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.
Definitely sounds like Mania. Anyway, what made you think it was a Keith's work? I know as mentioned above, it says in the package it's him, but I'm curious as to what kind of reactions people have from anonymous projects. The low-pitched textures in the beginning of side B are absolutely gorgeous. The handling of low and high-picthed noises throughout the tracks, and how they morph into each other with genius craftmanship is one of the reasons why Keith will always be a legend within the Noise scenario. Then there are some metaljunk elements in the background - a few, but still. Later on, on side B, the distorted white noise which builds upon the low frequencies, oscilating between quieter and louder noises, accompanied by what I like to call "bubble" sounds really adds up to an interesting release. Never boring, always there's something new within the sound palette for us to taste.
