NYODENE D "Pogrom" tape
Phage tapes
Two heavy and strong pieces dealing with atrocities based on discriminating someones race. Kind of curious, that in context of PE, it takes the role of victim. Lyrics are written in ways of "they came to our streets... / they marched us out..". Not objective, nor from point of view of oppressor. Tapes comes with short manifesto too, and I find it quite refreshing along modern power electronics, despite the message remains on ideology of concluding differences among men are nothing but social constructions. Sound is mostly heavy metal junk noise, where it appears to be looped and boosted digitally, and few layers of synth humming and distorted vocals applied. While its all very strong theoretically, I think the common problem in many releases are that they sound like computer made. Effects applied after recording, boosting happens slightly less natural sound than by other means. Not his best tape, but I think tape still is very benefitical for this project to smoothen and saturate the sound.
PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT "eternal" tape
Hospital productions
Uh... This was kind of worst time to buy Hospital tapes. Label was using hi-speed dupping device, not really meant for high fidelity noise recordings, and malfunctioning machine caused lots of clicks and pops to copies. When tape was assumed to be salvation from crappy digital glitches, now it was bad analogue glitches! There came insane amount of tapes, ridiculously small editions. I recall label told he bough lots of these "butterfly boxes", supposedly 100 copies made, but I think because supply of these boxes run out, less was made than actually announced. At least several of the releases. Basically given to artist and rest sold at that years No Fun Fest. Good mix of harsh noise and experimental recordings. Piano pieces, electronic drones, and then high speed harsh noise assaults. Not so far from what Sickness, Crumer or Tourette was doing at some point. Too bad for annoying glitches...
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM "Red Eye" tape
Hospital productions
Couple years later, I think machine broke down and alternative ways of dubbing was used. Sound is good. All at max, crackling noise wall in usual style of WJ. Can't really say why I listen WJ, while I keep complaining about how simple or unimaginative it is, but still... there is something. And indeed, it's also case of packaging. 30 copies tape, in envelope, with manly inserts, why not? Broken crackles what are kind of unnecessary to hear many times, though. No aggression, just rumbling.
Craniopagus "brine" tape
Hospital Production
This tape is good example how Hospital sometimes worked well, other times not. Label boss had enough confidence and balls to edit release to his liking. Meaning that someone would submit master, and he'd pick up the absolute best and reject the crap. Something what could more often happen in noise scene. Just blatanty tell band when things aren't good enough and should not be published. But in some cases it may not work 100%. Lets say B-side is very nice. Track appears like it's suited for tape-single format of 5 minutes. Good vocals, nice ending for track etc... But A-side is such a ear-candy of noisy droning stuff, it just abruptly cuts in 5 minutes mark. It clearly wasn't 5 minutes track, but butchered to be one. Few times listened today, and it is very irritating moment when track just stops and tape ends, while atmosphere was everything else than track about to stop.
I wonder is this project still alive? No new releases recently? Most activity seems to be 2007-ish?
