KOEFF "Liminal Looks" 3"CD
Unrest
If you ask me, I think Koeff was better than Institut (duo she was of) and most definitely better than Regim! Very few releases, and format choises like this. 3"CD appeals to very limited crowd. I like it. And I guess label likes it. So fuck it. If someone missed this great noisy industrial music assault simply because disc doesn't fit inside their imac or car "slide-in" -type players, I suggest buying proper CD player and stereo set. Maybe girly vocals are weakest point here, but at the same time they add the spirit that's unlike some caveman roaring voice. If people now hunt for true female industrial-noise and get all excited about Puce Mary, Pharmakon, etc, I recommend to check out this. One can still get it for price of tape. Distorted beats, rugged electronic noises, from oppressive power electronics type to hard rhythm bloodbath. Artist who never gained attention for being female, simply performing good stuff.
THE HATERS "Hearing Mud Dry" 3"CD
V2 Archief
I remember when I got this sometime 1997 or so, and it was sheer disappointment. After so many great Haters releases, to get release which is nothing but one simple electronic sound. Or lets say, we can dissect this into several different frequency levels. Bassy rumbling, mid-bass and high pitched almost oscillating sounding electronics. But nothing happens. Only thing is that tracknumbers keep changing every c. 12 seconds, but basically its just lots and lots of tracks made out of monotonic electronic tone that runs throughout the entire disc. Now I can appreciate the conceptual element of The Haters, but as experience to listen good noise - forget this.
