It was kind of curious to see label who most often focuses on fairly new artists, Satatuhatta, put out Ramirez tape! But not a bad choice. It is good tape. There was couple moments when thinking is Ramirez doing his kind of usual thing, that bunch of good stuff, and then a bit more generic filler thrown in. There was more "organic", almost wall noise type of stuff on early b-side and was thinking will it be like this till the end, but no. Then followed by loud and fierce noise till end and making me think, he is definitely one of the masters. Doing C-60, after all these years, and still nailing it in a way that it makes one think this could need CD reissue since its better than many of his albums?! Is it? Or just a feeling. Could be!
Tape deck at work broke, and took it to the maintainance. Luckily place found in next city and have fixed already 6 dubbing decks now, but this one listening deck from work is there now. First though should I bring new deck at work, but decided to spend couple weeks with CD/LP and yesterday LINEKRAFT "Silence" 2xCD edition was listened. Not a fan of expanded re-issues. If having old version, now due the 2nd disc got to have this too. Not 100% mandatory, but indeed, its Linekraft so I took it. Good stuff. Industrial-noise ain't that huge "scene", so there isn't that much of stuff like Linekraft being done.
Macronympha "The Spectacle of ravishing out maidens" CD. Good. Not their best, but good. Covers look as if they were not really scan of the original, but perhaps even taken from discogs or something, hah.. Really blurry and lazy lay-out. I do like keeping it simple and not do too much revisionism with old noise, but sharpness would be good. I read somewhere that audio is nowhere as good as it was on tape. Someone mentioned its actually turned mono? Without comparing it, sounds fine to me. Mono, in context of noise, ain't bad. can be actually good.
It was surprising reading New Forces #12 newsletter other day, with Altar of Flies interview. This "issue", which is one of those two-sided papers NF is giving with orders, came couple of years ago. In that Altar Of Flies mentions he still records everything mono. Has thought about getting computer for recording. We'll, lets hope if man changes into new recording device, it won't have negative effect. Mono noise can be just great.
Another thing in AoF interview is almost "nostalgic" feel of covid times. Even if it was still very fresh couple of year ago, still perhaps also some others have at least now this almost nostalgic feeling and how the pandemic effected noise at that moment. At least I know handful of guys that got good break from the cycle to re-connect with noise things. Like with AoF, for me, nothing really changed that much. Some amusing experiences, questioned by military where am I driving or not allowed to go to bar due not having "covid passport".. Now when you think these things, it is even funnier than it was then. Did I record or publish more noise? Not sure. I think just the same amount as always.
