PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[Bloated Slutbag]

EXTREME harsh noise is a flavor that I am very selective with nowadays.

I wanted to quote this and start a thread but I'm not sure where it should start, assuming it were warranted.

Start away!

Oh it will start. It will definitely fucking start.

























































At some point.

[k.p.g]

RMSS - Lihasmuisti (Satatuhatta)
A good morning disc to cook my breakfast to.  Not much in the way of harsh, explosive payoff or pleasant ambient textures.  It rests in between.  Feels like the hikes I go on; some beauty, but lots of space to just let your mind get lost in its environment.  Great.

Acoustic Shadows - Pickett's Charge (Hospital Productions)
Angel of Murder Suicide - Self-Mutilation Color Field (Hospital Productions)
Afternoon relaxation after a busy work.  I had not checked out either one in quite some time, and I think they play well off of each other.  Acoustic Shadows is much more loop structured and reserved.  Angel of Murder Suicide is pretty muddy and hellish harsh.  When I first heard them, the latter seemed so much better by a country mile.  Now I am beginning to think the opposite.  I have learned to appreciate the restraint and patience that goes into Acoustic Shadows.  In the midst of these sonic depictions of war, there is peace to be found.

[k.p.g]

Hand & Knee - Scopaesthesia (Abhorrent A.D.)

This record is fucking LOUD.  Probably not the best thing to throw on for first thing in the morning and your head hurts.  Oh well, I stick it out because I like Mr. Grimaldi plenty.  Anyways - this record has a ton of interesting sounds mixing throughout it.  Some cool synth passages, recordings of moderate to large crowds, metal bashing.  Sometimes there are vocals, but they are hardly ever discernable.  Definitely not a record I would file under PE.  Having been to the artist's home once before, I cannot help but see this recording as a reflection of the environment.  I find that small towns lead to the best creative sparks.  You create in a battle against an oppressively boring landscape.  Hand & Knee is winning that fight here.