PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Building of Gel 7" has unusually rhythmic elements in it compared to tapes. I recall... Self Abuse tape had same type of things while the rest are less rhythmic.
Shii Yukihiro had another project, M.D.M.  There is one tape from 1995 on Self Abuse, but before that, I used to get some advance materials from Shii and not sure if it is same, or something else. Didn't really compare the tracks, but I have assumption that there is more BoG and more M.D.M. than publicly released.

One nice project I'd hope to hear more is COLLOID. It's from Sapporo and I recall mr. Outermost was a member for a while. I think I did include all these things into SI podcast about forgotten Japanese noise? So forgotten that I don't even remember what tracks I put there...

Heydrich, I have plenty of the CD's remaining here! Label that put it out, was mostly RAC. One of the key figures of label got murdered and after that it was sort of downhill until label went on hiatus and all the stocks was sold to other Finnish dealers. It took some time to get access to the EE label's noise CD's, but now they are available!

[Manhog_84]

One of the key figures of label got murdered and after that it was sort of downhill until label went on hiatus and all the stocks was sold to other Finnish dealers.

Was it the same guy who played in Genocide Wolves?

Europa Erwache released some great weirdo bands like the sci-fi-themed Ufonazi, or dreamy folk-pop of Musta Enemmistö (The Black Majority!). They would probably appeal to "Special Interests crowd". The lyrics of the latter one are in Finnish, but the melancholic atmosphere might be something to be enjoyed.

[Cranial Blast]

One of the key figures of label got murdered and after that it was sort of downhill until label went on hiatus and all the stocks was sold to other Finnish dealers.

Was it the same guy who played in Genocide Wolves?

Europa Erwache released some great weirdo bands like the sci-fi-themed Ufonazi, or dreamy folk-pop of Musta Enemmistö (The Black Majority!). They would probably appeal to "Special Interests crowd". The lyrics of the latter one are in Finnish, but the melancholic atmosphere might be something to be enjoyed.

Quite enjoyed the Ufonazi stuff. Reich Below The Earth was a weird and enjoyable standout track on the album.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

One of the key figures of label got murdered and after that it was sort of downhill until label went on hiatus and all the stocks was sold to other Finnish dealers.

Was it the same guy who played in Genocide Wolves?
Europa Erwache released some great weirdo bands like the sci-fi-themed Ufonazi, or dreamy folk-pop of Musta Enemmistö (The Black Majority!). They would probably appeal to "Special Interests crowd". The lyrics of the latter one are in Finnish, but the melancholic atmosphere might be something to be enjoyed.

Yes, same guy. After the incident, work as label didn't appear to be the same anymore. Label did bunch of martial / power electronics / dark ambient type of things.

I am sure some will rules things things out simply due the content and saying music ain't that good. Fact is that there is something that makes it so unique. I suppose I compared before to labels like Warcom. Artists who may be clumsy, weird, outsiders in the noise/industrial. Those qualities makes them stand out in style that elegant industrial artists could not make. Like ARCHIPELOGO SOLUTION. Never remember seeing guy at noise/industrial gigs. Its possible he is, but there was book publishing event in Helsinki with theme of accelerationism and there I was introduced to the guy who made it.  Veri & Maa or Straight Arm Salute guys do not really go to noise shows and rarely to any kind of shows. I think latest Veri & Maa stuff appeared in utterly weird Finn comp CD "Operaatio Kotkanpesä" that was project gathering funds for "Operation Eaglenest" and consisted anything from martial industrial to black metal, hatecore, acoustic ballads, rac and NS-rap. Quite something to sit through that collection! It made me ask if next should be WTFAC compilation.

[Manhog_84]

Archipelago Solution could be interesting, but the use of AI covers is the limit for me. There are no samples online, and I don't want to put my money into records with artwork clearly made using a ChatGPT prompt or whatever. The same goes for other artists and their albums, like Absurd's Werwolflicht or the Merzphysics box. The latter is especially great, but those fucking AI birds... A better option would be to track down the original release. If the Helsinki gig is good, I might get excited enough to buy it anyway. Otherwise it's a pass.

[k.p.g]

First listen of 2026 was...

Spate - Dogmono (Sinkhole)
Very harsh and abrasive electronics, yet so mysterious.  Wondering how the sounds are made.  Wondering what the insert story have to do with anything on the disc.  Curious about the imagery.  This guy really knows how to confuse the listener while simultaneously giving some of the harshest feedback roars you can hear.  Lovely.

[Fistfuck Masonanie]

Richard Ramirez + Contagious Orgasm – Different Substances (SSSM)

20 minutes in length, but so much is done in that time. Incredibly detailed. Deep, ominous metal resonating percussive strikes. Cinematic field recordings and accenting electronics. Incredible collaboration.

[Zeno Marx]

listening to the 25YLOKI compilation from 2016, and I was reminded of both how good Fir§t Law could be and that nobody talks about him.  It's in that Clock DVA > LOKI > Galakthorrö > John Carpenter soundtrack realm.  Not exactly in this forum's wheelhouse, but not outside it either. Anyone have a favorite Fir§t Law or care to talk about him? He's often uncredited for his mastering on classic dark ambient/death industrial LOKI recordings. Is LOKI his label? Or just a resident mastering tech?

[BatteredStatesofEuphoria]

listening to the 25YLOKI compilation from 2016, and I was reminded of both how good Fir§t Law could be and that nobody talks about him.  It's in that Clock DVA > LOKI > Galakthorrö > John Carpenter soundtrack realm.  Not exactly in this forum's wheelhouse, but not outside it either. Anyone have a favorite Fir§t Law or care to talk about him? He's often uncredited for his mastering on classic dark ambient/death industrial LOKI recordings. Is LOKI his label? Or just a resident mastering tech?

I always had thought Loki was the Inade guys' label, and Wahnmann was yes, pretty much their standard go-to guy for post-production. Or that's what its always seemed like.

First Law is a bit of an outlier and oddball on the label, which might be why it isn't mentioned much. Instead of the more straight up "dark ambient" and ritualistic elements you get with Inade or Herbst9, instead its a mix of dark ambient with psychedelia and Tangerine Dreak-like krautrock elements (not that that's a bad thing, by any means). But that kind of "cosmic" sound that's present across Loki's roster is there as well, so its not THAT much of an outlier. It just goes about it in a different way. If the typical Loki sound is a "massive presence reaching out from a vast void," First Law is "drifting peacefully through vast spaces while stoned."

I always like Beyond IO and and Chaos Structure quite a bit, although its been a while since I've pulled any of his stuff out. The psychedelic elements do make it so I have to be in the right mode for it, kind of like LPD, but it hits a certain sweet spot nicely.

[John Cagefight]

Taint - Recycled
RRR, (?)
So much variety of soundspaces. A real tour of the Taint world, and some of my favorite pained woman screams muffling under beds of distort to be found in Brewer's catalog. I suspect everyone on this forum is sitting on a copy of this one, so not sure what else I could say that you wouldn't already know. But it's the perfect hellscapes tour for a Monday back after a long winter break.

Residual - Mythology of Brain & Body
Satatuhatta, 2024
A real exercise in force. The timbral spectrum is so far out and everything is mixed so crystal-clear. Perhaps the thesis: It never lets up, not for a second. A special shout out to the fast wriggling mechanical eel sounds around 20mins in. Layer of ballistic white noise tumult and tumble over feedback and bellowing furor. The abrupt ending leaves me gasping for breath. This is some real "lay your dick out on the table" sonics.

Opulent Adversay - The Threshhold of Anger
Nil By Mouth, 2023
For the Glory of Our Folk. For The Destruction of Theirs. All That is Containted Within is For This Purpose Solely. So much hate. Goddamn. I picked this one up a few years ago and played it once or twice and put it back in the pile. So much of this style is based on my explicit mood at this time, and it just didn't hit the way I wanted it to when I first played it. I'm so glad to have come back to this. Absolute violence, from the opening battle siren I'm locked in to this one today. Protivnik's declarations to will quite targeted atrocity lands for me this time around. Different distortions and time-based effects on her vocals set up different character types, while all staying quite clearly her. Actual sung, female, near-operatic vocals against a militant German spoken word loop just has me all-in. Very incendiary, racy samples and package, and basically the whole thesis of this affair - you know if this is in your lane or not.

[k.p.g]

Kyle Flanagan - Purely Psychedelic Vol. 8 (Easyriders Noise)
A short but sweet work from Richmond's greatest gift.  Not so much slow-crawl jamming as it is slow-building loop work that stacks new blocks atop another as time drifts on.  At just 30 minutes, you are left completely satisfied with end results; a microdose, if you will.

Various Artists - Sexorama, Vol. 2 (RRRecords, reissue)
Wild mix of sounds, man.  That Blackhumour/Somebody Else collab that kicks it off is so enthralling.  Merzbow offers a very broken and string-oriented track and the tracks fromToshifumi Kawase & Pornoise that close it are marvelous.  This comp truly felt like a journey.

Burning Star Core - Recycled (RRRecords)
This one is so weird.  I probably never relistened to it until today but I am glad I followed this whim.  It jumps so effortlessly between digital freak out ala "my computer is crashing" and domestic noise sound.  The whole kitchen is falling over right now but I am sure that could change at a moments notice.  Have not heard much from this project but would like to do so.  Any recommendations welcome.

[k.p.g]

Adorama - Adorama (I Am Elegant)
One of the tapes in the very short-lived I Am Elegant run that I have not given much time to until today.  It's a pretty dense listen, with most of the recording sounding like it is being suffocated by a deep slab of bass.  Some little bits of weird sound poke through the mix occasionally but it is not until the end of Side B that things truly explode.  For a brief second, it sounds like a Star outtake before being crushed under the hum again.  Very good stuff.

[k.p.g]

Star - Hormone Lemming (History Buff Records)
Merzbow/Bastard Noise - Voice Pie (Release Entertainment)
Spykes - Silent Locks (American Tapes)

My brain is zapped, so I am not much of one for discussion today.  This is a powerful roster of listening to have around today.  I'd consider each release in this playlist as essential to each artist.

[MT]

Mongrel Tactics / Häkki split tape
Mongrel Tactics is a name I don't run into often, I have one other split tape with Abysse Des Ames. Here MT does atmospheric industrial/power electronics, think there was some vocals in the mix as well but thick layers of synth was predominantly on my mind. Very nice listen. Hope to hear more! Häkki has the trickles and crackles, electro-acoustics and noises in the bag. Very unique blend of sounds of two artists (Dassum and Vanhala) but what I was was missing was a focused full lenght album. That's something there probably never will be, so these tapes is all what we got to enjoy.


Nirke & Farcut - s/t tape
A release by a new label from Oulu area, Sudden Movements. This seems to be catalogue number 7. Tapes are done with good production values, not just xeroxed A4 papers as covers, but nice thick cardboard with pro tapes. Tape itself is to my ears noisy ambient, with guitar textures, field recordings and synthesizers. It's difficult to lump it into either category, so maybe just ambient industral? Regardless, the tapes has very captivating atmosphere and sounds are selected with taste. There are some minor elements which aren't to my liking but in the end, Nirke & Farcut managed to deliver a solid tape. Recommended to check out Sudden Movements label at their website and keep an eye on them in the future; https://suddenmovementings.blogspot.com/


Fišnarka – Lysohalvien Radio tape
Fisnarka seems to be a noise project of Jaakko Junnilla, which might be a familiar name to some. This tape was also released by Sudden Movements, co release with Hirviranta Tapes. Basic elements of noise are well used, there's nice amount of good crunch, use of multiple different effects to create interesting variety and layer to the sound. Tape is not too long so it doesn't wear out the listener, first tape of the project I think? A good starter, interested to see where this goes!

[JBE]

Kyle Flanagan - Purely Psychedelic Vol. 8 (Easyriders Noise)
A short but sweet work from Richmond's greatest gift.  Not so much slow-crawl jamming as it is slow-building loop work that stacks new blocks atop another as time drifts on.  At just 30 minutes, you are left completely satisfied with end results; a microdose, if you will.

Various Artists - Sexorama, Vol. 2 (RRRecords, reissue)
Wild mix of sounds, man.  That Blackhumour/Somebody Else collab that kicks it off is so enthralling.  Merzbow offers a very broken and string-oriented track and the tracks fromToshifumi Kawase & Pornoise that close it are marvelous.  This comp truly felt like a journey.

Burning Star Core - Recycled (RRRecords)
This one is so weird.  I probably never relistened to it until today but I am glad I followed this whim.  It jumps so effortlessly between digital freak out ala "my computer is crashing" and domestic noise sound.  The whole kitchen is falling over right now but I am sure that could change at a moments notice.  Have not heard much from this project but would like to do so.  Any recommendations welcome.

Mes Soldates Stupides 96-04 is a great 2 disc compilation of tracks from small edition CD-R and tape releases and can be found ultra cheap on Discogs.  Probably the best place to start.  There's a lot of long form drone-based psychedelic free improv jams in the BSC catalogue (Tremaine and Beatty from Hair Police and Mike Shiflet are all over releases from 2004 onward); don't know if that's your thing or not.