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#1
Revisiting some giallo films these days. Have watched Deep Red and Blood and Black Lace lately. There are some silly elements for sure, but they just look good and have that special atmosphere. The dolls in Deep Red reminds me of Atrax Morgue.
#2
GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: RIP OFF ALERTS topic
Last post by Duncan - Today at 01:38:56 PM
The soundohm stocking/ordering system has its advantages but some insight on these pre orders, especially where smaller releases are concerned:

If I offer my releases they get listed on the site and soundohm get back to me later with how many orders have been made. Last time I did this, I didn't get a response to my 'I have new releases, do you want them?' Email, just a follow up weeks later telling me that something like 4 orders across 3 releases had been made. I'm surprised this even happened since I don't think they promoted or announced the listing. I tend to only see this in the case of larger labels from soundohm.  it's untenable for me to sell single or double copies of releases at wholesale prices yet I'm also hesitant to do my own promotion of that listing when they don't have copies in hand. I ended up telling them I wanted to wait longer for more orders and never heard back. No idea of those 4 orders got refunded or not. I'd guess they had to follow up themselves?

Anyway, that's how it works. It's a bad model for someone operating at my level and I don't know if I'll do it again unless I'm guaranteed a minimum order. None of this makes them a rip off enterprise, just perhaps not so transparent, with all the risk/responsibility being on the buyers and labels. I appreciate that they're not necessarily trying to be some underground thing and aiming for something higher scale. It obviously works for a lot of people, but I'm wary of it for now.

Final note: put in a 'Black Friday' order as a customer and got everything in a timely fashion!
#3
I agree with the poster above and have similar feelings. The amount of releases they stock is unbelievable with new ones being added daily. Considering this, the amount of mistakes is acceptable in my book. But yeah, it can be frustrating when you're ordering records that aren't in stock yet ("in process of stocking" or pre-orders) as it can takes several months before you have them and it's not always clear what the status is. Communication should definitely improve though.
#4
gear/tech/etc / Re: Best Gristleizer Clone?
Last post by prolapsedlielack - Today at 10:31:20 AM
Quote from: Atrophist on Today at 10:28:45 AM
Quote from: prolapsedlielack on January 06, 2026, 11:32:06 PMI myself have not used either but I can tell you with full certainty that the mothhunter mod will be top notch. Everything I've used/tested from him has been excellent quality and very faithful.

Seconded, I have a few of his builds (not the Gristleizer though, however I have considered it) and couldn't be happier.

The La Bruja has been a staple for my group. I have high hopes for the Gristleizer!
#5
gear/tech/etc / Re: Best Gristleizer Clone?
Last post by Atrophist - Today at 10:28:45 AM
Quote from: prolapsedlielack on January 06, 2026, 11:32:06 PMI myself have not used either but I can tell you with full certainty that the mothhunter mod will be top notch. Everything I've used/tested from him has been excellent quality and very faithful.

Seconded, I have a few of his builds (not the Gristleizer though, however I have considered it) and couldn't be happier.
#6
Quote from: cr on December 30, 2025, 11:03:23 PMI finally have some days off now. As I have absolutely no idea, what good movies or series were released in 2025, any recommendations would be highly appreciated.

Bugonia, Warfare and Bring Her Back were all decent mainstream(ish) movies released in 2025.

However, I think my favourite movie from 2025 is Sovereign:

https://letterboxd.com/film/sovereign-2025/
#7
gear/tech/etc / Re: Best Gristleizer Clone?
Last post by prolapsedlielack - January 06, 2026, 11:32:06 PM
I myself have not used either but I can tell you with full certainty that the mothhunter mod will be top notch. Everything I've used/tested from him has been excellent quality and very faithful.
#8
GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: Notable voices
Last post by Leewar - January 06, 2026, 11:21:33 PM
Always enjoyed William Bennet's quieter vocals, his 'talking' parts on certain Whitehouse songs have a fantastic unsettling quality to them.
#9
gear/tech/etc / Re: Sourcing Junk Metal
Last post by Into_The_Void - January 06, 2026, 10:23:17 PM
I've a bit of stuff which I've got in various ways: an assembled machines with piezo which I bought from a guy who built very good stuff, then self-built stuff with metal pieces bought at the hardware shop, as well as a junk metal plate found in an abandoned place, big empty can, and a metal bucket.
#10
GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: Notable voices
Last post by Bruitiste - January 06, 2026, 08:10:19 PM
Not like a traditional PE-type voice at all, but I've always liked the vocals of Tom Smith (To Live and Shave in L.A.), an unusual "noise crooner" if there ever was one. He's screamier/sounds more strained in the older material, but I liked his more casual, almost-spoken baritone of the later years a lot.