yep. I recall mr. Ochu not being very impressed in what happens Sweden these days (or lets say few years back). I would assume he would fall better into lineage with "industrial" side of things. But at the same time, same as with Alfarmania or Proiekt Hat, I think noise people can find inspiration from good craftsmanship with noisy and textured sounds. It's not just keyboards or sampled church bells kind of things or quite easy synth sounds what several better known Swedish projects are responsible.
Indeed, I guess most bands fall into category what GEWALTMONOPOL well described flying under radar. Rated as highly as it's possible can be under such circumstances. Nevertheless, one could assume IF OCHU would have had visual presence of TREPANERINGSRITUALEN or BDN, I'm quite sure even ltd 50 tapes would be now sought after expensive cult items... Under rating music may be good way to say it. Lots of other things get praised for other reasons than offering great stuff.
EMACIATOR "Dormant" tape
Hospital productions
This is perhaps project I often referred "beard drone" or other less praising names. First side is kind of less memorable stuff. Harmonic and relaxing new-age-esque drone, but merely driven through distortion. It's decent to listen to, yet to me - just like slow waves of ambient or keyboard muzak - this remains hard genre to make personal. B-side is reason why I listened it multiple times anyways, since it starts with kind of same thing, but offers more substance. Perhaps the two chord guitar work in end of piece is too easy, but more happens in piece what makes it interesting than basically one simple tone chord from beginning to end.
INHALANT "Scapela" tape
Propulsive Audio
Short tape single from 2006. Like tape reviewed few message ago, this is also 30 copies edition. More just harsh noise brutality here. Restless electronic noise what appears first as chaos, but what reveals to have mechanical quality, where patterns start to emerge even if we talk of nearly abstract work. It goes on like machine, although with touch of hand. B-side adds further aggression and noisiness, despite material is just mix of the first side (studio-live), it indeed is able to process whole sound into powerful violent madness! Although far from classic release, instense stuff that's pleasure to hear! 2010 Inhalant published LP and CD, and after that no releases. Did it stop there?
SHALLOW WATERS "IV" tape
Jeff of Immaculate:Grotesque and guy known also from Em Dath Rir. Five self released tapes appeared between 2006-2008 and full length LP by Hospital Productions in 2008 and then nothing? So what we have here is like punk version of Slogun. Excuse me of funny description, but think of heavy synth noise walls, crunchy and loud (not far from Immaculate:Grotesque) and high pitched screamy voice from beginning to end of track. Utmost overdriven and blown up sound what appears like almost not fitting your speakers. Vocals are slightly buried, but well audible due being quite clear. No effects beyond rugged input overdrive - I assume. One track about hungry poor opressed people. Other track about dictators. That's what I was talking about punk. A4 size sheet of xerox folded many times, filled with images of social injustice. SW does their thing quite well, and I have liked most of what they've done - but to certain extent. PE what remains just "noise with vocals" in theory is ok, but many times it can create unpleasant situation where someone shouting lyrics just distracts from good noise. Or vocals would require more musical drama than just "lets make some noise".. Can't fully decide is SW succeeding to overcome those obstacles.
SARAH'S CHARITY "Illusion Of Enlightment" tape
Posh Isolation 011
Christian Stadsgaard's project what pre-dates Posh Isolation label. Several tapes and some other formats 2006 onwards. Very lo-fi recording what appears to be guitar noise and electronics barely able to penetrate microphone. It sounds as if sounds basically compete which manages to come through, and it gives recording charming broken & vibrant feel. However, tape is hardly anything that special or memorable compared to good stuff of Posh Isolation! Lo-fi drone noise one side, extreme painful feedback b-side. Competes with Prurient "arrowhead" with this...
