PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[brutalist_tapes]

Fushitsusha ‎– 来たる時 = The Time Is Nigh CD - 1997 - been spending a lot of time with this album in the past week. it's the only Fushitsusha album I own currently and it's nearly goddamn impenetrable. prior to last week I probably listened to it 5 times in the past 5 years I owned it. but after numerous recent spins I feel like it has really opened up. the melancholy opener really leaves you utterly unprepared for the 2nd track which is easily the harshest of the bunch and just one of the harshest things I've ever heard. the tone and frequencies are just unpleasant and it's nonstop for 20 minutes. yikes. but if you make it to the other side it gets a lot more accessible for the next 50 (!!!) minutes.

this band is kind of hard to get into, but as you point out, when you do it is very rewarding. haven't heard anything from them that i don't like i think, and on top of that they just have this unique vibe that even the other similar japanese bands of this type doesn't have.

Interesting and true comment...because once you're "in", most everything is good and rewarding.  It's that battle with expectations that gets in the way for a lot of people.  If you can clear the slate before entering, I'm betting it will feel like an endless treasure chest of work.  He's an artist in the truest sense, and his skills and ear run wild.  Not a lot of those around.

I probably mentioned this in the Haino thread, but there are two tapers who run in and out of Japan (fykfyk and firusan) who have recorded a substantial number of Haino related shows.  For the past couple of years, firusan has uploaded several shows just after Haino's birthday.  The birthday shows themselves are marathons.  This year Haino played under Fushitshusha, and they played for 3.5 hours.  I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.  Talk about potentially interesting guests for the Noisextra podcast.  Two people taping and documenting Japanese experimental history like maybe nobody else.  Honestly, I'm betting like no others, but who knows?  I love reading their show notations.  They know their shit.

agree with everything you said... a truely interesting artist/band that stays true but is always evolving at the same time. would love to hear those! unfortunately i missed him last time he was in copenhagen... hoping for another chance

[cr]

Lots of Earth and Dylan Carlson in the last two weeks, old and new. I think both Conquistador and Full Upon her Burning Lips are great records! Sometimes I don't need much more, esp. when it's getting hotter outside every day.

[totalblack]

Lots of Earth and Dylan Carlson in the last two weeks, old and new. I think both Conquistador and Full Upon her Burning Lips are great records! Sometimes I don't need much more, esp. when it's getting hotter outside every day.

Earth always summons images of extreme heat and heroin, which I guess is the intention. It's been boiling for the last week or so, and although I haven't paid attention to any new records since around 2007- this Conquistador record sounds perfect and hits all the right spots at the moment. I don't care for the genre for the most part, but I think that Earth stands on its own.

On the topic of Fushitsusha - maybe because of the cover artwork for the majority of the releases, but I think of this 'group' as a black hole. It's my favourite stuff from Haino- but I could never pinpoint what my favourite album or track is. Some of the live performances described sound awesome. I've only gotten to see Keiji Haino do solo guitar sets. My wife has told me some interesting stories about meeting and interacting with him at the resto\venue that he's played at a few times in Montreal, but I can't remember them off-hand.

Has anyone listened to the Fushitsusha - Radio Code tape? Curious as to how this sounds.

After listening to the Noisextra podcast this week - decided to listen to the briefly referenced Hijokaidan collab album with J-pop group あヴぁんだんど / Avandoned. It's really surreal sounding and very interesting. I'm currently watching this live video which is even weirder:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkggkH5Aa0M

[Zeno Marx]

would love to hear those!

On the topic of Fushitsusha...Some of the live performances described sound awesome.

Just to give you folks an idea of what they post, these were shared in May on the Dime A Dozen tracker, and they're still there for the taking:
Sanhedrin, Tokyo, Koenji, High, November 4, 2009
Headrush, Tokyo, Shinjuku Loft, August 29, 2004
Keiji Haino & Masataka Fujikake, Tokyo, Iriya, Knuttel House, November 1, 2007
Keiji Haino, Tokyo, Shibuya, Apia, March 22, 2001
Fushitsusha, Tokyo, Shibuya,WWW, May 3, 2019
Fushitsusha 1981, Tokyo, Akihabara, Goodman, March 2, 2018

[cr]

would love to hear those!

On the topic of Fushitsusha...Some of the live performances described sound awesome.

Just to give you folks an idea of what they post, these were shared in May on the Dime A Dozen tracker, and they're still there for the taking:
Sanhedrin, Tokyo, Koenji, High, November 4, 2009
Headrush, Tokyo, Shinjuku Loft, August 29, 2004
Keiji Haino & Masataka Fujikake, Tokyo, Iriya, Knuttel House, November 1, 2007
Keiji Haino, Tokyo, Shibuya, Apia, March 22, 2001
Fushitsusha, Tokyo, Shibuya,WWW, May 3, 2019
Fushitsusha 1981, Tokyo, Akihabara, Goodman, March 2, 2018

I didn't listen to Fushitsusha/Keiji Haino for a long time now, without any special reason. Also all the Fushitsusha records since 2012 are unknown to me. I tried to get everything I could from the middle of the nineties until maybe 2006/2007, which wasn't really easy back then (say middle of the 90s, no internet, etc.)
I think I saw Haino live 3 times, 2 earth shaking solo concerts and 1 time with Peter Brötzmann and Shoji Hano. A friend of mine brought a colleague from work to the trio show. After some minutes Haino moved to the microphone and started to scream without mercy. The colleague left immediately, almost in panic. Haha, nice memories.
On my first trip to London in the middle of the nineties I drooled for hours over the Soul's True Love box in the Tower records shop. But as I hadn't the money back then, I whispered a sad goodbye and left. As I was leaving the shop, my girlfriend back then bought it and sent it home through postal service and it arrived just right for my birthday. One of the greatest surprises and gifts I ever got.
So it seems the right time now to search the boxes for some Haino/Fushitsusha refreshments.

[Andrew McIntosh]

"The Gynger Effect/The Earwigs", split tape. Was turned onto this, this morning, by an old o.s. friend of mine. Got me thinking about how some releases/projects/etc remain pretty much obscure even in this scene than others. This is low-fi, cruddy shitnoise. The first side is made up of individual tracks that verge on actual music, the second a long sprawling piece that's more Noise. I prefer the second side, but I like both. I think I've seen The Earwigs mentioned maybe twice or so in the Noise scene generally, that I've seen anyway. The former project, not at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOIqo7kuZHE

[Spectral Burn]

First post. This is all stuff I've aquired recently in one form or another.

Skin Crime - The House On The Cliff LP (Self Abuse Records) - Side A is classic Skin Crime. Has a sound I can only describe as a "static swamp sizzle" throughout.  Side B eclipses the former with some of the best noise I've  ever heard period.

Merzbow - Hannover Interruption LP (Dradomel) - Hands down my favourite thing MA has ever done. THIS is true industrial. Cavernous, searing not-quite-junk-noise with lots of stereo panning.

Merzbow - Noisembryo double LP (Hospital Productions) - Not much I can say about this one that hasn't been said already, so I'll just mention that the bonus track, "Travelling", is one of the best from Metalvelodrome.

Masonna - Bursting Absolute Moods LP (Urashima) - First side is classic Maso. Lotsa short tracks that blend together into a beautiful blown out mess. Side two adds more vocals and water sounds(?). Essential for any Masonna fan.

[Bloated Slutbag]

Merzbow - Noisembryo double LP (Hospital Productions) - Not much I can say about this one that hasn't been said already, so I'll just mention that the bonus track, "Travelling", is one of the best from Metalvelodrome

Truth! Easily blows away the competition on the original comp. I recall that I picked it up for the Incaps, but stayed for the Merz. The ambientish opening seconds immediately communicate the awesomeness to come (and not to subsequently be matched... though the Incaps is about as brutal as one could hope).

Btw great first post.

[PedestrianOrgans]

Encephalophonic - "Surgical Mods" CD (Freak Animal, 2019)

Good gravy. I'd been mostly familiar with Emanuele through collaboration projects like Selected Killing, so I finally got around to picking up some Encephalophonic stuff. This is an absolutely scalding display of masterful junk textures and meticulous feedback control, and I'm both incredibly impressed and addicted.

[Soloman Tump]

Currently listening to the Phase Fatale DJ mix for Truants Blog.
Artist and website may not be on the radar for most folks here, but he plays a good blend of industrial techno in a lot of club environments.  A tasty looking tracklisting here including Orphx, Alberich, Silent Servent, Ancient Methods etc...

Well worth checking out if you want 100 minutes of continuous beats to pummel your brain with.  There is a download link, interview and tracklisting on the page below

http://truantsblog.com/2019/truancy-volume-242-phase-fatale/

[Zeno Marx]

Acclimate - Dreams of a Mad Titan 2019 - moves from fluid ambient to something a lot more with old industrial sensibilities - listened to it twice in a row and then the next day.

Stelzer/Murray - Commuter 2019 - more ambient industrial of high quality, though not limited to; I wouldn't expect anything less from Brendan Murray - the big surprise, and savory treat, is the Zoviet France-like final track, "Let the Children Guard What the Sires Have Won"; at 27+ minutes, it's satisfying.

[Fistfuck Masonanie]

Stelzer/Murray - Commuter 2019 - more ambient industrial of high quality, though not limited to; I wouldn't expect anything less from Brendan Murray - the big surprise, and savory treat, is the Zoviet France-like final track, "Let the Children Guard What the Sires Have Won"; at 27+ minutes, it's satisfying.

Just listened to this all the way through on bandcamp... WOW! Ordered a copy of the cassette. Thanks for the heads up!

[urall]

Stelzer/Murray - Commuter 2019 - more ambient industrial of high quality, though not limited to; I wouldn't expect anything less from Brendan Murray - the big surprise, and savory treat, is the Zoviet France-like final track, "Let the Children Guard What the Sires Have Won"; at 27+ minutes, it's satisfying.

Just listened to this all the way through on bandcamp... WOW! Ordered a copy of the cassette. Thanks for the heads up!

Same, i wasn't aware Murray was still releasing stuff. Last thing i've hear is almost 10 years old or something ?

[Spectral Burn]

Merzbow - Noisembryo double LP (Hospital Productions) - Not much I can say about this one that hasn't been said already, so I'll just mention that the bonus track, "Travelling", is one of the best from Metalvelodrome

Truth! Easily blows away the competition on the original comp. I recall that I picked it up for the Incaps, but stayed for the Merz. The ambientish opening seconds immediately communicate the awesomeness to come (and not to subsequently be matched... though the Incaps is about as brutal as one could hope).

Btw great first post.

Appreciated man! Gonna have to hunt down that Noise Forest comp. You can never go wrong with some Incaps.

A couple more I've snagged recently:
The Haters - Rot 7" (Apraxia) - Possibly my favourite Haters 7". "Rubbish Often Tears" is a fucking perfect track. The distant flanging sound in the right channel always gets me.

The Haters - Predetermined By Accident 7" (Vinyl Communications) - Another great one. The B-side in particular stands out as some of GX's finest work. I'm assuming from the artwork & track titles that the main sound source for this one are two shovels of varying sizes(?).

The Haters - Drops Ascending 2x7" (Vinyl Communications) - Honestly, I wish I liked this one more than I do. The packaging is fantastic, but I find the tracks to be a bit flat/repetitive. The third track is great though. Hopefully this one grows on me.

The Haters - Truncated Formica 7" (Self Abuse) - This is another standout in GX's 7" discography. Extremely crunchy stuff.

John Wiese - Mixed Metaphor/Into A Bad Way 7" (Phage Tapes) - FUCK this one is good. Two relatively short blasts of digital noise with Merzbow as a sound source. Highly recommended.

[acsenger]

Merzbow - Hannover Interruption LP (Dradomel) - Hands down my favourite thing MA has ever done. THIS is true industrial. Cavernous, searing not-quite-junk-noise with lots of stereo panning.

Just listened to this the other day and concluded it's one of my favourites by Merzbow. Absolutely savage stuff that relies heavily on junk metal, with fantastic sound to boot. It's a shame it's pretty much never mentioned.