LP harvest from Posh Isolation:
PUCE MARY / LR - the Closed Room - the A side (care of PM) is really blowing my mind these days. Pretty simple and clean sounds, monotonous and repetitive, but very uncomfortable and haunting. Brings my mind to a less post-apocalyptic, more introspective (and less tight) Anenzephalia. The LR material is good on this one, but kind of eclipsed by PUCE MARY. A bit too repetitive for my taste. 2nd proper release of PM, right? Already a great maturity to sound and approach, letting the sounds echo out, not making the landscapes too busy with unneeded sound elements. Same goes for LR. It's dark as hell, but still with a sense of melody to it.
LR - Exile - now this is better! Heavy, minimalist industrial sound, filthy and grainy without becoming unnecessarily harsh or retarded. Needs a few more spins, but I like it so far. Vocals a bit too Prurientish on the B side (the low, groaning style of "And still, wanting" etc), preferred the screaming on the "Rosenmunde" 2cs from last year which was heavier and more distorted (=easier to get into, in a weird way). As mentioned above, both PM and LR keep their soundscapes clear and open, with a melodic bend but without turning it to sappy melancholy (mentioning "And still, wanting", which sounds like Mortiis in comparison). Greatly balanced heavy industrial music.
Going onwards to DAMIEN DUBROVNIK and CHRISTIAN STADSGAARD as the week progresses. What I like about the Posh Isolation releases I've seen & heard is the combination of grimy filth and simplicity, with a bit more complex, dare I say artistic ideas. Maybe pretentious to some, but I think that these guys have some solid creativity to build on. The xerox collages and type-written pages aren't always that clear as to what they are about, what they are saying, which is refreshing. Nothing wrong with autopsy/crime scene/broken genitalia/gutter romanticism/fascism, but it's always "fun" with a bit more contemplative works that aren't in your face.
Otherwise:
KNELT ROTE - didn't know Gordon (right?) from OSCILLATING INNARDS was a grinder. Great material, he's a good vocalist, and the fuse of harsh noise/grindcore... more bands should do that, from a "proper" harsh noise perspective (doing it the "real way" so to speak).
DISCORDANCE AXIS - JON CHANG. The VOICE.
SHIFT / SICK SEED lp - I probably should've listened to this half a year ago when everyone else was, but anyway... Sorry Shift, but your side is absolutely CRUSHING. Probably the best SHIFT material released so far; devastating power and heavy ambiance. SS side is also nasty shit. Have only heard the previous "guilty Pleasures" tape on Unrest which didn't really convince me, but on this LP his sounds really come out the best. Great stuff.
