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#21
Last post by Wainhouse - December 15, 2025, 07:49:36 AM
Zines vs. screens!
I assume many here already read Neons zine from Neons Publishing?
Interviews/articles with transgressive topics and vile collages.
Issue #5 was in stock not too long ago.
Website is down when I'm writing this, but check back later?
https://neonspublishing.limitedrun.com/
#22
Last post by Minus1 - December 15, 2025, 04:26:38 AM
Lol.
I have a fuckton of CDs, books, and films, and none of it is alphabetical. It's all random. Searching for a particular item then becomes a treasure hunt, and along the way I see things that make me go "Fuck! I forgot all about that one!"
I knew things were getting bad when I began to re-buy something that I forgot that I already had. I worried about my memory / age / braincells when that happened. But this thread reassures me that I am not alone in this regard. 😂
#23
Alphabetically sounds like the way to go. Perhaps there should be a section for weird packaged items to, that can't necessarily sit amongst normal CD cases and tapes cases. I've got a lot weird packaging stuff in collection and I've designated specific boxes for those anomalies, but yeah Discogs can be good and bad I think. I started to catalog my collection late in that game, so it's hard to know what I've missed from the time I started. It's an interesting way to keep track of things you have, but it's not a perfect system either. It's kind of a scattered mess of sorts.
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Special packaging can be a dilemma. A few of the things that fit, I'll put on shelves. At least with CDs, though, unless its holding the CD in something equivalent to a spindle, I remove it from the packaging and put it in a blank jewel case so it doesn't get damaged. I try to place all those "special packaging discs" on the shelves at their proper place in my system, but that's where I do have to be careful, especially if there's no real identifying info on the disc itself. Its easy to put them out of place. But again, if everything else is organized, you can track down the "rogue" items fairly easily usually.
The packaging itself I have several storage bins where I've put all that. No real organization or cataloging there. I figure if I ever have to pull any of it out for a sale or whatever, I'll just have to dig a bit. At least I have a general idea of where it is. I never throw anything out, so I know its there.
Yeah, the chronological ordering is certainly not ironclad by any means. I mean, if I've got 8 Merzbow CDs from the 95-97 period, it really doesn't matter if they're all in the exact order they were released. But I know exactly where to go on the shelves to find mid-90s Merzbow CDs with how I've set things up.
#24
Quote from: BatteredStatesofEuphoria on December 14, 2025, 09:26:07 PMQuote from: Cranial Blast on December 14, 2025, 08:10:36 PMI agree, I don't like the empty wall space either, but it is getting very difficult now a days to find proper shelving for media it seems. It almost like you've got to make the shelving yourself or have it custom made. Book shelves are still some what available, but not so good for the sizes of things like CDs and tapes. I definitely like the idea of having stuff on display and also agree it would be a better experience, instead of scrolling or searching via screens for something, as opposed to looking on shelf. I'd imagine with such large collection would be certainly beneficial to have some sort of alphabetical order or one could go crazy scanning through ones own collection to find something, haha. I do that now with my unorganized DVD collection, I'll sit and look for something forever and then finally it will jump out at me, so now I'm wondering do peoples collections have a sequence or specific order for easy spotting?
I've actually managed to find some pretty good and large shelving units on Wayfair of all places. Just do a search on "large shelving for CDs" for instance. Of course, you still need a room with enough walls and length for them, but it beats spinning towers or just having them in boxes or whatever.
My CDs, vinyls, and tapes are all arranged alphabetically (comps before A), and then for each band in chronological order of release, at least as best as possible (especially with acts that put out a ton of stuff and the discogs info is sketchy, it can be hard to find EXACT order of everything).
Was quite the endeavor doing it originally, but once you do it, it makes everything so much easier. Have made several moves in that time, and keeping the organization intact wasn't the easiest, but I managed without too many mishaps. CDs and tapes (at least in J-cards) its typically pretty easy to notice if something is out of place with the spines. Vinyls not so much. I thought I had lost an MSBR record in one move and couldn't find it for months. Finally, I found it randomly in a bunch of Ps.
Thanks for the interesting tip and insight. I can't say that I've ever checked out Wayfair before, but perhaps I should. I've gone to IKEA in search for this type of shelving years ago, but often times it's just more of the book shelf solution, rather than CD/media shelf. I'll definitely look into the search on Wayfair though. The CD tower spinners are the absolute worst, those are okay for a small collection that maybe doesn't have plans for expansion.
Alphabetically sounds like the way to go. Perhaps there should be a section for weird packaged items to, that can't necessarily sit amongst normal CD cases and tapes cases. I've got a lot weird packaging stuff in collection and I've designated specific boxes for those anomalies, but yeah Discogs can be good and bad I think. I started to catalog my collection late in that game, so it's hard to know what I've missed from the time I started. It's an interesting way to keep track of things you have, but it's not a perfect system either. It's kind of a scattered mess of sorts.
That sounds reassuring and pretty liberating with how you described in third paragraph. I think that notion of having things more organized would be a massive weight lifted instead of having this big mess of media that feels like...where do I even begin!?
#25
Last post by nailbny - December 15, 2025, 12:12:42 AM
Anyone know what happened to the Chicago noise scene. Did it die with Club Rectum?
#26
Quote from: Cranial Blast on December 14, 2025, 08:10:36 PMI agree, I don't like the empty wall space either, but it is getting very difficult now a days to find proper shelving for media it seems. It almost like you've got to make the shelving yourself or have it custom made. Book shelves are still some what available, but not so good for the sizes of things like CDs and tapes. I definitely like the idea of having stuff on display and also agree it would be a better experience, instead of scrolling or searching via screens for something, as opposed to looking on shelf. I'd imagine with such large collection would be certainly beneficial to have some sort of alphabetical order or one could go crazy scanning through ones own collection to find something, haha. I do that now with my unorganized DVD collection, I'll sit and look for something forever and then finally it will jump out at me, so now I'm wondering do peoples collections have a sequence or specific order for easy spotting?
I've actually managed to find some pretty good and large shelving units on Wayfair of all places. Just do a search on "large shelving for CDs" for instance. Of course, you still need a room with enough walls and length for them, but it beats spinning towers or just having them in boxes or whatever.
My CDs, vinyls, and tapes are all arranged alphabetically (comps before A), and then for each band in chronological order of release, at least as best as possible (especially with acts that put out a ton of stuff and the discogs info is sketchy, it can be hard to find EXACT order of everything).
Was quite the endeavor doing it originally, but once you do it, it makes everything so much easier. Have made several moves in that time, and keeping the organization intact wasn't the easiest, but I managed without too many mishaps. CDs and tapes (at least in J-cards) its typically pretty easy to notice if something is out of place with the spines. Vinyls not so much. I thought I had lost an MSBR record in one move and couldn't find it for months. Finally, I found it randomly in a bunch of Ps.
#27
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 14, 2025, 09:50:34 AMThis has been asked from me many times. Realistic evaluation is that of course one could, but to minimize collection for sake of what? Generally I hear argument being about running out of space or more like someones partner saying that book shelves don't look good in our living room. I hate the blank white walls types aesthetic. Book shelves full of weird releases is always better. I dislike idea of relying on bandcamp, youtube, spotify, etc. It simply is something else than the idea of independent creative artist living outside or in fringes of "music industry". Like this week, I listened probably 10+ releases that indeed have gathered dust for years, but I could just walk to the shelves and play them, without need of turning on internet, spending time on searching if its available somewhere etc.
I don't keep track on what I have. No lists. I have very modest want list, that has nothing I hunt for, but things I can take if they end up coming on my way.
I agree, I don't like the empty wall space either, but it is getting very difficult now a days to find proper shelving for media it seems. It almost like you've got to make the shelving yourself or have it custom made. Book shelves are still some what available, but not so good for the sizes of things like CDs and tapes. I definitely like the idea of having stuff on display and also agree it would be a better experience, instead of scrolling or searching via screens for something, as opposed to looking on shelf. I'd imagine with such large collection would be certainly beneficial to have some sort of alphabetical order or one could go crazy scanning through ones own collection to find something, haha. I do that now with my unorganized DVD collection, I'll sit and look for something forever and then finally it will jump out at me, so now I'm wondering do peoples collections have a sequence or specific order for easy spotting?
#28
Last post by k.p.g - December 14, 2025, 06:35:02 PM
Sewer Election - Vidoppna Sar (PAN)
One of those standout LPs from the controversial PAN label. Not sure I know the full extent of the beef people had with this label, but I am just focused on the noise here. A-Side is an assault of the sense with scrap metal superiority. Reminds me of Mania at times with how claustrophobic it gets. B-Side sounds like a ton of voices being garbled through Dan's tape deck. Ends beautifully with some sort of organ loop to close out. Lovely.
Prurient - Adam Tied to Stone (Blossoming Noise)
With how prolific Dom was in this time, I find this EP gets lost in the fray of releases that people will bring up from this run. It's really good! Finds a good way to balance the emotional nature of Pleasure Ground and some more of his shitnoise leanings that limited run cassettes like Whooping Cough would bring (especially with the drum use buried in here). It's worth seeking out if you want some Prurient from this era that may have passed you by.
Prurient - The Ken Geiger Album (RRR)
Feel like I'm not bursting any bubbles typing this one out. Ron himself told of these records in his book, and I trust most of us on here know the deal with these records. So I will come out and discuss it - this was the third record in the series that I grabbed, having gone up to Lowell on my birthday amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. What a trip it is to see me with that mask on - hah!
This series is a fun one in how those who own multiple of them will give you their ranking of them, ask you which you like most, etc. And I guess the same can be said for the other mainstays of the RRR series - PURE, Recycled, etc. As far as this one goes in the in-store series though, I'd rank it near the upper echelon. The A-Side is a total manic burst of junk. B-Side is where it really shines though, with Dom doing this extremely weird cut-up yelping of sorts. It's not his usual passionate vocal. It's weirder. Reminds me of Gero for some reason. Towards the end of this side, some sort of classical music sampling comes in. There is definitely a bit of this that was reused on the collab with Kevin Drumm. Similar to acts like Macronympha, Prurient often workshops certain sounds across various releases, so getting to hear each step along the way is a fun treat if you can pick them out. Speaking of guys who love to workshop sounds...
Aaron Dilloway - Corpse on Horseback (Ergot Records, reissue)
What can you really say that hasn't been said about this one? It's tape work at its finest. The rhythmic work is unmatched. Junk and distortion levels are just sitting right in the mix, never too overbearing. It's the complete picture. Phenomenal.
#29
BLACK VAULT
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Behold the return of mighty Black Vault from Denmark. After their debut, which already caused a lot of commotion within the circles of extreme Underground, tue madman returns with "Death Obsessed". And yes, even more progress has been made as the knives have been sharpened.
For Black Vault this progress is found in sonic atavism, as "Death Obsessed" is so beautifully murky and old school that one is instantly reminded of the glorious days of Cold Meat Industry. Evoking feelings of disturbing morbidity and atmospheric bliss at the same time, the album flows beautifully presenting skilled arrangements and tasty sounds that form a true monolith of atmospheric Death Industrial, which is oftentimes so painfully missed in our plastic age.
Danish Death enthusiasm reigns supreme as Black Vault shows how it is done. Basic reality of Decay is transformed into old school sonic pulses and haunting waves, which bring back the days we all miss so dearly. In our times of oversaturation and uninspired form, "Death Obsessed" is one of those very few releases that can still be called a landmark and a must have. Frequencies of analogue death gone rampant.
Recorded between 2023 - 2024. Mixed and mastered by Grant Richardson at Hex Audio Labls. Graphic design by J.S. All music by BLACK VAULT. Exclusive production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.
#30
Last post by Stipsi - December 14, 2025, 01:56:26 PM
Just to say...all the gear also
Probably i will have to tell my sister (that is 18 younger than me) before or later what to do.
Btw, an improvise death will be the real problem.
If you have some time to adjust everything will be much easier.
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