couple from today........
aube - sacrament - meeuw music, 1996
source material = 'tabernakel' 7" commented on in this thread previously. 45rpm tracks make this a quick but enjoyable spin.
side a: lush synth drones phase back and forth, slow square wave dots appear and this flows on pleasantly for a little bit as other layers of square wave synth pan the speakers and build up then record comes to a stop before getting to chaotic.
side b: up and down square wave synthesis joins with gorgeous smooth flowing drone tones while a very aube-syle loop slowly takes over... that sums it up... actually very high up on my list of great aube 7"s. i'd enjoy to hear the 7" it is sourced from for sure!
yellow tears - the cult of yellow tears - hospital productions, 2010
side a: starts off with water dripping emerging from the vinyl surface noise, in comes a collage of distorted voices that build up and give way to dark industrial atmosphere sounds. everything going on seems like sample manipulation - no synths or real "noise" - simply barrage of acoustic sounds composed in a disorienting and darkly psychadellic way. same could be said about the second side of this record, though it uses some different sounds, this whole thing is a real bad acid trip.
side b: begins as nightmarish sound collage with so much madness going on...drifts into barrage of drawn out breath & voices, banging, breaking, signs of a struggle all around, someone being traumatized by an already traumatized person... very deliberate and unsettling unique soundwork.
prurient + john wiese - cloven spike - 1-sided 7", hospital productions, 2006
solid track. for those familiar with prurient style sounds like "body language" lp, this sounds 75% prurient + 25% wiese sounds with wiese at the mixing desk the whole time. chunky white noise blasts, feedback loop torture and loads of sick microphone + mouth noises. i remember a post by rrron once saying they recorded this together in a hotel room with both wearing headphones... if this is indeed an improvised piece, holy shit they were on fire and shouldve done lp length!
faux pas / grain belt - split - small doses/white centipede/phage, 2011
faux pas - pretty standard rough & tumble pedal + mic harsh noise and its done well, but nothing really special here. pace seems like a live take, and in live setting at appropriate volume would definitely initiate physical outburst!
grain belt - cement mixer full of metal and bricks spins onward with mid and high range feedback fighting through from a layer of mic abuse which ends in a lock groove of high end feedback. another one which seems would be best in live setting.
both of these tracks have a live feel, stick with one idea and ride it out awhile and 7" seems perfect dose this time.
mania / the rita - true ass worship - dadadrumming, 2006
mania: starts off ultra low end thuddering, slowly that signature taint/mania feedback starts working its way in as the distortion level is upped and always with metal junks in the background reminding of fat ass crushing face. ferocity comes to a climax then things take a darker turn with low end domination and metal junk abuse now in the foreground which lurches on until the end.
the rita: starts sounds almost like synth noise in the beginning before the cackle increases everything into HNW, which is something i have a hard time describing beyond this is basically low end rumble and trebly crispness until a mic appears and some mid-range sounds of movement enter the mix, then the leave, then come back a little, then its over.
while neither artist is at their best here, i love worshipping womans ass so this box was a must. dirty raw ass artwork and an extra tape i remember liking more then the 7"...should include more then one of each sticker though, major pet peeve of mine to only have 1 sticker come with a release, then i cant use it knowing the box is incomeplete!
two dead sluts one good fuck / suffering bastard - split, foreskin forcefield, 2007
tdsogf: first few tracks revolve around minimal low end slow thudding percussion, while white noise blasts around, and heavily distorted vocals yell about god know what, probably something depraved. the last track is a short quiet piece with some sparse saxophone, seedy lounge feel, almost "twin peaks-ish".
sb: suffering bastard has a great couple tracks here... fuckin heavy as hell guitar riffs and production, recording sounds like it was room recording of live show comeplete with sound of amps shaking from sheer volume. these few tracks switch between depressed doom & violent grind, always with maniacal tortured vocals and crude feedback.
crawl unit - the most dangerous game - self abuse records / murder series, 1997
side a: a low hum builds up, high end screech appears then the distortion kicks on in the left speaker, sound of electricity crackling and huge switch being thrown and now the right speaker is going full force. then wall climaxes and gives way to more scattered electronic buzzing and high pitch tones before what sounds like throwing of massive switch again and the distorted buzzing returns, thinner this time and with looping screeching shrill resonance tones that carry on until sound of layers being switched off ends record.
side b: cement being dragged against cement churns onward as loud popping and crackling go from speaker to speaker. more high end tones ever switch off between being a background drone and a violent interruption before mid-range humming comes in and all layers seem to fluctuate back and forth with one another trying to find the right balance. with about 2 mins before its end, everything finally starts to come together with several layers working together rather then against one another, then record ends.
while i really like some crawl unit this 7" doesn't do much for me and in my opinion is one of the weakest in the murder series. would be better if the best 1 minute section of the last part of the b-side was instead extended and used as whole side!
crawl unit / r.h.y. yau - japan tour 08:98, povertech industries/auscultare research, 1998
crawl unit: first track is wall of humming and buzzing tones with some low-end signs of movement here and there, well crafted and actually very pleasant and really good! a lot of crawl unit has a very "electrical" vibe to me and this is no different. then second track starts and is quickly throbbing instrument cable buzz but now with high end feedback loop knob noodling on top. gotta say i think this pretty much sucks, really wish the first song took up whole side instead. side ends with a quick bit of talking - i assume joe colley - ending in a locked groove of him saying "i'm sorry"...at least he apologized for that lame second track!
r.h.y. yau: this guy is always impressive. track of cut-up acoustic and organic sounds. everything is heard here, including a kitchen sink. lots of crackling, popping, reversed sounds, pitch bent sounds, water or pisssing in a toilet, sprockets turning, gears winding and unwinding at different speeds, wood, glass, plastic, porcelin, voices... would fit in with schimpfluch style stuff. pretty great!
