Quote from: BlackCavendish on April 20, 2026, 09:54:31 PMQuote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 20, 2026, 07:54:59 PMThis is actually quite interesting, since I never really considered pictures important. Which is also why my store has barely any. Current age is so visually dominated, that there simply wasn't old school templates of text based store systems available. So most of stuff I have is just generic "picture will be added later" type of images. No idea if it effects sales negatively or not?
On a personal level, it's not a big deal, especially nowadays when I can find the cover elsewhere in a second.
But If I'm browsing the site looking for a third or fourth record to add to an order, than maybe an artwork might catch my attention more than a band name or title and push me to add one more item.
Quote from: k.p.g on April 20, 2026, 06:25:03 PMI have been busy since returning from Europe, but my plan has always been to write some "daily thoughts" of each gig down here after my return. Still being busy though, I am dividing things up show by show. So, we start with Helsinki Gray Ritual --
Atrophist opened up Helsinki show with a violent and murky set. Pretty appropriate, as I had a rather violent and murky day post-binge drink the night before. Hah. But back to the noise -- for as much harsh noise as there was in this set, the artist also had some sort of sounds that reminded me of psycho crackhead babble underneath. It really brought out the mind of a painfully eroding from the inside. Where we played was this sort of dingy tire shop that Janne found, and I think that this sound was very appropriate for the face. I could imagine the faces and places that inspire this stuff, and somewhere like this is fitting for it.
Absolute Key went for some very entertaining, loop-based work. Big metal bang 'n clang was presented as the backdrop for synth noise slaughter that had me reminiscing on more "minimal" Merzbow releases like Hybrid Noisebloom at points. But then suddenly, I hear some vocal loops; chanting perhaps? Oh yeah, it is!! Bring it on. This is the kind of material that made me follow the project after a Tribe Tapes release last year. Set ended with Antti smearing ash on the crowd. Good Friday indeed.
Vigilantism felt like a series of songs style PE that normally I am not a fan of. Here, it worked though. Simplicity beats all, and Vigilantism knew that. So primal were all the sounds here that when some new element was introduced, it felt like you were getting sucked further into the industrial turmoil. This was my first time hearing the project too, and I really enjoyed!
Triptych guys tell me before the gig that they enjoy the likes of Bizarre Uproar & Grunt. It makes sense where they start playing! Deep synth work pairs with this violent scrap metal sound to add as a backdrop to the vocal anger. Similar to the DDU set of this night, I felt like Triptych would be getting their feet wet with this gig, and were maybe not performing at full power. The skeleton of the set was there, but it is just a matter of feeling comfortable/tour nerves. Still, they still managed to put together a very good set from it!
Not much to say on the personal front of performances. I will leave that to the audiences who saw the Dead Door sets to decide. All I know is that next time, I will have a better power supply for all equipment. Hah!
Turku thoughts tomorrow.
Quote from: k.p.g on April 20, 2026, 08:50:09 PMPain Jerk / Dogliveroil - The Snake Charmer's Beautiful Daughter (Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers)
A split & collaboration packed into one neat disc; only complaint is that the split portion is 10 minutes too long on each side. Found that on both solo portions, each artist had given their best material in the first 10-12 minutes of tracks. Pain Jerk solo portion holds my interest for most of its duration, but since it's the last track, I am just feeling pretty beaten down. Dogliveroil's solo track, on the other hand, pretty much nose dives after 10-11 minutes, leaving me wondering "when the hell is this going to end?" Not the best feeling.
But since we are working backwards, we are now back to the collaborative tracks, which, are both really stellar! These two artists worked off of each others sound very beautifully. Just wish they put more track length into the collaborations, and not these 20+ minute behemoth solo ventures.
Solid disc overall.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 20, 2026, 07:54:59 PMThis is actually quite interesting, since I never really considered pictures important. Which is also why my store has barely any. Current age is so visually dominated, that there simply wasn't old school templates of text based store systems available. So most of stuff I have is just generic "picture will be added later" type of images. No idea if it effects sales negatively or not?
Quote from: k.p.g on April 20, 2026, 08:50:09 PMPain Jerk / Dogliveroil - The Snake Charmer's Beautiful Daughter (Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers)
A split & collaboration packed into one neat disc; only complaint is that the split portion is 10 minutes too long on each side. Found that on both solo portions, each artist had given their best material in the first 10-12 minutes of tracks. Pain Jerk solo portion holds my interest for most of its duration, but since it's the last track, I am just feeling pretty beaten down. Dogliveroil's solo track, on the other hand, pretty much nose dives after 10-11 minutes, leaving me wondering "when the hell is this going to end?" Not the best feeling.
But since we are working backwards, we are now back to the collaborative tracks, which, are both really stellar! These two artists worked off of each others sound very beautifully. Just wish they put more track length into the collaborations, and not these 20+ minute behemoth solo ventures.
Solid disc overall.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on April 20, 2026, 07:54:59 PMQuote from: SCHEDELWEISS on April 20, 2026, 11:36:14 AMHaving actual pictures of the releases you're selling on your website should be a given, alas... ;)
This is actually quite interesting, since I never really considered pictures important. Which is also why my store has barely any. Current age is so visually dominated, that there simply wasn't old school templates of text based store systems available. So most of stuff I have is just generic "picture will be added later" type of images. No idea if it effects sales negatively or not? It is possible site look unprofessional and unreliable, but simply don't have time to go search pics of every release I got.
