Both new Järtecknet LP's has been getting lots of rotation.
Sewer Election "Internal" LP, at first seemed like there could be "more substance" - but then 5 times later, I'm in conclusion this could be the best S.E. album! It is noise, but not the old style harsh noise of S.E. It is tape-loop, amplifier experiments, but not the same way he did in kassettemusik or such. It appear more bleak, more rotten, more painful than albums before. Kind of delivering the true audio challenge and ripping difficulty what often lacks from "noise walls" and harsh noise. Somehow it made me think Repo era of Incapacitants - but being still totally different. Combination of having fierce edge of noise, curiosity and experimentation of art, the necessary sound-nerdiness of focusing on getting all the rot and decay to be just right way. Not just blasting energy.
Sfär LP, which is yet another Johansson / Ottoson collaboration. So what's different now? Sessions of scraping sounds and tape manipulations/loops, fierce ripping electronic damage.. I guess they could have easily continued this recording under one of the other names they have been using, but who am I to judge for someone doing multiple noise projects with some personal reason? hah... Also album what in first listen seemed quite anonymous, quite raw and bleak session... and grew to be masterpiece after several rotations.
Vidna Obmana "The Face That Must Die" CD
Old Captain
Only listened once, so got to return into this. I've been appreciation all these re-releases of early stuff. This CD is between the old industrial - almost power electronics type of works and in moment of transition towards his later ambient works. It makes material very good. It still has the edge of raw industrial built inside it, but also his technical know-how and tools at hand has seemingly advanced a bit. I have never been very interested in his ambient works, just because I'm not listening ambient that much in general. Now becoming slightly curious to see what material would be inspiring and somehow "hand made" feel to it, even in his ambient works? Got to give this couple more listens first.
Bubbling under (no time for further comments)
two new tapes on Dogmatics in Outline good stuff, old Monochrome Visions label CD's, Genocide Organ "Civilization" both vinyl and CD set sounds very good.
