Frans de Waard has been active since 1984, as either a recording artist, label head, or, after 1987, main editor of review zine (now website with podcast), Vital Weekly. The self-proclaimed "grumpiness" you'll read below is characteristic of some of his reviews at Vital, but not always. People who have kept on running a noise label have come to know this man, not to mention those of us who struggle to keep up with all of the releases that are coming out now. His are the quickest reviews to come out of anywhere! As far as his own recordings go, well, I don't like all of what I've heard, but I do really enjoy everything by Modelbau that I've heard, some other moments from various projects come to mind (Kapotte Muziek, Tobacconists), and his label Korm Plastics has released some real gems, some of which I did get to spend time with during my tenure at WZRD: FâLX çèrêbRi, Autopsia, Asmus Tiechens, Illusion of Safety, et al.
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http://nopartofit.blogspot.com/2019/05/interview-series-3-frans-de-waard.html
