PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

k.p.g · March 31, 2025, 08:14:15 PM

Developer - WCN008 (White Centipede Noise)

Lunchtime listen is harsh and filthy. Feels appropriate for the changing of the seasons. I hate the heat, and this tape is doing a great job of adding to an already oppressive climate. Underrated aspect of Developer's work is the psychedelic nature of it; some guitars playing in reverse crop up and help to break up the hellfire here and there.

Excellent tape.

k.p.g · April 01, 2025, 03:26:44 PM

Emil Beaulieau - Anti-Performance (RRR)
Wolf Eyes - I Am a Problem, Vol. One (American Tapes)
Wolf Eyes - Shattered (Hospital Productions)

Last night's playlist was a good mix. Noted is the fact that in this period of Wolf Eyes, they did a lot of much shorter releases than you would usually associate with them; C10s instead of C90s. And ya know what? They were pretty good at it!

Beaulieau reissue I grabbed from RRRon a couple years back. Surprised that he made a public announcement about this reissue, as I always thought the policy was "if I have the master tape, I will make you a copy." Regardless of that fact, this tape still packs a punch as much as it did on its first listen. I struggle to remember what the order of the records are right now though...

k.p.g · April 07, 2025, 03:08:24 PM

Guilty Connector - Cosmic Trigger/2AM Visit (Ground Fault Recordings)

Revisited yesterday, but cannot stop thinking about how this disc has still held up for me after all this time. EXTREME harsh noise is a flavor that I am very selective with nowadays. I had not listened to this one in about 3 years. While earlier harsh noise of Japan like Merzbow and Kazumoto Endo have these psychedelic or dada-ist attributes to them, Guilty C. is ALL heavy metal; heavy metal drums, heavy metal screaming... hell, he's even done some heavy metal sampling over the years. I entered this release thinking "will this sort of style still resonate with me after all this time?"

Answer is a resounding "hell yes." This not just an array of mindless pedal smashing for 40+ minutes. Structure is evident, and you do even get some goofy moments in there (one track makes use of a lot of turntable from a cartoonish angle). While I think I would cut maybe a track or 2 off this (the latter half has a couple of "false endings"), it is still a highly enjoyable listen, particularly in early morning settings.

k.p.g · April 07, 2025, 04:40:18 PM

Blind Date Lying All the Time (Idiopathic Records)

Kicking myself for not grabbing it when the artist reissued this one. Stupid stupid stupid.

So yeah, obviously another great work from Blind Date. One of the few acts in this social media-heavy age that feels like it still has some air of mystery to it. I saw that he will be playing his first show in some time this summer. I don't think I will be in town for it, but am curious to see what direction he will take things. The last release to come out, Thank You was a departure from the work of a tape like the one that is currently playing.

k.p.g · April 08, 2025, 03:51:09 PM

Frataxin & Tanner Garza - Coward's Intuition (H8-Track Stereo)
Frataxin - Frataxin (No Rent)

Not exactly "pleasant" morning music, but it does the job to wake you up. I have to give Frataxin credit for being the first time I saw noise in a live arena. I think Joe Satkowski was really the only guy in New Jersey at the time making this kind of stuff AND playing shows to back it up. This wasn't some basement dweller shit, this was a guy who was confronting you with the uncomfortable sides of life with the most uncomfortable sounds at his disposal; 2 microphones, a couple pedals and an amplifier. It works to great effect still.
The live sets of Frataxin (which I saw many of) were so intense that it was easy to forget he had tapes of this shit too. And as it turns out, the tapes are also pretty good! Tanner Garza's ambient workings pair well with Joe's pained screams for this little dirge; chopped n screwed remake was a funny surprise too. The No Rent tape is probably the best representation of the project in the recorded format. Always hope that the project would resurface for more in the future, but I am not sure how likely that is. Either way, he left behind a pretty solid chunk to dig into for now.

Fistfuck Masonanie · April 09, 2025, 03:59:19 AM

Quote from: k.p.g on April 07, 2025, 04:40:18 PMBlind Date Lying All the Time (Idiopathic Records)

Kicking myself for not grabbing it when the artist reissued this one. Stupid stupid stupid.

So yeah, obviously another great work from Blind Date. One of the few acts in this social media-heavy age that feels like it still has some air of mystery to it. I saw that he will be playing his first show in some time this summer. I don't think I will be in town for it, but am curious to see what direction he will take things. The last release to come out, Thank You was a departure from the work of a tape like the one that is currently playing.

It was mentioned elsewhere that he was working on some new material. Not sure if it's promised to a specific label or how far along it's come, but exciting news none the less. I'm looking forward to seeing him perform at Summer Scum this year.

Only release I'm missing from Blind Date is Levitation Game on Dead Gods if anyone wants to sell me a copy!

k.p.g · April 09, 2025, 04:49:02 PM

Viodre - Interpol Alchemi (Hospital Productions)

Could this be the most ambitious work from the Viodre project? This initial listen is telling me it is. You have your typical harsh noise jams in spades, but the shorter interludes throughout the middle of the record break up the action. It is like if the camera kept rolling after a scene in a movie. This could be a weird comparison to make, given that we are talking noise, but this piece evokes a similar feeling in me that The Beatles's "A Day in the Life" does. I can visualize the action that both pieces set out to do. Viodre's timeline might be a bit more violent, but is nonetheless emotionally invigorating.

Great work.

Bloated Slutbag · April 09, 2025, 04:52:45 PM

Quote from: k.p.g on April 07, 2025, 03:08:24 PMEXTREME harsh noise is a flavor that I am very selective with nowadays.

I wanted to quote this and start a thread but I'm not sure where it should start, assuming it were warranted.

k.p.g · April 09, 2025, 08:19:11 PM

Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on April 09, 2025, 04:52:45 PM
Quote from: k.p.g on April 07, 2025, 03:08:24 PMEXTREME harsh noise is a flavor that I am very selective with nowadays.

I wanted to quote this and start a thread but I'm not sure where it should start, assuming it were warranted.

Start away!

Stipsi · April 09, 2025, 08:31:02 PM

Commando 15
Salattu suomi.
Carefully crafted ears destruction.

dodsxuegen · April 10, 2025, 12:26:56 AM

Quote from: Stipsi on April 09, 2025, 08:31:02 PMCommando 15
Salattu suomi.
Carefully crafted ears destruction.

Listening to it too right now.
Pleasure to the ears, might be one of the best albums this year as was "Inner Insurgency Manual" last year.

Cranial Blast · April 10, 2025, 05:15:27 AM

Quote from: dodsxuegen on April 10, 2025, 12:26:56 AM
Quote from: Stipsi on April 09, 2025, 08:31:02 PMCommando 15
Salattu suomi.
Carefully crafted ears destruction.

Listening to it too right now.
Pleasure to the ears, might be one of the best albums this year as was "Inner Insurgency Manual" last year.

I'm really excited to hear the new Commando 15 CD too. I recently picked up the tape Bothnia Metaphysica and I quite enjoyed that tape a lot! There are loads of great/crazy ear piercing uses of feedback throughout the entire tape and feedback used on this perticular tape seems very calculated, premeditated and precise. Commando 15 definitely delivers for those whom really enjoy feedback especially. Definitely a really awesome project that more should look into, especially to those like myself and again who really enjoy the use of feedback in their noise.

InspiratoryStridor. · April 10, 2025, 03:59:27 PM

Bothnia Metaphysica is a brilliant tape. I also found it extremely well crafted. Nearly every sound feels like it was deliberately conjured. I listened to it in my car which was a mistake as the small space makes such feedback heavy noise quite disorientating. I had to turn it off because I began to feel sick, which has never happened to me before, not even in a live noise setting. Back at home in the noise listening living room the tape was less challenging, and very rewarding.

Cranial Blast · April 11, 2025, 04:39:19 AM

Quote from: InspiratoryStridor. on April 10, 2025, 03:59:27 PMBothnia Metaphysica is a brilliant tape. I also found it extremely well crafted. Nearly every sound feels like it was deliberately conjured. I listened to it in my car which was a mistake as the small space makes such feedback heavy noise quite disorientating. I had to turn it off because I began to feel sick, which has never happened to me before, not even in a live noise setting. Back at home in the noise listening living room the tape was less challenging, and very rewarding.

Agree with you 100% in regards to the material being deliberately Conjured. I enjoyed the tape a lot! Commando 15 has grown to be a very interesting project for me and I'm pleased to see others think so too!

dodsxuegen · April 11, 2025, 07:43:43 PM

Bizarre Uproar - "Amputated Limbs - Live Activities 2015-16"
Short and sweet live compilation with some of greatest hits of Bizarre Uproar.