FINNISH NOISE

Started by FreakAnimalFinland, December 20, 2009, 06:46:39 PM

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RMSS and RESIDUAL CD's on Satatuhatta feel almost like... "american noise releases", hah. In particular, something like pacrec / helicopter. Not due sound or packaging, but because both of these are like 30+ min one track on CD. Of course its long enough to be full length, but still feels to me kind of "wiese thing to do", as opposed to a lot of noise CD's that tend to be 40-60 min things. I am certainly not opposed to half an hour noise CD's. Perhaps even opposite. Perhaps the sonic fireworks of former Residual 3" I was just listening, made me expect "more stuff", but I recall that was what he was also criticized of by some Finn noise heads? Putting too much into one release, kind of display of all the skills, instead of focusing on making solid noise release. This album indeed goes into that direction. There is A LOT happening with fast pace, in this 30+ min track, but it all happens in one sound spectrum. Fast paced harsh noise, but not jumping in cut-up. Most likely plenty of edits, but also sounding as if it could have been played in one session and published as is. Can be also listened here:
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/mythology-of-brain-body

RMSS is even shorter, 31 mins, but theoretically it could have been divided into many songs. There are very drastic changes of mood and sounds through out the disc. From minimal organic drone humming into electronically treated field recordings, fragments of old dialogues, mixer feedback manipulations, quite crude textured clatter. Unlike the tapes, which I felt like were more textural studies. Great, but often minimal textures where you sort of sink in, this CD is actually very precise composition. Real album, so to say! Noisy, but not noisE. Excellent!
https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/lihasmuisti

Durations meant that I'd listen both couple times instantly, and may have to continue still today for a bit more!

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SKÄRGÅRD "Irtautuminen" tape
New tape from artist who so far focuses on acoustic metal junk stuff. It is very much in spirit of early The New Blockaders and also Finn TNB, hah. Good tape with taste of specific sounds of objects and not just smashing things up.

UND "Ylösnousemus" CD
Veteran of Finn noise, who did his first tape already back in 1991. In interview he mentions, first he made like 5 copies of that tape, and sold couple, and very quickly after that got invitation from MITB to do split 7". Of course he sold more copies over years, I got it back in 92 or 93. This new CD was originally stuff he uploaded to bandcamp but got offer from Finn punk label to put out real CD. And good, since this must be the best UND material so far and quite unusual! Doesn't fit directly into subgenre noise mentality, but kind of DIY home recording punk noise ethos of the 90's. 
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IRON STAR "ESOTERIC PSEUDOSCIENCE" tape
I got probably the last copy of this when meeting artists at gig and he had 2 remaining copies in his pocket. Not a new project, but sort of side thing of Atrophist with a bit new angle to do things. While I do like idea that your main work is diverse and flexible to do a lot of things, it is no surprise I not only accept, but consider side projects very good thing if one has enough ideas. In my own case, it would be pointless to churn out dozen Grunt releases every year, even if they would be all different and all perfectly justified to be released. Just don't feel like it. So spin off projects exists as ways to explore one side of Grunt a bit further, go into something very specific until eventually project ends and it's back as element of Grunt but not project of its own. As outsider, I can't really hear why Iron Star could not be "Atrophist", but as artistic process, I fully support that you do what inspires and feels coming out "naturally", perhaps without burden of history. In interview linked below, he does talk about conditions where project started and also how Atrophist is very wide ranging output. I like b-side more than the a-side. Especially in beginning a-side has kind of "drop outs" of sound, where volume changes abruptly, seems like connected to deeper bass sounds that "compress" it. Tape gets better over the time and function as small run side project tape release, it is good in that. 


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