This was included in SI#15 paper zine report of Finnish noise 2022. It also mentioned that (back then) CD on something what people may think as "metal label", may go totally under radar for many harsh noise heads, which is shame.
ROTAT "Disfigured Onanist" CD
Dunkelheit productions
If we'd put this recording into blind listening to harsh heads, I am 100% sure, Rotat CD would be hailed by many as absolute highlights of Finnish harsh noise of 2022. It stands strong next to older veterans, it sounds as fresh as new best releases of praised newcomers. Rotat has been putting out stuff since 2015 and perhaps his perverse and nasty humor, sometimes outrageous graphics, and choice for labels may be off putting for part of harsh noise
scene. Likelihood of masses of harsh heads logging into site of German Black/Death Metal label, or distributors contacting then seems slim. But why not? Disfigured Onanist is by far the most advanced, refined and stylish recording of Rotat. Tape rewind & stop'n'go blast in ripping clarity combined with painful feedback, layers of metal junk.
Fast moving cascades of tiny particles of noises exploding everywhere. Yes yes, many things are the Finn noise standards here. It still stands out in having 10 songs with each having idea and interesting good sounds! Without haste to display all his tricks at once, it avoids trying to hard. That is sometimes the problem of some contemporary noise. Making it too neat, as if trying to impress the fellow noise makers and while going that, failing to actually make good punchy noise album. Here you got the crunch, you got the screech, you got the tape manipulation and the physical object manhandling. However, my assumption is, that with name like this, aesthetics and all that, album ain't going to charm part of harsh noise scene who would most definitely like it if they would give it a try. In other hand, it may find completely new audience. That audience may benefit of hearing actually brilliant harsh noise blast and not brutality or "metal head noise", hah.. Dunkelheit productions actually has bunch of industrial & noise published, so it is not all metal. Bandcamp and store found online. (MA)
