Unclean - Obscenities (2012? Unreleased but will be on Filth & Violence) - I believe this is the non-mastered version so I am not sure how raw and murky the production will end up, but knowing F&V I am sure it will stay as raw as it currently is. In the current state this release is in it is still really fucking solid crushing analog Finnish Noise. I read somewhere about a Consumer Electronics comparison, and I suppose that could be correct in certain aspects. On the track "Deviants" there are crumbling walls being manipulated and falling on top of victim tapes/samples that are hard to make out and then everything gets murky, cold and once again builds up a new wall of distortion and bouncing waves. The "Untitled" track opens with a wrestling match between fluttering pulsations and low whistling both of which soon die out into silence for a second before a harsh wall of noise explodes. I can't wait for this to be released. Also, look for an Unclean interview coming very soon to the Pure Stench.
Terre Blanche - The New Slavery (1988, AWB Recording) - Just listened to the entire Side A and am about 5 minutes into Side B and I don't remember it being this boring back when I first received it in maybe 2001-ish. Maybe it was my youth and excitement of finding (what I thought then was) shocking Industrial music? I don't know. Basic synth noise, tape hiss and drones all in lo-fi murky wrapping paper. I guess fairly standard for it's time. I'd rather listen to Slave State. (if anyone is looking to buy this msg me)
Terre Blanche – Victor Verster (1991, AWB? Or was this another label's release, I can't remember now) - OK now this is better. Some samples, interviews from South Africa concerning racism, segregation and of course rants from Eugène Ney Terre'Blanche himself (leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, aka the AWB [not the label]) as well as some really out of place pop music that is probably from Africa as well. All of this co-mingling, or rather buried, with some strong synth mastery. They matured well in the 4 years between this and The New Slavery. Side A is the best of both sides. Rumbling bassy throbbing with tons of loops and mixed in samples from radio shows. Part II, or Side B, follows almost the same formula.
