Quote from: KHH on July 10, 2012, 05:37:01 AM
News from the north:
Jaakko Vanhala - Here Be Lions
Without being biased I will say this is def some of the best noise I've heard in recent years. Again maybe a more electronic approach than Feral Earth, totally over the top, psychedelic bulldozing of the brain, if this was any longer I would have ended up on the floor crying like a little child for Speedy J records.
Definitely a powerful little tape (13 min per side, approx). Mandatory harsh noise!
Else played recently:
HAL HUTCHINSON & IFOTS lps on Unrest - great stuff; HH gives the best metal junk noise I've heard, period. Even though the sounds feel unprocessed, there is a red thread, a narrative going through it. IFOTS was great. Very nice looking releases, as well. Unrest vinyls = great (and yes, I'm biased).
CONCRETE MASCARA - new tape. Nice artwork from Si Clark. Can't remember exactly how it sounded, but it had a lot of feedback and lyrics. Enjoyed it!
ALCHEMY OF THE 21st CENTURY - that recent album. Still bloody amazing. And no, I never remember album titles.
KRISTIAN OLSSON - new tape (hasn't any printed title or info at all). From what I've understood a highly limited promo tape for his new album. Natural progression from the previous works, incredibly dark and oppressive without becoming harsh at all. Almost dark ambient vibes at certain points. Much more enthused by his solo works than the ALFARMANIA material.
ZINC ROOM - Shifting Soil. Bleak experimental music, felt like it was situated in between the aforementioned Ao21C album and perhaps the Dead Man soundtrack or EARTH's Hex album. Highly enjoyable.
IRM - Order4. Still as menacing and oppressive as ever before. In a completely different league than most bands today!
GA'AN - s/t and Black Equus. The vinyls arrived yesterday from Captcha. Minimal progressive they call it, I'd label it zeuhl - heavy synthesizers, powerful drums and improvised vocals. Awesome music, could be the soundtrack of an obscure 1970's SF film.
