Grain Belt - Dragline (C20, Skeleton Dust Recordings): Got this because I really liked the track on the 7" split with Faux Pas. This is the same style, but different sound. There's the metal bashing, feedback, distortion... However, the metal bashing is way lower than on the 7" and the feedback 'wriggling' is higher. All together definately not a bad tape, but by the end of the second side, it can't hold my attention anymore. Think it would have been better with some more crunchy distortion at times. Anyway, have listened it a couple of times, but will be listened to again...
The Vomit Arsonist/RU-486 - Tearing Flesh To Reveal Armor (C10, Destructive Industries): TVA sounds more Noise/Power Electronics than I'm used, maybe partly because it's a live recording, with vocals far to the back of the mix, but it's good! RU-486 doesn't do much for me... It's definately not bad, but it just doesn't seem to move me. (Same goes for the track on the split with Disgust, Gnawed and Nyodene D for example.)
Bereft - Tough Man (7", BloodLust!): Was first surprised by the packaging: just a white cover, no print at all, with an A4 page with some information (titles etc...) printed on it. Seemed strange, but seeing the 7" is a white vinyl kind of made it work for me, but of course I don't want all my 7"s to look like this... As for the music: similar style as on the "Your Messiah Will Fail" album. Don't know what else to say, but musicwise this is a very fine 7" to me.
