FINNISH NOISE

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Abysse Des Âmes "Todellisuuden Kuvitelma II" tape
Of course not strictly noise, but experimental sound that can get noisy. They had idea to make self published tapes, that are connected to live activity. Live shows are composed and rehearsed and while playing before gig, there exists recordings of the set they will do on stage. This is second tape in the series. Silk screened cardboard box. More free flowing and less hasty than LPs. It has tons of things going on and good progression, but the cut-up approach is less dominant. If one has the LP's, these tapes are good addition to collection!

JUNTA "Arkinen Hysteria" tape
Late 2025 live recordings of harsh noise. Junta material was varied, some of it very good, some not as exciting. This is live noise improvisation, and mostly good stuff. Very much hands-on, hectic, but restrained into sounds they are working on. You can't expect innovations, but feeling of loudness, feedback eruptions, etc, makes tape worth to grab. Nikama screaming voice could have been used more!

[Manhog_84]

Pseudokommando's Small Town Tragedies CD-R is a good one. Finnish school shooters could be a "typical" power electronics theme, yet the only releases I can think of that utilize it are this and Cavader Gutter's Humanity Is Overrated tape. Very stylish layout. The track titles, like "Wumpscut86", refer to three different cases of shooters. The recent live gig featured sharp vocals, but this is mostly bleak industrial sounds with only spoken word vocals on the second track.

Don't let the format put you off! A second high-quality CD-R this year, like Haaska's Selective Breeding. That one has found its way into my CD player surprisingly often.