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#21

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: NOISE RELATED RANDOM TALK ...

Last post by FreakAnimalFinland - November 29, 2025, 10:42:13 AM

I would think industrial music indeed is the place where uncool things are welcomed to be examined. I don't have enough interest in AIW to go through his discography to see if he would somehow glorify it. Simply present the moments from history, that have direct link to nation you are from.
Perhaps one day in underground art, people step above the pavlovs dog approach even with subject of colonialism and see there is quite interesting substance there that is way beyond "exploiting peoples of the african continent" and that it is "morally wrong". I don't think this is matter of tough guys vs others, since the behavior one usually lumps to be quality of tough guys, tends to come from the sensitive guys right?

It is interesting question I have been pondering. What was the year when toughness (i.e. strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling) was no longer that, but became synonymous for sensitive. Even in this little scene of ours, you often see the self proclaimed tough men being first to be drama queens or react on any smallest thing. Not having resilience to survive little critic or even joke. This is present in hardcore, Black Metal even skinhead movement, where toughness often appears to be applied to guy who cries the most and the quickliest. hah.. It would perhaps bring positive results if ironic use of tough would be just replaced by word sensitive.  I would hope for return of tough, in sense of ability to not break instantly into automated hysteria.

That said,
I did became almost break into hysteria noticing that MURDER CORPORATION CD that Old Europa Cafe just put out, is not yet another reissue, but NEW stuff from 2025! As soon as it was out of the shipping box, I rushed copy into CD player and gave it a spin. 2025 Murder Corporation is not the muddy lo-fi bloodshed of 1995. I would say half of the tracks have some of the contemporary issues, where too clean samples and synth gadgets or such are not ideal, but about half of album is good painful stuff. I think Murder Corporation never was about creating flawless ear candy. Its just different now than in some of his classics, but several ripping good tracks here.

#22

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: Lure of the new gear?

Last post by Into_The_Void - November 29, 2025, 10:04:13 AM

Has anyone else reached gear fatigue? I haven't brought anything new in years.

I, but I am also less inspired lately, and I have way less time to do music. But yeah, overall I think I don't really need more stuff than what I already own.

#23

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: PE/NOISE Video footage Thr...

Last post by Andrew McIntosh - November 29, 2025, 04:47:39 AM

#24

NEW RELEASES ANNOUNCEMENTS / Rannán Fola - beidh ar lá linn...

Last post by minimal.impact - November 29, 2025, 04:14:22 AM

Cassettes of the debut tape from Rannán Fola have been dubbed and will be available from Divine Severance soon in the coming week/s in limited numbers.

The professionally printed double sided J-card features original collage work with additional layout by Dermott Leonard.



Mixed and mastered by Grant Richardson at Hex Audio Labs.

Dedicated to the proud people of Ireland.

Follow Divine Severance on Bandcamp or @divine_severance_records on Instagram for release details and availability.

https://divineseverancerecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/divine_severance_records/

#25

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: NOISE RELATED RANDOM TALK ...

Last post by post-morten - November 28, 2025, 11:56:04 PM

Well, wasn't it always part of industrial tactics to put on masks - literally but also in terms of dealing with sensitive or provocative topics through embracing them - did anyone ever believe Whitehouse to be rapists, child molesters etc.? I never thought the AIW guy was African and also never thought it relevant. I think Xiu Xiu is lazily going for low hanging fruits here and that the discussion is grossly simplified because of it. Why is it so hard for people to deal with ambiguity these days?

You need to make a distinction here. Sure, creeping under the skin of serial killers, sexual predators, cult leaders, dictators and the like, to understand how they are wired, has been a current within the industrial scene since day one. But subscribing to a colonial mindset is altogether a different thing, that has been uncool for 50+ years. For me, that is what AIW is up to... exploiting the peoples of the African continent for his own benefit. Is there a hidden agenda behind all this faux ethno shtick? Is he perhaps examining the atrocities committed by the French colonial powers? I for one doubt it. Now I know I'll get a bunch of flak from all the tough guys here, but so be it.

#26

GENERAL VISUAL ART / LITERATURE DISCUSSION / Re: Kalervo Palsa - Finnish tr...

Last post by DBL - November 28, 2025, 03:32:36 PM

I tried watching the film when I was just getting to know Palsa's works, and back then I understood nothing of it and didn't watch it through. I did re-watch it in full later on, and while I appreciate it exists, I'd guess it offers very little to anyone who isn't fairly familiar with Palsa best known comics and paintings and the "highlights" of his life beforehand. It's very fragmentary indeed.

There's a new Sarjakupla podcast episode about Memoirs Of A Pensioner, the English translation of Palsa's Eläkeläinen Muistelee comic. The podcast itself is in Finnish though. https://soundcloud.com/sarjakupla/76-memoirs-of-a-pensioner
Seems soundcloud has gotten a lot shittier since I last used it, one can't skip ahead on the track without logging in and it took a few tries to get the podcast to play at all.

#27

NEW RELEASES ANNOUNCEMENTS / Re: Absolute Key: New releases

Last post by AJK - November 28, 2025, 01:29:45 PM

Here we go again, with a twist. Into Endless Chaos just released a collaboration album between Absolute Key & Brånd. This album took three years to complete, and now it's here: my loops, samples and noise mixed with Brånd's indie rock / black metal hybrid. Very weird mix, I would say. Check out the songs and if it scratches you in a right way, make an order. I will have copies for Finnish customers.

https://brndabsolutekey-iec.bandcamp.com/album/collaboration

https://intoendlesschaos.de/produkt/absolute-key-brand-collaboration-lp-black-vinyl-pre-order/

[Kazuma Kubota - Hakanasa]

#28

NEW RELEASES ANNOUNCEMENTS / Out Now: Kazuma Kubota & Hand ...

Last post by blowfish - November 28, 2025, 12:47:23 PM

Kazuma Kubota - Hakanasa
Recorded between 2023 and 2024, Hakanasa finds Kazuma Kubota refining his blend of noise, quiet atmospheres, and precise dynamics. The material moves between subtle textures and sharp bursts of harsh noise with a calm and deliberate sense of pacing.

Hand & Knee / Slacking / Mallard Theory - Beneath Hidden Pittsburgh
A three way sound clash between some of Pittsburgh's finest current noise artists. Each artist brings a solo slice of noise, finished off with a collab track. Blending blown out harsh noise, fast paced cut ups and piercing electroncs. Inside collage by Ken Geiger.

Available now, with audio samples, at Input Error.

Copies will also be available from the artists and the following fine distros:
- Discreet Music (SE)
- Freak Animal (FI)
- Parallax Recordings (JP)
- Satatuhatta (FI)
- Scream & Writhe (CA)
- Skeleton Dust Records (US)
- Soundohm (IT)
- Tobira Records (JP)
- Tribe Tapes (US)

#29

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: FORUM USER introductions t...

Last post by funambulus 33 - November 28, 2025, 12:42:23 PM

Name: F.
Age: 50
Living in Portugal at the present time
Had some projects mainly for myself and some friends.
Some favourites: Atrax Morgue, Brighter Death Now, XE, Bizarre Uproar, GO, C.C.C.C. among many others

#30

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: FORUM USER introductions t...

Last post by Balor/SS1535 - November 27, 2025, 11:53:38 PM

Name - N
Age - 28
Location - CA, USA
Project(s) - Vektormann (blackened doom/sludge), HATE CHAMBER (noise, death industrial, experimental)

New(ish) to making noise/PE, open to learning + collaborating, HMU

What part of California?  Always trying to get in contact with others in the state.