PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I do keep up with what's out there as much as I can, and unless this type of stuff comes from totally different "scene", I'm quite sure it's very unusual stuff.

I think he rarely uses "synths" of traditional sense. More stuff like small oscillator boxes, odd effects, etc. His live gigs often consist songs made with 2-3 sources, where each oscillator/effectbox is connected to guitar amp. No mixers, just straight into amplifier. What I know about WOM recordings, he doesn't use mixers for records either. Very minimal set up and focus on "dry" electronic signals. Especially stuff like b-side of this LP, one can appreciate lack of dense layering, since you actually focus to subtle changes in pulse before rest of the elements of song slowly creeps into mix...

I also like more effected voice on this LP. Often also vocals are very dry in mix. Very strangle solution, what in tradition of bands like Streicher, leave listener to love-it-or-hate-it situation. Very brave solution in times when all neat effects would be easy way to do it.

[humanpulp]

Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo

Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...

Thanks for the list.  That Hatred Surge album is really good.  Hadn't heard the other bands.  I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind.  Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me.  Looking for that PV.

my band:
seaofshit.bandcamp.com

also. the upcoming Water Torture LP is rager. and the last 7" by Cave State that TLAL put out was pretty great.

[TS]

It's black metal Tuesday.

Faarthkrag - The Station, the Passenger and the Vast Chasm
Obscure Belgian black metal/ambient fuckery from 2008. Weak at times, sound wise, but always manages to remain interesting. Some very beautiful riffs towards the end combined tastefully with heavily effected samples of creaking doors, bubbling water, etc. The production is not consistent, going from entirely bassless passages to heavy ambient shit. The volume also fluctuates wildly. Recommended!

One Tail, One Head - One Tail, One Head
Absolutely brilliant demo from OTOH. Released by Fossbrenna Creations 2008. In my opinion, this band, along with Mare, Kaosritual, Min Kniv and the other Nidaros bands were at their peak during this time, before the production became too "professional". This tape is quality hatred, and fucking catchy at the same time.

Skuggeheim - Vinterrikets Konge
Sorely overlooked release, in my opinion, seriously shady recording at times, sounds old as fuck. The first songs go straight to the point. Black metal riffs and vocals of the highest caliber. It descends into more ambient-ish territory at times, classy compositions of organ and guitar. Skuggeheim sounds very atmospheric, but not depressive. Traditional in the best meaning of the word, treading new ground is overrated.

[Andrew McIntosh]

One Tail, One Head - One Tail, One Head

Thanks for the introduction to this band. Had a listen to some of their songs on YouTube, very reasonable, reminds a bit of Carpathian Forest.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

GREY WOLVES "Blood & Sand" LP+cd set
Cold Spring
Still very good. Atmospheric, but interesting. Good reissue!

DREAMING TOGETHER "4 edens and a world of shells" LP
Odd Size
It's great for me that nowadays a lot of people don't seem to give a fuck about a lot of old experimental industrial. Things like these are cheap to grab. 1988 release on Odd Size label who has done lots of releases by nice bands. At most "noisiest" one could compare loop mayhem to Vivenza kind of stuff, but most of the LP is softer, synth tones, metal junk scratching, etc. But always good hand-made and innovative use of sounds. Even if name of project remainds of some cheap goth stuff?

[Zeno Marx]

Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo

Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...

Thanks for the list.  That Hatred Surge album is really good.  Hadn't heard the other bands.  I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind.  Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me.  Looking for that PV.

my band:
seaofshit.bandcamp.com

also. the upcoming Water Torture LP is rager. and the last 7" by Cave State that TLAL put out was pretty great.

Thanks.  Liking that Cave State.  The Water Torture is a little hit/miss, but it's in the vein of what I'm hoping to find in newer bands.  I have something by Sea of Shit, but I can't remember right now.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

GNAW THEIR TONGUES / COREPHALLISM split 10"
Listened this couple of times and conclusions remain that don't care too much for GTT. While I appreciate their dark and slow stuff, it's like "metal music of noise". Too modern, too clean, too hi-tech. But for those into "black noise" in modern ways, could be into this. Corephallism is much better. Synths and vocals. Simple, droning, almost symphonic quality to it most of the time. Never in-your-face noisy, although vocals with their distortion generate decent amount of intensity.

STABAT MORS / KARL BÖSMANN split LP
Psych.KG
This label is weird. While they keep doing hand made "special" releases and quite neat limited vinyls... Have they ever made GOOD looking cover or release that really stands out as great?! This too sounds to me like slightly leftover SM stuff and quite lazy kraut-kind of stuff from Bösmann. Limited 144 vinyl in clumsy hand made cover with inkjet printed stuff and poor results. Not hopeless release, but just always when you think release could be good, it isn't..

WHITE HETEROSEXUALS "Modern Heterosexuality" 12"
At War With False Noise
Was there some sort of controversy about this long ago on deleted forum? I recall hearing story that band got this 12" deal due grabbing peoples attention on noiseboards, hehe.. True or false, now at 5-6 years later, 2014, when I guess most will ask who and what was it, release seems severely unwanted. Discogs prices are down to 3 euro is it? It ain't hopeless, but it's one of those things what would had been perfectly ok as ltd 30 copies tape rather than 300 copies vinyl. Now kind of free-form noise with sort of "hipster-pe" vibe on it, one can spin it couple times without thinking nothing...

LOCKWELD "8 cuts" LP
Noise Control Corp
It's been long since I listened this. It offers pretty good look to what Lockweld was. Circular-saw shape cut 12" vinyl without covers. What lockweld did was one member power tools, one member use that to process via electronics. Cut 3 with buried vocals, cut 4 with ultra distorted spoken word and screams are probably the best ones. Many others remain quite generic harsh noise wall or too easy electronics behind layer of distortion.

[eyestrain]

Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat - Astral Slaktmask (Chefsideologens Bolag): Can't remember the last collab well enough to make a comparison, but if my memory serves me correctly, this is a big step up. No one's changing their footing in the least, but the timing, flow, execution of the whole tape is perfected! Instead of that Alfarmania zone where the album is too long and a bender may be necessary for maximum results, this one delivers on its own. PH has always been a favorite. I would say his presence is felt less here though.

VICTIM! - Escombros (Red Light Sound): Very simplistic in contrast to the other works I've mentioned recently. Primarily, this one's based around contact mic work and faulty connections. Echoing metal sounds, remind me of Vivenza with the pace slowed, no rhythm, and a 21st century mindset.

VICTIM! - Reality Cut (Fusty Cunt): Much like the Lacuna tape; cut-up insanity, although this one doesn't feature those manic vocals that were actually a nice touch surprisingly. A contradictory force of contemplative field recordings and keys underneath a melee of harsh absurdities.

Action/Discipline - Hard Lesson (New Forces): These boys were one of the best offerings at Summer Scum. Pure Incapacitants-level harsh noise; instantly engaged and engaging mind fuckery. This tape provides just the same joy.

Broken Lights - Downfall (Blödorn): Reminiscent of Blodvite's more heavy industrial moments, or maybe just a large slice of the Järtecknet catalog. Best tape/songs I've heard from this project yet.

Cremation Lily - Fires Frame The Silhouette (Alter): The Black Post Society round two. Highly enjoyable album, but I have to admit there's nothing fresh about it. Much higher quality recording than the CL works I've heard before.

Renato Rinaldi - Planta (Senufo Editions): A very busy 16 minutes that still manages to cruise along slowly - and remain interesting. A blend of pleasant drone, cavernous Jeph Jerman-type atmospheres, heavy machinery sounds and a variety of field recordings.

[urall]

Hatred Surge - Deconstruct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV3zgyrtFxQ
Dead In The Dirt - The Blind Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_0XSpcrf8
Magrudergrind - Crusher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhOCUlMWA8M
Agents Of Abhorrence - Relief - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agKz47XZaRo

Also check out Transient, Cloud Rat, Svffer, ACxDC, Sex Prisoner, Magnum Force, etc...

Thanks for the list.  That Hatred Surge album is really good.  Hadn't heard the other bands.  I like grind, but there is an abundance of grind.  Dead in the Dirt, Magrudegrind, and Agents don't register as even a sliver of power-violence for me.  Looking for that PV.

my band:
seaofshit.bandcamp.com

also. the upcoming Water Torture LP is rager. and the last 7" by Cave State that TLAL put out was pretty great.

Ah cool! I already know & like SoS, good stuff man.
Saw (& played with) Water Torture last week. Totally killer ! Awesome MITB vibes.

[Major Carew]

This weeks Sonic Jihad:

Sheer Terror : 'Standing Up For Falling Down'.....My favourite track on the new LP is 'The Revenge Of Mr. Jiggs'. It's about a trained chimp that used to travel to the schools in the New York area!)

T.S.O.L : 'Dance with me' & 'Beneath The Shadows'.

Fats Domino : 'Cookin' With Fats'

Slayer : 'Decade Of Aggression' double LP Reissue.I was sceptical how good this re-release vinyl version would sound but it shits all over the CD version.

'Apocalypse Now' double LP soundtrack.

Genocide Organ 'The Truth Will Make You Free' LP

....and of course a healthy dose of everyones favourite anti-semite, WAGNER!

[impulse manslaughter]

Haha, what the fuck happened to Sudden Infant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2HYQUckf0#t=71

[ImpulsyStetoskopu]

Haha, what the fuck happened to Sudden Infant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2HYQUckf0#t=71

Probably he thought that he is a (underground) star. He have already ruined himself several years ago.

[ligature impression]

GNAW THEIR TONGUES / COREPHALLISM split 10"
...Corephallism is much better. Synths and vocals. Simple, droning, almost symphonic quality to it most of the time. Never in-your-face noisy, although vocals with their distortion generate decent amount of intensity.

I just got this as a gift, and I would agree that the Corephallism side dominates the release. There is a symphonic, almost funeral dirge sound to the first track. The pacing and layering is great. The atmosphere is very dark. Excellent balance of tones on the synths. I like it a lot.

Private Archive - "Honey Aspic Enema" CS
Private Archive
I just love this project. They have such a perfect vision and execution in creating a disturbing atmosphere that is also somewhat arousing due to the rhythmic bass synth sequences. The artwork reflects the sounds too: clean cut and implicitly sexual.

S.T.A.B. Electronics "Instrument For Operating On Mutant Women" LP
Urashima
This is such a great record too. Sometimes layered and rhythmic, other times very minimal. Deep synth lines and samples/field recordings under wild and heinous vocals with changing manipulation. Great refinement of concepts too. This is my first STAB record, so I'll need to try to get my hands on his older stuff.

[SiClark]

This is my first STAB record, so I'll need to try to get my hands on his older stuff.

Untergeschoss label have mentioned on their blog that they will be re-releasing the first two STAB Electronics tapes on CD in the future.

[ligature impression]

This is my first STAB record, so I'll need to try to get my hands on his older stuff.

Untergeschoss label have mentioned on their blog that they will be re-releasing the first two STAB Electronics tapes on CD in the future.

Great news! Thanks for the heads up.