Hello My friends! Here’s the new batch of
reviews as of today, February 6th 2005, read and have fun!!!
Thank
you!!!
Martin ITFOR
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Bury Your Dead Cover
Your Tracks
(Victory; 12 tracks; 31 minutes
07 seconds)
(File
under : Fucking respect Hatebreed-core)
This
is one of the side of the hardcore scene that always left me in very strange
feelings. Are your ready for a very fucking hostile slap of testosterone? I bet
so, because New England’s dirty job hardcore dudes are there. They got the
biggest ear plugs in the whole musical scene this side of Control and they
fucking wear nice outfit to prove you that they are fucking serious when they
come in your entourage to kick some asses… The proof is that they helped that
cheated girl to get rid of his boyfriend’s dead body. Wow they kick some
serious asses… I guess this kind of image is very cool for the mafia movie dude
like me. I can understand why people do that kind of similarities between mafia
and subcultures, that’s a kind of “alternatives families” and so… But I doubt
gangsters play moshing hardcore… It’s not as cheesy as that Belgian band called
Do Or Die who put some Italian music and Italian passages in their sounds… And
I prefer that kind of attitude than the straightedge/moralist ayatollah style
or the recent Fight Club image in the last Throwdon record, that was sooo
fucking horrible… Yeah outside that testosterone imagery there’s also music on
this CD. I must say that bands that are compared to Pantera and Hatebreed are
in my book starting at a negative rating. Nothing’s really challenging here,
we’re still in the book that Merauder opened years back. Bury Your Dead is not
a revolutionary band, they possibly will not sells millions of records or reach
the attentions of poeple everywhere. Say the reviewer in me is a fucking
jealous dude that know nothing about hardcore music, but hey, I heard that
album 8 years ago and heard every kind of possible combination of riffs, lyrics
and beats with that kind of music. I’m the kind of guy that like to go to these
same sounding hardcore shows and moshing like a fucking retard. Says I’m a weak
hidden prick behind a computer screen… That reminds me of a quote from Mishima
in his fabulous book called “The Sun And The Steel” that I guess everybody in
that testosterone-core scene should read, that’s better than every kind of
mafia and Fight Club imagery. Mishima says in this book that those who don’t
like being in fitness and being strong are weak poeple… What a great sentence.
Anyway, I heard worst in this genre, seriously Bury Your Dead worth more than
an advertising as a Pantera (who’s for me the band that should be forgotten the
most from the nineties, may Dimebag rest in piece…) and Hatebreed (a great band
in their very direct style, pioneering or propulsing to the masses a style that
shouldn’t had been too much copied I guess). So for those who like to dance
with their hardcore, who search real values of life to be cool with your
friends check this one up. The style completist will like, the people into
novelty already passed over this release and look for something better and the
pricks like me put them in their record collection and will possibly never play
it back…
http://www.buryyourdead.com Bury Your Dead
darph/nadeR hairmyth,
volume one
(Fargone; CDR; 1 tracks; 42
minutes 38 seconds)
(File
under : Harsh noise…)
This
is a project I know for a while but I haven’t heard yet, I only heard one of
the member’s interesting project E Yard. Darph/nadeR is a duo from California.
This release is a single 42 minute track one. So this is for heavy masochist.
But the guy in me who always hates to listen to one track release, I must drop
the flag on this one. The reason is simple, this release fucking rocks! This is
a very cool assemblage of constant white noise, some kind of voice sampling,
old school synth and tons of other stuff. The result is a very constant one
with a very good dose of invitation to continue. There’s very few noise
projects that challenge me to turn the volume up and want more, I guess only
Concrete Violin and Filthy Turd do. I like these kind of sound intensity. The
very boring non-attractive side of this release is the presentation of the
release. Althought Fargone did very very nice release (this one along with one
from Nautical Almanac, Stimbox and their own The Seven Arts) the packagings is
possibly the most ugly I ever saw that’s bubble jet printed picture taped with
black electric tape on a normal jewel
case. I don’t know, they are big, ugly and the label ask for a price I guess
big for this. Maybe with experience the label should do better looking
releases, but this one looks like shit… I guess it doesn’t invite you to listen
to it. New rrecords from the label already got better packaging, but the
previous one suffers of this weak packaging. But seriously this is a very nice
noise record. If you think you should be ready for this, just look at it fast,
mine is number 13 out of 25… South California noise rise up!!!
http://www.fargonerecords.com
Fargone records
Government Alpha/Thirdorgan Dr. Frudstein/Counterattack of Shine-Shine-Dan
(Dada Dumming; 7” + CD; 4
tracks; around 56 minutes)
(File
under : Awesome japanoise split)
Possibly
one of the most interesting split in years due to it’s nature and it’s look
from this amazing label! This split featuring two amazing japanoise projects
are pairing here on two media for the best. This split is divided in a very
cute blood red 7” and a CD. The 7” is the harshest part of the release. This is
on both part a very beautiful demonstration of the harsh nature of both
projects. Government Alpha is of the two projects the most know. It’s part of
the split called Dr. Freudstein reflects the usual no-hold-barred noise style
of this Japan supersonic act. This track is fast harsh and hard. Maybe among
the best of he artist. I always got the impression that when Government Alpha
are on CDR or tape it’s never as great as on CD or 7”, I guess it’s an impression.
Or maybe this track is over edited compared with real live action like the one
featured on the CD. But this is pure sonic noise madness! The only problem :
too short. This is also the problem with the other part which is from the more
obscure project Thirdorgan, that I guess should be more popular. This one
flirts more in the pure japanoise field
Masonna used to path, but in a special way as well. This is
over-saturated at a level we all like and fits fabulously with the other side
of this piece of wax. Seriously this is the best noise 7” I heard in my entire
life, period. Let’s just say that I’m not big on noise 7”. The CD is also a
fabulous piece of noise. Both were recorded live on the same night in 2003. The
Government Alpha track is 15 minutes of pure surgical noise. It’s a little bit
slower I guess but you hear the perfect mastery of noise manipulation. But it’s
a little bit in my own sight overpassed by Thirdorgan’s track. The track begins
with a Japanese pop song’s loop that evolves into a very nice noise track. This
long track is solid, sharp and harsh. Destinated to kick your butt. (and it’s
great to hear because Thirdorgan’s coming to American soon!) I guess this is
the lack of Japan noise in my world outside Guilty Connector and Outermost, but
maybe not, but this release is a pure fucking gem! I guess a split in my sight
is a pure fucking gem! Well, this is cheap and the noise on it is a masterpiece
of noise. But maybe I’m speaking in the
void because true noise fan should already got it in their collection, if not,
jumpon it fast before they’re gone…
http://www.dadadrumming.org Dada Drumming
Gruntsplatter Pest
Maiden
(PACrec; 5 tracks; 66 minutes
26 seconds)
(File
under : Darker than the bubon that grew up in your neck this week)
From
the Tronik vault, PACrec reissue a very obscure release from this West Coast
infamous act for the best I guess. I really can’t imagine that some parts of
this was originally released on a tape limited to 50 back in 1999. Five years
later justice is due thankfully from one of the best label in noise nowadays.
This one I is comprise of 5 tracks that was originally done on a 7” and a tape.
The structure of most of the tracks are similarly the same and as the Luasa Raelon
PAC also released recently, the power is in the quality of the music (or noise,
see…) Most of the track are very repetitively pounding with a sharp razor
ambience that will raise your hair. I got a particularly personal preference
for the last track that got a very intense harsh vibe through it’s big 25
minutes of harsh “silence”. I guess there’s few noise project that can handle a
sense of dramatic ambience with a high degree of harsh noise. That is something
that should be known more, but I guess the name Gruntsplatter. So this is
really justice due to this beautiful release to been more available for now.
The mastering job was also done by Thomas Garrisson who actually did another
beautiful sound job here and the artwork was done by Scott Candey and looks
like most of his other ones. So this is a mandatory one for those who need
tension and loudness in their life takes note, weak people, got out of here…
http://www.iheartnoise.com PACrec
http://www.crionicmind.org Gruntsplatter
Guilty Connector Cosmic
Trigger/2AM Visit
(Ground Fault; 12 tracks; 43
minutes 53 seconds)
(File
under : Another masterpiece from one of our favourite noise act…)
Starting
with some fucking nice drums with some electronics before going to a fucking harsh
noise wall, here’s the long awaited Guilty Connector release for the very
awesome label Ground Fault. Taking on a category where only the die-hards could
be (along with Sickness, Prurient and Government Alpha), on the infamous series
III of the label, Guilty Connector delivers here another awesome concoction of
his awesome noise that my ears like so much. Divided in 2 parts, the first
part, Cosmic Trigger, starts with a very cool drumming part as
mentioned above before jumping to another short track of wall of noise and
another short one before a more long one to take your breath : “666Koenji
Awamori Trinken Massacre… and what a fucking harsh massacre the kind of synth
sounds absolutely kill the shit. You know the principle of the series III :
NOISE ALL THE TIME, so you know that when it’s time to put a record in this
series you’re in a treck for a beautiful headache… the fifth track is a
previously released track from a split 7” with Sudden Infant and is more of the
fucked upping of sounds submitted by the other project. Hey it’s not harsh as
my ears want… What’s going on? Anyway this fucked up “Roulette” sounds great,
at least it fits the Cosmic Trigger theme. The last one of the first
part is also a previously released one (on a 3” on Tabula Rasa) which consist
of a kind of a live smashing and screaming fest with feedback and drunkness
that end in a very harsh and raw noise fest. Amazing way to finish the part.
Seriously the Guilty Connector performance should rip some fucking head off I
hope he’ll move his ass to North America someday! The second part is called
“2AM Visit”. In the booklet (assuming that you know how Ground Fault releases
cover and artwork are done), the image behind the text on the page show Kohei
“the fast” with open red (photoshp painted) eyes screaming. And you need to
scream top this fucking crazy track that opens this part. Very fast and loud
electronics with attitude announce the rest of the program! The metal
manipulation of “Nail, 15cm long” is a
very harsh attack that end up with the very long silent introduction of “Stabbed
Straw Puppet”. The song is very fast and harsh following a long introducing is
a kind of muted one that fade in. Very harsh and loud. The following “Rocke Me”
is from a “Tribute” to Abba. I wish Abba was that harsh. That is one of the most crazy track of this record
because we hear GxCx listening to Abba and whistling. The last one is interrupted
with very punchy manipulation with some very strange “ambient” manipulation
with, uh!, a glass of water until the end. As always, this Ground Fault release
is top notch quality. Most of the artists that release stuff on this label
usually do their best stuff due to the exposure it gives and this time it’s
also the case. I won’t say that this is the best GxCx album just that it’s a
very strong one. Guilty Connector always perform top quality noise. This is
another very great release from one of the most interesting and unique noise
unit around!
http://www.groundfault.net Ground
Fault
http://www.geocities.jp/GxCx666/ Guilty Connector/Utsu Tapes
Henderson/Richardson Neither
work, nor leisure
(Voltagestress*r; CDR; 1
tracks; 19 minutes 59 seconds)
(File
under : Dense wall of noise noise)
That
is possibly one of the most strange release I’ve come to hear and see for a
while. I don’t know for you but seeing a release with 2 puppet make me very
curious about this one and also makes me taking my distance from it! These two
puppets apparently are England’s answer to the Wolf Eyes. Whatever it’s true or
not, let’s just say that they kick some harsh asses! This release is a very
stunning wall of sound performance. The sound is very punchy and the sense of
tension is at a very high point. There is a big constant noise wall with some
very dense manipulation on this and the whole result is a very nice noise
performance. I guess it should have been cuter on 3” but the sounds really
matter here, not the format of release! I didn’t heard a good (I mean fucking
harsh and well done) wall of noise release like this one for a while. I don’t
know if this combo (I suppose) got other releases but this one is a very cool
one from UK’s fine DIY noise label! Nice shit for a bunch of fucking puppets…
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/voltagestressr/ Voltagestress*r
Hive Mind Sand
Beast
(PACrec/Chondritic; 1 tracks; 38
minutes 35 seconds)
(File
under : Dooooooommmmyyy Drones)
Are
you fucking bored of your neighbours downstairs who always cries and talks?
Here’s the solution to the agitation of your fucking neighbours : Hive Mind.
Hive Mind is from Michigan and from the same spirit that brought you Cleanse
and Black Sand Desert. This 43 minutes long track is possibly the best wet
dream for everybody into very loud music. At the moment I played it on my
stereo and felt the floor shaking I realised we’re in it for a loud journey.
Everything Hive Mind perform are made with noise synth and possibly other
effect and the result overthrow every possibility of keeping wax in your ears.
It kinda reminds me of Sunn O))) in their more experimental parts (like in 00
Void) and without sounding like two retarded metal dudes on drugs. I say that
often but I’m somebody that hates long track but the fact that I heard their
album 5 times in 2-3 days is a fucking good sing and the fact also that in that
time their other full length was also a regular one is the proof that it hit me
in the right place. So you want something loud and heavy? The Hive Mind are the
fucking shit!!!
http://www.iheartnoise.com PACrec
http://www.chondriticsound.com/ Chondritic/Hive Mind
Hive Mind Death
Tones
(Hanson; 1 tracks; 43 minutes
33 seconds)
(File
under : Dooooooommmmyyy Drones)
Second
proper release in a few month for Michigan’s equivalence of King Kong’s fart!
This time the formula is nearly similar as their superb debut Sand Beast but I
guess few things got better in some ways. This Michigan unit can’t certainly
evolve in a thousands path in the kind of style they are but in this very impressive
release there are some more exploration on this. Like it seems to me that there
are more kinda pulsing sounds, maybe this is what we call death tones, but I
don’t know. There seems for me to feature more high parts that in the other
one. As a whole, this album seems to me to be more vicious than the other one.
I guess it’s louder than other release. But in a way it look more improvised
and it kinda sounds less professional. But anyway it hurts in the fucking right
place. I guess the Hive Mind make the concept of doom music exit the metal
realm. Great experience!
http://hivemind.sinkhole.net/ Hive Mind
(Note : Hive
Mind’s review were half-assed on purpose!)
Luasa Raelon Consumed
Within The Years Of Lead
(PACrec/Snip-Snip; 5 tracks; 43
minutes 28 seconds)
(File
under : Loud old school industrial noise)
Finally
here’s the first proper release of Ohio’s marvellous Luasa Raelon. If there’s a
project that I love in the world of noise and that I guess a ton of people
within the noise scene went attracted to, I guess it’s Luasa Raelon. I guess I
had the chance to be one of the early people to ear this project, not enough to
actually ever heard previous project Lupine, but enough to get all of the early
stuff! This made me very proud for them to finally heading up with a proper
full length! This one is I guess more in the more dark industrial tones of the
project, not that far from their (I guess) classics 80000v, , that is to date
for me the most achieve release of the project (my some personal experiences of
weed smoking and Nietzsche reading with it helped). The first track leave the
impression that you’re in a sombre journey. There’s some background deep tones
with some very repetitive sounds like that wavy sounds that goes in a lot of
releases, some very high theremin
sounds and some kind of reverberated percussion. The result is a big fucking
crazy track! Very loud and powerful. The second track is not that far from that
except that there’ some pretty cool feedback at the end. The third track sounds
really “oceanic”, like there is some kind of wave sound before going to another
dark pounding moody industrial mayhem! What’s the best thing with this and what
make the Luasa Raelon more solid than ever is not to find something new here,
but is in it’s perfect mood. Always on tension, always tight, always brightly
performed. Luasa Raelon is always, in my own very personal sight, a project
that takes you to a kind of journey. There is always an conceptual attitude
they want you to feel and they always do it very well. From the abyss of the
ocean to the upper skies and the coldness of the north, the impression is
always there and the sound of Luasa Raelon is always kinda constant. Here I
don’t know where we should go but this is not a fairytale soundtrack I guess
and the title is the very great indication that this sounds should go to the
dark side. And I guess for the first proper release that very officially
conceptual stuff should have been taken aside to focus on the whole concept of
the project. That makes a great result I guess, very well supported by a very
nice mastering by isolationism king Cordell Klier and by cool artwork by Scott
Candey (one of his best I’ve seen actually). So this step was very beautifully
done from this band that I guess nobody never talk badly above because it is
one of the best around, period.
http://www.iheartnoise.com PACrec
http://www.iheartnoise.com/luasaraelon Luasa Raelon
Mare s/t
(Hydrahead; 5 tracks; 24
minutes 26 seconds)
(File
under : splendid slow core)
It’s
always cool to see a Canadian band signed to a label that I like. This time is
a young trio named Mare. Mare is the new band of vitriol throat dude Tyler
Semrick-Palmateer, who handed the vocals on the early line-up of Toronto own
crazy band The End. He was the guy on the first release of this crazy band. So
I was quite pretty interested in seeing the progression of somebody who was in
one of my favourite band. At first I was so impressed because I was really
expecting a kind of violent chaotic stuff like The End but it was pretty
fucking better. Mare is more in the way of the sound of bands on the label they
find home at Hydra Head, they sounds like a very melodic doom core with some
very moody guitar interludes and some clean vocals. You have to catch the band live
to see how much these dudes “feel” their music. It’s not that far from the
melodic loudness of Isis with the kind of guitar technicalness at time of a
band like Gorguts or… The End… This is not a kind of very brutal band but
there’s like some crushing guitar sounds these bands got. This is really the
most beautiful discovery of the year I guess in the metal field. This is
seriously one of the most genially constructed release I heard for a while. The
most intense complaint I got against this piece of sound is that it’s not long
enough… That fucking sucks, I need more, I really wish a full length should be
out soon. I guess seeing them playing with emotion their tracks will make you
like this record more I guess. The artwork of this one was made by Aaron Turner
and as ever this is a pretty fucking awesome one. This is like a collage of a
crane with some kind of industrial pictures. Very cute. You want to start back
on thinking the future can be cool, take this one and you’ll be very happy to
wait for a full length, I guess I never got that impression since I heard The
Mosquito Control for the first time 6 years ago… This is possibly destined to
be in my favourite bands!!!
http://www.mare.ca Mare
http://www.hydrahead.com Hydrahead
Mass RRRecycled
(RRR; tape; 2 tracks)
(File
under : harsh noise)
Here’s
a young I guess project from Ontario not to be confused with the amazing band of
the same name from San Francisco. This project is possibly one of the very DIY
of the genre considering the one copy release that came in the package with
this one. I choose to review this one since it is very available since
RRRecycled tapes are I guess available forever. Mass plays harsh noise in a
very generic way. What seems to be interesting in the sound of Mass is the kind
of muddy strong sounds that can reminds me a lil’ bit of Filthy Turd and
Concrete Violin but not as great as these. Nothing is really revolutionary but
it does have a kind of significance in the way that it’s very nicely played. It
gets a little bit very long at some point. Something that is not great is that
both sides of the tape’s length overpass the original feature, that means that
unlike most of the RRRecycled tape, you don’t hear stuff at the end of the
presentation. At least of my own’s. Those searching for new talent should check
this one, it’s well done, not revolutionary but it does sounds good and at the
price of RRRecycled tapes it can be cool to check out.
http://www.rrrecycled.com RRRecycled
PCRV/Nkondi split
tape
(dollfullofrivet; tape; 2
tracks (one each) ; 32 minutes)
(File
under : harsh fucking noise split)
I
had that feeling that I haven’t heard any of PCRV (Matt Taggart) stuff for a
while and was wondering what happened of this pretty nice Montana outfit and
then, Bang! Something arrives at my mailbox. Here’s a split with Oregon’s
Nkondi. PCRV’s part is simply genuine, beginning with some very deep electro
drones with some reverberated high parts. I like that part of the sounds of
PCRV, that was also present in “In 4 Movement” and now it seems perfected.
There are after some minutes some more gruffy direct sounds that sound like
someone tearing off a guitar chords. While we hear that sound, the back ground
noise seems more rhythmic before the characteristic very high sounds of PCRV
come. Then some more noisy stuff explode, very rough with some theremin I
guess. That’s a total noise mess and it’s great! Then it end up in some more
psychedelic reverb. I guess the sounds of PCRV is going stronger since the last
time I heard it. Long live to Montana Noise!!! On the other side there’s
Nkondi, a project that I always feel very ordinary but always enjoyable for
what it does. On this it begins very well with a kind of siren feedback and
some other noises that anticipate very dark speed noise. What we got here is
plain and direct noise. Not very far from what I expected from Nkondi but in a
way better I guess. I don’t know why but it sounds better. I guess if Nkondi
(Erik Artega) got a crazy stage presence live it should be a great project to
catch live. That should also be the perfect stuff to remain awake while driving
by night. There are some very nice sounds on this and the speed is perfect for
those who likes the heavy noise shit. But after 5-6 minutes it gets boring I
guess, as usual as I can say for Nkondi. I never really been able to hear a
complete album from this project. I guess it’s perfect on comp or short
releases or live, but for a long release it gets kinda tiresome but I never
heard it while I was smoking pot, it should be different. But as a part of a
split it completes the other part of the release as long as it’s not long. The
split with The Cherry Point on that way is perfect. I always got the impression
when I hear a Nkondi split tape that the Nkondi part is good, but no more and
it makes you appreciate more the quality of the other project. And here it’s
still the case, the PCRV track is simply amazing. The Nkondi track seems a
little bit more over par than the rest of the stuff I heard but still not the
most crazy shit in the world. We got here possibly the best stuff I heard from
PCRV and I heard a lot, that maybe the first of their release that I don’t have
the impression that the guy press REC and play! That’s a good transition I
guess. In a whole, this is another very cool release from Nkondi’s very nice
DIY label dollfullofrivet, should be looked at since it’s pretty decent
noise!!!
http://pcrv.harshnoise.com PCRV
http://www.iheartnoise.com/dfrp
dfrp
Liam Singer The
Empty Heart Of The Chameleon
(Tell-All; 12 tracks; 26
minutes 28 seconds)
(File
under : I don’t know, let’s say minimalist pop…)
Here’s
something I never heard before and blow my ears! This is pure candy for the
ears. Liam Singer is from Portland and play a kind of very minimal music with a
very cool melodic edge. Most of the tracks are short piano-centred track with
sometimes very melancholic voice. The result is a simple, very enjoyable short
album with a lot of emotions. The whole album seems to have been assembled to
give a feeling of a whole works. The voice kinda reminds me of a little but of
early Pink Floyd I guess. There’s also a track with a girl singing with a very
operatic voice, although I usually don’t like operatic voice I must say that it
breaks the feeling of the album and like change it’s mood a little bit. But my
favourites parts are the one with very melancholic piano and Theremin that
reminds me a lot of Theremin legend Clara Rockmore, that is really the key to
make me feel very happy since I like Clara Rockmore. In itself this very
intimate album where you imagine the guy being alone in a dark room with his
piano appeal to a kind of very nice mood for playing. This release is San
Francisco’s label Tell-All first artist release and I’m pretty curious of
what’s next since the sampler who is the very first release of the label is
full of beautiful diverse sounds from many artists I never heard of. But for
this this is a very cool and presented in a very beautiful cardboard packaging
it’s way more attractive. Should take your attention, seriously!
http://www.tellallrecords.com Tell-All
http://www.tellallrecords.com/liamsinger Liam Singer
Unconditional Loathing Cornholecopia
(Breathmint/Ignivomous/Little
Mafia/ Sunship; 19 sick tracks; 71 minutes 33 seconds)
(File
under : Minneapolis’s best noise! Imagine the rest)
What
the fuck is this? You want sick shit? Here we are. I guess this band feature Emil
Hagstrom of the legendary Cock ESP and some other in the Minneapolis noise
scenesters who are now relocated among the west and this is the reunion album
or something like that. It starts with some babbling after some hard spanking
noise before entering the second track with a “It’s still going mean!”. This
second track is simply awesome, something like a 70’s sci-fi drone with some
feeling that you’re in a cave in a fucking wicked planet and that green man are
about to attack you. Awesome vibe! Just this track worth the record. It then
goes with some kinda radio voices and some kinda noise with rock and roll and
synth-pop background that become the only sound fast before some other wicked
shit comes. I guess here we start realising that you’re in a crazy company with
Unconditional Loathing because this Lost Party’s length is of 6 minute! The
kind of jazz part with some breaking parts are cool. The next track is a kind
of rough take of a acoustic rock band with a castrati voice called “Rocky
Mountain Tick” you see the portrait. the next track is a rough noise cut with
crazy pulsing industrial beat that end up in a real fucked-up mess. Your mother
will love as much as I do, that’s what make this record a great one! Seriously
and not just because the song after is till some acoustic blues rough outtakes!
The other crazy noise track with some scratching and sampling also will
interest you to continue the adventure to this album! The panning on this
sample ridden track will make your walk in the city very nice and when you
realise that your favourite Twisted Sisters track play it’s better!!! The next
track continue with that crazy riff of “You Gonna Burn In Hell” and some other
sounds. Track number ten is called Sickly Pups and sounds like a heavy rolling
noise train that will crush you! At that point of the record you know
everything can happen so you’re ready to hear anything, but nothing come on
this track. The next track is kind of samplings with some beats and scratch,
that will turn soon into a dreamy sampled track with some scratches. Track
number 13 is also another great part of the record consisting of kind of deep
breath and some hi-hat kinda beats and some sounds with a lot of reverb. Very
nice transic feeling and this is the longest track of the album. And why does
all the best track of this record goes with crazy blues track like the one
following called Ride The Donkey. The next track is a kind of beat with very
bad sounds with castanets, guitar and feedback female voice. That’s one thing
that I didn’t expect and that sounds very cool. After the blues track that
followed, Wellfare Well, it goes in a kind of noise track that is folowed by a
kind of dreamy loop and then people that seem to talk about cocaine and
razorblade around a baby followed by many samples. Then there’s a track that
sounds like a Nirvana guitar and some hip beat and a girl singing about that
girl he saw on the street and the drummer said he sucks because he plays for
only a week and the other guy said “you told me that you were playing for four
years” and he say “I said four days”. Than they try to play it and the drummer
always fuck the track but it’s a very dumb track anyway! Should be the radio
single of the release! The final track of this wicked journey is a very cool
noise track with full on attitude. The kinda main feedback is pretty cool and
there’s some very rough noise that come and goes that makes it very awesome.
It’s a very nice way to end this strange release! This is maybe for those who
always need the dumbest and the strangest of the experimental music. Some
tracks are really awesome and you imagine a more serious way to put it
shouldn’t made it better. It’s I guess a totally unique way of doing it. That’s
a kick in the ass of the serious noise scene. I like it that way, very wicked
and very funny!!! But in a way you don’t listen to it 78 times in a row, so I
don’t know why you should get this release, but the good parts are fucking
great!!! A good record!
http://www.breathmint.net Breathmint Records
http://www.ignivomous.org Ignivomous Records
http://www.littlemafia.com Little
Mafia
http://www.freenoise.org/sun/ Sun
Ship
Unicorn PLaying With Light
(Housepig; 7 tracks; 37 minutes 48 seconds)
(File
under : Minimalism)
Unicorn
is the solo side project of Bill Nelson from Bastard Noise and should not be
confused with the Toronto indie band of the same name. And I guess it’s pretty
better. As you always never know what to expect from a Bastard Noise, this one
is a beautiful collection of diverse assemblage under the sing of the
minimalism. The first track is a very calm 5 minute repetitive piano track with
some atmospheric undertone. Then it switched to a more drony track that is also
as minimal of the first one. The third one begins with a long synth minimal
manipulations where some noises and drone are mixed with after three minutes
without never leaving the central synth manipulation. I guess this is the
center of all the release. Unicorn seems to go more in the path of old school
minimalism like Terry Riley and Steve Reich’s classic stuff with a more
contemporary attitude, let’s say. The noise undertones on this track called
“Spots” really reminds me of some early Terry Riley stuff like Rainbow Curved
In The Air. The fifth track is also a winner one which consist of a dark
ambient/drone track with a crescendo of tension that suddenly stops to enter a
more mellow track with some very deep pulses and some guitar repetition. This
is also a very nice way to finish this marvellous album. Everything seems to
been well assemble to create a very cool melodic minimal release. This is very
very far I guess from most of the Bastard Noise incarnation (that I heard).
This is very calm, never alienating and there’s also a pretty nice cinematic
vibe. That’s possibly why there’s 3 small movies with Unicorn as CD-Rom. One
features a guy doing pot with clay and explaining. The other one feature the
first track of the record where someone is “Playing with lights” as the name of
the album and of this movie says and where she reflects lights on walls in
front of some objects that projects shadows on the wall. The third one is my
favourite. It features some shooting of boats in a harbour or something like
that with the superb fourth track that is the heaviest track of the album. All
of these movies were made by a girl named Stephanie Miller. This release that
inaugurates a new label called Housepig Records and is of course a very amazing
way to start a new label. This is definitely a killer release, very well
assembled and very diversified and very smooth to listen. I very like
minimalism music when it’s well done and this time it is! This is a record that
will stay around my desk for a while!
http://www.housepig.com Housepig
http://www.thumbprintpress.com Unicorn
