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#21
Waking up into first morning of 2026 and put on PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS "All Pressure Past" tape material from bandcamp. It made me think is there topic like this already? And if yes, there must be hundred(s) of new people at the forum since, so doesn't really matter.
Listening to P.I.T. tape, it makes me think about what other people have commented about project. Some say boring, nothing happening, too slow and simple or whatever. Then other people are exact opposite. Praising textures and the details. I guess it depends on a release, but "all pressure past" is good example where it is not ultra simplistic crackle study, but neither high energy blast. More like slow paced experiment on rough noise surfaces. He won't be overdubbing and editing his work to be somehow technically advanced. Instead, there is simplicity of manually processing the sound. What makes it interesting, is indeed the nuance and detail of the sound. It's not maximal harsh noise blasting, where you would need cut ups and swift changes to "keep it interesting" so to say. Noise may appear in this as if it was broken cable hum and some sort of rotating device interacting. Or let's say something like 2nd track beginning. It reminds me of what I was doing with Grunt "Karike" -CD, where you simply need to strip down noise into pure elements, to be able to appreciate particular sounds. Beginning of tracks sounds as if it would be electric dry grass.. until more typical harsh noise jumps in.
There are masters in simple "one thing" noise approach. Can think of several The Haters works where very little happens. It is almost funny that GX was explaining that it really took until his warm up show for K2 and MSBR back in early 00's that he decided to buy meatbox pedal, as he didn't want to sound like crap next to Japanese sound masters.
I've talked to handful of guys who are nowadays way more into direction of not wanting to hear any tricks. Not wanting to hear technical advances, but prefer good forward driving noise. Sound you can hear being performed and slowly developed. Not "let's give them wow moments".
Of course I do like many types of noise, but the most I have preferred noise crafted live, focusing on sounds that stand out as sounds, rather than layering and editing bunch of things that make the track. Even if it would be power electronics, it is usually better that the sound itself being focused recognizable sounds instead of being build out of multi-layered generic synth sounds.
#22
Quote from: Manhog_84 on December 30, 2025, 10:01:28 PMQuote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 30, 2025, 11:02:56 AMOne of the key figures of label got murdered and after that it was sort of downhill until label went on hiatus and all the stocks was sold to other Finnish dealers.
Was it the same guy who played in Genocide Wolves?
Europa Erwache released some great weirdo bands like the sci-fi-themed Ufonazi, or dreamy folk-pop of Musta Enemmistö (The Black Majority!). They would probably appeal to "Special Interests crowd". The lyrics of the latter one are in Finnish, but the melancholic atmosphere might be something to be enjoyed.
Yes, same guy. After the incident, work as label didn't appear to be the same anymore. Label did bunch of martial / power electronics / dark ambient type of things.
I am sure some will rules things things out simply due the content and saying music ain't that good. Fact is that there is something that makes it so unique. I suppose I compared before to labels like Warcom. Artists who may be clumsy, weird, outsiders in the noise/industrial. Those qualities makes them stand out in style that elegant industrial artists could not make. Like ARCHIPELOGO SOLUTION. Never remember seeing guy at noise/industrial gigs. Its possible he is, but there was book publishing event in Helsinki with theme of accelerationism and there I was introduced to the guy who made it. Veri & Maa or Straight Arm Salute guys do not really go to noise shows and rarely to any kind of shows. I think latest Veri & Maa stuff appeared in utterly weird Finn comp CD "Operaatio Kotkanpesä" that was project gathering funds for "Operation Eaglenest" and consisted anything from martial industrial to black metal, hatecore, acoustic ballads, rac and NS-rap. Quite something to sit through that collection! It made me ask if next should be WTFAC compilation.
#23
I still have copies of 6 remaining. Not many, but some. Same goes for other volumes. I recall vol 1 is totally gone, rest can be requested if you are missing particular number from the series and placing order.
#24
No other plans for 2026 than Grunt+BU live collaboration in finland. There are plans for releases, both reissue & new.
#25
Quote from: Manhog_84 on December 30, 2025, 10:01:28 PMQuote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 30, 2025, 11:02:56 AMOne of the key figures of label got murdered and after that it was sort of downhill until label went on hiatus and all the stocks was sold to other Finnish dealers.
Was it the same guy who played in Genocide Wolves?
Europa Erwache released some great weirdo bands like the sci-fi-themed Ufonazi, or dreamy folk-pop of Musta Enemmistö (The Black Majority!). They would probably appeal to "Special Interests crowd". The lyrics of the latter one are in Finnish, but the melancholic atmosphere might be something to be enjoyed.
Quite enjoyed the Ufonazi stuff. Reich Below The Earth was a weird and enjoyable standout track on the album.
#26
Seeing that there appear to be multiple models of the Gristleizer now available from various manufacturers, I am curious to hear (1) whether anyone has one of these clones, (2) what you experiences with them have been like thus far, and (3) whether there seems to be a particular version that is better than the others.
I am primarily interested in an effects box version, not a Eurorack, so these are what I have been looking at so far:
#27
Are new dates planned in the near future in Germany Mikko?
#28
Last post by cr - December 31, 2025, 11:02:27 PM
#29
Volume 7
Finally gave this a listen. Volume 7 has four featured artists and most providing 10+ minute tracks.
Energy Gradient starts things off. I really enjoy the sparseness of this track. It sounds like it could be something from the late 80s or early 90s. It's definitely more experimental and exploratory. Small Cruel Party might be an apt comparison. A lot of metal tinkering and scraping with heavy tape delay and reverb. I really enjoyed this track. Looks like the artist doesn't have many releases out there. However, there is a recently reissued tape on Cloister.
Decondition is next. Decondition is a varied project that lies more heavily in industrial and PE. I'm only familiar with the Like A Mirage Or A Dream release. Nice varied track here. Builds up from more minimal beginnings and gets fairly caustic. Industrial leaning Harsh Noise, if that makes sense.
Invagination is one of Mikko's latest projects. Homage to 90s Merzbow. Lots of manipulated and contorted metal work. Very sputtery and chirpy EMS Synthi A or similar type sounds color the track. Not too dissimilar to what was on the full length. Clocks in at just under 17 minutes and is basically an EP. Very good stuff!
Sonic Abuse gets three tracks. The project Sonic Abuse is new to me, but the artist isn't. Appears to be the same guy behind Hate Sermon and Inbred. Real gritty harsh noise. Junk metal fried and peaking in the mix is the sonic palette. Really nasty and on par with his other projects.
I'm fairly certain this was very intentional, but the comp gets progressively harsher. Each artist cranks the volume and grit up from the last. Lots of metal featured on this one, but in a variety of ways. Really solid comp.
I'm only missing vol. 6 now and have to figure out how to secure a copy... if anyone stateside wants to mail me a spare, I'll send a few bucks and pay postage!
#30
Quote from: PTM Jim on December 30, 2025, 07:01:09 PMQuote from: prolapsedlielack on December 28, 2025, 10:57:35 PMQuote from: Balor/SS1535 on December 28, 2025, 07:15:13 PMQuote from: prolapsedlielack on December 28, 2025, 10:47:02 AMAgonal Lust - In Transit To Cold Perfection.
i'm a bad collector in the sense i don't get EVERY version of EVERY release i get. this is a rare exception where i felt compelled to get the standard and special edition. expert packaging, expert detail, and as usual, the expert love put into such a time consuming project.
I am saddened to have missed out on both this and the FFH one...
I'm sad to have missed the FFH one since it has the ONE tape of his I haven't heard yet, "What's The Difference?"
Best 8 minutes he ever did.
Really excited to finally hear What's The Difference. Against Ghettos Fragrant Gardens off the Various Adversaries comp is my favourite track ever by ffh, and it's in that 10min realm. It's a perfect track and I wonder how anything can be better.
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