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#22
Last post by k.p.g - December 11, 2025, 03:47:07 PM
Quote from: Penon on December 10, 2025, 06:53:57 PMWith this in mind, self-destructing packaging makes utmost sense - it is designed to be experienced once.
I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment. My goal is usually to keep as much of the original packaging intact while creating a reusable entry point to the tape. If something like a screw or piece of wood is destroyed or lost along the way, oh well; as long as the packaging is mostly intact and I can grab the tape. I once accidentally damaged part of a
Kadef tape because I thought he housed extra inserts inside a piece of cardboard. Whoops.
This week though, I received a package from the mayor of Stahlstown,
Henry Mallard. 2 source tapes are housed in what appears to be part of a computer, which is then wrapped in loose cassette tape, which is all held together by hefty lairs of electrical tape. It's a hulking beauty. Of course I want the tapes inside, but I quickly come to realize that any "gentle" method of opening this thing just might not be possible. It's really brought into question how much I value the source inside vs. the art that it came attached to, and the effort
Henry put in to creating this work. When I approached him about why he would make something so extra for just a couple of sound sources, he said "to punish you." Hah. Fitting.
#23
Last post by Sol Records - December 11, 2025, 03:39:41 PM
Frozen shadows crawl through Ancient Altars, raw and unforgiving. Summoned by those who dwell in the German underground.
BLACK MYSTERIIS - The Absent One
Listen->
https://youtu.be/4JCLU863ZDwFeatured track from the forthcoming album Ancient Altars.
Out soon at Sol Records
http://www.solrecords.de
#25
Last post by tiny_tove - December 11, 2025, 12:26:03 PM
As said, not a documentary but a visual mood board
#26
Last post by tiny_tove - December 11, 2025, 12:15:15 PM
Good day, something I'm happy to have contributed to. I hope it is the right place to post.
FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER (07:00 - 09:00 EEST - ATHENS) WERTHAM will be featured on
FADE RADIO (Greece) for episode
25 of F.B.I. Pathology Report, hosted by Morgan Hall,featuring an hour mix of each, 2 hours in total. This episode focuses on the concept of vengeance and retaliation in late 80s Rome criminal milieu, inspired by the infamous, yet legendary ER CANARO's story that still lives in Italian collective memory. Hour I features Morgan Hall's playlist and Hour II Wertham's, including own tracks, collaborations and partners in crime. Broadcasting will also feature "Magliana 1988", a 15 minutes semi-improvised audio cut-up based on the topic.
The episode will be broadcasted on the radio's website, and then uploaded on the show's playlist the day after airing.
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BROADCASTING : .
https://www.fade.radio/. :
F.B.I. PATHOLOGY REPORT ARCHIVE : .
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#27
Last post by Leewar - December 11, 2025, 11:49:01 AM
I watched this a couple of days ago, if you haven't seen it i wouldn't bother wasting your time. Nothing new or interesting or anything in depth, just soundbytes overlayed with irritating 'old vhs' effects.
Also i imagine of the 32,000 euros raised from donations to make it, 31,000 went straight into the 'film makers' pocket and never came back out.
#28
I think it will be also curious moment, when things that were scarcely available and never in circulation may be coming available due people tend to live in some pace. One can remember things like when CD came, people throwing out most of vinyl. Streaming popularized, people throwing away CD's. Vinyl becoming hip, people buying vinyl and ditching CDs and so on. But also the age. When I work in record store, I see certain ages appear in waves. People who bought certain titles, are at age of getting kids and suddenly they sell part of their collections. Many times it is the same stuff.
For example. you recognize guys years of involvement based on what type of Black Metal 7"s they bring, haha.. Things that may be tiny editions and globally rare, but the return to 2nd hand market in bulk at some moment. It may be also curious if the active generation changed in a way that all those bands that were sought after and valued, mean nothing to "new guys".
I never really had problem with the "spicy stuff", as I never kept it secret. Not only immediate family or friends, but my relatives (plus everybody else) have google, so they know what's up.
#29
MERZBOW "Venereology" CD
I was listening to new episode of WCN podcast, people telling about their top noise releases ever. No objections really. Can't say I would have been disturbed or agitated (haha!), but lets say... Pulse Demon, as great as the album is, it just can't be the best Merzbow. If it was first thing you heard, ok, I get it and 100% approve. Losing virginity is one thing. But if one heard bunch of Merz CD's and Pulse demon wasnt the first, I can't think how it could be even in Merz top-10! As a test, I threw Veneorology original CD (not the revisioned new one) in CD player, and as I write this, its 3rd time I play it in a row. Instant replay is necessary. Thats how good it is. And its not even the best Merzbow. Its just one of those albums you can anytime listen all evening. Multiple times. Its not Artificial Invagination. Not Noisembryo. Not Metalvelodrome... but right there.
I recall some people say its like Merzbows death metal album. Just brutal, not playful or innovative. More focusing on sheer brutality. Well, despite big part of DM might suck, at its best death metal is something that "death metal noise" wouldnt feel like derogatory remark! Possible, we could even need more death metal harsh noise?! Masculine, slightly technical and brutal, no slam, no triggers, no wimps, no posers, long hair mosh noise like Merzbow.
Night Science #1 zine + CDR
At one point I was wondering do I have all Night Science magazines. I am pretty damn sure I have, but this issue #1 was not in folders where I have noise zines, but it was among oversized CD releases. At the same time, feels like it aint that old label, but when you think of it, it is urprisingly old. Zine+CDR from 2002. I got all big part of Cipher discography, starting from the very first ones. Now listening and reading. Curious to read Bizarre Uproar interview from times when Sir Lankinen was involved as 2nd member. He is rarely mentioned. K2 just put out the original Sexencyclopedia" 4xCD set and full of energy in this interview, saying he will never stop and keeps doing gigs, releases etc.. but I think he quickly after this dropped out for a while.
Guilty Connector is quite early days of project when giving this interview. Very strong track on comp CDR! Really good stuff from others too.
Zine is nice document of time when regular mail still going strong, but also email contacts becoming available and all sorts of angerfire , geocities, tripod websites are listed.
#30
When the first edition came, I made only 100, as I thought besides me, there would be so few people into so low-tech crude noise. There was these others done in 2010-2013, like OWL tapes anthology CD, Ashley C cd, Haare "regresses" CD (low-tech regressed noise as opposed to elegant epic drone..) followed by YANA, KSNK, etc that was not always as rough, but nevertheless in such realms.
I suppose we can partly thank Satatuhatta for "popularizing" things in ways that it got noticed. Of course FA releases were noticed in a way that they usually sold out, but I doubt people were talking about it from perspective it was something fresh and new? Perhaps when you look FA discography, there are like OWL cd.. and next is Brethren. Or Wince, Haare, Rotat, followed by three Zyklon SS titles, Encephalophonic and then HÖH. Some distributors would most likely not be "lets check out this band I don't know", but perhaps more like "..yuck! I ain't touching this", haha... Copies that are sold, is always pretty much the same, so it is hard to measure are bands more exposed more known, or not.
It is little surprising that I am running low on copies of 2nd press of HÖH already now.
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