Started the day with these:
Altar Of Flies "Permanent Cavity" cd (iDEAL)
I'm going to see Altar Of Flies play tonight, so I thought I'd start the day by listening to this album. Great, organic noise. Not that harsh, but detailed and well thought out. The power lies in the structures and atmosphere.
Iron Fist Of The Sun "Behavioural Decline" cd (Cold Spring)
Nice album from this new-ish UK act. The approach to the sound is refreshingly different than most other current PE acts. The sound is minimal, clean and feels very electric. A track can be based on just one sound, basically. I also feel some sort of heritage from early UK PE acts here. Good stuff!
Will Over Matter/Bizarre Uproar split LP (Filth & Violence)
First thing I've heard by Will Over Matter. I really liked the first of the two tracks by this act. The slow drum beat combined with the extremely low-pitched bass create a very strong foundation for this track. When the vocals come in later on the track becomes even more powerful. I'm not sure I like the raised tempo in the end, but maybe I'll change my mind when I've listened to this a bit more. The second track didn't do that much for me, but I've got a feeling I'm missing much due to not speaking Finnish. The Bizarre track is great! The sampled Islamic chant combined with some sparse electronics build up a great atmosphere. Then the track slowly transforms into a thick mass of filthy noise with some occasional vocals added.
