RICHARD MOULT "Chamber music" + "Chamber music 2" CD's
Zazen
Good stuff here. Chamber music with sort of odd twist. At the same time relaxing and atmoshperic compositions on piano/keyboards/violin/viola/oboe/flute etc, yet it has some haunting quality to it what sets it apart from the "usual" chamber music you could expect from "normal" composers. Yet also seems so far away from many synthetic neo-classical ( =in sense of post industrial reference) projects. I wish covers would have not been ruined by shitty current times typography.
ALBERICH "Precursor" tape
Hospital
I don't have much Alberich stuff. I often read people praising them and recommending them, yet often Hospital priced were too much for me or I didn't even have time to react before things were sold out. Lucky to get this one, since it is really good one! Heavy electronics. Like Zeno Marx says above, some like their power electronics really dirty, but some don't. This is certainly for those who like heavy, fairly clean and some could say "well produced" material. Often very rhythmic, utterly synth based. Even to the point few times I wonder if this is the gap between heavy electronics and synthwave, hah?! Well, luckily, despite lots of polyfonic synth tones and heavy rhythms, it's fairly oppressive and hard. I wouldn't call it power electronics per se, but falls well into industrial music traditions and is very very good. Certainly could fit to be album done on LP/CD.
SKREWDRIVER "Studio Sessions 1985" CD
Fendale Archives
I like mostly the early part of Skrewdriver. Of course there are good songs on all albums, but early days are flawless. This unreleased recording that surfaced now on LP and CD was really good since what we have here is pre- Blood & Honour album studio rehearsal. Sound being closer to stuff like WP 7" than cleaner (...relative) B&H studio album. Already rather sloppy and mid paced rock tracks, occasional faster track. This session doesn't include all B&H tracks, but instead few missing ones, there is also track called Friday, which was released on No Surrender vol 2 comp under title "Friday Night". Now just raw (probably 4-track) production. This comes from archives of bass player of band who played short time during 84-85. Quite surprising to surface now decent sounding unreleased recording and old photos! Vinyl version has different cover and lacking all information and gig posters and photos of CD booklet.
MASKHEAD "The Secret Rites of Perversion" tape
MASKHEAD "Captured Obsession" tape
2017-2018 stuff from Maskhead shows progression from releases of 2015-2016. It still remains filthy noise that seems most suitable on limited run of tapes, rather than "real album". It is hard to decide which one is better. Some ways, Secret Rites of Perversion, yet the sleazy and disgusting noise of Captured Obsession somehow hits the sweet spot, heh... Mix of juicy sex sounds, water, delicate noises, reverb drenched distorted voices. Never fast or aggressive, more bizarre and perverse. What could be seen as negative side of Maskhead, is the lack of personal input on artwork. Surely, both releases look neat and are filled with sleaze, yet Capture Obsession is 100% Wrath style and Secret Rites.. is 100% Bacteria Field style. So what is Maskhead's style? OFR label's tape - that yet to listen, looks again 100% like release of that label. Now when music is advancing into new levels and getting even originality, I'm missing bands own visual identity.
