PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

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mdtdeath

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 13, 2014, 02:17:59 PM

THE STREETCLEANER "Ehre" tape
Untergeschoss
Fuck, 2012 release already? Been on shelves waiting for listening. I think vocals get quite annoying at some point. Distorted into messy high pitch screamo what takes too much attention from noise itself. While A-side seems kind of one dimensional, crumbling heavy distortion wall with those vocals on top, B-side offers way more diversity and makes it way more interesting. However, the same vocal sound and style on top of noise starts to take too much attention while noise itself would have more to offer - even as pure instrumental.  But still curious where band has progressed during last couple of years?

You're right, Mikko i think vocals in that release and in a couple of other the streetcleaner tapes are too much boring in a long time.
At the moment the project is on hiatus 'cause i've fucked up my throath with these high pitched vocals (for real), i'm slowly workin' on something more in the veins of new B U and Sadistic Bliss, with very low vocals :)

mdtdeath

XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION - SS Divion Wiking/TRE Skinheads 1983 (RE CD)

SiClark

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 13, 2014, 02:17:59 PM
WGM is actually very good!  I don't know what else I have heard from him, but this offers such decent harsh noise blast that I'm willing to get some more. Hardly any personality in it, but just decent harsh noise.
There are some very good harsh noise tapes from his label WGM Tapes & Vinyl (website has been down for a while though). I found some one selling lots on ebay in the UK. Streetmeat and Russian Greed tapes are great too.

FreakAnimalFinland

SEXDROME "on what draw" tape
Posh Isolation
Kind of like it, but all Sexdrome stuff however is this kyrvästä sisään ja toisesta ulos stuff. Raw noise-punk what some people these days may even call "black metal" as it occasionally sounds like Ildjarn. But not memorable classic tunes really.

VENESSA AMARA "Both of Us" tape
Posh Isolation
Occasionally, and perhaps increasingly, I see people making remarks of trendy Danish stuff, and as if popularity of PI label would be undeserved. However, for me, label has put out perhaps only interesting "techno" out there, kind of post-punk things what makes Finnish trendsetters of that style look utterly lame. Some of the best PE and noise works as well. And things like this, short tape of noble organ music - but with underground touch. If someone likes stuff like first piece on Militia "New European Order" or such, this is most likely suitable listening material. Slightly blurry and distorted, sometimes gives you this "anyone could do it" -feel, but fact appears that nobody else does? If I have to choose between organ works of H.Nitch or this, as heretical as it may sound to those who bow in front of big boys, I'll choose Venessa Amara. Who or what exactly that is. Tape could be longer, though!

ENCEPHALOPHONIC "Shikkan Denshi Kogaku" tape
Audio Dissection
Great stuff once again. Another release I believe I have listened, but never commented. Razor, metal wire, regular tape of perhaps c. 20 mins long is it? Dynamic harsh noise from Italy, for those who like their stuff a'la Pain Jerk, Kazumoto Endo, Macronympha, older Sickness and such. Heavy on metal junk, but fast cuts, filter noises, distortion. Tasty changes of stereo/mono qualities, quick loops and physical noise sounds. Certainly tape worth to get.
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andy vomit

BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - kamikaze kabaret
SLEEP - dopesmoker
MY DYING BRIDE - as the flower withers
GENOCIDE ORGAN - live in japan 2007
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STREETMEAT

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 13, 2014, 02:17:59 PM
WHITE GIMP MASK / VOKSMORG split tape
Terror
Obscene cover artwork is so tasteless, it really sticks out! Hah! WGM is actually very good!  I don't know what else I have heard from him, but this offers such decent harsh noise blast that I'm willing to get some more. Hardly any personality in it, but just decent harsh noise.
Volksmorg in comparison sounds slightly flat and directionless. It has more "song feel" to it, but so many noises appear like live testing of some equipment and pulling out sounds what doesn't really contribute anything good. Theoretically ok, but I think both guys do better stuff as solo work!



no other WGM material really sounds like that(started as HNW). gave hal hutchinson some material to release but havent heard from him in a very long time. maybe SS Salt c47 would come close.but new tapes that are in the works include:
WGM/HHL split c90
Sacred Conversation c10&c30 (WGM+Respirator live collab)
Streetmeat+Hal Hutchinson collab c10
Taint Tickler c20(WGM+Vat+Sleep live in studio collab)
+more

but since of work and family more session are going to be streaming then physical releases.
http://whitegimpmask.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/wgm-tapes-vinyl


HOGRA

ANAL CUNT "Very Rare Rehearsal From February 1989" cd 
RJF "Greater Success In Apprehension & Convictions" cd
FRANK ZAPPA "Waka/Jawaka" cd

FreakAnimalFinland

That Volgsmord comment about artists being better as solo (Body Cargo & Pogrom, that is!), proof comes in form of:

POGROM "degencios suros" tape.
Unrest
I like when power electronics tapes appear to be composed as albums. Proper tracks, care taken on whole work, rather than throwing in some "session" there. Lots of tracks, which are clearly different from eachother. Kind of Con-Dom'ish tracks where source sounds are thematically related to track concept. Wild noise tracks. Some "innovations", like sung vocals as opposed to blunt barbaric roar. But believe me, this is raw and kind of "unfinished" feel overall, in good sense. I think the more plain noise tracks are weak link, while constructed songs are the strongest.

LYS "Klaida Ir Uzuojauta" tape
Terror
Noisy droning stuff. I like the sound, I like the simple and "usual" approach. If I listen to drone stuff, this kind of material is pretty much favorite kind. Still charming noise-esque feel, while not being noise. As opposed to drone/ambient what leans to soundtrack/new age/clean pre-set keyboard stuff.
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Dr Alex

Urfaust - Einsiedler cd
Urfaust - Der Freiwillige Bettler cd
Thine - In Therapy cd
Tangerine Dream - Encore lp
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet lp
Ea - A Etilla cd
Climax Denial - All Of My Loves Are Like Dreams cd
Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit cd
Death Squad - Radium cd
Death Squad - Death Textures cd
Death Squad - VX cd
Death Squad - Fucked In The USA 3"cd
Death Squad - Stammheim - May Ninth, Nineteen Hundred Seventy Six cd
Death Squad - Hypocenter cd
The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre cd
The Devil's Blood - The Time of No Time Evermore cd
The Devil's Blood - Come, Reap cd
Wijlen Wij - Coronachs Of The Ω cd

FreakAnimalFinland

F.E. Denning "Light And Dust" tape
Posh Isolation
What I said about Vanessa Amara tape could be almost said here. Not sure who exactly is behind these projects, but I guess it could remain mystery. Overdriven keyboard/organ music, often melancholic and slow, but growing level on both intensity of overdrive and sinking into less musical simple drone. Very good tape in all is simplicity!

E.M.P. "opposed to mass societies" tape
Self financed. 2010 release I have no recollection when and how I got it. Simple and very raw noise that consists guitar feedback/noise, vocals and some sort of distorted rubbish. B-side instead of guitar, some sort of oscillation/electronic noise generator. All very thin and raw. No bass, no high fidelity on high frequencies. While I could say this is not too good, as short tape in middle of all sorts of great new masterpieces, it's refreshing visit to bedroom junk, haha..

TAPEWORKS vol I
Hästen & Korset
And talking of great new masterpieces, who wouldn't appreciate mr. Mattias Gustafsson (a.k.a. Altar Of Flies) these days? 2012 released first volume of tape works is uncredited tracks, but apparently all by himself. So basically one could even consider this as Altar Of Flies release? Lets throw apparently ugly term: Swedish tape noise! haha! It tells quite a lot. Tape manipulation, processed field recordings, tape echo, brooding synth lines (I assume!) here and there. As mundane things as Sewer Election Dan snoring in hotel room becomes great sounding. I guess at this point it would be hard to become H&K completists, but luckily I have all these Tape works releases..



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Baglady

Sad to hear the Tapeworks-series stopped, with nr. VII being cancelled. Nr. VI was such a perfect little compilation.

V/A - Journey Into Pain - 4xCS (RRRecords)
Nice old old compilation with a great variety of styles and approaches. The New Blockaders and Organum opens with a strong collaboration. Junk sounds with alot of space underlined by a static electronic hiss. Nice. Merzbow, Hijokaidan, Gerogerigegege, Masonna and Incapacitants are all wild and entertaining as always. Pretty dopey Merzbow to these ears, but I'm far from an expert on that subject. Other highlights are The Haters, John Duncan and Frank Dommert. All contributions make sense except for Muslimgauze which I've never cared about or understood really. This release is still rather cheap, and even the original release from the eighties is affordable.

FreakAnimalFinland

Quote from: Baglady on March 15, 2014, 11:47:47 AM
Sad to hear the Tapeworks-series stopped, with nr. VII being cancelled. Nr. VI was such a perfect little compilation.

I was one of the flakey artists supposedly contribute, but being increasingly critical for works that had been doing, just cancelled.. But luckily not all my fault, heh..

It would be very nice to see Journey Into Pain not only on tape, but don't know how each of those old bands can be contacted for approval. Lately VOD reissued Rising From Red Sand set as 5xLP box. It was (and probably still is) also available as Statutory Tape (=RRR) tape version. If I would have to choose which I'd prefer to have such re-issue, I guess Journey Into Pain. But I'd really hope uncut reissue and probably CD box as it's 4 hours of length.
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eyestrain

Renato Rinaldi - Dyed In The Grain (Senufo Editions): Fairly harmonic experimentalism. Sub-20 minute piece. Some accidental (?) dub undertones happening here. Not bad, but maybe too accessible for music like this. Doesn't capture that other-worldy essence that Senufo releases so often do.
Matthew Philip Hopkins - Nocturnes (Vittelli): Warm, mellow, dank ambience. Secrety Swedish? Has that vibe you'd find on a tape comp from those lands, sans harshness. Believe I saw it compared to the James Rushford & Joe Talia collaborations. At least in comparison to Manhunter, I'd second that. Great company on the trail at dusk
PBK/Clew Of Theseus - Short Days At The Margins Of Night (Hermitage Tapes): Pretty ideal pairing here. Dark industrial sounds. PBK puts forth material similar to others I've heard from him - which is a great thing. Clew conjures up a bleaker picture, for sure. Really love his use of metallic sounds in the beginning. Great tape!
Seth Nehil - Lair (Draft): Completely bonkers, meticulously editied tape featuring "metallic rattles and impacts, vocal whoops and grunts, and digital silence[...]jagged repetitive structures, arrhythmic punk and wild cinematic spaces. Percussive elements[...]found objects, field recordings, synthetic tones, crashes, and drum machine thuds[...]textures of hip hop, electronic, industrial and noise". Supposedly a dark companion to Knives on Senufo. Tops that release!
Vox Populi!/Vox 231 - Ébats Spirituels (Cthulu/Nostalgie De La Boue): Wonderful, charismatic, entrancing blend of world-ish music and early industrial/avant sounds. Damn good!
V/A - An Uncommon Nature (Anomalous): The decade-old predecessor to the Stein... comp released on Verlautbarung, if you ask me. Contributions from Jeph Jerman, Climax Golden Twins, and Mirror amongst others. Penetrating (if you listen closely!) sounds seemingly sourced from mostly (if not entirely) acoustic matter.
Huelgas Ensemble/ Paul van Nevel - Jacobus de Kerle: "Da Pacem Domine" Messes & Motets (Harmonia Mundi Fr.): Stunning sacral vocal music from this 16th century Flemish composer.

FreakAnimalFinland

MERZBOW "Noisembryo" CD
One of the best ones. Always good to listen to. One would hope that someone would start label like "THE GOLDEN NOISE", what would keep the essential 100 noise albums (whoever will decide..) always available on affordable price. Repress when needed. You know, what's the sense of album like this being on discogs for sale 55-75 euros?! It's the noise CD for every home with any kind of noise collection!

BT.HN / WEAK SISTERS split tape
WCN
Here is something in those lines, even if modest scale. First released as ridiculously limited edition of 9 (yes, nine copies). Then re-issued with some bonus stuff on well dubbed chrome tapes. And I can certainly see why. Even if Weak Sisters is certainly pretty damn weak here, BT.HN delivers possibly best material I have ever heard from them? Even better than vinyl LP.

DEVELOPER / ORGASMIC REPONSE UNIT split tape
DEVELOPER / BEING split tape
Factotum
Two short C-20 releases, where Developer basically shows too common routine of his releases: It starts with killer harsh noise, and then just something happens... And this something means that it loses the grip on whats happening and remaining of the piece is kind of lazy racket. Ok for harsh head fanatics, but always somehow lame compared to how good they start! Weird.
ORU delivers the good on the split, beating Developer with ease.
Being fools around with cables, fuzz pedal and reverb tank in creation of broken noises. Not his best, but neither failure.

CHANGES "A Ripple In Time" CD
For some reason, this has become my most ever listened Changes album. Listened it over and over and over again, home, car, work,.. hard to say is it best Changes by any means, but something here just captured my attention during last couple of weeks that it's been the most listened recording! Folk music, guitar + singing most of all.
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Baglady

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 16, 2014, 01:46:12 PM
CHANGES "A Ripple In Time" CD
For some reason, this has become my most ever listened Changes album. Listened it over and over and over again, home, car, work,.. hard to say is it best Changes by any means, but something here just captured my attention during last couple of weeks that it's been the most listened recording! Folk music, guitar + singing most of all.

The only Changes I have in my shelf is Fire Of Life, which I really like. How's that material compared to the later stuff? Which albums are worth getting?

And yes, a CD-box version of Journey Into Pain would be great. Maybe something similar to the Broken Flag retrospective?...