ORDO EQUILIBRIO "reaping the fallen" CD
Cold Meat
There was this topic of BDN and related with heart warming story of man visiting CMI headquarters etc. so picked this from shelves, once again! It is by far, my most ever listened CMI title, and for me one of the most remarkable CD's of the genre. What genre? Well, I would file this into dekadent version of what C93 may have been in early stages. Its half pitch black dark industrial soundscapes, noisy suffocating loops, and such. Half erotic neo-folk sounds. But this CD is so good in not yet being establishing style. 2nd album kind of made band what it was to be know, and this debut goes all over the place, far more abstract and experimental.
I don't think I ever -really- talked to mr. Karmanik. Of course our paths have crossed many times. I think first time we met at first IRM finnish live, he ran to me and took photo and said "some people want to see what you look like". Damn! This was like 20 years ago? I don't think anything else was discussed.
Far more recent case was when bunch of finns were at Tower Transmissions and BDN played good set there. On the day when we were leaving, we had huge amount of beer left, and very little time to get into airport. We considered, should we drop all out excess beer at Karmanik and Lina room... or not. People who know relationship of Swedes and Finns may know there is problematic element in this, and it seemed way way better idea to drink all beer instead of giving it to someone else. "You're going to drink bag of beer on taxi, on the way to airport?" "... well, yes!"
Eventually, it was just matter of minutes, so as hard as I tried, we were at the cue to check in, and had to throw several bottles of beer into trashbin. It is very hard to measure, which would have been more traumatizing. Throw away perfectly good german beers, or surrender and give them to swedes? I do assume Karmanik and Lina did not have shortage, so no big harm done...
Emil, Haare CDR's:
Many times said, while in "internet", there is a lot of things, but very often I can't somehow get into mood. Browse something? Where? Youtube? Bandcamp? By what standard you use? Just click whatever? Perhaps label or random item of artist? When not accessing physical collection, when and how you would decide suddenly... just pick up "A Punch in the face" CDR by Emil Beaulieau and Church of self-obliteration CDR by Haare? They would never occur in your mind as options to be on playlist, unless you touch the item and decide, this is IT. Of course one can argue that you'd just listen something else. Indeed, but this type of process of listening lead me into them and being surprised how good both of them are.
And while I often tell, I decided to get rid of most of CDR, some stuff is here.. countless items, that have limited time to exist uncorrupted. Emil CD, I would guess not so many have it, and it is great! Haare CDR, unless I am mistaken, it is the 2nd release band did, about 20 years ago, and it is damn good harsh and fierce noise. While the "Human" CDR was ok, but not phenomenal, and the 2004 "Temple" was debut pressed CD on FA, this one CDR between the two, if someone did reissue of it now, and people would listen to it, I would be surprised if they thought it wan't good. Not only good, but great, actually. It could satisfy both, the noise heads and even guys who are into old school PE kind of things. Early days Consumer Electronics etc.
Both are worth picking up if you ever get the change. At least my CDR's work just fine still after all these years.
