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#81

Live Show Announcements / Re: Finnish noise gig calendar...

Last post by bad milk - August 24, 2025, 08:34:10 PM

6.9.2025 Siirtymä Festival @ Tampere
Ambient & environmental festival.
Instagram page

If someone manages to find a list of performers etc. somewhere, feel free to post it here and I'll add it in.

Teemu Raudaskoski, Dark Reindeer, Kotomoko, Olli Aarni, Antti Tolvi, ExoSound, Pietu Arvola, Kako Ato, Siina Siuvo, Aavakaiku, Ulkosaaristo Live

#82

Live Show Announcements / Re: Finnish noise gig calendar...

Last post by DBL - August 24, 2025, 08:26:59 PM

Past events removed. There's six different listed events coming up for next week: Tender Wreckage XX tomorrow, Kapasitanssit 7 the day after, and 4 different events on Saturday.

A new event was addded:

6.9.2025 Siirtymä Festival @ Tampere
Ambient & environmental festival.
Instagram page

If someone manages to find a list of performers etc. somewhere, feel free to post it here and I'll add it in.

[Number of the Beast]

#83

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: Live show reports / commen...

Last post by HateSermon - August 24, 2025, 08:17:27 PM

Number of the Beast closed things out.  Duo consists of Justin Lakes & Kyle Flanagan, so there's a hefty resume of noise power going on here.  This actually was not my first time seeing the duo before, as I was at their first show back in 2021.  Prior to going on their current tour, I am not sure they had played much since. Regardless, I have to say that these guys clearly had their shit together to bring the goods.  Synth crawls, oscillator squeals and scrap metal all battled for superiority in the mix.  Favorite moments of the set would be whenever scrap metal source took over entirely.  It was not cacophonous racket, but enough of a moderate pace of sound that it would remind me of some early era Skin Crime, which I will never say no to!

You rockin' the 8 hour arm day like Rich Piana?
I've seen clips from some of the Number of the Beast shows and it sounds massive. Love the candelabra and red backdrop - really adds that vampiric sleaze. I was really hoping that tour came through close to here but no dice. If anyone has a copy of the "Playing With Fire" CD-R for sale, hit me up.

[Mistletoe]

#84

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REV...

Last post by k.p.g - August 24, 2025, 05:37:09 PM

Mistletoe - Morgenstern (Chondritic Sound)
Received last night from John as a gift after his performance as Mistletoe.  Had been looking forward to hearing this one but honestly forgot that it had even come out in 2025.  It is another very good release to add to the top spots of this year!  It is a very weird and medieval strand of industrial.  Much of the content on this disc is actually material he played live last night.  It is very nice to hear these in a permanent and recorded context, for who knows how long the guy will keep playing this stuff for.  I would recommend picking it up if early 80s industrial and walking in the woods alone are your kinda things.

[Number of the Beast]

#85

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: Live show reports / commen...

Last post by k.p.g - August 24, 2025, 05:21:47 PM

Last night's show in Philadelphia was a quaint 3 acts featuring Number of the Beast, Mistletoe and Embarker.  I fought off a somewhat persistent headache and my body screaming from a long workout to make it out & support some good friends on tour. 

Embarker was first.  The first 5 minutes of searing harsh stuff was very good, but it slowly trailed off into pockets of sound I just had no interest in.  Not my thing, not everything can be either.

Mistletoe came second, and I am always interested in hearing what John Pyle has in store when he plays out.  Keeping things sparse, I saw only a 4-track, 1 synth and 1 pedal.  This was the setup to create an eerie passage of time as he moved between different tracks that ranged from instrumental industrial, dark ambient droning and body sounds being looped in creeper fashion.  Many moments reminded me of S-Core.  A nice visual that John created accompanied the set.  Only issue I had was there seemed to be a persistent clicking sound throughout the set.  Not sure where the source of that sound was, but it could be off-putting in more ethereal moments.  Very good set though.  I'm currently enjoying the new disc on Chondritic as I type this out.

Number of the Beast closed things out.  Duo consists of Justin Lakes & Kyle Flanagan, so there's a hefty resume of noise power going on here.  This actually was not my first time seeing the duo before, as I was at their first show back in 2021.  Prior to going on their current tour, I am not sure they had played much since. Regardless, I have to say that these guys clearly had their shit together to bring the goods.  Synth crawls, oscillator squeals and scrap metal all battled for superiority in the mix.  Favorite moments of the set would be whenever scrap metal source took over entirely.  It was not cacophonous racket, but enough of a moderate pace of sound that it would remind me of some early era Skin Crime, which I will never say no to!

Overall nice show.  Nice excuse to get out of the house and see some people I rarely see in my day to day.

#86

gear/tech/etc / Re: Advice concerning Behringe...

Last post by Antihumanism - August 24, 2025, 10:13:36 AM

Yes, you can connect any line level signal to 3.5mm and feed it through the synth.

Thanks!

#87

gear/tech/etc / Re: Advice concerning Behringe...

Last post by deutscheasphalt - August 24, 2025, 10:01:47 AM

Yes, you can connect any line level signal to 3.5mm and feed it through the synth.

#88

gear/tech/etc / Advice concerning Behringer Wa...

Last post by Antihumanism - August 24, 2025, 07:11:35 AM

Already saying that perhaps it is a stupid question, as I got little knowledge about these kinda things, but I want to be 100% sure.

Can anyone tell me if the audio input (EXT AUDIO) could be used (as i use these always alot) a loop pedal put in it so sound is going through the synth?

https://www.musicstore.com/en_BE/EUR/Behringer-Wasp-Deluxe/art-SYN0007296-000

Thanks in advance!

#89

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: The best boxes!?

Last post by Minus1 - August 24, 2025, 06:34:45 AM

Think Skincrime might just be the holy grail of all boxsets.

I want to proudly announce that I have finally (tonight) acquired this MF!! 😂

The ten year anniversary appreciation thread will come in March. (Release date 17 March 2016.)

#90

GENERAL SOUND DISCUSSION / Re: The Summer Of Merzbox:

Last post by Balor/SS1535 - August 24, 2025, 03:53:36 AM

Given that I see Kadef doing splits with the likes of Star and 666vbm (!), I think it's time that I take some time to get acquainted with his work.

If you are talking about physical releases then ... good luck! Most very limited, rare, and if they appear, expensive. It is the case that we definitely need a boxset or a collection / anthology.

BTW for anyone in EU reading and interested, I have this https://www.discogs.com/release/965798-Kadef-Arnst%C3%A4dter-Aktionen-Arnst%C3%A4dter-Fraktionen-Arnst%C3%A4dter-Komplikationen-Ein-R%C3%BCckblick . C20 if I remember correctly. Open to trade with other similar tape of his.

Ha---I figured as much!  A boxset would definitely be appreciated in this case.