What are the things you most look for in a power electronics release?

[jdumpster424]

What are the aspects you look for in a power electronics release? Whether its certain noises, certain topics, certain vocal styles. And what are some key artists that really give you what you're looking for? The artists that really bring it home for you. I'm an avid fan of everything noise but let's keep this specifically aimed towards power electronics as a genre.

[Stipsi]

mainly feeling uncomfortable, regardless of the sound (noise or more structured).
It must leave me feeling dirty.

[Bigsby]

Karl Heinz.

[Penon]

Low frequencies and totalitarian vocals

[Earth O.D.]

Physical sound power and a synthesis of vision/aesthetics/audio.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Most important would be sense on meaning, that it is revelant to makers and therefore might be for listener too. There is time and place for temporary releases that document certain moment, but if someone ask what would I want and look the most, I'd hope personality and meaning, what could be found in something like Con-Dom, Whitehouse, Grey Wolves, and so on.
Not merely crushing sound and obscene art, but almost like one of a kind release that may fall strictly into lineage of "genre", but be personal take on it.

[Krigsverk]

In general I would want something like GO´s Klaus Barbie meets early Haus Arafna, a sprinkle of ZSS synths and a very pissed off voice. It needs an element of conflict, fight or aggression, a tension, a threat and a sense of discomfort. That, coupled with some sort of theme or personal meaning, makes a killer PE release.

[Leewar]

Sincerity above everything.

[Bloated Slutbag]

meaning

In a word.

Or in a few more words. Whether successful or not, any attempt apparent to "mean" something would have to count for something, would it not? If you were me, you'd be inclined to express this as as noise+1, with the + to be understood as participating in an effort to hoover into proceedings something sufficiently coherent as to be (more or less consistently) communicable (mileage, on the part of the conveyor or receiver, to vary). Or put very slightly differently, with the + to be understood as the power, as vested in a word, framework, idea, idear, etc. If unable unwilling (or unconvinced of the value) in going so far, probably better to stick to noise, without the plusses.

Take 83: noise never cared but power electronics (apparently) did.

[Cranial Blast]

mainly feeling uncomfortable, regardless of the sound (noise or more structured).
It must leave me feeling dirty.

Yep, I agree! Feeling uncomfortable is definitely a must when it comes to power electronics. Also like lots of ear piercing feedback and crazed maniacal sort of vocals to.

[TVS]

Ideally the perfect blend between the musical aspects, aesthetics, and meaningful content in lyrics, samples etc. Con-Dom's The Eight Pillar or Grunt's Petturien rooli come to mind instantly, which made me read more upon T. E. Lawrence and the concentration camps in Finnish occupied East Karelia during WW II, respectively. This is rarely achieved to it's full degree, though.

Otherwise and usually great musical execution combined with meaningful samples and artwork works for me. Without at least SOME meaning coming across from the samples or artworks chosen it just doesn't do the trick. Why waste time listening to some Atrax Morgue or Genocide Organ copycat when you got the real deal.

[tiny_tove]

inappropriate content, in your face aesthetic, credible vocals, sounds that hurt but are decently constructed and, if possible, strong and coherent concept

[Volcano Queen]

Intensity of sound above concept, indecipherable lyrics, a sense of rhythm is often preferred. Basically "Leichenlinie".

[Bleak Existence]

Any project active in the 80-90 golden age.

[prolapsedlielack]

certain topics that grab my interest like crime or general taboo topics etc. hence why i loved slogun so much