PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Frame Rust (CD, Bestial Burst): Collaboration project between Will Over Matter & Umpio and it's really good! Bit of a surprise for myself, because I've heard stuff of both projects and never was completely into either of them, but this, yeah, this is really good. Noisy, rythmic industrial stuff, with good repetitive parts. Hope they'll release more of this.

I'm very much familiar with both of projects, but was still surprised how good this CD is. Hoped to find time to write proper text about the release, but well, I'd just say: Think of rugged and primitive sounds of WOM combined with audio-alchemic process of Umpio sonic know-how and result comes from there.
It's not only lazy combination of each others sounds, but ability to make fusion what sounds unlike their own releases.

[ConcreteMascara]

Xenophobic Ejaculation - Purity Through Fire CD - listened to this once or twice when it came out, but it was quite a treat to come back to. haven't listened to very much shrieking feedback p.e. in a while so this really hit home. I still think SS-Division Wiking is the best XE release but this damn good. I like that XE has slowly become more and more controlled and less sprawling.

Clandestine Blaze - Harmony of Struggle LP & New Golgotha Rising LP - finally getting back on track with Clandestine Blaze. really enjoying Harmony of Struggle. it reminds me a lot of Deliverers of Faith, which is the best C.B. in my opinion. New Golgotha Rising is instantly enjoyable. special mention to the b-side of the album, some of the strongest C.B. material yet.

Leviathan - Scar Sighted CD - very interesting mixture of all periods of Leviathan with new death metal sound added. it sounds like a much more proficient take on Tentacles of Whorror. Sadly I still don't think it's quite as good as Massive Conspiracy... or the Lurker of Chalice album. Leviathan has a wholly unique sound though, which must be appreciated in this over-saturated world of music.

[tiny_tove]

ZSS tape on Filth and violence. Thanks to Martin/Shift for helping me getting this.
I already said I found previous tape and 7" very intense and this proceeds and exceeds what I have already listened to.
Devastating rich sound, unpc concept and anything else made it an intense classic.
Tape got immediately sold out so get it when you see it around because it is well worth it!
We want more!

[Andrew McIntosh]

After reading the review on Noise Receptor, I made one of my rare-as-possible purchases of a vinyl album to get Sentenced For Life's "Cold In The Blue". Originally a cassette release, and on a limited re-run (my copy was twenty three of a hundred, so there's plenty left), it's very much grimy, dark, single-image cassette Noise, heavy on rusty drones and distorted lines, reminding me a lot in both sound and feel of Proiekt Hat (especially side two). A few samples from good old "Ghosts Of The Civil Dead" at the start of each side and some well chosen images of local bikie and drug-fuck culture set the tone - scumnoise, bottom of the barrel living, filth and violence, all the rest of it. I was expecting something a bit more full on but sound wise this is quite laid back in most of its parts, rather well constructed and put together than just blurted out, which for mine would not have been such a bad thing if it was. I think I was anticipating more fury than filth, but what I got is good enough.

[burdizzo]

ZSS tape on Filth and violence. Thanks to Martin/Shift for helping me getting this.
I already said I found previous tape and 7" very intense and this proceeds and exceeds what I have already listened to.
Devastating rich sound, unpc concept and anything else made it an intense classic.
Tape got immediately sold out so get it when you see it around because it is well worth it!
We want more!

Yes, I agree - ZSS gets better with every release! Less of the 'junk abuse' of the first tape, and more of the oppressive old p.e. approach. Highly recommended!

[tiny_tove]

oppressive and claustrophobic.

[TS]

Yes it is very good. To me it sounds as if ZSS has evolved from a looser structure, based on synth lines with somewhat chaotic junk noise, samples seemingly placed where they fit, to a more focused, deliberate sound, each track being an idea seperate from the others. Compared to Anti-Personnel Explosive Device, Nigger Torture Chamber feels more soundtrack-ish and thematic. Really glad I managed to grab a copy before they were all gone.

I also revisited Kadotus - Twilight Rituals (Nordkult Rituals 2006) recently, and I'm glad I did because it's just as good as I remember it. It's a tape that compiles two earlier Kadotus releases, Twilight's Depths from 2006 and a 7" from 2004, which in the booklet is listed as "Kadotus", but appears on Metal Achives under the name "Pestilence". If anyone here has the 7" in question, can you shed some light on this? In any case, both releases are from golden era Kadotus, before they ventured too far into death metal territory. Excellent energetic drumming, classy screamed/howled vocals, and riffs that despite being quite "ordinary" black metal riffs, somehow contain that mournful/triumphant quality.  Production wise the tape is also very much up my alley, sharp, just lo-fi enough. Recommended.

Backasvinet - Gevisol/Ivisol (Elbogen Fonogram 2015) is another one that has been getting playtime lately. Noise from the depths of Sweden, with a production that I can only describe as comfortable. It has a very strange pacing, its actually quite fast moving, but the tracks evolve in a way that makes it feel slow, crawling. Doesn't feel violent, more like a blanket of sedatives.

[Euro Trash Bazooka]

I also revisited Kadotus - Twilight Rituals (Nordkult Rituals 2006) recently, and I'm glad I did because it's just as good as I remember it. It's a tape that compiles two earlier Kadotus releases, Twilight's Depths from 2006 and a 7" from 2004, which in the booklet is listed as "Kadotus", but appears on Metal Achives under the name "Pestilence". If anyone here has the 7" in question, can you shed some light on this? In any case, both releases are from golden era Kadotus, before they ventured too far into death metal territory. Excellent energetic drumming, classy screamed/howled vocals, and riffs that despite being quite "ordinary" black metal riffs, somehow contain that mournful/triumphant quality.  Production wise the tape is also very much up my alley, sharp, just lo-fi enough. Recommended.

I LOVE Kadotus, one of my favourite Finnish BM bands for sure. I really appreciate their riffs, which contain that typical Finnish feel without sounding too close to the Concilium's melodies, unlike a lot of their counterparts (Warloghe and Musta Surma also succeed quite well at this.) "Twilight's Depths" is a great 12", with a sound slightly murkier than their former releases in my opinion, but it contributes to the dark atmosphere. "Ablaze In Distance" is a mixtape staple for me.

I believe the 7" is actually selftitled but it's common practice to name a selftitled 2-song 7" from the title of the A side tune?

People should also check out the Kadotus guys' death metal project, Occult Burial. Both demos are amazing, with a really obscure and chaotic atmosphere akin to that of the earliest USDM bands (Necrovore in particular.)

[tiny_tove]

relistening zss now again and it is growing... Probably best tape of this year in my opinion until now.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

CURRENT WORMING "Memory In Fuck" tape
Dogmatics In Outline
I remembered I would have commented about previous works of this label, but don't find anything with search. Anyways, all three previous releases of label was nice. Perhaps some of its elements are little bit too "today", but well... I do prefer 1st C.W. tape the most. That being sort of Järtecknet label esque loop works. More abstract noise here, but utmost rawness and grim feeling.

NOR INDEX "Recurring Photographer" tape
Dogmatics In Outline
Previous Nor Index tape was perhaps more of album feel, while this shorter tape is just straight forward noise-pe attack. Fierce and simple noise combined with throaty vocal screams, with less tone, more vocal crackless. Listened this three times by now, and feel like it's ok, but not as good as previous tape. Barely upcoming classic, but it has kind of same feel like older Posh Isolation works... Not so much about individual classic release, more about feeling of bigger label profile.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I LOVE Kadotus, one of my favourite Finnish BM bands for sure.

Familiar with Finnish INFERI? Kadotus main man's solo. Slow and melancholic black metal. Demo material more raw, album noble and cold. Very different style, but essential often forgotten releases.

LE COSE BIANCE - WERTHAM "Contenpt" tape
Angst
Good tape! I think both artists benefit of tape format what adds little further dirt to their sound. Also not so common way of mixing material together instead of separate sides. So each band has followed by other artist. This adds neat diversity to sound, where LCB trust more on playful synth and very clear sound and Wertham to distorted vocals and far more monotonic and bleak synth noise background. Both compliment eachother well and makes this tape album work.

ARKHE "Rift" tape
Cipher
Again situation is about the same as always with Arkhe. I like a lot where Pestdemon went, and then don't feel that Arkhe really got that far. Indeed, the monochrome bleakness of material is appealing in many ways, but it is hardly such "album" type of material as he was able to do before. Slow growing, suffocating tracks, yes.. but I feel there is potential for more!

DAVE PHILLIPS / FRANCISCO MEIRINO "uglyography" tape
Angst
Nice!!! First I felt like start is little bit too slow. Also the lap-top-digitalia esque cut-ups and all the usual animal sounds.......... but what the hell, again, rough live recording saves a lot. Tape format as well. And needless to say, despite glitch and recycling of ideas, mr. Phillips knows what he is doing. Live shows edited on tape.

[ConcreteMascara]

I LOVE Kadotus, one of my favourite Finnish BM bands for sure.

Familiar with Finnish INFERI? Kadotus main man's solo. Slow and melancholic black metal. Demo material more raw, album noble and cold. Very different style, but essential often forgotten releases.

I second the recommendation for Inferi. The album has some of the best lush but bleak production I've heard in black metal. very good driving music too.

[Euro Trash Bazooka]

I know Inferi but I'm not into it as much as Lauri's other projects.

[spongeoctopus]

Backasvinet - Gevisol/Ivisol
Currently the best swedish harsh noise unit with the best harsh noise tape of this year.

Abjekt - Synligt Bröllop
This is a short but great one. Really amazing first release of lofi industrial. A must have.

[eyestrain]

Altar Of Flies - Five Tapework Compositions C40 (Throme Heap): A nice wager between Gustafsson's first known explorations into more experimental sounds (which I would say were his "darker", more industrial works) and the sort of ambivalent listening that he and Järtecknet crew do so well these days. Slight hints of absurdity/humor are always quickly mired down by slow tape recitation, wailing voices or deep synth throbbings. This I loved. Very happy to be able to buy his work on an affordable format from a domestic label.

Clinic Of Torture - Slavesex C20 (I.O.P.S.): I don't honestly remember any past works, but this must be CoT's strongest? Really tasteful, "musical" use of pained female screams are spliced into itty bitties and there's a fairly consistent presence of the perfect-ranged feedback throughout the majority of the tape. This is a plus! Of course, it also graces the almighty C20, adding plenty quality to the types of atmospheres and sounds developed. Really has a flavorful feel that reminds me of golden era harsh noise — especially the kind of incredible oddities you'd find on comps. The way voice samples are utilized - passives and submissives - are given a perfect dominance. I'm reminding of Club Moral if they were full on harsh.

Störkraft - Wikinger CD (ALCD): Maybe this summer's most played album. Better late than never to find such amazing Oi! "Wir Sind Wieder Da!" and "1848" especially blow my mind with their perfect catchiness. Even the acoustic bits are spot-on; neither tacky nor too off-base for the rest of the album. Great vocal presence and the guitar tone is flawless.