PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

Baglady · February 10, 2016, 11:36:51 PM

SPECULUM FIGHT / LAB RAT - split CS (Anomalous Records)
1994 split tape on Anomalous. One never knows what to expect from old Speculum Fight recordings. His side of this split starts out with seemingly random knob twisting on some old synth (?) before an urgent stream of lukewarm sputtering electrified urine enters the picture. And that's pretty much it! The synth and the mentioned pissing shares the stage, taking turns, with the odd squeak of other ("home made") electronics joining in towards the middle. A brilliantly mixed and ostensibly simple piece of noise. I gave it several replays before moving on to Lab Rat, a name I wasn't familiar with at all before laying my hands on this tape. Lab Rat's side is a slow thing of a more ambient nature. "Bicycle, effects, tape" were the tools of choice here, but I would rather have guessed synth + acoustic objects and effects. The calm taking up half the side is treacherous though, as a loud windy roar breaks the flow and from there on things start happening more frequently with the tension slowly growing. The first half would have been quite lame on its own, but together with the second half it all makes perfect sense. It all sounds very vast, as if recorded in a concert hall or some other large place. This made me think of a slightly less primitive The Curfew Recordings with some elctronics and miced objects thrown in. While I'm partial to lukewarm electrified streams of urine and I probably like the Speculum side the most, the Lab Rat side is nothing short of amazing. Especially in headphones. And I must mention that I only paid 8€ for it in a usually pretty boring used records store in Gothenburg. Having heard it, I wouldn't have hesitated paying alot more. Fantastic tape.

cr · February 12, 2016, 10:02:53 PM

In the morning I was listening to:
Rosemary Malign & The Eugenics Council/Dr. Randall Phillip CD (Menschenfeind Productions)
Really strange work, but I liked what I heard.

Right now listening to all tracks available at https://rosemarymalign.bandcamp.com/
Love it, even better than the E.C. & R.P. CD!

Would be great if someone could reissue everything by Rosemary Malign on a couple CDs!

cr · February 12, 2016, 10:40:39 PM

And for a great ending (beginning) of today's (tonight's) black out sessions:

The Wolfbane Blues - s/t
Mr. Vomit Arsonist plays bass here. Country, Blues and Rock'n'Roll. Perfect soundtrack.
After that I think I will listen to Those Poor Bastards - Vicious Losers - and finally leave this week behind.

andy vomit · February 12, 2016, 10:41:36 PM

Quote from: cr on February 12, 2016, 10:40:39 PM
And for a great ending (beginning) of today's (tonight's) black out sessions:

The Wolfbane Blues - s/t
Mr. Vomit Arsonist plays bass here. Country, Blues and Rock'n'Roll. Perfect soundtrack.
After that I think I will listen to Those Poor Bastards - Vicious Losers - and finally leave this week behind.

damn, never expected to see that disc listed in this thread. glad you're into it.

cr · February 12, 2016, 10:54:44 PM

Hah, yeah I like it a lot. Honor to whom honor is due!

Andrew McIntosh · February 13, 2016, 01:58:00 AM

The new Genocide Organ is really good. A bit more of a "raw" sound than "Under Kontrakt", a bit more diversity with sounds.

Bloated Slutbag · February 15, 2016, 09:12:08 AM

HALO - Gods Of Sound
If you like your HALO burnt to SHIT... and who doesn't? About as char-blackened a HALO as is likely to be had. Straight-ahead, crud be-sputtered, sludgetone, under which the occasional hurled vocalization emphatically blurts. Percussions are there too, somewhat muted by the overwhelming SHIT flavors. Or as Senior Klein puts it, "I wish the drums could have been louder, but I think this is the most ferocious bass tone we ever got." Emphatically agree with the latter, could go either way on the former. In burying the drums, that most HEAVY of SHITmospheres – the Sound Of Gods- descends from on Skye. Three tracks "Recorded in the basement of some guys in Philadelphia, on the eve of our 2003 US tour" but made available on Bandcamp June 7, 2014. "Gods Of Sound 2" is probably the most emphatically SHIT-smeared, but also the most propulsive, gaining momentum as the rhythm section hacks and scrabbles, with ever growing desperation, at the all-pervasive flatology. But it's only a matter of minutes before the science of Face-Planting The Listener In Massive Heaps Of Steaming SHIT returns in "Gods Of Sound 3". Open-ended hollows drag out for a good bit, acquiring in their due course the expected reams, of bludgered thud, of heaving howl- and then... just... fucking explode- emphatically, at about the nine-and-one-half-minute mark- in densely concentrated blurts of SHIT Almighty. A bit of grey-shizzled sizzle to whizz things out, end.

cantle · February 15, 2016, 05:33:47 PM

A small parcel from Tesco arrived this morning so I've been listening to:

The Grey Wolves- Judgement. Good but not a classic of theirs imo. Will take a few more listens to get into it.

Genocide Organ- Obituary of the Americas. Brutal heavy stuff, one listen in and it is my favourite of theirs.

andy vomit · February 15, 2016, 08:30:24 PM

Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on February 15, 2016, 09:12:08 AM
HALO - Gods Of Sound
If you like your HALO burnt to SHIT... and who doesn't? About as char-blackened a HALO as is likely to be had. Straight-ahead, crud be-sputtered, sludgetone, under which the occasional hurled vocalization emphatically blurts. Percussions are there too, somewhat muted by the overwhelming SHIT flavors. Or as Senior Klein puts it, "I wish the drums could have been louder, but I think this is the most ferocious bass tone we ever got." Emphatically agree with the latter, could go either way on the former. In burying the drums, that most HEAVY of SHITmospheres – the Sound Of Gods- descends from on Skye. Three tracks "Recorded in the basement of some guys in Philadelphia, on the eve of our 2003 US tour" but made available on Bandcamp June 7, 2014. "Gods Of Sound 2" is probably the most emphatically SHIT-smeared, but also the most propulsive, gaining momentum as the rhythm section hacks and scrabbles, with ever growing desperation, at the all-pervasive flatology. But it's only a matter of minutes before the science of Face-Planting The Listener In Massive Heaps Of Steaming SHIT returns in "Gods Of Sound 3". Open-ended hollows drag out for a good bit, acquiring in their due course the expected reams, of bludgered thud, of heaving howl- and then... just... fucking explode- emphatically, at about the nine-and-one-half-minute mark- in densely concentrated blurts of SHIT Almighty. A bit of grey-shizzled sizzle to whizz things out, end.

i absolutely adore this band and wasn't aware that these recordings existed... purchased. thank you for the recommendation.

martialgodmask · February 15, 2016, 11:35:27 PM

Quote from: andy vomit on February 15, 2016, 08:30:24 PM
Quote from: Bloated Slutbag on February 15, 2016, 09:12:08 AM
HALO - Gods Of Sound
If you like your HALO burnt to SHIT... and who doesn't? About as char-blackened a HALO as is likely to be had. Straight-ahead, crud be-sputtered, sludgetone, under which the occasional hurled vocalization emphatically blurts. Percussions are there too, somewhat muted by the overwhelming SHIT flavors. Or as Senior Klein puts it, "I wish the drums could have been louder, but I think this is the most ferocious bass tone we ever got." Emphatically agree with the latter, could go either way on the former. In burying the drums, that most HEAVY of SHITmospheres – the Sound Of Gods- descends from on Skye. Three tracks "Recorded in the basement of some guys in Philadelphia, on the eve of our 2003 US tour" but made available on Bandcamp June 7, 2014. "Gods Of Sound 2" is probably the most emphatically SHIT-smeared, but also the most propulsive, gaining momentum as the rhythm section hacks and scrabbles, with ever growing desperation, at the all-pervasive flatology. But it's only a matter of minutes before the science of Face-Planting The Listener In Massive Heaps Of Steaming SHIT returns in "Gods Of Sound 3". Open-ended hollows drag out for a good bit, acquiring in their due course the expected reams, of bludgered thud, of heaving howl- and then... just... fucking explode- emphatically, at about the nine-and-one-half-minute mark- in densely concentrated blurts of SHIT Almighty. A bit of grey-shizzled sizzle to whizz things out, end.

i absolutely adore this band and wasn't aware that these recordings existed... purchased. thank you for the recommendation.

Same here, didn't even know about this!

Bob · February 17, 2016, 04:38:24 PM

Oakeater / Yellow Swans split lp
One long noisy side by yellow swans and a bunch from oakeater. I prefer the oakeater side rough and a bit noisy dark ambient but also with something close to song structure and musical parts.

Rapoon - Dark Zero
Listened to this last night with candles watching some videos about Mars and lost ancient civiliations which I think helped appreciate this work alot. Some typical or trademark sounds sampled choirs and evangelists with primative and tribal sounds a very ambient and spooky atmosphere.

Andrew McIntosh · February 18, 2016, 08:33:21 AM

Only just got the "Purulent Sublimity" by Scatmother cd today (thanks Mr Vomitgore) but on just the second listen I'm quite getting into this. Simple enough stuff, not a lot of changes in each track, but good, powerful sounds and aggressive vocals screaming and bellowing pleasant, cheerful lyrics that really make me feel good about humanity and the world. Bit hard to read them on the inside of the cover, though.

Ashmonger · February 23, 2016, 09:59:36 PM

Abjection Ritual - Futility Rites (CD, Malignant Records): First album of this rather new US Death Industrial album. Pretty good, but I feel like it misses something extra to make a more lasting impact.

Plantation - They Saw It Gleaming There...
Plantation - Demonizing Propaganda
Of Blood And Oak/Plantation - Urban War/An Oak Branch Is Proffered... Then Cast Down
(3 tapes, Vanguard Productions):
Of Blood And Oak is more on the atmospheric lo-fi noise side of things, not bad, but not very good either. Plantation is rather standard PE, but pretty good, with quite hateful vocals. It's described by Vanguard Productions as Radical & Racist PE and that's certainly right. There's quite some sympathy for the KKK, samples of speech about race, police violence on blacks and a song that goes along the lines of 'run nigger run'... I guess for this alone some people over here might appreciate it, hehe.

Stadingers - Deadly Silent Impulse (CD, Death Continues Records): Took me a couple of listens to get into it, since when you don't pay attention it goes by a bit unnoticed. However, when paying more attention what I hear is gloomy, minimalistic Death Industrial and it's actually pretty nice.

Gnawed - Death Certain (C32, Maniacal Hatred): Rhythmic Death Industrial with cool processed vocals. Maybe not his best work (I think that's gotta be Feign & Cloak), but if you like Gnawed, this is recommended.

Of Earth And Sun - A Consuming Fire (C60, Maniacal Hatred): Same style as the album, very good again.

Gnawed - Terminal Epoch (CD, Phage Tapes): Maybe not as good as Feign & Cloak, but this first album is very good too. Gnawed is becoming one of my favourite US PE/Death Industrial acts lately.

Nurture Abuse - Death Camp Starter Kit (C20, Danvers State Recordings): Rather standard PE, not bad at all, not very memorable either...

The Vomit Arsonist - Bridgewater (C40, Danvers State Recordings): Double A side. Tape seems dubbed very silently. But that's the only downside. Starts with slow beats, then goes into the painful/melancholic/... synth + vocals style that's very recognizable and which is, in my view, what he does best. Always manages to pull me into a world of dread I don't want to leave. Then goes into darker PE territory with a cool rythmic throb. Oh, yeah, and the end of the tape is hilarious, not something I expected, hehe.

Johann · February 26, 2016, 12:24:14 AM

Harry Bertoia Somambient - 11 cd boxset on important records - a must for anyone interested in experimental sound and drone, came in the mail today and am on disc 2 currently. Beautiful compositions made from sound suculptures, gongs and magnetic tape.

I first got to experience one of his sound sculptures in person while viewing a private collection last year, my girlfriend got to play it first hand. Beautiful. Do not pass this up.

jadderly · February 27, 2016, 04:42:32 AM

Quote from: Johann on February 26, 2016, 12:24:14 AM
Harry Bertoia Somambient - 11 cd boxset on important records - a must for anyone interested in experimental sound and drone, came in the mail today and am on disc 2 currently. Beautiful compositions made from sound suculptures, gongs and magnetic tape.

I first got to experience one of his sound sculptures in person while viewing a private collection last year, my girlfriend got to play it first hand. Beautiful. Do not pass this up.

I want this one badly, but it's going to have to wait. I have a Japanese CD from several years ago that has just two of the LPs so I can only imagine how great the rest of the box is.