Hedonic Serge - Somatoscopy: Mode Of Male Pleasure tape
Mordant Karma - Indulge tape
These two are probably my least favorite from that recent batch. I bought all of them and and overall I don't think they are as strong as the usual Lust Vessel material, but it does make me more interested in what's going on in Japan. Just the other day there was an update about new releases from even more sub-labels. Seems like things are ramping up for this label and their associates, but can they maintain the quality?
Pogrom - Pogrom tape - Came wrapped in gauze with a razor blade included, which is a nice touch to go along with the cover art. Side A is a live gig from Helsinki in early 2012 and has some guest vocals from Pekka PT (I think). Side B is one long track broken into four sections. Overall this tape is ok but not great, not the best example of either studio or live material, but still a cool release to own.
Crank Sturgeon - Recycled tape
Some really good stuff here. This is the kind of well crafted noise that grabs your attention and is a rewarding listening experience. Fans of lofi junk and fast cutup noise should be all over this. I guess you could say this is an odd Crank Sturgeon release because it doesn't have any of the standard CS stuff like spastic retard vocals or silliness. It's just a good straight-forward noise assault. Highly recommended! My copy came on a Rod Stewart tape.
Leviathan - True Traitor, True Whore tape - First off, cassette tape is probably not the best format for this material and I'd like to hear a better copy. Even so, this is pretty much what you'd expect from Mr. Wrest but it doesn't reach the heights of Massive Conspiracy Against All Life. It feels like this guy still hasn't realized his full potential but if he just keeps working at it he'll eventually record a true masterpiece of metal.
Portal - Swarth dlp
Portal - Outre lp
Portal - Seepia lp
Just found out the other day that Portal have a new one coming out soon so I got the urge to listen to all their shit (it's been a while). Discovered that I'm not really into this stuff like I was five years ago, or maybe it's just because I listened to them all in a row and it got exhausting towards the end. The first one, Seepia, is still their best.
