Noise And The Beat

[ONE]

Now that I'm onto Alberich, I'm revisiting the 90s in-between.  Anyone care to hit the best of Hands, Hymnen, and Ant-Zen?  I think I'm aware of most of the better early stuff, but if I missed anything, I'd like to know.

I consider ORPHX the best act to have released on Hands, the earlier material would appeal more as the later works became increasing stylish and for want of a better word, deeper (as in skirting the edges of, or actually techno).

[Bloated Slutbag]

I think this is precisely what the OP did not ask for but might be of interest to some-

Submechanical - Class A Circuitry
https://thirdtypetapes.bandcamp.com/album/ttt19-submechanical-class-a-circuitry

From one of the chaps behind the short-lived Cloaks, and not far removed-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA_qSczhfeQ

More on the "dance" side of the spectrum, I suppose. Submechanical, though keeps the beats to a slow, industrial-strength, pounding, sludge-crawl. Other projects on the label, Third Type Tapes, are in the general vicinity of angular, fragmented, distortion-heavy beats. There are even offerings from Le Syndicat and KK Null, though these I'm less keen on.

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Grind Master Flesh
https://thirdtypetapes.bandcamp.com/track/concrete-floor

[FallOfNature]

I've always enjoyed this album from Decree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZOA_ZoNlc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrwOVnldXN4

[FallOfNature]

And of course this album from Holocaust Theory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKAWVprmDQs

[Zeno Marx]

Iszoloscope - The Edge of Certainty 2010 - again, I'm truly impressed with Iszoloscope; such a smart sense for music, sequencing tracks etc - the ambient and industrial material is as good as anyone's dedicated to either particular style, causing me to think Iszoloscope has an exceptional ear {like Converter, though I think Converter reaches their potential (for my preferences anyway) more consistently} - as for the other stuff that normally isn't my bag, they do it so well that I enjoy it as well - not a GREAT album, but there is definitely a lot of great stuff on it - seems like it is worth checking into their entire catalogue.

[monotome]

There is little that tops Sulphuric Saliva - Noisetracks, although Sonar and Imminent Starvation are also very good.

Nostalgia Nostalgia, how do we sometimes colour our past. Been listening to Noisetracks yesterday, and it it does not hold up to what I thought it was. It's not bad, and some nice melodies; but is we are talking about mass, dynamics and volume of sound, it's mediocre at best. Especially the main beat that is driving tracks is lacking and it never really pushes. Probably sounds great on a massive sound system, but at home, it's a bit of a letdown.

[Zeno Marx]

I know there are a few big fans here of Decree - Wake of Devastation.  Power and scorch.  The next album, Moment of Silence, is also a very good listen.  Their last album, Fateless, would have been at home in the primetime of Ministry, Godflesh, Pitchshifter, Meathook Seed, GGFH, Dead World, etc.  Looks like they reissued all of them in 2018 on gatefold vinyl, d00ds.  The Wake of Devastation LP has one bonus track, and the CD and bandcamp reissues have two bonus tracks.  The original album was around 45 minutes, so they were pushing it with just the original 10 tracks.  Oddly, it appears they cut tracks from the other two albums for the LPs.  I'm betting they're all gumball machine toy GZ pressings.  (in other words, get the CDs)

https://decree.bandcamp.com/

[Soloman Tump]

Totally endorse Worm Monolith, his self titled album from last year is full of noise and also scattered with the beat...

http://wormmonolith.bandcamp.com/album/worm-monolith

(Full disclosure.... Interview with him coming in the next issue of my zine, due April)

[dubduboverlord]

Good live act I caught last year - Verhalten:

https://moderntapes.bandcamp.com/album/corrupted-structures-v-2

[Zeno Marx]

More in that vibe of Alberich, though not there either.  Crudish and power-electronicish.  Not so polished like Ant-Zen etc. 

https://aheadwoundisforgivable.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-torture

[denethorgul]

I've always been partial to a beat thrown into an otherwise pure PE album. "Deconstruction" by Grey Wolves, the final track on Catholic Priests Fuck Children, would be a great example of this.

[cosmonaut]

More in that vibe of Alberich, though not there either.  Crudish and power-electronicish.  Not so polished like Ant-Zen etc. 

https://aheadwoundisforgivable.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-torture

This is good stuff indeed, especially the more slow-paced stuff with industrial/martial rhythms (as opposed to the more technoish pieces). Honestly I think it's better than the (few) Alberich pieces I've heard.