Dead Body Love Maximum Dose ◄ (2 versions) 1996
Lets see... If the masterminds like THE RITA keeps hailing DBL as one of ultimate noise mongers, there is something unusual here. I usually preferred his "PE copycat" project Discordance, but this synth noise project harshness is without doubt very strong in deep bass rumble and oscillating harshness. While it lacks my favorite elements of physical/feedback/"body noise" - without doubt its heavy and hard.
*PURE 15 Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck Dein Mund So Rot... ◄ (2 versions) 1995
You know what it is. When I first heard it, I was almost shocked by amount of air on disc. Meaning, first whole aspect of timing and composition was lost on me, when it seemed like guys waiting and waiting, until single hit of hammer on some rubber toy making clonk & whistle... and then waiting again. But sooner or later genius quality of disc revealed itself to me. Hard, bizarre, odd, and somewhat retarded avantgarde!
*PURE 17 Knurl Nervescrap (CD) 1996
Knurl of old times - or should I say Knurl all the time - is sold metal junk harsh noise.
*PURE 18 Violent Onsen Geisha The Midnight Gambler ◄ (2 versions) 1996
VOG was always great name if you ask me. But also very mysterious. Very difficult to get anything, and when you finally did, it wasn't really noise. Sound collages, weirdness, but ALSO noise on this disc. One of the only VOG releases you can access easy and cheap.
*PURE 20 Chop Shop (3) plays Emil Beaulieau Red & Buried (CD) 1995
Chop Shop plays EB records via his custom build speakers, creating hissy, distant, rusty and decayed sound.
*PURE 21 Total (2) Glassy Warhead (Album) ◄ (3 versions) 1995
Bower has so extensive discography, it's hard to say where exactly this goes in terms of importance? Fact is, that it remains solid guitar-drone/feedback noise + harshnoise fusion. Very rotten mid-frequency sound overall.
*PURE 25 MSBR Destructive Locomotion Dedicated To Chizuo Matsumoto 1995
May not be the best MSBR, but if you can't get "Ultimate Ambience" or "Collapseland", this ain't bad way to start. It certainly is much better than later days MSBR cdr output...
*PURE 26 Pain Jerk Trashware ◄ (2 versions) 1995
To me, this always was among absolute highlights of Pain Jerk. And therefore, absolute mandatory noise CD for anyone interested in high quality, super sharp and clear Japanese noise!
*PURE 30 Le Syndicat Corrumpate (CD, Album, RE) 1995
*PURE 31 Le Syndicat Relikat & Schraguemusik (CD) 1995
*PURE 32 Le Syndicat Rectitude (CD, Album, RE) 1995
Very good re-issues of old Le Syndicat tapes. Its been mentioned by band that tapes were dubbed by various distributors/people back then, resulting that there are very different quality tapes in circulation. And now when you think some newer Le Syndicat re-issues, I think they have boosted them to modern "clip compressing" style. Therefore, despite packaging being minimal, these CD's could be among best purchases of this stuff. Volume on CD's is quite low, but not a problem your stereo volume button wouldn't solve!
*PURE 34 Masonna Noisextra (Album) ◄ (2 versions) 1995
I know a lot of people have complimented this CD. I must say that I was quite disappointed with it back then. Not that it would be BAD, but this is 2 tracks. First is re-cut old material. Mmostly material known from Alchemy CD's, just re-edited. And the 2nd track is very flat and ultra distorted. Reminding me from the shift where the early bouncing, dynamic and exploding Masonna started to be this hissy distortion wall. Not bad, but having the older Masonna albums in collection, this simply couldn't compete with Madamoiselle..... or Noskl In Ana. But again, for price it is, it's simply very good purchase for those who don't want to pay big bucks for old rarities.
*PURE 35 PBK / Hands To / AMK System-Music-End (CD, Album, Comp) 1995
Another of Pure items I didn't care much when it came out, due not being noisy enough. But over the years, it grew. I think my review of it appears somewhere in SI forum playlist topic... Collaborations between these 3 american artists, combining good elements of each.
*PURE 37 Thurston Moore Please Just Leave Me (My Paul Desmond) (CD) 1996
Perhaps only Pure disc I genuinely disliked. And I think, according to label, the bestseller. No wonder. I thought it lacks everything I wait from guitar-noise. Genre which appears as if it would be easy, but very little of seriously good releases...
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