PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Been listening ton of tapes from New Forces and other random things.. when more time, should comment some briefly as there are many noteworthy new items! Meanwhile some classics yesterday:

MASONNA "Open your cunt" LP
Urashima
I do not get bored of nude ladies nor good Japanese noise. This blasts like crazy. It is amusing, energetic, wild and juicy. Noise quite unlike anyone else have done. I guess copying style of Masonna would be too "obvious", yet perhaps even quite impossible to resemble it totally. In some ways one wishes there would be more noise like Masonna, but in other hand thinking hopefully no copycats will desecrate vision of mighty Maso!

INCAPACITANTS "I, residuum" LP
Urashima
This was originally tape on Less Than Zero in 1997. Then reissued as part of Box Is Stupid 10xCD. I guess being originally Italian label release, Urashima has special connection to this. Perhaps being some early material he came across? What exactly would be other reason to pick this particular tape as target of reissue? Well, another reason could be: IT KILLS!
If listening 90's Incapacitants doesn't rejuvenate noisehead, he should be cautious. Listening this is 100% reminder how I was blown out by Incapacitants first time I heard it, and couldn't understand how that sound was made. This has the same, very unique feel, that a lot of noise gets buried under intense amount of piercing feedback. It is as if there was too much noise. Too loud amplifiers. Too much stuff poured into one mixer and result isn't necessary crunchy and crushing noise, but insane dense whistle of multilayered feedback tones with yells, crackles, crunches and electronic buzzing erupting on top when being loud enough to conquer the deafening feedback assault. So much detail happening, yet in other hand, monolithic mass of sound.

[ConcreteMascara]

Mo*Te - Life In A Peaceful New World & Cuffs CDs - these two discs are my first experience with Mo*te. he's been discussed here with near reverence so I was very interested to check him out. of course when these two reissues came out I planned to grab them right away but that turned into a 5 month delay. but yeah, finally scooped them up from Malignant. I listened to Cuffs first which was very good but didn't completely grab me by the balls right away. gonna need more time with that one. but Life in a Peaceful New World, holy shit, immediately i was grinning ear to ear. put it on at 2am last night for a long drive home in the snow and it was absolutely perfect. two larges pieces which are as dense, intricate and textured as they are full of life, this is that good shit. there have been several good noise reissues this year from Masonna, K2 and Merzbow, but Life In A Peaceful New World has to be one of the absolute best! thank you to those hardcore noise collectors of the old and obscure who made this reissue possible.

[FallOfNature]

Gas Chamber Renaissance - Craniotomy of Reign (CD, Freak Animal): Don't know what the best genre description is for this. Industrial Noise? Enough distorted sounds, low on vocals (some almost Black/Death Metal vocals), but it's not chaotic, rather structured. Quite diverse sound palette, distorted sounds, feedback, synths, some vocals and I think some bass guitar too. Very enjoyable.

I really liked this one, too, and it seems to have gone under the radar a bit I think. I'm a big follower of the main projects of those involved but this truly stood out to me.

Lately -
The Grinning Plowman - Days Of Deformity
This goth/post punk/wave stuff seems to be gaining popularity lately with newer bands taking strong influences from the early 80s groups. I get more listening satisfaction from finding older stuff like this. If you enjoy Lowlife, prime era Sisters of Mercy etc, this could be worth checking out.

Old Tower - Stellary Wisdom
I don't really care a great deal about what 95% of Dungeon Synth genre can offer, but I like Old Tower a great deal. This album has taken a few listens to sink in, it's not as dark or ghostly as the previous one and I preferred the shorter tracks in comparison to the 15 min tracks here.

Warden - Krochtenmagii
Same fellow as above. Dark Ambient this time, far more drawn out and vast sounding. Great stuff for the right mood.

Sigil & Key ‎– Burning Silhouette
A purchase from a local friend who runs a fairly exclusive BM/Dark Ambient distro. Lo fi dark ambient again, almost dungeon synth...doesn't sound like Mortiis but has that vibe.

Dagda Mor ‎– This Sun For Europe
Artist is an old favourite and I listened almost religiously in the late 2000's. I was reading a review from a scanned Key Of Alocer 'zine and he kept mentioning how harsh this was so I decided to revisit. Funny what the Black Metal crowd considered harsh back then considering what else was around. Great release all round from a project that I consider legendary.

[absurdexposition]

FORM HUNTER CS (New Forces)
Perfect roaring, hissing, searing metallic harsh noise from Stefan (BREAKING THE WILL / KJOSTAD) and Weston (MAGNETIC CORONER / SUNKEN CHEEK). Concise and to the point.

[Theodore]

Filthy Turd - Forty Six In Use Louise CS [Team Boro Tapes] : Genius-ly retarted. Caveman tries to rock, to noise, to speak. Primitive. Love it !

[Bacteriafield]

Smell & Quim / Taint 7" split

S&q side titled "death baby fuck" Starts off with weirdo samples and tape screeching sounds. Goofy and playful as you'd expect. A Really chaotic and loud banging sound occurs which I thought was my speaker fucking Up but was actually the song.  Then a industrial beat kicks in and stays throughout the song. Low/mid  end guitar is rocking out  which I though Was a sample from some dumb metal band but it's definitet s&q. A trumpet that seriously could be the guy from brainbombs is at the forefront. Also We got some aggressive yelling vocals that set the mood... this isn't like anything I've heard from them before and even tho I hate guitar noise I like this because it's more of an industrial vibe. Smell & quim are one my favorites because they are literally never boring...

Taint side "apidocere" starts off with scrap metal and ripping sounds. Low bass comes thru and everything is super heavy and feedback driven. A high frequency sound is in your face and squeeling then morphes and shifts into mids then to lows. This kind of shifting vibe stays throughout the track. Theres a weird delayed sample of a guy talking, it's also pretty goofy and I wonder if it has anything to do with this being a split with s&q. then right after the sample Keith cuts everything out for a second and crashes in full force, this is my favorite part of the 7".... It Gives me a boner. The split has a really genuine feel I just don't get too much lately. Scored this for 5 bucks and was worth every penny.

[Ashmonger]

Contortus - Your Weakness Feeds My Cruelty (CD, Freak Animal): Finally listening to the new album. Again very good. Rough PE, throbbing rythms, layers of feedback and other elements injecting some free flowing feeling as well, goes well with the rythms, some tracks go more into Harsh Noise territory. Good vocals. Damn sick lyrics. Coincidence has it that earlier today I visited the biggest local firestation (the biggest Belgian firestation actually) and a firefighter told some stories with gory details (f.e. about a guy who jumped in front of a truck to kill himself on the highway, bodypieces scattered over a kilometer, bodyparts turned in between the wheel and engine axis and his teeth through his eyesocket). However, even though this was a real situation and the lyrics are (I guess) not, they're sicker. Because there's a wholly different intent and setting around it. First was a description of a situation that happened. These lyrics are declarations of hatred and sickness. Nice layout too. Recommended overall.

[muppet1]

Angel Dust Whore / Pain Jerk split cs [Sound Probe, 1997]
Disappointing that it's difficult to track down the rest of his catalog, this is the only Angel Dust Whore release or side I've heard in full. What he's doing here bears similarity in a number of ways to a Pain Jerk-style, if a bit more relaxed. Certainly more American. Chalk it up to the speed of life in mid-90s Western Mass. Accomplished mic work - I love this sort of thing. Whatever the intention, entrance and exit of saxophone is hilarious and welcome within the context of material which is otherwise comfortingly orthodox in its palette and performance. Haven't grown tired of it three listens through. Pain Jerk side is languid compared to what I'd expect from him during this period and boasts an often hollow low-end heft which does well to compliment the slower speed of "Electro-Blues" and "Pig Wagon". Lumbering and viscous, great spacing and use of silence. Some of my favorite Pain Jerk material at the end of the day. No wonder Angel Dust Whore handles the a-side, as "Pig Wagon" would be tough to follow. Comes in a plastic bag - very good. Please dm if you have any ADW to unload.

Stall Man - Dead Orators cs [no label, 2018]
Robust and solid release - simple and direct. Mid-pitch whistling preface, then the rippling cardboard sounds begin. Ground hum soloing throughout evokes the iconic staccato small motor thrust of an inkjet printer. Momentum ramps up on the b-side. As far as this sort of noise is concerned, it feels rock & roll to me. The sound of the local pub rock band warming up then hitting its stride.

[Lazrs3]

Scum F.C. - Black Clouds. Got into these from the UK Power Electronics thread, so I found the Anti Social Kulture England page and got 3 tapes. I'd been impressed by the in warehouse metal clanging live performance. Black Clouds is that and even more, it seems to have field recordings of conversations and then descends into really raw metal abuse and shouting. The metal stabbing and hitting does build into masses of distortion that forms it's own walls. I am a bit blown away with what I've obtained, it's some of the rawest stuff I've heard in ages.

S.T.A.B. Electronics - Day of the Male & Born For Righteous Abuse/ Temple of Self Disgust Really love this artist, discovered in Facebook conversation, the shouting on Day of the Male impresses me very much. I will get more.

[brutalist_tapes]

finally giving "hlose" by black state a chance - great stuff! must admit i didn't like the earlier stuff that much, but this is good. looking forward to listening to that recent 7". gave mind control på GO a listen before that - it used to be one of my least liked by them, but it really grew on me when i gave it an attentive listen. otherwise just some punk rock stuff in the morning

[Zeno Marx]

that's a mighty large image you got there in your signature, brutalist_tapes.

[brutalist_tapes]

yeah didn't expect it to be that big actually, will fix it

[FiEND]

that's a mighty large image you got there in your signature, brutalist_tapes.

off topic but i use the feature to turn off signatures and avatars. partly so i can browse at work but also to declutter the screen.

[Euro Trash Bazooka]

that's a mighty large image you got there in your signature, brutalist_tapes.

off topic but i use the feature to turn off signatures and avatars. partly so i can browse at work but also to declutter the screen.

Thanks for the tip, made reading the board much better...

[HONOR_IS_KING!]

Cosmic Church - "Ylistys"
Utterly magnificent. This album is a like a beautiful swash of colors and its presentation on 2xLP is gorgeous. Probably my favorite contemporary black metal release. I think the band got better when it dropped down to just the main guy. I feel like he's a much better drummer then the guy they had originally.

Caverne - "Aux Frontieres Du Monde"
Beautiful passageways and powerful, glorious moments magnified. Everything I like in a good black metal album. I eagerly await anything new from this act.

Paysage d'Hiver - "Das Tor"
Avoided this act for years until a good friend recommended them to me. Now I'm absolutely fascinated and want to hear even more. Atmosphere is top notch.