involved, I mean. Ben Brucato (metals, wood), Eric La Casa (tape) and Oskar Burmmel (tape). Tape... what a wonderful instrument... so suggestive of anything, everything, nothing. So that's three gents, a whole heap of possibilities (or not!), plus title character to whom all "generous assistance" is lent. Expectations are, if nothing, piqued. Rough music...
As a long litany of metallic clunks, plunks, clanks and clonks clatter into range, one may hesitate to call it rough. At least in texture. Precise, dynamic, piercing, an artful arrangement lovingly drawn pinched prodded by practiced hands to the task. The squeaky wheel turns in a protest of rusted skronk, nimble fingers worm their way through a field of loaded spring-traps, nuts 'n bolts drop from shoulder height into empty steel buckets. Come hither... the mind's ear, deep into conflicted contrary images... of pachinko parlors, mechanical adding machines, bowling alleys... up close and personal, closer still, closer... a slow-mo survey of smacker-ing pachinko balls, clacker-ing adding machines, clattering bowling pins. Get yer head in there my lad. That's it, right in there m'boyo. The hazards of the job become apparent as scene two announces itself: sixteen pounds of solid steel strike the skull, pitching the field into kaleidoscopic spin, little metal balls bouncing everywhere, getting lodged in the gears, bending and snapping under the pressure, clatter-trap whirl-a-gig whirlwind, chunky hailstorms of clonk plunk clonk clank, I swear it's bonking cats and dogs in there, and what's with all the freaking pink elephants on unicycles molesting the furry harmonica? A shake of the head, mad barefoot dash across rough n tumble fields of broken glass and razor wire, hazardously strewn spring-traps slamming shut, appendages wincing in pain. The acoustic cacophony is unrelenting. A cantankerous collage of continuous cascading collapse is no place to lay them weary bones. And then Professor Jerman pulls out his warped and abraded bray harp and just starts flailing away. Enter final scene, open-eared dread. Proportions are all wrong. A dark cloud, no, a... cratered bowling ball... larger than life... blotting out the sky, rumbling heavily over drift and sway, leveling everything in its path, kicking up dense clouds of shredded earth, lathering the surface with coarse grains of thunderous crunch, wide-eyed unfortunates dragged face-first through mangled dry-heave. Here, at last, descriptors like Harsh, Dense and Raw force themselves into the frame, textures flattened, scuffed, deeply abraded, as though the needle were worming its way through groove of solid sandpaper.... Just a- ohshitohshit... quick rush to turntable. Phew. Well, there actually is a dab of sandpaper glued to the record label, and... well, anyway.
Side B resembles Side A in the way it unfolds. Or disassembles. The opening scene equal in unassuming measure to the leisurely unfurling, or dismantling, first posited- if trading in metallic clunks, plunks, clanks, clonks for more... woody assemblage. Splintered bits of brittle timber crackling underfoot, pastoral stroll down old industrial quarter, front-ended clacks and splacks nourished by vaguely dirge-like machine non-rhythms. As the ear is drawn in for a bit of aural concentrate... considered cycles of crinkling and crackling are sabotaged- suddenly- by fat chunks of collapsing steel. Collapsing CLUNK. Collapsed collapsing ka-BLUNK. Unlike the first side, the heftier grain of meaty THUNK is rather more sporadically dropped, leaving the wide-open field to fill, by increment, with quite the cantankerous range of clunk, plunk, clank, clonk, jazzed up with a good amount of THUD, SKLERK, smash and ker-SKLUNK. Industrial-grade textures to be sure, less the precise focused lens on tripped-out pachinko-parlor-cum-hailstorm, more the scrapped bloodied mess of rough and rugged abrasion. And yet, and perhaps of importance, there is no sense of striving, nor of aggression. Nothing is being forced into the aural cavities. Sound events, they happen, and if one happens to like it rough, well, great. Er, allow me to self-correct. THIS IS ka-BLUMPING GREAT. (Thank you.)
Closing scene and it is strangely subdued and gamelan-esque. Metal sources un-dampened, to indulge their extended resonance of bonk cling and clang, tinkling liberally upon the ivories, temple gongs swaying in concert. An austere and welcome coda to all that industrial-strength abrasion, distant sounds of highway, or seashore, wafting in through the periphery.
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MERZBOW "Chant 2" LP
Sun & Moon
Thinking now the latest Merzbow reissues I have seen/heard about... there's like Hospital vinyl that has been needed to re-arrange into new length of tracks to fit on vinyl. There's Menstrual CD release that is just one LP from 10xLP box what VOD did on CD. And this Chant 2, 1985 tape, already appeared on at least Extreme label's Age of 369/Chant 2 -CD... so just LP of two c. 25 minute tracks, but the CD version had Age of 369 tape (1984) as well as 10 mins bonus stuff from compilation, totalling 2 hours of Merzgreatness.
So while thinking what's really the point... feeding vinyl collector frenzy... or.. but fuck it, when listening this material, it is simply so good that it seems irrelevant whether there was CD reissue back in 1996. Especially if you do not have it, like many people might not. Still, if someone considers whether buy this, or grab second hand copy of double CD for same price, I may have to suggest latter option is very good. For vinyl fanatics, of course, Chant 2 is not bad choise at all. Simply killer material.
Tervahaat - Noitanaama
Big fan of this band glad to see a new album since the last one was 2014, though I was partially disappointed that the cover didn't contain another black and white photo of forests! This new album from last year does represent a bit of a change, at least to my ears. It is darker, more gloomy and more black metalish, probably the screaming vocals on one track, yet it works in the context of this album. It's still a dark ritualistic take on folk music that is without obvious reference points. Great stuff.
Anatomia - Cranial Obsession 2xLP - NWN! - easily the best thing Anatomia has done. utterly rotten shit. this more drawn out than anything they've done before. it's a logica; "next step" to a point, I think "Dead Body Art" from the last album is probably the best precursor. but the guitar sound and the riffing style are different. way less of an Autopsy vibe, way less comparable to any other band as a result. "Vanishment" is an early album highlight to me. love the dual vocal gurgles and wails. "Uncanny Descension" and "Abysmal Decay" rule hard as well. dead the dead in the dirt, covered in maggots vibe. music for mushrooms and decomposition. best fucking thing I've heard in a long while.
Linekraft - Iwatsuki cassette - OEC - different than what I was expecting, a good different but different. a lot more crunch and decay than the earlier Linekraft releases. only had one listen so far but will be going back for more soon.
Linekraft - Apocalpyse Factory CD - Aussaat - can't beat Bloated Slutbag's review but I can confirm this one is permeated with odd and uncomfortable electronics. I keep thinking that this is what the soundtrack to Tetsuo The Iron Man would have been if that film was made today. weird, fucked up music for a weird, fucked up world.
Mothra - The Remains of Life CD & Doom Engine CD - Three Plugs - of the two Mothra albums I'd go for the later Doom Engine. while I dig the space-y, almost Krautrock vibes of The Remains of Life (thinking especially of Neu! and little of Nisennenmondai), the harsher and heavier sound of Doom Engine really gets my dick hard. looking forward to hearing this in the hot and humid summer months.
been listening many of the older CD's. Simply so much stuff that would require re-visiting more frequently. THE PACT... -compilations, NOISE FOREST compilation - as good as always. It feels that this along few other old comps would really be good to re-issue. Just to give good reference point of level of noise compilations.
LAND OF THE RISING NOISE vol 1 - which is more odd. It's not noise compilation per se. More like "all the japanese". Intense noise tracks by Aube, Merzbow, CCCC, Hijokaidan, more experimental calmness of Agencement, Children Coup d'Etat, DMV and so on. In middle you got cyber-horror-industrial of Dissecting Table or dreamy pop progressive music of Angel'in Heavy Surup, as well as Keiji Haino, Omoide Hatoba, Tokyo Dowser,..... At this time, 1993, CD like this could be made. How would it sound now, if people compiled variation of musical styles into same comp?
I've been told by some guys that Tokyo underground now is very much about mixed shows. Not noise shows exclusively, but something like above. Punk, ambient, progressive, pop, harsh noise, anything thrown at same bill. How well it works, don't know?
To me seems somehow that noise and even power electronics in Japan would be rising again?
Ordo Equilibrio "reaping the fallen..." CD
Once in a while, I listen this, just to make exact same conclusions: Absolutely the best Ordo.. material. Especially the title track. Whole CD is far more experimental, far more innovative than anything they did afterwards. You got gloomy and dark ambient tracks. Heavily experimentally treated musical songs. Not just the same old clean guitar, sampled bells and gentle whispering vocals what became trademark already from second album.
Completely agree on the Ordo one - since then they seem to have found a popular formula and have just stuck with it, often repeating themselves. Unworthy hipster neo-folk along with the likes of King Dude and Spiritual Front.
Quote from: burdizzo on March 21, 2018, 12:45:20 PM
Completely agree on the Ordo one - since then they seem to have found a popular formula and have just stuck with it, often repeating themselves. Unworthy hipster neo-folk along with the likes of King Dude and Spiritual Front.
Never understood how King Dude is considered neofolk (this isn't to dispute your comment as he's obviously thought of as such by most). Perhaps I'm not familiar enough with his earlier work, but it seems to owe more to Nick Cave and Tom Waits than Death In June or Sol Invictus. Even the most left leaning neofolk stuff has some level of nostalgia for past times, some national romanticism, and some leaning towards the occult. King Dude seems to be thematically way off.
Or maybe my definition of neofolk is way off, in which case feel free to counter...
His first 12" I would consider neo folk, at least musically. After that he went off into a faux Americana type thing. That being said, NOT a fan. I have some mutual friends, but reading old James Madole writings in bed last night was to me a better decision than hanging out with the guy. Hah
Quote from: burdizzo on March 21, 2018, 12:45:20 PM
hipster neo-folk
Wow. These terms should be mutually exclusive, but I guess the post-modern world is indeed a fucked up and confusing one. I don't even want to imagine what this King Dude fella's sound is like.
Kjostad "Frost Cracking Trees" CS (Prime Ruin, 2018)Another great short tape from New Forces honcho's...well, I was going to say "side project," but it looks like Breaking The Will has taken a backseat. That said, the cuts and edits on the A-side remind me of BTW, but more focused on the organic sounds over the electronics. Seems to incorporate tape loops, too, maybe. Birds chirping in the forest amid cut n' looped metal clatter with a "medium-weight" sound. Very subtle, sparse electronic touches. B-side seems to start with same basic source sounds but makes more use of the eponymous frost cracking branches as a thick, staticy tearing sound in the Americanoise tradition. I have yet to hear a Kjostad tape I don't like, and so far I like them all equally. I figure most who like the project already probably need this but it might not win over new converts. Someone sell me a copy of Birchbark and Benchmark Ridge, I'd willingly shell out for them.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 20, 2018, 09:48:55 PM
Anatomia - Cranial Obsession 2xLP - NWN! - easily the best thing Anatomia has done. utterly rotten shit. this more drawn out than anything they've done before. it's a logica; "next step" to a point, I think "Dead Body Art" from the last album is probably the best precursor. but the guitar sound and the riffing style are different. way less of an Autopsy vibe, way less comparable to any other band as a result. "Vanishment" is an early album highlight to me. love the dual vocal gurgles and wails. "Uncanny Descension" and "Abysmal Decay" rule hard as well. dead the dead in the dirt, covered in maggots vibe. music for mushrooms and decomposition. best fucking thing I've heard in a long while.
Kind of forgot about this band - planning to order this when the Grave Upheaval record comes out. Really great band from what I remember of the last LP.
About Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio: it's certainly true that their old work was way more experimental etc, but that split with Spiritual Front is my favorite release of them, maybe because it was the first release I bought from them, even though I had downloaded older tracks from the CMI website before, so I knew the more experimental side as well.
Grunt - Castrate the Illusionist (CD, Freak Animal): Not bad at all, but it does less for me than the last couple of albums.
BizarreSSmania - II (or Nazi Pain Master, is there actually an official title?) (LP, Freak Animal): Great that What's Your Pleasure, Sir? got a follow up and I'm not disappointed. Style is the same and is what you'd expect from these projects working together. Can't put my finger on why, but I think the A side is better than the B side.
Shift - Abandon (LP, Unrest Productions): Hard to describe, but the word dense comes to mind. Packaging is minimalistic, but looks very good. The loops at the end of both sides alone make it worth to choose the vinyl version.
French Death metal assault !
CONFESSOR A.D /
Old school death from Strasbourg.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6gp6xt
I'm glad that this thread made me revisit Ordo Equilibrio's first album and the CMI sampler ...and even Wloves hid there teeth, it was pretty formative for me when it came out (apart from Mortis- shit then shit now)
New records this week:
Yasuo Sugibayashi - The Mask Of The Imperial Family LP
I'd heard and seen "Mask Of The Imperial Family" mentioned before, but it wasn't until recently when I was having drinks at a friends place and he pulled out the "Yauo - Yasuo 7" that I got to listen to this stuff. He said that it was one of the best records he owns, so my interest was piqued. Really was floored with the material, very singular, perfect combination of visuals and sounds creating it's own world. I've been on a very heavy Vanity \ Pafe Record kick for the last several years so this filled a hole that I didn't know existed. This is the reissue on "Lullabies For Insomnia" that collects some tracks from the "Yasuo" & "Relic" 7" along with most of the M.O.T.I.F. LP. Fortunately has my top track from the "Yasuo" 7", although includes almost 9 minutes of material from the "Relic" 7" which is a bit too guitar oriented in contrast with the earlier minimal electronics on the other two records. Would have preferred if it had have put the missing 10 minute track from the LP instead. Important also reissued this in 2017 and the track listing appears to be different, but as all tracks are untitled would need to compare. Or drop 350 euro on the original...
Coil - Astral Disaster Sessions Un/Finished Musics LP
Was just having an argument with my wife last night over what she refers to as the desecration of the grave of Coil with all these new reissues and material popping up the last few years. I argued that I want to hear any unreleased material that exists, even if it's dubious in origins. Well, turns out she was right. There is definitely reasons why this material wasn't put out there when these guys were alive, it's totally unnecessary. This being said- "The Mothership And The Fatherland (Part 2)" is fantastic, and is nearly worth the price of admission, but not quite.
Merzbow - Anicca
This album proves that sometimes it's worth it to randomly buy random albums from artists with overblown discographies and sometimes it's not - at the same time. There are three tracks, and the titles are just the album title followed by "part" and a number. The first one is awful. Stupid drumwork with noise on it. The drums are decently well preformed, and I'm sure it was fun for Masami Akita to play them, but the result is pointless and horrible. Obviously, experimental musicians need to experiment, and some of Merbow's more unorthodox stuff is great (including Merzbeat), but this just pisses me off. The second track is way more impressive; a slab of Merzbow noise the way it's supposed to sound. Still, "Anicca Part III" is where it's at. A shifting, diverse and intense track with a buttload of different loops, industrial noises and feedback attacks that really reminds you that this guy is revered for a reason, no matter what you think about his personal politics and ethos (which, after all, are comparatively harmless and sympathetic - a statement that of course in all honesty is equally obvious for all noise musicians' opinions, at least in so far as they are expressed through the noise).
Intrinsic Action "Sado-Electronics" CD
Listening the Re-mastered re-release of the first CD from 1992.
It's no way as nice looking as Tesco. Have never compared how the "maximized volume" mastering effected the overall atmosphere. Nevertheless, this is great release. 74 minutes may feel at first little long. It's first full length I.A. and then added 20 minutes of Surgical Stainless Steel sessions. But 74 minutes go easy and fast.
If some people always laughed at I.A. for being silly, well, maybe it is advantage of not speaking english as native tongue, but certainly one can't escape thought that many Whitehouse tracks may be equally funny. If some people conclude that americans didn't quite get the British humor, and it resulted this stuff being... well, much more blunt.. In case of I.A. it works out great.
Sado Electronics was sadly the only proper studio album they made. It is very clear how much more advanced this is compared to demo recordings or live recordings. Each track with two elements of piercing sado-electronics. Synth, but also sometimes used in far more adventurous ways than in Bloodyminded. Usage of feedback within electronics signals. And vocals. Hardly ever it is full on shouting or screaming. You got great variety of intensity, pacing and usage of effects. Live modulation of fast electric delay echoes, spoken voice at verge of feeding back, etc. Articulated clearly, not just yelling.
The more years pass, the more I like this album. I recall that c. 10 years ago, Bloodlust! -label was announcing preparation for I.A. double CD collecting all the unreleased demo recordings. Meaning the finalized Electro-Death Suite demo that has been bootlegged and many more. Don't know what happened. There was three versions of the aborted "Electro-Death Suite" album. Some of tracks eventually re-recorded for the debut BLOODYMINDED album. It would be nice to hear what were those 2 other, most likely advanced demo versions of the album. And on replicated CD, haha....
TRERIKSRÖSET - N/T live tape
"Tommy never disappoints" is a phrase that has a vaguely pornographic ring to it, but in this case it can be taken literally. Treriksröset is something of the Kazuo Ishiguru of noise - once a sufficient number of gulfs of time have passed for another release to be made, something great pops up. This tape on Hatband contains two separate live gigs, one recorded from the mixer table line-out, and one with a tape recorder mic and thus complete with audience sounds at all. Both tracks are harsh, harsh noise with the usual balance of technical finesse, lo-fi, held back subtlety and balls-to-the-wall ruckus. Not even trying to be cute or clever here - these things are what make Treriksröset good. There are many Japanese people that make louder and more annoying stuff, many lonely Russians who field record stranger and more subdued sounds, but there are in fact very few acts that manage to combine minimalism and technical performance the way Treriksröset does it. Two incompatible senses - of intentionality and of improvisation - co-mingle, so that there is no real way of knowing where the one ends and the other begins. This phenomenon, or lack thereof, may in fact be one of the few objective criteria there are to differentiate great noise from your average Bandcamp Joe. BJ's combination of VST effects and a few analog gadgets may well produce atonal feedback a-plenty, but still fail to even approach something like Treriksröset. This, folks, is where it's at.
It is also interesting to see how Hatband has managed to roll with the times to stay ahead of the game, even as tape has rearisen as the weapon of choice for myriads of labels. The grey/black tape and the inlay infested, mainly black cover and packaging somehow thematically merge with the music in the sense that it combines an elitist/Folio Society kind of professionalism with just the right amount of stamp impressed D.I.Y. - real D.I.Y. too. A limitation of 102 makes it all but certain that commoners and peasants shall have to take out a second mortgage on their houses to purchase this on discogs once the scalpers get a hold of it, but such is the nature of True Scandinavian Harsh Noise, or at least the second hand market it creates. And this baby will probably hit Youtube in a few months anyway, in which case I recommend that you check it out even if you're unable to get a hold of the actual tape.
BizarreSSMania "II" CD (Freak Animal, 2017)
You already know if you'll like this without me having to tell you, so stop reading now if you're one of those people who gets all uncomfortable about this kind of stuff. Anyway, the real title was not-so-discreetly hidden in advertisements because you can't be too careful these days, I guess – I find the idea of words or symbols being actually illegal pretty hilarious. As if a handful of outsider music releases would actually "bring back the camps."
But if they did, I'd imagine this album would be a better soundtrack for Naziploitation '70s and '80s sleaze as well as heavy-duty BDSM sessions than the sounds of most of us being thrown in the showers and ovens. I have to say, from even the first five minutes of track one or so, I was struck hard by how much different and more atmospheric this was than the "What's Your Pleasure, Sir?" album. Mixing seems to have been left mostly to SS Ofizier and lots of the sounds I can tell were done by Bitewerks (signature reverb and clunking big junk metal) and Ze Offizier (loops, very dark, atmospheric synth tones, strange choices in texture) and frankly it's hard for me to point out what Adolf Christ contributed other than what I assume is the saturation/distortion-heavy parts and possibly some field recordings (but then again, those could be from Mania). Both expansive and claustrophobic, if that's possible. Sound gave an impression of alternating between vivid saturated color S&M videos and grainy, dismal black and white footage of documentaries of you know what.
A long, synth-texture section has an almost M.B. vibe that certainly fits the subject matter, which also reminded me of Ashley C's "Drift," also from/received courtesy of Freak Animal. Not as bleak in sound as I would imagine an album with sleaze Nazi-esque aesthetics to be, but more genuinely engaging and of course perversely sexy in a She-Wolf sort of way as I'm sure it was intended. Funny thing is even after three listens I can't keep track of what happens on which track. Pretty good indicator of careful composition when you forget how long you've been listening to an album and who it's by. Even if you liked the first one more, and I am pretty sure I do, this one's still essential and genuinely experimental despite having all the elments that ward off the jaded been-theres and the PC pussbags. I will admit to either not noticing or noticing an actual lack of Uproar vocals – the only major detractor as they were a huge part of my appreciation for the first one. Still great.
Absurd Cosmos Late Nite "2016-17" "Final Lives"
Red Wine & Sugar "Chattels + The Humor and Confidence of John"
"Dogs, Blood, Storms, Spiders" (Index Clean, 2017)
I can't think about, let alone write about these projects without rambling in some fashion. There's so little to it that your mind can take it in really any direction. The pitch-shifted background ambience of warped smooth jazz and shimmering keyboards along with the most mundane field recordings imaginable make this compatible for ambient listening, but the lyrics/vocals are almost like pulling the rug out from under you to "reward" your active listening. I get the impression some of these are taken from news articles or perhaps online reviews, but then again, they could also just be offhand observations and reflections from the person behind all this (one Mark Groves, more on him later). Some of the lines are like any everyday thought one might have and others are sort of disturbing and hilarious – on one live track, we hear of his rather intense sense of disappointment at the lack of pineapple on his kebab. A lot of this seems to concern food, as the advertisement for this CD mentioned recordings of "stopping for snacks." That's literally what some of this is; "Pull over, I'm gonna get some corn chips." No joke. Later, we hear (yes, hear) the man eating the eponymous chip on the track "Cool Ranch." I guess this is also the kind of thing that you already know if you'll want anything to do with or not – I don't think most people have the patience for something this bizarre but I find it goddamned satisfying. There seems to be a reflective heavy-heartedness that's sad but not pathetic or hateful, which I think most can probably relate to. There's a great line at one point about how American homeless people often consider themselves "temporarily-inconvenienced millionaires." Other than that, it's hard to posit the intentions of this project or if it's entirely serious, but frankly I don't think that matters. A friend was writing to me a while back and complaining about the lack of genuine experimentation in industrial etc., and I think this kind of stuff pretty much proves him wrong. This is recommended to anyone who gets bored with actual music on a regular basis and uses experimental music/audio as something of a substitute.
OK, so, Red Wine & Sugar. This project is a duo of Mark Groves and Samaan Fieck, and that's apparent in that it seems as if both contribute lyrics, with Groves doing vocals just a bit more than Feick; and Feick contributing more basic sounds while Groves perhaps does effects. Or any combination, obviously. But the more composed, considered sound collages and loop pieces behind the tracks suggest a good deal more "seriousness," whatever that means in this context, than the above ACLN. Lots of careful tape manipulations and brilliant electronic microtones, amidst jarringly out-of-place sounds like harsh keyboard strikes and indiscernible sounds. There is a darker, more brooding quality here, where some of the Discogs and advertisement descriptions list "therapy" as part of the genre or quality of the (non) music. Considering some of the lyrics, which seem to (not entirely) focus on psychological matters, I would agree. This sort of pertains to some conversations I've been having with various friends and pen-pals lately, as well as the STAB Electronics interview in SI #10 – the notion of power electronics (etc) being a vehicle for admitting to failure and defeat, and so on. I see this as basically realist rather than whiny and narcissistic (in cases like this, at least – in certain others, well, don't quote me). It's hard to say that I consider this project better than ACLN, just that it's much closer to something you can listen to intently, like other music or whatever. Glad to know they're still going and will get whatever comes next.
Alvin Curran "Natural History" reissue CS (Art Into Life, 2017)
Really great C64 tape that crosses the lines between sound collage, pure field recordings, and musique concrete – some parts are raw, some with a (seemingly) added slight reverb effect. Some looped almost in a Steve Reich fashion, some as they are. Some organized to a very tonal effect, others rhythmic. Johann here described it as "arranged like a symphony" and that was pretty spot-on, there's a car horn section that actually sounds like Thelonious Monk. Sections which involve boat horns always sound great, somewhat harsh, almost like the types of noises featured in latter Arv & Miljo stuff – there's an interview where Matthias says something like "harsh noises, not Harsh Noise as in the genre of music," and some of these sections would qualify. That's a great thing to search for by any standard, but Alvin Curran was doing that in the early '80s. Little clusters of actual music for a few bars here and there, mostly if not all piano, I think some voice, too. Some sounds totally unidentifiable without the index on the j-card (and some super obscure even with it), which is always a good thing if you are like me and like pure sound over real music. Super dynamic and attention-grabbing but also good for more relaxed, inattentive listening (if turned down a bit) such as while reading. Fucking goddamned expensive, though. But worth it as this would be hard to let go of, sort of a tape library piece in terms of exemplary sounds. I'm actually surprised this wasn't reissued on Editions Mego/Recollections GRM or something academic, classy and stuffy like that. Easy to imagine as the soundtrack to some experimental film collage, not quite Brakhage stuff but more identifiable.
No Intention "Rabelais" CS (Vitrine, 2016)
Everyone's probably familiar with the phrase "be careful what you wish for." I think it's an adage that's not just superstition, in this case. Allen Mozek sure knows how to aim low, and deliver, when it comes to most of his projects and much of the Vitrine roster, for better or worse. Certainly pointless but enjoyable, not dumb like most of the aforementioned. This stuff is like certain Gero material in that it reflects something a friend said: "if he's not just testing the listener's patience, then I don't know what he's trying to do." When I try to think of why Mozek does things like this, or why I'd even bother with it, the only conclusion I can come to is that people want something to listen to, but they don't want music. Or noise. Somehow, this to me is neither.
This is some of the most irritating non-music you might hear. It's not quite like the Haters low-bitrate insanity or certain noisecore, but it approaches that realm of button-pushing. We get things like an obviously drunken spoken-word recitation in the most cloying voice possible amidst a retarded drum machine that continues into inane field recordings accompanied by admirable sound work that at first seems to be a drill and then ends up being amp feedback. Some effects usage that seems to nod toward '80s PE tape stuff. If you consider the most lo-fi messing around with junk acoustics to reflect The Haters or New Blockaders, well, it has that, I guess. Things do actually become engaging, though, and build a lot of interesting momentum as things get legitimately noisy, but never veer into extreme or harsh noise. The radio-tuning stuff is something a child would do and I'm talking about younger than Philip Best at 13. Shortly thereafter, the combination of oscillating feedback, guitar abuse, and fuck knows what reminds me of some of the earlier SSRI tapes which can't be bad. The final piece is an extended silence eventually interrupted by incidental clunking and shuffling, which can be surprising when you forget you had a tape on.
I admire the audacity of things like this but sort of hate that they exist in the first place, considering all the things Mozek could have been doing instead or I could be doing instead of listening to it. And I like the idea of using field recordings that nobody in their right mind would give two fucks about. On his website, Scott Foust says something about how Vitrine is doing most of the anti-music or non-music stuff today that is not that noisy. I think that's a fair objective, even if most of this kind of crap ends up being exactly that. Somehow, I think it's worth the dig. Kind of like life. Takes a lot of work to enjoy it.
Matthew P. Hopkins "Calls" CS (Thalamos, 2017)
On first listen, this brought to mind SSD's "How Much Art Can You Take?" because, well, sometimes you wonder where the line between avant-garde and bullshit is, kind of like the above work of dumbass genius that is No Intention. The sparkly, bright-sounding synth electronics early on as well as later just weren't working for me. After another, I think I understand the role of contrast they play, 'cause everything else here is pretty fucking bleak. Otherwise, most synth textures here are pretty tasty and very austere. There's snippets of vocal work and little fragments of field recordings underneath and on top of the somewhat downer tones. Apparently this was all improvised in a relatively short period on reel-to-reel – I admire the ability of the artist to conjure a specific atmosphere (or lack thereof) and realize that vision effectively. Also the buzzing yet deep, clear sound of the recording itself. Great editing and stop-start moments with some very unexpected routes taken on the B-side especially. This is sort of lonely, strained-sounding stuff that I think could really appeal to fans of stuff that's come out on Strange Rules or Posh Isolation, as well as the Mark Groves projects like Absurd Cosmos Late Nite and Red Wine & Sugar. In that sense, I've got to wonder if there's something in the water down there in Australia that's making all these mopey Pikers commit their voice and weirdo electronics to tape. I'll certainly look into more of what this guy is doing as I bought it on a random pick and am rarely this happy with my choices when I do so. Very futuristic and stylish stuff recommended for those who enjoyed the Still Image tape on Throne Heap as well as the elegant simplicity of Greedy Ventilator.
Dog Lady Island "Dolor Aria" CS (Alien Passengers, 2015)
I have a love-hate relationship with Mike Collino's projects as his real name stuff tends to always be ace while every other Dog Lady or Dog Lady Island tape is either totally essential or I wonder why he recorded let alone released a practice session. On the other hand, I think Alien Passengers is meant to be more of an audio document series than a label in the truest sense, so there's not much whining I can do about that. While I got nothing from "Malone," "Dolor Aria" continues the wonky, decayed take on simplistic modern classical music and nails it. There is a really decrepit atmosphere here that rivals all of the Swedish and Danish projects while being very beautiful and relaxing in the sense that I would imagine Collino intends. While more recent releases seem to be zither-oriented, I would guess this was during the violin period, but who knows? I also hear some wind instrument and harp-like tones alongside brilliant static and hiss work, some of which I can only assume is incidental rather than totally intentional. Need to get his recent stuff as the references to classical music only seem to be increasing, and I really enjoy Collino's take on it.
Murder Cult "The Bridge" CS (Strange Rules, 2015)
So, here, I was hoping for field recordings of a hanging bridge as Discogs lists this tape as "field recording" and "non-music." I'd strongly dispute that – this is more like outdoor tape recordings of something like a wood-mallet instrument or a kalimba being fed through a small practice amp. I was really hoping that it'd just be sounds of a swinging bridge as I remember a really perilous one on a hiking route from the town I grew up in. Lots of people either jumped off or fell off while drunk or on mushrooms or whatever. So that just goes to show, don't place too much personal expectations on anything. There is even a photgraph of an unrelated bridge on the J-card! Nevertheless, I like this, it reminds me of acoustic versions of Grim's melodic interludes but even simpler. B-side is basically the same with a different melody, a hand-drum rhythm, and some nice background hum (singing bowl?). This might be recorded in open space but it's certainly not a field recording and certainly is music. Not bad, but there is nothing here I can recommend to anyone, really – this is more like something to record for personal listening than a release, but it's relaxing, feminine-sounding, and very subdued, even for Strange Rules. If this were a little more thought-out, I could see this coming out on No Rent or even Vitrine, but I suppose it's basically the way it should be already.
Infektionsabteilung "Luzifer's Traum" CS (Narcolepsia, 2015)
I've always wanted to like more ambient, krautrock, and komische stuff, but a lot of it, particuarly the stuff people recommend, ends up being too New Agey and hippie-ish, not to mention compositionally meandering and patchy in terms of enjoyable sections. With this project, I have something I'd consider ambient that fulfills what I want to like about the aforementioned genres. This is mostly very serene but sometimes majestic synthesizer-driven ambient with little concrete loop details and some more "industrial" rhythmic synth parts, but overall with a very film-soundtrack sort of feel rather than something for it's own sake. Things almost start to get noisy toward the latter of side B which is ironically one of the more hypnotic and "soothing" sections. Very obscure delay clatter in the background which reminds me of a certain project whose name begins with "M." But much better than that. There's been talk of "black metal intro music" (or "dungeon synth," gimme a fuckin' break, more like Dungeons & Dragons synth) on this forum and in that sense, I think this is like film interlude or Goblin-type cinematic rock band interlude music, but without the film or the progressive rock.
But this is good, detailed, and varied, whereas pseudo-medeival-sounding simplistic key synth tones with black metal fonts on logos is the sum of its parts in the bad sense. This definitely has a retro-futuristic vibe which some might dismiss but honestly there is no immediate comparison I can make with this project as far as within industrial music. There's something to be said for that. Come to think of it, there is some material by Graustisch that I think accomplishes a similar atmosphere despite sounding pretty different – both bleak and very moving at the same time. So check one out if you like the other. I definitely wouldn't mind having the complete discography of Infektionsabteilung, also.
Pleasure Island "Drina Wolves" CS (Beyond The Ruins, 2018)
I was compelled to check this project out after having read some reviews that basically said well, this stuff is so minimal that I don't see what the point is. When you hear that repeatedly, you have to wonder if there is something to it. Here, I think the point seems to be a "death industrial" or Tesco-type power electronics/industrial but as minimal as possible – one synth line, another with delay occuring intermittenly, and a vocal track that is intelligible and enunciated but garbled a bit by reverb. Basically the same forumla each track. Very atmospheric, stylish stuff that somehow works for me despite there being hardly anything to it. Side B track 2 is probably my favorite piece being unclassifiable as noise, industrial, etc but still nice synth and loop work. Also oddly quiet in the vocal-driven tracks, kind of like another very, very minimal US project called Alba Cell which was pretty good, and Hospital Productions-ish but did not totally thrill me. I somewhat admire the odd choice of envelope filter for certain synth parts but on a bad day might consider this somewhat, well, lazy. I think this is the kind of project where multiple releases need to be heard before you totally know where you stand. For both, seems you need some background information on content etc. There seems to be a current "thing" in US PE right now where being immediately engaging is not a big concern, and I have a love-hate relationship with the idea of that much austerity in PE. You have to wonder if it is actual power electronics or something very close to it, and I lean toward the latter, meaning nothing negative by that. Just that this is a specific, limited style I am somewhat unsure of. Check back later. For now, I recommend Walter Khan's "From Nothing To Nothing" or "001" by NIT instead for simplistic but effective, genuine PE.
Knurl/Ames Sanglantes split CS (Phanta Phei, 2017)
Grabbed this because both are projects that tend to be hit-or-miss for me; really forgettable when they miss and absolutely great when they hit. Knurl has a massive discography and knows his art/craft quite well, but like The Rita, tends to either really thrill or disappoint me. On this occasion, I like it a lot as it's his less monolithic, more dynamic stuff that is more bassy and crude, with a tape fidelity, as opposed to the sharper nonstop blasts I've heard previously. AS side I've listened to a few times already, as it's a really unique style that straddles the line between harsh noise and PE, with a simplicity that reminds me of certain Mauthausen Orchestra recordings, especially in the squealed vocals. Certain sections are almost like MB's noisier parts. Maybe my favorite Ames Sanglantes material yet?
Bad Kharma - 96-98 4xCS Box : I have listened the first 3 of 4 tapes so far and it's so good i am surprised and wonder how there were still copies on Discogs for sale on such good price, given it's also very limited. There were 3 when i bought it, now only one, so if interested better act fast. I guess my case answers my wondering. I didn't know Bad Kharma except 3-4 tracks i had listened here and there in compilations and collaborations. Seeing this box full of 4,5 hours of 90s noise for 15 euro i thought why not, 90s noise, can't be so bad ... Well this deserves every cent and even more. A discovery for me !
What's in the box and details about the recordings you can read on label's site : http://bonbon.ronsun.se/ . There i see he had plans to release more old material from his projects and then new recordings too. But nothing happened, sadly. Except Neghantil on another label.
Anyone has listened Karisma 3xCDr ?
Quote from: Theodore on March 31, 2018, 01:16:01 PM
Bad Kharma - 96-98 4xCS Box (...) i am surprised and wonder how there were still copies on Discogs for sale on such good price, given it's also very limited.
It's a brilliant set, definitely, and it deserves to be heard. Well composed mid '90s noise from Sweden when there really wasn't much real noise being made here, one would think that would spark some interest. But it's not that hard to guess why Bad Kharma hasn't gained more attention really; the artwork is always harmless/minimal, he hasn't done a ton of interviews, he's not out there playing live, there's no edgy theme framing his music etc. He lets the noise speak for itself, and that's not how you sell records and tapes.
I have some of that
Red Tape Rot series he did with Marhaug, but this set here is where he's at his best I think.
Quote from: Eigen Bast on March 10, 2018, 06:27:46 PM
Geography of Hell - Hiroshima 1945/Nagasaki 1945
Any soundsamples from this album available somewhere?
Sutcliffe Jugend - When Pornography Is No Longer Enough CD. Took me a while to find a reasonable priced copy, would be nice if this get's a reissue (on vinyl). Listened to this a few times in a row today in my car. Such a great PE album. Creepy atmosphere, dynamic noises and left me wanting for more due to it's length. Since i've only heard fragments; is The Victim As Beauty CD in the same vein?
Maaaa – Decay And Demoralization
I'd never actually heard Maaaa until that excellent video with outdoors live performances was posted a while back in another thread, but upon seeing and hearing that I immediately decided to buy a few recordings and check them out properly. It's not only the album title on this one that has a certain Grunt vibe, but even so the style is not as dark, heavy or crypto-melodic as what can be found on Terror and Degeneration. In the end, there is little reason to go on about a comparison mostly caused by the title and the Ugric connection. This is solid, violent harsh noise with some industrial touches and a humongous variety of sound types and sources. Each track has a distinct identity, distinguishing it from the others, and it is rare that a sound overstays its welcome. Everything has a nice crunch, except for the few parts not meant to be overly crunchy, and this is an investment I am rather happy about. An additional thing to note is that everything here feels very deliberate, structured and well produced/mastered - if that is the case or not I don't know - and this could of course be a problem if you're in a certain type of mood. Since I'm not at the moment, I'm simply enjoying it.
Was listening to a lot of gore music recently; discovered Embalmer super filthy atmosphere but can't beat Lymphatic Phlegm for that. Ummm... paediatrician are really cool.
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Geography of Hell - Hiroshima 1945/Nagasaki 1945
Any soundsamples from this album available somewhere?
Great album minus the part that sounds like Star Wars.
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Quote from: bogskaggmannen on April 02, 2018, 01:42:24 PM
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Geography of Hell - Hiroshima 1945/Nagasaki 1945
Any soundsamples from this album available somewhere?
Great album minus the part that sounds like Star Wars.
I'm really hoping Boomkat get copies of this soon, really want to hear it.
Quote from: Force Neurotic on March 31, 2018, 05:24:06 AM
BizarreSSMania "II" CD (Freak Animal, 2017)
You already know if you'll like this without me having to tell you, so stop reading now if you're one of those people who gets all uncomfortable about this kind of stuff. Anyway, the real title was not-so-discreetly hidden in advertisements because you can't be too careful these days,
Actually real title is "II". It was labels mistake to leave the sketchy original book title used in back cover graphics into spines. But it would be good title, hah...
UNSUSTAINABLE SOCIAL CONDITION "Pleasure Seeking Pacifists" tapePhage
Decent harsh noise blasting. One could almost call it harsh noise wall, yet it falls into old school of just being... heavy buzy, restlessly boiling and splattering sound wall. Fairly short play time, was it 20 minutes, makes it work well.
MACRONYMPHA "For Better of Worse" 3xtapePhage
What USC tape above had strength was compact length. I'm not against long length, damn, I listen full day of noise many times, but when band puts out rather many releases... Since 2016, am I wrong but there is like 80 new Macronympha releases for 2 year period. Most of them on mr. Sabattos Bizarre Audio Arts. It makes me wonder what is the actual output of original members here, and how much is just basically what would make these Armenia releases? Level of many of these releases are less than one would expect from Macronympha, and visually a lot of titles look rather poor. I wasn't much excited by most of new releases I heard. They all lacked what makes Macronympha good in their absolute killer works. This triple tape, is not bad. Not at all. It is fierce basic harsh noise, where enough variation within side, and between sides. But still makes me think that Macronympha of 1995 would have not been satisfied on this, but done way better. It would be quite miracle anyways. To expect that 80 releases later, within couple of years, they'd deliver utmost highlight, is quite unrealistic. Still, these guys have been making harsh noise so long, that they know how to deliver the decent assault of noise brutality. Listening through triple tape at one sitting - not a problem at all. That indicates it already being way better than my complaints let you understand.
KIRAN ARORA "Glare" tapeSkeleton Dust
However, comparing above Macronympha to this... It becomes rather clear that the really good noise is still better than fairly good. Kiran Arora has merely 1-2 tapes per year, proper 45-60 minute tapes. Texas noise artists falls well into americanoise's 90's spirit, but what really is spirit beyond crunch and neat tape saturation, is that A LOT of bands, despite being harsh noise, are some how extraordinary. It's not "the same", and sounds themselves has distinctive nature what won't let Kiran Arora stuff fall into just
decent blasting, but even album worthy nature of focus on detail!
Masahiro Ikumi - Perfect Blue OST LP - Tiger Lab Vinyl
Listening to this again for the umpteenth time, there's a part of me that thinks this is perhaps the best soundtrack of all time. Better than Blade Runner, better than Escape From New York, better than Profondo Rosso. A major point in it's favor, as it's presented here, is that you get six complete tracks rather than a collection of short cues and themes. So it's very much a stand alone album. even for a suspense/horror anime the music is deeply uneasy and uncomfortable. a mixture of queazy ambient, distant guitar noise, industrial rhythmic pounding and wordless vocals. it's very polished, deeply layered and dynamic. there's no hint of cheesiness anywhere though the techno leanings of "Uchida's Theme" might be off-putting to some of readers here. but to my ears it's quite literally perfect.
And personally I'd love to get a copy of the original CD with the JPop tracks from the movie interspersed throughout the album. they're solid in their own right, especially if you know the lyrics from the film, and they help ratchet up the anxiety when listening to the album as a whole.
just listen to this excellence!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=HWNMb6RmWWE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=HWNMb6RmWWE)
Samantha Glass "Introducing The Confession" CS (No Rent, 2017)
Really intriguing and immersive minimal electronic music from artist also (un)known for more industrial, PE-ish material under the name Victor Portsmouth. Although I haven't heard that stuff, I'll definitely be checking it out – as this is pretty top-notch. Very dreamy and ethereal without being totally stereotypical two-note goth haircut keyboard bullshit, good for background multitask listening without relying too much on stock-drone ethereality (I.E. atmosphere is achieved through effort, not factory presets). When focused on with proper attention, the atmosphere seems almost offensively intimate, sort of like the tapes from JH1.FS3. But what do you call this, genre-wise? I don't really know; some tracks have processed vocals, others samples, one even has a Patsy Cline sample in lieu of vocals. Some have a weird approach to sound collage involving almost indiscernible field recordings and unintelligible police scanner recordings, but all have an underlying current of minimal melodic and rhythmic synth work. Really great stuff with an ultra-modern, sleek n' stylish post-industrial vibe that I normally am (ahem) a bit skeptical of, but here seems to fit perfectly. Would definitely appeal to some of the Strange Rules and Posh Isolation crowd in terms of sound, but I don't think that's bad in this case. Here, I'm thinking Kyo, Vanessa Amara, Olymphia, stuff like that. If you can tolerate that kind of thing, you'll like this.
Pool "Jim Day Upholterer" CS (No Rent, 2017)
Crude yet somehow kind of sleek minimal noise-collaged nothingness from a handful of guys whose names I don't recognize. Sounds like this could be one person as much as it is apparently a group, as there is not a lot here. We get a variety of popping, warbling, and synth blurting sounds alongside some other obscure and momentary noises and field recordings, this isn't another static "study." Things never even come close to getting loud or harsh, even at high volume. There's an obvious use of acoustic and everyday sound here, so this kind of rests in that nebulous place that is not noise, sound collage or musique concrete, but plenty would see it as being all three. Lots of weird warping effects and strange mixing/placement choices. You'd think this would be pretty lo-fi, and some sounds are, but mostly it just has this "medium grey" quality that helps blend everything together. I can't tell if either side is the same exact piece, or different mixes of the same basic sound pallette, but I suspect they're more or less different. I think this would appeal greatly to the vintage-obsessives but also to anyone who wants an example of something being done today outside of any reference to anything else. I guess it's vaguely like some of the stuff from Stewart Skinner. I like this very much but I get the feeling it'd be nauseating if you listened while suffering from food poisoning or a bad hangover. Otherwise quite relaxing and pleasant. Apparently this project is on a couple of pretty obscure compilations and I'd like to check those out.
SONIC DISORDER – Travelers' Companion Volume III LP (Les Disques Bruitistes)
Who's this fella? Seems to have been very active throughout the years, but I've never heard the guy before. Just an LP in a white disco sleeve without any inserts. No date on the label, just the titles etc. Weird, very lofi sound experiments using tapes, objects and some samples. Hard to place this kind of stuff on a timeline. It fits well on the label, LDB, but could just as well have been released five years ago on Hanson. Curious thing, this one. I think I like it.
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SONIC DISORDER – Travelers' Companion Volume III LP (Les Disques Bruitistes)
Who's this fella? Seems to have been very active throughout the years, but I've never heard the guy before. Just an LP in a white disco sleeve without any inserts. No date on the label, just the titles etc. Weird, very lofi sound experiments using tapes, objects and some samples. Hard to place this kind of stuff on a timeline. It fits well on the label, LDB, but could just as well have been released five years ago on Hanson. Curious thing, this one. I think I like it.
Some US weirdo who recorded tons of noise/shitnoise/noisecore/weird stuff in the mid 90's and put out a billion tapes and split tapes back then. I'm afraid I'm usually more interested in the bands he made splits with than in him in general though.
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Quote from: Baglady on April 09, 2018, 06:50:46 PM
SONIC DISORDER – Travelers' Companion Volume III LP (Les Disques Bruitistes)
Who's this fella? Seems to have been very active throughout the years, but I've never heard the guy before. Just an LP in a white disco sleeve without any inserts. No date on the label, just the titles etc. Weird, very lofi sound experiments using tapes, objects and some samples. Hard to place this kind of stuff on a timeline. It fits well on the label, LDB, but could just as well have been released five years ago on Hanson. Curious thing, this one. I think I like it.
Some US weirdo who recorded tons of noise/shitnoise/noisecore/weird stuff in the mid 90's and put out a billion tapes and split tapes back then. I'm afraid I'm usually more interested in the bands he made splits with than in him in general though.
Used to really dig his early (90's) output - the travellers companion II tape for example etc... to the extend i featured him on a comp. tape i did back then. I remember it had field recordings, chainsaw sounds, screams, ... But yeah, a shit ton of releases indeed and i didn't really follow his output anymore. Might check this one out though.
Sickness / Slogun - The Scars of Happiness / Always Numb CD - PacREC/Troniks
Been a while since I've listened to this one. Great Sickness material. Loud as hell and starts of strong. Just classic cut-up madness. While I definitely dig the more restrained darkness of Ruiner and Mudlark, its the non-stop onslaught stuff that really gets me going. the Kill to Forget remix or whatever it is is damn good too. As for the Slogun track, I've never been the biggest fan and this one leaves me feeling meh. One day I'll have to dig into his extensive discography but today is not that day.
Bizarre Uproar - Purification CD - F&V
This was my favorite BU album for a long time, but again, hadn't listened to it in years. Goddamn if it's not still great. Especially the first 3 tracks which are just damn perfect. I have to laugh at how much this influenced my first few years of CM recordings. in terms of the chronology of BU albums it serves as an interesting transition album between the hi-fi metal and loop madness of Unsafe and Insane and Liha-Evankeliumi and the later dirge albums like Rape Africa and Vihameditaatio. And to me, probably the closest to full on power electronics that BU has gotten. still a classic.
Kevlar - New Fears New Fights CD - Unrest
Really enjoying this one. A bit cleaner and more balanced in the production. The vocals are more distinguishable too which makes me happy. But there's no track that grabs me by the balls like Doctrine Over Person from Criteria. At least not yet. Generally it benefits from loud listening, though it can compare to the supremacy of the UFoI III live set. An easy album to listen to on repeat though and definitely recommended!
Abscheu - Pretense cassette - Unrest
Digging this one even more than the new Kevlar. There's nothing wildly groundbreaking or even super complex, just extremely effective use of sounds and themes to create a very engaging listen from start to finish. probably my favorite "heavy electronics" release since Am Not's Unpunished. mandatory purchase!!
Sektor 304 - Soul Cleansing CD - Malignant - my first exposure to Sektor 304 and the soundtrack to my last two semesters of college, specifically finals. it was just the right amount of intensity and misery. Body Hammer and Death Mantra remain my favorites but like everything Sektor 304 has done, it's best taken as a whole.
Sektor 304 - Subliminal Actions CD - Malignant - waited on this one for a bit after it came out. I didn't think lightning would strike twice, let alone twice as hard. everything sounds more massive, everything hits harder. it sounds utterly alive and organic. and there's a nice arc from the aggressive first third to the expansive sounds of the last third.
Sektor 304 - Live Reactions CD - New Approach - honestly listening to this again, it's like an improved version of Soul Cleansing. I think I prefer it to the studio album. and the percussion must be praised!
Sektor 304 - Communiphones CD - New Approach - and then Sektor 304 hits you with this great ambient-industrial album that's all simmer and swell. the sound of lead boiling.
I bought the Engage... Forwards box set from New Approach when it came out and it's honestly the gift that keeps on giving. If you're into Sektor 304 I highly recommend getting all of the non-album stuff in one go. totally worth it for the $ and it looks fucking great.
I feel like I heard at some point recently that Sektor 304 split up? can anyone confirm or deny cause that'd be a goddamn shame. when I reach for modern industrial it's either this or Ke/Hil.
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I feel like I heard at some point recently that Sektor 304 split up? can anyone confirm or deny cause that'd be a goddamn shame. when I reach for modern industrial it's either this or Ke/Hil.
that is correct - andre coelho is doing
Beyond Enclosure now. really good, but different from Sektor 304.
https://malignantrecs.bandcamp.com/album/dungeon-of-total-void
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 13, 2018, 05:27:32 PM
I feel like I heard at some point recently that Sektor 304 split up? can anyone confirm or deny cause that'd be a goddamn shame. when I reach for modern industrial it's either this or Ke/Hil.
that is correct - andre coelho is doing Beyond Enclosure now. really good, but different from Sektor 304.
https://malignantrecs.bandcamp.com/album/dungeon-of-total-void
Thanks for the info. Still a bummer but at least I've got something new to check out. I wonder why they called it quits?
Was listening The Cherry Point - Smog City tape. Explosive material ! Deck's meters on +8dB, speakers spit flames of highest quality noise. You can't play it just once. Demands repeat. Was that gaidas playing buried down ? Probably hallucinations ...
Someone -i guess Phil himself- , somewhen, must gather the best of all these numerous splits, CDRs, and organize the chaos a little bit with one more proper compilation.
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Was listening The Cherry Point - Smog City tape. Explosive material ! Deck's meters on +8dB, speakers spit flames of highest quality noise.
Along with
THE RITA - Magazine, this is my favorite 00's wall style harsh noise recordings. Or actually one of my favorite harsh noise recordings in general. The point on side B when the whole thing starts falling apart gives me goosebumps every time. Perfect cassette.
Quote from: Theodore on April 14, 2018, 01:52:13 PM
Was listening The Cherry Point - Smog City tape. Explosive material ! Deck's meters on +8dB, speakers spit flames of highest quality noise. You can't play it just once. Demands repeat. Was that gaidas playing buried down ? Probably hallucinations ...
Someone -i guess Phil himself- , somewhen, must gather the best of all these numerous splits, CDRs, and organize the chaos a little bit with one more proper compilation.
Cherry Point "Night of the Bloody Tapes" CD contains a lot of the material from those splits and elsewhere... one of my favorites
DISCORDANCE - Supremacy
Digging about in the CD collection, I found this little gem that I bought X years ago when buying up a batch of tapes and CD's from a defunct distro. Never really gave it much attention, but I believe it's been mentioned earlier in this thread. Power electronics with a strong harsh noise touch - there are no German bass lines or borderline rhythmic oscillations here. In fact, when the heavily distorted vocals first burst in they almost sounded offputting, since the overall sound made me expect either "instrumental" noise or hysterical japanoise screaming. It doesn't take long to get with the program, though, and simply enjoy the ever-developing, harsh insanity and its conflict-filled but productive marriage with sparse, bubbling Power Electronics shouting. Not entirely even; there are better tracks (like the opener) and some less inspired ones (like "Cycle"), but which ones are which, or if the problem even exists, is probably highly subjective. The inlay is nice and stylish, and for some reason (500 copy limitation?) this remains extremely affordable. Mint copies are about ten Eurosmackaroonies on Discogs, and if you don't mind a small crease or two they go for virtually nothing. Somewhat overlooked, it would seem.
Athletics Crew s/t C20 (Harmony, 2018)
Athletics Cew mixtape (Harmony, 2018)
Kind of strange to think this stuff is by the guy also known for the From Nothing To Nothing tape on Vanity Recordings – that's some of the most dismal and negative PE I've ever heard while this is positive, energetic, life affirming noise-industrial-experimental with no fear of being sillly. On the self-titled tape, A-side, we get high-end, reverb-soaked harsh noise with a forward propulsion kinda like stuff by Milos Olympus. The B-side is more like something Rodger Stella or Violent Onsen Geisha might do; noise with a dub/hip-hop feel. Seems to be different drum machine patterns, beat samples, and a couple other vocal/musical samples chopped up with a looper of some kind and splashed with reverb. Weird, stuff that I would usually hate but I find this refreshing in that sometimes you need something less serious. I can recommend this to Stoa only.
Mixtape side A is even more strange, being some kind of sub-industrial electronics wonk alongside some very strange monologue/recitation samples with tape-warped samples of some kind of religious or political procession – or possibly some kind of sports game – underneath, but too damaged to make out. Eventually some undefineable traditional music seeps in, too. This is pretty killer in that there is no real atmosphere other than "file under: weird." Perhaps a bit meandering and doesn't venture much, but nice in that it has that challenge of "what the fuck" but that of course makes it all the more compelling. Sort of has that "traveler" vibe like some of the stuff that's come out on Korea Undok Group. Side B is less thrilling, swirling and whooshing harsh noise with a reverb-y industrial tone, not that great. Appears to have some acoustic background sounds that I think should have been emphasized instead of the wall of noise. I do admire the audacity of putting such disparate material on either side, though. Recommended for those who view tapes as kind of audio tourism.
Destroy Date "Inner Dialogue" CS (Love Earth Music, 2013)
Apparently a "collective" project most often involving Steve Davis of +DOG+ with a revolving host of others, including known and unknown names. You wouldn't think, however, considering this comes off as one guy's collection of audio refuse. This is the sort of thing you can tell was interesting to record and listen to for the people involved, but for as at home, not so much. One part is a recording of what is, according to the liner notes, some kind of kids' beauty pageant, another section is obviously from some telemarketing company. It's interesting to read the liner notes about the personal significance of these recordings, but not to actually listen to them. Some parts are actually unlistenable such as a pointless drum machine beat for several minutes or the first thirteen fucking minutes being a radio station sample tape with countdowns and then five seconds of every annoying radio song you can think of. Challenging only in the sense of "can you keep from fast-forwarding?" Minus a thousand points for making mention of twelve-step groups in the booklet.
Hand & Knee "Sheltering" CS (Submersive Productions, 2017)
Really nice and atmospheric but crude mix of subtle, tape-saturated electronics (10%) and various field recordings of outdoor and some indoor sounds (90%), not unlike early Arv & Miljo, Ashpa, Blodvite, Flysch, Zone Nord etc. Very "Swedish" vibes with the austerity one would expect. Hard to elaborate on such simplicity but if you're interested, you'll probably like it. Recommended for those who like that sort of thing. Probably my favorite release from this project despite there being not much to it. Somewhat haunting and eerie – suffers from "meandering syndrome" a bit because it sounds pretty much unedited, but still listenable 95% of the time. I could easily see an edited version of this coming out on a label like No Rent or even Kye, if it was remixed and mastered by someone with that kind of techie background.
NIT "Clear" CS (self-released, 2018)
Although a bit more raw and differing in certain tracks than the demos I heard, this is perhaps even better than the first NIT tape. Really strong, high-fidelity power electronics with a very tense, refined edge. In terms of sound, this has more in common with Iron Fist Of The Sun, more recent Koufar, or later Whitehouse than the raw or melancholic stuff coming out today. Song structure is both aggressive and brooding, as most PE should be. Still can't quite make out the lyrics due to heavy effects processing (multiple styles each track which is always a good thing), so the delivery is not unlike certain Slogun or the above-mentioned IFOTS. Manic Panic hair dye font used for the logo is a nice touch, too. I can very much see folks into the more current Unrest roster liking this, although it's miles away from "heavy electronics."
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Athletics Crew s/t C20 (Harmony, 2018)
Athletics Cew mixtape (Harmony, 2018)
Kind of strange to think this stuff is by the guy also known for the From Nothing To Nothing tape on Vanity Recordings – that's some of the most dismal and negative PE I've ever heard while this is positive, energetic, life affirming noise-industrial-experimental with no fear of being sillly. On the self-titled tape, A-side, we get high-end, reverb-soaked harsh noise with a forward propulsion kinda like stuff by Milos Olympus. The B-side is more like something Rodger Stella or Violent Onsen Geisha might do; noise with a dub/hip-hop feel. Seems to be different drum machine patterns, beat samples, and a couple other vocal/musical samples chopped up with a looper of some kind and splashed with reverb. Weird, stuff that I would usually hate but I find this refreshing in that sometimes you need something less serious. I can recommend this to Stoa only.
Mixtape side A is even more strange, being some kind of sub-industrial electronics wonk alongside some very strange monologue/recitation samples with tape-warped samples of some kind of religious or political procession – or possibly some kind of sports game – underneath, but too damaged to make out. Eventually some undefineable traditional music seeps in, too. This is pretty killer in that there is no real atmosphere other than "file under: weird." Perhaps a bit meandering and doesn't venture much, but nice in that it has that challenge of "what the fuck" but that of course makes it all the more compelling. Sort of has that "traveler" vibe like some of the stuff that's come out on Korea Undok Group. Side B is less thrilling, swirling and whooshing harsh noise with a reverb-y industrial tone, not that great. Appears to have some acoustic background sounds that I think should have been emphasized instead of the wall of noise. I do admire the audacity of putting such disparate material on either side, though. Recommended for those who view tapes as kind of audio tourism.
Destroy Date "Inner Dialogue" CS (Love Earth Music, 2013)
Apparently a "collective" project most often involving Steve Davis of +DOG+ with a revolving host of others, including known and unknown names. You wouldn't think, however, considering this comes off as one guy's collection of audio refuse. This is the sort of thing you can tell was interesting to record and listen to for the people involved, but for as at home, not so much. One part is a recording of what is, according to the liner notes, some kind of kids' beauty pageant, another section is obviously from some telemarketing company. It's interesting to read the liner notes about the personal significance of these recordings, but not to actually listen to them. Some parts are actually unlistenable such as a pointless drum machine beat for several minutes or the first thirteen fucking minutes being a radio station sample tape with countdowns and then five seconds of every annoying radio song you can think of. Challenging only in the sense of "can you keep from fast-forwarding?" Minus a thousand points for making mention of twelve-step groups in the booklet.
Hand & Knee "Sheltering" CS (Submersive Productions, 2017)
Really nice and atmospheric but crude mix of subtle, tape-saturated electronics (10%) and various field recordings of outdoor and some indoor sounds (90%), not unlike early Arv & Miljo, Ashpa, Blodvite, Flysch, Zone Nord etc. Very "Swedish" vibes with the austerity one would expect. Hard to elaborate on such simplicity but if you're interested, you'll probably like it. Recommended for those who like that sort of thing. Probably my favorite release from this project despite there being not much to it. Somewhat haunting and eerie – suffers from "meandering syndrome" a bit because it sounds pretty much unedited, but still listenable 95% of the time. I could easily see an edited version of this coming out on a label like No Rent or even Kye, if it was remixed and mastered by someone with that kind of techie background.
NIT "Clear" CS (self-released, 2018)
Although a bit more raw and differing in certain tracks than the demos I heard, this is perhaps even better than the first NIT tape. Really strong, high-fidelity power electronics with a very tense, refined edge. In terms of sound, this has more in common with Iron Fist Of The Sun, more recent Koufar, or later Whitehouse than the raw or melancholic stuff coming out today. Song structure is both aggressive and brooding, as most PE should be. Still can't quite make out the lyrics due to heavy effects processing (multiple styles each track which is always a good thing), so the delivery is not unlike certain Slogun or the above-mentioned IFOTS. Manic Panic hair dye font used for the logo is a nice touch, too. I can very much see folks into the more current Unrest roster liking this, although it's miles away from "heavy electronics."
J., I appreciate your regular thoughtful and lengthy reviews. You review a lot of stuff I probably wouldn't be into, but it's good to know somebody is out there listening and giving it some thought. Keep it up!
Excited to receive and hear my own copy of the Athletics Crew tapes. Walter has sent me a lot of interesting material in the past year in a half. Always evolving, always something unexpected. It was really a feather in my cap to put out the "From Nothing To Nothing" tape. Such supreme negativity to my ears. But he's got a lot more to offer than just that! An artist to watch for sure.
personally listening to:
Encephalophonic - 疾患電子工学 cassette - Audio Dissection - picked this up in 2016 at Sarvilevyt and it took me a long time to listen to it. didn't click on the first go a year or so back but recently revisited it and now I can't get it out of my tape deck. Excellent cut-up harsh noise with occasional strange bit between the blasting. most notably the acoustic guitar on side two. i love the little detours as they add contrast for the heavy parts. dig the b-side a bit more than the a-side, but it's all good shit.
Encephalophonic - Exhuming the Perversion 2xCD - Industrial Recollections -
疾患電子工学 piqued my interest so I had to pick this one up from the new FA batch. Only made it through the first disc so far. the cuts aren't as fast and the assault isn't quite as balls out but it's still solid material. again, I find the b-side tracks to be more to my taste, especially the parts with untreated (?) metal abuse. only had one listen though so I'll need more time to digest. got a few more Encephalophonic releases headed my way too so i'm expecting a full overload of razor blade themed harsh noise in the near future.
Thanks Frank! I've been encouraged to do a paper review zine, but the money just isn't there, and there's always New Forces, Noise Receptor, Eyestrain, Fordamning, and so on who do it differently but perhaps more efficiently. So I try to compensate by putting some effort in with multiple listens.
Also, to be fair, some of what I check out is more out of curiosity or sheer masochism than full-on excitement, haha.
I dig almost everything Walter's sent me so far but the FNTN tape is just killer PE miserablism. Just because something is super negative doesn't mean it has to be pathetic. This is the kinda thing I'd listen to instead of doing some downer drug.
Honestly, some of your reviews of stuff I'd normally avoid, like techno etc, has prompted me to check stuff out. I also like that you tend to relate stuff in the PE etc genres to other "regular" music.
VA -- L.A. Noisescape
this one:
https://www.discogs.com/Various-LA-Noisescape/release/778615
dug it out after quite a pause and it kicks ass, a good variety of trainwrecks, some very digi-sounding and others rawer but hey... for those AD/HD moments, heres a rainbow of diarrheas!
Where can I pick up the Athletics Crew tapes ? Can't find anything on google. Really liked the FNTN tape too.
Blackwatch - Blackwatch LP
Nice stuff. Tesco/European PE vein, but from Texas. Huge step up from previous material I heard. Great structures, tracks are to the point. There's a new tape out that I'm yet to hear, and due to my general dislike of "unique" packaging I'm waiting for a bandcamp option. Very much recommend checking out this project.
Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
Strict - Impulsion tape
No words needed.
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Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
No words needed.
Alberich is legit, I started an Alberich/Kris Lapke thread a while ago and was pleased to have turned some folks onto him. Absolutely unrivalled rhythmic industrial in most cases but Borgia is a pleasing exception. I find Hospital in general pretty solid too but I can understand the diversity of the label putting some people off.
Quote from: FallOfNature on April 19, 2018, 11:13:05 AM
Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
Try to check out Alberich's "NATO Uniformen", it's amazing.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on April 19, 2018, 01:13:42 PM
Quote from: FallOfNature on April 19, 2018, 11:13:05 AM
Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
Try to check out Alberich's "NATO Uniformen", it's amazing.
All of the early Lussuria releases are amazing as well, with "Garden of Seduction" and "American Babylon" being personal highlights, but also worth checking out "Silk & Honey", "Mists Of Our Silence", "Sunken Meadow", and "The Truth Begins In Lies". I haven't spent enough time with the really recent material since I wasn't lucky enough to grab copies.
And although I do think NATO Uniformen is great - I think that "Of Man, Of Genious" \ "Fall Where They Would" \ "Turned Back" tapes are more 'solid' due to their shorter lengths, and the "Psychology Of Love" LP was where I personally started and got hooked.
STROM.ec – Electric Current LP - Fantastic compilation of tracks from this Finnish unit. Had listened to their stuff here and there over the last decade or so but never was entirely hooked. This compilation remedied this from the get-go. Starts off with a punch, really great sequencing of tracks, good balance of rhythmic and more noisy material.
Wonderland Club - Pageant CS - Packaging on this one is fantastic. First side was a bit of a slow builder and will need to take another listen to this one as I was working on some projects while listening, but the B-side immediately starts off with a fucking punch. Top quality material from one of the only worthwhile active American PE acts. Hasn't been since True Force/Pain Electronics was still active that I've felt this excited about new material in this genre coming out of North America.
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on April 19, 2018, 12:04:38 PM
I find Hospital in general pretty solid too but I can understand the diversity of the label putting some people off.
Noone can really complain about Hospital. Yes they release variety of material but they haven't abandoned noise. They do their "duty" and keep delivering. For example this is from their latest newsletter :
QuoteComing soon...
Ames Sanglantes - Chindia Tower Impalements - 3xcd
K2 - The Rust - 2xLP
Linekraft - LP - TBA
Smell & Quim - TBA
Incapacitants - TBA
and tons more noise for this failing world...
Quote from: Theodore on April 19, 2018, 02:52:43 PM
Noone can really complain about Hospital. Yes they release variety of material but they haven't abandoned noise. They do their "duty" and keep delivering. For example this is from their latest newsletter :
Absolutely. Not to mention new Strom.ec, recent Grey Wolves/Con-Dom/Anenzephalia/Merzbow reissues, Skin Crime, Geography of Hell....
Been listening to a lot of "what is this..." type of finds from my own shelves, hah. It's the brutal reality of noise-hoarder who grew up with little or no money, drooling over Artware, Tesco, RRR, Anomalous etc catalogues. And when some of these big distros collapsed at some point, and places like Artware or Cold Spring sold their inventory dirt cheap, I ended up buying literally thousands of items. Now I feel should have bought more, since still feels like "missing so much", hah.. But then again, looking at boxes of hundreds of tapes and CD's never listened before (- that I can remember of at least) sometimes it makes one question whether it makes sense to buy more at all?!
MYSTIC MOOG ORCHESTRA CD
Odd noise CD from mid 90's. Couple guys blasting rather mediocre noise of moog lazer noises. It is basically obscurity of label and '94 CD release, that makes it fairly interesting title.
DISLOCATION "Out of memory" CDR
This is the reason why I do not like CDR. Fucking digital glitch noise starting to corrupt otherwise fine jap impro free noise sessions. 1996-1998 recordings edited to CDR nearly 20 years ago, now most of the disc unlistenable glitch.... pfff...
TIDAL "Golem and man" CDR
This works fine. And it is really pleasant droning minimal ambient done back in 2001-2002. Manifold release, in cloth sealed with wax seal and cdr between folded insert. I would probably include in my shelves unless it was CDR. Now, already heavily worn out in cardboard sleeve, it'll end up as freebie to some customer...
EVIL MOISTURE / HANATARASH "Fatanarchy on airtube" CD
This release looked so stupid, I filed it on shelves probably decade ago ...or when it came out? Now, first time opened from shrinkwrap and I can appreciate the hand made rawness of some stuff, but overall, the humor noise of this type doesn't resonate with my brain that much anymore.
NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS "Duty Experiment" CD
This, being total opposite. I don't remember when there was situation where lots of N.E. CD's were possible to grab for dirt cheap price. But I did. And have gone through them little by little. Some decent ambient type of stuff. Some utterly annoying techno one could not even listen through entirely. But things like this CD, makes it all worth searching. Early demo stuff, experiments, raw and fierce industrial-noise from 1980-1984. All brilliant, zero shitty tracks. As wholeness, maybe even better than VOD box set of early days.
V/A VIVA NEGATIVA - A tribute to blockaders vol II - Europe 2xCD
This is material from those VOD tribute boxes. Like all TNB remix/collab projects has been for many many years, it's hit & miss. In some ways, it is utterly useless material from certain names, but then again, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock track alone makes it worth to get this double CD! If couple tracks would have been rejected - or lets say, one CD instead of two, it could have been brilliant. And way better than many other TNB collaboration releases out there.
... still from pile grabbed from home was Freedom of Vacuum label's BELT CD... whatever this was. Still in shrinkwrap and Artware's 32 Deutsch Mark price tag on it, haha.. Pretty much every day been diggin up pile of CD's and always some nice surprises hidden among releases that has been sitting on shelves for good reason.
Quote from: totalblack on April 19, 2018, 01:48:49 PM
And although I do think NATO Uniformen is great - I think that "Of Man, Of Genious" \ "Fall Where They Would" \ "Turned Back" tapes are more 'solid' due to their shorter lengths, and the "Psychology Of Love" LP was where I personally started and got hooked.
no one ever seems to mention "machine gun nest", but i think it's good as well.
Quote from: ricjaff on April 19, 2018, 08:23:10 PM
Quote from: totalblack on April 19, 2018, 01:48:49 PM
And although I do think NATO Uniformen is great - I think that "Of Man, Of Genious" \ "Fall Where They Would" \ "Turned Back" tapes are more 'solid' due to their shorter lengths, and the "Psychology Of Love" LP was where I personally started and got hooked.
no one ever seems to mention "machine gun nest", but i think it's good as well.
Machine Gun Nest Volume 0 compilation has three of the tapes already mentioned. It's a damn fine compilation though, 'Gold' and 'Virgins' are perfect tracks to open and close it.
Quote from: Si Clark on April 19, 2018, 08:50:56 PM
Quote from: ricjaff on April 19, 2018, 08:23:10 PM
Quote from: totalblack on April 19, 2018, 01:48:49 PM
And although I do think NATO Uniformen is great - I think that "Of Man, Of Genious" \ "Fall Where They Would" \ "Turned Back" tapes are more 'solid' due to their shorter lengths, and the "Psychology Of Love" LP was where I personally started and got hooked.
no one ever seems to mention "machine gun nest", but i think it's good as well.
Machine Gun Nest Volume 0 compilation has three of the tapes already mentioned. It's a damn fine compilation though, 'Gold' and 'Virgins' are perfect tracks to open and close it.
Also, "Around The Dragon's Broken Neck Hangs The Medal Of Saint Lazarus" which has 'Gold' and 'Virgins' on it is a fantastic compilation, the Lussuria track "Fox with the Eyes and Ears Burned Out" is a perfect tribute\worship\execution of early Drift material, which I suppose is fitting as the comp is said to be Dedicated to Slaughter Productions
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 19, 2018, 05:24:06 PMBut then again, looking at boxes of hundreds of tapes and CD's never listened before (- that I can remember of at least) sometimes it makes one question whether it makes sense to buy more at all?!
Do you ever feel you're going to go to your grave without having listened to everything you own?
Quote from: FallOfNature on April 19, 2018, 11:13:05 AM
Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
Recent reviews relevant to the discussions on Lussuria and Alberich:
https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/alberich-lussuria-%e2%80%8e-borgia/
https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2018/04/11/lussuria-standstill/
https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/alberich-precursor/
Basically, everyone should just listen to Alberich.
I haven't checked Lussuria yet. I don't like the name, which is enough to detract me from listening to it and to check out something else instead.
Last things I listened to:
BACILLUS - Re-Emergence: The first of his return recordings. I like the straight-to-the-point approach of the project and the use of varied techniques and sound sources, shorter tracks are perfect, no self-indulgence, great.
KATHARSIS - Fourth Reich: Can't believe this EP is 9 years old already. I secretely hope the band has been busy working on some stuff without telling anyone and that NoEvDia will drop some black metal bomb someday to everyone' surprise. It feels more focussed than its predecessors, yet as frenetic and demanding, as suffocating. I sometimes wish the band had a less dense sound so we could breathe a bit but it would most certainly be detrimental to their supreme status. Killer riffs exalting Darkthrone and certain Swiss bands they both have as common influence all along, vicious vocals, furious drums, amazing instrumental interlude, total black metal supremacy.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on April 20, 2018, 03:21:29 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 19, 2018, 05:24:06 PMBut then again, looking at boxes of hundreds of tapes and CD's never listened before (- that I can remember of at least) sometimes it makes one question whether it makes sense to buy more at all?!
Do you ever feel you're going to go to your grave without having listened to everything you own?
It is possible, but there's many things in life what was planned, but not completed, hah..
Today been listening lots of new ALTAR OF PERVERSION album. 2 hour album of monolithic BM is not easy to swallow. Somehow different than listening 2 hours of noise. When you expect some catchiness in tracks, but there is barely none. Most of old school riffing present at debut album (2001...) is absent. After 3 listenings so far, it feels each time betters. Just 2 hour metal album isn't one of those things what is bound to be on heavy rotation. GOAT SEMEN demo reissue LP, one of the best modern age (2003) bestial attacks. Totally savage and wild.
Archive digging has resulted:
LIEUTENANT CARAMEL "Et sonner les coucous" mCDGood experimental/electronics works, what would most likely fit well into those Metamkine 3"s. This is Sounds For Consciousness Rape label early CD's. Find myself repeating, but think of era before computer editing, how more adventurous material sounded. LIEUTENANT CARAMEL brands himself as hunter of sounds, and that does come through from his work. Variety and interesting sounds here makes me want to check out his Monochrome Vision label's 2xCD of 80's works...
V/A Adventures of Modern Electronics CDPinch A Loaf Productions (pre-Groundfault) label compilation from 1997. What a disgrace this has been sitting decades sealed in shelves, hah... If not all killer, at least good stuff from everybody. Aube maybe not at his best, but Pain Jerk totally rips everything to shreds, Smell & Quim in their murky industrial noise loops. Kazumoto Endo has stutterloops and fast harshness in his usual style, but less silent spaces, less cuts, more all-out assault. Haters surprisingly laid back - yet good. Spastic Colon neat electronic drones and oscillations. And those not mentioned, nice stuff as well.
You can still grab these cheap from discogs. Very much recommended.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on April 19, 2018, 01:13:42 PM
Quote from: FallOfNature on April 19, 2018, 11:13:05 AM
Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
Try to check out Alberich's "NATO Uniformen", it's amazing.
As a crossover with the bandcamp discussion elsewhere, I just paid for the mp3 files of NATO Uniformen. As there is around 4 hours of music to get stuck into, I was happy to pay for the digital files only since I do not have a working tape player anyway and I suspect the tapes are rare to get hold of in the 2nd hand market.
Quote from: Soloman Tump on April 20, 2018, 04:19:33 PM
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on April 19, 2018, 01:13:42 PM
Quote from: FallOfNature on April 19, 2018, 11:13:05 AM
Lussuria / Alberich – Borgia LP
Unfamiliar with both artists until now, and I'm impressed. I'm not a follower of Hospital Productions related projects usually and I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Atmosphere heavy, drones, too engaging to be mere background noise ambient/drone. Some heavier, more intense moments. Well worth the $20 I threw at it.
Try to check out Alberich's "NATO Uniformen", it's amazing.
As a crossover with the bandcamp discussion elsewhere, I just paid for the mp3 files of NATO Uniformen. As there is around 4 hours of music to get stuck into, I was happy to pay for the digital files only since I do not have a working tape player anyway and I suspect the tapes are rare to get hold of in the 2nd hand market.
Yeah the tapes are quite expensive, but there is a condensed 2xLP version of the set that was made a few years back. But there is a decent chunk of missing material.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 20, 2018, 03:29:28 PM
Today been listening lots of new ALTAR OF PERVERSION album. 2 hour album of monolithic BM is not easy to swallow. Somehow different than listening 2 hours of noise. When you expect some catchiness in tracks, but there is barely none. Most of old school riffing present at debut album (2001...) is absent. After 3 listenings so far, it feels each time betters. Just 2 hour metal album isn't one of those things what is bound to be on heavy rotation.
First listening session today, impression was really good, and as you say - it's monolithic BM. Looking forward for the next round.
Entre Vifs - Kohle + Stahl cs Aussaat
Just amazing. Material from 2015. Sounds like a mix between TNB and Hollow Bush. Seems to be carried out with such ease in a simple manner of layering, which i guess adds to the magic of it. sound palate is just perfect the whole time, the title translates to Carbon + Steel, and the sound reminds me of such elements, or cement blocks.
HEAT SIGNATURE - Disguised Human Presense CS - (self-released 2016)
Heat Signature is Brad Griggs and Luke Tandy, 2 out of 3 from the incredible Griggs-Tandy-Aune trifecta, unsung midwest HN masters whose collaborations always bear great fruits. This is a one sided c60 of absolutely killer harsh noise. Perfectly paced, always changing through a rich and wild sound pallet, each new layer combination better than the last. Entire tape has a great rugged mastering job, where all layers gel together seamlessly while retaining power and without sounding excessively lo-fi or flubby. Highest recommendation.
V/A - WNF: Tag Team Noise Rumble Spectacular LP - (Stinky Horse Fuck 1996)
Ran into this at a local shop, was shocked I had never heard of it and it was so cheap. Macronympha, Incapacitants, Strict, Haters, Dogliveroil, AMK, Schimpfluch, Evil Moisture, S+Q plus more... this was a no brainer. Wrestling themed compilation, with bands battling against each other: one in the right channel, one in the left and a DING DING!!! to mark the end of the match and move onto the next... Dumb of course, and the mastering job is pretty crappy, with the dynamic range unusually large and the overall volume pretty quiet, but a fun record. Some of the combinations are annoying, some are brutal and joyous. I love the old school stupidity of it the more I listen.
KAKERLAK - Among The Minutiae CS- (Stiff Sanctorum 2015)
As everyone knows and always says, "Kakerlak always delivers", but this tape kind of bothered me when I first got it. It's his classic ultra-hard sickening noise, but this recording has a layer of more raw and slow metal abuse over the top, which is quite hot in the mix. A bit like the sounds in his masterpiece "The Gardener", but I found it somewhat distracting layered over his mega-violent and "fast textured" walls in this case. Returning to it, it's a great sounding tape I can't deny, and I've gotten more used to the mix, though it requires blurring my ears a bit.
LEGLESS/BEING - split CS - (Angst 2017)
Long tape of absolutely relentless harsh noise. Both sides sound like masterfully executed live-to-tape sessions. Extremely violent with some jaw dropping moments. Essential tape for harsh heads in 2017.
POTR/BACULUM - split CS - (Phage Tapes 2016)
Live recordings from the 2 main projects of Sam Stoxen of Phage Tapes. POTR is industrial PE. These tracks are themed around animal cruelty and industrial agriculture. I think I was at this show, and I remember it being a strong set, but as I listen to the recording, the pitched/flanged vocals bother me. The BACULUM side on the other hand is more my thing, and it rips! Straight to the point brutal harsh noise. An underrated project, especially live.
BLIND DATE - Lying All The Time CS - (Idiopathic Records 2017)
Don't know much at all about this project. The tape was given to me when I visited the Thousands of Dead Gods shop in Brooklyn, and described as "as if someone was obsessed with the mid 2000s Troniks catalog and at the same time a music theory buff." May be an obnoxious description, but appropriate, in a positive sense. Heavy, crumbling, physically sourced sounds played and assembled in a very thoughtful and subtle way. Somewhat emo overtones, mainly from the project name and titles, but the sounds themselves remain dry and cold, never any melancholy piano loops or minor chord drones brought in, which I appreciate. It's a long tape, and the ending loses it a bit when it gets into really stripped down contact mic stuff and squealing vocal sounds, but overall highly recommended for checking out some quality new blood.
Quote from: WCN on April 22, 2018, 12:03:48 PM
BLIND DATE - Lying All The Time CS - (Idiopathic Records 2017)
Don't know much at all about this project. The tape was given to me when I visited the Thousands of Dead Gods shop in Brooklyn, and described as "as if someone was obsessed with the mid 2000s Troniks catalog and at the same time a music theory buff." May be an obnoxious description, but appropriate, in a positive sense. Heavy, crumbling, physically sourced sounds played and assembled in a very thoughtful and subtle way. Somewhat emo overtones, mainly from the project name and titles, but the sounds themselves remain dry and cold, never any melancholy piano loops or minor chord drones brought in, which I appreciate. It's a long tape, and the ending loses it a bit when it gets into really stripped down contact mic stuff and squealing vocal sounds, but overall highly recommended for checking out some quality new blood.
Highly recommend his second release under the Blind Date moniker "Levitation Game" which was released on Dead Gods earlier this year. You must've visited right before it came out. Really enjoy the first tape but this is a big step up. Shorter (a c15), straight to the point and absolutely crushing with the same high quality arrangement / editing.
Shameless self-plugging:
(various artists) - "Elävä olento koneena" (Pääte, 2018)
Title translates to something like "man as organic machine," therefore no sound generators or effects were used on any of these recordings. We get H.Ö.H. from Finland doing harsh, intricate and moving sound-art/sound poetry experiments alongside Belgium's O Ratel Ratel in a heavy, muscular industrial style with tape-warped flavor on the A-side. B-side is jazzier stuff, France's Cryptofascisme with a more collaged piece and and Missing in a low-key, buzzing tape music style.
David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - I've read many a recommendation for this tape on the boards and when this showed up at Skeleton Dust I figured it was best to grab it before it disappears again. I'm admittedly not the biggest listener of pure harsh noise and my exposure to Mother Savage/Macronympha is relatively limited. With all that being said this tape way exceeded my expectations. It's a relatively long tape but there's so much variation between segments, and such brutal transitions between the segments it didn't drag a bit. It's just non-stop, no-bullshit harsh shit. Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two. don't know which version this is but i've got no complaints.
Grunt - Castrate the Illusionist LP - I waited a month or so to pick this up and I wonder why, why did I do that? Some of the most immediate and vicious sounding Grunt recordings since the split with Montage and the Charred Empire tapes. It's almost a kind of grindcore feel where the tracks kick in immediately and end just as quickly. The pace is so fast it's almost easy to miss the level of detail in the compositions. But goddamn is this album killer. Not a weak track in the bunch. And for me, the best part is the variation in the vocals which cover pretty much every style Grunt has ever done from the high-pitched shrieks to the clear and powerful orations. I love Myth of Blood and to a slightly lesser extent World Draped In A Camouflage, but this album might be better than both. That being said, having just re-listened to Petturien Rooli I don't know that this one tops that one. But they're also very different albums, so it's really a question of what vibe and style at this point with Grunt. Do I want it hard and fast or monolithic and methodical?
Red Light - Red Light cassette - hadn't heard this one in a few years and it's way more fearsome than I remember. ultra high-pitched feedback abuse, a mixture of plain spoken vocals and later on aggressive ones. simple but perfectly effective packaging. it's like a police scanner filtered through the sound of late '90s/early '00s Taint. If you don't have this, get it! A goddamn gem in the IOPS catalogue.
Mania / Hal Hutchinson - Wreckage CD - another one which hadn't been listened to in years. I loved the original tape which was the basis for this CD, and this release is just that plus 2 solo tracks from Mania and 1 from Hal. Absolutely killer material hear. collab tracks Ignition and Flame Territory are highlights but basically it's all solid gold metal abuse, speaker rattling bass and crispy but sparse highs. Praise to Phage for continually making big pressing of killer CDs. I'm sure it sucks as a label to see great albums for sale super cheap within 6-12 months because of the ready availability, but it's a great boon to all those who wait a bit check out an artist or pick up an album. Not every good record should be impossible to buy.
Hunting Lodge "Unearthed + Son of Will" tape- for fanatical HL fans as most of s2 you've heard before but in slightly different versions. s1 is all heavy MB-type synth experiments, pre-HL. Definitely a fun listen; if you can keep from dancing around in the dark with glowsticks during the backing track from "Na Vilavilairevu" then I don't want to know you.
Skin Crime "Conqueror Worm" tape- pretty much mandatory for HN with excellent artwork from the greatest evil worm movie ever made.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 26, 2018, 05:52:24 PM
David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two.
Really ? Is the reissue different edits / mixes than the original ? I only have the reissue. Do you know more info ? Or if anyone having both, shed some light please.
Two rather old CDs compiling some stuff made by a great guy (in a musical sense; I don't know him). Let's compare them while drinking supermarket bought Karhu 5,5%!
THE CHERRY POINT - Night of the Bloody Tapes CD (Troniks)
TCP are often mentioned as one of the godfathers of the sub-genre of Harsh Noise Wall, along with Vomir and The Rita. At least on this album, it's pretty clear why. The recordings compiled here are massive, rumbling, dizzying, rabid and powerful pieces of violence. The sound resembles in many ways some of the better mass-producing HNW artists - think Sleep Column/Elephant Graveyard, Necrotic Fissure and so on - but it has the advantage that it has not yet become quite consumed by gimmick/scene and the idea of sounding static just because that's what you do. On Night of the Bloody Tapes, even with the next-to-absolutely-massive wall sound, The Cherry Point has more in common with the Treriksröset/Sewer Election Killing for... tapes than some random dude calling his HNW Java Generator wavs dirty names. There are lots of things going on, and while this may be more of a barbed fence than a literal wall, we all know that the important thing is whether it gets the job done. This does. A fucking awesome album - somehow grown up, for all its minimalism.
THE CHERRY POINT - Black Witchery (PACrec)
And now for something completely different. This compilation has very little to do with the HNW genre founding shenanigans of Night of the Bloody Tapes, and sounds very different indeed. I'm sure there are all sorts of chronological and factual reasons for this, but I won't spend any time researching any of it. For I am strong, black woman. Anyway: this is a way more free-roaming take on industrial noise and rapacious feedback. There are electronics, there are effects, there is something wet and unpleasant dripping down your spine. Roomy reverbs made less roomy by their obvious nature of being synthetic, but then made more roomy again by the addition of multiple strange layers... I wont try to explain too much, since I am now officially drunk. What I will say is that of the two Cherry Point albums discussed here, the former is certainly the most in-your face, and probably my favorite, but Black Witchery may be the more subtle or even "more intelligent" one. "Season of the Witch" (the third track of the latter album) stands out by combining both worlds and introducing some brutal looping bordering on lo-fi PE among the fidgeting experiments, and thus making everyone happy. It's great. In fact, The Cherry Point as a whole is (/was???) pretty great.
To sum up: intelligence gets you fired, brutal HNW gets you laid. Black Witchery is the superior compilation of TCP material on a technical level, and one that will probably grow on me, but ATM I'll pick Night of the Bloody Tapes most of the time.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 26, 2018, 05:52:24 PM
David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two.
Really ? Is the reissue different edits / mixes than the original ? I only have the reissue. Do you know more info ? Or if anyone having both, shed some light please.
To answer my own question. I listened both the Devil Worship uploaded on Youtube -i guess it is from the original- and Side B of the reissue tape. Too long in duration to be sure, and i forgot most of the spots i had marked in my mind but what i remember and feel it's the same. Just my tape misses the last 10-20 sec -those with the drums- cause it ends.
Quote from: Theodore on April 27, 2018, 11:06:11 PM
Quote from: Theodore on April 27, 2018, 04:59:21 AM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on April 26, 2018, 05:52:24 PM
David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two.
Really ? Is the reissue different edits / mixes than the original ? I only have the reissue. Do you know more info ? Or if anyone having both, shed some light please.
To answer my own question. I listened both the Devil Worship uploaded on Youtube -i guess it is from the original- and Side B of the reissue tape. Too long in duration to be sure, and i forgot most of the spots i had marked in my mind but what i remember and feel it's the same. Just my tape misses the last 10-20 sec -those with the drums- cause it ends.
I'll compare my copy to the upload and report back. This was all what I heard from someone who had two copies of the tape, so I believe 'em. I just have no way of knowing what version mine is without doing a sit-down audio comparison.
You know what my brain is shit. I was thinking of the two versions of
Human Skin Lanters, whoops! Too many MSNP tapes that weekend...
Controlled Death - Symphony For the Black Murder
Maso's new project. I had high expectations going in but this obviously surpasses them. Powerful, HEAVY on the low end power electronics / drone. Vocal performance is perfection. Bleak vibe all around - like an air raid siren sounding while the bombs drop. Would love to see this stuff performed live, any videos out there?
Skin Crime "The Thing that could not die" tape (Self Abuse)- s2 is the best; for the life of me I can't figure out his sound source(s). It kind of sounds like he's torturing guitar strings; s2 has a little less of that than s1 and with more static, heavy bass rumblings.
Disgusting Sanctum "The Pathology of Abuse" tape (Finders)- damn good, heavy death industrial. I hope he cranks out a full-length soon for vinyl or cd.
Wilt x Skin Crime - The Horror at Fang Rock
Only listened to the LP part of this, but imagine Badalamenti's "Twin Peaks" score stretched out over rumbling oceanic static.
Rowen - Ashen Spirit
Lands pretty firmly in the "vintage RPG music" area but with a more propulsive, drum machine driven sound. Not really my cup of tea - dips too far into the soundtrack side of things. Interesting to see people trying to push the margins of what constitutes "dungeon synth" at least.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 28, 2018, 11:50:28 PM
Disgusting Sanctum "The Pathology of Abuse" tape (Finders)- damn good, heavy death industrial. I hope he cranks out a full-length soon for vinyl or cd.
agreed! both tapes on Finders are among my most spun cassettes as of late.
Am Not - The Developing World
My kind of power-electronics. Fucking good.
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David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two.
Really ? Is the reissue different edits / mixes than the original ? I only have the reissue. Do you know more info ? Or if anyone having both, shed some light please.
To answer my own question. I listened both the Devil Worship uploaded on Youtube -i guess it is from the original- and Side B of the reissue tape. Too long in duration to be sure, and i forgot most of the spots i had marked in my mind but what i remember and feel it's the same. Just my tape misses the last 10-20 sec -those with the drums- cause it ends.
I'll compare my copy to the upload and report back. This was all what I heard from someone who had two copies of the tape, so I believe 'em. I just have no way of knowing what version mine is without doing a sit-down audio comparison.
You know what my brain is shit. I was thinking of the two versions of Human Skin Lanters, whoops! Too many MSNP tapes that weekend...
---- I hadn't heard previously that the reissue GILDEN tape might be a different version than the originally reissued. I'll ask Stella about this next time. To my ears the latter version is stone cold killer. Flawless craft to the bone. Cannot recommend it enough.
HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS... There are two versions of Skin Stripperess anno 1995 - or three if one counts the reissue of the first tape in edition of 30. In addition there is a 'version 2' which consists of "different version than the previous reissue". Not sure what that indicates as I haven't heard the album. Anyways, inital reissue is ace and mandatory Macro/Taint collab.
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You know what my brain is shit. I was thinking of the two versions of Human Skin Lanters, whoops! Too many MSNP tapes that weekend...
Heh, at a moment i thought that you probably confused these releases but since Gilden's tape is "collected and edited by MSNP" different versions / edits didn't seem so unlikely to exist.
Mercury Hall "Living Table" CS (Joy De Vivre, 2018)
Another ace from one of my favorite projects of current crop as well as yesteryear. As always, undefinable austere atmosphere without any hint of melancholy (read: works as "ambient," good for late nights and hazy afternoons). Much more active this time, in contrast to the smooth, relaxing stuff on Civilization Year and Library's Bells. This is more like Through The Imperial Family, in terms of being almost jittery and heavy on quick edits, except it's deliberately lo-fi instead of super-duper crystal-clear. Sounds are perhaps more mundane than ever (well, there's a coffee table on the cover, so...) but the indefinite quality, organization and treatment doesn't hardly suggest as much. When are we going to see a CD or LP from Mercury Hall on Penultimate Press? Wouldn't be surprised if we did!
VA-We Gave Them The Future And They Wanted The Past 2012 - solid comp; I don't think there is a weak track - I would call side A the melodic side and side B the aggressive side; more often than not, I prefer melody in my power-electornics - Am Not continues to impress - both Cremation Lily and Content Nullity come with some nice work; Content Nullity has a smart tubular bell thing that I like in particular; I'm unfamiliar with both of them, so if anyone has recommendations like this, I'd appreciate it - Shift has some good percussion, but I'm not crazy about the choice in mix or production; it could be menacing with them higher in the mix and with a more dynamic, full sound; as is, they sort of just lay there.
CONTORTUS "Violence in Heat" cd (Freak Animal)- I think it was the 4th & 5th tracks I like the most. The final track, not so much. Pretty good, heavy Finnish PE-HN with electronic loops, feedback, & junk metal abuse. The vocalist on the 5th track kinda reminded me of Blaine from The Accused.
WHITE "Tormented" tape (Harsh Head Rituals)- Discogs says Segerhuva is the label but my tape cover has HHR logo. This is all lo-fi PE/noise. There's a track or two with nasty feedback & MO-style vocals; feedback with some repetitive metal banging; feedback with sample from porn or a movie (sounded vaguely familiar but I could not place it). Nothing overly special but has its moments. I'm guessing this is a Sewerl Election side project or collab with another Swedish project? I don't think I have any of the other releases..
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VA-We Gave Them The Future And They Wanted The Past 2012 - solid comp; I don't think there is a weak track - I would call side A the melodic side and side B the aggressive side; more often than not, I prefer melody in my power-electornics - Am Not continues to impress - both Cremation Lily and Content Nullity come with some nice work; Content Nullity has a smart tubular bell thing that I like in particular; I'm unfamiliar with both of them, so if anyone has recommendations like this, I'd appreciate it - Shift has some good percussion, but I'm not crazy about the choice in mix or production; it could be menacing with them higher in the mix and with a more dynamic, full sound; as is, they sort of just lay there.
Content Nullity is now
Mollusk King: https://soundcloud.com/molluskking ... doesn't appear to be much in the way of releases, minus a split and a couple comp appearances. https://www.discogs.com/artist/3812791-Mollusk-King
CN, however, has a fair amount of stuff that should be fairly easily available: https://soundcloud.com/contentnullity
https://www.discogs.com/artist/867456-Content-Nullity
the self titled CD-r is excellent, as is the "scorn of totality" tape and the split with
Regosphere.
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WHITE "Tormented" tape (Harsh Head Rituals)- Discogs says Segerhuva is the label but my tape cover has HHR logo. This is all lo-fi PE/noise. There's a track or two with nasty feedback & MO-style vocals; feedback with some repetitive metal banging; feedback with sample from porn or a movie (sounded vaguely familiar but I could not place it). Nothing overly special but has its moments. I'm guessing this is a Sewerl Election side project or collab with another Swedish project? I don't think I have any of the other releases..
Can't remember but I think Dan made a bunch copies with HHR logo and different cover but we released it in a "bigger" edition. And yes it's a SE side-project. All Dans different projects from around then and later are worth owning.
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VA-We Gave Them The Future And They Wanted The Past 2012 - solid comp; I don't think there is a weak track - I would call side A the melodic side and side B the aggressive side; more often than not, I prefer melody in my power-electornics - Am Not continues to impress - both Cremation Lily and Content Nullity come with some nice work; Content Nullity has a smart tubular bell thing that I like in particular; I'm unfamiliar with both of them, so if anyone has recommendations like this, I'd appreciate it - Shift has some good percussion, but I'm not crazy about the choice in mix or production; it could be menacing with them higher in the mix and with a more dynamic, full sound; as is, they sort of just lay there.
Content Nullity is now Mollusk King: https://soundcloud.com/molluskking ... doesn't appear to be much in the way of releases, minus a split and a couple comp appearances. https://www.discogs.com/artist/3812791-Mollusk-King
CN, however, has a fair amount of stuff that should be fairly easily available: https://soundcloud.com/contentnullity
https://www.discogs.com/artist/867456-Content-Nullity
the self titled CD-r is excellent, as is the "scorn of totality" tape and the split with Regosphere.
Thanks. The Scorn tape is on youtube, so I was able to give that one a listen. Enjoying this guy's ear.
Weekend reading / general playlist:
UNEXAMINE - Property CS (Chondritic Sound, 2014)
HOWARD STELZER - A Strange Object Covered with Fur Which Breaks Your Heart CS (No Rent, 2018)
WINTERS IN OSAKA / ASTRO CS (Fusty Cunt, 2018)
AMANDA R. HOWLAND - Spider, Milk, Batshit, Silence CS (No Rent, 2018)
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - With Promises of Death LP (Familjegraven, 2015)
UNEXAMINE - Deserts Dog Our Heels CS (Oxen, 2017)
AMES SANGLANTES - Human Pillar CS (Hospital, 2016)
SKIN CRIME - Ghosts I Have Been CD (Hospital, 2018)
MK9 - Loss as Loss CS (Bacteria Field, 2018)
COUNTRY CLUB - Siege Mentality CS (Hospital, 2017)
MASS MARRIAGE - Innocence CS (Isla, 2017)
UNEXAMINE / MASS MARRIAGE CS (Unseen Force, 2017)
CLIMAX DENIAL - Tantra I (FTAM, 2013)
Skin Crime is a great slow burner, it sounds like Philip Best is doing vocals near the end of the Country Club tape, MK9 is well executed, the Ames Sanglantes and Climax Denial tapes would likely do well played back to back though I prefer the former, I anticipate the upcoming Mass Marriage tape on New Forces.
Legless - Screws You Up tape (Bacteria Field)
The current king of trash harsh noise imo (whatever happened to Vat?). Legless has been on a tear the past year or so, done about 6 or 7 tapes maybe of total degenerate fuckyou harsh noise with little regard for composition, recording technique or anything else to do with music really. And this is probably one of the roughest ones yet, next only to the Residual Damage I tape, which featured an excerpt from this recording for Bacteria Field. Most of this tape is split channel, haphazardly layered and completely drunken slop in the best way possible. Not as good as the slightly more coherent and barely higher fidelity tape on WCN (his best imo), or the boiling mid range rumble and belligerent metal bashing of "Draw Blood", but still a great listen and I'll continue to pick up anything this guy releases.
Infera Sinfonia tape (Bruno Cossano Corporation, 1987)- compilation that matches "a single Devil to... each musician" which include MERZBOW, IF BWANA, LE SYNDICAT, BLACK HUMOUR, M.O., HATERS, THE SODALITY, PACIFIC 231 ,TV CHERUBS, & BRUNO COSSANO. Almost the entire tape is pretty good, ranging from PE/noise that M.O./T.S., Merzbow, & Le Syndicat are known for to cut-up & tape loops (B.H.; If Bwana's piece is a bit too long but has some great moments & TV Cherubs). The only track I didn't like is B.H. as it is nothing but a snippet of one word looped over n' over. Side 2 is the strongest in quality as there are no dull moments. Bruno's piece is a harsh cut-up track that ends in some really nasty vocalizations.
HUMAN VIRUS TRANSMISSION "s/t" tape (Detachment Program)- Italian-influenced PE. I think the character behind the project may be Italian...? Atrax Morgue-type spoken vocals with heavier, noisier synth action and a lot of feedback.Tasty song titles such as "Raped by Worms", "Alkoholiske Asshole", "Sex Emergency", & "Worms Crave for Corpses". There is nothing ground-breaking here but if combining A.M. and M.O. is what you want then you should contract H.V.T. The label is American & this release is limited to 50 copies with a couple of inserts with art by Vnutrennosti.
Plus PROIEKT HAT "X" (XN) and "Make Sense" (Segerhuva) tapes
G-PARK "Seismogramm" CD
Blossoming Noise
Many of the later G-Park works don't sound so much of Schimpfluch -type. Despite everybody has their own sound, G-Park appears the most different from the rest. In this early work, re-issue of LP from 1990, there are way more similarities with the rest. Still less utter maniac sound collages and abrupt cuts, yet there are plenty of similar elements. It is also more hand made feel than some later works. Very good.
FRAGMENTED "set" CD
Blue Nites Erotic Secrets
I got this projects Knowledge of War CD back in 1995. He was sending out bunch of xeroxes, odd poetry and various other things. Hearing that album back then, was both good and not so good. Good, because getting a free CD in 1995 made you pay attention. Not so good, as I was way more interested in raw noise and power electronics than how band described itself: ambient? industrial? experimental? spooky? brooding? strange. smooth/soothing to discordant and everything in-between.
Yet after thousands of listened albums of thousands of bands, I can still remember many of the tracks of Knowledge of War, and now appreciate them more than ever before. Listening Knowledge of War CD, made me check out what else is on his discography. Good thing now, that when band is not hot name in scene, you get CD's for dirt cheap prices. 3 euro for mint compy of "Set", no complaints.
Discogs info says:
Fragmented is a one-man project of prolific artist Christopher J. Falvey. He gained critical acclaim and popularity in the underground and on independent radio with his innovative album, "Set". The music is known for its dark, haunting atmospheric sound being coupled with a unique structure that separates it far from the typical industrial/ambient album.
Man still runs traditional website and seems to be kind of outside of noise scene at least. Not surprice as material isn't noise. But for fans of obscure experimental art, may be slightly unusual wibe in this. At least for me.
http://www.fragmented.org/
Sophie Agnel "Solo" CD
Vand Oeuvre
Not as good as Sophie at her best. Year 2000, so already slightly older CD and you can hear that some of the jazz training is still strong here. Not that it would be music by regular standards. But far less innovative and personal than stuff she did some years later.
Hugues Dufourt "L'Afrique et L'Asie d'apres Tiepolo" CD
Kairos
Went through a lot of previews of Kairos catalogue and this CD stood out. Can't believe how much rather useless sounding contemporary music is out there. Spectral music, minimal, slow, repeating yet with tiny changes of details and tension. Very much theoretical of course, yet even without extensive booklets and theories, good stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KscCkBghJ4Q
HALTHAN "Live at obscurex kontti" tape
Trapdoor
I'm surprised that they actually managed to master listenable tape of this rather shitty gig. Boosting the sound with rather crude mid-frequency crunchy sound manages to dig up the music that was like 10 times lower volume than vocals. Of course in this tape, you got moments where delay effect drenched shouting basically overruns everything else, but it is... as said: surprisingly good. Think of power electronics somewhere in Grey Wolves, Survival Unit, etc. type and add the Finnish rough edge to it. As always said, Halthan keeps promising, but yet to fully deliver. This tape proves music would be rather good, if just would get the small details right.
BROWNING MUMMERY "World of shells" tape
Trapdoor
Old league of Australian industrial. Starting already back in 1983, I guess many should be familiar with Tesco reissue of their old tape? Band seems to be having long gaps in his discography, yet there are releases in 80's, 90's 00's and this tape is recording from 2014 published in 2017! By default, I tend to expect bands that did great industrial in early 80's, would most likely such now. B.M. doesn't. It's very nice tape, which is at the same time experimental in "old way" (hard to explain), yet technologically perhaps advanced from the old times. Not sure how much is gained from loudly dubbed ferric tapes, that it sounds sort of old in tasty way? Certainly recommended also for those who don't generally pay attention to what older generations are doing now.
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The only track I didn't like is B.H. as it is nothing but a snippet of one word looped over n' over.
What little I know and heard of blackhumour, the project seems to be a continual re-enactment of Steve Reich's early tape loop work. Which is a good thing to me, as what little I've heard sounds very nice. Reading this caused me to listen a few times again to "Clones of Megan", especially the second piece "Response" which is nicely relaxing.
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The only track I didn't like is B.H. as it is nothing but a snippet of one word looped over n' over.
What little I know and heard of blackhumour, the project seems to be a continual re-enactment of Steve Reich's early tape loop work. Which is a good thing to me, as what little I've heard sounds very nice. Reading this caused me to listen a few times again to "Clones of Megan", especially the second piece "Response" which is nicely relaxing.
B.H. definitely has skill at what he did or does but I never found it interesting to listen to. I think there was a tape he did using interviews with sex workers as his source. I wouldn't mind hearing that.
Einstürzende Neubauten "Stahlmusik" - rip of a rare live tape, "Recorded June 1st 1980 inside (!) a highway driveway". Musically, it's a bit different than their famous industrial work but some of the hallmarks such as his screeching are there. Some of the guitar tones sound like The Velvet Underground but with E.N. percussion which is mostly drumming, not a lot of metal here but there does sound like stuff going on not totally captured by the tape recorder.
2 Con-Dom live assaults on War and Ordnance tape, to get in the right mood. I sure did.
MK9 - Loss as Loss : Now it gets personal, too personal. You know, the creations / releases made mainly for artist's catharsis, not for the public, unless releasing them it's part of that catharsis too. Here, subject is something everyone feels -or not ?- . Side A is therapy, literally. Side B has 2 parts, first a piece focusing on the -very- low-end that left me standing still, looking the wall, thinking ... nothing. And suddenly my nirvana was interrupted. Man that was frightening ! Creepy. If you look for a release having "musical" value, this ain't for you. If you look for something "else" , different, then try it. Don't know really.
Scum FC - Compensation Culture : My first exposure to Scum FC. Eh, i need some time and more listens to digest this ! First notice is this thing has personality. Out of the ordinary. It's full of samples from TV / radio and i was thinking "i shouldn't like this" but i think i did. And then comes Side B. Total madness ! To me this release has more in common with noisecore than with PE or noise. After the initial "what is this" question, i had a smile on my face all the time during and after the tape was finished. I think i ll love it. If i don't love it already. What is love ? Baby, do hurt me, more, more. Why i am singing, writing this shit ? Need some water on my face.
Been listening to Tupson - a Swedish 'sweet erotique astro ambiance' as it is descirbed. Just like Tusen År Under Jord, Dusa and Dungen, Tupson is one of those rare and uniquly articulated musical explorations from Sweden that fleet into ones subconsious retaining both the actual sounds produced - but also the resonant immanent possibilities within these. Limited tape in edition of 10. Highly recommended.
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https://tuspon.bandcamp.com/album/eldtapp (https://tuspon.bandcamp.com/album/eldtapp)
Coup De Grace "Over Europe (Club Moral) - this may be the most interesting live dokument of an obscure industrial act, ever. Not only do you get multiple versions of songs performed live but you also get to hear phone conversations between DDV & MM along with MM's Mom. From one performance to the next, the sound & type of electronic sounds can be quite a bit different. CdG isn't exactly harsh power electronics; most of the synth sounds are of the quirky variety & not all that heavy or noisy. What I listened to was a rip uploaded by DDV on archive.org (or is it .com?); there's an original copy for nearly $600 on Discogs if that's what you'd rather have. It's too bad there will never be a proper CdG reissue of the 3 tapes & handful of comp. tracks he did. Some nice person should do a bootleg...
Does anyone have rips of theother two CdG tapes? If so, let's trade. Shoot me a pm! Same goes for rare PE compilations.
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Does anyone have rips of theother two CdG tapes? If so, let's trade. Shoot me a pm! Same goes for rare PE compilations.
I've got a rip of the
Le Petit Mort comp (also feat. Ramleh) if you need it.
AMERICANOISE compilation CD 1 (Mother Savage Noise, Audio Dissection)
First time hearing the mighty AMERICANOISE compilation, and it's pretty okay. The overall sound is a bit dullish, but that can be expected from a cassette to cd transfer. Some good sounds from Skin Crime, Taint, Mother Savage and especially the track from Stimbox is a real pleasure, painfully high rushing frequencies, harsh stuff. Not familiar with any of his noises, so time to check some out. I do think the track from Namanax track could've been omitted, to bland and doesn't fit with the others.
Jonathan Briley "The Loss of Innocence" tape (Broken Flag)- I've had this for 20 years or more & figured it was just a dub but the blue cover is card stock. Not sure anyone would go to the trouble of Xeroxing card stock just for a dub...? (I think it came from the guy who was part of Artware. Seems like he passed away?) Anyway, this is killer work. Falls in a weird category that is sort of PE but never gets overly heavy or noisy (this is one track that is pretty noisy with junk metal abuse) but it's never really laid back or too ambient. Briley uses synthesizers, percussion (metals, cymbals, drums), tapes (creepy cut-up & loops), & does some very dramatic, spoken-style vocals. I looked this up in the BF article in ALAP & it would seem JB has no interest in his past as he has found Buddhism...
Also, I found downloads of 3 more of his tapes & have listened to most of "Darker Profits", which, is his debut & it's very good. It's a damn shame this work will never get a proper reissue.
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Hail Scum FC!
Zyklon SS-Spectacle of the Triumph (Der Bünker): I honestly can't sing the praises of this one highly enough. Both ZSS live CDs are fantastic, but this is definitely my favorite of the two. Unstoppable early Dando edge to it with lyricism and delivery influenced by NON (I'd say the Boyd Rice influence rings through the most clearly on the track Matthias, which is probably my favorite track on the album.) There's definitely a hint of Brethren influence too on tracks like It Could Happen To You. Pure fucking anger, plain and simple, and not afraid to be as painfully straightforward as possible. Really fantastic. Not to be missed. (Also, for a live recording, the audio fidelity is pretty incredible.)
HIMUKALT "Knife Through the Spine" LP (Malignant Records)- the title says it all. There's some nasty stuff going on here especially the distorted, phaser vocals. Kinda reminds me of what goes on over at Galakthorroe especially Subliminal. Nice editing, kind of minimal as there is no heavy layering. Nice static, crackling & moaning that sounds great on vinyl. Worth checking out (esp. if you're already a fan of the previous releases).
JONATHAN BRILEY "At the Mountains of Madness"- incomplete rip, missing some tracks but goddamn is this work good! Briley seem to have combined what was going on in the UK and Italy then added his own touches for heavy, atmospheric industrial/PE.
If anyone owns JB tapes they'd sell, let me know! Or if you have complete rips of his tapes, PM me.
"Rape the men and slaughter the women!"
Ahlzdeveloper – Ahlzdeveloper cd
Took me a while to work up the nerve to comment on this. With this kind of cut up stuff, this... hyper-spasmic spine-jerking neck-twisting bung-ripping... I'm exhausted before the first word hits the page. I'm exhausted before I press the play button. I'm exhausted before I peel off the fucking shrinkwrap. The simple aim: go in, harrd, explore the incisive, sphinctpipe-rending texture of slice, rip, stab. The ignoble end: come out sounding like spastic gibbering mess. Commentators with a more advanced sense of decorum might suggest a certain remove. Peel back the preferred orifices and just... let the massive raging horde thunder on through. Thing is, with an approach like that I might as well be fellating HNW. Or ambient drone. Cue the spastic gibbering mess.
Ahlzdeveloper. Pretty much like you'd expect. Only better. The big disc collects the entire output of Ahlzagailzehguh + Developer, as previously spread over two tapes and two comp appearances. Ahzlagailzehguh molests Developer on three tracks, Developer does likewise the other three. It's an hour long and I am beaten before I start. Roll the mess.
Fat mess of sounds, scrunched in tight. Finely detailed, strategically shredded, never repeating, ever jerking twitching lurching. Smoldering smorgasbord of epilepsy, raw, mangled, flatulent meat-chunks flapping about, blood spraying everywhere. Wild, ragged. Shades of vicious virtuosity. Acoustic darts unleashed and zipping zapping slamming smacking. Storms of whitehot nails, screeching in rage-raped blistered scorchout. Rough-hewn wack of broken, frayed-edged shards, glimmering glittering dys-symmetry, frantically cobbled together off the rust-flecked fly-hook. Jerrrrrrrrrrrk.
Tracks 1 & 2, ten minutes apiece, from a Factotum tape dated July 2014. 1 has Ahlzagail manhandling Developer to supreme effect, by far the strongest track of the set. Frenzied full-in-body hyper-smasmation, panned harrd as almighty frig, taking that body and doing unholy violence to kingdom ruin. Exceedingly harsh in pointed precisions, metallic slashings betraying only the barest smidgens of acoustic depth, the squealing scorch-array pretty much full on the full way through. Full, then, to the brim, and at the eight-or-so-minute-mark the massive shriekwad runs rampant, frenzied full-in-body hyper-smasmation entering the puritanical scorchzone, unloading two solid minutes of near solid state oblivion, noise nightmare first order bar none. 2, Developer fondling Ahlzagail, rages out the gate with the same breakneck breathlessness, the same commitment to full field saturation. This time the bare smidgens of acoustic depth are slathered over with scorchwads of never-to-relent scathe-squeal, very little space for even the teeniest of gasp for air, treading the twilit spaces in between two and three dimensions. There is, perhaps, at the ninth minute a slight slowing as the harsh notches are turned progressively upward, going out with fully saturated pressures tweaked to the highest, scorchingest, order.
Tracks 3 & 4, fifteen minutes each, courtesy Collapsed Hole, August 2015. A good amount more space accorded the individual hackings and slashings. Good intervals in which to catch a moment's breath, try to regain bearings. With 3, Ahlzagail (mangling Developer) seems to be working through a series of very short tracks, aiming at that most severe of extremities onto which to pitch a battered junkpile of gritted scrunch-seethe. Sputtering midrange electronic dribblings set off much more robust streakings of high-end shriek. At the five-minute mark movement hurtles onto more experimental, exploratory terrain, live-in-yr-holes working through of pinpoint split n chisel, focused on degraded dips into unsubtle nuance and tension. In the closing minutes, momentum picks up via ever-more-thinly sliced layers in continuous shift and shuffle, but with nothing to latch onto, attention is left in a precarious non-balance of floundering dis-array, careening ass-first toward one false jerk-hook after another. 4, Developer (mangling Ahlzagail is even more open to the exploratory urge. And silence. Acoustic junk-sources eat up a good chunk of the field, tripping headlong into empty trashcans, shot through with reams of white-hot blasting rippage. Less the tension-building study in nuance more herked and jerked stagger from one uneven strip-mined source to the next. There are even a few very Developer-esque moments where one feels as though attention is to be held suspended in cruel and listless punishment before freak-out fits of cascading turbulence set up the scene of the grand freaking-out finale.
Track 5, another Ahlz diddles Developer ditty, comparatively brief, finds full-up r-l scorchage hard panned to the brink. Unstoppable, unsettled jerked-out mess of smash slash bash crash. High-end scorchlery the whole way through, jittery, panicky, nail-biting neck-jerk epilepsy twitching in froth-mouthed sympathies, maxed out on flatulent percussive assault textures, even without the fragmented splicings of machinegun drumkit bopping about. No breaks here, or one continuous string of tightly regulated percussive breaks, I am spastic gibbering mess see me spew, if the Developer diddled ditty gonna compete here gonna hafta be good.
Track 6, Developer diddling Ahlz, opts for all-out, densely saturated, scorch-bliss. Going out, in other words, with one hell of a bang. The shortest track of the set and perhaps best suited to this style of sound smithying. Dense, harsh, in constant motion, never once devolving into breaks for exploration, just ramming severely pitched masses of metal-tinged saturation, repeatedly, on through. Seeming stops for breath are merely excuses to up the harsh ante. In the field, of hyper-spasmic spine-jerking neck-twisting bung-ripping... the case for so much potential is quite convincingly made. Of relent, we will be having none today. And yes, good.
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HIMUKALT "Knife Through the Spine" LP (Malignant Records)- the title says it all. There's some nasty stuff going on here especially the distorted, phaser vocals. Kinda reminds me of what goes on over at Galakthorroe especially Subliminal. Nice editing, kind of minimal as there is no heavy layering. Nice static, crackling & moaning that sounds great on vinyl. Worth checking out (esp. if you're already a fan of the previous releases).
Great stuff. Pretty safe to say it will make my "best of 2018" list. They do a lot of little things I like a whole lot, and even some things I don't usually like, I like how they do them.
ZYKLON SS "Spectacle of the triumph" CD
Der Bunker
Good live CD. As CD, this works better than live situation if you ask me. Live gig, being 45 minutes long, with long repetitive tracks, where vocals is pretty much only active element, was too much for bar corner. Shorter set or shorter more compact tracks would have worked out. Now, on CD, it feels like good heavy electronics album. More variation within track could be good. Or shorter tracks, yet also minimal progression and focus on clear and easily recognized key elements of track works well. Tracks know from new 10" work out as live versions very nicely. Vocals are very good here. Notch too loud in mix, yet very good!
MAYUKO HINO "Lonisolar" CD
Cold Spring
I was expecting this could be poor. What I expected was, that we'll have line-in electronics, fooling around with theremin or such. And, in some ways, that's not so far from reality. Yet, this is not bad. I don't quite agree with Cold Spring's unrelenting, piercing electronics, densely layered noise, intense, ferocious, claustrophobic description. To me it's more laid back, relaxing and smoothy type of stuff. You got sort of digital sounding oscillations with reverbing sound, even ritual music type bell sounds. Second track has fast oscillating high pitched stuff. Rather than ferocious or intense, nor densely layered, it's rather two layers of slowly shifting buzzing of electronics. Of course nowhere as good as CCCC at its best, yet thinking if this material was blasted via amplifiers and PA and captured on live situation like many CCCC was, 2nd track would be surprisingly close to some of CCCC's works? Similar psychedelic and slow motion blur can be heard.
SSRI "Ritual Workings" CD
Filth & Violence
This compiles together two tapes. Stab Your Demonic Smile To My Brain! and Focalor. They fit well together, maybe because of versatile nature of each release. All the six tracks here, totalling 60 minutes, are quite different from eachother. Sometimes the rotten, yet structured feel, close to Sick Seed, occasionally frenzy of ultra ripping noise with high pitched screaming. Sound quality is SSRI style - snotty, rusty, lo-fi, broken. In tasty way. Mixing together various levels of decay of sound, and playing more with this specific sound of object or gadget, than editing, cleaning or making it fat and loud. Rather just keep it raw and broken. To me, these belong to better materials of SSRI.
Not too fond of cover artwork. Comical approach, especially back covers somehow computer game'ish feel to it.
WORTH - Blood Possessed CDr (Prose Nagge)
Breath-taking, hypersalivating masterpiece of Baconesque noise. Structurally more narrative and less layered than the Blinder LP, also more revolting - drawn out slime passages, alcoholic dreams, insidious ugly musicality, compulsive tapping, blood poisoning, soiled sterility. Worth is making very important harsh noise, and this album may be the pinnacle thus far. Yes it's a CDr but who fucking cares.
Yes. A ripper, to say the least. And a properly made CDr, well worth the €$£. My favorite WORTH this far.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 10, 2018, 04:37:18 PM
Ahlzdeveloper – Ahlzdeveloper cd
Took me a while to work up the nerve to comment on this. With this kind of cut up stuff, this... hyper-spasmic spine-jerking neck-twisting bung-ripping... I'm exhausted before the first word hits the page. I'm exhausted before I press the play button. I'm exhausted before I peel off the fucking shrinkwrap. The simple aim: go in, harrd, explore the incisive, sphinctpipe-rending texture of slice, rip, stab. The ignoble end: come out sounding like spastic gibbering mess
Goodness gracious, no kidding. My sincere apologies to anyone who actually made an attempt at reading beyond the above quoted. I think I need to start appending a digest version; eg what one might actually digest without eyes automatically glazing over.
Here goes, take duh.
Ahlzdeveloper – Ahlzdeveloper cd
High-end cut-up electronics meet sharply pointed metal junk stabbing attack, unhinged, unbalanced, taken to the logical end. Continuous spastic diddling, very few breaks in pacing, occupying the upper registers for the full one-hour course. The pacing: fast. But there are several- innumerable- moments aimed at throwing attention off balance. One moment we are dragged into a quaint and quiet corner, teensy weensy acoustic inflection betraying the slightest gasp for respite. The next, raging white-wash of screeching holy hell. Not to mention several moments in between. But does it work? For me a single word applies: momentum. Propelled pushed prodded forward, whether one likes it or not, but one does like it, a lot, particularly one who appreciates the principle of harsh blistering cut-up spastics in constant motion. No rhyme nor reason. Just good n ripping harsh purity. Cut. The Fuck. Up.
Ah, to hell with it. Spastic gibbering mess, is me. For life.
I posted a link to this in the terminally ill-advised "swamp music" topic, but out of guilt decided the project needed more comment.
Bryan Lewis Saunders – Near Death Experience
A capella power electronics. Does it exist? It does now. Emo a capella power electronics. This chap is way too articulate, intelligent, to hang with pe thug contingent. But maybe he could hang with the pe emo contingent. (Or Wm Bennet. Or Sotos. Or my dick.) If it exists. (I'm telling you, boy, my dick exists. Get on it!) Consider the last Con-Dom record. Or don't, see if I care. Point is, this guy delivers power, POWER, POWER - without electronics- singularly with his vocal chords. Not just the vocal chords, of course, but the things he has to say. Knowledge is power. The word is power. Power in the word, long long long before there were electronics. Incidentally, if you give a shit, there are electronics, but they are incidental. The best bits are completely without that stupid electronic stuff holding the voice, and what it has to say, back. I am in love with this guy, with the Voice, with everything it, emphatically is, ripping into my aural passages. If people feel compelled to jizz it up with electronics, more power to em. All I want is the voice. Ripping me, the world, the universe, a new asshole. Because it can.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 12, 2018, 06:06:58 PM
I posted a link to this in the terminally ill-advised "swamp music" topic, but out of guilt decided the project needed more comment.
Bryan Lewis Saunders – Near Death Experience
A capella power electronics. Does it exist? It does now. Emo a capella power electronics. This chap is way too articulate, intelligent, to hang with pe thug contingent. But maybe he could hang with the pe emo contingent. (Or Wm Bennet. Or Sotos. Or my dick.) If it exists. (I'm telling you, boy, my dick exists. Get on it!) Consider the last Con-Dom record. Or don't, see if I care. Point is, this guy delivers power, POWER, POWER - without electronics- singularly with his vocal chords. Not just the vocal chords, of course, but the things he has to say. Knowledge is power. The word is power. Power in the word, long long long before there were electronics. Incidentally, if you give a shit, there are electronics, but they are incidental. The best bits are completely without that stupid electronic stuff holding the voice, and what it has to say, back. I am in love with this guy, with the Voice, with everything it, emphatically is, ripping into my aural passages. If people feel compelled to jizz it up with electronics, more power to em. All I want is the voice. Ripping me, the world, the universe, a new asshole. Because it can.
saw him live a couple times. he says what he does is "stand up tragedy"
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 12, 2018, 06:06:58 PM
I posted a link to this in the terminally ill-advised "swamp music" topic, but out of guilt decided the project needed more comment.
Bryan Lewis Saunders – Near Death Experience
Bryan is totally inspirational.
This would have been pretty amazing to witness:
http://bryanlewissaunders.org/weblog/2014/oct/23/under-influence-torture/ (http://bryanlewissaunders.org/weblog/2014/oct/23/under-influence-torture/)
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 12, 2018, 05:16:52 PM
Goodness gracious, no kidding. My sincere apologies to anyone who actually made an attempt at reading beyond the above quoted. I think I need to start appending a digest version; eg what one might actually digest without eyes automatically glazing over.
No, keep writing long. Just if you can please after 4-6 lines leave an empty line and change paragraph. Don't know if it's just me but i struggle to focus to read the right line in big compact texts when i am reading on the PC screen. Generally.
Serration - Machine Survival via bandcamp
Authoritarian and ominous heavy electronics. Particularly impressed by this release over the others present on the bandcamp page. Reminds of Torturecide's first EP on Slaughter prod, and a little of Control in other parts. Physical tape out on Unsound but I'm yet to grip one.
Nordvargr - Metempsychosis
Listened once via bandcamp and purchased right away. Has guest appearances from Trepaneringsritualen but you may be forgiven for thinking he was present throughout, as it gravitates towards that sound a bit. Really good on first impressions. I own enough Nordvargr ambient albums I rarely listen to anymore but didn't sleep on purchasing this.
Quote from: Theodore on May 13, 2018, 04:03:27 AMJust if you can please after 4-6 lines leave an empty line and change paragraph.
Will do!
Looks like this made at least a few best of 2017 lists. And mine.
Zeitkratzer, Svetlana Spajić / Dragana Tomić / Obrad Milić – Serbian War Songs
When Zeitkratzer are greater than the sum of their parts they are capable of some racket. We're talking Biota/Mnemonist grade cacophony, augmented here by traditional Serbian songcraft. Some serious racket. But serious music, too. Even without the subject matter, which one mocks at grave peril, descriptors like "monumental" and "tour de force" squeeze out the edge of hyperbole, noise sphincter fairly trembling in baited trepidation.
Traditional Serbian songcraft, if I am any judge, delivered in principle by twin female vocal, strident, dominant, domineering, harmonizing in deep, throaty, dissonance over veritable gaggle of Zeitkratz operandi: bassclarinet, french horn, piano, percussion, violoncello, doublebass, etc. Lots of straight up classical instrumentation, smothered by someone's mother, or two of 'em, and hot diddly can these women dish. What the voices lend is what voices tend to lend: drama, excitement, palpitations, intimacy, touchy-feely sensual lubricity, and some good ol' down home flesh, and blood. Lots of blood. Sound the war drums.
The first twelve seconds are deceptive, sounding very much like intensely ripping free-jazz assault, high velocity jumble of bass-string-percussion-horn filling out out the field. And the voices commence. To sing. Or chant. Or declaim. Or whatever the hell they call it. Thirty seconds and the instruments drop out completely, cowering under the soaring vocal range, then to blast back, at the one minute mark, with notably heightened intensity, voices surging, tremelo-ing, the cacophony threatening first encounter with Biota-ic critical mass. Dialog of a cappella songchant against piles of Zeitkrazed cappella, flipping for a couple turns before the voices breathe their last at 2:43, end track 1.
The second track clocks in at just over a minute, slowly percussed ding hammered over faintly squealing winds and still more distant growls, fleshed out with the authoritative vocal insistence of "Haven't I told you my darling"? The tone is somber, if muscular, voices lapping and lolling over one another, persuasive, little doubt darling was told. At somber insistence, steady death knell is meted out for darling, setting up the thirteen minute center-piece "Assassination in Sarajevo". Here, all hell (aka World War I) breaks loose. A lone male vocal warbles and moans in storyteller mode over traditional Serbian instrumentation, stringed drone meeting winded squeal, slowly built into rich, deep-throated cluster of labored flatulence, darkly glottal gut-churn, edges acquiring industrial flavors, metal percussions, hammerings, metallic screech-scrape, the vocal all but subsumed under dense cacophonous mass.
Maybe I'm a sucker for artistic intent but the more dramatic pieces do seem those titled accordingly. "The battle at Mackov kamen" thunders in a rain of hefty tribal percussion, rhythmical chants fighting short-winded drone elements, bells and whistles screeching in time. "King Peter Song" is a dark orchestral processional, dredging up reverberant darkened bottoms, cumbersome clusters of acoustic racket, drawn out incantations coming in waves of buzzing, dirge-like, tootle-throb, heads bowed under sound pressures little given to relent. "Salute to Zivojin Misic" reprises the dialog of soaring-voice / instrumental-cacophony, but brings to bear a whole honking kitchen sink, massed and pummeling densities filling the field to capacity, the wake of each outburst of raging clamor a shambolic dis-connection of flap, flop, and shuffle.
If the remaining titles seem less drama prone, there's still plenty to get the blood pumping. "When I go to war"- full-throated dual-harmonized lament laced with lush strings and winds, warm-bloodied droning fleshbed surging in thrall to slowly ascendant ritual flavors. In "Shvabo came" skittering sticks chase weirdly dis-balanced folkish vocals, low-pitched bass gruntings lending an almost sickened texture to faintly plucked plinkety-scrap. "There is no spring without water" is pure oddity of percussive bloop-scuttle, dinky machine-like bink-bonk kerfuffle smothered by colossal voices hovering closely overhead. And as "The boat is sailing" the voices are intoning, with impassioned, plaintive, chanting declamation, strings slow in their scraping swirl of bellow and down-pitched grind, miniature mounds of steel drums coming in rolling waves, heaving stomach-churning rhythm readying the crew for imminent heave-ho.
And all throughout, throughout the unsettled heaving shebang, not infrequent bouts of chaotic skronk n scrabble rip apart the rare moments for sedate repose, wild multi-pronged wig-out scat-scuffle ever tempting free fall into massed cluster-fuck free-for all. Through it all, stern faced voices keep the multitudinous minstrels in line, unforgiving, commanding, demanding, whipping able bodies into ecstatic paroxysms of arduous frenzy, stroking the poor abused souls with sweet sultry deep-voiced caress. Love me tender, hurt me true, never let me go, to war. Not without a song.
Pissoir Rouge debut tape (Obsessive Fundamental Realism 2018)
Piss drenched scum noise from a German toilet slave. Pure filth. Fanatics only!
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on May 17, 2018, 05:38:07 AM
Pissoir Rouge debut tape (Obsessive Fundamental Realism 2018)
Piss drenched scum noise from a German toilet slave. Pure filth. Fanatics only!
ty scat-man-do
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on May 17, 2018, 07:23:21 AM
Quote from: Scat-O-Logy on May 17, 2018, 05:38:07 AM
Pissoir Rouge debut tape (Obsessive Fundamental Realism 2018)
Piss drenched scum noise from a German toilet slave. Pure filth. Fanatics only!
ty scat-man-do
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Aube - Tapes 1992-1994
Collection of old GROSS tapes from the aforementioned era and a frankly excellent reminder of how good Aube was before succumbing to the usual problem of quantity over quality output. Some of this is quite noisy, I never heard the originals so enjoying this re-discovery.
Not entirely convinced by the packaging - each disc housed in white cardboard sleeve and wraparound paper copy with original artwork, just a bit too flimsy, but minor complaints aside this really is worth getting hold of
Quote from: Kayandah on May 17, 2018, 04:21:00 PM
the usual problem of quantity over quality output
Never bought this, but carry on.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 17, 2018, 04:49:34 PM
Quote from: Kayandah on May 17, 2018, 04:21:00 PM
the usual problem of quantity over quality output
Never bought this, but carry on.
Eeeehhhhhhhhh......Aube might be one of the few. I actually took all of the Aube albums out of my Discogs wantlist because they just clogged everything.
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on May 17, 2018, 05:46:09 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 17, 2018, 04:49:34 PM
Quote from: Kayandah on May 17, 2018, 04:21:00 PM
the usual problem of quantity over quality output
Never bought this, but carry on.
Eeeehhhhhhhhh......Aube might be one of the few.
Now that I'm a little more sober, a possible qualifier. The project's strength could also be its apparent weakness. Singular concept, linear, elegant, subject to minimal variation over the widest possible range, of sources. Perhaps there is a formula but I would never say formulaic. A clear and po-faced method surgically severed from the possibility of madness. Plug into this black box and output a certain quantity. For me the qualities are best admired from afar and I'm good with that, don't always need to poke my head in there and try to "get" it. Plenty of other noise out there to meet that obsession.
Kjostad / Ligatur – Overgrown
Remember that Phocomelus tape, Bit Of Rough? This sounds nothing like it but the title would definitely work. There's a bit more rough to this one. Actually, A Shitload Of Rough. That's the title I would've given. (The one they went with is pretty good, too.)
Kjostad kicks off with the side-long "Kabetogama". Mmm, looks like a nice place. From the wiki, "The Kabetogama State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and Saint Louis counties, Minnesota. Popular outdoor recreational activities are largely centered on the abundant lakes and rivers in the forest, such as boating, canoeing, kayaking, and making fuckloads of harsh noise." Just quoting here. But I dunno if I completely buy that last bit. There is noise, and it is harsh, but there are a number of elements in play. Trees, for starters. Rocks. Dirt. Gravel. Used condoms. The sound has a certain virile elasticity, stretching tight around throbbing layers of roughly abused gristle, buried deep in the overgrown thatch. Not quite the sort of thing to feature in the brochure. Grubby field recordings, char-burnt electronics, freakishly deformed tumescence worming, lustfully, through thickening, festering, growth.
Kabetomaga. Out in the wide open calm, toes dip into chilly depths, faint melodic strains, fainter staticky prickles. A big sharp metallic slap to the face, fargh, okay I'm awake, arsehole. One more slap for good measure. Some annoying zealot starts molesting churchbells with far too much haphazard abandon, hard enough to distort perspective. Slow tribal throb booms in the distance, hammering on the hull of some unseen beached vessel, like where in bleeding hells am I? Return of melodic strains and a gradual whitening slide into rougher decrepitudes. The percussion now suddenly staccato, slap-dash, bopping onto tin buckets, the hull heaved into the lake, and then the noise.
Took ten minutes to get there, but it is everything a noise should be. Dense, coarse, raw, ripped, mangled. Straight-laced, heavy-handed, texture study, broken down for a sec or two, shit-flecked chunks gnawed off, sawing away at frazzle-mouthed butt-scrunch before high-pitched acoustic squeaking fleshes out the palate. Squeaking turns to screeching, of the piercing, metal-on-metal, grinding sort, until a surprising twitter of birdsong bursts from the overgrowth, hefty distortions ground down, batted away, or possibly buried, unceremoniously, at sea.
Ligature's got three tracks to his side. "Observance" a densely wooded convergence of knobbed and knobbly wrinkle and choked, throat-fisted, crinkle. Sudden fade before the first minute and a deep, woozy, bass throbs in sluggish time to the tune of fleshy, gristly, meat-strangling textures, crumbling structures drawn into the sludge-worn depths. Can't see no forest, can't see no trees. If there is a lake it is one of them creepy bottomless buggers, with severed torsos occasionally bobbing to the surface. The wooze of sludge conveys a distinctly sickening atmosphere, and if we are anywhere specific it is in the corner on some unsightly factory floor, ghostly flickers of light feeding dull drudgery enough to wear down the sturdiest soul. And suddenly, bobbing out of the murk, what the fuck, poetry? This guy think he's some kinda artist? The words are spare, the female voice intoning with grave formality, once a true repulsion / now a lost transmission / an empty vessel / open your eyes and rest.
"Floodlight" reprises the dark and woozy sick-mosphere, slow percussive clunks over downpitched choral chords, forlorn, forsaken, darkening still deeper to flatlined blackdrone. This time we're ready for the poetry- nice try mofo!- the voice, male, seemingly grinning, the nocturnal animal forever unknowing / the easy target / the only answer / three hours before dawn / the sudden flash / the last procrastination. The flatline acquires edgier disturbances, drifting backmasked cycles, heftier percussive clunks, clanks, whining tones, bells, distortions, the grinning voice, in offering, let you do this to me. Don't mind if I do! answers two solid minutes of solid-state earhole-flooding whiteout. Upper register whines seer the edges, heftier thudgery bashing brains beneath the bludgeoning assault, thick, rich, chocolate-coated, shitstorm, good to the last gulp.
What makes it all, for me, is the ever unsettled tension burbling beneath the undergrowth, as though ripe for rage at any moment. On edge, throughout, the edginess never really dissolves. This goes for both Kjostad and Ligature, though in the latter case I would add "unsettling" to unsettled. One foot in darkness, the other trapped in baleful, unblinking glare, make it stop make it stop make it-
"Cessation" is just that. Mournful funerary keys drawn over crackling records, droning call-answer pocked with crunched out percussive wallops. The darkened bottom echoes in bass-heavy sympathy, acquiring mass, threatening the possibility of full-on harshness that never comes. Fading out, funeral tones, not a poet in earshot, guess whatever he let her do to him worked. Hope someone got it on camera.
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Rotat - Grease District
Dang, this is a FA release that's been out for almost two months and completely flew by me somehow, the project itself too. Pretty dynamic HN/PE, lots of the low-end damage if you like DBL or MSBR, but some aura of hyper-delayed metal and glass smash, so maybe also RIYL Incapacitants stuff. Some interesting voice samples and vocals that are so obscured the words are more like formless bubbles in the sound.
S. PAKHOMOV - Cherries in the Snow (Wall Noise Action)
Back on the digital download Russian HNW again. This one is one of the more interesting releases on Wall Noise Action lately. The style should probably be described as "ANW" (wouldn't want to offend any of the fourteen people in the world who care about HNW sub-genres, what with myself almost being one of them and all). Cherries in the Snow sort of pushes the boundaries of what stuff of this can or cannot sound like. The core is a very hands-on, field recorded sound structure which may or may not be water/rain falling on a dilapidated roof, somewhat modified with an EQ to create strange movements in the lower-end of the sonic spectrum. Behind it, an unchanging melodic note serves to create an increasingly unreal atmosphere and move the mind somewhere else. I've been listening to this all week, and it simply doesn't get old. Not sure why.
Энергостатика - Стеношумоснабжение (Wall Noise Action)
Bass dominated HNW. Not much to say here - I suspect this is yet another project by the WNA label manager. Massive bass, very intense, not really "static" due to the fluctuating nature of the rumblings. Think Sleep Column, Oasis of the Zombies, Revelation of the Dead Girl and any number of other projects by the same person. Sometimes I have to think "but... why", but then at other times I feel like I understand exactly, precisely why. Great stuff if you're into mass produced HNW. Which everyone is.
MAURIZIO BIANCHI - Anthology 1981-1984 (Steinklang Industries)
It pains me to say so, but despite my enthusiastic purchasing and support of latter day M.B. stuff, the average quality seems to have been somewhat higher back in the day. I maintain that there are plenty of more recent M.B. releases that have plenty to give, but the early stuff simply seems unable to fail. This somewhat anonymous collection of early 80's stuff proves that point. Playful, ominous, brutal and lo-fi. There's never an attempt to annoy or even express a very clear sonic concept. Rhythms and improvised synth melodies merge in an unproblematic manner with distorted noise, butchered samples and disjointed feedback. Rough when it needs to be, somehow recalling the 80's even if you never listened to industrial back then. I usually don't post links with these reviews, but due to Steinklang's current re-structuring to label-only rather than distributor, the very nice Platin edition of this double CD is available for a mere 7 Euros. You may want to partake. http://steinklang.at/MB-Maurizio-Bianchi-Anthology-1981-1984-2CD-deluxe-platin_1
Bizarre Uroar-Rape Africa [2018 reissue] (Filth & Violence)
Really great. The first track was probably my favorite. It's very dark and tense. Murky atmosphere with heavy low-end rumbles and fantastic vocals. The entire album progresses at a proper pace. The entire thing is pretty menacing.
Quote from: Frataxin on May 19, 2018, 09:50:20 PM
Bizarre Uroar-Rape Africa [2018 reissue] (Filth & Violence)
Really great. The first track was probably my favorite. It's very dark and tense. Murky atmosphere with heavy low-end rumbles and fantastic vocals. The entire album progresses at a proper pace. The entire thing is pretty menacing.
For me this is the best record for this project- obviously BU has tons of great material but this one really drives it home. It's very well composed, separated, mixed properly, and works great as an album, where as some of the other more recent records feel like two jams extended for half a side of an LP each. Top it off with the No Remorse "cover" and the artwork, basically perfect. This reminded me to go and take another listen to it and I'm entirely satisfied. How is the new track addition on the reissue? Needed? Or just another small live piece?
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 18, 2018, 11:00:59 AM
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on May 17, 2018, 05:46:09 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 17, 2018, 04:49:34 PM
Quote from: Kayandah on May 17, 2018, 04:21:00 PM
the usual problem of quantity over quality output
Never bought this, but carry on.
Eeeehhhhhhhhh......Aube might be one of the few.
Now that I'm a little more sober, a possible qualifier. The project's strength could also be its apparent weakness. Singular concept, linear, elegant, subject to minimal variation over the widest possible range, of sources. Perhaps there is a formula but I would never say formulaic. A clear and po-faced method surgically severed from the possibility of madness. Plug into this black box and output a certain quantity. For me the qualities are best admired from afar and I'm good with that, don't always need to poke my head in there and try to "get" it. Plenty of other noise out there to meet that obsession.
I just found by the time he was putting out the Millenium series there was a drop in quality, things becoming less essential to listen to. I always appreciated the control he had in using specific source material
Demilich - 20th Adversary of Emptiness 2xCD - Svart Records - saw Demilich in Philly about two weeks ago and the fucking killed it. Amazing that after 25 years, many of which they were disbanded, that they could sound soo fucking good live. Since the show I've just been re-listening to their discography on a daily basis. Since it's all here on 2CDs it's not hard. For a long time I only had all of the MP3s that were hosted on the Demilich website. it was only last year that I finally picked this set up.
This is a great example of how discography compilation should be executed. Perfect remastering, overseen by the band, that doesn't change the sound or feeling of the original recordings. Artwork in the style of the bands old artwork, accomplished here by using the same artist. And a great booklet with a long, well done interview, dissection of all the tracks and lyrics by the frontman. It's all here. It also helps that Demilich's discography is fucking impeccable. It might be the overload my brain is currently really from but I think I could say Nespithe is my all-time favorite death metal album, over Realm of Chaos, Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious, and Left Hand Path. But then again if I listened to any of those albums for two weeks straight again my mind might change.
Slugathor - Circle of Death LP & Echoes From Beneath CD - Time Before Time & Drakkar - never get tired of these two. simple but effective death metal. And forever hails to Mr. Unclean for getting me hooked on Slugathor way back when.
Phocomelus - Filthy Li(v)es LP - Bacteria Field - dense as fuck without becoming wall. just layers and layers of broken and harsh shit. from the way it was originally described to me I didn't know if I'd like but it's damn good. there are many fine details which demand attentive listening. after two spins it has me on the prowl for more Phocomelus.
Sverigedemokraterna – Bevara Sverige Svenskt Cassette - Fusty Cunt - two long tracks of Swedish power electronics. this is not your F&V power electronics, no is it really heavy electronics. it's rough and repetitive, probably to a fault. as far as power, it's dialed in at 5 out of 10. but it all somehow works well. broken odd sounds, warped vocals, Swedish political samples. it won't blow your mind but it's not a bad way to spend 20 minutes!
v/a - Americanoise 2xCD - Audio Dissection & v/a - Noise War 5xCD - Audio Dissection, Industrial Recollections - grabbed these two legendary comps a month and half ago. April was a month of non-stop harsh noise for me and these collections were the meaty heart of it all. I often wait a long time to get compilations because so often they fail to deliver on their promises. and really I just prefer single artist albums but I'm kicking myself now for waiting so long. There is a consistent crunchiness to everything across the 7 discs that you might think would get old but it never does. there are great tracks by artists I've never heard of, shitty tracks by artists I normally love, and weird shit that adds variety and breaks up the harsh noise assault. All of the tracks by Emil Beaulieau are fucking great, which I did not expect. the Grey Wolves track rules hard. the Taint & Macro tracks on Noise War are really fucking good too. Sudden Infant, Illusion of Safety and Evil Moisture all deliver the goods to my happy surprise, not being a particularly big fan of those projects. Don't know if I could say one comp is better than the other, but Noise War probably has the bigger variety. Both look and sound great and are highly recommended!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 22, 2018, 05:16:20 PM
Slugathor - Circle of Death LP & Echoes From Beneath CD - Time Before Time & Drakkar - never get tired of these two. simple but effective death metal. And forever hails to Mr. Unclean for getting me hooked on Slugathor way back when.
Have you heard
Desecresy? This is a post Slugathor project in a similar vein and it's very good as well.
AGIT8 - I Crusader, No Retreat C20 (Cipher)
A friend told me to pick up this somewhat anonymous 2005 cassette. Bearing the terrible name for the project in mind, I was skeptic, but I trust his tastes. Thanks T! Sludgy heavy harsh noise in the old american way, yet not retro by any means. People say this way too often, I know, but this actually isn't that far from old Macronympha, and parts of Baroque and the the atmosphere on that one in particular comes to mind. Clunky metals, blown out shit squeez, split channel confusion, some modest cutupping and whatnot. It all sounds very hands on and live mixed, too. Some shorter more musical interludes in the form of dissonant organs and horror flick synths adds to the dynamics as well. Terrible cover art, and I've already mentioned the name, but who gives a crap. Excellent stuff! Is the rest of his stuff like this?
BIZARRE UPROAR "High Risk Lifestyle" cd (Filth & Violence)- first track is crushing; second kinda lost me in the middle but it picks up. I think I would have disliked that middle part on vinyl even more considering my turntable has been giving me problems lately.
SNUFF "IV" cd (Filth & Violence)- I made it to the fourth before turning off as it gave me a headache. I like that photo on the back cover.
MANIA new work- coming soon on a split tape...
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the usual problem of quantity over quality output
Never bought this, but carry on.
Eeeehhhhhhhhh......Aube might be one of the few.
Now that I'm a little more sober, a possible qualifier. The project's strength could also be its apparent weakness. Singular concept, linear, elegant, subject to minimal variation over the widest possible range, of sources. Perhaps there is a formula but I would never say formulaic. A clear and po-faced method surgically severed from the possibility of madness. Plug into this black box and output a certain quantity. For me the qualities are best admired from afar and I'm good with that, don't always need to poke my head in there and try to "get" it. Plenty of other noise out there to meet that obsession.
I just found by the time he was putting out the Millenium series there was a drop in quality, things becoming less essential to listen to. I always appreciated the control he had in using specific source material
Now that I actually look at discogs I'm more inclined to concede the point. While I wouldn't outright declare a marked decline in quality I note now that my own near religious pursuit of the project also (unconsciously?) declined round the time of the Millenium series. The proof is simply in the shock registered at how much (of the later work) I'm missing.
My initial chemical addled point was more plainly provocative, probably anathema to most on this forum. That I never completely bought the quality vs quantity argument. Something to the effect of: if an artist is on a roll, hey, why not just shit em out? The problem there may be in the shitter reliably recognizing the real shit from plain shit. Reminds me, I needs to top up me Filthy Turd.
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saw Demilich in Philly about two weeks ago and the fucking killed it. Amazing that after 25 years, many of which they were disbanded, that they could sound soo fucking good live.
Saw them last saturday. Indeed, technical Death Metal is not the easiest genre to keep your songs and stage presence in tight shape. If those guys didn't like what they do, it's unlikely they would reform just for "quick fun" or getting free holiday trips around the world. They would play tracks flawlessly, yet without feeling of "musicians". The way Demilich riffs and songs are, are quite different compared to many technical DM bands of today. Well, I guess different to many bands back then too.
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WORTH - Blood Possessed CDr (Prose Nagge)
Breath-taking, hypersalivating masterpiece of Baconesque noise. Structurally more narrative and less layered than the Blinder LP, also more revolting - drawn out slime passages, alcoholic dreams, insidious ugly musicality, compulsive tapping, blood poisoning, soiled sterility. Worth is making very important harsh noise, and this album may be the pinnacle thus far. Yes it's a CDr but who fucking cares.
Yes. That this is CDR, is basically only flaw you can point out. Or, lets say, that album doesn't end with high note, if you ask me, but whole 35 minutes duration is certainly album worthy material. It's almost like Chop Shop in a way, that barely mixing things song parts together. Just chopping chunks of noise what change rather abruptly. Always longer than Chop Shop does, though. Perhaps certain Macronympha releases could be also compared. Yet sounds themselves, fuck! Many of these things that may last minute or less, you wish were 10 minutes. There is always a lot going on, yet amazingly well done texture and detail. If I continue to name drop some veterans, there are occasions when I think of The New Blockaders at their best. I mean at their
very best. That's the level of detail on sound elements. Worth - without doubt among greatest current harsh noise artists. I would advice to not overlook, not even cdr....
HYGIENIA -tapeRotten Audio Waste
Return back to arkinoise pile of tapes, and we got the finn brutes showing how ugly and disposable noise tapes are made. One can't expect this to become classic release anytime soon, yet I'm quite charmed by the utmost rubbish noise and almost Streicher -like hoarse roars as vocals!
HERSKA "Overdose III" demoRotten Audio Waste
Could this be yet the best Herska demo? It's fucking insane! A lot of content will be unclear if you do not understand finnish language frequently used in samples between songs. Cutting up the fart and bedroom noisecore with retarded samples, results something which could be compared to Minch playing Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, yet fucking it up, but during that process creating absolute killer material.
MK9 "Loss As Loss" tapeBackteria Field
I think this was already commented by... Bitewerks? That if in past project felt like therapy, now we are actually listening therapy session. Mk9 talking about dead brother and such. B-side is quite minimal electronic noise, which is actually not that far from old Death Squad wibes. Not as ripping and hot levels, though. More gloomy. Of course that suits the bleak theme. A-side might be the best sounding MK9 track in recent times. Therapy session with lo-fi noises on the background, yet also it is on level I start to wonder whether it is bleak or perhaps almost exhibitionist fetishism?! Not exhibiting flesh, but...
WONDERLAND CLUB "Live Stream" tapeTrapdoor tapes
One of project gaining name and recognition over last couple years. Good ripping USA power electronics! What else to say?
Altar of Flies "Rabbit Hole" tape
Tapeworks volume VII tapeHästen & Korset
There should be new album coming this year from AoF as well as Mattias Gustavsson. These two tapes... So good, that one could simply keep rotating them over and over again. Same like Worth material, these are not harsh noise by any means, but same level of hand made, physicality, personality as well as utmost care for detail. Man has crafted his work to such levels that if these albums won't be later observed among top of the release of era, I'm surprised. I've noticed that AoF stuff hardly ever is expensive, but who knows if that changes at some point. I'd urge to grab anything now that fairly small pressings are available!
V/A ELÄVÄ OLENTO KONEENA tapeInternational Pääte compilation, meaning mr. H.Ö.H.'s label. And it looks and sounds very close to what he has been doing. H.Ö.H. with new tracks, but also requestion couple other artists to do the same. Living being as machine, like title translates, has 4 projects without synths, without fancy effects, without careful computer editing etc. Instead you got physical objects, piezzo mics, cymbals, pause buttons and tape players, etc etc. It is material what could have been technically done already probably 50 years ago or so, yet it feels very fresh - especially in current times. There is some similarities with this, and AoF / Mattias' stuff above, yet on this compilation there is specific anti-tech / gutter-filth feel to it. Not violent. Not aggressive, but disturbing atmosphere of noise without technology and without energetic frenzy. To me, it files under
industrial noise, yet with luddite feel to it. Nothing relies on things like... Korg. Or possibilities of some boutique pedal. Just artists not replaced by machines.
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SNUFF "IV" cd (Filth & Violence)- I made it to the fourth before turning off as it gave me a headache. I like that photo on the back cover.
Could you elaborate on this? I've been considering a copy, but the only description I've found is "back to the harshness of their first album" and I only care for the "Kristiina" record. Worth looking into or just squalling single-tone feedback?
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V/A ELÄVÄ OLENTO KONEENA tape
International Pääte compilation, meaning mr. H.Ö.H.'s label. And it looks and sounds very close to what he has been doing. H.Ö.H. with new tracks, but also requestion couple other artists to do the same. Living being as machine, like title translates, has 4 projects without synths, without fancy effects, without careful computer editing etc. Instead you got physical objects, piezzo mics, cymbals, pause buttons and tape players, etc etc. It is material what could have been technically done already probably 50 years ago or so, yet it feels very fresh - especially in current times. There is some similarities with this, and AoF / Mattias' stuff above, yet on this compilation there is specific anti-tech / gutter-filth feel to it. Not violent. Not aggressive, but disturbing atmosphere of noise without technology and without energetic frenzy. To me, it files under industrial noise, yet with luddite feel to it. Nothing relies on things like... Korg. Or possibilities of some boutique pedal. Just artists not replaced by machines.
Thank you for getting the intent of the compilation so well. I'll talk only for myself but Mattias is definitely one of my biggest influences soundwise (even if it hardly ever shows, but that's mostly because I'm only slowly grasping now what he does to sound the way he does) so thanks also for comparing our works to his.
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SNUFF "IV" cd (Filth & Violence)- I made it to the fourth before turning off as it gave me a headache. I like that photo on the back cover.
Could you elaborate on this? I've been considering a copy, but the only description I've found is "back to the harshness of their first album" and I only care for the "Kristiina" record. Worth looking into or just squalling single-tone feedback?
There's more to it than just a high pitch single tone. Varying high to mid frequencies; the vocals are all very good (esp. on "Pig Men"). The track I stopped on had some low-end or low-end amp hum-type sounds.. I'll be finishing it up soon. I have two previous LPs but I don't remember what they sound like compared to this release. The debut was more ear-piercing feedback, I think?
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Slugathor - Circle of Death LP & Echoes From Beneath CD - Time Before Time & Drakkar - never get tired of these two. simple but effective death metal. And forever hails to Mr. Unclean for getting me hooked on Slugathor way back when.
Hadn't heard of them. Terrible name. Not into the vocals. BUT...BUT...the riffs! Also like the drumming quite a bit. Wish it was instrumental. Keeping it simple, yet interesting. Thanks for reviewing them.
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Have you heard Desecresy? This is a post Slugathor project in a similar vein and it's very good as well.
Sounds like I need to hear them too. Thanks.
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Slugathor - Circle of Death LP & Echoes From Beneath CD - Time Before Time & Drakkar - never get tired of these two. simple but effective death metal. And forever hails to Mr. Unclean for getting me hooked on Slugathor way back when.
Hadn't heard of them. Terrible name. Not into the vocals. BUT...BUT...the riffs! Also like the drumming quite a bit. Wish it was instrumental. Keeping it simple, yet interesting. Thanks for reviewing them.
Slugathor drummer plays drums for Azazel, whom some people may have heard. He is quite brutal drummer, in good way. No technical gimmicks.
Body Stress / Yasuhito Fujinami "Her Weeping Echoes" tapeNew Forces
Body Stress is another harsh noise project which has been impressing in several of new releases. I think there ain't that many straight forward harsh noise projects in Denmark now is there? It seems musical climate has changed quite a lot, or I am just seeing different things. But Body Stress, all releases what I have hear has been good. This one, exceptionally good. It's so ripping and well done harsh noise that on other side, decent noise from Japan doesn't get into same level of excellency, even if it is not bad at all.
It seems odd, that Body Stress has done several dozen short tapes since 2014, but no real LP or CD. Not sure if there is really so few label into signing best noise acts currently active, or if many of these bands that totally kill, just do not want to make "CD albums" as core of fans obviously like the ltd 20-100 tapes thing. I do like too, as this is chrome tape, loud recording levels and crispy sound with lots of punch. Yet, still feel these bands should be somehow immortalized on "traditional album" form, hah...
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Slugathor - Circle of Death LP & Echoes From Beneath CD - Time Before Time & Drakkar - never get tired of these two. simple but effective death metal. And forever hails to Mr. Unclean for getting me hooked on Slugathor way back when.
Hadn't heard of them. Terrible name. Not into the vocals. BUT...BUT...the riffs! Also like the drumming quite a bit. Wish it was instrumental. Keeping it simple, yet interesting. Thanks for reviewing them.
Slugathor drummer plays drums for Azazel, whom some people may have heard. He is quite brutal drummer, in good way. No technical gimmicks.
Ilmari Jalas of
Slugathor and
Azazel is afine chap. My favorite band of his is (or was)
Anxious Death though. Primitive original sounding neanderthal thrashy black metal. Pretty sure they're defunct by now, but the self titled demo from... 2006? is brilliant pounding bm.
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There's more to it than just a high pitch single tone. Varying high to mid frequencies; the vocals are all very good (esp. on "Pig Men"). The track I stopped on had some low-end or low-end amp hum-type sounds.. I'll be finishing it up soon. I have two previous LPs but I don't remember what they sound like compared to this release. The debut was more ear-piercing feedback, I think?
Sweet, sounds like it fits in more with their stronger material, last two releases were disastrous.
JAAKKO VANHALA - Here Be Lions (Freak Animal) CD
Not having heard any of mr. Vanhala's work before, I for some reason expected this album to be a subdued affair. I had high hopes, but I imagined something like experimental, field recording based ambient with touches of noise. This was not the case. Instead, this is one of the most brutal and dare I say important harsh noise albums I've heard in a while. My first thought when "The Original Violence" started was, for some reason, "this is an unplugged set with Blood of Thee Christ". Even after listening more deeply, I would maintain that there is a touch of Master Control here, but that goes more for the feel of the recording than for the music or the mood/atmosphere conveyed. I think "authentic" is the word I'm looking for. Massive attacks of distortion, brutalized metal junk... Power and destruction. Even without considering the label, there are touches of Grunt and a scent of power electronics here and there, but the intensity and instability of the relentless waves of sound also brings thoughts of Japan - K2 in a Finnish forest? There is a disconnect between a vague sense of art and artistic seriousness on the one hand, and dirty, hate filled sonic extremism on the other - though the scales tip towards the latter most of the time. If people actually listened to noise, this could well be the beginning of a lucrative career. As things stand, it's just a mind blowing album calling out in the desert. Absolutely awesome.
Harsh Truths Podcast Episode 8: Breaking The Will
Great stuff, really like what this guy is doing with it's podcast. Long form talks (or interviews if you like) with noiseheads, having a few good questions but also meandering off topic, being talkative. What I don't like with a lot of written interviews is that it's 1) to much about music only and thus stale questions / answers and 2) it lacks character. This has both. Hope he will be doing it for some time. Also I like long form talks, it's nice to drown out to. Need to check the New Forces label out ASAP, sounds interesting.
Agoraphobic Nosebleed - PCP Tornado
Shortest AN release. Also the best. Very energetic. They compress everything they know how to play, slow songs, fast songs, movie samples and lots of shouting in 6 minutes.
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Harsh Truths Podcast Episode 8: Breaking The Will
Great stuff, really like what this guy is doing with it's podcast. Long form talks (or interviews if you like) with noiseheads, having a few good questions but also meandering off topic, being talkative. What I don't like with a lot of written interviews is that it's 1) to much about music only and thus stale questions / answers and 2) it lacks character. This has both. Hope he will be doing it for some time. Also I like long form talks, it's nice to drown out to. Need to check the New Forces label out ASAP, sounds interesting
I don't really "do" the podcast thing but I'd be interested to maybe give this a shot.
Also New Forces is probably in the top 5 according I've noise labels operating, I try to pick up everything they've done if possible.
ANAL CUNT - I Like It When You Die CD
ANAL CUNT - Defenders of the Hate CD
ANAL CUNT - Wearing Out Our Welcome 12"
ADOLF SATAN - Self Titled CD
RIP Josh Martin
Subservient Perversity - BTK
The 2nd demo from the ruthless black grinding terrorist cults. An homage to the BTK killer.
Country Club - Brothers - Brothers
Straight forward PE - some of my favorite stuff by CC
Qual - The Ultimate Climax
2nd album from William Maybelline of Lebanon Hanover,much darker album than the Sable album, sounds more like the Cupio Dissolvi ep.
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David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two.
Really ? Is the reissue different edits / mixes than the original ? I only have the reissue. Do you know more info ? Or if anyone having both, shed some light please.
To answer my own question. I listened both the Devil Worship uploaded on Youtube -i guess it is from the original- and Side B of the reissue tape. Too long in duration to be sure, and i forgot most of the spots i had marked in my mind but what i remember and feel it's the same. Just my tape misses the last 10-20 sec -those with the drums- cause it ends.
I'll compare my copy to the upload and report back. This was all what I heard from someone who had two copies of the tape, so I believe 'em. I just have no way of knowing what version mine is without doing a sit-down audio comparison.
You know what my brain is shit. I was thinking of the two versions of Human Skin Lanters, whoops! Too many MSNP tapes that weekend...
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I hadn't heard previously that the reissue GILDEN tape might be a different version than the originally reissued. I'll ask Stella about this next time. To my ears the latter version is stone cold killer. Flawless craft to the bone. Cannot recommend it enough.
HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS... There are two versions of Skin Stripperess anno 1995 - or three if one counts the reissue of the first tape in edition of 30. In addition there is a 'version 2' which consists of "different version than the previous reissue". Not sure what that indicates as I haven't heard the album. Anyways, inital reissue is ace and mandatory Macro/Taint collab.
Thought I should return w this. Was speaking to Stella some days ago and he cleared up a few things re the infamous GILDEN tape as well as HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS. Here is what he told me in edited format:
Gilden: The Gilden tape was cut together using various tapes he had sent us. We chose the best parts and cut them together. It is exactly the same the original release. It didn't have an official reissue date. I had a lot of requests for copies of it so if someone asked I would make them one.
Human Skin Lanterns: The Human Skin Lantern tapes are both totally different material. The material on both tapes was recorded and mixed at the same time. I made a couple different masters and liked both so that's why there are two versions.
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David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend cassette - Also, apparently there's more than one version of this tape and the music or sequence is substantially different between the two.
Really ? Is the reissue different edits / mixes than the original ? I only have the reissue. Do you know more info ? Or if anyone having both, shed some light please.
To answer my own question. I listened both the Devil Worship uploaded on Youtube -i guess it is from the original- and Side B of the reissue tape. Too long in duration to be sure, and i forgot most of the spots i had marked in my mind but what i remember and feel it's the same. Just my tape misses the last 10-20 sec -those with the drums- cause it ends.
I'll compare my copy to the upload and report back. This was all what I heard from someone who had two copies of the tape, so I believe 'em. I just have no way of knowing what version mine is without doing a sit-down audio comparison.
You know what my brain is shit. I was thinking of the two versions of Human Skin Lanters, whoops! Too many MSNP tapes that weekend...
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I hadn't heard previously that the reissue GILDEN tape might be a different version than the originally reissued. I'll ask Stella about this next time. To my ears the latter version is stone cold killer. Flawless craft to the bone. Cannot recommend it enough.
HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS... There are two versions of Skin Stripperess anno 1995 - or three if one counts the reissue of the first tape in edition of 30. In addition there is a 'version 2' which consists of "different version than the previous reissue". Not sure what that indicates as I haven't heard the album. Anyways, inital reissue is ace and mandatory Macro/Taint collab.
Thought I should return w this. Was speaking to Stella some days ago and he cleared up a few things re the infamous GILDEN tape as well as HUMAN SKIN LANTERNS. Here is what he told me in edited format:
Gilden: The Gilden tape was cut together using various tapes he had sent us. We chose the best parts and cut them together. It is exactly the same the original release. It didn't have an official reissue date. I had a lot of requests for copies of it so if someone asked I would make them one.
Human Skin Lanterns: The Human Skin Lantern tapes are both totally different material. The material on both tapes was recorded and mixed at the same time. I made a couple different masters and liked both so that's why there are two versions.
Thanks for the info!
Streicher/Totenrune- Global Gas Chamber / Bellum Internecinum
Angelcorpse- Exterminate - Perfect Morbid Angel worship. love the album when it first came out and still holds up for me to this day
This was my personal revelation for 2017. Possibly my vote for album of the year. Fake digest version at the end of this post.
Michael Ellingford – A Tangled Web
Those seeking no bullshit no holds barred harsh are advised to seek elsewhere. As says in big letters, "Musique Concrete / Noise from South Australia". That's Noise second, big bearded first to Musique Concrete – hot steaming piles of it (bovine and otherwise). The principle party responsible has already impressed, with a handful of memorables under the name Deafault, most notably Nikita Division – the main of which is radically reworked for this project. Project does seem the appropriate term. Project proper, with phases for definition, planning, design, development, and, of course, the EXECUTION. This shit cold murders. It is so well put together it would probably be the first thing I'd throw on to convert the most stubborn of noise skeptics. (After, that is, dismembering and pissing on the corpse. Stupid fuck.)
Nikita Division is the first point of reference, but not before we're already three tracks deep. Opener "Irukandji Springs" is another rework, this time from the Hard Panning comp. Among luminaries like Jaako Vanhala, TEF and Lettera 22, the original comp submission (also courtesy Deafault) was a standout: taut, detailed, precise, but exploding with compact, tight-fisted, blasts of full-spectrum-ripping harsh. Here, on A Tangled Web, a completely different mood prevails: dark, complex, rich in dramatic tension, skillfully conjuring scenes of forest-draped mystery, far from human trespass, deep and beguiling pools beckoning the weary traveler. And, completely divested of harsh. Panpipes float over lower-pitched winds as inhuman snuffling growls ignite a foreboding cinematic palate washed with cold, bell-like drones and skittish, metallic riffles and scrapes, tentacled appendages writhing through the depths, latching on, dragging the listener down, deep, within. For the noisedonkey, satisfaction is far from guaranteed, but it wouldn't surprise me if a major Hollywood production company or two came calling. Coming to a theater near you.
"Jericho Trumpet" triumphantly announces the first gestures toward harsh. And they are, if not obscene, then certainly persuasive. Fat, flatulent, distorto bilge-balls, rear back, slam down, harrd, in looped percussive regularity. Cantankerous engine motors lurch and sputter, slowly, to life. Or so one might gather. As the stubborn engine continues its protest, a subtle tinkling on the ivories, piano keys occasionally discernible amid the ceaseless rigor of bilge balls methodically pounding their way around the channel pan. In fact, the goddamn machine never gets going, confining proceedings to frustrating fits of continuous revving, even as the piano dirge starts to echo in vaguely anthemic commiseration.
Anticlimax folds into the melodic piano dirge-ings of "Stone Banister", faint whining sirens rising and falling to more close-mic'd fingernail-on-chalkboard scrapes as clouded undertones gather on the horizon, floating in baited, whispery, anticipation before, without so much as a fetchez la vache, "Jesus Chri-" BELCH! BLURGH! BLECH! CHUGGA-BleeaAAARGH! This is it. The real, fat, flatulent, deal. The harsh. It comes, in intense, sporadic, blurts. Belches. Sphinctal bursts of noxious joy. Principally lower-register wind breakage, but not infrequently seething into piercing upper extremes, metal-tinged sheets of searing glass. So, totally obliterating the dirge harmonics, if only for the duration of each flatal eruption. Call it the most traditional in harshnoise scope, the rectal rippage delivered more on the fly, more "live" in presentation. This continues for three solid minutes, but is never dimmed by anything less than wide open, three dimensional, acoustic space. Each individual excretal excursion is in itself a fully flushed piece of harsh purity, albeit momentary, fleeting, until the closing forty-five seconds of full out, blurt-till-it-hurt, sphinct-bludgeoning spasmation.
"Ursula's Shield" is the first major rework from Nikita Division. Once again, the differences are striking. Shorter in duration, more densely layered- but never to the point where individual elements are crowded out. Where the original is much readier with the harsh, blasting, electronics, the rework drives the harsh to blunted acoustic pasture, carefully composed arrangements of metal junk more hinting at harshness than ever really getting the noisehead in there. Sweet vocal fragments, female, repeat over a fast panning horde of collapsible scrap-heap clambering, edgings of string and reverb lending dramatic twinge. As vocal fragments fade, the clambering grows more persistent, coming in cresting waves, militant marching, the background an ominous, glowering, down-pitched brood. Sense of striving, for something epic, or revelatory, threatening to shatter the dense orchestral tapestry. But the pressures never defuse, the tension never releases, so to set-up the singular-
"Occam's Razor". One word: explosive. Better: explosives, plural. Continuous, slow-rolling, hard panned explosions, combustions, detonations... lotsa stuff blowin' up. Alternately, junkyard demolition orgy in big ol' trash compactor. This sounds massive. The sources seem principally of the junkmetal variety, but ripple with hefty, bottomed-out, distortions. Densely saturated, but never at the expense of detail, a studied precision and care taken to maximizing the potential weight of impact. In the concussed wake, string-laden swells sound out an almost mournful backdrop, deeply reverberant tones filling out the unexploded spaces. Harsh? Well, harsh more as texture for the velvetine un-harsh, inviting long languid repose in the sumptuous, ambrosial pools of pliant, voluptuous, luxuriance. Flying shards of gut-sluicing shrapnel never felt this good.
"Larry's Scrotum" is the closing ditty, the second Nikita Division rework. As with the other reworks, all the original harsh is gently, if rigorously, extracted, and, with hushed and ceremonial reverence, replaced with a mellower collection of exotic jades, tinkling keys, and somber, fugue-like, strings. The first half of this piece is practically classical chamber music, albeit repeatedly badgered with sufficient burgeonings of distilled crunch to leave Bach spinning in his grave. Halfway point and an intermission of slow-drawn cello, and then the drama. The drama, it is good. Muscular mass of deeply percussive thunder, TNT, crunching in a pernickety panned series of full-bodied fireworks, a strange loop of sweet voiced Ursulas wafting through progressively heightened pitch, low-sunk bunkers bombarded, pummeled, yes this means war, incessant raspy scrapes scouring strings in increasingly intemperate disturbance, abrasions forming, chalkboard fingernails Mr Quine, are you listening to me? the murderous glint, unasking, surging peaks, dense concatenation of diverse and divergent elements, elemental, sound, the sound, listen, listen, you, hole, your holes, yes, no, but never once is control to be sacrificed for the musical offering, The Eternal Golden Braid.
Fake digest version. In a more digestible span of words, I can't say for sure if this edges into one or another category of noise. Without question a superior composition which showcases the potential for so much more within the genre of... music. When I'm forced, simultaneously, to applaud both the gestures toward, and away from, harsh (and raw, for that matter), I can't help but reflect that I am applauding some weird new mutation that could very well suggest certain strains are edging toward <edit> a new pointless subcategory. Or not. Maybe I just need to listen to more Hum Of The Druid.
Quote from: online prowler on May 31, 2018, 07:49:21 PMHuman Skin Lanterns: The Human Skin Lantern tapes are both totally different material. The material on both tapes was recorded and mixed at the same time. I made a couple different masters and liked both so that's why there are two versions.
Both versions are so good... If you have one of the two, do yourself a favor and get the other one too!
Kjostad / Ligature – Overgrown LP (New Forces)- excellent LP of two artists using tape, electronics, field recordings, metals, harsh noise, etc. Both vary in style and sound quite a bit so you get a little bit of everything you could possibly want. On the Kjostad, I prefer when it all turns into heavy, harsh noise but Ligature is the winner for my tastes. He uses spoken word (male & female), creepy loops, metal banging, water, & some incredible heavy, static noise. Both artists turned in top notch work for this split. Definitely recommended!
Black State - Hlose - one of my favorite releases from last year, kept it on repeat all day today. pure filth.
K9 Cognition Labs s/t CS (The Gift of Music, 2018)
Unabashedly one of my favorite impulse purchases of the year so far. Basically an all-star lineup of gutter-level noise freaks such as Team Boro's honcho, the man behind Legless, the enigmatic S. Skinner, and some other handsome and charming chaps I'm not familiar with. Thirty minutes/four pieces of collaged, hyperactive noise with some odd details that brings about the inevitable MSNP comparison, but not undeservingly: this stuff really has that manic, overjoyed Stella editing style. Apparently computer sounds and mixing (courtesy of one Jon Valdez) played a huge role, which is only really given away through some of the sections which seem a bit too compressed – hate to say it, but I bet the original .WAVs or whatever sound killer and really dynamic where this is just pretty damn good, subdued by a little flatness. I really like this kinda stuff; not full-on rippin' harsh noise but should appeal to the enthusiasts and devotees alike. Comes in this educational-tape style blister pack with an info card that features the peanut gallery and boasts a cool layout that reminds me of both '80s Marvel comics and perhaps '90s Japanese noise labels, if you, ah, like that kinda stuff.
Astor s/t CS, "Inland" & "Alcor" Bandcamp downloads (Penultimate Press, 2017; Kye, 2015-2016)
Extremely serene, immersive sound collage/musique concrete from M. Harwood, the Penultimate Press honcho. Some of the most beautiful and engaging (non) music I've ever heard, no hyperbole whatsoever. Seems to take conscious cues from Ultra, Organum, and NWW; considering some of the uploads on Harwood's YouTube channel, but mostly sticks to its own world of sound which is neither contrived nor forced, with elements of contemporary classical seeping in, though never enough to traipse into dreaded ambient or post-rock territory.
We get field recordings, gongs, sound debris, water, swells of near-melodic tonality, and occasional acoustic instrumentation; always with a sharp, crystal-clear sound that seems to rely on sound itself more often than effects, but always uses it wisely when leaning more toward processing. The LPs would probably appeal more to a wider audience (I think they've been mentioned in The Wire, so there's that) but the self-titled cassette is more firmly in the weird and tense zone, seems a bit less "composed," and features an interpolation of a recognizeable Pink Floyd classic that is not at all out-of-place. I've been listening to these religiously as I have several Mark Groves-related projects. Dunno what's up with those Aussies named Mark. Because of what these guys do, I will never need to settle for synth droning new agey bullshit or post-rock sameyness ever again.
Mercury Hall "Trampoline" CS (Second Sleep, 2018)
Pretty under-the-radar C60 from Mercury Hall, a project I feel both appeals to a very specific niche audience yet is simultaneously underrated due to having a potentially very wide appeal if only there were more exposure. To me, this guy's doing stuff that's easily as good as the French snooty musique concrete legends. That aside, even fanboys like me might not go crazy about this tape, as it's just a lengthy collection of (95%) unprocessed cell phone field recordings taken over the course of several years. It gets repetitive at times, but this kind of thing is really up my alley, as it seems like you basically get a sampler of the types of sounds which comprised the previous releases as-is. Given a great deal personal skill and a couple of tape machines of various types, you could theoretically make your own MH release, but not many folks are as talented as Matteo Castro is. Overall mostly very relaxing, even pastoral, but with some unsettling sections which function more or less as crescendos. Perfect, definitive sound collage even if there is next to zero layering.
Ultra "Lifestyle" CD (The Ajna Offensive, 2000)
I hate to admit it, but I know why folks tend to prefer the first incarnation of Ultra. Although I'm still very much a fan of the later lineup, the subdued malevolence isn't paired with the bizarre exuberance that characterized the earlier albums. Lifestyle very much lacks that enthusiasm and weirdness, despite having the engaging and sinister Ultra atmosphere. Here, without the greater variety of the earlier releases, we see some oddly out-of-place gaffes on tracks like "Gestures and Formations," which has a guitar part that I wouldn't hesitate to describe as sounding like an outtake from Master of Puppets. That was perhaps the first time I've ever listened to this band and felt embarassed. I find it pretty funny that Christoph Heemann has such animosity toward the group despite his time spent in it, given his contributions were significant in making it what it was in their classic years.
On "Lifestyle," we however do get a collection of more droning, ambient-like pieces that sit alongside tracks like Malaria, Yohimbe, and Wad 1, but never quite reach the totally absorptive lugubriousness of pieces like Whistle For Your Mistress, Wad 2, or Aff. Worth picking up for completists, but mostly lacking vocals and dynamics, it can't be anything close to Youthful Pleasures or Zoll. Overall, not useless, but has a similar effect of comparing classic Sutcliffe Jugend to their recent material in terms of expectations.
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Mercury Hall "Trampoline" CS (Second Sleep, 2018)
Pretty under-the-radar C60 from Mercury Hall, a project I feel both appeals to a very specific niche audience yet is simultaneously underrated due to having a potentially very wide appeal if only there were more exposure. To me, this guy's doing stuff that's easily as good as the French snooty musique concrete legends. That aside, even fanboys like me might not go crazy about this tape, as it's just a lengthy collection of (95%) unprocessed cell phone field recordings taken over the course of several years. It gets repetitive at times, but this kind of thing is really up my alley, as it seems like you basically get a sampler of the types of sounds which comprised the previous releases as-is. Given a great deal personal skill and a couple of tape machines of various types, you could theoretically make your own MH release, but not many folks are as talented as Matteo Castro is. Overall mostly very relaxing, even pastoral, but with some unsettling sections which function more or less as crescendos. Perfect, definitive sound collage even if there is next to zero layering.
I'm a MH fan, but never picked this up as the description about the phone recordings never appealed to me. But maybe he has a better phone than me.. ? :)
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Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 05, 2018, 06:32:36 AM
Mercury Hall "Trampoline" CS (Second Sleep, 2018)
Pretty under-the-radar C60 from Mercury Hall, a project I feel both appeals to a very specific niche audience yet is simultaneously underrated due to having a potentially very wide appeal if only there were more exposure. To me, this guy's doing stuff that's easily as good as the French snooty musique concrete legends. That aside, even fanboys like me might not go crazy about this tape, as it's just a lengthy collection of (95%) unprocessed cell phone field recordings taken over the course of several years. It gets repetitive at times, but this kind of thing is really up my alley, as it seems like you basically get a sampler of the types of sounds which comprised the previous releases as-is. Given a great deal personal skill and a couple of tape machines of various types, you could theoretically make your own MH release, but not many folks are as talented as Matteo Castro is. Overall mostly very relaxing, even pastoral, but with some unsettling sections which function more or less as crescendos. Perfect, definitive sound collage even if there is next to zero layering.
I'm a MH fan, but never picked this up as the description about the phone recordings never appealed to me. But maybe he has a better phone than me.. ? :)
Haha, maybe so, but IMHO still a good tape. Doesn't have that thin, flat quality at all. Samples on the Second Sleep website sound pretty good but hide the best moments.
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Kjostad / Ligature – Overgrown LP (New Forces)- excellent LP of two artists using tape, electronics, field recordings, metals, harsh noise, etc. Both vary in style and sound quite a bit so you get a little bit of everything you could possibly want. On the Kjostad, I prefer when it all turns into heavy, harsh noise but Ligature is the winner for my tastes. He uses spoken word (male & female), creepy loops, metal banging, water, & some incredible heavy, static noise. Both artists turned in top notch work for this split. Definitely recommended!
Definitely agreed! I've been giving the ears a lot of Ligature recently and it's all top notch imo. I like that the project seems to be retaining the brooding atmosphere of the earlier work while cutting a direct line through the rougher climes of hn proper. To my ear it keeps getting better, but in any case I'd say the game was really upped for this split. Ditto Kjostad, though I'm afraid I'm a tad late to the party in this case- a glaring omission to be corrected in short order! Reminds me, need to cop that new Breaking The Will...
Any words on the Moral Order LP (Tesco)? I have my doubts.
Sewer Election & Ligature – GBGNYC 2017
I was trying to decide if I should be disappointed at the willfully impenitent capitulation to harsh purity here ventured. I mean, given the breadth of idiosyncrasy elsewhere traversed by the two parties concerned, expectations were tweaked somewhat toward an artsier fartsier indulgence.
It was a short conversation. The raw searing energy relentlessly blasting forth pretty much drowns out the possibility thinking coherently, let alone having anything to say about it. This is particularly true of the first half, "Dedicated to Skitslickers". An initial investment in looped, wet-mouthed, dirt-hole poke, kinda like choking, in slow-motion, on dental tools lodged in the throat, very quickly gives way to all-out, full-throttle, blasting. Then the blasting gets thicker, richer, heavier, sinking into dense layers of tightly-girded security wall, feedback strains giving off a distinctly metallic stench of burnt ozone cum wet fur. On the first couple spins it was all about the rush of lows thundering on through. But I notice too that the 'holes are currently smoking from the constant high frequency shriek buried in the rough. Shit's harsher than it sounds.
There's a bit more too it than that, however. There is shift and there is change, evolving by subtle increment. There is even a fair measure of breathing space afforded, a comfortable roomy quality to the bottom end, sufficient to accommodate the fatter-arsed flatulent bungloads blubbering away. I'm almost sure I detect a submerged voice wailing in sympathy, unless its just the feedback echoes fucking with my skull. At eight minutes, a sudden un-plugged collapse to wooded clack and crinkle, hissy vacuum swept dirt floors percolating amid more acoustic slap crackle plop, going out with interview clipped reference to beating up some asshole, which is pretty much the only way to go.
"Dedicated to The Mad" does not much deviate from the format previously established. Half second screaming mad I love noi- condensed into two dimensional pointed shriekage, rough, bristly, blistering, gradually acquiring additional dimensions, depths. It acquires quite the crapload of em. Dimensions, depths, I mean. Coarse, burnt out, underbellies. Thundering, bludgeoning, gut punches. Redzoned, hole-cleansing, whiteout. Piercing, peak-register, screech. And in the process gets plenty harsh. Perhaps this, too, is captured in the choice of titles- the first a filthier Swedish sort of butt-roughage, the second, this one, higher-end Nihon-esque scorcheries that would no doubt earn the approval of an Incap or two. That Mikawa, he loves noise. It is at the four-or-so minute mark that I start to note a distinct flattening of the yield curve, rocketing risk premiums all but scuttling my future ability to hear a goddamn thing. In short, total ear scorcher. For a good and solid two-and-one-half minutes. Whoa fuck yes. We love noise.
Then, abrupt collapse, again mirroring the previous side. This time the wooded clack and crinkle gets all atmospheric upon the fundament, gaseous echoes wafting through decayed, fetid collage of raw-boned gristle-scrape and rumpled, snuffling, ditch-snort. The image is of some diseased gutter troll grubbing around gnarled and festering sludge heap, periodically stumbling headlong down the side in a spray of spit and gravel, which is pretty much the only way to go.
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Any words on the Moral Order LP (Tesco)? I have my doubts.
It's nothing groundbreaking in terms of originality but it's a good listen- a few really solid tracks. The B-side is a lot slower moving and creepy, ends it off nicely. I guess you can stream the whole thing here: https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-locked
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It's nothing groundbreaking in terms of originality but it's a good listen- a few really solid tracks. The B-side is a lot slower moving and creepy, ends it off nicely. I guess you can stream the whole thing here: https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-locked
I liked this a lot.
I won't argue the originality point, but originality is extremely overrated these days. Art forms such as Egyptian hieroglyphs and second wave black metal have taught us that refined imitation is vastly superior to petite bourgeois concepts such as "individual creativity", and that assessment is at least 80% serious, btw, and I do once again like this. There are some passages that would require you to be in the right mood (slow, dark ambient-ass whispering power electronics seems to be moving towards forming its own sub-genre these days), but all in all this sounds great.
Quote from: Stoa on June 08, 2018, 11:12:58 PM
slow, dark ambient-ass whispering power electronics seems to be moving towards forming its own sub-genre these days
I've noticed that seems to be the case even if that style has been developing since the early '90s at least. I have mixed reactions every time but in the right mood it definitely is a good style. I just wish more "traditional" PE projects would have more stylistic variation in full-length releases from track to track, and include one like that.
SONNO FERRUM tape
Always a great experience. I think I already mentioned it, but I'd definitely like to hear more like this one. Any recommendations?
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SONNO FERRUM tape
Always a great experience. I think I already mentioned it, but I'd definitely like to hear more like this one. Any recommendations?
The "sequel" Perdo Omnis. Although it's not metal junk, more rough field recordings.
Personally when it comes time for a fix of raw metal junk, alongside this comp, I'll chuck on Seer of Decay disc 2 or some of Hal's Factory of Metal Sound work.
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Quote from: totalblack on June 08, 2018, 09:06:48 PM
It's nothing groundbreaking in terms of originality but it's a good listen- a few really solid tracks. The B-side is a lot slower moving and creepy, ends it off nicely. I guess you can stream the whole thing here: https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-locked
I liked this a lot.
I won't argue the originality point, but originality is extremely overrated these days. Art forms such as Egyptian hieroglyphs and second wave black metal have taught us that refined imitation is vastly superior to petite bourgeois concepts such as "individual creativity", and that assessment is at least 80% serious, btw, and I do once again like this. There are some passages that would require you to be in the right mood (slow, dark ambient-ass whispering power electronics seems to be moving towards forming its own sub-genre these days), but all in all this sounds great.
Agree with you here- I thoroughly enjoyed the record, was just trying to be frank on the point that it isn't re-inventing the wheel. Gave it another play again and some of the more sample-oriented tracks make me think of bdn - necrose evangelicum or other CMI stuff from around that time. Think it's substantially better than the guys other project, which is for me on the bottom of the scale for Galakthorro projects
Worth - "Blood Possessed" CDr (Prosse Nage, 2018)
Everything Worth puts out is gold new-era dynamic HN. This CD in particular features grinding, squeaking, banging, smashing and all that good junk-noise onomatopoeia, but in a surprisingly cogent mass that has an enduring intriguing character that makes Worth releases so addicting and depressing to finish. The sound is massive and rumbling, like listening to the dust storm of the apocalypse whirlwind infrastructure debris around, but played from the other end of a CB radio through $30,000 speakers.
https://www.discogs.com/Worth-Blood-Possessed/release/11908705 (https://www.discogs.com/Worth-Blood-Possessed/release/11908705)
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SONNO FERRUM tape
Always a great experience. I think I already mentioned it, but I'd definitely like to hear more like this one. Any recommendations?
The "sequel" Perdo Omnis. Although it's not metal junk, more rough field recordings.
Personally when it comes time for a fix of raw metal junk, alongside this comp, I'll chuck on Seer of Decay disc 2 or some of Hal's Factory of Metal Sound work.
Yeah, thanks. These are all great as well. Want more...
Yesterday, Stadsbranden 3 (Styggelse) : Compilation with Ochu, Alfarmania, Young Hustlers, Treriksroset and Worth. I could stop here since line-up speaks for itself. But i ll write what i think. I can't say we have their best material here, but that doesn't mean anything. Even the average stuff of some of these guys can easily sweep most other's best. Ochu is opening with a track similar style to the latest album -if i remember well, i have only listened it through MP3s long ago. I bought the tape reissue so will listen properly these days- . Alfarmania with a somewhat "cinematic" track, like the soundtrack of a mystery movie. In 2 parts, first like a long intro, second more close to what you would expect, with vocals etc. Not bad -sorry i can't find an Alfarmania track bad anyway. I am biased probably- , he can do better for sure. Young Hustlers, with 2 PE tracks. Very simple, minimal, effective, to the point. I regret i had the chance to buy their debut tape and i didn't cause the total of 15 euro seemed too much for an unknown project to me. Treriksroset with a short 3-4 min track. Worth is better on the CDR. - Overall, tape is good just not the absolutely ultimate comp. my over-excited self expected. - I must mention the amazing booklet which is probably the best i have ever seen !
Today, The Golden Serenades - The Swan (Abisko) : Mercyless mindfuck ! Harsh-est noise, piercing frequences, metal objects or glass or i don't know what being shaken, smashed or i don't know what, mayhem. Like a symphony of agony. One may find it one-dimensional since all tracks sound from the same session. The whole thing is an experience. Being slowly inch by inch mutilated by a fishing cord. I swet !
And Ahlzagailzehguh - Hard To Return (Collapsed Hole) : C120 compilation of Ahlz's material from various releases. Some rare ones are whole included here. Seeing that very rare tape for sale at a fair price i couldn't let it go. Other Ahlz releases if for sale they are at similar price, and we speak for C10, C20. Super good noise, very pleasant to listen -i don't say it in bad way, i don't mean it's "easy" or catchy. Actually after The Swan anything would sound pleasant- , 1 hour flew by nicely ! I only listened Side A, no time for more. Not sure i didn't lost count, i think it's the Enemy Of Future tracks i liked most. I have whole Side B waiting for me -this tape, real score!- . Plus Black Destination tapes which came with the same order !
Quote from: Theodore on June 14, 2018, 01:06:25 AM
Today, The Golden Serenades - The Swan (Abisko) : Mercyless mindfuck ! Harsh-est noise, piercing frequences, metal objects or glass or i don't know what being shaken, smashed or i don't know what, mayhem. Like a symphony of agony. One may find it one-dimensional since all tracks sound from the same session. The whole thing is an experience. Being slowly inch by inch mutilated by a fishing cord. I swet !
Nice imagery there! The Swan could be my favorite release from the project. Simply does the job. Every time.
Been obsessing on the first five years of Control (not intentionally limited to then). Misanthrope and Natural Selection. I know some like their PE really dirty. Not me. His production can be a sonic behemoth and effortlessly, and overwhelmingly, devour a room. Revisited the first couple of Tho-So-Aa albums; reminding me of the strength of Art Kontret. New top quality, hi-res vinyl rips of Iron Maiden, Van Halen, and Pantera. In-between the Control suffocations, still using Steve Roach for respite. Also, Collapsar.
RICHARD MOULT "Chamber music" + "Chamber music 2" CD's
Zazen
Good stuff here. Chamber music with sort of odd twist. At the same time relaxing and atmoshperic compositions on piano/keyboards/violin/viola/oboe/flute etc, yet it has some haunting quality to it what sets it apart from the "usual" chamber music you could expect from "normal" composers. Yet also seems so far away from many synthetic neo-classical ( =in sense of post industrial reference) projects. I wish covers would have not been ruined by shitty current times typography.
ALBERICH "Precursor" tape
Hospital
I don't have much Alberich stuff. I often read people praising them and recommending them, yet often Hospital priced were too much for me or I didn't even have time to react before things were sold out. Lucky to get this one, since it is really good one! Heavy electronics. Like Zeno Marx says above, some like their power electronics really dirty, but some don't. This is certainly for those who like heavy, fairly clean and some could say "well produced" material. Often very rhythmic, utterly synth based. Even to the point few times I wonder if this is the gap between heavy electronics and synthwave, hah?! Well, luckily, despite lots of polyfonic synth tones and heavy rhythms, it's fairly oppressive and hard. I wouldn't call it power electronics per se, but falls well into industrial music traditions and is very very good. Certainly could fit to be album done on LP/CD.
SKREWDRIVER "Studio Sessions 1985" CD
Fendale Archives
I like mostly the early part of Skrewdriver. Of course there are good songs on all albums, but early days are flawless. This unreleased recording that surfaced now on LP and CD was really good since what we have here is pre- Blood & Honour album studio rehearsal. Sound being closer to stuff like WP 7" than cleaner (...relative) B&H studio album. Already rather sloppy and mid paced rock tracks, occasional faster track. This session doesn't include all B&H tracks, but instead few missing ones, there is also track called Friday, which was released on No Surrender vol 2 comp under title "Friday Night". Now just raw (probably 4-track) production. This comes from archives of bass player of band who played short time during 84-85. Quite surprising to surface now decent sounding unreleased recording and old photos! Vinyl version has different cover and lacking all information and gig posters and photos of CD booklet.
MASKHEAD "The Secret Rites of Perversion" tape
MASKHEAD "Captured Obsession" tape
2017-2018 stuff from Maskhead shows progression from releases of 2015-2016. It still remains filthy noise that seems most suitable on limited run of tapes, rather than "real album". It is hard to decide which one is better. Some ways, Secret Rites of Perversion, yet the sleazy and disgusting noise of Captured Obsession somehow hits the sweet spot, heh... Mix of juicy sex sounds, water, delicate noises, reverb drenched distorted voices. Never fast or aggressive, more bizarre and perverse. What could be seen as negative side of Maskhead, is the lack of personal input on artwork. Surely, both releases look neat and are filled with sleaze, yet Capture Obsession is 100% Wrath style and Secret Rites.. is 100% Bacteria Field style. So what is Maskhead's style? OFR label's tape - that yet to listen, looks again 100% like release of that label. Now when music is advancing into new levels and getting even originality, I'm missing bands own visual identity.
Mark Vernon "Lend an Ear, Leave a Word: Audio Archaeology Series V. 1" LP (Kye, 2016)
I am writing this review not only for my own reflections, but as a kind of calling-card; Bloated Slutbag, if you're reading this, I'll PayPal you the money to download the Bandcamp version and post a review of your own (seriously) – I can only imagine how those more creative than I would describe the sounds on this. There is so much to enjoy, let alone simply listen to here, that the name speaks for itself – this is just a massive score. Consisting almost entirely of found sound from thrift store and flea market tapes (in addition to some cleverly-placed field recordings), this is easily on par with anything Heemann, Greif or Gustafsson ever did and as good as anything from the '80s that anyone would consider "classic." It's that good ("Boca de Inferno" is just incredible in particular), and it manages to cover a lot of ground with sound that (mostly) wasn't even recorded by Vernon himself. From noisy and disturbing to hypnotic and pleasant, this record could fit any mood but should probably be savored late at night. I've been looking for something like this for years and this is exactly what I wanted.
Guido Gamboa "Saturday's Notes" LP (Pentiments, 2017)
Fuckin' top-notch musique concrete/sound collage/whatever that seems to consist entirely of digitally-captured field recordings, with next to no processing if any (at least that's my best guess). Sounds are delicately layered and extremely well-defined, so if tape plays a role here, it's on the level of Jason Lescalleet in the sense that he's not doing the saturation/decay/flutter stuff. Another review somewhere else said this sounds like it was recorded in a city, and I agree – this sounds like (non-)music someone would make living in an urban environment, wanting to cope with all the noise around. Very stealthy, sleek sound that never manages to become fully disturbing, but does cross into paranoid industrial atmospheres at times, even if unintentionally, because things never really calm down despite some brighter points. Don't skip on this if you're curious, because it's not often something so standalone and atavistic comes out of the blue. This should please fans of sound in general.
Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 17, 2018, 06:33:34 AM
Mark Vernon "Lend an Ear, Leave a Word: Audio Archaeology Series V. 1" LP (Kye, 2016)
Guido Gamboa "Saturday's Notes" LP (Pentiments, 2017)
Thanks for reviewing these. Both are very good.
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Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 17, 2018, 06:33:34 AM
Mark Vernon "Lend an Ear, Leave a Word: Audio Archaeology Series V. 1" LP (Kye, 2016)
Guido Gamboa "Saturday's Notes" LP (Pentiments, 2017)
Thanks for reviewing these. Both are very good.
My pleasure, man, glad someone else likes them. Really into this kind of stuff that achieves unsettling atmospheres without using the typical formulas, so to speak.
Astor "Lina in Nida" (Penultimate Press, 2018) Here, Harwood mostly (but not entirely) ditches the concrete sounds for a pretty weird and somewhat diverse take on abstract electronics. The pieces with more variation within and those which include the female spoken word by Kris Lemsalu are probably best, but some manage to be fairly harsh and difficult listening ("Orion" especially, that shit's like Komische Hijokaidan as far as I'm concerned), even if it's not noise or whatever. I'll admit I don't really care for this kind of super-modern, abstract synth stuff much at all, and that's being polite about it, but this is definitely a major exception. Some would find this pretty relaxed and serene but I find it cold, bright, and disturbing like a snowless winter. This doesn't sound at all like The Shadow Ring, but the fact that it manages to be so eerie when I'm not sure if that's the intent is comparable to some of the stuff I've heard by them; I.E. it could be an enjoyable or drudging listen depending on my mood. In this case, a good thing.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 17, 2018, 08:13:03 PM
Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 17, 2018, 06:33:34 AM
Mark Vernon "Lend an Ear, Leave a Word: Audio Archaeology Series V. 1" LP (Kye, 2016)
Guido Gamboa "Saturday's Notes" LP (Pentiments, 2017)
Thanks for reviewing these. Both are very good.
Yes - great stuff ! I'm going through Vernons bandcamp now - until now all enjoyable.
Over the weekend i've been listening to the new
Christian Mirande CS on Ascetic House 'Scaled Deposits'
A 90 minute CS is quite the work so i need time to fully absorb this. But after a couple of listens in a variety of circumstances i can only say that this is an absolute excellent release ! Also enjoyable if you like above references.
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Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 17, 2018, 06:33:34 AM
Mark Vernon "Lend an Ear, Leave a Word: Audio Archaeology Series V. 1" LP (Kye, 2016)
Guido Gamboa "Saturday's Notes" LP (Pentiments, 2017)
Thanks for reviewing these. Both are very good.
My pleasure, man, glad someone else likes them. Really into this kind of stuff that achieves unsettling atmospheres without using the typical formulas, so to speak.
just a thought, but maybe there should be an electroacoustic/musique concrète/field recordings thread because i too enjoy this stuff and would love to recommend and receive further recommendations related to them
Quote from: ricjaff on June 18, 2018, 08:32:06 PMjust a thought, but maybe there should be an electroacoustic/musique concrète/field recordings thread because i too enjoy this stuff and would love to recommend and receive further recommendations related to them
I believe there are two or three. Do an advanced search for Bayle in posts for the musique concrète, and Dauby for the field recordings (or field recordings in topics, because I believe it's called just that).
Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - Water witches
I saw this listed for pre-order on Hospital and hesitated, then it sold out and now goes for obscene amounts on Discogs, so instead I purchased digital download at fraction of the cost and can say, I'm glad I did. Because at 277mins its a struggle to get through, especially compared to Alberich's NATO which I can happily listen to all the way through its 237min running time. So why not this?
I own the RSE LP's and maybe 20min excerpts of music works better for this project because I love those LPs but Water Witches is an effort. Too much blurs into one long undifferentiated track and there are too many moments of meandering ambiance. With some judicious editing this could be a more impactful release, as it is had I brought the cassette set it no doubt would have sat unplayed on a shelf
Himukalt "Come October" tape (Found Remains) - similar to the Malignant LP but not quite as harsh. The first half of s1 & second half of s2 are the most intense. If I were to recommend a place to start based solely on the two most recent releases, I'd say go with the LP but this tape is no slouch. Plus you get a naked woman in the artwork, if that's your 'thing'. Anyone have the tape on No Rent they would trade? Or any of the previous releases? Shoot me a msg.
Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 17, 2018, 06:33:34 AM
Mark Vernon "Lend an Ear, Leave a Word: Audio Archaeology Series V. 1" LP (Kye, 2016)
I am writing this review not only for my own reflections, but as a kind of calling-card; Bloated Slutbag, if you're reading this, I'll PayPal you the money to download the Bandcamp version and post a review of your own (seriously)
I'm frankly already intimidated by the title! (seriously)
Mo*Te - "Cuffs" 2018 CD reissue/remaster
I was super excited about the two Mo*Te reissues, haven't spun LIAPNW yet but Emanuele did a fantastic job thickening and clarifying the original of this yet it still has that majestic 90s cassette "aura", not sure how else to put it, haha.
BT.HN - He Is Risen - wow, not what I expected to hear from this! The first collab between Sam McKinlay and Josh Rose in several years now. I was anticipating something dense and harsh, but this is very nuanced and in parts reminds me of some John Duncan material. Film recordings played with field recordings, minimal crackling, some slight synth work, blended together masterfully. The first side is a live recording, and the second studio of the same composition. Really incredible tape. Making me want take a look back at all of the old Sick Buildings and rundownsun material, had several of the releases when the label was most active 11-12 years ago, and was really one of the only worthwhile Canadian noise labels in the early 2000s.
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Himukalt "Come October" tape (Found Remains) - similar to the Malignant LP but not quite as harsh. The first half of s1 & second half of s2 are the most intense. If I were to recommend a place to start based solely on the two most recent releases, I'd say go with the LP but this tape is no slouch. Plus you get a naked woman in the artwork, if that's your 'thing'. Anyone have the tape on No Rent they would trade? Or any of the previous releases? Shoot me a msg.
Enjoyed this twice on a long hike on the AT today. I might vote this over the LP honestly! Though I have no standing argument, probably just the locale I heard it in ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I really enjoyed the tape on Helen Scarsdale Agency,
"Conditions Of Acrimony".
Maeror Tri "Ambiguitas" (Teta-Morphosis): Maybe my memory of this group is just too old now, but I was expecting something soft and meandering. I know them mostly from comps over albums.
Troum has gotten lots of attention from me, but not even so much their earlier releases, I guess.
Opening track
"Death Surrounds You" is pretty fucking aptly titled. Utterly blown out (as is much of the album), 15-minute track that at times has an
early Genocide Organ vibe. Pulsing, throbbing,
cocking... Once, after a particularly long weekend, I was playing
"Sexregler" at peak volume through big mountain roads, I was probably just coming down from the medley of things, but the song kind of mutated into some absolute rotten industrial song in my mind like I'd never heard it before or since. There's brief moments interspersed, but frequent, in this track that take my head back to that moment. MSNP industrial. Some tracks play with rhythm in ways I just outright don't enjoy, and these are the tracks that just feel more
improvised as a whole.
"Furtive Menace" is probably the closest thing to what I expected; more synth/ambient. But, in a really good way, everything on this album is washed out and louder. Across the whole album there is so much territory covered that is just as similar as dissimilar. Slow mutations of forms with occasional leaps. The greater majority of the second half is more droned based and less "industrial". I like this more than some of the more digital sounds I associate this all with - there's some great loops and decay through lots of the songs. The backbone of several. There's a track ultra-akin to
Methadrone... that one caught me off guard.
On the whole, this could use two songs cut, maybe three and I'd come back often. Will probably just do that on my phone haha. At least if the jam band-soundin shit wasn't immediately after that mad opening track! Still a really great album and now I want to hear more of this era of them.
Have been revisiting "Neuroscan Organization / Blood Illumination" in the car and am reminded just how thoroughly good Cloama is. I sadly don't own anything else by him, so a couple of recommendations would be appreciated.
Quote from: martialgodmask on June 21, 2018, 09:48:51 AM
Have been revisiting "Neuroscan Organization / Blood Illumination" in the car and am reminded just how thoroughly good Cloama is. I sadly don't own anything else by him, so a couple of recommendations would be appreciated.
All of Cloama's releases are different so you've got a lot of options. I prefer his more power electronics oriented work personally though. And for that my highest recommendation goes to
Lernaean Catacomb Complex on EST. Absolutely flawless tape that Id never sell. Both albums with Grunt are top notch too.
Quote from: martialgodmask on June 21, 2018, 09:48:51 AM
Have been revisiting "Neuroscan Organization / Blood Illumination" in the car and am reminded just how thoroughly good Cloama is. I sadly don't own anything else by him, so a couple of recommendations would be appreciated.
If you like his more melancholic stuff, then "Municipality Of Marionettes" and "At The Mountains Of Paranoia" are great! "Municipality..." is probably my favourite of the albums.
K2 - Ha·ga·me
Amazing come-back album from 2009. A nice little insert (photocopied) contains a letter to the listener from Kimihide Kusafuka outlining the history of K2, as well as inform us of the methods used in the "third period of K2" - from this album and forwards. That he proudly proclaims that there is no metal junk used, but the main instruments here are a soft synth and a Nintendo DS seems pretty goddamn off-putting, but there is absolutely no doubt that this is one Japanese surgeon who knows what he's doing. Ripping - inspiring even. I don't know why I've always let japanoise take the back seat to other types of sonic abrasiveness, but as I revisit old records from my collection as well as buy new ones I feel that I've missed out a lot. This is/was a great starting point for new K2 material.
K2 - In the montonous flowers
This is something residing quite far from my regular, after all quite expansive, musical comfort zone. Glitchy sound collages and strange noises rather than anything resembling straight-forward harsh noise or industrial. Everything from video game music to bells, guitars and whatever strange shit you can think of comes together in tracks with titles as rough-and-tumble as "Rodents in the Sewer" and "Obese Woman", and as artsy as "An Able Spy Never Eats Any Vegetables" and "Along the Debacle River". In all honesty, this left me cold at first, but after a second listen it's growing on me. A few more spins and I'll be looking for similar stuff. Mind expanding.
Maaaa - Sampo Distortion
Starting off with incredible violence, this is an extremely diverse piece of harsh noise. There are a bunch of analogue synth sounding bleeps and bloops, massive chunks of ruined noise, junk beaten to a pulp, as well as field recordings and just general recordings (the end..?). Somewhat cruder (in a good way) than some later stuff of Maaaa's I've heard, but the main take away is the insane variety. There is even one part - quite early on - of aggressive and distorted punk or whatever, and this I found so offensive and terrible that I almost shut the whole album off. I'm developing quite a fondness for Maaaa though, so I kept going despite being annoyed beyond all measure, and I'd say it paid off very well - once the punk is over, it's all noisy goodness from there. An album that goes out on the edge in every which way, and all things considered it's pretty impressive to do this many different things and annoy me only once in 32 minutes.
Thanks ConcreteMascara and Ritual, will do some digging.
Quote from: martialgodmask on June 21, 2018, 09:48:51 AM
Have been revisiting "Neuroscan Organization / Blood Illumination" in the car and am reminded just how thoroughly good Cloama is. I sadly don't own anything else by him, so a couple of recommendations would be appreciated.
Both new releases go well with this. Halveksin kuolemaa reissue cd is touhulta same ees as neuroscan org. It was previous tape. New album Embargoed is great. Not much comments of it, yet i guess Cloama was always somehow outside "hype", hah...
Yet, band that keeps getting better after 20 years, and also making innovations. Not so common trait in "genre-music".
Treriksrøset – Treriksröset (Hatband)
This one had me, like all good Trerik, digging through the unsightly piles for everything I've got from the project. And subsequently subjecting the 'holes to way more harsh than they ought rightly to deserve. It also occasioned the opportunity to consider, aside from the degree to which my earholes are fucked, just how far Treriksrøset has come. I'm pleased to report- not fucking very. What the project offers, and has reliably offered since Sexregler, is, well, The Goods: texture study par excellence. This characterization is only late in coming- actually it's one I thought up just now- and kind of shocks me in its propriety. Texture study. Par excellence. Perhaps the only thing to append to this designation are the descriptors Harsh and Raw. Do I hear a Dense? Dense, going once. Dense... takers.. anyone? Dense. Last chance now... Aww... to hell with you people.
Two live recordings, it seems, from 2013 and 2008. And so diametrically opposed in presentation as to invite peering at the cassette casing in alarm. More on that later.
Side grey, apparently recorded in that grand old city of Sthlm, is the proper Goods Deliverer. On first hit, the goods represent some of the most full-in-body Trerik to be had. If I didn't know better I'd think someone actually spent time trying to balance out the channels on a good and thorough master job. But that would be heresy, so let's pretend like we didn't read that. Uh, moving along now. Full-in-body. Thick and heavy. Real thick, real heavy. This is probably the heaviest I've heard since the full kill expounded on the 2006 split with Regim. The thick is probably more a consequence of the considered balancing out of elements previously mentioned. Maybe I'm just over-excited to have this in the 'holes but I'm almost ready to declare this THE BEST TRERIK EVER.
The tone is drear, grey, like the casing, almost darkened out industrial-grade grit-storm. The basses are gut-level, pulverizing, the texture an explosive cluster-bilged excess occasionally ripping through the tight, strangulating, grip. Three minutes in and the sound is stripped down, ground up, feeding back squealings lending unhinged flavors that serve to principally hinge attention. An unbuckling. A loosening up. Then the deft dropping of load. Meaty blurt stacks surging, rippling, plunging, thundering. Pace picking up, edges of high-end screechage breaking through dialog of thinned out, knife-edged, pierce, and hefty-butted, bilge-crusted, gristle. At several junctures I imagine we're at the grand rip-roaring, finale. Only to be double-fucked, again and again. Look mate, we're on the twelfth fucking minute and this better be it before I effing shit myself. The closing sequence is pure, dacks-be-crapping, fire.
Side black, obviously a live recording complete with audience contributions and applause, recorded in Jkpg. "The city was plundered and burned several times until it was fortified during the 16th and 17th centuries". Much later, noise superstars started descending on the place to lay ruin of a different order. But seriously, what the fuck is this? Where's the goddamn noise? It's almost like the responsible party is worried about people's earholes or something. Or perhaps the town is thought to have suffered enough? Ultra-minimal low-end bass rumbling, hefty enough to shake the venue on its foundations, verrry slowly acquiring grittier edges. Sufficiently quiet that a few fuckers in the audience can be heard announcing their approval (presumably at the demonstrated profound respect for history). (Er, apologies, audience. Just jealous not to have been there. Btw fuck you.) After about the third third-party contribution there is a marked upping of activity- which wouldn't be difficult- culminating in nice extended feedback whine.
Then the noise, as such. Hard to say whether acoustics or electronics are to be credited here. Certainly, there is texture, of the subdued and crumbling persuasion. At no time does it feel as though the purveyor is keen to pursue anything more than stomach-churning blubberbath. Rather, perhaps, an intent to suck the suckers down to gutter level, presumably to be followed by decisive plunging of the skull straight into the sewer. Fat falling percussive chunks reveberate against an upper ended whining, the full extent of harsh entirely feedback driven. The skull at this point merely dragged along the curbside, burnt-raw grit-filth attempting now to suffocate the room in fudge-tunneled oscillation, slowing to a crawl, to a drudge, to a muffly sloughered fluffer flub. RRRRrrrrrrrip. (Applause.)
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 22, 2018, 10:44:10 AM
Treriksrøset – Treriksröset (Hatband)
Side grey, apparently recorded in that grand old city of Sthlm
Side black, (...) recorded in Jkpg.
According to TC, some copies, mine and yours for example, came with the sides mixed up. The raging side is Jönköping 2008 and the slow burner is Stockholm 2013. Since I was at the show in Jönköping (a show which is largely respeonsible for getting me into noise), I wondered exactly how drunk I was that night since I remembered it being a tad more harsh. Then TC cleared things out.
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Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 22, 2018, 10:44:10 AM
Treriksrøset – Treriksröset (Hatband)
Side grey, apparently recorded in that grand old city of Sthlm
Side black, (...) recorded in Jkpg.
According to TC, some copies, mine and yours for example, came with the sides mixed up. The raging side is Jönköping 2008 and the slow burner is Stockholm 2013. Since I was at the show in Jönköping (a show which is largely respeonsible for getting me into noise), I wondered exactly how drunk I was that night since I remembered it being a tad more harsh. Then TC cleared things out.
Or perhaps you really were that drunk and someone who should know better is just fucking with you.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 22, 2018, 03:58:23 PM
Quote from: Baglady on June 22, 2018, 12:29:33 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 22, 2018, 10:44:10 AM
Treriksrøset – Treriksröset (Hatband)
Side grey, apparently recorded in that grand old city of Sthlm
Side black, (...) recorded in Jkpg.
According to TC, some copies, mine and yours for example, came with the sides mixed up. The raging side is Jönköping 2008 and the slow burner is Stockholm 2013. Since I was at the show in Jönköping (a show which is largely respeonsible for getting me into noise), I wondered exactly how drunk I was that night since I remembered it being a tad more harsh. Then TC cleared things out.
Or perhaps you really were that drunk and someone who should know better is just fucking with you.
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Playing the latest Vapaudenristi tape, this one is acoustic live recording from their 25.5.2018 gig. Some new and unreleased tracks, some classics, all great! Was expecting the crowd to be more "into it", sing along etc. This has been very common in the VR gigs I've been on at least.
Alfarmania - The Waiting Grave: Live in Finland (Freak Animal) : 2 lives from 2015 and 2017. I think i prefer the 2015 one which i found more aggressive, maybe cause the vocals were captured louder. How is that thread in this forum ? Moments of magic , excellence in noise ? Well i have 6-8 whole minutes here. Last track of the Lahti set. What the fuck is that !!
Reiko Azuma - Live at Yaneura II (Trapdoor Tapes) : Reissue of an old tape -1993- . Side A is live. How to describe this ? Abstract, avantgarde, experimental ? We have a lady doing voice. Like vocal exercises, ghostly sounds, repeating some words. To create a ghostly atmosphere. "Music" is in that mood too. And boring, meaningless, like pushing random keys on a keyboard and all of them together. For 40 minutes. Almost slept. But i listened Side B too. This better. More "life" in this. Lady does the same. A loop with tasty distortion is playing. Only for 20 minutes [!] . - Too avantgarde -whatever that means. To me most times means boring- to enjoy, still i was listening it for an hour. Plenty of time to kill ? An attempt to educate my stubborn head ? Something else ?
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Quote from: martialgodmask on June 21, 2018, 09:48:51 AM
Have been revisiting "Neuroscan Organization / Blood Illumination" in the car and am reminded just how thoroughly good Cloama is. I sadly don't own anything else by him, so a couple of recommendations would be appreciated.
Both new releases go well with this. Halveksin kuolemaa reissue cd is touhulta same ees as neuroscan org. It was previous tape. New album Embargoed is great. Not much comments of it, yet i guess Cloama was always somehow outside "hype", hah...
Yet, band that keeps getting better after 20 years, and also making innovations. Not so common trait in "genre-music".
Good to know, thank you.
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Over the weekend i've been listening to the new Christian Mirande CS on Ascetic House 'Scaled Deposits'
Christian Mirande “Scaled Deposits” CS (Ascetic House, 2018) Although Ascetic House tends to err towards that modern, techno-ish take on all things “industrial” which I give a hard pass, they're in reality such a mixed bag that you can't dismiss them. When doing good stuff, it's pretty varied, and you get stuff like this – both out-of-place and somehow appropriate. For those unfamiliar, Mirande is a modern-day renaissance man. Despite being from a normal, guitar-band-guy background, he's also a pilot in the US Air Force and a gifted sound artist using field recordings (taken in a travelogue fashion, of course), tape machines, and modular synth, which we get here as any and all of his releases.
This time we get nearly an hour and a half of Mirande's varying but always charateristic minimal flavors; he never resorts to cutesy key-synth droning crap but definitely delves into “ambient” (whatever that actually is) at least once per album. What I mean is, this is at times quite non-musical and emphasizes sound detail over anything else, but is always pretty listenable if not relaxing. Everything here is stoic and reservedly serene – again, “ambient” and quite tropical but without that Michael Mann soundtrack vibe. There seems to be a more noticeable use of tape as an instrument than on the Vitrine release (which I'll buy if anyone wants to part with) but it's never even remotely “tape noise” – this as well as the one on Jason Lescalleet's label could be mistaken at times for Lescalleet himself. I don't really know if I've heard any actual examples of "lowercase," but based on descriptions people have given me, this might qualify. Deceptively, this seems like background sound but rewards attentive listening despite it's insane length. Maybe not for the moodiest of folks but should appeal to a wide audience. Edit: also, as great as Mirande's stuff is, and as much as I'm getting into his style, this sort of just makes me want to get the Salford Electronics "Communique" CD from Tesco - day patrol and night ops, I guess.
CLOAMA - Revisionist Knowledge
Dug this one out for no particular reason, other than perhaps me reading a lot of Cloama talk lately, and it remains a great piece of strange, beautiful, horrible Finnish sound. Not exactly violent, despite being way too harsh and heavy to be described as simply ambient, this is a reminder that noise/P-E/death industrial can be done in many different ways. The brilliant melancholy mood of "Degraded Thought Steganography Part I" is accentuated by my sadness when confronted with the state of the packaging - these old Freak Animal cardboard thingies were and are very cool, but even if my copy of Revisionist Knowledge isn't exactly severely damaged, it can in no way be described as "mint" anymore. The deformation and slight dilapidation goes rather well together with the music though, so I guess it's all right.
"We know it never happened. The Empire never ended."
Prompted by a thread in classified looking for Kakerlak tapes I've been having a revisit of some stuff I had. Kakerlak was an artist I used to buy as soon as something dropped and though I gave up way before the consistent flow of tapes and cdrs stopped, I've been meaning to take a fresh listen and see how it stands up a decade or so on. Man, it was great when the USD was almost x2 to x1GBP...anyway.
Heat of the Hole - Having said all of the above, I always found this one the weakest in my little collection. The catchy title makes it a Kakerlak tape I always think of when his name comes up but every time I listen to it I remember not being blown away even then. It's not to say it's bad, just not quite as up to scratch with all the other great material getting put out at the time. Maybe it's just my dub but there is a very out of phase whooshing sound throughout which really ruins what would probably be quite a satisfying wall of whiteish noise running throughout. Maybe someone else who owns this tape would corroborate whether or not this is a thing. The saving grace here is an intermittent, crude and very closely recorded whistling amp feedback tone which punctures this muddy ambience and creates a really unsettling, rough, pervy feeling throughout. Side B starts of great with some looped metal banging but ultimately descends into a pretty indistinct wash of noise. Fine.
Kakerlak/Privy Seals (split) - Here we go then. I used to rinse this one a lot. Privy Seals was always pretty outdone by Kak here but listening now his side stands up a lot better than I remember. Fairly dynamic textures full of saturated crunches and developing mid range walls. Drags a bit here and there but definitely deserves attention. Feels like a live session, no edits. I'm probably wrong. But Kakerlak, oh gosh. Just straight up tape fucked, scrap metal violence but gratefully without all the normal bullshit that comes/came along with this kind of noise where the listener is meant to give a shit about the FACT THAT IT'S SCRAP METAL (see: guitarists, modular synth artists). Nope, this is just a rough, dirty and ceaselessly flowing session of destroyed sounds, constantly punctuated with another horrible, whistling feedback sound which modulates slightly in accordance with the low end sounds and is just the best feature of this whole piece. It is present and difficult throughout the whole track and works great. A quarter of the way in or so one gets the sense that the artist genuinely loses their shit a bit in this recording as we wear an increased frenzy of sound culminate in a human shriek which comes back in here and there. Suddenly, things slow down a bit with a buzz and drop out of certain frequencies, making for a much thinner but no less menacing sound. I suspect something got broken during recording at this point, but no matter as the buzzing, dead cable sounds quite nice and things soon begin to build up again, lapsing into some genuinely disgusting high end work outs of the scrap metal and more consistent screaming and throat noises. Nothing heavy metal or emo or too american here though, thank fuck, just a load of stuck animal sound as and when it becomes necessary. Think more in the vein of Prurient when the vocals cut momentarily through the speakers only to fall back into the morass of throbbing and all the while, still that high whistle NEVER LETTING UP. As the piece progresses we delve further into total mic/speaker damage and vocal wretching with the odd bit of tonal looped feedback and/or pre recorded loop being manipulated by way of tweaking the fucking thing about with your bare hands. FFWD/Pause button mania or tape echo intervention? There is so much going on in this recording but ultimately its master strength lies in how these details and moments conglomerate under an umbrella of monodynamic, harsh noise miserableness. I realise now that this, to me, was always the crux of Kakerlak's real pull and what always had me coming back: detail, progression and momentum but always in the vein of totally rough noise. Never sterile. Whether you want to appreciate this track as a blow by blow highlight reel or as an overall piece of psychedelic head fuckery it completely works both ways. I always felt that this was one of the best Kak cuts I ever got to hear.
Slick & Brown - Quite a different recording quality to the previous which is to say very, very lofi. Those of us binge listening will have to adjust our ears for a few moments but the process is rewarding as the dynamics - essentially made of the same stuff as on the above split - get run through a much more tape saturated sound palette which especially makes those Kakky moments of ever poking through amp feedback sound great. More 'vocals' on this one too which, despite being much more buried and impossible to make out, seem way more direct and snarling. Thankfully it works out well, giving the impression of boiling neurotic outpour purposefully hidden thank a load of bloated machismo. Side B is a touch more restrained but only in so much as the violence and noise seems that little bit more focussed and free of vocals or overt mania. More attention to tone, changes and development here at it works very well. Starts to kind of flail all over the place toward the end with some kind of TV/Movie/Radio??? conversation sample/sound source becoming audible. Structureless, meandering stop and start feedback and noise blasts over the top of the spoken word (which might as well be coming out of a broken baby monitor in the corner of the room) and if it were that kind of project and that kind of release you'd definitely regard this as the 'fat' that should be trimmed. Here, however, it definitely works and serves as a nice ending, uselessly petering out over a few minutes after such a long session of high intensity noise.
JSL & Kakerlak - Piles of Porn Mags - This was always my favourite back 'in the day' and still is now. Collaborative tape with Joe Lombardo, instantly features a much more high fidelity, piercing and spiky sound. While other Kak things are all about rough harsh noise generated from metals, pedals and (probably) tape etc, we instantly get the presence of synths and wobbling internal feedback loops here which works great with the ever present Kakerlakian mic feedback and metal scree. Due to the collaborative nature of this recording one imagines that the more 'live session' feel of Kakerlak's other material is purposefully eschewed here, feeling more edited and layered and BRIGHT and dynamic as we hear far more micro processes and smaller changes effecting the flow and direction of the sound. But just like the other tapes I've gone through today this is still full on, harsh head mania: no meticulous or overt sense of composition, just thoroughly rinsing, satisfying harsh noise. I can't help but feel the approach of this tape gives it something of a Japanese feel: somewhere in the midst of way more sedate and less frenetically cut up Killer Bug or Pain Jerk, maybe even a touch of Merzbow. Perhaps this is very deliberate given the total 90's worship of the asian porn collage on (pink) photocopied paper? Who cares, this tape - as I imagined it would be - still remains one of the best fucking things with Kakerlak's name on it that I have in my modest little collection.
Tomb Mold - Manor Of Infinite Forms - didn't care for their earlier stuff. this however is a nice surprised, solid Finnish influenced death metal. production is pretty clean for this style, wish it was a bit more muddy. but the riffs are there, they aren't reinventing the wheel but they are doing a decent job with the style.
Quote from: DSOL on June 25, 2018, 04:48:24 PM
Tomb Mold - Manor Of Infinite Forms - didn't care for their earlier stuff. this however is a nice surprised, solid Finnish influenced death metal. production is pretty clean for this style, wish it was a bit more muddy. but the riffs are there, they aren't reinventing the wheel but they are doing a decent job with the style.
I enjoyed it a bunch and am very glad the sound isn't muddier! I'm so bored with the crazy amount of riffless Incantation rip-offs, I'm struggling to find death metal that sounds like the 90s did, and Tomb Mold did it very well, up to the amazing cover art in my humble opinion...
As far as I'm concerned, I listened to Gorephilia' second album, "Severed Monolith" today. I loved their first album and this one is most certainly awesome as well. I like that I can hear good Morbid Angel influences here and there, the drummer is awesome and the overall playing dead tight, the songs are catchy, what else could I ask for?
Stoa "Recycled" CS (RRR, 2018)
Artists' description reads "industrial field recordings and primitive electronics," and this really is nothing more, nothing less. And of course that's a good thing, fucker. Samples from other releases I'd previously listened to were mostly thin and minimal but tasty crude electronics. On the A-side, I'd say the field recordings mostly take over, leaving things to sound like an incredibly lo-fi, much, much sloppier version of Mania (lots of background rumble and treated metal impacts). And of course that's a good thing, fucker. B-side seems to focus more on electronic pieces which pretty much have the M.B./M.O. crumbling, sweeping echo bleakness down to a "T." Anyone who digs the Recycled Series should get this to begin with, but the crowd into that sort of non-Harsh Noise noise sound (uh, I guess that just actually means simple industrial, like some M.B., Graustisch, Will Over Matter, Zone Nord) will definitely dig this. I dunno if Stoa's recordings are quite as good as his reviews, but that's a hard one to top. Will be grabbing more tapes in time, nonetheless. Enjoyable shit for sure, especially as a break from all the "nice" stuff I've been getting into. Not sure if Vitrine still exists, but could easily see this coming out on a label like that – seems there's a lot of awareness of "the old-school" here, but it's no less enjoyable and worthwhile stuff.
Zone Nord "Recycled" CS (RRR, ??)
Confession: with the exceptions of the Salbutanol CD and rare techno 12" (!?!) I have never heard, the main reason I like Zone Nord is because I tend to forget who I'm listening to while listening to his stuff, and usually assume it's M.B. or old, old Consumer Electronics before I remember. The kind of thing that's splitting hairs whether you call it industrial or noise. That said, this is not amazingly different from the above except for the higher presence and volume. Is that a bad thing? To you, maybe. I don't really know what I'm hearing, but to me it begins with what sounds like processed train recordings, except that something's just...off about them. Probably some fucked up drum machine recorded to tape and then messed with. Next up there's a tape manipulation piece that is just outright killer and lasts for the remainder of the A-side, great contrast between high and low end texture there.
B-side begins with halting, cut-up rhythmic/sweeping synth stuff that easily has the M.B. effect I mentioned earlier. Despite this being such a low-key release, and liking everything I've heard so far by the project, this might be some of his best stuff – sounds like a lost chapter in the Come Org/Broken Flag/Aquilifer Sodality saga. Next there's an echo introduction like, again, the above-mentioned, but more specifically, Will Over Matter's "Visio Ja Toteutus," that, as well as the piece following it, sounds like the dried husk of a Krautrock rhythm track. Later we get some obscure, reversed pulsing sounds and more static before the echo eventually returns. If you're a fan, I wouldn't miss this as it's $4 compared to the insane prices and rarity of other stuff.
Zone Nord "Roeferon A" CD (RRR, ??)
This is sort of "experimental" for Zone Nord standards, despite staying true to his usual repetitive lo-fi minimalism. One could still make the inevitable M.B. comparison, but it's definitely not as apparent here. The formula is basically the same, but somehow the results are a bit different – dunno if it's the mastering or what, but I'd assume there's some digital equipment somewhere in the process that makes the tape saturation grit all the more crispy. Anyway, these pieces mostly follow the pattern of various sluggish rhythmic industrial noise experiments that most Zone Nord releases seem to consist of.
I recently read a review I think of some Bizarre Uproar release where Concrete Mascara was a little embarrassed about how much his earlier work was influenced by it; well, this is how I feel about Zone Nord and this album – it helped me conceive of my first loops, and was my path between M.B./M.O. and today's tape-nerd stuff, thus I think some of my work sounds pretty derivative of it. It was this album that convinced me it's acceptable for tracks to meander/get stuck in the mud, which was a misapprehension I really regret. So, I guess this is the kind of release that is as much a masochistic listening experience as anything. Weird how perceptions almost always color what could otherwise be a unique experience. As much as I still love the project as a whole, this album is like looking back on mistakes in life – necessarily irritating. Still some great use of crunchy bass and mid-range textures that predates the "softer" HNW approach that was popular at one point, probably the main drawing point for me during tonight's listen. Track 6 could be much shorter but sort of reminds me of early Whitehouse Live Action recordings, not a bad thing at all. Track 7 sounds almost exactly like a track from Putrefier's "Trace Element Syntax" (also from Pure) as far as I remember – sort of a Mlehst-type combination of high-end tones and weird overloaded reverb effects, I swear some saxophone bleeds through the mix at one point (this is the best point on the track, to give you an idea of what I mean). Charmingly disturbing, but the high is over quick. M.O.-Atrax Morgue-style warbling and fuzz/crunch on track 8, should be something I dig but feels tacked on. I'll always hang on to this one, though.
Kjostad "Environment Electronics" CS (Found Remains, 2018)
Another where the title pretty much says it all – "Environment Electronics" is what you get. Could be Ricardo Mazza's mastering, but this is probably the best-sounding of any of the tapes so far, and might be my favorite. Lots of heaviness and crunch but a totally naturalistic and isolated vibe thanks to the bird songs, rain, and so on above and underneath the static (much of which I suspect is just wind from the field recordings). Could be either that there are some of the best uses of tape dropouts and bad jack connections I've heard on any release so far this year, or that my headphone jack in my walkman is going bad (which is likely). I want to compare this to Daniel Menche, but that feels sort of lazy. Conjures images of towering redwoods in particular.
Random notes:
1. RRRon should make t-shirts for the Recycled Series with the "recycled" scribble handwriting in enlarged front graphic, black with white text and white with black text. Include baby and toddler sizes for the noise parents out there. Or possibly buy existing band t-shirts from Goodwill, cover the logo partially with duct tape, and then write "recycled" in marker like the tapes.
2. When are we gonna see an H.Ö.H. Recycled Series tape?
3. RRR's "Pure" Reissue series with Xeroxed/collaged artwork is the best visual aesthetic of any series or any label, hands down.
A Machine Called Orgasm - Daddylove
It's funny what you miss the first time round. I suppose I was relatively new to buying noise tapes when this came out (not really that long ago) and going back through all my 'old' stuff recently has been a fun exercise in hearing all that eye opening material with more mature ears. I remember this consisting of very low rumbles underpinning high feedback. This is still true, however what I probably didn't quite appreciate as much upon those early listens is how restrained it all really is. Sure, you get some loud, static and very rough, crude noise but the low end is very hiccupy, feeling crisp and closely recorded, never quite reaching the searing blast it may or may not be striving for and often falling back into crumbling, collapsed sounding crackles. The wailing high end sounds more like a creaky gate and is never imposing in volume, at least not compared to that constant fuzzy crackle. Maybe if I turned this up really loud I'd feel different about it but at reasonable domestic volume I really like the dynamics going on. A review of this same tape elsewhere in the thread says its nothing special and that's definitely true, however - be it some kind of nostalgia or simply the more objective, neutral ears I've come at it with today - I'm enjoying this tape quite a bit. Front cover has an old man sucking someone's dick.
Amplified Humans Fest 2xDVD
Firstly I can't believe this was nearly two years ago, I couldn't make the fest due to travel issues so this DVD set is the next best thing. The obvious main issue is you don't get the physicality of noise when watching a DVD vs being there so I can only comment on it as a viewer but overall the standard of sets was high, only lost interest a few times. What I did notice was generally how static most performers were which is partly why the likes of The Rita and Killer Bug stand out. Had a question for those who were there - the Ramirez set seemed constrained sound wise, is that a fair reflection?
Quote from: Kayandah on June 26, 2018, 08:10:08 AM
Amplified Humans Fest 2xDVD
Firstly I can't believe this was nearly two years ago, I couldn't make the fest due to travel issues so this DVD set is the next best thing. The obvious main issue is you don't get the physicality of noise when watching a DVD vs being there so I can only comment on it as a viewer but overall the standard of sets was high, only lost interest a few times. What I did notice was generally how static most performers were which is partly why the likes of The Rita and Killer Bug stand out. Had a question for those who were there - the Ramirez set seemed constrained sound wise, is that a fair reflection?
My impression was that Richard's set was one of the most powerful I've seen him perform, very loud, quality harsh noise.
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Quote from: Kayandah on June 26, 2018, 08:10:08 AM
Amplified Humans Fest 2xDVD
Firstly I can't believe this was nearly two years ago, I couldn't make the fest due to travel issues so this DVD set is the next best thing. The obvious main issue is you don't get the physicality of noise when watching a DVD vs being there so I can only comment on it as a viewer but overall the standard of sets was high, only lost interest a few times. What I did notice was generally how static most performers were which is partly why the likes of The Rita and Killer Bug stand out. Had a question for those who were there - the Ramirez set seemed constrained sound wise, is that a fair reflection?
My impression was that Richard's set was one of the most powerful I've seen him perform, very loud, quality harsh noise.
Thanks. I once flew back flew back from US to Europe straight into a show he did and it was one of the most amazing noise shows I have heard.
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A Machine Called Orgasm - Daddylove
I wonder what happened to the Total Fucking Filth-label, which released this one and a bunch of other stuff in 2012 before seemingly dropping off the face of the earth (there was also a second part of 'Daddylove' which came with a nasty small format zine).
The Repeat Offender-tape and those ultra crude K.ocK.choK.er-C10s were pretty awesome Power Electronics.
Wince – Bullets For Germany
Another day another study in texture. Par excellence. This one kinda jumped the gun on the listening pile after the Treriksroset s/t, that other recent texture study par excellence, decisively rocked the sphinct. It's always refreshing to be reminded how much I dig this kinda shizzle, when done right, and in the wake of such fond recollection-cum-sphinct-rupture I find myself obligingly forced, by never forgiving dint of the noisedonkey, to dig in. Way in. One thing about these texture studies is their tendency to invite studied-if-ill-advised plunges off and into the deepest of deep ends. (Hey, don't look at me. Just ask the chap on the cover. Plunger discretion advised.)
Bloated Slutbag to reader. I'm speaking to you now from deep within the endzone, tightly clenched, on the edge of terminal strangulation. Frozen in endless time, very little space, dare I draw breath, gravitational constant to render transmission little more than incoherent blurt. Will I or won't I. Claw. Myself. Out. The knotted puckerhole. Thank mercy for the "stop" button. <flush>
"Deader Than Kelsey's Balls". Well I guess he'd know. Slow creeping ragged brittle crumble, walled static fizzle churn, bristly knifings of electrified unease. Pure audio massage, for the harshhead in you. This is one of those studies whose harsher properties are gradually served over the inclination of the volume knob. At the lower curve a warm and immersive acid bath, soft and pliant intercourse with but the subtlest hint of skin abrasion, long pointy fingernails electric but starting to burn as the curve inclines, nine inches is a monstrous size, the cavity tightens, winking endzones increasingly red, bloody, angry, blistered. At the upper end, speakers threaten to rip clean apart as crumbling walls close in, tight, choking, for the inevitable suffocation, distorting space, time, trapped in deadzones of aural paralysis.
"Deader Than Kelsey's Balls". An initial synthetic molestation, ripped wide open to admit quality assortment of discolor, discord. From the twenty second mark what sounds to be redacted flanged vocal swallowed up, whole, in bilge-encrusted crunch. Spitting sputtering pressures. A feeling of variegated temperament straining to push through the tightly regulated overarch. I wanted to use a word like "pissing" or "piddling" but that simply with not do. There is such a range of competing elements, or streams, seemingly liquid in shape but bristling with solid-waste-level wretch and scrape. I am speaking to you now from deep within an avalanche of collapsing ice-shards, turbulent underbellies undercutting, overarching, how to square the circle, the depth, the heft. Gaze drawn again and again to that poor chap on the cover, it all seems so unfair, I'm telling you there's still life in them bones. In fact, the shifting strands of decay apparent positively burst with energy with life with constant continuous extrapolation of one level then the other, and the other.
"Deader Than Kelsey's-"And the... truth be told, it is difficult to say where one tail ends and the next begins, and that is, frankly, a fine thing. Grit-layers, one overcoming the other, and the other, and... hefty, ground-down, brittle, clenched, filthed to core, and suddenly a sense of movement, het up, surging, pushing toward some greater harsh, or unearthed sense of dis-ease. Three minutes left and the texture full bore, deeply saturated, flapping out to wide-panned glitter-edges, curdling in, again, giving up the faintest shade of drama, human, not machine, this is physical, fleshly, elemental, brutal, skin, decayed, de-fleshed, burnt off, dis-eased, lovin it-
"Antibiotic Hip" an almost anticlimatic denouement to the above. First a rather soft-padded bulge of bass-bilged flatulence. Then a range of reduced elements come to play. None of them, however, seems ready to breach the composed, considered bulge-ence. At four minutes, a brief stab at cutting through the monolithic outer wall, channel-edged hacking jabs seeming to signal a fresh attempt at bestilling the calm. By the seventh minute it is clear that nothing is getting through. Resolved then to bluntly rage at an all-blotting, unyielding, mass. A mass nevertheless with palpable shape, shifting by degree, hinting at hidden dimensions, as though to tempt more ill-judged attacks on the perimeter:
hint of flanged vocal, crunched feedback bleeds, wracked sobbing bleat, overdriven belt sanders, jackhammers on concrete blocks, choruses of donkeys slowly sawed in half, wet wafts of torn tissues ground down and splattering out in chunky mangled tufts, caught in the gears jamming the shit draping the whole stinking scene with rivers of fecal putrescence. The competition, for attention, is fierce as it is fruitless, shot through with woozy electrified smothers of dry, saturated, shred. So not texture but textures, plural, grit granules caught up in petite maelstroms of controlled, de-spaticized, violence.
Whether any of this, including the Trerik aforementioned, actually qualifies in the department indicated- "texture study" - is academic. Fortunately school is out harsh is in and the 'holes... <flush>
WINCE "Bullets for German Radio" tape (New Forces)- without reading it all, I agree with Slutbag's gibberish. This is a highly recommended release!
Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 25, 2018, 07:24:02 PM
I dunno if Stoa's recordings are quite as good as his reviews, but that's a hard one to top.
It is my belief that further alcohol consumption in the coming years will reduce that gap, seeing as inebriation is far more detrimental to cognitive skills such as focused writing than it is to noise production.
TIBETAN FUNERAL - Janma
TIBETAN FUNERAL - Kankala
TIBETAN FUNERAL - GriphanaIn the world of Eastern European wall noise/ambient noise wall, Sergey Pakhomov occupies a special place. It was not that long ago I praised his "Cherries in the Snow", and that is really just one example in a long series of great S.P.-recordings (and quite a few duds, as is the nature of the five-year plan, over-prolific style characteristic of Russian HNW production). The extremely lo-fi, minimalist crackle-pops of Shishanote is, by the way, a personal favorite of mine. Tibetan Funeral is a download only (I think) thing released on his personal bandcamp page, and as per usual it's all minimal, lengthy walls of what might properly be called "noises" rather than noise. On the minus side this is almost completely useless if listened to outdoors in earplugs - in stark contrast to Cherries... which works anywhere and everywhere. On the plus side, with a good pair of headphones in the comfort of your own home, there's lots of strange repetitiveness and almost-but-not-quite-static atmospheres to enjoy here. While the sound is less ritualistic than one could expect from the concept, things do happen during the tracks, and at times the subdued murmurs and cracklings escalate into something almost ominous. Since this is free unless you want to pay a buck or two for it, I don't see any particular reason not to check it out.
YANA - Chimerism (Freak Animal)
One of the more recently released albums I've bought lately. While completely opaque as far as concept or contents goes, this is some very rough-and-tumble, hands-on industrial noise. Presumably signed in part due to mr. Aspa's interest in concrete and physical-sounding dirt, Yana manages to create a great sense of space, without skimping on the electronics. The chime-like echoes, the feedback singing into the void, the clanging manipulation of inscrutable objects... The rawness just keeps on coming, and the whole album ends with an indescribably awesome bass part that manages to be heavy and minimal at the same time. This is an album that deserves to be sold out already, and while I am happy that it wasn't when I bought it, I am also a bit annoyed at the prospect of lacking swastikas/serial killers/booty pics possibly hampering the "commercial" success of Yana. On the other hand, as long as he/they keeps on producing music this good, it doesn't really matter.
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Zone Nord "Roeferon A" CD (RRR, ??)
This is probably my favorite from the Pure series. I usually describe this as good grave-digging music- as heard from the POV of the shovel
QuoteKjostad "Environment Electronics" CS (Found Remains, 2018)
Another where the title pretty much says it all – "Environment Electronics" is what you get. Could be Ricardo Mazza's mastering, but this is probably the best-sounding of any of the tapes so far, and might be my favorite.
Might be mine too. It's a good overview, I think, of the projects various preoccupations. The title kinda reads like a statement- signalling the imminent turning over of a new tree?
Also really like the recent Bear Baiting, the title of which may or may be tongue-in-cheek reference to... somethinorother. Full figured subdued almost brooding atmos to underscore the inevitable tufts of rough. Seems promising that the most recent work is also among the best.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on June 28, 2018, 01:29:13 AM
I am also a bit annoyed at the prospect of lacking swastikas/serial killers/booty pics possibly hampering the "commercial" success of Yana.
Heh!
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WINCE "Bullets for German Radio" tape (New Forces)- without reading it all, I agree with Slutbag's gibberish. This is a highly recommended release!
That reminds me, I'd meant to start including a digest version when the diarrhetic spewage reached critical levels.
Wince – Bullets For German RadioDense, fully fleshed, wall-liked layers, studiously submerged in pure texture. I imagine this is what a sandstorm would sound like if the listener were sand, or some other suitably microscopic phenomenon: constant shift and drift, sufficiently amplified out of proportion as to achieve a certain gritty, abraded, consistency, coarse granules rubbing each other wrong, slowly grinding themselves down in symphonies of dry shred n crumble. Mixed together with intervals of close-mic'd sand-blasting for good measure. A bit disconcerting to keep checking one's crack in sympathy.
Full gibberish:
https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg73651#msg73651
Treriksrøset – Treriksröset (Hatband)Convincing demonstration of craftsperson at peak of the craft. Carlsson crafts textural tutorials out of bulging bags of testosterone. Far too aggressive to qualify in any one dept of academia, but studied enough as to invite a chin-stroke or two. It sounds real good, real heavy, real full-in-body, a good and powerful masterwork from Hatband so hats off to those responsible. The flip-side is a shocker of another order, tectonic indulgence in the deepest base, harsher inclinations very slow to emerge and for but the briefest of moments. Fuck the texture this is all about the tension.
Full gibberish:
https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg73560#msg73560
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on June 28, 2018, 01:29:13 AM
YANA - Chimerism (Freak Animal)
One of the more recently released albums I've bought lately. While completely opaque as far as concept or contents goes, this is some very rough-and-tumble, hands-on industrial noise. Presumably signed in part due to mr. Aspa's interest in concrete and physical-sounding dirt, Yana manages to create a great sense of space, without skimping on the electronics. The chime-like echoes, the feedback singing into the void, the clanging manipulation of inscrutable objects... The rawness just keeps on coming, and the whole album ends with an indescribably awesome bass part that manages to be heavy and minimal at the same time. This is an album that deserves to be sold out already, and while I am happy that it wasn't when I bought it, I am also a bit annoyed at the prospect of lacking swastikas/serial killers/booty pics possibly hampering the "commercial" success of Yana. On the other hand, as long as he/they keeps on producing music this good, it doesn't really matter.
thanks for the recommendation. will have to check this out.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 28, 2018, 04:49:42 PM
thanks for the recommendation. will have to check this out.
You're welcome, and yes: most hard-workin', hard-drinkin' stand-up citizens probably should check Yana out. Glad to call attention to the album, and that the unbelievably ugly (but, I think, technically correct) opening sentence of the review didn't turn you off.
UMPIO - Trankilo 3" CD (Freak Animal)After one of the most terrible ten hour shifts I've experienced in a while, I am now winding down with a drink consisting of Koskenkorva with Coca Cola Zero. An abomination from a political point of view, and not really something to brag about flavor-wise either, but it gets the job done. Umpio also gets the job done, but goes a little further than that. Very crude, very organic sound manipulation spanning five tracks that don't last any longer than they have to. In fact, most of them could have held my interest far longer, but the compressed format does give the material an edge and helps with the focus. I am shite when it comes to identifying precisely how sounds are produced (a fact that helps me enjoy noise - the day I learned a little something about guitar was the day that metal lost more than a little something of its allure), but I can tell there have been many different things going on here. There's distortion, collapsing tape-work and I would at least guess that there are some savaged synths hidden in here somewhere at times. Some fairly traditional noise (not very aggressive, but rather drunkenly feisty), some stranger forms of ruckus and even slight nods in the direction of melody. The closing track has an awesome bass line of sorts, which keeps going with various modulations and audio pollutants interfering throughout. I could see myself listening to this in my car, if the format didn't make it virtually impossible. The band image is inscrutable but flavorful - a cover pic of dogs strung up to be sold as food with an Asian man in the background creates a tense mood for the sensitive, while the inside of the small foldout packaging reveals a man's severely injured back skin, something I don't know what it is and an adorable hand drawn logo that looks like it could belong to some hippie noise act. All things fall into place here, and the band's homepage's description of the release as "rippin' junk electronix about worthless animal life and other spiritual weaklings" really ties a bow on it all.
If you sometimes feel like the whole noise/P-E thing is just a circle jerk of sheep pretending to like whatever incompetent non-music is promoted to them by arbitrary authorities you may well be onto something, but stuff like this says your feelings are wrong and should go away. This could not have been put together by just anyone, its publication in this clever little format is not arbitrary, and this is another home-run.
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A Machine Called Orgasm - Daddylove
I wonder what happened to the Total Fucking Filth-label, which released this one and a bunch of other stuff in 2012 before seemingly dropping off the face of the earth (there was also a second part of 'Daddylove' which came with a nasty small format zine).
The Repeat Offender-tape and those ultra crude K.ocK.choK.er-C10s were pretty awesome Power Electronics.
Dug out Porn Fed after reading the above review, best release from TFF. The two Daddylove tapes and the Stepfather one were pretty forgettable but will revisit soon out of curiosity. Always thought TFF was a Worthless Recordings sublabel...
Ibliss - Supernova 1972 - krautrock - never been big on the first track, unless I'm in just the right mood, but the rest of the album is smart and pure stoned bliss; one of those bands I would love to go back in time and see in the period - while I don't like sax in rock very often, this guy is an exception; no overbearing wailing and getting in the way of everyone else; clearly a good listener of a player - Recommended.
Lie Still - s/t 2015 - power-violence - channeling No Comment - I like...a lot.
Asche - Non Apocalypse 1994 - I think I liked the first couple of tracks, and then it seemed to fall off - not as good as I remembered it, and I remember it being very good.
P·A·L - Signum 1995 - new to me - didn't hit as hard, or as interesting, as I'd hoped.
Slang - various 7" tracks - "Black Rain" has a nice Cro-Mags riff.
Pacific 231 + Sub. S. Ritual - 9 Mélodies Blessées 1989 - an interesting, engaging collaboration - struck me as somber and folky with an old, hazy vibe in the recording - I'll have to think about this more, but post-listen, I was fidgeting with possible similarities with the folk tracks on the Book of Wisdom "Catacombs" album, which is an album I love - nothing I was expecting at all - recommended.
BLOOD OV THEE CHIRST
No one will ever reach the level of insanity of Blood Ov Thee Chirst. They shouldn't even try because it would eat them alive. Fucked up fuck up who doesn't give a fuck. This is how I want to see Hatemaster. I'm not talking about the person, I'm talking about the alter ego. Hatemaster. Nothing matters. Only sex, drugs and rock'n'roll are real. Hail Hatemaster! Hail Satan! Never stop the madness!
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A Machine Called Orgasm - Daddylove
I wonder what happened to the Total Fucking Filth-label, which released this one and a bunch of other stuff in 2012 before seemingly dropping off the face of the earth (there was also a second part of 'Daddylove' which came with a nasty small format zine).
The Repeat Offender-tape and those ultra crude K.ocK.choK.er-C10s were pretty awesome Power Electronics.
Dug out Porn Fed after reading the above review, best release from TFF. The two Daddylove tapes and the Stepfather one were pretty forgettable but will revisit soon out of curiosity. Always thought TFF was a Worthless Recordings sublabel...
There was a thread about the label on the old Stench Forums in which the Worthless-guy said that the dude behind the TFF is an acquaintance of his who lives in near isolation or something like that.
I wish I had scored this A.M.C.O.-compilation tape that came with a VHS porn, but if I remember correctly the Worthless-guy told me that , like most other TFF-releases, there were only a handful copies made of it.
In the past month Australian metal has taken over my daily listening, supplanting the glut of harsh noise i had been working through. The primary offender is the new Vomitor LP, Pestilent Death. Prior to June i knew nothing of this band, but after reading their interview in Bardo Methodology they seemed worth checking out. It worked out well because my ears were just attuned to the spindly sound of Portal's new sound on their newest LP, ION, which is scrubbed of all the dirt previously found on their records.
But back to Vomitor. I didn't know what to expect but this extremely stripped down thrashing death metal is not my normal cup of tea. But goddamn if i didnt fall in love after a few listens. 7 tracks in 30 minutes. No wasted time, just killer riffs, searing and chaotic guitar solos and unpleasantly raw but clear sound. I feel bad for the bass player because the bass is nigh inaudible but the songs themselves don't suffer for it. The highlight for me is the closer "Hells Butcher" but the whole album is fucking good and so concise its just been multiple repeat plays each listening session.
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A Machine Called Orgasm - Daddylove
I wonder what happened to the Total Fucking Filth-label, which released this one and a bunch of other stuff in 2012 before seemingly dropping off the face of the earth (there was also a second part of 'Daddylove' which came with a nasty small format zine).
The Repeat Offender-tape and those ultra crude K.ocK.choK.er-C10s were pretty awesome Power Electronics.
Dug out Porn Fed after reading the above review, best release from TFF. The two Daddylove tapes and the Stepfather one were pretty forgettable but will revisit soon out of curiosity. Always thought TFF was a Worthless Recordings sublabel...
There was a thread about the label on the old Stench Forums in which the Worthless-guy said that the dude behind the TFF is an acquaintance of his who lives in near isolation or something like that.
I wish I had scored this A.M.C.O.-compilation tape that came with a VHS porn, but if I remember correctly the Worthless-guy told me that , like most other TFF-releases, there were only a handful copies made of it.
That's right, I do recall some story about a backwoods curator.
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=2077.msg15747#msg15747
Entartun – s/t CD
OFR / Phosgen records
Collaboration between Scatmother and Yasuhito Fujinami dedicated to the aesthetics of vintage Japanese bondage, porn and exploitation cinema. Mixture between layered and full harsh noise tracks and in-your-face Power Electronics. Blending of the highly progressive and detailed Harsh Noise by Yasuhito Fujinami and the brutal and raw aspects known from previous Scatmother releases.
So what else needs to be said than quote label description? Well, Just to underline, this is what it really is. And what makes me like the release, is that electronics are well done. Ripping, loud and piercing, yet also with some innovation and most of all vivid feel of hands-on approach.
Of course I appreciate cold minimalist synth throbbing too, yet in recent years hear many many utterly lazy sonics in PE as well. Seemingly randon synth tone behind delayed vocals. It does get old quite quick if project just pushed one key down and keeps buzzing all the way through a track with zero interesting modulations or structures. Entartun is complete opposite. It is not totally free flowing harshness, yet also abandons too strict forms.
Typography could be tastier, but I like also the clean and sharp selection of images. Played this couple times and appreciated! CD worth to grab!
MNEM - Hegonon
I wanted to write a proper commentary, but it seems my record player is on the on the fritz on the fritz on the fri- Burnt out, decrepit, dragging, burble-tronics. Is that the record player? You say power electronics I say unplug the piece of shit. If and when I get the damn thing working I might even recognize a mission statement in play- if unplug the piece of shit weren't statement enough! But okay, here's the statement. It comes rather late to the party, or rather the morning after, in the sullen, funereal wake of massed ass-ripping noise. Post ass-rip. There's your genre tag. Badly abused speakers smoked to shizzled fidelity, earholes blown out and incompatible with the vicinity- a muffled tinnitus-tinged haze of corroded memory and wall-to-wall vomit obscuring the distant door-pummeling of vengeful neighbors. At least I'll assume those are vengeful neighbors, could just be the incessant pounding in my skull. Everything sounds, determinedly, like shit, as though force fed along frayed wires of decayed machinery on the fritz on the fritz on the fri-
My first impression was of material confined entirely to the electronic. See for reference the first cut on the Hypostatic Ground 7inch. Acoustic sources, if there were any, would have had their edges worn away, leaving rubbished acousmics to fizzle through char-burnt static fields, stumbling over slow-cycling clumps of crumbling buzzzzkill. It would be hard in any case to hide in the thinly layered proceedings, continuously mutating through despondent dialog of scuff, drag, and whine. Limp, flaccid elec-shlongics. If your blood is pumping you must be doing it wrong. But the pacing suits the material, affording plenty of opportunity to explore the cratered terrain as it half rises and half falls, sinking up to the schnozzer in an atmosphere of implacable drab. Bumbling bees drunk on organosulphate wheeze lazily about in woozy half-circles, bumping into the side of the nest, kipping over backwards, legs swimming in the air, can't be fucked to report back let alone swarm. Buzzing drizzling sputtering smothering. Choked murmur, smudged bummer. The sound of playing dead. Over and over again. Wound up, loose, spooling out over warped warbling tapeheads in unreliable fits, blurts, farts. Repetitive consignment of terminal looped minimalism. Dirge-burgled butt huff. Post ass-rip.
Side B and a not inconsiderable effort to get it up. First, slow stuttered bi-planes lumber over dead calm pools of humdrum muttering stasis, taxiing through arid hangars as bits of machinery clunk off with each irregular jolt. Motors peter out, pings and plonks left faintly echoing in dingy space, scene set for the fat one. Rising out the decrepitude, a surge of inverted air-raid sirens initiates base-layered bevy of hard driven loop action. Midrange singe-tronics fill the field, taste of charburnt psychedelia, stench of ozone, almost exciting a good half mast's worth of determined downward thrust. Just as words like "heavy" and "dense" start to flesh out perspective, a decisive pulling of the plug. Yes, well... best not to overdo it I suppose. Then it gets rough. Dry, rasping scrape, white-flecked in roughened raw abrasion, no lube, almost explosive rupturing of shredded distortion, wayward needle dragging its way across 12-grit sandpaper itself subject to a feverish tearing into strips. Inevitably, distortions give way muzzled, growling, dirge-burgle, irate cycles of canine bleat-whine feed back and out, and rank and wrinkled miserables get dragged, worn and whimpering, to their sorry end.
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Entartun – s/t CD
OFR / Phosgen records
Collaboration between Scatmother and Yasuhito Fujinami dedicated to the aesthetics of vintage Japanese bondage, porn and exploitation cinema. Mixture between layered and full harsh noise tracks and in-your-face Power Electronics. Blending of the highly progressive and detailed Harsh Noise by Yasuhito Fujinami and the brutal and raw aspects known from previous Scatmother releases.
So what else needs to be said than quote label description? Well, Just to underline, this is what it really is. And what makes me like the release, is that electronics are well done. Ripping, loud and piercing, yet also with some innovation and most of all vivid feel of hands-on approach.
Of course I appreciate cold minimalist synth throbbing too, yet in recent years hear many many utterly lazy sonics in PE as well. Seemingly randon synth tone behind delayed vocals. It does get old quite quick if project just pushed one key down and keeps buzzing all the way through a track with zero interesting modulations or structures. Entartun is complete opposite. It is not totally free flowing harshness, yet also abandons too strict forms.
Typography could be tastier, but I like also the clean and sharp selection of images. Played this couple times and appreciated! CD worth to grab!
I would be very interested in hearing this, but refuse to buy it since Mr. Fujinami has refused to send the records I bought from him nor answer any e-mails about it. I'm sure it's good though.
I've been playing the
Citalopram Shunyata/Cremation Gospel tape on Gutter Disease a lot though, CS being the same guy who does Scatmother. Piercing electronic noise versus very ugly and primitive lo-fi noise. Short but pretty sweet.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 04, 2018, 09:54:44 AM
Entartun – s/t CD
OFR / Phosgen records
Also got this from the label the other day. Great CD for sure!
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Himukalt "Come October" tape (Found Remains) - similar to the Malignant LP but not quite as harsh. The first half of s1 & second half of s2 are the most intense. If I were to recommend a place to start based solely on the two most recent releases, I'd say go with the LP but this tape is no slouch. Plus you get a naked woman in the artwork, if that's your 'thing'. Anyone have the tape on No Rent they would trade? Or any of the previous releases? Shoot me a msg.
Enjoyed this twice on a long hike on the AT today. I might vote this over the LP honestly!
I might honestly vote with you on that! I like everything I've heard from the project and the Malignant could be the most "accomplished" to my ear... or just the most free ranging- eg good demonstration of the skills. But the atmosphere on CO is that much more focused and for that, for me, that much more intense.
Funny that this- the focus, intensity- would be brought home to me most immediately in the NWW cover (or "reinterpretation"). The relatively spare use of percussion throughout the album... kinda reminds of a holy grail version of "I Am No Longer His Dominant" I once heard on the radio, which combines the title track with bits of the heavy driving percussion of "Nil By Mouth". I searched high and low, gobbled up every NWW odd or end that I thought might have it, never found it, eventually decided it was just ingenious college radio dj having a go... but it was so well done I'd- still- readily believe it to be legit Stapletonese. Regardless of who is responsible in that one case, NWW was certainly capable of some pretty effective, grim, atmosphere and I think Himukalt totally taps into that.
It took well over a year, but finally there's a functioning vinyl player in my home again. Got me some backlog.
GRUNT - Myth of Blood (Freak Animal)
Had this for quite some time (in fact, I think it arrived shortly before the former vinyl player broke), yet haven't heard it until now. When compared to the latest Grunt release I heard, this year's Castrate the Illusionist, this one took a slightly different path. Both albums contain material that is largely recognizable as everyone's favorite Power Electronics Finn, but the differences are also apparent. Where C.T.I. was almost Wagneresque - piling on huge amounts of different sounds and brutal vocals, this one is slightly more minimalist. There are simple, or perhaps rather clear, themes and ideas informing each track, usually in very interesting ways. Another way to put it would be to say that if Castrate the Illusionist is Grunt's Somewhere in Time, this is more Piece of Mind. A couple of compositions are slightly more run of the mill, mostly on the B-side, but they still get the job done. These songs consist of great sounding noise with competent FX-drenched shouting, but are not quite as interesting as "Black Flag" or "Interrogation Paranoia". Or as the entire A-side, really, which is all about instaclassics. "Linkola Legacy" is based around an awe-inspiring synth/bass line, that has a sort of irregularity to it which makes it difficult for me to understand if it's a loop or a live performance. Around this basic pattern, there are what sounds like slightly filtered feedback oscillations and - of course - classic Grunt vocals. Great track, great album. Stupid that it's been sitting (in an Allerseelen vinyl box, for whatever reason) for almost two years before finally getting a fair hearing.
This review was fueled by Saimaa Brewing Co's Pils Lager, 4,2% and Taffel's Waffel Sourcream & Black Pepper chips.
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AGIT8 - I Crusader, No Retreat C20 (Cipher)
A friend told me to pick up this somewhat anonymous 2005 cassette. Bearing the terrible name for the project in mind, I was skeptic, but I trust his tastes. Thanks T! Sludgy heavy harsh noise in the old american way, yet not retro by any means. People say this way too often, I know, but this actually isn't that far from old Macronympha, and parts of Baroque and the the atmosphere on that one in particular comes to mind. Clunky metals, blown out shit squeez, split channel confusion, some modest cutupping and whatnot. It all sounds very hands on and live mixed, too. Some shorter more musical interludes in the form of dissonant organs and horror flick synths adds to the dynamics as well. Terrible cover art, and I've already mentioned the name, but who gives a crap. Excellent stuff! Is the rest of his stuff like this?
Man I have to apologize as I've nothing to add of informative interest. But just that this tape
really made an impression at the time. In my excitement I spewed out a commentary that pretty much reiterates everything Baglady says... but takes up a bit more bandwidth.
http://www.iheartnoise.com/cipherproductions/sic17.html
Opens with
Agit8, where have you been all my perverted noiselife? and closes with
A fucking incredible piece of work.So yeah, I was pretty floored. And stupidly I never followed up. I think I was slightly chased off by discogs descriptors referencing "breakcore". I'd be willing to wager the RRRecycled tape is more than worth it, as would be anything else in and abouts the period (2005). I can at least add that the original tape comes with a b-card cdr that features much more pe-ish structured heaviness, quite far from the tape but very good.
Actually I'd really like to know what happened with this guy. Would be a true shame if he's moved on to bigger and better things....
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Quote from: Baglady on May 23, 2018, 08:41:34 AM
AGIT8 - I Crusader, No Retreat C20 (Cipher)
A friend told me to pick up this somewhat anonymous 2005 cassette. Bearing the terrible name for the project in mind, I was skeptic, but I trust his tastes. Thanks T! Sludgy heavy harsh noise in the old american way, yet not retro by any means. People say this way too often, I know, but this actually isn't that far from old Macronympha, and parts of Baroque and the the atmosphere on that one in particular comes to mind. Clunky metals, blown out shit squeez, split channel confusion, some modest cutupping and whatnot. It all sounds very hands on and live mixed, too. Some shorter more musical interludes in the form of dissonant organs and horror flick synths adds to the dynamics as well. Terrible cover art, and I've already mentioned the name, but who gives a crap. Excellent stuff! Is the rest of his stuff like this?
Man I have to apologize as I've nothing to add of informative interest. But just that this tape really made an impression at the time. In my excitement I spewed out a commentary that pretty much reiterates everything Baglady says... but takes up a bit more bandwidth.
http://www.iheartnoise.com/cipherproductions/sic17.html
Opens with
Agit8, where have you been all my perverted noiselife? and closes with
A fucking incredible piece of work.
So yeah, I was pretty floored. And stupidly I never followed up. I think I was slightly chased off by discogs descriptors referencing "breakcore". I'd be willing to wager the RRRecycled tape is more than worth it, as would be anything else in and abouts the period (2005). I can at least add that the original tape comes with a b-card cdr that features much more pe-ish structured heaviness, quite far from the tape but very good.
Actually I'd really like to know what happened with this guy. Would be a true shame if he's moved on to bigger and better things....
Found a few Agit8 comp submissions and damn... just very good stuff. Favorite appears on Solipsism-22 – Agit8 leads things off, with 11-minutes worth of pure, harsh, scorcher. Dialog of metal riffing and exceedingly severe, high-end, metal-on-metal, shriek. Complaints, none.
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"Linkola Legacy" is based around an awe-inspiring synth/bass line, that has a sort of irregularity to it which makes it difficult for me to understand if it's a loop or a live performance.
It is sound of internal feedback of one particular 4-tracker. So sound involves nothing but 4-tracker, line from headphone out to delay-pedal and back to input. Delay pedal having option for short loop and sound itself being result of turning pan & eq buttons of 4-tracker during intense internal feedback loop.
It is quite unique feature in that particular tracker, and none of my other analogue trackers, nor mixer provide so good and brutal internal feedback.
Same tracker and delay pedal was used for this Streicher cover song. No synth, no overdubbing, just 1 mic, 2 cables, delay pedal and 4 tracker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=besP6UMuUBU
That tracker is no longer in my possession. Should look into finding one. Anything recorded with it, sounds usually killer.
Worth "The Steps" CS (New Forces, 2018)
I'm pretty much in agreement with all the praise this has been getting for all it's unique character. The A-side had some moments I was going to compare to some of my favorite harsh noise standbys, but the B-side was surprising, dark, and gritty enough to warrant a better description. Manages to sound "Americanoise" without bringing to mind MSNP or Skin Crime. The more chopped, almost-fast cut-up sections are probably my highlight. Although I was a fan of Weak Sisters, this stuff is just fucking killer – very much "harsh noise" but still experimental music, doesn't fall into subgenre/subcultural trappings or references, which is a good thing. Seems to focus more on being grimy (even atmospheric; something far too much harsh noise lacks) than being super-harsh. Will definitely be one of my year-end favorites. Also really good for a rainy afternoon like today.
Cooter "Besmirched For Bedwetting" CS (WM, 2018)
Simple electronic noise that has pretty good sound balance and in-your-face dynamics thanks to the loud dub, despite it's pretty limited pallette. Focus on high-end with little to zero bass, probably from one or two devices, "broken" stuttering textures. This has that youthful, intimate, embarassing and sexual feel (something I suspect that some holds more of the appeal than the sound itself with releases like this) which sounds appropriate for/intentional to the theme. There were recent post regarding some obscure "filth noise" US labels and although I wasn't really into a lot of those, I think this wouldn't be far off. This guy's duo PE project is so, so much better, but I doubt he's trying to reinvent the wheel here. I like this style of noise but it could use a lot more edits and layering, sort of like the recent Rotera B.A.G. tape on Total Black (which is ace, by the way; anyone reading check that one out). I like this, very "Leathersex," but I wouldn't listen often.
Mania/Deterge "Garrulous Opinion" CS (Fusty Cunt, 2018)
We have Mania using Deterge's stuff as source material on side A. Frankly it just sounds like some of the simpler Mania tracks from a few years back in the opening movements – dark, grisly atmosphere and saturated, wet sound. I wouldn't have known about the source sounds unless you told me. Has some nice use of a pulsing/throbbing synth texture that recurs throughout, and a slow structure like the Bizarre Uproar sound of the past few years. Not crazy about the too-muffled junk acoustics early on in this piece, but to compare them to the Hal Hutchinson collaboration wouldn't be fair! Signature Mania feedback + vocals kick in after a point. Later acoustic parts are nice but this track seems to get stuck in the mud from compression/blow-outs that aren't my thing these days, could benefit from a better mix and me having better speakers.
B-side is Deterge using Mania's sources. I don't really mind saying the first few seconds had me a bit more interested than the A-side. I've heard some less-than-generous comments about Deterge's vocal style, and I know what they're talking about now, but it's not bad for this electronics style (almost "death industrial") and reminds me a lot of Intrinsic Action and the more recent stuff from Eddie from Final Solution – very "punk." There's a more subdued, disturbing quality to this side and the acoustics used are just clatter, which is an approach I have a love-hate relationship with. Next is basically the oppposite, with nice huge banging bassy metal and some muffled, quiet delayed vocals. Background flange/chorus-effected high-end again brings to mind FS, never a bad thing. Definitely evokes the paranoia and sublimated attrition of living in America today. Now I think I get an idea of what's going on with Deterge. What I like is that the crunchy and clanking acoustics here were (obviously) recorded (very well) by someone else, which says a lot about this guy's overall sense of control. Reminds me of the Trucido stuff that MK9 did but with shoutier vocals. Would appreciate any recommendations for solid, representative albums by Deterge.
Overall pretty good but could've benefited from better sound quality and a lyric sheet like the LP has, being that the subject here is important and yet you can't understand one word of the vocals. While they do achieve the "unique" atmosphere relating to the subject matter, the tape's sound doesn't reflect that in any immediate or obvious sense. This more than anything has me curious about checking out more Deterge and looking forward to the split LP.
Wonderland Club "Pageant" CS (IOPS, 2018)
The layers of thought and source material that went into this rivals major sections of really any mid-period Sotos, and the opening sound collage is really something more PE projects should do. It's one thing to listen to N12's deliberately brooding, slimy sound, but this stuff has a viciousness that just makes the subject matter all the more vile, mostly because of the vocal style. Reminds me very much of the more composed "case history" material by Taint. This band has some of the most thought-through and well written/edited lyrics in contemporary PE, alongside maybe even Caligula031 or Koufar; considering the number of angles each project is getting at in representing its respective set of subjects is fairly impressive. Not my favorite material from the project so far, but not a step backward by any means. Not sure electronics are supposed to be the highlight point here, anyway – I almost think of this as spoken-word which happens to be delivered in a PE style/context. We do get really tasty"brittle" EDP Wasp-y textures and just enough reverb, anyway. B-side has slightly different lyrical approach and stronger sound, both in instrumentation and mix/master, for some reason (I would guess they were recorded/finished at different times). Excellent presence and enunciation of vocals – any/all US youngsters trying to do their own PE, listen to this and then decide if you really need to.
Duncan Harrison "Preamble to Nihil" (self-released, 2017?)
Although the stuff I'd previously heard from this guy is now probably about a decade old, this stuff seems to have a representative uneasiness to it along with a nice attention to detail I remember from before ("Young Arms," maybe?). As far as the voice work, I find this kind of thing pretty amazing; Blackhumour would be proud. As for as the other sounds present, we get mostly subtly-manipulated field recordings in collage with a few loops. Pretty noisy, precise cut-up acoustics and effects later on. Since we're getting into territory where we can use terms like "sound poetry" etc here, I'll just say this is like a less-crude version of some of the stuff I've heard from No Intention and Good Area ("What's that?" "What's what?" "You can't hear that?" "Hear what?" "That noise!!"). Doesn't seem to take itself too seriously and I wouldn't really recommend this to the nasty crowd anyway unless you're like me and you literally like a little bit of everything – which this tape has, including a field recording of traditional Irish music and some questionable free "jazz." Definitely one of my favorites for this year; not for it's particular strength or uniqueness but for it's personal nature and the meticulous work that went into it.
Duncan Harrison & Karen Constance "Live At Coachwerks" CS (Sound Holes, ??)
Obviously, a live collaboration between two artists, one I'm just beginning to get into, the latter I'm unfamiliar with. Will check her stuff out, though, as I like what I'm hearing here; pleasantly exotic musique concrete with a lot of live acoustics which brings to mind Derek Baron, Massimo Toniutti, and so on. A suprisingly diverse collection of acoustic and textural sounds, with some nice "industrial" touches and loud impact noises that I think serve as the "harsher" parts. Hard to say what's being generated live and what's being manipulated via tape. Disappointingly, it's single-sided.
Derek Baron "Harpist" CS (Pentiments, 2017)
Bought this based off the description, as I'd seen work by the artist advertised but never really paid attention. Here, we get something a bit like the above, very pleasant but also moving and sensuous musique concrete, in which the metal debris seems to have an odd, almost melodic tonality to it. Again, brings to mind the lesser-known Toniutti brother, but that's sort of a simplistic comparison. There seem to be nice inclusions of field recordings, noiser textures, some reel-to-reel manipulations (I assume, anyway), and some interesting tones that I'm not sure whether they are brass, woodwind, feedback, or something else. The two side-long pieces manage to stay fairly interesting throughout but keep the mood a bit lighter than I'd prefer. This was apparently recorded in a variety of urban locations and that seems to jive with the whole vibe that Pentiments has going, sort of a stylish and sleek approach to whatever this kind of thing is. This guy also apparently has a recording of him playing Erik Satie tunes while his roommates bother him, available as an LP from Penultimate. Not sure about the format, but I'd like to hear that.
Leonard Cohen "I'm Your Man" (Columbia, 1988)
Strange that I like this album so much while despising everything that came before it (especially his awful voice and "Hallelujah"). I guess it's really not all that strange considering he was 53, his voice was getting gravelly, and things were going downhill. I have a love-hate relationship with the cheesy '80s synth sound here, but it seems to work. Brings to mind the second Suicide album, with a little Tom Waits and Lou Reed thrown in. The album that followed it isn't bad either, but leans dangerously toward Randy Newman and Stevie Ray Vaughn at times.
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Duncan Harrison "Preamble to Nihil" (self-released, 2017?)
Although the stuff I'd previously heard from this guy is now probably about a decade old, this stuff seems to have a representative uneasiness to it along with a nice attention to detail I remember from before ("Young Arms," maybe?). As far as the voice work, I find this kind of thing pretty amazing; Blackhumour would be proud. As for as the other sounds present, we get mostly subtly-manipulated field recordings in collage with a few loops. Pretty noisy, precise cut-up acoustics and effects later on. Since we're getting into territory where we can use terms like "sound poetry" etc here, I'll just say this is like a less-crude version of some of the stuff I've heard from No Intention and Good Area ("What's that?" "What's what?" "You can't hear that?" "Hear what?" "That noise!!"). Doesn't seem to take itself too seriously and I wouldn't really recommend this to the nasty crowd anyway unless you're like me and you literally like a little bit of everything – which this tape has, including a field recording of traditional Irish music and some questionable free "jazz." Definitely one of my favorites for this year; not for it's particular strength or uniqueness but for it's personal nature and the meticulous work that went into it.
I fucking love this tape. I'm doing an album for Duncan on Index Clean - should be out within the next couple of months or so.
MNEM - Hegonon LP (Sentimental Productions)
Like waking up on an unmanned and antiquated, rusty old space craft heading nowhere in the middle of nowhere, in outer space, constantly getting stuck in space time loops. Or on abandoned equally antique submarine suddenly coming to life by itself in the Mariana trench. Reminiscent in atmosphere of the Irgun Zwai Leumi LP Klirrfaktor with all that ghostly decaying electronics thing going on, but above all, very Mnem. There's been a nice resurgence of industrial of this eerie nature as of late, at least in my head, with Jim Haynes - Electrical Injuries, Arkhe - Deep In Sleep and Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat - Flugornas Herrar sending me to similar places but taking their own respective routes. A great great album.
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Quote from: Force Neurotic on July 09, 2018, 07:53:22 PM
Duncan Harrison "Preamble to Nihil" (self-released, 2017?)
I fucking love this tape. I'm doing an album for Duncan on Index Clean - should be out within the next couple of months or so.
Glad to hear it! While I'm at it, ACLN has permanently been on rotation in the CD player/playlist/mp3 player since I got the CD, absolutely amazing stuff that fills a certain void. Really looking forward to the RW&S tape on Thalamos.
KNURL - Nervescrap CS (self-released, 1995)
Fuck, this is a long tape. It's fine but I struggle to remain interested in something this long (a C90 I'm assuming) especially when faced with such a backlog of new arrivals to perpetually get through. Anyways it's mostly very Japanese sounding, not too booming and not heavy on the low-end (though there is some nice crunch present, most noticeable in the first couple tracks), a bit spastic. Initially reminded me a lot of K.K. Null's "Ultima Hyper Drug" LP from 1986. Lots of disconnected cable sounds which I'm not overly fond of. Second side is slightly more straightforward (emphasis on slightly) and the second to last track (Sulcus) is a bit of a breather with some interesting effected sounds that I can best describe as a sewing needle being slowly poked through a window screen or netting, or maybe the sound of a pointed object on steel sharpener - neither of which I would assume to be the source (maybe the latter is close, but I feel like it's all electronics), but Bloor spending a short amount of time playing in that area was the highlight of the tape for me.
Found (alongside "Infraneuroma") while digging in long-forgotten boxes of tapes at the L'Oblique record shop in Montreal (a former hangout of Bloor's back in the day) a couple years ago. J-card is made out of black sandpaper with text written on with white-out.
I'd but curious to compare the RRR/Pure CD versions to the tape, in terms of sound quality / dynamics but either way this isn't something I'll be revisiting any time soon, mostly due to its length.
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KNURL - Nervescrap CS (self-released, 1995)
Fuck, this is a long tape. It's fine but I struggle to remain interested in something this long (a C90 I'm assuming) especially when faced with such a backlog of new arrivals to perpetually get through. Anyways it's mostly very Japanese sounding, not too booming and not heavy on the low-end (though there is some nice crunch present, most noticeable in the first couple tracks), a bit spastic. Initially reminded me a lot of K.K. Null's "Ultima Hyper Drug" LP from 1986. Lots of disconnected cable sounds which I'm not overly fond of. Second side is slightly more straightforward (emphasis on slightly) and the second to last track (Sulcus) is a bit of a breather with some interesting effected sounds that I can best describe as a sewing needle being slowly poked through a window screen or netting, or maybe the sound of a pointed object on steel sharpener - neither of which I would assume to be the source (maybe the latter is close, but I feel like it's all electronics), but Bloor spending a short amount of time playing in that area was the highlight of the tape for me.
Found (alongside "Infraneuroma") while digging in long-forgotten boxes of tapes at the L'Oblique record shop in Montreal (a former hangout of Bloor's back in the day) a couple years ago. J-card is made out of black sandpaper with text written on with white-out.
I'd but curious to compare the RRR/Pure CD versions to the tape, in terms of sound quality / dynamics
I'd say the cd is pretty faithful to the tape in these regards. Very raw sound, on the upper end of the frequency spectrum, consistent with Knurl up to, well, pretty much Infraneuroma. I (think I) get what you mean by "Japanese" sounding but to my ear nothing at all like that. Much more raw, much-fettered, free-form shredded than most I'd expect from the Nihon contingent (and I must say, very far from Ultra Hyper Drug, which is much suffused with the instrumentation on hand- Nervescrap barely so.) Still in this light it might be worth noting that Mikawa had a lot of good things to say about Nervescrap. As do I. Remains one of my favorite from the Pure series. Obviously runs somewhat shorter than a 90-minute tape. But also a good expression of the stated anti-music aims of the project, re- "to take music and strip it entirely of what we know music to be". The pure brutality of this conviction could even be said to have been somewhat hindered by the c90 format...
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(Interesting in any case to ponder how history might treat, say, a box full of Knurl c120s...)
Infraneuroma is probably the one to pick up after that so uh good timing, imo the best from that most brutal era of
stripping music of what know it to be. Even further from "Japanese" sounding in its totally stripped down, ripped-raw, scrapped-to-shit, flavorings. No respite, no remorse.
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MNEM - Hegonon LP (Sentimental Productions)
above all, very Mnem.
!!
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 11, 2018, 06:12:41 PM
very far from Ultra Hyper Drug
Far, indeed, but is similar IMO. Of course UHD is much more composed, but it being instrument-based isn't so apparent off-hand, either.
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Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 11, 2018, 06:12:41 PM
very far from Ultra Hyper Drug
Far, indeed, but is similar IMO. Of course UHD is much more composed, but it being instrument-based isn't so apparent off-hand, either.
Conceded! Could even be truthed that Nervescrap is, in certain respects, surprisingly, um, musical. Or at least reflective of apparent potential post-musical (instrumental anti-musical) inclinations of the project. In simpler terms, I'd say- UHD more about the dynamics of the "classical" materials on hand, Nervescrap more about the full-frontal purely electronic amplification. Of course, this is speaking in relative terms. (Where's a good de Waard when we need 'im to explicate that, in fact, it all sounds the same?)
Quote from: Force Neurotic on July 10, 2018, 09:38:59 PM
Glad to hear it! While I'm at it, ACLN has permanently been on rotation in the CD player/playlist/mp3 player since I got the CD, absolutely amazing stuff that fills a certain void. Really looking forward to the RW&S tape on Thalamos.
Thanks! There's a second Red Wine and Sugar LP in production at present that might come out before the Thalamos and Ongoing Discipline releases.
MACRONYMPHA "Futurismo" tape
MSNP
Good c-90. Not the best Macro, but still good 1991-1992 recordings. It's no secret Macro used to use sources from other bands recordings. Mangling them into new noise. In this tape, it feels as if some Monde Bruits material was used, heh.. It may be just using similar effects, similar methods, yet, occasionally it feels like there is just other artists noise being brutalized into more crunchy sound?
MASONNA 4x CD box
Urashima
After criticism given for tape box lay-out, I'm glad to report CD version looks way better. Box is smaller, in CD size. Perhaps box like in MO CD set would have been still better than wooden box, but now material fits into 4 CD's, packaged in regular cardboard wallets with much tastier bondage photos than used in tape box. No booklet, but all that same info what was in booklet of tape version, is on back covers of CD's. Sounds good on CD. 1988 recordings still more air in it and lazier bits and pieces in mix, yet 1989 man found the intensity Masonna is known for and reminds why Masonna is one of the most remarkable Japanese noise projects of the era!
Altar of Flies "Rabbit Hole" (reissue) CS (Hasten & Korset, 2018?)
I'm always late to the game and this project seems to have a dedicated and diverse following, so I'm not gonna ramble on. Since this is my first "proper" AoF tape (others being under the guy's real name) I'll just say the project certainly lives up to all the hype - using "mundane" sounds with not exactly a ton of manipulation to create really moving, intimate and sometimes "disturbing" atmospheres. Something about elevator sounds in experimental music seem to be a staple, haha. I doubt this is his best material so I'll certainly look out for more.
Lionel Marchetti "Chasser (1ere edtude naturelle)" CS (Moremars, 2018)
Musique concrete in the "typically French" style I would assume many here are already familiar with, but I wasn't. This guy's been doing excellent stuff since the late '80s, apparently, much of which seems to follow in the footsteps of Shaeffer, Henry, and Ferrari. Each recording seems to follow variations on a formula, in this case piano/manipulated voice/field recordings. There's a nice tension in that this is more anxious than dark but overall I find this style very relaxing. Some really unexpected moments in an otherwise related collection of pieces. Definitely interested to hear more of this guy's work.
JOSHUA NORTON CABAL - Victor Over Death CS (Gaping Hole, 2009)
Well-composed with solid pacing. It's nice to hear a Trogotronic treated well and with a different approach than the Bastard Noise style. One of the better JNC tapes.
LIMBS BIN - Vomitous Excoriations of Phlegmatic Aesthetes CS (Fourth Dimension, 2018)
Required listening for anyone needing proof of this project's capabilities. Incessantly searing and piercing electronics with nods to Bastard Noise and a vocal delivery that could be a mashup of Wood and Balistreri.
No Dreams "Constant Vitriol" CS (Angst, 2018)
Bought this more or less going in blind, having seen No Dreams advertised as a mostly-PE project elsewhere, yet this was described as something like "loops and manipulated field recordings." I'm not in love with this kind of "shoegaze noise" style you used to hear a lot of (Monorail Trespassing, Ekhein and similar US labels seemed to be doing a ton of this about a decade or so back). You have sad-time synth drones and melodies, nice tape saturation, some seemingly-unimportant field recordings; all has this sort of dulled, restrained veneer. Sure, I prefer music that's a little downbeat in attitude, but I don't know how much I can relate to the "OD'd on the beach" vibes I get here (I got bored towards the end of side A but side B reveals a bit more scenery; the tacked-on live piece is actually anything but). This is by no means unengaging, but may slow me down in terms of the next time I check this project out. I would rather listen to Christian Mirande but this is sort of like a bleak, crude version of that which really can only be a postive comparison. Very urban, very modern and downer stuff. I enjoy the "coping with urban environment" angle.
Derek Baron/Alec Livaditis split CS (Silt Editions, 2018)
It's not so much that I reject a lot of the academic experimental music stuff because it's stuffy, but because it attracts sort of softer, more delicate, more cheery people. I realize that sounds ridiculous, but when following some of these more "acceptable" projects and artists, you usually end up with something that is at some point relatively annoying. In this case, DB takes side A here and it's a fairly bad follow-up to this "Harpist" tape from Pentiments last year. Although I like the field recordings and voice stuff, this is also a pretty good example of what I hate sometimes about musique concrete, sound collage, and so on – track gets off to a horrible start with some really awful-sounding keyboard stuff before we get to the good stuff which is not super imaginative, if we're being honest. Then, of course, the stupid keyboard comes back during an otherwise interesting part – would get more of a "travelogue" feel for the different locations where recordings occurred here if we weren't dealing with the oversaturated easy-listening/muzak tones. Skip this side and get Duncan Harrison's "Preamble to Nihil" instead.
Things are immediately more engaging on side B – Livaditis treats us to some almost Lambkin-esque tape work with a nice "Swedish tape blah blah blah" sound, with less tape characterization. Very odd choice of both noisy rattling drone and delicate tinkling layers that somehow works incredibly well. Found-sound voice work reinforces the Lambkin comparison, even brings to mind Blackhumour. Lots of button manipulation brings up a No Intention/Good Area vibe. By no means startling or really even that original, but I really like this kind of stuff and it's good enough to overshadow the incredibly weak A-side. Can say without a doubt I'm interested to hear whatever else this guy might be doing. I like this enough to try and itemize the sound but the tape is worth grabbing for this side alone.
Kjostad "Bear Baiting" CS (Aught Void, 2018)
I think the only ready comparisons for what Stefan Aune's been doing as Kjostad for a while now are perhaps early Hum of the Druid and Daniel Menche. As far as their respective noisier stuff goes, I think the comparison fits – especially here, lots of great lows and mids bursting out of the speakers that never feel forced, I.E. achieved via a pedal chain. When things calm down after a few minutes and more atmosphere clears away the fog of noise, some beautiful field and room recordings can be heard, both sections making this so far the moodiest and most deliberately atmospheric Kjostad release I've heard so far. It seems as though this is one of several tapes which seem to rely on inclement weather that was sought deliberately as opposed to the "chance" feeling I got from others. I would like to imagine that Yukio Mishima would have enjoyed this music – there is a distinctly "bunkered," spartan feel to it despite the radiant naturalism. Side B seems to have the first major use of eerie high-end tones in the project amid the more recognizable wet foliage, open-air and wildlife sounds. I could listen to this many times in a row. A sound you happened to record which would have occurred anyway is infinitely preferable to one which you generate yourself.
Quote from: Force Neurotic on July 19, 2018, 05:48:00 PM
Kjostad "Bear Baiting" CS (Aught Void, 2018)
I think the only ready comparisons for what Stefan Aune's been doing as Kjostad for a while now are perhaps early Hum of the Druid and Daniel Menche. As far as their respective noisier stuff goes, I think the comparison fits – especially here, lots of great lows and mids bursting out of the speakers that never feel forced, I.E. achieved via a pedal chain. When things calm down after a few minutes and more atmosphere clears away the fog of noise, some beautiful field and room recordings can be heard, both sections making this so far the moodiest and most deliberately atmospheric Kjostad release I've heard so far. It seems as though this is one of several tapes which seem to rely on inclement weather that was sought deliberately as opposed to the "chance" feeling I got from others. I would like to imagine that Yukio Mishima would have enjoyed this music – there is a distinctly "bunkered," spartan feel to it despite the radiant naturalism. Side B seems to have the first major use of eerie high-end tones in the project amid the more recognizable wet foliage, open-air and wildlife sounds. I could listen to this many times in a row. A sound you happened to record which would have occurred anyway is infinitely preferable to one which you generate yourself.
Great commentary for a great little gem.
Worth - Blinder
Worth – Neanderthal Camera (Lead Lozenges)
Worth – Blood Possessed
Digest commentary viewable at the end of this post
Worth - Blinder
Yes, it's good. Add one more voice to the rapidly accumulating heap according Mr VanGorder all praises due. Don't believe the hype: listen to it. (Then flip the hype over and listen to the B side.)
Hype or not, I was frankly surprised at the sheer, earhole-ripping, ferocity. The all-out, balls-out, no-holes-barred, HARSH. More recent offerings, such as Neanderthal Camera and Blood Possessed, evince some interest in the more subtle perforations of hefty-weighted crunch and smother. Blinder, by contrast, is about as subtle as a... very unsubtle thing. This is not to say there aren't subtleties. Detail. Texture. There is plenty in the way of fissures, or cracks, as to invite deeper, studied, exploration. It's just that about forty-two seconds in all that is UTTERLY BLASTED TO KINGDOM SCORCH via hyper-spastic, stylized, rapid-panned blisterment. First impressions. Evidently they count. Run the transcript-
The very first impression, if I may backtrack slightly, is of ugly-voiced neanderthal-cum-industrial drudge, built by degrees. Then- BLAM! Sudden incursion of exceedingly harsh, pointed, spasticity. The attack is neither sustained nor shy of brief twitchings of relent. But it is very convincing. In the spaces served in between subsequent attacks, of which there are plenty, the 'holes enjoy the opportunity to acclimate. Like basking in hot flashes of reverberant scorch- a harsh bath, so to speak. Not that the sound is noticeably reverb-tinged; that's more reflective of the heart palpitations incurred in your faithful spastic. The spastic congress of layers in neck-jerked, stop-motion, dip, dunk, 'n shuffle. A kerfluffle of disparate de-stabilized, or heart de-stabilizing, digression. All so very nicely bashed together- if occasionally rather rude 'n crude in their splicings- and in the process to point to another deep and abiding... abrading... hallmark of the project:
Texture. Texture born not of dense grit-flavors, crunchy cheeked overbilge and the like, but of clear willingness to countenance source materials occasionally ventured as anathema to certain of the cognoscenti. (See the New Forces tape for the most revealing deferral to the more heretical sourcings, but there abound many such heresies left right 'n off-center.) So texture in the layers, plenty of 'em, among which a suitably wide array of disparate materials are deployed. Texture born also of the spastic dispersal of crudely dynamic variation: fat chunky blurts punch in and out with wild, frazzle-edged, abandon. "Frazzled-edged" my attempt to describe the determined refusal to de-filth the materials in play. Sources far from crystalline, more roughly stripped of essence, edges unceremoniously hacked off, broken away, seeming acoustic shards spread wide and ragged, spiced with momentary shrieking vocal intrusions, ripped distorted bilgings. All to net the sense of something very raw, despite the intensely focused, on point, attention to detail. A kind of perfect, schizo-frenetic, RAW.
The above may apply, in differing measure, to the lp on whole. "All Color" from the Purple Facing is both most and least representative, indulging more bestial oomphings toward experimental, rough-tumbled, grunt-snuffled, gutter bilge... just about as ugly as one could hope. "In Moat Duplication" ups the pace, and the ante, sputtered junk bustlings choked, filthed, scuppered into cantankerous mess of near live-in-you-face-type non-relent. And "Manacled", Orange Facing, well, that's pretty much sure rrrrip to the smile off any lingering progressive urging, sufficient in its severely pitched, all-out, redzoned oblivia to blast the badly abused 'holes into char-burnt fetal coma. Hearing lost, nothing gained. What more to ask.
Worth – Neanderthal Camera (Lead Lozenges)
Easily the most diverse range of perversions I've heard from the project. So quite a contrast with, say, the straight-up Blinder previously served under the ever worthy initiative of Mr VanGorder.
Source materials include "Internal Feedback, Bass Guitar, Barbed Wire, Movies". No reference whatever to the sorts of materials apparent on The Steps (New Forces). It's the Barbed Wire that first seems to dominate. Buckling metal wires funneled through crumple-mouthed casing, frenetic, straight-ahead, cascading mess of clunked collapse. This sounds acoustic, but could be pure- if rather chunky- electronics fed through airy room amplification. Not terribly exploratory, but at four minutes or so adequate to establish credentials. Then the exploratory. "Horehound Tongue", a creeping downward brood, skulking about the moldy crevices of high-ceilinged atrium, lots of space to feel things out, to elongate, to lap and linger in the corners and cracks, occasional breaks of daylight accentuating brief intrusions of high-powered screech. A welcome refreshment over almost before it starts. What I then take for Track 03 moves quickly through fat slobbering bass tones to meet more of that cascading clunked collapse. This time it- the clunked collapse- comes in waves, downright percussive slammering-down as bottom-heavy undercurrent slowly bulges upward, stealing air, fighting a hacking wheezing shriek development. Then mock formality of Movies uglifies Bass Guitar, undercurrent dropping out amid a bubbling percolation of dribblies to admit measured clonking of proper, acoustic, metal junk. Perhaps it's in the amplification, or the Internal Feedback, but this sounds a fair bit heavier-handed than to be envisaged in Barbed Wire. The elements start to loop, get distorted out of perspective, the first real hint of harsh beginning to stake a claim, frazzled in static buzz, end.
-Hey man, like, what's yer fave Worth track?"
-Dunno my dude, like, it's all pretty worth-y, ur-hur. Maybe "Manacled".
-From Blinder? Yeah, "Manacled" is, like, some straight up brutal shit. Personally, I'm more an "As Digital Clocks Chose A Cave Graveyard, It's Harder To Play Tricks, Whereas Before It Was Simple To Shake Hands With The Clock To Make A Deal To Illusion" kinda guy.
-Oh, snap! Completely forgot about "As Digital Clocks Chose A Cave Graveyard, It's Harder To Play Tricks, Whereas Before It Was Simple To Shake Hands With The Clock To Make A Deal To Illusion"! Dunno if "As Digital Clocks Chose A Cave Graveyard, It's Harder To Play Tricks, Whereas Before It Was Simple To Shake Hands With The Clock To Make A Deal To Illusion" is, like, favorite or nothin, but "As Digital Clocks Chose A Cave Graveyard, It's Harder To Play Tricks, Whereas Before It Was Simple To Shake Hands With The Clock To Make A Deal To Illusion" is seriously... uh, dude? Dude?
Just telling em as I hear em. Side B is also a bit of a divergence from what I've previously encountered. Heavy duty thunder punch, dense, punishing, almost approaching a certain crunchy consistency, more classic in its textural unfolding. Perhaps as demanded in the title but who am I to parse? Corrugated rumble sheets establish a solid base through which harsher inclinations attempt to drive. And with some limited success. At a bit over halfway through the heavier sheets are torn clean asunder, savage rendings clearing the air, opening proceedings to a few decisive cuts and chisels. A broadening of stereo scope, distant waterlogged shearings retch across the field, throwing up fat clods of dirt, filth, bits of withered viscera, brought back to earth in fits of strangulated bird twitter.
Worth – Blood Possessed
I'm not sure this is my favorite from the project responsible for the singular fury of Blinder but it is almost certainly the most accomplished. Accomplished in that it ticks all the boxes demanded of the would be Noise Classic(tm). Full-flavored indulgence of select sourcings- scrap-metal junked, electronic, digitariate, physical, primal, Neanderthal- all carefully arrayed, layered, deployed for maximal earhole penetration. So full marks in the areas of How and What. As for Why, I cede the floor to Master Kong :
Confucius says "shit happens."
Yes, well, thanks for that. In fairness, in "Confucius Says (Lineage Lessons)" quite a lot of righteous fecal matter does, in fact, occur. VanGorder throws himself, body and soul, into deeply penetrating scrunch-bristlings, plunging the depths of studiously strangulated self-defilement before sudden release onto the upturned face of enraptured, glaze-eyed, psychedelia. Shimmers, delicious shivers, severe tongue-lashed trembling buzz-drone. Explosive multi-pronged ejaculations sluice across salaciously spread junk-array, swallowed up in storms of surging rumble-pumpsy, overworked sphincters struggling to accommodate the sheer mess of blood-spattered fecal occurrence.
"Fecal Intimidator" battens down some of outlying hatches, trading on shreds of het up vocal ejaculate choking the closing minutes of its confucian predecessor. Tense down-trodden atmosphere of grimy go-nowhere plod. Filthed blurts and flatulents fail to crack the interior of cruelly constrictive sludge-tunneled embrace, subdued retchings consigned to oscillate slowly in sewage drizzled containment fields.
"American Blend" is similarly filtered, percolating with some deliberation into much more arid drainage chambers housing hollow-mouthed bass-huffings half obscured in grainy distortion. Up close and personal, constraint is less apparent, more live-in-the-flesh, sharpened stabs poking and prodding with a gusto that may be metal junk-driven but may again be the slightly murked ones and zeroes of mildly blown out, amplified, chunks.
"User's Bodily Temple" differs only insofar as the garbled chunks have at last blown their way clear to fresh-faced vistas of breezy, murk-free, scorch-blaze. But what a way to blow. This feels ecstatic, exuberant, harsher metal-tinged screechings surging in dynamic shriek-laden self-defilement, a small handful of fapscraps, unlayered, unleavened, going straight for jugular. And never not once to get quite out of hand. A yank on the reins, a tightening of the clamps, decisive THWACK to accentuate the purple-cheeked verdict.
"Stained County Raw Bio-Chemistry" seems an appropriate title to announce the reprisal of all them fecal matters first posited. Master Kong, I presume. Gritty investiture in painfully scrunched filth rippage, hunkering deep in low-end bilge-pits. Slight cracks in the facade are soon exploited to admit a potential avalanche of schizo dis-possession. Dah-dahdahdaah. Wait, is that, like, a Dissecting Table sample or self-generated? Would certainly fit the very DT-esque title. Mad science experiment gone horribly wrong. Dah-dahdahdaah. Quickly runs the gamut. Screeching scorchfits. Sizzling psych-erectronics. Quick-spliced hack-fapping. Meaty rumble-bulge. Errantly dropped concrete blocks. Disembodied voice, screaming simians. Straight rawkin beat stuck on the end for good measure... was this all done live? Perfected perv-vision partially glimpsed through bleary eye of tortured animal due for morning incinerator. Horribly wrong.
Worth – Blinder digest commentary
Surprisingly harsh, spastic, attack. Range of deranged, unhinged, elements layered in seeming haphazard fashion to achieve their own textural dis-harmony. Interesting use of dynamics, meaty chunks punching into already densely-saturated fields to as though designed to destabilize the attentions, sending them careening first into one passage then the next, leaving the studious perv scratching the head wondering how he got there. Option two is to sit back at some remove, allow the mass of disparate derangement to solidify into massive, impenetrable, wall. All win.
Worth – Neanderthal Camera (Lead Lozenges) digest commentary
Fine proving ground of divergent capabilities. You get yer semi-acoustic junk splurgings, your sickly industrial-grade murk pools, and your flat-headed crunch vectors. I'm not sure if a story is being told- the titles, here, as elsewhere, are about as enigmatic as you can get- but there is certainly a sense of progression from start to finish. Quite craftily honed sense of harshcraft, flopping it all out, laying it on the line, then ten minutes of face-in-the-dirt, thunder-bludgened, grit.
Worth – Blood Possessed digestible commentary
Fine and full-flavored working through of all the preferred perversions. Diverse, dynamic, dense if not too dense. One moment a veritable shizer-load of material is running through the mill, the next a choice selection of tightly regulated delectables traps attention in tense pockets of furious focus. Good and clean separation of elements if not too clean, occasionally choked through overloaded masses of pure rumble bilge. Excited to hear where the project will go next.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 20, 2018, 02:12:46 AM
Great commentary for a great little gem.
Quite a compliment coming from my favorite review author here, thanks.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 20, 2018, 03:02:57 AM
flat-headed crunch vectors
Case in point. But yeah, Worth is something else. Been enjoying Blood Possessed and The Steps and have experienced a reviving interest in harsh fuckin' noise.
Ruins - Front the Final Foes
Not sure how I discovered this album, I think by randomly download a song for it. I liked it so of course, when it was for sale for only 2 euros at Debemur Morti I grabbed it with my order of other BM stuff. Probably some stock they won't sell easily, probably still have it, and I can see why. Yes it has a smudgy black metal sound, yes it has death metal drumming and guitar thickness, but it's mostly the 'up-font' hardcore approach to delivery that I see people turned off by it. And it's great, makes it very catchy. Simple and effective. Production is very modern, loud, full blown and still clear sounding instruments with a very sharp and punchy, frontal delivery. It doesn't sound anywhere what you haven't heard before but if you like Code or Glorior Belli and happen to order at Debemur Morti it's defensively worth checking out.
Necromicon - Through the Gates of Grief
There is a small golden age in the history of Swedish black metal right around the years 93-95 or so. These years are of course quite important for the genre as a whole, but Swedish BM quickly turned into a more regular metal subgenre with most bands focusing way too much on production and technical skill. The most obvious explanation is that a large segment of the Swedish BM scene, at least among the bands that became successful, had a heavy metal background, and was generally very interested in instrumentation and composition. If you like composing and performing music more than you like inventing your very own type of satanic/pagan/fascist/occult homebrew belief you will become a better musician, but a worse black metal artist. Through the Gates of Grief is quite typical of this era in that way. In hindsight, it is easy to hear the technical and melodic preferences of the band members and understand exactly what will happen in a few years time (heavy/thrash metal, black'n roll or whatever - I can't remember precisely what these guys went on to do), but as a stand alone demo it is amazing and awesome.
The feel is similar to Prophanity's Messenger from the Northern Warrior Host, Setherial's A Hail to the Faceless Angels and perhaps even Naglfar's Stellae Trajectio - i.e. technical and melodic and threatening to move over into a more sterile and lifeless territory, but still raw and rough enough to tickle the right kind of BM aficionados in the right way. Originality wasn't the name of the game here, but then there is absolutely no reason why it should have been. Long time followers of the genre will recognize Those of the Unlight era Marduk, a smattering of Norway (early Satyricon, Ulver, etc) and just about any other Scandinavian 90's black metal you can think of. Not any Finnish influences though (except perhaps a little Suomi Finland Perkele Impaled Nazarene, if you use your imagination). I like this type of stuff a whole lot, even if I think a "better" production would be enough to make it far less interesting. Great tape, great band.
Korean Piss Journals - "in what america?" (Uninvited Records, 2018)
A wondrously cacophonous 28 minutes. KPJ scrambles back and forth between news feeds and old hip-hop tracks mangled til they've been reduced to barely recognizable sewage, to bursts of unbridled power electronics. Squeals like a dozen tanker trucks grating along the steel railing towards you, unintelligible screams puncture the noise like a voice through the static of a megaphone turned too loud. Then, a voice like a long-dead news anchor clips with an abyssal, pulsating power buzz.
Everything is running out of power. The only human voices were recorded long ago and we are left with the screams of the leftovers and the automatons.
GRAUSTICH "Morality ends" LP
Tordon Ljud
This seems to me better than any stuff I've heard in past. Heavy electronics is the name of the game, and that is basically the only negative side. Many tracks are something you can pretty much expect from "genre music". 8 "rock song" length tracks delivers variation and good strong stuff, yet never really breaks away from what could be expected from "heavy electronics". So what I assume is, that people who like genre, will like this a lot, and those who feel they've hear "enough", can't see Graustich's quality beyond hearing how it resembles other groups. So - if you do like heavy electronics, or not been overtly exposed to material - I'd say definitely grab this!
LAST DOMINION LOST "Abomination of Desolation" LP
Epicurean
I think this project is somehow ignored - compared to level how good it is. I had theory, that maybe it was bad move originally to ride on name dropping of how there is SPK and DiJ members involved etc. While for some people, it may be sole reason to buy it, it feels to me that plenty of new guys won't bother. For whatever reason. Tesco's release of Last Dominion Lost seems to collect dust in discount bins, despite it is good album. Epicurean's smaller pressing in other hand, are both better, and smaller editions and therefore holding their value pretty well.
This is at the same time old school, yet not nostalgia. They have plenty of modern gadgets and neat sound, very rich textures of flowing "hand made" feel to it. At least over here, it seemed like doing small tape release on Trapdoor finally opened some eyes of people who don't normally follow "big industrial names", hah... Recommended!
ORIFICE TRAINING "Bathroom Abuse" LP
PDB
After many years, got the special edition with printed metal plate as cover. There is something unexplainable why many of the 90's USA noise sounds dark and brutal, while a lot of contemporary harsh noise sounds... energetic and warm? Maybe it is lack of seeing any images of dude with t-shirts, shorts and caps, raging over table of gear. The old stuff - somewhat mysterious and looks different too. Not to mention proper LP album on European industrial label. If one likes texas noise of 90's, one is bound to like Orifice Training. It's intense, ripping, multilayered harsh noise before the overtly boosted digital era. While musically flawless, I think it is after all the context what makes it more than it is.
P.S. Anyone willing to trade MERZBOW wooden box on PDP, I can trade for big pile of distro stuff!!
MANIA / DETERGE – Lay Waste / Future of Pulse
Any new work from Keith brings me back to opening my first packages from MSNP, Relapse and SAR back in the mid 90s and being so intimidated and fearful while listening to the various TAINT cassettes. This LP shows Keith's inimitable sense of restraint, timing, focus and ear for sound as it moves around between crushing explosions, effects pulsing and pockets of silence.
Jim's material is a great dichotomy as it shows a younger vitality as the material negotiates a more contemporary PE forward approach that's abrasive and layered. I knew the first time i saw this LP announced it would probably be the LP of the year and I'm not disappointed. Now I just have to hear the new CALIGULA031 7" to complete my list.
WINCE - The Older Generation LP (Tordon Ljud)
From Traum, via a couple of tapes, to this, Wince has gone backwards sort of. And who doesn't like backwards? Side A could be a forgotten one-man-chapter of the Killing Sessions, but not without leaving his own marks in the mess. The Devil is in the details, as they say. Just straight forward pummeling mayhem delivered with damn hard punch and drive. The flipside lacks none of the pummeling, the damn hard punch and the drive, but has more of a focus on dry crusty gut ripping textures. More early Dead Body Love than 2006 scandi harsh, if you will. An absolute crusher of an album. Wince in completely unhinged and careless wreckage mode. Just harsh noise boiled down to its essential elements, yet with heaps of skill and personality. Beautiful cover art too. I have shed tears to harsh noise in live situations, but this must be the first time it happened in front of the stereo at home. I love this album, and so will you.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 13, 2018, 08:24:54 AM
MASONNA 4x CD box
Urashima
After criticism given for tape box lay-out, I'm glad to report CD version looks way better. Box is smaller, in CD size. Perhaps box like in MO CD set would have been still better than wooden box, but now material fits into 4 CD's, packaged in regular cardboard wallets with much tastier bondage photos than used in tape box. No booklet, but all that same info what was in booklet of tape version, is on back covers of CD's. Sounds good on CD. 1988 recordings still more air in it and lazier bits and pieces in mix, yet 1989 man found the intensity Masonna is known for and reminds why Masonna is one of the most remarkable Japanese noise projects of the era!
You got me intersted and I'm listening Masonna for the first time (from YouTube). Better to listen late than never!
Just listened to the Controlled Death LP. Masonna playing analog synths (?) Atrax Morgue style. Solid release to my ears.
Phew, finally having some days off, after an exhausting period of work. At first, cleaning my ears from office gossip and thousands of the "best pop hits in the world" with:
BLOD - Red Light Companion 3LP
Holy shit, how good this works for ears and mind. Saved me from losing my head completely.
Well, this is really great noise!
Jalopaz / Outermost - Split CS [Cat Move] : Two artists i didn't have anything of them and this tape came welcomed to fill this gap, and to create more. C60 so i had enough music from each one to have an idea about. Jalopaz's side is OK although it doesn't start well. A track bordering to rhythmic noise without finding a rhythm, asynchronous and monotonous at the same time, confused me, it stressed me and couldn't pay attention to it. Then it's getting better with a piece based on bass and guitar noise, slow. Best part of his side is the last. A guy speaking on the radio / TV, rhythmic throbs, noises, a speed-up jazz percussion on the background, saxophone appears too. All these well put together, really liked it.
Outermost, as the insert writes, uses electronics, voice, junx and ... anger. I don't see any particular big dose of anger here but who cares, it's excellent as it is ! Not much to say, i enjoyed it start to finish, even the last track where not so much things / changes happening sounds great, and now i want more ! If anyone has listened enough of him, recommendations for highlights in his discography are welcome ...
About Jalopaz don't really know what to expect judging by the material here. Has variation in styles and "value" .
Agonal Lust - Body Of Death
been jamming this a lot this week. violent PE, reminds me of a darker Deathpile (if that's possible). if the new tape is anything like this release it might be my favorite of the year
Quote from: THE RITA HN on August 03, 2018, 10:31:57 PM
MANIA / DETERGE – Lay Waste / Future of Pulse
Any new work from Keith brings me back to opening my first packages from MSNP, Relapse and SAR back in the mid 90s and being so intimidated and fearful while listening to the various TAINT cassettes. This LP shows Keith's inimitable sense of restraint, timing, focus and ear for sound as it moves around between crushing explosions, effects pulsing and pockets of silence.
Jim's material is a great dichotomy as it shows a younger vitality as the material negotiates a more contemporary PE forward approach that's abrasive and layered. I knew the first time i saw this LP announced it would probably be the LP of the year and I'm not disappointed. Now I just have to hear the new CALIGULA031 7" to complete my list.
Quote from: Baglady on August 05, 2018, 11:47:49 AM
WINCE - The Older Generation LP (Tordon Ljud)
From Traum, via a couple of tapes, to this, Wince has gone backwards sort of. And who doesn't like backwards? Side A could be a forgotten one-man-chapter of the Killing Sessions, but not without leaving his own marks in the mess. The Devil is in the details, as they say. Just straight forward pummeling mayhem delivered with damn hard punch and drive. The flipside lacks none of the pummeling, the damn hard punch and the drive, but has more of a focus on dry crusty gut ripping textures. More early Dead Body Love than 2006 scandi harsh, if you will. An absolute crusher of an album. Wince in completely unhinged and careless wreckage mode. Just harsh noise boiled down to its essential elements, yet with heaps of skill and personality. Beautiful cover art too. I have shed tears to harsh noise in live situations, but this must be the first time it happened in front of the stereo at home. I love this album, and so will you.
I never feel like I do great releases justice in my own commentary, but I'll back these reviews on these LPs. Both are excellent, and exceeded my already high expectations of them. The Wince LP especially is a perfect harsh noise record. Both sides are structured in a way that once a side ends, you are compelled to turn it over, and then another full listen. A MUST for harsh heads.
Quote from: DSOL on August 22, 2018, 11:35:33 PM
Agonal Lust - Body Of Death
been jamming this a lot this week. violent PE, reminds me of a darker Deathpile (if that's possible). if the new tape is anything like this release it might be my favorite of the year
New tape is fantastic, for all your filthy rumbling needs
Climax Denial / Discordance / Human Larvae / Moribund / Sewer Goddess / Sharpwaist 6tape set
Great material from Discordance and Human Larvae. Climax Denial showing his early stages, Sewer Goddess seemed to be well on the path to her/their current sound by now. A shame Moribund fell silent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_rI60BEaM
Deathpanel - Age Of Insignificance
Heavy electronics / industrial done right. Scratches the itch quite well.
Institut - The Struggle Never Ended
An old favourite and inspirational album. Also his best.
MERZBOW "Pornoise 1kg" 6xCD set
Menstrual
First I was hesitating a bit, do I need this, since I got the 5x tape set. Then noticed that there is extra disc for this. And started to listen. And 6 hours later, I'm convinced that CD's, taken from master tapes, with compact packaging... This is absolutely needed in my collection. It's 1982-1984 recordings, but noisy. Sometimes loop based, often free form. Not yet utterly brutal 90's distortion pedal screech, but damn noisy anyways. No free/improv stuff. Just really, really good industrial-noise in a way I like it. Only few tracks are perhaps too long. Side of tape, with stable loop repeating for exaggerated amount of time - but eventually bursting into flowing and exploding noise assaults, and it seems like it was just long foreplay before the good pornoise money shot hits you in the face.
KATATONIA - Dance of December Souls (CD)
This is an album about which I am utterly uncritical, since it was first released and digested by myself when I was at that age when permanent fixtures are assigned to the mental Classics Gallery never to go away. Apart from the amazingly awesome pink cover, which I loved then and love now, there are a lot of interesting things going on here. For a listener checking this out these days I am not sure that the unique feeling of the thing comes across, given the amount of slow, doom-ish sad metal that has been produced in the past twenty-something years, but that is really that listeners problem. Extremely characteristic drum work, great, sorrowful string melodies, decent levels of synthesizer work, and hysteria infused vocals screaming psychedelic lyrics about literal worlds of depression. An additional bonus is a certain inconsistency between the tracks, which has been masterfully glossed over by the producer to make the album coherent (I seem to remember reading something about Dan Swanö taking a very active role in shaping the Jhva Elohim Meth demo, and perhaps there was something similar going on here). No matter what you think about the two hundred goth influenced albums Katatonia released later, this (along with the demo mentioned above, and also the For Funerals to Come... EP) is essential. Funeral Metal, dude.
V/A - Gelbkreuz: Silent and deadly
Well, then! A harsh noise/HNW compilation that manages to get just about everything moving in a direction I like. Two CDs (that's CDs, not CDrs) of constant, relentless noise goodness. Limiting the track length to a maximum of five minutes per track may have been largely motivated by the limitations of the format, but it also has significant and mainly positive aesthetic consequences. Some of the featured HNW stalwarts, like Vomir, would only very rarely consider making a track this short, and all static-wall stuff is re-contextualized in a way by appearing in short bursts alongside other noise assaults. Some of the more bandcampy acts feel like they've been taken from the useless anarchy of digital, potentially infinite, temporality and, and unwillingly shunted into a proper musical uniform for the greater good, if you will. The fact that much of the material is static also means that you don't really get the feeling of "excerpts" either; the noise is there and you have time to grasp it. You lose the meditative sense of disembodiment stemming from hearing the same distorted rumblings for forty-five minutes, but you gain a fun (yeah, FUN) experience. The pure noise/HNW stuff is broken up by more dynamic offerings too, like Cutcutcutcut's "Observer (Drop the Bass)", which borders on instrumental power electronics. To be overly clear: style wise there is a mix between the comparatively speaking recent form of ultra-focused, minimalist generic HNW alluded to above, and more traditional (though usually still very wall-y) harsh noise. The other mix worth mentioning is the one between established artists - Macronympha, Bastard Noise, the aforementioned Vomir, etc - and more recently established and obscure acts - among whom I will only mention Stoa, not to insult anyone's self esteem or reveal ignorance of some internationally famous artiste. All in all, it makes for a great listen that at least simulates the sense of a scene overview that you'd get a few decades ago from compilation tapes. Obviously, there are so many noise people making so much so easily available music (?) these days that this sense is largely an illusion, but it still works very much in Gelbkreuz' favour. How you can print a 2CD in just 100 copies and still get any kind of profit, I'm not sure, but that's German efficiency for ya.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on September 01, 2018, 10:40:56 AM
How you can print a 2CD in just 100 copies and still get any kind of profit, I'm not sure, but that's German efficiency for ya.
Nowadays real pressed cd in edition of 100 is very much doable. Of course making 200-300 costs just about the same. Making 100 might be merely realistic expectation What could be SOLD. If label doesnt trade, moving 300 compilation could be hard. At the same time, I doubt anyone is making noise comp for "profit". I would assume at best you recoup money spent on manufacturing and rest is just personal satisfaction - instead of money, hah...
Description of comp makes me want to check it out.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 01, 2018, 12:53:46 PM
Nowadays real pressed cd in edition of 100 is very much doable. Of course making 200-300 costs just about the same. Making 100 might be merely realistic expectation What could be SOLD. If label doesnt trade, moving 300 compilation could be hard. At the same time, I doubt anyone is making noise comp for "profit". I would assume at best you recoup money spent on manufacturing and rest is just personal satisfaction - instead of money, hah...
Description of comp makes me want to check it out.
People not making noise comps for profit? Are you telling me that you, Peter and other label owners are NOT being driven by hired drivers around downtown Berlin/Lahti while chilling in the back seat with several beautiful, money hungry women? Does that mean that my plans for financial independence through noise tapes are not realistic? To be serious, I could probably have phrased that better. I always had the sense that the 500 (these days 300) limit most pressing plants used to have for "upgrading" from CDr to glass master pressing was some kind of iron law of economics, but it makes sense that you can just pay almost the same amount, get 100 and still make your money back.
Do check it out, if you do I'd like to see at least a few lines about it. I think you and everyone else will find that there is a decent number of awesome, stand-alone noise tracks here. However, it would be interesting to know if anyone else agrees that the format elevates and gives shape and form to some of the "modern" HNW tracks that honestly wouldn't have impressed that much if they appeared online as 60+ minute downloads. I love this thing, but that was a kind of surprising aspect.
Basically disc price is almost all about the set-up fee. Some places where I have pressed, price difference of 100-300 discs is merely 5-20 euro. When adding packaging, that's where price get bigger depending on how much you press. Current good quality digital printing there is barely set-up fee, and jewelboxes or such are always the same price. This and the shipping, is what makes difference in total manufacturing price in small and big order. Still relatively small difference in money. It is just enlightened guess what would be ideal amount that helps to avoid cluttering your apartment or house with shitloads of inventory.
I don't have any releases that I'd somehow regret pressing way too many. I know some labels who simply ended up throwing CD's into garbage, since it was easiest solution to get rid of too many copies, hah...
Fact is that when you announce release to be ltd 100, people know it won't be available forever, like a lot of 10-20 year old CD pressings that were done 1000. This may encourage to buy item now, rather than wait for distant future.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 02, 2018, 06:11:43 PMI know some labels who simply ended up throwing CD's into garbage, since it was easiest solution to get rid of too many copies, hah...
A justifiable solution to the majority of music cds that exist and will be made in future.
A. Bolus, "Tropical Poolside Drainage." C45
Vitrine. 2015
This release is a whole package. The cover is from Andy Bolus's "Liquiflesh" series of visual works. The smeared, ambiguously entwined bodies serve the musical character well. Inside is a vintage photograph of a brunette housewife clothed in only panties holding a shotgun. "The best & the dirtiest from this black nut," borders the image. Track titles set the mood but don't take themselves too seriously. "Recordings of an adult nature," introduces the list. I laugh when reading them. Listening, though, my grin is reduced to a questionable smirk. The melodies are warbling and uncertain, even if a bird might chirp their simple tune.
There are plenty of manipulations involving speed change and reverse play. The tape machine is a primary instrument. Source recordings merely lend a voice. Cut-tape loops create rhythms which are asymmetrical. They lumber with disdain, repeating but not exactly so. Unmolested field recordings track alongside in unison. The two form a dynamic, combined rhythm which isn't cluttered or too complex. A deep sense of menace is present in the tone. The sound palette is just... off in that identifiable Evil Moisture way. This is 'industrial' in that sounds, themselves, are singing. There are a variety:
A Xerox machine. Tape hiss volume changing. A woman's blood curdling scream. Wind. Contact pops. A reel-to-reel machine eating magnetic tape. Scratching. A pitch change. There are, of course, the handmade musical devices of Mr. Bolus's unique imagination playing their tones...
These sources and more create a sick, twisted horror tune without irony or whimsy. This is serious and brooding with a rhythm to match. Each side is an extended exposition, patiently exposing its full array. "Tropical Poolside Drainage" shows Andy's personality clearly. The sound character is an outlier, though, to his other cassettes. There is no nerdy noodling around or exploratory, self-propelled sound set-ups. This recording is more thoughtfully composed, while its experimental distinction suffers none. It is a highlight among the vagary of Bolus's latter-day output.
https://www.discogs.com/A-Bolus-Tropical-Poolside-Drainage/release/6697355 (https://www.discogs.com/A-Bolus-Tropical-Poolside-Drainage/release/6697355)
WINCE "The Older Generation" LP
Tordon Ljud
Many have praised this. Some have concluded that it's notch backwards from Traum, but being good for that reason. I will not say this would be bad at all, simply somehow more normal harsh noise blast than Traum what seemed far more original way of doing it. It's guaranteed work to satisfy noiseheads, yet when hearing some of the best moments of album, roughly middle of B-side, it makes me think the solid static walls presented on album are perhaps slightly below the abilities of Wince. When more dynamic moments hit in and somehow more rough edge is exposed, then the normal HWN type of material seems indeed notch backwards from the best of Wince. In best it is both noisy as fuck, but interesting textures that goes beyond static. Still, several rotations behind and recommended nevertheless!
ACTION / DISCIPLINE "Implementation of Pain Device" tape
Bacterial Field
Good brutal harsh noise. Compared to Wince, it's perhaps little less attention to finest detail, but in other hand old school harshness that could fit into MSNP or Deadline catalogue easily. Nowadays, of course Bacteria Field is one of the labels to keep attention when in need of good noise attacks.
CONCRETE MASCARA "Decay Sequence" tape
Unrest
Possibly best CM here? Should be! I like the sound. I like the sheer violent outbursts. Not so much electronic music feel here. It has both, modern power electronics / industrial, yet also the filthy edge. Saturated vocal bursts are among best things of tape.
GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY tape
Finnish/usa guys providing good lo-fi assault of noise electronics and movie samples and general gutter racket. Good stuff!
RAPED BY MONGOLOIDS "I" tape
Another obscure Finnish project. Dark juvenile humor meets the demented offensive topics. Lo-fi gutter noise and pitch shifted vocals that rarely appear in noise. Think of Whitehouse's Great White Death - when first hearing those vocals, how it sounded so odd. Raped By Mongoloids is far from sonic superiority of Whitehouse, but it is different and odd from standard "good noise". Quality that makes it good within longer playlist!
FINAL SOLUTION "Half/Dead" tape
Bunker
Fucking brilliant re-issue. I wouldn't mind someone doing CD reissues of FS stuff. This tape is well done. Sounds good, lay-out is good. Just would hope band like this would be available for larger audience. Includes so intense tracks that really nobody is doing at this point. Old School Whitehouse worship is obvious, but FS makes is more blunt and direct. At best the thin and disturbing electronics combined with obscene screaming voice that has dynamics and variation in everything: Pitch, pace, intensity, etc.. How to make brutal power electronics, clearly there are still lessons to learn in 2018! Final Solution releases are one good monument to observe.
FECAL FETAL "Lopun ajat" tape
Against Audio
Finnish noisecore band doing it the old traditional way. How they became on of the best noisecore things in recent years is: fast drums, fierce vocals, utterly noisy guitar. What is more just harsh brutal noise than "guitar". It's fairly long tape, but still keeps intense with traditional and minimal approach!
WORTH "Neantherdal Camera" tape
Lead Lozenges
Just brilliant harsh noise. Worth discography remains flawless at this point and its one of the current harsh noise bands to really not miss...
Atrox Pestis. "12th Cell"
Fusty Cunt 2018
This 60 min. tape is patiently slow and, dare I say, very pleasing. Atrox Pestis is melodic, droning, sometimes listlessly percussive dark-ambient. Unidentifiable sounds of industry reverberate from far-off sources in a hollowed out concrete expanse. I do not hear melancholy or dispirited music, though, on "12th Cell." The overtone is neutral and calm to my ears.
My first number of listens were on headphones. The music is beautiful with an interplay of minimalist melodies. It was frustrating and irritating that the subtlety had to be strained to hear. The soft music was overwhelmed by tape hiss, having been recorded at what seemed to be an inadequately low signal level. I pined for a clear, digital option such as the contemporaneous "Hewn by the Hands of the Damned" on Chryptus Records. "12th cell" has low muddled bass, I reasoned; perhaps that forced the error? Further add a conspicuous misspelling of the band name (Petis) and the too clearly recognizable East Gable of St. Andrews Cathedral (Scotland) on the cover collage art, and I was woefully dissatisfied.
Then I played the album through a 2.1 stereo system. There is a warble to the pitch and over saturation to the notes which blend into the existent analogue hiss. An endemic, ancient character is created befitting something monolithic, full of dust and abandoned for ages. Was this even the same tape? Grant Richardson intermittently cuts his own lathe releases (Hex Lathes), and from an exchange with him about that, I believe he takes care with fidelity and attention to media. During songs, over the stereo, the hiss retreats into the ambience of the room. It adds a dirty, stochastic element to playback: subtle, uncontentious. The only deficiency is between songs where the hiss is forefront and unmistakable.
This release confounds me. I do very much appreciate the music; however, the method of playback is crucial to that enjoyment. The artwork is attractive, yet the central visual reference is to a Gothic cathedral abandoned in the mid 16th Century. Included with the cassette is a rusted metal part dating to the 20th Century and a continent away. The label's promotion explains, "Each package contains artifacts from around lost Pittsburgh [PA] relics, a sister city [of Minneapolis, MN] in decay." Does anything hold these various references together other than cliché? The music speaks to space, location, ambience and environment. None of the visual or physical elements add to that vision for me. I suspect these things bother me only because the music itself is so exceptional.
https://www.discogs.com/Atrox-Pestis-12th-Cell/release/12490699 (https://www.discogs.com/Atrox-Pestis-12th-Cell/release/12490699)
Luke Holland. "Carrion" C30
Bacteria Field 2018
This is groaning, stuttering death-noise. Spitting distortion and simple, extended, rhythmic notes hold detail in their varied static manipulations. It's very nice in the way that a fire's crackle never repeats itself but retains a certain consistency. It can hold attention without any real change in character. That's the attraction here.
Everything about this release is macabre: the track titles, the artwork, the fried sound palate. The cover is an evocative body of dead flesh—sexless, featureless, anonymous. Other than bruised and wasting, there is nothing more to report. The rest of the image is color and texture and patterns with material connotations. Succinct. A perfect analogy for the music.
https://www.discogs.com/Luke-Holland-Carrion/release/12242147 (https://www.discogs.com/Luke-Holland-Carrion/release/12242147)
NIKLAS A.H. MARRITT "Revbensbur" tape
Tordon Ljud
This could be best tape on the label? First I was surprised to have man with acoutic guitar, singing bleak neo-folki'sh stuff. Not bad at all, just expected some noise here. But that will follow. Curious choise to mix together such music and noisy industrial tracks. It makes tape have feeling of something unexpected may happen. Dominance is with experimental noisy sound, but his approach is quite unlike most artists do it.
SCAR CROWE "s/t" tape
Self Abuse
Short tape of eerie field recordings. No more, no less.
MO*TE "Dusky Drunkard" tape
16/rec
Harsh noise tape from the old obscure Japanese artist. 20 minute tape still carries the old spirit of MO*TE. It is somewhat manual, never too edited, includes full blast harshness, but also elements what none of the known Japanese names would do. Meaning, artists own identity present here. 2014 recordings already. Sound is a bit crispier than many of his old works, but in core, it's not too far from material that was done 20 years ago. Since then band has just done some CDR splits and such. Not much offers from labels, I've been told. I'd suggest some of currently active labels to notice there could be potentially interesting stuff to release from him if just asking about it.
Like Weeds. "They Grow"
Kitty Play 2018
This is exceptional. Like Weeds is Kenny Sanderson / Facialmess. The first release for the new moniker is a short, very interesting, 20 minute cassette.
The central thread running through the two songs is an electro-acoustic composition. Then there is a far louder, intermittent siren variously alerting to an air raid, figuratively screaming or just breaking the eerie complacency with violent wailing. There are rhythmic elements throughout. Only in the final minutes of side B does the pounding, upper register beat take over. And beautifully it does! It could fit right into a voiceless Dirk Ivans (Dive / Sonar) industrial pounding album.
Reverb gives the impression of being recorded in a large, empty gymnasium or theater. The central, lower register work includes glass bottles / debris tipped and clanking, dragging of wires on some unidentifiable contraption with a pick-up, contact mic sputtering, metal junk dragged about, distant pounding, straight field recordings of spaces, etc. There are sections where this takes the forefront. Just as you are content and curious, captured by the atmosphere... The siren blasts you awake and drops you back into the anxiety ridden, softer sounding melee. Unexpected timing increases apprehension of its return.
https://www.discogs.com/Like-Weeds-They-Grow/release/12090481 (https://www.discogs.com/Like-Weeds-They-Grow/release/12090481)
N. "Unworthy" 10"
Cipher
This Italian project been always kind of odd. While his absolute best works are good, then next recording may be quite useless. It felt somehow odd that Australian label would do expensive ltd 10". But not in negative way. Safe bets would be easy to understand. Also people putting out some friends projects. For label around the world, choosing this band over hundreds of possibilities and the format, which Cipher rarely uses, makes it interesting to check out. It is hard for me to point what exactly made me spin this 3 times instantly. Quite simple and bleak. Early days N. was more tape recorder feedback sound, but later dominance of synth is obvious, although he appears to use mostly the same methods as beginning.
Seemingly simple and cold synth oscillations and pulsations, that have enough ideas to escape the trappings of generic factory set-up buzzing. Added echoes. Short duration of tracks. Some slighly strange gaps in sound. B-side with long darker track with death industrial atmosphere to it. More carefully adjusted structure. Some spoken pieces, looped noises and slightly BDN'ish tone to synths. Power of N. is that synths have modulation and progression and at the best they sound dirty and raw. Material is already from 2008.
Perhaps my view on N.'s work is clouded by shadow of labels who put them out. Even if material itself could be good, aesthetics of old Slaughter Productions titles were so much better that many of cdr releases with quite poor presentation doesn't give the sound same atmosphere. If one doesn't have much N. stuff, this 10" not a bad way to start.
V/A "Stay Yourself whatever the cost" tape
Antipakt records
Graustich suffers from strange cracking in sound. As if there was sever clipping in digital master, but nobody cared. Tape itself is not the reason. Song itself is decent, but ruined by wrong kind of clipping. Coma Detox offers grim and suffocating stuff. Finland's Whiteswan is decent, but clearly notch below the international names on the tape. Edge Of Decay blasts some simple harsh works to complete tape. Not any to-be-classic compilation, but works fine for fans of the type of sound.
METSÄKIRKKO tape
Duo from Kouvola region, Finland, produces sound that name describes rather well. It translates as forestchurch, and lo-fi ritualistic sessions and manual sound crafting has very out-doors feel to it. Some instruments, narration, nature mysticism, spirituality... Never loud or abrasive, but neither any kind of soft muzak. Creative and perhaps slightly outside specific genre lines.
BLACK LEATHER JESUS / RICHARD RAMIREZ "Sonic Eruption / Violent Anal Entry" split tape
Xenomorph / Deadline
1994 split. BLJ is very nice industrial-noise type of stuff. RR is less exciting on this, but works.
Black Leather Jesus "Bride Of The Lamb" tape
Deadline
Surprisingly lo-fi 1994 works. Often there is the crunchy element to this era. Not this time.
RICHARD RAMIREZ "Lve songs for the Apocalypse" tape
Lazy Squid Rekkids
While ago talking with friend about Rotten Piece and Lazy Squid Rekkids. Would be curious to check if Rotten Piece was as good as there is recollections of it. So much of stuff was CDR's, so most I have never heard. Anyway, their label Lazy Squid Rekkids put out also some nice noise tapes. This 1995 is good example how Ramirez can be from utmost crap to brilliant on same tape. Best tracks of the tape match his finest album works, while there is plenty of filler among 8 songs. Many times I find myself thinking "someone should reissue this"... and during next track "ehm... maybe not".
Still, listening few hours of the mr. Ramirez mid 90's works, can't help thinking that if there was one artist or label who'd benefit from well curated anthology box, it would be him. Put together 10 hours of best Deadline harshness, and it would be a monument of noise.
Some what the hell is this tape -category playlist picks from yesterday and today was two odd things. Just in some random box of tapes that may or may not been listened, but nevertheless been for about 15 years in the box...
SCHIZOIDE -tape.
Had no idea what it was. Hand painted tapes and j-cards, all hand made. Project name scratched into plastic box. A-side was pretty good stuff. Harsh noise, what eventually included buried spoken voices and such. Basically decent noise recordings, without sounding like any particular subgenre of noise. Today checked discogs if any info could be found, and seems like this material was published on very limited CDR's by Audiobot and artist himself. Tape cover says Finland edition 1/21. Absolutely zero recollections when and how tape was received. While Cut The Flesh that takes entire A-side is very good, the misc tracks from splits and bizcards on the b-side is much less so.
BULLFINCH "Cockfart" tape
Bunch of newspaper clippings on j-card and band name and release title hand written with magic marker. Ok, so C-90 of anonymous noise blasting. But what the hell! It is killer stuff. A-side is way more harsh and active, while b-side leans little more to "industrial noise", despite there isn't that huge difference. After just praising how monumental would be Deadline Recordings box set, this tape is also reminder that within noise, it isn't about the status or fame, but about guy who can deliver. And Bullfinch back in summer 2015 did it really well. No idea at this point who is Charles Read. It seems that project is not much sought after. Discogs has 1 for sale, 3 owns, 0 wants. I'd recommend someone to be wanting, as despite title and artwork may not be anything interesting, as purely sonical perspective - really nice noise release!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 21, 2018, 05:09:04 PM
BULLFINCH "Cockfart" tape
Bunch of newspaper clippings on j-card and band name and release title hand written with magic marker. Ok, so C-90 of anonymous noise blasting. But what the hell! It is killer stuff. A-side is way more harsh and active, while b-side leans little more to "industrial noise", despite there isn't that huge difference. After just praising how monumental would be Deadline Recordings box set, this tape is also reminder that within noise, it isn't about the status or fame, but about guy who can deliver. And Bullfinch back in summer 2015 did it really well. No idea at this point who is Charles Read. It seems that project is not much sought after. Discogs has 1 for sale, 3 owns, 0 wants. I'd recommend someone to be wanting, as despite title and artwork may not be anything interesting, as purely sonical perspective - really nice noise release!
Not sure I've ever heard this release but I'd guess it's the same Charles Read as was responsible for Betty & BTR cassette label. Always was quite low key but did some great, scummy stuff in the early/mid 2000s. Makes me nostalgic for a time when the UK seemed to have so much more proper, gutter noise stuff happening.
Final Solution "Half/Dead" reissue CS (Der Bunker, 2018)
Where were you on September 11th, 2001? What could I say about this release that hasn't already been said? A mandatory reissue for one of the primary releases in PE et al. The demo tracks from 1990 are all the more vicious knowing the life circumstances and substances that went into them. My copy prior to this was a third-generation dub with Half/Dead on one side and (I think) most of Pain Demo(n)s on the other – probably on an already-worn tape because this reissue is either at the correct speed or master tapes were cleaned up a bit. Sounds great either way but nice to have it how it's really supposed to be here. Only complaints would be "Bloodbath" and "Cum O.D." Never thought the Ramleh-style delay worked for them and that these tracks were live-only for a reason.
Guido Gamboa "2018:" CS (Regional Bears, 2018)
Huh, a real head-scratcher by an artist whose introductory LP swept me away; guess it's hard to follow up such a killer album so why even play in the same ballpark? We get a similar collaged approach, but with incredibly detailed electronics and some strange voice and computer voice work in addition to the field recordings – possibly some snippets of piano and synthesizer as well. Some quiet, almost glitchy minimalist sections each side that sort of threw me off but worked great on headphones. I don't even really know how to describe this or guess at how the description or track titles even hint at the content. The artist himself tells me his next work will be something "like a radio play." I can't imagine, frankly. A talented sound worker who moves forward.
Leif Brush "Stitched Phenomena" CS (Pentiments, 2017)
"Multi-year" layered recordings of homemade electroacoustic devices and synthesizers attuned to natural phenomena, which is sometimes included in naked tape fashion in the mixes. Two long-form pieces with more diversity than most modern experimental artists achieve. As impressive as these recordings are, I think seeing the process would be even more so. To give a more specific idea, I once read Aaron Dilloway's description of Emeralds as something like a stoned Ultra outtake from the '80s Flaam/Heemann/Carlson era. Well, I've never heard Emeralds, but that description could apply here. Surprising twists and details in long-form pieces that are as much drone and musique concrete as they are collaged, non-music unclassifiable sound art. Seductive, lush, and oddly dark at times.
Matthew Sullivan "M.O." CS (self-released, 2018)
I really don't know much about this guy except that he works in contemporary experimental styles often with Sean McCann these days, since doing his own more noisy kind of stuff a while back. Frankly I've not heard anything else. But I love this kind of thing, what we get here: long-form, singular field recordings. The latter ten minutes of the first side (C80 length!) are some kind of bell-like synth but otherwise...trickling water, gravel, walking to a rural airport or bus depot? Part of a bus ride (kids singing)? Eavesdropped conversation? Second side has some high-pitched synthesizer tone for a few minutes followed by a very long recording of various size planes arriving at taking off at again, what sounds like a small airport. I can't explain to anyone why they should listen to this but if you like this type of thing you'd enjoy this.
Troy Schafer "The Mailman" CS (1.8 sec, 2018)
Went in blind because this said something about "spoken word" and had the Sesame Street/Muppets-type cover art – "what could this be?" Ended up sounding sort of like it looks – very odd experimental music with narration in a female voice that almost sounds computer-generated. I don't know what "vaporwave" is, but I imagine it sounding something like this. Sort of pleasant and disturbing, has this children's media vibe to it but obviously isn't intended for children.
Concrete Mascara "Decay Sequence" CS (Unrest, 2018)
I really love the overloaded, broken sound that they achieve while managing not to push everything to the limit from the beginning. I'm not sure how pleased anyone might be with the comparison, but I see a similarity to Krieg's "Destruction Ritual" – psychotic, screamed vocals and mentally-ill atmosphere. In addition to their steady improvement and refinement, the recordings seem more claustrophobic than ever, perfect saturation for quality headphones and tape format. Forgot how minimal their sound can be, one of the very few that pull off vocals where I can't understand one syllable. I assume the way/format in which their stuff is recorded is integral which I think is essential in PE post-WH/GO/etc. My favorite part is the finger-on the-cable rhythm on side B.
Bummed that the PO hasn't delivered my copy of Boat Of "Forbidden Mourning Practice" yet. Possibly looking forward to that one most of all aside as I genuinely can't imagine what it even sounds like, at all.
UN-KOMMUNITI "Live bingo / soundtracks" tape
Freedom In Vacuum
Great live material. It has the level of violence of Ramleh, yet also some more industrial feel to it. Soundtracks side is more experimental, but good nevertheless!
FELONY SEXUAL ASSAULT "Power To Humiliate" tape
TFPE
In your face power electronics assault. I'd lump this close to 90's American stuff. It has simplicity of SSS, Slogun etc, yet noisiness is top level. It's not like 90's Bloodyminded, even if you can hear the simple oscillations of synth. Sound is harsh and noisy, not so associated to "synth PE", even if that is what it seems to be. There are buried vocals, feedback, some repeating spoken loops. Not a masterpiece on would need to instantly return, but blunt and violent sex noise always has charm.
ORCHESTRA OF SKIN & BONE "1984-1986" tape
Extreme
It has been ages since I heard this. And now I remember why it has not been listened too much. Heavily loop based studio works on a-side, more rugged sounding and free flowing live material on b-side. Good name, all the necessities of ritualistic mid 80's tape scene industrial, but live material sounds as if it was done in states of rather clumsy intoxication and utmost repetitive patterns of a-side makes the point clear very quick.
YUZURU SYOGASE "1983-1985" tape
Freedom In A Vacuum
Very nice experimental electronics. It has sort of "industrial feeling" as opposed to arty experimental. Yet it has strong artistic merit to it. Great song titles like Eros Finale, Devil Paradis, etc..
KOMMANDO "2 - Electronic Fear" tape
We don't need distributors 02
Pre-Thorofon. Less song oriented. But at the same time, I may even like Kommando more than Throfon! Of course debut album is good, and put heavy electronics in quite new level of technical excellency at the time. But Kommando is more brutal, fierce and dark. Side long continous tormenting pieces. A-side "Fear", B-side "Clinical Death". I wonder how is the new stuff he has been making in recent years? This material comes from 1993/1994.
Factory Farming - Lex Odium CS [Team Boro Tapes] : Have this tape some time but had forgotten it unplayed. Listened it today. It's very fine PE that getting better and better track after track. Raw, unpolished, with vocals from down under / far away. Some reminded me Alfarmania, in sound and vibe. I see in Discogs, project has returned after 16 years [!] and this is actually the first solo release. Worth checking !
Kakerlak - Pyrethroid Buzz CS [Trash Ritual] : What to say !? I knew what to expect but still this caught me unprepared. I-am-not-joking-i-will-fuck-you-and-you-gonna-love-it noise. Side A is a relentless assault while Side B is more varied, with industrial elements and parts, still expect no mercy !
Emerson Murray - Medea CS [Harsh Head Rituals] : I had listened a rip of his recent tape on Skeleton Dust and as far i can make justice from a rip, without being bad it left me wanting something more. This is not the case with Medea, after the tape ends the only more you want is more of this. Especially of the Side B, exceptional stuff ! Has a short industrial track kind of an intro followed by a masterpiece that enters you in a nightmarish place and you have the feeling it tells you a story, the story of Medea. It's not in-your-face noise, not too loud, not too quick, rather slow with refined noises and an attention to detail structure. Superb track, very good tape overall.
MASTER/SLAVE RELATIONSHIP "Soundtrack to black leather bondage" tape
MASTER/SLAVE RELATIONSHIP "Blue faced lust" tape
MASTER/SLAVE RELATIONSHIP "The Love of a saint (darkness)" tape
All self released old material. M/SR at worst, has the out-dated 80's drum machine industrial feel, yet at it's best, it kills! The noisier, the less musical, the better. Those who like minimalistic industrial rhythm songs of Sleep Chamber, Blackhouse, some Slave State, etc, will certainly find great tracks in most of M/SR tapes. Her debut LP on RRRecords included one side of new and other side "best tracks" from old tapes. There would be plenty more for scavengers to make good best-of collection. This project is certainly one that would benefit from collection rather than complete reissues.
SU KO RA "Saturday night dance date" tape
Self Abuse 15
I remember that back in the day, I wasn't much of Su Ko Ra fan. I was expecting loud and harsh noise from Japan, but this isn't it. Nowadays with much wider taste for experimental sound, I can appreciate this lo-fi field recordings / experimental tape manipulations. It sounds surprisingly close to current days Self Abuse things! Scar Crove etc. TONS of tape hiss, and below that you will find odd and minimal field recordings and sounds.
SEED MOUTH "Over the head of persons" tape
Seed-5
1991 Japanese tape release. Some tracks cross over to improvised music, where mr. Seed Mouth torments selected instruments. At best tracks it has ambient / industrial feel to it. Simple keyboard tones, guitar, electronics, and so on. Low technology, not focused on distortion and harshness, but quite distinctive sound sources. B-side is very good, a-side hit & miss.
FUMIO KOSAKAI "Earth Calling" tape
Ancient Records
mid 80's Kosakai debut solo tape. Curiously can be lumped very close to Seed Mouth material! Synth, bass, electronic devices, tape. Very hand made feel to experimental sound.
COCK TRIBE tape
Styggelse
Raw and fierce industrial noise attack. It has very much the styggelse feel to it. Design and type of sound. Came out 2008 as ltd 100 copies. I have no recollections if it was advertized who was behind project. It's far more noisier than many other Styggelse tapes, but similar rotten and vile bunker sound is present in this one.
KRIMINAALISET METSÄNHALTIJAT "s/t" tape
KRIMINAALISET METSÄNHALTIJAT "Anarkkia, Kaaos, Maailmanloppu" tape
Abgurd
Already 10 years old industrial noise tapes from Karjala -from Russian side of border. Broken Finnish language, some Finnish wartime songs, put together with rusty and sweaty banging of metal junk and primitive electronics and not-so-good shouted vocals. Basically distortion just removed all articulation and makes it less interesting monotonic roar. As tapes limited to merely 40 copies, certainly nice things to have and listen to, even if they barely would reach CD or LP album level.
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COCK TRIBE tape. I have no recollections if it was advertized who was behind project.
It was a friend of mine namned Marcus, he must have been around 20 at the time (as he is still fairly young, or is it me that´s getting old...). Anyway, he also did a gig that was cool and confusing. Other than that he mostly like to play drums in grindbands.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 27, 2018, 04:18:56 PM
MASTER/SLAVE RELATIONSHIP "Soundtrack to black leather bondage" tape
MASTER/SLAVE RELATIONSHIP "Blue faced lust" tape
MASTER/SLAVE RELATIONSHIP "The Love of a saint (darkness)" tape
Only just heard of this act via the Fucked By Noise blog today, downloaded some stuff to check out. Cool little coincidence to see this post, but yet another reason to give it a listen!
Other than that, this week has consisted of tapes (if just to cement my rep as "that guy" in my office) :
Peste Noire - Lorraine RehearsalMostly throwaway demo tracks but one amazing rendition of Phalenes et Pestilence make this worth owning (I have it on vinyl too...)
Cauldhame - Saturnine The first project I discovered through this forum. Absolutely amazing nuanced and atmospheric industrial/power electronics from the North of the UK on Unrest. Highly recommended.
Akitsa - La Grande Infamie Standard Akitsa brilliance with perhaps more noise influence and a track that I suppose you could label as funeral doom. [/b]
Alberich - Precursor The master of rhythmic industrial/heavy electronics. So stoked for the upcoming LP.
Cape Of Bats - Violent Occultism The bastard son of GISM, Bauhaus, and Vlad Tepes.
Sissy Spacek-Trash Staging, New Forces
This record is short and awesome side A consists of a more traditional approach to Noisecore/Grindcore. Blistering fast and speaker shredding audio fuckery. Charlie is such a punishing drummer in whatever project he's hitting skins in but it just comes across as fucking maniacal on these last few Sissy recordings (The Noisecore style lends to his savagery in ways other extreme music wouldn't). Side B is what really shines on this record. Really crunchy and densely suffocating. This is nothing short of a thick, hissing tornado of pain. You really get a true dichotomy of sound from side to side. I definitely prefer this record to Ways of Confusion LP on NWN. Highly recommended. ****
Augure Concret-Cephalophore, Unrest Productions
What can be said about this tape? Criminally underrated is one way to describe it. I feel like this tape does a better job of the mastering the Grunt material I used to love where things Like "Myth of Blood" and "Castrate the Illusionist" failed to keep me interested. Anyways, this shit is off the fucking hook. Ugly metal abuse thrown over bleak ambient lines like adding gas to a fire. Fat ass bass synth lines with whistling, high frequencies shredding thru it all. The vocals are top notch, violent and aggressive. Some of the ambient drones remind me a lot of the way Alberich incorporates them into his Heavy Electronics/Industrial sound. Heavyweight Industrial PE and another reason to love Unrest. **** 1/2
Damion Romero - Idle
Real time recording of a car engine idling for 20 mins.
Great!
GX Jupitter Larsen - Big Time Crash Bang
12" Vinyl of two sides of loops of car crash sounds
Excellent and most wonderful in all aspects.
Isolrubin BK - Crash Injury Trauma
Always a great listen especially if you have gone a while since listening.
Some of the samlpes are from a kids/adult sports series of videos called And They Walked Away which is sport car crash videos. I used to love watching these as young fellow. I get similar feelings now watching car crash exploitation videos on youtube.
Psycho Ex Girlfriend - s/t , C47
Bacteria Field 2018
This is a rare purchase for me based on nearly no facts of the project at all. The categorical listing of "spoken word" on Discogs tipped the scale. I felt it needed an introduction as none can be found online that I know of, and the label offers none.
Side A. Twenty full minutes of exactly what you might think: answering machine messages from an (ex) girlfriend. She's really stuck on Mark, who apparently never calls her back. The emotional manipulation displayed by her sobbing, mentally ill, self-deprecating messages is offered without any rebuttal, explanation or opposing perspective. Each call is introduced by the cold, robotic answering machine. "Saturday, February third, nine-oh-nine PM... Saturday, February third, nine-twelve PM," and on and on. Partway through I began to question if the time and dates hadn't been manipulated. Possibly not; I would need to list them and see if they really made any sense. There are a slew in an hour, a day, a break of a few days. At only one point is there any intrusion to the straight recordings. It is ambiguous if the messages were actually recorded to micro cassette, and the machine had malfunctioned at that section.
At times I questioned what responsibility Mark has in this toxic relationship. At other times, this woman exposes her dependency so blatantly that I absolve Mark of any wrongdoing. I go back and forth in my head on culpability, never feeling secure in one perspective. Without further evidence, the listener's own take on these one-sided recordings is informed by personal history. Inevitably, past experiences surface and muddle personal analysis.
Side B. A few samples of phrases from the earlier messages are used in the beginning of this straightforward noise track. "These guys up there have a history," declares an authoritative sounding man. The entire side is a pretty continuous deluge with a throbbing, rhythmic element to the layers. This continues unabated for roughly two-thirds of the track before more overt manipulation begins. Elements are accentuated. Others are pushed back or eliminated. Right near the conclusion, a gorgeous passage of texture holds the fore. It has a punctuated clarity and visceral physicality. Exemplary. The highlight of side B.
This release had the risk of going either way, yet this woman's subtle unstated threats and (unconscious?) psychological attack is intriguing to dissect. The messages build a picture of mental illness and dire personal torment. I could see side A being used in a university psych course for therapists or the like. It might exemplify what a textbook could only explain in detached, clinical terms.
ALFARMANIA & PROIEKT HAT - Mardrömd Dödsström CASS
When you finish the first of three sober months (don't worry, just a visit on the wagon to check if I can still find the way, nothing chronic) you get stuff done. I finally got my thumb out and sat down with this collaboration. Mardrömd Dödsström is an unassuming little tape contained in a very assuming cardboard box full of inlay cards, stickers, rambling manifestos and biographical snippets about the acts involved. Considering which acts those are, the visuals are obviously pretty much spot on, and I've no problem keeping a straight face while describing them as menacing and sublime. The actual music, rabid post-mortem PE abuse, is apparently recorded in some moldy place underground, which makes perfect sense considering how it sounds. "We Came To Kill" and "Intern-Nationalist" are multilayered and even complex at times, but the basic principle of action behind both is filth summoning of a meditative, almost droning type. There is some violence to this - broken junk being broken even further in a naturally reverb producing environment, but the tortured electronic drones underlying it all make it so that words like "controlled", "held back" and "choked" are on your mind more often than not while listening. On side B "Friends in High Places" is almost entirely different - crushed and fucked up bass rumblings, vile feedback and howling screams going way beyond any average PE vocal style. Not sure about lyrics, but it sounds like someone is in pain. "For All Those Who Died / Endgüldigkeit Des Dunkels" slows things down to almost ambient levels (comparatively speaking) as bass notes, samples and wailing darkness weave a web around you. The closing track "Eldförgängelsens Apostater: In I Intigheten" ties a bow around it all with a rumbling, noisy piece of industrial/PE that allows me to imagine it has been deliberately placed there as a postscript to the preceding material. The PH/Alfarmania collaborations are always very good, but this time around they've really ticked all the boxes. If you're not in the mood for a second mortgage, you may want to use digital means to listen to this, but in any event it shouldn't be missed.
Quote from: magnus on September 27, 2018, 07:47:31 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 27, 2018, 04:18:56 PM
COCK TRIBE tape. I have no recollections if it was advertized who was behind project.
It was a friend of mine namned Marcus, he must have been around 20 at the time (as he is still fairly young, or is it me that´s getting old...). Anyway, he also did a gig that was cool and confusing. Other than that he mostly like to play drums in grindbands.
Same Marcus who does People's Person now? If so, makes me even more eager to hear it, where the name "Cock Tribe" already had me pining. People's Person tape on Team Boro is a favorite.
Quote from: WCN on September 30, 2018, 05:11:44 PM
Quote from: magnus on September 27, 2018, 07:47:31 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 27, 2018, 04:18:56 PM
COCK TRIBE tape. I have no recollections if it was advertized who was behind project.
It was a friend of mine namned Marcus, he must have been around 20 at the time (as he is still fairly young, or is it me that´s getting old...). Anyway, he also did a gig that was cool and confusing. Other than that he mostly like to play drums in grindbands.
Same Marcus who does People's Person now? If so, makes me even more eager to hear it, where the name "Cock Tribe" already had me pining. People's Person tape on Team Boro is a favorite.
No, it's not Marcus Rostedt/Peoples Person. The two projects aren't millions of miles away from eachother atmosphere wise though, I think.
Genocide Organ-:Remember:, Tesco
I figured I'd throw this shit on before work as some background tunes while I get ready for my day. I ended up fucking that off and instead actively listened to this classic, the only proper way to enjoy such a release. Kingpins of Industrial PE. The flow on this release is incredible, each track violently bleeds into the next for total fucking immersion. The liner notes and images that accompany this release are second to none. Now I'm fully caffeinated and ready to take on the hoards of shitty humans at my work thanks to this always inspiring, devastating compilation. *****
Boar-Union Park, Fusty Cunt
This tape is one of the standouts in the latest Fusty batch that had a lot of good shit in it (Atrox Petis, Heretic Grail x2, Commuter, and Support to name a few)! This is a ripper from start to finish. It's live shit, a collaboration or two, and some remixes. No gimmicks, straight up great cut-up harsh noise. Pick this up from Jim!***3/4
Archgoat - The Luciferian Crown crushing album in the typical Archgoat style. great production which I feel does the style in which Archgoat plays a lot of justice. doesn't quite top The Apocalyptic Triumphator for me yet, but we will if that changes after more listens in the next few months
Boat Of "Forbidden Mourning Practice" CS (777 Was 666, 2018)
For fans of "proto-" whatever, look no further. I heard touches of all the good stuff; everything from no wave, krautrock, and post-punk (when it meant something other than goth shit) to noise and power electronics (one track in particular reminds me of early Ramleh). You can go from energetic funky drum-driven live tracks to loop experiments to air-raid PE, and all before even H.N.A.S. Holy shit! Plus everything has a pleasantly rough tape saturation.
Today it's been mainly going through 10 Metamkine labels 3"CD's. I thought I would have listened all of them long ago, but found these still shrinkwrapped, so I guess not listened unless I have double copies somewhere, hah... Not much point on going into details of each disc, but again 3" proves to be killer format. Even more forgettable arty sound experiments work fine in 11-21 minutes duration, while the best ones are very very good and inspiring.
Tapes of recent days:
WHITEHOUSE "Live action 76" tape
How I regret not buying all the tapes that used to be fairly cheap and easy to order from SL. Live Action from Switzerland, 1996. Some killer tracks, others less striking. There are good classic songs like Tit Pulp, but also seemingly random fooling around with electronics, before getting back on full force. Certainly not among best of live actions, but band has it's spirit what makes me want to check even repeated same tracks from different tapes.
ENDLESS SEA "complotto" tape
Cathartic Process
label did have some good stuff, but a lot of titles I'd rate to just average decent tapes. Something one can listen with pleasure, but very few reasons to return to. Harsh noise wall blast of Endless Sea - no complaints, but neither stands out in any way.
666 VOLT BATTERY NOISE "Blunt objects vs sharp things" tape
MSNP
Not the best name of project, hah, but having CD on Pure series and tape on MSNP, of course I remain interested. This era of USA harsh noise basically guarantees you it will be good. If not classic, at least just as good as this tape turns out to be.
KOSMISCHE HORROR tape
Mask of the slave
If there was competition of lowest volume levels of recent listening, A-side of this tape is winner. Mr. Vekka of Haare has often been slightly notorious of tape hiss and low dubbing levels of his own tapes, but damn, Mask of The Slave managed to provide tape with no sound at all beyond tape his on other channel. One light barely blinkin on the other channel. Suffocating and horrid lo-fi noise of some sort is just as hard to describe as lovecraftian horrors. Something does happen there in the fog of saturation. B-side better, but this side project barely challenges might of Haare.
AARON DILLOWAY "Corpse on horseback" tape
Hanson
It's been while since listening Dilloway. I recall couple not-so-exciting experiences with his releases, but this tape rules. I think it was reissued on CD as well. I don't wonder. Organic feel of tape loops grinding and decaying with saturated and damaged feel to them.
CLEW OF THESEUS "Live July 3, 2010" tape
Cathartic Process
It's been while since I listened COT. Minimal drone is something I appreciate - but not always. Some of his stuff has been probably listened in wrong state of mind, and returning to tape like this makes me want to check more of his stuff if it really was this good?! Nothing new in genre of minimal drone, but sound quality and tension and sounds are good.
SHIFT "16 09 05 / 14 02 07" tape
Unrest
Having been listening to later era of Shift in recent times, it is curious to revisit 10+ years old materials, what clearly displays how much Shift has developed. We can hear here his unique Shift sound what nobody else really replicates, but in terms of composition, sounds and ideas, it's lightyears away from where project has developed.
RANDY YAU "Anti linear" tape
No idea when I got this, but early days of Yau was less interesting than what he did at the best. You can hear some of the basic elements found on many of his works. Body sounds, odd glichy hums and statics, but all remains quite undeveloped compared to his best works. Nevertheless, in historical document, it's interesting to listen.
ELECTRIC HOBO "Social Exclusion as a self defensive against the madness" tape
ELECTRIC HOBO "Rustfucker" tape
Lahti based obscure one man project. Plays often live, makes hand made CDR's and tapes, but seems to be barely interested in being involved in wider international scene. You can hear some of his stuff online of course, but these tapes are good ones. Name, is again such a obstacle, that unless seeing good live shows from him, it's unlikely to be very enthusiastic to check "Electric Hobo", haha.. Nevertheless, there are guitar drone tracks what are noisy, yet not noise. I doubt people into early Solmania or Deisel Guitars duo stuff would be disappointed, even if it's way more droning. Yet not as atmospheric as later days Diesel Guitar. Then other angle is his metal junk, loop, echo-box works, which are not very far from some of the more quiet Hal Hutchinson stuff he played in Finland for example. Really good material, that in one hand fits to hand made recycled tapes (which sound good, though!), but in other hand feels almost waste to have this kind of stuff pretty much unavailable.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 04, 2018, 05:15:37 PM
WHITEHOUSE "Live action 76" tape
How I regret not buying all the tapes that used to be fairly cheap and easy to order from SL.
You can still buy a data DVD box set with high quality mp3s of all the recorded Live Actions from Susan Lawly - not the same as tape format but at least they're still out there to buy.
Yes, I actually showed friend a link to that just couple months ago. I just can't get myself to adjust into "data dvdr" idea. I know that first of all, I won't be listening to data dvdr's and secondly, if one would get 100 live gigs at once, instead of say batch of 5 tapes every now and then, they just feel different.
Talking of UK "power electronics", recieved in mail:
ACTIVE DENIAL -tapeCheap food records
Discogs labels it under: UK Garage, Doomcore - whatever that is, don't care much. Info says "For fans of Ken Russell and Fish 'n' Chips. Live recording. File Under - Unsympathetic/More shit for the heap". Clearly there is humor there, but at the same time putting this on tape deck, I was thinking that it's almost like poor man's old style con-dom. Some rather simple keyboard tones / throbbing electronics and shouting on the top with quite lo-fi sound. Sounds barely interesting and it is indeed "more shit for the heap", haha, but for some reason this short tape has some positive feel to it.
Been lately listening at evenings a lot of dark industrial stuff.
Herbst9 "From A Dark Chasm Below" CD, Inade "Aldebaran" CD, Lustmord "Paradise Disowned" CD , Contagious Orgasm "Voltage Controlled Filter" CD . I have not been listening Herbst9 for example for decade or more. This was good reminder to actually
listen some of the stuff you may have slightly negative recollections. My impression of "that was kind of clean and sweep keyboard ambient" was totally inaccurate. It may have been result to being in state of mind of wanting to hear brutal and harsh noise, and not being impressed by dark industrial soundscapes of them album. Or memories being distorted by experiences with some of the later days cleaner material. But now, I can see strength of album from new perspective. It is also good reminder how 90's Inade was so much more hand-made. Physical, claustrophobic and dark. Not to mention filled with mysteries.
That made me pick for today's listening:
BLOOD BOX "Victim Selection" tapeCircle 9
Member of Yen Pox, his solo Blood Box debut tape from 1994. Vastly echoing dark ambient / industrial soundscapes with grim subject matter. Despite I can perfectly handle all sorts of artsy things like neatly designed sleeve sayin nothing beyond "Musique concrete realisee en 1968", but should be no news deep down I'm more leaning towards stuff like Blood Box. Despite musically there is no painful nor brutally challenging sound, the nightmarish' soundscapes are titled with "boneless", "purge", "open wound enema", "psychic terrorism",.. etc. Yes thanks!
V/A UNDERGROUND USA tapeMSNP
C-90, that is all the way good, but c. half of it is brilliant. Woe Is Me, Orifice Training, Bacillus, Strict, Jennifer Wolski, even brutal simplicity of Armenia just slays. B-side having sort of "second league", A.S.M. Depress/Regress, Not Breathing, Daylight Savings Time, Bob Marinelli, Turbulence, Persn. Second league not meaning they'd be highly inferior, just mostly names I would not often remember to have been active. Curiously there is some infamous names though! Like Daylight Savings Time "demo#1" must be earliest recordings of John Olson of Wolf Eyes. I wouldn't complain if someone would be there to make double CD re-issue of this! There is this undeniable sonic quality in 90's american noise, what simply seems impossible to capture now. I can't really name any of the 90's worshippers who would make material like this tape offers. Sound quality itself is already so unique for its time, but also how tracks are build and what kind of source material is being used. One can only worship!
Die Neue Zeit "Segments" tapeAuto Badau Kassettenmanufaktur
Random noise tape grabbed for listening turns out to be 2012 german harsh noise, ltd 10 copies. Can't remember at all any details of this artist. It is not advantage for 2012 noise tape to be listened AFTER tape like above. You are bound to conclude that this is decent harsh head noise session listening, but when judging whether it stood out.. no. Didn't. It underlined how even the small things matter in harsh noise when deciding what release is remarkable and what is just decent average blasting.
and one more for today...
UNDERGROUND CANADA tape
MSNP
C-60, but somewhat similar to Underground USA. A-side includes bands one could still today, after 20 years+ name drop as Canadian harsh noise. Good track from KNURL, killer piece from T.A.D.M. and monstrous 14 minutes harsh noise monolist from THE RITA. I don't really remember the moment when The Rita became BIG, but listening his early material - reputation was well deserved!
When turning side, you got the names that do not come up frequently in discussions. Scissors in painful electronic simplity at first, almost like early days Death Squad, but soon erupts into fine harsh noise blast. Fast moving and occasionally cut-up feel to it, but restlessly blasting forward. Often highly electronic as opposed to current popularity of metal junk. Tension Hook somehow has the "Texas noise" feel to it. More primitive and coarse. It has sound what makes me think if it was recorded with tape deck rather than 4-tracker or such. Appears live take without layering or editing. Last is Eleven, but it also displays the only flaw of noise comp tapes. When it's unknown artist, and you happen to lose your track being immersed in sound itself rather than thinking so who was playing right now, even with just 3 guys on this side, and knowing track lengths, I failed to notice when exactly the track changed?! In absolute best compilation you of course hear the trademark sound of each personal noise maker... But when not knowing what exactly particular artists sounds like, one can be soon in situation of just listening pure sound with no idea who is actually playing right now. Regardless - good comp. Could be interesting to see someone doing Underground Canada 2019 -comp tape and compare what has changed!
Skin Graft- Afflict, Prime Ruin
One of my favorite harsh heads returns with a new offering of desolate Industrial soundscapes. One thing I appreciate about this project is that it constantly keeps me excited about the Harsh Noise Genre along with acts like Wince and Worth. This tape is awesome. Just too fucking short for something so tense and ugly. But I guess I'll be good with the 4 hour boxset that New Forces put out that I have yet to listen to.*** 3/4
Cackle Car-Idling, AWP
I picked this tape up when I saw them play in Oakland (Shout out to Ted for repping the Koufar t shirt). Their set was awesome. It starts off with Byrnes performing the metal abuse. Its not any ordinary metal abuse where its just shit being tossed around. Ted is actually playing the junk metal like he's Tony Williams on drums. The metal abuse stops and then it turns into buzzing and cracking noise that sounds like harsh processed tearing of bags (which is completely brutal). The tape is a pretty solid representation of the live performance. Byrnes performs the metal abuse while Sam McKinlay records it and then processes it on the spot. Love this shit. I sent them a recording I took of their performance so hopefully they use it! ***1/2
YANA - Oka (Tape)
Fresh from the tapery, Yana strikes back a mere year (give or take) after the debut album Chimerism. This fairly short tape comes in a leather box adorned with glued on thorns. I should know what they are, but the year I took studying gardening really left very little behind in my brain. No matter - the packaging looks good, and is also sturdier than many similar experiments. No falling apart in a box somewhere for Oka. The music is something else. Atonal drones, rattling destructiveness performed in a cathedral-sized reverberating space, Metgumbnerbonesque ritual/industrial noises and strange, often one-off, sounds that add dread and variety at the same time. The sound is somehow more muddled and less obvious/in your face than Chimerism, but upon closer inspection this is at least as effective and impressive as the CD. I'm on my third listen already, and feel quite certain that there will be several more in the near future.
K2 - Quaking Earth (Tape)
There is this idea about japanoise that it consists solely of senselessly brutal combinations of static/white noise, feedback, extreme overtones and general sonic violence. Much like the notion that the genre's aesthetic is almost always about bondage, that idea really isn't true. More often than not, there are semi-musical stuff like guitar abuse and rhythmic elements going on, not to mention a vast array of un-noisy industrial sounds and of course vocals. Luckily on Quaking Earth, K2's tribute to the victims of the East Tohuku earthquake, Kimihide Kusafuka and Seiji Ishida have chosen not to go down the path of japanoise stereotype busting. In short, this tape's contents consists solely of senselessly brutal combinations of static/white noise, feedback, extreme overtones and general sonic violence. It doesn't get any more japanoise than this. There are sounds that are supposed to be drums on B-side opener "Swallowed by Huge Black Soft Power", but something devastating has been done to them and they are not annoying. As per usual during the last decade of K2, the simple tape inlay contains extremely odd professions of sonic purity - apparently there are "No computer, no MIDI and no metaljunks", while there are "junk electronics, Korg MS-20, Nintendo DS & DS 10", among other things. The most impressive thing about this may be that the sound is surprisingly similar to pure-junk era K2 - dynamic, powerful and utterly extreme - and there is also something vaguely humorous about this self-imposed and almost completely solipsistic orthodoxy of sound. Kind of a parody of "pure analog" ideals, with the last vestige of sense removed from the proceedings. No matter. This sounds fucking awesome - all out ear and brain assault, perfect for a rainy afternoon.
ANTIchildLEAGUE - Infect Your Gut, Infect Your Thoughts. - I have been really getting into the ACL tapes released over the last two years, I like how abstracted and warped the vocals have become and the sounds more aggressive as years pass. For some reason I think the project works best on tape and vinyl, I don't normally say that as I love all formats the same.
Stark - Caveat Emptor New Stark tape on Obsessive Fundamental Realism, I like Stark more than Bagman most of the time, this release is the slower, more personal stuff that Stark does. It has the usual OFR bag and inserts. They contacted me to review the Scatmother/Pissoir Rouge split, it was really harsh like I hadn't heard in a while, I like that label. But Stark are a favourite act of mine at the minute, all 4 tapes are good.
Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls
I have a difficult relationship with Prurient....some of his stuff is really good, live is extra good, but with a lot of releases, I like the theme, idea, aesthetics, even the sounds, but I feel that he could have pushed it further, and leaves me wanting for something that pushes further. Like this release, I like the synths, I like the ideas, but it also is to long, it's not punchy enough, the vocals could have been more in-your-face, and sometimes it's just a bit dull. Is that bad? I don't know, listening I get the feeling I can do this better, and I want to do it better. Prurient is an influence on how I approach recording myself, because I think I can do it better, or maybe more how I envision how music should sound. Thanks Dominic! But next time I rather go for classic Skepticism than this album.
Prurient - Through The Window
Less noisy, better Prurient. Like I said, I have a difficult relationship with him. I really like this album and rank it to be on of his better ones. Total synth stuff, slow progression, techno beats, perfect in atmosphere, dark and melancholic, very personal (however that's always with Prurient I feel, this one resonates good with me) and no noise means I can push the volume to maximum without risking ear damage. Perfect, very good!
SISSY SPACEK - Glass CD (Misanthropic Agenda)
I was reading the latest issue of New Forces, the Sissy Spacek special, and pulled out the only SS record I have. I still haven't heard anything of theirs besides this one, so it was an interesting read. It feels like I should give their other records a chance, even though I have a feeling I wont be as into those as I am into this particular CD. Recorded in 2008, featuring Corydon Ronnau and Wiese, and released the year after. So it came out during a time of transition for the band. I'm not sure if this record reflects that. This is just pure The Haters / early TNB worship to my ears. Cascades of sounds of glass breaking, junk being thrown etc. slowly swelling and growing in size, with the odd unintentional (?) harmonies emerging in the midst. The second track is a much lesser audial mountain, but equally enjoyable in all its broken hands-on wreckage and shit churning glory. Is this a one of a kind in the SS discography, or is there more?
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SISSY SPACEK - Glass CD (Misanthropic Agenda)
I was reading the latest issue of New Forces, the Sissy Spacek special, and pulled out the only SS record I have. I still haven't heard anything of theirs besides this one, so it was an interesting read. It feels like I should give their other records a chance, even though I have a feeling I wont be as into those as I am into this particular CD. Recorded in 2008, featuring Corydon Ronnau and Wiese, and released the year after. So it came out during a time of transition for the band. I'm not sure if this record reflects that. This is just pure The Haters / early TNB worship to my ears. Cascades of sounds of glass breaking, junk being thrown etc. slowly swelling and growing in size, with the odd unintentional (?) harmonies emerging in the midst. The second track is a much lesser audial mountain, but equally enjoyable in all its broken hands-on wreckage and shit churning glory. Is this a one of a kind in the SS discography, or is there more?
There's other stuff like this - the new "Blear" LP in Gilgongo is total Haters mode. That's a reissue of a ridiculously limited cassette.
The b-side of the New Forces LP "Trash Staging" is also full blown harsh noise, you'd like that
Kiira – Tulkoon Yö - Talviyö
Arrived on the doorstep just yesterday and it's been hard to pull away from it since. I thought the MLP didn't have anything very interesting to offer but this is the complete opposite of the spectrum in my ears. Really introspective Black Metal that reminds me of 2000's bands like Sterbend, with a distinct Finnish touch.
Contortus – Your Weakness Feeds My Cruelty
Only a few listens in but very impressed. Takes the sadism and barbarism of the last one to another level.
Detrimental Effect - Be My Enemy
Surprised to not see too many mentions of this in here. Diverse and well constructed Heavy Electronics/Industrial in the G.O/Ex.Order vein. Seething tension one moment and raw power the next. Recommended!
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Detrimental Effect - Be My Enemy
Surprised to not see too many mentions of this in here. Diverse and well constructed Heavy Electronics/Industrial in the G.O/Ex.Order vein. Seething tension one moment and raw power the next. Recommended!
I'll second that. The track God & Guns is a stand-out.
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Quote from: FallOfNature on October 11, 2018, 01:31:31 PM
Detrimental Effect - Be My Enemy
Surprised to not see too many mentions of this in here. Diverse and well constructed Heavy Electronics/Industrial in the G.O/Ex.Order vein. Seething tension one moment and raw power the next. Recommended!
I'll second that. The track God & Guns is a stand-out.
I'II third that from the Noise Receptor HQ: https://noisereceptor.wordpress.com/2018/09/20/detrimental-effect-%e2%80%8e-be-my-enemy/
Of relevance, the next issue of Noise Receptor Journal is progressing well, and Detrimental Effect are intended to be featured.
Quote from: FallOfNature on October 11, 2018, 01:31:31 PM
Detrimental Effect - Be My Enemy
Fourthed (don't think that's even a word). The second track is my favourite, pared back to allow the detail of the queasy high-pitched tones to shine.
Ke/Hil - Syndrome/AntidromeKe/Hil keep getting better and better; this one seems to particularly benefit from vinyl. The guys' skill and mastery from their years of experience is just a joy to behold.
Primordial Wound-Research By Product Disposal, V.O.S.P. Noise
This tape is awesome. Schizo harsh fucking noise. Thick and saturated tones. There wasn't a lot of tension building moments on that tape but it still gave me a feeling of anxiety because of how chaotic the sounds were. I've played with PW and I can positively say that Dan is bringing that live atmosphere to his recordings. A solid listen. Cop it if he still has copies. *** 3/4
The Rita-Bodies Bear Traces Of Carnal Violence, V.O.S.P. Noise
This was definitely deserving a reissue. One thing I forgot to mention above is that on this V.O.S.P. Noise label is that the presentation is flawless. The artwork on this tape is fucking incredible. If you look at the rest of the shit thats on this label you will think the same thing. This is classic shit from The Rita. Brooding walls and you can hear sampled screams cutting thru in such savage fucking fashion. *** 3/4
Gnawed/Ligature Impression-Split, Maniacal Hatred
Flat out Gnawed is underrated and overlooked. There are many projects that attempt to do what he does and do a bad job at it yet still get a lot of play. I don't know why (American)? Anyways, Gnawed's side of the split is awesome. Heavy, atmospheric, and calculated Death Industrial. Expertly crafted and sounds huge on a good system. The Ligature Impression is just as good. This was a great pairing. Ligature Impression is bringing that same heavy and atmospheric vibe but it just feels a bit more filthy. Great synth work and the vocals are fucking disturbing. Also recommended is the lathe that came out a month or so ago on Hex Lathes. Good shit all around. *** 1/2
Torturecide-S/T, Slaughter Productions
I love this CD. Iconic artwork to fit some heavy fucking sounds. Pulsating, rhythmic synth work, and brutal vocals that blend perfectly. The samples set the tone for the pummeling drum machine loops, just imagine skulls crushed beneath tanks. Really controlled and precise heavy electronics but it's still chaotic enough sonically for that raw PE edge. Extra crude vocals bursting thru static synth tones. From start to finish engaging and unrelenting just too fucking short. Still trying to track down "The Gospel Of Force" reissue on Finders. Hit me up if you got a copy. "YOU WILL SUFFER LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. I HAVE A RIGHT TO ERASE YOU FROM MY MEMORY." **** 1/2
Quote from: FEAR_GOD on October 15, 2018, 05:58:57 AM
Primordial Wound-Research By Product Disposal, V.O.S.P. Noise
fucking
The Rita-Bodies Bear Traces Of Carnal Violence, V.O.S.P. Noise
fucking
Gnawed/Ligature Impression-Split, Maniacal Hatred
fucking
Torturecide-S/T, Slaughter Productions
fucking
Did you FUCK while listening to these? :-)
Quote from: FEAR_GOD on October 15, 2018, 05:58:57 AM. Still trying to track down "The Gospel Of Force" reissue on Finders. Hit me up if you got a copy. "YOU WILL SUFFER LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. I HAVE A RIGHT TO ERASE YOU FROM MY MEMORY." **** 1/2
It's not officially out yet. The ones that are floating around are artist copies. Patience will be rewarded.
Quote from: FEAR_GOD on October 15, 2018, 05:58:57 AM
Torturecide-S/T, Slaughter Productions
I love this CD. Iconic artwork to fit some heavy fucking sounds. Pulsating, rhythmic synth work, and brutal vocals that blend perfectly. The samples set the tone for the pummeling drum machine loops, just imagine skulls crushed beneath tanks. Really controlled and precise heavy electronics but it's still chaotic enough sonically for that raw PE edge. Extra crude vocals bursting thru static synth tones. From start to finish engaging and unrelenting just too fucking short. Still trying to track down "The Gospel Of Force" reissue on Finders. Hit me up if you got a copy. "YOU WILL SUFFER LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. I HAVE A RIGHT TO ERASE YOU FROM MY MEMORY." **** 1/2
Hit up Chad Davis himself.
Gospel... is a little different if you haven't heard it. Just as great though.
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Gnawed/Ligature Impression-Split, Maniacal Hatred
Flat out Gnawed is underrated and overlooked. There are many projects that attempt to do what he does and do a bad job at it yet still get a lot of play. I don't know why (American)? Anyways, Gnawed's side of the split is awesome. Heavy, atmospheric, and calculated Death Industrial. Expertly crafted and sounds huge on a good system. The Ligature Impression is just as good. This was a great pairing. Ligature Impression is bringing that same heavy and atmospheric vibe but it just feels a bit more filthy. Great synth work and the vocals are fucking disturbing. Also recommended is the lathe that came out a month or so ago on Hex Lathes. Good shit all around. *** 1/2
one of my most favorite tapes in recent memory, without a doubt
Concrete Mascara - 'Decay Sequence' tape (Unrest Productions)
Got this from Mr CM himself, just the right length (I think around c20?) the material is probably his best that i've heard. Minimal yet claustrophobic at the same time, the psychotic vocals on the B side plus the 'blown out' sound and 'in the red' clipping type approach don't usually work for me but for a short sharp couple of sides of a tape it's just right.
XX Committee - 'Steel Negro Music' CD (Trash Ritual)
Had this on repeat for a couple of weeks after not listening for a long time. Hypnotic & grim. This one gets more play here than 'Network' though that one has some great sounds on it too.
Maurizio Bianchi - 'Gene P' CDR (Menstrual Recordings)
Along with the XX Committee i've been listening to this is another one for a great example of how you can do a lot with little. I've been working on more tape loops of late & this provides much inspiration. I remember hearing this a few years ago & not liking it, but I guess my taste has changed. MB is hit and miss for me but this is one of his best. The more muddy , rotten and distant MB gets the more I like, the much harsher and minimal stuff not so much.
Maurizio Bianchi 'The Plain Truth' CD (EEsT Records)
My favourite kind of MB material, not so harsh, all kinds of things going on but with a clear direction. Nice long tracks.Every time I hear it it's as if it's updated itself from last time. I really like how EEsT present their CDs here with not quite an OBI but an extra outer wrap type thing with and extra panel & minimal texturing, very nice!
Tervahäät 'Noitanaama' CD (Anima Artica)
Got it from one of the Tervahäät chaps a while back but only started listening properly recently. Great stuff! I was shown their 'Patria' CD whilst in Oulu this summer and sounded even better so have to pick that one up. Perfect music for this time of year.
Damn, the Veprisuicida re-issue CDs on IR are great! I didn't listen to much else on the last two days. Just those four disks on repeat.
Quote from: cr on October 20, 2018, 03:29:50 PM
Damn, the Veprisuicida re-issue CDs on IR are great! I didn't listen to much else on the last two days. Just those four disks on repeat.
It's slightly awkward to honk your own horn for attention, but of course I had very little to do with these so I can 100% agree. Material was not remastered. Artwork was not re-visioned. Just hoping to keep everything as 1:1 with A.L.F.'s old visions. While one can file these under almost prototype what could be "industrial noise", it is almost totally unlike anyone else. Can't really name anyone now - or then, who was doing material like these. Pressings are not huge, so probably won't be available forever.
Straight Arm Salute - Pelkää Viha CD
This has been on constant rotation since I got it. Extremely hateful stuff with brilliant vocal performance and simple but effective sounds. The beautiful simplicity reminds me of DEATHKEY's "Doctrine of Intolerant Hatred" to a certain extent. The artwork may be a little bit over the top, but I guess it's part of the charm. Always nice to see PE acts with authentic political stances and not just provocation / cultural analysis mumbo jumbo which always makes it less fun for me.
Sickness - Mudlark CD
I have always ignored Sickness for some reason. Absolutely no negative feelings about him, just always slipped through the cracks without any malicious intent from my side. This CD floored me instantly. Ultimate harshness, great arrangements, piercing frequencies and all that goodness. Reminds me of contemporary masters of harshness in regard to crisp and brutal sound.
Atrax Morgue - Black Slaughter Tape
Referring to the tape from the Urashima Ikea box. I had a very bad impression of the tape quality when I first played these, so I was hesitant to revisit. The Sound wasn't quite as bad as remembered, but still a bit muffled with very noticeable hiss. The material itself is part of Corbelli's less easily consumable output. Lots of samples, almost no movement in the synthlines, but packs great atmosphere and overall feeling.
Contagious Orgasm / Caligula031 - Non-Consensual Tape
First of all, I am one of those (few?) people who also appreciate CO's newer sounds, even though I wouldn't even see them as Noise or Industrial - at least not fully. C031 has always been great. So it doesn't surprise me that this tape works incredibly well. Best parts are the tracks on side A where the sound composition is simply great. Not very harsh in the sense of distortion and dynamics, but densely layered and atmospheric. Marco's vocals are as emotional as ever and fit 100%. Track 3 is deginitely a standout. Side B lost me a bit, but also has great parts, for example when the drum loops kick in during the last third.
Terror Cell Unit - Psalm 137:9 - a monster of an album. received my copy early last week but didn't get a chance to listen to it until this weekend. strong contender for record of the year right now. aggressive snyths, brutal vocals, everything is in your face as you to expect from TCU but this record takes it to another level.
Zyklon SS - Moral War 10" - surprised this hasn't been reviewed yet here! absolutely the best thing so far from ZSS. the a-side is perfect. an excellent sample to start which blends right into the main synth of the track. a very rugged and raw take on heavy electronics. dirt caked, rusted stuff. the b-side is just as good. slow moving dread, dogged martial percussion, drowned vocal narration. essential stuff!
Arv & Miljö - Svensk sommar i stilla frid LP
Not what i expected and that's probably a good thing. Mellow synth drones and progressions with the occasional field recording and
spoken word blended in. I've played this 3 times in a row already. I totally love this.
Linekraft – Apocalypse Factory CD - by some weird coincidence, I've listened to this album twice on a way to a funeral. first in March, right after I bought it, and now again last night. an odd choice perhaps but it felt right. funerals aside, I prefer the second half of the album starting with "Apocalypse Factory-2". I appreciate the constantly churning mixture of noise generators, metal abuse, bass crunches and distortion. I've said it before, but this is THE alternative soundtrack to Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Linekraft – Delusional Disorder CD - a bit more focused than the earlier works, but not quite as refined as Apocalypse Factory. a surprisingly cohesive album feel despite the fact it's really a compilation of tracks from 2 years.
at this point I own maybe half to 2/3rds of Linekraft's discography and I've yet to pick up a release that doesn't satisfy. excited for forthcoming album on Hospital!
Atrox Petis - 12th Cell C60
Very minimal dark ambient (even more so than the new Gnawed full-length on No Rent). Slow, almost still waves of murky and echoed synths with distant rumbling , metal sounds and effected field recordings in the background. Very well pulled off and keeps the feeling of impending dread intact without becoming tedious nor doing too much thus keeping it very catatonic. Top stuff. Packaging is nice too with some rusted relics in a zip bag.
Gnawed / Ligature Impression split tape
Very strong material from Gnawed, this is my preferred approach from him. Really blown out and constantly battering with the vocals buried in the mix.
Jarl - Negative Rotation / Intensive Fracture
These recordings I've always found very inspiring and some of my favourite works from Jarl. Glad someone collected them on one CD. Only downside is the choice of packaging.
Woke up, made a coffee and listened to Unsustainable Social Condition with Wood And Metal [Angst] and Fecalove - Europe is my cum-rag [Joy De Vivre] tapes.
The first is a full energy harsh noise blast. C20 duration seems ideal for this type of material, although i hate to admit it cause i dont like short tapes. Very good and i need to check more of these projects.
Fecalove's, 2 lengthier tracks, slower moving, a droney and a noise mud. Nothing that really stands out or something that you will particularly remember but a tape that when you play it you will listen to it. I did. And that's something that seems far easier than it actualy happens.
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Gnawed / Ligature Impression split tape
Very strong material from Gnawed, this is my preferred approach from him. Really blown out and constantly battering with the vocals buried in the mix.
Jarl - Negative Rotation / Intensive Fracture
These recordings I've always found very inspiring and some of my favourite works from Jarl. Glad someone collected them on one CD. Only downside is the choice of packaging.
seconded concerning Gnawed, my favourite among his releases
Various – How Terrorists Kill
A great compilation covering various approaches and mostly of high quality. Highlights are Macronympha, Wertham, ASP, Grey Wolves and Operation Cleansweep. Does anyone know much about ASP? I've always wanted to hear the lone tape they put out but it's impossible to find even as mp3 version.
Slogun – Hunting Humans
Strongest release from Slogun to these ears. Sounds are dense and the atmosphere is unsettling. The vocals aren't upfront like other albums I've heard, but buried in the mix and distant.
Ex.Order - Shuchu Ryoku
I dismissed this as average at first but with further listens I've warmed up to it. Tracks 3-4 are real standouts, great use of layering.
N.I.T./Kruelco split CS (self-released, 2018)
Another from one of my favorite PE projects going today meets Kruelco, which is something called "black noise" (e.g. mixed with black metal, I guess). I haven't really listened to Kruelco's side, yet. N.I.T.'s material this time around flows nicely from one track to another and features some of the best vocal performances so far. Electronics sharp and cold as ever, but with some really nice throbbing ultra-bass that manages not to overload headphones like modern day rap. Frankly not a lot to say except that if you're a fan of Iron Fist of the Sun, Koufar and '90s-era Whitehouse, I can't recommend N.I.T. highly enough. Looking forward to the next installment (full-length) which will be on a certain label sometimes advertising here. Only criticism is that in the future I'm curious about how more vocal diversity and quiet passages might sound. American PE gets a lot of justifiable criticism for being derivative but I don't see that here.
Been enjoying the fuck out of Knurl. He's new to me.
Hiatus - From Resignation to Revolt 1993 - I don't think about, nor listen to, them often enough; a band that is above appreciation and into that arena of reverence - I don't think I've ever heard anything from them that isn't great, but this is probably my favorite - stupidly sold the CD version of this album, which has great bonus tracks; one of those purges I regret.
Unhinged - Win Our Freedom in Fire 1996 - I remember how this album took Minneapolis by storm - I remember how the jacket felt like damp cardstock, like cardstock out of the freezer, and the texture of the reversed cover; loved the orange print - the whole situation felt different for some reason - never cared for the music a ton though; it was OK, but I wasn't bowled over by anything about it, and I'm still not - I like elements of it a lot, but the sum missed my mark.
Death Fortress - Among the Ranks of the Unconquerable 2014 - I don't now anything about this band; because of the gruff, deeper vocals, it makes me think of crusties doing Immortal black metal, which is NOT a bad thing at all - wish I'd listened to them a month or two ago when I was deep into 90's black metal - pretty cool stuff.
Death Fortress - Deathless March of the Unyielding 2016 - I'm just not crazy about the vocals, but they're also part of what makes this band stand out [for me] - "Merciless Deluge" is a good example of how this band can write great riffs and songs - might like this more than their first album, and I liked that one very well.
Death Fortress - Triumph of the Undying 2017 - I think I like the 2nd album more than this one; the vocals are more significant on this one; still, really good riffs and all.
Tarab - Idée fixe 2017 - phenomenal...truly...powerful field recordings and manipulations - big metal container(?), insects, birds, rustling "sonic rubbish" indeed - big sounds - big feel.
Analfabetism - Kniven Sitter Kvar i Bonden 2018 - I should like this guy more than I do - there's something about how he edits or his bigger idea of things that isn't dark enough, or maybe foreboding enough or something I can't exactly pinpoint; death industrial that feels more like something on Touch than where satisfying death industrial collects; like how ambient on Hearts of Space can be so "off" for me - some good bones here, but I feel like walking away from the plate mid-meal.
Jorge Reyes - Comala 1989 - PBS has a documentary series running right now called Native America. I was really drawn to the music, and it had me thinking about Jorge's pre-Hispanic series of albums, which are some of his most focused and greatest. While not technically one of those, Comala is enough like them to begin to quench my thirst. A common problem I have with Reyes is that while I like him a whole lot, there's also something about his work that won't allow me to listen to an album or two without needing a long break before returning to him. Cheesiness or tonally unsatisfying or something. But inasmuch as I know, he and Tuu are the only ones who play in this arena that aren't more geared to soundtracks. If you know something I don't, please share. I'm always in the market for things like this.
Jorge Reyes - Prehispanic Music For The Forgotten Spirits 1994 - great ancient-inspired music of flutes, percussion and chants.
Dead Can Dance - Dionysus 2018 - I guess when some feel it is an EP and runs short, but is actually 36+ minutes, it's a good thing. It flows and removes time. This is an amalgamation of their worldly side of Spiritchaser/Sambatiki and their live presence and instrument-heavy arrangements with the additions of field recordings and concept-focus. Drop the sandbags. Untie the tethers. Makes perfect sense for DCD. I'm into it.
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Dead Can Dance - Dionysus 2018 - I guess when some feel it is an EP and runs short, but is actually 36+ minutes, it's a good thing. It flows and removes time. This is an amalgamation of their worldly side of Spiritchaser/Sambatiki and their live presence and instrument-heavy arrangements with the additions of field recordings and concept-focus. Drop the sandbags. Untie the tethers. Makes perfect sense for DCD. I'm into it.
Excited to hear this, especially with your recommendation.
WHITEHOUSE - Thank Your Lucky Stars "Special Vinyl Edition" 2LP
The remaster sounds great. It's got "My Cock's On Fire (Long Version)". That about does it.
Agonal Lust - Modern Atrocities cassette - this project seems to get better with each release. Modern Atrocities is noticeably more "focused" for lack of a better word than the first two tapes. the tracks are not overly long, making impact quickly and effectively. the sound is a tad clearer too, although this still sounds like a project meant to be recorded and released on used cassettes. the overall aesthetic from the art to the track titles has created a cohesive, ultra-negative whole over three cassettes released so far. it feels like all the best bits from the past 20 years of american industrial and power electronics have been taken and refined into something not completely radical, but very effective. a group to watch for sure.
Linekraft - 33 Purgatories cassette - newest Linekraft release, came out back in July. on the expensive side for no discernible reason as the packaging is basically a big insert that makes it hard to store with other cassettes. BUT, the music here is great. I'm learning to expect the unexpected with Linekraft releases as there seems to be no defining template or style, but rather constant exploration into new types of broken sounds. it's most similar to his prior tape on OEC, but it's distinct from that too. at times its the closest to death industrial the project has ever been, but then sometimes its just weird and warped sounding. loving the b-side, especially the last track which starts with a tasty Jim Jones sample.
Screloma - Dirt CD - surprised by this one. I was expecting slow moving electronics w metal abuse and instead I got power noise/rhythmic noise that falls somewhere between Converter's Blast Furnace and DJ Tron's Psychotic TriZt. Really its like power noise with speedcore bits and power electronics vocals. it's fucking nuts! the ridiculous bass kicks will probably turn many off but it was a welcome reminder to me of my love of speedcore and Ant-Zen.
Missing - Untitled II cassette - this one is hard to review. only one listen so far but I'd say its akin to having mercury slowly poured in your ear while you lay semi-conscious in an abandoned strip-mall parking lot, wind blowing silt and trash across the asphalt.
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Missing - Untitled II cassette - this one is hard to review. only one listen so far but I'd say its akin to having mercury slowly poured in your ear while you lay semi-conscious in an abandoned strip-mall parking lot, wind blowing silt and trash across the asphalt.
Sounds like something i should try.
+1 for your Agonal Lust review! One hell of a release!
Hijokaidan - Legendary Live Collection of Hijokaidan Vol. 6 DVD
Just got some of these in for the distro and took one home with me. The older I get the more I need DVD/VHS of live actions. This is a set to be appreciated by all. Grainy classic footage from 1981, lots of blown out saxophone squelch, guitar noise, screaming, moaning and the like. Total fucking chaos. There's something so refreshing about watching footage from this era when the psychotic nature was natural and even if it were for legend, it was a building block and not an instant gratifying fix. I would say this is essential for anyone who doesn't already own it. I have it on a DVD-R that a friend gave me a few years ago but having the art is pretty key, a crystal clear high contrast shot of the band writhing around on the ground soaking wet covering in what appears to be garbage and vomit.
Immediately after watching I watched two hours of live Butthole Surfers early 80s sets to keep the vibe going
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Missing - Untitled II cassette - this one is hard to review. only one listen so far but I'd say its akin to having mercury slowly poured in your ear while you lay semi-conscious in an abandoned strip-mall parking lot, wind blowing silt and trash across the asphalt.
Holy shit, thank you, Frank! Best review I've had hands down. Totally agree on the Agonal Lust observations - a notch up on the classic model.
Serration - Machine Survival (C20, Unsound Recordings): Industrial/Heavy Electronics. This is good, but while listening to this, I'm starting to think that Unrest/Unsound really found its niche and I'm starting to find it a bit difficult to keep some of the newer projects apart. I guess the Unsound presentation (which is cheap, simple, but nice) doesn't help, but I'm sure it's also got to do with me running behind with listening to what's coming in, so perhaps I should try playing f.e. Detrimental Effect and Serration after each other. Anyway, if you like what Unrest/Unsound has been releasing, you'll most probably like this too.
Mania - Little Pieces of Violence (CD, Phage Tapes): Very recognizable Mania stuff, don't feel like I need to spend too many words on this, it's good.
Various Artists - Sex Noise (CD, Staalwaart Records): Harsh Noise & PE with some better known and some unknown acts and a traditional theme. Nice cover. With compilations you've always got ups and downs, but I feel like this is curated well, good quality overall.
Hymenal Opening/Cervical Smear (C40, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Hymenal Opening has one long track. Fuzzy kind of PE, with some deformed vocals, didn't do much for me. Cervical Smear on the other hand is good. Rough and noisy PE.
Mz.412 - Ulves Broder (10", Cold Spring): I wasn't too familiar with Mz.412 yet, but I really like the Anima Nostra album and when I saw that Mz.412 returned, I checked the Ulvens Broder track and really liked it. Martial, brooding and orchestral in a way. The Father Uncreated is more ambient-like, Algiz - Konvergence of Life and Death is a reworking of an older track, which I'm not familiar with, so I can't compare. Nice 10" and a good incentive to delve more into Mz.412
ZSS - Moral War (10", F&V): ZSS good as always, but perhaps not his strongest material. Nice layout and that VJ cover is something else of course.
Citalopram Shunyata - Daughters of Emanuelle (C20, Hiisi Productions): Simple layout, tape in a folded A4 page with black'n'white porn pics. Not something not seen before, but it works. Track titles are hand written on a small piece of paper that's filthy, don't know what happened to it, but one can guess. Harsh Noise of the not-very-chaotic variety, at times quite calm. Nice tape overall.
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped, Daydream Nation & Goo (CDs): So, I won these CDs 10 years ago with a shitload of other stuff. Lots of them were sold, the good stuff kept and then there's, even now, some stuff I had to give time and several listen sessions to know what to do with them. Sonic Youth was one of these bands. Of course, I found the concept of Noise Rock fascinating. I don't know why, but I found Goo enjoyable. The other two though... Doing rock music with noisey elements here and there sounds good in theory and actually there are nice noisy parts, some nice feedback, noise layers behind the music, etc. However, what they are playing is mostly soft radio friendly, just overall too nice music, which I can't do much with. Too bad, but I guess these CDs can go as well...
Gas Chamber Renaissance - Craniotomy of Reign (CD, Freak Animal): Don't know what the best genre description is for this. Industrial Noise? Enough distorted sounds, low on vocals (some almost Black/Death Metal vocals), but it's not chaotic, rather structured. Quite diverse sound palette, distorted sounds, feedback, synths, some vocals and I think some bass guitar too. Very enjoyable.
Am Not - Unpunished: Appendix (10", Unrest Productions): Unpunished was a great discovery and The Developing World is very good as well. Of course, I expect a lot from this 10". Perhaps my expectations were a bit too high, especially since the release is praised here? Or perhaps I'm getting a bit jaded with listening to too many new releases all the time, a feeling that's popping up regularly for the last couple of weeks. Anyway, this 10" is obviously good, but on first listen I'm not as blown away as I kind of expected to be.
Been listening ton of tapes from New Forces and other random things.. when more time, should comment some briefly as there are many noteworthy new items! Meanwhile some classics yesterday:
MASONNA "Open your cunt" LP
Urashima
I do not get bored of nude ladies nor good Japanese noise. This blasts like crazy. It is amusing, energetic, wild and juicy. Noise quite unlike anyone else have done. I guess copying style of Masonna would be too "obvious", yet perhaps even quite impossible to resemble it totally. In some ways one wishes there would be more noise like Masonna, but in other hand thinking hopefully no copycats will desecrate vision of mighty Maso!
INCAPACITANTS "I, residuum" LP
Urashima
This was originally tape on Less Than Zero in 1997. Then reissued as part of Box Is Stupid 10xCD. I guess being originally Italian label release, Urashima has special connection to this. Perhaps being some early material he came across? What exactly would be other reason to pick this particular tape as target of reissue? Well, another reason could be: IT KILLS!
If listening 90's Incapacitants doesn't rejuvenate noisehead, he should be cautious. Listening this is 100% reminder how I was blown out by Incapacitants first time I heard it, and couldn't understand how that sound was made. This has the same, very unique feel, that a lot of noise gets buried under intense amount of piercing feedback. It is as if there was too much noise. Too loud amplifiers. Too much stuff poured into one mixer and result isn't necessary crunchy and crushing noise, but insane dense whistle of multilayered feedback tones with yells, crackles, crunches and electronic buzzing erupting on top when being loud enough to conquer the deafening feedback assault. So much detail happening, yet in other hand, monolithic mass of sound.
Mo*Te - Life In A Peaceful New World & Cuffs CDs - these two discs are my first experience with Mo*te. he's been discussed here with near reverence so I was very interested to check him out. of course when these two reissues came out I planned to grab them right away but that turned into a 5 month delay. but yeah, finally scooped them up from Malignant. I listened to Cuffs first which was very good but didn't completely grab me by the balls right away. gonna need more time with that one. but Life in a Peaceful New World, holy shit, immediately i was grinning ear to ear. put it on at 2am last night for a long drive home in the snow and it was absolutely perfect. two larges pieces which are as dense, intricate and textured as they are full of life, this is that good shit. there have been several good noise reissues this year from Masonna, K2 and Merzbow, but Life In A Peaceful New World has to be one of the absolute best! thank you to those hardcore noise collectors of the old and obscure who made this reissue possible.
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Gas Chamber Renaissance - Craniotomy of Reign (CD, Freak Animal): Don't know what the best genre description is for this. Industrial Noise? Enough distorted sounds, low on vocals (some almost Black/Death Metal vocals), but it's not chaotic, rather structured. Quite diverse sound palette, distorted sounds, feedback, synths, some vocals and I think some bass guitar too. Very enjoyable.
I really liked this one, too, and it seems to have gone under the radar a bit I think. I'm a big follower of the main projects of those involved but this truly stood out to me.
Lately -
The Grinning Plowman - Days Of Deformity This goth/post punk/wave stuff seems to be gaining popularity lately with newer bands taking strong influences from the early 80s groups. I get more listening satisfaction from finding older stuff like this. If you enjoy Lowlife, prime era Sisters of Mercy etc, this could be worth checking out.
Old Tower - Stellary WisdomI don't really care a great deal about what 95% of Dungeon Synth genre can offer, but I like Old Tower a great deal. This album has taken a few listens to sink in, it's not as dark or ghostly as the previous one and I preferred the shorter tracks in comparison to the 15 min tracks here.
Warden - KrochtenmagiiSame fellow as above. Dark Ambient this time, far more drawn out and vast sounding. Great stuff for the right mood.
Sigil & Key – Burning SilhouetteA purchase from a local friend who runs a fairly exclusive BM/Dark Ambient distro. Lo fi dark ambient again, almost dungeon synth...doesn't sound like Mortiis but has that vibe.
Dagda Mor – This Sun For EuropeArtist is an old favourite and I listened almost religiously in the late 2000's. I was reading a review from a scanned Key Of Alocer 'zine and he kept mentioning how harsh this was so I decided to revisit. Funny what the Black Metal crowd considered harsh back then considering what else was around. Great release all round from a project that I consider legendary.
FORM HUNTER CS (New Forces)
Perfect roaring, hissing, searing metallic harsh noise from Stefan (BREAKING THE WILL / KJOSTAD) and Weston (MAGNETIC CORONER / SUNKEN CHEEK). Concise and to the point.
Filthy Turd - Forty Six In Use Louise CS [Team Boro Tapes] : Genius-ly retarted. Caveman tries to rock, to noise, to speak. Primitive. Love it !
Smell & Quim / Taint 7" split
S&q side titled "death baby fuck" Starts off with weirdo samples and tape screeching sounds. Goofy and playful as you'd expect. A Really chaotic and loud banging sound occurs which I thought was my speaker fucking Up but was actually the song. Then a industrial beat kicks in and stays throughout the song. Low/mid end guitar is rocking out which I though Was a sample from some dumb metal band but it's definitet s&q. A trumpet that seriously could be the guy from brainbombs is at the forefront. Also We got some aggressive yelling vocals that set the mood... this isn't like anything I've heard from them before and even tho I hate guitar noise I like this because it's more of an industrial vibe. Smell & quim are one my favorites because they are literally never boring...
Taint side "apidocere" starts off with scrap metal and ripping sounds. Low bass comes thru and everything is super heavy and feedback driven. A high frequency sound is in your face and squeeling then morphes and shifts into mids then to lows. This kind of shifting vibe stays throughout the track. Theres a weird delayed sample of a guy talking, it's also pretty goofy and I wonder if it has anything to do with this being a split with s&q. then right after the sample Keith cuts everything out for a second and crashes in full force, this is my favorite part of the 7".... It Gives me a boner. The split has a really genuine feel I just don't get too much lately. Scored this for 5 bucks and was worth every penny.
Contortus - Your Weakness Feeds My Cruelty (CD, Freak Animal): Finally listening to the new album. Again very good. Rough PE, throbbing rythms, layers of feedback and other elements injecting some free flowing feeling as well, goes well with the rythms, some tracks go more into Harsh Noise territory. Good vocals. Damn sick lyrics. Coincidence has it that earlier today I visited the biggest local firestation (the biggest Belgian firestation actually) and a firefighter told some stories with gory details (f.e. about a guy who jumped in front of a truck to kill himself on the highway, bodypieces scattered over a kilometer, bodyparts turned in between the wheel and engine axis and his teeth through his eyesocket). However, even though this was a real situation and the lyrics are (I guess) not, they're sicker. Because there's a wholly different intent and setting around it. First was a description of a situation that happened. These lyrics are declarations of hatred and sickness. Nice layout too. Recommended overall.
Angel Dust Whore / Pain Jerk split cs [Sound Probe, 1997]
Disappointing that it's difficult to track down the rest of his catalog, this is the only Angel Dust Whore release or side I've heard in full. What he's doing here bears similarity in a number of ways to a Pain Jerk-style, if a bit more relaxed. Certainly more American. Chalk it up to the speed of life in mid-90s Western Mass. Accomplished mic work - I love this sort of thing. Whatever the intention, entrance and exit of saxophone is hilarious and welcome within the context of material which is otherwise comfortingly orthodox in its palette and performance. Haven't grown tired of it three listens through. Pain Jerk side is languid compared to what I'd expect from him during this period and boasts an often hollow low-end heft which does well to compliment the slower speed of "Electro-Blues" and "Pig Wagon". Lumbering and viscous, great spacing and use of silence. Some of my favorite Pain Jerk material at the end of the day. No wonder Angel Dust Whore handles the a-side, as "Pig Wagon" would be tough to follow. Comes in a plastic bag - very good. Please dm if you have any ADW to unload.
Stall Man - Dead Orators cs [no label, 2018]
Robust and solid release - simple and direct. Mid-pitch whistling preface, then the rippling cardboard sounds begin. Ground hum soloing throughout evokes the iconic staccato small motor thrust of an inkjet printer. Momentum ramps up on the b-side. As far as this sort of noise is concerned, it feels rock & roll to me. The sound of the local pub rock band warming up then hitting its stride.
Scum F.C. - Black Clouds. Got into these from the UK Power Electronics thread, so I found the Anti Social Kulture England page and got 3 tapes. I'd been impressed by the in warehouse metal clanging live performance. Black Clouds is that and even more, it seems to have field recordings of conversations and then descends into really raw metal abuse and shouting. The metal stabbing and hitting does build into masses of distortion that forms it's own walls. I am a bit blown away with what I've obtained, it's some of the rawest stuff I've heard in ages.
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Day of the Male & Born For Righteous Abuse/ Temple of Self Disgust Really love this artist, discovered in Facebook conversation, the shouting on Day of the Male impresses me very much. I will get more.
finally giving "hlose" by black state a chance - great stuff! must admit i didn't like the earlier stuff that much, but this is good. looking forward to listening to that recent 7". gave mind control på GO a listen before that - it used to be one of my least liked by them, but it really grew on me when i gave it an attentive listen. otherwise just some punk rock stuff in the morning
that's a mighty large image you got there in your signature, brutalist_tapes.
yeah didn't expect it to be that big actually, will fix it
Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 27, 2018, 06:57:58 PM
that's a mighty large image you got there in your signature, brutalist_tapes.
off topic but i use the feature to turn off signatures and avatars. partly so i can browse at work but also to declutter the screen.
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on November 27, 2018, 06:57:58 PM
that's a mighty large image you got there in your signature, brutalist_tapes.
off topic but i use the feature to turn off signatures and avatars. partly so i can browse at work but also to declutter the screen.
Thanks for the tip, made reading the board much better...
Cosmic Church - "Ylistys"
Utterly magnificent. This album is a like a beautiful swash of colors and its presentation on 2xLP is gorgeous. Probably my favorite contemporary black metal release. I think the band got better when it dropped down to just the main guy. I feel like he's a much better drummer then the guy they had originally.
Caverne - "Aux Frontieres Du Monde"
Beautiful passageways and powerful, glorious moments magnified. Everything I like in a good black metal album. I eagerly await anything new from this act.
Paysage d'Hiver - "Das Tor"
Avoided this act for years until a good friend recommended them to me. Now I'm absolutely fascinated and want to hear even more. Atmosphere is top notch.
Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on November 28, 2018, 08:30:41 PM
Paysage d'Hiver - "Das Tor"
Avoided this act for years until a good friend recommended them to me. Now I'm absolutely fascinated and want to hear even more. Atmosphere is top notch.
To this day the pinnacle of atmospheric bm for me. I'd recommend the S/T, Winterkaelte, the track "Schnee III" off the Nordlicht split, and Kerker. The other stuff hasn't affected me nearly as much, but worth investigating.
Also, if you haven't already, check out
Darkspace which he is a member of. Specifically, listen to III.
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Quote from: HONOR_IS_KING! on November 28, 2018, 08:30:41 PM
Paysage d'Hiver - "Das Tor"
Avoided this act for years until a good friend recommended them to me. Now I'm absolutely fascinated and want to hear even more. Atmosphere is top notch.
To this day the pinnacle of atmospheric bm for me. I'd recommend the S/T, Winterkaelte, the track "Schnee III" off the Nordlicht split, and Kerker. The other stuff hasn't affected me nearly as much, but worth investigating.
Also, if you haven't already, check out Darkspace which he is a member of. Specifically, listen to III.
Thank you for the suggestions.
Darkspace has easily some of the worst visuals ever but easily one of the hardest black metal bands out there.
will second the darkspace recommendation! initially though i wouldn't like it, but it's great stuff - one of the few bands that does the "sci-fi" thing niceley
Akitsa - Credo
Album of the year for me personally. the most metal sounding album released from Akitsa in sometime, there is still some punk/Oi influence in the song structure but they are overshadowed by the strong Burzum and Darkthrone - Paznerfaust influence. I've always like Akitsa but was never a huge fan, this album completed changed that
Clandestine Blaze - Tranquility Of Death
if Akitsa didn't release Credo this would have been my pick for album of the year. such a consistent body of work with every album being better than the last one. this one has a darker/more bleak feel to than the last couple of albums. if you are already familiar with CB you know what you're getting
The Visitor - I Dream Death
Great Atrax Morgue influenced PE/Noise. its a shame this is only 3 songs
MILITIA "Ambiorix" CD
OEC
On first listen, I was focusing on spotting "mistakes" or comparing to my expectations what album could be. Further listening, and I listen album less analytic and can conclude it to be excellent album. Theme is step towards better. Strong, yet also little bit more vague in terms of it's association of current daily politics. More focusing on spirit of resistance.
KOMMANDO : 1 Funky Spasm tape
We don't need distributors 1
Pre-Thorofon, early recordings. Long tape of good industrial-synth-noise stuff.
BRANDKOMMANDO "Liquid Times" tape
Unrest
Revisiting tape I recalled sounding heavier than many other Brandkommando. 2010 release. Was it this mastered by mr. Unrest? Heavy electronics very much fitting Unrest roster, even if band isn't as innovative as Kevlar for example. Should probably check out how the latest material of this project sounds like.
BLACKHOUSE "We will fight back!" tape
Ladd Frith
Industrial music. Some tracks are good, while others have not dated nicely. 80's funky industrial handclap/slap bass stuff is something I never learned to appreciate.
COCK OF CORPSE "The only good cock is a dead cock" tape
TWR tapes
Lasse Marhaug and friend blasting some simple and raw harsh noise. No more, no less!
150 MURDEROUS PASSIONS tape
United Dairies
This is album that is seriously painful. When people complain that focusing too much of Whitehouse is barely deserved, as so much good stuff has emerged during last 40 years, I get the point. But I also can ask how many of power electronics units have created THIS piercing and disturbing recordings, and being also creative and unusual. There are some, but certainly 150 Murderous Passions can be re-visited year after year and it remains timeless classic.
ANAL EATER "bleeding at the cunt" demo 1995
Don't know when and how I got this, probably decades ago. Japanese noisecore that borders near harsh noise. Somewhere between Gerogerigegege at their short explosions era, meeting Deche-Charge or something like that. Barely instruments, barely "core", more regurgitation of primitive noise. Surprisingly good actually!
FABIO ORSI "Find electronica" CD + FABIO ORSI & VALERIO COSI "We could for hours" CD
A Silent Place
After many years of not being in the mood for "normal ambient" nor warm playful experimental music, I've been listening quite a lot of stuff like that. When it is slow waves and tones of electronics, some fragments of acoustic instruments blending in mix, like sinking into ocean of sounds - might be good. When saxphone starts honking funky melody patters, I can say there would be better use for my stereo system. Yet it is nevertheless inspirational to study composition and texture skills of some of these. Thinking how it could be applied to industrial/noise.
Paysage d'Hiver - "Schattengang"
I'm going to be slowly working through everything this act has done. I thought it was going to be more of the same but I can tell its a different experience with every release.
Cosmic Church - "Split with Circle of Ouroboros"
I dont care much for CoO but CC I most certainly do. I believe its the last really raw release they did and the three tracks are ultra tight. Will probably spin again later today.
so I'm extremely slow about checking out "classic" albums and artists from the '80s and early '90s. whether it's black metal, industrial or death metal I'll put off checking out the big name releases that I've never heard indefinitely, partially out of arbitrariness and partially because I don't need another band to obsess over. I do the same thing with artist who have big discographies. but in an effort to expand my horizons by looking back I recently picked up Dissecting Table's - Zigoku LP reissue w a bootleg VHS of Between Life and Death Live Performance (thanks Skeleton Dust!) and Blood ov Thee Christ's "Master Control" CD reissue (thanks Millstone!).
Dissecting Table - Zigoku LP - my only exposure to Dissecting Table before this is his tracks scattered across various comps from '08-'14 and the split with Sektor 304. I had a vague idea of what I was in for, and that it would be quite different from those later works but oh boy was I unprepared. My first thought, "this is some weird shit!". Maybe it shows just how narrowly focused the style/sound of industrial has become, or my lack of exposure to bands that aren't unrelentingly bleak (or attempting to be), but this album is a veritable cornucopia of sounds, tempos and structures. there's an actual album structure where all things are connected and move from the atmospheric to the intense and relentless and then back again. it reminds of me of Robert Prince's midi music for DOOM and DOOM II, but also Chu Ishikawa's soundtrack work and the game Clock Tower for Playstation. the extremely dated nature of a lot of the sounds makes it seem older than it is, but also charming in a slightly nostalgic way. It's definitely like listening to a time capsule. But I guess a lot of people here have been listening to Dissecting Table for a long time so it's not so weird for them? Regardless, really happy I added this to my collection and will be getting more. Any one have suggestions on where to head next into this massive discography?
Blood ov thee Christ - Master Control CD - I've heard a lot about this one for a long time. Cheers to Segerhuva for making such huge pressings of their CDs that they're all still available for reasonable (cheap!) prices so slow people like me can still enjoy the music. So the main event, the title track is 45 minutes of disturbed, shrieking hell. is it all one live to tape recording or just a seemless mix of madness? doesn't matter, it's absolutely unrelenting. the closest point of reference would probably be later Taint albums. love the ultra damaged nature of all the sounds, the buried but ripping vocals. I can understand how this must have been pretty fucking influential for those who heard it 1987, much like the RJF album Segerhuva also reissued.
Grim - Orgasm LP - haven't picked up the reissues of the old material but I figured I should grab this before its only sold by discogs vultures for $$$$$$. having no experience with White Hospital, Grim or Vasilisk, I had no expectations to be met. again, this felt outside of my normal "industrial" listening habits. there no massive walls of distortion, explosive violence, bone-crunching metal abuse or up-front vocal assaults. instead its lo-fi industrial sounds from an old tape rescued from a musty Japanese cellar, or so it seems. each track is its own little world, fading in and out of sync with our reality. there's this slightly skuzzy folk punk feeling throughout that gives needed immediacy to an otherwise anemic and ethereal sound. recommended!
I'm a big, big fan of Dissecting Table, and Zigoku is my favorite album from him (and a favorite, top 100 albums type of deal for me). I've always found it filmic, dynamic, and focused in a long view way. In other words, it feels like there is a big arc there, and that isn't common in most types of music, let alone in difficult musics. I was well versed until post-2000. I lost track after that, but when I have checked out newer works, I've found it rewarding. I thought we had a dedicated DS thread different than the one I have below, but maybe that was on Troniks? If you want to talk about him more in depth or privately, PM me. Being lazy, I'll plagiarize myself from another place:
"I wondered why Dissecting Table had a CD on Blood Sucker. Didn't realize Ichiro Tsuji is none other than 'One!', the original vocalist from seminal 80's HC unit Gudon, in which Blood Sucker founder 'Guy' plays bass.' Intrinsically Pure is the DS album."
"Spent the week revisiting a lot of the Dissecting Table catalog, up through Groping in the Dark (2002). I think I'm going to come off my Power Out of Control and Memories recommendations. They're more noisy and abstract than I remembered, so unless you have a thing for Japanese noise with less industrialism and more density, then those might not be good introduction albums. He does it well; lots of varied sounds and smart, 'difficult' listening. Not the unbridled industrial chaos I remembered them being. Still can't make up my mind between Life and Human Breeding (Relapse years). They both had some iffy spots and one stand-out track. Good albums, but one doesn't come across as the clear winner. Groping in the Dark jumped to maybe a 2nd recommendation behind Zigoku. It's his first album in many years where he's gone from the 4-song, long track format to the 10-song, traditional song length format. It's very high quality 'industrial metal'. If you like Godflesh, Meathook Seed, early Pitchshifter, etc, this might be your album. It is still purely Dissecting Table, with the drama, wide range of sounds and tones, sharp songwriting, and the rest of his signatures. It's not quite as accessible as Godflesh and Meathook Seed, but these 2-5 minute songs are definitely influenced by metal, riffs, and structured drumming. Pretty impressive that he can pull it off as well as he does. I'm going to have to give the next couple of albums closer attention. It's that good."
"I can't keep focused. Fell off the path as I was grabbing the CDs because I'd forgotten about Into the Light on Crowd Control Activities (incredibly solid catalog). I remember why Between Life and Death gets overshadowed by Zigoku. BLaD doesn't really go anywhere. With the exception of the track 'Murder Music', the other tracks are interchangeable. Zigoku does take a similar approach, but it is successful as it travels new situations and dialog with each track; storylike. It's the idea much better realized. Back to Into the Light...four long, varied tracks. Some heavy use of computer sounds, but more gamey than hollow plastic. Destroyed and distorted metals. Factory rhythms. Saws and sparks. Chaotic and layered, but almost minimalist in ways (at least for him). Less filmic. More about focused early industrialism."
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Wutanes Heer - Wutanes Heer
This one is a nice little gem. Blurs the lines between industrial and noise bringing a certain atavistic mood that is not easily conjured with this genre of music. I'm also really into the packaging/art of the tape version, compliments the music well. Always find myself wanting to come back to this release.
Kaevum - Natur
This is premier black metal imo. Its beautiful without leaving the framework of black metal. The sparse use of melodic vocals work well with the cold guitar/drum work. Heard a second album has been done for a while, would be nice for that to see the light of day soon.
Die Kombination - Ein Gefängnis Für Den Geist
Very glad I was able to acquire this tape. This is pretty comparable to the Wutanes Heer tape mentioned above. I don't think they necessarily sound similar, more so the similarity lies in the approach/mood. The material varies from pulsing PE to traditional Industrial rhythms and even adding some almost Post-Industrial elements in the mix. The sounds and mood are executed so well on this release. There's a certain mysterious aura throughout the tape, its almost religious. Great release from Endangered Species, who have quickly become one of my favorite labels.
Akitsa - Credo
Was going to wait for the vinyl to get here, but picked up the tape when I saw them a couple weeks ago. Any new material from this band is mandatory. This release does feel a bit different than previous ones - the production is cleaned up and there is more of a metal style in the guitars (specifically the second song's galloping palm muting and the last song, which is rather anthemic). Given that, all the things that have made Akitsa great are still present. The music is contemplative and trance-like without veering into atmospheric black metal territory. This is definitely among my favorite releases of the year. Hard to say where it falls along their previous body of work as its still fresh and I'm still getting used to the slight changes. Excellent release nonetheless.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 30, 2018, 04:52:28 PM
Blood ov thee Christ - Master Control CD - I've heard a lot about this one for a long time. Cheers to Segerhuva for making such huge pressings of their CDs that they're all still available for reasonable (cheap!) prices so slow people like me can still enjoy the music. So the main event, the title track is 45 minutes of disturbed, shrieking hell. is it all one live to tape recording or just a seemless mix of madness? doesn't matter, it's absolutely unrelenting. the closest point of reference would probably be later Taint albums. love the ultra damaged nature of all the sounds, the buried but ripping vocals. I can understand how this must have been pretty fucking influential for those who heard it 1987, much like the RJF album Segerhuva also reissued.
BOTC was mostly know as a mail-order back then. Harri was already a myth but with exception of some of the Northen lunatic fringe the recordings wasn't common knowledge until we re-released them. RJF was a different story.
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Kaevum - Natur
This is premier black metal imo. Its beautiful without leaving the framework of black metal. The sparse use of melodic vocals work well with the cold guitar/drum work. Heard a second album has been done for a while, would be nice for that to see the light of day soon.
They are the best Norwegian black metal band since Darkthrone. Really hope that recorded album sees the light of day soon.
the first real peste noire album from 2006, had never really given it a proper change... no wonder he made himself a made name off of that.
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Kaevum - Natur
This is premier black metal imo. Its beautiful without leaving the framework of black metal. The sparse use of melodic vocals work well with the cold guitar/drum work. Heard a second album has been done for a while, would be nice for that to see the light of day soon.
They are the best Norwegian black metal band since Darkthrone. Really hope that recorded album sees the light of day soon.
Didn't know this band but it's good stuff !
Shredded Nerve "Final Vision" CS (New Forces, 2018)
Not that I've heard a single weak release from this East Coast sound artiste, but his game seems to improve wildly each time around. This time, it's great to have a full-length, and one that flows so naturally at that. Lots of "lo-fi anti-harsh noise" ala Vat and Legless, but with some great acoustic and field recording elements, of course with a grimy tape-decayed veneer. The gorgeous loop work included has this sort of musty, vintage quality where the sounds are like the illustrations on some crumbling, old book with an art deco cover. I've got a couple of his older and now-rare tapes, anyone want to trade them both for a copy of "Trojan Self Image?" Not counting on it, but if so, let me know.
X.E - Vala tape set
Obviously needs no introduction. Personal pick of the project's output.
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
Revisiting a classic.
Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tars Oss
as above.
Digerdöden – Majestätens Dunkla Håg, I Dödens Profana Ståt
More solid gold from Ancient Records guys
Subklinik - Subklinik
Brand new album. Some really impressive material in classic Subklinik vein and a few new experiments in there too.
Slægt – Beautiful and Damned
Melodic black/death on Iron Bonehead. Reminds me of the catchy album that Algaion did. Have to be in a mood for this kind of thing to enjoy it. OK for background noise.
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Slægt – Beautiful and Damned
Melodic black/death on Iron Bonehead. Reminds me of the catchy album that Algaion did. Have to be in a mood for this kind of thing to enjoy it. OK for background noise.
Demo and White Medal split are great and showed real promise. The first LP is one of my favorite contemporary BM albums. The drastic change following that is a disappointment. I have and occasionally spin Beautiful and Damned plus the 2xLP successor. Storm of the Lights Bane mixed with certain Craft influences works when I'm in the mood, but perhaps I'm a victim of musical Stockholm syndrome and denial...
Worth - Blinder LP
Worth - Blood Possessed CDr
I've had a couple Worth tapes, but these were a total game changer. Blinder has such an amazing array of harsh textures. Constantly building and then changing, low/mid/high spread, different combinations. The intensity is not based on fast cuts but on perfect layering, tension and release. Unmistakably a harsh noise record but a lot more too. Blood Possessed is similarly harsh, but better develops a grim atmosphere, with warbly, groaning sounds and more wet, squelchy shrieks. I think it was nearly a year ago Mikko commented how the LP requires immediate repeat listens... when I got these the LP stayed on my stereo and the CDr stayed in my car for a week.
Blood Possessed is awesome, and the LP is absolute perfection.
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Slægt – Beautiful and Damned
Melodic black/death on Iron Bonehead. Reminds me of the catchy album that Algaion did. Have to be in a mood for this kind of thing to enjoy it. OK for background noise.
Demo and White Medal split are great and showed real promise. The first LP is one of my favorite contemporary BM albums. The drastic change following that is a disappointment. I have and occasionally spin Beautiful and Damned plus the 2xLP successor. Storm of the Lights Bane mixed with certain Craft influences works when I'm in the mood, but perhaps I'm a victim of musical Stockholm syndrome and denial...
personally, i really like their new album, the wheel and thinks it's their best yet. but don't expect lo-fi, kvlt black metal - it's almost just heavy metal, but it's fucking great, in my opinion
Government Alpha - Insanityranny CS
Great new long tape of psychedelic noise with clear but raw enough production. Nice tape with A4 fold-out of the cover art on Total Black.
Gnawed - HARM
Gnawed keeps on getting more and more plays from me. Very well done death industrial again, more on the subdued monotonous tension building (like the Ruin tape which this predates by a year or so) and less full on heaviness of Pestilence Beholden.
A Book Of Knots - Calm Eyes Speak Of Nostalgia
Droning, monotonic BM with blasting drum machine taking turns with catatonic dark ambient and rumbling, almost HNW type noise. Okay I guess, has the same feeling of some Pausage D'hiver stuff although not as good in execution.
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Government Alpha - Insanityranny CS
Great new long tape of psychedelic noise with clear but raw enough production. Nice tape with A4 fold-out of the cover art on Total Black.
I have feeling this was maybe thanks to tape format - ferric tapes dubbed on red, that there was tasty punch and saturation. Oscillations of electronic buzz, driven through distortions. If captured and released digitally, could be less good, but this tape - works out really nice!
just received and am listening to deus ex garbage can by gelsomina and it is excellent! almost power electronics w/o vocals, but with the flow of harsh noise - and at the same time very industrial! next up is sacrosanct imperium and then i have to get to work, unfortunately.
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Government Alpha - Insanityranny CS
Great new long tape of psychedelic noise with clear but raw enough production. Nice tape with A4 fold-out of the cover art on Total Black.
I have feeling this was maybe thanks to tape format - ferric tapes dubbed on red, that there was tasty punch and saturation. Oscillations of electronic buzz, driven through distortions. If captured and released digitally, could be less good, but this tape - works out really nice!
I took a listen to the digital files also on the move and while it's hardly the best way to tell about any fidelity I really liked them also, clear but not clinically precise or sterile. And the tape seems to enhance the good qualities quite a lot.
Linekraft - Engineering Analysis Of Inner Death LP - Hospital - the maybe the most hi-fi Linekraft to date, but also the most subdued, or close to it. and it's not like ProTools Linekraft or anything, just extreme clarity in the mix paired with excellent mastering/cutting of the LP itself. still digging the Zaetraom tape a bit more, but I have played this 6-8 times since I got it last weekend.
Naxal Protocol - Anatomo-Pathology Of An Aborted Civilization CD - OEC - a really nice mix of absolutely nasty synths, minimal metal bashing and the occasional guest vocals. I've heard a little Naxal Protocol before and I really dig the CazzoKraft CD but I did not expect this to be this good. Each track has a unique vibe and sound, but fit together as a whole quite nicely. recommended for those who want their heavy electronics a little meaner.
The Vomit Arsonist - Only Red & Meditations on Giving Up Completely CDs - Malignant - I've got a couple of early Vomit Arsonist releases but I thought it was time to catch up. After listening to Only Red the first time I remembered hearing it a few times on bandcamp when it came out. That one is more vocal heavy, relatively more up front. Giving Up is more atmosphere oriented, and I think I dig it more for that reason. both are albums that benefit from listening to them loudly. I really appreciate that the both feel like unified wholes. makes the grim proceedings go by surprisingly quick. my only complaint is I wish the vocals were more upfront and less effected at times, but I guess that they're distant on purpose. will have to dig deeper into the other more recent releases!
Drowning The Light – From The Abyss
The best output from DTL. Azgorh hit a new height with this album, prior to this I liked maybe one or two releases enough to hold onto them. New levels hit with song writing and production especially. If you need to own a DTL album, this should be it.
Vetevrakh - Demo I
Ok raw BM from Bosnia.
Vetevrakh/Snorri 7"
Same band as above, just 10x better here. Snorri is an Australian act of friends of mine. Both are totally unhinged raw BM and this 7" is worth hunting down.
Goatlord - Reflections Of The Solstice
Classic of clumsy and bizarre death/black with a very strange drum sound. Been years since spinning this.
SMES/Purulent Wormjizz - Split CD
Cyber-gore-whatever. SMES is too goofy for my liking but something about Purulent Wormjizz has me putting his side of the split and the rest of his material on repeat. Bizarre atmosphere that only this guy can create (same guy from Black Putrefaction, Anuus Altaar/Jhesu Masturbator and 100 others). Drum machines at max, weird electronic melodies, artwork of vintage women and young girls, song titles about vomiting, ejaculation, dysentery, insects etc, vocals are pitched down to a level where they sound like crocodiles or something...still don't know what the fuck to make of it but I've been an avid hunter of his stuff for years.
Hagall - Varldens Undergang 7"
Heathen themed obscure industrial/experimental. Good stuff, but I liked the split tape on Withering Crypt a tad more.
I recently bought 3 Vomir tapes at a live performance at Nottingham Chameleon Arts Cafe. The show was different to last time, it was different walls and there were no black bags on heads. Vomir stood still and motionless for nearly an hour as his wall played out. It was as if he was lost or seduced by his own wall of noise, or perhaps enhancing the supposed emptiness his walls are meant to reflect? The performance was extreme and unnerving as he showed no signs of movement or emotion, the build-up of sound on the powerful Chameleon Arts Café sound system was relentless and produced a massive void of sound. There was also a combined performance with author Paul Hegarty which was vastly different to Vomir and equally impressive. Hegarty also gave a talk on noise, he played audio samples and discussed them and ways of perceiving noise. This was interesting, funny and good to engage in rather than it being all noise acts. Nacht Und Nebel played and were great as usual. This is the second time I saw Vomir and both times were equally memorable.
Vomir /Fecalove - Shit and Vomit, mm & viii
The Vomir side of this cassette does seem to build up as a sound form(less), as opposed to it being an immediate roar of sound which you're immediately within. The wall does seem to be created by a deep/low rumble that is covered by a sharper/treblier crackle. The combination of these two elements can either simply just contrast or form a static void right in the core of the work. The deeper rumble sound does seem to resonate and vary in its tone slightly; a wavering roar. Is the emptiness that is quoted in regard to Vomir's sound replaced by a surrogate warmth via the simulated roar of flames? Or are you encased by radiating waves of emptiness on listening? Sometimes I think I hear other sounds buried deep in the mix.
Fecalove is at first playful in its colliding bouncing sounds that serve as an introduction before things shoot to the forefront of the listening sphere and collisions of sound become more aggressive. This is a very choppy, assaultive sound that doesn't let you inside like a wall of noise does, it's too shifting so focus is harder to achieve, you're moved around a lot. As the track progressive walls of sharp noise to build, despite the up rise of intensity it does become easier to exist inside the sound than before. The sound does occasionally falter and choke, to allow massive rebuilds of the sound or sketches of dying sound experimentation.
Vomir/Bleak Existence – Untitled.
This Vomir release is very immediate, mid, wavering rumble that periodically sharpens in sound as if to intensify the waves of noise. The movement from sharp to deep increases and splits so the deeper waves settle to a more permanent shape and the sharper crackle constantly shifts in a dramatic fashion. As echoes build and intensify from the deeper sound the sharper sound rises to flamelike intensity and shifts across the stereo range furiously. The flame like sharpness blast of static sound intensifies continuously and is now the focus of noise as echoes remain inside the core of the noise. The major shifts in sound happen early on, the sound eventually stabilises as a fattened out deeper, continuous roar of static.
Quebec's Bleak Existence's sound really focusses on a faltering crackle, the minimal nature of the track makes for a more fragile, shattered wall. There is a continuous dying sound quality splattering and cackling throughout the track. As it develops the faltering periodically increases as if dragged along at force. The faltering noise becomes an aggressive stutter that intensifies to a fuller sound with a harder bass depth and sharpness that cuts behind the splattering. An acceleration in sound leads to a sudden end.
Vomir/Colique – Vomir/Colique. Scum Tapes
A sharp blast of Soyez Enfermés (be locked) begins to resonate in full restrained blast tunnel wall mode that seems to have a hissing back noise. It is as if the two exist side by side, deep roaring crackle and sharper static hiss. The deeper roar does seem to go through shifts in dynamic as if periodically riding across the stereo range as the static hiss becomes slightly deeper and acts as a base to the deeper noises. The shifts become more dramatic forming a widely looping wall as noises go off in the background. The wall eventually seems to settle as the shifts are moved to the background and become noises behind the wall. The peace is temporary, a roaring, sharper distortion takes lead bringing things aggressively to the forefront of the work's sound as it intensifies and accelerates into a roaring sharpened avalanche of static. This is by far the most dynamic Vomir recording of the three that I have reviewed in this piece. As the tape moved on, I placed my hands over the boom boxes built in speakers I was able to interact and play with the wall as this adjusted and wavered it's sound, as I patted the speaker new resonations and pulsations occurred. 'Click', the tape ended.
The cOLIQue side is split across seven tracks. The maker is called Alex, possibly French. It's difficult to differentiate the tracks of cOLIQue as there is a formless form of experimentation flowing throughout what is happening. Low level electronic noise and acoustic instrumental tinkering combine and occur with both taking lead at different times. I'm unsure if old soundtracks are used as samples or this is genuine pre-recorded work by the artist added into the mix. It forms timeless, abstract, old world landscapes of sound and noise; the instrumentation is very much early 20th century whilst the electronic noise juxtaposes this as contemporary. I am unsure if these passages of sound poetry are spontaneously improvised or rehearsed. This is the second cOLIQue release, the project is worthy of an entire review of its' own. This release comes with an art zine.
Roro Perrot – Peu Importe. Echoue Mieux.
This is a Romain Perrot side project self described as Shit Folk. The Avant Garde random forms of cOLIQue leads me nicely into this, they kind of tie in on distant parallels. This is full of odd acoustic improvisations that are far removed from the walls of Vomir. Murmured singing/groaning occurs in the back ground, the guitar is plucked somewhere between random tuneless and melody; it becomes scratched and scraped as it progresses, the vocals descend into abstract, wordless growls and grunts. It helps me understand the Avant-Garde roots of Perrot and where he is coming from, this rings clear as a piano is abused. Things descend to more indistinguishable Noise in parts. It does have a sense comedic fun and really indulges the playfulness that sometimes occurs in bits of Vomir; but in other parts its randomness leads into serious territory.
Bizarre Uproar - Verikiima
I don't know, this one leaves me a bit confused and at the first listen some weeks ago, I thought that I was somehow a bit underwhelmed. But nonetheless I can't stop listening again and again. Not much vocals here or they are here but buried in the mix. And yes - sexy digipack!
IDEA FIRE COMPANY "Live Aboard the Sinking Ship" C80 (Regional Bears):
Scott, Karla, piano, sparse horns, din of the boat. Long, simple and soothing album. Easy to loop all afternoon and lose track.
Abysse – Bulles Noires. 3" CDR.
This is two live sets by this one-man French noise project known as Abysse. There have been several releases on Bandcamp, some self-released and on other labels. The project is also linked to the French Street Art scene; as marker pan artwork features on this release and many of the others. This recording collects two live performances to small, select audiences. This is linked to other projects including - The HNW Quartet, Static Park, The Future and Figures of Solitude amongst many others. The 3" CDR format is presented in a Black pouch with a White capital A patch sewn into it.
Minimalism is the key word for these unflinching repetitions of sound, it juxtaposes up 4 discreet sound elements together. Bulles Noires sounds like a locked grove surrounded by pulsating waves of sound jarring against each other. The sound subtly intensifies throughout the track with interventions of hissing noise. It reminds me of some of the aggressive loops used on early 70s, Krautrock albums. There is a feeling of controlled points of malfunction spread across the performance that serve as uncomfortable points of silence where the sound doesn't really start up again as it continues in your head throughout the silence. The subtle variations of intensity are assertive through their impact on the works atmosphere. Rising levels of static hiss don't allow for the silence to be repetitive, they vary it.
The repetition makes this function on the same principles as HNW as it doesn't really let up, when it pauses it is too late as it is etched into your brain, even when it ends suddenly. Despite not being so obviously aggressive, it is, as it zones you into the sound and you're stuck inside. This process is repeated on both performances, but little is revealed. I'd like to see how this process works on a whole album, over more tracks or a very long one. The little black pouch contains a brief happening of sound that is difficult and uncompromising.
Stockhausen "Aus den sieben Tagen" 7x LP box
Deutsche Grammophon
1968 works, "from seven days" is 15 compositions. Besides few noisy and sort of infamous works of Stockhausen, this box is among my favorites of him at this moment. Characterized as "Intuitive music"—music produced primarily from the intuition rather than the intellect of the performers - says the description. So often reminding of free music, but it is still following clear patterns and each piece is different. Some are more to my taste than others, but I can easily play though entire box at once - of course if just time allows!
Shitty thing is that the vinyl box I have, is 2nd hand copy from the early 70's and surface noise is rather loud. I was looking if the CD version exists and stockhausen-verlag CD edition from early 90's seems to be priced starting from 350 euro at discogs... fuck! If someone would be selling it for 70 or perhaps even 100,- I'd be willing to grab it.
SEMA "Time will say nothing 1982-1984" 4xLP
Vinyl On Demand
At the time when VOD was putting out box after box after box after box of archival recordings, it started to become too much. Seeing how many boxes cumulated next to eachother and remain unopened. After cancelling subscription probably year before label stopped active series, suddenly I'm in situation where almost everything has been listened through. Things like 8xLP's of Current 93 seemed often too big task to get started, yet when actually going for it, 4xLP length seemed just good amount of stuff to sit down and take couple whiskey glasses while rotating through them.
Same with SEMA. 4xLP goes fast. Very physical and eerie, droning, yet musical experimental works featuring real instruments as well as experimental elements. Last album being just piano works, rather credited to Robert Haigh instead of his SEMA moniker. Not long ago I was listening Robert Haigh CD on Art for Life. Haigh is supposedly well known for his drum & bass project, but as that genre is among things I do not listen nor want to know anything about, I know name mostly as NWW contributor type of things. His solo piano works are ghostly and great, yet I may have to say early SEMA works probably even better, due extensive amount of good sounds and ideas.
PISSOIR ROUGE / SCATMOTHER "physics dissolve in urine" CD
OFR
Out of handful of Scatmother related collaboration projects, this is so far my favorite! Thanks to really rugged and primitive sound. Not inventing a wheel, but finding the great tone and level of noise destruction. Last track is a bit useless compared to strength of album in general. Fans of filthy & violent won't be disappointed...
ULEX XANE "Stances Semblance" CD
Cipher
Got to listen this with more care later on. First impression was slightly confused. Not that it would be surprising that Ulex is very versatile artist. While famous for his brutal and raw power electronics/noise, he was actually member or the leader in some really amazing atmospheric ritual-industrial projects. Known for wide taste is music and art. This CD goes mostly to "art electronics". It looks and sounds as if attempted to represent academic electro-acoustic works, yet there is very much underground feel to it. While it's clean, and it is formatted in lay-out as if it was works on some state funded artmusic publishing house, it is nevertheless very underground look to it. Possibilities of digital recording and processing gives most people almost identical tools that enable delicate and quiet sounds processed what used to be near impossible some decades ago. I have yet to make final conclusions of material itself. At the moment it looks like Ulex is walking on direction very few probably expected. He could milk his Streicher legacy with making new brutal materials what would be probably more wanted than stuff like this. Yet I suspect this CD is more to his liking to show that he can be creative in many ways, not only produce something people expect to hear.
ENTRE VIFS "The harvest" tape
Cipher
This tape is another example of odd way how Cipher does his releases. I think many of labels CD releases are odd. New SK.MV is fine, yet barely CD album worthy collaboration of Skingraft & murderous vision. Stuff like Crumer + DJ EOF (wtf that is?), Smell & Quim + Onomatopoeia live collab cd release in 2014... and so on. A lot of weird choices to make factory pressed CD's, what are barely good albums. Just live stuff, quite random collaborations... but then the tapes! Damn, label put out so many good tapes in small pressing. This being one good example. Certainly album worth material in good packaging!
COMPOUNDEAD / TAKLAMAKAN split tape
https://www.discogs.com/Compoundead-Taklamakan-Compoundead-Taklamakan/release/2898242
from 2011, but a keeper for compoundead!! taklamakan is still of the "endless black blob" variation here, and would later evolve into the junkyard/swamp thing stuff.... compundead from italy is already there. sounds like searching for a screwdriver through a washing machine full of bricks, very active destruction and overall tekemisen meininki!! broken machinery falling down the stairs noise. wonder what else they have.... this one is xlent.
Order Of Darkness - Esoteric Satanism 10"
I heard some of their previous releases. Stock standard raw Black Metal, nothing stood out and the vocals were always a bit on the weak side and the mix didn't help. This EP is a slightly different case as they've mixed BM and electronics. The Black Metal material is again nothing amazing, cavernous type atmosphere like every other Portuguese band around and the electronics is nowhere near as harsh as listener opinions and press releases would have you believe. That said - it is far more interesting than anything else they've done previously, even if only for a short time.
Dark Worship – Fullmoon Over My Castle
Noise drenched Black Metal. Great nasty vocals and riffs. Reminded me of Belketre in parts. Shame it was limited to an exclusive cassette.
Human Larvae - Methods Of Submission tape
I find it difficult to find a fault with this project. Consistent with every release and no exception here. If you're not onto HL by now you're fucking up.
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Stockhausen "Aus den sieben Tagen" 7x LP box
I was looking if the CD version exists and stockhausen-verlag CD edition from early 90's seems to be priced starting from 350 euro at discogs... fuck! If someone would be selling it for 70 or perhaps even 100,- I'd be willing to grab it.
you can still buy the 7CD-set from the stockhausen verlag directly for 102 euro. the reason why the stockhausen cd's are so difficult & expensive to buy is that they don't offer wholesale prices so only very few shops / mailorder even bother stocking them.
here is the pdf pricelist of available titles:
http://www.karlheinzstockhausen.org/pdf/CD_order_form_2015_english.pdf (http://www.karlheinzstockhausen.org/pdf/CD_order_form_2015_english.pdf)
based on the excellence of relatively blind purchase of Dissecting Table's "Zigoku", the related Dissecting Table thread and comments here on his work, I decided to dig deeper into his back catalogue. and after finding someone one discogs who was basically selling his whole Dissecting Table discography for cheap I cleaned up! Averaged out to about $4.50 a CD. Picked up: Between Life and Death, Ultimate Psychological Description II, Dead Zone, Music for Performance "Dead Body and Me", Human Breeding, Into the Light, Life and Non-Euclidean Geometry.
So I've been making my way through this huge amount of material and while I expected it to be a bit arduous it's just been a goddamn blast. Standouts so far are: Between Life and Death - a 8 relatively shorter tracks and a nice look into the various shapes DT takes over the next 10 albums. Dead Zone - my favorite so far. one long vocal track that actually works, two killer percussive whirlwind tracks, and uncomfortable zombie circus sounding closer. Life - hard to pick between the two Relapse albums but right now I'd go with this one. grinding metal madness!
Beyond Enclosure - Dungeon of Total Void CD - finally grabbed a physical copy of this one. really nice industrial/power electronics. it sounds too modern to be '80s p.e. or even '90s heavy electronics, but it definitely summons those vibes. lots of oscillating electronic pulses and bleeps, ultra-dispassionate vocals, repeated mantras. everything is put together so well in compact package, it's hard not to like. maybe it's not groundbreaking but its easy to enjoy, and that goes a long way.
IURTA - Notes Towards a Mental Breakdown CD - I don't know shit about dark ambient put I pick up releases here in there. I grabbed this one because I liked some of the Wolfskin stuff I heard before well enough and I'm into checking out anything André Coelho does so here we are. There are parts of this that sound like Sektor 304's more ambient/droning side, there's a fair amount of metal scrapping and there's of course slow bass pulses. I like it, for what that's worth. There's also a nice dichotomy between short, more active tracks, and larger ones that unfurl like storm clouds, the last track being the highlight.
OCHU - Unproduktiw MLP (Verlautbarung)
I was excited to see where OCHU would go after the rather peculiar Tvärsnitt LP, and I'm not disappointed. Soundwise it feels like a marriage of his present day approach to sounds and the rough racket found on his earlier cassettes. Layers of of squealing, chafing and rumbling looped field recordings, arranged and mangled by heavy but not sloppy hands. This heavy handed yet precise execution has me thinking of JEPH JERMAN's LP The Bray Harp, but this still reeks of OCHU. The master recording was sent to me a few months ago, and while I loved it as it was, the vinyl artwork really lends it a bleak and hopeless air I didn't really pick up on just hearing the sound itself. It's not bleak as in boring though; there's always been a discrete semi-nasty sense of humor to Ochu's output, and that's still the case. Vipeholm industrial music. A late addition to last years "best of" list.
AMPH - Control LP (Verlautbarung)
I've had a rough mix of half of this album on tape for three or four years, and given the duos busy lives I didn't really expect it to ever be completed. But lo and behold! There's a deceptive calm over the whole album as there's so much more going on than what you'll hear upon the first listen. Segments of various kinds of unease come and go, relieving eachother beautifully. A couple of friends have called this album soothing, but I find it rather unsettling. Tape sounds dominate as usual, but there are a few surprises in this scary bag, such as alien sounding synth and weird grunts (and is that someone snoring in the beginning?). Demanding, but it will definitely grow from repeated rotation. Good stuff!
piled some Finnish CDR's from the past to be todays playlist.
Hinageshi Bondage "Pariisi Vuonna 1959" CDR
Nihil Market
2001 release of mr. Martinkauppi, known from a lot of projects but forum users may known him best as other half of Haare. Mostly live member, but also appears on some releases. His works from almost 20 years ago, disc still works fine. Surprisingly industrial, and also good. Perhaps a bit digital or "edited" feel to it, even if it may be quite hands on approach?
HALTHAN untitled CDR
self released
Is this unreleased? At least quick search from discogs or google didn't show that this 23 minute 5 track disc would have been properly released. Includes "loputon marssi", "untitled", "id-100", "täyttömaata", "katharsis (knee-deep in blood & shit" tracks. Not bad at all, actually. It's not best halthan, but this is probably... first? Or at least very very early. Track called "loputon marssi 2" appears on NBM labels 2007 CDR, so this would be sometime before that at least.
Squamata "Into The Folds Of The Angelic Skin" 3"CDR
Obscure Eruption
2006 recording, one member solo, brutal fucking harsh noise. Limited to 25 copies, so not very widely available. Squamata was intense as fuck, and FA archives still has 60 minutes of unreleased material. Yet this, being ltd 25 is barely better than unreleased. Intensity, brutality, energy are all top level. One of the rare replies from Finland to same era of Swedish harsh head rituals type of assaults.
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OCHU - Unproduktiw MLP (Verlautbarung)
I was excited to see where OCHU would go after the rather peculiar Tvärsnitt LP, and I'm not disappointed. Soundwise it feels like a marriage of his present day approach to sounds and the rough racket found on his earlier cassettes. Layers of of squealing, chafing and rumbling looped field recordings, arranged and mangled by heavy but not sloppy hands. This heavy handed yet precise execution has me thinking of JEPH JERMAN's LP The Bray Harp, but this still reeks of OCHU. The master recording was sent to me a few months ago, and while I loved it as it was, the vinyl artwork really lends it a bleak and hopeless air I didn't really pick up on just hearing the sound itself. It's not bleak as in boring though; there's always been a discrete semi-nasty sense of humor to Ochu's output, and that's still the case. Vipeholm industrial music. A late addition to last years "best of" list.
AMPH - Control LP (Verlautbarung)
I've had a rough mix of half of this album on tape for three or four years, and given the duos busy lives I didn't really expect it to ever be completed. But lo and behold! There's a deceptive calm over the whole album as there's so much more going on than what you'll hear upon the first listen. Segments of various kinds of unease come and go, relieving eachother beautifully. A couple of friends have called this album soothing, but I find it rather unsettling. Tape sounds dominate as usual, but there are a few surprises in this scary bag, such as alien sounding synth and weird grunts (and is that someone snoring in the beginning?). Demanding, but it will definitely grow from repeated rotation. Good stuff!
These are on the way to me now and my expections have even grown higher now that i read this!
Very excited about this - i always had a soft spot for these 2 acts.
Âmes Sanglantes- Crackdown - hard to sit down and be able to listen to 12 hours of music straight through, so I've been listening to this release in chunks at a time recently.
Âmes Sanglantes – Chindia Tower Impalements - probably my favorite A.S. release next to Murder Of Key. love the atmosphere on this release, hypnotic, pulsating noise/p.e.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 10, 2019, 01:41:49 PM
Squamata "Into The Folds Of The Angelic Skin" 3"CDR
Obscure Eruption
2006 recording, one member solo, brutal fucking harsh noise. Limited to 25 copies, so not very widely available. Squamata was intense as fuck, and FA archives still has 60 minutes of unreleased material. Yet this, being ltd 25 is barely better than unreleased. Intensity, brutality, energy are all top level. One of the rare replies from Finland to same era of Swedish harsh head rituals type of assaults.
Would love to hear the unreleased c60. Any thoughts on a FA issue tape of this?
VA - Extremism (12", 10 Label)
Compilation featuring Daniele Brusaschetto, Jansky Noise, Human Larvae, & Damaskin. A nice blend of experimental and industrial genres for an otherwise techno-centric label from Japan. Massively underrated.
Trou Aux Rats - Amour Et Sepulcre (12", Nashazphone)
Swampy ambient melodies from Romain Perrot. The latest releases on Egypt's Nashazphone are all great listens.
Taking a break from my Drum and Bass trip to listen to some real music. Half a bottle of decent wine and a Mariestad Export from the ferry have accompanied me on my journey.
Kommando R J F – Sweet Slow Suicide TAPE
A 2018 re-issue of a vinyl I don't have. It is recorded on finest tape, with a cover non-coincidentally looking like a Segerhuva release, and it was given to me by a surprisingly slender young man on the outskirts of the capital of what was supposedly Sweden. Top notch stuff here - living, breathing power electronics/post mortem of the somewhat more laid back type. All star crew: when HKSO's vocals take center stage I'm almost listening to Alfarmania, but there is no doubt there are many minds at work. Dirt, psychosis, samples, noise, rumblings, the anxiety of the psychiatric ward brought to beautiful tape. Pure party music, to put it succinctly. Will need to get back to it to fish out all the subtleties, but given the line-up there is really little to fuzz about. Also, at the time of writing easily procurable off of discogs at a not-yet exaggerated price.
Funeral - Black Flame of Unholy Hate TAPE
French instaclassic from 1995. A precursor to Kristallnacht (the band, not the event), this band produced a demo full of almost-Norwegian sounding 90's black metal. This is the type of production you got back then; you used an engineer who had some experience with recording, but no idea what black metal was, and then you topped it off by never having your stuff mastered or remixed after the first mixdown. Excellent, in other words - quite clear, but not really too fleshed out and not at all "brutal" or metal in the post-Enthrone Darkness Triumphant sense. The sound is more warm and saturated than heavy, and it works just fine with the raw-yet-melodic riffs and arrangements. No bells and whistles here, but also no nails in a dishwasher, Abs Conditus style chaos. Oh to be 17 again and drunk in the woods listening to this off of some shitty boom box. Brutal vocals too, no fake. There were some Tr00 controversies around these guys too - apart from the NSBM angle (here expressed only quite subtly through the song title "Night and Fog"), one or two of the members were involved in a grave desecration where they exhumed a woman's body, though there is no particular reference to this event on the tape. In the monomaniacal fashion of many continental Europeans, the band put out a buttload of these, so original copies are still available at a decent price (though some may be bootlegged; generic tapes combined with b/w xeroxed covers and all). I also just now discovered a CD reissue including the edgier titles from their split with Osculum Infame as well as a Rotting Christ cover. Far from Deafheaven, this.
Bagman – For Kenneth Mckenna. Crucial Blast. Kenneth Mckenna continues the tradition of British Serial Killer themed Power Electronics releases, the brief info that can be found on him online, makes for some vile, disturbing reading to a point where I questioned if he was a fictional character. His record lists some hideous crimes, the knowledge of that weighs heavily on the recording. As an album, this revels in low end, bass heavy sounds, this allows for sharper pitched noises to perform effectively. The walls of deep crackle are frequently abused by the sharper sounds. The muffled vocals sound tortured and agonised. As the lower end noise begins to dominate it creates distance in parts of the album, so that it isn't all direct assault. These methods seem to pave the way for STARK to happen in later years. As the album progresses, the vocals get cut up by choppier passages of sound turning it into an abstract, agonised noise. Further on, the noise seems to be deliberately dying in parts making it reek of death and despair.
Bagman – Project for Tool – 412Recordings – CDR – 2010 This is a more rounded release, it varies things a lot before they can begin to get formulaic. Project for Tool begins with an excerpt of distorted narrative which is then interrupted with insane, jagged, electronic noise that demonstrates higher levels of sharp frequency abuse as melancholic drones resonate in the background. There are some impressive combinations of arching noise, news reports and Bagman's distorted vocals – this forms a narrative, its soundtrack and a response. Thing do get very murky and atmospheric in parts, others are purely focused on full frontal assault, some tracks again sound like they are physically dying as they simmer down. As earlier Bagman material goes this does set a higher bar for future recordings
Bagman – One Master – CDR – Purge Electronics - 2014. This self-released recording reads as recorded sordid sex acts over ultra-violent Power Electronics abuse (both), it goes into the more insane, sicker Bagman territory straight away. One Master is an immediate, confident demonstration of rapid vortexes of noise layered by further aggressive sounds. The vocal narrative isn't always coherent, but when it is - it's a man and woman in an act of (male) sexual domination. The massively expansive keyboards also seem to nod towards his STARK project a lot, but the Sex is very Bagman. When I listen, I am equally intrigued and equally repulsed? I can't help but picture what vocals I can make out; I'm forced to engage with the work in a shifting way between narrative and sound. The noise adds fantasy into the reality, the metal abuse creates and enhances pain. The massive drones caused by synthesizers are wide and impressive. One Master shifts the main intensity between narrative, noise and drone repeatedly and effectively. This is a great piece of DIY nastiness made from Bagman's extensive UK porn collection creating a massive sounding, horrible, fuck off recording.
Bagman- The Nth Degree – CDR - Self Released – Purge Electronics – 2018. A huge sounding, one track release that is themed around Francis Bacon, with images reflecting that. This shares the same huge general sound as 'One Master' but is also a shorter, choppier recording allowing the noise to be the central focus. The sharper noise seems to continually batter and dominate a wall of distortion. Interruptions of shifting noise are frequent, it isn't allowed to flow. This dies off as the vocal enters, incoherent rage pushes itself to abstraction; as this dies off, it allows for the noise to rebuild. I question did he do this in one session? Is this the best of several sessions? This is the strongest release of the bunch, very harsh and presented nicely in a Jewel case. What we have here is Bagman at his relentless, harsh best; with the noise going off into further extremes of violent abstract territory. This is a fully immersed work where performer and equipment are one; the best, fully realised Bagman recording by far.
STARK – Caveat Emptor – Cassette – 2018 – Obsessive Fundamental Realism. Caveat Emptor hints at a dark past and present forging a tormented, aggressive outburst of sonic violence. The sleeve notes point towards controversial children's author Judith Vigna, the artwork depicts cancer and domestic violence. Stark doesn't seem to adopt 'outside' themes like Bagman can, I get the impression Stark is purely personal. Everything dies down to incoherent dialogue that becomes a ranting noise that dances with the throbbing synth sounds. This is the simmering territory in which Stark truly dominates. The latter tracks shift into pulsating, meditations of noise that serve as the basis for a ranted sermon. On a physical level Caveat Emptor part plays with traditional early Power Electronics sounds in order to grab it and drop things down into the murkiness where the project thrives and truly leads. Caveat Emptor is an effective, psychologically disturbing cassette. STARK has produced a triumph of releases have been consistently strong.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on January 12, 2019, 12:05:07 AM
Kommando R J F – Sweet Slow Suicide TAPE
A 2018 re-issue of a vinyl I don't have. It is recorded on finest tape, with a cover non-coincidentally looking like a Segerhuva release, and it was given to me by a surprisingly slender young man on the outskirts of the capital of what was supposedly Sweden. Top notch stuff here - living, breathing power electronics/post mortem of the somewhat more laid back type. All star crew: when HKSO's vocals take center stage I'm almost listening to Alfarmania, but there is no doubt there are many minds at work. Dirt, psychosis, samples, noise, rumblings, the anxiety of the psychiatric ward brought to beautiful tape. Pure party music, to put it succinctly. Will need to get back to it to fish out all the subtleties, but given the line-up there is really little to fuzz about. Also, at the time of writing easily procurable off of discogs at a not-yet exaggerated price.
Yes, I want to get this, I forgot to at the time, thanks for the reminder.
V/A - Suomesta Saatanalle
Excellent compilation of post-2000 Finnish black metal. People always try to encapsulate Finnish BM as one homogenous scene with a specific sound, yet the variation on this record defies that. Each band has their distinct take on black metal, while not losing any sort of cohesion. Definitely well curated, not one weak song on this. Keres and Hammer tracks are the highlights of their respective sides for me personally.
Vernichtung Durch Arbeit - Hungertod
Talked a bit about this in the 2018 highlight thread. Absolutely bleak. Really like the contrast of more settled down (yet very eerie) opening and closing tracks with the claustrophobic asphyxiating middle tracks. Those middle tracks do a great job of bringing forth dense, yet raw sounds. The artwork is top notch too. Wish I retained some German I was taught in HS so I could read the lyrics included in the insert.
Mgla - Exercises in Futility
I don't usually go for black metal this polished, but this band is too good. Powerful music. Songwriting on this record is immense, probably my favorite of theirs. Other black metal projects try really hard to convey a "nihilistic" (for lack of a better term) approach with forced cartoon misanthropy. The lyrics and general approach of Mgla feels authentic - its quite simple, yet really effective. Hopefully a new album surfaces this year.
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Vala
My favorite material from this project, definitely XE at its very best. The buried vocals and samples that slowly emerge slightly above the mix only to recede again. I find the second tape great to just relax and work on art to.
Totenburg - Mit Uns Das Blut (Der Tod Mit Euch)
Pounding mid paced black metal. Hateful with some memorable riffs. Usually not too fond of covers sandwiched in the middle of OG tracks, but the Absurd cover fits well.
Quote from: sunandsteel on January 13, 2019, 11:06:04 PMMgla - Exercises in Futility
I don't usually go for black metal this polished, but this band is too good. Powerful music. Songwriting on this record is immense, probably my favorite of theirs. Other black metal projects try really hard to convey a "nihilistic" (for lack of a better term) approach with forced cartoon misanthropy. The lyrics and general approach of Mgla feels authentic - its quite simple, yet really effective. Hopefully a new album surfaces this year.
I agree with this. Musically it's too melodic for my usual tastes but I was brought in by the lyrics. First time I've seen an intelligent and aesthetic appraisal of existential pessimism in Black Metal.
blaspemy - blood upon the altar
possibly my favourite by them, excellent sound for a demo and a truly hell raising performance, especially for 1989! it's easy to see how this demo got the cult status it got.. i always loved blasphemy, but must admit that i find it odd that they practically never release anything truly new, but keep on performing like som kind of evil pub band. now that i think of it that is actually pretty amazing, haha - the rehersal (from 2001 i think?) is highly recommended besides the obvious classicks.
beherit - drawing down the moon
this record is so fucking cool.. the ideas are so fucking weird that they actually work! a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.. and made by extremely young people! a total classic.. weird ritual ambient-ish pieces mixed with some of the most savage metal ever recorded! no wonder that the band couldn't top this one.. but luckily for us listeners it remains for us to marvel at its weirdness and brilliance.
nyogthaebliz - aprocryphal...
for me, one of the very best semi-contemporary bm groups together with katharsis. delicious no-fi filth sound that almost reminds me of something bizarre uproar could have done! very nice. extremely brutal stuff, not only for metal, together with a few others from similar sinister sub-under genres, they are surely one of the most extreme bands going. essential 21st century metal!
warloghe - womb of pestilence
classick black metal, with an extra filthy sound and total disregard for musical standards, only creating their sound to express hatred, anger, wrath and will. as much a cliché as it, unfortunately, is nowadays, this is true black metal!!
Quote from: sunandsteel on January 13, 2019, 11:06:04 PM
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Vala
My favorite material from this project, definitely XE at its very best. The buried vocals and samples that slowly emerge slightly above the mix only to recede again. I find the second tape great to just relax and work on art to.
You got that right. One of the finest by XE, ever. Soundwise it is just top notch, filthy and natural, a total trip.
The second cassette shows hefty balls. Now, who else has balls to put that kinda recording covering the whole tape? Well, Rockwell/Ramleh had, too. And I don't mean the content, but how to make it work as a listening experience.
Yeah, now there's ZSS who does it, too, but I see ZSS uses it more like distancing aural collage creating transgressive effect, not like an in your face statement you don't wanna hear, but being forced to listen to anyway the way XE does.
Props to the man behind XE for not softening his take on like Rockwell/Ramleh did when explaining G.L. Rockwell's words being "over the top".
have been drinking schnaps, smoking and listening to crude & bleak harsh noise.. standing strong in the face of another meaningless day of existence!
treriksröset - sexregler
what can you say? hard to explain why this works.. cool distortion pedals and right attitude? nonetheless a classic, in my eyes. liked everything i've heard so far. anyone heard the new LP? should probably be good.. there is just something about this project for me, hard to pinpoint, essential northern harsh noise.
mathausen orchestra - necrofellatio
one of my all-time favourites, and this tape is one of his better ones, although i love them all. total audio abuse and sonic filth without any other purpose than polluting the air waves. excellent! still some of the most intense stuff out there, for my money.
wince - traum
never gave this a chance until now but it is amazing. cool concept, amazing sounds.. the album has a kind of recognizable quality in a way, i think.. maybe it's just the cover art and the fact that it's so well-executed, therefore memorable.. modern classic? i would almost say so. kind of new to this project, stupidly enough, but the LP on tordon ljud should surely be worth checking out?
thinking about listening to enancephalophonic next, a fine contemporary purveyor of the evil harsh noise..
Peste Noire - La Sanie Des Siècles - Panégyrique De La Dégénérescence
Only album of PN that I really like and listen to. Not a lot else to say about this that forum users probably don't know.
Setherial - Nord
I decided to revisit this after the announcement of the LP reissue. Fast Swedish Black Metal that never quite reached the heights of their peers in Marduk or Dark Funeral at that time. Unfortunate really when I consider them a superior band for the most part. No exception here, and the second album is fantastic too. New LP cover is shit however, so I'll stick to my old CD for now.
Heretic Grail - S/T
Another solid release. Didn't grab the tape but the bandcamp will do for now. Hopefully there's a CD or LP release next!
Subklinik - Of Bones And Death
Subklinik doing what he does ie catatonic Death Industrial. I prefer this release over the previous one by a touch.
Quote from: FallOfNature on January 16, 2019, 07:48:15 AM
Subklinik - Of Bones And Death
Subklinik doing what he does ie catatonic Death Industrial. I prefer this release over the previous one by a touch.
Not sure if I'm following the chronology correctly, but more recent Subklinik leans more to Dark Ambient than Death Industrial. This release is almost BDN pastiching, which is not a bad thing in this case.
HARNESS - Sweeping Nature's Back C30 (Idiopathic)
More rough and mean than any previous recordings I've heard from this duo. Crusty earthy textures belched out in unhealthy fog, side A really sets the mood. It's on the flipside where it gets menacing for real though, bringing the grit of side A with them while at the same time ending up not far from ZONE NORD's Roferon A, with their own particular murk intact. I really like this direction, and hope to hear them explore this oozing hole further and deeper. Very strong tape!
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on January 17, 2019, 04:18:33 PM
Quote from: FallOfNature on January 16, 2019, 07:48:15 AM
Subklinik - Of Bones And Death
Subklinik doing what he does ie catatonic Death Industrial. I prefer this release over the previous one by a touch.
Not sure if I'm following the chronology correctly, but more recent Subklinik leans more to Dark Ambient than Death Industrial. This release is almost BDN pastiching, which is not a bad thing in this case.
It can be difficult to know, the discogs page is all fucked up and I think there's 2 self titled releases. With the reissue series I'm doing it should put everything into correct chronology to an extent.
Monotheistic... that I released was certainly dark ambient. Of Bones and Death gives me total Megaptera/BDN/Black Slaughter era Atrax Morgue vibes, I'd personally class it as Death Industrial but that's a term that people often disagree on.
listened to the rita - voyage.. the killing sessions (SE/treriksröset) cherry point - night of.. yesterday while on shrooms.. was heavy man, groovy vibes. gained a new appreciation for this kind of stuff. used to be of those mostly PE-guys, but i've begun (also before the shrooms.. haha) to appreciate HARSH noise more and more. still not a big fan of the overtly spastic stuff though.. but maybe i can still learn?
PSYCHO EX-GIRLFRIEND tape
Bacteria Field
Huh huh... first side being loooong answering machine messages from desperate crying ex-girlfriend going mental. Sets up the mood to erase all the petty issues for blasting harsh noise of the b-side!
ATROPHIST / YANA split tape
October 2018 live recordings from both, from Lepakkomies venue in Helsinki. I have very limited experiences with Atrophist, but YANA is obviously something I'm very familiar with. For some artists, live tape may not me ideal format, but these two succeed very well. YANA has always been studio-live recordings of the duo, so live situation barely changes how it's done. Perhaps noisier. Quality of sound little bit messier. But good tape. Should look into Atrophist's discography later on...
DETERGE "Prince of palo alto" tape
Bacteria Field
This ain't so different from split LP with Mania, but somehow Deterge's "noise with vocals" approach to power electronics works for me best on tape. At least at the moment. One can't really say there would be tracks on can really remember. There is ripping energy and noisiness.
ANTICHILDLEAGUE "Infect Your Gut Infect Your Thoughts " tape
Bacteria Field
Fuck! Knowning ACL since early days of the project, how often you can conclude that almost 20 years of recordings and suddenly band produces their greatest works? Is it the move to smaller edition tape format, that made artists to add extra noisiness and extra brutality to sound? It is ripping and fierce. Good vocals, good sounds. Still it has industrial feel to it, due having actual tracks. 8 of them, totalling c. 50 minutes. If you ask me, 100 copies edition of this on tape is good - yet this would deserve to be CD album as well. It is unlikely Euro industrial audience is going to hear it otherwise?
FACTOR X "Tubeway army" tape
Anarchonismus
Older tape release picked randomly from box of tapes. Opened handmade wallpaper sleever and inside is small booklet and Factor X tape. Broken records and other sound sources, assembled into noisy yet surreal music collage. Could be lumped together with some AMK and J.Hammer recordings.
leibstandarte ss mb - triumph of the will
say what you will, i think the samples work very well - actually adding something, in my opinion. combined with some of, for me, m.b.'s finest musical work makes this a classick in my eyes. mandatory come org. stuff for those interested in the deranged ways of industrial musick..
world - discography
this band simply ROCKS, in a non-fun-rock-'n-roll way. they simply blast their way through your shitty ear holes to your fucked brain. maybe on of the very best in noisecore? at least in my opinion. could be seen as a precursor to acts like intolitarian? not much of a fan of deathkey, but his approach in the aforementioned project is right up my alley!
cock and ball torture - opus(sy) iv
stupid but effective. i love this kind of stuff when it is done right, same goes for GUT. not much to say.. groovy riffs & gargling vocals.. some samples from porno flicks and the like. either you hate it or you love it! but this is one of those releases that are done right.
der stürmer - transcendental racial idealism
they really perfected that militant NS black/war metal thing by now, in my opinion. primitive, evil & hateful - like black metal should be. one of the few bands that is still too extreme for your "cool" friends. hail!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 19, 2019, 01:33:53 PM
ANTICHILDLEAGUE "Infect Your Gut Infect Your Thoughts " tape
Bacteria Field
Fuck! Knowning ACL since early days of the project, how often you can conclude that almost 20 years of recordings and suddenly band produces their greatest works? Is it the move to smaller edition tape format, that made artists to add extra noisiness and extra brutality to sound? It is ripping and fierce. Good vocals, good sounds. Still it has industrial feel to it, due having actual tracks. 8 of them, totalling c. 50 minutes. If you ask me, 100 copies edition of this on tape is good - yet this would deserve to be CD album as well. It is unlikely Euro industrial audience is going to hear it otherwise?
For me, this is one of the stand out album releases of last year - much in gratitude to the harrowing and violent vocal performances of ACL and genuine atmosphere of the record. Sold out quite quick to my knowledge, regardless of this I would say the record deserves a wider cirulation for the quality of the material alone. If not compact disc or vinyl, then digital at least. The latter might be a fact as I type, I don't know. Hellish effort, reader,grab a copy if you have a chance to track one dwn.
Quote from: online prowler on January 20, 2019, 05:36:49 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 19, 2019, 01:33:53 PM
ANTICHILDLEAGUE "Infect Your Gut Infect Your Thoughts " tape
Bacteria Field
Fuck! Knowning ACL since early days of the project, how often you can conclude that almost 20 years of recordings and suddenly band produces their greatest works? Is it the move to smaller edition tape format, that made artists to add extra noisiness and extra brutality to sound? It is ripping and fierce. Good vocals, good sounds. Still it has industrial feel to it, due having actual tracks. 8 of them, totalling c. 50 minutes. If you ask me, 100 copies edition of this on tape is good - yet this would deserve to be CD album as well. It is unlikely Euro industrial audience is going to hear it otherwise?
For me, this is one of the stand out album releases of last year - much in gratitude to the harrowing and violent vocal performances of ACL and genuine atmosphere of the record. Sold out quite quick to my knowledge, regardless of this I would say the record deserves a wider cirulation for the quality of the material alone. If not compact disc or vinyl, then digital at least. The latter might be a fact as I type, I don't know. Hellish effort, reader,grab a copy if you have a chance to track one dwn.
I loved this release, I think it was up there as far as her material goes. I liked the Rita split too. I have all the material and don't think she's done a bad release. I'd like to see an album on Vinyl.
LINEKRAFT - Engineering Analysis of Inner Death LP
I'll need to revisit this soon because I felt like the A-side just kept getting better and better and I was prepared to make an addendum to my year-end list, but then the B-side left a bit to be desired. For some reason the abrasiveness seems to take a few steps back when the record is flipped.
PRURIENT - The History of Aids LP
Still one of the best things ever. Recently came back to it after a number of years and it always hangs around the playlist for a few days.
Quote from: absurdexposition on January 20, 2019, 10:08:53 PM
LINEKRAFT - Engineering Analysis of Inner Death LP
I'll need to revisit this soon because I felt like the A-side just kept getting better and better and I was prepared to make an addendum to my year-end list, but then the B-side left a bit to be desired. For some reason the abrasiveness seems to take a few steps back when the record is flipped.
PRURIENT - The History of Aids LP
Still one of the best things ever. Recently came back to it after a number of years and it always hangs around the playlist for a few days.
maybe THoA is his best album after all? all the more atmospheric stuff is cool too, but that one is just so RIPPIN'..
Subjective of course but my favourite Prurient album remains Black Vase. It's his nastiest most primal during a stretch of harsh albums that kept coming over the course of that time period.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on January 20, 2019, 10:55:06 PM
Subjective of course but my favourite Prurient album remains Black Vase. It's his nastiest most primal during a stretch of harsh albums that kept coming over the course of that time period.
yeah, one of his best together w/THoA.. and the black-ish vocals are a nice touch!
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on January 20, 2019, 10:55:06 PM
Subjective of course but my favourite Prurient album remains Black Vase. It's his nastiest most primal during a stretch of harsh albums that kept coming over the course of that time period.
It's always hard to pick a favourite from this artist when there are so many releases but I agree Black Vase really stands out, an absolute pleasure to listen to.
just listening to ENCEPHALOPHONICs X rn. simply great, HN rooted in true industrial approach and attitude.
Yesterday, 3 tapes from Sweden :
Factory Farming - NKVD (Akka Tapes) : "To loving memory of the man of steel" . Dont know the man so cant tell if this is just a thematic release or communist PE. Musically, excluding the intro which is a russian song about Stalin -that's the only word i understand- , is PE as basic as it can be, and the same from start to finish. That wouldnt be a problem per se but there is a sense of lazyness and lack of effort in the material. The best parts of it would be fine as 4 minutes in a full length but for nearly 30 minutes ? No ! - If you want a tape from the project for sure go for the one on Team Boro Tapes which is by far better and good !
Sewer Election - Dismal (Team Boro Tapes) : I expected good noise, and it's delivered no doubt ! I havent Wreck very recent in memory but this isnt far away. Bassy, lo-fi and dirty, meaning sounds like machines start and die failing, not ripping or fully blasts on the mid-upper edge but with use of precise ringing freq in that spectrum which struggle to stay alive too. B Side, i think pace is a little slower, and more elements of his more experimental "tape music" work start becoming apparent in the mix.
Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide (Chefsideologens Bolag / Styggelse) : From Sweden's finest. Class !
Quote from: absurdexposition on January 20, 2019, 10:08:53 PM
LINEKRAFT - Engineering Analysis of Inner Death LP
I'll need to revisit this soon because I felt like the A-side just kept getting better and better and I was prepared to make an addendum to my year-end list, but then the B-side left a bit to be desired. For some reason the abrasiveness seems to take a few steps back when the record is flipped.
It's funny, I have opposite feelings. I think the b-side is the darker and nastier of the two. especially the last track with the female screaming/whimpering samples. but the record has stayed in rotation since I got it in December and it just seems to get better the more i listen to it.
K2 - The Rust 2xLP - Hospital - my friend got this for me as a gift, and a hell of a gift it is. I've never heard the junk abuse era of K2, only the post 2010 stuff (which I really enjoy) but it took all of 10 seconds to understand why people praise that period and this album. I was kind of amazed by how quick the hour went by. really dynamic stuff that's constantly changing at just the right speed. a full frequency range too, not just ear-bleeding highs or bone-crunching lows. once I spend more time with this I'll think i'll have to go digging for some of K2s older releases that are closer to this.
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Quote from: absurdexposition on January 20, 2019, 10:08:53 PM
LINEKRAFT - Engineering Analysis of Inner Death LP
I'll need to revisit this soon because I felt like the A-side just kept getting better and better and I was prepared to make an addendum to my year-end list, but then the B-side left a bit to be desired. For some reason the abrasiveness seems to take a few steps back when the record is flipped.
It's funny, I have opposite feelings. I think the b-side is the darker and nastier of the two. especially the last track with the female screaming/whimpering samples. but the record has stayed in rotation since I got it in December and it just seems to get better the more i listen to it.
K2 - The Rust 2xLP - Hospital - my friend got this for me as a gift, and a hell of a gift it is. I've never heard the junk abuse era of K2, only the post 2010 stuff (which I really enjoy) but it took all of 10 seconds to understand why people praise that period and this album. I was kind of amazed by how quick the hour went by. really dynamic stuff that's constantly changing at just the right speed. a full frequency range too, not just ear-bleeding highs or bone-crunching lows. once I spend more time with this I'll think i'll have to go digging for some of K2s older releases that are closer to this.
Try K2 - Metal Dysplasia
Two recommendations from the best of 2018 thread. Always interested in minimalism.
Jakob Ullmann - Müntzers Stern / Solo II 2018 - minimalism in the Trente Oiseaux, Bernhard Günter vein of very little audible is happening; not quite as non-existent as that, but in that realm - much preferred CD2, "Solo II" over CD1 - this really isn't my bag, but I'm glad I heard it.
Eva-Maria Houben - Breath For Organ 2018 - I'm not sure how to feel about this one. It goes from sounding like a vacuum cleaner at 50 paces to someone breathing down a PVC pipe to possibly the sound of air moving down an organ tube (as the name suggests...or because I'm a sucker for suggestion, which is the point of the whole thing) to a train whistle miles away. The confusion is fine, but none of it is especially interesting or provoking. Not awful by any means, but eh.
then...
Anenzephalia - Magenta 2018 - four, long, subdued tracks that were perfect for a Sunday morning when you might prefer just a bit more edge and darkness than ambient might supply - I really enjoyed this, but I can see why a traditional fan might feel it underwhelming.
Retroactive Jealousy – Long Soft Next for Temporary Exclusivity. Tape. Putrescent Tapes - Nasty walls and samples dealing with the death of Alyssa Funke. Very poignant and intense. This was part of a bunch of releases I got from the said label, this one was the highlight.
Rotting Shrine – Do You Believe in God? – Cheap Food Records – Cassette. Got this one for my blog, it's themed on the Columbine Murderers, particularly Dylan Bennet Klebold. Really sharp raw noise and sampled dialogue of a woman talking about her relationship with religion and joining a convent. This along with the Active Denial tape is my face recording from the label.
Currently working my way through Third Noise Principle: Formative North American Electronica 1975-1984
60 tracks across 4 CDs, full of previously unreleased tracks, demos, out-of-print and hard to find gems. All sourced from North America / Canada.
A few noise / industrial tracks included, and some great early synth / electronics included.
Its out on Cherry Red, I also recommend the first two volumes in the series that cover UK and Europe.
Link (https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/third-noise-principle-formative-north-american-electronica-1975-1984-various-artists-4cd-48pp-bookpack/)
Quote from: Soloman Tump on January 29, 2019, 11:44:06 AM
Currently working my way through Third Noise Principle: Formative North American Electronica 1975-1984
60 tracks across 4 CDs, full of previously unreleased tracks, demos, out-of-print and hard to find gems. All sourced from North America / Canada.
A few noise / industrial tracks included, and some great early synth / electronics included.
Its out on Cherry Red, I also recommend the first two volumes in the series that cover UK and Europe.
Link (https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/third-noise-principle-formative-north-american-electronica-1975-1984-various-artists-4cd-48pp-bookpack/)
Amazing! Thank you for sharing, wasn't aware of this series, will definitely check it out.
I was going to start a thread about it, it probably deserves it.
They don't seem to advertise very much but I figured a number of people here would be interested.
Linekraft - Chaos State 1 cassette (Three Plugs) - very grateful that I got a copy of this from Masahiko in a trade last year. listening to it again last night, it's got a rough version or two of tracks from Engineering Analysis Of Inner Death and I think from 33 Purgatories, though the tracks might be bleeding over in my memory. Not essential if you've got those albums, but really good stuff regardless. If only I could find Chaos State 2 I'd have a complete collection of everything from 2015 onward.
Grunt - Petturien Rooli CD (Freak Animal) - I've gushed about this album so many times here but I'll say it once more, if you're into power electronics this is a mandatory purchase. at this point I'd consider this a perfect album. can't believe I've been listening to it for almost 10 years straight now! tempus fugit.
Lieutenant Colonel Cooter – Substandard Operating Procedure cassette (Wonderland Media/COOTIRSF) - similar to the audio-collage & noise mash-up of Besmirched 2: Uncut, but a little less fun and a lot more menacing on the B-side. personally I really dig the sample heavy collage stuff. it reminds me a bit of Skinny Puppy's most manic sound collage moments, but slowed down to a narcotic crawl. what will this Cooter do next?
Geography Of Hell – 19 September 1985 Mexico City / 19 September 2017 Central Mexico cassette (Hospital Prod.) - the restrained end of the GoH. this one reminds me a bit of the Dresden 1945 tape, but less freeform. the b-side has a phantom pulse to it that I dig. overall it didn't blow me away but it wasn't a bad way to spend 20 minutes. gonna have to give it a few more listens.
Hängd – Med Repet Runt Halsen cassette (Jartecknet) - still one of my favorite releases from this label. choked industrial vibes all over this one.
[CODE/NEDA] - Tomorrow Double The Body Count. cassette, Unrest Productions. I bought this after I heard the YouTube preview on Facebook. For some reason I like playing it in the evening a lot. It's not like a lot of the simmering slow stuff I hear, sounds a haunted and ominous. The more I play it, the more I bond with it. I definitely want to get The Death of Neda. Really builds up brilliantly as it progresses.
Quote from: Lazrs3 on January 31, 2019, 12:05:48 AM
[CODE/NEDA] - Tomorrow Double The Body Count. cassette, Unrest Productions. I bought this after I heard the YouTube preview on Facebook. For some reason I like playing it in the evening a lot. It's not like a lot of the simmering slow stuff I hear, sounds a haunted and ominous. The more I play it, the more I bond with it. I definitely want to get The Death of Neda. Really builds up brilliantly as it progresses.
Very good tape. Only thing it suffers, may be the quite abundance of solid heavy electronics releases done during recent years. It doesn't make this less great, yet excitement was somehow bigger when this good releases were rarely done. Still, I'd say that some of industrial labels should look example of Unrest who pulls out these quite unheard projects to make releases that crush most of the veterans...
SMELL & QUIM "Your Enemy's Balls" CDRed Stream
What is quite rarely done, is albums like this. First of all, by label who profiled mostly on metal. Even S&Q didn't manage to be this good so often. First couple albums solid. They are darker than this. This is funny, yet musically innovative and unsual. There are few noise tracks and sort of retarded "PE", but most stuff could be lumped together with some NWW type odd sound collages. Just with extra dosage of perverse humor, like naming tracks "Honey I butt-fucked a pig".
HALO "Guattari" CDRelapse
It's been ages since I listened to Halo. Out of some of these slow and heavy bands, bordering music and experimental, Halo seems to stand out in test of time.
BLACKHOUSE "Five Minutes after I die" tapeLadd-Frith
I recall man saying that in scene where "everything goes" and nothing is too vile, when band expresses christian faith, people get agitated. Perhaps this was in the 80's. Now pissing off people barely requires bold crusaders. This is probably favorite of Blackhouse releases. One long more experimental piece on a-side, intense, noisy and energetic beat oriented tracks on other side.
LE SYNDICAT FACTION VIVANTE "The cph sessions" tapeBacteria Field
another very good session from the live electronic duo. I feel repeating myself, but must conclude dubbing on tape added good extra spice to this. Material itself, very vivid and lively sound-collage/cut up in live situation. Even the typical kaos-pad type things work out for me with this project.
THE FORTIETH DAY "Pelusium 540 AD" tapeCipher
Perhaps my least liked tape of the project. Several tapes been listened during recent months. Not bad, but less good than some of the other tapes. It took years to really appreciate this project.
SCREWTAPE "Day of hell" tapeNearly ten years old tape, starting ultra monotonic HWN, but going further to more active and "experimental" side too. Not his best, but good to listen to.
MACRONYMPHA "Heavy Weird" tapeMother Savage
Includes live material and assorted clips from 1992-3. Live material pretty good, other stuff hit & miss. Seems like misc recordings and left overs where just assembled on C-90, which is very far from the best Macronympha works that have utmost care on crafting the sound, not just ... heavy weird stuff.
MACRONYMPHA "Naked Denunciation of infrasonic exchange" tapeMother Savage
Vastly better tape than Heavy weird. This is the mid 90's, and its heavy, brutal, yet always tasty and interesting sounds!
A.M.B. "Autotoxic Mental Bizarrerie" tape1995 Japanese noise from the gutter. Handmade package with aluminium foil wrapped over tape box. This has kind of same feel as MO*TE, that unlike many famous Japanese noise artists of the time, there is no hi-fi sound. It's muddy, hand made, slightly clumsy... yet has its own aura to it. Stuff that back then didn't necessarily appeal to me as strong as the ripping power of infamous projects... but now, couple decades later the handmade rugged harsh noise may crush.. especially the overt digitalia of later era of harsh noise.
Quote from: Si Clark on January 29, 2019, 12:01:06 PM
Quote from: Soloman Tump on January 29, 2019, 11:44:06 AM
Currently working my way through Third Noise Principle: Formative North American Electronica 1975-1984
60 tracks across 4 CDs, full of previously unreleased tracks, demos, out-of-print and hard to find gems. All sourced from North America / Canada.
A few noise / industrial tracks included, and some great early synth / electronics included.
Its out on Cherry Red, I also recommend the first two volumes in the series that cover UK and Europe.
Link (https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/third-noise-principle-formative-north-american-electronica-1975-1984-various-artists-4cd-48pp-bookpack/)
Amazing! Thank you for sharing, wasn't aware of this series, will definitely check it out.
Me neither, looks good.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 31, 2019, 04:11:07 PM
Quote from: Lazrs3 on January 31, 2019, 12:05:48 AM
[CODE/NEDA] - Tomorrow Double The Body Count. cassette, Unrest Productions. I bought this after I heard the YouTube preview on Facebook. For some reason I like playing it in the evening a lot. It's not like a lot of the simmering slow stuff I hear, sounds a haunted and ominous. The more I play it, the more I bond with it. I definitely want to get The Death of Neda. Really builds up brilliantly as it progresses.
Very good tape. Only thing it suffers, may be the quite abundance of solid heavy electronics releases done during recent years. It doesn't make this less great, yet excitement was somehow bigger when this good releases were rarely done. Still, I'd say that some of industrial labels should look example of Unrest who pulls out these quite unheard projects to make releases that crush most of the veterans...
I do like the Unrest Stuff I have, I am looking forward to S.T.A.B. (With IFotS and Active Denial) in London. The [CODE/NEDA] tape I like to listen to at night a lot, it seems to work even better then.
Right Now:
https://bizarreuproar.bandcamp.com/track/blood-cum
Also, a bunch of tapes that I have neglected have been played in the last week or so:
AGONAL LUST "Modern Atrocities"- very strong death industrial-PE; pretty sure it has been announced on IG via Finders that there are only one & a half releases left before the project calls it quits (plus a live performance). The finale is definitely going out on a high note!
SKIN GRAFT "Condemned" (No Rent)- I thought this was an older release but it's brand spankin' new. Harsh live tracks. Pretty good if you're already a fan of what he does so worth picking up.
FFH "Leather & Zyklon" (No Rent)- decent material but generally a useless release considering that the subject matter deserves much more time and attention. S1 seems to end with enough silence that another track could have been added. I do like that you can make out his lyrics.
HUM OF THE DRUID "A Strange Export" (No Rent)- excellent! If you like his other releases, no reason why this wouldn't do it for you. Acoustic rumbling, droning, scraping, crunching, etc.
Katsura Mouri - M16 (スローダウンRECORDS)
Watching the Incapacitants documentary the other day eventually had me diving into all kinds of Jap noise live videos on youtube, leading to a grainy and low quality recording of Katsura Mouri live at Cafe Oto during Multiple Tap Festival. I was in attendance for this and her set was easily my favourite: totally crude, broken noise from a single turntable run loud as fuck through a couple of amps. I've got a BusRatch album and have seen some live improv vids of her with other musicians which are more typical 'experimental turntablism' making me wonder if this album would at all reflect the harsh stuff I heard at the fest. Pleased to say that this is exactly what it is: Loud, buzzing, fucked turntables feeding back and constantly breaking up. Seems to me that we only hear the stylus hitting a record briefly and sparingly throughout the album which gives really awesome character to the otherwise quite crude and unadorned sound. There is a touch of the improviser's approach to album making here wherein the tracks seem to be unedited takes of whatever session or experiment has been set up...because of this it does drag a bit and lingers on more repetitive or uninteresting sounds from time to time. Even so a totally worthwhile and recommended noise record made in an interesting fashion and with some pretty bold focus on techniques. Couldn't see anything about this album when looking it up besides places to buy it in Japanese web stores so it also has the exotic allure of being somewhat under the radar if you care about things like that.
I think Agonal Lust is from NY?
Curious who is behind the project?
I've only heard mp3s but very strong material.
Quote from: collapsedhole on February 01, 2019, 12:29:31 AM
I think Agonal Lust is from NY?
Curious who is behind the project?
I've only heard mp3s but very strong material.
99% sure AL is also Finders
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on February 01, 2019, 08:32:00 AM
Quote from: collapsedhole on February 01, 2019, 12:29:31 AM
I think Agonal Lust is from NY?
Curious who is behind the project?
I've only heard mp3s but very strong material.
99% sure AL is also Finders
i suspect it is duo of MP & Coma Detox.
Sektor 304 - Spiritual Cleansing / Subliminal Actions
Both of these are fantastic albums. I've been meaning to listen to this project for years now and it delivers in heaps. Not-overly-crowded ritualistic industrial/p.e. with enough atmosphere to give each track breath and space, while still maintaining an aggressive and forceful feeling. Even the sparse, brooding parts remain tense throughout. Started with Subliminal Actions and was so impressed that I assumed it would overshadow Spiritual Cleansing by a long shot, but thankfully it wasn't by much! Spiritual Cleansing has more of an early Godflesh vibe to it at times that I really enjoy. Each album stands strong as its own statement. I haven't heard a project with such a uniquely cultivated atmosphere like this in quite some time.
DOGLIVEROIL "Present Six Physiognomies" tape
Labyrinth recordings
1996. Labyrinth Recordings is not probably label many worship, but it has special aura to it nevertheless. Putting out Slogun – The Pleasures Of Death original tape, various Italian projects including Murder Corporation, Discordance, Dead Body Love,... and such. Dogliveroil probably doesn't have same cult reputation or devoted following as mentioned bands, haha, but this UK noise group managed to create some tasty stuff. This tape being one example. It is pretty free flowing group noise, where everybody just makes some sort of noisy sound and it results something which ain't stylish harsh noise nor edited & cleaned up, nor distorted to ultimate grain. It is noise filled with frenzy and chaos, few misses, many great moments.
Big Road Breaker "A Sum Of Destructions" tape
Muzamuza Records – MUZA 01
Had zero recollections what this could be. I liked what I hear. 1995, pro-tape in nice cardboard box covers. Hand numbered 500! No wonder it is available at discogs starting from 2 euros! That price is a joke compared to how good tape actually is. Sound collage meets fairly musical industrial/electronic music. Hard to really analyze it. When looked discogs for more info of project I see this compared to Hafler Trio and Throbbing Gristle but closer to RRRECORDS' shortwave-and-found-sound noise works. Not bad references. If one can still grab this for 5 euro or less, I'd go for it if I wouldn't already have it.
SEWER ELECTION "Killing for Denmark" tape
Harsh noise wall. That's about it. Thick and good, though.
WARFARE NOISE "Black noise command" tape
when you get something like this, expectations are not highest. This time, actually surprises being one of the best demo tapes from Finland. Cover describes this Black noise grind metal. As band name suggest, there is strong Cogumelo Records influence. Also Blasphemy and Havohej could be traced. But then also.. Blood? Agathocles? That type of brutal and rugged grindcore feel. Sound being excellent. Filthy and raw, but not "all at maximum - we don't care" type of sound, but actually have some own character here. Something you could have expected to be recorded in late 80's or early 90's, but rarely succeeded these days.
To honor the 40th anniversary of the death of one of my teenage heroes:
SID VICIOUS: Sid sings LP
Haha, fuck yess!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 02, 2019, 03:54:59 PM
Big Road Breaker "A Sum Of Destructions" tape
Muzamuza Records – MUZA 01
Had zero recollections what this could be. I liked what I hear. 1995, pro-tape in nice cardboard box covers. Hand numbered 500! No wonder it is available at discogs starting from 2 euros! That price is a joke compared to how good tape actually is. Sound collage meets fairly musical industrial/electronic music. Hard to really analyze it. When looked discogs for more info of project I see this compared to Hafler Trio and Throbbing Gristle but closer to RRRECORDS' shortwave-and-found-sound noise works. Not bad references. If one can still grab this for 5 euro or less, I'd go for it if I wouldn't already have it.
Still active today as brb>voicecoil despite many sporadic spells of inactivity. Collabs with Culver are especially good. Great live act too.
Gilles De Rais Order / Mania - split 7''
Great track from Gilles De Rais Order. Strong vocals and nasty feedback. Real shame there isn't more material like this from the project. Mania track is quite brooding, vocals in the distance, feedback, lots of low end to contrast. Great EP all 'round, my only gripe it that it's too short.
Asides from that I've been checking out some recent Death Metal. Those I've managed to like enough to listen to multiple times are purchase are
Musmahhu - Reign Of The Odious
Mortal Wound - Forms Of Unreasoning Fear
Cerebral Rot - Cessation Of Life
Mortuous - Through Wilderness
Sulphurous - Dolorous Death Knell
Quote from: Duncan on February 02, 2019, 07:19:20 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 02, 2019, 03:54:59 PM
Big Road Breaker "A Sum Of Destructions" tape
Muzamuza Records – MUZA 01
Had zero recollections what this could be. I liked what I hear. 1995, pro-tape in nice cardboard box covers. Hand numbered 500! No wonder it is available at discogs starting from 2 euros! That price is a joke compared to how good tape actually is. Sound collage meets fairly musical industrial/electronic music. Hard to really analyze it. When looked discogs for more info of project I see this compared to Hafler Trio and Throbbing Gristle but closer to RRRECORDS' shortwave-and-found-sound noise works. Not bad references. If one can still grab this for 5 euro or less, I'd go for it if I wouldn't already have it.
Still active today as brb>voicecoil despite many sporadic spells of inactivity. Collabs with Culver are especially good. Great live act too.
BRB and Culver Playing live soon too, look forwards to seeing them. Don't know anything about either, should be fun.
Merzbow / Opening Performance Orchestra - MERZOPO. Split album, the Merzbow stuff gets better as it progresses, more into the Opening Performace stuff though, excellent build up and controlled assault.
lately
Strict - Kiss
Immolation - Here In After
Merzbow - Protean World
Forteresse - Thèmes Pour La Rébellion
Causings "4-Hour Body" CS (self-released, 2019?)
Nice little tape of subtle, understated experimental/musique concrete sent to me by a member of the group, one Derek Baron – some folks 'round here may know him from his Reading Group label. Not exactly sure how to describe this kinda stuff. Basic components are field/incidental recordings, various acoustic clank and clatter, and some electric guitar through what I assume is a tiny box amp. Normally I wouldn't find this combination all that interesting, considering how haphazard these things tend to be, but this is pretty enjoyable and actually builds good atmosphere and tension after a minute or so. I guess this stuff sort of sounds like outtakes from the first two This Heat albums. Snippets from radio and television interject occasionally, along with what sounds like accidentally pushing the record button on Baron's tape player(s). The acoustic clatter is hard to pin down but also pretty small, "domestic" and tinny at times, which is the only real complaint. Meanders here and there, also, but that seems intentional, if that's possible. Guitar sort of struggles to reach the point of rhythm/melody and otherwise just drones quietly for tone and texture. Creates a very inviting sense of space. Fans of Graham Lambkin-related anything would do well to contact Derek and pick this one up.
Bicipital Fine s/t CD (Off, 2017)
I doubt I would have checked this out without Derek having sent this to me, but I'm glad he did. This is a sort of restrained take on free jazz/avantgarde jazz that gets noisy but never loud and is quite odd but never skronky and abrasive. Normally that'd be a huge detracting point, but this really works for me. Very pleasant flute and trumpet along percolating full bass and of course Derek Baron's weird, quiet tape (electro-)acoustics. I've always wanted to hear something vaguely like this (e.g. quiet free jazz) and this isn't like what I'd imagined, but still fits the bill and a very relaxing listen – morning coffee music/Sunday afternoon-type stuff.
Lt. Col. Cooter "Substandard Operating Procedure" CS (self-released, 2018)
Lt. Col. Cooter "Covert Operations ..." CS (self-released 2018)
New offerings from a project that is beginning to really explore all possibilities; sound work vs. performance art, comedy vs. commentary, and so on. Here, we get some contrast from the Besmirched 2: Uncut tape in the exploration of interrogation techniques and the darker side of U.S. diplomacy. The real highlight of the two is the A-side of "Covert" which consists only of the man himself being waterboarded and a gradually-encroaching high-end synth tone. Otherwise, there's some nice (and funny) noisy sound collage (featuring Rosie O'Donnell) but the strong point here is the introduction of new angles/approaches – how many people do you know who've voluntarily waterboarded themselves for the sake of a performance or recording? Furthermore, thank fuck some research went into these concepts, rather than just lazily "presenting" current events or whatever. Good stuff that perhaps offers more promise for what's ahead than necessarily a home-run, but I don't really see too many others simultaneously offering humor and insight, so a cut above by that token alone.
Psycho Ex-Girlfriend CS (Bacteria Field, 2018)
On side A, the mother of all thrift store tape scores – ad nauseam recordings from an answering machine of someone's, well, psychotic ex calling. Repeatedly. With increasing psychosis. One of the better quotes is something like "I'd like for you to just do something really impulsive and risky, you know, to show me that you care." Not really good for foul moods, but on better days, impossible to avoid laughing aloud. On the B-side, you get garden variety harsh noise with the previous answering machine recordings buried underneath. Sorry Eddie, sorry Jake, there's just no way the B-side can live up to what the A-side offers. Should've just included more of these recordings if any. Good stuff no less but just can't measure up.
Paul Bowles "Baptism of Solitude" promo CS (Meta, 1995)
Disregard this review if you aren't already a fan of the author. Here, we get readings of excerpted Bowles prose, poems, and such against some ambient synthesizer played by Bowles and Bill Laswell. In some moments, it works (esp. "Next to Nothing," "You are not I," and "A Distant Episode,") but otherwise I would've been just as happy with nothing but Bowles' voice – no eerie/cheesy synth presets can match the beauty and darkness of his words, anyhow, and really the man just had an excellent speaking voice. Advertisement on cover describes it as "haunting" which is pretty spot-on – the best part in Bertollucci's film version of The Sheltering Sky is when Kit runs into the cafe in the final scene to find Bowles himself: "Are you lost?" Something about the man's voice is just exactly how a writer and personality such as himself should sound. Sui generis. Mystical in a way, yet totally lacking any coherent sense of dumb "spiritual" notions whatsoever. Maybe someone with advanced audio software can isolate the readings for me and then I can have the recording how it really should be.
Violent Shogun "Taste Our Japanese Steel" CS (Yes Divulgation, 2018)
Damn! Really atmospheric and enjoyable junk metal abuse that manages to be somehow both blown-out and varied in texture, as well as quiet. This has to be heavily treated on tape because although it seems to have originated with really well-recorded sources/acoustics, it's saturated and decayed enough to sound like old M.B./M.O., or a more aggro version of Alleypisser. Or, at times even like an earlier Hal Hutchinson tape dubbed to older and older tapes over and over again for maximum gain, decay and saturation, then treated to amazing stereo EQ.
Side A goes from rotten scraping and creaking with background high-end to continuous but dynamic and fluid texture wall, which lets up to reveal some amazing clunk and clatter with gorgeous (I mean fucking gorgeous, man) acoustic character – possibly with some leftover tape shit bleeding in underneath, or maybe, I don't know, the sound of one of the tape recorders itself. Cutting through that after a long, relaxing passage is a series of rapid cuts of noise bursts that I have a hard time believing is only just junk metal (there's obviously some feedback). This gives way to rusty clanging that is not so much harsh but hard before the tape runs out.
Side B was clearly not material from the same project, but hard to tell if it was included intentionally or not. Some kind of cavernous and tape-saturated death metal that could be, I don't know, Incantation, Slugathor, Asphyx or one of those bands. Not bad at all. Nice drum sound, good riffing, old-school vocal style. I wonder what others who received this tape got?
Perhaps I'm a little biased, but pretty much anything from this project is going to be well-thought-out, well-executed, and impressive in terms of technique/style, even in basic/simple mode as with this tape. Sounds utterly dismal on a cold day in my drafty apartment. For fans of: early Hal Hutchinson, Massimo Toniutti, Altar of Flies, Sewer Election.
Sewer Election "Dismal" (Team Boro Tapes, 2018)
Top-notch harsh work from a project that's pretty much always doing whatever is being attempted really well. Side A has crunchy noise with a propulsive, sputtering forward-momentum with the signature SE tape decay/saturation. Description said "barely-there feedback" but it sounds pretty fuckin' loud to me (precise but blown-out trilling tones). A few minutes in things get more broken-up with interruptions of mid-range screech – you pretty much get tonal/timbral variations on that formula. Awesome. Side B begins with some of the most stunning basic-yet-detailed tape saturation crackle I have ever heard. Almost as if you took a Vast Glory tape and repeatedly copied it from older tape to even older tape. Whining alarm high-end and sharp feedback cut in after a few minutes. B is more shift-heavy with lot of stop-start action but more or less retains a limited color pallette like A. If you like the project in question, Wince, or Legless, you probably already have this. You know the drill.
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Violent Shogun "Taste Our Japanese Steel" CS (Yes Divulgation, 2018)
Side B was clearly not material from the same project, but hard to tell if it was included intentionally or not. Some kind of cavernous and tape-saturated death metal that could be, I don't know, Incantation, Slugathor, Asphyx or one of those bands. Not bad at all. Nice drum sound, good riffing, old-school vocal style. I wonder what others who received this tape got?
It is an incredible listen,
Taste Our Japanese Steel. I believe all physical cassettes are recycled (1) and dubbed with whatever random fancy he found, acquired or whatnot on the B-sides. (2) All different.
My copy:
(1) Cassette professionally printed for a children's christian bible study reading.
(2) 100 short jingles—as for a commercial or something. 100 wide variations of musical, short diddies possible to purchase for your commercial use. Between each one is a man's voice identifying a number for each selection.
Damn, thank you both for the really kind words and support.
B-sides are dubbed with whatever I find cool or listen to at the moment. Tapes are all recycled and old. And all the sounds on that tape come from the same little tiny box with springs and a contact mic on it that I treated through my tape 4-tracker. No effects were used on the tape. The simplest the best.
MOOZZHEAD "Hurl Carousel" tape
ltd 20 copies Finnish noise tape from 1996. One side microphone and vocals. Other bass and efx. Nothing phenomenal, but occasionally B-side gets into decent levels. Sort of early experiments of project that didn't develop further - at least not yet!
STIMBOX / NKONDI "whatflavorisnoise?" tape
Dull Full Rivets productions
C-90. Stimbox is strong harsh noise here. Nkondi can't match the level, but is not bad either. I wonder if anyone is in touch with mr. Stimbox?
SIGILLUM S "Studs and divinity" tape
Minus Habens tapes
Album opens with great noisy piece, but starts to go to their gothy' keyboard industrial type of material. Not bad, but not their best. Still decent listening when technology is quite old.
BRUME "Katherine" tape
Old Europa Cafe
Early 90's works, really nice. Brume is something I have quite a lot, but can't really say I could even name my favorite release. Like with Sigillum S, it tends to be the older, the better what dictates how works fit to my taste.
Achim Wollscheid "Der Gefaßte Raum" tape
1995 self published tape I have bought many years ago from artware productions. I doubt I ever listened this despite been in shelves for decades... What we have here is text reading by various guys, mixed with the sound of japanese noise artists. Subtitle of tape is "über die Japanische Noise Culture". For guy who doesn't understand language, it's almost like poetry mixed with noise, yet never captures the earcandy levels of sheer noise. One could say it is actually most of all.... irritating.
FACTOR X "a;m" tape
Personal Soundtracks
Another long ago Artware productions scores. One hour of odd sound collages of noises, voices, spoken bits, music fragments. I believe he did edit this tape out of tape cuts. It gives neat sound what "computer" or "sampler" collages do not necessarily have.
V/A WILL POWER REPORT #2
Public Demand Cassettes
The Brutumn Fulmen - quite flat electronics. Perhaps early computer noise experiments? BAD KHARMA track being Marhaug re-make, is heavy harsh noise. Burt Reynolds Ensamble is horrid howling free music. CRY HAVOC last one the comp is one the more obscure Japanese noise projects.
OVMN "II" tape
MSNP tape
MACRONYMPHA "Crack" tape
MACRONYMPHA "Metal noise" tape
Mother Savege
OVMN offers brutal hwn. Tape titled simply MSNP is compilation with One Dark Eye, Macronympha, Slave Labour, MxM and OVMN. Cover offers no details what, when and so on... Good stuff nevertheless.
Two Macro tapes 1995 crack and 1993 metal noise - both solid and good releases. No complaints other than the "uniform design", same font always etc.
FACIALMESS / HERMIT split tape
Recalcitrant Noise
Fuck how great Facialmess is on this tape! Listening some of his later works where cut up & funny bits never get really brutal has made me wonder what were the actually best Facialmess recordings out there. And I can vote for this. Almost flawless performance of fast, brutal, ripping and highly vivid movement. Never gets boring during 30 mins of duration. Hermit is also good here, but his work is so much more toned down industrial type noise that after being electrocuted by Facialmess, it doesn't feel equally exciting. Probably projects would have both benefited from solo C-30 releases?!
INHALANT "Clinical" tape
Propulsive Audio
60 copies of this tape came wrapped in surgical mask. Sound is very fitting to packaging. Clinical is quite good word. It's distorted and it is noisy, but also clinical in a way that synths sound sharp and shiny, not rusty and blunt. Sound is bright and in your face, not distant cavernous lo-fi gutter noise.
Don Manderin - Mother of all the distortions Cassette - self released - Very Isoteric warped field recordings on one side, strange drones on the other. This project seems to be controlled by a Facebook profile of the same name, some youtube Videos pop upand tapes are sold through eBay. A bit of a mystery project, fairly prolific, but just very odd. I like the sense of mystery tbh.
Broken Flag - A Retrospective 1982 - 85. Vinyl on Demand CD Box Set 2012. Finally got a copy of this, I've been listening to it all week. I have some box sets by some of the artists on here that expand upon the work ( Ramleh and Maurizio Bianchini), but it's great to finally own this and listen to all the older pioneering work by the different artists that were on the label.
Yesterday and today I was in perfect mood for listening to some Lithuanian projects - Pogrom, of course, a longtime favourite of mine. Svaixt, Oorchach, oro!oro!, Daina Dieva/Skeldos, Girnu Giesmes, Budrus, Body Cargo...
Velemara - Abysmia is really great, but didn't listen to it very often in the last couple years. Definitely deserves more listening sessions.
All these fit perfectly for browsing through Rimaldas Viksraitis' Grimaces of the weary village book while listening.
By the way, what's going on with Autarkeia or Terror? Unfortunately not much activity in the last couple years.
Kazumoto Endo + Kazuma Kubota - Live Recording (Noise Ninja Records)
Short (20min) tape full of intense active Japanese noise. Exactly the thing I like.
Flesh Coffin - Devil Worship In The Slaughterhouse (Out-Of-Body Records)
Half an hour of bliss from Andreas Brandal. This sounds like if it was scripted. A bit cinematic at times but mostly just harsh noise (with hints of HNW) mixed with some harsh field recordings(?). Probably the best thing I have heard from Brandal.
Dead Body Collection / Masturbatory Dysfunction - The Necrophiles (Geräuschmanufaktur)
Full blast HNW. A rumbling WALL, not some hissy ANW experiments or crackle studies. A track from each plus a 30min collaboration.
While on my way to get a bottle of wine yesterday, I stopped by a record store and left with three seven-inches.
FAUX PAS - Støy = Gull 7" (Turgid Animal)
Marhaug and Toft playing noise just for the fun of it. And fun it is! Playful yet not frivolous, and with lots of energy. For some reason I expected this to be all out distorted blasting, but instead it has quite alot of air and space, with each element getting the room it needs. This approach can often result in less punch and drive, but this has plenty of that. Not too far from, say, GOLDEN SERENADES. Great stuff.
LASSE MARHAUG / JOHN WIESE - Continuous Loop Sheep 1997-2017 7" (Pica Disk)
A mail collaborration made at the exact same time on June 6th, 1997, but never released back then. Master tape found in 2014, and then edited in 2017 by both artists, 20 years later on the exact same day. Side A has Wiese treating Marhaugs' sounds. Similar to the FAUX PAS 7" above, it has lot's of air, with loops of various timbre circling around eachother but never getting too tangled up and cluttered. Side B has Marhaug treating Wieses' sounds. Heavy distorted snappy cutup of loops (though you get no sense of the loops due to them being so... cutup). Nice work, and a good contrast to side A. Have a feeling I'll be returning to this alot.
SMELL & QUIM - Scum-Grief flexi 7" (Flaccid House)
I found this in the back of a shoebox underneath the pop/rock LP crates. Flexi from 1989, an early one. Nasty stapled cover displaying a cock split in half. I expected the more crazy and wack S&Q, but this is closer in nature to their rather untypical and subdued second album, The Jissom Killers. Here Milovan and Paul sound like as if ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO were covering METGUMBNERBONE, or something. Demented flutes (or whatever it might be) wailing sadly to the steady beat of a distant kettle-drum, with various rattling sounds appearing along the way. Eerie lobotomized march music. Great sound too (for being a flexi that is). Comes very cheap on discogs. Recommended!
V/A "Arson" CS (Team Boro Tapes, 2017)
I'm sure many reading already have this, but since I'm late to the game and digging what Team Boro does, gonna review it anyway. I'll start by saying I find it very refreshing that the label has found a way to apply a nicely violent and taboo theme without relying on the usual perversity, narcoterrorism, or political dog-whistling (not that I have any real objection to any of that). And what better than arson for a tape that's bound to be primarily harsh noise?
Side A: First up is Tied Hands, who usually do a sort of all-over-the-place mixture of noise, field recordings and "experimental" if I'm not mistaken. Here, we get a sort of tinny and "small" sounding take on HN that is pleasantly sandy/gritty (track concerns a maniac cop turned spree killer). Next is VMS Elit with a crunchy, brittle HN piece that doesn't skimp on ringing high-end; should appeal to fans similar stuff like Quack Quack/Milos Olympus. Following that is Heinz Hopf, with whom I'm kind of underwhelmed as I must admit I generally like the principals' solo efforts much, much more. As usual, things are so saturated as to compress the sense of space I feel their tracks would generally do better to retain. Nice screeching high end of course, but there is a reason I'm partial to Johannson, Nystrand, and Anderson on their own. Onto a contribution from Schakalens Bror – feeling dumb for not having looked into this project earlier as I'm really enjoying the emphasis on texture over volume here: broken, very detailed, acoustic-emphasis kind of stuff; amazing work – not so much Harsh Noise as just noise. Next up is Factory Farming with yet another piece whose sample I can't make out due to the language barrier – oh well, I'm really liking the semi-rhythmic Slogun-clone PE approach; excellent static texture and perhaps the longest piece so far. After that, Legless blasts in with his fairly usual speaker-filling, high-presence decayed roaring HN, has a certain Richard Ramirez-type feel to it, not a bad thing in this case (and great background alarm throbbing oscillations). Lastly, we get Death Dealer doing, well, more HN but with a layered and dynamic (yet still blown-out, saturated, and compressed) take on HN despite still being no-fi as hell. Nice cuts/shifts and a tasty machine-whirring tone as backbone make this piece one of my favorites. Weird pitch-shifted singing sample bleeding through underneath is effectively eerie.
Side B: Kicks off with People's Person taking a more spacious, high-mid approach with an amazing "container reverb" before the avalanche of crunch rains down. Disturbing "moaning" tone underneath, excellent layering and timing for this piece. Second entry is Current Worming whose brand of harsh noise + industrial tape muck is on display with a barreling, cavernous track that sounds as if the reverb was emphasized due to over-saturation. Just the right amount of buzzing low-key rhythmic grime to make the track recognizable as who was responsible for it (although you could mistake it for Dead Body Love). I would have bought the tape for this submission alone but of course knew the others would match up. After that, Friendly Face's (who get the award for best track title, "Zippo") cascading flamethrower HN is hard to distinguish from Dealer and Hopf from the previous side but delivers some seriously amazing feedback spraying out along with the blasting mid-range molten asphalt which cools to one thin static line in concluding. Implicit Ruin, next, have a super-primitive take on industrial with a hammering rhythm, one-two high-end noise wave as melody, and bursts of wet synth fluttering in occasionally. Vocals are enraged and of course heavily flanged. Oddly, when the vocals start, the metal percussion shifts to sort of random pinging – I can't help but like this sort of wacky take on PE, which crescendos into primitive harsh noise cut-up with great reverberation. The next piece, whom I'll assume is Ü Golem with a quiet, sputtering crackle wall piece with a flattened bass flowing underneath – the most tape-decayed out of a number of projects whose main component seems to be cassette gain and over-saturation. Another one of my favorite pieces for the entire comp, as I really enjoy the somewhat "thinner" HNW style of whichever project this is, Vast Glory, and certain tracks by The Rita. The next track is yet another intense wall of static but with a sort of "cosmic" or esoteric feel due to the almost-melodic tonal synth drone in background along with the foreground WH-style high-end flutter. Most likely Urban Bushmen, something of an idiosyncratic, refreshing approach for a project with such a great name. Finally, we have a piece from Arkhe, which as 90% of the pieces before it, relies on a linear approach and static grime, droning away consistently much like the previous project (and sounding quite different from the Arkhe on other releases I own in doing so). Not the best material for that project and not an amazing closing track for a compilation but what can you do?
As a closing note, I'll use a term I normally hate and say this comp is really well "curated" as far as track length and order – doesn't feel as if any project got short shrift or too much leeway with unduly long tracks, either. I can think of some projects that would've felt at home here but perhaps would've just been more of the same, so the economical and efficient choice of C66 is great. Neither side feels like the 33 minutes which comprise it, both moving quickly and staying engaging. Where's Bloated Slutbag when you need him?
Mark Vernon "Orphaned Works" CS (Research Laboratories, 2019)
Another great collection from the current god of tape archaeology. Using similar found-sound materials as his Lend An Ear and Remnant Kings releases, Vernon here again evokes incredible emotion and atmosphere in what amounts to a diverse collection of relatively short pieces. We get of course detailed clanks and clunks amidst the sound of all manner of interior spaces along with fragments of instructional tapes, dictations, and anonymous thrift-store home recordings (somebody turned 16 on Friday, October 13th 1989, if you're the superstitious type) among much more. Overall has an ethereal, haunted character as complimented by the 4AD-like cover art/layout. More composed than collaged, they differ from Lend An Ear while retaining a similar intimate feel. The emphasis on structure at times veers toward his work in the duo Vernon & Burns. One of the better details is the use of hyper-processed voice wizardry, not unlike Valerio Triccoli or "The Floor Above" by Mercury Hall. Vernon's added acoustic work is of course also absolutely gorgeous and spectral. Has a distinct (by chance only, mind you!) HNAS/Heemann/Ultra vibe at times. Criminally-small edition which I understand is nearly sold-out, so visit Mark's YouTube channel to stream it: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCle7IUOlgIRqFOOLBTDS9gA
Duncan Harrison "Life Is Not a Succession of Major Events" CS (Research Laboratories, 2019)
A genuinely challenging and off-putting experimental work from an artist I greatly admire. Discovering Duncan's work for myself, I was at first blown away by the incredible detail and variation, everything worked and reworked to perfect execution. Though the latter is still the case, the former not as much, with recent works having a more deliberate sense of unity, even minimalism. This is most so here, with "Life Is Not..." comprising of high-gain, loud blown-out cuts from what sounds like almost accidental or incidental field recordings. Side A has a sort of numbing repetition (often like life itself) using clunky looping edits with some layered voice snippet interjections. Infinitely approaching zero would be the most apt abstract description, I think. On Side B, we have drawings from the same pool of source recordings, with a more varied, cut-up/collaged style, emphasizing an amazing use of syllabic voice edits. Here, the experience is more akin to walking through the lengthy subways of Boston while moving forward over a long distance. I suspect there are also other details aside from the field recordings mentioned but they are merely complimentary sheen to the main component. Totally immersive listening yet throroughly no-entertainment dismal Brit masochism. For fans of: Jeph Jerman, The Haters, Euronet.
Active Denial s/t CS (Cheap Food Records, 2017)
Quirky Brit PE which, as far as I can tell, avoids the usual sex murder and questionable politics in favor of a more, I don't know, personal, obscure, or esoteric approach. Esoteric in the more general sense of the word than implying connotations of mysticism, as here the requisite spite is of course present as PE mostly should be. In a way, it sort of has the bleak romanticism of lo-fi black metal, just without the instruments. Thin, primitive synth electronics go from droning to static to bi-tonal sub-rhythmic over six tracks on one side, most of which bleed together to a degree. The vocal performance, present only on some tracks, gives an impression of a very young PB doing vocals in a fictitious, alternate-reality demo version of Total Sex or Birthdeath Experience. So minimal as to be not remarkably memorable but good stuff; a few shades better than the underwhelming, minimal, quiet "PE" coming out of the US like Pleasure Island, Alba Cell and so on. Fans of Forza Albino, Menacing '84/Roases, and Intersp3c!es 3rotica (a one-off PE project from Moral Defeat label out of Denmark which should have recorded more material). I hope to see more from this project simply as I'm curious what it'd sound like.
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FACIALMESS / HERMIT split tape
Recalcitrant Noise
Fuck how great Facialmess is on this tape! Listening some of his later works where cut up & funny bits never get really brutal has made me wonder what were the actually best Facialmess recordings out there. And I can vote for this. Almost flawless performance of fast, brutal, ripping and highly vivid movement. Never gets boring during 30 mins of duration. Hermit is also good here, but his work is so much more toned down industrial type noise that after being electrocuted by Facialmess, it doesn't feel equally exciting. Probably projects would have both benefited from solo C-30 releases?!
Facialmess/Gestorte Nachbarn C-20 and a s/t C-20, both on Bloated Corpse (I believe), from that same time of 1996-1997 are similar. I don't believe either are listed at Discogs, but I can't remember what the s/t cover looks like to double-check right now. There are probably more tapes of this style and high quality from that period and also on Bloated Corpse (his label). Would love to see a box set of that period and his label.
There is also GRUNT / FACIALMESS split LP from roughly same era. Meaning - it must be good, but it must be 20 years when I last listened to it... I think I got to grab this from shelves soon. First check what old tapes I have in collection... I think the early material made impression, but as said, later more amusing ultra cut up less so...
VU "s/t" tape
Brown Hill Mafia
New finnish duo. Filed under industrial-ambient. Ambient description is quite far fetched, I think. Maybe usage of some fairly modern synths may cause this. Yet sound is recorded in echoing chamber, nearly live-session I've been told. It's far more industrial with experimental soundscapes, droning electronics, but too much roughness to be what traditionally is "ambient". Good tape, I was actually surprised how good it was when I was expecting... "ambient".
AARON DILLOWAY "Banned/Bent" tape
Banned
raw tape loops, grinding for half an hour. Good sound, really neat and simple material that works.
SHARON'S LAST PARTY "Bayonetts for lhasa" tape
kickacid
I was expecting more old IRM type of stuff leaning towards heavy electronics type of stuff! Wasn't 7" way more industrial. Don't remember when I listened this, release over decade ago. Slow, scratching and bow-on-objects type of sounds,.. bass guitar? Throat-singing chanting, etc. One long side that slows well. Far more ritual music direction than I remember other stuff to be.
DRUG AGE "Tropismo" tape
Joy De Vivre
Not been following what are the latest news of the Italian harsh noise activities. I have impression that it's not as active as it was while ago? This tape, really brilliant. Sounds like single take, no overdubs kind of noise. Ripping and brutal, yet evades the easiest sub-categories. Just the kind of good noise I like.
ULTRA FUCK "Sex at the Maly Trostenests" tape
Thorax Harsh Cassettes
Really primitive noise. Some loops appear as if they were just done by pushing pause, rewinding fragment and pushing pause again and repeating process of abruptly ending repeating sound fragments. Vocals without any neat effects. It doesn't sound like Streicher, but if one would compare level of technical quality - somewhere in similar direction yet even more fucked up.
EN NIHIL "Assertive Order of Obedience" tape
Labyrinth
About 2/3 of a-side is dull blown up simple HWN. One bassy tone crackling and rumbling for probably 20 minutes, until suddenly changes. Rest of the tape we can hear bleak and raw electronics noise with much more variation. There's none of the dark and "industrial" tone known from some En Nihil stuff, yet it ain't the typical harsh noise. Its good for being quite different from most of recent listening.
Clinic of Torture - Rope Suspension CD - maybe the smoothest listen as far as CoT goes? less rough than the original album, more active than the 2nd album. "Pulse of Blood 2" is a notable highlight with its heartbeat rhythm. If you like other Clinic of Torture releases, you'll like this. Only complaint, I miss those rhythmic tracks that show up frequently on Sounds of Torment, Perversion Bizar and the live recordings.
Encephalophonic -X CD - had this on heavy repeat lately. cut-up harsh noise that manages to be technical and absolutely brutal at the same time. I think a big part of what sets Encephalophonic apart from other harsh noisers is the unique vibe. it's not just seedy or crusty, but just this cold steel / razorblade masochism thing that's reinforced so well by the artwork. if Caligula031 is the soundtrack to female trafficking in the Balkans, then Encephalophonic is the soundtrack for their lives once they're discarded.
Mo*Te - Life in a Peaceful New World CD - of all the top-tier Japanese noise reissues from the past two years, this is the biggest revelation for me. incredibly pure harsh noise that doesn't have a single bland second. yesterday I listened to it four times in a row and was barely satisfied. fuck.
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Encephalophonic -X CD - had this on heavy repeat lately. cut-up harsh noise that manages to be technical and absolutely brutal at the same time. I think a big part of what sets Encephalophonic apart from other harsh noisers is the unique vibe. it's not just seedy or crusty, but just this cold steel / razorblade masochism thing that's reinforced so well by the artwork. if Caligula031 is the soundtrack to female trafficking in the Balkans, then Encephalophonic is the soundtrack for their lives once they're discarded.
Thanks for this, never read a better description for the great noise that is Encephalophonic!
Totally different, but I listened a lot to Ulex Xane's Stances Semblance CD. And I have to say I like it more every time. Great record! Definitely a highlight of 2018 for me.
TRERIKSRÖSET - Kristen Musik från Rågsved LP
Been going through this a number of times now, including a couple of sober listens during the day, and feel like I've got it now. One could say something along the lines of "vintage Treriksröset, dude, you know it's absolutely spectacular", or one could go off on a pretentious rant about how this is actually deeper than expected. Imma do both. This is vintage Treriksröset, dude, and you know it's absolutely spectacular. It should also be said that this is actually quite deep, and raises more than one interesting point about the nature of harsh noise and aesthetics in general. If you think you know pretty much what to expect, as I did, the brief intro is totally out of left field as far as the sonic atmosphere goes. For a brief moment I thought I had mistakenly stumbled onto some "post mortem" industrial stuff. This feeling was interrupted in a supremely surprising and equally satisfying way by pure, unmortem harsh noise of a type any fan of Sexregler will recognize instantly. Treriksröset, bitch. Extremely organic despite its sharp harshness, complex despite its virtually mono-layered structure and, most importantly: violent and chaotic without ever becoming obnoxious or annoying. These are things that could be said about all Treriksröset recordings, but apply more than ever when it comes to the two tracks making up the A side of this presentation of Christian music from Rågsved. The B side houses only the title track which, ever so subtly, crosses a barrier or two by somehow summoning angels of a a nature slightly more corporeal than you'd expect from previous encounters with this project. I've not been able to pinpoint it, but a certain physicality can be detected throughout the track; there's something industrial in the literal meaning of the word going on here. It's captivating, no matter what. As a final note on the actual sound, it should be said that when you realize you've spent five minutes listening to the locked grove before realizing that there even is a locked groove on the album, then you know you've found some good fucking harsh noise (as well as someone dedicated to getting his locked grooves just right). The cover and artwork is also mindblowing in its balanced perfection. It is too soon to start making lists over best 2019 releases, but whatever happens, Kristen Musik från Rågsved will make the top 3.
V/A "Lapse From Virtue" tape
Sound of Pig
Back in 1989 Yutaka Tanaka (s*core) compiled this C-60 of japanese noise for Sound Of Pig tape label. Even if many famous names are included, atmosphere is quite unlike the "japanese noise of the 90's".
Solmania, Merzbow and The Hanatarash next to industrial sound of Contagious Orgasm , S*Core, and delicate experimental violin sound of Agencement. And bunch of oddities Liminal, Nihilist Surfin' Group, Noizrt and Thug System to mention. It reminds far more the "experimental tape scene", than what was published just few years later as Japanoise. Not a perfect tape by any means, but good stuff nevertheless!
MACRONYMPHA "1990-91 vol. 2" tape
MSNP
All info that can be found about this is "Recorded 1990-91 Pittsburgh PA. Edition of 30 copies issued by Rodger Stella." Material sound somehow familiar at parts, but it is hard to say what kind of sessions this compiles? Is it unreleased stuff? Is it sound material that was later used on some other tapes? Almost entire C-90 is good stuff. Lots of metal noise loops, that are highly textured. One beat oriented track is quite useless among brilliant material.
KILLY DOG BOX "Against the forgetting" tape
Линия Шума
Russian label did tape version of that was year later re-released as CDR. Again one of the UK bands I have really no clue what and when they have been active and how this tape ended to my shelves. Edition of 59 copies, hand stamped covers, quite good experimental / ambient / industrial soundscapes of some sort. Not something I get overtly excited, but stuff I like to listen to while doing mailorder packages etc.
Another release with plenty of UK artists presence is PROTUBERANCE comp tape. Cementimental, Filthy Turd, Bongoleeros, and suddenly followed by massive track of Concrete Violin... tape just playing as we speak so still 3/4 to be listened before heading towards live gig of Blood of thee christ, Young Hustlers etc this evening!
Natural Orthodoxy - Trust Exercises. Cassette 2018. I discovered this project on here on the UK PE thread and decided to buy a tape after the link was posted. I did a full review on my blog. I liked how he pulled all the very different tracks together. I found the work very bleak in a Northern English way and thought that made it unique. There was a good sense of experimentation too, it didn't seem that conservative as a result. Like other younger UK stuff it seemed very personal and I liked that. I played a load of stuff off his Bandcamp and got into it, I will be on the discogs hunt for more stuff over time.
Reynols - Minecxio Emanations 1993-2018 box set 2019
Pica Disk
Monumental box set just released on Marhaug's imprint celebrating this cult Argentinian group. Amazing lofi live recordings for the most part, some nice collaged approaches to how the tracks run together. Improv and jam after improv and jam but I have been listening for hours with no boredom at all. I'm not sure how but this band really manages to be a cut above lots of other free psych stuff of a similar nature. Only here will I make mention of Miguel Tomasin's Down Syndrome condition as a possible reason for this? It exists beyond just the scope of actively trying to be some kind of noisy improv band and simply....is what ever these guys do with very listenable results?
I'm only listening online as my box hasn't arrived yet and I can't wait to see the thing properly. One of the best bands ever?!
Controlled Death – Black Lucifer Rising
Sickness – No One Cries For The Death Of A Disease...
Dark Sonority – Kaosrekviem
Climax Denial - All of My Loves Are Like Dreams - (Assembly of Hatred, 2010) - I bought this a few years ago and keep coming back to it from time to time. I was doing some work so I drifted in and out of it. It does that low level thing, distant vocals etc and I think it does that very well. The reason it stood out is I was listening to a release that revelled in low level,vocals in the distance stuff and it didn't work as well and this is an example of that kind of thing being done very well. My Jewel Case for it is wrecked though, need to get a new one.
Climax Denial - Sexuality is a Curse - ( IDES recordings, 2006) - This I also got years ago, it's more explosive than the other release and I really got into it. This I got with the cd as I read about the IDES label and Climax Denial in As Loud as Possible. Do love these two bits I have by the project, but this tape really goes off on one and I like it more.
The Implicate Order Volume 1 and 2 - ( Self released, 2002 -3) This project was Justin Bennett and Paris Sadonis - I got rips of these from a friend as I knew Paris from Shadow Project and Premature Ejaculation. He's done loads of odd Dark Ambient stuff like this, Involution, Foxfairy, Paris, Gravehill, Witch. This is fairly dark with odd bits thrown in, it gets sparkly in parts and a bit PE in parts. I am slightly obsessed with this, it's like a lighter Premature Ejaculation, but good, will find these someday on original. It was self released and sold on the project's old MySpace, how I miss those innocent days of social media. I am a complete Premature Ejaculation obsessive and tend to like projects vaguely linked to it.
IRM "Closure" cd (Malignant Records)- goddamn, I would consider this a modern day classic of industrial music & the label has it for $5. It took me this long to buy the damn thing as it just slipped my mind back when it was causing a minor stir as it whether or not it was 'Power Electronics'. Who the fuck cares? It's intense & dramatic from start to finish. Highly Recommended esp. at the current price.
If anyone in the U.S. has Irm or Bladh-related materials, drop me a line.
S.P.K. "Live at the Crypt" cd (O.E.C.)- new reissue that's pretty damn good. Not a lot to say, really.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 22, 2019, 08:21:20 PM
IRM "Closure" cd (Malignant Records)- goddamn, I would consider this a modern day classic of industrial music & the label has it for $5. It took me this long to buy the damn thing as it just slipped my mind back when it was causing a minor stir as it whether or not it was 'Power Electronics'. Who the fuck cares? It's intense & dramatic from start to finish. Highly Recommended esp. at the current price.
I need to revisit this. Not sure if I've heard it since it came out. I think my favourite IRM material might still be the stuff from the Nihil 2LP on CMI.
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Quote from: bitewerksMTB on February 22, 2019, 08:21:20 PM
IRM "Closure" cd (Malignant Records)- goddamn, I would consider this a modern day classic of industrial music & the label has it for $5. It took me this long to buy the damn thing as it just slipped my mind back when it was causing a minor stir as it whether or not it was 'Power Electronics'. Who the fuck cares? It's intense & dramatic from start to finish. Highly Recommended esp. at the current price.
I need to revisit this. Not sure if I've heard it since it came out. I think my favourite IRM material might still be the stuff from the Nihil 2LP on CMI.
I pulled Nihil to give Irm another listen & have "Oedipus Dethroned" on the way along with an order for "Order" on Discogs I'm waiting for an invoice. I've always liked Irm but never gave the rel's much attention beyond the first listen. Hell, I didn't make it all the way through the Bladh/Sotos cd... "Closure", though, hit me instantly. Played it twice the day I received it.
I just got Irm's indications of nigredo in the mail today I ordered it out of the blue only because ive liked the concept of nigredo and I wanted to see what the image on the cover was up close!
Ive seen them live and heard a few things but nothing really stuck out, I'm excited listen
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I just got Irm's indications of nigredo in the mail today I ordered it out of the blue only because ive liked the concept of nigredo and I wanted to see what the image on the cover was up close!
Ive seen them live and heard a few things but nothing really stuck out, I'm excited listen
I'm listening to "Indicator of Nigredo 1" on youtube right now & I want this record! His vocals are pretty much the same as on "Closure" but with more heavy PE elements. I also listened to the Four Studies For Crucifixion 10", which, is good but I prefer his vocals on Nigredo more. Excellent droning tones & panning heavy white noise.
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Quote from: Strangecross on February 22, 2019, 10:40:52 PM
I just got Irm's indications of nigredo in the mail today I ordered it out of the blue only because ive liked the concept of nigredo and I wanted to see what the image on the cover was up close!
Ive seen them live and heard a few things but nothing really stuck out, I'm excited listen
I'm listening to "Indicator of Nigredo 1" on youtube right now & I want this record! His vocals are pretty much the same as on "Closure" but with more heavy PE elements. I always listened to the Four Studies For Crucifixion 10", which, is good but I prefer his vocals on Nigredo more. Excellent droning tones & panning heavy white noise.
I think I'll spend some time revisiting IRM now that all of these titles are being brought up. Kind of realizing that I haven't listened to
any in some time now. The Red Album is probably their ultimate work - have you heard that one, Keith?
Martin Bladh is one of great talents/unique minds in this genre. His solo works/collaborations are all brilliant too! There are some on YouTube.
IRM - Indications of NigredoMan. Leave it to Seger Huva to yet again provide me with one of my favorite releases. Perfect clear drones and classic decaying/delaying textures. One thing I notice a lot in PE that I really am turned off by is copycat vocal delivery when it comes to timing- none of that predictability here- and very sincere delivery as well.
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Quote from: Strangecross on February 22, 2019, 10:40:52 PM
I just got Irm's indications of nigredo in the mail today I ordered it out of the blue only because ive liked the concept of nigredo and I wanted to see what the image on the cover was up close!
Ive seen them live and heard a few things but nothing really stuck out, I'm excited listen
I'm listening to "Indicator of Nigredo 1" on youtube right now & I want this record! His vocals are pretty much the same as on "Closure" but with more heavy PE elements. I also listened to the Four Studies For Crucifixion 10", which, is good but I prefer his vocals on Nigredo more. Excellent droning tones & panning heavy white noise.
I love IRM. I think that 12" is the single best I release. But
Order4 is very good too, and pretty similar. The addition of the bass guitar really kicks it up a notch. But now Im remembering how good Virgin Mind is too...
Irm are one of a kind and everything they've done is essential. Their last few releases have been a perfect symbiosis of sophisticated industrial/PE and post-millenial Scott Walker. Not something I can listen to every day, but all the better for that.
Quote from: Cauldhame on February 23, 2019, 12:45:53 PM
Not something I can listen to every day, but all the better for that.
Exactly. Usually demands a bit more dedication when listening.
Rudolf Eb.er - Om Kult I - Completely captivated by this one. Very good. Subtitled "Ritual Practice of Conscious Dying", this says a lot about the overall atmosphere.
Need to get Vol. 2 as soon as possible.
Was also listening to Brainnectar 2CD, fantastic as well, if you are in the right mood. I especially like the pieces with Junko.
Re: IRM. Next on my Sunday matinee playlist is The Cult of the Young Men CD. Haven't listened to it in years and don't remember much about it.
Quote from: cr on February 24, 2019, 09:28:15 AM
Rudolf Eb.er - Om Kult I - Completely captivated by this one. Very good. Subtitled "Ritual Practice of Conscious Dying", this says a lot about the overall atmosphere.
Need to get Vol. 2 as soon as possible.
Was also listening to Brainnectar 2CD, fantastic as well, if you are in the right mood. I especially like the pieces with Junko.
Great albums indeed.
thanks to that free jazz thread i've been listening to Abe Kaoru waaaaaaaailing in Lover Come Back to Me (and the rest of that album) and that Winter 1972 bootleg on Youtube. Just the ebbs and flows of the screeeeeeeching wails and wide percussion range absolutely kill.
Entre Vifs - Ontologie - Aussaat - 2018. This is 5 long recordings made between 2011 - 2017. Really good work that combines digital and metal clanging sounds from their own instruments. I was sent this to review for my blog and have been listening to it loads over the last few weeks,I definitely want to get more by this act over time.
S.T.A.B. - Day of the Male. - Unrest. I'm well into this album, I know I've mentioned it before but I think the vocals take it to another level.
Ke/Hil - Syndrome/Antidrome LP - two years late to the party but i finally picked this one up last weekend. it's strange but the first half of it sounds more necro than the first two albums, with lots of heavy bass frequencies, samples of anguished cries in the background and terminator vocals. Then the b-side gets a lot sharper but no less chilly. Only listened to it three times so far and despite lacking a "hit" song, it still seems like their best album yet. It's incredibly engaging despite being relativey low key. If youve waited as long as i have to check it out, wait no more!
Hijokaidan - Romance CD
Once a wise man (if I remember right it was Tisbor) on this forum said something like "Listening to Hijokaidan at high volume is one of the great pleasures of life". Nothing more to add.
Btw, I'm looking for the Junko solo LP/CDs "Sleeping beauty" and "The Void". So if anyone knows where to get them or wants to get rid of them, just let me know.
Blasting next: Windom
Quote from: cr on March 01, 2019, 08:03:34 PM
Hijokaidan - Romance CD
Once a wise man (if I remember right it was Tisbor) on this forum said something like "Listening to Hijokaidan at high volume is one of the great pleasures of life". Nothing more to add.
Btw, I'm looking for the Junko solo LP/CDs "Sleeping beauty" and "The Void". So if anyone knows where to get them or wants to get rid of them, just let me know.
Blasting next: Windom
The Void is available through Rumpsti Pumpsti
Quote from: vomitgore on March 01, 2019, 08:27:48 PM
Quote from: cr on March 01, 2019, 08:03:34 PM
Hijokaidan - Romance CD
Once a wise man (if I remember right it was Tisbor) on this forum said something like "Listening to Hijokaidan at high volume is one of the great pleasures of life". Nothing more to add.
Btw, I'm looking for the Junko solo LP/CDs "Sleeping beauty" and "The Void". So if anyone knows where to get them or wants to get rid of them, just let me know.
Blasting next: Windom
The Void is available through Rumpsti Pumpsti
Oh, that's great...Thanks B.!
ONE DARK EYE - Death Is Knocking At The Door - C46 (Kadef)
Credited to Roemer and Liz Fox, but it reeks of Stella all over. Has all the typical ODE ingredients such as wailing spacy drones, psychedelic cutups, tape warble, voice samples, cats arguing, loops, mushroomy stuff etc. Some fine harsher blasts spread out here and there as well. All arranged in a solid mix, very varied yet still held together. I like this one just as much as I like the more well known Manic Depression and Transmissions Of Fistulae Auris. Beautiful stuff! A very generous edition of 30 copies from 1997, so happy hunting. But I'm quite sure Stella reissued it a year ago or so. Recommended!
QuoteHijokaidan - Romance CD
I remember Ramirez telling me that he considers it the heaviest / harshest recording of all time (or something to that effect). Essential.
Ordeal by Roses - st - Outsider Art - Cassette - 2019. I know there was a bit of talk about the four new artist releases last week on Outsider Art label ( Knifedoutofexistence ). This one I've been revisiting a lot over the last week. It's dark, Welsh, bleak and death obsessed and has something else going on. The first is sharp and angrier where as the second side is murkier than the first - it's only two tracks but they've made an impression.
Active Denial - What Dreams are Made Of - Outsider Art - Cassette - 2019 This one's way more stripped back/minimal than the debut last year, the four tracks are good. I am excited to see what they are like in a live context.
whisehouse - mummy and daddy
this one has a review on discos that s ays its basically a split between whitehouse and peter sotos... and thats why i bought it. I've listened to buyers market so many times and although its timeless and i love it for nervous drunken laughs with friends in the car, or downer vibes driving alone, it gets reparative and the shock dies off over multiple listens. MUMMY AND DADDY probably will too. I don't really listen to music on youtube, although i really should, so i had never heard this before and I'm so glad i took the plunge and ordered this NOT cheep cd from Belgium. i have always bought all the LP reissues but i have only recently started tracking down some of the pricey'er CD's like TWICE IS NOT ENOUGH, NEVER FORGET DEATH and will be on the hunt for others.
The record starts off hard with some heavy CRUISE sounding electronics. Loud crushy and digital sounding. But very very thick and full and never a dull moment. Whitehouse at the prime of their game... in 1998... Perverse, misogynistic, relentless vocals make a newer version to me of JUST LIKE A CUNT ever better than the other version I've heard. This mix is louder and angrier than the phillip best version on QUALITY TIME, which is the only other version I've heard despite there being lots of others. Live Aktion LPS will be my next obsession after i get all the studio albums and old CD's. Such is life.
This album talks about Home, Family and Unhealthy lustful relationship. Anger and Control that love can create if you let shit fuck up enough.
there are some whispers that are taint like on daddy... i couldn't help but notice because taint is a perfect project, and the only project i can think of, that i care about that whispered also. Thats enough for comparisons but just saying TAINT was definitely active then and maybe/definitely whitehouse heard it. Who influence who? DADDO is the first person story of a daddy that fuckied his kid... woah gross~... .... wowee. .. . . .
The last track, titled PRIVATE is a perfect 20 minute Sotos sound collage, edited together by Steve Albini*. I was told last summer by a friend Mike Connely that Albin of DER BLUTHSARCH does all the edits for sotos sound collage material???????? We were drunk at Tiki Ti's and i could just be wanting to remember this. We were screaming YOURE A HUMAN TOILET and drinking house punches until the punch was 86. Great times with some good homies.
The thing is there are no credits of Albin named.. and Steve Albini IS credited, and i know he has recorded whitehouse a lot throughout their career so i guess i'll just believe its him. Although i'd love to believe its Albus. Someone please correct me with info? So Sotos sends him a ton of video footage or sound and he edits them... I'm jealous i fucking wish i could do that.
OK so I have to note that Sotos is still a credited on almost all the other more "traditional whitehouse" power electronic tracks on the album. He's credited on all but ONE song out of the five track, FOURTY FIVE minute or so album (a cunt like you is written by bennet alone). That being said i would NOT consider this a split at all. Instead consider this a cohesive piece of work curated by whitehouse with a heavy sotos influence... One of the heaviest sotos influence of any whitehouse album? Peters 's credit is playing Roland, Phillip Best is yamaha and William is sony. Simple. Would love to know what gear they're using. I'd have guess a mixer and some digital cutting edge 1998 synth... maybe someone could tell me what they're known to use? And don't say a wasp. I'd say sotos clearly has a big say and artistic "control" or freedoms on the lyrics and theme. It is obvious. It is so much like his writing... Very Perverse, very sexual... And so unembarrassed.
The first track is "the philosophy of the wife beater". A man's upset point of view... he's had some argument with his wife. She clearly hurt him enough to justify him mentally abusing her... this track is putting you in a unhealthy relationship, plain and simple and if you've been there in that situation, which many have, it hurts. He calls his wife ugly and worthless. He breaks her down emotionally. She doesn't like to get treated like this. He's mentally abusing the fuck out of her. Look at me and say you're sorry. Cunts say sorry. He doesn't respect his wife and shit isn't good between them. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT YOU CUNT YOU FUCKING CUNT. I can't help but wonder what relationship drama's this could be about IRL. Wish i knew... He doesn't actually beat her which i find interesting but he does just as bad. He emotionally breaks her down. Calls her worthless and useless. REMEMBER YOU'RE FAT. remember you're STUPID. Remember you're UGLY. Any one that has heard this from a partner will understand the importance of this track, and will remember the control others can have on you.
Just like a cunt makes perfect sense for this album and I'm glad they did it. Same era as QUALITY TIME. Theres the theme breaking someone down. It's like they really wanted to go crazier on this take. One of my favorite WHITEHORSE songs ever now. So intense and fast and busy. LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF BEING ALIVE. YOU ACHE JUST LIKE A CUNT YOU BREAK JUST LIKE A CUNT.
DADDO is a sick and twisted ~ track about a dad fucking his kid... i think. it could be his wife in some weird sexual role-play. YOU'LL NEVER LOOK THIS GOOD AGAIN... You'll never be younger than this... Say it wasn't her fault... Say it monster... He's conflicted about his actions. I do think theres more role-play than reality here though. I know none of whitehorse's members actually fucked their kid, so the only way i can see these words having any real meaning to BENNET, SOTOS and BEST is if they're having a played out/ but still fun daddy baby girl (or boy) relationship. It explores the beauty in youth and the DAddo feeling bad about his estranged relationship with his daughter. Maybe he's abusing his partner like in wifebeater and their sex life is out of control and unhealthy. William Bennet is Lost and questioning wrongs and wrights of society and basic human relationships and the boundaries we all live with but never dare to push. Maybe just A dream.... but thats too weird. Was Frued right? very intimate track though, He loves his daughter and although he clearly sucks and stepped over a terrible boundary, in some way, he is affectionate and worrisome. Let me wipe your face. you're little lip and cheek. This track is kind goofy... like ok daddy fucks baby girl... the most overdone "taboo" in porn now... Can't help but think/be sure this is talking about a real relationship with someone their own age(ish haha get it?). We all are on our BEST behavior. But if they cared enough about the relationship they're referencing to put it in the album then it works for me.This song is also strangely poetic and nice. Theres a weird serious affection he has for his daughter. "I'm going to teach you to sing and I'm going to teach you how to worry about others."
This album does such a good job of playing on your own personal experiences (minus daddy unless you were fucked by your dad). When listening my girlfriend loved the heavy noise tracks but she only got 7 or so minutes out of 20 of the sotos track and i turned it off for her. she was bothered and asked me if i knew someone who was molested and i honestly kindof don't... Maybe thats why i like it so much... Also i like to feel bad so. The next day she listened to the entire track. Its like i said sotos desensitizes you after a couple listens or reads.
This 20 minute track is 100% the highlight for me. It makes you want to cry and laugh and makes you feel disgusted. So many emotions. My favorite part is a 911 phone call of a a little girl calling police saying her step dad is killing her mommy and knocked out her 4 year old sister. It's really genuine and scary and gave me some serious feelings. Another is from a television tv show of two kids saying they were molested. This is where i turned it off the first time for my girlfriend... despite willing to go forward i already definitely bummed her out and needed to make up for it. After this point the is on the talk show said that the man is getting out out of jail this christmas.. which makes them feel "Mad". .. yeah i'd be too xmas was RUINED that year.
There is a sample that resonates to me of a man publically talking about his son who was murdered. I'm sure taken from the news as this is 1998. He is saying "how can anyone feel safe" in his nice little community. Of which states he feels safe. And that if it happens in his community it can literally happen everywhere. No child is safe then... i don't know different times i guess my mom used to kick me out to play outdoors. Sotos or albini are telling no one is safe. i Love that message.
Over all totally worth the 35 bucks with shipping... the cheapest one i could find. i guess i'm a chump but i needed this album right now. Something scary and not boring... like mostly everything nowadays... I guess if i hadn't heard quality time or other records until this point in my life i'd be blown away.. so this was an opportunity to hear some HIGH CLASS whitehouse on my not so fresh ears. . Nice cd and booklet including lyrics... i got the 2002 repress which still seems to also be pretty limited on eBay and discogs. Perfect Trevor Bown artwork for the cover. Even though daddy is a bit lyrically cheesy and angsty. But lets face it theres usually atleast ONE crazy no fucks track on a Whitehouse album. Thats why we love them. IM CUMMING UP YOUR ASS. YOUR A HUMAN TOILET!!! Theres no recent VINYL repress of this album which i think might make it fall through the cracks... I mean At least it did for me. MUMMY AND DADDY completely delivers and fully deserves the vine repress treatment... maybe a 2 lp with some more bonus sotos on side D... I can dream right?It was a bit painful to purchase i won't lie but totally worth it. I think theres like 4 for sale tops and none under 35 usd. I am very happy to own on cd as it was originally introduced and this is one of the greats.
Quote from: cr on March 01, 2019, 08:03:34 PM
Hijokaidan - Romance CD
Once a wise man (if I remember right it was Tisbor) on this forum said something like "Listening to Hijokaidan at high volume is one of the great pleasures of life". Nothing more to add.
Quote from: Baglady on March 02, 2019, 08:19:13 AM
ONE DARK EYE - Death Is Knocking At The Door - C46 (Kadef)
Credited to Roemer and Liz Fox, but it reeks of Stella all over. Has all the typical ODE ingredients such as wailing spacy drones, psychedelic cutups, tape warble, voice samples, cats arguing, loops, mushroomy stuff etc. Some fine harsher blasts spread out here and there as well. All arranged in a solid mix, very varied yet still held together. I like this one just as much as I like the more well known Manic Depression and Transmissions Of Fistulae Auris. Beautiful stuff! A very generous edition of 30 copies from 1997, so happy hunting. But I'm quite sure Stella reissued it a year ago or so. Recommended!
You are most correct re Stella.
See Rodger quote: Originally released in 1997 on the KDF label. This is one of the many Rodger Stella recordings Joe Roemer released under his own name using Stella's tracks without crediting him. High quality sound recorded by Stella in the early to mid 1990s mixing various styles veering from psychedelic drones to crunching hard noise and rhythmic loops. Released here for the first time with proper credits.
W.David Oliphant of Life Garden, Maybe Mental, others, recently remastered and re-upped pretty much the sum total of his entire output to date. Current year, and going back to 1979. Spread over a number of bandcamps. But conveniently collected at this hub
https://wdavidoliphant.wixsite.com/movescreamsing/store
which includes various musings plus details of his recent work on the "prepared computer".
I wasn't sure where to post this. The LG ensemble would stray through various strains of ethno and dark ambient, delivered via wide array of eastern flavored instrumentation,percussion, bells, gongs, voice, electronics, but Maybe Mental is firmly rooted in the experimental urgings of 80s industrial and ranges all the hell over. There's even a "hard rhythm and noise project" that, quote horrifically celebrates the music and artists that inspired my early love of experimental music. Krautrock, King Crimson, Stockhausen, Cage, Gong, Henry Cow, Zappa, Beefheart and a billion more unquote.
My favorites include a vaguely tibetan-flavored ambient project he calls Rag Dun and things filed under "wdo solo work", such as Music From Another Earth ("difficult ambient") and Psychic Horse Head ("sonic madness"). The difficult ambient sounds like the slow, reverberant, dragging of metals or gongs across desolate grey-tinged industrial garage-scapes, though much it scans as rather serene. The Psychic Horse Head is split over three albums of sometimes warped sometimes straight psychedelic slash ethnic strains with titles like Spontaneous Tiny Horse Morphing Elephant.
I suppose folk with more peculiarly special interests would dig something like "Metal On Metal" from 1981-
https://wdavidoliphant.bandcamp.com/track/metal-on-metal
...pretty much does what it say on the tin.
Regardless, there's a good range of (mostly) well-honed skills brought to bear. Worth checking out.
THE RITA / TASKMASTER - C75 (Enterruption)
Quite a mammoth of a split and collaboration cassette from 2008. A pity the edition was so small. 50 copies for a tape of this length, with two quite big names? A bit of a waste. Either way. Two 18 minute solo tracks on side A and a 37 minute collaboration on the flipside. THE RITA's track "The Construction of the A.N.T.I. Cage" is a restrained beast. Snappy strangled crackle struggling to cut loose, and after what seems like an eternity, the crackle does roam free. It's a decent track in itself, but as the title suggests it might be a study/homage of the old BLJ tape A.N.T.I. (and also referred to as a cage), I appreciate even more. TASKMASTER's solo piece "From Flesh to Stone" raises the bar another notch. Not as bass heavy as I expected, but with fantastic chafing textures, excellent changes in timbre throughout, and a good pace and movement. Right up my alley! The collaboration on side B then, "The Miner & Harry Warden". Again, not as much meat in the lowest register as one might expect, but a bit more focus on scorching mids. Keeping the momentum for 37 minutes is a challenge, but these two fellas make it seem easy. A heavy almost motor-like rumble runs like a spine throughout the track, with burning highs and rumbling lows chasing eachother around it. Well places surges in volume and intensity keep you in your seat, and no part outstays its welcome or passes too quickly. Great stuff!
Quote from: Baglady on March 04, 2019, 02:55:14 PM
THE RITA's track "The Construction of the A.N.T.I. Cage" is a restrained beast. Snappy strangled crackle struggling to cut loose, and after what seems like an eternity, the crackle does roam free. It's a decent track in itself, but as the title suggests it might be a study/homage of the old BLJ tape A.N.T.I. (and also referred to as a cage), I appreciate even more.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ue8AAwE.jpg)
As mentioned in Sam's interview in the new Absurd Exposition zine!
Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation- picks up right where the 2nd album left off. sounds like Deicide if they smoked meth instead of taking steroids
Quote from: DSOL on March 04, 2019, 05:48:23 PM
Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation- picks up right where the 2nd album left off. sounds like Deicide if they smoked meth instead of taking steroids
Really good album, one of the only death metal bands i've heard that can approach the violence of Conqueror
Quote from: DSOL on March 04, 2019, 05:48:23 PM
Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation- picks up right where the 2nd album left off. sounds like Deicide if they smoked meth instead of taking steroids
perfect description
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 04, 2019, 11:10:39 AM
W.David Oliphant of Life Garden, Maybe Mental, others, recently remastered and re-upped pretty much the sum total of his entire output to date. Current year, and going back to 1979...
Regardless, there's a good range of (mostly) well-honed skills brought to bear. Worth checking out.
He's brilliant and impressive. I've been very slowly working through his bandcamps for maybe two years now? Some of those "albums" are massive and take me a week to absorb.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 05, 2019, 07:47:52 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 04, 2019, 11:10:39 AM
W.David Oliphant of Life Garden, Maybe Mental, others, recently remastered and re-upped pretty much the sum total of his entire output to date. Current year, and going back to 1979...
Regardless, there's a good range of (mostly) well-honed skills brought to bear. Worth checking out.
He's brilliant and impressive. I've been very slowly working through his bandcamps for maybe two years now? Some of those "albums" are massive and take me a week to absorb.
Oh wow, yeah this is great stuff indeed, had never heard of him till now. Thanks for posting!
VAT - Bitch Quartet - CS (Everything As Dung)
The last (?) release from this shortlived but fantastic project. Full on harsh noise that relies much more upon the attitude, approach and ATTACK of the fella responsible rather than his skills and ability to carefully structure his zillion layers. Not saying he's clueless behind his gear, but you know... Varied, wild and very angry. Listening to the last few Vat tapes feels like being stuck at a party where someone loses it, and while you're a bit scared, you still don't want to leave. And it makes me wonder, where are the Crack Fierces, Vats, RoboChanMen etc of today? Has that kind of literally savage yet very convincing breed of noise artist always been rare, or am I just imagining that they were larger in numbers in the past? As much as I can enjoy a thoroughly planned, composed and skillfully recorded noise album, this is what makes my blood boil. We're seeing quite a surge of talents in harsh noise now, but I would like to see more wild oddballs as well. A shame he killed the project and left noise all together just when it started getting seriously great (with this cassette and Bubble Probe on New Forces).
Quote from: Baglady on March 07, 2019, 10:21:18 AM
VAT - Bitch Quartet - CS (Everything As Dung)
The last (?) release from this shortlived but fantastic project. Full on harsh noise that relies much more upon the attitude, approach and ATTACK of the fella responsible rather than his skills and ability to carefully structure his zillion layers. Not saying he's clueless behind his gear, but you know... Varied, wild and very angry. Listening to the last few Vat tapes feels like being stuck at a party where someone loses it, and while you're a bit scared, you still don't want to leave. And it makes me wonder, where are the Crack Fierces, Vats, RoboChanMen etc of today? Has that kind of literally savage yet very convincing breed of noise artist always been rare, or am I just imagining that they were larger in numbers in the past? As much as I can enjoy a thoroughly planned, composed and skillfully recorded noise album, this is what makes my blood boil. We're seeing quite a surge of talents in harsh noise now, but I would like to see more wild oddballs as well. A shame he killed the project and left noise all together just when it started getting seriously great (with this cassette and Bubble Probe on New Forces).
Dang, I wasn't aware that project died entirely... Loved Bubble Probe and am still hoping to find a copy of this one sometime.
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on March 07, 2019, 02:41:24 PM
Quote from: Baglady on March 07, 2019, 10:21:18 AM
VAT - Bitch Quartet - CS (Everything As Dung)
The last (?) release from this shortlived but fantastic project. Full on harsh noise that relies much more upon the attitude, approach and ATTACK of the fella responsible rather than his skills and ability to carefully structure his zillion layers. Not saying he's clueless behind his gear, but you know... Varied, wild and very angry. Listening to the last few Vat tapes feels like being stuck at a party where someone loses it, and while you're a bit scared, you still don't want to leave. And it makes me wonder, where are the Crack Fierces, Vats, RoboChanMen etc of today? Has that kind of literally savage yet very convincing breed of noise artist always been rare, or am I just imagining that they were larger in numbers in the past? As much as I can enjoy a thoroughly planned, composed and skillfully recorded noise album, this is what makes my blood boil. We're seeing quite a surge of talents in harsh noise now, but I would like to see more wild oddballs as well. A shame he killed the project and left noise all together just when it started getting seriously great (with this cassette and Bubble Probe on New Forces).
Dang, I wasn't aware that project died entirely... Loved Bubble Probe and am still hoping to find a copy of this one sometime.
Awesome project. I've got a couple of the tapes from 2013-2014, but I haven't listened to them in a while. Will have to dig them out.
I was lucky enough to see him live in June or July of 2014 for the "Rotten Contingent" release show MAPS put on. Absolutely killer set, one of the best of that night! Just relentless blasting harsh noise.
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on March 07, 2019, 02:41:24 PM
Quote from: Baglady on March 07, 2019, 10:21:18 AM
VAT - Bitch Quartet - CS (Everything As Dung)
The last (?) release from this shortlived but fantastic project. Full on harsh noise that relies much more upon the attitude, approach and ATTACK of the fella responsible rather than his skills and ability to carefully structure his zillion layers. Not saying he's clueless behind his gear, but you know... Varied, wild and very angry. Listening to the last few Vat tapes feels like being stuck at a party where someone loses it, and while you're a bit scared, you still don't want to leave. And it makes me wonder, where are the Crack Fierces, Vats, RoboChanMen etc of today? Has that kind of literally savage yet very convincing breed of noise artist always been rare, or am I just imagining that they were larger in numbers in the past? As much as I can enjoy a thoroughly planned, composed and skillfully recorded noise album, this is what makes my blood boil. We're seeing quite a surge of talents in harsh noise now, but I would like to see more wild oddballs as well. A shame he killed the project and left noise all together just when it started getting seriously great (with this cassette and Bubble Probe on New Forces).
Dang, I wasn't aware that project died entirely... Loved Bubble Probe and am still hoping to find a copy of this one sometime.
He sort of disappeared for a long time. But a year ago or two he wrote me and seemed quite eager to start recording again, but I havent heard from him since.
I really engourage any fan of Vat to seek out the UNPENIS stuff as well. Same unhinged approach but with a slightly wider scope of sounds. The tape on Everything As Dung in particular.
Digging into some Swedish noise, old and new, the past few days.
Ochu - Unproduktiw LP - Verlautbarung - I have limited familiarity with Ochu, having only the Brick Windows tape and a few comps which he's on. While perhaps it's untrue, it feels like with Ochu and so many Swedish artists, if you don't live in Sweden you're not going to get a lot of the tapes. And the old ones rarely show up for sale. but anyways, this mini-LP is excellent to my ears. The sound sources and textures are lightly layered allowing each to shine and do their thing. it reminds me of some of the queasier and more stripped-down Sewer Election releases, but infinitely more laid back. slightly reminiscent of Force Neurotic releases but mostly akin to releases on Jartecknet more than anything else. the second track on the B-side is especially ear-catching with it's bass frequency oriented sound. had to rewind that one a few times. on the whole this record is relatively short and to the point, but the music is so effective and effectively paced it feels extremely satisfying. definitely one that will be getting a lot of plays for the foreseeable future. I think I admire this most because there's such a deft touch compared to my own ham-fisted approach to sound.
Ochu - Brick Windows cassette - Kick Acid - inspired by Unproduktiw I pulled this one from the stacks. a very different feeling than the newest release. much closer to what I think of when I think Swedish full-on harsh noise. lots of churning blasting murk, but not so much hi-freq abuse. the a-side is solid but the b-side is better. One long track that eventually disintegrates into foreboding ambience. real fuckin' nice.
VMS Elit - Fumes CDr - Hologram Label - been wanting to check this project out for a year+ now so happy to finally get something. I love this little resurgence of harsh noise CDrs i've been seeing lately. brings me back to when i first got into noise and CDrs were everywhere. I digress, this little CDr is fucking nasty. tons of super damaged and frayed sounds. like a mouth full of asphalt grit or the sound of tape player on its last leg, blasting for all its worth. layers and layers of damaged sound that's almost rhythmic in it's bumpy texture. is all VMS Elit this good? Because if so, I've been asleep too long.
Irgun Z'wai Leumi - Klirrfaktor LP - Verlautbarung - first spin was accidentally on 45RPM and still sounded pretty good, although not as spooky as expected. 2nd spin at correct RPM was much spookier than expected. since I'm not wildly wealthy, all of the Projekt Hat LPs are out of my price range so I can't compare, but this album certainly stands alone in its excellence. been ogling it for ages and finally got it from Skeleton Dust last week. you hear the descriptor "sound of abandoned factories" so many times it almost loses meaning, and then you hear an album like this and you can't think of anything else. hollow and haunted music that puts most dark ambient to shame as far as atmosphere and desolation. looking forward to getting to know this record more fully.
IRM "Order4" cd (Cold Meat) & "Cult of the Young Men" cd (Annihilvs)- the CM cd is a full-length that is quite excellent ranging from industrial to heavy PE sections. Love the piano sounds. Only complaint is lazy artwork. Nice cover image but that's all. Loose booklet just has lyrics. RK/MB should be kicked in the shins for choosing packaging with no place to store the booklet. The second cd is mainly live work so you get some really frenzied electronics, junk metal sounds, processed vocals, etc. Both releases are recommended & can be found very affordable (Big Loaf aka Groundfault has the live cd for $5 on Discogs or he did...).
Concrete Mascara"Repression" cd (Antipatik)- Jeez, CM just loves torturing electronics. Nasty feedback, some repeated synth tones, highly distorted vocals, some film (?) samples and a lot of static destruction. This new release seems a bit more minimal than the last full-length but I'm not sure. I've pulled the Malignant rel. for a re-listen for comparison. Kudos for no collage artwork!
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is all VMS Elit this good? Because if so, I've been asleep too long.
Yea, it is. New tapes on White Centipede and Idiopathic should be available, get them.
Einleitungszeit - Die Infektion der Geburt 2008 - I don't know if it is because I've been listening to a fair amount of early/mid-90's Merzbow or what, but the noise element of this disc, which is strong and prevalent on this album, has been reminding me of Merzbow's timbre; glass shattering crackle, frying, and dynamic - great industrial and rhythmic elements, as I expect - not sure how I feel about some of the vocal effects; they're almost too cosmic or spacey at times - really good industrial power-electronics album with maybe a track or two breaking the string of power - check out "Die Endgultige Doktrin" the best of everything this album has in its tool chest.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 07, 2019, 07:18:20 PM
is all VMS Elit this good? Because if so, I've been asleep too long.
Yea, it is. New tapes on White Centipede and Idiopathic should be available, get them.
Very much enjoyed the latest on Joy De Vivre.
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 07, 2019, 07:18:20 PM
is all VMS Elit this good? Because if so, I've been asleep too long.
Yea, it is. New tapes on White Centipede and Idiopathic should be available, get them.
Very much enjoyed the latest on Joy De Vivre.
NEW CDR ON HOLOGRAM, BOSS SHIT
https://hologramlabel.bandcamp.com/album/vms-elit-fumes (https://hologramlabel.bandcamp.com/album/vms-elit-fumes)
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 07, 2019, 07:18:20 PMOchu - Unproduktiw LP - Verlautbarung - I have limited familiarity with Ochu, having only the Brick Windows tape and a few comps which he's on. While perhaps it's untrue, it feels like with Ochu and so many Swedish artists, if you don't live in Sweden you're not going to get a lot of the tapes. And the old ones rarely show up for sale. but anyways, this mini-LP is excellent to my ears. The sound sources and textures are lightly layered allowing each to shine and do their thing. it reminds me of some of the queasier and more stripped-down Sewer Election releases, but infinitely more laid back. slightly reminiscent of Force Neurotic releases but mostly akin to releases on Jartecknet more than anything else. the second track on the B-side is especially ear-catching with it's bass frequency oriented sound. had to rewind that one a few times. on the whole this record is relatively short and to the point, but the music is so effective and effectively paced it feels extremely satisfying. definitely one that will be getting a lot of plays for the foreseeable future. I think I admire this most because there's such a deft touch compared to my own ham-fisted approach to sound.
The crude sound reminded me of the mysterious Finnish industrial noise project HÖH. FA put out this great demo compilation: https://www.discogs.com/H%C3%96H-H%C3%96H/release/10175293
Höh is the best.
IRM "Oedipus Dethroned" cd (CMI)- other than Martin's vocals being pretty much the same on every track other than processing, this is a pretty excellent release. I was thinking it had some metal abuse but it doesn't. Just lots of nice heavy DI/PE synth-electronics with the vocals and some mild sampled loops. I'm glad I re-bought this as I obviously didn't give it much of a chance way back in 2000. Gonna have to dig around for the debut LP next...
Spiteful Womb - Final Pageant. Been listening to this project for a few months, it's odd as fuck and sometimes I really finish recordings a bit confused and I like that. I have a couple of tapes and a bunch of stuff off the Bandcamp. I'd like to do some sort of overview of the work I have to get to grips better.
Hexenight - Fragile - (nicked the text off my blog) I confess to not knowing anything about Hexenight, so I've been sitting on doing this review for a while. I've played the album a bit over the last month. The project is two members Brian and Aaron based in Portland, Oregon. There have been two other albums released on their Bandcamp. Frailty was written over a year of frustrations, mental illness and personal tragedies.
From the offset there is a unique, esoteric quality to Hexenight; the opening track Broken Fingernails is ritualistic with a deep, broody sound. The vocals are a tortured, tornado of agonised pain pushed cleverly into the background, so you're forced to engage with them. The intense instrumentation is repetitive with additions of noise- the distorted resonance of the vocal creates more noise on top of this. Spears builds epic chants and echoing sound that ties in and continues well from the first track. This has a more warped vocal that is undecipherable, and the music again relies on overriding repetition, the beats behind the repetitive chant are intensified from the first ones and work well. There is an impressively restrained use of distorted noise. Follow Me Further moves into an ethereal, shifting Dark Ambient sound, the background is threatening and growls ominously demonstrating some impressive low-level electronics – these factors intensify as aggressive electronics and howling blasts of tunnel noise build A Wooden Effigy. This is where the album intensifies further and further as we head to the finale - Seeking the Sky. This takes a more noise like approach, still using intensified beats and screamed vocals. This further erupts until it suddenly dies off to a song sample creating an emotive end to Frailty.
I'd argue that Frailty is higher level work. The vocals are varied and strong, the work retains mystery and plays with dynamics of sound beautifully to create one of the strongest recordings I have heard this year.
Le Syndicat Faction Vivante - Interaction Sociale. I reviewed a couple of cds for Aussaat and from that they sent me a couple of Discecting Table cds and my first ever vinyl to review, I was in a state of shock, I've never had free vinyl. Now I am over it after a couple of days of live and new release reviewing, I am playing it. All I know about them is they released on Broken Flag in the 80s because I very recently, finally got that box set on cd that was also done on vinyl on Vinyl on Demand. I have more expansive boxes of some of the artists, but Le Syndicat were a mystery to me. But I'd reviewed Entre Vifs who were at one time linked to Le Syndicat and I loved it. This album collects two live performances and is really random and choppy and I like it. In my head it seems really sophisticated as did the Entre Vifs stuff. I like this LP a lot.
Caroline K - Now Wait For Last Year. (Earthly Delights, 1987) Caroline K was in Nocturnal Emissions and died in 2008. I'd heard about this lp on a Youtube Blog that was on about Dark Ambient. Admittedly I have been streaming this off the web, but plan to get it as it's impressive, very atmospheric, beautiful and dark, really love it and want a copy as it's been reissued fairly recently.
Zen Zsigo - Winter Orbit (Vaagner, VAA02) . Solo LP from the Cremation Lily mainman. Very ambient, drone based, kinda like some of the CremationLily stuff of recent years. Gorgeous cover and sounds is all I can say.
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Ke/Hil - Syndrome/Antidrome LP - two years late to the party but i finally picked this one up last weekend. it's strange but the first half of it sounds more necro than the first two albums, with lots of heavy bass frequencies, samples of anguished cries in the background and terminator vocals. Then the b-side gets a lot sharper but no less chilly. Only listened to it three times so far and despite lacking a "hit" song, it still seems like their best album yet. It's incredibly engaging despite being relativey low key. If youve waited as long as i have to check it out, wait no more!
I think I got that at the last Unrestival where Genocide Organ headlined or might have ordered in off Unrest after and really loved it, really bleak record. I'd like to check out the other Ke/Hil releases. I wished i'd not only gone the Saturday now and done the Friday when they played at UFoI.
ORGANUM - In Extremis - LP (L.A.Y.L.A.H.)
Quite the uneasy symphony of chafing acoustic sounds. Creaky chirping metals, a low pulsating hum and what sounds like something being stuck into an electric fan. Plus alot in between. All together, it sounds very ominous and eerie. Sits right in the middle of TNB, Metgumbnerbone, Ferial Confine and all that, yet clearly in a space of its own. And to these ears, actually not a million miles away from certain Speculum Fight recordings, such as the 15 minute masterpiece "No Season" from the Highball CD. Excellent LP. Had I known how good it is, I might not have waited years just to find a cheap good condition copy, and just bought the first best I found instead. I need to get the rest of the 1980's works as well. Why on earth have I waited with Organum?
V/A - Leather (IOPS)
Awesome presentation. On my third listen in a row. Enough said.
Streicher / Totenrune (Unrest)
Truly great tracks from both projects. Timeless sounds.
Blood Incantation - Interdimensional Extinction & Starspawn- the band never really clicked for me before, figured they were just a hype t-shirt band since their merch was going for crazy amounts of money a couple of years. thought I would give them a shot live before I laid them to rest for ever caring about them, seen them last week on the Morbid Angel/Cannibal Corpse tour and they blew me away, best band that played night. definitely a band that has more power/energy live than they do on record, pretty insane set
Blood Ov Thee Christ – Masterbio Syphilitica - Dokuments 2005-2011
The description "recorded in various mouldy basements in Sundsvall under horrible conditions" is apt and this atmosphere shines through on while playing the tape. Rough sounding, a lot of audible junk metal, feedback, sudden cuts, highlights of practice and outtakes of recording sessions. Thoroughly enjoyable and the volume of tracks gaurantees maintained interest over the course of this 90 minute tape. Very nice 24 page booklet with artwork and tracklisting, liner notes, etc.
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Blood Ov Thee Christ – Masterbio Syphilitica - Dokuments 2005-2011
The description "recorded in various mouldy basements in Sundsvall under horrible conditions" is apt and this atmosphere shines through on while playing the tape. Rough sounding, a lot of audible junk metal, feedback, sudden cuts, highlights of practice and outtakes of recording sessions. Thoroughly enjoyable and the volume of tracks gaurantees maintained interest over the course of this 90 minute tape. Very nice 24 page booklet with artwork and tracklisting, liner notes, etc.
One of the best releases I've heard recently! Nice to hear "Tolv Steg Åt Helvete" again, used to have it in my YT channel. Hatemaster is a madman and I've had the honor to share beers with him.
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Blood Incantation - Interdimensional Extinction & Starspawn- the band never really clicked for me before, figured they were just a hype t-shirt band since their merch was going for crazy amounts of money a couple of years. thought I would give them a shot live before I laid them to rest for ever caring about them, seen them last week on the Morbid Angel/Cannibal Corpse tour and they blew me away, best band that played night. definitely a band that has more power/energy live than they do on record, pretty insane set
Saw these guys a few months back with Demilich, was blown away. They definitely get a lot of hype but I think it's well deserved.
Young Hustlers - Encaged
Bought this when it first came out (i think) due to Mikko's praise. Very happy i picked it up. sounds like MS20 worship and GO worship but also has a youthfulness and 0 fuck attitude that makes it entirely its own, and depending on your mood BETTER... Bass heavy synth and straight forward phase shifted reverbed out vocals... which are PERFECTLY mixed... not too loud not too quiet. All tones are perfect theres seriously not a dull moment. Seems unavailable maybe someone will repress. but probably no time soon. I love how this project seems to not give a fuck. Looking forward to seeing them in chicago in a couple weeks.
<<INTERAKTION>> compilation
This is a compilation cassette c60, from 1991, on the French NEUIT ET BROUILLARD label featuring:
INTERNAL, FUSION, GEINS' NAIT, FATAL IMPAKT, DESACCORD MAJEUR, N.L.C, CORROSIVE TAPES and METAMKINE
Experimental industrial tracks that fit a consistent theme. picked this up cheap and was really into it. Lots of low fi beat sounding projects that have repetitive samples and loops, chants, negative space and creativity. All the songs are scary and raw. Ever hear the split with macronypha and Grey.com?? has the very same feel of the GREY.com side.. Lots of synth and sad/scary melodies in here and echoed out rhythms. I'd recommend this one on a rainy day.
Hal Hutchinson - Industrial Development
A simple album but its so full and thick and the loops have such a great flow. Im never bored. Every piece working together creating a complete album. Have played this over and over again and it didn't disappoint tonight. Rich, lush full loops that changed every minute or so. 15 loops in total. very repetitive and straight forward but very respectable.
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Blood Incantation - Interdimensional Extinction & Starspawn- the band never really clicked for me before, figured they were just a hype t-shirt band since their merch was going for crazy amounts of money a couple of years. thought I would give them a shot live before I laid them to rest for ever caring about them, seen them last week on the Morbid Angel/Cannibal Corpse tour and they blew me away, best band that played night. definitely a band that has more power/energy live than they do on record, pretty insane set
Saw these guys a few months back with Demilich, was blown away. They definitely get a lot of hype but I think it's well deserved.
seeing them live really changed my opinion about them. they have a live 12" for sale on the tour and I picked one up. haven't listen to it yet, hoping it truly captures the energy and power the have when they are playing live
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Quote from: DSOL on March 12, 2019, 09:06:18 PM
Blood Incantation - Interdimensional Extinction & Starspawn- the band never really clicked for me before, figured they were just a hype t-shirt band since their merch was going for crazy amounts of money a couple of years. thought I would give them a shot live before I laid them to rest for ever caring about them, seen them last week on the Morbid Angel/Cannibal Corpse tour and they blew me away, best band that played night. definitely a band that has more power/energy live than they do on record, pretty insane set
Saw these guys a few months back with Demilich, was blown away. They definitely get a lot of hype but I think it's well deserved.
seeing them live really changed my opinion about them. they have a live 12" for sale on the tour and I picked one up. haven't listen to it yet, hoping it truly captures the energy and power the have when they are playing live
Yeah, I suppose their studio recordings might come across a lot more polished and with higher production value than how they are live but at the same time I can kind of appreciate that production quality given their style and the content of their releases. Am curious how that live 12" is, have only heard the studio albums at this point aside from seeing them live once.
Blood Incantation live lived up to the hype and then some - great on record but wow damn live was a friggin' trip. They were completely sold out of merch by the time they got to Toronto.
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Blood Incantation live lived up to the hype and then some - great on record but wow damn live was a friggin' trip. They were completely sold out of merch by the time they got to Toronto.
holy mountain printing has a couple of designs - I ordered a long sleeve from them right after the show.
V/A "INDUSTRIAL AKTIONS OAKLAND" CD
Syzmic Records
Long compilation CD including 15 artists. CONTROL and CONCRETE MASCARA stood out for me. Lots of decent tracks from the rest, but also some quite "clumsy" tracks, where glitchy sound or slightly uninspired tracks barely present artists at their best. This is the absolute challenge with compilations these days. It seems like one should not "waste" best track to compilation very few will listen, yet collecting CD of "less than best track"... Well, that's why compilations probably are not as interesting. However, I can say that this is decent stuff. Lots of names you can trust deliver decent material even if it wouldn't be their absolute "hit song", hah... BDN, IFOTS, T.O.M.B., Xiphoid Dementia, Swollen Organs, Gnawed, and so on...
BRUME "Drafts of Collision" CD
BRUME "The Sun" CD
BRUME Featuring VRISHIKA "s/t" CD
Old Europa Cafe
Brume is something I have mentioned several times on forum, and it is project I like, but can't name my favorites. Not even "top 5" or so. These three releases, mostly a bit older, doesn't change it. I like the experimental, ethno-percussive, industrial-soundscapes, yet it's hard to really tell which is absolute best. Perhaps Drafts and Collisions is most abstract, and appeals the most. Yet the musical and percussive qualities are what can often make me listen Brume.
S.P.K. "Live at the Crypt / London - April 25 1981" CD
Old Europa Cafe
At first I was like... so digging from bottom of the barrel now? I mean, percussion is thin and distant and quite separate from electronics. Audience chats occasionally fairly loud.... But, soon either I get used to it, or it just gets better. Hard to say. But RAW and PRIMITIVE industrial from the early stages. If one likes stuff like this, it certainly is good to listen to. Not as amazing as the VOD box set, but certainly live set I'm pleased to have on my shelves as CD!
Red Wine and Sugar "A Population of Indoor Cats" (Index Clean, 2019)
Must be something in the water down there. Matthew Hopkins, Matthew Revert and these gentlemen sure do manage some strange contrasts in their music. Simultaneously mundane and surreal, minimal and extremely detailed, haunting and oddly comforting. This is perhaps RW&S' best effort yet. A more "musical" approach where vocals/lyrics take a backseat to the collage of sound, there's a lot of emotion in the tonality/melody here (which plays more a role here than on the first LP). The more "concrete" details are of course equally moving and intricate, in particular, the electroacoustic feedback work which plays a role in almost every track. Treatments of the sounds via tape are so delicate and natural as to seem accidental rather than deliberate. Vocals are mixed noticeably quiet compared to previous releases with less emphasis on effects than on tape muffle, with lyrics as intimate and stream-of-consciousness as ever: anxieties, anecdotes, dark humor, therapy-speak. I suspect some of the delivery is from Fieck as well as Groves this time around, but it's hard to tell. Essential realist experimental non-music for regular people.
Amph "Hudson" CS (Joy De Vivre, 2013)
Well-worth the six-year wait it took to find a copy! Beautiful and desolate Amph as always; weird yet serene atmosphere. More surreal side A, more "industrial krautrock" side B. This might be their most tape-loop oriented stuff other than the sample I've heard from the recent "Control" LP. One of those projects that sounds just as good coming out of an old boombox as from high-end headphones. Only real complaint about this one is that sides seem to end before the tracks actually do. Essential listening (as is the entire output) from a project in no hurry to prove that they never wane in quality, even slightly. Somehow I get the picture some of the "loop fans" who I sometimes hear from who would like this project haven't heard it – to them I say, go get some Amph! (Heh.)
Mercury Hall "The Floor Above" CS (Clandestine Compositions, 2017)
Despite this being one of my favorite current projects in tape music, for some reason I didn't like this the first time I listened. I don't know what was up with me that week. It's probably that some elements stand a little further out from the rest of MH's more-or-less recognizable sound – the glacial synth drone, the whispery voice work, the linear repeat clunking. Eventually, as with all MH releases, more elements revealed themselves and the way they work together and bleed into one another with further listens. What was at first off-putting became immersive and enjoyable, a feeling I find surprisingly rare in experimental music. The mark of a well-formed if challenging vision, which is basically the point. Weird, unclassifiable stuff.
Thought Broadcast - Social Acid + Voided
Cryptic rhythmic industrial music in the classic format and produced in the classic method. Dubbed out drum beats, vocals that can be mistaken for synths, and an odour of isolation accompany the tracks on both of these tapes. These recordings are the closest thing that one can get to re-creating the sounds of real deep japanese electronic music circa late 70s- early 80s. Vanity Recordings, Yasuo Sugibayashi, Tomo Akikawabaya. I'm missing a few of the releases from this project, but am on the hunt.
Living Currency - Accessory
Thought Broadcast side project, swapping out synths for a guitar but still maintaining the same atmosphere as the artists main project. Post-mortem music with dub influences. Tape echo units really help to make this cassette sound ghostly, cover art aside. The other tape on Seed Stock sub-label Personnel was great as well - Looking forward to more material from this project.
Mania - Untitled 7" - Total Black - first off this sounds really good for a lathe cut. kudos to those involved in making this happy reality. I'm immediately reminded of the revelation that was the Grotesque Mirth which kicked Mania into the next gear. I'm not left quite as floored by this one on first listen as I was on Grotesque Mirth, but impressed nonetheless. I'd say it's an even further refinement of the creeping menace that Mania can do so well. lower energy, but more atmosphere and a lot of room for the individual sounds. almost Skin Crime territory. and the vocals on the a-side are nicely modulated as they go along which I really like. If you dig Mania, I hope you picked this one up before it sold out.
Solmania - Evil Bed CD - Alchemy - just came in the mail today. as far as "major" Solmania release go I'm now only missing the first full-length on Alchemy and the latest. Even without a complete collection, I think I can say Solmania is my favorite Japanese noise artist/unit at this point, which surprises even me. I certainly listen to more Solmania than Japanese noise artist (excluding Linekraft). but I read a description of this album claiming it was the one where they really let it rip and deliver the harshness. I can confirm. it's definitely the "heaviest" i've heard by them but still avoids that full on wall of noise assault. so many crooked loops and squiggly sounds come in and out. layers of crispy distortion. seasick internal rhythms. but definitely fuller sounding here, more all encompassing. I think the first track is best with its nice build in and really nice outro, but there's not a weak one in the bunch. loving it.
Sutcliffe Jugend - Live Assault 01 (RRRecords)
Got this a little while back from Ron and recently it has been in rotation constantly in my car stereo. I assume this took place sometime around the "Victim as Beauty"/"When Pornography is No Longer Enough" era (though I don't care to actually check the dates on those releases). Absolutely love the ambient intro music as they come on stage, though there is some type of low end crackle that shows up periodically through the quieter/less noisy sections which is a little irritating. Otherwise, for a live recording I'm absolutely floored by this release. First track is straight high end feedback worship reminiscent of the early stuff on Campaign and We Spit on Their Graves with manic vocals from one of the earlier mentioned releases. Great part midway through the first track where there is a bass pulse followed rhythmically with lines like "I wish, I wish your mother could be here to see this!" Absolutely fantastic. Second track a little more low end, rhythmic, with intense and clear vocals delivering a nihilistic diatribe on religion (at least as I heard it). Third track more rhythmic sections, high end feedback worship, brutal vocal delivery, more of the same. Love hearing the crowd's response after sections with no vocals, can only imagine what was happening on stage beforehand. Overall, an outstanding live album.
After Pusher trilogy now another threefold punishment:
Bizarre Uproar: Liha Evankeliumi 3CD - damn I like these, and my neighbours have to like them too, haha.
Treriksröset – Kristen Musik Från Rågsved
Dutiful submission of faith from Frere Carlsson. Jesus, this shit's fierce! Starts in the familiar Trerik mold: thick rich chocolaty. Fat densely packed fudgily punchily- rapturous, rupturous, sphinct-rupture a la bulging bass-rapture. Ripping spiky-headed bulbous bung-fury plunging the tightly constricted depths without so much as a get thee behind me Satan. Then, well... well, my brothers and sisters in Filth, suffice it to say: thy holes be done.
Seriously though, if I may take this moment to curtail the soddly digression. What we have, here, essentially, is five-minute tip of the hat to the Trerik we know and love, followed by long, hard, downright nasty digression into shockingly severe ear-bleed severity. Toward the end, several loads of filth are hastily shoveled onto the platter, but no. Nice try there. The damage has already been done. Treriksröset will never for me be the same again.
Still, those opening five minutes are quite, um, bilge encrusted. Think jazz, think punk atti-FUCK OFF! Whoops, wrong piece of wax. WANKER! Sorry bout that. Think filth, think shit, Real Shit(tm), thick turds of green-tinged glistening putrescence. Reams of it. Think of all that good stuff, forced with patient and loving cruelty into packered up, bone dry, earholes. Now comes large, spiky, dildo-shaped object. A carefully selected length of cactus might do. Okay m'boyo: ram that fucker through. Just ram it. Keep ramming it. No cheating, no stops for air. Replay it all in slow motion, dragging out the lower end, letting the bilge-loaded bass urgings surge and buckle. Pay special attention to the most deliciously agonizing intervals of pure aural torture, the ground-down grit, the throat-fisted gristle, the unvarnished crunch-up. Feast of flatulent overload, overbilge, overbulge... buncha stuff pushing hard to escape its unyielding, pitch-black, confines.
Now by all this you may imagine high scores in the areas of HARSH and RAW. For the latter, at least, we are talking at least an eight. Very rumpled crumbling rumpsty pumpsty, dumpster-ready power shit-tronics, heavy on the meat-gristle, flits of feedback squeaking through, plus what could be backmasked voice reciting the Lord's Prayer somewhere way down the mix. As the screechier feedback elements start to dominate so too a certain deferral to HARSH, by which point we are about ready to cue the remainder of the plate.
The remainder of the plate, as alluded to earlier, serves something so far removed from expectation that I almost ripped off my Trerik tee in exasperation. Fuck you, stupid shirt. Alright, well, in all honesty there is nothing here that makes me imagine anyone other than The Carlsson at work. Just that the man seems to be indulging a newfound respect for TOTAL EAR RAPE. This at least may be apparent in apparent commitment to hearing damage proper. Crank the shit and shave another couple years off yer diminishing ability to hear. A prevalence of mids n highs, the highs occasioned a good several intervals to vent at their ear-bleed scorchingest. Still fairly tightly reigned-in range of materials and frequencies on hand, concentrated bursts dragged out to achieve almost droning, feedback-laden, viscosity. Severely pitched, screeching, feedback-laden, droning viscosity. I'm not going anywhere says EAR RAPE. I can do this all day. Your audiologist will thank me later.
With great trepidation comes the flip side. The title track. Plainly the main event. Ka-blow! Sharp percussive hit, extended out to continuous mid-riff bludger. Avalanche of rough-cut granite chunks inundate close-walled crevices, drilling fairly straight-ahead groove through the center of the aural cavities. Feeback flecks again fight the rougher edges, compressed layers of analog-cum-possible-vocal incursion duking it out for dominance. EAR RAPE takes a bit of a back seat as more bottom ended crunch starts to surge into the field. Sudden dumping of several shovel-loads full of grit, fat meaty bilge-dongs of tracheal choke, hammering ill-effectually against iced-smooth metallic grind, to net sheering rasp of blistering scree. It is the blistering scree that ultimately wins the day, EAR RAPE served cold, almost stealth-like, aural passages reporting damage of the possibly permanent persuasion.
That was three days ago, my brothers and sisters in Filth, and the shit...just...refuses to stop. I seem condemned now to serve this punishment for my sins for all eternity, locked into an unforgiving groove of malevolent repetitive strangulation, burble-retched wretched epilepsy, scorched to Kingdom Numb.
Thy holes be done. On earth as it is in Mikawa's stinky butthole. Amen.
White Medal - East Riding Cart Burial
One of the most consistent black metal projects. This recent full length offers a bit more melody and catchiness compared to the last two LPs. At first it took me by surprise, but after a couple listens I like it as much as preceding material. Songs traverse through triumphant passages sounding both ancient and contemporary at once. Really memorable and great tracks.
Thor's Hammer - Fidelity Shall Triumph
Absolutely strong and hateful classic. Vocals resonate with the powerful music quite well. I'm not one to be all about "the RIFFS \m/" when it comes to black metal, but the leads on this are absolutely superb. To me, this is the standard bearer of the Polish scene. Also good knowing he never cucked like Behemoth and others. NOTHING BUT HATE.
Linekraft – Delusional Disorder
Received yesterday, play last night. It's a good one. I'm late to the game and have the recent LP but have not played it yet. Going to have to find the Black Plagve cd along with whatever else that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
VERIKIIMA
by BIZARRE UPROAR
Listening to it on Bandcamp right now... Vocals on first track are nice & the second track is just excellent with the constant hum, processed metal/voice/whatever..
Graustich - Morality Ends LP
Recieved in a trade just yesterday. I've listened to earlier releases a few times each and after 2 spins I believe this has surpassed them all and stepped the project up to another level. Get onto this if you have not already.
Geheimnisvoll – Venomous Sorcery Through Hidden Darkness tape/digital
Tape arrived recently, but I've listened to it 1000 times via bandcamp already. Best way I can describe this is early Black Funeral / Xasthur type vocals meets French style Black Metal similar to Seigneur Voland, Bekhira, etc etc. Really good and a notch above the rest in the current wave (and ten notches above utter trash like Hand Of Glory)
Incapacitants – Zouvneree cd (Alchemy)
Holy laser noise, Batman!
Erm, still reading? A word then on the previous missive, Survival Of The Laziest. SOTL is, put simply, a ripper. Very pleasant surprise, the best of the banker buds in the better part of a decade. A fine fresher as to why, when so many of the old guard have relinquished their claim to the noise throne, the grip of the The Mikawa (and Kosakai) is as firm as ever. Valuable lesson, too, for all them young whipper snappers, rushing about from one release to the next. Meanwhile here come the Kings, to casually stroll onto the scene and, to just as casually, rip shit up. The ripping up of the shit owes much, perhaps ironically, to the blown out crunch textures of 90s classics like DDDD and Asset Without Liability, fed though with seemingly newfound penchant for wildly dynamic flailing, a purely - and almost perfectly - rapturous reflection of near cosmic chaos such as might be witnessed in the live incarnation.
Now, I will argue two things. First, the Incaps greatness, and essential brutality, has always been in the studio- re No Risk No Return, FLS Syndrome, What A Stupid Bureaucrat!!!. Second, the dynamic variation has always been at the flailingest extremes, if somewhat submerged in the cosmic ooze.
The difference here, with Zouvneree, is with the subtlety- or total lack thereof. If you can make it through the initial laser fight you'll find room dynamics harnessed to quite persuasive effect. The effect is of very live-in-the-flesh re-incarnation despite the range of digital effects in the offing. Near silent intervals (by Incaps standards!) humming in wide open acoustic space. A note too on the sheer alien oddity of outcome. Whatever criticisms or cringe-ings one may be inclined to propose- and in the wake of SOTL one may be inclined to propose plenty- this is still, frankly, unlike anything else I've heard. The Mikawa once divulged that the noise comes from outer space. With the prevalence of open-ended Sun Ra-ish wheedling oscillations some might envisage incoming signals from Saturn. (Personally, I've always preferred Uranus. Mine's purple btw.)
So too the second and third tracks. Development Hell In A Cell is like a digital rework of Half Acoustic Night Of 80, trading steel bars for phased piano-like percussive prong, plink, and dong. Development slow and unsteady, intervals of drawn out whine punctured by horn-like electro honk. Air-raid sirens keen over drizzling psyche-streams of wet-flushed drainage funnel, only in the very closing minutes to achieve a full out and proper raging, unabated as track the third rips it up a notch. "Ear Health By Stealth." Riiiight, of course. A harshnoise outfit that cares about the permanent damage so severely being done. Naturally. That persistent ringing in the ears? Sign of a good aural workout. Smoke rising from the speakers? Freshens the air. But all in a days work from Their Royal Majesties. Per track two gaping holes again hollow out the center to render a fluttering half acoustic in-consisistency, even as the overarching dynamic flails about with grossly erratic, spectrum-length, swings. Let's not undersell the harsher commitments shrieking through the gapes. Full bore, full spectrum, psych wailings flailing at ringing holes with all epileptic fervor.
(A side note that if you order direct from Alchemy you get eleven minutes worth of "raw materials" on cdr, upper register squeals against fuller wind tunnel droning. Nice to have, hardly essential.)
That's three tracks over thirty-eight minutes. Now to the thirty-three minute closer, live and much in the flesh. What to say, if you liked the studio efforts, you'll love this. Essentially the same range of materials, oscillations, frequencies, tendencies, turned up to eleven. So perhaps to concede that any sense of space is pretty much crowded out, obliterated, in the massed clusters of overload. Nothing, let's be clear, to match the overbilged extremes of SOTL, but certainly unencumbered by any artsy-fartsy need to futz about with acoustic space. Much more of the DENSE and the HARMONICA. A marked SPASTIC inflection in the sense of two elder statesmen completely losing their shit. Bulging burly undertones overtones swinging up under over and through one another with very little regard for anything less than total cosmic rapture. Supernovas of exploding sonics, orgies of erratz excreta hitting, blasting point blank at frenzied fanatics, splattering the venue with ozone charged particles of exuberant hysteria magnifique. Ho hum. Just another day in the life of the BushBashWhackers.
I love Zouvneree. It's not for everyone though. But it's not an entirely new direction for Incapacitants, what's new is the magnitude in which they do it. You can trace this particular style of theirs back to the 1980's. Listen to "terrible hallucinations" or "It's a blue day, bloody girl", both from the (mandatory) T.MIKAWA - I, Noise 2CD set, for example. It's not all supernova chaos as in Zouvneree, quite the contrary, but it's there. What they've done on Zouvneree is they've picked up that certain strain that's always been present in their work, sometimes buried and and sometimes more audible and out in the open, and expanded upon that certain strain and multiplied it by ten. An early thought of mine when hearing this for the first time was that it sounds as if some early Swedish electronic music pioneer, such as Sven-Erik Bäck or Leo Nilson, tried to do harsh noise.
Damn, I'm gonna have to to re-listen to the suggested items from I, Noise (agree- mandatory!). As Baglady may suggest, or as I maybe wanted to suggest but didn't quite, Zouvrenee seems to occupy its own particular, peculiar, space- somewhere possibly, if only occasionally, outside of noise. Or perhaps to say that, when you've been in it for so long it is also possible to be outside it. For instance, to be completely oblivious to what one should and shouldn't do. I mean, pretty much any contributor here would be at least somewhat acquainted with the sorts of things that are and are not frowned upon. And then here come the Kings to, decisively, not give a shit one way or another. I think the reference to early Swedish pioneers is astute. I've at best passing familiarity with the names, but Mikawa often references semi-obscure shit from... well, if not that far back, at least from the sixties. To draw parallels or connections where I would never have otherwise thought to draw. Also: Borbetomagus!
edit edit
For another reference to fairly straight-ahead harsh-ish noise that occasionally occupies a space some steps off center, The Return Of Gomikawa Fumio could be worth a re-listen. If I recall correctly, the main of it is the result of Gomi-Kosakai post edit / mix, less the Mikawa there.
Cosey Fanni Tutti - Tutti
Leaving aside the essential purpose here- to revisit my twelve year-old schoolboy crush - it is hard to find fault. Kick off into the expected ice-cold disco beats but then the submergence to latent blackened unwind. All the higher scores to reside almost entirely in atmosphere, an atmosphere of repetitive down-pitched skulk, soft sensual slither suggestive of sedulous trance induction, bippily boppily incantation, persuasion, you gotta get some, feel me, feel this, wet whispered wafts sliding silken-like across the satiny ruffles, fabrics shucked n jiving, grooving, groovin, deep deep blue velvet, it takes me down, wraps so tight, around.
That Tutti is indeed mellow and fluid. Had me in Clock DVA territory at times, and in others, I was wondering if it was a Hearts of Space/Fathom release. Not a bad album at all.
Aleksandr Scriabin / Nemtin / Mysterium:
https://youtu.be/xT92SvAIobY
2+ hours of apocalyptic power, play loud! (the back story is also pretty insane...)
V/A – Leather
Leather fetishists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your, um, harness. Yes alright it needs work. Leather. Right, well, aside from a shared - and no doubt unhealthy - preoccupation with the tanned hides of dumb animals, it's hard to suss the unifying aesthetic. On the one hand, there's a clea- LICK THE BOOTS, CUNT! Er, what I mean to s- LEATHER BELT FRENZY! Well, it certainly needs to b- LORD OF THE COCKRINGS! Now loo- SOUNDS FOR BUTTPHONE!
Sigh.
At least Mania gets things going on the right shoe. Hefty iron-clad thud, echoes muffled by thick cellar door, hammering in slow succession against subtle backdrop of leather'd rub and slither, industrious backroom sweatshopping. Unhurried, leisurely, good time to nip out for a smoke, leave the heavy machinery to thud away. Soon however the slither becomes slather getting whiter, hotter, echoes swelling to bulging bass-heavy crescendo. Flits of feedback steal into the space, now fairly crowded with oscillating drone and faint, gloomy, downpitched beacons. Overall convincing display of leather machining done right, sober semi-bemused documentarian approach that seems to serve the title well.
Encephalophonic, of course, sounds like Encephalophonic. Bonkers level schizo freak-out frenzy, spastic stutter-junk avalanche orgy. Tense, tight, poised, skins of dead animals chafing at the flesh, feel the burn. Masterful mess of mangled metals meet jagged hair-trigger shriek-drillage to output raw scrap-bashing rapid-panned clusterfuck excess. The sound of Mania having an epileptic seizure, accidentally kicking over prized collection of scrap junk, going totally ape-shit in fit of purple-faced rage, fat pointy hack-sawn chunks careening about the room as frazzled electronics scorch ozone-tinged air raw. So pretty much completely un-Mania-like, but good working through of the channel pan, and of the earholes, to the get the blood good and properly pumping. Good and spurting. Don't ask me where the title fits in here, probably wearing leather skivvies while bashing meaty junk-stack, so to speak.
Clinic Of Torture dish extended porn clip masked with grey, dingy fuzz-drone, drizzled drainage funnel choked with pronounced bilge flavoring. Heavier electronic agitations filth up the atmosphere, drawing attention into narrative which, fortunately, is barely parse-able. Just as threats of harshnoise proper promise to rip apart the dis-calm, the whole cuts out completely to welcome enthusiastic bevy of leather'd paddy-wacks. Call in the vocalist. Here you are good sir, huff and puff to your hearts content. Rough dirge-splurt churns out choked bilge flavorings, gathering rust, drudge, steam, salivation, paddy-wacks turned feeding frenzy of paddy-thwacks, ample word of encouragement punctuating sensuous gasp, coo, quiver.
Flip that shit over and here comes the lord of the cockrings, aka Caligula031. Flattened greys of tremulous shivering essence, woozy murked psychedelia shining through even-keeled sheen. Now in comes the voice, dis-torted, dis-tended, relegated to textural duties, repeatedly swallowed up in the murk, and no, it ain't so pleased with these proceedings, can't imagine why. But what this does, see, is heighten the sense of drama, the sense of exceedingly irate individual and the end of his proverbial rope. No relent here, rather a slow build of progressively seering burn as lower extremities report esophageal uptick of flatulent turd-layers, rumbling through the shizzling storms of dry-welled seethe. A bit of ye olde stealth harsh, of which I may say I am the consummate sucker.
Sadio then take the plunge into, pretty much, pure filth. Fully bilged gutter-tronics flecked with shithawked feedback squawk, booties shoved down throats to issue low-grade, low-end, turd burglary of rough, raw, rugged, crud-bilge. Basically total audiophonic wreck, redzone so flooded with crap as to beg the question. Nothing in the specific. Just, the question. In an attempt to get into the spirit of the thing, I started licking the boots with gusto but came away with bitter taste that still lingers. More of that shithawk squawk over mid-range overload, whining feedback just refusing to back the fuck off. Nasty!
What's great about the closing ditty, courtesy Grunt, is it picks up pretty much where Sadio leaves off, but just massively ups the layers of coarse granulated texture. So much shit is there chucked into this mix that one is left to wonder where the attentions are supposed to inevitably fall. Perhaps upon this cute little piece of wriggling sludge vomit. Perhaps to the collapsible crush of cantankerous junk-spew applying pressures from without. Or perhaps to the continuous drilling into aural passages via wheedling flits of abbreviated analog palpitation. When the massed pressure of over-encumbered layers pulls back for an instant or two, hint of scrap sources scour to the fore, but these instants are few and far between. Perhaps a good moment to shuck them skivvies and wiggle about about in ecstatic butt-fervor. I mean, what the fuck do I know? Very probably a leather'd thwacking is in order.
ehm.. some lessons learned about fooling around with small phone screen. Instead of replying previous message, accidentally managed to hit "edit" rather than "reply" for mr. Bloated Slutbags message. Luckily managed to return the old message back after erasing it, hah.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 22, 2019, 06:21:20 PM
V/A – Leather
What's great about the closing ditty, courtesy Grunt, is it picks up pretty much where Sadio leaves off, but just massively ups the layers of coarse granulated texture. So much shit is there chucked into this mix that one is left to wonder where the attentions are supposed to inevitably fall.
This track is actually studio live. Most of Grunt recordings from 2018 was studio live noise recordings, this being only thing released thus far. Next week fairly similar material coming as 3". Not all studio-live, though. Just today was assembling discs to covers. I dare to say best Grunt noise so far. Yet, it will be quite brutal battle when on same batch is WORTH 3" and JAAKKO VANHALA 3" and SELECTED KILLING 3".
PS: Leather is sold out. Due packaging, it had to be limited edition...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 22, 2019, 07:01:48 PM
This track is actually studio live. Most of Grunt recordings from 2018 was studio live noise recordings, this being only thing released thus far. Next week fairly similar material coming as 3". Not all studio-live, though. Just today was assembling discs to covers. I dare to say best Grunt noise so far. Yet, it will be quite brutal battle when on same batch is WORTH 3" and JAAKKO VANHALA 3" and SELECTED KILLING 3".
Sounds fantastic! Will these be similar in presentation to the Mania/Umpio/Sick Seed 3" set?
v/a - Noise War 5xCD - Audio Dissection / Industrial Recollections
Some words about the 5th, bonus CD only. Having no prior experience or attachment to this compilation prior to its re-release on the above labels, it's interesting to look at the old posts here on this forum and see the absolute shitstorm these bonus tracks kicked up years before the compilation was ever even released. cries of "destroying the legacy" and "insulting the past" show up more than a few times. I presume this is part of the reason why all of the new tracks were included on a separate, standalone CD. and if the disc is judged on its merits alone, outside of the scope of the larger issue, it stands quite tall. 5 tracks, all brutally harsh, all good. Encephalophonic is the odd-man-out as the relatively "youngest" artist on the roster but he delivers one of the best tracks on the disc, if not the best. absolute harsh, churning supremacy. no dead space, just noise. it's a very self-contained and complete feeling track. the kind that could do well on a biz-card CDr. then there's Kazumoto Endo who delivers another dose of harsh, with a slightly more cut-up feel. but the cuts are still pretty slow and the sections get to be heard. nothing as brutal as Killer Bug but not as weird as a lot of material under Endo's own name. also a fair amount of crunch to the mix that works well with the standards set by the comp at large. then Skin Crime comes in to deliver a dose of nasty harshness that's far removed from the lurking danger of more recent releases. sounds like maybe some abuse tape loops over feedback, crunch and metal abuse. again very much in line with the compilation and very satisfying. next, K2 delivers some heavy panning and crispy harsh textures. I really, really dig this. feels like a nice bridge between the analogue scrap era and the recent Nintendo DS digitalia. and then we get one of the American cut up masters to take us out, Sickness. His "American Merzbau" is surprisingly rough and dry sounding. very worn. nice cut ups of scrap metal banging and scraping, well placed silence and reverb. while I dig it, I think maybe it would have been better served sitting earlier on the disc. but instead we're left with metal scraping and sudden silence.
so if you like your noise harsh, stuttering and full of energy check out this great capstone to a legendary compilation.
Quote from: cr on March 22, 2019, 08:00:41 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 22, 2019, 07:01:48 PM
This track is actually studio live. Most of Grunt recordings from 2018 was studio live noise recordings, this being only thing released thus far. Next week fairly similar material coming as 3". Not all studio-live, though. Just today was assembling discs to covers. I dare to say best Grunt noise so far. Yet, it will be quite brutal battle when on same batch is WORTH 3" and JAAKKO VANHALA 3" and SELECTED KILLING 3".
Sounds fantastic! Will these be similar in presentation to the Mania/Umpio/Sick Seed 3" set?
Only better! Same outer diameters so they fit the series, but instead of hand assembling them from raw prints, this time it's all pro-manufactured. Ordered them custom made, as sort of "gatefold" where cd is easier to take from the pocket. Stronger cardboard, nicer surface etc. All releases were too good to start saving $$ in presentation...
Vanhala 3" is supreme. Hard to compete with. It's basically the long-under-work album that was semi-announced years ago.
Worth kills, as most harsh noise guys know by now. Selected Killing is Encephalophonic+Grunt collaboration project that combines high energy electronics from Italy and conceptual acoustics+vocals from Finland.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 22, 2019, 08:07:13 PM
Vanhala 3" is supreme. Hard to compete with. It's basically the long-under-work album that was semi-announced years ago.
insane
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on March 22, 2019, 08:00:59 PM
v/a - Noise War 5xCD - Audio Dissection / Industrial Recollections
Some words about the 5th, bonus CD only. Having no prior experience or attachment to this compilation prior to its re-release on the above labels, it's interesting to look at the old posts here on this forum and see the absolute shitstorm these bonus tracks kicked up years before the compilation was ever even released. cries of "destroying the legacy" and "insulting the past" show up more than a few times. I presume this is part of the reason why all of the new tracks were included on a separate, standalone CD. and if the disc is judged on its merits alone, outside of the scope of the larger issue, it stands quite tall. 5 tracks, all brutally harsh, all good. Encephalophonic is the odd-man-out as the relatively "youngest" artist on the roster but he delivers one of the best tracks on the disc, if not the best. absolute harsh, churning supremacy. no dead space, just noise. it's a very self-contained and complete feeling track. the kind that could do well on a biz-card CDr. then there's Kazumoto Endo who delivers another dose of harsh, with a slightly more cut-up feel. but the cuts are still pretty slow and the sections get to be heard. nothing as brutal as Killer Bug but not as weird as a lot of material under Endo's own name. also a fair amount of crunch to the mix that works well with the standards set by the comp at large. then Skin Crime comes in to deliver a dose of nasty harshness that's far removed from the lurking danger of more recent releases. sounds like maybe some abuse tape loops over feedback, crunch and metal abuse. again very much in line with the compilation and very satisfying. next, K2 delivers some heavy panning and crispy harsh textures. I really, really dig this. feels like a nice bridge between the analogue scrap era and the recent Nintendo DS digitalia. and then we get one of the American cut up masters to take us out, Sickness. His "American Merzbau" is surprisingly rough and dry sounding. very worn. nice cut ups of scrap metal banging and scraping, well placed silence and reverb. while I dig it, I think maybe it would have been better served sitting earlier on the disc. but instead we're left with metal scraping and sudden silence.
so if you like your noise harsh, stuttering and full of energy check out this great capstone to a legendary compilation.
All agreed. Mostly. The bonus disc was for me actually the main reason for picking up the reissue. Particularly impressed with the Sick dedication, what fucking nerve, what a way to bring it home, and in fact imo a perfect end to the set, as in the whole five-disc set.
V/A - Elävä Olento Koneena
Four-way statement of intent from Pääte. The intent: deliver downtrodden dribbles of dilapidated semi-acoustic murk, shuffle forlornly along cratered pathways, divest all joy, revel in the brooding atmosphere of rumpled tape head warble, to be duly listed on discogs as Non-Music. The result: check!
Label boss HÖH kicks things off, laying down a set of three indistinct tracks, clearly taking no chances with the messaging. And yes, as far as the four-way proper: message received. One might almost call it visionary, if the vision weren't obscured by grubby layers of tar and sludge. As the slow dis-jointed medley of hand-cranked machinery lurches to ear, the eye is drawn to the cover art - kinda stylized antique Luddite-cum-Victorian contrivance - the head nods sober approval. Sober is another descriptor I wanted to drop. Out for a stroll down the back alleys of decayed ill-kept factories, noisome sewage flows filling the nostrils, the essential gritted, gritty, griminess really starts to impress. At several intervals one is invited to pause, wipe the spectacles free of accumulated soot and grease, to take things in, perhaps to inspect the various species of slime sticking to the shoes, to dwell on the wretched but somehow horribly beautiful state of permanent decay spreading through the deteriorating soundfield. I'm tempted to engage in a good, hard, chin-stroke, but think I'll first need to duck out of view, don't want to frighten the nihon neighbors or nothin'.
Music to get completely shitfaced to, to keel over into table full of empties to, and to suffocate on own vomit to, preferably in that order.
Over the three-track HÖH course, not a moment's break in atmosphere. Finger taps against the wind-ruffled tape recorder, this thing working? Jammed hurriedly back into jacket pocket. Low end tape distortion - or maybe just the chafing of the inner fabric - obscures faint clicks, clatters, general background rustling. Longish snouts snuffle around in crumbly dirt piles, grind of slow turning tape wheels caught in uncooperative wheedle, groan, cat call. Repetitive clod-clod-clod meets dialog of muffled bonk, cycling transistors whirring in rumpled, disconsolate, sympathy, the occasional distorted blurt, or accidental mic-scrape, to stylishly crudden-up proceedings, final dash of rusty hinged squeaking for the win.
O Ratel Ratel launch flabby loosed-skinned bulk of ill-hefted rumble logs, lumbering through somewhat constrictive belchings of amplified hum. Contrictions feed threat of crunch, never quite to get there, but dropping fattened load of mis-matched machine tools into the filth mixture. The resulting battle of scratchy scrape-texture and more suffocating thunder burble eventually outputs quite overbearing pressures, nothing like harsh, but quite full-in-the-body, or bodily functions. I wouldn't quite call this industrious, but at least good to know some fat flatulent grease-slob is in there doing the dirty work. Hold my seat while I take a piss.
Return to find the tape flipped over and the sense of drama considerably upped. Cryptofascisme skulking about, stalking suggestively through slow-creep tensions of cavernous sub-basement drear, shivering deliciously in the wake of reverberant trash-bin percussions. Grainy contrast of labored corrugated sheeting, fleshing out the field with inelegant atmospheres of grim and heavy drudge. Dramatic pose struck with shovel in hand. Clang! Down it comes, consequence of grizzled sizzle-buzz surging in deliberate waves of even-measured rasp, channel pan almost completely maxed with resounding washes of metal-tinged dirge.
Missing mark the return of the downtrodden, principally of the percussive persuasion, padded out with muffly clunk, clod, ker-plunk, and clong. Cumbersome barrels manhandled across the uneven flooring, stumbling, repeatedly dropped in exhalations of unceremonious thud. Background ambiance of fizzling drone-scrape, coming in half-measures, on the fritz, frazzled, ground-down gears struggling to carry things forward. At a key juncture, the background suddenly cuts to the fore, as though one of responsible parties has suddenly popped out for leak, leaving the garage door open to reveal previously hidden cracks and craters, ugly pock-marked granite face flushed with hollowed out, whining, seashell backwash. But this, too, peters out almost as quickly, mournful aha moment of badly corroded parlor music to signal ignominious end.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 20, 2019, 04:52:17 AM
Incapacitants – Zouvneree cd (Alchemy)
Holy laser noise, Batman!
Listening to Stimbox and thinking back to the lazer noise deal. Are we talking about anything similar?
BAD KHARMA - 96-98 4xCS (Bonbon Tapes)
How many were doing industrial noise of this caliber/kind in Sweden in the 1990's? Not many I think? Five titles spread over four tapes (1xC90 and 3xC60), all recorded onto a 4-track between '96 and '98 in northern Sweden. Kaibatsuri is basically eight tracks of mostly tapeloop oriented noise, and quite harsh, most of the time. Points of reference are scarce. Although I come to think of a strange marriage between ONE DARK EYE and S*CORE, this is still elusive and hard to pin down. It simply just hammers on; fierce, with great timing and variation, in a steady pace. Absolutely brilliant.
Salt from '97 picks up almost literally where Kaibatsuri ended, with some of the previous source sounds still ringing, but geared up and a notch harsher. Three longer tracks of mangled tape splatter, feedback, derailing electronics and whatnot; it's a beautiful mess. There's a certain wailing druggy almost outer spacy feel to the whole recording which sends me off to the same mental regions as MACRONYMPHA's Crack, without necessarily sounding too much like it when zooming in on details. A great continuation of Kaibatsuri, and the two recordings makes an unflagging meatgrinder stuffed with questionable prescription drugs.
Tape Werk, recorded '97-'98, sounds very different. Much more fragmented, consisiting of many shorter pieces. Some intense collages of a multitude of sounds, som where just one single sound is bent and turned inside out. More crisp, less... tapey. While sounding more grandiose, almost Aube-ish at certain moments, it's also less coherent than the two previous recordings. Very all-over-the-place. There are so many good parts here that fly by way too fast. Enjoyable, but too schizo for my ape brain.
Krshna, recorded in '98, starts out deceitfully calm, droning away with dragging crackle and a pulsing synth. Suddenly interrupted by wild junk noise combined with some hard-to-stomach break beat samples. Yikes! Thankfully that doesn't last too long, and the rest of the tape is occupied by a wide variety of wild shit. All out harsh noise, humid throbbing loops, tape mess etc. Something for everyone, and while it is schizo, it feels less rushed than Tape Werk. A winner!
Last tape in this box, Kriyayoga, feels lika a summation of the three before it, all in a big pile, sort of. Rather confusing to sit down and listen to, but a pleasant thing to have running while doing domestic chores. Lots of great parts that I'd gladly hear more of, but alas.
BAD KHARMA is, again, hard to pin down. His often very sparse and anonymous covers and layouts probably doesn't help him, but then those were probably of less importance. Seems he just enjoyed doing noise (it does sound like he's having a good time), and that's all there is to it. Going through this box I come to think of Lasse Marhaugs albums from the same time span, Science Fiction Room Service and White Inferno, which both seem to inhabit the same corner of noise as BAD KHARMA did. This playful yet serious, searching and exploring kind of noise which can't be lumped together with any specific subsubgenre. They're not aping japnoise or the american crunch or whatever was going on at the time. Makes good sense that they ended up doing a series of collaborations. Two individuals from rural corners of their nieghboring countries, logical!
The box, although limited to 50 copies and released 12 years ago, still comes cheap. Worth it for the first and third cassette alone.
was blown away by how good the americanoise compilation is, because i was considering (now buying) the re-release. i am contemplating also buying the noise war 5xcd, because, like i thought maybe two cd's of rusty americanoise could be too much, it was simply just an enjoyable experience! i wonder how many of these massive comps that are rock solid there is?
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 24, 2019, 10:30:50 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 20, 2019, 04:52:17 AM
Incapacitants – Zouvneree cd (Alchemy)
Holy laser noise, Batman!
Listening to Stimbox and thinking back to the lazer noise deal. Are we talking about anything similar?
Good question. I wanted to take the time to give it the response it deserves. So, let's see. Just to consult my extensive notes here...
Ah yes, here we are. The answer is: no.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 26, 2019, 04:16:01 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on March 24, 2019, 10:30:50 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 20, 2019, 04:52:17 AM
Incapacitants – Zouvneree cd (Alchemy)
Holy laser noise, Batman!
Listening to Stimbox and thinking back to the lazer noise deal. Are we talking about anything similar?
Good question. I wanted to take the time to give it the response it deserves. So, let's see. Just to consult my extensive notes here...
Ah yes, here we are. The answer is: no.
More seriously. Zouvneree seems one of the more Mikawa-driven of the recent Incaps, sitting cleanly inside a crisper, cleaner, digital-sounding range of wheedling, mewling, squeal and scree. Rapidly ascending and descending overlap of criss-crossed sweep and swoop. Fuzz and feedback making way for more laser-pointed precision, free-wheeling psych extremes never quite losing the sense of strictly delineated range of movement. Gear would have to factor strongly into the equation. With Stimbox, different gear, different times, just, different.
And as far as the Stimbox lasers. One should probably refer first to the vast majority of artists coming out of Japan, any one of whom would have had as much or more on the laser side of noise. Quick list off the top of the head: Merzbow, Pain Jerk, Incapacitants, Monde Bruits, CCCC, Astro, Aube, MSBR, Masonna, Thirdorgan, Government Alpha, Gasolineman, Kazumoto Endo. Plenty of laser action, none of it really defining any of the projects (unless one is inclined to want it to). I'd again chalk it up to gear plus general predilection for more dynamic, high energy blasting of the Le Shit. (Mileage may vary.)
<trigger alert! about to jump off the deep end>Plus, and not to put too fine a point on it, a healthy spirit of wtf aka willingness to experiment. A lot of these folk were/are serious gear fetishists, as often seemingly willing to be led by as much as to lead the gear. A matter of willingness to take the good with the bad and the ugly, to let the sound speak for itself. But... perhaps that willingness has always- and will always- be there. Forever locked in battle with the apparent fetish of the moment. And the winner is...
Mo*Te - Taste Die Mad CD - Audio Dissection/Industrial Recollections - a nice middle ground between the monolithic excellence of Life in a Peaceful New World and the less dynamic, but still enjoyable Cuffs reissues which came out last year. The album takes the format of three shorter tracks followed by b-side long track. personally I enjoy the "intro" track "Acid*Voice" and the last "White Donor" the best. each have similarities in the layered sounds that really sound good to me. some alarm/mechanical whirring that pans left and right and in and out of focus. steady low end rumble. that good stuff. "Acid*Voice" even has vocal snippets and grainy crumble. mm mm. "Gap in the Gap" and "Distension" are more straight forward in their harshness and very good in their own right. One thing I can say, Mo*Te knows how to use slow panning to create space and dynamics with a relatively small amount of layers in the tracks. I'm reminded in some ways of techno producer Regis's early and mid period works, which were massive slabs of sound, expertly modulated and extremely satisfying. short version, get this reissue!
Encephalophonic - Surgical Mods CD - Freak Animal - spanning 3 years of recording and 4 years of releases, Surgical Mods brings Encephalophonic's limited and OOP material together in a cohesive compilation. what you expect: razor-sharp harsh noise that only relents occasionally to bring you down with ultra-negative samples. what you get: razor-sharp harsh noise that only relents occasionally to bring you down with ultra-negative samples. i am a huge fan of when short clips of acoustic guitar show up, such as in the first track. "Spastic Emotions", the 2nd track delivers some segments which get a little close to laser noise, in the best way possible. from his split with Mo*Te, it definitely feels influenced by him in the best way possible. the next 4 tracks are from two 7"s, all of which fall in line with the quality and style of the 3 CD albums released over the years. special standout of the 4 is "Moaning Sex" which is exceptionally damaged sounding. really crispy and brittle. and then my favorite of the bunch is the only unreleased track here which is just goddamn great. electrified in a way that makes me think of Martin Seligman's experiments regarding learned helplessness. brutal, piercing, relentless. glad this one finally saw the light of day! And to end it out, "My Inner War" from the Noise War reissue which is fantastic and I already reviewed.
Cracksteel - Blood Purge CDr - Chi Omega Institute - Cracksteel is completely unfamiliar to me. I've heard the name here and there over the years and so I finally picked up this reissue of the 1996 tape of the same name. Two huge slabs of churning noise. the title track just doesnt stop for its 20 min+ run time. the general nature of the rumble is hollowed out with a hint of bass. the sounds, barely even layers at times can get a little wonky here and there, but I dig the exploratory nature of it. what I believe are vocals show up too later on and the occasional ugly flange or phaser. my first listen I was in bumper to bumper traffic for the entirety and it worked quite well. 2nd track, "Silver Disaster" starts of quite. the lovely sounds of cables being unplugged and plugged back in. electrical feedback, bass hum. the kinds of sounds I still use in my recordings. love it. then after a few minutes it kicks instantly into blast mode, but with a lot less heaviness than the 1st track. more dynamic but less satisfying in some ways. i've gotta give this one some more time but I will say it's got me interested in digging into more Cracksteel in the future.
Encephalophonic – Surgical Mods
The first few times I heard this were less than ideal- through headphones at necessarily low volume. Harsh fucking noise at low fucking volume, you snort, why fucking bother? I see your fucking point, I answer, but I fucking need my fucking Enceph. You fucking fuck.
Still, even at low fucking volume, the essential fucking harshness still comes fucking through. In fact, the Harshnoise At Low Volume Test or HALT, as demonstrated by my colleague here Professor Blumpy, is I think often a good measure of the brute power of the shit. Or, I mean to say, the brute fucking power of the fucking shit. You fucking fuck.
The eight tracks are collected mainly from a handful of relatively low-run 7 inchers, indexed in order of release (and presumably of recording date). This latter was a good move. Throw on a random piece of Enceph from the last few years and the timestamp is hard to spot. Here the sense of development through chronology is clear, and welcome.
The earliest work has all the grisly scars of the Enceph of the moment- harsh, spastic, jagged, pointed, high energy ripping textures, metal junk spew, looped percussive stutter, stop motion balance, unhinged by brutal scorch attacks shrieking across spectrum. As the album progresses, excrement gets harsher, sharper, smellier, more precise, more pointed, ever more rigorous and exacting of obsessively meticulous focus. A quick run through then. Professor Blumpy?
Er, ahem. Thank you, Slutbag. Just a moment please while I consult my notes. "Molested For Life." Mm-hmm. Presumably an existential statement on the cogent ethos of the noiseperv. It is my stated opinion that this is the most raw of the Surgical Mods, incoming mechanized loop quickly obliterated by rapidly panned junk-spew spasticisms, ripping simultaneously in every direction, to open into widened field of electrified scorch. That's the first twenty-five seconds. Proceed now to massed junk clusters hammering away at the edges, soon to occupy center stage before veering off onto open-ended acoustic-cum-junk stutter. At a critical juncture, mournful acoustic fingerwork sets off a high-pitched, needle-like, singe. Note too the decisive drop into echoing bong chamber, trash smashed and compacted with all brute force. For further discussion of the critical aspects of this and the following three tracks, I would ask that you refer to my previous study, "Tinpot Shit-Pails Hurled All Over The Room, Ripping Holes In Filthed-Out Distortion Walls" (http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=5101.msg43044#msg43044).
"Spastic Emotions" drizzles in scraggly dirtfields, blasts open in epileptic scorchfits, shrieks in metal bashed L-R clambering. A generous and diverse array of raw material appears to have been commissioned; refer here to the aforementioned tinpot shit-pails. True to title, the pacing is consistently inconsistent. Those less qualified are therefore advised to steer clear of close study, to minimize the risk of being reduced to spastic gibbering mess. As it is, please see our good friend Slutbag. Any questions? Moving right along. Brief cracks are are roughly prized open to admit rapid-panned junk-scree, soon swallowed up in more cleanly filthed fuzz-belch. Ultimately, the keen ear for scrambling expectation drives monolithic, extended, wet, grey-tinged, machine buzz, dragging on and on, and on. Delicious, slathering. Slurp. Dry humping loop-thump, out.
"Auto-Induced Manical State" immediately ups the stakes, new gear- or new skills- evidently in play. Much more comfortable interactions with open spaces are afforded, widened stereophonic effects privileging more painstaking and considered heaving of overbilged junk-splatter, sucker punches just that critical degree heavier, hurtful, impactful. Somewhat in keeping with the methodology first expounded in Spastic Emotions, a ground down and brittle texture study consumes a solid half portion to grind things out to bilge-walled finish. "Neurological Failure" originally appeared on the opposite side of the same 7-inch and while every bit as hurtful, is also, per title, a gibber-inducing spastic mess. At no point is the listener permitted reprieve from the frantic hurling of shit-pails across the pan. While I would hesitate to describe this as texture study, there are a good number of interesting, deadened, filth-textures introduced and explored, none of them for more than an instant or two, but all of them intrinsically linked to the essential, full-bore, hurtcore.
The next two tracks also originally occupied opposite sides of the same platter. Once again the stakes are raised, so high this time, in fact, that the essential achievement is nothing short of- CUM ALERT!- ahem. The Essential achievement here is nothing short of fucking awesome. If you will excuse the digression, "Body Fluids" are needed to- SOUNDS FOR BUTTPHONE!- I say, if I may. "Body Fluids" are needed to, um, lubricate this incredibly dry rush of pure HARSH. Would you excuse me? Slutbag, please, settle down. Moving on. Though principally of the raw, ripped and scorching electronic persuasion, a considerable quantity of blown out junk-scraps are violently bashed about the field, feeding an encroaching sense of considered discombobulation. That discombobulation reaches its zenith in "Moaning Sex", which could well be the winner. What's that? Oh, thank you for your concern. Slutbag has been, um, subdued for the remainder as I'm afraid it may not otherwise end well. Consulting my notes here. Introductory ear-bleed singe-waves explode in dizzying swarms of multi-pronged angular excitement, brief acoustic interludes engaging feedback-tweaked screechers. Total bung-rupture via dis-sheveled low-end turd-burgle, shredded metallic gristle rebounding off fractured enclosure, large meaty crunch-chunks breaking off and hurtling through craggy, distorted, spaces to output: pure fire.
Rather than fight fire with fire, a relatively puritanical departure in "Living On The Edge", the longest entry and the only one previously unreleased. Comes out the gate swinging, hyper-spastic hailing and blasting. But soon the deferral to fairly steady-on, brute force type, crunch textures. These textures are spread out and broken, sporadically, into fat flatulent chunks, frequent un-centered incursions un-hinging the nerves and fraying any sense of balance. Thus the in-delicate balance, on the edge, to be savagely choked by razor-sharp, razor'd raw, razor wires of twisted metal and grit, gasps for air thick with palpable tension. Persuasive. Punishing. Perfect set-up to the inner war to end all inner wars.
"My Inner War". No doubt. Within moments any lingering hope of stability, previously eked out On The Edge, has been violently expunged, spasmodic surgically spliced surges of epileptic, apoplectic, frenzy throwing a veritable encepha-load of discombobulation through mangled pain factory of frenetic, herkily-jerked, essence. Harsh, pointed, incisive. Needle-like focused fury. In a way, fairly puritanical follow-up to the puritanical predecessor as previously pronounced, plenty of brute force type crunch texture to spice up proceedings even as the rough-edged metal-pronged glistening lacerations razor through the storm, unending hail of hack splack crack and smack. Much as I hate to delight in other people's misery, I can't help but hope the war has only but begun. Thank you.
KOSMODROM - The War of the Worlds CD, NAR
Kosmodrom is emerging to become the cleanest HNW act ever. The cleanest concept, the cleanest conceptual artwork, but certainly not the cleanest walls. The debut album, released after an almost countless number of high quality, good looking tapes (all of which I own), now manifests a strange form of psychedelic, atmospheric Sci-Fi soundscapes. The rumbling noise machine does come out, but it is cushioned in a massive amount of spacious space sonics and cosmic concoctions. Interestingly, and probably coincidentally, the first recording I thought of upon hearing this the first time was Neptune Tower's Caravans to Empire Algol, an album as shamefully underestimated as Wongraven's Fjelltronen, though those albums stem from another time and another scene. In all honesty, it's not correct to speak of "HNW" any more, as the comparisons in the previous paragraph may suggest. Even if this still packs some crunch at times, it's now much more a matter of space ambient/experimental with noise elements. Any Vomiresque rumblings constitute but one element, and seldom to never a dominating element, in a much more smooth experience. The music is certainly dynamic and sometimes ominous, but always very atmospheric and almost always very relaxing. An additional bonus is that it works very well with alcohol (probably other drugs too, but I am a simple man and keep my sins within a Western framework, much like my few but not insignificant virtues). I can imagine this stuff being used together with a video installation; B/W Sci-Fi spliced together with vistas of galaxies and nebulae, but simply listening to this in headphones (or loud on the stereo) works just as well.
I seem to only get around to writing about stuff I like here, but even if you're weary of my recommendations, I'll nevertheless recommend this. Spacetacular.
Digest(ible) spew:
Encephalophonic – Surgical Mods
Precision. Detail. Hurt. The inevitable output of cut-up surgeon edging, inch by seven inch, toward the height of his craft. The height of his hurt, the height of his HARSH. Meticulous, painstakingly crafted attention to detail. There is a reason this kind of thing never caught on: it is hard. Real hard. When done right, it is hard to argue with the essential hurt. The essential pain. Pointed angular shards repeatedly smashing up into and through one another. There are pauses, here and there. There are moments. Perhaps a moment to dwell upon the hyper-spasmic rage of shrieking fits blasting from one earhole to the other. Perhaps a moment to approve the extreme contrast of textures ripping, in semi-erratic epilepsy, across spectrum. But mainly to emphasize the essential SPASTIC inflection setting the nerves on edge. Again and again.
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Incapacitants – Zouvneree cd (Alchemy)
High-powered high-speed high-end, highly dynamic highs, and lows, flailing wildly, but not unwield-ly, from one spectral extreme to the next, digital drills wheedling out phantasmagorical middle. Despite the coldly precise stabbings, and piercings, a certain amped up warmth, taking room acoustics in a love embrace, fire all your (lazer) guns at once, and explode into space. The most cosmic Incapacitants since Betley welcomed Cosmic Incapacitants, but tightly reigned in by the intense grip of the King(s). Altogether now! Born to be- KA-BLOW! (thank you) That sense of control inevitably gets hurled, violently, through the proverbial plate-glass window via 33 minutes of Bushbashwackers live, massed densities over/under lapping, licking, whacking, supernovas of explosive fury to invite that total chaos of cosmos the chosen were so unambiguously born to channel.
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harness- irreversible succession Hologram label. After the Ideopathic tape I was not expecting these live tracks to be so sparse and reserved. Reminds me of Jesse Kudler/Jason Zeh, Mike Shiflet. I think its so great and important that Luke and Shane are making this style in this day, especially live.
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Treriksröset – Kristen Musik Från Rågsved
EAR RAPE. It is no joke, my son. That it seems to have the blessings of the Good Lord only makes it that much more disturbing. As full-filthed and flavorsome as to be expected from The Carlsson but much more tightly constricted, drilling straight-ahead groove through the center of the aural cavities. In the opening gambit, the hefty down-churned bludgeonous bilge-loaded oomph-leanings, as expected. Then the straight-ahead ear-bleed drill into Kingdom Numb, not expected and Not Nice. By any measure. By harsh standards this is not, perhaps, overtly harsh. There are sufficient, and sufficiently, dry, and shredded, scrapings of rough and crumbling raw. Thus the fool obligingly cranks the shit. But through it all, an intense screeching shriekage that simply refuses to allow for respite. By the fifteenth minute, the 'holes are pretty much burnt out. By the end, just scorched, blackened, crusts, smoke rising slowly and mingling with hazy ozone vapors.
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Edward Ka-Spel / Steven Stapleton, Colin Potter / Quentin Rollet – The Man Who Floated Away / The Closer You Are To The Center, The Further You Are From The Edge
The Man Who Floated Away is a good title for the floating atmospherics wafting in wave after wave of slow rolling drift. It is also the title of the spoken narrative courtesy Ka-Spel, so perhaps a question of chicken and egg. What it also is, is good. Ambient tonal bells score wind-swept side streets, derelict alleys, whistling tunnels, but far from empty. Full-up, luxuriant, brimming, busy with concrete clusters that could be sourced from street corners, bus stations, train stations, as though egging to transport listener together with protagonist... One day the need to escape became so strong he found he did not even have the patience to walk to the front door and step outside his apartment... The voice is not singular, but plural, pushing the somewhat disturbed yarn in miniature vignettes, here at the fore, there a shadow half hidden behind curtained window. I'm reminded of some of the late 80s early 90s work you might get from characters with one foot in the industrial patches, PGR/Merzbow/Tiechens GRAV or Merzbow/Heemmann Sleeper awakes.... Not so much in sound palate but more in how the clusters swell in seeming coincidence of concert to sometimes achieve critical mass. At proper levels the foundations are shaking in sympathy with our mixed-fortunate hero. Still very much sedate, stately, overlapping crests building, sighing, caressing, drawing attention out, up, and away.
The second track is quite a contrast, Colin Potter molesting saxist rarely elsewhere encountered. Plainjane piano driven plinketies feed Nursey drone of rasped sax, reversed waver, wobbled quaver, so all is well. But then the shattering, into tiny twitching bits, headless chicken squawks fluttering in panicked dis-rangement over rapid incisions of alternately drawn-out and fragmented voice, amused airs, sporadic slaps, freeform kitchen clutter. Perhaps taking cues from the first track, scattered elements cluster together at intervals, threatening to overwhelm, but never quite, soon driven snickering into corners, scampering about with sinister glee before droning undercurrent calls the reedy spectacle home to roost.
SEWER ELECTION - Killing For Belgium C30 (Harsh Head Rituals)
If the collab Killing Sessions puts you right in the middle of a natural disaster/battle scene/scary situation, Killing For Belgium has you sitting comfortably somewhat above that scenario. Panoramic destruction. Like an aural harsh noise take on Where's Wally?, or a two-page war scene in some Moebius comic. Side A is a varied affair. Burning hot rumble ebbs and flows, sometimes taking a step back to allow for other kinds of badness to shine, with heavy showers of feedback throughout. Side B has you moving slightly closer to the carnage. More straight, less varied and more wallish, but still distinctly different from the collab Killing Sessions in that you can still easily single out all the parts and details. This might just be one of my favorite SEWER ELECTIONs.
Quote from: Baglady on April 03, 2019, 10:02:39 AM
SEWER ELECTION - Killing For Belgium C30 (Harsh Head Rituals)
If the collab Killing Sessions puts you right in the middle of a natural disaster/battle scene/scary situation, Killing For Belgium has you sitting comfortably somewhat above that scenario. Panoramic destruction. Like an aural harsh noise take on Where's Wally?, or a two-page war scene in some Moebius comic. Side A is a varied affair. Burning hot rumble ebbs and flows, sometimes taking a step back to allow for other kinds of badness to shine, with heavy showers of feedback throughout. Side B has you moving slightly closer to the carnage. More straight, less varied and more wallish, but still distinctly different from the collab Killing Sessions in that you can still easily single out all the parts and details. This might just be one of my favorite SEWER ELECTIONs.
Nice review, couldn't agree more. I love this tape! Granted I don't have a lot of SE's tapes, but I picked this one up at Sarvilevyt or Hospital 8 or 9 years ago and it has remained one of my favorite harsh noise tapes since.
Of Habit "Viable Device" (Index Clean, 2019)
Of Habit "Extended Technique" (Entr'acte, 2017)
Never thought I'd be interested in stuff like this, but makes sense in the bigger picture. Weird, meticulously-assembled electronic "music" with spoken word instead of traditional lyrics/singing. Definitely has origins in hip-hop/rap and the "wrong kind of industrial," e.g. techno, none of which I'm any kind of fan of (except maybe a dozen rap tunes). I'd even go as far as to say the main comparisons I have for this, I'm really no fan of: The Streets, Sleaford Mods, minimal techno whatever the fuck that I don't give two shits for. You might be thinking, "are you gonna talk about 'noisy textures' in Kanye West's music yet," but I assure you this is going in a different direction.
I checked this project out more for the guy's involvement in Spoils & Relics, a group I probably should be a huge fan of, yet for some reason own nothing by. As above, this fella must certainly have some background in "regular" music, but what we get from both releases leans more toward S&R in terms of editing and abstraction. It's the monotone vocal delivery covering surreal, "modern" topics especially, which helps place this more in the non-music/weird/other category.
The album for Index Clean seems to be right at home, and admittedly the association was one reason I checked the project out to begin with. This one is stranger, colder, and louder, almost veering on harshness at times, with a sharp and precise digital sound. "Dark web" references, etc. Non-danceable rhythms and beats collide with surprisingly oddball synthetic and occasionally acoustic sound. This offering, I suppose, is darker, if I had to put a word on it – an anxious, drugged, exhausted and tense atmosphere. Hallucinatory and paranoid, even.
The cassette for Entr'acte is perhaps my favorite of the two, both still being total gems and for me, totally out of left field. Ratio of beats and rhythms perhaps a hair higher than the above, but maybe that's just because I like the chosen beats about two percent more – there's a tasty latin-sounding part that is like an Esplendor Geometrico outtake. Maybe slightly less vocals on the B-side of this release than the above, too. All experimental/concrete elements are ultra- precise as above, but now treated with razor-sharp reverb. Tape dub adds a hard-hitting analog warmth. Atmosphere/attitude more adventurous and self-assured, but the spoken voice is still mumbly and perhaps a bit under the influence. Overall effect on me is relaxing which was unexpected but welcome.
I don't know. Maybe if you're like me and you're not really into "regular electronic music," so check this out and find what you maybe feel is lacking in all of that. I did. Please recommend to me, if you know of any: more weird, beat-driven electronic music with non-rhyming, spoken vocals with little or no effects. This may appeal to fans of: JH1.FS3, Red Wine & Sugar, Esplendor Geometrico.
Matthew Revert "Letters to Friends of the Late Darcy O'Meara" (Round Bale, 2018)
Matthew Revert "The Honey Dodger" (Thalamos, 2019)
For anyone unfamiliar, Revert can be sort of pigeonholed into a description more or less like a "folksy" version of some of the other weird Aussie genius stuff also going on down there: think Matthew Hopkins, Index Clean-affiliated projects/artists, and what have you. A lot of Revert's material features acoustic guitar and a sort of hazy, sunny quality amidst his sound-collage clatter. His lyrics seem to have a well-intentioned pessimism and strike me as humorous, perhaps unintentionally. So, the lazy "singer-songwriter" label isn't entirely off. Thing is, his work for No Rent and collaborations with Vanessa Rosetto, while always listenable and quite beautiful, can veer into noise territory and sometimes be, dare I say, harsh and unsettling. The point here is, Revert is more readily compared to the Shadow Ring than Nick Drake, for me anyway. I see his tendency to be (often all at once) playful, scary, and weird reminiscent of the now-defunct Lambkin/Goss vehicle – well, their decent work. Much of their output I find unlistenable.
So anyway, I think the reference rings true on these most two recent cassettes, which remind me of the above-mentioned in that we get Revert still in playful mode, but also being fairly creepy and ill-at-ease throughout both, much like the material from the Shadow Ring which I do enjoy. There are sections in "Letters" where insinuations are made as to having had something to gain from, or a perhaps a hand in, this O'Meara's death. The maniacal laughter, pleading and weeping in "Dear May," for one, is...suggestive. The sound work is just that, and the instrumentation when it occurs, is for texture rather than to form each track into a "song."
With "Dodger," instrumentation, including synthesizer, various strings, wind and percussion, is central, in almost a return to form to the older, folksy releases. Although the vocal/lyrical delivery feels more poetic than unhinged (as above), we're still in weird/bizarre/seemingly-disturbed territory. The label honcho described this tape as "gripping," and I definitely agree. It's seen more spins than the above and more one-sitting full-listens. One of Revert's eeriest tracks yet is featured here: "Sailor Moon, S01 E07," the weirdest sound poetry piece I have ever heard.
I frankly don't know what to say about Revert's work without feeling stupid and pompous. As with similar artists, I suspect there's some inside-joke element I'm too American/dense/obtuse to get. Then again, why try and justify such things? It's not as if "in on it" is a real form of participation, for that matter. I don't really care, because I find his work both very disturbing and exceedingly pleasant. Those unfamiliar 'til now and for some reason curious might do well to start with Not You (Kye, 2014) for the aforementioned "folksy" style, Being Small (Kye, 2017) for something that'd be very much at home on Index Clean, or Everyone Needs A Plan (Erstwhile, 2018) for a gorgeous collaboration with Vanessa Rossetto. The above-reviewed represent staggering progress, or regression, from those mentioned here, depending on how you look at it. Both readily streamable on Bandcamp for those not willing to take the plunge. TL;DR: For fans of: Whitehouse, The Shadow Ring, Henri Chopin.
TRERIKSRÖSET "Kristen Musik från Rågsved" LP
Harbinger Sound
Mono noise. That's specified on the cover. Been listening about 60 CD's worth of Merzbow in last couple of weeks and appreciating it's vivid usage of stereo panning and other such tricks. Step to Treriksröset mono harsh noise hits hard and brutal. In good way. Not that I would oppose colorful and neat noise, but despite clean looks of this album, and the title which is not a ironic remark, there is something dark and grim in the noise that Treriksröset does. It is highly active and sounds that could be live-in-the-bedroom type of recordings. Many rotten and ripping sounds, always on the move, but still somehow ... bleak and grey scaled sonics. Listened album instantly couple of times and certainly needs more spinning.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 04, 2019, 01:34:20 PM
TRERIKSRÖSET "Kristen Musik från Rågsved" LP
Harbinger Sound
Mono noise. That's specified on the cover. Been listening about 60 CD's worth of Merzbow in last couple of weeks and appreciating it's vivid usage of stereo panning and other such tricks. Step to Treriksröset mono harsh noise hits hard and brutal. In good way. Not that I would oppose colorful and neat noise, but despite clean looks of this album, and the title which is not a ironic remark, there is something dark and grim in the noise that Treriksröset does. It is highly active and sounds that could be live-in-the-bedroom type of recordings. Many rotten and ripping sounds, always on the move, but still somehow ... bleak and grey scaled sonics. Listened album instantly couple of times and certainly needs more spinning.
Damn, definitely another necessary addition to the wax collection then. Especially since I just put up a Treriksröset poster in my recording space ;)
Dave Phillips - Abgrund / Clearing
I've tried to digest some other Phillips material in the past but thus far it's been too sparse and disjointed for me. Regardless, these two works are conceptually sound and engaging with undeniable precision. Abgrund is a sonic palette of creakings, human/animal squealing and groaning, flies buzzing, throat gurglings, distorted sexual moans, dog barks/howls, etc., which is not anything new for Phillips. However, the rising and falling of all these sounds, as they're being progressively juxtaposed, is supported by heavy piano keys and string assemblies that rise and fall with the tension the other sounds create. The panning of these sounds and attention to production details result in a swirling miasma of animalistic horror that creates more palpable tension than anything I have heard, regardless of genre, in a while. A truly haunting and almost paranoia-inducing experience.
Clearing has a more literal narrative backed by whispers/groans/screams of Phillips regarding the relationship between man, animal, and the planet within the context of Anthropocene. It's a more 'traditonally' structured execution in the sense that each track has some sort of inhuman/manipulated instrumental pulse to it, while the beastly screams and groans convey lyrical content. It's arguably more forceful than Abgrund in its delivery as a result, even breaching into some death industrial aspects at times.
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TEF – Framework
Good to get TEFed up after a near 10 year absence from the studio. What's changed? Not fucking much. The same commitment to intense, intensely spastic, concentration. The same break-neck speed of hack, s-s-stammer, and ssssssslash. The same obsessive focus on the most minuscule, incremental, elements. The same maxing out of the audible spectrum, giving the cones a good and proper rip-out. The same deferral to HARSH.
It's a nice day, so I think I'll plonk this on the portable, venture outside. Deep inhalation. Ahhh. Spring is in the air. Soft wind gently blows. Birds twitter sweetly from tree to tree. Fragrant flowers color the calm, delicate petals blushing pink with promise. Careful clearing of the throat, and into this peaceful scene- rabid shrieking horde of compulsive spasticators, trampling in rage of incandescent fury, Jerk-like algospasm, hot messed degradation, filth-flecked salivation, whole-sale degeneration, bilge-crusted sphinct-rupture, ravishments of precarious, throat-fisted, SHIT-valanche. Slip. Slop. ssssssssSLAP. Gulp, chug, choke, splurt, bleed. Total. Earhole. Fuckfrenzy.
"Horde", above, may be overstating things. It's a matter of proportion. With so much RAW (and HARSH) forced, by dint of obsessive cut-em-up exacerbation, into minuscule frames of space-time, weird shit happens. Perspective shifts, warps, is shattered into multiples, hordes of multi-headed, multi-angled, mal-lignment. And in this particular frame of space-time, a fair few filthy bastards are clearly in on it. Encephalophonic. Scum. Jaakko Vanhala. Call it: the season of the spastics. Enter now, to spasmodic hail of strangelove gesticulation, Spastic Extraordinary And Plenipotentiary. The grand-spazzy of them all. Tumultuous Epileptic Furor.
The purest sign of the TEF is the absence of what might be termed artistic bullshit. What you get, rather, is a shit-load of pure scorch. Scorched purity. Jagged-edged, rapid-fire, angular, straight-through-the-'holes purification. Earhole cleansing. The pure stuff, okay? But hold your heils there, Mr Noise Nazi, I think I just spotted some. Artistic bullshit! And wait, holy shit, there's another. And another. What the... In between the massed clusters of shrieking, all-in-red, purity, momentary glint of untreated metallic fragment, subtle inflection, abbreviated duck into cavernous grotto, inward collapse of concrete coating, embarrassed blurt of humping transistors caught in the act, loopus interruptus, painful grimace of purple meatstick snarled in fevered zip-zap-yeeeOWch. The net effect is like never-relenting volley of concentrated fecal bursts, ripped into pieces and frantically frankensteined together, Igor clocking up the overtime, desperate to splice the multi-perspective tale of master's long absence into forty-three minutes and thirty-five seconds of concentrated, convulsive, shitzophrenia. Tugjobbed Ejaculatory Feculence.
Eleven Frames here, broken into sets. Three sets of balls-out blast, three interludes of balls-in brood. The first of these consists of three Frames, of approximately three minutes each. Good clean start: straight-edged, razor thin, piercing. Then the unbuckling and dropping of motherload: full-out hyper-spasmic all-cylinders saturated blasting, frenzied, full-spec dynamic celebration of extreme contrast accelerating through wicked turns, rapid climbs, steep descents, at ear-popping, neck-jerking, velocity. So that's pretty much the full wack blown in the first forty-eight seconds, not sure what to do with the rest of the album. Shut your dirty hole and pay attention, growls the harshhead, shit's just getting warmed up. Alright, so now at the fifty-seven second mark and a bit of looped malfunction over and through which utterly explosive fury shreds the teeniest specs of dead air, flashes of near percussive scrap-n-clash banging out stuttered tattoo on mangled porcelain grill. Tight, ultra-tight, delivered with such precision and consistency one hardly need bother with track markers. Still the subtle hint of deviation entering the two subsequent Frames. Frame 2 an almost perfect derangement of hyper-sonic particles, flash-framed metal canister hemorrhaging against severely singed air-biscuit blisters. Frame 3 allows further saturation of the signal, to hunker down and concentrate on brief blurts of blown out turd burble. Tense Ectospasmic Flatulence.
Frame 4 signals the first break in form, semi-percussive loop hammering away down the center while l-r'd clanks of un-effected junk-clatter flit in and out of frame, rust, nuts, bolts, hinged squeals. A few well-positioned harsh-blasts just to keep you off-balance, then enter the second set of balls-out blast. Frame 5 convincingly clambers to the peak of off-balance excess, peppering the raging scorch-fits with darts of acoustics, voice, crowd noise, disembodied tomb exploration, all shredded raw in fully ripped rages of pure yammering spasmation. Brilliant. Frame 6 and no less brilliant, abbreviated study of alternately frantic and composed fragmentation, drawn out signals clogging pipes, bursting open, exploding, imploding, free-form squiggle, clinkety-plop, then solid half-minute of blackened wobba-wobba. Frame 7 takes things back to the start, focused, tight-spliced cluster-scrunch fighting whitewashed singe-textures and raggedly contoured, off-kilter, loopus insanus, all stops pulled, all guns out, blazing hot fire. Tortured Epic Ferocity.
Frame 8 and a second interlude of brood, distant atmospheric scour of dragging metals, cycling slowly in continuous arcs of clouded resonance. The much-needed respite from studied 'hole drillage is as welcome as it is fleeting, cause you just know the final destruction is coming, and coming harrd. Frame 9 ups the tension with half-minute of semi-eerie quaver and then- The End. What to say, there are cracks in the white-hot sheeting, but few and far between. Of the artistic bullshit, a few scrapes of the barrel, little more. Faint whiffs of violently mangled music bleed through severe, needle sharp, shriekage as fatter flatulent belch-curdles rip through the off-center. Pretty much total screechstorm the whole way through. Epileptic feeding frenzy of continuously dis-rupted erruption, but the main point seems to be: drill the earholes a new one. Frame 10 and like, fuck me gently with a tefsaw, does The Novak go out a-swinging. Swinging wildly from extreme to extreme, pulling in all the stop-motion frames, all the frenetic dis-ruptive sphinct-ruptures, eye-blinks of open space quickly filled with, literally, everything at hand- and whole piles of stuff way out of hand. Nice little decelerations to affect patient study in slow-panned introspection, but serving mainly to stress the full-force full-metal spastic, cuts coming so fast and harrd one barely has time to get one's bearings... whip of the neck, snap of the spine, smash of the face. Hell, <spits out a tooth> fere are no bearings. Must be all them crazy fluctuations. Turbulent Execrable Fluc-u-asians
A final frame of quiet psych quaver, as though to mimic the ringing in the ears. Thanks for that. Asshole. T.E.F.
Digest spew:
TEF – Framework
TEF, ten years on, is TEF. White-gloved attention and focus on only the choicest cuts, delivering breakneck collisions of blown-out harsh particles exploding in ill-contained rage. Well-contained rage. Whatever. A perfect storm, if you will, of harsh cut-up purity. Ten years on and perhaps some signs of change. A few more experiments with quieter introspection. A bit more space for un-affected acoustics to twist and twerk. More opportunity for subtle intricacies to flesh out the delicious core. For the most part full-force full-metal spastic, like why mess with a winning formula. Total earhole fuckfrenzy par excellence.
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S.T.A.B. Electronics - Enemy of Pigs - 2019 - LP/MC - Unrest Productions.
I was on the phone to someone tonight talking about music, we got to talking about the S.T.A.B. gig last Saturday and why I like S.T.A.B. so much, I didn't do a good job of explaining why. So the purpose of this review is to persuade you to get this album and explain why S.T.A.B. is so good. I am feeling the pressure.
Like may listeners I like to discover stuff that I haven't heard before, but sadly with a good percentage of Death Industrial and Power Electronics I often arrive after the party and a lot of the older acts that still exist today are a parody tribute to their former selves and I can't be arsed anymore paying daft discogs prices for that stuff. And what's the point of spending all my cash doing that and going to all these fucking US and Euro Industrial Fests to see the best acts and line ups - I prefer to hold out for a stronger local scene instead. Reading a recent interview in Special Interests that you've all no doubt read, led me to S.T.A.B. and I took the dive and bought two S.T.A.B. albums. It was exciting for two reasons, the standout tracks on Day of the Male absolutely blew my head right off, it is a now project, next level and better than most stuff from back in the day and now if I'm honest. Finding a good, present day act is a massive reward to me as a listener. Months later I'm in London in a crowded room while S.T.A.B. shouts in my face, it wasn't glamorous, it was raw, real, now and it seemed to happen at me. As soon as the gig was over, I went back to the hotel and wrote my review, I could have made lots of new friends and connections, but I really wanted to hold on to what I saw and heard. As soon as I got home the next day, I played Enemy of Pigs through twice and was really surprised.
Repeated vocal samples of 'Mother, Mother Mother, please' form the base of High Infant Mortality, whilst drones radiate ominously, and the vocals rage away from the background to the foreground continuously. The drones do tease slightly at the past while the vocal is anchored in the present; I feel in the middle of the elements experiencing the dialogue.
Slugs delivers aggressive, threatening humming feedback and faltering wall noise while the vocal is way uglier and more direct. The vocal is more like what was spat in my face last Saturday so it subconsciously seems directed at me whilst the electronics try desperately to interrupt the diatribe, they try, they don't give up, but they don't win either. I don't know if I am taking this personally or happily reminiscing.
Her Dead eyes is horrible, overly descriptive to me it seems to describe the horror of extreme porn/sex, but it makes you think, it really challenges you, everything yet nothing is revealed, the high-pitched squealing vocal is less effects laden than previous recordings, it raw, rank and very real. This is the end of the first side, it's muddier, yet vocally a lot less effects laden than earlier work and retreats into the murk to deliver a horrible, harsher dose of reality.
Of Misandry is sampled dialogue that serves as a bass for massive drones to spread their horror as the vocals distort in the background, by doing this, you're forced to concentrate on the vocal. The drones are as radioactive as they can be, as if diseased and echoing death. The gender war continues within S.T.A.B.
Sic Semper Tyranis (Thus always to tyrants) radiates sickness as the drones intensify continuously and the vocal spews and curses away from foreground to background. The electronics are simple and effective. Violent Reprise boasts an inhuman, grotesque vocal and sicker electronics, the album is intensifying continually. Prayers form I am going To Die (And so are You), they're temporarily eclipsed by urgent, repetitive electronics as the vocal really comes to the forefront, it's as if the best is saved until last, vocally. The sample's continual re-emergence amplifies the songs context massively.
Enemy of Pigs isn't dominated by a few Standout tracks, it is consistently strong and I'd argue that the vocals don't reach the same levels of intensity as Day of the Male did (barr I am going to die). In a way it steps back to find a solid continuity and really defines S.T.A.B. as an act in its' own right - there's way less Homage on this album. There are newer, interesting vocal techniques demonstrated throughout – Sic Semper and violent are key examples. Here the act moves on, progresses, it's stripped back reinforced by some conceptually strong sampling and dirtier, muddy electronics. I'd say its way more depraved from the inside, rather than projecting outside themes, but that's been ongoing too. In some ways this is a person becoming the performance, the self's past and present are the theme, but done in an original way. S.T.A.B. was in the right circles from the outset (Unrest, Urishma, Filth and Violence) from looking and listening it got better until it got this good. But is this radioactive, headfuck slab of vinyl S.T.A.B.'S best or one of its best? Time will tell, but for now, it is stuck in my head and I can't stop listening, I really wish I could, but I can't. Let's see if anyone matches it this year.
Kostas Kefalianos "Phlegma" CS (Thalamos, 2017)
Short cassette of synth and tape minimalism (final track for farfisa and tape loop) from one of the label heads. Five great but all too brief compositions, very much from the Maurizio Bianchi school. Apparently, these are edited down from longer pieces by the other label boss (one Panos Alexaidis, whose work I've yet to check out). Should appeal to fans of Arkhe, Copley Medal, Cryptofascisme. Right up my alley and with just enough variety, but too short. Longer, next time, hopefully.
Quote from: Force Neurotic on April 09, 2019, 05:06:48 AM
Kostas Kefalianos "Phlegma" CS (Thalamos, 2017)
Short cassette of synth and tape minimalism (final track for farfisa and tape loop) from one of the label heads. Five great but all too brief compositions, very much from the Maurizio Bianchi school. Apparently, these are edited down from longer pieces by the other label boss (one Panos Alexaidis, whose work I've yet to check out). Should appeal to fans of Arkhe, Copley Medal, Cryptofascisme. Right up my alley and with just enough variety, but too short. Longer, next time, hopefully.
Indeed a good release. Looking forward to hearing more stuff from him.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on April 08, 2019, 11:40:01 AM
TEF – Framework
TEF, ten years on, is TEF. White-gloved attention and focus on only the choicest cuts, delivering breakneck collisions of blown-out harsh particles exploding in ill-contained rage. Well-contained rage. Whatever. A perfect storm, if you will, of harsh cut-up purity. Ten years on and perhaps some signs of change. A few more experiments with quieter introspection. A bit more space for un-affected acoustics to twist and twerk. More opportunity for subtle intricacies to flesh out the delicious core. For the most part full-force full-metal spastic, like why mess with a winning formula. Total earhole fuckfrenzy par excellence.
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Thanks for the full and digested reviews - I purchased this also. First time listening to TEF.
I was taken aback by the sudden change in pace and ferocity of the quieter sections - do the tracks have names? The CD is not labelled. Quite liked those bits. Especially where you can hear the individual metallic elements in clarity.
Over the years I have listened to a lot of cut-up breakcore, and parts of that remind me of this (Venetian Snares / Rotator) but of course lacking the rhythm / structure.
By your review, sounds like not much of a departure from previous works, like zero progression in 10 years, but as you say that is FINE if thats the style, might not be for everyone!
Tried figuring out what the CD cover art is, decided its scaffolding clips (framework)
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 04, 2019, 01:34:20 PM
TRERIKSRÖSET "Kristen Musik från Rågsved" LP
Harbinger Sound
Mono noise. That's specified on the cover. Been listening about 60 CD's worth of Merzbow in last couple of weeks and appreciating it's vivid usage of stereo panning and other such tricks. Step to Treriksröset mono harsh noise hits hard and brutal. In good way. Not that I would oppose colorful and neat noise, but despite clean looks of this album, and the title which is not a ironic remark, there is something dark and grim in the noise that Treriksröset does. It is highly active and sounds that could be live-in-the-bedroom type of recordings. Many rotten and ripping sounds, always on the move, but still somehow ... bleak and grey scaled sonics. Listened album instantly couple of times and certainly needs more spinning.
Have also purchased this but yet to listen, noted the MONO detail on the record sleeve. The artwork is great, will give it a spin at loud volume when the family are out :)
Merzbow - Agni Hotra (2nd Mix) (Slowdown Records)
Recorded and mixed in 1984-85, released in 2019. The words Agni Hotra immediately bring to mind Batztoutai With Material Gadgets. And that's exactly what this is. This is pretty much alternative mixes from that release and other material very similar in style (or just further mixes I didn't recognize). Noisy, number of different sound sources just rumbling on. Here the mix is louder and more punchy (remastered in 2018) than on the original. If you enjoy mid '80s Merzbow this one is a no-brainer.
For the dedicated TEFers, a recording for 2017-03-18 Sux by Suxwest, Club Foot, Austin, TX showed up last week on Dime. Let me know if anyone wants it. I believe it is only ten minutes.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on April 09, 2019, 07:11:49 PM
For the dedicated TEFers, a recording for 2017-03-18 Sux by Suxwest, Club Foot, Austin, TX showed up last week on Dime. Let me know if anyone wants it. I believe it is only ten minutes.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to login and grip it tonight.
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Kostas Kefalianos "Phlegma" CS (Thalamos, 2017)
Short cassette of synth and tape minimalism (final track for farfisa and tape loop) from one of the label heads. Five great but all too brief compositions, very much from the Maurizio Bianchi school. Apparently, these are edited down from longer pieces by the other label boss (one Panos Alexaidis, whose work I've yet to check out). Should appeal to fans of Arkhe, Copley Medal, Cryptofascisme. Right up my alley and with just enough variety, but too short. Longer, next time, hopefully.
Indeed a good release. Looking forward to hearing more stuff from him.
Listened to this today due to the recommendation. Very nice work. The whole label looks pretty interesting over all. More good tips from Josh!
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on April 09, 2019, 07:11:49 PM
For the dedicated TEFers, a recording for 2017-03-18 Sux by Suxwest, Club Foot, Austin, TX showed up last week on Dime. Let me know if anyone wants it. I believe it is only ten minutes.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to login and grip it tonight.
There's a Goat set from the same show up, too.
Merzbow - Antimony (Slowdown Records)
Recorded and mixed in 1984-85, released in 2019. Another sweet mid '80s Merzbow noise concrete mixer boogaloo. First track Antimony is just a different mix of material from Sadomasochismo (1985). The three untitled tracks continue in the same vein but perhaps slightly less noisy. Plenty of destroyed samples from records, distortion, feedback, nail-filled tin cans thrown around the garage. At least that is what it sounds to me. Great stuff.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
Jaakko Vanhala – Cuts Of Grace
I remember the day this was unofficially announced like it was nineteen days four hours and thirty minutes ago (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg78615#msg78615). I'd spent the better part of fifteen minutes scouring the net for any mention of new Vanhala, fervently praying for a sign, growing increasingly depressed with every desperate click of the mouse. The best discogs could offer was a minor credit for "voice" in a twenty minute piece tagged Ambient, Experimental, Drone. And though the man was clearly active in a range of sound-making capacities, like, where was the industry standard namesake, the solo work, the decisive, graceful, severing of the head of the competition and the, decidedly less graceful, shitting down of its neck? Then the announcement. Whoa. My dear pervs. I... I just... I was so excited, I almost spilled my beer.
I thought it might be fun to get the name-dropping out of the way first. Ferial Confine and The Full Use of Nothing. TNB, with and without Organum. Tiechens/Merzbow/PGR Grav, a name I do tend drop a fair bit, but this time I really mean it, okay? I could go on, but perhaps a picture emerges, and it while that picture is certainly noisy, and at times HARSH, it doesn't quite qualify as harshnoise. Yup. There it is. Fuck this lame Vanhala shit. NEXT!
Look, you know words like "killer" and "masterwork" are going to drop at some point, but just... chill. Relax them weary bones. Sink, slow and easy, into DENSEly composed industrial-strength hell-hole. Hell howl. Whorls of orgiastic whole-brain consumption, drawing the un-harshhead deeper, deeper, plunging straight into full and bodied, bloodied, mass of metal, scrap, junk, scrape, screech, shriek, clank, clunk, groan. All delivered via sinkholes, sinkhowls, of determinedly draining brood, thick with dirge-laden atmosphere.
It is the atmosphere- dirge-laden, brooding- that really sets off the chief elements in play, namely the high-energy piles of metal-junk so cleanly, carefully, captured. There are a lot of them, and they rage around at quite the clip, seldom satisfied with just one or two places in the acoustic scope. A descriptor like SPASTIC could be dropped, but settling through the atmos as texture more than inviting of dis-rangement of equilibrium. This one's all about the equilibrium. Un-spastic equilibrium. Oh shit, another name's about the drop: Michael Ellingford. Just as far as the twin concerns of loud-in-the-earhole unharsh, and the preoccupation with studied composition and pacing. Also, the precision and economy, necessarily demanded of the 3", serves the material well, the vision that much more singular, penetrating, refined. In the dialect of the spastic, all butt-driller no butt-filler.
The inaugural slicings of "Pain Enigma" evince a patience and confidence culled from the intervening years of refinement. Rapid-panned clusters of full-spectrum metal-junk penetration, deep cuts coming in fits of fevered slashing derangement,. But coming at controlled intervals, spaced with increments of crinkled rumble, so as to allow the 'holes their space acclimate to the brutal, incisive, drilling, stepping back, slamming down, hard, with near-percussive flare and heft. Fevered slashing arrangement. The raw material is almost crystalline in its contours, tasty morsels of exquisitely razored delectables readily inviting of close interrogation. Fevered slashing engagement.
"Phosphorous Nostalgia" ditches the bespectacled airs and jumps straight into boiling cauldrons of full-flavored flesh-razored fantasy. Layers upon layers, savagely slashed open, torn clean off, twisting and curling in a flushed, reverb-hued, fantasia before dry fits of fevered slashing escort attentions below the surface, strains of mechanized flesh-metal abattoir shrieking overhead. Trapped now in the brutal, tightly-constrictive, belly of the sado-beast, "Iris Star" seems an ironic title. Plea for escape or tortured dementia of mind so far gone as to seek salvation through suffering within? Dragging psych-oscillations lurk along edges, snaking through all-consuming metal-on-metal claustrophobia, rising in confrontation as squealing rust-blades seethe in piqued indignation, bring things to a screeching halt, then plunge pointy-end-first into the next bout of repetitive machine-flesh horror, bits of choked vocal distortions spurting across bloodied pan.
"Blood Arcanum" and a first flirtation with the gibbering realms of the spastic. Or at least, the lesser-hinged realms of the schizophrenic. Fevered slashing debasement of the fringes, very raw and filth flecked, curdling inward going for the kill, trading the dense punishments previously expounded for straight-ahead screwdrivers-stabbing-through-aural-cavities assault... for a little while. Then it gets schizo. Some recapitulation of the controlled dis-position of Pain Enigma, but drawing out the uneven breaks in thoughtful, reverberant strains, threat of drone almost escaping the heavy-handed, metal bashed dis-possession.
"Sword Of Death" truly is the coup de grâce, in every way and meaning. Eight minutes and sixteen seconds of tightly regulated metal-machine-gone-haywire chaos. And control. Electronic alarm bleats out the warning just before some nameless horror precipitates hammering on the thick iron door. Then the semi-distorted stabbings of metal screech, squealing drill, whining saw, upping the tensions as bleat hits solid state, door buckling amid localized avalanche of collapsing metals. And suddenly, Death is here, infernal choir announcing the dramatic entrance, dark light bathing the scene. The orgy of half-mechanized junk-frenzy reaches a screeching crescendo of thunderous clang-bang, scorched-raw whang. The sound is monstrous, it is everywhere. And... at this moment I'm surprised to drop yet another name- Dissecting Table! At least, in the play of massed cacophonous metals against choral drone. The better moments of DT will do that sometimes. Why not drop the latter, more DT-influenced Linekraft in there while I'm at it. Just for fun. Here, with mighty clank and clonk, the cacophony loses some of its fire, some of it thunder, the drone loses its choral airs, acquires a more dreary, industry-gilded, sheen. Now to the final frenzied escalation, dense cacophony of raging junk beginning slow ascent to clusterfuck finale, the door ripped clean off it hinges, the clanking shrieking nightmare surging through, blood red promise entering phase of singular screeching scorchout,
And the blade drops.
Digest spew:
Jaakko Vanhala – Cuts Of Grace
Just to get a couple naggling descriptors out of the way. Killer. Masterwork. There, said it. Dense masses of slowly encroaching metal-on-metal claustrophobia, with huge gaping spaces, avenues, some of them faintly echoing, into which to sink attentions along for the ride. This is, literally, insanely good. As in- the total focused insanity required to successfully deliver this caliber is frankly rather disturbing. I am disturbed, dis-possessed, dis-positioned, but, like, in a good way. I hesitate to call this harshnoise classic cause it probably only sneaks in on a technicality. Noise, sure, gotcha. But music. Good, HARSH, DENSE, un-SPASTIC, with loads of that sodding HARMONICANESS sucking up the undertones. Suck it up, fuckers.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 04, 2019, 01:34:20 PM
TRERIKSRÖSET "Kristen Musik från Rågsved" LP
Mono noise.
I'm surprised no one has said it yet:
"Christian Music from..." = mono recording.
Christianity = monotheistic religion.
Quote from: MyrtleLake on April 10, 2019, 07:31:35 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 04, 2019, 01:34:20 PM
TRERIKSRÖSET "Kristen Musik från Rågsved" LP
Mono noise.
I'm surprised no one has said it yet:
"Christian Music from..." = mono recording.
Christianity = monotheistic religion.
Wooooooooow.... omggggggg!!!
yeah, that's a nice catch right there
Stereo is Pagan !
Quote from: Force Neurotic on July 09, 2018, 07:53:22 PM
Worth "The Steps" CS (New Forces, 2018)
I'm pretty much in agreement with all the praise this has been getting for all it's unique character. The A-side had some moments I was going to compare to some of my favorite harsh noise standbys, but the B-side was surprising, dark, and gritty enough to warrant a better description. Manages to sound "Americanoise" without bringing to mind MSNP or Skin Crime. The more chopped, almost-fast cut-up sections are probably my highlight. Although I was a fan of Weak Sisters, this stuff is just fucking killer – very much "harsh noise" but still experimental music, doesn't fall into subgenre/subcultural trappings or references, which is a good thing. Seems to focus more on being grimy (even atmospheric; something far too much harsh noise lacks) than being super-harsh. Will definitely be one of my year-end favorites. Also really good for a rainy afternoon like today.
Been working on WORTH interview for Special Interests#11. Magazine is just about to be "at final stages". Still waiting few things before can start booking ad space etc..
Related to interview, went through some old tapes and
WEAK SISTERS "Puerile Replica" tape ended up to tape player. Good tape. It also is so clear when Worth mentions in interview that Weak Sisters was like amateurish version of Worth (not exact words, but something similar). You can hear that it is good. Even great at times. But not as great as Worth. Technically quite similar, but yet to discover the absolutely best sounds there are.
DEAD BODY ART "DADA-1995" tapeNoting Note Tapes!
Japanese obscurity that varies from Hotel Ultra -style Gerogerigegege esque dada sound collage weirdness to primitive radio-noise and vocal frenzy oddities. Most of this project was probably done on SMMania label from Kyoto. This is even less known Nothing Note Tapes!. I see Vis a Vis reissued some stuff in 2017. Not sure if this is THAT good, that it needs to be reissued, but certainly weird and challenging tape. Brings back memories from times when getting noise tape could be challenge. Never knowing what exactly you're going to hear...
CONCRETE MASCARA "Worms of corrosion" tapeSelf released tape that was mainly sold on Industrial Aktions fest in USA. And what a damn good tape it is! I find myself repeating, but seems like not only CM is getting better all the time, but also that these small tape releases are vastly better than the albums! Did I misread, or is this REALLY edition of 25 copies?! Fuck. It could be best works of CM and certainly could demand "proper release". Nothing wrong wih this, except I think there should be way more than 25 people who need to hear this recordings. Fierce and punishing power electronics and noisy industrial stuff.
VASCULAE - New Orthodoxy - C34 (Monorail Trespassing)
This is pretty far from Receding Stasis (2012, and a favorite of mine). I temporarily lost touch with the project after Prolapse (WCN, 2013), but I believe things started changing, or at least taking side routes, by the time of that slew of tapes in 2014? Anyway. The label description lays emphasis on dark ambient. I can see where that comes from. But to me that only works as a superficial description. In these ears, New Orthodoxy sounds a bit like something Daniel Menche might have come up with early-mid 1990's, but with Jon Borges' dramatics. Huge cavernous (and well, dark, if you will) ambiences, with various textural sounds running in the center. Occasionally Jon loosen the reins and lets it blast forth, on side B especially, but it's never full on harsh mode. Nope. The contrast between the various restrained textures and the bigger cave-like ambiences is the thing here. And it works very well! Quite the eerie comeback, this tape. I might have to track down those tapes from 2014 and '15 that I haven't heard.
STROMSTAD - New Devoted Human. Tape Version
Excellent material. I've had the CD version for a while & has had multiple spins, but whilst in Helsinki a week or so ago I picked up the tape version (released by Cloister Recordings), which has a more driven yet colder and more claustrophobic feel to it. The first track on the album is very much memorable, but my favourite track on there is NATTSVERMER.
Blood Ov Thee Christ - Masterbio Syphilitica - Dokuments 2005-2011
Couldn't make it to the event itself where this was made available so had a friend pick a copy up for me, certainly not disappointed! Nice and rough. Good long C90 of horror!
RxAxPxE - Transgressing Ecstasy 2CD
Really like this. There's not much talk about this project, though there's releases on F&V, Bestial Burst, and so on. Since first tape on F&V I tried to get every following release, and the ones I got didn't disappoint. So this I'd recommend as well.
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VASCULAE - New Orthodoxy - C34 (Monorail Trespassing)
This is pretty far from Receding Stasis (2012, and a favorite of mine). I temporarily lost touch with the project after Prolapse (WCN, 2013), but I believe things started changing, or at least taking side routes, by the time of that slew of tapes in 2014? Anyway. The label description lays emphasis on dark ambient. I can see where that comes from. But to me that only works as a superficial description. In these ears, New Orthodoxy sounds a bit like something Daniel Menche might have come up with early-mid 1990's, but with Jon Borges' dramatics. Huge cavernous (and well, dark, if you will) ambiences, with various textural sounds running in the center. Occasionally Jon loosen the reins and lets it blast forth, on side B especially, but it's never full on harsh mode. Nope. The contrast between the various restrained textures and the bigger cave-like ambiences is the thing here. And it works very well! Quite the eerie comeback, this tape. I might have to track down those tapes from 2014 and '15 that I haven't heard.
It's not for everyone but I HIGHLY recommend his 'In Theory' tape from 2014. He did a full tour on that material, and was lucky to play the NYC show / see it live. Minimal spoken word / electronics juxtaposed with the amazing sheets of blistering harsh noise the project is originally known for. Again, I know some people don't like voice, especially spoken word type stuff in their noise, but this was executed perfectly in my opinion. Comes with a zine of collage work / text. Stands as one of my favorite things Jon has done in general. People compared some of the spoken parts on my split LP with Kjostad to Prurient, but I truly just very influenced by this release.
Looks like you can grab it for under 10 bucks still on discogs.
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/5882281?ev=rb
Quote from: eyesofsatan on April 15, 2019, 08:58:01 PM
Looks like you can grab it for under 10 bucks still on discogs.
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/5882281?ev=rb
Just did, thanks!
Merzbow . Duenn . Nyantora - 3RENSA (Slowdown Records)
This one is not in the recent huge batches of Merzbow material. It's a collaboration(?) from 2017. Both Duenn and Nyantora are Japanese musicians but I hadn't heard of them before this one came out. The information on the covers is pretty minimal (first track mixed by Masami, second track mixed by Duenn and third one mixed by Nyantora) unless you can read Japanese as it comes with a 4 page booklet. I assume it is a collaboration and each of the artists just do their own interpretation of the material. It is all very non-Merzbow-like. The first track (Masami mix) is a 19 minute drone piece with some squeaky/shimmering sounds. The second track (Duenn mix) is 18 minutes of slowly moving ambient (sometimes dark, sometimes "happier"). The third one (Nyantora mix) is over 20 minutes of low frequency hum with some Pan Sonic-ish crackling/distortion bursts. None of this is bad at all but for some reason I don't think I will ever have a feeling that I need to listen to THIS.
SELETED KILLING - Secret Tombstone 3"... this is the best power electronics i've heard in so long. the tracks are short and to the point. the Lyrics are violent and i appreciate them being written out in packaging. crazy full effort tracks that don't last too long or bore but hit hard in the face. rude and crude. Production is clean and loud. i listened in my car so i payed high attention to every detail and i felt it deserved a second listen right after it finished. Also must mention my love for the cover which comes from crackwhoreconfessions.com.... great website. I find it hard to care about anything new recently but this one really gets me excited. i really hope i can hear more from this project... full support for selected killing from bacteria field.
Merzbow- Venereology, Relapse Records LP
This release as all of you should know is incredible. King shit. the more industrialish tracks on this LP are hard and crude. Plotkin did the LP mastering the proper justice considering how punishing the mastering job was on the CD. I've listened to it several times since I got it and it always seems to bully its way back to the top of the pile. This reissue along with Merzcast podcast has definitely shined a light on one of those easily overlooked gateway gods such as Masami Akita. You know the drill.
Agonal Lust- Hideous Salvation, CS
I'm gonna go ahead and say it. Nobody is touching this shit. Its hard as fuck. Its brooding. Its balanced. It isn't too much of one particular vibe. That is needed in Power Electronics. All too often its just boring ass walls of sound with someone screaming over or some moody anticlimactic bull shit. This is premier stuff. Perfect length. Great and audible vocal delivery, Synth work and noise expertly layered setting the tone of the best release of 2019.
Body Carve- Autoamputation, New Forces CS
As with Agonal Lust the same could be said for Body Carve in Harsh Noise. With the exception of the Worth 3inch on FA and the tape on Wonderland Media this shit is the tops. Hard and unrelenting. I've listened to it way more than I fucked with the Magazine reissue, thats just facts. There is a scathing aura about this tape and some really disgusting tones. Played for a few homies the other night and everyone agreed this is a banger and we are looking forward to what this project has in store for us next.
CONCRETE MASCARA "Worms of corrosion" tape plus the tape on Unrest Prod.- excellent work. Probably my fave U.S. project. Abrasive, destructive, minimal. Highly recommended!
Agree on Body Carve "Autoamputation". His work gets better with each release. S1 sets you up for agony then S2 chops it off. Nice slipcover on the art ed. as a bonus.
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Agonal Lust- Hideous Salvation, CS
I'm gonna go ahead and say it. Nobody is touching this shit. Its hard as fuck. Its brooding. Its balanced. It isn't too much of one particular vibe. That is needed in Power Electronics. All too often its just boring ass walls of sound with someone screaming over or some moody anticlimactic bull shit. This is premier stuff. Perfect length. Great and audible vocal delivery, Synth work and noise expertly layered setting the tone of the best release of 2019.
Interesting to hear this take because everything I've heard from the project has been the usual underwhelming trope fest. Maybe context is everything because from miles over the ocean and disengaged from the crowd it comes from, Agonal Lust has so far just come across like another case of a project getting hyped up by it's mates while delivering nothing especially challenging but I'd genuinely love to hear this one and find out that it's not true.
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Agonal Lust- Hideous Salvation, CS
I'm gonna go ahead and say it. Nobody is touching this shit. Its hard as fuck. Its brooding. Its balanced. It isn't too much of one particular vibe. That is needed in Power Electronics. All too often its just boring ass walls of sound with someone screaming over or some moody anticlimactic bull shit. This is premier stuff. Perfect length. Great and audible vocal delivery, Synth work and noise expertly layered setting the tone of the best release of 2019.
Interesting to hear this take because everything I've heard from the project has been the usual underwhelming trope fest. Maybe context is everything because from miles over the ocean and disengaged from the crowd it comes from, Agonal Lust has so far just come across like another case of a project getting hyped up by it's mates while delivering nothing especially challenging but I'd genuinely love to hear this one and find out that it's not true.
Out of curiosity, what releases do you have?
I've spent the most time w/ Modern Atrocities and Body of Death. Could well be I've just not heard the best stuff yet?
MONDE BRUITS - P.M.O.W.
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I've spent the most time w/ Modern Atrocities and Body of Death. Could well be I've just not heard the best stuff yet?
I just received the final release by Agonal Lust but haven't played it yet and the two tracks on the split tape with Mania are good but I was a little underwhelmed on my first listen early this morning but I felt that way about my side, too (I was too conservative with my mixing levels. This was one of the first all-digital rec'ings for me). The second AL track has some great static-rumbling but I kept wanting vocals or something voice-related to creep into the mix.
"Hideous Salvation" is a nice package. I like the weird artwork (cover image reminds me of They Call Her One-Eye) & awful color photo. Without listening yet, based just on the looks, this should have been a glossy digipak cd (like Sadio's most recent). I had a sampling of the audio months n' months ago so I know it's not going to stink the place up...
Also, over the last week I've listened to "Entry and Removal" and "Flesh Renewed"(Maniacal Hatred) tapes by Gnawed, Heretic Grail "The Hole of Treason"(Black Psychosis), and Phocomelus "Jail Bait Freak Show" (Angst).
Agonal Lust "Hideous Salvation" was played twice in a row last night & it's their best, for sure, but if the previous recordings didn't do much for you then this probably will not, either. This material has a rather 'doomed' nature to the sounds. The vocals are the same as always but there are loops/samples that are not 'traditional' PE-type sounds.
Agonal Lust gets my vote. Not crazy about everything I've heard and I haven't heard everything, but definitely agree that the dark and despairing atmosphere exceeds a lot of current PE. Not saying they reinvent the wheel, but I doubt that's their goal. Good stuff, nice guy(s), IMHO. Probably not for anyone but those who wanted what they were offering in the first place.
Currently enjoying repeat spins of:
Worth "Black Medicine" CS (Wonderland Media, 2019)
Worth "Blood Possessed" CS (Prose Nagge, 2018)
Publication Ban "Doubts About the Value of Prison" CS (self-released, 2019)
Death Squad "Intent" performance video - Yes, that video.
+ various exclusive tracks for upcoming Force Neurotic compilation and other really good stuff I'm forgetting.
Merzbow - Batztoutai Mix (Slowdown Records)
Recorded and mixed in 1984-85, released in 2019. This one contains two different mixes of Batztoutai - The Nightingale's Song that can be found on Batztoutai With Memorial/Material Gadgets. Both mixes are about 23 minutes in length (which is several minutes more than the original) and quite similar to the original. Loads of sounds/samples appearing and disappearing, never getting too harsh (nothing much did in 1985). It is all highly entertaining, like a crazy circus fever dream. If you like Batztoutai With Material (or Memorial) Gadgets this should be right up your alley.
THO-SO-AA - ENRIELLE
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Umpio – Acquired Tastes - Lost Tapes 2008-2011 (Freak Animal)- highly recommended collection of heavy duty harsh noise! Seriously, get this set now!
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Umpio – Acquired Tastes - Lost Tapes 2008-2011 (Freak Animal)- highly recommended collection of heavy duty harsh noise! Seriously, get this set now!
I played this yesterday and thought exactly the same. Heavy and brutal, always refined and well crafted. Extraordinarly cool HN
TAINT - PERVERSE
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JIM HAYNES - Electrical Injuries LP (aussenraum)
Released in 2017, this has quickly grown to become one of my all time favorite albums in this field of music. There's nothing in here that I'd like to change or skip, it's just perfect all the way through. Cold and eerie soundscapes with one foot in industrial music and the other in more highbrow territories. Put selected works by Bianchi, MNEM and G*Park in a rusty pot, stir gently and this might just be the resulting full course meal. It has the radioactive warmth of Bianchi, the alien feel of MNEM, and the sounds themselves are used and placed in a careful yet alerting way that has me thinking of G*Park. Still, it doesn't sound like an aping of any of the three. The mind wanders both to deserted nuclear plants and moon craters. This LP is a world of its own, and I wish there were more like it but I can't think of any.
Quote from: Baglady on April 28, 2019, 09:45:45 AM
JIM HAYNES - Electrical Injuries LP (aussenraum)
I haven't heard that one, but Haynes is pretty great in general. You have my interest piqued. If I'm remembering album order accurately, I believe he's gotten more industrial and electric as of late. That whole Helen Scarsdale Agency and Elevator Bath picture disc series roster is impressive. I loosely associate them with Nehil, Grzinich, Northam, Dauby, and others I'm sure I'm forgetting right now. Folks based in field recordings, who clearly have a great sense of acoustics and atmosphere, but who are also a tad more aggressive in their sensibilities, so they can really throw some power and fierceness at their recordings here and there.
*had to come back and include Tarab and James Hamilton's various projects.
Ritual Chair - Brock Turner and Ashamed releases. Heard this project through a link on Facebook, Brock Turner is all the news on the case added to noise and Ashamed is two vocal, spoken recordings. Like the project as it's new, raw and odd.
The Grey Wolves - Exit Strategy. I only have a few GW split releases andwanted to start getting bits, this one is different and leads into...
Salford Electronics - Communique No. 2 - like the cold electronic 3AM thing the project has going.
Been listening tons of small, fairly unknown tapes for long time and decided to go for some classics. Macronympha "Intensive Care". Tasty sounds, excellent album. "Compositionally" I don't rate is as high as Baroque or Amplified Humans, but it is damn good CD due simply having such as fleshy sounds.
Whitehouse birthdeath, erector, buchenwald, new britain,... CD's. Too bad Susan Lawly doesn't keep items in print. I guess some of the content is nowdays even more touchy than they used to be. Same could be said about the sound. Every time I listen to these early works, it reminds of fierce and challenging are the early Whitehouse works. Clearly not designed to sound pleasing and easy. Often most of all irritating and painful sounds.
One thing I rarely thought about, although I'm fully aware, is how short most WH albums are. Most of mentioned ones are roughly 25 minutes. New Britain only clockin 30 mins. Thinking contemporary power electronics or noise albums, can't think any right now what would be significantly less than 40 mins.
TRERIKSRÖSET - S/T
This tape is the one included in the recent/upcoming MR SM-box, but since my interest in Swedish gay culture (redundancy, eikö? - har har) is comparatively limited, I chose to go the minimalist route. For people with the cash and the inclination, I should add that the artbook and box seem to be extremely ambitious, and that the few available copies will be beyond status symbols. They will pay for the stupid Amsterdam vacation of at least a couple of discogs scalpers, and (more importantly) make great additions to a number of actual fans' and collectors' shelves.
If we move on to the music at hand. While we have been somewhat spoiled with TRR material lately, there is little doubt in my mind that this is the best one since *insert classic Treriksröset recording here*. Fluent, rumbling waves and walls of noise, oscillating between all out hissy fits and choked back, bass dominated crunches. The highs sometimes acquire an almost tonal quality, but "almost" is the key word. Things build up, break down, build up, break down again, build up and hold for a while, only to once more be mangled into oblivion. Pure harsh noise that this time very rarely deviates from the established Treriksröset formula, but becomes powerful, convincing and beautiful simply by skillfully applying the limitless possibilities contained within that formula. A chess miniature in noise form, if you will. There are some novelties - extremely choppy hysterics towards the end of the A-side, for instance, but you'll never mistake this for SPK or Ulf Lundell. In short, another must-have.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on April 29, 2019, 09:52:39 AM
TRERIKSRÖSET - S/T
This tape is the one included in the recent/upcoming MR SM-box...
Can you say more about this box set?
Culled - Reverse Time Prison (Uninvited Records)
"Expertly crafted psychedelic noise" is the description the label gave for this digital release and it is exactly that! Very dynamic with lots of spastic harsh analog sounds. At times it's full on harsh mode but there's lots of rough psychedelic sound design that builds up and breaks down constantly over the near 10 minute play time. Hope this gets physical treatment.
Coagulative Necrosis - 2018 Discography (Uninvited Records)
The perfect marriage between gorenoise and harsh noise wall. Uncompromising negative sound. Love the minimal drums and the totally blown out bass noise. Constantly jamming this one and really appreciate the Trailer Park Boys samples throughout songs 6-12.
Cloning - Lapses (Fusty Cunt)
Absolutely some of the best modular synth noise i've heard in a while. The sound design is really abstract and original throughout the whole tape. Lots of variety ranging from more minimal and strange synth explorations to full on harsh noise assault. there's a collab track with Deterge on the B-side which just fucking rules. Cloning is also a member of the noise rock band White Suns for those familiar, who also just dropped a short tape of feedback driven noise earlier today (which is also pretty great)
Lurid Panacea - The Insidious Poisons (Self-Released)
Deranged and insane brutal death metal / grindcore hybrid from the drummer of Sulfuric Cautery and Australian artist Adrian Cappelletti. 47 songs, hundreds of sick riffs and constant blast beats. Fucking love this shit and can't get enough. Highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of this stuff.
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Can you say more about this box set?
It's an artbook/zine based on a Swedish gay mag, and it comes with the aforementioned tape as well as a box of excellent quality. For any culture warriors eager to speculate, to the best of my understanding it is not to be interpreted as any type of statement. Other than that I haven't much to say about it, since I don't own it.
LILLE ROGER – UNDEAD 1984 -1987 – 6 LP BOXSET
I do have some old Lille Roger stuff. Like CD put out by CMI long ago. This had been waiting in my shelves for months, but once I finally opened it from plastics, and was impressed by all the collages etc. and put first LP to turntable... damn! It is killer stuff. Didn't remember it was this good. There are great BDN stuff, obviously, but I may conclude that in it's less formulated style, Lille Roger is even better. It may not be as stylish and as morbid as BDN, but in many other ways there is sheer sick energy and... more chaotic feeling to it. Flipping sides until 6th LP was done and thought... is there more Lille Roger? Probably have to listen this again sometime soon.
AM NOT - Incursions cs
i talk this project up to anyone who will listen because this shit is absolutely monstrous, and despite releases on unrest and tesco i don't hear anyone (at least stateside) talking about it. this tape in particular is fucking spastic, each track is thick with sideways vocals, blown out scrap and strange electronics. sampled snippets of familiar political memories and tamon's usual conceptual bent tie it all together. much much better than a lot of other, better hyped contemporary stuff.
Dave Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend. Bought this cassette off the back of the last Special Interests mag, I had that feeling and I was right. It's really full on, nasty stuff with lots going off at the same time. I get the feeling it's hours of material pulled together to make one release. It stays interesting throughout.
Fistfuck - Fresh Sex/Slave Meat. This is a new New Jersey project that collaborates with Dani from Testing Vault, long intro and the other track has more bite to it, low level nastiness going on. Noise, big drones and infected vocals.
Autoerotichrist - Cabin Fever- crushing release. one of my favorites for 2019
Controlled Death - Symphony For The Black Murder probably in the minority here, but I enjoy CD a lot more than I enjoy Masonna.
Rips of rarities I found on a blog recently:
"Sinn & Form" comp.- Espl. Geo. doing what they do best; Nocturnal Emissons with a live excerpt featuring some excellent yelling (best thing here) plus MB, P16.D4 and a bunch of synth-pop acts I had mostly never heard of. There is a Chris & Cosey track that is pretty good.
Iphar Clinic "Torture Music"- this sounds like SJ. Same type of screaming & synth-feedback abuse. Maybe a collab with Best?
Proiekt Hat "Make Believe" or maybe it was "Make Do"- can't remember which release I listened to. First couple tracks were okay then it gets much, much better. It'd be nice to see early work (Hatband tapes) get some sort of proper release so more than 4 people could hear them.
Macronympha - 'The Spectacle of Ravishing Our Maidens'
This one seems like it updates itself every time I listen to it, I notice something new every time. Great tape.Fast becoming my favourite Macronympha release alongside 'Intensive Care'.
Grizelda - A War Drenched in Fantasy (CW Productions)
Formerly performing and releasing under the moniker Nefaria, Grizelda's debut tape represents a refinement and maturation of his ornate style of black metal. Three lengthy tracks weave dozens of brilliant riffs and buried vocals with a powerful rhythm section,the production lending an authentic sheen of grime. There is a distinctly Temple of the Full Moon vibe to the project, bringing to mind some of the more obscure releases on No Colours Records. Tasteful synth leads thread these tracks together, before taking prominence on the final track; a mournful, minimal piece of medieval ambient. Another supremely confident release from the most interesting circle in American black metal.
Heretic Grail - The Hole of Treason cassette - Black Psychosis - first listen to this project. hadn't heard of it before getting this tape from Si. I guess this industrial with a hint of power electronics? I don't know but you get two long songs per side, each drifting into the next. pleasant enough, not super raw or punishing, but didn't make a big impression either. probably needs a few more plays to sink in at all.
Terror Cell Unit - Come And Test Christ cassette - Phage - probably the most leftfield TCU tape yet. I liked it more as an electronic album that gets harsh from time to time than as a power electronics tape. Reminds me a bit of Front Line Assembly's Total Terror albums at times, with nice mixture of political samples, squiggly electronics and occasional vocals. If TCU keeps moving forward in this style I'd say releases with shorter tracks and more songs would be the way to go to keep the variation up. but that's just my preference. definitely a tape worth checking out if you want something different!
Coffins - Colossal Hole 10" - HPGD Prod. - the few times Coffins has been mentioned on this board they've received a lot of hate. if you can't get down with this 10" I don't even know what to say to you. you probably take yourself too seriously. here you get everything you'd expect from Coffins with rawer production and the perfect length. this is one of those time where the demo versions of album tracks are way better. along with Buried Death it's probably the only release you need by them!
and a shitload of Anatomia. their music is basically a warm blanket for me.
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Heretic Grail - The Hole of Treason
and a shitload of Anatomia. their music is basically a warm blanket for me.
Love this band - missed the last DLP and somehow can't track down a copy. Anywhere besides NWN and HHR I'd be paying $40 for shipping alone.
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Heretic Grail - The Hole of Treason
and a shitload of Anatomia. their music is basically a warm blanket for me.
Love this band - missed the last DLP and somehow can't track down a copy. Anywhere besides NWN and HHR I'd be paying $40 for shipping alone.
You can buy it from the band on bandcamp. Shipping is $18 to the US. And the record absolutely slays. Best one yet!
CON-DOM - THE BEAUTIFUL
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 08, 2019, 08:43:41 PM
Quote from: holy ghost on May 08, 2019, 08:16:56 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 08, 2019, 07:18:11 PM
Heretic Grail - The Hole of Treason
and a shitload of Anatomia. their music is basically a warm blanket for me.
Love this band - missed the last DLP and somehow can't track down a copy. Anywhere besides NWN and HHR I'd be paying $40 for shipping alone.
You can buy it from the band on bandcamp. Shipping is $18 to the US. And the record absolutely slays. Best one yet!
That's a hot tip! Somehow it's $26 to Canada (hey man they're right next to each other???) but that might just be worth my while.... I regret not buying it!!
Clubscum, maybe you could post some actual reviews instead of vaguely-relevant images to the releases you mention?
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 08, 2019, 08:43:41 PM
Quote from: holy ghost on May 08, 2019, 08:16:56 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 08, 2019, 07:18:11 PM
Heretic Grail - The Hole of Treason
and a shitload of Anatomia. their music is basically a warm blanket for me.
Love this band - missed the last DLP and somehow can't track down a copy. Anywhere besides NWN and HHR I'd be paying $40 for shipping alone.
You can buy it from the band on bandcamp. Shipping is $18 to the US. And the record absolutely slays. Best one yet!
That's a hot tip! Somehow it's $26 to Canada (hey man they're right next to each other???) but that might just be worth my while.... I regret not buying it!!
That's money well spent either way. Best DM album of last year. Also it might work well from CD too. At least I had some situations when I wanted to just wallow in decay and not get up to flip the record.
Might as well write something about what I've listened to while I'm at it.
Mark Bradley - Dreamstate CDrYesterday evening I had this sudden urge to dig up some old small batch CDr's to listen to. This was the only one I managed to listen to but all in all pretty good but nowhere near essential small edition ambient I guess using guitar and synths. Spraypainted CDr with a strange textured cover in sealable plastic. I also found a split CDr with Wereju that I might take a listen to today.
Steel Hook Protheses - Calm MorbidityI have been listening to this very much the whole spring. At first the production kind of seems a bit static but with deeper listening there's a heavy hypnotic feeling on many of the songs with very well done creation of tension and dread without sounding like they're trying to hard. Some very well done sound design also elevates this from just another death industrial release. The A5 packaging is very cool too with very stunning visuals.
Organum & The New Blockaders "Pulp" cd (Robot)- pretty much perfect as I've always thought Jackman's droning adds a lot to the scrap metal mayhem. This release has the Pulp 7" plus extra tracks along with the Wrack 12"& Raze 7" and ending with an untitled track. I think this or some of it has just been released on vinyl but I like being able to listen to it all straight through as most of the tracks are reasonably short.
Clau D.E.D.I. "V.I.T.R.I.O.L."- this is a rip of a tape from '84 on Misty Circles. Clau D.E.D.I. is the founder of Ain Soph. S1 is kinda what you would imagine if you've heard A.S. but S2 brings in some really harsh short wave-type noise. Sounds that really sit your fillings on edge & seem completely out of place as the first side isn't like that at all (mainly voice-tape, xylophone, some sort of string instrument,etc.). O.E.C. reissued it as a 3" cd-r in '06 so there are copies available.
Does anyone know what became of Kevin of Robot Records? He was a wealth of information on industrial music.
Worth - Pompeii Treatment (Angst)
Twenty minutes of blazing hot, psychedelic harsh noise. Dynamic fried electronics rife with tension. Great fun with a killer layout. More visceral to me than the LP material. Fans of 00s American noise need to check it out.
Legless - Residual Damage (Angst)
Nasty stuff! Brought to mind Mo*te my first run through. Harsh noise bordering on hnw; very thick tone to the whole thing given how lofi the vibe is. Never wears out its welcome over its entire 40 mins; subtle in the way it creeps up on you.
Looking forward to the rest of this Angst batch!
Die Schönste Musik Of Japan Vol. 1 (Geschmack Records)- interesting comp. that features very little of what I expected. Merzbow is manipulating & playing with metal but it never gets very harsh but threatens to at a few different spots; Gero. is pretty noisy. I've heard very little from this infamous act so can't compare to anything else; Incapacitants do a piercing piece but leave a lot of space in between the harshness to give it all a little bit of breathing room; Dissecting Table does screeching, quirky synth n' percussion; S-Core sounds like a gong (or cymbal) loop being manipulated; Grim is the noisiest here with Mauthausen Orch-type screeching & Self-Terror is the most obscure act with a heavy, noisy loops that may be junk metal that changes over the course of 8 minutes.
RASTHOF DACHAU – Blut Und Boden, LP
Revisit on account of the new cassette version released by "friends of Steinklang", but sold through Steinklang (still a bunch of copies available). The tapes are a little steep at 12 Euros, but if you're not fortunate enough to own the vinyl or CD, it's money well spent. The introductory track "Exitus" is one of them anthems we keep hearing about these days. "Was geschieht im Augenblick des Todens? Was geschieht danach...?" And when that distorted, filter sweeping synth rhythm comes marching in... Jesus Christ, it's Beauty itself manifest. Some might find this album, as well as much else of Steinklang's output, a little soft around the edges soundwise, but I'm so adult now that I really don't care anymore. I remember reading something about Mika of Impaled Nazarene judging "Soumi Finland Perkele" to be kind of a sell-out album, and disregarding Steinklang releases because of their comparatively high production value really amounts to something similar. "Total War" isn't a sellout/commercial track anywhere in the real world, nor is anything on Blut on Boden sell-out or easily digested - despite the fact that this may well be one of the most accessible extreme industrial/PE albums ever made. A perfect balance of provocative/in your face stuff and suggestive "social" commentary despite consisting mainly of clear-cut deutsch-industrial. Necessary stuff.
V/A - ...And Even Wolves Hid Their Teeth And Tongue Wherever Shelter Was Given, CD
A release that was instrumental for me when it came to getting down with the industrial sheit, and which is well worth returning to every once in a while to reevaluate my relationship to music and such things. Still all-but perfect. While I haven't followed many of the bands on their future pursuits, I still love every single track on this comp, even the less digestible ones, and many a love-affair with experimental and industrial music began right here. Old Mortiis (excellently resurrected lately), Ordo Equilibrio (only ever liked 1-2 track from each of their albums at all, but this was one of them), Mental Destruction (yes!) and so on... Incidentally, this album gave MZ-412 the opportunity to become my introduction to truly non-musical music. Even if it took a few more years to really "get it", I pumped the lifeless/soulless spirituality of "God Of Fifty Names" more times than I can count back in the day. Speaking of anthems, Deutsch Nepal's "Gouge Free Market" needs to be mentioned as well.
Alcohol and industrial is the way.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on May 11, 2019, 11:21:03 PM
RASTHOF DACHAU – Blut Und Boden, LP
[...] Some might find this album, as well as much else of Steinklang's output, a little soft around the edges soundwise [...] this may well be one of the most accessible extreme industrial/PE albums ever made.
agree it's a great record but is much different from the entire rest of their catalog, which is closer to what might call "traditional" power electronics, compared to this first lp which is largely absent of vocals, constructed of hi-fi loops and digital synth etc. from '98, you'd think by now people would have moved on from griping about the (admittedly sometimes-corny) "over"-production of steinklang, cmi, loki found etc. after 20 years cant we get over "necro" tape sound?
The Haters - Death-Defying Sickness CD - Noisopoly - I bought this at least 5 years ago and I don't think I've ever listened to it. found it while re-organizing some shit and I'm happy I did. just a massive, slowly moving wave of noise for an hour. i love the delightful baseline tone in the mid/right channel that keeps everything static and moving simultaneously. and then it's a lot of left-of-mid harsh coming in and out, regularly modulated. it's not easy to keep any piece of music engage for an hour straight but The Haters make it seem fucking easy here.
Sigillum S – Trance Flexure - I haven't listened to Sigillum S in a while, I love Bardo Thos-Grol and used that as inspiration to make some dark ambient stuff a few years ago but never really revisited. Didn't realize that TF was the first release and listened to it while walking around on this awesome sunny day - great vocals and some awesome synth driven dark ambient, some of the vocals right towards the beginning of the album didn't seem to fit and a few times i found the transitions to be a bit jarring but overall it was awesome especially for 1986. Found myself wanting to take a halfstep back from making harsh noise to smoothing things out a bit.
The New Blockaders "The History of Nothing" cd (siren) & 2 discs from the " Gesamtnichtswerk" 4-disc set
Both releases are pretty much mandatory if you're into TNB esp. the 4-disc set as it has the early work plus some unrel. early work that was re-worked later on. It's interesting comparing the debut LP as it isn't very harsh. It has its moments of brutal scraping but it's mostly dragging & some weird popping-type sounds. I'll be getting to the final 2 discs soon.
The best piece on "T.H.O.N." is an unrel.'d track that was reworked into a sort of cut-up track that has looped music with some very harsh noise sections.
Did anyone here get to experience TNB live in the early '80s? Was it the brothers plus others as members; what type of junk, etc.? I'm not sure I've ever seen photos or read anything..
Holding the new -2019 self released- Treriksroset cassette in my hands i was wondering what is that make Treriksroset stand out. Is it my own bias ? What established my opinion ? A believer questioning the dogma of his faith. Thomas wanting to touch the wounds. I start listening with this spirit, trying to pay attention to details, to analyze the structure, to understand why ! Took me 10 minutes, i understood, i knew ! Cant explain it, i dont have the technical knowledge, neither my english help me. Actualy i dont have that talent, to put music in words, i cant, not even in my language. But i know why ! It's here and it's real ! Treriksroset's superiority, Treriksroset's truth !
Relieved, i surrended with confidence. The next hour i saw miracles happen, stigmata on my body, gates of noise heaven opened and i walked in.
Silence, klank, cassette ended. - Me, more convinced than ever, ready to kill and be killed for my faith. Crusade ! Do you believe ?
Quote from: Theodore on May 20, 2019, 09:17:59 AM
Holding the new -2019 self released- Treriksroset cassette in my hands i was wondering what is that make Treriksroset stand out. Is it my own bias ? What established my opinion ? A believer questioning the dogma of his faith. Thomas wanting to touch the wounds. I start listening with this spirit, trying to pay attention to details, to analyze the structure, to understand why ! Took me 10 minutes, i understood, i knew ! Cant explain it, i dont have the technical knowledge, neither my english help me. Actualy i dont have that talent, to put music in words, i cant, not even in my language. But i know why ! It's here and it's real ! Treriksroset's superiority, Treriksroset's truth !
Relieved, i surrended with confidence. The next hour i saw miracles happen, stigmata on my body, gates of noise heaven opened and i walked in.
Silence, klank, cassette ended. - Me, more convinced than ever, ready to kill and be killed for my faith. Crusade ! Do you believe ?
excellent comments and yeah, you are right, there is something about his music that just stands out, i also keep return to the project. will have to listen to this new stuff asap!
Netzach - Altitude of thurs drum based loops buried in high treble static. good first thing in the morning or a peaceful evening. This puts me in the mood of what I would imagine people get from Alberich, but I don't actually own any Alberich so don't take my advice. I am pretty interested in getting the split with Linekraft.
The Haters - Urban SensitivityI dont think ive listened to this in over 10 years. I think my opinion of it is about the same as back then- the first track is pretty bad, just sounds like shop class in an uninteresting way, the other tracks are pretty uninteresting as well EXCEPT track 3- 'made mostly from breaking glass. ' but no it does not sounds like it is! it sounds like actual music except from a paralell universe. its really crazy.
TEF - Framework Shows Dada drumming is back and means business. The cd gets more dramatic as it goes on , but mostly just the most choice cuts of scathing noise. even when it moves away from harsh every sound is appealing.
K2 - technodrugreissue. never knew k2 made this kind of modulated material, but im not too familiar with the project. need to give it another listen but I can say it is good.
SSRI -Focalore one of my favorite recent tape acquirements, at least of a new-ish tape, but also wish I had this when I was younger because I would have played it til it fell apart. some Gelsomina is some of my favorite noise ever so this is great to finally hear. good interview in troubled sleep as well.
listening to BDN after not listening in long time, being on an old school death industrial binge.. definitely one of the greatest, especially the early, really necro-sounding stuff before innerwar.. (although i like that second period as well).. haven't listened much to stuff after late 90s.. what is the best of the later work..?
Merzbow - Jinrinkinmouzui (Slowdown Records)
Recorded and mixed in 1985, released in 2019. Another old gem released just a couple of months ago. This is yet another unreleased collection(?) from the mid '80s with sounds all over the place which keeps it all interesting and lots of fun. Radio broadcast samples (with possibly some porn moaning samples thrown in), metal banging, plucked instruments, all sorts of noises. This is somehow slower moving than some of his other material from the same era. Like with other recent archival recordings this one also has links (at least one) to previously existing old releases. The first track is called Jinrinkinmouzui (Wild Animal & Polyhedral Garden - Another Mix) which refers to Batztoutai With Material Gadgets. This sounds like a longer and louder mix of Wild Animal & Polythedral Garden from that album. Again, if you like that style I cannot see how you could go wrong with this one.
Merzbow - Antimonument Tapes (Slowdown Records)
Recorded and mixed in 1985-86, released in 2019. No surprise that this one has ties to Antimonument. Half of the songs are mixes of tracks from that album (Tatara and several versions of 3 Types Of Industrial Pollution). Even if this one has been mastered to have more punch than the original (and it feels louder than the other Slowdown releases I have reviewed earlier) it still ends up being somehow pointless and not that interesting. Here the emphasis is on the klang, klang and bang. The original is more varied. But there is some excellent harsh noise hidden in some of these tracks. Hit and miss.
Merzbow - De-Soundtrack (Slowdown Records)
Recorded and mixed in 1986-87, released in 2019. Part crazy cut-up madness, part disabled orchestra with squeaky violin. Lots of rhythmic stuff (drums & percussion) and too much of that annoying violin torture. Like retarded orchestra trying out instruments they cannot play. Kiyoshi Mizutani provides guitar sounds.
Merzbow - Kaoscitron (Slowdown Records)
One of the newer non-archival treasures. Well, not really a treasure IMO. This on was recorded in 2016-17. Sure it does not totally suck but the man has hundreds of hours of better material. The album starts with bubbly synths that are soon drowned by distorted noises that I could appreciate if it did not have all the bubbling still in the background that soon turns annoying. 6 minutes of this and the album takes a 180 degree turn. The next half an hour is mellow slow drum machine beats with synths on top. Some slightly more distorted sounds appear every now and then but all in all this is pretty soft. The last 26min track takes the listener back to where the album started with harsher noise with some bleepy/bubbly synth wanking on top (in the background?). Not a winner but probably something interesting for those who enjoy some of the more recent Merzbow releases.
Controlled Bleeding "Distress Signals II" LP (Artoffact)- unrel material from the sessions that was released on tape by Broken Flag (I own the orig). Harsh electronics-noise with lots of screaming, feedback, junk metal, synth sounds. Recommended if you're a fan of "D.S." & "Knees and Bones".
S.T.A.B. Electronics "Enemy of Pigs" LP (Unrest)- violent electronics from the UK based on heavy sex content. Side 2 ramps up the sexual rants & non-stop vocals; my fave tracks are "Of Misandry" and "Sic Semper Tyranis". Solid release all the way through. Too bad it's so limited so jump on a copy FAST.
If anyone has "Day of the Male" & "Instrument for Operating on Mutant Women", drop me a message.
Merzbow - Kaerutope (Slowdown Records)
Recorded in 2016-18 and released earlier this year. One thing that immediately strikes me is how this sounds like much older Merzbow. Weird noises and improvised stringed instruments. Too bad I am not the biggest fan of this improvised plucked guitar stuff. This never gets too harsh, it is more in line with the early '80s mess of sounds style. In a nutshell this release is part Merzbient, part '80s improvisation all rammed through Masami's current fancy electronics.
Merzbow - Indigo Dada (Slowdown Records)
Like Kaerutope this one was recorded and mixed in 2016-18 and released this year. Out of all the Slowdown Records releases I wrote short comments on in the last one month(?) this is the harshest. Especially the last track is harsh noise with a throbbing pulse in the background. Tracks 1 and 2 are kind of a summary of Kaerutope. First track is sort of oldish sounding in the way that it has very varied sounds (with some very annoying improvised piano playing) and the second track has some of the Merzbient-ish calmness with occasional bursts of harsher electronics.
Concrete Mascara - Worms of Corrosion - Tape
Easily the best i've heard from him.It's tracks that are previously unreleased or ones from releases I have not heard. Not like the overly harsh or blown out sound CM has presented before where a lot of details & dynamics get crushed (and not in a bad way), but more building atmospheres from cold and distant to really dominant & pumping, excellent. Some of the vocals are just utterly insane, I love it.
I think this was only released in a small handful size edition for an event in the US but it should be made more widely available and with more similar tracks. I would like to hear more of this kind of thing from CM.
Quote from: Major Carew on May 23, 2019, 02:09:51 PM
Concrete Mascara - Worms of Corrosion - Tape
Thanks for the kind words. The praise for this tape is a bit unexpected as I just aimed to give a second life to some forgotten tracks which are outliers from my usual style. I only did an initial run of 25 because I figured interest would be low. I guess I'm a bad judge of what people want.
Maki Asakawa - Maki Asakawa CD - Honest Jon's - my mom got this for me as a gift a few years ago. she heard about it on NPR and thought I'd like it. a thoughtful and unexpected surprise, and a damn good compilation to boot. Asakawa is the kind of singer who immediately conjures images of dinging nightclubs, Yakuza bars and heroic bloodshed. ambience somewhere between the films Seijun Suzuki, Jean-Pierre Melville and John Woo. the blues-y tracks are my favorites, with the psychedelic folk ones coming in second. then there are the relatively brighter folk and pop(pier) tracks that do less for me but fit in the structure of the comp. and everything benefits from being unable to understand the lyrics. I've yet to to start picking up her albums from '70s just yet but will probably take the dive soon.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 23, 2019, 05:29:10 PM
Maki Asakawa - Maki Asakawa CD - Honest Jon's - my mom got this for me as a gift a few years ago. she heard about it on NPR and thought I'd like it. a thoughtful and unexpected surprise, and a damn good compilation to boot. Asakawa is the kind of singer who immediately conjures images of dinging nightclubs, Yakuza bars and heroic bloodshed. ambience somewhere between the films Seijun Suzuki, Jean-Pierre Melville and John Woo. the blues-y tracks are my favorites, with the psychedelic folk ones coming in second. then there are the relatively brighter folk and pop(pier) tracks that do less for me but fit in the structure of the comp. and everything benefits from being unable to understand the lyrics. I've yet to to start picking up her albums from '70s just yet but will probably take the dive soon
No recommendations except to say that this track, which I think is on that comp, nails a certain smoked out sultry sumptuousness for which I am consummate sucker-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfkOjQLLpM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on May 24, 2019, 03:44:14 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 23, 2019, 05:29:10 PM
Maki Asakawa - Maki Asakawa CD - Honest Jon's - my mom got this for me as a gift a few years ago. she heard about it on NPR and thought I'd like it. a thoughtful and unexpected surprise, and a damn good compilation to boot. Asakawa is the kind of singer who immediately conjures images of dinging nightclubs, Yakuza bars and heroic bloodshed. ambience somewhere between the films Seijun Suzuki, Jean-Pierre Melville and John Woo. the blues-y tracks are my favorites, with the psychedelic folk ones coming in second. then there are the relatively brighter folk and pop(pier) tracks that do less for me but fit in the structure of the comp. and everything benefits from being unable to understand the lyrics. I've yet to to start picking up her albums from '70s just yet but will probably take the dive soon
No recommendations except to say that this track, which I think is on that comp, nails a certain smoked out sultry sumptuousness for which I am consummate sucker-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfkOjQLLpM
Oh yeah, that's one of the best ones. I'm particularly fond of https://youtu.be/QkdG5PMMK4k (https://youtu.be/QkdG5PMMK4k)
Skin Crime + Wilt - The Horror of Fang Rock LP+CD (Urashima)
Finally listened to the CD last night. Have to say it just felt a little too long. I was listening to it while reading, and even as background music I was finding myself waiting for it to be over. The LP is sufficient, and good!
Bastard Noise & Sickness - Death's Door LP (Relapse)
I'm pretty worn out on Bastard Noise, after the peak 2009/2010 releases (Rogue Astronaut on the electronics front, and The Red List/A Culture of Monsters on the 'band' front) everything I've heard since has just felt derivative. I got this in a trade a while back as the other party didn't have anything else of interest. Took me a while to listen to and wasn't feeling it when I finally did. Gave it another spin the other day after someone plugged it and as I was finding myself wanting that 'Rogue Astronaut sound' albeit without vocals, I was pleasantly surprised that this delivered. I guess it works when you want to hear it (duh). No vocals is a plus here. As with all BN collaborations it's hard for the other party to shine through as the "insect war electronics" are so dominating, but I am not familiar enough with Sickness in any regard to comment on how the collaboration itself is.
Merzbow - Nil Vagina for Mice 7" (Banned Production)
A near-perfect disc from 1993. Not much else to say. If you know the sounds from the era you know what's up. Great execution on an oft-maligned and tricky format.
Amber Asylum complete CD box set.
Prophecy
I had couple of their CD's in my collection, but noticed this box, and decided to go for it. CD's that have drums and sort of slow tempo "doomy" atmosphere are less interesting than the far more experimental albums. It took few days to go through everything. I don't "normally" listen stuff like this so much, but there is something in the project that made me interested in it already decades ago.
The New Blockaders "The Pulp Sessions" LP
Menstrual
I got the 7" and CD. But this is not "Pulp". It's TNB's works without Organum, long metal scraping and banging sessions that simply are good.
GIANCARLO TONIUTTI "L'APPENDINO (1849)" LP
Menstrual
Too bad this is ltd 100. One would think Toniutti's early 80's works would interest far more wider audience? Also because this LP is damn good one. Experimental soundworks that may be my favoite Toniutti works at the moment. Gave it a spin few times and clearly would ask for more time on stereos.
S.T.A.B. Electronics "Enemy of pigs" LP
Unrest
Solid heavy electronics / power electronics assault. Heavy tones from synth and aggressive voice spitting out some venomously hostile and insulting vocals. In a way it is the contemporary PE, where you will get the maximum sleaze. When STAB starts to insult blonde whores surrounded by black cocks, it's certainly reaching level what can't be found in many other music styles than... this.
Mortal Wound – Forms Of Unreasoning Fear - death metal from LA. like a more melodic Incantation
Encoffinized – Chambers Of Deprivation - real dirty death metal - very similar to Undergang but with more raw sounding production
Deicide - When Satan Lives & When London Burns- Deicide at their peak with the Hoffman's and probably the best live lineup Deicide ever had with Jack Owen and Dave Suzuki on guitars
Death Cult Ritual - Live in Cleveland, Death Cult Ritual & Death Cult Ritual II- one of my favorite current harsh noise acts.
Any comments on the new VRIL JÄGER 12"?
Himukalt "Sex Worker" cs (Total Black)- good work but I don't think it's quite as harsh as some of her past work. Excellent synth sounds along with spoken, repeated vocals and some sexy crying. Well worth checking out esp. if you like her past releases (get the LP on Malignant!).
Magnetic Tape Mouth Gag "s/t" cs (IOPS)- this sounds like blown out synth noise & it may be that plus some junk metal sounds along with sounds of a woman that is all manipulated and destroyed on magnetic tape. Good stuff esp. s2.
So, today I'm happy to have a day off, because of Christ's ascension to heaven some two thousand years ago or so, that's why l do my very best to properly celebrate this great day:
ZSS - Racial Superiority
Kills slowly but surely
Institut - Live like traitors, die like traitors
It's been a long time since I listened to this, but it's still great!
Next:
S.T.A.B. Electronics - Enemy of Pigs
Yeah, people like you deserve to be feed for the pigs!
Skinny Puppy Ain't it dead Yet. I got the copy where it's all one track. Excellent way to experiance the album. Anger is one hell of a song and opener and the set just gets better.
Python - Astrological Warfare
A killer follow up to Serpent Superstition and the It Rumbles Beneath.. ep. It follows similar paths of esoteric Italian heavy metal riffing but is laced with an eerie ritual ambient undercurrent. True weirdo occultist tunes. Remarkable production channeling thee old country.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
Violent Shogun – Taste Our Japanese Steel
Someone should tell the shogun to take better care of his steel. Corroded, crusted, spotty, growing brittle at the edges. Quite the earsore I'm afraid, with... yes there it is, distinctly noisome smack of rot. Mm-hmm. Frankly, if you're going to invite people to sample the shit, a range of vital maintenance measures would clearly merit attention. Start with the storage options. This particular specimen comes housed in recycled tape featuring on Side 2 the BBC's Alistair Cooke. No help there.
Still, with reference to the more recent Rot (https://yesdivulgation.bandcamp.com/album/violent-shogun-rot-2), one might be forgiven for feeling this were all as intended, seeming, incredibly, to celebrate the gravest of ferric afflictions, decayed tape only underscoring the slow burnt fidelity of dry-shredded rust-sputter reaming aural passages raw. And into already inflamed tensions comes the shogun, driving home this rather nasty wedge, twisting a few times for good measure, tortuously dragging ill-kempt innards out. Thirty seven minutes worth of straight-through-gut skewer squirk 'n wrench
Under normal circumstances I'd put it down to the violent nature, but then we are to understand this as "(the shogun's) love declaration to Jaako Vanhala and Hal Hutchinson". My initial response was to whip out selections from the above indicated objects of ardour, ostensibly for study and contrast (but actually because, like, what the hell). As paean to the greats, a purpose would already be well and served. The palate duly registers the rougher strains of Hutchinsonian metal-whanging-on-metal. But not to sell anything short. Neither does this try to ape the form nor challenge the supremacy. Rather the shogun takes the gift and offers...une perspective japonaise unique.
Descriptors may include rough, raw, ragged, shredded, not so much brutal as brutish. Brutist. Two relatively brief intervals of brute harsh amid leisurely exploration of wide panned acoustic scrap texture. TNB aren't mentioned but in the passages of relative quiet a certain Changez Les Blockeurs-eque introspection, hefty iron husks dragged in protest across cratered concrete floors, dishing ye olde industrial strength leavenings in more than ample measure.
I will say this for the side-long study in close mic'd junk metal abuse: it is measured. The pacing considered and sure. There is even a perceptible narrative arc to the piece, a marked tendency to skew baroque. Not content simply to leave the corroded scraps to whang where they may, a course is charted, elaborating with some deliberation through subtle gradations of crest and sigh, shove and scrape, clank and clunk.
The first movement escalates rapid-like to fairly full-up mass of full metal racket. Corroded and crusted full metal racket. Full metal racket pocked with putrescent scraps of ill-savory steel whanging their crustiest. Scrapes, scours, brief belching fits of irate clobbering clang. All of it backlit by surprisingly tasteful hush of ghostly backwashed drainbience. From this point a solid several minutes harshening up loudening up, reaching the much-anticipated eye-watering levels before suddenly crashing out, depleted of steam, drained of whack, percussive spunk and stammer sputtering to sustain itself through flaccid echoing chambers lolling disconsolately at third and then fourth remove, lengthy passage very gradually reduced to near non fidelity.
Then. The teeniest glimmerings of life. Lingering tinpot dong-loop browbeaten on the back of steadily backwashed drainbient distorto-clonk. Sudden flare-up, and there it is. BooOOOiiing. All out force, and damage. Noisome. Overpowering. The stench of it. The harsh of it. Jee-eezus. Sphinctors contract, eyes water, trousers tent. Well and deep into the screechy scorch zone, feedback rushing to join steel-on-steel clusterfuckfest. Not entirely unexpected, but quite entirely necessary I'm afraid. Particularly for hardons of the, um, harsh-headed inclination. Regret to inform said inclination that the shogun seems disinclined to keep it up for longer than needed to prove his point. Yes, shogun, it really is a big one. Yes. A fat honking one. A whopper. Yes, thank you shogun. We get it. Not sure you need to rub it everyone's face.
So to the abrupt halving of the mast, not so much thoughtful and introspective as availing of the opportunity to hear oneself think. Here the harsher inclinations are tempered with still quite robust and full flavored denouement, no sudden moves, fat chunks of filthy festering steel whanging about right where I can see em, echo chamber flushed with backwashed streams of yellow effluent, only really petering out in the closing minute or so. Quite the tour de force if the shogun may say so himself. Or as they say in Japan ｢私のホバークラフトはうなぎで満たされています｣. Definitely an acquired taste, but one I'm beginning to crave. How's about we go back to my place bouncy bouncy?
Digest spew:
Violent Shogun – Taste Our Japanese Steel
"My love declaration to Jaako Vanhala and Hal Hutchinson." Ain't that sweet. Not to mention just that measure tart, ferric degradation rendering rusted out and mouldering the ill-kept supply of acoustic scraps on hand. Wild, unkempt reams of corroded crusted steel scrap whanging into well-worked sphinct-holes, fenced in by distinct baroque sensibility. Un vrai travail d'amour, in all the wrong places, for all the right reasons. Metal whanging on metal. What more is there in life?
Bizarre Uproar – For Night Science cs (Cipher Prod.)- older track with pitch-down vocals, crushing low-end, choppy loops. Recommended.
Interracial Sex – Forced Busing cs (New Forces)- pretty brave for an artist to advocate for school segregation in this day n' age.
Bloomer – Wound With A Foreign Object Embedded cs (New Forces)- heavy low-end loops. Not sure of the sound sources. Some moments are better than others.
Himukalt – Sex Worker cs (Total Black)- excellent rel., multiple plays this week. If you like her previous releases then there is no reason you wouldn't like this & for those whom have not heard Himukalt, this is as good of place to start as any.
Linekraft - Death of the Slave
Brutal scrap abuse, primitive synth melody and tortured vocals on the A side, 'Above the Capacity'. It's a massive sounding track which will crush live. B side, 'Slave' moves into a more post apocalytic vibe; dosimeter croaks, whistling wind, distant clanging. Intensity grows imperceptibly before dissolving. Killer release, hopefully the new LP on Tesco keeps up this energy.
Quote from: Eigen Bast on June 04, 2019, 09:10:22 PM
Linekraft - Death of the Slave
Brutal scrap abuse, primitive synth melody and tortured vocals on the A side, 'Above the Capacity'. It's a massive sounding track which will crush live. B side, 'Slave' moves into a more post apocalytic vibe; dosimeter croaks, whistling wind, distant clanging. Intensity grows imperceptibly before dissolving. Killer release, hopefully the new LP on Tesco keeps up this energy.
I've listened to that once & didn't care for one side at all. It just seemed murky with no detail but I'm thinking I wasn't paying attention for some reason. The side with screaming is good. I'll have to spin this 7" again tonight.
Last night was Ochu's "Unproduktiw" 12" which is damn good & will get some repeat spins before I check out Treriksröset's LP and "Mr. SM" tape.
Treriksröset – Kristen Musik Från Rågsved LP (Harbinger)- whatever sound sources were used for these recordings surely cannot work anymore. feedback, crunchy static, blown-out low end. rough as fuck harsh noise! i'm looking forward even more to Mr. SM after listening to the LP. i'll have to dig out the debut and all of the "killing for..." tapes, as well.
2019 is the 20 year anniversary of Xiphoid Dementia and for this year I wanted to do a few extra special things. For one, I ripped, remastered, and posted the first release that ever featured the sounds of Xiphoid Dementia: V/A Death Kontakt Pt. 1 released on cassette by L.S.D.Organisation back in 1999. Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/8bqR2zHuj68
mauthausen orchestra: bloodyminded - i never seem to definitely get enough of the dirty, raw and rotten industrial noise from the italian old school.. by this point i like basically everything from his classic period, but this is one of the standouts for me
atrax morgue: black slaughter - more classic italian filth.. so simple, yet so effective. all the deadbag-era stuff works for me, even the totally drawn out stuff
swastika kommando: 1983 - would love to know more about this guy... seems to be among the italian masters along with maurizio bianchi, although it seems little is known about him
currently listening to cold tape by mb.. one of the best ive heard from him, yet i have still to research the whole catalogue thoroughly
Skin Crime "The House on the Cliff" LP (Self Abuse)- s2 is perfect harsh noise starting with the metal pounding then getting more n' more intense. I really wish I would have spent the money on the cd box but, at the time, I just didn't think I'd ever manage to listen to most of it. I'd kick myself in the head if I could for passing it up. Maybe someday soon I'll come across a used copy I will not make up excuses for not purchasing.
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on June 09, 2019, 08:54:44 PM
swastika kommando: 1983 - would love to know more about this guy... seems to be among the italian masters along with maurizio bianchi, although it seems little is known about him
currently listening to cold tape by mb.. one of the best ive heard from him, yet i have still to research the whole catalogue thoroughly
A certain British fellow tells me there's rumors Mr. SK (a.k.a. Pietro Mazzochin) later found religion and joined the clergy. Who knows if it's true?
Quote from: Force Neurotic on June 10, 2019, 10:02:57 PM
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on June 09, 2019, 08:54:44 PM
swastika kommando: 1983 - would love to know more about this guy... seems to be among the italian masters along with maurizio bianchi, although it seems little is known about him
currently listening to cold tape by mb.. one of the best ive heard from him, yet i have still to research the whole catalogue thoroughly
A certain British fellow tells me there's rumors Mr. SK (a.k.a. Pietro Mazzochin) later found religion and joined the clergy. Who knows if it's true?
it is plausible i guess. same kind of thing happened to m.b. after all
Fushitsusha – 来たる時 = The Time Is Nigh CD - 1997 - been spending a lot of time with this album in the past week. it's the only Fushitsusha album I own currently and it's nearly goddamn impenetrable. prior to last week I probably listened to it 5 times in the past 5 years I owned it. but after numerous recent spins I feel like it has really opened up. the melancholy opener really leaves you utterly unprepared for the 2nd track which is easily the harshest of the bunch and just one of the harshest things I've ever heard. the tone and frequencies are just unpleasant and it's nonstop for 20 minutes. yikes. but if you make it to the other side it gets a lot more accessible for the next 50 (!!!) minutes.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 11, 2019, 09:05:50 PM
Fushitsusha – 来たる時 = The Time Is Nigh CD - 1997 - been spending a lot of time with this album in the past week. it's the only Fushitsusha album I own currently and it's nearly goddamn impenetrable. prior to last week I probably listened to it 5 times in the past 5 years I owned it. but after numerous recent spins I feel like it has really opened up. the melancholy opener really leaves you utterly unprepared for the 2nd track which is easily the harshest of the bunch and just one of the harshest things I've ever heard. the tone and frequencies are just unpleasant and it's nonstop for 20 minutes. yikes. but if you make it to the other side it gets a lot more accessible for the next 50 (!!!) minutes.
this band is kind of hard to get into, but as you point out, when you do it is very rewarding. haven't heard anything from them that i don't like i think, and on top of that they just have this unique vibe that even the other similar japanese bands of this type doesn't have..
Wappenbund - kinder des lichtes
Martial industrial in crazy packaging. Two giant steel plates screwed together with bolts. Seems only 44 were made of this. Sounds are ambient and chamberlike. Lots of heavy beats throughout the cs that add a punch and work well with the military sounding drones. Pretty creepy stuff...
Dr. Randall Phillip - shiggy diggy dee
Happy to find this on eBay. Truly psychotic and fun. Dr Randall's spoken word over simple shitty synth sounds are the highlight for me. This is exactly what you expect. Martians, hatred for women, murder and abortion talk throughout the 16 track album. the instrumental tracks are fun too, crazy and chaotic. I give this album a 10 out of 10!! Bad acid trip vibe. Anyone else got the eugenics council cd? Let's trade some files.
lussuria - 3 brooms
First impression is pretty whatever. Lush sounds but overall didn't do much for me. Lack luster packaging and the design just feels half assed. I will give this another shot eventually as I have really enjoyed his output in the past. the cd repress that came out a couple months ago was spot on for me.
hermann Kopp - cerveau d'enfant
Great 7" with some neoclassical / experimental sounds. Weird French vocals that sound vampiric. 4 tracks on a 7" so you're entertained start to finish. Classic Piano sounds but played with a awesome 80's sounding cheesy preset. Highly recommended.
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on June 12, 2019, 05:00:02 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 11, 2019, 09:05:50 PM
Fushitsusha – 来たる時 = The Time Is Nigh CD - 1997 - been spending a lot of time with this album in the past week. it's the only Fushitsusha album I own currently and it's nearly goddamn impenetrable. prior to last week I probably listened to it 5 times in the past 5 years I owned it. but after numerous recent spins I feel like it has really opened up. the melancholy opener really leaves you utterly unprepared for the 2nd track which is easily the harshest of the bunch and just one of the harshest things I've ever heard. the tone and frequencies are just unpleasant and it's nonstop for 20 minutes. yikes. but if you make it to the other side it gets a lot more accessible for the next 50 (!!!) minutes.
this band is kind of hard to get into, but as you point out, when you do it is very rewarding. haven't heard anything from them that i don't like i think, and on top of that they just have this unique vibe that even the other similar japanese bands of this type doesn't have.
Interesting and true comment...because once you're "in", most everything is good and rewarding. It's that battle with
expectations that gets in the way for a lot of people. If you can clear the slate before entering, I'm betting it will feel like an endless treasure chest of work. He's an artist in the truest sense, and his skills and ear run wild. Not a lot of those around.
I probably mentioned this in the Haino thread, but there are two tapers who run in and out of Japan (fykfyk and firusan) who have recorded a substantial number of Haino related shows. For the past couple of years, firusan has uploaded several shows just after Haino's birthday. The birthday shows themselves are marathons. This year Haino played under Fushitshusha, and they played for 3.5 hours. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Talk about potentially interesting guests for the Noisextra podcast. Two people taping and documenting Japanese experimental history like maybe nobody else. Honestly, I'm betting like no others, but who knows? I love reading their show notations. They know their shit.
Trait - Inspirationals CD
This 2009 reissue of a 1988 Arbeit Group tape remains one of the cheaper, and most available, Industrial Recollections releases for some reason; it could well have become way rarer by now if the noise market focused on sonic content rather than random factors. I picked it up as an afterthought when buying other things. If nothing else, this tape looped based chaos journey underscores one fact: the 80's lacked many of the clear cut genre distinctions we've come to know in the last few decades. You literally don't know what is going on when listening to this, let alone what is going to happen next. Moving from music loops over terrible noise assaults, to subtle cracklings and sudden and unexpected silences, this stuff cannot be predicted in any way what so ever. This is stimulating, and makes it almost impossible to shut it off (at least during the first playthrough). When you add a warm, lo-fi quality, left virtually untouched by whatever mastering was applied to this recording before its publishing on CD, you're left with a very nice piece of industrial indeed. The cover is unassuming, but contains a manifesto written in pseudo-academic swenglish. Its self indulgent tone and consistent use of capital letters leads the mind to Rote Armee Fraktion communiques, a stylistic connection that may quite possibly be intentional, but the contents is some kind of radical individualist thingie. Not at all offensive, but it did annoy the shit out of me. Perhaps this terrible piece of teenage philosophy is the reason the CD is so cheap? All kidding aside, this is great stuff. The first track is the most rampantly insane one, whereas the second one (there are only two) is somewhat more conventional or at least less confusing. Both are fucking awesome.
Drink: S-market light lager pint with a shot of gin.
Couple early IR titles were pressed 500x. That is the reason for price level. Most others are merely 200-300 copies. For some titles it was perfect, others sold out perhaps too soon and remain pricey or hard to find.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 12, 2019, 11:28:43 PM
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on June 12, 2019, 05:00:02 PM
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 11, 2019, 09:05:50 PM
Fushitsusha – 来たる時 = The Time Is Nigh CD - 1997 - been spending a lot of time with this album in the past week. it's the only Fushitsusha album I own currently and it's nearly goddamn impenetrable. prior to last week I probably listened to it 5 times in the past 5 years I owned it. but after numerous recent spins I feel like it has really opened up. the melancholy opener really leaves you utterly unprepared for the 2nd track which is easily the harshest of the bunch and just one of the harshest things I've ever heard. the tone and frequencies are just unpleasant and it's nonstop for 20 minutes. yikes. but if you make it to the other side it gets a lot more accessible for the next 50 (!!!) minutes.
this band is kind of hard to get into, but as you point out, when you do it is very rewarding. haven't heard anything from them that i don't like i think, and on top of that they just have this unique vibe that even the other similar japanese bands of this type doesn't have.
Interesting and true comment...because once you're "in", most everything is good and rewarding. It's that battle with expectations that gets in the way for a lot of people. If you can clear the slate before entering, I'm betting it will feel like an endless treasure chest of work. He's an artist in the truest sense, and his skills and ear run wild. Not a lot of those around.
I probably mentioned this in the Haino thread, but there are two tapers who run in and out of Japan (fykfyk and firusan) who have recorded a substantial number of Haino related shows. For the past couple of years, firusan has uploaded several shows just after Haino's birthday. The birthday shows themselves are marathons. This year Haino played under Fushitshusha, and they played for 3.5 hours. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Talk about potentially interesting guests for the Noisextra podcast. Two people taping and documenting Japanese experimental history like maybe nobody else. Honestly, I'm betting like no others, but who knows? I love reading their show notations. They know their shit.
agree with everything you said... a truely interesting artist/band that stays true but is always evolving at the same time. would love to hear those! unfortunately i missed him last time he was in copenhagen... hoping for another chance
Lots of Earth and Dylan Carlson in the last two weeks, old and new. I think both Conquistador and Full Upon her Burning Lips are great records! Sometimes I don't need much more, esp. when it's getting hotter outside every day.
Quote from: cr on June 13, 2019, 10:08:20 PM
Lots of Earth and Dylan Carlson in the last two weeks, old and new. I think both Conquistador and Full Upon her Burning Lips are great records! Sometimes I don't need much more, esp. when it's getting hotter outside every day.
Earth always summons images of extreme heat and heroin, which I guess is the intention. It's been boiling for the last week or so, and although I haven't paid attention to any new records since around 2007- this Conquistador record sounds perfect and hits all the right spots at the moment. I don't care for the genre for the most part, but I think that Earth stands on its own.
On the topic of Fushitsusha - maybe because of the cover artwork for the majority of the releases, but I think of this 'group' as a black hole. It's my favourite stuff from Haino- but I could never pinpoint what my favourite album or track is. Some of the live performances described sound awesome. I've only gotten to see Keiji Haino do solo guitar sets. My wife has told me some interesting stories about meeting and interacting with him at the resto\venue that he's played at a few times in Montreal, but I can't remember them off-hand.
Has anyone listened to the Fushitsusha - Radio Code tape? Curious as to how this sounds.
After listening to the Noisextra podcast this week - decided to listen to the briefly referenced Hijokaidan collab album with J-pop group あヴぁんだんど / Avandoned. It's really surreal sounding and very interesting. I'm currently watching this live video which is even weirder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkggkH5Aa0M
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on June 13, 2019, 02:50:50 PMwould love to hear those!
Quote from: totalblack on June 14, 2019, 01:48:32 AMOn the topic of Fushitsusha...Some of the live performances described sound awesome.
Just to give you folks an idea of what they post, these were shared in May on the Dime A Dozen tracker, and they're still there for the taking:
Sanhedrin, Tokyo, Koenji, High, November 4, 2009
Headrush, Tokyo, Shinjuku Loft, August 29, 2004
Keiji Haino & Masataka Fujikake, Tokyo, Iriya, Knuttel House, November 1, 2007
Keiji Haino, Tokyo, Shibuya, Apia, March 22, 2001
Fushitsusha, Tokyo, Shibuya,WWW, May 3, 2019
Fushitsusha 1981, Tokyo, Akihabara, Goodman, March 2, 2018
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 15, 2019, 01:48:52 AM
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on June 13, 2019, 02:50:50 PMwould love to hear those!
Quote from: totalblack on June 14, 2019, 01:48:32 AMOn the topic of Fushitsusha...Some of the live performances described sound awesome.
Just to give you folks an idea of what they post, these were shared in May on the Dime A Dozen tracker, and they're still there for the taking:
Sanhedrin, Tokyo, Koenji, High, November 4, 2009
Headrush, Tokyo, Shinjuku Loft, August 29, 2004
Keiji Haino & Masataka Fujikake, Tokyo, Iriya, Knuttel House, November 1, 2007
Keiji Haino, Tokyo, Shibuya, Apia, March 22, 2001
Fushitsusha, Tokyo, Shibuya,WWW, May 3, 2019
Fushitsusha 1981, Tokyo, Akihabara, Goodman, March 2, 2018
I didn't listen to Fushitsusha/Keiji Haino for a long time now, without any special reason. Also all the Fushitsusha records since 2012 are unknown to me. I tried to get everything I could from the middle of the nineties until maybe 2006/2007, which wasn't really easy back then (say middle of the 90s, no internet, etc.)
I think I saw Haino live 3 times, 2 earth shaking solo concerts and 1 time with Peter Brötzmann and Shoji Hano. A friend of mine brought a colleague from work to the trio show. After some minutes Haino moved to the microphone and started to scream without mercy. The colleague left immediately, almost in panic. Haha, nice memories.
On my first trip to London in the middle of the nineties I drooled for hours over the Soul's True Love box in the Tower records shop. But as I hadn't the money back then, I whispered a sad goodbye and left. As I was leaving the shop, my girlfriend back then bought it and sent it home through postal service and it arrived just right for my birthday. One of the greatest surprises and gifts I ever got.
So it seems the right time now to search the boxes for some Haino/Fushitsusha refreshments.
"The Gynger Effect/The Earwigs", split tape. Was turned onto this, this morning, by an old o.s. friend of mine. Got me thinking about how some releases/projects/etc remain pretty much obscure even in this scene than others. This is low-fi, cruddy shitnoise. The first side is made up of individual tracks that verge on actual music, the second a long sprawling piece that's more Noise. I prefer the second side, but I like both. I think I've seen The Earwigs mentioned maybe twice or so in the Noise scene generally, that I've seen anyway. The former project, not at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOIqo7kuZHE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOIqo7kuZHE)
First post. This is all stuff I've aquired recently in one form or another.
Skin Crime - The House On The Cliff LP (Self Abuse Records) - Side A is classic Skin Crime. Has a sound I can only describe as a "static swamp sizzle" throughout. Side B eclipses the former with some of the best noise I've ever heard period.
Merzbow - Hannover Interruption LP (Dradomel) - Hands down my favourite thing MA has ever done. THIS is true industrial. Cavernous, searing not-quite-junk-noise with lots of stereo panning.
Merzbow - Noisembryo double LP (Hospital Productions) - Not much I can say about this one that hasn't been said already, so I'll just mention that the bonus track, "Travelling", is one of the best from Metalvelodrome.
Masonna - Bursting Absolute Moods LP (Urashima) - First side is classic Maso. Lotsa short tracks that blend together into a beautiful blown out mess. Side two adds more vocals and water sounds(?). Essential for any Masonna fan.
Quote from: Spectral Burn on June 18, 2019, 02:55:31 AM
Merzbow - Noisembryo double LP (Hospital Productions) - Not much I can say about this one that hasn't been said already, so I'll just mention that the bonus track, "Travelling", is one of the best from Metalvelodrome
Truth! Easily blows away the competition on the original comp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-_QTSArtp8). I recall that I picked it up for the Incaps, but stayed for the Merz. The ambientish opening seconds immediately communicate the awesomeness to come (and not to subsequently be matched... though the Incaps is about as brutal as one could hope).
Btw great first post.
Encephalophonic - "Surgical Mods" CD (Freak Animal, 2019)
Good gravy. I'd been mostly familiar with Emanuele through collaboration projects like Selected Killing, so I finally got around to picking up some Encephalophonic stuff. This is an absolutely scalding display of masterful junk textures and meticulous feedback control, and I'm both incredibly impressed and addicted.
Currently listening to the Phase Fatale DJ mix for Truants Blog.
Artist and website may not be on the radar for most folks here, but he plays a good blend of industrial techno in a lot of club environments. A tasty looking tracklisting here including Orphx, Alberich, Silent Servent, Ancient Methods etc...
Well worth checking out if you want 100 minutes of continuous beats to pummel your brain with. There is a download link, interview and tracklisting on the page below
http://truantsblog.com/2019/truancy-volume-242-phase-fatale/
Acclimate - Dreams of a Mad Titan 2019 - moves from fluid ambient to something a lot more with old industrial sensibilities - listened to it twice in a row and then the next day.
Stelzer/Murray - Commuter 2019 - more ambient industrial of high quality, though not limited to; I wouldn't expect anything less from Brendan Murray - the big surprise, and savory treat, is the Zoviet France-like final track, "Let the Children Guard What the Sires Have Won"; at 27+ minutes, it's satisfying.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 19, 2019, 08:23:17 PM
Stelzer/Murray - Commuter 2019 - more ambient industrial of high quality, though not limited to; I wouldn't expect anything less from Brendan Murray - the big surprise, and savory treat, is the Zoviet France-like final track, "Let the Children Guard What the Sires Have Won"; at 27+ minutes, it's satisfying.
Just listened to this all the way through on bandcamp... WOW! Ordered a copy of the cassette. Thanks for the heads up!
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on June 19, 2019, 09:30:48 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on June 19, 2019, 08:23:17 PM
Stelzer/Murray - Commuter 2019 - more ambient industrial of high quality, though not limited to; I wouldn't expect anything less from Brendan Murray - the big surprise, and savory treat, is the Zoviet France-like final track, "Let the Children Guard What the Sires Have Won"; at 27+ minutes, it's satisfying.
Just listened to this all the way through on bandcamp... WOW! Ordered a copy of the cassette. Thanks for the heads up!
Same, i wasn't aware Murray was still releasing stuff. Last thing i've hear is almost 10 years old or something ?
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 19, 2019, 10:39:33 AM
Quote from: Spectral Burn on June 18, 2019, 02:55:31 AM
Merzbow - Noisembryo double LP (Hospital Productions) - Not much I can say about this one that hasn't been said already, so I'll just mention that the bonus track, "Travelling", is one of the best from Metalvelodrome
Truth! Easily blows away the competition on the original comp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-_QTSArtp8). I recall that I picked it up for the Incaps, but stayed for the Merz. The ambientish opening seconds immediately communicate the awesomeness to come (and not to subsequently be matched... though the Incaps is about as brutal as one could hope).
Btw great first post.
Appreciated man! Gonna have to hunt down that Noise Forest comp. You can never go wrong with some Incaps.
A couple more I've snagged recently:
The Haters - Rot 7" (Apraxia) - Possibly my favourite Haters 7". "Rubbish Often Tears" is a fucking perfect track. The distant flanging sound in the right channel always gets me.
The Haters - Predetermined By Accident 7" (Vinyl Communications) - Another great one. The B-side in particular stands out as some of GX's finest work. I'm assuming from the artwork & track titles that the main sound source for this one are two shovels of varying sizes(?).
The Haters - Drops Ascending 2x7" (Vinyl Communications) - Honestly, I wish I liked this one more than I do. The packaging is fantastic, but I find the tracks to be a bit flat/repetitive. The third track is great though. Hopefully this one grows on me.
The Haters - Truncated Formica 7" (Self Abuse) - This is another standout in GX's 7" discography. Extremely crunchy stuff.
John Wiese - Mixed Metaphor/Into A Bad Way 7" (Phage Tapes) - FUCK this one is good. Two relatively short blasts of digital noise with Merzbow as a sound source. Highly recommended.
Quote from: Spectral Burn on June 18, 2019, 02:55:31 AM
Merzbow - Hannover Interruption LP (Dradomel) - Hands down my favourite thing MA has ever done. THIS is true industrial. Cavernous, searing not-quite-junk-noise with lots of stereo panning.
Just listened to this the other day and concluded it's one of my favourites by Merzbow. Absolutely savage stuff that relies heavily on junk metal, with fantastic sound to boot. It's a shame it's pretty much never mentioned.
So, after lots of Earth...and thanks to this thread - now there's lots of Keiji Haino.
I somehow regret to not having paid attention to this Man in Black for quite some time now. If you're in the right mood, Haino is one of the greatest! The titles of his records are often just beautiful, sad and poetic - like f.e. "I said this is the son of nihilism" or "Saying I love you, I continue to curse myself" and many many others.
Who else loves such strange records like "The 21st Century Hard-Y-Guide-Y Man" or "Tenshi No Gijinka" (which I think was the first Haino record I ever bought - it drove my parents insane back then)?
Prices for some of his records are a bit insane today, but I will try get some of them which I don't already have, like the "Purple Trap - The Wound That Was Given Birth To Must Be Bigger Than The Wound That Gave Birth" 2xCD (another amazing title)
I know I'm somehow a bit too enthusiastic here, but well, I can blame it on the summer heat and some well deserved glasses of beer and wine. And of course the genius that is Mr. Haino.
Anyway, sorry for my bad English. Cheers!
BIZARRE UPROAR "High Risk Lifestyle" CD (Filth & Violence)
My relationship to the music of Bizarre Uproar is somewhat similar to my relationship to The Rita's. The sound is awesome to the point of tearjerking, the concept leaves me almost completely numb. There are, in both cases, exceptions that actually strengthen the comparison: sea monsters and sharks are cool, and often the B.U. aesthetic makes me forget that I don't care that much for the whole "gospel of the flesh" thing. Still, that I enjoy listening to these acts so much, while not being very interested in their central thematic ideas, is a testament to the fact that noise isn't just about slapping something ideological onto a piece of whatever you recorded in your basement - the actual "music" matters more than anyone not into the genre might guess. And as far as "music" goes, here would be the place to point out that High Risk Lifestyle is something very different from Ballet Feet Positions, in case anyone had any doubts about that. Rich, often multilayered piles of noise assault the ears - various frequencies at various levels of distortion. Virtually never annoying - whenever the pitch starts pushing your nerves, things break down into pleasantly crunching lo/mid harshness, but there is a power electronics edge here. Decent variety within and between the two tracks, perfect for focused earphone listening as well as for metalesque car stereo rocking out, or some equally metalesque pre party setting. That, by the way, is the most substantial difference between The Rita and Bizarre Uproar - even more substantial than the fact that they don't really sound alike at all: the latter has a whole metal/punk/GG Allin redux type of thing going on, that often manifests itself in live settings, but is equally obvious in the pure sonic experience. This difference, however, also underscores a similarity: The Rita's quasi-autistic focus on a single or a few themes per album is also almost perfectly expressed in the carefully sculpted sounds/walls. So while I'm limited to enjoying mainly the sonic half of both bands (as well as wondering what on God's green earth that woman is doing to Mr. Uproar in the booklet of this CD - is that vomit?), I am also pleasantly surprised that I'm not spending my life pretending to listen to sub-par nonsense that can only gain legitimacy from extra-musical factors. This is, if not art, so at least a hell of a rock album.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on June 20, 2019, 11:42:52 PM
BIZARRE UPROAR "High Risk Lifestyle" CD (Filth & Violence)
Thanks for the review - I'm a huge fan of both projects as well and while I generally appreciate The Rita sonically and thematically I'm generally a little more perplexed by BU however the sounds they're able to create hit home like few other artists. It's interesting you bring up the comparison as both have had printed material issued recently - The Rita's chapbook from Amphetamine Sulphate and the Bizarre Uproar book to document this aesthetic contribution. I'm still trying to really digest the BU book! I'm not 100% I'm brutal enough for it.
Headrush, Tokyo, Shinjuku Loft, August 29, 2004 - "Headrush was a power trio organized by Reck that existed for a few years but only played four gigs or so." - Pill from Lip Cream on drums - I think...think...this is remotely influenced by maybe Faith No More or some avant-funk thing; conventional music you don't hear from Haino often - possibly my least favorite Haino/related recording I've ever heard; just not very interesting to me - 50 minutes, but it seemed to go on forever.
Fushitsusha 1981, Tokyo, Akihabara, Goodman, March 2, 2018 - "Fushitsusha 1981 was a special one-off gig with a version of the band that existed briefly in 1981. I don't believe they recorded anything and were just a live unit." - 4 tracks, 73 minutes - a relatively quiet, nuanced performance - all three players (Haino, Watanabe, Usui) are nicely keyed into each other - this was an easy, relaxing, and engaging listen - if getting sleepy while also being prevented from sleeping sounds like a worthwhile musical experience, this would be a good recording for that.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on June 20, 2019, 11:42:52 PM
BIZARRE UPROAR "High Risk Lifestyle" CD (Filth & Violence)
My relationship to the music of Bizarre Uproar is somewhat similar to my relationship to The Rita's. The sound is awesome to the point of tearjerking, the concept leaves me almost completely numb. There are, in both cases, exceptions that actually strengthen the comparison: sea monsters and sharks are cool, and often the B.U. aesthetic makes me forget that I don't care that much for the whole "gospel of the flesh" thing. Still, that I enjoy listening to these acts so much, while not being very interested in their central thematic ideas, is a testament to the fact that noise isn't just about slapping something ideological onto a piece of whatever you recorded in your basement - the actual "music" matters more than anyone not into the genre might guess. And as far as "music" goes, here would be the place to point out that High Risk Lifestyle is something very different from Ballet Feet Positions, in case anyone had any doubts about that. Rich, often multilayered piles of noise assault the ears - various frequencies at various levels of distortion. Virtually never annoying - whenever the pitch starts pushing your nerves, things break down into pleasantly crunching lo/mid harshness, but there is a power electronics edge here. Decent variety within and between the two tracks, perfect for focused earphone listening as well as for metalesque car stereo rocking out, or some equally metalesque pre party setting. That, by the way, is the most substantial difference between The Rita and Bizarre Uproar - even more substantial than the fact that they don't really sound alike at all: the latter has a whole metal/punk/GG Allin redux type of thing going on, that often manifests itself in live settings, but is equally obvious in the pure sonic experience. This difference, however, also underscores a similarity: The Rita's quasi-autistic focus on a single or a few themes per album is also almost perfectly expressed in the carefully sculpted sounds/walls. So while I'm limited to enjoying mainly the sonic half of both bands (as well as wondering what on God's green earth that woman is doing to Mr. Uproar in the booklet of this CD - is that vomit?), I am also pleasantly surprised that I'm not spending my life pretending to listen to sub-par nonsense that can only gain legitimacy from extra-musical factors. This is, if not art, so at least a hell of a rock album.
Why can't you all write this thoughtfully? Bravo!
Keiji Haino - Milky Way LP
Fantastic! From 1973(?!). Whoah, it's even two years before Metal Machine Music.
D Jackman – Herbstsonne
No small degree of anticipation greeted the formal announcement of this singular piece from the singular dronemeister. From the promo blurb alone, I knew I needed it. And needed it now. Well, now that I do have it deep in my hot little 'holes I can safely say, with no fear of contradiction, that the anticipation paid off. It would have to. That's the way anticipations of such insane degree work. If it weren't automatically worth it I'd be forced to kill myself. And kill myself now.
But, as I'm sure you'll have not failed to notice, I'm not quite dead. Can't speak for what will transpire at the end of this commentary.
Let me start by trying to parse why this particular offering generated all that internal hoopla. One word: tanpura. The last time I'd encountered the word, and the instrument, was via the quietly gorgeous Sorow under the Organum monicker. Sorow, following in the mold of the previous Omega, was a victory lap after the successful completion of the Amen-Sanctus-Omega trilogy. A victory lap somewhat dampened by the more recent, more headscratch-worthy, Raven. Quoth the promo blurb, "Herbstsonne consists of a single 47 min. long track", the promising longform presentation also consistent with Sorow.
For further reference, let me again quote the promo blurb (as usual, the disc and accompanying sleeve don't say jack shit). Herbstsonne uses "the sounds of Tanpura, Piano, Organ and Bells". But where in Sorow the organ is quite dominant, here it is significantly stripped back, allowing the tanpura to really set the tone- reminiscent of the brief, quieter passages of Omega. Measured, delicate pluckings underscore a restrained easterly headwind, the constant twangy drone very slowly breathing and exhaling through a hushed field only occasionally visited by the Piano, Organ and Bells. When they do visit it is in mighty pounding chords, swells, clangs, Gloria! Sanctus! Omega! Amen! all but obliterating the tanpura, but then only for the fleeting-est moments as the echoing thunder dissipates in the wake of steadily resurgent twang, church bells faintly doling out their assurances, melancholic strain of organ fluttering into the shadow, steadily melting hints of divinity, nirvana, wavering in the distance.
Ultimately, what you are getting is not far from what has been got for the last several Organum offerings. Amen. Sanctus. Omega. Sorow. Raven. Herbstsonne. The sound color across this spectrum is so similar that one could almost suggest these as a constituting a single long series of alternate takes or mixes of the same session. Remix might be the wrong term. Perhaps, re-spacing. Or re-shaping. Certainly, a considerable degree of re-arranging. Here one element is added (tanpura). There another is reduced (organ). Differing relations with time, space, contrast, convergence. The tapestry of elements is nevertheless so rich as to offer so much within its folds. As though this- the "Tanpura, Piano, Organ and Bells" is the full orchestra put into play, and into which endless variations may so satisfyingly elaborate.
As to what you're not getting, well, conspicuously less of the lush, full-flavored, droning depths that so saturate the Organum palate proper. Possibly here a hint as to why the Jackman solo credit, who can say? I can say that lush of a different sort prevails, full and flavorsome depths divined through shifting elements in continuous convergence and dialog with one another. A politeness, a distance duly accorded the myriad hue and shade. In this regard, Herbstsonne could be one of the most classically musical projects proffered by the inscrutable source, under any name. Something I never would have consciously anticipated, and something that only feeds my delirious anticipations of more to come.
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the above now significantly altered per my mood of the moment
I also really like Herbstsonne by David Jackman. It's like a companion piece to Organum's recent Raven. I also don't quite understand why it came out under Jackman's name and not Organum, but it's not important after all.
While I like the "classic" Organum sound, I'm also a big fan of the 7"s that came out in the early-to-mid-2000s (Die Letzte Musik Vor Dem Krieg, Ein Schwärzeres Schwarz, the Organum/Jackman split) which depart from Organum's previous sound and combine a few simple elements (some of them musical, some of them not) to create fantastic and unique pieces. I still have to get Valentin and Feldzug/Stumpf (although this one might still be scraping/droning Organum).
From a steady stream of Agathocles and Blood to industrial crust and metal [Depressor, Christdriver, Mortified, Gutural (ex-Ruido De Rabia), Dead World, Vivisect (Yugoslavia)] to Contrastic (their 1st album is unique and interesting] to Def.Master and Multiplex to Catasexual Urge Motivation and Vampiric Motives. I didn't realize Bizarre Leprous Productions did a massive 5CD series of Catasexual Urge Motivation tapes etc. Looks like they've been a little active in the past couple years along with Sadistic Lingam Cult as well.
https://penetration82.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-forgotten-wasteland-industrial-crust.html
Absolutely caning this new T.E.F. - Framework album which handily is on Spotify. Absolutely relentless fast paced harsh noise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76gEVRj0y8
This week:
IRM – Indications Of Nigredo 12" (Segerhuva)- s2 is the highlight with a slow build up with droning & metal sounds before the vocals kick in. This is a damn good release & it's hard to believe was still available from the label at a discounted price.
INCAPACITANTS - I, Residuum LP (Urashima)- This is one I never owned before. Pure chaos. Not sure what more needs to be said.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 29, 2019, 02:03:00 AMIRM – Indications Of Nigredo 12" (Segerhuva)- s2 is the highlight with a slow build up with droning & metal sounds before the vocals kick in. This is a damn good release & it's hard to believe was still available from the label at a discounted price.
A definite ripper.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on June 29, 2019, 02:03:00 AM
INCAPACITANTS - I, Residuum LP (Urashima)- This is one I never owned before. Pure chaos. Not sure what more needs to be said.
Nothing. Obviously.
But to recall that it's some of the heavier shit they've offered up, to date. I mean, for any date. Um. Let 's say, taking cues from The Rita worshipped DDDD, plenty of that low-flying flatulence. Incaps filtered through the much exported turd-burglering sphinct-pipes. Crank that turd and feel it, deep, in the guts. In the bowels. As it was meant. Residual perv-visions ripping the holes a new set of cavities.
Manuel Göttsching/Ash Ra Tempel — New Age Of Earth (CD, Spalax Music)
Recorded in 1976. Ambient synth music with a great atmosphere. The two shorter tracks have very catchy melodies. Of the two longer tracks, the first one is perhaps not on the same level as the rest of the album, but it's still good. Except maybe for the very end of the last track where Göttsching plays the electric guitar, the album luckily has nothing to do with the previous Krautrock incarnation of Ash Ra Tempel (or at least it bears no resemblance to their Schwingungen album, the only one I know). I don't listen to ambient, but this album is an exception. There's even a part towards the beginning of the last track that reminds me of the synth track on Burzum's Hvis Lyset Tar Oss.
Actually, I can thank Masonna for introducing me to this album: his Christine 23 Onna project has a CD with a cover that's a take on the cover of this album. I read about this on the net around 10 years ago, and I always meant to check out the Ash Ra Tempel album, but only did so recently. Better late than never.
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Manuel Göttsching/Ash Ra Tempel — New Age Of Earth (CD, Spalax Music)
Recorded in 1976. Ambient synth music with a great atmosphere. The two shorter tracks have very catchy melodies. Of the two longer tracks, the first one is perhaps not on the same level as the rest of the album, but it's still good. Except maybe for the very end of the last track where Göttsching plays the electric guitar, the album luckily has nothing to do with the previous Krautrock incarnation of Ash Ra Tempel (or at least it bears no resemblance to their Schwingungen album, the only one I know). I don't listen to ambient, but this album is an exception. There's even a part towards the beginning of the last track that reminds me of the synth track on Burzum's Hvis Lyset Tar Oss.
Actually, I can thank Masonna for introducing me to this album: his Christine 23 Onna project has a CD with a cover that's a take on the cover of this album. I read about this on the net around 10 years ago, and I always meant to check out the Ash Ra Tempel album, but only did so recently. Better late than never.
Göttsching really is a fantastic guitar player and ear. Arguably, he's a musical genius. Of the original Ash Ra Tempel albums, Seven Up is the worst, but it also has one of the better krautrock stories with Timothy Leary's involvement. I'm not your biggest fan of blues, though. The s/t and Join Inn are better than Schwingungen, in case you're inclined to dig deeper. Out of the Walter Wegmuller - Tarot sessions, came Join Inn. And then came the Cosmic Courier super-sessions, which produced the Sergius Golowin album and five The Cosmic Jokers' albums. I hope I have all that straight. It's been a while. Göttsching still has it, so just about every album has at least one good-to-great track. For instance, Blackouts 1978 is a so-so album for most artists, and a weak album for Manuel Gottsching, though the final track, "Lotus Parts I-IV", is some quality cosmic psychedelia and close to vintage Gottsching. Inventions for Electric Guitar is great and his best solo album. Early Water is another great album. I never have fully locked into E2-E4, which is his most acclaimed. It's good, but I prefer others. And then there's the massive Private Tapes collection. I always point towards the track "Eloquentes Wiesel" for those curious. It's phenomenal and quintessential Gottsching. He's still active, and like Klaus Schulze, there's always a track on an album, or sequence in a live show, that will take you back and blow your mind.
Masonna/Controlled Death (split tape, Trapdoor Tapes)
It looks like this 2018 recording is Masonna's first in 6 years. It's very different from his previous over the top, frantic noise: he screams much less and it blends in with the music a lot more than previously (so it's not in your face like before), and the music is not fast cut-up noise either. Gone are the psychedelic effects he used on some of his later albums too. Instead there's lots of reverb, and overall the music is much less harsh and busy and a lot simpler than before. I like it, but it's nowhere near outstanding.
The same can be said about the Controlled Death side too: you hear distorted synths playing simple, ominous themes. Just like the Masonna side, the music is very simple. There are some growl-like vocals towards the end.
While neither side is earth-shattering, not all music has to be, and this cheap-looking tape (the black and white xeroxed artwork can barely be made out) is a good release overall. It's hardly material that's worthy of a vinyl or CD release, but as a tape, it works well.
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on June 28, 2019, 11:00:08 AM
Absolutely caning this new T.E.F. - Framework album which handily is on Spotify. Absolutely relentless fast paced harsh noise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76gEVRj0y8
Not really a "cut-up guy," but this album is balm for the soul.
Quote from: WCN on July 01, 2019, 01:24:35 PM
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on June 28, 2019, 11:00:08 AM
Absolutely caning this new T.E.F. - Framework album which handily is on Spotify. Absolutely relentless fast paced harsh noise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76gEVRj0y8
Not really a "cut-up guy," but this album is balm for the soul.
For additional caning, please see TEF's previous Dada Drumming missive, Consequences In Conversation. Good for a sense of how far the project has, and has not, progressed. Very much of the THANK YOU SIR, CAN I PLEASE HAVE SOME MORE! persuasion.
Quote from: WCN on July 01, 2019, 01:24:35 PM
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on June 28, 2019, 11:00:08 AM
Absolutely caning this new T.E.F. - Framework album which handily is on Spotify. Absolutely relentless fast paced harsh noise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76gEVRj0y8
Not really a "cut-up guy," but this album is balm for the soul.
Just picked this up last week from Dead Gods and on first listen it's almost too unrelenting. I mean there's not a misplaced second or sound, it's all very good but the level of detail and speed just wear my focus down pretty quick until I'm just sitting there letting it wash over me. which is good too, but for truly focused dissection, it's best to listen to it in parts.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 01, 2019, 05:34:53 PM
Quote from: WCN on July 01, 2019, 01:24:35 PM
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on June 28, 2019, 11:00:08 AM
Absolutely caning this new T.E.F. - Framework album which handily is on Spotify. Absolutely relentless fast paced harsh noise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76gEVRj0y8
Not really a "cut-up guy," but this album is balm for the soul.
for truly focused dissection, it's best to listen to it in parts.
Most of my music consumption is minutes at a time on public transport/lunch hour/doing emails at work so it's absolutely perfect for that. Spotify is indispensable to me!
FINAL SOLUTION "Mass Death" CD
Der Bunker
What a great surprise it was to see there was unreleased 1992 session of FS found somewhere! It's from old tape copy, therefore extra tape hiss. Tasty FS assault has power that is rarely beaten by "newcomers". I may have said it many times, but it may be said again. While FS certainly is like americanized and "hardcore" version of Whitehouse, and while it is so simple to the core - how often you get to hear bands that would reach this intensity? Hardly ever. Excellent.
SATORI "Psychopathology" CD
SATORI "Dispossession" CD
COD label
Psychopathology is great! It is the missing twin of Satori CD published by Functional/Tesco long ago. Collects the rest of old original material. 80's UK industrial-noise with physical, raw and intense feel to it. Primitivism is all advantage here. Nobody does stuff like this these days. I don't feel it is nostalgic, but almost like step towards apocalyptic future, where "tech" is no longer available, and you got to make best out of what you can use from assorted scrap and waste electronics.
Dispossession in other hand, is 2018. And "tech" is available. Not bad. If I heard this 20 years ago, I would be probably blown away. Computer edited industrial music, where rhythms and echoes, efx and such are done "professionally". Yet it is so synthetic in a way that doesn't appeal to me nowadays too much. There is clear lineage of traditional old school industrial to this material, but I just don't get the same feeling from "edited" material as I get from something physically crafted. Plugin efx, digitally boosted sounds... Not bad, but this is something I would listen as soundtrack of movie rather than album.
IRM "Virgin Mind" 2cd (Old Captain)
Nearly two hours of droning, heavy percussion (drums & metals), vocals and whispering, piano bashing, etc. Not a bad track on either disc but the 2nd gets higher marks as it has the heavier, more intense tracks.
Consumer Electronics - Nobody's Ugly
big sound for big permanent moods
Einstürzende Neubauten – Strategies Against Architecture II 2cd (Mute)- classics; the booklet is amazing with details about sound sources, lyric fragments, etc. for each song. I'd forgotten how much mayhem they caused in their early years with setting stages on fire. Unfortunately, the one time I saw them perform, they barely used most of the equipment they had on stage, let alone, set the place on fire.
Going through some tapes picked up on tour and some from trades before that:
Plagues - Of Ash And Relic cassette - New Forces & Thief cassette - Strange Rules
My probably my first knowing exposure to this project, I didn't know what to expect sound wise. Somewhere between harsh noise with vocals and raw power electronics, all with a touch of melancholy, it straddles a line similar to Prurient's "The History of AIDS". the rawness is not like F&V but more 2004-2006 Hospital Productions / Truculent Recordings type of thing.
After a few listens to each I prefer the "Of Ash and Relic" tape because each track is nice and long, starting with well recorded metal abuse recording and turning into full-on harsh assault with tasty vocals on the A-side. The B-side is more morbid complementing the full-on assault on the first half. but the "Thief" album is no dud! Again for my taste I prefer long tracks so the 15 minute b-side with it's slow build, ominous bells and simple but nicely textured assault really succeeds. the A-side starts with the longest and heaviest track and then goes into several stripped down numbers that work well as a build-up to the B-side.
worth mentioning, all the material is really well mixed. will be checking out more Plagues material!
Kyle Flanagan - Mind Eraser cassette - FTAM
Very nice cassingle of harsh noise. lots of variation, especially in the b-side track. clearly some metal abuse, feedback, pedal work. the focus shifts throughout the tracks in a natural, but un-rushed fashion. i think the a-side track has some kind of looping yell or scream that was slightly annoying after a bit but it eventually gives out. generally I like that this feels removed from the militant or ultra-grim imagery and aesthetics of most noise. not that I'm getting hippy vibes but just something slightly removed from the norm.
Rosebud - Perverted and Pious cassette - self-released
Interesting tape from this newer act out of Toledo, Ohio (if memory serves me right). a bit like the Plagues tapes, it's a mix of harsh noise with vocals into rough p.e. territory, but this one is a lot looser in structure and sound. themed around a sex abuse scandal/child abuse ring in Ohio, the vibes and aesthetics feel more p.e. than it actually sounds. but maybe i'm splitting hairs. there are some really good parts that come and go over the approx. 20 minutes, and then some bits that sound less focused. i feel like if some of the best ideas were more developed into separate tracks this would be even better, but as it stands it's good listen that shows potential with future development.
Skin Graft - Demolition CD - Liquid Death Records
I've seen Skin Graft live several times but I don't think I've heard much of his recorded material, so I'm certainly no expert on how this newest album fits in with his discography. what I can say is it's five massive slabs of unforgiving noise. dynamic it is not, murky and unpleasant it is in the extreme. really bad vibes stuff that wallows in it's barely changing, long-form glory. the sound of hangovers and black mold growing. special mention to the last track, "Total", which starts heavy and somehow gets even heavier as it goes along. this ripping noise starts in about halfway that sounds like the CD is breaking apart in the CD player, not in a glitchy way but in a very physical way that's just perfect. and then it gets better from there! really, really good album!
Organum "Horii" 12" and "In Extremis" LP (L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords)
The LP is excellent as it's all metal-noise. Discogs says TNB were involved; "I.E. Part 2" is the best track here- really heavy and harsh. The side long piece has a little of everything: feedback, droning, metals; it kinda sounds like they're fucking around with something with a fan blade. The LP tracks were reissued on two separate cd's released by Robot. I'd love to have this all on one disc, slightly remastered, maybe with some bonus tracks from the same recording sessions (if they exist). That would be PERFECT.
"Horii" is his droning with what sounds like some sort of flute or something plus pitched down Gregorian chants along with metals being moved around. Never noisy but it's damn good. The second side is a super short track, which, I failed to flip over to...
BIZARRE UPROAR "Indoctrination of fist & cock" CD
F&V
Not seen many reactions to new BU album! It may be that people do not even realize it is actually out. Even if BU does merely 1 album a year, it tends to be that CD comes first, LP comes after half year or so, and some re-issues between them, new album is just few months later...
This was already recorded 2018 and was just waiting to be released for a while so it wouldn't be out too soon.
Album is in many ways "traditional" BU, but pretty much equally many ways something completely new!
What we have here, is more crispy sound, more attention to detail with tasty filter-box modulations of crashing metal junk loops and oscillations. It is slow paced, it is somewhat minimalist, but nevertheless step towards the older style of BU where crashing metal loops are in key role. No aggro vocals, no blurry boombox recording, plenty of repetition, yet always something happening. I like where BU is heading, clearly not stagnating into one style!
CERVICAL SMEAR "Real-death enthusiast" CD
F&V
Violent and ripping power electronics / noise filth. What more could be said. What it lacks, is the uniqueness, but if you're looking for sonically and visually fierce in your face assault, that's what you get here. Stoning stubborn females, corpses, dead fetuses,... Like could be concluded for some of the other such "new school approach", it's almost like over the top goregrind aesthetic applied to PE.
KNURL "A Turbulent Obsession" tape
Absurd Exposition
Knurl doesn't fail in any of his recent releases. Probably not in old ones either. Only thing recently is that it has quite same sounding releases. Much more droning, yet heavily distorted harshness. Hard to exactly say how much better or worse this is than some of the other tapes from last couple of years. Certainly worth to get for Knurl enthusiasts!
V/A TEETH tape
V/A Juurimusiikkia Teknologian Jättömailta tape
Siunattu Hiljaisuudessa
both compilations ltd 50. One hour each. Juurimusiikkia... is more interesting to me. First of all, because there is all Finn's. And rather unknown ones. The Day Of The Antler I had not even heard before, and it proves to be probably best on the comp! Rest of the bands I am familiar with, and know they can deliver. For example Deattán is certainly better harsh noise than when I first heard it.
Teeth is less interesting Hazarda Bruo Sonsistemo is the project I do like, but Kadaver, Mampos and 886VG... They are not necessarily bad, but there is some too easy seemingly digitally produced sound material here. Yet being ltd 50 tape, it STILL feels like they could deserve even bigger circulation.
ENTRE VIFS "Offrande & partage" CD
Aussaat
I was not expecting this good disc. Why not? Who knows. Four long excerpts taken from 4 live-in-studio sessions. What I was surprised with, was that this is so noisy. It has good amount of air left. Lots of detail. Self made metaljunk objects and such things have nice sounds. It is surprisingly raw and nasty, for being 2018 recordings. If they can do this stuff live, I'd be very curious to see and hear it one day...
SUTCLIFFE JUGEND "Relentless" 4xCD
Death Continues
Label said this is pure analog power electronics... Well... Perhaps not entire truth here. It is clearly partly digital. All sorts of digital efx, sampling, etc. Musically also plenty of variety. Starts with almost Sunn o))) type downtuned riffing with droning electronics and vocals. Proceeds via orchestral sampled to high energy industrial loops, eventually to more ripping and noisy material. There is plenty of droning and atmospheric stuff. Plenty of tonality and even chords. Nevertheless, none of this is bad thing. What we have here is one of the best SJ releases in recent years. Despite I do like several of their new CD's, it seems that if they wanted to end with style, I would say this 4xCD set was good decision instead of putting 4 separate albums. Don't expect "pure analog power electronics" like they did in the 80's. Expect experimental industrial they are known during this decade. Perhaps just better than several of albums they did!
Throat - Bareback LP - Svart
Everything Throat has done post Licked Inch Fur has had an increasing level of detail and eclecticism in approach that has resulted in some very prickly albums that take a fair amount of time to digest fully. this is most apparent with Bareback. While I immediately thought it was one of the best records of last year, it's taken increasingly frequent listens to know and understand all the little detours it takes. it seems almost disjointed at first because each song does it's own thing, slightly different than those before and after. but it's still got that downer-pervert vibe running through it all. "Recut" is probably my favorite track as it made a big impression on me when I heard it live, but it's probably the closest to their oldest material. The opener and closer are both top-tier as well, but honestly there's not bad track on the album. If you haven't heard it yet, it's the perfect time as it's sweaty music for sweaty days.
Munition - Gaze/Gauze cassette - Absurd Exposition
short but effective tape of "industrial noise". there's a slight cinematic edge, but nothing too overblown. there's no moment of total overload, which I find a little disappointing but if you're looking for a heavy electronics influence in your noise, maybe this will do the trick.
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BIZARRE UPROAR "Indoctrination of fist & cock" CD
F&V
Not seen many reactions to new BU album! It may be that people do not even realize it is actually out. Even if BU does merely 1 album a year, it tends to be that CD comes first, LP comes after half year or so, and some re-issues between them, new album is just few months later...
This was already recorded 2018 and was just waiting to be released for a while so it wouldn't be out too soon.
Album is in many ways "traditional" BU, but pretty much equally many ways something completely new!
What we have here, is more crispy sound, more attention to detail with tasty filter-box modulations of crashing metal junk loops and oscillations. It is slow paced, it is somewhat minimalist, but nevertheless step towards the older style of BU where crashing metal loops are in key role. No aggro vocals, no blurry boombox recording, plenty of repetition, yet always something happening. I like where BU is heading, clearly not stagnating into one style!
I'm looking forward to hearing the new album and your review has me very excited. The earlier junk metal material is my favorite period of BU. I think the CD has been slow to show up in distros and I'm just seeing it pop up in places now.
new BU/Goatmoon was just released by F&V also
K2 - Tekhnodrug CD (Narcolepsia / At War With False Noise)
Reissue of a 1993 cassette. The same method of arranging and treating the sounds as on later and more harsh works. Drones, bleeps, wailing electronics and very few but well placed rough rumbling blasts. A slow paced and quite uncanny album. Like blind testing prescription drugs from unmarked vials on a space ship. It has me thinking of MSBR's calmer moments (Supplement in particular), some Speculum Fight and also older industrial such as Bianchi, yet undeniably and first and foremost K2. It's a good example of where he came from sound wise, where he was at the time and where he was heading, in that sense. Wonderful disc. Nice to see that the responsible labels stuck with the original artwork as well, good job. Works very well playing this in the background while reading sci-fi novels too.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 12, 2019, 11:21:33 AM
Just piled couple old Hermit tapes and Yggdrasil "lebensbaum" demo tape for todays playlist.
YGGDRASIL "Lebensbaum" demo
YGGDRASIL split with GruntDarkness productions
My copy of this tape included master audio for Grunt split on a-side and b-side has "lebensbaum" demo. Punk style, just C-60 tape dubbed full. This German noise project originates from punk roots, and is clearly visible and audible. Simple and fierce. Its charm is, that it is mid 90's, but sounds nothing like japanese noise, nothing like US noise, nothing like euro heavy electronic. Ultra limited gear. Split material is better, mostly delay pedal looping, almost like broken glass or smashing small metal objects type of sounds. Demo has variety of stuff. Occasionally makes me think of tracker program computer sounds, but processed through consumer level analogue tape recorders. It's all simple, broken and raw. German underground noise ain't the most hottest thing among buyers, but any time I'd see something what I do not have from Stabat Mors, KDF, Kadef, Use Your Pain, Yggdrasil etc.. I'd welcome it to my collection. In times when filthy and raw stuff is kind of popular, it is still totally different from stuff like this.
HERMIT "Logic Bomb" tapePulp Mill Records
Same could be said about this tape. It's amusing when mr. Ames Sanglantes ( & AKITSA!) talks in latest Noisextra about Hermit, how influential it was. He casually mentions that Merzbow was like Madonna compared to Hermit. Check out the episode so you know the context to know why he says that. I can fully agree in that. Back then it seemed as if a lot of the bigger bands were in so different league. Merzbow putting out 3000 copies digipak on Relapse around the time when Hermit put out "Logic Bomb", which still today sells for 3-5 euro price... It is by no means best Hermit. But what is? I recall asking that question while ago being impressed by re-listing Hermit/Facialmess split tape. This tape is way more primitive. It is like experiments what can be done with overdriving sounds to tape deck. No fancy efx. No editing. Often seems like internal feedback-loops, slowed down vinyl records, a bit of delay pedal here and there. I suspect no amps, no multilayering. This is what makes sounds so brutal. So dirty and ugly. It's true industrial-noise waste, coupled with declarations against copyright, against institutions of society and demand for human society to be destroyed. Unpleasant and difficult stuff - to be understood as positive attributes!
B-side is live gig, which leans far more to free-improv meets noisecore meets industrial noise loops. That stuff is pretty useless except for small fragments of intentsity.
HERMIT "Pirate Utopias" tapeBeyond The Sector Productions
It is so long ago, I can't rememer who operated Beyond The Sector Productions. Mid 90's, Finland, Rovaniemi city. This is 3rd release of label, that started with compilation tape including curious mix of bands. Cosmonauts Hail Satan (uk cult band!), KLV (finnish noisecore with Reverend Bizarre members), Pakeni (finn death metal), Yesmeansyes (finn noisecore) and so on... Pirate utopias is partly different stuff than the split tape under same title on Pulp Mill. Instead of their split partner, Finnish version of this tape includes another side with another Hermit live. How many copies exists in the world? I doubt many! If the split tape version is owned by 1 guy in discogs, this tape is not even listed there. Finnish version looks far better. Ruins on front cover with Hermit logo and that unique typewriter text he used. Finnish label added antifa banners and label infos inside J-card.
A-side is partly really good. Brutal power electronic songs almost match early Con-Dom. Then suddenly its almost like amateurish punk version of Swans. Then goofy improv type. A-side is recorded by Jason Flower, who was in Mexican Power Authority. Some tracks are brilliant. Others... so so.
Live set on b-side recorded in anarchist gathering, includes partly really good tracks and then total failyres. Long speeches between songs and eventually after set ends, rest of the C-60 side is filled with interview with someone enthusiastic about aiding poor, biking, bike worshops, alternative lifestyles etc.
If one would edit this tape down to 20 minutes, it could be great tape. Would it be *HERMIT*... well, I guess it would lose the hit & miss, everything goes, anarchist d.i.y. feel partly if you tune it to easily consumed good music release.
Kazumoto Endo / Crack Fierce - Split 7" - United Syndicate
Got this one recently through Scream & Writhe's sale of someone's very nicely curated private collection. Not cheap but I figured it'd be worth the $ and it is. Endo almost never fails to my ears but this has to be some of his very best material. I mean just absolutely harsh, cut-up perfection. so good it demands instant replays. Crack Fierce has a pretty difficult bar to meet and sort of ignores it all together by providing 5+ minute blast of heavy noise. Not MSNP crunchy or full on wall, but somewhere between the two. I like it, but it really feels like a palate cleanser before repeating Endo's side.
Tattered Syntax - Alone Gone CD - Oxen
This one came as recommendation from Matt Boettke at Dead Gods. Funny enough, he couldn't remember if it was a Japanese artist or just sounded like one, but had I known this is one of the dudes from clipping. I probably never would have listened to it since I don't like clipping. at all. but this very clean, fairly spastic harsh noise. cut-up for sure, but lacking the intensity of Endo/Killer Bug, the diseased vibes of Sickness or the hatefulness of Encephalophonic. It feels closer to what an AI would produce, as it's seemingly devoid of any dark thematic element or trendy aesthetic hook. the compositions are generally strong, the sounds super crisp. it's hard not to like it. if you fuck with cut-up and computer glitch music from the 2000-2005 era then this is for you.
otherwise this hot weather has me reaching for all of my Finnish noise rock records, the previously mentioned Throat but also Baxter Stockman, Fun!, and Hebosagil. realized last night I never did hear that 2nd Baxter Stockman album so that needs to be corrected soon.
For whatever reasons Hermit was one of the first Nose projects I ever heard (on Ulex's "Noise Kills" radio show). In fact, only one track, "Burn it All Fucking Down", which has remained one of my favourite titles. A series of looped distortion crunches. No idea what it's from. For first exposure to Noise it wasn't a bad start.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 12, 2019, 04:20:48 PM
Kazumoto Endo / Crack Fierce - Split 7" - United Syndicate
About decade ago I was visitin Omega Point store in Tokyo. Went through 7" bins and there was 3 copies of this 7". I had never seen it before, and now someone was selling it... I recall maybe 100-300jpy each (like 1-3 euro each). For a while I thought I should be them all, but decided to take just one and leave someone else do the same discovery as I did. Great 7"!
Skin Graft – Enemy LP (Alien Passengers)
Wonderful Harsh noise. There is nothing to complain about this record but one side is better than the other. It's the side that starts with distorted metal destruction then turns into creepy as fuck voice fragments which are edited with abrupt bits of silence then acoustic metal/junk sounds of someone doing something all backed by a typical death industrial synth drone. Slowly it all becomes more distorted. Recommended for that side alone and it's less than $10 on Discogs, limited to 250 copies. Anyone have a clue what the cover art is? Kinda looks like scars...? The other side has a lot of feedback & heavily distorted sounds but there's a lot of little interesting details going on, as well. The creepy work is what I wanted the SG/Murderous Vision cd to be. Unfortunately, it failed. Slow moving, weird acoustic-noise from SG & death industrial electronics from MV...
Linekraft – Engineering Analysis Of Inner Death LP (Hospital)
Can't say that I cared much for most of this release. I have "Delusional Disorder" cd & like that quite a bit but the Hospital LP just doesn't seem consistent. Too many sounds stopping & starting or something. Almost feels like a release from a newcomer; could be I just expected something that it's not (heavy electronics with pounding junk metal) & it
needs another listen without any expectations...
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on July 11, 2019, 04:24:32 PM
Throat - Bareback LP - Svart
Everything Throat has done post Licked Inch Fur has had an increasing level of detail and eclecticism in approach that has resulted in some very prickly albums that take a fair amount of time to digest fully. this is most apparent with Bareback. While I immediately thought it was one of the best records of last year, it's taken increasingly frequent listens to know and understand all the little detours it takes. it seems almost disjointed at first because each song does it's own thing, slightly different than those before and after. but it's still got that downer-pervert vibe running through it all. "Recut" is probably my favorite track as it made a big impression on me when I heard it live, but it's probably the closest to their oldest material. The opener and closer are both top-tier as well, but honestly there's not bad track on the album. If you haven't heard it yet, it's the perfect time as it's sweaty music for sweaty days.
Recent release today on my playlist:
THROAT "Decade of passive aggression 2009-2019" 2xCDKaos Kontrol
This proves Throat hardly had a bad tracks in general. Two CD's worth of bands history, includes LP, 12", 7", splits, compilations.... Sound is surprisingly consistent for 10 years. Some earlier stuff has less bass freequency and it has not been revised in mastering. For anyone who wants to get everything, cheap and easy, this double CD is the way to go! Then just grab the new album to go with it.
MASONNA "Open Your Cunt" & "Shinsen na clitoris" huh... There is soon to come vinyl version of the latter album. Couldn't resist listening. I would suppose all is said about Masonna. I can only say that I am surprised how little there seems to be demand nowadays, for one of the absolute masters who does it unlike anyone else. Never really copied.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 11, 2019, 02:35:12 PM
CERVICAL SMEAR "Real-death enthusiast" CD
F&V
Violent and ripping power electronics / noise filth. What more could be said. What it lacks, is the uniqueness, but if you're looking for sonically and visually fierce in your face assault, that's what you get here. Stoning stubborn females, corpses, dead fetuses,... Like could be concluded for some of the other such "new school approach", it's almost like over the top goregrind aesthetic applied to PE.
Yes, nice one!
listening to live albums this afternoon.. made me think, industrial seems to be a genre with many good or even classic live albums? i am thinking of, for example, remember by GO, the self-titled of anenzephalia, propaganda for a new century by operation cleansweep, even blót by blood axis if one is into that kind of stuff.. surely there must be more
zyklon ss - live in finland
really good release. i like the vocals on studio albums too, but it's very nice that the vocals are so aggressive here. also, i think i almost like zss' version of "rome song" more than final solution. also, nice to hear extended versions of some samples etc.. very solid perfomance. it is live releases like this that broadens one perspective on a particular project
anenzephalia - task force terrorist
pretty much the same as above.. very good release, one of anenzephalias best i would even say. these versions of the tracks are very powerful and the whole thing flows like a studio album.
going to listen to kwazulu-natal by GO next, as i also remember it to be an extremey well done live PE release
final solution - mass death
pretty solid album all around, vocals are fantastic and a couple of the tracks have relatively dynamic synth parts. i'd say the standout tracks are "Straight White Male" and "Ravensbruck".
BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST "dokuments 1985-1989" tape
BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST "dokuments vol 2: 2005-2011" tape
Styggelse
All this time between these recordings, they are surprisingly similar! Proving that the comeback era does live up to the original. Very nasty, very dirty, rotten post-mortem. I like the way recording quality and sound changes between studio and live actions. It gives nice variation to tapes and often utterly crude production sets up brilliant atmosphere.
MACRONYMPHA "1990-91 vol. 2" tape
MACRONYMPHA "Whorechestra" tape
MSNP
early stuff compilation is those Stella's releases. C-90 filled mostly with brilliant noise loops. Even if material is often just loops grinding over and over and over and over again, with nothing else happening, this is the magic of good loops. Songs are hypnotic and strong even when nothing really happens.
Whorechestra tape is older edition. Japanese bondage artworks and fucking brilliant harsh noise for whole 60 minutes duration. Listened this twice instantly, thinking this would be another mandatory Macronympha CD reissue.
ZYRTAX "Law of the land" tape
DMR
I was expecting harsh noise for some reason. Maybe didn't expect this type of composed/constructed industrial/power electronics type of stuff on ltd 25 copies tape with picture of trunks of trees on the front. Decent tape.
V/A LAPSE FROM VIRTUE tape
Sound of pig
I feel like I've just had this on playlist and written about it? Well, in nutshell, compiled by Yutaka Tanaka a.k.a. S*Core. late 80's Japanese scene. From noise like Merzbow and Solmania to industrial of Contagious Orgasm and S*core to odd improv things and even long "techno" track to finish the comp. Not a classic compilation and none of the bands stand out to offer best of their work, but still good to listen to.
Incapacitants "Extreme Gospel Nights" LP (Urashima)
I like this more than "I, Residuum" & I keep thinking compact disc is the best format for them. I guess both tracks are live, one ends with audience sounds. Really dig the screaming. I may still have the orig. tape release for this one, will have to dig around.
Ramleh "A Return to Slavery" LP (Harbinger)
Excellent release that compiles the material from a split release & a 7". Better sound quality & pretty much all anyone needs esp. if they do not want to spend a fortune.
Deviation Social "Practices/Demo June-Oct '81" LP & "Tempus / Deathwatch From End To Beginning" Vol. 2" LP (Dais Records)
Obscure industrial from California. The '81 material is several different styles that doesn't really sound like anyone else nor does it sound like the tracks on the other LP which includes the 7" entitled "Tempus Purgatio Part 7" (I found my copy for less than $4 at Wax Trax in Denver). Some of the material on T/DW has a slight SPK style to it. None of
it is very harsh or heavy. D.S. is not a project I'll be revisiting very often but definitely interesting to listen to due to the very early years. You can find all three LPs Dais released for $8-10 each (I still need Compilation Tracks LP). Years ago when I purchased the 7", it was based solely on how cool the artwork is plus Dean Corll is on the back cover.
HEAT SIGNATURE - Dehumanization In Progress CD (Oxen)
The first cassette on New Forces in 2015 showed promise, and on Disguised Human Presence from 2016, they really became a solid entity with a sound of their own. I absolutely love Disguised..., and I've written here and there that it's one of my favorite harsh noise recordings of the second millenia, but damn if this isn't even a bit stronger. They build upon the sound and mixing technique of the old greats of americanoise, BLJ and Macronympha and whathaveyou. Nothing unique about that, but Heat Signature manage to keep it fresh by letting their own touch and quirks shine through, avoiding any "retro traps". Another factor that makes this album shine, I think, is that they're not letting their undeniable skills get in the way for weird little things and "mistakes" to happen, and sticking with them. While being very rough and untidy, this album also feels thoroughly crafted. It's a wonderful balance. Dynamic, fun and zealously violent at the same time. C30's are fun, but proper solid albums like this is what keeps the genre relevant for me. Perfect length of 40-something minutes too. I'll take this one with me to the grave.
I need to give the heat signature cd another go before I can comment on it, but I will second what baglady said about Disguised...
Mo*TeLove the junk of society - True noise movements, unpredictable hall of doors style with all sorts of strange sounds, a way only Mo*te can deliver
One Dark Eye Brave New World - I love the idea of cutups that barely revisit previous sounds, just a bunch of short excerpt lined up together, however those segments could be a bit stronger than this. would listen again. This one is Joe Roemer.
Mordant Karma Indulge - I expected better, but that is not really putting this thing down.
The Rita / Skin Crime Maggie Evans - Absolute GO on this one. and thats not just because im a fan of the subject matter. Anyone not sure about this collab can rest assured, this is like total slitting of throats except everything is more perfectly placed in a shorter timeframe. 10/10.
Quote from: Strangecross on July 25, 2019, 03:55:19 AM
One Dark Eye Brave New World - I love the idea of cutups that barely revisit previous sounds, just a bunch of short excerpt lined up together, however those segments could be a bit stronger than this. would listen again. This one is Joe Roemer.
Must hear this.
Quote from: Strangecross on July 25, 2019, 03:55:19 AM
Mo*Te Love the junk of society
What's this ? New ? Google doesnt help ...
The new Mo*Te is coming really soon on Skeleton Dust, he just made a few early copies to take on tour.
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on July 26, 2019, 02:15:56 PM
The new Mo*Te is coming really soon on Skeleton Dust, he just made a few early copies to take on tour.
Thanks ! I need ofcourse. Hope someone in Europe get copies.
Quote from: Strangecross on July 25, 2019, 03:55:19 AM
Mordant Karma Indulge - I expected better, but that is not really putting this thing down.
It certainly didn't have the weight of his WCN release, "
Devour", but it was a great tape none-the-less.
Tapes this week:
Alfarmania – The Waiting Grave: Live In Finland 2015/2017 (Freak Animal)
Excellent live tape. Grim atmosphere, great vocals (more aggressive on the '17 set), heavy electronics. This would have made a nice LP or cd just so the cover art of the guy fucking a tree was larger.
Pain Apparatus – Pain Apparatus (Phage Tapes)
Live harsh noise featuring Baculum & Gnawed. Has a little bit of everything: heavy noise, junk metals, processed tapes-samples, etc. Good stuff.
Also, currently in the deck waiting to be flipped over is Striations "Trauma Code" plus I had FFH "Documents" but s2 wouldn't play all the way through as the tape was defective. Did make it through s1 with no problem. Just heavy low-end & static.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 28, 2019, 10:03:53 PM
FFH..... Just heavy low-end & static.
No vocals?! How disappointing. I guess he will never beat "make them understand".
Quote from: sterilization on July 29, 2019, 02:35:50 AM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 28, 2019, 10:03:53 PM
FFH..... Just heavy low-end & static.
No vocals?! How disappointing. I guess he will never beat "make them understand".
There are vocals but they are sparse and VERY buried in the mix. I personally love it. Definitely a heavier influence of harsh noise on this release, but it doesn't disappoint.
I don't recall hearing anything that sounded like vocals! Maybe the entire tape was playing fucked up & I didn't know it until it finally died.
I'm misconstruing it as "vocals", but I hear howls and screams in the first track. There are vocal related sounds buried in the mix, so I retract and say there aren't vocals per say but voice related noises in the mix. My bad!
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 28, 2019, 10:03:53 PM
Alfarmania – The Waiting Grave: Live In Finland 2015/2017 (Freak Animal)
This would have made a nice LP or cd just so the cover art of the guy fucking a tree was larger.
Check:
http://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=9995.0
KIRAN ARORA - Formication CDr (Prose Nagge)
I've had the pleasure of living with this thing now since May. I haven't heard all of Kiran's releases, but of those I've heard, Formication is by far the nastiest. It's also the most accomplished. A restrained and slowly burning 40 minute symphony of blurting, farting, belching, sizzling, throbbing, slurping, snipping and cutting sounds, all arranged with care and malice at the same time. My favorite track (wont let you know which) sounds like dozen oaf brains being patiently squashed in red hot amplified waffle irons. Another favorite track sounds like some dimwit mashing and snorting bugs with a straw under rising excitement. I find it hard to compare this to much else out there at the moment. Imagine older works by Ochu being played in a huge cinema. Or something. No, not quite. One could also say it sounds a bit like Worth, but it still doesn't. Kiran has found his own corner in the ring, I'd say. Brilliant album, best played in 1970's Carlson speakers.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 11, 2019, 02:35:12 PM
BIZARRE UPROAR "Indoctrination of fist & cock" CD
F&V
Album is in many ways "traditional" BU, but pretty much equally many ways something completely new!
What we have here, is more crispy sound, more attention to detail with tasty filter-box modulations of crashing metal junk loops and oscillations. It is slow paced, it is somewhat minimalist, but nevertheless step towards the older style of BU where crashing metal loops are in key role. No aggro vocals, no blurry boombox recording, plenty of repetition, yet always something happening. I like where BU is heading, clearly not stagnating into one style!
I finally got around to listening to Indoctrination of Fist & Cock and have to agree with your review. It's definitely a more subtle affair when it comes to BU, but as with everything else he does, it has a special feel to it. I REALLY like this release and direction of the material, I hope he explores this style more on future releases.
Form Hunter – Dripping Curve (Prime Ruin)
Excellent! Gotta get their other releases & sure hope a proper full-length is in the works. Some of the best rough noise I've heard since the Treriksröset LP on Harbinger.
so I've been in a music loop for the past two weeks. it looks something like this:
Unsane - Visqueen (2007) or Scattered, Smothered & Covered (1995) - my favorite 2 Unsane albums;
Solmania - Metamorphor Chorus (1991) or Evil Bed (1996) - my 2 newest Solmania purchases, both excellent;
不失者 [Fushitsusha] - 悲愴 [Pathétique] (1994) or 完結されもしない死 [A Death Never To Be Complete] - both absolute crushers, but slightly less soul-rending than 来たる時 [The Time Is Nigh];
Hammerhead - Into the Vortex (1994) or Duh, The Big City (1996) - somewhere between The Jesus Lizard and the sound of gravel being pound into dust.
Rinse and repeat.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on July 29, 2019, 07:27:55 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 11, 2019, 02:35:12 PM
BIZARRE UPROAR "Indoctrination of fist & cock" CD
F&V
Album is in many ways "traditional" BU, but pretty much equally many ways something completely new!
What we have here, is more crispy sound, more attention to detail with tasty filter-box modulations of crashing metal junk loops and oscillations. It is slow paced, it is somewhat minimalist, but nevertheless step towards the older style of BU where crashing metal loops are in key role. No aggro vocals, no blurry boombox recording, plenty of repetition, yet always something happening. I like where BU is heading, clearly not stagnating into one style!
I finally got around to listening to Indoctrination of Fist & Cock and have to agree with your review. It's definitely a more subtle affair when it comes to BU, but as with everything else he does, it has a special feel to it. I REALLY like this release and direction of the material, I hope he explores this style more on future releases.
I've been listening to Unsafe & Insane and liking that one a lot lately so I guess this might have to check the new one out.
Mademoiselle Bistouri - Daily Routine/Solipsism CS
Starts out with a great atmosphere on A side. Primitive and crackling harsh industrial noise with feedback howling from channel to channel. The B side starts pretty well too, but doesn't captivate as much. There's still some good ripping sounds when it goes on. an overly long violent porn sample towards the end killed the momentum pretty well for me at least. Might work better for others. Still a good and enjoyable tape.
Musta Toteemi - s/t CD
Pretty nice stuff. Collaborative project with Läjä Äijälä and the guy who does Hiisi Productions. Primitive synth beats and drones. I really like the restrained feeling on this. Reminds me of Ø. I just hope it would be longer.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 30, 2019, 01:55:15 AM
Form Hunter – Dripping Curve (Prime Ruin)
Excellent! Gotta get their other releases & sure hope a proper full-length is in the works. Some of the best rough noise I've heard since the Treriksröset LP on Harbinger.
Found Remains is releasing the Form Hunter full-length, I want to say sometime in the Fall
Quote from: DSOL on July 31, 2019, 04:12:15 PM
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 30, 2019, 01:55:15 AM
Form Hunter – Dripping Curve (Prime Ruin)
Excellent! Gotta get their other releases & sure hope a proper full-length is in the works. Some of the best rough noise I've heard since the Treriksröset LP on Harbinger.
Found Remains is releasing the Form Hunter full-length, I want to say sometime in the Fall
Just got the Dead Gods tape today, excited to spin
Cemetery Piss - Order of the Vulture 2016 - melodic, 90's black metal influence is it's center, but it is a real hybrid of sorts. With that in mind, I don't it messy at all. The vintage thrash moments are very cool. Heavy metal in "Sex and Metal". A Kraftwerk cover. They do a lot well. Their most recent EP release is two covers, Jerry's Kids and Dead Can Dance. They don't sound like Tomb Mold, but if you keep an eye peeled for bands that can competently take from a lot of influences, here's another to give a listen. Not a good moniker.
https://cemeterypiss.bandcamp.com/
I haven't reviewed shit in ages, it's not like you're missing out. Been sitting on the tapes awhile...
Sadio - "Sophisticated Methods In Torture"
Love the art. Rusty, metallic swaying and build ups, throbbing electronics. Fucking proper. Probably my favorite package as a whole, sound and presentation, in some time (since maybe the Felony Sexual Assault cs?). Makes me wish I was a pervert but instead I just like vanilla vaginal sex with women I find attractive, like some fucking poser.
Rvbber VVitch - "Mastvrbations Malveillantes MMXVII"
One woman black metal solely dedicated and focused on her rubber/gummi/latex fetish. I could actually see this on IOPS if it was to ever release Metal. The vocals are quite good, spastic gurgling rasps that have a distorted distant sound like they are spit through a megaphone. Programmed drums but you're all used to this by now if you listen to bedroom/ombm. Not bad. The slag is on the gram: https://www.instagram.com/rvbber_vvitch/ (https://www.instagram.com/rvbber_vvitch/)
Body Stress - "Statures Of Indignity"
Anxiety noise. Momentum carrying hurried textures of grinding buzz. Side B might make you puke if you listen to it through headphones.
Control Resistance - Germ Warfare 10"
from 1998 on loki foundation sublabel Power & Steel. still available thru discogs for some reason, for not much money. 300 copies is a lot i guess but it seems this project has flown under the radar. despite the, lets say, "political climate" of the times i'm not sure why it isn't in the canon of classic american noise. appearance on Nihilist Assaultcore comp besides big names. work with Con-Dom, split with Streicher. it's also fucking nasty in and of itself. perhaps lack of a definitive lp a la "GR." Industrial Recollections reissue includes a track recorded much more recently than the others. i have to say i like very much the idea of some weirdo in Texas occasionally cranking out pe crushers over the past 30 years.
Quote from: RyanWreck on August 03, 2019, 04:54:48 AM
I haven't reviewed shit in ages, it's not like you're missing out. Been sitting on the tapes awhile...
Sadio - "Sophisticated Methods In Torture"
Love the art. Rusty, metallic swaying and build ups, throbbing electronics. Fucking proper. Probably my favorite package as a whole, sound and presentation, in some time (since maybe the Felony Sexual Assault cs?). Makes me wish I was a pervert but instead I just like vanilla vaginal sex with women I find attractive, like some fucking poser.
Rvbber VVitch - "Mastvrbations Malveillantes MMXVII"
One woman black metal solely dedicated and focused on her rubber/gummi/latex fetish. I could actually see this on IOPS if it was to ever release Metal. The vocals are quite good, spastic gurgling rasps that have a distorted distant sound like they are spit through a megaphone. Programmed drums but you're all used to this by now if you listen to bedroom/ombm. Not bad. The slag is on the gram: https://www.instagram.com/rvbber_vvitch/ (https://www.instagram.com/rvbber_vvitch/)
Body Stress - "Statures Of Indignity"
Anxiety noise. Momentum carrying hurried textures of grinding buzz. Side B might make you puke if you listen to it through headphones.
I lurk this thread exclusively for your reviews.
V/A - Soundtrack For The End Of The World CD (1994)
Inspired by the Noisextra episode on the "Music Should Hurt" comp, I dug this one out and gave it a proper dedicated listen. I picked it up maybe 2 or 3 years ago, felt underwhelmed on my first listen in my car and haven't really listened to it since. Part of the issue was misplaced expectations. I often think '80s and '90s comps will be more brutal or aggressive than they are (Noise War and Americanoise aside), and I'm not always in the mood for the variety these old comps offer that's so often praised now.
So that being the setting, I went into this with an open mind and total dedication to listening to it all and doing nothing else. I think the first thing to note is the lack of crunch and bass, in comparison to more modern noise/industrial/etc. A lot of these tracks flutter in a mid-frequency range with some highs and lows but nothing that would wreck your speakers. Native X open it up, a Hafler Trio related project that delivers some really nice unsettling industrial-ish stuff. Then Taint comes in and gets really ugly. Insect synths, looping samples, feedback, metal abuse. It would fit nicely on Indecent Liberties or Justmeat. I'm a bigger fan of his Sex Sick/Whoredom type material but I'm not complaining either. Con-Dom delivers one of the most aggressive tracks on the comp, and maybe the only one with proper vocals. The pace is slow but the sound is fuck you and in your face while being simultaneously disorienting given that the sounds are hard-panned on either channel. Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock's track is too weird for me. Constructed on a bed of weird samples, it goes on about 5 minutes too long for me and was the hardest track to listen to attentively. I'm no Macronympha expert by a long shot, but I felt their contribution was slightly unusual. Extremely broken sounds with just absolutely piercing mid/high tones, a mix of feedback and beeping tones of extreme unpleasantness. Minimal crunch, but lots of modulation. Just damn unpleasant, sort of like getting a cavity drilled. Then the Haters come in and deliver one of the very best tracks on the comp. Hard-panned looping sounds, the left channel glass breaking and cars crashing, the right channel a burning fire, wood crackling, and this ripping and tearing sound. Four and half minutes of perfection. Admittedly I have basically zero experience with Aube outside of comps, but this track is a ripper. Utterly fucked sounding synths over fast paced heavy noise. Lots of activity, lots of modulation, total bleeping insanity. It's reminds me of MSBR's "Ultimate Ambience" at times. Lengthy and unrelenting, it's a really nice mid-way palate cleanser. The rest of the comp is pure gold to my ears. S*Core delivers what I expect, mellow but heavily textured and murky noise. Skin Crime's "Not Soon Enough" is a pleasant blend of bullets fly, explosions, death gurgles, I'm pretty sure the Godzilla roar and unsettling noise, like a knife scrapping a cast iron skillet. Diesel Guitars then go on to give one of the most bass heavy tracks that's also one of the most "straight forward" harsh noise tracks. Love it. And it all ends with the one-two punch of Violent Onsen Geisha delivering ten-minutes of extremely unsettling noise/industrial that I wound up listening to repeatedly after my uninterrupted listen. And then we get an ending very similar to the opening, cavernous sorta-kinda dark ambient with crystalline tones and building dread. So if this compilation is any indicator, the apocalypse will not be a whirlwind of destruction but a weird series of mutant plagues.
Final thoughts, I'd recommend this compilation. It's a nice mixture of lesser and well-known names, with a pretty wide variety in approaches and sounds. Highlights for me are Con-Dom, The Haters, AUBE, Violent Onsen Geisha, and Diesel Guitars.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 05, 2019, 06:10:21 PM
Part of the issue was misplaced expectations. I often think '80s and '90s comps will be more brutal or aggressive than they are (Noise War and Americanoise aside), and I'm not always in the mood for the variety these old comps offer that's so often praised now.
Those comps represent the time. Experimental music culture, then, having no clear lines and not really being fractured at all. The high-focus is a Millennial phenomenon. Which, I feel, is related to what FreakAnimalFinland was saying about nobody now doing what the likes of Soldnergeist did, as an example. The influences aren't there. The wide-spread interest isn't there. The diet of everything and anything isn't there. Less dimensional.
Richard Ramirez & Skin Crime - Pleasure, Commerce and Disease (CD, Troniks/PACrec) - Ramirez reworks classic era SC tapes into sizzling, static laden miasma. The opening track, "The Smell Of Hospitals", may go down as an all-time favourite. Incredible release.
GX Jupitter-Larsen/Widow's Bath/Permanent Outlet - Split (CDr, Rainbow Bridge/Burial Recordings) - The GX piece... really isn't that great. The WB and PO tracks are far more interesting, and match the spacey album art perfectly.
Damion Romero - Patch (CDr, Troniks) - Possibly the most minimal release I own. A single synth patch provides the sound source. Descending/ascending oscillations with some ultra-deep sub bass. Lots of silence. I love this one.
The Haters - Loud Luggage Booming Baggage (CS, Banned Production) - Harsh Suitcase Wall? Not my favourite Haters release, but good nonetheless. Side two in particular is great, but is unfortunately left channel-centric.
K2 - In The Monotonous Flowers (CD, Ground Fault Recordings Series II) - Kimihide disregards his usual ultra-harsh approach to sound, opting instead for less jarring cuts & clear, recognizable sources. He still utilizes his thousand-cuts-per-minute style, but in a much more straightforward forward way. Check this one out if you haven't, it's phenomenal.
K2 - Iron Kulture (7", Self Abuse Records) - A classic 7", a perfect companion to The Rust. Kimihide is still using junk/metal as his main sound source, though at times it sounds like machetes/knives are used. The cover art on this thing is a work of art in itself. Beautiful metallic green embossed "K2" on the front, green/black screenprinting on the back. Question to anyone who owns this: does anyone notice clicking/clipping sounds throughout it? It doesn't sound like surface noise, and it's especially prominent on the first side.
K2 with Aube - Noise Tournament Vol. 5 (7", Banned Production/Kinky Musik Institute) - A perfect noise release. The A-side, "Junk In The Electro-Fortress" (fantastic title), is searing, classic mid-nineties Japanese noise brutality. The B-side, "Mindscraper", is a quintessential track. Pummeling low-end throb & tons of stereo panning. You can still get this for very good prices on Discogs. I'd highly suggest scoring it if you don't already own it.
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Well damn I kind of feel bad. December Man is a fitting name, I haven't wrote a review since the dark ages.
Quote from: Spectral Burn on August 05, 2019, 11:33:09 PM
K2 with Aube - Noise Tournament Vol. 5 (7", Banned Production/Kinky Musik Institute) - A perfect noise release. The A-side, "Junk In The Electro-Fortress" (fantastic title), is searing, classic mid-nineties Japanese noise brutality. The B-side, "Mindscraper", is a quintessential track. Pummeling low-end throb & tons of stereo panning. You can still get this for very good prices on Discogs. I'd highly suggest scoring it if you don't already own it.
Noise Tournament series would be absolute killer to be on CD compilation. Most of the vinyl is easy to get still today. It is perhaps due format that people don't care much. Some of these 7"s are among very best of both, K2 and the collaboration partner he teams up with.
Quote from: Spectral Burn on August 05, 2019, 11:33:09 PM
K2 - Iron Kulture (7", Self Abuse Records) - A classic 7", a perfect companion to The Rust. Kimihide is still using junk/metal as his main sound source, though at times it sounds like machetes/knives are used. The cover art on this thing is a work of art in itself. Beautiful metallic green embossed "K2" on the front, green/black screenprinting on the back. Question to anyone who owns this: does anyone notice clicking/clipping sounds throughout it? It doesn't sound like surface noise, and it's especially prominent on the first side.
I've listened to my copy and I didn't hear such sounds.
Quote from: RyanWreck on August 06, 2019, 05:05:13 AM
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Just bring back H.E.S. or something. JK, I know how life can be.
Last two nights was Whitehouse "Total Sex" 2LP- classic. Love the vocal effects; it's like he's in a electronic cavern.
Saw Soft Issues at Supernormal festival over the weekend, amongst many other quality acts (and also missed loads. Wanted to see Justice Yeldham as never seen him live before but I was helping out on one of the other stages).
So I picked up their self titled album at the Merch tent and after an initial listen it sounds very good indeed. never know what to expect with Opal Tapes but this is raw, aggressive and "punk as fuck"
https://opaltapes.com/album/soft-issues
Quote from: Soloman Tump on August 07, 2019, 01:14:27 PM
Saw Soft Issues at Supernormal festival over the weekend, amongst many other quality acts (and also missed loads. Wanted to see Justice Yeldham as never seen him live before but I was helping out on one of the other stages).
So I picked up their self titled album at the Merch tent and after an initial listen it sounds very good indeed. never know what to expect with Opal Tapes but this is raw, aggressive and "punk as fuck"
https://opaltapes.com/album/soft-issues
Yes, I heard it too very recently and loved it. I thought there was lots going off on the album, it shifted around a lot. Not seen them play live yet.
Premature Ejaculation - Parts 1 & 2 . Revisiting the very early Premature Ejaculation that came out on Malaise in 2010, really liked the early soundscapes and primitive noise assaults.
Niku Daruma - split with Goreshit (Dough Girl) - harsh noise from US, early days of project, released on Fusty Cunt too. I think the project is promising and love what they have done so far, this one gets nasty and sharp.
Comicide - Moral Improvement - Live recordings from supporting Con-Dom, Very Industrial, synths and guitars with shouting. Pre Tunnels of Ah and Head of David project. Oddly enough this live recording is from the same concert as one of the recordings off Con-Dom's Calling All Aryans tape.
Suffer In April - Pomona Odd French Power Electronics, sometimes mild with other stuff going on, sometimes full on assaults, this tape is on Corde Raide, seems to like putting albums on Youtube then releasing them. Other album I heard 'Femme Fatale' had that Cremation Lily angle that it seemed to take off from, this one was even better than Pomona.
Ordeal by Roses - ST. Bleak, mournful Welsh Power Electronics, been raiding the Bandcamp a bit as I am still not over that tape on Outsider Art, sorry to keep jizzing over that one...
Grunt / Montage - Ultimatum / Destruction CD - Monotype 2005 - I feel like I've written about this one here before, but who can recall? Anyways, Grunt delivers some absolutely beefy tracks with a nice balance between heavy crunch, fierce piercing feedback, shrieked vocals and crackhoeconfessions samples. It's a nice companion to the material from the Prurient split. While it doesn't hit the ultimate high of that one ("Long Lasting Happiness 4"), it's more consistent and brutal. "mastered" fairly loudly to for extra kick. Grunt's material is not as ambitious as his last 4 albums, but it's damn satisfying. Montage delivers some of his heaviest material here. the tracks are absolutely packed with squalling distortion, bass movements and computer generated vocals. it's fairly composed sounding, but that crushing distortion squall really harkens back to '90s Japanese noise. album highlight is Montage's "Dressed to Kill" which starts massive, breaks down and ends with a slow stop-start bass crunch and vocaloid thing that's so good. Highly recommended! still available and cheap too!
Zyklon SS - Racial Superiority CD - Freak Animal 2019 - ZSS keeps getting more refined and colder. the first thing I can relate it to is Genocide Organ's "In Konflikt" album but this is even less aggressive. almost entirely menace, never really getting into explosive aggressive territory. which I guess ZSS doesn't really do except in the live setting. I guess I'm complaining? Let me say the album sounds great on all levels but I've really got to give this one some more listens to form a more eloquent opinion.
MBD - S/T Cassette - Angst 2019 - sorry to say but I was pretty disappointed with this one. After seeing MBD do two different killer live shows in the past year and hearing his more recent material, this one felt a lot less developed. Especially the a-side which has some weird synth-y sound running through it that's unusual, but doesn't really go anywhere. the b-side is harsher, almost like a trash/junk collage that works a lot better, but doesn't feel like anything special. apparently this is material from 2014, so I can say that Andrew has gotten leaps and bounds better over the past 5 years.
Hatsune Kaidan – ベスト - Alchemy 2018 - picked this up in June and still wrapping my head around it. I love Hijokaidan, I like Hatsune Miku but together it just doesn't amount to much. I actually prefer the tracks were Hijokaidan add more ambient noise sounds rather than the heavier stuff, but the main problem is it almost always just sounds like a Hatsune Miku track with Hijokaidan quietly overdubbed with no interaction between the two pieces. it would not shock me if it was just two different tracks imported into Audacity and then exported as one track. BUT track 11 "エレクトロ・ワールド (Unreleased Remix Version)" is so catchy I can't help but listen to it once a week.
Worth - Black Medicine - Wonderland Media LLC 2019 - First let me say, I love plastic clam-shell packaging for tapes! been sitting on this tape for months. finally got to play it last night. more "traditionally" harsh than I was expecting, though still weird and broken sounding. but immediately satisfying. I like that everything Worth has released since the LP has been top-tier and all sounds like Worth, but each release has its own thing and stands alone easily. shame there wasn't more copies of this tape available. but that's probably because of the clam-packaging :S
MACRONYMPHA - Relentless Agony C60 (Art Konkret)
Judging from the discogs rating (as if that's a reliable indicator) this is hardly a fan favorite. But it is a favorite of mine. What it might lack in impressive execution (compared to the more well known works), it makes up for in atmosphere. Although this is from 1994, before Stimbox had anything to do with Macronympha, I come to think of his better stuff, and also a whiff of Crack from the year after. Psychotic nightmare panic noise. Someone is clearly not right in the head here. All the usual time typical Macro ingredients are here, but filtered through a veil of high fever and sick sweat. And the samples; the 911 call sample in "The Hatred of Death" and the distorted-to-splinters opera sample in "Coal-Mine Structure Collapse". Bad bad vibe noise.
Another great discovery from Supernormal Festival,
Kinlaw & Franco Franco - Mezzi Umani Mezze Macchine
Industrial crunchy noise bass meets distorted hip hop vocals.
A few copies of the 12" still available - https://avonterrorcorps.bandcamp.com/album/mezzi-umani-mezze-macchine
They were far superior to Dalek who were also on the bill.
Probably helped that they performed in a packed hot tent rather than on the outdoor stage.
Quote from: Baglady on August 09, 2019, 09:26:09 AM
MACRONYMPHA - Relentless Agony C60 (Art Konkret)
the distorted-to-splinters opera sample in "Coal-Mine Structure Collapse". Bad bad vibe noise.
Pretty sure that's Roemers mom singing, she was an Opera singer in her younger days.
Quote from: Baglady on August 09, 2019, 09:26:09 AM
MACRONYMPHA - Relentless Agony C60 (Art Konkret)
Judging from the discogs rating (as if that's a reliable indicator) this is hardly a fan favorite. But it is a favorite of mine. What it might lack in impressive execution (compared to the more well known works), it makes up for in atmosphere. Although this is from 1994, before Stimbox had anything to do with Macronympha, I come to think of his better stuff, and also a whiff of Crack from the year after. Psychotic nightmare panic noise. Someone is clearly not right in the head here. All the usual time typical Macro ingredients are here, but filtered through a veil of high fever and sick sweat. And the samples; the 911 call sample in "The Hatred of Death" and the distorted-to-splinters opera sample in "Coal-Mine Structure Collapse". Bad bad vibe noise.
Perfect assessment of this tape. I love Macronympha but I really don't like listening to this one just due to the overly menacing vibe of the whole thing. The 911 call freaked me out after I heard it the first time.
I'm pretty sure I provided the 911 call for the "Hatred of Love" & there's nothing in that final track from me.
I've listened to the brand spankin' new compilation compiled by Worth on his label, Prose Nagge, entitled "The Silent Continuity Of All Existence With Which The Victim Is Now One" featuring Kakerlak (best track overall), Heinz Hopf, Mania, Thot Gor, Body Care, Hymenal Opening, & a whole bunch more all distorting everything to death. Strong tracks all the way through with a few like Kakerlak,H.H., H.O., & Shredded Nerve being the highlights.
Also, Old Europe Cafe's <<S.P.K.>> cd is excellent! I'll have to re-listen to the LP as there are sounds I'm hearing for the first time, maybe. There's no info if this is a remaster or if there was any remixing by B.Lustmord. It doesn't sound different as in a new mix, just some details I feel like I'm noticing. Could just be I haven't listened to any 'corpse shrieking' in a really long time.
Final Solution's "Mass Death" cd (Der Bunker) is highly misogynistic entertainment! No feedback, synths without much effects & definitely no heavy distortion. I wouldn't have cared for it if it had been released around the time it was recorded but now, it's fun as hell.
QuoteFinal Solution's "Mass Death" cd (Der Bunker)
I've had this on repeat since it arrived.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on August 10, 2019, 05:21:25 AM
I've listened to the brand spankin' new compilation compiled by Worth on his label, Prose Nagge, entitled "The Silent Continuity Of All Existence With Which The Victim Is Now One" featuring Kakerlak (best track overall), Heinz Hopf, Mania, Thot Gor, Body Care, Hymenal Opening, & a whole bunch more all distorting everything to death. Strong tracks all the way through with a few like Kakerlak,H.H., H.O., & Shredded Nerve being the highlights.
Just listened to this now. Body Carve, Kiran Arora, and Kakerlak(!) were the highlights for me.
The New Blockaders & Incapacitants "As Anti As Possible" cd (4iB Records)
TNB throws Incapacitants under a moving junk pile & the Japanese destroy the junk pile with harsh electronics. Pretty much what anyone would expect except that the artwork sucks. RR should have gone all out for this release. Other than that, this is pretty much a must-own for fans of these heavy duty noisemakers.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on July 30, 2019, 01:55:15 AM
Form Hunter – Dripping Curve (Prime Ruin)
Excellent! Gotta get their other releases & sure hope a proper full-length is in the works. Some of the best rough noise I've heard since the Treriksröset LP on Harbinger.
Just got this tape and gave it a listen. Agree 100%, this is an absolute scorcher!
As an added bonus my walkman's batteries died halfway into listening to it and I thought it was getting into really wild tape manipulation stuff until I realized the walkman was sputtering out and backing up the whole reel. but the tape is just as good on a properly functioning tape player :P
Dave Phillips - Burn (Aaltra records)
Haven't listened to anything by this artist in awhile so pulled out this tape I remember liking. It's a quick c20 and gets right to the point, side A provides dramatic and fast-paced cut-up sounds and it's a lot more aggressive than I remembered. It's very good. Side B is subdued and haunting. A tense atmosphere with minimalist piano and field recordings among many other sounds weaving in and out of the foreground. A solid tape worth revisiting.
Anyone have other recommendations for Mr. Phillips? I haven't kept up in the last few years but it looks like he has remained very active.
Quote from: THE RITA HN on August 10, 2019, 09:02:33 AM
QuoteFinal Solution's "Mass Death" cd (Der Bunker)
I've had this on repeat since it arrived.
HAHA , Same. Masterpiece.
Tetragrammacide – Primal Incinerators Of Moral Matrix LP
One of my favorite albums of recent memory casual listening this morning.
In a league only with nyogthaeblisz, "experimental black metal." I always love this from first song to last.
ready for another album guys??
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
torba - musica convenzionale
torba, increasingly, sounds like torba. And this, a manifesto of sorts re-presenting some ten years of scrupulous RAW, is quite possibly the most torba-like of them all. No accident that, but don't take my word for it, here's the good signor himself (http://www.aaltra.it/torba/index.html)-
The material contained in this forty-minute track outlines a sort of manifesto designed to (re)organize the results of the sound/aesthetics research carried under the moniker torba in the first ten years of activity of the project.
torba. Intricate weave of hefty-boy gristle-blurt, flat flatulent chunks so craftily un-tidy in their oh-so-in-delicate, precision-guided, dis-arrangement, bearings as saucily suggested as violently expunged, the rug pulled out, the dark chasm gaping, the plunge, certain death, the warm bath, the cold shower, long nail dragging slowly along chalkboard, clicking heels, fishnets, the mind's eye caught and spiraling infinitely upwar- THWAP! Do pay attention, Slutbag.
delicious shiver.
By torba convention, the digital re-presentation is certainly a long-y. Approximately twice the cassette-borne tendency (though a distinct splitting into parts at the approximate half-way point may suggest craftily sandwiched amalgam of two more tapes). And although ten years is the stated range of materials under (re)organization, there is a marked skew toward the more recent crunch-lite inflection. But don't take it from me, here again is the good signor (https://www.iyezine.com/torba-musica-convenzionale)-
credo di essere sospeso in una dimensione virtuale al confine tra certe pratiche di ricerca estetica legate alla sound art, il calderone oscuro del noise/industrial e il versante più radicale della musica elettroacustica accademica o para-accademica. Inutile dirti che nessuno di questi ambienti riconosce Torba come prole propria e da questa continua negazione traggo la forza di continuare.
My Italian's is a bit rusty, so I had to consult google translate. In rough summary, "As far as I'm concerned, all you harshdorks can choke on my fat salami." Regardless of one's position vis the fat salami, the pure fetid stench of industrial strength DENSE is of consistently eye-watering percolation. The dense is in the details, in the layers. Fat flatulent layers to counterpoint the late departure from fat flatulent crunch. Which may meet the least of expectations given the decade-long (re)pping of hefty-boy tenor. Still, it's not the heft that counts, it's what you do with it. What is here done approaches a virtuosity veritas what might give even the harshdork pause.
Pause.
Kick off with soft soothing drone (for harshdork) broken by semi-frantic banging at the L/R edge, edging to break free of custodial rumble-frieze. In a blink, the dense. Dead center of wide open field, layers layers layers, glittering detail, twittering birds, chattering insects, large slabs of mud unceremoniously slopped onto their collective heads, perspective dragged, by hairy lobe, over grassy knoll, scraping roughly against loosely stowed mic, buffeted by ill-tempered winds. A trap door opens, sudden swells of chaotic cacophonous din, orchestra setting up, pluck of lower octave piano string, disembodied voices gripped with pending excitement, anticipations punctured somewhat by front-and-center sound of some sorry sod literally choking on maestro's fat salami, flashback into constrictive closets of savage, more physical thump n bustle. A certain industrious bulge, a meaty heft to this non-scape, the otherwise busy mass of meander swiftly filling up with faintly feeding-back metallic buzz-tinge.
By about the seventh minute an almost darkened dialog of buzzing whir, industrious bees scrabbling against cratered hexagonal apertures. Rough cut metal riffage dumped into sewage pipes, the familiar disembodied voices, protesting squeal of rusted hinge. Now at ten minutes and the faintest dregs of orchestral din fight moldy machinations of petulant, gag-inflected, machine murmur, long sigh, raspy exhalation, steadily surging pick-up over rumbling guts of malformed turdhills.
At no point is one really invited to get one's bearings, but neither does this feel rushed or uneven. However rough- or abrupt- the cut, there's a sense of follow through or flow. The band-cum-orchestra-setting-up-to-disembodied-voices serves as irregular repetitive motif to almost not quite anchor proceedings at unsteady intervals. Into these intervals prances spandex-clad assemblage in off-balance arrhythmic poise, delicate pirouette in counterpoint to gut-punched dis-sensitivity of steadily self-administered heimlich, yes ladies and gentlemen, the party of the century! Beers, steers, wall-to-wall vomit, fat salami choking out its meaty exertions.
Going in for the kill. Insectile scrabbling. Mechanical insectile scrabbling. Shuffling. Low undertone holding down attentions, conveying the necessary heft, brute sense of ill-formed mass lurching headlong down broken path, granite slabs cracking under the weight, a constant descent, or ascent, or (re)capitulation, a crease, folding open onto new horizons, all of them somewhat scraggy, grey, foreboding, crated ridges undermined, exhumed, the maggot ridden underbelly exposed, wriggling scuttling bleeding, surge of blackened flows, crumbling, breaking away, upward, higher, higher still, higher end acquiring distinct ear-bleed feedback-rasp, achieving its vomited-back, choking, climactic chunder at the twenty second minute.
From here, the lay of the land, or lands, however fractured, is somewhat familiar, as though we are condemned to re-live the whole sorry spectacle- in reverse. Immediate headfirst immersion into deformed multi-layered storage facility, or dockyard, proportions all fucked, multi-dimensions of de-rhythm'd vivenzational clamor angling in fucked up proportion through one ear out the other. Certainly no calm in this chaos, more pleasant if vaguely unsettled resignation that sense is not made, rather an atmosphere grasped, held tight, embraced. New standards. New conventions. The new noise. The music.
Digest spew:
The manifesto. Rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. This particular manifesto, of sorts, is (re)organized in such a way as to mute or at least subdue the crunchier harshdork urgings otherwise indulged across the discog, but not to an extent that readily breaks with established torba convention. The first chapter of a trilogy (informally) called Le Musiche is possessed of weight, industrial-strength hefty boys, massed clusters continuously threatening to donkey-punch chunky crunch-holes in the in-delicate, precision-guided, dis-arrangements, never quite making good on the harshpromise, but delivering the requisite dosage of DENSE and RAW.
SARIN SNOW - 'Incurring Wisdom' (Slave Chandelier) TAPE
Picked this up at Kontti a couple of weeks ago. I greatly enjoyed what Sarin Snow did live, it was basically what is on this tape (ominous droning, effected vocals, buried samples and whatnot) but by technical necessity more disjointed, louder & rougher which gave it another edge that was just....weird, but in a good & unnerving way. Vocals were louder live etc. The tape is the same but more sluggish, in a good way, and the other elements that appeared more clearly live are way more buried here. I like how the vocals are disembodied and inhuman compared to a lot of other US projects which are way too nasal and overly shouty for my taste, and the whole release doesn't force itself upon you. Sarin Snow's vocal approach here is quite similar to something Steel Hook Prosthesis would do. Very cold and almost mechanical. The tape is also just the right length, not too long. Fills a lot of space without doing too much.The cover art is also great. Highly recommended.
SIAN "Sink / Assign" CD
Manifold
Duo of Akifumi Nakajima & Shohei Iwasaki. One can think the ambient side of both projects, Aube and Monde Bruits, and result is pretty much that. Sounds like free improvisations. One severe "error", when otherwise ethereal and crystal clear sound gets too loud for brief moment and starts clipping. It indicates that they didn't want to edit this too much. Liner notes do say, that it was recorded at Studio MECCA Kyoto Japan 27 January and 2 March 1996, but mixed, re-created and designed January-February 1997. So some post-production is there. Not sure if the clipping is in recording or the hands-on post production. This is pre-computer times. I think Aube never used computers anyways.
Cosmonauts Hail Satan "Cape Cannibal Skull Island Apocalypse" CD
Will Montgomery Records
This project had special place for me long before the album came out. It is possible I have written same info on the forum before. Cosmonauts Hail Satan – Crazy Subjugated Astronauts tape was published in Finland back in 1993 by Joukkomurha tapes. It quickly reached a lot of people who had not been exposed to this type of music. I was instantly captured by odd discordant guitar-noise riffs and bounding lo-fi drums, covered in sci-fi / exploitation movie samples. It's almost like rugged pop-art version of Ramleh and Skullflower. While those two could be dark or destructive, CHS was just plain weird. Sonically best material is the same 5 songs that appeared on early tapes. 7 songs exclusive to this CD ain't bad either. I don't think they could get as intense and fierce sound, but music itself, top notch!
CON-DOM "All in good faith" CD
Functional
Too bad this CD is not ALWAY available. Listening it remains highly inspiring decades after it was originally released as tape, and decades after it was reissued as CD. It is musically so coarse and ripping nobody really matches that these days. It is not really that brutal to make nasty recording, but sound source being the usual synth oscillations. Con-Dom sounds are always fierce, somehow out-of-balance. Abrupt loops, tasty "dislocations" and such. Vocals with such character that it is unmatched. Not just screaming your lungs out, but knowing how pace, intensity, usage of efx/echo/delay is done, so it will be adding more to the track.
ODAL "1986-1989" box set
First 5 tapes done... 11 more + couple bonus tapes to listen. One could say the same about the rawness and low-tech brutality as was said about Con-Dom. All here, is not pure gold. Not at all. It is sometimes a task to go though. Instead of simple pleasures, it's the era of difficult music. Challenging, disturbing, but also such a thrill to go through so damaged and noisy experimental works.
Curious thing happened that connected these two releases mentioned together.
Listening to ODAL "Nihilist Dogs" tape, from 1986, opening track "Carkas" appears to be what is the core of Con-Dom's "Road To Total Freedom". That dislocated odd loop that makes the spirit of the track, was always one of absolute favorites. First I thought Odal probably sampled it from Con-Dom track, but then I realize Odal tape is from 1986, and first published version of Road To Total Freedom is... 1988?
Of course, Con-Dom is know to sample other noise artists sounds, and often they are credited in the sleeves. I don't remember seeing Odal mentioned. These tapes are so full of ear-ripping tape noises that I wouldn't be surprised if some more snippets was taken from here... at least there are bunch of moment that I am 100% sure there are used as tape loops on All in Good Faith. Like Odal's track "niks" is what basically make entire Con-Dom "surrender", except vocals and flanger noise.
Of course, it is Con-Dom who makes the compositions, but for the brilliant sounds, one can thank Odal which isn't getting much compliments when people (like myself) admired the sounds of this particular Con-Dom release.
Quote from: Major Carew on August 23, 2019, 04:08:05 PM
SARIN SNOW - 'Incurring Wisdom' (Slave Chandelier) TAPE
Picked this up at Kontti a couple of weeks ago. I greatly enjoyed what Sarin Snow did live, it was basically what is on this tape (ominous droning, effected vocals, buried samples and whatnot) but by technical necessity more disjointed, louder & rougher which gave it another edge that was just....weird, but in a good & unnerving way. Vocals were louder live etc. The tape is the same but more sluggish, in a good way, and the other elements that appeared more clearly live are way more buried here. I like how the vocals are disembodied and inhuman compared to a lot of other US projects which are way too nasal and overly shouty for my taste, and the whole release doesn't force itself upon you. Sarin Snow's vocal approach here is quite similar to something Steel Hook Prosthesis would do. Very cold and almost mechanical. The tape is also just the right length, not too long. Fills a lot of space without doing too much.The cover art is also great. Highly recommended.
I've been on the fence about Sarin Snow and Blackwatch for a while, but I've just given both their most recent full lengths a more attentive listen and really enjoyed both. Blackwatch especially seems to really put effort into making a real album- varied tracks, thought put into the overall flow and dynamics, rather than a collection of similar tracks. The 'romantic' approach of the subject matter for both is very appealing too, almost reminds me of Prurient in places.
V/A - The Silent Continuity Of All Existence With Which The Victim Is Now One CDr
Not gonna pick this apart track by track, but a truly exceptional compilation that succeeds as a whole, made up of so many fascinating small parts. A significant testament to the great state of harsh noise in 2019.
Trouble Makers - A Travers Le Temps
First full length album of this 90s québécois skinhead band that a friend showed me a while back. Most songs sung in French with a few in english(that sounds pretty goofy.) the feel and look here is still very much skinhead but sound wise very similar to the French RIF bands like in memoriam, fraction hexagone, vae victis etc. tracks like 1608 have super catchy guitar leads that will stick in your head quick. Production is stripped down and crisp yet rough like most French rac. Highly recommend!
Carnal Exhibition : a trouble shared is a trouble halved
First tape from this newer Copenhagen PE group. Lofi droning sounds with restrained vocals and some effected samples. Subject matter seems to be around incestuous sexual perversions. Very dark and simplistic in terms of composition, but effective. The tape doesn't seem to capture the intensity that was witnessed in their live set a couple of weeks ago but possibly that's intentional. Looking forward to more from this project! Good to hear a solid new power electronics tape out of Denmark again.
Pyha Kuolema - 30.5.2015 Lahti
Live recording from a show in 2015. Sound wise the recording is very good, especially for an acoustic bar performance. I think PK is somewhat distinguished in the neofolk scene as he is an actually very good vocalist. There's no need here to whisper or just speak some words over guitar in a low voice through reverb. Real passion comes through in harmony with the guitar, even if I don't understand finnish. Some songs that were multiple guitar tracks on the studio recordings are even well-done live, with rhythm and lead both coming through from one guitar. Looking forward to new studio recordings from him.
Controlled Bleeding "Blistered Bags Of Fodder Swaying" 10xCD - I've just started wading in, now on CD3 - 1986's "Headcrack". This band never fails to interest me, despite or because of their never-ending shifts in approach to sound.
Mania "Little Pieces of Violence" CD / "Foul Inside" 3" CD - been catching up on Mania's output of late and just acquired these for a good price. Brutal as always.
Leonard Cohen "Songs of Love & Hate" CD - the definitive folk record for misanthropes.
M.B. "Archeo #1 Boxset" 5xCD - as bleak as music gets. Going to listen to "Archeo #2 Boxset" sometime soon.
Ramleh "The Great Unlearning" 2xLP - more dystopian post-punk/bad-trip psych. Right up there with "Circular Time" 2xCD.
Amon Düül "Collapsing Singvögel Rückwärts & Co." CD - fucked-up krautrock/pych-folk, edited together in jarring fashion. Easily their best.
Puce Mary "The Drought " LP - dark, dark ambient.
Rudolf Eb.er "Om Kult: Ritual Practice Of Conscious Dying Vol. I-III" 3xCD - strange, well crafted short bursts of sonic disorientation spread over three CDs.
Stereolab "Oscillons From The Anti-Sun" - a good cross section of their music in this anthology. Yeah, I know - too happy.
Charlemagne Palestine "Strumming Music" LP - a definitive minimalist/serialist record. Trance inducing.
Swell Maps "A Trip to Marineville" LP+7". one of my favorite British post-punk records. Twisted lyrics, solid music, even some noise/sound collage in places. In the same league as the first three Wire LPs.
Alternative TV "The Image Has Cracked" LP - more British post-punk, earlier on then the Swell Maps LP. Very original, very pissed off yet very funny.
Striations - To Know Mercy
The vinyl edition makes this release sound huge. Tracks like "Cadaveric Reticence", feature an all encompassing sound where you can also make out distinct tones. Mike really has a knack for knowing when to let things just breath and when to surge. The themes may be somewhat typical, but there is a genuine detailed obsession that adds a layer of darkness other "true crime" projects/releases lack. "Sexualized / Skeletonized" is the highlight for me. Everything builds up to that track that by the time the vocals hit, it feels like such a release of agonizing tension. I think this is probably my favorite Striations release, I'll have to revisit Vietnamization later this week to compare.
Terror Noxpheratur – Blood Beast
This LP has a real idiosyncratic sound. The vocals are very atypical for a vampyric black metal project - they are deep demonic growls at the very forefront of the mix. Some have complained about the mixing, but I think it is massively beneficial to the record and gives it an otherworldly demented sound. The riffs and drumming compliment the vocals well, evoking a straight forward evil atmosphere. This record sounds more reminiscent of the word "bestial" to me than the endless corny gasmask bands that fall under the bestial black metal tag. It is also what I would listen to if I were to shoot up a school in minecraft.
CHOP SHOP "Primer" 2LP (Crippled Intellect Prod.)
Listened to "Primitive Power/Positive Force". Most of it is pretty good but the loops involving music didn't interest me much. The isolated industrial vibe & heavy low end, crunchy loops is what I dig about his work. "Scraps" will be tonight...
IRM "The Red Album" LP (Cold Meat)
I like this waaaaaaay more now than I did when it came out! Great place to start if you're looking to get anything by Bladh.
You've gotta love the Final Solution "Mass Death" release from Der Bunker. Sure it's Whitehouse pastiching. But it's great fun Whitehouse pastiching! It's not that the sounds themselves aren't serious - primitive grinding synths etc etc etc, not as intense in sound as "All New Power" (which according to Discogs was recorded at around the same time but seems to be much louder and fuller in sound). The vocals, though, take it to a new level of enjoyment. There's no way it can be taken seriously, it's just fun! Of course, the liner notes, being an interview with Edward Giles, show just how effed up he and his comrades were, drugs, suicide and all. All part of the fun? Depends how you want to take it. But these recordings are great fun, not sounding like depressed fuck-ups at all. Power Electronics to cheer you up.
It's still taking me ages to keep up to date with ANTIchildLEAGUE's output. Only just today got "The Son" (part of a trilogy that I believe started with "The Father", a release I've had for a while and will also very much recommend). If the current controversy here is about the original use of synths, look no further than Gaya Donadio's output for proof that it is happening. From the start (at least, what I've heard, the "Big Fat Arse" 7"), there's a truly original approach to both hard edged electronic sounds and composition of tracks. No switch-it-on-shout-over-it motions running through here. Not to mention a very precise use of recording, engineering and mixing which one would expect normally from some kind of "academic" approach to sound, but here is just sharpening the already sharp edges of the sounds. Volume and impact are there. It's not a kind of sound I normally get into (or, to be honest, hear a lot of, Iron Fist Of The Sun being the only immediate comparison I can make) but every rule has its exceptions and for me ACL are among them. It's the viciousness of the pieces that wins across. There is dark and sinister, like the opening piece "Fragments" (one of the standout tracks actually) to the closer piece "Fairy Tale" (which also has its louder moments, but is mostly pretty set back). There are more attacking (yet still sinister) pieces like "Non Credo". Harsher (in context) noise spirals like the instrumental "Stand Still" (another standout). And all with very immediate and impressive use of synth and whatever else she's using, although I'd say mostly synth and computer programming. This is digital sounding to its core - pure, precise, sharp, very much "there" in its sound, the kind of sound that will come across whether your speakers are shit or decent - and yet maintains the severity and disdain for convention all the most original Industrial has. I'm rating it that highly.
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It's still taking me ages to keep up to date with ANTIchildLEAGUE's output. Only just today got "The Son" (part of a trilogy that I believe started with "The Father", a release I've had for a while and will also very much recommend). If the current controversy here is about the original use of synths, look no further than Gaya Donadio's output for proof that it is happening. From the start (at least, what I've heard, the "Big Fat Arse" 7"), there's a truly original approach to both hard edged electronic sounds and composition of tracks. No switch-it-on-shout-over-it motions running through here. Not to mention a very precise use of recording, engineering and mixing which one would expect normally from some kind of "academic" approach to sound, but here is just sharpening the already sharp edges of the sounds. Volume and impact are there. It's not a kind of sound I normally get into (or, to be honest, hear a lot of, Iron Fist Of The Sun being the only immediate comparison I can make) but every rule has its exceptions and for me ACL are among them. It's the viciousness of the pieces that wins across. There is dark and sinister, like the opening piece "Fragments" (one of the standout tracks actually) to the closer piece "Fairy Tale" (which also has its louder moments, but is mostly pretty set back). There are more attacking (yet still sinister) pieces like "Non Credo". Harsher (in context) noise spirals like the instrumental "Stand Still" (another standout). And all with very immediate and impressive use of synth and whatever else she's using, although I'd say mostly synth and computer programming. This is digital sounding to its core - pure, precise, sharp, very much "there" in its sound, the kind of sound that will come across whether your speakers are shit or decent - and yet maintains the severity and disdain for convention all the most original Industrial has. I'm rating it that highly.
I like 'The Son', your points are spot on, I will go back to it in the week, the Father was my Fave of the three, I think because it is the first album I got after the singles. I like a lot of the recent splits and colaborations she has done and tape releases as ACL. I liked the Split with The Rita, the work was far more agressive and more abstract. I think her vocals become warped and inhuman at their best, pushed to extremes to do this. The Infect Your Gut tape on Bacteria Field was really raw and nasty. The single with Schrage Musik was my intro to the project and the Synth sounds and oddness of that particular release really hooked me in.
I have been listening to the Split she did with Sandblasting which is more noise and beats and it really pushed the boat out as the project goes, it is very different.
Way Back In My Heathen Harvest Glory Days I did an Interview - https://heathenharvest.org/2013/09/07/true-crime-and-utopia-an-interview-with-gaya-donadio/
You mentioned Final Solution, I was gonna get that off Black Psychosis this month, but I overspent on stuff this month, bah!!!
If someone has a copy of the ACL's Holy Spirit tape laying around I'd be happy to buy that off you. Great sounding project judging from The Rita split and one album on spotify.
Mo•Te - Uncut 4xCD - Industrial Recollections/Audio Dissection - of all the music/noise/etc I've heard in the last 12 months, Mo•Te has been the biggest revelation. starting with the first two reissues IR/AD put out last year through to this box set, I haven't been so consistently floored by any one artist in ages. these 4 CDs are pure gold. it's the easiest box set I've ever listened to, totally doable in a single session, but equally as good to just spend time with one disc. the 4th is probably my favorite (the collab album with Crack Fierce) but it's all damn good. At this point it seems almost all of the old Mo•Te stuff has been reissued by IR and AD. I hope they can do whatever is left because it's seemingly impossible to get..
Junkyard Shaman - Flesh Hole CD - Freak Animal - at two listens I'm still just getting a feel for this album but it's a bit different than I expected. I felt some air of familiarity and then I realized it reminds me quite a bit of Skin Area and Martin Bladh's solo work at times. Especially the monotone, spoke word delivery and the use of classical instruments. but it's not nearly as cold as Skin Area, more of a damp, wet kind of thing. the sound fits the album title very well. probably not an album I'll be listening to super frequently, but I'm glad I took a chance on something new and different.
V/A - Music Should Hurt CD - Self Abuse - gotta thank Noisextra for putting me on to this. less adventurous than "Soundtrack For The End Of The World" as it's mostly a harsh noise compilation. BUT with strong contributions from just about everyone, there's no real fault to find. highlights for me are K2, both Bacillus tracks, OVMN and especially Hyper Ventilation and the fucked up Killer Bug track.
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Form Hunter – Dripping Curve (Prime Ruin)
Excellent! Gotta get their other releases & sure hope a proper full-length is in the works. Some of the best rough noise I've heard since the Treriksröset LP on Harbinger.
Just got this tape and gave it a listen. Agree 100%, this is an absolute scorcher!
Their release on WCN, "Overripe", was exceptional as well.
Kjostad – "Birchbark"Side A reminds me of Developer on benzodiazepine's, it's the adult contemporary cut-up. Side B is where this cassette finds its perfect pitch, a still life collage of walk in freezer-esque humming interrupted by tape manipulation reminiscent of some of the analog splicers from Sweden and Italy.
No Dreams – "Constant Vitriol"Who put nerdy casio Dungeon Synth in my crude and ignorant Harsh Noise?!
Cold Cave - "Promised Land"I imagine guys who listen to this squeak and hoot when they have sex and spend too much time looking in the mirror before going out at night.
Various - California 10x lp Box, 2006, (Troniks, Ground Fault, RRR.) - I bought this back when it came out and I have been revisiting it and really keep going back to the Control side, the Skaters side and the Xome side. A bit pissed the John Weisse side scrapes on my record player, I have an odd shaped Pioneer Deck that doesnt handle miss shapes. I felt like a dick as I played this before he played here and did not recognise it. The Control side has a massive sound and was epic.
S.T.A.B. Electronics - The Non Alliant. (Unrest CD) This to me is a lot darker in content than the F&V release, I don't know why, it is more bleak and a lot nastier to me. It is my first time hearing these releases as I missed out on the tapes, good albums. But I think Day of the Male is where the project just goes elsewhere into it's own territory and went next level, but this is still great.
ifyou'rehere - I'll have to stay here (self released)
Peaked out short synth loops, hidden under a grating distorted noise. Nice balance is ambient synth tone and distortion keeps this little release interesting throughout, like a moldy thriller vhs tape
Orgy of Carrion - Everlasting Blood of Night (Perverse Homage)
Not sure how y'all feel about raw black metal but I love this stuff. Dirty and muddled vocals and guitar riffs and simple drum machine loops that float in and out of the crushing fuzziness. Vocals are really the highlight here.
K2 - The Rust (2-LP, Hospital Productions) - An essential cut up/junk noise masterpiece. Not much to say that hasn't been said already. My copy is handmade with rusted wire and nasty matte black paint. Hospital as always comes through with some of the best sounding vinyl I've ever heard. Hope they keep these reissues coming.
Contagious Orgasm - A Lot Of Time To Repeat The Climax (CS, Bacteria Field) - Trumpets, sub-aquatic drones, electronic blowjobs & Talking Heads samples(?) coalesce into a dark, disturbing industrial soundscape. Top-tier late-period Cont. Org.
Macronympha & Richard Ramirez (CS, Bizarre Audio Arts) - This is a dense one. A-side has buried percussion and classic Macro phasertronics throughout. The B-side stumbles around for a few minutes before going full jet engine wall-of-blare for nearly a half hour. Love the cover art.
K2 & The Haters - Noise Tournament Vol. 1 (7", Banned Production) - The Haters track (using K2 material), "The Smell Of Shovels", is a fairly typical 90's Haters track. Cavernous buzzing and lots of metal scraping. The K2 track (using Haters material), "Will For Junk Foods", has some cool tape manipulation and vocals(?!). Absolutely loving the Noise Tournament series so far.
Ahlzagailzehguh - Misinterpreted Injury (2x7", Razors & Medicine) - Fuck this is good. Ahlza's one of my favourite modern noise artists for sure. Tracks 2 & 4 are the definite standouts. Really love the packaging on this one as well. One red disc and one yellow (blood & urine?).
Smell & Quim - Jim Seed Collector (7", Praxis Dr. Bearmann) - A classic 7" on an essential label. The title track is quite rhythmic with lots of hilarious old porno samples. The B-side, "Raspberry Jam and Sugar Puffs", is an all-time favourite of mine. After another short sample, this track explodes into a static-laden frenzy. It ends with some piss-poor trumpet(?) playing, followed by another fantastic porn sample. "Come on, give her your love juice, she can't wait any longer".
Smell & Quim - Diameter Of Elvis' Colon (CD, Pure) - Not a favourite of mine, but it certainly has it's moments. There's a mouth fart sample that repeatedly shows up, and some nasty feedback work throughout. "I Stink Therefore I Am" and "The Phallic Pakistani Lesbian Amputee" are personal favourites.
Dead Body Love - Maximum Dose (CD, Pure) - An Italian noise classic. Lots of throbbing low end. Very rhythmic throughout, even at its noisiest. I'd recommend this to anyone trying to get into noise.
Masonna - Noisextra (CDr, Pure) - A masterpiece. The first track is a collage of material from his 2nd-5th albums, and utilizes sounds that I've never heard from Yamazaki before. Excellent track. But "Acid Sky". Holy shit. Possibly one of the greatest slabs of noise ever recorded. Unlike Masonna's usual ultra-short yelp n' attack, this 28 minute monster is all shifting feedback and amp buzz with zero vocals. Fucking essential.
Vothana - Không Bao Giờ Nộp/Never To Submit
The fact that this project released a 2xLP that was (relatively) widely available is a feat in and of itself in some ways. I suppose expectations were already high before the record even arrived. This is over an hour of majestic, yet cruel black metal. It never loses your attention as the riffs constantly evolve like a fierce drama. Sound quality wise, it is not as lo-fi as previous output, but it certainly is lacking in intensity. Perfect black metal that I don't see being topped this year.
Alberich - Quantized Angel
This has been on heavy rotation for the past few months. The drum machine is the prominent feature in most tracks taking precedent over synths, yet it doesn't feel monotonous at all. For how beat-centric the album is, he is able to implement a lot of variation. It fully embraces the techno influence that was featured on earlier releases, yet it still feels like an Industrial album. The production is clean, but adds a subtle aggression with the bass drum and synth hitting hard when they need to. Vocals have an indifferent tone to them that reflects the lyrical content - images of a personal yet insignificant death. I was already hooked upon the first listen when it arrived, but my appreciation only increased after seeing him perform most of the album earlier this year. Lastly, I really like the minimalist layout of the cover. An excellent release all around.
The Gerogerigegege - Uguisudani Station
This is not a noise record by any traditional metric. It is self described as a "soundtrack for Uguisudani" and is a lush series of instrumentals touching on enka/jazz/funk/psych/dance. The short loop nature of most of the tracks lends itself to getting stuck in your head. Track 2 is a highlight; funk bass and guitar with horns and a catchy brief electric piano melody. Track 6 is a standout mixing a intro channeling The Cure into something that sounds like a Hawkwind/Motorhead hybrid spacecrust ripper. Confounding in the best way possible. With these last two Gero releases I feel like they're partially being released as tools for other artists; I'd love to see this record shredded to pieces.
Linekraft - Subhuman Principle
Brutally bleak power electronics without dipping into cheesy over-aggressive territory. Rust colored images of trench warfare and mass graves via droning, sputtering electronics, junk abuse, vocals and audio samples. Reminds me a bit of the latest Con-Dom in it's unrelenting negativity. Rhythmic use of percussion is done tastefully, as on "Stand Alone", but melody is far and few between. At some points I was hoping the junk would be higher in the mix, but otherwise right up my alley in terms of themes and mood. There's construction going on outside my house right now and it seamlessly blended into the record as it ended.
I just listened to the new Grim for the first time and enjoyed it quite a bit. I believe the whole record was done in collaboration with linekraft, whose touch is definitely present on it.
Trollheim - Im Heidenwald Elfgaards & Ensomhet
Trollheim is a project of Andreas Bettinger, the man behind Grausamkeit, Corneus, BSOD, etc. This record is ultra-primitive idiot dungeon synth. Hard to say if you should spend your time with it; if you're a fan of his incompetent approach to song writing, you'll probably dig this. Funny moments, bizarre moments, atmospheric moments...enjoyable end to end. Is it worth 25 US to listen to a junkie fuck around with spooky sounds by candelight? up to you.
re: that Vothana, agreed! Incredible record. The dude knows how to write a dramatic riff.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary. And let me here apologize for going a bit overboard on the verbal diarrhea. It's a condition. I'm getting help.
Mo*Te – Uncut boxset
With Mo*Te, you always knew what to expect. Until you didn't. This is reflected neatly over two halves of handsomely packaged retrospective. First the (expected) million noisegasms per minute: chalk-a-block straight-edged psyche-grits wrapped tight in seething whitewashed sheeting. Then the (less certain) plop into murky festering splooge-pools: gloomy tides washing up hemorrhaging gloop-smeared floaters, concussed misshapen harsh heads only occasionally poking out the drizzled lines of bleary buzzkill, melted plastic features glowering through one yellowed-purple eye, nailed haphazard to tar-blackened cassette casing.
Once again, kudos to faithful discogs org contributor NOIZESTORM (https://www.discogs.com/user/NOIZESTORM) and her bang-on style tags: Noise, Drone, Industrial, Experimental (https://www.discogs.com/MoTe-Uncut/release/13972148) (which once again, on reflection, cover pretty much everything I'll ever need to listen to). Per the assertions tendered in the first paragraph, above, you'll find most of the Noise crammed into Discs 1 & 2, with Discs 3 & 4 picking up the Drone, Industrial, Experimental (if punctured occasionally by Noise-inflected spasms of melted plastic harsh heads poking through the murk).
It's worth reflecting that all this messing about with expectation, and style, took place over, at most, four years, the bulk of it confined to the years 1996 – 1998. After which our good man Mo*Te almost completely disappeared from the recording medium...for the better part of a decade.
So here and now, two decades later, what does the good man have to say for himself? For starters, check with your friendly neighborhood Skeleton Dust (https://www.discogs.com/MoTe-Love-The-Junk-Of-Society/release/13943835). Meanwhile, below, a little run through of Mo*Te, The Early Years, un-redacted, un-cut, unrestrained by expectation, flopping it out for the masses, four fat honking discs, well in excess of the recommended dose, good for a good half-life, tripping hard, in a peaceful new world.
Harsh-ish half:
Disc 1. Uncut-01. Good and harsh start from the self-titled Mo*Te, 1996. Only 10g, but this here's potent stuff. Clatter of acoustic metals gasping at whiter washed inclination. Uneven dialog of pelvic-directed oomph, more straight-edged shear. Outlying warbling oscillation drops into fray, then what sound like fragmented rips of badly abused vocal. By which point, nine minutes or so, we are well in for the harsh-ride, barest hint of psychedelia flashing at the perimeter. This is almost certainly recorded in one take, as perhaps is all the most memorable Mo*Te, working its magic the good old fashioned way, dragging attention toward the movement of the moment, and, smothering all sensibility in the warm embrace of pure fire. "Skunk Dub" drops straight into the thick of it, the stench of it, grittier distortions panning very slowly in hypnotic convergence of psyche-tipped undulation. Heavy in measure, softly sweet in texture, over-ear conch shells, lingering un-harsh in the wake of prior dosage, reminiscent of, um, Timisoara at her most introspective, the finest elements twisting turning, licking lapping, under over and through one then the other, complexities slowly emerging from the DENSE of it, the deep of it, grinding hard through gritty saturated grooves.
Uncut-02. Jittery frazzled brainstroms of electronic sizzle, sudden bite of incisive drilling a clear invitation to uh LET LIGHTNING STRIKE MY DICK. Call it cracked- severely cracked- ambient drone, static-charged particles prickling coldly along the drawn-out lengths of electrified schlong-abrasion. Track the second then, and nothing even vaguely ambient, brittle and broken crumble-textures obscuring garbled message seemingly itching to burst through. At rare interval the teasing suggestion that we're gonna get it, massively distorted vocal blurts slamming, blurting, against dense slathering scathe walls... ultimately swallowed up in tense curdled balls of shaking, purple-faced, rage. So to the "Painful Thing" closing out the set, a seeming mix of the raging electro-storms of the first track and the message-smothering textures of the second. Here, in the third, voices no less submerged but better positioned to communicate their ill-assuaged agonies, dynamic pitch of singed elements in constant heaving struggle, the battle won (or lost) in final batch of burbling clustered crunch.
Disc 2. Uncut-03, from a split with Stimbox, and upfront attempt, perhaps, to complement split-mate's signature saturated psychedelia. Wide-bodied waves of smoothly surging drift, strong tidal backwash sucking up occasional bouts of harshed up electrified shrieking, mindsear sucked into silkily sleek undertones caressing heated exchange of frothy overtones to output a HARMONICA-ness flooding, so satisfyingly, the whet, panting, palate. Just the sort of thing to be expected of in the wake of Life In A Peaceful New World, and possibly why the two tracks to follow are so perfectly positioned to fuck with expectation. Call it "Momentary", call it weirdly piercing shit, or call it first attempt at experiment with space: harsh biting stabs pepper openmouthed echoing chambers, ice-knives shattering on squalid flooring, muffled mournful strings, whining violins, violas, reaching deep into darkened recesses, repeated ear-bleed incursion netting wretched and brutal atmos par excellence. Then, a little extended metaphor, a "Drowning": two-minutes worth of ripped and raw burntout blurt, flopping and smacking against steady, severe, high-end whine. Drawn out, high-end whine. Whiiiiine. Um. Final five-second wig-out shriek-fest, end. Now, return, again, to upper edges of ear-bleed pshychedelia, slathering about the "Wet Floor", white-washed extremes in almost perfect counterpoint to disordered flap n flop, distorted bass burble. This, is the cracked and shredded HARMONICA-ness, the Real Harsh, to which the true anti-CCCCer might, deep in her lysergic heart, aspire. Broken, seething rocket shrines. All consuming. Swallowing, swallowed, whole. The hole, the howl. Painful, perfect, GULP. Yes.
Uncut-04. Okay, here's the rub, the burn. Softly burnt, tape-head molested, psyche-slather, slowly seeking escape from sniffly sphinct-snuffle, so suggestive of something harsh but only really the vaguest of hint of so much subdued and mufflered rise, and fall. And then. Ten minutes in, the proverbial tape recovers. Significant harshening up, too little too late, but no- this is great. White-sheeted scathe, revenge of the nerd noise, bring it on, the raging, perfect, storm. That was the "5mg", now to "Replenish": high-end wheedling meets fuller meatier abrasions and skin blisters. When it drops, it is convincing, full-on, full-force, all the flesh, and blood, you could need, slowly cycling into the requisite whitewashed waves, oscillations, undulations, filling out the sound palette, sliding effortlessly into cycling chrome-tipped waves, peaked with glistening throb.
Not-so-harsh-ish half:
Disc 3. Uncut-05, Rest Stop Entrapment, and the afore-indicated inauguration of more experimental urging, collapsible crunch chunks, shredded scorch-gristle, drugged out oscillation. Source materials provided by the inimitable Humectant Interruption. It's not exactly harsh, or not consistently so, but it's got most of the elements required in a good and a proper harshening. Screeching scathe storms. Squealing skitter twist. Surging scratch n sniff of the white-washed shriek-walls. These elements, and others like them, piss about in intervals broken by the abovementioned druggy oscillations, sometimes to overlap in dirge-inflected un-harsh. Regardless, this is fifteen minutes of brilliance, insecure in each of its many diversions and detours, but utterly convincing display of erratic discombobulation, flailing in abbreviated fits of warped derailment, before, ever so slowly, completely pulling itself apart, grinding down into gritty kernels of low-grade belch-chafe.
Uncut-06, and a decisive dive off the deep end, into the unexpected, the unknown, the grim and the gloom-laden. Waterlogged metallic clank overflowing through dank drainage filters. Low-end coursing waves undulating through deep sunk quiver, quaver, smother, repetitive clunk and ker-plunk filling out a brooding acoustic hollow. Deep sea documentary of the creepy kind, downer trip through rusted spelunk and shudder, concussed melted harsh heads bumping ineffectually against unyielding hull, drawn out funneled brood shifting in fits and blurts against latent bilge-encrusted bludgen-fields. In the closing minutes a dull percussive thumping against severely blistered tape-head rupture, looped repetitious rubber hosed percussive, warped and warbly oxygen-depleted blurrrrr. Fer fucksake wake-up man. But nil. "Deepsleep Flash Be Too Late", woozy methane chambers, enclosing the altered perspective in numbed lethargy, deep rolling lumber like something fresh out an Atrax Morgue deadbag. As the din escalates through grey and hazy dirge, the deepest bass sets off higher ended needling, muted scrapes drifting across dead-panned fizzle... or what could be the muffled finale of choked out gasp.
Disc 4. Uncut-07. Melted Plastic Head Core! Not actually Mo*Te here but longform collab, with Crack Fierce. Sufficiently different from the principle as to earn a new project title, perhaps even to designate a whole new genre. This much is not immediately apparent. "Your Little Heart" finds CF working through MT source materials to net harsh punishments just about on par with CF proper. Just about. An initial pizzle through extended synthetic dronebuzz trades time with squealy-mouthed knob twizzlers. Then at eleven minutes the anticipated harsh. A somewhat Mo*Te-sque sort of muted harsh, never quite to work itself up into full metal lather, whitewashed psych-inflection ranging all the hell over the place, unhurried, deliberate, content to bask in warm analog texture.
"Your Little Eyes", aka Mo*Te molesting Crack Fierce, takes things clean off the map- and easily takes the melted plastic prize. Warbled loop of tense ambient burn anchors slow-panned rhythmical huff n gasp. At the edges, keening calls of distressed acoustic squawk claw at frayed nerves, creeping cold comforts feeding uneasy mood with promise of ills to come. And then the drag, sudden and strong, muffled violent undertow flushing murky floor with steady heave of dirge-saturated grey-wash, plastic heads smothered, smooshed flat, twenty thousand leagues beneath the roiled and roaring waste waters. Nineteenth minute and abrupt surge into electrified wheedle-bleat, fleeting scorchlights of whitewalled harshening faintly scalding the periphery. Now, drop the bongos, tribal rhythms signaling final bee-line for exit tunnel. Closing minutes and the sneak attack, the surprise harshhead reversion: piercing needle-shriek severity, rage of fake plastic memories melting in an amnesia of deformed stupor-bliss, reversed bass slops neatly folding up the many and molestible loose ends, abused 'holes slowly bleeding out their thanks. That much, at least, was always to be expected.
Digest spew:
Four discs showcasing two flavors of Mo*Te, one noise the other not. The noise is consistent with Mo*Te classics a la Life In A Peaceful New World. Smooth whitewashed psych flavors, softly searing tape saturations, not overtly harsh but surging, overflowing, robust with muscular dynamism. The not is consistent with the spirit of experimental fucklery, sliding smoothly across a range of deadpanned deepsea detours, deviations, only occasionally to allow the concussed and melted plastic harsh heads to poke their stupored features through the murky, undulating, depths.
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Trollheim - Im Heidenwald Elfgaards & Ensomhet
Trollheim is a project of Andreas Bettinger, the man behind Grausamkeit, Corneus, BSOD, etc. This record is ultra-primitive idiot dungeon synth. Hard to say if you should spend your time with it; if you're a fan of his incompetent approach to song writing, you'll probably dig this. Funny moments, bizarre moments, atmospheric moments...enjoyable end to end. Is it worth 25 US to listen to a junkie fuck around with spooky sounds by candelight? up to you.
"ultra-primitive idiot dungeon synth" - sounds like exactly what i look for in dungeon synth. I dig the 'professional' sound of Old Tower but really I just want a spooky version of the Rugrats theme tune
It wasn't that long ago that you couldn't give away that guys releases, now they're all getting released on LP and selling at 50+ on discogs. Strange world.
Yea, it was insane when the 250$ 25 tape box set (which doesnt ship for 4 months) sold out in 2 hours. Instagram is a hell of a place. John Olson had a lot of good things to say about Grausamkeit in Life is a Rip Off, too though I doubt third man records fans are clamoring for dissonant synphonic bm.
Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
An enigmatic release, no track titles, notes, or information whatsoever listed in the jcard. There seems to be 3 distinct five minute segments on each side I believe. The approach is more subtle and minimal than most Mania releases I've heard before.
The material is grungy and creeps along with a tense atmosphere. It sounds like being blindfolded in a serial killers basement and listening to them prepare their tools of torture and murder. The main sound stage consists of metal, drills or saws, some kind of crank(?), and other objects from what I can tell.
Two listens in and this feels like a recording that rewards with nuances after repeated spins.
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Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
An enigmatic release, no track titles, notes, or information whatsoever listed in the jcard. There seems to be 3 distinct five minute segments on each side I believe. The approach is more subtle and minimal than most Mania releases I've heard before.
The material is grungy and creeps along with a tense atmosphere. It sounds like being blindfolded in a serial killers basement and listening to them prepare their tools of torture and murder. The main sound stage consists of metal, drills or saws, some kind of crank(?), and other objects from what I can tell.
Two listens in and this feels like a recording that rewards with nuances after repeated spins.
looking forward to receiving my copy - new Mania is always welcomed
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 05, 2019, 07:58:01 PM
Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
It sounds like being blindfolded in a serial killers basement and listening to them prepare their tools of torture and murder.
Listened last night. Pretty good descriptor.
MNEM - For Delta Relics CD (Kaos Kontrol)
Seems like this 2003 album rarely gets mentioned when MNEM is up for discussion (which also rarely happens). It has all the qualities and ingredients I want and expect from the group, yet somehow it feels like something else. Hard to point out exactly why, but I think it comes down to the mixing/production. It sounds, well, expensive! Like a proper studio album. That weird middle ground between sci-fi movie soundtracks and muddy industrial. A choir of abandoned machinery and antiquated electronics with just enough voltage left in them to keep going. Grey, foggy and alien as always, yet unusually clean at the same time. Comparing this to the latest album, Hegonon, is interesting, as MNEM seem to have plodded down a reverse path, towards something very stripped down and (deceitfully) basic and simple. For Delta Relics is the "right kind of clean" though. A great great record, which sends you off to weirder realms reserved strictly for MNEM travellers. The only thing that hasn't aged very gracefully here is Stephen O'Malleys layout, but what can you do. Eagerly anticipating the next album, whenever that might come out. As I can't imagine how they could boil down their sound even more, I'm keen to know where they'll go.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 05, 2019, 07:58:01 PM
Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
An enigmatic release, no track titles, notes, or information whatsoever listed in the jcard. There seems to be 3 distinct five minute segments on each side I believe. The approach is more subtle and minimal than most Mania releases I've heard before.
The material is grungy and creeps along with a tense atmosphere. It sounds like being blindfolded in a serial killers basement and listening to them prepare their tools of torture and murder. The main sound stage consists of metal, drills or saws, some kind of crank(?), and other objects from what I can tell.
Two listens in and this feels like a recording that rewards with nuances after repeated spins.
This sounds really interesting. I will have to try and track this down and give it a listen!
Incapacitants – Ostracized Enigmatic Conqueror
They came, they saw, they scorched your fucking head off. What they also did, is release some of their finest work in years. By years I mean, um, two. Two years. So yes, well, Incaps have recently been keeping the earholes occupied. Not counting a not insignificant number of split/collabs (including a potential winner with TNB), Their Royal Majesties have blessed the poor abused 'holes with three long players in as many years. Sufficient to induce in those unencumbered by grace or decorum a good and solid shitting of the pants.
So here we are, OEC on the grand ol' OEC. The comeback album, after 2018's iffy- if effin innerestin - Zouvneree. The best Incapacitants since Survival Of The Laziest. And, let's be clear. Survival Of The Laziest is no slouch. Ripped, raw, burnt, burly, bulging, bursting with surprisingly hefty balls of full-flavored thunder-crunch. All of it, or all the best of it, born in the studio – which, as I continue to maintain, is where all the real Incaps magic happens. I mean, Mikawa n pal could release live documents till the cows come home. Watch me dutifully suck it all up, enjoy it thoroughly, and then carefully file it away for future reference. But studio offerings like No Risk No Return. FLS Syndrome. Inverted Yield Curve. Full force dental-drillage of unsurpassed brutality, beauty, brutal beauty, excellence.
Here again, the studio delivers. "Paraponera Attack" is so good it's got me giggling like a schoolgirl. It's powerful. Real powerful. Raging with raw power. Electrifying hair raising 'hole razing power. If the history of sound were scripted otherwise, this would be Exhibit A in a field of auricular endeavor called power electronics. Better, power electric. Like hooking up to the grid and just mainlining 20,000 volts of raw energy. No sound of the sea here be. This is pure, raw energy. At the same time, it's very physical, very rockstar, as though the raging energy of guitar overlord in action could actually match, in sound, the frenzied gesticulation. What it isn't, is overloaded with blown out crunch-hefties a la SOTL. Though rich and full bodied, the pressures are mainly applied in the severely tweaked registers of high end, piercing, blister-scorch. In the dialect of the noiseperv, dacks be cacked this is HARSH. It progresses per traditional rockstar mode, in Mikawa-spastic fits, getting harsher and more frenzied as bolts of pure paraponera send the body into tortuously blissed convulsions, earholes utterly scorched and blistered but still the necessity to keep cranking it up Up UP. By the thirteenth minute we are coasting the singed ozones of the upper crustosphere, heavier thunder-bludgers starting to blot out the sky. A final siren to signal out, and we...we're fucking spent. Hell yeesh. Brief pause for requisite changing of the pants.
Up next, a bit of a brownout. A studio effort, but also the reason OEC will not dislodge SOTL as repping the best of the banker buds in twelve some years. On par with any number of pre-SOTL digitized ditties, smooth curving wheels of circular swish slosh silk-like from channel to channel, harsh vectors all but filtered out of the equation. There is, to some credit, a deceptive depth here. Ignore for a moment the sweeps and swoops surfing along the upper edges and sink into luxuriant clouds of cool, chromium, surge and glisten. Well, don't all shit yourselves at once.
Okay, let's see. That's two studio tracks consuming twenty-seven minutes. What next but forty-one solid minutes of live action. Emphasis on the action. One thing Incaps have mastered, over the course of the three most recent long players, Zouvrenee included, is the maxing out of the spectrum of possible auricular incident. There was a time when listeners (who I always thought were fucking deaf) would use words like "static" to describe the Incaps sound, live and otherwise. No longer. Even the fucking deaf (and apologies for my insensitivity, Incaps have all but guaranteed that my hearing will one day be blessed by that same, gloriously oblivious future of eternal "Ehh? Shpeak up shonny!"), yes, even the literally fucking deaf could not but feel the range of multidimensional vibration coursing through the airwaves. You say survival of the laziest I say soundtrack to the end of the world. An interesting exercise is to repeatedly jump to any random point via your digital playback device and never once will any one moment sound like another. You got them uppers, the lowers, the jizzers, the blowers; the screeching, the roaring, the splooging, the whoring; the crystalline, the smeared with vaseline; the pumping, the plowing, the sphinct-punching, the bowel-crunching. All that and more, your noise boy's a whore, don't care who know it, ain't fraid to show it. As my old man would shout, when in doubt whip it out. At moments sheer genius at others sheer wtf. At still others an unparsable convergence of two apparently opposed extremes. And, despite all that, despite the scorch-blistered excitement, the crunched-out delightment, despite the mastery of the many and marvelous multitudes of studied frequency overload, this is "just" another live Incaps, not even in the top tier thereof. Which, still can't stop me from shitting myself along the way.
Digest spew:
Incaps got the power, know how to fuckin use it. Power electronics from an alternate universe, where sound is consumed by mainlining raw power straight from the grid. Power electronics- better power electric. The raw energy emanating from the speakers will leave you locked in place, slackjawed, unblinking, vaguely scared, that this, all along, is what you want to receive. What you were born to receive. It's got that e-ner-gy, but also a rough n tumble physicality, brutality, that goes straight to gut, straight to pants. Power electronics unencumbered by the inconveniences of fact or history, hic, drunk on power, power electric. Good vibrations. All vibrations. Vibrate like a fucking eel. Deliver the goods. Feel me? No? Good. There are, by the way, two more tracks on this album, but who cares.
INTERRACIAL SEX - Nigger Addicted Jackaholic (Nil by Mouth)
Peter is destroying US PE right now, and this is some of his best work. Chaotic and exhilarating electronics meet broken structures and completely unhinged vocals. For me this album gets to the absolute core of what IS does and should be considered a classic. Highest recommendation.
Quote from: NIT on September 06, 2019, 10:52:26 PM
INTERRACIAL SEX - Nigger Addicted Jackaholic (Nil by Mouth)
Peter is destroying US PE right now, and this is some of his best work. Chaotic and exhilarating electronics meet broken structures and completely unhinged vocals. For me this album gets to the absolute core of what IS does and should be considered a classic. Highest recommendation.
Word.
Quote from: NIT on September 06, 2019, 10:52:26 PM
INTERRACIAL SEX - Nigger Addicted Jackaholic (Nil by Mouth)
...this is some of his best work.
...this album gets to the absolute core of what IS does and should be considered a classic. Highest recommendation.
Agreed. Especially glad he brought his vocals up in the mix this time. His previous work did use the smart judgement to place the vocals at a level to cause one to turn up the volume during listening. That resulted in everything surrounding and overlaying them to have oppressive weight. But it is no longer needed. On
...Jackaholic, the change feels symptomatic of an increased maturity of sound, clarity of message and overall confidence in the work. This album is his best to date, and the physical presentation with visuals is a step above as well.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 05, 2019, 07:58:01 PM
Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
Two listens in and this feels like a recording that rewards with nuances after repeated spins.
This fits nearly every
Mania release. I would really love to hear the
Agonal Lust / Mania split tape. Two of the best active projects.
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Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 05, 2019, 07:58:01 PM
Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
Two listens in and this feels like a recording that rewards with nuances after repeated spins.
This fits nearly every Mania release. I would really love to hear the Agonal Lust / Mania split tape. Two of the best active projects.
I was just listening to the Agonial Lust/Mania split. Both sides are top notch. Mania side showcases the skill he has with spacing out sound in his compositions to create an atmosphere that is both claustrophobic and vast... if that makes sense. However, I remember hearing Agonal Lust are done after the last two tapes and Chicago show. I could be wrong though.
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Quote from: RyanWreck on September 07, 2019, 12:59:25 AM
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 05, 2019, 07:58:01 PM
Mania - All Aftermath c30 (Freak Animal Records)
Two listens in and this feels like a recording that rewards with nuances after repeated spins.
This fits nearly every Mania release. I would really love to hear the Agonal Lust / Mania split tape. Two of the best active projects.
I was just listening to the Agonial Lust/Mania split. Both sides are top notch. Mania side showcases the skill he has with spacing out sound in his compositions to create an atmosphere that is both claustrophobic and vast... if that makes sense. However, I remember hearing Agonal Lust are done after the last two tapes and Chicago show. I could be wrong though.
Yea, that makes sense. Mania especially exhibits seemingly opposing atmospheres. Controlled frenzy, an anxious calm and the like. That's not great news about Agonal Lust, though, but I remember Coma Detox getting shelved, feeling a certain way about that but then it lead to Disgusting Sanctum and then AL so hopefully something even greater comes together from the death of AL.
There will be another AL recording; it'll be part of a cass. comp box set. Mania is also included. I have no idea when it'll be completed & released.
Thanks for all the comments concerning "All Aftermath". The next two recordings are completely different. One being much harsher & creepy then the material for the cass. box is so-called 'post mortem PE'.
This week I've listened to Alfarmania "From fix to fix" cd (Old Captain) & Genocide Organ :Leichenlinie: cd (Tesco)
talking about alfarmania.. anyone know anything about a forthcoming LP? read something somewhere, can't remember correctly...
weekends playlist have been:
skrewdriver - hail the new dawn
absurd - asgardsrei
xenophobic ejaculation - ss-division wiking/tampere skinheads 1983
mistreat - faith and fury
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talking about alfarmania.. anyone know anything about a forthcoming LP? read something somewhere, can't remember correctly...
As far as I know there is one coming sometime on Tesco.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 07, 2019, 11:43:34 PM
There will be another AL recording; it'll be part of a cass. comp box set. Mania is also included. I have no idea when it'll be completed & released.
NO LIMITS FUN***(edit: I did not realize that for logistical reasons, this was cancelled..... it's okay though because the new comp box that keeth is referring to is actually going to be even better!)
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 07, 2019, 11:43:34 PM
There will be another AL recording; it'll be part of a cass. comp box set. Mania is also included. I have no idea when it'll be completed & released.
Thanks for all the comments concerning "All Aftermath". The next two recordings are completely different. One being much harsher & creepy then the material for the cass. box is so-called 'post mortem PE'.
This week I've listened to Alfarmania "From fix to fix" cd (Old Captain) & Genocide Organ :Leichenlinie: cd (Tesco)
Do you or anyone else ever have problems with the Old Captain CDs? Mine always start skipping about halfway through. Discs are clean, I've tried playing them on different CD players, and I've even bought additional copies of the same release to see if I got a bad disc with the exact same skipping resulting.
Recently;
Final Solution - Mass Death CD
SKM-ETR - The Rugged Meat Cleaver
Cervical Smear - Real Death Enthusiast
Graustich - See You When You Get There
Quote from: FallOfNature on September 09, 2019, 01:33:50 AM
SKM-ETR - The Rugged Meat Cleaver
Excellent album- picked it up after seeing them live
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Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 07, 2019, 11:43:34 PM
There will be another AL recording; it'll be part of a cass. comp box set. Mania is also included. I have no idea when it'll be completed & released.
Thanks for all the comments concerning "All Aftermath". The next two recordings are completely different. One being much harsher & creepy then the material for the cass. box is so-called 'post mortem PE'.
This week I've listened to Alfarmania "From fix to fix" cd (Old Captain) & Genocide Organ :Leichenlinie: cd (Tesco)
Do you or anyone else ever have problems with the Old Captain CDs? Mine always start skipping about halfway through. Discs are clean, I've tried playing them on different CD players, and I've even bought additional copies of the same release to see if I got a bad disc with the exact same skipping resulting.
Yeah - one of the Chod discs wont read properly on a number of CD players.
This has been mystery in the past. Question how digital release would have problems. Normally if it is coding error, then entire pressing should be affected. But it rarely is.
I had two encounters with such pressings on my own labels. One black metal release had closer to 10, but it was already years ago. One Freak Animal title had 1 reported case not so long ago.
When sending disc to factory for inspection, it turned out that metal surface of the disc was too thin in that particular disc. This is what can happen in mass production, and generally machine settings that do quality check of pressing, checks optically every 100th disc. When machine spots the error, then CD press needs to be adjusted. Yet, some copies may always pass the automatic check. In mass production, there is always possibility for error, and as CD used to be such huge mass product, it is not possible to adjust disc quality check for every copy. One out of hundred may be maximum.
Nevertheless, many discs that have too thin metallic layer, may still work 100% in most of players. Just some particular CD player isn't able to handle it, while others can't find any problem. Still, it is possible to contact CD pressing and conclude they should look into this issue. Even based on one incident, of one disc, CD press I have used adjusted their press to put thicker layer of metal to avoid such problem. They told layer can't be too thick, or it will cause other issues. So it's fine balance of tiny fractions of millimeters.
If factory constantly produces such discs, and it affects great number of each pressing, I'd say labels should most definitely tell them to adjust machines. I would not be surprised if someone does less metal coating on disc just to save couple euros on long run. Even if price would be totally insignificant per disc.
Toshiji Mikawa – Radio Code cd reissue
Sound, for the airwaves by the airwaves. RADIO CODE exists to give away power. Get it while it's hot. Scorching hot. This message, delivered via blackbox electronics, will self destruct in fifty-one minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Crack the code, spy the heart of Incapacitants, pierced, piercing, pallo, cloaked in fuzzloads of erratz AM distortion. Mikawa before The Mikawa- or at least before the person of Kosakai was commissioned to partner in the Mikawa-orchestrated dissemination of blackbox electronics.
And yes, behind all that erratz AM distortion, quite the scorcher here lurks. Vibrating fuzz-loads, layers of them, buzzing with frazzled-raw energies, sizzling, slathering, foaming at the mouth. It feels controlled, contrived even, a sickened sense of logos emergent from the blackest boxed contrivance. The man with the plan draws out the mania, slowly teasing convergences, contingencies, attentions inexorably drawn into overlapping patterns of gritty gray sheen, grainy ambient glitters winking in the darkly frozen scathe-scape.
Hold on, back up, did someone say ambient?
Well why not? Consider the electro-singed digitalia of more recent Incaps extraction, or some of Mikawa's latter-day solo work- the futzy-buttzy drillage on the latter half of I, Noise. Among the more electrified synergies, a tip of the hat to Merzbow's Pornoise, whiffs of the more synthetically engaged Euro detachment rounding out the bouquet. Sprinkle: a pinch of morose Shift dis-restfulness, a dash of good man J Duncan, crackling hard in blackest drone-pitch, and you're just about there. (How's that for name dropping?)
Now, keep in mind this is still Mikawa (aka the name to end all names). No set of synthetically engaged amplitude modulation would be complete without a nice bit of ear-drilling squeal-nasties, however cloaked in fuzzed up- futzed up- electro-storm. Electro-storm acclimated to the brittle freeze of ground-up crinkle textures, miniature AM blurts repeatedly bleating throughout the storm, ending hard on crumbling avalanche of degraded, lower end, sphinct-grind.
Keep in mind, too, that the material is already otherwise released, under the guise of Incapacitants. (Which we have learned more recently via the good graces of the Pariah Tapes boxset (https://www.discogs.com/Incapacitants-Pariah-Tapes/release/626605)). Properly said: Radio Code (1988) is Incapacitants Pallo 1 (1985), tape the 1st on the Project Pallo '85 set, with Side A repping "Jaapsoc" and Side B "Leprosy" and "Manic-Depressive". Such pearls are in fact dropped by good man J Duncan hisself on the radio broadcast in question. So why even bother? Good question. But a question soon left after a brief A/Bing of the two (Radio Code and Pallo 1). Where Pallo 1 is, simply, purest amped-up harsh of the scorching Incaps persuasion, Radio Code is carefully filtered, like a fine wine, the scorchingest perversions extracted in favor of more, um, ambient incursion. Perhaps as owing itself to the long degraded recording medium but who really cares. Results are what matter and ambient is as ambient does.
Keep in mind I use the word ambient in passing. As in, relative to the pure earhole-drilling HARSH of Incaps proper, practically every other goddamn thing ever recorded is ambient. But just wait- JUST WAIT- till you hit the utterly brilliant ten-minute mark of Side B. The fevered ambient organ overlap, the inevitable harsher electro-scorch convergence. Like, fu-uuuu. Just, fiiine.
Before that though, a certain degree of HARSH to contend with. And by harsh, I mean, sincerely straining my desire to continue listening. Just this ridiculous repeating dog-yapping sample. Or what could be manipulated vocal. To imitate that incessant dog. Dog-yapping-cum-manipulated vocal alarm siren. Over and over and over. And over. It is, frankly, irritating as fuck. Like, let's park our collective ass next to badly neglected dog pound while earholes carefully audition new piece of pure broken-electronic surge-fizzle. For optimum results may I highly recommend playing this for your neighbors at maximum volume at 3:30 in the fucking morning. Like, holy fucking shit this is harsh. Yap! Yap! Yap! Yap! Like who in their right mind could listen to this shit. (Aside from your irritating neighbors. Fuck them, and that yapping pooch.) Then at the above-mentioned ten minute mark, the brilliance. Short-lived, but brilliant. The shift into high gear, literally and figuratively. The ridiculous, brilliantly, brutal repetitive doggy-yap enters into upper ended alarm phase, pace well and accelerated (and just fairly distracting from any possibility of enjoyment). There are moments. When the yapping slows or briefly stops. And the underlying electro-futz current duly steps up. It is at these moments, however brief, that one can appreciate the multiform layers in play. And in which one repeatedly switches, in rapid eye-blinks, back and forth between the old dahmer-genius equation.
In the closing minutes, as the sound appears to get more erratic and out of control, one might swear as to detect hints of "Live", the closing live track from Feedback Of NMS. These moments of utter brilliance are few and far between but are sufficient in suggesting to this perv that awesomeness has potentially descended, if for but a sublime, abbreviated, instant.
Digest spew:
T. FUCKING Mikawa!
"Archive I" - Genocide Organ
The strong point of this short album was that it featured a lot of variation in rhythm, harshness, and even song length. I especially enjoyed the second track. Now to listen to the rest of the Archive series.
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MNEM - For Delta Relics CD (Kaos Kontrol)
A choir of abandoned machinery and antiquated electronics with just enough voltage left in them to keep going.
Perfect description of the project.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on September 11, 2019, 07:08:35 PM
Toshiji Mikawa – Radio Code cd reissue
Keep in mind, too, that the material is already otherwise released, under the guise of Incapacitants. (Which we have learned more recently via the good graces of the Pariah Tapes boxset (https://www.discogs.com/Incapacitants-Pariah-Tapes/release/626605)). Properly said: Radio Code (1988) is Incapacitants Pallo 1 (1985), tape the 1st on the Project Pallo '85 set, with Side A repping "Jaapsoc" and Side B "Leprosy" and "Manic-Depressive".
I had no idea... where is it stated that Radio Code is in fact a re-issue of Pallo 1? I'm glad you said this as I contemplated buying Radio Code, but looks like I already own it in the Pariah Tapes boxset.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 11, 2019, 08:33:20 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on September 11, 2019, 07:08:35 PM
Toshiji Mikawa – Radio Code cd reissue
Keep in mind, too, that the material is already otherwise released, under the guise of Incapacitants. (Which we have learned more recently via the good graces of the Pariah Tapes boxset (https://www.discogs.com/Incapacitants-Pariah-Tapes/release/626605)). Properly said: Radio Code (1988) is Incapacitants Pallo 1 (1985), tape the 1st on the Project Pallo '85 set, with Side A repping "Jaapsoc" and Side B "Leprosy" and "Manic-Depressive".
I had no idea... where is it stated that Radio Code is in fact a re-issue of Pallo 1? I'm glad you said this as I contemplated buying Radio Code, but looks like I already own it in the Pariah Tapes boxset.
Per the full and overwrought commentary, I'd say you don't (already own it) even if you've got the Pariah Tapes set. Truly, the net recording qualities are
drastically removed. I can listen to the one, then the other, several times, and feel no direct overlap. At least as far as texture. But I say this as a maniac too far gone to care. Honestly, I'm infinitely overjoyed to have them both, just to endlessly compare and contrast. Like the sick fuck I am.
Maskhead
Pray for pain.
Solid dynamic harsh noise
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on September 11, 2019, 07:08:35 PM
Toshiji Mikawa – Radio Code cd reissue
Thank you for the thoughtful review. I was just trying to wrap my head around this one yesterday and you beat me to the review. The "B-side" is certainly brutal with its unrelenting ultra repetitive sample. But the "A-side" is so damn good, it can be forgiven.
Vile Vulgar - "Private Art" (Freak Animal)
One of my favorite new project tapes this year. Harsh and heavy sound, but with well structured dynamics of crashing and dragging objects as well as mutated, gurgling and mangled sounds. Was listening to this one and a Worth tape back and forth, and it was perfect pairing.
Kakerlak - "Pyrethroid Buzz" (Trash Ritual)
Can't go wrong with Kakerlak. Brutal, dense harsh noise with so much depth and layered textures. Collage is perfect because through it sounds like he's beating scrap metal against a chainlink fence.
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Kakerlak - "Pyrethroid Buzz" (Trash Ritual)
Can't go wrong with Kakerlak. Brutal, dense harsh noise with so much depth and layered textures. Collage is perfect because through it sounds like he's beating scrap metal against a chainlink fence.
One of his best works. "Temporary & Successive Stages" is probably my favorite, and of course the TF/PE release "Crawling to Objectify" was brilliant. As erratic and shifting as
Kakerlak material usually is you always feel like its building up to something.
Devloper has a similar type of climaxing momentum. Wish either of them would put some new material out.
Bathory - Bathory
In my opinion the best metal album of all the time.
QuoteKakerlak material usually is you always feel like its building up to something. Devloper has a similar type of climaxing momentum. Wish either of them would put some new material out.
Kakerlak has a new track on the prose nagge comp that just dropped
Quote from: Bacteriafield on September 13, 2019, 03:03:59 AM
QuoteKakerlak material usually is you always feel like its building up to something. Devloper has a similar type of climaxing momentum. Wish either of them would put some new material out.
Kakerlak has a new track on the prose nagge comp that just dropped
Wow, there is a ton of good stuff on that comp. glad you pointed it out I would've missed it.
I remember i had read here Collapsed Hole was about to do a Kakerlak boxset. No details if it was reissues or new material. And i have no idea if this is in the making, postponed, or cancelled.
since it was mentioned here, and several people have asked throughout the past year or so, i'll explain a bit about the endless delay with the kakerlak box....
the kakerlak box is/was to be 3x tape reissues.
the first problem i encountered was i had bought 300 c62s. "hung + abandoned" ended up needing to be a c45 which is just too much missing time to be comfortable with dubbed onto a c62. second issue was "temporary & successive stages" + "crawling to objectify" needed to be a c70... and since the tf/pe cs was cut short, no way was i making the same mistake, and the material surely warrants every minute as intended.
third - i started dubbing "the heat of the hole" + "life in walls" , but the tapes must be defective as they playback at very very low volume, despite the level checking just slightly in the red while recording.
fourth problem was my own stupid, incompetent asshole self. i'm an honest guy so to those that don't know me, i will divulge that i got very carried away with opiates and alcohol. this not only drained what little $ i had, but led to several arrests/jailtime/related issues during which my stuff got fucked with, resulting in a lot of broken/lost equipment, including the tape deck & materials for the art, and my good printer. i still have not fully recovered from that situation since it came to a bad head last year. since i'm out of personal possessions to sell there really isn't a remedy to replace things until tax time when i get $$$ for my kids and disabled wife. i fucked over a bunch of banks so i have no credit cards and can't get any until i pay about 2K$ back. even though i've been sober for over a year now, i'm uneducated, have a criminal record, and live in the middle of nowhere with few employment options, so my meager paycheck goes to keeping the family afloat, its gone days before the next one comes, so when i say i have no money, i mean it literally - i have no money, which is unfortunately needed to do cool things like release noise tapes.
so, there. ideally it will happen when my personal situation stabilizes. i still have the vhs boxes, at least...
I wish things to improve for you, and when they do we all celebrate it with that box which will be a bomb !
Yes, there are more important things in life than noise. I conclude not many, hah, but staying alive and family, yes they are.
"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit. The combination of junk and generated noise created for me a divide between the world external to the first-person subject of the album, and their own internal state of mind. The echos and reverberations made by the junk create the atmosphere of a decrepit and isolated hovel, while the lack of depth on the electronically generated noise pushed it to the foreground - as though representative of a mental haze through which one views the world. This was my first proper listening to a Mania album, and I enjoyed it a lot. Any recommendations of what to check out next by this project?
"Yellow Trash Bazooka" - The Gerogerigegege
I really liked the noisecore/noise for its general harshness and extremity. The vocals on this reminded me a bit of Reek of the Unzen Gas Fumes, so I wonder if Reek might have taken some inspiration from The Gerogerigegege. The only thing that I did not care for was the yelling out of the track titles and the countdown before each song because it disrupted the flow between each piece. I get that the music is intended to be jarring and fragmented, but that aspect was just not to my taste. I liked it a lot.
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"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit. The combination of junk and generated noise created for me a divide between the world external to the first-person subject of the album, and their own internal state of mind. The echos and reverberations made by the junk create the atmosphere of a decrepit and isolated hovel, while the lack of depth on the electronically generated noise pushed it to the foreground - as though representative of a mental haze through which one views the world. This was my first proper listening to a Mania album, and I enjoyed it a lot. Any recommendations of what to check out next by this project?
This was the first Mania release I heard and still one of his best, along with Decrepit (highly recommended) and Grim Conditions. However i'm yet to hear 'All Aftermath' and the other two releases which came out this year on total black & the tape with agonal lust.
Everything Mania's done recently has evoked that very "torture dungeon" feel, for sure. Extremely organic and exposed, but exclusively masterful.
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"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit.
I've always seen
Mania less as a Serial killer vibe (
Taint leaned more towards that in my mind, of the child loving variety) and more of a Guns and Ammo collecting militia conspiracy nut who could become a spree shooter but instead barely controls their rage through use of pharmaceuticals and the occasional beating of a prostitute or bar patron where he frequents after his blue collar temp jobs that he can barely keep for more than a month. I don't mean Keith himself, just that's the type of personality I feel from it.
Don't post reviews that often but I recently got the new batch of Dead Gods tapes and the Sewer Election tape "Efterspel" is a real gem - lo-fi minimal slowly shifting pulsing concreté with some ring modulated frequencies happening. Really enjoyable tape!! Highly recommend!
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"Yellow Trash Bazooka" - The Gerogerigegege
The only thing that I did not care for was the yelling out of the track titles and the countdown before each song because it disrupted the flow between each piece. I get that the music is intended to be jarring and fragmented, but that aspect was just not to my taste. I liked it a lot.
It's kind of an inherent part of noisecore, actually. I mean, usually it's counting with drumsticks but I find it pretty cool and amazing. For instance, the old Brazilian bands often yell the songs names between each tracks, sometimes even explain their content, and it takes longer than for them to play the songs themselves.
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"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit.
I've always seen Mania less as a Serial killer vibe (Taint leaned more towards that in my mind, of the child loving variety) and more of a Guns and Ammo collecting militia conspiracy nut who could become a spree shooter but instead barely controls their rage through use of pharmaceuticals and the occasional beating of a prostitute or bar patron where he frequents after his blue collar temp jobs that he can barely keep for more than a month. I don't mean Keith himself, just that's the type of personality I feel from it.
Mania is one of the absolute best projects and one of the few that I try to buy every single release. I've definitely gotten some of that vibe. For me, I see a lot of themes isolation and mental decline, pent up rage and violence but almost never aimed in specifics which again always seems to be like the disgust/hatred is building up tension and then boiling over. The genius of Mania is that the titles/visuals are often so non-specific to a theme, that all of this is through the music. Metal sounds that go from squeaking, scraping, dragging to big multilayered destruction. Synth/noise that sometimes is so quiet and minimal and up to absolute brutality. Artwork is always great
In a timespan, you can pull some releases and hear familiar elements, but there is not a single project that can do so much with them and will have different tone and atmosphere from track to track and tape to tape. Best shit.
Favorites:
Ultra-Negative (probably my favorite and always in rotation)
True Ass Worship/Together They're Murder tracks
Little Pieces of Violence
Decrepit
Armed to the Teeth ...still need All Aftermath!
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"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit.
I've always seen Mania less as a Serial killer vibe (Taint leaned more towards that in my mind, of the child loving variety) and more of a Guns and Ammo collecting militia conspiracy nut who could become a spree shooter but instead barely controls their rage through use of pharmaceuticals and the occasional beating of a prostitute or bar patron where he frequents after his blue collar temp jobs that he can barely keep for more than a month. I don't mean Keith himself, just that's the type of personality I feel from it.
That was more of the interpretation that I was leaning to as well (especially in light of the cover art on this release). The man with the gun on the cover made me immediately think of the Ted Kaczynski, or some similar type of person.
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"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit.
I've always seen Mania less as a Serial killer vibe (Taint leaned more towards that in my mind, of the child loving variety) and more of a Guns and Ammo collecting militia conspiracy nut who could become a spree shooter but instead barely controls their rage through use of pharmaceuticals and the occasional beating of a prostitute or bar patron where he frequents after his blue collar temp jobs that he can barely keep for more than a month. I don't mean Keith himself, just that's the type of personality I feel from it.
Mania is one of the absolute best projects and one of the few that I try to buy every single release. I've definitely gotten some of that vibe. For me, I see a lot of themes isolation and mental decline, pent up rage and violence but almost never aimed in specifics which again always seems to be like the disgust/hatred is building up tension and then boiling over. The genius of Mania is that the titles/visuals are often so non-specific to a theme, that all of this is through the music. Metal sounds that go from squeaking, scraping, dragging to big multilayered destruction. Synth/noise that sometimes is so quiet and minimal and up to absolute brutality. Artwork is always great
In a timespan, you can pull some releases and hear familiar elements, but there is not a single project that can do so much with them and will have different tone and atmosphere from track to track and tape to tape. Best shit.
Favorites:
Ultra-Negative (probably my favorite and always in rotation)
True Ass Worship/Together They're Murder tracks
Little Pieces of Violence
Decrepit
Armed to the Teeth
...still need All Aftermath!
The lack of specificity that you mention is very interesting, which, I think, highlights just how perfect the name "Mania" is for the project. It is not an expression of logical, targeted, or planned hatred/violence, but the embodiment of insanity and misanthropy in some of their truest forms.
As for the artwork, I totally agree that it is perfect in every way. It was what drew me to this release in the first place.
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"Yellow Trash Bazooka" - The Gerogerigegege
The only thing that I did not care for was the yelling out of the track titles and the countdown before each song because it disrupted the flow between each piece. I get that the music is intended to be jarring and fragmented, but that aspect was just not to my taste. I liked it a lot.
It's kind of an inherent part of noisecore, actually. I mean, usually it's counting with drumsticks but I find it pretty cool and amazing. For instance, the old Brazilian bands often yell the songs names between each tracks, sometimes even explain their content, and it takes longer than for them to play the songs themselves.
I think that I will have to spend some more time with noisecore. I really like the music itself, but the little aspects of the genre like that might take a while to get used to. Are there any releases that you find especially interesting due to the countdown and song explanations?
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"Insidious and Alone" - Mania
I think that someone above mentioned that Mania evokes a sense of being a blindfolded captive of a serial killer, and after listening to this recording I can clearly see where they are coming from. However, I also got the sense that this album was intended to capture the internal mental state of a serial killer or extreme hermit. The combination of junk and generated noise created for me a divide between the world external to the first-person subject of the album, and their own internal state of mind. The echos and reverberations made by the junk create the atmosphere of a decrepit and isolated hovel, while the lack of depth on the electronically generated noise pushed it to the foreground - as though representative of a mental haze through which one views the world. This was my first proper listening to a Mania album, and I enjoyed it a lot. Any recommendations of what to check out next by this project?
This was the first Mania release I heard and still one of his best, along with Decrepit (highly recommended) and Grim Conditions. However i'm yet to hear 'All Aftermath' and the other two releases which came out this year on total black & the tape with agonal lust.
Given the amount of people recommending "Decrepit," I think that that will be the next album to check out.
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This has been mystery in the past. Question how digital release would have problems. Normally if it is coding error, then entire pressing should be affected. But it rarely is.
I had two encounters with such pressings on my own labels. One black metal release had closer to 10, but it was already years ago. One Freak Animal title had 1 reported case not so long ago.
When sending disc to factory for inspection, it turned out that metal surface of the disc was too thin in that particular disc. This is what can happen in mass production, and generally machine settings that do quality check of pressing, checks optically every 100th disc. When machine spots the error, then CD press needs to be adjusted. Yet, some copies may always pass the automatic check. In mass production, there is always possibility for error, and as CD used to be such huge mass product, it is not possible to adjust disc quality check for every copy. One out of hundred may be maximum.
Nevertheless, many discs that have too thin metallic layer, may still work 100% in most of players. Just some particular CD player isn't able to handle it, while others can't find any problem. Still, it is possible to contact CD pressing and conclude they should look into this issue. Even based on one incident, of one disc, CD press I have used adjusted their press to put thicker layer of metal to avoid such problem. They told layer can't be too thick, or it will cause other issues. So it's fine balance of tiny fractions of millimeters.
If factory constantly produces such discs, and it affects great number of each pressing, I'd say labels should most definitely tell them to adjust machines. I would not be surprised if someone does less metal coating on disc just to save couple euros on long run. Even if price would be totally insignificant per disc.
Interesting and thorough explanation, thanks. Figure his being based in Ukraine could have something to do with that.
Finally received a package today that among others includes my copy of the Two Daughters 2x12" on VOD. Played it this morning and it's really great. One of best kept secrets from the 80's tape scene and I'm sure it will be in my top 3 for this year. Not harsh or noisy but experimental stuff with looped vocals, primitive beats and samples. Just a magical atmosphere in these tracks..
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Quote"Yellow Trash Bazooka" - The Gerogerigegege
The only thing that I did not care for was the yelling out of the track titles and the countdown before each song because it disrupted the flow between each piece. I get that the music is intended to be jarring and fragmented, but that aspect was just not to my taste. I liked it a lot.
It's kind of an inherent part of noisecore, actually. I mean, usually it's counting with drumsticks but I find it pretty cool and amazing. For instance, the old Brazilian bands often yell the songs names between each tracks, sometimes even explain their content, and it takes longer than for them to play the songs themselves.
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on September 14, 2019, 08:16:38 PMI think that I will have to spend some more time with noisecore. I really like the music itself, but the little aspects of the genre like that might take a while to get used to. Are there any releases that you find especially interesting due to the countdown and song explanations?
I highly, HIGHLY recommend checking out Traci Lords Loves Noise for this type of genre-convention thing. (also apologies for my poor formatting on this quote).
Vigilantism - Incessant Authority (CD, Freak Animal): It sounds a bit different than I expected from the sample, but I guess that's not weird with 1 min samples. Good, rough industrial electronics though. Good looking digipack as well.
Mademoiselle Bistouri - Daily Routine / Solipsism (tape, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Rather lo-fi Harsh Noise, didn't do much for me at first, but second listen proved better, will give it some more spins and see if it's a keeper or not.
Penetration Squadron/Taeter (tape, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): I like these Penetration Squadron tracks better than the first release, harsh and primitive PE. Taeter, hmm, it's only been a couple of days since I listened, I remember quite liking it, but can't give a good description how it sounded atm...
Scatmother - Doctrines of Submission (7", Antipatik Records): Scatmother working with Bizarre Uproar sounds, can't really say that it sounds much different than what we're used too. Nice thematic release, good layout, catchy opening tune on the B-side, really an earworm.
Goatmoon/Bizarre Uproar - Vaskivittu (7", Filth & Violence): Goatmoon has a very good track, Bizarre Uproar is good too, but not one of his best. Cover image is really fitting, no logo's, but still very recognizable, dirty, but kind of "stylish" too, hehe.
Sickness - Purgatory (CD, Cipher Productions): Short, but to the point Harsh Noise release, enjoyable stuff.
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MNEM - For Delta Relics CD (Kaos Kontrol)
A choir of abandoned machinery and antiquated electronics with just enough voltage left in them to keep going.
Perfect description of the project.
downloaded this on bandcamp on the strength of this review, incredible stuff and the image in my head as I listen is exactly this description. evokes a similar gritty urban feeling to Anenzephalia, though perhaps even more alienating and cold for the lack of vocals.
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I highly, HIGHLY recommend checking out Traci Lords Loves Noise for this type of genre-convention thing. (also apologies for my poor formatting on this quote).
Thanks for the suggestion! I will check it out.
"Decrepit" - ManiaI liked this over "Insidious and Alone" because it was, overall, a more cohesive recording. It retained the strong usage of junk noise and electronics, but was able to effectively bridge the divide between the two by increasing the prominence of vocals. Though I did not get as strong a sense of atmosphere off of this album, the high quality noise tones certainly made up for it.
"Grotesque Mirth" - ManiaI thought this had some nice noise, but the lack of junk metal atmospherics left it sounding less impressive to me than some of the other Mania releases that I have heard so far.
Concrete Mascara - Lunar Hunger tape
Less piercing feedback and upfront vocals and a more atmospheric direction. Long drawn out tracks. A nice change of pace.
Nordvargr – Tantum Melior CD
Other artist's takes on Nordvargr recent work. Highlight is the track with Visions. An interesting listen/concept but not much staying power for me.
Various – Field Tales 3X tape
Best stuff on here is from Control 2x, Mania, Nicole 12, Streicher, Whorebutcher, Survival Unit...long compilation better listened to digitally as there's a handful of tracks that'll give the fast forward button a nice workout.
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Concrete Mascara - Lunar Hunger tape
Less piercing feedback and upfront vocals and a more atmospheric direction. Long drawn out tracks. A nice change of pace.
that one was an ode to Converter and Ride for Revenge, albeit buried in a layer of murk.
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Various – Field Tales 3X tape
Best stuff on here is from Control 2x, Mania, Nicole 12, Streicher, Whorebutcher, Survival Unit...long compilation better listened to digitally as there's a handful of tracks that'll give the fast forward button a nice workout.
Those are all easy highlights but I've got to mention The Urge Within track which samples the Rostov Ripper's testimony. that one is soo good! Also love the plastic clam shell case for all three tapes. I forgot if its a foldout poster or booklet but it looks real nice too.
Genocide Organ - Obituary of the Americas
Not a new release by any means but have been playing it in the car stereo on repeat for months now, never seems to leave the cd changer. Opening track "Autodefensa" is just an absolute powerhouse, commanding vocals with a deep, heavy synth loop and piercing, high end synth. Particularly like how it almost as a verse/chorus structure, going back and forth between the deeper synth looped sections and then more high end/mid range parts. "Plastic Vests" is another fantastic track: samples, great weird percussive synth loop with some varying feedback/radio(?) manipulations, and some of my favorite GO lyrics. "Todo por la Patria" which closes the album is another strong track with more interesting lyrics (when you can discern them), seemingly to do with the South American drug trade...had an argument with my roommates about whether or not they are talking about Viagra in the track and after repeat listens, we finally determined they had to be comparing it to "a shot of cocaine". (If anyone can confirm or deny this please let me know, haha.) Not well versed enough whatsoever on South American guerrilla politics/history to fully understand the context but either way, very interesting piece. Love, love this album. There's so much that can be said about the tracks I didn't mention as well, like "I don't wanna die" and "Formacion de Guerrilla". Would love to hear more about anyone's understanding of the subject matter as I mentioned, I'm not well versed in it at all.
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
I know this isn't really typical for this board but have been listening to this album nonstop since I got my cd copy in the mail. So many beautiful, sad, crooning tracks about the need for intimacy and to be taken care of. I love her voice and image (I mean, duh, she's fucking hot) but some of the tracks on this album are just stunning. "Venice Bitch" has to be my favorite...a 9 minute psychedelic rock anthem with probably the catchiest hook I've heard in recent years. "Fuck it I love you" is another standout. "Happiness is a Butterfly" and "Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - And I Have It", the two closing tracks on the album are equally beautiful tracks. Lot of piano ballad type pieces but they work so well. Could have done without the foolish Sublime cover "Doin Time" and the track "Bartender", but otherwise I'm not complaining. Great, great modern pop album.
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INTERRACIAL SEX - Nigger Addicted Jackaholic (Nil by Mouth)
Peter is destroying US PE right now, and this is some of his best work. Chaotic and exhilarating electronics meet broken structures and completely unhinged vocals. For me this album gets to the absolute core of what IS does and should be considered a classic. Highest recommendation.
Just got this and have to agree. This is completely unhinged, uncomfortable, and frightening. Listening to this tape gives me so much anxiety. The whole package is so evocative and deranged. Also, the cover image makes more sense after reading the advert within.
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Not well versed enough whatsoever on South American guerrilla politics/history to fully understand the context but either way, very interesting piece. Love, love this album. There's so much that can be said about the tracks I didn't mention as well, like "I don't wanna die" and "Formacion de Guerrilla".
The Autodefensas were formed as a protection for villages and towns, militias if you like, to protect themselves against the drug cartels where the authorities wouldn't or couldn't. Some were very effective and soon became power factors in their own right. Some even took over the running of the drugs trade in their area.
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Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
I know this isn't really typical for this board but have been listening to this album nonstop since I got my cd copy in the mail. So many beautiful, sad, crooning tracks about the need for intimacy and to be taken care of. I love her voice and image (I mean, duh, she's fucking hot) but some of the tracks on this album are just stunning. "Venice Bitch" has to be my favorite...a 9 minute psychedelic rock anthem with probably the catchiest hook I've heard in recent years. "Fuck it I love you" is another standout. "Happiness is a Butterfly" and "Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - And I Have It", the two closing tracks on the album are equally beautiful tracks. Lot of piano ballad type pieces but they work so well. Could have done without the foolish Sublime cover "Doin Time" and the track "Bartender", but otherwise I'm not complaining. Great, great modern pop album.
Yeah, right! I really, really don't like "modern pop albums", but all of Lana Del Rey's albums are just really good. Consoling pleasures, somehow.
Z.K. "Isilo" CS (Lake Shark Harsh Noise, 2018)
Static-based, wide stereo harsh noise with an organic, almost soft feel. A-side constantly
erupting and bursting like a naturally-occurring flow of liquid. Mid-range undertow with higher
timbres that occasionally break through. Has some ringouts that make me wonder if the sources
are acoustic. Kind of quiet and subdued even compared to Vast Glory's amazing LSHN tape. B-
side thicker and more propulsive, immediate massive flood. Wet, heavy textures. Torrential
rains. Very dynamic, very tasteful. Perfectly layered. For fans of condensed tone/texture studies.
Crack Bytch "Chain Link Toe Holds" CS (Lake Shark Harsh Noise, 2019)
Happily traded this from the woman behind said project after a chance meeting. I believe
there are other elements which appealed to Sam, secondary to the quality of her sound work,
that motivated the release. Anyway. Surprisingly atmospheric, harmonic stuff. Some Tesco/Cold
Meat Industry vibes early on. Detailed, strange and mysterious. Exquisite elements of
brokenness in gear and amp buzz. Not unlike the live Rodger Stella/Puce Mary collaboration,
but more enjoyable. Bizarre applications of unprocessed and processed sound collage. Weird
panning and layering choices. Stevie Nicks coming through the radio. Could more readily
compare this to Blood Stereo than anything typical of LSHN. Live recording on B-side gets
harsher but still focuses on cool stereo action/channel switching rather than getting all in-your-
face. Blown-out vocals remind me of another female act, Yohimbe, I was lucky enough to
experience in Richmond recently. Passionate, intense delivery. Introduce yourself to one of the
new queens.
Niku Daruma "Painful Bliss: Final Twist" (Fusty Cunt, 2019)
I was fortunate to stay the night at these ladies' house after watching them beat one
another up onstage in Pittsburgh. It was much rougher than what you're probably imagining.
They also make fucked-up, dirty, machine-gun laser noise. That gash on the cover probably
happened during a performance. While I'm enjoying what I'm hearing, it's just not the same
without that aspect. Much less aggression than their physical presence, which was intense.
These sounds are energetic and sexy, but the way these women can command attention of a
room is another level entirely. Powerful and Macronympha-adjacent, for sure, but so are the
women themselves. Someone please offer them a live recording at the right time and place. For
fans of Macronympha, Mauthausen Orchestra and Bizarre Uproar.
M.B.D. "Caged For Life" (Angst, 2018)
I saw this gentleman play an excellent, passionate live performance of very weird,
intricate and musical "death industrial" in Cincinnatti recently. This tape simply doesn't live up to
that. I realize it was recorded five years ago, but it's literally nothing like what the guy's doing
now. Skip this in favor of a recent tape, you won't be disappointed. Nowadays, this fella is really
on his game. I hope somebody recorded that set I saw.
Creep of Paris "Hummingbird X" (Research Laboratories, 2018?)
Total "what am I listening to" garbage mess. In the best possible way. Grimy, rough tape
manipulations of thrift store this and that, found on used cassettes. At least, if this was done any
other way, one would have to ask "why?" If you removed the subject matter and intent from
something like Publication Ban, you'd maybe get this. Maybe.
Creep of Paris "Gavia Immer" (Research Laboratories, 2019)
Nintey-odd minutes of, fuck, I don't know. Some pitched, layered interviews with various
women talking about meeting Elvis Presley and the interviewer sounding like an old limey
pervert. The B-side is some kind of surf music sample, looped ad nauseam and tape saturated
to shit. It sounds like something pulled from some random middle-eastern tape. Fans of Blöd
(not the harsh noise Blöd) would probably get something out of this.
Thomas Laroche "Spiritual Enlightenment Through Inactivity" (Research Laboratories,
2019)
All ten minutes or so (both sides) of this tape consists entirely of a single tape loop of
choral music.
Thomas Laroche "Repeat Prescription MKII" (Research Laboratories, 2018?)
Tape-pitched vocals ala Shadow Ring over throbbing industrial rhythms. Actually pretty
listenable. Has vibes of arty tape music as well as old-school bleakness. Single-sided tape,
though, so minus some points for that.
The Vomit Arsonsist "Nihil Dicit" (Deathbed Tapes, 2019)
I saw this project live in Providence a few months ago and he had some of the best
control over his equipment of any act I saw the whole tour. That seems to be what "death
industrial" is about, equipment achieving atmosphere. VA does it well, the sounds appeared to
me as these corridors you follow as new ones are introduced. I found this more true in a live
setting, though. Both on tape and in person, though, there's this detail and balance in his sound
in which each new sound acts as a corridor the listener then follows him down (including vocals).
The bass will fuck with your sinuses. I've heard a couple compilation tracks I didn't care for, but
overall TVA exemplifies everything I want in death industrial, sound-wise. I appreciate the
personal and psychological content, also. Very much worth your time, but I'd say go see him live
just as well. Urban, bleak and detached American heavy electronics.
Violent Shogun "Kokutai" (Yes Divulgation, 2019)
More stuff that grabs attention from the first second, made by a guy who's literally always
doing new stuff; somehow making all his experiments work for him. I can't fucking believe the
progress in between recordings whenever I get a new VS tape. While everything so far has been
absolute top-class industrial and noise music, this is more like advanced-technique French
electronic concrete music that like happens to be on the industrial and noise side of the
spectrum. The seamless editing of the plucked notes and struck chords against the bizarro
modular synth propulsion reminds me more of Luc Ferrari than Aaron Dilloway. Things actually
do take on a Dilloway vibe with the second track, at least his more synth-oriented pieces. By the
crescendo of each track, though, Mr. Shogun's sound is always his own. The only project I'd
truly compare this tape to that's currently active is also done by the same person. Even with my
familiarity with the guy's sound and intent, track three came completely out of left field. Point
being, this guy just gets better and better. Please give him some release offers.
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Yeah, right! I really, really don't like "modern pop albums", but all of Lana Del Rey's albums are just really good. Consoling pleasures, somehow.
I enjoy stuff like Marissa Nadler from time to time.. According to my girlfriend she sounds like Lana Del Rey. Never bothered to check it out though as she has terrible taste in music..
Kiran Arora – Formication
Ever wake up in the middle of the night to find a cockroach crawling all over your face? Only to find that the one is not just one, but several? Dozens? Hundreds? A full and fevered cockroach clusterfuck? Now, you too can share in the experience. In the dawning metamorphosis between fever dream and waking horror, in the altered state that splits mind and body, in the nebulous shift of perspective: animal to insect to flattened, twitching, bits. In the uncertain spatial distribution a kafkaesque clusterfuck of possibility. In the distance, cockroach clusters of seismic proportion, massed and thundering, blotting out the sky. In the up close and personal, hordes of mindless insectile excrescence, pricking, poking, slipping, slurping. Slipping through the cracks, in the 'holes, up the crack, down the hole, slam dunks, regurgitated chunks, gulp, glug. Fucking disgusting.
Dead silence. Ho-hum room ambience. Yawn. Stretch. Like, when's this thing gonna get gowwweern? Eh? Prrdint? Yi sy sm-thig? Quite the nice build, of tension. Slow, stealth-like. Classic, classy. The empty amplified space filling up with more. More empty amplified space. But a louder kind of empty amplified space. Which come to think of it weren't so empty after all. As Eldritch Gears creak into motion the subtle gradations of form 'n essence expand, filling the 'holes to their capacities, and beyond. By the halfway point realization dawns that we are in a full and proper raging of full and bodied thunder bludger. Thunderous bludgering essence, and, not to put too fine a point on it, HARSH. This HARSH continues for a good minute or so, before the machine cuts out, leaving the room with extended pud flubbering session of low key farting around. Very guts churning bottom ended pub flubbering farting around. Man vs stubborn machine, eldritch gears frozen in place refusing to budge, irreplaceable parts sputtering in the silent intervals. But persistence has its rewards. The pud flubbering farting around soon droops into looped low end oscillation, set off with acoustic clicks, presumably the attaching of the Nerve Clamps.
Then the fucker turns on the machine and it's like, like, li-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Nerves set on fire, twitching uncontrollably in fever-wracked red zone convulsions. This is it. The formication. Super charged particles attacking exposed nerve endings, biting, tearing, clawing. Chattering insectile hordes swarming over blistered skin surface, surging in concert like some DENSE, cyclonic, mass. Yet even at its most monolithic and wall-like the thrashing core is palpable, rippling beneath sinewy carapace. This feels alive, bloody, breathing, a constant sense of forward motion driving each fresh 'n fleshly drilling intrusion. Here is the essence around which the album, en masse, spirals. Heavy, meaty, full-flavored, sufficient in overloaded capacities as to provide the 'holes, and speakers, a good and proper workout, shaking the foundations to their core, never really content to bask in the almighty thunder, continuously seeking new heights to conquer, new depths to plunge.
Quick plunge, now, through the Descent Sphincter, to deep and echoing recesses, dark cumulonimbus accretions clouding out the particulars. At the three minute mark, sudden pinched pressures feed claustrophobic panic, big ol' arse stuck in a particularly narrow passage. Then the fits of frenzied seizure, claws, pincers and other sharpened protuberance taking steely knife-scrape to burly unyielding thunder wall. A last ditch scrape-scrap fields hosts of more cumbersome machinery, slamming heavy and hard, and seemingly making progress, graphite dissolving into crumbling bits as determinedly gritty drill-action hollows out the an increasingly rickety foundation. Freedom beckons, craggy surfaces progressively smoothen out to a higher-ended chromium scour.
Only, to judge from the follow-up track, to have the whole thundering bludger-wall collapse, completely squooshing our poor pudgy hero flat, tiny twitching bits crackling in the near frozen bedrock. The oversize drill-bit now appears to be aimed at the prefrontal lobe, repetitive ripping textures progressively worming their way through the increasingly fragmented cranial surface, ripping apart, torn, broken, shattered. Soon, the prescribed Drill Therapy reaches its inevitable denouement, high-end static particles sizzling among liquefied remnants of flabby brain tissue slowly draining out the hollowed chamber, subdued acoustic elements flushing into perspective. The final procedure calls for more sensitive instruments, plastic-coated drill bits, or scrabbling cockroach hooked to a length of wire, quiet explorations making contact with a pair of tonsils fighting the gag reflex.
Finally, the tonsillar explorations are subject to steadily increasing amplification, heavier bulging protuberance digging into the soft tissue. Then the fucker turns on the machine, and the inevitable unloading of the insectile horde. Their entry is as painstaking as it is exacting. Huffs and gasps meet regulated electro-blurt, ill-voiced horror-wheeze fighting each incursion ever deeper into encroaching sphinct-crunch. Clawing, scrabbling, pinching, biting. Running Rife over exposed skin surfaces, drilling into every available crevice, or suggesting the possibility of new crevices where needed. Eventually the scuttling wriggling feeding frenzy reaches a sibilant liquefied consistency, eyes rolled back, final moments drawn out in whitened frieze of drooling sputter-hiss. Fucking disgusting.
Digest spew:
Full-flavored multi-textural crunch-floods caught in the uncertain metamorphosis between monolithic harshwalls and superdense spasti-particles, ripping the whole apart from the center-out. Scrabbling, clambering acousti-flits scampering across flatulent whole-flesh surfaces, fur clad venus winking in and out of frame. In the altered state, perspective shifts, splits, caught now in a kafkaesque regurgitation of big angry pink things, monstrous vermin willing red-hot scorching heat on the teeny insectile frame. Love the smell of neurons frying the morning.
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Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
I know this isn't really typical for this board but have been listening to this album nonstop since I got my cd copy in the mail. So many beautiful, sad, crooning tracks about the need for intimacy and to be taken care of. I love her voice and image (I mean, duh, she's fucking hot) but some of the tracks on this album are just stunning. "Venice Bitch" has to be my favorite...a 9 minute psychedelic rock anthem with probably the catchiest hook I've heard in recent years. "Fuck it I love you" is another standout. "Happiness is a Butterfly" and "Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - And I Have It", the two closing tracks on the album are equally beautiful tracks. Lot of piano ballad type pieces but they work so well. Could have done without the foolish Sublime cover "Doin Time" and the track "Bartender", but otherwise I'm not complaining. Great, great modern pop album.
Yeah, right! I really, really don't like "modern pop albums", but all of Lana Del Rey's albums are just really good. Consoling pleasures, somehow.
I fuckin' hate piano ballads, so that's why it is the weakest entry in LDR's discography.
Quote from: wonderland_media on September 18, 2019, 02:18:00 PM
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
I don't listen to pop music and had never heard Lana Del Rey previously, but I gave this album a try and I love it. Such a great album. I'll check out LDR's previous stuff too.
"Lily the Flesh" - Bizarre Uproar
This is probably my favorite Bizarre Uproar recording that I have heard thus far. The simple atmospherics of the noise blend very well with the movie samples, without becoming overpowering. To me, this record represents what it is possible to achieve if one possesses utter dedication to a specific vision, and highlights that simple components in the right configurations can go a long way.
Vetala – Retarded Necro Demential Hole LP
Title pretty much says it all, that's exactly what it sounds like. Very hit and miss band that are capable of both creating some top tier deranged BM or just sounding like some drunk cunt taking the piss. This one falls into the latter category.
Menacing '84 – Hail '84 CD
Dig this project, in particular this release. "Fear Culture" is a standout track, great vocals.
The Vomit Arsonist - Nihil Dicit + Gone tapes
Some of the strongest material to date from TVA. Definitely deserves a nice CD/LP of each.
Active Decay - Putrescine tape/bandcamp
Rotten lo fi electronics/noise. Cool stuff and the right duration for this kind of thing. Slaughter Prod/Murder Release style material, done well.
Vile Gash - Agonized Corrosion
Barely two minutes here unfortunately which is a massive shame. Very rough and hateful HC and one of my current favourite bands.
Quote from: FallOfNature on September 26, 2019, 02:55:14 PM
Vile Gash - Agonized Corrosion
Barely two minutes here unfortunately which is a massive shame. Very rough and hateful HC and one of my current favourite bands.
I've been just obsessed with this band. Kind of annoyed with the length of this too, but only because it's so great.
Vile Gash rip - that last LP is exactly what I want out of hardcore. They're incredible live too.
Raven Dark - Foretasting the Death by Birth
Ice cold BBH black metal. Ildjarn hypnosis riffs and totally blasted production, borders on tedious but remains compelling. Proudly incompetent. Some frustrating audio artifacts on the CD (weird high pitched tone on the 1st track for example)
Quote from: FallOfNature on September 26, 2019, 02:55:14 PM
The Vomit Arsonist - Nihil Dicit
Some of the strongest material to date from TVA. Definitely deserves a nice CD/LP of each.
Following your recommendation (and others in this thread) I downloaded this via bandcamp last night. Have to say I am mightily impressed, it's right up my street. Its a Frankenstein - bits of noise, PE, industrial, doom and drone all grafted together to form a monster and it really works (for me, at least)
Quote from: FallOfNature on September 26, 2019, 02:55:14 PM
Menacing '84 – Hail '84 CD
Dig this project, in particular this release. "Fear Culture" is a standout track, great vocals.
underrated project! Really good album
no remorse - this time the world
probably my favourite RAC record of the stupid and overtly offensive variety. all songs are basically primitive anthems of bigotry and hate, like it should be. perfect for a friday! if the day continues in this vein it'll be maybe evil skins, early mistreat, landser..
Gelatinous Symbiotic Cyborg - X-Fusion Testing Zones And Remnants of Biosynthetic Research
Project involving a friend of mine. I've long been a goregrind/cybergrind devotee but haven't heard anything like this. Don't really have words for it. If gore/cybergrind is your thing check this out.
https://gelatinoussymbioticcyborg.bandcamp.com/releases
Paroxysmal Descent - Manifest Attrition CD
Release date is tomorrow but I was lucky to get a copy from the artist last night and had it on repeat most of the day. Current bias aside PD has been my favourite Australian Black Metal band since the first album that came out over a decade ago on Total Holocaust. Where the debut sounded more introspective and like a guy who was quite displeased with himself (think Xasthur's best stuff, Abyssic Hate), this album displays a lot more outward fury and anger. Best tracks - Mask Of Ignominy and Blood Narcosis. - https://paroxysmal-descent.bandcamp.com/album/manifest-attrition
Terror Noxpheratur - Blood Beast
Bizarre, badly mixed, noisy, chaotically played, inhuman sounding Black Metal from a lone Portuguese maniac. Never heard anything remotely similar so it's hard to make a reference point. Think Beherit played backwards and pitchshifted. Fucking nuts in any case.
Linekraft – Subhuman Principle LP
Heard a few things from Linekraft here and there, CD on Malignant, tape on Nil By Mouth....interesting stuff but nothing that stuck with my usual tastes. Enjoying this LP quite a lot however. Definitely talented and going to be a grower.
Nox Insultum – Nox Insultum
More bizarre Portuguese BM. Voice is familiar...same guys behind Occelensbrigg maybe? Who knows. It's fucked up and I like it.
I like the Tesco LINEKRAFT LP more than the Hospital release but I need to give it another listen.
LASSE MARHAUG - Xerography C20 (Joy De Vivre)
A solo tape from Marhaug. Doesn't happen too often. Well, there was another one earlier this year, but I havent seen it for sale in Europe so... But I'm very glad I got this one. Bumpy, bouncing rubbery and unpredictable noise. Bleeps, weird thuds and bomps, rumble, scree, disfigured music samples and skidding magnetic tape. Lovely titles as well, "In the mood for Atrax Morgue" had me laughing out semi-loud. Noise CAN be both fun and great you know. I really hope he hasn't recorded his last proper solo noise album.
Anyone in Europe who's selling the The Bastard Doesn't Dream cassette?
Quote from: Baglady on September 29, 2019, 09:42:00 PM
Anyone in Europe who's selling the The Bastard Doesn't Dream cassette?
I've still got copies in stock. CA$5 shipping to Europe!
Quote from: absurdexposition on September 29, 2019, 11:53:07 PM
Quote from: Baglady on September 29, 2019, 09:42:00 PM
Anyone in Europe who's selling the The Bastard Doesn't Dream cassette?
I've still got copies in stock. CA$5 shipping to Europe!
Oh? Not bad at all. Thing is though that there will be a customs fee of at least 7€ attached to it as soon as it reaches Sweden. That goes for all incoming packages from outside the EU.
Quote from: Baglady on September 30, 2019, 12:33:23 AM
Quote from: absurdexposition on September 29, 2019, 11:53:07 PM
Quote from: Baglady on September 29, 2019, 09:42:00 PM
Anyone in Europe who's selling the The Bastard Doesn't Dream cassette?
I've still got copies in stock. CA$5 shipping to Europe!
Oh? Not bad at all. Thing is though that there will be a customs fee of at least 7€ attached to it as soon as it reaches Sweden. That goes for all incoming packages from outside the EU.
It should be also available from the Marhaug bandcamp
Been listening on couple days Matt Shoemaker "Spots in the sun" CD and "Erosion of the analogous eye" CD. Brilliant experimental sound. I occasionally called it "drone", which it barely is. Perhaps better to lump it together in experimental sound of Small Cruel Party and such. Field recordings, processed physical sound sources. Often droning, yes, but clear sense of composition. Spots in the sun includes way more volume differences, growing into dramatic levels from quiet to loud, while Erosion.. is more stable in that sense. Also one I like more. So much tasty and subtle textures. Was thinking about having to check out information what other stuff Shoemaker has available, and turned out artist died just couple years ago. Perhaps the geographical distance & scene-distance was enough that those news never reached me. From 2000-2018, there are couple releases I need to get... Should see where to grab them.
Quote from: cr on September 30, 2019, 07:58:12 AM
Quote from: Baglady on September 30, 2019, 12:33:23 AM
Quote from: absurdexposition on September 29, 2019, 11:53:07 PM
Quote from: Baglady on September 29, 2019, 09:42:00 PM
Anyone in Europe who's selling the The Bastard Doesn't Dream cassette?
I've still got copies in stock. CA$5 shipping to Europe!
Oh? Not bad at all. Thing is though that there will be a customs fee of at least 7€ attached to it as soon as it reaches Sweden. That goes for all incoming packages from outside the EU.
It should be also available from the Marhaug bandcamp
Ah, thanks!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 30, 2019, 09:01:18 AM
Been listening on couple days Matt Shoemaker "Spots in the sun" CD and "Erosion of the analogous eye" CD. Brilliant experimental sound. I occasionally called it "drone", which it barely is. Perhaps better to lump it together in experimental sound of Small Cruel Party and such. Field recordings, processed physical sound sources. Often droning, yes, but clear sense of composition. Spots in the sun includes way more volume differences, growing into dramatic levels from quiet to loud, while Erosion.. is more stable in that sense. Also one I like more. So much tasty and subtle textures. Was thinking about having to check out information what other stuff Shoemaker has available, and turned out artist died just couple years ago. Perhaps the geographical distance & scene-distance was enough that those news never reached me. From 2000-2018, there are couple releases I need to get... Should see where to grab them.
Convoluted or not, when I think of Shoemaker, I think of the Elevator Bath picture disc series in particular and the entire label in general. Many gems. And branch out from there with abandon. Artists doing consistently top-level work that doesn't get enough consideration. If
ND was still published, Elevator Bath and their roster would have be a prime article.
Mania
Armed to the teeth.
Nothing but probably my favourite noise album ever recorded.
Quote from: Stipsi on October 01, 2019, 12:43:44 PM
Mania
Armed to the teeth.
Nothing but probably my favourite noise album ever recorded.
I have been meaning to check this album out for a while, so this high praise might finally motivate me to do so, as I have really liked what I have heard from Mania thus far.
I spent part of last night listening to
"The White Will" by
Xenophobic Ejaculation. I really love this ep. I like how both sides are based around very powerful and direct sound samples, which form dramatic centerpieces. Additionally, the masterful live performance on the B side really highlights Pasi Markkula's skill as a musician.
TORBA - musica convenzionale CD
Since I got it I have listened to it several times, maybe most spins for new release in long time. Don't know much about musique concrète and never cared that much, but this is really moving me, has a lot great details and wrong turns and even some harshness. At the end of the day it is a like a good trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=TliX6mMeMFs
Dynamite Cuts is releasing a 2x7" of this. Great movie & music!
"You're dead and out of this world"- new to me, I dig it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImAlx0amAIc
Perhaps the geographical distance & scene-distance was enough that those news never reached me. From 2000-2018, there are couple releases I need to get... Should see where to grab them.
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I'm happy to see Matt's work recognized here. He was active in Seattle 20 years at least and was a great visual artist, too, though it doesn't seem that any of his works are viewable online. His CD on Trente Oiseaux is excellent and easy to find.
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Dave Phillips - Burn (Aaltra records)
Haven't listened to anything by this artist in awhile so pulled out this tape I remember liking. It's a quick c20 and gets right to the point, side A provides dramatic and fast-paced cut-up sounds and it's a lot more aggressive than I remembered. It's very good. Side B is subdued and haunting. A tense atmosphere with minimalist piano and field recordings among many other sounds weaving in and out of the foreground. A solid tape worth revisiting.
Anyone have other recommendations for Mr. Phillips? I haven't kept up in the last few years but it looks like he has remained very active.
The Rise LP from 2017 is pretty great.
Quote from: Bruitiste on October 03, 2019, 07:25:08 PM
The Rise LP from 2017 is pretty great.
Not listened in a while but I seem to remember a black metal jam closely resembling Burzum's Jesu Dod with samples of dogs barking throughout, fucking awesome track
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Wince – Shame
The art of bone-dry shredding. Brought spectacularly to life. Bone-dry shredding. Is that an art? It is now. The art is in the nebulous convergence of elements invading earhole: dense mass of grinding metal machine machination, scrapy, acoustic; brute rasp of searing whitewashed fubar'd capacitance, scrappy, electronic. Needless to say, a lot of shit in play. I picture Vivenza-inspired harshperv on leisurely prowl through heavy metal grinding mill, later in the privacy of own dungeon carefully extracting from the mix the any hint of rhythmic bump or bustle, laying it on thick with the straight redzoned harsh texture. The grinding scathe-scrape. The bone-dry shredding.
A precise and perspicacious parsing into component parts may well prove an edifying pursuit- or at least provide fodder for another riveting discussion on a forum dedicated to gear/tech/etc. No shame in that, but really what makes it all so spectacular is how perception is so persuasively fucked with. Okay so here we have a char-burnt breakdown into sputtering electronics, there a spot of elongated feedback bleed, around the corner a deep-dive into overworked turbines grinding themselves into oblivion. As the variegated elements converge, it's almost too easy to get lost in their brute enticements. I'm reminded of certain species of 20th century classical music, the more spectral or droning strains, where the complex clusters of instrumentation, voice and electronics obscure their origins in the rich harmonic sonorities. Here's the harshnoise answer, the rich harmonic sonorities of smoked-to-shit machinery twisting themselves through dense strands of pointedly drilling electro-gasmic brutality. The bone-dry shredding.
Bone-dry shredding: raspy, scratchy scrapes over char-burnt and blistered scorch-scapes. Bone-dry scorch scrapes. Like taking an orbital sander to a clutch of contact mics and slowly working them shits down to the bone. A tireless and fruitless effort to smooth out an endlessly regenerating host of rough edges. The tireless toil of Sisyphean harshperv intent on pushing the tools of his craft beyond their considerable capacities, whitewashed electronics mimicking metal machining instruments in hissy-fits of fevered, blister-burnt, scorchdeath.
So much at least may be said of the first two ditties, which may combine in duration to consume one side of an lp. At junctures the whitewash drops down a notch, layers get peeled back, perspective blinks in shiny enclosure of steel processing plant, cranking and grinding away. At two minutes the first spot of squealy feedback bleeds through the mechanized scrape-scape, heftier loads of industrial-strength bulge straining into view. Slowly, perceptibly, fat flatulent overbludgeon starts to crowd out the outlying slither-strains, contours acquiring more bulbous, heavily-weighted, consistency. In this perceptible shift a perceptible loss of bearings, grittier chunks trading time with half-obscured gristle-singe, occasional gaps both suggesting and denying hidden depths, broken machines in pitch-imperfect dysfunction, and the emerging perception of not having a fucking clue as to what the fuck's going on; to revel, in relief, in the fractured bliss of perceptible oblivion.
Track 2 does not immediately stray far from the table of elements first concocted, though here the metal machining instruments - or their contact mic'd surrogates - seem to have less in the way of harsharsed analog permutation to contend with. Instead, a dialog-based trading of extended intervals, the more acoustic scrapings occasioned several opportunities to shred in bone-dry contentment before a steady crumbling electro-phonic rumple-burn chokes it out. A deviation too in the more classically structured contour, the closing minutes steadily given over to a significant cranking of the overloaded capacities, roiling at the densely leavened threshold of critical mass. Setting up the main event.
Track 3, or the main event, roars out the gate with an immediate 'hole-ripping fury that does not subside for its full lp-side duration. At root, all the bone-dry shredding you could want. In effect, against its two immediate predecessors, heavier, harsher, meatier, more actively engaged in engaging the surface tensions, and much more deeply vested in the bludgeon-thunder'd grit-textures of HARSH proper. Not to mention significantly more fleshed out stereophonic scope. In a way, this is less interesting, or less challenging and easier to "get", than Tracks 1 & 2. No need to go deep with the attentions. No invitation to fruitlessly parse a dense convergence of elements. All the harsh work is done for you, as sure to appeal to the classic harshperv as to those of the more crunch-headed persuasion. Per Track 2, the classically structured aggravation of tensions, gradually building to the climactic scorchout. But it doesn't feel gradual, rather a spirited sense of being swept up in the constantly driving forward momentum, full-throttle shifting from high to high. At the fifteenth minute the final lunge for the jugular, the harsh-grip cutting off all circulation, growing airtight, uncompromising, purple-faced searing undercurrents bringing them crunch-shits home, for the team: the rumble-cratered bludger-scrunch, the ear-bleeding scour of filth-laced scorch-huff, the rasping needle-sharp drilling of painfully determined 'hole-rape, the pure and unfettered commitment to ripped raw blown chunks blowout. The bone-dry shredding.
Digest spew:
Wince seems to excel at a certain un-alloyed un-compromising commitment to char-burnt scrape texture. Bone-dry shredding, if you will. Conjure up visions of sand, or sanders, grinders. Or grinders slowly ground up. Grit, fat chunks of grit, in your eye, grit in the throat, fits of choking wheezing rasping. Grit up the crack. Fat chunks- or the teensiest particles amplified out of proportion. Here an interesting contrast of grit sanded down in steel processing plant fighting acoustic nose-dives into well-leavened steel-on-steel shriek. Monophonic predilections forcing the attentions to try to parse the variegated attempts to rip it all to shit. Then final massed homage to the Crunch God, stereo scope properly fleshed, the net bludgen-textures as full-flavored and meaty as one could pray. Bone-dry chunks of raw shredded grit. Blown chunks blowing chunks. Like momma makes it now.
Creep of Paris "Geronticus Eremita" CDr (Chocolate Monk, 2019)
Tape loop collage with some sources apparently courtesy of none other than Andy Bolus, and it sounds like it. Begins with the loop which comprises the entirety of "Inactivity" (as mentioned last post) and descends from there into what sounds like stepping inside the dementia of an elderly relative. Not a "fun" listen, but definitely may appeal to Dilloway fans. The second track feels like the blissful release of th final moment when death's euphoria finally takes our patient (the listener; you). Definitely the best CoP so far.
JUNKYARD SHAMAN - Flesh Hole CD
Despite the Freak Animal website describing this album as unlike anything "anyone else is doing in Finland", I must admit I had some prejudices here. Positive prejudices, but even so I figured a Finnish project based largely on junk violation and cassette stuff, released on Freak Animal, would have a certain sound to it. I was very wrong and very surprised. There are certainly some "post mortem" vibes here and there, the occasional clanging and rumbling scrap metal and some very analog hiss, but the overall picture is very different from the majority of items released by F.A. Calling this "unique" may be a step too far, but at least I can't immediately think of any act for direct comparison. The material is mainly low-key, and apart from the tape and junk aspects, there are numerous conventional instruments (though unconventionally used) like brass and cymbals, as well as other assorted noises and ambiances. The by far oddest aspect is the vocals, which consist of spoken word that sounds highly EQed (not least hi-pass filtered), and which despite being performed at conversational level volume is extremely clear. Virtually every syllable is instantly intelligible. The lyrics are dark, but more peculiar and/or unpleasant than over-the-top shocking. "Sinking Ship" is probably the most clever one, and becomes depressing when read as a description of a person's self image (as it is probably intended), but slightly humorous if you interpret it as a noise/experimental artist's self criticism. "Burn, Bundy, Burn" is the worst (lyrically speaking), with it's somewhat overscandinavian condemnation of Americans celebrating executions. I've returned to this one a few times, and while it will not blow your ears out, it will probably interest you. I, at least, end every play-through feeling like there is every reason to go back and poke around in this rather bleak, unassuming mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yno_VAPmK0
PYTHON "Astrological Warfare" DLP Ajna Offensive- listened to this fuzzed out, atmospheric metal record straight through last night. Great stuff with some amateurish King Diamond vocals that I loved. Going to have to dig out the debut & give it another chance; I remember liking only part of it. This second release is definitely a huge improvement.
I love that Python record. The first lp is mastered so quietly I can't really get into it. The Rumbles Under the Floorboards ep is excellent though.
After being put onto the Kaos Kontrol label back catalogue by a post about MNEM on this thread (I have absolutely caned the For Delta Relics album- awesome night time listening conjuring images of abandoned trains, rusting machinery, and empty warehouses), I downloaded this excellent comp for free from bandcamp:
https://kaoskontrol.bandcamp.com/album/kaos-ex-machina-i
Good range of sounds here, including an awesome Grunt/Cloama track and a mammoth Putrefier jam.
Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
I always found BI to be pretty boring on record. seen them live last year and was blown away, went back to the first couple of records and still did nothing for me. they didn't seem to capture how they sound live on record. well that all changes with the new album, I went in listening just to get familiar with the new songs since I'll be seeing them live again in about 2 weeks, by the middle of the first song this album was already moving up to a top album of 2019 for me. upon first couple of listens I heard a much more prevalent disembowelment influence, then someone said mentioned the Human era Death influence so I listened to Human last night followed by this and it's definitely there. the 2nd song even has a nice Nile style riff in it.
I don't know if it is because I'm about 2/3's through the 14+ hour Ken Burns Country Music documentary or what...because it IS the season...but plenty of mountain folk (mingled with the Dis- flood).
Roscoe Holcomb - San Diego Folk Festival 1972 - (he was barely mentioned in the doc) - not something I could have enjoyed, or began to understand, in my yout', but in the past many years, I can't think of a more visceral music or artist - his voice and presence transports you to a worn, mud-encrusted barn wood porch at sunset in the mountains of Kentucky - it'll take you there and elsewhere - https://youtu.be/GSlQ0OucF6c
VA-Mountain Music Of Kentucky 2CD - just the tracks from Mr. and Mrs. Sams - what voices.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Jamboree 1957 - if you like fast, this might be your bag. (highlighted in the doc).
Randy Greif - War of the World 2001 - he's always been an understated great, but this album took me by storm - some of the sonics on this thing will have you itching your ears - one menacing track after another.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 08, 2019, 09:03:26 PM
the 14+ hour Ken Burns Country Music documentary
We can move into the seen/not seen thread if necessary, but how is this overall?
Quote from: absurdexposition on October 08, 2019, 10:28:29 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 08, 2019, 09:03:26 PM
the 14+ hour Ken Burns Country Music documentary
We can move into the seen/not seen thread if necessary, but how is this overall?
I think it is worth watching in smaller segments than the allotted two hour episodes. I don't know much about country music, so I felt there was a lot to absorb. So many artists and situations seemed more interesting than the time they were given, but so is the nature of such a big topic. I made lists as it went and then gave more attention on youtube. That's why it is taking me so long to get through it. There's some unexpected, incredibly interesting happenings, like how folk and rock artists of the 60s and 70s ended up going to Nashville to use the great session musicians and studios. I admit that I find it weird, and potentially offputting, that other people were writing the songs and other people were basically writing the music. I knew that country music had a different recipe and process, but I don't think I gave it the appropriate weight. And the musicians themselves don't get the credit they deserve(d) in a greater public sense. Maybe if country music is your main diet you know the names, but without these [mostly] guys, it doesn't seem like you would know the bigger names. The country music machine is odd.
Legless "Residual Damage" CS (Angst, 2019)
Appropriate title for such a tape. Lately I've been thinking of certain stuff as Raw Noise, rather than or in addition to being Harsh Noise. Stuff that emphasizes scum and murk over force and precision. Could be dynamic, could be linear. Anyway, Legless is very much Raw Noise. Cavernous bass, blown-out mids, and flattened high-end from old tapes, likely bounced together and run into the mix, or maybe just another tape deck. Sources date
back from 2014, so that's my assumption. Which also happens to be one of my favorite approaches to noise. All the static textures one could want, with a propulsive, forward momentum and occasional breaks into buzz, oscillation, flutter and unexpected semi-harmonic weirdness. Just like I like it. Legless is one of a handful of American acts that is unafraid to sound damaged and fucked up while still expressing this in a moving way through their sound. Of course I appreciate that other countries' Harsh Noise sorry, Raw Noise tends to be
conceptual, or perverse, or simply well-executed art, I like that America's noise is just kinda fucked up like we are. Legless is a top-tier example.
Worth "Black Medicine" (Wonderland Media, LLC, 2019)
Not to give too much away, but it's sort of odd getting to know people whose work is this good, sometimes. It's both easy and difficult to see exactly where it comes from, in terms of their personality. With this guy, theconnections are readily apparent. I find a lot of insight and nuance
in the way he converses, much like the way each section of a Worth track comes off as somehow both deliberate and highly considered, as well as spontaneous and in response to conditions. A friend described him as "witchy," and though I'd probably phrase it differently, I
agree. When I came back from the store with the guy who put this tape out, our man was divining something with tarot cards – casually, on the living room floor. Seemed about right. Anyway, this sounds like a Worth tape: psychedelic, sharp, thick yet emphasizing high end, "electrical" in texture, intense and intricate, even when certain pieces feature almost no gear and were recorded to a single track. I think Worth is a lot like an American take on earlier Sutcliffe Jugend; there is a certain rawness and a unique tone and texture from track to track where the manner of recording is sort of its own instrument, so to speak. I really can't explain more than that. I just really, really find a lot of what I look for in music in general in what he does, and in a much more personal way than a lot of other noise of any kind.
Concrete Mascara "Worms of Corrosion" CS (Vanity Recordings, 2018)
Now we're getting into conflict of interest territory, with me reviewing stuff by somebody who is now a bandmate. That's not flaunting, that's me admitting potential inability toward objectivity. I've been following CM since the first tape, and while I've missed out on key releases, it's one of my favorite projects in terms of evolution. Not evolution like occurs in chilren born without an appendix, however. More like as portrayed in the Cronenberg version of The Fly. Being that the guy basically did a hip hop + PE song when we toured together, I don't fucking know what to expect, except 1) will be harsh and 2) will sound dystopian and uncomfortable. The man does a good job of creating through music the atmosphere and ethos projected in a lot of his preferences in books, films, pornography and so on, while refraining from the literalism, or perhaps more contentiously, the full-on "realism" of others. I also hear a good deal of the man's previous experiences and well, habits, as informing the sound and content – I honestly believe that people who haven't read A Scanner Darkly can't fully understand this project and what is being communicated through it. The point being is that it gets harder and harder to describe this guy's music, while it gets more moving and relatable as it progresses. Power Electronics should still qualify as experimental music, instead of being stratified into subgenre template bullshit like punk, metal and so on. CM is a great example of that. Even if you're not a fan of this project, I think you could probably agree that nothing else quite feels or sounds like it. While not my favorite CM tape, "Worms" is still really good, has one of the best songs so far, some of the weirder juxtapositions, and provides the logical steps into the more recent, more experimental, more Brundlefly kinda stuff - which is the best to date.
Carlos Giffoni / The Rita - Two On A Match 2xLP
I'm a long time fan of The Rita, haven't heard much of what Carlos Giffoni has released (the few I have heard I have not liked that much). This release is already a decade old and it has been ages since I listened to it. The first vinyl here has lots of crunchy and varied HNW that at least to me sounds exactly like The Rita solo stuff. The only thing is that the noise is being faded in and out with varied lengths of silence in between. At least to me this sounds super annoying. I almost gave up at this point but luckily I still managed to put on the second vinyl. From here on it is just non-stop thundering HNW punishment until the end. Excellent rumbling DISTORTION.
To me this all sounds like The Rita so I have no idea what was Carlos Giffoni's input in this one. Maybe the fade ins and outs on the first vinyl?
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Carlos Giffoni / The Rita - Two On A Match 2xLP
I'm a long time fan of The Rita, haven't heard much of what Carlos Giffoni has released (the few I have heard I have not liked that much). This release is already a decade old and it has been ages since I listened to it. The first vinyl here has lots of crunchy and varied HNW that at least to me sounds exactly like The Rita solo stuff. The only thing is that the noise is being faded in and out with varied lengths of silence in between. At least to me this sounds super annoying. I almost gave up at this point but luckily I still managed to put on the second vinyl. From here on it is just non-stop thundering HNW punishment until the end. Excellent rumbling DISTORTION.
To me this all sounds like The Rita so I have no idea what was Carlos Giffoni's input in this one. Maybe the fade ins and outs on the first vinyl?
I listened to this one a few months ago, after not having heard it for many years as well, and my first thought was that the LPs were supposed to be played simultaneously on two different turntables.
Run for Omniphobia - Executive Order 13603 (Detachment Programs)
downtempo lo-fi industrial hypnosis. Loops and minimally modulated synth work peppered with noise and samples. I love this kind of stuff, like a filthy Gas or Mike Mangino's "They Will Burn us to Ashes" project. There's a presence of humor that runs through, but very restrained. I'd like to track down some of their other tapes.
Interracial Sex - N[redacted] Addicted Jackoholic (Nil by Mouth)
Absolutely massive record and if there's any justice will be measured as a modern classic. Vocals hit those Final Solution levels of derangement, but he displays a really wide range that wasn't evident on earlier recordings. The record maintains thematic and sonic coherence without ever falling into a rut. Everything you'd want out of PE is here, def. sets a new bar for vocal performance but as a total package it's outstanding. I'm Moving Back is probably my favorite track.
Mo*te - Uncut (Industrial Recollections)
Incredible comp of psychedelic noise cuts from an underrated master of the craft. I have never heard the Melting Plastic Head Core material before and it's pretty revelatory. I love how it has this rugged vaguely rhythmic structure underpinning the walls of harsh noise over the top.
QuoteTo me this all sounds like The Rita so I have no idea what was Carlos Giffoni's input in this one. Maybe the fade ins and outs on the first vinyl?
All source sounds for me to process were from Carlos.
Presage - FERALHEART cassette (2018) - a gift from Will Worth, coming on his recommendation. absolutely nasty synth based noise that is immediately and continuously satisfying. reminds me a bit of the first Maskhead tape "Forced Perversions" or the more recent Magnetic Tape Mouth Gag on IOPS. The j-card design and track titles help give it its own feeling though. something along the lines of "loud, rushing water heard from the crawlspace under a log cabin". its damp and churning and different from the rough blasting or high freq screeching I normally listen too. very grateful to have received this as a gift as I may not have ever heard it otherwise.
Kiran Arora - Formication CDr (2019) - gigantic swirling noise. the sonic equivalent of a hungry, sky blackening swarm of cicadas being trapped inside a silo and slowly buried in endless gravel, only to have the whole silo burst at the very end. this is fucking fantastic!
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Jeph Jerman – Arcane Facture
Big buncha bink bonk, clink clonk. Metals on metals. Stones. Glass. Scraping across rough granite surfaces. Dragged through gnarled wooded patches. Metals, not so much in their whanging, more the delicate affair. Metals delicately interacting with a range of acoustic hosts, dinging them, pinging them, clanging them, banging them. But, like, delicate. Clanging and banging without the decay. Sharp. Percussive. So both delicate and, um, less-than-delicate. Semi-delicate. Let's say, big buncha bink bonk, clink clank. Clank fairly edging out the clonk. Mmm, yes, definitely more clank. (sigh) Let me start again.
With The Bray Harp, Mr Jerman's previous outing on White Centipede, the 'holes were treated to a veritable smorgasbord of acoustic clinking, clanking, clonking and clunking. Call it deep, slow-mo, plummet through continuously buckling scaffold of wood, metal, rust. Brute-ist, physical. There were a few more chefs involved in the sound production- luminaries like Eric La Casa, Ben Brucato, and some guy named Oskar Brummel. And a clear sense of, well I wouldn't call it narrative progression, but a clear and quite classical structural exposition, complete with measured ramping and de-ramping of tensions, culminating on one side with a fairly rough-edged piece of brute scrape-texture.
With Arcane Facture, there is a sense of progression, or at least a sense of period and structure, but I wouldn't call it clear. This is more free form, more bare to the elements, erosion, entropy. More plainly within the province of the principle mover, to whom all sound production duties are solely tasked. Delicate, or semi-delicate, and quite beautiful really, a rural gamelan of percussive clamor, setting to task a motley assortment of rough n tumble objects found readily on hand. Hands, too, are a big part of this, particularly in the breakdowns inside the clamor, affording exploded views of very physical rubbing, scrubbing, and scraping. Zoom out for breathtaking panorama, densely forested thickets of acoustic clatter, hailstorms or insect swarms of glass and metal, sticks and stones sucked up in the cacophonous swirling spirals. DENSE layers involved, their careful pilings and unpeelings subtle enough to suggest a practiced set of hands to the task. If this is entropy (in motion) it is in the studied simulation of form free of design. Quite deliberate and determined design so artfully suggestive of anything but.
Okay then. A wee peep at the sneakily sexed up architecture.
Track 1 pitches head-first into a heaving steel vat, possibly a large trash compactor, filled with nuts, bolts and other acoustic metal scraps. Steady, unhurried, semi-delicate. The machine jams, attention zeroes in on uncooperative grinding motor- then sudden explosive burst into gear, sharp metal bolts hurtling all over the place. At this point we can actually hear the engine grumbling away in the background, though the star players are the massed cantankerous junk-piles of binkety-bonked clinkety-clank. The machine fades away, taking with it much of the massed clatter. By the fourth minute we're focused in on a single plank of rumpled wood, practiced hand wearing methodically at the abraded surface. Then, the shattering glass launch of brief and busy affair with chain-linked lengths of corrugated tubing before a slip and plunge into heavier liquid resonances, brief flits of rusted squeal sexing up wrinkled crink and crank. Fourteen minutes and a conveyor belt transports the crinkling assemblage through meaty musts of boiler room thunder. Finally the decisive and unceremonious plonk back into the trash compactor, chattering clattering clutter of bonked-up binkily clink clank.
Track 2 spends its first fifteen minutes sunk deep in chattering clatterland. Bink bonk clink clank uber alles. Scrap-metal symphonies of physical scrubbing scraping and scratching, plus some fairly determined digging in the dirt. Unlike Track 1 there are no deviations of form, free invitation to lose oneself in the dense junk textures. Delicate, or semi-delicate, but, with sufficient application of the volume knob, HARSH. No deep dives, machine murmur or liquid resonance, this is all in the mid-to-upper end of spiky earhole abrasion. At fifteen minutes a distant disembodied voice announces decision to shut things down. Then the much reduced sounds of slow, methodical clean up. By degrees, the remnants of clutter are taken over by tape hiss, muffled snuffle-textures snuffing themselves out in increments until the tape-head itself is simply too worn down to go on.
Digest spew:
If you like the sounds of metal whanging on metal, you may want to look elsewhere. Jerman's got the metals, lots of em, but is here more concerned with their subtler acoustic dimensions. The binks, the bonks, the clinks, the clanks. But, like, shitloads of em. Wide-panned nail-storms of clinkily-clank slicing into, and often through, calm cratered surfaces. It ain't just the metals, but an almighty host of raw material. Glass, stones, wood, dirt. Pretty much whatever's at hand to the task at hand. Hands, too, are undeniably key to the very physical rendering, very rough materials scraping scouring scrubbing and scratching at the abraded edges. Get yer fricken elbow in there laddie! Bink bonk clink clank uber bonking alles.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 11, 2019, 08:13:27 AM
Jeph Jerman – Arcane Facture
Big buncha bink bonk, clink clonk. Metals on metals. Stones. Glass. Scraping across rough granite surfaces.
Love the new album as well. And yeah, in a backwards way it had me thinking of Hands To, but with the present day Jerman Skills to it. Sounds like a passionate and a little bit too eager archeologist making a mess at an execration site after having one too many drinks. It's beautiful.
Quote from: Baglady on October 11, 2019, 11:07:39 PM
Sounds like a passionate and a little bit too eager archeologist making a mess at an execration site after having one too many drinks. It's beautiful.
this description :D
Quote from: Baglady on October 11, 2019, 11:07:39 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 11, 2019, 08:13:27 AM
Jeph Jerman – Arcane Facture
Big buncha bink bonk, clink clonk. Metals on metals. Stones. Glass. Scraping across rough granite surfaces.
Love the new album as well. And yeah, in a backwards way it had me thinking of Hands To, but with the present day Jerman Skills to it. Sounds like a passionate and a little bit too eager archeologist making a mess at an execration site after having one too many drinks. It's beautiful.
I listened this instantly 3 times, and was hoping to listen more, but there is
HEAT SIGNATURE "Disguised human presence" CD, WINCE "Shame" CD, BIZARRESS -CD, HYMENAL OPENING "Red Hymen" CD, etc... Each deserving more listening! Once in a while one thinks there is not enough good stuff coming to supply noise addiction of guys who are in position they can listen music pretty much all day everyday - yet often also comes realization that there are so fucking many great albums one would NEED to listen over and over again to fully appreciate them.
For example within week listened
EXTREME MUSIC FROM JAPAN compilation three times. Still today, it is album I think could be on player constantly and not being boring. Yet for sake of hearing other things, have to file this to CD shelves and move on to next things.
Randy Greif - Verdi's Requiem 1997 - not known to be necessarily on the gloomy side of ambient, this is relatively dark and eerie; if you're one looking for seasonal sounds, this might be of interest - his play with Pink Floyd's "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" on "Sunset - For The Control Of The Heart" works surprisingly well within the rest of the album, and I'm not really one for such things.
VA-The Cornshucker's Frolic V1 (Yazoo)
VA-The Cornshucker's Frolic V2 (Yazoo) - a favorite old music label - 78RPM transfers.
What is BIZARRE SS?!? I feel like I've been kicked out of the band :-(
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What is BIZARRE SS?!? I feel like I've been kicked out of the band :-(
This is bizarre + sick seed session. No info on cd. Almost all just black print. One track - but really good one. Different from BizarreSSMania cds! It has elements of new BU, elements of SS, but also... new?
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Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 12, 2019, 09:10:24 PM
What is BIZARRE SS?!? I feel like I've been kicked out of the band :-(
This is bizarre + sick seed session. No info on cd. Almost all just black print. One track - but really good one. Different from BizarreSSMania cds! It has elements of new BU, elements of SS, but also... new?
Pasi is sending the Biz SS & a bunch of other releases to me soon.
I listened to SPK the other night & will be checking out the new Teitenblood late in the week plus the Python 7".
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN 'ᛉᛦ – Algir; eller Algir i Merkstave' LP
Cold Spring
I was not sure what to expect, since I did not read any of the descriptions. Or lets say: I actually did expect this to continue ways albums have progressed! Song oriented, musical, growl-heavy industrial beats. But no. Instead there are two side long dark sound sculptures. No vocals. No song structures. Quite free flowing drones, few percussive hits, but no beats. No "rhythms". Not so far from 10" that Tesco did. I like it, but just as the other discussion about "metal percussion" on this forum, there is this question, how much you need the low end humming drones, slow colossal distant voices, echoing "gong"-esque sounds and bow-scraped metal objects? Well, I guess question is as relevant as do you need anymore "guitar music"? Do you need "beats"? etc... At this point of history of Dark Ambent, sounds what we have here, is all well known and familiar from countless albums. Yet, for me, this TRP album is actually more interesting than couple albums before this! It has flow that is not so mechanical, it is dark, in ways that is no way cheesy. It is dark ambient pretty much in a way I'd prefer to hear dark ambient! Barely recognizeable keyboards. Just floating suffocating soundscapes and somehow "hand made feel" opposed to programming.
Sadio - Sensuous Agonizing Play cassette - Freak Animal - now I've heard all of the Sadio material leading up to this tape, except the last album, and it's all very enjoyable but I wouldn't call any of it mind-blowing or album of the year stuff. just really good sexually violent p.e. .... but then I put this tape in the deck and what the fuck!? it's a whole new level! album of the year type material. to me it sounds like all of the tapes ever released on IOPS put into a blender with big chunks of Grunt's Sacrosanct Imperium tape thrown in. Specifically the track "Gas Chamber". The sound is raw like untreated leather but there's also a sort of rubbery-ness to it all. best I can say is imagine ripping part truck tires with a circular saw,in a pit of quick sand, and your boss is on the intercom yelling at you to do it better. and you are drunk on varnish.... so yeah, check this one out!
The Vomit Arsonist – Nihil Dicit cassette - Deathbed Tapes - ltd to 40 copies?! that ain't right. for my taste this is the best Vomit Arsonist material I've heard. I think my opinion is boosted by the shorter run time and that tape saturation adding a physical element to the sound, but that tracks are really good too. the a-side has a nice build with the last track "Cycle" being one of the one TVA played in Providence two weeks ago if my memory serves me. and the b-side continues the quality all the way through to the end. I had to instantly start the tape over after my first listen. I hope this material sees a reissue or expanded edition or something because this is too good to be limited to 40 copies.
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Sadio - Sensuous Agonizing Play cassette - Freak Animal - now I've heard all of the Sadio material leading up to this tape, except the last album, and it's all very enjoyable but I wouldn't call any of it mind-blowing or album of the year stuff. just really good sexually violent p.e. .... but then I put this tape in the deck and what the fuck!? it's a whole new level! album of the year type material. to me it sounds like all of the tapes ever released on IOPS put into a blender with big chunks of Grunt's Sacrosanct Imperium tape thrown in. Specifically the track "Gas Chamber". The sound is raw like untreated leather but there's also a sort of rubbery-ness to it all. best I can say is imagine ripping part truck tires with a circular saw,in a pit of quick sand, and your boss is on the intercom yelling at you to do it better. and you are drunk on varnish.... so yeah, check this one out!
Sold!
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 15, 2019, 04:41:16 PM
Sadio - Sensuous Agonizing Play cassette - Freak Animal - now I've heard all of the Sadio material leading up to this tape, except the last album, and it's all very enjoyable but I wouldn't call any of it mind-blowing or album of the year stuff. just really good sexually violent p.e. .... but then I put this tape in the deck and what the fuck!? it's a whole new level! album of the year type material. to me it sounds like all of the tapes ever released on IOPS put into a blender with big chunks of Grunt's Sacrosanct Imperium tape thrown in. Specifically the track "Gas Chamber". The sound is raw like untreated leather but there's also a sort of rubbery-ness to it all. best I can say is imagine ripping part truck tires with a circular saw,in a pit of quick sand, and your boss is on the intercom yelling at you to do it better. and you are drunk on varnish.... so yeah, check this one out!
Is this actually available somewhere? I tried finding copies awhile ago and I don't know what the dealio is.
Some copies of Sadio tape was sold at Tower Transmissions. Mailorder copies will be available during this month
I used to flip through (probably) collectively hundreds of copies of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken at Cheapos. I didn't know that's what it was, though. I thought it was a big classical music LP set. I never looked at any of them close enough to know. Weird personal deal blows mind. I'm sure it was some stupid association like Civil War + 1812 Overture (cannons) + multi LP set = classical.
This is a damn good album. Old mountain folk and original country/hillbilly homage album with endless original old hillbilly stars on it. Better than The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo by a longshot. There ain't no rock here. I'm impressed.
Quote from: Baglady on October 11, 2019, 11:07:39 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on October 11, 2019, 08:13:27 AM
Jeph Jerman – Arcane Facture
Big buncha bink bonk, clink clonk. Metals on metals. Stones. Glass. Scraping across rough granite surfaces.
Love the new album as well. And yeah, in a backwards way it had me thinking of Hands To, but with the present day Jerman Skills to it. Sounds like a passionate and a little bit too eager archeologist making a mess at an execration site after having one too many drinks. It's beautiful.
I would agree on all that has been written about Jeph's new cd. I like the photography, as well, but if I had to pick between the cd and LP, I'd go with the record as I absolutely love all of the churning rocks and dirt on side one.
Heat Signature & Wince's new cd's are goddamn wonderful bouts of harsh noise esp. that third track on "Shame". Jeezus!
I'm listening to Teitenblood's "The Baneful Choir" on bandcamp. CD/LP are in transit to me but I could not help but sample a few tracks. The soundscapes are interesting; vocals seem really low in a song or 2...
OCHU - Unproduktiw
Just great. This guy really has the ear for choosing just the right sounds and then not complicating them any further. Delicious. In my opinion just as good, maybe even better than "Tvärrsnitt".
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The Vomit Arsonist – Nihil Dicit cassette - Deathbed Tapes - ltd to 40 copies?! that ain't right. for my taste this is the best Vomit Arsonist material I've heard. I think my opinion is boosted by the shorter run time and that tape saturation adding a physical element to the sound, but that tracks are really good too. the a-side has a nice build with the last track "Cycle" being one of the one TVA played in Providence two weeks ago if my memory serves me. and the b-side continues the quality all the way through to the end. I had to instantly start the tape over after my first listen. I hope this material sees a reissue or expanded edition or something because this is too good to be limited to 40 copies.
i am very open to a reissue if anyone wants to take that on, hah..
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Quote from: ConcreteMascara on October 15, 2019, 04:41:16 PM
The Vomit Arsonist – Nihil Dicit cassette - Deathbed Tapes - ltd to 40 copies?! that ain't right. for my taste this is the best Vomit Arsonist material I've heard. I think my opinion is boosted by the shorter run time and that tape saturation adding a physical element to the sound, but that tracks are really good too. the a-side has a nice build with the last track "Cycle" being one of the one TVA played in Providence two weeks ago if my memory serves me. and the b-side continues the quality all the way through to the end. I had to instantly start the tape over after my first listen. I hope this material sees a reissue or expanded edition or something because this is too good to be limited to 40 copies.
i am very open to a reissue if anyone wants to take that on, hah..
Let me know when this happens. I want to get a copy myself
Working through some Geography Of Hell stuff - "Sarajevo 1992"; "Sabra Shatila 1982" - enjoyably immersive, dense but cold layers of industrial wreckage. Good stuff.
Quote from: martialgodmask on October 19, 2019, 03:43:07 PM
Working through some Geography Of Hell stuff - "Sarajevo 1992"; "Sabra Shatila 1982" - enjoyably immersive, dense but cold layers of industrial wreckage. Good stuff.
They don't disappoint. Definitely going to see them in London next month if i'm not working that Sunday.
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Heat Signature – Dehumanization In Progress
Heat Signature - Disguised Human Presence (reissue)
Heat Signature. Good title for the explosive pressures ripping through the 'holes. That's pressures plural, 'holes duly subjected to a wide and abundant range of blown-out, whole 'hole, Hole Blow (™) - you've heard the sounds, now try the breakfast cereal! Hole Blow: rich in fiber, ripped and ragged fiber, fibers, textures, strands, blown out textured strands, ripping apart, by degrees, alternately methodical and maniacal, swollen crunch-heads exploding in red ragged rains of raw, searing, heat. Cap'n Crunch has nothing on the shit.
I see the 'holes, or their corporeal hosts, frozen to the ground, shaking in the immediate aftermath of hypersonic ordnance scorching overhead, the sound barrier literally blown apart. Pressures plenty, but packed tight with propulsion, drive. These boys don't futz around, don't dilly dally, they go places, are going places, at speed, savagely cramming all entrances and one exit with unsightly crunchloads of fat, meaty bludgeon-gristle...or so the sounds will have you believe.
Fuck it, I'm a convert. Where do I sign for my free box of Hole Blow?
Conceptually, the two discs seem to link together neatly. Where the earlier DHP reads more as documentary-style reportage on human-killing-machine-in-action, the freshly minted DIP goes deep into the complex psychology that may create such a machine, the necessary process of dehumanization, of the self and/or of the targeted other, climaxing in the aptly titled American Bogeyman. It's all a bit vague, which is fine by me. The sounds are where the real action is. Emphasis on action.
I think, before I accompany Heat Signature on their human-killing spree, I'd like to (attempt to) penetrate the psyche. The Dehumanization commences with an unceremonious hefting of hefty metal scrap into pitch-black junk chamber, clearly establishing the depth of sources at root, circular scrape-metals growing more enamored in the stale gloom. Then at twenty-three seconds the Torture Of Feeling proper, full-bodied multi-textural crunch-plosives utterly shredding the sound barrier. Nothing settles in the afterburn, not for a moment. Constant shift, change, movement- told you these boys were going places. Analog squeal-bleat, raging bludgeon-blurt, flatulent rumble-sludge, percussive lung-drop, waterfall burble-wash, grit-textured gravel-grind. Constant shift and change but I wouldn't say spastic; the sound field is way too full-up, redzoned capacities almost continuously maxed out, exceeded. Result: clearly within the harshnoise category if not overtly harsh- at least, not at any perceptible surface. All the points and edges are blown up reeeal good, diffused over a broad and mangled spectrum, harsh gradations masked in the infra-redzone. So perhaps not perceptibly harsh in an immediate call-your-audiologist sorta pose. Your severely overtaxed speakers may feel otherwise. DENSE. There's your word. There's your fucking word.
Over the six remaining steps of total dehumanization, there's little deviation from the essential overloaded densities first postulated. But that's not to say the boys are repeating themselves. There is just so much...goddamn...shit in play. Shedding The Human Psyche is perhaps the most purely driven into extremes of analog excess, feedback bleat occasionally puncturing the claustrophobic pressures, eruptions of boisterous volcanic spray providing short-lived moments of relief from tightly choking rumble-grip. Frontline Embodied Machine offers a few sneak peaks at the underlying scrap-clank before massed psych-laced feedback squalls drive the heaving mass into completely unforgiving confines of bass-squooshed blubber-sludge.
Dawning A Hollowed Gaze cycles through sickened twitches of looped choke 'n bleed, and then the fiery maelstrom: Crunch Almighty, reigning down from on high, brutally leveling everything in its path. In the closing minute the brutal dis-mercies are voiced through a properly HARSH blistering rage of vocal-tinged scorch. Then the deranged fever-peak of Target The Other, squeal-leavened freak-frenzy nose-diving through densely cloistered meat-grinder spinct-channels, escape hatches plugged in filth-pits of rumble-burnt tension. Toward the fifth minute, the Other is spotted and the inevitable storms of ferocious shrieking scorchout light up the field, momentary flits of vocal-spastic cutting into the discombobulated crumble-scrunch. So to the brief and entirely gratuitous Impassive Carnage, a cycling wild-eyed schizo-discursive, hunkered down turd-clusters drilling into the central passage, broken repeatedly by wide-bodied foaming-at-the-mouth-grade blasts of shriek-laced blister-spray.
At last the American Bogeyman in all gory glory. Now, you wanna know what's wrong with this world? I mean, you really want to know? Beats me man, but here listen to this. Going out. Not with a whimper, but a bang. Several bangs. Bangbangbangbangbang. Gotcha. Filthed crunchturds roll around in the sphinct-ditch, wretching, surging, flatulating. Sudden screech-blast and all fricken hell pours in. From the periphery, the acoustic edges strain into a suddenly complex frame, shrieking, stabbing, needling bleed-textures, flits of vocal-belch, occasional rat-a-tat ruptures of the textured fabric. Then the whole fucking thing blows the fuck apart, and fucked if I know what in fuck's going on. At one point the field is blown open to full-bodied screechy-scorch, the next collapsed into tightly constricted oscillations of heavily distorted thunder-bilge, shovel-fulls of sludge dumped into one ear, another ear pulled down into the buckling undertow. A final ascension to blaze of severely-pitched shrieking glory, ground down, snuffed cold, in knob-twizzled shizzle-dirt.
Disguised Human Presence is, perhaps, every bit as DENSE, active and textured as the Dehumanization, but is for the most part significantly less suffused with explosive, military grade, crunch-ordnance. This provides for smoother, more transparent tour of heavy duty lurch and bludgeon. The human presence is rather less disguised, you might say, particularly on fifteen-minute opener Learning To See In Infrared. An initial jittery hammered retort merges quickly with straight-ahead grey-washed sheer before weightier heaving dimensions underscore a series of often convulsive interactions with low, belching, underbellows. At intervals we could be in the open air, albeit open air belching black choking fumes through scrambled layers of flatulent turbulence, mindsear charging headlong down the barely visible underbrush, chunks of dirt, branches, shrapnel slapping at the face. At other moments voices seem to shout in alarm, just as immediately drowned out in the ensuing barrage of thunderous crushing distortion walls. No let up in tension, no pause for reflection. Toward the end the human death-machines work themselves up into such an overbludgeoned lather that the threat to blow the frequency spectrum to kingdom crunch is palpable. Fuck it man, If It's Warm, Shoot!
Track the second would originally have occupied the flip side of the original tape from which this disc is reissued. No question, a palpable upping of tensions. Or at very least, of distortions. Here we're starting to approach that blown out texture espoused in the Dehumanization. The general feel and pace is more hectic, almost frantic at times, scrambling haphazard across a dense range of lower-mid-uppers, caught up in the moment, shredding 'hole for all it's worth, flits of clipped voice cutting into the scene. As the more scorching developments spike into play, as aggression boils over to purple-faced rage, overtly HARSH ripping assaults start to blast through the 'holes.
By the time the full and blasting assault has run the course, it's Just Meat Now. Here, at last, the overbilged military ordnance starts to blow holes in the proverbial swollen crunch-heads. DENSE, punishing, brutal. Thick, rich, chocolaty. Chock-a-block full-in-body multi-textural crunch-plosives ripping the 'holes a new pair. In fact, with a bit of tweaking on ye olde master tape, this could probably sneak into the Dehumanization and few would be the wiser. Like, some heavy shit mon. Almost the whole of this whole 'hole Hole Blow is given to crushing bludger-scrunch shit-valanche. Of breathing room, then, not much. And talking dead meat, I suppose breathing is not really of essence. At least at the surface. But hold on. Ain't that just what they want you to think? The living breathing human presence, disguised? Ohhh shit. In fact, just below the crushing over-arch, massed shifting rumble-clusters are surging all the hell over the place. Here, there, every-goddamn-where. Well my dude, I did tell you them boys was going places. Uh, dude? DUDE? Ohhh shit. A wee span of high-end squealy dealies bleed into the closing minutes, but almost as an afterthought. There is. Afterall. So. Much. More. Stop paying attention for an instant and you done screwed the pooch m'boyo, and this puppy is done.
Digest spew:
Dense, multi-textural blast pressures literally blowing apart the sound barrier. In the immediate aftermath of hypersonic ordnance ripping overhead, you may be forgiven for crapping your fatigues, quivering in red ragged rains of searing, crunch-splosive, heat. DENSE. Active. Driving. Propulsive. I tell you, these boys are going places. Here, there, every-goddamn-where. At speed. Pay attention cause you sleep for a moment and you are blown to kingdom crunch. Truth be told, you are blown to kingdom crunch, regardless.
Recent listening has been the excellent and highly recommended reissue of HIMUKALT "Come October" cd on Found Remains. The second and final, bonus track are worth the price alone! Intense, dynamic work.
Also spun "The Baneful Choir" cd by TEITENBLOOD twice. First spin, I liked it but it really kicked in on the second time around. Intense drumming, wild solos, weird soundscapes. There's a lot going on in these songs. If you're a fan of death metal art, go for the vinyl as it looks a helluva lot better than the cd but the length is 51 minutes so not sure yet how that sounds on one record. I haven't listened to hardly any metal in around 2 years so this was nice & pretty checks off all the boxes for my evil metal needs. Along with Python.
BIZARRE SS cd (Filth & Violence)- Pasi sent me the most intimidating package I think I have ever received! So much ugly harshness, I barely knew where to start so I went with this brand new collaboration between BU & SICK SEED. Plain black artwork with some sort of red imagery behind the disc tray & that's it which is perfect for what maybe one of the very best collab's I have ever heard! This thing starts out pretty tame then turns into wailing Finnish feedback hell and never lets up again. It ends with nasty static, weird low-end filter sounds, a continuing loop.... Fuck. It's just INTENSE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
F&V went to old school. Same email works, so orders should be like before. All new & old releases should be available on Freak Animal for those who don't want to go through the "old school ways of ordering".
Dave Phillips - Sixth Mass Extinction 2019 - another menacing, sonically violent, and dynamically satisfying release - at times, it reminds me of early Dissecting Table - not a lot of high production coming out today, at least that is on my radar, so I really appreciate how DPhillips isn't raw or ran through nostalgic gimmicks; huge sound, and I'm grateful to him for that.
Teitanblood - The Baneful Choir 2019 - it's going to take more than this one listen to form an opinion other than CHURNING.
Discharge - "The More I See" regular and extended versions - I can put this song on repeat for an hour - I'd love to discover a band thats entire existence is formed around this one song.
Deathcharge - Love Was Born To An Early Death 2011 - weird album - if Jello Biafra was heading a goth band.
Bad Influence - Afterbirth 1995 - it's the season for gloomy, heavy, thoughtful music.
Discharge - The Price Of Silence 1991 - Japanese collection of later releases.
Bombardment - Demo 2016
Bombardment - s/t 2019 - not Dis-, but Discharge-heavy punk with good female vocals - I didn't hear them until now - I like this quite a bit.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 24, 2019, 10:59:56 PM
Deathcharge - Love Was Born To An Early Death 2011 - weird album - if Jello Biafra was heading a goth band.
First track sounds like Jello with the Melvins.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 24, 2019, 10:59:56 PM
Bombardment - Demo 2016
Bombardment - s/t 2019 - not Dis-, but Discharge-heavy punk with good female vocals - I didn't hear them until now - I like this quite a bit.
You forgot the E in BombardEment
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Kazumoto Endo – Keiyo
Kazumoto Endo often comes across as a noise technician. At least, to these 'holes. Less the artist, more the tinkerer, mechanic, demonstrator of gear-of-the-moment in action. Of late this seems more true than ever, though perhaps it has always been the case. (See the earlier Killer Bug incarnation and the spring-loaded washboard thingy that seemed to accompany the good chap everywhere he went, aka the Killer Bug.) But where masterworks like While You Were Out and Brick & Mortar are quite obsessively wrought, with meticulous attention to the teeniest minutiae, the more recent work- everything since Quattro Pulsanti Bomba- is more straight-forward, live, in-your-face. RAW. What you see, sometimes right on the damn cover (https://img.discogs.com/0gXmAP_izB2ovT8R81fbjTPTugw=/fit-in/600x601/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4077131-1435768540-2901.jpeg.jpg), is what you get. At least, to these 'holes.
There is no question, at least to these 'holes, that the more minimalist incarnation can provide for quite spectacular comp or 7inch appearances. To the question, does this translate in equally spectacular measure over a full-length course? Well, let me counter with a question for you: how harsh do you like it? Or, in the dialect of the spastic: how MOTHERFUCKING HARSH do you MOTHERFUCKING like it? Well okay then. Guess you've answered your own question. MOTHERFUCKER! I think my job here is done.
At least to these 'holes, the stripped down approach has a way of focusing attention. In fact, as the attention will begin to glean, there are plenty of details, that is to say, minutiae, to be prized open and obsessed over.
And lots.
Of dead.
Air.
There are even a few beat-like pulsing intervals, though the effect is far from anything like booty-shakin'. Slow repetitive pulses that will, again, serve mainly to focus attention. If not on the minutiae then upon the fact that your earholes are, very methodically, getting fucking ripped apart. Methodical. Another word worthy of emphasis. The method is careful, calculated. Much un-like Brick & Mortar- that other champion of the dead air- the spastic inclinations demur to a dry, poe-faced demeanor. No sense of precarious balance, no rapidly panned hyper-spasmic gesticulation- in fact, no panning whatsoever- no suggestion that at any moment things are to go flying off the handle. It feels like we're in a laboratory. Clinical. Sterile. White gloves setting to work a vintage set of cutting tools, carefully extracting shreds of audio essence with a clinically detached bemusement that occasionally worries but frankly works. The results are not exactly of the precision-crafted persuasion. Rather rough, brutal. Possibly even that wee bit sadistic, face hidden behind surgical mask but intensity of gaze suggestive of thin lips with edges turned very-slightly upward.
Grey Skies slams into to the 'holes with a well-spaced series of irregular, percussive, scrap-blasts. Sharp, tangy, metallic, edges chafed and frazzled, piling rust-covered decay-streams one on top of the other, acquiring abbreviated degrees of density, warbling through whiny, modulated, feedback stretches, before cutting out in dead silence. Then starting up again. At the more intense intervals, the percussive scrap-blasts come in rapid succession, like the man is hacking in frustrated urgency at a stubbornly indestructible piece of metal junk. At other intervals the man holds back and lets the occasionally overlapping streams of whining, whingeing and moaning run their course.
As the first series of percussive scrap-blasts announces the title track, it becomes apparent that pretty much the whole album is going to sound like this. Grey, grey skies. Rather dour, downcast, grim, consistent with the like-colored images of heavy industry gracing the cover. Here, however, there is more. More movement, more variation, more shit. More silence. And much more of what I will dub the saving grace of the album: tension. Tension delivered through pitch-perfect timing and tone. Pitch black opening, the aforesaid whinge and whine making way for bass-pitched test tones, pitched in counterpoint to hacking scrap-fits that actually do get pretty hairy, or HARSH, in their more frustrated intervals. At the first minute, the first introduction of slow, rhythmic, metal hammering, a recurrent motif. Very...industrial. Very live. The perfect contrast to the hairier moments of screechy, scrap-textured, wig-out. And make no mistake, the shit does, for all its dour poe-faced-ness, wig out. Wigging out in calmly controlled bursts, never close to flying off the handle, the grip tight, choking. And just that wee bit sadistic.
That's two tracks done and I'd say this boy done shot his wad. Go Clamming concentrates most of its attention in the upper registers, but otherwise does not deviate from the essence as established. Perhaps a dab more in the way of full-loaded electronics rounding out the percussive bursts. Also a more crystalline arc to the piece, breaking into distinct electro-predicated rhythmic movements, tension slowly spiraling into the necessarily brutal-iste denouement. Banzu drops glitchy clipped-tronics into machine-like shriek-stutter, cycling bass oscillations establishing a palpable narrative structure to ripped and ragged metallic screech-bleed, closing with dull repetitive thump in stark contrast to the 'hole damage being done. High Tide concentrates its early energies on the delectably sexed-up titillations of scantily-clad, scrappily-clothed, junk-acoustics, dainty squeals and screeches stretching obscenely to accommodate their undeniably crude, lecherous, 'hole-drilling excess. Fucking good. Two minutes and in drops the album's first straight-ahead beat-pulse, metronomic, dry, driving severe snatches of incisive dental scree to a bit of head-nodding, Brick & Mortar, throwback.
Shiosai reclines in whine-soaked ambient sheen of what could be bowed, rust-covered, metals. Which only serves to accentuate the unvarnished brutality of the scrap-edged blasts that rip, alternately ragged and piercing, through the reverberant haze. At their upper edges, the junk-scraps seem to glisten, to salivate, to even, say it, grin with undeniably sadistic delight, the harsh lusts well and convincingly slaked, the 'holes well and truly traumatized, the technician in eternal struggle with his undeniable art. At least, to this sodhole.
Digest spew:
Since the dropping of Quattro Pulsanti Bomba, Endo has been steadily tightening up his decidedly minimalist concerns. Tightening tightening tightening... tight. Real tight. Tense. All the HARSH you can consume, so, yes, automatic boOOOIiing. But the essential boOOOIinng here is delivered, not so much in the harsh- which, I freely admit, is all I need- but in the tightness. In the tension. Well regulated, studiously composed attention to pace, period, interval, interplay of succession of elements from one moment to the next. It may worth noting that, after a long string of collabs, splits and compilation appearances, this is his first full-length to be issued in the apparent minimalist mold. (Leaving out the recent Killer Bug lp!) So to say, a statement. What to say, statement received.
I began listening to various Heretic Grail releases this past weekend. I have been intending to check them out for a while, and I wish I did so much sooner. The music is very harsh, atmospheric, and is composed well. I will definitely try and delve deeper in their material.
Is this project still active? The discogs page makes it sound like it was only around for a year or so.
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on October 28, 2019, 04:13:41 PM
Is this project still active? The discogs page makes it sound like it was only around for a year or so.
the shorter the project life, the more automatic kvlt appeal you have. ultimate kvlt status is never even starting a project, and then telling everyone how good your C10s would be if you ever recorded/released them.
Searching for a nice Halloween soundtrack - right now it's Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens. Good start.
What's your favourite Samhain/Halloween...whatever you call it - music?
Last night I listened to The Misfits "3 hits from Hell" & "Night of the Living Dead". Ran across those on a blog so I d/l'd them.
Also listened to Electric Wizard "Time to Die" cd. Picked up a cheap copy recently. I didn't care for the material back when it came out but now, I like it a lot. I guess I'll have to give "Wizard, Bloody, Wizard" another chance.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 31, 2019, 06:40:22 PM
Also listened to Electric Wizard "Time to Die" cd. Picked up a cheap copy recently. I didn't care for the material back when it came out but now, I like it a lot. I guess I'll have to give "Wizard, Bloody, Wizard" another chance.
Agreed, Time To Die is my favorite album since Dopethrone. It felt like a proper return to form and I was surprised to see all of the negative reviews/opinions when it first came out. I honestly find Witchcult Today and Black Masses kind of boring but I seem to be in the minority in that aspect.
Witchcult Today is a favorite but remember very little about Black Masses, which, I think, I received as a Xmas gift a few years ago. I've been meaning to dig all of their records out for a listening session.
I tried to find more Misfits to d/l but all the blogs I came across were fucked up...
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on October 31, 2019, 08:28:27 PM
I tried to find more Misfits to d/l but all the blogs I came across were fucked up...
PM me with the ones you want. I *might* be able to help.
New Hymenal Opening album on F&V is just a perfect lesson in american brutality!
Quote from: cr on October 31, 2019, 05:40:09 PM
Searching for a nice Halloween soundtrack - right now it's Thergothon - Stream From The Heavens. Good start.
What's your favourite Samhain/Halloween...whatever you call it - music?
First two Mercyful Fate albums.
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Torba – Musique Inconcrète
From becalming beginnings serving soothing drones for rabid harshdorks- and rabid harshdorkettes...Torba has come quite the ways. And I'm not just saying that because each and every piece of the now prodigious discog covers so much territory. Or, there again, maybe I am. Jump aboard any given Torba and you're in for a ride. Twists, tangles, knots, weaves. Densely collaged concerns, both concrete and less-than-concrete. Intricate elaborations of the brute and the genteel, juxtaposing scenic nature-scapes, grinding industrial-scrapes, bustling dockyard-crates, chaotic orchestral-clamor, disembodied crowd-murmur. And fat flatulent dollops of heavy duty analog crunch.
In truth, the heavy duty crunch has been in steady retreat for a good few years now. At this point, it may be safe to declare, the last vestiges of rabid harshdork- and rabid harshdorkette- would seem to be gone for good. And I'm not just talking crunch. With reference to the prodigious territories previously negotiated, Inconcrète inclines toward an almost pastoral elaboration of intricate circumspection. No deep dives into roiling industrial-strength cauldrons, rather a tippy-toeing along the cusp, occasional blasts of steam clouding the view but never to a point that may worry the undertaking. You're in safe hands here. Careful, sure, genteel. And then, here and there, because, y'know, leopards and spots and that, muffled snatches of casually cruel violence from sweaty, over-muscled, brute.
Lapjèdr Fòr establishes the essential dyed-in-the-brute tone for the thirty-some minute lp. Low fidelity field recordings meticulously manhandled through rough-n-tumble tape orchestrations of oh-so-ill-kempt rumples and ruptures, elaborating unsteadily in a vaguely narrative play of call and spelunk. Field recordings whose contours are shaped, as much by the recording devices doing the recording as by the fields being recorded. In this orchestra of intermittence, interruption, abbreviation, the fields are obscured, distorted, muffled, warped, leaving the listener with no clear, concrete, idear as to what exactly is being heard, mangled sounds of the recording instruments themselves painting partial pastorals, recognizable, ugly, beautiful, obscure.
Okay then, run the tapes-
Run-out vinyl grooves steadily clump to high-pitched whine, distant voices, repetitive buzz. Rough tape-ejection and then: plop into something resembling roiling industrial-strength cauldron. Masked spoken utterances in the left ear compete with buffeted wind rumblings over amplified crowd noise and, far down the mix, machine-like crank and crinkle. A second rough-cut and the field is almost emptied, snatches of bird-chirp edging around slow-strummed bass pluckings and intermittent flits of radio static. Then a second plop into the cauldron: field suddenly brimming with dragged-out metal scraping, rumble-sheets, whitened washes that resolve into lapping seashores as storm clouds gather overhead, thunder crashing to a steadily pouring deluge, disembodied voices growing anxious, directing hapless assistant to get a fucking tarp over the goods. Trapped by the storm, we make our way inward, deep into darkened tunnel, ghostly organ wavering to whispered voices and roughly warbled crumble-flutter. The light at the end beckons, edged with slowly ascendant strands of higher-end wheedle...inevitably to end on the unceremonious tape-deck ker-plunk.
Intermezzo delivers slow arpeggiated piano over unconcerned crowd noise with all the non-fidelity of tape-recorder left in the next room, scratchings of scrinched-tight tape spools mixed with assorted chokes, coughs and thumps.
Jòdk Ì Vèr divests itself of the some of the ill-fidelities previously posited. Almost immediately we are plonked, unceremoniously, into deep, darkened, layers of densely overlapping rumble walls, mechanical hoist hauling bulky length of protesting cable along pock marked cowpath, heavier boiler-room bulgings coming in slow-rolling undulations. Visibility is poor, but at the l-r edges the concrete snaps and crackles suggest mic getting dragged haphazard through wooded thicket. In the closing minutes we venture back to the surface, masked snatches of voice muttering over grainy factory hum.
On to the flip-side and a more familiarly Torba-like sense of fragmented development. Evjìg reprises the deeply funneling ghost waverings, but filters them through rusted metal whinges, occasional clunks and clanks rounding out proceedings. Hymn to a mine-shaft. Then the aperture widens to admit de-tuned strings plucked over scuffed heel-drag and the regulated plonk of spiky metal bits dropped into unlidded piss-bucket. At the third minute, a genuine attempt to noise things up, high-end wheeze complementing heavily leavened measures of rumbling excess. The noise proper is, of course, short-lived, making way for clipped, subtley panned cuts of close mic'd gasp, dull thunk and creak stretched tight over corroded tapeheads. Toward the end, badly-muffled suggestion of proper music bleeds, backmasked, through thick-walled corridor, as though in tribute to some kind of prehistoric industrial urge. Just when the urges are reaching their fulfillment, a lurching into dead-aired squeak, miniature dustbroom skittering at the corners.
Intermezzo 759 and the return of the arpeggiated chord, this time backed by self-asborbed whisperings whose indecipherable declarations get spliced, in rather gross fashion, into collage of wretched, unparsable, hack 'n gag.
Stòvr Njòedr poses melancholic for the briefest interval before repeated stop-pause interjection nets messy spectacle of dis-voiced, disembodied, disconsolance, seemingly emanating from deep within the radiator. As pressures increase, an encroachment of crumpling ruffle-sheets, saturated piping drip-dribbling the length, soon to acquire surges of whitened momentum that quickly burn out in an inelegantly grafted disturbance of tape-ribbon sausage floss. Enter now return of the stringed strum-motif, melancholic misshapen mico-belches contorting around the exterior, miniscule blurt-particles spinning and splooging in a sickening medley of snorting, slopping 'n snuffling. Symphonies of snot.
Digest spew:
Meticulously ordered disorder of concrete elements rendered unreadable, unparsable- or just plain in-concrete- by the principle instrumentation in play; namely, the electronic devices tasked with the recording of the many and varied fields (said to stretch from Germany to Italy). In these densely collaged symphonies, of intermittence, interruption, abbreviation, the origins are as recognizable as they are obscured, mangled, muffled, warped. There is a very calm, almost pastoral inclination in the intricate elaborations, but so too that recognizably Torba-esque deferral to casually cruel violence. Or to say, brute charm. You can take the rabid harshdork out of the noise...
The Rita - Queen Sheets 2xLP (Urashima)
I had already forgotten what this one sounded like (I listened to it years ago when it came out) and I had a vague recollection it would have been more on the "crackle study" side of things that I am not a big fan of. Luckily I remembered it almost all wrong. It does have those crackling parts where you have a short bursts (fraction of a second) of noise with slightly longer quiet parts in between. A full album of only this I would find very boring but here instead they appear in between some extremely crunchy slabs of really ripping HNW. Very heavy and nasty. Even the crackles sound somehow organic (I hear sounds like someone sharply inhaling in the middle of all this) which is a definite plus. Varied and extreme = great!
Last few nights have been:
Teitenblood "The Baneful Choir" cd & Negative Plane " Et In Saecula Saeculorum" cd (Ajna) and I just finished Bizarre Uproar "Verikiima" LP
On the B.U., "Hang the Scum" is my fave piece with the second half of side 2 up next with the vocals, static, & low-end feedbacking. I like the way he split the disgusting photo in half on the insert, as well.
The TTB kills & NP has been a favorite of mine since day one. Need to get the 2nd release on cd so I can listen to everything back to back, straight through. Did anyone happen to witness NP perform at the fest in the Irish cathedral recently?
SKIN GRAFT - Demolition CDR (Liquid Death)
Skin Graft is one of those artists I know I would probably consider a top favorite, and therefore I barely have anything by him. I don't need another favorite artist because I can't afford it. So I'm both glad and frustrated someone stuck this in my hands at Summer Scum (Who? Could it have been Roman? Thanks anyway.) Wet, rusty, thick and trembling noise that takes its time. It's a cramped space, with little or no oxygen. I come to think of Mania, Eros+Massacre especially. Also Wince, in his more restrained temper, but this is SKin Graft and he does this particular thing very very well. Once in a while Mr Howland lets you breathe for a while, but then the bag's suddenly back over ones head again. The fifth and last track is also my favorite here, with it's slow buildup, and after 30+ minutes of teasing the payoff release finally comes. Lovely disc. I wouldn't mind getting more Skin Graft CDs getting thrown at me in weird old venues.
Mania - All Aftermath (tape, Freak Animal): Very good. When listening to it, I mostly hear metal junk and other field recording-like sounds. There clearly are electronics too, but they are more subdued. Atmospheric release, thinking of empty industrial halls, left behind electronics and rusted scrap metal, rain dripping through the roof. Perhaps not the most original associations I'm making here, nevertheless this means this is by far not a head-ripping release, this is more about creating an atmosphere. I like this.
Grunt - Kraniometria / Selected Killing - Secret Tombstone / Worth - Ruination Assessment / Jaakko Vanhala - Cuts of Grace (3" CDs, Freak Animal): I really like this series, classy presentations, short, but interesting releases. Which is why I got them all, even though I wasn't familiar with Worth yet and it's certainly not the best in the series, according to my tastes. Slight collector fetish perhaps to just get this whole series. Grunt is interesting to hear a different approach, though far from my favorite releases of his. Jaakko Vanhala and Selected Killing are very good. Don't know what to say about the Jaakko Vanhala one, but the Selected Killing is interesting in that all tracks are built from 1 layer of electronics, one acoustic sound element and vocals, that does give the tracks a bit of a minimalist feeling, but the outcome is varied, so aside from just being good, I feel this makes it interesting to observe what is going on here (which I'm mostly not doing, since I'm not really a musician myself).
Tape Dekay "Decadimento Del Nastro - Decadenza Di Tutto " cd (Old Captain/ Narcolepsia)
Listened to this cd twice in a row last night & I quite enjoy it. I'm guessing it's a lot of tape manipulation of field recordings as there are some voices and a lot of unidentifiable sounds, weird frequencies, & synth-type noise. The label descriptions says "The content of the current CD has been created with the Automatic Music Control System developed by ONKYO and the Elettrocardiograf by Officine Galileo. Informed by psychotronic distress, thought insertion, electronic harassment and the Frey effect. These 7 recordings reveal harsh and fragmented soundscapes tainted by disembodied voices, squelch and hyper charged feedback".. I don't know what "A.M.C.S." or ONKYO is but I highly recommend this
release for those into 'industrial soundscapes'.
ZSS - Racial Superiority
First album in a long time that has made me drop everything give it my full attention from start to finish, on a first impression. The religious samples are pulled off perfectly without seeming too much like a repeat Con-Dom, mostly because they are stuck in some of the most careful negative rumbling i've heard. Similar textures that deserve your full attention are found on Anti-personnel Explosive Devise but that release gets into a pretty familiar Streicher sound, not bad. I will have to purchase Iron Division after how much the composition of Racial Superiority has completely blown me away, it's seriously too good.
Quote from: Strangecross on November 09, 2019, 05:49:33 AM
ZSS - Racial Superiority
First album in a long time that has made me drop everything give it my full attention from start to finish, on a first impression. The religious samples are pulled off perfectly without seeming too much like a repeat Con-Dom, mostly because they are stuck in some of the most careful negative rumbling i've heard. Similar textures that deserve your full attention are found on Anti-personnel Explosive Devise but that release gets into a pretty familiar Streicher sound, not bad. I will have to purchase Iron Division after how much the composition of Racial Superiority has completely blown me away, it's seriously too good.
I have been listening to this album frequently, and think that it is awesome as well. Everything about it is perfect - from the atmosphere of the tracks to the art on the cover.
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Ones/Hands – 1997-2005
Jeph Jerman and friends kick back in a calmly collected concrete kerfuffle, warm ones soothing calloused hands in sedate, contemplative, repose. Jeph Jerman, aka he of the Rough Music (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Hands-To-Rough-Music-The-Hands-To-Library/release/7568283), does seem to shed some of the rough exterior when tasked in the milieu of less rough-minded company. (Ignore here any Jeph Jerman seeing release on labels otherwise devoted (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Jeph-Jerman-Arcane-Facture/release/14154077) to harsh noise (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Jeph-Jerman-The-Bray-Harp/master/1347517).) On this occasion, it is the company of Daniel Mitha and Nick Phillips to whom the de-roughening duties are duly delegated, the Jermanic detritus of daily dink and doink gentrified over successive stages of softly glowing refinement.
The refinements tend to manifest as silky ambient strands, drugged out, chimeric, laying lucid dream beds upon which badly-kempt rustles and rattles lend a quaint sort of nostalgia. Call me a romantic, but it's frankly hard not to get swept up in the loosely-tethered...flotsam and jetsam....bobbing bumping and thumping merrily along the gently droning streams, a disordered percussion of non-sense made sense-able by virtue of the carefully moored delegation of disparate elements so elegantly drawn, quartered, spaced. Into empty-spaced quarters, attention is drawn, wide-eyed, moth-like, flitting along edges of radiant spectrum, rough splashes of clink and clunk rendered dainty, intransigent, swallowed up in the smooth caress of blushing ambient shimmer.
In the opening moments it is the drone which slowly serves to insulate the rougher passages, sustained horn-like undertow set off by feeding-back cycles of keening, glassy, sheen. Ritual suggestions of discrete echoing percussions and pings make way for closer-mic'd bonks, rattles, scraps, rustling cutleries clanking and scraping against a play of uneven stringed plucking. Quite an abundance of variegated debris, sprawled out as far as the ear can hear, unwilling to get busy or threaten with accumulations of mass. Rather a steadily meandering filling-out of the audible field, crystalline particulars twinkling in the balmy atmosphere.
At about ten minutes the drone fades out and we're plonked ass-deep in the Jerman zone, a clattering clutter of clinkily clonk ker-blonk- pots pans the works- backwashed seashells wheezing in chapped commiseration. Good opportunity to insinuate yer scrutinies among the cracked interstecies of dis-tethered disarray before a rustic finger picking folk-inflection ushers us into sussurant jumble-seas, full up kitchen sink inundation of climactic shake rattle n roll.
On to the second half and a significantly depleted range of scraps. Wide-panned clinks, clanks, string-plunks, mic thumps. Regular cycle of skittering metallic scuttle. Distant pooch yap duly rounding out proceedings. A whiny garage door drags open, trash-cans get hauled out to the curb. Teensy glints of irregular feedback-ish-squeal complement reedy wood-whistles half-heartedly affecting a distuned melodic inclination like some faux urban primitive primordial pre-musical piss-take.
Then the grand finale. Background hum rises up from the scraps, hollow, ghostly, almost completely smothering the all and sundry. By layers and by degrees, the all and sundry starts to elongate, stretching out in steadily cycling overlaps of bright, glittering, acoustic buzz. Sniff. And correct me if I'm wrong, but something seems to be burning. Here again in backwashed streams of tubular seashell sussurance, in the snap crackle pop of smoldering leaves, a growing sense of unease begins to ruffle, the sound field fairly full-up and seemingly expanding in perpetuity, and, end.
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Rough n tumble Jermanic kerfuffle, the detritus of daily dink and doink, calmly collected in meandering streams of tranquil repose. The undertow, however, is strong. Dip a little deeper- well, a lot deeper- and perspective starts to fracture, the cracked interstecies of dis-tethered clinkily clonk ker-blonk merrily bobbing bumping and thumping among myriad percussive insistence, all warmly coated in loving droning embrace. Allow the attentions to wander, to sink, deep, into the variegated scraps of debris, the sedate becalming of rustle and rattle. Ah. Then something spiky pokes you in the butt.
LINEKRAFT - 'SUBHUMAN PRINCIPLE'
The best i've heard from him yet, but I haven't heard all his output. Brilliantly mixed. All sorts going on & each time I listen to it it's as if each recording updates itself when you're not listening to it.Displays great pace ,depth & imagination. Favourite track is 'Stand Alone'. For best results listen to with a decent pair of headphones / whilst using a rowing machine.
Quote from: Major Carew on November 15, 2019, 10:08:13 PM
LINEKRAFT - 'SUBHUMAN PRINCIPLE'
The best i've heard from him yet, but I haven't heard all his output. Brilliantly mixed. All sorts going on & each time I listen to it it's as if each recording updates itself when you're not listening to it.Displays great pace ,depth & imagination. Favourite track is 'Stand Alone'. For best results listen to with a decent pair of headphones / whilst using a rowing machine.
It's for sure the best release from the project so far - I'm a bit surprised that really no one has talked about it yet. Top tier stuff
Quote from: totalblack on November 16, 2019, 01:18:05 AM
Quote from: Major Carew on November 15, 2019, 10:08:13 PM
LINEKRAFT - 'SUBHUMAN PRINCIPLE'
The best i've heard from him yet, but I haven't heard all his output. Brilliantly mixed. All sorts going on & each time I listen to it it's as if each recording updates itself when you're not listening to it.Displays great pace ,depth & imagination. Favourite track is 'Stand Alone'. For best results listen to with a decent pair of headphones / whilst using a rowing machine.
It's for sure the best release from the project so far - I'm a bit surprised that really no one has talked about it yet. Top tier stuff
I mentioned that I liked it much more than the Hospital Prod. LP (need to give that one another chance).
I've listened to Tape Dekay a couple more times & the Hymenal Opening cd on F&V. Lots of good feedback going on there but the release seemed to lose its momentum after the track that ends with musical loop but that may just have been me zoning out. I'll be listening to it again very soon.
I gave Hymenal Opening "Red Hymen" another listen & it definitely does not lose anything at any point.
I really like that new Kazumoto Endo CD. Very clean and precise noise from a master totally in control of his gear. Made me somehow feel like I'm inside a malfunctioning power plant. Don't know the methods used but it feels like it's recorded live, unlike some earlier material that seems to be heavy edited. Could maybe use some variety in sound texture but otherwise just a great record building up nicely from start to finish.
Agreed - it took me a few listens to fully process it but it's a pretty masterful blend of pure tone worship, and pure shredding noise with those brief musical moments keeping the momentum going. for such a limited pallette of sounds it never really outstays it's welcome.
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T.E.F. / A Fail Association – T.E.F. / A Fail Association 7"
Yee-FRICKIN-haw this shit riiips. Harrd. Both brutes blasting out the gate with their A-game, seven inches of sphinct-scorching fire. Of the TEF, and the brute fury savagely driving this Total Earhole Fuckfrenzy, anything less would be...civilized. Of the Fail Association, till late a much missed guarantor of the sphinct scorch, the unbridled ferocity of the straight HARSH is...well, it's almost scary. And frankly the only fitting response to a good, harrd, teffing.
So then, TEF to the deck. Time to check the boxes. Unrelenting. Neck-jerking. Spine-snapping. Hyper-spasticating. White gloved, meticulously focused, laser-like precision and attention to detail. All the signature TEFisms that make TEF TEF. This feels different, however. There's a roughage. A rawness. A sense of space that TEF tends otherwise to reserve for the briefest blinks betwixt the raging scorcheries. Question: should we consult the oracle or just the format? I'm weighing this against the ones and zeroes burnt into the two most notable precursors, the prodigious Framework and the little-less-killer Consequences In Conversation, and thinking the diffusion of the spikiest of spikes over a more bludgeoning range of ruggedness is a sufficiently welcome divergence as to reward speculation as to where it may be coming from. Regardless, leading off with TEF turns out to have been a good move (more on that later).
TEF. Wheedling raspberry oscilla-bleed and then the rapidly LR'd scrap-metal wig-out. Classic intro: hard Harder HARDEST, achieving peak brutality in eight seconds flat. Percussive blasts, drawn out for the briefest instants, exploding confetti-like across the pan, razored metal piercings attacking the 'holes from every whichever. Repeated ruptures of schizo-frenetic contrast, setting off marginally slowed introspective moments against all-out dis-telligible wacky-smacky mc'cracky. Here char-burnt loop-snicker, there rubbery oscillating floppily-doppily, each serving as set up to full metal smack-down. At one moment a nice break as heavy-handed hammer comes slamming down in steady, meaty, succession. Then off in epileptic mess of shriek-bleat convulsion, violent lacerations crudely ripping through madly slapped-together attempt at making odd-sized bits cohere, frazzled harshheads ill-equipped to nought but twitch in dazed and abused approval.
A Fail Association unloads with such all-consuming force and damage that the principle recourse is to simply bask in the sheer earhole-annihilating ferocity. Holy hell this is loud. Not sure if it's the mastering or the choice set of severely tweaked frequencies. Or just my now quite disabused expectation of something just that wee bit more subtle. Good thing this came after the TEF. A solid hit of this shit- at the appropriate levels, 'natch- and the 'holes are pretty much shot to hell, burnt beyond any ability to appreciate the finer spun intricacies of the chap on the other side of the platter.
As for the chap on Side Fail, well, there are a good and abundant number of breaks. Echoing shrieks, bleats, petite strands of stringy feedback scree. For the most part, though, the main idear seems to be: rip the earhole a new one. In the lost decibels of whitehot decay, abrupt kick into high-gear, whittling scathe-sheets ascending to upper-ended feedback screech, then the fuller bodied encroachments, screaming scorch-clusters blotting out the sky. At intervals a reach for blissed-out psyche permutation, mal-fortunately broken, hacked, gasping in singed blister-ments of uneven forward blasting. Then in the final moments a marked break for purely-washed whiteout, swarming screech storms enveloping the scene, surging into the stratosphere, disappearing with only the mousiest of squeaks to mark their passing.
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Total win. Total Earhole Fuckfrenzy vs total earhole annihilation. TEF serves up the expected schizo-frenetic hyper-spasms, meting meticulously razored attentions to dis-telligible wacky-smacky mc'cracky- if perhaps unusually steeped in raggedly roughed up disposition. A Fail Association goes all-out in ripping the earhole a proverbial new one, whitewashed scathe-clusters broken into distinct fits of forward driven screech, the sheer force and damage induced in-hole sufficient as to rule out the possibility of repeated back-to-back playback. Or at least, the possibly of repeated back-to-back playback that is in any way distinguishable to the supremely fucked holes. Fuck off then. Go for a coffee. Take a stroll around the block. Get some air. Allow the earholes a bit of time to recoup. Then come back later, primed for the good, harrd, earhole incineration you deserve.
Armed to the Teeth - Mania
Another album that I have been meaning to listen to for quite a while. It is excellent and harsh throughout, though, at least on my fist listen, seemed to lack some of the scrap metal banging and scraping that I have enjoyed so much on other Mania releases. Additionally, I like the sound sample from the firing range that was interspersed throughout, as I thought it gave the album a strong sense of cohesiveness.
I just received the T.E.F./A.F.A. 7" but haven't thrown it on yet. You should see the test press packaging: OVER THE FUCKING TOP INCREDIBLE!
Just finished listening to a brand spankin' new comp. from Phage Tapes:
METALCHEMY cd featuring Bocksholm*, Grunt*, Lethe*, Putrefier, Das Synthetische Mischgewebe, Sudden Infant, The New Blockaders, Richard Ramirez + Baculum*, Halachemists*, Knurl, & K2. * denotes my fave tracks in no particular order. There's not a stinker on the whole thing. Everyone uses metal as their main sound source but some, like Knurl, you can't tell at all. It's just heavy electronic distortion; I wish his sound sources would be allowed to come through more. Still, it's good heavy electronic distortion. Recommended!
BIZARRE SS cd
Have listened to this a lot since I got it a few weeks ago. A great deal of elements mixed into one long track. The usual sonic elements abound, but are all given plenty of room to develop and to breathe.Not blown out or too overbearing. Gradually the dynamics of the whole effort increase in power & depth. All sorts going on & the listener is kept invested the whole way. Highly recommended.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on November 16, 2019, 09:27:27 AM
I really like that new Kazumoto Endo CD. Very clean and precise noise from a master totally in control of his gear. Made me somehow feel like I'm inside a malfunctioning power plant. Don't know the methods used but it feels like it's recorded live, unlike some earlier material that seems to be heavy edited. Could maybe use some variety in sound texture but otherwise just a great record building up nicely from start to finish.
Quote from: Eigen Bast on November 17, 2019, 07:34:11 PM
Agreed - it took me a few listens to fully process it but it's a pretty masterful blend of pure tone worship, and pure shredding noise with those brief musical moments keeping the momentum going. for such a limited pallette of sounds it never really outstays it's welcome.
Been listening to this, every day, for a good little while now. In fits and starts, shits n giggles, bits and pieces. Each piece as though it were to reveal another piece of the puzzle. But the only puzzle to reveal is my own puzzlement as to what the continued attraction. I mean, in the specific. Probably something along the lines of the sheer viciousness of the fucker. In its vicious fuckerly fits, and starts. I feel like I can tune in for a single track, smoke the 'holes in the nicest way, then go on my way. Is nice. Like I keep coming back to try to parse the attraction, only to come away with some vague sense that dude has temporarily tapped into a certain vibe. A fuck ye-ess sorta vibe. That tension. That focus. That incessant brutal hammering. Some folks, like, just know how to push my buttons. My quattro pulsanti buttons.
Yes, I need help.
Haha.. I like these obsessive posts about K. Endo!
Clew Of Theseus – Vaults Vol. 1 tape
Cathartic Process
Reissues and unreleased material from 2002-2003. Included on "Vaults, Vol. 1" are the split with Sewer Election, the 3" on Chondritic Sound, the "Meth Cook Sets Apartment Ablaze" 3", plus two unreleased tracks from failed compilations.
Somehow I was prepared to listen drone works, although I of course am aware and do have his noise works too. There are some good tracks of that category, but mostly this is a noise tape. And a good one! Often there is clear focus on very distinctive noise sound that has a lead role in track. Not just fuzzy walls, not cut up, not just pedal distortion, but always good noise sound as focal point of each track. 10+ years old special packaged tape - couple copies at discogs for mere 5-6usd! I would say worth grabbing!
Kapotte Muziek – Vier Stukken tape
Realization Recordings – RZC-009
It is one of those bands with massive discography and never seen point of collecting all. Or even most. Especially old stuff, I tend to like what I hear. Since he moved to less abrasive, less "industrial" and less "noise" works, I have not been collecting much of electro-acoustic material of his. I have some, but they never did the same impact as early works with very limited technology and tape-underground atmosphere. This tape is early 90's, but remains closer to old style. Loops or somehow repeating and smooth droning sound, but everything has echoing yet cold industrialish' feel to them. It's often darker than "dark ambient". Instead of keyboard stuff or academic stuff, this era of recordings one could often file next to more atmospheric works of Grey Wolves or Nails ov Christ and such! Entire tape is great stuff. You can find one track from korm digitaal bandcamp. I may be wrong, but it is possible entire tape was reissued on Kapotte Muziek – Twenty Five tape boxes set? As Vier Stukken doesn't have any tracklisting on tape and the Twenty Fire tape box doesn't indicate how long tapes of the box are. But if it is C-90, it's possible complete Vier Stukken tape is on one side of one of the tapes.
Check here:
https://kormdigitaal.bandcamp.com/track/vier-vier
Been listening a lot to Mattias Gustafsson latest LP. It is good. And I keep returning to it. It might be among the very top of most listened albums of 2019, but can't really say why? Is it because I'd hope it to be much better than it actually is? Probably! Since I like most of Gustafssons work so much, and this new album is so bleak and subtle. Piano. Synth drones. Quiet, atmospheric... it's good, and I keep returning, but also wishing it was more.
So putting some old Mattias Gustafsson stuff on tape deck:
Altar Of Flies / M. Frisk / Gjalp - Krig Pest Svält Död tape
Nil By Mouth Recordings
This belongs to the early years flood of material. There was 7 releases in 2006. Followed by 11 releases - including this - in 2007. 8 came in 2008 and gradually pace went down fast. I have long hoped there would be re-issues of some of the old works. It is perhaps very much justified that artists himself feels that what was being done 10 years ago, was merely searching own style and identity as sound maker. However, as outsider, these works that present perhaps less stylish, less knowledge and aesthetic confidence, have some strange free flowing joyful element to it. There is room for mistakes and it's not all pure gold, but even C-30 oddly packaged collaboration tape, it is good stuff to listen to. Probably prefer his solo instead collaborations, but I have yet to hear bad material from him.
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Am Not – Incursions
Am Not – Extraterritoriality
Do you know your place in this world?
A question among questions, coming one after another, four-fold, in four languages, sometimes sober sometimes red-faced, driving urgently across darkly structured synthetic juristictions, metal thwacking metal, ponderously pounding percussives lending their no less weighted urgency. Questions upon questions to half-tempt a reflection back at questioner in question. Are you faithful to the covenants that bore these limitations? Given the rather contrarian position of the subject, I'm rather afraid to guess the answer.
Taken together, Extraterritoriality (blue tape, 2019) and Incursions (red tape, 2018) could combine to clock in at a solid hour and change, the coolly collected brevity of the stripped-back supplemental yin to temper the red-hot invasive thrust of its fully fleshed yang. And who better equipped to negotiate that first decisive thrust than GW "Biggus" Bush? Gaze into the red, into Hostile Space and into the Pootie Poot. Gaze long enough and feel the fiery return, warm buzz-layers undulating against labored, ceremonial, crunch-hammer, tightly orchestrated worms burrowing through layers of thick, blackened, curdle, higher-ended whine steadily upping tensions, dour declarations pouring forth from distorted voice. The net effect is like some continuously surging, multi-layered, air raid siren, or sustained, fevered, call to arms, any question of convincing in convictions clearly and presently answered.
If the remainder of the Incursions get anywhere near that first Hostile Space, I'd declare out and out victory. As it stands, as is Am Not... or to say, as Am Not is, er...the Incursions range further and wider than one might otherwise suppose to anticipate. With no less than four vocalists enlisted in repping a range of territorial tongue, the honor in the breach is little less than epic.
Onward faithful vocalists, to Feindes Land! This is Berlin, a complex concatenation of docu-clips, goose-stomp, patriotic song. Here Hermann Kopp delivers clear, straight-laced, Germanic declamations over hefty martial thunder whose steady repercussions are drawn out to distort an otherwise airy atmosphere, made airier still by looped and twinkling electronic bleep-cadence. The dominant voice seems to be driving the beat forward even as the increasingly sooty skies seem to be crumbling all around it. Plainly there were still some stragglers because all too soon the rabid vocal railings of What Are You Waiting For? rip onto the scene. Man I do NOT want to be the sorry sod caught bringing up the rear cause you just know a righteous horse-whipping is coming. This is the pièce de résistance, m'boyo, and resistance <THWACK!> is futile. Steel hammers steel with renewed, almost desperate, vigor. The horizon blackens. Burgeoning psyche-swarms mass in clusters of heavy duty oscilla-singe, consuming all skies, suffocating all oxygens, evidence enough that- at least on matters of policy- the scorched earthers have won the day. Fortunately, cooler heads prevail on Cruth Do Bhaile. Heavy handed whop-CRUNCH crashes down with methodical precision as the clearly enunciated Gaelic of Claire Keating gives voice to hollowed-out, grey-walled dirge-whine. Less the militant aggression more the mechanized processing stage, the punishing chomp and grind of gears threatening to submerge a voice already at some remove, as though entering its not-quite-pleased-sounding insinuations from behind closed door.
White Fight / White Flight treats grim sample to blackened synth throb, darkly subdued thud-thud barely hinting at a bit of the old ultraviolence congealing beneath unsightly surface. So it comes as little surprise when the frenzied vocal Irruption of Stab Electronics lacerates the false calm, creeping wheedle-fuzz delerium ascending to a periodic percuss of glinting steely thunk. Some superlative tension finessed into the woven fabric, the threat of real violence palpable, coming in overlapping swells, vocal increasingly on edge, purple-faced, veins bulging, vessels popping, pushing inexorably to the brink, never quite boiling over. Steely thunk is reprized in Continental Drift III, to resolve in a more robust collage of shifting, grating, steel-plate tectonics. This time it is the very matter-of-fact delivery of Irina Chkhaidze, distorting slightly and drifting fluidly into Russian territories. The underlying dirge-drone seems equally unhurried in its cold tonal drift, deep sea quaver willing constrictive pressures on slowly-buckling tubular hull. I'm trying to remember where I heard this before and I think the answer will have to be no-fucking-where. Unique, full stop. Primed now for the irregular, a series of weird robotic bleeps and bloops announces Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Calm tribal pitter-patter drags attentions into a buzzing, whirring cauldron of arid exhaust fumes, to find in the choice sampled selections, processed and unprocessed, the dark heart, exposed, bloody, beating. What a start.
Extraterritoriality starts with an Exit and ends with an Entry, as though, per the earlier Incursive protestations, to transcend the demarcations that shape their jurisdiction, to set ablaze the paper chains that bind and encircle, to let yer colours flow beyond their lines. A word of caution, however. No sooner through the backdoor than a thoroughly Cleansing Violence sears the air, screaming for promised rivers of blood. Still, this here is more exception than rule (an albeit risky assertion given the project's evident contrarian inclination). But just to keep score: of the six proffered tracks only two of them really rise to the incandescent vocal-driven passions that fire the deepest crimson Incursions. The other four bring an odds n sods agglomeration of stripped down sensibility, post Pistols irony, and coldly clinical ambient shiver.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled Cleansing Violence. Clunk! Down comes hammer, up come the flames, smoldering singe-tones buzzing in a heated spiral that does not, at the surface, strike as particularly violent. Rather smooth simmers of barely restrained fury, the doctrinaire entreaty increasingly at wits end, the backing pulse coming with heightened regularity, the hammer slamming down with animated force, the grip growing tight, choking, shaking, with anguish, indignation, rage, rivers, tears, running red, black, crimson, give us now our rivers of blood! Must it always be this way, asks the sober voice of reason, cum stalker, cum blackmail, as the electro-inflected oddity of Better Together gentrifies pig-squeals of strangulated feedback to a controlled clatter of metal clank. Here it is the cycling insistence of minimal arpeggiated bass keys that propel the piece onward, the voice resting its case, the defeated spirit falling meekly in line. At last a bit of grim-faced humor, post rock anthem serving sampled inertial discursive over deformed mutant Kirsty MacColl and that nagging feeling, just, that certain taste-making predilections have been momentarily cheated. Just ask Johnny Rotten.
Side Entry kicks things off with a Homecoming whose instantly recognizable martial hammering causes bee-line for Developing World. This could be a sketch which birthed Come Home, absent vocal and snare, buoyed with phallic aplomb, sat astride mighty steed, or B-52, coming home in glorious hellfire to wipe clean the slate with ol' pops, like, for good. Then the Red Emperor, White Emperor presides upon the field. In the opening moments, in the cruel sample of tortuous slave-driving, in the uneasy buzz-sawing invective, reminiscences of latter period Whitehouse. Fortunately the emperor is soon to manifest significantly more depth and presence. First with a one-two punch of the beat-machine. Then the thin sampled splay of exacting metal abuse, slapping with a dry, vicious, savagery, tortured voices wailing, perpetually, on the edge of panic. Underlying sizzle-sheets start to double then treble, flattened nasal whir fighting deep bassy thunder. Finally the heavily processed vocal aspersions. At a truly great moment, the buzz-sawing invective pulls back, the cruel sample lurches into perspective, and great buzzing swarms carry tortuous flanged vocals through a by-now quite dense and shifting mass of damn near rapturous, rigorously wrought, cacophony. When none but the sample is left, brutal. The final moments are a deadened, ice-cold psychedelic sheen, fluid quivering synth-waves that actually had me bee-lining again for Developing World. Not that that should matter. This is all sample-driven ambient messaging, and in spite of its pointed, mesmerizing, pitch, no, it is not pleasant. Given the choice, which is by no means a given, I Will Not Be Reborn In The People's Republic Of China.
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Question: can the the coolly collected brevity of the stripped-back supplemental Extraterritorial yin temper the red-hot invasive thrust of its fully fleshed Incursive yang? There are other questions, though, plenty of em, and regardless of the current state of my willingness to be reborn in the People's Republic Of China, I'm afraid the answers are best left to the oracle. I mean, this isn't a fucking game. Or is it? Red-hot waves of incandescent fury, tightly controlled, mesmerizing, coming in waves, now calm, collected, now raging, white-hot, never to the point of scorching but certainly hinting that such a scorching is not only possible, it is likely. I would like to declare masterpiece, but there are just too many goddamn pieces, most of which I'm still turning over. In my earhole. In my head. The Red White Emperor knows all sees all but the bishop moves diagonal. Plus I could never figure out that damn horse. Your move, your grace. Your place in the world is formless and only will can give it shape. Check.
VALKOISET - Primär, Tape
I was always a fan of the experimental/melodic side projects put out by and around the 90's black metal scene. Obviously not all of them, since many were shite, but a whole lot. Wongraven, Mortiis and Neptune Towers from Norway, as well as Cernunnos Woods, Darkness Enshroud, Akrabu, Proscriptor, Equimanthorn from the US - it was all a part of the black'n roll lifestyle of the 90's, and I've never really stopped going back to it. Enter the "Dungeon Synth" fad of the past few years... In principle, I support it, and I've actually bought and listened to a bunch of releases, but in all honesty most of it does nothing for me. Nevertheless, the scene has its moments, and this tape of "Dungeon Synth Against Communism" must really be counted among them. Valkoiset is Finnish for "white" in plural, and refers to the anti-Communist forces in the Russian civil war and the Finnish vapaudensota (losing in the former case, victorious in the latter). The cover is grey, the tape is some odd dark military colour, and the artwork is minimalist. Overall, devilishly handsome. The sound could be described as eclectic, to say the least. The basic components are: 1) miserable synth lines, of the sort that would be found on the "atmospheric" side projects of lesser-known black metal bands of the 90's, 2) heavy bass and crunchy industrial sounds that bring Cold Meat or Steinklang stuff to mind, except it's all somewhat more analog and tape-ish 3) cold, spoken word samples in a variety of languages, summoning a mood of black-and-white, war fetishistic cut-up VHS collage 4) ambient pad drones to (sometimes) tie it all together. If this is ever available outside of the absurd and typical DS limitation, I recommend it with all my heart.
YANA - Fat Carpet, Tape
I don't know why, but I'm rarely attracted to noise live recordings. Often there is something missing, or something wrong, or it's all just a tad too weak - in short there are problems which even extremely primitive and minimal direct-to-tape studio or home recordings often somehow circumvent. Perhaps it is simply youthful memories of shitty concerts (and less-than-optimal live recordings made by oneself) that come back to spook me? Regardless, the two Yana gigs immortalized on this Freak Animal tape do not suffer from any of these problems. In fact, this sounds like classic (well, this is a really young project, but whatever, boomer) Yana. Crumbling rumbling, crisp and broken up treble that shreds without pissing the listener off, rusty flanger sounds, indescribable energies trying to escape (vocals?), attention-demanding bass feedback pumping... Fat carpet is fat shit. The live setting has even inserted a certain space and esprit less obvious on their earlier offerings, and I'm left to wonder if this is a simplistic live recording which has randomly gone spectacularly right, or if there has been some serious fucking mic placement, mixing and mastering going on here. These two sessions are massive. Having resigned myself to only posting positive reviews, since I usually turn off music I dislike these days, I can only say that this is something people need to hear.
Kryptogen Rundfunk - Tales from the mirrored spaces
CD / zoharum
again masterful dark ambient trips, album in 9 episodes. hard to place this sound in time, could be old but is relatively new. not too harsh, more of "collecting very good sounds" (humming hissing spiralling, no shitty synth pads) and mixed tastefully. repeated listening.
Costin Miereanu - Luna Cinese 1975 - I don't know what you'd call this, but it is a masterpiece. Among other things, I think I've heard this referred to as library music, but I've never understood that term. Yet another Cramps reissue I'm sorry I didn't pick up when it was right there. The pressing quality was crappy for a while, so that might be why I didn't mess with it. From a dark sci-fi soundtrack vibe to field recordings to vintage electronics. One of those albums that doesn't much allow for distractions or multi-tasking. It'll grab and hold your interest. Really interesting and sharply done. The cover art is right there, too. I checked out some of his other work on youtube, because I don't think anything else but this has been reissued. There's a box set to be had (or bandcamp page). I see he has his own youtube channel. Maybe he can be enticed to build a bandcamp archive. Hope so.
Two wonderful, mindwarping slabs of avant-garde electronics and dark ambience from the Italian Cramps label (see also Tempo Furioso by Martin Davorin Jagodic). Costin Miereanu was born in Bucharest in 1943, and has lived in France since the 70s, where as well as composing he's had a distinguished professorial career with students including Ana-Maria Avram.
Luna Cinese was his first album release, with the original LP sides titled 'Lato x opp. y' and 'Lato y opp. x' and the tracks themselves named Parte Prima (Seconda) and Parte Seconda (Prima). The first track is a stunningly disorienting stew of electronic whines and bleeps overlaid with fragments of speech in different languages - and yep, Miereanu's on the Nurse With Wound List. The deadpan delivery of what sounds like scientific experiments also brings to mind for me the very early films of David Cronenberg, and that font used by Cramps on their records also helps, very Stereo.
The second track is purely instrumental, with bits of flute and vibraphone floating around in the queasy-ambient smog as well as more electronics and some field recordings. This one has a slight edge for me over the first track due to the sustained eerie atmosphere, but the whole album is essential if you like this sort of thing. -slow goes the goose
THU20 - Nancy/Het Archief 2002 - a reissue of a 1994 G.R.O.S.S. cassette by Alluvial Recordings - I think I've associate them with kitchenware clatter industrial, which really isn't my thing, so I don't have much experience with them. This is not that. It's in the realm of P16.D4, but it isn't quite as academic, so maybe adjacent to Asmus Tietchens in a way. Would be right at home on the Selektion label, though. Futuristic, early computer synth tones industrial? That's not a great way to describe it, but it's very good. It surprised me.
EQUIMANTHORN - Lectionum Antiquarum CD 1999
Some of the black metal-connected side projects I allude to when writing about "dungeon synth" need to be taken with a grain of salt. Not in the way that hipsters, in themselves ten times more embarrassing than any satanic-nazi-pagan-black metal kid of the 90s, would take them with a grain of salt to complement their new glasses, but still. Often, the quality isn't quite there. There are multiple exceptions, and one of the most obvious ones is Equimanthorn's Nindinugga Nimshimshargal Enlillara. Without a shred of irony, I'll say this: it is probably the best ritual ambient album ever made. Bizarre, jubilant and almost completely disconnected from any aspect of manifest reality, it is absolutely overwhelming. I'm still pissed off I didn't have the money to buy the longsleeve from Unisound. This album, a compilation of earlier efforts, is different in style, and while it can never reproduce in me the absolute fascination I felt and feel for the debut album, it is still very interesting. The open, reverb effect generated halls and triumphant, shouted exultations of Nindinugga is here replaced by wooden chambers, choked back mechanic/analog rhythms and mouth-almost-too-close-to-the-mic spoken word. Drones without notes, dissonantly percussive tape noises and (since this is actually a prequel) wonderful fuzziness and natural compression - all these factors make for a nice listen. Perhaps more importantly, I feel an increasing need to revisit (and in a few cases discover/investigate) the albums that came after this one. There is nothing quite like Equimanthorn, and that's that.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on December 04, 2019, 10:41:43 PM
Costin Miereanu - Luna Cinese 1975
(see also Tempo Furioso by Martin Davorin Jagodic)
These albums are great indeed, and I think there's definitely a stylistic similarity between them. They have an unusual atmosphere compared to contemporary "serious" electroacoustic music such as INA-GRM stuff, but they clearly have their roots in that world. Too bad the Miereanu album has only been reissued on CD in Japan, so it's expensive, but at least I have the Creel Pone CDR.
Various
Mania and
Taint releases
After reading about the tragic passing of Keith Brewer, I played my Mania and Taint releases I haven't heard in a while (still have to pull out Taint's
Justmeat LP reissue). While I rarely listen to PE/heavy electronics, I really like the heavy industrial noise/PE mix of Mania. He definitely knew how to create a unique atmosphere of being in a rusty factory or scrapyard where you're bombarded with fucking heavy industrial noise, often mixed with a sense of dread (and he knew how to make his releases sound excellent, too). I especially enjoyed the
Grim Conditions and
Decrepit tapes, and I can't wait to listen to
All Aftermath (which is currently waiting for me at a friend in the UK). As for Taint,
Indecent Liberties has a special atmosphere that I like a lot. Looking forward to listening to
Justmeat as I don't remember what that one's like.
Roland Kayn -
Scanning (10CD box, Reiger-records-reeks)
Recently listened to this for the third time and I like it more and more with each listen.
Scanning is a massive electronic work from 1982-83. It is what Kayn termed "cybernetic music": he set up a network of electronic equipment (in this case, at the Institute of Sonology at the university of Utrecht), set instructions for the system and then turned it on, letting the system create the music with no intervention by him. Beyond this, he never went into technical details about what exactly he did. The music on
Scanning is usually what one could call intense ambient, with vast waves of sound washing over the listener. It's hard (for me at least) to link any specific atmosphere to the music, but it's definitely otherworldly. Some pieces are darker in tone, and yet others are strange electroacoustic works, but the atmosphere remains pretty alien throughout.
Scanning is simpler in structure, higher in pitch and less dark than
Tektra (a 5-hour piece Kayn made a few years before
Scanning, and which is fairly similar to it musically), but those who like
Tektra will like
Scanning too. Highly recommended listening for anyone into completely abstract and otherworldly electronic music.
CON-DOM "How welcome is death to I, who have nothing more to do but die" CD
Tesco
The final Con-Dom album. Dealing with death unlike any power electronics album have done. At first I wasn't utterly impressed, due few minor technical details. Passing time has done its trick. Each listening exposes it to be more and I like album so much more than when it came out. Amount of detail on this requires attention and focus. Con-Dom ended with style.
ANENZEPHALIA "Kaltwelt" CD
Tesco
One of those albums I didn't think matched the absolute best level of Anenzephalia when it came out, but it grew little by little and proven to be excellent. Bodies Of Gold has still some of the best rhythmic manipulations for my ears.
DEATH SQUAD "Fuck you" 2xCD
Autarkeia
Two hours of crunchy, very simple and minimalistic stuff. Second disc has more variation, and it makes it better overall. This stuff is basically made to be experienced with extensive amount of written material included in release. Purely musical merits are far less than later days DS was, but it is very unique stuff nevertheless.
HUNTING LODGE "Will" CD
Dark Vinyl
Among the very best Hunting Lodge I know. This CD has some bonus tracks from earlier tapes. It may have some crossover with VOD box, but not that much. There is rhythm and strong industrial feel to it, but noisy, grainy and sort of lo-fi. Will satisfy anyone seeking 80's industrial noise.
PERVERSION AT ALL COST 3xCD
Red Stream
After news of Keith reached me, it seemed best to listen some Taint works that I have not listened for long time. With line-up of TAINT, SMELL & QUIM and CON-DOM... It can't go wrong. Mid 90's, each artist being very strong. Not that they would have made any lazy stuff anyways. Maybe S&Q having plenty of collaborations on their disc, makes it a bit less coherent than Taint and Con-Dom that could be basically albums of their own. Not even sure what is the exact history of this. Why these albums were put out as triple CD box, and not separate albums, as themes are quite varied, and barely seem to connect each other. Whatever the reason, to play this for 3 hours is inspiring and good way to spend evening.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 06, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
CON-DOM "How welcome is death to I, who have nothing more to do but die" CD
This one never clicked on me. And the damn artwork repels me everytime I think on picking it out again.
Quote from: Urban Noise on December 06, 2019, 01:07:50 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 06, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
CON-DOM "How welcome is death to I, who have nothing more to do but die" CD
This one never clicked on me. And the damn artwork repels me everytime I think on picking it out again.
The second description explains why I love this album so much! Can totally see what not everyone would dig it, as I can only listen on very rare occasions. However this is because the atmosphere is so effective that it knocks me sick. I can only describe the music itself as sounding "nauseous", the samples are genuinely uncomfortable and saddening, and the artwork truly repulsive. Because this is subject matter not one of us will escape in our real lives. In my eyes it succeeds as a power electronics album in a way that nothing else does.
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on December 06, 2019, 02:06:17 PM
Quote from: Urban Noise on December 06, 2019, 01:07:50 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 06, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
CON-DOM "How welcome is death to I, who have nothing more to do but die" CD
This one never clicked on me. And the damn artwork repels me everytime I think on picking it out again.
The second description explains why I love this album so much! Can totally see what not everyone would dig it, as I can only listen on very rare occasions. However this is because the atmosphere is so effective that it knocks me sick. I can only describe the music itself as sounding "nauseous", the samples are genuinely uncomfortable and saddening, and the artwork truly repulsive. Because this is subject matter not one of us will escape in our real lives. In my eyes it succeeds as a power electronics album in a way that nothing else does.
Well put! It's not an album about death IMO. It's about the stages before death when we're too weak to fend for ourselves. The final decay.
I've visited many shit holes in my job. Bariatrics, elderly, disabled, mentally ill etc. Depressing doesn't even begin to describe it. I've also had the misfortune of performing "life saving" measures on the dying or already dead. Puke, piss and shit everywhere. Next of kin or carers distraught. And the stench! And the calamity! It's fucking miserable and undignified. The realisation that this is how the end will be for most of us is unsettling. A 12 gauge in the mouth is preferable. But when? How? We're prisoners of our own mortality and for most of us it'll end this ugly, alone and impersonal.
I've said it many times but CON-DOM had the genius of capturing this in an otherwise no frills album that doesn't stray from the formula of our genre and he blew everything else out of the water in one fell swoop before bidding us all farewell.
The strength!
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on December 06, 2019, 03:09:38 PM
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on December 06, 2019, 02:06:17 PM
Quote from: Urban Noise on December 06, 2019, 01:07:50 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 06, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
CON-DOM "How welcome is death to I, who have nothing more to do but die" CD
This one never clicked on me. And the damn artwork repels me everytime I think on picking it out again.
The second description explains why I love this album so much! Can totally see what not everyone would dig it, as I can only listen on very rare occasions. However this is because the atmosphere is so effective that it knocks me sick. I can only describe the music itself as sounding "nauseous", the samples are genuinely uncomfortable and saddening, and the artwork truly repulsive. Because this is subject matter not one of us will escape in our real lives. In my eyes it succeeds as a power electronics album in a way that nothing else does.
Well put! It's not an album about death IMO. It's about the stages before death when we're too weak to fend for ourselves. The final decay.
I've visited many shit holes in my job. Bariatrics, elderly, disabled, mentally ill etc. Depressing doesn't even begin to describe it. I've also had the misfortune of performing "life saving" measures on the dying or already dead. Puke, piss and shit everywhere. Next of kin or carers distraught. And the stench! And the calamity! It's fucking miserable and undignified. The realisation that this is how the end will be for most of us is unsettling. A 12 gauge in the mouth is preferable. But when? How? We're prisoners of our own mortality and for most of us it'll end this ugly, alone and impersonal.
I've said it many times but CON-DOM had the genius of capturing this in an otherwise no frills album that doesn't stray from the formula of our genre and he blew everything else out of the water in one fell swoop before bidding us all farewell.
The strength!
Fuck yes. What is most spectacular about the release is that is channels the essence of p.e., being this filth or uncomfortable reality of life others would rather not talk about. But the difference here is that most people here if not all have actual experience from this aspect, knowing the stench from the nursing homes, seeing someone you loved developing into someone else, become weak in mind and body.
So many p.e. artists are white males talking about rape, gender issues, racism, murder etc without having any actual experience with the horrors that go along with the topics, other than knowing about such horrors from second hand perspective. The genuine nature of this Con-dom release is perfected as he is writing this album in real time while watching his mother get worse to the point of euthanasia in order to escape the indignity of it all, going as far as making her an actual peace of the art. Talk about an artist.
It is clearly intended to be disturbing and for me, personally, he nailed it.
I have tons are violent and disturbing shit in my collection, but this one really messes with me. I believe that every Noise/P.E./Extreme Metal album should be like this, whatever the topic is, honest and crude, both in sound and visuals and I take my hat off to him for it. Even if I looked at that Digi, with full attention, once since I got the CD.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 06, 2019, 11:07:11 AM
Con-Dom ended with style.
I guess I missed the ending of Con-Dom.. Anyone knows if Mike is working on a new project now? Glad I saw him live a couple of times over the years. His 7" series remains a favorite of mine.
Mike is 100% retired from music.
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on December 06, 2019, 03:09:38 PM
Well put! It's not an album about death IMO. It's about the stages before death when we're too weak to fend for ourselves. The final decay.
I've visited many shit holes in my job. Bariatrics, elderly, disabled, mentally ill etc. Depressing doesn't even begin to describe it. I've also had the misfortune of performing "life saving" measures on the dying or already dead. Puke, piss and shit everywhere. Next of kin or carers distraught. And the stench! And the calamity! It's fucking miserable and undignified. The realisation that this is how the end will be for most of us is unsettling. A 12 gauge in the mouth is preferable. But when? How? We're prisoners of our own mortality and for most of us it'll end this ugly, alone and impersonal.
This is very well said! I do consider that part already part of death happening - so to say. Despite not yet in final stages. Yet certainly more clear way to put it is,
the final decay.Quote from: Thor on December 06, 2019, 03:56:16 PM
So many p.e. artists are white males talking about rape, gender issues, racism, murder etc without having any actual experience with the horrors that go along with the topics, other than knowing about such horrors from second hand perspective.
Maybe most of PE is not art of victim, but perpetrator. According to common view, that we know as our own pockets?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 07, 2019, 02:07:02 PM
Quote from: GEWALTMONOPOL on December 06, 2019, 03:09:38 PM
Well put! It's not an album about death IMO. It's about the stages before death when we're too weak to fend for ourselves. The final decay.
I've visited many shit holes in my job. Bariatrics, elderly, disabled, mentally ill etc. Depressing doesn't even begin to describe it. I've also had the misfortune of performing "life saving" measures on the dying or already dead. Puke, piss and shit everywhere. Next of kin or carers distraught. And the stench! And the calamity! It's fucking miserable and undignified. The realisation that this is how the end will be for most of us is unsettling. A 12 gauge in the mouth is preferable. But when? How? We're prisoners of our own mortality and for most of us it'll end this ugly, alone and impersonal.
This is very well said! I do consider that part already part of death happening - so to say. Despite not yet in final stages. Yet certainly more clear way to put it is, the final decay.
Quote from: Thor on December 06, 2019, 03:56:16 PM
So many p.e. artists are white males talking about rape, gender issues, racism, murder etc without having any actual experience with the horrors that go along with the topics, other than knowing about such horrors from second hand perspective.
Maybe most of PE is not art of victim, but perpetrator. According to common view, that we know as our own pockets?
Definitely! art of the perpetrator no doubt albeit this Con-dom release differs in that perspective. The thing that makes p.e. so disturbing is that its from the viewpoint of the perpetrator with absolutely no remorse, sometimes going as far as mocking actual victims. But what I mean is that the disturbing factor is much worse when you can relate to the victims.
the audience of p.e. rarely have the experience of the victim as you say, so the they're not exposed to the same shock as they would be if they had. In the case of this Con-dom album, most do actually understand the suffering, and we're seeing more and more comments from fans saying that the album does indeed strike them as especially disturbing. Mike found a way to make a p.e. aesthetic album about everyday suffering that resonates with everyone. I wouldn't be surprised if this would later on be considered a turning point for a section within the scene which might develop. I am of course talking solely on the basis of speculation but nevertheless, look at songs such as "daddy jerks of" from Sick Seed (written before con-dom released this release I believe but nonetheless an attempt to meet the listeners experience).
Of course listening to lots of Taint and Mania through the weekend. Condolences to all who knew him, friends and family! R.I.P. True Legend! And thanks for all the noise!
Le Syndicat - 30 Years of Excess (6x tape box, Influencing Machine Records)
Remastered reissues of tapes originally released between 1982-1986. To quote from a post in the Le Syndicat thread, their music is "rough as hell noise". What you get on these six tapes is rough and brutal manipulations of mostly rhythmic or looped material (but the rhythms don't dominate as much as in, say, Esplendor Geometrico). From Vagynaestetatis (tape 4) onwards there are some calmer tracks (relatively speaking), but overall their style over these four years remained basically the same. The sound is excellent (the tape format is fitting for this kind of music) and so is the design of the whole package (the box, the booklet and the J-cards). Certainly worth getting for those into '80s industrial noise mayhem.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
Hostage Pageant & The Cherry Point & Kazuma Kubota
Gotta love the kinky shit. Straight-to-the-hilt no-holes-barred rrrriiiipper meets fully flushed heavy metal butt-thunderer meets obscenely contorted tightrope jerker. In that order. To try and divine rhyme or reason is to waste energies better spent reveling in multi-hued harsh bliss. But that never stopped me before. Therefore, after several complete run-throughs, I'm pleased report my findings. If you'll just bear with me while I consult my extensive notes. Let's see now. Oh yes, here we are. Ahem: "It works." Yes, well, there you have it. The fat one balances the two skinny ones.
Hostage Pageant rrrriiiipps into hole with some not-unanticipated no-bullshit scorch. To worriers of more bullshit-inclined persuasion, no fear, plenty of that to come later. For now though, all the excess blubber is stripped clean to dish one lean, mean, sphinct-rupturing machine. Exceedingly high-energy, balls-slapping-the-wall, pummel. Dry pummel. No lube. Violent. Physical. The feel is as though loads of full-on brute are edging to push out, frustrated, hemmed in, by the unforgiving confines of the speaker cones. In between the general brute, an occasion or two for buckled lurch and stammer, setting off renewed bursts of rage-wracked stabbing. At three minutes or so a whitened scorch-blaze blasts clear into open airs, upping the harsh, driving in a straight line for the kill before heavier burbling crumble shuts the shit down.
And now, some bullshit. Hostage Pageant still here, but with the straight goods evidently Falling Out Of Place. Wrinkled crinkling forced through bass-bilged sewage grate and what sounds like an ill-tended doggy yapping in the background. Abbreviated balls-out blasts come at random interval to establish a nice little spastic dialog. Then that damn pooch wanders over to investigate, panting heavily, slobbering all over the mic. Now, I mean. This here's some sick shit buddy boy. Hope someone got it on camera. Downpitched pooch takes center stage, raggedly huffing and groaning over low-brow gutter-filth. Then the out-and-out balls-out blast and hots damn is it fierce, ascending storms of puritanical seethe obliterating everything in their path, clustered earbleed frequencies drilling hard, fast, good.
Hostage Pageant's final Enabler posits straight-up harsh purity with brief dabs of ye olde bullshizzle. An initial call-and-response bullhorn digs into sputtering scrunch grits before browned rim-dangles recoil along taught length of steel cable. Sudden snap and the not unanticipated explosion. All the violence and physicality to be desired, but twisting and turning through singularly singed splurgings of semi-erratic hack and spazz. There are even a couple moments wherein the brakes are duly slammed, ultimately to end careening in ill-controlled masses of straight-up scorch bliss.
The Cherry Point drop, smack dab in the middle, with some seriously fat-cheeked weight. Dense, phantasmagoric folds of cumulonimbus reverberation, the great billowing mass swelling to truly monumental, sky-blottening, proportion. In the wake of Hostage Pageant's hard drilling severity, Just Before Dawn sounds practically ambient, an impression not diminished by generous applications of delay. In seeking shared airs, a first temptation is to reference that other TCP on Cipher, at least as far as the heaving densities humping deep into Rusted Gut. Let's throw in others from thenabouts, like Smog City and Bloodstalkers, just for fun.
The initial moments of JBD frame an already fully fleshed development, sounding like a windstorm surging through deep-sunk subway tunnel, faint industrial whines and moans rounding out the edges. Heavier rumbling thrusts buffet the walls, shaking under tectonic duress, pressures steadily increasing throughout the longform stretch. At six minutes the taps open and waterfalls of psyche-tinged whitewash pour into wide open spaces, quickly saturating the outlying chambers, stealthily suggestive of legitimately harsh encroachment. From this point onward the slow sultry sink into delicious depths, luxuriant layers enveloping defenseless core in crushing embrace. At thirteen minutes a supremely tweaked upper ended wheedle sears the fringe, just to remind the listener that, yes, yr 'holes are pretty much fuck'd by the time this is through. Final brown buzzer to fizzle on out, but wait- just as the first rays begin to peep at the horizon a mighty raging blast just to make sure y'all are still paying attention.
The opening of Kazuma Kubota's Zattou Ni Tokete had me diving under the table for cover. Perfect simulation of an earthquake in a workshop, or boudoir, slowly gaining in orgasmic, or seismic, intensity, tumbles, bangs and slithers cumming from every possible direction. Perfect prelude to the signature cinematic soundworld of carefully composed All-Boxes-Tickled(tm). Things soon settle down, disembodied metal dongs spicing whispered build to the inevitable, and inevitably abbreviated, harsh spastics. Plus, of course, the requisite ambient intervals- coming soon to a planetarium near you. Call it: vintage Kubota (the noise artist, not the tractor maker). The range of materials brought to bear is as impressive as the skill with which it is so adroitly negotiated. Everything just so. All the excess trimmed down to a svelte fourteen minutes and nineteen seconds, perfectly placed in precise proportion with the picture perfect poise and balance of an Olympic gymnast. On the technical alone, worthy of at least an eight, though the Russian judge gives it a two.
At 1:43, dainty mouthed acrobatics meet fully-loaded spectrum of spasmodic jerking rips, though by the third minutes we're prancing through a muffled antechamber of tinkling keys, the peaceful inflections drawn out longer than seems necessary as subtle acoustic shuffles and grinds- and obligatory spot of bird chirp- presage a second abbreviated inflection of whitewashed harsh-scathe cum electronic stutter-blurt. Making our way through ghostly highway tunnel, a range of clattering clutter runs scattershot into genuinely heavy-handed steel-on-steel dungeon thunk, carefully panned rust-whines gently escorted out the back amid glowing pads of candy-sweet liquescence. From here a soft hush of tranquil starbursts twinkles in the twilit sky, angelic ululations reaching for the spheres- the occasional harsh ripping blasts jarring in their spasmodic intensities and yet somehow serving to emphasize the becalming calls to deep space serenity.
Digest spew
Some like it harsh, some like it heavy, and some like it every which way, in every which hole, from every which angle, with some glistening acquamarine ambience lubing up the more savagely inflected extremities. Hostage Pageant brings the straight up harshgoods, surging pummeling bristling with ill-managed fury, just the way you like 'em, though he also brings his dog and no comment there except that I probably should have punted for the artist's edition with accompanying dvd. The Cherry Point are by accounts principle instigator and duly deliver almighty butt-thunder of truly monumental dimension, psychedelic raptures burning blisses of densely layered crush deep into hole in a way that feels real niiice going in, but no comment on what's in store for the morning. Kazuma Kubota prances and pirouettes across a bewildering array of carefully choreographed precision with all the studied poise of an Olympian tightrope tumbler, acrobatic contortions rather obscenely strained across their signature cinematic spread, clever dick, winking in and out, now you see it now you don't, attentions left dazed and flustered, ultimately lost deep in space-ace-ace... no comment on where he hid the big dipper.
I just started listening to some Military Position tracks this morning, and am liking it quite a bit. Any recommendation on albums that are particularly good?
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on December 11, 2019, 06:32:56 PM
I just started listening to some Military Position tracks this morning, and am liking it quite a bit. Any recommendation on albums that are particularly good?
Recent full length on No Rent is ace! She has a strong back catalogue overall
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on December 11, 2019, 11:50:52 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on December 11, 2019, 06:32:56 PM
I just started listening to some Military Position tracks this morning, and am liking it quite a bit. Any recommendation on albums that are particularly good?
Recent full length on No Rent is ace! She has a strong back catalogue overall
Thanks, I will check it out!
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on December 11, 2019, 11:50:52 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on December 11, 2019, 06:32:56 PM
I just started listening to some Military Position tracks this morning, and am liking it quite a bit. Any recommendation on albums that are particularly good?
Recent full length on No Rent is ace! She has a strong back catalogue overall
Very much agree, one of the best tapes on No Rent (so far). "Black Noise" is another great release, despite crappy title. People can say all they want about her, but she's got style and talent, for sure.
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I just started listening to some Military Position tracks this morning, and am liking it quite a bit. Any recommendation on albums that are particularly good?
Recent full length on No Rent is ace! She has a strong back catalogue overall
Very much agree, one of the best tapes on No Rent (so far). "Black Noise" is another great release, despite crappy title. People can say all they want about her, but she's got style and talent, for sure.
Thanks, I will look into that one also.
I just remembered that Military Position was going to release an lp/dvd through Viva Angel Press this year, but it looks like it never happened. Anyone know why?
lately it's been
Bacillus - Serial Infector
Bacillus - Out Of Control
Regurgitation - Tales of Necrophilia
Lurid Panacea - The Insidious Poisons
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I just remembered that Military Position was going to release an lp/dvd through Viva Angel Press this year, but it looks like it never happened. Anyone know why?
lots of MP in the works, including the DVD, reissues and new material
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Lurid Panacea - The Insidious Poisons
this album is fucking mind blowing.
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Lurid Panacea - The Insidious Poisons
this album is fucking mind blowing.
I was late to the party with them - but holy fuck this album destroys
Eternal Champion - Terminus Est (Sword Worship 2019)
Brief dungeon synth EP by the guitarist of Texas heavy/power metal band Eternal Champion. This is the first release on their new Sword Worship label, and 50 copies were available at Hospital Fest, 50 to be sold online. Side A reminds me of Depressive Silence; that kind of thudding percussion moving things along as evocative synth work twists over the background. The B side goes a bit spacier, riding an arpeggio and bringing to mind Tangerine Dream and the like. The combination of the two is certainly evocative of The Book of the New Sun, of which this release is "based" on.
Skin Crime - Lot No. 249 (Self Abuse)
Lot No. 249 is a brilliant story from Arthur Conan Doyle. A macabre and occult story of a murderous mummy found in a lot of Egyptian artifacts, this tape is one of those things where the inspiration is perfectly mirrored in the sound. this record follows the patterns of the last few Skin Crime tapes; pulsating dark ambient gradually building to scrap sheared cacophany. The A-side hums with what sounds like distant cicadas, dreadful shuffling and geiger counter clicks building into swarming anxiety. The B-side keeps the "I am covered in ants" thing going, while bringing in some heavy steel on steel scrapings, stone on stone, very earthy textural sounds. Never a dull moment over it's lengthy run time. Really enjoyed the almost rhythmic sensibility of the pulsing bass throb. Frightening and exciting stuff.
Worth - Hidden in Christ (Self Abuse)
New (pretty sure?) tape on Self Abuse. Side A opens with blown out bashed metal gurgling into a piercing wall of white noise. Chaotic loops layer and involute. Chains in a blender. Lava in a cement mixer. Evocative noise. Thick, sputtering textures allowed to develop and ride out. The B-side brought to mind an almost orchestral sensibility, organlike drones, rusted timpani junk drumming. Just a huge sound throughout. Thick textures explode again and again. Hell vacuum. I appreciate that this tape avoids the "build to a climax" mentality and just goes balls out, sputters to a near halt, then starts again.
Howard Stelzer - Anathematization of the World is Not an Adequate Response to the World 2019 - IMPRESSIVE. 102+ minutes. So many layers while remaining a simple-feeling, leisurely listen. The organic sounds had me thinking of everything from Grzinich, Kojo, Nehil, Dauby, and Northam to Hum of the Druid, Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar, Tarab, and Nebris. I should pay more attention to him than I do. He's been busy the past few years. I still have a couple tracks to go, but this will make my "best of" list of the year.
BODY CARGO - Echoes, Tape
A Lithuanian death industrial/mumbling noise tape that has been sitting on my shelves through several relocations. The oversized cardboard cover and the band moniker must have felt somehow uninspiring, I guess. Turns out this lack of inspiration was pretty much unfounded, as far as the sound goes. Deep, rumbling destruction, and oppressive, subterranean bass/distortion manipulations. Here, there are things being taken apart. Not exactly violent, but there are few or no really melodic and ambient qualities either. May lack cult appeal, but does its job really well. Multiple copies in mint condition still available from discogs for next to nothing; perhaps the unassuming extra-sonic appendages have confused more people than me.
JAAKKO VANHALA - Cuts of Grace, 3" CD
Vanhala's stuff continues to combine harsh inaccessibility with Haloo Helsinki smash hit qualities in a way I find difficult to fathom. This is not something you would ever consider recommending to an "outsider" showing some interest in industrial music; it is relentless, violent, cut to pieces. If you're already in the game, however, it can't really get much better than this. You have the incoherent, aggressive energy of japanoise, yet somehow made more European by a a kind of punkish maltreatment of electronics and metal scraps. Almost-but-not-quite digital noise pulses mesh with shitty delay, only to be broken up by feedback and whatever else herra Vanhala deigns to dream up. The production is extremely clear and well mastered, yet the atmosphere retains a clear touch of rural Finnish rape basement. The absence of faux analog fetishism and the high production value coexists uncomfortably but effectively with rough and tumble, improvised noise cacaphony. Absolutely spectacular. I have absolutely no idea why this is still available from the label (Freak Animal).
V/A - The Night and the Fog II, Tape
An old classic. The ambiguity surrounding much politically suspect black metal these days is nowhere to be found - the tape is subtitled "The Hammer of National Socialism" and is unlikely to see much play in the upcoming Democratic primaries. If you disregard the pure crap, which does exist in the scene and on this tape, NSBM can be roughly divided into two camps. The first is made up of of the "subtle" stuff, music that combines the qualities of black metal with an extremist political touch (often conveyed through occult/spiritual symbolism, with the politics forming but an edgy backdrop) and so keeps the flame of the genre alive. This approach creates a strange and appealing juxtaposition of supposed traditionalism and "avant garde", pubescent revolt (even a shitty nazi band is 10 times more controversial and provocative than literally any other form of western "subversive" art, and hence even the slightest tendency towards intellectualism WILL produce maximum aesthetic Orgasmatron). The second camp is more about Eastern Europeans/South Americans aggressively mispronouncing English and German alike over ill tuned guitars and once-cheap drum machines. All reasonable persons can agree that this latter form of black metal is as great as it is hilarious. Both BM incarnations are represented a-plenty on this tape. Also, there may be a track or three that falls into the very first type delineated above - that of pure crap - and to complicate matters some of these lieder ambulate between all three categories. Nevertheless, this is a snapshot of early 2000's extremism that has rarely if ever been surpassed. Staples like ABSURD, BILSKIRNIR and TEMNOZOR rub shoulders with less cherished (but equally long lasting) acts like COMMAND, EISENWINTER and WOTANORDEN. I assume this is banned for sale everwhere these days, but there are probably obscure but efficient Greek distros still carrying copies.
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JAAKKO VANHALA - Cuts of Grace, 3" CD
Vanhala's stuff continues to combine harsh inaccessibility with Haloo Helsinki smash hit qualities in a way I find difficult to fathom. This is not something you would ever consider recommending to an "outsider" showing some interest in industrial music; it is relentless, violent, cut to pieces. If you're already in the game, however, it can't really get much better than this. You have the incoherent, aggressive energy of japanoise, yet somehow made more European by a somehow punkish maltreatment of electronics and metal scraps. Almost-but-not-quite digital noise pulses mesh with shitty delay, only to be broken up by feedback and whatever else herra Vanhala deigns to dream up. The production is extremely clear and well mastered, yet the atmosphere retains a clear touch of rural Finnish rape basement. The absence of faux analog fetishism and the high production value coexists uncomfortably but effectively with rough and tumble, improvised noise cacaphony. Absolutely spectacular. I have absolutely no idea why this is still available from the label (Freak Animal).
Maybe foreign people don't get the Haloo Helsinki reference, haha. One could say it's harsh noise with Lana Del Rey production values? Reason why it is still available, like the rest of the 3"s that came same time, was that I pressed all half more copies than I did for first batch of 3"s (Sick Seed, Umpio, Mania). Material of each project felt strong and I know none of projects is releasing material frequently so... Grunt, Vanhala, Worth and Selected Killing might be available a bit longer.
DETRIMENTIAL EFFECT "Your Truth" CDTesco
Good heavy electronics from the contemporary scene. It has it's advantage and disadvantages. Basically it does everything else well, except having its own voice. So getting well done heavy electronics album and liking what I hear. Yet one can't really say that there would be any songs that stood out in a way that it could be concluded to be his own style of doing things.
CONTROL "The Abattoir" CDOld Captain
As opposite of this. CD is collection of old rare works. Pretty much instantly, when Control started, he had his own voice. You put this CD on your player, hit the play, and if you know Control, you will recognize the sound, the atmosphere, the way he composes material. The way he layers things and processes vocals and so on. This has not been imitated by anyone. Nobody else really does it like Control does. While ago listened handful of his Ant-Zen CD's. It is clear man has had vision and skills to put that into reality since very early on.
STRAIGHT ARM SALUTE "Teachings of Traditionalism" CDEuropa Erwache
Right wing extremist industrial, that has this element that it could easily been WarCom label related. Instead it has been published by label mostly known for putting out RAC titles. There is the same clumsiness and oddity that many WarCom label bands had. Martial beats on drum machines. Awkward electronic sounds. Movie samples from famous movies and actors you recognize. In times when all the martial industrial is so well done, they remind of movie soundtracks, SAM seems like fresh blow from deepest corners of underground. From artistic or technical point of view very very clumsy. Certainly not for people who dislike clear politics in music.
BIZARRE UPROAR "Lily the flesh" LPAsrar
Literally ages ago, IOPS was planning for VHS themed compilation tape. It was meant for guys who actually took part of the VHS trading circles and collected stuff. Bizarre Uproar was also invited and he started recordings based on this particular VHS, using it as part of source for sounds. Not only recording became way more than requested 5 minutes, it became so good, that BU decided to put out material as it's own tape. Set was also performed live in Lahti years ago. There is plenty of variation in BU's output. This is one release that stands out with it's eerie droning quality. It's really killer release, and could have been rated as "album" if you ask me.
Bizarre Uproar later recorded track again for VHS themed compilation for IOPS. More than half decade later, it still waits for completion. It includes also track from MANIA. Surely will get finished at some point!
YANNICK DAUBY & HITOSHI KOJO "La vie dans...." 10"Substantia Innominata
Very good material. Somewhere between drone and perhaps even sounds one often associates with ritual music. Hard to decide if the physical sounds have odd percussive quality, or if they are just something one could file under "electro-acoustic composition", hah.. Listened this many many times.
MICHAEL NORTHAN "Suhina" 10"Substantia Innominata
Minimalistic and subtle drone release. Also several times spinning on turntable, but less memorable than title above.
CONTROLLED DEATH "Ritualistic Mutilation in the Bloody Darkness" 2LPUrashima
First time Urashima doing regular full color gatefold cover. Photos of skulls and skeletons all over. At the same time I appreciated that it's not just series of black & silver stuff, but then in other hand it was nearly as if this wasn't even Urashima title, haha.. Nevertheless, I do hope he will use this type of covers for bands who have their own design ideas. Less black & silver and tamplate designs.
Controlled Death - I guess I have said pretty much everything what there is to say. It recycles the same idea since beginning and there is seemingly no progress or change. When you got short clips of improvised synth death industrial and buried vocal patterns, and every "track" is like sketch, with no beginning, no end. Just starts in middle and ends as abruptly as started, like from click of pause button... Well, I could say I have enough of Controlled Death now. Next time probably will skip. Not because it would be shitty, but I can easily re-listen previous works unless he will come up with new ideas.
MO*TE "anti is anti is anti" tapeNew Forces
Technological changes are what has changed MO*TE sound, but not that much. In it's core, we got the same spirit now that there was. Japanese home recording harsh noise. Some more audible rhythm here occasionally. Mostly harsh noise without gimmicks. Just doing good "harsh noise for limited tape" type of stuff!
MERZBOW "De-Soundtrack" CDSlowdown Records
1986-87 recordings mastered from cassette tape in 2018. Noisy experimental collages. Really good stuff. Hit instantly and listened this several times.
MERZBOW "Merzbeat" CD
MERZBOW "Dead Zone" CDas opposed to these two. Merzbeat was lame. Was almost pushing stop in middle, but decided to give it a chance. Well, not going to keep that disc. Pretty useless. Dead Zone is 2011 works focusing on nuclear power. Released by Quasi Pop from Ukraine, recorded while Fukushima incident was happening. Chernobyl / Fukushima connection is there, as well as noise is vastly better than Merzbeat. But is it good by Merzbow standards? If you compare to De-Soundtrack, this ain't too good. It is different. It is software era and despite it is quite good on that, it is like shadow of the best days. It is good enough to keep as reminder of this era of Merzbow. Reminder that I don't need more of that really. Even when approaching material with intent to want to like it, specific qualities of material just reminds it is unlikely to happen. Still looking for bunch of older titles I never had, so there is work to be done in collecting Merz..
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YANNICK DAUBY & HITOSHI KOJO "La vie dans...." 10"
Substantia Innominata
Very good material. Somewhere between drone and perhaps even sounds one often associates with ritual music. Hard to decide if the physical sounds have odd percussive quality, or if they are just something one could file under "electro-acoustic composition", hah.. Listened this many many times.
I've also given this plenty of eartime and have more than once threatened to subject it to a proper(ly) retarded commentary. On first percussive insistence, through to the more protracted metal-on-metal drawling, I'm hearing strains of earlier, Organum flavored, Kojo. Hangin out in swampier end of the forest with druid and frog, Jackman scraping the bong of ritual, can I hear you shout gloria sanctus omega.
edit for requisite cliche-
The brevity makes the experience that much more preciousAmen.
Kazumoto Endo - Keiyo
Some people included this one in their "Best of 2019" lists but I could include it in my list of biggest disappointments. The whole record is pretty quiet with a thin sound. There are "bursts" of noise with plenty of (almost?) total silence in between. The bursts are not violent or harsh in any way (that would have been how I prefer my noise) but they just kind of fade in and out. More like a noisy experimental release. Varied but it never gets going for me.
Aaron Dilloway/John Wiese - Sniper Counter Sniper
perfect noise album
Culver - the body beneath. 10cd set - Turgid Animal-
Seen Culver a few times and keep going home with pocketfuls of tapes and cdrs. Saw this and couldn't resist, three decades of Culver spread across 10cds. Playing it through over the week.
IMMORTAL - Northern Chaos Gods CD
Immortal's early discography is ripe with timeless classics. Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North are, of course, part of the seminal genre pantheon. Masterpieces of violence and disruption, which impress even more by being so great despite the complete lack of any additional aesthetic shazam provided by violent activities or even radical ideology. The debut Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism is also a solid album, as is Blizzard Beasts, with its uniquely dry and bizarre production. With At the Heart of Winter the band began to move into a more melodic/heavy territory where I kind of lost interest. They didn't become completely useless, but in all honesty this is yet another example of one of my teenage idols that I haven't really cared that much about for the past fifteen years or so. That is, until I finally got around to checking out last year's Northern Chaos Gods. After some kind of conflict, the band is now reduced to Demonaz and Horgh, and for this reason I honestly didn't know what to expect, but I have to say I am fairly blown away. The opening track, which is also the title track, is ripping, amazing, the best Immortal song since at least "Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons", and it sets the tone for the whole album. There is a metric ton of old-school Immortal blast beat blizzardkrieg going on in most tracks, and even if the tempo goes down ever so often, and heavy metal melodies do worm their way into quite a few places, the end result is more balanced (and far more brutal) than anything the band has done in many years.
There is also some envelope-pushing going on. Demonaz' vocals, which by the way manage to strike a good balance between originality and fidelity to the traditional Immortal gutturality, take a crazy turn on "Into Battle Ride" and become very similar to Absu, with slurred ramblings of long lines of texts in short time. Musically, on "Where Mountains Rise" we suddenly get almost pure NWOBHM, including almost an entire riff lifted straight off of a very well known Iron Maiden track, only to be broken up by more traditional Immortal riffing. The more you listen, the more gems you pick out. The lyrics consist of autistic repetitions of the same winter/war romanticism as always, complete with re-hashed, semi-made up terminology (the closing track and second single is even called "Mighty Ravendark"), but that is as it should be. The production is, of course, not as grimy and bizarre as Norwegian 90's black metal albums, but I have to say Peter Tägtgren managed to cram a whole lot of chaotic black metal fuzz into a "modern", professional metal production. This is absolutely fucking splendid, and I don't really know how they could have made a better album. Happy times.
In connection with the Christmas Tree being put up, I found a plastic box/crate containing a variety of stuff. I haven't bothered to go through it systematically, but took out two pieces for listening.
V/A - Krach.com Version 1.0 CD
A 2005 CD compilation that, in retrospect, could be seen as quite absurd. Much like various collective digital release efforts today, the idea was to compile songs by the projects of various members of a specific forum (in this case, the German noise/industrial forum Krach.com). In the benighted times of 2005, though, the participants got to become eternalized on a CD limited to 300 as opposed to being featured on a Bandcamp homepage. Disregarding all that, I'm not really aware of most of these acts, with the exception of Atrox, Painslut and Antracot. Generally, the contents of this compilation could be described as extremely German/Austrian - I feel the need to invent the concept of "Steinklang light" to define this. At worst, this means dance rhythms (at the point of extremis there is literally an Amen break) with a modicum of distortion. At best, it means epic power noise/industrial with clear layers of sounds, synth lines and restrained rhythm sections coming together to force all this noise bullshit to become music worthy of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. If industrial ever became a mainstream success, it would be because of something that grew out of something like this. This belongs in a car stereo, preferably one with decent bass. Several tracks feel just a wee bit too constructed, but several are quite effective. The saturated marching drum of Chochmah's "Messias-Komplex", the minimalist, nasty and only tangentially German "Decompression Sickness" by Antracot, the 80's post apocalyptic hip hop beats of Nin Kuji's "Day by Day" and the painful, extremely disciplined noise structures of Atrox (bringing to mind the finest moments of Japanese Torture Comedy Hour). I'm conflicted about this, but I know there are a number of gems here, and the stuff that feels transparent and useless is still different from most online mass produced noise/industrial of the present time. The concept was naively sympathetic and/or stupid ("let's make a compilation with all our online friends from this forum!"), the result is not perfect, but it is certainly interesting and better than you'd imagine. This is almost free from Discogs, in case anyone is interested
SEWER ELECTION - Vengeance 3"CD
A small little release from the era when Freak Animal used paperboard for many covers. Super cool, but also super useless if you both listen to your CDs and want to keep them in at least decent condition. In this case, I can't really blame FA for the state of the cover, though, since Vengeance ended up on the floor of a car for several months a number of years ago, before moving on to the aforementioned plastic crate. Death Squad's "Fucked in the USA met a similar fate at around the same time, and for the life of me I can't remember what any of these were doing in the goddamn car to begin with. Luckily, only the cover was mangled (though still hanging together), and the CD as such remains in mint condition. My feelings for Sewer Election are those of a leftist shoegaze "black metal" hipster's for Burzum; I love the shit, for realz, despite feeling like perhaps I shouldn't. This rich and saturated distortion fest, straight outta Fabriksgatan, is pretty much what harsh noise should be, as far as I'm concerned. All frequencies covered, all hands on deck (Ahoy!). Wall noise with nuance, harsh noise wall before the internet defined the genre. Never static, but for the most part consistent and uninterrupted. A number of hard, violent cuts break any inertia that may be accumulating in the listener, and if that's not enough, there are also some pretty wild L/R stereo manipulations bordering on headphone malfunction. Vengeance doesn't fear moving up into the higher frequencies, nor diving into the depths of bass, but nothing ever gets obnoxious or outstays its welcome. Excellent stuff. Gonna have to revisit Wreck and (somewhat more reluctantly) Kassettmusik in the next few weeks, I think.
ULTRA - Delirious Elaborations 4CD
One of the benefits of being active in a very small and virtually irrelevant scene is the fact that material which might well have been unattainable to all but the well-off nerd, might suddenly lay on a table before you after a negligible payment followed by speedy delivery from somewhere in Asia. Ultra is one of many classic industrial acts I never bothered with, and then all of a sudden decided to bother with. In this case by procuring this excellent 2014 box-set reissue of their four major albums. It sounds different from what I remember hearing way back whenever, but not in a bad way. The themes are artfully unpleasant, and for once the intellectualism actually contributes to the overall impression in a positive, or perhaps rather "convincing", way. The sound is surprisingly accessible, though probably unpleasant to anyone insufficiently desensitized. The use of guitars, sound effects and ph4t analogue synthesizer melodies feels very outdated, but somehow not cheesy or even bad. It is an unfamilliar and interesting feeling to catch an 80's vibe (that is, not an "80's noise" or an "80's industrial tapes", but an "80's culture in general" atmosphere) from a series of old industrial albums. My first associations would be to some degenerated version of the Blade Runner soundtrack, or (anachronistically) a nastier and less spiritual version of Equimanthorn (US). There is a Come Organisation/old school power electronics scent to be caught here as well, but for the absolute most part that is a matter of mood and theme, not sound.
At this point in time my favorite Ultra track is the rather soft-and-girly, analogue synth line based "Aff" off of the 2nd CD Zoll, but this set is a treasure trove of somewhat unpleasant, classic era atmospheric gross electronics that I will most likely keep exploring until I tire of it.
Kestrel - Primordial Remembrance (CW Productions)
REGAL and TRIUMPHANT black metal interlaced with primitive interludes and field recordings. At points piano and flute play counterpoint to guitar without falling into boring medievalist tropes; a range of styles is on display here though it maintains a single minded weird vision reminiscent of Python's incredible full length from last year. Production is perfect too, gritty but not super mushy typical lofi bm. Always such a pleasure when something new comes out of this camp. If bands like Vothana or Rostorchester are your thing, you'll love this.
First arrival of 2020 is the Aepel Electronics LP on Hospital. Listening to it right now. Nice variation of sounds and textures. Sometimes harsh and crude but mostly atmospheric. Hints of melodies and rhythms/loops in the background give the tracks a loosely 'composed' feeling. It all works well within the concept of this project and the great cover artwork is a nice bonus.
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Case of..." 7"
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Functional chapter..." 7"
CDr copy of two early 90's acetate discs. Time when rare industrial stuff was not at youtube... so either tape dubs or at some point cdr. Many items I had from tape trading, I later bought as originals. These I do not have and I doubt I even want them. There is russian bootleg with these, but would be nice if material would have made it to official releases. Wpf version pretty damn ferocious. Rotten sound of acetate 7" rips adds to level of primitive force!
PAIN JERK "Mission Invisible" CD
Hospital productions
Painjerk is certainly not "underrated". It is worshipped all over the globe by noise fanatics. It is just underrepresented on full length albums that are available! Therefore it is great to see and hear such lost masterpiece of 90's noise harshness.
Back in the day, Gomi told me one of secrets of ripping sharp PJ sound was actually recording on DAT. Vastly overdriven DAT isn't all about digital clipping, but there is some audio alchemy happening in analogue to digital components. Some specific DAT decks would create harshly fierce, crystal clear distortion that is also paradoxically juicy and energetic. Not just the flat nonsense you tend to hear on many all-digital creations.
This recording, DAT was used and it is probably not the golden ingredient, but meaningful thing that is missing from contemporary recordings. Golden ingredient is of course mastermind mr. Kohei Gomi!
PAIN JERK "Exhibition of Electro-Disease" tape
GROSS
Not to undermine how good above CD is, but damn... this mid 90's GROSS tape. Just excellent. Perhaps among the very best of Pain Jerk? How to really put them in order? All the details are here that PJ is known for, but could it be also mastered by GROSS or simply getting slightly saturated by being dubbed loud on tape. Compositionally total blast with vivid and colorful approach even if liner notes tells it's recorded with "crude electronics".
HUM OF THE DRUID "The conservative Road Beyond the Bizarre" tape
Cipher
Absolutely great material. It is raw - yet clearly thought out and even "composed". It is brutal and noisy, yet atmospheric and immensely detailed and subtle. Full of surprises, dynamic tension. Noise unlike anything else?!
LINEKRAFT "Subhuman Principle" LP
Tesco
With pretty much every new Linekraft release I tend to say this is the best so far. How many japanese noise bands get better and better these days? Linekraft does. Subhuman Principle is masterpiece! More structured, song oriented - but noisy, true industrial! There are short songs, ones you can clearly identify, not the kind of abstract industrial clatter like in the old days. Album turned quickly among most listened releases.
Vernichtung Durch Arbeit – Totenfotze EP
Distant grinding industrial noise murk. Suits the artwork of b/w emaciated bodies perfectly. Some presence of vocals showing up sparingly. I liked the albums a lot but the duration becomes long with frequent listens, EP length is perfect. Good shit.
Ultimastanza – Total Preoccupancy In Pleasant Silence
Lust Vessel related. Analog synth squaring off with feedback for space. Liked this a lot and need to hear the other tapes but even finding a rip is impossible.
Human Atrocity – Horrid Events Of Malicious Barbarities
LDOH style blasting goregrind (think Putrefaction In Progress). Chilean project so I guess it's the same fellows from Gruesome Bodyparts Autopsy, Infant Myiasis etc. Sounds quite close to those indeed. Relentless and mean spirited, I'm all over this kind of goregrind so it's double thumbs up from me.
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Human Atrocity – Horrid Events Of Malicious Barbarities
LDOH style blasting goregrind (think Putrefaction In Progress). Chilean project so I guess it's the same fellows from Gruesome Bodyparts Autopsy, Infant Myiasis etc. Sounds quite close to those indeed. Relentless and mean spirited, I'm all over this kind of goregrind so it's double thumbs up from me.
Nope, this project is from Argentina. Guy also does Carnal Trash (IMO his best project!)
Ah, thanks for clearing that up!
PIMP-AKTION SLUTGUN - Body Scrap LP
Sometimes being a general dilettante with only a rare few fields in which you're even approaching expertise can cause problems. Being unaware that Ulex Xane's Pimp-Aktion Slutgun has been re-released on vinyl since ten years back is one such problem. Not getting the less-than-subtle wordplay of the project's name until I actually saw it printed on the cover is another kind of problem all together: am I an actual idiot, or is it just a consequence of not being a native English speaker? I've seen the name in print many times before, including in the Degenerate interview from way back when. Never mind. Body Scrap sounds like expected, only better. Bubbling, bursting, rumbling. Harsh noise, but perhaps more properly coarse or hoarse noise. Sparse samples and voices - the core is tape compressed, rumbling madness. Extremely pleasant, instant classic, would have been worth paying something moronic for the original tape. The LP, however, has a much nicer cover and is still available in some quarters of the internet, so it's a perfectly satisfactory option. Xane apparently never did do "failure".
MERZBOW - Batztoutai With Material Gadgets (De-Composed Works 1985~86) 2CD
An early RRR release compiling a bunch of old Merzbow recordings from the 80's. Very strange stuff going on here. Far/even more experimental and insane than yer average Merzbow fare, and far more hit-and-miss. The first CD is packed with weird samples, strange cuts and overall insanity. The bursts of noise are there, but few and far between. Abstract stuff, short musical samples, all sorts of madness and musique concrete style sounds follow, one upon another. I guess diverse would be the word to sum things up. CD2, subtitled "Loop Panic limited" is far noisier and more along the lines of what most people might expect from Merzbow. It is still very random and chaotic, with abrupt shifts in intensity and any number of confusing sonic effects, but there's nevertheless more of a "normal" harsh noise thing going on here. CD 1 will require additional listening, CD 2 will probably get it whether it requires it or not. A nice slab o' experimental noise, by and large.
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM "Confessions of a Sex Maniac" 4CD
This clever, droll collection of noise comes packaged in a proper looking card board box, and showcases Ramirez' Werewolf Jerusalem project at its very best. In addition to the four CDs, there is a booklet featuring a little essay with liner notes and general panegyrics written by Sam McKinlay. This makes sense, since the lion's share of the material contained on these discs is similar (though far from the same) as the choked/minimalist/dry style of Ballet Feet Positions era THE RITA. There's a big load of variety here. Texture is key, with powerful, reductionist walls of rasping, rumbling, electric sounding noise rugs. This sounds really nice, and serves as a reminder that "HNW" used to be a little bit more connected to singular genius than it's known to be these days. Disc 1 is a festival Jerusalemic Wolfishness, with six tracks (one live). It also contains one of very few spoken samples - the "sex maniac" thing is more a packaging concept than something evident in the actual music. Disc 2 is, in a way, a bridge to modern day Bandcamp HNW with its 50 minute noise massacre. It is, however, far more interesting (and, once again, textured) than most latter day, online fare. Disc 3 is just delightful, with three more tracks of rasping, clasping noisey goodness. The last disc contains collaborations with different acts, including I Spit On Your Grave and THE RITA (bizarrely this latter collaboration is one of the tracks in this box that sounds the least like normal W.J. or like Ballet Feet Positions - the "Untitled" track produced by McKinley and Ramirez is far more defined by fluid noise, and it even has a note of power electronics to it). A very nice little box, still available here and there despite being released in 2011.
Smegma Plays Merzbow 5$ cd from the local Armageddon shop... how could I resist with this art? two questions:
how did they get this Asian bondage girl 'font'?
and why do the liner notes explain that this could be played on shuffle mode, for unique compositions, when it is 2 tracks where it is supposed to be something like 70 tracks? and the original issue is LP? I suppose you could manually shuffle the vinyl...
Not a top contender for say, the defunct merzcast, unless they were in conversation with SMEGMA, but this is a cool cd none the less... art as I mentioned... but also I will say this material aged very well... not like a wine but more of a rare cheese. its pretty soothing to hear the sound of a chord in the wall phone dial tone used musically.
Quote from: Strangecross on January 30, 2020, 02:34:06 AM
and why do the liner notes explain that this could be played on shuffle mode, for unique compositions, when it is 2 tracks where it is supposed to be something like 70 tracks? and the original issue is LP? I suppose you could manually shuffle the vinyl...
This sounds hilarious, and I support it. That being said, the monicker "Smegma" brings könsrock to mind in a depressing way (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nsrock). Once you name your project Smegma, you might as well try to pick up women at the local hot dog stand playing this on your car stereo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pyg4rNOPbo
A type of behaviour which I also support, BTW.
Spiteful Womb - Mirrorgazing - I've never heard a release by Spiteful Womb that has disappointed and this new one from Gutter Bloat is no exception. Focusing on themes of anorexia and self-image, these themes are conveyed very well over the course of 23 minutes of dark and hypnotic synths, oppressive and claustrophobic loops and to top it all off, samples of people detailing their struggles with said issues. Highly recommended for any fan of Death Industrial.
Striations - Trauma Code 2 - This tape is a complete and utter cacophony in the best possible way. A follow up to Trauma Code (also released on Gutter Bloat), the second outing is an all out assault of junk metal destruction, samples of victims and first responders on the scene of car crashes and plenty of other surprises that I don't want to spoil. Sixty minutes go by in the blink of an eye, leaving you wanting more. Props to the exquisite and gory artwork as well. Both of these tapes are sold out from the label but I believe Scream & Writhe and White Centipede will have copies at some point Act fast, these are going to be ones to remember this year.
I recently picked up the latest Fusty Cunt batch as well and I'd like to give a shout out to two tapes that surprised me in the best possible way.
Sectioned - Nasogastric Feeding Tube - This is a new project from Rusty and Emelia of Breathing Problem and more. Like Mirrorgazing, this tape also delves into the topic of anorexia but with a much darker and disturbing angle. Laced throughout this single sided c60 (which includes a 8 page booklet and a piece of plastic tube) are samples from YouTube and Instagram personalities who seem to revel in the fact that they are hospitalized for their eating disorders, as well as being forced fed through (you guessed it) feeding tubes. Sonically, the project isn't much different from their works as Concave/Convex but the theme of the tape is laid out bare right from the start. For me, this led to myself feeling more uncomfortable as the tape went on which is exactly how Power Electronics dealing with said themes should make one feel.
Hatchet Falling Sky - Peregrine Dies - This is a new project from Connecticut that I'd never heard of before. Contained within this tape is 23 minutes of very aggressive, yet controlled and well-executed Power Electronics. The vocals are delivered in a very menacing tone, even if the lyrics which are printed on the J card leave a little to be desired. I thought the lyrics came across as a little juvenile but that might just be me nitpicking. I'd really like to hear more material from this group. With the direction they're aiming for, I can see them making a few waves among the American PE scene.
Both Fusty Cunt tapes are also sold out, no clue on distros but there are sound samples on the label's Soundcloud. Anybody interested should keep their eyes open for copies springing up, both are definitely worth a listen.
SICKNESS "I bleed, you bleed, we bleed" 3"CDR
SHIFT / MUTANT APE split CDR
I sold a lot of CDr releases away. Format I do not prefer. But, some stuff exists only as CDr and is unlikely to ever be reissued "properly". Like Shift/mutant ape split. Can't really sell it as I believe it would never be published in other format.
Sickness 3"cdr splendid harsh noise. Fast, ripping, hard, with innovative turns. I prefer this over later works. I suppose only this version exist. Mouth records who put out bunch of good 3"cds and was supposed to release Brehren first cd but after cancelling it, it landed in someone elses discography...
Shift, two tracks. 2006, same year when Unable To Abide The Silence Of The World cd came out. Reverse Rhythms, bass tones, processed vocals, heavy electronics.
Mutant Ape, he did this Alpha Male Discharge label briefly and issued also mutant ape/grunt split tape/lathe 7". Name of project was always sort of turn off, but Mutant Ape as music... if there is example of "underrated" it could be it. Really good noise stuff you never hear anybody mention.
Stalnoy Pakt "russia awaking" CD
Excellent industrial. Listened today three more veprisuicida reissue masters that are severely more noisy and primitive, but Stalnoy Pakt has different kind of dark, noble and historical feel to it. Echoing repeating machine loops, eerie noisy soundscapes. I wonder if any Alexander Lebedev-Frontov related stuff is bad? All I have, is great...
Free speech 9 x 3"CD series
Power electronics of 2004. I doubt many would conclude that to be among best years, and I won't make such conclusion either, but when picked up my complete set of 9 free speech 3"cds, I get odd feeling that has there been such massive projects since? Not only that this was set of 9 x 3" cds unified under one theme, but besides format it somehow displays the intent to be "more". Not to denounce how PE is done now, but it seems despite editions remain the same, it feels that artistically there often seemed to be aim for "more". No time to explain further this observation, but perhaps this is something that would require topic of its own... beyond things like Genocide Organ 10" series, Genocide Organ 7" series... so where are the new bands of our times doing something bigger than just single release? Or even labels?
Rasthof Dachau
I like several of their releases, but never considered any of them utmost classics. Routine is the same. Two layers of sound and vocals. Usually heavy synth tone, rhythmic pulse of some sort.. and aggro voice with good vocal sound. Despite all being good, band never became highest class in euro heavy electronics for me. This is very good stuff to listen to and may be among best RD releases?
Slogun
When you hear Slogun, you know in few seconds it is him. Quality that is present in best of power electronics. It is not like someone could just re-do Slogun. Its his unique voice and approach. Here, sharp upfront voice, spoken dialogue drifts on the back with simple distorted noise mass.
Strom.ec
Also very unique sound, at times it could be judged to be high-tech and progressive approach to power electronics/industrial noise, yet you can also hear the sound quality of late 90's/early 2000's digital efx pedal technology that makes Strom.ec same time "futuristic" in sound - but in dated way. Not meant negative. It is somewhere between era of grim analogue stuff and computer noise. They are not analogue almost all all, but how they make the stuff barely is how computer software stuff is being done? Toni's voice is among the absolute best in power electronics. On this 3" last track is oddly primitive song where vocals dominate about 70% of all sound...
Irikarah
I remember how mysterious couple first pic LPs of this project was. Great titles, good art, cold, thin, fierce mechanical industrial-pe.
Not to honk my own horn, but I think his split with Strom.ec is best works by far. This 3" and other "later works" do not have as good vocals or as tasty sounds. This is half good, half little cheaply dating rhythms... His later album always had some horrid EBM esque wibes along hard industrial. This 3" good as element of 9 x 3", not brilliant as stand alone release.
Grey Wolves
First song they recycle classic GW song on the back with speed manipulation and addef sounds. Dirty, rotten tape-noise and decayed electronics. Already 2000' grey wolves, but firmly roots on their early sound. You can already hear modern age approach, but certainly still on positive note here unlike the final GW things...
Con-Dom / AntiChildLeague
Mike and Gaya together doing perhaps surprisingly tonal p.e. Familyman track alone, in its harmonic, throbbing and tonal approach makes this disc worth to grab! Absolutely eerie and menacing.
3 more to go! Perhaps in the evening...
Survival Unit
One long piece of gloomy yet also raw power electronics. Like most Olssons stuff, it has slow pace, layers moving on menacing atmosphere instead of sheer fast violence. Many may say, including myself, that "free speech" theme for series is a bit dated concept in 2020. It is just something that is kind of... too common, although some may argue is more relevant that ever. Well, SU track titled "our lives in their hands" does hit homebase with approach that does feel pretty damn familiar and certainly not "dated".
Sektion-B
Label bosses own band. With almost every release of band I have some tiny complaint to make. Nothing unexpected of me.. hah. Either repeated song template, digital sound... but this 3"... Either it is the best works of band or it just happens to hit my ears right time and right mood. Basically all good, well done synth pulsations, aggro voice, 5 tracks in less than 20 mins.
Grunt
I recall trying to get lyrics printed, but no lyrics nor art from bands. Vast majority of this was recorded in same era as grunt/taint split lp and Last grip to sanity. Floor covered with scrap metal, old brutal PA system. 1st track not far from taint split songs, 2nd track live take at reh place, 3rd song was something I used to sort of regret since so big part of it was produced on computer editing. None of sound is computer generated, though. Loops, harsh noise layers, odd feedback vocals. Not as rotten as two other tracks. Ends with metal junk harsh noise with extensive use of digital multi-efx sound. Not bad, but something I tried to avoid in most of releases since.
As part of my ongoing mission to wring the most of my Spotify premium account as I can, I found a few PE gems that are totally new to me, that being a number of releases by Taeter.
The standout release of all of these is the No Rent release Glorious Paraphilia. Album opens with the most antagonistic squealing saxophone (I think?) and multiple tracks of vocals that build from raw shrieking of obscenities (you can tell he's howling at full volume which is always appreciated) to distorted and feedbacking crunches of grunts. Second track is probably the standout, a super simple 'beat' which sounds like either a found object or some kind of drum through a really tight spring reverb with shifting waves of unsettling industrial sounds underneath- creaking, heaving, metallic sounds. Vocals on this one are more controlled, and variation of vocal styles (not just vocal effects) is always welcome.
The whole album displays an amazing variation of sounds, with some songs based around deep, sparse, and pulsing low end synths, and some songs based around genuinely eerie field records/found object sounds.
Always been aware of this project's existence but never dived in til now, very glad I did.
Brume + John Grieve (2017)
Nihil Unbound is one of the most unsettling albums I have. Given that John Grieve's primary listed instrument is a tenor saxophone, such a statement sounds incredulous. Yet this is menacing. Animal, dark violence soaks this black vinyl. Hold it up to the light, and a glimmer of deep red leaks through. Literally. The press release is chilling enough (read below), and the recording rises to the occasion.
The sound is a smart intersection of digital, analogue, acoustic and instrument sources. There is bashing about but almost as if happening haphazardly around you. This melds with other, more immediate sounds and provides a truly uninviting structural ambience. The label description explains "tape recordings of a meat processing facility" are used.
Much of what might be mistaken for synthesizer underlayment is, I believe, processed and manipulated low saxophone notes. Noise saturates. Voices growl intermittently. Whatever slight tweak, processing, or recording acumen used turns them truly demonic. It's nothing overt. The scarce liner notes on the sleeve list "voice" for both artists; however the intersection of human and animal vocalizations are at times unclear.
Some compositional elements remind me of John Watermann's musique concrète style. The emotional toll is on par with the first time I heard Calcutta Gas Chamber (N D, 1993). While the two sound nothing alike, they share a motif of abattoirs and accompanying texts which coalesce human and animal slaughter. Christian Renou (Brume), like Watermann, is skilled in masking the origin and artificiality of sound sources. Nihil Unbound leaves me questioning which elements are reportage or not, and the question is terrible. Preconceptions of a Brume recording should be placed aside. If you are able to find remaining copies of this LP, it is sure to surprise you.
"Vegetarians may not like this LP. Brume and Grieve wander around the meat processing facility with their microphones recording the bloody carnage. But in this machine age this is no ordinary abattoir. Humans voluntarily join the animals and both are processed whilst still alive by the cutting and mincing machines not for consumption but because they live in a world without meaning and they no longer care. As they walk around the factory Brume and Grieve pause sometimes to listen and sometimes to arrange the pieces of strewn carcasses into art objects. This is the aestheticization of the sounds of human and animal slaughter by the capitalist megamachine. The machines take the recorded sounds and process them as strings of ones and noughts that are sent along wires under the oceans to be reassembled and played back to other humans so that they may enjoy hearing the sounds of their own demise. Before they offer themselves up for slaughter the humans happily pay to hear the sounds of their own destiny. Side one is the preparation of the flesh within the factory and side two is the eating off the factory floor as the machines and the humans share and discuss their last meal whilst the putrid raw food destroys the diners from within. Essential listening for meat eaters and vegetarians alike." [John Grieve, 2017]
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 03, 2020, 04:49:54 PM
Mutant Ape, he did this Alpha Male Discharge label briefly
Being particular perhaps but it was a joint venture and the name was mine as I'm the one who came up with it. I still release the odd thing under AMD and MA hasn't had anything to do with it in over ten years.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 03, 2020, 04:49:54 PM
Free speech 9 x 3"CD series
Power electronics of 2004. I doubt many would conclude that to be among best years, and I won't make such conclusion either, but when picked up my complete set of 9 free speech 3"cds, I get odd feeling that has there been such massive projects since? Not only that this was set of 9 x 3" cds unified under one theme, but besides format it somehow displays the intent to be "more". Not to denounce how PE is done now, but it seems despite editions remain the same, it feels that artistically there often seemed to be aim for "more". No time to explain further this observation, but perhaps this is something that would require topic of its own... beyond things like Genocide Organ 10" series, Genocide Organ 7" series... so where are the new bands of our times doing something bigger than just single release? Or even labels?
I am very fond of this set, and even had the whole shebang up on my wall many years ago. They are slightly annoying to take out from the glass, which means I have only listened to them on special occasions. Very Deutsch-PE for the most part, but I have a very soft weak spot for the style, so it's nice anyway. I agree about this being a "massive project", especially since most participants aren't cash cows/sure things in the same way as G.O. Feel free to develop the idea.
DEHYDRATED GOAT - Genocide Against the Brain CellsLatvian grind-death with severe goregrind/porngrind components. This album basically starts out from a death metal base, and then includes a whole lot of all important elements from the various micro-grind genres - juvenile jokes as well as half-assed social commentary, pig squeals as well as growls, D-beats as well as serious riffs/grooves
and blast-beats, brutal samples as well as silly samples... But, and here is the point, it really works better here than anywhere else I've heard it. For starters, there are some serious musical skills going on. Certainly no Yngwie Malmsteen instrument masturbation, but it is interesting to hear a precise and tight performance as well as a comparatively clear (though not unbrutal) production on an album such as this. The many stupid musical and lyrical ideas (both of which may or may not reach their apex on "Goodbye, my poo") are actually somewhat funny rather than just pointless and juvenile. If there is such a thing as "baltic humour" this may be it? Unfortunately, this album seems to be the product of the kind of flash-of-genius that rarely expands into a solid discography. Despite being technically still active, Dehydrated Goat has to their name only a demo, this album (from 2010) and some random shit on Youtube. It would please me if they got their thumb out and did at least one more release. Not a huge grind fan, but I would like more of this.
For a while now, been caught in a whirlwind and hunt for rhythm, attempting to not get too close to rhythmic noise, though I went there a bit too with the Ant-hology: The 5th Anniversary compilation. From trying to find more rhythms with specific Troum recommendations to things like Rapoon, Hybryds, and T.G.V.T., to Orphx to Deutsch Nepal to Zero Kama. Maybe why with Neil Peart's death I found Rush satisfying for a few days there, too. And in-between, I finally finished a long, in short spurts listen of the THU20 - Vroeg Werk collection. I was really surprised with how great and varied THU20 was. One of those number-in-name groups that I can often avoid, so I wasn't familiar with much of it at all. Really good and recommended. I thought I knew Deutsch Nepal sort of well, but it was a false notion. I was pretty much only familiar with the big comps, like Heavy Electronics and 2/3, and Comprendido Time Stop. Thoroughly enjoyed all the albums up to maybe A Silent Siege, which seemed like weak metal and even weaker industrial metal; moments that sound like Ministry crossed with Big Black, but nowhere near as fine as either. Erosion (1999) was interesting in that it was released on Staalplaat and, at times, had me confused whether I was listening to a Zoviet France album. How apropos. The guy is skilled. Orphx. Orphx. They know how to percuss. Monster rhythms that I couldn't get out my head. For example, give the track "Teletai" a listen. Fragmentation wasn't nearly enough of them.
a couple of other things of note...
Conrad Schnitzler - Electrocon 2006 - was really in the mood for this, so it was a great listen - minimalist synth, with squibbling and bubble popping tones like vintage, proto new wave technology of the early 80s - Teutonic out the ass.
Psycho - The Grind Years 2010 - next time I'm in the mood for caveman grind, like early Agathocles and Blood, I need to remember this collection, especially the latter parts of it - a lot of their artwork was great; I especially like the b/w with one color of blood red - bravo to Charlie and Johnny X, which really should be of no surprise.
Contagious Orgasm - The Flow of Sound without Parameter 2001 - Ground Fault Series II - one of the tracks even sounds like something I imagine a slightly more experimental Muslimgauze would create - I'm pretty sure this is the best album from him I've heard - thoroughly interesting and really well composed - RECOMMENDED - where to look for more at this level?
Jason Crumer - Stare at the Devil 2016 - while this didn't become a favorite of his, it continued to display how interesting and skilled he is - some of the samples and tonal rhythms were very catchy and smartly mixed - not quite cut-up or entirely spazztic, at times, it was on the other side of my interests in the quick, disjointed style - nevertheless, I was impressed and will definitely repeat - a true artist, and there aren't a lot of those that come to mind these days.
ps- I NEED to hear that Brume + John Grieve album.
Folkstorm - Total Nihil (CD, Old Europa Cafe): Got this in a trade with OEC, first Folkstorm release I hear, not disappointed at all. This album is a tribute to Marco Corbelli. Now I don't have that many AM releases and I'm not familiar with his other projects, but I wouldn't have really thought of AM if it wasn't said. Anyway, good Power Electronics, bleak atmosphere. Since getting this, I've got another Folkstorm CD (Hurtmusic) coming in another trade. Looking forward to that.
Cervical Smear - Real-Death Enthusiast (CD, Filth&Violence): In my opinion better than the first CD, very strong PE. Layout is a white digipack with one pic (color or greyscale) on one panel is fitting. Kind of clean, despite the filth being portrayed. Different approach than collages.
Sodomy From Beyond - Reign of Obscenity (CD, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): SFB has some other releases, but this is the first one I'm really giving a good listening (despite having the tape that Nil By Mouth released for quite a while already, it's still in the pile to be listened to). It's only 30 minutes, but good PE, even though I here and there got the feeling a bit that it doesn't entirely listen to as an album, not certain why, because it's not as if the sounds between the tracks are that different...
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 10, 2020, 10:45:09 PM
Folkstorm - Total Nihil (CD, Old Europa Cafe): Got this in a trade with OEC, first Folkstorm release I hear, not disappointed at all. This album is a tribute to Marco Corbelli. Now I don't have that many AM releases and I'm not familiar with his other projects, but I wouldn't have really thought of AM if it wasn't said. Anyway, good Power Electronics, bleak atmosphere. Since getting this, I've got another Folkstorm CD (Hurtmusic) coming in another trade. Looking forward to that.
Interesting. I'd always sort of not bothered with Folkstorm after receiving the "Victory Or Death" CD many moons ago. It wasn't bad, but I thought it was formulaic and ordinary, and concluded there were a whole heap of projects that I'd be better off following. However, I recently bought the "Noisient" 10" and was really impressed by the lumbering industrial cycles on the first side, so now I'm thinking I may have been missing something all these years! Anyway, you recommend this latest one? Anyone else w/ any opinions on good Folkstorm releases?
Bizarre SS - S/T (Filth & Violence)
Picked this up later than most and finally giving it a spin. I'm actually pleasantly surprised with how dynamic and composed it feels. There are definitely movements and it certainly isn't the all out noise blast that the BU & Gelsomina collabs were, which I also love. Not sure if this was due to the editing process or was the idea from the start of the collaboration, but a great direction.
Hopefully there are future releases planned as this project has a lot of potential!
MACRONYMPHA / DEISON split tape
Loud
I got pretty good amount of old stuff from mr. Deison. He did a lot of splits on his Loud -label in 90's. I like his low-tech noise of these old times and should probably check out more since it has been literally decades since listening these tapes. Macronympha 1997 - also pretty damn good!
Deison has been active till today, but I have not followed activities so much in recent years.
Government Alpha "the maternity music" tape
MSNP
Mid 90's harsh noise! No complaints! Super primitive hand drawn skeleton sex covers is a big plus, haha...
V/A METALCHEMY CD
Phage
I recall this was planned as tape, long ago. I did first version of Grunt track probably 4 years ago? Could be. When plan was changed to be CD, it felt necessary to update new version of track. Both versions I requested to be "first on comp" as thinking that not making all the way harsh and loud, aggressive metal junk abuse, lower volume and lower harshness would not make track sound as it "should" if it was between couple total smashers... hehe.. Well, now between Bocksholm and Lethe, it is not first - but clearly Sam who compiled this, made good decision as flow of comp is very good. Most of early part is less harsh. My favorite on comp is PUTREFIER. Really great track! Lethe is very nice too. Disc progresses into full on harsh blast of Knurl and K2 and there is plenty between. If you like metal junk noise, then no need to hesitate!
Kjostad "Glacial Lake" CD
New Forces
This is phenomenal. Also plenty of metal junk, but also birds, cats, natural sounds, rotten electronics, ultra saturated and nearly crackling harshness. Sharp, crystal clear - but also broken and physical. Sound elements are displaying really good skill and sense of recognizing what object, and what equipment makes GOOD NOISE.
Baculum "I would rather feel empty...." 2x cd
Phage
1,5 times listened and good stuff. I do get a feeling track 2 of disc 2 uses merzbow on the source sounds or am I just dreaming?! Harsh noise from Phage label's Sam Stoxen.
I am very glad USA noise scene produces more cds!
Kjostad is phenomenal, I think the Frost Cracking Trees tape is even better than that cd.
Quote from: Strangecross on February 13, 2020, 06:00:35 PM
Kjostad is phenomenal, I think the Frost Cracking Trees tape is even better than that cd.
That's my favourite of his so far as well.
Quote from: burdizzo on February 12, 2020, 03:58:45 PM
Quote from: Ashmonger on February 10, 2020, 10:45:09 PM
Folkstorm - Total Nihil (CD, Old Europa Cafe): Got this in a trade with OEC, first Folkstorm release I hear, not disappointed at all. This album is a tribute to Marco Corbelli. Now I don't have that many AM releases and I'm not familiar with his other projects, but I wouldn't have really thought of AM if it wasn't said. Anyway, good Power Electronics, bleak atmosphere. Since getting this, I've got another Folkstorm CD (Hurtmusic) coming in another trade. Looking forward to that.
Interesting. I'd always sort of not bothered with Folkstorm after receiving the "Victory Or Death" CD many moons ago. It wasn't bad, but I thought it was formulaic and ordinary, and concluded there were a whole heap of projects that I'd be better off following. However, I recently bought the "Noisient" 10" and was really impressed by the lumbering industrial cycles on the first side, so now I'm thinking I may have been missing something all these years! Anyway, you recommend this latest one? Anyone else w/ any opinions on good Folkstorm releases?
I only have Hurtmusic so far and haven't played it at home yet (only listened on Bandcamp before deciding to trade for it), so I can't really compare Total Nihil to other releases. I can only say I like it...
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 10, 2020, 10:26:52 PM
I NEED to hear that Brume + John Grieve album.
There are only 49 copies pressed. >>Drone Records<< (https://www.dronerecords.de/artist.view.html?artist=5663) shows that it is still available. I purchased mine from >>Metamkine<< (https://metamkine.com), but their website says they are changing names or something(?). Last I saw, they had at least one more.
As for that era
Contagious Orgasm, I might recommend "
From the Irresponsible Country Sounds" (PACrec / Troniks, 2004). It is only a little over 20 minutes, but it is quite good.
Shot Dog cs [Idiopathic, 2019]
Great self-titled and to-the-point cassette of shuttering, crumbling static textures from this collaborative project of Kiran Arora and Tyler Keen. I've listened to this one a number of times the past month and a half and haven't tired of it. Hard to tell which sounds are from either person and there isn't a whole lot of development on either side, so much as we're treated to a slowly modulating deluge of mixer feedback, grayscaling sound, and occasional wisps of microphone whistle. A few times the mixer threatens to crap out once and for all, and the sound firmly balances upon that sweet spot of internal feedback just before all sound ceases to be. In the last few minutes everything begins breaking apart with more detail and variation peeking through, then it's over.
FRA HEDENSK TID - 回帰への祈りCD, Zero Dimensional Records
Japanese black metal from 2013. Much like the album title, all songs are in Japanese and translate to things such as "Blood Memory", "Response from the Pagans" and the title track "Prayer for Return". Not entirely sure whether this connects to the Norwegian band name (meaning "From (a) Heathen Time"), and is literally about Norse pre-Christian practice, or if there's somehow a Japanese angle to this. The music works well. Somewhat minimalist, and working with attractive harmonies, melodies and 90's demo riffing. The by far most obvious influences, or at least comparisons, would be early Swedish BM - Those of the Unlight era Marduk as well as Throne of Ahaz' forgotten gem Nifelheim. This won't be pushing out Gorugoth as my favorite Japanese underground black metal band ever, nor will it rival Sigh or Infernal Necromancy in popularity, but it's a solid little gold nugget. BLACK, asian gold nugget!
K2 - Tamayura CD, Gravity Swarm Recordings
Classic K2, I'd say. Violent, buzzing, haphhazard and controlled at the same time - bursting is probably the best adjective. The very simple cover is made out of recycled paper and features an attractive Japanese drawing as well as a colored logotype. Someone once wrote in a review of another K2 album something to the effect that he had yet to hear a bad K2 recording. I'm inclined to agree. Swinging stuff.
Brain - s/t 1999 - was planned to be a 2LP reissue after the original CDr issue, then canceled and picked up by Alluvial, which was a great matching - could be my imagination, because I never asked, but this seemed like a nod to Zoviet France Loh Land in the way it was indexed and the organic travel and feel, but then some lunar landscaping like Digilogue - recommended - I can't remember, but I believe he was either a radio DJ in Salt Lake City or maybe had an experimental hour? - he's good...very good.
https://br4in.bandcamp.com/
John Watermann - Calcutta Gas Chamber 1993 - still thinking about this one - it's always thrown me, and I've never been either discouraged or super taken with it.
Manon Anne Gillis - both out of the Noisextra podcast and the John Watermann album above, for I associate the two from hearing them both for the first time on the great Howard 31 compilation on Artware - the first four albums - Lxgrin 1984 and Aha 1984 are both great, and I think I'd give the slight edge to Aha being the better of the two; Monetachek 1985 and Bisherigori 1986 both mess with voice too much for my tastes, and they're very disjointed and jarring in style - I think of her as a less academic, more stage and drama character of electro-acoustics; flamboyant.
Matt Shoemaker - Mercurial Horizon 2020 - more high quality metallic ambient you'd expect from him - love when he makes it sound like he's playing an iron radiator.
Shum & Kazegyakusatsu 2018 - Hungarian noise/ambient collaboration with some quasi-power-electronic sounds - interesting and quality stuff that should be higher on my radar, but there's simply too much competition for time.
Have finished listening to Calineczka's epic "Music not for Airports" from Attenuation Circuit, nearly seven hours of pure synthesised minimal drone absence. In fact, sounds like some of the more layered and intense of his releases so far. Now just going through "Pora Deszczów", which has a lighter touch, with the odd different flourish, a bit closer to eleh's sound.
I don't know if I have, or anyone else has, posted about Ścisław Dercz's Important Drone Records here before, but just in case, all the downloads are very cheap (the tapes usually sell out pretty quickly from the looks of things).
https://importantdronerecords.bandcamp.com (https://importantdronerecords.bandcamp.com)
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on February 22, 2020, 01:07:23 PM
Have finished listening to Calineczka's epic "Music not for Airports" from Attenuation Circuit, nearly seven hours of pure synthesised minimal drone absence. In fact, sounds like some of the more layered and intense of his releases so far. Now just going through "Pora Deszczów", which has a lighter touch, with the odd different flourish, a bit closer to eleh's sound.
I don't know if I have, or anyone else has, posted about Ścisław Dercz's Important Drone Records here before, but just in case, all the downloads are very cheap (the tapes usually sell out pretty quickly from the looks of things).
https://importantdronerecords.bandcamp.com (https://importantdronerecords.bandcamp.com)
Thanks for this. I hadn't heard of him, and I'm always interested in this type of drone/minimalism. There are more talked about names that I haven't heard yet, like Eleh, so maybe I should start with them, but with your recommendation, this can butt in line. If they're all doing 2-7 hour epics, I almost don't want to know about this Important world of drone. Time and mood prohibits.
Quote from: SILVUM on February 21, 2020, 03:48:12 AMFusao Toda from one of my easily top 10 favorite feminine dark psychedelic shoegaze pop vibe bands ever, she literally has a PERFECT discography
I assume you're referring to
Angel'in Heavy Syrup here. Their last album,
IV, is the perfect psychedelic rock album. Heavy at times, yet always ethereal. I like their other albums too, but
IV is definitely their masterpiece.
Regarding
Christine 23 Onna, I like their
Shiny Crystal Planet CD overall, but I find it uneven in quality. This applies to
Acid Eater too in my view, which has some of their best tracks (like
Top of Spot, perhaps the best song on it), but also lesser ones. I liked their LP the least, but perhaps I should listen to it again.
Has anyone heard that New Blockaders tape vacuum-sealed with the shirt? Tempted to pick up a copy but kinda want to know if it's worth it first.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on February 22, 2020, 05:01:24 PM
Thanks for this. I hadn't heard of him, and I'm always interested in this type of drone/minimalism. There are more talked about names that I haven't heard yet, like Eleh, so maybe I should start with them, but with your recommendation, this can butt in line. If they're all doing 2-7 hour epics, I almost don't want to know about this Important world of drone. Time and mood prohibits.
Elaine Radigue would be a basic reference for what these artists are doing. She did it first, and better. The epics on Important Drone (a cheeky name since its not associated with Important, who have a lot of eleh releases) are usually around the twenty to thirty minute mark. A few minutes listening and you'll get the idea. It's purposively derivative and challenging only in how much you could be bothered with, and I'm all for it, I listen to it for hours.
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Treriksröset – s/t aka MR SM
I got a bible from a total perv, the other day. I opened and read it. It said fuck your earholes. Fuck them again and again and again. To help secure the holes their prescribed fucking, a choice inventory of actionable aids: exhibits (a) Heavy Duty Cock Ring, labeled, for the amply hung stud; (b) bottle, 24ml, amyl nitrate (customs permitting); c) fully featured instructional art booklet culled from Mister SM Himself; d) rolled up collection of posters with which to gentrify the artfully decked dungeon. Without moving his asshole away from the face of his shit eating pig, the MASTER reached out and somehow grabbed hold of the hair of the second pig. All this and more, can be yours. And all of it so lovingly procured packaged presented, a true œuvre d'art for the discerning bootlicker.
That's all good and well you say, but what of the actual sou- Lick that asshole, shit-face. Lick it clean. Lick every shitty smell out that hole before I fuck the shit out of that tight, little butt of yours.
The sounds, of course, are where the real gentrification sets in. Never before has the Trerik got this GOSHSDARN harsh and nasty. Well, perhaps the Venal tape could duke it out for claim of the Ear Drilling Scorch throne. Perhaps. But this shit is longer, fatter, harder. Browner. And really- as though still smarting the afterburn of a good 'n hole-taxing interlocution - unable to sit still for a fucking minute. Active. Tensile. Mobile. Moving around the guts on only the rarest occasion, but positively raging with the most severely blistered scorchlery, bleeding raw from piercing peak to piercing peak, mercilessly gunning for the earliest possible expiration of the ever diminishing ability to hear. Like shpeak up shonny uber fricken allesh.
As I type the sudden violent urge to fondle Hetero, that little-short-of-unutterably-brutal Heteronormativ Musik För Att Stärka Medelklassens Självbild first seeing daylight in The Year Of Our Lord 2014. Now look, seriously- and you'll have to pardon my digressing from the prior digression- why in fuck can your faithful spewer not simply concentrate on the tape at hand? Is this such a difficult thing? Do I always have to pull out every-single-fucking-Trerik I've got and compare notes like some sniffy name-dropping po- Come on shit-face! Chew that fucking load up. Swallow that turd slowly or I'll cram this huge ram of mine in that full mouth and pile-drive every bit of that shit straight down your waiting belly.
Right, well since we're here anyway, I suppose it's worth noting the declared chronology. "Recorded 2014/2015" would place the recording itself in and around the Hetero frame. So there. So clearly things were to have been getting mighty nasty by this point... to culminate, of course, in the Total Ear Rape to be scored in the name of Kristen Musik. (And here as I type, I shit you but a smidgen, a certain manifesto-emblazoned split with one or another Rita just plopped into my severely overtaxed box. It's going to be a harshdork and stormy night.)
Okay a pause while I take stock of the myriad claims ventured to this point. 1) This is some of the harshest Trerik to date, and 2) it's long. Um, yes, well I suppose that's it. Oh, and 3) it moves around a fair bit. Yessir, this read has certainly been worthy of your ti- Ohhh, SHIT, SHIT! Shit me full, please. Please, SIR!
By accounts, in contrast to the version on disc, the tape is the more representative of Le Shit as it were properly meant. This is immediately apparent in the opening moments. Where the disc seems to drop in and out of harsh before regaining bearings and plunging forward, the tape evidences more structurally sound unfolding. The moments of harsh proper unveil slowly, teasingly, gradually upping the ante, the pacing, the pressure- and finally stabbing, mal-pittyingly, at the 'holes with evidently insatiable sadistic glee. Two thirds the distance and a ground-up grinding focus on low brow, puritannically inclined, sphinct-scrape. By degrees an increasingly unsettled series of honk-squealies bursts through the grindwalls and with it the non-too-subtle inkling as to impending Ear Rape. Tension fairly glistens in the ensuing battle of the bulges, squaring the speaker cones in resounding circular waves that threaten to shred dead air like a motherfucker. Then a bit of surprise divergence from the more brutal pursuits, vaguely dirge-flecked machine rumble inviting raw-bled squeal-nasties to hack, cough and sputter through to the finely finessed blissout.
The flipside has a few minutes on its predecessor, and more than a bit more of the HARSH. The attack is immediate, sharp as knives, drilling with very specifically targeted ferocity, so brutal in its disposition as to invite comparison to Encephalo Hurtcore. Like, Slutbag, seriously, what the fuck? Well, okay, perhaps not in the specific, more in the sense of live-in-yer-ass, Jerk-inspired, spastication. Keep in mind, Trerik don't do spastic, at least not with any sense of deliberation- if such an oxymoron may enter the frame. Just to make sure, let's just consult with Slutbag for a moment...yes, I'm getting the okay. Yes, the oxymoron may enter the- Feed me! Feed me, MASTER. I want to eat out your asshole, SIR! Pleaseeee!
The point anyway, is that this Hurts to the spinct-mangled Core, pure and unvarnished Ear Rape par excellence, precisely as the Mister prescribed. Now, I did mention early on that the shit was active. tensile. mobile. In other words, words such as "respite" may feature at one or another juncture, the well-used gluteals hopping about from one fiery drilling screecher to another. What emerges is more stream-lined in contour, non-stop streams of piddly fitz-sizzle occasionally syphoning more of Le Piss than Le Shit. By about the halfway mark, a more grim and exacting clamping down of the frequency spectrum. But there again, all too soon, repeated ice-shards are ripping massive bleeding chunks out the pulpy flesh-hole. The closing minutes now and straight line through the center of the ear canal, wheedling shriek suffocating under the pressures, nary crack of daylight nor spastic burst to excite anything other than total submission to Ear Rape Almighty. He had found THE BEGINNING OF THE REST OF HIS LIFE
Digest spew
I HAD AN AD (with photo) in MR SM 53. The ad clearly said I was into SCAT. What I got was letters from guys who wanted anything BUT scat. Too dirty! Let's try again. If you can't handle it, don't write. Total, extreme, scat only. I'm 45, Dutch, have special room. No photo means no reply. C'mon shitters!
MEINE ANZEIGE (mit Bild) in MR SM 53 brachte nur Briefe von Typen die NICHT auf SCAT standen, oder nur Träumer. Also nochmals: nur total versaute SCAT-Typen und nur die! Bin Holänder, 45, habe Spezialzimmer. Kein Bild = keine Antwort. Wo sind die richtigen Scheisser? T51-84.
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The Rita / Treriksröset – The Rita / Treriksröset
It's all about the Trerik. Well, that's the project that does time on both sides, one live (as Rita complemented by Trerik & ZK) and one in the studio (as Trerik). One may reach all kinds of conclusions just perusing the liner notes, manifesto-ish statements of malcontent notwithstanding.
Drop the needle though and Rita is Rita, definite article notwithstanding. The flattest lines as brutally uncompromising as to be desired. Whether that is a thing to be desired is another question entirely. (The answer, for what it's worth, would be not yes but HELL YES.) Trerik Trerik Trerik...I'd reckon, a presence more often felt than heard. I might suggest the same of ZK, the not-insignificant third component of this 3-way live collabo, but only because her contribution vis Rita would be a bit harder to parse. Fortunately, the good people who presented the event have put a brief snippet online (https://soundcloud.com/atonal_zurich/the-rita-with-tommy-carlsson-zk-181113) and helpfully indicated where the Trerik portion ends and the ZK begins. What emerges is live collabo that is at times possibly solo Rita and at others alternating 2-ways with Trerik or ZK, with perhaps a bit of all three rounding out close. Best not to speculate.
Now, I wanted to say this were REAL FUGGERIN HARSH, but truth be told the first proper auditioning of Rita's A-side came off the back of extended sessions with Treriksröset's recent s/t – TOTAL EAR RAPE of which left me unable to hear properly for longer than than is entirely without perturbment. Frankly, Rita here waxes rather soothing on the ear, harsh flatlines calmly drilling through the ozone, massaging the poor abused inner canals with purely textured shshshiiiiizzzle. That's the earholes. The severely overtaxed speakers, on the other hand, spent the duration protesting this gross exploitation of their normally munificent disposition, threatening to rip clean out of their cones at the apparently over-generous application of volume knob. All I have to say is, speakers, if you're reading this: THANK YOU.
The opening flatlines are not lines but the ripped and lickity-spittling sounds of dry shred, broken up with irregular silence. Possibly, if the aforementioned online snippet is anything to go by, ZK gets in on this. Possibly. A few minutes in and the sound palate expands to admit a broader range of hack fizzle 'n snort before a feedback spike and accompanying note of audience appreciation suggests the possibility of Trerik getting more involved in proceedings. The harsh exudes a whitened polish, the feedback biting and stuttering in needle-shriek bleed-through. The crowd, or at least one fucker spasticating near the mic, clearly approves. This whole section here is innerestin', never really settling into one groove or another, but allowing the play of harshvoices to splay and converge.
And then- what the fuck? Piano? Slightly distorted, but really. What the fuck do they think this is, industrial music? Jeez. Presumably this is the moment where Mr Carlson is to be seen executing a picture perfect pirouette, prancing about the stage whilst Rita stuffs a ballet slipper up the shnozz. This goes on longer than is entirely necessary, but of course when the flatlines drop back into the mix the moment is perfect. At which point I would surmise we are getting the full brunt of the ZK: broken down, fragmented, finely chiseled drilling straight into granite walls, fidelity burnt raw, charred, seemingly struggling to cut through an increasingly oppressive silence. Tension so sharp you can cut your tendons on it. If I didn't know better I might be tempted to flop out a descriptor like "academic". But no, I know, that would be wrong. And then- sudden-like rapid ascension, legitimately harsh ripping blasts erupting to the singularity, done.
If Rita offers the earholes respite from the punishments so dearly deserved, they will get no such sympathies from Treriksröset. The project has been getting increasingly HARSH and NASTY of late, both the recent s/t aka MR SM and Kristen Musik delivering some of the most brutal EAR RAPE to be feared- and yes, say it, to be loved. And here, now, as the first strains of straight-through-the-holes burning severity rage on through, it is clear that in t-minus twenty-two minutes my ears are utterly flocked. Blame Mikawa 'n pal. With the possible exception of Paraponera Attack from Ostracized Enigmatic Conqueror, Incaps have simply not been delivering the harsh purity that so defined the harsh of yore. Someone's gotta fucking do it. Enter Treriksröset.
Treriksröset sounds very live-through-the-amps on this one. Amps bleeding and convulsing amid ruptured feedback-laden screech and seethe, room acoustics soundly hemming in the punishments, centering attentions on the essential damages being wrought. After an initial attack to lay the somewhat jittery foundations, a move toward near spastic flirtation, and what sounds like open-aired metal-junk slam-barrage hammering on into the fray.
Much unlike the s/t, there's relatively little deviation from the core, little interest in micromanaging movement from one divergence to the next. Rather a steady development, getting thicker, richer, heavier- if never particularly harsher as, well, I'm not sure that's physically possible. Classic development, then- pretermitted ballet slipper to the shnozz notwithstanding. So it rolls: slow-build to almighty roaring intensity, ill-forgiving gaze reflecting back in grim and equal measure, triumphant ascent to glaring glimmering peak of puritannical conviction, outward bleats and wheedles gradually succumbing to the cause. It's easy to get snookered into cranking the volume just that iota more, warm distortion walls seemingly swallowing up the more piercing incursions. But there- principally at the edges, but so very much present, the marginally disguised dental scree burns, red hot and scorching straight through the fucking skull. A few straight out blasts for good measure just to ensure that the damage is permanent.
With acknowledgements to Rita and the concomitant gentrification of form, the last year and change truly has been all about the Trerik, the unvarnished Ear Rape, and the merciless shitting into 'hole- all subjective re-presentation of the word "harsh" notwithstanding.
Digest spew
KEEP INDUSTRIAL OUT OF HARSH NOISE. (And no, in case you were wondering, techno is not sound art.)
Violent Pleasures - Demo CDr
I saw this duo perform in Toledo the other night and while their set was good, it was unfortunately hampered by some technical difficulties. The sounds on this disk make me wish I could've seen them at full capacity! Very intense and fast-moving harsh noise that hits in all the right spots. While rooted in the classic Americanoise style, there are a lot of other elements at play, specifically distorted vocals and sharp synth attacks that add to the overall barrage of sounds.
I haven't seen any advertising for this demo and the package is just a CDr with the name written on it but one of the members of this group does the project Rosebud. He's done a few self-released tapes and one on Fusty Cunt last year. I'm not sure if he lurks these forums, but hopefully this group will release more and get some recognition as they progress.
Relay For Death – Birth Of An Older, Much More Ugly Christ LP [Hanson, 2010]
This record has aged wonderfully. I'll never forget popping a Vicodin left over from having wisdom teeth pulled and listening to this sitting on the floor of my room soon after returning for my last year of school. I've read Chop Shop's sound described before as dead-on-arrival or flatlined, and those descriptions are apt for this LP as well, perhaps moreso. Whereas to my mind a lot of Chop Shop has a bit of an audio research or process-based angle though (not a criticism), this record is devoid of that. The un-pausing tape recorder sound that begins the LP dropping the listener into something which resembles the later end of first period MB before lowering further into an apathetic purgatory of ground hum and saturated rushing sound. So much that sounds like squeaking brakes. The way different settings drift in and out like we're moving forward through a series of awful sense memories. Then the second side with its greater focus on crumble and crunch, like drilling further and further down. That tasteful roving synth - a perfect record which caught me just at the right time almost a decade ago. Powerfully abandoned and inhuman.
With the album title and graphic, I was expecting the Chlamydystophilia/Kyste split release "Expanded Putridness" from Doziethal Propaganda to be pretty much cock-out Power Electronics. Certainly, Chlamydystophilia's pieces are distorted and grubby sounding, somewhat, but restrained, based around singular synth tones, although the second track leans more towards Harsh Noise.
Kyste was more the surprise, though. Nearly musical keyboard repetitions, looped sounds, changing moods - perhaps a bit of NWW audiodada, mixed with more recent "experimental" electronic music. Gets heavy in the middle of the showcase longer track but then abruptly stops and goes into sparser loops and sounds.
Not what I expected at first, but nothing wrong with any of it. As it happens both projects know how to make and structure decent abstract sounds, so the release works.
TAZ 90 - Volume 1: Contempt c30, Dead Gods
Flat out heavy as fuck harsh noise. There's no messing around on this one. For noise like this, I'm more into shorter releases when tape is the format, but the length on this is perfect for me. There's just enough going on to keep my attention throughout both sides. Highly recommended.
Pistola - Elimi c42, Amerikan Erektors
This one took me by surprise in an excellent way. Really grimy Industrial/Power Electronics that sounds like it was recorded all in one take (or it might be some soundboard recordings?) Based off of the picture of the duo on the J card, this is all modular synthesis and similarly processed vocals. Very rough but still very structured, all of the dynamics and textures have a very deliberate approach to them. Same goes for the vocals which come through with an authoritative yet not overtly aggressive tone. An excellent debut release, hope to hear more from them in the future.
Scant - Debilitate c32, Amerikan Erektors
One of the bleaker sounding Scant releases I've heard in a while. Oppressive sub bass emanates around tracks of heavily distorted, crunchy noise. This very much fits into the HNW category but never overstays it's welcome. Very dark shit, if you're into that, track down a copy of this.
Some of my favorites from recent purchases and trades
Himukalt - Vulgar
One of my favorites from Himukalt. Dark, moody, slow moving electronics with plenty of dirt. Very hypnotic throughout with loops syncing in and out of eachother, Vocals buried in effects that move in and out of focus, brooding drones, and sheets of static noise fighting against disembodied vocal samples. I really love how dynamic this album is. One of those releases that doesn't drag in any capacity, but doesn't rely on a high energy non stop noise assault to keep you interested. There are plenty of highs and lows of this album and they all feel perfectly placed, giving you a chance to process the more intense moments over a contemplative atmosphere, before grabbing you by the hair and forcing you back into the filth. One of my favorite aspects of this project is the collages that she creates. Her collages pair perfectly with the noise, are extremely well excecuted, and stylistically are very unique. The digipack features some very beautiful collages on front and back, and then the included booklet with artwork, tracklist, and a wonderful explaination of the Voyeur Tapes tracks. I loved being able to enjoy the artwork while listening, for me it made an already solid album that much better. Overall a killer, well put together album.
Kjostad - Environment Electronics
First time hearing this album. I am familiar with other works from this project and have always really enjoyed the approach that they take. With Environment Electronics i'm not hearing anything really new in sound or style than other things I have heard from them, but regardless it is a solid release that stands up well to the rest of what I have heard. Brutally beautiful, occasionally serene, aggressively textural, and overall crushing in a way that is extremely unique and surprisingly relaxing. I found myself wanting to replay the album over moments after it finished. This album is satisfying from the first track to the last, leaving me with a feeling of a beautiful forest burning, turning to ash, and then bursting with new life again. A cycle that repeats itself throughout the album, consistently overlapping and breaking expected patterns, taking you above the trees for a birds eye view, into the dirt with the fungi, and down to the bottom of an ice cold lake framed with trees. I can't wait to go home and play this album again, and explore some more of Kjostad's discography. Both amazing reissues from Found Remains.
Carbonized Organs / Niku Daruma Split
Nothing unexpected from the artists on this split. Clumsy, violent, blood soaked harsh noise of the utmost intensity. Best played at the loudest volume possible, drugged out in your bathroom, surrounded by kitchen knives and bloody bandages. These 2 projects compliment each other so well to the point that even after hearing the split multiple times, I forget exactly who I am hearing in some moments. This is one of those releases that wastes no time grabbing you by the throat in the first seconds, only tightening its grip as the tracks progress, and letting you go to wonder how the fuck you are still alive. This split is a highlight in both artists' already solid discographies and I can't wait to give it more plays.
Climax Denial - Absurd Object
Consistently one of my favorite artists for the past few years. This 3 track release echoes MB style synth lines that repeat into redundancy, forcing you to focus on the details of what you are hearing. Hypnotic, intoxicating, sterile, and unsettling are some words that come to mind for this release. Alex really lives up to the name Climax Denial with this slow burning collection of tracks, consistently bringing you close to satisfaction, and taking it away with no remorse, leaving you wanting more and more until the vocals come in on the final track finally losing the feeling of restraint, while still maintaining an air of discipline.
Brizbomb I've found to be not the easiest of projects to keep up with, which is a pity as I greatly enjoy Matt Brislawn's real-time, modular synth, fully textured drones. Only recently got "1107", put out by Fabrica. The final track, "110725W2056", is a comparatively short piece of harder-edged tonal blocks but the album for the most part is pieces of semi-improvised layers of modulated drone tracks. Powerful sounding synthesis.
QuoteSome of my favorites from recent purchases and trades
Himukalt - Vulgar
One of my favorites from Himukalt. Dark, moody, slow moving electronics with plenty of dirt. Very hypnotic throughout with loops syncing in and out of eachother, Vocals buried in effects that move in and out of focus, brooding drones, and sheets of static noise fighting against disembodied vocal samples. I really love how dynamic this album is. One of those releases that doesn't drag in any capacity, but doesn't rely on a high energy non stop noise assault to keep you interested. There are plenty of highs and lows of this album and they all feel perfectly placed, giving you a chance to process the more intense moments over a contemplative atmosphere, before grabbing you by the hair and forcing you back into the filth. One of my favorite aspects of this project is the collages that she creates. Her collages pair perfectly with the noise, are extremely well excecuted, and stylistically are very unique. The digipack features some very beautiful collages on front and back, and then the included booklet with artwork, tracklist, and a wonderful explaination of the Voyeur Tapes tracks. I loved being able to enjoy the artwork while listening, for me it made an already solid album that much better. Overall a killer, well put together album.
Kjostad - Environment Electronics
First time hearing this album. I am familiar with other works from this project and have always really enjoyed the approach that they take. With Environment Electronics i'm not hearing anything really new in sound or style than other things I have heard from them, but regardless it is a solid release that stands up well to the rest of what I have heard. Brutally beautiful, occasionally serene, aggressively textural, and overall crushing in a way that is extremely unique and surprisingly relaxing. I found myself wanting to replay the album over moments after it finished. This album is satisfying from the first track to the last, leaving me with a feeling of a beautiful forest burning, turning to ash, and then bursting with new life again. A cycle that repeats itself throughout the album, consistently overlapping and breaking expected patterns, taking you above the trees for a birds eye view, into the dirt with the fungi, and down to the bottom of an ice cold lake framed with trees. I can't wait to go home and play this album again, and explore some more of Kjostad's discography. Both amazing reissues from Found Remains.
Thank you so much for the thoughtful and well written reviews.
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Pieces – Pieces 12" + c30
Kakerlak, Redneck, Oscillating Innards. That's more sound than ought rightfully be permitted to occupy a single point in space-time. Sound, big fat raging masses of it, truckloads, boatloads, buttloads, densely layered, violent, abrasive, to inundate and overwhelm the senses, the sensibilities, to blot out the sky, the earth, the 'holes, the reason, the being. Hell, cram in hole enough of Le Shit and you may well blot out the noise itself. Well, okay, I'm probably getting carried away.
There ought at least to be little question as to the mastery of form being wrought. First of all, White Centipede Noise says so. Second, I don't need a second. But if that were desired, here's Sam McKinlay:
KEEP INDUSTRIAL OUT OF HARSH NOISE
That's the kernal of it. Inside the big box specially designed to contain all them fat raging sound masses, a somewhat elaborated iteration of the "possibly controversial ideas" on display. I'm not getting into it, but regardless of how you may feel about a less potentially abrasive re-presentation of recognizably domestic sound, it is hard to resist the sheer power and timing resulting in the masterful avalanches, subtle peaks, falls, and overwhelming crunching of le shit. Resisting here again the urge to flop out the "academic" descriptor, but it's hard to deny the insanely focused attention to the most elementary of harsh particles, diving deep, deep, into textural study of the most abrasive intricacies of scorch, crunch, and sphinct-rupture. Densely clustered angularity blown out and shattered and into tiny, twitching, bits. Pieces.
Pieces, the twelve inch incarnation, dates from a single 2014 session, origins about which it's probably best not to speculate. Misery loves company and misery loves noise. Especially harsh noise. With some extra despondency on the side. But no, that's a bit harsh. Net results are far too exuberant, far too vicious, delighting far too much in their straight-for-the-throat sphinct-choking furies. Slathering orgies of all-out crunch-`splosive ear-trauma, laying waste to the foundations, indelicately scooping out noisebrain, splattering against the wall, and staying there, brutally smooshed, for the duration. Now you know how one of Professor McKinlay's ballet slippers feels.
The initial blackened crunch-bludger makes it clear where we are headed: nowhere, fast, shattered bits and pieces poking out at insane angles, choked blurts and gristles burnt raw in the strangling heat. Halfway through the A side and a marked effort to smear the dis-semblage with oscillating sludger-flood of whitewashed seethe-tremble, but of course no clear winner is apt to emerge from the agitating clusterfuck competing for attention. Hilariously apposite, a break precisely when the attention is most focused on where in fuck this is going. The B, therefore, kicks off at almost opposed angles to the A, wash of drilling blister-scorch fairly hacking at dry, grit-iron, shredwalls, even as the sludge-rumbling outliers threaten to crumble in to crash the party. This actually does happen at a critical juncture, just when a searing series of scorch-slathers is cleared to win the way. In the climactic ending moments, a brief flatline to signal push for total slitting of singularity, end.
Pieces, the c30 incarnation first coalescing circa 2012, delivers the goods in more straight-forward, live-through-the-amps fashion. Here room acoustics get in on the action, and with them a more open-aired, clearly delineated, rumble-heavy perspective. Feedback-flecked metallic screech takes advantage of the open airs to soar high above the low-lying, densely packed, thunder-surge, midrange micromovements swallowed up in the tightly-regulated rush, voiciferously voiced harshvoices lending their bung-curdled urgings. Those of nominally righteous conviction may perceive in the immediacy a more physical dimension, not to mention a more pure and unfettered commitment to shredding hole. Certainly, in the immediate afterburn, more likelihood of causing in the aural passages the permanent damage they more than likely crave.
I'll say it: the c30 sounds less visionary, if you will, than the 12" successor. Or at least, less clearly to be perceived as envisioning of dedication to going to that other-other level. (The deluxe format with McKinlay dissertation wouldn't hurt perceptions). Put otherwise: c30- Alright let's make some fucking noise. Twelve-inch- Alright we've made some fucking noise. What have we learned? PAY ATTENTION SLUTBAG. ...um sorry? Where was I? Oh right. Well, less visionary, perhaps, but no less potent. Perfect complement, in fact, to-
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No academics we, just supreme examplars of power through knowledge and study. Pieces, the c30, is an almost perfect encapsulation of everything ever to be needed from sound, artistic and otherwise. Exceedingly dense, heavy, harsh, rich in texture, relentlessly drilling straight through skull with all requisite force and damage, no let ups no bullshit no question as to the edumucatedness on tap. But that can all take a fat flying leap when the twelve inch hits the noise fan, smack dab in the kisser, meaty impact resonating in the surprisingly rough, ripped, ragged chokes of dry-shredded blurt and gristle, burnt raw in the sphinct-strangling heat, shattered fractals, pieces, poking out at insane angles, the learn-ed sages of crunch-'splosive ear-trauma elevating to the next level by diving down, deep, to the elementary core, harsh particles savagely ruptured in the violently dis-shevelled abrasion.
Jackman – Silence In That Time
Here it is, BAM! And you say goddamn, this is yet another iteration of the seemingly unending series of Amen. Sanctus. Omega. Sorow. Raven. Herbstsonne. And now Silence In That Time. At least, the title is longer. Three extra words. Significant, that. There is almost no question in my mind that Jackman (without the D this time, so maybe that's also real significant) is taking the piss. There's nothing more to say on it. Taking the piss.
But he can afford to, and I can take it. I mean, he can take it, and I can take his taking of it. I'm not sure how much longer, surely no more than another decade or two, but I can take it. Gladly. Gratefully. Just unzip flop it out and off you go good sire!
Okay, well, there's almost no question that a certain amount of alcohol is speaking- for me- at this moment. Maybe I'll feel differently in the morning. Maybe come daylight the nth iteration of organ, bells, and the latest- crows- will somehow hit in a different way. Hit the right notes, the right chords.
Okay, so here's an observation. Bar Sorow, which is still well above and beyond anything else of relatively recent note, this would easily top the relatively recent list. Or could at least duke it out with Herbstonne...which of course is merely an extended mix, if very fine extended mix, of one fragment of Omega. Etc. This here, this Silence, is the master-mix. All the organ bell and crow you could want, flowing into itself with a pleasing regularity that, simply, pleases. Quite gorgeous, taking of the piss, on which to gorge the self-disgusted sensibility. Because, let's face it, that sensibility is fucked.
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Thank you sire may I please have some more!
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on February 22, 2020, 01:07:23 PM
Have finished listening to Calineczka's epic "Music not for Airports" from Attenuation Circuit, nearly seven hours of pure synthesised minimal drone absence. In fact, sounds like some of the more layered and intense of his releases so far. Now just going through "Pora Deszczów", which has a lighter touch, with the odd different flourish, a bit closer to eleh's sound.
I don't know if I have, or anyone else has, posted about Ścisław Dercz's Important Drone Records here before, but just in case, all the downloads are very cheap (the tapes usually sell out pretty quickly from the looks of things).
https://importantdronerecords.bandcamp.com (https://importantdronerecords.bandcamp.com)
Very very good, thank you.
It, all, has proven an exceptionally satisfying rabbit hole to disappear down, Music not for Airports in particular. The final, lengthy track (not) on Airports is the one that is currently massaging the holes and is, simply, divine. (And not imperfect counterpoint to all the harsh-ass shit that's been otherwise raping the 'holes if that's at all worthy of mention.)
More recommendations along these lines would be very welcome.
Nice to see a few more people digging the drone. It's a bit of a love or hate thing I suppose.
Recently I've been getting back into the sounds of Alleypisser. Pretty much from the Jeph Jerman school of noise creation, although often building pieces up to crescendos more along the lines of the metal bashers. Often a nice grimy sound, low on the high end, and as much electronic source as acoustic. More emphasis on sinister than bluster. At some stage I might listen to some of Mikkel Rørbo's post Alleypisser material, but right now this is enough for me. He was interviewed in SI #9.
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on February 28, 2020, 06:14:11 AM
Nice to see a few more people digging the drone. It's a bit of a love or hate thing I suppose.
Recently I've been getting back into the sounds of Alleypisser. Pretty much from the Jeph Jerman school of noise creation, although often building pieces up to crescendos more along the lines of the metal bashers. Often a nice grimy sound, low on the high end, and as much electronic source as acoustic. More emphasis on sinister than bluster. At some stage I might listen to some of Mikkel Rørbo's post Alleypisser material, but right now this is enough for me. He was interviewed in SI #9.
I've also been revisiting a lot of his material in the last several weeks. Honestly if you like Alleypisser it's worth it to listen to the Knækkede Stemmer material, I like it more overall. The LP on Järtecknet, the Lust Vessel tape, and the one that I released are all excellent. A bit more developed but same ideas. He's working on some new material for the last while as well, which has been sounding promising.
Speaking of Jackman and minimalism, Rhys Chatham - Two Gongs 1971 has been a real pleaser the past couple of days.
King Dude - "Music To Make War To"
Kind of hard to review because I can't seem to recall a single fucking thing after it has finished playing. I'll tell you this certainly is not music for war, it should have been titled "Music for getting topped by a slack jawed neo-fascigoth to". I can already guess which platitudes Pitchfork dorks would use to describe this; "cold, longing, somber." The reality is that it's laborious and trite and it's lifelessness isn't a positive. It's a good representation of the absolute bankruptcy of this genre. This is the type of guy who would probably use a totenkompf as a profile picture, fucking dweeb....oh wait.
Quote from: totalblack on February 28, 2020, 11:27:35 AM
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on February 28, 2020, 06:14:11 AM
Nice to see a few more people digging the drone. It's a bit of a love or hate thing I suppose.
Recently I've been getting back into the sounds of Alleypisser. Pretty much from the Jeph Jerman school of noise creation, although often building pieces up to crescendos more along the lines of the metal bashers. Often a nice grimy sound, low on the high end, and as much electronic source as acoustic. More emphasis on sinister than bluster. At some stage I might listen to some of Mikkel Rørbo's post Alleypisser material, but right now this is enough for me. He was interviewed in SI #9.
I've also been revisiting a lot of his material in the last several weeks. Honestly if you like Alleypisser it's worth it to listen to the Knækkede Stemmer material, I like it more overall. The LP on Järtecknet, the Lust Vessel tape, and the one that I released are all excellent. A bit more developed but same ideas. He's working on some new material for the last while as well, which has been sounding promising.
Really need to top up my Alleypisser. Scanning bandcamp, I don't think I'd realized there was that much in existence. Love the rugged sound, I can see hear smell the Jerman airs though as Andrew McIntosh suggests much more composed / deliberate in execution. Will also echo the plugs for Knækkede Stemmer, which again feels much more directed and often all the better for it. Very glad to know there's more on the horizon.
Mattias Gustafsson - Frusen Musik
Eight compositions for imaginary rooms, but perhaps not the sort of room you'd want to hang around in too long. Press play and close your eyes and don't blame me when things get more than a bit unsettling.
Thoughtful, considered ferric degenerations, unraveling unevenly through frigid subterranean passages, bare strains of music frozen and fractured, breaking off and tumbling into mercurial cracks and fissures to reveal, under lens of close introspection, still further fissures obscuring still further cracks. Somehow, it holds, or will hold, just, for the full sixty-five minute unraveling. An ill-fitted assemblage steeped at odd angles, but materially sound, rugged heavy duty chunks keeping things on track. So to say, not without a certain brutish quality. A genteel sort of brute, ill-coordinated, none-too-quick on the uptake but no less the lovable for it. See the poor bastard lurch and stagger in mildly concussed perplexity, half-deaf, half-blind, if not blind-drunk, to stumble in and out of the gutter, and then right back into the sewer. Where he belongs.
Here, deep down in the dregs, as the eyes become accustomed to the gloom, a pleasingly hideous plenitude of deformity looms dangerously close. Call it: microsonic muzak for concussed retards, interminably dragging through guttural gutter tones, broken machines, woozy bass-throb, rumpled magnetic tape stretched and spooling at different speeds, buckets of piss accidentally kicked and slopping over the edges.
The promo blurb name-checks Altar Of Flies, with some justification. This is a fair bit rougher than the last couple joints on B.A.A.D.M., and, again referencing the blurb, airs are shared with the Tapeworks, notably VII (Landmusik). The obvious AoF for sacrifice would of course be the recent full-lengths notably Rörelsen Mellan Rummen. Leaden quiver of mangled magnetic ribbon winds through waterlogged cave-like dwellings, muffled oscilla-belch and flits of discernible musical instrumentation dragged into widened chambers where sharpened industrial-grade metal scrape and the odd electronic hiccup occasionally unhinge otherwise unhurried proceedings. For the most part, however, this is very focused in atmosphere, the crushing brutality of the everyday apprehended in murky opacity, dangerously close but filtered through senses terminally dulled to, and by, the horror of it all. Buy that genteel brute another drink.
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Quote from: totalblack on February 28, 2020, 11:27:35 AM
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on February 28, 2020, 06:14:11 AM
Nice to see a few more people digging the drone. It's a bit of a love or hate thing I suppose.
Recently I've been getting back into the sounds of Alleypisser. Pretty much from the Jeph Jerman school of noise creation, although often building pieces up to crescendos more along the lines of the metal bashers. Often a nice grimy sound, low on the high end, and as much electronic source as acoustic. More emphasis on sinister than bluster. At some stage I might listen to some of Mikkel Rørbo's post Alleypisser material, but right now this is enough for me. He was interviewed in SI #9.
I've also been revisiting a lot of his material in the last several weeks. Honestly if you like Alleypisser it's worth it to listen to the Knækkede Stemmer material, I like it more overall. The LP on Järtecknet, the Lust Vessel tape, and the one that I released are all excellent. A bit more developed but same ideas. He's working on some new material for the last while as well, which has been sounding promising.
Really need to top up my Alleypisser. Scanning bandcamp, I don't think I'd realized there was that much in existence. Love the rugged sound, I can see hear smell the Jerman airs though as Andrew McIntosh suggests much more composed / deliberate in execution. Will also echo the plugs for Knækkede Stemmer, which again feels much more directed and often all the better for it. Very glad to know there's more on the horizon.
Alleypisser (and his other projects) has always been one of my absolute favorite analog/found sound manipulation artists. He layers it all so well. The Antonin Pagaille tape he did on Imminent Frequencies is a hidden gem too; great analog synth work without being "wanky" nor repetitive, just nicely inbetween.
I had an interview with him if you haven't read it, pretty interesting thoughts:
http://hesalvo.weebly.com/alley.html
Took totalblack's advice and have been listening to Knækkede Stemmer for the last couple of days. Very much along the lines of the Alleypisser project, in fact. Perhaps a bit more sedate - "Med Tyste Stemmer & Lukkede Øjne", being mainly piano music, I wasn't expecting and am not sure how I feel about it. I think overall the project leans more towards acoustic sources? The baby crying sounds in "I et mellemrum" are an interesting challenge to listen to. Although that definitely sounds like a synth tone on the first unnamed piece of "Første Portræt (Et Hult Menneske)", and on the first part of "Angst", so obviously still mixed. Perhaps each sound is more defined in the recording/mixing. Anyway, this bloke knows what he's doing and deserves much credit for it.
EDIT - "Andet Portræt" might be my personal favourite of that collection. Nice, long, considered pieces.
K2 - Tekhnodrug
I had to listen to the first works of K2 since a long time. Tekhnodrug was released in 1993 and must be, unfortunately, one of the oldest recordings available (if someone has the recordings of 83/84 I'm interested!).
I was very positively surprised by the very industrial sound rather than noise. I don't know exactly what the relations between the Japanese scene and the European industrialist were, or how it all went so well, but the result is very good.
In fact one of the last things really good that I have listened to lately!
Norwegian noisechap's Sindre Bjerga's "Half Moon, Half Wasted" release, from 2005, is a nice little bit of low fidelity, blown-out, dirty sounding and distorted electronic drone (I'm assuming a synthesiser but could be wrong), that is pretty nicely minimal but oscillates a little bit on side two then stops half-way to do some kind of feedback-ish hissing and swelling (sounds like a bit of short-wave radio, maybe), and much the same sort of thing on side one. Extreme hard panning to both sides. There's also this squiggling distorted stuff over it that sounds like an issue with the leads used to record but was left in anyway. Has an atmosphere not entirely unlike Chop Shop. He's very graciously allowed a long unused weblog to host an upload of it, and checking, it seems to still be working.
https://sindrebjerga.wordpress.com/sounds/ (https://sindrebjerga.wordpress.com/sounds/)
METGUMBNERBONE 'Anthropological Field Recordings For The Dispossessed' 2CD
I ordered this from Old Cafe Europa as well as a couple of other items. I was going by the sales pitch on their website rather than any previous knowledge of the group - improvisation and novel recording locations is something I am interested in. The first CD starts with a loud male scream and a vast natural reverb trail - excellent.
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Does anyone else remember, or even know more about, Danger Hilton, the Swedish Power/Death Electronics project that based itself on Rastafarianism? They did a download only (there may have been physical versions, I don't know) release, "Smoke Over Ethiopia, Fire In Israel", which I've only just gotten around to giving a proper listen to. It's a nice little release. More interesting than entertaining, but has its moments. Reasonably short pieces that sample a lot from reggae and movies featuring Rastas, varying between semi-harsh and atmospheric. Puts a bit of emphasis on delay for obvious reasons, and looping samples. Plenty of feedback, samples and so on turned up enough to feed back. Funny how it works - maybe reggae types need to borrow a bit from PE. Two longer pieces, "Health Dub", which loops a basic sounding reggae beat with feedback and distortion, and "Freedom of Spirit, Freedom from S", more drone based with trad. PE shouted vocals (although set back in the mix). I suppose there's some connection with Green Army Fraction since they did a split (didn't the chap from GAF go to India to become a sadu or something?). Whatever the case, this seems halfway between a "joke" project and something a bit more serious, but whatever the intentions, it's an interesting little bit of experimentation to me.
Hah! Yes, a friend of mine gave me a disc he'd burned of this a few months ago. Your description of it is pretty spot-on, though I'd say the overriding amateur feel and the samples would put it more firmly in the "joke" camp for me. I'd be way more interested in hearing the split w/ GAF, since that was clearly a project with serious intent - and far better music, to boot. Not that some of the GAF titles on "Black Power" wouldn't raise a wry smile, but it seems that Danger Hilton's are obviously for laughs!
I must say, I do miss GAF. Loved the music and the attitude. I had heard he went to India, all right, but apparently he went back to Sweden and had a daughter. This was ages ago I heard this. Also was supposed to be having a new CD on L. White a few years ago, but nothing surfaced, sadly.
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TEF / Scathing - split
Dadadrumming strikes again with more TEF! This time squaring off against not-unworthy newharsher Scorching. Or Searing. Or Scalding. One of those damn descriptors whereby implications as to certain much-prized earhole incinerating temperaments are duly measured. Definitely on the upper end of the Harsh Scale first postulated in 1963 by Dr Scorchyerheadoff. According to the doctor, The measurements of the peak harshness and spectral brutality distribution of a high-brutality, short-duration sphinct-rupturing discharge source indicate a peak harshness of 54,000 °Fucked to 68,000 °Fucked over the wavelength region from 450 nm to 300 nm (republished in Professor Blumpy's "Tinpot Shit-Pails Hurled All Over The Room, Ripping Holes In Filthed-Out Distortion Walls, vol 52"). It's all a bit technical really, but the point is, the shit is hot. Both sides of it, the one nicely complementing the other, the inner ear follicle thingies necessarily guaranteed their never-to-be-recouped incinerations.
Scathing- that was it!- kicks things off with five untitled ditties, separation of which seems at first formality, but which works out advantageously as the side rounds out. The first thing I did when the sounds hit was check discogs for some pictures of the project in action. Live, very much looks to be your straight-up pedal-driven harsh. On this recording, however, almost unquestionably the sort of digitally sourced abrasions also to be found in earlier Worth and some of the other acts appearing on the Lead Lozenges label. The said representation is here much more "pure" in its hole-smoking convictions, though, seldom straying from straight-for-the-jugular whitewashed blisternment, rapid-fire dynamics at some reduced remove, all inevitably in thrall to the Scorchyerheadoff Principle (ibid). Honestly, as to whether the digital sourcings are real or imagined, it's hard to tell, and when the shit is this shit-hot, it's even harder to care.
Untitled, first through third: subsurface busy-ness rushing haphazard from one spectral coordinate to the next. Go deep and gorge on exquisite sub-spastic detail, tensions twisting on a wild ride, plunging down bewildering disarray of collapsible rabbit-holes, spine herked jerked and snapped in fevered dimentia, never settled for more than the most fleeting of intervals, repeatedly cut-off, zipped, zapped, hacked. Rabbit-hole-ous interruptus. Pull back now and indulge the char-blackened high-end, whitesheeted scathewalls subsuming the particulars in purplefaced ferocity, blueballed nut-strangle, redzoned oblivion.
Toward the end, probably the fourth Untitled, and a distinctly filthier wallowing in blown-out distortions, the whitesheeted scathewalls suddenly in fierce competition with fractured textural dynamics. Here a bit of a reprieve from the merciless 'hole smoking, but also occasioning opportunity to take in the punchy spikes of mangled underbrush chopping up the unsightly scathescape, the sources even less certain than previously postulated and the perfect counterbalance to set the scene for TEF.
TEF, of course, is TEF. And if that doesn't scan, well, your 'holes are in desperate need of some serious edumucatin'. That edumucatin' comes fast and hard as only TEF TEFs. Exacting precision and focus, meticulous, obsessive. Obsessively compulsive disorders viciously hacked and splattered across the full frequency spectrum, dynamic spasms exploding in violently unhinged de-rangements, on the knife-edge of the most precarious balancing act...yet delivered with an elegance, grace, artistry and attention to detail second to none.
I wanted to use the word "hyperspastic" but actually this is one rough motherfucker, heavier, dirtier, smellier than the full length Framework previously issued on Dadadrumming. Part of this I readily concede could simply be format-dictated projection on my part. But. What I'm hearing, or projecting, is something more in line with the split 7-inch on White Centipede, where the more hyper of the spastics takes a back seat to the arid landscapes occasioned fragments of percussive thumpa-thumpa, acoustic-metal-smacking-heavily-down-on-acoustic-metal, and raspberried psychedelic twizzle-snort.
The shit, is, as ever, completely out of its fucking gourd. But still, at least by TEF standards, the sense of being invited to stick around, explore some of the territory, get a right gander on this here vicious shriek-attack slamming down from the upper-right, that there bled-out bludger thump ripping along the lower left, or the epileptic feeding frenzy ripping throughout the channel pan, dislocated spasms ripping appendages out of socket, rendering perspective well and annihilated. A nice little round of synth-driven psychedelic thump-loop, a legit pretense at coherence, rapidly lr'd scrap-bash ripping through the teeniest of dead calm respites, eyes rapidly blinking in the blissed surging sss-pastic exposure.
FUCK! Every time I think I got a handle on things and am sure to complete a sentence intact here come the insane hyper-spastic incisions, the outlying proto-ripper-bilge abortions, the frenetic herkily-jerkily splick-splack shudder, the Total SPRACKER-jurg-HUCKA-kerLUNK-swebber-flershsxperk, to to... Total Earhole... To render the narrator a spastic fucking mess. Total Earhole Fuckfrenz-
TEF, is TEF.
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TEF is TEF. This time counterbalanced out by newish chap who sure knows his scathe-wash. His scorch-wash. That principally upper-ended earhole-drilling excess of non-relenting persuasion. His HARSH. These two projects deserve each other, one seldom straying from straight-for-the-jugular whitewashed blisternment, one surprisingly rough, and filthy, in deferral to more hand-crafted non-spastics. Total Earhole Fuckfrenzy meets exquisite sub-spastic negotiations of the most intricate of collapsible rabbit holes. Rabbit-holous interruptus.
Earlier this morning - Bob Marinelli / Outermost CS on Distorted Vision : Oh, Marinelli starts and it has sounds i dont like at all, dont have the vocabulary to fully describe them but think the sound glass does when you clean the windows, it goes with them for around 7 minutes and then it totaly changes to a more 'clasic' harsh noise form, till the end. Yes, that's what i wanted to listen, perfect ! Track ends abruptly, leaving me want more like the last part and i ask why the first 7 minutes ? - Outermost, white noise like, not a lot happening, i have listened him much better, i was expecting some crazyness.
Continue with Lasse Marhaug - Feed Feel CS on Bawler : Tape is a C40, a small part of it is included in his Tapes CD set anthology, dont remember which. Hm, it is similar style / sound like the Outermost though more 'electric' , maybe 'richer' too. I am thinking i probably am in mood for destructive, physical, mercyless noise but i say fuck it i ll listen this. Lay back, closing my eyes, it's hypnotic, and sounds better when you dont pay attention to it. Just before the end it lifts me up, like saying dont sleep, flip sides. B-Side same, but now i have a feeling it goes somewhere, there is something to come. I follow, i wait some minutes ... No, it doesnt go anywhere, lay back again, maybe i need sleep, awake whole night. But soon ... heavier, faster, full ! Lows, pace, and it goes, giving more ! Fuck me ! The beast woke up ! I knew it !
Both tapes so and so.
CLINIC OF TORTURE "Rohrstockliebe" tape box
The project has been hit and miss for me (of the releases i've heard that is) but i'm always interested in it due to the soundtrack type approach, but with a harsher edge.
A side is very much as COT describes : Ripping & distorted, very much in the red.
B side sounds like Klaus Schulze going through feedback assisted cock & ball torture and / or a Sherman Filterbank.
Very good all in all. Artwork isn't as in your face / immediate & striking as previous COT releases and leaves your eyes having to do some work which I quite liked. Nice neat envelope tape box.Highly recommended.
Listening to the split cassette release of Club Moral and Etat Brut (which is just titled "Club Moral Stocklist 002" on the Archive.org page I downloaded the files from), released originally in 1981, although the version of "Eating Limbs" apparently was made in 1979 - it's hard to imagine a more stripped down, rawer and more minimalist version of electronic nearly-music. Club Moral's basic formal is some kind of synthesised rhythm track or sequenced track (using an EDP Wasp), with a few constantly, almost dementedly, repeated words sufficient as lyrics. Most tracks are short, except for "If You're Looking for Trouble", which just takes the same formula and extends it over seven minutes.
Etat Brut, at the least, sounds like using more than just two tracks of the four track, and combines different sound elements, although mostly, again, synthesised rhythm pieces with tapes of incongruent material or just more synthesised blurts. Or, just grubby synthesised tones and pulses ("Machine" 4), or just tape loop collage ("Machine" 5). Whatever the sound source, it's minimal and raw.
Makes me want to declare "fuck off nowadays Industrial!".
SEKTION B - When Democracy is no longer enough CD
This 2017 full length should first and foremost be described as the deutschest of deutch-PE imaginable. Much like expert carvers of hieroglyphics in Ancient Egypt, though, Sektion B have always managed to produce a very distinct style of their own, even without even once stepping outside the boundaries of the "typical" features of the culture to which they belong. The vocals, the heavy monophonic synthesizer basses and the noise all have their particular characteristics, and taken together they are usually impossible to mistake for anything else than Sektion B. The most conspicuous thing, which I know to be a turn-off to some, is the contrast between chaotic synth/noise bursts overlayed with multiple vocal tracks on the one hand, and a very clean and lap-topish production on the other. Many tracks are constructed in a way which could well be old school Genocide Organ, or even something like Terror/Degeneration era Grunt, but the production is wholly different. I don't know the analog/digital proportions as far as the sound sources go, but it's clear that there's been a whole lot of professional grade EQing and mastering work going on. Samples and vocals are clearly audible even in the most massive shitstorm, each sound layer is detectable with little to no phase cancellation.
I am generally into underproduced stuff, at least when it comes to noise, PE and (to some degree) black metal. Most other forms of music, I've learned over the years, usually benefit from a deliberate production: a dirty rock or hip hop track is almost always better off faking the filth and lofi rather than simply embracing it. Because of this, it would seem likely that I would balk at Sektion B's utterly German insistence on proper propduction, on a proper CD. That isn't the case, though. This is actually extremely vibrant, violent and atmospheric. The comparative cleanliness and clarity works to the advantage of the recording, and I can't really explain why, except that all the mixing and mastering has been done by someone who "gets" the genre and has managed to make it work. It should also be added that the attention to detail isn't limited to the production, since the tracks are very complex and well constructed as well. You may begin listening to this as a slab of power electronics, but in the end there is much to be gained from focused listening and analysis, because there's a lot to be discovered. This is a great album, I've been through it several times, and I will keep revisiting it.
Grunt - Sacrosanct Imperium
Having some post-birthday dolla resulted in a rare splurge on tapes and zines- and this was among them. This has been one of my favourite Grunt works since its release, so I'm glad to finally have it on tape in all its analog glory. This is exemplary industrial PE, emphasis on the industrial. The second track's awesome bouncing synth loop, overlaid with junk metal and feedback is something I could listen to forever. A great example of a track where easily identifiable sounds lead you to be in awe of how effectively the most simple components can be employed.
This totally differs to the B-side, my favourite part of which is a repeated sound that I have no fucking clue what it is. It sounds almost like a Wacky Races cartoon skidding sound effect, like Dastardly and Muttley's car coming to a screeching halt before a hitherto unseen cliff and sheer drop. There seems to also be some excellent flange/phase feedback done with a panache that's second only to Con-Dom.
You've all heard this tape, but it inspires enthusiasm with every listen.
White Medal - Jorviking
There is something laid back about the drumming and riffing in White Medal that I find nowhere else in black metal. This isn't to say it's at all lethargic or lacking in intensity, rather there is a feel of genuine musicianship, but without overly technical virtuosity ruining the Tolkienesque brutality of it all. It's comparable only to Black Sabbath at their most doomy- an energetic ease of hand that means that the songs never feel stiff or rigid in the way a lot of black metal of this sort can do.
Speaking of songs, these are masterfully constructed jams. The penultimate track has all the momentum of a 90s alt-rock banger, with a riff that could honestly have been lifted from one of the gloomier Dinosaur Jr songs. All this without ever compromising the atmosphere of dark times on the desolate moors Yorkshire.
The Italian label Pece put out an unusual release called "Trashbag Sessions" (it's first release in fact), which is nearly half an hour of the sound of what must be plastic trash bags being scrunched, slowly but consistently. Fair bit of tape hiss on it. It's a very nice release. Relaxing. Minimal. Pointless. What I mean by that is, there doesn't seem to be any attempt to convey anything much than what the sound actually is, which is enough.
There were a few other releases from anonymous artists (probably just whoever was/is doing Pece) - "Ashes", which sounds like a slowed down field recording; "Feeling Closed In", which is (EDIT) a lengthy, saturated electric drone with some very distant drum kit hitting, more an Industrial feel; "Soundtrack for DSH", which doesn't really sound much like anything except a low hum with some kind of barely audible banging in the background; and "Post Suicidal Mood", which is barely audible electronic sounds. All smothered in tape hiss. I wonder if the tape hiss was dubbed on. In any case, it's all great, mind-numbing material. The label's Bandcamp, alas, doesn't have these releases any more, but it does have two releases of what sound like, at first listen, more conventional, synth-orientated Italian Death Industrial, which is also always a good idea, but I miss the more pointless sounding work.
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Grunt - Sacrosanct Imperium
This totally differs to the B-side, my favourite part of which is a repeated sound that I have no fucking clue what it is. It sounds almost like a Wacky Races cartoon skidding sound effect, like Dastardly and Muttley's car coming to a screeching halt before a hitherto unseen cliff and sheer drop.
Not to spoil the mystery, but it is manipulated choir/orchestra loop, similar to the 1st track on A-side. You can hear the orchestra brass section and the high pitched female choirs wailing.
A lot of Grunt for last 5 years or so, is loop pedal, walkman tape manipulations, MS-20 modulations of those sounds. Often 1-2 pedals. Gear is often utterly minimal even if there is seemingly quite complex sounds. Most often studio-live recording with one added overdub sound.
New album was completed last year. It is not very far from this tape, I'd say. Still considering how to do the covers.
Either/Or's "Somnia Rising" is three tracks of feedback manipulated into long drone pieces, very nicely done. The longest piece, "Invocation, Now", introduces, halfway through, some drum-kit percussion and a tad bit of following it on what I think is guitar, which gives the piece a somewhat Krautrock-via-DoomDrone feel. The layers of feedback drone are snarly, but surlily, with elements rising and falling again. One could get needlessly poetic describing this, but it does have something of a ritualistic feel about it (hence, I suppose, the title). Imagine taking the drugged-out experiments of feedback layering of far-out rock bands to the exclusion of all the other crap, the acoustic guitars and lyrics about bullshit and all the rest, just having menacing drones and higher pitched tones that mutate slowly.
The next piece, "I Am, I Command, As One..." is nearly as long and made with the same methods. Effects like flanger, phaser and delay, a bit more blare-y distortion maybe, digital looping of bits of sound, all give the piece a bit more of a noisier feel but still the same idea. It's well recorded, I get the impression it's live jam work but there could have been some editing later on. There is, unfortunately, a touch of guitar noodling at the start of this track, but it doesn't last long. A few spoken vocals mid-way through. This track is more obviously guitar driven.
The last piece, "Open Circle", is shorter and more drone orientated, like the first track, and a bit calmer (a bit more edited with the panning, too). Bit of bongos at the end to remind listeners this is hippy stuff. This release sounds best when it's concentrating on psychedelic drones and least (to me) when it's fluffing around with jam-band moves.
Kjostad - Glacial Lake (CD, New Forces): First Kjostad release I have, but I like this very much, reminds me a bit of some stuff like Kam Hassah or Mercury Hall perhaps in that it is Noise, even harsh at times, but it relies much on atmosphere, in this case of natural sounds, birds etc. The metal and noise sounds themselves are very good, good recording quality, far from lo-fi, but with enough crudeness in them.
Cerebral Rot New EP
https://cerebralrot.bandcamp.com/releases
good death metal the way i like to hear it.
Fetid - Steeping Corporeal Mess LP
https://listen.20buckspin.com/album/steeping-corporeal-mess
good death metal the way I like to hear it.
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Cerebral Rot New EP
https://cerebralrot.bandcamp.com/releases
good death metal the way i like to hear it.
Fetid - Steeping Corporeal Mess LP
https://listen.20buckspin.com/album/steeping-corporeal-mess
good death metal the way I like to hear it.
2 of the best going right now
Hydra - Power. I bought the two Final Solution recent releases and didn't rate it at all, so I gave them to a friend. In the back of my head, my mind kept nagging me to try Hydra, so I bought the reissue of Power, to me that is a totally different beast. The sounds seem really focussed on torturing the listener to the max, when samples are used they are used beyond acceptable repetition and some tracks are made to strain your speakers and ears. Absoluteley loved this.
Black Leather Jesus "butcher" tape
BWCD
BLJ on this tape are Richard Ramirez and Dwayne Cathey. Tape from 1996, both artists still active today. Once in a while I express some critical remarks about RR's fairly relaxed policy of putting things out. In other words, it is not all gold. But... and that is a big but: There are so many fucking brilliant Ramirez noise releases, he might have the biggest number of good noise releases anyone ever made?
Butcher seems pretty rare these days. Ltd 50, special package. BWCD label (uk). 60 minutes release starts fairly slow. One could say it has almost wibes of I keep My Stuff Inside LP or split LP with Alchemy of the 20th century. Lots of spoken fragments and speach patterns are mixed with occasional crashing harsh noises. It takes probably half or at least one third of a-side until ripping harsh noise blast becomes stable. It is simple, probably live-noise at spinalklast. Very satisfying. it is not *torture machinist*, but it is very good. Even when being full on harsh noise, there is something very unique here. Sounding unlike most of harsh noise does. At least these days. They trust on few very focused sound elements. Like that Ramirez fast paced delay pedal noise he did around these days.
Packaging by Phil Todd is certainly amusing. Back in the day, Todd was selling a lot of his collection and I managed to be there at his apartment, browsing boxes filled with obscure tapes to be grabbed....
Vhril – Sabbati - tape.
ZERO CABAL.
I always had this first version, which according to discogs is "pre-release version", and there is different later cover for tape.
John Murphy, Ulex Xane are known names, whether other members are here, I don't know. Aliases were used. Both sides are good. It is 1992, but it sort of reeks the 80's hands-on approach. Barely any fancy effects. Some tracks have trademark John Murphy percussion. Some tracks have brutal drum machine beats. Especially on B-side you got really obscure and brutalist sonic alchemy which doesn't really remind of Streicher, but perhaps on tech level it is similarly concrete and fierce.
When thinking of the 80's ritual industrial, Murphy an Ulex Xane both were involved in multiple names that should be - or are already - in canon on the genre. This tape, probably one of the more forgotten jewels. Great items, and in my opinion also better graphics than on edition that came later same year.
KDF "Total World White Death Action 1,999" tape
KDF
All noise is underground. There are still levels to it. One of the total buried and forgotten ones, is KDF. I can't be sure was it paraller project to Kadef, but how I remember, it was before it. This tape is from 1995 when he put out many interesting utterly crude sounding and ultra limited tapes. He proceeded in next years to work as Kadef and Use Your Pain.
Tape has several tracks, ranging from zero-efx hand made "power electronics", somewhere nearby surgical stainless Steel.. to harsh noise blasting. B-side goes into such prototype cracle studies, that you feel as if it was some more recent THE RITA playing! At that time I wondered what the fuck is this... but now it seems like man was way ahead his time in noise brutalism. Diversity of tracks is a big plus. It is not just one thing, but from brutal crackles of HNW, it may suddenly move into dysty noisy drone and machine sound tape loops, almost like the 80's industrial noise tapes.
KDF stuff usually in handmade packaging and really tiny editions. If mr. Witanski could be found, I'd be interested to see if any possbility to reissue some of these jewels.
Ethnic Acid "Blow job" tape
V
Very early, if not first Ethnic Acid tape. This came all the way back in 1987, it was before I was involved in noise. I got it in the 90's. Back in the day, before internet where to get any info who is this and what else there could be?!
Eventually I recall reading some UK magazine with AX interview or something like that and suddenly noticing Anthony Di Franco talks about this teenage years project. Then talking with Mike Dando, he mentioned yes, it was Anthony and stuff was very good.
Tape has less guitar or bass than most Di Franco works. it's shortwave radio, various sounds and noises that create monilithic 30 minutes piece. I can see why artist would not feel it's his greatest works. I certainly would not consider my teenage years tapes as the best things I ever did. But another question would be who does this kind of stuff now? I can't see anybody really capturing that spirit. I think this particular tape is still among the very best of EA, perhaps due the fact that it is so restless sheer noise works! It may not be as unique and refined and focused as some other materials, but other qualities are top notch!
I wonder what happened to Ingo Techmeier who briefly operated label called V. His project Victor/Victim is absolutely great in low-tech fierce power electronics. When looking V discography, it seems all pure gold.
V/A "documents 2 - live compilation" tape
Lebensraum
Pre-Force Majeure (fra) label compilation includes many early power & steel / loki related bands. Dagda Mor, Wolverine, Inade, Iron Will, MK U.L.T.R.A. (very nice Inade + Dagda Mor collaboration!). Brilliant stuff. Wolverine was project before Predominance. Iron Will is Dagda Mor. and so on. Quite small crew behind obscure projects. Historical euro industrial / power electronics. Great lay-out, great sound. Something that should be re-visited. I'd hope LOKI Foundation would reissue some of this early jewels!
Circle of Shit's "Music for Fucking" is basically two lengthy pieces (the first one just under sixty minutes, the second a bit under half an hour), with eight other "tracks" that are basically total silence. I haven't bothered going through them to see if there's any hidden sound, I couldn't care. The real meat is the first two main pieces.
The title track is, from the sounds of it, acoustic sound sources that have been so intensely distorted that, over the period of the piece, the sound becomes so saturated it's basically wall noise. I'm not a big fan of wall noise, at least, the usual sort of one-sound-source ultra-crackle that too many people have farted out over the years (although, mercifully, it seems to have diminished into it's own little genre and can be safely left alone), but this piece, at least, is a total chaosriot of distortion with adequate layers. At the start there's a sample of Satie's piano works, and a few other samples buried in there somewhere, and I'm assuming most of the sounds come from metal bashing, but about ten minutes in the vigorous distortion just takes over the speakers and it becomes a mere monolith of univariate noise. Only the slightest modulation seems to take place over its course.
Whereas "More Music for Fucking" is more basically clashed metal and objects which are also heavily distorted but with the sources a bit more audible (with some intensity at times that swallows the sources and becomes almost pure white noise). I find this a more preferable track for that. But it's all raw, pure, meaningless Harsh Noise with little pretension. The silent tracks are just a bit of a wind-up wank, easily dismissed.
Today arrived a time-capsule letter, Poltergeist II compilation on Dill Prod. in it. I know it is kinda 'sick' but the thrill i feel when opening such letters and hold 30YO tapes in my hands is bigger than when i actually play them ! Probably has to do with me wanna be archaeologist when i was kid. Info on Discogs is limited, the tape is a 88-89 model, guy told me late 80s - early 90s got it, so around then. Comes with booklet with art from the contributors. Some usual suspects, some i first time see / listen. The variety you expect from a comp from that era is here, though it is the quality of material -i exclude Marzidovsek, unless i missed the track-changes i think he has only a minute of a keyboard bridge to the next- and the nice flow that makes the listening experience amazing ! Not the average old VA tape for sure. Very hard to pick a fav. Ritus, No Unauthorized, Das Synthetische Mischgewebe, Kelday, Trigger B, Herzschlag, ... oh, the whole thing is great ! - Sound quality / dub superb too.
Poltergeist III waits for tomorrow.
Desgranges – Predatory Obsession tape
Nice gruesome cover. Very fitting to the music which is raw power electronics utilizing good old ways of junk, pedals, static etc, backed by rough vocalisations. Great debut overall. If you're into Cervical Smear, Scatmother, Flagellatio Orgasmus, Coma Detox and so on you will enjoy this.
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Desgranges – Predatory Obsession tape
Nice gruesome cover. Very fitting to the music which is raw power electronics utilizing good old ways of junk, pedals, static etc, backed by rough vocalisations. Great debut overall. If you're into Cervical Smear, Scatmother, Flagellatio Orgasmus, Coma Detox and so on you will enjoy this.
Yes, one of the most promising projects from Russia.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
Black Leather Jesus / Hiroshi Hasegawa – Control Your Surroundings
It hardly seems fair. One of Hiroshi Hasegawa and only nine Black Leather Jesus. Poor BLJizzers, never stood a chance. Still, due respect. The effort, obviously, is there. With titles like Effective Gag, this is one hard and demanding consort that seriously means the business: Sean E. Matzus, Richard Ramirez, Austin Caustic, Tanner Garza, Kevin Novak, Nathan Golub, Carol Sandin Cooley, Domokos, Bruce Springsteen, and Zach Guttowsky, all in, out to show 'em whose boss.
Effective Gag keeps things relatively short and to the point, delivering, as promised, no breathing room whatsoever. Likely culled from a lengthier session, as though someone just spontaneously pressed the record button some ways into the thick of it, emphasis on thick. To appreciate the full effects I recommend cranking the stereo to the max just prior to hitting pla- JESUS GAGGING CHRIST! that scorches. And yes, scorches. Not all that thick, not for a good few minutes at least, whereby the gag is duly tightened. In the interim, a seemingly collaged play of speaking voices, fidgety feedback honks, erratic pizzicato stabs of rougher belching blurt. The belching blurt soon resolves into a more steadily heaving layer, thickening, tightening, effectively cutting off all circulation, shutting down an otherwise wide-ranging mass of raging dynamics, completely subsumed in the all-crushing thunder. It's...pretty good. No bullshit no air, the straight harsh the way the 'holes crave. But all this has nothing on-
Hard and Demanding, the easy winner, and longest offering on the disc- another plus. Here, thirty seconds of space to breathe in the wide-open room acoustics before the heavy duty flatline. Much more dynamic in range, much wider stereo scope, much easier to imagine the full leather'd nine-piece in action. And much, and not to put too fine a point on it, more CRUSHING. So yes, I suppose nine of the buggers are in there, somewhere, but the majority would at best be straining through the glorious, kaleidoscopic accumulation of fantastically dense, blown-out, texture. Unlike the tightly regulated Gag, the underlying texture evolves continuously through myriad shifts in shape and color, sixty-nine lubricious flavors of sphincte-ludinous strangulation. At six minutes a jump in pressure, escaping the confines of Crush Almighty to erect teetering bulks of monolithic grey-walls, surges and bursts slamming into the unyielding DENSE. No, no one is going anywhere, not without permission, prospective bleed-throughs summarily crushed in fat flattened flatulent folds of low-brow, browned-and-blown out, distorted-to-shit, filth.
Hiroshi Hasegawa cuts quite the clean contrast, probing piercing punishing the 'holes with the smoothest psychedelic searings this side of Uranus. Though, brute honest, after the brute crushing pressures of BLJ, the initial impact smacks as, well, weak. Still, if there is one thing Japan's resident Astro Man excels at, it is in controlling his surroundings. As the earholes slowly acclimate to overlapping layers of white-sheeted scathe, so the noisehead begins its inexorable ascent to the next Astral plane, sickeningly sultry saturations dripping in the strangely arid, enveloping, heat.
I've been fortunate enough to have born witness to the man the moog the myth, live and in the flesh, a good number of occasions. And every one an occasion to stare, slack-jawed, as Astro-san seizes control of his surroundings, total domination, slowly drawing the assembled faithful into infinite blisses of mesmerizing, borderline spiritual, rapture. And that's on an off-night. Variations For Fringe Area, nos 1 & 2, could have been culled from one such rapture, but seems to have been subjected to a good and thorough studio workover. There's quite a range of material in the mix, acoustic, synthetic, flung out far across the fringes, wafting wet and whispering through singed buzz-waves, building to rapturous peaks, cresting among the whitened overtones, crashing down to marginally dirtied, distorted, depths. So too an effective use of panning, complex interlace of layered streams cycling suggestively into and through one another, confused signals radiating distressed alarm calls.
All this confusion, collision and concatenation of dissonant dis-settlement nets an effect at some remove from the soothing-if-somewhat-scathing waves of shimmering psychedelia often otherwise occasioned. Sure, the never-escapable sense of heavy-handed control is there, but freed a bit, to spasticize among the undertones, to suggest the possibility, however fleeting, that the hinges are less secure in their moorings, to admit, say it, the possibility of noise, proper, which, I suppose, for the man of the moment, has never exactly been a fringe pursuit.
Digest spew
BEND THOSE TO YOUR WILL. I'd have to assume referring here to the more-than-willing-not-to-mention-really-quite-able noiseperv. Well. Talk about low hanging fruit. Still, some would have to be more than adept in the dept than others. Take your Hiroshi Hasegawas. These are the sorts of chaps what can take disparate dis-settlements of confused collision and contrast, acoustic, electronic, white-sheeted, brown-buzzed, and net the rapturous psychedelic searing saturations your harsh-holes so worshipfully crave. Take, too, your Black Leather Jesuses. All nine of them. Does the prospect of densely textured, kaleidoscopic, blow-out, as filtered through continuously evolving crush of un-tethered fury, ineffectually fapping against teetering bulk of monolithic grey-wall, appeal? How could it not? Controlled surroundings await.
Folkstorm - Hurtmusic (CD, Old Europa Cafe): Got this recently in a trade, was curious to hear more of this project after I got Nihil Total in another trade. Industrial Noise or Power Electronics both fits, I think, good vocals. Not certain what Ms. Nordvargrs contribution is aside from titties in the booklet, in case that's the only contribution, I'm totally fine with that. Anyone knows what FF-skins are and why they should be killed?
Karate wolf publishing version of FINAL SOLUTION demo 1
I wonder if that hospital/chrome peeler reissue version was re-mastered? I have a feeling it was vastly more wall of brutality, while the original 1990 promo tape has this really nice "vintage pe sound" that is rarely reached these days. Thin, yet ripping and slashing electronics, piercing, randomly appearing feedbacks very much like Whitehouse in early days. Not like cool Ramleh/SJ type of feedback as constant element, but the piercing challenging feedbacks emerging on vocal track.
Had to dig up the new edition too, and this is for sure severely boosted up edition compared to original. Good, but very different! It would not be bad idea to have this material issued on CD. It is just quite short. 4 songs.
The Molunary Class "passional attitudes" tape
Extreme
Brilliant early Ulex Xane project. It's kind of shocking that this 1985 tape is owned by... nobody in discogs? When usually everything is out there. It has red cardboard printed covers, sort of semi-professional. Delusional, odd, almost surreal industrial vibes. All tapes of this project are great experimental works. I have tried to ask Ulex for possibility of reissues, but no luck so far.
St. Stephens Criminal Hospital "Audial report november 1999" tape
Dead Rats
Very early works of Polish mastermind M.Zentara. From the time we got in touch for the first time. This is Dead Rats label 002. Gloomy, slightly noisy, kind of BDN'ish death industrial works. Not a classic, but good trip backwards couple decades ago for enthusiastic mind, with little or no gear to realize the ideas. His PE works that came soon, are better. So probably also dark ambient works. But like said, good tape for personal memories etc. I was talking with artist whether he actually did 100 of this. It was sort of like early 90's Grunt. When you see tape with ltd edition #___/150, you can be damn sure that many copies never existed. I used to have the original covers (maybe some still scattered around) and 93-95 era tapes was often dubbed like 35-70 copies or so... This was case of St. Stephens Criminal Hospital. Artists suspected maybe only 30+ or so were dubbed and sent out...
I tend to get a lot of Ambient, Deconstructed Club and Sound Art related releases as review copies to check out for review consideration for my blog but thanks to this forum I got myself some more Noise and darker underground music releases as I'd love to discover more music in these fields and be able to contribute to this forum too. I've listened to several of the releases I got for Christmas and to review over the last months and I definitely loved these so far:
Jason Crumer: Ottoman Black (10th Anniversary Edition) (2018) (Tape) (No Rent)
This one of is the first of two of these releases that are quite well-known to people on Special Interests already but worthy to mention as they're great to revisit. In my case it was a great discovery, Jason created a great kinda suite out of Ottoman Black with the tracks also being laid out in "academic" manner as mentioned in the great extensive liner notes in the included booklet. On side A Jason builds his mysterious, quite depressing type of ambience by using some great sound collage / musique concrete types of sound manipulations in which it feels like he's describing a shady kind of neighbourhood in which fights and violence often occur through the sounds and noises he layers. It's interesting how Jason builds more of a gradual progression from the sound collage pieces to the relentless Harsh Noise that quickly follows, giving it that aforementioned storyline kinda vibe but also keeping the Noise both intense and captivating in terms of texture and progression. Plenty of stuff going on but the intensity and harshness is great too. Side B has a bit more straight up Noise to it which I liked but ultimately rounds of the tape with a pretty cool mixture of an atmospheric Drone piece with still some Noise interference in there. Great tape overall and good presentation with the liner notes giving some great extra info.
Burial Hex: The Hierophant (CD)
This one's a bit lighter in sound and more of a mix of Darkwave, Industrial and underground Metal styles which form Burial Hex's sonic palette on this album. Just like Jason Crumer I hadn't heard any of Burial Hex's works before but I instantly loved the great mixture of cinematic instrumental arrangements and field recordings with Clay Ruby's varied often growled vocal performances. This man's definitely got a great honest feeling to his music which is nicely imaginative and I felt the darkness while listening to these pieces falling over me, very good. Both the vocal and instrumental side the music on this album feel quite unique to me in how they feel both harsh and atmospheric at times, it's a really interesting juxtaposition between upbeat music and fragile growled vocals at times.
Kadaitcha: Tar (2019) (FLAC download)
I got this one as a review copy from Kadaitcha. In a way this album is a bit of a mixture between the two release I mentioned above in terms of sound, there's both Noise and more melodic elements to this music. Kadaitcha's sound consists of a mixture of synth Noise manipulations, Ritual type vocals, acoustic and electronic drums and electric guitar hazes. At 1 hour in total the album is quite a ride through these 7 tracks and the group often morphs from one phase to another per track to create some nice progressions and climaxes within the pieces. There's some great dirty synth sounds on many of these tracks and the way Kadaitcha sometimes moves from Noise to melody and back keeps the music fresh throughout. Very intense and enjoyable throughout in my opinion.
Dave Phillips & Hiroshi Hasegawa – Insect Apocalypse
Exactly what you'd expect. Hiroshi molests Dave. Dave and his insects. Insects, endless insects, insects till the end of the world- and it couldn't come too soon!
Insects, singing crying whining whizzing whirring hissing buzzing droning chirping chattering twittering. Insects, deep in the jungles, in the fields, smooth sultry ambiance of symphonic cicada serenades, untreated, unmixed, unlayered, sans normalization compression effects, nary addition nor manipulation. Later, of course, the heavy hand of Hasegawa, treating the chattering hordes to an Astro-nomical range of effects n filters, to effect something... familiar, yet alien. Organic, machine-like. Other applicable descriptors: microscopic, miniscule, monumental, mesmerizing, cycling through an infinity of variable speed and design, deeply absorbing bellows to the deepest thundering deluge, feverish spiraling shrieks to ecstatic searing fever-peak.
So, basically, Astro. Plus insects. Smooth undulating psych-waves cycling in arrhythmic swarms of intense, and sleekly sensuous, insectile, oscillation. Which is not, necessarily, to negate the essential collaborative genius in play. To judge from the liner notes, this is quite the culmination: of one collabo live session, one callabo studio session, one Hasegawa work-through and a final Phillips re-work. A lot of work, in other words. A lot of insects, but a lot of work. Say you industrial, say me industrious. Get yer fat carapace in there laddie.
And after all that hard work the question of nature versus nurture and the ultimate answer: who gives a flying fuck? Take the opener, Scrap Breeding. Are we in a factory, caught up in spirals of scrap-metal seethe, saw, singe? Or suffused in swarms of insectile jabber, whittle, whinge? Truly, this is massive, all-consuming, Vivenzational, arthropodisme dynamique. Music brute, call it, but brutality refined in massed symphonies of overworked turbines, engines, motors, wings, pincers, appendages, battering incessant, worked up into frenzies, raging seething searing, fever-dreams of blissed-out gesticula- <splat>
That'll learn the fucker.
Shift/Koufar - August 1 1936 (tape, Unrest Productions): Since I'm not familiar with Koufar, I can only say that this sounded different from the Shift releases I own, even though it's been a while I listened to Shift. Sound seems mostly sharp and dealing with higher sounds, less reminiscent of the low-end bleakness of some other Shift releases that come to mind (Abandon f.e.). Good, rather structured Industrial/PE, I'd say.
Kadaver - Hypothermiasma (tape, Fall of Nature): Despite being familiar with Kadaver for years (first heard a part of a releas a friend of mine had about 10 years ago), this is the first of his releases I have (aside from the Manifestations on the Road to Death comp, I think I liked those tracks). I've only listened once so far, not with full attention, I'm afraid. Seemed like the tape was going in different directions and not much unity between tracks. Not sure what to think of it, must give it another spin.
The Vault - Transfiguration (CD, Fall of Nature): Discogs calls it Dark Ambient/Industrial/Power Electronics. Good description, I guess, mostly Dark Ambient, but with a dose of Industrial/PE elements in it. Got this for free in a trade (thanks!) and didn't know what to expect. This is actually very good.
Scatmother - Sadotantra (CD, Dunkelheit Produktionen): New album by Scatmother, seems like every new album expands the sound palette presented. Overal still mostly fierce and harsh of course. If I should give one comment it would be to do more vocal variation. There's one track that has a different vocal approach, which is good in itself, but also makes clear that the vocal delivery in other tracks is somewhat samey between the tracks. So I think some more use of different style vocals would be fitting to keep up with the developping noise.
Chaos Cascade - Son of the Void (LP, Dunkelheit Produktionen): A-side was first released on tape on Obsessive Fundamental Realism, quite typical CC stuff. B-side seems to go even more into Power Electronics territory, if the project goes further into that direction, I'm certainly looking forward to what's about to come.
Worth - Heroin Vampires 3" CD-R (Nefarious Activities)
Another year, another Worth release destined for the top 10 list.
Svetovid - Nature's Fury (Klaxon Records)
Brotherhood of Light black metal record originally self released in 2013, but now pressed to LP by Klaxon. I consider the BoL projects pretty hit or miss, and was pleasantly surprised by this one. Very obvious Forest/BBH influenced sound; acoustic sections, vocals ranging from shrieks to bellows, tasteful use of synth, lofi riffing. The variety of styles on display contributes to the epic atmosphere; beautiful art too. Ajna has copies for 10 USD.
V/A DECAY OF THE ANGEL LP
I can't really decide what is my favorite approach for noise (in broad understanding of the term). Era, style, aesthetics,... so much good stuff out there. The way it sounds and looks like, I can't really deny that this approach is among the very top favorite things. Blend of experimental industrial and power electronics. You got many small and almost forgotten projects of late 80's here. Some famous names too.
Frans De Waard was in one of the projects. AMK guy in one of them. Guys with real sense of composition and creating sound. You got the violent offenders, provocateurs, and esoteric sound sculptors. Everything LITERALLY blends in. Graphics are brilliant.
DAYLIGHTSAVINGSTIME "No indian gaming" tape
AM-10
Very early American Tapes stuff. Before there was Wolf Eyes, Olson was doing his noise stuff. Playing American tapes 10, Daylightsavingstime c-60 with utterly broken feedback loops and saturated live noise electronics. Good stuff. If packaging would be something else, this could be thought to be some 80's raw PE recordings. Or just... raw electronic noise sessions what it is.
D.L. Savings Time – Gluttony/Flat Tax tape
Limited 12! Haha.. really good!! Even more forceful and PE-esque stuff!
Related to these, had to observe the quite rare piece of Olson making mistake of collaborating with Finnish brute GRUNT. That tape has not made its way to discogs, nor any reissues or... not sure if it is mentioned even as part of Grunt discography? Anyways, exists since about 1996, but heard and seen by very very few. Tape crewed into piece of wood.
EMIL BEAULIEAU "Moonlight In Vermont" LP
This LP has some curious things around it. It was Emil's chance to do album on bigger label Ecstatic Peace! Or it it bigger? Who knows, but run by Thurston Moore, so it could be potentially way to get into hands of different crowd than typical RRR buyer.
Story goes label pressed vinyl, but didn't get the covers printed. RRRon got bored to wait, and manufactured to his royalty copies handmade covers to be able to sell them without waiting for months. So xeroxes spray glued on top of used LP covers. Really the "RRR" way to do it.
Ecstatic Peace! Sees the version, and asked Ron to make covers for entire pressing. So basically every copy of unique, but some are little more unique than others.
RRR made edition of 5 copies for Freak Animal, that was box-set, with extra insert, only XXX rated graphics, though-out whole box. Front, back, insides and the double sided insert. Also, as special gift, he jerked off inside every box. These special editions were sold back then, of course the best looking I kept for myself and is now rotating on my turntable.
I know artist considered this to be his masterworks. It is clearly recorded in other ways than the old stuff. Probably still no overdubs and overt post-production, but that "room recording boombox" type of sound is not present. As far as I remember, this LP abuses heavily one Jason Lascalleet album... Nevertheless, it really is a masterpiece, whether you credit just Emil or give acknowledgements to source sounds too.
There is that fairly recent youtube video interview with Ron, where he talks about RRR now. How his passion for noise is basically gone. It is quite weird, though, that when interview proceeds, and he starts to actually talk about touring, making noise, playing shows etc... suddenly the first minutes jaded or reserved Ron sort of sparks into... Emil Beaulieau type! That passion he talks about the best noise gigs or the urge of making noise... Well... I'd say it is there. But one also got to admire his attitude, to conclude that of course he could play and could do stuff organizer would pay him to do it, but it would not be honest. Not feeling the urge to do it. So he doesn't want to be one of the "career artists". Got to respect that! Both RRR and Emil created such body of work, even if nothing new emerges, we got lots of things to listen.
I got archives of pretty much every Emil Beaulieau 2005 (or was it 2008? Well over decade ago anyways..) UK live gig on minidisc. One day should rip those to computer and see what's up. Same for Purient, Jessica Rylan etc.. And tons of never seen video footage and artists interviews from that era. Long ago there was plan to do CD+DVD set. Back then obstacle was so shitty video editing gear it was too big task. Nowadays editing gear is fine, but how to import the old video tapes into computer... uuhh. Brain hurts of mere though! Even if there is hours and hours of noise history, from some of the masters...
BLACK LEATHER JESUS "Jesus is stoned" tape
Deadline
Might have mentioned already, but I was listening Ramirez podcast interview while ago, and there was talk about this tape "jesus is stoned", that is supposedly amazing, but nobody has ever seen it, nor have it. Not even Ramirez himself has master not covers.
He mentioned in interview that "Mikko might have it", and I was thinking Mikko who? There are bunch of same name even in Finnish noise scene. Then I thought, it is likely it means me..
Did not find the tape until today. As there was no info what kind of packaging it could have, while browsing some mid 90's American Tapes hand made tapes, checked out odd misplaced plastic sleeve packaged tape, about the size of many SPITE label items.
So, here it is. C-90 tape, but only dubbed like 20 minutes per side. I can confirm it is good stuff.
PRURIENT / A SONIC DETERRENT split tape
1999, very early PRURIENT split with A SONIC DETERRENT. Limited edition of 25 copies. "Packaged in handmade sculpted garbage". I still remember when I got this in mail. Prurient sent it to me in '99 for review and I was so amazed someone sent me bag of garbage in mail from other side of the world.
Review probably said that this is average USA noise, but that was not meant as negative remark. Average noise is good thing. Only thing you don't want to hear, is the lame noise. Back then, there was some undisputed masters, but the rest was doing... normal, average stuff. Especially relating to my own works, I considered if someone is doing something I know how it is done, it must be pretty normal.
Listening this now, I would say both are ABOVE the norm. In fact, Prurient side would stand bright and energetic next to well known Prurient noise releases. Both sides are mostly loud straight forwards 90's noise. Both get quiet for few occasions.
JOE COLLEY "Project for an LP" LP
Joe Colley LP, I didn't even remember I had. While ago I tried to check out what all Crawl Unit and Colley I need to get. Discography doesn't appear to be too hard to make "complete enough". This LP, like name suggest, is basically the set-up playing by itself. Artist role it more in the set up (as seen in cover pic and explained in liner notes) and then it just... plays. Not his best works, but in genre of conceptual sound art - good stuff indeed.
LINIJA MASS - STALNOY PAKT etc...
Then entire other atmosphere is the Russian 10" series published about 15 years ago. Some of the absolute best industrial-noise of the time. Linija Mass, both 10"s are G R E A T. Linija Mass Pas d'acier is phenomenal "machine noise" collage type stuff. Triumph stali goes far more into early Laibach kind of militaristic industrial-loop driven machinery. Commanding voice, crowd roar, grinding rusty machine noises... there are no "music", no "beats", no instruments, but it certainly is *musical* as opposed to abstract sound collage.
Lunar Abyss Quartet 10" is least interesting of these. One side has pretty annoying loop repeating far too long, but eventually material is good nevertheless.
Stalnoy Pakt 10", like modestly toned down version of Linija Mass.
I got bunch of other parts of this series. Should again check what is missing and update collection if possible.
I recall some people saying that this stuff was mostly sold to germany. That vinyl market in russia was small or non-existent, and interest for this kind of sound was quite limited in most countries. I don't know if this observation was accurate, but it was mentioned that it was almost like businessmodel to "make money on selling industrial to germans", haha... Conclusion was that to focus on such narrow way would not be suistainable. Whatever the idea was, result was great design, great releases, great projects that had established themselve to be amoung the best. I think the biggest interest towards Russian industrial is gone...
The Tobacconists — The Dark Secrets Of Doctor Perati / Prometheus (7", Plinkity Plonk Records/Swill Radio)
I've had this 7" for a long time and spun it a few times, yet it never clicked with me until now, and I'm not sure why. The Tobacconists are/were the duo of Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, Shifts etc.) and Scott Foust (Idea Fire Company etc.). Both tracks are cleverly done and have an ominous atmosphere which I don't remember noticing before. Side A has a recurring sound that might be a door creaking or perhaps it's Foust's manipulated trumpet, and among the other sound elements there's what sounds like someone fidgeting with an old radio. Befitting its title (The Dark Secrets of Doctor Perati), the track evokes a movie from the '50s about a mad scientist experimenting on humans in his basement (not that I know any movies like that, but that's the image in my mind). Side B is quite different with its underlying synth (or synth-like) tone and various noises with some reverb on top, but it retains the sombre atmosphere. All in all, a great 7" by this band I'm otherwise not familiar with, and an example that there might be unexpected surprises in your music collection.
Quote from: accidental on March 29, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
Great story, do you have the youtube link for the interview? Couldnt find it or i missed it when looking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsNpqMurDvQ
QuoteAt least one more sentence? Good or great? Line up? Ramirez, Houston x2, Gilden? Is it one of the best BLJ that you've heard?
A-side is more industrial type of sound. After years of mostly HWN, some may forget Ramirez often did more "structured noise" or even almost "composed". Here you got even vocals! Those are actually less good thing about a-side, but noise is really good. B-side has surprsingly "colorful" use of efx. Tape really stands out, it's not TOTALLY mindblowingly amazing in all the aspects. Its not the noisiest, not the most brutal... but it stands out. It is different. I think re-issue of this, so people can hear, could be good.
I don't have really time to "rip" things into public circulation, nor I ever had any file sharing accounts anywhere, so unlikely I'd get one for sake of one tape when multiple new important recordings need urgent attention. But tape is in safe place now so get dealt with if necessary.
Line up is Ramirez, Scott Houston, Randi Shrum.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
A Fail Association – Yellow Pearl
Not your mother's Fail Association. At least, that's what she said. Today, there's more, much more. More study. More control. More authority. More care in the plotting of course, and staying it. That it would utterly fail in failing the 'holes their requisite riiiiiiiiipping, well, need barely go with saying.
A partial rewind may be in order. Let's go back, waaay back to, what was it, uh, July 2018. In them days did drop a live-to-tape session dubbed Less Than Approval. Of this, well, the sorts of harsh purity only a motherFUCKING noiseperv would love. This were the first outing for the Association, after a rather lengthy hiatus. Observe if you will the quaking hand, clearly itching to plug in, go nuts. Indulge, too a few secs of room acoustics, sucking up essential fuels to feed fires. And then: twenty-straight-minutes of heaving, textural, blurt. Crumpled thunder, crunched out bludger. Full frontal physicality, agile, dynamic. Punishing. The hand lightning quick, squeezing hard, choking. Little breathing space, little more than concentrated flatulent hogsnort. Smattering of screech-nasties to squeal out the flip-side. For the greater part, though, marginally hinged, ugly-as-fuck, blown out, bludgeon fest.
Yellow Pearl, on the other hand, is quite the measured and delicate affair, showcase proper of the Association's ample charms. In the opening ditty, a title track consuming the whole of a c30 side, electrified fever buzz sets attentions alight. Then the dropping of a certifiably ridiculous rhythmic loop stutter. Whaaaa-thoomp. Whaaaa-thoomp. Whaaaa-thoomp. Whaaaa- Brrrreeeuughgh! Brilliant start whereby listener is inclined to question not just the sanity of the person responsible but the sanity of sitting dutifully through it. Cut now to extended high end squeal as distant FM drops into, into...wait for it... DEATH. Black, blackened death. Dead on the outside, dead on the inside. Dead. Dead. Dead. Fucking demised, alright? Seriously some seriously heavy suffocating chunder, dense, crushing, unyielding. Through the dead calm, erratic bleed of white-sheeted stab, and wash, but nothing sufficient to penetrate the pulverizing pressures.
Pause.
Burly bulging thunder-bludger laying it on thick. Call it what it is, walls of barely penetrable crunch, ghostly whiteout shimmering around the edges, insinuating into cracks, whinging, seething, wheezing, attempting to bring the whole fucking thing down, harrrd. Florescent flashes of yellow, white, red, daylight cracking through, occasionally threatening to blind. Considered and controlled, sure, but the feeling of fleet-footed fucker feeling out the psyche-tinged possibilities at ultra-torqued extremities.
Flip the tape over and a live track recorded in HCTX 4/04/19. Here that same consideration and control, but more in thrall to the psychedelic rush, echoing flashes of the Association's white-hot contribution to the 7inch split with TEF (White Centipeded Noise). Seriously, was this recorded live? It is a stunner, pure fire, over, out. The sort of thing one might attempt under the influence of a Hiroshi Hasegawa or two, but edging toward more puritanical salivations, the white heat simply blinding, blistering, sufficient to render in an audience of taste mute, slack-jawed, genuflection.
With barely a pause, the final studio number, All The Way Down, but a better title would have been All The Way Up, reaching for the heavens, the skies, repeatedly slamming back down as each shriek-peak slakes its zenith. This, well, this is the Fail Association the aforesaid mother would recognize, at least as far as the apparent commitment to upper-ended, slathering, blistern-ment, erratic slippety-slops ratcheting up the scorch-levels. Still even here, in this brevity, the sense of studied control. Whitened sheets jabber against hailstorms of oversize ice-shards, shattered teeth grinning through alternately fractured, crystalline, dystopias. Clearly the hiatus has not been without its merits. One can but dream to fail this harrd.
Digest spew
Dead on the outside. Dead on the inside. But raging, all over, with unspeakably intense fire. Never before has the Association sounded so assured and in control. So learned in the projection of passions both suffocating and seething. From the most heavily weighted dead-calm bludgeon through to white-sheeted psych-tinged scathe. With a good dose or two of semi-erratic white-sheeted blistern-ment. Multi-faceted lesson in HARSH, fractured, smothered, rrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip.
Cheek Biting/The Rita (C30, Nil By Mouth): I hadn't heard Cheek Biting before, but I like what I'm hearing, Harsh Noise of the not-very-chaotic kind, but just good. How do you call what's between hi-fi and lo-fi? Good sound, but nothing polished or lazersharp, but that's good for this kind of stuff. The Rita, well, I don't know too much of his releases, aside from this I've heard the Citalopram Shunyata reworking, the splits with Caligula031 and Antichildleague and the Dark Angled Eyebrown 7". That's more The Rita than I care for, this has some vocal samples here and there, but still, the noise itself sounds very much the same as the other releases I heard.
Kosmodrom - Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun (C30, Nil By Mouth): Hmm, mixed feeling. I like the idea of giving Harsh Noise/Harsh Noise Wall a cosmic touch, so what we have here is a kind of HNW, but with additional synthsounds layered on. Not bad, but I think it could have been more than what it is.
The Vomit Arsonist - Meditations On Giving Up Completely (CD, Malignant): Listening to this makes me realise I still don't have his last album yet. Bleak Death Industrial, as always. Don't know what else to say other than that I so far always like what he puts out.
Four Armed Death Wheel/Plantation (CD, Europa Erwache): Four Armed Death Wheel is minimalistic, mostly effected vocals and minimal background noise. Is it good, however? It does create a certain atmosphere, but it's not great or anything. Plantation is rather standard PE, I'd say, but I like this stuff. Have missed out most of the tapes released in the last couple of years though...
PAIN JERK – Mission Invisible CD
Typical Japanese crunchy dynamic noise. Very precise mixing with all the layers in perfect balance. Record is not too long so it holds my attention and makes me want to give it another spin.
THE RITA / TRERIKSRÖSET - LP (WCN, 2020)
The opening side is a live collaboriation between The Rita and Treriksröset. Starts out with sharp stuttering distorted coughs. Slowly things start rolling. Treriksröset coming in from the side, and tradeoffs begin, and it's amazing how well the two match. Not that I doubted they would, but given they hadn't rehearsed or anything as far as I know. Sam's thick crunch stabbed nonstop by Tommy's feedback daggers. Goosebumps. Wish I was there to see this live in the flesh! Somewhere in the middle some melancholy piano tune halts the action. I wasn't prepared for that. Beautiful. When Sam comes back in again with his bowelbursting noise, it feels like the piece somewhat loses its momentum, which is regained a bit later on, oddly enough, when the piece starts falling back into the stuttering it started out with. I'm pretty sure that second half had momentum to the audience though, and played loud in speakers it works very well. So, not to be played at a respectful volume. Very good!
Treriksröset solo then. Takes off from the same trenches as his Harbinger LP and the abominable self-titled tape from last year. Grandiose feedback sheets open up, with heavy chunks of red hot coal quickly being shovelled in underneath. Train takes off. Maybe too much coal? Feels like the whole mix could fall apart at any moment, which is fucking great. Feelback and nasty snoring roaring crunch in a fistfight over who gets to show off. It's a bumpy ride! Towards the middle the sheets of feedback wins and soars ever higher, while being peppered to pieces from the heavy artillery below. This second half is pure bliss, really. It's massive allright, but with enough air between the thick fibres to hear and feel all the ugly nuances inbetween the bottom and the top.
One of this years must-haves, no doubt.
GENOCIDE ORGAN "In-Konflikt" CD
Maybe their most industrial album? I'm not that familiar with their early stuff but of the three last full-lengths, this is easily my favourite.
DIETER MÜH "Feeling a Little Horse" CD
Long unedited live recording (with annoying false start) and three bonus tracks from compilations. Especially the live track had its moments, and considering it was improvised, according to the sleeve, it has some near-magickal moments of interplay between the performers. However, as a whole, the CD didn't hold my attention too well and I was slightly disappointed in the end. I have a couple of other of their CDs waiting and I expect more from them.
MERZBOW "Aqua Necromancer" CD and "Sphere" CD
I last heard Aqua Necromancer maybe 15 years ago and remember l liked it quite a bit. Revisiting it now, it has its very good moments but I found it mostly rather dull unfortunately. Not full-on harsh noise but plenty of manipulated loops, some of them musical even. Sphere is "computer and percussion" and that's what you get. Masami plays different kinds of drums and manipulates the sounds on computer. Some of it works, most of it doesn't and sounds more silly than anything else.
Also listened to disc one of "Another Merzbow Records" 3CD compilation and that's a whole different beast... See you on Merzbow Top Hits topic when I've played the whole thing!
Quote from: Ashmonger on March 31, 2020, 01:51:49 PM
Four Armed Death Wheel/Plantation (CD, Europa Erwache): Four Armed Death Wheel is minimalistic, mostly effected vocals and minimal background noise. Is it good, however? It does create a certain atmosphere, but it's not great or anything. Plantation is rather standard PE, I'd say, but I like this stuff. Have missed out most of the tapes released in the last couple of years though...
Is Four Armed Death Wheel playing pure noise on this split? I was considering purchasing it a little while ago, and when I looked them up, they seemed to play more noisy war metal like Chaos Cascade.
No noisy war metal or anything, only vocals and minimal background noises.
Quote from: Baglady on April 01, 2020, 10:15:56 AM
THE RITA / TRERIKSRÖSET - LP (WCN, 2020)
The Rita and Treriksröset...it's amazing...Wish I was there...Beautiful...bowelbursting noise...not to be played at a respectful volume...very-
Treriksröset solo...Grandiose...with heavy chunks...fucking great....nasty snoring roaring crunch in a fistfight...soars ever higher...pure bliss...massive...feel all the ugly nuances.
One of this years must-haves, no doubt.
QF-mf-T
Operation Cleansweep "Jerusalem" LP
Tesco
debut LP is so good, it it basically one of the very very few LP's I have multiple copie just in case one wears out. Jerusalem, out of old habit, I have both versions, despite it is unlikely to wear out. OK, but not phenomenal album. Some great tracks, but nowhere near the debut. I guess blood in the face samples is the trick, that make debut so amazing.
S*core. First listened Missing Volume, which is great. But My Candle Has Died LP, especially the grande finale, last track on B-side. If you do not like that, you are not into industrial-noise. That's about that. Total anthem, without having lyrics, very striking artwork etc.
I.B.F. -LP
Harbinger
Name is really good. There may be "ideas beyond filth" even if seemingly it would be "just that". Old UK industrial project featuring of the many Steve's of UK noise scene. This one being one from Dieter Muh! Mid-late 80's industrial-noise, with all the needed elements that you know it is indeed the 80's industrial noise tape from UK being reissued. Very nice.
Hands To "Egress" LP.
Anomalous Records
Huh, this is just damn good. Simple as hell - in theory. Just creaking and crackling hand made physical sounds. Somewhat rural feel, nothing urban, nothing violent or decayed - beyond the natural decay - that is utterly high level. Image on cover makes it somewhat exotic from Finn' perspective. Desert noise of total excellency!
IMPACT TEST "Kill kill kill" LP
RRR
I used to tell many of my friends that check the IMPACT TEST. I have had some title in my distro since 90's, I guess. Always stocked couple more copies when previous were gone. Talking of course of pure CD and RRR CD's.
This LP, Kill Kill Kill, is long sold out from label, but knowning how little people seem to appreciate them, I'm sure 2nd hand copies are cheap and easy to get.
Recommended to anyone into 80's style industrial, where arty elements (in good way) meet the slight musicality, but great "dry" production, lots of hands-on old school noise methods. Junks, processed tapes, occasional rhythms, vocals, etc.
Sounds like industrial bands before the dance music era, the old spirit where it certainly leans to transgressive art and disturbing noise and greyscale picture. Not colorful dreadlocks and party beats.
Often people have concluded that to be utmost noise classic, need to be painfully noisy, and preferably some swastikas and other goodies and item will be sought after kult item, haha... Well well, not a bad way to do it, but there are also other possibilities - that may be advantage for buyer.
Like PBK 3x LP box. Late 80's industrial/experimental/noise. Reissue vinyl box done in early 90's. Especially Asesino! -LP is fucking brilliant. Two others are not as noisy, but are innovative sound work. You can grab these LP boxes still today for 20-35 euro from discogs. So lack of overtly offensive graphics and utterly disgusting sonics may be good for your wallet! I strongly recommend PBK.
BLACK LEATHER JESES / MSBR split LP
Deadline
It is hard to objectively rate this. I recall when getting this for the first time, I was not 100% impressed. Felt like BLJ had done better... and same for MSBR. Yet, back then, there wasn't yet endless amount of harsh noise LP's in my collection, and with the hand made slightly odd packaging, it had special aura to it.
It is strong release still today, yet hard to know whether someone who'd grab it now, would feel the same? Or perhaps money could be spent on something contemporary!?
MURDER CORPORATION "Insane Pleasures" pic LP
Murder Release
M.C. Is great pic LP. 1997 self released album I got from band in late 90's or early 00's. Did little trades and correspondense with him. Got this one and the other LP he put out. This has really cruel design for pic LP, more vocals than in most M.C. Material. Utterly dirty and lo-fi primitive murderous noise. Totally unmatched by anyone these days.
USE YOUR PAIN JERK LP
Dreizehm
Pain Jerk on this Use Your Pain Jerk LP is slightly more lo-fi than usually in this ear. It feels as if vinyl mastering cut off all the 16-20khz high crisp you hear on his CD's and chrome tape releases. Musically, high power japanoise like only Pain Jerk can do. Listening this, I can only conclude that despite many of Pain Jerk is roughly that one type of harsh noise, there is such compositional diversity of these pieces, that I certainly do not have enought Pain Jerk releases yet!
Use Your Pain, germany gutter noise for the die hard underground noise fanatics. Certainly a pleasure to listen Kalojan Witanski provide his trademark no-tech noise/drone. Very limited vinyl, but someone in USA is selling it in discogs. For this good ltd 98 copies item, not even that bad price.
MSBR / SPECULUM FIGHT collaboration LP
P-tapes
Had zero recollections of this. Turned out to be total killer LP! One side surprisingly fast paced and multilayered harsh noise. Not just distortion, though. You can hear the early 90's MSBR'ish sources. B-side with more acoustic sources. I'd still label it into noise, rather than any other category. Certainly good LP to pick up if you see it available still these days.
Merzbow / Kapotte Muziek "Continuum" collaboration LP.
Cheeses International
It gets better, and best moments are in the end of album. Some elements in this are not best of Merzbow sound, but it has good aura of old noise works.
Murder Corporation "Terminal Procedure" LP
Murder Release
Nowhere near as good as the pic LP I listened some days ago. Odd decision from MC to publish this a LP, when most other things are better. Not bad album, but knowing how great MC is at its best, this would not be among recommended items but if you happen to have it, not worthless by any means.
GREY WOLVES "Punishment" + "Age of Dissent" LP
Tesco
I hope these get reissued some day. Unlikely, but I really hope so! Their musical value seems to just grow over the years.
HANATARASHI 1 + 2 LP
Alchemy
On my quest to too little listened classic albums, these are indeed mandatory. It is bizarre situation that so little of GOOD Hanatarash is available. Of course one could say that there is vast amount of noise out within 35 years, so why keep clinging on the oldies. That is somewhat true. If price range is from 250 upwards, probably better value for money would be to grab 35 different New Forces tapes or something. BUT if this would be available for regular price, on CD, it would be sort of mandatory in any noise collection.
It is unique in the presentation, odd sleazy but humorous approach. Noise with wild and energetic approach.
Sat Stoicizmo "Mah 2" double LP.
Artware
Great and probably rather unknown project. But what you could expect? Even when ARTWARE put out their stuff in the 90's, this 1985 Yugoslavian industrial band was obscurity. Now, so many years later, I doubt many remember.
For me, it is so inspiring to think, that in being mid 80's, being in literally communist state in eastern Europe.. and you could pull out stuff that is this diverse, innovative, and aged so well... Damn. Resources must have been scarse, yet it's like more advanced than Laibach, what come to sound. Some beats. Lots of noise. Lots of true industrial noise here.
One of the members died as soldier in croatian war, when the breaking up of Yugoslavia was happening. Band itself does not appear to have any "statement" or "agenda", but of course having battlefied casualty of freedom war (depending perspective, of course) in line-up is yet another small added detail in Sat Stoicizmo mythology.
Only couple releases exists of this group in wider circulation.
I recall back in the day buying this Arcana Coelestia compilation LP because seeing i has Controlled Bleeding, O Yuki Cinjurate, Asmus Tietchens, ... but this is not a noise compilation. Barely even ambient compilation. It has some good drone tracks, but lots of guitar music, tribal muzak etc. Not really bad, but very very very rarely hits the playlist.
To purify my ears from the LP, guaranteed ear torment (/ ear candy) is V/A CRIMES LP. Old Italian bootleg, supposedly these were ultra limited. Same label did some MO, MB and early UK power electronics bootlegs back in the 90's. Supposedly editions 70-100 or so. While I may not be major supporter of bootlegs, but especially back then, and for releases like this, it felt more like fanclub & cult service, not just grabbing the cash and run. If motivations are pure, I feel there would be still place for small scale fanclub pressings of stuff that is not possible to get any other way. It is often unfortunate to see that guys making them tend to ask exaggerated prices. It usually indicates motivations are not really keeping cult alive so to say. V/A CRIMES, is another so ripping & fierce release, it should be available just as reminder how level what one should try to top...
V/A MOTOP 1 -LP
Not sure how this comp became so great, when concept was basically "pay to play"? Maybe era was very fruitful to do this or Frans did proper invitations for artists?
Basic idea was that artists sends track, pays specific fee based on how many minute of music he submits to compilation. In return, he gets bunch of LP's.
I think I bought this originally for sake of Con-Dom. Of course not disappointment by any means, but there are so many GREAT artists here. See listing on one of pics. If the bands you can expect to be good in MOTOP 1, even more surprising are the "what the fuck is this band?" -category, where amazing tracks emerge one after another!
I can't believe how cheap this LP is still these days. If you don't have it, I'd recommend to check if you like late 80's industrial-noise/experimental tape scene stuff.
Not sure what the should be called. It is 6 x tape box set of old PRURIENT, including the very first materials from the 90's
I have had this for long time and was surprised not to find any info about it online. Decided to ask artists what it is, and I was told it was supposed to be larger edition, but as far as he can remember, only 4 (four!) exists. Later it turns out there must be couple more, but number remains probably less than 10! I just happened to visit Hospital store in lucky moment when one was available. Rest of the edition was never dubbed and assembled.
Late 90's Prurient noise here. With that project, style always changed and despite ultra primitive noise experiments, I feel these could be even something done now - since he is able to change and reinvent style depending on release. 6 hours of stuff has basically only one 30 min side of conceptual sounds, that ain't a pleasure to listen through.
Look-a-like replicas of early tapes in j-card and standard box, inside hand made cardboard box.
CAZZODIO "Il Tempo Della Locusta" CD
Heavy electronics and (death) industrial. Spoken sample here and there and roaring guest vocals on two tracks. good stuff with emphasis on rhythms. I like them best when "clean" and mechanical and less when saturated with distortion. Some tracks are a bit too long for what they have to offer, but as a whole very nice listen. OEC reissue is a digipak with good-looking and suitable images.
PAN SONIC "Gravitoni" CD
I really should revisit all of their other stuff as well asap, but from what I remember this includes some of their most aggressive and noisiest moments. Solid whole with beats and ambience. Pan Finale would be a worthy finale (eh) to any career (yes there were some live and soundtrack releases after, but this was their last album proper).
White - Tears Of Piss CS (Harsh Head Rituals Edition)
This one is an experience haha. Creepy and demented lo-fi industrial noise (with some similarities to the rawest of No Wave acts). The liner notes say this was recorded in one day so I can only imagine the thought process behind creating this, claustrophobia and paranoid frustrations abound. The hilarious yet equally fucked up samples at the end just complete the whole package. Recommended for people who aren't into fun.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 07, 2020, 08:04:45 AM
Operation Cleansweep "Jerusalem" LP
Tesco
debut LP is so good, it it basically one of the very very few LP's I have multiple copie just in case one wears out. Jerusalem, out of old habit, I have both versions, despite it is unlikely to wear out. OK, but not phenomenal album. Some great tracks, but nowhere near the debut. I guess blood in the face samples is the trick, that make debut so amazing.
Were the samples on "JerUSAlem" not also from Blood In The Face? I know it doesn't add a whole lot, either thematically or musically to the first LP, but I rediscovered it lately, and it still packs a very good punch. Possibly if "Powerhungry" hadn't come first, it might be rated more highly?
Quote from: burdizzo on April 08, 2020, 12:31:50 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 07, 2020, 08:04:45 AM
Operation Cleansweep "Jerusalem" LP
Tesco
debut LP is so good, it it basically one of the very very few LP's I have multiple copie just in case one wears out. Jerusalem, out of old habit, I have both versions, despite it is unlikely to wear out. OK, but not phenomenal album. Some great tracks, but nowhere near the debut. I guess blood in the face samples is the trick, that make debut so amazing.
Were the samples on "JerUSAlem" not also from Blood In The Face? I know it doesn't add a whole lot, either thematically or musically to the first LP, but I rediscovered it lately, and it still packs a very good punch. Possibly if "Powerhungry" hadn't come first, it might be rated more highly?
i also think it is almost as good.. but yes, powerhungry is a little bit better and more iconic. maybe it is due to shorter length and less tracks with vocals/"hits"? anyway, i also regard it quite highly
MERZBOW / CARLOS GIFFONI / JIM O'ROURKE "Electric Dress" CD
50 or so minute live collaboration from 2006. Busy stuff with loads of synth and oscillator laser squiggles. Most likely improvised and more or less aimless. It has definitely its moments and could've been cut n' pasted into a nice 20 minute EP. Good-looking covers.
DJINN "1978" CD
Dark ambient with industrial touches. I first out it on as background sound for reading but every now and then had to put the book down and concentrate on sounds. Not the darkest and most oppressive end of the genre. In the end, not bad/not great and generally not my favourite kind of noise/related.
I don't really get people who don't like compilations. I can associate to it, when it's understood as "sampler". Thing that sometimes happens with other genres of music, where selection of album tracks are piled into cheap - almost promotional record type of thing.
But within noise, it is really an artform of itself to compile killer compilation. It might be the actually crucial moment when label boss can display whether they REALLY have taste and ear, to make it work out. The flow of compilation, rejection of shitty or unsuitable submissions, combinations of tracks - where something that as stand-alone track is not phenomenal, but in context of compilation album, falls perfectly between two other tracks. Surely there are useless compilation. Things that I don't think was really curated or thought about. Just nearly whatever went to it. Or being perhaps "too solid", that playing it safe, making noise flow without zero irritation or challenge, it might not be able to make long lasting memorable impact.
It is hard to say what is my favorite way of doing compilations. Theme/concept. Geography. Style. All are decent starting points, but what I admire probably the most, is the compilation style still vital in the 90's: International compilation where seemingly all "sub-genred" are together, yet form it's own spirit.
V/A Unter Schrecklichem Lärm Und Getöse Beginnen Die Folterungen... LP
brutalizing Membrum Debili comp. Ltd 200 vinyl from 1997 has Germany, USA and Japan represented. From primitive manual screeching noise junk, to heavy electronics. Thirdorgan with its filter blurbs and noise bursts is least interesting on this comp. Nobody here really tries too hard, but it is the charm of the comp. That Taint, Ramirez, etc, just offer the blunt and in-your-face harsh noise. That appears grim and vicious, just like the simple LP design.
V/A Parasit LP.
Early Atz-Zen, which displays the great diversity of label bosses tastes and ability to make anything from Japanese classics, to USA experimental sonics, most vile power electronics assaults and so on, flow perfectly on one LP. Stylish design and special packaging. Only couple lazier tracks made it to LP. In context, they work out fine, though! If someone is like "nah, I just listen albums... " I could conclude this IS an album! It's not sampler nor random collection, but really artform of its own!
V/A Dedication LP.
Artware
I am such a devoted admirer of the 2nd part, CD comp., that I am often expressing hertical opinion that this classic first Dedication compilation is not as good.
It may be also that I heard CD first, and that it DOES have so amazing tracks on it.
Yet, when listening this LP, I am not surprised at all if some conclude this is better. As a noise record, it could be. It is just missing some of the oddities that made Dedication 2 so full of surprises.
You got a lot of same artists here, and everybody is good. Basically flawless, but less total surprises like Alan Lee or Dislocation that break the "good noise" with something odd, on the second part.
AOR as last track of Dedication 1, is the same guy who did insane track with CEMENT WOMEN in Dedication 2. Or more precisely, it was taken from old tape. That guy is still around. I wonder if anyone has ever heard these mid-late 80's Japanese tapes by Cement Women? Tape titled V, could be logically his fifth tape. Pretty damn culti label Angakok put it out. Never seen or heard, nor know anyone who has any of them. Of course one option would be just to contact the artists for more details...
V/A ...And The Vultures Miss Nothing. 3xLP
Harbinger
It makes me wonder what is the "spiritually" last of the 90's noise compilations? Vultures... was compiled in 1997-1998, and it has the spirit of the 90's written all over it. Came out in... 2005? By then, somehow misplaced? Like era had already shifted in terms of what was happening and what was "hot".
Not that it would not be good. It actually has phenomenal tracks on it. Not all gold. Some oddities too. Mostly that by 2005 it seems almost like document of the past, not the "present". Not meaning bands would be irreleant, but if you think what was hot in 2005, I doubt it was Onamotopeia, S*core, Thirdorgan, Expose Your Eyes etc.
In other hand, looking this now, when both 1997 and 2005 are almost equally distant, I think it may display more timeless qualities, than all those noise artists who came and disappeared around 2005 without leaving such legacy?
Tracks than stand out are for example PAIN JERK, GOVERNMENT ALPHA, THIRDORGAN, SKIN CRIME, SMELL & QUIM, CON-DOM (that is more like Militia track actually...), etc. There are good tracks from others too.
I do not know whether it is by purpose, or accident, that some tracks play loud as fuck, while others do not. If they are just on volume artists submitted them? Macronympha just slays after everybody before them. And after Government Alpha, rest of the side sounds quiet. Small Cruel Party is so quiet after all noise, it seems mandatory to crank up volume. Which is good thing to do, as whole F side plays far more quiet than rest of the set.
Despite having many high profile artists, good tracks, and 3xLP format, you can grab these for 20-30 euros still today! I guess it is the packaging. Just two sheets of cardboard, oddly mis-matching booklet that still talks about double LP set, non-printed central labels covered with those cheap text stickers you could get your address printed back in the day. Perhaps also edition of 500 is reason enough to keep price never reach collectors value?
While packaging or more neat artwork.. something like that could place this much higher rank among compilations, I do also like the sheer 90's vibe on it, that it's not "professional noise". It's all hand assemble by label boss and if there is intent for "design" or being "collectible", it ain't visible at all. Just method of unleashing dosage of good noise?!
RRR 5 years 5 LP box set
RRR 5 years anniversary. Took most of this day to listen through. Released back in 1989, recorded mostly during 1988. It is amusing box, with very unique feel to it. While front cover photo of box shows the RRRecords store opening day ( I recall ), with normal record buying customers, the box is all about noise.
Or is it? It seems amusing that 1st LP, that is Emil Beaulieau - despite never mentioned in the box itself, he mentions that it is NOISE, while others are music. Sure. There is a difference. Emil LP is fucking brilliant live-noise takes of total analogue damage. While LP's 2,3 and 4 are various Due Process sessions. They are often not as noisy, but one would have to stretch imagination pretty far to call this "music". Brutalist electro-acoustic, sound collages and recycled collaborators submissions blend into long pieces where might appear snippet of music here and there, but mostly it is just challlenging noisY sound.
Final LP is the 80's Merzbow collab written all over it. Not yet total harsh brutality. All what it loses in not being the all-out harsh blast, it wins in magnificent textures, neatly arranged sound collages,... which mostly is the Emil maltreating the 2nd hand radioshack consumer electronics and recording various junk sources.
Box was made 555 copies, vinyl only. I assume still available on 2nd hand market, and especially the two album of the box are so great, and rest is good too, that it is certainly recommended purchase!
TEF / PRURIENT / RAMIREZ "Magnified Healing" CD
tef hospital
I do not know if this is "popular" disc among noise heads. Discogs data shows one for sale, over 100 has, less than 100 wants. 4,75 rating. What that means? Who knows really. I just know that 2001 mass produced CD in folded card cover is unlikely to become cult item. However, first of all T.E.F. Offers possibly best cut up noise ever emerge america. And that is a lot said, since many genre masters have done material there. Brilliance of sounds, never losing "the point" - which is so common in storm of stutterloops and such. Despite many sub-genre characteristics, it absolutely could never been mistaken to be Sickness or Endo or other such artists. Pretty much flawless cut up harshness.
Prurient, gives you long dosage of short tracks edited together into diverse, but non-stop approach. It's the feedback/screams/perhaps some pitch pedal and buried synth tones. Tones not yet making the core of sound. Core is the massive harsh-noise esque feedback mass. Really good material that is better than many of his early full lengths.
And finally, Ramirez with 3 tracks, that do have harsh noise element to them, but the stable, throbbing fierce tone reminds more of like Texas version of 80's UK or Italian power electronics. Missing the loud screams, of course, Far less of free form harshness, and more about restricted and controlled ripping and menacing tone.
Like Tracking Device CD, looks kinda cheap, in thin cardboard sleeve, but opposed to many widely agreed "collectibles", getting either of the CD's could be very very satisfactory listening - even couple decades later - providing level of noise artists do not often reach.
SCOTT ARFORD / RANDY YAU / MICHAEL NINE - 7HZ CD
Quite unusual release. 2002, so nearly two decades ago, and somehow feels as if there are good bands in USA, without doubt, but all these three certainly personal and uniques. Best works of Scott for my taste might be Radiosonde CD on Armed & Loaded label.
Rand Yau tracks here are like ASMR material, haha... two tracks of ultra quiet oral voices and electronics bordering the top & bottom level of speaker output possibilities. Often like moist mouth opening sound teamed up with hum that barely is audible on consumer level speakers. Last of his tracks erupts into more fierce noise,
MK9 was never as insane as Death Squad, but over here couple good electric tracks, with some vocal sounds.
Whole CD displayes the prime example of style of sound that benefits from CD format. So clean, pure and sharp, that any analogue format would be disadvantage. Perhaps only the absolute best dub on high grade tape would be acceptable, but even then, I'd say: just get yourself CD player. This type of releases demands it.
RADIOSONDE "Somnambul" CD
I remembered this being Armed & Loaded releases, since it came out same time, and was sold by same place, but apparently sub-label of it, together with artists himself.
For me this is the best Radiosonde release I have heard. Extremely electric feel of TV static channels, radio signals and assorted other sounds. Never violent, but it always has buzzy electronic sharpness compared to for example some of the guitar drone. Lets say Diesel Guitar for example, that does have feedback, but always kind of perfect harmony. Radiosonde songs are slowly waving and shifting layers of this fuzzy ambience, and most of them don't seemingly progress much, but there happens many things in these layers. I like the randomness of radio signals and tv static used here, as opposed to stability of synth tones.
First time I heard of project was 1998, when organizing first Freak Animal Festival. It was really amusing time. 6 bands in one day event was scheduled months in advance. When Death Squad, Radiosonde and Chapter 23 went on euro tour for months, there was no way reaching them. Just trust that on the agreed date, they will be at Lahti railwaystation and fest will take place.
After not hearing from them for months, I was quite sure there will be nobody at the station when I go there. For my surprise, guys were there with insane amount of luggage. I had no car at the time, so just arrived with bike and "ok, lets start to walk to my place...". Artists stayed in Lahti for about week, until fest took place. There was plenty of free days. All of them prepared special set for this gig. DS made all the new loops of synth sounds on kitchen table and after C23 burned his synth due wrong voltage he ended up performing his set just with newly created loops on SP-303. Radiosonde had just one old school TV taken from venue and from sounds of static channel. He created noisy, minimal, but creative set. Not as multilayered and gentle as this CD, but clearly own identity and vision for making the sound.
Merzbow / Ramirez "The science of..." LP
Praxis Dr Bearmann
Got multiple spins... Didn't remember it to be this good! Only few lazy minutes on end of A-side, but beginning and entire B-side is such a total blast, it goes into very top Merzbow stuff.
I was talking with friend over the phone yesterday for hours and he was not impressed people considering "length" as meaningful element of a release. As if object would be less value if it was just 10 minutes. Or 20. Like 7", 10", short tape. Of course it is up to debate, and in the end merely a gut feeling did you get enough value for your money.... but listening this UNTITILED 4x single sided 7" compilation, is sort of proof that it may work out when OBJECT is just good. This, not sure is it even good. Untitled, 4 transpared white label 7"s, oversized 12" mailer filled with cardboard and zero artwork beyond black square on one corner of mailed. Yet I have no complaints. Sides are flipped and good noise emerges. Ramirez and Stabat Mors of course reasons why I originally bought this, but all sides are good. There may be merely 20 mins of sound, but as experience, it is something else when object defines part of how you feel about it.
The above at length discussion of some great noise comps has me reaching for one of my favorites, Segerhuva's label compilation Sweetness Will Overcome CD.
In the booklet Tommy Carlsson talks about his fondness for old comps and the hope that this one may become a fond memory for new listeners. Mission accomplished. My friend picked this up at Hospital back in '08 if memory serves, back when my collection was small and my contacts few. As such, I've listened to it many many times. It was also one of the only touchstones for the "contemporary" Swedish scene I had for a while and my first exposure to most of the artists on the compilation. While I first heard Treriksroset and Ochu here, it was years before I'd be able to score more of their material. In contrast, the final track by Blod sent me immediately into obsession. There are several Martin Bladh and Erik Jarl related tracks, all of which deliver, and were my primary interest at the time. Time has also smiled immensely on the MNEM and Sharon's Last Party tracks, the first offers tape music that's different than other Swedish tape music, the second is a funky interstellar lounge number. A very nice swing into leftfield that breaks the comp up nicely. While no one track that shows up all the rest, it's the consistency of the compilation that keeps me coming back. And the fond memories.. it's strange to remember a time when my tape and record shelves were not overflowing and I was still deciding between food and records! it's only been a little over a decade!
final thought, grab this compilation and make some memories yourself! you can tell from the cover alone (one of my all time favorites), you're in for sweet treat.
Abra Had Abra - misc recordings
Ritual music from Italy from the early 90's. To my tastes this formula is good by default, and being a project Devis G was involved in just sets that in stone. Not quite the level of Zero Kama or Ain Soph but worth checking out if that's your flavour.
Blasted Pancreas - Carcinoma
Lymphatic Phlegm copycat from Greece. Not as good as the other clone Septic Autopsy but good enough.
Various – Signs Of Infection
Old Malignant comp featuring many greats, Bacillus, Megaptera, Schloss Tegal, Atrax Morgue etc. Hard to find anything not to like about this except how hard a physical copy is to find.
Sick Llama / Fossils – Split LP
This record has four tracks, each of which end on a locked groove. I hadn't read into this before playing, and only found out once looking up the Discogs listing suspecting as much. I actually listened to this at 45rpm at first rather than the recommended 33, so that may explain some of my below comments.
Both tracks on the Sick Llama side comprise of a series of begrudging pitch shifts and the occasional squealing outburst on the second track, signalling the end of this particular rhythmic section. The first track has plenty of really interesting sounds underneath the almost consistent squeal, particularly towards the end. It's locked groove section however leaves an uncomfortable taste in the mouth however, being similar to some annoyingly catchy early/mid 00's dance track (once I had caught on some fifteen or so minutes later).
The locked groove part of this second track however is far less irritating than the first, even pleasant and something I would listen to ad nauseum.
This is the first Sick Llama material I have heard in a few years. Most of my other exposure are to the '06 Team Brain Damage tape and Magic Controlling Nothing and Equity from 2009.
The Fossils side makes far more sense at the correct speed. There is plenty of scraping metal and abuse of what I sounds to be stringed instruments instruments. Free improvisation indeed. Far more variation on these tracks, including what might be some record scratching, or improvisation over records? Nothing I'm generally a fan of.
The second track appears to be composed of two or more recordings played back to back, with some tasty crackling in between sections.
Cold Climax - Brute of Opportunity (Angst)
From the recent November batch of tapes on Angst. The packaging fits the theme, requiring the listener to pierce the label on the A side for it to operate in the deck - Defloration. A bit more to my tastes, each track having a consolidated and tangible atmosphere. The second side opens with a harsh, repressed assault and is followed by a whirlwind of high end.
Fouke - The Devil's Claw (Fusty Cunt)
Richard Ramirez HNW from 2011. The tapes comes in a ziplock bag with "human and animal hair". To me it looks like whatever was found on the floor of a barber shop. The short hairs get everywhere, inside the cassette, in my cassette player... I hope the player survives this hair assault. Side A sounds like it is a loop that is repeated and repeated and repeated... not my favorite kind, I like my HNW to just rumble on, not to jump back and repeat what I just heard. The sound itself has some of that "wind blowing in a microphone" characteristic. Side B totally steals the show here. 30 minutes of superb HNW. It has a low thunderous rumbling element that I absolutely love. On top of that some shredded distortion. Fantastic stuff.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 15, 2020, 09:12:01 AM
AOR as last track of Dedication 1, is the same guy who did insane track with CEMENT WOMEN in Dedication 2. Or more precisely, it was taken from old tape. That guy is still around. I wonder if anyone has ever heard these mid-late 80's Japanese tapes by Cement Women? Tape titled V, could be logically his fifth tape. Pretty damn culti label Angakok put it out. Never seen or heard, nor know anyone who has any of them. Of course one option would be just to contact the artists for more details...
Cement Women is Ken Matsutani from Marble Sheep, get it Cement (Marble) Woman (Sheep).
Heavy psych god, first CD on Alchemy for Marble Sheep and also Mikawa has collab'd - see CD on Cold Spring.
He is the guy that runs the godlike psych label Captain Trip, he has done some insane Conrad Schnitzler reissues etc.
I need the Cement Women tape as a top want, so if anyone does have it, I need it.
I ALMOST ordered it a few times from Artware as a kid, but it was expensive and I was probably prioritizing Merzbow and MSBR, or dumb shit like DDAA.
fucking awesome
J. Peterson - Sound For Autist cassette - Research Laboratories / Wonderland Media LLC - took a sidestep away from the unhealthy amount of gabber I've been listening to for the past month to finally give this one a proper listen yesterday. I forget which side is which but I'll call a-side the one with all the voice snippets. The way in which the voices were used reminded me a lot of artists like Ricardo Villalobos and Fumiya Tanaka. Essentially the Perlon sound, but not quite as clipped and snipped. while there certainly aren't any house beats, the voices give the track legs and add a level of comfort and reasonableness to the proceedings. and while there have been fragmented and effective monologues/dialogues in the past, this is just something else. Compared to prior tapes Refusal and New Policies this one sounds a lot less autistic. it's playful rather than austere or semi-academic, and I mean that as a compliment. the b-side made less of an immediate impression. even though I listened to the tape twice in a row I'm unsure of a description of the b-side as "more relaxed" is fair or if its just the slackness of my brain. if i'm to believe the artist/discogs this is a failed attempt at an album but I'd say it's easily the most self-assured J. Peterson has sounded.
Mo*te - Love the Junk of Society (Skeleton Dust 2020)
Side A "Pant" is a churning amalgam of klaxons, echoing voices, crumbling heaviness from which a looping bass and synth hit emerge as a kind of melodic undercurrent, building in pace until it collapses in on itself, ending with a fading synth stab. B side starts off with "Road or Street", crashing junk loops and feedback. Heavy clangs repeating, building as distant, buried clean synth builds in intensity before screaming into the forefront like a robot stuffed head first into a trash compactor. The second track on the b side "Peyote" builds on high pitched scratching and echoing, subdued compared to how full force the rest is, but a disorienting way to close out. Heavy psych!
V/A PROJEKT NEUE ORDNUNG LP
More compilations! The early TESCO comp has pretty much flawless line-up. Despite many strong names, tracks are pretty dark or laid back. Anenzephalia is probably the most vicious here. Even Genocide Organ, despite strong and always spot-on song title, this version of song is far more quiet than some other versions.
This does not mean album would be bad. Of course not. It is brilliant all the way. Pacific 231 is neat sex noise. Traci L0rds tribute? Never gets old! S*core neat muffled industrial. Eugenik Korrektiv Squad seems to be exclusive for this comp. Some soundtrack sampling from classic germany film?
V/A Fur Ilse koch LP
Thematically good, visually good, sonically good release. Even if some of the names were far more "offensive" and... "fresh" back in the day, I guess lure of the special characters being presented between noise doesn't get old anytime soon...
V/A 6x2 LP
Old CMI compilation has some good stuff on it, but also some less better aged sampled beat-songs. Or... perhaps the kind of clumsy use of technology is what make this type of songs still good. If same ideas would be done with current level of technological possibilities, it would be like movie soundtracks or some sort of neo-goth music I guess? Now, all material firmly industrial, although level of noisiness not totally satisfactory,
V/A The Second Coming........... LP
Come Org
One can just wonder how good vinyl master cuts were in 1980? Perhaps result of format being THE format, not novelty item and collectible, but something aimed to sound the best?
Frequencies, lack of all the unwanted fuzz and snap, crackle & pop. Such a subsonic bass, ultra sonic electronic damage of Whitehouse and The Sodality which makes Dominator of Hydra easy in comparison. NWW and COME, neither are at their best here, but B-side is pure gold.
V/A "PERPETUAL STATE OF ORACULAR DREAM" LP
Compiled late 80's to early 90's. Mix of arty and more noisier or provocative. Although, one must note that very often very you grabbed compilation due GEN0C1DE ORGAN track, it tends to be calm and subtle. Even here, artwork and titles seem rough, but track is not nasty and fierce, but something that sits well along Tietchens or Arcane Device!
It is very refreshing to listen compilation where THE HATERS stands out as best of the bunch, since all the new comps with Haters, they have always been just about weakest on comp... Not sure is it the technology or what, but I really hope the good haters sound will emerge again...
Got this one quite long ago, but it hits turntable quite rarely. Test of time will prove it's strength and will be returning to my turntable sooner or later!
V/A "NIHIL" 2xLP
CMI
Nihil, I feel that NOD has the best side here! All bands appear noisier than on some of their other releases, but especially IRM did more interesting things later on!
V/A STEIN 2xLP + 7"
Morning session started with first LP of the double LP + 7" set. Very high quality vinyl, cover and the design overall. Line-up is top notch too, and conceptual approach of compilation really pushed artists nicely to adjust their sound a bit.
Some guys do exactly what you would expect. Some others I need to check on cover who did this great track, just to notice familiar name.
I think this release is still available despite relatively small edition. Format and shipping tends to be pricey, especially due small edition. I'd strongly advice on getting this item.
Every friend I have forced to get the "compilation vinyl", have praised it after giving it a spin. Despite long length and vast variety of artists included, it is truly a *compilation album*, with emphasis on album.
(as clarification, of course talking about the difference of "samplers" or the compilations known from many other styles of music vs. Noise compilation albums, where latter is most of all artistic pursuit of compiler and most often exclusive and created intentionally for this purpose). Not just promotional tool or "introductional tool" nor hit collection, but method of creating proper release no lesser than single artist studio album)
V/A VOICES END ABRUPTLY LP
Did not check online when this was made, but looks... mid 80's? There are couple experimental industrial pieces here, like quite funky opening piece. I had zero recollections of when I have go this and who are the artists. Beyond THE HATERS of course. Especially A-side Haters track is great. followed by multiple Canadian experimental-noise acts, who at the best are very good actually. Never really HARSH noise, but noisy enough!
V/A OHRENSCHMERZ LP
This is 1991, collection of international industrial & noise. Sigillium S, Mental Destruction and such will give you the synth & hi-tech ( at the time) driven material, while Masonna, Merzbow and such will give you harsh clatter and agonizing noise. Genocide Organ with long and solid heavy tone with good vocals.
V/A DRY LUNGS vol 1 LP.
The first of the series. Also possibly my only cut-out noise LP cover!! This compilation is so phenomenal, that I'll probably keep it on turntable for few more spins before filing it back to shelves. It is without doubt the most well balanced, the most impressive line-up, all delivering the goods with their tracks. 1985 is the year when this came out, and is such a phenomenal lesson of possibilities of noise & noisY experimental sound. It is also sort of horrid reality underline. THIS could be done 35 years ago, yet many of the names proved the level even on their "careers" was not gradually improving. Even quite the opposite. If one wants wide overview of mid 80's international scene, this LP is must have!
V/A DRY LUNGS vol 2 LP
Not the best of DRY LUNGS compilations, but good stuff here too. I guess I do have complete Dry Lungs now, just shelves are "slightly" unorganized, so rarely all parts are next to eachother. In these compilations are some REALLY great and memorable tracks, often from bands I know very little of. Vol III of the comps with MAYBE MENTAL track as opening piece is one of the greatest. IV has band called Printed At Bismarck's Death that delivers probably one of my favorite "narrative" / cinematic piece ever. I never heard anything else from them.
For the liquid supplement, local brewery struggling in current virus related restrictions, so went there to make some good purchases.
V/A TEN-JIN LP
Urashima
It is very good compilation documenting fairly recent label roster that quickly gained cult status.
There are few things I like and dislike with Lust Vessel related stuff.
My likes are that it is so good noise. There can barely be complaints in quality of noiseworks. Another is that design is both unique and so well done that it is basically beyond pretty much any design by noise tape labels.
Complaints are curiously just about the same. That it is almost... too good? Too consicous, and too designed. It has so precise vision, that danger of appearing more as product than work of art comes close. Just because it has this quality of knowing what the genre wants, and able to deliver it. Consciously built mystery, over handful of projects, that may or may not be just Lily Vice and possibly friend or two.
I actually meet the people who ran the Dogma Chase label, that had somehow similar feel to it. That the man behind label was sort of behind the curtain mastermind keeping the female in front. Of course she did things as well, but there seemed to be this "PR idea" of hiding more boring facts, when female operated Japanese label certainly gets you discussed in genre like this, hah...
What happened to Lust Vessel, is discussed sometimes among friends. Some conclude that if it really was just one of two guys under various aliases, it is no wonder one can burn out on this type of focused and singular vision, where aesthetic vision dominates all.
So, at the same time: Amazining label and amazing releases, besides tapes, this LP is great item for collection.
MASONNA / VOG split LP.
This is probably the best VOG what I have heard. Humor, perhaps, but it won't make noise lesser. Intense and innovative, most often HARSH noise. Masonna is the early years Masonna, so.... excellent.
ILLUSION OF SAFETY "more violence and geography" LP
1988 experimental-industrial-noise soundscapes. Lots of processed tapes, gloomy and bleak atmosphere. Some spoken word pieces and very nice brooding drones. Old IOS is something I should really look into getting more. I have yet to hear bad releases and I do think there is way more available than I have.
MERZBOW "Project Frequency" LP
AIPR
Among the very best of harsh noise assaults. Couple first minutes Masami kind of looks into gear and twists knobs here and there before kind of finding the parameters where best noise emerges and rest of the album is pure ear-candy for 1995 Merz-noise fans.
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V/A "NIHIL" 2xLP
CMI
Nihil, I feel that NOD has the best side here! All bands appear noisier than on some of their other releases, but especially IRM did more interesting things later on!
Always loved this comp. Got it in a trade (or purchase) from someone on this board ages ago. Can't seem to find the PM anymore to confirm who it was.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 22, 2020, 09:43:55 AM
ILLUSION OF SAFETY "more violence and geography" LP
1988 experimental-industrial-noise soundscapes. Lots of processed tapes, gloomy and bleak atmosphere. Some spoken word pieces and very nice brooding drones. Old IOS is something I should really look into getting more. I have yet to hear bad releases and I do think there is way more available than I have.
This was on heavy rotation last week after finding the CD again. Excellent atmosphere.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 22, 2020, 09:43:55 AM
V/A "NIHIL" 2xLP
CMI
Nihil, I feel that NOD has the best side here! All bands appear noisier than on some of their other releases, but especially IRM did more interesting things later on!
Always loved this comp. Got it in a trade (or purchase) from someone on this board ages ago. Can't seem to find the PM anymore to confirm who it was.
I wasn't the trader, but wanted to chime in and say I'm also a big fan of this one. The Institut side is weird and does very little for me, but the rest is quite nice. I like the one artist per side style. IRM definitely did more exciting work later on, but their one track
Strictly Platonic is one of my favorites of the pre
Virgin Mind era. Nod's side of industrial fairy-tale stories is the kind of thing that almost becomes too cheesy with its narration, but the sounds back it up.
The Girl and the Giant is the one I really remember being unlike anything I'd really heard before.
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V/A "NIHIL" 2xLP
CMI
Nihil, I feel that NOD has the best side here! All bands appear noisier than on some of their other releases, but especially IRM did more interesting things later on!
Always loved this comp. Got it in a trade (or purchase) from someone on this board ages ago. Can't seem to find the PM anymore to confirm who it was.
I wasn't the trader, but wanted to chime in and say I'm also a big fan of this one. The Institut side is weird and does very little for me, but the rest is quite nice. I like the one artist per side style. IRM definitely did more exciting work later on, but their one track Strictly Platonic is one of my favorites of the pre Virgin Mind era. Nod's side of industrial fairy-tale stories is the kind of thing that almost becomes too cheesy with its narration, but the sounds back it up. The Girl and the Giant is the one I really remember being unlike anything I'd really heard before.
"Kill the Blind" is also great.
It's also interesting to think that they were able to press it under the radar with that Daniel Johnston track on the SLP side.
CUT HANDS - Afro Noise I
At long last. Since I never really got down with Whitehouse, excepting some 90's Total Sex listening experiences, it stands to reason that I've also missed out on Bennett's new project. After hearing a few clips online and reading up a bit on Cut Hands (including some subnormal leftist hit piece on Whitehouse that ended with an arrogant reference to the endeavor) I felt the time had come. I've been doing the listening on a Panasonic SL-SX390 portable, fortified with a couple of glasses of dry white wine (need to work on that waistline, what with obesity being a risk factor for COVID-19 death and all). Semi-expensive in-ear plugs. What can be said? This project seems terrible underrated. That is a good thing of course, since contrarian elitists such as myself could never enjoy a commercially successful Cut Hands, and we're really what it's all about. The most stand out feature, aside from the impeccable production, is the strong (and I do mean strong) rhythmic element at work here. I've long felt that the incorporation of rhythm in violent electronic music/industrial/noise/PE is a somewhat underdeveloped thing. There are, of course, German rhythmic industrial, and there are at times sampled percussibe sounds added as flavor in or around power electronics and noise tracks. Additionally, there are lots of terrible distorted drum machine BS recordings of various types that make no-one happy anywhere. Incorporating one of the most basic musical elements there is in extreme electronic music seems like a difficult thing to do properly.
With Cut Hands, I think William Bennett has found one possible approach. Afro Noise I retains a distinctly non-musical quality - it's not very conducive to booty shaking unless done in some inhuman, shamanistic fashion. Still, the lion's share of the album not only contains, but consists of percussion and rhythm. Clean, in your face Africa-inspired drums and percussive clings and clangs build into complex but monotonous structures -sometimes supporting other sounds and even melodies, but often just straight and pure. There's other stuff here too - painfull feedback, controlled noise bursts, odd synthesizer tones and chords coming and going in strange ways. So, while the feature which stands out is the seamless and powerful incorporation of rhythms and drums, this album is also a very competent experimental/industrial album, with some brutality to it as well. Very pleasing, very impressive, and also (as befitting a pioneer trying his hands at something new) - innovative. This will not be my last encounter with Cut Hands.
V/A LAND OF THE RISING NOISE 1-3 CD's
Charnel House
First is the best and the noisiest. However, unlike the name suggest, these are not only noise compilations, but present all sorts of Japanese underground music. Or lets say, not all sorts of. Besides sheer noise, you will get industrial, weirdo rock spastics, impro, psych, etc.
It's not all gold, but also in 2nd and 3rd part that came like 3 years after the first one, you will have some good harsh blasts from K2, Kazumoto Endo and such.
Ongaku Otaku issue 2 info sheet from 1996, after first comp, before 2nd. I remember watching the first issue grainy black & white images of MSBR special packaging, thinking WTF. When finally seeing some of then for real, my impression was equally amazed.
Another things, I'm not sure what it is about Japan that compilation mixing noise with sweet female indie music works out. Can't imagine that being done almost anywhere else?
LASSE MARHAUG / MACRONYMPHA "MONSTER" c-60
TWER
is just exactly that = A Monster! Monstrous harsh noise of Lasse abusing Macro sources, with a lot of things happening. Mostly different things on left and right speakers. If talking about mid 90's heavy mid's and blown out crunchy brutality, this lives up to the standards of the era!
It is not so neatly edited but has the hands-on live mix feel to it. Neither it relies of keeping noise on the sweet-spot all the time, so to say, but like the great 90's noise, it has the minor drifts and slips from perfection and this keeps the true spirit of tape noise in maximum. This way the highlights are really the highlights!
Cover is ultra simple. Page from xxx rated magazine clued as "folder". Label stamp and shitties fading info sticker glued on top.
DEAD BODY LOVE "Volcano god" tape
Spite
DBL tape is probably better than any of his CD or any of already reissued stuff. C-30 of pure brilliance! When I think of SPITE, it's like *everybody* did their best tape there - or best of that era. That is valid for GRUNT as well. I did not intend it to happen, but Europe After Storm tape was just.... too good to remain ltd 50 tape, so it got eventually done on CD with bonus stuff.
PAIN JERL "Alchemistry" tape
AMP-011
Pain Jerk. Fuck. Every time I listen some Pain Jerk I have not listened for ages, I tend to conclude that this is absolute killer and "one of the best". That could be said about Alchemistry tape too. 1995 Pain Jerk noise at its best. It's 100% PJ, but also different from a lot of other PJ I have listened in recent times. I won't start to analyze what exactly makes it different, but like Pain Jerk concluded in 90's, it's not just noise. He composes with sounds. This is one of the differences of the old school Japanese noise (a'la Hijokaidan, Incapacitants) where maximum chaos and maximum noise is the goal, vs. Sound artists like Pain Jerk, who may seem pure noise, but are actually quite sharp sound compositions.
BLACK LEATHER JESUS "Sex in the name of god" tape
Deadline
1993 BLJ tape. It was reissued in 2004, but I guess almost equally hard to find?
As usual, it's dubbed on C-90, but material is one hour.... Or is it?
Since I see CDR mentions it is like two 31 minute tracks, but on this tape, A-side ends in probably 10-15 mins before side is over. You can hear the song end, and then stop button sound a bit later. B-side goes all the way to the absolute end of the tape. So It makes me wonder if CDR release is slightly different than the tape as sides/songs here are clearly different length while CDR has both different artwork and... durations?
Two tracks remind of the days when BLJ was not really harsh noise. Sound is rotten and dusty, as if recorded with boombox or tape recorder, and not really "mixed" or "produced". First side reminds more of 80's UK power electronics than 90's USA harsh noise. It's eerie feedback howl, that is not really so piercing or irritating. Almost substitutes mid-frequency synth oscilation. Like on the most "laid back" Sutcliffe Jugend tracks or some Ramleh. ...Or lets say The Gerogerigegege Story Of The Thalaba song from Senzuri Power Up CD. It is that type of stuff, with some noises trying to emerge below the feedback but barely make it. It's that great moment where noises struggle to erupt below feedback, and this eruption point and sounds 100% saturating and melting together is one of the greatest things in noise compared to having things multi-tracked and mixed with utmost clarity.
B-side has more things going on. Equally dark and brutal material, with more noise texture, spoken pieces, TV/movie noises, etc. It sounds as if session was done in room, and whoever happened to be louder, got heard on recording. all guys must have just one thing in their hand. Not like table of gear, but really focus on modulating one particular element, which keeps this material controlled, fairly thin and ripping - in a good way.
For those who seek the blasting harsh walls, tape may not be among the best, but for me, and probably those who like the old PE / industrial noise, this is true gem that hopefully is featured iin some Ramirez related box I have heard rumoured to be under making...
I am firm believer that if running label (or being "artists") it is good to listen a lot of noise. Some delayed releases may cause nuisance among guys waiting something to be published, but I think instead of churning out new stuff out there, one must keep perspective confirmed.
It is easy to be impressed of something if your friend made it. Or you happened to listen something on exact right moment. To get proper perspective of worthiness of the material, it feels good to listen both classics and great stuff, ...and also the other things. To get good enough gut feeling of the highlights and the "average" and even the poor quality. To realize what it means if new thing you put out falls into category of "huh, well, I'm never listening THAT again..."
So, oh yes, sometimes while there would be a lot of things to do, more crucial is to listen releases that already exists to be able to accurately hear value of something new. This is why listening your old stuff instead of preparing masters and dubbing tapes is probably equally important, or even more important...
Although, some stuff, that may not be perfect by any means, not even that good, have some sort of personal historical value and purpose. Like LUPINE "Consumer" tape. I have my doubts if mr. Reed (Luasa Raelon, Envenomist, etc) would want to be remembered of these recordings, hah, but it displays greatly how early stage noise work is progressing in leaps. Just year or couple, and he was doing things on very different league than these tapes that are not even mentione at discogs I think? Sounds are quite synthetic in wrong way, like cheap multi efx and 2000's digital loopers, with that "less than 16bit" sampling rate(?) feel to it. Guitar sounds that are not really that noisy, but fueled with odd eq settings and cheesy digi delay - been there done that. Listening experience may not be entirely pleasure, but it is still lesson to be remembered.
When listening new master of artists and you can either put it out as "support", or you can also support artists by concluding that you may want to look into these few details before starting to mass-spread things. This seems to be also valid for many veterans these days when gadgets and digital recording seem to have created surprising obstacles that become clear when you listen enough of examples.
I know I posted quite a lot, but also listened even more. Not everything is comment worthy, but hard to not report when playing things like:
DEATH SQUAD / HYDRA split tape
was one of the very few DS tapes I did not get when it was originally released. I used to receive letters from Michael (and actually still do at least for christmas, hah) always filled with the latest tapes. Sending back my own crap of the time. I missed only couple DS tapes, and this one managed to find from Japanese record shop. 600JPY price tag still there. I suppose it was 2005 when I visite there are now defunct indie/noise/weirdo store at shinjuku are had three different DS tapes for sale.
DS is his early style of heavy blown out noise wall. Hydra is instrumental, painful as fuck electronic noise tracks.
DEATH SQUAD Cutting Myself Open To See & Feel Blood - 3x C-20 box set.
First edition of 20 copies came out with rusty box-cutter blade, self mutilation photo, and three tapes consisting both heavy noise rumble, but also seemingly about to make transition to spoken word direction. Simple static fuzz with delay effected body-abuse themed spoken pieces. Good stuff. It was later issued as C-60 tape and cdr.
( Anyone who has Stimbox/DS tape on HLAS label, and willing to get rid of it, please please contact me. Could have some extra copy of DS own tapes to trade for it or something else..)
NUX VOMICA "Spindal Alpha" tape
from 1991. Discogs rates this 3/5. One rating, though. But considering when almost everybody gets like 4,5-5/5... hey damn, this is really good dark experimental/industrial/noise soundscapes! I should probably organize rest of nux vomica titles in order to see what else did they do, and whether later works are this good.
FACIALMESS / LASSE MARHAUG split tape
Bloated Corpse
Full length C-60 tape. I recall being little critical of the "joke" back then. Christmas noise split did not really appeal my taste on things. Not only christmas basically quite stressful and sucky times, but does not look good as design... haha.
But getting greetings, of course appreciated nevertheless.
What I do appreciate, is the brilliance of FACIALMESS here. I think I said it before, but in this era, project stands up the with THE BEST of harsh noise genre. I can name drop harsh noise era of Merzbow, mid 90's of Pain Jerk and Killer Bug/Endo (earlier style) put into blender and shaken hard. You may get something like Facialmess. It is FAST, always wild ride going forward. It has none of the stutterloop and long abrupt stop type of pits of contemporary cut up. It doesn't sound like any of the mentioned guys alone, but kind of compressed noise energy as a whole.
I am surprised that this stuff is not re-issued, right? I think entire old BC label discography could make excellent anthology CD of Facialmess.
I talked to friend and he concluded that even the latest works of Facialmess he has heard, has been good. But that was 10 years ago. I must say that I have not been following closely. I always take new release into distro when I see it, but some experiences with more goofy tape, involving joke'esque elements thrown among cut-up... I do strongly prefer the full throttle as opposed to sort of driving school noise.
Was talking with friend, explaining my dislike with shitty drivers. Seeing people in traffic lights, engine stops. Re-start. Abrupt leap forward to instant stop. Not knowing should they turn or not. A lot of contemporary cut-up is like that. Stutter-loops and awkward re-starts. Handbreak is on, parking skills all fucked. Just the feeling that what is this guy doing in middle of city. Fucking just step on it and get going! ( That is total opposition for the good cut-up which is like "how did he do this?!" -category. )
So yes, cut-up is much less of interest, and early FACIALMESS is the full throttle noise - with tons of things happening and excellent sound. If he still does that, I could be into grabbing any missed items!
LASSE on this tape offers 30 mins of the "90's noise". Not classic, not his best, but one will enjoy the no-BS approach of just having session of distorted, kind of hand-made and source-dominated material.
d/S "where the boys are" tape
Loud!
Ramirez 90's project. It is: harsh noise. Not much to say. Good stuff.
Building of Gel "red" tape
Less Than Zero
another Italian label release that is very very scarsely available. BoG was really unique Japanese 3 member noise band. Started as very electric and tech-heavy (yet gimmick free) noise. Later works had some rhythmic element. I suppose split tape on Freak Animal 1995 was their first tape on "label", and in following years they went on Less Than Zero, Self Abuse, New Noise... If term "under rated" is used in context of Japanese noise, I'd say BoG is the one where it should be applied!
Rudolf Eb er "Ken-da" 3"cdr
P-tape
is good stuff. Just overdubbing bunch of kendo sessions over eachother. Yelling and hitting multiplied. I listened AND tried to listen several P-tapes 3"CDR's. Some were quite shitty and stopped din middle. Besides Rudolf, the Daniel Menche "for the beasts" 3" was good. Few others proved to be things to be sold away...
MAEROR TRI "Mind Backwards Reversal" tape
BRUME "Iswari" tape
Neither belongs to the best works of artists, but especially Brume is absolutely the "WTF era" -of experimental tapes. You can never guess what he will be doing next. It is at the same time absolutely fantastic, and then soon borders nearly unbearable, and it feels gutsy move to put out that kind of stuff what is really *difficult* and experimental. Not just easily grasped and easily satisfying. Therefore a keeper of course, despite far from best Brume.
TR Kirstein & Jacob Kirkegaard – Imperia LP - Posh Isolation - I'm pretty sure I bought this from Mr. Umpio's little distro while visiting in 2013? I find these types of minimal ambient/drone/sound art things hard to rate and review. I think the contextualization and the aesthetic framing of music this abstract half decides what I'll like. but this is recording is based on recording from a nuclear power plant. so I'm automatically more interested. the actual sound, well it's feels obviously good. easy to listen to from first listen. Like Kevin Drumm's "Imperial Distortion". For me it's just the right amount of stasis and tiny sounds and changes to keep me engaged. I came back to it over the weekend because in a weird bit of coincidence I binged the Chernobyl miniseries on Saturday, the day before the Chernobyl meltdown anniversary. so nuclear power was on the mind and this delivered, in a very subdued way. Also minor point, it's a very nice pressing, very clean sounding.
Eduard Artemiev – Solaris Original Soundtrack LP - Superior Viaduct - supposedly official, long awaited issue of the actual music from Tarkovsky's Solaris. Not the re-recorded versions that were the only versions available for a long time. while this music is better, I do think it suffers from a lack of impact standing on its own. it's also funny to think that there's only some 40 minutes of music for a nearly 3 hour film. I'm glad I bough this score when it came out, that it was reasonably priced and nicely designed BUT I don't grab it as often as good John Carpenter or Fabio Frizzi score.
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LASSE MARHAUG / MACRONYMPHA "MONSTER" c-60
I believe half of this (?) is also on the Tapes 1990-1999 4CD set.
https://marhaug.bandcamp.com/track/monster-1996-with-macronympha
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I am surprised that this stuff is not re-issued, right? I think entire old BC label discography could make excellent anthology CD of Facialmess.
INDEED!
Solmania - Metamorphor Chorus CD - Alchemy Records (1991) - have I mentioned my love of Solmania here? Maybe a few times... Picked this album up late last summer, the last piece I was missing from the Alchemy Records CDs. I thought it'd be a lesser work considering it's semi-early in the band's catalog but now I just feel dumb for waiting so long to grab it. Metamorphor Chorus I is one of the absolute best songs/tracks/jams/meltdowns in the whole Solmania discography. Multiple layers revolving around one furnace blasting rough as hell part that never stops. Is it a drill or a furnace blast or a sander? You'll keep guessing! Lots of metal scraping in and out of the track and later on spooky drone atmospherics. It's not high energy, most Solmania isn't, but it's absolutely enchanting. And this is when Solmania was just Masahiko Ohno! If ever that was a band whose logo I'd get tattooed, Solmania might be the one. Also this CD shows up pretty cheap second hand fairly often. I absolutely recommend snagging a copy if you're so inclined.
灰野敬二 [Keiji Haino] – 滲有無 CD - P.S.F. & 慈 = Affection CD P.S.F. - Picked this up last year when I was on a big PSF and related kick. 滲有無, which I think is translated Permeation is the weirder and harsher of the two. Meandering isn't the right word but it's certainly not linear either. Lots of sections of metal bashing and scraping. The expected tortured yelps and slurs and very nice prickly guitars and synths (?). Sometimes I was thinking about the sound source as much as just enjoying. I listened to half of it while walking my dog and the rest while lying down, neither of which were complimentary activities. Definitely an album that will take a lot longer to get in tune with.
慈 = Affection is like easy listening in comparison. There's some guitar strumming, some distortion and "nice" vocals. I actually listened to it first and 滲有無 after which was maybe the wrong order? Absolutely love the cover art though. The kind of thing I'd hang on my wall if there was a poster sized version.
Unclean - Syntiinlankeemus CD - F&V - compared to Keiji Haino a revisit to this album felt like a relaxing easy listening! I like the synth oriented approach here compared to other Unclean material. I think it suits the slower speed of the tracks and is less necro than Tesco type stuff and maybe uglier than Unrest Productions style stuff? Definitely the kind of album that demands loud volume with sufficient support of the whole frequency range.
S*Core - Missing Volume LP - Zabriskie Point - Regrettably I have very little S*core in my collection. Strangely, two of the items, this LP and the Sediment CD I'm quite sure share versions of the same tracks. I haven't spent the time to figure exactly which ones but I get deja vu listening to either. But I digress... This whole album is a relaxing but lo-fi malaise. It's so relatively uneventful that you're completely unprepared for the next level excellence of the final track Reverse which has a wonderful core loop that goes on for the perfect amount of time. I really have to grab some of his other recordings...
I've made a recent discovery of Final Machine from Ohio lately. Incredible bleak industrial/ambient and noise.
https://finalmachine.bandcamp.com/
Solmania - Kill CD - Alchemy [2016] - So I waited a few years to get this album because of its price and "shipping from Japan" only availability but last summer I had to bite the bullet and get it. First off, the images of the cover online, which is reminiscent of Autechre's Untilted, don't do it justice. The booklet is a series of color paper, layered in a staggered fashion. It's one of the best layouts I've seen from Masahiko Ohno, who almost always delivers a classy layout. Of course there's the matching OBI which works right into the main artwork design. But don't let the smart design fool you, this easily the most destructive assault ever committed to disc by Solmania. HARSH feed back right from the get, and then layer upon layer upon layer of fucked up, screeching noise descends upon you. It almost reminds me of some of the older K2 I've heard in the level of density but also refined complexity in the sound. Kill makes all prior Solmania albums look downright anemic. This is stupidly dense. You need multiple listens to even begin to parse through, and even then it's so dense your brain just starts grabbing one bit and wandering off listening to that, ignoring all of the other stuff going on. But then all of the sudden almost all of the elements unravel and it seems sparse, which is just the calm before the next deluge. For my drug ravaged brain these moments of "lightness" are appreciated so my brain can catch it's breath before trying to absorb further onslaught. Two highlights stuck out after re-listening last night: 1) the classic looping broken bit half way through that becomes straight groovy and then the last 20 minutes which just had my eyes rolling back into my head. Reminded me of the set Hiroshi Hasegawa played in Philly 4-5 years ago that sounded like an uninterrupted noise climax for the last 20 minutes or so. Cannot recommend enough!
Grunt / Clinic of Torture / Nicole 12 - Nihilist Paraphilia 3" CDr - Freak Animal [2005]
A nice little sampler of of Mikko's projects and a release I return to often. It's a quick fix of screeching feedback, rugged throbbing synths and overall negativity. The Clinic of Torture track stands out especially for it's total completeness despite its short run time. The foundation of throbbing bass and heavy distortion on most/all elements is instantly enjoyable, and one of my favorite approaches CoT takes from time to time. But there's no weak track. I think all of this stuff has made it compilations eventually, but I still prefer this under 20 minute snack.
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S*Core - Missing Volume LP - Zabriskie Point - Regrettably I have very little S*core in my collection. Strangely, two of the items, this LP and the Sediment CD I'm quite sure share versions of the same tracks. I haven't spent the time to figure exactly which ones but I get deja vu listening to either. But I digress... This whole album is a relaxing but lo-fi malaise. It's so relatively uneventful that you're completely unprepared for the next level excellence of the final track Reverse which has a wonderful core loop that goes on for the perfect amount of time. I really have to grab some of his other recordings...
I play these two alot myself, but I've never recognized any particular tracks or even sounds that might have been re-used. I'll have to study this close.
I am in an S*Core mode right now, which means I'm indulging in alot of
Mnem as well, especially
Engrama and the brand new
Elyktrion. Some select
Hands To works tickle the same nerves too, the
SFO album especially. Oh and
DMDN -
Agonistes, even though admittedly quite harsh, seem to pass through the same time-bending wormhole as the other weirdos mentioned.
Quote from: Baglady on May 06, 2020, 09:37:22 PMSome select Hands To works tickle the same nerves too, the SFO album especially.
Interesting comparison. Makes so much sense.
Sagatrakavashen
early lo fi Italian proto black metallers has been brought to my attention
The vocals sound closest to "critters" characters talking ive heard so far.
Quarantine has offered me more motivation to start buying more records/tapes that I actually want instead of local shop filler, so I finally received my copy of the Con-Dom/Militia's "Scorched Earth Policy" tape and was not disappointed.
The tape had never been played before, and the sound was very clear and incredible. Con-Dom doing what he does best, but Militia's side is what did it for me. Having hearing these tracks for the first time, I didn't expect such the nice contrast between the artists. I understand why they felt compelled to reissue it on CD format in the early aughts.
Spore Spawn - Okureteshimai c20 (Foul Prey)
This one really took me by surprise. To be fair, I haven't heard any of the artist's past releases.
Very well attuned and a great breadth of detail. Carefully rides the rail between quieter passages and building to harsh moments in a thoughtful way. This is very close in style to the recent Kazumoto Endo CD, Keiyo. I've heard this style labeled as "post harsh noise" or something to that affect but not sure it completely applies or if I'm in the love with the connotations the word "post" carries with it.
What really makes this stand out is the great composure and intelligent flow to the two tracks. There is an extreme and beautiful attention to detail in how the two tracks progress. Both in the narrative sense and also in the flow of the cut-up style utilized in the harsher moments.
Going to keep my eye on future releases from the artist. Excellent stuff.
https://foulprey.bandcamp.com/album/okureteshimai
Blind Date - Acting Class (Oxen)
Tyler Keen's Blind Date has been one of the most consistent American noise acts in recent years. Release after release seems to somehow out-do the last which is impressive as everything I've heard going back to Open Trap on New Forces has been exemplary work. The sound is in line with classic Americanoise junk metal distorted to the outer limits, however his ability to dial in the frequencies and textures is unmatched by most current artists. The bass flattens and the mids are crunchy as fuck while coming through extremely clear from one another. The CD format benefits the work here as the frequencies are extremely pounding and crystal clear. Even after the 39 minute disc is over I'm left wanting more.
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Blind Date - Acting Class (Oxen)
Even after the 39 minute disc is over I'm left wanting more.
Agreed, this ended and I immediately got that "Awww..." feeling. Fantastic disc.
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The result of the past several weeks of listening. I've been spending some time listening to other things, but these have all been getting multiple plays for good reason. The MSBR/Proof Of The Shooting 7" (MSBR version) is near the top of the list for one of my favorite noise 7"s ever (along with the Pain Jerk/Skin Crime 7" on Self Abuse). Just incredibly crafted noise from both projects, but I think the MSBR side might be my favorite MSBR I've heard so far. This is one of those releases that it so good that you should do yourself a favor and not buy 5 average noise tapes and use the money to buy this instead. I feel like I could flip this thing over and over all day long.
The new batch of tapes from Dada Drumming are incredible as expected, the standout for me here being the Scathing/T.E.F. split cs. I'm excited to get some more Scathing in my life because his side of the split is just totally top-notch dynamic harsh noise. I don't even need to mention how good the T.E.F. side is because honestly, is there any bad T.E.F.?!? The A Fail Association "Yellow Pearl" cs is outstanding as well. I like how AFA is not afraid to take chances sonically and compositionally-speaking with its sound and that I'm never really totally sure what kind of harsh noise I'm going to get. It always delivers though, and this tape is no exception. Since "Someone Wake The Maid It's Time To Kill The Butcher" grabs an award for one of the best compilation titles ever, thankfully the noise contained in it has an equally strong presence. With tracks from Worth, Scathing, Mo*Te, Hiroshi Hasegawa, AFA, Richard Ramirez, Kazehito Seki, and more, I don't need to tell you that this is already a modern classic and should not be slept on. Bonus points for the full-sized insert pages for each artist on the comp.
I finally tracked down a copy of the Yellow Tears & Ahlzagailzehguh "Sitophilic Remorse" c10 released on Collapsed Hole Noise & Happy Face Entertainment in 2008 for the Yellow Tears/Ahlzagailzehguh 2008 tour. Although the liner notes don't indicate, I'm thinking that the sounds on this are the result of Ahlzagailzehguh arranging and editing the sounds of himself and Yellow Tears into one hellfire of a ten minute tape. This was my favorite era of Yellow Tears too, when they were just a chaotic harsh noise "band".
Finally, I rounded things out with three Abfall tapes, "Einaschern", "Folterhaus", and "Zerstorung". These all are perhaps self-released demo tapes, two of which are dubbed onto factory blanks with simple hand-written labels and printed paper j-cards. I couldn't find any evidence of these on Discogs either. I was only familiar with the project previously due it's association with MSNP, but I'm glad I decided to take the plunge with it. They are fantastic and provide a wide range of styles; 90's American crunch, cut-up noise, sometimes more droney and experimental sounding. It's unfortunate that it seems there is little Abfall available currently, but I'm happy to have come across these.
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agree about the msbr/proof of the shooting 7"... maybe my favorite noise 7" as well! i have the soundprobe version which has a thick layer of spitball type material for a cover... the pic on discogs is my copy.
re: sitophilic remorse - the tracks were made from recordings of us all jamming together... it was recorded at my place, using my tools and tricks for both recording and editing, which is probably why it seems to lean heavy on the ahlz side of sound. we did all take turns editing/constructing the pieces though. and yes, they were all playing pure noise! that was probably the last harsh stuff they did as they had already recorded most of the pissmop lp. weird to me that it seems to be a rather obscure tape, with only 40 people having it in their collections on discogs when we got rid of 132 copies over the course of that one month tour. wish i had saved the original source material, we recorded for hours even though it ended up as a c10, and also that double a-sided c15 i did as a fundraiser/promo for first burning fleshtival. best of times, for me.
TRERIKSRÖSET - S/t - C62 / CD
Who the hell records 31 minute live-to-tape takes successfully these days? Or should I say; who even tries? Anyway, a tape recorded as a part of an art object of sorts. I wont get into reviewing the other parts here, but it was worth waiting four years to get the damn thing, let's leave it at that. This is gloves-off bare-knuckle harsh noise. Warm, smelly, slippery and risky. A brouhaha turned violent in the local health club sauna. Take the neanderthal rawness of Puking Blood and add the dynamics of Venal plus years of fine-tuned skills and you might end up with this. Tense all the way, with some truly heart stopping moments peppered throughout (the last ten minutes of side a and the first ten of the flipside are twenty minutes of non-stop goosebumps). An exhausting yet very rewarding exercise, this tape, and quite the statement too.
SMALL CRUEL PARTY C-90 comp tape with selection of earliest experimental industrial action. Far more painful and disturbing in late 80's than the later stuff. Later stuff perhaps better, but iif you need it raw and painful, then early stuff is good.
Yeast Culture "s/t" tape. also late 80's. Obscure, suffocating, odd, arty noise humming. Always very personal and labor heavy hand made packaging that address to overall atmopshere!
PAIN JERK "Neurotten" tape
Listened this several times over few days. I recall discussion with mr. Pain Jerk where he described challenge of reissues. Always listening master and concluding that would be better to cut all the lazy moments that go nowhere. Then end up having just 10 minutes left of 45 minutes tape.
I listen in disbelief. Lazy moments? Pain Jerk? What?!
Stuff like Neurotte, there is barely anything one could cut away. Even the brief few seconds in the begining when he basically prepares to unleash the beast, is there for good reason. Rest of tape is just pure gold.
THE HATERS "Beh" tape
1993, simple things of sort things Haters is known for: loops that are different lengths, so material is seemingly "the same", but loops are always in different position compared to eachothers and material is never the eactly identical moment.
R.D.P. "The green is shining brightly" tape
Probably 90's japan. I think no info about this tape found online. Some tracks are pretty good ritual-ambient-industrial thing, but also more musical songs emerge...
KADEF "open grave rotten face" tape
Another excellent primitive harsh works. Oversized artwork and who could get tired of corpses on noise tapes - as long as they look good like this.
After this batch of stuff, I have been away from home for days, so no stereo system and physical record collection at hand, but the urge to listen noise is not dictated by lack of means to listen it "properly". So youtube that was... for:
K2 noise tournament series 1-6 was listened. Too bad vol 7 does not appear at youtube. This 7" series is one of the greatest. I do have whole set as physical vinyl, and I would urge anyone to grab any - or all - of them. No matter who K2 collaborated with in the 90's, it is worth of your money. Those who doubt this, can listen 6 volumes from youtube. R&G, Haters, Smell & Quim, Aube, De Fabriek, RLW. All those names, real craftmen of interesting sounds. Can't really pick favorite. I think all are supreme!
Hijokaidan "modern" was a fierce reminder how noise is sometimes most painful when there is zero "crunch", zero bass frequencies. Just sheer ripping painful noise.
Con-Dom "sermons" 8x 7" set. Mr. Snotnosed / Black Operations was nice enough to post complete sermons set into youtube. It is almost devastating to see it has barely 400 listeners in two years. I have visited so many museums and galleries during the years, that I feel rather comfortable to conclude I am familiar with usual level of modern art out there. Of course there are unbeatable masters, but what come to conceptual art, unless I would feel from elitist perspective it is actually GOOD that Con-Dom is not wasted on art world - I would feel that it would be shame that the crowd out there has to settle on things on level that is presented by (for example) Helsinki modern art museum instead of being able to experience THIS.
Sermons, in its complexity, in its references to religion, history, current era, even pop culture... It appears to play in very different league as the often retarded contemporary art. Just like the noise is almost like puzzle made out of great found noises made by other artists, Con-Dom treats them the same like the information he collects and re-assembles and re-contextualizes. Everything put into new context, but discoveries of original source may reveal new angle. While some could say that topics presented here is like ABC of industrial music, or power electronics, I am not sure if it is? Con-Dom of course deals with the core questions, that barely have exact answers, but one should not pass them as being "the same" as in power electronics in general. I'd say often they are almost opposite of what most PE bands deal with?
As being sort of ultra critical guy, I am not *always* 100% convinced of everything that there is. In this set, something like Hatred 7" feels intellectually lazy or even dishonest. I understand the logic and perhaps even intent, yet, am not totally convinced.
Except that if it is actually meant to display THAT. The dishonesty of certain type of hatred. Whether it is, It will not remove fact that it is magnificent 7". And it may be also merely result of my own perspective distorting what artist meant.
I recall sitting with Con-Dom and the female companion of the time, who told everybody else knows the Con-Dom, in ski-mask, as guy who does these sort of offensive performances, but she knows him as they real guy without the mask. And mr. Con-Dom just commented that "how do you that the guy without mask is *the real* Dando", and not the one with mask. Almost obvious angle, that for some reason may not occur in though without reminder.
It seems to be most common assumption that art is *not* real, and this odd, human skin dressed facade one presents within mundane daily life is more "real". What a load of crap, I'd say. But without going further, just need to say, if you for any reason did not listen Con-Dom, I urge to check it out. If nothing else, then search youtube for "sermons" and the complete 8 x 7" set rip will present you level of conceptual extreme electronics that remains unbeaten till this day.
NOTE: On this youtube rip - amusing is that Glory 7" plays wrong speed. Its 45rpm and here the low pitched roar indicates its ripped with 33 rpm
HIJOKAIDAN "Modern" and "Romance" CD's. Windom being my favorite, and these two are from same era of turn of 80/90's. Absolutely ripping high pitched, nearly "no bass frequency" noise screech.
MERZBOW "Dadarottenvator" . Rip of the original press of LP. 175 in wooden box. It is not as good as Project Frequency LP for example, but with it flaws, nevertheless, master works! There is more kind of searching where to go and seemingly failing to really go there, but then finding other things and doing really brilliant noise between the lost moments. This is the thing I miss from PDB label discography AND also would like to get the LP for sake of what it is. Soon to be re-issued by Urashima!
Back home at the stereo system, and piled handful of less celebrated Japanese noise related names.
Joji Yuasa LP is the first of the Omega Point obscure Japanese tape music of Japan series releases. There was many more CD's in the series. I once visited the "store" of his. Apartment, with store section. Bought mostly known noise names, since the obscure japanese early exlectronic experimental stuff is mostly unknown territory for me. He was playing some great sounding stuff and I asked what it was, and he commented something in lines of "unreleased old recordings, not for sale". First side of this LP is chanting and minimal tape manipulations and subtle efx. That's from the 60's. B-side his latest works from the 70's, utterly minimal and primive electronic sounds. Artists explains in liner notes, not only working with sounds since 50's in pre- Sony company and being excited of emerging tape music before there was even "stereo recording" available. Almost half century later some small label put of vinyl ltd 150 copies... hah.
K.Mizutani "same thing makes always her laugh" LP
1989 album of guy who is known from countless Merzbow recordings where he collaborates with Masami, but very little solo material out there as well as information is pretty limited? Some of the album is very good experimental noise. Not harsh noise per-se, but certainly steps to level of noise, while some of the other stuff is free drum chaos or manipulated bird singing etc. Those who like 80's Merzbow with less noisy approach, probably enjoy this too.
jojo + sakevi "mammalia" LP
mr. Hijokaidan and mr. GISM team up for 1987 album that could be said to be not far from the western 80's experimental/industrial stuff. If you have just listened some Ultra and German Shepherds, could be surprised how there are a lot of elements here that feel pretty close to such material. You will not find Hijokaidan or gism sound here really!
And then much later' 2000's material:
Masayuki Imanishi / Mr. Natural split LP
Unlike the pricey and "collectible" items, I guess you can score this for less than 10 bucks! I have no idea who mr. Imanishi is, but he delivers kind of noisy digital manipulations in good way. While it is fast and sort of technical, it has very good taste and evades the types of glitch and the types of kaospad sounds I tend to dislike, but doing things you barely could do in purely analogue gear.
Mr. Natural is one of those guys, who selected such name for his project, that no matter how fantastic material he would carve out of his gear, it will never be "popular" - that I could bet on. For listeners, it's of course great to be able to get affordable, or even dirt cheap good releases still decades after they came out!
V/A - Mantras of Vivisection (CD, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Good compilation. I might skip the opening track (The Rita) when I listen to it again as that gives me next to nothing (and sounds almost exactly like other stuff I heard from him), but aside from that, it's a solid comp. I hadn't heard Linekraft before and it's a very good track, so I might have to check out more of his stuff. I generally like Reptile Womb, but I think this is one of his best tracks so far. Pity about the one sided insert, but I understood that was a misunderstanding or fuck up with the printing company. Shit happens. Pity, but no reason not to get this compilation.
Chaos Cascade - Melodies of Misogyny (tape, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Even more in the Industrial Power Electronics style, vocals are still recognisable. Very good tape! I think not all of the releases he did when switching from Bestial/War/Grind... to full on PE/Noise were equally strong, but this tape is recommended.
Torturing Nurse - Futile (tape, Obsessive Fundamental Realism): Since the OFR label master talked me into getting his full batch, I got this that I might have skipped otherwise. I remember TN being around forever (that I ever since I got into noise some 12 or so years ago) and I heard some tracks here and there and thought some of it was good, but other stuff not so much. I also remember they seemd to have releases every other month, which for me is always a good way to loose my interest, can't bring myself to search for the good stuff in such a big discography... Anyway, this tape presents some pretty good Harsh Noise, after first listen I thought the A-side is better than the B-side. Most remarkable moment is on the A-side when the noise stops for a short while and there's a scream. I somehow thought this would be repeated a couple of times, but no.
Kadaver - Hypothermiasma (tape, Fall of Nature): another act which has been around as long as I can remember. First release I get from him after all these years, aside from the appearance on the Manifestations on the Road to Death compilation. This is a quite mixed release, some tracks more Harsh Noise, some more atmospheric stuff, one track that's more Industrial/Power Electronics, but quite annoying. Doesn't feel like an album. A bit on edge on whether I should keep this or not. I like having a release from such a long running act and it's not bad overall, but I also feel like chance of me really wanting to play it again is small.
Subklinik - Monotheistic Entrance of Seclusion (tape, Fall of Nature): Monotonous Death Industrial. Somewhere between atmospheric and a tad boring...
Masonna - Hyper Chaotic CD - V. Records 1996 - I'm not an expert on Masonna compare to some, I've only got 5 of the '90s albums and that big 'ol Urashima box. Unrelated, but worth noting, this is one of only 3 releases on Andrew WK's short lived label which also released a 7" by Hellchild (!!!) and a 7" by Aube. How's that for some noise trivia?
Ok so I recently listened to Frequency LSD which I adore and spent a lot of last summer listening to the other Masonna stuff I own. But damn if this isn't one of the most all out bat-shit and intense Masonna records I have. The sound isn't quite as "organic" as earlier works but it's also more varied than alot of 1996 and later stuff I've heard. and it's fucking LOUD. my ears were ringing after listening to it on headphones last night. relentless screams, hard pans, distortion blasts, signal drops, sampler (?) abuse, delay (?) abuse. Hell half the time I can barely identify what he's doing to get the sounds I'm hearing. and by the time you have a grip it's six segments later or a whole new track. And somehow, I guess due to an insane level of editing, each little song/track feels independent. This isn't one where it feels like one track cut into 20 or 30 segments. Every single goddamn track has its moment to shine. Damn good stuff, damn good! I got my copy for $15 maybe but I would have paid $25. I will say that the graphic design for the cover is fucking hideous but it actually somehow works with the color palette of the sounds of the album, if that makes sense. The rest of the design is distinctly '90s, but in such a way I get nostalgia enjoyment out of it.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 14, 2020, 07:16:14 PM
this is one of only 3 releases on Andrew WK's short lived label which also released a 7" by Hellchild (!!!) and a 7" by Aube
Further noise trivia: the notes on
Aube's
Sensorial Inducement LP include this: "Fuck & No-Thanks To Andrew Wilkes-Krier".
V/A - Elite Live Stockholm April 2008 Tape
I've owned this probably since when it was released. A simple zipbag with a folded A4, and two cassettes inside. The cassettes were taped together with their bottom ends against each other until yesterday, when I finally cut them apart to start listening. They both contain the same concert, recorded by different means, and the acts involved are Cock Tribe, Treriksröset, Sewer Election, Ochu and Alfarmania. The first tape was recorded with some type of dictaphone ("portable cassette recorder", says the note on the cover) and the second is possibly lined from the mixer table (into a "stationary cassette deck"). The result is a sort of split, with Tape 2 offering the better, or at least way more powerful, sound, while tape 1 takes you closer to the action with drunken audience ramblings as well as that special sound quality that can only be produced by small, portable cassette recorders. Listening, it is obvious why this release was made (less obvious why it was limited to "14 elite copies", but these were the days before bandcamp and extreme limitations were still acceptable). Every set sounds fucking amazing. Treriksröset does his thing, Sewer Election sounds extremely brutal... Ochu and Cock Tribe both do something very different, but also very effective. Alfarmania is dirty AF, the broken industrial noise riddled with samples of Swedish criminals rambling about whores they hate and dead friends. My boxes of stuff deliver again. Considering I had very little money back in 2008, I can only assume people were very generous back then.
SLOGUN - Nothing. Ever. CD
This album from last year had passed me by somehow. Whatever, now I have it. In one way, this could be seen as classic Slogun, but it's easier to just say it isn't. The unbridled aggression of Let Me Show You How or Tearing Up Your Plans is not there anymore/at the moment. Rather, there's a kind of depressive, dirty sadness. Often we descend into expressive, melodic territories, even if it's the most broken and bleak melodies imaginable. The vocals are not as energetic-aggressive as Slogun fans may be used to. Rather, the verbal performance sounds frustrated, hateful and a tad whiny. The lyrical content is similarly authentic; while the basic message being put forth here ("Nothing you do will ever matter. Nothing. Ever.") could be ridiculed or criticized from any number of perspectives, it is still a solid aesthetic choice and carries over well in the tracks. The actual sound here is fucking great, and even if Slogun is usually great car stereo music, I recommend the headphones for this one. All sounds seem carefully selected in some unfathomable process of curation before being assembled into a monstrosity, before being crowned with bitter shouts of a voice that oscillates between sounding like a murderous incel and like the impersonated woman Anarcho-Syndicalist from "Monthy Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail". Since I don't care much for serial killers, Slogun has always been my Metallica to a Guns and Roses-fan, but he does create som great fucking power electronics. This time perhaps more than ever: "Enough with the bullshit, enough with the lies. You don't deserve a thing - none of us do."
• PGR/Thessalonians - The Concentration Of Light Prior To Combustion (C60, Banned Production, 1986)
The PGR side is a live performance divided into four parts. Black hole drone that gets heavier with each section. There's a ton of crowd noise, including the tried-and-true shouts of "Freebird!!".
The Thessalonians side fits nicely somewhere between Blowhole's free improvisatory leanings and Big City Orchestra's unidentifiable looping sub bass excursions.
Bizarre, elaborate packaging from Banned involving duct tape & aquarium gravel.
• Merzbow - Flare Gun (LP, Ten Bob Swerver, 1994)
Released by the strange and mysterious UK label Ten Bob Swerver, whose only other release was a Blowhole LP (where weren't they in the 90's?).
If it weren't for Hannover Interruption existing, this would be my favourite thing Merzbow recorded in any capacity (though I do think it's his/their best work). This is peak mid-90's power-trio Merz in full force (well, the b-side is anyway). Bara conjures up his best corpsebelch vocals and towards the end of the record Reiko delivers some of the most feral, ear-splitting banshee screams ever committed to tape (that totally overpower everything else in the mix).
I finally managed to track down an affordable copy of this, and it just happens to be in perfect condition. Fuck yeah.
• Crawl Unit - Tucson Mon Amour (7", Drone Records, 2000)
Originally released in 1998.
Prime-era CU in full force. Heavy on the natural reverb. Massive rumbling with roomtone pinging. Completely disorienting.
• K2/RLW - Noise Tournament Vol. 3 (7", Kinky Musik Institute/Banned Production, 1995)
The hidden gem of the Noise Tournament series. Chopped baritone vocals and organ meet typical K2 metal indecency. Not as sparse as the R&G collab, but close.
If you haven't copped any of the 7"s from this series, you're blowing it. Everything great about 90's noise encapsulated.
Various – Syndrom - Sin #6
Some Asian Female Body Builders - nice droning tones and sharp frequencies that fade in and out at a good pace
Toni Kandelin - pretty uneventful but nothing distasteful
OMS NMA - similar to Toni but, better.
Guttural Stap-on - This is the good stuff, I also know the project from the excellent 3-way split including gelsomina/perkust and outermost. Sort of like if macronympha really calmed down and made something more 'ambient,' relatively. strong bass and static dynamic noise.
Dub of Macronympha 1999Cdr
Mo*te presumably reworking Macronympha, but not much information is given, being that the packaging is a feminine pad and a sticker. It is very good as you might expect.
Mother Savage- Big Bang Drum Theory
Nice to have something more rhythmic to listen to every-once-in a while, but still noise. basically if scrap metal sessions of macronympha were just drawn out for an entire tape - and then you get some poorly mixed in vocals that stand out and are awkward- in a good way.
Rudolf Eb.er - 4 4 4 4
some of the best Rudolf Eb.er i have heard. It has alot more texture and constantly remains really dark and not so much cartoony or aktionist
Paranoid Time - Pinched Sack 2xCS (Skeleton Dust Recordings)
Wow.
These tapes have some of the loudest dubs I've ever heard. Complete overload (them being dubbed on type IV's is a plus). Sound-wise, it's 00's HNW that's a pretty good snapshot of what American artists of this variety were up to during that time. This stands out a little more for me, aside from the volume, the heavy tape saturation and bass frequencies make this more enjoyable than other recordings in a similar vein. Props to the release also being a double c20. Just enough time to enter the void without getting stuck in a purgatory of nothingness.
Recommended to those with a hefty subwoofer or headphones.
Quote from: [MBD] on May 19, 2020, 06:54:47 PM
Paranoid Time - Pinched Sack 2xCS (Skeleton Dust Recordings)
type IV's is a plus
They're on ferric tape. I can see how the shells might lure you to think metal though. Either way, knockout stuff, I love
Pinched Sack as well.
Quote from: Baglady on May 19, 2020, 08:27:49 PM
I can see how the shells might lure you to think metal though.
Ahh I see, I tend to go by shells for just playback. Definitely not the first time I've mixed them up ha.
Quote from: [MBD] on May 19, 2020, 06:54:47 PM
Paranoid Time
American artists of this variety.
There are no others.
Quote from: WCN on May 19, 2020, 08:46:33 PMThere are no others.
I stand corrected, Pat is in a league of his own.
Actually, they were dubbed onto Type II/hi bias tapes, not Type I/Ferric tapes.
Quote from: Baglady on May 19, 2020, 08:27:49 PM
Quote from: [MBD] on May 19, 2020, 06:54:47 PM
Paranoid Time - Pinched Sack 2xCS (Skeleton Dust Recordings)
type IV's is a plus
They're on ferric tape. I can see how the shells might lure you to think metal though. Either way, knockout stuff, I love Pinched Sack as well.
Quote from: whiteheatnoise on May 20, 2020, 06:02:31 PM
Actually, they were dubbed onto Type II/hi bias tapes, not Type I/Ferric tapes.
Quote from: Baglady on May 19, 2020, 08:27:49 PM
Quote from: [MBD] on May 19, 2020, 06:54:47 PM
Paranoid Time - Pinched Sack 2xCS (Skeleton Dust Recordings)
type IV's is a plus
They're on ferric tape. I can see how the shells might lure you to think metal though. Either way, knockout stuff, I love Pinched Sack as well.
My turn to stand corrected!
Masayuki Takayanagi & Abe Kaoru - 解体的交感 CD - Craftman Records - got this CD with several other psych/avant/noise CDs Japan in the mail yesterday. It's my first listen to Takayanagi or Kaoru, and really my first intentional listen to free jazz that I can remeber. I know both of these guys are important figures of the free jazz/improv scenes, that they're both dead now, and like most Japanese artists most of their stuff is expensive. The last month has been a lot of Solmania and PSF related stuff so I think I went into this as ready to hear it as a I could. But what does it sound like? Some dude torturing a sax (and occasionally clarinet and harmonica) and another dude abusing a guitar, but with minimal distortion. Like two noisy alley cats being strangled in each channel, kind of. It's exactly what I expected noisy free jazz to sound like, but I liked it better than I thought I would. It's legitimately torturous listening in parts, not dissimilar to stripped down Solmania tracks or some Hijokaidan. I can't say if it's good compared to other free jazz but I can say I'm not just gonna shelve it for a decade. I expect to be giving it a fair amount of spins before I'm off this kick. Also sorta worth mentioning, I got copy of the Ultra High Quality CD pressing and while I haven't heard a different CD version of this album to compare the clarity/fidelity, I can say that it seems like this sounds really good...... for what that's worth. I need a UHQCD of something I've heard a million times to see what if any difference the UHQCD process makes, but I'm also quite sure my hearing is too damaged to notice the difference.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 20, 2020, 09:27:33 PM
Masayuki Takayanagi & Abe Kaoru - 解体的交感 CD - Craftman Records - got this CD with several other psych/avant/noise CDs Japan in the mail yesterday. It's my first listen to Takayanagi or Kaoru, and really my first intentional listen to free jazz that I can remeber. I know both of these guys are important figures of the free jazz/improv scenes, that they're both dead now, and like most Japanese artists most of their stuff is expensive. The last month has been a lot of Solmania and PSF related stuff so I think I went into this as ready to hear it as a I could. But what does it sound like? Some dude torturing a sax (and occasionally clarinet and harmonica) and another dude abusing a guitar, but with minimal distortion. Like two noisy alley cats being strangled in each channel, kind of. It's exactly what I expected noisy free jazz to sound like, but I liked it better than I thought I would. It's legitimately torturous listening in parts, not dissimilar to stripped down Solmania tracks or some Hijokaidan. I can't say if it's good compared to other free jazz but I can say I'm not just gonna shelve it for a decade. I expect to be giving it a fair amount of spins before I'm off this kick. Also sorta worth mentioning, I got copy of the Ultra High Quality CD pressing and while I haven't heard a different CD version of this album to compare the clarity/fidelity, I can say that it seems like this sounds really good...... for what that's worth. I need a UHQCD of something I've heard a million times to see what if any difference the UHQCD process makes, but I'm also quite sure my hearing is too damaged to notice the difference.
The Takayanagi to get is Mass Projection, which is really dense stuff, and also April Is The Cruellest Month is fantastic.
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Does anyone else listen to noise as loud as possible while taking their car through an extravagant car wash with multicolored wax and flashing lights?
Quote from: Strangecross on May 21, 2020, 09:25:30 PM
Does anyone else listen to noise as loud as possible while taking their car through an extravagant car wash with multicolored wax and flashing lights?
I prefer drum & bass for automated car washes, but harsh noise will do in a pinch.
V/A "SEXORAMA" 5x TAPE
Statutory tape
I was talking with friend about this comp when listening first of the tapes, urging him to order one. I had feeling that RRR has ALWAYS sold these. But... no. And according to discogs, these are NOT cheap anymore. Not at all. Time just flies too fast. RRR still sells some of the other boxes. Best of GROSS, Journey Into Pain, etc.
Sexorama was early 90's reissue 5 x cassette box set compiling cult industrial / noise compilations done by Masami Akita is the 80's. Not only artist lists are kind of who-is-who of the tape scene noise of the time, but also utterly brilliant material and most of all juicy s e x noise!
I am quite sure Masami would not want to touch sleazy stuff anymore. Perhaps even some artists would not consider these their greatest achievements - but this would REALLY make so great CD collection, especially if the original 80's booklets were reproduced. It captures specific era and spirit so greatly, and if tapes are this expensive, reissue would be certainly appreciated.
Sexorama was such a treat, one feels tempted to re-listen whole 5h glory instantly, but moving into other things.
OP RECHTS "Murderer Report" LP
This Swizz early 90's obscurity isn't talked much. Full A-side of synth buzz and Eg Gein information narrated... Who would not love it? The glory of old time ki11ers is never ending. If someone today would make song influenced by someone like Ed Kemper, could you turn it down as "dated" or "done". No way. Kemper is immortal as subject. Ed Gein not bad either.
For fans of power electronics, this LP certainly good grab if you find it for reasonable price.
How good can "PE compilations" get? Early days set quite a damn high strandard. Neuengamme, I got both of the LP versions and some tape boot - just in case. White Power comp same thing. Neither the LP nor tape I have, is 100% legit, but one of those "dubs in circulation" back in the 90's and the nice sounding LP bootleg. Listening the Sutcliffe Jugend and thinking how come pretty much nobody has so striking and ripping vocal performances in contemporary power electronics?
I know it is not completely healthy to cling on the past, BUT sometimes the best things would be good to keep available, as reminder of level where newbies should be able to answer.
Not so long ago I was listening Consumer Electronics The Weight / Hostility Blues 7" thinking mr. Best still got the skills. Fucking ripping 7". I did not like so much previous recordings, but that 7" made me want to check something what they may having upcoming....
More compilation vinyls.
First was two kind of "not so classic" albums. I don't think I ever heard anyone praise Contact #1 or Dark side of the brain LP's. Contact #1 has some very good stuff on it. Contagious Orgasm, MSBR,.. Dark Side... less of great, but there are some personal things... like how critical one could be of Endorphine Factory LP release? Of course I NEED it, despite it ain't that phenomenal...
Natural Order 2xLP, I had recollection that it could be better. Well, there is not THAT man 100% perfect albums that could not be better. However, despite I won't say that anyone here would have submitted their absolute greatest songs into this 2xLP box set - as a whole, it is really good and much better than how it felt back when it came out. Anenzephalia, Con-Dom, GO, Grey wolves, Inade, Thorofon, A Swarm of Locusts... indeed, A LOT of great stuff here!
Frenzy with vinyl compilations continue. I guess it feels now I should just go through all of them. Listened few that didn't feel was noisy enough to report. Late 80's Old Europa Cafe LP had nice Gerogerigegege track, but mostly Italian odd gothic music. Comp with NWW, Bushido, Legendary Pink Dots and Konstruktivists, was also too pop-esque... but these three - no complaints!
Heilige Feuer compilation. This came as both LP and CD, is great reminder of 20 years ago, when band like Reutoff, Sal Solaris, Deutsch Nepal and such were saluted as absolute highlights and best out there. Not to mention Der Blutharsh and Genocide Organ! I can't remember last time I heard someone mention Reutoff? This does not indicate that band would be bad, but this type of atmospheric post-industrial, with fairly full- & clean production values seems to exists far far away in abother subgenre bubble, nothing to do with "noise" or "raw power electronics". Either that, or these may not be so hot... Reutoff here sounds as if he used massive cinematic keyboard tones and mixed it with looped Aube sounds?! He probably did those sounds himself, but there is this one loop that sounds exactly like fragment of early Aube water works...
Ultrason compilation LP includes also fairly musical industrial stuff. Especially Maruta Kommand was project who produced almost "pure" EMB at times. Militia, Folkstorm, Schloss Tegal, nice stuff. Aged fairly well, although compilation is by no means classic...
Statement LP, not Neuengamme, but there is no complaints from me. 1984 Broken Flag has the emerging guitar useage appearing, but it is noisy and fierce release with great balance and intense tracks from several classic acts.
4 LP presses of Xenophobic Ejaculation a.k.a. "XE". 18, Black hole and Vala double all appear somehow better on LP. Despite I was almost hesitating do I actually NEED the vinyls of stuff I have already CD, and some also on tape... but glad I did. LP format, with flipping sides, somehow gives good shape for this material. I think the early stuff is still best of XE. Since then material starts to bleed heavily into other F&V sound. It's hard to really say why somethings is XE and not some other F&V roster artist name. Fierce, unpleasant, blunt and primitive.
And more compilation revisited:
Die Geburt Des Jahrtausends LP on Steinklang. Krieger, Legion Condor, Operation Julmon, all feel somehow lazy compared to better tracks of Sektion B, Leiche Rustikal and Rasthof Dachau. There is very much the early 2000's Steinklang feel to this.
Japanoise of Death LP. Also Steinklang, impressive line-up, but there is something here why I never rated this along the very greats of Japanese noise compilations. Many tracks are great, like Incapacitants, K2,... and more.. but there are also couple tracks thrown there that are way below good. Normally, good comp can survive bunch of lazier tracks, but somehow this always has something unexplained why it just doen't hit me like it... "should". Listened this twice now, and my conclusion remain the same. Good, but not great. Can't explain why.
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re: contact #1 LP..... there may be one, but as of now i am struggling to think of a better MSBR track then ''fire wall''...!
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Not so long ago I was listening Consumer Electronics The Weight / Hostility Blues 7" thinking mr. Best still got the skills. Fucking ripping 7". I did not like so much previous recordings, but that 7" made me want to check something what they may having upcoming....
The 7" is good and I really liked the double LP,
Airless Space that came out after (last year). Carnage Mechanics is an incredible track.
The Cathode Terror Secretion – Spectre Of Historys Design LP - RRRecords 2009 - Haven't pulled this off the shelf in a while but as soon as the needle hit the groove I was reminded of why I loved these guys soo much. Only got to see them twice but the combination of weird, kinda-shitty PC electronics with unhinged vocals is just so good. too bad this was their last hurrah together. their 3" CD songs were powerviolence short, this LP is more akin to grindcore, i.e. just a little longer. each side flows together seamlessly. maybe I could say they're US power electronics take on mid 90s Masonna? or a more spastic precursor to Private Archive (what ever happened to them?) obviously different but I get the same kinds of feelings while listening. Surprisingly there's a lyrics sheet and even better the lyrics are fucking good. the cover art is nice and clean, reminds me of the Alex Rutterford's art for Autechre. The insert art is a mixed bag, definitely feels aged. Sci-fi vibes from both. a great LP and still available from RRR, although I will say I'll always prefer the stupid loud, super fast 3" CD the most.
Kinbakushi – Construction Site Bondage tape - IOPS 2020 - I haven't listened to original Kinbakushi tape in a bit but I remembered it as a lot of screeching and drums so I was expecting more of that here. While it's certainly a part, this tape has some straight up sexy rock n roll vibes. Not so much construction site bondage as leather bar backroom fun. Or maybe that says more about me? Either way very nicely constructed on both sides, with varying amounts of drums, guitar, screech and surging DIY electronics. or at least that I hear. I don't think some Brainbombs style vocals would be too out of place either. the packaging on this is really nice and I'm sure expensive, but I appreciate that even for a c20 the extra effort is here because it's one of the things that makes the best IOPS releases stand out and stand alone.
V/A - Riddle of Lumen CD - FMN Sound Factory 1995 - I picked this up in my new quest to track down a copy of every compilation with a Solmania track. I had no real expectations since I knew none of the other artists save Otomo Yoshihide, and I only knew him by name. Solmania is the only true harsh noise but their track is balls to the wall. it starts and ends with savage screaming (more of this please) and has all the fucked up guitar noise one could want. definitely one of the better Solmania comp contributions I've heard so far. but U, Peregrini and the first Yoshihide track are pretty raucous as well. The rest is all over the place with some psych rock, spastic jazz rock and chiller "art rock" type stuff. the vibe is less PSF psych and more Boredoms or Melt-Banana influenced. Weird shit but a fun listen that I don't regret getting. for those who want to try something different, grip this one.
Clinic Of Torture – Rohrstockliebe - IOPS 2020 - oh man that a-side! harsh "synth" in the mid & bass range, whistling feedback, muffled bdsm. it's "classic" COT while sounding updated from the projects first release 20 years ago (!!!). b-side is more blown out but maybe a tad melodic? This one is up there with Whip and Pierce and Slavesex as the best COT to my ears. And the bad scanning VHS image style in the booklet is perfect.
Silence Of Vacuum – 6: The Rubberist - IOPS 2020 - I don't think I can say much. If you fuck with Silence of Vacuum then you know what you're getting. single-minded vacuum drone worship. the sound is closest to the first 2 tapes, but not quite as static. Again, this IOPS box with color booklet is too nice! Save yourself some money and skip an old issue or two of Atomage and get this.
V/A - Taste Of Wild West 3 CD - Wax Records 1990 - another compilation I grabbed for Solmania but with a line-up this good anyone should grab it. It alternates between Japanese psych rock heavy hitters and Alchemy Records noise masters. Every name is a big name. Sadly the Solmania track doesn't blow me away, but it's nice to hear early, solo era Solmania stuff. But the closing Hijokaidan monster track coming in at 27 minutes is soo goddamn good!! And so is the epic Angel'in Heavy Syrup track which goes from chill psych to more rocking stuff. Only one I'm not into is the Boredoms track, but I just can't seem to break into what they do. I just got this so I've only had two listens but it I feel like it's damn fine document of Japanese noise and psych in 1990. The only thing that could make it better is something with Michio Kurihara.
KM Toepfer - Undercut // tape on absurd exposition
algorithm / programming (?) material... wavefolding feedbacks, cool balance between surgical and messy electronix. side a piercing and crackling, side b also, but a bit more into fuzzy harshness... not low rumbles, but treble ripping. but c'mon, how many "untitled" are there already... cook up some track titles next
JSH - Körperlich// tribe tape
a wall of HNW! slowly evolving and constantly crunching
lots of french jazz... anything with marc ducret, mario costa, emile parisienne, peter bruun... far out cats, as mike watt would say.
Meat Beat Manifesto - Armed Audio Warfare CD - Run Recordings 2003 - I got this CD when I was 16, scouring my local Tower Records for anything "industrial". I knew MBM from older sister's recommendation and The Matrix soundtrack, and the Chemical Brothers' Brother's Gonna Work It Out Mix. This blew me away when I heard it, partially because it's all over the map! You've got white guy rapping, turntablism, screeching feedback, brutal drum machines, breakbeats, sometimes all in the same track. It's fucking nuts and it does a level of genre hoping that I could only expect from the bravest artists today! I can't compare to other MBM because I've never heard another MBM release, but the mid section of this comp from I Got the Fear to (Strap Down) Give Your Body Its Freedom crushes. It's a bit dated but it goes hard as hell. 16 years later and this one still puts a big fucking smile on my face... and brings back some crazy memories. Maybe I should finally check out some other MBM records?
Thirdorgan / Diesel Guitar – Futuredestroyer / Tahiti 7" - Fever Pitch Music 1995 - It's all about the Diesel Guitar side but before I gush hard let's talk Thirdorgan. Thirdorgan's track is hash but not unpleasantly so active harsh noise with lots of wandering stereo panning. No extreme shriek or crunch, just midrange abuse. Good but not mind-blowing. Having only heard Thirdorgan here and on comps I'd love to hear one of his good full-lengths which seems impossible without spending some serious money. annoying. Diesel Guitar though, oh man. I was expecting something softer and more drone-y, but this is tense and building. Or maybe narrowing? Almost like listening to an engine in a cone shaped turbine, being pushed towards the smallest point.. Not harsh sonically, but the feeling is unpleasant. And it has this very ephemeral quality that makes listening and describing like trying to explain the way a dream made you feel, long after waking or deja vu. I listened to this 7" 10 times in the last week and I still can't conjure the sounds in my head. So I'll have to listen and listen again hoping to capture the experience in my mind but failing to do so. What I mean to say is this 7" achieves the ultimate goal, it forces you to play it again and again and again.
不失者 – 不失者 1st 2xCD - PSF 1997 - 6 years after listening to Fushitsusha for the first time, specifically track 1.3 すきにやればいい, I finally own this album. I've written several times about how I ordered this album and received The Time is Nigh instead, which through me for a loop. Since then I've been slowly buying up the '90s 不失者 albums, most of which fall closer to The Time is Nigh than this album. I've been laboring under the impression that aside from すきにやればいい, Fushitsusha primarily offered variations of soul rending inferno. And I mean that literally, the sound of Fushitsusha is one of your or their "souls" being taken/cast/torn from the body and cast elsewhere. If I can say it without sounding completely asinine, it's metaphysical or at the very least existential music. It demands attentive listening with no other distractions.
But then there's 不失者 1st. Finally hearing the whole thing for the first time last night, I am utterly blown away by how grounded and human it all sounds. It feels much closer to true blues than black-pillar-of-light-hell-inferno. It's so easy to listen to I could imagine playing it for friends! It's absolutely amazing but it's pleasant too. Who could have thought? I guess I'm the last one in on this, so everyone else thought. And to my slight surprise track 1.3 すきにやればいい is the best of the bunch. Legitamtely sad music, but not in the mopey faux-emotional way, but true reflective sorrow as an 11 minute blues piece. I challenge you to listen and feel nothing.
I suppose it's hard to talk about Fushitusha or Keiji Haino in a way that does make you sound like a dandy fop, maybe because in my mind they epitomize "Art" in such an obvious way. But to be fair I think myself or Force Neurotic or Bloated Slutbag can wax poetic just as easily about "scum" noise easily.
Government Alpha – Structural Contradiction 3xcassette - Black Horizons 2019 - the really classy design of this release is immediately noteworthy. a tall 3xcassette box, the insert gives you 7 collages in that GA style on big panels. the insert is a little big on mine so the pages are slightly warped, but thats a minor thing. Slime green tapes with only hexagon symbols to indicate which is what. music wise, and I'm no GA expert by a long shot, is lots of squiggly harshness. the first tape is probably my favorite because it feels a bit heavier and little bit sharper with dynamics. I think its Side D that just felt lazy for a bit, but picked up again. the live sets on the 3rd tape fit in well with the studio stuff and aren't overly long. it's a nice detour from the types of harsh sounds I normally listen to, as they're less shriek-y and more playful and squiggly for lack of a better word. a less hateful approach to harsh perhaps?
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on May 29, 2020, 06:44:04 PM
不失者 – 不失者 1st 2xCD - PSF 1997 - 6 years after listening to Fushitsusha for the first time, specifically track 1.3 すきにやればいい, I finally own this album. I've written several times about how I ordered this album and received The Time is Nigh instead, which through me for a loop. Since then I've been slowly buying up the '90s 不失者 albums, most of which fall closer to The Time is Nigh than this album. I've been laboring under the impression that aside from すきにやればいい, Fushitsusha primarily offered variations of soul rending inferno. And I mean that literally, the sound of Fushitsusha is one of your or their "souls" being taken/cast/torn from the body and cast elsewhere. If I can say it without sounding completely asinine, it's metaphysical or at the very least existential music. It demands attentive listening with no other distractions.
But then there's 不失者 1st. Finally hearing the whole thing for the first time last night, I am utterly blown away by how grounded and human it all sounds. It feels much closer to true blues than black-pillar-of-light-hell-inferno. It's so easy to listen to I could imagine playing it for friends! It's absolutely amazing but it's pleasant too. Who could have thought? I guess I'm the last one in on this, so everyone else thought. And to my slight surprise track 1.3 すきにやればいい is the best of the bunch. Legitamtely sad music, but not in the mopey faux-emotional way, but true reflective sorrow as an 11 minute blues piece. I challenge you to listen and feel nothing.
I suppose it's hard to talk about Fushitusha or Keiji Haino in a way that does make you sound like a dandy fop, maybe because in my mind they epitomize "Art" in such an obvious way. But to be fair I think myself or Force Neurotic or Bloated Slutbag can wax poetic just as easily about "scum" noise easily.
Next on my list for this evening's listening session is Fushitsusha - Purple Trap 2CD (Blast First 1995) . This is and always will be one of my favourites.
There's a guy on Dime a Dozen (actually, two of them, but they seem like the same person) who uploads six live recordings every year for Haino's birthday. User: firusan. Every group and kind of performance you can imagine, some pairings that never get released and are live-only. They also go to Tokyo every year for Haino's marathon birthday shows and records them (not this year). Really nice sounding recordings, too. It's difficult to keep up with the listening. Haino is in constant great motion.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on May 29, 2020, 08:24:55 PM
There's a guy on Dime a Dozen (actually, two of them, but they seem like the same person) who uploads six live recordings every year for Haino's birthday. User: firusan. Every group and kind of performance you can imagine, some pairings that never get released and are live-only. They also go to Tokyo every year for Haino's marathon birthday shows and records them (not this year). Really nice sounding recordings, too. It's difficult to keep up with the listening. Haino is in constant great motion.
I grabbed some of these from his last round but haven't had a chance to check them yet.
I need to get around to uploading my recording of his show here in 2018.
FAUSTIAN PACT - Outojen Tornien Varjoissa CD
Some Finnish black metal tonight. My wife bought this and told me I'd probably like it, and she wasn't wrong. After releasing one demo in 2010, Faustian Pact took their time and waited to February 2020 to put out their debut CD. That is some oldschool attitude right here, folks. To provide a little context to any interested outsider I have to generalize a little (though not much). Finnish metal usually means one of a few things:
1) Massive and commercially successful heavy/power metal
2) deliberately silly or ironic folk metal
3) some combination of 1) and 2)
3) Obscure, rather brutal black metal (in the tradition of Impaled Nazarene, Barathrum, Beherit and later Satanic Warmaster, Clandestine Blaze, Saturnian Mist etc).
There are also, however, the odd men out, and if I have to sort this into some Finnish metal category, that is the category where I'll put it. Stuff like Darkwoods My Betrothed and that pink album by Thy Serpent would be the first comparisons, but this is not quite like them either. In fact, it might be better to leave Finland and instead bring up mid-90's Norwegian stuff - early and/or extra-underground. This is difficult, considering the violently shrieked audibly Finnish lyrics. Even so, Outojen Tornien Varjoissa to my ears has a lot in common with the debut album of Dimmu Borgir (I repeat, debut album), Perished's Kark, Ragnarok's Pagan Land demo, Bak De Syv Fjell's excellent From Haavardstun 7" and any number of other Lusekofta-clad svart metall bands..
The name of the game is mid- to fast paced melodic black metal, with plenty of synthesizers. The latter sound a whole lot like lined physical units from the 90's rather than VST virtual instruments, but even if the latter is at work here, it's still a nice touch to use "classic" sounds rather than bringing on the fake orchestra. Many strange musical choices, a high level of rabid aggression despite the melodies and synths, and last but not least an extremely rough production brings everything together. Boring riffing or (worse) too much polish and rational dynamics processing would have made this a far weaker experience. As it is now, it's fucking great. This is the sort of black metal I preferred back in the day, and it's very nice to hear someone still doing it.
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Quote from: Zeno Marx on May 29, 2020, 08:24:55 PM
There's a guy on Dime a Dozen (actually, two of them, but they seem like the same person) who uploads six live recordings every year for Haino's birthday. User: firusan. Every group and kind of performance you can imagine, some pairings that never get released and are live-only. They also go to Tokyo every year for Haino's marathon birthday shows and records them (not this year). Really nice sounding recordings, too. It's difficult to keep up with the listening. Haino is in constant great motion.
I grabbed some of these from his last round but haven't had a chance to check them yet.
I need to get around to uploading my recording of his show here in 2018.
firusan's recordings give us some idea of how often Haino plays. He plays A LOT. Exploring with new people all the time. I don't know if his "bands" rehearse, but in a way, he reminds me of Jerry Garcia. Not so much in the final decade when Garcia was hooked on heroin and watching TV on a Lazyboy, but in his prime, he was playing 5-10 hours per day, squeezing 30 hours out of a day. Haino must have an instrument in his hand every day, hours a day. I hope someone writes an insane biography of Haino some day and also a couple hour documentary on him as well. Artists like this fascinate the hell out of me (time squeezers).
Quote from: Zeno Marx on May 29, 2020, 10:36:53 PM
Quote from: absurdexposition on May 29, 2020, 09:07:12 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on May 29, 2020, 08:24:55 PM
There's a guy on Dime a Dozen (actually, two of them, but they seem like the same person) who uploads six live recordings every year for Haino's birthday. User: firusan. Every group and kind of performance you can imagine, some pairings that never get released and are live-only. They also go to Tokyo every year for Haino's marathon birthday shows and records them (not this year). Really nice sounding recordings, too. It's difficult to keep up with the listening. Haino is in constant great motion.
I grabbed some of these from his last round but haven't had a chance to check them yet.
I need to get around to uploading my recording of his show here in 2018.
firusan's recordings give us some idea of how often Haino plays. He plays A LOT. Exploring with new people all the time. I don't know if his "bands" rehearse, but in a way, he reminds me of Jerry Garcia. Not so much in the final decade when Garcia was hooked on heroin and watching TV on a Lazyboy, but in his prime, he was playing 5-10 hours per day, squeezing 30 hours out of a day. Haino must have an instrument in his hand every day, hours a day. I hope someone writes an insane biography of Haino some day and also a couple hour documentary on him as well. Artists like this fascinate the hell out of me (time squeezers).
There is a biography from a couple years back but it's in French only so far, AFAIK:
https://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/ouvrage.php?id=5284
I've read it and it was pretty good, though not necessarily revelatory.
And I remember disagreeing with the author on his assessment of some of his records, ha. Seemed to me like the author had sort of a bias against the albums where Haino collaborates with non-Japanese players. Still a good read.
Now a long documentary, that would be fantastic... If Boyd Rice got four hours, Keiji Haino deserves at least that much!
V.A. - Someone Wake The Maid It's Time To Kill The Butcher
The Japanese / Texan (+ 1) Noise Treaty. That's what I wanted to call it. But the title they went with is pretty okay, too. So yes, same old story. Poor bugger gets caught, again, favoring the hired help with choice slab of primo uncut um product, pays the ultimate price. Wait, hold your cleavers cause I've got another great title here for ya: The Hasegawan (+1) / Other Noisean Treaty. (Those seeking assistance trying to think up Real Good names for their comps are encouraged to inquire herein.)
Hasegawa certainly dominates the first side, though he's got several different names. The first name, Hiroshi Hasegawa, plumbs the depths of Hades, an odd title given the project's tendency to reach for the heavens but not so odd once the atypically erratic- if firmly gripped- herking and jerking starts to sever skull from spine. At a key juncture, voice-ignited lightning-scathe blasts straight through psych-tinged reverb hiss, like Darth Vader taking a very painful shit around lightsaber stuffed halfway home. Still the expected whitewashed tumbling blaze cycling and searing, in more or less straight line, to requisite stratospherical bliss.
The second Hasegawa, codenamed Angel Body Import, duly tries to out-Hasegawa the Hasegawa, to out-Astro the Astro Man. Do they succeed? Well, you'll get no heresies from me. But pretty fuggin luscious lines on this sensuous sweety. Slow sultry build of reverberant whitened sheets, licking languidly through the cool echoing caress of deep sunk chromium-plated rocket chambers, heaving and swelling in massed waves of monumental roar 'n shimmer. At their outer limits a threat to scorch the skies, but then to rein things in oh so deliciously at the brink. What a fucking tease.
Prof Hasegawa's Psyche Class 101 continues courtesy Leecher, subtle bass-buffered softies progressively harshed and ill-controlled via ill-coherent belches of curdling grind-strangle. A rather sudden rush into some fairly nasty severities and perhaps the first inkling, if that damn maid ever shows, that that butcher is in for some seriously harsh attention. By the time all the squealing layers come into their full and ugly-mugged fruition, buckling and shuddering in filthed and furious disarray, we have admittedly taken some leave of the Hasegawa, setting things up for the +1.
This next project may have little in the specific to do with Texas or Japan, but is probably still worth remarking on. Collapsing metals clank and stammer- echoing with perhaps the faintest of nods to Hasegawa- as a forested thicket of strangulated grit-kernals crumbles about the perimeter. At choice junctures a slather-voiced scorch-bristle or two punches straight through, massed layers duly acquiring roughly contorted densities before the heaving mangleage-a-trois buckles under pressure, the junk-scrap attacks getting noticeably violent and out of hand there. Call it remarkable or just goddamn weird.
P.O.V., aka The Final Hasegawa, takes a page from the Leecher book, accelerating aggressively toward an Absolute Mass of absolutely obliterating scorchout. The requisite whitened sheets abound, lustily piling on in a full and determined clusterfuck of competing shriek and blister. This is one of them beauts where the listener is invited to attend to the arched and sweeping periphery even as more bruted incisions drill straight through the center of the skull. The perfect and all-consuming end to the Hasegawa, 'holes left to desperately flash at their rotten limit.
Side Other Than Hasegawa's got two Japanese projects duking it with three Texans. Texan 1st, aka Scathing delivers more of that seething, searing, scalding scorch. The shit, is hot. Actually this particular shit's also got plenty P.O.V.-esque white-sheeted blisternment rushed into the raging scree, so at some level perhaps to suggest a perceptible deference to Hasegawa, like why mess with a good thing? But nah, the shit's too vicious, too frenzied, drilling with too much driven intensity, deep deep into the harshwhorecore to admit but a single exceedingly fleeting moment's consent to breath free, the 'holes well and truly butchered, like where's that fucking maid?
Kazehito Seki channels RHY Yau in an unhinged-out-the-fricken-gourd, or better, unhinged-in-the-fricken-gourd, burn-it-till-you-puke, squeegee twizzle. Start. Stop. Choke. Hawk. Pah-too- er, pardon me...apparently recorded live with a "Good PA" in Buffalo NY. Completely lives up to the self-stated manifesto published in the liner notes: I believe in GOD-crossed-out-MY AESTHETIC...ever panic, just play. Dude sounds like he was having a panic attack live and in the flesh, but it was probably just something stuck in his throat. For fucksake Buffalo, you people just stand there and watch? Any fucker clap and it's time to play Fist, meet Face. The new poster boy for Vapo Cool.
Then a wee bit 'o gentrification per the Elder Texan, flushed purple and bleating in distressed sub-ambient frieze. Observe as Richard Ramirez takes his sweet old time, flopping out the Backroom Prize and ever-so-eloquently shoving the shit home, plunging with a firm and single-minded pressure into hazy, deadened machine burial ritual: murked wheedle 'n fizz slowly ascending through grim, electrified, steely-faced buzzing, scraping along the dense and unyielding assemblage, to resolve, finally in clustered singe-bleed of monolithic redwall.
Mo*Te's So Fucking LSD is about as Other Noisean as you could want. There's definitely more than just LSD in there. Starts with a straight-ahead beat before sharp uptake of gaseous bong-chambers envelopes a stuttered boiler-room clunk 'n tremble, exhaling in uneven blurts of alternately flatulent butt-huff and choked-whistling dog-slobber. Steady gradations of singed warble-bleed punctuated with wide-panned electro-jitter and muffled dumpster thud. The dumpster thud gradually starts to dominate, distort, flatulate, briefly entertain possibility of going it harsh, nice phat ka-BLEEWY, end, like to hell with the maid, what in the fuck was that?
With flashes of Mo*Te still echoing in the brainpan, who who better to succeed than A Fail Association. Heard they were playing this at the recent stateside street protests. A little faux rhythmic drama to get the blood pumping, cut to wide-bodied pinging and keening, cut back again to the drama, rhythms getting badgered and buffeted by whittled midrift shizzle-snort. Then. Enter the maid. Nylon'd knee to the neck and the suffocations start to crowd in. Harsh, HEAVY, uncompromising, short but far from sweet, like, gurgle seriously urk man gluglughgh, it's chck-xss Hard...To fucking Brea-
Masonna – Exploring Self-Corrosive Noise With Coquette 7xcassette - Urashima 2018
so I listened through this entire box between Saturday and last night and I feel like I should get the few remaining thoughts I have left down before my leaky sieve of a brain forgets them all. Before even starting this "review" I realized I should've taken notes while listening...
I'll talk about the similarities before I talk differences. I'd say all of these tapes have a fairly freewheeling and exploratory nature compared to some of the mid to late 90s Massona material. Some tapes feel like one giant 60 minute session, others clearly have breaks between "tracks", but the tracks are long. I think hearing the material on cassette might also help it feel more melted together rather than the hyper editing assault of Hyper Chaotic or Frequency LSD. The main elements are always explosive, gibbering or bizarre vocals, ripping noise, fucked up panning, a fair amount of guitar cord feedback/unplugging type sounds which personally I love, and later on, synth stuff. Aside from the Hate and Freak it's fair to say the material is less polished than most Masonna CD albums. I think what makes this set so clearly Masonna is the absolutely relentless and churning nature of everything. The onslaught almost never lets up except for arguably the last side of the last tape.
So regarding differences, Like a Vagina and All Live Recording At My Room clearly stand apart in terms of weirdness and lack of consistency compared to the rest. There's a slight fumbling amateurish aspect that's charming but not always sonicly mind-blowing. Some parts sound like Maso is just figuring out what to do next. BUT, there are parts of such extreme violence that often follow it makes up for any subpar sections.
Mad Onna and Maso + Onna = Masonna are probably the most well-rounded and executed. Arguably flawless harsh noise. I kept thinking Mad Onna sounded familiar and then I realized some version of it is on Noskl in Ana so duhh. Interested to listen to the different versions back to back and see just how different they are. I want to say that the Mad Onna tape is the best of the bunch but that might just be because of my familiarity with it? But Maso + Onna = Masonna is fucking excellent too so it's a close call.
The last three tapes, Hate, Freak and Filled With Unquestionable Feelings are all from 1995. Each one feels like a different expansion of the Masonna sound. Hard and unnecessary to pick a favorite but I'd probably go with Hate. It seems to be made up of several tracks over both sides, and the first one is absolutely delicious synth noise that really gets my dick hard. There's some goofier parts in later tracks but the good parts strike that perfect balance between enjoying synths but still getting that harsh sound and feeling. Truly brutal space shit. And very unexpected when I first got to that tape coming off of 4 brutally harsh tapes. Freak is also very strong, but way more harsh sound focused. By the time I got to it on Sunday night my brain was feeling pretty fried. Listening to it on headphones felt like a non-stop pummeling for 30 minutes. I was ready to cry uncle by the end because it's such ceaseless assault explosive vocal noise. I think it was one of the ones that had a fair amount of vocal panting and labored breathing. Love that.
Finally last night I got to Filled With Unquestionable Feelings. A-side is harsh pummeling noise, broken into a few tracks. Excellent as expected. B-side is nothing of the sort. It sounded like object abuse, often backmasked or reverbed or something. The attack was fucked up sounding. Never blasting, just slowly shifting physical noise. A strangely calm way to end 7 tapes of relentless noise abuse.
Final thoughts, any of these recordings would be worth buying on their own. No tape feels like a boxset bonus, all are strong. The wood box packaging is total useless and there had to be better ways to put this boxset together. But I appreciate that each tape has its own tape, rather than combing 2 tapes to a CD like the CD reissue version that followed after. And the tapes aren't dubbed in the red, which is probably better for this material. I am surprised that out of these 7 tapes that All Live Recording At My Room is the first to be reissued on vinyl. Would not be my first choice. But considering the cost of LPs with shipping, this box is probably still the best value.
To those hardcore, long-time Masonna fans, if I got something wrong let me know. I did my best to offer my thoughts on what I heard rather than make assumptions about how or why it was done. I'd love to hear other peoples thoughts about this material.
re: meat beat manifesto
mbm is xlent electronica across the board. their unmatched mix of electroacoustic noise, hip hop, dub, jazz and fat beats is quite unique. (sounds horrible when typed out like this, but hey...) the early albums "armed audio warfare", "storm the studio", and "99%" are the most abrasive / in the red, from there it gets mellower but often dissonant and always tasty. there are a few tracks on each album that are quite poppy, but definitely never mainstream-cheezy-poppy. i'm not a completist, so i can't comment on absolutely everything by no means, nevertheless mbm is always genius stuff. also because i came across mbm early it set the bar pretty high for other stuff to make an impression. again, not a very deep connoisseur of the genre, but because of mbm most other stuff got filtered out.
UND / MAN IS THE BASTARD / BIZARRE UPROAR "Sources of power..." LP
This was quite important compilation LP, or "3 way split LP" for me. Possibly first noise 12" vinyl I got, 1992. Therefore I also own both versions of this LP, this silver-foil embossed cover version I found in regular 2nd hand music store in Finland, while the multi-color printed one I got in 1992 from guy of U.N.D.
U.N.D. started in 1991, and rarely mentioned when Finnish noise is discussed. Primitive brutal electronics, using couple efx pedals, guitar feedback, household objects etc. He was not involved in "noise scene" per se, but came from noisecore/grind/hc background and main influence for noise was probably Audio Stench and ATTA! Material has quite unique take.
Man is the Bastard here is their early noise recordings. Style is still taking its shape, and the template of how "Bastard Noise" does noise, was not ready yet. I find these songs way more interesting than later era where there is sort of better material - but clear routine. Now vocals are different, delivery different, sounds and songs have far more diversity as well. Some of my all time favorite MITB tracks here, even if not every piece is gold.
Bizarre Uproar here is also the early style. Drumset blasted via distortion and some feedback. Starting to move into harsh noise realm, more saturated and distorted compared to MITB/BU split 7" that came before this. Some really neat moments, although the BU people tend to love, is yet to take shape. Visuals and all that were already great!
LP is "Sources of power... ...from another world". Dirt cheap still after all these years, at discogs.
KULTURE SHOT 2 CD
AIPR.
This looks and sounds like tape compilation of the era. Mid 90's with Lasse, Taint, Ramirez, Gilden, and more. All harsh noise, blown out and cruel. Spray paint and hand made packaging, like most of his label releases.
World Record CD, excellent compilation with totally great noise tracks being only quickly interrupted by less noisy improv freak-outs.
Entertainment Through Pain CD
RRR
one comp I never listened since it came out. Gave it a spin back in 1995 and felt this must be one of the least interesting RRR discs... hah. Well, it is not good, but it has some humor value at least. Merzbow track is absolute stand out on this.
LHD "Opaque" CD
Troniks
Good solid harsh
MERZBOW "Dadarottenvator" LP
Urashima
Glad to have the Merzbow, but even more glad I would be if it was original PDB. Just because I think it is the last missing item from PDB catalogue, and could finish "complete collection", very very rare occasion of that happening for me. I doubt I have any complete label discographies, with exception of some who put out only couple items. Album is good. Very diverse in sound, it's not as harsh as some of the albums. It's not album, but with clips of jazz and very "free form" structure. Like Masami is fishing what direction to go, and then going there full force a bit later.
If only making of 7"s was not so ultra high.... I don't care if people don't seem to generally like 7"s. I do. And these are pretty damn good empiric proof why one should worship noise 7"s!
Merzbow Rod Drug 93 - total blast
Merzbow / BLJ 7" - equally brilliant
I recall Incapacitants was not very thrilled to have MSNP pick up tasty cover-art for them, but this split with Macronympha is certainly great.
Merzbow+tea culture 7" more odd than ultra noisy. Good nevertheless.
Tea culture is pretty good name. I have couple good noise & tea related stories. One short is sitting after good noise show at flat of Cheeses Internation (uk) and asked water to drink. He replied that in this household, we only drink tea or beer, and now is not tea time.
Thorofon / ipda split 7". One side quite unusual, when there is pitch effect going strong all the way. Always in the way that you hear the original and pitched sound. Of course effect that is used, but not so common these days. Ipda is ultra minimal death industrial type of stuff.
Taint / smell & quim split, excellent Taint side. Odd and weird S&Q side.
Violent Onsen Geisha 7" continues vey logically this S&Q material.
Toroidh 7", martial / historical / industrial feel here. Feels too short for this project. Certainly more album oriented material.
Followed by a many more 7"s.. but lets mention:
The Haters! These all are PURE gold... Truncated Formica, A Furthered Pause, and more. I doubt if there even are full lengths that are as phenomenal as Tuncated Formica? Well, except Ordinarily Nowhere and In shade of Fire - of course! Each 7" here is different, multi-layered physical, and crunchy noise loops.
Hair Police "strict" 7". I got CDs and LP's, but... seems like I don't have too many 7"s. B-side has drumming, with noise, but A-side is even more "non-band-music", although that term hardly applies to b-side either.
I do have Peepland CD, but 7" version of Intrinsic Action, I like flipping sides, browsing artworks, touching the vinyl slabs. Complete collection of IA 7"s listened and they are probably stronger than ever: Groupies, Male Payment, Manhattan Power Surge, Dazed!
Then Iugula-Thor set of all the 7"s I could find. 1994 single on AWB is very very tasty! Cunt Supermarket! Hollywood smack! Sshe Retina Stimulants split 7".
Freudwerk/Incapacitants 7". Needles to say I like what I am hearing. No single wasted minute on this batch of singles!
That recent HAARE/VU split tape is a treat! Unusually harsh Haare on that one, but way better than noise cd FA did! So Haare clearly improves also on field of noise making! This some years old Haare "death happening" 7" is good stuff. Dark and heavy.
Hagall 7" fills the soft spot towards obscure industrial-noise vinyls. Never been collectible even if Warcom release. Perhaps not classic, but works on my turntable!
Talking of "collectibles", there is this thing, that some release in noise have "reputation". items that seemingly everybody want. Items that may have been listet in classic mailorder catalogues.. Nowadays hunted desperately. But entirely different category of noise is this... "DIY noise". Barely was available in distros. Or sold for bargain prices. Tapes often traded by artist to other artist. This meant that you needed to be in touch to get it, or care enough to discover yourself, since there was no praise in any 'zines...
Hermit for example. Style varies greatly. Some stuff is just imprv, some pretty harsh, some kind of DIY industrial-noise. On flipside you got Armenia, Napalmed,... and stuff is kind of unique. It far from the shining aura of cult names (haha), but this hand made noisy dirt, has charm. Of course some classic noise album is phenomenal to listen to, but there is something *else*, something quite different in listening 2usd bargain bin singles nobody seems to care about. Out of these 4 Hermit 7"s, especially good here is the total no-tech harsh blast of Amenia and Hermit's anti-capitalist regurgitations on "bizarre rituals in honour of capitalist machine" 7". Or first few minute of Napalmed broken damage.
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Hive – Demiurge 2xc90 (reissue)
And now, a brief history lesson from your friendly neighborhood Skeleton Dust. Brief? Yes, well. Nineteen-shitstain-ninety-five. A good noise year. Enter Niklaus Wiesend, aka Hive. Hive, one of those rare and utterly slaying urgencies, pops up from nowhere, annihilates everything in its path, and then pops right back to nothingness, never to be heard from again. But before the proverbial Hive-head gets popped for perpetuity, it blesses us with Demiurge.
Demiurge, original, is pretty much the complete package. Harsh slaying goodness, razor-sharp, dynamic, little inclined to relent, constantly evolving over a wide-ranging measure of moods and colors, many of them manhandled in piercingly vicious rough of rawhide-red ear-bleed dry-shred, pared down, butt-naked, crystalline, spiky-headed. Harsh slaying goodness, but off-kilter, different from practically everything else out there, open-ended and open-aired enough to suggest an almost acoustic, or physical, disposition. Seasoned, too, with some faux ambient-psych intrusions, sky-blottening thunder-bellows, and the occasional vocal spastic, the whole messy spectacle shifting by degrees from one extreme to the next. Nary a dull moment over the full and ferocious 100-minute course. To help guide the listener through this veritable tour-de-féroce, a lengthy tract of text comes folded neatly into the fetishizable hive-box housing, serving in part as condensation of the sonic-sensual experience in play, part of which I quote:
They stick you in by yourself in this slider and then pipe in this noise—sort of a pierce jumping back and forth between shrieks and crashes they made with machines. At the same time, green lights find your retina quick and prance away just as fast doing little zig-zag dances on the way out and yer eyes can't help but follow and yer lexicon starts to bulge all by itself, without you even raising a dirty, lazy finger. That noise they learn you with is supposed to be pure information or some trash, and yer head gets all drooly and hungry for it and just waits for the next session in the slider, cause you can start feeling what it's like being a demiurge.
And honestly, that's exactly how it hits. In kaleidescopic flashes of primary color, flooding the brainpan, multi-hued shrieks and crashes jumping about in a maddening dance that ultimately communes at a deeper, proto-informational, level, leaving the head popped, primed, panting, starved for more More MORE.
Craving more? That can be arranged. It is very much worth noting that the Demiurge originally bequeathed is a c90+c10. Per discogs, the persons responsible for this reissue would appear to have revised history in a way only a noiseperv could love: with the "full version" otherwise hidden from ear for the last two-point-five decades. Now, I did struggle a bit with the complex math here, but if my calculations are correct a 2xc90 gives us, let's see here, yes: eighty whole extra minutes of very-probably-irreproachable earhole annihilation. There you have it. Skeleton Dust: putting the vision back in historical revisionism.
What this also means is we're getting the four colors restored to their proper order, though I'm probably getting ahead of myself.
More worthy of mention, vis-a-vis the sonic-sensual experience, is that this is not merely the debut of material excised from the original, but that due to the limitations of format the material is ordered and arranged quite differently. I mean, it is unmistakably the same material, but in its full and glorious extravagance leaves quite a different and lasting impression. I am not yet ready to hold one above the other, the original or the reissue, but will say simply: the world needs both. (We'll see what's what in the course of time.)
Heresies duly acknowledged, it should be agreed that in presentation and packaging the reissue is as faithful to the original as could be hoped. Up to and including the eminently quotable tract of text penned by the demiurge himself, a second revelatory nugget of which to sample-
...there was this guy who taught us all to kill with poems. Not the special part that happens in yer brain with electricity and chemicals and trash, but the actual word part of things, the part about the lexicon that makes the juices flow hard enough to pop a head.
Side YELLOW—I am born and begin to shout slogans starts, quite literally with a bang, a bang that does not quite correspond to the banging accorded the c10 original but one that nicely prefaces the extended annihilations to come. Razor'd raw shrieking scorchleries savagely ripping 'hole with a precise and poised kinetic hammering that refuses in its breakneck pacing to let up for a moment. Or so I would have expected. In the early going, the demiurge works itself into quite the frenzy, attacks coming so swift and severe it strikes as almost percussive. Nothing hidden or distorted, nothing buried in layers of murk, everything crystal clear, the total killing in store vivid in its WHITE-YELLOW hues. Ax-chops erratically thunk off fat chunks, then hack and blast them to bits in fevered rages of char-burnt seethe. And then...a marked slowing. A more considered thunk here, a more deliberate hack there, spaces opening wide to admit near silences and crawls through downward-dragged rubble-drudge.
As the ears acclimate to their less than ripped-to-shit surroundings one is forced to speculate. Suggestions of scandal emerge. Overzealous-if-possibly-visionary Plague In Perspective label boss cuts material deemed less annihilating. To fit the resulting format he then deliberately mixes up the colors. The poor suffering artist, in a fit of pique at the heavy-handed intrusions into his magnum opus, goes ape-shit, and the head, it just...snaps...crackles. Pops. Whatever the case, color me intrigued by the more broad-brushed perspective. The patience, the feeling things out. Holding back the wack. Centimetering along. Playing close to vest. And moments of genuine, say it, drag.
Then, inevitably, the unloading of the requisite holy hell, the unbridled ferocity that much more impactful and resonant. Several such episodes are sprinkled into the narrative, none of them really defining the whole but offering a sort of collage of complimentary impressions and exertions. Toward the end a not unwelcome bit of Maso-ish vocal-spastication, revealing that perhaps Mr Voice was there all along, driving the harsher severances, and in fact coloring many of the more rabid-flecked flavors on tap. The final episode does again carry on for a bit, this time in rasped and ruptured mid-shizzled shreddings, but with a filthed and blotchy atmosphere that convinces the attentions to stay the course.
RED—Stretching to Yawn, I Crack the Ceiling of Heaven. Now this, is harsh. Brutal. Vicious. Nothing quite so arty or episodic, fuck no. The penetrations are almost without exception delivered straight through Skull Central, drilling with severe and single-minded intent to damage hole. Kicks off in dramatic fashion, ruptured bash of echoing rhythmic distortions suggestive of Incoming. And then the harsh. Again very percussive in its unceasing ice-pick-through-the-eyeball stabbing insistence, quite minimal in its range of materials deployed. On the original YELLOW fronted c10, you'd automatically flip over for some GREEN, hard to be arsed to bother according the colors their the prescribed order. Here in the REDzone, the contrast couldn't be sharper. Simple, but highly effective, not particularly fast-paced but just completely unrelenting. Or better: unforgiving.
Some minutes in, the demiurge piles on the scorch tones, seemingly headed for massed and layered oblivion, but then abruptly pulls back and enters a fantastically twisted dialog of crudely hacked blurt and more whitened blister-spasms. Open invitation, then, to wider-bodied psych permutation, brute belching insinuations gradually softening along the distorto-curve, soon to grow utterly incinerating in a pointed slathering meddly of severely-pitched dental scree, grinding shriek, screeching ear-scision. You could perhaps say RED, per YELLOW, is also somewhat episodic in unfolding, as each micro scorchout session tends to break into pauses for breath, ratcheting up the tension, promising that much more Ear Rape. But it just doesn't fucking matter. The 'holes are utterly fucked however you slice 'em. The ending sequence here is simply divine, wide open spaces lacerated by tremendously violent slashes cum more mangled and ripped-raw mutilations.
Fuck. Got another ninety minutes to go. Earholes are fucking good as-
GREEN—Garlic Trembles From My Tongue. Yes I'm sure it does you pervert. This one sounds familiar. The sound of the earholes getting pummeled into submission. Look, they submit already fercrissake. This is the FULL GREEN, the c90 version, so question as to whether the rabid intensity can be sustained throughout as it is in the original abbreviated format. Well, certainly for the first few minutes it comes swinging: spine-ripping violence and abrasiveness hammering at the poor abused skull with merciless force and fury. After that, yes, well. Still pummeling rabidly away. An almost ambient underbrush suddenly pokes into the substratum, but hard for the GREEN'd grey matter to notice or care under all the incessant hammering. At one point, portly buzzing drone rolls onto the field but I don't know if that's the best of ideas. Just gonna piss the rabid pummeling off.
Now the rabid pummeling is joined by whitened bristles and the occasional hawking blurt. The field starts to distort, perspective warps, erratic percussive blasts resolve into straighter stuttering lines, the faux ambient underbelly starting to resemble choked and strangulated flatulence. The general sense is of an industrial-grade blender full of knife-blades all grinding twisting and whittling away at one another, edges dulled, broke off, bent, shattered. In the more overloaded intervals there is a genuine resemblance to traditional harsh noise, but then things go off-kilter again, indulging in swirling squeal and shriek even as the chopped stutter starts to resemble a pocked and seizure-racked engine-deathspasm.
Nevertheless, halfway through, a distinct grinding down of the gears, plowing straight into muddied fields of crumpled distorto-grits. Being that this is the demiurge talkin' you know it ain't gonna last, but still a good chance to enjoy the deviation from the unbridled ferocity that has been mercilessly raping hole for the better part of two hours. Naturally, when Ear Rape returns, none too much later, it is with fantastically white-hot stuttered incisions, breaking into pure waves of scorching fire. Yes, traditional harshnoise here, no question, but. Just. Brutal. In the closing minutes, false respite in the form of gasps of air, painfully sweet contrast of whitewashed searings flashing GREEN, charring BLACK.
Seriously folks, do I have to continue? I'm seriously going to have to give up noise for the next two-point-five decades at least. Seriously.
BLUE—My Red Heart Bruises Black, but we already knew that. Ditto the utterly scorched holes. Now, all that stuff I've been diarrhetically rambling on about, above? Well, you know it's just the set-up for the main course. These could just be the ramblings of a sorry sod with earholes ready to give up completely, because, well, they are, but here the most piercing intensities seem just that much more...intense. Harsher, sure, but balanced quite precariously on a knife-edge of control and complete spastic-frenzied, eviscerating, bloodbath, the piercing intrusions continuously poised to fly off the handle, then driven deep into the sonic-sensual entrails, twisting, wrenching, jerking with willfully sadistic abandon.
The intro seems to set the tone. Not particularly harsh, but kind of...hinting at what's to come. Thundered and rupturing stutter-belch wracked with little needle-sharp points of stinging heat. It's just a question of when the stinging heat is going to erupt to outright inferno. In very short order the stutter-belch evolves into strings of rapid-fire percussive drilling rips, broken up among open-aired echoing blasts before driving furiously toward flattened scorch-curves. There are, in fact, quite a lot of open airs pock-marking the BLUE, serving more often than not to convey that spasmodic demi-urgency, the seeming ready willingness to blow clean apart without ever really letting go the raging white-knuckled jerk-o`-stab
Sudden slide now to galvanized psych-chambers, strands of lickety-spit liberally slathered about the metallic interior, deep dives to de-harshed grey-edged de-compressions, but not long before the demiurges get all scrunched and screechy-scorch hot again. On the home stretch here and piston-like PURPLE-headed knob-slobbery mimicking, shit you not, the sound of the damaged ears on the receiving end of harsh: all the pointed edges and piercing peaks roughly sanded off in vaguely sludge-drizzled remove, to learn us that, truly, there's more to it than just scorching hole. The noise told me so.
Digest spew
Nineteen-shitstain-ninety-five was a good noise year, for several reasons including this one: kaleidescopic flashes of primary color, flooding the brainpan with multi-hued shrieks and crashes, razor sharp, dynamic, piercing, vicious, pared down to butt-naked, crystalline, tacks. Harsh slaying goodness, but off-kilter, the precise and poised kinetic hammering almost acoustic in disposition. There are, perhaps, a few let-ups in the unceasing frenzy of breakneck blistering attack, but principally to emphasize the incandescent raging ferocity of the next round of over-violence. And the next round always inevitably comes due. Praises be to the bringers of this rare wonder, going the extra mile in providing a "full" 3-hour version that is more than sufficiently different in its sonic-sensual unfolding from the 100-minute original. The world clearly needs both, so perhaps somewhere down the road some enterprising spirit could entertain reissue of the original in original format. That is, if the demiurge's head doesn't pop.
Honestly ever since I spun that Hive reissue I've been digging hard into 90s Japanoise. The real classics, ya know.
Cracksteel, Crack Fierce, Thirdorgan, Government Alpha, K2, Kazumoto Endo.
Oh and Pain Jerk started that Bandcamp and is reissuing a ton of old stuff with bonus material, so that's sick as hell.
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on June 06, 2020, 04:53:52 AM
Honestly ever since I spun that Hive reissue I've been digging hard into 90s Japanoise.
For me, coming off Hive, the first thing to spin was was
Blister Pack Trini's Wad, issued via MSNP in that same blessed nineteen-shitstain-ninety-five. Sounds, at the core, somewhat Hive-ish, but rounding out the pointed percussives with hefty boy psych-distortions crushing in from the periphery. Nothing like any of the other Blister Packs I've come across but sufficiently removed from Hive as to imagine any number of possibilities. Up to and including the hidden hand of Roemer.
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on June 06, 2020, 04:53:52 AM
Pain Jerk reissuing is sick as hell.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 05, 2020, 07:50:30 AMI don't care if people don't seem to generally like 7"s. I do.
Personally I've never understood who all these people who hate 7" are, but it is obvious that they are a majority even among "scene people". Most 7" EPs ever made seem to be available for almost nothing, so from a collector/nostalgia masturbatory viewpoint that's a great thing. I've rarely paid even the initial release price for a used 7", even when the project in question usually causes insane price gouging for full lengths on Discogs. Strangely, I've also seen this phenomenon with 10" EP's which is even more confusing.
I assume this makes labels less likely to print 7" than they were 10+ years ago, so despite the short term benefits it's a sad development.
Quote from: Strangecross on May 18, 2020, 11:26:53 PM
Dub of Macronympha 1999Cdr
Mo*te presumably reworking Macronympha, but not much information is given, being that the packaging is a feminine pad and a sticker. It is very good as you might expect.
As I understood it, the only "reworking" involved was the dubbing onto tape of material received from Roemer. Hence the title. The sticker is 100% Mo*Te though. Damn good, cosigned, of the more flat-out if recognizably fat 'n flatulent Macro persuasion. The final track sounds like an untreated if somewhat clandestine-flavored field recording of fat flatulent diesel engines revving and idling, evidently Roemer channeling one of his other great non-tranny fetishes. (Not that I'm going to start trying to keep track of anyone's fetishes. Can barely keep track of my own.) For more involved channeling of the motor fetish please see
Telepherique & One Dark Eye Body Shop, which I
believe to rep the Roemer One Dark Eye not the Stella (but don't quote me on that).
^
telepherique + one dark eye - "body shop" is never mentioned but i think it is fantastic!
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Blind Date – Acting Class
It starts out, like all great tragedies, so innocent and unassuming. Just a casual little Flirt. By the end of it, 'holes utterly smoked, scorched, pulped, bleeding to massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip...well. What to say. Kids, stay in school.
If I read right, the narrative- a cautionary tale of betrayal and violent psychosis told in three parts- proceeds in reverse chronology. The disquieting opening scene of Part 1, Blood Sadist Goes To Nudist, finds warbled vocal vomit spurting red in dribbly snot-bubbles among the mangled, beached torsos of...
Hold on. Sorry, that was the sequel. Where' s my fucking... Just ah, just a moment here while I get my act together. My apologies. Let's try that again.
The disquieting opening scene of Part 1, Failed Actor Goes Psycho finds massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip lovingly arraigned among individually separated tapestries of a lush and full bodied frequency spectrum. Note to self: scratch lovingly. Replace with pathologically. Comorbid with the psychotic obsession to audial-pervi-luscious detail, a marked and possibly degenerative reluctance, or incapacity, to keep aloft the interest in a particular groove: the "method" employed by this sorry excuse for an actor is as deranged, spasmodic and ungroovy as um an exceedingly ungroovy thing. That the rather artfully rendered cover appears to depict a porn shoot only underlines the epic tragedy of this "failure to perform".
In the reverse-aftermath of Part 2, the harshly flailing and lacerating Cruel Fan Mail presents as particularly- if deliciously!- hurtful. And all that hurt, all that textural obliteration, precipitated by the oh-so-apparently sweet and innocent- but ultimately rather savage and violent- Part 3, Flirt. (In the sequel, the tragic failure, having slaked all sadistic bloodlust and rage, aural orifices utterly smoked, scorched, pulped, bleeding, goes full Nudist, washed up, on a beach, smoking dope, no longer able to get it up let alone hear, just hangin', low and to the left, stroking the chin in an affected and ill-convincing bearddrone posture. But that's another story.)
I'll confess, this was my first proper time out with Blind Date so I approached our first session together with some trepidation, keeping the volume on the low. (Well that and at the moment in question there may have been persons present who were disinclined to appreciate the harsh shit.) A good opportunity it turns out to engage in a favorite pastime, and one I'd recommend as an interesting exercise for you- yes, you!- to try: play the harsh shit back at low volume. (The disc is mastered fucking loud, so you'll have to turn it down really low.) You will, still, retain a good sense of the depth and degree of separation in play. It's almost counter-intuitive. Or counter-harshnoise-itive. Massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip, distilled and broken down into their infinite and infinitely complex component parts, growing more distorted, smudged, crunched and blown out as they accelerate along the amplitude curve, to the inevitable point, and beyond, where the massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip leave the bemused prattling of yours soddly simply not giving a fuck, in thrall to the fantastically crushing penetrations reigning in from up high, on the side, down low, infinitely deeeep, in hole.
Failed Actor Goes Psycho is a goddamn monster. Massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip, sure. But with the degrees of separation everything is so, well, I was going to say crystalline but that'd be a bit oxymoronic (not that that ever stopped me before!) It pierces, hows that? Not just all crunched up tight and saturated but sharp and tasty as fuck, teasing up a labyrinthian array of potential grooves to slam into, only to blow apart the moment you think you've locked on. The opening moments are the correct course. Half a minute of fiddling with metal scrap acoustics, abraded mic abuse and raspy whisper-hiss establish the depths that are due to get blasted a la dense frequency overbilge. At intervals heavy duty thunk of junk-scrap bashes through the cascading thunder-surge, and at others the thunder-surge mimics the junk-scrap bashing, flashing wildly about the channel pan. So things do get pretty fevered in a never-letting-up rampage of psychotic angular rip sorta way, but hardly flailing about with spastic abandon. The sheer crushing density ensures that nothing will ever completely escape the steel-trap of self-reinforcing psychosis. By the halfway or so mark, the convulsions start to crowd in on one another, ill-filtered histrionics ineffectually fighting to reign in an ultimately uncontrollable disaster of epic proportions, massed monumental crunch-walls collapsing one after the other, spiky scrap-dildos attempting to gouge their way through, failing with grand style.
Cruel Fan Mail cuts with savagely pointed viciousness through minefields of heart-ripping hurt, marked by one vicious cut after another. The cuts come fast and hard, a relentless barrage of spectrum-rupturing bewilderment, convoluted, contradictory, massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, texture rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiipping in from all sides, punching through to every extreme and back again. If the intent is to wear the recipient down, past the point of caring, to a state of numb self-debasement, then this is a rip-roaring success. Again, one has to admire the focused cruelty in play. As convoluted and contradictory as things get, this never lets itself devolve into aimless spastic flailing: plenty of time apportioned for each and every vicious laceration to cut deep, almost down to the bone, and then, slowly, to twist, with excruciating exactitude. These sadistic evil fuckers know exactly what they are doing, which is what makes it so successful, and disturbing.
If Flirt is any less vicious, it is in name only. Here the massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip flirt with some legitimately severe stretches of outright scorch. At the more blistered and scathe-lathered edges, the net effect is like a kind of fevered screeching dementia overtaking the bloodwalls, very much live and in the moment, inclined to erupt with barest hint of vocal seizure inflaming the passions. Now, this will probably tell you more about your faithful commentator than the actual stuff issuing from the speakers, but I found it impossible to sit still for the duration of this track, as though in psychosomatic sympathy with the explosive squalls of nervous energy tearing through the ozone, fists punching the air, inaudible-slash-drowned-out ejaculations of "FUCK YEAH!" issuing from the lips. Sad isn't it? But in the end, whatever we may see in the movies or in the news, all tragedy must, finally, come down to the individual. I have my private hell. Maybe someday, you too can have yours.
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Massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip, meticulously- better, pathologically- arraigned among individually separated tapestries of a lush and full bodied frequency spectrum. As the considered distillation of infinite and infinitely complex component parts accelerates along the amplitude curve, the ever burgeoning masses grow ever more distorted, smudged, crunched, explosive, to the inevitable point, and beyond, where the massed clusters of incredibly dense, blown out, wall-to-wall, textural rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiip leave the bemused prattling of yours soddly simply not giving a fuck, in thrall to the fantastically crushing penetrations reigning in from up high, on the side, down low, infinitely deeeep, in hole.
阿呆船 [Ahousen] – 阿呆船 CD - PSF 2007 - Got this last year at the end of my Japanese psych buying spree and by the time I got around to it I was mentally spent I guess. It was cheap and figured the reason was it was mediocre. Listening again today I'm wondering what my fucking problem was. It's got screeching sax on top of freeform psych rock and weird and harsh vocals, sort of like Haino meets Kousokuya, but screechier. I'd say more "rock" than improv or free jazz, but it's definitely fucked up enough to appeal to some people here. It's also not outrageously priced on discogs, for the moment, so it's an inexpensive risk for those willing.
K2 - Hypertrophy cassette - Nefarious Activities 2020 - I am not a K2 aficionado. What I've heard is mostly the period of crazy harsh cut-ups from the mid-90s so this gurgling, swirling, bubbling psychedelic synth stuff was unexpected. BUT very welcome. Easily could've doubled as a soundtrack for a '90s Japanese experimental film. Worked well as background listening for reading too. It's a long tape so I'm having trouble giving more specific descriptions but don't come into it thinking it'll be like "The Rust". I appreciate the packaging as it give space for the nice collage art but at the same time I don't really like envelopes because they seem to take a beating with even minimal handling.
Converter - Exit Ritual CD - Ant-Zen 2003
Converter - Expansion 1.10 2x10" - Ant-Zen 2003
Converter - Expansion Pack 2.0 2xCD - Ant-Zen 2005
Converter - Asche - Morgenstern - Erode CD - Ant-Zen 2001
It's insane how much good material Converter put out between 1999 and 2003, which was basically the primary run of the project. 3 solo albums, one collab album, 2 long EPs, 1 b-sides EP, all of it worth owning. There's a clear rapid evolution in the sound from more synthetic into more organic and abstract. Guy must have been on creative overload because it just stops abruptly after 2003, with a few things trickling out over the next 17 years after that. I wonder what happened...
But the above releases, I must have talked about all of them here at least once before. Exit Ritual is still my favorite. Half of it is straight proper industrial, the other half is fucking heavy beats but with real dynamics in the tracks. All the other releases listed above stick more to a dance track construction style, even if the sounds are far from the club sometimes. I love pounding 4/4 rhythms so it all works for me, but it's interesting to see how much better Converted does his thing than any of the remixers on Expansion Pack 2.0 do theirs. There are maybe 3 interesting remixes and the rest are weaker than the originals. But there's a shit load of b-side tracks over the two discs too, so if you want Converter, you fucking get it.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 10, 2020, 10:05:24 PM
K2 - Hypertrophy cassette - Nefarious Activities 2020 - I am not a K2 aficionado. What I've heard is mostly the period of crazy harsh cut-ups from the mid-90s so this gurgling, swirling, bubbling psychedelic synth stuff was unexpected. BUT very welcome. Easily could've doubled as a soundtrack for a '90s Japanese experimental film. Worked well as background listening for reading too. It's a long tape so I'm having trouble giving more specific descriptions but don't come into it thinking it'll be like "The Rust". I appreciate the packaging as it give space for the nice collage art but at the same time I don't really like envelopes because they seem to take a beating with even minimal handling.
I'm about halfway through this now, was waiting for me when I arrived home from work today. I love Tekhnodrug and have been anticipating this one since it was announced. The soundscapes are quite pleasurable and the whole thing is just so easy to listen to.
I appreciate that the envelope is reinforced by the thicker cardstock artwork affixed to it. It'll definitely survive longer than the majority of similar packages.
Quote from: absurdexposition on June 11, 2020, 02:20:12 AM
I appreciate that the envelope is reinforced by the thicker cardstock artwork affixed to it. It'll definitely survive longer than the majority of similar packages.
No doubt. It's not as if I haven't used easily ruined folder packaging myself for releases (twice now?). I guess destruction of "art assets" is just the name of the game when the game is international cassette sales.
Mania - Armed to the Teeth CD - PACrec / Troniks 2008 - one of those CDs I meant to buy for ages but never did because it seemed to always be available so that need to pounce on it wasn't there. But I finally did last year and it's what I expected: insect synth bits, inarticulate screams, beautiful metal work and the sound of guns guns guns. the day at the shooting range, or more like day at the dunes with big fucking guns, sample that is woven in and out of the track doesn't add tension so much as texture and something less abstract to hang your hat on. it might be one of the only Mania recordings you could call straight up fun. because if you've ever been to one of those big gun meet ups you know there just fun. it's a celebration of engineering, destruction and military fetishism, as American as apple pie. easy recommendation for this one, but you already know it's good.
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Violent Shogun - Knife Will Not Open Because Of The Rust.
I know how frustrating it can be. But with the Shogun it's not like we haven't been through this before (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg79892#msg79892). Steel, even the high grade Japanese stuff, needs care. This becomes increasingly, painfully, clear over five straight sessions of exceedingly violent, roughly acoustic, metal-on-metal abuse. I'd say something but just between you and me, I'm starting to think he enjoys it.
This "tape" <quotations added>, which has yet to actually be made available on tape, was recorded in the middle of 2018 for a Swedish label that is NOT Team Boro, hur hur, and seems to have been intended as a follow up to the Shogun's memorably noisome invitation to Taste Our Japanese Steel- self-discharged on recycled tape earlier the same year. Now if only that bloody knife would open we might dis-enjoy something of similarly festering decrepitude: a tin can fueled love declaration to Jaako Vanhala and Hal Hutchinson, close-mic'd junk-metals whanging and banging their rottingest, skewing baroque in a lengthy, continuously evolving, narrative arc that is savagely butchered in the ferric degradations of crest and puke, shove and scrape, clank and clunk.
Here, long-form narrative aspirations all but rusted shut, the Shogun takes a new line of attack. Five lines of attack, in fact, each quite distinct from the other, all quite pointed and focused on the presumptive task at hand: the reclaiming of a once treasured blade without losing claim to fingers—or other treasured parts—in the process. And brought off, I have to admit, with no small degree of cunning and ingenuity given the stated limitations of the materials at hand: a broken mixer, that now familiar tin can, and crusty tape loops. The crusty tape loops deployed do tend to wallow in low-pitched flatulating electronics, but serve the offensive well, lending a robust if decidedly grim, industrial-strength, flavor.
Attack the first takes place in a groaning blackened chamber thick with lugubrious atmosphere, metal chains rattling along the walls. When the heaving scraps blast into play, initial expectations of possible breakthrough are soon muted in the implacable gloom. At intervals, the whine of rusted, protesting metals rings through the calm before being swallowed up again in a heavy, full-bodied, factory dissemblage. By the fourth minute, the metals have all but given up, fuzzy bulge-balls feigning interest and then slinking in embarrassment into putrid pools of rippling sludge.
The second attack is much more of the metal-whanging-on-metal persuasion, with little in the way of electronic flatulence. Clangs and bangs are dispersed across a widened stereo field, hitting at times with quite some collective force, as though eager again to have the recipient sample the Japanese steel. Often however, the implements appear to struggle to assert themselves, caught scraping along corroded hinges, abrasive frictions wearing the edges down. In the abbreviated moments of ensuing calm, unsightly liquid palpitations drizzle onto the scene, as though to remind the Shogun of the considerable exertions yet demanded.
Things definitely seem to be going off the rails at the start of the third effort. Clipped machine-gun bass-thumpings underscore looped dialog of burnt hiss and cracked rattle. Soon, however, the rattle grows more dominant, echoing with increasingly heavy-handed concentration of clank and scour, signaling commencement of a none-so-surreptitious sneak attack. Higher-ended squeals merge with now quite singed-to-shit hissing washes, metal scraps knock together in crumpled whirling percussion, coming on strong in the final minute as the rhythms bow out to let the acoustic banging lead an all-too-soon-abandoned charge.
By the fourth foray, the apparent lack of progress has clearly taken its toll, grumbles and moans echoing in the doldrums of a repetitive, mournful, dirge. Junk scraps barely register against the dreary churn of crusty tape loops, though crusty is a bit of an understatement. Tape ribbons, stretched and frazzled to their limits, struggle to chew their way over derelict heads, heavy rumbling motors ready to give up completely. The metals, of course, are there, but rather muffled in gutted fidelities, not so much clanking or clunking as just grinding sulkily along, fighting to be heard above an endlessly wailing cycle of withered alarm-droop. Toward the end, as the tightly packed grumbling and grinding fights more determined metallic scrape, an unexpected bleed-through of shrieking shithawk squawk, wheedling and screeching at the unfairness of it all.
The fifth and final attack sees a resurgence of the full metal racket, clearly accepting of the urgency of the stakes. Egged on by downpitched loop of sardonic, grimacing, "whoop-whoop", the first of several steely whangs comes slamming down with all earhole-jarring force. The sheer razored precision of these widely-panned whangs would almost suggest that that obstinate blade has actually been prized open. As with attack the second, the unmistakable invitations to taste Japanese steel, frosted edges huffed with ghost-whitened backwash. As the glowering horde of filth-choked underbellows starts to percolate to the surface, the steely whangs are reinforced with a wide assortment of variously abraded scraps, smashing scraping and clashing, charging together in a final savage thrust—for victory! Ill-contained densities broach critical levels, the stench of rotted metal heavy in the air. Palpable, now, the threat to drown the sorry scrap assembly in moldering rivers of rust...
Till that wily old shogun, with stone cold patience and cruelty, disembowels the sorry lot.
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In the gutted, churning wake of Taste Our Japanese Steel, long-form narrative aspirations all but rusted shut, the Shogun takes five uniquely qualified lines of attack. Five lines, all quite brutishly pointed and focused on the unenviable task at hand. This particular offensive is served a robust if decidedly grim, industrial-strength, flavor, in the form of low-pitched, flatulating electronics. Dilapidated masses of metal-on-metal whanging banging clunking and thunking are retrieved from their decrepit confines, then dispersed over a widened channel pan, piling on in concert with variously abraded scrapes and scours. The sheer weight of opposition threatens to crush the assembled scrap implements in dense piles of heaving, lugubrious, moldering waste, noisome fidelities fairly burnt to shit, but don't be too quick to count that wily old shogun out.
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MNEM – Elyktrion
Soundtrack for an abandoned, decaying, world. A world long neglected, long gone to shit. A world drained of color, drained of hope, the dreary droning clamor of the moribund machines that imprison it inexorably grinding down all will to endure.
This is the way the work starts, not with a bang but a whimper. A groan. A dull droning drawl dragging decayed derelict dirge-motors down, drained, defeated, discarded. This is the way it continues. And as for the end, well, I think we all know how that goes.
One way this recording does not go, is harsh. Not in any deliberate sense. Not at the surface. Hell, there is no surface. In the smothered washed-out fidelities, scarcely the smidgingest suggestion of abrasive. Where the previous Hegonon was perhaps no less miserably disposed, there were at least a few aborted attempts to get the motors running, hard driving loop action, roughened raw abrasion, no lube. Here, the damage has evidently already been done, the edges well and worn away, the lumpy remnants mottled, flaking, crusted. We're left with barely even the ghosts of the machines, cold burnt-out husks puttering dismally in slow-oscillating cycles that could simply be the imagined echoes throbbing deep in skull, like what in hell was I drinking last night? The exact opposite of party music. Morning after music. Dull throbbing that would hurt if there were anything left of the senses to hurt with.
So little deliberate hurt, but also very little respite. Just interminable garbled grinding of rumpled, life-depleted, oscillations, on and on and on. The first of these comes crumbling and distorted in the grayish reverberating haze of Testyndo. Periodic chunks of ugly, gnarled, crudballs tumble through muffled electrostatic drizzlings, resonances gradually dying out in the blurred distances. The effect is as though a warped and wobbly propeller turbine were being methodically hand-revved in a gutted wastewater treatment facility, ragged coughs and belches failing to elicit anything more than flaccid looping sputter.
Mytomania feels like a hefty motor belt struggling to grub its way through the char-burnt friction of dilapidated parts. Smudged blurt of rubberized shriek protests against heavily rumbling sludge, and perhaps the first muted suggestion of auricular abrasion, subsurface granules genuinely thick with brutish, grating texture. As if to emphasize the point, sandpapery chisels chafe at the edges, the convergence of looped layers achieving a rhythmical, grunting, consistency, face down, snuffling in the dirt.
Then a bit of deviation in the way of smoothly drawn out buzzing undulations, licking languidly from ear to ear, the cool caress gently escorting phased attentions through faintly flickering passages of twilit resonance. It would be easy to forget oneself in this rather tranquil interlude, which is probably why the mood is augmented slightly with some grubbier grubbings at the crest of each lolling arch.
The calmly grating dilapidations return on the flip-side, whose Klesydra scans in these 'holes as most recognizably MNEM-like. Ovalled electro-burble stammers to a slurred bleat, echoed peaks panning in disordered irritation to a drawn-out wail. If the suggestion in these words of some excitement then my bad because it all of course comes draped in bleary-eyed claustrophobias of dead, bone-dry, haze, woozy ghosted grit-kernels drudging at the faintest fringe of perception.
Sekond Vast Field does not at first seem inclined do what it say on the tin, sounding like one end of a microphone employed in the excavation of a mud-thickened rock hovel. Keening radiophonic chirps do admittedly sketch the possibility of fairly wide and open airs echoing in the darker vergings. As immersions burrow deeper, the chamber begins to widen, burly reverberations rumbling lethargic across the channel pan. Eventually, though, the field dries up, heavier heavings rutting crudely in lumbering backwashed vomits of guttural sludge.
By Peripheral Intervention, the ghost machines seem ready to give up completely, sludge-loop rumples circling in tandem with warbled wheedles progressively strung out and straggling in slack, disconsolate, indifference, soon giving up the ghost for the crowning Oblivion Arc.
In the final extended push for oblivion, quite the range of disparate elements crowds onto the scene. First a steady percussive plunk, dragged out to a ragged, dribbly, sputter. Then a host of surprisingly decipherable acoustic bangs and clangs hammers about the field with variable degrees of heft. Wet whispered washes set off undulating synthetic squeals, crashes and clangs looming large, reverberating with genuine drama. You'll forgive me for staring at my speakers in suspicion as quite the different sort of picture emerges, machines massing monumental in their cavernous calls to terminal collapse. A last elephantine howl to the never-answering heavens, end.
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This is the way the work starts, not with a bang but a whimper. A groan. A dull droning drawl dragging decayed derelict dirge-motors down, drained, defeated, discarded. Soundtrack to a world gone to shit. But still carrying on, piled higher and deeper, interminably, insufferably, the moribund motors that imprison it slowly grinding down all will to endure. The most remarkable thing about Elyktrion is that someone could ever have been bothered to press the record button. But y'know, I'm glad they did. This stuff speaks to me. I may not necessarily like what's being said, but it makes me glad to be half alive.
i'm not really good at describing noise, or music i guess, but today i played all my 10"s! and tried to write a review as i listened.
maeror tri - pleroma/altrovec [pic disc, ant-zen] - first side works with a muffled rythm, buried drones & synth lines. layers build up into a tense wall of hazy patterns before crumbling away. the b-side also is a collage of musical loops melded into disorienting wall of sound that twists and warps into a highly intoxicating barrage of loops and rythms, even veering into more distorted territories at times. great stuff to my ears, and a more 'musical' effort than the pure drone works of maeror tri.
brume - anastomose [pic disc, ant-zen] - hard to describe! first side is buzzing drones and some female & male voice samples that i believe to be in french panning around the stereo field. some clanking and deep synth tones work their way in to fill in the gaps before turning into some tribal rythms not usual for brume, at least not a usual addition to the sound that i can remember happening on other releases. b-side is a more typical sound for brume with a high-end tone carrying on before being mixed with more noisey, but not distorted, synth experimenting that later dissolves into near silent minimal atmosphere punctuated by spars acoustic clanking around. mixed feelings about this record, hard to really describe!
contagious orgasm - in my heart -[pic disc, ant-zen] - typical atmosphere for this time period of contagious orgasm but then thumping tribal beat takes over. unique at the time, not overdone, ok but i prefer my contsagioud orgsam without the 'music'.
imminent starvation & synapscape - remix item [pic disc, ant-zen] - this is how i like my rythmic noise...heavy on the distortion, white noise blasts... complex, unique sounds barbarically pounding away. synapscape adds some raspy distorion pedal fed vocals, and imminent remixs a track of dark synth waves adding heavy distorted rythms. heavy is the word for this record i think. like alberich, but not as minimal, more noisey, less of a 'synth preset' selection of sounds used... while still very musically done, you can tell the approach to the sound creation took a lot of manipulation.
stromilinie - tunnel [ant-zen] - unknown project with a great record. "recorded in subways" ... not sure what that means as it seems pretty obvious synths are used. has the train rythms vibe going at times but the standout track is 'u-bahn fart'. mostly droning synth tones, like descending down a long tunnel.
vromb - locomotive [angle rec] - more train influence! hypnotic, minimal, repetitive... beats... when i'm in the mood for it vromb really does it like no other.
beequeen - the sorrough gate [ant-zen] - personally favorite beequeen as they seem to have hit and miss moments for me but this is all good. well done mixture of droning & musique concrete sounds. nice oversized heavy cardboard sleeve with minimal art, closeups of the moon surface... the folder is very nice but kinda a stupid selection of images/font. coulda been better.
les joyaux de la princesse - croix de boise/croix de feu [pic disc, ljdlp] - lush droning organ and orchetral pieces, french political speeches, bombs dropping... ya know, ljdlp style.
mauthausen orchestra - kiss the carpet [xn]. first real noise music i ever heard! soft spot for that reason for sure but this is just great. primitive noise sources, decrepid, fanatical over the top vocals. i remember some talk that this is not really zoppo? i don't know and don't care. piss yellow vinyl, foldout textured cardboard. worth whatever price its going for.
k2 - anybody can't catch up with this [ant-zen] - the real shit. remixed material from 'the rust', and just as good. classic era k2, packaged in some type of wax paper sleeve. record is never mentioned among best of k2, perhaps since so many releases of this time period are similar, but he is in perfect form here. easily as good as the rust, or any of the many classic 7"s.
john wiese & hive mind - trick satanism - kind of a weird pairing, kinda awkward sounding. i guess you can see how this would play out. hive mind synth work but heavy on the distortion, kinda reminds me of something from hiroshi hasegawa, but more minimal layering of sounds, not as fierece, but not quiet by any means.
Collapsedhole thanks for that 10" survey. I'll have to check some of those out, especially the K2 one. 10" is such a superfluous format but I love a lot of the ones I have.
Just a couple of quick words today..
Pain Station - Dead is Dead CD - COP International 2001 - I must have known about this EBM-ish project of Scott Sturgis aka Converter for a long long time, but somehow I never heard it. Picked up this CD a few weeks ago on a whim and it's pretty enjoyable. While it's way more chilled than Converter, reminding me of "Concrete Jungle" era Dive more than anything, the production is really good and shares some similarities in execution. The vocals are decent, the lyrics less so, but I almost always expect EBM lyrics to make me cringe at least 50% of the time. They aren't the main focus though so it's okay. Definitely worth the $5 I paid and cool to see a different side of Scott Sturgis's work that was apparently happening right alongside his best Converter material.
Grunt - Spiritual Eugenics 2xLP - Freak Animal 2020 - I need more time to process and give proper thoughts but I'd say as a lazy description it sounds like World Draped In A Camouflage meets Castrate the Illusionist. Minimal but very clear layers in each song with the expected mouth-watering metal work and semi-expected weird synth/loop/sample stuff providing texture. I'm admittedly a Grunt fanboy, but certainly an early contender for album of the year.
AUBE - Dazzle Reflexion CD - The Releasing Eskimo 1997 - I'm nearly an AUBE virgin but I really enjoy this CD. It feels very futuristic and switches between anxiety inducing and oddly relaxing pretty regularly. Sounds like the kind of music android hackers would snort in 2049.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 23, 2020, 09:29:15 AM
Japanoise of Death LP. Also Steinklang, impressive line-up, but there is something here why I never rated this along the very greats of Japanese noise compilations. Many tracks are great, like Incapacitants, K2,... and more.. but there are also couple tracks thrown there that are way below good. Normally, good comp can survive bunch of lazier tracks, but somehow this always has something unexplained why it just doen't hit me like it... "should". Listened this twice now, and my conclusion remain the same. Good, but not great. Can't explain why.
Well, you just did and I agree. Several contributions are simply not up to the standards expected of the contributors. Though for me a single good track would generally be sufficient to keep me coming back. Generally. Concerned readers may be encouraged to note that numeral
II from the series goes I'd say very far in righting any perceived wrongs of the predecessor. Excellent opener from Guilty Connector followed by total scorcher from Hijokaidan followed by...a good and satisfying array of A-games repped.
GRUNT Someone is Watching CD
For some reason I never got around to checking this one out. Now I have, and it's probably one of the most focused Grunt releases ever (and I say that despite the fact that this project has a quite "personal" sound, recognizable vocals and so forth on most releases). Cold sounding, razor sharp power electronics with a heavy foundation, thematically centered around surveillance and the reduction of the person to information. Surveillance cameras and such old-school snooping technologies may seem quaint and outdated in an age when everyone is voluntarily giving up every detail of their personal life to random social media corporations and by extension the government for the benefit of playing Pongo the Dinosaur on their mobile phones. These latter social developments strengthen the central points of the album, though: something is going wrong. Someone is watching.
Also, there is great, suggestive electronics work, awesome samples, etc, but you already knew that.
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Star – Last Vestige of Malehood (White Centipede Noise)
Surely not the last vestige? After all, who knows what traces lurk within the heart of [insert gender here]? Speculations aside, here's something you'd be hard-pressed to question: discog's 61st namesake delivers. And delivers, in its commitments to unfettered mic abuse, the quite emphatically singular.
Singular singularities start in the exceedingly condensed range of frequencies brought to bear, ditto the sharp, tangy, metallic taint saturating the palate. [trigger alert! names due to drop in t-minus...] For reference please see Shinsen na Clitoris Masonna and Purgatory Monde Bruits. See too WCN-pumped Wrzosek, M and the perfectly descriptive His Voice Had Become An Unintelligible Mass Of Pain. Very focused auricular concerns, very stoical as T. Mikawa might say. Yes, dear namesake, focus focus focus those energies, those stoical-isms. If it feels like you're tapping into some good 'ol witchery it's cause you are. Messing with shit of what one must not mess, excreting something entirely not of this orifice.
An initial one-two flatulent blurt signals rather straight-ahead excretions to come, but then the first hard-mic'd gasp through cybertronic rocket chamber pots. In its wake the tangy leavings of ascendant, almost psych-tinged metallic rasp, brittle, abrasive, fighting the heftier thunders flatulating beneath the surface. Here, precisely, is the singular. The duality of texture gnawing at itself. I was tempted in these moments to flop out Thirdorgan, or rather- the Roemer molested Thirdorgan shearing through the debut of Optimum Volume Maximum Noise. (You'd think something so singular would resist so many damn comparisons but, er. Yes.) A singularity too singularly focused to say hydra-headed, but there's a genuinely conflicted sense of working through exactly what it is to be, the last vestiges of each given moment struggling to assert themselves.
The point is only reinforced as straight-up feedback shriek enters the frame, then starts jerking around again with the cybertronic rocket chamber pots. Heftier thunders gain re-entry and suddenly we're balls deep in the rocket shrine, only to be ripped apart by a second feedback jerk around, legitimately HARSHtronic spasms flushing through steely grate. (Note to self: delete balls.) Grating cybertronic rocket chamber pots mutate on cue to quite convincing facsimile of shredded jet engines firing on all cylinders. As the fuselade flushes down the proverbial drainpipe, flatulence enters full spiral, ending in irritated style, busted cuckoo-clocks and other outrageous props flashing tongue to repetitive toy ding-a-thunk bopping heads and popping weasels out an incredibly bass-heavy piehole.
On to the flip side and On and On and On and On and On, deprincing much as before (don't ask). This one stays pretty much right where you want 'em, few sudden moves, almost completely awash in ripped rasps of psych-tinged abrasion, heftier thunders flatulating but this time well above the surface. Meanwhile, that repetitive toy ding-a-thunk continues bopping away, but in much muted capacity, reduced to almost completely smothered thud, the last vestiges thereof soon succumbing to the net flatulations. At a key juncture, the cybertronic jet engines gain the upper hand, completely obliterating the field in scratched raspy wretches of dry shred.
One might be forgiven in expecting things to take a new direction, but soon enough: back in the gross, blown-out, flat-stacks. Still, this is some seriously thick and hefty excreta, packed to the fucking gills, the rare and pathetic voice-driven bleat-whistles barely punching through, or not in a way that really threatens the suffocating dominance of Crunch Almighty. Pathos rules, almost to the point of tears, the miserable brute's voice reduced to unintelligible mass of pain. Remarkably, toward the very end, a perceptible upping of tensions, the sense of fierce and full-figured fires roaring at the grate. Whatever vestiges remain, clearly they ain't going out without a serious, and seriously singular sssss-
smother.
Digest spew
The last vestige of seriously singular commitment to unfettered mic abuse steeped in exceedingly condensed range of frequencies, bitter taint of sharp, tangy, metals saturating the grate. Gratingly abrasive cybertronic engines roar through brittle rasps of psych-tinged abrasion, fighting heftier thunders flatulating beneath the surface. Come the flip and its all thunder all the time, blown out orifices in a world of butthurt, the descent of Crunch Almighty, the inexorable steely fisted death-grip, the last limping vestiges of malehood ripped clean their moorings, bleeding in drizzled pathos, pathetic whistle-bleats reduced to unintelligible wracks of pain.
^^ that tape sounds right up my alley! thanks Bloated for the in-depth review
this past weekend I mostly took a break from Japanese psych rock and noise to work on some of my own music and to take a left turn into FLA country.
Ok except I gave Mortal Vision's "Nacht Musik" Urashima reissue on Friday. Just picked it up hoping it would satisfy my lust for both Japanese noise and psych and also help me slowly build my reissue based collection of GROSS material. First impression is it's good but not the sharp kick to the brain I was expecting. I wasn't expecting balls to the wall heaviness or heavy psych vibes but I also wasn't expecting how freeform it all felt, or the specific nature of the sound. I'm not sure if it's just a 50 minute single session straight to tape or something with more editing but I'm guessing the former. Once full stride is reached maybe 10-15 in I was really enjoying it but the specific sound of the guitar kept me at arms length. Although I wasn't able to give it immediate subsequent listens, it is already calling my name so I have a feeling its one I'll warm up to, even if I never worship it.
as for Front Line Assembly, I tried listening to my old copy of Caustic Grip on CD but it's so beat up from my high school years I couldn't get through it. I thought "fuck it", I'm buying this on tape only to realize seconds before hitting that order button that I already owned it on tape. Whoops! although being my favorite FLA album by a mile, I wouldn't mind owning it thrice. track 3, "Overkill" gets me so hyped up I can't help but tap my toes and shake my fist. What an anthem! Listened to Tactical Neural Implant and Gashed Senses & Crossfire for good measure too. Took me back to those early days of partying all night, trying pitifully to fuck on too much coke and the extreme depression for days following. Good times? I certainly miss parts of it but I could never have the good without the bad. But the same isn't true with FLA. As long as you stop listening after Tactical Neural Implant and Total Terror comps/albums(?) you can avoid basically all of the awfully bad stuff they did.
Glancing quickly over my comments on this and thinking a quick glance-over might create an impression somewhat other than intended-
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on June 22, 2020, 09:42:59 AM
Star – Last Vestige of Malehood (White Centipede Noise)
Perhaps not worth saying but I just thought it better to emphasize that discog's 61st namesake sounds nothing like the several (mostly Japanese) names mentioned. With regard to some of the textural highlights, yes. Ditto the narrowed, focused, frequency range. But in general, it is more in the sense of doing more with less. And doing that very well. The project would seem to have a pretty minimal set-up and is all the better for it. (Though I wouldn't think any of these aspects is mutually exclusive in any event.)
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STAR - Last Vestige Of Malehood is great, I concur. The sounds themselves are nothing new, but there's something about the execution as a whole that's just a little bit awkward, which makes it great. Alot of odd and unpredictable twists and turns. The artwork and the titles follow that (lack of) principle as well.
NOEL MEEK & BRUCE RUSSELL - Say No To Hate LP (Ikuisuus, 2020)
The store's little note on the protective sleeve calls it a mix of classic Dead C guitar skronk and Alchemy noise. Not sure about the latter, but there's definitely an element of the more purely electronic kind of noise here, although the droning and feedbacking guitars are the main thing here. The cover art is more than an homage to the first Harry Pussy album, so there's that too. Good one!
TOUKASEIBUNSHI - Stratosphere Sound LP (Art Into Life, 2014)
This is one strange looking LP. The cover art would have made more sense had this been some dreamy This Mortal Coil album or whatever, but if that's what you're after you'll be disappointed. Seems like Hironari Iwata picked up where he left of in the 1980's and recorded some more of that strangely hypnotizing old style industrial. Chilling, slightly distant and nightmarish sounds weaved in fog and hiss. Seems like there's plenty of copies left of this, which is a bit sad as I'm sure anyone into old industrial would appreciate this. I really need to get that CD P.S.F. released in 2009.
I greatly enjoyed the latest batch from Easy Listening. 3 60 minute tapes gives each of these artists room to breathe. While given that the shitswirl of the modern world is eroding all of our attention spans, there's something comforting about diving headfirst into 60 minutes of sound.
Witches of Malibu - Ills C60 (Easy Listening)
Deepsea trogotronic abuse. Cavernous reverb and the insect hum of electricity as only Nelson's artillery can produce. Having used some of these devices, I've come to appreciate W.O.M.'s "restraint"; subtle movements inducing tidal change.
Minoy - Red Tape in the Sunset C60 (Easy Listening)
No surprises here - tape saturated to the point of liquifaction. Churning alien groans from 93.
Mental Anguish - This Isn't Kansas, Dorothy C60 (Easy Listening)
Not familiar with Mental Anguish prior, I was pleased to find something neither harsh nor rhythmic, seasick synthesizer tones rolling over each other, aquatic in aspect. Where this kind of thing can come off as "noodly" there's a sense of focus here - one tone follows the next, never repeating, never turning to pure drone - always churning.
Mo*te - Love the Junk of Society C20 (Skeleton Dust)
a total ripper fro Mo*te. I dug this tape a bit more than the New Forces tape (though that one is rock solid too) - bizarre and nearly rhythmic noise. Psychedelic in approach and execution. Hyperkinetic, with an industrial aspect calling up Tetsuo the Iron Man through bizarre vocal samples and ringing klaxons.
Crazy Doberman - Illusory Expansion (Astral Spirits)
This variation of C.D. open with some of their most rhythmic material, almost ...catchy? jazz jams that eventually decay into (presumably) Olson's trademark reed abuse horn blasts. It's easy to throw psychedelic around as a descriptor (see directly above) but how the hell else do you describe a room full of 16 competent musicians going from amorphous jams to tightly played jazz and back again? Freaked out stuff and some of their strongest material yet. Great layout in the style of Robert Beatty too.
Worth - Satan Witches Lactate Pincer 3" CD-R (Nefarious Activities)
It took forever to get this CD to work, anyone else have that issue? REGARDLESS!! Strange and chaotic noise. Somewhat less contructed than other material I've heard (using Hidden in Christ as a reference point). There's a brief lull you could consider a break in the chaos, but otherwise 20 minutes of blissfully urgent sound.
Arvo Zylo - Children of the Stones Re-Envisioned 2x 3" CD-R (Ballast)
As typical for Ballast, a beautifully packaged 2x 3" CD-R collection using the BBC classic "Children of the Stones" as source. Vocal passages repeat bizarre mantras, strange synth passages burn out into something ugly...fans of the series will likely get the most out of this, recognizing how plot points can be translated into wigged out chaos, but these pieces stand alone, particularly the bleak final track.
Run for Omniphobia - The Mall of America Suite (Detachment Programs)
Where as there was something almost playful in Executive Order 13603, the Mall of America Suite instead opts for sheer bleak consumer abyss. Thick with tape hiss, this hits a vague voyeuristic note; private eye sitting in a sunbleached Sports Authority parking lot waiting for a deadbeat dad to emerge reality.
EmptyDNA - Moon Crawls Above (Hospital Productions)
Curiously this was the first thing to sell out from the latest Hospital batch, so I am glad the whole thing is available on the bandcamp. After the subtle and ominous opening track, the rest of this tape evoked the neanderthal dub of John Olson's Henry and Hazel Slaughter project layered with morbid synth work. Slasher movie soundtrack dunked in Ketamine.
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EmptyDNA - Moon Crawls Above (Hospital Productions)
Curiously this was the first thing to sell out from the latest Hospital batch, so I am glad the whole thing is available on the bandcamp. After the subtle and ominous opening track, the rest of this tape evoked the neanderthal dub of John Olson's Henry and Hazel Slaughter project layered with morbid synth work. Slasher movie soundtrack dunked in Ketamine.
Can concur this is good stuff. I spent hard earned English pounds on the download for this cos I know I'll want to absolutely rinse it on the go. Not particularly original by any stretch but totally hits the spot if you're craving lo-fi (yet clear) cheap-sounding murderous atmospheres.
Also checked out the preview tracks of the Computer Murder tape. I don't have the money to buy the physical version but it's looking like an awesome release. Say what you will about Hospital's forays outside of industrial but they know how to put together a good compilation. Strong concept, heavy industrial, and solid atmosphere overall.
Artwork for the Vatican Shadow/Salford Electronics is very cool but the preview didn't excite me.
Mania – Eros + Massacre reissue
Mania – Miserable Disposition reissue
Mania – If They Move... Kill Em reissue
The most tragic thing about Keith Brewer's untimely passing is that he never lived to collect his lifetime achievement award- on perversion alone. That and the simple fact that the last of the work so lovingly lustily bequeathed to the pervs of this world represents his very best. Perhaps, in availing said pervs this trio of Swedish reissues, indefinitely available at near cost, Tommy Carlsson too ought to qualify for some sort of consolation prize- a Lifetime Perv-vision Award or something (we'll work out the details later). Truly, the man is doing the Lord's work.
Eros + Massacre comes to us originally via Carl-ssan's inimitable Abisko, with cover art almost equal to title. The opening is...heavy. Low, ominous brood which quickly thickens into bludgered rumble- and then the thick metal bludgerings start hammering down. Some nasty feedback pierces into frame, the picture grows more distorted, slow oscillations rise in waves of hissy metallic gristle. Tensions grow pretty tight in the ensuing dis-calm, possibly sampled squeals and screams snaking through wheedling feedback as though impatient for the massacre to proceed in earnest. At long and brutal last, synthetic insectile buzzings join in the grimly lubricious bloodbathings and...suffice it say, the shit gets ugly. Fucking ugly. Nowhere near the later Mania, in other words, as concerns the more recently refined strains of delicate nuance (if such descriptors may even be permitted where the project is concerned) but possibly no the worse for that. Halfway through and almost harshnoise-ish knob slobbery obscures an inward cantanker of junk-scrap chain-rattle, physical junk-slam fits only rarely succeeding in breaking the tightness of their close-walled confines. Such moments are priceless, however, their rarified gasps in deadened airs finally strangulated in the unforgiving crush of flattened deathscrunch.
The flip side wastes no time in going full ugly. Heavy thud commences the deathscrunchings straight off, junk scraps almost completely buried in the thick of it. Deceptively so, however, as an occasionally widened stereo field allows the subtler refinements to wink through. Quite unexpectedly, straight-ahead stretches of distorto-belch barrel through the center, as though to up the harshenings but in fact to usher in a good and acoustic meeting of heavily manhandled metals. The hammerings-on-down start getting real ugly here, bass-heavy lows trembling with the impact, distorto walls blowing apart, and then the voice. The voice. No doubt nothing good to say so probably for the best that not a word can be made out, assuming anything more than agonized howls were in the offing. Now the tug and pull of alternately harsh-whitened wretchings and more grim-flavored metal-thunk. In the closing minutes a huge and doleful round of successive percussive thunks absolutely butchers the field, metals clobbering slobbering together, dungeon door slamming shut, locking in the lubricious proceedings to come.
Miserable Disposition more than lives up to its promise, but I'm not one to take chances. I spend the better part of the day watching re-runs of Happy Days, slamming bottles of Elk Brew, trying my damnedest to get in the mood. Finally muster the will to press play, and...greeted by surprisingly sharpened shrieking shear, knife-edges smoothly carving grimly grinning rictus into the grayed glistening face of dirge-tainted metallic sheen.
Now, I'm not necessarily going to call this purely harsh, or any more harsh than say Eros + Massacre. I mean, not to be harsh, but who knows what harsh really means anymore? Still. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that, in putting together this work for Harsh Head Rituals, Mania is playing for the home crowd. In the harsh and unrelenting screech of piercing metals repeatedly scouring into piercing metals, in the severely pitched feedback shriek, in the pain-wracked vocals railing in wracks of incoherent anguish, in the excruciating commitment to total earhole abuse, it is hard to call this anything but pure, harsh, noise.
By the halfway point there seems little resolve other than that by which to peel paint, the sheer screeching severity of it wallowing in the deliciously vicious viscosity. Then the acoustic junk metals come hammering back in cascades of roughly bashed-to-shit scrap-collapse, squealing feedback strains ensuring just that right measure of the goddamn nasty.
Flip the fucker over to: gorgeous cataclysm of acoustic metals bashing the living fuck out of one another. Amped humming spices up the latent low-end bilgeries, essential fed-back screechings carrying the bulk nastiness forward. Soon metal bashing resolves into heavy-handed, semi-regulated, percussive ker-thunk, breaking down and breaking off, making way for the much more structurally sound, industrial-strength, seethings of the follow-up. The follow-up floats slow cycling wobba-wobba against infrequent incursions of jagged scrap-shreddings. Cold, almost clinical acoustic elements murked in repetitive buzz-saw coruscation, whitened scathe-rasp progressively flattening along a mildly disheveled harsh curve.
Quite a lot of ground covered on this release so far, genuinely intrigued at what the final ditty will bring. Well first, just a bunch of mid-level curdle, threading the center of the occasional pealing strip of straight-laced feedback bleed. Then the mid-level curdle starts to agitate, tearing into rough patches of whitened belch. A sudden revelation as agitations roll into pained vocal rufflings, all the while the screechy pierce and bleed serving as guarantor of the expedited expiration of auricular faculties.
If They Move... Kill Em. Right you are, boss. Seems that someone unfortunately did move cause the results here are damn punishing. And just fucking DENSE. No screwing around even for a second, just dropped straight into the pure punishment, thick, rich, almost ridiculously overburdened and heavy. Stretched, too, to the edges of the audible spectrum, of the channel pan, flat flatulent chunks of bilge-crusted thundering bludger. Into this a fully filthed feed of carefully panned extremities, equal parts metallic, brittle, white-hot, scrunched tight, burnt to fucking shit. Filth, filth, and FILTH.
BT.HN. guests on track the second, but honestly after that first salvo you'd barely know it. Well, okay, now that the densities are sinking in, a crowded sense of forward non-movement, buried in even filthier burdenings of utter sludge. This is definitely of the capacity to challenge the capacities the low-end playback gear. Halfway through these eight minutes of perv-vection, scrap-metal scrinchings and wrenchings attempt to prize open the shut-tight airs, with more than modicum of success, the suffocating density somehow both weightier while seemingly hollowing out the core. A final give out of the insufferable pile-on and the pure metal scraps bash out a finely-hewn close.
The whole of the concluding side is given over to Hate On Hate. There is no fucking way this could not fucking destroy and, like, fuck. Destroyed. The opening intervals sound as though the protagonist were simply digging in the dirt, priming the destructive capacities. Then the huge and, yes, melodramatic slams of echoing metal distortions. A pull back and it's like only the bare distorted echoes vaguely beating against sludge-heap as the close-mic'd scrapes bite at the eyesocket. The descent to derelict dungeon hell is both steady and blurry-eyed, crud-slathered exertions piling onto crud-smothered oscillations, the barest echoed edges suggestive of so much gruesomely mangled meat. The brilliance here is in the very deliberate unfolding of the perversions, at all costs, snaring attentions in cumulative strangulated heaves of full-form saturated filth, the horrific gruesome spectacle of it simply too sick, and twisted, to ignore.
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on June 24, 2020, 06:47:08 PM
Also checked out the preview tracks of the Computer Murder tape. I don't have the money to buy the physical version but it's looking like an awesome release. Say what you will about Hospital's forays outside of industrial but they know how to put together a good compilation. Strong concept, heavy industrial, and solid atmosphere overall.
Artwork for the Vatican Shadow/Salford Electronics is very cool but the preview didn't excite me.
Agreed on both counts - love that Skin Crime is pulling from Dr. Who and Harlan Ellison for "inspiration" on this one. Rogue State sample sounded pretty good.
And yeah, Vatican Shadow lost it's aura for me a long time ago, thinking about the time "Remember Your Black Day" dropped and it became a part of the Resident Advisor/Boomkat churn of mediocrity.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on June 21, 2020, 12:09:26 AM
GRUNT Someone is Watching CD
I'm fond of that one as well. I was lucky enough to score a copy of the original tape from the shelves of Hospital about 10 years ago. Damn time flies... But anyway I was disappointed when the reissue later came out and cut my favorite track, the atypical "synth" workout
DNA Test. It's such a weird bit of squiggly sci-fi goodness. But still a good album in the vein of
Europe After Storm and
Terror & Degeneration, even if it falls short of the heights of those two.
Working my way through the killer K2 CD boxset on Urashima,
Burst After Burst (Early Recordings 1990-1996). Having relatively limited exposure to K2 besides 4 albums, a couple 7"s and comp tracks, I didn't know what to expect from this compilation of early works. Yet somehow I was still surprised by the relentless metal clang that starts of
Materia Informis. 20 minutes of rapid metal banging that's so continuous it tranced me out for most of it. The second track slows it down into more industrial territory. Hell of a start, although not my favorite after listening to the later CDs in the set.
Autopsy Soundtrakks is really nice stuff. Lots of synth and weird sounds in free-flowing tracks that feel almost ambient at times. Easy listening? Not quite but at this point I was lying down on my coach just soaking it in. There's some metal clang and scrap but it feels mostly like weird synthesized factory sounds. Could easily work as a soundtrack to a spooky factory level in a video game. Part 3~Part 4 gets spacey even, reminding me a bit of the recent
Hypertrophy reissue.
Souls Are Kontrolled By Molekules is quite similar albeit maybe a bit choppier? As it's a remix of
Autopsy Soundtrakks that's no real surprise. Hard to say which is better but since you get both you don't have to chose.
De Novo is where it becomes the K2 I know, to a point. The pace relatively relaxed compared to the harried hyper-fast edits of
The Rust or
Metal Dysplasia, but the tasty metal sounds are oh so familiar. Had it been released anonymously around 2010 I would've thought it the work of some Finnish metal fetishist for sure. It's an absolute joy to listen to!
And that's where I leave off because I haven't had time for
Rusty Tongue or
Destruktion For Model Citizens. Given the progression I assume these will be testicle-tingling, ear-drum shredding rippers. Praise to Urashima who did not combine multiple tapes on to single discs which I really hate. It's so nice to have each CD be a complete work with nothing added or missing. Even though I've only heard 4 of the 6 discs I can easily recommend this compilation for those who want a taste of true variety K2 offered in the '90s.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on June 25, 2020, 07:07:10 PM
De Novo is where it becomes the K2 I know, to a point. The pace relatively relaxed compared to the harried hyper-fast edits of The Rust or Metal Dysplasia, but the tasty metal sounds are oh so familiar. Had it been released anonymously around 2010 I would've thought it the work of some Finnish metal fetishist for sure. It's an absolute joy to listen to!
And that's where I leave off because I haven't had time for Rusty Tongue or Destruktion For Model Citizens. Given the progression I assume these will be testicle-tingling, ear-drum shredding rippers.
Safe assumption! Almost anything from that period of K2 is pure gold to my ears. I seem to recall around that time certain American metal-fetishists talking about K2 like he was the second coming of Noise Elvis. It would be hard not to hear that influence in subsequent Macro, to be realized most literally in the split-collab lp on RRR and of course the seminal Membranes And Black Holes.
I remember Metal Dysplasia being a lot more harried than The Rust* but now you've got me going back to get reacquainted with it all. Up to and including ye olde perennial fave We Destroyed Barcelona, the relative harried-ness of which always seems to vacillate in these increasingly fucked 'holes. I have this suspicion I'd be listening with very different ears now (I mean, for one, they are a lot more fucked!)
* edit had the two backward in the initial post appropriately enough!
Picked up a copy of the Gnawed - Subterranean Rites CD, and with it came an instant download. Had a listen to this in circumstances the polar fucking opposite to the vibes of the record - a boiling hot blazing bright walk to Sainsburys dodging maskless bacteria vehicles. So it's a testament to the album that it was still incredibly atmospheric. Perhaps it's also cos I've read about the process for recording it- endless venturing into abandoned underground industrial spaces, caves, tunnels, bunkers, hidden away in dense forest, recording metal scraping, percussive knocks, and dank dead air.
The closest thing I could compare this to is recent Hildur Guðnadóttir soundtrack for Chernobyl, but with rippling phasered vocals bringing into the morbid death industrial realm. No sound feels accidental or superfluous, each knock and crash contributing to the narrative in my own mind of a Silent Hill-esque journey into the depths of empty concrete caverns haunted not only by those who might have perished on previous explorations but also by the purpose for which these now defunct spaces were built. A testament to man's failed ambition.
If you know Gnawed's output so far, it's nothing that will surprise, but it is the total refinement of a sound to perfection backed up by real obsession and dedication to subject matter and process.
V/A - Bar Noise (Full Volume Live Vol. 1) CD - Japan Overseas 1996 - Another compilation of Japanese noise... I bet you can guess which act brought me here. More on that at the end. So this is a quaint little slice of history, a compilation of live recordings taken from shows at "Bar Noise" which was in Osaka from the mid '90s until ??. Apparently you could go in for drinks and listen to blasting harsh noise on the proverbial jukebox while drinking, smoking, eating. Sundays were for live shows and this is the fruit of their labor and honestly, it's not quite ripe! I went into this one knowing only 2 names but wanting to like whatever I got, similar to the Riddle of Lumen compilation I recently reviewed. But where that compilation was an exciting window into the world of Japanese weirdos doing noise rock, avant jazz, turntabalism and harsh noise that I want to peer into again and again, this is something closer to being in a cigarrette smoke filled room with an unknown band constantly soundchecking for an hour. It's not painful, mostly, and maybe some of this stuff was powerful live but crackly recordings after the fact mostly fail to translate.
The first 15 songs are all pretty short, with New Mexico, Mutant and Anglers providing the most interesting offerings. Mutant is over very quickly but it's violent blasts of noise and vocals leave me interested. New Mexico is weird, shitty and somehow charming noise that's more groove than aggro. And Anglers first song is obnoxious as shit but the second is a jazz-y saxophone led romp that I can't help but like. At 32 years of age I've really gotten horny for the saxophone. I never would've guessed. Next up is Kevin Sharp from Brutal Truth with friends, which is basically feedback, screaming, and crowd noise. It's fun, even if familiar sounding to anyone whose been at a show where the audience overtakes the stage and microphone.
The next 3 tracks are long 12, 10 and 12 minutes a piece, are probably "full sets". I was intrigued by the project Prisoner No6. but my hopes were dashed by the cracking mixer sound and delivery which felt limp in the recording. Some kind of lo-fi industrial maybe? If only the vocals were better. Kouzui was next with some straightforward blasting harsh noise. No ground is broken but it's enjoyable just the same. The cracking mixer sound detracts again, and shows up for the last one, Solmania. Although this CD is from 1996 it appears this is a solo Solmania performance and it's vicious as hell. The poor recording quality limits the brutalizing effect but this isn't squiggly, off-kilter style of later recordings. No, this is ASSAULT and a clear indicator of that he's the "pro" compared to what came before. At $5 it's was worth it for this single 12 minute piece. Having already lost my mind I could've paid x4 that and still walked away satisfied. And I like owning this little piece of Japanese history about a bar that's surely gone but tried to do something different. And for all of the artists on the comp that gave it their best and still sucked, we all start somewhere. I shudder to think of what my early live recordings would've sounded like.
Next up is Dry Lungs V. Can you guess who is on that one?
MANIA – Eros + Massacre
I just now received the trio of tapes eloquently praised by herra Slutbag above, and would like to jot down my own perceptions of the first one I decided to check out. I have not heard the original tape on Abisko; Mania is one of those projects I've spent far too little time with. The artwork is minimal, but very tasteful and in a similar vein as the other two reissues. Noise-wise it is just plain fantastic. Heavy crunching, groaning bass and beautiful treble/midrange crashing and hissing... Noise rarely gets any better than this. My impression throughout is that despite their awesome power, both tracks feel absolutely electronic, as if someone had found a way to reach through copper wire to pummel and abuse the actual current inside. This impression lasts throughout the tape, though the end of side B features a plot twist: the relentless distortion lifts somewhat and we hear someone moving around. Bizarrely, the whole 30 minutes of massacre (and eros) seems to be the result of some violence which has been deconstructed and distorted beyond recognition for the whole sitting. Extremely impressive. Looking forward to sitting down with the other two.
THE GEROGERIGEGEGE 7"s
Decision was to go through complete Gerogerigegege 7" discography, excluding the 80's lathe cut/acetate releases which I do not have. Everything else should be in shelves.
Gerogerigegege noise at its best, is such a odd thing, that almost nobody manages to be as noisy and as ripping. When Senzuri monkey Metal Action hits in, oh damn... It is hard to say who would be more piercing, more tormenting, with noise noise assault. Total ear drill goes through a-side and more noisecore trash on the b.
Ant-Zen, before turning more into rhythmic noise, would put out things like Gero sucking sounds.
Bunch of other punk-noise kind of chaos 7"s spinned.
Wreck of rock'n'roll former self 7" is surprisingly little praised 7". Noisecore chaos with members of Mamarracho helping out Juntaro with excellent results.
Kitanomaru Hyakkei 7" is basically compilation 7", but some stuff I know from other releases, some feels more exclusive for this. Having this, means one doesn't have to worry about some of the missing lathe-cuts. Cover is with multiple page 7" booklet with amazing graphics - non social media friendly I may say. See included labels catalogue of the time. What a crazy slogans and sale speeches. Makes you want to hear everything...
Sexual Behavior.... 7" is early works and one side basically punk rock, other side wank and phone xxx and more rock.
"No sound" is neat and simple not-so-distorted, but highly reverbed metal sounds splashing. Split with origami is also less noisy stuff. Early Dream Exit 7" is many short noise & experimental pieces from the arcives. Another Gero release that had various tracks pulled from archives. Split with Pyosalpinx also decent.
All you need is audioshock is counting 1,2,3,4 over pretty much non stop noise. Veel Plezier! Is like fanclub record of Japanese radio actor. Juntaro recorded his radioplay with reel-to-reel tape in 1980 and material releases "as is" on vinyl. No overdubs, no edits, just another weird Gero conceptual release.
Government Alpha "Affective Imagery" CD
New Government Alpha CD, Affective Imagery that just came out. 2019 recordings, 2020 release. It's perhaps foolish to say, but I did not expect it to be that good. Listened twice instantly. Had some Kjostad cd before too.
continuing with 7"s..
Grey Wolves "a wealth of misery" 7"
One of the best power electronics / industrial-noise 7"s, and one of the greatest graphics too! GW at the absolute peak of their activities.
Grabbed one box of "G" 7"s to be consumed. This one has quite a bunch of The Gerogerigegege 7"s, but also many other goodies.
GW will not leave this turntable with one rotation, so lets see when time to proceed.
If there would be possibility to hear how was the master of this 7". It feels that some of the dirt and distortion is result of the master-cut and 7" format, and due very long sides, if masters exists, this could be even better on CD...
Government Alpha / Evil moisture split. EM wins this battle, but perhaps only due being dirtier in his moves.
Genocide Organ Klan Kountry 7", simple but nice!
Gruntsplatter "Pestmaiden" 7" - I got the CD too, but 7" was just enough for dosage today.
Hyware / Armenia split 7" on Peter zinckes label offers the blunt DIY harsh noise works.
Only today I realized that these Himitsu King 7"s are exactly same. different cover, same 7". Japanese noiserock/noisecore/melt banana type fusion with tons of feedback and screechy sound.
The Haters "drops ascending" 2x7". Totally rules. not long ago I complained I have too little of Haters 7"s, and now I found 5 more from wrong box... It is great to make this good discoveries in your own shelves! Total audio candy of loops of things breaking and falling apart. I still do not have enough of The Haters 7"s, so got to look into buying... or if any people want to get rid of and trade or new noise... drop me message! All your useless 7"s may be welcomed to my turntable!
2005 - I recall one friend concluding that it is the era of least wanted harsh noise. I guess it might be just illusion created by facts that there was so much noise that came out in short period of time and that there was a lot of fairly large edition pressings at that time. This combined, there are lots of releases that will never be "collectibles", but are actually damn good.
After finishing Incapacitants "quietus", I decided to go for something else. The Cherry Point "Night of the bloody tapes" CD. If at the time, this felt like just more of the mid 2000's harsh noise wall... Listening this now, it is certainly wall, but not one dimensional, not lazy. It is active all the time, lots and lots of distortion and saturation, but one can heard tons of interesting sound details coming and going beneath the layers of harsh distortion.
This CD, you can grab it cheap. You can listen at bandcamp or youtube. Of course many people already acknowledge it as great harsh noise, yet those who are more lured by hard to find trophies, I do urge to dive into mass of noise of this era. Indeed, it does crush a lot of mid 90's stuff with sheer fierce straight forward ripping brutality...
Was out of town while listening that. Away from proper stereo systems, so online, headphones sessions only. Unusual situation of not getting sleep, so blasting Incapacitants on headphones all night long, and came into conclusion that "Ministry of Foolishness", that I used to rate very highly, is not on top level of albums anymore. It must be partially because it was among the early CD's I heard. I used to like the heavy bass-wwwwwoooooshh and irritant high pitch electronics, teamed up with pitch efx... but actually, I would say "Therminosis", "ALAP", "DDDD"... all these may actually be superior.
While the "New Movements.." is probably my current favorite, I suppose album that I have had for long time, but never acknowledged among the greats, is "73". It is damn noisy and ripping, and there is some pretty unique tracks there too. Something that absolutely nobody else is doing.
Quietus was also listened and this thin and piercing screech is totally great still today.
Agreed on that Grey Wolves 7". Great sound/artwork. I have far from everything they did but this is the favorite GW material of what I have. I pretty much have all the Gero 7"s as well and played them all in a row last year. Can't remember which one was my favorite but I like everything except for the noisecore stuff. To me a good example of an artist for which 7" vinyl is the perfect format.
Roly Porter - 'Kistvaen' arrived here today and I just listened to it. Need a couple of more spins but very promising so far. Never heard of this artist before but ordered a copy based on the description. Nice mix of dark ambient, industrial and medieval vocals. Maybe a bit too modern/clean for some here but it's a great layered and nicely balanced album.
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Roly Porter - 'Kistvaen' arrived here today and I just listened to it. Need a couple of more spins but very promising so far. Never heard of this artist before but ordered a copy based on the description. Nice mix of dark ambient, industrial and medieval vocals. Maybe a bit too modern/clean for some here but it's a great layered and nicely balanced album.
I make a big second recommendation for Roly Porter generally. I've been a fan of Roly Porter since his days in proto-dubstep duo Vex'd and own nearly all of his work at this point, but I have not heard this newest album. His last one,
Life Cycle of a Massive Star, or something like that, was absolutely killer. It's like dark ambient if dark ambient was interesting and not wooshy sounds and bass noises. He goes all out. And his first album songs are all titled after planets from the Dune universe so bonus points for that.
Striations - Keepsakes CD (Freak Animal Records)
Very industrial, machine rhythms churning and scraping. A buried layer of effect laden vocals underneath the surface of the noise. Murky and a horrid sense of anxiety throughout the release. Sonically it's closer to more traditional PE than the other releases I'm familiar with from Striations. The elements of harsh noise/junk metal aren't present like on some past releases.
It's definitely on the darker side like Catalog of Cruelty but sonically a little different. The heavy synth use on that release is more sparse here and substituted for a larger focus on mechanical loops. Bad vibes all around, there is no hope or pleasantries at any moment on this release. Not that there usually is with Striations though!
Recommended for those that like to soak in malaise and regret.
JASON CRUMER - Self-Titled 2LP / CD
A new masterpiece and contender for album of the year, as has already been hinted at by a few people here. Incredibly immersive and emotive album, in the same vein as Ottoman black as far as composition, but dryer and just better in my opinion (Ottoman Black never really clicked with me to be honest but I'll have to revisit it now). It's a movie, so hard and pointless to try to go into great detail about it, so just put it on and crank the volume yourself if you're a noise fan. Listened to it 4 times since its arrival yesterday, both the CD and vinyl version and I must say the CD sounds 10x better. Not that the vinyl is a bad pressing per se, but this dude is a master at producing really dynamic clean full frequency noise music and the CD format reproduces what he intended perfectly.
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TVE – Smoking Big Killer
Don't ask me why, but when I first came across this project I was under the impression that it was working mainly with found tape. But it sure don't sound like no tape I ever came across. So leaving out the question what the fuck was they smokin' to the more obvious where in hell did they find this shit? Well, I'm guessing it was staged. Like the person responsible "accidentally" dumps the tape down the toilet, and then after several months fairly heavy use fishes out the soiled remains, all the while mugging for imaginary camera, "Oh golly gee, what have we here? No wonder it wasn't flushing properly!"
Clearly there's more to it than that. There would have to be. This tape, at the mercy of convictions likely disposed to deride projects like MNEM for being too hi-fi, is in no condition to carry on. Time to pop the ribbon out of the shell, but wait, not like...ah geez. Good luck trying to respool that. My man toke toke you smoke too fuckin' much. An effort to salvage a degree of playability instead nets crumpled knotted lengths criss-crossing one another in a tangled garbled weave that smolders inauspiciously at the edge of the mixing desk. Desperate for traction, a single promising length is extracted with intent to manually rub against the head. Rub it, just fucking rub it. Oh fuck yeah that's it baby. Yeah just like that. Fuck oh fuck yes YES fuck ohhh ffuuuu-
Um, sorry to break in here but this is starting to feel just that mite bit too up close and personal if you uh catch my drift. Definitely a lot of acousmatic friction going on, a lot of rough abrasion- you'd be lucky enough to make it out with just a few nasty skin burns. The sound here in any case is pretty gross. Organic, yes, but maybe too organic. That point where you start to thinking, y'know Mother Nature is all nice and all, but uh. This is pretty gross. Like meth fiend applying extreme suction to a mic-head, tokin' for all it's worth. Or perhaps the reverse, huffing and puffing and blowing straight down into it, with the midrange turned all the way up, frowny-faced EQ tweakery saturating apparent outlying concrete sources with frazzled metal-tinged raspberry clusters. From time to time it sounds as though an oversized burlap sack filled with cinder blocks were being continuously dragged in pointedly pointless circles around an unevenly paved spot of asphalt, rents in the fabric worsening with every heaving exertion, studious efforts to not give a fuck weirdly persuasive. At other moments, as the dynamics of the concrete sources seem to constantly rise and fall, a hint of metal-like thwacking almost suggests proximity to a railway track. Against this a repeated percussion of patty-caked collapse, a pachinko machine going ape-shit or perhaps someone- again, "accidentally" – dropped their collection of glass marbles into the wash and the whole cacophony of 'em is smacking into one another on the spin-rinse.
All the above is barest approximation, of course, the acoustic determinations forced, under plainly physical pressures, into exceedingly narrow frequency bands, smudged fidelities resigned to choke in lumpy mufflings of raw, mangled, dilapidation. There's this sense of taking previously blown out gear and trying to recreate that first killer blow-out, smoke and all, allowing the circuits to choose their own path to simulated oblivion. At its loudest peak the tape abruptly cuts out and then the slow emergence, through amplified hum and hiss, of sporadic semi-acoustic, multi-orificed, farts and coughs, their badly-defined contortions indecorously flopped out in between protracted stretches of tense, bone dry, air. From time to time the farts and coughs cobble together in bubbly bulgings of bass-heavy bluster, their tinny, teeny, under-amped decays vaguely suggestive of worm-like screw-driver scrabbling or rusty voiced hinge-squeaks. A final cobbling together of stringy gobs of toked out belch, gasp, clatter, end side the first.
The flip-side actually threatens to get musical in its opening stretch, if you'd call the repetitive call-response of cheese-grater-scraping-against-tinfoil-speakers and cracked-tongue-out-lolly-wheedle-of smothered-amp-hum musical (I know I would!). In the background, meantime, an increasingly dominant strain of wobbly electro-drawl snakes along a low-end feedback-curve to complete the picture perfect portrait of ailing machine on the fritz. Smooth fade to muffled hiss and then the smothered acousmatic farts and coughs are back, polarities kipping backward into extended stretches of stale, hissy, air, smudged particles percolating at the surface but never revealing more than the bleariest hint of origin. At a dramatic moment, a warped and slurry snatch of gravelly downpitched voice- sounding like a depressed mutant robot on lithium- temporarily un-hinges the relative stasis, jarring snaps and pops of overtaxed-speaker-ready-to-blow accentuating the incursion.
Now the snaps and pops are getting aggressive, machine-gunning together with pent-up percussive force and heeere's Marvin, the mutant strains of the paranoid android back to narrate some sort of domestic complaint details of which soon blurrrrrrr into a gravelly droning consistency. The gravelly consistency gets roughly chopped into irregular textured exhalations, like an extremely bad case of smoker's cough run through a single faulty transistor. Muffled speaker pops overtake low-end feedback drawls and then that scrappy cheese grater is back, shredding the tangy smoked-out ozones, the full medley of discardables cacking together in turns like the climax of that ill-fated Strauss opus Bicycle Built For Two.
Digest spew
For those who think MNEM is too hi-fi, TVE's got the shit. The dirt. The dregs of filth-flavored fidelity fed through tinny tinfoil frictions, frazzled metal-tinged raspberry clusters rendering raw the rough abrasions of frowny-faced frequency bands narrowly choked in the bleary-eyed acousmatics of muffled, multi-orificed, farts and coughs. Very organic in execution, the dynamics of badly defined concrete sources rising and falling, close-mic'd contortions subject to wild-eyed whims of mad scientist, tweakin' hard, intent on reverse engineering the art of blowing amps reeeal goood, tangled circuits traveling their own path to simulated oblivion. If this is to approximate the effects on the lungs of inhaling seven thousand toxic chemicals fifteen times daily, I, like, get it. Life, or some fair approximation thereof, goes on.
John Wall - M - 2020 - he's always been a master tactician and sonic surgeon (check Alterstill and Fractuur), but I lost touch with him when he went down paths that interested me less - listened to this twice today; could be that I was just in the mood for this kind of craftsmanship and sound, or anything sounding similar to a chopper blade is certain to pique interest, but whatever it is, this is a great 15 minutes - I'd like to see him collaborate with John Wiese - the way he puts together sound, I'm surprised independent film makers aren't knocking at his door - electro-acoustic, but other than that.
Spent time with some LPs tonight:
Pedestrian Deposit - Vestige LP (Hospital, 2006)
U.S. Steel Cello Ensemble - Noise in the Library LP (Putojefe, 2018)
Reissue of a tape recorded live in Berlin, 1989.
A-side at times sounds like a steel Stockhausen orchestra (though not that extreme, this is pretty low-key overall) with steel cello, bow chimes, and "vocals". B-side is a lengthy droning movement. Hard to believe these sounds are coming from physical instruments, not electronic gear. Would be great to experience in person. Pleasantly surprised with this chance pickup for the distro.
Skin Crime - Traveller on the Road LP (Hospital, 2019)
The transition from the U.S. Steel Cello Ensemble LP that was on deck prior to this was nearly perfect (as was Pedestrian Deposit - Vestige LP into Steel Cello. If it was a radio show I would not have noticed the segue).
One of the best of the recent run of Skin Crime releases, therefore deserving of the album treatment, but while it sounds good on LP it would probably be amazing on CD. Still total fire either way.
Jason Lescalleet - Electronic Music LP (RRRecords, 2003)
And yesterday:
Joe Colley - Psychic Stress Soundtracks 2LP (Misanthropic Agenda, 2020)
The mastering on this is excellent. Would like to compare to the 2005 CD, but this is highly satisfying.
Black Leather Jesus + Atrax Morgue - Your Eyes On My Hands LP (4iB / Bacteria Field, 2020)
Reissue of 1997 tape on Deadline.
Mania / Deterge - Lay Waste / Future of Pulse LP (Fusty Cunt, 2018)
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John Wall - M - 2020 - he's always been a master tactician and sonic surgeon (check Alterstill and Fractuur), but I lost touch with him when he went down paths that interested me less - listened to this twice today; could be that I was just in the mood for this kind of craftsmanship and sound, or anything sounding similar to a chopper blade is certain to pique interest, but whatever it is, this is a great 15 minutes - I'd like to see him collaborate with John Wiese - the way he puts together sound, I'm surprised independent film makers aren't knocking at his door - electro-acoustic, but other than that.
Thanks for this. Missed it completely. I think I'm somewhere in the same boat concerning the more recent output. I keep coming back to check on the progress so to speak and going away a bit cold. The collabs with Mark Durgan primo example of something I keep revisiting to see if the ears have undergone the necessary chemical rearrangements to ensure correct reception. But some of the very recent collabs with Edwards and Sanders (the live sets and the FGBH re-work) sound very good to me...possibly because the use of the more traditional live instrumentation puts them more along the lines of Fractuur & friends. It's unclear but I'd wonder if some of M was sourced from the referred to collab sessions. And wonder too if this could be the catalyst to shoot me down another rabbit hole.
Éric Cordier - Wars 2020 - first new album since 2013? went into this with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm - as you'd expect, the fidelity is great, maybe only bettered by the sonics of Dave Phillips (who has at least two new big releases this year?) - a couple of the tracks could have been split because they felt like two very different directions, but maybe the source material was dictating not? I think I was only disappointed because I was expecting more dynamics and surges. It didn't frizzle my brain like Houlque, but that's a monstrous order. They can't all be Reign in Blood. A relaxing, deep Sunday morning newspaper read.
Eric Boros / Dave Phillips 3" CD-R (Scrotum Records, 2003)
EB laughing in stereo. DP gasping for air (and eventually just yelling like crazy) while running samples of pigs squealing at varying pitches over a repeating pulse beat before blasting off at the end.
Hermit / Weird Vision CS (A.O.W.T.D., 1996)
Split between two cult Canadian acts.
Hermit (Eric Boros) side is titled "Vision of Tron" and is what I assume to be music from the Tron soundtrack sprinkled with a bit of noise... *shrugging emoji*
Weird Vision side is long-form HN. It's enjoyable even if nothing special.
Dubbed copy received from another cult Canadian, Francis Gauthier aka Frank Goshit.
Hermit - Pain Machine CD-R (Garbage Society, 1998)
Still on the Hermit kick. Nice little 13-minute effort here. Droning hum, a repetitious tone pattern and metal clang span the duration, with swirling electronics ebbing and flowing and eventually leading to what sounds like a very-sped-up tape of a saxophone, staying just below the surface.
Released on his own Garbage Society label.
Picked this up in my latest order from the Self Abuse distro a few months back. Sadly the cover insert has stuck to the plastic sleeve and can no longer be removed. Fuck PVC sleeves forever.
Due Process - Combine XXIII-XXXV CD-R (2011)
Stumbled upon this while digging through the box of (mostly) CD-Rs with no spines. It's exactly what the promo sheet says: "electro-acoustic musique concrete". The spliced moderate chaos abounds, but on the B-side ("combined" by Thomas Dimuzio) it gradually comes together, culminating in some structured elegance.
Received in a package from RRR when I ordered Jason Lescalleet's The Pilgrim (fire emoji), among other things, circa 2011. Eventually became the 2013 LP on Phage. I may have listened to the LP when I had copies in the distro but I don't think I've ever put this disc in until now.
Kjostad - Extinctionist
I have been an avid follower of the Kjostad output since near the creation of the project. This albums varies a great deal from the rest of his catalogue, and yet retains similar production control.
This time there are definite "track" structures in place. Rhythms from loops, layers, production and stereo placement.
With albums such as the mighty Environmental Electronics which was essentially guerilla noise distortion of found sounds and recordings, there seems to be a lot more post processing and contemplation of structure involved here, which I approve of, as it still keeps the harshness of nature vs electronic manipulation that I hold a torch for in my own work. A real step change forward for the artist in my view.
I should also add that the album is rather concise - 6 tracks and around 37 minutes long. It hits hard and pushes a lot of my buttons, will probably be an AOTY contender if I ever get around to compiling a list.
Various – Good Alchemy Video DVDr - Alchemy Records 2008 - so I had the brilliant idea a few weeks ago to record all the audio from this DVD and segment it up into separate files for easier listening since I rarely, almost never, watch music DVDs/VHSs. Well it still took me a while to actually listen to it but I have and now I can share my world shattering insights here. On the whole there's a lot of shriek and screech in these recordings. I don't know if they're mixer recordings or just from the video camera used for taping but there are few moments of bass-y noise. Although I guess that's fairly typical for a lot of the artists here. Also, I did actually watch this DVD years ago and I re-watched the Masonna and Solmania videos last week and from a visual perspective it's not always super engaging but there's enough VHS grain, multi-image merging and weird fading to keep you interested. And it's interesting from a historical perspective.
So as for the music, Masonna starts things off with simpler feedback and vocal oriented noise but eventually develops into more spastic, blasting vocal noise assaults. On the whole it has more in common with the earliest Masonna releases rather than the hyper edited assaults of the mid '90s. The video is quite cool too, seeing Maso throwing himself all around for extended periods. Definitely a much longer look than you'd get from post 2005 live sets.
Incapacitants sound like Incapacitants. I haven't watched the video in a while but I'm pretty sure there's some theremin action among many other things. It's squiggly and even obnoxious but still a satisfying listen.
And then mid '90s MERZBOW. How can you go wrong? You can't. Heavy blasting noise, more full sounding than any other recording. Absolutely brutal in parts, especially in what I think is the second set of the combined two. Constantly churning waves of distorted sound pummeling you like savage waters. An easy highlight, if not my favorite of the bunch.
Next up is Solmania in duo form. First off the live video has other video of topless women riding motorcycles fading in and out of it at the beginning and end which is very on brand. Tits and twin guitar noise, yes please. This is when Ohno still had a much uglier double neck guitar. Half guitar, half bass guitar, all sorts of built in effects. Sugahara, as far as I can tell, is playing a regular guitar with a focus on the high ending screech and squall. The screaming feedback never stops, but you get some riffs early on and interesting semi-loops later on. Also some tasty screaming vocals. It's definitely a far cry of from the more measured and immaculate sounding album recordings, but also more clearly guitar abuse. Not the first Solmania recording I'll be reaching for but it's cool to hear/see a different side of what those boys do.
But fuck if Hijokaidan doesn't come in to put a needle fine point on things. Absolutely penetrating mix of spiteful guitar, male and female vocals and broken electronic noise. The more the years go by, the more I can appreciate how uncool and absolutely brutal Hijokaidan are. Despite some great and weird graphic design, their noise offers no redemption. It's not even really joyful like Incapacitants. It's just ear-splitting and relentless. Now I'm re-thinking of MERZBOW is the highlight here after all. Fucking hell.
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Sewer Election – Blizzard Amplification 1xc40 + 5xc30
Every so often, the pure cleansing fury of a good harshhead ritual is demanded. More so I'd imagine when plainly (https://baadm.bandcamp.com/album/maar) heretical (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDQh6a-97yE) pursuits (https://soundcloud.com/idischidelbarone/sewer-election-kassettmusik) threaten (https://soundcloud.com/jartecknet/sewer-election-nara-excerpt) to malign (https://idealrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/malign) the internal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egDDg818_Rg) consistencies keeping the head (the harsh one) screwed on a'right. Here, buffeted by perfect storms of harsh electronics & feedback, the head- harsh and otherwise- has barely space to think let alone channel its förtvivlan (https://idealrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/scener-av-f-rtvivlan) in the efterspel (https://soundcloud.com/thousands-of-dead-gods/sewer-election-efterspel) of a reverse-engineered piss poor performance (https://idealrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/piss-poor-performance). Put away that weepy guitar son, it's time w- incoming
WHOOOoooooooOOOOOOSH.
Three hours eight minutes and thirty six seconds of never flagging Sewer ERECTION, six-fold amplifications cumming hard fast gooood, far from impeachable, further still from stoppable, roaring riot through cyclopean jetstreams, torrential electronic blizzards blazing to that cataclysmic Category Six, inundating senses, reaming 'holes, doing damage that, simply, needs to be done. Now that's what I call harsh head ritual.
Perhaps unremarkable for a project this storied and steeped in the craft, it's still I think worth remarking that, and not to oversell the cliché of it but: there really is not a single dull moment. Perhaps a single side's dalliance in not undesirous psychedelic oscilla-bloop, but more in the way of the exception proves the rule. The shit, rules hard. Perhaps too we can read something of this into the initial conception: the self-described improvised flow of each individual side staking a fly-by-the-seat-of-yer-soiled-panties immediacy, the constant, repeated, punchings-through of yet-still-harsher-eruptions absolutely obliterating even the teeniest suggestion of complacency. In the mindsear: locked down in shelter, unholy storms raging outside, left to own devices (and more than a few Elkbrew) and what to do but channel that rage straight to recording device. Later, per the liner notes, the er rage is remixed, but not at the expense of the living, breathing, ritual, moment.
Before completely losing the head in the moment, it may also be worth noting that not a single one of the twelve proferred sides sounds remotely like the next. Well, okay, a given one would at least remotely have to sound like a given other insofar as they are all subject to the same hardhheaded predispositions, above. But there's quite a diversity of aptitudes here achieved, verging far and wide among the blown-out vistas, diving deep into the ear-drilling shriek-holes, plumbing the crunch-depths, scorching the psych-skies, wringing from the harsh head every ritual energy it's worth.
Volume 1, the lone c40
Filterbank Waste Campaign leads off the set with an all-frequencies-maxed mass of dense, blistering, scorch. Redzone Electronics as far as the only thing I'm seeing is red red red, blood red radioactive rains lighting up the sky in dramatic fashion. An early ascent to absolute peak of 'hole-razing seethe and then that first punch-through, fat flatulent bass-heavy ka-bloowy clearly indicative of the improvised immediacy in play. So too with the sudden drop outs, the widening stereo scope, the narrowed singe-burrowing, all of it delivered on the fly, in the moment, but never once restrained in the full-forced thousand-millibar pressures utterly smoking 'hole. About halfway through and the intensity ups, hyper-tensions racing through a deceptively mined field of bleating glint and frizzle. A crash down to earth precipitates explosive lurch for the heavens, tempestuous flurry of furies sufficient to lock the listener, gawping, in place- but of course, in my sad and incurable case, pacing about the room like an utter nutcase, unable to stay at this fucking keyboard for more than three words at a time. So to say, in very short order, I am completely sold. No need for the other five tapes, let alone the B side (the earholes are already completely fucked anyway).
I refuse to speculate on the meaning of Fishnet Psych-Out but it's highly improbable that I haven't been there myself. This one hits via much more straight-laced passions, singular singe-tones burning their clear and whitened piercings straight through skull with single-minded devotion to the principle. The principle, naturally: damage hole. At eight minutes possible concrete sources, arched clack of stilettos or well-disguised voice, attempt to crack the veneer, high-end whittling oscillation assuming a defensive posture. The oscillation breaks away and so too the singe-tones, dropped into a bass-heavy field of choking belch. Dead silence. ScrrreeeEEEEEEEEE. Revenge, sweet painful revenge, burning singing seething...choke belch gurgle, extended hum, like you gonna choose a hole or what? The answer is no, the tension is thick, the passion- slaked.
Volume 2
Razor's Edge is a good title for the sharp, severely pitched concentrations in feedback-driven shriek. A dialog of the raw and the ragged seems to be holding more frenzied incursions at bay, spare jugular-straining rip-throughs ramping up the pressures before heftier curdles collapse the opening in piles of frequency overload. There is air, even hints of daylight in the over-amped chamber, frazzled rumble-balls scaling the inward-curving sides of spiraling screech-walls. Unlike the first tape, the sense of control, or unwillingness to bend, is pervasive, the chipped and stuttered physical exertions wasted in their attempts to divert attention.
Scream Bloody Acid expands on the blueprint sourced on the A-side, upping and dumping a good pile more shit into the outlying extremities. Heavy and steady wins the rage, the first decisive thrust seemingly promising of deviation to come only to fall in line, jacking the throttle to full mast, pouring thick and rich into whitened psych-sheets of puritannical scathe. Some ways through and low-lying underwater thunder bulgings start to disrupt proceedings, reinforced in their efforts by cascading dribblings of smoothly oscillating wave-ripple, presumably the Bloody Acid finally getting in on the action, bleep-heavy bloopery all but ensuring in their pathos a slickly sickening slither through rubbery puddles of jiggly jellied butt-wiggle.
Volume 3
The jiggly jellied butt wiggles reach their zenith in Crystalized Disease Genitalia, like we couldn't see this coming, juicy electrodes sending salacious psychedelic signals across wide-open pools of dribbly oscilla-poop. A concerted effort to generate necessary tensions in the rise and fall of reedy buzz-surge, ever so inexorably drawing on the feeding back hydro powers of an ultimately immersive tidal wooosh. Low-lying underwater thunder bulgings are now back in the mix and with them the unmistakably caustic insinuation of Bloody Acid, never quite to scream but to drown in the sweetly synthetic deluge.
Mass Mass Nerve will certainly get on them, the nerves I mean, in the wake of the Crystalized predecessor. Harsh, in the sense of lazer focused on extracting from the earholes their utmost attentions, choosing in its viciously pointed attack the classic method of searing through the core even as the outlying complexity of interlacing backwash attempts to distract from the fact that 'holes are getting utterly scorched into oblivion. I wouldn't call this terribly violent, more singularly, clinically, focused on ensuring that the remaining three tapes in this set will be played for significantly depleted receptor follicle thingies. At a key interval, the backwash starts to howl into open-aired bleed sirens, snatches of voice or ripped electronics propelling more visceral exchanges among the competing masses of nerve-wracked overtones.
Volume 4
Spirals I and II consume the whole of this tape, which on first hit could be taken as palate-cleansing dive into white-sheeted walls of purtinannical psyche-seethe. Layers of the shit, icy-smooth and impenetrable, caught in the thick of the jetstream, dense squalls obliterating any sense of forward movement even as more nuanced agitations compete at the periphery for attention. In the first Spiral an irregular coruscation of low-end thunder-bulge rolls through the all-consuming mass, the net effect of which is simply to remind the listener that, yes, but nothing is getting through. In Spiral the second, a slight narrowing of scope, occasional glimmers of definition emerging in the convergence of component parts, the metallic abrasiveness countered by low-lying rocket-shrines shredding the ozone, the stench of well-scorched hole heavy in the air. At this point one would expect things to move in a slightly different direction, an expectation gloriously borne out in the next volume of the set.
Volume 5
Trip Melt Flesh could be the most classically harsh head ritual-esque of the bunch, at least in the opening seconds. Here full-flavored clusters of bottom-heavy bilge flatulate through crunched-out rumble-loads, all but guaranteeing the speakers the work-out they so desperately crave. Soon, however, an exceedingly nasty fit of jaggedly jerking rust-skewer ruptures the dead-center, hacking and slashing at already mangled nerve-endings, significantly upping the harsh stakes. Crunched-out rumble-loads start now to indulge a more rocket-flavored consistency, thundering in indignation, opening up to freshly skinned contusions of raw-textured abrasion, surprisingly well-defined in the cold glaring light, ugly as fuck, and just, well, sick. The brilliance is in the cyclic progression, returning again and again in waves that at every crest signal an ever-greater propensity for face-melting over-violence, the ultimate promise, the commitment to 'hole cleansing ferocity par FIRE.
High Voltage Face Removal is nothing less than more of the same. This time, however, all the multifold layers are peeled back, flayed from the bone, raw exposed nerves agonizing in the dry shrieking sado-bliss. Almost nothing remains in the char-blistered, ripped-to-shit, aftermath, mutilated electronic asphyxiations barely choking through tightly constricted apertures of broken glass and metal filings. A minimalist breakdown, in other words, and one which soon signals a renewed drive for massed overbilge of ratcheted-up cantanker, born in bass-bludgeoned filth-dispensers. Or so I would
dead silence
To the home-stretch, and a tense back-n-forth with grizzled blister-sludge, the un-ironic low-end crud-belchings clambering piling surging over one another in a final red-rimmed cluster-fuck, the shrieking tease, the flushed-through bristle, the face clean scoured off, the bone-dry remnants grinning in char-blackened incandescence.
Intermission
I'd just like to take this moment to concede that, at this point in space-time, the earholes are, quite frankly, in no condition to faithfully report their findings. They haven't been for a good few sides now. I'm now at that rather disturbing point where everything is harsh. Everything. Even fucking silence. But hey, just one more tape to go. Can't possibly get any worse now can it?
Volume 6
It would be hard not to invoke the Almighty Hasegawa when a title like Cosmic Mirror drops. Definitely on the rocket shrine side of the harsh tip, on that deep and abiding psych insinuation, on that ghostly reverberant mass of strangely, say it, soothing coruscation, sweetly escorting the poor abused 'holes to their promised, cyclopean, armageddon. Look in the mirror motherfucker, see the Hasegawa look right back at you, baleful, unblinking, glassy-eyed, psyched to the fucking gills, the sound of the sea amplified to larger-than-life monoliths of pure, cleansing, fury. Look, I'll admit I've been going a tad diarrhetic even by my own diarrhetic standards, so I hope you'll pardon me while I just...
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blissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssout.
Cosmic Mirror II and a deepening of the psychedelic bliss, the never-bottoming sub-layers blessed with the increasingly harshed, glistening, wet-mouthed, salivation. This is simply huge, bigly arsed, all-consuming, dense distortions like expansive explosiveness drawn out for eternities of heavenly bilge-headed cataclysms, the Category Six bludgeon-scorch. In the closing moments a tentative attempt to sex things up, or perhaps the ill-sexed bilge-head caught in the drunkenly zippered disregard. That's gotta hurt. Regardless, this is such a perfection of texture and flow, forty-two-odd Elkbrews fueling forty-two-odd rocket shrines hellbent in their pursuit of the ultimate question. How many times must a perv shred hole before he's fucked for life? The answer, my friend, just blow it out your ass. The answer just blow it out your ass.
Digest spew
Now that's what I call harsh head ritual. Three hours and change of never flagging Sewer ERECTION, six-fold amplifications roaring riot through cyclopean jetstreams, torrential electronic blizzards blazing to that cataclysmic Category Six. Through it all, an impressively diverse range of aptitude, verging far and wide among the blown out vistas, diving deep into the ear-drilling shriek-holes, plumbing the crunch-depths, scorching the psych-skies, wringing from the harsh head every ritual energy it's worth. Improvised, he says, improvised and remixed and staking in the constant shift and change of the moment a fly-by-the-seat-of-yer-soiled-panties immediacy, the repeated punchings-through of yet-still-harsher-eruptions absolutely obliterating even the teeniest suggestion of complacency, a palpable, physical, blood-soaked, ritual air, living, breathing, choking, squealing, blood guts shit piss pus cum vomit elkbrews unidentified secretions, unhinged rippage on some Uppeth Ye Harsh shit, squeal boy, fucking squeal, naked sacrifice tied to upsidedown crosses and blood everywhere.
You sir are truly the king of reviews.
Must hear this new SE asap.
Quote from: SILVUM on July 11, 2020, 03:49:58 AM
CON-DOM - Oh Ye Of Little Faith 7" Tesco
The Madonna sample.
Mais oui!
SLOGUN - ...kill to forget CD
This little bugger is now twenty years old, but it is one I've never listened to for some reason. Probably because I don't really care that much for serial killers and their psychology - I've done the documentary circuit and read a large amount of True Crime shit, but in the end it's either gross or boring to me. Kill to forget, however, is everything but any of those things. The Slogun sound is at its peak here, and fuses with the murderous lyrics and the vocals, which cover most bases from processed whispers to unpleasantly, threatingly whining screams. If you ever find a guy sounding like this standing in front of you, you'd better be armed or have a (well-funded) police officer in your absolute vicinity. The noise is full bodied despite being very non-physical in nature - this is electricity and circuitry, with literally no Finnish man smashing up an oil drum he's stolen from work. Still, it's heavy and shifting between oppressiveness and rabid hysteria. Slogun should really get back to the business of making noise - if he's tired of his old subject matter, this type of sound could support almost any theme except outright silly humor. Apocalyptic Christianity, overly intellectual self-analysis, anything really. Come back to us, Mr. Gun!
SURVIVAL UNIT - Tied down for Survival
I remember an old review of some Survival Unit release, I think it was in an early issue of Degenerate, that said the material was somewhat generic. Well, when looking back at the SU discography these days that statement feels very strange. The sound of Sundsvall's finest is distinct and personal to such an extent that many could probably identify a Survival Unit track without ever having heard it before. I've had the original Tied down for Survival for a very long time, but tonight it's the Autarkeia reissue that's spinning. As most people probably know this is grade A Swedish power electronics. Well constructed, often heavy, very diverse. These slightly later releases don't have the merciless, almost HNW-like qualities of Survival Unit's earliest work, but if that is seen as a loss there are many things to make up for it. Great analog synthesizers, crunchy and fizzing noise assaults, vocals that certainly belong on the top ten in power electronics history, innovative voice samples ("The World According to Rolf Peter Andersson"... The artwork is of course impeccable. If you just buy two Survival Unit releases (though you really should get all Autarkeia reissues, since they are usually dirt cheap) it should probably be this one and the the No Surrender/One Man's War 7" EP.
Form Hunter S/T- Masterfully executed contact mic and tape destruction. Sheets of sharp junk metal noise collapsing in on itself. A twisted mess of bare steel. The composition feels very deliberate and painstakingly organized. The album moves like a dying engine thats roars with life only to slowly peter out. This one has been on heavy rotation.
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Back again with the results of the past 1 or 2 months of listening and its a long one, so strap in. I've definitely been on a Merzbow kick lately, so the Dadrottenvator LP reissue on Urashima and the Live At 20000V, 30 Sep 1995 LP on Blackbean and Placenta Tape Club (?!?!?) have both received repeat plays, along with the Metalvelodrome 4xCD on Urashima (not pictured). I fucking love Merzbow so much and really appreciate the wide swath of sonic territory the project has covered since it's inception; I can get my rocks off on the crispy clean, razor-sharp abrasive sounds found on Metalvelodrome or Dadrottenvator, or I can fulfill my desire for sweaty, knuckle-dragging American-ish sounding noise like that found on the 20000V live LP (which thankfully features additional "screaming mad voice" from Kosakai) as well as the Metal Mad Man cs (also not pictured). Best noise project overall currently in existence, in my humble opinion.
I've also been having some fun with the noise 7", my favorite format for the genre. Outermost proves to excel with the limitations of the format, the Enema Diarrhoea 7" and split with Praying For Oblivion being excellent examples. The Bustmonsters "Weedhead E.P." is a nice messy blast reminiscent of Hijokaidan, featuring a berserker lineup of Masami Akita, Shohei Iwasaki, Fumio Kosakai, Masahiko Ohno, and Maso Yamasaki...pretty cool to see so many Japanese titans crammed together on one 7". The Richard Ramirez/Autoerotichrist "Birthright" 7" also briefly fulfilled my addiction for nasty Americanoise, especially the Ramirez side from what I recall. The Dachise/David Gilden split 7" was also enjoyed without a doubt.
Glad to have grabbed a copy of the excellent Ahlzagailzehguh "Black Destination" LP reissue courtesy of Breathing Problem, as I've given up on finding a copy of the original Truculent Recordings 2xcs anytime soon. I had a good feeling of what I was going to get; like every Ahlz record/tape/CD I've heard so far, the quality and attention to detail is extremely present. I feel like a lot of heavily dynamic/cut-up noise has cuts and transitions that exist to merely jar the listener, then lose their disorienting power throughout the recording; I feel this is the opposite with Ahlz; every single cut and transition is full of intent and purpose and only adds momentum as the record goes along.
I was excited to get my hands on another release from the 90's Taiwanese label aptly titled "Noise"; this one being the Noisenet #4 compilation featuring tracks from Daniel Menche, Small Cruel Party, and Hyware. It's been a minute since I listened to it so I can't recall exact details, but I remember enjoying it and appreciating the exquisite packaging of the release. After listening to the NBDY/Violence Junkie "814 Gun Club" split on Stoned To Death, I realize it is now time for myself and probably other noise heads as well to start paying attention to more of what's coming out of Czechia. I was very excited about finding more Jacob Winans material after hearing the incredible "Delaware" tape on No Rent Records, a totally fucked and trashed harsh noise tape that at the same time was arranged and produced with a deft hand and attention to detail. A mystery tape that caught my attention was the Sweet Bloody Children "The Last Was The Flood" cs. A nice, kind of freewheeling, 90's noise-feeling venture through raw, blasting industrial noise, much akin to the Abfall recordings I've heard. With only a few entries on Discogs (not including this one), if anyone can enlighten me with more info about this group I would greatly appreciate it. Next up is the Diaphragmatic "No Chance No Choice" cs on Deathbed Tapes, another amazing offering by this US noise treasure. It's the kind of tape that just makes you want to shove your head through the speaker in the hopes that the pounding loops and abrasive noise will finally consume your pathetic physical body. I was very excited to hear a lost treasure from Dada Drumming, a live collaborative release between A Fail Association and Deadly Orifice. It's wild and insane as one might imagine, and apparently was never made available for sale. Finally, I got my hands on a copy of the Macronympha/Government Alpha "Obliteration" CD, unsurprisingly an excellent assortment of mid 90's material from masters residing on opposite sides of the noise world. Ahhh, one last thing not pictured is the David Gilden "Narcotics (Various Noise Works)" 3xcs released on Dead Mind Records/Narcolepsia. As frequently mentioned lately, it's fucking great. Gilden was a master of making unstable, chaotic noise that really sounds like its teetering on the edge of sanity, not surprising considering the lore that surrounds him. The first tape was the most enjoyable for me personally, but the whole set is excellent. Definitely a good amount of recycled material there, but I enjoy what I call the "Macronympha effect"; hearing the same textures, loops, and cuts that appear across a variety of recordings.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
Hal Hutchinson – Steelwork Fabrications
If the sweet sound of steel whanging steel gets yer motor good 'n whanging – and how could it not? - may I heartily recommend Wreckage Installations And Metalworks or Corrupted Scrap or any and all concomitant dedications to damage fielded in the celebrated Factory Of Metal Sound. As for the tape in question, whatever the title might suggest, expect due damages doled at some aesthetic remove from the prior preoccupations. Certainly, in its abrasively attentive steel-on-steel scrapings grindings 'n scourings, no the less industrious, but– with a notably reduced deference to the, er, whang.
For a better clue as to what's in store, check the dedication on the sleeve: to industrial development. Check too the looped industriousness of, um, Industrial Development (Locked Loops). Throw in some aesthetically averse fucked-up-beyond-all-recognition-esque facial-removal techniques, as scoured into the sometimes extended scrapings of Mangraft, and you are just about there. Industrial strength music through and through. Part of this is in the concentrated concatenation of frequencies distorted in the pile-up of metals roughly scraping against metals, exacerbated all the more in the decisive refusal to carefully separate component parts among the full-bodied stereoscopic iterations of the classic Factory Of Metal Sound. In other words, the shit's more raw, more immediate, more filthed in its dis-representation of the materials at hand, and also therefore quite decisively FUBAR'd in the intensely acerbic brutalities of each successive attack, the monochromatic densities converging en masse, convincingly driving an unambiguously HARSH disposition.
The tape kicks off in restrained fashion, heavy duty gears clacking in short-lived spurts, as though hand-cranked in wide-open acoustic space. Soon the proverbial pièce de résistance enters the frame, a genuinely confusing source, or combination of sources, that sounds at times like the dry chafing of steel on steel and at others like the po'd insinuations of badly shredded voice working itself up into quite the purple-faced fervor- and at still others like both, steel and voice, competing with one another for attention. The insinuations- steel, voice, both- grow more pronounced, coming in waves undercut with rumbling, bass-heavy, underbellows. At the amplified peaks, which just keep coming and coming, the results are so distorted and burnt to shit that it's impossible for the ears to reliably report their findings save to say: the shit, is quite unutterably vicious.
At about halfway through, hefty THUD-THUD of methodical, heavy-handed, percussion lends the scene distinctly ritual airs, thundering inexorably toward a climactic critical mass that trades off the harsh for the HEAVY. Suddenly, the whole thundering spectacle breaks away, allowing the clacking gears to dominate an uneasy stillness. And then--
whaaaaAAAANNNG!
Godsfuckingdamnit. I knew it, I just fucking knew it. Huge hefty-as-fuck slams of reverberant steel-on-steel go luddite on the hiney, bashing the living shit out of the few remaining scraps on hand. A sprinkling of half-hearted attempts to recapitulate the dry chafing voice-cum-scrapings, end.
The flipside starts out much as the first, but in more deliberate and dramatic fashion. Burnt shreds of voice-like chafe mark their re-entry in much reduced capacities, affording more space to breathe, more time to develop, the industrial development of crudely hulking steelworks grotesquery only gradually gaining weight in the decaying echoes of acerbic grind and scour. Meanwhile, the now-familiar clack of heavy duty gears continues to crank through the open-aired assemblage, augmented here with the clearly defined contour of rusted-through grate and iron-clad ker-plunk. Tension thickens to the point where you can just about taste it, bitter tangy textures of rust, of steel, stainless, stainful, acrid ozones heavy on the schnoz, heaving accumulations rich with densely saturated overtones.
Then, inevitably, the whang. More a thunk, really. A percussive thunk-thunk-thunk, to be precise. At this point the sharper leavenings of abrasive scrape duly het up. There's a palpable dis-ease here, a sense of frustrated ill humor on the cusp on boiling over, the thunkthunkthunk accentuating not so much a righteous indignation as agitation, agitating to do due damage and do it good. Against the hefty thunkthunkthunk an even heftier series of full-on BLAM comes smashing down, in its wake secreting genuinely intense slatherings of almost white-washed seethe, whangs well forgotten in the ensuing collapse.
Digest spew:
Factory Of Metal Sound it ain't. I mean, it could be. But there's too much bottled up aggression, too much commitment to raping 'hole, too much say it musical intent. The human element is there, and it is not a happy one. (Or maybe it is, what the fuck do I know?) The point is, the presumed human behind this dedication to industrial development is plainly committed to extracting from the materials at hand a maximal potential for earhole abrasion proper. The point is, the monochromatic densities converging en masse drive an unambiguously FUBAR'd disposition. The point is, whatever the point, the 'holes will burn. Say what you will for your developmental urgencies, industrial strength and otherwise: when steel meets steel, again and again and again, in and among the overtones, shit, unambiguously, happens.
The end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 saw me listening to the first 8 Dissecting Table CDs on a near endless loop. Each album has its own focus and style even if so many of the elements are quite similar. Many of them have remained in fairly regular rotation since. Dead Zone is the best, prove me wrong. If you accept the DT sonic language, you will reap dividends. If you don't it will all sound like trash I suppose. I've peaked only three times into the post 2000 material to listen to the Non-Euclidean Geometry and the splits with Sektor 304. It's the second split with S304 I've come to revisit.
Dissecting Table / Sektor 304 – Utopia / Decay LP Malignant Records 2014 - So it's easy to look back at the comments here and see the lack of excitement over the DT material presented. While on a superficial level DT's side sounds like a retread of the sounds and style that made him great from the beginning, I would argue that the material here is very strong and significantly different than prior work, i.e. worth your time. My first listens to this record in 2014 were my first ever exposure to the project and I was taken aback by the frequently frenetic pace and elements that sounds like '90s bargain horror scores or video game OST. Re-listening now with more DT experience, yeah those are the familiar parts, but there's also a lot of this bizarre funnel-synth digital garble that comes in and out. It's the x-factor and it's fucking great even if I'm making it sound horrible. It's especially effective on Blind Despair And Hope, the final track. The elements themselves sound a bit clearer and less dense and the metal percussion textures have a new level of sharpness. Maybe because it's fresh in my mind but this could really serve as an alternative soundtrack to Rubber's Lover. Is it a totally new and revitalized take on DT, maybe by degrees, but arguably not. But do the new elements and new balance provide a rewarding and novel listening experience, I think so.
As for Sektor 304, well it's almost easy to say this is just another gem in an essentially flawless discography. Four tracks but essentially one piece in four movements. The first movement sets the stage but the second, Vertical Structure Control, delivers pulse pounding live in studio metal percussion, Bladh's nearly gurgled vocals, all the industrial decay you can cram in 4 minutes. Fuck! But then the back and forth sweeps, clatters and claws of part 3 maybe somehow top it? That classic but so effective hard panned double vocals by Bladh, doing separate and off-time narratives ties it all together. it's a crescendo of clatter. how do we end? in an industrial dirge of looping metal rhythm, tasteful guitar and Richard Burton delivering George Orwell's prophetic words. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever"
also this LP sleeve looks almost too nice! it's a very smart design that appears to mix photography, illustration and digital illustration for effectively, all done with a glossy finish. Malignant keeps it classy.
Produktion/Club Moral -- Pro-Breendonk (LP, Menstrualrecordings)
Great reissue of a tape from 1984. Side A is mainly crude '80s noise with recordings of various speeches (the first one, in English, sounds like the introduction to the Breendonk concentration camp, the subject of this release, that would've been played to visitors to the site in the early '80s). Towards the end some nice heavy industrial sounds replace the electronic noise. Side B's first half includes vocals from, I assume, DDV of Club Moral, and the effects he uses turn his voice into some of the most bizarre I've ever heard. The way he keeps repeating "Breendonk" sounds like you're listening to someone who's clearly disturbed and should be locked up in a mental institution, and this is only reinforced by the pattern (not quite a rhythm) that appears in the music after a while. Excellent stuff all around. The pressing is flawless, and the LP jacket and the booklet are nicely done too (in keeping with the original tape's xeroxed aesthetics though).
I'm not familiar with Club Moral (or Produktion) otherwise, except for a few tracks I've heard from the To All Who Are Interested... LP. I remember they were very odd, far away from regular industrial/noise. I don't know what I'd think about the album, but a reissue is in the works, hopefully to be released this year, so I'll definitely grab a copy.
The Cherry Point - Black Witchery CD, Troniks
Long time since I listened to this, and didn't remind it to be this glitchy and reverb-heavy. At times it sounds like this is recorded in an underground water cavern, whereby every sound is bathed into the waters. It's good though, nice to drown out the club-heavy music of the neighbors while still being able to be productive. Last track [/b]Season of the Witch[/b] is monumental, less dancing in the reverb, but a much more direct, dense churning than previous tracks. Sometimes I hear a background melody creeping to the foreground, or maybe a voice?, and I assume it is an sample from a movie, but I'm not sure. Let's turn it up some more. Good stuff. Maybe I play this again in the late hours when I don't also have to do work, sounds like a good idea.
Quote from: Yrjö-Koskinen on July 11, 2020, 09:55:21 PM
SLOGUN - ...kill to forget CD
This little bugger is now twenty years old, but it is one I've never listened to for some reason. Probably because I don't really care that much for serial killers and their psychology - I've done the documentary circuit and read a large amount of True Crime shit, but in the end it's either gross or boring to me. Kill to forget, however, is everything but any of those things. The Slogun sound is at its peak here, and fuses with the murderous lyrics and the vocals, which cover most bases from processed whispers to unpleasantly, threatingly whining screams. If you ever find a guy sounding like this standing in front of you, you'd better be armed or have a (well-funded) police officer in your absolute vicinity. The noise is full bodied despite being very non-physical in nature - this is electricity and circuitry, with literally no Finnish man smashing up an oil drum he's stolen from work. Still, it's heavy and shifting between oppressiveness and rabid hysteria. Slogun should really get back to the business of making noise - if he's tired of his old subject matter, this type of sound could support almost any theme except outright silly humor. Apocalyptic Christianity, overly intellectual self-analysis, anything really. Come back to us, Mr. Gun!
I remember this one, and although it's a long time since I actually listened to it, I remember having the same misgiving as you about the the serial killer subject matter. I reckoned it came across, almost, as a bit 'wimpy', and in the end it proved too much of a hurdle, despite the very impressive streams of rumbling and fuzzy noise. No, I concluded that his earlier
The Pleasures Of Death was a much better CD precisely because the vocals were processed beyond comprehension. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and I still listen to the latter the odd time, but not "Kill To Forget". In fact, I see "The Pleasures Of Death" has recently been re-released on vinyl by Hospital. Hmmmm, tempting.
ACTION/DISCIPLINE - Mindwipe C60 (White Centipede Noise, 2016)
Something to clear my head before going to work after four weeks of vacation. Longform harsh noise seem to be back now, with all these CDs suddenly coming out, but I remember thinking this one was a breath of fresh air in 2016. It's a non stop americanoise battery, pulling inspiration from the old guard, but Aune and Griggs have their own set of tools (and even more so today, four years later). I love every second of Mindwipe, but I barely remember anything of it afterwards, other than how it felt as a whole. Which is just fine! Like the morning after a good night out on payday.
Many more 7"!
Whitehouse tit pulp 7" is about as good as power electronics gets. Bootleg or not, this could be official and make permanent historical memorial sign that can't be kicked down. Absolutely vicious vocals by Philip Best here.
V/A Japan Bashing Three
David Hopkins' Public Bath label 1991 double 7" comp with notable Japanese noise masters. No other complaints than every track seems to cut short. they could go on for another 5- 10 mins!
Knot Music "Extreme America vol 2",
line-up speaks for itself! Shorts but sweet. Skin crime, olson, BLJ, Bastard Noise, Bacillus, Macro
I don't hear enough people to mention PHAGE TAPES. I think his metalchemy comp CD was really good move. Took long time time get done, but now that CD's seems to be making comeback among USA noise labels, this label did some great CD's. Mania disc not to be forgotten! Anyways, Engines of modern dysfunction vol 1. Comp 7", short but sweet, like Knot Music comp was. Facialmess, wiese, agit8, k2, baculum and more...
Z'EV / John Duncan / Aidan Baker / Fear Falls Burning "untitled" 2x7"
Double 7" comp with Z'ev, Duncan, and more.... I have rarely shaken hands with heroes. One time, at metal festival, I had to man up and go to singer of Atheist, prog death metal group and say that show was really good, and especially your 2nd album was really meaningful for my musical growth. Then next time, I saw John Duncan in his long leather jacket and felt like I probably should shake his hand, .... but would he need fanboy tell how good "Riot" LP is? Probably not. So unfortunately, never said word to mr. Duncan. One of early masters of noise!
Few more 7"s are getting turntable time, but won't mention them to keep this shorter post... V/A Subterfugue 7" signed by mr. Joe Roemer. All tracks great. SSS/RRR release.
Complete Murder series set was listened. Many 7"s multiple times. How could you go wrong with Atrax morgue, Crawl unit, Surgical Stainless Steel, Macronympha, Hanged mans orgasm, skin crime, dead body love, taint, Slogun, Deathpile, stimbox and Mlehst ... Exxxcellent era of noise / pe!
Can't describe the feelings when going through the mess called "tape shelves" and finding the ultra obscure TAINT "Houston / Bellmead" ltd 20 tape. I almost feel sorry for anyone who would disregard noise for being vile and nasty. Opening samples of this brutalizer gives me, goosebumps. Just utmost PE / texas noise ripper!! Just insane vocal assaults and piercing feedback and total collision of harsh noise.
I looked at discogs and found.. was it 5 different versions of IRRITANT / RAMLEH split tape, but none of them was this 90's Zero Cabal oversize package with different covers than any other. Excellent material showing how Ramleh was probably at their best in the most raw gutter recordings!
Cyberzoid tape was odd electronics and even short beat loops from Ulex Xane back in the 90's. Few good tracks that are almost like HWN, or something that could be moments for Streicher track background electronics.
spyrocyst tachiai "the image of decrease" tape, hospital prod 034. Ltd 20! It's been literally 20 years since last listened this, but due insane packaging, I often look it in the shelves and wonder how it was. Loong tape with static hiss and noise, pretty much HNW prototype going on most of the time.
S*core "morbid moppets" tape from summer 1986! Japanese industrial, in unbeatable level! Good news was that the man was reached for Special Interests magazine interview. He has been out of the scene for 20 years now and quit all the activities... unfortunately.
I have mentioned some of these earlier in obscure Japanese bands topic, but listening again:
Yama-akago is Incapacitants Kosakai's wife doing mostly vocal drone and quiet ritual sounds.
666th Impact is odd Japanese pop culture themed electronics noise blasting. No info of any kind seems to exists of this tape.
Dead Body Art "dada 1995" tape is goofy sound collage which may work best for those who understand japanese. Few moments of noise blast, but mostly spoken word and intentional crap sound waste.
V/A "slaughter age 1995" tape, with advertizement sticker of... I recall Japanese shop I bought it from in one of the visits decade(s) ago. Dark and sinister industrial/ambient suffocations. Some good tracks, not all gold, but certainly good comp!
V/A Autoficial 7" was listened couple of times to start evening. Con-Dom, S&Q, Chop Shop, Haters. 45rpm short and good.
Con-Dom "Prince of our disorder" 3"+tape. I listened the 3" first. It's has sharp and crisp sound in overall recording. Live material. Noise itself is 8th pillar album related material, innovative, conceptual, full of detail and concrete sounds. Live recording gives this great added brutality if compared to studio material. Which is flawless too. Tape is great, as it is not full live shows of one type of sound, but collection of tracks from various live shows and it makes whole thing varied. Different vocals sounds, different level of noisiness. It is always pure Con-Dom. Nasty as fuck and way more blurred and raw than album. Basically one could say Con-Dom live is just playback with vocals, yet these sound utterly different from what studio versions are. Totally essential release in unusual packaging and even more unusual format combination!
Evil Moisture "Creem-Lube Romantic Storage System" tape has been luring me for long time too. Packaging by Banned Productions is pretty damn odd. Just way too large sealed "foam" cube. Had to throw it in. 1993 brilliant tape-deck / pause button heavy wreckage and saturation. It is almost mindblowing that tapes this good would not reissued. 15 owners at discogs... 5/5 rating? Probably yes! I think perhaps Evil Moisture would need topic of its own to make recommendation what to check out and what not. I am not totally sold for everything I hear, but especially with early ones, there are material that crushes a lot of other noise 10-0.
QuoteGood news was that the man was reached for Special Interests magazine interview. He has been out of the scene for 20 years now and quit all the activities... unfortunately.
Found him ?! Spoke with him ? Is the interview done ? OK, he has quited, but is he OK with reissues ? Any more info please ? - Fuck, only the fact that he is alive and someone reached him, gives me hope !
JSH/Vomir/Black Leather Jesus/The Rita – U.S. Tour C64 (Foul Prey)
The U.S. Tour tape documents what is very likely the last tour of it's kind pre-Covid lockdown. An exemplary line-up of artists from Sweden, France, America, and Canada. One set from each of the four artists of the tour and I thought it was interesting to note that each artist's set was from a different night.
JSH kicks things off with a short but powerful set recorded at Skeleton Dust Records (*Love this shop BTW). Efficient harsh noise show of force that has peaked my interest in checking out other releases by the artist.
Vomir's set is as one would expect, inflexible and un-shakeable. Hard to go into more detail but it's a good one.
Black Leather Jesus starts off with a smut sample that reminds of a certain ball gag scene in Pulp Fiction. The sounds then quickly turn necrotic and BLJ let's loose. This set was recorded in a NYC apartment and I can't imagine how loud it must have been in what I assume to be a compact space.
The Rita provides a dynamic set I wasn't quite expecting. I think it encapsulates Sam's development of sound over time rather well. Sharp and stabbing sounds which balance and contrast with somewhat quieter expressions of texture and strewn samples that involve a range of some aquatic predators and foot strong dancers. Sounds have a subtle bass mixed underbelly in the stabbing that remind me of stringed instrument bow scraping at times even though I know this isn't the source material.
What I assumed would be a tour-de-force of wall noise turned out to be a rather dynamic hour of live performances! Really happy that the enthusiastic applause from the end of each set were included. It certainly helps recreate the illusion of being at the show. Let's hope we can attend shows again in the near future...
T.D. - Music History: Sound Arrangements For Instruments, Tape, Environments CS (Crisis Of Taste, 2020)
It is what is says really. What the title leaves out is how broken and mangled it all sounds. Thin electronic hiss, crackle and buzz married with warbly samples of chamber music and pitched down voices on tape. Sort of reminds me of the lovely mess Andy Bolus is putting out nowadays on his great Royal Sperm imprint. Nothing new about this what so ever, but there's a funny hubris in the contrast between the titles Thomas DeAngelo always picks and the sound at hand, which that makes him stand out from the "magnetic tape mess crowd". Deliberately putting a nice dress and some makeup on a village oaf, sort of.
MNEM - Elyktrion LP (Verlautbarung, 2020)
I've been going on about the greatness of this LP in other threads and elsewhere already, and I will probably keep going for a little while longer. I wrote the label's description, so I'll refer to that for my take on it. But I'll state again and again that this is most likely the album of the year for me, and certainly my favorite MNEM to date. I can't think of another contemporary industrial album that is as evocative and spine chilling as Elyktrion. Would have served well as an alternative soundtrack to La Planete Sauvage. The world of MNEM just grows. Another album, another strange scenery.
BLUE SABBATH BLACK CHEER - Crows Eat The Eyes From The Leviathans Carcass CD (Release The Bats, 2009)
The label boss gave me this five or six years ago when he went through some old dead stock. For some reason I haven't played it until now, and I realize that I probably haven't even heard BSBC at all before. Their discography is too big for me to start exploring now, but this compilation of odds and ends ain't bad. The band name suggests something rather jovial, but this is surprisingly austere. Big ambiences and big cavernous sounds with plenty of crisp ear-tickling textures and subterranean gurgling in the midst. The screamed vokillllz on "Borre Fen" puts me off a bit, but the rest was all enjoyable.
Quote from: Baglady on July 21, 2020, 01:46:20 PM
MNEM - Elyktrion LP (Verlautbarung, 2020)
I've been going on about the greatness of this LP in other threads and elsewhere already, and I will probably keep going for a little while longer. I wrote the label's description, so I'll refer to that for my take on it. But I'll state again and again that this is most likely the album of the year for me, and certainly my favorite MNEM to date. I can't think of another contemporary industrial album that is as evocative and spine chilling as Elyktrion. Would have served well as an alternative soundtrack to La Planete Sauvage. The world of MNEM just grows. Another album, another strange scenery.
I'm in complete agreement. I ended up with the tape version but all of your descriptors are exactly how I feel about this album. Bleak, decaying sounds that seem otherworldly, yet, oddly enough, grounded in our harsh reality. Easily the best I've heard all year as well.
Quote from: [MBD] on July 21, 2020, 02:30:06 PM
Quote from: Baglady on July 21, 2020, 01:46:20 PM
MNEM - Elyktrion LP (Verlautbarung, 2020)
I've been going on about the greatness of this LP in other threads and elsewhere already, and I will probably keep going for a little while longer. I wrote the label's description, so I'll refer to that for my take on it. But I'll state again and again that this is most likely the album of the year for me, and certainly my favorite MNEM to date. I can't think of another contemporary industrial album that is as evocative and spine chilling as Elyktrion. Would have served well as an alternative soundtrack to La Planete Sauvage. The world of MNEM just grows. Another album, another strange scenery.
I'm in complete agreement. I ended up with the tape version but all of your descriptors are exactly how I feel about this album. Bleak, decaying sounds that seem otherworldly, yet, oddly enough, grounded in our harsh reality. Easily the best I've heard all year as well.
Have read only good things about this release. Can only see Cassette copies for sale - any UK / EU vinyl still about? Would be happy with digital but whatsoever seem to be an option.
Quote from: Soloman Tump on July 22, 2020, 12:42:50 AM
Quote from: [MBD] on July 21, 2020, 02:30:06 PM
Quote from: Baglady on July 21, 2020, 01:46:20 PM
MNEM - Elyktrion LP (Verlautbarung, 2020)
I've been going on about the greatness of this LP in other threads and elsewhere already, and I will probably keep going for a little while longer. I wrote the label's description, so I'll refer to that for my take on it. But I'll state again and again that this is most likely the album of the year for me, and certainly my favorite MNEM to date. I can't think of another contemporary industrial album that is as evocative and spine chilling as Elyktrion. Would have served well as an alternative soundtrack to La Planete Sauvage. The world of MNEM just grows. Another album, another strange scenery.
I'm in complete agreement. I ended up with the tape version but all of your descriptors are exactly how I feel about this album. Bleak, decaying sounds that seem otherworldly, yet, oddly enough, grounded in our harsh reality. Easily the best I've heard all year as well.
Have read only good things about this release. Can only see Cassette copies for sale - any UK / EU vinyl still about? Would be happy with digital but whatsoever seem to be an option.
check http://www.millstonevinyl.se/ for vinyl
SONIC DISTURBANCE
AUSTRALIAN NOISE COMPILATION
HAS UNRELEASED AND SOME NEW STUFF FROM
TONE GENERATOR, JOHN MURPHY, BROWNING MUMMERY
PLUS Tonnes of new Aussie stuff
Take a listen
https://innercityuprising.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-disturbance
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Kjostad – Extinctionist
Kjostad – Red Iron Knife
After the Dirge (https://newforces.bandcamp.com/album/dirge) returns the Exctinctionist, solemnly escorting grim-faced Environment Electronics (https://foundremains.bandcamp.com/album/environment-electronics) to their logical conclusion. And don't pretend for a moment you didn't see it coming. At the very least you would have to have heard. Reference first the broadened range of material uncovered deep in the deceptively tranquil recesses of Glacial Lake (https://norentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glacial-lake-nrr87). Reference the better part of the more recent work, in fact, the ever-expanding material explorations of texture, color, mood. Reference the cavernous dirge-like groans of baited cave bears (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/bear-baiting) still trapped in the damn cave; the savage threshing of crack-splitting wedgies (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/splitting-wedge) jammed hard and smarting deep into well-dug channel pan; the seething sizzling accumulations of median ice on a bit of the ol' in-out (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/ice-in-ice-out). Reference, maybe, a choice shade of vermilion (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Kjostad-Vermilion/release/12522692) you twenty LUCKY FUCKS and no I ain't jealous. Not in the FUCKING least. And would you get a load of the metals on this one: clearly defined hefty boy torsions wrenching clanking stumbling through sedate field recordist pastorals, equal parts ripped-to-shit and circumspect in the delicate extrusions of nuanced introspection, masses of blown-out frequency overbilge strangely becalmed, extinguished, laid to rest in the violent twisting stillness of thatched undergrowth.
Dirge is the first direct point of reference in opener Vigil. Notwithstanding the parallel narrative arc, the now almost patented Kjostad inaugural deep-dive into forested naturist environs, Keen (https://newforces.bandcamp.com/track/keen)-sounding loon-y tunes setting off stuttered buzz of chopped cables erratically jacked into malfunctioning socket, as though male and female lead were trying to imitate the mating warble of nocturnal lake birds. Much unlike the Dirge-like predecessor, the vigilant sweep of each erratic edge etches white-hot at its terminus, as though itching to let rip, jittery agitations all but ensuring of nerve-jangling disquiet. A perfect intro, in other words, leaving earholes sharpened and perky, tensions good and upped, ready for anything.
And damned if the Extinctionist doesn't let rip with everything on hand- at least, everything in the way of crude hunks of iron bashing into crude hunks of iron. Dirge-crusted Elegy (https://newforces.bandcamp.com/track/elegy)-ac full metal racket of heavy duty junk-scrap cascades in carefully channeled full spectrum avalanche deep in the temple of doom. Every time I hear this track I picture the cover art for Red Iron Knife, but I'm probably getting ahead of myself. I mean, mining for ore would not be considered the safest of vocations at the best of times, leave alone in the turn of the century heyday of the likes of Hiram Bingham. Here the life-threatening dangers are brought gloriously to er life, vivenzational loops and layers gathering in mighty cacophonies of rusty-eyed red. Blood, guts, glory! Heroic larger-than-life-slash-crushing-of-life sacrifices saturate the fullest bodies of the channel pan to achieve possibly the most purely industrial cut from the project yet. Although, being that it is Kjostad helming the steely slammerings-on-down, none of it's getting away without a rightly Riven dash of raspy, ascerbic, burn to roughen up the edges.
In track 3 the Extinctionist at last escapes, if temporarily, the long shadow of Dirge. Fort Kjostad could be even more industrial strength than the previous track, particularly in its core developmental capacities. The heavy duty metals are reprised, but trimmed back to play a much more dominant, percussive, role, heavy-handed slams looping at regularly echoed intervals over jarringly sunny spots of twittery bird chirp. Meanwhile a much colder dirge-like drizzle of grayed amp-hum slowly ascends, soon overwhelming the percussives and bringing with it a sharpened sweep of wider-panned scraping and banging, flits of bird twitter stealing across wobbly electronic oscillations. Where the ascerbic seethe was in the second track more a bit of spice for the edges, this is all edge, the seething salivations washing in wet weaves to borderline psychedelic peak before ruptured, wrinkled, grit kernels completely kill the mood.
Scavengers reclaims the sound recordist tendencies of the album opener, so too the tensions methodically built in the cross-hatched pitches of whitened static-chisel and amplified freezer-burn. First the background amplifications of forest, wind, birds, insects flow together in richly woven white-noise aspiration, then the irregular electronic infiltrations, hums, buzzes, white-hot stutters, start to fray the nerves. In the structural unfolding it almost feels like the commencement of Extinctionist Part Deux, white-hot stutters agitating with increasing desperation, gouging, tearing, almost completely obscuring the ambient backdrop, going out with a final extended wash of purest white.
Iron Edge posits seemingly backmasked metal scraps edging in cyclical scrapes against bitter distortions of crinkled dirt-mound trowel. Incoming airs of ghosted whine signal a more robust channeling of repetitive machine-like murmur and then a looped series of percussive distorto-rips, possibly birthed in overdriven junk-scrap, starts to blast proceedings into brutally frazzled bits, rhythmical iron-edged penetrations mercilessly pounding 'hole, achieving in their overloaded capacities a full-flavored harsh inclination. The closing minute is given over to extended buzzing drawl, smooth rolling loll proffering 'hole-salving massage, a brief respite before the final extinction.
Extinctionist, closing ditty and title track, does what it say on the tin. Massed concentrations of ripped-raw frequency overload, not unreminiscent of Dirge closer Extinguish (https://newforces.bandcamp.com/track/extinguish), extinguish everything in their path. There could well be piles of scrap-metal in there, but all of it is dialed up way past eleven, distorting the field completely. Comes in hard, the invasive thrust of white-edged stab jerking it out with thick belchings of strangulated crunch, driving forward in looped, iron-edged, orchestrations of densely packed earhole extinguishment. At about one minute forty the jets open, filling out the stereophonic scope, massed explosions of incendiarist flatulence breaking the wind with all consuming force and damage. Just when things are about ready to spin out of control, a good hard yank on the reins, white-edged Iron Edge stabs fighting the bitterly distorted return of crinkled dirt-mound trowel. On the home stretch and a furious drive for oblivion, nothing subtle here, straight for the kill, raging white-sheeted all-boxes-tickled scorched earth policy obligingly satisfying the extincionist agenda.
Red Iron Knife would fairly beg for release on a label like White Centipede Noise- in lieu of, say, Militant Walls- and it seems that prayers were answered. Dedicated to the Iron Range, says the label blurb, cutting into the torso of the mountain...for fans of DEAD BODY LOVE. Okay I get all that, but I'd say there's more to it in these (red iron) works. If DBL were on in the offing, it would be less in rapture to Low-Fi Power Carnage (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Dead-Body-Love-Low-Fi-Power-Carnage/release/1067080) and more along the introspective dedications of Hum Of The Druid's Lens On Necrosis (https://www.discogs.com/Various-Cutting-Into-The-Torso-Of-The-Mountain-A-Tribute-To-Dead-Body-Love/release/841547), so too perhaps per the similarly invested druidic investigation of Texture (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Aaron-Dilloway-Hum-Of-The-Druid-Mike-Shiflet-Manplug-Texture/release/1320635) in Professor McKinlay's seminal Lake Shark Harsh Noise #1. Let's throw in the self-titled (https://humofthedruid.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled) HOtD on Abisko, just for fun. Texture, amiright?
I suppose I oughtn't get carried away too too much. There are subtleties- plenty -constant movement, shift, change. Plenty of opportunity to explore, in a studied and detached professorial bemusement, the myriad fissures, fractures, erosions, the richly mined lines cut deep into the torso of the mountain. Strip mine the bilge-ious piles of asphyxiated scrunch-heap and up peak the clear contours of rusted red iron ores. Apply to the volume knob an incremental torque and note in the bouquet of variegated ozones the nuanced textural refinements. But. This is still as regressive and brutally overdriven as the good professor ordered, redzoned thundering densities huge and all-consuming, bigly hefty boys delivering Metal Induced Orgasms (https://www.discogs.com/ja/Dead-Body-Love-Metal-Induced-Orgasm/release/895666) of purest blown-out crunch, DBLesque ferric saturations no self-respecting Druid would touch with a ten-foot staff.
The opening measure of Open Pit Bodies does not, initially give away the game. Heavy steady gouge of caustic percussive gristle, blackened crusts of filthed distortion badgering the rough-hewn iron edges with a looped regularity which would not be out of place among the heftier leavings of, say, Extinctionist. At this still-early stage cracks of daylight illuminate breaks of open-aired amp hiss, as though to give the internal organs time to acclimate. But before long the organs realize that the filth isn't going anywhere, and in fact as proceeds the descent into increasingly dense, suffocating pressures, it's only going to get filthier, murkier, heavier. By about the fourth minute, any sense of gouging or hammering has completely fused with the outlying extremities, the full stereophonic spectrum of possibility carved from the deepest bass, the whole-brained crush of it barreling forward with little restraint or relent.
At seven or so minutes a brief break-down initiates a much more aggressive savaging on in, burnt-to-shit scrap accumulations reaming the filth-walls, rents in fabric suggestive of having penetrated an entirely new hollow. If the sound weren't so huge and burly one might be forgiven in perceiving a certain subsurface spastic inclination, the multiform textural interrogations heaving with brute, dynamic, pressure. At about the fourteenth minute a sudden contraction into strangulated lines of militant purity, about the only deferral on this album to borderline academic line cutting. Soon, however, a new passage is blown open, hollowing out a much wider aperture, the acoustic dimensions revealing sharp, chafing piles of junk-on-junk cantanker that might almost be inclined to reverberate in the gloom were the field not so plainly suffocating.
The end run carries on for a good seven minutes. The field narrows and scrap textures condense to achieve an almost classically harsh, abrasive, grinding consistency. At a few key junctures, muted filtrations of pure low-end completely muffle proceedings. Just to fuck with you. But also to avail the poor abused 'holes opportunity to approach each successive exercise in abrasive grinding-down with a somewhat freshened- or wtf'd -perspective. This is sorely needed. Where before a sense of forward movement propelled attentions ass-first through high-pressured sphinct-ruptures of full spectrum textural blowout, now a tightly regulated grinding threatens to break the will for good. With each renewed attack, however, renewed expectation of breakthrough. And in the closing minute, in the concentrated scrape of metal abrading metal, in the white-flecked scathe of clambering ascent, in the sheering drive through the granite torso, at last: break-
End.
Deerblood Paleface starts much like the first track, rugged rusty-edged scraps gouging away at a largely impermeable bedrock. This time the bedrock is much heavier in the rumbling low-end, as though perspective were already well sunk into the torso of the mountain. The gougings, too, are a fair measure more aggressive, abrasive frictions practically screeching at the surface, airs temporarily cleared to allow the razor-sharpened definition to gleam in the gloom. At around four minutes the very slightest rumble-pause and then the onslaught: thunderous avalanche of full-scale cacophonous blurrrrrrrrt, what one might in the business call a quintessential FUCK YEAH moment. Mounds upon mounds of Le Shit, piled higher and deeper, dense pressures pushing to crowd out all light, all air, never quite at the expense of the ever-the-more-ferocious iron-clad gouge-action keeping it tight.
Nevertheless, the competition, here, is fierce. At one moment it sounds as though someone has tipped a gargantuan mine cart over, emptying its contents all over some sorry bastards head. At others it sounds like the cart is screeching around snaking corners, coming of the rails, slamming into the crud-walls. And all while that insistent, biting, gouge, repeatedly rips into the fractured, crumbling, overblurt. But all- all of it- utterly buried, smothered, in massed filth-textures of tar-blackened bilge. Chances of anyone making it out alive appear exceedingly slim. But hey, all in a day's work.
At seven minutes or so, the first attempted condensation into militant reductionism, but bristling still along a spine fairly bursting with raw energy. As if to reinforce the point, a brief slatherly slash of fiery scorch rips through the scene, walls immediately closing upon its exit, but sufficient to aggravate the nervous energies defining each opportune moment. Once again more than hint, in the dynamic textural interrogations, of subsurface spastic inclination. The protagonist keeps losing grip of that damn knife whoops! slashing twisted patterns through the weighty crunch-loads er sorry about that, Jack, and no this is definitely not the place for slipshoddedness. Twelve minutes deep and the slashings start to get just that mite tad out of hand, and frankly Jack it's hard to believe this is not as intended. The final decisive slash burns white-hot, sheering dead center with palpably pointed precision, driving in its wake a more robust tangle of competing elements, the attentions reaching that decisive point of no return, simultaneously compelled to dive deep and...to just let Le Shit runneth over, leave the proverbial paleface deer carcasses fall where they may.
A regrouping on the twentieth minute, as protective bubbles of bulging bass compress perspective for a merciful twenty count. Then, ever so engagingly, the bubble dissolves and all hell flushes in, surging currents carrying hordes of iron-tipped particles ripping through wide-open rumble pits, blown-out bludgeoning crunch waves hammering down upon the churning instability. A final, classically minded, break for char-blistered scorchout, reaching for that paleface-whitened flat-line, eyes roll back,
flat-line.
Digest spew:
The Extinctionist comes full circle, as he ought, a culmination or crystallization of the vision to date. There's harsh noise in there, but also a shitload of otherwise, leveraging an ever-expanding material exploration of texture, color, mood. Much in evidence of the increasingly disposed propensity for heavy duty metalwork, the clearly defined hefty boy torsions wrenching clanking stumbling through sedate field recordist pastorals, deep in forested environs, equal parts ripped-to-shit and circumspect in the delicate extrusions of nuanced introspection, masses of blown-out frequency overbilge strangely becalmed, extinguished, laid to rest in the violent twisting stillness of thatched undergrowth. Also noteworthy, the developmental sense of structure, both in the narrative arc of the album and in the elaboration of each individual cut, the subtle build of tensions ever itching to let rip, jittery agitations all but ensuring of nerve-jangling disquiet.
Red Iron Knife cuts deep into the torso of the mountain, delivering DBLesque Metal Induced Orgasms of purest blown-out crunch. There are subtleties galore, constant movement, shift, change. Plenty of opportunity to explore the myriad fissures, fractures, erosions. Strip mine the bilge-inous piles of asphyxiated scrunch and up peak the clear contours of rusted red iron ores. Apply to the volume knob the requisite torque and note in the bouquet of variegated ozones the nuanced textural refinements. But. This shit's overdriven as fuck. Redzoned thundering densities, huge and all-consuming, drive mercilessly brutal saturations of the purest, blackest, filth. Dip, now, below the surface and wallow among the multiform textural interrogations, heaving and hauling with brute, dynamic, pressure. The quintessential FUCK YEAH! moment, drawn out for forty-eight straight minutes of Dead Body LUST.
But is it glassy? I like when Kjostad is glassy. I like glassy.
Bloated Slutbag, that is one hell of a review!
Skin Crime - Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Self Abuse Records)
Skin Crime return with a new c30 of ghastly and supernatural sounds from the void.
Recent releases have been abundant with literary influences in both title and narrative sound.
Author's such as H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur C. Doyle, and now Lafcadio Hearn have adorned Skin Crime's work in one fashion or another.
Hearn's, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, is a collection of ghostly folk tales of generally Japanese origin.
The reference provides succinct context for the new works as Skin Crime make their presence known, but don't forcefully interrupt the plane of existence.
An environment of gradually rising anxieties is created throughout each piece:
hairs stand on end, you feel a brush of the shoulder, or you convince yourself that you just imagined it...
Skin Crime have become adept at creating a rich textural sense of panic and uneasiness.
Over the last few years, each release has felt akin to a re-discovered chapter of some long forgotten grimoire.
When played back to back, you may open the secrets to ancient cults or summon long slumbering creatures from rest.
Frame Rust - Frame Rust CD - Bestial Burst 2015
damn is this collaboration good! it's the best of the weird and squelchy material of Harold Mentor with the earthy sounds of Pentti Dassum, but taking on its own unique character instead of sounding like two artists just mashed together. Special mention to the very nice clear but not digitally harsh or overly polished sound and the overall sequencing and editing. it's just a damn joy to listen to! the last track is probably my favorite. I'm certainly biased but Mr. Dassum should be getting heaps of praise for the ever flowing stream of good material he releases. five years on and this one still rips but there's so much new and quality material by him to hear.
Photek - Form & Function CD - Science 1998
ahhh back when Photek was the master of twitchy minimal drum patterns and samurai meets after-hours club atmosphere. Even if a third of the tracks are remixes of his material, this is still arguably the only Photek CD you need, except for maybe the Ni - Ten - Ichi - Ryu 12" or Risk & Reward compilation [which serve the same purpose]. I'll never stop loving d'n'b and this CD reminds me why.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 23, 2020, 08:45:14 PM
But is it glassy? I like when Kjostad is glassy. I like glassy.
If you
Like Glass (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/like-glass), I'd suggest you
Ice In / Ice Out (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/ice-in-ice-out) for starters. Don't forget to breathe. Is very important.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 25, 2020, 06:52:54 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 23, 2020, 08:45:14 PM
But is it glassy? I like when Kjostad is glassy. I like glassy.
If you Like Glass (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/like-glass), I'd suggest you Ice In / Ice Out (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/ice-in-ice-out) for starters. Don't forget to breathe. Is very important.
Kjostad has yet to disappoint me. Environment Electronics by him is another fantastic example of "glassy" I think.
Next time I'm recording all I'll be able to think about is "is this glassy???"
Quote from: PedestrianOrgans on July 25, 2020, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 25, 2020, 06:52:54 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on July 23, 2020, 08:45:14 PM
But is it glassy? I like when Kjostad is glassy. I like glassy.
If you Like Glass (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/like-glass), I'd suggest you Ice In / Ice Out (https://kjostad.bandcamp.com/album/ice-in-ice-out) for starters. Don't forget to breathe. Is very important.
Kjostad has yet to disappoint me. Environment Electronics by him is another fantastic example of "glassy" I think.
Yes, it is. Glacial Lake as well. I'm drawing a blank at the moment, and I haven't heard quite a few.
Emil Beaulieau- Polio Hospital Productions
Total fuccin scorcher. About as 'pure' of a harsh release as I have heard this year. Never a second to catch your breath, cyclone at the presidential library. The b-side teases something a bit more mellow before drowning it in ripping static.
Linekraft - Industrialized Criminal History Hospital Productions
His most rhythmic material to date. Lush mechanical clatter layered with drum macine and synth melody. Evocative stuff, very 'soundtrack' feel to it. Subdued menace.
And I'll just echo the praise for Mnem, I am glad I found a copy of the LP because that tape was in constant rotation. I immediately went and picked up For Delta Relics after my first listen.
Huuuuge stack o stuff on the docket...computer murder VA, big batch of CNP tapes, new Prosse Nagge CD-r batch, new Vothana..
Umpio – Sähköinen Ekstaasi CDr - Nekorekords 2016 - yum yum squiggly electricity make my brain hurty and crotch warm. a wriggling mess of electrical wires, trash metal and shovels which his come to life from dick and fart jokes. Umpio rarely disappointments but this is a highlight for sure.
Psychomania comp tape (Der Bunker).
+ spending a lot of time with Grollfried and Corneus. Almost unlistenable but strangely addictive.
Quote from: Eigen Bast on July 28, 2020, 07:46:10 PM
computer murder VA
I'm out of town at the moment so haven't had a chance to spend any time with
the real deal yet, but I did have the opportunity to take some good Acid during a camping trip this past weekend and listened to a couple of sides digitally on headphones. Absolutely hit the spot.
Right on - those are my plans this weekend to a T, ha.
With that in mind, I did work my way through the VA over 2 days of COVID insanity at work..
VA - Computer Murder Hospital Productions 2020
Ames Sanglantes- my favorite material in here. Punishing, rhythmic industrial. Air raid sirens, machine gun clatter - reminded me of Geography of Hell in it's loose "narrative" feel and rhytmic noise bits. Blown out loops and concrete mixer churn. Great low end. B side goes for a more chaotic, feedback driven sound, broken out into discrete pieces.
Skin Crime - in keeping with the more recent releases this follows the slow build into fulminating chaos structure we've seen since Ghosts I Have Been. The pallet here is sizzling electronics, and scraping steel, really nailing the "Computer Murder" theme. Love the Dalek and Harlan Ellison referencing titles.
Prurient & Alberich - I ended up slightly disappointed with this one. While the combination of churning electronics and synth makes for some great moments, there is an improvised sense that reminds me of Rainbow Mirror. It never quite articulates its cold war themes outside of some excellent samples. The track Desiring God is what I wanted more of - a chaotic amplification of both their strong points.
Rogue State - An outlier on this comp, lots of shorter, loop based harsh noises tracks. Solid material if a bit fatiguing - well executed, just coming from a small range of sounds. Maybe if I gave it some room to breathe I'd be more enthusiastic, just hard to get through on the heels of the more monolithic sounds that dominate the VA.
Interracial Sex - Apefrica Fusty Cunt 2020
Wicked release, figured we'd see more chatter about it here. IS continues to push some of the most unhinged, transgressive power electronics. Thematically coherent with furious delivery. Down in the Bush is a real standout, vocals are like...the great Cornholio shredding PE? So much more interesting than another dude lazily flangering off about war crimes (not talkin shit on anyone specific, just very into the idea of what PE can be when people bring something fresh to the genre)
Supression- Fractured Landscape Chaotic Noise Productions 2020
112 tracks blasted across a C10. Wigged out noisecore that kinda reminds me of Release the Pirahna era of Supression, pulling in a thick, overdriven bass and drum tone. Muuuuch shorter songs though.
Various – Altered States Of Consciousness CD - UPD Organization 1991
Picked this CD up a few weeks ago. Surprisingly to me, it's a somewhat laid-back affair that certainly doesn't lack for variety, despite it being only 6 tracks. It starts with MERZBOW from 1991 and right away I'm reminded of why he's arguably the god of noise or king of noise or whatever superlative title he gets. "HGL Made A Race For The Last Brain" is so physical, heavily layered and immediately enjoyable you can't help but wonder if this comp didn't open a little too strong for its own good. The answer is probably yes! Mz.412's "Fire" is a nice slab of industrial built around Twin Peaks samples [back when the show was just airing] and metal clank. it's crunchy and compressed in the right way and works really well despite its relative simplicity compared to the previous MERZBOW barrage. Maybe I should check out Mz.412? Next up, Trance, with some ominous guitar playing, through what sounds like an array of Boss delay pedals. Think Mark McGuire except instead of acid vibes its ketamine. I like it. I think I'd like it if it was even longer, but I guess I'll never know. ok Asmus Tietchens up next and it feels like this is a condensed template for the entire Aural Hypnox sound? Gongs, scrapings, minimal electronics, sinister and otherworldly ambiance. I am on fucking board. Then its PGR / Thessalonians with the tabla driven "Absolute Equinox". Almost like the other side of the Asmus Tietchens offering, as instead of being dissociative creaks in the night, this is clearly physical. It verges the tiniest bit into new-age, but the undercurrent of whispers and groans keeps it from going full "pure moods". Also having a tabla played for the track helps to, rather than some random sampled drum pattern. Yet another good one. Five songs so far and not one bad one. Dissecting Table closes it out with "Humanism 2". In keeping with the rest of the comp this is more of an atmosphere piece rather than the rhythmic blitzkrieg you might expect. Probably closest to the material found on Zigoku, but definitely a standalone piece. Lots of synthetic strings and piano playing out like some warped cyberpunk version of Castlevania or Clock Tower music. Dissecting Table's sound palette is so similar to '90s anime and video game scores I can't help but hear them and make the comparison. But yeah, really creaky castle goth vibes clashing with cyberpunk wasteland. I could listen to a whole Dissecting Table album in this style!
All together I'm very happy with this compilation. I think it highlights what's been reminisced about so frequently here on the forums which is a wide array of artists, sounds and approaches on one comp that provides diversity but also a first look into projects you might not otherwise hear.
Mz.412 is definitely worth checking out. My personal picks would be In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi Excelsi, Burning the Temple of God, or Nordik Battle Signs.
Wolf Eyes – Burned Mind CD – Sub Pop 2004
I was hit out of nowhere a few nights ago with a deep desire to go through the Wolf Eyes releases I still own. This is where it all started for me. Prior to Wolf Eyes I had heard MERZBOW, noise side-projects from metal artists and a lot of extreme computer music like Pita and Hecker and other Mego and Warp related stuff. I don't know how I first became aware of Wolf Eyes but I remember seeing this album art online and thinking, "this has to be good". Because it's on "indie" label Sub Pop I was actually able to buy this CD at Tower Records, in person, after school. That sentence makes me feel old. That first listen had me looking like the Maxwell arm chair guy getting his hair and brain blown out, stoned and terrified.
This was it for me, the third part of the noise Rosetta Stone, the other two being MERZBOW's Venereology and the Satanstornade live recording on net label Falsch. And listening to it now, it's really a perfect kind of gateway to noise album because it feels like a fucking rock n roll album. There are "riffs", simulacra of "percussion" or "beats" and snarling and snide vocals. The songs feel like songs rather abstract art/noise/whatever. Compared to listening to Venereology which felt like a terrifying, life and death errand in those early years, Wolf Eyes was music to get rowdy to, to actively enjoy and participate with rather than just withstand. Having listened to noise consistently for 15 years since, I return to Burned Mind and it still puts a big fucking smile on my face. Not for nostalgia's sake but because it does everything well and sounds like no one else. The tracks are roughly laid out as abstract song/rock song/abstract song/rock song, and I personally I lean towards calling any one of the "rock" songs the best, but this is one of those where it all flows so nicely together. Perhaps the best amalgamation of the two and in some ways a hint towards creepier side of Wolf Eyes is "Rattlesnake Shake". I assume for some reason it's Dilloway who got the tapes to sound like a fucking rattle snake but whoever is responsible is a personal hero. That one oozes with such fucking menace! But you can't ignore the killer "Stabbed in the Face" or "Black Vomit" which fucking rip and have actually made it into live shows in identifiable versions.
Coming in at under 40 minutes, Burned Mind is a concise statement from a group that released a lot of meandering material over the years. This is definitely their A game and it stands the test of time for that reason.
I'm under the impression that many here probably class Wolf Eyes as hipster noise or hippie US noise. I guess that's because of their Sub Pop affiliation and lack of overtly hateful imagery or album titles? I'm sure someone can explain it to me. Hipster or not, because Sub Pop released Wolf Eyes albums I could buy at actual record stores, I was able get into more noise as a youngster. Purient's widely available albums in the next few years had the same effect. And per the lack of "serious" or hateful imagery, I don't really get it. It's not like My Little Pony shit. Or maybe it gets bad marks because it's the lack of tape hiss or analogue softness due to the good recording quality and proper mastering? As far as the hippie concerns, I'd be the first to say I liked doing drugs and listening to Wolf Eyes and Wolf Eyes probably liked doing drugs and listening to Wolf Eyes but what's the problem with that? I guess an argument could be made that the drugged up Wolf Eyes fans of yore are the ancestors to the coke and dope addicted wannabe PE guys in the US now, so Wolf Eyes contributed to the moral decline of America's youth?
Well the good news I think listening to Wolf Eyes these days is farthest thing from hip, so if you're feeling adventurous, come and listen.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 06, 2020, 05:00:37 PM
like the Maxwell arm chair guy getting his hair and brain blown out, stoned and terrified.
haha!! ma'am, i'll have some of what he's been smokin, please
Burned Mind is a stone cold classic and I hope the 'hipster noise' label has been put out to pasture.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 06, 2020, 05:00:37 PM
Wolf Eyes – Burned Mind CD – Sub Pop 2004
I'm under the impression that many here probably class Wolf Eyes as hipster noise or hippie US noise. I guess that's because of their Sub Pop affiliation and lack of overtly hateful imagery or album titles?
Not me - this era of Wolf Eyes was a big deal for me and I revisit it regularly and while I'd agree they certainly over saturated their market with some unremarkable material this holds up. I would cite the collab with Anthony Braxton as one of the most "influential" records of the 00's for me.
Quote from: Theodore on July 20, 2020, 10:36:46 AM
QuoteGood news was that the man was reached for Special Interests magazine interview. He has been out of the scene for 20 years now and quit all the activities... unfortunately.
Found him ?! Spoke with him ? Is the interview done ? OK, he has quited, but is he OK with reissues ? Any more info please ? - Fuck, only the fact that he is alive and someone reached him, gives me hope !
Well, one of the Japanese "staff members of SI" found him and communications via snail mail has been conducted!
About Wolf Eyes:
I was just while ago listening that one Wolf Eyes lathe, what was cut on former 12" of theirs. I do prefer most of things many of these guys did solo, but WE has plenty of good things too in the first decade of millenium. I have not heard what they do nowadays.
Other playlist stuff...
DER HATERS "Praifax" tape. 1988 tape from The Haters, modified name for German label but surprisingly song titles are in Finnish! I know there exists one Haters tape on Finnish label back in the 80's, so he had some contact here. Label was operating very briefly and I don't know anyone who has its releases.
Anyways, This tape, I would say is not the 1st generation copy, but the 80's style of "distrubutor dubs more copies" kind of thing. Sound is good, but I feel that there is probably notch more tape hiss than should be? If there would exists master tape - what a great reissue this would be!
Loop over loop of crashing, smashing, odd decayed sounds, wreckage, etc. Songs are fairly compact, and C-60 has plenty of them. Each songs is good, this would be perfect companion for In The Shade of Fire...
Exercise In Disgust "Ashes to Ashes" tape. Early Troniks label stuff. c-60 of electronic noise and something bordering way more constructed industrial vibes. It feels as if it was improvised and creates without much plan, yet succeeding to create a lot of good moments and some less memorable ones.
Earlier same day, at work, blasted the opposite to this - not oldest of Troniks, but the newest! Re-issue of mighty
Dead Body Love and damn that CD ruled! Could not even remember that recording was so crunchy and brutal.
V/A – Smorgasbird! In The Doghouse 2x7". What a bizarre compilation. ULTRA, SMEGMA, STRENGTH THROUGH JOY and YEAST CULTURE. Story behind this release can be read from discogs. Double 7" are exactly same as Circusirus 3x7" comp - except without the third ep. Different art. Very comples hand made packaging, each edition of 100 different from another. As story goes, these were actually pressed already in first years of the 90's but remained in storaged for ages until some copies actually made it to sale.
Sound of 7"s is good, but at least my 7"s get stuck on one groove in middle of side. Doesn't seem to be intentional locked groove. Just some sort of fuck up in cutting of 7". Except Yeast side clearly has locked groove in middle of side.
Each 7" has new label pasted-on. Of course Circusirus comp would be nice to own, but also this version seems to be very very scarsely available.
Experimental, totally manual (except Ultra's drum machine), surreal noise impro textures.
One curious thing is, that one day, about half year ago, I was working at my record store, and John Hubbard shows up. He had no idea who I am, nor I knew him by the looks. So I just saw this older gentleman getting all excited about all the old industrial titles and Feral House books etc... Seemed just randomly coming into store. And that's exactly what happened actually. But then found all these things he was part of. John Hubbard being the guy who did Strength Through Joy band & label. Put out that early Whitehouse book, wrote lyrics for The Sodality (ita) 12", played with GPO, Christoph Heeman and other industrial veterans. Design for NWW etc. So we talked for long time, and turned out we knew many of the same people - but not eachother. And also turns out man lives in Finland, just few hours from Lahti. Back in recording experimental sounds etc. He told lots of brilliant stories from the 80's industrial network and his travels in Europe. Maybe he'll drop by sometime again when knowing there exists stores selling experimental sounds in Finland... hah...
ETHNIC ACID / PUTREFIER split tape+ two ETHNIC ACID tapes
UK noise that seems to be unlikely to be reissued, so one could confirm it is worth of big bucks to grab the originals if found somewhere!
This collaboration just puts together some of the greatest things from both projects. Think of early Putrefier in style of those tapes re-issued on Industrial Recollections mixed with less guitar oriented Ethnic Acid than double CD anthology on Industrial Recollections.
They certainly have electronics and effects here, but all the most memorable and striking things are the use of physical objects. Good source sounds that are processed with good efx and side long massive tracks that are not really power electronics, nor in lines of the 90's harsh noise, but... something I tend to loosely lump into category of "industrial noise". You got the certain type of atmosphere, a bit of structure, but no songs, no music. Just great stuff.
Ethnic Acid double CD anthology includes
il Papa tape, and most of
Sexodus, but b-side of that one is not on anthology. Perhaps simpler and noisier - so depending on your taste it could be rated either way - but I conclude: great tracks!
I guess one could find some samples of this project from youtube. Certainly worth to check out.
Birthbiter label (Putrefier) releases.
V/A NICE NOISE vol 1 tapeNice Noise comp series put out by Nihilistic (netherlands) in 80's. First volume is from 1987. This copy is from the 90's, straight from the label, so it is legit, but the almost 10 years earlier cover was in color tones.
There are few observations:
1) it rules. Just brilliant sound of the time.
2) Misogny is misspelled. This is possibly earliest existsing Keith Brewer noise, Misogyny.. That's how it it is spelled in some of catalogues and there is those full length tapes he did. Methods and sounds are nearly uniform to Taint. Misogyny was on volumes 1 & 2 of series and Taint featured in 3rd.
3) how much I regret not getting *everything* from this label when he was still running it active. So much stuff, and many not even listed in discogs.
Zincken is one of less celebrated hereos of the tape underground. This of his Idealistc idiot 10 volume c-60 tape comp series. Damn! If one would have option to have all that stuff now available, it would give really neat look to the late 80's tape scene noise/experimental/industrial.
Smell & Quim – Pro Celebrity Mutual Masturbation tapeBeen trying to find certain things, but found... other things. Smell & quim pretty damn rare tape. Small metal box, on Kubitsuri tapes label. Really good tape from the mighty S&Q!
Going next into tape deck is odd 3 band split, which is not even really that. cover says it's
G-Hörsturz / Gestörte Nachbarn / richard ramirez split BUT to fill up the tape sides, label put spanish noise/grind of
El Kaso Urkijo and on other side stuff of
Outermost to get tape filled completely. Hah! As cover design indicates, more punk/DIY spirit here, and this also means that tape seems to be very very very scarsely in circulation. Beauty of this DIY tape trade focused noise was, that it wasn't about money, but about were you there or not.
SPECULUM FIGHT "Electronic Air Purifiers" 2xtape
There was neat Noisextra podcast episode about Speculum Fight cd. Yesterday was going through pile of stuff, and found unopened, old Banned Productions double tape. Probably have had this 20 years or something. No really excuses why it was opened only now. Better late than never!
One tape is endless loop tape that plays tasty drone as long as you wish. I think there are various different loops, possibly even all different on every tape that was issued? This one is so smoothly playing, if one would not see it is loop tape, could probably listen for 45+ min and then wondering why this tape won't end?
Now virginity of the other tape also gone. Two sides are different. One more "electronics" other more harsh. Not THAT different, but again, neat good old noise tape! Got to love that this Banned Prod tape was possible to open without totally damaging the object.
ARVID TUBA tapeArvid Tuba is not name you hear mentioned too often, but this particular tape, I have no idea what it should be called. I have vague recollection of getting it from ZERO CABAL in the 90's, but it is actually Nihilistic release. Folded sleeve, that has "unreleased material" worth of 30 mins on A-side, and then B-side has tape, which is also rare ....or worthless enough that nobody listed that release to discogs!
What we have here, is the tape scene home made 80's industrial-noise from Sweden. Clumsy, raw, often amateurish, and perhaps for the reason this is never hailed among the landmarks of swedish industrial.... But is it good? It is!
If someone like VOD would put out Arvid Tuba vinyl box set, it would probably be as relevant as many of their boxes are, hah. Would not sell out instantly, but would fit in the discography just fine!
Dead Body Love tape of Lazy Squid Rekkids... something I talked with bunch of people in recent times. Been listening handful of Lazy Squid items, including the ROTTEN PIECE stuff. I wonder how come that band is absolutely never mentioned when texas harsh noise is mentioned?
Dead Body Love, of course Italian stuff. This tape is not as good as the CD reissue on Troniks/Chondritic, but for the fanatics, it is mandatory dosage of non-layered, single minded, straight to the point crunchy noise.
Now on stereos, half way of the B.side of Filth & Violence 001 tape!
Bizarre Uproar. Some people like, some people hate, but the the way people know the "Finnish noise" is vastly to thank (or blame) to Bizarre Uproar.
Back in the day, mid 90's, there was already "stories" of mr. Bizarre Uproar. He was considered to be rather odd character. First time I traveled to meet him, he arrived with his big brother, picked me up from infamous Helsinki whore infested street. We went to his place. Instantly some good old "VHS trade" culture stuff was playing on TV, including women and eels. His rather brutal brother had baseball bat in his hand, and kept hitting his hand with it, like in preparing for.... something. We were browsing some Japanese bondage books, looking at the eel vhs, and listening some noise. If one would want to put the feeling of old school finn noise in the nut shell, that's about it. This first Filth & Violence tape captures the feeling of all sorts of dirt, but not only malicious. Also heavily inspired and creative wibes, I recall it was exactly this visit when mr. BU handed the extra copy of The Gerogerigegege - zero songs flexi 7" he had. After displaying wide variety of trophies Juntaro sent him in early 90's.... Era, very different from now...
and the latest things has been often about 30+ years old nasty noise from
Keith Brewer. The very first edition of Mysogyny tape is on Big Body Parts label what jeph jerman of Hands To operated in 80's! I have the european edition on Nihilistic..
With all that Japanese noise being on SI podcasts, there is actually plan to introduce variety of KB's work from the 80's till the last works he did when still alive. Including unreleased material. Lets see when it might be ready...
I'd intended to lump the following three Entre Vifs commentaries into one long post, but on reflection it's probably better to give each its own space.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.
Entre Vifs – Kohle+Stahl
Only Zorïn is credited for work on Kohle+Stahle, but clearly he had a lot of help. Kritz, mini-Throbber, mini-Electrolyre, Rammer, Kratz, Stumophon, Throbbler, mini-Charcutron, Rikrokoïd, Bass Crackler. Just to espy the heavy duty apparatus, parts thereof so fetchingly displayed on the inner sleeve, is sufficient to get the blood pumping, the mind boggling, the earholes widening in anticipation of massive cacophony to come.
Let's emphasize for the moment the two words, massive, cacophony. There's just so much crap shoveled into this one that it's hard to get a grip on the sheer scale in play. Layer upon layer, machine upon machine, Kritz upon Kratz upon Rammer upon Throbbler– with excited dash of Sturmophon and Rikrokoïd on the side. Metal machine mutations mass together with a concentrated density that blots out any sense of making progress, or indeed, of sense, the sheer eye-watering pressure fixing attention not upon what was or will be but upon the singular, ill-ordered, moment. And all flapping about with little-restrained abandon, as though at the behest of self-same singular directive: make buncha fucken noise. Perhaps at some fundamental level the machines obey their own internal logic, giving rise in their amplified twistings and metal stressings to new and alien structures, crude hulking deformities, industrial monstrosities, strangely beautiful, horrific, nightmarish, ecstatic, sonic-sensual worlds within worlds within...
Alright chief, back down to earth. One thing this is not, is particularly harsh and nor, by Entre Vifs standards, particularly out of control. Perhaps, even, in the singular developments of the singular human agent- master Zorïn at your service- a certain degree of dedicated focus, sucking attentions deep into sonic-sensual host. Heavy electronic thrummings steadily soften the blow, rich buzzing waves gently warm the underbed, outlying metal-on-metal whangs strategically conjugate the frame.
There are three separate tracks designated here, but leaving out the lead-ins and lead-outs they could all flow together as a single, epic, piece. Le Coeur Machine could be the mini-epic, taking up the whole A-side and progressing from more free-form banging and hammering to more densely saturated electronic molestations. Not, again, that you'd really notice. There's just too much going on in there to settle attentions on any given direction. Metallic scraps and squiggles scrape haphazard about an open-aired echo chamber as wheezy singe-waves encircle the perimeter. Then the due drop of heavily distorted metal-percussive, somewhat ominous in tone, singe-waves dropping away to hint at further depths to plunge then washing back with something akin to alarmed pique. As the myriad elements congregate in a reverberant haze, a distinct psychedelic atmosphere begins to emerge, whitened backwash feeding back into murkier depths, suggesting at moments the possibility of more climactic melodramas driving a classic reach for the cosmos.
By the halfway point the entire field is consumed by deeply churning panoramic deluge, borderline whitewashed electro-sheen flashing across the skies, echoed blisses tumbling into cavernous abysses– but still the unceasing effort to ram heavy duty percussives against the grain. At climactic point the second, a sudden breakdown into much reduced scrap-heavy frapping and whapping, bare scrapes cutting through near silent intervals, and then the slow build to the expected heftier strains.
The heftier strains come in two parts. First, an arid over-reach of bone dry crashing and banging meets slow-panned air-raid fuzz-warble, caustic anterior frictions burning holes in the chaotic pile up of industrial-strength machination. Total breakdown again and in the aborted aftermath a heavy, steady recompiling of resources. Now the incoming Rammers and Rikrokoïds, throbblering and cracklering with renewed energies, launching full-up second assault with no signs of letting up. As dense alchemical deformations roil the skies, multitudes of feisty metallic stabbings and pricklings meet surging buzzes of flattened oscilla-ream, fusing together with periodic drops of wide-bodied thunder-heave in a final push for critical mass. And finally, caught up in sonic-sensual bliss, the dawning recognition of the clarity of vision driving the work to its structurally sound conclusion.
Un jour comme aujourd'hui (La dernière coulée) comes several times laced with the downward inclined atmosphere of low-key electronic drizzle-brood. Into this drop the mutant strains of heavy duty junk machines, punching for maximal pressures in very short order. While I'd still be somewhat strained to shoved this in with the classically harshnoise contingent, the influence would have to be acknowledged. The field is simply too full, to bursting, with masses of electrified throbbing, gutter-dragged rumbling, psyche-washed scathing, to the point of tempting reference the burgeoning Hiroshi Hasegawa discog. What holds me back is the acoustic metal-on-metal lacerations driving the harsher textured inclinations, elements of which Hasegawa & co would only ever have been too ready to drown in incapacitating storms of swirling psyche-bliss. In the closing minutes, the overloaded frequencies break apart, start sucking in air, admitting in the spaces a purely physical sense of violent frapping, bashing, scraping.
Spirit of Rosie includes in the title a direct link to the wiki entry on Rosie The Riveter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter), quote a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. How this translates, in the initial moments: almost pure whitewashed blasts of sleek, glinting, chromium-coated scorch-waves. Soon a familiar fattened buzzing undercurrent snakes through the channel pan as the equally familiar air-raid insinuations whoop and holler at the outskirts. In the fleeting attempts to draw air, labored gasps and rasps reveal much more heavily burdened clusters of junk-scrapped shriek 'n blister knifing at the walls. At a late and critical juncture, the shrieks 'n blisters retreat, the fattened buzz piddles inauspiciously along the floor, to set the stage for the final showcase. And what more could it be than wide-open feature-spread celebration of quite the riveting metal-whanging-metal rage-out, the drama accelerating to its excruciating peak, the warmth all but scalded off to output a satisfyingly stringent series of whamme, ker-blamme, thank you madame.
Digest spew:
Entre Vifs – Kohle+Stahl
Master Zorïn on a solo joint, but not so fast say the machines. Metal machine mutations mass together with a concentrated density that blots out any sense of making progress, or indeed, of sense, the sheer eye-watering pressure fixing attention not upon what was or will be but upon the singular, ill-ordered, moment. Perhaps at some fundamental level the machines obey their own internal logic, giving rise to new and alien structures, crude hulking deformities, industrial monstrosities, strangely beautiful, horrific, nightmarish, ecstatic. Nevertheless, a certain degree of dedicated focus, sucking attentions deep into deeply churning panoramic deluge, borderline whitewashed electro-sheen flashing across the skies, echoed blisses tumbling into cavernous abysses, unceasing efforts to ram heavy duty percussives against the wide-bodied thunder-heaves pushing for critical mass. Caught up in sonic-sensual bliss, the dawning recognition of the clarity of vision driving the work to its structurally sound conclusion.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary.Entre Vifs – Offrande Et PartageSince the glorious reemergence of their
new progressive bruitist unit (https://bruitiste.tumblr.com/post/167410140135/entre-vifs-ciment), Entre Vifs have been merrily frapping away with unquiet abandon. With their seventh such release to date– leaving out the recent no-the-less-noteworthy issues from their
première (https://www.discogs.com/Entre-Vifs-Premi%C3%A8re-Unit%C3%A9-Bruitiste/master/968754)
unité (https://www.discogs.com/Entre-Vifs-Heavy-Duty/release/3690168)
bruitiste (https://www.discogs.com/Entre-Vifs-Vert%C3%A8bres-Unreleased-Rare-Tracks-1986-1988/release/7521415)–
Offrande Et Partage could well represent the best yet. Or at least, the most open-aired. Shitloads of frapping, but plenty of airs in which to insinuate the frappes, their many-hammered contours clearly delineated in the wide-open spaces of the celebrated Noisecraft Workshop.
Recognize in the open spaces a potentially huge dynamic range, or in the frappily-textured convergence and divergence of component parts the potentiality of that dynamic range. Get down and dirty with the volume knob and whole new worlds of sound emerge with every subtle variation. Apply a limited degree of pressure and enjoy the smooth wash of almost lilting acousmatique textures. Crank the shit feel your eyes water in sympathy with the paint stripping the walls, little tufts of smoke rising slowly from the utterly scorched 'holes.
Entre Vifs were, of course, not unaware of this simple (albeit boring) truth. From the liner notes to
L'Ordre Par Le Bruit,
QuoteDo you want to hear some cute pieces of electro-acoustic music? You just have to listen to this record at low level. And thus, castrate our sound. It's easy. And innocuous. Middle-class entertainment. But if you're not afraid to taste real NOISE POWER. Play it at HIGH VOLUME ONLY.
Yes, well, I suppose the silence of John Cage is overrated. But perhaps it might here afford some insight into Offrande Et Partage. In the spaces between the sounds, one could say, the mystery is somewhat taken out of it, rather as might in the castrating domestication of the volume knob, appealing to the nominally-reasoned dictats of perverted brain keen to pretend sage understanding of the non-stop cacophony of bruitist shite wildly slamming into the earholes. Emphasis on the wildly. Lest one forget, all of the shit's performed live, raw cut from sessions that presumably go on forever, and ever (sessn's
49B through to 51A in this case, for pervs keeping score).
Holidays In Stahlstadt starts, as is apt, with a bang. A clearly defined sort of bang, in the classic metal-whanging-metal mold, very slightly distorted in wide-open space marginally occupied by scuzzy amplified hum. Then the duo starts to get busy– but not too busy! Unlike much of the recent work, the duo performs here in a way that actually sounds like, well, a duo, the one feeling out the other, so to speak, the whole never really approaching the oft-otherwise-exceeded critical mass of dense cacophonous frappage. I mean, the shit is cacophonous as almighty fuck, but laid out in a more deliberate or even– say it– cohesive way, such that one might, at a distance, begin to appreciate the progressive layings-on of the variegated frappe-ker-smack attack.
Bang the first echoes dryly across the channel pan. Then another, and another. Bassier double-pronged delay action
thudTHUDthudTHUDthudTHUD livens things up and before you know it harsher scrap-driven electronic scorches significantly harshen the equation. By a minute and thirty the scorches are hitting solid state, and if the shit were not almost immediately reigned in you'd think we were headed for purely whitewashed harshfest. Now's when it gets reeeal good, the harsher leavenings regularly freed to screech in between measured deliverings of heavy duty scrap-metal whanging. Abbreviated moments of agitated faux silence are immediately clobbered to shit under multi-pronged hammering of full-on bombast, escaped snatches of processed radio, voice, choir sneaking through the confusion. At the surface, it would be hard to make sense of these semi-predictable now-you-harsh it-now-you-don't moments, but by the ninth minute or so, brought to you by a furious exchange of melodramatic gong-thunk cum incandescent scathe-scrape, the terrible logic or deliberation of it all starts to thunk home. Or so the ill-reasoned dictats of perverted brain might pretend.
At twelve minutes the heat is intense. So too the willingness to pull back and freshen the field for renewed onslaught. But here the onslaughts, plural, are rather more sustained, the panned drag of crinkled shredder-grate filling the spaces in between with straight-up metal-bashing hack, slash, smash, alarmed switchback of outboard motors revving on the L-R express. Eighteen minutes and additional metal-bashing resources are put to task in driving a more fully-loaded density, freeze-whistles and all, breaking up, breaking down, cobbling back together again, and again and again, the attention ever, um, there, on edge, in the moment.
Red Fruits seems at first a much mellower affair, eerie whine-drone and seashell backwash underscoring thunks of a considerably less brutal, rumpled, persuasion. Soon, however, the massed cacophony comes on in force, revisiting a now-familiar set of textures and tropes. Plenty of abrasive metal-on-metal friction, if rather less clearly defined in feeding-back washes of sometimes murked ambient haze. Plenty of shit breaking down to the faux silence of lost decibels, plenty of subsequent cobbling of shit back together. Bongo-ish oil drums bounce through gated clearings, slam headlong into exploding tin-can confettis, and crumble together in brittle, minimally distorted, drawls. Dangling cables twang in the crowded spirals, stringy drawn-out zips that would suggest a guitar or two were it not for a much more clearly defined slamming-down of successive heavy-handed ker-thunk. At one point it sounds as though someone has dropped a massive echoing gong into the midst. This is just, frankly, a mess, but a very compelling sort of mess– a trainwreck really– drawing the listener into seemingly bottomless abysses before peeling back the curtain and lacerating the brain with exquisitely raw shredded-cable flaying, meanwhile that damn bongo-ish DUMdumdum almost, but does not quite, pretend to rock a righteous chugga-chugga of attention-stealing derailment.
A Benevolent Storm Front gets things back on something vaguely resembling track, brewing in semi-methodical fashion toward its proverbial ill-winded benevolence. Reverberant double-thudded thunders strike, one after the other, in tightly managed explosive bursts, their intermittent percussions safely holding the line. Now the coast is clear for disheveled iron-filings to zipper their way through to what begins to resemble warped tape-manipulation, perhaps in their ascending scrapes to ape the whistling of metal-tinged wind through rattling rafters. To this, grizzled fuzz-currents lend an electrified ambiance, and before long, yes, down slam the wailing scrap-metal whangs. Whangs upon whangs of dela-delayed thwacking leave bloody, liquefied trails, curdling into rumpled sheets of dry-shredded crackle.
The process repeats several times, always in new and odd-angled configurations, barest silent intervals burst open, slashed, bashed, saturated, crudely ripped apart again, again, again, buried in the metal-junk pile-on. At each climactic peak a necessary drawing down of pressure, the whole heaving monstrosity moving with something like billowing grace, continuously building, cresting, sighing. Thus even with the strategic departure of the inaugural thunder-strikes, the whole of it stays the course, never quite dissolving into cacophonies of chaos, rolling smoothly forward to the next meta-machine maelstrom.
Sharp echoing metal whangs, freeze-whistles and badly mangled junk-scrapes announce the fourth and final battle,
Chaorgia Pantomachia (Your Attention Please). Nothing we haven't heard in the preceding trio of tracks, but, um, more of it. There are the familiar spaces in between the frappes, but here the spaces are almost completely filled with the rough and ragged atmosphere of gritty ghost echoes: metal machine machinations burning through stratosphere, duking it out with filthed dregs of shredded electro-furz. It is as though the three prior offerings were mashed together in a huge cavernous warehouse, accented in part by strident vocalizations whose message is completely lost in the massed cacophonous mess. Pretty much full-up sustained attack for twenty-two straight minutes.
The correct commencement of cacophony kicks off come the second minute. Cascading collisions of metal-junk collapse overtake the more even-keeled frappe-ological distributions, driving in their wake a more robust concatenation of ruptured whitewall distortions and more frantically hammered violations, the abrasive textures achieving in their scouring friction an undeniably harsh consistency. By seven minutes it sounds as though voices are getting in on the action, but the action is sufficiently maxed as to serve the imagination any number of fancies. A very slight pulling back at around the thirteenth minute, from which abundant layers of detail emerge. Heavy-handed physical bashings, gritted grinding of wide-panned gears, the agitated zither of steel files, cyclopic rotating oscillations, frazzled snatches of voice, garbage cans hurled against rickety scaffold. But really, given the multitude of the elements involved, any sense of "pulling back" versus sustained all-out carnage is primarily a function of where your plant your volume knob. At the correct levels we're talking somewhere between regular old brutally harsh and exceedingly brutally harsh, the distance between which the brain just shuts the fuck down and surrenders its sorry 'holes to the dense cacophonous frappe-ologie.
Digest spew:By far the most open-aired representative of the project's
new progressive bruitist unit debuting round about 2010. That's almost thirty years since the première unité bruitiste first assaulted 'hole. So you still get the requisite shitloads of frapping, but also plenty of airs in which to insinuate the frappes, their many-hammered contours clearly delineated in wide-open space. In the open spaces a potentially huge dynamic range, equally so the potentiality of that dynamic range. The duo actually sounds like a duo, the one feeling out the other, the whole never really approaching the oft-otherwise-exceeded critical mass of dense cacophonous frappage. I mean, the shit is cacophonous as almighty fuck, but laid out in a more cohesive way, such that one might, at a distance, begin to appreciate the progressive layings-on of the variegated frappe-ker-smack attack. Question is, at a distance, is the shit even worth appreciating? Get your filthy preoccupations in there, m'boyo, revel in the cascading collisions of metal-junk collapse, surrender thy sorry 'holes to the dense cacophonous frappe-ologie.
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Entre Vifs x L'eclipse Nue – L'eclipse Vive
L'eclipse Vive presents split-collab effort from two projects that would not on first blush share much in common, save perhaps that both are well worth your attention. The preeminent frappe-ologie of Entre Vifs would bear no introduction. Densely dogpiled heavy duty metal-machine mutations, frapping en masse to achieve, at the appropriate levels, a massive punishing brutality that consumes the senses, any sense of development– or indeed, of sense in general– completely obliterated in the massed concatenation of metal-on-metal cacophony ever edging to explode its critical scrap-mass. L'eclipse Nue, the brainchild of Hartford-based Daniel Sine, is a whole other bag of frapping implements. Mr Sine brings a broad palate of ideas and instrumentation, to output a diverse field of sounds, some of them brutally punishing others quietly introspective, laid out with a calculated care and attention to structurally sound unfolding. Whatever the differences between the two projects, a good and I think successful effort was made to integrate the work in a way flows together quite nicely. Brutal as all fuckly, but nicely.
Entre Vifs lead off with Incidents I (session 50A-1), a direct carry-over from the previous year's Offrande et Partage– whose concluding piece is in fact culled from an immediately adjacent session (50A). This one goes on for a "mere" eight minutes twenty, and goes quite some distance in furthering the porous relationship with open space expounded in OeP. Remote clusters of more and less densely dogpiled sound incidents amplify the ongoing de-mystification process, offering unflattering exposé of the multitudinous means of production. The means: obviously, first, a heck of a lot of metal-on-metal frapping, smacking, scraping, sawing. Rounded out with more mild mannered dinging, donging and bonging. Much of it subject to the minimal intrusions of slow-mo double-action delay. Not wanting to get left out of the action, a semi-coherent series of agitated electronic wheedles burrows through the pummeling heart of Scrapheap Central.
Incidents I opens in gritted, grimy airs, nasty little metal implements scouring the center as heftier bass-heavy bonks bounce around the outskirts of the channel pan. Shredded scrapes meet distorted saw of iron files, outward bashing starting into repetitive double-delayed crud-bonk, zips of metal friction to resemble high-velocity, wind-lacerating, whip-action. The familiar grind of brittle gears abrades the edges and then the drop of the first straight-ahead shriek of electrified furz-bristle. None of these incidents really dominates and nor till about three minutes or so do they appear particularly inclined to pile on. This is exceedingly deceptive as by three minutes forty the inevitable concatenation of scrap-heaped elements is getting downright frenzied. Controlled, methodical, but yes, frenzied. At this point first inkling that the initial decision to crank the volume knob from the outset was probably not to a healthy earhole served. Thinly piercing metal abrasions are principally to be responsible for the harsher inclinations, but the electronics are sufficiently frazzled to promote more red-lined washes of convulsive singe-wheedle. By six minutes the 'holes detect, just at the perimeter, an emergence of higher-end whine that steadies into a sustained, wheely-mouthed, howl. All hell-in-potentia drops away, leaving the now-plaintive howl to set-off, rather dramatically, the ever present percussive thud and thunk, threatening to escalate before the sullen retreat into a truly miserable L'eclipse Nue vocal.
The Same Eye Leading To The Same Place seems an appropriately defeatist title for the defeatist vocals spewing forth. Frail, garbled, as though filtered down the phone lines, the increasingly unhinged ranting is barely discernible beneath chipped and stuttered fever-bleat that is joined soon by a robust mix of ill-connected jack-hum-curdle and what could be the whitened blister of contact-mic'd scrap-bristlings against seashell suctioned feedback jitter. Defeated at last, the voice drops out just as higher-ended whine appears ready to signal heightened dramas, fading away in turn to make way for straight-laced feedback surge, driving the whole into full and proper destabilizations of classically minded harsh. And not to be harsh, but you just know it ain't gonna last. Sustained feedback rises to dominate, pushing the competing elements almost completely out of the frame. And damned if that damned voice ain't still wailing about, albeit in rather muted, processed capacities. A secondary rasp of whitened wash presents the possibility of renewed harshery and suddenly– the floor is pulled straight out from under, plunging deep into drear atmos of softly padded bass oscillation. Liquescent static charges prickle along the edges, hushed gasps complement stray mewls and whimpers, a convincing portrait of abject dejection deftly embellished with disembodied scrapes and scratches seeking final termination in depressive stasis. And damned if that damned voice still ain't-
SmashSmashsmashsmash announce the insistent hammering metals of Incidents II (session 51B). This one picks up pretty much where the first set of auricular incidents leaves off. So not much build before we're dogpiled into the shambolic thick of cacophonous metal-on-metal hell.
Emphasis on the shambolic thick of cacophonous metal-on-metal hell. I'd like to disengage here slightly with a confession of sorts. This fucking commentary– or set of three fucking commentaries, together with Kohle+Stahl and Offrande Et Partage– is literally taking me for-fucking-ever. First there was the problem of accidentally allowing OeP to utterly annihilate the hearing, necessitating a pause of some days to give the earholes a much needed opportunity to recover their ability to fucking hear. (And I kind of doubt that will ever really happen at this point but I digress.) Then every time I'd complete the Entre Vifs entries I'd, say, hop in the car, blast the EV, and be like, WHAT THE FUCK?! This is completely at odds with what I just wrote! Now the following observation may be at least partially true of most anything committed to a recording medium, but in this case the playback configuration just completely fucks with what the 'holes report to the brain. Completely. I might as well be listening to a completely different album. That and of course the ever shifting possibilities attending the tendency– mine– to constantly finesse the volume knob. Like I uh just can't keep my greasy hands off it. The confusion sits somewhere in between buncha fucken noise and buncha noisy sounds that could, in their more and less shambolic concatenations, occasionally be mistaken for noise. Needless to say this kind of frustration is the stuff of which harshdork dreams are made. We now return to our regularly scheduled spewage.
Where was I? Oh yes. Shambolic thick of cacophonous metal-on-metal hell. Lots of le smash, le bash, le whang. Sawing, scouring, scraping, dinging, donging. Getting pretty frenzied in the now-familiar controlled-frenzy-spastic sorta way. Here a good dosage of mid-range electronic fuzzing and buzzing fills in the wide-open spaces, at points resembling a jackhammer or rivet gun pounding through the massed disassemblage. At quite a few intervals, open spaces are cleared to permit just a single isolated incident of scrape, grind, or ker-blam. Then the subsequent pile on. The pile-ons are apt to get intense, suggestive of full-metal cluster-fuckfrenzy, but never getting fully caught up in the moment, always splintering apart again. With two minutes to go an arched stringy whine seasons full-in-bodied steel-scaffold scrap-collapse, heftier thunks and clunks clambering at the hard-panned Ls and Rs. In the final minute a surprising blurt of distortion hints at final push for harshnoise purity, only to cut out to deadened amp hum and spare zips of metal filing friction.
Now's time for Each One A Witness, the centerpiece in every meaning. L'eclipse Nue would seem here to have incorporated a few isolated Entre Vifsesque incidents of rusted-metal screech and honk, but these are loosely structured around moments of subdued tension in a way that recollects, um, early Nurse With Wound. Insect & Individual Silenced sorta NWW. The impression is only reinforced in the use of often sporadic whispered vocals, and in the drawn-out drone of vaguely tibetan-sounding horns. Fighting hard against these impressions, much heavier bulgings of distorted bludgeon-tronics scrunch onto the scene, sometimes accompanied by their acoustic hosts, sometimes dropping out completely, and sometimes driving massed clusters of richly abundant thunder-sludge. This latter comes on in force at the center part of this centerpiece, whinge-ing ghost elements straining the edges as steel-wool spittle-fizz bristles along the floor. A slight rupture at around seven minutes and a dip into the tubular contours of slimmed-down acoustic funnel, then a second hint toward forceful deluge. This time the deluge does not quite come on in force, but rather plays around with squawking feedback tones and honks, lickety-splittles lathering up the outer walls. In the concluding minutes an overarching rise of ghostly bass-hovers contrast sharply with the rather savage-sounding central scathing principle, working itself up into quite the lather before calmly winking out.
Spasmotronics is a good title for this final Entre Vifs entry, a never-settled over-run of smasmodic jerking epilepsy. This is taken from a much earlier session (34A), which would fit it chronologically in with 2018's Ontologie. Expect a much busier rushing about from moment to moment, much less of the open space found in the two Incidents, above. Expect, too, much in the way of alternately warbling, curdling, and bleating electronics, sliding at their most spasmotronic peaks into lazered fits of squiggly rubberized squeegee-wheedle. The shit kicks off, appropriately, with wormy rubbered frictions duly ripped apart under the unhurried deliberations of calmly administered metal-on-metal Crash-Bash-McSmash. Then, of course, the inevitable smasmotronicking of things. An erratic trade-off of delicate scrap-creaks agitates against more heftily frapped junk-bludgeon as buzzed electronic dis-connections feed into genuinely squealing insinuation, carrying forward the first flirtation with harsh. A pull-back into corrugated distortion-sheets and soon yet another hack 'n smack attack drives more pierced rips of crisply gleaming steel stabs. Gong-like reverberations house tin-can clatter and the heftier dropping of full-on ker-thunk.
The pacing here is incredibly disheveled, pulling back and then squealing into rages of spastic scrap-heap scatter-slash, with much emphasis placed on the latter. If there are pauses it would more seem to be in gathering breath for the next attack, each one seemingly more full-to-bursting, more drawn-out, more suffused with electrified shriek-bleed spirals, more spiked with savagely piercing ice-stabs. In the flirtation with the volume knob, it is possible to discern along the lower curve a distinctly bleep-heavy discourse of curdled alarm calls. Apply to the knob a firm but gentle pressure and perceive the more earhole-smoking interlocutions of full metal pierce. Toward the ten minute mark, a series of reverberant lower-end gong-tones de-harshes the edges, slowly drawing down the glistening spasmodics whilst drawing in more considered pummelings of thunk and thud. In the final minute now, ensconced in echoing scrap hole, unadorned hacks and slashes flat-out refusing to relinquish their claim to spasticity.
Copper And Spit is possibly the most straight-ahead cut on the disc. Feedback-driven hack-patewy which sees L'eclipse Nue trading filth-bludgered crud-walls with keening screech and wail. No sense of purpose, development or structure with this one, more a constant push and pull inside a well-girded range of texture. In other words, good opportunity revel in the harsh of it. Feedback is ever present, but it vacillates among myriad refinements, sometimes in drawn-out whines, other times shrieking in rage, flipping and diving through murkier channels before stuttering overtop densely saturated distorto-grits. At two minutes the field is positively brimming with harsh particles, stringy bleats and screeches underscoring the very live-in-the-moment play of elements. At three minutes the filth-bludgerings are hacked into percussive bursts, slamming down with unhurried deliberation before pursuing face-down dive into more puritannical shit-venues. The shit-venues split back into the divergent feedback-bludger dialog, sometimes escalating to 'hole-piercing peak, sometimes dropping into sludge-bludgered bilge-waste, periodic percussive bursts successfully unhinging attentions. At six minutes the final escalation, aiming for the skies, alarmed shriek-layers soundly burrowing into harsh.
And what better end than the title track, a collaborative orgy of perv-visions coalescing in the naked brutality of the living moment. In the first moment, it is Entre Vifs, the familiar double-delayed choking bark of minimally distorted metal-on-metal grind. But moments later perspective shifts, transported into huge open space consumed by deeply resonant frappe-ologies. The metal-machine mutations are out in force, but so too incoming washes of windswept sussuration, as though the ghosts in the machines were swirling through a self-reinforcing echo chamber. At intervals the washes peak into whinge-pleated hint of faintest drone, falling away to admit a more frappe-ological concatenation of relentless acoustic banging. Dramatic flair here, reminiscent of Kohle+Stahl, heavy, steady, bass thunder meting out a measured periodicity, drawing attention deep into swelling depths. At the same time, the more robust sound palate trembles among the fleshly folds of wide-bodied bottom end, enveloping the field with atmospheric clouds of hazy ambient flatulence. This has the odd effect of making it all sound harsher than it actually is, a carefully-contained violence constantly collapsing in on itself, never really threatening to rip through 'hole. Sans the clearly cut contour of harsh grating scrap-implements to derail attentions, the storms start to pitch into blackened psychedelic spirals, the mindsear picturing Hiroshi Hasegawa standing in the corner, arms folded, nodding in approval.
So let's just tick the boxes. Dense, cavernous, cacophonous, massed machine mutations drowning under the melted weight of their own superheated frictions. Here's one more box to tick: structure. You would not think to look for it. The sheer mass of constantly mutating frapping, smacking, cracking and hacking all but guarantees that the attention run itself silly, subsumed in the endlessly competing movements of the moment. But pull back a bit and drift from on high, spot the slowly billowing crests and sighs, the deftly assembled scaffolds of abrasive junk-scrap whanging, the careful breaking down into multi-various component parts, the subsequent nose-dives through holy metal-machine hell in seeking the next launching gate. Pull back a bit, never losing sight of where you've been, where you're headed, and in that critical peak of critical awareness, the living moment is lost.
May the Force Of The Frappe be with you.
Digest spew:
Nicely de-ranged exposition of two very different visions. Of the first, densely dogpiled heavy duty metal-machine mutations, frapping en masse to achieve a massive punishing brutality that consumes the senses, any sense of development– or indeed, of sense in general– completely obliterated in the massed concatenation of metal-on-metal cacophony ever edging to explode its critical scrap-mass. Of the second, a broad palate of ideas and instrumentation outputs a diverse field of sounds, some of them brutally punishing others quietly introspective, laid out with a calculated care and attention to structurally sound unfolding. Entre Vifs continues to further the porous relationship with open space expounded in Offrande Et Partage, remote clusters of more and less densely dogpiled sound incidents amplifying the pummeling heart of Scrapheap Central. L'eclipse Nue loosely structures its developments around carefully regulated intervals of subdued tension, prone to vacillate among myriad refinements, as keen to shriek with rages of distorted bludgeon-tronics as to mope in dejected states of abject misery. The two come together in the end with a collab that perfectly meets and ruptures expectation, successfully subsuming scrutinies in the naked brutality of the living moment.
DAVID GILDEN - 'TEMPORARY SEDATION' CD
I haven't heard everything he did, but of what I have this is probably my favourite so far. If you liked 'Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend' you'll love it.It does everything other Gilden releases seem to do but goes further, and explores much grimmer, colder terrain.Parts of it , like where aggravated barking dogs appear are just plain unnerving. I could wax lyrical about these recordings & give you flowery descriptions of what it sounds like or compare it to the other releases of his i've heard, but just do yourself a favour and buy it! If possible get yourself a decent pair of headphones to listen to it, as like other Gilden recordings it has a huge amount going on so you'll want to spend time with it to appreciate how well put together it is.These recordings seem to update themselves with each listen, and I keep noticing things I didn't the previous time.I'm hoping other releases of his are reissued, compiled, or given this kind of treatment on CD for a wider audience. The release itself is extremely well presented, and has some good information inside to give the listener some background on the recordings.
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Savage Gospel – Savage Gospel (White Centipede Noise, cd reissue)
Psyche dudes do psyche noise. But, like harsh. Harsh as in it flatulates, a lot. Fat distorted rupturings of the wind, duly blowing holes in the ozone. Ozone aka that sharp metallic bouquet, heavy on the shnozz. Just the thing to be expected when sufficient quantities of shit, psyche, otherwise, are amassed, amped, and plunged into potentially bottomless abysses, acquiring in the moments a certain heft. Perhaps I'm hearing the combined weight of years. The label blurb credits the work to two middle aged dads– MAD electronics that would at least put them in good company. Incapacitants Le Shit is not, not even Cosmic Incapacitants. But in the unfettered commitment to satisfying the Noisehead, two middle aged dads preach a convincingly savage gospel of harsh.
Now, not to be harsh but the opening line says psyche noise. Necessarily smoothened contours involved here, however flatulent. And somewhat at the detriment to the earhole savaging potentials. Soothing, really. Soothing sounds for baby harshdork, Mini Mi, with shit-hat, still tripping on ozone fumes. Thus the possibility of really fucking cranking this shit and observing in mute wonder as the speakers threaten to riiiiip clean apart, earholes safely assured of their future ability to receive and report sound to the tiny soddly brain.
Now, I know that of late I've been mentioning a certain Japanese psyche-noise legend every time the subject of even marginally psyche-like noise comes up. And I feel guilty about it, I really do. So I've decided, here and now, that at no point in this commentary will I mention Hiroshi Hasegawa. In fact, Hiroshi Hasegawa is the furthest thing from my mind right now. Hiroshi who? Never heard of him. I wouldn't know a Hiroshi Hasegawa if Hiroshi Hasegawa himself bit me on the ass, though now that I mention it I'd probably enjoy Hiroshi Hasegawa biting me on the ass a bit too much, oh yeah baby, ah-huh.... bit on the ass by Hiroshi Hasegawa, whoo fuck yeah, bring that Hiroshi ass biting Hasegawa... ye-Essss....
Now, a word on the expectations. They were high. First of all, the Gospel comes with the choice blessings of White Centipede Noise. Second, I don't need a second. But if I did, it would go something like: imagine the focus and discipline of the almighty Haare brought to bear on pointily directed harshheaded predilection. Imagine bridging the potential for out-and-out chaos in combination with the powers of meister Janne Laurila. Close your earholes and open your mind to the expansive, deeply penetrating, possibilities. Getting there? Well, don't get carried too far, the 'holes do require their penetrations.
Now, I don't think I meant to do this, but the inevitable comparisons. First, the nameless progenitor of Rocket Shrine. Never heard of him. Throw in I Wish, both the Love & Noise original the Harsh Remix Version on Flash. While we're on it, let's namecheck Incaps' CCCP & CCPC because, what the hell. The Savage Gospel's got all that, but then quite a bit more. The macro dimensions are constantly evolving, shifting by degrees both subtle and not-so-subtle. And always, always, deep in the micro-clusters, saturated to the capacities– and beyond. In other words, never short of completely engrossing, start to finish.
Now, a question. Is this really all that psyche-noise-ish? Confession time. I've lately been doing a lot of solo driving, as in tooling around in the automobile. And Savage Gospel has somehow proven the perfect disembodied passenger. Think continuous rough savaging of the earholes, but at altered remove required of automated motor-rhythm stupor. Always, naturally, endeavoring to ensure I'm parallel with someone who's got their windows rolled down: the Gospel must be preached! Think chemically addled mind transported singularly by sound, the straight-edge trip, drowning in abysmal depths of not-all-that-brutally-harsh harsh. Magical moments.
Now, the transcript. Magnetic Tongue– do I even want to know? Magically delicious moments, these, pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, green clovers, blue diamonds and purple mushroomheads, salaciously sucking attentions straight to the psychedelic center, half-lives in a peaceful new hole. Ohshit, there I go again, dropping another name. Check the richly saturated textures of Life In A Peaceful New World, then squoosh them into more savagely drilling aggressions. The opening moments offer the first clue, squiggling in wiggly-piggly space-waves and then the open-amped fed-back distortions. Five seconds later the straight curtain-drop, the solid-walled crush of heavily hued blurrrrrt. A snark or two of analog diddle but dropping progressively into the most unprogressive thick of it, the DENSE of it. This is the kind of dense what might be had when at least two agents are involved, let's call them Vekka and Laurila, the overloaded capacities refusing to resolve into anything short of almighty blistering thunder. And I'd like to pause there, on the blistering thunder, cause it's a new one for me. This is deep, heavy, bellowing, but equals parts singed at the stratospheric scorch-heights. Hints of feedback squeal are there, but only the barest hints, never to the point where they break through the crowded surface, serving mostly to remind that yes, the shit is, at root, harsh.
I Want To Make Everyone Happy. I'm sure you do you pervert. Once again the briefest flash of psyche-like analog bloopily-doopily and immediate rocket-woosh to peak scorch. And this one really does. Scorch. Perhaps the most Incaps-like of the trinity of tracks on offer, in that frequent intrusions of subsurface tension carry attentions through false flags to progress. No, my son, there is No Progress. None whatsoever. Or is there? Unquestionably these dads know their classics. What there also is, Incaps-wise, is a constant submerged background of modulated, occasionally quite shrill, feedback, sometimes wailing with voice-like dis-tonation, at other times plunging into fattened bludgeonings, twizzling in gaps into properly piercing shriek-streams. Meanwhile the overarching crush of it surges with a driving forward persistence, effortlessly flying over each burgeoning wave-wall. In the closing minute the previously submerged squealies temporarily tear through apparent cracks in the fabric, launching a final deep-voiced contraction, winking out with a waffly wobbled whimper.
Clocking in at a mere thirteen eleven, the densely Clustered finale is the shortest and fattest of the set. Fattest to mean most variously textured and most widely distributed along the frequency spectrum. Widely distributed particularly along the wide bottomed lower end extremities, flatulating deep in the darkest most enveloping recesses, soothing harshdork lullabies escorting attentions through gently rounded cumulonimbus lalalands. I write these words then look at them staring back at me, wondering what could it be that is up the responsible person's ass. I mean, the shit's positively ass-rending. Massive, scorching, destroying, blasting huge gaping holes in ozone, delivering bouquets of undistilled pique to the shnozz. The piece picks up almost exactly where track the second leaves off, but soon the subsurface acousmic feedback tensions are in play. By the third minute, the field widens and dips, sinking by degrees into still heavier rumble-loads. Rumble overloads. Cosmic rumble overloads, dregs of whitehot feedback screeching at the perimeter. By the eighth minute the sky is completely blotted, the all-consuming mass of it simply crushing, miniscule shriekeries licking out the curvature, feeding into the final fully flushed furies, a perfectly savage gospel of truth reigning down from on high, no midlife crisis of faith for these two middle aged dads.
Digest spew:
Soothing sounds for baby harshdork, savaged to the nth. The focus and discipline of Haare-raising fury combined with the not insignificant accumulations of meister Janne Laurila, pointily directed harshheaded intrusions psyched to the nth. Among the psyched masses of densely clustered rocket-woosh, blissed-out flashes of abysmal rapture fast approach peak scorch. Fat flatulent distorted rupturings of the wind, as to be expected when sufficient quantities of shit, psyche, otherwise, are amassed, amped, and plunged into potentially bottomless abysses of uncertain heft. To the nth. Soothing, cumulonimbus clouds blown apart in satisfyingly ripped clusters of puritannical butt thunder, the MAD electronics of two middle aged dads preaching a convincingly savage gospel of harsh.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 07, 2020, 10:25:59 AM
Now on stereos, half way of the B.side of Filth & Violence 001 tape! Bizarre Uproar. Some people like, some people hate, but the the way people know the "Finnish noise" is vastly to thank (or blame) to Bizarre Uproar.
Back in the day, mid 90's, there was already "stories" of mr. Bizarre Uproar. He was considered to be rather odd character. First time I traveled to meet him, he arrived with his big brother, picked me up from infamous Helsinki whore infested street. We went to his place. Instantly some good old "VHS trade" culture stuff was playing on TV, including women and eels. His rather brutal brother had baseball bat in his hand, and kept hitting his hand with it, like in preparing for.... something. We were browsing some Japanese bondage books, looking at the eel vhs, and listening some noise. If one would want to put the feeling of old school finn noise in the nut shell, that's about it. This first Filth & Violence tape captures the feeling of all sorts of dirt, but not only malicious.
The way you describe this is effing hilarious.
LMAO. Sounds like a fun time!
Nuori Veri - Luun Ja Auran Synteesi CS on Aussaat : Played this earlier, i hadnt listened anything else from the project before except a minute i sampled a track on Bandcamp before i buy the tape. Well it's not often that a first 'contact' with a project makes me a fan instantly ! This is really special, combining many different things to create something with its own identity, which is difficult to tag with a genre / style. - Objects, physical noises like Jerman or Skin Crime's side projects. Classical instruments, piano. Samples of old songs. Excellent vocals, spoken or delivered like it would fit to PE too. Nature, dogs barking -rhythmicaly!- , yes it's rhythmic too. Sudden bursts of noise. Great atmosphere ! Great music !
Umpio + irr. app. (ext.) – Observation Affects The Outcome CD - Monochrome Vision
Haven't listened to this one in a while and completely forgot how it sounds. I can't speak to how irr. app. (ext.) normally sounds but as for Umpio, this is much closer to Opium Electronix territory than Sauna or something equivalently harsh. It sounds like what I imagine huffing freon feels like or maybe it's closer to ice-skating while doing nitrous on a frozen lake. Recently there was talk of "glassy" sounds as they relate to Kjostad. Well this is extremely glassy stuff. Definitely recommended!
Genocide Organ – Mind Control LP - Tesco Org
listened to this re-issue on Friday. aside from being an obviously top-tier album the pressing sounds really good too. in classic GO style tracks switch between straight up anthems like "Hail America", "Hate" and "The Elders of Zion" and the more subdued and moody pieces and they're all good. Nothing more to add.
Taeter with Sektor 304 – The Hermeneutics Of The Hunt Has Gone Full Circle CD - New Approach / Narcolepsia
This CD has received many many spins since I received it two weeks ago. I can't compare the re-done Taeter tracks to the originals, but the versions here are drip with Italian sexiness. The vocals are delivered creeper style, the words are clear and sensual and the sounds... so nice! I can see why the first 2 tracks were released as a 7". And then we get the last hurrah of Sektor 304, coming in and turning the whole thing into 15 minute downward spiral of clatter, clang and whispered sweet nothings. I swear there's some additional vocals by Taeter based off of S304's track "Full Circle" or maybe I just keep missing them in the first two tracks. But this definitely sounds like way more than remix. And if you ever felt like S304 was too much industrial malaise and not enough subway frotteurist, the correction has been made here. One of my favorites of the year, not to mention the fact it's convinced me to track down Taeter's back catalog.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on August 17, 2020, 05:42:51 PM
Taeter's back catalog.
The tape on No Rent sounds like PE Brainbombs.
Vigilantism – Incessant Authority
Gotten to know this album firstly by the excellent Unbinding of Angst track, featuring heavy distorted, deep pounding beats reminiscent of slower darkcore gabber or industrial hardcore, obscured vocals and in the middle of it all rumbling, screeching noise electronics and loops. Heavy emphasis on the mid rumble.
After a few listens I haven't really developed a full opinion on it yet. Man likes this, and especially the beats, but the ecstatic sounds of the rumbling noise sits to much in the middle in the mix, never breaking out, and overall the sound feels a bit too constrained. Maybe to much pedal-noise? I also feel there should be a wider frequency spectrum available to my ears than I actually hear, in my head I miss hearing a lot of bass that should be there, but isn't there, especially in the atmospheric tracks. 'rugged sound' or too much EQ'ing?
Asides from criticism this is a good album and a recommended listen. If I was a music reviewer I would give this a decent 7.
Prurient - Post-Black Society
I always call this the poetic album. Not saying other albums from Dom aren't poetic, but this is one of his most coherent works, offering everything Prurient has to offer in a very narrative driven album. A good balance between melodies, loops, vocal narration, somber atmosphere and blasts of hash noise. Majority of this album is very moody, but when he needs to release, he blasts like a motherfucker. Of course this album needs to be listened as whole, but special mention goes out to the Wooden Weapons with it's slow and almost unremarkable buildup, ending up in a full harsh noise blast and the creepy Mask of the Boys, with it's thinnish pulsating digital synthesizer and ominous whispering, screaming, which makes me feel like I'm listening to something I shouldn't listen too. Nasty.
Prurient - Cocaine Death
What hasn't been said about this album? Dark, eerie, brooding, sinister, broken. Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere. Best is to listen to this album in conjunction with another Prurient album, for example as aftermath of ...and still, wanting, or maybe as per-cursor for Post-Black Society. Everything is just about right on this one, including the Lilja 4-ever artwork. One of my favorites.
Prurient - ...and still, wanting
NOISE! A total fucking loud thick layers of crushing synths, fuck yes! Of course mastered way to loud, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING??? Got to love the melodies too, the melodies, aaaaahhhhh, beautiful. Every time I listen to this it always surprises me how dry everything sounds. I guess this is Lapkes involvement as his own works sounds real dry too. Still don't know if this is a good or bad thing, it makes for a unique sound that apparently can be pushed to really hard and sits really in-your-face, but personally I am more in favour of a more lively sound with more breathing room, this works and I can't complain, but still......Anyway good shit.
Prurient - The Golden Chamber
Not underrated, but certainly overlooked. The Golden Chamber is certainly one of Prurients dark melancholic works and sits easily next to Post-Black Society. A bit less stylized as a coherent album, and more free in the diversity of tracks, but that makes for an interesting listen. More ambience and loops, and less in-your-face or vocal outbursts, yet still heavy in emotions (but is there an Prurient release that isn't???). This album a worth it if only for ...Dying from the wound, an ambient track built around a violin loop, apparently from one of Dvoraks works (I gotta be listening more to classical music). A very harmonious and slow track, and apart from the melody, I love the whiny distortion that drags top of it all. Could easily be a backing track for one of Bela Tarrs movies. Also I like how much breathing room this release has as opposed to most of his other releases. Makes for a nice contrast. Excellent, excellent listening! But even with 40 minutes it feels like a short one, almost too short!
Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls
Some say it's the best album Dom has ever made, but are they all deaf? I don't think I am the right target audience for this album. Not all is bad, but when I listen to this my mind goes 'c'mon, push the forward button, this goes too slow, takes too long, speed up, make your point, where is the noise or brooding dark ambience? Why sounds everything so nice? Even when he is screaming, its not very exciting is it? I could also be listening to something a lot better. Do something other than playing long-ass drown out guitar and synth melodies arrrgggghhh'. And then I'm done with it. Lackluster. Also why 90 minutes?
Prurient - Cassablanca Flamethrower
COVID. BLM. 5G conspiracy theories. Everyone is going crazy but who cares, we have a new Prurient album! And on TESCO non-the-less. I was really excited on this one. Dom is going heavy electronics? Hell yeah. I read somewhere Dom makes an album for a specific label, going in with the mindset for that label, and this one certainly seems like such an album. One of his darker works in recent times, certainly a relief after the boring Frozen Niagara Falls and Rainbow Mirror which I haven't tried yet, not really sure if I want to listen to 1,5 hours of Prurient ambient.
A few very good standout tracks like the crazy deranged scorching D-Day Rape drone (love this kind of noise drone!) with the sinister sample and rambling noise background and occasional pulsating synth, Fucked By Tracers with the creeping and sissling synths creating an ominous, imminent atmosphere and the excellent The Trust of the Spear with it's thumping "overload the reverb" beat, machine gun violence, rumbling synths and dreading atmosphere, not forgetting Sphere From Christ's Side with it's dark militant vibe.
But since Frozen Niagra Falls Dom seems to have an hard-on for long-ass albums, and sure, it sells, but it doesn't make for better works. Quite frankly, the rest of the album doesn't win me over. The ideas are here, but the execution is lacking and sometimes it doesn't even sounds he is trying, just putting out a a track for the sake of putting out a track.
Would like to hear Dom going back to a more condensed, focused album and cutting all the filler bullshit, but I also know he doesn't care just is going to do his own thing. I hear people commenting on Dom's workrate but sometimes I think he is lazy on purpose because he can, and people still accept it. Or maybe I just don't understand shit.
Certainly not a bad album, but also much too long with almost 90 minutes on the clock and to much filler tracks that don't really do much. Why am I going to listen to this when there is much better stuff? Half it out and we have something pretty good.
Ryoji Ikeda – dataplex
Ooooof, long time hearing this. Beep beep krrrrr beep beep *high pitched peeps* tkkktkkkkk biep biep. Total nerd shit, and I love it. Very relaxing. Some like to listen to The Rita to cleanse their mind, but I prefer Ryoji Ikeda. Also one can also dance to some of these tracks. Nice. Shame I missed him when he had his installation running here in NL. Hopefully next time.
Stormzy - Heavy Is the Head
I don't even know why I am writing about this as the Hip-Hop audience here is close to zero, but whatever, I am listening this now, am writing about this now. Stormzy, often rated as THE grime artist in popular media, which is quite funny because Grime? I am big on Grime but this is quite dead, but it's also not grime so yeah, what can I say.....Still, he isn't a bad MC, and I keep coming bad for the more exciting songs, he makes it sound appealing in his way. Have to warn about the production, it's very mediocre, if not right up bad. Fruity Loops beats galore.
Quote from: W.K. on August 20, 2020, 02:02:47 AM
Ryoji Ikeda – dataplex
Was a long time since i listened to him. But i did so after the millennium. I liked
+/-,
Oc and one of the discs of
Matrix. The disc without 'beats' and just frequency bliss (can't remember if it was the first or second disc? But love that disc). But
op. was
really boring to me. I've yet to find the beauty in those clean sterile tracks. I've owned
dataplex since released but have yet to play after being disappointed by op.
Saw him live in 2012 and i didn't think it was much fun. Judging from the video projected i assume he played
Test Pattern. But the venue was not the best. Haven't heard anything since. But i'll give dataplex a listen soon.
Quote from: accidental on August 20, 2020, 12:31:11 PM
Quote from: W.K. on August 20, 2020, 02:02:47 AM
Ryoji Ikeda – dataplex
Was a long time since i listened to him. But i did so after the millennium. I liked +/-, Oc and one of the discs of Matrix. The disc without 'beats' and just frequency bliss (can't remember if it was the first or second disc? But love that disc). But op. was really boring to me. I've yet to find the beauty in those clean sterile tracks. I've owned dataplex since released but have yet to play after being disappointed by op.
Saw him live in 2012 and i didn't think it was much fun. Judging from the video projected i assume he played Test Pattern. But the venue was not the best. Haven't heard anything since. But i'll give dataplex a listen soon.
It's been 10+ years since I listened to Ryoji Ikeda but I remember
Dataplex being one of my favorites, for whatever that's worth.
Let me say from the top, it's crazy to me the amount of good music/noise that's come out over the last year, both new stuff and reissues. Especially in the last few months. I don't know if it's covid or what but labels are just firing on all cylinders right now. I don't know what its like for the non-record collecting junkies, but as someone who needs to own it all, I can't even come close to keeping up. I feel like a dog chasing its tail.
So anyway...
New Direction Unit – Axis/Another Revolable Thing 1 & 2 LP - Blank Forms Editions - so part of the reason I can't keep with the new shit is I keep buying reissues of the old shit. I was very interested to hear more Masayuki Takayanagi after getting his 1970 collaboration album with Abe Kaoru and then I found out about these reissues shortly after. I have limited exposure to free jazz and the like but I know what I like and I like this. I'd say almost more than the guitar abuse the percussion is just a joy to listen to. You'd think a track called "Fragment - III (Percussion Solo)" would be the one to skip but it's a fucking pleasure. There are so many different sounds and they're all recorded so well the whole thing feels like a playground for your brain to revel in. Reminds of me of the old "brain dance" descriptor for AFX. Yes, somehow a live recording of Japanese free jazz from 1975 and Aphex Twin share common ground. I think I'm definitely hearing this album at the right time in my life to appreciate it. Special mention to the thicc slabs of vinyl and their incredible sound despite having 20+ minutes per side.
Heat Signature – Disguised Human Presence CD - WCN - So I've heard nothing but good things about Heat Signature since last year but me being the person I am just picked up this album. All praise has been earned. The first word that comes to mind when listening is "sizzle". This album sizzles like a thick cut of beef in a cast iron skillet. There's all sorts of rumble and crumble and sirens and squeal and blow-torch power, but it always sizzles in an oil-cooking-meat kind of way. I also think it gets better with each track which is really effective way to get you to replay it.
Maskhead – Scatchrist cassette - OFR - It's been many years since I listened to Maskhead's debut tape on F&V but I remember liking it quite a bit. In my memory it's nasty synth heavy noise but I'm starting to think I'm misremembering. Expecting more of that I gave Scatchrist a listen two nights ago and was a bit surprised. The sound was not as thick as I remembered [the tape was also dubbed pretty quite], nor was it as synth oriented. In fact the a-side is samples, some simple metal work, then the recording reversed partly, with some noise generators on top? At first I wasn't too impressed but I was able to fall into the groove towards the second half of the a-side. the b-side was closer to what I was expecting, probably a one-take recording of synth, sample, noise generator. At times the limited elements really made it a joy, but other parts felt a bit like a drag. I don't know if this is intentional or part of the concept but somehow I came away with a good impression, even if there were times I wanted to fast forward. I wanted more refinement or a thicker sound, but I was somehow pleased that I didn't get what I wanted too. I'm going to have to dig up that first tape on F&V soon.
Killer Bug / Maskhead - Shibari Dojo / Awakenings Of The Perverted Beast 7" - Hiisi - I know this may seem ridiculous but I'm somehow dissatisfied with the titties on the cover. The titties and ropes themselves are great but the stark, blue-hued torso is almost like an AI produced approximation of japanese bondage porn, all humanity stripped away. Which kinda makes it cool to me now but what I'm really saying is compare this: https://www.discogs.com/Killer-Bug-Maskhead-Shibari-Dojo-Awakenings-Of-The-Perverted-Beast/release/14335421 (https://www.discogs.com/Killer-Bug-Maskhead-Shibari-Dojo-Awakenings-Of-The-Perverted-Beast/release/14335421) to this https://www.discogs.com/Killer-Bug-Your-Wife-Is-Mine-EP/release/454724 (https://www.discogs.com/Killer-Bug-Your-Wife-Is-Mine-EP/release/454724) and explain to me how this modern, clean aesthetic is better. Champagne problems aside, Killer Bug fucking RIPS! The sound is crystal fucking clear and goes straight for the cock like snorting a line of viagra. [don't actually do that, just take the pill regularly]. If you like Killer Bug I don't know this could disappoint. I listened to this right after Scatchrist so I was interested to see how Maskhead's longform style would work out on a 7" and I'd say it's pretty good! Honestly I need more listens to his side to make a better opinion but I think it's always easier to make a good 4 minute noise track than 20 minute one.
Hijohkaidan – The Hijohkaidan Tapes LP - Fantastique - everyone was so horny for the King of Noise reissue but it's been oddly quite about this one. I didn't even know about it until a few months ago. You know it's fitting that the record ends with a Hawkwind cover because these tracks are generally pretty damn spacey. This is especially true with long jams "The Beyond" and "Salem's Lot". But there's also some wild vocal attacks on the first two tracks and peppered in with the others as well. There's even saxophone on a song. And an old Incapacitants track too! For such a compilation spread across 7 years, it works really well. I think I actually like it more than King of Noise :D It also slots in really well with all the Japanese psych music I've been listening to. Also, it's probably worth owning for the cover liner notes. So if you don't have this reissue, get this shit ASAP.
REMNANTS - Marred By Time LP (Chrisis Of Taste, 2018)
Not a name I was familiar with when this came out, and I still haven't heard anything else by him. A surprisingly accessible release (relatively speaking) for Chrisis Of Taste. Idea Fire Company, Vanity Of The Tongue (some sort of weirdo experimental punk) and Thomas' own field recording based stuff. And then REMNANTS, which to me feels like a rather anonymous crossing of Darksmith and early Altar Of Flies. Anonymous in this case isn't necessarily a bad thing though. Very competent faceless basement murk. I still return to this fairly regularly, and it struck me when I played this last night that I've sort of hummed parts of this in my head alot (to the extent that you can hum tape noise, but you know...). Solid LP.
ALTAR OF FLIES / MIRRORS ARE BLACK -Split LP (Tamed Records, 2012)
SO I wanted to hear some ALTAR OF FLIES as well, and pulled out this thing which I hadn't played in years. Much in line with his other recordings from this time (Female, The Violent Blow etc), though fairly quiet even by AOF standards, and probably best suited for headphones. A slow slow buildup of his usual mix of field recordings, maltreated tape and dead electronic tones, evolving into a nasty crumble and feedback climax before a slow regression back into the tunnels. There's more to it than that ofcourse, as always with AOF. Perhaps not as distinct as the albums mentioned, but very good nontheless.
MIRRORS ARE BLACK was the shortlived solo project of Peter Henning (Amph). More old time industrial than his other efforts (first track is fittingly entitled "Tesco days"), and at times I can't help but think of Alfarmania & Projekt Hat's Mardrömd Dödsström LP. Radioactive fallout, fog, strange colors, freaks, dying dogs and whatnot. All that combined with Henning's skills makes it stand out more than I remembered.
ALTAR OF FLIES - Eremiten C40 (Klorofyll, 2009)
The first side of this tape, recorded in early 2009, is to me where he started getting really really good. Just before that whole string of better and better albums (Let New Life Rise, The Violent Blow, Rabbit Hole etc). A breaking point maybe? Here's where the field recordings are claining more ground in his sound, blending in with the electronics. The flipside was recorded two years earlier, in 2007, and it shows. Less focused, a bit aimless at times. Still great and better than most though. Initially an almost death industrial gone tape noise vibe to it. I'm not a fan of Atrax Morgue, but I do come to think of his earlier work here (minus samples and vocals of course). Later on he goes on stranger excursions. Wet swampy electronic gurgles, feedback, waves of ominous rumble... Not sure how Mattias feels about reissuing early material, but if any of these earlier tapes is worth reissuing it's this.
SEWER ELECTION - Blizzard Amplification 6xCS (White Centipede Noise, 2020)
Dan has always been on the move with Sewer Election, but this is a direction I didn't expect. The ripping textures and sharp frequencies are present as always, but there's not much of the air of piss-soaked noir I've grown fond of in pretty much all his previous harsh work. I can't say that's something I miss in this case though. Parts of the set sound more like Japan than America or Sweden. Names like Monde Bruits, C.C.C.C. and MSBR in particular come to mind more than once (and he's never even been a big fan of the latter). Hell, even a short splash of T.A.D.M. in the end of "Filterbank Waste Campaign"! All this while still sounding very much like (harsh) Sewer Election. It's a massive thing to take in, with several sub-directions and less harsh but more adventurous little detours. Despite the size and the variety it is very cohesive though. Impressive! I smell a future classic.
After the summer holiday I've decided to properly get into listening to some more Noise and related releases and start a new project called Polar Visions Amplitude with reviews as well as interviews later on. Listening to a week's worth of releases for every selection, so anyways here's my thoughts on the first selection:
Daniel Menche: Desiccation (Daniel Menche) (Download)
This is a pretty lengthy album to start the selection with at around 1 hour 41 minutes but it's a very rewarding listen. Consisting of 4 20+ minute droning pieces Menche does quite literally create the kind of drying out type of sounds you can expect from the title and cover but varies his textures quite a lot throughout the 4 pieces. The Industrial tinged drones are quite heavily layered and rumbling in low frequencies, featuring metallic screeches, high pitched tones and percussive clanging metal container sounds. Quite hypnotic and especially the last track features some great surges of metallic containers rising up in the centre of the stereo image. These drones are definitely more Industrial like than I expected actually.
Daniel Menche: Soundtrack for the book "D'entre les morts" (Daniel Menche) (Download)
Moving to the second Daniel Menche I listened to, this 20 minute soundtrack to a curious French novel is definitely more minimalistic in nature. Menche's clearly structured the composition in a more circular manner, featuring repetitive low-pitched metal tones, train sounds, liquid squelchy noise and more Industrial elements, the elements pretty much fade in and out of each other over the 20 minute length. It's still a great listen however as again the metallic and resonant elements are a nice recognisable texture and it retains the hypnotic element from Desiccation. From what I got in these two releases so far, this period of Menche's work is definitely focused a lot around Drone but with a very resonant Industrial edge to it. Good stuff.
Kleistwahr: Over Your Heads Forever (Fourth Dimension Records) (CD)
Now this is an album that based on the description at Old Europa Cafe (8 kaleidoscopic Noise pieces) would be more noisy but in fact this album is more atmospheric than I thought. Consisting of 8 pieces sequenced and mixed into each other on a single 50 minute track the album's sound ranging from quite Psychedelic dissonant droning guitars mixed with Noise edges to Industrial tinged sections of Noise blasts in what sounds a bit like an 80s style of collaging with speech recordings and eerie distorted vocals. Based off the album's artwork which appears to show a rather depressing looking neighbourhood I definitely got some kind of narrative of oppression through the music and noise on this album as the tracks vary from atmospheric to metallic Noise. Definitely a curious journey of an album, I'll dig into Gary Mundy's Kleistwahr discography as well as Ramleh some more for sure, to see how which direction of sound he's explored over the years.
Rudolf Eb.er: Brainnectar (Schimpfluch Associates) (2 CD)
This one's definitely an album that really requires headphones to get the full experience of it, but I still did listen to it on speakers at first and it did showcase the nicely intense low rumbles in here. A lot of field recordings of water, crackling fire, crickets, drilling sounds, body squelching make up two different sequences of at times quite scary abstract textures. Eb.er has amplified the water and crackling field recordings quite a lot, creating these rhythmic loops that are quite nice and Junko Hiroshige's vocals are appropriately harsh mixed with the resonant spaces and forest rituals Eb.er mixes them with. The second CD is a bit more immediate and radical in approach than CD 1 as Eb.er throws more rapidly cut bursts of Noise, gunshot like sounds and dark ambiences created out of the field recordings mixed with low rumbles, noise, obscured vocals into the track sequencing making for less quiet moments overall. Quite a dynamic and varied listening experience on this one and the Noise bits are nicely overwhelming.
Sissy Spacek: Slow Move (Troniks) (CD)
Ah now this one's quite a blast, the whole time too. Pretty much 25 minutes of Harsh Noise mayhem with the 5 tracks forming a continuous hazy wall of harsh sound. Starting off quite static as a singular wall the group quickly afterwards starts to shift the layers, bringing out strangely melodic fuzzy sound, clattering stuff being thrown around between the left and right channels and fuzzy screeches erupting from the centre. I was quite amazed at how much details can be heard even through the loudness and density of the raging storm of Noise and there are some slight dynamics in the pieces too with the group at times switching from screechy high end noise to lower distorted scraping and shifting from full on stereo haze to panned screeches. A great listen, left me wanting for more right after it ended.
Luasa Raelon: Consumed Within The Years Of Lead (PACrec) (CD)
This one's not quite as intense as some of the other releases, falling more into a field in between Industrial and Noise elements mixed with Dark Ambient like melodic droning. The first couple of tracks from this 5 track album are a bit harsh with some not very distorted but piercing screeching appearing in the left channel, but other than that feature these quite sharp and vibrant synth tones and low pitched synth drone. Trippy bitcrushed noises also appear in these first tracks but later on these get replaced by more classic styled metallic Industrial rubble. In terms of textures Luasa Raelon has got quite a nice personal aesthetic but the compositions themselves are quite idle at times with the music not changing much in terms of tonal development or shifting layers or new sounds popping up so it does leaves them hanging a bit in the air like that. But Luasa Raelon definitely did create some nice combinations of sounds in here in the end.
See bottom of this post for digest commentary
Aprapat – Chamber Music c20
Aprapat – Ultimate Freedom c32
Aprapat popped up on Special Interests earlier this year via a smattering of enthused if pithy plaudits (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=62.msg85138#msg85138) from a few fellow Fins. Sufficient to spark interest in duly sampling the sonics but insufficient, in my case, to prepare the earholes for the primo penetrations so persuasively pummeled home. The project manages to project a sound that– at peak saturation– is immediate, dense, complex, while tightly reigning in the scope of materials in play. Of the materials, metal scraps a'plenty, emphasis on plenty, and therefore, as far as I'm concerned already automatic win. But also ranging wide by way of burnt-to-shit textural blow-out, particularly via the principle worldwide debut, Ultimate Freedom.
Before getting to the principle worldwide debute, a few words on the follow-up. If bandcamp is anything to go by, Chamber Music debuted in March of this year, a good three months after Ultimate Freedom. The title is a good clue, and given that Aprapat remains relatively obscure– though I'd sincerely expect not for long!– I'd like to draw comparison to a couple of similarly obscure entries.
First, Violent Shogun's memorably noisome study in scrap, Taste Our Japanese Steel. When they say chamber music, they mean it. Per TOJS, the baroque sensibility is there, twisted deep, excruciatingly so, in gut. Dynamically layered deliberation to introduce the instrumentation in play. Thematic movement working in counterpoint to carefully arrayed assemblage. Progressive builds to mighty eye-watering crescendo. Harsh FUCKING Noise, yes, but elaborated in a way that is downright conversational. Second, the live T. Mikawa track from FUCK MY ASS: Live at Binspark. On the FUCK MY ASS occasion, T. Mikawa memorably fucks with initial expectation by backdropping his molestations of a small, manipulable, square of scrap metal with looped mournful dirge. Aprapat similarly backdrops his scraps with a modulated loop of depressed gregorians on lithium. In both cases, The Mikawa and the Aprapat, the backdrop is almost completely forgotten in the ensuing pile-on of harsh pointy-ness, and both cases are similarly served by quite pointy-edged thwacking of collapsible scrap impact.
Pointy-edged thwacking of collapsible scrap impact is pretty much all you get in the opening track, Chants Of Steel, building steadily toward massed mangled messes of scrappily thwacked chaos. First the muffled, lithium-blessed, gregorian dirge. Then the incremental introduction of various acoustic scraps. For the opening minute, the scrap edges are plainly visible, broken shards clanking and clattering inauspiciously in the corner, the occasional heftier impact hinting at the jumbled cantanker-mess to come. Soon we're deep in the mess of it, a quite robust and raging working-over of the channel pan, amplified scraps smashing and bashing together with forceful physical exuberance. At this point the gregorian dirge is reduced to a dull, recurring drone, but. As the dirge amplifies the field starts to distort under the pressure of meatier bass textures. Some smashings now past the midway mark, the whole scrapping horde drops out, leaving in its wake a low oscillating throb to underscore the final recapitulation, Stained Glass. Again by increments subtle scraps of steel– or glass– are introduced, soon to explode confetti-like among more pointed, sharp-edged glitters and shards. The explosive exercise is short-lived– short-lived but lip-smackingly nasty!– biting and tearing with a ferocity that appears hell-bent on inflicting upon the remaining scraps a maximum of physical damage. Damage done, the movement ducks back into looped throb before dissolving completely in a closing medley of quietly muffled scrapes and prickly static spittle.
Side B takes its sweet old time leading up to the inevitable hot mess of harsh, four solid minutes worth of mild mannered restraint entitled Courtyard Shadows. Dull mechanical scrapes loop against austere clanking tests of the metal, indistinct wobbles and pings sounding vaguely waterlogged in the smudged corner of an unseen antechamber. The harsh drops without warning, tightly compressed acoustics of Stained Glass II thwacking with the collapsible scrap impact of strangulated metal-fused-glass in heat. This is by far the most pointedly vicious movement of the tape, fixing its brutalities on skull central, making no effort to gently round out the stereophonic scope. After two minutes, the brutalities abruptly cut out, perhaps concerned about the damages being wrought. In their place a brief stretch of amplified bass hum ushers in a second slide into scrap, Wind Of Chains. This time the scraps are noticeably spare, widely panned about whining drawls of low key feedback. Hefty low-end rumble lurches into the field as the scraps start again to gain weight, and dimension, crafting in their comparatively mellow concatenations a decidedly cinematic depth, shattered shards tumbling and pirouetting about the stage: The Dance Of The Sugar Plum Scrap Heaps! At last it is but the naked scraps in their singular glory, tumbling completely out of the picture as a dull mechanical loop ascends to abbreviated tape-burnt finish.
In contrast to the intensively scrap-focused investigations of the more recent Chamber Music, Ultimate Freedom is gifted a relatively broad palate of textures over which to range, unhindered in the event by the limitations of track titles. As such, this feels more like a proper statement of intent, a full accounting of the project's not inconsiderable powers in potentia. Crudely bedraggled crunch-gristle, sputtering crud-motors, mangled tape abuse, concrete dirt-pile snuffling– and, of course, masses upon masses of metal-junk scraps in variously hammered states of continuous collapse.
One commonality between the two tapes, the shit is raw as fuck. But where the brute rawness of Chamber Music is finessed in the measured inter-leavening of dynamic scrap impact, Ultimate Freedom seems more inclined to revel in the brutality of the moment. The moments stretch out, clearly in no hurry to disturb their revelry, easily accommodating each successive shift in terrain, smoothly mingling with the disheveled textural non-congruities as they lurch into play. In other words, the work flows, the need for track titles forgotten in their drawn-out rambling elaborations.
Side A immediately establishes the essential grubby underbelly. Thick blurty electronic grumbling underscores more wrinkled granite-tinged crumbling, the barest hint of metal scrap poking through crowded surface. Half-second intermission and then the main event: metal-scrap monstrosities collapsing en masse. Quite the robust range of metal-on-metal abuse, legitimately symphonic in scope. The first movement drives deep into the heat of a very physical scraping assault, twisted steel canisters forcibly wrenched through rusted screeching apertures. Two minutes of this and whole comes banging together in a spot of looped hammering as a nasty interval of surprisingly harsh analog shriekery briefly intrudes. Then. Metal scrap-piles pitch headlong into deep-sunk clang-o-dungeon as disembodied collisions of low-pitched clunk and clonk ker-blooOOOoonng in the gloom. Motors suddenly sputter to life, stubborn metal gears screech in protest, passionate friction heats up, distorts– and, quite abruptly, surrenders its fleeting furies to a miserablist medley of whinnying hinge-squeak and close-mic'd sandpaper scrinching, dry scritches and needlepoint scratches setting off the hoarse hack and wheeze of downpitched mic freely dangling in some poor bastard's sorely abused windpipe.
Side B is given more latitude to drift away from the already loosed moorings, engaging a diverse and often quite abrasive indulgence in ill-tethered incandescence. To culminate, classic-style, in raging full-metal rackets of purest HARSH. The opening lines are delivered by a lithium-voiced announcer over the muted warbling of spare piano keys, evidently sourced from recycled tape that has seen better days, the barest smidgen of metals tinkling in the background. A rather more foregrounded series of THWACKS aggressively unsettles the mood and suddenly it's as though mangled tape ribbon were being roughly yanked through a rotten wooded frame. Huge chunks splinter in the ensuing collapse, large glass pieces fracturing and ringing shrill as the edges ascend to quite rabid frictions of badly abraded dry-shred clusters. As though to close out the opening section, the lithium-voiced announcer is back, this time grounded in wrinkled grubbings of dragged-in-dirt snuffling. The voice drops out and the dirt-snuffling is augmented with the brittle chiseling scavenges of dull-edged screwdrivers, hands worked raw at the unyielding soot-blackened surface. Soon the familiar metal-scrap assemblage rolls onto the scene, filling the field with faintly echoed scrapes and bonks, setting up the five-minute finale. Five minute finale: sudden drop to full-barreled mass of muffled thunder-bulge and then the incoming peaks of screeching high-end. Pointed percussive penetrations busy themselves in the frantic thwacking fury of full-in-body metal-on-metal whang. This is it, the harsh proper, ultimate freedom ultimately stoked in the eternal moment, wild-eyed blisses enraptured in steely-scorched fire.
Digest spew:
No ironies to be had in the finessed inter-leavening of Chamber Music's dynamic scrap impact. The baroque sensibility is hard to deny, the thematic movement working in measured counterpoint to carefully arrayed assemblage. Harsh fucking noise, but elaborated in a way that is downright conversational. History lesson: In May of the previous year, a fifteen minute tape entitled Nude Scraps dropped, with picture perfect self-descriptor bare junk metal scraping. Well this time, the junk metal scraping has got its clothes on. It's got heft. It's got density. Full bodied. Robust. Massed textures spanning the stereophonic scope. What it may also have is the collapsible scrap impacts of twisted and broken shards, of glass, and of steel, fusing together in a voltron moment of perfectly dis-ordered elaboration.
The name Aprapat may go back some ways, but as of this writing the only remaining online traces go back to May of 2019. Ultimate Freedom is dated January 2020 and could be said to represent a decisive statement of intent. The intent, as I see it: deliver raw as fuck sound of pure and unfettered brutality. But to deliver, I would add, in supreme and seldom to be rivaled fashion. The intent, as the earholes record it: crudely bedraggled crunch-gristle, sputtering crud-motors, mangled tape abuse, concrete dirt-pile snuffling. And, first and foremost, masses upon masses of metal-junk scraps in variously hammered states of continuous collapse. Evidently, then, a good number of moments, every one of them an invitation to revel in the brutality of the moment. The moments stretch out, clearly in no hurry to disturb their revelry, easily accommodating of each successive shift in terrain, smoothly mingling with the disheveled textural non-congruities lurched into play. There is so much to love in these thirty-one plus minutes, culminating in the ultimate freedom of wild-eyed bliss singularly suffused in steely saturations of scorched-earth fire.
I've been actively trying to listen stuff from my collection that hasn't been played in years, while also pulling old favorites from the shelves and trying to stay on top of new purchases too. I guess that's what most people do, but I've really been trying to focus on my least listened to items.
Inspired by WK's review, I put on Prurient's Black Post Society from 2008 [Cold Spring] yesterday. I remembered this one suffering from being mastered/recorded overly loud and that impression stands true. On all of the loud , short songs it can be unpleasant in the wrong way but there's a nice three song stretch from "Rose Coment" to "Mask of the Boys" in which quiet menace is the tool instead of blown out sonics. I didn't listen to this album much when I got it compared to the other Prurient releases I worshiped, but it must have still made a large enough subconscious impact because I can't help but think many of the oldest Concrete Mascara songs were just attempts at "Mask of the Boys". The simple bass synth, the vocals going from whispers to scream, the repetition of the lyrics. Yeah I've done all that more than once :P I don't think I'd heard this one in maybe 10 years so it was definitely an interesting listen after all this time.
EgoProblem - Exit Tape Kill CD [Industrial Recollections, 2010] - another pull from the past. I remember liking this when I first bought it but it's been shelved for a long time. Coincidentally, the first 3 tracks remind me a lot of the types of droning but crunchy bass synths that are found on History of Aids and Baron's Chamber by Prurient [and some other Prurient releases]. It's this specific sound that's part of the reason why those albums are my favorite Prurient albums. Not that EgoProblem or Prurient are the only ones to ever use sounds like this. I like them when they show up anywhere! On "Part 3" rapid metal clanging phases in and out and I've got a big dumb grin on my face. Eventually we lose the bass and get clanging and crunch and panning all over. It's not a high-energy type of harsh noise, but it's quality textures and tight focus. Absolutely an old gem worth reissue. Definitely recommended picking it up and it's easy to find for cheap too.
Blod - Starbright CDr [Electronic Ejaculation 1998] - it's kind of a shame that the early Blod releases are pretty difficult to find and expensive too, but then there's a part of me that appreciates having a "collector's item" or whatever. I must revisit each Blod album 2 or 3 each year at the very least. I can't really explain why he's become such a favorite but I think the single-mindedness in subject and sound is part of it. Even though this is blasting harsh noise, it somehow doesn't feel harsh to listen to. It's the difference between being trampled against smooth river stones versus porous volcanic rock. There's some squall and crumble but it all feels funneled. The tracks on this album are more distinct from one another compared to the material reissued by Segerhuva, which isn't better or worse, just noticeably different. Is there any way to contact Jesper?because I would reissue these early albums on tape in a heartbeat.
CRANK INTERRUPTION / HUMECTANT STURGEON - C46 (Spite, 1998)
Collaboration between Crank Sturgeon and Humectant Interruption, obviously. Blown out radios crackling away in boiling soup pots, rumbling and screeching, feedback, junk, voices... It's just a great slightly odd 90's american noise tape, basically. Side A is slightly more overloaded, more typical anericanoise if you will. Side B has a... weirder air to it. Still ripping noise, but gradually falling apart, as if the soup from the mentioned pots has vaporized and what's left is electronics getting burnt to crisp on the stove. Very strange artwork too. Yeah.
While I love finding old rarities from the bigger names (who doesn't..), little finds like this, with rather known yet probably not as sought after artists, sometimes makes me just as excited. Not having to plunder the savings account and still getting superb old noise. I think I paid 7€ for this a few years ago, and I've returned to it many many times since. Rather cheap compared to some other old Spite titles.
SMELL & QUIM - Jesus Christ LP (Stinky Horse Fuck, 1991)
Along with Runzelstirn - Asshole / Snail Dilemma, this might be the most annoying record I own. But where that LP is downright panic inducing, this is just plainly annoying. Shouting englishmen, guitars riffing and feedbacking, junk clatter... Feels like living in a small crowded commune with drug crazed sideshow lunatics. I love this LP though, and the fact that Visit these freaks for 45 minutes from the safety of my armchair whenever I please.
JARL - Tunnel Vision Mind Reaper 2xCassette - Autarkeia 2008
I haven't kept up with Jarl output after 2014 but I have nearly everything before that. I'm always impressed how he manages to create new things in familiar ways, meaning each Jarl album is clearly a Jarl album but each one stands on its own. I love the wild and willy Vertigo trilogy but this double cassette is one I return to frequently. Much less spiky, way more abandoned and forgotten subway tunnel ambiance. Hard and unnecessary to pick a favorite tape from the two but I'd probably lean towards Mind Reaper. Also worth noting the difference the medium makes. Jarl on tape is a softer affair by nature of the medium, even if the songs are no loss prickly at times. Exceptionally good music for late night meditation with the lights off or even reading.
Quote from: Baglady on August 28, 2020, 12:09:34 AM
Feels like living in a small crowded commune with drug crazed sideshow lunatics.
The Young Ones: a noise album
(The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election, Treriksröset) - Total Slitting of Throats
Harsh Noise Wall to end all Harsh Noise Walls
Kovana: Fluids of Chimera
This tape is really, REALLY great. I'm the worst fucking reviewer ever, but I'm absolutely amazed about the great amount of new (Kovana, Nuori Veri,...) and 'old' noise (BU, Grunt, etc.) coming out of Finland recently.
Quote from: cr on August 28, 2020, 09:28:31 PM
(The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election, Treriksröset) - Total Slitting of Throats
Harsh Noise Wall to end all Harsh Noise Walls
Out of curiosity, are you able to differentiate the contributions of each project to this? Or does it all just blend together?
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on August 28, 2020, 09:58:34 PM
Quote from: cr on August 28, 2020, 09:28:31 PM
(The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election, Treriksröset) - Total Slitting of Throats
Harsh Noise Wall to end all Harsh Noise Walls
Out of curiosity, are you able to differentiate the contributions of each project to this?
not at all
Quote from: aububs on August 28, 2020, 10:35:26 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on August 28, 2020, 09:58:34 PM
Quote from: cr on August 28, 2020, 09:28:31 PM
(The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election, Treriksröset) - Total Slitting of Throats
Harsh Noise Wall to end all Harsh Noise Walls
Out of curiosity, are you able to differentiate the contributions of each project to this?
not at all
That's pretty much what I expected. HNW has never been my thing, but the names on this got my hopes up a little.
i don't really listen to hnw either but that is probably one of my most listened to noise releases
Quote from: aububs on August 28, 2020, 10:35:26 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on August 28, 2020, 09:58:34 PM
Quote from: cr on August 28, 2020, 09:28:31 PM
(The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election, Treriksröset) - Total Slitting of Throats
Harsh Noise Wall to end all Harsh Noise Walls
Out of curiosity, are you able to differentiate the contributions of each project to this?
not at all
True! But this is one of very few HNW releases I Iistened more than once.
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The New Boyfriends – The New Boyfriends c40
Aprapat sure knows his way around his scrap metal. In January it was the textured junk-scrap epic of Ultimate Freedom. In March came the well-tempered steel and glass symphonics of Chamber Music. In May he teamed up with the latest boyfriend, Magao, to present this unstoppable exercise in harsh junk abuse & hot steam, not necessarily in that order. As long as I'm throwing dates around, it probably behooves me to mention the actual recording date, November 2019, quote in the grip of winter. (So that's what they're calling it now eh?) And just to round out the name dropping, a third partner in the name of Jaako Vanhala– aka His Royal Metal Whangedness– was commissioned to master the shit (no word on whether this too was "in the grip of winter").
As for the shit, or should I say the scrap, well, there's a lot of it, never for the moment stopping: whanging on, whanging hard, whanging, Whanging, WHANGING. All right, simmer down there. if you'll bear with me as I crib from comments elsewhere slobbered I confess that, back in May, I actually hesitated in copping this, mainly because I was then only familiar with Aprapat. Duly sample via bandcamp and– once that first metal-on-metal whang whangs home– instant wood. As to whether such supreme force can be maintained for the full forty-minute course, well. I don't think I can emphasize enough how much wood that initial whanging stirred up. Even during the intervals where interest might otherwise be inclined to flag, there's still that constant suspense that further wood-bestirring whangs are round the corner. Any moment now, any fucking moment. By the second or third time through it dawns on me I am a total, whanged-to-death, convert.
I suppose I've whanged on enough about the proper whanging in store for the righteous. Truth be told, it's not just about the metal-on-metal er crash-bash-gash-kersmash. There's all this other analog spittle and slobber steaming up the scene. Four scenes actually, seemingly culled direct from live-to-recording-device sessions. There's lots of space here, plenty of opportunity to feel things out, their contours and edges gleaming in the steamy backdrop. And no one seems terribly keen to ensure that the whangs drop in earnest. Drop they will, of that there can be no doubt, but meanwhile, stick around a while, grab a towel and an ice-covered chair– or whatever else grabs you– stretch out and bask in the languid sensuality of whang after whang after...
well, you get the picture.
Erotic Tundra is, of course, the one to light the passions. Bone-dry whittle-drone lead-in duly WHANGED into oblivion. A single solid whang, but it is a full flavored doozy, drawing with it an unsteady series of ker-blams and slams. Whittle-drone ups its amplifications, starting to sound as though some asshole is driving a motorbike through the fucking sauna, edged rubbers burning and squealing with the intense friction. At this point the junk scraps enter into unbalanced dialog with their analog piddle partner. Snatches of silence slip between the cracks before hefty whang-loads forcefully plow through the gaping spaces. Harsher washes of abbreviated scathe cut through the center, undercutting a now jerkily buckling junk dis-semblage, banging haphazard about a steady motoring of midrange flatulence. The final raspberry snorts out at around seven minutes, cueing up a scrappily manhandled orgy of purely acoustic, raw-razored, junk abuse, tastefully rusted screech-bleeds spicing steely-spiked percussive traumas in a way that could only be called SEXY AS FUCK.
Motor Yoga seems at first a more laid back affair, drawn out drone harmonics holding steady against pinprick stabs of piercing feedback and more physically intrusive acoustics of chirp, crackle, fart. Meanwhile at the perimeter the farts start to dissolve among wider-panned rust-scrapes, working in concert with some rudely overbearing duck-honking to set teeth on edge. Soon the rust-scrapes are chafing with renewed aggression, keen to drive proceedings from hard to harsh. It appears that someone finally got that motor running- or at least revving- fat flatulent chunks blowing out the tailpipe in meaty blurt clusters, ultimately spinning out of control, jerking around on the saddle, funneled into the filthiest fucking mess you may soon wish were not quite so easy to imagine.
Field Mirage is a decidedly atmospheric affair, exercising some caution in threading a path through dangerously sharp pieces of jagged metal and glass. This time the motor is content to rumble away in the background, not really getting in on the action. And frankly this is no place to be pulling donuts. The floor is iced, slick, one wrong step and, well it doesn't bear thinking. The raw acoustic materials seem to have been selected with some care for their non-elasticity, slender brittle lengths grinding, buckling and splintering under the firm but gentle pressure of sauna-sized trash compactor. Occasional slides of simmering white give it a cool glassy sheen, hooking up with some rumbly motor action in a suggestive push for hefty boy brutalities. Frankly, however, this is a field of almost purely acoustic hell, the tightly narrowed bands stabbing with deceptively piercing excruciations, sharp edges twisting snapping thwacking, to yield quite possibly the harshest cut of the set.
Analog Sauna dials the aggression right back up, delivering, as it say on the tin, raging purple-crowned beef injections of red-hot analog sphinct-rupture. At moments, motorheaded belching flatulescence rumbles through the thick, but more often than not loses its shit to the tune of rabid, white-flecked, slathering salivations. So shrill are moments of said salivations that one might wonder whether they are in fact junk-scrap driven, the result of a furious metal-on-metal thwack attack, savage testing of the metal via maximal impact pressures. Needless to say, the steely-spiked whangs are out in force, thrashing and bashing from every which wherever. But. The competition with the convulsed electronics is fierce. Here drops an angular mass of scrap, full-bodied full-spectrum L-R iterations submerged in deluge of brownest butt chunder. There swings hefty-armed hacking epilepsy of razor-sharp gleaming screech, whitewalled clusters swirling through the flaking, butchered, rust-flaps. For the most part, the gestures toward coherence are lost in the harsh moment, whitewashed feedback-flecked shriek-fits duly shredded raw in the pile-on of disparate convoluted rumple-blurt, rust-scrape, scathe-gristle. In the final minute or so, the acoustic scraps exact their vengeance, dynamic screeches and shrieks grinding through wide-panned moments of perfectly shattered gristle, in-delicate dances of unadorned junk-abuse reprized in the celebratory stench of rotted-through rust.
Digest spew
There's metal-on-metal whang and there's metal-on-metal whang. With Aprapat the metal-on-metal whang is the sort that just...whangs. It's epic, massive, screeching, grinding. A perfection of collapsible scrap-thwack whanging that you'd think by this stage would be de rigueur but in fact seldom is. At least, when it comes to this level of perv-vected junk abuse, the rivals are few and far between. On this occasion, Aprapat commissions the latest boyfriend, one Magao, to spice up the scraps with motorized clusters of analog rug-burn. It is acoustic, it is electronic, it is raw and it is brutal. It is, frankly, hot, raw acoustic materials screeching, grinding, plowing through the gaping spaces left in the wake of collapsible metal-on-metal dis-semblage. The contours and edges of the ruptured thwack-attack gleam bright in the steamy backdrop, their scrappily manhandled orgies of raw-razored junk abuse tastefully spicing steely-spiked percussive traumas in a way that could only be called SEXY AS FUCK.
I recently got on the Noise Now Playing fb group and have much enjoyed the many comments coming in. I've posted a few of my own (comparatively brief) comments and I think I'm going to repost them here too, just for fun or possibly for the sake of discussion. Slight alterations may ensue. So let's see, uh... how about...
PBK - Shadows Of Prophecy - In His Throes
Still among the all-time faves. I didn't think so back in the day, but sounds to the current earholes like some nicely textured, rrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiping crunched-out harsh! At sufficient levels.
Back in the day I think I'd filed it carefully in with the ND roster- eg something to which to stroke the chin. And I suppose this would, still, register as somewhat less muscular than earlier brutes like Asesino or Vivisection. But, still, some nicely ripped-to-shit burnt electronics all the way through. There's a minimal quality I like, vaguely consistent with certain recent Rita or ZK moments- just recorded a couple decades and change prior. Still the chin-stroker but also inviting of all sorts of stroking. Has been a go-to for some time and I guess this afternoon I just had to go-to-it again (er, the disc, not the...uh...)
Get down and stroke it buddy boy.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on August 31, 2020, 12:41:47 PM
PBK - Shadows Of Prophecy - In His Throes
I should pick up some more PBK! I'm curious to hear this specific disc, as I've never considered anything by PBK to be even mildly "harsh" (not even Asesino to be honest). A bit rough, maybe, but that's it. His qualities lie elsewhere for me. Nevertheless, thanks for the reminder! Had to inka-dink between
Die Brücke,
Asesino! (both self-released, 1988) and the collab disc with AMK and Hands To (Pure, 1995) now.
Die Brücke it is, and I never grow tired of it.
What strikes me about 1980's PBK is that some of the sounds are very outdated, but not in a bad cringy way. They can be appreciated in their context, and I would never want to be without them. But they're sounds noone would want to use today (and even if one were to remove those sounds, I still don't really hear anyone walking down the path PBK did in the mid-late eighties). As opposed to, say, Grey Wolves from that same period, a sound (I believe) many would kill for these days. There's industrial and there's industrial.
Toho Sara = 東方沙羅 - Toho Sara = 東方沙羅 2xLP - Black Editions - picked this up with the other two reissues Black Editions put out. They're doing wonderful work slowly reissuing albums from all over the PSF discography. Packaging always looks nice, has real heft and most importantly the records sound really good. I knew the players on this one but not the project. Instrumental, improvised drone made in part with traditional Asian instruments. It feels like something between the ritual ambient of Halo Manash and certain chambara scores. Best part is there is absolutely no feeling of synthetic or digital anything. it's human made music with real sweat and movement. While there are some more energetic moments, it leans heavily towards semi-spooky/semi-psychedelic dirges. it was easy for my head to synch up with it. If you're a Arktau Eos or Halo Manash fan I have to imagine you'd be able to easily enjoy it. of the 3 newest records out on Black Editions this is the easiest listen and an early favorite.
MERZBOW - Environmental Percussion Vol. 1 (Slowdown Records)
MERZBOW - Environmental Percussion Vol. 2 (Slowdown Records)
MERZBOW - Material H2 (Slowdown Records)
All material from 1986-88, mastered (and in the case of EP Vol. 1 also mixed) in 2018. More archival material from Merzbow brought to you by the Japanese Slowdown Records. As a Merzbow fanboy I have been very much interested in these tens of archival "treasures" released by Slowdown and apparently more is still coming. I have commented on a few of the earlier ones and I will keep commenting on the ones I buy just in case someone else is wondering if any of these are worth checking out.
These three records are very similar to each other and that's why I have grouped them together. They all have some of that "trying different things in a warehouse" feeling that many of the more "experimental" (cannot come up with a better word) records have. Distant klangs, distant bangs, instruments (at least a violin) plucked, rubbed, scraped, banged, some rhythmical elements (at times drums, at other times something else tapped/banged/knocked), screech of metals. It never gets out of hand or too hectic but instead is kinda mellow all the way through.
To me these sound too much alike (says a man who owns tens of Vomir releases) and I am not the biggest fan of the screechy "violin torment" but I'd assume people who love Merzbow releases like Ecobondage and Crocidura Dsi Nezumi would get a kick out of these.
Quote from: Baglady on August 31, 2020, 01:46:43 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on August 31, 2020, 12:41:47 PM
PBK - Shadows Of Prophecy - In His Throes
I should pick up some more PBK! I'm curious to hear this specific disc, as I've never considered anything by PBK to be even mildly "harsh"
I'm with you there. That's why I specified "at sufficient amplitude" (not actually specified in the original fb post I digress*). On that particular day I accidentally had the volume cranked way beyond acceptable levels and the results, as Dan Johansson might put it, were the sounds, literally, of the speakers being ripped apart. So okay, I turned it down a bit, to minimize the possibility of permanent damage- to speakers, earholes and neighborly relations. But kept it up at what I'd describe as sufficient amplitude. Very jagged sharp-edged sounds, the ripping meant literally, lots of ripping and tearing, the shit was doing all kinda crazy shit to the speakers. Not that I'd say this is the recommended way of listening. At the insane blasting rirrrpitude you're probably going to lose a lot of nuance, and the disc is plenty nuanced. (Perhaps to achieve new and exciting nuance I again digress.)
I get this too to an extent from some of the Asmus Tiechens Menge series. The extreme dynamics at extreme levels and the results are, simply, extreme. Truth be told I get this from a lot of things because I always seem to be dicking around with playback options and shit oftens blasts out, intended or not, at skull-destroying levels. Perhaps there's an adage to be re- the unintended awesomeness of the uh harsh moment.
Geography of Hell - Dacca 1971 Hospital Productions
At first this tape calls up Con-dom; a kind of field recorded power electronics. What sounds like jet engine field recordings layered with battlefield ambience, punctuated with looping historic dialogue clips. A harsh turn towards tribal drumming and shrieking elephant cries before settling into twinkling chimes and reverberating chants that gradually swell into a persistent drone that finally collapses into a massive industrial pulsing beat. Side A may be incoherent but hits hard. I would love to see this live. The low end is begging to be pumped through a heavy system. B side leans towards a sparse, subbass heavy desolation. Industrial clatter rattles, occasional gunshots ring out, subtly it builds towards a smoldering roar that quiets as a folk song swells. An abrupt transition to a crude industrial loop and martial music carry this to the end. An excellent, thoughtful release!
Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide CD: real Gristley low fi industrial, this was a blind buy for me and its absolutely great. Great layout, nice pacing, I saw it described as "power electronics" but it definitely reminded me more of Second Annual Report type TG. I've ordered the LP reissue of the first album, pretty stoked to grab that too.
FLESHLICKER - Mondo Flesh 2xC30 - great HNW from this very diverse project. Amazing huge poser that came with it as well!
Bacillus - From Voyeur to Victim tape. Really liked the Nightmare Bacteria tape and split with The Rita and have the split with Vomir on order. So far I'm really digging everything I've heard although I had not heard this project much before the pandemic.
Savage Gospel - S/T CD WCN: ordered this as I buy almost everything from WCN and visually this one just clicked with me, was not disappointed by the CD at all with some great textures, squiggly bloops and lots of feedback. Hoping for more from this project!!
INCAPACITANTS - D.D.D.D. C60 (Old Europa Café, 1995)
Finally laid my hands on this. I had read that this would be heavy on the low end, but I didn't expect THIS much low end. Seems like many who can't fully appreciate Incapacitants crave just that, the heavier frequencies. Heaviness ain't bad, but Incapacitants have never been about a literal heaviness to me. They're all heavy, their albums, no matter which frequencies they choose to place upfront. It's about the density, the brain-boiling pressure, the sensation of tectonic plates moving. Even when there's seemingly no bass to be heard, it's still felt. But when they literally do crank it out, I don't complain. D.D.D.D. comes across as an older sibling to Asset Without Liability in a way. A thick rich volcanic soup, with their more typical razor sharp screech daggers wallowing around in it, sometimes soaring above the surface, only to be swallowed yet again. The flipside is less agressive, yet no less massive. A more steady flow, and with the howls and shrieks of the two titans echoing from the depths. Cthulhu calling! A much needed half hour of zen-like downward sinking after the exhausting first side. Excellent cassette, easily worth the long search.
Raime - If Anywhere Was Here He Would Know Where We Are 12" + Hennail 12" + Quarter Turns Over A Living Line 2xLP - Blackest Ever Black 2010, 2011, 2012
I've brought up Raime more than a few times here and although they're outside of noise/industrial/whatever scene, they certainly felt adjacent for the first 4 years of the project. It's my understanding their first track, Retread on their first 12" is just a minimally remixed version of a Coil song. It's a fitting choice as their work has more in common with the genre shifting masters like Coil than any artist bound by genre confines. If Anywhere Was Here... and Hennail straddle the line between dark ambient, dub and drum & bass but sound like none of those things. It's more like film music but too active and complete to be that either. Downtempo in a literal sense is probably the most useless but oddly accurate tag? With hindsight I'd say they signaled and inspired the coming wave of minimal d'n'b producers like Overlook, Pessimist and Clarity more than anything else. The added crossover appeal with a top-tier remix by Regis adds to this notion because arguably Regis seems the largest techno influence on minimal d'n'b. All that being said, hearing Raime is the only way to understand the sound. Not that it's complicated, just mercurial. Maybe Demdike Stare share the most audio qualities at times?
If Anywhere Was Here He Would Know Where We Are is a perfect 12" The title track is mournful drones and bass swells, later manipulated choral bits topped with minimal but jittery percussion. I promise it's worth hearing even if you don't like programmed drums. This is a far cry from 4/4 techno or oily greysound. It feels open and largely empty in the best way. The b-side, Regis's remix This Foundry is arguably one of the most important tracks he's done to keep interest going post 2001. This is the kind of slow tempo broken beat murk perfected on In a Syrian Tongue a year later. It's a perfect remix, the kind that honors the original while adding the most complimentary aspects of the remixer's sound to create something neither would do on their own. Spooky stuff all around.
Hennail picks up where If Anywhere Was Here... leaves off. It plays like a soundtrack to Blade Runner 2049 with all of the color removed. Future grime and grit. Somehow it doesn't hit quite as hard as the last 12" but I've come to enjoy it more with each successive listen.
And then Raime delivered Quarter Turns Over A Living Line the next year which was truly the metamorphosis from bud to full blossom. I cannot stress enough how good these songs sound. The entire range of sound is used and they're mastered or produced in such a way that feel completely alive and untethered to any digital origin they might have. I believe each song is partially the product of extensive recording chopped into very fine samples. A variety of "normal" instruments and voice weaved into a tapestry of artificial drums and synths. This is the soundtrack for a movie by Denis Villeneuve that doesn't exist. Except on their later tour they made a film for each song and it still melts my mind to think about. Every damn song is good. No, better than good, excellent. I can only give this one the highest recommendation and it's still super available so why not buy a $10 CD and take a chance?
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FLESHLICKER - Mondo Flesh 2xC30 - great HNW from this very diverse project. Amazing huge poser that came with it as well!
Been curious to check out that project as well! Thanks for just reminding me.
Final Solution - Half/Dead 2018 cassette re-release by Der Bunker
Some bands have a mysterious yet intriguing aura around them. Maybe it's their incredible stories, hyped up write-ups or the overall nastiness that shines through their art. With FS, it's mostly the fascinating stories, and I can highly recommend their interview in the Nefarious Activities zine. I wonder how it was like to see them live, must have been a hell of a good time. So then you get excited and order the re-issue tape. Of course! Of course! Whitehouse-esqe minimal electronics with maniacal screams on top of it. Sometimes with engine sounds, sometimes only very minimal screeches and synth oscillations. And those screams! But when the tape was over, the only words form my mouth where a mere "meh". Some of the live recordings are okay and the screams are crazy, but I find the music quite lackluster and beyond those screams it's too minimal for me, not enough excitement.
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Kazumoto Endo And Kaori Komura – In The Cave
The work of Kazumoto Endo often strikes these earholes as sharply percussive. Sharp kinetic chops, explosive bursts, biting stabs, punching in and out with pointed, piercing, precision and poise. This is especially notable on the 2011 release Switches & Knobs, for which the preeminent Endoist talents of Kazuma Kubota are enlisted in the delivery of kinetic chop after explosive burst after biting stab, a twice-pronged powerhouse of pointy-headed piercing percussives. Tell you what though, I'll do you one better. Howzabout enlisting the legit talents of a legit Samul nori percussionist in the name of one Kaori Komura. And then, like, just go bat-shit crazy with the sharp, kinetic chops, bursts, stabs, crashes, clangs, bangs, and whangs. Like, that would be rad.
No word on where these improv sessions took place– presumably a cave of some sort– but the sparsely collaged b/w photos there from are pretty goshdarn classy. What we get is a good eyeful of Ms Komura, done to the nines in trad Korean regalia, clearly having a blast with her four-part MO of traditional drums and gongs. Plus sexy poses of Endo's arm working away at the familiar souped-up springed washboard thingy, aka the Killer Bug. Skilled improvisers, these, you can tell just by looking. But the earholes second the motion. These are the sorts that seem to know instinctively just when space is required– and given the percussive proposition in play that would be more often than not– and just when to pile on in frenzies of ecstatic fever-bliss.
Those of the harshheaded inclination are advised to do two things: turn it up, bring the noise. In giving the percussionist her cave space to really shine, Endo drops it down a notch, or at least shall we say, the two performers are in perfect balance. No shrieking blasts of all-out noise to mercilessly overwhelm and crush the percussion. In fact, turn it up to the requisite levels and the harshest moments are delivered by the gongs. And make no mistake, at the requisite levels, these gongs are are daaaaamn harsh. Excruciating reams of bright, piercing, metal-on-metal jiiiiiinnnng, sharp enough to cut holes in the damn cave walls. I go on cuz, y'see, the first few sessions with the disc I had it up pretty loud. Pretty loud. And, despite the inability of the Endo noise to really cut through, it was all pretty impressive stuff. But on instinctively cranking to ridonkulous levels the shit just...comes ALIVE. Huge spiky smorgasboards of brilliant texture, leaping out from all corners of the cave, filling the space with orgiastic blisses of teaming life– or better, suggestive of whole new spaces and worlds to inhabit, with sound, color, flavor, fury.
The opening bangs are delivered, as is appropriate, by the pleasingly tangy rasp of straight-up Samul nori, sharply struck gongs glinting brightly along softly glowing cave-walls, slowly undulating electro-rumbles emerging from the attack. A second, more robust drum'n'gong banging-fit is underscored by full-up flatulent burble and then attack the third precipitates a properly buggered stab of classic, palate-cleansing, killer shriekage. Pregnant pause. Deep breath now. Ready, steady, on my ma- blammity-slammity-ker-screech! Plenty of nicely measured breaks for air, or for regrouping of energies, in the moment availing of temporarily scorched 'holes the opportunity to bask in the warm afterglow of furious heat. The tension in these moments is palpable, almost as though one is just daring the other to break the silence, a delicate dangerous dance, a contest of wills with no clear victor. (For what it's worth my money's on the one with the mona lisa smile. She seems to know something we don't.) The way and the how of the silences being navigated is where it all comes together, and falls apart, in aridly arrayed dis-arrray, as though the listener were tasked with scrying to divine the deafening nothings between the noise. And I'd get there, too, if someone would just cease with the unrelenting racket. Jeeez.
Aside from the silence and the screech, there are intervals too of more and less restrained tapping, bonking, ding-a-linging, sometimes brutally buggered to oblivion, other times freed to elaborate wild whims of whippity-whammed wiggout. All the while hastily goading the next 'hole-destroying faux silence irradiator. It's all very spare, one might surmise, but in comes searing feedback, analog scorch riding the tailwinds, hammering gong-peaks duly maxing the smoking intensities. This is, pretty much how it all plays out, ancient and storied bum-boo-biddidy bee-bop clangily-bangily, necessarily amplified to the nth needn't I emphasize this enough indelicately wormholed through the presently spastic and frenzied 'hole rupturing fury of the Prime Bugger himself.
And yes, by the by, the word spastic is plainly in play. I couldn't speak for Ms Komura but far as Endo the word would not generally have entered the lexicon at least since the studiously studio'd Brick & Mortar, replaced in the more recent improvised incarnation by vocabulary more owed to discipline and deliberation. A delicate dance of two performers in perfect balance, but riddled with jarring rips, jagged screeches, metal bashings, jing-ling bells, lightly tapped excursions, sharp bites of piercing feedback, plentiful pure-bred percussive pounding, a colorful study in dynamic contrast, more than sufficient to keep the attention perfectly off-balance, and perfectly engrossed from bang to clang to bung-screecher-scritch-screee-bingily-booby-booby-ker-blong.
Digest spew:
This, is a banger. A binger. A bonger. A killer bum-boo-biddidy bee-bop-buggering BLAST from the past, ancient and storied Korean percussions hammered through the prime bugged-out wormhole to a presently spastic and frenzied 'hole rupturing fury. Turn it up, way up, bring the harsh, way harsh, at the requisite levels extracting from upper-edged gong-peaks excruciating reams of bright, piercing, metal-on-metal jiiiiiinnnng, sharp enough to cut holes in the damn cave walls. In the many and pregnant pauses, bask in the warm afterglow of furious heat. The tension is palpable, a delicate dangerous dance, a contest of wills with no clear victor. Scry in these cracks the divine deafening nothingness between the noise, then ride frenzied pile-ons to the prophesied ecstasies of scorched fever-bliss.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 02, 2020, 07:00:06 PM
Raime - If Anywhere Was Here He Would Know Where We Are 12" + Hennail 12" + Quarter Turns Over A Living Line 2xLP - Blackest Ever Black 2010, 2011, 2012
interesting to see Raime mentioned here. I was quite disappointed with the album Quarter Turn but Hennail and If Anywhere are very good EPs. Agreed that it is hard to pinpoint their sound. I guess that's why Quarter Turn didn't live up to my expectations as it is very different to the EPs. Demdike Stare / Andy Stott..... Damaged / distorted music. All good.
Temple of Tiermes master tape
Was going through endless piles of assorted crap and found tape of long lost session of Temple Of Tiermes. Back in 1995 I was member in first version of T o T with J.Toivoinen. This odd ethno industrial track that can be heard being listened never made it any of releases. It included also another Unholy member as guest. I recall only one short track of this material - probably half an hour recording only made to widely available releases. It was 2nd track on this tape. Wall of harsh bass noise and guitar shredding. Tracks were all different and often challenging to listen to. Digitizing it and lets see if something makes it to public eventially... Sessions were quite nasty, and evolved into Jarkko being kicked out from his apartment for blasting earsplittering noise for extended periods of time. Human skull percussion sessions emptied piles of skull content to floors and various others occupational hazards happened during sessions.
So after some talk, turns out the very debut ToT tape will be reissued now with 30 mins of unheard material of the sessions.
V/A Extremeties tape
Cloama "tool wars" tape
Squamata tape on Trash Ritual
Compilation, very very good 80's nastiness.
Then proceeding with some Finnish stuff. Planning for some online "content" for SI podcast, going through rare or/and unreleased Finnish material. Stuff like Squamata tape here, is really good harsh noise, but I have like 60 mins on unreleased stuff of probably even better stuff. Cloama, this 1997 first tape is brilliant example how harsh noise existed over here already in the 90's. Totally unlike later days Cloama.
There is tons of stuff in Finland, very few remember of know of, that could be good to revisit or even discover decade(s) later.
BLOODLUST! Did a lot of good stuff. Their old 7" series is such a classic, but huh... This series of ltd ed 50 copies tapes, what a great series it is. Con-Dom was re-issued, but... MSBR, DBL, SOLOTROFF, MANGLED CLIT, etc.. Should actually check what is the -complete- series of this? Who all were published in this similar packaging? I think these both series could demand topics of their own!
MSBR is really good. It may be almost heritic to say that I would have preferred something such as this tape being reissued and not the first LP!
DBL! Huh... If the lo-fi power carnage was that wanted now, this is pretty much same league and I guess mere 50 exists out there. Someone should try to change that as I feel there is not enough DBL available for lovers of brutal crunchy noise!
Bloodlust tapes just too much, so had to dig up more. Label boss tape is probably THE best done under his own name. Just fierce and solid noise taoe.
Dead Body Love tape on LOUD! Label (italy), is obviously not Bloodlust! Stuff, but equally brutal to best of this project stuff. Track 2 on side A, is like half DISCORDANCE half DBL. This utterly lacerating feedback dranched vocals on top of crunchy noise.... Oh yes. Any label who could lure these guys for CD reissue, I am sure population of this world would need more than 100 copies of these.
Emil Beaulieau "abusing the little ones" LPand Dieter Muh "stockholmmonsters" LP are as good as I recalled they were. Then returning to some 90's industrial-noise from Poland. If there is era, and country you can trust nobody talks about, its this. Guy behind Desolation Zone "Sonixslaughter" tapeprobably got more attention with his involvement with Profanum, but this industrial noise stuff wouldn't ring a bell for most. Not absolute classic, but certainly nice stuff to listen to. Early Dead Rats label release, piles of corpses on cover, quite juvenile XXX rated song titles, so what not to like?!
V/A Kolari 2 cd is comp of great finn noise. Breaking The Will cd on New Forces even better than I thought it would be. Bow Gamelan Ensemble got reissued on cd by Cold Spring. Ends into fanfare of firecrackers in ... steel drum -kind of grande finale.
K2/ Incapacitants reissue, is flawless harsh attack. First song actually I felt that after Breaking The Will, it didn't start with brutal impact - but soon it developed to fierce and ripping sound.
First MNEM release Arkaeo CDR. Discogs says 1999, but release was actually 2000? 20 minutes of Mnem as we know them sound ever since. I think band did very solid discography all the way. Reel to reel noise before it was peaking again, and continued it after peak was over...
I recall I once requested demo from them for potential release, but somehow back then didn't "feel it" and release never happened. I wonder if material actually appeared in their later works or if session remains unreleased...
Mika Vainio, a.k.a. Ø "metri". First thing I ever heard from him back in the 90's. Crystal clear electronic signals. Odd beats (heh), but barely anything to dance to. Just cold and hard electronic signals. Soon to open Mika Vainio's posthumous exhibition in Helsinki modern art museum. Some stuff, I don't feel belongs to "museum", but in Mika Vainio, at this moment, seems very much something that should be there. Back in the day, Kiasma museum has even Merzbow, Sudden Infant and other such stuff doing live shows! While I would prefer scum venues for noise, some stuff can work in museum settings...
Wiese interview in latest Harsh Truths was probably best interview on the podcast, plus.. maybe best interview of Wiese?
I got quite many of his releases. Of course only by number. If you talk about % of his total output, I only got fraction!
If judging based on things I know, I'd say man is at the moment as strong, if not stronger that he has been? These two are the latest things I got. Skin Graft / wiese CD is absolutely neat harsh noise blast. It may not have the scummy and dirty elements what I would have expected a bit from SG but loud and crystal clear distortion & full frequency spectrum usage with tasty mix is something I would associate for Wiese. Lots of good physical sounds are ripped to shreds by utterly hight tech sounding methods.
50% moonshine with equally crystallic clarity is good companion to match strength & tastiness.
Been thinking of SI podcast episode of obscure anarchist noise. Listened all Shadowed Veil stuff I got. Some really good. Tape seen here had the released 1994 tape, but also unreleased split tape materials dubbed on otherwise blank b-side.
Macronympha is usually associated with long tapes. This Macronympha/Prurient tape on Hospital prod.. its c-10 I think? At least went so damn quick. Good murky noise in oversized packaging.
Forza Albino is one of those Danish projects that are regrettable dead and gone... At least I assume so. This double tape is their rarest stuff, ltd mere 12 copies! It has some exclusive stuff, but also alternative versions. I would say the original Pussyboy track is far more demented than the more widely available one. I was told vocalist though his performance was too... hmm.. odd or bizarre, and not enough brutal. I tend to like more bizarre and odd vocal performances that border the limit of laughable. Anyone can do the maximum brutal roar or highly effected aggro scream, but what really is remembered, are the demented and unusual, almost goofy vocals in industrial-noise!
I have been lazier to "report" recent listening, but playlist is HUGE. I guess from last few days there's like 30 cm tall pile of tapes that I should comment, but probably.. won't. A lot of good stuff, though. When people say where are the classics of current age... I tend to think... well... you just have to find them out. One can't really recommend everything, but there is so much good items that one just needs to discover them. If you discover after "hype", it may not be what you expected. If you discovered it by yourself, it may appear as pretty much better than many older titles. All they are missing is the novelty of being first thing you heard. That should not be the problem. Noise deserves way more than novelty value. Not glory of the virginal first time experience, but the old man's unsatisfied thirst! More noise, yes please!
Latest listening from last night dark gutter drone noise from Hair Police "The Hells have eyes" LP. So good I think I'll give it another spin today. Utterly primitive rawness from Hands To/Mental Anguish split LP. Industrial beats on the b-side by Mental Anguish have not aged so neatly as Hands To, that is as ageless now as it must have been when it came out!
WORTH - Hidden In Christ CS (Self Abuse, 2019)
Like unscrewing and bending your way through a gigantic machine of sorts. The vast grey interior of a Christ machine. Cogs ticktocking, oil dripping, steam pipes gushing. Like getting lost in a huge level in the first Quake game after all the fiends and lobotomized grunts have been slain, trying to find an exit, or a way further in perhaps. Flashbacks to sleep deprived red teenage eyes, a brain turned to mush and grades in steep decline. A small price to pay for such a trip, I'd say!
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WORTH - Hidden In Christ CS (Self Abuse, 2019)
Like unscrewing and bending your way through a gigantic machine of sorts. The vast grey interior of a Christ machine. Cogs ticktocking, oil dripping, steam pipes gushing. Like getting lost in a huge level in the first Quake game after all the fiends and lobotomized grunts have been slain, trying to find an exit, or a way further in perhaps. Flashbacks to sleep deprived red teenage eyes, a brain turned to mush and grades in steep decline. A small price to pay for such a trip, I'd say!
As someone who still regularly plays the original Quake, this has to be my next purchase.
Been listening to quite a lot of Angerfist today. I know dance music is a curse here, but hear me out, the melodies are fucking good. Layers upon layers of slightly detuned synth melodies makes for a very thick, total melodic bliss. Cheesy? yes, digital? very much so, but I wouldn't mind hearing someone making noise bases on such melodies. It's not all good though, the kicks are very hollow sounding and there is an absolute lack of bass, the 'I am really though' samples can be a bit much and I wouldn't be surprised some jacked up Italian guy will come knocking my door soon asking for pills.
The Death Project Volume Two compilation tape on Lor Teeps, from around 1988. Comes with big size [A4?] inserts / booklet in hard paper, with info, texts, art from the projects / label. All of which seem they are from Holland, and most were unknown to me, when Volume One has enough familiar. That's not a problem as long they prove to be good, and some are very good, but with very limited other appearances / releases, if any. Bands caught my biggest attention are : Dust And The Minds, Forbidden Photographs, Friends In Low Places. Material is forms of 80s industrial, from 'rock-ish' to experimental [Dont know but if any project today was coming with tracks like Hagzisse's for example and other -seemingly- simple and easy stuff, i would reject it. But in those old tapes almost everything is accepted by me and appreciated.] - Good time, good tape !
Also spend some time with The Rita / Dog Holocaust CS [Utmarken] the last days. When i had first listened to this i liked The Rita side better. Now i cant resist to the massive energy and volume of Dog Holocaust. Live air-recordings. Imagine that room like a black hole shallowing the audience.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on September 02, 2020, 07:00:06 PM
Raime - If Anywhere Was Here He Would Know Where We Are 12" + Hennail 12" + Quarter Turns Over A Living Line 2xLP - Blackest Ever Black 2010, 2011, 2012
Quarter Turns over A Living Line is a great album. Very well created moods and good sound. I somehow pair Neugeborene Nachtmusik with them as "dance music" with influences more in avantgarde and old and obscure things than in straight techno lineage.
My playlist has been this for the past week or so.
Black Leather Jesus - Crossburnt
Nicely all over the place release. It's got metal junk, feedback, guitar, weird samples and even oscillators. Very good stuff.
7MON - Conscience Will Not Acclimatise
For how much I like 7MON this is along with the split 7" with Slaughter Of the Innocents are the only releases I have. Even though it seems redundant I've been enjoying listening to this from the CD with both the rough and original mixes of both of the compiled releases back to back.
Cazzodio - Ad Negantem Usum Significationes
Rhythmic industrial from Italy. Not as good as the 2CD compilation or the full-length on Malignant but still a good one. Pretty bare bones and vocal driven.
Screloma - Dirt
More rhythmic industrial. Sometimes it kind of reminds me of Linekraft. Also has a great way of turning points that sound like hot mess into a very well composed and even musical sounding moments. Have to listen to this more.
Edit: And thanks for the trade again Frank!
Edgar Froese - Aqua
Been playing this constantly to get our new dog to sleep and it works every time. I also have to try to learn how to do something resembling THAT lead synth sound that Froese just runs into ground on these early releases in the best way possible.
Pleasure Fluids - Show No Mercy LP (Breathing Problem Productions)
I have the "gutter editions" tape (not sure if it was called like that) as well, but it's fantastic to have this also on vinyl. All TF/PE releases should get this treatment.
Whoever wants to do this - yess, please! I'm in.
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Mo*Te – An Idle Complaint
With Mo*Te, you're pretty much guaranteed a trip. You will go places, some familiar, some not, some at some remove from expectation. First though, it might be worth checking off the expectations. Heavy psyche overtones. Whitened scathe etchings. Arched drone frieze. Measured, cyclical, drawls. Trippy shizzle, all check. The remove is in the off-kilter convergence of elements, and the just as off-kilter elaboration. An Idle Complaint to be sure, but-
FUCK MO*TE
-uh, sorry there, just had to get that out of the system. One thing I wanted to suggest, is that Mo*Te would seem to have calmed down a bit. The project was never the most spastic even at the most off-kilter of times, but in recent days the 'holes report more through-thought feel of deliberation. The materials are assembled. The vision is in place. And then it's just a matter of floating on through the trip'alodious landscape, never to rush the moment, nor to subject it to the rigors of the editing deck, letting the sound casually carry things forward, sleek, sultry, silky smooth. And perhaps in there somewhere is to be gained entry to the off-kilter'd-ness. The sense of plan clearly worked out, but that the planner is completely open to the spanners and deviations of the moment, to readily go places at some remove from expectation, to literally live the noise of it.
Darakata Me builds slowly and steadily, depth-charged rhythmic regularity underpinned by faintly hollowed hum. The hollowed hum soon fills out with steely-pitched alarm wail, frigid oscillations strangling the rhythms in their repetitive grip, freezing the mood in drizzled spirals of grey, bleary-eyed, frizzle. Fighting the freeze is a tonality, a soothing electric blanket of smudged and bleeding tonality, fuzzy-wuzzy warmths tickling the earbone, carefully navigating a narrow path between fogs of singed drone and more roughed up flecks of char-burnt harsh. The depth-charged rhythms make a very brief return, then bow out to flattened loops of downmixed wall-banging, carefully drawing the tensions into frozen spirals that may or may not rip into the expected harshraptures, delayed distorto-blurts doing little to calm the now quite frazzled nerves. In the closing interval, high-end keens to the celestial fringe precipitate due roughening of the bandwidth, as though to finally make good on the harsh promise, but, no.
Incidentally, there's a second track to reckon with. Only the most minuscule break before Bokyaku comes on, strong. A lot more active, much fuller in body, the aforesaid promise– aka HARSH– being made good. Interestingly, though, the essential materials are pretty much identical to those of the opening ditty, but just wound up into quite fevered states of enraptured dis-tether. Kind of where you might imagine things would eventually have gone, but with the whole middle section of build-up judiciously excised. The opening moment's got the jitters, juiced up electrodes dancing along sweat-flecked pate, electronic brain storms coming on in deranged waves of epileptic fury. Once power gets jacked, to the max, the blisses are pretty full on, refusing in the event to hold steady, constantly jerking from buzzed oscilla-sizzle to straight-ahead rips of piercing scathe-drillage, celestial screes meeting shrill alarm squeals caught between rougher crunches of raw-mangled invective. Call it what it is, fucking awesome. In the closing minutes the raw-mangled crunchings reveal in their submerged breakage the bare dregs of that depth-charged rhythm, downshifting to a drawn out drawl, slowly cycling back to the start, signaling flip to B.
Ame No Hi wastes little time in building to harsh, serving straight-lined graywalls of flattened purity. Once again electrified buzzings prickle along the surface, bristling static charges diving deep to resolve in sultry fuzzy-wuzzies. Sustained, wailing, electro-bleat cycles coax harshdrone saturations from deceptively thin reeds of drawn-out shiver. At the shriller extremes, one may surmise, there is little question as to the earhole damages being inflicted, but it all just feels so niiiiice. A very convincing approximation of the sound of getting, very methodically, teasingly, electrocuted. Meanwhile, irregular intervals of abbreviated bass-thumping seek to ensure the nerves their share of jitters. Well, take me, nervous fucking wreck, coasting on the frazzled fringe, zoned out, zoning in, electrified walls flattening the field among straight-lined drills to the deliciously shivering core.
Kasukana is a deep, rich, mahogany, burgundy buzzing electrocutions gently caressing sleekly pliable scathewalls. In drops a surprised clanking of acoustic metal scraps, mostly obscured, occasional sharp peaks poking holes in the fuzzy-wuzzied calm, more vigorously hammered slams distorting the percussive force. Twin smolder lines calmly coast along opposite ends of the channel pan, their pleasant undulations coursing through more raw-bled firestorms. In snake whispery tongues of measured tssktssktssk, semi-rhythmic bludgeon-loop frequently disturbed by rough patches of acoustic cantanker. This, is a winner, and a weirder, successfully weirding out attentions not quite sure of where they ought be planting themselves, but in the final moments at least revealing the brightly broken contours of chiseled glass and metal, bludgeon-loop duly tssk-tssking the proverbial aha-moment.
At last, a sweet little surprise in Kuzudarake (Remix/1995), featuring, per dadadrumming dot org, a new mix of the very first Mo*Te to assault the 'holes, like, waaay back in them golden 90s. Yeshir, thems was the days. Here it may be worth mentioning that the original c10 from which this is taken also appears somewhere amongst the overtones of Life In A Peaceful New World, which, as any sorry sod will submit, is some absolutely ear-ssential shiiiiiiiizzle. Kuzudarake sounds, to these earholes, nothing like anything on LIAPNW. So whether that is the remix talking or what is something to invite repeat auditioning. Y'know, in the advocacy of science. (Major academic journals have already reported interest, so stay tuned for more on this.) So yes, unsurprisingly, this here's some kinda scorcher, flattened white blister-sheets ripping with unvarnished, unswervingly nasty, insistence. Some surprised entries of legit vocal spasm propel fast-paced storms of tightly active gristle-surge, even admitting that rarity of the Mo*Te MO– a few drills of legit feedback shriek. In other words, much more raw and raging than anything I can specifically conjur to mind from LIAPNW, but of course further research is required. Unworthy of mention perhaps that, in the advocacy of science, the amplitude was duly cranked, to the motherfucking max, and I am not at all pleased to report that the 'holes are, once again, utterly fucked.
Digest spew:
FUCK MO*TE!
Edge of Decay - Riistettyjen Antologia (CD, Aussaat): 2nd album from this by now well known Finnish PE/Industrial Noise unit. Maybe a bit less rough sounding than their older stuff, but very good nonetheless.
Citalopram Shunyata/North Central/Rotat (CD, Hiisi/Daddy's Entertainment): All very good, Citalopram Shunyata never disappoints, though I think this are some of his best tracks for this project so far. Didn't know what to expect from North Central, but it's not very harsh noise, but rather going into the "atmospheric", creepy direction, good as well. Rotat isn't my favorite project, though I have some releases, this sounds a bit different, less low end sounds and some vocals in one of the tracks, first time I hear that. Pretty lengthy CD (over 60 min).
Sissy Spacek - Featureless Thermal Equilibrium CD - GREAT CD with Jay Randall on vocals. 25 min of bass/drum/vocals noisecore, lots of start/stop, lots of blasting..... the first time I saw SS they had Mike DuBose on vocals and this is a really similar trip. A++++++++ exactly what I want from SS - that's not to say I don't appreciate their other incarnations/sounds but sometimes I just want the fuckin' grind man.....
The Cherry Point - Live Hell CD - excellent loud 3 track scorcher. The final track with The Rita I had not heard before. Top notch stuff. Great layouts on these.
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Mo*Te / Worth – split c30 (Cipher)
Mo*Te / A Fail Association – split c20 (Dadadrumming)
In November of last year, the person behind Cipher posted something that only recently caught my eye– "Worth 'Blinder' LP, a worthy(!!) successor to top Japanese fare of the 90s a la Mo*Te." Caught my eye as in, what in fucksname is he talking about? Is he fucking...all right, that's it. I'll show him. I'll spend the whole fucking week immersed in Worth and Mo*Te and nothing but! Yeah, that'll fucking learn him. (It was, as weeks go, pretty good.) Well now with Worth & Mo*Te trading sides of a svelte thirty minuter it seems the deal is even more thoroughly sealed, at least where the person behind Cipher is concerned.
Where Cipher the label is concerned it's always worth commenting on the packaging: picture perfect homage (https://img.discogs.com/y9-Qg2DRvaWuNTsCWllx1uX-Zrs=/fit-in/600x450/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-15655510-1595338522-2722.jpeg.jpg) to top Japanese fare of the 90s a la Mo*Te / Cracksteel (https://img.discogs.com/0ggoIx5s4XcKCS89scaWS5UaGYY=/fit-in/402x500/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1249294-1244186259.jpeg.jpg). Real history buff, this Cipher. Brain Storm (Uncut-02, 1996) kicks off with Cracksteel's Northern Brainstorm and follows on the flip with Mo*Te's Southern Brainstorm. This time it's Mo*Te with The East Brainstorm and the natural inclination to compare 'n contrast. Like, holy hell this Cracksteel is hot! But this sidetrack is getting a tad sidetracked, so just pardon me for a moment whilst I cue up the correct track.
Okay, The Eastern Brainstorm. Like holy hell this Mo*Te is hot! Listening to these Brainstorms, Southern and Eastern, I'm getting why it had to be Hebi Like A Snake– onetime Stimbox imprint– that would bring Mo*Te, via the seminal Life In A Peaceful New World, to the broader attention of, at least, the (North) American harshnoise audience. Think searing harsh inundations with rich, warm, ambient psyche-overtones. The sort to which Stimbox would never have been averse, though if I recall correctly the man himself flat out rejected the ambient designation. If that is to be the case then perhaps it behooves me to point out that, once again, at no time will the name Hirsoshi Hasegawa come up. Nossir not once, not from me. I am, like, so done with name-checking Hasegawa. Fucking done with it! Oh, is my sidetrack getting sidetracked again? Must be the ozone going to the head. Well pardon me, time to stick the nose back in the Brainstorm business.
The Eastern Brainstorm: searing harsh electrified inundations with rich, warm, ambient psyche-overtones. More of the rich, warm, ambient psyche-overtones than they do on the Southern side, that's just how the Eastern Brainstorms roll! There are other related descriptors I will duly flop out, among them soft, sexy, sultry, wet whispered whitened washes of blue mood-ulations, glistening pink 'n purple in the hot, breathy, spaces. Deep down in the dark underbelly, undercurrents of slow throbbing wave action rhythmically drag attention out along elongated clusters of progressively glazed insinuations, simmering sparkles of crystalline pierce perfecting the picture of suave sophisticate reclining in cocoon-like hammock among lushly landscaped ecstasies of icy-smooth chill. 25 Unit 09 Day2 is hardly the one to mess with a winning formula, this time almost completely extracting all hint of harsh from the equation. Throbbed percolations of Brainstormesque electrified buzzings establish the perimeter, becalming massage therapies rising but mostly falling in continuous downward inclined susurration. An initial effort to thread the center with muscled blaze of whitehot scree quickly comes undone, sinews dissipating in steamy vapor trails. Just, chill. Immerse them harried nerves in zones of languid deceleration, static-charged fields of trembling bass-fuzzies, pleasingly smothering in their progressively weighty envelopments, softly sibilant exhalations expiring in the hazy distance. Now the throbbed percolations are channeling steadily from earhole to earhole, spiraling attention into blurred raspberries of tight-lipped asphyxiation.
Worth goes some distance in restoring, if not the harsh balance then certainly some degree of brute heft. Heavily distorted blurts of broken crunch particles immediately announce a more muscled attack, though these are not sustained but rather traded off with sharp searings of jugular-severing psyche-blaze, the dynamic contrast of elements set to contrary pacing that seems intended to throw focused listening off balance. At their rip-roaring fever peaks, the searings are plenty piercing, more than sufficient in completely undoing the mellowed manipulations of split-mate-san. Meanwhile, some ways in the background, more hushed backwash of arid acoustics suggests a certain depth in play. In many ways, Bushcraft Bug-Out consciously complements its Japanese half, a more fevered answer to calmly ambient overtones living on the flip, content to live in the perfect moment of perfectly raging whiteout. Women In Solipsis seems at first even more actively engaged in jugular removal, an impression that grows only more pronounced as the excited furies rage forth. There are even a few moments of processed vocal spastication ripping through the frenzy. In fact the full frenzy proper may be rooted in vocal-spastic, though the net expression outputs in dialog of continuously ruptured crumple-blurt. In the opening moments, crunched saturations rupture a wide bodied bounce of leisurely bopping bass belches. In come the whitened ascerbics and then the vocal spazz, and finally the essential gritty-edged blurt-scrunchings. The scrunchings cut in and out, stop paused in momentary stasis, sometimes driven to wall-like rumbling red, sometimes making way for more drilling bites and stabs. Never once does the pace relent, each pause but opportunity to freshen the aggravated assault on the aural cavities.
In his split with A Fail Association, Mo*Te continues to expound upon the gospel of cool and collected calm. So perhaps a good thing that AFA takes the flip, to ensure sound delivery of the brutal and filth-flavored nasty. This tape is not apparently officially being sold, but will spontaneously appear as a bonus when a certain lp is acquired from the source. So if you've got a problem with that, you know where you can take your idle complaint. Dadadrumming has been doing a lot of good of late, bringing prime cuts from the most Scathing of newscorchers through to the storied certainties of TEF, Stimbox and Richard Ramirez. See? Not one single mention of Hiroshi Hasegawa. This is a shorty but a goody, in the classic mold of assuage the 'holes on one side and blow the buggers out on the other.
With titles like Hush And Harsh and Chill Noise, it should be clear from where the 'hole assuaging is to be had. And no, just for the record, it's not Hiroshi Hasegawa. Mo*Te commences ceremonies in classic and classy fashion, with Harsh. Deep, bass-bottomed, bludger, seared open via whitewashed sheets of psyche-tinged salivation. The elaboration, however, is rather dour, ascending along curvaceous slides of lightly frosted undulation, engines slowly revving in the gloom, trying to get the motor running, loose-fit propeller wobbling ineffectually against flaccid traction, belt hanging loose, flapping against the casing. In due course, a groove catches, steady whirring accumulations setting off the hushed harsh, aka breathless seashell howl, severely pitched spirals spinning through droning orbits of grim, synchronized, wheeze. On to the Chill Noise, a meditative study in deep pitched rumble-throb, measured judders cycling evenly against regular swells of low-end burble. This could be an exceedingly chilled Brainstorm, multi-layered, full in body, rich in fluffy analog quiver, fuzzed expirations casually ambling along the fringe, the deepest bass gurgling and turd burgling winking through tight apertures of slightly burnt sphinct-chambers. Definitely more Chill than Noise in this luxuriant sputtering sprawl, stretched out to the outer reaches of inner space.
A Fail Association reaches deep within himself, or deep within his past, to conjure up some brute flalutent uglies, retching and lurching through tightly compacted crunchpiles. Perhaps taking inspiration from the closing ditty on Mo*Te's An Idle Complaint, County Road 1485 presents a hot 2020 re-work of pre-AFA efforts going all the way back to 2002. The opening moments are given to sharply metallic tin-can crinkling, exploding suddenly into thickly aggressive burls of curdled overload. After the sweet earhole massage-work of split-mate-san, this is positively rough, much more active and punishing in its continuously interrupted blurts and surges. So hardly all crunch all the time. Plenty of jagged knifings shredding through the thick, at their peaks slicing into abbreviated chirps of feedback shriek, lightning pacing leaving the hard-jerked sensibility with little upon which to latch. At other moments dense rumble-loads bear down on the outlying rips, driving face-first through mounds of crumbling sludge. The shit en masse just flies by, in too short order over and done with, poor abused earholes begging for more punishment but in better need of assuagement. Mo*Te will be happy to oblige.
Digest spew:
Mo*Te / Worth – split c30 (Cipher)
Mo*Te storms the brain with searing electrified inundations rich with warm, ambient, psyche-overtones. Psyche smeared in soft, sexy, sultry, wet whispered whitened washes glistening in the hot, breathy, spaces. Ultimately the psyche is driven deep down into undercurrents of slow throbbing wave action, rhythmically dragging attention out along elongated, lushly landscaped, clusters of icy-smooth chill. Soon the static-charged percolations are trembling in softly sibilant bass-fuzzies, spiraling into blurred raspberries of tight-lipped asphyxia.
Worth answers the sultry brainstorms with heavily distorted blurts of broken crunch particles, trading off with jugular-severing psyche-blaze streaking, the dynamic contrast of elements set to contrary pacing that rewards focused listening with progressively warped sense of dis-balance. In come the vocal spastics, driving dialog of continuously ruptured crumple-blurt and more gritty-edged ascerbics, repeatedly frozen in momentary stasis, flattened in rumbling reds, ripped apart in whitened bites and stabs.
Mo*Te / A Fail Association – split c20 (Dadadrumming)
Shorty but goody, in the classic mold of assuage the 'holes on one side and blow the buggers out on the other. Mo*Te ascends along curvaceous slides of lightly frosted undulation, engines slowly revving, loose-fit propeller wobbling ineffectually against flaccid traction, catching a groove of steady whirring accumulations, hushed harsh sending severely pitched spirals spinning through orbits of grim, synchronized, wheeze, then expiring in languid decelerations along the deepest bass fringe, gurgling through tight apertures, finally to release in luxuriant sputtering inner space sprawl.
A Fail Association explodes into thickly aggressive burls of curdled overload, continuously interrupted blurts and surges serving rough, lightning-paced, crunch-shred. Jagged knifings shred through the thick, abbreviated chirps of feedback shriek hard-jerked through dense rumble-loads, bearing down, hard, driving face-first through mounds of crumbling sludge.
SFÄR - Sprickor LP (Järtecknet, 2017)
Gustafsson (ALTAR OF FLIES) and Ottosson (BLODVITE) collaborating on what sadly seems to be the last Järtecknet release. They aren't too far apart on their own, but where Gustafsson has an affection for rural and intimate sounds, Ottosson has mostly worked with machine-like sounds of urban construction/destruction. It all cones together here. There are alot of spoken layers here which took me some time to get used to, same thing with the last Ättestupa album. They do make sense though, and add alot of context, although they might be lost on everyone who don't know Swedish (which might add a strangeness that I miss out on, come to think of it). Low key but intense album with some truly spellbinding moments (the almost Colley-esque first track on side B for instance). Grows and grows, this LP. Hope this wasn't a oneoff thing.
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NON - Physical Evidence (LP, 1982, Mute)
Im on my second copy of this. Unfortunately both copies filled with loud crackle and surface noise. To the extent that the enjoyment suffers. Supposed to be NM copies. Have i had bad luck or is the pressing shit? Love the album though. Thinking about trying a third copy? The closure give me vibes of early 90s Incaps, but this is ten years prior. Fantastic stuff.
I have a copy and never noticed any surface noise etc. My copy is from the pressing with STUMM 10 A₁ PN and STUMM 10 B₁ PN etched on the matrix.
BJNILSEN - Focus Intensity Power LP (Moving Furniture, 2018)
To me, BJ Nilsen has first and foremost been a sound wizard mastering other people's work (the Sewer Election - Blizzard Amplification set being the latest example). It's only during the last couple of years that I've delved into his own music (the Tape Dekay CD on Narcolepsia comes recommended!), and his contribution to the excellent Bidödaren compilation made me feel stupid; what have I've been ignoring/missing out on for so many years? So I picked up this LP for starters. Exquisite massive electronic drone of a warm vintage kind. Very evocative. Would have made a great soundtrack to one of the more chilling and sparse sci-fi movies of the 70's. A sensation of being completely alone in a very very vast and unfamiliar place. Eerie... Chop Shop, Joe Colley and Jim Haynes crosses my mind, but this is still something else, and in a league of its own. I'm quite stunned!
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Facialmess & SICKNESS – In The Face Of Uncertain Odds tape reissue (Kitty Play)
Messrs Sanderson and Goudreau have certainly come far, fast. Just the other day comes the rumor, like a one-two gut-punch, that both sirs' respective soundings into harsh cutup violence have been served with an indefinite restraining order. Next thing you know thug-looped industrial-strength pate-pulverizers are sprouting up like...fucking...weeds, and meanwhile The SICK One goes full name, proper, on the heinie. You can't make this stuff up. Before that happens, in the face of uncertain odds, the two come as one and...make beautiful music together.
Well look, when I say beautiful I mean the harsh cutup violent stuff okay? Beautifully harsh, beautifully cutup, beautifully butt-rupturously viciously violent. And, tight. Tighter, possibly, than the SICK-Facial collab snuck onto Facial double-discer Pig Hydraulics. I mean, per discogs, this tape clocks in at about twenty-two minutes versus the thirty-five allotted for the pig. Leaner and quite possibly meaner, rapid-fire stutter-bursts rocketing across the pan, full spectrum full-force explosive fire, ducking into closely ranged rabbit-holes, sinking into attention-stealing moments of frozen loop-burgle, unloading and just hammering away with razor'd-sharp, pointedly hole-blowing, fury. The analytic mind wants to dissect the shit into okay here's the Facial here's the SICK but frankly analytic mind dearest go fuck yourself. Gut-punch the analysis, go full retard. Bask in ripped-to-shit sonics violently lunging 'n wrenching from 'hole-to-'hole. Yiiikes. But them's the punishments and them's the way it gotta be.
One thing I like, is the range of texture in the offing. There's some pretty crude 'n rude scumbag level shit in here, but also plenty of other level shit, more than plenty not quite as what I would have imagined from either project on its own. In the event, burnt-to-shit textural butt-rupture cuts through the entire tape, crystal clarity of shattered edges brightly piercing utterly smoked air-cavities, sufficient in their full-spectrum tether-snapping jerk-outs to throw even the most studied harshshnozz off the scent. A random guess might say that each is working through material supplied by the other. Another would suggest that legit effort was expended in endeavoring to complement sir counterpart. A third: a clean division runs down the flip, trading carefully spaced tug-n-release Facial spatter and hard-driven never-relenting SICK insistence. Er, so much for gut-punching the analysis.
Side A starts with the title track, tightly compacted scrunch-balls blowing holes through the center of the cratered silences, wider panned incisions and digressions running in marginally delayed counterpoint. Into the cracks slip slow worming rhythmic oscillations, snuffling among the fractured intervals, sucking up airs in anticipation of the next full-force hole-blowing attack. And the next full-force hole-blowing attack always comes due. Pause now for a moment as rhythmic snuffling underlines high-pitched ringing keens, sudden frantic biting nasties blowing apart the calm, metallic feedback nails hammering into looped bilge-based ker-chunk, to net an unnerved, genuinely spastic, discombobulation. At about the halfway point, let's call it track two, an irregular dialog starts to dominate, trading in the moment measured percussive thunk against unhinged sphinct-spasms of meticulously sliced 'n diced crunch-sputter flatulence, razor'd peaks like rusted nails punched straight through the eye socket, the dazed 'n confused focus puking guts in whirlwinds of frenetic apoplectic frenzy.
Side B is cut-the-fuck-up, left right center, but with little apparent space between the cuts. The result is a full frontal assault that is very seldom given to relent, whip-lashing in rages of constant herk jerk mc'splerk. In the more frantic micromoments the shit is flying straight off the goddamn handle, vicious harsh purities breathing fire upon utterly scorched tracks. There are, nevertheless, a good few extended intervals of slow-looped bottom-chugged wobba-wobba, bellies flubbing along dribbling drainage pipe, drawing out the moment, upping tension, focusing attention on the inevitable scorched black spine-wrenchings exploding out the gate. There are, quite frankly, a shit-load of these, but they tend to cluster together among their upper-edged, break-neck, extremities, positioned just so, conspiring in their many and unmagnificent moments to blow yer fricken head off.
In the face of uncertain odds, out again with the lead descriptor: violent. First there's the correct and astute placement of elements, expertly torqued to mime the sense of careening wildly out of control– though so clearly anything but. There's also the rough, hardened, physical properties to the materials in play. The shit has a lot of heft to it, such that when it does– and often– careen wildly out-of-cum-in-to control the impact is that much more palpable. Symphonic brawls of bare-knuckled gut-punchery designed to reduce the remnants of quivering blubber to so much fleshly pulp. You can't make this shit up.
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In the face of uncertain odds, we will struggle to be ourselves. A herculean struggle to signify squat amid burnt-to-shit textural butt-ruptures, crystal clarity of shattered edges brightly piercing utterly smoked air-cavities, measured percussive thunks and bass-chugs teeing off against unhinged sphinct-spasms of meticulously sliced 'n diced crunch-splutter flatulence. At their upper extremities, razor'd peaks like rusted nails punch straight through eye sockets, dazed 'n mangled focus puking guts in whirlwinds of frenetic herk jerk mc'splerk, the correct and astute placement of elements expertly torqued to mime the sense of careening wildly out of control– though so very clearly anything but. Bare-knuckled brawls of symphonic– sphinct-phonic– fudge-punchery, a beautifully butt-rapturously vicious violence. So here's the analytic mind, demanding to dissect the shit into here's the Facial here's the SICK but frankly analytic mind dearest go fuck yourself. Gut-punch the analysis and go, go full retard. There is no light left that can illuminate your ignorance.
Alfarmania - Skracken
Candlelabrum/Suphuric Night 10"
Kudlaakh - Kudlaakh
ZSS - Live Medical Experiments
Jackson-Pratt - Deep In The Night, I'm Lost In Love CD (Oxen): Really enjoyable! I have a few other tapes (I recall really enjoying the double CS on Dead Gods that I'll have to revisit) but this just hits just right. Nice and crunchy, lots of feedback and some mangled synth bits (???) and enough variety of keep things interesting and moving throughout the whole CD. Definitely highly recommend!!
Vomir/Bacillus CS - I have slept on Bacillus for sure, first thing I picked up was the split with The Rita last year and since then I'm trying to grab everything I can. Something about this stuff just grabs me the right way. This one has.... amazing packaging and I'm thrilled to have my own Vomir mask, even if I will never take apart the packaging a second time and try to get it all back together. Vomir side is Vomir. Not sure it warrants a review. It's great. It's Vomir. I love it.
MERZBOW - Exoking
This is not the most talked about Merzbow album, and I think some would say there's good reason. Rhythms, easily identifiable instruments and clownish nonsense could very well have made this one of the worse offerings from a guy who's made a whole lot of offerings over the years. It is saved by a couple of things. First of all it is very well produced, which seems to be an advantage with this type of unmusic. Perhaps more importantly, the music as such is also very well put together. The tracks come across as, if not written, then at least planned. That makes the experience more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise. Some tracks are more solid than others - glitchy, repetitive sounds, some rather held back noise bursts etc. Others are far closer to joke/chaos stuff, and things become more difficult the more actual instruments and regular beats get thrown in the mix. Still, at least tonight this was a decent experience despite the fact that I put it on without quite knowing what to expect. Could possibly be very annoying to me if the stars stood differently, though, and it is probably best to approach it when in the mood for "experimental" (or possibly "whatever") rather than looking for a japanoise brain burster.
Kiyoshi Mizutani – Works 1989-1991 (Povertech Industries)
A nice collection of late-80's and early-90's work from Kiyoshi Mizutani, an early member of Merzbow. Wide ranging experimental noise with no strict genre tropes. Feedback, field recordings, synth experiments, some percussion. It's all over the place, and I like that. It reminds me of the Noisextra podcast episode with GX where he mentions enjoying earlier Merzbow work "before he found his sound." There's an openness to this disc that feels similar. The artist is reaching out towards interesting sound art without necessarily reaching towards something specific. The best part is that you can buy one straight from Joe Colley here: https://issuesshop.com/collections/frontpage/joe-colley
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Chris Goudreau – Further Fields, Or Close
You'd be right in expecting a departure from harsh electronic purity when SICKNESS spreads under his own name. You may also expect the familiar symptoms: angular dynamics, exacting precision, meticulous detail, constant movement, practiced attention to pacing and flow. And there you'd be right again. This three-part digital-only brevity was created for AMPLIFY 2020 out of remnants, partials, and leavings from field recordings gathered since quarantine and represents the fourth release under the name but only the second belonging exclusively to the studio. In the studio the departure from the celebrated SICKisms is more clear cut, every bit as infectious, but, just....not so fiercely now (https://chrisgoudreau.bandcamp.com/track/not-so-fiercely-now).
Opener Further is perhaps the furthest yet from the fiercely finessed cuts and chops honed over the better part of two decades. Or to say, the cuts and chops are there, but de-harshed in the service of disembodied industrial strength atmosphere, as though culled from late night sorties at a haunted warehouse or dockyard. Garbled snatches of voice accelerate ghost-like around shadowy corridors, flitting in between fuller bodied rumbles, snatched huffs of deep-sunk bellows, boiler room steam hiss, dampened washes of blackened gasp, wooden thunk, choked whisper. At the crystalline peaks, the jarring bite of scrap metal in clattered collapse, never to the fore, always fading back in spectral spirals. A possibly obscure comparison, and perhaps to earn in your sometimes faithful narrator a righteous hoof to the jewels, but in the hallucinated afterburn the caustic concrete considerations might dare to suggest deftly spliced highlights from Illusion of Safety's From Nothing To Less.
A loud bang announces the centerpiece, whose expansive Fields leave any suggestion of the above comparison at some further remove (and with any luck to save the prized jewels from further malignment). Haunted warehouse disembodiments continue to invade the space, but so too a number of electronic buzzings, wheedlings, grumblings, heftier burls of field-molested huffs and chaffs dodging the occasional dull hammer or ringing clang. The majority of these tends to come straight at you without warning, singularly smithied caustics conspiring to unsettle attentions among their more abruptly finessed snips and slashes. The restless, often variable pacing, broadened textural palette and myriad hard-panned crescendos compete as readily to disorient as to invite fruitless quest to resolve the many and bruising stresses. On this occasion, the stresses are often meted out with some percussive force, the rough angling of each successive cut delivered in pointedly sharp dynamic contrast to net a jarring series of never-relenting bangs n thuds, razor'd staccato thwacking and smacking upside the backside down the back end thrown sideways round the bend, over and back again. If you catch my drift.
A lot of the textures here are very raw and organic, much in line with the gnarled thatch of cover art, roughly terrained fields through which to drag yr filthy carcass. Evidently a heavy sort of carcass at that, the dragging an episodic lurching, from field to field, never really harried but never keen to stick around, as though flipping through an industrial-strength pastoral picture book, lingering a few moments to dwell on the ambient afterimages, skipping quickly over the less absorbing gestures, sometimes knocking things off the tree stump and straight into the dirt in the process. Just in case you weren't paying attention, stop-motion drags of grimy bass gulpage freeze frame, then off we go again, reversing upside-down through quick-spliced snapshots of screaming visages trapped in this heaving and jerking hall of mirrors. As the fields near their climax, the space between each cut narrows...closer, closer still...accelerating straight up to legit frenetic pacing that starts to wear just that dab SICK on the palate.
Closer or Close tightens the cuts into frantic jittery pincer-stabs, popping up from densely fogged, slow-grubbing, undergrowth and scampering in excited insectile fevers across the almost frozen tundra before dipping back again below the surface. The rare owl-call or singular echo sometimes startles the chattering fits, as though to remind the listener that someone has in fact been tasked with bringing this to earhole, and meanwhile the grumbling groundswells of subsurface rumble-huff steadily hold the fort. For the most part, however, them pesky ill-mannered buggers keep popping up again and again, quick-spliced snap, rattle, clack, pinching and scratching sickeningly against the earhole, tight-packed slivers of razor-wire caught in a mad, scrabbling, death-jig.
Still itching to contract some SICKNESS? Look no further than Close until Further, a sweet little bonus goodie available via the prime mover's bandcamp (https://chrisgoudreau.bandcamp.com/album/further-fields-or-close). This picks up where the album proper leaves off, mad scrabbling cuts compiling pretty much the entire album's worth of material into three minutes of straight fire. So I suppose, if you weren't afraid of sounding like a complete dick, you could call this SICKNESS Plays Chris Goudreau. SICKNESS plays the full Chris Goudreau medley here, tightening the screws tighter still, closing the gaps between the cuts to the point of non-existence, close, closer, closest! In other words, if everything in the piece sounds exceedingly familiar it's because you've just heard it. Only, het up to breakspine velocity, herking, jerking, lurching and jacking your ass all over the goddamn place. Because, like, it can. Now, if violently shoved into a corner and forced to choose a hole, I might indicate preference for this stuff when it's laid bare for less frenzied introspection, to bliss up the relatively restful sublimations in myriad texture. No chance for that here. Stutter-blasted jerkout fits of frantic epileptic fuckfrenzy, rough-angled jump-cuts ramped with illiberally sprinkled spasms of distorted scrinch-scrape, razor'd staccato thwacking and smacking upside the backside down the back end thrown sideways round the bend in a dizzying hall of mirrored lurch 'n heave-ho, out with chunks, thar she blows. Just, sick.
Digest spew
The second studio-specific sortie for the SICK One under his own name collects fields flung furthest yet from the fiercely finessed cuts and chops honed over the better part of two decades. Here the cuts and chops are studiously de-harshed in the service of disembodied industrial strength atmos, garbled snatches of voice accelerating backward around shadowy corridors, flitting in between fuller bodied rumbles, snatched huffs of deep-sunk bellows, boiler room steam hiss, dampened washes of blackened gasp setting off gnarled fields of raw, organic, texture, collapsed metals disappearing in spectral spirals. The restless, often variable pacing, broad textural palette and myriad hard-panned crescendos compete to disorient, the rough angling of each successive cut delivered in pointedly sharp dynamic contrast. Linger in one field, lurch to the next, bliss up the sickless sublimations in myriad texture. Then, it gets SICK.
MSBR - Intensification 10" (Praxis Dr Bearmann, 1995)
I play this quite often, but I try not to as I usually end up neglecting whatever new records or tapes I have laying around. Everything just pales next to this. Industrial strength (literally, in this case) lazer sharp noise. Elegant violence all the way.
JAZKAMER - Bentobox 3xC60 (Abisko, 2005)
Such a cool set. A whole tours worth of live recordings in a box. Several of the livesets remind me of Speculum Fight around 1995-1997 (Swimming Pool, Medium etc.), both in the sounds themselves and that there's a patience there, just letting the sounds slowly run their course and mutate until they hit home, so to speak. Great stuff!
For some dumbass reason, this is the sole Jazzkammer in this home. What other do I need? Any key albums?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 06, 2020, 12:08:56 PM
Temple of Tiermes master tape
Was going through endless piles of assorted crap and found tape of long lost session of Temple Of Tiermes. Back in 1995 I was member in first version of T o T with J.Toivoinen. This odd ethno industrial track that can be heard being listened never made it any of releases. It included also another Unholy member as guest. I recall only one short track of this material - probably half an hour recording only made to widely available releases. It was 2nd track on this tape. Wall of harsh bass noise and guitar shredding. Tracks were all different and often challenging to listen to. Digitizing it and lets see if something makes it to public eventially... Sessions were quite nasty, and evolved into Jarkko being kicked out from his apartment for blasting earsplittering noise for extended periods of time. Human skull percussion sessions emptied piles of skull content to floors and various others occupational hazards happened during sessions.
So after some talk, turns out the very debut ToT tape will be reissued now with 30 mins of unheard material of the sessions.
As a huge fan of Unholy, this is something I cannot wait to hear.
Having recently spoken with a couple of SE members (shoutout Soddy & Mikko) about review-length album/tape write-ups on the Noise Now Playing FB group, I've decided to start posting up the little blurbs that I include with my posts.
I've been on a huge Hands To/Jeph Jerman kick lately, so you'll be seeing quite a bit about some HT releases over the next little while.
Hands To - Q'ojfa (C90, Big Body Parts, 1987)
And so it begins.
Anybody who knows me may know that Hands To is my all-time favourite sound project. What Jeph Jerman tapped into/conjured up in the eighties and ESPECIALLY the nineties is some of the most indecipherable, baffling, yet somehow entirely familiar sonic carvings ever committed to tape.
This is the first Hands To release, and sees the project in full group mode, featuring a number of Colorado weirdos (including JJ's City Of Worms bandmates Ericson & Beckner).
The A-side is nearly 45 minutes of ecstatic, cavernous scrapscrape, with only the short "Incindiaries" punctuating the New Blockaders-in-a-desert-cave festivities.
The B-side is slightly more varied. The "Decomposition" tracks add warped tape/vocals to the now-familiar junk crashing, and REALLY push the capabilities of low-fidelity sound to it's extreme. "Scissorsound" is a shockingly strange piece of chopped/mashed vocals that will eventually become a recurring technique spanning multiple tapes/LPs.
Definitely a strange first effort, and significantly more raw than the tape immediately following it (the better known "Do Not Touch Them").
Quote from: EyeSquared on October 09, 2020, 01:11:27 AM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on September 06, 2020, 12:08:56 PM
Temple of Tiermes master tape
Was going through endless piles of assorted crap and found tape of long lost session of Temple Of Tiermes. Back in 1995 I was member in first version of T o T with J.Toivoinen. This odd ethno industrial track that can be heard being listened never made it any of releases. It included also another Unholy member as guest. I recall only one short track of this material - probably half an hour recording only made to widely available releases. It was 2nd track on this tape. Wall of harsh bass noise and guitar shredding. Tracks were all different and often challenging to listen to. Digitizing it and lets see if something makes it to public eventially... Sessions were quite nasty, and evolved into Jarkko being kicked out from his apartment for blasting earsplittering noise for extended periods of time. Human skull percussion sessions emptied piles of skull content to floors and various others occupational hazards happened during sessions.
So after some talk, turns out the very debut ToT tape will be reissued now with 30 mins of unheard material of the sessions.
As a huge fan of Unholy, this is something I cannot wait to hear.
This is now in press, together with Mania posthumous unreleased album that was completed just before Keith died. Umpio new album. Two Government Alpha reissues, both Jaakko Vanhala CD represses.
Yes, please post good "Noise Now Playing" reviews here, I can't stand to be on Facebook!
Quote from: New Forces on October 09, 2020, 05:51:40 PM
Yes, please post good "Noise Now Playing" reviews here, I can't stand to be on Facebook!
I hear you. If it weren't for that group, I wouldn't use FB at all. Absolutely miserable place.
Hands To - Maesh (C60, Big Body Parts, 1988) The cover is a good indicator of the sounds contained within. Is it some hideous body noises? Abstracted landscapes? Something else entirely? Damned if I know.
This tape (along with Invesh) represents a more sparse, minimal side of the early Hands To sound.
The A-side is slightly more varied than the latter, with "Salivicid", "Randine", and "Sayaw Cleath" functioning as a less-active take on the classic HT nature-swirl loop haven. "Bomach" is quasi-industrial, with a rhythmic, shurtering scrape holding it all down. "Cardience" is the strangest piece on the tape, sounding like a field recording of a park from inside a block of ice.
Things get even more minimal on the B-side.
"Sonates", for my money, is the standout piece for the entire tape, with amp buzz malfunctions fighting primitive tape manipulations. The "Degenach" tracks barely exist, and "Wescame" sounds like an engine-room recording inside of the world's smallest freight train.
Hands To - Decesh (C60, Big Body Parts, 1988) A sonic outlier in the HT discography.
Oh man, what to say about this tape.
Sure, you've got some of the more familiar sounds Jeph is known to employ (the crumbling, churning "Skaw"), and some full-bodied tape noise ("Feated" & "Salivones"), but it's the two long, droning tracks that open each side that sound unlike anything else in the Hands To catalogue.
A-side opener "Heone Trach" is all pitched-down rhythmic pops with a rotten, disgusting trumpet "performance" by Michael Moynihan (of Blood Axis/Coup De Grace fame).
"Bothum" though. Goddamn. I don't really have the words to describe how gorgeous this piece of shimmering, airy organic drone is. The sonic equivalent of staring into a late summer sun, perhaps?
Quote from: Spectral Burn on October 09, 2020, 07:50:55 PM
Quote from: New Forces on October 09, 2020, 05:51:40 PM
Yes, please post good "Noise Now Playing" reviews here, I can't stand to be on Facebook!
I hear you. If it weren't for that group, I wouldn't use FB at all. Absolutely miserable place.
I was loving that group, too, but I also really need to get off of that website. Trying to only login to post updates to the distro group these days. So if more of the conversation could come here, that would be most welcome. I will say though that the amount of conversation it sparked just by merely existing is amazing.
Decesh is one of my favorites in the Hands To discography, and it's for that precise reason - the longer drone pieces that verge on almost melodic content. There's a similar track on Christage as well.
Quote from: New Forces on October 09, 2020, 10:01:54 PM
Decesh is one of my favorites in the Hands To discography, and it's for that precise reason - the longer drone pieces that verge on almost melodic content. There's a similar track on Christage as well.
Christage is a favorite of mine as well. And speaking of that Sound Of Pig trilogy, I think
Mose Wreck has a similar sidelong hypnotic piece, if I recall correctly. I'll have to revisit. Can't imagine I'll stumble upon these old BBP releases anytime soon, but good to know there's more of the "almost drone" thing that early on in the Hands To discography.
WORTH - Roosting In Death-Sized Horn CDR (Prose Nagge, 2020Some sinister backwoods witchery going on here. Swampy wet venomous spitting noise. Headless hens running amok, eyes spinning backwards, nails, frogs, altars, crazy sex and all that. A voodoo seance gone terribly wrong. Lunacy. He's more harsh than usual on this one, mr Van Gorder, and rather straight forward. The trademark bent and mishandled sounds are still present though, and as usual, it sounds as if he's trying to flush down all his gear in the toilet. Sluuuurp. One of this years highlights this far, no doubt. Also looking forward to the Oculus 2CD. Hope to see a new full length on vinyl soon though!
This afternoon I'm listening to all Pogrom and Budrūs records I have, you Liberal Cunts.
I've just one question: Where's Levas?
Quote from: New Forces on October 09, 2020, 05:51:40 PM
Yes, please post good "Noise Now Playing" reviews here, I can't stand to be on Facebook!
V/A PROSTHETICS CDSpastik Kommunikations
I tend to like releases with "proper covers". It can be professional, or DIY handmade etc. Yet there is charm in some of the cheap sleeves too. This CD was probably like this most of all to be cheap to produce and light weight to carry on tour. Being tour release, I guess big part of pressing just disappeared somewhere in hand of people who are barely involved in "scene" now?
I am forever fanboy of
Death Squad, and
Radiosonde is great too. When
Chaper 23 played in Lahti/Finland, his synth burned due wrong voltage, and he just played SP-303 (or 202) with sounds he prepared during week stay in Finland.
N.F.H./Green Army Fraction CDCathartic Process
Not often in my cd player, but it is really good one. At least feels like it now. Bigger line-up scratching and banging. No G.A.F. Style post-industrial/pe type things at all. Experimental, organic sounds mixed with synthetic tones. Good.
Oro!Oro!"Prarastos Žiemos" CDAutarkeia
another ambient/drone project I always kept in stock at the distribution, but never really talked with anyone who has paid attention to it. Until now one friend said he was just listening same artists as I was! Simple, slowly shifting waves of harmonic drones. One of the examples, that when you have taken something for granted - like Autarkaia putting out golden disc CD's of ambient items... and suddenly label stops... and year later feeling there could be
more of this type of things!
Der Manrz CDR.
Monotype (Jap)
3 track cd ep from 2006. Imagine mr. Government Alpha and Montage playing massive heavy crushing "power electronics", which is like Control meets... well, Government Alpha?! Dark and heavy bass loaded synth tones, multilayered, structured, yet also angle of harsh noise on it. Almost 15 years ago edition of 70 was done, mr. Ground Fault has one available via discogs for cheap price...
Hazard "Lech" CDMalignant
1996 BJNilsen works. Now he tends to do stuff under other names, but this first Hazard is really nice "hands on approach" feeling post-industrial / dark ambient. Should probably take closer look to his more recent TAPE DECAY release on Narcolepsia! I recall listening, but no other recollections...
After someone posted on Facebook "Noise playing now" group about
naj, I digged up the original copy of the pure disc I have. Really good stuff. Vastly better than I remembered.
I recall asking RRRon years ago how did the naj and other discs sell. He just concluded that those bands you know, sells well, those you don't know or remember, don't sell that well. Hah.. well, that's logical, of course, but knowing how most of unknown non-name pure releases rule, one could recommend to grab any of the titles you know nothing of.
Another amusing fact is that Sudden Infant "solothurn" was not sent to be CD on Pure. Joke told once he sent master to be tape on RRR, and then a bit later received bunch of royalty CD's. When you listen the tape, it is good - but somehow obvious that it was meant to be two sides of tape. not a "proper album".
Historically, the old pressings are great, since if you bought them back when they originally came out, some inserts were included in some copies. Very first ones may have some individually designed inserts, all had catalogue of discs that were available and discs that were upcoming. It is interesting to see all those names of releases that never happened. I suppose some guys never sent the masters. Some may have been just rejected.
Eric La Casa. "Air.Ratio" cd Sounds as if Chop Shop rusty hum would be longer fragments than they tend to be. La Casa collected during 3 years, 30 cuts of mechanical air ventilation systems. Each piece is really good. Absolutely essential!
Seed Mouth "Titanic" CD from 1996. Longest one, the opening track, really nice ambient with industrial flavor to it. The noisier tracks not so amazing. Worth of money for the first track alone. And what a "classy" 90's design, haha! Should not laugh, since I did quite some releases back in 90's that are definitely not eyecandy now...
Illusion Of Safety – In Opposition To Our Acceleration CDI have been such a fan of Illusion Safety, that I may blindly buy their items. Trusting it would be good. But I am not such fan that anything they do, would appeal to me. This CD has been long in my shelves, but I had no recollections how it was. Probably because after this listening session will happen what happened last time I listened this. It will be filed back, with no intent to return anytime soon. It has some good stuff here, but while some of the sounds, layering and ideas are good, the sound itself is the computer era. Or not necessary even all computer. It is early 2000's live gigs collected on CD. Some gigs are better than the others. Some could have been rejected. Now that there are 70+ minutes of material, there would have been possible to be more picky.
Some tracks even glitchy, or having these imperfections that could be good if they were raw imperfections, but.... not on this one. Maybe one day this will click in positive way, so not getting rid of it yet...
Both Excellent cd's and compositionally totally opposite.
outside all the industrial metal...
Moduretik - Jizvy Minulosti 2013 - I wasn't in the mood for this, but I tried it because of a recommendation. Listened to the entire thing. Really well done gothic, vintage, minimalist synth with a little Kraftwerk in the shadows. Maybe this is darkwave? Dark and engaging writing with a great, damp-cold-stone atmosphere. It's like walking back in time forty years. Is this guy well known in this style? He's good.
VA - Collection of Biologic Waste / Be Infected... 1997 - here's a tape compilation from the late 90's made available for free via bandcamp - I grabbed it for a never-heard Einleitungszeit track, but it ended up being a perfect follow up to Moduretik. Some styles fall outside my purview, but they're all done well to my ears. Again, thoroughly engaging. And it feels like listening to an old cassette comp. Morbid Fancy really grabbed my attention with "Sub Auspicis (Exclusive)", which sounds like something off Endvra's Dark is Light Enough album. Ľahká Múza reminded me of more crude, more experimental, less confined Lisa Gerrard. I don't know if that is it, either. Something very familiar about it.
two releases perfect for October and the season.
MO*TE / A FAIL ASSOCIATION - Fuck You That's Why C20 (Dada Drumming)
A little freebie from The American in Köln (thanks!!). The resurrected Mo*Te has been hit or miss for me. Hard to say where to place this. Two short very abrasive drone pieces, with humming electronics, deep tones writhing in a soup of crackle and crunch. Great sounding, but it isn't really given the chance to lead anywhere. The man's just getting warmed up and then it's over! But this is definitely Mo*Te in tip top form. Hope to hear longer works from him where he elaborates these ideas more.
AFA spends his ten minutes very well. Material from 2002, mixed in April 2020. Muddy meaty americanoise, with all the signs of a classic cut; blown out crunch, wild split channel crossfire outburts interrupted by sudden centered drilling, untamed feedback whipping all over the spectrum. Awesome from start to finish, but I think he has developed a thing more of his own today than he had back in 2002. This stuff never gets old though. Great wholesome entertainment! Nice little tape.
Quote from: Baglady on October 09, 2020, 11:06:54 PM
Quote from: New Forces on October 09, 2020, 10:01:54 PM
Decesh is one of my favorites in the Hands To discography, and it's for that precise reason - the longer drone pieces that verge on almost melodic content. There's a similar track on Christage as well.
Christage is a favorite of mine as well. And speaking of that Sound Of Pig trilogy, I think Mose Wreck has a similar sidelong hypnotic piece, if I recall correctly. I'll have to revisit. Can't imagine I'll stumble upon these old BBP releases anytime soon, but good to know there's more of the "almost drone" thing that early on in the Hands To discography.
WORTH - Roosting In Death-Sized Horn CDR (Prose Nagge, 2020
Some sinister backwoods witchery going on here. Swampy wet venomous spitting noise. Headless hens running amok, eyes spinning backwards, nails, frogs, altars, crazy sex and all that. A voodoo seance gone terribly wrong. Lunacy. He's more harsh than usual on this one, mr Van Gorder, and rather straight forward. The trademark bent and mishandled sounds are still present though, and as usual, it sounds as if he's trying to flush down all his gear in the toilet. Sluuuurp. One of this years highlights this far, no doubt. Also looking forward to the Oculus 2CD. Hope to see a new full length on vinyl soon though!
The label that put out the "Rough Music" box, Forced Nostalgia, has a bunch of early Hands To tapes (including the SOP releases) up digitally on their Bandcamp. The Nostalgie De La Boue blog also has a ton of (free!) official downloads of tapes that not even Jeph himself has the masters to.
Hands To - Oldage (C90, Big Body Parts, 1989) A sonic approximation of Pangaea splitting apart.
What the hell, Jeph. I seriously can't pin down a single sound on this nearly hour-and-a-half long tape. There are clangs, rumbles, and at times gorgeous ringing tones all buried under layer after layer of magnetic sediment (the tape was recorded using "ancient equipment" after all). But good luck properly identifying what exactly is happening.
"Subterfuge" is over 45 minutes of the previously mentioned sounds, eventually reaching levels of tape saturation that would make The Skaters cry.
The B-side is very similar in tone/structure, though the sound varies a bit over the four tracks. Of note is "Gamelon", a gorgeous piece of archaic "gongs" & "chimes".
This was one of my more sought-after HT tapes, and goddamn, it didn't disappoint.
For best results, play loudly inside your local crypt/mausoleum.
Anal Sadist - Austere (C?, Frank Booth Cassettes, 1989) Damn. Finally managed to track something down from this obscure-ass project. Definitely gonna need a few more listens to digest before I can speak on it further.
Having only been familiar with the project via the PHENOMENAL live performance on the Pain Factory DVD (featuring AMK!), I expected warped, sample-laden psychedelic stuff.
Instead, I was hit with repetitive, bass-heavy industrial noise.
The B-side is significantly more active, with all manner of scratchy tones riding loopy "beats".
A huge thank you has to go to Jim Haynes for getting this to me. Here's to hoping I can track down the Shotgun Head/Chaw tape soon.
The cover is a major dookie alert, so it won't be getting posted here.
AMK/GX - Two Mixed-Up Guys (C60, Banned Production, ????) Hey, this isn't AMK or GX at all! This is a killer compilation featuring Chop Shop, Speculum Fight, Con-Dom, Evil Moisture, Randy Greif, Gen Ken Montgomery, and Tadpole (in one of only two known recorded appearances!) reworking material from the Two ____ Guys series.
I swear that this comp was made specifically for me. Some all-time favourite projects all on one strand of magnetism.
Chop Shop's piece may be his most cut-up. Even moreso than Tension-Charge-Discharge.
Tadpole (occasional Sudden Infant associate) turns in a strange little synth-pop tune. Occasional GX crash-bang interjections cut through the mix. Like a female Pascal Comelade collabing with a car accident.
Con-Dom is nearly "ambient". Evil Moisture turns the fellas into tape spew. Speculum Fight's roomtone duets continues to blow my mind, Gen Ken messes with a couple of recorders. Randy Greif gets yelled at by a bus driver. I grin like an idiot.
A special shoutout MUST go to Elden M. for getting this into my grubby mitts (and for being the most exceedingly friendly guy this odd little subsect of sound has ever produced). Please, keep the man busy and grab something from him. He has a ton of rare stuff (including old ACL tapes) available for often excellent prices.
The Rita - Shark at Knife Pointe (Troniks)
I don't want to go into some in-depth review of the material as Chris Sienko has very well thought out notes and analysis. I want to more emphasize how this release has re-shaped some of my pre-conceived notions of The Rita's later material. I honestly hesitated to pick this up per my perception of a weight on "ballet and nylon stocking" based material. I think many of us feel, at least I am projecting my own previous perceptions that, Shark Rita = good and Ballet Rita = OK to bad.
I honestly grabbed this thinking, well at least I will have Milicent Patrick and Shark Knifing finally and everything else is bonus or whatever to, I can't believe I've written off so much material I could have been previously enjoying. Some of the transitions between "shark" material into "female body worship" is almost seamless and ties it all together for me. Especially from a release like Shooting Sharks into Dark Eyebrow Angled and THEN into what is now a new favorite of mine, Female Statuesque (Female Titans).
I think all of the styles represented in bite-sized pieces also helps immensely. This is a perfect overview of the artist's work and I'm enjoying it from start to finish which I truly didn't think I would when I made the purchase. This will have me revisiting some more recent materials I blindly skipped.
Side note: The recent U.S. Tour split tape material on Foul Prey combines all styles, past and present, well in my opinion.
*I tried to quickly search for that somewhat recent doc on Sam and his approach to source material / finding the right textures, but failed. If anyone knows what I'm referring to and can provide a link, much appreciated.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on October 14, 2020, 04:23:23 AM
*I tried to quickly search for that somewhat recent doc on Sam and his approach to source material / finding the right textures, but failed. If anyone knows what I'm referring to and can provide a link, much appreciated.
Film embedded here: https://www.bynwr.com/expressway-article/tights-worship (https://www.bynwr.com/expressway-article/tights-worship)
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on October 14, 2020, 04:23:23 AM
Ballet Rita = OK to bad.
I wonder how many people actually feel this way, as it's very much "judging a book by its cover" mentality vs. the fact that it's
The Rita and the sounds only become more obsessed as the aesthetic obsessions deepen.
Got me in the mood...
THE RITA - Living Dead Girl + O.C.D. C60 (self-released, 1998(?))
Not sure if I've heard every 1990's The Rita recording, but Living Dead Girl seems to me to be the first REALLY full on wallish recording of his. It's great! But O.C.D. is way more interesting to me. The wall tendencies are here, and there's plenty of ecstatic fullblown noise, but there's so much more to it. It strikes me now that this sounds alot like Treriksröset (which is a thought that comes full circle considering the bonus tape from the Magazine reissue). The same speaker membrane-bursting bloated bass and red iron-hot feedback, and the sudden weird detours. A varied half hour where he often lets some air in, and has the feedback run it's course and ring out, morphing and mating with the crackle and hum, only to break the calm again with renewed force. My favorite The Rita, I think.
very slight alterations to original fb post from a few weeks back
Kal – ornament&crime.ornamentasirnusikaltimas
Anyone remember the Lithuanian project naj? One of those PURE RRRecords revelations a la Rend or Zone Nord, coming out of nowhere and completely flooring my ass. Notice how only my ass is mentioned as it rare indeed that I encounter mention of the project. naj, I mean. naj was the principle, gathering together the combined geniuses of Darius Ciuta, Rolandas Cikanavičius and Algis Mielius. The former, Ciuta, I would take for the leader, one who is currently actively* engaged in tapping rich lines in the field recordist / microsound vein. There would definitely be shared airs between naj and the recent Ciuta as far as the very rough organic sounding materials in play. Shambolic at moments, and other moments pure genius, broken, broken down, shattered, clustered, austere, ranging far and wide, getting plenty dense with the layers of gnarled acoustic debris, always interesting, never repeating. This goes for the PURE disc, Resituation Smile, and the entire naj discog in general (what little of it the earholes have imbibed).
PURE issued another excellent naj-related disc in the name of Akala, aka Rolandas Cikanavičius. This one shares the rough organic tendencies of naj, but draws them out into often lush droning pastures to net a kind of industrial strength clunk and grumble through arid gloom chambers. The hulking corpse of heavy industries slowly rotting in distant vistas of corpulent rust.
Which leaves the never-to-be-PURE-realized Kal, courtesy Algis Mielius (with contributions from the other two naj-ers. um, sounds rude somehow). Organic grits deep sunk into sedate fields of viscous ambient drone, breathy shimmers carrying attentions into infinities of sweetest neverland. Sweetest neverland, at least, in comparison to naj. Direct comparison to naj might be found in the sharp metallic drone of the excellent Fixthemeteronthezeroposition, but with the metals dissolved in acrid pools of acid, osmotic vapor trails running along a lengthy piece of wire, dragging drear machine hum into implacable vistas of liquid gray. But wait, leave out the liquescent shades, let's come back to that wire, cuz it is apparently the principal sound-making implement involved. Draaaaag attention slowly along that narrowest protraction of malleable alloy. Dig into gritty organic kernels studded at uneven intervals along the full and not insignificant stretch. Discover in the many and not-to-be-remarked-upon cracks the barest smidget of noise proper, middling rickety sandpapery scratchings deliciously arching along the periphery, breaking down under oppressive bass-heavy pressures, snuffed into indistinct wafts of argentine gloom. At one point a slow-thudded rhythmic intrusion reminds the listener that the apparently free-floating drift is kept under latch and key. Immersive.
* when I say Ciuta is actively engaged, I mean like, Merzbow level. Check out his shit on archive dot org:
https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22darius%20ciuta%22
We're talking somewhere in the neighborhood of three (five?) hundred recordings, all I think made in a relatively short space of time. Plus there are all the other official Ciuta releases to be found on various legit labels.
Quote from: cr on October 10, 2020, 01:35:19 PM
This afternoon I'm listening to all Pogrom and Budrūs records I have, you Liberal Cunts.
I've just one question: Where's Levas?
I second this question! It's been years since he was regularly posting and about 3 years since there was consistent label activity.
He also had a 'zine, and he was supposed to be working on another issue? "Terror", wasn't that it?
Quote from: burdizzo on October 16, 2020, 04:53:27 PM
He also had a 'zine, and he was supposed to be working on another issue? "Terror", wasn't that it?
I think Terror was his - very good material (and he was kind enough to make the interviews available online as well). If he is working on another issue, that would be great news.
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on October 16, 2020, 06:51:26 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on October 16, 2020, 04:53:27 PM
He also had a 'zine, and he was supposed to be working on another issue? "Terror", wasn't that it?
I think Terror was his - very good material (and he was kind enough to make the interviews available online as well). If he is working on another issue, that would be great news.
He certainly WAS - a few years ago. He had reviews and at least a couple of interviews completed (one with TxPxR, if I remember right), but it seems he's 'gone to ground', and the third issue of "Terror" will most likely end up not happening at this stage.
Quote from: burdizzo on October 16, 2020, 10:33:51 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on October 16, 2020, 06:51:26 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on October 16, 2020, 04:53:27 PM
He also had a 'zine, and he was supposed to be working on another issue? "Terror", wasn't that it?
I think Terror was his - very good material (and he was kind enough to make the interviews available online as well). If he is working on another issue, that would be great news.
He certainly WAS - a few years ago. He had reviews and at least a couple of interviews completed (one with TxPxR, if I remember right), but it seems he's 'gone to ground', and the third issue of "Terror" will most likely end up not happening at this stage.
That's a shame, as his zine had a nice blend of big names and totally unknown projects. Hopefully he will reboot it someday. I don't remember seeing a second issue, though. Who was interviewed in it?
Issue #2 was dated 2012 (Jesus - was it THAT long ago?!!), and featured IRM, Sick Seed, Jake Vida, Slogun, Dieter Muh, Barrikad, Mikko Aspa, and Impulsy Stetoskopu. In fact, isn't that last name another that's faded away without completing an on-going project (namely 'The Encyclopaedia Of Industrial Music')??
Quote from: burdizzo on October 16, 2020, 11:39:55 PM
Issue #2 was dated 2012 (Jesus - was it THAT long ago?!!), and featured IRM, Sick Seed, Jake Vida, Slogun, Dieter Muh, Barrikad, Mikko Aspa, and Impulsy Stetoskopu. In fact, isn't that last name another that's faded away without completing an on-going project (namely 'The Encyclopaedia Of Industrial Music')??
Thanks, some of those would be really interesting to read. I will have to hunt down a copy.
MATTIAS GUSTAFSSON - Frusen Musik CD (Careful Catalog, 2019)
Listening to some of Mattias' records remind of my teenage years when I regularly suffered from heavy migraine. No matter how I isolated myself (locked myself up in the most quiet and remote part of the house, turned out the lights and covered my ears and eyes), it didn't help. Gradually I started to hear more and more sounds, as if my brain little by little amplified every real and imagined sound that went on in our home. Unintelligable noise from radios and tvs, dripping sounds from pipes and taps, buzzing electricity, wood creaking etc. Each and every sound slowly getting louder and louder, moving closer and closer. Like being stuck and strapped in an audial gallery of intrusive sounds. Several Altar Of Flies recordings have the same affect on me, but thankfully without the migraine. Frusen Musik falls into this category as well, and it's one of his very best albums to date, I think. It has this slow and slightly intoxicated trot to it, which many of his more erie records have, but rarely as perfectly paced as this one. Beautiful packaging too.
Quote from: Baglady on October 17, 2020, 11:20:46 PM
MATTIAS GUSTAFSSON - Frusen Musik CD (Careful Catalog, 2019)
Listening to some of Mattias' records remind of my teenage years when I regularly suffered from heavy migraine. No matter how I isolated myself (locked myself up in the most quiet and remote part of the house, turned out the lights and covered my ears and eyes), it didn't help. Gradually I started to hear more and more sounds, as if my brain little by little amplified every real and imagined sound that went on in our home. Unintelligable noise from radios and tvs, dripping sounds from pipes and taps, buzzing electricity, wood creaking etc. Each and every sound slowly getting louder and louder, moving closer and closer. Like being stuck and strapped in an audial gallery of intrusive sounds. Several Altar Of Flies recordings have the same affect on me, but thankfully without the migraine. Frusen Musik falls into this category as well, and it's one of his very best albums to date, I think. It has this slow and slightly intoxicated trot to it, which many of his more erie records have, but rarely as perfectly paced as this one. Beautiful packaging too.
Have been listening to this one a lot lately. Don't think I've heard anything he's done that I haven't enjoyed immensely but this is for sure a standout.
Quote from: accidental on October 18, 2020, 03:42:12 PM
I havent heard anything else be Tietchens and PGR really. What does it sound like? Recommendations? I saw Tietchens live around 2004 i think, and i didn't like it. So i never bothered to check him out. But i guess his early stuff might be alot different? That last track from 1991 does not make me very curious about PGR. But the LP on RRR maybe is different? I haven't heard Thessalonians either...
There's a Tietchens thread, and I thought maybe freakanimal started a PGR thread. Some good collaborations.
Putrefier - Pray For Fire (7", Birthbiter, 1992)
Finally digging into this nasty little slab after waiting months for it to arrive (from Montreal, at that). Disclaimer: It's REAL good.
The title track is a Broken Flag-esque piece of Power Electronics, with that unmistakable Durgan whine riding high above the festivities. Metal is scraped, stereo fields are messed with, and Tony Di Franco sneaks in to do something. Is that his drum machine?
Having only heard Body Hole (Meat Rack) via the sub-par YouTube rip, I'd always assumed that it was an unprocessed factory recording. I can definitely hear manipulation/human interaction happening on this listen, though.
I really need to track down some more Putrefier works. Industrial Recollections did a reissue of the Cog Dominance tape a few years back. Let's hope that these recordings finally get some wider recognition.
S•Core - Morbid Moppets (C46, Afflict Records/Trinity Production, 1986)
Your favourite noise dude's favourite noise dude.
I often think of Yutaka Tanaka as THE quintessential experimental musician. Ever-evolving, never afraid to change his sound up (often from track-to-track), yet always unmistakably sounding like S•Core.
This tape serves up five VERY different slabs of industrial nastiness, starting with "The Afterimage", a sidelong slowburn of scraped metal, singing bowls, and gut-rumbling sub bass.
The B-side diverts into the beatshit side of things, especially with the near-EBM of "Reddish-Black". The exception is "Sutra", nearly twelve minutes of DEEP, frigid drones.
Unfortunately, Tanaka has all but disappeared from the scene over the last two decades, though there have been talks of recent correspondence from a select few. Frequent enough Star Wars conventions, and you may come across the man in his natural habitat.
C.C.C.C. - Amplified Crystal II (C90, Endorphine Factory, 1993)
C.C.C.C.'s Ummagumma?
A-side is a nearly 45 minute remix of the original Amplified Crystal LP by Akifumi Nakajima. My favourite recording from the Control Center. Aube's touch really opens the mix up and allows for some of the more buried tones to shine.
The B-side is a different monster entirely. Each member gets their own solo track, before ending in a gorgeous full-group flare up.
Hiroshi's piece sounds like Astro, Kosakai's track is definitely not an Alvin Lucier cover, Mayuko's is all beautiful electronic screech n' wash, not too dissimilar from the much later Lunisolar CD, and secret weapon Nagakubo's "Phallus" is a throbber.
SHREDDED NERVE - Acts Of Betrayal CD (Chondritic Sound, 2020)
The only thing I had heard of Shredded Nerve prior to this was a 7" from 2014. I barely have any memory of how it sounds, just that I thought it was allright but nothing special or original. Just... tape noise. Six years on and he has definitely worked out something of his own. A fusion of all eras of industrial and some very jagged oil-soaked tactile mechanical noise. And the (at least initially) odd acoustic number ("Meridian") bringing Organum, Metgumbnerbone and whathaveyou to mind. But I digress, this is mostly strange, loud and unsafe machinery. He's partially tiptoeing into Worth territory here, while dragging a sack of his own props and tools behind him, refurnishing, fucking up the scenery. Molding and melting all this into something coherent and comprehensive (well...), Impressive! It's alot to digest, but that is a good thing. Exactly the sort of noise I feel there is too little of right now. Great disc!
RYAN BLOOMER - In Response To A Threat C40 (Harsh Head Rituals, 2010)
Much like his other tapes from this period, part of In Response... is a slideshow of different textures, feedback, acoustic hammering, bloated crackling drool, huge cavernous echoes etc, all loaded with muscle-snapping tension. It's as if he has picked apart some large multilayered composition and placed all the ingredients in a straight line, with the occasional hissing pause inbetween here and there, examining and highlighting them one by one. He's great at this, bringing everything out of the sounds he uses or produces. Steroids straight into the 4-track. The flipside sees him more patiently (as in violent yet restrained) knead and stir the shit out of some colon-fluttering bass-heavy torrent, adding some seriously fontanelle-tickling feedback to the mix. He soon puts the lid on though and keeps it that way, hinting at the shitstorm whipped up inside. It boils, foams, smells worse and worse and then it's all over. Masterclass cooking.
DEAD BODY LOVE - Emetic C40 (Labyrinth, 1997)
After enjoying the great new reissue of Low-Fi Power Carnage I felt like revisiting some other old DBLs. What strikes me straight away is how much more focused LFPC feels compared to most of his later works. Each of the four tracks deal with a particular sound or texture and sticks with it. He kept the crumbling he perfected on LFPC throughout his good period though, but became more restless in his performance. That restlessness spawned some great stuff, such as Emetic, which I've grown to love even more. Driven by gravelly heavy chewing loops, it rolls forward like a damn tank in a crossfire of feedback and searing mid-frequency spatter. Can't help but think this change for the more hectic style of his came about by hearing and correspondibg with certain Pennsylvanian lunatics.
And on another note. Dead Body Love is such a big name, but how long was his good period? Three years, maybe four?
Immortalist - Confinement EP
(Digital, Breathing Problem Productions, 2018)
"Breakcore, Industrial, Power Electronics, say what?" Seeing this one appear made me smile, Breakcore on a Power Electronics label, that must be something...and it is, but also isn't. Equally I had some doubts, seeing 3 remixes on anything especially a short EP is rarely a great sign of quality.
Ranging through a vast spectrum of electronic styles this EP offers a lot of variety, but lacks the uniformity I like to hear on a release like this which seems to be more stylized than your general electronic dance release, going off on the artwork. Yes, don't expect an all-out industrial breakcore hell on this one, although it wouldn't sit strange on a Praxis or DHR. We start off with a track reminisced of the all-mighty Bomb20, maybe a little more restrained but great stuff - raw, gritty and powerful. Cristoph de Babalon is next. Well, not really (at least I think so), but it does sound like him. The yet relaxed yet complex drum programming with the sharp junglist reverb overdrive sound sounds exactly the way he does, add the powerful emotions and this one hits deep.
But then it becomes difficult. Bedrock is a more vague industrial experiment that sounds sort of okay, but it doesn't add anything nor is it in-line with any of the previous tracks. And the three remixes, ai ai ai, again nothing really bad with an early acid house remix for the office slaves, a psytrance remix for the cybergoths and a gabber remix for the crazy bald dude, but it doesn't add anything to the EP as a whole. And I even like the last track, however it also feels underwhelming, I mean yeesh dude crank up that distortion for fuck sake, or go listen to Mono-Anime some bit more.
I might sound negative now, but I don't think I am, just more confused than anything. A little more red-lining or overall arching theme would improve the quality by a lot. Style follows function, so if you style your releases, at least make it also functional ha! Still interested in that 2019 release though, well, you know what's on the playlist next!
Quote from: W.K. on October 25, 2020, 02:29:37 PM
Cristoph de Babalon is next. Well, not really (at least I think so), but it does sound like him. The yet relaxed yet complex drum programming with the sharp junglist reverb overdrive sound sounds exactly the way he does, add the powerful emotions and this one hits deep.
Shit man, stuff that hits like Babalon is so hard to find. "If You're Into it, I'm Out Of It" is an absolute classic. Unfortunately so much DnB/Jungle is ruined by dreadful samples and the ever-pervasive stench of weed. Haven't heard this one yet but I'm gonna have to with that description.
Been listening a lot to the recent batch from Bacteria Field. Quality artwork across the board. Nice to see some colours!
Worth - Gone Down Great as was expected. Quite different from the Blinder LP which is my main point of reference in his discography. Less spastic, more heavy slabs of noise with longer modulations and strange, sudden drops and changes. Tasty!
Women of the SS - Femme SS FataleMy first listen to this project. Very charming! Curious hazy steamtrain atmospheres with hot voice-overs.
Hermann Kopp – Electric This one is gonna look nice on the shelves, but I dont think its gonna get played very often. I enjoy his work in movies, but this one didn't work for me. Would have been much better without the lyrics.
Quote from: TS on October 25, 2020, 02:59:09 PM
Quote from: W.K. on October 25, 2020, 02:29:37 PM
Cristoph de Babalon is next. Well, not really (at least I think so), but it does sound like him. The yet relaxed yet complex drum programming with the sharp junglist reverb overdrive sound sounds exactly the way he does, add the powerful emotions and this one hits deep.
Shit man, stuff that hits like Babalon is so hard to find. "If You're Into it, I'm Out Of It" is an absolute classic. Haven't heard this one yet but I'm gonna have to with that description.
Absolutely! Also see he has a new one out, we are getting spoiled this year! (https://christophdebabalon.bandcamp.com/album/recurring-horrors)
QuoteUnfortunately so much DnB/Jungle is ruined by dreadful samples and the ever-pervasive stench of weed.
Jungle unfortunately yes, DnB is okay if you are looking for the right stuff. Anyway I agree, can't get any more boring than talking about weed, no one cares bruv, leave the chatter!
Purgate - Elemental (LP, Aufnahme + Wiedergabe, 2020)Most powerful release I've heard this year, although I'm afraid it will fly over most harsh heads. Where Samuel Kerridge left his more aggressive side to go in a softer, more technical direction, Purgate picks up the hate up with utmost success. A enormous pit of darkness; gritty noises, grinding basses, colossal sub-bass and seeding electronics. Mind you, the thumping techno beats and even somewhat reminisced of a melodic structure is still here, but somewhere, in the background, trying not to get drowned in the pit of...Pain. Hate. Filth. Regret. This records wants to puke itself out and I love it.
BURNTABLE - s/t C40 (Nekorekords, 2012)
Came to think of this old tape the other day and felt like playing it. Found it an hour later in the bottom of a big paper bag filled unsellable crap tapes. No idea how it got there. Very loud (without really trying to be loud) south korean noise. Ripping feedback, machinery going amuk, a strange mix of rusty old mundane objects and electronics buzzing and jarring. All this in a just perfect roomy sound that works so well with all this trashy toolshed racket. A slow yet menacing restrained pace, tons of tension. Imagine a more freeform version of Ochu's Unproduktiw LP colliding with The New Blockaders' Simphonie In X Major and you'll somewhat get the idea. Maybe a splash of later Mania as well on side b, with all that choking deep bass swallowing everything else now and then. These namedrops still fall short though. There's not much like this! Wish there was more to hear from this quintet (!), but I guess I'll have to settle with this very unassuming and underappreciated little thing.
Knurl - Initial Shock CD - sounds incredible, had not heard this before picking up the CD last week. Really interesting to hear how ahead of his time he was 26 years ago, and how consistent his output has been. Highest possible recommendation for this reissue! Will have to drag out my laptop so I can watch the footage as I don't have a DVD player....
Agoraphobic Nosebleed remixes from PCP Tornado and Altered States - these are fucking great. So weird. I dig the output of the band up until about..... 2007ish give or take, but these are the high point.
Merzbow - Amlux - really nice record I've overlooked from the digital era. Was a great listen.
Mistletoe - Gestas & Dermas CDr (Small Mercies 2020)
This project never ceases to surprise me. Starting off as raw black metal akin to the earlier one-man acts (but with a style unique in it's approach enough to separate them) Mistletoe is now a bleak, monophonic synth-driven Death Industrial entity that would fit well within the Slaughter catalog but like the Black Metal era of the project, doesn't come off as derivative. This is Mistletoe's first full-length album at 66 minutes and remains quite the journey through out.
Tortured, reverb-soaked vocals accompany claustrophobic rudimentary synth drones. What I like best about this album is the consistency of it's thematic elements. There are 13 tracks but most are past of a sequence (being labeled I, II and so forth). These tracks don't follow each other but when the next track in a series that was three tracks before picks up, any crescendos or lingering atmospheres left behind pick up and continue to evolve.
Some tracks are a little long and repetitive but this album doesn't want to impress, an intense and highly satisfying experience. The CD was limited to 44, there may have been a repress in the 10s but who knows? Someone will upload a bad rip to YouTube eventually.
Chazev - Katatonia (CD, Narcolepsia)
One of my favourite reissues of 2020. Hypnotic industrial soundscapes with a decent amount of grittiness, not particularly harsh but not particularly un-harsh either (far away from the dreaded dark ambient-trap in other words, where a lot of industrial soundscapes seem to end up eventually). Great variety throughout. No bit overstays its welcome and it's a perfect accompaniment to reading some Dalkey Archive Press anti-novels. On the under-appreciated label Narcolepsia.
Grunt - Spiritual Eugenics (2LP/2CD, Freak Animal)
It's a bit too early to say whether this is the crowning achievement of Grunt so far but it is without a doubt the best material for... at least ten years. It's a very exciting album to listen to since every track has its own character - some favouring harshness, some favouring inventiveness - and perhaps the best sign of all: even after 4 sides of listening you still wouldn't mind another couple of sides. I think a lot of listeners who wouldn't normally be interested in power electronics would be wise to check this out. With that said this is probably the best power electronics album of 2020 for me.
K-Group – SERIES 4 (Knotwilg)
Drone perfection. Incredibly warm, organic, with the perfect hint of industrial clang. There are 10 distinct tracks on the album and I've managed to lose myself in each one when I listen to this record. A high-point so far this year.
Quote from: New Forces on October 29, 2020, 10:11:55 PM
K-Group – SERIES 4 (Knotwilg)
Drone perfection. Incredibly warm, organic, with the perfect hint of industrial clang. There are 10 distinct tracks on the album and I've managed to lose myself in each one when I listen to this record. A high-point so far this year.
Very good record indeed! Bought it more than a month ago but hadn't played it until now. I need to pick up the 1997 CD on Corpus Hermeticum, and revisit some other old New Zealand drone in the meantime, such as the Le Jazz Non compilation on said label, which was my introduction to the whole thing. Oh, and the Handful Of Dust CDs...
Quote from: TordonLjud on October 29, 2020, 07:59:41 PM
Chazev - Katatonia (CD, Narcolepsia)
One of my favourite reissues of 2020. Hypnotic industrial soundscapes with a decent amount of grittiness, not particularly harsh but not particularly un-harsh either (far away from the dreaded dark ambient-trap in other words, where a lot of industrial soundscapes seem to end up eventually). Great variety throughout. No bit overstays its welcome and it's a perfect accompaniment to reading some Dalkey Archive Press anti-novels. On the under-appreciated label Narcolepsia.
Great album indeed. Needs way more exposure!
Quote from: Baglady on October 20, 2020, 10:08:39 PM
SHREDDED NERVE - Acts Of Betrayal CD (Chondritic Sound, 2020)
The only thing I had heard of Shredded Nerve prior to this was a 7" from 2014. I barely have any memory of how it sounds, just that I thought it was allright but nothing special or original. Just... tape noise. Six years on and he has definitely worked out something of his own. A fusion of all eras of industrial and some very jagged oil-soaked tactile mechanical noise. And the (at least initially) odd acoustic number ("Meridian") bringing Organum, Metgumbnerbone and whathaveyou to mind. But I digress, this is mostly strange, loud and unsafe machinery. He's partially tiptoeing into Worth territory here, while dragging a sack of his own props and tools behind him, refurnishing, fucking up the scenery. Molding and melting all this into something coherent and comprehensive (well...), Impressive! It's alot to digest, but that is a good thing. Exactly the sort of noise I feel there is too little of right now. Great disc!
I listened to this on repeat last night and can't agree more. It really is such a dense album that's overwhelming in the best possible sense.
For some of Justin's older work, I was always partial to this one https://norentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shredded-nerve-nrr34 (https://norentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shredded-nerve-nrr34) with the LP on Chondritic being a close second. Definitely a different beast than the CD but still a favorite.
Somewhat copied n pasted from the Noise Now Playing FB group...need to make more effort to post here. While a large number of other threads have descended into utter tedium, I still value this one.
Worth - Gone Down tape (Bacteria Field, 2020)
Sheppard's Crook Holds Mind Barred, which takes up the first side occupies a similar space to the beginning of Hidden in Christ, never a bad thing. Hideous industrial ambience that grows in intensity, not a world away from recent Skin Crime in slow moving creeper mode, but quicker paced, colder and more prone to outbursts of violence. Flesh of Fire on the flip is noisier, sprawling and pretty wild - more typical of what I've come to expect from Worth. Things get particularly tasty from around the halfway mark - drilling feedback textures and obliterated voices giving way to more junk orientated sounds. Played this three times on repeat, can see this becoming one of my favourite Worth releases. Oculus up next...
Adorama - s/t tape (I Am Elegant, 2020)
Chrome tape, oversized packaging, odd inserts that are making me miss my local Asian restaurants, the usual quality you'd already expect from I Am Elegant. This one reeks of peak Dead Body Love, albeit a slightlier airier, less dense take that is very much doing its own thing. Slow moving crunch, that isn't overly harsh or punchy and instead is more concerned with (bad) mood. Occasional almost rhythmic elements from churning loops. Even the upfront, vaguely annoying chattering electronics of the second track wouldn't sound out of place on mid 90s DBL, although they'd of course be barely peaking through a thick layer of crunch. GREAT tape.
Knurl - Initial Shock (CD + DVD, Absurd Exposition)
I wondered fairly recently where all the Knurl reissues are and suddenly here is one and what a reissue it is! I have yet to listen to the DVD: 3 hours, so that is a solid weekend project. But having listened to the CD my immediate thoughts are maybe less about the actual material on this CD (impressive physical harsh noise, of course) and instead how consistently impressive Knurl has been (and still manages to be). There are not many projects which epitomizes the tag "long running harsh noise project, consistently high quality, but severely underrated" quite as well as Knurl. (Obviously you have to mention Government Alpha and perhaps Guilty Connector in the same breath.) I do have quite a bit of Knurl releases in my shelves but there are really no good reasons not to get more. Lastly, a mention for the label and those involved for the effort going into materializing this reissue.
TED BYRNES - Formula CS (Lake Shark Harsh Noise, 2020)
Given the context of this being released on LSHN, some the sounds here initially reminded me of those of certain works by THE RITA - rumbling friction of contact mics on nylon, contact mics (and/or knives) dredging watery depths, etc., but these eventually give way to barreling sounds that conjure up the desired images of Formula One cars idling, engines crackling (and/or cackling), sputtering as they prepare to hit the track in full precision force at top speed. The "solo acoustic percussion" that Ted Byrnes defines his work as has never sounded more "electronic" than what is presented on the B-side - that description should not betray the material's authenticity, however, as its "purpose" has perhaps never been more fully realized than in these perfect emulations of short stroke engines. Compare the sounds to DAMION ROMERO's "Idle" [recording of a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner idling in the driveway] and one would be hard pressed to say there is any difference between the "natural" sounds presented on both releases. The liner notes to "Idling¹", a release by Byrnes and Sam McKinlay collaborative project CACKLE CAR, state "The physicality and visceral nature of rapid percussion sampled and interpreted with analog overdriven gate and bias fuzz effects. The resulting textural sound resembles an idling top fuel dragster engine" - an effect achieved by RITA-izing Byrnes' percussion. Here on "Formula" the desired outcome is attained without electronic aid, and that speaks volumes to Ted's ability and intent. After running a comparison to "Idling¹", I immediately put this tape back on and found that whatever "other" sounds I had been hearing upon first listen simply did not exist and were likely a result of my own bias and/or preconceptions. Hearing "something else" is easy to do with contextless noise, but no context is lacking here. This is streamlined in such a profound way that it can be nothing other than Ted Byrnes' "Formula". Recommended listening.
Quote from: TordonLjud on November 02, 2020, 09:37:48 PM
Knurl - Initial Shock (CD + DVD, Absurd Exposition)
I wondered fairly recently where all the Knurl reissues are and suddenly here is one and what a reissue it is! I have yet to listen to the DVD: 3 hours, so that is a solid weekend project. But having listened to the CD my immediate thoughts are maybe less about the actual material on this CD (impressive physical harsh noise, of course) and instead how consistently impressive Knurl has been (and still manages to be). There are not many projects which epitomizes the tag "long running harsh noise project, consistently high quality, but severely underrated" quite as well as Knurl. (Obviously you have to mention Government Alpha and perhaps Guilty Connector in the same breath.) I do have quite a bit of Knurl releases in my shelves but there are really no good reasons not to get more. Lastly, a mention for the label and those involved for the effort going into materializing this reissue.
Those other early Knurl tapes are still criminally unavailable and I did have a brief thought to abandon the idea of a single CD reissue and do a box of many instead, but alas, here we are.
Copies of the CD+DVD still available from the source!
Quote from: [MBD] on October 28, 2020, 04:07:34 PM
Mistletoe - Gestas & Dermas CDr (Small Mercies 2020)
This project never ceases to surprise me. Starting off as raw black metal akin to the earlier one-man acts (but with a style unique in it's approach enough to separate them) Mistletoe is now a bleak, monophonic synth-driven Death Industrial entity that would fit well within the Slaughter catalog but like the Black Metal era of the project, doesn't come off as derivative. This is Mistletoe's first full-length album at 66 minutes and remains quite the journey through out.
Tortured, reverb-soaked vocals accompany claustrophobic rudimentary synth drones. What I like best about this album is the consistency of it's thematic elements. There are 13 tracks but most are past of a sequence (being labeled I, II and so forth). These tracks don't follow each other but when the next track in a series that was three tracks before picks up, any crescendos or lingering atmospheres left behind pick up and continue to evolve.
Some tracks are a little long and repetitive but this album doesn't want to impress, an intense and highly satisfying experience. The CD was limited to 44, there may have been a repress in the 10s but who knows? Someone will upload a bad rip to YouTube eventually.
One of the best releases I've heard this year for sure, wish more folks were talking about it but guess the limited number of them existing has something to do with that.
I don't have any concrete details yet, but more Mistletoe is on the horizon for the (hopefully) not too distant future.
https://outsiderart.bandcamp.com/album/calcified-stolen-time
Plague Mother - Calcified Stolen Time
Not much to say about this other than that it is really hitting the spot after a few weeks away from noise (autumn puts me in more of a black metal mood). Insert any number of clichéd noise fan onomatopoeia here - crunching, dense, ripping. It's a hot meal on a cold day.
The tape is currently available from Outsider Art, my favourite active UK noise label and general good egg.
THE HATERS - Untitled Title Shots CD (Noisopoly, 2002)
Saw this listed in someones wantlist today and realized I haven't listened to it in years. Three tracks made using that wrestling belt. Starting out is a lengthy, slowly squirming, loud, drilling drone. Along the way, little tones, ambiences (and is that a rhythmic sound hidden in the midst?) discreetly emerge. Wouldn't have been out of place on Radiosonde's Somnambul. Simple and very captivating. Middle track flaps, swells, sqeaks, mutates and clones itself. Distorted delayed waves of... well, the belt belting the belt I guess?, stung by nails of feedback throughout. Feels somewhat tame, but I blame the utterly brilliant and transfixing opening track. Closing the disc is yet another lobotomizer of a drone piece. Similar to the first track, but even better. Highpitched needle work right onto the brain, and what sounds like an idling moped made out of cardboard, burping carelessly way too close. Almost nauseating when played loud in headphones. A fine disc, and one of the more finely tuned and careful The Haters albums.
TAKUMI AKAISHI - Memória LP (Art Into Life, 2019)
Eight tracks of broken brittle folky drone. Recorded using hurdy gurdy, tube amp and tapes, this record lands somewhere inbetween Nico circa Marble Index/Desertshore and some random outsider basement freak at any point in history. It sounds like something Wire might go nuts about without that being the artist's intent, if you know whatI mean. Beautiful beautiful stuff.
HUMECTANT INTERRUPTION / MO•TE - Rest Stop Entrapment C30 (Uncut, 1998)
Humectant Interruption with sounds from Mo•Te and vice versa. I have a soft spot for older artists like Humectant Interruption and that whole semi-forgotten segment. Despite being rather prolific in their day, fate somehow decided there will not be any "screams for reissues", no deep-diving retrospectives in zines or raving forum posts. In the case of some artists, it's a mystery, in other cases it's understandable. As for Humectant, I can see why, but I still argue he's unfairly forgotten. This piece here, where he uses sounds from MoTe, is a good example. High voltage tension, loaded with snapping crackle and darting feedback. It moves forward with great effort, as if it's trying to break loose, but to no avail, which gives the piece momentum throughout. Besides this, the only other thing from Humectant I've heard is yet another old collaboration, with Crank Sturgeon. Just as great! I need more... also, apparently Joel was 18 when he recorded this, which means he must have been 16 when he started Spite. Yikes...
Mo•Te on the other hand has gained some well deserved attention the last few years. I was going to write that this is a rather untypical Mo•Te piece, but then what is typical for him? They're all different, his works. Always inventive in one way or another. His part of this collaborative split relies much on warm pulsating drones which comes and goes, and an almost industrial feel to the assembly as a whole; mechanical sounds, saturated junk bashing, paper-thin mic scrapings and feedback, all claiming their own space rather than being melted together in a huge cannon blast. I think I dare call it odd even by Mo•Te standards. Great tape!
Heat Signature - Altered States of Warfare CD (Found Remains)
Comes in hot and doesn't let up. Psychedelic in terms of pure sensory overload. Blownout production with depth; plenty of "crowdpleasing moments" as massive bass rumbles thunder up through the chaos. There's a grindcore sensibility to Heat Signature that I always come back to; not a second of ambience, just pure force. Hard to pick a favorite track, but Mind Control Map is an early contender.
The Gerogerigegege - Tokyo Anal Dynamite Singles Collection CD (Vis a Vis Audio Arts)
Noisecore psychosis end to end. None of the field recordings, strange ambience, and found sound that make up the last few releases (sans the BANGER of a secret track) If you're a Gero fan, this is essential. Wreck of Rock and Roll Former Self stands out as such a fucking ASSPOUNDER but yea this whole thing rips, get fisted.
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Dead Body Love - Low Fi Power Carnage
Secular Identity - Holding Hands
Pogrom – Degančios Suros CD - Unrest Prod, 2014 - haven't heard this one in a while and goddamn what a pleasure it was to revisit. Such a gloomy power electronics record. I don't think I can give a proper description as I listened to it a few days ago, but the best comparison I can think of is Con-Dom. Like Con-Dom nothing is normal or run-of-the-mill about this. Although this review is a poor one, I can't recommend this album enough.
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Pogrom – Degančios Suros CD - Unrest Prod, 2014 - haven't heard this one in a while and goddamn what a pleasure it was to revisit. Such a gloomy power electronics record. I don't think I can give a proper description as I listened to it a few days ago, but the best comparison I can think of is Con-Dom. Like Con-Dom nothing is normal or run-of-the-mill about this. Although this review is a poor one, I can't recommend this album enough.
That's strange timing, I dug the tape of this out for the first time in ages this week. Great album.
Speaking of other projects that sound like Con-Dom in the sense that they stand out in terms of pure power, I finally got around to listening to the first tape of Human Larvae's '15 years' live release. It's a ripper. The standout elements for me so far on this one are the vocals, fucking fantastic.
Took out INCAPACITANTS - Pariah Tapes 5CD (Freak Animal, 2006) for a runthrough this weekend. As usual I feel like everyone else could just quit noise and we'd still be good. Such a pioneer, the good Mikawa. Vivenza-like metal works, guitar maltreatment, dense grainy static explorations, electronic psychouts, and of course the seeds that later sprung into bloom when Kosakai joined. But it's still almost shocking how mapped out that signature noise of theirs was from the start. I find it hard to grasp Eternal Paralysis was recorded in 1981. Not only does it sound extreme even by today's measures, it also sound perfectly fulfilled and fully realized. Nothing is missing, no loose ends. "Eternal Paralysis Pt. 3" is particularly perfect. An ecstatic ripping and absolutely bonkers YET focused piece of noise. Some of the best noise ever recorded really. This whole set is fucking eye watering.
It's mentioned on the sleeve that this is "first edition". Given the pricetag today, it might be time for a repress?
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Took out INCAPACITANTS - Pariah Tapes 5CD (Freak Animal, 2006) for a runthrough this weekend. As usual I feel like everyone else could just quit noise and we'd still be good. Such a pioneer, the good Mikawa. Vivenza-like metal works, guitar maltreatment, dense grainy static explorations, electronic psychouts, and of course the seeds that later sprung into bloom when Kosakai joined. But it's still almost shocking how mapped out that signature noise of theirs was from the start. I find it hard to grasp Eternal Paralysis was recorded in 1981. Not only does it sound extreme even by today's measures, it also sound perfectly fulfilled and fully realized. Nothing is missing, no loose ends. "Eternal Paralysis Pt. 3" is particularly perfect. An ecstatic ripping and absolutely bonkers YET focused piece of noise. Some of the best noise ever recorded really. This whole set is fucking eye watering.
It's mentioned on the sleeve that this is "first edition". Given the pricetag today, it might be time for a repress?
Years ago I had the chance to pick up this boxset at Hospital for a song and I bought something else instead. still kicking myself in the ass for that one.
Golem Of Gore - partial discography
Blasting goregrind, in the vein of LDOH. A bit more going on than later LDOH stuff though so it's slightly a more attentive listen. Best goregrind I've heard in awhile anyway.
Meatal Ulcer - partial discography
Same as above but Australian this time. Older stuff is better and lacks the comedy element.
Algor Mortis - Interrupted Decomposition
Raw noise/industrial focused on necrophilia, corpse abuse etc. Rough stuff but great.
Murder Corporation - A Moment In Flesh
Classic Slaughter Prod grease and perversion
Strict - Impulsion
One of the greats
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Strict - Impulsion
One of the greats
Incidentally, I just pulled out "Kiss" today for the first time in ages.
Quote from: FallOfNature on November 24, 2020, 03:15:48 AM
Golem Of Gore - partial discography
Blasting goregrind, in the vein of LDOH. A bit more going on than later LDOH stuff though so it's slightly a more attentive listen. Best goregrind I've heard in awhile anyway.
Meatal Ulcer - partial discography
Same as above but Australian this time. Older stuff is better and lacks the comedy element.
I just happened to download that Meatal Ulcer discography last night and they really nail the vocals effects. Having trouble finding a Golem of Gore discography on Bandcamp, any links or physical release only right now?
here's a link to it on discogs, couple copies available:
https://www.discogs.com/Golem-Of-Gore-Stages-Of-Human-Decomposition-STAGE-ONE-AUTOLYSIS-The-Fresh-Stage-Collection-/master/1804467
*misread your post, but hey maybe of interest..!
Shredded Nerve - Acts of Betrayal CD
I like wild chaotic Japanese style harsh noise and on the other side of the spectrum carefully structured layers of sound textures. This record falls nicely into the 2nd category. Al the tracks build up slowly but convincingly and the whole album has a consistent feeling with all the pieces flowing into each other naturally. No surprises in the sound material used but the way the whole album is crafted makes it a great listen and it was on repeat in my car for the last couple of days. As it was my introduction by this act I will need to check out some of the older stuff.
Veprisuicida – Chinese Meat CD
Bought this a while ago. Listened a few times in the background and put it on the shelves until yesterday when I listened to this 3 times in a row. This 2020 reissue seems to be a bit overload but it turnes out to be my favorite of the Veprisuicida CD's. Nice mix of abstract sounds, samples and primitive noise. Seems like it's recorded spontaneously without a lot of editing showing old school craftsmanship.
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Strict - Impulsion
One of the greats
Incidentally, I just pulled out "Kiss" today for the first time in ages.
I wish Impulsion would get a re-issue. Best STRICT material in my opinion.
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Quote from: FallOfNature on November 24, 2020, 03:15:48 AM
Strict - Impulsion
One of the greats
Incidentally, I just pulled out "Kiss" today for the first time in ages.
It's a shame that the pressing is so poor, because the material is truly excellent.
HOMExINVASION - Noise Wall Compendium, 6x CDR set(Harsh Noise London)
Got the files for this to review as I have a few things by this UK project. Good set of tracks, all walls differ greatly with different themes spread across each disc. Longest release by the project, good use of silence in some works where the invasion of it is effective.
ANTICHILDLEAGUE - Entrenched Extreme (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
I think this is one of the projects best releases if not the best one, now she doesn't organise many gigs, the work seems to get nastier and better. I'd say the releases on OFR are often the best ones she does. The vocal is completeley inhuman and the noise is solid.
ORDEAL by ROSES - City of Forms (Outsider Art) - got the cd and tape of this, done 2 great tapes so far, but this is even better. Welsh PE described as Trauma Electronics, I'd say sonically this parallels Suffer in April, Cremation Lily and another Welsh project Slow Murder that is amazing too.
Akitsa - Sang Nordique
akitsa!
This is the first recordings that opened my eyes to the project. The project is enduring over the last 10 years.
Album still good since I last listened in 2009.
Good tempos and vocals, good recording.
Good foundation for other works.
Still good.
Thumbs up!
Crazy Doberman
Just discovering and diving into this group and it's exactly what I was in the mood for. Very trippy/psychedelic music that is perfect when you need something weird and out there on the slightly quieter side of experimental music. Each release is a little different, but the core sound is like if the 70's kraut-rock guys were slinging mushrooms with the free jazz guys of the 60's and then jammed out. What if Tangerine Dream had jammed with the Sun Ra Arkestra?
The editing by Tim Geck on the studio albums is what really seems to make the music unique in my opinion. Managing and flowing the sounds from all the various members together in a cohesive manner. Absolutely in love with this band, great stuff. Some favorites so far:
Free LSD LP
Rust Clatter of the Midwest 7"
Crazy Doberman self titled tape
Illusory Expansion tape
hypnagogic relapse and other penumbral phenomena LP
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on December 05, 2020, 09:36:03 PM
Crazy Doberman
Just discovering and diving into this group and it's exactly what I was in the mood for. Very trippy/psychedelic music that is perfect when you need something weird and out there on the slightly quieter side of experimental music. Each release is a little different, but the core sound is like if the 70's kraut-rock guys were slinging mushrooms with the free jazz guys of the 60's and then jammed out. What if Tangerine Dream had jammed with the Sun Ra Arkestra?
The editing by Tim Geck on the studio albums is what really seems to make the music unique in my opinion. Managing and flowing the sounds from all the various members together in a cohesive manner. Absolutely in love with this band, great stuff. Some favorites so far:
Free LSD LP
Rust Clatter of the Midwest 7"
Crazy Doberman self titled tape
Illusory Expansion tape
hypnagogic relapse and other penumbral phenomena LP
New to me, and it sounds right up my alley. 5 minutes into Free LSD, and it was reminding me of HNAS and that crowd as they got weirder (not necessarily better), Cromagnon "Orgasm", and Limpe Fuchs (Anima, Anima Sound). Krautrocky Smegma/LAFMS. Too bad their name isn't something like Rust Clatter.
Thanks for the kind words FM & ZM. Glad heads are discovering the sounds.
Mattias Gustafsson - Tapeworks Volume III
https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/tapeworks-volume-iii
I've been aware of the work of Altar of Flies for some time, but never really bothered to check him out properly. I think I assumed it would be Nordvargr-esque industrial with BM aesthetics for something... So I was surprised when my brother who doesn't listen to much noise recommended this release to me. This is right up my street. Loops and tape deftly controlled to make sounds that are atmospheric, harsh, quiet, and loud in perfect balance. Something about the overall effect of this is very bleak, very dirty, very power electronics without really being power electronics. I get the same vibes from this as I do from a lot of my favourite Grunt works even if they are very different artists. I was happy to see how vast the discography available on bandcamp is, I'll be spending some time with this artist for sure.
Altar of Flies - Female
https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/female
After being blown away by the above, I checked this out, as it's the only Altar of Flies I could find on Spotify. I liked this even more- harsher and darker even than the Tapeworks collection. It ends with one of the most disturbing samples I've heard in industrial, I was walking home from the shops in total darkness when I listened to this and was staring straight ahead wondering what the fuck could possibly be happening and not really wanting to know...
God is War - ApexPredator
https://godiswar.bandcamp.com/album/apexpredator-2
I've only got positive things to say about Koufar and Terror Cell Unit, but I think the first time I listened to God Is War it was maybe before the sound became so focused. It was good, harsh, really individual sounding stuff, but maybe not what I was in the mood for that day. Boy am I glad I checked back in. This is absolutely razor sharp, filthy, punchy electronic music. Noisy as fuck, dissonant and glitchy but definitely music, to my ears anyway. Right this second I'm in the process of listening to everything I can under the God Is War moniker. Rarely does a sound so truly live up to the song titles or project title, but this is totally barbaric shit.
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Altar of Flies - Female
https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/female
After being blown away by the above, I checked this out, as it's the only Altar of Flies I could find on Spotify. I liked this even more- harsher and darker even than the Tapeworks collection. It ends with one of the most disturbing samples I've heard in industrial, I was walking home from the shops in total darkness when I listened to this and was staring straight ahead wondering what the fuck could possibly be happening and not really wanting to know...
His best that I've heard. The way each sound morphs from one moment to the next is very impressive. Plus it has an absolutely perfect, gross, decayed tape sound and vague, ominous atmosphere of dread. And the end... definitely makes the skin crawl. Powerhouse album.
Beherit - Bardo Exist LP+CD (Kvlt Fi)
https://kvltfinland.bandcamp.com/album/bardo-exist
The latest Beherit record is pure dark ambient. Long drawn out tones, piano, barely audible vocals. Remarkably evocative, with crisp and clean production. This release is more akin to a soundtrack than either of the other electronic Beherit records. The LP comes with a bonus CD that ended up being my favorite material related to this release; pure droning tone with sharp bell tones ringing through. While a far cry from even the energetic electronic music of Electric Doom Synthesis, Bardo Exist rumbles with a brooding and bleak occult atmosphere.
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Altar of Flies - Female
https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/female
After being blown away by the above, I checked this out, as it's the only Altar of Flies I could find on Spotify. I liked this even more- harsher and darker even than the Tapeworks collection. It ends with one of the most disturbing samples I've heard in industrial, I was walking home from the shops in total darkness when I listened to this and was staring straight ahead wondering what the fuck could possibly be happening and not really wanting to know...
His best that I've heard. The way each sound morphs from one moment to the next is very impressive. Plus it has an absolutely perfect, gross, decayed tape sound and vague, ominous atmosphere of dread. And the end... definitely makes the skin crawl. Powerhouse album.
It's a while since I listened to it but I always thought the end of Female was a child birth recording? I never got the creeps from this. I put it firmly in the Ron Lessard True Sound of Love® category (versus, e.g., Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock Asshole/Snail Dilemma).
Recent listening here ...
Micro_Penis - Schlim LP, La Maison de la Justice LPI love everything they've done but Schlim is probably my favourite of all their output. Usual elements are all there: some trumpet/trombone/accordion (?), banging/clanging, demented vocals, some noisy electronics, some brooding electronics, etc. Manages to sound unhinged but totally together at the same time. Like the rubber cabbage leaf included with the previous LP, Tolvek - makes perfect sense / no sense (why include a rubber cabbage leaf with the LP? why not include a rubber cabbage leaf with the LP?). Easily one of my favourite groups of the past 10 years or so. And the cover art for La Maison de la Justice!? Ha!
Paul Panhuysen - Long String Installations 3LPReally excellent set of recordings from 1982 - 2017. Very broad range of sounds. Samples at the label site (http://www.edition-telemark.de/785.04.html) should give a good indication. Beautifully packaged too. One of my favourite Edition Telemarks.
Kiran Arora - Wormwood Scrubs CDFirst release I've heard from Kiran Arora. I'm guessing this will appear on a lot of 2020 lists. It's on mine for sure. Excellent album.
Andy Bolus, Joseph Hammer, John Wiese - Prelude to Hawaiian RadioDream team hook up ... doesn't disappoint. Another one for the 2020 list here.
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Quote from: NerveGas on December 06, 2020, 06:43:47 PM
Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on December 06, 2020, 04:08:33 PM
Altar of Flies - Female
https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/female
After being blown away by the above, I checked this out, as it's the only Altar of Flies I could find on Spotify. I liked this even more- harsher and darker even than the Tapeworks collection. It ends with one of the most disturbing samples I've heard in industrial, I was walking home from the shops in total darkness when I listened to this and was staring straight ahead wondering what the fuck could possibly be happening and not really wanting to know...
His best that I've heard. The way each sound morphs from one moment to the next is very impressive. Plus it has an absolutely perfect, gross, decayed tape sound and vague, ominous atmosphere of dread. And the end... definitely makes the skin crawl. Powerhouse album.
It's a while since I listened to it but I always thought the end of Female was a child birth recording? I never got the creeps from this. I put it firmly in the Ron Lessard True Sound of Love® category (versus, e.g., Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock Asshole/Snail Dilemma).
I think that it likely is a recorded birth. The title of the track could also be read as a birth date. But there I am speculating. Regardless I've always found it to be an uneasy listen simply on a sonic level. Additionally, I used the term "vague" in my previous post and I think that a common effect of many samples/sound pieces is a sense of strangeness or vagueness that emerges for no other reason than the sounds being detached from a visual signifier. The material itself may be fairly innocent or mundane. It is the re-contextualization and absence of certainty that lead to reactions such as this. Regardless great fucking album that gets a lot of play around here. Currently waiting on
Auditory Hallucinations to arrive in the mail. Never given that specific tape a listen.
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Kiran Arora - Wormwood Scrubs CD
First release I've heard from Kiran Arora. I'm guessing this will appear on a lot of 2020 lists. It's on mine for sure. Excellent album.
Excellent release, just finally got around to checking it out. Certainly AOTY material. Unique sounds, editing, and really well mastered by Jon Borges. I only have a couple of other releases from the artist, but both the Fever Swamp and Glare tapes are highly recommended.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on December 05, 2020, 09:36:03 PM
Crazy Doberman
I really enjoyed the Haunted/Non Haunted LP - I have Hypnagogic Relapse on order and definitely keen to check out more of their stuff. I love a collaborative approach to this. Kind of reminds me (at times) of early 2000 era Wolf Eyes with the delayed sax happening. That's a good thing!!
Trou Aux Rats - Le Cloaque Apres La Romance
Roro Perrot project which melds unsettling organ, muddy vocals, deathly reverberations, creepy noises... sudden shifts in volume, abrupt endings, 25 tracks filling 2 CDs. May just creep into my top albums of the year, really great material.
Purchased direct from http://www.atwarwithfalsenoise.com/
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Quote from: ddmurph on December 08, 2020, 02:30:07 AM
Kiran Arora - Wormwood Scrubs CD
First release I've heard from Kiran Arora. I'm guessing this will appear on a lot of 2020 lists. It's on mine for sure. Excellent album.
Excellent release, just finally got around to checking it out. Certainly AOTY material. Unique sounds, editing, and really well mastered by Jon Borges. I only have a couple of other releases from the artist, but both the Fever Swamp and Glare tapes are highly recommended.
Also liked and listened few times instantly. I like the environmental recordings thrown into mix here and there. Having noise blasting and then cut into the rain drops (on metal?) and back to noise. Good stuff. There are some KSNK in Finland who did things like this - of course sounding completely unlike Kiran Arora, though.
Desgranges "New Orgasm Formula"
First listen of their/his new full length. I enjoyed the debut tape a lot so was looking forward to this one. Thematically treads similar ground to some of the other names spoken around lately...necrophilia, misogyny etc. Sounds are far more crisp and distinctive though, not hidden behind a layer of murk as much. More sedated in approach as well, leaving room for the vocals to dominate up front. Not bad and will get some further listens.
Orcus Inferi "Cold Meat"
old CMI/Slaughter inspired. Like a more active Archon Satani maybe.
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Desgranges "New Orgasm Formula"
First listen of their/his new full length. I enjoyed the debut tape a lot so was looking forward to this one. Thematically treads similar ground to some of the other names spoken around lately...necrophilia, misogyny etc. Sounds are far more crisp and distinctive though, not hidden behind a layer of murk as much. More sedated in approach as well, leaving room for the vocals to dominate up front. Not bad and will get some further listens.
I was just listening to a live clip of them on youtube a few days ago. Excellent project with great vocals. I will have to look into this tape.
GELSOMINA - Waste Oil Recycled Vol. 3 C40 (Abisko, 2005)
This is a good tape. Sounds like sound sources fed through pedals with the knobs set all "wrong". And the way it's done as a whole is just plain weird somehow. Rough noise finding its way, taking strange detours getting there. Staying off the main road. I come to think of Worth at times, but slower, more absent minded and oafish in a positive sense. Or Government Alpha in super slow motion.
SEWER ELECTION - Killing For Norberg C40 (Spanking Ritual, 2007)
Starts with a split channel roar of untamed feedback and a low-end shitstorm. The full spectrum. This lasts for quite a while, and then slowly abates into a bottomless pit of boiling lard, with the occasional eruptions of the former, which lasts for the rest of the tape. Rich soothing layers of earthy crust, drilling feedback and distant electronic psych beams. For being a "live rehearsal" it's pretty damn great, and a slightly different Killing Session. Not saying it HAS to be reissued, but an edition of six is... scarce.
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Desgranges "New Orgasm Formula"
First listen of their/his new full length. I enjoyed the debut tape a lot so was looking forward to this one. Thematically treads similar ground to some of the other names spoken around lately...necrophilia, misogyny etc. Sounds are far more crisp and distinctive though, not hidden behind a layer of murk as much. More sedated in approach as well, leaving room for the vocals to dominate up front. Not bad and will get some further listens.
Never heard of this project, just went to check it out. Fucking awesome. If I was to ask for my dream PE project, it would be 'song-length' compositions with a balance between droning/chirping synth sounds and metal/feedback abuse with super up-front vocals, especially with
that Dalek-level phaser treatment.
Artwork is also very cool, I love to see paintings as album art in PE/noise https://antipatikrecords.bandcamp.com/album/desgranges-new-orgasm-formula
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Quote from: FallOfNature on December 14, 2020, 06:21:06 AM
Desgranges "New Orgasm Formula"
First listen of their/his new full length. I enjoyed the debut tape a lot so was looking forward to this one. Thematically treads similar ground to some of the other names spoken around lately...necrophilia, misogyny etc. Sounds are far more crisp and distinctive though, not hidden behind a layer of murk as much. More sedated in approach as well, leaving room for the vocals to dominate up front. Not bad and will get some further listens.
Never heard of this project, just went to check it out. Fucking awesome. If I was to ask for my dream PE project, it would be 'song-length' compositions with a balance between droning/chirping synth sounds and metal/feedback abuse with super up-front vocals, especially with that Dalek-level phaser treatment.
Artwork is also very cool, I love to see paintings as album art in PE/noise https://antipatikrecords.bandcamp.com/album/desgranges-new-orgasm-formula
Check this out too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGLa-ziSQw This was the performance I was mentioning above.
Knurl - Acetylphasia CS : I had bought this used some years ago from someone who had removed the tape from the bag once he recieved it. If you dont know, this was coming with an acid moistened napkin that its fumes [?] are corrosive ! And judging by the look of the shell, very corrosive ! Screws of the shell were rusty, i shaked the cassette and rust was falling haha. I suppose this was done cause of the acid and not intentionaly used [?] . -My tape is a 2 sided C45~ BTW- . I decided i am too pussy and that i value my deck enough to not feed it with rust. So unglued the labels, kept them, and procceded to a transfer to another shell operation. But it was impossible to unscrew open. The screwdriver was totally destroying the rusty tips, till there wasnt any catch. Went to the basement and carefuly cracked the shell with a vise, and finally put the reels in a new shell. With a fear if that happened to screws in what condition is the tape inside i played the tape. To my surprise it sounded excellent -it still does- , it left some oxide residue on first pass -nothing tragic, but enough that i should clean- but that was one-off, from then it passes clean everytime. Since then i even keep it in a new case cause the original smells. - - Yes, that was a music review about Knurl.
I have listened two other Knurl lately too, and have them fresh in memory, the new tape on Nefarious Activities [if i recall correctly tracks are recorded in 2008] and Mesosoma CDR, and i think Acetylphasia is the one i prefer most of them. Cause it's different. It's not the harsher, it's not wild, it's mostly slow, with the saw blade cello creating an 'ambience' , would this qualify for guitar noise ? Sounds like many times. Favorite track the last one, a beatiful industrial piece.
Hey, can anyone confirm the long 20min track is the first one ? Just to be sure i didnt reverse the sides when transfering. Dont remember i paid notice on that.
PS: I see Thoracia is from the same year with saw blade cello too. Have to check this.
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Knurl - Acetylphasia CS : I had bought this used some years ago from someone who had removed the tape from the bag once he recieved it.
Holt crap, I'd be supremely grateful if you'd bless me with these files...I've had this tape sealed up and stored for years since I figured it was totally unplayable :/
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PS: I see Thoracia is from the same year with saw blade cello too. Have to check this.
Thoracia is one of the best later Knurls, I think. Alot of blade action! Bloor is always in total control of his setups, but there's something slightly reckless about
Thoracia. Wild and loud tape. It also has a great track where he simply just plays around with the tip of an amplified cable. A good example of how he can bring alot out of almost nothing.
Thoracia is heavy indeed!!!
Today five years ago, Lemmy passed away.
So, playlist is clear and I will raise several glasses.
Cheers!
A.x.D.x.F.x.O.x.A - Soddy is King (C-60) Dada Drumming
A bruiser of a release; closest comparison would have to be King of the Deathmatch in terms of theme and content. Pure, crunching, dynamic harsh noise mastered loud. Short but effective samples. Simple but good looking packaging. Dada Drumming make it look effortless and are absolutely killing it right now. AFATEF and the new Scathing are on the docket, sure to please.
Mania - Raw Nerves and Unseen Eyes (CD) Freak Animal
Heavy metal crunch, deafening reverberation, blades sharpening, drills jabbed into some orifice...heavy and effective. I had just watched Tsukamoto's "Haze" the other night, a film where a man wakes up in a horrific torture maze and this could easily stand as the soundtrack. Mania at it's purest. RIP!
Haare - Tantric Noise (LP) Influencing Machine
A compelling mixture of dark ambient, noise, drone, hell even some new age towards the tail end. Everything feels very intentional and personal, punctuated by the dedication to WM Berger (RIP!!). There's a musicality to this record that sets it apart from other folks traveling in similiar spheres of sound and theme. Now I need to track down that Aussat full length.
Metamorphic Mindphase - Liberation 2020 - Jim Wilson of Voice of Eye - organic and giant resonance as I hopingly expected - great ambient album - does short videos for some of the tracks on youtube.
Metamorphic Mindphase - Lockdown 2020 - Jim Wilson of Voice of Eye - along with what is found on the above Liberation, there's also tribal and industrial elements to add other layers - if like me you wanted Dead Can Dance to break free on Toward the Within, this is what I imagine that would have been like - also a great ambient album.
Gnawed - Subterranean Rites 2020
Blunt Force Trauma - Bled Out 1997 - Deathpile + Gruntsplatter collaboration - play loud.
Tangerine Dream - Zeit 1972
Popol Vuh - Aguirre 1975
Popol Vuh - Herz Aus Glas 1977
Popol Vuh - Einsjaeger & Siebenjaeger 1974
Popol Vuh - Seligpreisung 1973
Emtidi - Saat 1972 - I think this and Holderlin's Traum are the reason I prefer folk on record.
Ash Ra Tempel - Join Inn 1973
Ash Ra Tempel - s/t 1971
Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen 1972 - if I listen to the s/t first, I side with this album as the better, but also vice versa - then Join Inn can also fuck it all up, too.
*as the blue hues of winter came, that floating krautrock guitar sound compliments it all well
Black Leather Jesus - Hits
Heavy and CRUNCHY tape from 2009. The line up here includes Richard, Sean, long-time collaborator Scott Houston, Kevin Novak, and a few others. Very dense layers from the entire cast that builds into a free-flowing, but never relenting 30+ minutes. I'm not as familiar with the post-2000s BLJ as I am with the 90's catalogue, but what I've heard has been very good. Excellent tape and glad it was re-issued!
Black Leather Jesus - Raw
There have been a few new releases in 2020 from the group, but this is the only one I've heard so far besides the BLJ/Rita/JSH/VOMIR tour tape. If all of the releases are of the same quality of Raw, I need to change that. This one honestly should have been on my year end list. It's impressive that Richard has been spearheading this project for 30 years now with an always rotating cast, but still finds ways of creating quality noise. Side B has some very interesting and well used almost musical droning elements underneath the layers which completely took me off guard in the best possible way.
Listening a lot to Lingua Ignota these days. I think she's great!
URALL - Facing The Ground Instead CS (White Centipede Noise, 2020)
I remember hearing Urall on soundcloud years ago, when I still kept an eye out there. As I recall I liked what I heard but that it wasn't anything special. This tape stands out though, and it seems Urall has carved out something more of his own by now. A rather broad palette of sounds that barely holds together, but it's all dragged in the same direction mood wise. Many surprises! A mix of present day tape noise/rubbish concrete, 80's industrial and a glimpse of the timewarped depths often inhabited by Mnem and their few likes. A rather short tape (guessing 20-30 minutes) housing alot of ideas, but it works very well most of the time. Very promising! Will be interesting to hear where he's heading in the future. Do not miss out!
Quote from: Baglady on January 08, 2021, 04:17:57 PM
URALL - Facing The Ground Instead CS (White Centipede Noise, 2020)
I remember hearing Urall on soundcloud years ago, when I still kept an eye out there. As I recall I liked what I heard but that it wasn't anything special. This tape stands out though, and it seems Urall has carved out something more of his own by now. A rather broad palette of sounds that barely holds together, but it's all dragged in the same direction mood wise. Many surprises! A mix of present day tape noise/rubbish concrete, 80's industrial and a glimpse of the timewarped depths often inhabited by Mnem and their few likes. A rather short tape (guessing 20-30 minutes) housing alot of ideas, but it works very well most of the time. Very promising! Will be interesting to hear where he's heading in the future. Do not miss out!
Listened to this one last night and found the varying styles were sewn together quite well.
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Quote from: Baglady on January 08, 2021, 04:17:57 PM
URALL - Facing The Ground Instead CS (White Centipede Noise, 2020)
I remember hearing Urall on soundcloud years ago, when I still kept an eye out there. As I recall I liked what I heard but that it wasn't anything special. This tape stands out though, and it seems Urall has carved out something more of his own by now. A rather broad palette of sounds that barely holds together, but it's all dragged in the same direction mood wise. Many surprises! A mix of present day tape noise/rubbish concrete, 80's industrial and a glimpse of the timewarped depths often inhabited by Mnem and their few likes. A rather short tape (guessing 20-30 minutes) housing alot of ideas, but it works very well most of the time. Very promising! Will be interesting to hear where he's heading in the future. Do not miss out!
Listened to this one last night and found the varying styles were sewn together quite well.
Yeah. I'm sure my head will stitch it all together over time. Never a bad thing though; not completely "getting it" straight away.
Azoikum - Chaos Patterns Danvers State C77
Balls to the wall chaotic noise wholely in the red for the full hour+. No sound lingers, all pure aggression and force. The sound of being on the receiving end of a failed space capsule re-entry both as astronaut careening to his fiery death and unlucky guy on the ground about to get evaporated. Industrial elements peer through in heavily distorted mechanical samples but this is capitol N Noise. psycho shit ! A+
Æþel Electronics – Angelcynn
Was expecting a little more form a Hospital release, I must say. Muddy, lo-fi noise and barked English-accented vocals. Reminds me or a cross between Con-Dom and, say, Black State. It's not bad, just - as I say - expected something more 'in your face'. Certain charms and little patterns appear now and again, and I will listen to it again - but probably not that much. Bills itself as "Anglo-Saxon" power electronics, which I can get into, and seemingly the side-project of a synth-pop band. Anyone else have thoughts on this one?
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Æþel Electronics – Angelcynn
Was expecting a little more form a Hospital release, I must say. Muddy, lo-fi noise and barked English-accented vocals. Reminds me or a cross between Con-Dom and, say, Black State. It's not bad, just - as I say - expected something more 'in your face'. Certain charms and little patterns appear now and again, and I will listen to it again - but probably not that much. Bills itself as "Anglo-Saxon" power electronics, which I can get into, and seemingly the side-project of a synth-pop band. Anyone else have thoughts on this one?
Side project of mateys who comprise Natural Assembly and Cremation Lily. To me, it feels like a return to the "Fires Frame The Silhouette" stuff from Cremation Lily, which i vaguely remember he told me is influenced by 8th Pillar, so I dig it. Certainly not the hardest PE ever but that's also not what I'd expect from these guys.
Lana Del Rabies shadow world
The Rita Mary kerridge
Puce Mary persona
Puce Mary the drought
Deathpile G. R
Gnaw Their ToungesI speak the truth yet with every word uttered thousands die
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Æþel Electronics – Angelcynn
Was expecting a little more form a Hospital release, I must say. Muddy, lo-fi noise and barked English-accented vocals. Reminds me or a cross between Con-Dom and, say, Black State. It's not bad, just - as I say - expected something more 'in your face'. Certain charms and little patterns appear now and again, and I will listen to it again - but probably not that much. Bills itself as "Anglo-Saxon" power electronics, which I can get into, and seemingly the side-project of a synth-pop band. Anyone else have thoughts on this one?
Side project of mateys who comprise Natural Assembly and Cremation Lily. To me, it feels like a return to the "Fires Frame The Silhouette" stuff from Cremation Lily, which i vaguely remember he told me is influenced by 8th Pillar, so I dig it. Certainly not the hardest PE ever but that's also not what I'd expect from these guys.
That sounds like something I'd like very much. Those early Cremation Lily cassettes were so good. Not that his later stuff isnt but Ive got a fondness for that early shit.
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Quote from: NaturalOrthodoxy on January 10, 2021, 06:15:47 PM
Quote from: burdizzo1 on January 09, 2021, 10:13:58 PM
Æþel Electronics – Angelcynn
Was expecting a little more form a Hospital release, I must say. Muddy, lo-fi noise and barked English-accented vocals. Reminds me or a cross between Con-Dom and, say, Black State. It's not bad, just - as I say - expected something more 'in your face'. Certain charms and little patterns appear now and again, and I will listen to it again - but probably not that much. Bills itself as "Anglo-Saxon" power electronics, which I can get into, and seemingly the side-project of a synth-pop band. Anyone else have thoughts on this one?
Side project of mateys who comprise Natural Assembly and Cremation Lily. To me, it feels like a return to the "Fires Frame The Silhouette" stuff from Cremation Lily, which i vaguely remember he told me is influenced by 8th Pillar, so I dig it. Certainly not the hardest PE ever but that's also not what I'd expect from these guys.
That sounds like something I'd like very much. Those early Cremation Lily cassettes were so good. Not that his later stuff isnt but Ive got a fondness for that early shit.
Yeah if you like early CL it's definitely worth checking out! i respect CL a huge amount even though I'm not super into the whole emo-rap direction. I played with him when he was doing a collab set with Knifedoutofexistence and it was a great mix of PE with some of the emo-rap elements which was enjoyable live.
Emo rap? I don't think I've heard that! I must be five years behind with CR's output come to think of it so I guess I've missed that developement.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 11, 2021, 04:13:38 PM
Emo rap? I don't think I've heard that! I must be five years behind with CR's output come to think of it so I guess I've missed that developement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BScfIemB3s
Yeah I just checked out new CL stuff and was baffled by the new direction. I do like Jesu, which is somewhat similar but still... What an odd direction to go to and with an established project like that. I wonder why he didn't start a new project for that stuff.
Quote from: host body on January 12, 2021, 02:14:21 PM
Yeah I just checked out new CL stuff and was baffled by the new direction. I do like Jesu, which is somewhat similar but still... What an odd direction to go to and with an established project like that. I wonder why he didn't start a new project for that stuff.
I respect it. In a genre where we compartmentalise projects pretty heavily, i like seeing the odd project where it reflects a genuine evolution of the artist.
Sure, me too. I think it's great that he's doing what he wants, was just really surprised by the change and the new sound. Can't say it was my favourite sort of music, but hopefully he will find his new audience.
Crazy Doberman – Two Tales Of Lost Witness Marks (Aguirre Records)
Just received the download for the new LP and really liking it. The sounds continue to develop in new directions and again, each LP is unlike the last. Definitely the bits of psychedelic sound the group builds their foundation on are there and heavily featured. The elements of free jazz are a little heavier this time around. There is a even a spoken word poetry segment over a jazz avant-garde back drop that reminds me a bit of Tom Waits or something similar. Diverse and rewarding release, can't wait to listen to this more to absorb all of the details.
Trepaneringsritualen – The Totality Of Death
Kicking myself for sitting on this artist all of this time, it's absolutely mind bending stuff. I've always been intrigued by the release descriptions I've seen and the vision is so personal and unique. I attempted to listen to the compilation while falling asleep last night and it just made me anxious and uncomfortable. Perhaps not the best material to lull one into a sense of comfort...
Anyone with recommendations for the stand alone titles to check out would be appreciated. Adding a note to my long list of artist's I need to see live once shows happen again as well...
PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS - Deconstructing A Purpose CS (White Centipede Noise, 2020)
A thick, warm, odorous, humming and vibrating tone wriggles around throughout, expanding into crunch and warble at times. Other sounds try their best to stay on top - angry stabs of feedback, some terrified person yelling - only to be swallowed. Excellent restrained slow-burning muck that reminds me of Vårtgård while still being something rather different. Flip the tape and things get more shaky. It's still a hungry pool of boiling tar, but it has receded slightly, with ripping textures and acoustic sounds revealing themselves. A great tape that ends far too soon. Hard not to play it again straight away. Lovely stuff! Haven't heard anything by PIT prior to this, and I think I need more.
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Trepaneringsritualen – The Totality Of Death
Kicking myself for sitting on this artist all of this time, it's absolutely mind bending stuff. I've always been intrigued by the release descriptions I've seen and the vision is so personal and unique. I attempted to listen to the compilation while falling asleep last night and it just made me anxious and uncomfortable. Perhaps not the best material to lull one into a sense of comfort...
Anyone with recommendations for the stand alone titles to check out would be appreciated. Adding a note to my long list of artist's I need to see live once shows happen again as well...
I like "Deathward, to the Womb" because the tracks are good and it's not too long. And the closer "All Hail the Black Flame" is a real fist pumper.
HEAT SIGNATURE - Altered States Of Warfare CD (Found Remains, 2020)
The previous disc, Dehumanization In Progress, and the self-released tape from 2016 were superb, so my expectations were very high when I first put this on. I did fear, just a little, that this new disc would be just more of the same. I just didn't see where they could go from something as incredibly thick and chokingly dense as last years CD. Turns out the way forward was to make it less dense (duuuh), to carefully loosen the bolts and separate the cogs just a tiny bit. Et voila! Although Dehumanization... had several tracks as well, it flowed seamlessly like one long face-in-the-mud piece. On Altered States... the now more loose and rickety machinery gives each track more character of its own, the earthy explosive crunch more space to charge and clash with the mindwarping tape-stretch and the electronic squeal and screech, and more oxygen for the desperate howls to soar above the sonic trenches. And speaking of the sounds themselves, they're more finely chiselled this time, but with the surfaces kept frayed and rough. Another wise move is the treacherously "calm" piece Dosed Adrenal Glands halfway through the disc, offering a relative pause from the mayhem. In short; more depth, more drama.
I love how Luke and Brad have sortof jumped back in time with Heat Signature, to the mid 90's for a "fresh start", and started to stake out a path of their own from there, but not to lazily stick around but to move forward. And this is a big step further down that path. Easily their best, and that's not a small achievement given how incredible the previous album was.
Last Domain Lost is band that has done a lot of albums, but not sure is it "popular". Even in context of rough industrial genre? Old material, very nice, but also new, far more cleaner produced things are actually very good. Project I could recommend to check out. Now on playlist: "The Tyranny Of Distance". This was recorded 1992, so not utterly vintage, but still sounding old!
Karl Runau "Beyond Frequencies" cd, some of these less talked Galakt Horro items. Mid 90's electronic noise signals.
V/A "2:00 matinee" CD RRR compilation
At times this c. 70 minutes CD is almost unbearable to listen to. Silly karaoke songs in glory of Lowell weirdos, random goofiness... but also included is good noisy sound. Idea Fire Company. Jason Lescalleet, etc... In some ways it must be perfect document of how the live matinees of RRR were. I recall Ron saying that a lot of it sucked. Good things, but also a lot of really sucky sessions, but also a lot of fun. So, that about accurate way to describe this historical document. Insanity of having weekly weirdo / noise live sessions at your record store.
This 2:00 matinee thing is so insane. I recall it lasted for about decade? Once a week. even more insane that I think RRR recorded every single set, with exception of handful where he forgot to "push rec". How many sets are in tape archives? Must be several hundreds, if not thousands...
Quote from: Baglady on January 13, 2021, 12:18:35 AM
PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS - Deconstructing A Purpose CS (White Centipede Noise, 2020)
A thick, warm, odorous, humming and vibrating tone wriggles around throughout, expanding into crunch and warble at times. Other sounds try their best to stay on top - angry stabs of feedback, some terrified person yelling - only to be swallowed. Excellent restrained slow-burning muck that reminds me of Vårtgård while still being something rather different. Flip the tape and things get more shaky. It's still a hungry pool of boiling tar, but it has receded slightly, with ripping textures and acoustic sounds revealing themselves. A great tape that ends far too soon. Hard not to play it again straight away. Lovely stuff! Haven't heard anything by PIT prior to this, and I think I need more.
Thank you for positive remarks, I'm glad you liked the tape. I wasn't familiar with Vårtgård but what I was able to download sounds very up my alley. Cheers.
KODAK FIRE - DRAIN WASTE VENT (2018, C/Site Recordings)
Rude rocker of an HN tape, and one i think more people need to hear. Hard edged and gnarly but with a psychedelic twist. Showcasing a incredible ear for blown out mucky saturation, and a display of real-deal tedious tape manipulation. Tracks move quite a bit and play with dynamics, but everything stays gross and seedy. HN from the mind of plumber, or construction worker could be an apt description... Worth tracking down for anybody curious about recent lesser known projects.
Ø - Tulkinta -cd. 1992 Mika Vainio early electronics recordings. I read from art magazine review of his ongoing exhibition at Helsinki modern art museum that his sounds would be "mostly based on natural sounds and field recordings".. hmm.. Well, there is a bit of that too, but when I think of Vainios works, I think of pure electronic minimalism! Early works are at the best of that. Ultra minimal, delicate, often various tempos shifting in track. Almost like different length loops always being in rhythm of their own, but different to other rhythms in song.
I have not been keen to purchase most of The Gerogerigege new releases. Not the tapes, cdr's and stuff like that. It seems gamble whether you will get what you paid for. This = Tokyo Anal Dynamite Singles CD, was too good to pass, so discogs order from Japanese dealer. Senzuri champion "remake" and this one, plus one exclusive cdr was included... Really really good reissue of many old Gero 7"s plut additional unreleased noise, little edits and added sounds beween 7" sessions. All 7" covers revised into comical drawings in style like front cover.
Illusion of Safety / Life Garden / Voice of Eye - The Nature of Sand CD, plain amazing Illusion of Safety & co. Recording. If someone would describe there are bongo drums, experimental soundscapes, a lot of dynamics and tension... I could say well... hmm.. perhaps not interested. However, it is utterly difficult to articulate what the CD actually is, and even more how good it is. Proper speakers, set volume on level that feels good for first 5 mins or so, and album will occasionally grow very intense, calm down, always on the move, shiting from thing to another. Two c. Half on hour tracks were one can't really predict what will come next, yet compositionally they are solid. Not fragmented collages etc. Seems like sound compositions, yet early 90's indicates there may not be much use of computers, so the flow has very organic feel to it.
Mason Jones "international Incidents" live CD of mid 90's Japanese gigs. Mason Jones of Charnel House may not ring bell to newbies, but his role in introduction of Japanese noise to west should not be underestimated. His magazine, compilation series etc. Good variety of not only sheer noise, but also odd music of the time. Also this CD, it has same feel. I like the tracks with KK Null, Jojo Hiroshige and Aube... but Omoide Hatoba guys jamming with Mason... hmm.. Perhaps not something one would need to be listening decades after gig took place! Haha.
If discussion emerges, I may split to different topic, but:
This is something I am very curious of. There are handful of tour reports or interviews covering western noise artists playing in Japan ... but how it is nowadays? Of course not meaning right now, but before virus. How is the gig culture? How is the underground culture? Been in Japan few times, from 2005 onwards, but last visit was almost 10 years ago. You could gradually see that less specialist UG shops, venues. Less unusual stuff in record stores, book shops etc. Every time visiting, formerly existing things closing down meanwhile... Still there is something in Japan that makes me want to travel (to even play). Most western countries barely have the lure, when its just the same as going to Helsinki or something, hah...
Have not read any reports of how it is like to play there now? Anyone played there in recent years? Now got to listen CCCC live recordings and Mason Jones in Japan and have perhaps unrealistic visions of how it must have been pre-internet vivid physical underground... I hope some podcast would cover mr. Jones adventures in same enthusiasm as he did on his own magazine. Recap the seemingly good times!
Quote from: Baglady on January 15, 2021, 12:04:13 AM
HEAT SIGNATURE - Altered States Of Warfare CD (Found Remains, 2020)
The previous disc, Dehumanization In Progress, and the self-released tape from 2016 were superb, so my expectations were very high when I first put this on. I did fear, just a little, that this new disc would be just more of the same. I just didn’t see where they could go from something as incredibly thick and chokingly dense as last years CD. Turns out the way forward was to make it less dense (duuuh), to carefully loosen the bolts and separate the cogs just a tiny bit. Et voila! Although Dehumanization... had several tracks as well, it flowed seamlessly like one long face-in-the-mud piece. On Altered States... the now more loose and rickety machinery gives each track more character of its own, the earthy explosive crunch more space to charge and clash with the mindwarping tape-stretch and the electronic squeal and screech, and more oxygen for the desperate howls to soar above the sonic trenches. And speaking of the sounds themselves, they’re more finely chiselled this time, but with the surfaces kept frayed and rough. Another wise move is the treacherously ”calm” piece Dosed Adrenal Glands halfway through the disc, offering a relative pause from the mayhem. In short; more depth, more drama.
I love how Luke and Brad have sortof jumped back in time with Heat Signature, to the mid 90’s for a ”fresh start”, and started to stake out a path of their own from there, but not to lazily stick around but to move forward. And this is a big step further down that path. Easily their best, and that’s not a small achievement given how incredible the previous album was.
I couldn't agree more. I'll add that, while I think there is something to be said about an album "flowing seamlessly", the fact that tracks being distinct or separate from one another is considered remarkable speaks volumes as to how muddy and washed out harsh noise can often be. An element of "spaciousness" is certainly welcome. This release really shines in that you can actually hear everything... their best yet!
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Quote from: Baglady on January 15, 2021, 12:04:13 AM
HEAT SIGNATURE - Altered States Of Warfare CD (Found Remains, 2020)
Although Dehumanization... had several tracks as well, it flowed seamlessly like one long face-in-the-mud piece.
I couldn't agree more. I'll add that, while I think there is something to be said about an album "flowing seamlessly", the fact that tracks being distinct or separate from one another is considered remarkable speaks volumes as to how muddy and washed out harsh noise can often be. An element of "spaciousness" is certainly welcome. This release really shines in that you can actually hear everything... their best yet!
Yeah, that is true. Anyone, or many at least, can crank out great textures. But to make memorable and dynamic harsh noise with qualities of its very own is something else. But the "seamless flow" of the last HS album was definitely a positive thing. Not sure if that came through as I'm not a native english speaker/writer.
And speaking of the dandy Mr Tandy...
HARNESS - Encased In Marble / Wrapped In Roots CD (Throne Heap, 2020)
You don't hear or read much about Harness (Shane Church and Luke Tandy), and it's a shame. Very far from what they're usually up to, especially in Tandy's case. I haven't been on board from day one, but the four or five releases I've picked up are all brilliant, each one better than the last. Encased.../ Wrapped... is a delirious slow nighttime stray. Loss of balance, blurred visions, intoxicants, phantoms and ghouls, moldering headstones and strong hashish. No grave left unlooted. It occupies a space somewhere inbetween the better works of One Dark Eye and more contemporary tape wizards such as Darksmith and Altar Of Flies. But Tandy and Church are usually more hellbent for the harsh, and you can hear how they're struggling not to turn every knob to eleven. They do crank it at times, threatening to blow things to pieces, but they always come to their senses, adding yet another element of unstable tension besides the eerie sounds themselves and the brilliant composition. A heinous act, this album. Buy it!
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KODAK FIRE - DRAIN WASTE VENT (2018, C/Site Recordings)
Great recommendation. New on me and very enjoyable
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KODAK FIRE - DRAIN WASTE VENT (2018, C/Site Recordings)
HN from the mind of plumber, or construction worker could be an apt description...
Checking this out right now based on this sentence alone. Something about the idea of dripping pipes, rusting beams, crawlspace untouched by humans since construction, miles of disgusting human fluid underneath civilised settlements... sort of speaks to some inherently 'industrial' ideas.
This is indeed a fantastic release. Keeps you guessing, keeps moving, never too static nor too spastic. excellent stuff.
I was listening to the Insomnia Vol.2 comp 1988 today because the Hunting Lodge tracks have recently been reissued on LP/CD. Only made it a track or two into Hunting Lodge because I got so fixated on the Matt Heckert track (24 minutes). The Greater Than One tracks are also very good, but here's this name I've never heard. Early industrial experimentalism like my generation thirsted to hear. He barely has anything showing at Discogs, yet I'm genuinely surprised I've never heard of him. He's that good. Then I gave his Mechanical Sound Orchestra CD 1995 a listen, which I think is the audio portion of a 1990 VHS release. I'm not 100% certain about that. If you are into Vivenza and early pure industrialism, he might be worth your time. Some of it ventures into more musical, dare say theatrical rhythmic territory, ala early Esplendor Geometrico, but for the most part, it's wonderful machinated sound.
This is a perfect example of why I hate to pass up old compilations posts on blogs. There would need to be 72 hours in a day to listen to them all, but when I run into listener's block, there's nothing like them.
*looks like I've had my head in the sand. Some nice write-ups about him, his machine(s), and performances.
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If discussion emerges, I may split to different topic, but:
This is something I am very curious of. There are handful of tour reports or interviews covering western noise artists playing in Japan ... but how it is nowadays? Of course not meaning right now, but before virus. How is the gig culture? How is the underground culture? Been in Japan few times, from 2005 onwards, but last visit was almost 10 years ago. You could gradually see that less specialist UG shops, venues. Less unusual stuff in record stores, book shops etc. Every time visiting, formerly existing things closing down meanwhile... Still there is something in Japan that makes me want to travel (to even play). Most western countries barely have the lure, when its just the same as going to Helsinki or something, hah...
Have not read any reports of how it is like to play there now? Anyone played there in recent years? Now got to listen CCCC live recordings and Mason Jones in Japan and have perhaps unrealistic visions of how it must have been pre-internet vivid physical underground... I hope some podcast would cover mr. Jones adventures in same enthusiasm as he did on his own magazine. Recap the seemingly good times!
Thanks for the mention, and it's an interesting question. I haven't been able to get to Japan to play shows in a few years, so I am very overdue to visit again. The last few times I've gone it's still been similar to the past, but it seems as though there are fewer live houses and fewer people to contact who can help organize shows. Some of the great artists are still doing it (Astro, etc) but it's not as active as it was.
There's an upcoming Noisextra podcast that includes me talking about some of the early tours there! It was extremely active back then but of course still the audiences were never very large...although they were all very interested and enjoyable.
KRANIVM - The Brighter Edge Of Death
Such a classic. Dark ambient at it's height of oppression and uneasy atmospheres, mixed with the twisted and brilliant sounds only Marco could conjure. The album does all the talking.
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Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 18, 2021, 10:45:15 AM
If discussion emerges, I may split to different topic, but:
This is something I am very curious of. There are handful of tour reports or interviews covering western noise artists playing in Japan ... but how it is nowadays? Of course not meaning right now, but before virus. How is the gig culture? How is the underground culture? Been in Japan few times, from 2005 onwards, but last visit was almost 10 years ago. You could gradually see that less specialist UG shops, venues. Less unusual stuff in record stores, book shops etc. Every time visiting, formerly existing things closing down meanwhile... Still there is something in Japan that makes me want to travel (to even play). Most western countries barely have the lure, when its just the same as going to Helsinki or something, hah...
Have not read any reports of how it is like to play there now? Anyone played there in recent years? Now got to listen CCCC live recordings and Mason Jones in Japan and have perhaps unrealistic visions of how it must have been pre-internet vivid physical underground... I hope some podcast would cover mr. Jones adventures in same enthusiasm as he did on his own magazine. Recap the seemingly good times!
Thanks for the mention, and it's an interesting question. I haven't been able to get to Japan to play shows in a few years, so I am very overdue to visit again. The last few times I've gone it's still been similar to the past, but it seems as though there are fewer live houses and fewer people to contact who can help organize shows. Some of the great artists are still doing it (Astro, etc) but it's not as active as it was.
There's an upcoming Noisextra podcast that includes me talking about some of the early tours there! It was extremely active back then but of course still the audiences were never very large...although they were all very interested and enjoyable.
Looking forward to hearing that! I remember highly enjoying reading your tour diaries in Ongaku Otaku.
Xenonics K-30 - Automated CD - Ad Noiseam, 2002 - I think I picked this up in 2009 if not earlier and it's been a long road to loving it, but I think I can say I'm there now. I was already a big Converter fan at that point and was put off on early listens by how raw and unpolished everything sounds and the lack of any kind of faster rhythms. And it's not particularly reminiscent of NTT either. It's a weird middle ground of heavy, caustic sounds slamming (mostly) in repetition for long periods. none of the dynamics from either artist show up in their normal way, but over the many years I've come to enjoy the giant slabs of sound for what they are instead of what they aren't. The first three tracks are the heaviest of the bunch reminding me the slightest bit of Exit Ritual by Converter at times. The brash crudeness is charming, even though it takes some getting used to. The second half drops more into sound-scape-y territory, while still remaining relatively thick and unpolished. Reminds me a bit at times of Seekness's Devious Destiny, but the acid lines never appear. As a final note, I just rewatched Death Machine for the first time in two decades and was able to spot at least one sample here from that movie. Always wondered and now I know. Anyways, if you want something less sophisticated than NTT or Converter, something more brutish and monotonous, I can recommend this. But meet the album on its own terms. It was extremely slow to really grow on me, but having heard it so many times over the years it really feels right now.
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KRANIVM - The Brighter Edge Of Death
Such a classic. Dark ambient at it's height of oppression and uneasy atmospheres, mixed with the twisted and brilliant sounds only Marco could conjure. The album does all the talking.
Yeah. Might be a controversial opinion but I prefer KRANIVM to Atrax Morgue. The KRANIVM cassette box by Urashima gets played a lot around here.
Kiran Arora "Glare" tape on Skeleton Dust. Very good. Could this be also example of tape being very very good, a bit more relaxed from CD? New CD, no complaints whatsoever, but this tape, feels like could be even better?
Ultimastanza "A Jewel In A Dunghill" tape, Lebenslinie label tape, which is probably just the maze of aliases of mr. "Lily Vice"? Japanese noise, with darker industrial feel, despite remaining "just noise".
Holy Family Parish "accf" tape, mid 2000's guitar noodling and drones, in a good was. Hospital prod. Butterly case series.
I can promise, I will NEVER learn to write Ahlzagailzehguh without looking name from release cover. Way more straight foward harsh noise here. B-side shitty dub missing one channel of sound. High speed dubber click & pops here any there anyways...
Black Sand Desert "Lesson of darkness" tape, noisy and dark, yet not totally trad harsh noise.
Richard Garet "areal" CD. Listened 3 times this week. One long piece, almost an hour. Always slowly moving somewhere, but never really stops. You could theoretically put bunch of track numbers through out the duration, marking significant changes of atmosphere, but then again... one track disc, why not. Really good stuff, should look into what else this guy may have done.
Building new tape shelves, just to get stuff off the floor.. been couple years things just piling up... I guess the last remaining wall space will have to be transformed into tape shelves. Now on rotation this mid 90's Bawler rec "Room Capacity" comp tape. I don't think I have given enought credit to this guy, and his label and networking energy, that was major help back in the day! Label has several good tapes. Here you will have all sorts of experimental electronics, often near noise & industrial soundscapes, but occasionally also so colorful & warm that they would never make it to "noise compilation" during later decades... Aube, End of Silence, M.Nominez, etc..
I dont know much about metal, not cause i find it strange to my ears, not at all, it's just i cant afford time and money for a new interest. So every now and then when i feel 'adventurous', i just check others recommendations or bands somewhat related to noise. And this, online. Downloading. And i dont even remember / explore more the bands i liked ! I rarely buy metal stuff. So this is an exception, which i dont regret and i am glad i bought. I wanted it since i first listened it on YouTube. Released by Olsson's label Bolvark. 1993 recordings. Talking about
Egregori - Angel Of The Black Abyss tape. Who is Egregori ? Copying from YouTube :
QuoteBlack metal from Sundsvall, Sweden active around 1992-1994. After the group split up, the members continued working separately in projects as Blot Mine, Chambre Noir, Proiekt Hat, Setherial, Vålnad ur rymd & Wintheer.
Listen yourself : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RBD55l_lW4
There is copy for fine price on Discogs. I would say go for it !
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I dont know much about metal, not cause i find it strange to my ears, not at all, it's just i cant afford time and money for a new interest. So every now and then when i feel 'adventurous', i just check others recommendations or bands somewhat related to noise. And this, online. Downloading. And i dont even remember / explore more the bands i liked ! I rarely buy metal stuff. So this is an exception, which i dont regret and i am glad i bought. I wanted it since i first listened it on YouTube. Released by Olsson's label Bolvark. 1993 recordings. Talking about Egregori - Angel Of The Black Abyss tape. Who is Egregori ? Copying from YouTube :
QuoteBlack metal from Sundsvall, Sweden active around 1992-1994. After the group split up, the members continued working separately in projects as Blot Mine, Chambre Noir, Proiekt Hat, Setherial, Vålnad ur rymd & Wintheer.
Listen yourself : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RBD55l_lW4
There is copy for fine price on Discogs. I would say go for it !
Well, you may want to go from there and eventually check Setherial's first album, "Nord" which is a Swedish BM classic. Blot Mine's first album s cool as well but more "second-rate" (some would even say underrated.)
The Body - I've Seen All I Need To See
There is much to like about this, guitars sounding like sandpaper, blown out production to the point of absurdity, slow drumming with lots of reverb, heavy usage of effects, it crawls and slugs forward like a fat snail during a dark and rainy night.....yet I will never be able to appreciate this guys vocals...does he use copious amounts of nitrous oxide before each recording session? Does he eat crows in the morning? Anyway, it sounds like a joke to me and totally kills the vibe of the record, although the guest vocalist is much better. I don't get it. But for those liking ultra lo-fi sludge, recommended!
Blessed Sacrifist - Loss of Innocence
Listening to this after hearing the Harsh Truths episode about this project. So hearing it this album is a monumental project with 7 years in making (on and off) and is therefore a major milestone in the discography of this artist. However I know very little about previous works, you can tell there is gone much time and effort into carving and sculpting this piece into a holistic album, despite it being recorded over the course of many recording sessions. But can there be something as too much sculpting?
It's a great album for sure. There are really strong tracks and moments throughout, I like the variety and all the different ideas put into this, the emotional heaviness and how beautiful the album actually is. But I also think most of the tracks are a bit on the long side and sometimes it flows and flows, but the tension or a kind of dread is missing. Something like a crescendo to an outburst or climax, and yes it's there, but very sporadic. Ambient flow has the overtone. Maybe it is also not the point of the album to hit you in the stomach, but it would be nice! Too nice, I think this album is too nice for me. Still, great listen!
Gauntlet Ring - As Far as the Light Will Die CS (Self Released)
Mysterious and somewhat hyped up black metal from NYC. 5 demos in 1 year and the 2 I have heard are excellent. This release is a full length of black metal in the vein of Abyssic Hate/90's No Colours records. Mid-tempo, well produced, well placed synths, shrieked vocals. The tracks are well composed, with shorter than average runtimes that keep good ideas from becoming boring. If you told me this came out in 97 I'd believe it. Hopefully a full length is in order with wider availability. Clearly the product of someone with vision and taste. Tastefully packaged with a loose razor blade.
Tweaker 229 - Tweaker 229 CD (Pain Records Hardcore)
New hardcore techno label out of NYC's 2nd release. Hard hitting industrial trance. It's a style I dig so there's a few amateurish moves bugged me a bit (don't fuck with your tempo a bunch early on in the song/some awkward introduction of new elements/transitions) but it gets points for trying to be true to the burned CD and PLUR era of hardstepping techno. Goes hard and doesn't outlast it's welcome. I will keep an eye on these dudes as there is a clear love for something that hasn't been "cool" since the mid-90s.
https://painrecordshardcore.bandcamp.com/album/tweaker-229-prh-002
Volks Musik Kapelle 10"
Too good to stay in obscurity. Ikazuchi members short lived studio project? Anyway, this is hard hitting, brutal Japanese RAC with German lyrics, almost artistic level in some way.
Lefthandeddecision - Without Life 1997 - Mr.Blankenship was high quality from the start - all his early work deserves a re-release, but it would have to be a box set or on bandcamp. 1997-1999 era.
Concrete Mascara – Bilharzia
Finally listening to this short EP, sorry for the wait Frank!
A very different offering from CM with them being much more constraint and experimental with sound. Of course, this does not mean them being subtle, but it's a much calmer experience than the much more direct and louder Perennial Disappointment or the more extreme and painful Repression. For the first two tracks this works really well, we begin with a synth-driven opener and then we have a track that build tension upon it's release in the end. Third and fourth track are more experimental with CM trying different sounds and dynamics, but it doesn't work for me, it lacks direction and sound to much like unworked demo tracks that should be left at that, demo tracks. Probably it's also because the harsh and direct sound profile of CM doesn't really work for more experimental offerings. Not for me at least.
Afterthoughts? It's really short, but it lacks the sweet.
Hum Of The Druid - Trials
Haven't listened to this album for more then a decade, but I immediately remembered why I bought it. Great choice of sounds, interesting arrangements and beautiful, crunchy textures. This is not an overly harsh album (though it can be at times), but there is strength and force buried in the sound. Beautifully executed, simple packaging.
Deutsch Nepal - Deflagration Of Hell
Prelest - Brought Low
Nigredo - Carmina Defunctorum
Lampir - Awaiting The Predatory Dreamscape
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Hum Of The Druid - Trials
Haven't listened to this album for more then a decade, but I immediately remembered why I bought it. Great choice of sounds, interesting arrangements and beautiful, crunchy textures. This is not an overly harsh album (though it can be at times), but there is strength and force buried in the sound. Beautifully executed, simple packaging.
Browsing the artist Bandcamp after seeing it mentioned here and elsewhere. Pretty good stuff, raw and dirty metal junk sounds combined with interesting and somehow eerie melodic parts.
Seekness – Devious Destiny CD - Re-Load Ambient, 1995 - it is mind-boggling to me that this album is 26 years old now. It first came to my attention about 10 years ago by a previous forum user and I've been enjoying it ever since. A very effective mixture of sample heavy dark ambient with a smattering of 303 acid. The samples are obscure enough to keep it out of corny territory the entire time and the acid is reserved enough to keep from scaring away anyone here. It feels like a soundtrack to a '90s sci-fi/post apocalyptic film that's better than the film itself. I recently review Xenonics K-30 and it feels like the much cooler and relaxed older brother to that album. Not nearly so brash and unrefined. Reminds me of first (?) album "Neuroscan Organization" too, as in, not your average dark ambient. I also imagine that most if not all of it was created without a DAW and it makes the compositions that much more impressive. Highly recommended for those who like dark ambient that doesn't sound like just computer generated bass swells.
I am currently enjoying the various artists compilation "19 Beläten — En Sommar Av Plåga" which was released last summer.
The tape is sold out but you can find the digital here:- https://belaten.se/album/19-bel-ten-en-sommar-av-pl-ga
A good blend of industrial, post-punk, ritual repetition and German industrial electronics. I often enjoy V/A compilations to this effect, they expose me to new artists and styles I would not normally listen to.
C.C.C.C. - Amplified Crystal II 2CD (New Forces, 2020)
Very very grateful to finally hear this thing. I still want the old tape, but I can definitely live with this classy edition. This re-treatment of the LP material sounds bigger, sharper, louder. Not prepared to say better than Amplified Crystal, but given that it's new to my ears, I'm beyond excited. It's alot to digest, and it's too early for me to spew more words on it. The old LP suffers a bit from low volume though, and I've always felt it could be so much more. As if the picture was slightly cropped by a reckless frame maker. A CD reissue of the LP in the same fashion as this (remastered, beautifully designed) would be quite something...
Also excited to hear the expanded Test Tube Fantasy, whenever it comes out. What an amazing 7" that is! A single that somehow almost feels like an entire album.
MOOZHEAD - 'Sinematic Pleasures' Tape (Satatuhatta)
Six tracks of what on the surface is rather minimal, but turn the volume up and there's loads going on underneath. Crumbling and overdriven sound. Each track is just the right length to keep your attention given the approach. Love the cover art with all the eyes giving different expressions.
MOOZHEAD - 'Beyond Faith' tape (Freak Animal)
Similar to the above, a shorter tape, with more dynamics, details & changes. More metal junk sound (or similar?) mixed in but heavily driven into 4-track oblivion (?) Vocals / Voices (?)
Both tapes keep you guessing as to what's going on, and require multiple listens. Just the right length given the approach. Highly recommended.
Virgin Entrails tape (http://Virgin%20Entrails%20tape)
Bloody great.Well presented. Very harsh. Sounds like something very powerful but contained, slow moving but somehow extremely high energy at the same time. Perfectly restrained. Tactile & modulating electronic sounds mixed in to contrast with the harsh feedback and overdriving parts. Not sure if Concrete Mascara plans to go more in this direction but very much enjoyed this approach. I'll have to pick up the other two releases from the project at some point.
Other listening:
Re listening to a tape of source sounds sent from a metal fabrication worker in the US which among other things has recordings of gas forges, hammers on an anvils (with different weighted anvils) and a very pleasant sounding bench grinder.
THE RITA - Linked Arms And Touching Torsos (Obsessive Fundamental Realism)
Got this CD through a trade recently. Pro pressed in jewelcase with full-color cover, backcover and inlay.
One 45+ minute track of his ballet-inspired noise. Starting with some seconds of a classical piece without effects or distortion, then suddenly switching to the sound THE RITA is known for. Thick, low-end heavy layers in the background, sounding like white-noise through a Big Muff with crunchy, mid-heavy layers on top. Source material is not recognisable any more. Since I like the usual THE RITA sound I really enjoyed this CD as well.
Scald Hymn - Instance of Home (TRONIKS)
I'm liking this, there is personality here. Overblown smashing of junk and mangling of metal that is well paced and not peeling your face just because he can, but there is a unique timing and restraint in the destruction. In certain tracks there is an improvised stringed instrument layered in with the noise. Not academic in any sense but feels punk in energy and attitude somehow. Really enjoyed the first listen and excited to see what else is revealed on the next few spins.
I'm also feeling a little nostalgic as it seems the artist lives in Western Massachusetts and I lived there as well for a number of years. There has always been a unique space carved out for artistic expression in the surrounding communities. There used to be some good shows in the area and I saw Bastard Noise and Sickness play out there years ago.
Final Solution - This Way: I tape : 2 long live performances, at the same place, with 2 months distance. 1990-1991. Recording of live at Side A is not of good quality, unfortunately. Sounds like the taper was moving in the space or the tape has degraded over time or equipment couldnt stand the Force. Probably the first. At times sound gets distant, then loud again, till around the half of the set when he finds his place till the end. But again when you listen Side B you understand what Side A could be too ! Side B, has no such problems, and recording does justice the dynamite they are, with its 'mix levels' and details ! They are on fire and offer Great fun ! It's obvious that within these 2 months they got better. Set is a little shorter, more coherent, and generally ... no rest for your ass. - Looking forward for what's next in the series. - I like the simple / uniform design of artwork. Since one knows this is a series, makes you wanna catch them all. - Maybe a cardboard box [flat to expand / form it yourself, for cheap shipping] and a big booklet with photos etc. at the end to complete the set ?
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Final Solution - This Way: I tape : 2 long live performances, at the same place, with 2 months distance. 1990-1991. Recording of live at Side A is not of good quality, unfortunately. Sounds like the taper was moving in the space or the tape has degraded over time or equipment couldnt stand the Force. Probably the first. At times sound gets distant, then loud again, till around the half of the set when he finds his place till the end. But again when you listen Side B you understand what Side A could be too ! Side B, has no such problems, and recording does justice the dynamite they are, with its 'mix levels' and details ! They are on fire and offer Great fun ! It's obvious that within these 2 months they got better. Set is a little shorter, more coherent, and generally ... no rest for your ass. - Looking forward for what's next in the series. - I like the simple / uniform design of artwork. Since one knows this is a series, makes you wanna catch them all. - Maybe a cardboard box [flat to expand / form it yourself, for cheap shipping] and a big booklet with photos etc. at the end to complete the set ?
The quality for the first parts of the A side is due to the nature of the recording equipment being a knackered mono reel to reel machine. That's what the liner notes on the master indicate anyway, and why I mentioned it upon release. The rest of the recordings are fine, comparably. The third in the series has the most clarity from what I remember.
Phage in the US will be doing them as a CD set at some point next year as far as i'm aware. Yet to confirm.
Additionally , with regard to photos I think either the CD reissue of Half Dead or this TBC live CD set will include photos.
Worth – Blood Possessed (CDr)
Choked and suffocating electronics. Whatever equipment is used, it sounds like it's all at the end of it's life and barely sputtering to make it through each recording. Expertly crafted dirty and raw sounds. My favorite track title on this release, Fecal Intimidator. This project has always had a way with titles.
Not sure what the process is, but the editing and the way sounds are layered are so unique to Worth. The transitions on the opening track Confucius Says (Lineage Lesions) and Stained County Raw Bio-Chemistry take surprising but effective twists and turns. It sounds like Neanderthal forged electronics later processed through advanced alien technology. What I THINK I heard are some of the basic bare bones of noise: feedback, loops, metal, overdriven guitars at one point, but then crafted into something completely unique from everyone else.
Glad the artist decided to keep this release available and in rotation. Highly recommended!
Scum - Life Sentence
My first time hearing this project. Right from the start of the record we are thrown in to the sea of sped up computers crashing sounds with chaotic cuts of synthesized sounds. It has that urban city life sounds and visuals amplified kind of feel but I can only take so much of digital delays and oscillators. The second and third track keep the momentum up while adding some needed mid and low distortion and aggression making them some of my favorite parts of this release. Next up is the track with Unsustainable Social Condition that takes the chaos and grit even further. After that it's similar fare although I must commend that there is a very good use of restrain and dynamics on the whole record with some very focused cuts with enough chaos to keep it dangerous and also moments where there is relatively little happening. Especially the seventh track has a nice momentum going making it my favorite single track here. The second to last track is a track done with Government Alpha and unfortunately It's a let down with not much interesting sounds or dynamics, just a gamut of oscillators fighting for their place in the mix. The last piece
Brings back the focus and also has quite a well composed ending for the whole album. All in all not a perfect album but one that has enough good to great moments to keep it safely on the good side. Further listens might also reveal more details of course.
I didn't have time/interest to listen to the tape that came with the special edition yet so I can't comment on that.
Fucking loving finally getting the Lille Roger "Undead" set download after months of patient waiting. Really loving the extra material in the form of "My Lucky Day" - longform version of the kind of rhythmic Death Industrial that usually just goes for "normal" track length. I don't know, but I think this was recorded more recently? Could be wrong. The bass sounds great, anyway.
The only distinction I draw between Lille Roger and Brighter Death Now is the latter tended more towards outright noisey PE, at times. But that dark, bleak, despairing mood Karmanik inflicts is the constant.
It's funny how you can write an opinion on a recent listening, and whilst writing or listening for a second time, your opinion changes.
Arditi - Insignia of the Sun (Leidunger, Digital)
After the utmost classic Marching on to Victory and the much less exciting Spirit of Sacrifice I haven't really been following up on Arditi and was surprised there was a new album out! It's been quite a while since their last one, remembering the last few outputs where often a repeat of what already has been done, but with less intensity and conviction, so I just kept going back only to the first album. And now we have a new album!
Not surprisingly, it sounds much like their other output, even so much I think they are still using the same samples from Marching on to Victory, which is from 2003 haha, I don't hear much difference, that's funny. Are these even new tracks or left-overs from the first albums? But more important, is there conviction behind this new material?
Well, I think it sounds much darker than the last few albums from what I remember which is good. Great oppressive military tracks with a sense of oppression and threat, followed up by a good piece of drone, yes I quite like the first part of the album. But after Bloodtheism it becomes more melodic and well, who invited 1940's Walt Disney? It doesn't sound very good. The more melodic stuff is only for a short time though, it goes back to being dark again luckily.
But it sounding so much like their albums from 10 years ago, one has to wonder, why not fatten up those drums? Why not get a little more production on it? Why not get a few new vocal samples? Why do I feel listening to left-overs rather than a fresh new product when the album was finished?
Hey don't get it wrong, I like this, but I also could put on their first album so would to hear how the sound could be pushed further. Also I think after 3 repeats I will be going back to the first album hah, it's still the best.
Yeah, and what's with all these digital-only releases Arditi are doing this weather? I couldn't be bothered with those, but I did also pick up 'Bloodtheism' (on Skullline, of all people) and enjoyed it. But, you're right, it's not much of a march forward.
Well, as we're on about dark martial industrial, I think the LP by Soldat, "Totalitarian", deserves a mention. I keep coming back to it: sparse and simple, but as unsettling as anything. A lot of speech samples from - what shall we say? - 1930s figures (!), low hums and bare martial percussion. Oooh, yes! It's on a youngish Italian label, ASRAR, who've released an awful lot of black metal, noise sludge, and p.e. on vinyl over the past couple of years. I think Zyklon SS's first one is forthcoming from them, too. Anyway, good stuff!
Alien Brains - Menial Disorders (40th Anniversary Edition) CD on Klanggalerie; never heard any of their releases but saw the name mentioned many times. So when I saw this reissue announced I quickly ordered a copy. Do not really like the layout for this but the booklet includes a nice, long interview that puts the music into perspective which is great. I never like remasters that are overdone but this could've used a little bit extra power. Low in volume and muffled. There are 7 tracks on the original tape but this CD has many more. There aren't any bonus tracks mentioned on the sleeve so i guess they split up the original pieced into short fragments which doesn't really makes sense to me. Didn't listen online before ordering and somehow I was expecting a mix of TNW and Metgumbnerbone but these sounds are primitive old school industrial pieces which feel like loose ideas for tracks shifting in and out of focus, like a long sound collage. I like some of the material but towards the end of the CD it's getting a little too fragmented for me and I'm loosing interest. I know it's classic stuff and I'm happy to own this but it'll take a couple of more spins to convince me.
Franck Vigroux – Ballades Sur Lac Gelé CD: i used to follow Raster Noton and bought a lot of their releases. After the split-up I didn't really follow Raster anymore but bought this CD after hearing a track online. Vigroux has a lot of releases which I never heard so I started listening with a fresh ear to this and it really blew me away. Great heavy beats with layered synths and some ambient interludes. I didn't buy a lot of beat-orientated stuff lately so can't compare it to similar recent stuff but this somehow seems to fill the entire room. Just a very wide, massive sound. I've been comparing it to some other records I have and the closest thing I could find was Emptyset (who also have a release on Raster Noton). I'm not an expert on mastering so I don't know if it's about using the right mix of frequencies or expanded stereo but the production of this is really awesome and the tracks are build with precision and care. Recommended for these who like rhythmic electronic music.
Quite enjoying this "Lapdown" release by Junta, a project I only just heard of yesterday. Two long, strong tracks of grimy Harsh Noise from what sounds like object abuse, heavily filtered feedback and probably some synthesiser. Lots of crunch and grind.
EDIT - didn't realise this project was associated with Circle Of Shit.
Listening to some stuff while working some collage stuffs.
The Cherry Point - Live Hell (CD, Troniks)
Phil Blankenship is about to make you his bitch. And I'm willing to be his.
Linecraft - Industrialized Criminals History (Digital, Hospital Productions)
Not sure what to make of this. It's no noise, and honestly I wouldn't even pass it as industrial. Sounds like either a very early "pre-industrial" cassette from the early 80's or an dungeon synth project trying to do industrial. It's not bad, and the amateurish sound has it's charm for sure, but I can't match it with the strong war-like theme in my head. I do like the tile track with it's dropouts quite a bit though, so it's okay I guess, but those drum patterns and melodies are really too easy and simplistic for my liking.
Ekman – A Pastime For Semi Gods (2x12", Bedouin Records)
Great record from a fellow Dutchman! Somewhere between a more techno-y and colourful Demdike Stare and the raw acid from Bunker records, although if you like Tuning Circuits this might also be for you. Slowly evolving melodies, unpolished high-hats and thick acidy basslines, I like it. Now this is quite a clean record and nowhere hard or rugged, so nothing for the Berghain crowd, but more something you could play at a goth party in-between all the new-wave and post-punk.
Standout track is Margin of Error with its slow and overdriven Gabber beats, dark-wave melody and 80's synths to it. Epic!
The latest Subklinik release, "Neuroskizm", is four tracks of the usual, which is just what one wants from Subklinik, with the possible exception of "Pulverise", which is a stark, early Industrial drumachine beat with appropriate noises interspersed on top. The synth waves are dark and echo-y, more warm than cold to my ears but that's fine. Thick analog synth tones, Doom slow swells, Death always wins.
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Linecraft - Industrialized Criminals History (Digital, Hospital Productions)
Not sure what to make of this. It's no noise, and honestly I wouldn't even pass it as industrial. Sounds like either a very early "pre-industrial" cassette from the early 80's or an dungeon synth project trying to do industrial. It's not bad, and the amateurish sound has it's charm for sure, but I can't match it with the strong war-like theme in my head. I do like the tile track with it's dropouts quite a bit though, so it's okay I guess, but those drum patterns and melodies are really too easy and simplistic for my liking.
I hear enough of Chu Ishikawa in this release to think of it as straight up worship. Great release, possibly due to me totally not expecting anything so melodic.
Moozzhead - Beyond Faith cassette - Freak Animal 2020
Exciting to see Mr. Moozz back at it again after 20 years. This is a delightful hit of semi-crunchy, semi-ripping harsh noise. lots of twin channel attack where it seems like two complimentary tracks are playing on either channel. nothing overly edited or complicated, just harsh distorted sounds. I like it! Need to grip the Satatuhatta tape asap.
Autechre - NTS Sessions 8xCD - Warp, 2018 - I had certain ideas about what 8 hrs of Autechre might sound like. Assumptions that it might be impenetrable; overwhelming; aimless; even boring. These ideas were very wrong. Inspired by my recent review of Autechre's entire discography leading up to elseq, I decided to grab this 8 CD set and take the plunge. I'm going slowly, having listened to the first 4 discs over the last two weeks, trying to savor and really enjoy the experience. What I can say is this isn't the impenetrable mess of bleeps, bloops, and MAX/MSP nightmares I though it'd be. These songs are relatively accessible, even when they're constructed out of more "difficult" sounds and structures. And so far the first 4 discs have been very consistent, an impressive feat for the amount of music on offer. For those here who appreciate computer music and haven't heard this, it's definitely worth a listen. I think listening to a lot of Autechre before diving in helped, but like every Autechre album this one has a language all its own. Special mention to Four Of Seven from Session 1, Disc 2, which has got to be one of the funkiest and easily enjoyable tracks Autechre's done since 1998.
Techno Animal - Re-Entry 2xCD - Virgin, 1995 - kind of insane in retrospect that Virgin had an "ambient" series which featured two different albums by Kevin Martin and JK Broadrick as well as a shit load of double CD comps. The '90s weren't all bad! Anyway, this is an album that just finally clicked for me. I've never owned it, just had the files on the HD for ages, occasionally revisiting to see if I liked it any more. Well whatever mental block is gone and I'm just left with one fine album of dubby/breakbeat/illbient stuff that's chill but a little weird, and then an ever better album of dark ambient sounds that remain effortless engaging. Really good late night shit. And if anyone wants to sell me their physical copy drop me a PM.
Scorn - Ellipsis cassette - Scorn Recordings, 1995 - picked up this remix comp a few years ago cheap at a local record store and damn if it isn't some of the best $5 I've spent in ages. I love this era of 1995-1998 when drum 'n' bass wasn't so codified and you had a lot of producers fucking around with d'n'b elements but doing something not quite club ready. Meat Beat Manifesto shows up here to do just that, and P.C.M. and Germ approach things similarly. It's not quite downtempo or illbient or d'n'b. It's maybe half '90s vampire lounge music, half comedown highway driving stuff. But then Coil, Scanner and especially Bill Laswell show up to get really weird with it. It's like an effortless version of what Blackest Ever Black was trying to cultivate when it started a decade ago. Also, the Autechre remix is a great slice of Tri Repetae era funk. Absolute recommendation for this one if you're willing to entertain some tasteful breakbeats with your experimental music. Trust me, it's way better than you'd think.
Edit... meant to mention, if you like this I'd recommend The Perfect Drug remix CD by NIN. It doesn't get to the same experimental depths but it's a nice slice of '90s electronica going from weird drum & bass to a wide open reinterpretation of The Perfect Drug by NIN themselves into goopy ambient techno. Each remix is substantially different from the last so even though it's 5 versions of the same song it doesn't feel like a slog at all.
Is anyone else noticing that God Is War is beginning to sound like late-era Scorn (Mick Harris)? I mention it while listening to the latest release on No Rent.
Rogue State - Funeral for Music 2xCS - Hospital, 2021
New noise from the Lussuria homie. Between the bumper sticker, application, and paper test it fully realizes the RSU concept. Rock solid material all the way through; a varied mix of crunchy distortion, loops, near ambient distant sounds, indecipherable mechanical clanking, spattered with a handful of samples and everything coated in a thick sheen of tape hiss. The tracks meander between outright noise and industrial ambience with a sense of humor that is always appreciated. A very "realized" released and a project that I'm stoked to see more of...my application is in.
Haare - The Acid Realm CD - OEC, 2021
This release is 4 tracks of the psychedelic, near musical noise, closely aligned with the prior 2 releases (Brain & Tantric Noise). Maybe a bit more "delicate" than those releases, this one is an exercise in dynamic restraint, pulling up some heavy Kosmiche vibes from the lysergic depths.
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Rogue State - Funeral for Music 2xCS - Hospital, 2021
New noise from the Lussuria homie. Between the bumper sticker, application, and paper test it fully realizes the RSU concept. Rock solid material all the way through; a varied mix of crunchy distortion, loops, near ambient distant sounds, indecipherable mechanical clanking, spattered with a handful of samples and everything coated in a thick sheen of tape hiss. The tracks meander between outright noise and industrial ambience with a sense of humor that is always appreciated. A very "realized" released and a project that I'm stoked to see more of...my application is in.
Physical version of this was prohibitively expensive for me, but I have been listening digital copy of it like once a day since it came out. Fucking loved it and found it to be a massive refinement of the material from the 'Computer Murder' box. Hope there is much more to come.
K.M. TOEPFER - Undercut C30 (Absurd Exposition, 2019)
Now, this is two years old now, but it's new to me. As I recall his stuff from around 2014-15 was clean, precise, glitchy sounding. Not bad, but this is something else. This sounds like The New Sadism but with more meat and a sense of someone in perfect control of the proceedings, and some joecolleyesque ear-tickling textures injected into the mix as well. An odd pair of references maybe, but that's just how it is. Fucking superb tape! Are the rest of Toepfer's later tapes in the same vein?
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Autechre - NTS Sessions 8xCD - Warp, 2018 - I had certain ideas about what 8 hrs of Autechre might sound like. Assumptions that it might be impenetrable; overwhelming; aimless; even boring. These ideas were very wrong. Inspired by my recent review of Autechre's entire discography leading up to elseq, I decided to grab this 8 CD set and take the plunge. I'm going slowly, having listened to the first 4 discs over the last two weeks, trying to savor and really enjoy the experience. What I can say is this isn't the impenetrable mess of bleeps, bloops, and MAX/MSP nightmares I though it'd be. These songs are relatively accessible, even when they're constructed out of more "difficult" sounds and structures. And so far the first 4 discs have been very consistent, an impressive feat for the amount of music on offer. For those here who appreciate computer music and haven't heard this, it's definitely worth a listen. I think listening to a lot of Autechre before diving in helped, but like every Autechre album this one has a language all its own. Special mention to Four Of Seven from Session 1, Disc 2, which has got to be one of the funkiest and easily enjoyable tracks Autechre's done since 1998.
I have the 12xLP box set of this release. It really took me a while to absorb the album - there is so much of it! It still feels quite distant to me; I have not connected to it like I have many other autechre albums. There are definitely stand out tracks but overall I struggle since it is so huge. I keep meaning to try and make a few condensed playlists.
SIGN/PLUS from last year feels like it was treading old ground a bit; the first time an autechre album has done that for me. Lush sound design and constantly evolving structures as you would expect though. They are still top tier producers for me.
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Autechre - NTS Sessions 8xCD - Warp, 2018 - I had certain ideas about what 8 hrs of Autechre might sound like. Assumptions that it might be impenetrable; overwhelming; aimless; even boring. These ideas were very wrong. Inspired by my recent review of Autechre's entire discography leading up to elseq, I decided to grab this 8 CD set and take the plunge. I'm going slowly, having listened to the first 4 discs over the last two weeks, trying to savor and really enjoy the experience. What I can say is this isn't the impenetrable mess of bleeps, bloops, and MAX/MSP nightmares I though it'd be. These songs are relatively accessible, even when they're constructed out of more "difficult" sounds and structures. And so far the first 4 discs have been very consistent, an impressive feat for the amount of music on offer. For those here who appreciate computer music and haven't heard this, it's definitely worth a listen. I think listening to a lot of Autechre before diving in helped, but like every Autechre album this one has a language all its own. Special mention to Four Of Seven from Session 1, Disc 2, which has got to be one of the funkiest and easily enjoyable tracks Autechre's done since 1998.
I have the 12xLP box set of this release. It really took me a while to absorb the album - there is so much of it! It still feels quite distant to me; I have not connected to it like I have many other autechre albums. There are definitely stand out tracks but overall I struggle since it is so huge. I keep meaning to try and make a few condensed playlists.
SIGN/PLUS from last year feels like it was treading old ground a bit; the first time an autechre album has done that for me. Lush sound design and constantly evolving structures as you would expect though. They are still top tier producers for me.
I have the nts cd box and the lp box (I bought the cd one myself without knowing colleagues at an old job got me the lp one as an incredibly generous leaving gift.)
Despite having it this way I've easily spent more time listening to the mp3s than either box. I think with newer AE stuff listening to the purely digital versions without the time limitations of cd or vinyl is really how they intend for it to be heard. Not that their intent should be sacred or anything but I definitely find approaching it all as 4 long sessions feels like the best way to absorb it and it was really exciting and rewarding experiencing them like that when they were originally broadcast. Can especially recommend headphone listening with the NTS sessions. For me it's just the greatest thing they have done and as the 2 new underwhelming albums show it'll be tough to better it
Some more recent listens:
Kadaver / Sodomy from Beyond - Double Negative (Gutter Disease)
Sodomy from Beyond is a project which I have always really liked and this material is probably his best (or among the top 20%). Heavy atmosphere, brutal, well-treated Vocals and great composition. First time hearing Kadaver and the impression is also good. First track had a bit of a Masonna feel. Definitely worth picking up!
Hate Sermon - Steel Fortress (Gutter Disease)
Very good sounds reminicent of many Malignant artists. The highly treated bubbly "narration style" vocals arent really my bag in General, but still worked.
Heydrich - ASP Disorder (Nil by Mouth)
This project is crazy good. Weird that nobody is talking about it... heavy crunches, great texture, bit of chaotic 90ies HN approach mixed with some virtues ala the Rita. A bit hard to describe. Hoping for new material soon.
Scum - Life Sentence (Aussaat)
Another contemporary fav. I would dare say this has some of his absolute best material. Sublime cut up, very aggressive and with great sounds and best of all, it avoids that "ultra heavy edit" feel some lesser artists may conjure up. 1-2 of the slower tracks werent 100% up my alley, but that doesn't stop the album from being an absolute ripper.
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Heydrich - ASP Disorder (Nil by Mouth)
This project is crazy good. Weird that nobody is talking about it... heavy crunches, great texture, bit of chaotic 90ies HN approach mixed with some virtues ala the Rita. A bit hard to describe. Hoping for new material soon.
Yeah, it was pretty decent. I got both the NBM version, and the band self released (with simple cover). First I didn't notice it was the same tape, so just concluded that pretty solid style of simple damaged and ripping electronic noise. There is room for improvement, but also good to hear this type of brutalism instead of synth heavy electronics.
Caligula031 - Veneralia C30 (Lake Shark Harsh Noise)
Another excellent addition to the Caligula031 discography....side A (Veneralia) is more of a pure textural harsh piece, very little dynamics but a thickness to the sound that is quite satisfying. Side B (Messalina) brings in nasty vocals...obvious comparison may be some of Marco Corbelli's raspier, sickened vocals (maybe I'm just listening to the recent 195 Melrose reissue too much...) and some rhythmic qualities, particularly towards the end as a loop is introduced, adding a nice mechanical rhythm to the track. Bleak and grinding PE built with restraint. Very good! Excellent layout and packaging via LSHN too.
Nathaniel Matthews - Satanicum Tenebrae - Til Helvete Remix (self released)
A bit of a novelty, but an enjoyable listen! Matthews takes the original Til Helvete tape, puts it in a 2 track, and adds a layer of 909 drums over it...and it works (mostly). There's a few moments where it almost loses the thread, but otherwise it's an enjoyable and realized experiment. Imagine an alternate reality where LLN take a sharp turn into necro acid house.
Zac Davis - The Land of Sinking Sand C62 (The Gift of Music)
Peculiar, damaged noise. Parts remind me of Hunting Lodge, or the 1993 EP by Crawl Unit; clipped vocals samples, bubbling electronics, samples drum breaks. Droney and throbbing sounds merge with early industrial clangor for a very well constructed release above and outside of what's hot "in the scene" right now - there's a real sense of meticulous construction beneath the sounds that is really engaging. I'll admit I'm not very familiar with Zac Davis' prior material, but this has made me interested in digging through some past releases. The packaging is quite nice on this one too..while I thought the aluminum foil wrap was a bit chintzy, it actually won me over given how weirdly thorough the wrap-job was hah. Once you get through that there's a few inserts and prints that really take full advantage of the j card format.
Quote from: vomitgore on April 10, 2021, 12:52:51 PM
Some more recent listens:
Kadaver / Sodomy from Beyond - Double Negative (Gutter Disease)
Sodomy from Beyond is a project which I have always really liked and this material is probably his best (or among the top 20%). Heavy atmosphere, brutal, well-treated Vocals and great composition. First time hearing Kadaver and the impression is also good. First track had a bit of a Masonna feel. Definitely worth picking up!
Hate Sermon - Steel Fortress (Gutter Disease)
Very good sounds reminicent of many Malignant artists. The highly treated bubbly "narration style" vocals arent really my bag in General, but still worked.
Thanks for the nice comments!
Caligula031/Rotat (tape, Daddy's Entertainment): Short, but nice tape. Layout is very minimalistic. A bit too much for my taste. I like the idea of having only the projectsymbols on the front of the cardboardbox, but there's literally nothing else. It was meant to be like that, but I guess just a small sticker inside with titles would have made sense.
Bizarre Uproar - Rarities Volumes 3 and 4 (tapes, Filth&Violence): I didn't get volumes 1 and 2, but these are really enjoyable tapes, filthy and aggressive noise, I like it!
Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps (tape-dub): I knew this album from YT and it's still on my wantlist, but a couple of years ago, I got an order from New Era Productions with some extra stuff thrown in, one of which was a dubbed tape that barely had any info on it, just Neubauten on the spine or something like that. So, I listened and recognized it. Good Industrial stuff, except for that track with the romantic popcover track or whatever it is (can't remember the title, want to forget), that's rather annoying. Told New Era about it and he didn't even know what was on the tape, he just threw it in the box to fill it, hahaha.
SM/DP - Fault-Tolerant System CD [Nekorekords, 2017] & SM/DP - Plasmasynthesis LP [Huge Bass, 2020] - received these in a fat package from Mr. Umpio a week or two ago and I was immediately drawn to the LP since it was on a label called "Huge Bass". I like bass, huge bass even more, so it seemed like a win. I had no real idea what to expect. I created some expectation from the liner notes and what I know about Mr. Umpio, but I should say I don't know almost anything about EAI or if this falls into that category exactly, or if this is glitch or what it should be called. It reminds me of things I've heard on Sub Rosa and Mego and Die Stadt although elements of that Umpio style seem detectable to me. There's lots of stereo panning and activity all throughout the stereo field. You've glitchy, fluttery little things coming in and out like you might expect from a glitch CD, but then hissing, droning and spook sounds too which often get arranged in such a way to build tension or at least narrative. Things never get dull. All this is especially true on the CD. It's not nipple twisting harsh noise but its not beard stroking academic shit either. it pulls the good from both. I'd say even more on the LP which is feels a bit slower and massive and just a tad harsher at times. I would say for those who've followed Umpio for some time, this material really shouldn't feel to far afield from his more exploratory work under that name over the years. I give a strong recommendation for both!
Godflesh - Post Self MP3s [Avalanche Recordings, 2017] - Has it really been four years since this came out? I thought I was a little late to the party but damn. So yeah, I've been going through the whole Godflesh discography and this was the only thing I hadn't heard. The descriptions of a more experimental and varied record seemed good when it came out and I'm sure I'd thought I'd get to it quick but here we are. Well it sort of plays out like the antithesis to A World Lit Only By Fire. Where that album was 8-string mechanical sludge, this really is all over the place. It's like every experimental track from prior Godflesh albums were culled to make a new one, minus the 20 minute ambient dirges, and some of the heavier Jesu tracks showed up too. But most of the stuff here sounds fresh to my ears. I gave it a listen and didn't feel immediately overwhelmed with awe but then I listened twice more in rapid succession so it's definitely grabbing something in my brain. My biggest complaint is probably the lack of punchiness in the mix. Where the last album stayed punchy as hell, especially considering the 8-strings, the guitar and bass here lack the bite to some extent, which I don't think has ever happened on a Godflesh album before. Also a general complaint: I guess Godflesh is best as a CD band because they seem to press every LP with well over 20 minutes of music per side. I haven't heard an LP copy of this album but why would I want something with 25 minutes of metal per side? The last album was even worse, 30 minutes per side. WTF
LUXUL - Callous [Digital Bandcamp]
London based sound / visual artist, performs live with viola and effects pedals, and added harsh throat vocals which are screamed into said viola. Really powerful stuff, definitely worth seeing her perform live if you get the chance some day. These two tracks are very impressive and quite different to each other. Drudge starts with a fuzzy drone that rises to a siren like wail before the vocal work starts - deep throat roars and high pitched screams. The track dissipates to leave the drone before slowly bringing a vocal loop back in and a sudden lurch. Descends into crunchy harsh tones towards the end. Nicely effective. The second track is Toll which is a more rhythmic piece with layers of processed screamed vocals and harsh tones, which build and build to a chaotic drone. A great way to spend 15 minutes.
https://luxulofficial.bandcamp.com/album/callous (https://luxulofficial.bandcamp.com/album/callous)
An exercise into patience. That was the quest of Tommy Olsson - Amsterdam NL 1995 [Abisko] CS to reach my hands. Bought August last year, unable to ship due to Covid for months, found its way out of Japan with sea mail at Christmas, and yesterday finally arrived ! - And man, what a beauty it is. 1,5 hour of escape from your everyday shit, from your thoughts. Music to forget there is time. Yes i could listen this all day without being bored, i guess. But it wouldnt be fair to reduce it to background music. It's not. Feels, it is special.
Side A is made of loops. For the most part -well, i cant tell for sure- other people's music/sounds -all kind- chopped, looped, manipulated, combined, further mangled. Song in unknown eastern language plays. The radio station you wish to exist. Last part, in more quiet, eerie, ultra minimalistic mood, using his own sound source sounds like. Hiss is an instrument.
Side B, same recipe. Loops. Punks not dead. His guitar, ecstatic feeling at some points. A voice speaks.
Does anyone has his CD and want to sell ? PM if so please. I even buy clone CDR of it, or if you have any files/rip to share with me will be very welcome too. I want to listen. - I have been told Segerhuva had some copies for distribution but except those it seems disappeared. One popped up on Discogs for first time, some months ago, but only saw it in sales history. Pity.
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LUXUL - Callous [Digital Bandcamp]
Thanks for introducing! Sounds great and really interesting - Viola, Voice, Violence! Will listen to more for sure when I can find the time.
Mo*Te - An Idle Complaint (LP)
Definitely wierd and lots of variation... slow oscillators pulsating... soon harsh synthesis textures... next some clunking and clanking on junk metal buried under electronic fuzz.... brain damaging album!! thanks!!!
UMPIO - Molesterol CD (Freak Animal, 2020)
Been a while since I checked out any new Umpio, so this traded disc came most welcome the other day. And what a record! Style wise all over the place, but with a palette of junk, maltreated modulars and burnt electronics that he's made his own over the years. A careless fuck-it-approach that works backwards in a way; by (I'm just assuming here) not trying to work out something very specific he ends up with a mixed bag noone else offers. And the sound is just perfect; big, wide and roomy, yet with so much punch. Studio wizardry that doesn't sound polished. Ripping, inventive and unhibited harsh noise! Best Umpio I've heard so far, and a very late addition to my best-of-2020 list.
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Caligula031/Rotat (tape, Daddy's Entertainment):
It's Northern Central not Rotat!
Seefeel - (Ch-Vox) CD - Rephlex, 1996 - I feel a bit miffed that the day after this arrived in the mail Warp announced a massive Seefeel reissue with this album, Succour and a bunch of out of singles and unreleased material. Especially considering the cost of the LP box set was just slight more than double for what I paid for this one CD. Bad fucking timing, but now the LP package is sold out so I'm double fucked. The record itself, well it's easily the most dour record Seefeel released. Mostly it falls in the realm of treated guitar dark ambient spooks, but the presence of guitar is not obvious. It's very cold, somewhere between cave cold and void of space cold. Mournful might be another good word, but not in a gothic way. Hive is the prickliest tune of the bunch, almost feeling out of place, but very much in line with prior prickly tunes mixed in with smoother tracks. The CD is short too, just over 30 minutes, which feels like the perfect length for the material. All the tracks are very good even, it might even be a perfect record in a sense. I'll be interested to see the remastered and expanded version stacks up against, whenever I get my hands on it.
Delta Files - Body Bags CD - Re-Load Ambient, 1996 - I didn't realize that the guy behind Imminent Starvation was behind this until right before it arrived. If you're familiar with that project this won't seem far afield. It's reminiscent of the slow and creepier songs on those early Imminent Starvation records, except all the songs are like that here. I've only given it one listen so far but I liked the first track best. For the level of repetition at times, some of the songs are too long, but not annoying. I wonder how my feelings will change with repeated listens.
V/A - Ambient 4: Isolationism 2xCD - Virgin, 1994 - What a great mix of artists on this comp put out by Virgin [!!!]. Man the '90s were wild. I've been interested in picking this one up for years and I finally pulled the trigger a few weeks ago. For such a varied and lengthy collection there isn't anything I don't like. Quite the accomplishment! Part of the trick may be that much of this isn't particularly ambient in the way you might expect and that the tracks remain varied so you never feel like you're hearing the same schtick over and over. The linear notes go into detail as to the idea behind the comp and why you get artists like Scorn, Thomas Koner, Jim O'Rourke and Keiji Haino in the same collection. I especially like the section on disc 1 that goes from :zoviet*france: to Labradford to Techno Animal to Paul Schutze. really good late night vibes. so far it's only been headphone listening but I'm excited to get it on the speakers and really feel the music while I lay on the floor like a slug.
Gomikawa Fumio - The Rise and Fall of Gomikawa Fumio CD Hello from the Gutter 2020
Completely unhinged Japanese noise from this monster of a super group. I legit started laughing as soon as the noise started it; it's so fucking heavy!!! Huge low end, dynamic feedback piercing through, shredding vocals, non stop madness for 25+ minutes sans a few brief "track" breaks. Catching this live would have split my wig A++ pure psycho
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Hate Sermon - Steel Fortress (Gutter Disease)
Very good sounds reminicent of many Malignant artists. The highly treated bubbly "narration style" vocals arent really my bag in General, but still worked.
Thanks for your review. New material is in the works.
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Gomikawa Fumio - The Rise and Fall of Gomikawa Fumio CD Hello from the Gutter 2020
Completely unhinged Japanese noise from this monster of a super group. I legit started laughing as soon as the noise started it; it's so fucking heavy!!! Huge low end, dynamic feedback piercing through, shredding vocals, non stop madness for 25+ minutes sans a few brief "track" breaks. Catching this live would have split my wig A++ pure psycho
Yes! I've been quite surprised at the lack of attention/interest around this. It so rough and ridiculous, I love it.
Proof Of The Shooting - Demonstrative Evidence 4xCD - Fusty Cunt, Self Abuse, 2020 - I've only had time to digest the first disc of this box set but man am I happy I took a chance on it. Setting aside the two live sets on the first disc, this is a really pleasant mixture of tearing and searing harsh noise, some metallic textures, feedback, clangs and probably tape manipulation. It's not wildly dense, but it's not super thin or tinny either. 8(3) is probably my favorite of the bunch with it's full stereo spectrum of sound and really unpleasant mixture of rapid squalls with slower up and down distorted motions. Fucked up, this is fucked up stuff. Quite excited to get into the next 3 discs. I really appreciate this type of reissue where I've never even heard of the artist but can tell from the labels doing the reissue and their description that's its something previously lost to the sands of time that needs to heard today.
Curtis Roads / Todd Barton – Split CD - Nekorekords, 2020 - did I review this yet? I can't remember. It's a classy reissue of a classy tape on Nekorekords from 4 years back. Noisy material from more "academic" type artists. I think I prefer the Todd Barton material but I'd say the styles are two sides of the same coin, so quite complimentary. Definitely worth checking out if you want less blistering noise from some leftfield names.
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Proof Of The Shooting - Demonstrative Evidence
Curtis Roads / Todd Barton – Split CD - Nekorekords, 2020 - did I review this yet? I can't remember. It's a classy reissue of a classy tape on Nekorekords from 4 years back. Noisy material from more "academic" type artists. I think I prefer the Todd Barton material but I'd say the styles are two sides of the same coin, so quite complimentary. Definitely worth checking out if you want less blistering noise from some leftfield names.
New Curtis Roads LP on Slowscan coming up. Really great!
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Caligula031/Rotat (tape, Daddy's Entertainment):
It's Northern Central not Rotat!
Haha, of course. Now I could say: that's what you get without artist names, but I won't, because it's all my fault and I think I was sleeping while typing Rotat...
XE - 18 (CD, Filth&Violence): I guess everybody here knows what to expect. Seems to sound a bit less ear-piercing, but it delivers.
Femeheim - Peinheil (CD, Total Black): I can't remember the aggressive vocals from the former albums, but they're pretty good. Aside from that, good, but not mindblowing straight away, but I think it will grow a bit more.
Infektionsabteilung - Hier ist kein Trost (CD, At War With False Noise): Recommended CD, mixture of PE/DI with junk metal sounds or chains, then some parts are more Ambient like. Track 2 and 4 are perhaps a bit less interesting, but the others are very good. Infektionsabteilung manages to have diverse sounds etc, but the overall atmosphere keeps it coherent.
After Maria Zerfall box (commented on MZ topic), there was need for more raw european sound. Two double CD's. GENOCIDE ORGAN civilization 2xCD box, I like a lot. Band has developed over the years, become more complex sonically and perhaps also thematically, but the early day rawness of GO is so great. Fierce live disc, great collection of all Amerika themed material on other disc. In its nastyness, I think this is among the best reissued GO live material, since it is so much less focused on "classic songs", even when having them, extra filthy recording.
Con-Dom "live Japan" double CD, is the special edition of the Japan live. Real CD is basically studio remake of live material recorded in Japan. Bonus disc as CDR, is full raw unedited live recording of Tokyo show. Very different from the other disc. Utmost rawness, often thin, lacking all crunchy bass, just painfully disturbing and challenging material by noise luddite doing it unlike anyone else. It is hard to say, but I could even be tempted to conclude that bonus disc, unedited live, with different tracks, is the better one?! Eternally worshipped here..
NIGHT SCIENCE VI magazine + CD.
Listened the comp CD and all interviews has been read, but still plenty of reviews wait. CD has stand out tracks by Torba. Hostage Pageant pretty much always delivers. No exception here. Also Mikawa track is nice except for the clicks/pops that probably belong to the original live recording. IFOTS is somehow unusual. Taeter nice too.
Magazine editorial briefly mentioned long delay and mentioned horrors of computer crash etc.
I guess that if you ask any 'zine editor, who made more than couple issues, they will have mostly horror stories to tell. It is almost miracle that issue of noise zine gets done. I am very glad to see Night Science, Noise Receptor, New Forces, Troubled Sleep etc happen. I think nowadays CD with zine might work as "tactical method". Now that so many dealers are selling via discogs, without CD inside the magazine, it would not be really possible to have it on distribution if it was "just a magazine". In this small genre, just having handful labels who switched to discogs store, may result quite a bit smaller number of distributors?
In this issue, many people I didn't expect anything in particular, seem like really nice people. Mostly very positive and creative interviews.
Annihilvs is more label interview and doesn't focus much of NTT or Theologian as creative works. There is more talk of miserable industrial business, postage rates, CDR's, digital music or current USA politics. One of the most bitter and hopeless interviews in industrial music for some time.
Many years ago, I was playing couple shows in USA, and I recall it was Slogun, organizer, myself as passagner, coming from bar, and mr. Annihilvs as driver, stopped by police. Pulled on the side, and there was black cop, asking what's up driving way way faster than one should... I was told to do as cops say, as I guess that's they way to survive in USA. They looked our ID's and asked questions. Lee told we'd have industrial music gig next day, and offered to play some samples to officer. Eventually this NYC cop concluded "you guys are crazy. Back in the day, you'd be into hardcore". And we were let go, despite pretty intense driving exceeding the speed limits.
Same trip, next day, the car was toed away, for wrong parking. My backback with all gear in the car. I got it all back, but show was shut down by police about 10 seconds after Grunt started. I was not disappointed at all. Already seen TAINT, BLOODYMINDED and several others....
Flooded Church of Asmodeus - Satan's Punishment: The Ultimatum 2012 - black metal. noisecore. noise. doom. sludge. Brainbombs. industrial. I wasn't in the mood for anything the other day, and I ran into this name in a distro I sometimes check that wouldn't usually stock something like this. They said positive things, so I had to give it a listen. I think I listened to three FCoA albums in a row on youtube. This reminds me of something I would have randomly gambled on in the Ax/ction//Fudgeworthy catalogs of the 90s.
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Listened the comp CD and all interviews has been read, but still plenty of reviews wait. CD has stand out tracks by Torba. Hostage Pageant pretty much always delivers. No exception here. Also Mikawa track is nice except for the clicks/pops that probably belong to the original live recording. IFOTS is somehow unusual. Taeter nice too.
I listened to the CD the other night and really enjoyed it. A strong collection of tracks overall, 6-7 years in the making! Makes me feel I need more compilations as they give me plenty of avenues of artists to explore. Also need to dig out my CD for Issue V which will be somewhere around, its gotten separated from the zine somehow.
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Flooded Church of Asmodeus - Satan's Punishment: The Ultimatum 2012 - black metal. noisecore. noise. doom. sludge. Brainbombs. industrial.
While I've enjoyed all of the FCoA releases this debut is still my easy favorite. My old roommate and I sound-tracked a lot of depravity with this one. I can still remember one particular night of potent chemical cocktails where we had title track absolutely blasting from his boombox, while howling and flinging furniture,
The Toxic Avenger playing on the tv in the background. I feel like I'm loosing braincells just thinking about it...
不失者 / Fushitsusha – Origin's Hesitation CD - PSF, 2001 - percussive free-fall into clipped and staggered drum pointillism, primal vocalizations, flickering bass notes. is this the sound of unravelling?
Sick Seed - Beasts Among Men cassette - Freak Animal, 2010 - from 2009 through 2012 I feverishly picked up every SS release. After the projects absurdly good introduction on Hated Perversions, The Great Corrupter came out on F&V and I was hooked. That album is a masterpiece to my ears. But anyone expecting more of the same from the project wasn't going to get it. It's hard to say what more of the same would've sounded like since The Great Corrupter was so diverse, but it had that nice blend of raw and harsh F&V sound, clearly and powerful vocals, Skrewdriver cover, and tinge of psychedelia. Many of those elements come back in one way or another through the next SS releases, but the portions of each varied wildly.
All that leads to Beasts Among Men which a very thick and heavy sounding recording, in contrast to the wiry and almost brittle mix of TGC. I was certainly a little surprised when I first got it. It sounds like a Wolfman scientist, experimenting and ranting in equal turns. And when nothing goes like it should on the a-side, we get Luddite Aktion aka 20 minutes of junk metal abuse that sounds like said Wolfman tearing his laboratory apart. I must mention Rats Of Yaldabaoth. It's been stuck in my mind since I first heard it a decade ago. There's this thudding lurch to it, bass-y crumble but clear and concise vocals. It's a real highlight.
Government Alpha – Defective Politics CD - Audio Dissection, IR, 2020 - turgid electricity. shuttering, juddering, slice off your finger tips, crush your toes, making your fillings fall out harsh noise. lick a live wire harsh noise. incredibly deserving of this reissue harsh noise.
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Gomikawa Fumio - The Rise and Fall of Gomikawa Fumio CD Hello from the Gutter 2020
Completely unhinged Japanese noise from this monster of a super group. I legit started laughing as soon as the noise started it; it's so fucking heavy!!! Huge low end, dynamic feedback piercing through, shredding vocals, non stop madness for 25+ minutes sans a few brief "track" breaks. Catching this live would have split my wig A++ pure psycho
Yes! I've been quite surprised at the lack of attention/interest around this. It so rough and ridiculous, I love it.
Flying under the radar is part of the project's MO, even before the Fumio got in on the action.
Matar Dolores - The Great Transformation (C20, Archivio Diafonico): I really like this kind of stuff, but what genre is it? Don't know what to call it. I guess it's comparable to Mercury Hall. Short, but very good.
Utøya – Lay Down And Rot (C40, Cipher Productions): Hmm, I remember Preying Upon Your Youth as well and it hasn't been that long since I listened to that tape, but I can't really say how both compare to each other. Perhaps this one is less harsh. Especially the B-side goes more into moody, calmer but dreary territory. Well crafted tape, but I'm afraid it doesn't really manage to make a specific impression rather than "this is good".
Am Not "The developing world" doesn´t probably need introductions, but this is the Am Not´s work which really fulgurated me when I earlier came across it 1-2 years ago. Martial and abrasive industrial / power electronics with a relentless, constant aggression of distorted synths and slabs of noise, very good structured and with a sick atmosphere.
Zyklon SS - The Demoralising Effects Of Noise c70 (Der Bunker)
"Two longer tracks of noise material inspired by early Macronympha and Streicher." from the label release notes.
Bought this tape probably 7 months ago or so but only got around to spinning it now. This plays a very nice kind of cross-pollination of noise and PE. There exists a good playful nature of synth with a mix of Hal's metal work woven together. This isn't cold and clinically sterile as most ZSS work and it is definitely a more noise-y and exploratory release than focused album for the project. However, the alchemy of sounds works very well here and definitely recommend grabbing it if you can find it.
OVMN - Amerika: Die Ewige Senkgrube CD (Self Abuse and Input Error)
I once saw Neil DeGrasse Tyson speak and to quickly and crudely paraphrase an interesting point, he mentioned that space exploration and discovery greatly benefitted when two super powers competed against one another. I feel that has been happening with Rodger and Joe within the last decade in regards to re-issues. We have seen an accelerated pace of Macro and related material re-released which has been greatly exacerbated by these two powers competing against one another for whatever and unknown reason to myself.
The material collected here is excellent. The Schwülstig Politik track is an exemplary showcase of Rodger and Joe's diversity of sound and complexity of layered density. I would assume by the level of editing that Rodger had the final say in the mix but that's just an assumption. Regardless, the attention to detail of sound is fantastic and somewhat comparable with the recently re-issued Grind and maybe more closely with the expansive palette of One Dark Eye.
The second and well titled track, "Corrupt Third Party Power Lights-Out Plug In Standing On The Border With Two Guns" is a masterful meeting of Macro, Incapacitants, and source material from guests including Mhlest and Tim Oliveira. Not sure how to divulge further other than saying you just need to hear it.
OVMN – You Will Never Escape This CD (Self Abuse and Input Error)
And while there has been some fantastic material re-issued in the great Macronympha power struggle that is Rodger and Joe, there are also the space shuttle Challenger explosions. This release collects six unreleased 90's era tracks from Rodger and Joe and three new "OVMN" tracks composed by Joe and Leo. While the 90's material offers some highlights and I will always welcome unearthed Macro material, these tracks do feel like left over works overall. This is not helped by the new tracks, by Joe and Leo, as I feel this later duo has had issues with quality control.
友川かずき [Tomokawa Kazuki] – まぼろしと遊ぶ [Playing with Phantoms] CD - PSF, 1993 - I first became aware of/heard Tomokawa Kazuki in high school when I watched Takashi Miike's film Izo. Not only does he provide part of the soundtrack but he actually shows up to perform it in little vignettes. It was so unlike anything I'd ever heard before. I eventually figured out who he was but his music seemed impossible to get a hold of in the US. Or at least it was out of my reach. Now 17 years later I only have one greatest hits CD, which is very good, and this album, which is excellent. Sometimes its playful, sometimes despairing or spooky, but Kazuki singular voice connects it all. And what a voice, whether quiet and controlled or in full screaming poet mode, it's a total pleasure. This one also has some weird electronics that are jarring at first listen but eventually make sense. He also has other musicians backing him to various degrees. Track 5 is especially somber and beautiful, reminding me of Amber Asylum. My biggest complaint with Kazuki is that his music is still brutally expensive, at least if you go the discogs route and I haven't really figured out another way to get it. Many of the albums are $50 or more for a single CD. Fuck. I leave this review here because while Kazuki music certainly isn't noise, it definitely isn't like anything else. A special interest you might call it.
Rotat / Kristityt / Unclean / Will Over Matter – Kolari III CD - El Armua, 2020 - each one of the these Kolari comps is like swift kick the in the balls. immediately brutal with lingering pain. Rotat starts it off right with a cascade of shattering glass, feedback and metal before settling into a trudge through a dumpster. The whole track is good but that first minute and a half or so is really fucking strong. the glass sounds so damn good. Kristityt exists in some pocket dimension of weird. Guitar, bizarre vocalizations, spacey synths and delayed metal clunks. It reminds me of early SSRI mixed with something I can't quite place. a nice Yang to Rotat's Yin. And then there's Unclean delivering refined and effective power electronics. Limited but effective sample work, clear and decipherable vocals, slow and surging synths. All with a bit of grit on top. I feel a bit biased but I'd say great stuff as usual! And Will Over Matter finishes things off with those primitive surging electronics. Not quite as alien sounding as the earliest stuff but reminding me more of it than the material from last few years. To my ears there's not a dud on here and the comp is 40 minutes which is a great length. Absolutely recommended!
Dagda Mors "The border of the light" great compilation with some of the best tracks of this project. I discovered it pretty recently but I´m totally obsessed with it, the combination of cold and super simple (yet aggressive and martial) electronics and the heathen topics, together with the fact that he comes from the ex DDR (the image of the ex-socialist country and national-romantic-fueled music always has a big appeal to me), definitely grabbed my attention from the day one. I still hope that a repress of their works on tape comes at a point, and I would be totally thankful if someone would be up to dub me a copy with xeroxed cover.
Dead Body Love "Low-Fi Power Carnage" I´ve been to dumb to sleep over the repress on CD when it came out, stunning work, still looking for a copy of said CD if someone has one spare / still in distro. One of the best things ever came out in the harsh noise scene, still wondering how he managed to shape the distortion layers and to manipulate the source in that way.
Iugula-Thor "Opera" stimulated by the album above, I played this masterpiece as well. Creepy harsh noise with powerful vocals (I´ve seen Chiaravalli performing live once as featuring for Cronaca Nera, and he´s been amazing), crackling manipulated distortion and spooky eerie sound sources.
Last Days of Humanity - "Horrifc Compositions of Decomposition" CD - Rotten Roll Rex -2021
Vocals sound like a fork stuck in a garbage disposal, killer samples, catchy anthemic riffs, crispy blasts. EFFORTLESS grind sickness spread across 33 tracks in a little under 30 minutes.
Joe Colley - "Trance Tapes" 2xC40 - No Rent - 2021
Ice cold electronic minimalism. It was barely audible on my tape deck, but through a pair of headphones the tones revealed themselves nicely. Somewhere between minimal techno (at points) and test tones. It feels like a continuation of some of the pieces from the Disasters of Self box. Rhythmic/arrythmic, music by and for machines. Beautiful layout too, very strong release!
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Last Days of Humanity - "Horrifc Compositions of Decomposition" CD - Rotten Roll Rex -2021
Vocals sound like a fork stuck in a garbage disposal, killer samples, catchy anthemic riffs, crispy blasts. EFFORTLESS grind sickness spread across 33 tracks in a little under 30 minutes.
Joe Colley - "Trance Tapes" 2xC40 - No Rent - 2021
Ice cold electronic minimalism. It was barely audible on my tape deck, but through a pair of headphones the tones revealed themselves nicely. Somewhere between minimal techno (at points) and test tones. It feels like a continuation of some of the pieces from the Disasters of Self box. Rhythmic/arrythmic, music by and for machines. Beautiful layout too, very strong release!
Yooo check out these two, Last days was aight but maybe not as fucked up as I like? Cool but sounds more like straight up death metal than proper goregrind madness.
https://youtu.be/4GA_Dy55PrM
https://blastaddict.bandcamp.com/album/demo
Was catching up Noisextra, listened both, Seed mouth and Anenzephalia episodes. Seed Mouth is great. I probably have mentioned that I even managed to see it live once. There was gig in Japan. I was not on tour or gig, but just visiting. Utterly difficult venue to find, and Seed Mouth and Yama-akago (Fumio Kosakai's wife drone-noise project) amongst others was there. Seed Mouth had CD walkman and some rather primitive gear.
Anenzephalia "live karlsruhe" CDR
I have Live karlsruhe tape box, this 2nd edition CDR remaster, and the later LP edition with 2 bonus tracks. All good. Booklet with this CDR, very neat. I don't known how many times I have seen him play live. I would suspect at least 3?
None of the gigs were as VIOLENT as this Karlsruhe gig. All has been great, though. I don't know if I still have, but I used to have unreleased live recording on the live in Finland. It happened just before New European Disorder came, and in this gig I heard Final Pulse for the first time. I had to ask B. Moloch how was the beat done. He just said something like "I have synthesized that can do it". No idea how that thing was programmed, and with what exactly. I should maybe try to find the mini-disc master of anenzephalia set.
DEPTHER "Altar state" CDR
Nihil Market
This is disc that would demand re-issue. 2001 recordings of Depther (a.k.a. J.Vanhala) on Kaos Kontrol's sub-label Nihil Market. Under same label came out equally limited Sshe Retina Stimulants CDr and CDR of obscure Finnish noise project Hinageshi Bondage. That one too is actually pretty good and interesting noise from guy who still after all these years is involved in noise!
Depther has been described sort of pre- Zoat-Aon, and from outside perspective, that is pretty much what it sound like. Back in the day, I.Corax was duo of couple of these Oulu guys, and among very first things that was publicly heard, was their track on "Degenerating Finland" compilation CD back in late 90's! Even if most of that CD, was like who-is-who of Finn PE at the time (Bizarre Uproar, Grunt, Order, Pain Nail, Strom.ec and so on..) way more darker and obscure I.Corax was included on CD as their track blew me away. This good "ambient" in Finland!?
All the artists related to Helixes (helixes.org) are pretty much appreciated kult bands these days, but curious thing is, that starting from this very first Depther CDR, despite being 20 years old recordings, project displays such a superior skill of sound craftmanship, that it has not aged at all. If this would come out now, I would still conclude it is absolute top quality, in technical skills and taste. In genre like this, where a lot of CD's has not aged so well, I think it is quite achievement! Only thing that somehow sets it to the more "90's" spirit, is perhaps the way spoken samples are being used!
Multiple plays this week...
Vigilantism - Fistborn
Strong stuff and really caught my attention right away. This one grabbed me much quicker than the previous releases on Freak Animal and that's saying something because those releases were superb.
Cefaris - discography
Canadian black ambient that rides the same winds as LLN Black Ambient acts, Darkness Enshroud etc etc. Pianos, percussion, synth and a voice rasping away behind it all. Works well however.
Umpio - Kulotus 2xCD (Narcolepsia/Hiisi Productions)
Brand new Umpio release with harsh noise material spanning 10 years. No insect electronics here! If I understood correct this is not a compilation even if some of the source material is old. It sounds like a solid whole due to the mastering (I guess) and oh boy does it sound great! In my mind I connect this sound to the loud crispiness of last year's Skin Graft/Wiese CD that was one of the best releases of 2020 for me. Umpio sounds crisp, crunchy and crushing. There are no dull or lackluster moments on these two discs, it is all quite varied yet coherent. It really feels like the sound could escape your mangled speakers at any moment.
Acknowledging that I'm long overdue to start posting retarded shit again, two fairly recent bits of retarded shit elsewhere posted (very slightly altered in the requisite altered state):
[INCAPACITANTS - GEERT KOHLER - PRIEST IN SHIT - JSH+ANONYMOUS MASTURBAUDIOUM - Split 2021]
INCAPACITANTS
No offense to the other contributors to this comp, all of whom deliver, but the whole point of this is the indicated.
One of those "let's see what incaps are possibly up to" moments and scored this puppy. More properly-non-coherent-babble to be applied upon receipt of the physical tape.
For now. Quite the baffler. Incaps. Sounding very much in the D.D.D.D. I Residuum The Tongue vein eg when the banker buds were channeling the not-undue influences of the lower-ended Yank crowd. Y'know, low-brow flatulence. Raspberried hefty-boys. Overworked sphincters clocking up the overtime. At least sez me. Um.
Start again. There's this critical point, see, where Incaps flirt with shambolic, but never quite achieve due to the sheer incandescent fury in force. This one sits somewhere in that no person's land. That shambolic-slash-incandescent-fury land. (A pretty cool spot, but a spot upon which judgement passes but fleetingly.)
Now, I know you probably think you've got Incaps' number. You do, right? I know you do. But lately, they've been seriously fucking with the program. Ostracized Enigmatic Conqueror. Survival Of The Laziest. These are fucking KILLER TIMES TEN. Killer times not on the program. And very recently in the pool. That is to say, indicative of an incaps straining against its own confines and delivering something that is both whole-ly incaps and whole-ly flatulating in exciting(ly) new shades of belchtastic. Love me some belchtastic.
Okay.
Now, this. This... thing, which reminds of a few earlier classics, as stated, but which also verges into peculiar WTF territories of more recent bent. Warp. Strain. Grimace. I mean. The textures. Did I mention the textures? They are the thing. The THING. The thing that converts the sometimes questioning worshiper, aka me. Converts the questioner back to believer. Textures what flatulate. Try to finish a sentence but interrupted by: flatulent-hodai. All-you-can-flatulate, raspberries till the sphincters come home.
Start again. I'd really like to know when this particular incarnation of Incaps was born. It is entirely possible that these chaps are, like, poised to RIP THE FUCKING SHIT off of noise. But, like, that's the kind of thing certain persons would say. Especially when said persons are me.
Dare to hope to dream.
Cracksteel, 道産子アナル, Macronympha, Skin Crime, AMB, Astro - v.a.
The only problem with this little gem from Workturm Ghetto is that Cracksteel scorches out the gate with such incandescent blistering fury that we're pretty much holding at why bother by the time the second track kicks in. And with the possible exception of that second track, much bother is offered. Macro a surprisingly psychedelic turn, harsh heavy bottom-dwelling puritannical onslaught not bothering with even the slightest gaps in which to insert the labored huff. Skin Crime sounding much of thereabouts ('96), burnt raw butcherings wrenched amongst the ill-kempt chalknailed flautelence. Autotoxic Mental Bizarrerie necessarily spelt out in full cuz that's how they are, how he always are, but here even more so and with a title like "Scratch Ahead I" to leave the duly triggered goggly'd bout placement of the chicken and the egg or well suffice it to say I'm yes kinda the sort who kinda digs the noise stuff nonetheless had me popping out the tape just to ensure shit wasn't getting mangled god blesh ye merry Mental Bizarreries! Astro on that charburnt acid safari he'd slowly gentrify in subsequent iterations but I still quite like this raw and say it rude warble with few intentions to let things simmer lush and long so be it. As for DO THANK ANAL, well, caught them live once or twice and yes they certainly live up to the name no further ado.
Oh wait, here it comes, the further ado (and how could it not?)
CrackFUCKINGsteel
Control - Blood Will Rain - last studio album by Control on Ant-Zen from 2018. Massive sound - huge. I am researching the projects recent work as I got a batch of earlier material a few months ago. How the vocal shouts over the top of the noise and falls into it becoming part of it is impressive.
There seems to be an ambitious sound, that is very big, the vocal and synthesizers that cut into it at times I like.
Masonna- Destructive Microphone (5", Alley Sweeper)
I expected this to be good, of course, but I kind of bought it also for the sake of having a 5" (although I do have Merzbow's Green Wheels). So I was pleasantly surprised by how good it is, especially side A. There are plenty of great and even somewhat catchy vocal loops, plus some psychedelic effects Maso started using around this time (and which I always thought added a lot to his music). It's condensed Masonna in a way, around one and a half minutes on each side. Definitely not only a gimmick record.
Mo*Te - Throw A Stone (CD, Absurd Exposition)
Not surprisingly, this album does not disappoint. All the elements are there that make this project unique (and also different from his own '90s material): strange loops, rhythms, and pulses; occasional melodies, sometimes buried underneath feedback; and several layers going on at the same time, with clever changes occurring from time to time. One of the highlights for me is the stereo panning in track 2. The mastering was done by Umpio. As always with Mo*Te, this release is highly recommended if you like noise crafted in an unusual and creative way.
Roland Kayn - Zone Senza Silencio (Bandcamp only release)
The latest in the monthly Bandcamp-only releases of unreleased recordings by this German composer who up to a couple years ago was almost completely unknown, but has been gaining reputation since. This piece, made in 2004, is a morphing, continually changing flow of completely abstract electronic/electroacoustic music that's rich in textural detail and has a mysterious atmosphere. Kayn made utterly singular music, and while he repeated himself a lot (with around 300 works to his name, that's hardly surprising), even those pieces which don't stand out from the rest are worth listening to.
Some recent 7 inches:
STRESS ORPHAN - "Colony Collapse"
Great mix of sounds on this and overall a brutal release. Metal scraping, aggressive oscillations, drones - all the good shit. What I like about this project are the vocals. They sound tough, pissed. This is the type of PE/noise that has balls. I was able to see him play at the last Summer Scum and the same feeling carries over to the live performance.
VERNICHTUNG DURCH ARBEIT - "Totenfotze"
I don't know much about this project. This was a blind buy simply because of it being released on F&V/Wrath - I figured there's gotta be something there for me. And there is. Both sides present blistering wall of electronics with what sounds like very subtle vocals in the background? Hard to tell. Type of record to listen to at cranked volume and slip into the void.
SADIO - "Piss Drinking Slut"
Ah, yes, good ol Sadio. Does not disappoint. Love the liquid sounding effects as that dude unloads his piss right at the beginning of the title track. Then rips into maniacal vocals and layers of different textured sounds. Something to bum out the neighbors. B side has a different sound with looping instrumental piece underneath commanding words. Deep breathing mixed in for a nice sexually deprived touch.
More random dribblings from the elsewhere posted, with a few choice edits.
Self-stoking in preparation for the two OVMN reissues soon to be molesting the earholes...
OVMN / AUDIBLE XXY split
The best moment in this tape comes about twenty-three seconds in. Just when you think it's going to dissolve into pure and genuflective Incaps worship, a massive thrust of thunderous pelvic sludge-bludger bulges and bursts stage center. From there on out it's all overworked sphinters endlessly ruptured amongst lost overtones, tar-blackened belch rapture, optimum volume maximum thrust, credited to none less than Joe Roemer T. Mikawa Tim Oliveira Fumio Kosakai Rodger Stella Mlehst. Noise bankers meet stoners meet their filthy flatulent maker in fornicating free-for-all fuckfestivities, semi-frequent cuts cumming crude rude and unvarnished amid hordes of saturated unsaturated brutality. And brutality is probably the only viable descriptor. I clearly remember the day this tape first lodged in deck, and prematurely lodged itself the fuck out, sounding a bit overmuch like jerking about with massed piles of shizzlemeat. But in the here and today I'm better placed to appreciate just how much shizzlemeat we're talkin. Like, a lot. So there. Plus, did I mention brutal? Like, fuck. Redzoned oblivia till the overworked sphincters come home hammered n blood crusted. Final "mix and edit" credits distributed evenly among meisters J.Roemer and T.Mikawa, but no question as to whose cock is most 'vested in the corrupt third party power lights-out buttplug in standing on the border with two guns righteously cocked. Riiiiight?
Audible XXY on the flip and it's no contest. Andrew Lersten against the combined exertions of Joe Roemer T. Mikawa Tim Oliveira Fumio Kosakai Rodger Stella Mlehst. Like, the poor stoned banker buggers never stood a chance. In fairness, this particular XXY iteration is "cut up and mixed at Red Zone Studios", like practically everything else that came within range of Roemer's filthy fornications. Still, if it weren't for the semi-self-imposed obscurity I might question why this project weren't more frequently namechecked. This shit is plain fire. Man, fuck OVMN. Bring the XXY, version Audible. How does it sound? Just, hefty. Seriously man-handled hefty-boys, crushing as all fuck. (And all fuck, btw, is seriously of the crushing persuasion.) Against the all-out all-over-the-fucking-place bloodbath that is the banker stoner collective, this shit's incredibly focused and puritannical, occasionally opening into widened reverberant caves just to fuck with the program, then drilling down to the fucking bone, pure bone-grinding furies fed through rickety wrinkled dimemberments of first order limbs conducting current through perfect density of fresh tracing contaminant stream blood. Right.
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^Since posting the above, I've had a chance to go through a smattering of XXYs of the audible description and it may be fair to conjecture that Red Zone Studios left a heftier mark than the liners might indicate. The material on this split represents the best I've heard from the project, at least as far as the harsh and heavy goes. Some of the less muscular stuff almost wants me sniffing for more testosterone.
V/A "WITH BRUTAL FORCE" LP
Maruta Records
With my own works, I usually listen so much of it when its being done, and after it is done - the process where its being evaluated is it worth of being released (read: to be listened countless times) - that once it is finally out, it's time to bury it on shelves and not return to it any time soon.. With Brutal Force comp LP from 2002, already 20 years old material on it and very much possible I have not touched this since it came out and listened it few times. Pain Nail track feels not far from what upcoming couple Pain Nail albums are going to be (endless process, but I hope this year some of it will be public!). Grunt track is not to be shamed, but nowhere near the best works. Recorded around the time when Grunt/Sickness split/collab CDR was done.
On this comp. Grey Wolves, Lasse Marhaug, Death Squad, Pain Nail and Survival Unit probably survived the best the test of time! Special edition in wire mesh, regular edition is dirt cheap at discogs, so if one has sweet spot to early 00's power electronics, line-up is decent!
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW "Great Death I + II" 2xCD box
BDN double CD box listened couple of times. Some of the best, some of the bleakest BDN stuff. I'm sure many have different favorites, but this has handful of absolute "hit tracks" if one can use such description for material that is not... well.. "hit music", hah. Bought it 2nd hand many years ago, already then dusty but never wanted to clean it as the outer box dirt adds just good atmosphere!
There was that one BDN 10" where all covers was moderately damaged by purpose. Ring wear and such. Appearance of 2nd hand item for entire pressing, I think?! In days when everybody is horrified of decreasing resale value, it could be good to publish items in dysty, dirty covers... Anyone into checking out probably best Karmanik interview, I strongly recommend to check out BARDO METHODOLOGY #7!
TAINT / SMELL & QUIM / CON-DOM 3xCD box
Red Stream
Nearly 3 hours well spent here. Its not long since I listened the actual CD box, but this was from youtube due being out of town. After returning home, spend quite a long time to find this damn box, since I had misplaced it during previous listening session...
Taint - there is a plan to re-issue CD as single album at some point. Some may have seen I mention that Keith gave me the right to "handle his legacy in ways I feel he would feel is right way". This is tricky thing, as Keith was at the same time against reissues, but few weeks later there could be suggestion that "do you want to do Indecent liberties...". Like as if that would be question with more than one way to answer! My gut feeling is, that stuff tha was originally "mass produced" is something he meant for larger "masses" (in context of noise). So it would be respectful to do. Been in contact with most people involved with taint albums and everybody giving thumbs up. Have to write Pat of Red Stream. We used to be in touch a lot, but label has been in slow downshifing process for years. Well, anyways, listening Taint material here, it would be shame if now active new generations would have to settle for youtube stream, instead the way it was meant to be: Compact Disc!
Smell & Quim. I am quite confident to say, that instead of reissuing this, S&Q are now on level of producing vastly better material! Anyone doubting it, I recommend to check out some of the new stuff they have done! This CD, it is partially EXCELLENT, partially almost unbearably disturbing. Latter quality is of course not saying it is garbage. Just saying it is the somewhat different approach to noise. Not ear-candy and harsh blast that gets your juices flowing, but more like questioning what the fuck is this thing I am listening - and soon shifting into response.
Con-Dom is reason why this set could not be reissued as-is. Now retired, and doesn't want to approve further reissues. I must respect this approach, and I can see the *artistic* merit of it. Release were done for other purpose than "consumption" or "mass production". They had time, place, reason. Each release had point, connected to live shows, connections of sounds by other artists, most likely personal meaning. To have labels churning out CD's could be like stickers reproduced of paintings. It just aint the same thing. Specific era passed, and those owning the original piece of art have it as part of their own life. Not to be "cheapened" as bulk reissue.
While I understand that logic, I often do consider repress absolutely positive. Of course depending on mood. Currently preparing couple reissues of my own, which I postponed for decade(s), but I tend to think my own opinion of what c/should have been done with particular recording is not -that- essential. Instead of keeping them hidden in master archive, I may just regurgitate them out there again, hah.. despite there would be most likely more necessary releases, like PERVERSION AT ALL COST, to be availble. One could say, that title of the box, is THE power electronics in the nutshell. If one doesn't like it, there is option to GTFO.
Vetrophonia "Dadacacophonia Dao"
Zhelezobeton / C67 tape
https://zhelezobeton.bandcamp.com/album/dadacacophonia-dao
xlent sinister and varied, industrial nightmare music from st.petersburg, russia, with tons of dark sounds combined. clear production, not so harsh or muddy, but constantly evolving... apparently took a long time to cook. recommended for ugly noise seekers
VA -- Gudelnaya Polyana – Solar Systo Togathering 2020
Zhelezobeton / 3xCD
https://zhelezobeton.bandcamp.com/album/gudelnaya-polyana-solar-systo-togathering-2020
a monster collection of tons of artists performing at this massive trance festival, all crossfaded into each other to create a huge cosmic trip. mostly beautiful resonating intergalactic frequencies and pulses, but a few darker drones, and even tribal drummings also present... just letting it drone on repeat non stop to forget nightmare of reality. i cant imagine the amount of hours that went into this. recommended for those "voice of eye" moments
First time poster, long time lurker here.
Atrax Morgue - In Search Of Death (big surprise) I feel that this is definitely one of the more diverse entries in the AM canon. There's something almost voyeuristic about listening to it. It's like when that quiet guy you've been friends with for years, who never told you he made any kind of music or noise, finally hands you the tape he's been secretly hammering away at in his bedroom forever. While there are moments that are still somewhat uniform with the simple, sleazy, and hypnotic assaults that would define most of his catalogue, there is also a ton of space, patience, and atmosphere. Definitely a favorite of mine for the wide spectrum of general creepiness it covers.
White Slug - Cage Paralysis I'm a huge fan of trashy, sleazy shot on video horror movies. Most of the good ones are "good" in the same way a certain kind of punk band is—where only one member can actually play their instrument worth a shit, but the raw, unified vision of the project is strong enough to keep the music captivating. I think I was watching Gorgasm or Gorotica (can't remember) and I heard this incredibly unhinged industrial shit weaving in and out of the soundtrack. Sometimes it would resemble some absolutely crushing death industrial/power electronics and other times it felt like very damaged industrial metal. Through sitting through the credits and then doing a little research, I found out that it was one project doing both—White Slug. I don't hear much chatter about this project, but they traverse the spectrum of industrial music in a pretty raw, batshit way, and I definitely recommend checking out Cage Paralysis.
UMPIO - Kulotus 2CD (Hiisi & Narcolepsia, 2021)
Umpio has always dabbled with modular and no input sounds, or at least on all releases I have, but I wasn't quite prepared for this. This is purely oscillator, modular and no input, assembled from tape recordings done over a ten year period. He covers the spectrum from volcanic eruption to restrained rippling, always with maximum pressure and energy. There's not a dull second here, but if I'd have to pick a favorite it's the fifteen minute bulge fest "Glass Crunch Snack" from disc one where he lets the sounds skid, slide, screech and stammer in a lovely way while low end explosions keep things moving (fast!). Best yet so far this year for me. Fans of Keränen's superb Bats in the Attic take note in particular, and T.A.D.M. fans even more so (in a blind test I'd definitely take "Phantom Pulse" on disc one for a T.A.D.M track), but any fan of inventive harsh noise needs this.
Quote from: Baglady on July 13, 2021, 11:03:32 PM
UMPIO - Kulotus 2CD (Hiisi & Narcolepsia, 2021)
Umpio has always dabbled with modular and no input sounds, or at least on all releases I have, but I wasn't quite prepared for this. This is purely oscillator, modular and no input, assembled from tape recordings done over a ten year period. He covers the spectrum from volcanic eruption to restrained rippling, always with maximum pressure and energy. There's not a dull second here, but if I'd have to pick a favorite it's the fifteen minute bulge fest "Glass Crunch Snack" from disc one where he lets the sounds skid, slide, screech and stammer in a lovely way while low end explosions keep things moving (fast!). Best yet so far this year for me. Fans of Keränen's superb Bats in the Attic take note in particular, and T.A.D.M. fans even more so (in a blind test I'd definitely take "Phantom Pulse" on disc one for a T.A.D.M track), but any fan of inventive harsh noise needs this.
I love Umpio—the sound of total noise obsession. His segments in the doc on Finnish noise are definitely some of my favorites.
PRURIENT "Barons Chamber" CD
Nihilist
Hot summer day, cleaning up piles and piles of good noise cluttering every free space... This CD ended up to stereos. My recollections of when it came out, was that it was lo-fi gutter rumbles. I guess it is more about stereo set-up how this feels! Vastly better and bigger speakers than back then, now it feels almost crispy! Ripping fierce noise with exaggerated level of boomy bass frequency, some symphonic tones. rarely mentioned cd from his discography. Back then came quite few cds, in quick pace, so easy to be forgotten under the more established albums. Now, many years later this has proven to have survived test of time even better than most appreciated works!
Der Blutharsch" When All Else Fails" 2x10"
noble loop music? I like the earlier works the best. This is good in style what it is, and most certainly better than DB/Skullflower collaboration LP I was listening last week. Tried to like it, and listened multiple times, but just... didn't really feel any impact other than concluding LP sounds pretty much 1+1=2 of what one could expect at this point from 2020 release of the projects.
When All Else Fails remains vital and well crafted musically and physically. Double 10" in hardcover slipcase.
Institut – Motionstruktures 10"
Hard distorted noise-loop rhythms / drum machines and vocalization from 2002. I suppose CMI made it popular, but this is on small Italian label. I guess its not long since I had this on playlist. Just happened to grab it from shelves and I guess like I said last time, I like Institut way more now than when these originally were published!
Haus Arafna "Blut.." 2xLP
Galakt Horro
It was nice that this was reissued some years ago. Their hardest and noisiest. Sound of HA can be immediately recognized, and brilliance of hard grain on top of all analogue torment and aggressive vocals. I don't think there is anyone else who really can make this type of sound, even when many probably own some of the similar gear. Even with simplest oscillations and rhythms, there is always something very Haus Arafna in its atmosphere.
Irikarah "Kampf sequenzen" pic LP
Steinklang
Way way less appreciated European industrial-noise project, IRIKARAH... This is the first pic LP, but I have 2nd one also on pile waiting for tomorrow. Hard distorted rhythms from drum machine, but also clearly from turntable loops. XXX film audio samples, throbbing synth noise, oppressive dark kampf sequenzen! Sometimes I wonder how come Irikarah is not praised more? Perhaps the later days CD's with semi-useless EBM tracks and worse production makes people forget that couple first albums and split LP with Strom.ec are brilliant! Especially the split I see as highlight of their discography.
Sewer Election/Arv & Miljo - Split
While I get a kick out of the numerous essays I've read from Sam McKinlay that give almost academic breakdowns of why harsh noise wall is important (even going so far as to namedrop Philip Corner in the liner notes of the Pieces LP), I find my connection and love/hate affair with the genre to be something totally primal. For every release that I love in this field, there are probably another 20+ releases that I would never listen to a second time. Referring to the Sewer Election side of this cassette as "harsh noise wall" may be a bit reductive, as there are some dynamics and distinct movements, but there are definitely some wallish sections that are incredibly satisfying—thanks to the artisanal textures and crunchy fidelity that Johansson has spent so many years dialing in. It's that kind of commitment that produces the most satisfying results for me. The Arv & Miljo side is also pretty dirty, yet a bit more scaled back and hypnotic with its tape loops and collaging. Anyways, the 20 minute duration went by way too quickly and I have to jam this again soon. Great work.
Agonal Lust/Mania - Split
I've kind of hit a place where I basically want to hear everything that KB worked on (at least whatever has been released in some capacity) at least once. This may be the opposite of what he would've wanted, hence the anonymous projects, but that's how it goes in a section of the underground that thrives on obsession. I was really glad to grab this tape in a trade with an acquaintance recently.
It's my first time listening to more than a short clip of Agonal Lust and it's pretty killer. Texturally—it sounds like a bulldozer running over a field littered with cow skeletons, just crushing. There's a growling death-industrial backdrop of what sounds like droning synthesizers and paced, processed screams. While it isn't necessarily pushing P.E. into the same kind of fresh, paradigm-shifting, and utterly unhinged places that someone like Interracial Sex is, the sound is still really fucking dialed in and satisfying. Curious to hear that Meatpacker tape that just came out on Total Black.
The Mania side starts off pretty spacious and meandering, featuring some of the most bizarre vocals I've heard in any movement from this project—just creepy and ballistic. Things quickly heat up as sonic explosions erupt like tripped landmines, gradually building in frequency. One of my favorite aspects of Mania is the way he would layer varying fidelities—some layers of junk abuse remain crystal clear and cut through the mix flawlessly, while maintaining pretty high fidelity. Meanwhile, some sounds are crushing and completely blown out, while others distantly screech in the background. The sonic assault hits the listener from a variety of distances, which makes it a really immersive listen. Good nasty stuff. Eventually I'm going to listen through all of the known material, so I sure hope to eventually find all of the hidden sections of his discography, but I'm sure it will take a lot of research and scouring through label discographies.
JH - ill stars (https://jameshamilton.bandcamp.com/album/ill-stars)
getting some unwell haino scourings off this, those prime haino scourings of the nijiumu kind, the early kind, bleeding the heavens cold. well they- the heavens- were already cold but no help here. a departure for JH and not unwelcome. infinities of sheering sheeting 'hole-abrading oblivia.
An earlier post on a recent James Hamilton beaut [edit above] had me namechecking a specific Haino, and it was this one and I
knew I had to – immediately – hear it again. If two days later can count as immediately
Keiji Haino – Nijiumu, AKA PSFD-7
Know what I fucking hate? Looking for fucking Haino. Not Haino in general, Haino in the specific, specifically this fucking thing, otherwise affectionately known as PSFD-7. The affections bestowed owe as much to the circumstances behind my initial interactions with the work as to the awesomeness of the work itself. Leaving out the trials of digging out the correct all-black indistinctly marked fucking disc.
PSFD-7 is one of those taped-randomly-off-college-radio-and-never-caught-the-name-of-the-artist deals. Slightly surreal waking dream-like circumstances underlay the broadcast, taking place in that 5:30am Lalaland betwixt two concurrently running radio shows in the Toronto of the time- Mitch Kroll's Beyond The Gates Of Hell, running midnight till daylight, and Rock ' Roll Cleveland, which blasted in at 5 or 6 am with all the energy expected thereof. But my favorite interval was the one-hour transition during which a no doubt half-dead Kroll would just run the shit, said shit eventually overlapping and collaging with more rockin (if often no the less fucked) early morning brutalities (I think it was a Monday morning to boot).
Short hours later on the bus to school, in zombified all-night-radio-induced state, playing the shit back on my Walkman and the shit just hit it a nerve. Wrenched a nerve. Wracked a nerve. Several nerves. You say you like industrial? Well I said I did and at the time I liked nothing more than the pantomime-level industrial shit. (Or as my schoolmate Pete, who had never heard industrial music, would out put it: "Hey Jim, get the wrench. Let's make some industrial music!") Like, I know Haino has all these shamanic connotations n stuff but to me this sounded like someone very slowly murdering a cat in a half abandoned industrial warehouse- as seen from the tortured perspective of the cat. Nerves-plural-wracking feline spasmolytics, metal-on-metal whang, strangulated stringed innards bowing and warping in weirdly tortured resonances. I had no idea who- or what- was responsible, but it would not then have surprised me if a person named "Jim" were involved in some capacity. Long-form industrial strength shamanic ritual animal abuse, did the police know about this Jim feller like christ, but so undeniably sublime so indelibly burnt, deep, into the memory holes.
Years later finally copped the joint, possibly off RRRecords- listed in the catalog, of course, as PSFD-7- still having no idea what I was in for. Somewhere along the way I was given to understand that PSF stood for "Pretty Strong Factory" Records so I was at least certain that whatever it was would be very much of the pantomime spirit.
In pops the disc and out spurts some strangely familiar tinkling upon the ivories, jangling at the edges of befuddled nerves. Then that first cat-guts-wrenching shriekout and the spiritual awakening is immediate. Like, "Holy fuck! THIS IS THE FUCKING ONE!" Couldn't read the kanji. Didn't need to. I know a Jim when I hear it. Simply a perfect piece of recorded sound.
The writer of the above would like you to know that no cats were harmed in the playback and listening of this recording.
From Bandcamp streaming cause ... well, go find the tapes yourself, impossible, unless you want to pay loads !
SEP/8363 - Series One (1982) : The day i saw the light, he was finishing these recordings. Industrial experimentation and composition. The sound i cant get tired of.
https://bradlaner.bandcamp.com/album/series-one
391 - View From Hear (1984) : Amazing ! Atmospheric. It doesnt hurry, neither should be, it takes its time, you are treated with excellency.
https://sheffieldtapearchive.bandcamp.com/album/391-view-from-hear-soundtrack
Yellow Gas Flames, "Zen Carbon Monoxide" tape ep and Accepting The Necrophile double tape. Short one, with more high pitched, lo-fi harsh noise blend with some movie audio-track type of sounds behind it. Double tape, more solid harsh noise, makes me think of older thirdorgan. It's fast, texture is always on the move, but remains in quite narrow range of noises. Harsh, but not utterly boosted and punishing. More suffocated fidelity and less punch. All these, being good qualities! Also good song titles on "zen carbon.."!
I like the packaging, colorful artworks, size and... even the smell is a bit like... you don't get this when it's factory sealed pro-tape missing all the qualities what "self made" releases have.
Howard Stelzer & Campbell Kneale
The World May Congratulate Itself That Desire Can Still Be Raised In The Dulled Hearts Of Its Citizens By The Rumor Of An Emerald (Version 2)
Re-work of the very limited 2016 CDr, re-edited & re-mastered in 2020. Masterful droning by these two and a great example of two artists elevating each other. Not that either aren't already exemplary in their own right, but this release is really fantastic. Listened laying in bed with headphones last night and there is a lot of nuance and detail to the sounds. Highly recommended and a steal at the "name your price" option currently on Bandcamp.
https://howardstelzer.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-may-congratulate-itself-version-2
I've been working my way thru the latest Fusty Cunt and Easy Listening batches, all kinds of great stuff starting to show up.
Mallard Theory / Burnt Feathers - Split C32 - Fusty Cunt 2021
To the point, fast and intense harsh noise from some real Pittsburgh heads. Mallard Theory side brings a confident, extra lofi attitude without at all losing the character of it's components. Piercing, tinny synths shred over ominous low-end rumblings. Bass (guitar?) hits rumble through like a tornado siren. Squirming and heavy stuff. Burnt Feathers (Niku Daruma and other great projects) brings some vocals into the mix, while maintaining a similar density of sound. Heavy and thick mix, synth, bass, piercing feedback. Both play well off each other!
Kwashiorkor - I Have Kwashiorkor - C45 - Fusty Cunt 2021
Described as a mix of doom, noisecore, and PE, this one upended my expectations. Drums and bass on a handful of tracks bring the doominess, though never getting too "songlike"; this hits more like MITB/powerviolence on a cassette deck with dying batteries. All 3 contributors (folks from the US, German, and Ireland) provide vocals and noise, while percussion brings some level of "structure" to the 6 tracks. Amorphous and filthy noisecore, slowed down and bludgeoned.
Dosis Letales / Mo*Te - Split C20 - Fusty Cunt 2021
Dosis Letales' side is crunchy HNW, the only dynamics really being stop/start moments in otherwise brickwalled noise. At ten minutes, it doesn't wear out it's welcome. The Mo*te side is great - very filthy recording, closer to something like "stash" than the newer material, though still maintaining the strange rhythmic quality of the past few releases.
Gates of Janus - 3xC46 - Easy Listening 2021
Downer synth duo of Thom Elliott and Knox Mitchell. I loved this - rhythmic industrial built on a handful of elements per side. The drum machine hits are so thick and play well off the strange synth lines. Simple melodies unfold over time; bleak and confident tunes.
Lidless Eye - Slanted Surface - C30 - Easy Listening 2021
Intense and heavy synth noise. Liner notes indicate it's all MS10, MS20 and tape, recorded in one take, and that's what you get. Choppy synth lines mashed with obscured vocals, chaotic frequencies, and semi-rhythmic sequenced moments all blend into a thick haze of unhinged chaos.
Many of the "holidays" this summer, out of town for weeks. Possibilities did not allow noise listened all the time! One thing listened from bandcamp, was Mark Solotroff new solo album.
https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/album/not-everybody-makes-it
Due current shipping rates, its unlikely album will really make it to European distributors, so listening at bandcamp seems fine.
Pretty good stuff I would say! Can't say I would have heard all his solo works, but compared to older stuff - which was often decent material too - it seems like this is advanced in composition and sound! It is always delight to see the veterans of genre to progress! Five 10 minute tracks of quite "drone" oriented at times. Even quiet, but also more noisy synth sounds are included.
CLEANSE "The prince" 12"
Hospital prod
I am sort of surprised that this 12" is as cheap and easy to get as it is. Of course format and length might not be preferred by many. c. 15 minutes vinyl release, one-sider. Content is decent. Ripping pe-noise, makes me think a bit of Strict blending with History of Aids type Prurient or something around that type. Not heavy electronics, not very structured. Just feedback and nasty electronic noise. From 2008, from mr. Holger. Edition about 150, on Hospital prod.
Spine Scavenger "crossfire in skanatel attack" 12"
Troniks
about 20 minutes one side 12" on Troniks. If I'd say rhythmic electronic loops, feedback treatments and such, that probably makes one think something entirely different than what this is. However, that is quite accurate description. Hard electronic pulsations has nearly musical quality, but I would rather file this among -noise- than anything else really.
Birth Refusal 12"
continues my recent re-visits to Troniks one siders. Raw electronic noise sessions.
Rasthof Dachau "Blut & Boden" LP 2nd press.
Steinklang
Discogs has banned the 1st press LP from 1998 and the metal box special edition, but all later pressings are available cheap. This one came like 4 years after first edition. I actually like more this utterly simple, very much "old power electronics" type of glued little title on top of plain cover. Also band may be here better than in some other stuff. I recall split VHS with G.O. Was somehow more... performance art/indusrial blend? Haveb't watched that for ages, gig was from 1993. Later works, like Prison Poems, is cleaner than this one here, and vastly more linear and one-dimensional. 1st LP has surprisingly good blend of experimentation, physicality and noisiness combined to hard euro-pe / old school industrial material.
Black Seas Of Infinity "Within Daathian Chasms" extremely low fi death industrial / death ambient for this American project, which - in my opinion - belongs to a very underrated, yet extremely good little "scene", together with other great projects like Dapnom or Taog Susej, grown around 15-17 years ago around labels like Antihumanism or Autumn Winds, closer to black metal rather than to electronic music. Spooky and minimal evil ritualistic ambient music with absolutely NO frills or "intellectual" purposes. Just darkness.
Quote from: Into_The_Void on August 13, 2021, 08:22:45 AM
belongs to a very underrated, yet extremely good little "scene", together with other great projects like Dapnom, closer to black metal rather than to electronic music. Spooky and minimal evil ritualistic ambient music with absolutely NO frills or "intellectual" purposes. Just darkness.
Dapnom doesnt get mentioned as much as they deserve. I got some the bloody tapes at the time they were happening. BM obsessed guy played it at his place and it was too weird and great to pass. But the tapes were quite varied. One might be total monotony and other might be very happening.
Spoke with Dapnom years ago about doing releases, nothing ever eventuated. He now plays classical under his real name and if i recall has received decent success with that.
Quote from: Into_The_Void on August 13, 2021, 08:22:45 AM
Black Seas Of Infinity "Within Daathian Chasms" extremely low fi death industrial / death ambient for this American project, which - in my opinion - belongs to a very underrated, yet extremely good little "scene", together with other great projects like Dapnom or Taog Susej, grown around 15-17 years ago around labels like Antihumanism or Autumn Winds, closer to black metal rather than to electronic music. Spooky and minimal evil ritualistic ambient music with absolutely NO frills or "intellectual" purposes. Just darkness.
Thanks for mentioning this. Never heard of BSoI. Not sure I hear nothing but darkness and no frills, but that's for another time. This is a lot of fun because I'm hearing it in a similar way to how great noisecore can be done. Conceptual or storytelling or something akin to that. Situational noisecore like Traci Lords Loves Noise, Rectal Pus, or who not. If I was putting this in a mailorder catalogue, I'm not sure how I'd label it or describe it.
NORD "LSD" LP
I recall back in the day, making offer of, then outrageous 150 or was it 250usd for original LP. I have only couple times paid that kind of money for album. Couple Hijokaidan originals I paid probably 150, which seemed mistake after seeing them sold in Japan fraction of the price when I first visited there. Whitehouse Right to Kill and GO debut I paid also good money. I guess just about everything else was bought for pretty much regular prices. Handful of LP's for 50e, but that is soon probably new normal for any LP's.. hah..
Well, NORD LSD, I guess it sold for way more than my offer (auctioned by RRR, not on ebay, but privately). In 2011 someone in Germany made replica bootlegs of the 2nd and 3rd NORD LP's. I think sound is good and cover ain't hopeless either, even if its blurry and odd texture on pictures. Most of all, one can conclude that the NORD debut, with original line-up is vastly superior compared to LSD. This one is not bad really, but merely clumsy psychedelic kraut type works, as opposed to early NORD immersive noise soundscapes.
Factually, tons of new tapes are better than this, yet something made me -again- pull this LP on turtable instead of something... "better"?
MB "Evidences vol 1" 5xLP box
VOD
I recall back in the day, long before MB did the comeback, his stuff was so mysterious. Bootleg tape dubs sold by some tape labels of the time and tracks found from compilations.
Then access for archive CD's changed things and you could access a lot of stuff. Eventually felt as if "a lot" became too much for me.
Lost the urge to get more MB than I already had. Never liked any of the comeback stuff, so that sort of escalated that I felt I have probably way more MB in shelves than I REALLY need.
So something like this box... it came out 2007, and first time hit on my turntable now.
Seemed like time was now right, on the mood for some MB. And hell yes, not only "on the mood", but I could conclude that this box-set compiling many of the tapes that came out in one and same year, 1980, is brilliant stuff. Of course I have some of this stuff on other formats, and it was not a surprise it is great... nevertheless, somehow gave rebirth for absolute appreciation of MB works.
When you really think of what stuff we have here, and that it all was done in 1980, and you can take a quick look about the state of NOISE back then... Who would not appreciate MB!?
4th LP on rotation, and proceeding...
If you do not have to much of MB, this box is well worth to grab. I don't think it became too expensive or rare meanwhile..
INADE "colliding dimensions..." 4xLP box
Loki
after five hours of MB, already starting with 2nd LP out of INADE 4xLP box. Dark, sinister sounding things going on here. Throat singing or some sort of invocations, tribal instruments, dark tones, dragging metal junks and some distant echoing bounding sounds...
ESP KINETIC "want some of this?" LP.
Harbinger
A bit dirty pressing, snap, crackle & pop through entire LP, but in other hand, it is -dirty- old school industrial works. Nasty keyboard patterns, drum machines, flanger vocals, some metal junk smashing noise tracks too. Overall rotten and mid-range hollow sound, like boombox or walkman recording done in early 80's. So even with surface noises, it works ok.
MILITIA "New European Order" 3 vinyl set
PDB
one of all time favorites, and most listened junk percussion industrial albums. Their best works too, due the analogue production what makes the overall sound vastly better than in later works. This album is so good, it never sounds dated in wrong way.
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The Archangels Of Sex Rule The Destruction Of The Regime
So here was one of those holy grails that would mock me every week in the shop, priced three to four times higher than any other cassette sold at the time (early-mid 90s). The two of them [ed. Archangels & Beast 666] were similarly priced, I think, though I'd managed to cop Beast 666 some years earlier. I knew I absolutely needed Archangels but that need was balanced against the certain knowledge that I was being played for the silly sod I was (am, cough). No other suckers would go for it, obviously, cuz it sat there for months (years?). I don't even remember if I actually finally caved (probably), or if I managed to cop it somewhere else (doubtful).
There were two reasons I needed it and their names were Ain and Soph, in that order, as I was absolutely in thrall to everything I had with said names on it (about three things- Ars Regia, Kshatriya and what I will always stubbornly call Exarp Hcoma Nanta Bitom). Came for the Ain Soph and they were everything I hoped, two tracks sounding much in the Ars Regia vein - borderline crappola occult indulgences with an undeniable indomitable atmos occasionally to be named (by me) "ritual dirge" - but arching somewhat to the left of overlapping sessions, beauteous disembodied belchings lending just the correct gutterfelch spelunkings.
Came for the Ain Soph (to a lesser extent the Metgumbnerbone), stayed for the Ewald Spiss. Ewald Spiss. Now here's a character- still going strong! (https://ewaldspiss.bandcamp.com/) A perfect and perfectly primitive oddity of atmosphere but really I think the star of the comp. (The turn as Kathan Spiss on Beast 666 no slouch at that.) Again that dusky disembodied dirgesmosphere waffling over call-n-response assortment of semi-regular thunk, scrape and wallop, sitting well up or down in the mix as the respective track directs.
Grand Celestial Nightmare - Forbidden Knowledge and Ancient Wisdom
This is a really refreshing take on understated symphonic black metal from Mories of Gnaw Their Tongues (and dozens of other endeavors). Pretty blown away by this one—highly recommended. While catchiness and strong melodic content isn't always what I'm looking for in black metal, this album delivers both in droves—lots of memorable riffs and great interplay between guitar and synthesizer. Probably not for everyone here, but I'd suggest giving it a shot. The cover art is beautiful, too.
Sadio/Prurient - BDSM Atlantic Partnership
Really solid split here. Sadio side is appropriately punishing—demented screams over growling lawnmower noise. Prurient side is great too—I like that Dom is still willing to break away from the more produced side of Prurient that has sort of dominated the project over the last decade (which I also enjoy a lot) and slip into the raw, tortured, and formless depths noise and P.E.. Glad I seized an opportunity to snag this one. Definitely less enamored with the Exploring Jezebel tape I picked up in the same order, but that's OK.
I'm currently in the process of running through the Burning Star Core/Prurient - Ghosts Of Niagara 10xCS box, but the fact that they're all C10s and that listening through whole thing requires stopping what I'm doing and running over to the tape deck 20 times, it will probably be a while before I get through it all. However, the material is pretty great.
I've also really been enjoying Magnetic Coroner - Time Maligned. This guy makes great fucking noise. Lots of awesome tape fuckery, super satisfying textures, and really engaging sounds throughout. Will definitely be picking up more from this project.
Scald Hymn - Lilac Drain [New Forces]
I picked up the Balming Mechanism Tape on Monorail Tresspassing last year and played it a LOT.
Then earlier this year I managed to grab a copy of the Instance of Home CD - my first Troniks purchase.
I was excited to get hold of this tape and this style of noise is my particular sweet spot - crunchy blown out low ends with a bit of high end for balance, but interesting use of instrumentation, sparse and subtle field recordings and compositions. There are moments of real calm that highlight the dense blasts of noise when they puncture through.
So I guess I consider myself a fan of this project, and this release is well suited to New Forces alongside the Kjostad discography.
Just a few short remarks on some recent stuff I bought;
Beuys / Pissoff - Creamcheese Düsseldorf LP; live recordings from 68 and the only surviving Pissoff recordings. Pissoff was an art school free jazz noise project by Eberhard Kranemann and some friends which morphed into Kraftwerk. Joseph Beuys, their professor, invited them to play at one of his performances. The quality of the recordings is better than I expected and the music will appeal to fans of the Nihilist Spasm Band, Airway, etc. Actually, just a really good LP.
Gust de Meyer - Casioworks LP; reissue of a Ding Dong Records tape from 1983. 8 tracks recorded live with only a Casio calculator. Sounds like a mix of primitive synth pop and vintage video game music. The only recordings from this obscure artist who later became a professor. Recommended if you like this type of stuff.
Alberich - Machine Gun Nest LP; powerful industrial and rhythmic noise. I have some more Alberich records but it's not something I play often. This collection reminded me to revisit his other material. Nicely produced mix of industrial, power electronics, techno and ambient. A bit like those Hymen/Ant-Zen records I used to buy in the 90's.
Lucy & Aaron LP - Aaron Dilloway and Lucrecia Dalt collaboration. Sold out pretty fast but I believe a 2nd edition is on the way. Saw some people recommend this here and I have to agree this is a really great record in the vein of the recent loop-based Dilloway LP's. I can't hear a lot of Lucrecia Dalt on side 1 but what she contributes nicely complements the atmospheric, surreal sounds of Dilloway. Best collaboration I heard since a while.
BJ Nilsen - Ore LP; a beautifully packaged picture disc that seems to have escaped most people's attention because it was released on a small label with hardly any distribution. I comes in a die cut sleeve with a large booklet and numbered insert. The sounds on this record are a mix of field recordings and minimal drones for the patient listener. Focussed and strong material. After the first listen I revisited the Short Night and Invincible Cities cd's on Touch that i bought once because they were recommended to me by a good friend and loyal Boomkat follower. It seems Nilsen ended up somewhere between some of the different scenes as his name doesn't seem to get mentioned a lot these days, which is a shame.
Aaron Dilloway & Jeph Jerman - Casual Collisions CD; digipack with nice pictures of the home studios of both artists (I guess). It took me about 5 seconds to decide I needed to buy this reissue of a cdr from 2013 as I'm a big fan of both artists. This cd starts out as a regular Jerman record to my ears, which is a good thing. Slowly some of the typical Dilloway sounds seem to surface and when the record seems to get going it's already finished. To be honest I expected a little more but obviously still worth getting.
Z.O. Voider – Perpendicular Groove CD; saw this announced just when I was digging into Turman's discography. I really like Flux and some of the more accessible later records. This is an old collaboration project from 1988; typical early industrial with elements of Grey Wolves, Le Syndicat, etc. The first half is from an early recording session in 86 and sounds more muffled with a lot of hiss when compared to the second half which was recorded in 88. This sounds like a straight tape transfer and could've maybe used a bit of mastering for this cd release.
Altar Of Flies – Signaler CD; I first played this in the background while working and really liked it.Then I listened to it in my car with more focus and it was still good but a totally different experience somehow. Crumbling soundscapes, field recordings and varied textures nicely mixed and mastered. Sometimes it feels a bit like the sounds are just floating without direction but overall just a great listen that I keep coming back to. And I also like the artwork.
Mlehst – Her Single Desire & Deep Throat And Felching CD's; I have a few Mlehst items in my collection but his vast back catalog is so intimidation I never know where to start when I want to check out some more. These 2 reissues were a welcome starting point for further exploration for me. In my mind Mlehst is one of the bridges between the avant garde (NWW), drone and the noise scenes. The Deep Throat cd is my favorite of the 2 and more in line with the other material I have. The other cd sounds more like conventional harsh noise and could've used some more dynamics or variation.
Kjostad – Knuckle Gash 7"; one of my favorite contemporary noise artists with a nice mixture of some of his typical sound elements with a nice build up on side A and a chunk of metallic junk noise on the other side. Somehow these pieces feel a bit less focussed when compared to his other material, like these are fragments of longer pieces. Nice collage artwork.
Graustich – Irrational Fear 7"; industrial pulsing rhythms, synth noise with some hints of Tesco/Unrest style power electronics. Enjoyable white label 7" with a tiny numbered insert.
One of my last played noise tapes is Citalopramy Shunyata - Countess, released by Narcolepsia. Comes in a ziplock back with black print on a purple paper cover. Bit hard to describe the noise, it's not really harsh or extreme most of the time, but it's good.
Sarin Snow - Twilight Ægis
Dolchstoß - Mourning Cloak
Fascinating how Twilight Ægis and the Dolchstoß promo tapes go back to the traditional format of the demo, with long passages of videosamples filling up the tapes. It's almost it's own genre, just with that added dimension of videosamples blowing out the length of the releases in proportion to the actual tracks. This will surely make them more collectible items one day. When people are trying to pick apart the content, the promo format provides a whole different structure. Sound wise, "Mourning Cloak" comes in brooding and heavy, with a structure focused on building tension; I thought this was reminiscent of Anenzephalia... I've given the Sarin Snow promo multiple listens, keenly anticipating the upcoming LP. And while the project's sound/s seem to have evolved since the initial releases...particularly the vocal delivery, this is something that evades comparisons. The project remains elusive despite successive releases and a growing back catalogue.
L'ECLIPSE NUE "A defective man / Torn spectral lens" CD+3"CD
Aussaat
I have some other stuff of project, and liked what I heard, but never really paid attention. This thing was listened in right time. Live material on 3"CD, album on CD, both packaged into metal-box made for CD. Experimental noise, sometimes wonderfully raw and fierce - like some moments on live 3" - but mostly kind of innovative and "anything can happen" type of experimental industrial noise. Sound itself feels like it would be digitally recorded, but plenty of physical elements. That is my only complaint, that the "color" of noise, especially in live, feels a bit like ZOOM H2 type recording. Clarity, sharpness, etc all there, but little juice missing, hah..
SMELL & QUIM "Bulls Penis Soup" CD
Total Black
I have commented this before, in S&Q topic. Then it was lathe and bandcamp stream format. CD is needed and great to see Total Black doing it. Absolute highlight is one of the most demented and dirtiest noise song of recent times: WE WILL FUCK YOU IN THE ARSE. Absolute classic already now!
CIRCLE OF SHIT "Romance through the body" CD
Aussaat
Oh man! COS just took major leap forward! Disc starts almost like the he'd attempt to move into NWW kind of direction of odd cut ups and tapes, but material will take harsh noise levels into maximum too. Like with L'ECLIPSE NUE, I would recommend final touch be improved by recording on analogue tape. COS cd is almost like little too good to settle for "mixer clipping into digital recorder" -type of sound? If just plugging your gear into tape deck, it would probably be the final nail to settle firmly name among names you should check despite perhaps being turned away by band name, hah...
AHLZAGAILZEHGUH "Music for handicapped ears" CD
Phage tapes
What? Handicapped ears? Ahlza... is pretty much in the cut-up noise perfection. Not too little, not too much, not slow, not too fast. No stutter glitch. No static HWN. Just... all the way in perfect balance of noise satisfaction. 74 mins non stop brilliance.
S.ISABELLA "Plerola" CD
Xerxes 1998
Government Alpha side-project CD! Late 90's international collaborating. Sound collage with lots of contributors. I have had this CD since it came out. Was reminded of it when reading Life Without Sex #1 from 2001. Described as musique concrete/cut-up/collaborations. There are harsh noise contributions here too. Good CD!
I have often been advocate of listening noise. I am highly suspicious of artists who just make, and never listen and appreciate other peoples noise to level of fanaticism.
It seems absolute must to stay aware of level of what is actually good, to not just listen your own farts and perhaps your friends. After hearing the best, to make & release even better. Or at least attempt to do so!
I had idea while ago, that instead of just listening other people's work, should I actually try to go through entire Freak Animal catalogue. So... 130 or so CD's? Plus other formats. At the same time, I know that I will like it. For obvious reasons. But going though couple hundred releases? Huh... Idea was that besides having perspective of what is happening right now, it would be good to be aware what you have done. In what way putting out new CD is compared to thing that was done... say 20 years ago?
Well, V/A Degenerating Finland CD (fa-cd-007), that was compiled 1998-1999 or so, and published 2000. It feels like sort of who-is-who of Finn noise of the time. Curiously also everybody is still around. That may tell something about level of commitment of all these guys.
Strom.ec, Bizarre Uproar, Cloama, Mnem, Moozzhead, all still around! Grunt doing just fine. Pain Nail not only just released 2021 CD, but also next album is completed as well. Order. may have not released much new stuff, but he is around and recording things a bit. All-Out guy plays in Savage Gospel with mr. Haare. Detonator was member of Sadio and Cloama. Woundead, is back under his original name U.N.D. And put out nice 100 copies LP recently. I.Corax was first real CD appearance of Aural Hypnox related groups! Nicole 12 died in 2011, but the brute behind the project of course still here creating nuisance in Finn noise scene, eh eh..
To me it feels as if this comp would be as good now as it was 20+ years ago. Even worthy of repress!
First FA CD, was sort of failure due technical error. Theoretically good, but technically failed due era was a bit different, hah.. CCCC material was reissued by No Fun prod. CCCC box. I sent Carlos DAT tape that was fucked up on FA's first cd.
2nd CD was AUBE / THE HATERS split CD. Sounding neat still nowadays! It was about 1996 or 1997 when I contacted both guys, Aube and The Haters. I had idea for packaging, and liked what both had done with broken glass sounds (what's not to like?!?). Both guys, masters of their craft, send me DAT tape. Akifumi designed cover and sent me "lazer prints", and paper masters were given to offset printer. Folding and glueing was done by myself, looking pretty good still on todays standards!
Back in 90's doing CD's wasn't that easy and cheap. Especially for guy who wasn't yet even 20!
Aube is here his masterful build-up, from quiet to loud, loops, efx, etc.
Haters is the full on wall of clatter of breaking glass. Actually very high fidelity, clear and massive. It is NOISE, but not the distortion pedal noise, not tape saturation noise... but just massive sharp and splintered glass-breaking noisy! Not sure how mr. GX recorded this, but clearly under influence of joys of wrecking things!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on October 18, 2021, 09:11:38 AM
I have often been advocate of listening noise. I am highly suspicious of artists who just make, and never listen and appreciate other peoples noise to level of fanaticism.
AMEN. I don't listen much noise today as I don't listen to much music in general due to my hearing problems and also due to the fact that I'm stressed with work and noise distracts me when I focus. Something different from the past while non-vocal driven noise was helping me to go faster. BUT when I listen to a noise record now it's like reading a book or watching a movie. I stop and listen, read and focus on that with no distractions. Often listening other projects give me ideas for my own stuff, eaither to try to avoid repeating what is done or simply the kind of textures that I think could work perfectly in what I do but in a different context.
Psychward "Abuse & Terror" C20
Narcolepsia
This latest release demonstrates that anything less than an underground testing chamber is woefully insufficient to hear new noise tapes in; at least for an initial test detonation. As a country, we have the space, we have the capital – but is there a will? ...Something worthwhile to ruminate as Psychward drags his listeners across 20 minutes on this latest effort. This time given a professional-grade release; the highlight of the object is the logo printed on the tape shell. It is well worth adding to the collection, due to the efforts of the Narcolepsia label's nicely done physical products.
For this written report one can merely attempt to quantize all that's happening in order to represent the dynamic push of this tape. In a nutshell: P-ward offers a new tape of what he does best; that being his signature abstract harsh industrial noise craniectomy. Hyperactive mid-to-high range aggression coming to the fore early on - composite pieces of the sort MSBR used to forge. Signal to noise ratio is completely unsteady: past channel capacity; the rate at which information can be reliably transmitted is long since passed; perpetually off-the-radar noise fuckery. Distorted divebomber-like loops filling up a good long portion of magnetic tape thereafter. Seemingly at the artist's whim, this is paired with abstractly warped cassette speed manipulation – but it works... Surprisingly somewhere in the final "Nine Point Multi-Directional Blade Placed Within (Unable To Retrieve)" A-side track there's some sickly acidotic synth loops slowly catabolizing amidst a cacophony of piercing noise signals. This from the same mad scientist who concocted Morbid Paralysis 7" for Novichok earlier in the year... But across this whole release there is no fixed point. This tape is choppy bliss. From segment to segment, there's passages of silence, false starts; not so much reminiscent of Rudolf Eb.er's molecular-level precise cut-ups: but in a much more 'sloppy tape experiment' manner, as is the whole style of the tape... This is why we emphasize the need for a listening-terminal with a largest possible noise-channel audio capacity to be selected as a test site for this release. No Dolby!
Die Reitenden Leichen - Scumshot (Monolithische Aktion) cassette
Monolithische Aktion is back! The latest batch is only small part HNW but mostly good harsh noise of various styles. I like this new DRL tape the best of the bunch. Gone are the more static days as this is just active harsh noise. No drone passages or quiet parts, only ripping harsh noise. Sounds somehow very clear and crispy (digital?) but at the same time very powerful. Great!
Oblive - Demise (self-released) CDR
This came out more than 10 years ago I think. Not the sexiest of formats but the material here is top notch. I have not heard that much Oblive but everything else has been HNW. This on the other hand is heavy harsh noise. Really punishing brutal stuff. Sometimes active, sometimes more static (especially the second 15+ min track) but not total HNW minimalism at all. If anyone can point out similar releases in the Oblive discography I would be more than happy to try hunting some down.
Out of town again.. I have probably mentioned that I have quite strong objections to online listening. I do it to certain extent, but it tends to lean to "stuff I know". Was listening Genocide Organ "save our slaves" vinyl rip and liking what I hear, but... When there is supposedly all the great new unheard noise out there, it is odd that I listen digitally "things I know" and physical is the method of new discoveries! Seems almost like opposite I hear from other people.
Now, consciously, decided to go to bandcamp and check out something unheard. Thinking what it could be.. and amusingly enough, found myself listening YKSI tape. Something I know is on its way to me on physical format. Finnish harsh noise side project of UTON. Released by Satatuhatta -label (Aprapat). Label has profiled already now as place who can offer new, unheard or largely unnoticed noise tapes. Not just putting out artists some other label popularized, but offering new things. Never heard of YKSI before. UTON, of course, is the known name in Finnish noise/drone for couple decades by now. I like what I hear. Its harsh noise. Almost "hnw", but not static, not crackle studies, no mid-range crunch. It has very simple way of shifts. Couple layers of things going on, and one layer gets replaced by new sound while other layer(s) keep on going. Changes occur ever few minutes, so it is basically slowly and gradually shifting, but in other hands these shifts are clearly audible. Not just slow mutation, but abrupt change one element while other sounds keeps piece somewhat same. So, no "cut up", no appearence of caref "editing". just noise that keep going forward and gets better and keeps one interested. Will re-listen from tape, which is (I'm told) louder than bandcamp file!
V/A DIMENSIO Group LP.
Finnish early 70's avantgarde art group, that was into kinetik art, installation, sound art etc. Album published in 1987, recording at EMS and some other places including Finnish studios of the time. Partially excellent, all the way good electro-acoustic stuff. I would guess that old Finn electro-acoustic/experimental sound largely unnoticed abroad?
https://www.discogs.com/release/490427-Various-Dimensio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNrpYLrb7lU&t=53s
The New Blockaders TNB est mort 2xCD
Tesco
This was actually first thing I bought from TNB. I did not know what type of packaging it would have, so I was blown out when getting item! Feeling that was not uncommon when gettin your hands to early Tesco stuff! Usually it would be something outstanding.
When I got this, it took me actually quite long time to fully appreciate it. Clatters and racket and slow tempo odd noises and squeeling/screeching high pitched sounds somehow melted in my mind as if release is all the same thing from beginning to end. This is partly true, that I assume both CD tracks are always mix of same sound material? They start exactly the same, they have the exact same elements going on you can recognize and structure too. But seems like different mixdown or something? Quite Organum -like feel that you are not quite sure if you are listening same track or similar track over and over again, hah...
Anyways, when this came out, I was more on the mood for Masonna, Merzbow, Pain Jerk kind of sounds where you get loud in-your-face harsh blast, not just saturated slow mass of junk. Needless to say, opposed to AGGRESSION and sonic violence, TNB has something else - and when you get it, this release among everything that came before it is pure gold.
I have once talked - or almost talked with R.Rupenus. Back stage of London gig, what RRR put out as pic LP. RRRon and couple others said come to check out Rupenus, he is backstage. We went to door, and man was HAMMERED. Couple words were exchanged but no idea what those words may have been. Haha! No problem. No really anything to say to artist of such class, than the usual Thanks for great albums!
The long planned re-vising old own Freak Animal label titles... K2/Grunt LP and Ramirez/Grunt LP, both from 1997 and they came out same time. Back in the mid 90's, it was actually K2 who contacted me first, sending introductory letter and telling he had heard of Freak Animal. I am sure I was aware of his work by then. His noise tournament 7"s series was done by the time this was done. I liked and still very much admire the noise tournament series (that's something what would deserve CD resissue!), so eventually suggestion was made for doing this collab LP. I like the material, but doubt that more than 200 copies vinyl needs to exists... From Grunt, these are among the last "all-over-the-place" noise releases before transition to more focused stuff. It has the charming whatever goes -attitude, though..
Ramirez collaboration/split history is a bit clouded... What I can gather from actually still having master tape from RR, is that he originally sent audio for RR solo or split 10". Track that was used here, is more based on "sampling" talk from radio, mixing it with the delay/distortion feedback noise. Not just harsh noise, but leaning more to.... Almost "power electronics"? Then the other side proposed for 10" wasn't as good, but it had really great bits and pieces in it. This material was therefore chopped up as source sounds used for Grunt+RR tracks. Grunt solo track was unusual at the time. It has massive hi-fi keyboard tone in it. I had no synths at the time. This was recorded at rehearsal place of Finnish cult doom metal band UNHOLY. I recall asking guys if I can record some minutes of their keyboard. Over that recording was placed vocals and harsh noise burts. I think collaboration material is the strongest on this. Perhaps vinyl only, 100 copies back in 1997 is a bit too little. At least some people complained it is one of the hardest titles to find from FA.
TURBUND STURMWERK / INADE split LP box
Loki/PAS
Last weekend I just bought new amp to stereo system. Vastly better than I had before in this set-up. Now seems like all other titles before this has played with better and cleaner sound than before! Just so much better turntable inputs and grounding etc.
Turbund Sturmwerk side is way less inspiring than Inade. Inade, very good here. Vinyl cut is a bit quiet and also dirty. When you crank it up, constant surface noise is little annoying in atmospheric material, which is most audible in TS side which is so clean synth sounds.
TAINT "Misogynist Lust" LP
Freak Animal
Taint LP, that sounds loud and clean. The press I mean. Material.. not so clean! There was edition of 9 copies with silk screened + hand written poster + back cover sticker. Regular edition was small too. Not sure was it 100 including these, or 100 + 9? Either way. Listening to this LP, it is so clear how Keith was absolute master in disturbing vocals. No screamo, no tough roar, nothing "metal" or "punk" in vocal style, but perfect timing, tension, stylish use of efx, great vocal feedback, mostly using disturbing whispering, talking, simple phrase repeating vocals. Something one could imagine obsessive person mutter while... doing what they're doing. Same time as this came out, there was Victimology 2 LP, that is perhaps better than the original CD. It was tough to convince Keith that all samples between tracks could be notch louder on LP. Original CD was intentionally all material as one track so you can't skip while listening and samples between noise so quiet that if you turned volume up to hear them, noise assaults would be extra punishing, hah.. Difficult power electronics, all the way! When eventually CD will be reissued, I guess his original vision must be honoured.
Been a bit busy catching up after "holiday". While packing orders etc, ongoing week work playlist been mostly the tapes. No bad tape on this pile... Corral Shut "scuff marks", Absolute Key demo 1, Missing "III", Psykoosi, Prurient "documenting sound", Culver/Haare, Scathing "pale faced feeders", Aprapat "born rare", Wasteland jazz unit "Assembled rejection", The Räty, Sunken, Ungeziefer new tape, Psychward, edge of decay new tape, Slow Burning,... etc
Highlights would be MISSING "III" tape on New Forces. Listened it twice yesterday as it was just sooo good. Totally eerie and disturbing, Prurient "Documenting Sound" tape is yet another proof how Prurient gets somehow relaxed on tape format, and can put out raw and fierce noise what probably would not happen on CD? HAARE & CULVER tape, partially good, partially g r e a t drone-noise! SCATHING tape, full blast harsh rules ok.
PRAISE tape is actually finnish grindcore. It is very very rare that contemporary grindcore is this good (in Finland at least!).
SUNKEN tape was also good surprise. Finnish label put out tape of New Zealand air-organ / drone / noisy oddity. Way better than expected! I guess that label may have advertised on this forum.
A few tapes from the ODAL 1983-1986 boxed set I borrowed from a friend:
'POSITIVE SOUNDSCULPTURES'
What at low volume sounded like wild apes in a cage, but when turned up is sawing wood against metal, or something similar. Small parts of this sound like a DX7 that's been done up the arse. There's what appears to be loops of objects sped up & down. Someone breathing over a PA with lapel mic left on but not saying anything? Gradually becomes more chaotic but rebuilds again where it began. Rather thin & stripped down but still has a great deal of power. There's an imposing loop of what sounds like a large whip at the end of the B side that gradually turns into something heavier.Tactile atmosphere, hence the title I imagine.
NIHILIST DOGS
Begins with the infamous Con-Dom loop (the release on which it appears i've somehow forgotten). Not sure which way around it worked there, or maybe i've got that wrong. There's what sounds like number station transmissions, but layered with other unspecified noises & pitched down voices, quite eerie. More loops appear, some more aggro than others. It's near impossible to put your finger on what any of the source sounds are, or what they're getting at.They gradually degrade into nothing. There's one piece of a piano (or possibly digital synth?) which I found rather annoying. That didn't last long though. Whilst some of the loops gradually degrade, some build up and then disappear. The B side starts with yet more unidentifiable noise with crude industrial rhythms layered underneath it. More crazed loops follow. Possibly synths, but it's just as likely it isn't. There's some quite bizarre modulating sounds, some that are just unnerving & awkward, that again the origins of which are very hard to pin down. The only thing I think I can make out on the B side is these aforementioned dogs growling or white noise with envelope editing, but that loop turns into something else and disintegrates , so could be something else entirely. There's a human voice pitched down at the end of one loop, but it's hard to tell if it's in pain or pleasure. It's quite clear to hear a similar tone to other projects of the same era, i'm not sure if it's voices modulating, or what, but there was clearly an element of the intentionally unidentifiable in that era of noise and industrial, but this might be also due to the limitations of certain recording equipment, or just the muddiness of older tapes, less than ideal recording circumstances etc.
'BLACK'
Cut ups that sound like they're being made live somehow of classical music, interspersed with rough pulses of feedback, voices breaking through (?), all covered by the 80s murky noise tape atmosphere. Crunching and hissing, with distant buzzes and ripping noises. Think there's voices buried in there somewhere? Followed by....Loops of what sounds like a hands on tactile approach with different metal objects or similar, something like a factory floor or conveyor belt, but colder.
'BODY & SOUL'
Grinding synths and feedback manipulation, mixed with short-wave type radio noise. Ping pong / square wave modular synth type moments that constantly change. Rather abrasive and pumping.Then, Roaring & distant pink noise with something ominous going on underneath with fast feedback changes, possibly flange. Becomes very rotten at times. Gradually changes to spacey radio static again. Broken morse code type messages? Stuttering rough sequenced synths reappear.Whooping / hooping synths . Driving and hard pulsing. Distant synths then appear with something that sounds like it's being hit quite hard. More feedback and modulation interferes. Extremely cold. Sample and hold modular sounds with delay appears along with some kind of loop of what sounds like a small metal object clacking.
'THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION ' 1 + 2
A side of the first tape is a long one of a constant loop of the same pulse, but with changes. It's unrelenting, and just keeps going the whole way. Sounds like layered synth or electronics put through a small amp but turned right up. B side begins with minimalist bleeps & signals that gradually modulate , degrade ,deform, crumble, reform themselves and then disintegrate again.The B side is punctuated at the end with an eerie whining electronic tone. The second tape begins with modulating electronics, and what sounds like tape speed manipulation, layered underneath with what sounds like moving physical objects, but it's impossible to define what they are. One of them sounds like the engine of a small outboard motor slowed right down. Some more like lathes or objects in a machine room. B Side of the second shorter tape starts with what appears to be someone struggling with a microphone whilst they're attempting to bundle someone into the boot of a car. Physical objects like metals & stones are layered and pitched up or down. Fluid of unknown description slurps down pipes, and there's definitely voices in there.
AGAINST HUMANITY
Starts with what might be a very dead sounding air flu expelling gas. A similar piece follows, but with a very simple loop underneath. Next is a crunching wall of noise but with rough synth tones breaking through underneath. Driven very much into the red, are what sound like radio voices coming via an external-in but can't be sure. Feedback gradually breaks through & all becomes a bit more chaotic until it slowly pours itself down the drain. The B side is signature Odal. Bonkers loops and chaotic sounding movie samples.Some sound like they've just been recorded more than once, some perhaps triggered with a sampler? Some of them mixed with a synth? More unidentifiable loops and field recordings follow, some sound like fireworks or breaking glass. Some more ominous. There's one loop that sounds like a pair of mechanical lungs gasping for a last breath of air.There is nothing positive about this tape, it is very much Against Humanity!
Will continue listening...
Shackleton – Departing Like Rivers 2xLP - Woe to the Septic Heart!, 2021
Haven't had much opportunity for noise and related listening, mostly sticking with other genres the last two months. I feel this is worth a mention here because despite being one of the most musical things I've ever heard, it's also very dark, weird, and hard to categorize. For anyone familiar with the last 10 years of Shackleton's work this isn't a huge curveball or anything. It's within his trend of "proper" albums where one track oozes into the next and each album is a cohesive whole in feeling/visuals/message, but somehow this feels like the next big step forward. Syncopated rhythms collapse into themselves, giving way to disembodied vocal transmissions and clinks and clunks of metal, alien instruments, thick bass swells envelope forward momentum, a nude descends a staircase in the dark. And shit, this all happens in the first track. Imagine the Aural Hypnox crew at their most adventurous, but with a fevered rainforest vibe and it might get you close. This album is absolutely restless, moving from one interesting idea into the next but it's done in such a way it doesn't feel like dicking around with weird sounds for an hour, but some kind of otherworldly manifesto. Potentially my favorite album of the year.
Quote from: absurdexposition on November 02, 2020, 11:01:40 PM
TED BYRNES - Formula CS (Lake Shark Harsh Noise, 2020)
Given the context of this being released on LSHN, some the sounds here initially reminded me of those of certain works by THE RITA - rumbling friction of contact mics on nylon, contact mics (and/or knives) dredging watery depths, etc., but these eventually give way to barreling sounds that conjure up the desired images of Formula One cars idling, engines crackling (and/or cackling), sputtering as they prepare to hit the track in full precision force at top speed. The "solo acoustic percussion" that Ted Byrnes defines his work as has never sounded more "electronic" than what is presented on the B-side - that description should not betray the material's authenticity, however, as its "purpose" has perhaps never been more fully realized than in these perfect emulations of short stroke engines. Compare the sounds to DAMION ROMERO's "Idle" [recording of a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner idling in the driveway] and one would be hard pressed to say there is any difference between the "natural" sounds presented on both releases. The liner notes to "Idling¹", a release by Byrnes and Sam McKinlay collaborative project CACKLE CAR, state "The physicality and visceral nature of rapid percussion sampled and interpreted with analog overdriven gate and bias fuzz effects. The resulting textural sound resembles an idling top fuel dragster engine" - an effect achieved by RITA-izing Byrnes' percussion. Here on "Formula" the desired outcome is attained without electronic aid, and that speaks volumes to Ted's ability and intent. After running a comparison to "Idling¹", I immediately put this tape back on and found that whatever "other" sounds I had been hearing upon first listen simply did not exist and were likely a result of my own bias and/or preconceptions. Hearing "something else" is easy to do with contextless noise, but no context is lacking here. This is streamlined in such a profound way that it can be nothing other than Ted Byrnes' "Formula". Recommended listening.
I'm just now discovering the world of Byrnes' solo percussion. I recognize the name from Sissy Spacek, but I never broke out the shovel. I should pay more attention to what is happening with percussion and noise beyond junk metal etc. Reminds me of the excitement around Left Hand Right Hand and Menche's Concussion.
JANITOR "Richie" LP
There is couple Tesco releases after this 1999 LP. I don't think I've ever heard anyone praise or say "got to listen more Janitor", so that was perhaps only reason why this ended to my playlist now. Was browsing shelves and it was random grab.
Duo consists BJ Nilsen (Hazard, Take Dekay etc..) and Lina (Deutch Nepal). So these guys, in 90's, were sometimes absolutely great. I guess it is mainly the uninspiring graphics and the name of project what I never liked.
Last song of A-side is too much of later DN -style of semi-out of tune singing over loops. Most of stuff on LP is simple industrial-loops and spoken pieces pulled out from movie. At best this LP is on B-side, where they hit the full-on distortion mayhem going on. Crushing distortion loops and eventually simple old fashioned rhythm loops and spoken pieces. Not masterpiece on either artists discography, but nevertheless LP that will stay in my shelves...
Anyone has fresh memories of other Janitor output?
American Band "Low Fiction" LP
This starts surprisingly slow. First it is.. contact mic crackles and stuff like that. It gets gradually louder, and is harsh noise already on A-side. B-side starts full on blasting what reminds me of moment when seeing American Band perform at No Fun fest. It was one of the most intense and rough harsh noise gigs. Loud PA, multiple guys, doing massive noise wall. One guy with contact mic'ed raw animal ribs, hah... Unlikely to be much of sonic contribution, but it was great seeing huge guy screaming at the ribs. I have not heard most of new Jason Crumer stuff, so basically no idea what he is up to in recent stuff. One can always return the old and never be disappointed.
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on November 12, 2021, 06:04:50 PM
Shackleton – Departing Like Rivers 2xLP - Woe to the Septic Heart!, 2021
Haven't had much opportunity for noise and related listening, mostly sticking with other genres the last two months. I feel this is worth a mention here because despite being one of the most musical things I've ever heard, it's also very dark, weird, and hard to categorize. For anyone familiar with the last 10 years of Shackleton's work this isn't a huge curveball or anything. It's within his trend of "proper" albums where one track oozes into the next and each album is a cohesive whole in feeling/visuals/message, but somehow this feels like the next big step forward. Syncopated rhythms collapse into themselves, giving way to disembodied vocal transmissions and clinks and clunks of metal, alien instruments, thick bass swells envelope forward momentum, a nude descends a staircase in the dark. And shit, this all happens in the first track. Imagine the Aural Hypnox crew at their most adventurous, but with a fevered rainforest vibe and it might get you close. This album is absolutely restless, moving from one interesting idea into the next but it's done in such a way it doesn't feel like dicking around with weird sounds for an hour, but some kind of otherworldly manifesto. Potentially my favorite album of the year.
Great to see this review here - I am a long time fan of Shackleton. I have the 2LP release of this (and it is getting a repress) - the artwork from long time collaborative partner Zeke Clough is fantastic as always.
This album is such a trip - polyrhythmic drums, deep and dark trancelike passages... it feels like a culmination of his past 10 years work as a solo artist. True, he gained initial popularity in the dubstep era, but he was always an outsider there. His Skull Disco label never became part of the dubstep explosion and the discography remains credible to this day. He has taken ever darker and explorative paths ever since.
I highly recommend last years collaborative album with Waclaw Zimpel, https://samshackleton.bandcamp.com/album/primal-forms
3 long pieces that push his sound in really exciting ways.
Smell & Quim - Quim De La Quim , tape reissue on Industrial Coast. - From the recent wave of S&Q reissues i caught this. Original is not old, a 2014 release on Zincken's Stront label. Personnel is Srdenovic and Gillham, joined by R.Rupenus and Wharton on two tracks. I say two cause as it is easily noticed by track titles / order / credits, Side B is the material of Side A in reverse, literally. Dont know what to think about this. Would i prefer it empty ? Or shorter duration tape ? Well, i had listened Side A some days ago. Good stuff ! Very good ! Today i listened Side B. Good noise remains good noise even if played in reverse. Maybe better ? I feel it noisier, for sure messy-er. Tape seems still available for anyone interested : https://industrialcoast.bigcartel.com/product/smell-quim-quim-de-la-quim . Worth your money.
Autoerotichrist - Bondage Morningstar - possibly my favorite reissue (collection) of the year - pure pleasure.
I see they took down their bandcamp page. They were active again. Hope all is well.
Contagious noise?
I have watched my Netzach "collection", that basically consists two LP's, for long time. Thinking that this "Altitude Of Thurs" LP with early stuff, Ex.Order split material + unreleased, from 1993, was so brutal in its repetition that it is more in tradition of industrial music DIFFICULT experience than enjoyment. I had postponed returning to it for years and years. Live LP, has pre- Propergol, but equally disturbing Hollywood smash-hit movie sampling in it. But contagious noise? Listening to latest Noisextra episodes, it made me want to re-listen Netzach. I have feeling this may not be as good as tape they're talking about, but kind of gutsy move to make SO repetitive, so primitive, almost unchanging loop torment... and then reissue it on LP! I can't see anyone doing the noise, nor doing LP these days. Challenging and difficult sound, indeed. Not a instant hit.
Another Noisextra episode, John Wiese. I actually have quite a lot of Wiese stuff, and perhaps than to doing reviews & zines for nearly 30 years, many people, including Wiese, sent his first 7" to me. Trade, review, some sort of contat, can't remember. But one day long long ago, very first Wiese 7" landed in my mailbox, and still after all these years, listening his works...
Contagious - of course! Being reminded, being inspired to pull out something from shleves. So thanks to noisextra for these couple things, even if not exact same.. Soft Punk LP was playing here, and some stuff is very good, other stuff is somewhat "computer electronics" vibe to it. Not bad, but instead of hard noise, its like colorful... ehm.. pink noise, haha..
Theologian / STROM.ec - Hubrezine
Weird how little is written of this collaboration album. Maybe it is not the flavour of the week type industrial, or heavy hitting power electronics, but certainly a good album with inreresting aspects to it. Delicate soundscape with familiar elements from STROM.ec and Cloama. I am not that familiar with Theologian so I could say what he is bringing to the table. Surprising elements such as the melancholic guitar passage at the end of "Ubik". Vocal bursts of Toni/Theologian (I assume), but they are handled with more 'grace' so to speak. Album starts with "Involuntary Dilation" which introduces very delicate and detailed sounds, crisp and piercing in the own subtle way. Title track Hubrezine has more of the guitar from Ubik, painting a dreamy soundscape which slowly transformates into a heavy looping with furious vocals, song totaling near 20 minute behemoth. "Exegesis" offers a breather after, crips synth work accompanied with Toni's trademark vocal fury, kind of an odd couple but works. "World War Terminvs" is an ambient piece, floating in the air, sort of reminding of Cloama&Blutleuchte material but more straightforward and 'prettier' sounds. Excellent addition the arsenal of this collaboration, making listener attentive with change of mood and colour of the release. Final track "Flow My Tears" sounds like a malfunctioning synthesizer, left playing alone in an abandonent spacestation or nuclear missiles raining upon earth, your choice. Haunting, operatic vocals create a super eerie atmosphere.
Overall highly overlooked album, large cardboard packaging gives justice to artwork which has high detail, and of course traditional Neuroscan hexagon motifs.
Lusters - Rock Music
After buying myself finally a pair of new speakers, this tape among others sound so much better. Two guys collaborating their skills. Nevethless a solid noise album with a bit of both creators elements. Kind of familiar sound from Edge of Decay but paired with more intensity and presence. Haven't seen much of writing of this either, definately worth picking up if you haven't.
Thor's Hammer - The Fate Worse than Death
A classic black metal album from Polish bad boy Capricornus. Not much to say, I was totally blown away how fucking good this is. Especially the title track has everything I could ask for from a black metal song. Synths, solid riffs and vocal work shredding. Production has this steel cold approach, if you can even call it production, more like the way it was caught on tape.
Grunt - Early Years 93-94 / "040695-080895" cdr
Both releases give interesting look to Grunts early days, perspective how the sound has developed over the, now, over decades. From clueless how does this work, to Japanoise influenced harsh noise of 1995 cdr. I guess these were also released in a box set, but decided to get these. Got these among a big pile of noise/industrial/pe score, more about that later maybe.
Quote from: MT on December 01, 2021, 03:44:48 PM
Theologian / STROM.ec - Hubrezine
Weird how little is written of this collaboration album. Maybe it is not the flavour of the week type industrial, or heavy hitting power electronics, but certainly a good album with inreresting aspects to it. Delicate soundscape with familiar elements from STROM.ec and Cloama. I am not that familiar with Theologian so I could say what he is bringing to the table. Surprising elements such as the melancholic guitar passage at the end of "Ubik". Vocal bursts of Toni/Theologian (I assume), but they are handled with more 'grace' so to speak. Album starts with "Involuntary Dilation" which introduces very delicate and detailed sounds, crisp and piercing in the own subtle way. Title track Hubrezine has more of the guitar from Ubik, painting a dreamy soundscape which slowly transformates into a heavy looping with furious vocals, song totaling near 20 minute behemoth. "Exegesis" offers a breather after, crips synth work accompanied with Toni's trademark vocal fury, kind of an odd couple but works. "World War Terminvs" is an ambient piece, floating in the air, sort of reminding of Cloama&Blutleuchte material but more straightforward and 'prettier' sounds. Excellent addition the arsenal of this collaboration, making listener attentive with change of mood and colour of the release. Final track "Flow My Tears" sounds like a malfunctioning synthesizer, left playing alone in an abandonent spacestation or nuclear missiles raining upon earth, your choice. Haunting, operatic vocals create a super eerie atmosphere.
Overall highly overlooked album, large cardboard packaging gives justice to artwork which has high detail, and of course traditional Neuroscan hexagon motifs.
Agreed, a very unusual but very good album. One might even say there are shades of cyberpunk to the sound, in the best way possible.
Toteslaut - Daikukotennyo 10" mLP
There was some buzz over this release, but I was a quite disappointed with this. Saw the potential but really did not hear it, certainly has a distinct vision to it, but I think it needed something more to be worth the praise. Which brings me to...
Toteslaut - Strident Impurity CD
Since I didn't have too high hopes for this one, it really proved me wrong. This CD is where all the pieces click and it sure works. Has that bizarre, broken and rotten atmosphere first, and later tracks just burst into ripping mess of noise and shrieking vocals. Not bright in colour, just pure BLACKENED noise, heh! Spun the CD two times in row, it was that good.
Quote from: MT on December 01, 2021, 05:15:06 PM
Toteslaut - Daikukotennyo 10" mLP
There was some buzz over this release, but I was a quite disappointed with this. Saw the potential but really did not hear it, certainly has a distinct vision to it, but I think it needed something more to be worth the praise. Which brings me to...
Toteslaut - Strident Impurity CD
Since I didn't have too high hopes for this one, it really proved me wrong. This CD is where all the pieces click and it sure works. Has that bizarre, broken and rotten atmosphere first, and later tracks just burst into ripping mess of noise and shrieking vocals. Not bright in colour, just pure BLACKENED noise, heh! Spun the CD two times in row, it was that good.
Yes, I got the 10", but wavered on the CD because I wasn't overly impressed with it. Sounds like I should reassess!
Joe Colley - Desperate Attempts at Beauty CD - Ground Fault 2003
The first time I listened to this was on a stereo, at low volume. That was a mistake! This is a meticulous, heavy, droning mass of slow moving noise that demands close listening. With a return to my 2 hour a day train commute, i figured this was a great opportunity to give this a close listen. Tracks vacillate between heavy, panning drones and more musique concrete style on tracks 2,5,6, which are recordings of ice in water, and water being absorbed into clay. One of the "coldest" recordings I have heard from Colley. Sounds wonderful through headphones. Evocative, pessimistic noise worth tracking down.
Death Shape – Eschatology Through Deconstructive Isolate tape
I got this years ago and didn't really have any memories of it so decided to give it a spin. I can't help but feel with the concept, images, lyrics and sound, that Death Shape was heavily influenced by Deathkey at the time. Nice to have printed lyrics, because it is difficult to tell anything from the pitch shifted vocals. There also seems to be some sort of speed manipulation? I can hear the sound kind of detoriating at times when the slowing happens. But all in all a decent tape, not a highlight but I would give another release a change for sure.
Halthan - Live the (Dis)ease tape
Got this just recently, saw Halthan live only once. But the reputation of his gigs is quite well known and this tape captures that feeling in a way. Chaotic, definately not under control action and unpolished. Some tasty parts here and there, roaring vocals dominate the songs. The time I saw Halthan live he was playing alone, but on this tape he has another guy helping out. Can't say if it makes a lot difference in sound, but there seems to be more elements moving than the time I witnessed. Decent tape from the golden era of Filth and Violence.
Magnetic Tape Mouth Gag tape
Super tasty synth noise, I am a sucker for lower frequency synth lines and they always capture my attention. B side is much more noisier in approach with samples. Definately would like to hear more of this material, if there is.
Prurient & Kevin Drumm – All Are Guests In The House Of The Lord CD - Hospital Prod., 2007 - it's been a little bit since I've given this album a listen but it's just as good as I remember it. One of my favorite Prurient releases ever actually. It feels like the collaboration with K.D. takes the elements I like from Prurient's moodier work and really elevates them in terms of complexity and composition. Nothing "goes on too long", frequency range gets overly abused and nothing feels haphazard. The first two tracks really fucking deliver. Starting with those quiet, slightly effected spoken vocals, disembodied voice samples flutter in, crystilne drones sit in the background. Proper bad vibes stuff, reminding me of the Ghosts of Niagara material. Then, after a swelling of horror strings, On This Slab kicks into gear and you're treated to classic Prurient screams over warped orchestral samples, distorted bassy synth surges, stuttering white noise scraping. It feels like the last 3 years of Prurient recording thrown into a food processer and this is the distilled essence. The intensity tops out there, but the bad vibes get worse and worse for the rest of the album which more than makes up for it. This is in the top 5 Prurient albums for me, and this listen was a pleasant reminder why.
KSNK / Moozzhead / Mogao / Tyhjä Pää – Kolari IV CD - EI ARMUA, 2021 - this whole compilation series has been such a delight and a perfect, second and longer look at artists featured on the Terässinfonia series. This whole volume is just blistering harsh noise, with highlights being the wonderfully unhinged "Tuelessa" by KSNK and the fucking stormer that is "Löysässä Hirressä" by Tyhjä Pää. That fucking track, goddamn! Ripping, screeching, grinding, lopsided, hollowed out, churning, metal bending abuse. More please! I need to track down more Tyhjä Pää asap.
Elsewhere posted, some of them a bit back but I think not as yet here so
Tetsuo Furudate - Macbeth
About as baffling, bombastic and boldly overwrought as one might hope and expect. Now, I mean. Back then, at the time of first encounter, I'd have had little idear of what to expect. The only Furudate to which I'd previously exposed the earholes was a track on the Ne San compilation (Banned), which I distinctly remember as being the only comp submission that genuinely blew the proverbial goat.
So why in hells would I have bothered to pick this up? Take a look at the cast of characters on the cover, mofo. Reiko Azuma. Merzbow. Tatsuya Yoshida. Plus no-less-intriguing host of luminaries. It would seem clear, from the title, from the presentation, that, whatever that goat might demand, we're in for something...well, something.
Scene 1 stretches over 36-minutes, breaking into six distinct parts.
I, Third Witch, and a gloriously lifted sample from Macbeth, the 1947 film by Orson Welles.
II, Lady Macbeth, with Reiko Azuma on soprano vocal and Furudate on "sounds sampled from Penderecki's St Luke Passion". Hold on, "sampled"? This is just straight Penderecki, lifted in whole, no edits, no alterations. Not even sure where the Azuma comes in. But this anyway sets the tone for... Furudate's entire recording career. Not, presumably, as a master lifter of other people's work, but as one so gloriously up for The Epic. This thing is, yes, large, almost unwieldy, with enough cooks to do some gloriously disgusting things to the outcome. Among the myriad highs and lows, an abundance of glorious WTF.
Favorite has got to be the Merz, whose "Raw Material for Furudate" is exactly that. Can't blame Furudate for not trying to do anything with it. It's brief, but perfect, plonked smack dab in the middle, raw as fuck, and fucking quite perfectly with the program...assuming it's possible to fuck with a program so clearly expressed in the letters W, T and F. Macbeth, okay, but more I'd surmise as a point of departure into something completely other. Quote, "Existence of clear death, assertive, almost politic, growing without limits. Deprival of the meaning. Expression of the lack of understanding. Death of the trees."
For the most part this 70-minute epic represents in the not unambitious corner of symphonic ambient industrial, with extended percussive Yoshida wig-out in the earlier going, going out with a bang courtesy Koji Kida, laying down slow, majestic, ritual-percussive bombast, of the sort which would come to feature prominently over a good share of the Furudate discog. Definitely not blowing any goat today. Oh well.
Kazumoto Endo - While You Were Out
This is one whose every contour has been grafted onto the neural fibers, speaking not to the arsewhoopidness but to the aggregate: all contour, definition, contrast, writ pornographic. Nor to speak to requisite virtues in my preferred shit but as far as this shit the shit is unambiguously the shiiiiit. Largely compiled from that period when Endo was the standout on every compilation graced, ie immediately after Killer Bug went on extended hiatus. All Bugger no fugger.
Romance - quality assortment
Finally copped the 2007 Putrefier-Romance collab from a local seller, now self-stoking with some prime nostalgia [Ed. still, three months later sitting in to-listen pile...] Here's a project that shot up like a rocket, exploding over a scene already burgeoning with cut-up rrrrrippers jockeying for endocore supremacy. What sets the work apart is perhaps ironically where it cleaves most cleanly to the core- very sharp, kinetic blasts of metal-on-metal smash-bash-mc'crash, perfectly poised precision-guided furies angling against painstakingly plotted silent intervals so emphatically rrrripped into scorched earth oblivion. Even when not drilling into the harshzone, the quieter interludes are liberally dosed with muted TNB-grade acoustic clatter, as might befit a project that I believe would have hailed from Newcastle? Looks like the full-length (pictured, top-left) sadly fell through, though from what I gather all the tracks eventually found a home, some possibly re-titled, via a 4-cassette split on Harbinger (who would seem to have served a critical role as primary curator of the later work).
As far as the project disappearing, I recall from an interview that was something of an artistic choice, reflecting an aim less to be a project than simply to be, y'know, in there bangin' away. Didn't even know I'd more recently heard work involving the principal, via Halalchemists- a sorta all-star TNB tribute band...and a very good one!
ERG / MSBR / Das Synthetische Mischgewebe – Geosynclines
In the mood for some MSBR, I decided to pull this out, though it would have to belong more correctly to the multi-appendaged body of DSM. Well, they (DSM) got the final mix, and a not coincidentally greater share of their signature dis-placed dis-position to duly saturate the precipitate. Frenetic, playful, jump-cut 'n cutting, from mood to mood, though not in ways that seem particularly in-clined to drive you batty. Not for the most part. Not deliberately. Plenty of time allotted for concentrated exploration of each successive dis-vergence, perhaps at times to suggest a sort of Das Synthetische Mischgewebe presents ERG & MSBR.
I'd have to concede, I've got little in the way of ERG to compare any of this to, but at least from the collaborative works of two principals (MNortham & Jgrzinich), some of the more smoothly contoured in-clinations could find their due re-presentation. Thematically, at least, the geosynclinations of ERG would seem most at home in the precarious and fragile hearing of wind searching for form via enlightened splicing devices dis-locating the stultified body, covered with dust under a blazing sky, as it were.
To the question, whither MSBR? Probably lost and snoozing somewhere along one cline or another, and I suspect that's just the way crunchcrunchcrunchrunch he likes it.
T. Mikawa / John Wiese – Oblique No Strategy
Wiese channeling latent Incaps fanboy snuffalufagus into some proper Mikawa-Grade Scorch (tm). Mikawa in the foreground but I'd put all the strings and all the harsh in the hands of the chap in back. Fact is, there was nothing like this coming out of the Incaps camp, for days. For days none of them severely pitched puritannical blister-shriek squealies, none of them dis-hinged dental implements converging upon orgies of incisive cartilage-shredding sado-bliss.
Incaps never went away, nor did the HARSH, but at least as far as the studio was concerned- and for me all the real Mikawa n pal magic happens in the studio- certain of the less hinged brutalities were traded off for more plainly tech-specific derivations whose acoustic characteristics, while quite plainly interesting, were quite plainly, well, I wouldn't say plain, nor tamed, at least in polite company, but, perhaps, painted into a corner from which escape might only be hatched through a dis-progressive inverted yield curve distilling the full bodied primitivo force of earhole abrading quietus, drilling drilling drilling home to momma harsh. No risk no return amiright?
But this, this. This is, like, exactly what I'd have done in the same position. Exactly. Or tried to. Aimed to. Hoped to. This. This fuggin Wiese dude fuggin nailed it. The purest puritannical fanboy tribu-pooption par stenchalance.
Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffffffffffff. Whoo yes. Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffffffffffff-Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffffffffffff-inny-Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffffffffffff-Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffffffffffff. Yessir. Nothing oblique about it, reamed straight up the noise SHITTER.
Love me some ozones frying in the morning.
Unité D'Habitation - Harmonices Mundi
I first heard about this project when their tape on Hospital was released but I always put them off for no real reason until today. A very strong debut from this French Industrial/Power Electronics outfit, rooted in the traditional heavy synths and demanding vocals of European acts before them but differing in their heavy use of dynamics as well as found sounds and/or field recordings. Shout out to the use of electric guitar on some tracks too, unexpected but...quite welcome? The excellent mixing work blends all of these elements seamlessly to create a varied, yet somehow always forceful listen. The album is available for free download on their Bandcamp, I recommend a listen.
Ironically enough, I haven't been able to get into their album on Hospital, just isn't doing much for me. Go figure.
Quote from: moozz on October 27, 2021, 03:48:54 PM
Die Reitenden Leichen - Scumshot (Monolithische Aktion) cassette
Monolithische Aktion is back! The latest batch is only small part HNW but mostly good harsh noise of various styles. I like this new DRL tape the best of the bunch. Gone are the more static days as this is just active harsh noise. No drone passages or quiet parts, only ripping harsh noise. Sounds somehow very clear and crispy (digital?) but at the same time very powerful. Great!
I am far from unbiased here, as I have also released some DRL and my appreciation started way back, but this tape absolutely blew me away. Intense, heavily crunchy and paced just right. Absolute win from start to finish and by far the best HN I have heard in a long long time.
Worth "Blood Possessed" CDR
Prose nagge
Lots of things one could comment on, one being talk about CDR. When Oskar asks about "disc rot" or CDrs becoming unplayed, Will presents less frequently heard opinion that they should!
I guess its mentioned to be more to underline the "temporary moment" -approach. It is sort of old avantgarde art type of view. As opposed to dusty old museums and institutions trying to preserve and immortalize, there would be something happening that is instant, quick and ongoing and full of spontanious life.
I understand well that logic. It seems sometimes juvenile to think, that every noise CD need to be "forever". it could be just temporary documentation of sound process. Almost like playing or seeing a gig. Experience it, and move on, without worrying if it will "last forever".
That said, that idea seemed valid, most of all, in the old, stagnant, dead culture, where "nothing seemed to happen". Nowadays, everywhere I look and most things I see, are disposable, quickly consumed, instantly ageing badly, and so on... suddenly idea of noise CD being and remaining perfect and as timeless now in 2021, as it was perhaps 1991 (say, Hijokaidan Windom!) is somehow delightful idea. Working probably as long as there exists player that can play cd.
Well, however, I'm not listening Hijokaidan right now, but this Worth CDR, which is damn good material. Broken, but very sharp, clear, yetsounds melting together nevertheless. Like feeding in sources and internal feedback at the same time and something slightly unexpected start happening. Harsh noise, but with a lot of "acoustic" vibe, even if it is ... highly electric!
I guess around 100 copies out there, and ideally CDr might be playable longer than I live, so not so much to worry about, haha... Just the mentioned opposition to ehm.. "modern world".
Worth mentioned in podcast Kiran Arora CD being among very top of new'ish releases. I liked when it came out, but wasn't blown away. Feeling is still the same. I like it a lot, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, but for reason or another, not on my top of the year list.
Kapotte Muziek "25 years of Kapotte Muziek" CD celebration, other people doing remixes. I was listening the disc and Asra seemed unusually... "art music". Like proper instruments etc. Really good. Then a bit later, even better stuff emerges from speaker. So good, I had to stand up, walk to stereo systems to see who is playing, and it was good old Howard Stelzer!
I have one good memory of New York city (actually many..), where Howard suggested to check out THE best bagel place in New York before going to Boston. I am in cue before him, what was huge. As soon as I am at the desk, and guy ask what want, I start to check out what is available. Guy is pissed off in about 0,5 seconds and calls "next". Howies steps in, says I'm foreigner and couple salmon bagels please. It was a true "soup naz1 experience" in new york. No complaints! Man can handle people, and the electronics!
Maeror Tri "1988-1996 collection of rare & lost" 2 x CD, really good double CD comp of early days of this german band. It has noisier, more industrial feel to many of tracks. Absolutely best tracks fall in style of brain shaped Language of Flames... album, but there is great diversity in this comp. Should be cheap if you see them somewhere. Just like above mentioned Kapotte Muziek CD. Still these days, less than new C-20 tape will cost you, you get good CD. All stuff recommended..
Since football game was cancelled, I decided to dig up some tapes for listen...
Hate Basement - "Pathetic" tape
I had no recollections of even owning this tape, let alone anything about the project. Nice variation in sound, distant echoing sounds, with bursts of violent noise and vocals. A side ends with tin can mayhem. Side B does more atmosphetic industrial sound, slowy morphing into ripping low end rattle accompanied by contact mic noise. Then I think there's a track changing or something, more harsh vocals and wobbly noise twisting around. Overall solid tape, now I have more mental recollections of this.
Mania - "Insidious and Alone" tape
Mania - "Decript" tape
Everyone knows Mania was good, and still is. I really love this type of Mania, dirty atmosphere, with interesting samples of walking, operating things and such. With crisp production and really maniac vocal work. Just a real pleasure to listen to, the untreated metal work, with amplified metal work and other sounds blending together perfectly, and the sound has proper amount of punch to it. There was none other like Keith with this kind of stuff.
Quote from: MT on December 15, 2021, 08:57:56 PM
Mania - "Insidious and Alone" tape
Mania - "Decript" tape
Everyone knows Mania was good, and still is. I really love this type of Mania, dirty atmosphere, with interesting samples of walking, operating things and such. With crisp production and really maniac vocal work. Just a real pleasure to listen to, the untreated metal work, with amplified metal work and other sounds blending together perfectly, and the sound has proper amount of punch to it. There was none other like Keith with this kind of stuff.
There was talk with Keith that all FA tapes would be collected to one CD, after the "Raw nerves... " CD was done. Still feeling a bit strange about reissues, even if he did give the permission to do so in future.
Perversion at all costs
Had some old Hippycrack tapes I was gonna listen to, a demo and a rehearsal material tape but they were both either dubbed with extremely volume or they both are broken the same way. But they were pretty much unlistenable. Shame.
Skin Graft - "Drug Addict" tape
I had a memory of this tape being a rather good one, and it certainly is. Especially like the side (no side markings mind you) that starts with water sloshing around, omnious low synth humming in the background. Just this really dirty atmosphere that reminds me of sewer water. Kind of like Mania, but way more rugged and lo-fi sound. Overall really good tape.
Being - "Hunters Fingers" tape
Mega saturated in distortion, sometimes completely blown out. Crackles and pauses. B-side was the strong side for sure, more diversity and oomph to it, there was a red line to follow.
Keränen - "As Below So Above" tape
Keränen live tape that has two gigs from the very different settings. A-side is played in the EST bunker with known hooligans present, excellent powerful sound! Known noise hooligans being extremely enthusiastic about the gig, you can just hear it. And I don't blame them! Keränen is ripping the fuck out of his noise gear, I'd be going a bit nuts myself. Love it how at the end of the set people are begging for MORE so they got a short burst of "encore" where crowd sounds like being in a noise ecstasy, haha!
Second gig takes place in a whole different venue. Keränen operates smoothly in noise thug dungeons and academic concert halls, such as this; Helsinki Music Centre. Sound is much more spacious, naturally. And also much more striking on high and mid tones. Precise noise attack on a somewhat unsuspecting crowd I'd assume,at the end there is a pause and then clapping, like at a real concert, not screaming their lungs out like on the a-side gig, haha. Very good counterpart for the a-side in your face sound gig, more refined sound and very powerful set on it's own way. Really damn good live tape!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 16, 2021, 11:45:17 AM
Quote from: MT on December 15, 2021, 08:57:56 PM
Mania - "Insidious and Alone" tape
Mania - "Decript" tape
Everyone knows Mania was good, and still is. I really love this type of Mania, dirty atmosphere, with interesting samples of walking, operating things and such. With crisp production and really maniac vocal work. Just a real pleasure to listen to, the untreated metal work, with amplified metal work and other sounds blending together perfectly, and the sound has proper amount of punch to it. There was none other like Keith with this kind of stuff.
There was talk with Keith that all FA tapes would be collected to one CD, after the "Raw nerves... " CD was done. Still feeling a bit strange about reissues, even if he did give the permission to do so in future.
Well, I hope that this cd might happen one day. Those tapes are some of my personal favorites of his recordings (and noise in general).
Today I was listening online to Macronympha – Grind. Never heard this before, what a total ripper. Exactly the type of harsh noise I like + perfectly executed and mixed. Tape from 95 now re-issued on cd. Any EU distros stocking this?
I've had several loads come and go at WCN. I have one final shipment on the way.
Quote from: WCN on December 16, 2021, 11:41:11 PM
I've had several loads come and go at WCN. I have one final shipment on the way.
It's been a mega-seller over here, too. I think I'm down to my last one yet again.
Quote from: MT on December 16, 2021, 09:58:41 PM
Skin Graft - "Drug Addict" tape
I had a memory of this tape being a rather good one, and it certainly is. Especially like the side (no side markings mind you) that starts with water sloshing around, omnious low synth humming in the background. Just this really dirty atmosphere that reminds me of sewer water. Kind of like Mania, but way more rugged and lo-fi sound. Overall really good tape.
Got a new tapedeck recently and that Skin Graft was the first tape I played. Excellent atmosphere indeed, nice choice of sounds, super raw atmosphere.
Quote from: WCN on December 16, 2021, 11:41:11 PM
I've had several loads come and go at WCN. I have one final shipment on the way.
I totally missed this and saw it was sold out on your site. Will try to import a few copies myself or order one from you when the next batch arrives. Thanks for the update.
Fullmoon - "United Aryan Evil" cd
Polishh black metal, and an absolute classic in that genre. Been listening to a shitty mp3 rip for many years and now getting a proper and well 'mastered' version, it is a pleasure to listen to. Crude production as one might expect, but it also has moments when these really 'beautiful' and 'frail' melodies are dug up from the mash. Epic lenght titled track offers many moods, but rest of the songs do not pale in comparison. Essential for anyone who is into black metal.
Genocide Organ - "Mind Control" cd
What hasn't been said about this? Classic release that took some time for me to fully seep into my mind. Since I got this cd I've been listening to it a lot, Hail America is of course very familiar track from "Remember", so cool to listen to the original album version. Overall the sound is fantastic on this, the shitty rips online do absolutely no justice to this. Digipack re-release has very simple layout, works really nicely. Don't know how much original releases had artworks etc though.
Hal Hutchinson - "Cold Industrial Experience" cd
Funnily enough, I reckon this cd has a lot similarities soundwise with older Genocide Organ material, it is only missing vocals. But neverthless this is a solid album, lenght is just perfect too. I didn't get that much 'cold' vibes from this though, I found the sound to be quite warm with that nice tape distortion type overdrive, and damn do I love that sound. High recommendations.
UAE is such a beast of a record
Kataxu - Ancestral Mysteries - CD - 2021 - Wolfspell Records
While not reaching the heights of "Roots Thunder" or "Hunger of Elements", you get 6 tracks of symphonic BM + interludes lodged somewhere between Darkspace and Emperor. Layering so many elements works against the record as it softens the overall edge; what should be triumphant ends up muddy and dark. It doesn't help there's so much "filler" on here, including a way too long spoken word interlude about like, fascists in space. A bit of a disappointment but shouldn't be too alienating to fans of previous Kataxu releases. I do highly recommend the "Beyond Time" record "Through the Vastness of the Universe"; ex Kataxu + Old Leshy band members doing something similar, with better results.
Vothana - Hành Động Bây Giờ, Tương Lai Đảm Bảo / Action Now, Assured Future - CS - 2021 - VWD
It's strange seeing Vothana achieving somewhat "mainstream" (for the underground) success given his history of smashing backstock after it leaks online. With this new attention you see an expansion and refinement of the "epic" sound Vothana has created. While the 2 records prior to this had a very "hot" production that was extremely fatiguing, this one smooths the edges a bit to great effect. Catchy, regal, triumphant, all those superlatives....the strongest Vothana of recent memory.
Grizelda - Self Titled - CD - 2021 - CW Productions
I have been a Grizelda fan for a long time now, having seen him perform under the "Nefaria" moniker a few times back when I lived in the PNW. Most recently, I saw him open for Cirrhus and it was just magnificent - heavy mid-tempo black metal that calls to mind some of the Polish greats. This album consists of 6 tracks and synth interludes, with an extremely heavy, almost martial industrial cadence. There's something baroque to the guitar playing; long riffs slowly unfurl over well done synth, while the computerized rhythm section provides a chilly militaristic cadence to the non-synth tracks. Very confident material with a unique voice; fans of either of the previously mentioned artists would find much to love here. Legit moving stuff - highest recommendation. Also noticed it was (superbly) mastered by Harald Mentor, which really elevates this to something special.
Mama Baer - Asylum Lunaticum
Pretty intense sound art/industrial/noise album from sound and visual artist who seems to be part of the No!art movement. Sounds from forgotten and imaginery asylum. First time I`m hearing this stuff and Discogs says that some of her albums have been released by Malmlund Records, a finnish label that I`ve never heard of... And all of those Malmlund LP`s look really great. Would totally buy them, even only for their covers.
I recall 10 years ago, when getting the first demo tapes of UNCLEAN, that I liked it, but I also had feeling that it can be better, so I was not ready to "sign" it. Both of the demos are pretty good actually, and they didn't remain as demo tapes, but 1st demo came out as debut tape on F&V label and 2nd demo as tape on Untergeschoss.
I think I mentioned to him it made me think of some early days Consumer Electronics type of stuff. Just fierce simple electronic-noise, some songs with movie samples. Now on hindsight, it is a bit shame I turned down possibility to put these out since nowadays they feel like surviving test of time very nicely. Perhaps teaming up with those labels was good move for him anyways!
There just came out decent interview with Unclean on this podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512/58-an-interview-with-finnish-power-electronics-artist-unclean
I don't see that they would have done other interviews with noise makers, but certainly would be doable. As good as Noisextra and WCN is, I don't think stuff like Unclean "fits" in the style, taste or goal of those podcasts. So perhaps there is still room for more!
In interview he talks how some people were not so happy how 2015 full length came out. I was one of them. By 2015, "Heavy Electronics" had been both blessed and plagued with so many releases that to get my attention, one needs more than synth tones. Even more advanced oscillations and modulations wouldn't do the trick, unless the texture, timbre and amplification is interesting.
I don't want to say classic "first demo is the best", haha, but I do hope that advanced song/composition/vocals he is able to do these days, the sound approach would get back to the gutter. From interview, one can get snippets of various other releases.
First tape for screeching high pitch filth, 2nd tape for harsher, even noisier but thicker stuff. Later works have more heavier and "composed" approach.
Some of this stuff I got the CD reissues too, but since I have the tapes, and tapes tend to sound a bit different that re-masters or digital files pressed on CD instead of dubbed loud on tape... they work well on tape too.
Sewer Election "sex death" double tape. On tape you obviously have 4 songs of harsh noise, duration probably same as the CD, that has just 3 songs, but sex tape probably just published as one piece? The harsh head rituals era of SE, totally guaranteed mayhemic blasting!
CCCC phantasmogoria tape on Endorphine factory. No idea when I bought this, but was quite shocking to see how much it is asked for these days at discogs. 1992 live recording of psychedelic but fierce noise from the cult band.
Karl Mayer "Colou(r)less" tape, on Vanilla records. I don't think I ever listened this before. It still had the 1600JPY price tag on it, probably bought it on one of trips to Japan when there was still lots of odd noise stuff available in tiny music stores. 60 minute tape is mix of sound collage, noise, experimental odd live "free rock" that is way to free form to be really called rock. Just using some common instruments. Most of the tape is abstract noisy experimental sound. It makes me think the almost mythical Love & Sincerity -project that had track on Come Again II comp that was clearly just sound collage made out of best moments of their tape. High pitched female screaming is one thing that makes me think L&S, but also overall vibe of the tape! Karl Mayer, that is actually full line-up Japanese band, seems to have one tape-ep besides this. Seems unlikely to get that, but this one probably needs to be listened more...!
After few comments here, had to dig this up, literally, from nasty pile of odd sized tapes...
There was moment in Custodian interview, where Descent magazine was mentioned when talking of metal & noise cross over. That magazine was done by O'Malley and Tyler of Ajna Offensive. Also Keith (taint) contributed couple things for it. I don't see Ajna mentioned so often, but he put out also good eccentric noise stuff. Taint CD being of them. He was one closer contact of Keith for very long time till the very end.
In interview wasn't mentioned O'Malleys Sarin project he did with Burning Witch vocalist, for Slaughter prod in 1996. It is good, not phenomenal, but I certainly prefer this over Sunn o))) stuff. This has more industrial noise vibes. Rotten synth/electric sounds, running tapes backwards, processed vocal/radiospeech noises turned into noise. Slowly mutating and slowly moving. Sounds more like guys trying out what could be done, than focused vision of album. Decent nevertheless.
It must have been almost 15 years ago when Sunn O))) was first time in Finland? Guy of Pain Nail was organizing it and I was at the gig. I was at the urinal, minding my own business, and Attila comes next to me, urinates, and says "Hello, I am Attila". It is possible someone mentioned who I was, instead introducing himself to random guy in toilet, but instead engaging into conversation like normal human being, I just said "Hello!", and nothing else, zipped up, and walked away... haha. What to say to guy who sings on De Mysteriis...?
During that night O'Malley came to me like 3 times. "Do you have drugs". "No". Then walked away. Soon to return and "So.. do you have drugs here?", "NO!". Third time he came to ask I was moderately annoyed, I don't have any drugs dammit.. And then he was like.. ehmm... "I mean LP's, DRUDKH!". Haha.. At the time, I had put out first LP pressings of this new band called Drudkh, that he wanted to get.... Well, didn't have any of those either.
Sarin tape, actually much better than my earlier comments above may let you believe. Worth to grab if you see it available for fair price! A-side is very nice, b-side more hit & miss.
Wince - "Traum" CD
What a weird harsh noise album. At first when I put this in my player I thought the CD was broken! Just this low hiss for minutes, but after checking from other sources I realised this is how it's supposed to be. Traum takes awhile to grow on you, first song is mostly mid volume hiss with subtle changes undernearth the textures, so to speak. Then it sort of explodes on your face suddenly. Luckily I did not have my speakers too loud at this point. Overall very challenging album for me, lenght is just perfect, 40 minutes. But this certainly needs some attention while listening, not an easy type of relentless noise blasting, but more like the sound is stalking the listener and taking no prisoners when the time comes.
Frame Rust - "s/t" CD
Frame Rust is Dassum and Harald Mentor, aka Umpio and Will Over Matter collab. CD takes best of both worlds, monotoneus electronics, broken sounding beeps and boops of Will Over Matter, and the grit and distortion of Umpio. And of course the fine production work of Umpio, that warm and sturdy sound. Artworks compliment the overall atmosphere, pictures of rusted mechanics and dusty circuit boards. High recommendations to anyone who is into either or both of their works. CD offers harsh blasts of Umpio style noise, passages of electronics oscillating in WOM style, and perfect mixture of both at times.
Gelsomina - "Cronenberg / Dead Music Live" CD
Christ, I had forgotten about the "Gelsomina sound" sound, it is painful to listen to! Very little of dynamics in it, no harsh low bottoms just this very high register "screeching", which after awhile really makes you feel uncomfortable, even hurt ears, haha! And I think that's great if sound can do that. Just pure unconformity, no entertainment, no cool breakdowns, just this really torturing sound. Plus this is mastered very LOUD, not as bad as "Nostalghia" CD which blew my ears when I first listened to it back in the day, right outta gates pure onslaught. This CD has the 3 inch cd materials plus a live gig. Cronenberg material is familiar sound from Nostalghia, ear splitting tones, piercing sound, changes are there but subtle. In live setting I believe Gelsomina was very different, as we can hear here. More mid-range droning sounds with feedback, echoing scrap metal work and even some vocals. Maybe live gig sound was the reason for gradual shift from Gelsomina towards Sick Seed, just a guess.
PHBTK - Verfall / Melachoir 2011 reissue of 1988 and 1989 tapes - talk about a successful, great collaborations and fantastic listen from start to finish.
Cloama - "Embargoed" CD
Haven't seen any writing about this album, then again Cloama isn't exactly a flavour of the week type of material. It doesn't invite you, or give notice that new material is out. Cloama walks on the strange sidepaths of industrial world, often creating soundscapes that differs altogether from other artists. "Revisionist Knowledge" is probably the easiest album to get into Cloama, but you are quite quickly abondoned after that. No more spoon feeding tasty industrial grit, but you are left alone in the strange world of Cloama. "Embargoad" has tracks recorded in a span of 7 years, but they all have alike sound. Guitar drones, hypnotic bass, and metal treated in a way where the sound is slowly extracted from the element. It's not relentless bashing around but more operating the metal, creating mechanical sounds and more subtle tingles. At times like raindrops on a roof, other times like men operating an old factory with machinery gears. Album closes out with an elegy called "Tear". Song itself has quite simple structure but it has a melancholic feeling to it. The pulsating synth reminds me of dying shooting stars, or a starship control circuits failing out. Operatic vocals are a cherry on top. Very unique closing track, to a very unique album. Certainly not for everyone, but I would recommend everyone to at least give it a try.
Testicle Hazard - "Kiki & Kastor" CD
Latest CD of this mad harsh noise duo. Overall solid work, but was maybe expecting a bit more warmer sound, like Python in a Bowl. This has more precise, cutting sound to it. A lot of color, a lot of variation in sound, everything you'd want from a noise album. But I was missing a bit of that warm low end roar, or maybe I didn't listen loud enough? But neverthless a solid album, once again.
MOGAO - A Mass Meditation CD (Freak Animal, 2021)
Jesus christ. I had a good feeling about this album, but I didn't expect to be floored from the start. A one man unit stirring up chaos of the Incapacitants/Testicle Hazard/etc vein. And yeah, that's the closest I'll get to describe this thing; take the dizzying controlled chaos of the two latest Testicle Hazard albums, cross it with some of the tectonic plate-shaking of Incapacitants and add heaps of personality and, well, joy!, and this is what you get. Absolutely fantastic album. Just like Savage Gospel did last year, this disc instills hope. Noise can move forward, there's still new sounds, new madnesseseses.
That the cover art looks like a mutilated version of Killdozer's Twelve Point Buck is a beautiful bonus.
Hard to say how many "has it" and how many at distros, but about 100 is sent out so far. I dont need or want items to sell out fast. 5 years wait, no prob! Mogao just started out and prior to cd made like handful of copies of self made tape. Couple comp tracks and after cd was recorded perhaps even more amazing split tape with Moozzhead (narcolepsia, check that out!). I am confident that people will notice new band when its time for it. It may not make it to many top lists of 2021 yet, as people are yet to hear, but in couple years some may be complaining how to hell one can find this - just like happened with HÖH cd...
I think those who have been wanting to hear new kind of "noise", could discover things from currently active Finn noise scene. KSNK has always been unique. MOGAO each release so far seems to be better than you hear last time. Moozzhead is just pure bliss of pedal noise done unlike a lot of things one thinks as "pedal noise". H.Ö.H. Might not be utterly HARSH all the time, but I count it in noise. Amek-Maj has been doing recordings where its all noise, but there is no template, there is no exact style. Different approach every time. YANA the same thing. Sometimes sheer noise, but not always. UMPIO has put out a lot of things so people may not catch up all, but I'd recommend to do so little by little! Releases have difference compared to eachother and most of all, different to a lot of noise out there. If you liked new tape on Satatuhatta, you'll dig the latest CD on Freak Animal or the notch older stuff that came out on Russian label with difficult name to type correctly, haha.
Tyhjä Pää has been doing very unique highly electric harsh noise. One can check for example Kolari compilation where he triumphs. So many things happening, but being like wall of harsh noise. Makes me think of DDDD/Therminosis/Ministry of -era Incapacitants, but MORE hectic and busy.
On latest Terässinfonia compilations (3 and 4 ) there is plenty of Finn HARSH noise too, but also noise that is not all just harsh blast. It may sound as if honking my own horn here, but really I just picked the cherries into compilations, all artists responsible for their greatness.
If one picks up 5 parts of KOLARI cd series and 4 parts of Terässinfonia, there is pretty good coverage, but not complete, of Finnish noise at 2020'ish.
Is anyone carrying Terässinfonia 3&4 in the USA?
Quote from: murderous_vision on December 27, 2021, 02:20:04 PM
Is anyone carrying Terässinfonia 3&4 in the USA?
I have copies here. Media Mail shipping to USA https://www.screamandwrithe.com/
Quote from: MT on December 25, 2021, 07:24:28 PM
Wince - "Traum" CD
What a weird harsh noise album. At first when I put this in my player I thought the CD was broken! Just this low hiss for minutes, but after checking from other sources I realised this is how it's supposed to be. Traum takes awhile to grow on you, first song is mostly mid volume hiss with subtle changes undernearth the textures, so to speak. Then it sort of explodes on your face suddenly. Luckily I did not have my speakers too loud at this point. Overall very challenging album for me, lenght is just perfect, 40 minutes. But this certainly needs some attention while listening, not an easy type of relentless noise blasting, but more like the sound is stalking the listener and taking no prisoners when the time comes.
This was the album that got me back listening to noise when it was released. The shifts in intensity and the layers buried below actually made me realise that there could be more to noise, with more interesting compositions and production levels than the stuff I had previously listened to.
Flies Inside The Sun - Flies Inside The Sun CD
One of my all time favorite release from NZ improv scene. Ethereal at times, but overall atmosphere is freakout-ish and introverted. A fever dream of some sorts. Seen by some as the side project of the more traditional and slightly more known Dadamah, but oh boy! This CD is improvisation at its best. Constant risk taking and unbelievable hive mindism.
Kartio - Sähkömusiikki CSx2
P.D steps into the world of musique concrete and damn he takes the step impressively. With samples from unindentifiable classical music, modular synthesis fuckery and reel-to-reel manipulation Dassum nods of to the greats of avantgarde (Xenakis and Schaeffer especially come to my mind while listening to this) with the agressive style that is familiar to those who have listened to his projects Umpio and Häkki. Aesthetically unique and most welcome act in Finland.
Quote from: Soloman Tump on December 27, 2021, 07:05:42 PM
Quote from: MT on December 25, 2021, 07:24:28 PM
Wince - "Traum" CD
What a weird harsh noise album. At first when I put this in my player I thought the CD was broken! Just this low hiss for minutes, but after checking from other sources I realised this is how it's supposed to be. Traum takes awhile to grow on you, first song is mostly mid volume hiss with subtle changes undernearth the textures, so to speak. Then it sort of explodes on your face suddenly. Luckily I did not have my speakers too loud at this point. Overall very challenging album for me, lenght is just perfect, 40 minutes. But this certainly needs some attention while listening, not an easy type of relentless noise blasting, but more like the sound is stalking the listener and taking no prisoners when the time comes.
This was the album that got me back listening to noise when it was released. The shifts in intensity and the layers buried below actually made me realise that there could be more to noise, with more interesting compositions and production levels than the stuff I had previously listened to.
I feel it's not so often that people listen to this album (or Shame) in the way I intended them to, so I really appreciate reading comments like this.
My ongoing series of Cloama reviews continues...
Cloama - "At The Mountains of Paranoia" CD
I like to think of this album as an more crude sibling of "Embargoed". Instead of subtle sound, this has harsh guitar walls, distorted vocal work and lots of metal sound treatment. Has some really intense low tones at times, and at times if floats around at the mountains of paranoia, yet always has this dense feeling and sense of dread in the air. Lyrics are provided in the booklet that somewhat opens up the world full of paranoia. But for me the absolute highlight of the album is the closing track "Transforma Delle Maschere", here the album changes mood totally, to a beautiful elegy, once again. Second Cloama release to have this operatic ending track. This one takes the cake by far. Drum sound pounding certain rhythm, and lots of carefully treated metal sounds with utmost delicacy, on top beautiful operatic vocals layered on top of each other. I had to spin this track like four times before I was satisfied. Remarkable.
Cloama - "s/t" CD
This was the first Cloama release I bought after getting 'Manual of Diagnosis' and 'Dogs of Total Order' from STROM.ec. I was expecting the punchy brutality, harsh vocals and industrial grittiness since I had heard some of 'Revisionist Knowledge' as well. But Neuroscan distro didn't have that, so I got this. And boy was I taken by a surprise to meet electro-acoustic soundscape, consisting of instruments and sounds I still have no idea what they are. Cover images for some reason always gave me the feeling of Chernobyl, toxic waste water with twisted metal spiraling in the water. But I think this is not what the artist meant. But later thinking this isn't such a weird release in Cloama history, just another brave leap to unknown waters. At the time I was disappointed, but nowdays I really appreciate this release.
Sarin Snow "Mighty Blood" LP
Good, sturdy industrial ambient structures. Not in-your-face, but enveloping all the same. Sometimes a little too restrained; my favourite track was probably 'Twilight Aegis', which has a bit more of an edge. Still, very nice from Fusty Cunt!
Cloama - "Halveksin Kuolemaa" CD
I belive this is among the early stages of Cloama, released in 2000, reissued by Industrial Recollections in 2018. One might say this is a marriage between dark ambient and industrial, songs have clear structure with synth sounds buzzing and elements of metal clonks, synth hisses and such are used to spice up the atmosphere. Some songs have vocals/sample, in the background, not screaming but more like dictating words. Overall the release has an oppressive overtone, at times feels a bit like sitting in a factory where machiens are hummin around you and occasionally something makes a screech. There are themes on the album that hint toward control over man, military forces etc. Up to listener how to interpret them, I am certainly not the best at figuring out. Last track is a bonus track recorded in 2015, but it varies very little from the original material. 15 years of time difference yet able to capture that same atmosphere. Excellent.
Cloama - "Neuroscan Organization/Blood Illumination" CD
CD combines an LP release and a tape release. Neuroscan organization starts with "Tuhkajumala" which is a massive orchestral industrial piece, with occasional strings and horns. Title track "Neuroscan Organization" is classic Cloama/Strom sound, layers of synth driven with a rhythmic beat, clocks over 10 minutes and it goes by in a flash, fantastic track. Curiously there's a live track with two songs. You'd never guess this is a live recording, sound is impeccible. Repeating samples, synths roaring and slow pounding rhythm. "Blood Illumination" part starts with extremely roaring synths take sound like a looming destruction coming over the horizon, spiced up with beats that sound like a bombardment! Super tasty synth sound that makes me smile, that perfect low pitch that makes you go "fuuuuck!" Part two on other hand starts with a piercing sound that is accompanied by even higher sounding shards of synth, some sounds morph into sounding like distant bells. Overall atmospheric release as Cloama stuff tends to be, this time more darker tones with raw approach.
Cloama - "Revisionist Knowledge" CD
The most raw of Cloamas recordings, Revisionist Knowledge. Pure death industrial sound of finest tradition. Analog, gritty, powerful and mean as fuck. Harsh vocals to top all the goodness. "Disease Eradiction" has always been my favorite Cloama song, and this approach, live with studio PA brings so much to the sound. Has this ugly power to it, yet it is executed with utmost precision and reason. Tracks from 4 to 7 are studio works, rawness of the first three songs is still there, not as relentless but still churning away. Dirty, slowly moving soundwave twirls and swirls, and commanding vocals are raining upon the listener. Another highlight is the two part "Degraded Throught Steganography", first part is an oppressive piece moving forward with might and force. Parts two is an onslaught that gives the listener a full service of ripping synth sounds and rippling feedback. Last track is another visit the live studio approach that finishes the record off in fierce fashion. For me "Revisionist Knowledge" is still the best one, cause it was my first introduction, and always has that special place. A definite classic in Finnish industrial/power electronics canon.
Actually two first Cloama are the most hardest. 1st tape and 1st CDR and pure harsh noise. Very few probably have them, but especially the CDR would be strong still now, 1999. I will try to get the rare 90's Finn noise podcast done in 2022, and some clips from this CDR should be on it.
Always been very curious about these early harsh noise works. I have a dealer where I can at least get to hear one of these tapes.
Cloama - "Municipality Of Marionettes" LP
Marionettes LP continues on the line of heavy guitar work and grinding feedbacks. This album has also vocals in the mix, so it gives extra harshness to it. To me this work is in the middle ground between "Mountains.." and "Embargoed". Has elements from both albums, even though the chronology of these albums must be all over the place. Highlight of this LP for me, is side B that has a live gig. Operatic vocals are present, but this time not only singing in beautiful tones but the side starts with a bone chilling scream. Everytime I hear it with proper volume, I feel my hair rise up in my arms, it's so good and terrifying at the same time. There's pulsating synths, old school'ish Cloama/Strom.EC rattle and the end of the gig gets really noisy. Recording is excellent quality and a solid proof that Cloama killed at live gigs. I saw this same formation of Cloama doing sounds and female singer doing vocals at a gig I arranged myself. Sadly I have very little of memories of it, would love to hear a recording of it some day.
Cloama - "Provokaattori" 7"
Starts with an atmospheric piece, sample looping in the background, just like on side B as well. Industrial rhythms melting with quick samples of classical instruments and synth buzzing. B-side has same recipe, but faster beat to it, almost electronic. Themes of the 7" are about Finnish POW camps, with the angle of questioning the psyche of the camp leaders and who are chosen as one.
Cloama / Mutant Ape - "Dementia" 7"
7" that deals with themes of dementia, is rather interesting. As the inner sleeve lyric sheet (?) writes: "Cognitive disassociation / is the root of all perception / fractured memories can not be united / a present tense of nightmares". Cloama side has an interesting melody to it which I cannot tell is it something I've heard before or just remembering it from this, talk about dementia. A bit somber track with yet powerful sound and that haunting melody, maybe representing the past where there is no return, not in time sense or memory sense. Mutant Ape takes listener slow moving industrial avalanche, reminding of frustration and delirious mind of a dementia patient, vocals are drenched in the mix and scatching in the background, as like hopeless screams of an dementia patient before losing your mind to the disease. Tracks ends too fast, so another spin was mandatory.
Cloama - "Death Certificate" 7"
For me the most classic Cloama 7". The acoustic power electronics 7", that has the classic Freak Animal labels on the vinyl, as well as the classic and ever frustrating antistatic vinyl bag. Holy crap those drive me insane. Anyway, the A side material is recorded acoustic with no amplifications, only using the room echo. And it is a fucking mindblowing composition, who else would think, even dare to take such an angle than Cloama! Vocals are absolutely hateful and furious, the room sound is used masterfully in the vocal sound, one could think it just can't sound good, but trust me, this is great. Easily my favorite vocals from any Cloama release, so in your face and angry as fuck, just like the sound of metal rattling and pounding. If someone is looking for an unique approach to power (non) electronics, this is your thing. B-side does not fall behind, has an nasty bassline, probably played on a bass guitar, droning sounds all over. Has this very oppressive feeling, and of course the commanding vocals relentlessly ranting. Closes out with "Sacrifice" with really intense bass booming and vocal fury. What a fucking 7"! Easily one of my all time favorites in general. Mandatory to everyone. Available dirt cheap on Discogs, so you have no excuse not to own this.
Macronympha/Savage Gospel - split tape (Satatuhatta)
Got the tape the other day and gave it a first play this morning. J-card is printed in full color on some thick, sturdy paper. Tape is type II. Side A has a beautiful, harsh blast of noise from Savage Gospel. Brutal, organic sounding stuff. Enjoyed it a lot. Track 2 is by Macronympha, using source material provided by Savage Gospel. Interesting synth like sounds, a lot of (maybe gated) reverb and some brutal noise-blasts. Side B opens with Savage Gospel, using source material provided by Macronympha. Noise-synths/machines and amp-feedback combine to form a beautiful, massive wall of noise (not HNW) with a lot of movement and some great synth-sounds. Pretty chaotic and fast paced piece. Tape is closed by Macronympha, providing some gritty, filthy, overdriven harshnoise. Mid-heavy, but not in the "crunchy" way, instead giving it a nice "old-school" feeling (like sound deteriorating through a number of dubbing-processes in the tape-trading days). A lot of movement and dynamics. Great ending for an entertaining tape. Enjoyed it a lot.
Quote from: MT on December 30, 2021, 07:46:41 PM
Cloama - "Municipality Of Marionettes" LP
There has been plan to reissue this on CD. LP was made like 110 copies I recall, and you can find one at Discogs for 10 euro... I have at least one in Sarvilevyt 2nd hand section. I think Cloama is good for fans, since you can get all these great releases cheap.
Marja Ahti "still lives" LP / digitalMarja Ahti is finnish artists who has bunch of stuff out, LP's etc. I have to say I have yet to own any physical release, but listened and liked all things so far. I am not sure if the vinyl cuts are good enough for this material and I would probably prefer CD if there was done CD's. I would file stuff under electro-acoustic or some sort of experimental music. There are lots of microscopic sounds on the new one. Field recordings. Vinyl crackles. But absolutely best it gets in the end of album with noisier material. I suspect her work is more acknowledged in Finnish noise scene, but globally speaking, I suspect noise folks don't know her, and probably operates in slightly more arty experimental? I'd say worth to check out. At least digital stream. Check bandcamp.
She Spread Sorrow "huntress" LP/CD/digital Cold Spring
I noticed someone post that this would be among his album of year picks. Album seems better than former albums, both sound and production, and I can see why people would like it. For me it doesn't click so much. I am not really fan of "keyboards", "synths" - in.. ehm... this style. Polyfonic, soft, tonal. But as said, improved, stylish, and I could see how this material would be gateway to industrial/experimental sound for those who are turned off by all sorts of vile brutes and painful sonics. I wouldn't be surprised if youngsters who just grew out of appreciating Billie Eilish, would suddenly discover She Spread Sorrow and like it. That being positive remark! While Macronympha or Whitehouse would be just too beyond to get into. I'll keep following what SSS is doing in future too...
cloama is such and underrated project it seems. i loved everything i heard and it seems like the man has quite a broad range too.
Quote from: brutalist_tapes on December 31, 2021, 06:26:11 PM
cloama is such and underrated project it seems. i loved everything i heard and it seems like the man has quite a broad range too.
Ditto! And Strom.ec is one of the greatest too! "Divine Legions Beyond Psyche" is one of my favourites of all time!
good to see some Cloama worship. So much quality output
Quote from: -NRRRRK- on December 31, 2021, 12:06:10 PM
Macronympha/Savage Gospel - split tape (Satatuhatta)
Got the tape the other day and gave it a first play this morning. J-card is printed in full color on some thick, sturdy paper. Tape is type II. Side A has a beautiful, harsh blast of noise from Savage Gospel. Brutal, organic sounding stuff. Enjoyed it a lot. Track 2 is by Macronympha, using source material provided by Savage Gospel. Interesting synth like sounds, a lot of (maybe gated) reverb and some brutal noise-blasts. Side B opens with Savage Gospel, using source material provided by Macronympha. Noise-synths/machines and amp-feedback combine to form a beautiful, massive wall of noise (not HNW) with a lot of movement and some great synth-sounds. Pretty chaotic and fast paced piece. Tape is closed by Macronympha, providing some gritty, filthy, overdriven harshnoise. Mid-heavy, but not in the "crunchy" way, instead giving it a nice "old-school" feeling (like sound deteriorating through a number of dubbing-processes in the tape-trading days). A lot of movement and dynamics. Great ending for an entertaining tape. Enjoyed it a lot.
For me, this was least interesting of the tapes on new Satatuhatta batch. And I am of course fan of Macro and tend to check all things I can from mr. Ilkka Vekka, especially Haare works, but this split/collab seemed even without listening as if it was not done for sake of what would be good and inspiring noise collaboration, but the Finns wanting to be associated with Macronympha, although they would have probably gotten more vital and interesting collaboration done with any (even local, domestic, currently flourishing- ) noise maker. On tape, Savage Gospel stuff is pretty good. Macro stuff unfortunately light years behind their best days. Notable is that this is actually Roemer doing it. Not the more recent days Macro member! Collaboration tracks have the same feel. It is no way totally hopeless, but merely ok to listen to, barely anything else... There is that topic about successful collaborations, where artists manage to either combine their best things, or come up with something new and unexpected, where collaboration becomes interesting new thing they could not do alone. This seemed like the opposite of it. Collaboration done just for sake of it existing, but adding nothing to either artists output.
Out of the latest batch, most things one could assume there will be great, but Touch Starved was totally new for me.
Touch Starved "A satyr and the sinner" tape.
Satatuhatta
First time I heard about this new Finnish project. All I know, its younger guy with no former noise scene involvement. It was fairly small edition, that sold quick from Satatuhatta label, but I recall it was mentioned there should be small 2nd edition in 2022.
First thing I though, was that it brings to my mind Capers! It is not THAT damaged and primitive, but nevertheless, as soon as A-side was playing, it made me think of Capers CD on Usagi. Sort of broken electronics. Nasty, almost out-of-control damage, no synths, no metaljunk, no loops and so on. Having long steady stereo delay there makes it softer. Everything that is hard and noisy on top, comes like 1 second later repeated in slow thin soothing delay. It's quiet, but still removes part of the rawness. Hard to conclude if it is better this way or if blatanty simple would have more cutting impact?
B-side had a lot of air-organ and some vocals, but also the raw noise. Due mentioned elements, no more Capers vibe really.
I like the tape. Also heard there is already new tape, but that was ridiculously small edition of ten copies... If it is also good, it would be better to see new noise being available if there are people interested to hear it...
This one you can find from Satatuhatta label bandcamp and perhaps some labels. Also perhaps worth to keep eye on label if/when 2nd press of tape is available!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 02, 2022, 11:11:49 AM
Touch Starved "A satyr and the sinner" tape.
Satatuhatta
Probably my favourite tape from that batch.
Deathpile - "Final Confession" CD
Compilation that has pretty much all my favorite Deathpile material besides G.R. Long compilation which can get a bit tiresome to listen all the way through due the song compositions being at times quite identetical to each other. But the first three songs steal the show here for sure. Edmund Kemper 7" and Abominations 7" song. Canady sure had a great vocal voice, that classic power electornics madness and fury. The backgrounds are usually just a synth buzzing a rhythm or so. Sometimes results are damn nasty, such as "Gutters of New York", another Deathpile classic song. Simple, yet effective. I guess Deathpile was already dead before this CD came out? Always interested to know why. But it's a good comp!
Fingering Eve - "Protect" tape
Pretty nice dark ambient tape. I don't even know who the artist is, which is a good thing. Just an unknown dark ambient tape, droning low synths as one might expect. B-side gets even a bit more hifi with atmospheric pulsations, and metal sounds echoing in the distance, morphs slowly into almost like electro style ambient. Angoisse is probably also an unknown label to the most? But I think the label released a bit more different material than a regular noise label. Range was surprisingly wide.
H.Ö.H. "s/t" tape
Satatuhatta
I was not at all surprised that H.Ö.H. Self titled tape was first one to sell out from Satatuhatta. Project might not appear as if it would be stuff that is in such high demand, but it is so unique, that there is barely oneone to compare with. Utter analogue primitivism. Appears slike zero gear stuff, perhaps radio signals, hand made tape loops, some turntable sounds. Entire tape is not pure gold, but... almost! It is unique. I don't see material very much the old school, as I can't name what old artist sounded like this either? Theoretically it could have been done probably 50 years ago, but it still feels fresh. Artist doesn't use computer at all. Even masters sent to labels was just c-cassettes. All his self made releases were tape dubbed from tape master. I don't know how many out there still work without even turning computer on?
Ahola & Silander / Pulsing Rope split tape
Satatuhatta
Ahola & Silander duo split tape has kind of 90's vibe noise on it. Meaning, its not all harsh, it has all sorts of oddities, flanger/phaser and that type of efx boldly thrown into mix. Pulsing Rope is more atmospheric and dark. Neither is very aggressive and in your face. More just... unexpected? Noisy experimental sounds.
Amek-Maj "Stydi" tape
Satatuhatta
Amek-Maj, also known as one half of YANA. This is primitive harsh noise. Debut tape on Freak Animal was much more crispy and sharp, although oddly broken sounding noise. This new tape goes into more saturated and murky production. It is quite hard to decide what approach is better. It is just boldly trying out different approaches under same name. I like this.
The New Boyfriends - The Fourth Season CD (WCN)
Was really looking forward to this since I heard the teaser-ad in the podcast. Furniture is getting moved, things are dragged around, rattling chains, smashed glass, vocal noises, amp-feedback and of course some (but not too much) distortion. Some grinding sounds are added to taste, a driller may have been used too. A lot of ambience of the room can be heard. All sounding really raw and primitive in a very good way. "Shadow Motor", with it's rhythmic structure, is standing out from the chaos of the other six tracks. Put on the CD, crank up the volume and prepare for a really good, fun time. Artwork is brilliant BTW.
Cloama - "In the State of Unbelief" 7" + tape box set
State of Unbelief starts with a sample that has a familiar effect from works of STROM.ec. Pounding rhythm with buzzsaw tones and feedback bursts, a bit reminiscent of "Revisionist Knowledge" sound. A-side serves as a kind of introduction, box set comes with a patch, two pins and few inserts with one including the lyrics. Which gives the idea what the release is about. My favorite line for sure is from side B!
"The spy who came in from the cold / He had to learn new language / drink vodka Stolichnaya like a veteran / not to spit in the mug".
Sounds like coming to Finland! B-side of the 7" starts with a sample that I can't identify, but deals with conspiracy and conspirators. And the afromentioned lyrics get to use, again this really hateful tone in the vocal sound, if you are a fan to brutal vox in PE, this is for you. Song itself has same tasty elements from a-side but more subtle. Tape has sides C and D, and boy does it get wild here! C-side has absolute bomb vocals, haha, at times it's like late Whitehouse style intensity but with gritty distortion! So relentless that you need a damn breather after. And the machine gun throbbing with drenched in mic feed back, holy fuck! Complete madness! D side closes out the release with low grinding piece that has a sound almost like metal plates whirring against each other, a cold breeze of mechanic coldness in a soviet factory.
If I had to choose, I'd say the tape version of this is mandatory. It's like an EP with four so intense tracks.
Edge of Decay - "Raped, Boiled and Butchered" tape
Very first EOD release I believe? Raw tape, gutter noise with proper amount of filth. I was surprised I have this tape since it was so ultra limited, but happy that I do. I think EOD was very strong from the beginning, sure the sound quality is rough and a little low on volume but who cares. It is still a real nasty tape!
Edge of Decay - "Riistettyjen Antologia" CD
Jumping from 2012 to 2020, some things have changed, somethings have not. Production wise there's of course been a huge leap. All the elements they use nowdays gets proper treatment and justice soundwise. CD begins with a bone chilling song that has samples (I believe) of crying, which is effected so that it sounds soul tearingly violent. Rough and robust starter! Songs continue with more rhythmic scrap metal work, lots of feedback and I belive it is not a synth, but there is this looming low noise, like an impending doom (see track 7). There's also a song that sounds like a bizarre marriage between old Con-Dom and Atrax Morgue. As an icing on the cake are the roaring vocals of lady Kovana in two songs. Many times female vocals are a embaressing failure (Consumer Electronics) but with Kovana it's a different game. I took noticed of this first I saw them live at a private gig, she was fucking ripping! And that same ripper action continues here, adds some really tasty context to the songs she is in.
It was a fun retrospect, and then rewind back to present day in the world of EOD. A project that has never really showed sings of weakness, just pure craftmanship. Always looking forward to their next release.
Quote from: MT on January 07, 2022, 09:48:23 PM
Edge of Decay - "Raped, Boiled and Butchered" tape
Managed to find their BC page, so thank you for the tip. Very nice, crude material indeed.
DDV "Sound atlas of veneorology" CD
Trash Ritual
I have fairly often talked about noise that is not really loud and nice, but noise in terms of annoying and difficult. I think it is almost obsolete approach these days in noise, that stuff you would buy, would be most of all... annoying. When harsh noise is most often like bubble bath, and you are relaxed and satisfied during and after, and stuff like this reissue of 1982 DDV tape on CD, it ain't like couple times, but quite many times when I tend to think.... Should I be listening to this? And why exactly?
Its 62 minutes of tormenting electronics. At the best, one could describe it as annoying sadistic bizarro electronics has non-effected clean monologue, with Johnny Rotten style vocals using excessive rrrrrr, while describing symptoms of syphilis etc.
So question is, why not listen! Noise as difficult and tormenting listening, as opposed to neat and comfortable!
DDV, the male part of CLUB MORAL. This was done 40 years ago. Pretty insane, plus I have a feeling, there wouldn't be many who would throw themselves this brutally to public evaluation. Can't really think who'd have guts these days to do... this odd vocals?
MERZBOW "Psychorazer" CD
Kubitsuri tapes
Almost like... christmas album? Final mix of album done dec 25, 1997.
First track is noisy and brilliant, almost 20 mins. Harsh, but also almost psychedelic swirls of synths. 2nd track is just less than minute interlude. 3rd track is a bit hit and miss. Couple days ago I was reading recent book about "odd things in world", and one "chapter" was about Futurist cooking. Italian futurist would have special menus designed, where one would eat snacks with other hand, and rub different shape sandpaper pieces and other materials with the other hand, for tactile experience. One food besides "steelchicken" was called "polyrhythmic salad". It made me instantly think as if that would be Merzbow track!
And now that I am listening this "mangod" song, it feels often that it should be called polyrhythmic salad! It feels as if there was often some odd percussion driven through electronic processing. Can't quite decide is it some synthetic, or if it is like sound of bongo drums changed into something else. Whole track seems like hit & miss, where some parts are really nice, and others feel as if Masami would be just testing out different goofy sounds and fading in and out bunch of things, without coherency. It is good for being odd, and experimental, but first track has vastly more intense vibe. Last track is long, 30 mins, and it gets noisier and full on noise blast is there in 27 minutes so you get decent amount of harshness here and if you are lucky to find decent price copy, it could be worth it.
With help of translator app on phone, could now finally read what is being said on the linernotes. Probably not a perfect translation, but you get overall impression.
(Label went inactive for years due some illness of label boss. He was away for a long time and many items were scarsely available and therefore very expensive even back then). He put out couple Grunt things. First the was tape, and he sent me 30 free copies. Before that, I had used to get 1 free copy or couple. Sometimes none. I was blown away to get so many copies from Kubitsuri. Later he did Grunt 7" that was only 100 copies pressed. It is quite hard to find.)
LINIJA MASS "Trud" CD
Angriff
Was waiting for new WCN podcast yesterday, but due the delay, decided to go for Linija Mass "trud". Not long since listened this, but it is really killer industrial-noise from 1997, but also unfortunate news couple days ago that Alexander Lebedev-Frontov died.
I had scheduled 4 more Veprisuicida CD's for Industrial Recollections, but lets see...
This first Linija Mass is like slightly more primitive take on Vivenza style, with perhaps a bit more pausebutton & tape rewind involved. I recall Alexander mentioned that machine sounds were self recorded at his work, and it was not that he would try to replicate western industrial music, but just did things with sounds he was surrounded with. Really good, and this material never was done on LP, tape came few years before Membrum Debile did the vinyls. CD was done a bit later.
N P "6725 schnittwunde" tape, aka Necromantic Phenomena. One of those obscure japanese noise bands you don't hear that often. 1985 tape on Masami's label is fierce noise, somewhere between Incapacitants and Gerogerigegege! Some may still remember mostly the 3 different collaborations N P did with Thirdorgan back in late 90's, one being CDR on Self Abuse!
Actually checked the discogs for more info and Fumiyoshi Suzuki actually was member of Gerogerigegege in the mid 80's. Also few tapes of Zeni Geva. This tape on ZSF product is not even listed at discogs. I think, this might be very first of the N P stuff. Front cover says 6725 schnittwunde on top, N P on bottom, and spine of tape Necromantic Phenomena. ZSF Produkt 1985. Fumiyoshi Suzuki operated himself Omnipresent Records that put out bunch of stuff from mid 80's to late 90's, but no idea what all may have been done.
WINCE "Mushed Down Retadation" tape, short and brutal harsh noise. Waiting impatiently when project changes name, so could be advertized "artist formerly known as wince".
Altar of Flies "Five Tapework Compositions (For Throne Heap)" tape, I guess one of those lousy high speed dubbing tapes.. annoying high pitched snap appears like every 5 seconds. Known from certain tapes of other labels who used a bit defected dubbers... Too bad, since it is ruining a bit of this tape. Not his best, for sure, but decent stuff.
Lettera 22 "P" tape, never disappointing, always neat Italian noise with their own twist! Less to say, but possibly best of the tapes in this pile!
Arv & Miljö "öppna vattendrag" tape. Swedish tape noise, eh eh... on Posh Isolation! Raw and very hand made vibe, also not his best, but I like basically all A&M stuff I have heard.
TAETER "parasite" tape, Italian turd master with his project what probably hit closest to my sweet spot! While the feedback or buzzing synth may be the ABC of power electronics, there is something else with the vocal delivery and atmosphere, that makes Taeter stand out among projects I would conclude to be: Underrated! For fans of the sleazy & juicy. Vocals are so excellent in this.
IRM - Virgin Mind 2xCD - Cold Meat Industry, 2005
It's been quite a while since I've given this a spin but damn does it hold up. I fell in love with this album and IRM at a really rough time at in my life and it drags up some of those memories and feelings when listening to. Soundtrack for a suicide type vibes, or at least some bloodletting. I used to be frustrated that there weren't more PE style tracks and that there's so much more instrumental/dark ambient type stuff, but now, that's almost the best part. I'm always blown away when it starts because the first track, "Janus", is relatively simple but so fucking effective. The call and response vocals with alternating effects, the slowly building noise, the extremely grim vibes, and the Joy Division reference. Woof. I will say if you're fairly familiar with Sarah Kane and Joy Division that will enhance your appreciation of this album and any IRM release.
Mania - "Miserable Disposition"
Mania - "If They Move... Kill Em"
Mania - "Eros + Massacre"
Represses of the tape Tommy Carlsson did for Keiths medical fundraiser. These tapes are absolute killer, they are mastered LOUD and have real punchy sound. I recommend everyone to get these, that tasty early Mania period with Taint brutality and creeping in his Manias more brooding and striking work. A real pleasure to go through all of these, "Miserable Disposition" being my favorite out of three, if I had to choose.
Treriksröset - "Venal" tape
My exposure to Treriksröset should be a lot better, but it isn't. So tapes like these blindside me so hard, what a monster tape. From beginning to end highly conducted noise onslaught with great sound and ever evolving, interest peaking material. Best harsh noise release I have heard in a long while, like there's nothing bad about it. Everything is on spot when it comes to my taste of harsh noise.
Quote from: MT on January 13, 2022, 07:47:12 PM
Mania - "Miserable Disposition"
Mania - "If They Move... Kill Em"
Mania - "Eros + Massacre"
Represses of the tape Tommy Carlsson did for Keiths medical fundraiser. These tapes are absolute killer, they are mastered LOUD and have real punchy sound. I recommend everyone to get these, that tasty early Mania period with Taint brutality and creeping in his Manias more brooding and striking work. A real pleasure to go through all of these, "Miserable Disposition" being my favorite out of three, if I had to choose.
I will rep the dubs on these tapes until the day I die. They almost sound like CDs! Crystal clear and
loud.
The material is great, too, obviously. Eros + Massacre may be my favourite. Essential editions regardless.
+1 for Miserable Disposition, but they're all essential. Great quality print job on these too.
Hal Hutchinson "Cold Industrial Experience" FA 2021
Material that lives up to the title! I think its safe to say that Hal is in his own league when it comes to harsh industrial loops. I've listened to this release 3 times in a row - something that I don't do often. Its more restrained than previous works of his, but each sound is carefully calculated and strategically placed. Plus, the recordings have an overall grit to them... perhaps different sound sources were ripped from tapes or vinyl? Just a guess. Highly recommended.
Nicole 12 - "Braces" 7inch
Breaking in a new vinyl player and decided to toss this on the platter. Other than how good it sounds, the material is probably the best N12 there is. All the elements I like, pulsating synth, tasteful scrap metal rattle, effected spoken word vocals with excellent lyrics. What else do you need? There are no weak spots in N12 discography, but sits on the top for sure.
Quote from: MT on January 16, 2022, 01:55:13 PM
Nicole 12 - "Braces" 7inch
Breaking in a new vinyl player and decided to toss this on the platter. Other than how good it sounds, the material is probably the best N12 there is. All the elements I like, pulsating synth, tasteful scrap metal rattle, effected spoken word vocals with excellent lyrics. What else do you need? There are no weak spots in N12 discography, but sits on the top for sure.
Just listened to this one the other day myself. Still my favorite N12 material. "In The Spotlight" is the kind of hit track 7"s are made for.
Cannibal Ritual - La Montagna Del Dio Cannibale
Single sided C-60 with one long HNW track. There is structure and pumping and you can make out traces of some source-material. Not his best material.
Cannibal Ritual - Brutal Abortion/Fetus Slaughter
Released shortly before (or after or at the same time, I cannot remember) as "La Montagna...". Same kind of C60, this time with two tracks on a- and one long track on b-side. Enjoyed it a lot more than "La Montagna...". Static, monolithic HNW with little to no variation throughout. Nice textures and a little bit of structure. Again, there are some hints of the source-loops.
Deathkey "Throne of Blood" CDr
DK is perhaps not very appreciated in "scene", but when you actually listen to it, it is such and odd and unique stuff. I was wondering what the hell is this, and turns out I forgot all about it. CDR made hand numbered 5 copies, that has early, demo version of material that partly ended up later on Doctrine... double album. Its all different mixes, different vocals, full cd worth of stuff, complete with booklet and all. One of tracks ended up in compilation cd, rest was re-worked for the album. One track withDer Sturmer guest vocalist sounds as if Cruise era Whitehouse was being crunched into crackling noise by The Rita. Project is certainly for "aquired tastes". My fond memories is when RRR put out DK debut album with FA. Ron concluded that he wanted to put out vile noise album, and he knew this is it, but didn't expect reactions it was causing. Haha. I was not even among the original labels that were supposed to put it out, but ended up in the game due being guy who could walk into printer and look eye to eye and say "print me these covers, please" and not be bothered about what they may think about it, hah..
Many often wonder how come from all the nasty stuff out there, DK gets unusual amount of heat. I don't really know. DK gig in Finland back in 2015 was funny. It made it even to newspapers. One newspaper put out article with my name on it, despite I was not organizer. I called newspaper to ask was it really that "I was not reached to give comment".. and turns out journalist had not even tried, just made up stuff. They apologized. Venue windows were spray painted night before gig and driving back home, seeing TV screen where was news bit running on TV text channel. Maybe DK was not the biggest news, but it did spice up the story a bit. It's nice to see noise controversy reach real media, heh...
Damion Romero "Plate 1 / Triad / Feedback In A Lovers Telegraph" CDR
P-tapes
Another great CDR I have not listened for ages, I suppose! Came of 1999. It's mostly the distaste for cdr, as stubborn as it may sound. Covers are not very luring, but sound is something that I do wonder why there is not more reissues of DAMION ROMERO!!? Doesn't he want to reissue anything? Isn't there labels to do it? It seems almost sad that there would be this good minimalist drone, destined to be rotten on cheap CDR... Someone, please, Romero CDR's into cd set, and I'd be happy to grab some.
I was glad to receive some guy send me email, suggesting to trade some 2nd hand stuff for new items in my mailorder. Of course. If you got something I want, trades are welcome any time. Even if you have no label, but just 2nd hand stuff you want to get rid off. I may be interested to trade, especially for stuff I put out. This time got couple LP's, bunch of tapes and this old NWW/Whitehouse 150 murderous passions CD. It is the early 90's UK cd, so it has slight disc rot appearing. Plays all perfect. I only had United dairies tape, and Susan Lawly anthology version. This album is so fierce and painful, that I really welcomed this CD version too. Vinyl rip, isn't it!?
Airway "Live At Zebulon " CD
Troniks. If you want old free-noise, grab this. It is wild.
Wasteland Jazz Unit "Mind Obscured " CD
Troniks
Really really nice harsh noise with a bit of sax and such things, but I'd say jazz haters don't be fooled by name or instruments. It is sheer harsh blast.
Jackson-Pratt "romantic phenomenon" CD,
another nice Troniks release. So far, didn't hit as hard as WJU or Form Hunter, but it is also different from these. Showing nicely how you can easily grab entire Troniks CD batch (also Cherry Point Black Witchery) and trust they will be different from eachother, but also deliver the goods. I guess you know where to finds Troniks titles!
Form Hunter "Violent Adaptation" CD
Troniks
Form Hunter CD, has been on stereos multiple times. It sets the standard for harsh noise pretty high.
I was today listening new Grunt noise CD master, home, car, work, making sure it would be as it should. It's almost exclusively harsh noise, and in 2022, it feels like... with this type of CD's coming out, one can't just fart out -whatever-, but noise cd would have to be really damn good to stand out. It might be that, or just smelling own farts is quite satisfying.
Umpio - "Insektio" tape
Umpio - "Arkivo" tape
Umpio has had strong track record for me, before these the magnificent "Kulotus" 2CD blew me away, which is ridiculously good 2 cd worth of Umpio annihilation. These two tapes aren't as merciless but certainly are a warm punch in the face. Arkivo consisting of field recordings and such, I expected something more mellow, but it has it's gritty side. Insektio tape also runs smoothly from beginning to end, entertaining the whole time.
Taint - "Justmeat" LP
Excellent release of excellent Taint material, mid 90's, kind of raw style. Samples, loops and metal mashing. Works like a charm, sounds tasty and sturdy! B-side has ripping vocal work! Been a long time since I've spun this one. Out of interest took a peek in Discogs, and holy crap, people are asking for 200e for this nowdays...
Silent Abuse - "Epäsikiö/Narttu" 7 inch
Never seen anyone comment this much, which I find weird cause I believe this came out in the wild dayz of F&V. Not a F&V release but heavily related. Epäsikiö side has cruchy wall of noise and intense female vocals talking and shouting about how she wants to get rid of a deformed child. Putting it in a bag kick it to the ground. "Narttu" side starts with boots walking on the floor and low intense hiss of noise. Continues with kicking/whipping session sounds of a male slave, chains tingling. Ends abruptly just when the dominatrix starts aggressive shouting, mid sentence. All good clean fun! Perhaps not the most noise hit 7" but definately a good one.
Gerogerigegege - "Mother Fellatio" 7 inch
Bought this last summer as a bday present to myself. Pretty much the most perfect noise 7" there is. Essential to any collector, or a noise fan. Sadly goes for high prices nowdays, and even last summer. Dozens of one-two-three-fours and intense, brutal, and wild noise for seconds. 10 out of 10.
Last night, Cherry Point "Black Witchery" CD,
Troniks
three short releases compiled on CD and reissued on digipak. Harsh noise with very electric and sharp approach.
John Duncan / Mika Vainio / Ilpo Väisänen 9 suggestions CD.
Not that special, despite duncan and pan sonic dudes. Some louder stuff in beginning, and then pretty quiet electronics.
Karl Runau "Beyond Frequency" CD
Galakt Horro
came 4 years after Osmose album (which was recently reissued). It is nowhere near as good as debut album was. Vocals have "better" production, which is kind of shame, as the debut has such odd lo-fi vocals. Music is also quite different. Clumsy and simplistic experimental industrial. Drum machines and synths, often kind of random and not in sync. That isn't problem at all. It is kind of shame that nowadays so much industrial or electronic music is kind of mathematically in tempo, and for example the above mentioned Panasonic or Mika Vainio early works were best exactly when they were oddly out-of-sync and drifting in chaotic polyrhythmic patterns. Perhaps in this album, I am not just fan of sounds and production.
Händer som Vårdar "Never Blink" tape.
I didn't know if this project was even active. Some of the Swedes of "this style", seemed to slow down or disappear. This tape is newest thing I just got. 2019! Crackles, analogue tape processing and all that gives dark and decayed feel, but music itself is calm and atmospheric drones, subtle sounds and reversed tapes, hands-on modulations and processing. Song develops noisier and noisier. Not sure if he plays this live, but could be? It feels to me, that Sewer Election tape works, Altar of Flies, even Arv & Miljö gets mentioned far more often, and Hänser Som Vårdar sure got one LP on Järtecknet, but other than that, just fairly small tape releases scattered here and there. I am not sure if artists doesn't want to do CDs or something, but would feel odd that stuff this good wouldn't be hunted by people who run labels that put out "albums"? Tape sure has better stuff on in that Karl Runau or Duncan/pansonic guys... hah..
Iugula-Thor - Penetration Practice Pledge -GROSS- tape : The first arrival of the new year came earlier in the week. Just played. I remember Opera be noise, this is power electronics, of the old-school 'uneasy' kind. Heavy mass of dirty sound, so good ! Half an hour, when it finished i felt completed. But now typing this, is calling me back. Going to listen again.
Edit : Have to remark how rich high frequencies sound here. By Sshe Retina Stimulants. And the overall 'space' . Air live recording ? Like you are in the room !
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Nicole 12 - "Braces" 7inch
Breaking in a new vinyl player and decided to toss this on the platter. Other than how good it sounds, the material is probably the best N12 there is. All the elements I like, pulsating synth, tasteful scrap metal rattle, effected spoken word vocals with excellent lyrics. What else do you need? There are no weak spots in N12 discography, but sits on the top for sure.
Just listened to this one the other day myself. Still my favorite N12 material. "In The Spotlight" is the kind of hit track 7"s are made for.
Yes, one of my favorites as well. I actually somehow vividly remember the moment i played it the first time.
Some stuff I recently bought + listened to;
Evil Moisture - Gak CD; love EM and bought this 90's 'classic' because the original LP is missing here. I like the chaotic, spastic cut-up noise collages but it demands a lot of attention and somewhere halfway I lose interest. The short EM releases seem to work better for me. Still, nice to own.
Julius Eastman - 3 Extended Pieces For 4 Pianos 2CD; the 3 titles for the songs are like an autobiography; 1. Evil Nigger, 2 Gay Guerrilla, 3 Crazy Nigger. Outsider mininal music composer/low-life from the 70s with some of his most well known pieces. Enduring organic piano drones like a mix of Glenn Branca and Phillip Glass. Exhausting, extreme music but somehow also rewarding. Not something I'd play often but a nice listening experience.
Aprapat - Hot Lava Shampoo CD; crunchy harsh noise with enough variety to keep me entertained. In your face mastering that's punchy but missing some dirt. I have to give it a few more spins but certainly left a decent first impression.
Sarah Davachi & Sean McCann - Mother of Pearl CD; great cover artwork with subtle gold foil printing. Family affair from this couple. Never heard Davachi's music but she's pretty well known I guess. Bought this mostly because I try to follow Recital Records. This 70 min. cd includes a bonus ep but the whole things floats by without noticing you're listening to 2 different releases. Great mix of field recordings, drones, etc. Works both in the background or as a focussed listening experience. Lot's of little details to be discovered.
Eliane Radigue - Opus 17 2CD; minimal feedback works from 1970. I have 1 other Radigue cd and rarely listen to it because it's too subtle/minimal for my taste. Decided to give this one a try and it's indeed much better. These pieces creating a nice claustrophobic, nihilistic atmosphere. Reminded me a bit of William Basinski or closer to home; Kevin Drumm – Imperial Distortion. Nice discovery.
Pain Jerk & John Wiese - Chocolate Grinder 7"; one sided 7" that feels like a leftover track from their collaboration material but god damn, what a perfect harsh noise assault. Impossible to play just once.
Joe Colley - Trying To Play Other 7"; typical Colley work; conceptual but also with an eye for sound and composition. Spoken word, randomly played by a CD player on shuffle, edited into 2 sound collages. Always a pleasure to hear his latest material.
Wolf Eyes - Dull Murder 7"; bought this to complete my set of Wolf Eyes 7"s. Just another typical Wolf Eyes record but I kinda forgot how good they were in their heydays. Have a stack of their cd's upstairs. Guess it's time to revisit and get nostalgic.
Rectifier - Atonement 7"; hard to find and obscure 7" from 83. Released on the classic hardcore label Local Anesthetic and hailing from Denver. On my wantlist for years and I finally was able to grab a copy. In 83 this was distributed in the UK by Come Org somehow. Don't know if there was a connection, it's hard to find any info on this mysterious act. Cover looks like a classic power electronics release but the sounds are more lofi rumbling and analog noise mixed with some vocal samples. Certainly has a classic feeling to it and certainly worth checking out.
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Iugula-Thor - Penetration Practice Pledge -GROSS- tape : The first arrival of the new year came earlier in the week. Just played. I remember Opera be noise, this is power electronics, of the old-school 'uneasy' kind. Heavy mass of dirty sound, so good ! Half an hour, when it finished i felt completed. But now typing this, is calling me back. Going to listen again.
Edit : Have to remark how rich high frequencies sound here. By Sshe Retina Stimulants. And the overall 'space' . Air live recording ? Like you are in the room !
I still believe the this and wheel of the process are Iugula's best works. This tape has some monster sounds.
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Eliane Radigue - Opus 17 2CD; minimal feedback works from 1970. I have 1 other Radigue cd and rarely listen to it because it's too subtle/minimal for my taste. Decided to give this one a try and it's indeed much better. These pieces creating a nice claustrophobic, nihilistic atmosphere. Reminded me a bit of William Basinski or closer to home; Kevin Drumm – Imperial Distortion. Nice discovery.
I got this last week and have to say I have yet to warm to it after a couple listens, but I'm not giving up. I used to have a couple of Radigue's feedback works and I ended up selling them because I also found them too minimal (as in there was too little change in them for my taste; it seemed like almost nothing was happening throughout the CDs). Her
Œuvres Électroniques 14CD box, however, is a completely different story: after some hesitation I bought it last year after hearing some very promising sound samples, and am I glad I did! It contains works she made after switching from feedback to an analogue synthesiser and they are a lot more interesting in my opinion. One of her works dealing with Tibetan Buddhism includes a part that sounds like demons from hell (but not in a black metal way), no doubt an allusion to the many demons in Tibetan Buddhism. It's definitely one of the highlights of a fantastic box set.
along with the previous getting back to basics...
Walter Marchetti – De Musica Inversa 4CD 2010 - has all the highly recommended and more - "Per La Sete Dell'Orecchio" is a fine piece of rock dropping and water kehr-ploops and kehr-plunks - quite the collection of greatness - this seems like the collection to get if you want just one Marchetti in your library.
Iannis Xenakis - Edition RZ 2CD 2003 - focus on CD2 - "Persepolis" 1971; psychedelic, industrial noise with a menacing monster's appetite in the hold of an old wooden ship; Astro, CCCC, TNB, Hal Hutchinson, NwW's Salt Marie Celeste with The Terror - the final track, "Polytope de Cluny" 1972, is of the same industrial spirit, but with wind and glass-like, organic sounds and waves of rolling sand crashing on a redefined shore. I'm a little confused if there are other "Persepolis" recordings or if they're using the same one on various releases and remixing and/or remastering it. You'll find it timed at anywhere from 50 minutes to 60+ minutes. Such an amazing piece of industrial work and from 1971.
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"Per La Sete Dell'Orecchio" is a fine piece of rock dropping and water kehr-ploops and kehr-plunks
This is the B-side of his 3rd LP. Played it yesterday actually. It's nice but I especially like the other side of this one. I also have the La Caccia LP w/ just field recordings of animals and am still looking for the 2nd LP.
I remember Ulex Xane mentioned Marchetti once as a major influence, which I found surprising.
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"Per La Sete Dell'Orecchio" is a fine piece of rock dropping and water kehr-ploops and kehr-plunks
This is the B-side of his 3rd LP. Played it yesterday actually. It's nice but I especially like the other side of this one. I also have the La Caccia LP w/ just field recordings of animals and am still looking for the 2nd LP.
I remember Ulex Xane mentioned Marchetti once as a major influence, which I found surprising.
Back when, Anomalous unearthed a box of these original press LPs, selling them for $4.99 or $6.99. Also when you weren't likely to find anything from him if not for such an unearthing.
Pain Jerk - Trashware CD
Pure
Classic Japanese goodness. Had this lying around for some time and it's probably the first time I have heard this in years. Instant win for this one. Especially like that hard crunch that is always underlying.
Snuff - III CD
Filth and Violence
For me, early Snuff is pretty much perfect PE. When III came, I was a bit underwhelmed by the lack of feedback, but this is growing on me more and more. Great dark and menacing brooding sounds, way more experimental than the classic Feedback ripping, but really works.
Astro - Far in The Distance – Abhorrent Creation Tapes – 2021
Astro is a Japanese project that was started in 1993 by Hiroshi Hasegawa of CCCC. Since 2013, Astro has been a duo with Hiroko Hasegawa – I am usure if both artists are related. Releases date back to 1994, starting with Moog Resuscitation on Ant-Zen in 1994. Astro has also released on Phage Tapes, RRR, Trashfuck, Important and Fusty Cunt amongst many labels – this latest release is on French label Abhorrent Creation Tapes.
Cluster Amaryllis starts off with field recordings that drip and echo to build an image of an empty wet space – this creates the canvas which the work can play out onto. The rise of intensity comes through the increase in the water pouring and gradual introduction of glitching sounds that spark off each other until a thicker ambient atmosphere arises. There is an increase in the amount of noise used, these creak, roll and gradually fill up the sound creating a playoff of noises that is backed by continuous, foreboding drones. The density of the sound increases as the number of noises grows. Things become blurred as chaos gradually sets in, individual noises take turns to take prominence in the picture that is formed. I like how the ambient drones from the start of the work eventually shine through the chaos as a smaller palette of noise shoots across the scene. The work intensifies and begins to die off several times towards the latter part of the track, the final die off allows the drones to cut through and dominate the chaos and lead it towards an end.
Subtle conversations of small noises are the start of Rebel Moon and Emotional Resolution, which allows a longer passage of minimal, quieter noises to fire off each other. The conversational aspect is emphasized by some of the noises sounding like voices or vocal based noise throughout the track. There is a good 5 minutes of this before a measured build up starts, bigger drones and blasting distortion build a sound that has thicker lines of noise going through it than before. Sharper sounds cut across this to build distinct layers. At different points there is a warped feel to Rebel Moon that arcs across the track, this is coupled with a clearer sense of violence that erupts into the picture. Digital blasts emerge as the chaos increases, until it peters out.
The sound on this release is made by overlaying a range of noises in small and big, busy combinations. Astro does this by allowing the work to start or reduce to passages of quieter interaction for things to then get louder and for chaos to erupt which is then controlled and manipulated. I was impressed by the mastery of the sounds made to move things along and ensure that they shift continuously. Far in the Distance is two passages of sonic communication erupting into violence, both fights move differently yet meet similar ends. This is a demonstration of good, layered chaos.
Sakset - "Salaisuuksien Puutarha" LP
Elektro project of members of Circle and Terveet Kädet. Highly enjoyable disco'ish electro with a really strong 80s vibe, nearly Commandore 64 type sounds. Accompanied by trademarks ughs and öghs of Läjä Äijälä. Very enjoyable album with the odd pairing of sweet retro sound and nearly spoken poetry like vocals of Läjä.
STROM.ec - "Dogs of Total Order" LP
What can be said about an album that everything has been said about? A milestone album in Finnish industrial, brooding and intense soundscape, broken by militaristic rhythm parts and trademark vocals of T. Myöhänen. It's like being a part of Finnish military during war times, harsh coldness stiffening your muscles, eventually going to your bones. But Victory is a Question of Stamina, as the slogan goes. Essential release just like Genocide Organ's "Mind Control" or any Con-Dom release.
Sektion B - "Power is Nothing Without Control" LP
Always overlooked Sektion B, live LP. I am a sucker a for Sektion B's style. Simple yet effective synth backgrounds, and the duo vocal work is what makes this for me. One voice preaching the sermons, and the other more powerful voice supporting with screaming the main slogans. Perfect formula for my power electronics needs. Themes are also, one might say "classic" but they are right down my alley. This live LP is kind of their first full lenght I believe? After a murky opener track the album really starts with full force. Looming death synth on "Hate" at the end of side A is fucking perfect. And side B starts where A left off, tasty synth with just the right amount of edge and distortion, waving around. I never got to see Sektion B live, but I'd take a guess they were pretty damn solid live act.
Cryocene - "Exclave"
New collaborative project between Stefan Aune (Kjostad) and Matt Boettke (Scant). This was a blind buy for me as both collaborators continuously produce strong work and are titans of US noise. It was also strange that no one that I knew was talking about this release - I couldn't find any buzz around it, which made me even more curious.
I was not disappointed! Each track is a pensive soundscape of deep droning synths and strategically planned junk/metal noise loops placed over top. Sometimes a harsh avalanche and sometimes strangely meditative, slipping into the void. Mastered by Grant Richardson so you know that the sound quality is top notch. I do hope there's more where this came from. Favorite track: Forge of Ashes. CD is available at New Forces, Cloister, and I'm sure a few others.
UMPIO - Trankilo MCD (Freak Animal, 2017)
Together with Molesterol and last years' Kulotos, this is peak Umpio for me. So far, I should say, as he just gets better and better. Trankilo... nothing tranquil about it. An oil-spitting, unsafely built piece of nasty machinery is what this is. Rustling, shaking, whitehot mechanics chewing away, with burning electric currents bleeding from cables and wires. And what a sensation of space! An almost cinematic experience, both in headphones and speakers. Superb sound design, excellent noise.
V/A - Finish 2x7" (Drahtfunk-Products, 1996)
Came to think about this one when reading the compilation thread over at ghe Scream & Writhe forum. Not an all time favorite (got it two years ago maybe), but I'm always thrilled when I bring it out. Brume, Astro, MSBR, Salt, Contagious Orgasm, Thirdorgan, Aube and Macronympha. Not all killer, but certainly no filler. They all do their thing. Hand printed/painted/cut cover with three double sided inserts and a great lineup, still cheap and easy to find... What's not to love?
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Cryocene - "Exclave"
New collaborative project between Stefan Aune (Kjostad) and Matt Boettke (Scant). This was a blind buy for me as both collaborators continuously produce strong work and are titans of US noise. It was also strange that no one that I knew was talking about this release - I couldn't find any buzz around it, which made me even more curious.
I was not disappointed! Each track is a pensive soundscape of deep droning synths and strategically planned junk/metal noise loops placed over top. Sometimes a harsh avalanche and sometimes strangely meditative, slipping into the void. Mastered by Grant Richardson so you know that the sound quality is top notch. I do hope there's more where this came from. Favorite track: Forge of Ashes. CD is available at New Forces, Cloister, and I'm sure a few others.
I was meaning to listen to the Cryocene album, so thanks for the reminder.
Today I have been listening to
Culver & Haare - Invisible Death (narco tape) which I purchased after watching the Haare episode of the WCN podcast. Excellent longform drones with subtle noise variations throughout. Culver is an artist who largely evades the digital world, and the works I have of theirs are excellent so this seemed like a good choice to pick up. I will try and get some more Haare works on the back of this, as I very much enjoyed the podcast. Seems like a good choice getting these artists to work together.
Screloma - Amplifying Hatred
As soon as I saw there was Screloma CD available I had to get it from WCN. I have not heard the tape on Subliminal Propaganda (if you have this and want to part with it, send me a PM. Same goes for the split cdr with Antracot) but the sounds here are even more morose, grim and melancholic than on Rotten Sarkoma. The powerful line-in sound is here again but the overall sound is not as loud and a bit more varied and subdued as on that one. There's some very energetic moments of full blown rumbling oscillations and whirring synths but these moments usually fade into more desolate industrial soundscapes with very good use of samples and even melodic synthwork. There's not too many rhythms here and even they're mostly present on these short melancholic interludes that bring to mind the Predator soundtrack or Linekraft's great Industrialized Criminals History. There's some very venomous vocal action on few tracks also. I think my description here might make this seem more all-over than it really is but this is a very well crafted and quite monochrome sounding release very well depicting the horrors of war on the covers and song titles.
Scald Hymn - Hatfield Isolation Chamber
Right from the start this falls in the deepening hole of mixer overdriven(?) Junk sounds. But as with the Scald Hymn tape on Monorail Trespassing, the loops sound very composed and there's a very meticulous feel on this. The second track ups the intensity and distortion. The composed feeling and a keen ear for dynamics remain though. The thing I like on Scald Hymn is the restraint and ability to tone down the sounds to make dynamic pieces that don't lose momentum. The A-side closes with a shedful of creaking concreté.
B-side starts with sound of chains or some other metal dragged on metal that gets drowned into a sea of tape rumble. Again, there's some very uplifting compositional tricks. This is noise that feels as much like a craft than music.
In WCN podcast Aprapat episode they were talking about The New Boyfriends "3" tape, tape that unusual blend of noise and saxophone. Yes, indeed, but I would think sax is pretty common, and depending how you "sense" it being played, there are other things than the... how could one describe it? Something else than sonic diarrhoea?
I was always fan of DISLOCATION (japan) "Carve Another Notch" CD, who I always associated as NOISE as they were on such labels and compilation, although I guess at times one could describe it free/improv/whatever. Live feel of sax/reeds/electronics/acoustic sounds. Lots of room, air, but also tension, noisiness. No way spasstic jazz, no way diarrhead sax blast, but something quite unique happening on all their releases. Not brutally HARSH, though.
IFOTS "Blush" CD. I would say best IFOTS stuff is on Unrest and the one cd on Freak Animal. Cold Spring has good stuff, but when I listen for example "Blush", it is really one of the greats of IFOTS. Crystal clear, sharp and unique take on electronic noise.
ARV & MILJÖ "Orientering I Denna Värld" cd, less than 30 mins cd on analogue tape noises, harshness, rawness, yet as cover displays, it has certain... almost sonic architecture, some kind of monumental element in it, as opposed to "vile" or .. "disgusting" noise. Seeminly decayed and raw.
New WCN podcast, with TASKMASTER, perhaps project I am slightly less familiar with. I was listening episode, thinking I must have few things, but not that many. "Swamp Lurker" 12" one-sider on Troniks is something that it is certainly more harsh noise than what later was associated as "HNW" (they talk about this in podcast), but sonically most of elements are things that wall stuff has plenty.
Pedal distortion blast. No feedback, barely "acoustics", no synths, etc, just distortion pedal characteristic sound - not in negative sense.
Listened this twice today, and it could take more spin instantly. Heavy noise. No tinny, no ripping thin razor, but heavy and hard.
Talking about great less known artists, I was doing some personal trades, and I got couple tapes that didn't ask, but both turn out to be very good.
Energy Gradient "Circulations" tape, absolutely great tape. First form artist? Maybe. It has elements of noise, industrial, field recordings, tape manipulations. You could thrown together Alfarmania, Hum of the Druid, Sewer Electrion tape works, perhaps even little bit of H.Ö.H., and so on. I guess one gets just about the territory he is operating at.
What is great here, is that it is compositionally so good. Starts with quiet loop/microsound crackle kind of thing, but you won't be listening full side of piezzo crackles kind of thing, but it soon escalates into murky and grim noise, and eventually into broken chewed tapes of field recordings and raw noise.
B-side has it all too. From strong noise moments to dirty basement clatter loops and eerie screeching machinery. Backwards tapes and other old school, but always great methods. Always lo-fi in tasty way.
Guy of E.G. is also one member in Elastic Energy Ensemble. That tape is full on harsh noise. Nothing revolutionary, but very good in what it is. Nice graphics, sounds pretty much like could be live-in-studio tracks. Not quick edits not massive multilayering. Sound is liverly and always things happening, but basic pallette is pretty much same through-out entire duration. I suppose this project may be more known, due label was probably somewhat hyped? Gracial Host. I never head any of them, as this label works out pre-order batch kind of way, and I am probably worst in placing pre-orders. Don't recall if I ever really pre-ordered any noise?! Some wholesale orders of course, but probably not retail orders.
Stimbox / AUM / Death Squad CD. Stimbox does couple harsh tracks. Good stuff. AUM is collaboration of S & DS, I think it is safe to assume that Tim does the high pitched lively feedback electronics and Michael the bassy brutal crunchy background? It would go in lines what they were doing at the time.
This is before the classic Theological Genocide album, where DS sound changed dramatically. All the tapes before it, are ultra distorted, crunchy, bass loaded noise. Often loops. Debut CD turned into treble-only "power electronics". Tracks on this split are still in line with early tapes. Simple, brutal, noise. At the time, quite amusing Terminator 2 sample. Ain't that popular anymore to have blockbusters sampled to power electronics and some cyber warfare sounds going on below the noise. From the 90's I recall at least 3 guys sampling Terminator 2. Death Squad, Netzach, Propergol.
Putrefaction Orchestra - Sequential Stages of Decomposition tape
Sludgy analogue electronics, decayed synth sounds and medical/postmortem samples. Really appeals to my taste as it would anyone into Disgusting Sanctum, Slaughter Prods and the like. Worth checking out.
CREDO - Triumphant Throes of Warfare tape
A continuation of Chad Davis' Torturecide project. More in common with the old German sound of Tesco and early Loki Found than it does the last Torturecide release. Solid tape of heavy electronics.
Form Hunter "Wrecked" tape
I was saying earlier I have no Gracious Host label stuff other than tape I was recently sent. Nah, actually this tape is also on that label. When I got it, and who sent it to me, can't remember anymore, but it was among pile of tapes already on shelves I installed on wall while ago, so listened and appreciated, but perhaps couple years ago? Came out in 2019.
Now back in tape deck and I like it probably more now that I have gotten to really "know" what Form Hunter is about. Instead of just one more harsh noise tape, one can actually appreciate its approach in more detail.
Rusalka "Revisualizations" tape
New Forces
For me this sounds better than the much praised LP? Not saying one should not grab the LP, but if having possibility to pick either or, I'd recommend go for the tape! Faster paced, kind of more going on, it feels noisier, but also some almost heavy electronic type oscillation moments found on it. LP takes longer to get going. Of course if one seeks for more bleak and minimal, that is decent.
Sound of Hate series part 2, 6 and 8.
vol 2 has lots of goodies, but especially Intrinsic Action "First cold" track.. damn! Is it exclusive to this comp tape still today??? I think Solotroff could continue I.A. reissue series with some tasty compilation tracks!
vol 6 Japan comp. Known heroes and quite obscure names, goes down so smoothly... King Of Pigs (K.O.P.), who also did material under other names. Dozens of variations of initial. I usually associated it to be Kultur Operating Penis. 80's Japanese industrial-noise style.
Mackerel Can Molding Company was band featuring guy of N.P., who had tape on Masami's label already in 1985. He was also member in early Gerogerigegege recordings. 15 min track here! Seems that some pretty much unheard material exists out there.
While 1st side is the guys more associated with 80's scene, B-side of comp is solid assault of Thirdorgan, MSBR, Aube who dominated the 90's!
vol 8 UK comp. Out of all the good tracks, almost 10 minutes long The Grey Wolves live track is such a treat! Lots of acts rarely mentioned these days. Dachise, Abuse of Power, Hex Minora, and so on..
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CREDO - Triumphant Throes of Warfare tape
A continuation of Chad Davis' Torturecide project. More in common with the old German sound of Tesco and early Loki Found than it does the last Torturecide release. Solid tape of heavy electronics.
Just listened to this on YT, good stuff, especially the last track is really good. Any idea where this can be found? On discogs there was a link to a bandcamppage that was already deleted.
I have been absorbing the new Prurient album Creationist - I paid for the digital files as importing a stack of tapes, books and vinyl at huge expense from across the pond is not a cost I can justify right now. I shall most likely make my own 2CD package for this so I can keep a copy in the car.
This feels like a great follow up to Rainbow Mirror in terms of direction and scope - quite a focused band of sounds, loops and controlled chaos... pretty much what I have been trying to achieve with my own amateurish project but Prurient manages it with precision and balance (and the decades of practice helps too). Yeah its noisy but its also pretty damn polished. I shall get a lot of repeat listens from this album, as I still do with Rainbow Mirror, and I shall probably have more to say on it at a later date. Favourite track so far is "Skyline Hunting Humans" as it encapsulates the dismal repetitive nature of what I try to create in a very neat package, and manages to progress to a few different places before bowing out. A strong release IMO.
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Quote from: FallOfNature on February 07, 2022, 04:02:09 PM
CREDO - Triumphant Throes of Warfare tape
A continuation of Chad Davis' Torturecide project. More in common with the old German sound of Tesco and early Loki Found than it does the last Torturecide release. Solid tape of heavy electronics.
Just listened to this on YT, good stuff, especially the last track is really good. Any idea where this can be found? On discogs there was a link to a bandcamppage that was already deleted.
Best to contact Chad directly. He's on fb, instagram etc...
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Walter Marchetti
After the Marchetti talk in this topic I went ahead and bought a copy of his 2nd LP that was missing from my collection. Long piano piece on side A and 2 electronic tracks on side B. The 2nd one from 1973 sounds like contemporary noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7xDaJfLZo
That Taskmaster thing was bugging me. I -must- have some other Taskmaster than just the 12". Of course, this Taskmaster / Wince split tape, early WCN release.. Both good, Taskmaster very neat and Wince even better.
In morning, I listened couple of time The Rita Gamzatti (excuse multiple times linking, if interested, here a bit about it: https://special-interests.net/main/iconic-surfaces/ ). I was kind of amazed how in Taskmaster interview, it seemed as if the guys were cautious to even mention "HNW". As if it was some unwanted disease that just leaked out and turned disaster.. haha.. Well, that The Rita album is brilliant, and man must be hailed as one of most important noise artists of this millenium, no question about it.
Leichenhalle "Industrial armageddon - metal becomes flesh" tape. Late 90's Polish industrial-noise, power electronics type of thing. This is something that could/should be reissued. Who knows does anyone really want to hear it, but I feel this project at its best is no less than Söldnergeist, Dagda Mor or whatever happening some years before! I got to trust what I read, and it seems like people indeed are little touchy about even moderately spicy song titles these days. Some tapes of project, even if just tasty industrial noise, may have to remain in form of original tape editions...
What is turn off / dislike for me in "noise", is knowing that you should have it, but you can't find it, regardless of how much browsing your shit. Few times purchasing it again, just to realize "aahh, THAT one.." and realizing you missed it as was thinking packaging was different and just browsed over the item several times... You know, fucken' hell, is it possible that I would not have Ramleh "hole in the heart" 2xCD. I almost believed it, and it was miserable turn off for entire 2021
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on February 10, 2022, 11:44:45 PMAfter the Marchetti talk in this topic I went ahead and bought a copy of his 2nd LP that was missing from my collection. Long piano piece on side A and 2 electronic tracks on side B. The 2nd one from 1973 sounds like contemporary noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ7xDaJfLZo
A certain noteworthy user here talks well of that great track. His piano work makes me want to get out Palestine's Strumming Music and Julius Eastman. Any number of other piano pieces would work for that long meditation.
I pulled out Iancu Dumitrescu - Pierres Sacrées/Hazard and Tectonics this week, and it fits nicely with that contemporary sense of industrial via avant-garde. Yeah, man...Ana-Maria Avram & Iancu Dumitrescu. They know how to make dust fall from the rafters.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 11, 2022, 08:28:11 AM
Leichenhalle "Industrial armageddon - metal becomes flesh" tape. Late 90's Polish industrial-noise, power electronics type of thing. This is something that could/should be reissued. Who knows does anyone really want to hear it, but I feel this project at its best is no less than Söldnergeist, Dagda Mor or whatever happening some years before! I got to trust what I read, and it seems like people indeed are little touchy about even moderately spicy song titles these days. Some tapes of project, even if just tasty industrial noise, may have to remain in form of original tape editions...
You can't talk like this without at least trying to reissue it, can you? Never heard of it. Sounds great.
Altar Of Flies - Återblick
I had not heard the Inblick and Överblick tapes before so this was 100% all new stuff for me. Fantastic release in every possible way: it looks good and it sounds great. I was under the impression that this was supposed to be a bit noisier AoF material but to my ears it sounds the same living/breathing organic material as before. Maybe with longer noisier parts? If this is not among the best releases this year then it is going to be one hell of a noise year!
Maranata - Dry Lungs
Never heard of this band before but if New Forces is putting it out it is most probably worth checking out. Noise with saxophone. John Zorn-ish sax strangulations on top of solid harsh noise. What's not to like?
Barstool Mountain - Birth Canal
Barely had time to hear the first tape before I received this. I'd say this is pretty close to what I imagined the Altar Of Flies 3xLP would have been when I though it was going to be harsher material. This is also very organic with plenty of dynamics, not just blown out rumbling. Great new project.
Knurl - Sensory Eradication
'90s Knurl! Alan Bloor has been releasing solid harsh noise as Knurl for over 25 years. There have been no periods when his material would have been somehow inferior or anything, it's always been good. This is an unreleased tape from 1998 and it's great that this was not left to gather dust in the Knurl archives. It is from the first 5 years of Knurl so maybe it is a bit more straightforward that some later Knurl but it is still a scorcher! Full blast harsh noise with no mercy or quiet moments to catch one's breath.
Aube - Flood-Gate
One of my all time favorite Aube releases (if not the best). Calming water ambience slowly builds up to thunderous waterfall noise. Perfect.
Merzbow/Pan Sonic - V
A live collaboration from 2002. This was not too long after Merzbow switched his godly analog noise machinery to a laptop. His laptop stuff is not always the best but here it works very well with the rhythmic clicks, noises and bleeps of Pan Sonic. It really feels like a combination of Pan Sonic and Merzbow. Lots of more quiet moments (like Merzbow had around that time, like on Puroland or Fantail) so it is not just total laptop noise with Pan Sonic trying to come through in the mix but a balanced whole.
DANIEL MENCHE - Primal Fictions LP (Ferns, 2020)
Furnace Fucker and all that, excellent stuff. But to me he's better than ever nowadays, and has been for years. This LP is a cathedral of chiming tones, with vibrating drones of all sorts worming their way through its halls. At times almost threatening in atmosphere, but most of all beautiful throughout. The flipside, while keeping the cathedral-like resonance, has an air of nighttime desert. A powerfully amplified one that is.
There's alot going on at all times on this record. For the most part, that is a strength, with so many unexpected combinations of sounds colliding (amplified rubber band, field recordings, percussion etc next to metal chimes and whatnot), but there are moments when I feel it would have been even more majestic had he stripped off some layers and left just a couple dominate on their own. All in all though, what a great record!
And to my surprise I noticed that Ferns had slipped an older release into the jacket as a bonus (Again! Not the first time they've done that.):
DANIEL MENCHE - Blood Of The Land 3" CD (Ferns, 2010)
A massive wall of, well, wind! Rain on buckets, the occasional animal sound, dust and dirt. Not too far from what Romero did on Negative, in a way. "Storm recordings (...) mixed and mastered (...) in the analog domain", absolutely stunning stuff. Need to play this one real loud when I get the chance.
As for this being a freebie, heh... pressed in 500 copies in 2010. My memory isn't the best, but I have no recollections of 3" CDs in flimsy paper covers being all the rage back then. But I'm very glad to have this!
YKSI "Liberté! Liberté!" CDR
xlent and tasty noise project from sir uton. as already heard on satatuhatta release here we get more of fuzzed up tornado storm avalanche, not so heavy, but flying high in upper middle range ... lots goin on and never resting. sounds somehow like 90's noise tape. as with all things hirvonen, there is an underlying cosmic meditation undertone to this... heavy meditation?! haha
when this dude sleeps at all is a mystery to me: magma tones records, uton works, paintings, zine, now this yksi project, contributing to ikuisuus records....
https://magmatones.bandcamp.com/
Quote from: pentd on February 14, 2022, 10:27:41 AM
YKSI "Liberté! Liberté!" CDR
xlent and tasty noise project from sir uton. as already heard on satatuhatta release here we get more of fuzzed up tornado storm avalanche, not so heavy, but flying high in upper middle range ... lots goin on and never resting. sounds somehow like 90's noise tape. as with all things hirvonen, there is an underlying cosmic meditation undertone to this... heavy meditation?! haha
when this dude sleeps at all is a mystery to me: magma tones records, uton works, paintings, zine, now this yksi project, contributing to ikuisuus records....
https://magmatones.bandcamp.com/
first and only corona skeptic noise release i've seen around
I don't want to get into politics at all but with all due respect to Sir Yksi and because I am French, unless he's been living in France for the last 5 years (and that wouldn't even be enough to understand where all those movements are coming from), I find the use of such samples for what he intended to convey rather inappropriate and/or simplistic because there's such a deeper underlying context behind all those demonstrations.
o damn, i have no clue what samples are sayin, although i imagine it... language barrier 100%. but i think it just adds to the current tragicomedy thats goin on
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on February 14, 2022, 07:22:24 PM
(...)I find the use of such samples for what he intended to convey rather inappropriate and/or simplistic because there's such a deeper underlying context behind all those demonstrations.
I wonder is there inappropriate in noise/industrial, that lives largely on idea of recontextualizing? I do not know what he intended to convey, as I don't think it is utterly clear in release? One can pick up any subject matter noise and conclude that those sounds are not used in line of where and how and why they originally appeared?
It is curious, though, that for example French demonstrations, very very very rarely make it to news in Finland. I do not know how it is in other countries, but it is curious change of media, that while in past tabloid had the daily poster of major headlines. Unless it is gold medal in olympics, it is likely that the "news headlines" of both daily papers of Finland with be 5 days a week, in style of "5 symptoms to notice upcoming health problem". No joke. There was study about journalists of current times, and excluding couple specialists, most journalists know only Finnish, Swedish and English language. Most of them have no ability to follow French, Germany etc happenings, unless there is international coverage on it. It is observed to change nature of news that we get. It is no wonder, how over here, we get more news about british royal family, and US royal family (K.West and such) than anything relevant.
Liberte?! what it could be about? Probably about anything when put into context of noise. Even if sound is from moment X, it could simply refer moment Y, where
enough is enough, and you revolt against whatever seems to be constrainment. This is not even
political discussion nor related to covid restrictions.
Genocide Organ – Under - Kontrakt LP - Tesco Org, 2011 - it's been a while since I've listened to this. I can remember feeling somehow vaguely disappointed when I got when it was first released. But listening now, I have no fault to find. There's a nice balance between slightly more aggro tracks and slightly less and nothing goes on too long so it's an easy listen for a single sitting. There are some real highlights like "Forever Whore", "The Lord Is My Light", and "We Are Here to Have a Good Time", but nothing compares to b-side opener "I'm With You All Days". That one just fucking rips. Harsh synths combined with looped screaming samples. Yes please!
Encephalophonic – Regressed Progress CD - Audio Dissection, 2013 - the Encephalophonic album I reach for the most and also the one that makes me feel the worse. Very similar vibes to Taint, but with a harsh noise attack instead of Keith's scrap-noise-p.e.
Quote from: pentd on February 14, 2022, 10:40:34 PM
o damn, i have no clue what samples are sayin, although i imagine it... language barrier 100%. but i think it just adds to the current tragicomedy thats goin on
I think it's interesting, sure. It's not preachy or corny like most covid sceptic music, just noise with a somewhat controversial (is it even controversial?) message. There's plenty of people who actually believe that shit, so why wouldn't there be someone making noise with that theme? Given how many weirdos there are in noise, I'm surprised he's the only one I've come across.
And to everyone wondering, it's very much about antivaxx / covid scepticism. Artist himself said as much when he posted the release on an FB group and some people demanded it be removed, hah. Cue 500 posts of fighting about it.
Quote from: host body on February 18, 2022, 09:03:37 AM
And to everyone wondering, it's very much about antivaxx / covid scepticism. Artist himself said as much when he posted the release on an FB group and some people demanded it be removed, hah. Cue 500 posts of fighting about it.
I suppose the 500 message was slightly different topic? More about if bands, artists and releases connected to "questionable values" can be accepted in that FB group of Finnish experimental music. It seemed less about YKSI, more about if anything published by Freak Animal can be allowed to be promoted or discussed? I am not member there, nor I see any point joining yet another group where 1000 people are plagued by apathy and self promotion. Lazy bandcamp links, zero reactions, discussion happening utterly rarely. It is of course flattering, yet I find it odd if hundreds and hundreds of people have nothing to discuss, unless yours truly is mentioned?
I have often used SI forum as example, how it requires almost zero moderation. People can behave, people can produce material that is interesting, reviews, discussions, recommendations and so on. Almost everywhere else, you'll see all sorts of bickering. When seeing someone criticize this forum for being some brutes discussing about stuff they like, you often tend to find people who are always the instigators of drama on other platforms, hehe...
For me, theme of YKSI release is not very appealing because it is so "today". But I can see dozens of interesting questions what it could provoke, that can get interesting. Lets say, often seen notion that covid skeptics should not get treated because they cause the problem. That government control is absolutely needed and wanted, for sake of upstanding citizen, these lowlives should be removed from public life etc. One could replace the covid sceptic with word junkies or perhaps even a bit more touchy group, and see if theme of release is suddenly a bit more interesting for anyone to ponder how one would approach mentioned things. For sake of well-being of nations, I guess slightly more advanced eugenics program may find surprisingly large support at some point? If one noise cdr ltd 20 copies could turn Finnish experimental music social media group into "chaos", it tells a lot about resilience to "information".
But well, its partially off topic:
Playing now
MERZBOW "Hybrid Noisebloom" 2xLP. Brilliant, more fuller wooooossh of harsh noise bubble bath with tons of electric bubbles tickling your ears. If you never had the CD, like myself, this vinyl reissue is absolutely great!
Ordered the David Gilden - Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend CD reissue from SAP in Sweden and it arrived pretty fast. Very happy to add this classic to my collection. Just listened to it in my car. Don't know if it was remastered for this cd and can't compare it to the original tape version but the sound on this is really good. Could've used a bit more bass but that's maybe because of my cheap speakers in my car. Takes a few minutes before it get's going but then it's just a total noise storm. Nice mix of frequencies and technics. Sometimes crude and primitive, sometimes brutal (esp. when the vocals kick in on the first track) and nice sampling on the 2nd track. I like how the different pieces are mixed together into 2 long tracks. Has enough diversity and a nice flow throughout the whole album.
Tourette - Proximité du Murmure 2016
Tourette - Jardin du sommeil 2013
I've been sleeping. I'm 99.5% sure Tourette is new to me. It's a good thing to find great rewards like this that were missed. The variation, dynamics, skills and craftsmanship, and production levels remind me Christian Renou/Brume. Electro-acoustic sensibilities through the hybrid lens of Dave Phillips and a crunchy Merzbow. Right up my alley.
Yes, saw Tourette live once and he blew me away. Been following his output since and he always delivers. Échancré from last year was my favoriet noise album from 2021.
Tourette is mind-blowing
THE NEW BOYFRIENDS - The Fourth Season CD (White Centipede Noise, 2021)
The past two years I've been missing out on alot of stuff, but I've still kept an eye on all the newer names floating around. Given the praise for the Finnish TNB, I've naturally been curious, so when the ever reliable WCN released this disc last year I finally opened my wallet. As I haven't heard any of the three cassettes and couldn't remember what any reviews said, I had no expectations. Yikes! Turns out the band nane tribute is there for a reason. It reeks to far off lands of early The Blockaders, the debut and their Live At Morden Tower in particular. The air and detail of Changez..., and the spiky dangerous volume of the live album. But the overall expression of The Boyfriends is different. A merrier bare-chested joy-of-noise attitude rather than fin de siecle nihilism (although an outsider could claim this Cosmo-Kramer-on-roller-skates-at-K-Rauta type of noise is a nihilistic recreation in a way). The Boyfriends haven't set out to overthrow culture (I think...), and seem to draw more energy from tractor pulling than futurism. Add to that the unruly electric currents, courtesy of Mr Mogao (just guessing here), swimming about in the acoustic havoc, plus all the spontaneous joyous shouts and howls, and you have something closer to a Finnish Incapacitants, with a recipe of their own. Made my day, this album, and I curse myself for missing out on those three cassettes!
Glad to hear you liked it!
Quote from: Baglady on February 21, 2022, 01:52:00 AM
... Add to that the unruly electric currents, courtesy of Mr Mogao (just guessing here), swimming about in the acoustic havoc...
Guessed right :) All the acoustic racket is made live by us two and the pedal noises were added later in the same evening.
That is one excellent review! And I am sure the album lives up to it 100%, anxiously waiting for mine!
Lettera 22 - "True Form" LP
While relocating my noise etc vinyls I took this in my hands and had no recollection of its contents. Decomposed, yet has finesse. Later a-side developes into harsher noise, pulsating synth sounds. B-side starts with a lot harsher material, then goes back to tape loops, tingy metal scraping, back n forth swoowing sounds. Tasty deep tones undernearth the rubble, transfering to screechy and nicely painful metal scraping. Very good LP, will give it a lot more spins from now on!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 18, 2022, 11:45:22 AM
I suppose the 500 message was slightly different topic? More about if bands, artists and releases connected to "questionable values" can be accepted in that FB group of Finnish experimental music. It seemed less about YKSI, more about if anything published by Freak Animal can be allowed to be promoted or discussed? I am not member there, nor I see any point joining yet another group where 1000 people are plagued by apathy and self promotion. Lazy bandcamp links, zero reactions, discussion happening utterly rarely. It is of course flattering, yet I find it odd if hundreds and hundreds of people have nothing to discuss, unless yours truly is mentioned?
You're right, it started as an offshoot of this discussion (which I think was absurd for an experimental group to shut out experimental music based on supposed political beliefs of the artists. Are we only allowed to experiment on concepts or ideas that are safe or nice? Or are only people with safe and nice views allowed to make experimental music? And listening to what's mostly posted there, it falls really short of the quality of every single FA release), but quickly got it's own thread which did get many comments. 500 was an exaggaration, we're talking dozens of comments. It all concluded in a few unwarranted bans and removing of said artist from the moderating team, but no ban on corona sceptic noise, hah. All good fun to watch, I guess if you like to watch grown ups behave like little children.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 18, 2022, 11:45:22 AM
For me, theme of YKSI release is not very appealing because it is so "today". But I can see dozens of interesting questions what it could provoke, that can get interesting. Lets say, often seen notion that covid skeptics should not get treated because they cause the problem. That government control is absolutely needed and wanted, for sake of upstanding citizen, these lowlives should be removed from public life etc. One could replace the covid sceptic with word junkies or perhaps even a bit more touchy group, and see if theme of release is suddenly a bit more interesting for anyone to ponder how one would approach mentioned things. For sake of well-being of nations, I guess slightly more advanced eugenics program may find surprisingly large support at some point? If one noise cdr ltd 20 copies could turn Finnish experimental music social media group into "chaos", it tells a lot about resilience to "information".
I find it tiresome because it's been everywhere for the past few years, but also quite intriguing as a concept. Much like cults that have been a basic concept for noise this whole corona scepticism as well as maga-shit are both so far removed from reality that they should provide plenty of inspirational material for years to come. And I hope for some truly full blown, odd shit, not just tiresome racism or kind of timid insinuation of a NWO or a jewish conspiracy.
Koufar - The Death of Myself (New Forces)
Really glad this one got reissued at all. 3 pieces, one turns out to be under a minute in length: but the tone of this release is so vitriolic and passionate, and this is one I particularly like for the way the feedback interacts with the sampled pieces (kudos to the artist and label for preserving all of that white noise/tape hiss btw). Rather than overpowering the placement of the samples, it creates a singular dirge-like atmosphere approaching a personality cult of the fallen leader of Lebanon. More useless commentary: I prefer listening to only the first 3 tracks on the CD as per the original C20 form; I don't like to get them mixed up with later tracks although I can see the usefulness of adding bonus tracks to a CD re-issue of something. Reissue of an early work was a great idea in light of his magnum opus 'Middle Eastern Promises'. I am really hoping for 'Beirut Rising' to be excavated someday (would love to hear 'Refugee Camp Extermination'). Koufar is a force to be reckoned with in modern P.E. - and I'm slowly starting to realize the importance of his work.
Masonna - Ejaculation Generater
Masonna - Freak-Out Electrolyze
Masonna - Frequency L.S.D.
In my opinion most Masonna material is some of the best harsh noise ever recorded, this is just timeless stuff. Is there anyone who makes (or made) noise like Masonna used to? I haven't come across anyone. His latest one (the split with himself, Masonna/Controlled Death split) did NOT sound like he used to, it sounded weak, uninspired and totally different. But these older ones, sheer intensity, superb vocal cut-ups and noise blasts. With these you instantly know it is Masonna. Ejaculation Generater (1996) feels more jumpy than the material before it and by the time of Frequency L.S.D. (1998) some psychedelic(?) elements started to creep in. What a great period that was.
Quote from: no_baizuo_allowed on February 22, 2022, 09:53:21 AM
I am really hoping for 'Beirut Rising' to be excavated someday (would love to hear 'Refugee Camp Extermination').
I can almost guarantee this will never see a reissue. And it honestly doesn't really need it. He is far better now than that and kind of no need to dwell on the past.
Atrax Morgue - "Sickness Report" CD
It's funny how simple this is, but how damn good it sounds. One could dismiss it as album that sounds like someone just trying out synth sounds, but to me it's just a fantastic record. Sounds fit the mood perfectly, of a morgue with reek of death and rotting flesh. Minimal soundscape, maximum effect. I don't know if any of the tracks have anything else besides one synth track and some vocals?
Mania - "Raw Nerves & Unseen Eyes" CD
Last full lenght of Mania I think? Mania was always slowly evolving, crafting the sound towards something we never will hear. But if it ended here, one can highly appreciate it. Almost subtle in tone, moments of fury, here and there. Most memorable parts are the last half. A track with field recs, going through rubble and scrap metal. Thuds of wood thrown on sand? Dragging things, rattling objects, wind whirring. I really enjoyed that piece. Kind of supported the image that have of him, living in desert among reptile carcasses and firearms. Recording in an old shed. Might be far from truth but that's the vibe I get. I couldn't pick up a certain favorite from the discography, but this certainly belongs to the arsenal of solid releases that don't leave much to desire for. It's all there.
Masonna - "Masonna Vs. Bananarama" LP
Hyperventilating chaos of 80's Masonna. Fucking great blast with intense high pitched screaming and squealing. It's the Masonna deal, you know it. B-side ends with a track consisting of revving a car and honking the fuck out of the car horn, hilarious, unexpected and high energy track! This, with Living Room live and Noskl in Ana, all Masonna I need for now.
Quote from: impulse manslaughter on February 19, 2022, 03:54:58 PM
Yes, saw Tourette live once and he blew me away. Been following his output since and he always delivers. Échancré from last year was my favoriet noise album from 2021.
Played with him a couple of years ago, dude was phenomenal and extremely humble too.
Quote from: PTM Jim on February 23, 2022, 08:44:29 PM
Quote from: no_baizuo_allowed on February 22, 2022, 09:53:21 AM
I am really hoping for 'Beirut Rising' to be excavated someday (would love to hear 'Refugee Camp Extermination').
I can almost guarantee this will never see a reissue. And it honestly doesn't really need it. He is far better now than that and kind of no need to dwell on the past.
Couldn't have put it better.
I've been re-visiting a lot of Gordon Ashworth's material outside of the Oscillating Innards persona and really enjoying it. One of the first things I got from him was actually the Despairing Summer / American Ulterior tape from 2007 which left a deep impression. The work under his own name, Caen, and Concern all contain degrees of composition and self-inflection with tape music and acoustic instruments that works so incredibly well. I should spend more time expanding on the differences between S.T.L.A, Middlefield, and Truth & Distance but they are all excellent albums and it's more fun when people discover for themselves.
Very effective palette cleansing music after listening to a heavier dose of harsh material recently.
Pogrom – Father:land (CD, Old Captain/Terror)
Relistening to this and thinking about good old Olegh of Old Captain. One must presume this will never surface above the oblivion of the underground, although it is very interesting to revisit in light of recent world events.
The quality of the recording overall is so distinct, one needs the right volume levels to be able to appreciate it fully. Starts with a buzzing rumble with muffled vocal levels buried deep beneath in the mix. Overall the sounds explored are seething and dirty in character; wading through an array of areas to come up with the filthiest sounds possible. Noteworthy incorporation of instrumentation on some tracks, which break up the tracks with their variation. For the most part, the bulk of this album across its 7 tracks is a hectic, devastating blizzard of rumble with satisfying bass-heavy crunch to give everything a heavy pump. It is really dominated by that, and of course joined by the sporadic vocals, always rabid in intensity. Concluding track is a cover of the Lithuanian black metal darkwave (?!) band Anapilis. Pogrom strips it down and one cannot help but be at least a little astounded by the musical tribute on this. Also noteworthy is that this album art has moved away from the gung-ho streetscum imagery to a piece of Symbolist art depicting a hooded phantom. To be sure, all of the direct in-your-face bruteness remains front and centre. To add to that, the grim reaper cover art and goth tribute really push Pogrom down a fascinating aesthetic trajectory.
With a touch of F&V influence, this is uniquely Lithuanian power electronics that would be right at home on a label like Goatowarex's Viva Angel Press.
This, along with Bardo Thodol's "Chöd", Koufar's "Phoenicianism" and Ebola Disco's "Discography" are my top picks of the Old Captain's catalogue.
Aprapat - "Hot Lava Shampoo" CD
Gave this few spins this morning. I'd say this is one of the best harsh noise albums I've heard in awhile. Soundwise it is punchy, clear and in your face, but also has enough grit and grind to give it best of both worlds. Noise is executed, again, precisely and loosely. Wild sections are brutal bliss. Sometimes the track just keeps getting more and more intense (esp with decent volume!), kind of like when car goes too fast and you grab the edge of seat! Last track is like a rock n roll gig ending song with guitar sustain and feeling the whole track is gonna collapse and explode. Great CD and demands a breather after, so intense.
EDIT: What I also liked about this CD is that it's more "hit oriented". 10 songs gives enough room to remember your favorite parts and come back to them. I have nothings against 2 track 40min blaster, but I like this approach more.
GRUNT. Dance for genocide: Live 2012 Helsinki/London.
Just another tape confirming there is no need to buy noise in 2022.
We need to talk about this. Punishing live slaughter from Grunt performing as duo Aspa & Vanhala.
Was anyone here at the gigs? I did not have the pleasure. Come to think of it... If I recall correctly there are visual documentations of the affairs online. Need to watch those again hooked up the monitors.
Quote from: online prowler on March 01, 2022, 06:17:14 PM
GRUNT. Dance for genocide: Live 2012 Helsinki/London.
Just another tape confirming there is no need to buy noise in 2022.
We need to talk about this. Punishing live slaughter from Grunt performing as duo Aspa & Vanhala.
Was anyone here at the gigs? I did not have the pleasure. Come to think of it... If I recall correctly there are visual documentations of the affairs online. Need to watch those again hooked up the monitors.
I was at the Helsinki gig. It was a damn good one, Bizarre Uproar also played a solid set that night.
Capers - "Lungs" CDDid some pre-listening via Youtube before buying this and was enchanted by the broken sound. And broken sound it is, 37 minutes of basically sounding like cables are not connected properly, at times connecting and most of time making a disconnect heavy buzz. And I really like this. Saw a description of "non power electronics" somewhere of Capers, and that sums it up pretty good. Even though at times the material gets pretty rough, suffocating bassy tones, and that buzz you will get familiar with. If you want something opposite of for example Aprapat in terms of intensity, this is exactly it!
Nuori Veri - "Kadonnut Maailmankuva" CDNuori Veri caught my attention with "Luun ja Auran Synteesi" tape. Naturally I had high expectations for this and many people told me it is good, but I guess I wasn't prepared exactly how good this really is. It starts with the cover art, which I originally thought was a painting of some sort, but finally getting the CD in my hands I realise it is an actual photo. And a remarkably good one to nail the atmosphere of the album name and the material itself. Man standing on side of a gravel road with scythe on his shoulder, watching over a field, almost as trying to gaze into a time that doesn't exist anymore. The combination of some soundscapes familiar from Tervahäät first albums. Shouted vocals, spoken word vocals and rumbles of many kind of unidentified machinery, field recordings of sheet metal work, rattlings of metal and using of "rural elements". Knocks of wood, dragging things accross diffrent surfaces. Nuori Veri made a point to let the listener know "No synths were used" statement. Lyrics are quite important to understand and get into the world of Nuori Veri, and as they are in Finnish, the full experience will be limited for most of the people. But do not let it get in the way, the voice still emits the feeling it is telling you. To me, the tracks mostly deal with nostalgia of the past, connection back to something more natural way of living, but also instead of times and circumstanes there is also a human element in it. As in reminiscing a smell of a certain tabacco, perhaps someone once smoked and evoking a memory from the past.
Ramblings aside, I was really impressed by this CD. Spinning it fourth time now while writing this, and I still feel there is a lot more to it.
Profane Grace "The Divination Of Souls" duo consisting of Robert Cruzan from Demoncy and Chad Davis from Subklinik / Hour of 13. Terrific spooky dark ambient from 1992 with lot of blasphemous, sacral engulfing atmospheres and diabolic growls. Definitely an hell of a album, utterly scary and with a genuine evil feeling.
OPERATION CLEANSWEEP "Release nose! The call to die" cd
Tesco
I wasn't expecting this to be this good. Somehow, it feels like more complete, even if it is more of collection of unreleased tracks over long period of time. Early tracks are usually the heaviest and more tasty sound, later with a bit more complex in structure. Good combination of both, even some tonal, melodic patterns in few tracks. Packaging is nothing to celebrate, though.
PEOPLES PERSON "s/t" tape
Team Boro Tapes
This was sent to my way as promo already years ago. As SI magazine stopped doing reviews, there is probably bunch of stuff that was never reviewed or acknowledged in any way. Of course, can't guarantee everything would. I was mentioned there would be coming reissue of the tape? Does it deserve it - sure!
In times when we do not have shortage of good harsh noise, of course one can think what is it that makes item to stand out.
This 2017 tape is c. half an hour harsh-industrial-noise blast. Been listening it already 4 times today. A-side leans far more to pure harsh noise approach. B-side has a lot more "industrial" vibe to it. It is all the way HARSH in terms of sound elements. Crunchy, very saturated, very distorted, yet the arrangement of those sounds, especially on beginning of b-side is not purely abstract. Overall, the sound is pretty much in lines what I would associate with "MSNP". Bass heavy, crunchy, and a lot of punch. All-on-red dubbing on tape may add even extra punch, where it feels as if layers of noise would compete at the gate, who gets heard, and everything is erupting on top in this competition.
Good thing is also that every track is different in composition. 2nd track of a-side has bassy tone crunchy tone on back, layered with ultra crunchy noise distortion on top, what one could describe like the sound of glory days of The Rita. While song just keeps streaming forward, suddenly you will notice there no longer is the same type of crunch, but hard and fierce electronic noise. While the drive of song is sustained, it keeps morphing into new things and crunch will return, but it all happens in a way that if you'd leave this on background, might not even notice transitions.
Flipping side, and you get repeating loops creating patterns of song-like appearance, despite it would be covered with free form distorted junk abuse. There are few occasions of barely distorted, clashing metal object sounds, bits of spoken human voices appear. Something that if you'd put vocals on top, very few would question if one would call it power electronics or industrial of some type. Many times when you got bands who want to sound like "Genocide Organ", I think they tend to sound quite different. This stuff here, is probably closer to Leichenlinie era GO, than most contemporary heavy electronics. Hard hitting electronic noise loop, raw saturation, human voice on the distance, just no flanged commanding vocals.. hah.. 2nd track has also rhythmic element in it, but harsh noise on top is clearly leading the composition. The final track of tape, has is fierce harsh noise where some low-mid frequency feedback noises (or is it synth?) are less to my taste, and couple moments that sound as if electronic gadget got out of hand, but fairly flawless. A bit of reverb on these, but overall entirely tape is never really showcasing gadgets or efx. It plays more with highly blown out saturation. It will be curious to see if CD reissue would have as good sound as the tape?
Totenrune / Sarin Snow split 7" (Novichok)
What a split. I'm a fan of both projects so I of course had to pick it up.
Totenrune side:
Real grimey loops of scrap metal layered over deep rumbling synth work. What's not to like? A tried and true combo that doesn't get old. Material was recorded in 2018 and then re-edited in 2021, according to the insert. It's a slow and tense buildup of textures that creates a murky atmosphere. Ripping steel and full of grit.
Sarin Snow side:
The thing I admire most about SS's work is there's always been an ethereal chaos to it. Most tracks, this one included, have some sense of air or environment in which it lives. Again, grinding low synth work and red hot steel percussion sets a martial tone and makes you want to boot up for war. Vocals are buried, gritty, and hard to make out (I'm sure by design).
Overall, packaging is nicely done. Novichok took great care in printing these. Graphic design looks like its done by Nico A. and is executed well. Plenty of replay value in this release.
If you have yet to check out either project, I think this would be a great place to start as it provides great material from each artist.
BIZARRE UPROAR & GELSOMINA - Assisted Self-Sterilization CD (Freak Animal, 2007)
Gothenburg's elusive power electronics fella Implicit Ruin handed me this the other day as thanks for a favor. Knowing I'm more of a pure noise guy, he stressed that "I know what your thinking, BU and all, but I think you'll like it." He presumed correctly! Just a few seconds after the shouted opening, I thought of Incapacitants. Always a pleasant sensation. The overall focus on this disc is shrill feedback, electronic tones and currents ringing and chafing, acoustic metal mess, and ecstatic screams and howls buried somewhere beneath. The booklet and the titles might try to steer one's impression in a certain direction, but this is just noise joy at its finest to me. The third track, the title track, is the outlier here, with its more structured build, hammering loops and focus on huge metal sounds. Although it lends variation to the album, it's the only moment where the album starts to drag a bit for me. It is a great piece in itself though, and it has grown on me over repeated listening. But it is the more free-flowing deep rivers of strident feedback, singing electronics and acoustic rattling that really makes the album, I think, with the second track "Bizarre Sterilization / Bizarre Castration", being the absolute peak. The final track, "Ei Enää Äpäriä 2", is a perfect closer though, pitching up the high-pitched yet another notch while letting in some lowend rumble in the process. And is that a theremin or a synth wailing away at the end, in heart-warming El Shanbara Thereminosis fashion? Brilliant and rich noise album. What a pleasant surprise!
I'm not sure if I even have anything else by BU in the shelves here anymore, but I do have some Gelsomina that I haven't played in ages. Time for a recap!
PETOLUONTO tape
Found this from metal distro at death metal gig I was recently. 2016 experimental-industrial-electronic tape from Finland. Hit & miss kind of thing, but not bad!
ALFABLOT tape
Same thing. Same label, 2016, Finnish ritual-industrial-electronics, 4,50 euro from metal gig tape box. This is actually pretty good! If long tape would have been maybe shortened into best 30 mins, it would have become more focused. Some electronics, some scratching of violin and such perhaps? Some other normal instruments, but usually used in non-musical ways.
No idea if this guy is still around, and what he is doing. Alfablot was 100 copies edition, but don't see even mentioned at discogs.
Militia - New European Order 1996
VA-War Against Society 1997
It's easy for me to forget how great Militia is at what they do. I hit these specifically for Militia, but I was deep into it all. Law. I have to revisit Law. It's been a while. And I'm now in the mood for digging through some Test Dept live recordings.
*anyone have a rip of these? PM me. I'd like to be mobile with Militia.
Going through a Dungeon Synth week. Sat through a lot of albums but this was this evenings -
Chaucerian Myth - Meditations: The Visions of Margery Kempe
Mostly too light for my liking. A few sombre moments, but overall too flowery.
Sequestered Keep - misc releases
Hit and miss. The good stuff is great, the bad stuff I cannot even tolerate to see a full album through. But when he does hit the mark it's one of the better fantasy DS projects for sure.
Blood Lord - Unwelcome Guests
I like this a alot. Chiptune or whatever. Sounds like Castlevania or Ravenloft put to music. Goofy, but I like it enough to own both tapes.
Mortwight - various releases
Blurs the line between DS and darker ambient. Not cavernous or primordial like say Herbst9 or Terra Sancta type ambient... more of a moss covered cemetery at night vibe. Pretty good indeed.
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BIZARRE UPROAR & GELSOMINA - Assisted Self-Sterilization CD (Freak Animal, 2007)
An absolute classic in my book. My favorite Gelsomina release but also one of the best BU releases, even though I like more of the different eras. Those time stretched bits in the 2nd or 3rd song in between the feedback and metal abuse are especially memorable. I remember I picked this up at Hospital back when it was in Manhattan and absolutely punished my ears on the train ride back to NJ that afternoon listening to this on my walkman CD player. Not exactly nostalgic for the days I always had to walk around with a CD player but it was nice in those moments where I picked up something new and could listen right away.
Sir Ashleigh Grove "The Nimply Power Sessions Parts I - VII Audio Memoirs Of A Gentleman Aesthete" CD
Siren
Just recommended some friends, that I am quite amazed this Siren Rec cd can be found still for 15€ or less. Brilliant stuff, from mr Metgumbnerbone.
There is one very long song based on loops, but mostly it is very hand made, rusty, industrial-noise. CD starts almost as if it could be somewhere between early TNB and Jeph Jerman mangled together with hints of early NWW. Soon comes in rusty tones and other sounds.
Normally, most things Siren records seems always hard to find or expensive, or both... would not mind getting few missing things but counting out Gero senzuri champion re-edition cd when it came out, can't remember last time when I bought from discogs... Those who doubt this CD being worth 10 euro.. check:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdV_ifSq-pY
The New Blockaders – Schadenklang LP
Hypnagogia
It took loooooong fucking time to get the handmade edition of this TNB LP. It was one of those moments when Rupenus almost managed to ruin his legacy of noise maker in being such a lousy businessman, hah. I suppose all, or most eventually got what they were supposed to. This LP with line-up that was c. 10 years ago. More NOISE, less playful & experimental on this one. Not bad, but I kind of felt and feel that Hutchinson is best when he does his own works, not working for other people. Gillham has done good with S&Q. You can't really call them youngsters, but I think a lot of people would do better when pushing their own works forwards, not teaming up with legendary veterans, even if it may feel neat to collaborate with the heroes.
The New Blockaders With Ferial Confine – The Final Recordings LP
Dom Bartwuchs
When listening TNB & F.C. LP, it displays how there is different approach with those guys above. When someone tries to do "what TNB does", it feels as if nobody quite gets what it really was Rupenus & co did, as something quite magical is in those original era works. Sonically it is something very unique.
Violent Onsen Geisha CD
Not my favorite of band, but one of those CD's, where name of project, graphics, and overall bizarro goofiness makes it good, even if -noise- ain't VOG's best... hah..
DAVE GILDEN "texas chainsaw dopefiend" CD
Most people I have seen praise Gilden so much. I have heard also slightly amused remarks asking what is really the thing with Gilden, why his work was largely unnoticed for decades, and suddenly all the newbies are praising him - as opposed to ton of 90's noise makers. I get both perspective. This is great reissue of noise tape that has probably bigger reputation than its content really is. I may be even heretical enough to say that tape on Slaughter Productions would be better?? Slaughter being of course ultimately classic label, but perhaps MSNP connection here appeals some part of scene even more? That said, that this is such a great tape, but question why praise Gilden, why not.... mid 90's Stimbox? Lasse Marhaug? haha... well.. who knows! I am guessing that it is easier to get hyped on mythical already long gone project and almost impossible to get tapes, than mid 90's artists who has discogs full of cheap items...?
Sutcliffe Jügend - "The Victim as Beauty" CD
This was the first power electronics CD I ever bought, and have to say I picked up a perfect starting spot. The impact this CD left was strong and intense. I never thought music could be used like that, being new to the genre, I was thrilled of the concept. I felt like I was watching the whole abduction, rape and kill right there. And I still think this CD has a unique and brilliantly executed idea, sounds are used in creative way to, for example, illustrate ripping a part of clothing off of the victim. Just a short sharp noise at the right spot. Intensity is also still there, Tomkins vocal delivery is over the top, as it should, you can almost feel the spit on your face when he goes into blind rage screaming. I was never a fan of the later SJ material, certainly worship the old. But this is a masterpiece from the "later" era.
Konstruktivits "Black December" LP..
oh yes, mostly old school industrial beats, but... good beats. Barely dance, more cold industrial with odd electronic sounds and voices. I like the name of band, design, idea, and music... its something I learned to like, after liking all other things. Haha..
Lettera 22 "true form" LP
A Dear girl called Wendy
Listened this couple times and its so good stuff. When noise scene is so small, it is hard to measure where L22 falls in the genre. People I know, appreciate, or even worship what Letter 22 does, or did. But when I think have I seen them in many gig or fest line-ups? Interviews? Reviews? Hmm... not really. I guess ltd ed euro noise LP has destiny to be under-acknowledged...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 21, 2022, 08:13:40 AM
Lettera 22 "true form" LP
A Dear girl called Wendy
Listened this couple times and its so good stuff. When noise scene is so small, it is hard to measure where L22 falls in the genre. People I know, appreciate, or even worship what Letter 22 does, or did. But when I think have I seen them in many gig or fest line-ups? Interviews? Reviews? Hmm... not really. I guess ltd ed euro noise LP has destiny to be under-acknowledged...
I wouldn't say they are under-acknowledged or overlooked or whatever - it just seems that their 15 minutes of fame are up...I do recall there being a lot of hype for this project right around the time this record came out and they were more productive. Great record nonetheless...to be rediscovered...maybe...it's 11 years old now...
Quote from: Potier on March 21, 2022, 04:00:24 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 21, 2022, 08:13:40 AM
Lettera 22 "true form" LP
A Dear girl called Wendy
Listened this couple times and its so good stuff. When noise scene is so small, it is hard to measure where L22 falls in the genre. People I know, appreciate, or even worship what Letter 22 does, or did. But when I think have I seen them in many gig or fest line-ups? Interviews? Reviews? Hmm... not really. I guess ltd ed euro noise LP has destiny to be under-acknowledged...
I wouldn't say they are under-acknowledged or overlooked or whatever - it just seems that their 15 minutes of fame are up...I do recall there being a lot of hype for this project right around the time this record came out and they were more productive. Great record nonetheless...to be rediscovered...maybe...it's 11 years old now...
And rediscover it, I did. Killer stuff! This thread is a great resource. Lettera 22 has a bandcamp site too, for anyone who would wanna check it out, but "True Form" isn't on there.
MANIA - Raw Nerves & Unseen Eyes CD (Freak Animal, 2020)
My first encounter with Mania was the split cassette with The Rita on Harsh Head Rituals, closely followed by his LP with Bloomer, the Ultra-Negative CD and the "Swedish tapes". And it's still these that I hold closest to heart. Judging from what I picked during the 2010's, his focus then moved towards more raw acoustic sound, and with great success, obviously. I'm not sure why that period of his didn't do that much for me. Sure I missed the unhinged air of his earlier releases, but it's not like what I now heard couldn't hold its own. The stuff sounded great; tension, timbre, texture... But this CD, recorded 2010-2014, just works for me. And it is the combination of temple-exploding noise/PE and rich sounding toolshed-rummaging that does it. The old and the new. No shortage of anything. A great album!
I can't seem to find any info on the material though. Was this meant to be an album, or is it bits and pieces picked and edited much later than 2014 to work as a whole? Either way I'm glad it exists. Such a solid summary of Mania's sonic width and strengths.
Quote from: TS on March 21, 2022, 04:22:29 PM
Quote from: Potier on March 21, 2022, 04:00:24 PM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 21, 2022, 08:13:40 AM
Lettera 22 "true form" LP
A Dear girl called Wendy
Listened this couple times and its so good stuff. When noise scene is so small, it is hard to measure where L22 falls in the genre. People I know, appreciate, or even worship what Letter 22 does, or did. But when I think have I seen them in many gig or fest line-ups? Interviews? Reviews? Hmm... not really. I guess ltd ed euro noise LP has destiny to be under-acknowledged...
I wouldn't say they are under-acknowledged or overlooked or whatever - it just seems that their 15 minutes of fame are up...I do recall there being a lot of hype for this project right around the time this record came out and they were more productive. Great record nonetheless...to be rediscovered...maybe...it's 11 years old now...
And rediscover it, I did. Killer stuff! This thread is a great resource. Lettera 22 has a bandcamp site too, for anyone who would wanna check it out, but "True Form" isn't on there.
Indelibly scarred as among the best projects ever. 15 minutes of fame? Like...try not having released shit for a good bit. If that's the measure* then the measure sucks ass.
* it is
Grunt - "Hehku" CD
Nice artworks, and all handmade, really like the extra touch these have, like IOPS releases usually have. A side step from Grunt lineage, so to speak. At times this almost reminds of Clinic of Torture, harsh ripping sound. Vocals exchange between spoken word and wild high pitch screaming, which is one of my favorite elements of Grunt! Lyrics, which are more like poems, are well written and create the atmosphere for the release. non-finnish speakers miss out on it, but that's life. But as for noisier Grunt, "installation of blood and steel" remains as my favorite.
Grunt / Montage - "split" CD
In the vein of "Hehku" I decided to take this from the shelf and refresh my memories of it. Grunt material sounds like 2005-2006'ish material, recognizable. Strong and piercing elements of scrap metal, feedback and occasional vocals. Solid stuff. Montage surprised me, cause I was somehow expecting Japanese harsh noise, but it was more like combination hn/pe, with vocals, thick synths and wild noise. Veeery good!
Final Solution - "Live Series 1-4" tapes
I have gone though 4 tapes now, missing 5. And it is a handful, Legendary PE unit in it's most raw form, recordings are not always superior audio quality, but it just adds to the madness. You get very familiari with EJ Vodkas ripping vocal sound and his stage antics. Speeches between songs are essential to understand the full extent of FS. Exchanges between crowd that goes to hilarious lengths.
"Are you guys fucking nazis? Racists? Sexist? Sadist? Yeah, we're ALL of that! We do abortions on weekend and sell crack!"
Most songs consist simply of crude synth lines and screaming vocals, with most obscene lyrical work. Definately works for me!
Immolation By Scum - 1984-1988 -Corrupt Records- CS : I bought this very recently and i am listening a lot. I didnt have an idea about this project but somehow i had added it in my Discogs wantlist. When ? Why ? Cant remember. But looking Discogs stats i can guess safely. Me peeping HKSO's collection / wantlist and probably this caught my attention and 'saved' it to check, look for any rips later, which i never did. Seeing it in a salelist some time ago i finally tried to do my research. Couldnt find anything except the guy's site which has samples, tracks uploaded : https://www.patrickmaun.com/music/ . A couple i listened from the tape made me give it a chance, more by instict than they convinced me. Wise decision ! Tracks uploaded there are by far not the best of the tape, neither representative i could say. Cause, in these 90min guy explores many different approaches. Synths, found sounds, rhythmic parts, vocals . All with compositional skill, music structure. Side A is industrial / noise-y / raw / dark, and it would make a great stand-alone release. At some point through a track S-Core came to mind. Side B for the most part is mellow, musical, ambient, electro-ish. Not my thing, but OK it doesnt annoy either, easy listening, i let it play. Side A alone is more than enough for me to say this is a good tape.
I havent listened any other samples from his site. I ll do. I am curious to see where the project / he directed to after this release. By reading his comments though, it seems he isnt very fond of his early 'aggressive' work ...
Listening to a couple of Grunt trax via youtube off late from the latest full-length Hehku on IOPS. Enjoying very much the soundscape, production and composition. The general sound of the album seems to me a more immersive and physical production than the previous. Enjoying this very much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKc3b2GmUIc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKc3b2GmUIc)
I recommend strongly the CD. It is album based, plus most of all mastered in a way that it doesn't compete with "other stuff on internet stream", hah.. so when proper CD player and volume adjusted into perfection, it can be heard "like meant to be", as kind of stand alone 40 mins.
SOLMANIA "Psycledelic" CD
Alchemy
It is very hard to be objective what is best Solmania. This CD, might be the most challenging. Mere half an hour duration, but it is "musically" probably the most disturbing, most demanding and fierce.
While most other Solmania you can file simply under good harsh noise, this CD is most of all irritating, difficult and demanding noise. Guitar noise that ain't very cool, vocal noise that is far from being intense or extreme. Just challenge to endure this noizy havoc. That, combined to fact that it was first Solmania I got (as a tape copy, with xeroxed cd booklet), it has special meaning for me.
Album you -want- to like, but it is just not entertaining, punchy or that violent harsh noise. Exactly lack of easiness, is why I probably like this CD the most out of Solmania discography. There is nothing quite like it...
JAZKAMER "the monroe doctrine" CD
Pica
This was part of Jazkamer CD series of disc coming out every month. I suppose I got like 5 or 6 of them. Should probably check the rest too.
This project is a bit of hit & miss, but for example this one, think of 2000's Hijokaidan when they were good solid band. No "collaborations" with jazz or pop musicians, but sheer noise attack of free blasting drums and mass of harsh noise. That is what this Jazkamer sounds like. 30 mins noizu destruction. Many of the other discs on this series where less noisy. Each one, different, and probably have to check out where and who would be selling multiple copies at once...
JAZKAMER "Musica non grata" CD
Pica
So another Jazkamer. Not only tasty cover, but tasty noise! This CD is like Norwegian answer for Archane Device... if anyone remember that artists? There is like 3 layers of droning, whistlight, howling feedback going on, creating neat oscillations between each sound.
When I was listening The Rita interview in WCN podcast and he said he is not that much fan of feedback... and I was like W T F !!!? I know there is barely ever feedback in his works, but I don't think I ever heard someone say it out loud, that they do not prefer feedback. For me, there are only couple unwanted ways of feedback. Most of the feedback is good, and most of songs would benefit of more feedback. Like even music bands. Rock without feedback, metal without feedback on guitars... may be ok, but far from perfect. Noise with good feedback, absolutely great. Jazkamer shows album made out of feedback, what theoretically could be done technically easy, but this is still something that I only thought less reverb, less noble artistic version of Arcane Device could be reference.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 05, 2022, 11:20:23 AM
I recommend strongly the CD. It is album based, plus most of all mastered in a way that it doesn't compete with "other stuff on internet stream", hah.. so when proper CD player and volume adjusted into perfection, it can be heard "like meant to be", as kind of stand alone 40 mins.
Out of curiosity for best possible immersion... Do you have any favored stereo settings on the album for optimal listening experience?
There is not strictly specific gear how it should be listened. I have tested album with wide variety of stereos and speaker how it works out in different set ups. Big stereos, smaller, car, etc..
Not to talk shit on people's habits of listening harsh noise, but often when you see tapes being played with tiny cassette recorders, boom boxes, perhaps some bandcamp streams with little blue tooth speaker... and yep, I'm fine with other people doing it, but for example this album is made in a way, that it would benefit from proper stereo system. Therefore, format is CD. Not digital files, not tape. Generally one who has CD player, has the traditional stereo system. At least seems likely.
Being stand alone CD album, not just something what comes from stream, it would be likely one will adjust volume to preferred, not being some default what suits all things coming on your stream..
As CD is not maximized to loudest, so plenty of things out there have more volume, but when having it in preferred volume, particular moments stand out like they should. Or particular frequencies may come out as intended. Also to changes of stereo and mono sounds, which may not be so audible if you're blasting at tiny speaker that produces pretty much mono sound...
All that, of course is optional. One can listen album as wants with any gear, but they way I do it, and how it was "composed". Full album at once, on volume what will put life into frequencies that are not maximized into front.
The New Boyfriends - "3" CD
Somehow I managed to completely miss this when it came out as a tape and now fixed that mistake by getting the CD repress. "3" starts off with a saxophone screech that fries your ears to the correct level of hearing damage for the upcoming. Once again NB does not let down the expectations but manages to elevate them. A beautiful mixture of junk metal fest and wild saxophone squealing. Somehow this album gives off this weird positive raising fist feel, all elements have right amount of distortion that you can feel in your guts. I don't understand free jazz that much, but here same type of playing works great. Third and last track takes a slight turn with sax playing jazzy notes and careful treatment of several scraping sounds can be heard, until all hell breaks loose again, and than calming back. Lenght is around 30 minutes which is ideal. Quick album to blast at any time to get a sonic injection of dopamine.
Mogao - "Finger Pointing to The Moon" CD
After the harsh noise gospel of New
Boyfriends, Mogao offers something else. Highly detailed textures of different kind of chirpy electronic rattles, waving and swirling lower ends fading in and out. A decayed loop working as a canvas on the background, first song of the two slowly evolves and devolves during it's duration, fitting 30minutes, keeping listener at the perfect balance of attentiveness and enjoyment. Second movement goes even calmer phase, wobbly piano sounds and bird chirps here and there. Broken electronic rattles, hisses, beeps and boops emerge from the aural undergrowth while piano keeping the main focus. Half way I am reconsidering, the bird sounds being done with electronics rather than being samples. And the way they first sound definately real birds to me, are revealed to be electronic hiss by continuing the sound longer and turning them into a rattleish electric squeal. This track also is near 30 minutes long, more meditative and atmospheric piece.
Such a pleasure to have two guys like this around, always excited to hear what they have cooked up!
There was a time when I cannot use headphones to listen noise. Nowadays I do it pretty much when I check material what I have been recorded. Also at work bandcamp is nice thing to use. But when I LISTEN music I use only good stereo system at home. My opinion is that you have to feel differences of sound. In few last years I've been listen mostly cassettes which is pretty odd versus era before that was some 95% cd's. Some deduce it's quality of tapes maybe. Personal result is you should preferred artist vision. Or is it a same thing to see some sculpture through phone screen or in a park...
PAIN NAIL "Magneettinen Koutalo" & "Salainen Diktatuuri"
Excelent industrial noise. Pain Nail is a project to which I return quite frequently. Listening to this is almost as realizing a synthesis of what industrial noise is: loops, amplified junk metal, thoughtful and intense use of vocals, occasional rhythmic patterns or elements, a great dosage of ambience and spatial feeling and and actual narrative / compositional structure. As I am a fanatic for old school stuff such as, for example, early SPK, listening to these records instantly makes my blood warmer.
Each track sounds as if it is carefully crafted and is full of details whose potential is heard when volume in stereo is nicely crancked up. While specific sounds and modulations grant them individual value, the entire albums are much more that the sum of its parts and I strongly advise a complete and ininterrupt listening.
BLUNT INSTRUMENT "Sudarium-Wearing Thugs & Krakens"
This is oddball coming from Portugal, by the hands of illustrator André Lemos. Surrealistic saturated collage of rhythms, vocal samples and random odd sounds that form a wide and sometimes playfull pallette through which Lemos crafts a sonic version of his uncanny illustrations. While listening to this I cannot refrain from thinking about Nurse With Wound as well as some french old school projects such as Brume or Negativland. More akin to musique concréte than to "noise", expect moments of highly unsettling intensity and frantic complexity.
https://blackholetimewarp.bandcamp.com/album/sudarium-wearing-thugs-krakens-the-inner-ear-tales-one (https://blackholetimewarp.bandcamp.com/album/sudarium-wearing-thugs-krakens-the-inner-ear-tales-one)
Quote from: piisti on April 08, 2022, 07:43:30 PM
There was a time when I cannot use headphones to listen noise. Nowadays I do it pretty much when I check material what I have been recorded. Also at work bandcamp is nice thing to use. But when I LISTEN music I use only good stereo system at home. My opinion is that you have to feel differences of sound. In few last years I've been listen mostly cassettes which is pretty odd versus era before that was some 95% cd's. Some deduce it's quality of tapes maybe. Personal result is you should preferred artist vision. Or is it a same thing to see some sculpture through phone screen or in a park...
good headphones are of course good. Not my preferred way to listen, but I listen all my releases on headphones too, just to make sure mastering works for headphones too. Of course not always in ideal place to listen in terms of volume or other conditions, but I do recommend good sound system for any noise head.
Caught finally covid, and spend days listening vinyl boxes:
Thee Angels Ov Light Meet Thee Angry Love Orchestra "Psychic Rally" CDCold Spring
Older Uk stuff. Late evening went with this occult industrial cd I consider among highlights of Cold Spring catalogue. Simple, but great!
"Thee Angels Ov Light Meet Thee Angry Love Orchestra was an illegal event organised by Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth in 1988. This CD is a document edited and shaped to capture a moment in time and those feelings and impressions connected with it.
Original recordings, Old Street, London, 23rd April 1988, by Justin Mitchell. Re-EQ'd, Mixed and additional material recorded by Rook at Armadillo's, Early 1995. " Discogs price starts at less than 5 euro still today...
Current 93 "Unreleased Rarities, Out-Takes, Rehearsals And Live 82-95 / Christ And The Pale Queens, Mighty In Their Sorrow / The Red Face Of God / Emblems / As The World Disappears" 8xLP +7"Then, woke up last night like 4 in morning and continued with Current 93 box set. First 4 lp + 7" was done before sunrise, and another evening 2nd LP of 2nd box going. I would guess one hardly needs to write any introduction about why early C93 (or later!) would be mandatory listening.
It would be good challenge to put as much personality into sheer noise as C93 has in their odd bizarro musick.
Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses 6xLPDirter
during bizarre moments of covid+ lockdown at home, perhaps equally bizarre experience of sitting through yet another C93 related huge box, with one sitting! 6 x LP box of Andrew Liles working with Current 93 sounds. This 6 LP box of more abstract works was listened in one session. LP after another. Perhaps weakest moment is the A-side of last LP, but all in all, pretty damn good box. No neofolk here, couple sides are eerie drone. Sometimes gets pretty noisy, always neat. I guess this is the thing with having good sources, and that mixed with more advanced editing possibilities than back in the 80's. This one I actually had still shrinkwrapped since 2010 when it came out. I got it about same time as the VOD vinyl box, so at the time felt like I'll check the other box later on... well, this sure is later on!
Then moved into:
V/A Cassettencombinat West-Berlin 1980 - 81 3xLP boxVinyl On Demand
Best works remind almost spirit of early Einturzende Neubauten - vaguely sure - but that's how it works for me. Early tape scene electronic music / industrial sounds
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 09, 2022, 10:16:03 AM
Current 93 / As The World Disappears
Basically perfect. Most of it appears on the second disc of the 2CD edition of Thunder Perfect Mind, for those unable to obtain the costly VOD box.
Stuck in the house with Covid, so seemed like a good time to listen to a stack of new purchases. Stuff many, including myself have heard before, but what else have I got to do right now.
Prurient - And Still, Wanting LP
Perhaps my favorite Prurient release at this point. Has a crisp digital sound that I am normally not drawn to, but the usage of this type of sound fits the aesthetic of the release perfectly. Crushing blasts of noise that abruptly cut out followed by low ominous drones and typical Prurient style spoken word. With this release and Pleasure Ground I feel like he really came into his own. All around perfect balance of brutality emotion that so many Prurient releases are categorizes by.
Prurient - Pleasure Ground LP
First track is a total earfuck with shrill feedback and rhythmic blasting static bursts. Tortured vocals. Another contender for top Prurient release. There is perhaps one droning death industrial style track that causes a loss of momentum, but it is just a minor inconsistency. Still a top contender. Wish the reissue had the same cover art as the original that I purchased. The bizarre jester/logo mashup is more fitting.
Alfarmania - Bottenskrapet LP
I was a recent convert to Alfarmania. Perhaps the high prices that some of their releases fetch discouraged me. I don't really know. Happy to have dived into more of their catalog. This is not cold or harsh but murky, damaged, cavernous, and suffocating sound. This is what I want industrial/power electronics to sound like. Totally ramshackle, almost falling apart at times. What sounds like ground buzz or unplugged cables at some points. Unhinged. Two enveloping long form tracks. One per side. Picture disk collage looks phenomenal as well.
Haare - Tantric Noise LP
I have sung Haare's praises on this board a few times, and this is a perfect record for being sick and quarantined at home. Meditative drones, clanging and creaking metal, the ever present feeling of eastern mysticism that he is known for. The sounds of some unknown temple ritual. Oddly calming, but not without the possibility of impending dread. Never reaching levels of full harshness but remaining restrained.
Macronympha - Live At No Fun Fest Single Sided LP
After seeing the classic footage of the chaos that unfolded during this set, an audio only version feels a bit lacking, but how could it not. However that is not to say it is without its merits. Harsh and energetic. Sounds of crowd rowdiness. One can pick up on the energy of the set especially when cheering and screaming of the crowd are heard over the music. By no means a bad release, but live albums are rarely essential especially one's such as this where physical chaos seemed to be taking center stage (in a good way!). Still, a cheap acquisition, and happy to add it to the Macro collection.
Nuori Veri - Kadonnut Maailmankuva CD
Possibly my favorite release that I have heard all year. This was written about on the SI website, so I won't try to repeat anything. Basically this is one of the most unique takes on PE/Industrial I have heard in a long time. So much so that I hesitate to even throw it into one of those camps. Many sounds that are not particularly powerful or harsh, but add to the overall dusty, traditionalist atmosphere. Scraping wood, rural farm sounds, and the vocals.... Incredibly powerful, almost militant proclamations. I do not speak Finnish, but language works perfectly to me ears, and I have some minute understanding of what the lyrical themes are. Cream of the crop release that has been on repeat since I got it.
Quote from: NerveGas on April 15, 2022, 03:40:57 AM
Nuori Veri - Kadonnut Maailmankuva CD
Possibly my favorite release that I have heard all year. This was written about on the SI website, so I won't try to repeat anything. Basically this is one of the most unique takes on PE/Industrial I have heard in a long time. So much so that I hesitate to even throw it into one of those camps. Many sounds that are not particularly powerful or harsh, but add to the overall dusty, traditionalist atmosphere. Scraping wood, rural farm sounds, and the vocals.... Incredibly powerful, almost militant proclamations. I do not speak Finnish, but language works perfectly to me ears, and I have some minute understanding of what the lyrical themes are. Cream of the crop release that has been on repeat since I got it.
This is great stuff. Same goes for the
'Luun Ja Auran Synteesi' tape. I've been enjoying both of them quite a bit, simply based on sound and the associated subject matter. It's a goddamn shame that I don't understand a lick of Finnish, since it feels like l'm missing out on
a lot, to say the least. Too bad there aren't any lyrics included either. Regardless, it's a breath of fresh air in our world, for its unique approach as much as its earnest attitude.
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Quote from: NerveGas on April 15, 2022, 03:40:57 AM
Nuori Veri - Kadonnut Maailmankuva CD
Possibly my favorite release that I have heard all year. This was written about on the SI website, so I won't try to repeat anything. Basically this is one of the most unique takes on PE/Industrial I have heard in a long time. So much so that I hesitate to even throw it into one of those camps. Many sounds that are not particularly powerful or harsh, but add to the overall dusty, traditionalist atmosphere. Scraping wood, rural farm sounds, and the vocals.... Incredibly powerful, almost militant proclamations. I do not speak Finnish, but language works perfectly to me ears, and I have some minute understanding of what the lyrical themes are. Cream of the crop release that has been on repeat since I got it.
This is great stuff. Same goes for the 'Luun Ja Auran Synteesi' tape. I've been enjoying both of them quite a bit, simply based on sound and the associated subject matter. It's a goddamn shame that I don't understand a lick of Finnish, since it feels like l'm missing out on a lot, to say the least. Too bad there aren't any lyrics included either. Regardless, it's a breath of fresh air in our world, for its unique approach as much as its earnest attitude.
It really is phenomenal. The other releases I have heard are great as well. I will be following everything this project does going forward. And yes, lyrics would be great! I would even (attempt to) translate them myself if I had to. Not that Google Translate would be much help. But I agree that it seems like lyrics are a very important component and I do feel I am missing out. With that said it is refreshing to see a project do something so completely outside the box within the realm of industrial. Not that I mind more traditional approaches, but this type of experimentation is always welcome.
Kovana - "Club Catharsis" CD
Kovana has been walking their own paths and this full lenght really cements that statement. Cover arts have this very distinct Kovana aesthetic, simple and punky approach. Sound itself has taken huge leaps; mixture if dense wall of sound and high end ripping noises with intense as ever vocal delivery. Songs have these kind of glitchy features, abrupt pauses, blasts, at times sound is ripping apart in a neat way. Some songs are just short rippers. At times I kind of get this industrial version of Atari Teenage Riot vibe from heavy beat oriented songs, intense atmosphere and female vocals. And only in a good way. Vocals have varied kind of effecting, which is always appreciated. From distant wobbly kind to more in your face. I tried to pick out stand out songs but I ended up writing almost every song. Tells enough about this album. Extremely fresh wind with neon lights, in the hazy industrial dungeon.
Human Larvae - "Pure Sex" CD
I don't have that much reference points ofn HL material, but I really liked this CD. Song titles revolve around death, sex and rebirth. Layout of the multipaneled digipack is spot on, accompanied with lyrics. Sound on "Pure Sex" is crafted with good vision and intent. Spacious yet very present, looping industrial scraps, nicely distorted vocals and commanding teutonic voice. Theres a hand on feel to it with physical metal treatment, scrapes and bangs, with an avalanche of dense layer of noise. Song flow goes from one instrumental song, one song with vocals etc. I am not sure if the album tells a linear story, or more like fragments of circumstances, memories and dreams. Personally I really like the samples in "Rejection Intermezzo". To conclude I would say this album requires attention, lots of stuff is happening under seemingly "simple" songs. With careful listening one can unearth lots of things, and sometimes the looping quality of songs sort of set the listener in a strange catatonic mood.
RE: Nuori Veri : New Metsakirkko [the guy from Nuori Veri with a pal] tape is good stuff too. But being 4th chapter in Kult Of Nihilow's series, after Sadio, Pain Nail, and Alfarmania / Young Hustlers split, you dont need anyone's recommendation. You feel, you know it is good, and i am just verifying, saying you are correct.
Quote from: Theodore on April 15, 2022, 07:28:06 PM
RE: Nuori Veri : New Metsakirkko [the guy from Nuori Veri with a pal] tape is good stuff too. But being 4th chapter in Kult Of Nihilow's series, after Sadio, Pain Nail, and Alfarmania / Young Hustlers split, you dont need anyone's recommendation. You feel, you know it is good, and i am just verifying, saying you are correct.
I was unaware that someone from Metsakirkko was involved with Nuori Veri. I only know of them through their collaboration with Hail Conjurer, who I am a big fan of. Will have to check out more now, of course. Thanks for the heads up.
This latest Metsäkirkko tape is the best to get if you like Nuori Veri. Perhaps less musical than former works. Also due special packaging etc, not likely to be available for very long!
Thanks for the kind words. Those interested in Nuori Veri lyrics can get in touch: brownhillmafia@gmail.com. I've made some crude translations.
Vincent Dallas – DOKTERSBEZOEK Narcolepsia c20
Vincent Dallas returns with his third release on Narcolepsia. The relatively new Belgian artist to the scene who made an impression with his Manische Hyperaktiviteit tape on the Finnish Satatuhatta label returns with a slightly different, but equally satisfying release. The immediate difference I notice between this material and the last tape is it's a lot crustier. Overall, the sound is more rough and lo-fi with the perfect level of grit. The material has characteristics that could definitely be described as the "broken electronics" sound that Oskar was discussing recently on one of the private WCN Patreon episodes. Think somewhere in the ballpark of the Sewer Election & Treriksroset "Rågsved" release. Really filthy, sputtery, and jagged tones of gear on their last breath.
Excellent, excellent release. Excited by each new tape from the artist and very much anticipating the Fantoom Klank cassette.
Scathing – Tunneling Flesh Mound Narcolepsia c20
Kenny's development of style has been exciting to listen to for the last few years. First got his self-titled tape on Idiopathic Records (whatever happened to this label? Put out quality material) and enjoyed his multiple tapes and CD release on Oxen. That first untitled c20 on Oxen was especially good and the 74-minute monolithic recent full-length CD "A Capital Beneath The Waves" is a very rewarding listen.
Anyway, Side A of Tunneling Flesh Mound is the fast-paced and scorching cut-up style Kenny does so well. Full-on non-stop blasting feedback and distortion. Side B showcases some of the more finesse and editing prowess of the artist and exhibits an ebb and flow of dynamics. Starts off with a more atmospheric build-up and then starts darting in and out of harsh shaker box blasts, then into subdued grinding machinery loops, and back out again.
An artist that knows how to go full throttle but also tapers his releases with well thought out dynamics, very strong tape and a new favorite from his many solid releases!
Moozzhead - "Waist Watchers Anonymous"
Moozzhead - "Adventures in Modern Erotics"
Moozzhead - "The Doors Of Perfection"
Three new Moozz tapes, in for a treat! Dormant for 20 years, now erupting and spitting quality harsh noise tapes here and there! Material has taken big leaps since the first tape after "comeback". But out of these three "The Doors Of Perfection" shows most improvement, a lot of new techniques which bring colour and twist to the deal. Definate must haves for anyone into good ripping harsh noise! Best part is, I am sure there is lots of more to come!
Quote from: RURAL RESISTANCE on April 16, 2022, 10:02:36 AM
Thanks for the kind words. Those interested in Nuori Veri lyrics can get in touch: brownhillmafia@gmail.com. I've made some crude translations.
I'll send an email shortly. Great work.
BLESS THE SICKNESS - "BLESS THE SICKNESS" 10"
Asrar
Total dirtbag electronics. Nothing trendy here. Minimal PE / loops from Pasi, hateful vox from Ravenlord (Woods of Infinity). I've been wanting this one for some time and finally pulled the trigger on it. Not disappointed! Asrar, of course, does a great job with the presentation. Nice thick cover and cardstock insert with full color print. "Pee for Bizarre Uproar."
Little Seed - Golgotha [Lor Teeps] , 1987 tape : Orthodox Easter week here i picked this up to listen. Thematic release, the soundtrack to bloody stories from the bible, in 80s experimental fashion. Text is spoken to go fit with the music flow. 2 side-long tracks of various parts / stories with ambient interconnects. Atmosphere is easy, relaxed with some moments of tension. Musically simple but beautiful. Not something to impress but it always leaves a good taste whenever i have played it. Though, you have to be in that mood [?] i guess. For a break, for something different, it's very fine for me. - It's on YouTube : https://youtu.be/c0SwWGzaOms?t=2459 . "I 've betrayed the innocent blood" .
Quote from: HateSermon on April 19, 2022, 02:11:21 AM
BLESS THE SICKNESS - "BLESS THE SICKNESS" 10"
Asrar
Total dirtbag electronics. Nothing trendy here. Minimal PE / loops from Pasi, hateful vox from Ravenlord (Woods of Infinity). I've been wanting this one for some time and finally pulled the trigger on it. Not disappointed! Asrar, of course, does a great job with the presentation. Nice thick cover and cardstock insert with full color print. "Pee for Bizarre Uproar."
I have been thinking about picking this one up for a while. Where does this line up in Pasi's discography so far? Murky p.e. or more on the sharp feedback side?
Quote from: HateSermon on April 19, 2022, 02:11:21 AM
BLESS THE SICKNESS - "BLESS THE SICKNESS" 10"
Asrar
Total dirtbag electronics. Nothing trendy here. Minimal PE / loops from Pasi, hateful vox from Ravenlord (Woods of Infinity). I've been wanting this one for some time and finally pulled the trigger on it. Not disappointed! Asrar, of course, does a great job with the presentation. Nice thick cover and cardstock insert with full color print. "Pee for Bizarre Uproar."
Someone really needs to do a tape or CD of all the BTS material. I am sure it can only be a total win.
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Quote from: HateSermon on April 19, 2022, 02:11:21 AM
BLESS THE SICKNESS - "BLESS THE SICKNESS" 10"
Asrar
Total dirtbag electronics. Nothing trendy here. Minimal PE / loops from Pasi, hateful vox from Ravenlord (Woods of Infinity). I've been wanting this one for some time and finally pulled the trigger on it. Not disappointed! Asrar, of course, does a great job with the presentation. Nice thick cover and cardstock insert with full color print. "Pee for Bizarre Uproar."
I have been thinking about picking this one up for a while. Where does this line up in Pasi's discography so far? Murky p.e. or more on the sharp feedback side?
More murky. Track one is rumbling junk metal loops, no piercing feedback. Track 2 sounds the most "musical" with use of droning bass and drumming, close to the sound of Vihameditaatio's first track. Track 3 has long mid pitched undertone creating a sense of tension and anger. Subtle sample of torture (?) in background and vocals kick in. Very last bit of the B side is explosion of noise, a lot like BU's earlier work.
The vocals sell the release. Very pissed.
Overall, the material sounds like a rehearsal session. That room recording sound that BU and other Finns are known for (and my personal favorite). Vocals almost sound like they're recorded further away... or maybe no mic was used? Would be interesting to see the space.
As for tape release - I have heard a rumor of this being reissued with more material. Hopefully that's a reality. Curiosity got the best of me so I went ahead and ordered the 10" anyway. Will most likely get the tape too.
Quote from: HateSermon on April 20, 2022, 07:12:36 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on April 20, 2022, 06:57:15 AM
Quote from: HateSermon on April 19, 2022, 02:11:21 AM
BLESS THE SICKNESS - "BLESS THE SICKNESS" 10"
Asrar
Total dirtbag electronics. Nothing trendy here. Minimal PE / loops from Pasi, hateful vox from Ravenlord (Woods of Infinity). I've been wanting this one for some time and finally pulled the trigger on it. Not disappointed! Asrar, of course, does a great job with the presentation. Nice thick cover and cardstock insert with full color print. "Pee for Bizarre Uproar."
I have been thinking about picking this one up for a while. Where does this line up in Pasi's discography so far? Murky p.e. or more on the sharp feedback side?
More murky. Track one is rumbling junk metal loops, no piercing feedback. Track 2 sounds the most "musical" with use of droning bass and drumming, close to the sound of Vihameditaatio's first track. Track 3 has long mid pitched undertone creating a sense of tension and anger. Subtle sample of torture (?) in background and vocals kick in. Very last bit of the B side is explosion of noise, a lot like BU's earlier work.
The vocals sell the release. Very pissed.
Overall, the material sounds like a rehearsal session. That room recording sound that BU and other Finns are known for (and my personal favorite). Vocals almost sound like they're recorded further away... or maybe no mic was used? Would be interesting to see the space.
As for tape release - I have heard a rumor of this being reissued with more material. Hopefully that's a reality. Curiosity got the best of me so I went ahead and ordered the 10" anyway. Will most likely get the tape too.
Being an old fan of both BU and WOI, I'm buying this for sure. Sounds just right..
Quote from: HateSermon on April 20, 2022, 07:12:36 PM
Quote from: Balor/SS1535 on April 20, 2022, 06:57:15 AM
Quote from: HateSermon on April 19, 2022, 02:11:21 AM
BLESS THE SICKNESS - "BLESS THE SICKNESS" 10"
Asrar
Total dirtbag electronics. Nothing trendy here. Minimal PE / loops from Pasi, hateful vox from Ravenlord (Woods of Infinity). I've been wanting this one for some time and finally pulled the trigger on it. Not disappointed! Asrar, of course, does a great job with the presentation. Nice thick cover and cardstock insert with full color print. "Pee for Bizarre Uproar."
I have been thinking about picking this one up for a while. Where does this line up in Pasi's discography so far? Murky p.e. or more on the sharp feedback side?
More murky. Track one is rumbling junk metal loops, no piercing feedback. Track 2 sounds the most "musical" with use of droning bass and drumming, close to the sound of Vihameditaatio's first track. Track 3 has long mid pitched undertone creating a sense of tension and anger. Subtle sample of torture (?) in background and vocals kick in. Very last bit of the B side is explosion of noise, a lot like BU's earlier work.
The vocals sell the release. Very pissed.
Overall, the material sounds like a rehearsal session. That room recording sound that BU and other Finns are known for (and my personal favorite). Vocals almost sound like they're recorded further away... or maybe no mic was used? Would be interesting to see the space.
As for tape release - I have heard a rumor of this being reissued with more material. Hopefully that's a reality. Curiosity got the best of me so I went ahead and ordered the 10" anyway. Will most likely get the tape too.
Thanks for the quick review! Sounds interesting for sure. I think I might wait for an expanded tape version, as I don't listen to vinyl too much. Any idea what label will be doing it?
Worth - Sacred Violence Noise (White Centipede Noise)
This is a mechanical onslaught of constant confusion and dismay, bursts of debilitated frequencies coming from every angle. Totally shameless and unforgiving. At first, you can't really hear the wild life and natural habitat of Nan because of the relentless and unhealthy aural psychosis smothering it.
Gorilla noise comes in next, caveman shit, creeping, oppressive. Everything sounds like it needs help. No aid in sight. Filthy feedback buries itself in a garden of Thailand agriculture and village routine. Blasted through a loudspeaker this could be reminiscent of Ghost Tape Number Ten used in Vietnam by the U.S. troops as a form of psychological warfare.
The user is, still, persistently trying to stop the feedback from escaping.
Things bleed through like blood rushing out of a fresh bullet-involved wound. By the end the listener may be able to make out the field recordings of roosters trapped in a kaleidoscope of derelict and neglected sound. This may have been the exact outcome the artist wanted in a spiritual journey to the East which makes it stand out alongside the rest of their discography.
The packaging is great and I have tricked a few people with the mouse trap upon opening it.
Up next Heretic Grail - With Ropes and Broken Will (Angst)...
LR "brother" 12"
Posh Isolation
Still very good. One sider vinyl with very minimal info. Meaning, no info at all. Without checking discogs, no recollection when this came out, but judging from material... sort of "mid period LR" if that description makes sense!
Raymond Dijkstra "L'opus ch" LP
Everybody loves Raymond? This lp has really eerie soundscapes, mistreated piano, delay tricks, very simple but effective technology, resulting good things... My assumption is that this artists is appreciated by handful of guys who will grab ultra limited hand made items from him, but vast majority of people don't pay attention?
V/A Wenn All Bruder Schweigen" 10"
Kapellmeister records
compilation 10" that probably never makes it to anyones favorite lists, but is good for being specific era of euro industrial sound. Like how often you hear stuff like INADE is here? Bleak drum machine, speach on the back, very minimal electronics. Such a contrast to bombastic D.B track that came before it.
O.C. Track is really neat. it is quite unlike many of their tracks. Wouldn't mind another O.C. Reissue collecting comp tracks.
Anenzephalia is bleak and very nice. Vocals quiet and buried below slow moving dark "power electronics" soundscape. Also, compilation of Anenzephalia comp tracks would be more than welcome!
In recent times, I think G.O. has not submitted any masterworks to compilations. On this 10", song ain't dogday or WPF type of anthem, but good solid track with many of the known GO characteristics.
Con-Dom track been reissued on Shards... comp 2xCD, its painful high electronic sound with some choirs/hymn barely audible on the back.
While comp has no obvious hit songs, it presents the bleak and unique euro pe/industrial sound of this time and certainly good item to have.
Changes / Cavernous Condition split 10"
Neofolk split. Changes is one of my favorites on genre. CC here is utterly bizarre. Blunt acoustic guitar driven neofolk, but with... guttural almost death metal style growling! Damn... For lovers of eccentric bizarre music, this is quite a treat! It is sort of ballsy move to growl over neo folk like this, hehe...
IRM four studies for crucifixion 10"
Cold Meat
Its not very long since IRM was last on my turntable. If you want more early IRM sounding aggro vocals and harder sound, this 10" is good to go too. I like later works too, but I remember when IRM first started, it was pretty damn hard hitting new act that would be part of the shifting sound and production of "power electronics" of early 00's.
This is 20 years old release, but being Cold Meat release with fairly big print run and perhaps also 10" format, you can still get it cheap. Especially first track might have one of the most juicy and aggressive vocal sound of IRM releases.
T.G.V.T. "Paralysis" 10"
power & steel
It is very rare occasion I wonder how did the TGVT sound like. I do think about occasionally, as band has some unusual things. Lots of members, only few releases, name that always stick in my head since the 90's.. I guess I have only this 10", neither of the CD's. I got also the LP of one of the members solo, Yoris Ondera on Tesco org. One of the Tesco titles that has been cheap for years and never seems to sell out, hah..
Anyways TGVT early 90's German ritual industrial. At least some members lived in Mannheim and one of these guys ran studio responsible for mastering GO "truth..." album in the 90's. This is good mix of harder, almost death industrial type gloomy and grey soundscapes and almost tribal industrial elements. Always dark, though. Anyone has the TGVT CD's How are they compared to 10"?
Just listened to Alessandra Zerbinati – Slice Me, I Love You Lathe cut 12" on OEC. Really like this. Yet have to see the accompanying DVDr. More infos here https://www.oldeuropacafe.com/catalog/category/slice-me-i-love-you.html (https://www.oldeuropacafe.com/catalog/category/slice-me-i-love-you.html) or here https://cocaproject.art/artists/alessandra-zerbinati-coca20/ (https://cocaproject.art/artists/alessandra-zerbinati-coca20/)
And right now, Bizarre Uproar - Mother DLP on Asrar. One of my favourite BU records. Nice to have it on vinyl too.
Really looking forward to new BU, hope it comes soon.
Hopefully the CD will arrive in the next couple days, but Fuck! - the new "Himukalt - A third fantasy" is amazing. I really like all her records, but she's just getting better and better. Couldn't wait, so I listened on Bandcamp.
I would guess that 2006-8 are not generally voted to be among noteworthy years of Japanese noise? Usually when you check out shelves and check out discogs for more info, many times older stuff and tapes of Japanese noise tapes are all listed, often high priced and wanted. Late 00's CDR's is entirely different thing. Often items nobody has even listed to discogs, if it has been, only couple owners and never for sale.
Erehwon CDR
This Erehwon cdr titled in japanese I can't type here, is soundtrack for dance performance is pretty good, probably among their best, just cdr format makes it less collectible, less interesting. There are some perfect drones, neat spaceous metal junk screeching and noisy moments. Hour+ of stuff.
Molester "Rostov-On-Donu" CDR
maybe one of his very first ones? Live show from 2008 on pro-CDR, but privately distributed. Some of his works is leaning more to "power electronics" - perhaps most of all due the themes. This one, surely it can be filed under vile and disapproved interests, but musically pretty straight forward live harsh electronics. I remember meeting him in one of Japanese gigs, and man gave me bunch of items and some magazine as gift. Decade later, still appreciated!
I think now there could be good time for some label to try to do anthology of forgotten years of Japanese noise. Just to see if it would be appreciated like the oldies always get attention no matter if wouldn't be absolute best..
Hal Hutchinson self titled tape
2022 Der Bunker
Conceptually this piece isn't too different from Hal's recent solo work, but still is a stand out in his discography. It acts like a stripped down version of last year's "Cold Industrial Experience". A picture is painted in my mind while listening to this material: Tape loops that sound corroded and found in some burnt down abandoned warehouse in a grey wartorn land. Perhaps the sounds of the churning machines are samples from the workers long ago? The minimal design of the jcard - stamped with the :HH: symbol - then burnt on the edges (each copy varying to a certain degree) - offers a physical manifestation of what Hal might be trying to accomplish here. Timeless, bare bones, repetitive, and put through the ringer. This is noise for fanatics of raw sounding loops. Strongly recommended.
High recommendations for the new Hal tape. Funny enough, I listened to it for the first time last night and drafted a very similar review but you beat me to posting it. Hal is the tape loop and metal work master, always very excited for each new release. There are I think at least 3 distinctive pieces per side of the tape and each has a uniquely different sound while all remaining in a lo-fi crude tape work realm. Side B might have had a little more improvised "live" noise if I remember correctly. Will return to this regularly.
This and the somewhat recent Zylkon SS - The Demoralising Effects Of Noise tape are top notch. Each subtle tape drop on Der Dunker from the last couple of years has been quality.
Awesome. Yeah its gotten to the point where each release of his is an instant buy. There are a handful of guys like that out there for me.
There was also Hal Hutchinson new tape loop tape. Literally just a loop tape, so both sides last just few seconds, but you can obviously let it rotate as long as you wish. I think it was merely 10 copies made!
V/A Humanless Compilation CDR
Comp CDR supposedly in edition of 500! Spray painted home made cdr with silkscreened cover.. there's some decent work... Most of the bands are not noise here (Moss, Thralldom, Unearthly Tance, and so on), but Viodre and about 6 minutes long great Taint tracks makes this CDR keeper!
UTON "Taivaan Joka Kolossa" CDR,
Unlimited, but who knows how many was made as obviously it was taken away from sale. Originally Clay Records 2001 and then 2 years later more copies by Musically Incorrect Records (both operated by mr. Sick Seed). I was told was planned to be reissued, but have not been. Finnish experimental noise and drone/handmade junk sounds. These days I like Uton sound vastly more than I did 20 years ago. It used to be tough to swallow the certain type aesthetics of Finn experimental, but learned to appreciate.
YAO 91404 D "psychotherapy" CDR.
For my surprise, 20 years old Russian CDR release that still works just fine! This edition of 23 copies, makes me think like Metgumbnerbone type of acoustic cavernous acts, some sort of flute, junk, odd humming, feels like what noise would be without gear! I am not surprised that this project never gets mentioned anywhere, but besides these ultra limited cdr's, there's even one CD on Freak Animal...
Comp CD that came with Denshi Zatsuon #4 magazine, was also sold separately. This dates back to 2000. Koji Tano was alive, and he was key figure in keeping Denshi Zatsuon magazine going. There was issue or two still after he died, but man was too important figure and nobody could keep up that level of work... Highlights on it are ripping Chop Shop track, very neat Kiyoshi Mizutani track and also Thurston Moore surprised how good he was and Veprisuicida of course always rules but this track is also found on his own release.
Jarboe- Walls (on Youtube)
Like it, from 1984 as far as I know, before she's joining Swans. Very minimal high pitched tones and lots of desperate screaming. If someone would reissue this, on whatever format, I'd gladly buy it.
https://youtu.be/Qn1HQ1K8Tv8 (https://youtu.be/Qn1HQ1K8Tv8)
I've been digging through a recent hefty order from Stoic Strength last couple of days, today's playlist includes:
V/A - Nyrkki ja kyrpä - F&V Compilation CD
Sick Seed - The Great Corrupter CD
Cervical Smear - Real Death Enthusiast CD
Black State - Hlose CD
Black State - Offensive Weapon 7"
Quote from: NUDE_MAJA_GOYA on May 03, 2022, 06:26:54 AM
Diesel Guitar: Basically everything. I think, besides when Solmania is in the zone, I generally am not that into "guitar noise", especially when it's clearly just guitar. I hate improv moves, hate Derek Bailey and all that annoying dork playing an instrument in a wacky exploration crap. I'd even say I think Jojo sucks, super dry annoying sharp guitar sound. In the midst of a -Kaidan group effort he rules, but just that raw guitar sound alone is lame. Alternately, just running a guitar through a wet chain can be too easy and obvious. My disinterest is based as usual in my contempt for anything "i can do". Masayuki Takayanagi, I really only LOVE when it's 90's effect drench stuff (though in his case, his skill is beyond mastery and I could never touch it... but even Otomo Yoshihide solo guitar is like... too dry). Most of the DG stuff, all the solo / duo variations, really hits on target for me. It's technically not really harsh, more like Texture Fields which is what I look for, tonal layers too. A lot is really just kosmische ambient heavy guitar drone, like really mellowed down Keiji Haino instrumental sections. It has all been hitting the spot lately, a presence, a haze with hidden light, a cloud dark shifting, it's guitar and effects, but they take it subtle and let it grow (though some tracks do just, STOP, which I always feel, shoulda let it go longer.) Might sit down and do a per release review.
good post, great recommendation, had not heard of this project, and has all the markers of something i would casually overlook were it not for a thoughtful review like this
I fucking paid quite a funny amount of money for it, but the Jonathan Briley - Complete Works 7CD boxset is worth every cent! Get it while you can!
Quote from: NUDE_MAJA_GOYA on May 13, 2022, 11:30:17 PM
Batchas: It's possible Roger from Maggot Bile is here too. Tasteful bass frequencies, spoken German on the A, and a buried spoken loop on the B – this is doing what I was hoping the Maggot Bile record would stick to, frequencies interacting minimally, gradual texture shifts, and reserved pacing – but no cute samples. Kinda reminds me of one of those records you get where you're like, ok it's fine, but why press it to vinyl? No real complaints, but as with essentially all things in life, I do wish there were flanged commando vocals yelling over everything . You listen to enough French academic stuff from the 50's – 70's any of this 'at home' version of concrete from the 80s+ is not worthwhile. He kinda does goofy PE here.
Batchas had a couple of really good releases, as did another related project, Myiase (aka Myase). The Bunker Archeology compilation had a solid group of gems on it. Myiase was slated to do a powerhouse themed work that never went beyond the acceptance phase. Both projects are recommended.
Harsh talk of Brume, a bona fide great. Can't agree with you on that score.
MASS MARRIAGE "Restless" CD
New Forces
These days you get quite often remarks about "guys in balaclavas pushing one finger on MS-20", hehe.. sort of deserved for part of the genre, but in some ways, occasionally ain't that many fingers you need for good industrial-noise of some sorts! This CD has pretty simple structures, often oscillating synth, some vocals, samples, a bit of other things, but one barely needs to re-invent the wheel, if there is a bit of taste and know how, and even the tasty buzzing distortion present in vocals and samples is something that hits the sweet spot for me, and I like this way more than previous things I heard from project.
SEWER ELECTION "Horse Utopie" CD
Ideal
Harsh Noise from S.E. barely needs introduction. It is pretty much what S.E. does at the moment, and if you like it, you'll like this.
ÄIJÄLÄ / NOVA / KANDELIN "Forest" CD
Farfalla
Basically this would be Musta Toteemi with additional female vocalist. Droning electronics and droning singing, simple but excellent nevertheless!
EDGE OF DECAY "Vein of Metal" CD
Aussaat
CD is partly harsh noise type of thing, partly it is the Finn industrial-noise / PE type approach. There are bunch of tracks ( 8 in total ) that are really damn good, like massive ending piece.. and then there are tracks what would have been fine on tape, but do not appear as good as one would hope CD album to be! Surely fans of Finnish noise filth will be satisfied, but if you expect the final touch of sweet ear-candy, I guess CD could have been recycled via analogue tape or something and it would have have extra punch.
V/A Feedback solidarity tape
Finnish noise artists in solidarity for Ukraine. 19 artists from Finland here, and even after there are 5 volumes of KOLARI compilations and 4 volumes of TERÄSSINFONIA, you will have probably almost 10 projects that have not been featured in neither of those series! So this would be another mandatory for those who want to check out the currently active Finnish noise scene. Any why to check? It's brilliant compilation for starters! So good songs here, it's too bad the tape sold so quick. It would probably work out perfectly also as CD compilation. 60 minutes, and I would say there is barely more than couple minutes where it wouldn't be "hit music only", eh eh...
You can check it from bandcamp:
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-solidarity-finnish-noise-artists-in-solidarity-for-ukraine
Taint: sex sick.
Do i have to say more?
My favourite noise album ever.
OCHU - AmokNagen / AbgangsGenom C30 (Hatband, 2022)
I've had this recording on tape for quite some time, but have kept myself from playing it too often, as I wanted it rather fresh when the real deal showed up. It was tough, but now it's finally here. This tape sees Ochu pull on his wellingtons again. It's a nod back to his tape heydays in many ways: plenty of "brown notes", uneasy loops and electric seepage. But his present use of untreated field and object sounds have found their way in as well, preventing this thing from being some straight up retro trip, and instead takes off where Dryparn (Gothenburg Blood Cult, 2008) ended while adding new things to the mix. The atmosphere of it is that of a rundown and mismanaged farm, operated by drooling oafs, bereft of the necessary skills and wits. It's a foul and diseased scenery, folks. Bring odor salt in case you insist visiting. Killer tape!
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V/A Feedback solidarity tape
Finnish noise artists in solidarity for Ukraine. 19 artists from Finland here, and even after there are 5 volumes of KOLARI compilations and 4 volumes of TERÄSSINFONIA, you will have probably almost 10 projects that have not been featured in neither of those series! So this would be another mandatory for those who want to check out the currently active Finnish noise scene. Any why to check? It's brilliant compilation for starters! So good songs here, it's too bad the tape sold so quick. It would probably work out perfectly also as CD compilation. 60 minutes, and I would say there is barely more than couple minutes where it wouldn't be "hit music only", eh eh...
You can check it from bandcamp:
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-solidarity-finnish-noise-artists-in-solidarity-for-ukraine
Yes, excellent compilation and lots of new names (at least for me). I was lucky enough to get the tape, but if this would be also released as CD, I'd most probably want to have it too.
Mogao - Finger Pointing To The Moon CD (Satatuhatta)
Rough textures, subdued piano punches and occasional bursts of noise interplay in Mogao`s latest full length that came out not so long ago from the northern Satatuhatta label. While Rajanen's vision sometimes reminds me of beloved experimental projects such as Idea Fire Company or even Ahti & Ahti, I get a feel that Finger Pointing To The Moon is not planned album in a sence that it would pick aesthetical pieces from album or two and combine them to a soup of cultural references.
To me this album feels like a gifted noise artist is starting to open up more and more to different possibilities inside the creative process and I cannot wait to hear what he`s up to next.
Bromp Treb - Bald Eagle Over Food City LP (Artsy)
"The same places, things and people can have many different names depending on who is doing the calling..."
American sound artist Neil "cloaca' Young a.k.a Bromp Treb gets super personal on his latest. He delivers 13 deformed compositions which little by little show us layers of beauty and stagnant melancholy. Bromp Treb takes us through what seems to be a carcass of an American smalltown, each track representing a certain place or a setting. The soundworld of the LP varies from arhythmic loopery (a very common attribute on many Artsy Records releases...) to a drunken one man marching band playing his guts out.
"A fat bald eagle lazily circles above the grocery store parking lot..."
It might take some time to digest Bald Eagle Over Food City but I promise that the experience will be well worth it. This record carries within it a special kind of honesty.
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Phill Niblock - Nothing to look at just a record (LP, 1982, India Navigation)
I bought this some years ago and received a cracked lp. Found a supposedly near unplayed copy a while back. But it does play with some noise throughout. Unsure if it's been played by a bad needle or if pressing was not very good. Anyone else with an original of this? This should have been reissued on CD...
I have the vinyl reissue from Superior Viaduct, and to my ears it sounds great. No annoying hiss, pops etc. Looks fine as well, true to the original pressing.
Aprapat's "Chimes of Entropy" fucking rules.
Ludd Gang - Demo 1999 - anarcho percussion ensemble with minimal electronics and sampled "lyrics" - good stuff, and for when in the mood for something like Militia.
can find it at the great bandcamp page https://sheffieldtapearchive.bandcamp.com/
Nuori Veri - Kadonnut maailmankuva
Not much to add to the posts a couple of pages above. Very unique take on industrial (is there something similar to this? let us know). Love the hand-made feel and overall ruggedness. Abrupt edits utilized here and there work well. Great vocals, both shouted and spoken. I guess the ones on "Ikuisten ystävien kanssa" are sampled? Where are they from? Anyways, one of the best and FRESHEST things I've heard lately. (CD compilation of the tapes would be more than welcome.)
Mania - Raw Nerves and Unseen Eyes
Worthy swan song to one of the best ever, showing different sides of the project.
That Mania was the last release full approved by living artists. Meaning all final graphics, layout of cd could be modified to be according to his will. It happened like less than week from his sudden death.
(He did approve also FA idea to collect all the FA's Mania tapes into CD release too plus gave the rights to "keep up the legacy" so to say, for all his old works. But those would be happening without the mastermind having possibility to tweak all details into his preferences)
Half Mortal "Faith In Hell" tape
Hospital productions
I had no idea who and what this was. I was half way through a-side and thinking... it could be another Fernow side project!? It is not like prurient, I mean not exactly. Plus what exactly IS Prurient? It is so many things. But nevertheless, the way of doing noises, combining certain type of digital synth tones and rough noises, doing songs, but still being noisy, not songy. Also vocal styles. The abrupt low voice talking moments, some screams. Certain efx.. It seemed like this would be some sort of Prurient collab with someone... but not at all! It's old guitar player of Rorschach, which is pretty damn furious hc band from 90's some most likely remember! I guess I got to check out the LP too. That has been just waiting for turn..
Virile Games "New Legion" 2xtape
Second Sleep
Now checking from the discogs for more info. I was surprised this ain't anything "second sleep related", but actually american guys. Duo consisting Dust Belt guy and K.P., both having several Hospital prod releases. I have vague recollection I got this double tape 2nd hand from someone who didn't like it enough. For me, it is a keeper. It is on the fine line of harsh noise and some "swedish noise", "lettera 22" type of approach back when it came out. Lots of physical scratching and fairly quiet lo-fi clatter and erupting into noise often enough. Two tapes, 50 minutes in total, came out already decade ago. At the time, might have been very much in spirit what was happening a lot. Listening it now, makes it stand out a bit.
Human Larvae "Fever Dreams" tape
Total Black
Since being label responsible for two latest CD albums of Human Larvae, it feels kind of stupid to suggest that tape releases of his would be better. That is wrong word. They are not necessarily better, but there is some a bit more relaxed quality and adventurous attitude when he makes tapes, right? This tape is really a full album. 10 songs, neat packaging, lyrics included, Martin Bladh doing guest vocals&lyrics for one piece. It is like the CD albums are tweaked to perfection. For tapes, he probably does that, but also perhaps there is some unconscious feel that if this is going to be 100 copies tape, there can be something what quite ain't "album hit songs"? More bleak noise pieces or songs that have no technical showmanship, but are just good. CD albums are HL at his finest and most focused, but then this recent tape release campaign, two on Cipher, double live tape of FA and this long tape album on Total Black is strongly recommended! ( If someone missed the double live tape, I don't have it publicly for sale, but at this moment couple copies still in physical store. Inquiry can be mailed and price is still the same..)
Predominance "Obliteration" LP
LOKI
1997 white vinyl LP on LOKI. I Recall it was at first little tough to swallow. Some people might remember Wolverine, pre-Predominance project that is like true (almost) forgotten jewel of heavy electronics / dark industrial. That was really masterful stuff. Then getting first Predominance and its gloomy dark ambient / bleak industrial soundscapes, but occasionally tracks have these down pitched vocals like Whitehouse great white death...
It is really for aquired tastes. However, there ain't many groups like this. While safe good shouts and screams are fine, some of the more demented vocal styles are tough at first, but eventually most memorable.
What would go down well with dark tones, wolves howling, ritual chanting, pitchshifted vocals, lavey texts used for lyrics,.... black & white cover with skulls, whips,.. Things any gentleman can appreciate.
SOLMANIA "erosion" LP
Urashima
I may be slightly biased to comment as Solmania has such a mythical aura for me. Never before I heard this 1987 tape. Now 3 listenings later, in one hand it is exactly what details make you expect, little lofi, snotty 80's live recording, but... not a negative remark! Something unexplained quality makes me want to spin it over again. This is not all guitar noise, but these early days Solmania had guitar + several other noise sources plus some screams etc.
GENOCIDE ORGAN 10 x 10"
Tesco
All 10"s are good, but as a wholeness, even better. I am fine with having the complete set, but as a distributor and for sake of having example how good industrial-noise could be, it would be nice to have perhaps some sort of 3xCD set available for anyone who missed the 10"s..?
Back in the day, I used to email GO guys frequently, complaining that how come its only Grunt and Bizarre Uproar who is doing represses of albums, and all the absolute classics of genre is out of print. Eventually some GO and G.W. and Con-Dom and such started to appear. Perhaps not only because of me pestering them about it, but who knows...
While tracks are kind of "misplaced" (in their words), tracks that did not fit into album. Some perhaps conceptually, some due nothing but duration of album etc. there is barely any "leftovers". Some of the tracks here are absolute highlights of GO sound, and would be unfortunate if even when archived, would be heard only by 300 people..
GENOCIDE ORGAN "Live lille 2000" LP
bootleg
Supposedly ltd 66. I bought it when it came out, 2003. Etched metal plates, "flag" with miss spelled city name, 12 page booklet, everything sealed shut with staples. Little nuggets of old memories about this are that guy who put this out, was paid visit, and part of pressing was... grabbed. Another thing was that band almost appreciated it. If city would have been spelled right, it would have been fairly honorable tribute. I would guess that this level of bootleg of your work is hard to be pissed off. It's quite something else than cdr's or cheap pirate copies... Sound is good. Live LP of GO, good sound, some classic songs, but decent versions.
Various Artists - "Feedback Solidarity - Finnish Noise Artists In Solidarity For Ukraine" tape
Kind of lost who is who while listening to the tape, but the same notion as people above me, each track was really good. There was no dull moments, where you start to think when the track is gonna be over. Tight tracks with little loose ends, to the point. I wouldn't mind a CD press later, even when deattached from the cause, this is a strong compilation that should be circulated more. A good showcase, once again, to show what's happening in Finlands noise field. Maybe even give it a bit more "accesssible" entry point to Finnish scene, no intimidating provocateurs, focus more on pure noise.
Having a semi chill morning and going through some recent stuff:
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson & Andy Heck Boyd - Ideas On Tape CS (Radical Documents)
All in all a nice and spaceous recording of spoken word tape fuckery and some acoustic guitar played in a Jandek tune. Listening to this while going through Siggy's zine. Tape and the zine go well with each other. Good stuff!
Testicle Hazard - Kiki & Kastor CD (Helicopter/Troniks)
Rough swirls & harsh ripping by these two. Really digging this from the CD! Bit on the long side, although the final part is the shit.
J. Koho - Aurinkovuosi CS (Ikuisuus)
Aurinkovuosi gathers Koho`s short drone singles released on various ltd. edition tapes by label Vuosi to a one proper release. Well crafted and stereoscopically interesting. Good for both passive and active listening.
Jukka Siikala - Spanielit (Sarvikustannus)
Short outsider novel from Mr. Siikala. Finnish version of this book is a bit stiff, but it adds something inexplicable to the overall atmosphere. Somewhat nihlistic undertone, but I'm sure that will not surprise those familiar with Siikala's visual art.
Emil Beaulieau - Moonlight in Vermont
Excellent harsh noise with ear for detail and building tension. Can this all be made on turntables? At his best, EB certainly was America's greatest living noise artist.
Mania - Armed to the Teeth
Here's another of America's greatest noise artists, albeit a dead one. Field recordings from a shooting range combined with high quality crude MANIAK noise. Less metal junk than on his later recordings I think, but superb nonetheless. Love the finale where they're shooting at a car. That's some proper noise there buddy.
The Rita - Szamanka
Listening to a clip of this reminds me of a more active Sukora and the world of 2673 (where is he now?). I realize this isn't new territory for The Rita in the minimalist, theoretical period, so 2673 comparisons have been there for a while now.
Peenemunde - II (FA)
Cold, "circular saw" -type of drones, low end buzzing and high end screeches. Lot`s of stuff happening, but all the elements seem to chat pretty well with each other so the release does not give a hasty feel. The atmosphere is more like isolated & violent... Both PD and PPT are pretty marinated in this field of sound and you can hear it from II. I guess I need to listen to this more than once to form a proper opinion, but after first round of listening this feels like a real solid release!
Quote from: MHK on May 29, 2022, 01:02:57 PM
Mania - Armed to the Teeth
Here's another of America's greatest noise artists, albeit a dead one. Field recordings from a shooting range combined with high quality crude MANIAK noise. Less metal junk than on his later recordings I think, but superb nonetheless. Love the finale where they're shooting at a car. That's some proper noise there buddy.
I'd have so say that this is probably my favorite Mania material. Just total ripping metal samples and you can almost feel the heat of the pavement at that texas shooting range. Wouldn't mind a vinyl reissue of this!
Scum F.C. - Proper Dogging
More kitchen sink scumnoise from the master! Great samples and a thick zine as well. B side has almost Whitehouse-style screeching "this is proper dogginngggg!". Always surprised this theme of UK lower classes isn't used by more people. Off the top of my head can think of Wertham, STAB Electronics, Natural Orthodoxy, surely there's others... so many topics to exploit there.
Aprapat - s/t 2CD compilation
Excellent and varied noise, ranging from weirdo sound collage to full-on harsh blast and metal junk party. A bit of New Blockaders here, a bit of Haters there, but still original and unique, and always a handmade or even "rustic" feel.
Eccitazione Cadaverica: Contro Le Vostre Viscere Malate.
Great 80s italian death power electronics.
One of my favourite output of mr. Cazzodio/Naxal Protocol
Day of obscure Finnish noise / experimental stuff..
HAUDAT debut tape, 2022, broken simple but very good noise. I have no idea if this guy did noise before, but could be his very first time. For fans of Capers, Amek-Maj, H.Ö.H. kind of raw and rugged, but not the obscene/filthy..
AUGEMENTED ATROCITY "dejadent intent" tape, guy from Kovana with his solo works. I know they were exposed to noise with things like certain era of Prurient... and I would say that Prurient, Loke Rahbek earlier solo (LR) stuff and a bit more to euro power electronics additions and we are pretty near..
LIMINAL ARCHEOLOGY series 3 tape, sounds a bit more clean and "atmospheric" than previous sauna primitivism? Ruralist wasteland approach always been there, now waving and dysfunctioning analogue tapes, almost tribal prescussions and all sorts of experimental sounds.
VÄKIPYÖRÄ "Great Songs of Väkipyörä" tape, more experimental music tape. At best it is drone, guitar feedback or gloomy synthetic sounds with spoken samples, but you'll have psych"rock", almost bluesy guitar experiments etc. too
HAARE "Dimension ripper" tape, well, this is more in category of bands people know of! After bunch of so great CD albums, it feels a bit like Haare taking it easy with small run tape being filled with less amazing stuff? Its decent, it is good, but kind of feels like for albums was best things, and this... ain't among them.
KYLMÄKOVAMAA "pimeyteen" tape, I know bunch of people have said you can't keep up with Finnish bands when you don't often remember their odd names. I would assume Kylmäkovamaa goes into that category. I would suspect it doesn't really matter as where you'd even buy this? I have couple in my physical store, but seems almost too good tape to sell to "whoever", eh eh.. Think of guy who is not formerly known from any noise projects, but comes up with tape that blends in like monolithic gloomy Haare'ish, Pain Nail'ish droning manual industrial-waste soundscape, but soon drags it into Biz-Up of even Clinic of T. filth chambers. It has lots of elements what Finn noise is known for, but still has its own identity here.
Hopefully some of these will eventually be on Terässinfonia CD series so wider world can hear their works...
Hal Hutchinson self titled tape ain't Finnish noise, but man has been visiting here many times when it was possible. This tape is filled with lots of tapeloops of massive metal-factory type of atmosphere. No shaker-boxes, no contact mic close-ups, but very interesting different size and shape sounds, and loops always are clearly selected with taste that each loop has almost musical feel to it how structure goes.
Can those Finnish tapes be bought somewhere?
Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide
Kids! This is how you take very simple elements - synth pulse'n'buzz, a layer or two of noise and feedback and vocals - and make a stunningly brilliant power electronics album. A bit like early SPK with added vodka/drugs and filth.
Vetrophonia - Dadacacophonia Dao tape on Zhelezobeton
Tasty industrial, sometimes noisy, sometimes quiet. Plenty of parts with samples from what sounds like movies and records, arranged in a way that often sounds very DADA and CACOPHONIA.
The Rita/Kakerlak - Delta Bayou Whore-House tape
Ripping harsh noise from both! Crunchy turbulent storm from The Rita and screechy ass-kicking full of action from Kakerlak. Excellent release.
Some really good stuff:
SSRI - Ritual Workings CD
Compilation of two tapes but you get the feeling that you're listening to a thought out album whole. Harsh, dynamic, weird and at times painful. The best I've heard from them.
Mo*Te - Taste Die Mad CD
Love this combination of harsh attack and psychedelic touch.
Aaron Dilloway & John Wiese - Sniper Counter Sniper CD
I was expecting something with more "artistic" bent, but this was goddamn noise, plain and simple. Good combination of both guys' styles here.
Mika Taanila - "The Cleaning Tape"
Sounds on this tape are told to be extracted from weekly cleaning at home. Sources are probably mostly from vacuuming treated electronicslly afterwards. And sure sounds like it, ambientish tape with a hurring and whirring sound dominating the soundscape. Occasional rumbles here and there. Last track on the tape has most variation, making it the most interesting track on the tape. At times the tracks gets almost noisy textures. Definately a curiosity!
Aprapat - "Reef Crasher" tape
Probably the wildest Aprapat release to date I have heard. Merciless metal junk fest with the trademark ripping sound, precision and intent. There's nice layers of room sound metal clatter and in your face screaming metals. Some parts are coming from seprate speaker, creating a rich mix of total noise madness! B-side gets a bit more easygoing, quieter parts that abruptly might explode into noise, and sometimes they continue with other minimal sounds. One song had an odd sound that I can't tell if it's warped flute playing or what, since the tape is called Reef Crasher, I keep thinking of pan flutes of Polynesia, go figure. Yet another excellent tape from Aprapat, not a surprise though.
Quote from: cr on June 05, 2022, 05:58:35 PM
Can those Finnish tapes be bought somewhere?
I'll have Haudat on list tomorrow and Kylmäkovamaa tapes are on the way right now.. Liminal... tapes are on list.
Other couple is not available at the moment.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 04, 2022, 08:53:11 AM
Molester "Rostov-On-Donu" CDR
maybe one of his very first ones? Live show from 2008 on pro-CDR, but privately distributed. Some of his works is leaning more to "power electronics" - perhaps most of all due the themes. This one, surely it can be filed under vile and disapproved interests, but musically pretty straight forward live harsh electronics. I remember meeting him in one of Japanese gigs, and man gave me bunch of items and some magazine as gift. Decade later, still appreciated!
I think now there could be good time for some label to try to do anthology of forgotten years of Japanese noise. Just to see if it would be appreciated like the oldies always get attention no matter if wouldn't be absolute best.
Molester was an amazing project. There were plans to release a Molester / Climax Denial split many years ago, but the plans fell apart due to health reasons. I should try to contact him to see if he has been working on anything in the last decade...
As far as I know, he is not active anymore. I asked some Japanese friends about it. There is intention to try get some new and less know Japanese artists featured in SI future issues.
Idler / Hattifnattar split tape
Satatuhatta
Two side projects, from Mot and Violent Shogun. I didn't write any comments anywhere about Absurd Exposition release of those two projects. It was simply brilliant, and listened multiple times. This newer one, same guys on split, both with new name, new side project, more stripped down, perhaps more raw, more relying on absolute core of expression. You'll be not buried under dense layers, but very in-your-face simple noise.
Simple, in context of being less layered, more direct and easy to hear all that is going on. Complex, in a sense that there is like zero moments of "one finger on button" type of noise. It's all about constant modulation, constant changes. Even if there would be fairly traditional methods like tape rewinding, feedback loops and such, it is all the time hands-on-approach. Controlling and shifting sound to something what it wasn't few seconds ago. Good tape!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 29, 2022, 08:34:29 AM
Idler / Hattifnattar split tape
Satatuhatta
Two side projects, from Mot and Violent Shogun. I didn't write any comments anywhere about Absurd Exposition release of those two projects. It was simply brilliant, and listened multiple times. This newer one, same guys on split, both with new name, new side project, more stripped down, perhaps more raw, more relying on absolute core of expression. You'll be not buried under dense layers, but very in-your-face simple noise.
Simple, in context of being less layered, more direct and easy to hear all that is going on. Complex, in a sense that there is like zero moments of "one finger on button" type of noise. It's all about constant modulation, constant changes. Even if there would be fairly traditional methods like tape rewinding, feedback loops and such, it is all the time hands-on-approach. Controlling and shifting sound to something what it wasn't few seconds ago. Good tape!
Been enjoying this one since its arrival. Mot and VS are already raw, but these projects are raw with more volume and energy. Good tape!
Kakerlak - "Reproductive Activity Rhythms" tape
Been while, years, since I've spun this. Highly enjoyable harsh noise with plenty of texture and variation to keep listener active. Both sides have ideal lenght, around 12 mins. Also thanks to Self Abuse for dubbing this tape LOUD. I don't know is it the new tape deck and stereo amp I got but it has made me realise how many noise tapes are dubbed like garbage, so low volumes that the indicator on the tape deck barely indicates anything. But anyway, solid harsh noise tape by Kakerlak!
Intolitarian - "Modernity Resistance" CD
Perfect madness for this horryfying heat wave. Previous Intolitarian releases have been kinda "ok/its alright" type material. But this new CD is very different. More organic production and that drum sound is just perfect for my ears. Add the shrieking commands of Kramer and it's a home run. Recommended if Intolitarian has been missing "that something" previously.
Aprapat - Hot Lava Shampoo CD (White Centipede Noise)
Dressing - Dressing CD (Krim Kram)
Jeph Jerman - Arcane Facture CD (White Centipede Noise)
Mogao - Finger Pointing to the Moon CD (Satatuhatta)
I realize I sound stupid when I try to describe things, so I won't do it. I'll just say that all these are brilliant. I especially hope that the Dressing CD won't go unnoticed.
ORDO EQUILIBRIO "reaping the fallen" CD
Cold Meat
There was this topic of BDN and related with heart warming story of man visiting CMI headquarters etc. so picked this from shelves, once again! It is by far, my most ever listened CMI title, and for me one of the most remarkable CD's of the genre. What genre? Well, I would file this into dekadent version of what C93 may have been in early stages. Its half pitch black dark industrial soundscapes, noisy suffocating loops, and such. Half erotic neo-folk sounds. But this CD is so good in not yet being establishing style. 2nd album kind of made band what it was to be know, and this debut goes all over the place, far more abstract and experimental.
I don't think I ever -really- talked to mr. Karmanik. Of course our paths have crossed many times. I think first time we met at first IRM finnish live, he ran to me and took photo and said "some people want to see what you look like". Damn! This was like 20 years ago? I don't think anything else was discussed.
Far more recent case was when bunch of finns were at Tower Transmissions and BDN played good set there. On the day when we were leaving, we had huge amount of beer left, and very little time to get into airport. We considered, should we drop all out excess beer at Karmanik and Lina room... or not. People who know relationship of Swedes and Finns may know there is problematic element in this, and it seemed way way better idea to drink all beer instead of giving it to someone else. "You're going to drink bag of beer on taxi, on the way to airport?" "... well, yes!"
Eventually, it was just matter of minutes, so as hard as I tried, we were at the cue to check in, and had to throw several bottles of beer into trashbin. It is very hard to measure, which would have been more traumatizing. Throw away perfectly good german beers, or surrender and give them to swedes? I do assume Karmanik and Lina did not have shortage, so no big harm done...
Emil, Haare CDR's:
Many times said, while in "internet", there is a lot of things, but very often I can't somehow get into mood. Browse something? Where? Youtube? Bandcamp? By what standard you use? Just click whatever? Perhaps label or random item of artist? When not accessing physical collection, when and how you would decide suddenly... just pick up "A Punch in the face" CDR by Emil Beaulieau and Church of self-obliteration CDR by Haare? They would never occur in your mind as options to be on playlist, unless you touch the item and decide, this is IT. Of course one can argue that you'd just listen something else. Indeed, but this type of process of listening lead me into them and being surprised how good both of them are.
And while I often tell, I decided to get rid of most of CDR, some stuff is here.. countless items, that have limited time to exist uncorrupted. Emil CD, I would guess not so many have it, and it is great! Haare CDR, unless I am mistaken, it is the 2nd release band did, about 20 years ago, and it is damn good harsh and fierce noise. While the "Human" CDR was ok, but not phenomenal, and the 2004 "Temple" was debut pressed CD on FA, this one CDR between the two, if someone did reissue of it now, and people would listen to it, I would be surprised if they thought it wan't good. Not only good, but great, actually. It could satisfy both, the noise heads and even guys who are into old school PE kind of things. Early days Consumer Electronics etc.
Both are worth picking up if you ever get the change. At least my CDR's work just fine still after all these years.
Quote from: MT on June 29, 2022, 09:09:41 PM
Intolitarian - "Modernity Resistance" CD
Perfect madness for this horryfying heat wave. Previous Intolitarian releases have been kinda "ok/its alright" type material. But this new CD is very different. More organic production and that drum sound is just perfect for my ears. Add the shrieking commands of Kramer and it's a home run. Recommended if Intolitarian has been missing "that something" previously.
Unexpected, I like Deathangle Absolution more than this. Good in itself, but I miss the sharp and almost painful guitarsounds, since it's all rumble on this album.
Poison Vol IV compilation (3CD, New Approach Records): Good compilation with a lot of names I was already familiar with and some I wasn't familiar with. Good mix of Power Electronics and some Harsh Noise. Neat packaging too, as was to be expected from this series, former volumes (on tape) always came with a nice packaging as well. I do have to say that the amount of interesting compilations coming out in PE/HN is a bit much at times though, the The First Cut (999 Cuts label) 2 CD looks good too and then I just saw Cipher Productions will soon release a shorter compilation with again some interesting projects. And all of these happened in the last couple of months. Most or all projects offer exclusive tracks on these compilations.
Cervical Smear - Bone Marrow (CD, Abgrund) with another special package. Postcard with titles and a kind of cardboard frame with a piece of human bone are in this package. Well made. The music is good, at first I, however, thought "ok, this sounds very familiar, Cervical Smear should try to incorporate some new elements" and that's what he did in following tracks. One of the tracks has the oscillating synths that remind me of Genocide Organ, which works very well in combination with the rough and rowdy CS sounds. Last track has part effected spoken vocals, so again a good new element to this project.
Quote from: MT on June 29, 2022, 09:09:41 PM
Kakerlak - "Reproductive Activity Rhythms" tape
Been while, years, since I've spun this. Highly enjoyable harsh noise with plenty of texture and variation to keep listener active. Both sides have ideal lenght, around 12 mins. Also thanks to Self Abuse for dubbing this tape LOUD. I don't know is it the new tape deck and stereo amp I got but it has made me realise how many noise tapes are dubbed like garbage, so low volumes that the indicator on the tape deck barely indicates anything. But anyway, solid harsh noise tape by Kakerlak!
Intolitarian - "Modernity Resistance" CD
Perfect madness for this horryfying heat wave. Previous Intolitarian releases have been kinda "ok/its alright" type material. But this new CD is very different. More organic production and that drum sound is just perfect for my ears. Add the shrieking commands of Kramer and it's a home run. Recommended if Intolitarian has been missing "that something" previously.
Very much agreed about the Intolitarian. A big step up from the previous album, which I liked, but the streamlined presentation (read: no spoken word breaks) of this one benefits their sound immensely.
as far as I know, previous album will be reissued soonish without the spoken word stuff. Spoken bits were homage to GG Allin album with Antiseen, and after that 1st press, future pressings without spoken pieces. I recall it was going to come out on american label.
Interesting info, might have to look into this edited version. When comes the remix of the spoken word parts from the album into something like GG's "War In My Head"? More related to the forum, did Shrinkwrap exist outside of that collaboration in any significant way?
Psychward/Ploughshare – Neglect Corner CS
First exposure to either act. Seen both names around many times, but can't always check out everything right away. Ploughshare side begins with strangely weak, broken, malfunctioning sounds. I believe Oskar has thrown around similar terms in some of the WCN TV content and I would say this fits in. Cable buzz. An over all sickly and plodding lo-fi feel. Slowly builds in to more rumbling crunch and scraping metal junk sounds. The junk is not incredibly punishing or distorted. Plenty of open space. Sounds wrong in the right way.
Psychward starts off with screeching industrial noise repetition. Builds into a buzzing cacophony of stuttering crunch. Possesses some of the malfunctioning feel of gear being treated and utilized inappropriately that the other side has, but slightly more full and ripping. Not better by any means, just different. Some eerie loops thrown in the mix later on this side.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 08, 2022, 09:35:40 AM
as far as I know, previous album will be reissued soonish without the spoken word stuff. Spoken bits were homage to GG Allin album with Antiseen, and after that 1st press, future pressings without spoken pieces. I recall it was going to come out on american label.
That is good news, I might actually purchase a copy now. I can really appreciate what he was trying to do with the spoken word, but it just did not feel well-executed to me.
SEWAGE/SEWER ELECTION - From lilla Paris to Björngatan in Full Moon
I keep returning to this CDR once every couple of years. It's not one of Sewer Election's more famous releases (I think), but people should give it more love. Their half of the split is just one, long track. White noise, harsh noise, noise-noise. There's some kind of music in there, and it sounds very much like Joy Division, but I have no idea. The track is solid, that's the point. Developing and unfolding in unexpected directions. Unfortunately my CD walkman keeps jamming up every now and then during this track, which might be because I used to have this in my car as I drove to and fro work in another life. Sewage is also great, it's crap that he didn't continue. Really over-the-top, cut to pieces Japanese japanoise from Japan. Titles like "When I open the window" and "S Force Demo". A few completely incongruous drum hits - a snare, a hi-hat, a brief beat. Then more noise insanity. The front cover is pink with a nude woman holding the moon, and the Eiffel Tower is featured on several places outside and inside the typical L-white A5 cover. It's like a sweeter, less offensive Freak Animal cover, if that makes any sense. In the words of Big Mack Deluxe: This is fucking awesome.
STROM.ec/Grunt split tape
Bought this classic as a treat for myself, a definate classic in my books! STROM.ec showcases their trademarks we all know and love. Vocals gets really wild on Project Eden, cover of Grunt. I probably never get tired of Tonis frantic vocals with that unique sound of his. Both artists cover one song of others, and they both work so damn well! Grunt does Strom classic 'Victory is A Question of Stamina". It is a more lower tone, murkier version of the original. Highly enjoyable. Overall this tape reflects of the time before the huge Finnish noise boom, when things were still a bit more under the covers also the times when I started to discover power electronics and industrial music. Times when everything seemed mystical. Neverthless, a tape worth owning, happened to get a tape in absolutely MINT condition too!
Lettera 22 - "Surface Ego" tape
Lettera 22 has a totally unique sound and way to do their business. This time around material is mostly slowly crackling, near sound collage type of work. Sounds of tape being reeled forward and backward. Snippets of different sounds which source I am unable to indentify. Yet this all weave together into a perfect package of abstract noise.
Sigrblot - "Blodsband (Blood Religion Manifest)" CD
Black metal perfection.
Been suffering heavily from noise fatigue the last few weeks. The only music I've been able to stand has been old Blue Note jazz of the less wild kind (Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy etc). But last night I gave the new MARANATA CD on WCN a chance, Tarmac. Not the type of noise you'd expect from WCN, but then that wasn't exactly the case with Altar Of Flies and K.M. Toepfer either. Great to see Oskar betting on some stranger horse breeds. Tarmac blends saxomaphone shriek-and-blurt with electronics both analog and digital. Fun stuff, but nerve-shredding and tense, too. The second track in particular will mess with your head by means of mean textures and twitching sax-vs-scorch duels. Great disc, and a grower, I'm sure.
Playing right now is the UMPIO - Acquired Tastes DCD. The latest WCN Afterblast episode featuring Tommy Carlsson briefly dealth with kids and noise. My daughter usually don't care at all, but she always responds with joy to the first few minutes of any Umpio I put on. Brilliant double disc, this one, and for being an odds-and-ends affair, it feels rather coherent as a whole as well.
Did you guys noticed is your "Surface Ego" tape other channel mute?
Quote from: piisti on July 13, 2022, 11:19:30 AM
Did you guys noticed is your "Surface Ego" tape other channel mute?
Mine is just fine.
There are some copies that have this problem. I got now 2 here that should be returned to label or something.... 3 out of 7 tapes had dubbing defect...
Maligna Cerebra - misc recordings
Random instragram find. Early beginnings I assume but the potential is there. Atrax Morgue/diseases/mental illness inspired stuff. Not bad, I'll be paying attention.
xCxFxBx - Odour Of Necrotic Seepage
Is Breathing Problem just a goregrind/gorenoise label now? Either way this is good. Nasty as shit.
S.B.O.T.H.I. "Last" LP.
Solid transparent vinyl without labels. "Clumsy" electro-acoustic brutality, that doesn't feel academic, but something else. Underground noise way of approaching art music.
Smell & Quim / Expose your Eyes 8" lathe.
I feel as if I just listened this while ago? Well, its not like you can listen too much of Smell & Quim! Odd noise and weird humour on this lathe all the way.
Factor X "directions" LP,
same about this. I wonder if it was just while ago (say year, couple,... ) I listened this or do I remember wrong? The charming tape manipulation noise/experimental. Name of this artist came up with new Mlehst episode of Noisextra. Very recommended episode to check out. Early Factor X was very much about cutting tape. Physical cut ups, weird collages, odd sounds, noisy, but not all the way harsh by current day standards. This LP has extensive amount of experimental vocal stuff. Humming, "singing", whatever, mixed within cut up tape noises. I like it. It is like greatest examples of type of noise that is not done anymore, as far as I know. Perhaps one reason is that... how to sell or even -spread- this? If you say macro style brutal harsh noise, or GO style heavy electronics, icy drones, whatever, you got some sort of audience.... If you got just odd piece of almost undefined weirdness... what is the crowd for it? Hard to say. It is really good LP!
LAIBACH
Nova Akropola LP is great, and full of classics, Boji / Sila / Brat Moj 12" on L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords is perhaps even better. more abstract. When you think same label put out within year or two, C93, Rober Haigh, NWW, Coil, Organum, Hafler Trio and so on... Many times it feels odd to associate Laibach with all the way way more obscure names, since it seems everybody knows Laibach, the other names, you got to be somehow initiated to experimental industrial genre.
Besides liking early Laibach for purely musical merits, I like the cross-over art project nature of it, and pushing experimental sound to new unprepared audiences. Idea that industrial could be more. It makes one also wonder what if C93 or Organum or NWW was on MUTE back then, what could have been cultural impact? Who knows. It is inspiring idea that odd abstract noisy sound could sometimes benefit from being pushed into new, bigger audiences.
LHD "Curtains" CD
Troniks/PacRec
Double flame thrower harsh blast of how this was described? I have mentioned many times, that sometimes you don't really the the good things happening right in front of you. Hunting down old classics or thinking what new obscurities you have not noticed. Sure I did always appreciate Troniks/Pac Rec, and I certainly have bigger collection of these than most other labels. Perhaps already because of the massive output, so having even 20% of discography, would be massive. I probably have way more than that. Anyways, when good stuff keeps flooding in, it's taken almost as granted, but not perhaps articulated that even this cheap cardsleeve cover large run midprice noise disc, is probably better than hundreds of "obscure hard to find" items one craves for, hah.. Especially by the end of disc, it gets really restless, dynamic and full of energy.
So if worried of missing some recent small edition noise releases. If you're missing some older LHD, can be good idea to grab them instead. Note that this was re-issued not long ago as part of LHD "In Mono"!
Ättestupa "1867" 12"
I have kind of love/hate releationship with thing I may sometimes call "indienoise". I just bought BLOD LP on Discreet Music (swe) and I was fully convinced it is THE Blod. But it wasn't. What an atrocious experience!
I would consider Ättestupa to be sort of "indie noise", hehe.. It has enough of musical side, a bit of neat haircut and all that, but at the same time, really good stuff. I guess I do have pretty complete set of Ättestupa stuff.
Reijo Pami "Dreaming of being a tampon" LP
one of these Finn artists that you associate with Lal Lal Lal and that type of things. More amusing thing is, that big sister of artists was minister in finnish government at the time. I don't know how many noise artists would have family members in highest level of politics, yet still put out kind of demented bizarre noise art? Reijo Pami is neat, kind of lo-fi, odd and bizarre recordings that most of time you keep wondering why this stuff is pressed on LP, and those thoughts mix with thinking it is so great there is LP that is so lo-fi, so low-tech, so unexplained, just odd... that one could almost recommend it to guys who like H.Ö.H., but perhaps with ironic eyeglasses and moustache? There may be a bit to chew for boneheaded PE/harsh noise freaks, but it is really one of less recognized things in Finn experimental scene one should try to get and appreciate.
One of most demented moments of Reijo Pami Lp is field recordings of city where you can hear Iron Maiden play arena gig?!
SLOGUN "Let me show you how" LP
Teito
I got pretty strict policy of nothing for collecting, everything for listening purposes. I think I have had double copy of this for quite some time. Well... since it came out. I kept special edition unopened, but that is total disgrace, so today it was on turntable, like any good noise record should be.
I think most of the Slogun fans tend to like the first album they heard the most? At least I got that impression. Perhaps it is also related to era when bigger amount of people got exposed to his work? Many times, if someone would ask what my favorite is, it could be Kill to Forget, or Written in Blood (I was quite surprised to hear from John he accepted that deal because Grunt had made tape on same label!). They were not the first ones I heard, though!
Now that I listened this Let Me Show How, it is 2004 album, and objectively thinking it may actually be as good, if not better than two formerly mentioned? All things of this era of Slogun is there. Multi layered electronic noise, up-front screamo vocals. Attention for both noise and the vocals. Album as a whole is like Slogun albums here tend to be... each track is strong and powerful, but as a album, feels like track after another, not creating some sort of bigger feel how it would be distinctively different from other albums with bunch of powerful tracks. Not really negative remark.
While I could not necessarily tell which Slogun album is playing if someone played random track, I am pretty sure I would know it is Slogun in matter of seconds. This is admirable quality in noise. Probably have to grab some other Slogun titles into playlist soon...
Had Crawl of Time "Operation Black Widow" CD probably since it came out, listened and filed on shelves. Now returning to it, material feels stronger than earlier impressions. Perhaps also listening his WCN podcast interview, it gives a bit context there. Sonically it has good pretty harsh angle there besides heavy electronics synths and rhythms. When in interview mentioning he finally found his own voice, meaning the delivery of vocals - it is indeed better than a lot of "shout as loud as you can" -type of vocals. Spoken voice with tasteful processing gives often darker feel, but also variety that it ain't the same thing, but changed from song to another.
There is not that huge amount of Crawl of Time stuff, but I got to check what all I did have...
On the reading, old issue of Judas Kiss. Curious Whitehouse interview where he talks about planning 3rd Archive CD, that would be focusing on all things Philip Best, except his work with Ramleh. It was mentioned also unreleased old works would be there... His comment about planned (but I assume cancelled) Anthology vol 3 made me want to listen previous anthologies.
Vol 2 CD, it is fierce experience indeed. 77 minutes long, includes 2nd COME LP, some tracks pulled from Ilse Koch LP, MB album. I got them all as originals, so this anthology is kind of obsolete... but in other hand isn't.
I got all my originals from Japan. I may have mentioned before, but there was insane incident in Grunt 2005 Japan tour. I had just released 5 different Grunt LP's, in edition of 100 each. I had brought maybe 20 each to this tour and older Japanese guy approaches me, pulls out both Come LP's and Ramleh "Hand of Glory" 7" and asks would I trade these 1:1 to Grunt LP's. Sir, yes sir! MB and Ilse LP's found elsewhere in Japan.
This comp is of course not obsolete, due perfect master tapes to CD transfers, tasteful lay-out and the over the top pompous Bennett liner notes. Man known his worth, hehe...
First Come track (A-side) is quite sucky. Another track is good. NWW, Consumer Electronics, MB all gold.
Just couple of days ago I visited Bennetts blog and seems like new Cut Hands about to be released and I suppose more WH reissue to come. I really like the new CD presses of Whitehouse. I tried *not* to get them, as I have other versions... but when seeing the booklets, thought that the little 7mm slice they take on CD shelves, I will have them too...
VHRIL - Vortex Psysynthesis, CD
Six years after mentioning getting this album I am finally around to write about it (last time the CD walkman had broken down). In the end, there's not much to say after all. This is incredibly good. Much like any really effective musique concrete-ritual-atmospheric stuff, the basic point is that it sounds like something you might record yourself, except you don't know exactly how it was done and you will in fact never do it. The dreaminess, the darkness, the power of Vril ("it's like chi, but racist" to quote a famous meme), it all adds up. Some lazy synth, some slightly more "brutal" stuff... I am a huge fan of most Xane material I've heard, but this particular project I didn't actually get my hands on until it was re-released by Old Captain in 2016. It was one of my better purchases ever, I would say, and as far as I remember I paid very little for it. If you don't have this one, you'll want to buy it.
As a postscript I now note that Discogs has banned the album from sale, which is too retarded to even comment upon. I would guess it's still available from Old Captain somehow, though.
Quote from: FallOfNature on July 15, 2022, 09:31:30 AM
xCxFxBx - Odour Of Necrotic Seepage
Is Breathing Problem just a goregrind/gorenoise label now? Either way this is good. Nasty as shit.
Ha! I've thought the same thing recently. Will check this out.
Linija Mass, lots of Linija Mass. Going through the collection of this and related projects and it is all really really good. Metal clanging and factory sounds just the way we like it!
Listening Dijkstra LP yesterday, and I thought it was just while ago on my turntable. Well, seems like just few months ago, and impressions were the same:
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 28, 2022, 09:26:44 AM
Raymond Dijkstra "L'opus ch" LP
Everybody loves Raymond? This lp has really eerie soundscapes, mistreated piano, delay tricks, very simple but effective technology, resulting good things... My assumption is that this artists is appreciated by handful of guys who will grab ultra limited hand made items from him, but vast majority of people don't pay attention?
Just swapped some records with Keränen and got Raymond Dijkstra La Philosophie Des Chiottes LP from him. Haven`t listened to it yet and kinda forgot that I had it but now I feel like I must play it... been watching movies more now and less music but still some good stuff has circulated through my tape deck like for example:
The Spring Room Sessions by Jazzhand & Amek-Maj
This one I liked a lot, but took some time to digest. I feel like I have this thing with many noise releases... Jazzhand had this malfunctioning sound which was interesting. I like his approach to noise. Amek-Maj being great as always. To me he is one of the best and most productive noisemaker atm.
Fashionably Late For The Apocalypse by L$D Fundraiser
I`ve listened to this like what? 20 times? Only keeps getting better and better. Industrial feel to it wth some repetitive synth themes, tape fuckery, toy soldier percussions & feedback. I`m pretty convinced that the best music at the moment comes from NZ. (stuff like P.Wits, No Label releases in general, Long Comfortable Screw Against The Wall labels tapes, Maxine Funke, Antony Milton`s stuff in general, Pumice etc.)
Quote from: AKTI Records on July 19, 2022, 10:46:18 PM
La Philosophie Des Chiottes LP
"chiotte" is the vulgar name for "toilet" in French. Such a title makes that LP a must hear I guess haha.
THIRDORGAN "Jinzoningen" LP
Harbinger
This Thirdorgan LP totally slays, and it is hard to say why exactly Thirdorgan is so rarely hailed among greats of Japanese noise? I guess it's for example Noisextra crew who keeps mentioning it, occasional comment on noise forums... but seems like it remains in shadow of many other names.
This LP, if you don't know what it is, think of 1997, where early 90's Merzbow harsh noise blends with early 90's busy Monde Bruits sound. Not sure exactly what pedal it is that makes these very Monde Bruits type of sounds here? Everything is very fast, very electric, very sharp, but also harsh. There is neat dynamic variation where he seems to manually adjust volume, not always blast at highest possibly volume, but tweak sound lower, and then hit hard again. It's like the Merzbow panning tricks of 90's, were sound warps, spins and shakes in ways that nobody does in contemporary noise. When thinkining of this ear of Thirdorgan, it makes me also think the harsh noise era of Putrefier. There are odd links there too. Andy Bolus has made some art for this Thirdorgan, and he also has links to Putrefier.
I meet the Thirdorgan at one of his UK tours. I have very vague memories what all was discussed, but I remember when we talked about some bizarre Japanese "movies", and I mentioned about one particular dvd of Soft on Demand company, Japanese guys looked at eachother, one says the name with vastly heavier japanese accent and both burst into laughter. SOD did a lot of regular things, but at most deranged bizarro creations, they had releases that surprised even me at the time for being so weird.
TNB/Organum 12"
I guess it is no secret there is book about The New Blockaders under work. At least I heard of it from couple sources. It should be done by, ehmm.. proper author. This might set it to new standard that is not present in some noise books?
It is actually curious, how little TNB I have seen on this group. Also when people listing their favorites at WNC or talk in Noisextra, it is not very often when TNB comes into discussion. Same with Special Interest magazine "The Essentials". People of all ages and countries, listing top-10 influential things and it is fairly rarely when TNB was there. But at the same time, band is like THE name in the noise. It is not many who have had so many noise artists do tribute remixes and stuff like that. Band really had high impact on noise history, but... for currently active noise generation? Who knows.
For my horror, I noticed this 12" was still in PVC sleeve, but no damage done. Sounds clear and hiss-free, painful but elegant screeching noise.
NON "Blood & Flame" LP
Mute
Another classic I don't see so often being influence for contemporary noise guys, is NON. Perhaps as his most vital stuff is so damn ancient, and in later days man is much more known for other things than producing inspiring abstract noise albums... This one is really good one. Neat combinations of eerie and noisy loops, creating dark slow paced industrial-noise tracks. A lot of them too, but not too short. It always makes me think these days, are there "big labels" who would push noise to larger audience? Like there was Relapse, Mute, and such. Putting out mainly other type of things, but with resources and distribution networks they had, pushing noise releases forward too... I guess it is matter of physical format being tough to move for big labels, that no challenges are needed?
Merzbow "collection" 10xCD box
Urashima
Very early days 10x tape series of 1981 racket, free noizu mess, clatter and random chaos. Well, I thought I'll start with Merzbow and managed to listen first 7 CD's before workday was over. This era of Merzbow is not my favorite, but it ain't bad. So far half of one CD only was like "come on Masami! Try at least", haha... It is more about the mass of collection here, than if any particular thing stands out. I guess it will be that disc that was released as stand-alone LP by Urashima. 3 more discs to go through today!
I meant to post about this a couple months ago, after going down a rabbit hole looking for more like Militia. As you can tell, I did get sidetracked here and there. It started at live Test Dept, then went to Linija Mass and SAT Stoicizmo, then to early CMI with Mental Destruction, Memorandum, and early Maschinenzimmer 412. By then, I was looking to Einleitungszeit, Sistrenatus, Fleisch Macht Boese, early Deutsch Nepal, and then Soldnergeist. Then Hands/Winterkalte, Hymnen Records/Imminent Starvation and finally, The Steinklang Picture Years 1995-1996 4CD. The Steinklang set is the only reason I'm posting it now. It's still resonating.
Various - War Against Society 1997
Militia - New European Order
Militia - The Face Of God 2015 - while this isn't an in-your-face industrial percussion album, it is much better than I previously gave it credit - a lot of religious/ethereal feels to it, which are clearly criticisms of religion, faith, and politics; no surprise and no divergence from what they do - a solid, interesting album.
Test Dept - Live in Venlo 1989 - https://youtu.be/69ws_KYjENw - one of those bands I find frustrating and not consistent - this is my go-to with them.
Mental Destruction - When Madness Strikes 1990 - this group doesn't get the respect it deserves - truly great industrialism, and each album is worthy - the cover art on the CD reissue is a little strange and potentially misleading; makes me think more of a local Marilyn Manson wannabe self-release than a quality industrial album.
Mental Destruction - Straw 1996 - really good album and a toss up with When Madness Strikes, though a little different, more evolved animal.
Mental Destruction - The Intensity of Darkness 1991 - could be my least favorite of the three, but it is still good.
VA-2/3 1996 - I believe these were all exclusive tracks at the time - before Ant-Zen became what it is today, there was the mighty Hands Productions - this compilation is a classic; Deutsch Nepal, Winterkalte, Mental Destruction, Dive, and Esplendor Geometrico all getting an EP's worth of material - the second Deutsch Nepal track, "Razor in Motion", is particularly mesmerizing and powerful; it probably deserves to be on a short list of all-time favorite heavy electronics tracks. The Esplendor Geometrico tracks are the weakness here.
Memorandum - Ars Moriendi 1994 - discography + unreleased - some of this is as close to Militia as I got.
Maschinenzimmer 412 - Malfeitor 1989
Maschinenzimmer 412 - Macht Durch Stimme 1988 - maintain this is a better album than Malfeitor, but the way they reissued it with a full live album before the original cassette tracks was a misstep.
MZ.412/Trepaneringsritualen - X Post Industriale Rituals 2015 - 2LP version - good live material from both, but the vocals on Trepaneringsritualen can get to be a distraction and annoying.
Sistrenatus - Wrought Iron Railings 2007 - industrial power-electronics and really the only album that I find in the same realm as Einleitungszeit's style - great album.
Sistrenatus - Division One 2007 - this is more subdued, less violent than Wrought Iron Railings, but it is still very, very good; much better than I remembered it - their artwork and presentation do them no justice; not that I'm advocating for some trite power-electronics graphics approach, but there is something sterile and unappealing about their choice in album design that reminds me of the quill font of Projekt.
Sistrenatus - Sensitive Disturbance 2009 - listened to this one on bandcamp, as I don't have it - more like Division One than Wrought, plus lots of vocal samples of unknown origins.
BT.HN And Sistrenatus - Exposing The Ribcage 2010 - one 66-minute track - some really nice industrial timbre hum/drone.
Deutsch Nepal - Vintage Musikk from Deutsch Nepal - some really great, simple, repetitive tracks - again, the two tracks for the 2/3 comp...fantastic DN.
Fleisch Macht Boese - Genmanipulierte Körper 1996 - "Schläge I" is a track.
Soldnergeist - Spur 2 1994
Soldnergeist - Global Media Control 1996
Soldnergeist - Terror 2001 - by this time, it was a slower, more subdued burn for them, and in this listen, I preferred the earlier work of Spur 2.
Soldnergeist - Der Rest Ist Schweigen
Einleitungszeit - Die Menschzerstörung 1995 - whether you're into what they did or not, there really is nothing like what they were doing.
VA-The Steinklang Picture Years 1995-1996 4CD - I always felt these early Steinklang picture discs were an interesting animal. From very bright, quasi comic book industrial images to oversimplified art that came in vinyl protective record sleeves rather than PVC sleeves; like wanting to be similar to early Ant-Zen, but lacking the budget and/or artistic vision. 2nd, or maybe even 3rd, tier power-electronics with appropriate graphic design to match. Simple rhythms and pre-set effects that were demo-like, or tool-like building blocks, rather than feeling fully realized work. If I remember correctly, they were also inexpensive and not difficult to find. An interesting label in general in those early days, and this odd series of picture discs epitomizes a vibe. I had most of them, but not all of them, so this collection was welcomed.
CD1 - Atrox - EKG PD7" + Time is Now PDLP - these have aged well - as I remembered, a more simple approach than most with a demo feel - if you like things streamlined to the point they can almost be considered background music, I'd recommend these early Atrox. They're nearly meditative. Good multi-tasking sounds that seep into your consciousness. I was messing with some other things, and I looked down at my fingers unknowingly tapping and following the pulse.
CD2 - DKF, aka Deutsch Katholische Feindschaft - Schmerzgrenze PD7" + PDLP + PD7" - I never owned this one, but I'd heard it via tape trading days (seem to remember people were really attracted to their name) - quality is all over the place; some interesting tracks, but many not so interesting; overall, better than I remembered.
CD3 - Viron - Rontgentopogramm PD10" + Irikarah - Kampf-Sequenzen PDLP - I would describe both of these in a similar way to the Atrox. This was just when rhythmic power noise was in its infancy, and much of it could still appropriately be considered power-electronics (because it is), though different elements and approach were in swing. You won't find techno, EBM, beats, or the like influences on these picture records. This was not Winterkalte/Hands Productions.
CD4 - Rasthof Dachau - In Der Strafkolonie PD7" + Andxesion - Terratorium PDLP - by the time you get to Andxesion, I think we're squarely in what's now known as rhythmic noise, and this album would be right at home in the nowadays Ant-Zen catalogue; this is a crunchy, pulsing, and power-electronicy version of that.
The winners here are CD1 and CD3, but CD4 is no slouch, either. I'd like to hear the earliest Atrox tapes, but only one has been reissued.
Enhet För Fri Musik - Det Finns Ett Hjärta som för dig LP (Omlott)
Listening to one of my favorite record from past few years. Stunning album that covers really wide ground in music and pulls it off nicely. A lot of amateurish folky songs that chance to atmospheric noise and eerie instrumentals that are sometimes spiced up with swedish spoken word passages. Feelings of isolation and utter beauty are ever present through the whole trip.
Sunken Cheek - Familiar CS
Had this on the "new" purchases stack for a long time now. Slow building metal bashing and eerie resonant tones. Great atmosphere with junk sounds. Onslaught of more gain drenched scraping, creaking, and feedback. Some use of loops and droning synth as well. Many layers of activity, but never too busy. Great quick listen.
The Day of The Antler "Jordrök" CD
Day of Antler provides you very otherworldly soundscapes. From thick bassy synth wall to Strom.EC type intense rhythmic parts. And since I have previous experiences of this band, it makes it hard to pin point what they are. Neverthless, the CD is a great piece of work, whole 37 minutes are used well and I can't see anyone getting bored with this. One time there's spacy synths and second moment there's some harsh noiseish sounds grinding through your speakers. Few songs have lyrics, which are in Finnish. Very much reminds me of Nuori Veri. Limited to 100, get it while you can.
Stroker - Perverted Justice CS
Relentless, reckless, disgusting wall of bass overload noise. Occasional warped laser sounds shining through, but for the most part this sticks to low end punishment and filthy vibe.
B side starts with damaged low end buzzing and warped maniacal, sobbing vocals broken up by more low end rumble. This time with a bit more variation in terms of frequency range and occasional returns to the sounds of sobbing/hyperventilating. Not a feel good release.
Also have the tape on Monorail Trespassing, but would love to hear even more from this project.
DRESSING - From The Body To The Door CD (Oxen, 2022)
Busy yet slow paced, Dressing constructs some bizarre sonic sites on this album. The sources and sounds might not be new in themselves - one could place Dressing in the same fold as any tape noiser out there - but the whole thing has this peculiar trembling and rippling quality to it. The sounds bent, shook and let ring out uncannily, ever growing in scale and weight as the album progresses. An underwater city unravelling itself. And there's so much more to uncover with each listen. Now, this is what, the third release? I'm quite amazed. Excited to see where this is going. One of the definite highlights so far this year!
HEALTH & HAPPINESS IN THE 21st CENTURY - C80 (Robert Fuchs, 2021)
A favorite from last year. Like some restless supercharged Andy Bolus, he sets off one hell of a cacophony. Layers of small mechanical sounds grind, squeal and drill away at high speed. Small is a keyword here as the sounds are kept at a moderate volume, lending space to one another. It's a rare move in harsher noise, not to crank things. I'm not an enemy of knobs at max, but the modest levels really serves this tape well. A seriously messy room full of movement, where you can easily make out and study any sound in the mix, or just sit back and let shit fly around your head. Excellent tape which I'm sure could please more people than its 21 current owners.
THE RITA & MANIA - Split C40 (Harsh Head Rituals, 2007)
One of the very first noise releases I bought. I remember not being able to "get" The Rita, while being floored by Mania from the start. I really enjoy The Rita's side now, 15 years later. The short remix of a Conqueror track, which opens his side, is what it is I guess. Short effective harsh blast. The untitled piece that follows is stronger though, with its rich and rather airy spacious build. And then comes Mania. Jesus. Intense, initially restrained, the reins held looser and looser as it goes, some almost early Ramleh reminiscent part in tve middle, ending up completely unhinged. He covers so much ground in this single track without losing focus. Not sure if there will ever be any more Mania reissues, but this 20 minute epic is one of Brewer's finest moments and needs to be heard.
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THE RITA & MANIA - Split C40 (Harsh Head Rituals, 2007)
One of the very first noise releases I bought. I remember not being able to "get" The Rita, while being floored by Mania from the start. I really enjoy The Rita's side now, 15 years later. The short remix of a Conqueror track, which opens his side, is what it is I guess. Short effective harsh blast. The untitled piece that follows is stronger though, with its rich and rather airy spacious build. And then comes Mania. Jesus. Intense, initially restrained, the reins held looser and looser as it goes, some almost early Ramleh reminiscent part in tve middle, ending up completely unhinged. He covers so much ground in this single track without losing focus. Not sure if there will ever be any more Mania reissues, but this 20 minute epic is one of Brewer's finest moments and needs to be heard.
This was recently uploaded to youtube so I was able to give it a listen. Definitely agreed that it should be reissued at some point! I'd like to know what else might be reissued as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tDff35vwIs8
THE NEW BOYFRIENDS "3" CD
Satatuhatta
It was so recently that tape came, that I was keeping CD version on piles "to listen" for a while. This is by far the most original of TNB recordings, mostly due 3rd person joining with sax noise. "a-side" was more full blasting noise, while the "b-side" is very unique way of blending metal junk scratching and almost musical sax playing with success. Very much recommended CD!
DEAD BODY LOVE "tumors" CD
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Tape was called Tumours (1996, MSNP) but perhaps as reissue comes on UK label, reissue is spelled Tumors! Listened this already few times, and I would say these days I appreciate DBL even more than I did back in the 90's! I used to be, and am, such a passionate lover of "amplified noise", with feedback, loudness etc, and DBL is all about the "line-in" texture, crunch, details of all sorts of brute overdrive, grain, dust and whatever you'd call it. No loud smashing & things happening in room space. These days, I absolute appreciate the possibility to approach details and color of sound partikels that could get lost under violent feedback or amp rumbling.
TIM CATLING "radio ghosts" CD
23five
Brilliant drone album. There is some ultra minimal drone, remindining of for example cd of Diesel Guitar. Then there is also electric guitar "drone", which is more like fast tremolo picking on string, but not playing music. Just creating tone in ways I rarely hear in "guitar drone". Packaging top notch like on this label tends to be. I should probably try to get missing 23five titles too. Back in the day, when I distributed these, I didn't grab everything, but only selected titled. Based on what I have, it seems as one could safely continue getting also titles you known nothing of, and expect them to be good.
AARON DILLOWAY & KEVIN DRUMM "I Drink Your Skin" CD
Hanson
Two 25 minute tracks. Originally tape, reissued on CD 2013. One track Dilloway works Drumm, and other track other way round. Excellent works all the way, and makes me wonder what other Dilloway (or Drumm) stuff I should be getting now that there is feeling that I don't have enough stuff from these guys. This was vastly better than Boggs Vol. Two CD I listened before this.
Dead Body Love - Audiocide '95
Urashima reissue of the Slaughter Productions tape. First track is is the stand out, deep rumbling texture accented with jagged static and feedback alternating in the background between channels. Flipside sees the loop button getting a good workout, some sections much stronger than others but still good.
Necropsy Odor - Tales From The Tepid Cavity EP
New goregrind band playing in the old style of Carcass, Necrony etc. Short and sweet and fast paced, which is how I prefer to listen to this style.
Gonna post a few things that ended up elsewhere a little while back, with couple snips here and there to better ensure a modicum of continuity.
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Was cleaning out the ol' attic when I found the below-transcribed. Distinctly remember doing some scribbling on a particularly slow day at work. Then getting home and too embarrassed to post the unreadable shit. (Though it's possible a cleaned up rendition made it to one of the AWOL boards.) Luckily, the last vestiges of shame have long since departed this sorry carcass, so just the straight shit no edits. No apologies in advance.
The Rita - Lake Depths Lurker
The Rita - Bodies Bear Traces Of Carnal Violence
The Rita. You gotta love em. What other noise project would have the balls to churn out release after release which is, to the underprivileged ear, essentially indistinguishable? Two from Troniks and Harshnoise are a case in point. On first exposure, be like, What in almighty fuck? I swear I've just listened to the same five seconds spread over two fucking discs. Even after a good several exposures, nagging doubt may well persist. Is this dude taking the piss or what? That The Rita cite Dead Body Love as not a but THE principal influence could be telling. DBL were one I'd always admired for : unapologetic commitment to the pure stuff, and an obsessive preoccupation with all things, well, dead. Okay, so The Rita's no DBL – too much "talent" for that, and no, not quite dead – but the SHIT does the job.
Now, there exist turdbrains who will argue that SHIT of such profundity offers nothing new. (Oh yeah? Here's how you do new: don't make noise!) Fortunately, the noisehead is naturally protected from turdbrain philosophy by a protective layer commonly known as turdear. Turdear will keep your noisehead blissfully unencumbered with abilities of the tastemaking – nevermind tastekeeping – persuasion, filtering everything that ever was is and will through sludge-bludgered hellholes of everlasting FILTH.
Okay Sod, you've had your chance to blabber on about your private personal peeves, what of the FUCKING NOISE? Funny you should ask, I was just getting to that. The noise. Well, that it is. It is noise. Need I embellish? Aw...
Lake Depths submerge the earhole twenty thousand leagues below the proverbial surface saturations, deep down into bottomless spirals of the listener's own perverted brain. There! Just there: symphonic oratory, prancing and playing at the core. But if no one heard it, did it really make ahh...fuckit. Bits of shriek-scathe do bubble to the surface, here and there, but never really so much as a ripple.
Things loosen up a shred with earlier-rendered Bodies, also delivering a pronounced spike in the frazzled aggressions, particularly at the maniacal urgings of a certain collaboperv. Or maybe some of the bass couldn't squeeze through the gate. Or maybe some of the bass simply couldn't be arsed. This is the (perhaps ironic) genius of the genius of the truly noiseheaded. The more apparent effort one puts into presentation, the more one is essentially diluting the noise- using it as a vehicle for showing off other kinds of rad skillz dood! Total capitulation to noise is simple. Tune in. Turn on. Give up. The Rita remain the ultimate non-living reminder that, at the end of it, the whole of the recorded world, the whole world of sound, music, and everything else...IT'S ALL NOISE. The End.
Barstool Mountain - I (Closing Time)
It all coheres. Thematically, sonic-sensually. Which goes as well for I as the subsequent II, even if the latter seems less keen to establish where it's been or where it's going. Call it ptsd in slow motion or call it living the dream, paddling that bruised and buttered carcass through dimlit haze of interminably ruptured gloomcalm, fat flatulent burls rearing up sudden-like, malformed testicle hazards curdled into buzz-quelled Zed withdrawals, basted jollies nixed to a nadir'd stop-motion lurch n stumble, spiraling ungentlemanly down gristle-choked pizz-streams. Dream nightmare, same dif.
Liked this one, liked the rattling in the cage, in the bones, the floors, windows, shit falling off shelves, grit-textured de-bonking of duly soused cranials, ouch ferfuggsakes, at least at the appropriate levels for which I would assume this sort of documentation is demanded. Presumably would work just as well in muted capacities, perhaps that much the better, would certainly in such sense cohere with the almost didactic intensity informing the interminably tunneled vision. But, like, it's just that the Vee knob calls to me it does.
Epilogue. See that's the thing. Had a real firm handle on it all, or really enjoyed the presumption of so having. Then along comes II, which is a whole 'nother impenetrable story.
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Didn't want to say anything till back in the proper uh state of mind.
When that 1st 'Stool dropped, so did the obvious one-liner, re- "For those who think AoF is too hi-fi..." Definitely some funky choices in the opening ditty and a clear course "correction" once the lengthy principle starts to unspool.
My reverse-chronological take might be an attempt to square the circle with the more through-composed II- which on reflection is clearly its own self-contained thing- against a backdrop of the more storied projects, which in my brain started to morph (again) around Frusen Musik. Such a rich body of work, going up Rabbit Hole till the stools dis-lodge.
So saying, literally minutes ago a mini soddy handed me the 3lp, stool thee not, no doubt a whole 'nother set of elegantly churned up pig-cycles to triangulate. Bar, up.
Barstool Mountain - II (Memory Eraser)With I (Closing Time), had in these holes presumed enough to cop due clues as to lines upon which the project was set to, indelicately, fracture. Now am back to square fucked and maybe that was already in the cards. Fractured, right, but snifted through hazy fur-burnt somnolence, belched n felched cluster ruptures so eminently blowing fat hairy chunks round the flurz-bur-shlurzzled MG AoF obit. Orbit. Whatever the frzzzzzzzzzzz. Er...fuck was e on about? Something about distinguishing the lines between one monicker and another. Like it matters. Like I matters.
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Okay boys and girls, think I'm about properly soused, time for round two. Come on Barstool Mountain II, I'm not afraid. In we go with...old shitfaced man of the mountain rendition of boom boom roppongi, dragged limp, neither kicking nor screaming, through mounds of rusted sludger bludger, filth-mounds, feeding deep into title track whose ragged acoustic sources thunk and ka-chunk, speeded-down down DOWN cantankerous bludgeon-thud hammering from on looow. In the final minute and all heftiness piles on for a turn before strategically exiting and to the crown jewel'd confessional. Frustrated fireside, elliptical ghost edges ripped ragged and smudged to brutalized oblivia, peaks and pokes through gira-esque soul rend-ition, could swear there were tears in the eye the brutal perv-vection, should this? Now, it should not be seen, should not be, should be, is, is brute, brutal. Fuck. Scuse me, another glass beckons, or perhaps another round of ye olde textured curdle dragging drugged n stupor'd through frazzled frizzle-blurt.
But hold on, let's just say one thing here, because it has to be said. Sense of humor. Grim. Brutal. Bestial. Human. Warm. If that's your thing... But, there's a pained smiled bristling thing through the endless self-brutalism. Brutalisme. Okay, wait. You, like, think this is, like, fucking funny? By the way?! That ring on her finger don´t belong to me, okay? Like, fuck.
Just buy that motherfucker another drink.
Honestly folks. Can't think when I've just so pervectly wibed with a piece of auricular filth. Round three comin up. See you next weekend!
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QuotePresumably would work just as well in muted capacities
^ That was the starting point and let's go with it. Muted capacitants. And apologies if you've encountered this before, but there may be no better test of HN mettle than filtering said mettle through pathetically slack juris-floppence. Juris-futzence. Juris...
At the corner of the earhole the burnt-raw cravings of indelicate rumble-sludge snort 'n blurt through over-taxed esophagi. Primitive irate angry ineffectual pathetically limp buttering from on low. Festering snorkel-core snorting up a phlegm-sputted motherlode, horked hard. Buttermilked fussy-splooge piddling out the choked-raw porker. Belch.One of my favorite moments, if you will call it a moment, is when the hand just starts wailing into a steady metal-on-metal hammering dirge. Distorted to all proverbial fugg. And just doesn't let up. In the above-prescribed muted capacities this manifests as dirge proper, but with weirdly deceptive depths swallowing up ill-guarded attentions, implications, incursions, intricate frazzle-knobs chafing in a distance-cum-full-frontal blow-out.
See, here's the thing, at least with 'Stool of this caliber. Like, you never really knew how close up and personal the next sound event was due to be registering. Like a warped fever dream slowed down to shit-ground curdle, constantly warping smearing smudging in and out of focus, like if I were to just, like, force the snifting shnozz down one more layer, see, or maybe two or three more layers, it would, like, start to make some hideous sense, a hideously disgusting dis-sense sorta sense, only to be avalanched with unscrupulous blurts of half-dismembered cranials smooshed toofless. Like.
Man fuck this shit, where's my goddamn dri
Barstool Mountain – Birth Canal (New Forces)Blessed with an opportunity to preview the singular
III (https://absurdexposition.bandcamp.com/album/iii), the first thing to transpire was the necessary: whip out all the other
'Stool on hand. Ain't much. Only the two tapes,
I (https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/i-closing-time-2) &
II (https://altarofflies.bandcamp.com/album/ii-memory-eraser). So a need then to pad it out with a good dose of recent
AoF, the heavy shit. The WCN 3lp (https://whitecentipedenoise.bandcamp.com/album/terblick) for starters. Fecal matter of exceedingly weighty persuasion. Then on to 'ol discogs, cause it's easier to suss them boring liner note minutiae on screen then to fiddle around with special packaging stowed in assorted nooks and crannies. And then...
what in the bleeping
fuck? There was a new one? On New Fucking Forces? You dirty fucking bastards. How could you, how could I, where's my fucking brain, how did I, fucking?
So, okay, calm down blumphole. Copies still available. Plenty
Stool to go around. Think I'll just put in an order, right, and. Hold on a sec. Just you hold on. Just let's have a looksee over here, right. Right in here. And, yes, of course, stuck between the
Ochu and the
Zalhietzli,
Birth Canal (https://newforces.bandcamp.com/album/birth-canal).
The amazing thing is, given the current state of the few remaining brain cells, this doesn't happen more often. (Full disclosure: it does. All the fucking time.)
So, am I going to, like, actually say anything about this wonderful little beaut? Yes I am, of that you can be absolutely positively sure.
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Wait. Who you calling little? Well how about anything clocking in at twenty-one minutes and fifty-two seconds- little enough for ya? The size of course belies the true heft of this true blessing to sound kind. I was almost ready, accepting that
BC would precede
III by a good half year...I was almost ready to go out on a limb and declare the 'holes as reporting receipt of their heftiest, heaviest, motherlodingest, serving of
Stool yet.
Down to the crunch, the twenty-one minute fifty-two second crunch, and all them nice little thematic interludes are dispensed with; no shit-faced singalongs, no midnight confessionals, no hydroxizinal drone-frieze. Thus to free the focus on, well, the crunch. Thick, deeply-textured murk-be-sputtered crunch, settling on the palate with nice chunky notes of primitivo a la earlier
Zone Nord and
Dead Body Love, to pull a couple references out the ass, served raw and unvarnished, settling in for solid state bludgeoning-to-death under the full frontal force of brute, strangulated, crrrrrrrrrrrrrunch.
But not just crunch. With
Stool, as with all things
AoF adjacent, you are in fact assured quite the variegated package of, more and less smooshed-to-shizzle, goodies. First and most apparent are the by-now-signature assemblages of arid acoustic metal thunking wood thunking metal, real physical-like, real slooow-like. A whole lotta thunk, gripped with a firm and unflinching determination to inflict a maximum of hurt, rusted-through patches of muffled rust and shriek ultimately destined for unceremonious dunking into congealed pools of acerbic bilge-waste, to be fished out, in ragged heaps, as though badly bedraggled lengths of tape, stretched to their limits and fraying, were feeding through dank watery cave-holes, musty clenching sphinct-chambers laboring to wring the barest wheezing gasps of choked air from the sorry, sputtering, lot. No one said it was going to be easy.
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Quotesettling on the palate with nice chunky notes of primitivo a la earlier Zone Nord and Dead Body Love, to pull a couple references out the ass
But let's just cover that ass for the moment, to affirm that with said notes not for the moment to be implying particularly, or peculiarly, shared airs. Per se. I mean, they are there. In the
primitivo, for starters, there might be sussed a wide and abundant species of crunch to which one might ascribe certain snuff-bodied strangulations, certain nordic zones of textured asphyxia.
But the thing is, the thing is. Feel the plain and unfettered acoustic sources playing against said strangulation, said asphyxia. Bear with me for a moment. Cause, I know, you may well have heard something of that, in the more muscular strains of
Hum Of The Druid. The Abisko self-titled. The comp appearances on Sam McKinlay's Militant Walls (#07) and Lake Shark Harsh Noise (#01). The latter representing the centerpiece of an under-remarked vision entitled
Texture.
HOtD could on some surface level be declared
AoF-adjacent, but not really. Not really, says me. The Druid's style is far more cinematic, an invitation to examine necrosis from a range of perspectives, both here, there, and every which where. But
Stool, see.
Stool don't do that.
Stool, and let's just earmark this with an acknowledgement that I am talking, wholly and completely, out of my ass, is more about the essence (at least, to these much fucked 'holes). About the brute. About the essential unvarnished unfettered brutality of the raw sound, in glorious unglorified raw.
Elsewhere I declare, "substance over style", but not just as a rallying cry. I mean it.
AoF, and its adjacencies, is a challenge, to force the attention back, and back. And back again. Back to the roots. To the core. To the raw and unflinching moment. Where life begins.
Ochu – Tvärsnitt lp
Roughly grabbed together grab bag of roughly scrapped scraping, roughly banged bonging and roughly rusted rustling. Thoroughly abrasive, elemental, organic. One reference might be TNB, but with considerably more compositional flair, the attentiveness to detail recollecting the Lithuanian project naj (who have also been compared to TNB). True NOISE meets concrete sound, in the immortal words (https://www.special-onterests.net/forum/index.php?topic=3865.msg32977#msg32977) of Hum Of The Druid's Eric Stonefelt. An undeniably well put together cross section of well-seasoned roughage, grits 'n granules, that, quite sadly, took me quite the while to get around to getting with.
Yes, I'll freely admit, this taking of the while would likely be due in part to the percussion credited in the liner notes. Yessir, a bit of a chauvinist pig, me, when it comes to percussion, even with people like Sam McKinlay vouching for it, even with people like Jeph Jerman quite persuasively suing, in disc-long capacity, for preservation of the Drum (https://newforces.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-drum-concussion-solos). And speaking of which, and to digress a bit from the current digression, if Jerman hasn't etched the tome on Rough Music (https://forcednostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/rough-music-the-hands-to-library), he has certainly chiseled several key slabs. Jerman will be the fourth and final reference to be sectioned in this ill-worded commentary, but perhaps the one to whose elemental roughness Tvärsnitt most closely cleaves.
So yes, there is percussion per se, but more in the restless overamped snap crackle pop of reverse-engineered avalanche, grinding uphill in slowmo, like you'd already heard it coming, and going, so many times before, or so it seems, but still get, like, a neat thrill in admiring the crooked, gnarled, beauty. No less legit are legit elements of legit music coming in for the briefest moments. At one weird interval a simple repeated line of stately organ slots, just so, straight into full flavored feast of caustic rust and bustle, giving way to a lumpily huffed series of weirdly amped bells. Ding-ding-ding! Yes, laddies and gentlewomen, it seems we have a winner. But uh...don't get too settled cause all too soon the incoming, sharply defined, glinting, in cold pale light.
Bring it. Bring, the Pain. Full-on sledgehammer-on-stubborn-metal-spike, descending fast, rusted crescendo of pungent hammering ka-chank, to kick-start something like a grim and severely broken postmortem free jazz- without the jazz, and not particularly free, where saxophones are apt to be found shoved half deep in crevices that the sun is understandably uninclined to shine- as interpreted via the acoustic stylings of Kellogg's decidedly grim-faced Noise Krispies- Scrape, Rustle, Plonk.
Scooped up now, sudden-like, the mirthless trio finds itself plonked into a giant porcelain wastebin, still milking the rusted acoustic-scraps for all they're worth, cause frankly, it's all they're worth. Clank goes the grate, enter gargantuan gnarled mitt, grabbing hold and aggressively shaking, the unmerry band still at it, hard, inside. Not so much a wild percussion as unsteady lines of lopsided slide, skitter, scrape and bong, scraping the bong of music, because it is music, rough music, as perhaps all true NOISE must in the beholder be, scraping the bong of the most rugged, ragged and raw of musics, to find a painfully sweet buzz in its resin.
A.B.O. – Documentation '89 - '93 CD
Got really into broken electronics type of stuff with Capers, and ABO continues that path for me. This is really interesting CD, at times I keep turning my head towards soundsystem cause I instinctively think there's a malfunction. But it's the sounds, they are so mangled up, and I love it! One track has this really torturous high pitch squeal which was really a challenge. Sometimes you can barely hear anything going on, almost like a drum machine that has sound off but the sequencer is still going on and creating this really low sound, there's times when it sounds like things are just unplugged in the middle of a 'song' and it drifts into weird tones and static. I really really recommend this one, excellent CD that navigates it's way with malfunctioning chaos.
Kent Tankred - "There is Nothing to Attain" CD
More minimal broken electronics! Kent Tankred is not a familiar name to me beforehand. First CD has harsh textures, drilling sounds, buzzing and swirling electronics, as if a control center has lost it's mind. Second track sounds like a cat is walking on an organ. Third one starts with an odd funky drum machine pattern and mutates into tape manipulated garbled mess. Like the machine ate the damn tape but still keeps playing it, all tangled up. Song finally collapses into humming low drone and crackles, very good! Fourth song has eerie bell sounds echoing in a void, droning buzzes. Reminds me a lot of 60/70s minimal experimental music. Last track sounds like someone is drilling through your wall! Great for neighbour wars!
Second CD consist of five different pieces. There's lots of humming synth, broken textures crackling, swirling and popping around them. Low frequencies looming in the background, some goes to nice subtonal levels. One song a highly irritating tone that keeps blasting your ears for 10 minutes, real endurance test!
Strongly recommend this one, fascinating album. Or maybe I am just down in the hole of more abstract noise but this is very enjoyable to listen to, 2hr duration of the double CD goes fast, besides that ear ripper. Also have to give props to mastering, there's a wide spectrum of many kinda of sounds but they all are crystal clear, or deep ocean low, all blend in a impressive mix.
More subliterate reposts from the land of the alcohol addled...Incapacitants - Sarin Will Kill Every Bad Aum!!!There isn't much what can get everyone's favorite mild-mannered banker worked up, but when it does, and I'm not a religious person but,
JESUS. There's harsh and there's harsh. And then there's, harsh. Definitely qualifying in the latter capacity. Of harsh. Think supremely vicious, think densely layered. Exquisitely torturous. Severely pitched. Excetera excetera sayeth ye of the incapacifold. Like, some pretty harsh shizzle, no doubt no doubt. But also, and despite the prime-era date-stamp (1995), suggestive of that pre-Kosakai rough, that pre-Kosakai brute, that pre-Kosakai raw. The shit is just so blissfully harsh, on so many levels, and makes me want to,
well aside from punch my fists into random pockets of stale air whilst screaming uncontrollably like the spastic I will always be, suggest there to be a release in the making. Let's called it
The 7 Inches. The long hard version. Bring forth your
Alcoholic Speculations (1995!) your
Selling Mutual Funds By The Pound, all them shits and you, my boy my girl my friend, are fucking. there. Like, explicative! Can I be any more clear? Of course I can, but this is the best I can manage at this point. (Sad, i'nit?) Explicative you motherexplicitaving explicativeholes!
Where was I? Oh yes. Well. Make no mistake. Sarin will most undoubtedly kill every less than proper aum-like personage. Not like they ain't had it coming and all but like, uh, yeah.
BTW please don't gas me. Harmless noisetwat, me.
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QuoteBring forth your Alcoholic Speculations
But bring you not too many lest you black out for good in pools of your own soy sauce 'n beer chunder.
But just running with this 7inch thing. Not because there are so many as that so many so decisively KILL. And do so (KILL) running against that run-time proper that some have sometimes argued as necessary. And as perhaps The Mikawa has less directly argued (as necessary) in namechecking The Riley. The Riley, the fuck you say. Well look, in such capacity, the temporally abridged capacity, does there emerge not a whole 'nother species of Incapacitant?
Case, meet point:
Incapacitants - Zashikiwarashi EffectIn its ultimate manifestation a sort of tribute to the never-to-be-realized genius of persons with the balls to at least seriously undertake consideration of a double 7inch*.
Rescued from obscurity come: four furious frenzied ferocities, all killer no filler. The opener in particular, "Zashikiwarashi Effect Part 1". Scorched bliss, end to end, emphasis on the ends as- much unlike a good chunk of the brevities, including the other three here repped- this one would seem to have been decisively chopped out of a much longer session to which one may only ask why and only answer that sometimes sacrifices need be made in the name of an awesomeness that would never be a double 7inch. Part 1 so good it's almost ho-hum, like, of course it gone tickle all the boxes, such an unstoppable, yet uncontroversial, instantly boingable, holy fuck it the shittable, why even questionable, are thy ears not entirely like scorched-to-the-fuck-and-yo. Funny that, that that real shit, that real real shit, that shit of the instantly killer varietal would come as, say it, conservative. That guaranteed harshbliss for which questions were never necessary. And which then would more than justify Parts 2-4, where the letters double-u, tee, and eff start to enter the equation, but in such lovably fucked-be-me sorta ways, and in fact is that not the MO, as a certain three letter acronym'd chap, above, asserts? It is the MO. Has always been the MO. When it comes to fucking around, these fuckers don't fuck around. If you catch my jizz. Alcoholic speculation uber al-
I've got one thing to say
Before I am drunk again
Goddamn, The Mikawa
Goddamn, The Mikawa
Goddamn anyone for saying a word to the contraryIncidentally, I'm told there are worse ideas than public castration.
* for reference: the four studio tracks were originally destined for double 7inch release on SPITE. recording date(s) could range through anywhere in the 90s, really, though the original release date was probably set for 97 or 98**.
** disc itself coming out in 2012
Encephalophonic - X
I'm not the greatest fan of cut up noise, but he's objectively on another planet.
Probably the best harsh noise artist in Italy and not only.
I've been going back and forth between the Pariah Tapes and Pornoise 1 KG sets, and most of that back and forth is because it's been a real slog. I was listening to the 1990-1996 unreleased tracks and CDs from the Merzbox, so I thought I'd hit up some early Incapacitants to break up the focus, but hit...a...wall (pun intended). Pornoise turned into a tad of a burden as well. On many days, tracks like "New Karma" would encourage distraction with something else until the next 30-minute punisher exercise, but not on this day. Just when I thought it was time to put both sets away, this track sucked me into its space, perfectly melding with where my head was at and how the day was feeling. It might never happen again, though precedent can be a powerful thing with listening, but wowzer, was this ever the soundtrack for my world for nearly thirty-one minutes.
Lee Counts - S.A.N.S. Sessions cassette on Austerity Measure (No Rent side-label) : Welcome to my basement ! I have a lot of junk here, tools, chains, saw wheel, black+deckers, sandpapers, everything we need for a metallurg party. - All live, you can hear them talking sometimes. Very acoustic sounds, for the most part. - Had drunk some beers yesterday and this tape was great fun. Was listening with a smile on my face. - On Discogs i saw there isnt any other release by the guy. I thought there definetely should be more, and asked myself do i want them like this -acoustic, improvised- or more 'composed' / processed ? A search today helped me answer. There is a new tape out : https://leecounts.bandcamp.com/album/lee-counts . I listened it on Bandcamp. It's fine but i go with S.A.N.S Sessions, anytime, no question. Still i found an artist that i will follow his work, for sure.
BØLTORN – Dødsverk
So this is a new project from Nordvargr along side a few others, with this release being their most current. Tesco gave it the LP treatment earlier this month.
If you like heavy and nasty European Industrial/Power Electronics with plenty of composition and a slight hint of the malice acts like Slogun do best, I highly recommend checking this out.
https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/d-dsverk
(https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/d-dsverk)
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 21, 2022, 09:21:28 PM
I've been going back and forth between the Pariah Tapes and Pornoise 1 KG sets, and most of that back and forth is because it's been a real slog. I was listening to the 1990-1996 unreleased tracks and CDs from the Merzbox, so I thought I'd hit up some early Incapacitants to break up the focus, but hit...a...wall (pun intended). Pornoise turned into a tad of a burden as well. On many days, tracks like "New Karma" would encourage distraction with something else until the next 30-minute punisher exercise, but not on this day. Just when I thought it was time to put both sets away, this track sucked me into its space, perfectly melding with where my head was at and how the day was feeling. It might never happen again, though precedent can be a powerful thing with listening, but wowzer, was this ever the soundtrack for my world for nearly thirty-one minutes.
I think I had something approaching a very much same experience, years ago, actually not too too long after I'd first picked it (Pornoise) up. And I really want to say it was with New Karma.
That burden thing. It happens, with the boxset thingies in particular. (Damn you current era!) Punishment I read as the lag-time, emphasis on time, in seeking out the appropriate space, read: bliss. The New Karma moments didn't come so much then, but they do now, invariably late at night, sussed, half dead to the world, blissfully un-focused, emphasis on the un, more than willing and able to enter other worlds for multiples of hours straight.
MEDITASI SAPI - demo (Flapping Abouts)
I received this tape in the mail along with the artists other project's tape EAT FLESH - which is more in the vein of traditional Australian grind/ noisecore; a lot like Warsore/ Disgorge, with a Warsore cover added. Anyway, it is not uncommon for anyone, globally, to give a shit about Australian noise for the most part (never have, never will) but this stuff is really great! Totally psyched-out loops, with hidden textures and hypnotic voices interfering and reoccurring. Being a fellow Novocastrian (from Newcastle) it is a similar style to that of COCK SAFARI who runs GROG PAPPY, but also reminds me a bit of YCLEPT DINMAKERS or the RADIO LOOP ORCHESTRA, and in my honest opinion it really gives tape loop masters like DILLOWAY a run for their money! Literally. And that coming from someone who's a big fan and listened to a lot of Aaron's music. It's just Un-marketed, unwanted, and therefore unheard, maybe that's part of the reason why it's been manufactured on recycled tapes, anyway, a quick google search and I'm sure you'll find it, or something decent that is related.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on August 25, 2022, 04:38:50 PM
Quote from: Zeno Marx on August 21, 2022, 09:21:28 PM
I've been going back and forth between the Pariah Tapes and Pornoise 1 KG sets, and most of that back and forth is because it's been a real slog. I was listening to the 1990-1996 unreleased tracks and CDs from the Merzbox, so I thought I'd hit up some early Incapacitants to break up the focus, but hit...a...wall (pun intended). Pornoise turned into a tad of a burden as well. On many days, tracks like "New Karma" would encourage distraction with something else until the next 30-minute punisher exercise, but not on this day. Just when I thought it was time to put both sets away, this track sucked me into its space, perfectly melding with where my head was at and how the day was feeling. It might never happen again, though precedent can be a powerful thing with listening, but wowzer, was this ever the soundtrack for my world for nearly thirty-one minutes.
I think I had something approaching a very much same experience, years ago, actually not too too long after I'd first picked it (Pornoise) up. And I really want to say it was with New Karma.
That burden thing. It happens, with the boxset thingies in particular. (Damn you current era!) Punishment I read as the lag-time, emphasis on time, in seeking out the appropriate space, read: bliss. The New Karma moments didn't come so much then, but they do now, invariably late at night, sussed, half dead to the world, blissfully un-focused, emphasis on the un, more than willing and able to enter other worlds for multiples of hours straight.
Agreed. It's the dark side of the wonderful period of box sets.
Quote from: [MBD] on August 25, 2022, 05:53:34 AM
BØLTORN – Dødsverk
So this is a new project from Nordvargr along side a few others, with this release being their most current. Tesco gave it the LP treatment earlier this month.
If you like heavy and nasty European Industrial/Power Electronics with plenty of composition and a slight hint of the malice acts like Slogun do best, I highly recommend checking this out.
https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/d-dsverk
(https://tescogermany.bandcamp.com/album/d-dsverk)
Only listened on Spotify so far and enjoyed it a lot. It kind of reminds me of Memorandum, which is definitely not a bad thing! I would imagine that the vinyl format suits it quite well. I wish Nordvargr would focus more, though. He has so many projects and such a high output of varying quality (often good, never really bad, but a lot of nonessential stuff nontheless). Fewer releases but of consistently high calibre would be much preferred.
Smell & Quim - Spermathlon CS
Recent reissue on promising new label, ODMOWA. A-side is clunky, clanging, awkward tape abuse with some pervert samples. Certainly the "weird noise" to be expected. By no means bad, but the B-side really shines for me. Phaser, moans, and buried melodies. Wet, slithering, and droning quicksand darkness.
Hermit - Logic Bomb CS
I'm most familiar with Hermit on the 7" format, and so far I feel like that works best... but I'm digging through a stack of tapes currently with a few of his in it. Totally fried out, buzzing malfunctioning modem harshness, pained high end, and bass-y spurting delay. Quite varied and active at times, and settling into repetition at others. Even some strange mellow moments. While I'm far from having his entire discography, I do find myself returning to this project quite a bit regardless of some slightly tedious, forgettable, or goofy moments on releases like this (ie: slowed down hip-hop samples, synth lines, and obnoxious beeping loops).
B-Side is a live recording including feedback, deranged vocals, and guitar noise. Not without its primitive charm.
"No copyrights, no profit. Money is garbage. Burn the banks, churches, and schools. Human society must be destroyed."
Piled up bunch of 3"CD(r)'s last night Started with
Murderous Vision "Buring the promised land" 3"cdr on Mouth Rec.
Damn! It is really good one, and surprising. I guess one must confess I have listened this when it came out, and in house full of noise, this slim and small item just gets buried somewhere. Now that I listen to it, I am wondering is there other MV that is almost closer to... like Grey Wolves type power electronics? Processed vocals, all sorts of sounds put together, at the same time aggressive, but also multilayered and atmospheric. Actually just couple weeks ago, I got one guy arrive my shop and he dropped big box of 2nd hand industrial CD's. I grabbed some MV I was missing and other c 20 year old discs.
MK9 "self medicated" 3"
published 20 years ago. Crystal clear electronics / synth sounds, and while one may appreciate MK9 at his spoken word/sample oriented approach, at this time, on this release, his instrumental electronic noise sound was very good. Not as harsh and in-your-face as Death Squad had been, but very good. Disc just ended, and got to put next few in rotation...
Daniel Menche "Blood of the land" 3"cd
is fairly recent.
Man is still master of his craft. I remember first getting his 12" on Tesco, back in the 90's, and already then he was described as some sort of sound master? Well, I guess he is. Rarely heard anything I did not like!
Slogun "nineteen sixty nine" biz card
I think I got all these private biz card cdrs he did. Some of them came when I was in NYC for couple of weeks, sleeping at floors of friends and spending days walking around with no direction, just trying to find interesting things in NYC. Some were found!
Cock E.S.P. "greates dicks 3" 3"cd
I always remember old interview where they said in early days, they wanted to make NOISE, but didn't know how it was made. Nobody told you need bunch of distortion pedals. So early works was not as harsh as for example this 3"CD is. Its funny, but harsh. I think it is very hard to understand in internat age, that there could be someone who likes noise, makes noise, but doesn't know what is "distortion pedal". When I started, I had no idea what is "analogue synth", nor I knew anyone who had distortion pedal, or what it was. It was of course lifetime ago, but interesting time to hear noise and have zero idea what was used to make it.
Sewer Goddess "eris sadisticum" 3"CDr
on Silken Tofu label. Makes me ask if S.G. Is still around, and is Silken Tofu still around? Both seemed to fade away some years ago...
Slacking - Cycling Through Bother & Bliss CDr
I bought this at Thousands Of Dead Gods over my recent NYC visit on a whim and I'm absolutely loving this! Extremely varied harshness that can go from a collage of various field recordings with the occasional stringed synth on top, to all out hellish feedback, junk and everything loud the next. An excellent edition to both the Pittsburgh noise crew and the Prose Nagge catalog.
Golden Purifier - Walpurgisopfer c70
Currently my new favorite project. P Kerin of Fieldwork returns with the sounds of the last stages of decay and entropy before nothing is left. This release is beyond bleak, beyond anything else in the U.S. scene at least and that makes it all the more special. The sequel to this tape was just released along with a split between Ferro Mortem and Pain Appendix. Order fast!!
https://fieldwork.storenvy.com/ (https://fieldwork.storenvy.com/)
Quote from: [MBD] on September 18, 2022, 07:22:00 AM
Golden Purifier - Walpurgisopfer c70
Currently my new favorite project. P Kerin of Fieldwork returns with the sounds of the last stages of decay and entropy before nothing is left. This release is beyond bleak, beyond anything else in the U.S. scene at least and that makes it all the more special. The sequel to this tape was just released along with a split between Ferro Mortem and Pain Appendix. Order fast!!
https://fieldwork.storenvy.com/ (https://fieldwork.storenvy.com/)
Just picked this up as well. Fieldwork is doing great stuff. Excited to hear the newest Golden Purifier and agreed that Walpurgisopfer is a top notch release. Glad to see someone mention it.
Yeah I also picked up that one as well as the Legion V.K. Promo which I thought was really good. Excited to hear more from both projects.
Pyrox - Fragment
Relentless whirring and buzzing from Mr. Bloor. No surprise that this is high quality. Like the amplified sounds of the inside of an unforgiving, rusty, motor working itself to death. Varies from full rumble and low hum to hissing mids and highs, but the idea remains relatively the same throughout the first track. It's a good and effective idea though, so no complaints there whatsoever. And tape is dubbed very loud! Second track begins more subtly with a slow, creeping build, but the same familiar harsh and meditative sound palette. If Side A is a motor on its last legs, then Side B is the alarm signaling it's impending malfunction. Piercing. Next up is the Pyrox - Intersect tape on Absurd Exposition.
Converter - Exit Ritual 2003
I find this album to be confused. It doesn't know what it wants to be. If I haven't said it in the past (I think I have), this guy does death industrial as well as anyone who has ever done it. It's too bad it wasn't his primary focus. This album is loaded with quality death industrial, but it also has accessible, or poppy non-poppy, electronic tracks that interrupt it all. I'm sure that could drive death industrialists a little batty, and I bet the rhythmic noise folk are fine with him limiting the death industrial tracks to the front and back. Since I like his various styles, I don't mind his usual mixing at all. It's the oddball tracks that throw me off here; with tones that hint at Roedelius meeting Konono No.1 for a pint. That's a stretch, but they aren't his usual hard-hitting crunchers either.
Secret Apex cd on Satatuhatta (reissue of cassette) is 100% killer. Great layered and textured drones, noise, field recordings.
AUTOEROTICHRIST "Bondage Morningstar" 2xtape
Hospital productions
Really good harsh noise blasting. I got the metal plate with hammered lettering, neat artworks and long tapes.
ROGUE STATE "State 213" 4-tape box
Hospital productions
Short tapes in 7" "reel box", with bunch of inserts. Neat sound in noise, and also variation in tracks.
PRURIENT "Tiger smells a corpse" 3xtape
Hospital
Pretty harsh 2012 recordings of Prurient put into oversized envelope, PVC triple tape box with all sorts of Prurient trademark graphics and song titles.
ROTAT 7"lathe +tape box
Narcolepsia
I actually listened the Private III -tape several times, before realizing this box has that tape + the lathe. Lathe has really good sound on it too. Finnish harsh noise, for lovers of keeping it brutal and nasty, but perhaps sleaze and odd opposed to dark!
UBOA "The Origin Of My Depression & The Sky May Be" 2xtape
Cipher
I mentioned in couple of places that this project is pretty good but no physical releases. I just looked it wrong way. Individual bandcamp albums were issued already couple years ago as doubt tape on Cipher! Sold couple, one copy that been for a while at pile of special packaged tapes, finally found its way to tape deck today.
It's the post-noise of some sort. At times contemporary cut up harsh noise meets digital sound treatments not even very far of some Dave Phillips, but any given moment, it may escalate into depressive screamo vocals over dramatic orchestral drones or something. The Origins of My Depression has almost like singer-songwriter stuff and... kind of drone-stoner rock thrown along noise.
Been going through wide variety of over-sized, multiple tape set, cdr's, and so on... It is occasionally brutal to see how time flies. Items you feel you "just received", are... old. Finding something from bottom of the box of stuff and realize they've been there for yearS. Or having been listening some podcast thinking I never heard of this artists, and then having his tape(s) laying around for months... And some stuff just goodies that have been there for a while waiting right moment.
A FAIL ASSOCIATION "East V." tape
Absurd Exposition
Short but sweet. I was recently listening longer recording of his, but AFA works also in short format. Blasting harsh noise, that is kind of cut up, but not "contemporary cut up" so to say. It has feel of the traditional thick and heavy American harsh noise, while being also skillfully played pedal abuse.
TED BYRNES "All hands" tape
Absurd Exposition
Fast paced percussion, with saturated and blown out distortion sound. I would actually prefer less of boomy and blurry distortion as man is percussionist and not just smashing objects, so nuance and detail of object sound could be clearer than the distortion.
V/A PLUMIGERA CDR
Submersive productions
Hand and Knee and bunch of other projects, most I have barely heard by name. I know this guy has worked with Macronympha and bunch of others, but also his metal project Thorned did almost surprisingly good stuff. Occasionally harsh, sometimes drone, all sorts of noisy things and I like the feel of having no real connection to how feel about anyone. Just like old days listening obscure compilation, and even if it would not be future classic - it was sign that there is something going on there you may have to keep your eyes & ears on..
HAND AND KNEE "contradiction" CDR
Submersive productions
Handmade / painted envelopes, very cheap, reminding specific era of Deadline stuff, where everything seemed to be thrown together fast and cheap, with probably not much thought if it look good in traditional sense. There is some decent harsh noise here, some less abrasive stuff too, but overall feel is good in a way that it doesn't seem like stuff you buy. I suppose it was for sale, but just meaning that it is unlikely you'd have this in webstore of some bigger industrial/noise dealer. It has strong direct-from-artist vibe to it, which adds to charm of release.
Walter Maioli, Fred Gales, Pit Piccinelli - Amazonia 6891
This thing had me all over the place. A little Jorge Reyes pre-Hispanic. A little Bernard Fort ornithology. A little minimalist synth percolation. A little Francisco Lopez La Selva and Addy era. Electro-acoustic and field recordings. I've never heard of Walter Maioli. I sampled a couple other things, and they're all quality like this.
Digging back through Bereft's discography. Lots of strong material yet rarely spoken about these days.
Killing Time - Brightside
Came across this in the wild and wasn't leaving it behind. Rugged hardcore with strong metal overtones. Few filler tracks but some decent chest beating angry shit on side A.
After Narcolepsia episode on WCN podcast, picked up couple of labels tapes.
Might be my favorite TORBA tape. He did stuff before, and after, but this particular tape made impact on me and for reason or another, if someone would ask me where to start, it could be "tape on Narcolepsia"!
Unclean tape on Narcolepsia. This Finn band did his early works on F&V label. I got all the promo tapes back then, but I felt then, and I felt each time I heard thing that "he can do better!". So not willing to put out stuff, but wait the moment he does what I think he can. Now, for years, there are multiple decent releases on many labels, Finland and abroad. Decent Finn-filth to listen to, but couple recent live shows have indicated he is indeed still getting better and worth to keep ears open for future recordings...
Dead Body Love tape "disasterland" tape
Lazy Squid rec
good stuff! There is surprisingly many moments of blown-out music bits there, but really good nevertheless.
I was listening Steward Skinner WCN podcast and he mentioned Murder Corporation as one of those guys.... Hmm.. how it was said? Well, I guess somehow in way that for him you can accept some b/w murder xeroxes and it'll work. Yes it does!
It just made me really want to grab couple MC releases from shelves and listen to them.
Murder Corporation "Caution" tape
Murder Corporation "Carbonized" tape
both on Murder Release, in large pcv boxes.
Both are the very charming kind of lo-fi blown out crude harsh industrial noise. Not really PE, more taking early days MB into harsh noise territory. Back in the 90's Murder Release was spreading MB tapes to people, before the official reissues started to happen.
I think the thing they talked about rare noise tapes on the episode, that there is that charm about ultra rare tapes. I think I have never paid even 10e for noise tape till this day! Only reason that I have them, is that happened to be around when it was happening. Some A.M.B. or Murder Cororation, I think notion of rare wasn't considered back then? It is more like that tapes what are rare now, were the tapes very few cared, and thats why they are rare now? I recall in Noisextra episode, Murder Corporation was asked how come one classic tape was edition of "6", and it was because that was amount of orders he got.
Yep. Imagine my level of regret, being in touch with M.C. and doing trades with him, and NOT buying entire discography? At the time, lack of money for sure, but also, it would be curious to know how many guys realized entire discography of M.C. is worth having plus that they actually got it? If there is serious M.C. collectors, I'd like to see them post pics!
Talking of "hard to get" tapes, I recall also good moment, when I asked Marco Corbelli what's the price if I order 1 of each Slaughter prod tape. He replied in letter than please no! Only 3 tapes at maximum, as every tape is dubbed real speed from DAT master and buying all is too big order to dub. Slaughter tapes... I don't have them all. Just some tapes I managed to buy, little by little..
NP/THIRDORGAN collab tape.
The best looking one of the trilogy. I suppose NP is one of those hidden secrets of Japanese noise, that was around since like... 1985 or something, and worked with bunch of legendary names.. but when you hear anyone mention NP? This collab is great special packaging, metal box with molded/welded metal artwork and... well not sure even how to describe it in english words. Special packaging what looks actually good and also labor heavy?! Inside is C-60 METAL tape, that is not filled entirely, but probably around 50 mins of sound. And what sound?! Just brilliant harsh noise. Especially NP side has those demented vocals, which could be worthy of discussion, probably have to start elsewhere.. Noise with weird vocals. Buried deep. I have to check what was already covered in older SI topic about noise with vocals. This one has seriously odd vocals on N.P. side.
AFter that one, passed tape shelves and from two random place spotted PRELEST and NIGHT WOLF tapes. Perhaps some sort of sign to see them both, among wall of tapes, so decided to pull them for listening session. What is common thing with these, is not the sound, but perhaps that the makers are well known in other fields of music? I assume it is not secret, since people seem to know and there is discogs... Prelest is project of mastermind of Mgla, which is fairly well known Black Metal band. Some may know that before that, back in 90's he was doing death industrial and power electronics, and that was how I first got to know him. Prelest is new works, modular synth, samples, buried vocals... I suppose if you drop names like Atrax Morgue meets Anenzephalia, the guy behind project probably nods and says that's about right. His background in industrial-noise probably contributed to how bleak and dark his "metal" works are.
Same can be said about Night Wolf. Man well known of dark and negative hardcore unit Kickback, you could perhaps see that interest in fierce noise may have lead his hardcore works to be something else than life affirming youthcrew stuff. Mentality of deranged noisy power electronics was in the music, but also audible on this tape. Good stuff, hopefully one day more!
Zeitkratzer - Whitehouse electronics CD, this is all acoustic music, sometimes amplified. 11 member line-up playing live instrumental pieces of Whitehouse songs, sort of re-arranged. Really good ones, like Zeitkratzer tends to be. Not sure how many listen their stuff or Reinhold Freidls solo stuff? Some of the best things in "contemporary art music" what I know of.
Zeitkratzer "KORE" CD
It is hard to say what exactly is THE best of the group, but for those into pretty massive and noisy stuff, this one is really good. Reinhold Friedl composition played by Zeitkratzer and it is massive and loud, and highly textural. Almost like avalanche of barely "musical" orchestration.
Militia archive collection CD
Neuropa
contains War Against Society, Kingdom of our lord mCD plus familiedrama 7" with Con-Dom and Laura Maes. For me, among very best of the style and sound I most associate with what "industrial" to sound like. Even if they are not along early protagonist by any means. Started in the 80's and finally made name in mid 90's onwards. Some of absolute best percussions and eerie synth sounds. I got all the stuff as originals, but this comp is too good to not have it...
Tangential to some of the idea(l)s on which Stewart Skinner opined in the last WCN episode, I grabbed the new digital-only reissue (https://knurl.bandcamp.com/album/tetramatrix) of Knurl's Tetramatrix tape (1994). Tetramatrix was for me at the time a perfect, and perfectly nasty, piece of harsh blistering scorchery. The pure stuff, through and through. This was Mr Bloor in his early "take away everything that we consider musical" stage. The transitional point was quite marked, and probably came about around four years later, when Knurl started to explore a fuller flush of the frequency spectrum, not to mention the possibilities of a more through-composed flow. And with this reissue, which was remastered for the event, Knurl duly renders a more robust and fully flushed sound. I like it, it's an interesting take on what for me Tetramatrix always represented, but at least in terms of HARSH, it is undeniably lacking against the sheer raw power of the original: ninety-three minutes of unutterably vicious earhole battery, no compromises (and perhaps of comparatively little concern for a supposed audience).
Of course, as this forum has taught me, if any one aspect of Knurl's (primarily earlier) sound has ever come in for criticism, it has been on this very point. So I'd wonder if the "refurbishment" comes as much from Mr Bloor's own evolving preferences (I'm inclined to imagine so) as from feedback he's encountered over the years (a not entirely discountable possibility). Maybe he should talk to Stewart Skinner.
Stroker - Jump Street CS
More dirty and harsh stuff from Stroker. Starts with the sounds of a demented and cackling children's video blown to shit. Matches the childish and disjointed collage art well. Soon after comes the bass soaked noise to expect from the project. The noise is broken up by strange pitched down voice samples, what sounds like movie dialogue, and even some football commentary. Heavy noise.
AFATEF - Slower Traffic Keep Right - CS - Dada Drumming 2022
high octane texas supremacy. What else is there to say? Two of the best to do it delivering a blisteringly fast sustained burst of harsh. In and out. Soundtrack to speeding across the state line.
Serration/Agonal Lust - A Razor at the Throat of Mankind - CS - Cloister 2022
Well executed split of heavy power electronics. Massive low end, memorable vocals, confident and potent material. I am still kicking myself for missing the fest but this'll do!
Mo*te - Regulate Body Temperature - CD - Rural Isolation Project 2022
An unexpected but welcome surprise, new Mo*te is always an instant purchase. 40 minutes across 4 tracks, wonderful stuff. Reminds me of the works on "Throw a Stone" to a degree; truly psychedelic layering of rhythmic elements and rumbling churn.
Autumn playlist:
Jonathan Briley – Complete Works
Fantastic collection, this has been spinning a lot all year. The sheer range of materials is impressive, essential.
Atrax Morgue – From degeneration to degeneration
Another essential box, most of the early Slaughter releases compiled in a wooden box with lots of documentation.
Frozen Flesh Order - Extra Terrestrial Terrorism
Mid-tempo black metal with vibrato/distortion "alien abduction" vocals, I know some people hate this but I think it is charming.
V/A Batongen
Tape comp from 1986, never gets old. Mostly Swedish experimental cut up noise stuff, always entertaining.
Merzbow - Hard Lovin´Man
I keep coming back to this one for some reason... mostly for track two, something about the loops he uses on this one and the droning ambient part sets it apart.
Lately, HEAVY SYNTHESIZERS has been what I want. Music that is bassy, thick, and not afraid of phasers. In addition to revisiting familiar artists in this vein, like GO, KEVLAR, Shift, Serration, Climax Denial, IFOTS etc, I have listened to a fair bit of Sarin Snow. It's pretty good shit. Sometimes I wish the vocals were less effected, it takes away some of their potency I think. Nevertheless, the project often satisfies that need for heavy synth action. Natural Architecture and Deus Vult both hit that spot.
Any other recent or old heavy duty synth projects I might have missed? Suggestions very welcome.
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Lately, HEAVY SYNTHESIZERS
Any other recent or old heavy duty synth projects I might have missed? Suggestions very welcome.
Shameless plug:
https://droitdivin1.bandcamp.com/album/les-nouveaux-moralistes-2
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Any other recent or old heavy duty synth projects I might have missed? Suggestions very welcome.
The ZSS live albums are great if you like GO.
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Any other recent or old heavy duty synth projects I might have missed? Suggestions very welcome.
The ZSS live albums are great if you like GO.
Yeah, listening to Spectacle Of The Triumph now and plenty of deep, nasty grinding synth.
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Any other recent or old heavy duty synth projects I might have missed? Suggestions very welcome.
The ZSS live albums are great if you like GO.
Yeah, listening to Spectacle Of The Triumph now and plenty of deep, nasty grinding synth.
It makes me wish that there were live recordings of some of his less song-oriented material.
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Do you mean like Hal Hutchinson own name material? If so Hal Hutchinson live in Finland 2016 tape is amazing.
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I haven't heard that one yet, but I guess that it sort of scratches the same itch, so to speak. I like the HH studio albums. I was thinking more along the lines of the material on
Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, though, now that I think about it I think he might have somewhere? I recall some sort of teaser track more along the lines of early ZSS being posted a while ago, but that might have been for a new studio recording.
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I have listened to a fair bit of Sarin Snow. It's pretty good shit. Sometimes I wish the vocals were less effected, it takes away some of their potency I think. Nevertheless, the project often satisfies that need for heavy synth action. Natural Architecture and Deus Vult both hit that spot.
Have you listened to the three most recent releases - Mighty Blood, Yuhun Gyosukai, and the Totenrune split? Superior to the earlier material. I believe they're all on YouTube.
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It makes me wish that there were live recordings of some of his less song-oriented material.
Do you mean like Hal Hutchinson own name material? If so Hal Hutchinson live in Finland 2016 tape is amazing.
I haven't heard that one yet, but I guess that it sort of scratches the same itch, so to speak. I like the HH studio albums. I was thinking more along the lines of the material on Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, though, now that I think about it I think he might have somewhere? I recall some sort of teaser track more along the lines of early ZSS being posted a while ago, but that might have been for a new studio recording.
Unlikely much to come anymore, like discogs page informs, all recording and label activity ended in 2021. I think it is good time to grab any of his items now, as availability hardly guaranteed later. HH's Cold Industrial Experience CD, as much as it may seem self promotion , I would say stands out nicely! It has kind of not songy' but structural feel of ZSS, but spirit of HH's works of industrial-machinery noise loops etc. Kind of blends in noisier industroal what ZSS did in first recordings, with what HH did with less harsh, more bleak industrial.. almost like finding the unification. If one doesn't like aesthetics of ZSS, this should work still fine!
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It makes me wish that there were live recordings of some of his less song-oriented material.
Do you mean like Hal Hutchinson own name material? If so Hal Hutchinson live in Finland 2016 tape is amazing.
I haven't heard that one yet, but I guess that it sort of scratches the same itch, so to speak. I like the HH studio albums. I was thinking more along the lines of the material on Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, though, now that I think about it I think he might have somewhere? I recall some sort of teaser track more along the lines of early ZSS being posted a while ago, but that might have been for a new studio recording.
Unlikely much to come anymore, like discogs page informs, all recording and label activity ended in 2021. I think it is good time to grab any of his items now, as availability hardly guaranteed later. HH's Cold Industrial Experience CD, as much as it may seem self promotion , I would say stands out nicely! It has kind of not songy' but structural feel of ZSS, but spirit of HH's works of industrial-machinery noise loops etc. Kind of blends in noisier industroal what ZSS did in first recordings, with what HH did with less harsh, more bleak industrial.. almost like finding the unification. If one doesn't like aesthetics of ZSS, this should work still fine!
That's extremely disappointing if ZSS will be ending. Now that you mention it, I recall noticing a few days ago that he took down his label page on Soundcloud. I had thought he teased a few upcoming releases in the semi-recent past? I was hoping to at least get a follow-up to the XE collaboration.
You are right about
Cold Industrial Experience, I enjoyed that album a lot. It had a very nice mix of synth/metal, which I think makes it a bit different from the other material that he has released under his own name.
Dedicated to Damage was excellent as well, though that was much more focused on metal noise than ZSS ever was.
Bummer to hear about ZSS ending. Definitely one of the top contemporary projects. Iron Division was an instant classic for me. The project had a good range of sounds where you could get your fix for cleaner more refined PE (Racial Supremacy) or go towards a more abrasive approach (Klandestine Aktion). Nigger Torture Chamber stood out as a mid point between the two especially with the track Descent Into Death - the scrap metal on that just does it for me.
Rompimento Auditivo – DT / Demostraçao CS
One may be tempted to think noisecore when first viewing the spiky logo and Xerox layout. I got this with a stack of South American noisecore tapes, so that's also fitting. However, this is quite simply stuttering, sputtering noise. Hectic and obnoxious. Occasional vocal-ish sounds, but ultimately just low-fi jerking madness. 5 short songs. Very quick and to the point. Have another tape of their's among the piles. Will have to dig it out.
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It makes me wish that there were live recordings of some of his less song-oriented material.
Do you mean like Hal Hutchinson own name material? If so Hal Hutchinson live in Finland 2016 tape is amazing.
I haven't heard that one yet, but I guess that it sort of scratches the same itch, so to speak. I like the HH studio albums. I was thinking more along the lines of the material on Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, though, now that I think about it I think he might have somewhere? I recall some sort of teaser track more along the lines of early ZSS being posted a while ago, but that might have been for a new studio recording.
Unlikely much to come anymore, like discogs page informs, all recording and label activity ended in 2021. I think it is good time to grab any of his items now, as availability hardly guaranteed later. HH's Cold Industrial Experience CD, as much as it may seem self promotion , I would say stands out nicely! It has kind of not songy' but structural feel of ZSS, but spirit of HH's works of industrial-machinery noise loops etc. Kind of blends in noisier industroal what ZSS did in first recordings, with what HH did with less harsh, more bleak industrial.. almost like finding the unification. If one doesn't like aesthetics of ZSS, this should work still fine!
I was hoping to at least get a follow-up to the XE collaboration.
Or the collab with Rodger Stella. I remember reading about something with Streicher in the works too?
Wince - The Older Generation LP
Thick fucking slabs of crumbling noise on each side. In the recent White Centipede Noise podcast interview with Stewart Skinner there was talk of getting away from texture. Of course, an interesting notion, as I think a variety of approaches, assessments, and basis for ideas is key in the vitality of underground or experimental music. However, that does not speak to me having any bias against texture as it's most commonly understood. All rambling aside, this release rides the idea of texture hard! Super heavy static avalanches with piercing feedback peaking through only to be suffocated by the churning and bubbling. Minimal but large. And matched with equally minimal yet eye catching layout.
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It makes me wish that there were live recordings of some of his less song-oriented material.
Do you mean like Hal Hutchinson own name material? If so Hal Hutchinson live in Finland 2016 tape is amazing.
I haven't heard that one yet, but I guess that it sort of scratches the same itch, so to speak. I like the HH studio albums. I was thinking more along the lines of the material on Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, though, now that I think about it I think he might have somewhere? I recall some sort of teaser track more along the lines of early ZSS being posted a while ago, but that might have been for a new studio recording.
Unlikely much to come anymore, like discogs page informs, all recording and label activity ended in 2021. I think it is good time to grab any of his items now, as availability hardly guaranteed later. HH's Cold Industrial Experience CD, as much as it may seem self promotion , I would say stands out nicely! It has kind of not songy' but structural feel of ZSS, but spirit of HH's works of industrial-machinery noise loops etc. Kind of blends in noisier industroal what ZSS did in first recordings, with what HH did with less harsh, more bleak industrial.. almost like finding the unification. If one doesn't like aesthetics of ZSS, this should work still fine!
I was hoping to at least get a follow-up to the XE collaboration.
Or the collab with Rodger Stella. I remember reading about something with Streicher in the works too?
Yes, that's what I was thinking of too.
NAJ & GOVERNMENT ALPHA - The Declining Sun C60 (Xerxes, 1997)
Excited to lay my hands on the GA - Xerxes box as soon as I can. This is an old Xerxes title that isn't included though.
Side A has Naj treating GA's sounds. Vast lunar scenes with an ominous nerve to it. Clouds of super fine static sprayed out into space, feedback beaming, pulses pulsing, engines... engining. Hard not to just drift away to. Deep, rich and very very evocative. Truly magnificent. A mystery why I haven't picked up anything by Naj solo. Oh well...
Flip over and Government Alpha goes harshnuts apeshit with raw and acoustic sounds from Naj. Quite the contrast! It's an interesting collision, especially as Yasutoshi lets those sounds be as they are to a surprising extent, just tossing them around with his own electric fire in an almost haphazard way. A different side of GA. Great great stuff. The winner here is Naj's take though.
Stellar collaboration.
Many thanks for the suggestions. How could I forget about ZSS? I have most of his releases I think, except the live recordings. I did however have the pleasure of witnessing one of the legendary finnish cargo gigs. A great memory for sure. I will definately have to check out
Cold Industrial Experience.
Regarding Sarin Snow: Yes. I'll need to listen again but my first reaction was that I preferred the earlier recordings. Less polish and more charm, maybe? I'll go see if I can find the Totenrune split, haven't heard that one.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on October 18, 2022, 06:00:41 PM
Shameless plug:
https://droitdivin1.bandcamp.com/album/les-nouveaux-moralistes-2
Good stuff! Some ecstatic moments and nice textures here, and always nice to hear french vocals done in this style. Was this done on a modular?
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Shameless plug:
https://droitdivin1.bandcamp.com/album/les-nouveaux-moralistes-2
Good stuff! Some ecstatic moments and nice textures here, and always nice to hear french vocals done in this style. Was this done on a modular?
Thank you. There's some modular action but not all the time, and most of what you would imagine is modular synth more than likely isn't and vice versa, haha.
Out of town until end of month. No possibility of physical records, but ended up listening today couple classics from tube.
Incapacitants - Feedback of N.M.S. - is one of absolute favorites in their discography. It is the era I heard first, and that insane sound of multuple simultaneous high pitched feedback tones is something you rarely ever hear anyone doing. Vocals on the live track are insane, and also noise unusually fierce. Recent vinyl reissue makes it physically available, that is great. Couple CD versions exists, but never been that widely distributed by western noise distros.
And I can tell it is not that I would have not tried. Only couple times managed to actually get reply and order huge pile of Alchemy stuff. Most of the time, no reply whatsoever. This was already back when label was active. I think Jojo mentioned in old interviews that Japan is their main market, and he was surprised by some 90's labels who actually sold very little to Japan and most copies to US and Europe. Incapacitants is total ripper and I albums like As Loud As Possible sure are heavier and more bass-loaded, but in terms of noisiness and absolute harshness, Feedback of N.M.S. is vastly more brutal noise album. I guess some of the later albums have more classic status simply because they were far more widely available in west?
Masonna "madamoiselle anne....." CD. I can't fully decide is it this, or Noskl in Ana that is my absolute favorite of Masonna. Both are CD's that have so much memorable moments that kind of define what is Masonna - for me. Before and after he did great recordings, but some of early ones he felt like still technically not yet reaching his peak, and later on, the freshness started to go away, and more linear approach. At least based on gut feeling. It is absolutely mindblowing to think, only one CD version done in 1993 and never re-released!? While most of stuff before and after has been done....
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on October 24, 2022, 05:26:47 PM
most of what you would imagine is modular synth more than likely isn't and vice versa, haha.
I've always had the idea that complex modulations are easier done on the modular, but lately I've realized I can often reach similar, and sometimes better results with more a more "hands on" approach to conventional synths. They both have their place I think.
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Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on October 24, 2022, 05:26:47 PM
most of what you would imagine is modular synth more than likely isn't and vice versa, haha.
I've always had the idea that complex modulations are easier done on the modular, but lately I've realized I can often reach similar, and sometimes better results with more a more "hands on" approach to conventional synths. They both have their place I think.
They absolutely do. I also think it's easier to go complex with a modular synth due to the fact there's no set architectures in how the signal flows through your synth and you can potentially mess with everything in the signal path as long as you don't put outputs into other outputs, but ultimately, some hardware synths also offer some very complex programming possibilities or quirky architectures, which then allow for very complex or "different" outcomes as well.
The hardware synth I used here has a rather peculiar signal path, and I've used the modular in rather simple and traditional ways. I don't like eurorack for complex stuff, I love my Serge for that though.
And I apologise for derailing the thread.
Interracial Sex – Shower Head C47 (Fuck Marry Kill)
I was extremely lucky to come across a 2nd hand version of the special edition recently. Well worth the money. Vocals are unhinged. Metal work is recorded so well and the way it overlaps with the other elements is excellent. Three songs per side and they are more long-form, giving room to stretch and let the pieces develop. Sometimes more vocal focused, other times more feedback and metal abuse. Tape feels varied even though it's using a lot of the basic elements and building blocks.
Kartio - Klimaprofesis C60 (Satatuhatta | Mögähead)
Modular synth-focused project by Pentti who is also behind Umpio. While I'm usually not much for modular synth, this album has been on constant rotation. A lot of little details to the sounds and good dynamics and variation across the album. A nice album to listen to on a good pair of headphones. Also check out the first album Sähkömusiikki as well. Both tapes highly recommended.
Sitting in my listening pile is the new Misanthropic Agenda batch, The Rita Magazine CD reissue, and the Monde Bruits and Government Alpha boxsets... Need more time in the day.
Energy Directed Inward C90: Late 90s compilation. 1-2 years ago i had it in my cart but never did the purchase, and it disappeared. Monday i found it as bonus in a package it arrived. Lot of known names in here, some unknowns too, others still going strong, others faded-out and although they deliver very fine noise are somehow overlooked [?] nowdays -which isnt bad from an economic aspect. Sometimes i wish people to loose their interest in noise so the only price they could unload their stuff is for pennies, for me to grab it, haha-. I wont say much other than this is a highly enjoyable tape -not classic ofcource, neither all great, but the overall quality make it better than its individual tracks and allow you to forgive 'inaccuracies' , in other words a good comp ! - , and if you see it for the normal price it was sold on Discogs dont think it twice, you probably wont be as lucky as i was. Bait ? One Dark Eye, TEF for sure. Backed up by Hermit, Tender Love, Audible XXY etc.
Scald Hymn - You're Not Supposed To Be Alive CS
Creaking, creepy violin-esque sounds. Blown out low frequency charges that feel as if they are so hot they may fizzle out. The sound feels close and direct not airy or open. Crisp and right in front of your face. Sometimes the noise falls into brief loops only to devolve back into chaos. Solid.
Anal Drill - Stimulating The Masochist CS
Crushing Ramirez noise. Not wallish or static. Occasional phaser sweeping and warbling laser beam feedback. Active and exciting. Plenty of range while still remaining heavy and punishing and possessing the perfect amount of analog tape crud sound. Some brief agonized vocal sounds in places even which are super welcome. Tasteful use of vocals in harsh noise? Never a problem for me if done correctly! Overall monster of a release. Classic!
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Incapacitants - Feedback of N.M.S. - is one of absolute favorites in their discography. It is the era I heard first, and that insane sound of multuple simultaneous high pitched feedback tones is something you rarely ever hear anyone doing.
That was probably the one for me. You say power electronics, I say hook your sorry carcass up to the grid and just mainline the shit.
Prick Decay - Mud Sound For Car Stereos CD
Truly demented shit. Not goofy or totally funny although there are elements of twisted humor. Just utterly unreasonable sounds on this one. Grotesque no-fi warped tape destruction, obnoxious and confounding samples, ticking clocks, milk, crunching static, disorienting and constant use of the stereo field. Like a disgusting broken TV constantly flipping through channels of filth. This does not let you rest for a moment and makes no fucking sense in the slightest.
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Prick Decay - Mud Sound For Car Stereos
Truly demented shit. Not goofy or totally funny although there are elements of twisted humor. Just utterly unreasonable sounds on this one. Grotesque no-fi warped tape destruction, obnoxious and confounding samples, ticking clocks, milk, crunching static, disorienting and constant use of the stereo field. Like a disgusting broken TV constantly flipping through channels of filth. This does not let you rest for a moment and makes no fucking sense in the slightest.
Unreasonable- great descriptor!
Like Emil Beaulieau, in character, complaining that there's "no legal precedent" for The Haters.
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Like Emil Beaulieau, in character, complaining that there's "no legal precedent" for The Haters.
That's a great one, ha!
While being out of town.. some internet listening sessions..
Hospital prod bandcamp:
Jumping Tiger 10", simple raw feedback and quiet talking/whispering voice from Ramirez, perhaps not even that far from I Keep Your Stuff Inside -type of thing, when combined with additional sounds from Fernow. Good c. 20 minutes session here.
Masonna / Prurient LP/CD, its like classic GA/Macro split was, tracks per artists altering one after another, so you don't have two halves, but split album where short tracks almost blend together into one, and while Masonna is the classic sounding Masonna here, (perhaps not so frantic vocals like 30 years ago, but otherwise very much so), Prurients "doom electronics" fit pretty damn seamlessly into spirit of what Masonna does. Is it mastering or what, but tracks really blend nicely together and it works as album very nicely. I believe physical copies are yet to start shipping, but you can listen this at bandcamp.
Thirdorgan CD on Hospital... I got these long ago, but knowing what it is, I didn't think I need physical copy. it's all modular system noise electronics, minus the noise. Yeah, it is fast, chaotic, neat sounds, zip zap, woosh, constantly going into places you couldn't do with other things, but not the harsh punchy loudness. I kind of like what I hear, when I adjust to mentality of what it is. But I also know bandcamp listening is enought and if I am on the mood for Thirdorgan, I got so good stuff from him, I wouldn't put this on stereos. But knowing abundance of modular fans, they could check this out for sure.
Youtube listening:
Incapacitants "Feedback of NMS" is one of absolute favorites in their discography. It is the era I heard first, and that insane sound of multuple simultaneous high pitched feedback tones is something you rarely ever hear anyone doing. Vocals on the live track are insane, and also noise unusually fierce. Recent vinyl reissue makes it physically available, that is great. Couple CD versions exists, but never been that widely distributed by western noise distros.
And I can tell it is not that I would have not tried. Only couple times managed to actually get reply and order huge pile of Alchemy stuff. Most of the time, no reply whatsoever. This was already back when label was active. I think Jojo mentioned in old interviews that Japan is their main market, and he was surprised by some 90's labels who actually sold very little to Japan and most copies to US and Europe. Incapacitants is total ripper and I albums like As Loud As Possible sure are heavier and more bass-loaded, but in terms of noisiness and absolute harshness, Feedback of N.M.S. is vastly more brutal noise album. I guess some of the later albums have more classic status simply because they were far more widely available in west?
Masonna "madamoiselle anne....." CD. I can't fully decide is it this, or Noskl in Ana that is my absolute favorite of Masonna. Both are CD's that have so much memorable moments that kind of define what is Masonna - for me. Before and after he did great recordings, but some of early ones he felt like still technically not yet reaching his peak, and later on, the freshness started to go away, and more linear approach. At least based on gut feeling. It is absolutely mindblowing to think, only one CD version done in 1993 and never re-released!? While most of stuff before and after has been done....
Gerogerigegege Senzuri Champion I do not have as LP. I have copy made on CDR, which is pretty good quality. Besides that I got the new remake CD that came out. Remake is nowhere as good as original, and this thing that is at youtube, feels like vinyl rip is quite lame compared to what it should be? Well, it is doable if no other versions at hand...
Senzuri Power-Up, forever among my favorite noise CD's. Alternative version of AnaI Beethoven (part 2) is such a treat and better than the one on Senzuri Champion. No weak moment on the CD, and while many tracks have guitar and bass, they are among the harshest and most ripping noise there is. Demented humor, sleaze, and unique personal take to noise. Vocals also in style you never hear.
Unless someday there would be re-issue, I guess only way to listen debut Test Dept from 1982 is youtube. Someone uplöoaded "History (The Strength of metal in motion)" tape there week ago or so. Noisy, metal percussion, some real industruments too, some live stuff too. All good stuff. There are some comments about this in youtube upload info.
V/A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO OTOLOGISTS tape
Bizarre Audio arts 1996
Returning home after c. 10 days out of town, with idea of getting back in biz of shipping packages, but finding out heating system of house has malfunctioned meanwhile. Getting those things somehow in order, it makes one want to just listen some good noise and get few drinks and work tomorrow...
Who wouldn't like Emil Beauliaeau? One of my top favorites and this "remixes" of his Minutoli Pure CD stuff, can't be bad. And what about early days Crack Steel? One time I played with them in Tokyo. May have mentioned about it, but god damn, when "warm up" band has Gauze drummer in gasmask, playing in audience, and "stripper" with her pole, doing the full on thing on stage, and loud old school Japanese harsh noizu assault... what you're going to do after it? Play some loops and grunt vocals? God damn. One of those moments that make you learn you got to top up the game. What was done, after this.. haha..
Gestörte Nachbarn was member of Spanish Grindcore legend El Kaso Urkijo doing harsh electronics. Hermit is the canadian punk diy spirit noise unit. Good C-60 tape from 1996!
JOURNEY INTO PAIN 4x tape box
I doubt I will be doing more compilation reissues. It is just too painful to get permissions and approvals... and then someone being 100% opposed to idea. But if I was to vote top must-be-done-so-new-generations-will-learn -type of things, Journey Into Pain CD box set would be very high among the list! I have individual tapes, probably bootleg dubs made in europe, but this legit USA comp made of the originally Japanese compilations. Beast666 clearly had taste, ear and contacts to make exxxxcellent complations. Besides Journey Into Pain, there are so many more. If someone out there would be into trying to do series of Beast666 comp tapes put on CD's, even Hanatarashi and Gerogerigegege tracks alone would be such a preservation of noise legacy that *should* happen. I am amazed how Gero tracks of many of these comps never make it to CD, while some tracks been reissued multiple times. Next tape will start with Gero...
S*CORE - Sediment CD (God Factory, 1994)
I might be wrong, or my perspective too short, but it seems like this humble old CD is rarely brought up when S*Core is up for discussion. Isn't it usually just the two LPs or the early tapes? While I've heard very little of the early tapes, I do return to those two LPs quite alot. But I do so for their rather specific qualities. Missing Volume for being so dry, barren and, to these ears, intentionally unrewarding. My Candle Has Died for its almost zealously pious vibe, especially in the last track, "In Mind." Next to those albums, Sediment comes across as a more elusive work, sound wise. It certainly has moments both barren and pious, yet there's so much more. "Withdrawal Symptoms" projects giant industries, "Bulimia" has flangered indeciphrable alien vocals up front, in "Incubation Period" sharp chafing sounds grind to and fro against a very Doom '95:ish background, "Blind Alley" with its distant Vivenza-hammering and eerie almost-harmonies playing. And on it goes, with constant ominous tension, held together in a rather brittle production, as if the whole thing had corroded on its way to the pressing plant. If I muster the strength to zoom out mid-listen, what appears is a vertical ghost city, deliberately built in frail useless alloy, each track a descent into a block, a glimpse into a room, a tour down the concrete bowels below the surface. A bigger picture that allows one to see the s*corian cyborg octopian limbs in full stretch. Amazing disc.
Sediment is excellent. I think that couple of "divisions" where people who generally like S*Core, have some objections is either the early drum machine industrial type of things, or "Crime" CD, that is great, but kind of more polished production. People seem to appreciate most the stuff between those.
Sediment, in other hand, has no other flaws than it is not collectible in cool way. You can still grab this right now from discogs from 3-10 euro price range and when the slim cardboard cd is in your hand, it probably doesn't make the same WOW, like holding A Jest Of Nature 7" in your hand, but what comes to sound itself, among absolute mandatory S*core!
Quote from: Baglady on November 07, 2022, 11:35:31 PM
S*CORE - Sediment CD (God Factory, 1994)
constant ominous tension, held together in a rather brittle production, as if the whole thing had corroded on its way to the pressing plant. If I muster the strength to zoom out mid-listen, what appears is a vertical ghost city, deliberately built in frail useless alloy, each track a descent into a block, a glimpse into a room, a tour down the concrete bowels below the surface
I fucking swear these words so perfectly evoke the album I can practically
smell it.
Recent work playlist
Brandkommand "ray v sovetskom souze" tape
fairly new tape. Polish bleak death industrial/power electronics, kind of Steicher-esque vocals and Anenzephalia-esque sound, but more minimal. Quite lousy dub on this very limited tape. Couple lights blinking, on b-side one channel basically mute..
Taint NYC 2001 live
I guess this could be called fan bootleg of some sort? Short and sweet with obscene lyrical assault.
RMSS "Remission 1+2" tape
when people complain how you can keep up with new Finnish noise projects, when you can't remember their names? SSRI, KSNK, KITU, YANA, HÖH, RMSS,... haha.. I know... Well, if you can remember these sames, RMSS is new one, new guy, no noise tapes before this as far as I know. No surprise that it is 1) with physical metal junk and that sort of things 2) good!
SCUM "Beyond The Fountain" tape
electronic noise assault on Narcolepsia. I like.
NEON SLIME tape
Didn't expect this to be this good. Nasty noise sleaze that has nothing new to offer, but good old harshness.
8.0/SD tape
Narcolepsia again. Really nice. Odd lo-fi sound, almost as if it was some sort of turntable tonearm recordings, but.. not exactly. Kind of mid range metal junk clatter and collision. Nice.
H.Ö.H. featuring VIOLENT SHOGUN tape
Finnish mystery man I have never (as far as I know) met in person, but published his works. Rotten, corroded, saturated, utterly broken hand made analogue noise. Featuring sounds from VS I guess, and that seems what you start to hear on b-side. Good tape!
LUGOLA "You are not special" tape
Steinklang did CD out of this, but tape is 66 copies edition. Think like Kill To Forget era Slogun meets old Operation Cleansweep with many of sounds being crunchy line-in noise like DBL or even Magazine -era The Rita -but with vocals! I was surprised about how good this actually was.
Chaos Cascade / RxAxPxE "load your guns" split tape
Short tape of heavy industrial synth noise thing. PCV case and comes with bullet shell. One time I sold one 2nd hand power electronics "special edition" to germany, which had bullet include in package. Got call from airport customs officer that started "so.. you tried to send explosives in airplane". Turned out they can't put it in plane, they can't send it back, nor they are authorized to open it. Fuck.. Eventually case was solved, but even like decade later some related funny incidents happened, hah.. I guess bullet shells is just fine, so this arrived with no problems.
Phocomelus - Gross Indecency CS
Tumbling, harsh, thick, and squishing static. Close and direct. The sounds of a frantic Morse code telegraph blasting out a jumbled message as the bombs fall. Not a lot of variation, but when the note that you're hitting is good, does it matter? I have enjoyed everything I've heard from this project. This is no exception.
Metsäkirkko - Löylystä Ja Luonnosta CD-R
A lot of different sounds here all while maintaining a meditative and spiritual aura. Droning ritualistic vocals and tribal drumming. Even some vaguely rock sounding parts that almost bring to mind Hawkwind or Amon Duul II (maybe a stretch but that's where my mind headed). These elements are also paired with creaking industrial cave echoes, and it never sounds disjointed despite the variety of sonic tools at work.
Totaly unrelated to noise, but i am drunk and in nostalghia mode, so excuse me, here is the best greek rock, -wave [dont know how to categorize it exactly] record ever, and the album i have listened most times in my life. Even that it was the only tape in the old junk Mini Cooper of my friend when i was 18, and we had it on repeat on our rides for a year [?] would be enough.
Μωρά στη Φωτιά (1988) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6HMS67bVEw
Still strong ! - I remembered the WCN interview where the Clipping guy talks about an album that its lyrics came to his tongue automatically when he listened it although he thought he had forgot them. That's the case for me here.
There is some talk onforum about great project names . I know Putrefier ain't that fond of that name anymore. In english it feel fine, if it was translated to Finnish, I could have second thoughts too, hah.. But in English, good name! Ethnic Acid - when I first got the first tape, it happened in time when EA had not existed for years. I had no idea who was Ethnic Acid. All I knew that tape RULED, and name and artwork Ruled. For years and years I wondered what is Ethnic Acid and who is it. Eventially I got in my hands issue of Grim Humor magazine, where was interview with JFK/AX - Anthony, and was mentioned that back when he was like 15, he had this project called Etnic Acid. I was then talking with mr. Con-Dom who told yes, indeed, EA was great and really damn good. Nobody remembers it. More years pass by and eventually I actually got in contact with artist and did reissue sort of (artist selected) best of double CD. It is really good, but not entire documentation of how killer project EA was.
Same with Putrefier. There is 3 full CD's on Industrial Recollections, but besides that, there exists Putrefier / Ethnic Acid tape. 1987, UK industrial-noise, may we call it power electronics, full lenth C-45 tape. Really brilliant, but as far as I know, nobody who has say in it, wants it to be remember or reissued. In my mind, if there is best UK late 80's stuff like this, this tape belong among the list. All real deal Birthbiter tapes should have light green paper (influenced by Broken Flag blue). Complete label discography is gold. If you see this tape available anywhere, its worth money they ask for it....
23 Artaman label "THE HUNT" comp tape.
C-60 from 1987, The Grey Wolves related. Tape is all charming industrial tape scene stuff. Some raw, some beat stuff, very much the late 80's spirit. Oddity being UK artist song titled "Finnish Trip", what the hell... I would assume tape ain't very largely available, discogs says someone bought it for 120euro, damn.. No recollection when and where I bought this, but it is number 16.
Blood Cement "The hand that considerately kills" tape
Warcom
I don't know how many guys here appreciate Warcom Media. It was so demented mix of humor and... other good things. When label called quits about 20 years ago, I bought ton of stuff and unsold was supposedly thrown away. I still got couple items remaining, but no problem. Stocking Men Among Mice for 20 years, why not!
Blood Cement has really great harsh noise tracks that are really killer stuff. Then you got odd experimental industrial-soundscapes, and suddenly comes narration "country song, take one!"... and really comes acoustic guitar and odd effected singing. Warcom discography is full of this type of weirdness, that totally lacks in vast majority of contemporary noise. If someone would put out box of Robert X Patriot, not sure if it would be bestseller, but certainly there would be one guy in Finland buying copy...
Among the last things, Beau gave interview to Degenerate! -zine. You could feel his lack of interest in noise. I wonder if he is still around somewhere or retired totally unreachable.
Last Rape / Bizarre Uproar - Collaboration Reissue (Summer Interlude Records)
I was excited when this was recently reissued and was able to grab one of the cassettes off of the label's bandcamp. Got it in the mail today and things don't look great.
Images on the jcard appear to be stretched and do not match the original artwork - some of the juicy filth you'd expect from a F&V collage have been cropped.
Also looks like the art may have been .jpegs pulled from online and not scanned from the original... even the text is pixelated, except for the title on the spine, which I believe was added to the design by Summer Interlude.
Cassette is unmarked on both sides.
Not here to totally tear this label apart but fuck. You're reissuing BU and Ramirez! Would it have been too big of a chore to get original scans of the jcard?
Sound on the cassette is just okay. B side squeeks.
Curious who else has their copy and what they think of it.
I assume back cover is removed? If so, I could estimate it is for good reason, hah.
There are many untold stories of Finn nasty noise, which maybe will make interesting stories some day in distant future.
Front cover is indeed stretched into different dimensions. Original has the front pictures covering entire front, and band logos in spine. Now pictures squeezed out-of-dimension so logos are in front. Weird.
I have the original, but one has to remember when hunting the originals, that for example this tape has pretty quiet and lame dubbing. I don't remember when exactly, but soon after this one, F&V started to do pro-dubbed tapes with better sound. So reissue may be good simply due better sound?
Early phase, like very first F&V were regular norelco case. Then influenced by IOPS label, he also started to use soft poly-box, and that era of tapes is the most striking. Utterly fierce home made b&w xerox covers (he had big xerox machine at home), hand cut into almost right size and shape, stuffed into soft poly box. There are couple releases that are not listed anywhere, but would have to ask artists if "private releases" are still private.
Kate Rissiek - Decayed Signals LP (Virtues, 2022)
Incredibly dense and heavy from the get-go. Forces you into some kind of state for a time before fracturing with piercing frequencies. Big winner!
Tinnitustimulus - Scrinj Maas CS (Monorail Trespassing, 2022)
Bennett tapping the 90s Merzbow vein with energetic harsh assemblages of shrieks and whoops and ringing whirls crashing for magnetic tape.
Quote from: HateSermon on November 22, 2022, 01:22:10 AM
Last Rape / Bizarre Uproar - Collaboration Reissue (Summer Interlude Records)
I was excited when this was recently reissued and was able to grab one of the cassettes off of the label's bandcamp. Got it in the mail today and things don't look great.
Images on the jcard appear to be stretched and do not match the original artwork - some of the juicy filth you'd expect from a F&V collage have been cropped.
Also looks like the art may have been .jpegs pulled from online and not scanned from the original... even the text is pixelated, except for the title on the spine, which I believe was added to the design by Summer Interlude.
Cassette is unmarked on both sides.
Not here to totally tear this label apart but fuck. You're reissuing BU and Ramirez! Would it have been too big of a chore to get original scans of the jcard?
Sound on the cassette is just okay. B side squeeks.
Curious who else has their copy and what they think of it.
Initially, I was a little soured by the really poor reproduction of the artwork. It's rough for sure. However, I think the dub is fine and especially based on what Mikko said about the original being poorly dubbed to begin with. Certainly not the best reissue around but still happy I grabbed it and really enjoyed the tape after spinning it. My B-side sounded OK and not "squeaky" so maybe I just got lucky.
Funny how the master is hard-panned and Last Rape is all left speaker and BU is all right speaker. The Last Rape contribution feels like "foundational" material, anchored textured wall that very well supports the pretty active BU side of ranging metal abuse, feedback, and vocals. Solid release!
Also, worth noting. Feels like there are two songs per side as there are definite hard stops and starts on both side A and side B even though there is only one "song" title per side.
Taint - Recycled (RRR)
Got it from Sentimental Youth and played it for the first time yesterday. A side is a mix of feedback, some out of control synths, some special interest (no pun intended) adult-entertainment samples and some vocals. One long track. Side B is another long single track, but this time it is more tape-loops, sounds of sawing something, a lot of more "organic" and "in the room" noise. Both tracks have a collage-feel to them and a very good flow. What really takes it away is the sound. It's murky, filthy, saturated, with strong mids but not too much definition in the highs. I really love that. Makes the material sound even more obscure. The WCN podcast episode with Roemer came to mind, where he talked about recording deep in the red and the effects of tape saturation. Excellent tape.
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Anal Drill - Stimulating The Masochist CS
Crushing Ramirez noise. Not wallish or static. Occasional phaser sweeping and warbling laser beam feedback. Active and exciting. Plenty of range while still remaining heavy and punishing and possessing the perfect amount of analog tape crud sound. Some brief agonized vocal sounds in places even which are super welcome. Tasteful use of vocals in harsh noise? Never a problem for me if done correctly! Overall monster of a release. Classic!
Absolutely fucking essential Ramirez !! The absolute best of his in my opinion !
Prick Decay – Escape To The Depository Of Shotgun Strap-Ons
Heavily layered 90's four-track recorded noise; goofy vocals, distorted vocals, sax, keyboards, flute, water pouring, field recordings, clatter, awful percussion... so many things chucked into a blender over the course of this 1hr 47min bender it's hard to keep track. Not as good as "Mud Sound For Car Stereos" that came from these guys three years later but still a wild ride. Another piece to add to the one day museum of Chocolate Monk. 8/10.
https://youtu.be/m-mZNOaxspo
Star - Life Goes On (Side B)
What sounds like beautifully crafted tape and /or sampler manipulation. Excerpts from 70's film nostalgia are repeated and jumbled up in different formations. New slices of sample drift in and out in a disorganized array but can still be considered easy listening. The layering and constant remixing of said samples add to further confusion. Familiar patterns are still apparent as the tape warp seems to become more noticeable. Cosmic tape warp becomes so sparse that eventually turns into a dim light and eventually transforms into an explosion of lo-fi static noise for the last 10 mins. I want to hear Side A! 9.5/10 for sure.
https://youtu.be/57qRoPzQ5So
Quote from: morbid_dyspepsia on November 25, 2022, 05:07:36 AM
Quote from: NerveGas on October 28, 2022, 09:28:51 PM
Anal Drill - Stimulating The Masochist CS
Crushing Ramirez noise. Not wallish or static. Occasional phaser sweeping and warbling laser beam feedback. Active and exciting. Plenty of range while still remaining heavy and punishing and possessing the perfect amount of analog tape crud sound. Some brief agonized vocal sounds in places even which are super welcome. Tasteful use of vocals in harsh noise? Never a problem for me if done correctly! Overall monster of a release. Classic!
Absolutely fucking essential Ramirez !! The absolute best of his in my opinion !
It's definitely one of the best in my mind as well. Really exciting release.
Rudolf Eb.er – Om Kult: Ritual Practice Of Conscious Dying Vol. I-III
This has been on a heavy rotation lately. High pitched squealing, drone, rumbling, distorted voices...All tracks flow to each other smoothly. I used to have the Joke Lanz split LP. Brown record that had to be played from the center to edge. I sold it but regret now! Maybe I thought it had too much air in it...long pauses with nothing and then suddenly weird noises. Om Kult is a lot different and it's probably my favorite recordings from the artist. All in neat digipaks. I have mainly listened this while working remotely and there doesn't seem to be much difference between the records, but it's easy to listen these in a row.
Rudolf.Eb.er - Meditation on a Broom Stick
Lot more aggressive than Om Kult. There is one extremely annoying track but otherwise this is great. Love those screaming parts.
Lunar Womb – The Sleeping Green
When I read that this is some sort of dark keyboard music from the 90's, released by Hospital and nice green covers, it got my interest. Well...it's a bit too cheesy fantasy music. There are some nice parts and it has a sort of medieval atmosphere. Last bonus track is quite awful and doesn't really fit in.
PLAYLIST 26-11-2022
Not that it matters - STAR and WORTH are in their own league and should be acknowledged for that...
Aside from that my playlist has been; Snobb Slakt, Kerno (GR), Merzbow "Solonoise", Pain Appendix sources, Psychward Sources, Macronympha "Baroque", Frank Zappa & The Mothers, Atrocious Madness "Total Control", Kano, The Germs "Let's Pretend", Xantotol (POL), Fukkheads (AUS), early Suzanne Ciani, Forbidden Temple (BEL) "Demo II Promo", Sleepchamber "Succubus" multiple different versions
Ah Cama-Sotz - La Peste 1997
If there is a thread on more deserving of interest, this guy should probably be mentioned. I know there is one for Japanese noise, but in a larger sense? I never listen to Ah Cama-Sotz. In my mind, they're a comp project that is most notable for being associated with early Ant-Zen and Hands. Those comp tracks are often good, if not very good, but it's still not a project that sticks in my associative block chain. Part of that is albums that go all over the place. You know, like Coil and Controlled Bleeding. I don't have a problem with beats, or even dancy rhythms, but when you're rolling along with quality ambient/death industrial/industrial work, and then you toss in something other, it often loses me. Though, I'm more forgiving these days than I once was. I'm more willing to roll with it. All to say that AC-S is loaded with quality material. There must be at least 30 albums. Maybe they're more revered in the rhythmic noise world than in the industrial? I could hear fans into Deutsch Nepal, Hybryds, Rapoon, Megaptera, Stratym Terror being into them.
Merzbow - Animal Liberation (Until Every Cage Is Empty)
Loving the title and artwork so it was a quick process to decide to order the new Merzbow album. Five tracks, clocking in at about 50 minutes total. Tracks are kind of similar, with a rumbling, darker layer in the background. Mostly made from synth-loops or maybe even some "musical"-loops. The dark stomping sounds evoke some pictures of slaughterhouses, so the maybe that was the intention? At least they provide a somehow structured foundation to add some higher-frequency layers on top. Distorted electronics and feedback, fed into a filter for movement and dynamics. In some tracks there seems to be some sheet-metal work too. Listened to it a couple of times during the weekend and I still enjoy it a lot.
Ho - Fucked to death by a horse,c30 (IOPS)
Guess this title alludes to the mythical Mr Hands, who was fucked to death by a rutting stallion in 2009 according to the Gregorian timeline. Going beyond the theme, I have to say that this is one of the best releases on cassette this year. Cutting sharp-harsh noise that makes the eardrums truly agonized. Even from a distance, I hear dead souls tormented inside a calculator. Squealing, pounding, hard. Total support.
Bizarre Uproar - Pakkosyöttö 2xCD
Relentless harsh noise album. Not having tracks separated on the reissue is certainly fitting for this kind of thing. Funny part on CD1 where volume goes much lower for some minutes and rumbling/gagging sounds are playing, makes the listener want to raise the volume to hear better, then suddenly snaps back into max volume harsh blasting. NK and some other tracks from this were among the first BU material i ever heard when discovering the project ~5 years ago, so this one is crucial for me. Great to finally have it in shelves as proper double CD.
Worth - Sacred Violence Noise CD
Third or fourth time listening to this, I haven't really been able to get any kind of grip of the album as a whole. I don't mean that as a negative comment, there's just so much to take in, different interesting sounds, field recordings, harsh noise ear candy... gonna have to dedicate many more listens to properly explore this one. Interesting liner notes describing the creation process and concepts.
Evening trekking with hope by merzbow.
Heavy mid 90s merz vibe on this.
Really like it.
Re: the discussion in the WCN pod thread about the scarcity of in depth discussion on noise and releases: very glad that this Now Playing thread is seeing more frequent lengthy posts again! Keep it up, please. Even when it's mostly stuff I wouldn't even let near my doorstep, it's always a good read. Encouraging!
Edit: scrolling back a few months, I realize that most of the releases brought up are already in my shelf or would be most welcome there. Duh.
KYOSHI MIZUTANI - Works 1989 - 1991 CD (Povertech, 1999)
The DLP reissue of Inferior's Betrayal (1994) should arrive tomorrow, so, excited about that I took this CD out. First half is the 1990 LP The Same Thing Makes Always Her Laugh (ZSF Produkt). A strange mix, mildly out. First track "Cross Off", is a spars affair of wire, synth and field recording patterns played backwards on tape, bouncing against eachother. Sort of inbetween minimal early industrial and ye olde art world. "Guitars On M.T.L." is dissonant free-form guitar and drumkit skronk. Quite a leap! "Character Assasination", layers of different types of feedback; raw screech, electronic pulses, guitar, "bolts and nuts", radio buzz with voices and music drifting in and out. Amazing stuff! The following three tracks were picked from three early Mizutani tapes which, again, shows alot of variety. The "Exfoliation 1" track is particularly good - makes me wish for that tape to be reissued as well. Some parts on this disc don't really do it for me though, but it doesn't matter. As a whole it's such a great statement of the inventiveness and creativity of the artist. Adventurous restless explorative noise!
With all this said, this disc is all the Mizutani I've ever heard. Been thinking I should pick up something else, something more recent, but years go by and I'm still stuck with this (fine) CD (and a DLP come tomorrow). How are Mizutani's work from 1994 to present day? Any choice picks to seek out?
Quote from: Baglady on December 07, 2022, 12:15:50 AM
Re: the discussion in the WCN pod thread about the scarcity of in depth discussion on noise and releases: very glad that this Now Playing thread is seeing more frequent lengthy posts again! Keep it up, please. Even when it's mostly stuff I wouldn't even let near my doorstep, it's always a good read. Encouraging!
Edit: scrolling back a few months, I realize that most of the releases brought up are already in my shelf or would be most welcome there. Duh.
Agreed. It's one of my favorite threads and a big reason I check the board frequently. Even if releases aren't personally that interesting to me I'm happy to hear people's thoughts on them. Keep the reviews and discussion coming!
HÖH/Violent Shogun - Untitled (Narcolepsia)
My first encounter with both projects. A-side has some beautiful lo-fi tape-loops and in-between-stations-radio. Very organic flow and a wonderful oldschool, murky sound. B-side sounds a little more refined and "musical", while A-side had a more collage-like character. B-side even features some almost hi-fi sounding synth drones. Some tracks feature loops with speech samples and some classic music in the background, which gives them a little martial/industrial touch. Unfortunately I cannot compare the tape to any other material of those projects or even make out who contributed which elements. Nevertheless enjoyed it very much and played it a couple of times back to back.
A little addendum: there seems to have been no mastering or only light compression in post production. Tape levels are rather low, but there are some great dynamics to be found. Compliment on that.
Quote from: -NRRRRK- on December 08, 2022, 01:32:34 PM
HÖH/Violent Shogun - Untitled (Narcolepsia)
A little addendum: there seems to have been no mastering or only light compression in post production. Tape levels are rather low, but there are some great dynamics to be found. Compliment on that.
I was listening this yesterday. Yeah, oldschool way. Obviously 'mastering' was done on tape. You can tell that from the characteristic sounds between some tracks. Love the fact that these wasnt removed. HOH sounds like HOH. Violent Shogun, i havent listened his most recent works, but he goes steps towards to HOH here. I was wondering if he is 'remixing' / using HOH sounds. J-card has no info and the stamp with + symbol on tape suggests [?] this is a collab, maybe ? - I wouldnt say levels are low -at least not on my copy- . Side A is a lower than B indeed, but around 0. There is a channel inbalance in this side, 2 meter bars / ~5dB , typical of HOH, hah. I for sure remember another tape by him like that. Oldschool. Side B rises up to +6, with more stereo action. It's not C30 BTW. Definetely not. Close to C50 i would say. Not full. 19+23 min. Somewhere around that, by memory.
Now Playing :
Meteoryt - Przezroczyste Królestwo Dymu CS [Heavy Meditation] . First listening. Label's name is a perfect description for this. Recorded in 1976, Poland ? Are you joking us mr. Haare ? This sounds like you !
Edit : OK, i just relistened
Meteoryt without browsing and typing. With full focus, and i feel i can safely say that this is a diamond. Who are they ? Are there more recordings ? I googled the 2 polish names listed on the j-card. Nothing relative came up. It's a pity this tape is so limited, and i rarely say that cause sometimes those willing to take a 'bet' should win something. Yes, i scored ! But material here is too good for just 27 copies.
Cervical Smear - S/T
Gnawed - Harm
Agonal Breathing - the new one
Bastard Noise - the human waste chronicles
Quote from: Theodore on December 08, 2022, 02:54:28 PM
Now Playing : Meteoryt - Przezroczyste Królestwo Dymu CS [Heavy Meditation] . First listening. Label's name is a perfect description for this. Recorded in 1976, Poland ? Are you joking us mr. Haare ? This sounds like you !
This sounds interesting. Is it still available?
And good points on the HÖH/VS tape. There is indeed a very audible noisefloor in between tracks. Haven't checked the time while listening, but I think you might be right that this more than a C30. Levels on the deck I listened are at around -2 to -3 bars with peaks reaching 0 at times. So one might say this is indeed a very good transfer, but compared to most other noise tapes I play on that deck, levels are much lower. But as I said, it preserves dynamics and sounds very good anyway.
I still have some of Meteoryt.
About HÖH, it is not only mastering what is done on tape, but EVERYTHING. It is curious that none of his material has computer editing on it, but even for the CD releases, artists sends the master c-cassette, and nothing has been digital until it is being digitized to be pressed on CD.
Freak Animal will be doing both new CD, but also re-press of the s/t CD. Back when it was releases, which is not that long ago, but it didn't seem realistic to sell more than small press of such a ultra primitivism. Talked with a lot of noise folks now, and it is clear how the primitive and broken noise became one of the many currents in contemporary noise. While putting out CD of HÖH seemed almost insane when it was done, now it seems like you can actually easily make too little of them, since there actually is audience for no-tech noise.
I guess it would be interesting topic of its own. Contemporary no-tech noise. While there are such an advancement and easy access to gear, all sorts of things, and people pushing noise to unheard technical excellency... but at the same time, you got like CD's being pressed consisting broken cable sounds on wrinkled magnetic tape. Some years ago when such material was being published, I can't remember many raving how great it was.
Been spinning Jaako Vanhala's Here Be Lions for a few days here... damn, this is still the shit. Non stop action, and so many little details that you keep discovering with every listening. Probably on my top 3 list of best noise albums ever. Few things cleanses my soul like this one.
V/A - Psychomania C30 (Der Dunker)
What an absolutely stacked lineup, damn! Two Zyklon SS tracks to bookend the comp, then you have Mania, Bizarre Uproar, Skin Crime, and Coma fucking Detox in the meat of the sandwich. Grabbed this recently from the Black Psychosis distro in the UK. Definitely missed it when it first came out and a testament to the gift of releases sitting around for a couple of years and remaining available.
"Released in Memory of Keith". For some reason guessing this comp was planned before Keith's passing and the Mania track may have been one of the last things he recorded, but I'm not sure when the track was submitted. Please someone correct me or fill us in on the back story. Definitely more raw than the tracks on "Raw Nerves & Unseen Eyes".
Every track on the comp is a short but precise 5-minutes or less. Just enough time to shred and leave you wanting more. But then followed up by one of your favorite noise projects who kicks your ass all over again.
The comp definitely has the rawer "tape comp" production, do you know what I mean? That is not a knock, the tracks are a little rougher and less polished, a little nastier. I love it!
Skin Crime starts side B and it's a great ominous and menacing build-up. You just know something nasty is coming and builds excellent tension. You sit anxiously in their brothy and bubbling stew. After Skin Crime finishes boiling their cauldron of noise soup, Coma Detox kicks in harsher with a plan of attack. Lots of smashing, pummeling, and I don't know what else EQ'ed pretty high in the mix.
Our curator Zyklon SS phases back in to see our way out with a synth-heavy pulsing attack. Instead of letting you out graciously, he kicks your ass back out the door. It's over before it's begun and you flip the tape back over.
Quote from: -NRRRRK- on December 08, 2022, 01:32:34 PM
HÖH/Violent Shogun - Untitled (Narcolepsia)
My first encounter with both projects. A-side has some beautiful lo-fi tape-loops and in-between-stations-radio. Very organic flow and a wonderful oldschool, murky sound. B-side sounds a little more refined and "musical", while A-side had a more collage-like character. B-side even features some almost hi-fi sounding synth drones. Some tracks feature loops with speech samples and some classic music in the background, which gives them a little martial/industrial touch. Unfortunately I cannot compare the tape to any other material of those projects or even make out who contributed which elements. Nevertheless enjoyed it very much and played it a couple of times back to back.
A little addendum: there seems to have been no mastering or only light compression in post production. Tape levels are rather low, but there are some great dynamics to be found. Compliment on that.
A is Höh, B is me, the last track on each side is the artist using sound sources submitted by the other one.
There was no mastering made for the tape. And yeah, Höh is as primitive as it can get. His setup is pretty much non-existent and I sent him a sound interface with a homemade written guide on how to use it last year, but I think it is a lost cause (for the best, though.)
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on December 10, 2022, 01:05:15 AM
"Released in Memory of Keith". For some reason guessing this comp was planned before Keith's passing and the Mania track may have been one of the last things he recorded, but I'm not sure when the track was submitted. Please someone correct me or fill us in on the back story. Definitely more raw than the tracks on "Raw Nerves & Unseen Eyes".
Originally the comp was to help raise money for Keith, but unfortunately he passed before it was finished. Not sure if the Mania track was recorded specifically for that comp, or if it was something they had lying around already.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on December 10, 2022, 01:05:15 AM
V/A - Psychomania C30 (Der Dunker)
Our curator Zyklon SS phases back in to see our way out with a synth-heavy pulsing attack. Instead of letting you out graciously, he kicks your ass back out the door. It's over before it's begun and you flip the tape back over.
Heard
Active Abuse's rip on YouTube a few months back... the Z-SS track at the end is easily the best. Genocide Organ-esque sinister synth nice finish to the comp.
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on December 10, 2022, 03:18:44 AM
Höh is as primitive as it can get. His setup is pretty much non-existent and I sent him a sound interface with a homemade written guide on how to use it last year, but I think it is a lost cause (for the best, though.)
Yeah, tread lightly there. Would hate to ruin the world's best sound project.
LHD - Opaque cd (Pure)
37 minutes of relentless and classic Troniks-style harsh noise bliss. Metallic, resonant shards of feedback ripping through wet electric blankets. Not too much of those certain "bubble bath" kind of comforting bass-y walls, which is a totally good thing. Sudden oscillations, lots of those tasty feedback candies and rich, organic overall sound makes this an instantly pleasant experience. Last track breaks from the mold with hollow and stuttering wall of noise, buried screams, broken tones and in-fighting delay(?) oscillations. Like listening to dying mecha slowly disintegrating in the middle of firefight. Totally my kind of harsh noise.
Treriksröset - Kristen musik från Rågsved tape (Harbinger 2019)
My copy is an tape dub from TC. Not sure if it is dubbed straight from the master or from the LP. Nevertheless the dub quality is super good. Hats off to mr. Carlsson.
Treriksröset never ceases to amaze me. It honestly amazes me to the point that i consider myself to be obsessed with everything related to TRR. There is certain sense of absolute control and utmost quality in mr. Carlssons main body of work.
KMFS album is no exception. Sweaty and bleak mass of living feedback and electric noise. It's feels like witnessing the eternal struggle between arty qualities and caveman-like brutality in mono. First track "Filantropen (irate, peeved)" is nice yet bit reserved epiloque to the monolithic second track "I taksamhet". What an unnerving and wonderful trip to the center of harsh noise maelstorm. There are some profoundly unsettling aspects in the TRR's sound that stirs up images of gray nordic suburbs and violence hidden beneath the surface level.
Title track is another monolithic slab of artisan harsh noise. Thick bassy rumble leads the track until the layers start to appear. Whirlwind of feedback, junk metal bashing, contact mic abuse, waves of white noise - you name it. But it doesn't sound cluttered despite the amount of layers. It's hypnotic, it's beautiful and there's some tasty flanger action in it. Loop action at the end of the track is awesome and fitting.
OVMN / KADEF split C-90.
1996 harsh noise tape, USA + Ger.
VHS box with color graphics + multiple A4 size art prints. Unabomber and related stuff for Macro. Abstract art etc for Kadef.
It is long enough that could be two separate full albums. Both have differen type of artwork and also sound. OVMN is brilliant, crunchy harsh noise, all-on-red saturated stuff, but "compositionally" it could have been Macronympha and would be flawlessly what you think Macronympha to be. Same style slowly changing slabs of different types of harsh noise.
KADEF is one of those projects you don't hear anyone talk about, but I tend to name-drop it once in a while. German noise, often in weird packaging, ultra limited, handmade, very own style that would probably appeal now to guys who seek some less efx driven, less edited, more tape-deck home recording noise type of thing.
PBK "Life-Sense Revoked" CD
I like the most his 80's stuff, but this early 90's CD is really good one too. Some sources from AMK. Jarboe guests in couple songs doing vocals. These two things are oddity in mix. Especially Jarboe. You got so abstract sound manipulations, at the time quite hi-tech sampler work etc, and then all the sudden pieces of atmospheric music & singing, and back to noise. And when I say noise, it does get into loudness and hardness legit real deal noise. Some sounds are really nasty and damaging, in most positive meaning.
BOB MARINELLI "Confused & Isolated" tape
self released
When Hospital prod annouced doing Bob Marinelli CD, I was quite surprised. Mostly because I assume not that many remembered or even know who is Bob Marinelli, and I doubt before that CD happened, there was anyone saying "what we need in noise scene of 2022, is some Bob Marinelli reissues!".
When CD happened, I don't known if situation really changed, but what this guy did, was the kind of real deal 90's noise. Not the 90's noise most think 90's were, but the reality of getting tape and having no idea what there might be coming when you push the play. Occasionally some Deadline harsh noise or MSNP crunch, but besides that, there was so much what was the 90's.
I just finished listening this, what I assume is very first Marinelli tape. This was artists own version before Weird Vision label did the "label edition". That one is hard to get, but who knows how many of these cloth bag + couple folded inserts and artist signed tapes existed before that. Probably not many!
A-side has a lot of stuff that reminds of what Hospital CD was about. Makes me kind of think Monde Bruits, with fast paced electronic assault. Kind of same sound pallette, but always moving. It has other types of stuff too. B-side has moments when it makes me think Aube. It is not REALLY like that, but something about efx processed sound loops manually adjusted into noisy, but never TOTALLY harsh noise. It is all noise. But just not the crunchy distortion pedal oriented type.
Really good sounding chrome C-40, crispy and neat after all these years.
BAD SECTOR "Pressurized Music" tape
Original edition 1997, 3rd release, 2nd tape I guess!
I am not big fan of the beat oriented later stuff. Nor I am Bad Sector expert who could name when his work became like that, but these mid-late 90's works are great, while some of later stuff and withnessing him live, I could not handle the .... Beat shit haha.
He was advanced, hi-tech, but also very hands on -type approach to sounds in the 90s. Curiously Ampos cd issued multiple times, but this tape has only 2 tape editions.
BLACK LEATHER JESUS "Butcher!" tape
If someone thinking of putting out more BLJ reissues, why not Butcher tape! Edition of 50 came loooong ago on BWCD label, and it is good.
It is hour long, lots of samples, a bit of structure in it, but also crushing noise. It had the industrial vibe on it.
In latest WCN podcast finn Nuori Veri was asked about industrial, and he quicky declined. I think this is one of best element of genre. Nobody with some sense wants that baggage, and very few of originator even like to be branded with it... but stuff like this particular BLJ, like it or not, it feels like industrial noise. Not free noizu, not improv, not university art, not punk noise, ... it could be like early SPK with more balls, eh eh... crushing metal sounds, crossover to weird avantgarde art sculpture packaging etc. Surely not industrial music anymore, but there is a lot what leans to such elements. Artist *not* feeling comfortable branded as industrial... something .. is perhaps most expected reaction of all, but all this factory esque massive metal bounding, trangressive samples, razor sharp noise attacks, etc I know what lineage I associate it with...
LABORATORIO ASETTICO "esplorzioni" tape
This one thing I can't find any info about it, exept what you see on cover. LABORATORIO ASETTICO, about one hour tape according to info, recorded during two hours in february 2000 at home. What we have here is nasty simple and rugged "power electronics", mainly consisting of radio noise. Its good, though! Some vocals here and there, some structure/layering, but keeping it really basic core. You could drop names like early Consumer Electronics and John Duncan, but perhaps more accurate would be throwing them along russian radio-noise projects like YAO 91404 D. Would be curious to hear if any Italians know this project?
DEAD BODY LOVE "Erase the body" tape
Loud!
Dead Body Love surely is know well. This tape is damn good. Certainly re-issue worthy stuff, full of crunchy and well made noise, that also has some vocals, perhaps exceptionally fierce high pitched feedback abuse for DBL, but also plenty of the crunchy harsh loops, wall-ish rumbling noise, but never "HNW". Just heavy as fuck noise. After several DBL releases, one does think how many reissues would be needed, but there really is diversity in tapes, and they are so damn good, that now feel better than ever. So why not..
Quote from: Euro Trash Bazooka on December 10, 2022, 03:18:44 AM
... I sent him a sound interface with a homemade written guide on how to use it last year, but I think it is a lost cause (for the best, though.)
That is so awesome. Thanks for the info.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 12, 2022, 09:24:52 AM
BLACK LEATHER JESUS "Butcher!" tape
If someone thinking of putting out more BLJ reissues, why not Butcher tape! Edition of 50 came loooong ago on BWCD label, and it is good.
It is hour long, lots of samples, a bit of structure in it, but also crushing noise. It had the industrial vibe on it.
In latest WCN podcast finn Nuori Veri was asked about industrial, and he quicky declined. I think this is one of best element of genre. Nobody with some sense wants that baggage, and very few of originator even like to be branded with it... but stuff like this particular BLJ, like it or not, it feels like industrial noise. Not free noizu, not improv, not university art, not punk noise, ... it could be like early SPK with more balls, eh eh... crushing metal sounds, crossover to weird avantgarde art sculpture packaging etc. Surely not industrial music anymore, but there is a lot what leans to such elements. Artist *not* feeling comfortable branded as industrial... something .. is perhaps most expected reaction of all, but all this factory esque massive metal bounding, trangressive samples, razor sharp noise attacks, etc I know what lineage I associate it with...
LABORATORIO ASETTICO "esplorzioni" tape
This one thing I can't find any info about it, exept what you see on cover. LABORATORIO ASETTICO, about one hour tape according to info, recorded during two hours in february 2000 at home. What we have here is nasty simple and rugged "power electronics", mainly consisting of radio noise. Its good, though! Some vocals here and there, some structure/layering, but keeping it really basic core. You could drop names like early Consumer Electronics and John Duncan, but perhaps more accurate would be throwing them along russian radio-noise projects like YAO 91404 D. Would be curious to hear if any Italians know this project?
DEAD BODY LOVE "Erase the body" tape
Loud!
Dead Body Love surely is know well. This tape is damn good. Certainly re-issue worthy stuff, full of crunchy and well made noise, that also has some vocals, perhaps exceptionally fierce high pitched feedback abuse for DBL, but also plenty of the crunchy harsh loops, wall-ish rumbling noise, but never "HNW". Just heavy as fuck noise. After several DBL releases, one does think how many reissues would be needed, but there really is diversity in tapes, and they are so damn good, that now feel better than ever. So why not..
Completely tangential, but glad that see someone else use the term "punk noise". We may understand it differently, but for me, it's immediately what comes to mind to describe stuff like The Grey Wolves and Survival Unit.
OCHU – Lähmung Des Wartens 12" (Verlautbarung)
The opening feverish grinding of small rocks soon summons the wreck of some sunken ship, and little by little, it comes alive in sound. Thumping, hammering, swaying, grinding, a bent and bowed song of a rusty old hull. Truly evocative, and also impressive in its sound design – it really does feel like a slow climb into some salt-ridden cathedral of a wreck. The descent continues on the flipside, the sense of space narrowing as the sounds become more and more intrusive and violent – an abundance of jawdroppingly rich acoustic noise here – before it all ends in a slow maelstrom of buzz and hiss.
It's an initially more restrained Ochu than one is used to, and I don't think he's ever managed to convey a sense of physical space as well as he does here. I'm listening to The New Blockaders' 2CD TNB Est Mort! (Tesco, 1995) as I'm writing now, and there's definitely a likeness in the restless ghostly spacious and slightly sickening creaking, but it doesn't take you places quite the way Ochu does on Lähmung.... Another thing that stands out is the little use of electric sounds (which is a route he's been going for quite some time now, but it still struck me). The label text says this 12" continues the themes surrounding Unproduktiw (2018), and while I'm obviously not going to debate that, the look, sound and general air of Lähmung Des Wartens is to me first and foremost evoking, well, our maritime past, with it's exploits, toil and danger in a haunting way. Brilliant record. There is a small edition tape version out there, but it's thankfully sold out – this is the version you want, trust me.
CIRCLE OF SHIT "Almost there now" CD
Aussaat
I suppose I have almost always said COS is getting better and better... and I can repeat this mantra again. This CD is, by far, best thing I have ever heard from COS. Instantly multiple spins. Instead of plain noise, it has quite strong industrial vibe. Percussive elements, darker and better "production" than some of the tinny crackling sounds of past. There is good amount of sheer noise, there are some odd decisions like using pitch effect in few moments that border the WFT -atmosphere. This is all positive, that he had the skill and taste to go into really CD album worthy material, but no desire to play it safe, but throw in something that will bring unexpected things into it.
HEYDRICH "Entschlossenheit" CD
EE prod
After couple tapes, notably special packaged on Nil By Mouth, I know bunch of people got curious about new ultra primitive German power electronics / noise artist. What they didn't probably expect, like I didn't either, that suddenly out of the blue, debut full length CD comes on Finnish RAC label! Quite odd move indeed. Label mostly known for Mistreat, White Minority, Genocide Wolves, Pylvanainen and such acts. Couple martial industrial titles for sure, but this level of radio-noise-broken-cable-rattle -esque utter damage with buried vocals and such. It ain't something you would expect classic RAC audience to be into, haha. And do noise guys find where to get it. Perhaps Finland is anomaly here, though. So some noise dealers actually do carry it, so you don't have to try figure out how and where to find Europa Erwache label.
It is hard to really explain in what ways this is different from big part of contemporary power electronics. Its almost as if CAPERS or HÖH would try to do power electronics that leans to earliest Ramleh, Victor/im, Riot era John Duncan, or such, but none of these dropped names really sound what Heydrich is. Just on of the no-tech acts that appeals to me for being such a simple and to-the-point, that it becomes unique in this time and place.
SCATMOTHER & PISSOIR ROUGE "Toxic Masculinity" CD
Filth monument
Sheer amount of stuff makes it difficult for anyone to really be completist anymore. These both artists I gladly distribute, but I do not have all of their stuff in my own shelves, nor have even heard it all. Based on what I have heard, there has always been moment of being on border of nicely outrageous and somewhat ready-chewed filth. This CD is pretty good and some moments absolutely strong and loud noise assaults, some tracks good vocal efx, some have a bit feeling of noise made out of extreme metal aesthetics or something what is so current moment. Like title of collaboration itself. That said, when you read the lyrics of songs like "Heroic Cumshed", they have way less feeling of being brutal, dark, objectionable. More like different angle to sleaze, that has been in fine tradition of noise all the time. For me feels more like Smell & Quim, Masonna or should I rather name drop Hanatarashi! If you compare song titles and such of Toxeic Masculinity, they certainly have vibes of Hanatarashi classics like Apartheidfunclub, Pisshole Surfers, Gag Nuts Gum, and so on... So... filthy fun? Some sort of thing like that. This CD easily goes into my own shelves.
A.x.D.x.F.x.O.x.A - S/T CS
Jesus Christ. I don't think there was a single moment of listening to this that the meters on my tape deck were not fully in the red. White hot Americanoise collaboration between the mighty Deadly Orifice and A Fail Association. Absolutely unrelenting crusher of a tape. Forty-one minutes of unedited, live blasting with no overdubs. Wouldn't change a thing about this one.
In SI forum best of 2022 there was mentioned people have ignored the new Puce Mary stuff due format fetish. Yeah, probably, but maybe one day I do get the tapes, and not feeling like listening files just yet.... I just got this one missing:
Puce Mary/ Rodget Stella collaboration tape
Mutter Wild
Its 2015, and sound neat now. Far less hi-tech, more relaxed. Downside is of course less of advanced and purely PM own approach, but I like this a lot. Don't mind waiting 7 years to get something, and maybe one day the missing PM tapes will be found. This was 150sek, that's 15 euro price tag at record store in Stockholm.
And talking of Sweden, new label, new tape:
FOLKSTORM / BIRTHDEATH split tape
Birthdeath Party 001
Folkstorm of course is nothing new. His stuff here is occasionally pretty noisy, occasionally very beat driven, but hard and oppressive. Some really good vocals too. At this point, you can probably just say "for fans of Nordvargr" and no other names need to be mentioned?
Birthdeath on b-side is noisier. It sounds quite close to what you could think. Not Whitehouse birthdeath level, but genre is right there at synth/vocals/samples, bleak industrial-noise type of thing. More in your face than minimal death industrial stuff, but not all the way total harsh punishment. Will have to see further material from project to see what angle they will be taking next. Good genre noise here so far! Like transparancy inserts says True Swedish Industrial
BRUME "Emergence" 2xCD
Well, turns out this Brume ain't what Brume is best for. First disc is 70+ min track of minimal sound via modular processing. Disc two is more varied and interesting sounds processed with modular. Not bad for what they are, but after 2+ hours of someone who was amazing what he did, it makes me thing how its possible to end up doing the same generic zip zap bsbsbs zup! -things that we know from guys who first try that type of gear? Its more like test drive of gear than anything compositionally amazing. Fans of that kind of electronics sounds probably like it. I like disc 2 where sound sources are more interesting.
RUNZELSTURN & GURGELSTOCK "Morx & Kotschlag" CD
Selektion
Dogs, horns, according, silly human voices, hits, slaps, yelps, abrupt cuts, utmost sonic slapstick show, which is less fun, more bizarre ordeal. In other words, good stuff! Seems like I have overpaid when I bought it many years ago. Japanese price tag of 2800jpy. Gut feeling says not bad price for 1994 CD, special edition of Selektion. But perhaps audio is a bit too challenging for many , so you can still grab this from discogs for less than price of new cd.
HAARE "Madon Evankeliumi " CD
At war with false noise
or should I say... HAAPE! Haha... Little photoshop magick happened by label and they managed to delete one line from logo making R look like P. This copy, like all that arrived to finland, was hand modified with pen by artist... At least part of pressing was sold "as is".
Its been long since I listened it. Surprisingly compact, like 32 minutes long charming drone-noise stuff in good old Haare tradition. I am quite sure this is considered to be album, but it lists into "misc" at discogs due short length?
Jeph Jerman "Four Drivers" CD
Impulsy Stetoskopy
sounds pretty much what description says: Upright piano harp driven by four battery-powered fans. Minimal drone, starts really tinny and simply and more frequencies start to appear around pretty much single monotone tone. Half an hour later first track has developed into waving / oscillating sound. 2nd track gets more tonality, more happening, but like expected album to continues in same slow shift of relatively monotone sound. Which is good, in this case!
CLOAMA / ABFALL split tape
Noiseweb
Most of Finnish noise in the 90's was not brutally harsh. Some of the 90's Cloama was. This rare split with Abfall (usa), Cloama side is really heavy and crunchy. You may think even Dead Body Love and harsh noise The Rita level of bassy harsh noise.
Abfall volume levels are vastly lower, and also music style is kind of minimal droning noise. Somewhere of later days Knurl metal object "drones" comes to mind. It has more variation and occasionally almost borders "industrial soundscapes" sort of stuff, but still makes me think of Knurl!
Those who were in noise scene back in 90's, and had internet access, may remember noiseweb . com! I recall it was the first noise website I found from public internet access. Just basic html code, links to other noise websites and some info. Hard to remember anymore, but quite likely from there jumped into MSBR online guest book.
Been catching up listening to the recent arrivals from Old Europa Cafe as I am packing orders; here are some short impressions of the music that has been spinning here today.
Vigilantism - Masochist Living (OEC). A strange mix of loop based militant martial influences, machine rhythms and more almost melodic parts, getting some Arditi-vibes sometimes, sometimes soundtrack feelings. Gets a bit distorted and noisy things in the mix as well, very nice. First thing I hear from this project, will check out the earlier stuff for sure.
K2 - Steel desert around Tokyo (OEC). Junky distorted noise in the classic K2 way, did not get me as excited as I was hoping though. Will give it some more spins though.
SPK -Live at the crypt (OEC). What to say? This shit never gets old. Stammheim Torturkammer for life!
Next up: Merzbow - Flesh metal orgasm.
Rodger Stella / Leslie Keffer - Remixes Brine & Devastates (Action Claw Records, 2006)
Rodger and his ladies as usual, the true noise pimp daddy living the dream. Eerie consistency in the industrial-soundtrack realm, it could easily be the score to "Ghosts of The Civil Dead" or many other grim foggy films of the same caliber. A lengthy affair that gradually turns to something more cosmic with no legible rhythm but instead reoccurring messages hidden amongst ethereal soundscapes. Heavy synth within a bleak reality. Negative reflection. Sinister stillness. Cocaine, methadone and whiskey. The score to your existential horror.
#darkambient #deathindustrial #soundtrack #soundscapes #score #postmortem #horrorfilm #noise #trauma #ethereal #avantgarde
Grunt - Installation Of Blood And Steel cd (Harsh Head Rituals 2005 / Industrial Recollections 2022)
Like high tension wire shoved into your brain through the eardrums. Pure live energy that is seeping through these tracks makes you want to demolish buildings with your bare fists. To me this is one of the key releases from the 2002- 2009 era of harsh noise in style of i.e Troniks / PacRec, HHR, Segerhuva etc.
Lots of textures but always interesting and moving to places. Rather physical sounding release compared to many in-line recordings of that era, which makes this stand out of the crowd. I feel that album title captures the overall feel of the album: flesh meets steel, will meets the matter, electronics meet physical manipulation of the soundsources. Truly outstanding album.
Jeph Jerman - Arcane facture (WCN)
Spotted this from Nuori Veri episode of WCN podcast. Sure I have bunch of other Jerman releases, but this particular one I wasn't familiar with. Found the cd immediately from nhfa shop and goddamn this is pretty much perfect stuff for my liking. Swirling world of shattered glass, stones, wood, dirt and scraping of metal in constant motion. Sound is super clear and deep. 5/5!
Palokoro - Surukirjo cassette (Freak Animal 2022)
This was a blind buy and the label description is what sold me.
Very raw and primitive sounds here. If someone were to tell me that this was recorded in a cabin in the woods, I wouldn't be surprised. Distant manic yelling. Harsh metal loops made up of just the natural metal sound itself - meaning it doesn't sound like it was ran through any effect pedals. That's the kind of shit I like - just the sound of the object doing it's own thing. Tons of room reverb in there. Some spoken word loops in Finnish (?). At times very ambient with field recordings of wind, water, birds - especially the B side. Has some PE/Industrial parts too, but caveman style. I'm sitting here listening to it as a blizzard is on it's way to shut down my entire state for a few days. Good soundtrack for it! Add this to "Unique releases of 2022" list. I bought my copy from Malignant who I think still has some.
Cruel Map of Women's Bodies - I, II, III (Room 2A)
This is one of my favorite new projects this year. It comes from the Richard Ramirez camp and is simply described as, "Noise project featuring Black Leather Jesus members." There is no clarity on who is involved but it sounds like BLJ on steroids. As you can imagine, it is fucking DENSE. It's not Harsh Noise Wall but heavily layered and moving noise with a lot of texture. Each of the three tapes are labeled I, II, and III and each are c30s. I believe it's one massive piece strewn across multiple releases as they flow into each other perfectly. There is an extremely pleasing balance of screeching high-end feedback and rumbling low-end. They are all somewhat similar but somehow II stands out as the most pleasing to my ears. It's everything I want in noise from the "in the red" saturated tape sound and has a ridiculous crunch to it. It's difficult to keep up with everything from Richard, but this project is certainly worth everyone checking out.
Smell & Quim "Nativity colostomy" tape
OEC
90's Old Europa Cafa. Lots of great tapes. This Smell & Quim tape looks great, and stuff is good too, but not noise! It is all the way dark ambient / dark drones type of stuff. Perhaps walks hand in hand with S&Q LP on Tesco.
Telepherique "Sound-Object" tape + box + art.
Ant-Zen
Early Ant-Zen, act 04! Limited package with SALT Artwar is just 56 copies. Stuff here is partially good, partially it is drum machine electro beat sort of stuff. Of course no news for Ant-Zen guys that there are rhythm on releases, but this early releases of label tend to be way more noise & even power electronics oriented. Design and art was advanced at the time. 1993, that is.
Kosakai Fumio + Takahashi Ikuro "...Of Dogstarman" CD
Not sure if ...Ofdogstarman is the project name, or the album name.
One 70+ min piece here, late 90's drone. Electronics, some sort of reeds, neat stuff even if barely ultra classic. Together with comp CD I posted earlier today, this CD makes me wonder if there would be some noise/experimental sound zine able to make article covering Kosakai's output outside Incapacitants, CCCC, Hijokaidan, and look at his solo output as well as numerous other works very rarely acknowledged.
Back in 2005 or so, on first visit to Japan, I was talking to Kosakai and he mentioned he has boxes of dead stock in basement. Nobody cares, nobody buys. So, next thing I was buying all old Incapacitants 7"s and his 80's solo tapes originals... Some had been at that point already like 20 years waiting anyone to want them. Needless to say, now almost 20 years later of that moment, all gone.
I would not be surprised if copies of ...Of Dogstarman CD would be collecting dust somewhere in Japanese basements? CD worth to grab if you like noisy organic drone.
Ahlzagailzehguh "Enemy of the future" 2xCD
Troniks
Despite being compilation, sound is so coherent and kind of uniform, that you can think of it pretty much as album. Sometimes it stays still for a while, but most of all it is cut up frenzy up there among very best of the sub-genre.
Ahlzagailzehguh "Refuse and Control" LP
Hospital prod
Had not enough of it, so pulled out LP on Hospital prod from shelves. Especially b-side slays. Really excellent cut up noise that has feet firmly in harsh noise blast. Meaning, not the "post-cut up" games. Not long pauses, silence or stutterloop zip zap. Just sheer energy of well done noise.
The New Blockaders "Live at henoeuma" pic LP
RRR
So, in mood for well done noise, pulled out also The New Blockaders live LP. I have feeling that I may have mentioned even in this group that I was at the show. It was 2003, and at that time. TNB had not been very active. Suddenly there is announcement for Final live show, so plane tickets bought to travel UK... But, final my ass!! Haha Of course now 20 years later, amount of final things TNB has done, is probably longer than things they did before that started.
At this show, mr. BWCD (Phil Todd) on stage, pretending to play, but didn't do anything. Just "anti-performance". Rupenus supposedly doing the live noise-mix at room, but not on stage. After show, brief meeting with Rupenus on back stage, but man was so hammered, nothing relevant could be discussed. And what is there to discuss really? Fanboy giving compliments would be just about the maximum level of interaction. I am now absolutely as fanatic of noise as ever been, but one thing has changed. What would be the annoucement that would make you want to fly on other side of world to see it? Well, I guess 2023 Tower Transmission will be it, line-up will be travel wortht! but in general, as good as current day bands are, same urgency to see them live as "final gig of TNB"... hmm.. can't think name that would create such feeling. Flying from finland to NYC to see Ramleh PE comeback.. haha.. It would be interesting to hear what is "international travel worthy noise" for people now!
Illusion of Safety & Z'ev LP
Quite a lot of labels involved in making this happen. Probably good idea in times when would be best to have it available "locally" due shipping. That said, my copies came all the way from Tasmania!
I didn't check any background info when taking copies, and just assumed, due legendary names that this must be some vintage recordings. But no. Of course it is not utterly recent as IOS quite and Z'ev passed away, but it is pretty damn new. Plus really great! It has technologically advance things, but great sounds, great flow, good vinyl cut, good graphics. It reminds me of recent talk with friend. That noise vinyl is good as soon as not all of its qualities are bad. Sometimes you get warped vinyl, sucky sound, expensive price and damaged + shitty cover... But you can take certain amount of warp, extra price, maybe spine rip, etc. If at least *something* is good. Like noise itself.
With this LP, everything is perfect and none of mentioned flaws, and it is like restoring faith on noise vinyls, hehe....
POW REAPER - "Ylläs 2022" cdr
Wild icy cold harsh noise ride down the hill. As there was lots of equipment listed in the covers, you quickly create an image of this. Snowboard is miced up for riding, and you can feel the speed, textures of snow. I would say this is more like harsh noise wall, there is stuff happening all the time but it is in the same "style" as in textures of snow and it gets more and more intense as you go on. Listener can close their eyes and vision a ride down to abyss towards death! Printed cdr with proper digipack.
UL.TH.Nekrolatria - "Vanitas" tape
First tape was a strong debut, having already an identity and clear vision of their material. Bloodstamped cover, as the debut tape, signaling death looming among us. Tape attacks hard, first track has potential to be a serious PE anthem. Second track is as title suggest, suffocating. But underneath the suffocating mass is a collage of furious and hateful vocals. Lyrics are not provided, so it's up to the listener to make up their mind of it. Overall to my ears tape has better sound than the first one, doesn't have to be cranked as loud. And the massive sounds get to their full power. Third track is a tasty collection of buzzing synths, echoing and twirling siren like shriek, that sounds more like a demonic soul in a vortex. Repeating vocals that come in rhytmic patterns, as intensity rises towards end with whips of metal clashing. End reveals percussions under the buzzing mass. If the first track had the potential to be a PE anthem, the last track "Roman Maximum" takes the cake. It is what I hope Genocide Organ would be today. Vocals that are delivered with authority and are beautifully drenched in strong long delay. Instruments of war are booming in the background, almost resembling like trumpets of war. Occasional smashing of metal, like a whip of Roman slave master. The atmosphere is so fucking great, and it gets more intense with a bass rhythm that joins the mix. A different kind of PE anthem. Highly enjoy the different perspective on the tape, again paving their own roads. Maybe the last track leaves so intense fumes in my head that I feel this tape was much harsher than the first one? Get it while these are still available, if not gone already.
Quote from: MT on December 29, 2022, 07:31:37 PM
UL.TH.Nekrolatria - "Vanitas" tape
First tape was a strong debut, having already an identity and clear vision of their material. Bloodstamped cover, as the debut tape, signaling death looming among us. Tape attacks hard, first track has potential to be a serious PE anthem. Second track is as title suggest, suffocating. But underneath the suffocating mass is a collage of furious and hateful vocals. Lyrics are not provided, so it's up to the listener to make up their mind of it. Overall to my ears tape has better sound than the first one, doesn't have to be cranked as loud. And the massive sounds get to their full power. Third track is a tasty collection of buzzing synths, echoing and twirling siren like shriek, that sounds more like a demonic soul in a vortex. Repeating vocals that come in rhytmic patterns, as intensity rises towards end with whips of metal clashing. End reveals percussions under the buzzing mass. If the first track had the potential to be a PE anthem, the last track "Roman Maximum" takes the cake. It is what I hope Genocide Organ would be today. Vocals that are delivered with authority and are beautifully drenched in strong long delay. Instruments of war are booming in the background, almost resembling like trumpets of war. Occasional smashing of metal, like a whip of Roman slave master. The atmosphere is so fucking great, and it gets more intense with a bass rhythm that joins the mix. A different kind of PE anthem. Highly enjoy the different perspective on the tape, again paving their own roads. Maybe the last track leaves so intense fumes in my head that I feel this tape was much harsher than the first one? Get it while these are still available, if not gone already.
Yeah really nasty sounding! Add this to one of the better releases I've heard this year. I was able to pick one up and it looks like there's just one copy left on their bandcamp page
Quote from: HateSermon on December 30, 2022, 02:03:52 AM
Quote from: MT on December 29, 2022, 07:31:37 PM
UL.TH.Nekrolatria - "Vanitas" tape
First tape was a strong debut, having already an identity and clear vision of their material. Bloodstamped cover, as the debut tape, signaling death looming among us. Tape attacks hard, first track has potential to be a serious PE anthem. Second track is as title suggest, suffocating. But underneath the suffocating mass is a collage of furious and hateful vocals. Lyrics are not provided, so it's up to the listener to make up their mind of it. Overall to my ears tape has better sound than the first one, doesn't have to be cranked as loud. And the massive sounds get to their full power. Third track is a tasty collection of buzzing synths, echoing and twirling siren like shriek, that sounds more like a demonic soul in a vortex. Repeating vocals that come in rhytmic patterns, as intensity rises towards end with whips of metal clashing. End reveals percussions under the buzzing mass. If the first track had the potential to be a PE anthem, the last track "Roman Maximum" takes the cake. It is what I hope Genocide Organ would be today. Vocals that are delivered with authority and are beautifully drenched in strong long delay. Instruments of war are booming in the background, almost resembling like trumpets of war. Occasional smashing of metal, like a whip of Roman slave master. The atmosphere is so fucking great, and it gets more intense with a bass rhythm that joins the mix. A different kind of PE anthem. Highly enjoy the different perspective on the tape, again paving their own roads. Maybe the last track leaves so intense fumes in my head that I feel this tape was much harsher than the first one? Get it while these are still available, if not gone already.
Yeah really nasty sounding! Add this to one of the better releases I've heard this year. I was able to pick one up and it looks like there's just one copy left on their bandcamp page
Goddamn... I'll echo the sentiment here. Gotta love when a new project gives me that "fuck yes!" feeling. Exciting stuff. Thanks for the tip!
Quote from: expectorant on December 30, 2022, 07:52:36 AM
Quote from: HateSermon on December 30, 2022, 02:03:52 AM
Quote from: MT on December 29, 2022, 07:31:37 PM
UL.TH.Nekrolatria - "Vanitas" tape
First tape was a strong debut, having already an identity and clear vision of their material. Bloodstamped cover, as the debut tape, signaling death looming among us. Tape attacks hard, first track has potential to be a serious PE anthem. Second track is as title suggest, suffocating. But underneath the suffocating mass is a collage of furious and hateful vocals. Lyrics are not provided, so it's up to the listener to make up their mind of it. Overall to my ears tape has better sound than the first one, doesn't have to be cranked as loud. And the massive sounds get to their full power. Third track is a tasty collection of buzzing synths, echoing and twirling siren like shriek, that sounds more like a demonic soul in a vortex. Repeating vocals that come in rhytmic patterns, as intensity rises towards end with whips of metal clashing. End reveals percussions under the buzzing mass. If the first track had the potential to be a PE anthem, the last track "Roman Maximum" takes the cake. It is what I hope Genocide Organ would be today. Vocals that are delivered with authority and are beautifully drenched in strong long delay. Instruments of war are booming in the background, almost resembling like trumpets of war. Occasional smashing of metal, like a whip of Roman slave master. The atmosphere is so fucking great, and it gets more intense with a bass rhythm that joins the mix. A different kind of PE anthem. Highly enjoy the different perspective on the tape, again paving their own roads. Maybe the last track leaves so intense fumes in my head that I feel this tape was much harsher than the first one? Get it while these are still available, if not gone already.
Yeah really nasty sounding! Add this to one of the better releases I've heard this year. I was able to pick one up and it looks like there's just one copy left on their bandcamp page
Goddamn... I'll echo the sentiment here. Gotta love when a new project gives me that "fuck yes!" feeling. Exciting stuff. Thanks for the tip!
Yes, thanks for introducing! It seems I managed to get the last copy.
Quote from: cr on December 30, 2022, 03:12:39 PM
Quote from: expectorant on December 30, 2022, 07:52:36 AM
Quote from: HateSermon on December 30, 2022, 02:03:52 AM
Quote from: MT on December 29, 2022, 07:31:37 PM
UL.TH.Nekrolatria - "Vanitas" tape
First tape was a strong debut, having already an identity and clear vision of their material. Bloodstamped cover, as the debut tape, signaling death looming among us. Tape attacks hard, first track has potential to be a serious PE anthem. Second track is as title suggest, suffocating. But underneath the suffocating mass is a collage of furious and hateful vocals. Lyrics are not provided, so it's up to the listener to make up their mind of it. Overall to my ears tape has better sound than the first one, doesn't have to be cranked as loud. And the massive sounds get to their full power. Third track is a tasty collection of buzzing synths, echoing and twirling siren like shriek, that sounds more like a demonic soul in a vortex. Repeating vocals that come in rhytmic patterns, as intensity rises towards end with whips of metal clashing. End reveals percussions under the buzzing mass. If the first track had the potential to be a PE anthem, the last track "Roman Maximum" takes the cake. It is what I hope Genocide Organ would be today. Vocals that are delivered with authority and are beautifully drenched in strong long delay. Instruments of war are booming in the background, almost resembling like trumpets of war. Occasional smashing of metal, like a whip of Roman slave master. The atmosphere is so fucking great, and it gets more intense with a bass rhythm that joins the mix. A different kind of PE anthem. Highly enjoy the different perspective on the tape, again paving their own roads. Maybe the last track leaves so intense fumes in my head that I feel this tape was much harsher than the first one? Get it while these are still available, if not gone already.
Yeah really nasty sounding! Add this to one of the better releases I've heard this year. I was able to pick one up and it looks like there's just one copy left on their bandcamp page
Goddamn... I'll echo the sentiment here. Gotta love when a new project gives me that "fuck yes!" feeling. Exciting stuff. Thanks for the tip!
Yes, thanks for introducing! It seems I managed to get the last copy.
Others can still check Freak Animal or Satatuhatta if they have copies left.
David Gilden - Noise Attacks The Suburbs c34 (Room 2A)
God damn, this one is heavy! Reissued this year by Richard on the Room 2A label. Originally available from a 1995 Black Leather Jesus/Sawgasm show and out of print ever since. This is a bit different than Texas Chainsaw Dopefiend as it's a more singular and focused sound throughout. One long 34-minute track and there are a lot of different layers going on creating an ever-flowing but incredibly dense sound. It feels like the full frequency spectrum is covered with lots of high-end piercing feedback sweeping in and out of a deep bass rumble foundation, with radio programming/music buried and decimated underneath. It almost feels psychedelic from a sensory overload perspective as there is so much going on it's disorienting. Getting excited for that massive boxset coming out next year from Fusty Jim.
T.E.F. - Wrought (Dada Drumming)
Maybe harsh noise album of the year... This is so technically well executed and the craftmanship is unreal. The album contains an expert level of cut-up and editing we've come to know and expect from the project, which is already such a high standard, the fact that he keeps meeting and exceeding those expectations is a testament to Kevin. I really like the level of dynamics here too, the album is well paced and there are some areas where Kevin explores more subtle and nuanced territories. Going to sit with this one and spin it many more times throughout the new year.
There were a few other really well done cut-up albums that make my year-end list and that Endo/Scum collab on Rural Isolation Project is up there. I would be very curious to see what results a T.E.F. and Endo collab would create...
Sewer Election - Vidöppna Sår CS/LP
Had to listen to this digitally, which is a shame because this this album really could benefit from analog format or at least from decent sized speakers. Really, really good album. Junk metal handling in resonant space, weird loops and field recording feeling, especially in the second part of the album. First part slowly ascends from distant metal handling to intense screeching and creaking that has some lovely tonalities of a good free jazz saxophone blasting. Moody, rustic industrial overall feel, like some odd secret that leaves you puzzled and restless.
Necroviolence - Tears of Change. 2022 I have been aware of this project from posts by creator on Facebook,so checked it out to review on my blog. Particularly savage sound, vocals screamed over the top. some parts sound psychedelic, others blackened Moog assaults. I am playing it off the Gates of Hypnos bandcamp, the cd comes out soon on BeTon Raw. To praise it I like how tracks slow down into murkier sounds allowing atmospherics to resonate in the space and in contrast, the use of agressive noise accelerates the tracks as layers build up. A lot of ideas streched across the album.
Couple weeks out of town, relying on bluetooth speaker for noise. First day home, and question is was the Aprapat CD this good?!?!
Aprapat "Hot Lava Shampoo" CD
WCN
Well, probably it was, but couple weeks with less soundsystem makes one appreciata the noisephile rust carving even more. I must have been paying too little attention when it came out, or maybe it was just because tapes sent standard high, and then knowing it will rule, and listening "ok, Aprapat, good!", but that it was this good actually. If you got to pick up couple current day finn noise CD's even for sake of general education, common knowledge of things happening here, this CD can be it.
Murder Corporation death files, CD
90's sample noise made out of noise samples. Raw, yet not as grim and nasty as earlier MC. Great CD nevertheless.
I was actually all day reading Special Interests next issue content, proof reading things and needing good things on the "playlist", to be heard while reading, but something familiar that it won't be taking all attention. What is more familar than
Grey Wolves "Catholic priests fuck children" CD?
hospital prod
Really damn good reissue done just about as nicely as CD reissue can be.
Organum & TNB "PULP" CD
This might be for old me, what Aprapat might be for current scene guys? It is about taking physical interesting metal junk screech into best level. Not so much efx, more about finding how objects can make sound. Not only great album to listen to, but can be one of those "you think shakerbox alone will be enough" -moments, where you set apart guys who just use some sort of junk to make whatever noise sound for pedals, or guys who use objects to carve really personal sounds.
Cabaret Voltaire - Extended play A record i always come back to, simple, sparse and effective.
Alo Girl - Bangkok
Urashima put this out on vinyl as well, but the tape version looks better. It adds the charm to have it in a black minigrip bag, with a stapled picture of street whores looking sad and abused as a cover art. Lots of spoken word samples and crude noise blasts. Okay and dirty noise tape but no urge to check other releases from this project.
OCHU - Lähmung des wartens (Verlautbarung)
This one took me by surprise; quite mellow and hypnotic soundscapes constructed by field recordings, slowly progressing and lulls you in, paints pictures in your mind. Some melancholic almost musical loops comes and goes towards the end of side A, giving it a nice dusted feeling of old times past and forgotten scenery... side B is more of field recordings, but here things get more intense and distorted, almost climactic, but never full throttle - always maintaining that hypnotic feeling. A masterpiece.
Aprapat - s/t 2CD
Compilation of early Aprapat tapes, released by Freak Animal. Well thought out compilation, top notch cover art and beautiful package in whole, simply gorgeous. Aprapat is, besides Jaakko Vanhala and Umpio, my first real gateway to the world of harsh noise and scrap metal experimentation in general.
It is an absolute joy to listen to the gradual progression of Vilho's skills of manhandling various kinds of metal objects and mangling of the sound in linear fashion by this compilation. Imaginitive stuff, full of tension and drama, with keen sense of dynamics and textures. Humbling stuff to listen, just like watching some old-school car mechanic in work, resurrecting old car carcasses back to life with craftmanship and pure love of metal and mechanics. It's nice that the tape sound has been preserved in this collection. 5/5.
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Alo Girl - Bangkok
Urashima put this out on vinyl as well, but the tape version looks better. It adds the charm to have it in a black minigrip bag, with a stapled picture of street whores looking sad and abused as a cover art. Lots of spoken word samples and crude noise blasts. Okay and dirty noise tape but no urge to check other releases from this project.
Agreed, very well put together visually, a bit disappointing sound-wise. Still enjoy looking at it from time to time..
That new Pain Nail 2x10" is pretty good - and a bit of a step up from the slightly disappointing CD last year. Or '21, even.
Dead and gone short lived Finnish label, New Old Sentinel. Some CD's, some CDR's, some tapes.
Cloama"Cloama" CD
Real CD and damn good one. It is experimental, pretty damn unique sound. Not power electronic, not noise, not really drone per se. Not ambient. What it is, is unusual very advanced Cloama own style release you can't really put in any category. It is dirt cheap still today, even if being done back in 2005.
Somnivore + Kivelä CDR,
edition of 100 and goes into similar category with Cloama CD. Can't really categorize, even if it ain't anything outrageously different. Some sort of experimental, noisy soundscapes, that are really cool and always nicely floating forward. If it would not be under such name, but have some nice name like.... "Illusion of Safety", maybe that kind of listener would have noticed it, hah..
Post-industrial soundscapes done 20 years ago, I guess its less sexy moment, but I would make assumption that these releases will sound good still 2040, while some of now hot things might not... At least Cloama will. Not sure if the CDR will survive till that date.
ConDemek "Technological Shack Job" CD
Functional
I don't hear ConDemek mentioned too often. I recall friend was listening this CD while ago when visiting him. Have had this about since it came out, and back then, when didn't have internet access home, couldn't visit the neat URL written in disc... So ConDemerk was very mysterious group I know nothing of.
Well, honestly, still now, I guess I only know their musical output, and not even all of that. Don't think I ever read interview or checked out what they may have done after, or besides ConDemek. Any other projects? .. May have to take a look at discogs. What I do know, that compared to how good their recordings are, industrial-noise kind of stuff, they tend to be dirt cheap still now.
This CD has exceptionally funny.. or deranged series of prank calls or... just calls? Christian Phonesex pt 1-6 goes throughout the album, with type of language and words that ain't that fresh in current times.
Functional Organization put this out, and when you think that 90's was not yet huge era of industrial reissues, but this Tesco sublabel did plenty. Con-Dom, Contrastate, Mental Destruction, Satori, BDN, Illusion of Safety, Archon Satani, Asche,... so many may know those names, and ConDemek goes just fine among the rest. Haven't checked lately, but I assume these are still dirt cheap?
K2/AMK/THE HATERS "Three phenomena" CD
Vinyl Communications
Earlier same day was listening some recent Grunt noise recordings, and then listening this and thinking... got to make better noise! Of course that was just live takes so far, so once its done, maybe matching level of 90's classics, hah.. This CD here is 1997 K2 basically cutting best cuts of sound submissions. I guess you could almost see it as extension of the noise tournaments series. That 7" series SHOULD be CD.
So yes, this is K2 doing editing for all material. One track of K2+Haters, one track K2 with AMK and Haters and last one K2 & AMK. All so god damn brilliant.
K2 of this era has such distinctive sound, that even if it is often "metal junk", if it takes you more than 2 seconds to recognize K2 metal junk, you have clearly not been listening much of his mid-late 90's output.
Very soon to be announced is repress of Macronympha "membranes and black holes" CD, and that has Macro using K2 source sounds throughout the album. Every time K2 source hits in, you recognize it 1000%. It is very odd, when thinking how much there is metal junk banging and cutting noise, and this one guy managed to develop such unique sound nothing sounds like it.
On this CD seen in picture, K2 cutting method is phenemenal. Also very unique way of cutting sound.
On top of everything, jewelbox with obi, that has Vinyl Communications label previous noise titles advertized. What we have here is... Merzbow Oersted, The Haters Mind the Gap, Merzbow Hybrid Noise Bloom... Zipper Spy, Psywarfare, etc.. It is very very rate I hear anyone mention Vinyl Communications. I guess since it is not exclusively noise label, it ain't that hot label name to mention? But we do talk about Relapse..
Batchas - Explorations 85-95
One of those projects I forget about and how good it was. AKA Myiase. First heard them on the great Bunkur Archeology comp. There's a tribalism, or industrialism, to them not commonly found in ambient. There's no percussion. There's a crumbling and grumbling that gives it a different feel. At times, it can sound like a Jeph Jerman work being manipulated. A collaboration with Voice of Eye would have been interesting. Or with Life Garden or Ure Thrall.
Proof Of The Shooting - Demonstrative Evidence
4 CDs full of varied '90s noise. Sometimes harsh, sometimes pretty spacious, but always interesting. I was not familiar with the project at all but I am glad I got this one. Plenty to explore here!
Rotat - Infidel Gastronomy
Harsh noise is the name of the game! Nothing more, nothing less. With a quirky tongue-in-cheek twist but not goofy. Yet another solid album from this Finnish gentleman.
Circle Of Shit - Almost There Now
I have not always been that impressed with CoS but this one is great! Kind of atmospheric industrial but on the noisier side.
Amek-Maj - Amek-Maj
Brand new CD release! I was expecting harsh noise but got something entirely different. And I was not disappointed! This is "narrative noise" that brings to mind some sort of hybrid of Jason Crumer and Altar Of Flies. Excellent!
GRUNT "Cast Iron Hand" 10", Old Europa Cafe 2022
Mikko mentioned here recently how the latest Grunt releases have been fed through a tape deck once or twice to get that extra overall distortion that only tape can provide. This technique is especially evident in this release. All of the usual Grunt elements are there - grinding synth, maniacal vocals, metal drenched in feedback - but the merging and melting of sounds as a result from this recording technique is what really makes this release so special. It's the type of result that you can't really predict or plan and it becomes an unpredictable animal. There's an overall warm, old school sound to it unlike so much of the crystal clear hi-fi mastering you hear today. Nice presentation by OEC, too. Great quality print on the jacket. Copies still available through Malignant for those in the states.
Hymenal Opening - Fucked to Death By A Horse C30 (IOPS)
The great Hymenal Opening return! First release since 2019. I absolutely LOVE this project. I literally chased down every tape a few years back and I can't get enough. Not sure I ever heard a modern harsh noise project that successfully created as much of a feeling of grime and underbelly seediness as well as HO. A lot of familiar elements as far as high-frequency ear shredding, but there are some subtle new elements here and there. BUT NOT MUCH!
It's too bad there are no song titles on this release because they always come up with good ones. For example, "On The Way To The Hospital, I Showed The Guy In The Ambulance Her Asshole And Asked If He Wanted To Fuck It". No track titles mean we also didn't get any new songs about red wigs this time either, bummer.
FYI, the main man behind the project was involved in Rectal Hygienics. Fantastic band. I also VERY highly recommend checking out the Hymenal Opening – Red Hymen CD on Filth & Violence from a few years back. Nasty nasty stuff.
Unclean "Marked And Slaughtered / Replicated Humanity" lathe 7"
Narcolepsia
2 raw and suffocating tracks done in a minimal but effective way. Both sides present buzzing synth sounds and a sea of junk metal abuse. Commanding vocals on this reminds me of a mix somewhere between Shift and Contortus... certainly in good company. Great packaging on this too. Screen printed jackets with several inserts including lyrics. Rough collage work reminiscent of the old F&V days. Limited to 50 and I believe there are still some available through the label. Looking forward to his new tape on IOPS.
Government Alpha - Advisability Study
I've been slowly working through the Government Alpha Xerxes box over the last few weeks and just hit a couple of noteworthy tracks. These are from the split with T.A.D.M. I think when Sam McKinley was talking about putting his favorite aspects under a microscope and amplifying them, this could easily be an example of a release he was talking about. Not literally, but maybe, because these tracks are DENSE. I kept thinking that the texture is REALLY close to what Sam would later replicate. Especially the second track, Confessive Subtext. Two superb tracks among many in this box.
I am also very pleasantly surprised by Funeral Procession, never heard this one before, and it's out there for Gov't and it's very solid. I also have an original tape copy of Snakes And Ladders, but it's nice to have a digital version after all of these years. This box is such a treat!
Cyess Afxzs - Tàpies tape
Amazing tape. This is "noise with musical elements" done the greatest way, with the underlying tones (or sometimes even melodies?) adding to the atmosphere, sometimes buried underneath, sometimes more prominent in the mix, but not taking anything away from the tasty harshness. Tracks feel very composed and work nicely in focused c20 format. Definitely need to check out more from this project.
Lusters - Rock Music tape
Seeing the project live a while ago reminded me to finally pick up this tape. Harsh noise, not really the "in your face" type but rather slower moving and building with different elements. Good tape, but was even better live!
Grunt - Installation Of Blood And Steel CD
Big fan of harsh noise side of Grunt, been constantly listening to Hehku CD since release but i think this one might be even better! Just the type of stuff i can play many times in a row and never get bored.
Mangled Clit – Erotakill (Hospital Productions)
One thing that stands out to me about the Mangled Clit material is just how harsh it is. From the lyrical content to the sounds. It's some of the sickest and most depraved lyrical content and which equally matches the sounds that compliment it. Very active profile of sounds, especially for what is considered PE in its current or modern form.
SS66/72 - There is a reason this is so highly considered among the vanguard. This isn't just another Genocide Organ / MS-20 worship album. Nothing wrong with that by any means, but this is different. The sounds are diverse and shredding. It's harsh, and not always synth-laden. However, distinctively PE and distinct to the artist. I can't find the words to express how good this material is and how important the reissue is to preserve it.
Purveyors Of Cruelty - The focus gets much much darker on this material. Or maybe it's just more discernable. The sounds become more foundational and the vocals take a more central role up front. The sounds on side A are very choked out and suffocated but the vocals are very clear and unnerving, really showcasing the depravity of the lyrical content. I won't go into details. The first 20-minutes or so of the B-side has a lot of screeching feedback, distortion, and vocals similar to the collection so far, but then transitions into well detailed industrial loops. Factory-like sounds that slowly and gradually develop with multiple layers. A surprising twist at the end of what was a scorching and harsh release until this point.
And the outro sample that ends the release is one of the most disturbing things I've heard, which is quite a feat. Sets an uncompromising and uncomfortable feeling that sits with you when done.
Truly depraved shit. Grimy, filthy, and overrun with smut. The word "cunt" is used A LOT. Not for the weak of heart.
Any UK distros got the Mangled Clit reissue?
Quote from: cantle on January 28, 2023, 08:29:17 PM
Any UK distros got the Mangled Clit reissue?
Can ship from here for CA$10 or less (~6GBP).
DEAD BODY LOVE "Prayers for the sick" tape
Slaughter
Mostly noise, but one long track gloomy "dark ambient". Kind of distant rusty sounds echoing. Not REALLY ambient.
B-side track relies a lot in this one less than second long loop. Just hammers on and on and on like drum machine beat. On top of that, I would dare to throw guess that some Merzbow noise is being sampled? Of course DBL could have just have some similar gear, but some of sounds are SO Masami trademark tricks, it feel like maybe some borrowed uncredited sounds here...? Of course not bad thing really. It's like Macronympha or Emil Beaulieau or such, where you will spot fragments of other peoples noise being brutalized into something new.
ALTER OF FLIES "Black Tunnel" tape + 5" lathe
Cipher
There's been several Cipher things on playlist, but as playlist tends to be so massive, most reports appear on the night time. There was very neat new-ish things from 2022.. but now listening this older thing. It's been haunting me just about every time I see it.
Keep forgetting what it is, and always this "why there is some trash in my tape shelves!!" and as soon as I pull it out, it is actually special edition of Altar of Flies, haha... 5" lather and tape. Good stuff. 5" goes fast, and tape is probably better material anyways, but can't see myself selling away anything by AoF.
Not long ago I got email from guy who asked help to identify noise tape. I looked on picture and it was clear it -had been- Ochu tape on cipher. Anyone that has that special edition of moist, dirty canvas with some eathly substance, may have now some sort of evolutionary version of tape. Fungus or mold based version of the cover. I did dry my copy of it. Not sure if it is now ruined or... preserved!
DMDN "DMDNMIX NO 56 / Dronemix" CDR
Some may know DMDN from PURE/RRR disc. Some may know he did sequel for that disc by himself. Some know him from "Agonistes" tape of GROSS, that was reissued as LP and CD. Curiously, that release is actually collaboration with Thirdorgan. GROSS had policy of being just one release per artist (except for Aube), so since Thirdorgan had already release on GROSS, that tape was just titled as DMDN and liner notes credits Thirdorgan for source sounds.
That all may be common knownledge in noise scene, but later days DMDN has probably bigger discography than the 80's or 90's. This type of "pro-CDR's" with no covers, just sticker on disc label saying what it is. I guess I have 5-6 different ones, but I'd assume plenty exists. Man is DJ and in techno/DJ store and that type of thing, so slightly another realm from early days power electronics / harsh noise, but for example this 74 minute drone set is really good stuff.
HEX MINORA vs DAVIS G CD
MDP
Hex Minora, name you don't hear that often. She was running BV tapes too in the 90's. Have been holding some BV tapes in my hand lately, but didn't put on deck... This collab with italian guy is good. Not phenomenal, but good. Electronic, sexy, noisy...
Then pile of... well, probably not sexy noise tapes! Just pulled bunch of totally random tapes, with no relation to eachother, other than most of them MIGHT be in category "who cares".
NO XIVIC / SOMNIVORE "Getsemane" tape
New old sentinel
Like No Xivic/Somnivore. Tape titled Getsemane, which has very unique meaning in Finland. Anyone who visited the finnish Getsemane, knows what I am talking about. Two bands that are good, but never mentioned if Finnish experimental sound / noise is talked of.
Mentioned to friend I can't think of anyone consciously thinking its time for "Moke Grotton/Ufo as Bacteria split tape". No offense to artists, but that's how I see it. I also must acknowledge both are really good in this tape, so maybe there are fans for both out there?
INHALANT "Clinical" tape
Propulsive Audio
Inhalant, they do have even LP out, this tape from 2005 feels better than my impression about Inhalant from 2005'ish. Hard electronics noise, almost PE type of stuff.
ENDZEITGENERATION "Aufzeichnung Eines Momentanen Zustandes" tape
Neuzeitliche Tonkonstruktionen – NT 24
Endzeitgeneration tape. From 1993, somewhere between heavy electronics and odd experimental stuff, perhaps leaning to latter. I like it, despite all the odd wonky weirdness they do with synths and efx. These are probably reasons why nobody cares and discogs stats shows last time tape was sold, someone scored it for less than 2 euro! Not bad. If I did not have it, I'd grab it anytime for such price. Long ago I did "SI podcast" about obscure german noise/pe stuff, and this is the kind of stuff that could have been included too.
NIGHT SHADE "casual encounters" tape
Castle Bravo
Absolutely no idea who sent me, or how I got the Nightshade tape, but it must have been on my table for years. Always watching "what the hell is this?!". Cover says nothing, and eventually listened the tape, probably years after getting it and while appreciating good noise on this short tape, went to discogs to check out some info based on sticker on tape saying its project called Nightshade. Neat.
AMPH/SSRI split tape
Untergeschoss
Amph / SSRI split tape, another tape that had been long in pile of "what the hell is this", and when finally opening the wire mesh, again tape that I must have got 5-7 years ago? Good stuff. Amph you know is good, SSRI has variation, but this is among the very good ones.
Wertham / Origimi Replica -tape.
90's stuff from mr. Deplano from Italia and Norwegian stuff. Wertham playing as I write this, and I like the analogue "heavy electronics" approach here. O.R. will have to be listened tomorrow...
Linekraft "Howling" CD
New Approach
I had been listening from bandcamp, but listened CD as soon as it arrived. Some vocals feel a bit too efx overloaded, but really good CD nevertheless. Linekraft has become in few years the best Japanese industrial-noise, right there on lineage of Grim, S*core, Dissecting Table, and so on.. You can't even complain about many releases, as they all have been great, and different!
Arktau Eos "Dormiveglia" CD
Aural Hypnox
2023 release, just came out. Listened few times and can appreciate a lot this ghostly and eerie, yet surprisingly musical ritual "ambient" music. It has so many musical elements like simple piano fragments, air organ melancholic tones, but also hiss, analogue synths, bells, multiple short tracks in 40 min duration. Excellent!
White Gold "3" CD
Troniks/Helicopter
this was only Troniks CD in 2022. Very good one. Especially first track is such a blast of harsh noise, with that nicely electric smashing metallic sound. At times it becomes total flamethrower HWN, but a best it is when it is the pure power contemporary harsh noise in the positive meaning of word. Nothing is hidden under mud or hiss, but just all on ten, sharp clarity, mad skills harsh blast... I actually was listening this couple of times and returning one master CDR of upcoming Freak Animal release, and had to write artist that your CD needs mastering. It is great, but when comparing to stuff I've been listening, it needs more punch. That was done, and partial thanks to Phil & John setting standard, improvements are happening.. haha
RLW "Fall sliger geister" CD
Black Rose Recordings
Ripped this out of shinkwrap, straight outta "to be listened" shelves at home, and really brilliant RLW cd, experimental sound in best tradition of unpretentious sound lover who knows what he is doing... and then watching the information.... This came 10 years ago! 10! Fuck... Time goes so fast that one is bound to have masterpieces in shrinkwrap for decade. But, liking it now, so probably timeless experimental recordings.
THE HATERS "Nikumu 2007" CD
Kubitsuri tapes
My favorite The Haters must be Ordinarily Nowhere. It would be in top 10 noise of all times, simple based on amount I have listened to it.
This cd is much newer works, but really good one! Kubitsuri also has personal importance for me as early contacts in japan. He put out 90's Grunt both tape and vinyl. Plus pretty much everything on label is good!
After The Haters CD (previous post here), decided to listen this old Merzbow/The Haters CD. It might be thanks to Wiese mastering - or just the quality of artists, but it sounds fresh and punchy. Really good CD. It is odd to think how one may have to describe this old noise innovative noise, while a lot of contemporary noise is great... but it doesn't have the same quality of sonic innovations.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 30, 2023, 10:01:59 AM
NO XIVIC / SOMNIVORE "Getsemane" tape
New old sentinel
Like No Xivic/Somnivore. Tape titled Getsemane, which has very unique meaning in Finland. Anyone who visited the finnish Getsemane, knows what I am talking about. Two bands that are good, but never mentioned if Finnish experimental sound / noise is talked of.
No Xivic is quality ambient/drone/experimental. I haven't listened it for a while, but used to like it a lot. Koirantappo track on Yksityisyys has a disturbing sound sample of what sounds like a dog hacked to death. He didn't release much and I think the project is dead. The albums are dirt cheap on Discogs. Bandcamp: https://noxivic.bandcamp.com/ Somnivore didn't work for me. I had Clergy of Oneiros but sold it away. Maybe it deserves another chance...
Btw. Is Sarvi going to get more copies of Mangled Clit?
All my physical releases have been sent into storage so now I'm back on the computer...
Reviews:
Wounded Son "A Cold Light Of Day" (Hospital Productions)
A small cluster of eight short tracks, all roughly two and a half minutes. Foggy rhythmic death industrial filled with anguish and pain. Slowly drowning. Screwed with maybe a Library of Congress tape manipulator which brings a feel of 90's Grey Wolves cassettes acquiring the same sort of warp and fry with a nostalgic lo-fi charm. Hidden vocals, unconventional rhythmic patterns as well as tribal/ ethereal sounds which also give a Sleep Chamber vibe, amongst many other 80's and 90's tape culture greats these are what come to mind. Possibly the soundtrack to being roofied by Bill Cosby. Great work that stands solid alongside the Finders/ Packing Plant catalogues. A highly recommended release both in physical appearance (both normal and special editions) and in sound.
"Electronics and enclosure drifting somewhere off in your mind. the maze is painful and only ever has one outcome."
Link: https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/a-cold-light-of-day (https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/a-cold-light-of-day)
Worth "Penumbral Calypso: Early Garden Walls" (Hospital Productions)
Spinning Spitting Disc: Unhinged feedback, bursting at the seems. Oceanic chaos with primitive sources. Poltergeists screaming out of uncontrollable signals. Low end comes in around the 9 and a half min mark. There is a lacklustre energy of insanity that is really appealing to this piece.
Greener Fields: Harsh is an understatement, pure amp feedback abuse. Anti-music approach with a trust that Worth will bring in new elements to keep the listener engaged. What I think is a tom-drum sound tries to rear it's head above the mixed warfare. More dominant sounds reign superior, falling deeper into a confusing caterwaul of (seemingly) junk-noise and internal conflict.
Boom Lamp Cyclical Science...Calypso Reprise...Haptic Bitch...Adamantean Darts: I'd say four pieces chucked into the one track. More of an orthodox hn attitude, and probably fits more into the Americanoise category compared to the other two. With a higher level of diversity between hi-end/feedback and low-end "crunch" (hate using that term).. Still totally unique to the style of Worth. Internal mixing. Fast moving from chapter to chapter. From start to finish a whirlwind of total noise that is uncompromising to the listener. Another banger on Hospital, not that I think they need anymore praise than they already get, and although not my favourite of Will's work, definitely a must listen for anyone fiending for the extreme harsh.
"The gardening is moving fast forward into test tube babies textures and attacks. but it is something more gnostic and vague. a scratching at the basket. the unraveling occult strings along the rocks splashed with wine and wood. the nymph helps him escape..."
Link: https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/penumbral-calypso-early-garden-walls (https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/penumbral-calypso-early-garden-walls)
Yellow Cab "8-180695 生死即涅槃" (G.R.O.S.S.)
Michio Teshima collaborates with Masako T. Straight out 1995 cut-up Japanoise. Maybe what a lot of artists like Scum or Wolf Creek have taken from. You can tell there are a fair few pieces of electronic gear used to create this, insanely processed vocals. Table full of pedals. A live set like this would definitely destroy some ears. Stereo sonic aural experience. At the 20 min mark it sounds like a Japanese television show is recorded. No noise. Just tape hiss, which gives a strange recorded-to-recycled-tape vibe. Then back in with more processed vocals through what sounds like more flange, phaser, whammy, fucked if I know. Laughing hyenas.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDhwyDy45_M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDhwyDy45_M)
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLHKVeSLt-RZx4mtOsmT2auw (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLHKVeSLt-RZx4mtOsmT2auw)
Umpio - Brain Pain CD
2023 starts off with a scorching Umpio CD that takes no prisoners! "Kulotus" was a crazy 2CD overload of Umpio goodness, which I am still recovering from, and now "Brain Pain" lands on my lap. "Brain Pain" has lots of that organic trademark sounding scrap metal what we all know and love but also lots of burning harsh noise attacks that goes straight into that pleasure part of brain. Hardly brain pain! Umpio albums have a tad bit on the low register side, warm production which pairs perfectly with his sounds, and I think he is only getting better. Injecting new elements constantly and having own kind of innovations here and there. Be it Reaktor crackles and chirpings, or buzzing. I can't quickly think of anyone else who combines these two elements so well, analog and "computer stuff". I am not into any kind of competition but this is how 2023 starts off, it's gonna take a massive hurdle to get on board with this! SICK!
MOT - Fretted tape (SATATUHATTA)
Diverse and interesting tape! Overall feel of "Fretted" is somewhat arty but there is also distinct 'Industrial' feel to it. Tasty scrap metal abuse melts nicely into weird tape damage sounds. Not so much aggression to be found from this tape but instead there are interesting textures and smooth shifts in moods and soundscapes. Really good!
Unclean - Used, Bruised and Abused tape (IOPS)
Instrumental tape from mighty Unclean. Cover art is simply finger-lickin' good, hehe. Track in the A-side is creepy and sleazy synth drone with some buried samples underneath. Can't help it but i feel it that there is some echoes of Italian PE / Noise mastery from the eighties here? That certain Mauthausen Orchestra / Bianchi-like feel.
B-side is more noisy affair by comparison. Seedy atmosphere continues, now with heavily echoe'd porn / giallo scream samples and bassy, lo-fi wall of noise with wailing feedback candies thrown in tastefully. Grim, exciting stuff with vision of iron. Simply sublime tape, highly recommended.
The New Boyfriends - s/t tape (SATATUHATTA)
Modern day finnish reincarnation of The New Blockaders? Absolute masterpiece in the field of contemporary harsh noise.
Tape opens with 'Erotic Tundra' and it's mexican stand-off between junk metal and electronics. Call-and-response dynamics at the beginning of the track reminds me of jazz, before the track explodes into maelstrom of noise. In the end everything collapses into pure metal handling in awesome manner. 'Motor Yoga' displays more "experimental" and spatial side of TNB. Awesome minimalistic feel is embedded into this track, with it's metallic screeches and electronic chirping. Track keeps its minimalistic tension even after things take off after intro.
B-side starts with 'Field Mirage': sounds of broken glass and sputtery, hissy electronics. Weak, abrupt sounds meet resonant materials. Last track "Analog Sauna" is perhaps the most harshest track on this tape with it's rumbly noise and amplified feedback, but it's not harsh in some Americanoise-way: live in studio -approach gives the certain air, punch and "realness" to this tape that in-line pedal rumblings really cannot match. Whole mood and atmosphere surrounding this tape and TNB in general isn't sleazy or "kovis PE" at all. It's weird and it is rural but informed at the same time. It's wonderful and you should get every TNB release that is out there in the wild.
BU/BLJ Split album (ominous recordings/summer interlude)
Great material from both projects.
Harsh and dynamic BLJ.
Morbid and repetitive BU.
Reptile Womb - "Iormungandr-Swastika" cassette
No poser "kvlt" shit here, just raw and filthy black metal noise. Bass heavy and martial industrial sounding drums heavily influenced by RFR and Beherit. SOL cover at the end was a nice touch.
Something I've admired about this release is the overall DIY approach in packaging and promotion (or lack thereof).This is music that lives in the underground and should stay in the underground. Refreshing to see self-made packaging and xerox inserts and not glossy high res jcards. Seems more genuine that way.
Dethfuk / Odal CS [7hz] -1998- : On Discogs it is titled Dethyodal, but i dont think this is accurate. Along with the tape a flyer was kindly sent to me which mentions this is split + collab. Side A [which is Odal] has 2 tracks and the first is their collab. Label on cassette list this as Dethyodal, and i ll come back later to it ...
I was going for the almighty Odal, i had no idea about Dethfuk. First time i was seeing this name. I searched around, no samples, no info, nothing. Come on, project shared releases with Odal, Borges, Armenia, Flatline Construct, Sickness [different listing as Dethfuck on Discogs] . There must be something around, some words. And yes, Noiseist https://www.angelfire.com/bc/noiseist/noise.html . With short interview and plenty of info / reviews. -Right after the editor's note-. Among others :
Quotehas released so far: ... "Ophtalmologist tested" (C-60) with Stimbox and Bizarre Uproar
What ?!
If all these wasnt already enough for me to say i need to check this -Sure it was. More than i asked for-. The artwork i saw in the photo seller sent me , seal the deal. Tasty. Dethfuk side : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GxrBpY-iPjG76uvy2xY6AyjdYRRZKQo5/view?usp=sharing
Odal : The man is a hero, magician, turns shit to gold. If you have listened other Odal's material from that era you know what to expect. Cheap electronics symphony. Here it feels like you watch in a big corp office, when noone is there. Multiple desks, plenty of electronics devices, printers, modems, faxes, old PC, screens, projectors ... Office has soul, its objects. And they suddenly start to 'sing' / bleep / buzzing together. Drawers open and close, screeching. An opera, that starts loose, then coordinates, then deteriorates. At the end, the office's dying voice ...
Stereo action at its finest. At times, completely different sounds / program at each channel.
Dethfuk : Guitar's torture noise. First track is one man's 'Hijokaidan' unit. A wall of noise / distortion. An always improvised bassy line gives a sense of calmness, in contrast with the chaos upfront. And then comes the "Filler" . Yesterday, in the WCN interview it was told about noise that would make noise fans feel uncomfortable. "Filler" is the worst cacophony i have heard in a long time. Guitar's torment in a free-jazz [?] fashion. It will make you dizzy. Never stopping, never ending, never the same. Goes on and on. That going nowhere but always straight bassline, damn. Thank god i had an empty stomach. I almost screamed STOP IT in despair. - Today i found some courage and listened it a second time. Fuck. Exactly the same effect. And once i made the mistake to think " Is it close to end? " ... no, not even in the middle, haha. The second felt it lasts a minute from now on. Some minutes before the end, i relaxed, you cant avoid the rape, better enjoy it. - Seriously dont know what to think about this track. - I definetely would like to listen other Dethfuk material. Even more since i read it's not only guitar noise.
Collab track : A 4-5 min track with each doing their thing with their sounds, a yodel track / loop playing down under. Catchy, playful, 'electronic' . Nothing special.
Peter Michael Hamel:
Nada
Colours of time
Bardo.
Cosmic music at its finest.
Quote from: Stipsi on February 09, 2023, 11:00:58 PM
Peter Michael Hamel:
Nada
Colours of time
Bardo.
Cosmic music at its finest.
Correct. Great material. Well structured and paced.
recent purchases / listens
Legion VK - Promo
No surprise of the quality here given the artists. Really good, and looking forward to more.
Ferro Mortem/Pain Appendix
Never knew how to grasp FM, definitely in a league of their own and doing something different. Each release I've heard is something different and tracks vary, but pleasing to the these ears. An artist I don't pay enough attention to.
Pain Appendix grows from release to release, and continues to plow on like a battering ram.
Opulent Adversary - Close Your Hearts to Pity
Overlooked the first tape, a regrettable decision, but I did hear some tracks on youtube which were decent. I have to say this CD is a giant step up in terms of sound and ferocity. Vocals are a real stand out, too. Recommended pick up.
Quote from: FallOfNature on February 10, 2023, 01:26:13 PM
Pain Appendix grows from release to release, and continues to plow on like a battering ram.
Yea, Pete's definitely getting better and better
Skin Crime – A Soul Eaten By Darkness c60 (Hospital Productions)
Side A
Very slow-moving development. Sinister presence dwells in the dark. Five minutes of undulating bass frequencies. Very low rumbles. Some movement starts to develop, like a heartbeat... You can feel a presence but can't see it. Haunting frequencies ebb in and out of the ether.
13-15 minutes in and the layers start to build. More frequencies start to percolate. Feedback starts to rear its head. Subtle. Chatter builds. Anxiety rises.
20 minutes, the heartbeat of the beast grows in speed, volume, and strength. Chatter grows stronger. Anxiety continues to build, but to what end? Breathing, and low muffled rumbles of thunder in the distance? Could this be the end of the panic attack? We fade out.
Side B
Pulsing undertones. False sense of calm if you didn't know there was always something malevolent waiting for you. Right before the 5-minute mark, percussive rumbles and scraping develop. The beast returns from the corner of consciousness... Synth-like tones ebb in and out.
Halfway through and other dimensional chatter develops. Something else is here with us. 20-minute mark and the mood alleviates... The malevolent beings have left or turned their attention elsewhere. Is this a false sense of comfort? Are we truly safe?
I'm not sure if this release has some sort of literal reference like some of the other recent releases have. However, A Soul Eaten By Darkness unravels like a story. Very literary or even cinematic.
An extremely subtle but haunting affair. A slowly developed but detailed audio horror presented in two parts.
Nothing compares to modern Skin Crime. All Hail Skin Crime!
Incapacitants - Oxen Man's Uneasiness
Weird as fuck, by Incaps standards (which on some level prolly ain't sayin shit), I'd say at least 70-30 on the Mikawa end of the properly studio'd duo dispatched in the first three studies in dis ease, think Zouvrenee but in German. Track 4 counters with a twenty minute live attempt at restoring harshass integrity, basking in the afterglower of an unrepentantly cosmic Incapacitant, or two, buried bowels deep in some righteous turd-burgle-ya, flatulating up some fairly hefty o zone-depleted nose-hole penetralia type o zone. Said penetralia could be unimaginatively imagined as persuasively paired with, say, Savage Gospel, thus to huff the chuffed aftergusts of a Hasegawa, or three, willfully rocket shrining up a tempest. Will be getting a fair bit o replay as the ol' 'holes work to worm their way 'round the (relative) un-easiness of the studio splooge.
T. Mikawa - Cloud Carpet Bombing
Via No Beat Shit, Mr Hamilton/keraunograph recently talked up, in the most enthused of terms, the latest T. Mikawa solo joint, prompting me to immediately snap one up, so contagious certain gradations of enthusement would you not say. So here's me, now, having listened all of once or so and uh no surprises given the recent direction, supreme laser noise up the hidey hole, sounding nothing like anyone else, or shall we say blissfully unencumbered by concerns for where noise is supposed to be coming or going, at least from anyone not named T. Mikawa.
But that bliss, says me, is contagious. There were indications of this direction as early as Gyo-Kai Elegy, which was much praised at the time (and I believe is still). But once the mania set in, for the long haul, enthusiasms were noticeably dimmed, at least in some quarters, at least when these sorts of blissfully synthetic heresies were attached to Incapacitants. However, no less were there indications, particularly in Bloody, Innocent And Strategic (the last full length proper, circa 2014), of a profound desire to razor that blissfully innocent smile straight off your fucking face, and replace it with one much wider, redder.
I've sometimes suggested that on some level Mikawa, especially the later era Mikawa, may be very consciously picking up shards of fragments of where Monde Bruits left off. But, like, pissin hard. I'm willing to entertain the suggestion even more, at least today. Perhaps even more than the studio tracks in I, Noise, the earholes might legitimately reconfigure impressions of the intensely infested city of writhing synthetic zipper-wyrms as hyperdriven Psychosomatic Performance, better still hyperspasmic spirals of the Selected Noise Works, spastic, maybe, spasmic, certainly, stripping back sensibility, sensory debility, pissin harrderr, spiraling razors up the hidey hole, spearing smearing spiraling squealy-mouthed piggypeaks, up up and away through tubular glassy-smooth chambers of zzzzziiiip yeeeOWch jeezus mother of
cosmic zipper trauma.
Quote from: Baglady on July 10, 2018, 01:23:20 PM
MNEM - Hegonon LP (Sentimental Productions)
Like waking up on an unmanned and antiquated, rusty old space craft heading nowhere in the middle of nowhere, in outer space, constantly getting stuck in space time loops. Or on abandoned equally antique submarine suddenly coming to life by itself in the Mariana trench. Reminiscent in atmosphere of the Irgun Zwai Leumi LP Klirrfaktor with all that ghostly decaying electronics thing going on, but above all, very Mnem. There's been a nice resurgence of industrial of this eerie nature as of late, at least in my head, with Jim Haynes - Electrical Injuries, Arkhe - Deep In Sleep and Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat - Flugornas Herrar sending me to similar places but taking their own respective routes. A great great album.
Damn! Almost feel like there is NEED for MNEM topic on this forum. When this LP came out, I was like
I'll grab it when it hits the distributors... Couple years later finding myself thinking "there is Mnem LP on ukrainian label?!?" and finally now, decided to buy bunch of stuff directly from label, that may be also in need for some funds in this current situation.
Anyways, today listening MNEM LP five times in a row. Almost work-day worth of just Mnem LP, and could have proceeded for more. Well.. It's still there at the turntable, so might start tomorrow with giving in another spin!
I suppose it has been talked occasionally, that MNEM might have left more impact on Sweden than it has in Finland? Although KAOS KONTROL did the great releases and the bands own label put out little things, I can't really name any Finnish artists who would be namedropping Mnem among bands someone needs to check out from Finland plus not really other artists who sound like it. Looking at sweden, I can't estimate what has been role of this project there, and reel-to-reel tape experiments are certainly nothing Mnem invented or pioneered, but that all said, it feels as if Swedes has been influenced a bit of this?
If someone has not checked Mnem, and likes corroded, decayed noise-sound loops, somewhat claustrophobic feeling, slow paced repetative, kind of mechanic, but weirdly organic and hand made stuff. Absolutely essential to grab something.
Edwige - The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her CD
One of those CDs that people should be raving about a whole lot more! Three man destruction unit consisting of Mania, The Rita and Sewer Election. And as one should already guess, there's no goddamn way this can be bad. Sound is crunchy as hell, has that power of SE production, excellence of Mania junk metal 'n vocals and The Rita piledriving the static noise phallos into the sweet hole of Edwige Fenech. Great example of a collaboration where every artist compliments the other, no one is getting driven over and all sounds just blend fucking beautifully into this harsh noise chaos. Seriously, every noisehead NEEDS to have this CD! I have no experience of the later recordings when Mania had left this "band", but this one I classify as underrated, and maybe even hidden gem. Available for cheap!
Mangled Clit - Erotakill 2CD
Filthiest USA noise there is! Hospital has done amazing job with this 2CD collection, case opens like a gatefold vinyl, up to 4 panels wide. Booklet is done with high quality materials, even have photopaper for center fold with Sals typod thanks part. But the material itself, CD1 is "SS66/72" is a relentlesss filth attack, mega crunchy, feedback squealing noise and Sals vocals attacking the listener. Shouting all obsceneties possible. CD2, "Purveyors of Cruelty" has more slow approach, rather menacing pitch shifted vocals keep delivering the same filthy obscenity but with more slouched pace. It is an interesting contrast to the rantings of the first CD! Neverthless, filthiest noise from US of A! Hails to Hospital for making this. 2 CDs worth of this kind of material might be exhausting to some, and some might lapse into a sexual phychosis.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on February 12, 2023, 03:31:47 AM
Skin Crime – A Soul Eaten By Darkness c60 (Hospital Productions)
Nothing compares to modern Skin Crime. All Hail Skin Crime!
The B side is incredible. The level of composition goin on with the heavy rhythmic element has me stoked for whatevers next, that almost black metal riff feedback with the kick drum towards the end is A+ headbanger shit.
MSBR - 2000 Thousends Contaminate Electronic Acids C60 (Old Europa Café, 1994)
A slightly more laidback prequel(?) to Intensification (PDB, 1995). A hard scorching hot sonic drill in the center, surrounded by phased and flanged fluttering sounds, lasery beams, synth screams and whatnot. It's so immediately recognizable as MSBR, that specific thing, that sound, that I can't help but chuckle (joyously, ofcourse). The straightforwardness of the recording combined with the softened burl courtesy of the cassette format (heavy low-end on this one!) has me thinking of Dead Body Love, a connection I haven't drawn from any other work by Koji Tano, but it's definitely apt in this case to my ears. Heckin' chonker! It's full of surprises and unforseen moves though. The abrupt shift in texture, color and goddamn pretty much everything, in the middle of side B - yet with the steady pace and determined drive intact! - is a goosebump moment for the books, jesus christ. Noise doesn't get any better than that!
Wonder where Urashima is at with the MSBR reissues? He had a great start with Ultimate Ambience and the rather unexpected Structured Suicide, but it's been a while now. Collapseland and Intensification would be the obvious steps, if there is more to come.
BigRoadBreaker, aka BRB, aka BRB>voicecoil - disinterpretioned 1997
I'm relatively sure I've never heard of this band, and unless they're listed on the board under BRB, I didn't find any mention of them. Discogs shows they've been around since 1991. They're all over the place, from electric currents to crunchy electro-acoustic to early, dark experimentalism to PBK testing to Skullflower-like noise. Maybe something I could hear released on Sound of Pig even. I ran into the name in an old podcast interview with Andrew Nolan when he briefly mentions their name. Dark journeys.
https://muzamuza.bandcamp.com/album/disinterpretioned
WORTH "Penumbral Calypso; Early Garden Walls" tape
Hospital productions
Listened this one from bandcamp, don't have the physical tape. Worth is really good and the sound works well as file. I can only assume it will sound even better on tape, but it has all that decayed, saturated, mixed feedback-blast ripping and all that. Compositionally slightly weird, that the best moments of tape are kind of random moments and it doesn't feel like ending somehow on "high note" so to say. It is good all the way, but I wouldn't think there is like utterly clear compositional direction - or if there is, he avoid the obvious. No building up climax etc. So many of the individual sounds are so full of spontaneous life, always modulated into something new, but very much tech free -feeling.
FAILING LIGHTS "Christmas Eve Dark Ambient" tape
Hospital Productions
Almost surprising release! When it starts, it makes me think of... Burzum keyboard songs, haha! And that is most certainly not a negative mark! This is not dungeon synth, no way. But it goes beyond minimal dark ambient in its tonality or even "melodic" feeling and suddenly some pieces are like Burzum Black Metal albums electronic tracks obviously with more low-tech and hand made approach, with something that title says... Christmas Eve dark ambient... Weird, but I find myself liking this a lot.
Skin Graft – Final Judgment CD (White Centipede Noise)
Only just now getting around to listening to this CD. It has been sitting in my "to listen" pile since... JUNE 2022... shit. I knew this was going to be a really good album, but no clue what the hell took me so long. Well worth the wait though. Heard this was supposed to be a Troniks CD but due to a hiatus got picked up by WCN.
A really engrossing and enveloping sound. I feel fully consumed by the texture. Maybe because I'm blasting it at high volume as well, which always helps. Extremely blown-out textures. Really blown out. Really pummeling and I can't find the words right now to encapsulate the fullness and power behind these frequencies. I also enjoy how it's really one large developing piece with movements and dynamics.
It's funny, or sad, how an album like this where you can tell the artist put his blood, sweat, and tears into creating it, can go with little to no lip service whatsoever afterward. I bet a lot of people really enjoyed this album as well, you just never HEAR about it!
Anyway, I really really enjoy Skin Graft, and this is an excellent album. Next up on my neglected listening pile is the Worth Sacred Violence Noise CD. I also have Savage Gospel Horrors Of Nature in the queue.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on February 27, 2023, 07:44:47 PM
WORTH "Penumbral Calypso; Early Garden Walls" tape
Hospital productions
It is good all the way, but I wouldn't think there is like utterly clear compositional direction - or if there is, he avoid the obvious. No building up climax etc. So many of the individual sounds are so full of spontaneous life, always modulated into something new, but very much tech free -feeling.
That was what I was kind of trying to say in my review, but maybe in more of an abstract manner. Nothing to hold on to from start to finish.
Bastard Noise/U.N.D. 7"
Rather unfamiliar with both projects, so was curious to get this. Bastard Noise side has high pitched wonky backgrounds and growling vocals of many sorts. I've had some previous short encounters with Bastard Noise and this falls into same thoughts. Peculiar, odd, unsettling. 7" is great format for this, cause I don't think I could listen to this any further. UND has an interesting mid range buzzes with crackles and menacing tone backboning whole thing. Strange sample bursting through the surface. Second track kind of has the same feeling but more noisy. Very hectic atmosphere, yet very little happens. Looping sound hammering away, slowly adding more texture to itself. Quite solid 7", not for everyone though.
Woundead 7"
Another project of UND fellow. Sleeve contained an old train ticket from Poland, which shifts my thoughts to train ride ambience and this 7" supports that image. Then again the covers have pictures of pills, a knife and random family album fotos. Anyway! Muffled sound that reminds me indeed of a train riding the tracks, wobbly and bassy ride in the dark dreamland. Somehow this is extremely nice sound to listen to, so in contrast to previous 7", I'd like to listen this longer! Towards end, side A emerges from the murky sounds to more clear synth wobble, then dives back into a source sound which I am quite sure is a field recording. Side B is even more subtle, but again very nice to listen to. Somehow there's a certain kind of frequency which reminds me of very old computer racing games, just a monotonous buzz. Very strange 7", not noise really, more like just... strange ambient. Worth of buying to have an oddball 7" in your collection.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on March 04, 2023, 02:01:23 AM
Skin Graft – Final Judgment CD (White Centipede Noise)
Only just now getting around to listening to this CD. It has been sitting in my "to listen" pile since... JUNE 2022... shit. I knew this was going to be a really good album, but no clue what the hell took me so long. Well worth the wait though. Heard this was supposed to be a Troniks CD but due to a hiatus got picked up by WCN.
A really engrossing and enveloping sound. I feel fully consumed by the texture. Maybe because I'm blasting it at high volume as well, which always helps. Extremely blown-out textures. Really blown out. Really pummeling and I can't find the words right now to encapsulate the fullness and power behind these frequencies. I also enjoy how it's really one large developing piece with movements and dynamics.
It's funny, or sad, how an album like this where you can tell the artist put his blood, sweat, and tears into creating it, can go with little to no lip service whatsoever afterward. I bet a lot of people really enjoyed this album as well, you just never HEAR about it!
Anyway, I really really enjoy Skin Graft, and this is an excellent album. Next up on my neglected listening pile is the Worth Sacred Violence Noise CD. I also have Savage Gospel Horrors Of Nature in the queue.
I also got it into a bit late but couldn't put it down for a good few weeks when I finally did. I feel the attention to the frequencies and EQ'ing of the layers is very musical. Top level harmonic crunch!
MORTAR - S/T
One of those albums i always find myself coming back to. Total Death Industrial classic, dense rumblings, muffled clangs. Nothing that may sound ground-breaking, yet somehow it has its own individual sound. Dark, atmospheric and dank.
Quote from: MT on February 19, 2023, 08:58:30 PM
Edwige - The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her CD
One of those CDs that people should be raving about a whole lot more! Three man destruction unit consisting of Mania, The Rita and Sewer Election. And as one should already guess, there's no goddamn way this can be bad. Sound is crunchy as hell, has that power of SE production, excellence of Mania junk metal 'n vocals and The Rita piledriving the static noise phallos into the sweet hole of Edwige Fenech. Great example of a collaboration where every artist compliments the other, no one is getting driven over and all sounds just blend fucking beautifully into this harsh noise chaos. Seriously, every noisehead NEEDS to have this CD! I have no experience of the later recordings when Mania had left this "band", but this one I classify as underrated, and maybe even hidden gem. Available for cheap!
I don't know if it is underrated. The lp sold out immediately so we decided to make the CD so it would be easy to get after the initial rush. Also the fastest I knew I wanted to release a record. I think I was a couple of minutes into the "demo" when I had made made up my mind. Great record!
V/A - Mixed Noise Soup Vol. 1 CS (Satatuhatta)
Brand new compilation tape from Satatuhatta. Exquisite item! Beautiful art zine of sorts acting as an liner notes combined with good looking tape, that is also dubbed as good as it gets. Satatuhatta is really keeping up the overall quality that it is known for, even surpassing it.
Strong material from several artists. My top picks from this complation are tracks from Moozzhead, Corral Shut, Tyhjä Pää, The New Boyfriends and Mogao.
Moozz track is what you expect from the man: joyous blast of best arkinoise that there is. Things are happening through-out the stereo field. Corral Shut surprise with industrial-sounding rhythm loop that frames perfectly the top-tier junk metal abuse.
Tyhjä Pää is amazing here, really really awesome. Hard to describe, but it sounds rich and constantly on a move but not too hectic or "cut-uppy". Physical sounds are electrified and electronic sounds are made flesh here. TNB track starts with a bit New Blockaders-esque feel to it, until it lands back to the Finnish semi-rural surroundings filled with forgotten rusty metal objects. Mogao track is awesome as well: slithering, monochrome noise assault with good midrange action going on.
Kitu - Fiery Jinxes CS (Satatuhatta)
This one is really interesting. A-side starts with ominous synth drones setting the stage for really coarse, broken sounding harsh noise that is spiked with screeching loops and wretched vocal-sounding noises. Everything is soaked in distorted, rotten tape sound that reminds me of 80's DIY industrial-noise. Oppressive and weird atmosphere is underlined by synth drones and brilliantly placed sparse delay oscillations. B-side delves deep into weird noise territory with lo-fi speech samples and more loopy approach, which differs greatly from the a-side but nevertheless is equally brilliant.
Very, very nice tape with certain feel of mystery in it. I suspect that this tape is "grower" instead of being "shower".
Zalhietzli / Dressing - Dreag CS (Satatuhatta)
Split tape. Zalhietzli side: 56k modem trying to dial into motorboating feedback loop. Super dry line-in recording makes you feel that you are wrapped in cellophane with aforementioned modem. Not my kind of noise. Dressing side: couldn't get any hold on this. Lots of stuff happening and it is noise but... Not my kind of stuff.
Corral Shut - Sheer CS (Satatuhatta)
CS is one of my faves from current Finnish noisemakers. When it comes to junk metal harsh noise, Corral Shut is one of the best globally. This brand new tape is harsh. Way harsher than Ramshackle cd or Scuff Marks tape.
Sound is super overdriven, even to the point of disintegration. Weird distortion artefacts are omnipresent in this tape, creating strange halo around everything. It is like two layers of noise, junk metal and electronic, are in struggle here. Sometimes the metal prevails, until the electronic noise wrestles itself to the top and vice versa. In the last track the electronics have won and we are gifted with tasty feedback and textured blasts of noise. There is an certain dreamlike feeling to this tape, starting with minimal and elegant J-card and evocative title of the opening track "Stars over a wheat field". Recommended.
IC Rex - Sielun Kadotuksen Sinfonia
perfect
KAPOTTE MUZIEK - Verder CD (Harsh Dept. Productions. 1994)
Bought a few used CDs a while a go (some Haters I was missing, since you just have to know), and the seller sent this along as well, as a surprise bonus. I was immediately more excited about this one than the ones I picked myself. Funny! Anyway. Very little Kapotte in these shelves. I've been meaning to pick up at least one of the more proper albums, but never got around to it, so to just receive something - perfect.
Four tracks, each being a collaboration as usual. "Radiation" together with Telepherique hits plenty of sweet spots. Radio signals, warm idling electronics and distant desolate factory loops. Sounds like what Vertonen does today! Stellar evocative industrial really. Just brilliant.
In "Snares" Kapotte runs woody violin sounds from Agencement through heavy echo effects. To my surprise he takes a less noisy route than I expected - Agencement can be quite intense - and instead serves quite an eerie airy loop-based piece. Spidery atonal violin string picking looped in absurdum, and woody knocks and thuds remember there was a similar type of sound in the early episodes of X Files, every time something eerie was afoot. Great stuff!
In "All Set Is Go" he again does the less obvious, and this time with Merzbow. Acoustic sounds from deep down a maze-like sewer system. I come to think of Massimo Toniutti, then I think well maybe not, but then yeah, Massimo certainly. That Il Museo Selvatico LP of his does sound like this. Only thing missing here is the clumsy and out-of-place organ (which is charming). Some distant electronic sounds travel the drain pipes further on. Minor goosebumps! A bit anonymous, this track, next to the others, but it has something.
The finale, "An Example of Digging for Sound", has ammo supplied by The Haters. Not that hatery sounding - he definitely bends the sounds into his own - yet easily the noisiest on the disc. Metallic drilling, sparks flying. Then this rather abrupt change in and texture and it's a slowly swelling, ebbing and flooding drone-out from here on.
Given the very different natures of the respective audio source in each track, it's surprising how cohesive this CD is. An excellent disc I didn't know I seriously needed. Plenty of copies floating around on the web for no money at all. Do get it!
Ramleh - Awake! 8xCD
This has been sitting on my shelve for a long time, so it was time to dust off and give it a new listen after many years. I liked it more now than I used to. Most of the cds are live material and some releases have been split between different records. Same songs repeating over and over with slightly different variations. I gave up trying to follow what release I am currently listening as it didn't really matter. The sound is so tasty and consistent across the records it is easy to listen multiple cds in a row.
It's funny that the material from UK pioneer bands like these Gary Mundy's projects, Whitehouse and Sutcliffe Jugend, are classics that still hold up but after '85 they are absolutely some of the shittiest music classified as power electronics heh.
WORTH - Hamper
Listened to the new Worth cd on Aussaat two times now. First impression was that this sounds really ugly and antisocial. Nothing "cool" here and I can appreciate that! No underlined structure or obvious thematic dimension. Still there clearly is artistic merit to this album, more dynamics and details than the first taste would make you expect.
I exchanged thoughts with another American noise artist and he mentioned how some old noise releases sometimes feel more like an "endurance test" than an album that is intended to sound "good". I can easily understand what he meant by that. I think that is not exactly the case with Hamper but there still is some kind of barrier or threshold that you have to cross or endure to get deeper into it. A sort of spiked cage around the piece of art. It is pretty nightmarish on the surface but there are more sides to it that escape definition. Really obscure and challenging but somehow mesmerizing material at the same time. I'm already looking forward to spinning it for the third time.
Whiteswan - Promo tape
Did a bit of diving to Whiteswan materials. Guy seems to have dissappeared from noise world? Anyway, some hazy night at a noise gig I received this tape from him, maybe it was my faulty tape deck but I remember this tape having the other channel mute. Skip to today, new tape deck and both channels work fine, even though a bit balanced. Material on the tape is extremely crude power electronics with rough vocals in the mix. Can't make up any actual lyrics being shouted, they seem more like primitive screaming to me, mostly. Even though the tape is quite low on volume, it still has it's own charm. If I remember correctly, project came from Kainuu area of Finland, which itself is quite desolate and brutal area. Let alone imagine someone doing very obscure power electronics project there.
Whiteswan - "Insatiable Lust" tape
Insatiable Lust came only one year after, and the leap project has taken is quite big. Sound is more precise, louder and has more variation to it. Mostly synth and vocals. I like the manic synth work, the room sound type recording might not be ideal but it works. Vocals are super raw, and have this not too thought out feeling to them, they feel like true frustration of an isolated young man. Kind of shame he dissappeared cause the project was going in interesting directions on later tapes.
Legless - Music For Blackouts CS
A big fan of all things Legless. Too bad the newest split smells so bad! Anyway, here we have some split channel tumbling density and squirming, crumpled textures. Sounds sleazy and gross as if it is a few generations degraded while still maintaining attack and volume. When we talk about broken sounds, I usually imagine some element of malfunctioning or things that sound "wrong". This sounds broken in a different way in that everything is functioning... but just barely. The impression I'm given is one of dirty tapes caked in dust and rusty pedals with broken knobs. A nasty soup you sink into and have to wash off later.
These four have occupied the player alot recently.
VERTONEN - The Water Butchers 3" CDR (Nefarious Activities, 2020)
Very little Vertonen in my shelves, but I love the few I have. Shimmering ambience, discrete warm idling textures, and what I presume are sounds of Blake moving about in the recording room (an elegantly nonchalant touch when done right, such as here). Beautiful piece!
GRUNT - Kraniometria 3" CD (Freak Animal, 2019)
Wasn't too happy with this when it came out, but I've grown to like it quite a bit. Inventive, and, dare I say!, a bit playful, yet grim in a grandiose way at the same time. Big banging "factory noise" next to watery electric sprinkles and all in between. Tonality in noise was discussed in the WCN episode with Cyess Afxzs, and damn if there isn't some two toned rhythmic loop part going on in the title track here as well. Not a pet peeve in this household though. A busy little disc for sure. I should get my hands on that latest Grunt HN disc.
K2 & AMK & THE HATERS - Three Phenomena CD (Vinyl Communications, 1997)
K2 going all out K2 with sounds that aren't much K2 at all still means it sounds quite a bit like K2 but in a different suit. Great stuff, obviously, how could it not be. Leaves me a bit baffled, with not much to say. Losfer words, but a big great 'orra, yes.
WORTH - Hamper CD (Aussaat, 2023)
Differs from his earlier output with its long-running and few layers and less busy with fewer cuts. But there's an urgent yet slow build to this album as a whole, which culminates in downright frightening possession further on. Utter hell. Demons oozing out of the speakers. Gives me the same sensation I've had during high fevers and sleep paralysis. Truly horrifying album, at least for me. Great to see Will still treading new ground as Worth. One of his very best yet.
Quote from: Baglady on April 01, 2023, 01:18:05 AM
I should get my hands on that latest Grunt HN disc.
All gone from here, not sure if any distros carry it anymore.
Main differences are that Kraniometria (also gone here) was analogue noise, but digital recording. Mistake, sure, but those sessions consists like 3 hours of noise and out of some sort of brain malfunction, easiness of recording directly to digital felt that it would be both different from usual plus not using huge pile of tapes. At some point there was idea to put out 3xCD of harsh noise.. or 3xtape.. this material certainly would have benefitted of all-on-red dubbing on ferric tapes. Would change tone of sound a lot. But well, that session is past now. Since then done so much. Hehku is vastly better, both in noise itself, but being also recorded on tape deck. Not lo-fi, but well, we know what tape does for noise...
Despite there has been couple PE oriented Grunt releases, this year will most likely bring some experimental harsh noise releases. Work on progress. Lets see later.. Will be different from former recordings.
I was reading Shocktilt issue with Ulex Xane interview and grabbed something to listen.
Underground Australia comp tapeCipher
Funny to think I was under impression Underground Australia comp tape came "while ago".. well, relatively speaking of course. Maybe that none of Cipher design reeks of vintage, it's not so obvious that this tape is already 20 years old. Not only that, but looking at the line-up, I don't know how many of artists who were featured then, would be if Cipher was to do volume 2? Plenty has happened since!
A9 track wins for best song titled. B9 was so energetic harsh noise blast, I had to walk to check out from j-card what is playing right now as it is pretty damn intense. I suppose I have pretty much complete "early discography" of Cipher, and I do have lots of other too, till very recent ones. Always grabbed the new batch when it came, but it just feels that it is sure I do not have 150 releases of his in my shelves! At some point, depending where was living, one had to reject objects that were just too space consuming to keep...
MIKAWA / CRACKSTEEL split live tapeCipher
Cipher release of live recording of Mikawa and Cracksteel include Soddy's liner notes, live photos, live poster and such stuff. Mikawa side is high pitched, fierce and ripping. You'll hear the audience yell (.. soddy & facialmess??) KING OF NOISE!! Or on other side there is CRACK FUCKING STEEL -chanting repeated over and over again, haha. Noise itself, good, but nevertheless the kind of digital recorder 00's live feel, were the style of sound of recorder color entire piece quite a lot. Not bad by any means, but also clearly live documentation, not so much ALBUM. Sound fits well Mikawa's torturing high frequency electronics, while Cracksteel doing massive harsh noise blasting has probably had more nuance and detail when it happened and recording just gives you hint how nice it must have been.
TRUCIDO "Salvation" mCD
Autarkeia
Tape version of this Trucido was one of the first things I ever got from Spastik Soniks label. Along some very early Death Squad stuff. Didn't remember it would be THAT limited. CD edition helped situation a bit, but it feels as if 150x editions of all old DS tapes on now seemingly defunct Lithuanian label perhaps didn't give exactly amount of attention that DS tapes could have deserved? Or maybe I am biased, and rating those simply and brutal noise tapes higher than many do? One thing is that regular digipaks barely do justice for the hand made brilliance of the original tapes...
Trucido sounds like a bit more loose and lazier version of old Death Squad. Sound is HEAVY, crunchy, simple... A lot of people who have heard the later days Death Squad may associate his stuff to treble electronics, vocals, samples and such.. but early DS was all about blown out bass heavy harsh noise. Ultra crunchy and often also having these minimal grinding loops going for ages. It would be close to sound you associate with Dead Body Love, Magazine era The Rita or something. Not "PE", not "experimental sound art", but sheer brutality. Trucido is not best way to start, but if you got all the old DS stuff, you may proceed into getting Trucido too.
Ars Sonitus "Transfuturism Manifesto" CD
IMPULSY STETOSKOPU 2023
I absolutely hate transhumanism, which is the main response against futurism in this particular release. On other hand, I looove noise manifests - even disagreeable ones! Getting in mail hand numbered 100 copies, real glass mastered CD of one of earlierst Polish industrial artists who boldly resigns from industrial music tradition in favor of transfuturism... what is there not to like?!
Sound itself is pure industrial-noise, and whatever the manifest says, noise says more, and noise is full of sweat, dust, violent spasms, vintage noise machines... quite contrast to what intellect says. In this case, I firmly trust the noise and its message is energetic and PHYSICAL, which feels totally opposite to vibe of manifest...
Have listened this already 3-4 times, thinking... I must write something more about it, than just mention it on "playlist". So.. lets see. Its one of those things that have been luring me to listen over and over again.. just like couple years old TORBA LP. I was in intent to listen big pile of vinyl LP's from the stack of "to be listened", and ended up listening all day just this one Torba LP! What is so good about it? Or this? I guess trying to get it on writing may clarify that question to me too.
Meanwhile, only 100 copies of this CD exists, so Ars Sonitus (older Polish artists living in france) album, check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z7TDtsVwGM
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 01, 2023, 09:13:59 AM
MIKAWA / CRACKSTEEL split live tape
Cipher
Cipher release of live recording of Mikawa and Cracksteel include Soddy's liner notes, live photos, live poster and such stuff. Mikawa side is high pitched, fierce and ripping. You'll hear the audience yell (.. soddy & facialmess??) KING OF NOISE!! Or on other side there is CRACK FUCKING STEEL -chanting repeated over and over again, haha.
I particularly like the end of the Cracksteel set when he kills the overbilge to reveal that the entire massed squall was based on a disco loop. Some good audience nuggets in there. Mikawa just warming up and someone yelling,
"There can be only one!" And at the end of the set an attempt at leading the chant,
"Long live the king!"
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Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on March 04, 2023, 02:01:23 AM
Skin Graft – Final Judgment CD (White Centipede Noise)
Only just now getting around to listening to this CD. It has been sitting in my "to listen" pile since... JUNE 2022... shit. I knew this was going to be a really good album, but no clue what the hell took me so long. Well worth the wait though. Heard this was supposed to be a Troniks CD but due to a hiatus got picked up by WCN.
A really engrossing and enveloping sound. I feel fully consumed by the texture. Maybe because I'm blasting it at high volume as well, which always helps. Extremely blown-out textures. Really blown out. Really pummeling and I can't find the words right now to encapsulate the fullness and power behind these frequencies. I also enjoy how it's really one large developing piece with movements and dynamics.
It's funny, or sad, how an album like this where you can tell the artist put his blood, sweat, and tears into creating it, can go with little to no lip service whatsoever afterward. I bet a lot of people really enjoyed this album as well, you just never HEAR about it!
Anyway, I really really enjoy Skin Graft, and this is an excellent album. Next up on my neglected listening pile is the Worth Sacred Violence Noise CD. I also have Savage Gospel Horrors Of Nature in the queue.
I also got it into a bit late but couldn't put it down for a good few weeks when I finally did. I feel the attention to the frequencies and EQ'ing of the layers is very musical. Top level harmonic crunch!
I ordered it a few months ago, absolutely drilled my brain and still returning into it again and again. Intense, with an almost "wallish" feeling throughout the tracks, even if it possesses enough dynamics, layers and range in high and low frequencies to avoid this label. The last track is definitely the best (these bursts of high fr at start!) .
Ordered "Hell in the blood" from Chondritic, does anyone know this one?
Also, I was wondering if the guy from Sadio is the same, as the duo is credited as "Grunt and Kommando Skin Graft"??
Otherwise, last records I put in for a first shot :
Himukalt : Knife Through the Spine
Pissoir Rouge: Asphyxia Apotheose
ScatMother: Sadotantra
Still need to dig further into those ones, but the Himukalt seems a very good one, while the two others are more "straight in your face". Hope to have the possibility to drive to Langraaf the 13th of May to see them, can't be sure right now. Anybody going there?
Kommando Skingraft is a different dude
Primitive Wings - Morphosis CD
After a some kind of hiatus, Vanhala returns, flying with primitive wings and delivering Morphosis CD. Morphosis consists of a myriad of sound sources and textures, while leaving plenty of space in the mix. It's not hyperpacked punchfest like Vanhala harsh noise was, quite the opposite. Familiar high quality production, with precisive sound placements and high detail to treatment of sounds. Each sound has a valid reason for existing, it's not scattering sounds around just because. It's hard to describe per se how Morphosis sounds like, it has plenty of hiss and fizz, bursts of reptile like crackles, buzzes of insectoids. It's almost as if, you would be exploring a primal world, but from a strange perspective of sensing the whole of ecosystem at once. But at the same time the droning buzzes bring the feel of that failing factory type of feeling, so it's kind of an odd mix of both, this of course is up to the listener, as in this case is moi. Morphosis is a strong return, but what else did we even expect?
A.B.N.T.R - "Demo MMVIII" tape
This fellow, I guess, was one of those who came with a bang and left before the dust even settled. But it is a better tape than I even remembered, funnily though 75% of the tape is empty, there's only material on one side. And even from that one side only half is used, heh! But it is loud and active harsh noiz, things happen all the time. The extra songs are quite forgettable but I recommend to grab this if you ever run into it.
The New Boyfriends shirt
Pretty damn cool shirt! Aqua blueish/greenish/mintish with a perfect shot of the boys sitting in a garden swing after sauna, during deepest winter. Recommended from Satatuhatta shop, second run is now in preorder I think!
Quote from: MT on April 09, 2023, 09:05:33 PM
Primitive Wings - Morphosis CD
[...] Each sound has a valid reason for existing [..]
I think I've come back to this review twelve times now just for this comment, which still leaves me exhaling breathlessly. But I mean. Yes. Of course.
Now if you'll excuse me there's a comb about polywave with my name on it.
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more shirt reviews, please
Tenzenmen – Quarrychase LP 1995
I believe there was a reissue cassette of 60 copies? Of an LP that was originally 100 copies. I don't get it. There must have been a punk association with Very Good Records. Rodel Records or TVG Records? I don't know how else I would have ended up with this LP. I remember really, really liking it at the time. Memory fails, because I don't remember it being like this at all. It's cut up and collage and tape manipulations. It's good, and it was certainly worthy of a reissue. Too bad it is such a small tape run though.
Quote from: HateSermon on April 08, 2023, 10:24:17 PM
Kommando Skingraft is a different dude
Yes, and his previous project is well-worth checking out.
https://www.discogs.com/master/608485-Skin-Graft-Psychodelia
Quote from: ritualabuser on April 11, 2023, 08:28:16 PM
Quote from: HateSermon on April 08, 2023, 10:24:17 PM
Kommando Skingraft is a different dude
Yes, and his previous project is well-worth checking out.
https://www.discogs.com/master/608485-Skin-Graft-Psychodelia
mr. Kommando Skingraft is one of those guys who has been around about as long time as I have. Our first collaboration is from.. 1995? He did also noise zine around that time, which included very rare, perhaps only Pain Jerk zine interview, plus lots of reviews my myself. Curiously I did find perhaps only existing copy of his collaboration tape with member of Savage Gospel done back in 90's. No interviews or info exists of this guy, and he likes to keep it that way.
Sadio - Sophisticated Methods Of Torture cd
Wow, what an uppercut! Raw, brutish and coarse PE goodness that caught me by surprise. Acquired this in trade and it really blew my mind. Super seedy atmosphere combined with raw lo-fi studio live production really delivers. Brutish vocals, lots of analog delay oscillations, tormenting synths and ripping feedback - what's not to like? Perfect mixture of classic British PE impressions mixed with harsh noise and certain Finnish kovisnoise vibes.
Sadio - Questionable Pleasures cd
Another homerun but this time with finesse. Production quality is "cleaner" than in debut LP and the approach is almost as if it's more song-oriented? Overall feel is almost psychedelic due to even stronger presence of those analog delay oscillations and droning aspects of certain songs. Grower for sure, got to listen more to make final conclusions.
Pain Nail - Salainen Diktatuuri
Went looking for this particular album after watching the Nuori Veri interview on WCN podcast. Exactly the kind of stuff i like: a subtle touch of rhythm, haunting elements in the background, hypnotic loops and a good balance between noisier and atmopsheric parts.
Great old school industrial vibes in this one.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on March 04, 2023, 02:01:23 AM
Skin Graft – Final Judgment CD (White Centipede Noise)
Only just now getting around to listening to this CD. It has been sitting in my "to listen" pile since... JUNE 2022... shit. I knew this was going to be a really good album, but no clue what the hell took me so long. Well worth the wait though.
Next up on my neglected listening pile is the Worth Sacred Violence Noise CD.
Following up on this. Finally getting around to the
Worth - Sacred Violence Noise reissue. Funny enough, I've already received and listened to Calypso and Hamper before throwing this on. Hamper is great and Calypso is very good but I need to spend more time with it, but today we are talking about Sacred Violence Noise.
Sacred Violence Noise is much different than I expected. A very dynamic affair with volume fluctuations and swings from loud harsh blasting to low-volume field and source recordings. Production is raw and minimal. The release was recorded and produced from a trip to Thailand and is very much shaped by very specific circumstances of the local environment and experiences. Sound sources consist of excerpts from a live performance given at The Museum of Contemporary Arts, the town bells, a communal loudspeaker, and recordings of the town's roosters if I've understood correctly.
Liner notes are extensive and contain details about the nature of the trip, philosophical and artistic concepts about communication, and violent grand gestures which result in generational global, political, and cultural shifts.
A very complex release. I think part of my initial hesitation in checking this out earlier was a quick sampling through the material when I first received it and it being vastly different than what I expected coming off of Oculus, Gone Down, or Roosting. Now that I've spent some time sitting with it, digesting, and absorbing the liner notes, it feels like a very personal release. I think it's going to warrant many spins to fully grasp and engage with the album further. Usually, the releases that generate this level of curiosity, intrigue, and questions warrant more attention and develop into our favorites over time.
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ARKHE - Taurokhton C40 (Narcolepsia, 2023)
Funny how I have everything by Arkhe except my own split tape with the guy. Anyway... The first few releases from 2012 and onwards were quite allright, but with Downstream (2016) he took a turn in what has proved to be a direction full of strange surprises. More eccentric and more introvert at the same time, and with the course set for the outer rims of space, the themes and titles nodding towards mythology, sci-fi/fantasy novels and presumably things very personal. A wild mix draped in simple austere garment. Stripped down, with humming and idling synthezisers being the spine. Nothing strange about that, but it's the far reaching limbs here - dissonant choirs, drums, odd loops etc - which sets it apart. I struggle to come up with a description of what this industrial nugget sounds like. It is a logical extension of the great Deep In Sleep CD (2017), but goes off in many directions while somehow remains coherent. Things that come to mind: Stalker, Leichenlinie, Mnem, Klaus Schulze, Joseph Hammer - Roadless Travel, 2001: A Space Odyssey. What does one make of that? Brilliant one-of-a-kind industrial.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on April 16, 2023, 02:11:30 AM
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on March 04, 2023, 02:01:23 AM
Following up on this. Finally getting around to the Worth - Sacred Violence Noise reissue. Funny enough, I've already received and listened to Calypso and Hamper before throwing this on. Hamper is great and Calypso is very good but I need to spend more time with it, but today we are talking about Sacred Violence Noise.
Sacred Violence Noise is much different than I expected. A very dynamic affair with volume fluctuations and swings from loud harsh blasting to low-volume field and source recordings. Production is raw and minimal. The release was recorded and produced from a trip to Thailand and is very much shaped by very specific circumstances of the local environment and experiences. Sound sources consist of excerpts from a live performance given at The Museum of Contemporary Arts, the town bells, a communal loudspeaker, and recordings of the town's roosters if I've understood correctly.
Liner notes are extensive and contain details about the nature of the trip, philosophical and artistic concepts about communication, and violent grand gestures which result in generational global, political, and cultural shifts.
A very complex release. I think part of my initial hesitation in checking this out earlier was a quick sampling through the material when I first received it and it being vastly different than what I expected coming off of Oculus, Gone Down, or Roosting. Now that I've spent some time sitting with it, digesting, and absorbing the liner notes, it feels like a very personal release. I think it's going to warrant many spins to fully grasp and engage with the album further. Usually, the releases that generate this level of curiosity, intrigue, and questions warrant more attention and develop into our favorites over time.
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Listening to the Chirping Head track on Bandcamp right now, nice stuff, thanks. How would you describe the previous albums like Oculus or Blood Possessed compared to that one? Field recordings generally tend to bore me a little bit, so I'd prefer to be sure in what I'm getting my head for a first contact... ; )
Kovana: Club CatharsisWaiting for the forthcoming Augmented Atrocity... An album I've been listening quite a lot by now. Well, I don't know much about the band's previous effort, need to check out what I can find, but that's the kind of powerful noise/PE blended with strong rythmics I enjoy. Just wished the vocals were a bit more put forward the mix and not so burried underneath.
Putrefier - Cog Dominance CD
Recieved this via trade and oh my. Absolutely gorgeous record. This has this certain strong "old school" industrial-noise feel to it, well because it is old school industrial-noise record! Abundance of ideas and sounds are seamlessy mixed together and pretty bold flanger, delay and phaser abuse, or at least by modern "standards", are omnipresent here. Putrefier really wasn't afraid of using high frequencies or "weak" sounds, so there is this certain sense of power electronics embedded within. Physical sounds combined with damaged electronics work really well here. True grower.
KSNK - Murska CD
Wasn't expecting much because i haven't heard anything from KSNK prior to this album, but during the first run it quicly climbed into my personal top noise records of 2023 list.
There was Jeph Jerman and Vivenza mentioned in Murska's promotional text and they really are not far off as spiritual references for this album. It basically contains field recordings from stone pit / quarry of sorts. Clunky machines and soundscapes of some distant finnish stone pits. And here lies the real beef: it portrays the atmosphere and soundscapes of dusty Finnish small-scale heavy industry instead of clean, uniform and precise Middle European industrial complex. Broken rhythms and clattering sounds made by dusty machines and their loose parts, sounds of stone matter being reduced to a gravel. Tuesday mornings at the pit, foul tasting coffee and long cigarette breaks. No sudden screeches or loud sounds, no radical production tricks. Feels horrible to even write this, but it feels really soothing.
Infibulation - In Your Guts cassette. Self released, 2023
Short but rotten release. Good variety of sounds ranging from low rumbling to high pressure feedback moving in all sorts of directions that keeps both sides of the tape interesting and enjoyable to listen to. There's a certain sound quality that this guy achieves that really pleases the ear. Muddy and saturated but not at all in a bad way.
This is a project that I find to be pretty underrated. Most everything is self released with the exception of a couple tapes on Breathing Problem (one being a split with Interior One). Looking forward to whatever this guy puts out next.
North Central - K9 Frequencies cassette. Ominous Recordings, 2023
Often times when a project focuses on extreme subject matter, the release becomes more about the samples/art and less about the actual music. People creating something for shock value but the noise itself sucks. But I don't think this is the case here.
Musically it's a knock out. Blistering feedback and heavy blows of junk metal creating an overall bad vibe atmosphere reminding me of Taint at times. Sometimes showing restraint, sometimes full blast noise fuckery. I'm pretty sure all tracks were recorded in the same session.
North Central presents some really inspiring sounds on this one, and if you can stomach the subject matter, it's worth tracking down a copy.
Quote from: Baglady on April 20, 2023, 12:09:30 AM
ARKHE - Taurokhton C40 (Narcolepsia, 2023)
Funny how I have everything by Arkhe except my own split tape with the guy. Anyway... The first few releases from 2012 and onwards were quite allright, but with Downstream (2016) he took a turn in what has proved to be a direction full of strange surprises. More eccentric and more introvert at the same time, and with the course set for the outer rims of space, the themes and titles nodding towards mythology, sci-fi/fantasy novels and presumably things very personal. A wild mix draped in simple austere garment. Stripped down, with humming and idling synthezisers being the spine. Nothing strange about that, but it's the far reaching limbs here - dissonant choirs, drums, odd loops etc - which sets it apart. I struggle to come up with a description of what this industrial nugget sounds like. It is a logical extension of the great Deep In Sleep CD (2017), but goes off in many directions while somehow remains coherent. Things that come to mind: Stalker, Leichenlinie, Mnem, Klaus Schulze, Joseph Hammer - Roadless Travel, 2001: A Space Odyssey. What does one make of that? Brilliant one-of-a-kind industrial.
Thanks for the review, didnt even know this existed! Glad to see Andreas is still releasing music. A few months ago i revisited all the Pestdemon tapes and they're still extremely enjoyable. My Arkhe collection is much less complete. Need to pick this up and get to fixing the deficiency.
You're welcome! And well, he ran out of steam and inspiration for a while there, I believe. But apparently he found it again, and plenty of it. Amazing tape.
INCAPACITANTS - Lon Guy CD (Harbinger Sound, 2009)
Have really taken this album to heart the last few days. First half points to where they are now, in 2023, with lots of similarities with the split with Savage Gospel, Zouvneree, the LP on Total Black and Oxen Man's Uneasiness. Fathoms and fathoms deep psychedelic noise. The other half, two tracks of frenzied demented live banker action. Some charmingly tasteless add-on sounds in "After Drunken Interview". Absolute joy, hearing them do whatever the hell they wish with such conviction. And "Club 24 Forever", the pure live closing track, is noise perfection. Brittle firecracker textures, whimpers and howls, torrents and sprays of electric tones and oscillations. Just ecstatic turmoil!
Don't think I've ever seen this album mentioned, ever, except in clearance lists in the classifieds section. i kind of get that, considering 73 came right before it, being much more of a "classic" Incapacitants album whereas this is less coherent and goes off in different directions. But in hindsight, seeing where they've gone since sound wise, Lon Guy makes sense. But fuck, even without taking their progress in consideration: lovely album!
REVIEW OF ODMOWA'S "FERTILE GROUNDS" COMPILATION BY FRANS DE WAARD (KAPOTTE MUZIEK) HERE:
"FERTILE GROUNDS (cassette compilation by Odmowa)
Someone went to great lengths to create a cassette compilation that looks and feels as if it was made in 1987 rather than in 2023. The credits are typed on a typewriter, the images are obscure, and it's Xeroxed like an old-fashioned item. The subtitle is 'a collection of impossible music', which is nice, but (without going into a discussion) what is impossible music anyway? Sixteen pieces of old and new music, including an old-fashioned 'Introduction' piece. The oldest is by Pseudo Code, from 1982, and If, Bwana, Big City Orchestra, Knurl, and Mhlest have pieces from 2022. As you can already see with these names, we are dealing with some old noise music. Add to this Kapotte Muziek, Anal Character, Smell & Quim, John Duncan M. Wrzosek, Humectant Interruption, Smersh, Bourbonese Qualk and Solomonoff & Von Hoffmannstahl, and you know the retro party is complete (oh, one track is 'interlude'). One could expect a lot of noise music, but that is not the case. Sure, there is some of that from the usual suspects, but the words 'electronic' and 'experimental' come to mind when hearing this. In that respect, this compilation is also a fine reminder of the ones from the 80s. A good compilation is not about just one genre, power electronics, for instance, but rather has a variety of styles, so that its easier to recognize who's doing what here. Certainly, with Bourbonese Qualk and Pseudo Code, recognizing is very easy, but also John Duncan and Big City Orchestra. A most enjoyable release indeed. No true fan of noise and related music should be without. (FdW)
––– Address: odmowa@protonmail.ch"
http://www.vitalweekly.net/1371.html
STEWART SKINNER CD
CD is short and works nicely. This has been talked with several people, that while being totally in favor of good noise album... sometimes aim to make "good noise album" may cause artist to show ever trick he got, and display latest gadgets or editing skills... while for GOOD noise album, sometimes you'd get great results thinking as if you were doing just solid C-30 noise tape, one track per side, blasting something good. This one, I do not know did he intend it to be "CD album", or was it possinly just some sort of half an hour noise session, that simply became CD?
It is harsh noise, played live, with all the "flaws" and odd sounds remaining there. Wanky electronics in middle of harshness. Loud, fast and full of energy, but somewhat playful - meaning not stereotypically aggro, or dark. I listened this few times at work, yet at home, stereo system is better, not to mention drinks, so sounding even better than before.
John Duncan / Carl Michael Von Hausswolff "Stun shelter" CD + book
I have mixed feelings about sound installations. I guess its been discussed elsewhere, but basically it has been studied that most people observe art in gallery or museum in form of... passing by. You see the piece while... walking away. In case of sound art, I doubt I have EVER stayed long enough in gallery to listen entire piece. Not that I remember. It makes situation quite awkward to think that you kind of like what you hear, but... how long am I supposed to stand here next to speakers.. or with headphones? This CD of Duncan and Hausswolff makes me feel a bit the same. CD and big book filled with images plus artist CV's, artists introductions, partially good, partially the most tiresome art-world jargon I can barely read. I like their work, and this CD is good for what it is. Ultra sonic high pitched electronics, low bass drones, japanese adulf movie sounds, some abstracted narrations. What's not to like?! But despite that, I find myself thinking how much more? In some more monotonic moments it feels as if it really is the gallery piece, that is meant for people who will hear fragment of it, with no intent to listen entire album... and not really miss anything.
Totally opposite is Primitive Wings "Morphosis" CD. Listened this multiple times, couple different speakers. It is never dull, never makes you think.. "is this it?", but keeps giving more and stays interesting all the time. Debut album is only kind-of-debut, since man is known for his work under several names before. He appears to take leap to new things. There are some known Vanhala traits here, most notable is the master level craftmanship and taste. But change of name is also perfectly justifified, since he seems to take leap away from many former expressions. It is debatable if this is harsh noise? It is noise, but in ways of... fine art. No smashing things. No feedback. No violent aggression. It abandons the cut up, it has no metal junk in "that way". Tape noise is there, but in less obvious form. There seems to be conscious way of rejecting what has been done plus perhaps also what is commonly done by others, but it still is still absolutely under realm of NOISE. Absolutely. Just noise where magic is in detail and nuance and not in how crunchy or brutal it is.
LETHE "Catastrophe point#5" CD
Ever heard people appreciate this LETHE cd? Think those times when you read noise sessions taking place in sewers or whatever, and... hearing them and it doesn't sound quite like you'd want them to sound. This Lethe CD sound just about like that, but is field recordings and bunch of other echoing sounds. Not sure if this is one of those CD's label threw into dumpster while moving, but judging by prices at discogs, it ain't rare by any means. You can still now get great disc for couple of bucks. Japanese sound artists, neat digipak, excellent sound that with different name and different graphics would be probably worshipped as dark and gloomy strange sewer rituals and horns drones...
V/A RECONSTRUCTION OF RUINS CDR
2007 CDR on Thirdorgan's label, being Government Alpha remix comp! One of the best things being of course S.Isabella remixing Government Alpha! Remixing your own stuff under other name! Damn! Makes me think why never occurred to my mind there would be possible to make.... Silence of Vacuum / Clinic Of Torture collaboration? That would be next step from making splits with yourself.
On this CDR, you got Lasse, Astro, Contagious Orgasm, S.Isabella... but also several names of mid 00's scene that doesn't ring a bell now. You really need to check discogs who and what exactly where some of these. Most of stuff on this comp probably sound more like artists who are remixing, than Government Alpha stuff!
Yellow Swans & Cherry Point CD EP, it was some recent WCN podcast they mentioned Yellow Swans used to be big, but nobody talks about it anymore. Yep, from perspective of Finn, nobody ever talked about it here. Seemed more american thing, and CD's never sold almost at all. Not a bad thing, just reality of a lot of stuff. This CD, way more HARSH, into CP direction than what you'd expect from YS!
Gokuraku Ojo "Cased Antiquity" CDR is one of those before Brethren projects, partially same line-up that was in BOUND. Kind of weird industrial-electronics, classic cover pic used also by m3at s h i t s on one of their CDs. Rare enough that this isn't listed even in discogs. Nothing that anyone should hunt for, unless being curious what David was doing before stuff he is infamous for.
Surgical Mental Klinik "The Unconscious world" CDR on Solipsism. It is hard to say what is the exact order of stuff, since same year when this came out, came out most of his stuff, including CDR on Freak Animal. That's 20 years ago, when I did couple CDR's. Stuff was good japanese harsh noise, that has indeed survived test of time better than many other things. FA disc came out without knowing he had anything else out. Then suddenly several releases same year. It ended jus about as fast as he had emerged, and later on guy made recordings as Satanic Mental Klinik as well as Sacro Mental Klinik that later still has soundcloud page for some sort of bizarre experimental hip hop... For those who like to hunt unknown Japanese harsh noise acts nobody seems to care of, Surgical Mental Klinik stuff is good to do! Quality stuff, but unfortunately just CDRs...
Vihanmiehet - II CD
Excellent return and a step above the debut, especially in originality. The first track has very clear different layers of sound going on. The way the layers (beat, metal junk, electronics) interact keeps varying all the time, but maybe the track is a bit too long? It's fine as it is, but I'd be curious to hear a 10 minute radio edit for maximum impact. The second track works better as a whole to me. It has more static/droning quality and the beat enters at the exact right moment.
A topic covering Läjä Äijälä's different electronic/experimental projects, including the very early ones, would be interesting. I'm not expert enough to start one.
ANONYMOUS - . (Kvnt Kolektiv) - actual cassette
Bleak black atmospheric noise. Very well composed but also sounds like it's falling apart with the percussion. Lo-fi and eerie.. Elements of of ritual dark ambient peak their head. Vocals dominate like Satan itself. Some subtle loops. Room changing soft guitar and more dark loops accompanied by clean melancholic bass.. I don't listen to much atmospheric black metal but something I may linken it to could be Moevot (France) or Gauntlet (Australia). Second track turns into like a DSBM piece. Untitled and anonymous. Sleep paralysis. A dizzy dark maze of the afterlife and endless nothingness.
https://www.discogs.com/release/22552391--
SADOGHOUL / NEGACIÓN - NEGATIVE BLACK NOISE (Kellerassel Records) - actual cassette
Sadoghoul come through with heavy nonsensical rough-madness. Never heard of these cunts before. Cut up chunks of sporadic noise, similar in energy to Sadistik Exekution but way less structured. Drunk yelling. Not sure if there are lyrics. Drums and guitar noise mayhem seem improvised. Chaos throw your T.V. out the window. Barbarism.
Negacion hailing from Osaka, Japan (member from Zyanose, Defector, Framtid, Fearful Sparrow) produces proper noisecore with black metal influence. Drawing heavily from Beherit demo/ rehearsal tapes but also channeling Japanese noise and punk gods - Confuse, Gloom, Masonna. This is so fucking amazing. Honestly no-one does Beherit worship like this except Witchcraft. I think Toyo is everyone in this band but it lists members "Necro Disfago", "Nuclear Carnage A.D." and "Noise Penis Vomitor". This man will definitely be there when Beherit play in Osaka next year! Out of any harsh noise, noisecore, black noise, industrial release of this year this has to be in my top 5 !
https://www.discogs.com/release/25693246-Sadoghoul-Negaci%C3%B3n-Negative-Black-Noise
Also on digital playlist - Interracial Sex "The Restraint Of Animals" !!, Knurl "Acidamide", Barstool Mountain (Sweden), Corpse Grinder (Chile), Andrew McIntosh, Dominique Guiot, Rusted Shut, Jarvid 9: Gecko, Jehst , Egaheer (Poland), Pure Scum (New Zealand), Agonal Lust, Septic Noise Grinder (NZ), Vandal X, Butthole Surfers
FRENULOPLASTY - s/t (Abhorrent AD HN) - actual cassette in hand
Turbo frantic noisecore frenzy.
"Penile-surgery obsessed madness made using a combination of harsh electronics, raw/pitchshifted vocals, samples of bodily functions (burping, urinating, vomiting, shitting...etc) and drum sounds made by banging on a mic'd gear table as fast as possible. All sounds regurgitated by Puke Dick "
https://www.discogs.com/release/25135702-Frenuloplasty-Frenuloplasty-
Talking about turbo frantic noisecore...
Living Room 'The Cipher Tape' tape
Description said: Within the Living Room vista Matthew promised me something "extra fucked" for 'The Cipher Tape', and he delivered. Mangled noisecore, electroacoustic mangling, ghastly electronics, and uncomfortable tape fragments all careen through a constantly unsettled upset of brave edits and unintended consequences. It's cut-up, Jim, but not as we know it.
When this finally this week was on my tape deck couple times, I was quite surprised. Simply because I didn't really remember what it was supposed to be. Thinking there will be just... well, noise of some kind. It is noise of some kind, but very unique mix of noisecore and experimental harshness. It plays simultaneously or burst one after another, noise is strong and crisp while noisecore often sounds like room recording, but they blend in nicely, without becoming one mess. Some moments almost free-jazz realm (or lets say shit-jazz maybe? Not that there would be any jazz, just the free improv chaos), but always more harsh noise & noisecore oriented. I won't be hyping this up as if it would be totally unheard way of doing noisecore, but it is both good and it is different from traditional stuff.
V/A NOIZART II - Cassette Compilation (not on hand)
The first side, being the experimental side, on this is so fucking good. Ground breaking stuff. In total nice mix between outsider experimental and industrial noise on the A side and crust/ grind /noisecore on the B side. Seriously a must listen !!
ANYONE SELLING THIS TAPE GET IN TOUCH !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK5f_KOCnbw
https://www.discogs.com/release/2845000-Various-Noizart-2
Macronympha - Unreleased Material 92-93 c60 (Advaita Records)
Crazy to me that there was an unreleased Macro tape just sitting on the shelves of Nakajima Akifumi (Aube) all of these years. Extremely happy someone was able to recover and release the material! This represents an earlier period of the group. Recordings would have taken place sometime between or around Physical Chaos, Grey Wolves "Slash" collab, the Sudden Infant/Grey Wolves collab, the recently reissued Ultimate Vibrator, and Noise Terrorism.
So what's on the tape? All unreleased material, a mix of live material from a WRCT radio station show, and other live recordings in '92-'93. I'm curious how many shows Macro would have performed at WRCT because Insemination Bath - Radio For The People consists of live material from the same radio station, but apparently on a later date in Feb. 1994.
The tracks on side A are well edited, and maybe a little more polished than the sounds on Physical Chaos. First track is very sample heavy, much more so than any other release I can remember, but it works and the samples are solid. Mostly about drug use and depravity. The second track focuses more on metal junk abuse. Not overly harsh, more textural, a solid track. Third track is layered and speaker-panned electronics, feedback, and distortion.
Side B starts off with a track that relies on some built layers, almost psychedelic in some sense. Crumbly textures. These tracks sound like they may be the live material, more so than side A, but honestly, I'm not even sure. Everything is a little more crude and raw on side B. And that's not necessarily a criticism.
This isn't an "album" in the traditional sense I think, but more a collection of materials recorded at a specific point in time.
I really like the artwork. It's made up of multiple layers with some of the artwork printed directly onto the case, a transparent printed inner insert, and then the traditional j-card. Looks sharp!
Copies still available, check it out on Bandcamp: https://advaitarecords.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-material-92-93
One Dark Eye – One Dark Eye c60 (Advaita Records)
Similar situation to the Macro tape reviewed above. Unreleased One Dark Eye material from the 90s found archived on the shelves of Nakajima Akifumi. Seems like the specific dates or even the year are unknown. Contributions from both Joe and Rodger.
Very psychedelic. Undulating tones, active top layers of sound. To be honest, I'm very unfamiliar with One Dark Eye and only have the Transmissions Of Fistulae Auris tape so I can't compare it to the previous body of work. Parts of this sound like the soundtrack to 1950s or 60s sci-fi horror movies. I love it.
Slowly developing and gradually progressing sounds from outer space and other dimensions. A current comparison brings to mind recent Skin Crime. Literary and cinematic storytelling through audio format. HP Lovecraft, Cthulu mythos, like segments that form bridges from our reality to more ancient beings.
Really enjoying this one.
Bandcamp: https://advaitarecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-dark-eye
One Dark Eye – One Dark Eye c60 is really damn good! Multiple plays instantly and there is some unexplained quality that just makes it so good. Wouldn't mind CD reissue either. Even if I'm ok with tape, seems like little too good to be sold out instantly when it was finally found..
marginally modified repost from elsewhereQuite the coup for Satatuhatta someone said. Or might say someone whose hopes and prayers for more in the
coup de grâce (https://www.discogs.com/release/13389897-Jaakko-Vanhala-Cuts-Of-Grace) persuasion went full fla...flabbaberblabberbagasted when this wee spot o primitivo snuck in on the quiet. Quiet the operative word, or one of em. A sort o craftily threaded documentarian approach as though to accompany David Richard Watson on deep dis-temperate sound recordist field trip, zooming up close and personal but at the same time well vested in a determinedly empirical remove, as would necessarily befit the craft, another operative word. Craftsperson craftily crafting crafted craftworks at the height of the handicraft. And right in there, in the hand, may well be the pinpoint at which spots of the primitive are to be sussed, a very steady and deliberate sort of hand to carefully set proceedings in motion, a single winged morphological transmogrification in the hand surely worth at least several stickied appendages in the bush, languorous beating pulsations only very occasionally the half of it, flush-faced flits of raw chiseled textures scoring deep into just the barest, faintest gasps at the most impermeable of interminable depths.
Howzabout a pretense at unpacking this last, or to anyhoos flop out reference to
comments submitted (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg78996#msg78996) for the aforelinked, among them,
QuoteI hesitate to call this harshnoise classic cause it probably only sneaks in on a technicality
A technicality perhaps to be expected from a prime instigator so steeped in deep sunk
ambient (https://www.discogs.com/master/2577809-Secret-Apex-Secret-Apex)
roots (https://www.discogs.com/artist/288806-Zo%C3%A4t-Aon), grittier snub-nosed abrasions nevertheless consistently bloodying subtle cross-hatched shoots through dewy patches of velveteen undergrowth, never quite to demure to more somnolent shimmery swathes, you say anchored in muffled glowing gleams of them Organs of Cortani I say naw too charburnt and bedraggled. Witness here the badly chafed mechanical protestations undermining warbly dirge-channeled sputter-bleat, red eyed radio beacons blearily scritching out miserablist dregs and drawls of back-channeled harmonic undertones. In a sense a channeling of the not quite broken spirit of beloved if badly broken-down machinery fruitlessly fighting its fubar'd on the fritz quintessence, tenderized with hot tenderlovin' attention to the infinitesimal, sneaking in on technicalities because that's what technicalities are for, said someone.
Merzbow - Bluedelic+ CD スローダウンRECORDS
Great 1993 (think Metalvelodrome vibe) dense heavy psychedelic noise - released 2019, i only just heard it, might be a top 10 favorite... just nails it. Constant movement, loops, swirling textures, metal objects ... perfect placement of metallic interactions and impacts with juicy bassy signals. Tons of those searing hiss growl wah leans, always sounds cool. Feedback laced in and never pointless. A really solid album, all 3 tracks. The glitch looped momentum hyper texture surge at the end of track one leading into the gradually. building slamfest of track 2 rules.. blast it.. Track 3 has a buried melody like a mournful earthmover, youlll hear it, like sad construction equipment. sounds awesome (some psych or metal loop tape riff thru sexy filters? alien enough to accept it). So heavy. Gets heavier. Perfect Merztitle. BLUEDELIC. Intricate bursts but all feeling a tangible eruption vs edited... stereo use really makes it a thrashing structure.. and the heavy moments have a genuine punch. Sweeping range of master harsh psychedelia. Heavy death truckin.
FACIALMESS "An Inbred hate" tape
Bloated Corpse prod
Like all his early stuff, I remain surprised stuff has not been reissued yet. Not sure if his anticopyright declaration is still valid, hah.. Really strong and crisp harsh blast... sometime '96? Happened to get most of his early tapes back then. There are couple moments of screams and couple pieces as if drum machine would be blasting, yet mostly the 96/97 harsh japanese noise spirit was well crafted by him. What it lacks in originality, it covers with sheer noise energy.
DIAGRAM: A "Compression and the process of turning red" tape
Sound Probe 03
Another label/artists I have quite many items and perhaps didn't appreciate them as high as they should have back when I got then, is Sound Probe stuff. Liki this Diagram-A tape, 3rd tape of label, solid harsh noise with neat less crunchy sound, kind of thinking USA's answer for earlier Solmania ja Yellow Cab.. Guitar noise and high pitched busy harshness, but not the MSNP / Deadline crunch really. It is loud and noisy, but even if tape title suggest absolute red-zone blast, it is dynamic and full of detail. Should really try to dig up all Sound Probe releases I have. Some are just odd sized, and placed in various places... Aube tape, Pain Jerk / ADW split, Bastard Noise / Diagram: A, bunch of others ..
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Merzbow - Bluedelic+ CD スローダウンRECORDS
Great 1993 (think Metalvelodrome vibe) dense heavy psychedelic noise - released 2019, i only just heard it, might be a top 10 favorite... just nails it. Constant movement, loops, swirling textures, metal objects ... perfect placement of metallic interactions and impacts with juicy bassy signals. Tons of those searing hiss growl wah leans, always sounds cool. Feedback laced in and never pointless. A really solid album, all 3 tracks. The glitch looped momentum hyper texture surge at the end of track one leading into the gradually. building slamfest of track 2 rules.. blast it.. Track 3 has a buried melody like a mournful earthmover, youlll hear it, like sad construction equipment. sounds awesome (some psych or metal loop tape riff thru sexy filters? alien enough to accept it). So heavy. Gets heavier. Perfect Merztitle. BLUEDELIC. Intricate bursts but all feeling a tangible eruption vs edited... stereo use really makes it a thrashing structure.. and the heavy moments have a genuine punch. Sweeping range of master harsh psychedelia. Heavy death truckin.
If you enjoy that era of Merzbow and you're already diving into the archival material I would recommend the whole Metallic box. It contains Bluedelic+ and 5 other archival albums with material from 1993-1995. Fantastic boxset. If after that you're still craving for more archival material and do not hate 1996-1998 Merzbow I'd recommend the Green & Orange 6 CD set as well. After that those Slowdown archival discs/sets get into the laptop era which for me was a definite drop in quality.
Mutant Ape/Anal Mayonnaise - Split Tape 06
Really reveling at this MA material. while it remains mostly blasting static, that is 'bland' in the sense that there is not much shape, colors, crisp, crackle or crunch- it is molding and forming into something new and stays extremely intense and interesting. even when it seem loud already, twice I had to lower the volume when it suddenly starts cresting, in case of the neighboring apartments being disturbed. There is something that sets this apart from alot of harsh noise at the time like say Ahlzegailzeguh, though they are similar... both have a negative feeling always built into the sound... but MA more appropriate on this style of split, would be better to compare this to Filthy Turd.
Anal Mayonnaise is noise core... but so demented and brain damaged, even this loose term does not really seem to fit. The 'punk' extreme energy of the shrill vocals is really the only umbilical chord and here they will form into sounding like the MA side seamlessly, even a cover of a Sonic Disorder track is included.
Really, A favorite tape in my collection.
If anyone would like to sell me a copy of the Filthy Turd/Mutant ape tape with Nosferatu on the cover, please get in touch.
Interracial Sex – The Restraint Of Animals 2xC60 (Modern Decadence)
A massive two-hour release from the one and only Interracial Sex. This was culled from hours and hours of material and I believe in the works for a long time. The work is very raw, crude, harsh, and grimy. All of the base elements are here, and like most great artists, are somehow expertly crafted in a unique and personalized style. Very personal.
I like that this feels almost exploratory, however, not meandering. There is a sense of searching and experimentation, but not at all without direction. The artwork matches the mood very well. Audio documentation of a snuff film and exploitative visuals through speaker-melting feedback and crusty texture. I THINK this was recorded in a hotel/motel room which adds to the vibes/feel of the release. Very sleazy and feelings of sub-human debasement.
Real feel-bad sounds. No happiness or positive vibes here. Malaise, anxiety, and self-hatred on display. Razor-sharp and crunchy frequencies take center stage to craft true feelings of despair.
Random note: I listened to the tape version and some digital versions of tracks side by side and the tape saturation adds so much depth and fatness to the sound. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir a bit here, but the tape version adds so much.
Highly recommended as is so much of the Interracial Sex discography.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on May 27, 2023, 02:37:41 AM
Interracial Sex – The Restraint Of Animals 2xC60 (Modern Decadence)
Real feel-bad sounds. No happiness or positive vibes here. Malaise, anxiety, and self-hatred on display. Razor-sharp and crunchy frequencies take center stage to craft true feelings of despair.
Exactly what I want from a release. One of those things I regret not buying when I had the chance. Artwork looked great, too.
It's an absolutely fuckin' amazing release.
With track titles like "Don't You Ever Forget to Ruin Your Stags" like wtf is that (?!) Just really disturbing and grotesque. Shook me to my core from start to finish.
Nothing like a bit of the ol' filth & violence to get the summer started.
Bizarre SS CD
Follows much in the vein of earlier BizarreSSmania albums. Did this come out before or after Keith's death? Can't remember. Metal junk sounds in an early part are very much like Mania. There's just one long track that flows smoothly from start to end. There are no abrupt cuts like BSSM had here and there, but there's a similar sense of composition and attention to dynamics. This lacks the harshest of the harsh, but has no shortage of proper noise. Goes to death industrial territory on a couple of occasions and there's an overall sense of menacing darkness and EVIL. No idea if this is (easily) available anymore but I recommend everyone into well-crafted noise to get this.
Bizarre Uproar: Indoctrination of Fist & Cock CD
Rather sparse by BU standards. By which I mean that there's no heavy bass rumble that has been a constant of many of his albums. Metal junks and electronics, including the "chirping" kind of synths. Vocals are pretty much buried. Excellent album and a nice deviation from the expected. Or an emphasis of a different side of BU if you like.
Played some recent arrivals last night:
Dressing - From the Body to the Door CD; one of the best new artists I heard. Mixture of junkyard rumblings and various other squealing or growling sounds. Not harsh but in line with most of the Satatuhatta catalog. I don't know if any digital editing was done but it has a nice analog and organic vibe. The tracks aren't composed but there's some nice tention building. Good job!
The Black Maghreb - How 7": reissue of a cassette from a few years ago. No background info. Apparently a 'mysterious Indonesian group' with a classic power electronics sound. The tracks are short, which I like. Not rushed but to the point, leaving you wanting more. Played this a couple of times in a row which is always a good sign. Mixture of samples, synths, drones and noise with some vocals buried in the mix. Comes with a bunch of inserts for context but it's unclear to me what the record is exactly about. Seems to be the typical problems-in-some-shithole-country theme, including a map of Africa with Boko Haram territory.
Sutcliffe Jügend - The Victim as Beauty CD: instead of ordering the new LP-boxes I decided to buy the only cd missing from my collection. Was rather expensive but oh well. I love the crude, earlier stuff and most of the later material but When Pornography Is No Longer Enough and the XI 7" were always my favorite SJ-releases. I was expecting this to be even better as it's a total classic, but have to say it somehow leaves me a bit disappointed. Can't pinpoint why. Still a great and varied power electronic album and thematically perfect for a nice unsettling listening experience.
Genocide Organ / Prurient - Carte Blanche LP: I haven't bought any new Prurient for some time but have been faithfully buying whatever GO releases. Big fan of both though. I always thought the End of Autumn collaboration (Sutcliffe Jügend / Prurient) was nice but less than the sum of 2 great acts. This release is the opposite and delivers big time. The perfect blend of the best of both worlds. Nicely packaged LP and just a total victory.
Monde Bruits - Purgatory LP: I only have the Selected Noise Works CD but played that a lot over the years. One of the best dynamic harsh noise records ever in my book. Don't know why I never checked out the rest of his catalog. Sometimes just listening to one perfect album from an artist is enough to satisfy. Saw this Urashima LP and seemed like a good start to dig in a little deeper. Reissue of a 92 tape on GROSS. Played this one time so far and it didn't grab my by the throat as I expected but still a solid album from this harsh noise master. Love the package and the little interview that's included as insert.
Macronympha - Amplified Humans CD: Pummeling, aggressive harsh noise as expected. I especially like the mixture of sounds on the first track. Gets the blood pumping. On the second track, some of the transitions in sound are disrupting the flow for me and it's lacking depth in sound in general. Obviously worth buying for those like me, who missed the earlier editions.
Korpse Katatonik - Subklinikal Leukotomy LP: Another reissue of a classic 83 release that I never heard until now. Pre-Zero Kama Michael DeWitt, originally on Nekrophile Rekords. Zero Kama LP has been a favorite for years but I never really listened to most of the other related material. Not a big fan of huge vinyl boxes so I didn't order the Nekrophile set from Vinyl on Demand. It means this new LP is a welcome reissue for me. It's lacking the quality and sophistication of The Secret Eye Of L.A.Y.L.A.H. but overall a solid mix of eerie atmospheric pieces and primitive industrial. There's enough to be discovered here; loops, murky beats, noise, drones, vocals, etc. Some of the sound combinations are a bit weird at first but maybe that gives it an edge over contemporary acts. Reminded me of Club Moral sometimes, which is a good thing.
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After going through a several month-long uninspired noise dry spell, I find myself back into the fold I love so much following the Heat Signature Euro tour last month. As a result, I have been devouring noise any chance I get, which usually means a CD in the car and records or tapes at home when full-volume listening allows:
Mikadoroid - s/t cs (bootleg reissue of 1996 Slaughter Productions release)
Fucking awesome, long-form collaboration tape from the minds of David Gilden and Thirdorgan. It's a long one so there's plenty of room for Mikadoroid to combine their powers and noise methods, including lots of blasted-out dynamic noise that zips back and forth amongst the stereo field.
Treriksröset - s/t cs (Hatband, 2018)
When you listen to Treriksröset, you listen to a guy that "get's it", and by god is this tape no exception. Two live sets, two significantly different vibes, both excellent in their own right. I love that the project shows versatility with a somewhat ambient, but alienation-inducing feedback-heavy performance on the B-side, but I'm sitting here cross-eyed, drool running down my chin with the A-side of this fucking tape. Tommy is a master of overloaded, fucked noise, but like other legends, has the innate ability of lasso-ing that shit in and controlling it with what sounds like an effortless hand. It feels genuine, it feels extreme-r than extreme, it's the absolute best. Desert island tape.
Outdoor Horse Shrine - Hibernal Deformation cs (self-released, 2023)
A maiden voyage recording for a new and very promising noise act from Cincinnati, OH. I have known Joe, the guy behind OHS for many years as a customer at Skeleton Dust, and was surprised to see him start a noise project recently as I never really knew him to be a fan of noise. At any rate, it doesn't really matter what his background on noise is or isn't, he has already impressed me with an excellent live set at the shop in early April, and again with this recent self-released tape that was gifted to me. Without trying to sound derivative, OHS reminds me of MSBR in a lot of ways; it's free and explores all sonic territory unabashedly (thankfully remaining in the harsher realm much of the time), but also has it's own kind of focus and locked-in feel. Check out the killer instrument list too!
Quote from: MHK on June 01, 2023, 08:19:29 AM
Nothing like a bit of the ol' filth & violence to get the summer started.
Bizarre Uproar: Indoctrination of Fist & Cock CD
Rather sparse by BU standards. By which I mean that there's no heavy bass rumble that has been a constant of many of his albums. Metal junks and electronics, including the "chirping" kind of synths. Vocals are pretty much buried. Excellent album and a nice deviation from the expected. Or an emphasis of a different side of BU if you like.
Thanks for the review. Will have to check out! The monolithic BU sound is great, but I have always wished that he would do more of the sparser, low key albums, such as "Lily the Flesh".
Metgumbnerbone – Out Of The Ground CD; bought this a while ago but but it quickly ended at the bottom of a pile of new cds. Played it a couple of times over the last few days. The Ligeliahorn LP always was a huge favorite and when the Anthropological Field Recordings 2CD was released I played it a lot, really great material, although I didn't really like the artwork and the total lack of information. This latest CD also has zero information keeping the mystery intact I guess. I think these are unreleased pieces from the past, arranged into a new album. The artwork is in the same vein as the other one so they fit nicely together as a set. About the tracks; it really feels like a collection of leftovers. The first few are more rhythm-based morphing into each other. After this tribal percussion session the reverb-drenched metal junk starts kicking in, eventually evolving in a some interesting pieces in the classic Metgumbnerbone shamanic junkyard style. Some faint voices in the background, flutes (?), etc. The album ends quickly after finally picking up the mood in the second part. All in all, nice to hear some more of their material but as an album it didn't work for me.
Cov Ops - New Agenda CD (Freak Animal Records) 2023
Very much enjoying this album from this new project. Seems like the information is minimal and the artist is anonymous at this point in time. The execution is excellent and there must be some veteran at play here, perhaps, but I have no clue to who. Well-layered, edited, and fine-tuned sounds in the industrial and power electronics realm but done with extreme attention to detail and crafting. The sounds are oppressive and dense, yet, continually moving and kinetic. Unique ideas flow between each track but maintain uniformity throughout the album. However, base and classic elements constitute the foundation. Vocals, feedback, synth, contact mic on metal, and more. There is a very harsh lean to the sounds and attitude, it's not a synth-dependent album.
Very much looking forward to future releases from this artist. I can confidently say this will easily be in my top releases by the end of the year.
*Side note: this whole batch is solid, especially the Decondition and KSNK. I also love the continuity of artwork between the releases. Similar layouts, colors, and hues that tie these releases together nicely. Love when labels have a consistent look and feel between releases.
Cov Ops 2nd album to be issued sometime late 2023, I suppose!
AM NOT "Cold + Disloyal" 2xCD
Unrest
Been listening this latest Am Not album and indeed it feels like Am Not would be have stripped down sound into colder, noisier and more in-your-face approach. It has moody and atmospheric tracks, hints of melody too. There are moments when I very positively think about references to Anenzephalia, despite Am Not hardly sounds like that. Like mentioning in AM NOT -topic elsewhere on forum, despite being firmly into this type of "genre", he has his own take to it and vastly about generic heavy electronics. Recommended!
LINEKRAFT "Hunger for life" CD
Old Captain
Another recommended new title. I have heard couple friends thinking that Linekraft is reaching pace of releases that it gets soon too fast to get.. or need them all. Yep, I doubt the pace will remain this fast for long? Who knows.. but fact is, there is no bad new Linekraft, plus they are also pretty different. Primitive Survival Instinct live tape, I liked a lot! It offered more primitive recording quality and approach, and so does Hunger For Life. It is not messy or dirty really, but being a live recording, it has charming rusty production, neat vocal sound, and three tracks are new studio tracks, and rest are live material, songs known from Subhuman Principle, Asura, Industrialized Criminals History, Chaos State. It doesn't feel like live album, apart from having less hi-fi sound. No audience clatter, and sound is more suited for material than being some kind of compromise. I am sure that this is the reason why it was published in first place. Becoming great album of its own, despite having links to former releases.
"A REPORT OF THE MYSTERIOUS NOISES HEARD IN THE HOUSE OF JOHN D. FOX, IN HYDESVILLE, [TOWN OF ARCADIA,] NEAR NEWARK, WAYNE COUNTY, N.Y.
Authenticated by the Certificates, and Confirmed by the Statements of the Citizens of that Place and Vicinity."
A very good tape I bought randomly from Satatuhatta because the covers and concept looked interesting. Sounds a bit like nowadays Skin Crime. Screeching and howling noise with parapsychology theme. There seems to be three other similar tapes by the same (sub)label.
Primitive Wings - "Slow Urge" tape
CD was a delightful flood of detail and extremely well composed pieces. "Slow Urge" has still the insectoids buzzing, all kinds of fluttering and scraping going on, but overall the sound is thicker and murkier in tone, like more dirtier sibling the debut CD. Tape is kept short and to the point. A side being more atmospheric and rustly, b-side being more intense, harsh noisy feel to it.
Tim Olive - "Cone" tape
Previously unknown artist to me, but samples got me interested. "Cone" is a slowly moving tape, taking it's time to lure the sounds out, before they disappear in the air. Atmosphere is, lack of a better word, paper thin and very immediate. Sounds are so close, kind of difficult to explain. "Cone" is more like sound collage than noise. Maybe abstract noise? But I really like it! Microsounds are always a sweet spot for me. Ultra small details, crackles just at the right spot. At times there is like a dreamlike quality to the tape. Highly enjoyable, take a listen at Bandcamp or just buy it!
Squamata - "Rust Fetish" tape
Squamata was hot in action when I got into noise, but own very few of their few releases. "Rust Fetish" is their tape on Freak Animal, and nothing calls me to buy more than mid 2000s Finnish noise tapes. There's plenty of pedal fueled contac mic action with plenty of metal works as well! Tape doesn't leave to ask for much more, just a damn solid noise tape that I like a lot for personal nostalgia of that time period. One minus comes from FA, only one side of the tape has material, tsk tsk, such a waste!
OWL - Tapes 97-99 CD
I vaguely remember this CD coming out but didn't pay much attention to it at the time. For some odd reason this CD jumped in front of me online and decided to buy it. And I have been missing out some good material. No clue who this J. Helola behind the project is, but OWL presents very pleasent, grainy and densily textured noise. For some reason I keep thinking of "radio noise" when it comes to OWL. Was it mentioned in a promo text? Anyway, there's plenty of very nice work with delay, screeching feedbacks and wonkery fiddling with effects, volume and such. It's like endless surfing on pitch black radio waves. Occasionally there's a short burst of some oldie, which affirms my impressions of radio noise. I think anyone into noise, but not that HARSH noise, should get this. There's a very pleasing warm and soft, yet textured quality to it. Kinda like a perfectly soft but firm old pillow. Not available in too many distros BUT It's super cheap on discogs!
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OWL - Tapes 97-99 CD
I vaguely remember this CD coming out but didn't pay much attention to it at the time. For some odd reason this CD jumped in front of me online and decided to buy it. And I have been missing out some good material. No clue who this J. Helola behind the project is, but OWL presents very pleasent, grainy and densily textured noise. For some reason I keep thinking of "radio noise" when it comes to OWL. Was it mentioned in a promo text? Anyway, there's plenty of very nice work with delay, screeching feedbacks and wonkery fiddling with effects, volume and such. It's like endless surfing on pitch black radio waves. Occasionally there's a short burst of some oldie, which affirms my impressions of radio noise. I think anyone into noise, but not that HARSH noise, should get this. There's a very pleasing warm and soft, yet textured quality to it. Kinda like a perfectly soft but firm old pillow. Not available in too many distros BUT It's super cheap on discogs!
I remember really liking that CD but it's been a while since I played it, so I should revisit it some day. I do share the image of it having some clear mis-tuned radio frequencies though, and a (in a good way) soft sound.
Old Europa Cafe's distro description seems familiar somehow so it might be the publisher's original promo text:
"These collected works of Finland's OWL could be simply squashed into the categories of "radio noise" and "electronic interference collages" but that wouldn't really be right. We're rather talking about an isolated vision of sound exploration with primitive equipment, no awareness of the existence of any kind of "noise scene" (this came later), no rules, and pure enthusiasm for sonic ugliness.
A glimpse into the dark vaults of atonal pleasures, executed with crude boomboxes, one cheap multi-fx unit, no distortion (!!) and rudimentary recording techniques.
Almost all overdrive here is purely from tape saturation, and the results are creepy, fuzzy, intense and very active.
A powerful trip, unharmed by outside influences.
Carefully selected pieces from six cassettes out of a huge box of tapes.
Maybe one day there will be more discoveries, but for now here is an album of essential tape overload mania from a young mr JH, who later got busy making several zines, Anal Barbara, XXXX, Schmuck noise, and more."I didn't remember he was in XXXX too. I got their split tape with Half Mile Down a while ago but haven't played it yet, so it remains to be heard what it's like. However, I'm lucky to say I think I own all releases (aside of some compilation appearances) from the absolute genius group of rough dumbass noisecore that's Anal Barbara.
He did some collage work including at least one zine of that stuff, along with other zines like Hullu (just one issue?) and Spärdäri (at least two issues). I think he still lurks around as a listener at least?
PRESAGE - VENERATED cs (Narcolepsia 2023)
Oh boy! Like hundreds of modems screaming in their death throes, slithering and wailing. Active, moving harsh noise with generous amounts of high frequencies and odd atmosphere. I like that there is emphasis on mid- and high frequencies instead of that certain American Bassy Rumble. Feedback loops are stuttering screaming, spitting and slithering under the iron heel of noise operator. Really good, colorful harsh noise!
Quote from: MT on June 14, 2023, 09:38:30 PM
OWL - Tapes 97-99 CD
I think anyone into noise, but not that HARSH noise, should get this. There's a very pleasing warm and soft, yet textured quality to it. Kinda like a perfectly soft but firm old pillow. Not available in too many distros BUT It's super cheap on discogs!
This is a good little album and to my ears has a certain harshness. Seems to me it's the last track, "CRPS", that lowers the grating down a little and stretches the sounds out a bit more. Previous couple of tracks sound to me like feedback fiddling. It's certainly one of the more interesting Freak Animal releases.
I thought OWL was made with radio noises only but may be wrong. It's been a while since I've listened to it. Last I heard from the guy he played in a reggae band, but that was a few years ago.
Off with the gossip and let's see the playlist:
Will Over Matter - Lust for Knowledge CD
I haven't heard every WOM release out there, but most of them, and this is my favourite. Tracks are generally shorter than on many of his other releases and seem better structured and thought out. Quite unique noisy experimental electronics, usually with rhythms and different vocal styles. Is there anyone else who does same kind of stuff?
Quote from: MHK on June 15, 2023, 07:00:27 PM
Is there anyone else who does same kind of stuff?
That's a very good question and I hope the answer is no. WOM, to me, are one of the more original projects around, and fuck knows this scene needs it.
"Blades Sharpened Again", from that particular release, is a particular personal favourite. I greatly appreciate that kind of "PE-in-conventional-song-structure" sound. The only comparison that comes to mind is Deutsch Nepal's "Alchohology Superior" (another personal favourite little "tune"), and it's probably not much of a comparison, sound-wise.
HAUDAT - s/t cs (self-released 2022)
One of my personal favorites from the year 2022. Primitive, strange noise. Not obscene in any sense of the word but... peculiar! It has been compared to Capers but Haudat is lot more "physical" in its approach, as there seems to be some contact mic damage thrown in? Not sure, i might be talking outta my ass with this one. Curious sounds of defective electronics and strange, slightly melancholic and still atmospheres. Something very profoundly Finnish in this short but sweet tape.
Government Alpha - Snakes and Ladders c46 / CD [Xerxes/Freak Animal/Industrial Recollections]
Man, does this one just fucking kill? If I had to choose one recording from the all-mighty Yoshida Yasutoshi, this just might be it. I was lucky enough to score an original tape copy from Mr. Alpha himself through email correspondence in the early 2000s and it truly changed my world. One of the first noise artists I discovered, and to this day, one of my favorites, and in my opinion, the most consistent throughout the years. I think I got this, the Alphaville LP, and the Ground Fault CD "Sporadic Spectra" around the same time.
I'm actually currently listening to the CD version on the Xerxes box set, reissued by Audio Dissection and Industrial Recollections. It sounds so pristine on the CD and I'm thrilled to have this classic preserved in another format.
The perfect blend of harsh and "psychedelic" sounds. The cover art is one of my favorites as well.
PRIMITIVE WINGS "Slow Urge" tape
Satatuhatta
New release from Primitive Wings first appeared like transition from CD to more primitive approach? At least that my first impression when listening tape version. Now out of town and playing first time the digital stream https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/slow-urge
I have feeling that it may still be notch more primitive in overall feel, but maybe the added punch and saturation of good tape dub was main difference in atmosphere.
Like the CD, this is harsh noise. Most likely if not completely, almost completely live sessions. Live in sense that material is not cut & edited on computer, but something actually played without looking the screen. Each track is short. Barely reaching three minutes. Within that duration, it feels like artists is doing his best to never keep sound still. Despite sound spectrum and the sources or equipment is the same throughout the track, the thing is exactly the constant fast modulation. While this sounds nothing like Incapacitants (in relative terms of harsh noise!), that's what I often think. Sure Primitive Wings is one guy, but the restless fast modulation of harsh noise, that usually happens in couple distinctive level, brings me vivid impression about Incapacitants. Another similarity to best works of the Japanese masters is that Primitive Wings is NEVER about crunchy bass or sub-bass frequencies. Both the CD and this tape do not have that "boomy" quality of over-boosted bass frequencies. Neither it has the constant hiss of digitally clipping high frequencies. It is clearly focused on the sound range where the actual noise information is, as opposed to static frequencies that have always the same-y characteristics. Primitive Wings is absolutely master level noise craft where such easy solutions, like "let's turn it all to max" is rejected. Instead you have the "noise information" so to say, happening on frequencies that are best to hear the frenzy of spastic modulation.
While all noise is great, I'd still think absolutely great Arising in the Absurd Night -track refers that maybe Primitive Wings has further unclaimed territory to conquer in form of this type of rugged yet atmospheric material? Album of that type of thing, would be very welcomed. Same came to my mind when listening couple of the "calmer" track openings on the CD!
The Day Of The Antler "Love Beyond Love" tape
Satatuhatta
I suppose this is the biggest edition of The Day Of The Antler releases. Even previous CD was merely edition of 100. You may or may not find that from NHFASTORE or Satatuhatta store, but if it is there when you read this, I'd absolutely recommend to grab it! For the private tapes, you need to get hold of artists and not sure if they are available anyways.
I don't know has it been intention, but project certainly seems like it has been only for Finnish audience. Selling hand-made packaged tapes at gigs, or to those who know where to ask. Only interview I know of, has been Finnish language audio (podcast). His sound has been described to be somewhere between industrial-noise and kosmische synth music. Music being used as vague term. This tape is among noisier ones, and despite he has things like buzzing synth tones and looping machine-esque sounds, there is lots of harsh junk noise clatter and such things. If track is titled Scrap Iron Burial Mound, that's pretty much where listened gets buried.
Contemplating The Brittle Moments Of Happiness with its crackling fire in kiuas and melancholic piano sounds makes you think many recent years Finn piano works included into releases. Palokoro, Nuori Veri, Ahola & Silander, and more... Then when B-side continues, he hits in more industrial feel, where one could lump this sound closer to Pain Nail or such Finn artists. For me, the B-side is the best side on tape. When he goes into industrial-noise territory and excellent sounds/songs. For fans of "Rural Industrial"!
Tape is already sold out from label, but you can find it from other dealers plus stream is here:
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/love-beyond-love
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 22, 2023, 09:17:24 AM
The Day Of The Antler "Love Beyond Love" tape
Satatuhatta
I suppose this is the biggest edition of The Day Of The Antler releases. Even previous CD was merely edition of 100. You may or may not find that from NHFASTORE or Satatuhatta store, but if it is there when you read this, I'd absolutely recommend to grab it! For the private tapes, you need to get hold of artists and not sure if they are available anyways.
I don't know has it been intention, but project certainly seems like it has been only for Finnish audience. Selling hand-made packaged tapes at gigs, or to those who know where to ask. Only interview I know of, has been Finnish language audio (podcast). His sound has been described to be somewhere between industrial-noise and kosmische synth music. Music being used as vague term. This tape is among noisier ones, and despite he has things like buzzing synth tones and looping machine-esque sounds, there is lots of harsh junk noise clatter and such things. If track is titled Scrap Iron Burial Mound, that's pretty much where listened gets buried.
Contemplating The Brittle Moments Of Happiness with its crackling fire in kiuas and melancholic piano sounds makes you think many recent years Finn piano works included into releases. Palokoro, Nuori Veri, Ahola & Silander, and more... Then when B-side continues, he hits in more industrial feel, where one could lump this sound closer to Pain Nail or such Finn artists. For me, the B-side is the best side on tape. When he goes into industrial-noise territory and excellent sounds/songs. For fans of "Rural Industrial"!
Tape is already sold out from label, but you can find it from other dealers plus stream is here:
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/love-beyond-love
This tape is really good. I'd recommend to grab it ASAP while it is still possible .
STAR "Elephant in the snow"
Hospital productions
In the harsh noise scene, all the boys talking about it. Didn't listen anything online before, nor got any of the (small edition?) tapes. Waited to get the CD from Hospital but now being out town and relying on internet streams, I decided to go for it. In deed, this is very much in lines of 90's tape noise and the new weird noise you hear about. Very primitive sessions full of tape saturation and often long tracks that keep on going often way longer than would be necessary. The spirit of 90's "let's fill this tape!" -method. Lots of odd music clips looped and fucked with, nasty feedback, everything blown up like OVMN or KADEF or something like that. Most likely just turning gain all the way max and using low grade tapes to get sound ultra saturated and messy.
Elephant In The Snow Watching The Airplane, 5 minute slowly waving feedback noise track that is almost like if OVMN played Ferial Confine with some rotating simulating effects.
Basically, nothing overly weird in it, but just noise like noise used to be before it was "junk metal noise", "synth noise", "cut up", "hnw" and so on.. Just noise made out of lots of sounds, that often are not just cool but annoying, disturbing and distracting. Always distorted, but never JUST distortion. There is always the sound itself, not shakerbox+pedal type of solutions.
https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/elephant-in-the-snow
WORTH "Penumbral Calypso; Early Garden Walls" tape
Hospital productions
Tape version already sold out, but this can be listened from bandcamp. I also dare to say, the bandcamp may be better to listen as tape had fairly quiet dub. Of course as object tape is nice, both the neat special edition that I got, but also the plastic butterfly pic box kind of thing. Sonically, Worth is already so nicely broken, saturated and crude that it doesn't necessarily need the tape dub. It can benefit from good dub, but the noise itself is already so tasty that it certainly is suitable for CD (or stream/download). There is lots of small things going on, ugly sounds, often also the type of over-blown gain distortion that starts to destroy sound to the point it starts to disappear. Hard to explain, but quality some equipment have. Mixers or tape decks. Not crackling in bad way, not becoming the usual distortion blast, but almost like disintegrating into silence - or kind of staying on the edge of almost doing so. That give material the extra level of brokenness when sounds are never in separate layers, but also multiple layers that there are - are melted into one thing where sounds compete who's on the top, pushing noise into level where things are on fine line of moving forward and disintegrate. There is something very unique in Worth's noise that is hard to articulate. When he was visiting Finland, too bad there was just one gig, 600km away, on thursday night. It would have been nice to see man doing what he does - and check out how it is done!
https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/penumbral-calypso-early-garden-walls
"Slow Urge" from Primitive Wings. I have listened both versions;bc and tape many times now. Other releases also lately, but reason to write it here is high appreciation of this one. After PW cd it is hard to expect this is recorded in same sessions. This feels much more found diamond from past! This goes to same category with Cuts of Grase and Here be Lions releases from Vanhala.
When talking with friends about the STAR release, I had to say Max Julian Eastman "Zabriskie/Manor" 3"CD on Satatuhatta feels very much in same category.. but better? Basically better may be merely result of duration of c. 20 minutes means I listened this a lot when it came out and now listened more. I mentioned to label its like Love Boat noise. Not sure if it makes sense to anyone, but when finally actually reading the description that mentions mr. Eastmans music has dream-like atmosphere that it holds in. It's like a mixture of old beaten copy of action movie VHS and a hazy setting of 80's Playboy photoshoot, rumble and comfort combined.
Indeed, half of the short tracks are like rugged and distorted ... what I described to some friends as love boat moments, and then rest is the rumble of loud input level noise. Never aggressive, always low-tech and primitive. Similar to the STAR CD, they do not clean up any pause button clicks and pops, stop button snaps and hiss and crackles of "silence" of low grade tape. All tracks have the sound artifacts in beginning and in the end. Some of "loops" appears more like pause button & rewind rather than loop? Very crude, very hands-on, but not aggressive or even sense of loudness. Just primitive overdrive in everything.
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/zabriskie-manor
Knowing the artists runs the Tribe Tapes, listened from labels bandcamp MOT "Callous" tape. Expecting it will fall into close enough range from Star and Max Julian Eastman. MOT is noise made out of tape loops and amplified objects. I could think of some early works of Altar Of Flies and the handmade feel, broken loops, lo-fi sounds, contact mic'ed crackling distorted sounds of objects. Again, never BLAST of noise. Never aggro. Never impression of shirtless dude kicking table of pedals into ground. Compared to Star, Eastman, Worth.. this particular MOT is not always as solid ear candy as they are, despite use of tape as method of doing sounds, I would not be surprised if final result would not be recorded ON tape. At least many of the sounds are missing that same red-zone magic. It may be also the frequently heard tinny piezzo type of sound. Very good tape nevertheless!
https://tribetapes.bandcamp.com/album/callous
new tape from No Guard on rotation all week
https://divineseverancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/d-p-b
also
Craniophagus - Terrace
Coma Detox - Volatile Debasement
Quote from: FallOfNature on June 27, 2023, 07:03:48 AM
new tape from No Guard on rotation all week
https://divineseverancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/d-p-b
Not bad. Last track a highlight for me.
Scathing – Flesh Wreckage c20 (Cruel Symphonies)
Scathing is a very consistent artist. No nonsense harsh noise out of Texas. A lot of fast movement and cut-up sensibilities melded with good crunch and texture. The liner notes state, "walkways, hair spray, bad makeup, whisky, chlamydia, and sick guitar riffs looped." Summarizes it nicely. There is definitely some guitar at the start of side A before it ventures into an outright ripper of feedback and distortion. Very much in the vein of "head-banging noise" if such a thing exists, which to me, it does.
Side B is more thrashing, much more cut-up on this side, and lots of vocals sputtered in and out. Has a live set energy feel even though great editing and splicing of sounds, and again, head-banging energy. Beer drinking noise if that makes sense.
Really solid ripper of a tape and never let down by the artist. Grab Flesh Wreckage!
Scathing – Scathing CD (Rural Isolation Project)
c40 tape originally released on Idiopathic Records back in 2019, now reissued on CD by Rural Isolation Project. Man, I loved Idiopathic, wish it was still going. I always found the cover art on this especially gripping. Idiopathic did such a great job with their art. Always felt like such a unique look and feel.
Really nice and faithful reproduction of sounds on CD. More fast-moving and harsh noise from Kenny, which he really does so well. The original tape was my first introduction to Scathing and it's fun revisiting on CD. I loved it since the first time I heard it and like it even more than I remember! The hit you over the head and to-the-point tracks on side A and then the long-form twenty-minute track on side B. That track develops more and uses the time to spread and grow, utilizing a wider array of sounds and much more dynamics.
Anyway, all of this to say, support Kenny and Scathing! Still have the new Fever Land Phantasmagoria on Rural Isolation Project to check out as well.
Quote from: bogskaggmannen on March 18, 2010, 10:13:41 PM
listened again recently the old LOTUS EATERS "Mind control for infants" CD from 2002 (?) which recently have been rereleased on vinyl. Other reason for rerelease than being members from other "famous" groups this material is far from excellent to my ears and could definitely have stayed only on CD. Mostly made up by guitar and bass, both acoustic and electric with effects. Maybe parts of it actually sounds like later day EARTH material without the drums. There are a few tracks that flow pretty well but most parts are silent and dull, without direction. Mini-LP on Ajna was much better, four tracks with limited track times maybe made it more interesting?
Listened
LOTUS EATERS wurmwulv CD (Troubleman unlimited)
I can't really compare to other LE releases, since I didn't have much recollections about how this sounded either. First of all, it has been in my shelves of "to be listened in right time", for years. Decade? More? How knows. Only thing I had in mind, was that this would be O'Malley guitar drone CD, and didn't even remember it was Lotus Eaters. Putting in on, I was pleasantly surprised. Beginning is almost something like Harry Bertoia doing the metal resonance drones. No junk noise, no just clang and sound carving, but kind of tonal resonance, not enough to be confused with bells, singing bowls or instruments, but certainly each object having "note" when it is being hit. Some sounds almost like muffled china cymbals or such, but hard to say. It is not music per se, though. Album goes into variety of acoustic and electronic sounds, processing and different moods. I like the beginning the most and went to re-play the first track. It has something quite unusual feel.
It does make me think how many of the "big label" or "famous guys" are notions that give kind of unnecessary baggage. Not that Troubleman would somehow appear as "big label" in my view, but sort of indie rock label anyways, that I would not associate to be among labels that have artists I tend to like. Isis, Sunn o))), and so on, also not bands that are selling points for me. So the idea of members from famous groups is indeed baggage, but getting over it, Lotus Eaters CD, very nice! As addition, must say that it would be totally unnecessary to put this out on LP. 3 songs in 50 minutes wouldn't really go well on any vinyl format, plus there are long moments of quiet, delicate and minimal drones that would be probably absolutely sucky to listen from crackling contemporary LP pressing. CD version, recommended!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 03, 2023, 08:35:42 AM
As addition, must say that it would be totally unnecessary to put this out on LP. 3 songs in 50 minutes wouldn't really go well on any vinyl format, plus there are long moments of quiet, delicate and minimal drones that would be probably absolutely sucky to listen from crackling contemporary LP pressing. CD version, recommended!
But of course it is out on vinyl, already back in 2011! 2xLP where the second LP is just one-sided. One of the CD tracks is half an hour so naturally the material has been divided in a bit different way. Plus there are a few extra minutes on the vinyl version.
Primitive Wings - Slow Urge
I'm just paranoid enough to entertain the possibility that the man the myth follows the forum chatter closely. Not all so very long after some (shall we reflect not-entirely-well-considered) words (not mine) were spilled dinging certain of the more "composed" approaches to soundsmithy-ing, in turn to generate a little ballyhoo upon which more than a few would weigh, out riiiiiiips a namesaked project proper (https://haare.bandcamp.com/track/vanhala-dendrite-overdrive) soon to be steeped in the blisterscorched flames of a smoldering scrap (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/track/alchemical-catastrophe) furnace, the sort of project methinks everyone need get out of the damn system at one point or other, right, for sanity's sake I suppose I digress do I not, well and truly edging at near diametric opposition to the (earlier (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg78996#msg78996)) namesake proper.
Now, in the wake of words (mine (http://screamandwrithe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7939#p7939)) suggesting that the primitivo of this latest iteration were more at the surface less in the details, or even to suggest that that primitivo might merely serve, half on the sly, to obscure all that carefully crafted smithying, here blasts deferral to a scrap happy urge of proto furnace inclines, like, slowing it down, flexing for the camera, but no not in any smithying capacity rather a sort of shall it be called an urge-ent dis-capacity, an incapacity, even, if you catch my drizzle, ill-capacitated bilge-crusted abrasions sure if not quite clean, more munificently mangled 'n molested through ye olde macro grade meatgringer, savaged by yo momma, like, flatulent strangula hawked 'n blurted through knotted sphinct constrictia, with but a single solitary exception arising out the chafe for naught else but to prove the trajectory, wallowing in fluttered comas of deep-sunk forest creep, nothing absurd about it, at least not at the surface.
Not entirely sure, will need to subject the holes to a good few further strains of unfettered abuse, abuse the operative word as in daaamn this shizzle be hizzling hard, short sweet nasty, the way momma makes it now*.
* or then
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 03, 2023, 05:39:46 PM
I'm just paranoid enough to entertain the possibility that the man the myth follows the forum chatter closely. Not all so very long after some (shall we reflect not-entirely-well-considered) words (not mine) were spilled dinging certain of the more "composed" approaches to soundsmithy-ing, in turn to generate a little ballyhoo upon which more than a few would weigh, out riiiiiiips a namesaked project proper (https://haare.bandcamp.com/track/vanhala-dendrite-overdrive) soon to be steeped in the blisterscorched flames of a smoldering scrap (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/track/alchemical-catastrophe) furnace, the sort of project methinks everyone need get out of the damn system at one point or other, right, for sanity's sake I suppose I digress do I not, well and truly edging at near diametric opposition to the (earlier (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg78996#msg78996)) namesake proper.
Now, in the wake of words (mine (http://screamandwrithe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7939#p7939)) suggesting that the primitivo of this latest iteration were more at the surface less in the details, or even to suggest that that primitivo might merely serve, half on the sly, to obscure all that carefully crafted smithying, here blasts deferral to a scrap happy urge of proto furnace inclines, like, slowing it down, flexing for the camera, but no not in any smithying capacity rather a sort of shall it be called an urge-ent dis-capacity, an incapacity, even, if you catch my drizzle, ill-capacitated bilge-crusted abrasions sure if not quite clean, more munificently mangled 'n molested through ye olde macro grade meatgringer, savaged by yo momma, like, flatulent strangula hawked 'n blurted through knotted sphinct constrictia, with but a single solitary exception arising out the chafe for naught else but to prove the trajectory, wallowing in fluttered comas of deep-sunk forest creep, nothing absurd about it, at least not at the surface.
Not entirely sure, will need to subject the holes to a good few further strains of unfettered abuse, abuse the operative word as in daaamn this shizzle be hizzling hard, short sweet nasty, the way momma makes it now*.
* or then
This is about the latest Primitive Wings tape, i presume?
Quote from: Commander15 on July 03, 2023, 06:05:23 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on July 03, 2023, 05:39:46 PM
Primitive Wings - Slow Urge
I'm just paranoid enough to entertain the possibility that the man the myth follows the forum chatter closely. Not all so very long after some (shall we reflect not-entirely-well-considered) words (not mine) were spilled dinging certain of the more "composed" approaches to soundsmithy-ing, in turn to generate a little ballyhoo upon which more than a few would weigh, out riiiiiiips a namesaked project proper (https://haare.bandcamp.com/track/vanhala-dendrite-overdrive) soon to be steeped in the blisterscorched flames of a smoldering scrap (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/track/alchemical-catastrophe) furnace, the sort of project methinks everyone need get out of the damn system at one point or other, right, for sanity's sake I suppose I digress do I not, well and truly edging at near diametric opposition to the (earlier (https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg78996#msg78996)) namesake proper.
Now, in the wake of words (mine (http://screamandwrithe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7939#p7939)) suggesting that the primitivo of this latest iteration were more at the surface less in the details, or even to suggest that that primitivo might merely serve, half on the sly, to obscure all that carefully crafted smithying, here blasts deferral to a scrap happy urge of proto furnace inclines, like, slowing it down, flexing for the camera, but no not in any smithying capacity rather a sort of shall it be called an urge-ent dis-capacity, an incapacity, even, if you catch my drizzle, ill-capacitated bilge-crusted abrasions sure if not quite clean, more munificently mangled 'n molested through ye olde macro grade meatgringer, savaged by yo momma, like, flatulent strangula hawked 'n blurted through knotted sphinct constrictia, with but a single solitary exception arising out the chafe for naught else but to prove the trajectory, wallowing in fluttered comas of deep-sunk forest creep, nothing absurd about it, at least not at the surface.
Not entirely sure, will need to subject the holes to a good few further strains of unfettered abuse, abuse the operative word as in daaamn this shizzle be hizzling hard, short sweet nasty, the way momma makes it now*.
* or then
This is about the latest Primitive Wings tape, i presume?
Whoops, yes. Fixed. And it is. What it say on the tin.
cougheditAnd took the liberty of sneaking in correct attribution here, too. Just to maximize confusion.
gerogerigegege: hell driver
If i would describe mental disorders in one record, this one is my choice.
Small Cruel Party - Do You Believe in a Pencil? CD (Ferns Recording)
I'm only now discovering Small Cruel Party and feel like I've absolutely struck gold. What an incredible project. The 3xCD compilation "An Accident in Substance" was my first introduction just last week and I've been spinning all of the discs frequently. Would truly be a desert island pick, what a fantastic collection of sounds. I know others have written reviews of it in the past and many are linked in the Small Cruel Party thread. I encourage everyone to seek it out. Incredibly simple field recordings, accidental sounds, but crafted with nuance and conducted by a person of great taste and detail.
After listening to that collection for a week, I've begun spinning an early release from Key, reissued by Ferns Recording. Do You Believe in a Pencil? is an excellent title. Encapsulates the spirit of this "weirdo" noise. The first 26 minutes or so are highly meditative, psychedelic churning whirlpool of sounds. Very detailed and powerful when played loud on a good set of speakers. The rest of the album then transitions and focuses on very minimal metal spring scraping, reverberation, and drone-like tones drifting in and out of focus.
Highly enjoyable and I'm so excited to discover everything else from Small Cruel Party. Have a few more items in the mail on the way.
Veprisuicida - Heavy metal cyclothymia/Oskoplenie/Radio Stigmata/Vaginacentrism (IR CD versions)
Been cranking these discs in my car the last few weeks and I love them, a big thanks to the label for unearthing these gems! Before I picked these up I had never even heard about the project, even though I am very familiar with Linjia Mass. Amazing how these have not gained more popularity; a great mix of harsh noise, experimental sounds and god knows what. Need to pick up the rest of the reissues.
Quote from: Commander15 on June 15, 2023, 10:58:24 AM
PRESAGE - VENERATED cs (Narcolepsia 2023)
Oh boy! Like hundreds of modems screaming in their death throes, slithering and wailing. Active, moving harsh noise with generous amounts of high frequencies and odd atmosphere. I like that there is emphasis on mid- and high frequencies instead of that certain American Bassy Rumble. Feedback loops are stuttering screaming, spitting and slithering under the iron heel of noise operator. Really good, colorful harsh noise!
Just listened it and i was coming to write : Do you wanna know how it would be if you attach a phone center's cables directly to your brain synapses ? Listen to Side B ! Insane. 11 minutes, the longest Presage track [?] . Side A is made of several shorter cuts / tracks. With him I like that approach, he makes it work. The tape on WCN was my introduction to the project. I remember Oskar was strongly recommending Feralheart years ago, but it probably is the only tape i decided not to buy -two times- cause of its cover ! Ugly. When i listened Hair Diaries i regreted my decision instantly, -still looking for it- . 3 tapes in 5 years. Small dose, strong fix. I wouldnt mind to overdose though. Give more Presage to the people !
Yesterday i listened a couple i had bought as order fillers and had them sitting unplayed for a while.
Cruor Incendia - Igne Natura Renovatur Integra CS and
Fecalove - La Nature Devoilee CDR. Cruor Incendia is Ryan Jencks. Recorded 1996-2016. Discogs describes the project as
Harse industrial kosmische , accurate. Tracks start industrial, then comes the noise. Side A is really excellent. Side B, not on that level, but OK. - Fecalove, his electronics, some tapes [?] and his mic, in what sounds like a 40min jam. It's fun, you dont know what it comes next, and / or when, and when he nails it he nails it. Good time.
Incapacitants – Feedback Of N.M.S. 2xLP
One of the mandatory Japanoise releases I think. First LP has the "Curse Of Ceauşescu" split on two sides. Very classic Incapacitants, super DENSE sound, it's like listening to ten noise records at the same time. Plenty of things to listen to, catch to and enjoy to. Be it wailing feedback, thickly hissing noise or strange jew's harp like twangy sounds in the sea of madness. Second LP has the live tracks, which are the cake here for me. Absolutely merciless feedback onslaught with excited screaming in the mix. It's very easy to just close eyes and let the world Incapacitants consume your ears and shatter the eardrums! It's like the first LP except on steroids, just fucking insane! High appreciation for Urashima for doing these cult releases available again.
Sharon's Last Party 7"
For some reason I was expecting a harsh noise 7", but it is more like deranged power electronics. Kind of oppressive bassy tones, maybe even played with an actual bass? A-side has nearly electro feel to it due the rhytmic synth work. Also some shouted vocals on this side. Distant clattering on the b-side with bassy tones. Does not fall in the cateory of post-mortem, more like suffocating electronics. Decent seven incher, cheaply available too!
Testicle Hazard - Het Potatis 7"
Pedals to the floor harsh noise from wildest gubbe duo! Goes by super fast so couple spins is mandatory. Not a lot to tell what you don't know already. Just pure noise orgasm, tons of things happening, healthy amount of feedback, crunchy noise action and swirling colourful sounds in vein of Japanese masters. Really fucking good!
Taint - Harming Obsession 7"
Slightly different Taint release, in terms of overall sound. More high pitched, flailing and hissing, top with maniac vocals in the mix. General atmosphere is very immediate and intrusive, hard to describe.
Very violent 7"!
Bizarre Uproar/Sick Seed 7"
BU and SS on the same seven incher is always a treat! BU punishes with junk metals and buried vocals, feedbacks piercing through. Fast spinning 45 seven incher is not ideal for BU, because just when you start to get the taste of it, it ends! SS offers broken sounding noise with very stingy feedback bursting through every now and then. Burst of SS trademark vocals at the end with noise erupting to fluttering madness.
Antichildleague/Silent Abuse 7"
Starts off with frantic screaming of SA, sounds of person on a psychotic breakdown. In enters ACL with her commanding precense, with rapid fire vocals. Noise itself takes backseat here, grinding and hissing electronic static almost like. Radio broadcast from mental asylum. Other side strikes with full on noise fire on the listener. Has much more industrial feel to it, ripping noise and synths creating a feel of end times indeed, and times of your mental health. Vocals are very well drenched in delay, lapping on top of each other, giving a very disoriented listening experience. And just like that, it's over, so time to give it more listens. Again one 7" one would think would be talked about more.
Pig Heart Transplant - For Mass Consumption
Short and nice tracks, some of them too short for their own good and would love to hear more developed ideas, but nonetheless the album is great. No filler. Great vocals!
Too bad he project ended after this one. Why?
Xenophobic Ejaculation - Victory
Heard this one for the first time and fell in love immediatly! Fantastic PE with very strong "old school" feel to it. I really love the stark and minimal "live at the rehearsal room" atmosphere here. Amplifier hum drones, obscure samples, whistling mic feedback and coarse vocals recorded live to cassette deck with cheap SM57 copy in the corner? Yes please! Sparse soundscape really forces one to appreciate every sonic nuace that takes place here. "White Power White Victory" is very delicious epic that sets the tone for this album but for me it is the "Racial Suicide" that takes the cake: tasty whistling intro morphs into desperate feedback fight fight that gives way to an otherworldly hum and feedback combo that just keeps going and going, until gruff vocals kick in and sleazy madness ensues. Victory rides that certain thin line between high art and "David Duke poster on the wall of crusty mobile home" kind of sleaze. Fucking love it.
STRIATIONS - Keepsakes CD (Freak Animal 2020 / orig. Fusty 2019)
I sample some contemporary power electronics now and then, but it rarely does anything for me. It's all too predictable content and sound wise. Yet this CD wins by being just that! I guess it boils down to how "real" it feels, if that makes any sense, and this is the "real shit" to me. Atrocity upon atrocity, but for once it doesn't feel contrived. Cold and spacious howl, far off flangered vocals, just the right amount of structure somewhere in the midst keeping it all together. Massive. But I like it the most when there's just a little less going on, such as in the superb initially repetitive title track, and the even stronger "Modern Predator" with it's electrified slurp and heavy thumping sounds. Hydra comes to mind, as does Con-Dom, but this album somehow takes place in a disillusioned urban hellhole of its own, and again, a hellhole which comes off as very real and honest. Traditional genre album done very well, and I'm both surprised and glad to be convinced.
I've read good things about the Vietnamization album. I ought to check it out soon while I'm still in the mood.
Quote from: W.K. on July 10, 2023, 02:54:27 AM
Pig Heart Transplant - For Mass Consumption
Short and nice tracks, some of them too short for their own good and would love to hear more developed ideas, but nonetheless the album is great. No filler. Great vocals!
Too bad he project ended after this one. Why?
Love PHT, I also wish the project had continued. I can only guess life things got in the way of new material? As good as
For Mass Consumption is, i still prefer the more traditional song approach of
Hope You Enjoy Heaven. That one felt like a lost Godflesh album at times, in the best way possible.
The collab album with Blue Sabbath Black Cheer is also quite good, but a lot murkier and less immediate...
Tons of stuff lately
Hal Hutchinson "Brutal Mechanics" cassette
Super unpleasant mic feedback layered over the junk metal sounds that HH is known for. All frequencies pushed to the extreme and all sounds melt together. Listening to this on headphones and you can make out subtle shifts of what's going on underneath the harsh blanket of high pitch squeal. Artwork unmistakingly made by Keith Brewer. This actually looks more like a Mania release than anything else. Good shit!
The Black Maghreb "HOW" 7"
I think this was reviewed elsewhere on this forum but I can't seem to find it. Anyway, my two cents:
I'm not so sure about this one. Overall I feel there's too much going on and think this could have been more successful if the sounds were more organized or some stuff omitted. The material here reminds me more of intro tracks to war metal bands like Konflict rather than standalone songs. I also don't think the 7" format did them any favors, either. Would have been more successful if each track had more time to breathe. Either way this project has my attention and I'll still check out whatever comes next.
Abscheu "Creed" cd
Opposite of above! HEAVY fucking hard hitting PE with razor sharp sound. I found myself hitting the play button again once it was over... has a lot of replay value. I don't normally go for the more polished sounding stuff but god damn. One of the highlight releases of the year.
Caligula031 "The Leatherman" tape + zine
Love me a good tale of the old leather bar days and this one delivers. Another release I've listened to back to back a few times. Good amount of layered synthesizers and sounds that often create an overall dizzying feel and I like the different styles of processed vocals sprinkled throughout. Some catchy parts to this too. The zine features an essay on the artist's experience as a straight guy hanging out at leather bars and his curiosity for something harder than the now watered down S&M scene.
Quote from: W.K. on July 10, 2023, 02:54:27 AM
Pig Heart Transplant - For Mass Consumption
Short and nice tracks, some of them too short for their own good and would love to hear more developed ideas, but nonetheless the album is great. No filler. Great vocals!
Too bad he project ended after this one. Why?
It's not ended, but Jon hasn't worked on new material for a while.
Soldnergeist "You Want Him / Hyper Climax" 7". Self Abuse.
A really enjoyable 7"! Side A has fast paced beat driven bassy synth with some subtle loops happening underneath. Vocal style on this is top notch. Pitch shifted and slowed down "You want him" repeated over and over... almost seems like you're on the hunt for someone or something. Side B "Hyper Climax" is a masterfully crafted build up of layers starting with a loop of female orgasm and sawing buzz. The track continues to get louder and more suspenseful as more sounds are introduced and eventually reaches climax with an unexpected tonal shift and less prominent feedback. Highly recommended release and there are cheap copies available via discogs.
Red Glory "Metaphysically Misplaced" cassette. Danvers State Recordings.
I only recently found out about this side project of The Vomit Arsonist via his recent WCN interview. Post mortem done properly. Slow moving landscapes of repetitive minimal synth and an overall dreadful, COLD atmosphere. Bleak. My only complaint is that it's too short! Need more of this shit. Hopefully something new is in the works, which I think he mentions towards the end of the interview.
Blodethos "Demo" cassette. Wotanic Pride.
The first release from the new label Wotanic Pride. Really rustic sounding ambient / neofolk style music with some catchy tunes. Overall a pretty melancholic sound here. It's refreshing to hear a new neofolk-ish band that isn't a total Death In June worship project... as much as I like DIJ, how many times do we reinvent the [sun]wheel? Seems like this cassette is harder to get because of extremely limited copies. The label is already on the 3rd run (coming soon) of these and I'm not sure why they just didn't dub more to begin with? It's surely a release that deserves a wider circulation. Presentation on this release is nice... good layout and print quality. Looking forward to the next one.
Cyess Afxzs – No Bull One Left Behind (Krim Kram)
Lots of Cyess Afxzs coming out this year and new material is always welcome. We had the excellent Richter album on WCN earlier this year which is heavy on the piercing controlled feedback the project utilizes so well. There is also a new collab with Scathing just released this weekend on SATATUHATTA.
Now we have No Bull One Left Behind released on Krim Kram. The artist's 3rd album at this point. A noticeable element right off the bat is the very controlled and musical use of feedback. The frequencies are often shaped or contorted to weave themes and sometimes even what could be considered melodies. There is a lot of tension and suspense in the pieces throughout the release. Not everything is full-blown in the red and bursting at the brim, those moments are rare. Dynamics are highly utilized and those dynamics are one of the very noticeable characteristics that help shape this album. Actually, most of the tracks are very meticulous and calculated. The sounds seem very deliberate and composed.
It's impressive that McCune has mentioned most of his work at this point is composed and that he can even recreate the work a live environment. Very different from the usual when it comes to noise. In the recent WCN interview, McCune mentions coming full circle with noise and to advance it forward, he thinks music elements should be reintroduced into the fold. That is very much found in this release. The structure and shaping of the tracks feel very musical in a way, and there are some more traditional melodies introduced at certain points, however, probably not how you would think.
A thought-provoking and different approach to noise that I find exciting and which is executed very well here. Certainly need to spin this more and spend more time to unlock all of the details.
Now to re-spin Richter and order the new Scathing collab.
Capturing The Wind a Japanese Noise Compilation (Dada Drumming)
What a goddamn lineup. Government Alpha, Endo, scum, ASTRO, Thirdorgan, MO*TE, Spore Spawn, K2, Kazuma Kubota, and many more. Obviously, a geographically-centered compilation capturing the latest from noise veterans and legends at this point. Curation is excellent and the inclusion of some contributors who are a little more obscure, at least to me, makes the compilation even more exciting. Each artist provides a quick 3-minute and highly focused track.
Everyone provided their absolute best and the results are honestly a little astonishing. The pace of each track moves fast and somehow the 14 artists and 48 minutes go by extremely quickly. The sequencing is great and each track flows so well into one another. There is definitely a commonality of cut-up and expertly edited sounds on high display here.
What surprised me were the tracks that brought a little bit of a slowdown to the mix among the incredibly fast-moving sounds. Track 5 from Kazuya Ishigami brings the first shift in tempo in the best possible way. Things start to float and he makes you pay attention to a more high-detailed and slower style. There are some great edits and sounds he brings in that correlate with the high-speed editing of the previuos tracks, but it's focused and somehow in line with what's come before. Definitely a highlight among the already strong tracks so far. Spore Spawn achieves very similar results with slowing the tempo down on track 11 while still providing an absolutely stunning and highly detailed submission.
A personal note that I've never been much into compilations, but really changed my opinion of that in recent years. This is a great example of why people should pay attention to comps. Great array of artists and sounds you wouldn't be exposed to otherwise. The tracks by Kazuya Ishigama and Hiroyuki Chaba surprised me and I'm going to be researching what I've missed from these artists now.
Highlights: ASTRO, damn this track is good. Endo, scum, Kazuya Ishigama, Thirdogan, Spore Spawn, K2, Kazuma Kubota. Too many!
An incredible compilation that everyone should own, every track is excellent and one of the fastest and most consistent 48 minutes released this year. Don't miss out, seriously!
I know it's a fucking cliché, but goddamn, I really hate the summer heat so much!
Time to play some Thomas Köner - Nunatak • Teimo • Permafrost and also Daikan and Novaya Zemlya.
What do you like to listen to on such days? Dog days are still yet to come, so maybe I also rewatch the movie.
But it just gets worse...
Corral Shut / Residual / Tyhjä Pää / Haudat "4-way split" CD
Satatuhatta
Couple spins of this and that happening after couple Dead Body Love CD's, I am slightly leaning into suggesting "that type of harsh noise" appears here too. The metal packaging /art hints that there is metal junk element - which is true, but also feels like everybody are more into live-action? Less layered, less edited feel, more like very clear and specific harsh sounds being used that ties everybody on the comp together in ways that if you wouldn't know what it is, it theoretically could be one artist as opposed to compilation. At this point, none of artists will surprise you greatly, as they have displayed skills and good taste with their former materials.
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/4-way-split (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/4-way-split)
IDLER "Oat" 3"CD
Satatuhatta
Great 20 minute disc with the broken electronics harsh cassette noises. There is no shortage of broken harsh noise these days, but this is good stuff and won't be overdose at this point..
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/oaf (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/oaf)
Cyess Afxzs & Scathing "Sunken Dimensions" CD
Satatuhatta
This one, absolutely recommended if you feel noise album should be like... proper album. Not just one session of something. Despite it doesn't sound exactly like it, it makes me think of more playful 90's Merzbow stuff. Stuff that is noise, but ain't just all harsh, but somewhere in lineage of Dadarottenvator, Mercuriated, Rainbow Electronics and so on. Always lots of things going on, always lots of thing coming, and listening album few times will not consume it. Just makes you want to re-play more, as there is a lot to be listened.
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/sunken-dimension (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/sunken-dimension)
Government Alpha - Obscure Pulsation c45 (Modern Decadence)
Is there anyone better than Mr. Yoshida? Next year would mark the 30-year anniversary of the project based on the 1994 release Doze, which I think is the first publicly available release.
Modern Decadence is one of those labels which all the artists seem to show up for, every release I've grabbed from the label is good. That's absolutely the case here for this tape which is a solid mix of harsh and psychedelic sounds. There is a variety and focus on some digital or modular synth work, but I'm not sure which if not both. Somehow doesn't bother me in his hands at all, unlike other artists that utilize the same tools less effectively. He crafts these sounds very well and if other artists utilized them in the same way, I don't think there would be as much of a debate about their use. Very enjoyable tape.
Also enjoyed his recent interview in the latest issue of the Untitled zine. Discussion about his artwork, motivation to constantly improve, and more. He also talked about the Alphaville LP being one of his proudest moments and I need to dig that back out and give it another spin because it's been a while and it's absolutely a killer release.
Scathing - Reeking Hordes Of Rubble c20 (Fanalstatt)
A different release from Scathing. Not overtly focused on absolute pummeling and fast cut-up harsh noise. This release exhibits a more careful and nuanced approach. Some found sound and carefully manipulated sources. Was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected approach of this tape which highlights that the artist is multi-faceted and extremely skilled in his editing capabilities with various styles. Kenny continues his rampage of excellent releases but some new twists and surprises!
HEX MINORA "Under Pornographic sun" tape
Pylon
Maybe mid 90's is so far away, but nevertheless, it is almost surprising how you never hear anyone talk about Hex Minora. Thinking how much there must be interest towards "female noise", one would think Hex Minora stuff would be sought after? Not really... One CD collected dust in my store for so many years, I sent it for free to customer who may appreciate it, hah..
Hex Minora is like experimental "heavy electronics". There is small musical element to it - meaning that songs are composed and have specific form. No melody, no beats, just experimental sounds, synth tones, noisy samples, some weirdness too. Not brutally HARSH, but very often more in realms of experimental noisy electronic-drone sound than "power electronics" or such.
Tape packaged in VHS box, with couple insert. One has piece of interview, which in pretty damn funny, haha... I guess it tells nicely about the dilemma how "scene" may want and drools over "female artists", while the actual female artists would just prefer to be artists.
If I'd have chance to interview Hex Minora, I would try to reject the gender questions, but I certainly would want to address some themes of the release. Uhmm.. "Sperm Chocking".. can you elaborate a bit?
Pylon -label did also some other totally overlooked UK power electronics releases, while most remember it from one Con-Dom sermon 7"!
V/A "Ne - Anthology" 2xCDR
Banner prod
Indeed "Ne" 2xCDR was "merely" kind of best stuff (?) of four different "Ne" -series compilation tapes on Banned Prod. Total length of 3 tapes plust one double tape certainly longer than what went into this double CD. However, it is excellent anthology for anyone who can't access the early 90's original tapes. The Merzbow track alone, 11 minute master-skill blast sounds as if he'd be using partially same source materials like Noisembryo and Artificial Invagination. Noisembryo is probably more famous, but it is funny how it starts with re-cut-up clip known from Artificial Invagination. While typing this, actually skipped to Vasilisk track, so Merzbow will be listened one more time while drinking some coffee.
Compilations like this are so inspiring, even Merzbow alone, when you can compare situation to someone listening new "subgenre noise" comp and thinking "I'll want to start make noise like this", and likelyhood of wanting to sound like X can result they'll sound like X. Grabbing this type of comp, and even Merzbow alone, and thinking I'm going to try make sound like this. Good luck! great thing being that while trying to sound like it, most likely won't, but will end up into something different good...
You can check discogs for details, it is kind of who-is-who of Japanese noise from early 90's, when most guys didn't do utterly HARSH stuff, but more like weird noise.
NOISEUSE / MSBR / GOVERNMENT ALPHA CDR.
Teito
Small edition pro-cdr on Teito is half ok, half great. Noiseuse/MSBR collab totally slays and is really good harsh stuff. MSBR/GA is good, but relies in much more generic synth sounds.
Golden Purifier – Ganz Andere c32 (Fanalstatt)
New Golden Purifier is a treat. The project started with two acclaimed tapes in 2022, making many year-end lists. This is the first release of 2023 and released by the German label Fanalstatt. The project is often categorized as folky and occult dark ambient which I think is a somewhat fitting description.
Out of the two tapes last year, I think I actually preferred II even though Walpurgisopfer is also quite good. The B side of Walpurgisopfer hits some very impressive heights for me but II is more consistent in my opinion.
Ganz Andere consists of haunted soundscapes, ritualistic shadows, and pseudo-rhythmic loops with an ebb and flow which are disorienting. There is a dusty and ancient feel which really brings the occult to mind. The musty atmosphere makes me think the master tape reels have been left in a crypt to naturally decay and putrefy over time.
Quality of this release overall is appreciated. Really nice artwork displayed on heavy and textured A5 paper. Also, the label really took quality in their hands to say the first dubbing was not up to their standard so they had it redone. Love seeing that level of attention to releases.
ZK - Discordia c40 (Absurd Exposition)
This tape is almost the complete opposite of the one above. Choked out frequencies. Maximalist thrashing strangled and shaped by the lack of peak limiters. Sounds fight to the surface and struggle to survive. Dense but the constant dropouts and broken sounds really give it character. Can't recommend it enough.
Quote from: FallOfNature on February 10, 2023, 01:26:13 PMOpulent Adversary - Close Your Hearts to Pity
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2023, 09:43:14 AMHEX MINORA "Under Pornographic sun" tape
long time lurker, first time poster: if i like these, what else will i like?
Quote from: coalmouth___ on August 05, 2023, 03:40:31 PMQuote from: FallOfNature on February 10, 2023, 01:26:13 PMOpulent Adversary - Close Your Hearts to Pity
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2023, 09:43:14 AMHEX MINORA "Under Pornographic sun" tape
long time lurker, first time poster: if i like these, what else will i like?
Maybe ? https://www.discogs.com/artist/207862-ANTIchildLEAGUE
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 02, 2023, 09:43:14 AMHEX MINORA "Under Pornographic sun" tape
It was a duo right?
I think their material is pretty varied. Without having heard everything. Like the first cassette compared to the 7" MDP (which is excellent). Someone just paid like €100/a pop for two of their cassettes on discogs...
I'm sure an interpretation beyond "funny" would be missed on subscribers and forum visitors alike.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on July 22, 2023, 01:46:49 PMIDLER "Oat" 3"CD
Satatuhatta
Great 20 minute disc with the broken electronics harsh cassette noises. There is no shortage of broken harsh noise these days, but this is good stuff and won't be overdose at this point..
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/oaf (https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/oaf)
Agreed, on both points! As to the why of it, the latter it—that we're arguably nowhere near reaching a saturation point in the proliferation of more or less "broken" electronics—the subject's been kicking around my head for a little while now. No safe conclusions but the safest musing I might muster starts with the
more or less modifier, above, where starts and stops are at best hard to parse. Or put another way, I'd hesitate to situate anything within or without (the oeuvre of broken electronics) but would have less trouble musing or moseying along a path of how more or less broken the electronics of the moment might strike the earholes.
The Day Of The Antler - Veri Tuli Kuolema CS
Is it heavy electronics, as the "Tammela Highland Heavy Elektroniks"-sticker that came with the ziplock pack suggests, or is it industrial-noise? Nevertheless it is really good, solid slab of industrial- and noise-informed synth action! Moody, brooding feel hangs heavy over the tape, ominous pulses and synth noises remind me more of weather phenomenons than actual music. But no way it is ambient of any sort as it stands firmly on industrial ground. Some effected vocals, some concrete metal(?) sounds and it ends with an suprisingly musical and extremely fitting track, that does remind me of an old krautrock records with its oriental melody theme and rhythmic sequence.
Highly recommended!
K.M. TOEPFER
Undercut C30 (Absurd Exposition, 2018)
Interrupt C40 (Narcolepsia, 2019)
Supplant C30 (Lead Lozenges, 2020)
I've been revisiting this triple by the severely overlooked K.M. Toepfer the last few days, and I think I hold his work even higher than before now. His box of tools is sparse but he knows exactly how to use it. Razor sharp sounds in razor sharp execution, without sounding too edited (on the contrary it sounds more like just a very seasoned artist letting it flow). I come to think of Joe Colley's work under his own name - their sounds in themselves and their surgical way of playing have much in common - but converted into something far more violently menacing. There's so much room and energy around Toepfer's sonic beams. Highly charged noise. Hazardous even. It spans from quiet to loud as hell, from subterranean to lunar, yet always with such force to it. And it's obvious he's still holding back for the sake of tension even at his harshest, always keeping you on your toes. It's as if one's walking through some giant high risk automated factory of malign purpose.
Out of these three, Undercut is the one that always leaves me mentally drained just from being so incredibly good. But damn if both Interrupt and Supplant aren't catching up over time. The latter is alot like his phenomenal CD album Retrace No Steps, released by WCN two years ago.
I wrote that he's severely overlooked, because I hope that is the case. The alternative - that people just don't get or like what he's doing - is just unthinkable to me.
Anatomikal Venus - Medicine and Myth CD (IOPS 2023)
Anatomikal Venus - Demonstration of Opened Beauties CD (IOPS 2023)
Very good stuff! Sharp cold electronics occasionally remind me of precise surgical cuts during an autopsy, other more brutal sounds of a bonesaw and other medical instruments. Metallic, lower pulsating and swooshing sounds behind the fast oscillations balance it out nicely. Visually sounding like the cellar of a decrepit hospital in new perverse uses.
Demonstration of Opened Beauties begins with more of the concrete metal sounds in the foreground, with ultra high pitch monotone electronics screeching continuously, topped with short high or low pulsations. Nice. Lots of small stuff happening constantly, becoming more and more complex as the album developes into fast electronic madness. Last two tracks are the highlights.
Nice IOPS style packaging in both releases.
The Opulent Adversary CD mentioned above is excellent. Not sure if it's the content, savage vocal delivery or what but am reminded of Brethren.
Also some recent Satatuhatta releases on rotation, Kitu - Fiery Jinxes stood out the most so far. Somehow feels more industrial-noise than "usual" Sata-sound. Odd loops, throbbing pulse beneath the harshness, menacing PE atmosphere of final track. Prompted me to pull the split with Amek-Maj for a relisten but get more cosmic psych vibes from that one.
Hate Sermon - Steel Fortress
Promising PE/industrial. Look forward to spinning Children of God next.
HUFFWUDH tape
cev-001
Not sure is Barrikad now over, but from same source from Gothenburg Sweden comes more noise oriented project. Short, I understood sort of "taster" what is about to come, tape offers live in "studio" recordings of kind of gutter arkinoise. Nothing overly special, but if the tape loops and field recordings and piano noodling, neat noise gadgets and complex modulations don't really do the trick and you just want the simplistic and to the point noise, it does have its point. Doesn't like like MSNP fanboys, not like power electronics, none of "Swedish tape noise" characteristics. Just blunt recordings that for reason or another, I must have rotated already 5-6 times thinking what to really say about it.. Something lured to listen again, while very little selling points here! hah..
AXEBREAKER "United Front Against Fascism" tape
Somatic
When you get both messages about it and forum recommendations, perhaps worth to check out? Mr. Locrian doing solo of "drone - heavy electronics - power electronics". You hear rather high dosage of later days Slogun. That approach where you got the tonal synth sound on back, and heavily delay effect treated high pitched screamo voice on top. Electronics are not noisy nor broken, nor sharp or anything. More like polyphonic keyboard key pushed down and echo applied -type of approach. He will throw in some high pitched synth noises in some tracks and plenty of quasi-melodic synth drone material. Not sure if it really is "heavy electronics" or "power electronics" per se. It is that fairly new genre of melodic synth drone screamo? Lots of stuff found from artists bandcamp.
https://somaticaustin.bandcamp.com/album/united-front-against-fascism
IRON CLAD "Systematic Racism" tape
Wrath
Perhaps diametrically opposite, is IC tape that is gutter snot production value, raw and ripping sounds combined with suffocating rumbling. Processed vocals, some nasty samples and so on. Very much echoing the impact of most cruel filth & violence material had.
MET GLAS "Moody Brooding" tape
Absurd Exposition
I can't really articulate why exactly, but this tape ended up to be one of the most played harsh texture tapes of recent times. Can't explain why this, over multiple possibilities. Maybe the cover? Maybe the packaging including surprising object. Maybe it is just notch better than many texture focused harsh tapes? I am not only imagining, since talked to other guy who mentioned this among highlights of recent Absurd Exposition tapes.
TEMPLE OF TIERMES "Horagelles" 2xLP
Speaks Volumes
Album what you don't really know when it actually came out. Feels like it has been advertised for years, but mastering date says 2021. Well, it came out earlier this year, I think, and it is now late summer 2023 and finally in my hands. Album has very good tracks, some kind of unexpected tracks. Some very average material. I would have recommended to make single LP with absolute best tracks. That would have made more impact. At best, TOT has totally unique vision how they make tracks. Odd harmonies or weird guitar drone howling, shifting in almost diabolical notes, without being music per se. Then next track can be almost like "my first industrial-noise track" -esque recordings. It is good album, and listened several times already, but feels like band would need someone to selected what exactly to put on album to make it better.
KSNK - Murska CD (Freak Animal, 2023)
Well, I didn't see this coming after that first CD which compiled a couple of early recordings. That CD, while also quite original, filed itself at some crossing inbetween rugged industrial and power electronics. The kinship between that material and Murska is there, but Murska is still something completely different. Straight up audio documentation of rock- and stone-crushing machinery doing its job. I'm not sure if these recordings were processed or tampered with in any way, but if they were it was with a very light hand. Doesn't matter, really, as the recordings are so rich with depth and detail that I can't think of what to add or change. Jeph Jerman's two albums for WCN cone to mind, as does the brilliant TNB - First Live Performance LP on VOD. What sets Murska apart from those the most though isn't the lack of obvious rearranging or tampering, but the lack of tension. As I wrote, it's machinery doing its job. In a way, you could compare this to one of those slow, barely or completely unnarrated TV documentaries about an industry which might be on its last waltz (at least in our part of the world) - harbours, factories, technical maintenance and whatever. This record serves that documentary purpose to me. Very matter of fact. And beautiful for being just that. Heartfelt even, for those of us who used to work under rather unsanitary conditions with old machines just a couple of decades ago. Gives me flashbacks to downing that first cup of awful coffee and starting up some highly unsafe and outdated press machine, watching it chomp and chop away for hours. Lovely album.
Story is that artists sent the long piece for Terässinfonia compilation. I mentioned it is a great track, but compilation idea is to have 7-12 artists, something in that range, short tracks. Something can extend longer.. so far longest up to 9 minutes.. but 18 mins? Almost half of comp being one artist. I told track is so good, there should be KSNK album built around it. There were material done already, and it was merely matter of having album flow together. We talked should or should it not be "mastered". Fully knowing that artistry of bouncing audio via tape could bring it more juice - but then again, it would make it more "normal noise". Decision to leave it as it, complete without edits, including the wind sounds and such. Leaving the weird alarm in the end of disc and so on. For me, it just underlined how unusual album it is. KSNK seems to be always different. His tracks on Terässinfonia ja Kolari compilations just add into situation that you can't really predict what he is going to do next.
JET PARTITIONS - Parameters 2xCS (Obscurex, 2012)
A dear buddy knew I had taken Umpio to heart in recent years, so he gave me a bunch of cassettes he felt done with. This unique sounding nugget was one of them. Doesn't sound quite like anything else. JET PARTITIONS = Risto Puurunen and Pentti Dassum. "Drills, radiator, chains, tools, junkstruments + electronix". Pentti's crisp, tactile and seam-ripping yet loose racket against a background of more laidback almost post mortem:ish industrial, presumsbly courtesy of Puurunen. But who knows? Either way, a damn match made in heaven, Jet Partitions.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on August 17, 2023, 12:47:34 PMMET GLAS "Moody Brooding" tape
Absurd Exposition
I can't really articulate why exactly, but this tape ended up to be one of the most played harsh texture tapes of recent times. Can't explain why this, over multiple possibilities. Maybe the cover? Maybe the packaging including surprising object. Maybe it is just notch better than many texture focused harsh tapes? I am not only imagining, since talked to other guy who mentioned this among highlights of recent Absurd Exposition tapes.
Been getting a lot of plays over here as well. I LOVE the packaging. I already knew the artist and each release was really good but this one pushes it over the edge for some reason. Soundscape itself is not exploring new territory per se, but done with an energy and exuberance that is not matched easily. Really top-notch release and love everything by the project so far. 40-minute length makes you think maybe this will get tiring but it doesn't.
The whole new Scream and Writhe batch is good. I already wrote a review on the ZK tape which deserves more attention as well.
Bastard Noise / Unglee Izi - Escape To Infinity / The New Dark Horizons (2023)
Large suspended bass bombs for the ears. Quite a treat this one.
Purchased directly from Eric Wood on Facebook. Comes with stickers, hand-written note, patch, etc. Great!
Quote from: Eastern Embargo on August 22, 2023, 08:04:13 AMBastard Noise / Unglee Izi - Escape To Infinity / The New Dark Horizons (2023)
Large suspended bass bombs for the ears. Quite a treat this one.
Purchased directly from Eric Wood on Facebook. Comes with stickers, hand-written note, patch, etc. Great!
I still need to listen to this one. I talked to Eric at a show before this came out, and he seemed to genuinely excited about working with Unglee Izi. Passion went into that collaboration, I could tell.
Stromstad - New Devoted Human (2017)
"Stromstad is a collaborative project between Jasse Tuukki and Toni Myöhänen of STROM.ec and Kristoffer Oustad"
I keep returning to this album for some reason. In a 12 month period I have listened to this album like 7 times according to last.fm. It has all the qualities which I enjoy tremendously: shouted PE vocals, pulsating (martial sounding) rhythms which have somewhat a musical quality and you can almost nod your head to them. Reminds me of some Grunt songs, Genocide Organ (specially the song "Klaus Barbie") and most Brethren songs.
I don't know if the live show was recorded, but they did perform this album live in Tower Transmissions. In live situation it was very good, but also there was plenty of pre-prepared substance. Everybody adding sounds, and of course the trademark vocals, but not sure if they ever felt live recording (if it exists) would be worth to make public? Would listen to, if there would be possibility!
That album is pure gold, one of those instances where two great projects get even better when they get together.
Green Tea - Children of the Wisteria (Satatuhatta) CD
Fantastic second effort from Green Tea. Pursues a somewhat more overt new age vibe amidst the psychedelic harsh noise than the first CD I released on New Forces earlier this year. Particularly on the last track you can hear echoes of mid-2000s groups like Emeralds, The Skaters, Marble Sky, Arbor, Young Tapes, that whole vibe... but that's just one reference among many, the thrashing CCCC-evoking noise remains, and this continues to be one of the more interesting and unique new projects (albeit from an accomplished "old head"). When the first two Green Tea demos showed up in my mailbox from Nick I knew he had something special, and we'll be doing the follow-up to the "Snowblower" CD on New Forces in 2024. Check out Green Tea, you will not be disappointed.
Frieder Butzmann - Early 4 Title Set (1980-1987)
I've started this set a couple of times, enjoy what I hear, but never finish it for various reasons. Never heard of him before. I would imagine he would be of interest to some here. He moves from Cagey academia to synth explorations to crude electronics to vintage experimentation to quasi power-electronics. The consistency is in the above average quality of everything he does. I don't get bored with any of it. I get moody and want to hear another style of music. If he'd worked under a filthy pseudonym, some of it would likely be considered classic, or at least maybe proto, material. If anyone knows about him, I'm interested.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on September 13, 2023, 05:52:42 PMFrieder Butzmann - Early 4 Title Set (1980-1987)
I've started this set a couple of times, enjoy what I hear, but never finish it for various reasons. Never heard of him before. I would imagine he would be of interest to some here. He moves from Cagey academia to synth explorations to crude electronics to vintage experimentation to quasi power-electronics. The consistency is in the above average quality of everything he does. I don't get bored with any of it. I get moody and want to hear another style of music. If he'd worked under a filthy pseudonym, some of it would likely be considered classic, or at least maybe proto, material. If anyone knows about him, I'm interested.
He's always been an anomaly, an outlier. The missing link between Asmus Tietchens and Die Tödliche Doris, having one foot in the Geniale Dilletanten milieu and one in the academic institutions. Doing club gigs with Neubauten members one week, and performing at serious electronic music festivals the next. I've had his first LP
Vertrauensmann des Volkes (1982) for 30+ years. It's good allright, tape manipulations and electronics and even has Genesis P-Orridge on vocals on one track, but it never convinced me to dig deeper into his discography.
Perfected Grave Vault - Mutative Forecast CD (Oxen Records)
Wow, Mumma CANNOT miss. As one-half of Sissy Spacek for many years now, Mumma has also been keeping a steady schedule of additional projects flowing. Systemic Sewage has been the most notable, at least to me, with Hyper-Mechanization Of The Hairless Ape on Prose Nagge and the collaboration with Unsustainable Social Condition, All Available Weaponry on, Oxen records. Enjoyed both immensely.
Across all of the projects that Mumma has contributed, he carries a very DIY and beautifully old school and bare-bones aesthetic. That is no different with Perfect Grave Vault. The sound is very physical in nature. He knows the tried and true classic elements of noise that have aged like fine wine and adapted them. No overthinking. In the red, blown-out frequencies, tape saturation, with metal junk, feedback, and other elements. There is always a crude and raw angle to the material.
This Perfected Grave Vault release is a collection of heavy-fisted and attitude-based noise executed flawlessly.
I apologize to Aaron Aspinwall who I'm not as familiar with in the context of noise, but he is the other contributor in this project. A member of the Powerviolence band, Charles Bronson, and many other bands. Looking forward to all new releases from the project.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 17, 2023, 03:09:03 AMPerfected Grave Vault - Mutative Forecast CD (Oxen Records)
Wow, Mumma CANNOT miss. As one-half of Sissy Spacek for many years now, Mumma has also been keeping a steady schedule of additional projects flowing. Systemic Sewage has been the most notable, at least to me, with Hyper-Mechanization Of The Hairless Ape on Prose Nagge and the collaboration with Unsustainable Social Condition, All Available Weaponry on, Oxen records. Enjoyed both immensely.
Across all of the projects that Mumma has contributed, he carries a very DIY and beautifully old school and bare-bones aesthetic. That is no different with Perfect Grave Vault. The sound is very physical in nature. He knows the tried and true classic elements of noise that have aged like fine wine and adapted them. No overthinking. In the red, blown-out frequencies, tape saturation, with metal junk, feedback, and other elements. There is always a crude and raw angle to the material.
This is a perfect collection of heavy-fisted and attitude-based noise executed flawlessly.
I apologize to Aaron Aspinwall who I'm not as familiar with in the context of noise, but he is the other contributor in this project. A member of the Powerviolence band, Charles Bronson, and many other bands. Looking forward to all new releases from the project.
If you like this check out Aaron's solo noise project Death Dedication
Quote from: New Forces on September 17, 2023, 03:24:04 AMQuote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 17, 2023, 03:09:03 AMPerfected Grave Vault - Mutative Forecast CD (Oxen Records)
Wow, Mumma CANNOT miss. As one-half of Sissy Spacek for many years now, Mumma has also been keeping a steady schedule of additional projects flowing. Systemic Sewage has been the most notable, at least to me, with Hyper-Mechanization Of The Hairless Ape on Prose Nagge and the collaboration with Unsustainable Social Condition, All Available Weaponry on, Oxen records. Enjoyed both immensely.
Across all of the projects that Mumma has contributed, he carries a very DIY and beautifully old school and bare-bones aesthetic. That is no different with Perfect Grave Vault. The sound is very physical in nature. He knows the tried and true classic elements of noise that have aged like fine wine and adapted them. No overthinking. In the red, blown-out frequencies, tape saturation, with metal junk, feedback, and other elements. There is always a crude and raw angle to the material.
This is a perfect collection of heavy-fisted and attitude-based noise executed flawlessly.
I apologize to Aaron Aspinwall who I'm not as familiar with in the context of noise, but he is the other contributor in this project. A member of the Powerviolence band, Charles Bronson, and many other bands. Looking forward to all new releases from the project.
If you like this check out Aaron's solo noise project Death Dedication
Infectants too. Aspinwall, Block (Apostate, Worsening), and Mumma who is the new addition to that project.
Contortus - Truncated 3" CD
Neatly packed and presented package, with trademark harsh lyrics of Contortus. Usually Contortus sounds very cutting and sadistic. On this release sound is more lower end and had this feeling of ultimate sadistic dominating. It is s pleasure to listen to at high volumes to really dig those deeps out. Gives very strong feelings and paints a picture of a messy basement and a hopeless bound victim. Even though lyrics are mostly about severing limbs, not so much about abuse. I guess that's my own minds addition... Anyways, a very solid release, that stands out from Contortus discographgy.
Hamilton Mist - The Age of Shadows CD
From the latest IOPS batch, Hamilton Mist is ambient album with very and dense soundscape. The booklet has images of frail skinny women, silk thin mist covering the fragile beauty or presence, the album portrays in form of sound. Droning ambient is almost Eno like atmospheres. Very unexpected material from IOPS label, but also very welcome. In a sense it has distant echoes of N12 feelings, but only very distant. The microcosmos Hamilton Mist wraps the listener is highly engaging, even though very little is happening. Towards end more textured sounds emerge from the radiance.
Quote from: MT on September 20, 2023, 11:51:13 AM
Hamilton Mist - The Age of Shadows CD
From the latest IOPS batch, Hamilton Mist is ambient album with very and dense soundscape. The booklet has images of frail skinny women, silk thin mist covering the fragile beauty or presence, the album portrays in form of sound. Droning ambient is almost Eno like atmospheres. Very unexpected material from IOPS label, but also very welcome. In a sense it has distant echoes of N12 feelings, but only very distant. The microcosmos Hamilton Mist wraps the listener is highly engaging, even though very little is happening. Towards end more textured sounds emerge from the radiance.
This got me interested. I mentioned in Kristian Olsson topic, that it's rare to find (dark)ambient music that is actually interesting. Whether it's themes or sounds.
Atrophist "Necrofuturism" (Rupu Tapes)
Enjoyed this tape a lot. My second listen since getting it a while back, this time around listened with a closer ear. I love when a tape feels like its from the heart and not overdone or contrived. This has that feeling - like the artist is simply showcasing what he does- not exhausting typical tropes, themes, or sound styles. Its harsh and heavy, but also uses a lot of interesting sounds, and even has elements which sound haunted and other-worldly almost. Side B has insane vocals. Highly recommend!
Tinnitustimulus - "Rat Piss On Cotton" (Cruel Symphonies)
Fluid harsh noise, lot of activity without sounding too "busy" or over-edited. Nicely layered, and sounds like combination of tape machine + synthesizers - could be way off - but the sound sources really land well, analog-sounding and possessed with a sort of semi-autistic skill. Especially like the erratic attack of Side A, but Side B comes in with thunderous wall of hash noise that really hits the spot. Overall great.
Citalopram Shunyata - "Countess" (Narcolepsia)
I like this tape more than the few others releases I have, including the split with The Rita. Long-form sort of harsh noise.. not an insane amount of activity, but it makes all movements that much more impactful. Want to say its almost "minimal" but then picks up in certain areas where seems like there is tape machine scrambling/bizarro sound attacks which I love. Good stuff.
Semänat / Oorchach "Ignis Fatuus" split (Apport!)
Got this in a trade with Povilas when we played together in Latvia. I don't have much in my collection by way of this sort of "cold world" industrial (unfortunately). A distinct sound, and it actually has more of the sort of vibe that I instinctively imagine when I think of "industrial music". Call me an idiot, but the split is paired so perfectly - Side A and Side B sort of absorb into one sonic entity after getting lost in the drawn out industrial soundscapes.. could almost be mistaken as same artist! There is tasteful use of "beats" here but not like Nitzer Ebb or Test Dept, more like Einleitungszeit, just way less blown-out / heavy. Really enjoyed this tape, unexpectedly.. need to hunt down more of this sort of sound.
Sadio - "Sadio" (Kult Of Nihilow)
Part of the "Kärsimyksen Mytologia - Rappeutumisen Alkemia" series. Raw, blistering frequencies with crashing junk sounds and maniacal vocals. Perfect recipe for optimal results. Very much "live" sort of sound - and really sounds like its recorded straight-to-tape sort of thing, but in best way. Only complaint is SHOULD BE LONGER!! Could listen to 60 minutes of this. Sadio never disappoints. Ace.
Macronympha - "Unreleased Material 92-93" (Advaita Records)
Not exactly sure the story of this tape. Looks like a Roemer release as its just his contact inside j-card. Tape goes into interesting territory with some really far-out, psychedelic droning parts with subdued low-end, and over-saturated crunch (signature Macro) but really really subdued to point of almost broken sound. Trance breaks with nice junk metal parts and other weird transitions including odd samples. A nice psychedelic ride through heavenly harsh Macro mastery.
Tantric Death - "Twin Splitting In Utero" (Tribe Tapes)
Barinchild of Tribe Tapes label Head. On this tape there is some collaborative participation by other noisers like Slacking and Hand & Knee. In a way, has something about it that sounds very "American". Maybe it is the tape-sound akin to Macronympha, or the sound source oddities that pop up which are attached to a lot of current "weirdo" US noise projects. Well made, carefully mixed and heavy where it should be. Need to get some more stuff by this project.
I recall Macronympha tape story is that it was demo sent to GROSS label? And never released as-is. Advaita had some other releases that came from archives of Akifumi Nakajima.
Sadio tape was recorded around time split LP releases were done. Some similar material is found from those two splits.
Emil Beaulieau – Dedicated To Richard Rupenus cd (Pure)
Sixth track, that evolves slower but is still quite raw, ends up being very memorable, rest of the album is all over the place constant NOISE. Personally I might enjoy TNB sounds through Emil even more. TNB is great, but throw some broken off tonearms over it and see what you get then! CD got multiple listens this week and everytime I ended up thinking how cool it would be if something like the ARTBREAKHOTEL lp got the minutoli treatment in this day and age!
Zwangsbeglucktertum - If It Pleases The Court 7" (I Dischi Del Barone)
I've had this on my turntable constantly since I got it. Best noise 7" of the recent times! Not that there's been many. A side is Incapacitants-y in it's approach, with raspy noise tangled up with feedbacking unintelligible voice crying out under a lofi recording of someone playing with marbles. B side starts slowed down speech distortion and then blows into layers of rough electronic signals, not that much more, but all I really need. The cover art is nice, has some shoes and the guy from the mythbusters.
Zalhietzli - Armure tape (Narcolepsia)
Hard to describe. Active, fervent and distorted in a very specific way that feels particularly satisfying to me. Unmusical but not for the whole length. Different from the previous tapes and cdrs from the artist, that were also quite varied. How it sounds? Like 2023 tape noise transferred into an old MacII computer. Crunchyness, fluttering, screeching, wheezing, all there, but crackled up by software. Great! For anyone who likes both Altar Of Flies and K.M. Toepfer.
Mot - Break tape (Fanalstatt)
Break has all the elements of Mot I like, but juiced further! Warbled tape loops hot with feedback, steel and iron junk, distorted ground hum. All bloomed with tape saturation. More noisy than some Mot, and I like that, but not nearly as noisy as the Oaf 3".
Idler - Oaf 3"cd (Satatuhatta)
Blunt, simple, very tastefully distorted, delicious microcassette noise. Unlike the plunderphonous dictaphone abusers of the old, Idler oafs around thick and saucy. There's similarities though, it's as messy as the old timers and maybe by that misses some of the trappings of other modern noise, finding it's own way to be harsh.
Commando 15 - Vauhkola tape (Satatuhatta)
Second tape from an occupied Ostrobothnian noiser, Commando 15. Sound consist mostly of layered feedback. Very hand made, played vibe that creates a nervous mood. It wails distantly only to burst into echoes that distort into a cassette recorder. Saying it like that doesn't tell you much, but I think the main charm of this is in the nuances of the sound, the texture so to say. Textured feedback huh? Well, yeah and not exactly, more like how the different sources act with each other and how that affects the recording space and how it all hums and hisses onto tape. I think. Anyway, a compelling piece of noise!
Recently listened to all the Popol Vuh albums up through 1985.
Wired - from Free Improvisation 1974 3LP box set (DGG) - I've seen this on krautrock lists for a long time, but I'd forgotten about it - keith fullerton whitman, aka Creel Pone, booted it last year - found a good rip of the LPs today - makes sense that it is on DGG and not one of the common labels; avant-garde that isn't that unique; manipulating cymbals and strings; plenty of people/groups did this sort of instrument manipulation - two very long tracks, from when DGG would put 50+ minutes on an LP (because they didn't adhere to RIAA equalization standards...I think?) - Iskra 1903, one of the other groups in this box, is better at this clatter.
Project Q - The Entropy of Orion 1986 - wish I'd ran into a tape trader back when that hit underground synthers and new agers like this
Project Q - Druids Dawn at Stonehenge 1982 & 1985 - crude synths and electronic rhythms with guitar noodling
Project Q - The Mad Professors Workshop Tapes Vol. I 1984 - kind of surprised at least one of these tapes hasn't been reissued in some form, even if only on bandcamp - good thing for the new ager/yoga/cult adjacent youtube channels. ***anyone have any idea what publications were used by new age synthers to peddle their private tapes? There had to be zines and a network. I'd love to have an idea where this stuff existed.
Jorge Reyes - Viento de Navajas 1989 (soundtrack) - not sure how often, or if, he played live, but I would have liked to have seen him.
Intersystems – Peachy 1967 - Canadian electronic outfit - got some attention when Cortical Foundation reissued one of their albums, and I think Streamline (Heemann) was involved in two reissues, this being one of them.
I always thought HNAS art was interesting, and now I find out that they (Heemann) borrowed from the German jazz drummer Roland Wittich who did this cover
https://www.discogs.com/release/725275-Wolfgang-Dauner-Quintet-The-Oimels
Dead Body Love - Puke on My Corpse CD (WCN)
Phenomenal reissue in every regard. The packaging is gorgeous, 6-panel A5 fold-out digipak looks and feels so nice. The notes from both Sam McKinley and Mark Solotrof are a great inclusion. And of course, the sounds are excellent. Very crunchy and heavy and maybe not too dissimilar to Low-Fi Power Carnage. Sticks to the blown-out sounds and does not try to veer away from the sheer power like Prayers for the Sick and Stand in Blood did at times. And what a title, "Puke on My Corpse", it's all so perfect. What a treat and well executed reissue.
AMK - Play CD (Pure)
Love it. Has both flexi disc montage demonstrations announced by GX (wait what, who's Michael Johnson?) and harsher and chunkier noise tracks. A lot of bangers and a lot of record loops that get stuck in my brain. Like how good is the "Montage Loop Sample Five".
Emil Beaulieau – Dedicated To Charlie Ward CD (Pure)
This is partly very very irritating. Thankfully there's also good noise. Irriting parts might be due to the chosen source material and possibly just to match the nonsense of the Stomach Ache Records. Ends with Gerogerigegeges Whitehouse cover played with very little done to it, and it is of course an amazing track.
Palatial – Perennial Apologia tape (Fanalstatt)
I should light some candles into a tunnel or something while listening to this. You know, so these people can find their way out of there. Underground thumping rhythms and eerie drones. Amazing moments of is that someone scratching some steel or a frog person in anguish? Wind getting from somewhere above into the dungeons or walkman speed manipulations? Nobody knows for sure. Now I feel like I should return to those Domaine Poetique CDs after this.
Eric Lunde - Mimefistofele CD (TraitMediaWorks)
Recordings of an opera played back from tape recorder to another with an external microphone. Repeat until finely decayed. Sometimes you hear a bit of the source sound, but most of the time it could be any other thing Lunde uses for these works. And I find that fascinating. Just something about the crispy high tones of former music is as pleasant sonically as it is as an idea. I like the faux classical music CD artwork and the little devils with tape recorders. I went through some other Lunde stuff in the last couple of days too. Like Industrial Recollections CD compiling XCHDX / TapeDeathCut. Not so much fan of TapeDeathCut half but rest is a golden piece of noise history. For the purely rough and not yet as defined in style, "Scramble" from his bandcamp, second tape ever but already amazing.
Not long ago re-visited and visited several Eric Lunde CD/CDR. At point of his "comeback", he was very prolific and I used to receive box of stuff filled with lots of items, enough that not every title was listened at once. Filed them into "to be listened" shelves only to find them years later. Several items study this sound erosion or decay. Repeating process of recording, playing recording, recording that and replaying and recording and so on and on. Eventually something that may have been speech or something else, you will hear just whistling drone-noise. There is really good stuff that probably got totally overlooked, like tends to happen if you put out too many items in too short time. I am sure Lunde wasn't really looking "big attention", but stuff he sent out to friends and associates and was into making things and communicating rather than "running label" so to say. I am sure some TraitMediaWorks releases are not even listed at discogs, and label site disappeared years ago. I would suspect Lunde is active like always, doing his art more privately, but haven't been in touch for long time! Should drop him letter.
Bestializer – Perpetrator Leisures tape
Styggelse
I wonder is he is still around? Nothing seems to have been published for decade. C-90 tape of noisy and pretty heavy power electronics / noise mix. One could consider it almost like double album due the length it would take to do this on LP. Covers are really nice, odd drawings by mr. Bestializer and Olsson aesthetics in putting it all together. I wonder if all 80 copies really are out there. I would assume not everything was dubbed and assembled since Narcolepsia tape that came roughly same time with similar edition has probably twice as much "discogs owners" as this one. Feels little too good tape if there really is just few dozen copies out there!
Been on a PRELEST kick the last few days. Both releases very highly recommended.
Prelest "Brought Low" cassette. Self Released 2020.
Industrial hazardous waste! Really nasty low end grinding synth melting together with samples, carefully executed junk sounds, and flanged vocals. Brooding, overall sinister vibes here. Paints a picture of grey landscapes and failing machinery in your mind. Comes with religious paper insert (text in Polish) w/ download code.
Prelest "Teodal" mini CD. Freak Animal 2023.
A continuation of the same grimy sounds as his previous but I would say that this release is slightly better! Seems like the artist put a little more thought into each composition. Sounds striking at just the right moment. Track 2 gives a sense of urgency and claustrophobia and then we're treated with a very long, BLEAK drone piece in Track 3.
Artist only has two releases (to my knowledge) and I'd suggest listening to both in order to fully appreciate his craft.
Incapacitans & Two Assistant Deputy Ministers - Stocks & Bonds CD
Purchase inspired by the WCN podcast episode with Soddy. Incapacitants do their usual routine, but also have drums in the mix which makes it, at least for my Incapa-knowledge, a bit different release. Their part begins with cruelling feedback solo which almost reminds me of Scottish bagpipes. Super dense and LOUD! Almost erupts to something but then gets stuck to a looping sound, with slashes of noise and some sort of vocals, the classic frantic screaming. Chaotic and true Incapa-style mad noizu errupts quite deceivingly and it's like being on a boat during storm, waving in huge waves of noise. The collab track is wall of sound, like bring under electronic waterfall. TADM invites you to put more volume, and then attacks you with the very same, nearly soothing tone. It's like being showered with noise. I think Soddy mentioned in the interview this "no bass" approach he had, maybe that's the factor that makes this cool as sea wind. Occasionally throwing some seagull shits at you in form of electronic sparks, bleeps and blops. When you close your eyes, you can feel almost like a meditative sensation whole listening to TADM. Very interesting, and good. Still available widely, so go get it!
LIDLESS EYE "Angora Morgue" tape
Beartown
Circuit bending, rewired and modified electronics. C-90. haha. That's probably reason why this been in my "to be listened" -shelves for many many years, but now that it finally is being listened, it is pretty good stuff! Many times it reminds of sounds of mixer feedback-loop improvisation and on b-side I am often thinking how close it sounds to some instrumental Bastard Noise recordings (minus echo). All the time things happening, and it isn't the "flock of chicken sounds", but actually good electronic noise.
EVENINGS "Rosemary plain" tape
self released
This is also about 10 years old tape found in middle of black metal demo tapes piling up in shelves. C-60 of broken lo-fi noise that is pretty good stuff and perhaps these days if label like Satatuhatta would put it out, people would cream on their pants. There are releases on Second Sleep, Chondritic, Tapeworm, so artists is certainly noticed by noteworthy labels too. Sometimes looping rhythms, that appear like turntable sounds, but most often hiss, crackle and variation of screechy noises that appear live-at-home experimentation.
Artist has bandcamp, but this particular tape is not there. Closest could be:
https://eveningsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/loose-earth
Some newer ones seems to be different kind of stuff. May have to take closer look what stuff I have from this.
Been on massive Chondritic Sound listening session for some days.
Altar of Flies "Signaler" CD feels like a bit more calm and minimal that some of his other works from this era. I need to return to this soon.
Hive Mind "Hollow Slumber" CD, actually Difficult Interactions label. I thought the warning about sub-bass modulations that may damage your speakers would be just the usual noise joke, but damn! Actually, when CD first starts, my speakers started to act all weird, and not really handle well the bass frequencies. haha.. Suddenly the clean synth oscillation starts to create The Rita like gated crackles... Little less volume and speakers could handle frequencies.
FLYSCH "Concrete Horizon" CD, very good broken noise harshness!
SMOKEY EMERY "Things done changed" CD, industrial-drone-loop kind of thing. Occasional feels like older art music sampled into loops that end up sounding industrial music.
SKIN GRAFT "Hell in the blood" CD, harsh, very harsh, occasionally maybe more simple than some of the SG stuff? Remains harsh, but with sparsely hitting metal objects and feedback etc. And then again, switching to blast.
SCANT "Dissociative" CD, perhaps after SG this was slightly bad choice to listen to. Not that it would be bad, but more minimalistic, almost HWN or static noise drone with little lo-fi snottiness and after SG's high energy harshness it wasn't that exciting.
SMELL & QUIM "Pushy gothic gnome versus charity techno gnome" CD, what a demented noise cd! First half is pretty damn challenging with all the weirdo gnome spoken sounds, hah, but I don't say that as negative remark. Ultra bizarre, strange noise!
ALLEGORY CHAPEL LTD "Demimonde voices" CD, reissue of GROSS label tape. I remember how I liked this much more than the debut CD on Charnel Music. Very experimental, songs going all over the place, in realms of experimental industrial noise.. and crossing over to something you could call even music. People who think all bands sound too much the same now, could grab this ACL to find album where pretty much none of the tracks even sound the same!
Brume - La Violence du Néant 2023
I've been sleeping on this favorite. I don't know why, but I thought he had slowed down and really wasn't releasing much. Wrong. He's been busy. This is more on the dark ambient leaning side of his work, but all the usual, incredible manipulations, acoustics, and industrial are all well represented within that. Not surprising, it's more of his masterwork.
ALLEGORY CHAPEL LTD "Demimonde voices" CD, reissue of GROSS label tape. I remember how I liked this much more than the debut CD on Charnel Music. Very experimental, songs going all over the place, in realms of experimental industrial noise.. and crossing over to something you could call even music. People who think all bands sound too much the same now, could grab this ACL to find album where pretty much none of the tracks even sound the same!
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Cabaret Voltaire – Three Mantras 1980 - was thinking about how much CV and this album influenced Muzlimgauze (thanks to a now anonymous user here), so I had to play it.
Cabaret Voltaire - Live at The YMCA 1979 - a pretty raw recording, but I don't think you'd want it much different.
Cabaret Voltaire - 1974-76 - I don't think any of this is included on the Methodology Attic 3CD set - definitely worth hearing and having if you're at all interested in early experimental electronics; very little of it sounds dated, though it is clearly crude and developing a sound and technique.
Conrad Schnitzler - The Red Cassette 1973 - one of those guys, like Jeph Jerman, that I'd like to dedicate myself to listening to 20 minutes to a complete "album" each day, to make some real headway into understanding his full catalogue; it'll never happen though; I just can't stay focused and easily get distracted...and in particular, am even more easily distracted from his work because he released an incredible amount, and most of it is not even worth calling demos; just endless ideas puked out and saved - I do like this tape quite a bit though, and if I was editing a "canon of experimental music albums" list, I think this would have to be included - you can find this on a blog, so search for it.
Demon Life - Demon Life c32 (Flat Plastic Home Media)
The debut tape from the super-group of Rodger Stella, Tim Gick, and Kyle Flanagan.
Rodger being one half of the classic group Macronympha. Tim Gick of course is the mastermind behind the brilliant Crazy Doberman experimental/psychedelic/at times free jazz collective. Kyle Flanagan is a member of Crazy Doberman but also well-recognized for his solo noise releases which are very psychedelic in nature.
The group produces an extremely well-curated menagerie of sounds. Often times feels like snippets of soundtracks or film scores to unproduced sci-fi or horror films. The notes of the release state the material was "written and performed by" the group, and I want to highlight that writing credit as these tracks feel like composed pieces. Not in any pretentious kind of way, but well thought out and developed sounds.
Incredible debut from this new group and I can't imagine the heights of new material that we'll see in the future.
*Also, one of the best tape cover pieces of art this year.
Richard H. Kirk - Disposable Half-Truths 1980
why has nobody talked about how great this album is? why haven't I heard it before now? If you can trust the search function on the board, only one mention of him. One of the members of Cabaret Voltaire, and I've foolishly ignored exploring the solo works until now. Crude early electronics and manipulations, but also futurist like you'd find on early Clock DVA/Adi Newton releases. That in particular really surprised me. One of my favorite listens of the past couple months.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 25, 2023, 09:30:09 PMRichard H. Kirk - Disposable Half-Truths 1980
Appreciate the tip. Found tracks from this on YT and really enjoy it.
If you're into the early sounds of Cabaret Voltaire I wholeheartedly want to recommend the works of
Eric Random. He was an associate of the Cabs, played on their The Pressure Company live album, and recorded his own material in their Western Works studio. I have the mini-LP
That's What I Like About Me by Random and it's vintage industrial music very reminiscent of Red Mecca and Voice Of America era CV. It's very conveniently collected on the
Subliminal compilation album along with other material of his.
I used to have the Time High Fiction 2LP by Richard H. Kirk but it was purged from my collection at some point. It never really grabbed my attention.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 25, 2023, 09:30:09 PMRichard H. Kirk - Disposable Half-Truths 1980
why has nobody talked about how great this album is? why haven't I heard it before now? If you can trust the search function on the board, only one mention of him. One of the members of Cabaret Voltaire, and I've foolishly ignored exploring the solo works until now. Crude early electronics and manipulations, but also futurist like you'd find on early Clock DVA/Adi Newton releases. That in particular really surprised me. One of my favorite listens of the past couple months.
Quote from: post-morten on November 01, 2023, 05:52:43 PMI used to have the Time High Fiction 2LP by Richard H. Kirk but it was purged from my collection at some point. It never really grabbed my attention.
Yes, in general it wasn't that great - but "Shaking Down The Tower Of Babel" is a gem.
Barstool Mountain - Tightrope Walker LP (Absurd Exposition)
I've had this one for a few months now but just haven't had a chance to play it yet. Where Altar of Flies is a more composed and thought-out process of sounds, Barstool Mountain as I understand is Mattias' stripped down and generally alcohol-influenced project. Not sure if that's always the case but I know it was mentioned in past releases. So in the nature of the project, I had a bit if whisky for my listening session which I think the artist would approve of. The intake of alcohol by the artist does not at all impact the quality of the sounds, maybe the opposite! Nothing sounds sloppy, there is a good mix of fist-pumping harsh noise and even some more quiet dynamic moments, but not too many! A lot of classic super high-pitched feedback manipulation, some metal junk, and just classic stripped down grimy sounds. Feels like everything noise should be!
The song titles feel like they could be punk or even old outlaw country song titles. I know Mattias mentioned in a recent interview with the Untitled magazine that he's a big country fan. Some of the songs are, "Raw Power", "Cigarette Burns", Forget How It Used To Be", "One More Round" and so on.
Definitely one of the better releases from the project among a fistful of already great releases. This might be my favorite along with II. However, everything is very worthwhile from Mattias' imbibing alter ego.
Dead Body Love - Emetic LP (Phage Tapes)
Been on a Dead Body Love kick recently and catching up on all of the reissues. I was slacking on grabbing this LP and the Destruction's Geometry from Phage, as well as the Prayers for the Sick and on Tribe Tapes, and Input Error reissues of Stand in Blood and Horrors of the Human Body. However, after getting Puke on my Corpse from WCN and reigniting my love for DBL, I ordered everything all at once and completely splurged! Emetic is the only recent reissue to get the LP treatment and now I wish I grabbed that Audiocide 95 that Urashima did a while back... I prefer CD reissues typically but Emetic sounds great on LP.
A very crunchy release. The A-side, Spasms, is composed of a lot of loop-based sounds which I wasn't expecting. Crunchy loops that last for 5, 10, or 20 seconds and then move on to a newer quasi-rhythm, all while staying very harsh and textural. I've been listening to some earlier Macro material from the 90 to 92-ish era recently as well and there are similarities in method to that sound. While never straying away from being overtly harsh, there is a bit of variety in the sense that I hear some buried samples, vocals, and other elements sprinkled beneath the waves of harshness.
B-side, Excretions, is more free-flowing electronics but still has some loop elements, but far less. A good mix of mid and lower-end frequencies. Really punishing sounds. Full-spectrum press. While side A was good, side B for me is definitely the star of the show and top-tier DBL. The man really was doing the harsh full spectrum stuff that influenced so many in the mid-2000s crunchy noise scene. I just heard The Rita or The Cherry Point before I heard DBL due to the timing of getting into noise and what was available. Excellent LP.
Domaine Poétique 7xCD (New Forces)
After two years of just throwing in a random cd from the box when I feel like that sweet sweet 80's cassette culture ambiance, it was time to go through this chronologically. I would say my favorite material is on the third disc "Exhale Slowly" and the last one "There & Then". "Exhale Slowly" is more on the melted side. Noisy, rusty, crumbling, can't tell sounds from each other, could be a 2 minute track on some Hands To tape but it's an hour of bliss instead! Absolutely no idea who is contributing what on it. "There & Then" is more clear, not exactly a clean recording, but it's easy to tell what is happening, although the sounds themselves are puzzling. There's moments where it sounds like one of them is hissing and making bird calls through a thin pvc pipe or something.
Through the box there is quite a lot of wondering if some sound is a field recording or some object being played with. I think both artists at the time liked to play with that a lot. There's also a lot of birds and a lot of traffic, I think almost every disc has a bit of both. And hum, from a microhpone, a faulty wire, or overblown room sound, whatever it is it's constant and beautifully warm. Some insects visit the spetrum. And there's quite a lot of percussive sounds. Like big pounding percussions. Unrecognizable speech, either slowed down or from an untuned radio. Floorboards creaking, rocks being handled, staying under a sheet of corrugated iron in a rainstorm. There's way too much stuff happening during these seven hours to describe it all. And I keep wondering how it's actually recorded. Sometimes I'm sure that one of them sent a tape of field recordings to the other, who then just blasted it from their stereos while doing their own sounds on top of that and into a next cassette. At least I enjoy imagining it like that.
Naj – Resituation Smile CD (Pure)
Experimental noise group from Lithuania. Don't know how to describe this any other way but as sound manipulations. Very delicate, reserved, just on the verge of recognisability. 30 minute first track tickles the exact nerve for odd stuff to listen at small hours. Perhaps reminds me a bit of Crawl Unit?
Dead Body Love - Horrors of the Human Body CD (Input Error)
Holy goddamn if this isn't the one. Besides Lo-fi Power Carnage, this may be one of the all-time absolute smashers. Possibly blasphemous to say but right up there with Lo-Fi Power Carnage for sheer brutality. This one has it all. Absolute low-end and full spectrum crushing power. This reissue adds the 31-minute full version of Torture King which was originally an unreleased track from 1996 and a monster of a track that only appeared on an earlier DBL compilation called "Retrocuts" in a 21-minute version. Cannot recommend enough and emphasize how crushing this release is.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 26, 2022, 09:33:43 AMHalf Mortal "Faith In Hell" tape
if i like this, what else will i like?
Flysch - Concrete Horizon CD (Chondritic Sound)
Picked up the new Body Carve which I'm extremely excited to check out, but also took advantage of a couple of other CDs being on sale at Chondritic currently and grabbed the Flysch full-length as well as the Radiosonde reissue that came out a couple of years ago. None of the Flysch tracks were available on Bandcamp and I'm assuming the artist made a conscious effort in that regard and it helped pique my interest a bit.
The only other release I've heard from Flysch previously is the Floating on a Rope b/w Friendly Latitude tape on New Forces. That was a great tape and this is one of those artists I wish I'd spent more time keeping up with as the first impression was solid, but I reluctantly haven't. Trying to rectify that now.
There is a lot to love about this CD. An absolutely packed release with 70 minutes of material. Starts off with an intense 5-minute track and then cascades into a 30-minute opus. Full of constantly moving and kinetic sounds with crunch, with a good focus on the mids and the highs. There are some great cochlear drilling frequencies that will absolutely tickle your inner ear hairs. I love this kind of stuff. The sounds flow so well and it somehow never gets stale. The next few tracks play a bit more with dynamics which is welcome after 35 minutes of relentless pounding and helps keeps your attention across the full album. Some dynamic metal work and subdued undulating sounds. For 70-minutes of material, the whole CD never becomes a chore and is engaging through out which is an extreme accomplishment.
This is truly excellent noise and something that if I had listened to when it was released back in 2021, would have easily been on the top of my year-end list. Essential. Now to backtrack and find all of the releases I've missed...
Bought ALTAR OF FLIES "Autumn Meditations" 7", thinking... 15 euro for 7"... it really is hard getting used to current age price level! hah.. but then it arrives and is actually lathe 7". So production costs probably even higher. Transparent square slab with two tracks on it, quite minimal charming tape recorded clatter. I like. Listened few times instantly. Price certainly fine!
MARCONYMPHA "transsexual pt 2" 7" on Fusty. Neat hand made touch on booklet, some glue work etc. 7" is ok, room recording type of harsh noise, not ideal timbre in it, but noise wise decent harsh noise! Packaging has more stuff than the early split with S&Q had.
GENETIC TRANSMISSIONS "Kapok / Music for Vienna aktionists" CD
Zoharum CD reissue series of G.T. stuff has been extensive, but who knows if it has been appreciated as widely as this Polish act would deserve? Good noisy collage weirdness here, and I remember back in the day there was a bit more talk about it, but these days I don't see name popping up in discussions. Very much recommended to check those CD reissues! Basically any of them.
!!! Very much recommended to check those CD reissues! Basically any of them. !!!!
Returning to Genocide Organ / Prurient LP version, and somehow finally start to get more into it. Some vocal sounds still feel like.. could be better, but sonically, there are lots of good tracks. It has been usual routine with a bit newer GO related releases, that they have such a legacy behind, that it takes a while to really get into new release sounds like. LP edition cover works better than CD. It is also possible the little extra dirt of vinyl edition makes it have more impact than CD? I think I should start revisiting some GO stuff what didn't first make huge impact, since now with time passed since previous listens, would probably have different impact. Not saying they would not be good, just can't remember any obvious "hit songs" like I do from most of old albums. More like advanced overall vibe.
Dead Body Love - Destruction's Geometry CD (Phage Tapes)
A true study of texture. Sam has mentioned, I think multiple times now, the influence of Dead Body Love on his work and thus the work on what is now known as Harsh Noise Wall. Dense, unflinching, and full spectrum dominance. Plenty of low-end to compliment the higher-end details and sounds. If this isn't an early precursor to the HNW movement, I don't know what is. It isn't completely unchanging, there is activity, but there is certainly a dense core of sound that serves as the foundation for the other layers. Early staples of The Rita like Thousands of Dead Gods or Bodies Bear Traces aren't very dissimilar at all to this sound. The remastering by Grant is excellent and gives the CD a very full sound. It's been an absolute joy indulging in these Dead Body Love reissues.
Side note on The Rita:
I was getting nostalgic for early The Rita after listening to this and going to pull out my CDs. I was just curious to see how many times those two albums had been reissued and looks like Thousands of Dead Gods was only reissued once and only minidisc in 2019. Looks like Bodies Bear Traces only had a cassette reissue in 2018 and that's it. That's crazy to me.
Black Leather Jesus - Bride of the Lamb c30 (Room 2A)
Recent reissue from Richard of this 1994 tape from BLJ. The lineup at the time was Richard, Scott Houston, and Randi Shrum. One of the early and classic line-ups of the group. Pound for pound, if I was asked who my all-time favorite noise project is/was, I honestly wouldn't hesitate to say BLJ. Macro gets so much love and incredibly deservedly so, but BLJ just has such an IMMENSE and consistent body of work and doesn't get nearly as much lip service. This tape is a great example of how good they were during this time frame early on. The 1990-1996 period was so damn good. Some misses here or there, but mostly all solid to phenomenal tapes. I literally buy everything from this period when Richard reissues it because it's a gold mine. This turned into more of a love letter to BLJ than a review of this particular tape, but it's a well worthwhile reissue. Grab it!
Will Over Matter – Exceed the Recommended Maximum
What a killer tape from WOM! Most stripped down WOM to date maybe, but also had the most impact on me. Instantly became my favorite release from WOM catalogue. A-side is just slowly pulsating, quiet buzz synth of going up and down in slow pace, and a electronic pulse giving a certain rhythm. So fucking good. B-side has five shorter songs, especially the second song hits my sweet spot, sounds like an old forgotten Erkki Kurenniemi recording. Other tracks have near industrial-like quality but still strongly rooted in the primitivity WOM is known for, this giving it that certain charm. The whole thing can be listened on Bandcamp, and listen it LOUD, this really benefits from it.
https://willovermatter.bandcamp.com/album/exceed-the-recommended-maximum
Quote from: MT on November 19, 2023, 07:41:39 PMWill Over Matter – Exceed the Recommended Maximum
What a killer tape from WOM! Most stripped down WOM to date maybe, but also had the most impact on me. Instantly became my favorite release from WOM catalogue. A-side is just slowly pulsating, quiet buzz synth of going up and down in slow pace, and a electronic pulse giving a certain rhythm. So fucking good. B-side has five shorter songs, especially the second song hits my sweet spot, sounds like an old forgotten Erkki Kurenniemi recording. Other tracks have near industrial-like quality but still strongly rooted in the primitivity WOM is known for, this giving it that certain charm. The whole thing can be listened on Bandcamp, and listen it LOUD, this really benefits from it.
https://willovermatter.bandcamp.com/album/exceed-the-recommended-maximum
I haven't checked that tape yet, but I recently got WOM's Aviation Hypnosis CD and that one was very good. Four long-ish songs of broken primitivist rumbles and rattles and tasty loops of what sounds to be vintage or self-built electronics, but who knows what's actually being tortured there. It's also instrumental so those who find WOM's vocals to be a bit much can relax, heh. I don't know if I've heard even half of WOM's output, but that CD ranks amongst my favorites from them alongside the BU-split. Top spot is still being held by Lust For Knowledge CD, possibly in part due to its very appealing and effective cover art that really lifts the album title to a whole new level.
This was also a good reminder to spin Frame Rust's CD after a long while. It was a collaborative project of WOM and Umpio, and to my knowledge they've published just this self-titled CD from 2015. Similarly "vintage" analog sound as with a lot of WOM stuff, and lots of harsh bursts of things screeching and rumbling Umpio-style alongside the more loop/beat-driven approach. Maybe it sometimes feels like it could go faster and wilder, but it does offer a lot for the ears if you have a bit of patience. I think just 100 were made of this, but seems it flew under the radar for many as it's still available straight from the label (Bestial Burst) and there are some very cheap copies sold on discogs too.
One more thing it reminded me was that I still haven't gotten the SS WOM (Sick Seed + WOM collab) CD! I had totally forgotten something like that even exists.
Quote from: MT on November 19, 2023, 07:41:39 PMWill Over Matter – Exceed the Recommended Maximum
What a killer tape from WOM! Most stripped down WOM to date maybe, but also had the most impact on me. Instantly became my favorite release from WOM catalogue. A-side is just slowly pulsating, quiet buzz synth of going up and down in slow pace, and a electronic pulse giving a certain rhythm. So fucking good. B-side has five shorter songs, especially the second song hits my sweet spot, sounds like an old forgotten Erkki Kurenniemi recording. Other tracks have near industrial-like quality but still strongly rooted in the primitivity WOM is known for, this giving it that certain charm. The whole thing can be listened on Bandcamp, and listen it LOUD, this really benefits from it.
https://willovermatter.bandcamp.com/album/exceed-the-recommended-maximum
Listening to the Bandcamp version now. The first track is mad good. It takes a lot of confidence and experience to create something this unrepentantly minimalist, without ruining it by adding something unnecessary.
Of the shorter tracks, my favorite is "Weapons that Administer Electric Shock Through a Stream of Fluid". I feel like you could slip it in between the tracks on Pan Sonic's
Kesto album and no-one would be the wiser.
In terms of the whole release, I probably would have put the longest track last, rather than first. But whatever.
Dead Body Love - Arabia Terra CDr (Xerxes)
Continuing my dive into DBL, I recently acquired a copy of the 2009 album Arabia Terra.
The album is a singular track clocking in at over 50 minutes. Things immediately start off chaotic. There is a loop of ringing bells of some sort, they sound like large church bells. There are also high-pitched and chirping frequencies. A different profile of sounds that I'm used to with the artist after spending so much time with the 90s material. However, this is a return after an almost 10-year hiatus of releases. It's obvious from the start that this is a stretch into new territories and discoveries.
This release replaces the characteristic crunch of early DBL with a psychedelic and dynamic sound. Being released on Xerxes makes perfect sense as there are some similarities to releases by Government Alpha at the time when he started expanding his sound. The album certainly was produced with digital pedals, effects, or processing.
There are moments of harshness and layers of cochlear tickling frequencies that dance around, and there are other moments that dive into minimal ambient. A truly surprising and rewarding listen. Funny reviewing this and saying it's surprising when it's a 14-year-old release at this point.
Scatmother - Sadotantra CD (Dunkelheit Produktionen)
This release is WILD. It's power electronics on meth but executed by the most focused and skilled tweaker. There is so much going on and I mean all of this in the best possible way. Screeching and angular frequencies darting every which way and flanged vocals bouncing around the spectrum. Totally unhinged. Absolutely love it.
The New Boyfriends - Universal Noise CD
Highly waited and anticipated new TNB album came out without a warning. Packed in oversized case and comes with a very nice booklet. Visuals set the tone for what is about to come, showing sites of recording sessions. "Universal Noise" is amalgamation of raw field recordings and distorted noise that crackles and ripples, grinds and churns yet retain it's presence. And the album starts with rain recording that ends with an enormos strike of thunder, it's almost as if the lightning strikes the listener itself, sharpening senses like a frightened animal. The overall feel during the album is this feel of fresh and brisk, like being under a chilling waterfall in a Nordic forest. Field recordings have tons of variety; rain fall, wood being torn in many ways, stones rustling, fire (?), various metal objects which are played in a masterful way. There's a music sample I don't recognize at the start of track 4, maybe it would add more to the experience if I knew? Anyway... what hit me hardest on the whole album is the last part where out of a rain of glass shards emerge a harmonica playing Finlandia accompanoed by beautifully screeching metal. It may not have the same effect for people outside of Finland but holy hell, it stroke a chord inside of me! Definately one of the all time greatest noise moments. The metal screeching grows up to sounding like a industrial symphony, truly a great way to finish a great album.
After the sheer joyride of NOISE of the previous album "The Fourth Season", TNB tunes their approach a notch calmer, exposing the raw undergrowth of the sound. It feels like that, exploring the roots from the ground, getting your hands dirty from sweet earthy soil. A diffent kind of album? Yes. A TNB album? Most definately! Takes a couple of spins to get into, and then it just keeps on giving.
Today's list of tapes played.
Klan Aktion/Noise Nazi - Elektro Epileptik Experience tape
Runeboy - Runeboy tape
Primordial - How It Ends CD
Mogao - Cave Of 1000 Buddhas
My favorite one of the bunch today was Mogao one, that's been an interesting noise project that I've gotten a little more into.
Quote from: Cranial Blast on December 09, 2023, 03:42:05 AMMogao - Cave Of 1000 Buddhas
My favorite one of the bunch today was Mogao one, that's been an interesting noise project that I've gotten a little more into.
There's a new one out on Hiisi Productions. I haven't heard it yet but I bet it's great.
I was listening to Noisecast episodes yesterday and one of the topics was how it's a shame that people don't write about releases enough so I guess I could try to pick up the slack a little. Last couple of days I've listened to:
Thorofon - Maximum Punishment Solutions/Littleton CDCompilation of early works of this German power electronics group. Powerful and clear sound with great compositional skill. Songs that are pretty much "the same" are heightened with very clever use of minimalistic dialogue samples or just the right added synth layers making each one memorable. Although this is a comp it flows very well as an album.
K2 - Tekhnodrug CDI somehow feel I've written about this before. I have a real soft spot for the more droning K2 releases, not that I've heard too many. This is one of my favorites. Here the first song could even be compared to some of the Aube oscillator stuff. Kind of looping and restrained with a bit of cut ups and stop starts. The sound is very clinical even at the most extreme parts. The second track starts more intense, rhythmic and heavy, could be where the Tekhno in the name comes from. Soon it is overcome with some heavy synth drones with nice inter harmonic qualities circling in and out. Towards the end we get to some crunchy harsh noise and nice cut-ups after a false start.
On the B-side things switch between cavernous industrial noise, synth chirping and stuttering loops in a very eclectic manner. Once you feel like the records sits on a style or mood it shifts very fluently to the next thing.
The Black Maghreb - Vision Of Life's Negative Existence digiHeavy electronics on Tesco sub label. Kind of the same gear as the aforementioned Thorofon but with a little more digital and contemporary production which works pretty well here. Nice variation in sounds and vocal styles. The atmosphere is very ominous from the start and the sequencing keeps the release interesting but on the second half of the recording I felt that the songs really found the needed depth in sound. I bet this would sound even better on tape than digital where some of the more high-end synth patches seemed to hover a bit especially early on. Solid release and it's interesting to see where the project goes in the future.
SHXCXCHCXSH – SHULULULU 12"Experimental techno from Sweden. Rugged and lurching sound consisting of loops and crackles, layers made from warbled samples and good old hiss. Very well composed and hypnotic songs with all kinds of interesting textures. The B-side drops the otherworldly atmosphere a bit in favor of more musical approach but it's still plenty weird.
The Black Maghreb - Vision of life's negative existence tape
Not as effective as their 7" on Tesco (one of last years highlights for me), but good oppressive feeling all over and makes you want more.
Residual - Forcing the end 3"
Intense junk filled harsh stuff in sexy packaging. Need to spin this a few more times to get it to sink in a bit more.
North Central - Ritual Music For Self-Harming 3"
A bit more atmospheric than usual, but still noisy and filthy as expected. Bonus points for the small handcuffs. Need a shower now.
Hate Sermon – Children of God
amazing crazy electronics goes power goes non sense ! one of the best 2023 releases
Today's list of plays.
Zyklon SS & Xenophobic Ejaculation - Whites Only - Live In Finland CD. An event I'd of loved to been at! What a killer live album, among of some the best!
Intolitarian - Miscege Nation Collapse CD. Perhaps the best Intolitarian yet. Total berserker blitzkrieg! An absolute black/grind/noisecore bashing in the most hateful exhibitions yet.
Raspberry Bulbs - Lone gunmen tape. Every Raspberry Bulbs tape is A1.
My favorite of the listen today definitely goes to Intolitarian for it's great use of Noise, Extreme metal drumming, and vocal terrors! Highly recommended!
Francisco Meirino & Altar Of Flies – Exhausted, We Fall CS (Second Sleep)
Tape music collab from two titans. Very musique concrète focused and a truly seamless collaboration. It doesn't necessarily sound like either artist's project and feels like a true collaboration to become something new. A lot of murky and cryptic voice recordings, radio chatter, tape loops of what sounds like wooden doors thudding, sputtering electronics, and hand-cranked devices. Minimal use of stringed instrument musical samples sprinkled in as well. Feels like tape music alchemy as there is a very surreal, paranormal, and malevolent atmosphere. Sounds like the field recording of a paranormal investigation of a haunted cabin.
Highly recommended!
Quote from: Cranial Blast on December 15, 2023, 03:49:35 AMToday's list of plays.
Zyklon SS & Xenophobic Ejaculation - Whites Only - Live In Finland CD. An event I'd of loved to been at! What a killer live album, among of some the best!
Just listened this yesterday and was surprised how good it sounded. Captures the atmosphere perfectly!
Also been playing
Streicher Legion St. George and Annihilism. Although we are talking about basic genre classic, this was actually the first time I heard the whole albums. St. George was especially great in it's crudeness and hard hitting vocals. Those ASRAR LPs were really warped, not sure if they came out of the pressing plant like that or is because of the stockpiling or something.
That album was recorded with nothing but Zoom H2n, and I was sure that it will totally suck ass, since volume was SO LOUD, that one could barely take it, plus the recorded had moved to entire different place and direction merely due the vibration in room. I was sure it will be all clipping and nothing else. Turned out sound came out really good. No clipping (in recording) and especially with little mastering, clarity and punch is really nice.
Grunt material from same gig was recorded both room + mixer sound, so there is pretty much studio quality sound (material found from Vieraat Aivot CD).
Scatmother – Voodoo Okzident c40 (Desolation Galaxies Records)
Hagen Verkhaner continues his very unique and highly technical brand of PE on Scatmother's Voodoo Okzident. I feel like he is constantly pushing his sound forward into new territories, always sharpening his surgical technical precision. Each release contains a very active and detailed sound palette. Often utilizing synths and metalwork in new or rewarding ways. You can always expect variety and well-thought-out sounds and that's no different here. I can't get enough of this project recently. Great tape!
I also recently discovered his other project, Citalopram Shunyata. The man is so active and productive, that one project wasn't enough! Ordered the Moist Nobility album and can't wait to spin it. From sampling some of the tracks, it seems on par with the best of his Scatmother material.
TAINT: perverse (from the 3cds box set perversion at all costs with S&Q and Con-Dom). Quality filth as usual. Taint just doing Taint in superb way.
PAIN JERK/ARMENIA(split).
I have to admit (personal opinion of course) that this is one of the weakest material of pain jerk. And I love so much pain jerk that is hard to be objective for me about his work.
Been spending a few evenings enjoying some CD releases from Karo Productions; 3 releases with Macromenia and 886VG. Harsh nice stuff that should not be overlooked.
Macronympha - Whorechestra 3CD (Dada Drumming)
Simply sublime, both the content and the package. I have to say that there is something magical going on in these 90's Macronympha records. Original tape sounds phenomenal, really rich harsh noise with layers and small details. Mix is dense enough but not too bloated with bass frequencies. Tracks evolve naturally with good variation in dynamics and sounds. Last tracks with nasty feedback assaults are simply gorgeous!
Got to listen to the other cds when the time is right. Superb stuff.
Macronympha - Intensive Care CD (Self Abuse)
This one here is an prime example of "juhlanoise". I'm pretty dumbfounded by the pure quality of this. This one, with its super sharp cut-ups, intricate metal sounds and no filler-all killer approach, has fought its way into my all time favorite noise top 5. Down to kill from beginning to the end, but not in boneheaded way at all. Seriously recommended.
Been on a Terror Cognitive Dissonance binge of late, concentrating on his mixes for podcasts and live sets.
A load can be found here - https://soundcloud.com/terrorcognitivedissonance
They range from industrial / noise / dark ambient / dark techno etc.
This particular mix is an excellent and messy way to spend an hour.. Check the tracklist.
1. Sutcliffe Jügend - I Never Met a Woman Who Didn't Deserve To Die [Freek Records]
2. DDV - Venereology [Club Moral]
3. Grunt - You Can't Hide [Force Majeure]
4. J.Adolphe - Eruption [Geräuschmanufaktur]
5. Atonal Orgasm - In Questo Momento [Murderabilia Records]
6. Moana - The Hell That You Condemned Me [Murderabilia Records]
7. MP Hopkins, Mark Harwood - Dilemma On Page 43 [Penultimate Press]
8. Anenzephalia - A.B.C [Death Factory]
9. Genocide Organ - Why Should I Care [Tesco Organisation]
10. Cazzodio - Gabbia Di Ferro [Old Europa Cafe]
11. Âmes Sanglantes - Unmanifested [Total Black]
12. Intrinsic Action - I Can't Stand A Bitchy Chick [BloodLust!]
13. S.T.A.B. Electronics - Instrument For Operating On Mutant Women [Urashima]
14. Maria Zerfall - Es Ist Nicht Leicht [Not On Label]
15. Terror Cognitive Dissonance - Fucking You [Not On Label]
16. Cienfuegos - Club Crisis [BANK Records NYC]
17. Black Spring - Brainfuck [No Danger No Beauty]
Here is the link - https://soundcloud.com/hatetechno/terror-cognitive-dissonance-podcast-007
Here is another wonderful mix - https://soundcloud.com/tlabel/t-label-podcast-20-terror-cognitive-dissonance
Enjoy!
Mania: armed to the teeth (2008 troniks pacrec).
Still my favourite from mania.
Perfect balance of static, crunch, feedback, junk and sparse vocals.
Quote from: Stipsi on December 17, 2023, 09:00:33 PMMania: armed to the teeth (2008 troniks pacrec).
Still my favourite from mania.
Perfect balance of static, crunch, feedback, junk and sparse vocals.
I'll second that. No bad Mania out there but this one is my favorite
A cold glass or three of white, and a couple from the Italian label "Diazepam."
Diazepam - https://diazepamnoise.bandcamp.com/music
Let Your Fire Consume Me by Shiver - https://diazepamnoise.bandcamp.com/album/shiver-let-your-fire-consume-me
A split by Shiver and Sa Bruxa - https://diazepamnoise.bandcamp.com/album/sa-bruxa-shiver
.. and, The Light Within Has Turned Into Darkness by Shiver - https://diazepamnoise.bandcamp.com/album/shiver-the-light-within-has-turned-into-darkness
Have a good evening.
Finishing off 2023 by listening through the whole 10 CD's of "Archive: 90's Tapes" by Grunt. Fantastic stuff.
A few recent listens:
Destroy Date - The Teardown Sessions (Abhorrent A.D. 2023)
A previously unreleased noise EP by Ed Giles from Final Solution, originally scheduled for a release 20 so years ago.
This release gives off a "recycled music" quality to it as it sounds pretty blistering and dirty due to tape crunch, as well as the fact that you can faintly hear pre-recorded music in the background as it's being groundpounded by the walls of crunch.
Overall it's a pretty rough but steller noise effort by Ed, I like it!
Knurl / Okkvltismi - Knurl / Okkvltismi (Rural Isolation Project 2023)
Canadian harsh junk meets Finnish occult death industrial, this is an alright split.
Knurl does what does Knurl does best, a lot of steel and scrap metal being utterly obliterated by pedals, fans know what to expect.
I do quite like his third track "Tempered Hysteria" the most with it's screeching feedback being overlapped with intensely scorched junk and rustling bass.
On the flip side, we have Okkvltismi who provides bleak and droning death industrial through the use of heavily filtered guitars and modular.
I most enjoy his second track "Kamadme" where you have these shrieking synths with pounding thumps that echo throughout the track, pretty chilling stuff.
Blackphone666 - Hardcore Call Sounds (Biollante Records 2004)
Short and sweet brutal Japanese harsh noise made using a traditional rotary dial telephone as a sound source.
I love the way he strangles feedback and creates these hyperactive fields of noise that glitch, loop and morph; I dig this a lot.
If you enjoy other Japanese greats such as Pain Jerk, Guilty Connector and/or Scum, you've got to check out Blackphone666 at once!
Cyess Afxzs & Scathing – Sunken Dimension CD (Satatuhatta)
Collaboration I've been extremely excited to check out. Both artists have put out multiple releases this year that I thought were quite extraordinary. Cyess Afxsz with his composed approach and introductions of traditional musical elements on releases like Richter and No Bull One Left Behind. Scathing with highly technical and raucous tapes like Reeking Hordes Of Rubble and Flesh Wreckage.
This meeting up of forces conjures up something new and exciting. There is a great contrast of sounds that is at times fierce and harsh and at other moments, beautiful. There are equal parts screeching feedback and equal parts layered musical melodies. At times there are guitars buried in the mix, metal percussion, and traditional musical elements all utilized to create a dynamic and rewarding experience. However, the album most certainly has its foothold in harsh noise albeit, with a great deal of exploration. The first two tracks showcase a wide use of dynamics, but the 32-minute closing track Mythmaker really stretches the creative muscles and develops gradually while exploring nuance and narrative.
Quite the expansive soundscape and an emotionally evocative album at times as well which is rare for noise. Going to spin this one a lot I can tell and I hope these two continue to collaborate in the future.
I didn't expect to like the Prurient Genocide Organ collaboration as much as I do. Expectations were low seeing Dominick's output the last few years, but it's solid. Far removed from a blackened full-force blowout one might expect seeing those names, and I didn't expect such an nuanced work, but it works. Maybe one could expect this approach looking back at Casablanca Flamethrower, which feels in the same lineage of this album, but this Carte Blanche feels more balanced and to the point. I'm glad for that, Casablanca Flamethrower surely has good moments but I really dislike the 2+ hour album approach when half of it is filled with mediocre ambient and synth noodling.
Yeah, I think I like this album. It's like the things I dislike about Prurient (albums that overstate their lenght and become boring) and Genocide Organ (flanging warbly synthesized vocal effects) are solved, yet I also feel it could be much more. They are holding back A LOT. We could have more darkness, more claustrophobia, more angst, more power, more dominance, heavier feeling of obliteration, total sickness and disgust. They have done in the past, they can do now. But this isn't that. It's a solid album, but it's not the beast you might expect it to be.
You know how it feels like? Like an 40-year old man in a trustable second-hand brown-striped suit digging up dirt in the middle of the street, unbothered by the looks of bystanders, occasionally barking when one is getting to close, yet still being an 40-year old in a suit.
Just listened to M.I.A. - I Love You tape. Released by Phage Tapes and I think this might be my favorite right now of all of M.I.A. stuff that I've heard, definitely some unique industrial type of noise that has some very interesting moments and bleak sounding atmosphere throughout the tape.
Quote from: HateSermon on April 26, 2023, 07:08:48 PMInfibulation - In Your Guts cassette. Self released, 2023
Short but rotten release. Good variety of sounds ranging from low rumbling to high pressure feedback moving in all sorts of directions that keeps both sides of the tape interesting and enjoyable to listen to. There's a certain sound quality that this guy achieves that really pleases the ear. Muddy and saturated but not at all in a bad way.
This is a project that I find to be pretty underrated. Most everything is self released with the exception of a couple tapes on Breathing Problem (one being a split with Interior One). Looking forward to whatever this guy puts out next.
North Central - K9 Frequencies cassette. Ominous Recordings, 2023
Often times when a project focuses on extreme subject matter, the release becomes more about the samples/art and less about the actual music. People creating something for shock value but the noise itself sucks. But I don't think this is the case here.
Musically it's a knock out. Blistering feedback and heavy blows of junk metal creating an overall bad vibe atmosphere reminding me of Taint at times. Sometimes showing restraint, sometimes full blast noise fuckery. I'm pretty sure all tracks were recorded in the same session.
North Central presents some really inspiring sounds on this one, and if you can stomach the subject matter, it's worth tracking down a copy.
I can confirm you that all north central release is one session, because we don't live close, so every time we meet, we record for a release.
Then everything is adjusted in "post production"
Incapacitants – Operorue CD (Helicopter/Troniks)
Going back and checking out the reissue of this classic. In the liner notes, Mikawa lays out the meaning of the title. Operorue is Euro-repo backwards. It's a repurchase agreement in Europe and one was one of the main transaction types that Mikawa was working on at the time for his employer. He then goes on to say this is why you shouldn't take track titles seriously haha.
Postal Savings & Postal Life Insurance is the closest thing I've heard to a recorded cavity filling. This track is brutal. All high end and it sounds like a dentist drilling directly into your mouth with the sympathetic frequencies resonating into your cochlea.
Appointment with my Friend is the second track. A little wider in the spectrum. More focus on the mids with some sprinkled high-end on top. This is a good one. I honestly don't have any smart or smarmy comparisons here. Just a good solid track.
A Walk In The Evening is the third and final track on the album. We have an oddity here. There is no reference to this being a live track... One of the rare occurrences of an Incapacitants album fully comprised of "studio" tracks. A Walk is a 33-minute death match between Mikawa and Kosakai. This is probably one of the finest and most singular examples of why Incapacitants are so incredible. No holds bar absolute slugfest. An absolute stunner of these two giants battling with their gear and trying to topple one another in a no-limits financial noise fest royale rumble.
Can't recommend this one enough.
Umpio - Molesterol
Shorter tracks and lots of variation, an album that is never boring. Works both as a focused listening or as background noise. Some tracks makes you wonder what the hell is being used to produce the sound, love that aspect.
Quote from: Krigsverk on January 04, 2024, 06:34:32 AMUmpio - Molesterol
Shorter tracks and lots of variation, an album that is never boring. Works both as a focused listening or as background noise. Some tracks makes you wonder what the hell is being used to produce the sound, love that aspect.
Link is not related this specific album ,but sometimes especially Kartio sounds reminds me this;
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ior5Ze5I8&pp=ygUJU2ltcHB1amVu
merzbow: flare gun
I took a spin via YouTube while i was working out at the gym and i forgot how good was this 12". Classic merzbow 90s style but not pushed in the red.
Will take a proper listen in the next days
Quote from: Stipsi on January 07, 2024, 09:43:43 PMmerzbow: flare gun
I took a spin via YouTube while i was working out at the gym and i forgot how good was this 12". Classic merzbow 90s style but not pushed in the red.
Will take a proper listen in the next days
Excellent Merz right there.
Anomali - Nitya-baddha 10" (Hypnagogia)
Extremely shrill and harsh to listen faulty hum combined with radio/tv sound collage that goes on for the A side. Some borrowed Richard Rupenus junk sounds towards the end. B-side is way less noisy. A collage of field recording, tape manipulation of small sounds, religious music and what not. Could mistake it for Yeast Culture maybe. Keep coming back to this and always being surprised how grating that broken hum is. Not to mention that the second side is pretty much just ear candy. One of my favorite things I've picked up just for the cheapness and not knowing what or who it is.
Blod – My Beloved Daughters
I listen many times this record online and i always thought it was great.
There's only one problem: Short tracks in harsh noise aren't my cup of tea.
Finally i bought a copy and still have the same thoughts.
Great noise but the format of short tracks aren't still my cup of tea, because once you start going into it, they cut up
Pain Appendix - Manuhypnoz CD
Pain Appendix seem to have taken giant leaps! Manuhypnoz consists mostly of scrap metal sounds, that are well thought out and composed even. The sound doesn't have a annoying room sound, but an aural sense of their own. At times it is nearly acoustic and at times it comes with that sweet distortion, just enough. Not too little and not too much, ripples and rips through the sonic scenery. There's also tasty moments of bassy synth visiting, very shortly but makes a strong effect at least for me. Especially the first two tracks on the CD are insanely good. It's January, and I am already 90% sure to declare this as album of the year. As cherry on top the of the cake, Emmanuel Bonini master makes a brilliant last touch to make this CD sound ridiculously good.
H.Ö.H - s/t CD
There's broken tape noise and then there's HÖH, which takes the whole genre to it's own territory. This is a collection of early HÖH tapes, and it is so broken, mangled up, unable to proceed. Many have tried this genre, some do very good recordings but this is the level I truly enjoy. Where it nearly sounds like the tape deck is just jammed up and someone is trying to salvage the tape out of it by carefully pulling it out to not to break it. There's the warm and immediate tape sound, I don't know if any mastering was even done. Later HÖH recordings are definately good, but these early ones are for me absolutely his best work.
Quote from: MT on January 15, 2024, 05:40:15 PMThere's also tasty moments of bassy synth visiting, very shortly but makes a strong effect at least for me. Especially the first two tracks on the CD are insanely good.
Yeah that synth action at the beginning of track 2 was definitely an "oh shit" moment.
Paysage d'hiver: winterkalte
My favourite album from PdH.
Atmospheric black metal at its finest.
Merzbow: Metalvelodrome (4xcd, Urashima reissue).
The 1st track of disk two have a bug?
Starts extremely loud, everything in red, and then after some minutes the volume "calm down".
It's only my copy or someone notice that?
No idea why but Schloss Tegal never really clicked with me until recently. I heard them many years ago but for whatever reason I dismissed them.
I'm slowly going through the albums that are available on bandcamp and really enjoying them.
So far:
Musick from Madness
The Grand Guignol
Oranur III
and the Neoterrick Research compilation.
Also, I've been playing the original soundtracks from Halloween II(1981) and Halloween III recently. No specific reason other than I love them.
Quote from: Stipsi on January 18, 2024, 06:40:55 PMMerzbow: Metalvelodrome (4xcd, Urashima reissue).
The 1st track of disk two have a bug?
Starts extremely loud, everything in red, and then after some minutes the volume "calm down".
It's only my copy or someone notice that?
If I can locate it and dig it out of my dungeon/closet of CD's and tapes. I'll give my copy a try and see. Unfortunately I don't feel so positive about finding it so easy.
Speaking of Urashina 4xCD reissues;have you noticed Mauthausen Orchestra - First essays:...at least one of those four cd's audio comes out only second channel? Left or right, I don't remember cause I sold my box away because of that problem. Could not handle mistakes like that...
I didn't have the 4xcd of MO, but it's not the first time I've heard someone complaining about urashima.
Honestly the mistake i noticed on merzbow metalvelodrome is the first one from the label.
The other releases i have don't have any problems
Glad to hear that. I have some of those, mostly vinyl records and everything else has been fine.
H.Ö.H
I am late to discovering H.Ö.H but now playing catch up. I've been listening to the self-titled compilation of early tapes, Superorganism, and Epäjohdonmukainen. As well as downloads from Satatuhatta of the three releases there. It's been somewhat of an obsession the last couple of weeks and honestly haven't listened to too much else.
Brutish and lo-fi tape music with a very gritty nature. It's so simple on the surface but perfectly scratches an itch I didn't know I had. Even when I'm not listening, I've been thinking back and couldn't wait to listen to the next release or just spin one of these albums again. I listened to Superorganism multiple times in a row which is extremely rare for me to do with a release.
The self-titled collection is great and contains harsher and more rugged early material. Not without its nuances, however. Superorganism might be my favorite and toes the line of subtle, quieter details and grit perfectly. Epäjohdonmukainen is equally excellent and focuses on a more technical and faster-moving cut-up sound.
Seems like you can't go wrong with any release. I'm enjoying everything immensely and can't recommend the artist enough.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on January 20, 2024, 10:23:34 PMH.Ö.H
I am late to discovering H.Ö.H but now playing catch up. I've been listening to the self-titled compilation of early tapes, Superorganism, and Epäjohdonmukainen. As well as downloads from Satatuhatta of the three releases there. It's been somewhat of an obsession the last couple of weeks and honestly haven't listened to too much else.
Brutish and lo-fi tape music with a very gritty nature. It's so simple on the surface but perfectly scratches an itch I didn't know I had. Even when I'm not listening, I've been thinking back and couldn't wait to listen to the next release or just spin one of these albums again. I listened to Superorganism multiple times in a row which is extremely rare for me to do with a release.
The self-titled collection is great and contains harsher and more rugged early material. Not without its nuances, however. Superorganism might be my favorite and toes the line of subtle, quieter details and grit perfectly. Epäjohdonmukainen is equally excellent and focuses on a more technical and faster-moving cut-up sound.
Seems like you can't go wrong with any release. I'm enjoying everything immensely and can't recommend the artist enough.
I completely share this exact same recent scenario and sentiment as you, as I too am also late to H.Ö.H. It wasn't until late last week for me to hear H.Ö.H. now wondering why I never checked them out more closely before, had it not been for the recent CD reissue of Superorganism, I might still of further delayed my closer examination into their work. The recent H.Ö.H. tape by Satatuhatta, Tukkeutunut Uniperäinen Mania was quite incredible to me upon first listen. They've got some very interesting and profound moments at times that sound very beautiful amongst the industial droning wreckage. I was quite pleased with that tape and from the tape I eagerly moved to a couple of the CDs next and like you I felt excited and eager to give them a listen as they are able to conjure up something almost unexplainable.
..I will continue the praising. H.Ö.H. is amazing and unique. That degraded sound, broken equipment and overall wtf sound is truly captivating. Have not heard all releases, but Epäjohdonmukainen sure is good.
THOMAS DEANGELO - Mouth Music CS (New Forces, 2024)
Seeing a T.D. cassette announced on New Forces had me thinking "what's the catch?", but I still didn't see this coming. There's plenty of mouth going on, but I'm not sure about music. Dramatic and mangled voices, and hectic start-stop bowelly blowout tape crunch. Like some sugar-pumped oaf of a kid playing with the lever on a firehose loaded with lard and syphilitic urine. On a more serious note (although it really does sound the way I described it), he manages to marry his more high brow influences with the lower in a perfect way here. Straight from the looney bin, this one. Wild, free-spirited and severely damaged noise. Excellent.
It was curious with HÖH how the situation changed. As recently, as 2017, when this s/t anthology CD was made (HÖH had been putting out tapes for 5 years at that point), I didn't think there would be need for more than 100 copies of CD. Almost none of Freak Animal CD's are that small pressings. Even this recently, meaning 6-7 years ago, low-tech broken noise on CD couldn't be estimated to be top seller, hah. Freak Animal/IR has experience for many rugged low-tech noise releases. OWL, YAO 91404 D, TRAIT, GOLDENROD series, and so on and on. Stuff gets published as they feel excellent, but many times one couldn't really estimate is there demand, especially when artists are not formerly known. Curious is that HÖH has been able to change his approach on every release, while maintaining the "feel". There is progress and change - but in other hand, firmly rooted to certain feeling and aesthetic.
Brighter Death Now "Necrose Evangelicum" CD
There has been occasional talk about power electronics anthems, but what about death industrial anthems?! That expression is generally so bleak and lifeless, that whole idea of "hit song" is almost counter productive for death industrial... but what about the grand finale of this this CD! I may generally dislike melodic keyboard on industrial, but god damn that track is EPIC!
Sir Ashleigh Grove "The nimply power sessions I-VII" CD
ultra primitive weirdo industrial-noise from UK. I don't think name gets mentioned that often, but maybe some of these forgotten oldies are not heard by new audience? Siren releases, its not like you'd find them at usual noise dealer either.
Wiese + Painjerk "Terrazzo" CD
Busy and adrenalin fueled harsh noise blast, no mercy. It is very "clean", kind of icy and hard, sharp and cold sound. Feels like everything is happening inside tech, not blasted out loud with amplifiers. This is not negative remark, though, as one is blasting it with amp when playing with stereos.
Subliminal "Gracebudd" CD
Another project that probably is quite widely known, but always in shadow of Haus Arafna or NN. If one wants to hear the hardest side of Galakt Horrö stuff, then Subliminal releases are ones to pick up. Bleak, monochrome, moderately rhytmical, industrial-noise, power electronics.
Haus Arafna "Singles" CD
This is actually almost as brutal stuff as Subliminal is/was. Early HA, very rarely shifts into negativ electro pop , most often just fuzzy sizzling electronic saturation, brutal vocals, more straight forward lyrics. Couple beat oriented hit songs, though!
Brume - A Treatise on Ethnography 2023 - this isn't going to twist and melt your mind with the intensity of Normal Brume, but even when he is grading a "B", he's doing (at least) four times better than most - varied and at one point, I thought I was listening to a Zoviet France album with "I Noticed I was Dead" - it still has all the fuckery you'd expect from him, but he's playing differently here, as he has been for a bit now, (and with noticeably conventional instruments? like he did at his very beginning) - OK, I'm reevaluating my opinion of this album - It's Brume. It's GREAT.
Peter Michael Hamel: Nada
Usually at work i listen ambientish/classical music and all related genres.
This is my favourite from Hamel.
Great mix between avant-garde a la John Cage with prepared piano and kosmische music with massive use of organ.
Highly recommended
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 23, 2024, 08:39:46 AMBrighter Death Now "Necrose Evangelicum" CD
There has been occasional talk about power electronics anthems, but what about death industrial anthems?! That expression is generally so bleak and lifeless, that whole idea of "hit song" is almost counter productive for death industrial... but what about the grand finale of this this CD! I may generally dislike melodic keyboard on industrial, but god damn that track is EPIC!
That's Mortiis on the keyboards! I was never a huge fan of what Mortiis has done but this might be the best thing. Right after The Devil Must Kill by Cintecele Diavolui.
Organ of Corti - Fanaticus
Checked out the Sewer Election BC and found this little gem... as I have been on a month long H.Ö.H listening experience, this perfectly fit my mood. Not that they sound the same, but the "wtf am I listeining to"-vibe is similar, sound labyrinths of broken stuff, strange little loops, field recordings and strange atmospheres. Only listened to the BC-streaming, but I need to enjoy this on CD in a proper stereo. Bonus points for artwork that seems to be discretely wine and butt centric. The good things in life.
This CD is very good. Interview mentions synths are turned down, far in the background. Some people also mentioned there is more musicality... Well, I guess it is matter how you approach album and how you related to sound. It is not aggro noise, and tape loop, subtle and relatively quiet. Already listened few times and read the interview from New Forces newsletter. Nice. Should have copies coming to distro soon.
TEMPLUM N.R. "Spectrum DCXCIII: Poison Portals" CD
Aural Hypnox
I suppose I got all they have done, and this Templum N.R. is the best one. Vocalist is, and has been in various quite famous metal/rock bands, but while I am not fan of for example Hex Vessel, his fluent english and sort of theatric narration, with this hollow and decayed sound was so eerie, that I first didn't even think them as vocals, but some sort of long lost occult recordings. Just brilliant sound. Long spoken pieces with strange vibrating and lo-fi sound are on top of dark ritual-music & electronic noises, including some beats - but not in "dance" element. Cold industrial rhythms below the oscillating tones.
Most other Aural Hypnox bands might be more known, but I'd strongly urge to check this one out, especially Poison Portals CD!
I've seen them once time live. Traveled about 600KM distance to north of Finland to see Rusalka and MK9 gig. On the bus all night, and in the early morning start to drink and find out that due flight compilations or something, Rusalka and MK9 ain't coming. Well, dammit.. Proceed with drinking. Doing that from morning till late night, when taking taxi from venue to city, as soon as door opened, vomit was the first thing that came out, hah.. Very good fest and venue, but unfortunately later on did become somewhat less noise friendly place.
Cov Ops - The Way Forward CD (Freak Animal)
I've been so excited to finally give this a spin. The debut CD, New Agenda, was one of my favorite releases in 2023. Cov Ops creates a complex weaving of industrial, power electronics, and at times harsh noise. Really well-developed sounds that are oppressive but at the same time dynamic. Each track across the album is different and rarely repeats and there is a consistent atmosphere. A lot of layers going on and active listening reveals all of the subtleties.
Two for two, this artist has been consistent across releases so far and I don't expect the quality to falter. Would be keen to learn more but the mystery is also quite fun. Could be a well-known name behind the project or could be someone who has quietly been sharpening their skills and only decided to release material once they hit maturity. Would place my bet on a side project of an already established artist, however.
Don't sleep on Cov Ops, high-quality artist churning out developed and well-thought-out material. Early contender for album of the year.
Pain Appendix - Toward Infinity CD (Satatuhatta)
Crumbling and blown-out textures. Subtle metal percussive clangs. A minimal and detailed first few minutes that develop over this 40-minute odyssey of sounds. Odyssey is kind of a cliche and tried descriptor but this album is quite varied and feels like a bit of an adventurous journey. Originally released on a tape that quickly sold out and now we have the rare Satatuhatta reissue on CD. Popular enough to have been repressed! I've been listening to a lot of Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders recently and I swear there is a similar drone buried at the start of this album that Alice often incorporated in her albums. Funny juxtaposition as there is an element of string instrument distortion and manipulation used throughout.
The first half is very dynamic and almost minimal and the second half really picks up with metal junk sounds. And it's not full-blown-out chaos, there is still a controlled level of destruction. Really enjoyed the dynamic and planned progression of events across this release. Unique and not at all what I was expecting.
I love the artwork as well. Dada-ist and Future-ist collage work that reminds me of early Government Alpha artwork. Hope that's not offensive to compare, but I mean it as a compliment. The tits are the icing on the cake!
Pain Appendix - Manuhypnoz CD (Freak Animal)
Latest from Pain Appendix. A very precise and articulate 31 minutes. I love the Gamelan connection and titles for the opening and closing tracks. I'm sure at some point there have been some articles or reviews comparing traditional Gamelan music with the metal percussive sounds of industrial, but none immediately come to mind.
Heavy gain on the mics and the feedback is hot and piercing. Subtle bass tones in the background between the hot metal sounds. Some wild use of oscillations and manipulation in source material. Again, not a predictable album, and Pain Appendix shows us something new and exciting.
Ants in the Afterbirth - Self-Titled S-Sided C90 (Self-released)
Mystery project by an elusive citizen of Cincinnati, OH. Recorded January 1st, 2022 but not released until I think the second half of 2023. I tried to suss out the artist behind this project from Luke at Skeleton Dust Records who has been distributing the tape, but he wouldn't budge! Good on him, some things should remain a mystery.
A beautiful love letter or homage to old school 90s style harsh noise done extremely well. Gritty saturated tape sound recorded straight to a 4-track and all frequencies in the red. An unrelenting 40 minutes of textural crunch and madness. Think Incapacitants with the MSNP treatment. At least that's what it sounds like to me.
A great tape that was on year-end lists but many people seem to be keeping tight-lipped about. Haven't seen it discussed much publicly besides a couple of quick mentions.
Regarding the project name, the only thing I could find online was the serial killer in the "Manhunter" and "Red Dragon" movies has a quote that uses the phrase:
"I am the Dragon, and you call me insane! You are privy to a great becoming... and you recognize nothing. You are an ant in the afterbirth. It is in your nature to do one thing correctly."
Also, there is a funny imprint on the j-card regarding the amount of copies of the tape, "XX / 'Til I Get Bored"
Smell & Quim - Jesus Christ / The Jissom Killers 2xCD (Old Captain)
This is pure gold! I had an incorrect notion of Smell & Quim's music as I expected it to be goofy experimental with retarded humor. At least these cds are more dark and disturbing than goofy. I love the first long track on Jesus Christ, gurgling sounds accompanied by screeching metal. Jissom Killers is full industrial ambient that sounds like a horror movie soundtrack. Clatter of different objects, agonized screams, out of tune piano chords(?) etc. I was replaying first Silent Hill on PS1 during the weekend and Jissom Killers has a similar nightmarish vibe as SH soundtrack.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 26, 2024, 09:26:39 AMTEMPLUM N.R. "Spectrum DCXCIII: Poison Portals" CD
One of the best spoken word pieces. Amazing atmosphere! Magnetic Breath - The Possession tape is equally good I think. The use of beats is even better, but it's shorter and not available anymore.
Quote from: Manhog_84 on January 28, 2024, 03:32:17 PMQuote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 26, 2024, 09:26:39 AMTEMPLUM N.R. "Spectrum DCXCIII: Poison Portals" CD
One of the best spoken word pieces. Amazing atmosphere! Magnetic Breath - The Possession tape is equally good I think. The use of beats is even better, but it's shorter and not available anymore.
Magnetic Breathe - The Possession might be my favorite Templum N.R. release and one of my favorite dark ambient tapes in general. Templum N.R. are truly the unsung heroes of dark ambient music, that's without a doubt.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on January 23, 2024, 08:39:46 AMSubliminal "Gracebudd" CD
Another project that probably is quite widely known, but always in shadow of Haus Arafna or NN. If one wants to hear the hardest side of Galakt Horrö stuff, then Subliminal releases are ones to pick up. Bleak, monochrome, moderately rhytmical, industrial-noise, power electronics.
A great album! Perhaps a bit monotonous by design but it hits heard. The songs "Kids" near the end always sticks out most in my mind. When the synths are that rugged and crunchy I cant get enough. That song could be twice as long by my reckoning.
KAVARI - Against The Wood, Opposed To Flesh - Noise, dark and cinematic ambience, field recordings. Lovely.
https://kavarimusic.bandcamp.com/album/against-the-wood-opposed-to-flesh
Kotha - Black Animal Hex - Testing Vault's Daniele Santagiuliana does ultra dark black metal/noise.
https://kothaitaly.bandcamp.com/album/black-animal-hex
YKSI - Ultrasensory Exploration CD (Freak Animal)
I think the last CD from the most recent Freak Animal batch that I had left in my listening pile. I'm only familiar with a couple of previous tapes on Satatuhatta. Out of the two, I really enjoyed White Magic the most. Solid tape. Looks like this is the artist's debut on the CD format as well and he utilized every minute of it!
A lengthy release clocking in at 74 minutes, but don't let that deter you. The average track length is almost 20 minutes but the artist uses the time well. It's different from any other project that immediately comes to mind and I like this detailed, exploratory, expansive sound the artist works with. Psychedelic sounds for sure but grounded in harsh noise. Some comparisons to maybe C.C.C.C. or even some Government Alpha could be made but it's less harsh than that and it fills a different space. Straddles a fine line between the exploratory psychedelic sounds and subtle harsh underbelly.
I'm really enjoying the dynamics. The sounds shift a bit as the tracks develop but it all expands on a theme and stays interesting. It's not ADHD all over the place but gradually develops over the 20-minute track lengths. A rich tapestry of sounds. The whole theme comes together very well and the track titles and the art absolutely match the sounds.
Debut CD from the artist is great, again, not familiar with all of his past material but this feels a little more developed and honed than the other releases I heard. Very much enjoyed this release.
Morning coffee music of the day:
Merzbow - Solonoise 1
More than one hour of early eighties Merzbow is really a hard thing to endure. I don't know what it is about it, but it does not cut it for my tastes. Too much just random clatter and fapping about and unfocused. I prefer the 90´s.
Azoikum - Menschenhass
Starts off with distorted junk-abuse, but then goes more into harsh noise and PE-territories. Quite a nice ride with good variation between the tracks and nice loops emerging from the chaos every now and then.
COMMANDO 15 - Inner Insurgency Manual CD (Freak Animal, 2024)
Third release from C15, and yet another step in his very own direction. The restrained room recorded hiss drenched feedback and simple pulsating loops are still around, but here coupled with ripping old timey noise. The latter, while definitely wild, is still held in a leash, so to speak, the bursts violent yet brief, keeping the album fairly coherent even though it swings inbetween extremes. And it's the inbetween moments which really sing, although I wouldn't want to be without anything on offer here. The label blurb mentions something about early euro noise and power electronics in a contemporary "broken noise" context, and yeah, that sums it up rather well. Consumer Electronics, S°Core at its bleakest and most simple, and Krang come to this mind, but still not too close to either of them. And the sound; perfect! A very "close" room recording which really brings out everything, perhaps more than there actually might have been, from the few sound sources at play. Lends an element of instability and surprise to it all.
Eager to hear where C15 will go from here. It's far from a perfect album, and I do have complaints, but the fact that this doesn't sound like much else, and that I'm certain there are even better albums ahead... kinda makes it perfect anyway.
F/I / BOY DIRT CAR - Split LP (RRR, 1986)
F/i's side is all over the place. From synthy, almost melodic, sample heavy industrial to monotonous three chord rock with wah wah soloing, with no definite distinction between. It's charming and it works for being so careless. I'm sure they had an audience, but I can't imagine the band had it in mind.
Boy Dirt Car is fantastic. Percussion, rumbling bass, acoustic clang and bang, humming and snarling vocals, and hopelessly 1980's sounds. In the (extremely charming and enlightening) Noisextra interview from a couple of years back, Eric Lunde downplays his role in the group a bit. But Lunde is such a massive presence in whatever context he's in, and while BDC does differ alot from his later solo work, the bridges between are plenty.
ASHLEY C - Timeless Reality CD (Freak Animal, 2011)
Been sinking into this quite a few times this week. Junk and mangled tape, an ancient recipe by now. Sewer Election's Vidöppna Sår LP comes to mind straight away. But as the tracks pass by, Timeless Reality gradually opens up, spirals off into more hazy dream like vistas. A bouncy synth loop in the midst of acoustic wreckage in track 6 immediately makes me think of the much more recent album Hangman Cut Himself Loose by Kyle Flanagan from 2022. Love this CD. Definitely a product of its time, but simultaneously it gravitates elsewhere, in its own direction.
BIZARRE UPROAR - Sikiöasento 2CD (Filth & Violence, 2017)
Great longform loop driven noise with some healthy restraint here. The dryness of the first disc wins me over. Takes some craft to keep a piece like that maintaining its momentum, but the core loop, or whatever you might want to call it, immediately sets its hooks in. The similar but more varied second disc is just as great. A slow but steady tumble of earthy texture and motion. The occasional vocals obscures the view for me at times - not bad per se, but were they really needed? - but still, it has me sitting deep in the couch. Not a big consumer of Bizarre Uproar, but I've dipped my toes now and then. Seems like this era is more of my thing, than the earlier period(s).
MACRONYMPHA "Whorecestra" 3xCD
Dada Drumming
Really good one here! When hearing that there will be triple CD set of one Macronympha tape, I was first cautious what it is going to be be, but now this certainly is reissue that even if you'd have the original, you need this. Exxxcellent harsh noise!
KERÄNEN "Tammisalo tapes - the final early recordings" CD
Usagi
Was it on this forum or some other discussion where I heard someone mentioned they prefer these early recordings of Keränen. Indeed, one could say from harsh noise perspective, EST tape release Green Car Crash (2009) must have been his best noise release. CD's that came after that, were perhaps more "advanced" in synth department, but from sheer noise perspective could not compete with these recordings. Synth stuff I like way less than the early days when he would mix contact mics, guitar pick up mic, turntable needle, small objects, tiny amplified speakers etc.. and pull out massive noise.
LETTERA 22 "Salvado" CD
Usagi
Friend of mine been saying the cd ain't that good, but what the hell!! This is absolutely great! Long room recording of weird noisy experimental set. Just one long tape loop going through multiple reel-to-reel machines and couple microphones in the room capturing the process of what is going on. Hard to really put on words what it is. I do agree it is not aggressive noise, but I would still consider this noise of some sort. Thinking things like TNB est mort with Feral Confine, Organum and such..
It's only February and we already have the best OI! record of the year. The Chisel are back and go even further than the previous masterpiece Retaliation, leaving the hard skin worship at their back and demonstrating they are a wonderful band by their own. some of the best singalong I've listene in a long time and less short sloganistic tunes than in the back. https://thechisel.bandcamp.com/album/what-a-fucking-nightmare
COMMANDO 15 - Inner Insurgency Manual CD
Driven through a small amplifier and recorded like a '98 Finnish dark metal rehearsal tape. Honest, live recorded noise, top shelf release!
Black Leather Jesus - What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours c90 (Dada Drumming)
An immense c90 from the one and only BLJ. I just got the new Top On Trial CD in the mail from Chondritic Sound along with the new Richard split with Scott Houston's Respirator. Before I pop either of those in, I was looking at my BLJ collection and realized I've had this tape since it was released back in 2020 and I don't recall if I ever actually listened to it.
So the tape is a mix of "studio" material and live tracks. No mention of who the lineup is on the studio tracks but the live tracks have a massive lineup with Richard, Sean, Kevin Novak, Domokos, Austin Caustic, Carol Sandin Cooley, Tanner Garza, Nathan Golub, and Zack Guttowsky. I'm assuming that the line-up varies per track, especially from the studio to the live line-up but the notes don't specify.
The first 45 minutes on Side A are broken up between three "studio" tracks. It's probably redundant or unnecessary to describe any Black Leather Jesus release as "crunchy." The tracks here are very much that however. There are a lot of clipping and peaking frequencies. Sounds are pushed to the limits and collapsing under their own weight, choking on themselves, with a very blunt and tape-saturated sound. The third track carries more dynamic weight around "harsh ambient" though and floats around harsh themes and textures while escaping the tendencies of the first two tracks.
I hate to call this Harsh Noise Wall because there is more activity to it and that term has become such a stain with the onslaught of HNW MP3 online labels and so forth. However, this is very much the old-school 90s noise wall like BLJ's own early material and early Dead Body Love. For a 2020 release, this captures the early 90s spirit exceptionally well, even compared to other recent BLJ material of recent memory.
The 45 minutes on Side B are all live tracks. Four shows were captured in March 2019 across Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Denton Texas. A little funny that these live shows are at times more dynamic and nuanced than some of the material on the studio tracks on side A. Just look at the massive lineup above and it's obvious there is room for a breadth of sound. The layers of artists produce a more independent and alchemistic sound and while all the tracks are good, the third and fourth live tracks stand out and are exceptionally good.
Well, I've gone and written too much about a tape I meant to summarize in short. I'll stop here and say it's "very good."
White Magician - Dealers Of Divinity
Received a tape version of this album from Matt War /label (Dystopian Dogs) for free with order and it's quite good if you're looking for that hard rock/proto heavy metal/NWOBHM type of sound. It's full of great riffs and nice heavy metal clean style vocals. If you're into bands like Satan, Randy, etc. Check em out! Same MI guys from another great heavy metal known as Demon Bitch.
Carnivore: Retaliation
What a fucking great album.
Steele was a genius of provocation.
The mix of hardcore and thrash is the best in the whole genre.
From time to time i love to listen to this classic
Quote from: Stipsi on February 11, 2024, 10:33:00 PMCarnivore: Retaliation
What a fucking great album.
Steele was a genius of provocation.
The mix of hardcore and thrash is the best in the whole genre.
From time to time i love to listen to this classic
one of the best records ever....
Quote from: Stipsi on February 11, 2024, 10:33:00 PMCarnivore: Retaliation
What a fucking great album.
Steele was a genius of provocation.
The mix of hardcore and thrash is the best in the whole genre.
From time to time i love to listen to this classic
Fucking right! I 2nd that notion big time! Definitely the true highlight of Peter Steele's career without a doubt. Type O Negative was okay, but definitely nothing when compared to Carnivore and quite possibly one of the best Roadrunner/Roadracer releases ever! Definitely one R.R.'s most unique bands on the label at that time especially, solid mix of punk metal mayhem that can only be rivaled by maybe...Warfare?? Also regarding Type O Negative as being a bit of a lackluster, there is this new band called Zetra from the UK whose gone on to sign with shitty Nuclear Blast, but they to me seem like a band who were somewhat influenced by Type O Negative, but do it better! They're definitely in the darkwave post punk rock sound, but still reminds me a bit of Type O Negative. I just think they do that sound a bit better for what it's worth. Nuclear Blast will find a way to short live that juvenile creativity I'm sure...haha
Keränen – Tammisalo Tapes - The Final Early Recordings CD (Usagi)
I'm honestly not super familiar with the work of Tommi Keränen. I know he is one part of Testicle Hazard and his love for Mikawa and Incapacitants knows no bounds. I believe I recall an interview in a noise mag where he discusses his love for tea. However, I've never really delved into his noise works. Despite being very familiar with his name and having listened to noise for 20 or so years now, it's an artist that has escaped me so far. I think we are all guilty of this to an extent with the absolutely extensive breadth of artists in the genre despite being a small community, there are only so many folks we can keep up with.
As it turns out, this is a very fun and wide-ranging release. It's an overview of early 2000s tracks across various releases. There is a thread on the Scream and Writhe forum about "Happy Noise" and this release reminds me of that. The sounds are very enthusiastic and dare I say "positive". I don't know how to relate how noise comes across as happy and positive, but this somehow comes across to me that way. You can tell Tommi loves noise from listening to these tracks. The linear notes reinforce this notion as well. There is an enthusiastic energy that is almost joyful.
As an introduction to an artist with a deep and active history in noise, I'm embarrassed that this is my first foray but it's very enjoyable. Thanks to Usagi for reissuing these choice cuts!
Corral Shut – Upsidedown Crossbreed CD (Satatuhatta)
In complete and utter opposition to the good feelings I got from the last CD. Here is Corral Shut with one of the most negative and corrosive noise albums of recent times. Extremely high gain feedback and metalwork that reaches the upper echelon of frequencies, Corral Shut is channeling pure frustration. Sometimes I want feel-good music, and other times I want noise to drag me down to the absolute gutters and this is that kind of noise. Corrosive and degrading.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on February 17, 2024, 12:35:57 AMKeränen – Tammisalo Tapes - The Final Early Recordings CD (Usagi)... I believe I recall an interview in a noise mag where he discusses his love for tea.
I think that you have read that Jaakko Vanhala and Lasse Marhaug discussion about their love for tea from Personal Best zine(?)
Keränen was also among the first names I recall when I started to dwell into Finnish noise about 14 years ago, but there was never too much recorded material in circulation besides his drone album Moon over Torrelorca and Testicle Hazard's Python in Bowl during those times. He said that he enjoys playing noise live more than recording it. Anyways his noise is really good also in records, so this Usagi release is truly welcomed. Especially Green Car Crash material rules hard!
Quote from: V.T.R on February 17, 2024, 01:23:07 AMQuote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on February 17, 2024, 12:35:57 AMKeränen – Tammisalo Tapes - The Final Early Recordings CD (Usagi)... I believe I recall an interview in a noise mag where he discusses his love for tea.
I think that you have read that Jaakko Vanhala and Lasse Marhaug discussion about their love for tea from Personal Best zine(?)
Keränen was also among the first names I recall when I started to dwell into Finnish noise about 14 years ago, but there was never too much recorded material in circulation besides his drone album Moon over Torrelorca and Testicle Hazard's Python in Bowl during those times. He said that he enjoys playing noise live more than recording it. Anyways his noise is really good also in records, so this Usagi release is truly welcomed. Especially Green Car Crash material rules hard!
Ah, I think you are right. I'm confusing the tea interview with Tommi's Testicle Hazard counterpart, Lasse.
The Green Car Crash material is quite good. I also really enjoyed the second track Hadel and the previously unreleased track. Funny to look back at the released material between his solo efforts and Testicle Hazard. There is much less there than I realized, especially for being around for quite a while now.
Room Ov Pleasure - Living In A Wet Dream (tape) by Italian label Angst.
This a bit of weird one much like the material from the split with Pain Appendix that was released a little while back by German cult label Abgrund. Definitely carries with it an atmosphere of nightmare like qualities and sounds a bit trippy even. The overall texture and atmosphere of the sound is very nice and sounds unique to a lot of other things happening today. Excited to hear more from Room Ov Pleasure as time goes on.
Commando 15 - Radio Free Bothnia c20 (Freak Animal)What is in the food and water supply of Finland right now?! All noise from the region is just stellar at the moment.
The first official release from Commando 15. Very minimal and well-structured lo-fi noise. Somewhat "experimental" in nature as it is an exploratory journey through nuance and subtleties without ever erupting into harsh territories. With the absolute most minimal and barest of tools, the artist keeps things interesting. This is far from academic or any high-brow experimental. Use of highly controlled feedback, some kind of metal rumblings and scrapings. However, extremely well-tempered and paced exploration. I enjoy the noise of this style and caliber immensely and a great debut from the artist.
Commando 15 - Vauhkola c40 (Satatuhatta)On the second release, further minimal and exploratory feedback manipulation and sculpted sounds from Commando. Expanded the palette to a larger degree by utilizing more space on the c40 format. Beautifully controlled frequencies with time and space to develop. Very atmospheric, mature, and maybe even emotive work. A perfect example of it is not the tools that artists use that define them, but how they use them. EXTREMELY minimal sound palette but somehow very personal and unique. On the j-card, the instrumentation is simply listed as electronics, feedback sources and 4-track mixing. Doesn't get more simple than that and the artist fully makes it his own.
Commando 15 - Inner Insurgency Manual CD (Freak Animal)CD debut by the artist. After the slow and gradual build-up across the first two tapes, the artist feels comfortable letting loose now. At the very end of the last tape, he starts to get a little harsh, but here we have him fully embracing a harsher edge. From the very first moments, things start off with an uncomfortable and shrill attack.
There is a new approach and style on the CD debut and things turn from gradually developing and minimal feedback manipulation to a truly "broken noise" and rougher angle of harsh noise.
In a previous review by Bad Milk on the last page of this thread, they encapsulate it perfectly with:
Quote from: bad milk on February 10, 2024, 10:03:10 PMDriven through a small amplifier and recorded like a '98 Finnish dark metal rehearsal tape. Honest, live recorded noise, top-shelf release!
I admit that I miss a bit of the feel and style of the first two tapes on this CD, but it does feel like all of the releases build up to this moment and it's a very unique-sounding and harsh album. Really excited for all future releases by Commando 15 and an incredible showing of material thus far.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on February 17, 2024, 12:35:57 AMKeränen – Tammisalo Tapes - The Final Early Recordings CD (Usagi)
I'm honestly not super familiar with the work of Tommi Keränen. ... However, I've never really delved into his noise works. Despite being very familiar with his name and having listened to noise for 20 or so years now, it's an artist that has escaped me so far. I think we are all guilty of this to an extent with the absolutely extensive breadth of artists in the genre despite being a small community, there are only so many folks we can keep up with.
As an introduction to an artist with a deep and active history in noise, I'm embarrassed that this is my first foray but it's very enjoyable. Thanks to Usagi for reissuing these choice cuts!
You may want to check his Rulla tapes. https://www.discogs.com/artist/420406-Rulla
Shift / Sick Seed split cd
Probably because of the strange cover image, this release didn't caught my attention when it came out. Shame on me because this is perfect! Shift is at it's best when being most aggressive. From Everything You Are Will Be Destroyed It the album switches perfectly to SS tracks after a calmer and droning part. I love that sample in the beginning of Deathmask and recall Gelsomina (or was it Sick Seed already) using the same sample on live situation, when performing in Turku. Maybe it was the event with Wertham. I tried unsuccesfully find some confirmation of the dates.
This made me go through Shift back catalogue. The earlier ones are a bit boring for me but I had forgotten how good the stuff from Bulk onwards is! Shift has quite unique sound and approach that makes it stand out from the PE acts. What resonates with me in Shift, is the feeling of dropping connections to surrounding society and building up hatred in isolation. Or at least this is the image I get in my head when listening to Shift. Track and album titles and cover arts amplify this. Morose and Ruminations with blurry images of leafless trees and hostile human figure. Maybe those two are my favorites, but Abandon comes close. I didn't care for the last track with guitar. Altamont Rising is also ace.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on February 18, 2024, 01:40:26 AMI admit that I miss a bit of the feel and style of the first two tapes on this CD, but it does feel like all of the releases build up to this moment and it's a very unique-sounding and harsh album. Really excited for all future releases by Commando 15 and an incredible showing of material thus far.
Very first tape - just private tape with some stuff, was full on pedal harsh noise. Something more like 2005 USA harsh noise could be. Then first published C15 track (as far as I know) appears on Terässinfonia comp series. On that one, also very very different from what tapes were going to be. Considering this, it feels that C15 doesn't necessarily have firmly set "style" where he will stay, but we may expect surprises when so far each time is something a bit (or a LOT) different.
Quote from: Manhog_84 on February 19, 2024, 10:52:16 AMShift / Sick Seed split cd
This made me go through Shift back catalogue. The earlier ones are a bit boring for me but I had forgotten how good the stuff from Bulk onwards is! Shift has quite unique sound and approach that makes it stand out from the PE acts. What resonates with me in Shift, is the feeling of dropping connections to surrounding society and building up hatred in isolation. Or at least this is the image I get in my head when listening to Shift. Track and album titles and cover arts amplify this. Morose and Ruminations with blurry images of leafless trees and hostile human figure. Maybe those two are my favorites, but Abandon comes close. I didn't care for the last track with guitar. Altamont Rising is also ace.
This split LP/CD is really good, even if I say so myself. Last copies of both formats. Shift indeed has different "phases". Perhaps you could even say that each release has its very own identity. What is the best thing, is that it just got better and better all the time.
Short reviews of last weeks listenings...
Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook - Outland (6 CD box set, Cold Spring)
A fantastic release... The (dark) ambient sides of both gentlemen are astounding. Such deep, lush and immersive drones and sounds are a rare thing these days. You who were around in the 90´s when Namlook did the Fax label will love this. I really hope for more gems from that era to be re-released.
Gestapos Last Orgy (Tape, Wrath)
Pure filth, as expected. Side A is a bit too slow, uneventful and lo-fi to my tastes, but the B-side really picks up the pace.
H.Ö.H. s/t (CD, FA)
What to say that has not already been said about H.Ö.H.? Great stuff. Few manages to get such a "broken" sound. I get that almost non-human vibe from it, like this was not made by a person. Just so utterly strange and kaputt. Love it.
Drew Daniel / John Wiese - Continuous Hole (CD Cold Spring)
I do love music that gives you that "what the hell is this"-feeling and when you dont even know what the sound sources are. This almost falls into that category, but maybe a bit more glitchy/computer edit styled. Either way, it is a fun ride, lots of things that appear with repeated listens.
Rotat - Persisting calamity (CD FA)
Full on Finnish noise, all the elements are there, lots of different things going on all the time, an onslaught of chaos and harshness. A real treat, like a nail in the liver...
Genocide Organ - Death Zones (2CD Tesco)
I will not review this much - after 1.5 listens it feels great but subdued, but I need more time to digest this. Probably a grower, an album that takes a while to grasp.
Leather Dog - Chain bondage (CD IOPS)
Exactly what the write-up says. Piercing harshness, a high pitched assault on the senses. Track two does have a few bass-roaring seconds, but other than that treble is king here. Painful stuff.
Taint: Misogynst Lust
After 3 days of rain, i can finally go out for a trekking up to the hills around my village.
I m playing the tape rip on YouTube thru my phone and i have just to say: one of many keith masterpieces.
Quote from: Stipsi on February 25, 2024, 11:59:43 AMTaint: Misogynst Lust
After 3 days of rain, i can finally go out for a trekking up to the hills around my village.
I m playing the tape rip on YouTube thru my phone and i have just to say: one of many keith masterpieces.
Definitely 2nd that notion, might even be his best! One of my favorite albums in general too. It's absolutely perfect!
Dolchstoss - Tribunal 2022
Short live clip surfaced on instagram which piqued my interest. Interesting tape and looking forward to more.
Algor Mortis - Interrupted Decomposition
Rough death noise from what seems a one off project under the OMM banner. Necrophilia instructions, unsettling samples, cracking sounds backed with caustic noise. Very good and fits the content. Hope there's more.
Why noone shared the tip ? Why you are so selfish ? Just this morning i found that Ex Jesus has a Bandcamp page. I immediately bought the whole thing for the discounted price of 5,5EUR. And that is my only purchase of digital files in a year. Downloaded. Started listening from and just finished this https://joshuastewart777.bandcamp.com/track/too-drunk-to-talk and after my standing ovation i felt the need to scream to the world THIS IS IT MOTHERFUCKERS. So i came here ...
2 hours noise marathon ! In one sit -i lie. Did a smoking break after an hour- , full focus, without doing anything else. 2 hours, one may think HNW staticness ? NO NO NO ! NOISE ! As active, varied, rich as noise can be. Harsh, cut-up, pedals, objects / physical destruction, fast, calmer, tape music, field recordings, distorted songs thrown in, some use of -much needed- silence. PLEASURE ! Masterpiece ! Cumming ! - Ex Jesus, True warrior, Hail ! - I am going out a walk with my dog in an attempt to calm down. I feel like i am on drugs and need to spend my energy. This is how street fights happen ...
I see there is a physical copy for sale on Discogs. I pretend i dont see it. I feel so full, so complete right now, and have many more from Ex Jesus waiting. You have not much extra money Theodore, stick to your 'targets' . Leave it for an other bastard.
PS: On Bandcamp page, right-click and select all, to highlight the text -life aint easy- .
I don't know if someone else is doing this as well, but I have the habit and need - when I was at a live show, which has really impressed me, I tend to search for all of the records I have from the artists and listen to them in the following days.
So it will all be about Brighter Death Now and related here this weekend.
Edit: As I re-read this post, this seems to be more like a teenage obsession for some boy or girlgroup. Maybe it is, haha
Harsh Ways Fest 2CD + Zine
Excellent live cd, concept and some good photographs in the booklet. All tracks sound really good, especially Grunt ones. I think they are even better captured than in Vieraat aivot. The most interesting read was Novitshok interview, because it was the most obscure project and at the live situation looked like a veteran industrial band. The interview clarified the connections to bands that have indeed been around for a long time. In the noise/pe context the Russian sounding title and t.A.T.u. background video left a feeling that is this about sex traffic (yeah this is the first thing that comes to my mind), should lesbians be nerve gassed or something? It was explained here heh. Also I liked how Unclean described himself feeling like a deranged preacher when he was performing.
Macronympha - Deep Reeds tape. Recently obtainted and listened to this one and it's one of those obscure tapes that is a like collection of sounds from 92-94. I found the tape to be quite enjoyable! Layers of thick distortion, weird manipulated effects of saxophone on parts and overall very raw atmosphere!
bizarre uproar: triumph (ominous reissue)
Only two words:
FUCK YES.
Fuck yes indeed! Excellent release.
IDLER - OAF (3" Satatuhatta)
Claims to be "primitive micro-cassette abuse", but it does not sound like that to my ears, but maybe I am a bit ignorant to what can be done with micro-cassettes. Great textured noise, quite a lot of "attack" in the sounds. Also good variation of sounds over the single long track. All in all, a great release with very nice minimal artwork.
Personal note; Damn I love the 3" CD format. To me it fits harsh noise perfectly as the length limits repetition and makes sure it never gets boring. (Almost) all 3" I own are all killers no fillers.
Quote from: Stipsi on March 06, 2024, 07:01:37 PMbizarre uproar: triumph (ominous reissue)
Only two words:
FUCK YES.
Got the original release from Cathartic and it's the release that turned me onto BU. Absolutely love the use of vocal loops on this.
Quote from: Krigsverk on March 07, 2024, 11:11:14 AMPersonal note; Damn I love the 3" CD format. To me it fits harsh noise perfectly as the length limits repetition and makes sure it never gets boring. (Almost) all 3" I own are all killers no fillers.
Agree about length limitation / quality, BUT this tiny discs are a pain in the ass to handle. Cant say i like the format. Just cause of that.
Recombinants – Splatterfarm tape (Tribe Tapes)
Interesting tape! Zoviet France-like, but also, with AMK? I don't know how to describe this much more than that, but I can tell you I like it. Collaboration of Jacob DeRaadt (known from Sterile Garden) and Max Julian Eastman.
Crank Sturgeon / Sterile Garden tape (ZUIVERINGliederen)
Decided to check what I have from Sterile Garden and this is what I found, and well, it's
bedroom noise sessions and underpass drones Fast Forwarded into a dream state sound collage, stuff that I am definitely into. However it does lose a bit coming after a very very good Crank Sturgeon track. Broken weirdo noise to fish people muzak. I mean it sounds just like Crank Sturgeon.
Where are the CD Reissues of the best rare Crank Sturgeon stuff! And I wonder what those would be?
MOLD - s/t (CD Satatuhatta)
A project consisting of H.Ö.H. will always get my attention. This is not as murky or strange as H.Ö.H. but more of a "traditional" noisy affair, tape loop work out, loud noise, dynamics... in short, another great CD of what you finns do so damn well. Not to be missed.
So that these won't go under the radar, the two Heppakirjat noise tapes:
Heppakirjat - Don't Know About Dogs, But Rats Ain't Got No Buddha Nature - Die! Die!
Despite extremely bizarre tape title and unmarked sides (arrgh), Heppakirjat presents very mature sound, as in it has basically no beginner flaws, just highly enjoyable material that you can just listen to rather than focus on what's not right. Anyway, tape leans heavily on field recording material, screeching metals, rustling and wincing. Almost in a loop nature, slowly introducing new sounds. There's distinct layers to each element, also some samples in the mix. Second side starts off way more intense, deal is the same, junk metal fest. One could think, how many junk noise tapes can come out of Finland? I can answer; many more! As for the first side, the mix is so nice on this side as well. There's clearly the junk rustling and banging but also more pedal drenched madness as well. They blend very nicely, and it gets really harsh! Cover arts and name of the project gave all the wrong clues. If you came looking for pony books, this just hits you with a sledgehammer.
Heppakirjat - Virgin at The Bus Stop
This tape continues in the vein of the previous one. I have no idea which is the "first" tape, so I'll just treat them as equals. Acoustic metal clatter and pedal noise rumbling aside of it. Atmosphere is bit more on the cunning side, kind of keeps listener on their toes while Heppakirjat arranges their very messy toolbox by throwing tools around, hum of the amplifier letting you know it's ready to roar. And slowly they begin their deathrattle. Very ferocious feedback squealing, metals growl, like molten steel is eating up a factory. Is it by sheer luck but also on this tape the "second side" is more intense than the first. Sound is more heavy and feedback is making appearances more often. Then it just gets real juicy noise avalanche, it's a real pleasure to listen to, especially because the tapes are dubbed loud and soundwise material has very good and crunchy touch.
If you can see'em, grab'em. Cause you won't get another chance.
V/A - The Remains of Wasted World CD (Creston Club)
Fantastic new compilation of young and newer Japanese artists. Love the endearing improper English title. Tracks range from 3 minutes to 22 minutes per artist. Most of these artists only have appearances on comps, a couple of splits, or privately released tapes. Don't think the majority have a proper album.
Skin Job - more industrial and PE focused artist. Starts off with some interesting radio play. Delves into hypnotic metal work and highly processed vocals. Not super flanged though. Really good kick off to the comp.
Spore Spawn - the only artist on the comp I'm familiar with. Super detailed cut-up sounds. Highest caliber noise. His album Dousekurunode on 16 Shots per Second and the tape Owaranaikedo on New Forces are amazing. This ten-minute track stretches and explores a lot of space. There are sections of treated field recordings and drone segments, not all super fast or harsh. It all flows extremely well. Another example of why he is one of the best in this style going right now. Fans of Endo's later material under his own name take notice.
P.O.V - Harsh and spastic. Lots of oscillators and squiggly sounds. White noise washes and digital stutters. Rapid and cutting sounds a plenty.
YI SEUNGGYU - Actually a Korean-born artist who currently resides in Japan. VERY different style and approach from the last two fast-paced and cut-up artists. More slow-going and gradually developing oscillations.
S-B-B - This track is a highly disorienting mash-up of noise and sampled video game sounds. Feels like a Hunter S. Thompson acid trip walking through a 90's mall video arcade. The artist also has an album on the Creston Club Bandcamp page titled, kousaten which is also a highly detailed cut-up Japanese noise album very much worth everyone's time if you aren't turned off by digital sounds, I recommend checking it out
rirongg - this artist plays in the digital realm well..., much better than most. Though it's obvious there are a lot of digital sources or editing methods present, I can immediately enjoy how he uses his tools to augment the sounds in a really unique way. Stretching the sounds and pushing others to harsher extremes. Short but sweet 3 minutes, actually one of my favorites on the comp.
Leecher - final 22 minute closer to this highly impressive compilation. There is a lot of space for the development of clashing metal, searing textures and feedback, and slow-growing rumbles. After the first 10 or 12 minutes, it turns into a total cut-up noisefest bludgeoning.
An extremely talented display of power among the new Japanese elite. Thanks to Oxen Records who initially stocked this in the US. Incredible survey of lesser-known Japanese prodigies. Highly enjoyed this comp.
Ars Sonitus "Kairos" CD
Hand made packaging, CD screwed inside crucifix. I would be surprised if many people knew this artists while ago, but I was so enthusiastic about his work, hoped more people will notice it. Asked guys from Poland to translate his interview into English that came out on Special Interests #16 that came out while ago. Artist is quite hermit. Comes from communist era Poland and got exposed to TG in one of his trips to UK in 70's. All things in his story are strange. Guy who wasn't caring much for music, until heard the real deal industrial. His tapes or existence used to be known only be the most devoted Polish experimental music fans. Some of stuff came out on compilations, but these new couple special packaged albums are something that capture the vibe of "industrial noise" so perfectly. Being editions of 100 copies available only from label who put them out, I'd guess he'll remain obscurity. I have listened this CD repeatedly since I got it. This one even better than Transfuturism manifesto CD.
While I say "industrial noise", I mean exactly that. Its not utterly harsh, but it is not "music". There are lots of noisy sounds clattering with loops grinding, mechanic sounds, chants, but there is always happening things, new elements coming in, manually processing things that are happening. It is not monotonic in bad way. Not at all. Linked sample gives you a bit of idea, yet it isn't all there is. Very different type of songs. If you like Vivenza, SAT Stoicizmo, Entre Vifs, old Le Syndicat, and things somewhere in those lines, I am pretty sure Ars Sonitus hits hard!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZHr1NNoHGI
Quote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 07, 2024, 11:52:51 AMQuote from: Stipsi on March 06, 2024, 07:01:37 PMbizarre uproar: triumph (ominous reissue)
Only two words:
FUCK YES.
Got the original release from Cathartic and it's the release that turned me onto BU. Absolutely love the use of vocal loops on this.
Cannot have enough BU. Even though this is a compilation, it works as an album due to consistent sound and style from the same period. I tried to gather up from Discogs does this contain material not released on anywhere else. Hate Metal, I Will Cut Your Fucking Head Off and Puhdasta Vihaa I&II doesn't seem to be on any other release. Three untitled tracks don't match other releases from the same period...Maybe it would be easier just to ask the man himself. That longer sterilisaatio track is from The Cherry Point/Gelsomina split and not released on other compilations. So yeah, worth getting even if you already own some of the material.
Quote from: Manhog_84 on March 20, 2024, 07:11:56 PMQuote from: Andrew McIntosh on March 07, 2024, 11:52:51 AMQuote from: Stipsi on March 06, 2024, 07:01:37 PMbizarre uproar: triumph (ominous reissue)
Only two words:
FUCK YES.
Got the original release from Cathartic and it's the release that turned me onto BU. Absolutely love the use of vocal loops on this.
Cannot have enough BU. Even though this is a compilation, it works as an album due to consistent sound and style from the same period. I tried to gather up from Discogs does this contain material not released on anywhere else. Hate Metal, I Will Cut Your Fucking Head Off and Puhdasta Vihaa I&II doesn't seem to be on any other release. Three untitled tracks don't match other releases from the same period...Maybe it would be easier just to ask the man himself. That longer sterilisaatio track is from The Cherry Point/Gelsomina split and not released on other compilations. So yeah, worth getting even if you already own some of the material.
I agree. There is no such thing as too much Bizarre Uproar. Bizarre Uproar is one of those projects you're either all the way into or not as much. I think Macronympha can be a bit like that too.
Tyhjä Pää – Prolonged Troubles In Concentration And Memory (Satatuhatta)
Amazing album that feels like Merzbow in his prime but with a bit of cut-up feeling added to it. The crisp and dynamic sound production really elevates this also. Again, surprisingly good and never gets boring. Full on assault of the senses.
Haare - Submagic (Dunkelheit)
Probably the best Haare I have in my collection (a far from complete collection though). Very nice dronescapes, quite subdued on the noisy parts. It´s like endless drones to get lost in, just floating away... sometimes you can hear a guitar in the reverb drenched soundscape that comes and goes. A great album to listen to while chilling in the couch.
Merzbow - Exoking (Old Captain)
A waste of plastic.
the gerogerigegege: none friendly
Probably the ambientish albums of gerogerigegege are my favourite.
This one and hell driver are my favorite of their discography.
I'm sure is not a very popular option, but their melancholic side is the most honest.
JSH - Rev 13:6 CD (OXEN)
This CD absolutely fucking crushes. God damn! The artist has a very strong opinion, which he expresses in Special Interests #16, regarding his favorite kind of noise and the noise he likes to create. Hard to argue with the results of that process here haha.
The last release on Phage Tapes, Rev Job 16:9, was also a complete gut punch, but this new album takes it to the next level. The artist's general process is that everything is done in one take to get a live feel and no overdubs. Full rock 'em sock 'em rock and roll vibes.
The only exception to the one take and no overdubs rule is the final track on this album which contains some help from a few friends. Some junk source material provided by Richard Ramirez, Bizarre Uproar, and Claudio Frassine from Mademoiselle Bistouri.
If you are looking for harsh, this is it.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 20, 2024, 10:23:01 AMArs Sonitus "Kairos" CD
Hand made packaging, CD screwed inside crucifix. I would be surprised if many people knew this artists while ago, but I was so enthusiastic about his work, hoped more people will notice it. Asked guys from Poland to translate his interview into English that came out on Special Interests #16 that came out while ago. Artist is quite hermit. Comes from communist era Poland and got exposed to TG in one of his trips to UK in 70's. All things in his story are strange. Guy who wasn't caring much for music, until heard the real deal industrial. His tapes or existence used to be known only be the most devoted Polish experimental music fans. Some of stuff came out on compilations, but these new couple special packaged albums are something that capture the vibe of "industrial noise" so perfectly. Being editions of 100 copies available only from label who put them out, I'd guess he'll remain obscurity. I have listened this CD repeatedly since I got it. This one even better than Transfuturism manifesto CD.
While I say "industrial noise", I mean exactly that. Its not utterly harsh, but it is not "music". There are lots of noisy sounds clattering with loops grinding, mechanic sounds, chants, but there is always happening things, new elements coming in, manually processing things that are happening. It is not monotonic in bad way. Not at all. Linked sample gives you a bit of idea, yet it isn't all there is. Very different type of songs. If you like Vivenza, SAT Stoicizmo, Entre Vifs, old Le Syndicat, and things somewhere in those lines, I am pretty sure Ars Sonitus hits hard!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZHr1NNoHGI
Thank you very much for introduction! Got those CDs from Impulsy. But goddamn, all my screwdrivers are still at my ex's house, so I can't even listen to Καιρός CD this weekend, haha. But let's see, maybe a knife can do the job as well.
Transfuturism Manifesto is also very good, I like it a lot!
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on March 30, 2024, 01:20:24 AMJSH - Rev 13:6 CD (OXEN)
This CD absolutely fucking crushes. God damn! The artist has a very strong opinion, which he expresses in Special Interests #16, regarding his favorite kind of noise and the noise he likes to create. Hard to argue with the results of that process here haha.
The last release on Phage Tapes, Rev Job 16:9, was also a complete gut punch, but this new album takes it to the next level. The artist's general process is that everything is done in one take to get a live feel and no overdubs. Full rock 'em sock 'em rock and roll vibes.
The only exception to the one take and no overdubs rule is the final track on this album which contains some help from a few friends. Some junk source material provided by Richard Ramirez, Bizarre Uproar, and Claudio Frassine from Mademoiselle Bistouri.
If you are looking for harsh, this is it.
I definitely concur! JSH is definitely a hard hitter within harsh noise and has been becoming one of favorite artists to listen to in recent times. The new album Rev 13:6 definitely crushes indeed! Total hammer of crushing nihilism, not only in the sounds, but also in the imagery and aesthetics as well.
Quote from: Cranial Blast on March 30, 2024, 02:41:23 PMQuote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on March 30, 2024, 01:20:24 AMJSH - Rev 13:6 CD (OXEN)
This CD absolutely fucking crushes. God damn! The artist has a very strong opinion, which he expresses in Special Interests #16, regarding his favorite kind of noise and the noise he likes to create. Hard to argue with the results of that process here haha.
The last release on Phage Tapes, Rev Job 16:9, was also a complete gut punch, but this new album takes it to the next level. The artist's general process is that everything is done in one take to get a live feel and no overdubs. Full rock 'em sock 'em rock and roll vibes.
The only exception to the one take and no overdubs rule is the final track on this album which contains some help from a few friends. Some junk source material provided by Richard Ramirez, Bizarre Uproar, and Claudio Frassine from Mademoiselle Bistouri.
If you are looking for harsh, this is it.
I definitely concur! JSH is definitely a hard hitter within harsh noise and has been becoming one of favorite artists to listen to in recent times. The new album Rev 13:6 definitely crushes indeed! Total hammer of crushing nihilism, not only in the sounds, but also in the imagery and aesthetics as well.
Thanks for bringing this up. I have not read yet the latest...three SI issues I think (too much to read, listen, watch etc.) but this was right up my alley. Brutal, ripping and extremely addictive. From the Ominous Recordings guy. I did not properly listen other albums but seems that Rev 13:6 hits the bullseye.
FUNCUNT
I recently found them, but it's kind of strange that I didn't know anything about this project until now, because their releases are already from the early 90's! It's Finnish band, and "normally" the circles here are quite small and if you're interested of some "strange stuff" you will find out the stuff if not immediately but at least in few years. But that's not always the case, like this time.
They are not NOISE - but very experimental... maybe metal, with a progressive/psychedelic rock swing, and lot of all kind of strangeness, also noisy elements. Doesn't open easily, but it's quite captivating.
One member of this group (duo) is Jussi Saivo, who is probably known more from Tiermes and Ovalki. Jukka Sillanpää (the other member) uploaded the remastered versions of their demos/CD/splitLP (8 years ago), here's one (the rest you will find from the same account)
COLDEACCOL DEMO 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZGDxlcbCYc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZGDxlcbCYc)
Quote from: mag-maa on March 31, 2024, 10:59:50 AMFUNCUNT
I recently found them, but it's kind of strange that I didn't know anything about this project until now, because their releases are already from the early 90's! It's Finnish band, and "normally" the circles here are quite small and if you're interested of some "strange stuff" you will find out the stuff if not immediately but at least in few years. But that's not always the case, like this time.
They are not NOISE - but very experimental... maybe metal, with a progressive/psychedelic rock swing, and lot of all kind of strangeness, also noisy elements. Doesn't open easily, but it's quite captivating.
If you like Funcunt you need to check out F as well. I might not remember it right but F is just Funcunt after a name change. They released one album called I-III which is like calmed down Funcunt. Still not radio-friendly :)
Quote from: moozz on March 31, 2024, 11:30:40 AMQuote from: mag-maa on March 31, 2024, 10:59:50 AMFUNCUNT
I recently found them, but it's kind of strange that I didn't know anything about this project until now, because their releases are already from the early 90's! It's Finnish band, and "normally" the circles here are quite small and if you're interested of some "strange stuff" you will find out the stuff if not immediately but at least in few years. But that's not always the case, like this time.
They are not NOISE - but very experimental... maybe metal, with a progressive/psychedelic rock swing, and lot of all kind of strangeness, also noisy elements. Doesn't open easily, but it's quite captivating.
If you like Funcunt you need to check out F as well. I might not remember it right but F is just Funcunt after a name change. They released one album called I-III which is like calmed down Funcunt. Still not radio-friendly :)
yes, already listened that one (basically the same band). Discogs says it's just F, but but...
Vile Vulgar - Private Art
Hard object sounds and wet or organic-sounding synth that abruptly alternate among dense and sparse arrangements. Very big dynamic range. Many parts are reminiscent of Hardly Lethal, faster and sloppier.
JLIAT – 16:05:94 (1994)
JLIAT – The Dancing Horse (1995)
JLIAT – The Ocean Of Infinite Being (1996)
JLIAT – The Nature Of Nature (1997)
JLIAT – When We Focus On Nothing As Opposed To The Set Or Subset Of Infinite Events With Whatever Intellect We Have In That Moment The Conscious State Becomes Aware Of The Alternative To The Infinity Of States Which In Its Apprehension Is Enlightenment. (2000)
Such a great run of ambient/drone/minimalism. Also great sleeping music. Another box set waiting to happen.
MOGAO - Hidden God CD (Hiisi, 2023)
I received a generous stack of noise when three finns played in our space three weeks ago. First one I played was this one, and I haven't moved on to the others yet. It's just too good. It's not a difficult listen, but definitely not an album that will introduce and convert people to noise fandom, so to speak. On the contrary, it's for the jaded noise heads. No full-bodied crunch here. Just room recorded live noise with intent and determination. Gear and technique bores me to death, but that this was recorded just good enough does so much in its favor and has to be mentioned. It's far from the distant mess it can be if the (room) recorder doesn't know what he or she's doing; a crispy grit to it, with plenty of air. But it's also a wee bit unstable (the recent and great Commando 15 CD on Freak Animal shares all these traits). The noise itself then? Acoustic racket upfront, with some electronics frying just nearby now and then. High paced, spirited!, mid frequencies bursting with color and nuance, ripping screech, sudden pockets of depth (much thanks to said electronics). Oh and the alien/Kenneth Grant theme certainly lifts Hidden God a notch too. It's an absolute joy. Perfect noise album. Names and albums that fly by are Stewart Skinner, Changez Les Blockeurs, Robochanman and whatnot, but ultimately it's just another very personal album by Mogao. This is my favorite of his so far, but hell knows where he's headed next. Pretty sure I'll dig whatever he comes up with at this point.
MORTAL VISION - Nacht Musik C50 (G.R.O.S.S.)
Perfect night music really. Hasegawa of CCCC fame with a guitar and some pedals, making more than most of it. Nightmarish guitar noise. Love this tape! Insanely tired at this point, so I'll just replay and nod off in my rocking chair. I believe the reissue on Urashima is still not too expensive, but I'm not sure. For all who finally found CCCC via recent CD reissues, this is a safe next step.
Gourmet Shit Scene - Family Portraits c30 (Room 2A)
Side A: Ear splicing, absolute cochlea surgical feedback knife apparatus. Those that like high end should seek out this tape. This kind of shit is my absolute favorite.
Side B: A little crunchier and more full sounding frequencies at the start. Then delves into ear splicing feedback again. The new Priest in Shit tape that just came out had me revisiting this tape. Excellent textures and crunch.
Priest In Shit - Playground c30 (Deadline Records)
Oh this one CUTS. Heavy heavy feedback.
Those feedback sadists take notice. Metal junk clang and clap with punishing sounds.
Brides of Blood - Meat c30 (Deadline Records)
God damn, blood is dripping everywhere...
Heavy heavy electronics. The artwork and the title hit just as hard as the sounds. Full screeching feedback with a good mix of crunch.
Quote from: Baglady on April 06, 2024, 02:25:33 AMMOGAO - Hidden God CD (Hiisi, 2023)
I received a generous stack of noise when three finns played in our space three weeks ago. First one I played was this one, and I haven't moved on to the others yet. It's just too good. It's not a difficult listen, but definitely not an album that will introduce and convert people to noise fandom, so to speak. On the contrary, it's for the jaded noise heads. No full-bodied crunch here. Just room recorded live noise with intent and determination. Gear and technique bores me to death, but that this was recorded just good enough does so much in its favor and has to be mentioned. It's far from the distant mess it can be if the (room) recorder doesn't know what he or she's doing; a crispy grit to it, with plenty of air. But it's also a wee bit unstable (the recent and great Commando 15 CD on Freak Animal shares all these traits). The noise itself then? Acoustic racket upfront, with some electronics frying just nearby now and then. High paced, spirited!, mid frequencies bursting with color and nuance, ripping screech, sudden pockets of depth (much thanks to said electronics). Oh and the alien/Kenneth Grant theme certainly lifts Hidden God a notch too. It's an absolute joy. Perfect noise album. Names and albums that fly by are Stewart Skinner, Changez Les Blockeurs, Robochanman and whatnot, but ultimately it's just another very personal album by Mogao. This is my favorite of his so far, but hell knows where he's headed next. Pretty sure I'll dig whatever he comes up with at this point.
Great album! Truly perplexing moods and sounds at times, doesn't really open up on first listen so be forwarned on that matter. At first some parts of the album sounded bit... maybe shoddy and messy? But during the listening session it started to grow in me and slowly the pieces really started to connect.
Crude layering of the noise (i suspect that Mr. Mogao played noise live in the room on top of the prerecorded noise playing thru PA while recording the whole shebang with main recorder) is really the "thing" here as it exhibits the several room sounds at the same time creating strange atmosphere. Not ritualistic but... Urban esoteria of an sort? Really, really good. The recent Satatuhatta tape was also super brilliant and in the same general ballpark as this cd, but showed more of this certain spiritual and "weird" side of Mogao, even touching the Popol Vuh-ish heights at times.
A couple of new ones in today:
Nostovaki: Raudalla ja verella cassette. Freak Animal 2024.
Very solid release. First two tracks are my favorite. Slow banging percussion, metal abuse, and droning synth. Vocals sound straight forward with no effects, first track being more spoken word style and second track screaming torment. Track 2 is eerie as fuck. Sounds like slowed down church bells or something in the background. Cold atmosphere overall. Language is Finnish so the lyrics are lost on me. Recommended.
Snuff "V". Filth & Violence 2024.
I survived Snuff V. I knew going into this that it was going to be a difficult listen based off of what other people have said, and that ain't a lie. There are subtle layers of vocals and other things but your bleeding earholes have to dig through the copious amounts of feedback to find it. For the true sadomasochists.
Einleitungszeit batch!! huh... damn! It took a while, but now that they are out, looking and sounding even better expected! Each one uses the original art from the release, modified very little. Label info stylishly just tiny logo on the back, hardly any revisionism here! I like.
Die Menshchzerstorung - that's the early tape, almost 70 minutes of them being at their noisiest and most aggressive, but also the known industrial sound is present totally.
R Mensch - E Tanatologie + 1, originally double LP on Recalcitrant now sound vastly stronger and it varies greatly. From 1991 early industrial percussion works, to almost kraut-electro soundscapes and the heavy duty Einleitungszeit crunchy industrial noise.
L'Accouchement Des Machines Humaines, originally LP on Freak Animal, also thinking how 20+ min sides may have been notch dirtier on LP, CD sounds very neat. For me, and not only because it was originally on FA, but simply because it sounds so, is THE most advanced of old Einleitungszeit material. Already when hearing it first, was blown out by more atmospheric approach with female voices, even more industrial sounding percussive loop material and heavy grinding electronic sounds, two long tracks that really could be thought also as multiple songs since segments have distinctive things, even if they may have this gradual development more often than early tape material.
Aus Der Leichenkammer: "Klonieren Des Machinen Lärms", originally LP on Art Konkrete was already back then not as amazing as two other vinyls mentioned above, but by no means it is bad. Not at all. Great release nevertheless!
It is curious to think how many things resemble what for example CONTROL was doing later on. Multilayered, efx fueled vocals, heavy slow crushing loops and that somehow sizzling distortions. Talking about "industrial noise", you can easily check how the mid 90's CRUNCH is applied within stuff that has musical qualities. It's almost like SPK mixed with Dead Body Love:
https://phagetapes.bandcamp.com/album/laccouchement-des-machines-humaines
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 17, 2024, 10:07:26 AMAus Der Leichenkammer: "Klonieren Des Machinen Lärms", originally LP on Art Konkrete was already back then not as amazing as two other vinyls mentioned above, but by no means it is bad. Not at all. Great release nevertheless!
This was also on RxNx (https://www.discogs.com/label/18045-Recalcitrant-Noise), not Art Konkret. Here's to hoping sales are good and encouraging, so the other two early cassettes and LP (the one on Art Konkret) get reissued too. Thanks to Phage Tapes for hitting these reissues hard.
ah yeah! The Art Konkrete was the other corpse cover album, hah.. Whatever the "less interesting" Einleitungszeit, I must underline that even those are very top of the game. I fully realize that I may be biased due getting exposed to them via their early tapes (and Crewzine) without having even heard many of the classic industrial at the time. For me at least it really survived well the test of time, perhaps nowadays being even better. If some of the old industrial sounds "old", I think maybe with exception of old style short sample lengths, most of stuff sound almost contemporary? Something like new take to industrial-noise, not being retro sound from the 80's.
Couple of Pentti Dassum -related tapes first.
Kartio - Liskoaivo CS (Nekorekords)
For a long time my brain transferred the label name "Nekrorekords". Anyway this tape is beautiful. While sitting on the shelve, the orange plastic cover looks like emitting light itself. Even as I usually tend to listen more darker/edgier/violent sounds, there's time and place for projects like Kartio. I like a lot this "sound laboratory" vibe. Somehow very calming experimental electronics. Not really ambient in my book, but a collage of blips and glucks.
Umpio - Unsafe Space CS (Nekorekords)
Recycled tape and sound varies from clattering metal to fast paced avalanche of electronics with warm sound. Might not be mandatory Umpio, but I still like it a lot and listened several times. My favorite Umpio work is the massive Kulotus double cd. Unsafe Space cover features Pope and...some weird shit going on. The B-side of the tape had an old news recording with history lection about christian artifacts in viking era. Sort of fitting with the pope cover.
The New Boyfriends - Universal Noise CD (Satatuhatta)
I nitpicked that the band name is irritating and makes me not want to check the material blah blah. When everyone says that this is great, just better to believe it. Very unique concept and also amazing craftsmanship of sounds. This might the best "joyful noise" album I have heard. The cd has a picture booklet of field recording techniques, abandoned buildings, Finnish nature and bikini beauties.
Then something more vile:
Snuff - V CD (Filth & Violence)
There was already talk about this being especially extreme, so I had to check out what it sounds like! For some reason, Snuff has never appealed to me, even though all the elements are there that should be my thing. V might be band's best work. The first track has the banging metal with high pitched sounds, it's not too painful. The second track on the other hand, is an endurance test. The combination of abrupt cuts and looping high frequency squeals start to stress ears after a while. On a second listen, I had to skip the track. First time this actually happened when listening to cd at home because of the piercing sounds. MK9 has some tracks that are equally painful, but this is harder one because of the length. Third one is easier on ears, even though the same elements are here. It has a great double vocal delivery and looping rants...daddy's little cocksucker! Best song of this album. Might be a time to give another go to older Snuffs.
Commando 15 - Inner Insurgency Manual CD (Freak Animal)
Very different from Vauhkola tape and screeching metal is the main element here. It has multiple shorter tracks and the overall sound is ace and similar to Sewer Election Internal LP's A-side. Track number seven has a loop of galloping sound, like a horse running. Somehow it irritates the hell out of me. Cannot really explain why it feels so annoying heh. For this reason the cd felt a bit disappointing first, but I need give it more listens. Obscure themes, collages and concept feels like the project can expand to almost anywhere. It also has darker undercurrent and makes this project interesting follow. The enthusiasm comes across from the interview in SI #16.
Kylmäkovamaa - Fuckdoll CD (Freak Animal)
This project has been on my checklist list for a while. I love those cover arts and track titles of Kylmäkovamaa. Pimeyteen tape looks the most charming. This has the broken doll face that immediately takes mindset to themes of sexual abuse, incest and depression. Maybe this is the reason this cd also felt slightly disappointing to me. I expected something darker and more oppressive. All tracks are untitled and sounds are surprisingly light. Not meaning this is bad, just that it didn't match the image I had conveyed in my mind. Album is most likely to grow on me when after few more listens.
Leather Dog - Chain Bondage CD (IOPS)
The screeching is the theme of the week clearly! And this one delivers extremely tasty sounds. Amazing noise cd, and those booklets of latest IOPS releases add something and makes them worth owning as an objects. Leather Dog has drawings of bondage and sadism, compiled from multiple sources. Steel Corset was really good, but I think this is even better.
Rodger Stella / Hal Hutchinson - Molten Metal Ecstasy Tape
I really enjoyed this cassette for it's bizarre junk metal sounds along with the more industrial synth like atmosphere. The tape has a nice use of junk metal being used in very subtle way on this tape as opposed to outright junk abuse you'd normally hear and also a little different is the metal sounds being used in a looping sort of manner along with some strange and minimal droning sounding synths. It's definitely got a more experimental touch to it. It gives me this imagination of some abandoned factory in the middle of nowhere that's like in a dream or a nightmare that possesses these screeching metal sounds that kind of build into this total manifestation of something larger and louder. I definitely recommend this tape to those who follow both Rodger Stella and or Hal Hutchinson to give the tape a listen, it will certainly not disappoint!
Today morning I make advantage of being alone at home while working and blasted some noise tapes in a raw
Circle Of Shit / Edge Of Decay "Nahkaan Naulattu"
killer noise from both sides. Edge of Decay always manage to be really nasty.
Order Of Nine Angels "Grand High Climax"
brutal obsessive noise with satanic atmospheres. Evil and aggressive.
Blackwatch "Occidental Actions"
I bought this one fully pumped from the excellent 12'' he released for Breathing Problem Prods. This tape has unfortunately not that much (besides the concept) to share with that work. Monotonous low-fi, full distorted noise with oscillators and raw vocals, a bit boring but still full of attitude. Mention of honour for the Othila rune in the inlay.
The Streetcleener "Ehre"
Short-lived Italian power electronics/noise project from the guy behind Santos Productions. Great stuff, really aggressive, abrasive sounds with spooky atmospheres and great vocals.
Quote from: Manhog_84 on April 21, 2024, 08:45:34 AMKartio - Liskoaivo CS (Nekorekords)
Yes, this is nice. Not harsh noise at all, softer electronic psychedelia, but enough abstract (not yet "easy listening" in a its traditional sense). Interesting detailed soundscapes which work on background and also in deeper listening. Microscopic tripping.
Building Of Gel - C!S?Session CS (1998) [Kadef] : Very strange and unique style. I dont even know how to describe it. Noisy rhythmic electronica ? Pretty much. A track can be called even techno, and brought to mind another oddity in my collection where sound caught me by surprise, and wasnt at all what i expected, U.G.A.S https://k2music3.bandcamp.com/album/minimal-change . While UGAS is loop-based and quite boring -heavier though- , hey 'Minimal Change' , BOG is free-flowing, chaotic at times, with clever shifts and for some reason enjoyable. Question is : Is this tape an 'anomaly' or that was their style ? I have no idea. Anyone has listened the material on Self Abuse, Less Than Zero, Freak Animal ? Mikko ?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on June 25, 2023, 08:21:28 AMSTAR "Elephant in the snow"
Hospital productions
In the harsh noise scene, all the boys talking about it. Didn't listen anything online before, nor got any of the (small edition?) tapes. Waited to get the CD from Hospital but now being out town and relying on internet streams, I decided to go for it. In deed, this is very much in lines of 90's tape noise and the new weird noise you hear about. Very primitive sessions full of tape saturation and often long tracks that keep on going often way longer than would be necessary. The spirit of 90's "let's fill this tape!" -method. Lots of odd music clips looped and fucked with, nasty feedback, everything blown up like OVMN or KADEF or something like that. Most likely just turning gain all the way max and using low grade tapes to get sound ultra saturated and messy.
Elephant In The Snow Watching The Airplane, 5 minute slowly waving feedback noise track that is almost like if OVMN played Ferial Confine with some rotating simulating effects.
Basically, nothing overly weird in it, but just noise like noise used to be before it was "junk metal noise", "synth noise", "cut up", "hnw" and so on.. Just noise made out of lots of sounds, that often are not just cool but annoying, disturbing and distracting. Always distorted, but never JUST distortion. There is always the sound itself, not shakerbox+pedal type of solutions.
https://hospitalproductions.bandcamp.com/album/elephant-in-the-snow
The meandering and nostalgic feeling of this CD is great.
bizarre uproar: mass
Still one of my favourite bizarre uproar releases.
I love the slow built up of the tracks.
This album melts my brain.
Sure in my top 5 of BU.
I recall little mass/ff repress CD coming soon, along Unsafe... CD edition.