Reinforcement:Punishment - Animal (tape 27 min single sided, Obscure Vanity): 3rd release of the project and the best up to now, I think. Still recognisable through moments with looped samples and the not extremely harsh noise wall, but now there's also added elements, like some more chaotic parts and own vocals, for the first time as far as I remember. Good tape and I'm interested to see how this project will evolve.
Diseased Peasant - Everything is in Your Head, but No One is There to Respond (tape 20 min single sided, Obscure Vanity): Diseased Peasant is a kind of Black Noise like Emit. Some good moments there, but in general not exactly my cup of tea. I think it lacks a bit in harshness.
Wasted Cum - Pathetic Fucks (tape 20 min (?) single sided, Obscure Vanity): Pornographic Harsh Noise is how it's described by the label and that's definately what it is. What you can hear is porn sounds and Harsh Noise. And while I enjoy the porn sounds, the noise itself was less to me liking (judging from a first listen, will play it again). Maybe I've got to make a CD with only porn sounds to listen to (and play in the car), haha.
Sutcliffe Jugend - This is the Truth (CD, Ground Fault Recordings/Hospital Recordings): First release I own from SJ. I'm not too fond of the first couple of tracks, but Restraint and Pigboy are really nice and the following tracks seem better as well. Not too fond of the hysterical vocals as well. For those who are more familiar with their work: was this a good starting point or what stuff would you recommend to me?
Grey Wolves/Wertham/Survival Unit - Ramraiding Thee Abyss (LP, Old Europa Cafe): Nice layout, nice pins, good music. The collaboration tracks seem the strongest. Wertham, of whom I knew little to nothing up to now, is good and I might need to check out more of his work. Survival Unit is good too, calmer, but the last track felt strange compared to the other tracks. Anyway, I had quite high expectations of this and I'm not disappointed.
U-371 - By All Means... (CD, Black Plagve Productions): This is some seriously good stuff. Ominous brooding Death Industrial with Dark Ambient undertones in certain tracks. With collaborations from J. Stillings (Steel Hook Prostheses) & Andy Grant (The Vomit Arsonist) you of course can't go wrong.
Funerary Call - Nightside Emanations: (CD, Malignant Records): Good ambient, with a mainly organic sound. Don't listen to ambient too much anymore, but this is definitely good.
Auschwitz Symphony Orchestra - Sonderbehandlung (tape, White Defense Recodrs): Very good tape! I prefer the grindcore tapes, but the noisecore like blasts aren't bad either.
Atrax Morgue - Esthetik of a Corpse (LP, Urashima): The only other Atrax Morgue release I own is the 3" CDr on L.White Records, which, if I remember correctly, has a more aggressive sound than this. Anyway, the whole music of this LP seems all rather simple, but it definitely works. Very neat creepy brooding feeling. Ow yeah, and, I think, the last track on the A-side started with a sound that made me feel really bad for some reason. Also pity that on the second to last track on the A-side there's some mark/scratch on the vinyl, which results in an unwanted sound, don't know if it's possible to get rid of it...
