Word of Life Church SS - Amen (Trapdoor Tapes, Magik Crowbar)
Cult project I have sparingly heard material from. Had this release mixed up with another of theirs in my mind, so went in expecting 'tracks', however was met with a more long form approach to power electronics. Heavy synth throughout with an overall steady pace, only occasionally breaking out into a more cacophonous industrial noise flourishes.
Bain & Marie – Alive in the Fishery (Cretin Tapes)
More now familiar(ish) looped cronch, occasional vocal emanations either live or maybe sampled. Feels at times very put together, and others somewhat improvised. Another project I have heard at least some from prior, however of course as with the above I wanted to hear this on tape before exploring further. There is a video clip for the track 'Knots' I saw on YouTube around the same time I saw this tape first circulating. It featured one of the heavier tracks set to rather mesmerising vintage footage, again looped, of couples casually waltzing such as you may expect to see at an Australian small town community hall at the monthly dance event. There's a few points where the track eerily matches up with the dancers for a moment, but is otherwise unsynchronised.
Striations - Feast Day (Fall of Nature)
Definitely one of those releases which grows on you with subsequent listens. Feels for some reason a lot more minimal than other Striations material I have heard, but definitely has all the hallmarks. No sampled reports or testimonials this time, these tracks feel more akin to direct magical rites. Not sure what production there is on this, the jcard notes that it is studio recordings of material created for shows with Ride for Revenge which would go some way to explaining it's absolute heaviness.
