Paweł Paulus Mazur – 1984-1989 Dźwięki Zebrane czyli Ultra Music Box (Arc_Hiv Positiv) No. 1 6xCDr (Impulsy Stetoskopu) - Well, it is good as a document and interesting to get to know what has been happening in the neighboring country. Though after 6+ hours of weird synth melodies, guitars, rhythm machines and Polish manifestos I was rather tired.
Mourmansk 150 - Achieving nothing / Assuming everything CD (Santos productions) - output of this French band is almost always interesting. This time too. Good death industrial/PE and I think this is one of those quite rare bands in scene overall that you can guess right away after you hear them. The first track is a little too long though. 15+ minutes or so. and there are a few real gems that even Karmanik would get jealous.
Peenemünde – II CD (Freak Animal) - though I don't clearly remember the first CD, but I was enjoying it very much. Damn this is different. Much more atmospheric, darker and .. claustrophobic?? Yeah, description is very accurate. This is no longer a collaboration, but a separate act. And it sounds really good.
Bizarre Uproar - Unsafe and Insande CD (Freak Animal) - BU in it's rawest form and sound that is automatically associated with the name. Truly enjoyable material. Fresh BU albums are perhaps more interesting, more musical, more varied etc., but the stuff like this will always be associated with the name, I think.
Bizarre Uproar - Mass/FF CD (Freak Animal) - Never heard any of these before. And it's so different from the album above.. Is it harsh noise wall? I doubt it, but of course these two albums are unique in BU discography in their sound..
Jaakko Vanhala - Here be Lions CD (Freak Animal) - the tape was something that I got erection for a week or so after listening to it. The CD sounds a little different and I was not taken by surprise of how good it is, but this is truly a gem and for me personally - the best release from the latest FA batch.
Macronympha - Studio 95 CD (Triangle / Cerosene / Outcry) - highly enjoyable, a little rotten in sound, lost between hisses, weird frequencies and so on, material.
Heinz Hopf - Gothenburg CD (Triangle / Outcry / Random monster) - this sounds good. Some reminescences of Death Squad rereleases by Autarkeia were brought at the beginning of the disc, but this disc seems more dynamic and enjoyable.
Irkallian Oracle - Grave Ekstasis CS (Bolvark) - This is awesome stuff! Weren't death metal bands from Gothenburg supposed to play boring melodic stuff? I guess something has changed lately. Very good tape.
Roro Perrot, Su Sous Toulouse En Rouge - Split CS (Forever Escaping Boredom) - Shit folk from Roro Perrot that is quite nice to listen to from time to time. The other band presents delayed field recordings from supermarket so nothing too interesting
Cremation Lily – Drug Trafficking Case Histories Greek Island Yellow Sand CS (Strange Rules) - Ah, so CL is European Prurient, yes? ok. Well, some of his material is very very good, some is not. This is somewhat quite average tape. Synths, feedbacks, voice etc., but it lacks the hooks that would make you return to this tape over and over again.
Bagman / Vulgar Disease - Mary Bell & Las Poquianchis CDr (Heavy Noise Records) - A couple tracks of Bagman are really good, others - not so good. Vulgar Disease - good harsh noise. Annoying thing - Bagman tracks volume is much lower than vulgar disease and since they go interchangeably, it is getting annoying. Volume up, volume down, volume up, volume down...
