V/A Pestflagg (Hatets Dok): Surprisingly incredible comp of groups I've never heard. Very little cliche. Instead, lots of free exploration within industrial territory.
V/A Slutstationen (Styggelse): Wow! Great, great comp. Alfarmania, Negative Climax and Vårtgård took gold for me. Puce Mary, Theta and Arv & Miljö presented nothing new but that's just fine. Brighter Death Now contributed the biggest dud I've heard in forever. Annoying track that's way too close to the start.
Burried Machine Bulkface(Throne Heap): Nothing out of the ordinary from Shin, but it's lovely to have a near hour of contact mic'd metal beauty on tape.
Hheva/Shiver Troubled Sleep (Diazepam): Hheva lays forth that great sample-laden ambient that was present on Desolate most of all. Waltzes into some much darker territory than usual. Never heard Shiver before, but they present a slo-mo, plodding industrial piece. Not bad.
