CONCRETE THREAT "Thrust Of Passion" tape
Abhorrent A.D. 07
Have not cared much of CT stuff, and its not like this would change much. It is ok for what it is. HNW in its typical form. Perhaps already enough dynamics to almost constitute as regular harsh noise release. If B-side would be something clearly different, tape would be much better. Now reaction is "ah, more the the same". Most crappy element of tape is the design. With HNW releases one would expect packaging to deliver something extra, but lame fuck-pic with about 72dpi resolution demonstrated utmost lack of passion.
RYAN BLOOMER "Ten Elbow Strikes" tape
Abhorrent A.D. 09
Bloomers tape could be lumped to HNW category as well. It is far more tasty in texture and detail than CT. Not just one solid fuzzy rumble, but sound slowly malforms into new things. Always moves in one layer, heavily crackling and grainy line-recording, yet within material you can sense active modulation. Despite limited range of sounds and simplistic structure, things are happening. This label appeared to release 16 releases during 2007 and then... disappear?
WHITE HETEROSEXUALS "Maining of the 72 virgins" tape
Negation Is Freedom
Talking about 2007-ish and coming and going... This project what competed quite high among stupid bandnames category, didn't leave much of legacy behind. One single sided 12" vinyl and 7" was still achievement. If the name wasn't this dumb, hysterical vocals, feedback fueled gutter noise could probably be just enough to raise these very limited vinyls from discount bins? By no means one could say we have power electronics classic in our hands, but it gave indication that it could have had potential if they just wanted to be more than amusing short lived project. Even now, it seems clear band could merely fill short releases with half decent, half lazy tracks.
FORBIDDEN FUCK "Borderline" tape
Callow God
One-off project of Dan Johansson a.k.a. Sewer Election and Impregnable from 2008. Not sure how they have done it, but it is possible Dan is submitting heavy dose of harsh noise and Impregnable adds vocals and further noise? Heaviness and brutality of this material is undisputed. It has kind of deep bassy rumble combined with buried vocals, high pitched feedback and crispy distortions and full sound is what reminds a bit of Mania. Structurally it is different. After slower beginning it simply continues to be pretty much solid harsh noise wall. Good, but barely memorable in any way. Fits well to category of guys who can make good noise, are making noise. But that's it. Still light years behind collaboration projects such as first Edvige LP!
THE RITA / MANIA split tape
Harsh Head Rituals
Talking about Edvige... so on Dan's label, The Rita and Mania doing split tape in 2007! Very little could go wrong. Heaviness of noise wall of The Rita can't be denied. It's thick block of rumbling noise what has feel of massive flood of sound. Pace remains still fast. Perhaps idea of remixing Conqueror song is what makes it "fast". You can't sense origin of sound at all, but I'm sure it play a role in pace of noises. Untitled second track continues, but with little more activity of middle range noises.
What Mania loses on fullest non-stop bass rumbling, it wins by being far more diverse and lively. Layers of actively processed crashing heavy metal junk, distorted electronics and other physical elements. Deep buried howling vocals. All these are already trademarks of Mania, but this belongs to projects earliest recordings and sound quality is slightly different from later works. Would this be analogue 4-track recording? I would guess so! When he did split CDR with T.E.F. back in 2001, I don't know if Mania was yet more than "side project" for Taint? This recording, originally ltd 20 copies CDR called "Disgust" from 2005 was startingpoint for a lot of releases to come. More active, more physical than almost any Taint. I don't wonder why Harsh Head Rituals wanted to reissue this on split, as listening material makes me wonder necessity for further re-issue! Not sure how many of this was made? 50? C-40 tape what makes one miss times of Harsh Head Rituals!
