Concrete Isolation - Of A Simple Bliss (C40, Cthulhic Dawn Productions): This project used to be called Concrete Isolation Box, but now simply Concrete Isolation. This material consists of lots of feedback and mainly higher end crispy distortion, as well as some other nice sound and very little vocals, though the vocals that are there are pretty good, totally distorted, but helping the atmosphere. 'Cause that's what this does for me: it has a certain atmosphere, or aura. As the subject content fits, this gives me an overall rather desolate and at times even creepy feeling. Good stuff!
White Gimp Mask (C30, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Harsh Noise, that has some HNW quality to it, not that it is unchanging, but it is rather minimal and far from chaotic. The sound is mostly lower end, with some feedback in there. This is not the kind of head-fucking harshness, but this are simply good sounds. Quite like this!
Boy Dirt Car - Winter (CDr, RRRecords): Guess this is familiar for most, but the first time I heard anything from this group. Industrial, that much is clear, however, I think I'll need more spins to see whether I really like it or not, right now there are some parts and sounds I really like and others which I don't like.
Gaperape (C20, WGM Tapes & Vinyl): Harsh Noise consisting of some Metal junk on the A-side and some kind of ringing sound on the B-side. Both are combined with distorted sounds, more on the low end and some kind of 'wooshing' sounds. Definately not bad, but while things are happening during the tracks, a bit more variation would have been welcome.
