I only know of two.
1. RFS: Chaos Sedated - http://www.radiofreesatan.com/category/chaossedated/
This podcast is mostly music but it's a great selection of eclectic "dark" music. The times I've listened to it the tunes have really put me in a good place and the narrator has a calm quiet voice. He sometimes provides more info than others. Honestly I wish he would go into the informational parts a little more with more talking but the music is great so no complaints.
2. Harsh Truths: https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/
This podcast is mostly talking and interviews. I don't think I've made it through a whole one yet, for some reason interviews of noise artists are getting really stale to me in general - maybe because I feel like I've heard it all but I should give this one another try. I do like the narrators though and they feature a lot of great artists.
Anyone have any comments or know of any other podcasts?
I've listened to one of the above mentioned podcasts, couple of guys talking about noise.... each to their own but personally found it to be a strange use of one's time to listen to others having a conversation when I could spin an album instead.
The radio show type affair makes much more sense. Same goes for those things where artists are chosen to hand pick a playlist, I think one of the users on this board does one of these that Scatmother recently took part in.
Harsh Truths is great, long format interviews with artists, nice while commuting or doing menial work and drown out to. Quite personal to, very different than most written interview publications.
I like the Brvtalist, although it's focus is on techno and electronic music rather than industrial, but sometimes there is a glimmer noise to be found.
Doesn't Heathen Harvest have a podcast at this point, if they still exist? - yes, it seem they do and do have a podcast thing going on, but not very frequent.
Heathen Harvest has a podcast, and we are definitely alive and well.
Have a listen
https://heathenharvest.org/2018/11/09/the-forest-passage-33-craig-williams-and-the-cult-of-golgotha/ (https://heathenharvest.org/2018/11/09/the-forest-passage-33-craig-williams-and-the-cult-of-golgotha/)
Enjoy
The Antidote podcast is basically two Australian guys reviewing like 3 albums each episode. Mostly it leans toward noise music and some ambient/electronic/avant-garde/etc. I like it a lot.
https://theantidotepodcast.com/
Would love to hear some more podcasts in the same vein with emphasis on the talking rather than playing the music, and discussing rather than interviewing.
Quote from: j-han on December 05, 2018, 10:45:41 PM
The Antidote podcast is basically two Australian guys reviewing like 3 albums each episode. Mostly it leans toward noise music and some ambient/electronic/avant-garde/etc. I like it a lot.
https://theantidotepodcast.com/
Would love to hear some more podcasts in the same vein with emphasis on the talking rather than playing the music, and discussing rather than interviewing.
a bit of self-promotion. I'm one of the hosts for Motel Hell on which we cover noise/industrial music pretty frequently. We now do shorter episodes on our off weeks called the Bearded Dick's Musical Fun Time which is a similar format to above podcast. Three albums get reviewed and then one video game/comic book/book/movie gets recommended. It's not always noise related but it often is. In the older Motel Hell episodes the reviews were part of the larger episode. Noise and related stuff gets covered on the main podcast pretty frequently and we did a two part episode on the Finnish noise scene and an interview with Mike Finklea (Striations).
https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512 (https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512)
all praise to HARSH TRUTHS -- particularly the KOUFAR/TCU and DETERGE interviews. and "the shame cup" episode was one of the funniest things i've heard in a long time..
Quote2. Harsh Truths: https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/
This podcast is mostly talking and interviews. I don't think I've made it through a whole one yet, for some reason interviews of noise artists are getting really stale to me in general - maybe because I feel like I've heard it all but I should give this one another try. I do like the narrators though and they feature a lot of great artists.
The new episode featuring Richard Ramirez is fucking brilliant. Three hours duration, but definitely worth your time.
I don't know how did I miss this before. Listened the humor episode, which was indeed amusing enough. Ramirez episode was good. My personal preference would have been that it would have been edited down to 1h of noise. No problem with fashion either, but the emotional side of things gets a bit too much for my taste. I am aware there are the people who have "fights" and "falling outs" and stop "talk to eachother" type of things, yet being as far as possible of drama is usually my preference. In case of artist interview, it may be justified topic as it most definitely effects his artistic output, but editing down 3h episode could make it better - mainly from perspective that it would be easier for other than total ramirez fans.
Already as it is, it is safe to say, especially for Ramirez fans, this has totally unique and never-heard-before information from one of the legendary harsh noise makers, so if 3h seems too much to deal with - easy to take three sessions.
Now, have to start going backwards to the old episodes when there is time to do so.
(https://zovietfrance.podbean.com/mf/web/khbq48/A-Duck-in-a-Tree-2019-08-17-_-In-the-Water_-of-Fire-cover-1500.jpg)
A Duck in a Tree
":zoviet*france: present A Duck in a Tree, a 60 minute continuous mix of some of the best genre-refusing, zero BPM, hypnatropic and maximinimalist recordings that have grabbed their attention."
Going to try this out when I get off of work, playlists look pretty good. Not just more popular acts, but some lesser-knowns, friends, and acquaintances.
Harsh Truths Podcast Episode 11 Richard Ramirez
In general speak, people associate the enormity of a catalog with Merzbow, but after about an hour of this podcast, I was reminded of how massive RR's catalog is. No shit, Sherlock. But in that thought, I was wondering if it would even be possible to make a family tree of RR's recordings with any accuracy. Not only massive, but very complicated with all his named projects and collaborators. Something that will likely get lost to time. The only hope would be to sit down with RR himself and draw out a tree and try to create a history. Could it approach 1000 releases? What does his recording archive look like? Must be an entire room. How organized is he? Would it benefit from a dedicated archivist? I've asked this before about Merzbow and Eric Wood, and probably another one or two, but add RR to the list. It's nuts.
Quote from: Zeno Marx on October 26, 2019, 06:05:35 PM
Harsh Truths Podcast Episode 11 Richard Ramirez
In general speak, people associate the enormity of a catalog with Merzbow, but after about an hour of this podcast, I was reminded of how massive RR's catalog is. No shit, Sherlock. But in that thought, I was wondering if it would even be possible to make a family tree of RR's recordings with any accuracy. Not only massive, but very complicated with all his named projects and collaborators. Something that will likely get lost to time. The only hope would be to sit down with RR himself and draw out a tree and try to create a history. Could it approach 1000 releases? What does his recording archive look like? Must be an entire room. How organized is he? Would it benefit from a dedicated archivist? I've asked this before about Merzbow and Eric Wood, and probably another one or two, but add RR to the list. It's nuts.
I would think it surpasses 1000 at this point. It has to. I'm not sure if he has everything he's recorded, but I would imagine a bunch has been lost due to how vast it is.
Quote from: PTM Jim on October 27, 2019, 12:17:03 AM
...I would imagine a bunch has been lost due to how vast it is.
For proof of that, simply look to some of the recent Deadline / Room 2A re-releases. I picked up the
Black Leather Jesus /
MSBR,
Sonic Destruction reissue. Original (c)1995. Reissue (c)2019. Inside the J-card reads,
" *tracks taken from a vinyl transfer due to master tapes missing."
https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/episode-12-unsustainable-social-condition/
New episode. Good one. While I am not absolute gear freak, could be more noise making talk. It is focused plenty of what could be perhaps summed.. "scene talk"? Format and the CD praise thumbs up! haha...
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 05, 2019, 03:16:33 PM
https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/episode-12-unsustainable-social-condition/
New episode. Good one. While I am not absolute gear freak, could be more noise making talk. It is focused plenty of what could be perhaps summed.. "scene talk"? Format and the CD praise thumbs up! haha...
I struggle with the guy's sincerity and the scene talk and I think it could do with more editing but it is a great project despite that.
The Ramirez and Cremation Lily episodes are excellent. Ditto Shame Cup. The rest I've heard are mixed and some were quite bad.
Still something I will look forward to hearing more of though.
can't believe nobody has posted about merzcast/noisextra yet
www.noisextra.com (http://www.noisextra.com)
definitely a heavy hitter in the category of "two guys talking to each other about noise records for an hour"
Quote from: NocturnalHiss on November 14, 2019, 02:55:03 AM
can't believe nobody has posted about merzcast/noisextra yet
www.noisextra.com (http://www.noisextra.com)
definitely a heavy hitter in the category of "two guys talking to each other about noise records for an hour"
Sorry, but I really wish they would start dropping some more guest/interview eps. I was totally enthralled by the Skin Crime episode, but speaking for myself here, an hour of less-than-insightful (really referring to one contributor here specifically) track-by-track descriptions of albums is pretty tiresome at this point. I can only hear "YEAH THIS TRACK TOTALLY GAVE ME LIKE A ______ VIBE! I FELT LIKE I WAS ______!! AGH SO AMAZING!" so many times. Not trying to shit all over it here, I'm a weekly listener, but it seems to be
really lacking some depth, concision and intrigue as of late.
Quote from: NocturnalHiss on November 14, 2019, 02:55:03 AM
can't believe nobody has posted about merzcast/noisextra yet
That's because there's already a whole thread about it:
https://www.special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=9849.0
more crazy no one mentions LOUD LOUDER LOUDEST
but it is just solid block of noise. I would like to see more full track on podcasts though. great when you can't decide what to listen to
New Harsh Truths w Luke Tandy as the guest
https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/
Listened all new things, and latest one at this moment, MURDEROUS VISION is nice!
https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/2020/02/17/episode-15-murderous-vision/
It is perhaps unusual as it is dark industrial stuff, no harsh noise.
Also, template is changed in this case. Dealing less with early childhood and "personal issues", and more of... should it be said "european" approach or just... industrial approach? But, Petrus won't come up as distant or "pretentious" at all. He is very much personal, and deals with the day to day live and personal problems, but just different ways that it has been heard in previous episodes.
The one with Luke, good one too, but occasionally it feels a bit too "insiders only" approach, when we are talking about things like greatness of girlfriends cooking skills and hospitality... Well, of course it is just a fraction of podcast that tend to be long enough to include substance you are likely not to get in written interview.
The element that is not my taste, is the overt correctness. Of course it is good to not be bombarded by cursing and insults all the time, but there is this element of not being really even that honest about it. I think I mentioned the compliments given to Taint, but warning people content includes strong subject matter like sex workers etc.. Well, yep, but it's not really the harsh truth about Taint. In episode with Luke, host himself goes in length explaining the problematic nature of supporting artists who may have questionable content. It goes on and on, with worried tone about how one does not want to give money to person or to things that may be hurtful for noise community... and eventually when after minutes is able to phrase the conclusion, it is said that there is need for material to be "thoughtful". And that is seemingly the opposition of... I don't know... cryptofascist? Misogynist?
I don't know what is the problem of just saying the harsh truth, that one prefers not to listen and buy items that reek of misogyny, racism and such. That one does not like orgies in filth that consist seemingly just mockery towards victims and ridiculing, dehumanizing and stomping vulnerable groups of people. I would assume many people would just nod and say "yep, sounds about right". But to just revolve around subject and makes excuses and give impression as sXe and veganism would be somehow "thoughful" in history of noise / industrial, oh man... I'm in all favor of sXe and veganism, so that is not what I imply. More that given impression is as if the vegan sXe USA harsh noise is the "thoughful" and the rest would not be - simply because some artist may have offended someone during history of genre and remains vague, open to interpret, and demanding listened to go through seemingly problematic content. And doing it "again", despite someone supposedly did that 40 years ago.
Despite these couple criticisms, I would advocate everybody to listen harsh truths podcasts! It seems to kind of remain in shadow of Noisextra, yet there is no reason really. approach is different, artists it deals with is totally different. If you like USA harsh noise of this age, this should be something to check out. MURDEROUS VISION episode adds nice additional flavor, although of course ENVENOMISTS piece was there too. And Koufar. and... perhaps other non- HN stuff too?
The mentioned "thoughtfulness" is meaningless - anything is thoughtful, so nothing is. The term is just being used as expression of a hope that the person behind the "questionable" material is actually someone whose values align with theirs so they can support with confidence. However, it is extremely difficult to draw a line with this; starting from judging the creator's ideological outlook on society by mostly artwork and choice of title(s) over to judging whether supporting the artist and spread of their material is actually harmful to society or the scene.
Both seems very hard to do, so if the artist's views are not known for a fact or the causal link for harm cannot be established then I would agree with you here - be honest and just say you don't like it or that you're not sure instead of using weasel-words like thoughtfulness.
Also deciding between buying music for personal enjoyment and not buying it to not support someone who might be misogynist/racist/etc. should not be a dilemma I think. If you're unsure then just don't buy it, it's not a big deal.
As far as the thoughtfulness goes, it makes more sense with reference to some of the earlier Harsh Truths like the PTM Jim episode, the Shame Cup, the Breaking The Will, and the Thousands Of Dead Gods. IIRC All kind of touch on that and might better flesh out where the presenter et al is coming from. I haven't listened to all of them so maybe the subject is continually referenced. It's interesting to me regardless of how it is said or who is saying it. Though I will concede the way it is kind of lipserviced in the Luke Tandy episode also kinda jars for me. But that's fine, people just seemingly engaged in trying, honestly, to work through whatever contradictions they may feel (or not feel), however harsh the truth of it.
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on March 01, 2020, 08:07:08 AM
As far as the thoughtfulness goes, it makes more sense with reference to some of the earlier Harsh Truths like the PTM Jim episode, the Shame Cup, the Breaking The Will, and the Thousands Of Dead Gods. IIRC All kind of touch on that and might better flesh out where the presenter et al is coming from. I haven't listened to all of them so maybe the subject is continually referenced. It's interesting to me regardless of how it is said or who is saying it. Though I will concede the way it is kind of lipserviced in the Luke Tandy episode also kinda jars for me. But that's fine, people just seemingly engaged in trying, honestly, to work through whatever contradictions they may feel (or not feel), however harsh the truth of it.
I'd meant to come back to this after realizing I'd essentially lipserviced the lipservicing of the, er. Let me start again. Go back through a good number of the episodes and the subject of thoughtfulness comes up, sometimes wrt more pc-oriented concerns per FreakAnimalFinland and sometimes not. The running theme there for me was, thoughtfulness, in its realest sense. As in, y'know the idea or ideal of bringing more legit thought into the work. It's an ideal that's been batted around at least as long as people have been making the shit. It's an ideal that for me partly delineates the respective camps of noise and pe. It's an ideal whose value I'd sometimes question as far as consistently delivering the stuff that objectively tickles the earbone. But regardless not I would imagine a terribly controversial ideal and possibly useful in trying to approach the work critically. To back up for a sec and wonder, if but briefly, what in hell one is supposed to be getting out of the shit.
Checked Harsh Truths doing Rusalka and the person responsible for the project comes off as exceptionally blessed of intellect, always nice. There were also very brief samples, maybe three of them, of the project. And somehow, finally, I'm thinking I will have to convert. And thinking I should be kicking myself for the apparently less-than-blissful ignorance. There's this sense of raw energy in there that I had not previously perceived.
And then the bit where the host pulls out the idear that theremin is something alien to noise and here's me suddenly feeling.... oooold. Don't nobody remember when it felt like everyone and their noise were plugging in the theremins? Incaps- one time declared "Theremin Brothers" a la El Shanbara Therminosis, er, anyone?
Fucking old.
Haven't had the chance to dive in yet but really looking forward to hearing the latest Harsh Truths episode with Dilloway.
That theremin discussion was add indeed! I thought theremins used to be very popular. I sold my own away when it was basically used to extent that couldn't find any new use for it.
Dilloway interview is part good, part not. It is quite amazing to have interview in noise podcast, where it takes like 45 minutes out of 2 hours to get into NOISE. Haha.. I mean, it's not totally useless information to discuss how it was that you grew into noise.... but if at 45 mins moment we're still talking about learning KISS on guitar and every grunge band he played in for few rehrearsals, one could modestly hope that fast forward a bit to the NOISE.
There are some great nuggets of information and indeed it is quite odd feeling listening about the mid 2000's era of noise, to realize he was running Hanson as full time work, living out of noise mailorder. Of course, that is not unheard, but nevertheless!
This is almost like opposte for Rusalka interiew. This time the host barely asks things, and dilloway has 20 minutes monologue. It also means that unlike many other episodes, it is less about the podcast hosts views and ideas, and the guest basically does talking almost exclusively.
i found all that stuff about diloway's path thru music really interesting and fun
it's fine and good to talk about noise but it's also great to hear how people arrive at where they are
it's also good when hosts talk less
Quote from: aububs on April 25, 2020, 04:12:55 PM
i found all that stuff about diloway's path thru music really interesting and fun
it's fine and good to talk about noise but it's also great to hear how people arrive at where they are
I appreciated how that interview progressed, but that's a dangerous approach, too. Depends on how articulate and interesting the subject is. ADilloway was able to recall his story with details and whatnot. I too find all that stuff interesting. Who were their mentors, even if they floated by a record bin with a friendly comment, or siblings or siblings of friends or whoever. Associations that created interest in the next musics. Caust/effect. But some people are just duds at storytelling or explaining what they do and why they do it. It's a skill. This podcast host seems to be a problem for some, but a lot of people wouldn't be able to create the right atmosphere for this kind of interview. I like how he does things, and I'm fine with him speaking his conscience and delving into his own relationship with his listening/buying/following. Making conversation rather than just nuts and bolts.
Quote from: aububs on April 25, 2020, 04:12:55 PM
it's also good when hosts talk less
Depends on which host.
i have no issue with the harsh truth host, they create a good atmosphere and facilitate disclosure very well, but with respect to them, i'm there to listen to dilloway/ramirez/whoever and not to them
Possibly not the place to post this, but I run a bi-monthly noise/ pe/ martial industrial/ neofolk/ black metal night in Dublin, and because the pubs and clubs are closed down, I'm going to try my hand at doing an on-line version.
Here's the FB event page, if anyone's interested:
https://www.facebook.com/events/334047937575035/
Just for fun, I'm putting up what was played on the Total War online broadcast last night.
1. Dome – Seven Year
2. Konstruktivists – Andropov 84
3. DDV – Pinta
4. Intersystems – Floating Room
5. CoH – Forty Six Things I Did Today
6. Coil – All The Pretty Little Horses
7. Von Thronsthal – Little Black Angel
8. Omnicore – Complices
9. In Slaughter Natives – Death Just Only Death
10. Zebaoth – Breathing Universe
11. Trepaneringsritualen – Untitled [TMLHBAC]
12. Theusz – Seppuku
13. Graustich – Es Geht Weiter
14. Ex. Order – Pain Amplifier
15. Genocide Organ – Comandos
16. Pain Nail – Hengellisiä Lauluja
17. League Of Youth – Take Your Arms
18. The Muskets – Ballad Of The Green Mountain Boys
19. Rome – Fliegen Wie Voegel
20. Primordial – Dark Song
21. From The Bogs Of Aughiska – The Devil Is An Irishman
22. :zoviet-france: - Fugitive
Here's a link for the Total War (Dublin) mixcloud page. Our previous Total War fortnightly broadcasts are all there. Featuring power electronics, noise, martial, industrial, neo-folk.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/
Last one featured such as Militia, Test Dept., FFH, Control Resistance, Stromstad, Black State, Smell & Quim, etc.
New episode of Harsh Truths:
https://harshtruthspodcast.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/episode-19-knifedoutofexistence/
Not familiar with the artists before, English bloke there, follows the sort of harsh truths style with hc background, lots of talk focuses on depression, but also plenty about live music, collage art etc.
Couple weeks ago I sent podcast some feedback. Roman replies to the feedback at the end of this podcast episode. Was certainly not expected, since I tend to send feedback to people fairly frequently. Just to clarify it was not like "defense letter to SI" nor being pissed off, but just couple lines before actual - what I considered fairly constructive criticism, long mostly due consisting cut & paste of all my former comments already written on this topic with few additional comments I preferred to say directly instead of public "analysis".
QuoteHello,
I have been rather avid listener of harsh truths episodes and meant to send email long ago, but so many things to do that it has been bending.
Friend forwarded message from instagram mentioning you get harassed due support to BLM movement and you requested incels rather to go bother "special interests forum or something". haha!
Quite amusing, but appreciated the nod! Purpose of SI has always been to be open for all things noise, all things industrial, without any other guideline than vaguely "manners in dialogue". It is here and there moderator has to do bit of cleaning, but rarely. I always find it odd, that SI is considered to be somehow related to "incel" / "nazi" more than it would be for any other noise. Such element exists for sure, but is barely main focus of forum. Main focus is overall support of underground genre where anyone can promote their works or discuss about it, without being on mercy of multinational social media network guidelines and similar infra that is rendering underground into money milking machine and culturally sterilized.
Anyways, I suppose both reply, and even more so the podcast main topic tells well from what angle podcasts sometimes emerge. Harsh Truths remains certainly podcast to keep checking out.
Thanks for posting that, it was quite hard to understand exactly what he was responding to. I enjoyed hearing it though.
My impression is that this place clearly welcomes racists and misogynists (or people who enjoy projects with that angle) and you can see why that might put some people off. It's not for everyone.
Obviously people who are anti-fascists and feminists aren't banned for their views. But there is less content of that nature I think and you can see why some would not feel welcome or prefer to spend their time elsewhere.
He shouldn't be afraid to call people out, I get why he doesn't necessarily want to name names but it would make it for a better explanation. Being open and friendly is good, but he's to afraid to step on someones toes sometimes. And yes, in a place where XE, F&V and Zyklon SS are being hailed for being the greatest there is little to gain for people that are more on the non-political or left leaning side of things.
I doubt why would be so? Someone posts "best releases of year" topic and someone says XE, next can say Dave Philips? I see zero problem in this. If someone is depressed over other people liking wrong things, then of course - it is not mandatory to read forum. One can crawl to social media and cleanse friend lists etc. or just talk to good friends. There are many options.
My argument wasn't advocating more calling out culture or such. Only because often podcast revolves around some vague accusation directed to fairly vague dark corner of industrial-noise, without actually saying what exactly bugs him (you know, staying on level of something is not "thoughtful enough"). It felt one had to urge him just proudly stating his stand, what it is you do not like you keep hinting to but do not really say. I don't think anyone has to declare his political and sexual identities for the scene (haha), but if it clearly is bubbling under as one of the core ideas what defines character, for sake of communication it could clarify things so easily. Podcast is rarely about politics, so even most dullest noise meatheads can like it.
My position with SI has been expressed fairly clearly since the beginning of magazine and forum. I know hardcore leftists will claim its just disguise used to normalize discourse they oppose. It is not, but knowing what they stand for, I understand their disguised hunger for authoritarianism ;)
Why send someone feedback or questions. Why not. I recall many years ago at Troniks forum, when one of the many HWN discussions happened, and I continued expressing my dislike towards certain qualities of the subgenre. RRRon pops up and says something in lines of "guy who runs Special Interests magazine, is surprisingly critical on special interests". It was well deserved, and it's not like I absolutely need to start liking all qualities of HWN, but I know I don't have to be the guy who farts passive-aggressive remark into every topic dealing with HWN, and being even more cunt than should be. External feedback can be good. In right moment, in right time, it can also make one realize something that he did not really give second thought. That's why couple of those questions were sent to podcast's Q+A section which was featured on former episode. Very good addition.
But hell, so what is SI for?
SI is of course for all things noise. Sonically and culturally. That may include things one does not personally like, but can learn to live with.
That's a very different Mikko than I expected to hear ha, you aren't getting soft are you? ;) Jokes aside, the nature of things discussed here will always attract certain people, and others are finding it hard to identify with subjects and projects here. Seeing topics like 'Tough Guy PE/Industrial ' and 'General butthurt & pc faggotry ' attracting so much attention says a lot.
I know few people that like to jump in with the wolves but are opposed to eating meat. It's not very productive, but even before that, why getting in the hassle and deal with it in the first place? But maybe I'm wrong looking at all the fruitless discussion looking at social media today, but that's another discussion.
Quote from: W.K. on July 14, 2020, 02:21:16 PM
Seeing topics like 'Tough Guy PE/Industrial ' and 'General butthurt & pc faggotry ' attracting so much attention says a lot.
I think I mentioned it before, General butthurt & pc faggotry is actually not that popular topic. Illusion is created by format of forum, where topic with new message rises on top. If looking statistics, compared to amount of posts, amount of people who read the topic is small. I personally usually read it only if asked to moderate something. Or between few months check out if anything funny have appeared. I would prefer if people would post about notable and interesting culture. Things that one would be inspired to check out and investigate. To be amused by contemporary level of political correctness and "general butthurt" one barely needs advice where to look, hah...
This is neither an industrial podcast nor a podcast, but I'd imagine some folks here would find interest in it nonetheless. I'm not a BOC fan, but I love music conversations packed with a lot of good information.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoQrPeTNxAAjMDiil82Nmpg
Not sure if anyone else caught this, but Roman said he is ending the Harsh Truth podcast. He has three more episodes he will release but then the project will be on "indefinite hiatus". Sad news, it's been nice have various podcasts to cover different artists. The Wiese and Dilloway episodes were great and I hope the final episodes are of the same caliber.
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on September 17, 2020, 03:39:31 PM
Not sure if anyone else caught this, but Roman said he is ending the Harsh Truth podcast. He has three more episodes he will release but then the project will be on "indefinite hiatus". Sad news, it's been nice have various podcasts to cover different artists. The Wiese and Dilloway episodes were great and I hope the final episodes are of the same caliber.
Noticed that, but I'm under the impression that once covid ends and he can do interviews in person again, he might want to give it another go.
Here's a link to the upload of Sunday night's Total War broadcast - featured music from Pain Nail, Dagda Mor, Le Syndicat, Sturmovik, Dachau Lustknaben, Revolutionary Command, Rasthof Dachau, Sewer Goddess, Burial Hex, and many more.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-13th-december-2020/
Re: Harshtruths
I enjoy this podcast but sometimes I wish that Roman would just stop with the continued interjection of his personal feelings or experiences. It feels like every episode it's like loaded with 3 minute long interjections saying "I'm an anarchist, who values animal rights...I was raised in an overbearing Christian household, and was a radical anarchist...when I tour or my set up or the reason I perform..." as a listener it's gotten to the point of just skipping ahead 2 to 3 minutes every time he starts cause I just feel like, dude I get it, and usually I don't miss any content from the episode by skipping ahead. Maybe it just annoys me...
Re: Noisextra
Been loving the latest conversation episodes, actually more so than the episodes dedicated to the albums...especially all the 7hz related shit. Some very informative laid back style.
Quote from: accidental on December 15, 2020, 01:31:10 PM
These kind of ridiculous prices never happened up untill a couple of years ago. The developement these last 2-3 years is brutal. Supposedly driven at most by only a handful of rich men.
Discogs' history stats are pretty much responsible for this. Everyone tries to sell according to them -and i dont blame them- . That way prices increase, only. Ofcource Discogs knows that, that's why history is still there. But for a usual ordinary guy buyer is difficult to follow this increasing indeed. Seems the only sustainable way to buy old-rare-expensive releases is becoming to sell your now similar stuff on market prices and fund your new wants. Or trade ...
Example : https://www.discogs.com/Alfarmania-Proiekt-Hat-Furyfication/release/1132338 . From 20. I dont doubt someone sooner or later will buy it at 80 if there are not new lower price listings for sometime. And then history will write, 80, and we continue around that.
Quote from: Theodore on December 15, 2020, 09:07:36 PM
Quote from: accidental on December 15, 2020, 01:31:10 PM
These kind of ridiculous prices never happened up untill a couple of years ago. The developement these last 2-3 years is brutal. Supposedly driven at most by only a handful of rich men.
Discogs' history stats are pretty much responsible for this. Everyone tries to sell according to them -and i dont blame them- . That way prices increase, only. Ofcource Discogs knows that, that's why history is still there. But for a usual ordinary guy buyer is difficult to follow this increasing indeed. Seems the only sustainable way to buy old-rare-expensive releases is becoming to sell your now similar stuff on market prices and fund your new wants. Or trade ...
Example : https://www.discogs.com/Alfarmania-Proiekt-Hat-Furyfication/release/1132338 . From 20. I dont doubt someone sooner or later will buy it at 80 if there are not new lower price listings for sometime. And then history will write, 80, and we continue around that.
Absolutely spot on. Agree 100%
COVID surely has a hand in high prices - for people lucky enough to have not lost their jobs, they're stuck at home with nothing to do...accumulating $$$ and listening to records for a year straight, isolating, researching, learning about obscuro artists and then sliding over to discogs to see what's available. I know I have spent more this year than most on new and old releases, and sold a ton too!
Quote from: Eigen Bast on December 16, 2020, 05:15:04 PM
COVID surely has a hand in high prices - for people lucky enough to have not lost their jobs, they're stuck at home with nothing to do...accumulating $$$ and listening to records for a year straight, isolating, researching, learning about obscuro artists and then sliding over to discogs to see what's available. I know I have spent more this year than most on new and old releases, and sold a ton too!
It's across every spectrum, too. I thought this year I'd at least get a $ break on a couple non-music items I've desired for years. Wrong. One item is now going for 400% more than what was a relatively stable price for many years. Another is nowhere to be found at all; it sells so quickly that I'm not sure what the market price is right now. So, nobody has any money? Uh...it's just that fewer people have all the money. I'm curious to see where the collectible markets are a year out from the vaccinations. Are these nutzo prices the new norm, or will they adjust? Will the average person start saving again?
Don't know if this is 'spam', but here's the link for the upload of the latest Total War 'broadcast'. Features The Gerogerigegege, Interracial Sex, Atrax Morgue, Alberich, In Slaughter Natives, Whitehouse, and other stuff in an ambient/ martial/ industrial vein.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-3rd-january-2021/
Here's the upload of Sunday night's Total War. Features Kevlar, Naxal Protocol, Order Of The Violence, Bocksholm, Antichildleague, Ostarbeiter, Club Moral, and others, as well as neofolk and martial industrial stuff.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-31st-january-2021/
A good interview with Martin (Shift, Unrest Productions) from last year: https://open.spotify.com/episode/20Dt2E6GkWoGKU8q3t6vGm?si=h1kNiXFhTZy6DMmUCNC1Yw
Here's the Mixcloud link to last night's Total War broadcast. Features Aube, IRM, Sadio, Caligula031, Prurient, Moral Order, Etat Brut, and many more.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-28th-february-2021/
Quote from: absurdexposition on February 08, 2021, 08:55:28 PM
A good interview with Martin (Shift, Unrest Productions) from last year: https://open.spotify.com/episode/20Dt2E6GkWoGKU8q3t6vGm?si=h1kNiXFhTZy6DMmUCNC1Yw
Really enjoyed listening to this!
Quote from: absurdexposition on February 08, 2021, 08:55:28 PM
A good interview with Martin (Shift, Unrest Productions) from last year: https://open.spotify.com/episode/20Dt2E6GkWoGKU8q3t6vGm?si=h1kNiXFhTZy6DMmUCNC1Yw
I got through it. Makes me wonder what could have been. If taken the right path. Joining the violent drunken farmer types.
Here's the link to the latest Total War broadcast. Features Detrimental Effect, Con-Dom, Brethren, RxAxPxE, Deutsch Nepal, Control, Trepaneringsritualen, Institution D.O.L., as well as martial industrial and neo-folk fun.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-11th-april-2021/
Quote from: absurdexposition on February 08, 2021, 08:55:28 PM
A good interview with Martin (Shift, Unrest Productions) from last year: https://open.spotify.com/episode/20Dt2E6GkWoGKU8q3t6vGm?si=h1kNiXFhTZy6DMmUCNC1Yw
I listened to this at work and enjoyed it over all. I immediately went on a Shift listening binge after. I thought the host could have been more articulate in his speaking or maybe not interrupt so much. But yes its always great to hear the old guard speak about the history and intent of what they do and also make comparisons to now.
Not a podcast, but I did a radio interview for FUSTY CUNT and it'll be up for 2 weeks (after that, I don't know. I have it downloaded for archive, but don't have a platform for it yet).
Will be under THURSDAY MAY 6th "Teachers Aids" in 4 sections 10pm, 11pm, 12pm and 1am.
Listen: https://kfjc.org/listen/archives (https://kfjc.org/listen/archives)
Playlist info: https://kfjc.org/listen/playlist?i=64537 (https://kfjc.org/listen/playlist?i=64537)
Quote from: PTM Jim on May 08, 2021, 04:38:13 AM
Not a podcast, but I did a radio interview for FUSTY CUNT and it'll be up for 2 weeks (after that, I don't know. I have it downloaded for archive, but don't have a platform for it yet).
Will be under THURSDAY MAY 6th "Teachers Aids" in 4 sections 10pm, 11pm, 12pm and 1am.
Listen: https://kfjc.org/listen/archives (https://kfjc.org/listen/archives)
Playlist info: https://kfjc.org/listen/playlist?i=64537 (https://kfjc.org/listen/playlist?i=64537)
This was good
MK9 on KFJC "Teachers AIDS" May 19, 2021
Listen: https://kfjc.org/listen/archives
Playlist: https://kfjc.org/listen/playlist?i=64630
Here's a link to last Sunday night's Total War broadcast. Featured Am Not, Kevlar, Control Resistance, Moribund, Reptile Womb, Linekraft, Kollaps, and more. Plus, of course, a slew of neo-folk and martial stuff.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-20th-june-2021/
I have managed to get an hour a month show on a local FM radio station, and they are very receptive to me playing noise / drone / industrial rhythmic stuff. Also include some of my own field recordings, remixes, originals and I hope to do a live session at some point in the future.
2 episodes so far, both now on Mixcloud, a few technical issues in the first one with my microphone but much better in the second.... thankfully the focus is on the music.
https://www.mixcloud.com/solomantump/the-tump-clump-2/
Featuring Material Loss, Soft Issues, XLV, Himukalt, Ian Watson, Like Weeds, VFH, Moss Harvest and more....
Appreciate your time if you take a listen! Feedback most welcome
Here's a link to last weekend's Total War broadcast.
Features tracks by Uncodified, Genocide Organ, Terre Blanche, Lille Roger, Swans, Godflesh, Stahlwerk 9, Stratvm Terror, and many others.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-15th-august-2021/
some chit chat and I did a "tape treatment" session at the station.
https://www.facebook.com/115211658555265/photos/a.624605990949160/4283979408345115/
"HEAVY EDIT"
link to the show
https://www.mixcloud.com/MeteliaMaanAlta/meteli%C3%A4-maan-alta-syksyn-noise-tuntinen/?fbclid=IwAR1xfmc-_OkXS0AHkzuwSzrZyizvdAq92yyGh1S6OhvhXPWaBQl-cH7iVhM
Episode 4 of my dismal electronics radio show is available now
https://www.mixcloud.com/solomantump/the-tump-clump-4/
Emptyset, 6Siss, Grunt, Paragon, White Nothing and Dilloway/Dalt all feature amongst others.
Came across this podcast recently which has episodes with John Duncan, Jukka Siikala, Bryan Lewis Saunders, Francisco Lopez...
https://soundcloud.com/thomas_bey_william_bailey
Here's the September episode: https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-12th-september-2021/
Features S.T.A.B. Electronics, Death Panel, NDE, Haus Arafna, Thorofon, Throbbing Gristle, Cranioclast, and others.
And the October one:
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-10th-october-2021/
Features The Grey Wolves, SK1005, Subhumannihilation, Sutcliffe Jugend, Ultra, Graustich, IFOTS, Theme, and more - plus a selection of neo-folk and martial muck!
Just premiered the first episode of White Centipede Noise Video Podcast on youtube:
1+ hour interview with Ilkka Vekka of HAARE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w6dcTRiWDE
Audio version should be available on all major platforms by tomorrow, but can also be accessed here: https://whitecentipedenoise.buzzsprout.com/
Comment in the WCN Video Podcast thread about being a bigger fan of video interviews has made me realize that that's a big reason why I enjoy the SI / FA video interview series so much (ZSS, Edge of Decay)... any news on when that series might continue?
SI audio podcasts - there are couple in plans. Been for long. Some stuff is being cumulated and it should be done. Just doing so much other things have sucked most of energy. Now plenty of noise and "music albums" what were supposed to be completed in 2021, are either out or in the pressing as we speak, way less thing waiting makes room for other things.. But also next issue of SI paper magazine should be done sometime soon!
Short video interviews, there is one older archival material based episode that I have been planning. Problem with the "usual" episodes would be that it is slightly odd for two Finns talk broken english together. However, doing video interview in Finnish and then translation and subtitles is very time consuming process. More video documents? Probably, but well see when!
Also at Coimbra's University Radio, there are two shows focusing on experimental, industrial, noise et al...
Distonia: https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/distonia (https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/distonia)
Sons do Fundo: https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/sons-do-fundo (https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/sons-do-fundo)
Quote from: Aldous on October 20, 2021, 01:15:25 PM
Also at Coimbra's University Radio, there are two shows focusing on experimental, industrial, noise et al...
Distonia: https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/distonia (https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/distonia)
Sons do Fundo: https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/sons-do-fundo (https://www.ruc.pt/podcast/sons-do-fundo)
Got to know these two recently due to the Metadevice new CD promotion and really enjoyed them!
My monthly radio show is now up to episode 8.
This time I played tracks by Lutkie, Non-Bio, Wellness Regime, Dit Sese, Volunteer Coroner, Urschmerz, Scum Alice, and something by me at the end amongst other things.
I try not to be restricted to playing any specific genre - as long as it is broadly dismal sounding I will play it.
https://www.mixcloud.com/solomantump/the-tump-clump-8/
Harsh Truths was such a high quality podcast series while it lasted, one that holds up well...just as strong as the other noise podcasts airing nowadays.
I especially appreciated the guy's ability to lay bare the facts of that Flesh Prison label, while still keeping a cool head.
His interview with an inebriated Koufar was the best Koufar interview I've listened to, in terms of the insight given into the background and inspiration for the project. That being said, the latest WCN interview adds alot of content which wasn't necessarily in the Harsh Truths interview. What a valuable archive of conversations the Harsh Truths site is.
are the HT podcasts still up for listening? I couldn't seem to locate them.
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXJzaHRydXRoc3BvZGNhc3Qud29yZHByZXNzLmNvbS9mZWVkLw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwio_cSRqaD1AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&hl=en
that should take you to an archive, they're up on "google podcasts"
Quote from: Eigen Bast on January 07, 2022, 08:59:34 PM
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXJzaHRydXRoc3BvZGNhc3Qud29yZHByZXNzLmNvbS9mZWVkLw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwio_cSRqaD1AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&hl=en
that should take you to an archive, they're up on "google podcasts"
Thank you for linking. Firing up the Mk9 ep now!
I would like to catch up on current events in noise as well as the past few years, can you recommend any podcasts for that?
Unfortunately only for the Finns. Finnish language interview with KERÄNEN (Testicile Hazard, etc)
https://levonillelaskenluojani.podbean.com/e/213-tommi-keranen/
Here's the upload of the last - and final - Total War (Dublin) internet broadcast. Features NON, Operation Cleansweep, Opulent Adversary, Graustich, Mass Marriage, Slave State, Sarin Snow, Will Over Matter, and many others.
https://www.mixcloud.com/burdizzo/total-war-23rd-january-2022/
I did a mix for a friend's radio show (link (https://listen.dublindigitalradio.com/resident/sources-of-uncertainty)) recently. Archived here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigitalRadio/sources-of-uncertainty-ep-49-krim-kram-guest-mix-7422/
Track list:
01. Bren't Lewiis Ensemble - Clarence Bison Triggers Mullet Apocalypse [Krim Kram 2022]
02. Smegma - Front Row Llyod [Krim Kram 2022]
03. Dressing - Enduring Mercy / Warm Routine [Krim Kram 2022]
04. Rick Potts - Coyote Squash [Chocolate Monk 2012]
05. Robert Ashley - The Bar (excerpt) [Lovely Music 1980]
06. Duncan Harrison - Preamble to Nihil (excerpt) [self released 2017]
07. Ida K - Pterodactyl Graveyard (excerpt) [Chocolate Monk 2022]
08. Intersystems - Changing Colours (They Go For A Walk) [self released 1968]
09. Mass Marriage - Fawn Licks From Puddle [New Forces 2021]
10. Leah P - Grinds Of Gears [Oxen 2021]
11. Aaron Dilloway - Shatter All Organized Activities (Eat The Rich) (excerpt) [Hanson Records 2012]
12. Rudolf Eb.er - "Animist Hum Papa" [Tochnit Aleph 2011]
13. Charmaine Lee - Monstas' Marriage [Erratum 2021]
14. Bryan Lewis Saunders - PCP Poetry [Erratum 2010]
15. GG Allin - Snakemans Dance [Beast 666 Tapes 1991]
16. Tomokawa Kazuki - 一切合財世も末だ [P.S.F. Records 1993]
17. Richard Youngs - Currency [Forced Exposure/No Fans 1993]
The mix was mark my new label (everyone's got a label these days, right?). The first three releases (Bren't Lewiis Ensemble, Smegma, Dressing CDs) should be ready next week. I'll post details to the New Releases section once they're ready to go. Website is here in the meantime: https://www.krimkram.com/
P.S. the indexing on mixcloud was done by someone else and is a bit off.
My radio show continues apace, episode 13 just aired featuring Iron Fist Of The Sun, Knifedoutofexistence, Spiteful Womb, Plague Mother, BRB>Voicemail. Dirty Swords, Silent Remission, Chlorine & Posset, O Ratel Ratel and more.... I guess my presenting skills have slightly improved over the past year, but it's all about the dismal sounds isn't it.
https://www.mixcloud.com/solomantump/the-tump-clump-13-03052022/
I also did a guest mix for Dark Train WCR this week, which is on more of an electro/electronica/techno tip (but generally quirky/unconventional stuff). I added field recording and noise layers to filth it up a bit. Should be up on mixcloud soon.
For the Finnish listeners, Jukka Siikala interview podcast. 2,5 hours that has all things art, including noise/industrial, bizarre uproar, and whatever related discussion happening here:
https://youtu.be/zIhCeDktbqU
People who don't understand it, can get some sort of visual look in form of slide-show (repeats multiple times during the interview).
Again, for the Finns only...
https://brownhillmafia.bandcamp.com/track/jakso-19-residual-i-inen-osa-1
https://brownhillmafia.bandcamp.com/track/jakso-20-residual-i-inen-osa-2
Residual and Iäinen co-interview, split into two 40+ min episodes. Includes noise making, technology, tapes format, composition, cultural influences and discussion about meaning of the non-sound works. Such as the content of manifest with Residual tape and so on. Very good stuff. There is some talk of Finn noise scene of current times, bits about bandcamp digital scene, found tapes, found material, kind of leaps from one topic to another, but not really incoherent. There is good flow as it is edited with short clips of sound between the interview and both guys are articulate and well speaking.
....and again! haha
https://brownhillmafia.bandcamp.com/track/jakso-21-the-day-of-the-antler-osa-1
https://brownhillmafia.bandcamp.com/track/jakso-22-the-day-of-the-antler-osa-2
Excellent interview, especially suitable for music nerds, who are hungry for all sorts of name dropping & trivia and overall enthusiasm about all sorts of underground music. The Day of The Antler, advertised as one of the best kept secrets of Finnish scene, and I guess it still is? To get the tapes, you need to find the artists. Debut full length CD was merely 100 copies (pro-pressed!) CD. Freak Animal still has handful of them. Kosmische synth soundscapes meet ruralist industrial tape-noise and even heavy power electronics. You get to hear some samples throughout the episodes, so can be worth to jump through the episodes even if you don't understand Finnish, so you get to hear some of the previews and decide if going to try track these things.
For Finns, there is lots of digest. Besides music trivia, you'll be hearing kind of personal stories, including history behind the name, but also there are kind of.. lets say philosophical or world-view based discussions. I do like the idea that good interviews of utterly obscure artits, they may be a bit "wasted" when doing it only in Finnish. Audience is relatively small compared to how much work and effort it takes. However, perhaps this long discussion they have about sacrifice, is one angle to approach. You got the limited time, possibility to do whatever, all things inspiring, all things selfish, perhaps even profitable and so on... but nevertheless, choose to sacrifice your time and energy into almost thankless project of cultivation of no-name sound artists for barely existing crowd. I salute that idea! Too bad this episode marks the hiatus of BHM podcast.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/83531814
QuoteCommunication Medium (W/ Max Julian Eastman)
Max Julian Eastman is a noise musician known for recording music under his own name and with projects like Greathumour and Tantric Death as well as the proprietor of what we consider to be one of the best American noise labels currently in existence. In contra to countless other labels that endlessly put out everything that comes out of "the scene", Max approaches Tribe Tapes with an aesthetic and conceptual theory. There is a general sense of discovery here, with reissues of artists that you certainly have never heard of, and a strong, unmistakable visual aesthetic. A welcome addition to the Counter-Agency of the Avant-Garde, indeed.
Max discusses the label, his label's reissuing of classics from the late Marco Corbelli's Slaughter Productions label, the avant-garde and post-punk beginning of industrial and noise music, Smell and Quim, Atrax Morgue, the Haters, and much much more.
80 minutes podcast, as described above. Casual discussion, nothing utterly deep or odd, but discussion does also go into territories that WCN or Noisextra doesn't really cover. We get to hear all sorts of things of making reissues, Slaughter prod, being fan of weird noise as opposed to flat out harshness.
One unusual thing is, that they give credit to old UK noise! Short clips between interview plays a bit of Smell & Quim and Astray Navigations. Besides that, they also talk about it. Not in huge amount, but still name dropping Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers label, Ashtray Navigations, appreciation for Simon Morris, and so on. Grunt used to play in UK a lot at some point. Of course in 2005'sh that 90's scene wasn't exactly same anymore, but still got to see a lot of that stuff plus many more. UK noise was kind of weird noise, and the ones who were creating just brutal harshness were rare. Romance one of those who stood out as more "typical" harsh noise, in middle of countless weird noise acts. Including the cross over into slapstick performance, projects that used guitars, perhaps drums, but were kind of noise, not rock. They do talk how it is surprising how little talk there is about UK noise these days. Although, I wonder if there really every was huge amount of talk about them? Lots of tiny edition tapes. Lots of gigs with merely handful of people there. Perhaps
old (and new) UK noise topic could be topic of its own on this forum, if someone has things to say.
I have fond memories of hoarding stuff from defunct distros/collections of Harbinger, BWCD and more before discogs dominated and price explosion happened. Nothing better than looking boxes and boxes of
dead stock, and label boss thinking only Pain Jerk original tapes has value, and everything else is like.. 2-5GBP... Or visiting Birthbiter "office" and finding out his old distro stock from 80's STILL had "Right To Kill" LP, unplayed. Obviously now higher price, though. Chop Shop steel plate 2x10", new and unopened. Can't expect such things happen anymore. Visited many time Cheeses International, that was really devoted dealer of noise. His catalogues would be rare treat to find now. Every item, personally described by the man himself. Never bulk sale speeches and selling points. Not sure of Millstone (swe) was influenced by this (or the same attitude that used to be there as opposed to using bulk sale speeches). Another possible topic - when did the "press release" replace personal approach in noise? Back in the day, even the biggest, Tesco, Artware, Anomolous etc, had all short personal comments in many releases on their catalogue.