PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[FreakAnimalFinland]

MK9 / Michael Nine Discography and Video 2001 -2006 CD
Why aren't people raving about this? Michael delivers such a punch. When I try to describe it might sound standard, dark, depressive heavy layers of really dense noise, but it's done so good and it transcend any run for mill tape of lately. Great stuff.

I think it must have been mentioned in playlist at least couple of times? Well.. I'm not sure if distribution has been very well arranged yet, so maybe not so many yet have purchased it? But I think this has been case with all those original MK9 stuff too. Death Squad is always remember, but I think none of the 3"CDR's and not even the 7" on German label gained much attention for project? 7 copies for sale in discogs - most new, 4-7 euro range. Done almost 10 years ago..

[ImpulsyStetoskopu]

MONOTON   "Monotonprodukt 02"   (Oral) cd   
MONOTON   "Monotonprodukt 07 20y++"   (Oral)   cd   
MONOTON   "Eight Lost Tracks" (Oral) cd      
MONOTON   "Realtime"   (Klanggalerie) cd      

I knew this project several years ago, and I had only copies of Lps, to this day. Very interesting music. Something like KRAFTWERK on hard drugs. Dreamy, minimal synth with soft pulsating beats and well balanced vocals (rather declamations). Awesome mastering. Full of recommendations, especially the first two mentioned releases.

[enmity]

jgrzinich - intimations

[ghoulson]

RAMLEH: Awake (8CD - Harbinger Sound)
After years of waiting I finally got my copy this week... it was well worth the wait. A wet dream come true... I've listened to the tapes before and must say they've really managed to make it sound better. Extremely informative booklet with jawdropping material. Really can't complain about anything.... I only wish Ramleh would have ended their legacy at the peak of the postmortem period. Those of you who don't have this box should get it a.s.a.p. Still in stock and for a resonable price...

[andy vomit]

MK9 / Michael Nine Discography and Video 2001 -2006 CD
Why aren't people raving about this? Michael delivers such a punch. When I try to describe it might sound standard, dark, depressive heavy layers of really dense noise, but it's done so good and it transcend any run for mill tape of lately. Great stuff.

these discs have gotten quite a bit of play time from me lately.  i'm glad he decided to release it all in one package.  essential work. 

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Silent Abuse 7"
huh huh!! I had a sense it would be good, but this is really good! Extremely grainy and broken, and in some ways exactly as one could expect, but in other hand much much more!

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Astro "Synthetic Spectra" tape
Fuck, been playing this few times and especially a-side just is good reminder than never let few less inspiring releases fool you to think bands couldn't come up with great stuff. I like it when Astro comes out noisy and fierce. His solely synth oscillation based drone work is much much less interesting.

[P A N I C]

Hijokaidan - Modern
Hijokaidan - Romance
Hijokaidan - Polar Nights Live
Incapacitants - Repo
Incapacitants - Box Is Stupid

Totally enjoying the shit out of these two groups at the moment. GOD.

[ghoulson]

Passions of Läjä Äijälä (CD - Bad Vugum)
Weird compilation with works of obscure acts such as Aavikon kone ja moottori, Billy Boys, Death Trip, Sultans, The Kolmas, The Leo Bugariloves etc. Most people probably know Terveet kädet, but here is also very good industrial / postmortem / experimental, some d-beat punk and something sounding like mix of Hurriganes and Suicide. Many of the featured tracks are brilliant, while a few fail.... Nevertheless, a great document over the activities of Läjä, going back to 1979.

Genocide Organ - S/T (2LP - Tesco)
Not much to say about this. Finally a proper release of this great album... Beautiful packaging with two posters and insert. Listening to this reminds me once again who are the masters of heavy electronics.

[Bleak Existence]

The New Blockaders - first live performance

[HONOR_IS_KING!]

Concern - Misfortune LP
Another excellent release from Gordon. It reads on the back "Three manifestations for the fifteen string box-harp" which is very apparent from the get go on the first track. I guess a good portion of the field recordings were done in an abandoned hospital parking lot. Mixing that with some nice reverb/tape loop drones and you have a very warm, and fluid flowing album. Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project. Beautiful as always.

Hostage Pageant - A Study in Self-Deprecation CS
Probably the most jarring cut up harsh noise I've heard from Shane. Insanely blistering in its attack on the A side, the B side shows some ugly menacing synth work creeping in. Killer tape.

[ConcreteMascara]

Grunt - Someone is Watching (Cassette) - got the original version at Hospital a few years back for a bit of $$$ before I knew there was going to be a re-issue. Still happy to have the original tape though. I'd love to hear Grunt do material like DNA Test again...
Hängd ‎– Med Repet Runt Halsen (Cassette) - still my favorite Järtecknet thus far
Arkhe - It Is The Curse of Dimensionality (Cassette) - been regular listening since it came out
Pestdemon - Helvetesljuset (LP) - as has this
STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche (CD) - I consider this Canon status by now.

[Ashmonger]

Silent Abuse 7"
huh huh!! I had a sense it would be good, but this is really good! Extremely grainy and broken, and in some ways exactly as one could expect, but in other hand much much more!

Good indeed, but great? I don't know, will have to have some extra listens to decide on that. Anyway, it's kind of dark and brooding, menacing, but not harsh or extreme in your face. I like the burried vocals on the A-side and the SM/whip-session going on at the B-side.

Concern - Misfortune LP
Another excellent release from Gordon. It reads on the back "Three manifestations for the fifteen string box-harp" which is very apparent from the get go on the first track. I guess a good portion of the field recordings were done in an abandoned hospital parking lot. Mixing that with some nice reverb/tape loop drones and you have a very warm, and fluid flowing album. Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project. Beautiful as always.

Really like this LP as well, though I have to say it's the first thing I heard from Concern as well (found out thanks to seeing it was one of the Knelt Rote guys). He played a part of it live in Antwerp, on one bass amp only, so he said the sound wasn't perfect, because this music actually needs a better sound system. And I totally see what he meant, however I found that gig very enjoyable none the less.

Ladyboi Biopsy - Untitled (C30, WGM Tapes): Industrial/Power Electronics, no vocals. Good stuff, with a rythmic feel. That cover looks funny to me, no information at all, just a pic and and arrow with 'Testicle'.

[HONOR_IS_KING!]

Concern - Misfortune LP
Another excellent release from Gordon. It reads on the back "Three manifestations for the fifteen string box-harp" which is very apparent from the get go on the first track. I guess a good portion of the field recordings were done in an abandoned hospital parking lot. Mixing that with some nice reverb/tape loop drones and you have a very warm, and fluid flowing album. Shame that this LP is the last bit of material from this project. Beautiful as always.

Really like this LP as well, though I have to say it's the first thing I heard from Concern as well (found out thanks to seeing it was one of the Knelt Rote guys). He played a part of it live in Antwerp, on one bass amp only, so he said the sound wasn't perfect, because this music actually needs a better sound system. And I totally see what he meant, however I found that gig very enjoyable none the less.

I highly suggest and recommend any other releases that he's done under the name Concern. The albums Cæsarean and Truth and Distance both come highly recommended. Also, if you enjoy this stuff, you should look into his other project Caen. Not as pretty, but ambient done right.

How is Knelt Rope?

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Silent Abuse 7"
huh huh!! I had a sense it would be good, but this is really good! Extremely grainy and broken, and in some ways exactly as one could expect, but in other hand much much more!

Good indeed, but great? I don't know, will have to have some extra listens to decide on that. Anyway, it's kind of dark and brooding, menacing, but not harsh or extreme in your face. I like the burried vocals on the A-side and the SM/whip-session going on at the B-side.

Those qualities you mention, are the ones that make it great for me. I think it's very easy to make the generally accepted good PE elements:
-loud brutal noise
-aggressive shouting with neat delay effect
-some feedback or synth oscillations
= very good PE ? hah...
But to be great, it needs to somehow stand beyond the usual, beyond the easy rock standard. What I believe Silent Abuse does. The vocals are quite unique - especially combined the way of lyrics are delivered (will be missed out by people outside Finland). And that sound is most of all just dark, broken, grainy, suffocating.. or like you say: menacing ("threat of violence"?). There is threat, suffocation, but hardly a relief of climax. It's just short glimpse towards dark moment, but will not offer very easy turns. To me, that is great. It is way too easy to choose the easy route to good in-your-face punch. Much less easy to trust the disturbing and unentertaining material will do the job.