It was curious with HÖH how the situation changed. As recently, as 2017, when this s/t anthology CD was made (HÖH had been putting out tapes for 5 years at that point), I didn't think there would be need for more than 100 copies of CD. Almost none of Freak Animal CD's are that small pressings. Even this recently, meaning 6-7 years ago, low-tech broken noise on CD couldn't be estimated to be top seller, hah. Freak Animal/IR has experience for many rugged low-tech noise releases. OWL, YAO 91404 D, TRAIT, GOLDENROD series, and so on and on. Stuff gets published as they feel excellent, but many times one couldn't really estimate is there demand, especially when artists are not formerly known. Curious is that HÖH has been able to change his approach on every release, while maintaining the "feel". There is progress and change - but in other hand, firmly rooted to certain feeling and aesthetic.
Brighter Death Now "Necrose Evangelicum" CD
There has been occasional talk about power electronics anthems, but what about death industrial anthems?! That expression is generally so bleak and lifeless, that whole idea of "hit song" is almost counter productive for death industrial... but what about the grand finale of this this CD! I may generally dislike melodic keyboard on industrial, but god damn that track is EPIC!
Sir Ashleigh Grove "The nimply power sessions I-VII" CD
ultra primitive weirdo industrial-noise from UK. I don't think name gets mentioned that often, but maybe some of these forgotten oldies are not heard by new audience? Siren releases, its not like you'd find them at usual noise dealer either.
Wiese + Painjerk "Terrazzo" CD
Busy and adrenalin fueled harsh noise blast, no mercy. It is very "clean", kind of icy and hard, sharp and cold sound. Feels like everything is happening inside tech, not blasted out loud with amplifiers. This is not negative remark, though, as one is blasting it with amp when playing with stereos.
Subliminal "Gracebudd" CD
Another project that probably is quite widely known, but always in shadow of Haus Arafna or NN. If one wants to hear the hardest side of Galakt Horrö stuff, then Subliminal releases are ones to pick up. Bleak, monochrome, moderately rhytmical, industrial-noise, power electronics.
Haus Arafna "Singles" CD
This is actually almost as brutal stuff as Subliminal is/was. Early HA, very rarely shifts into negativ electro pop , most often just fuzzy sizzling electronic saturation, brutal vocals, more straight forward lyrics. Couple beat oriented hit songs, though!
