PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[martialgodmask]

Dug out Skullflower - Orange Canyon Mind and SunnO))) - Monoliths and Dimensions for a couple of car journeys this weekend. The former, I'd forgotten how enjoyable it is as the soundtrack to an afternoon drive with the sun low in the sky. The latter, I never gave much attention to but is better than I remember. Not a standout in their catalogue, but good nonetheless.

[Johann]

^
i completely agree, Orange Canyon Mind is an excellent record for long drives...

current this week is

Crawl Unit - Aftermusic, not my favorite record by him

Darksmith - Total Vacuum

Nate Young - Half Full, great record...pretty different from other NY recordings, reminds me of seeing the live shows at little bars while living in detroit..

13th floor elevators...

MSBR - Collabodestructivists

Toshiji Mikawa - Gyo-Kai Elegy

Sewer Election - Vidoppna Sar

[FreakAnimalFinland]

GEROGERIGEGEGE LP
Whatever this should be called? It's bootleg that came last year without even noticing such. Doesn't appear to be listed in too many noise distros, so I guess source is unknown?
Collects lots of bits and pieces, kind of "best of" from albums, 7"s, compilations, etc..  Some are edits of longer pieces and some complete songs. For those, who like vinyl format and who don't have much of Gerogerigegege in their collection, this is very good purchase. It covers many styles and has neat properly printed covers. For those who have big Gero collections, this is worthy only for collectors purposes as there's nothing you haven't heard before.
While usually skeptical towards edits of tracks, in this care it works out. Not all listeners necessarily need to hear full versions of every audio masturbation, hah.

[cipher chris]

Is this the 'All You Need Is An Audio Shock By Japanese Ultra Shit Band' LP on "Audio Shock Recordings"?  Nearly bought it a few times, but kinda felt I had enough of it already to pass...

GEROGERIGEGEGE LP
Whatever this should be called? It's bootleg that came last year without even noticing such. Doesn't appear to be listed in too many noise distros, so I guess source is unknown?
Collects lots of bits and pieces, kind of "best of" from albums, 7"s, compilations, etc..  Some are edits of longer pieces and some complete songs. For those, who like vinyl format and who don't have much of Gerogerigegege in their collection, this is very good purchase. It covers many styles and has neat properly printed covers. For those who have big Gero collections, this is worthy only for collectors purposes as there's nothing you haven't heard before.
While usually skeptical towards edits of tracks, in this care it works out. Not all listeners necessarily need to hear full versions of every audio masturbation, hah.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

yep, that's it. I bought it listed as "s/t" LP. You know, All you need is audio shock, is name of 7" already so such name makes it kind of confusing.

[ConcreteMascara]

Blod - Country Girl Perversion CDr - I love Blod so much. Great track names, a monotonous sound, total dedication to filth. My cup of tea. And on this album there's a track called "Ripping Farts" which has become a subject of deep thinking. Those two words taken out of context could mean two things:

1. ripping is being used as a verb, so farts are being ripped
OR
2. ripping is and adjective, so these particular farts are of a ripping quality, ripping meaning really good

Think about that shit! You'll never know if the farts were out of this world ripping farts, or just merely farts that were ripped.

also listening to:
Grunt - Dance for the Genocide tape
IRM - Virgin Mind 2xCD
Skin Area/IRM - Split 10"

[Scat-O-Logy]

Grunt - Dance for the Genocide tape

Very good tape and a nice "alternative" (on studio versions). Just sent Mikko a message to order the new Grunt shirt. Looks really nice!

[Ritual]

Trepaneringsritualen "Konung Domaldr vid Upsala Hängd" tape
Great stuff! Dark and slightly orchestral stuff, but maintaining the ritualistic and occult atmosphere we're used to.

Mania "Grim Conditions" tape
Fantastic, heavy as fuck PE with short, to-the-point tracks. Great balance between electronics and junk noise.

[Scat-O-Logy]

Days of BU and more to come. I just realized BU might be my favorite act. My ears!!!

[Bleak Existence]

The Rita - eyeliner into nylon back seam

[FreakAnimalFinland]

BRUME / LA NOMENKLATUR "end of symptom dump / meosta" LP
Late 80's French experimental stuff, which occasionally could be somewhere along industrial blended experimental, but perhaps at the best is the blurred line of good industrial and... that other industrial, haha! Thinking that we're still in 80's, there is charming hands-on approach in the music, and it has even vibe of power electronics, especially in processed vocals.
Little big crappy quality sound on video, but gives you the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGtlISynk3Y

Brume and his later work under his own name should be well known for a lot of people, but good old 80's La Nomenklatur seems to be unknown for a lot of people? Check out for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e4xgAPU40E

[Jaakko V.]

Sink - The Holy Testament 2 - LP
Is this doom? Don't know. Good!

German Oak - S/T - LP
Recorded in a German bomb shelter in 1972. Rough and brutal krautrock with themes of war. Dark and experimental.
A hyperbolic writing on the album by Julian Cope here: http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/german-oak.

[HongKongGoolagong]

Putrefier - Cog Dominance - I believe Mark Durgan is slightly unsure about this music nowadays - cannot think why, it's excellent noise with all the wonderful squelchy analogue sounds missing from so many things released nowadays

Kakawaka -Ein fröhliches Lied auf den Lippen den Wandersmann kann nichts erschüttern - former exponent of Berlin noise stupidity/shitcore makes a surprising and superb change into quality electronic composition - beautiful cassette package

Conflict - The Final Conflict - had never heard this late 80s howl of anarcho fury before, he sounds like a mad dog about to break its leash throughout, some nice powerful guitar on there too

Psychic TV - Paramartha - 1984 live material, I'd never heard this recording before but the general set list is the same as most of the other '84 shows - really intense tribal noise-rock, a great live band in this era

Stereolab -Oscillons from the Anti-Sun - gruelling box set of 3 CDs and a DVD I picked up cheaply - a little of the band goes a long way but now and again their intelligence and sense of melody really hit the spot

[Zeno Marx]

The Power of Zeus - The Gospel According to... 1970 - hard/heavy rock that I could not have appreciated to its fullest when I was younger - some cheesy moments, but a solid listen nevertheless - very good album that is both loyal to its thesis and to traveling distances.
Ashra - Blackouts 1978 - krautrock - a so-so album for most artists, and a weak album for Manuel Gottsching, though the final track, "Lotus Parts I-IV", is some quality cosmic psychedelia and close to vintage Gottsching - recommended for that track alone.
Ashra - Dream & Desire 1990 - krautrock - 3 tracks over 62 minutes - starts off strong with the 30-minute floating and traveling "Dream" - this guy can revisit high-quality cosmic guitar and electronic improvisation anytime he feels like it, so it isn't one of those cases when the artist just loses their mojo - pretty impressive stuff.
Tom Recchion - I Love My Organ 2004 - LAFMS - this really sucked me in - witty and playful and really engaging.
Bill Withers - Making Music 1975 - feels like he's really trying to relive his past hit formula, but without much success insofar as it all feels like an imitation of himself - kind of weird - felt like skipping every track, and then it was over.
Bill Withers - Naked & Warm 1976 - mellow album - nothing of note, but not a bad listen - eh.
Bill Withers - Menagerie 1977
Klaus Schulze - Picture Music 1975 - didn't care for this a whole lot in the past, but I really, really enjoyed it this time - usually prefer Black Dance, but it was the opposite this go.
Klaus Schulze - Mirage 1977 - don't remember it being this dark - great listen.
Klaus Schulze - Black Dance 1974
November Novelet - Heart of Stone 2012
Maska Genetik - Strada 2011
Moebius - Kram 2009
V/A Holy Mother Russia 2004 - solid comp, but Lunar Abyss Quartet is the one I'll investigate further.

[HongKongGoolagong]

TACTILE - Assault On M19 (CD, Sentrax Corporation SXP3001) - magnificent set of sinister and occultural synth recordings from former occasional Scorn and Coil collaborator and man with a long history of underground UK strangeness - very unique middle-of-the-night music, just right for staring at the full moon to.

GUNS N ROSES - The Spaghetti Incident - I don't think this is highly thought of by either the band or their fans but it's a hilarious and amazing collection of bizarre punk cover versions from a band at the extreme edge of cocaine psychosis. In bargain bins everywhere, check this demented shit out!