A REVIEW OF "FERTILE GROUNDS" BY FRANS DE WAARD (KAPOTTE MUZIEK) HERE:
"FERTILE GROUNDS (cassette compilation by Odmowa)
Someone went to great lengths to create a cassette compilation that looks and feels as if it was made in 1987 rather than in 2023. The credits are typed on a typewriter, the images are obscure, and it's Xeroxed like an old-fashioned item. The subtitle is 'a collection of impossible music', which is nice, but (without going into a discussion) what is impossible music anyway? Sixteen pieces of old and new music, including an old-fashioned 'Introduction' piece. The oldest is by Pseudo Code, from 1982, and If, Bwana, Big City Orchestra, Knurl, and Mhlest have pieces from 2022. As you can already see with these names, we are dealing with some old noise music. Add to this Kapotte Muziek, Anal Character, Smell & Quim, John Duncan M. Wrzosek, Humectant Interruption, Smersh, Bourbonese Qualk and Solomonoff & Von Hoffmannstahl, and you know the retro party is complete (oh, one track is 'interlude'). One could expect a lot of noise music, but that is not the case. Sure, there is some of that from the usual suspects, but the words 'electronic' and 'experimental' come to mind when hearing this. In that respect, this compilation is also a fine reminder of the ones from the 80s. A good compilation is not about just one genre, power electronics, for instance, but rather has a variety of styles, so that its easier to recognize who's doing what here. Certainly, with Bourbonese Qualk and Pseudo Code, recognizing is very easy, but also John Duncan and Big City Orchestra. A most enjoyable release indeed. No true fan of noise and related music should be without. (FdW)
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