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Last post by Stipsi - November 18, 2025, 08:52:15 PM
Encephalophonic – Exhuming The Perversion.
Encephalophonic is the Malmsteen of harsh noise.
Enough said.
#4
When I first started out I was buying anything that looked interesting. I don't have kids to take care of and live well below my means, so I have the disposable income to do it, but still realized how unsustainable that would be over time. I've been trying to stick to a "one in, one out" policy. If I want something new, I have to sell something that hasn't been getting much use.
#5
Last post by k.p.g - November 18, 2025, 06:59:59 PM
Hand & Knee/Mallard Theory - Basic Instincts (Tribe Tapes)
The noise split; an easy format to make, a tricky one to pull off. I dunno. Splits are great, but they also can be a big old bag of disappointment. How many splits have you gotten where one artist absolutely delivers and the other says "eh. I forgot I agreed to do this. I guess I have a little bit from this last recording session?" Or worse; neither artist delivers the hype that their name garners. God...
Well, this split is not one of those cases. As a matter of fact, I would say this split should be referenced on how to format one in the current age. Tracks flow between these two artists seamlessly once the collaborative intro ends. This avoids skipping over one whole slab of one artist if they bore you. You don't like what one is doing? Go to the next quick without waiting 20 more minutes! I doubt anyone who listens will have that problem, as the kinship between these two for dystopian noise beauty is this discs greatest strength.
I think this split was the moment that I started seeing both artists not just as contemporaries/"pretty good rippers." No, they are artists in my eyes. Hand & Knee has carved out a niche in his sound that blurs the lines of industrial, junk noise and power electronics in a way that I find hard to pin down or compare it to. I hear remnants of some artists, but no apt comparison. These tracks creep at their own speed. Hand & Knee does only what Hand & Knee does. And a track like "White Washed" ... OH MAN
Mallard Theory rips harsh noise and you know that. But I never saw Henry's ripping to have so much intricacy as I have seen it since this disc. He found a way to combine the red hot harsh sounds with alien electronics that would make the likes of James Ferraro & Damon Edge proud. But like I said with Hand & Knee, there is no one you can say Mallard Theory is biting from; this is its own thing. This is what life on the farm is like. This is what it means to be a duck. I was blasting this disc on the way home with a friend the other week and he said "Mallard is so harsh, yet so peaceful, like a duck floating in the pond." Yup, my thoughts exactly.
Fantastic disc; one of the best things to ever emerge from the continuously impressive roster of Tribe Tapes. If you needed a modern harsh noise disc to sink your teeth into after some time away from the artform, I would give you this. No one will do it better.
#6
Popping in to say that based on my experience, I would avoid giving Danny Propert/Legless any money for things that he's trying to sell, although I haven't seen him posting anything online for sale in awhile.
Back in June, I paid him $150 for a lot of used items. About a month after sending payment, he gave me some excuse that the things got lost in a move. I tried to work with him and just have him send alternative items to which he agreed....that stuff never got sent either. I tried again to arrange another alternative, and this time it was agreed that he would send new Legless tapes to me. Five months later, I still have nothing but empty excuses from him for why he hasn't come through.
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Last post by k.p.g - November 18, 2025, 03:13:06 PM
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on November 15, 2025, 02:29:34 AMDorchester Library: From the somewhat subtle and gradual shifting tones of Silence of Vacuum, we are thrown into the violent bursts of harsh noise that is Dorchester Library. Fast-paced and ripping. It took me a moment to realize, but there are drums buried under a veil of harsh electronics. Mikko may have taken a Creamface, or other spastic drum session, and added harsh electronics on top! Think Hijokaidan King of Noise with metal or grindcore drums.
I remember hearing this project for the first time at a New York apartment as the sun was rising, having gotten no sleep. Pretty stark contrast from what I knew of Mikko's other work. Project has always remained pretty mythical to me since, even if I did ask the person who put it on to turn it off so I could finally sleep.
#8
Last post by NAR - November 18, 2025, 01:20:32 PM
Releasing in December on New Approach Records: Maskhead - "Intense Bestiality" CD
Two versions;
- Slim case "regular" edition
- Handmade Digipack "special" edition. This one very limited.
#9
Last post by HateSermon - November 18, 2025, 05:01:56 AM
Quote from: Fistfuck Masonanie on November 18, 2025, 03:31:09 AMVile Vulgar - Private Art (Institute Of Paraphilia Studies)
Anonymous project on the IOPS label. Similar to the old adage, "all women on the internet are men until proven otherwise," I assume all IOPS projects are Mikko until proven otherwise.
The sounds on here are very cavernous and decrepit PE/industrial sans vocals. It's heavy on atmosphere. Metal scraping, barrel bashing, and synths. I remember reading someone guessed this was an anonymous Keith Brewer release.
It's a very good guess, as there is a lot of metal and synth work throughout that's comparable to the last couple of Mania tapes like All Aftermath or Hardly Lethal. Speaking of Hardly Lethal, the inner artwork on Vile Vulgar is suspiciously similar to the color palette and style of the artwork on that release...
For some reason though, this one feels like Mikko to me, however, I could easily be wrong. Contextual clues point to Keith. Either way, if you are a fan of Mania or Grunt, this one fits nicely in between the sounds of the two projects, and you won't be disappointed.
Excellent tape. For me, all signs point to Keith and I've left it at that. But... maybe there were others involved? At the end of the day, I'd rather it remain a mystery. Glad this tape is kept in print.
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Vile Vulgar - Private Art (Institute Of Paraphilia Studies)
Anonymous project on the IOPS label. Similar to the old adage, "all women on the internet are men until proven otherwise," I assume all IOPS projects are Mikko until proven otherwise.
The sounds on here are very cavernous and decrepit PE/industrial sans vocals. It's heavy on atmosphere. Metal scraping, barrel bashing, and synths. I remember reading someone guessed this was an anonymous Keith Brewer release.
It's a very good guess, as there is a lot of metal and synth work throughout that's comparable to the last couple of Mania tapes like All Aftermath or Hardly Lethal. Speaking of Hardly Lethal, the inner artwork on Vile Vulgar is suspiciously similar to the color palette and style of the artwork on that release...
For some reason though, this one feels like Mikko to me, however, I could easily be wrong. Contextual clues point to Keith. Either way, if you are a fan of Mania or Grunt, this one fits nicely in between the sounds of the two projects, and you won't be disappointed.
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