where should I start? anything in cd form is recommended.
Highest recommendations for these:
Ordinarily Nowhere (pure)
Mind The Gap (Vinyl Communication)
Death-Defying Sickness (Noisopoly)
Untitled Title Shot (Noisopoly)
split w/Black Leather Jesus (deadline)
and In The Shades of Fire - perhaps even the CD re-issue as it has more material?
I agree with Audiodissections choices! All very good - but there are also more good stuff obviously.
DRUNK ON DECAY is a favorite of mine (also features one of the greatest cover images ever).
Cultivating Calamity is my personal favorite. Basically where GX took the amplified eroding funnel thing into it's extreme. Awfully monotonous and lo-fi. Probably not a great starting point, but if you find yourself enjoying Drunk On Decay.
Death-Defying Sickness.
Not a CD, and not even by GX himself but the Breakthrough "7 released under The Haters name (actually by David Jackman) is totally wonderful.
Maybe some of you remember ...
1 - 2 years ago I read an interview with The Haters. Herein, Jupiter told he was currently working on a project that involved digging holes in the earth/ground/sand with low-level frequencies. Would've liked to read this spread again. All pointers are welcome.
Note: If there are other sites etc presenting this project, please feel free to post this as well.
Uploaded Grunt track of Finnish The Haters tribute. My part was recorded in 2004, release came out 2006. Released and compiled by mr. Haare. Includes also track by GX himself. I see one copy in Discogs for c. 10,- Got last copy in FA distro for 5,-
http://grunt-finland.tumblr.com/
The ideal introduction to the work of GX Jupitter-Larsen and The haters would be the book / CD "Drilling A Hole Through The Sky", either that or buy a couple of cheap 7"s ...
Personal favorites:
Death-Defiying Sickness
Drunk On Decay
Ordinarily Nowhere
but yes, just grab whatever you can find, there's not much need to be picky.
My personal choices (& my favourite ones):
In The Shade Of Fire (Hanson Record's CD reissue)
Death-Defying Sickness CD (Noisopoly)
Nikumu 2007 CD (Kubitsuri Tapes)
Merzbow + The Haters CD (Banned Production)
Worth Exploring + Listening:
These Things Happen Volumes 1 + 2 CDs (Helicopter) (Selections from 7" singles [Vol. 1] + compilation tracks [Vol. 2])
THE HATERS – Future Cheers LP
Urashima
Great LP! 1986. Sounds of destruction, but not buried under extensive distortion. Crashing glass, perhaps throwing around chains or small metal pieces. And such stuff. You can identify with sounds, instead of hearing abstract distortions. Sharp, broken, perhaps not aimed to be "as loud as possible", more just mass of industrial noise waste created in couple layers of elements. It has plenty of similarity to other older works of Haters where he uses similar sounds, but there is something in way it is done that clearly stands out as great Haters release worth to reissue!
Always found drunk on decay to be a great go to.
I will agree about Shade of Fire, Drunk on Decay, the CD with Merzbow (with a 20 minute out-take track that is great, and wasn't on the original release), etc etc.
But I think some important touchstones on the world of GX/Haters is:
Big Time Crash Bang LP (car crash sounds)
https://www.discogs.com/GX-Jupitter-Larsen-Big-Time-Crash-Bang-2008/release/1604899
and
Cultivating Calamity
(https://img.discogs.com/YlLugxGymdrMtZ4t97NxGYSLO8M=/fit-in/343x339/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-321957-1098571022.jpg.jpg)
https://www.discogs.com/Haters-Cultivating-Calamity/master/112376
and, Gx did a guest radio art / installation / podcast thing on my old radio show, I still think it's great, all 4 hours of it.
http://posterityplaylists.blogspot.com/2010/12/delirious-insomniac-gx-jupitter.html
Quote from: Steve on May 20, 2013, 10:04:01 AM
The ideal introduction to the work of GX Jupitter-Larsen and The haters would be the book / CD "Drilling A Hole Through The Sky"
Fascinating book but the accompanying cd features mostly tracks by other artists.
How about 25th Anniversary Disc:
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Unforgivably atrocious sound quality (8 kbps) on a black-bottom disc which your computer may or may not be able to read at all. 1420 minutes of the 1500-minute album consists of the same low-grade warbling; the last 80 minutes a slowly evolving feedback whine. Even Haters enthusiasts may not have the patience for this one."
Some serious durability test.
The "These Things Happen" compilation CDs would probably be a good place to start. One compiles several of their 7-inch releases, the other a selection of comp tracks. That way, you're at least getting a taste of several different Haters approaches.
Was just listening to The Haters 'Further' CD.
Damn, this is great! Immediately one of my favourites.
As it seems I'm in the right mood for this, I'll celebrate an Haters evening. Right now starting 'Nikumu 2007'.
Curious to know what thoughts are on the Live! DVD released by Helicopter. Doesn't seem like there's a rip of it anywhere, which is cool but the trailer on YouTube is excellent.
Any opinions on the Limited Edition 25 x CDr box from 2004 on Troniks?
I have said already years ago same things I'd say now, but as I was listening THE HATERS in the shades of fire CD, worth to dig up this old topic. I do have the LP too. I just can't justify getting rid of it, even if CD version is, as far as I remember GX saying, "like it should have been". CD format allows length and fidelity that may have not been on LP. I have no complaints about vinyl, but in all honesty, I must have listened this only from CD since the CD came out. Maybe have to spin the LP too. Ordinarily Nowhere CD is easily my most listened Haters, but possibly among my most listened noise CD's of all times. Objectively, this could be better, but that CD, is just so insane I can't get enough.
Formerly commented Future Cheers LP was reissued on CD with bonus, that is also essential to grab!