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SPECIAL PRICE! Discount on 2 CDs
Postage prices have gone up, but I'm still endeavouring to offer your choice of two Cipher Productions CDs or CDRs, in any combination of your choosing, for only a discounted price - $22 postage paid. This item can be ordered on its own, or in combination with other titles below. Please list your CD selection in the comments box, or send a separate email to cipherproductions@lycos.com. Please note that in my discretion I may remove CDs from standard jewel cases (but nothing integral to the release), to save on postage.
Chrysalis & Agit8 Sacred Silence 3"CDR
prophetic, heretical cut-up noise and post-traumatic ambience
Facialmess & Hana Kodama 12"
contrasting LP of Facialmess' brutal noise and Hana Kodama's subtle ambience
KA Water Mertz CDR
Ka is the trio of Tore h Bøe, Kai s Mikalsen, and Kjell ø Braathen, all members of the Origami Republik. Here they present one 45 minute long track that was originally created for the H20 mail art exhibition in Oslo, Norway in 1999. The trio use field recordings of water and ocean sounds to create a liquid, drifting sea-scape of sound.
V/A Night Science III 'zine + CD
Night Science is back with its biggest and boldest issue yet: a perfect-bound 104 page 'zine and a full-length CD of exclusive material featuring: Prurient - in-depth interview, historical photographs and two disparate tracks: a turgid piece of cut-up urgency and a live track of pure feedback destruction; Edwige - all members are interviewed and the CD contains a new 10 minute track with a more menacing, industrial approach than to their Segerhuva LP; Yellow Cab - Michio's first CD appearance in, what, 10 years? Old school Japanese noise which bristles with vibrancy and a quick chat from Mr. Vanilla Records; Romance - lengthy interview with this newer British noiser and a fine track of punishing, dichotomous harshness; Astro - Hiroshi Hasegawa explores his incredible history in experimental music and delivers up a unique piece of Astro majesty from the same sessions as the 'Shell Star/Spica' masterpiece; Defektro - Australia's newest noise arrival (ex-Japan) on all things mechanical and three pieces of robotic/electronics mayhem; Armenia - this unstoppable noise machine delves into his noise past and rounds the CD out with 10 minutes of pure screech; and Abisko - Tommy Carlsson discusses his latest label venture. This 'zine also features reviews of over 185 noise titles covering the last couple of years, an invaluable insight into those you missed, those you've ignored and those you've yet to experience. Limited to 500 copies.
Gelsomina Nostalghia CD
Finally Gelsomina's obliterative 'Nostalghia' is available in its intended, appropriate format. This gem originally passed the world by as a c-60 on the Australian label Smell The Stench. Now rescued from the shackles of low-budget tape reproduction 'Nostalghia' sparkles in its full glory, a full hour of seething harsh noise refinement which mercilessly attacks from every angle. Gelsomina is already a recognised name for this in the noise underground know, a series of tape/CDR editions - not to mention some stellar releases for Freak Animal - all leading to this essential, absolutely necessary assault of a release. Make no mistakes, Gelsomina is where this genre is headed. This CD reissue also comes equipped with a bonus track, a killer lengthy live Gelsomina collaboration with Grunt. Packaged in over-sized A5 sleeves with a multi-layered textured cover. Co-released with MIR (now defunct). Limited edition of 500 copies.
TADM & Timisoara I Am Not Dying In A Nightmare CDR + 3"CDR
This release started as an intention to release some long-lost material, but upon revisiting it every track bar one was ditched in favour of new material. So here we have it, brand new obnoxious digital crunch and laptop hurling from TADM – as excitable as ever, but with a sense of the harsh noise purpose which is inescapable – and one extended new track from Timisoara of guitar and electronics - which is the most blissed-out piece of meditative noise/drone ever from Keiko – paired with an older track of exquisite beauty and which I refused to let die. Gotta love those contrasts.
Conversations About The Light Barren Eyelids Flowering 3"CDR
CATL's calming ambience is obviously captivating, but 'Barren Eyelids Flowering' taints the usually pristine CATL shimmer with some gruesome streaks of noise. The end product somehow retains the usual dreamlike quality but roughly rips holes of harshness in the sound, the two coexisting for an end product I didn't think possible. Packaged in a handmade paper sleeve and wax sealed. Limited to 100 copies.
Origami Bondepraktika & Origami Subtropika & Origami Synergika fan-CDR
Split/collaborative release from Karl Midholm (Ovum), Jorge Castro (Cornucopia, Clon) and Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer, Testicle Hazard, Origami Replika) whereby the artists created and shared source material before each creating a track from the process.
The outcome varies, but the quality is consistent; each of these guys know their craft, and each produces an assured composition from the ticks, twitches and oddities which were shared. Not ‘noise’ in the strict sense, but an incredible odyssey of experimental creation, and a must for anyone at all interested in any of the artists’ respective projects.
Handsomely packaged in screenprinted plywood and felt packaging, all sandwiched by metal bolts. Screenprinted ‘fan’ discs show off the articulated oroborous while giving you a good 16 minutes of playing time. Packaging is kinda heavy hence the postage cost.
Hum Of The Druid & Fire In the Head 12"
'Double A side' split LP profiling two of the most resolute contemporary projects. Hum Of The Druid gives a side long track representing work done primarily in late 2005-early 2006. Heavy electronic cracking and midrange noise texture melds with electro-acoustic placement and the occasional obscure vocal to establish a diverse landscape of sound. Sound that is decidedly dark, but true-to-life in the perspective it offers. The F/I/T/H side is a slight departure from previous efforts forgoing the relentless 'in your face' aggression of earlier recordings in favor of a more restrained and minimalist mix of raw analog electronics, field recordings, samples (some classic and "cliché", some not so) and vocals culminating in a near-melodic, rhythmic assault of industrial bombast. Paste-on cover artwork from Eric Stonefelt (Hum Of The Druid) and Nick Blinko (Ridmentary Peni), printed labels and multiple inserts. Edition of 300 copies, half of which are here and half of which are with Audio Immolation Industries with whom this record was co-released.
Astro Shell Star/Spica CD
In March 2004 I released what was then, and remains now, one of the titles I am most proud to have released on Cipher Productions: the Astro 'Shell Star/Spica' 2x3"CDR. Now five years later that material is reissued on CD, with all-new artwork from Mike Shiflet. 'Shell Star/Spica' was one of the first Astro releases to truly crystalise Hiroshi Hasegawa's use of subtle editing techniques and beautiful layering/mixing control with his synth mastery, for two near-20 minute tracks of dizzying orchestration and arrangement. This is where the modern Astro sound began, to be continued into equally competent works as 'Astral Orange Sunshine', and I'm incredibly pleased to make it available again for those who missed out the first time around. Jewel case edition of 500 copies.
Clew Of Theseus The Playground Of The Damned CDR
Recorded in 2002-2003, 'The Playground Of The Damned' was originally intended for the Solipsism label, which unfortunately was ended before this disc could see the light of day. While a small artist edition disappeared into the ether, it's now finally time to bring 'The Playground Of The Damned' out from obscurity. The disc is a maelstrom of intense, engaging, finessed piece of harsh sonics with a heavier editing presence than other Clew Of Theseus releases, and mastered to painful perfection. 'The Playground Of The Damned' is the most focused, most tightly-wound, most intimidating release from Clew Of Theseus to date, carefully balanced with shorter ambient interludes and sample use. I'm incredibly glad to have this disseminated properly after clutching the previous artist edition for so long. Full colour 4 panel cover, disc and traycard. Limited edition of 100 copies.
Knife City Hex Inheritance 2xC-35
The final Knife City release is an expansive double cassette collection spanning the project's most productive timespan of 2004-2007. Four sides running the full range of possibilities this project had to offer, from lush textural floats to biting feedback scald and punishing distortion barging. This one-time Warmth cohort delivers a particularly poignant and personal take on noise timbral intricacies, and perhaps this release will give a few more people the opportunity to experience Branden's abilities. Full colour professionally printed artwork, inserts and labels all housed in an oversized white cassette caddy.
The Rita & Wilt Werewolf In The Black Space CD
This tantalising meeting of the minds first saw light in two ridiculously tiny cassette editions on Wilt's own ORCO label. This CD reissue maintains the roughly-sawn quality of the original, adds a lengthy new track, and replaces the artwork with some sexy, bloodied ladies for your entertainment. With such disparate takes on their craft, it's no surprise this CD finds both Wilt and The Rita dragging each other's imposing form into new areas; approached either as a re-imagining and re-contextualising of The Rita, or a brutish noise immersion for Wilt, 'Werewolf In The Black Space' surpasses any obvious confrontation for six moody, bloody, invasive and violent tracks of inspired texturising and midnight stalk which will appeal to those interested in either project's output. 6 panel cover booklet and traycard. Edition of 500 copies.
Ichorous & Broken Diode Malevolence Vol. 1 C-24
Finessed, vibrant, active noise from both Ichorous and Broken Diode on this one. Malevolence Vol. 1 is nothing more, and nothing less, than a commitment of harsh noise intended for, and vested in, the split cassette format. For its 22 minute playing time this one just never lets up or shuts up, a furnaced maelstrom from each. Edition of 100 copies with full-colour A5 covers and tape labels all designed by Andy Phelps (Ichorous).
Dieter Müh & Mnem Atomyriades CD
'Atomyriades' is a composition of surprising tone and style that forays into territories which are stylistically distant from what's come before from each of Dieter Müh and Mnem, rich organic textures and searching electronic compositions which owe as much to an expansive industrial search as they do to Eno-esque or even Biosphere-ish cold and warm textural layers. Collaborative work breaking new ground for both artists, whom you may know for past releases on labels including Tesco, Segerhuva, Blade, Drone, Harbinger, Xerxes and Kaos Kontrol. Perhaps for Mnem afficionados lying somewhere close to 'Engrama', and for those in the Dieter Müh know the closest trek could be 'The Bjorn Tapes' or 'Tertium Organum'? Stunning and brave audio work housed in a digipack with design from Dieter Müh's David Uden. Edition of 500 copies.
Guilty Connector Ikomayam Stars 'n' Nishinari EP 7"
This 7" EP decisively marks Guilty Connector's new identity, the first side focusing the electronics of the project's renown into an orchestra of feedback drones to realise a searing, attentive piece of tension and resolution. The second side is a re-thought collection of sounds utilising minute low-end whisperings and subtle textural introductions for a subdued counterpoint to the scald of the first. Cut at Abbey Road and pressed at Sydney's Vinyl Factory for attentive sound reproduction. Collage colour outer and greyscale inner covers, and handstamped labels. Edition of 200 copies.
Praying For Oblivion Façade C-35
Praying For Oblivion is a name stretching back into the deepest noise/industrial subculture of this century and ther last. I never know quite what to expect from Andrew Seal, which is always the exciting part of finding something new - or old - from him to sink into. Façade's first side is a lengthy live track recorded in Kaisterslautern folding undigestible feedback into crude industrial machinations and bursts of nasty vocals. The second side meanwhile blasts what seems like a more chaotic noise rasp, but within that hides eliding, subtle repetitions and a surprising compositional restraint. Two sides to a truly multi-faceted project. Façade marks the first release in my new sub-series of specially packaged cassettes dedicated to the obliqueness of 1990s cassette culture packaging from the likes of Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers, MSBR, Sound Probe, GROSS, SHMF, Uncut and the like. This cassette is in an edition of 50 copies, strapped by wire mesh to a 5" square collage/mixed mess of papier mache, video tape, more mesh and paint.
The Vomit Arsonist Wretch CD
Wretch is brought to you in partnership with Force Of Nature and represents a journey through the mind of Andrew Grant, aka The Vomit Arsonist. A decidedly personal and unnerving recording, Wretch was written during a period of mental instability that lasted nearly two years. The result is a release that bleeds raw emotion: loss, hatred, self-loathing, and reflection; starting at rock bottom with waves of dark ambience and quietly spoken words, moving further into the depths of a tortured mind. The result is a gradual advance into forceful, vengeful power electronics. CD and insert in a slimline wallet. Edition of 500 copies.
V/A Night Science IV 'zine & CD
The new issue of ‘Night Science’ lands at long last. Lengthy interviews and exclusive CD content from Hum Of The Druid, Raionbashi, Golden Serenades, Kazumoto Endo, Dieter Müh, The Haters and Halthan. All amazing artists, and all have contributed significantly both in their audio output and their time/commitment/visual contributions to my interviews. This issue also includes an interview with those behind the Posh Isolation label, reviews of live performances by KK Null, Dave Phillips and Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck, and reviews of around 220 releases from the past few years.
Everything totals 136 pages and, like the last issue, this effort has been perfect bound to cram the most content in possible. The CD clocks in at close to an hour, and showcases each artist in their element. These are some of my favourite people recording at the moment, so it’s a real privilege to have them all in one place.
This project was about four years in the making and is, in my opinion, the best issue yet. It’s limited to 500 copies.
Murder Book Under The Green Sea Drowning 10"
Extremely limited lathe-cut 10" of George Proctor's highly underrated and sadly under-productive project Murder Book. Previous opportune collaborations include Wilt and Culver, and it's that dense drip of desolation which Murder Book carries so well. Under The Grean Sea Drowning hones that moribund sound into a suite of four noise/industrial groans heavy on decayed electronics and droned guitar, the slow and painful release of water into the lungs which beautifies that final few moments. 30 copies only, beautifully cut into 10" lacquers by the brilliant Perthection and packaged in heavy windowed foamboard. The price on this release is a reflection of the materials and postage only, and is the best I can do in the circumstances.
GX Jupitter-Larsen & Winters In Osaka Giant Baba 7"
61 lock groove collaboration between these two title belt holders, each piece a sonic snapshot of champion Japanese wrestler and All Japan Pro Wrestling co-founder Shohei 'Giant' Baba. Two editions, each of 61 copies: the first edition has colour sleeves while the second is monochromatic. Each copy comes with a page taken from a 1980 Japanese wrestling magazine. From the run of this 7", $400 will be donated to the Red Cross' efforts to assist those affected by Japan's 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
2673 What Reveals The Heavens Can Be Found On Earth CD
Kevin Winter's 2673 project is perhaps known best for the unknown, and for What Reveals The Heavens Can Be Found On Earth he unveils a chilling minimalism built around icy synth tones and careful dynamic blocks, the disc as much about its shifts between tracks as it is within tracks. Five cuts of demanding, unhurried, precise and poignant statements stripping away all but the most essential sounds - be they grand in gesture or minute in statement. Pro-pressed CD limited to only 100 copies, packaged in Stumptown 'Arigato Packs' adorned with bittersweet family photographs.
GM Electronics Manticore 3"CDR
In the mid-'00s Jiri Balsinek unleashed a barrage of well-placed and well articulated releases, simultaneously chaotic yet craftily textured. In addition to the recent reissue of 'Trashwalker' on Existence Establishment comes this new 3"CDR, a recently unearthed effort recorded in 2004 and seeing the light of day eight years later. Manticora relies heavily in synth source sounds, and variously draws elements from sweeping PE devastation, needling cut-up work a la contemporary K2 and dashing, dark, harsh noise akin to MSBR. Full colour foldout art in a 'calendar case', limited to 100 copies.
K2 Junk-A-Tohgenkyo CD
This CD closes K2's second chapter which, through almost two decades, littered the noise world with some of the brightest, most bewildering, and most dangerous metal junks-infused noise imaginable. Junk-A-Tohgenkyo bookends that era of K2, following the Target To Nowhere and Brainwash Education CDRs on Cipher and Tochnit Aleph respectively, with a collection of the project's final three live shows each staged in mid 2003. First, a solo set at Tokyo's legendary 20000V aptly titled "The Last Metal Storm". Second, a lengthy collaborative track with those titans of noise, the one and only Incapacitants, again at 20000V. Third, a less abrasive and utterly intriguing collaboration with Yukinori Kukichi (Billy?) served up at Tokuzo in Nagoya. Each track is a room recording, capturing all the eagerness, pressure, volume and weld sparks of the event. This CD must be played LOUD for true effect. Pro-pressed CD, digipack, edition of 250 copies.
Kazuma Kubota & Self-Inflicted Violence 7"
Split 7" vinyl pairing Japan's Kazuma Kubota with Poland's [s.i.v.]. Kazuma approaches softly, opening with light layers of sound, before obliterating them with his increasingly dextrous atack of high-energy, volatile-spliced harsh electronics. Self-Inflicted Violence trumps the pummel of his recent CDR on Somnolent Shelter to push forward a dervish of stop-and-go electronics and junk elements, hesitant at first before riding on its own urgency. Co-released with Underground Pollution. Limited to 150 copies, of which I have far less than half.
Ben Taylor & John Murphy CD
This lengthy CD compiles a series of improvisational vignettes recorded by Ben Taylor (Bordel Militaire, Ebola Disco, Chrome Dome) and John Murphy (Shining Vril, Knifeladder, Krang, Death In June and many more) during 2004 and 2005, clandestinely avoiding Ben's ex-girlfriend's instrusions as well as her overly-religious landlord. The results vary from sparse ambient and percussive thrusts to pushing industrial and hallucinatory noise episodes: reflections of the duo's interplay, the weather, the environment and an avoidance of strategy. Jewel case CD with artwork by Rus Brockman. Edition of 500 copies, jewel case edition with 8 page booklet.
Ben Taylor & John Murphy CD
Special A5 sleeve edition of the CD, released in an edition of 20 copies for a release show we held in Adelaide on 30 November 2013. Limited edition of 20 copies, hand-numbered.
Amputation Theory Voyeur C-70
Since 2006 the Institute For Organic Conversations label has serially unleashed a handful of sweaty and sleazy treatises of harsh noise littered with junk metal, grey sexual aesthetics and a heavy fondness for post-Macronympha American noise cassette culture. Now this sordid project has entrusted around 65 minutes of material to a new label, Voyeur a parade of late ‘70s/early’80s VHS adult fixations, unashamed junk noise, late night feedback cleansing, bodily fluid saturation and seedy scrap metal abuse. Edition of 50 copies with full colour fold-out sleeve.
VipCancro & Andrea Borghi C-46
Split tape of VipCancro's organic ensemble noiseisambient and Andrea Borghi's more harrowing, angular noise constructs. VipCancro have an almost calmative effect, every tone mannered as their tightly-woven layers of sound slowly loosen. Andrea (one quarter of VipCancro) paces more forcefully, but his constructs ultimately prove more brittle, bareing glimpses of well-worn source material between cobbled processing. This is another in my line of specially packaged cassettes, this time the tape is housed in a cut, folded and stickered vinyl records, all held in place with velro. Limited to 60 copies.
Body Cargo & Pogrom Resistance CD
This album has united two Lithuanian projects under a theme of resistance. Papua New Guinea cannibals' resistance against outsider effects is different from resistance of interwar period Lithuanian guerrillas, but you can find these associations on a musical plane, and Body Cargo and Pogrom each present their own interpretations. Both projects deliver four solo tracks each. Body Cargo's creations are filthy post-morten and Pogrom this time seeks a balance between aggression and romance (there's even a piano!). There are also two joint tracks, where first Pogrom does sounds and Body Cargo delivers vocals and then vice versa. 10 tracks and a playing time of more than an hour. This is the first Body Cargo release on CD! You can also find a symbolic link between the two labels that released this album. Cipher Productions is geographically closer to Body Cargo themes and Terror is on the same land as Pogrom. Jewel case packaged with an 8 page booklet. Limited edition of 300 copies of which I have less than half.
Existence In Decline Kunlangeta C-46
I can’t do better than quote Anthony Saunders himself on this one: “Kunlangeta was initially recorded at the request of Nolan/Kakerlak for Thorax Harsh Cassettes. It is 46 minutes of long-form fast-paced relentless harsh noise in the vein of K2, Pain Jerk, and Ahlzagailzehguh, painstakingly recorded and constructed over the course of a full year from late 2008 to late 2009. It is the first release under the new meaning of E.I.D.: Existence in Decline”.Another release in my line of specially packaged cassettes, electrical wiring and cable ties securing a sleeved cassette to artwork-adorned Corflute. Edition of 60 copies.
Haare A Split Second In Eternity patch
We have a few spare Haare patches to sell separately. Get one for your jacket!
Dead Boomers Outcalls C-11
Two highlights from Dead Boomers' pre-2014 live set find their outlet in the studio and now onto this tape, detailed power electronics sermons which are the obvious follow-up to the acclaimed Pig In The Python LP. That LP's ruminations on Australia's aging population tentacle into Outcalls via fascinations with post-patriarchal feuds and pharmaceutical dispensation, provking a grim terminality to Dead Boomers' familiar industrial layerings. Specially packaged in a painted rubberised material pouch with two inserts and a dogtag. Edition of 60 copies.
Rope Society One Word Definition C-35
The first release from this new project of David Tonkin (Isomer, The Alarmist) which regresses to blatant noise worship, toxic junk and vocal abuse, and punitive synth exploitation. To-the-point and unashamed. Packaged in folded polypropylene covers with a screenprinted reflector banderole and teethed metal holding the tape in place. Edition of 50 copies.
Smell & Quim & Onomatopoeia Live At Kirkstall Lites CD
Senior English statesmen Smell & Quim and Onomatopoeia offer up a horrifying 20 minute live collaboration which has been subsequently studio brutalised – read: glorifyingly distorted – for your sickly noise pleasure. The God-knows-what live antics are fodder for the studio mix’s chipper, delivering an unrelenting pummelling of sound and a few bloodied stumps of input material at the end of it.
CD in a matte-side printed card wallet, edition of 300 copies. c. 20 minutes = budget price.
Jah Excretion & Torturing Nurse C-20
The somewhat reclusive Jah Excretion from Japan teams up with the elating and ever-present Torturing Nurse from China for a track of each of no-nonsense and unrelenting harsh noise. Each has placed an emphasis on the roar of urgency and the hedonistic quality of harsh noise pursuits.
This is another in my line of specially packaged tapes, coming in a riveted rubber sleeve with photocopy collage artwork. Edition of 50 copies.
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16 Bitch Pile-Up Bury Me Deep CD (Troniks)
Super wierdo pastiche of noise, found sounds, motorcycles, billowy industrial, creep electronics and bloody cover-art. Plays out as a creepy, unsuitable montage even though it's not really?
666 Volt Battery Noise Audio Super Predator CD (Pure)
One of those harsh CDs that just fucking NAILS it. 666VBN ain't precious, they just wanna smack your face. And you wanna let them, right?
A Crown Of Light The Clearing CD (Eibon)
Collaboration between Conversations About The Light and Crown Of Amaranth, a dark ambient CD with a load of disparate and demanding influences. A rewarding, complex listen.
Agit8 Ache CDR (Obscurica)
Budget reissue of Agit8's defining moment, an embittered avalanche of blooded electronics, gutted machinery and overblown distortions. This disc tacks on two bonus tracks to the original's audio content. Highly recommended!
Agit8 & Cheap Machines split CDR (Brise-Cul)
The now standard Agit8 arm-breaking crunch teamed up with an engaging composite of noises from Cheap Machines.
Alfarmania Hålögd Insikt 10" (Autarkeia)
Absolute first-class 10" from the always rewarding Alfarmnia. Hålögd Insikt is as dismal as one might expect, but carries a somehow slightly updated sound almost veering into Anenzephalia territory or similar. Surprisingly quiet yet eerily powerful. Highly recommended.
Alfarmania Skräcken CD (Autarkeia)
One of only a few more widely available Alfarmania releases, and also the only one I can remember being released (so far) on CD? Rest assured it's as dismal and analogue-derived as they come, half an hour of decrepit post-mortem textures and some particularly forthright vocals too. Full colour collage art all over the digipack. Highly recommended.
Aluminum Noise Army Of Robots CDR (Soulworm)
Yep the spelling is theirs. Early project from Jason Crumer (NIDWST, American Band, etc.) which reads somewhat like a gutter-soaked lo-fi version of the Amazing Grace album, coupled with some early noise excursions.
American Band American Band's First Album CD (Blossoming Noise)
Bliss-out harshnoise masterminded by Jason Crumer (Facedowninshit, Amazing Grace, NIDWST), and also featuring Matt Franco (Air Conditioning) and Lee Counts. Pure, barely relenting and amazingly restless harshnoise, a fucking fantastic CD. Highly recommended.
Am Not First Morbid Vibrations C-30 (Unrest)
New Unrest project, heavy power electronics with a strong hint of early Power & Steel label and the like. Recommended.
Anakrid Crash Your Putrid Minds C-30 (Black Horizons)
Definitely a surprise for those expecting the lush serenity of the recent studio LPs, Crush Your Putrid Mind is a more abrasive (live?) Anakrid, heavier on loops and snarling sonics - but pulled off just as effectively as the emotive LP content. I latched onto this project after missing a couple of early releases, don't make the same mistake!
Anemone Tube Death Over China CD (Silken Tofu / Topheth Prophet)
The followup to Dream Landscape is a more intricate a less genre-fied effort, again reliant on field recordings but even fewer outside sources. Concrete elements are more forcible here, the field recordings subject to time manipulation more than sonic or effect manipulation, all rising into an absolutely captivating final piece. Recommended.
Anemone Tube Dream Landscape CD + DVD (Silken Tofu)
One of my favourite releases in the last five years, and for my ears also one of the most unique. Carefully sculptured field recordings are underpinned by evocative syth wash, rising into sublime industrial creations. The DVD features a short film over which a harsh piece of Anemone Tube noise plays out. Highly recommended.
Anemone Tube & Dissecting Table This Dismal World 12" (Peripheral)
Colossal industrial split LP of cold field recordings treatments from Anemone Tube, with a bit of added synth melancholy, and cruel junk percussion confusion from Dissecting Table. Recommended.
Anemone Tube & Dissecting Table This Dismal World C-41 (Black Horizons)
Tape version of the split LP, with a slight revision to Anemone Tube's contribution. Recommended.
Angel Of Decay Bleeding On The Flowers CDR (Bloodlust!)
A reissue of last year's limited tape release, now on a digital format. Jonathan Canady's most aggressive (and best!) release since G.R., two solid expositions of analog synth armoury (not unlike early Astro at times) which succumb to occasional blasts of harder noise and vocals. Highly recommended, and the artwork kills too!
Animal Steel Sleep Forever Blue Face Babe C-20 (Destructive Industries)
Chaotic power electronics-esque madeness from a member of twodeadslutsonegoodfuck. Nicely presented maelstrom of electronic, sampled and physical sounds.
An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter Gli Occhi Dentro C-30 (Nil By Mouth)
Ragged wall recordings from Richard Ramirez and Cristiano Renzoni, dedicated to trashmeister Brunno Mattei.
Arkhe For Everything That Lives Is Holy C-32 (Nil By Mouth)
A limited cassette on Utmarken (released under the Pestdemon moniker) sees light again as Arkhe. Dismal, decayed electronics bound up in great packaging.
Arkhe Kryptakravlarn 7" (Solförmörkelse)
Frowning industrial drone and croaking vocals (?) on the A side, suffocating death electronics on the B, from the artist formerly known as Pestdemon. If we're on a descent to hell, this is ninth circle stuff. Recommended.
Armenia Dislessico CDR (Seven Sermones Ad Mortuos)
Savage lengthy track of harshness, a vibrant amalgam of hard feedback, excessive high end and moaning mid-range textures.
Armenia & The Nautilus Deconstruction & Kummieband & Glebstoff & Groyxo 3 Way Split CD CDR (Scrotum)
Single tone skree and ephemeral grit from Armenia. Wierdo distortion and kitchen sink ruckus from The Nautilus Deconstruction and Kummieband & Glebstoff. Superb cut-up metal junk and voice exuberance from Groyxo. A must have for the Groyxo piece alone.
Ashley C Drift CD (Freak Animal)
A seris of desolate textures, generally minimal but some encircling if still truly mean-spiritedness. It only makes things worse. Recommended.
Astro & Crazy River & Kobi & Love hZ Penguin House 7" (Ohm)
Short and sharp live collaboration at Tokyo's Penguin House between Hiroshi Hasegawa and these touring Norsemen. Rude, loud, noisy, just as it ought to be.
Astro & Fear Konstruktor Dawn Mission CDR (Quagga Curious Sounds)
Solemn synth explorations from Astro are shaped and torn into new forms by Fear Konstruktor, almost a power electronics approach to Hiroshi's synth which suits it very well! Recommended.
Astro & Fear Konstruktor Hollow Earth C-24 (Black Horizons)
More solemn synth/industrial expositions from this collaborative pairing. Fabulous artwork from James as usual. Recommended.
Astro & Jazkamer & Hair Stylistics Motorcycle Fuck With The Ghost Rider CD (Archive)
Nasty almost wallish noise collaboration from these renowned artists, a filthy slab of gutter noise overflowing with instrumentation and swimming in contempt. Highly recommended.
Astro & Tabata amp; Reiko A & SynYo Live At Velvet Sun CDR (Utsu Tapes)
Renowned live disc of pssychedelic CCCC-esque squall and rush. Had this in stock a number of times, it never fails to please.
Aube Blau+Rot 7" (Auf Abwegen)
New Aube 7" and first release on Auf Abwegen in a while? Akifumi puts a percussion synth through its paces, a curvaceous and subtle tender exploration on the first side, the second a blustering forage for hidden worlds and sounds which resolves into a curious ending motif, all with the usualtextural signatures of Aube.
Aube Imagery Resonance CD (Aquarelist)
Contemporary Aube recordings with a cold, austere outlook not unlike the classic 'Luminous' or similarly callous recordings. Great new CD, highly recommended.
Aube Le Syndrome Aquatique 2xCD (Silentes)
Reissue of the classic Aqua Syndrome (originally a CD on Manifold), now with an extra studio track and a bonus disc of superb live material. Hypnotic, quite arid (surprisingly) compositions of intertwining timbral trickles. Highly recommended.
Aube Metal On Metal 2xCD (Silentes)
Reissue of the one of my favourite Aube recordings, the Métal de Métal CD (originally on Manifold), now expanded with a bonus disc of live material. For me this disc perfectly captures the tension between source material and performer, playing off the sonic qualities of the metal sources with skill and care. Highly recommended.
Aube Variable Ambit CD (Housepig)
Unearthed CD of searing feedback manipulation not far away from the amazing Suppression Disorder CD on Alchemy. Welcome back!
Aube & Dschim K. Sandbleistift 10" (Licht-Ung)
Abstract synth/noise/wierdness output from Aube, very uncharacteristic and very cool. Sandbleistift = Licht-Ung (I think?) and is more over-the-top noise/oddness freakout, always difficult to describe and a pleasure to begin to comprehend.
Backasvinet & Phí C-26 (Kafe Kaos)
Split tape of harsher noise from two new young Swedes - Backasvinet with connections to Amph and Arkhe, Phí completely new in the game. The tape comes in 60 copies.
Barnes/Mattin Achbal Al Atlas CD (Little Enjoyer)
Very eclectic and higlhy listenable collaboration from Tim Barnes & Mattin, ranging from bizarre audio experimentations to satisfying noise and beyond. Better than I can do it justice by this description.
Barrikad We Make Nihilists Smile Again CD (Phage Tapes)
Three lengthy tracks, each with a different collaborator. Two dour industrial mood pieces, first with Kriminaaliset Metsänhaltijat and followed up by a piece with Fear Konstruktor, before bringing it all home with another noise war with Government Alpha. Sexy hippy chick cover.
Barrikad & Hydra & Death Squad Entropic Society/Neurology 2 10" (Segerhuva)
Second hand (but in very good condition) copy of this highly recommended split 10", pairing Barrikad's lashed, brazen harsh noise tumult wth an evocative sound and psychoanalytical study which is the collaboration of Hydra and Death Squad. Awesome.
Bastard Noise Three Dollar Date + 3"CD (Housepig)
Gripping reissue of one and a half 7"s by Bastard Noise, helped out by Namanax and Woe Is Me on the 1/2. Staggering array of sounds and gnarled textures, immediately one of my all-time favourite Bastard Noise efforts. Comes with a magnifying glass so you can strain to read all the mini inserts.
The Bastard Noise & Golem Cross Universe Of Dishonor CD (Housepig)
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The Bastard Noise & Christian Renou Brainstorming II CD (Housepig)
Mesmerising second collaboration between Bastard Noise and Christian Renou (aka Brume). Subtle yet confronting drift albeit with some powerful electronics wading in at points. Highly recommended.
Bastard Noise & UND [Unseen Noise Death] Economy Of Death / Fall 7" (Freak Animal)
Classic haunting electronics and gruesome vocals from Bastard Noise; equally effective electronics from UND (formerly Woundead). Recommended.
Bereft First Degree Of Separation / Removed From Security C-45 + C-70 (Danvers State)
Double cassette reissue of the first two Bereft recordings, both by Peter as a solo project. Harrowing noise/power electronics efforts with a clear link to the New England scene of the time - in particular Fossils-era Prurient. I found both these releases to be quite poignant and reflective - highly recommended.
Bfffth Two Phases Of Emanation Of Light 12" (Heard Worse)
Xenakis-inspired noisy drone (or is it droning noise?) from Markos Zografos, courtesy of the always beguiling Heard Worse - another unexpected and highly listenable gem!
Maurizio Bianchi/M.B. Aeternum Aevum CD (Peripheral)
New MB work dedicated to Konrad Schnitzler and consequently exhibits a more exalted, floating quality - albeit still with Maurizio's unmistakeable dark touch. Highly recommended.
Maurizio Bianchi/M.B. Industrial Murder / Menstrual Bleeding CD (RONF/Phage Tapes)
Futurist heave and grind from the maestro - the closest I think he's come to the classic Symphony or A Genocide. CD reissue of an LP on Banned. Recommended.
Maurizio Bianchi/M.B. Technology 1&2 2xCD (At War With False Noise)
Double CD reissue of recordings originally found on a 1981 cassette release. Minimal, sensitive industral patterns with a more ambient feel than usual. The master in fine form. Recommended.
Bizarre Uproar Purification CD (Freak Animal)
Freak Animal reissue of the amazing CD originally on Filth & Violence. Filth, fetishism and flaying meet heavy-duty noise and honest-to-goodness assault tactics. Pleasure or penalty, the choice is yours. Highly recommended.
Bizarre Uproar Viha & Kiima CD (Freak Animal / Filth & Violence)
New CD back to a purer harsh noise nastiness, but with currents of disturbing sleaze and aching violence still accenting the filth. Old meets new and well recommended.
Black Leather Jesus The Defining Love (Top/Bottom Exchange) CD (Shamanic Trance)
Black Leather Jesus' best CD iin years - possibly ever. Dense, powerful waves of noise with a heavy erotic presence and carefully defined movements/separations. Highly recommended.
Black Leather Jesus Prove To Me That You're More Than Meat CD (Audio Dissection)
Newest CD of Black Leather Jesus roughness, three tracks of achingly harsh sex noise and one extended track of unashamed junk metal mood and abuse. Great stuff.
Black Leather Jesus & Nihilist Assault Group Cinema Calendar 7" (Dead Mind)
Ramirez's crew versus Rupenus' crew. Scrap metal and distortion galore. Recommended.
Blodvite Dekonstruktioner 12" (Järtecknet)
Solemn tape loops, muffled distortion and fallout ash make up a series of murky noise compositions, the occasional tape edit or blackened edge also working its way in. From one of the voices behind Ättestupa.
Blood Ov Thee Christ Behind Thee Bars CD (Autarkeia)
Plays as a single hour-plus track, but is really a montage of various incantations, bitter noise diatribes, sullen industrial wreckage and curious referencing. While an update on the project's initial 1980s sound, the progression is appropriate, thoughtful, and referential (reverential?).
Body Cargo Flesh Waste/Recycling 7" (Autarkeia)
Heavy 7" from this Lithuanian power electronics/death industrial act. The two tracks on this 7" are slow-crawling exhalations of venomous distorted grime and bile, the almost physical by-product of its titles.
Body Cargo Secret Domain C-25 (Obscurex)
Excellent tape downplaying the more extreme aspects of Body Cargo's sound for a rough yet rounded hit of grim power electronics. For me a noticeable highlight from this artist to date. Obscurex nails it again!
Tore H. Boe Suave Siesta CD (Purple Soil)
Fascinating collection of site recordings from Morocco which have been edited, extended, smeared and toyed with digitally. Tore has a particular ear for the way in which sounds exist and how they may come about, and this CD is one if his finest, purest collections.
Brandkommando Three Strikes And You Are Out CD (Sickcore)
Blood splattered, forceful power electronics from this increasingly prolific artist. strong influences from the respected European stalwarts, but with a modern edge.
Brandkommando Patria Socialismo O Muerte! CDR (Sickcore)
Sparse, evocative power electronics with more than a hint of influence from Genocide Organ. Nice foldout packaging.
Brassskulls LLast Skulls CDR (Altered States)
Last dying breath from Newcastle's Brassskulls, a somewhat mournful American Tapes-inspired gasp of voice and muck.
brb>voicecoil These Are Not Our Borders 8" (Alt Vinyl)
Field recordings of location scrape and fluctuation, an intriguing listen from a welcomingly inventive project. Reminds somewhat of Small Cruel Party but with a more up-front industrial visage. Peter King lathe-cut 8" suits the materia perfectly, and with a nicely done packaging too.
Brethren Alienated and Radicalized CD (Freak Animal)
The new Brethren CD continues the project's political/ideological stance while improving what was already a rather superior musical presentation. This time around every song seems to adopt a different, equally effective, textural and compositional structure. Highly recommended.
Brethren Within Death You Will Be Free CD (Audial Decimation)
Opening salvo from this notorious American project, four live sets showcasing the artist at possibly his most hostile, hints of Con-Dom but with a more varied backdrop. The live tracks are suitably confrontational in their delivery, and this CD reissue (originally a CDR on Open Wound) includes two additional tracks. Content may not be for everyone, please don't come crying.
The Broken Penis Orchestra Broken Runzel.eb Penis Gurgel.er Orchestra C-23 (Fragment Factory)
The unpredictable Broken Penis Orchestra attack, mangle and charge source material from Rudolf Eb.er's Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock. As wonderful as you would assume.
Brume 7 Trumpets C-60 (Voluntary Whores)
More bold post-industrial abstractions from Christian Renou, without any overt rhythmic elements for the haters. Oversized cover/packaging, and another beautiful, complex, inviting new tape from Brume. Highly recommended.
BT.HN Her Serpent CD (PACrecTroniks)
Shadowed wall noise from the mind behind The Rita, adding esoteric voice/cloak and dagger touches. Grim stuff indeed.
BT.HN & Sistrenatus Exposing The Ribcage CDR (Existence Establishment)
Hour-long (or so) collaborative track refining and revealing some dark industrial/power electronics features of the BT.HN. sound. An unpredictable and captivating voyage. BEAUTIFUL foldout slipcase packaging, this thing also looks just amazing.
BT.HN & Weak Sisters C-32 (White Centipede)
Split tape of rotted noise forms from BT.HN and bitter slices of pummel from Weak Sisters. Obviously a favourite given both artists have appeared in Cipher.
Walter Carson Weighted Ghost C-21 (Nurse Etiquette)
Jittery cassette of tape and delay manipulation with the occasional glimmer of electronics or radio sweep. The last track is superb as brittle bass overload tramples whiny high-end repetition, kinda like a bulldozer in a playground if you think about it?
Cauldhame Debris C-52 (Unrest)
More roughly-carved industrial from the Unrest stable.
C.C.C.C. Chaos Is The Cosmos CD (Cold Spring)
Rough track of C.C.C.C. madness from the 1990s, finally remastered and released in 2007. Quartet line-up gives some more Hijokaidan-inspired moments, particularly noticeable with some prominent vocal screams and guitar extremity. This amazing project is one of my all-time favourite noise experiences.
Chloroform Rapist CD (Untergeschoss/Filth & Violence)
Sickly noise stasis: a compilation of the previous three cassette releases (on Untergeshoss, Corrosive Arts and Nil By Mouth) and the project's track from Urashima's 'Snuff' LP.
Circle Of Ouroborus Tree Of Knowledge CD (Hospital)
Wistful black metal/downbeat rock, similar in bent to early Urfaust or the Ved Buense Ende demo although not quite as fucked-up as either. Strange lamentations from an unpredictable duo. Not the sort of material I intend to stock here regularly, but I have these here, you should have this CD wherever you are, so let's do it. Recommended.
Climax Denial Alll Of My Loves Are Like Dreams CD (Assembly Of Hatred)
Full-length of sticky, sleazy power electronics from Climax Denial, a perfect capture of the moods and self-judging thoughts which go along with such perversions.
Climax Denial Impulse C-30 (Syzmic)
Seedy new piece of sordidness from Alex Kmet, he's reached a very assured place in his leering power electronics lechery. Recommended.
Cloama CD (New Old Sentinel)
Atmospheric, involving CD of less intrusive, almost ambient compositions from Cloama. Beautiful quality in every respect. Highly recommended.
Cloama & Blutleuchte CD (Anima Arctica)
CD reissue of a previous New Old Sentinel release, the first Cloama and Blutleuchte collaboration is as unsettled as the others, morose atmospherics colliding with rhythmic elements and a pervading gloominess.
Cloama & Blutleuchte From Wasteland Mausoleums CD (New Old Sentinel)
Second in the collaborative series between Cloama and Blutleuchte. Unsurprisingly this is a mad mix-bag of industrial and outsider textures, again distilled into a tasty, but large, mouthful of abstraction. Great artwork to this one as with the others. Recommended.
Coalition For A Better Tomorrow CDR (Apop)
Eugenics Council/Praying For Oblivion/Sikhara/Scott Nydegger collaboration of heavy power electronics with a distinct lo-fi touch and at times quite prominent rhythms. In icky wax/petri dish packaging for extra cred.
Andrew Coltrane Gongs Of Violence C-30 (Hanson)
Greasy, grimy gutter electronics; plenty of dirt, howl and bitter distortion. Another fine slab of putrescence from Mr Coltrane.
Comforter Voice Of The Voiceless CDR (Rokot)
Harsh Russian electronics noise, seems to be a live-in-the-studio effort as it is missing a lot of the severe cut-ups/dynamic changes of most Comforter material. Nonetheless this remains a lively, unpredictable and determined slice of harsh noise. Limited to 50 copies.
Concern Truth And Distance CD (Iatrogenesis/Digitalis)
Gorgeous suite of compositions for cassette tape, utilising slow-motion acoustic instrumentation ground into analogue dust. Highly recommended.
Concrete Mascara Relic Of Vanity 7" (Filth & Violence / Untergeschoss)
Violent, virulent power electronics/noise attack - not I was expecting after hearing the previous long-form efforts. Strong Bizarre Uproar-esque distortion and coarse vocals. Recommended.
Concrete Mascara & Umpio Concrete vs Umpio vs Mascara CD (Terror / Obscurex)
Raw factory decay and bitter vocals: a harrowing, nasty, snarling set of collaborative recordings. Recommended.
Con-Dom Have Complete Faith CD (Unrest)
Complete recordings of the classic Broken Flag material, now reissued on CD. These are as confronting, challenging and crude as they were since being recorded in 1987 - no modern cleaning or changes, but an accurate re-portrayal of some classic British power electronics. Highly recommended.
Con-Dom Live Assault 1 / Live Assault 4 CD (Industrial Recollections)
Like it says on the package: early Con-Dom live assaults Two somewhat crudely captured, but no less powerful, efforts from 1983. Recommended.
Con-Dom The Eighth Pillar CD (Functional)
Functional/Tesco CD reissue of the LP originally on SFCR. A quite subdued, dysfunctional effort from Con-Dom, heavier on the vocal effects and with a lethargic tilt to the supporting material. Which is not a bad thing, but yields more of a reflective, even obsessive, side differing from the more powerful explosions this artist may be known for.
Content Nullity & BKPR Retrograde Fractures b-card CDR (Scrape Tapes/Seasonal Affect)
Short (under 5 minutes) and sharp split release of dizzying noise cut-ups from Content Nullity and ambient/noise tramplings from BKPR, both managing to get their point across despite the lack of time.
Control Deadly Sins CD (Malignant)
New for 2011, at long last a fresh Control full-length! Reissue of a limited tour CDR, seven tracks each devoted to a deadly sin. Heavy on detailed, nuanced electronics but still firmly within Control's own brand of power electronics bombast.
Corephallism & Gnaw Their Tongues 10" (Lascivious Aesthetics)
Really strong split from these two. Corephallism open with poignant, spacious ambience which is brutally assaulted by shards of devastating, overwhelming power electronics. Just so good. then Gnaw Their Tongues hit with a captivating bit of death industrial/noise, dungeon ambience stung by junk metal and hints of black metal vocal furor. Highly recommended.
Cornucopia .c. Works 2xCD (Locus Of Assemblage/Zeromoon)
Reissue of Cornucopia's textured, lovely, extended '.c.' piece, with the second CD a remix of the piece by a range of artists in the harsh/academic/droneambient circles including Omei, Francisco Lopez and Lasse Marhaug.
Cracksteel Bitch Jap Run CD (Chi Omega Institute)
New 2008 full-length CD release from one of my favourites!! Four tracks, and an hour's total, of gushing harshness which includes a modicum of restrained rumble, some all-out feedback fuckery, and piles upon piles of crushing distortion. It's Cracksteel, for fuck's sake!
Cracksteel & Fecalove Noisedeath Orgasm C-60 (Turgid Animal)
Extended and excellent Cracksteel live recording of Matsuyama's obliterative sonics on the first side, Fecalove's cumshot of noise love on the other. Excellent split, recommended.
Crossbred Take Off Your Fuckin' Vanity 3"CDR (Apop)
Psychedelic noise/ambient with clouded synths and samples, a nice rich stew of sound. Groovy wax/petri dish packaging.
Crown Of Cerberus Awakening C-30 (Anabolic Dimensions)
Religiously themed tape loop creations from M Chami (Koufar/Bachir Gemayel/etc.), strong repetitive creations in line thematically - if not sonically - with his other projects. Recommended.
Jason Crumer Let There Be Crumer CD (Second Layer)
New CD of morose detail and fractured noise/industrial explorations. Like Walk With Me but, in my view, better.
Jason Crumer Ottoman Black CD (Ottoman Black)
Jason goes kinda Brume-ish on us with some adept basement editing and windy ethereal textures to bolster up the shunts of bruising noise. Jason can do no wrong of late, again this is highly recommended.
Jason Crumer Walk With Me CD (Misanthropic Agenda)
Jason's most recent full-length, and the follow-up to the amazing Ottoman Black. A darker, more inherently 'industrial' sound haunts Walk With Me, not as outwardly aggressive but more of a brooding, menacing hit of noise. Recommended.
Culver Recurrent Themes For Consumer Society 3"CDR (Muzzedia Verhead)
Surlier blast from Culver than I'm growing used to, fired up but still thickly encased in dust and shadow.
Culver The Whip And The Body C-40 (Phage Tapes)
Another clouded piece of industrial drone/haze from Culver, now on tape and now from Phage. All this stuff is good, do I need to explain more?
Culver & Seppuku CD (At War With False Noise)
Split CD, about half an hour each. First 'pro' CD release from Culver reveals a really beautiful, amazingly developed track. Top stuff. Seppuku is invasive doom a la Monarch, trashy but well played and attacked. Cover booklet has a stack of Eurotrash lovelies showing their breasts, reason enough for a purchase if you ask me.
Custodian Toil And Waste CD (Syzmic)
First 'proper' CD from Custodian and it's a killer: minimalist, repetitive, barraging cuts of harsh noise. Recommended.
Custodian & Pusdrainer 7" (Dead Pope / Phage Tapes)
Split 7". Riveting harsh noise puncutation from Custodian, messed up punk-ish power electronics from Pusdrainer.
Daruin & Torturing Nurse & Stpocold CDR (Abgurd)
Three-way split of increasingly noisy digital abstraction from Daruin, blissful junk noise from Torturing Nurse, and scrappy harshness from Stpocold. Nice stuff.
Das Synthetische Mischgewebe 2xCD (Monochrome Vision)
Double CD collecting a range of collaborative works with the likes of ERG, Artificial Memory Trace, Jörg Thomasius, The Oval Language, TBC, MSBR and Government Alpha. The first disc is a carefully plotted electroacoustic study of flittish sounds and flighty dynamics, the second CD rises into noisier realms and with a more languid, ambient feel at times. Extremely well executed and consistently interesting. Recommended.
Das Synthetische Mischgewebe & TBC Notre Besoin D'attachement Est Aussi Celui De Rupture / They Never Come To Hit The Public CD (Reduktive Musiken/Waschender Prozess)
Split CD of DSM's entrancing electroacoustic/industrial mess and TBC's industrial/electroacoustic(-tinged) synth spurtings. Great CD, great packaging! Recommended.
Dead Body Collection The Rostov Ripper C-60 (Terror)
Cassette reissue of a short-lived CDR. Fiercer and more violent wall noise than I'm used to from Alex; tributed to the titular serial killer and each copy comes with a note on each of his 53 victims.
Dead Boomers Arak 7" (Iron Lung)
First vinyl venture for these Melbourne boys, and a sister release of sorts to their Cipher tape. Includes live favourite "All Daddy No Sugar" and the curioser "Arak" - weight modern power electronics all the way from Melbourne, Australia. Recommended.
Dead Peni 2-4+1 CD (Blossoming Noise)
Gritty drone/doom interspersed with a lengthy field recording, all courtesy of Dave Phillips and crew. Not what I was expecting, but it works very well. Includes a video track.
Death Pact International Australian Units CD (L White)
Semi-anonymous collection of Australian cultural terrorists. Features Bonsai Kitten, Burden Of Administration, Chrysalis, Die Like A God, Ebola Disco, Isomer, Michael J Ellingford, Screwtape and Streicher.
Deathroes Final Expense 12" (No Fun/Misanthropic Agenda)
The collaborative might of Gerritt and Sixes meet in full force on this LP, a crisp crunch of morbid electronic lunge and digital wrestle. Perfect blend of the two reveals an infestation of inflections and textures before closing the windpipe for a final all-out salvo. An incredibly fine harsh noise release.
December 23rd & Bloody Letter Scato Split Part 5 CDR (Final Scato)
December 23rd deliver stop-start one-take harsh noise for which they're capable, Bloody Letter is still developing his sound on this disc but it's a winner nonetheless, a more fluid approach building into a clever final piece which simultaneously works a high drone with punishing noise.
Deprivation I Don't Want To Grow Up Here C-30 (Diazepam)
Malformed Italian noise/industrial; special wire packaging.
Developer Untitled C-20 (Skeleton Dust)
Cut-up noise definitely with a '90s flavour, tape edits rather than computers and crude distortion rather than streamlined predictability. A lone retrogresive voice with a lot to say. Great noise.
Developer & Being C-20 (Factotum)
Devastating split tape from two of America's finest: Developer's cut-up kitchen sinkery and Being's pummelling crunch. Recommended.
Diagram:A Human X.S. C-90 (Impulsy Stetoskopu)
Long tape of Dan Greenwood's inhuman/insane noise wreckage/electronics. Tops as always.
Diapsiquir Crasse/Pacta Daemoniarum 2xCD (Hospital)
Fucked-up Satanic black metal from France, like a drug-addled and prostitute obsessed version of the new DHG, but all killer and no filler. This is a reissue of the first two demos, before the amazing double LPs on EAL. Slightly cruder and a little less intense, but no less seedy or commendable. Not the sort of material I intend to stock here regularly, but I have these here, you should have this CD wherever you are, so let's do it. Highly recommended.
Dick Threats Meat Cash C-25 (Sabbatical)
First available recordings from this Australian noise/industrial duo. Ghastly distortion meets crippled industrial pounding and bogan samples. Fine indeed.
Dieter Muh Stockholm Monsters 12" (Harbinger)
Dieter Muh live in Stockholm, Sweden, a perfect introduction to their unique industrial/ambient/noise etchings, this LP craftily combining a range of textures and commanding sounds which traverse their raft of recorded output. Excellent sound, amazing vinyl, and a really killer release from these obsessive Brits. Highly recommended.
Dog Holocaust Volume 1, II, III CD (Gaping Hole)
Full-blown assault of smutty, decadent, obsessive harsh noise from the talents of Kakerlak and Sewer Election. Just as filthy and fantastic as you think it is. Recommended.
Drape Excrement & Soldnergeist Black Rider 12" (Steinklang)
Strong LP of previously unreleased material from these related projects, both churning out varied sides of dispassionate ambient/industrial with a heavy emphasis on melancholic, shifting, ghostly forms and immaculate production.
Drone Lebanon & Wertham Roma Yerushalayim CD (Topheth Prophet)
Split CD with the powers of Jerusalem and Rome facing off against each other. Drone Lebanon produce varying ambient/industrial samplings before Wertham wins it for the church with a crushing couple of power electroics gems.
Ebola Disco & Screwtape Public Domain C-40 (Solar Anus)
First of what become known as the Ethic Cleansing collaborative tapes, from some of Melbourne's finest. Synths, electronics, vocals, a reflection on inner-city depression and drug-inflected Sunday afternoons.
Rudolf Eb.er & Joke Lanz & GX Jupitter-Larsen & Mike Dando Wellenfeld CD (Fragment Factory)
Four genre kings literally turn their mind to noise: amplified brain waves meld over a half hour of transcendental noise.
Edwige The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her CD (Segerhuva)
'Nice price' slipcase CD reissue of the essential 2006 LP also on Segerhuva. Mania, Sewer Election and The Rita team up for an unbelievable harsh noise ode to the one and only Edwige Fenech. There is simply nothing which could possibly be wrong about this. Highly recommended.
Emil Beaulieau Abusing The Little Ones CDR (Nefarious Activities)
CDR reissue of the Self Abuse LP. 'Pro' CDR in a simple photocopy card sleeve. RRRon Lessard's grinding reinterpretation of Self Abuse's 'Murder Series' 7"s. Recommended.
Kazumoto Endo & Kazuma Kubota Gyoen Bedieningshendel 7" (Dead Mind)
Frantic push-pull noise electronics craziness from two of the hardest hitters in the business; one of three great new 7"s on Dead Mind!
Kazumoto Endo & Kazuma Kubota Switches And Knobs CD (Phage Tapes)
Cut-up king Kazumoto Endo puts the prodigious Kazuma Kubota through his paces, the two meeting in a fre nzied, hectic, spastic pummelling of stop-start electronics and metals crunch. One studio track, one live track. Recommended.
En Nihil & Striations C-20 (Danvers State)
Dusty death industrial from En Nihil, similarly decrepit material from Striations but with a rougher power electronics edge. Oversized vinyl case. Limited to 50 copies and sold out from the label.
Entre Vifs Heavy Duty CD (Influencing Machine)
Reissue of a classic early noise/industrial release, a bitter mix of abrupt dynamic and textural shifts and bruising industrial bruise and bite. Highly recommended.
Envenomist Chariots 12" (Segerhuva)
Increasingly assured project of David Reed (Luasa Raelon) sees its vinyl debut on this fucking classic record. Rewarding synthesizer sculptures unfold, entangle and erupt in chaotic slow motion, a treasure trove of impressive shaping and shimmer.
Michael Esposito & Kevin Drumm The Icy Echoer 7" (Fragment Factory)
Chilly collaborative drones and frosty experimentalism - another bleak addition to Kevin's life-sapping discography.
Ex.Order Corporate Control CD (Power & Steel)
Venomous, powerful, measured new hit from Ex.Order, easily among the best work they've done. Savage yet calculated, and immaculately produced. Highly recommended.
Explosive Improvised Device Embrace Self Defeat C-32 (Factotum)
A more eclectic EID tape than the Cipher release, but still full-frontal on devastating, ever-jittery, noise electronics.
Fäkalien :Untitled: C-30 (Diazepam)
Rough, obscure, power electronics/industrial with a heavy '80s lechery.
Fear Konstruktor Ball Metall C-43 (Black Horizons)
Dark tones with a heavier guitar-led ambience than the dense smog of earlier releases. Amazing fold-out cover/booklet.
Fear Konstruktor Nonexistence 7" (Peripheral)
Tense, deep, threatening industrial electronics - a slow wash of murky noise and drowned ambience. Subtly effective and confidently put together - very fine indeed. Limited 7" vinyl in pro sleeve.
Fear Konstruktor & Amps For Christ C-30 (Quagga Curious Sounds)
Fear Konstruktor again signals lights out for his collaborative protagonist, drawing the sheet over Amps For Christ's almost lifeless body, murky drones all but suffocating elements of guitar and attempts at vibrancy. The first side manages to keep those trace elements alive, the second side is just gloomy as fuck!
Fear Konstruktor & Barrikad The Path To The Black Lodge CD (Peripheral)
Half an hour or so of dismal electronis and grey atmospheres - with the absence of most rough edges it's pretty clear Fear Konstruktor had the final say here, The Path To The Black Lodge heavy on ashen atmosphere and drowning electronics textures.
Fecalove Ugly And Canine C-20 (A Dear Girl Callled Wendy)
Unsurprisingly, another filthy diatribe from Fecalove - metals, feedback, lust, xerox, alcohol, screams and a hell of a lot of distortion. As charming and crudely endearing as always.
Fecalove & Hoor Paar Kraat Dionysus/Diònysos C-40 (Turgid Animal)
Engrossing collaboration between these two somewhat surprising comrades, capably executed and engaging slow noise movement, textural exploration and intelligent sample use. Comes with pieces of the wine bottle whose contents contributed to the creative process. Highly recommended.
Fecalove & Mutant Ape & Oubliette & Torturing Nurse Eiste Skilohissia 12" (Obelisk/Shasha/Turgid Animal)
Strong Italy/USA/China collaborative material on the A side, individual tracks from each project on the B side. A real tour de force of noise creativity. Recommended.
Fire In The Head Come Closer Cut Deeper CD (Nihilist)
Another savage block of FITH's commanding noise/power electronics, particularly punishing on this occasion!
Flatgrey & Haemorrhaging Fetus & Ichorous & Ryan Bloomer 2xC-30 (Phage Tapes)
No clues needed for knowing this is an unrivalled hit of monstrous harsh noise, every artist brings their A game. Recommended.
Flatline Construct Ugly Sick CDR (Spatter)
One of the newest Flatline Construct works, typically creative yet with an unmistakeable crunch. One for those not scared of digitally-created noise yet who miss the penetrative harshness this creative 'scene' often overlooks - FC delivers!
Fördämning zine
New 28 page Gothenburg 'zine with Matteo Castro (Lettera 22/Kam Hassah/Endless Sea/Second Sleep label), Family Underground, Sprachlos Verlag, Concern, film talk with The Rita, and a series of reviews. Very well done.
The Fortieth Day Pelusium: 540 AD CDR (Bloodlust!)
CDR reissue of the tape I released a couple of years ago, now presented as a slightly remastered single track. Ashen and grim industrial smog with the occasional hint of coughed-up guitar or bass. Recommended.
Funerary Call The Black Root CD (Fall Of Nature)
Textbook death ambient/industrial, the perfect mix of grim atmosphere and dark industrial tension. CD reissue of a 2004 LP.
Geert Kohler Morbosita Private CDR (Scrape Tapes)
Melancholy sexually-driven synth from this Teatrico Satanico related project. Plenty of ache, tension and development over its charged course.
Gelsomina & No Xivic Furnace (Some Place Else)
Explosive harsh noise from Gelsomina, expertly stressed ambience/ending drone from No Xivic, all coalescing into the first massive collaborative track of droning harshness. Excellent CD.
Gerritt & Manpack Variant Flash Vault 7" (Misanthropic Agenda)
Manpack Variant does bizarro but excellent chaotic cut-up of voice material and gutsy noise, somewhere between Sissy Spacek and Bastard Noise? Gerritt does creepy staccato electronics apparently before an audience, more of an outcast, outsider vibe to this half? Nice full-colour covers in plastic sleeve.
Carlos Giffoni & Prurient Heavy Rain Returns CD (iDeal)
Heavy duty assault of uncompromising power electronics and thunderous noise destruction from these frequent collaborators. A violent and climactic exploration of turgid atmospherics and questionable subjects. Recommended.
Glass Organ Our CD (Students Of Decay)
Peaks of molten guitar ladled thickly over lush electronics, a nice example of timbral tension which - with hints of melodies and groggy demeanour - is difficult to describe but impossible to stand up. Highly recommended.
Goat Goat's Holy Mountain CDR (HarshNoise)
Single destructive track of high-energy Goat noise, a well-developed rush of overload and mean spiritedness. Recordings seem few and far between, so enjoy while you can?
Government Alpha Altar Of Precogs 7" (Amethyst Sunset)
New 7" from Yasutoshi Yoshida aka Government Alpha, still one of the fastest draws in the noise west. Abrasive caterwaul and typically nasty noise missives; nice to see a return to the 7" format!
Government Alpha Impregnable Storm CDR (New Nihilism)
Utterly ferocious and unforgiving, Impregnable Storm may be the pinnacle of all that is Yasutoshi Yoshida. Great foldout poster cover, amazing noise. Highly recommended.
Government Alpha Seventh Continent CD (Dotsmark)
Another shimmering set of punchy harsh abuse from Yasutoshi - how does he keep doing it?
Government Alpha & Bruital Orgasme 7" (Le Magasin De Porcelaine ?/ Underground Pollution / Rohs Prod / Nhdiystrec)
Fantastically bewildering/unexpected texturising from Yasutoshi meets raw workshop duelling from Bruital Orgasme. Collaborative EP; recommended.
Government Alpha & Evil Moisture 7" (Le Petit Mignon)
Spectacular 7" combining Government Alpha's angular electronics with hectic noise splicing from Evil Moisture. Eye-popping foldout silkscreen cover. Highly recommended.
Government Alpha & Licht-Ung CD (Licht-Ung)
Bitter storm of extreme sonics from Government Alpha, this guy really can do no wrong, and his recent spate of releases are among his best. Licht-Ung is strange, messy noise from Germany which is very charming and very difficult to sum up in a few words. Heavy glass frame packaging means postage sucks, sorry.
Government Alpha & Licht-Ung CD (Licht-Ung)
Same CD as above but with a 7" sleeve instead of the glass frame packaging. Bitter storm of extreme sonics from Government Alpha, this guy really can do no wrong, and his recent spate of releases are among his best. Licht-Ung is strange, messy noise from Germany which is very charming and very difficult to sum up in a few words.
Government Alpha & Linekraft Gloomy Rust CD (Xerxes)
Raucous old school industrial/power electronics/noise mix from Linekraft, blazing ferocity from Government Alpha, each including a track sourced from the other's material. Yasutoshi does it again!
Government Alpha & .nyctalops. Into The Stupor CD (Sickcore)
Interstellar noise warfare from Yasutoshi Yoshida; sniping urban shoot-out noise from .nyctalops. Split CD.
Government Alpha & Torturing Nurse 2xCDR (Xerxes)
Double CDR, each takes a disc to implement a flurry of short-n-sharp antics. It could have all fit on a single disc, but where's the fun in that? Put it on random and let the joy in!
Government Alpha & Torturing Nurse Countercurrent CD (Xerxes)
More sonic devilry from Government Alpha and Torturing Nurse: two collaborative tracks and two solo tracks. As unforgiving, loud, cacophonous and shrill as you think it is. Recommended.
Grain Belt CD (Phage/White Centipede/Small Doses)
Three live tracks of deep, unstoppable harshnoise from those responsible for Baculum, Wince and Willful. Heavy on feedback and distorted metal roar.
Grain Belt Dragline C-20 (Skeleton Dust)
Heavy as fuck cassette follow-up to the CD, a far richer and more organic, overwhelming sound to my ears - tense, urgent, dense, overpowering trio harsh noise.
Grand Nord IV C-20 (Nurse Etiquette)
Raucous harsh noise from the creator of Wapstan; Grand Nord is a simple but effective rush of low-end wall with scoops of tasty feedback ladled over thickly.
The Grey Wolves Blood And Sand 12" + CD (Cold Spring)
Reissue of a CD which was itself a reissue of a tape. Now on LP, with a CD in a card sleeve containing the same material for your car or other transportable audio needs. Sonically this is The Grey Wolves in a withdrawn mode, long shellshocked ambience inspired by the Gulf War and its inevitable PTD affects. Recommended.
Grunt Europe After Storm CD (Industrial Recollections / Force Majeure)
Reissue of one of the Grunt classics, first a tape on Spite and later a CD on Force Majeure with added studio and live recordings. This latest reissue still includes the bonus tracks, but is now in a standard jewel case. Thoughtful modernised power electronics compositions, at times not that far from World Draped In A Camouflage in consideration and atmosphere, and with a heavy dose of Ex.order-isms.
Grunt Long Lasting Happiness CD (Industrial Recollections)
Collection of primal Grunt noise, collating tracks from the Prurient split tape, card CDR on PACrec, Nihilistic Paraphilia compilations and a couple of unreleased efforts. Bitter, nasty, dirty stuff as always. Recommended.
Grunt Ritual Of Mortality C-30 (IOPS)
Live gig recording with an ear for discernible tracks/movement this time. Grunt is never quite the same, yet never that different, and this tape is a good example of how he manages to be constantly inventive yet so familiar. Recommended.
Grunt Someone Is Watching CD (Force Majeure)
Of similar vintage to the other recent Force Majeure reissue Europe After Storm, but this is the nasty, abusive younger brother to that comparatively relaxed effort. This is hostile and unforgiving stuff, I'm extremely happy this reissue had me drag out my old tape copy. Recommended.
Guilty Connector 2am/Cosmic Visit CD (Groundfault)
Another collection of out of print releases (including the killer Tabula Rasa 3"CDR!) and older material.
Guilty C. Bottom Down CD (Utsu Tapes)
Latest CD of Kohei's cosmic feedback-rich drone, complete focus, beauty and transcendence - recommended!
(The) Guilty Connector Curved Dream In Town CD (Kubitsuri Tapes)
Long-awaited new CD from Guilty Connector is a brave, startling combination of hazy drones, power electronics-esque ferocity and some sizzling noise. Nicely arranged, never boring, and most intriguing. Recommended.
Guilty C. Imputation Mutation C-10 (Quagga Curious Sounds)
Two short blasts of icy new material from Guilty C(onneector). Packaged in a felt bag.
Guilty Connector Mother's Bloated Corpse CD (Utsu Tapes)
Newly packaged edition of this classic CD, now in aplastic sleeve with minimal artwork - and at a kinder price! Truly essential collection of brutish, uncompromising, fucking supreme quality harsh noise from this under-appreciated project. Highly recommended.
Guilty C. & .nyctalops. Audible Plague Menace CD (Sickcore)
Split CD if icy noise blasts from Kohei Nakagawa and edgy noise crunch from .nyctalops.
Haare Forward To Insanity C-40 (Terror)
The cover may preach love but the sound is utter death, a grim post-mortem complexion removing all psychedelics and sense of hope from the usual Haare sound.
Haare Funeral Of Souls CD (Freak Animal)
Hallucinogenic streaks of flighty harsh noise boil over brimstone. Increasingly uniqueand ever-changing psychedelic noise from Ilkka Vekka.
Haare Madon Evankeliumi CD (At War With False Noise)
Just over half an hour of blissful noise/drone/hallucinogens from this Finnish master of psychedelic electronics. Recommended.
Haemorrhaging Fetus A Dying Expression (Extended) C-47 (Worthless)
Mangled harsh noise forms from one of my favourite unsung noise heroes.
Halthan Corrupt C-36 (Nil By Mouth)
An embittered world view filtered through desolate industrial constructs and power electronics rage. Plastic and bolt packaging. Slightly different production and compositional course on this tape compared to previous Halthan, but no complaints from me!
Halthan Subliminal Kill CDR (Nil By Mouth)
Dismal power electronics with a more lo-fi atmospehre than the last couple of releases. Great sense of poise and structure, the vocals are particularly buried on this one for a rawer, noisier flow.
Halthan & Brandkommando H/B C-42 (RONF)
Blunt, dense, forceful power electronics from Halthan and fairly subdued provocation from Brandkommando. Nicely done split cassette.
Händer Som Vårdar & Megan 7" (Release The Bats)
Downbeat split 7" of PE throb and tape loop haze from Händer Som Vårdar, and piercing industrial noise from Megan. Two previously cassette-only obscurities brought to the surface for a weighty little effort.
Hiroshi Hasegawa & Sasha Darko Snakes / Seagulls C-10 (Black Horizons)
Quick-fire split tape.
Hiroshi Hasegawa & Aaron Igler CD (Archive)
Hiroshi Hasegawa (Astro/CCCC/Mortal Vision) this time teams up with Aaron Igler for an extended slow-motion synth drowning, ending in an all-encompassing near-violence. Superbly packaged by the incredible Archive label. Recommended.
Hiroshi Hasegawa & Positive Adjustments Cryptic Void CD (4iB)
Split CD, altthough the two are fairly close in their endeavours. Gritty but fluid noise, longer stuff from Hiroshi and a nice tapas selection from Positive Adjustments. Recommended.
The Haters Wind Licked DirtC-0 (Hanson)
Cassette reissue of the LP and CD. This tape is played by rubbing dirt on it, not in your cassette deck. Dirt not included due to customs issues, but locals please ask and I will provide. Mandatory. Of course.
The Haters & Blackhumour C-30 (Quagga Curious Sounds)
Beautiful spit of these genre mainstays. The Haters deliver up a truly invasive drilling via 15 Minute Glitch, while on the flip side Blackhumour taunt and point with a miasma of noise/industrial lunacy. Comes with a luggage tag so you can identify yours at the airport.
The Haters & Lockweld 12" (Gameboy)
Erosion as an ugly noise vinyl. Grating sedentiary noise from Haters and a vocal-less Lockweld side of similar grit. Gone from most places, so get it while it's here!
The Haters & Screwtape Dirwyn 2010/We Must Destroy Them C-20 (Solar Anus)
Really fantastic split, GX does his calculator-in-a-desk-fan thing before Andrew hits with his nastiest piece of noise yet. Recommended.
Hatred In Eyes & Clo Goelach & Good For Nothing CDR (Klaustrosignal)
Split release of gritty, primitive, forceful power electronics from Hatred In Eyes and Clo Goelach, finishing with a noisier set of tracks from Good For Nothing. Really promising material by all artists, this is a class release!
Hercel & Atomic Cock Bombs C-30 (Wintage)
Thirty-odd minutes of gruff noise putrescence. For those days when Incapacitants are too high fidelity, Macronympha is too artsy and Richard Ramirez is too aesthetically challenging.
HHL & Okha & Oscillating Innards & Redneck P.H.N.W. 2x7" (Antropofago Ateo)
Each artist takes a side, with each aiming for as much pure harsh noise as can be mustered. Surprising sparseness to Okha's track, everyone else is as good as can be expected.
Human Larvae Home Is Where The Hurt Is CD (Existence Establishment)
Highly recommended full-length CD from this obscure, talented, creative project. Home Is Where The Hurt Is is ostensibly a power electronics CD, but expands its boundaries far wider, unveiling a rich array of sonic devices and first-rate implementation.
Iconoclasm Statement C-10 (Monotype)
New material from the project formerly known as Montage. Side A is a stunning work of brutal, violent harsh noise; the second side is a more considered industrial/power electronics monster. Both pieces are tops. Comes packaged in an anti-static bag filled with inserts and a pin. Highly recommended.
Illuminoscillate Uniform Wall CDR (Secrets Of Giza)
Wonderfully expressive and well-executed dark ambient from Matt Casey (Ebola Disco) with added synth explorations from Ben Taylor. Beautiful digipack.
Inade Aldebaran CD (Cold Spring)
Early CD of Inade's luscious, detailed, evocative ambient work. Beautifully rendered and consistently captivating.
Incapacitants Mon, Ma? Mon!! CD (Triangle)
Another fresh serve of Incapacitants mania; two quite static studio tracks followed by a lengthy, frantic, live track - once again our favourite bankers show us how it's fucking done!
Incapacitants Walk Home 7" (Hermitage Tapes)
New Incapacitants 7" of dense, scrappy, yet somehoww quite desolate electronics overload. A reference to the members' walks home as a result of transport services ceasing the day of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. An interesting addition to everyone's mandatory Incapacitants collection.
Incapacitants & Grassa Dato Orujo & Sake CDR (Mattoid)
One track each and a collaboration. Incapacitants rage as always. Grassa Dato rage like they want to be Incapacitants and do itvery well. Then everyone falls into bed together and drunken noise insanity ensues. Very cool A5 packaging also. Recommmended.
Inhalant Save Our Souls CD (Syzmic)
Impressive new recordings from Inhalant, and in my opinion about the best thing he's done ever. Skilled power electronics/death industrial with a perfect balance of tension and strike. Top stuff.
Iovae Civilization CD (SNSE)
This one is far better than the previous Iovae I've heard, a totally tripped-out composite of stretched synth,croaked noise, deathly silence and other wierd goodness.
Irikarah Endstation Steinbruch CD (Blade)
Supreme CD of bleak, scarred PE which ditches the overtly rhythmic pulses for tense, bristling, lengthy tracks of bomb-shelter restlesness. Highly recommended.
Irikarah Get On Your Knees/Conditioned 7" (Steinklang)
Pulsing, rhythmic power electronics with a methodically clean production. For its more beat-structured style it still retains a cold atmosphere, helped along by choice vocal intrusions.
IRM Anthology 2xCD (Autarkeia)
Another indispensable retrospective/reissue work from Autarkeia, collecting an array of tracks previously available on vinyl (including the ringing desparation of Purple Screen from their split 10" with Skin Area, and the brillian Four Studies For Crucifixion material as well as their tracks from CMI's Nihil 2xLP), some material from their debut The Green Tape and a whole disc of expectedly engaging live material. Highly recommended.
IRM Indications Of Nigredo 12" (Segerhuva)
Sick new 12" from IRM, what starts out as a subtly haunting maniac turns into a heavy-breathing, unpredictably violent maniac, all while exploring wonderfully original instrumental facets to underscore the voice/electronics. A completely fascinating and highly recommended record.
IRM Red Album CD (Autarkeia)
CD reissue of IRM's first album, previously an LP on CMI. This version also contains their great track from the rare Irritants compilation tape released by Kickacid. Punishing linear electronics constructs from Erik Jarl (of all the IRM material this reminds me the most of his solo work) are confronted by Martin Bladh's harrowing, immediately memorable vocal indoctrinations. Modern power electronics with an esoteric touch. Recommended.
Iron Fist Of The Sun I Will Never Have The Right CD (Freak Animal)
Lee's second CD is a significant advance from the first, but then anyone who heard the intermediate releases already knew that. This time around IFOTS' brand of austere power electronics is more experimental, yet more genre grounded; more aggressive yet somehow less abrasive. Cleaner in sound yet somehow dirtier in content. Recommended.
Iron Fist Of The Sun Who Will Help Me Wash My Right Hand CD (Cold Spring)
New 2013 full-length from IFOTS, betraying a slightly more melodic approach to eke out poignant, almost song-like in parts, power-ful electronics works. This is yet another new side to one of my truly favourite projects. Recommended.
Irukandji Prey For Me 12" (RRR)
Five cuts of pristine harsh electronics from the creative impetus behind Fire In The Head and Sky Burial. Please note that the content of each side is the same.
Irukandji The Suicide Jump EP CDR (Silken Tofu)
Another vicious spray of harsh noise from Mike Page under his Irukandji moniker, this one circling the truth before tackling it to the ground. EP around 20 minutes long.
Is & Circuit Wound ... 2x3"CDR (Phage Tapes)
Each artist takes a disc of around 20 minutes, Is letting loose a burly pack of clamouring harshities while Circuit Wound divides the second disc with some initial blunt force distortion and which lulls into drain-circling minimalism.
Isomer Face Toward The SunCD (Tesco)
Another solid step forward from Isomer, equal parts power electronics, old school industrial and hints of neoclassical ambient (well, sort of). Extremely well produced, well developed and mature, fluid set of compositions. Recommended.
Izanami's Labour Pains & Mundkrach CDR (Reduktive Musiken)
Split/collaborative release with each using the other's material, and Audible Pain closing things out with a piece utilising elements from both central artists. Noisy, inventive, unpredictable - an exciting and very listenable CDR with great packaging to boot.
Jarl Parallel/Collapsing CD (Segerhuva)
Depressive, focused ambient work with a much more intense feel than others. Recommended.
Jazkamer Balls The Size Of Texas Liver The Size Of Brazil CD (Purle Soil)
I never thought I'd use the word "beautiful" about a Jaz(z)kam(m)er release, but here it is. This. Is. Beautiful. What? Messrs Hegre and Marhaug bin the majority over their overloaded glory to bring in a disc dominated by smooth guitar ambience and some wistfully composed contemplative material. A couple of down 'n' dirty harsh ditties creep in too, all making for one of my favourite Jazkamer releases to date. Wrapped up in a nice fold-out fullc-lour sleeve. Recommended.
Jazzfinger The Little Girl On The Plane Who Turned Her Doll's Head Around To Look At Me CD (MuzaMuza)
Precarious, unsettled harpsichord/'fuckhorn' drawl, dust and drone. Wheezy, unnerved and dingy, a great setting and a strong disc, recorded almost a decade ago!
Jazzfinger Winter's Shadow Between Two Worlds CDR (Curor)
Really nice drone/organic sound pieces with a slightly roughed up audio presentation.
Jazzkammer Sound Of Music 3"CD (Ohm)
Lasse Marhaug and John Hegre in their guitar-crushing, soul-searching, computer abusing phase, a 2002 live recording in Tokyo. Great release, I'm surprised copies of this are still around!
Jewish Uprising Desperate Prince Charming C-6 (Monorail Trespassing)
Short but sweet split of scummy, frantic, ugly guitar/drum/vocal abuse heavy on the feedback and devoid of any recording finesse, just overwhelming, bruising coarseness.
Juhyo & Joshua Norton Cabal Human Cargo CD (Hear More!/Housepig)
Split CD of tensile electronics from Juhyo and snappish noise from Joshua Norton Cabal, all themed around human trafficking.
G.X. Jupitter-Larsen Crickets In The Hollywood Subway/Tasmanian Devil About The Polywave 7" (Little Enjoyer)
Engaging new work from Mr Jupitter-Larsen utilising recordings of the titular animals as primary sound sources/inspiration. A new aspect to GX's discography, and an extremely fine one at that. Luxurious leterpress covers.
G.X. Jupitter-Larsen Polyheiluttaa 7" (Freak Animal)
Turgid new set of turntable tumult from the man behind The Haters, and definitely reminiscent of that pseudonym's early works in parts. THe smallest particles take on the greatest significance in this studied surge of grating non-silence.
GX Jupitter-Larsen & Cheapmachines 7" (Anarchymoon)
Collaboration 7" of two almost impenetrably dense tracks, but with sufficient attention and some real digging some layers of almost-melody, industrial stasis and snarling feedback all surface from the churn.
G.X. Jupitter-Larsen & IDX1274 Sandpaper And Vinyl 3"CDR (Spaceless Jam)
Both audio and packaging deliver up the promised gritty goodness, a rawly captured live set of abrasion.
Justice Yeldham Cicatrix CD (Sweat Lung)
"The Justice made me cry". Mr Yeldham returns from the road to collate a series of recordings comprising studio efforts, digital soundchecks and live fuckery - plus a YouTube "content inappropriate" audiovisual extremity sure to have you reaching for the clotting agent. More blowing, munching, breaking and lubing of glass than thought possible from one man - and the video is insane! Icky (printed, not real!) band-aid cover in lovely foldout cover and booklet with plenty of the running red stuff. Good, but for all the wrong reasons.
K2 Ha Ga Ne CD (Triangle Cerosene)
New full-length CD from the amazing Kimihide Kusafuka! A little lighter on the junk metals and heavier on the synth, but still a perfectly edited and paced set of cut-up, brain-frying noise wonderment. Covers have some dents in one corner thanks to the Australian and/or Russian postal service. Recommended.
K2 Land Of Volcano CD (Pro-Noise)
The first physical release from Jay Randall's noise label is the absolute pinnacle (no volcano pun intended there) of K2's recent reinvigoration, an abrupt, abrasive, constantly affronting CD of bewildering edits and barraging junk sounds. Recommended.
K2 Quaking Earth C-46 (Untergeschoss)
More plundered home and consumer electronics from Kimihide, this time with a freer pace and fewer cut-ups - more akin to some of his live material. Always good!
K2 Tamayura CD (Gravity Swarm)
The new K2 forges ahead, another blast of cut-up hyper-distortion, synths, video games and noise fuckery. Smashing!
K2 & GX Jupitter-Larsen Convulsing Vestibular CD (4iB)
Long awaited CD from these lords of destruction. K2 is fine fine form, a ferocity latching onto his first piece in particular for a very pushy, unforgiving piece of harsh electronics. GX dwells in minimal exposition of entropy, sandpapering distortion giving way to broken dreams.
K2 &am;NRYY No More NPP C-60 (Phage Tapes)
Cut-up junk electronics from K2, welcomingly back on the cassette format, and fractured, engaging noise electronics from NRYY. One of the better new K2 recordings, and a great flip side.
K2 & Positive Adjustments Sprouts And Memories CDR (Murderabilia)
Split CDR of Kimihide Kusafuka's patented junk electronics cut-ups and effusive experimental noise from the relatively new Positive Adjustments. Excellently presented and a solid, limited, release.
Karlheinz And This Is How I Live My Life DVDR (Noise Vision)
DVD(!) featuring four Karlheinz performances, one of which is a Lord & Karlheinz set and the last of which is the infamous 'White Noise Xmas'. Each an interesting performance, and a must for anyone interested in Karl's work.
Klinikal Skum Chosen Powerless CD (Expectorant)
An almost calmative acceptance of horrors which have largely passed: subdued and disoriented synth passages circle the sick ward. Another strong effort from Ryan Opperman.
KKTK (Kazuma Kubota & Tommi Keränen) Tegami 7" (A Dear Girl Called Wendy)
Fierce, angular, shifting collaborative work from two of the gents doin' it right in harsh noise 2012. The perfect dalliance in the perfect format. Recommended.
Knurl Reactance 12" (Wintage)
Thick, chunky metal abuse from Knurl coated in gooey, chocolatey distortion. Yes I'm hungry as I write this, but it's apt. Apt! Finally Knurl makes it to the LP format. Recommended.
Koeff Liminal Looks 3"CD (Unrest)
Solid exploration of strange, violent, uncomfortable and sullen industrial/power electronics atmospheres with some commanding vocals cutting through.
Koufar The Purity Of The Cedars CD (Topheth Prophet)
Thick, hostile noise topped with hoarse, confronting vocals - the new breed of power electronics saturation. A well done, consistent, CD.
K.P. Nominating Someone C-20 (Hospital)
Arrogant, dismal cassette noise from the gutters of the American scene. Crude cuts and foul layers of gagging harshness add to the abrasiveness.
Krube. Vom Unertraglichen C-34 (Fragment Factory)
Cut-up strangeness and bodily functions on the A side, an older and quite traditionally noisy effort on the second. A welcome exploration of this emerging artist who did a strong split LP with Raionbashi.
Landverelser Strålning B C-30 (Sprachlos Verlag)
Brave work of up-tempo noise, in that classic '90s cassette vein, from this new project. Constant shifts without resorting to cut-ups, plenty of variation and solid frequency coverage.
Josh Lay Asphyxiation Worship 7" (Black Horizons)
Fucking superb floating of creepy ambient undercurrents which hit rocky vocals on the first side. Usually immaculate presentation from Black Horizons. Highly recommended.
Josh Lay True Mask CD (Small Doses)
A more eclectic, unpredictable set of pieces for Josh's first CD, however still including some first-rate power drone work along with bruising power electronics influences and guitar experimentation.
Josh Lay & Crown Of Bone This Is A Tourniquet Of The Light, The Black Obituary. CDR (Obfuscated)
Split CDR of desolate ambient from Josh and churning noise steamroller refuse from Crown Of Bone. Nicely pressed/great artwork.
Josh Lay & Teeth Collection 12" & CDR (Husk/Factotum)
Otherworldly LP/CDR set combining Josh's submersive drones with Teeth Collection's shimmering spirals of glossamer metals. A perfect pairing of artists and a really beautiful release. Highly recommended.
Le Syndicat Timespace Losses 1982/1987 CD (Monochrome Vision)
Primitive, wiry noise/industrial from this pioneering French project. This CD compiles tracks previously found on a number of cassette compilations, together with the project's first live recording. For fans of early industrial a la Produktion.
LHD Limbs Of The Fawn CD (Misanthropic Agenda)
Phil Blankenship (The Cherry Point/Lefthandeddecision) and John Wiese (John Wiese/Bastard Noise/Sunn0)))/Sissy Spacek/many other cool things) join forces for another blackened onslaught of pure wall monstrousness. Black, black, blackety black from all concerned as the shadowed knife of a million distortion particles rips out your fucking guts and drapes them like a scarf.
LHD Opaque CD (Pure)
The Wiese/Blankenship duo go for broke here, a classic harsh noise chokehold of smog and laceration, and on the "resurrected" Pure label no less!
Linekraft Bouryoku Kikai CD (Black Plagve)
Dense Japanese industrial/junk metal noise, playing between the structured and unstructured in I think a very effective way. Dissecting Table, Magmax and the raw junks of K2 are all possible reference points, but this is very much its own dark creation.
Lockweld Eight Cuts 12" (NCC)
This thing's shaped like a fucking sawblade! Nasty in-the-red power electronics machinations with some vocals.
Francisco Lopez & GX Jupitter-Larsen 10" (Phage Tapes)
Each artist takes a side, utilising source material from the other. Lopez conjures a series of electronics apparitions from GX's detritus, while on the flip-side GX drives a car Jason Statham Driver-style through threads from Lopez. As good as you'd expect.
Luasa Raelon Consumed Within The Years Of Lead CD (Snip-Snip/PACrec)
FINALLY some Luasa Raelon material back in stock. 'Consumed Within The Years Of Lead' is Luasa Raelon's first 'proper' CD release, and a mighty effort of dinge and despair it is.
Luasa Raelon Season Of The Witch CD (Snip-Snip)
Latest CD from David offering an even more overpowering sense of desolation, abstraction and fear. More of a chilling plod to this CD, doom without any of the genre trappings and synths/electronics imposing the freeze. Probably my favourite of the Luasa Raelon CDs to date, although they're all so goddamn good?
Luasa Raelon The House Of Flesh CD (Snip Snip)
Latest CD from Luasa Raelon, a particularly atmospheric effort which reminds me of that scene in Hellraiser II where the doctor has brutally killed all his patients and the ward is awash with blood - fucking nasty, scary, visceral stuff, without really engaging in the confrontation.
Luasa Raelon & Post-Mortem Junkie C-42 (Expectorant)
Tense dark ambient from David Reed on one side, divergent, sick curiosities from Ryan Opperman on the other side. Engrossing split tape.
Eric Lunde A World Of Hurt In The Kingdom Of God CD (Heart & Crossbone)
A less abrasive effort from Mr Lunde this time around, but no less abrasive or disruptive. The disintegration of media via analogue saturation continues at the hands and machines of one of my true favourites.
Eric Lunde aka Trait Inspirationals CD (Industrial Recollections)
Perfect reissue of this old tape work from Eric Lunde, a dying and disturbing examination of dusted tape textures and slow-motion drowning. Highly recommended.
Maaaa Decay And Demoralization CD (Mind Flare Media)
Demoralising harsh noise heavy on roar and thunder, somewhat in the vein of older Government Alpha, old Controlled Bleeding and the junk crush and power tool splutter of Macronympha. But all with a contemporary, saurated production/mastering. Very, very listenable and mightily enjoyable.
Maaaa & K2 CD (Triangle Cerosene)
New split CD of utterly abrasive, virulent harsh noise from Maaaa meets fluid noise constructs from K2. I may miss K2's metal junks but this less stop-start style is still incredibly intricate and masterful - and holy fuck are Maaaa intimidating on their material here. Recommended.
Macronympha Melting Softly Into Time 12" (Hospital/Self Abuse)
Welcome release of late 1990s Macronympha, a focused cutting board of dissected specimens stitching crumbling distortion, motor whine and whir, blasting electronics and hardened obsession. This LP takes things into the disjointed cut-up realm about as far as Macronympha would ever go, almost into K2 territory (without the sparkle) but ultimately one of a kind.
Macronympha Sex And Death 7" (Hospital)
Turgid, gritty noise eroticism continuing the Macronympha revival. Classy collage covers of the title materials, something for everyone really?
Maison Close CD (Nuit et Brouillard)
Contemplative, unnerving French power electronics project exploring tense atmospheres and fewer vocal interjections with Johnny Got His Gun samples cleverly interlaced throughout. A thoughtfully executed CD which steers away from the majority of your usual PE stylings.
SL Makita Cleveland, Ohio CD (Housepig)
Grinding tool shed atmospherics combined with frequntly bizarre electronics and quasi-musical touches, from the mind behind Lockweld.
Malkuth Sefirah Gevurah CD (Hospital)
Fiery black metal from the States, not unlike Hospital favourite Ashdautus. Second album is tighter than the first and equally recommended. Not the sort of material I intend to stock here regularly, but I have these here, you should have this CD wherever you are, so let's do it. Recommended.
Mama Bär Bildnerei Die Geisteskranken Vol. 1 "Es Ist So" 12" (Shamanic Trance)
Abrupt, difficult, dramatic sound poetry/experimentalism from half of the Hjuler clan. Schimpfluch fans may wish to take note.
Mania Ultra Negative CD (Freak Animal)
First and only (so far?) full-length from Keith Brewer (ex-Taint) and his project Mania. Harrowing synth, abrupt junk metals, coarse electronic injections. Extensive collage artwork. Highly recommended.
Mania & SSRI C-30 (Untergeschoss)
Malevolent vocals/synth/junks expertise from Mania - how is this always so good? - paired with rough gutter noise/PE from SSRI (an off-shoot of Sick Seed). By now you ought know what to expect.
Marax My Suicide Note Penned In Sound CDR (Sensitive Receptor)
Brilliant hour-long track of charred and bloody industrial/ambient with significant, sickly harsh noise wall overtones. Slow developing blackness leading to the inevitable end. Recommended. Pro-printed CDR and glossy sleeve.
Lasse Marhaug If The Revolution Could Start Right Now 7" (Ketchup Cavern)
Short but sweet one-sided 7" from one of the world's favourite Norwegian noisers, this time Lasse is keen to bruisingly throw his noise around, jarring crashes and lonely silences piled lovingly together.
Lasse Marhaug Quality Control CD (Anoema)
Well I'll be. Mr Marhaug delivers the goods with this lowdown dirty noise CD, returning back to his guitar/turntable/noise electronics basics for some old school noise thrash. Thank you sir.
Lasse Marhaug The Quiet North CD (Second Layer)
Another Nordic winter-inspired blast of jagged harsh noise from Lasse, half an hour of scald sure to alleviate the winter chills. No frills, no experimentation, just pure classic noise.
Lasse Marhaug & Bad Kharma Red Tape Rot 6 C-20 (Fukk Tapes)
Sixth collaborative effort from these gents, and this time it's a boisterous wallop of crushed-up noise bliss, heavy on the high-end hiss, smeary feedback and uncontrollable excitement. This one has a great '90s noise vibrancy to it.
Masonna Spectrum Ripper 12" + CD (Cold Spring)
Classic Masonna voice-noise-feedback-ejaculation electronics; wild, sexy, psychedelic, unrestrained and vibrant - a true exposition of '90s Japanese noise, and a brilliant reissue. CD and LP content are the same.
Mazakon Tactics Epitomes Of Carnal Despoilment C-40 (Obscurex)
Evocative, powerful industrial/power electronics from Sascha Mandler, a less terrorising and more subtle effort than some of the previous tapes, but no less impressive for the change in atmosphere and heavier use of industrial elements. Excellent.
Daniel Menche Beast Resonator CD (Roggbif)
Complex CD of percussion/voice/delay experimentation from Daniel Menche, which takes a little while to get going before rising into gargatuan towers of pulse and sound.
Francisco Meirino & Bob Bellerue Brut CDR (Halfnormal)
Really engaging improvisational electronics/objects/wierdness/noise from Meirino (ex-Phroq) and Bellerue, all wrapped up in 20 minutes - the PERFECT length for this exploratory effort. Recommended.
Daniel Menche Blood Of The Land 3"CD (ferns)
Extended storm recording and powerful introspection from Mr Menche, letting the natural sounds do their work for full effect. Another strong effort.
Merzbow Batztoutai With Material Gadgets/Loop Panic Limited 2xCD (RRR)
Ultra cheap and absolutely essential Merzbow. Quite possibly my favourite Merzbow release, partially a re-working of 1980s LP material and which is incredibly mannered, perfectly executed, and a fascinating creative nexus between Masami Akita's '80s workings and his '90s harsh heyday. The packaging gets worse with every edition from RRR, but fuck it - you need this double CD. Please.
Merzbow Frog: Remixed and Revisited 2xCD (Misanthropic Agenda)
One of the earliest and most widely disseminated digital-era Merzbow releases, now reissued as a double CD with a whole bunch of extra hiss and hustle. FUck the naysayers, this is actually one of the more capable Merz discs of the 21st century, a more relaxed and at times melodic ambience which is more than worthy of your attention.
Merzbow Live In Geneva CD (Walnut + Locust)
Perfect encapsulation of the early-mid 2000s Merzbow live sound, digital skree and screech caterwauled for an hour or so. Hard to find disc already, get it before it's gone!
Merzbow Mini Ccle / Yoshino Damaga / Yonos Bigfoot 3"CD (Ohm)
Mini CD exposition of one of my favourite 'digital-era' Merzbow albums. A 20 (or so) minute track colliding digital hellfire with various well-realised comings and goings.
Merzbow & Actuary reak Hallucinations 12" (Obfuscated / Love Earth Music)
Dense analogue/digital claustrophobia from Masami Akita paired with an intriguing mix of industrial suites from Actuary. An unexpected and very listenable split LP!
Merzbow & Sutcliffe Jugend & Satori CD (Cold Spring)
'CD single' released, as I recall, for a show or tour a few years back? 15 minutes of late '00s Merzbow, 5 minutes from Sutcliffe Jugend a la Pigdaddy and a further 6 minutes from Satori with an excellent take on their cold industrial sound.
Metaconqueror Of Steel, Bone and Fire CDR (Syzmic)
Extremely well-done ashen ambient from one half of Steel Hook Prostheses. Beautifully produced, perfectly austere and ideal for the pitch-black night. Nice sleeve and fold-out insert.
Minamata Cyclator CD + DVD (Les Nouvelles Propagandes)
Apocalyptic modern French power electronics with a distinctly hard, lifeless edge. This is one of the country's oldest projects, but Cyclator is among the most forward-thinking releases I've heard. Comes with a lengthy DVD including a live performance and separately distilled backing videos. Recommended.
Minamata Niigata CD (Nuit et Brouillard)
Cumbersome old-school grotesquerie utilising shuddering pulses, raw metals, horrified voices, synth ache and other base materials. Industrial in the true sense of the word.
Minotaur Obsession CD (ORCO / Phage Tapes)
Lurid, sweaty, historically charged power electronics from this James Keeler/George Proctor duo. Great structuring and use of minimalist textures amongst more familar elements too. Recommended.
Kiyoshi Mizutani & Hideaki Shimada & Kiyoharu Kuwayama Gambetta CD (Monochrome Vision)
Evocative, unpredictable new recording featuring one-time Merzbow member Kiyoshi Mizutani, here the closest I've heard to his ZSF LP since the 'Exfoliation' cassette. Wiry electronics, sharp concréte noise and boiling feedback all wrapped up in a single live recording.
Mnem Engrama 12" (Segerhuva)
Reissue of an early 10" with a bonus track, Mnem at its most open and beautiful, decaying loops and concerned sound fragmenting their evocative entropy across two sides of vinyl. Not just "one to discover", but one you fucking should have discovered already.
Mnortham Go 3"CD (Ferns)
Engaging piece of sound work inspired by competitive car-racing... far cooler than I can explain.
Moljebka Pvlse Sadalsuud CD (Some Place Else)
Dense organic piece of drone which expands into electroacoustic quietude and beautiful effect inflections. A totally charming CD. Recommended.
Moljebka Pvlse & Seventeen Migs Of Spring CD (Topheth Prophet)
Interesting blend of sounds on this CD which centres around a lengthy collaborative track but also showcases each artist's individual workings. Moljebka Pvlse is focused even more so on practically untreated field recordings with superb placement and choice yielding an uneasy, perturbing listen. Seventeen Migs Of Spring mix things up a little more, adding overt digital splatter among found sound and instrument clamour.
Monstrare & Wilt Graveflowers CD (Angle)
Depressive ambient/glitch from Monstrare (aka Cordell Klier) and morose horror ambient from Wilt. Great disc of genuinely downbeat atmospheres.
Mortuor I'm Waiting For YouCD (Syzmic)
Pathological death industrial dedicated to, and highly reminiscent of, Atrax Morgue at its best. Sick synth/vocals mutations spiralling into terrified deathroes.
Mourmansk 150 Catharsism Of A Trigger CD (Misanthrope)
When Mourmansk 150 is as consistent as this new CD the results are awesome, rough power electronics loaded with atmosphere and bite.
Mourmansk 150 La Guerre, L'Anarchie Et Le Chaos CD (Nil By Mouth)
Anarchic and uninhibited French power electronics from an act which I feel is really beginning to hit its stride. Strong stuff.
Mourmansk 150 No Volunteer 4 This Society CD (Topheth Prophet)
Impressive new CD from this French unit, jagged synths and sloganised, aggressive, vocals, with a punchy production - definitely one of this duo's best releases, and a strong addition to the modern power electronics movement.
Mshing Interfering With A Corpse C-26 (Worthless)
Turgid Australian noise; rough, ready 'n' a little sexy.
Mutant Ape Black Dog't North C-30 (Obscurex)
Dark, stalking noise/industrial from George Proctor - a clever and constant vibe definitely make this one of his better efforts. Recommended.
Mutant Ape Dres CDR (Produck)
Solid piece of rumbling noise with fleecing high end shrieks, just over 15 minutes in total. CDR also has the same material lathe-cut into it so, apparently, you can play it on your record player if you'd prefer. I haven't tried myself.
Mutant Ape & The Rita Kings Of Violence/Murky By The Sand Bar 7" (Unrest/Turgid Animal)
Mutant Ape just keeps getting better and 'Kings Of Violence' is his pinnacle to date; a really adept, fluid, engaging harsh noise composition. The Rita is classic shipwrecking crunch, another solid piece which once again leaves no survivors.
N. Life CDR (DumpsterScore)
Engaging synth/samples compositions from N. forging a wider and more trenchant path of nauseating sculptures and horrifying ambiences. Strong as always.
N. Memories From Before Being Born CD (Belligeranza)
A simple setup yields a varied tranche of results, more creative nihilism from ITaly's N. First and only full-length CD to date.
Napalmed Up To The Ears In Tinnitus CD (Stand Against Vivisection)
Raucous '90s-inspired harsh 'n' roll from Napalmed, three epic tracks of gluttonous distorted flappery and metal bashes with slices of feedback, guitar and other chunks all cooked in. Cheap price = don't be scared.
Navicon Torture Technologies The Gospels Of The Gash 2xCD (Malignant)
Absolutely beautiful, heart-wrenching release from NTT on Malignant (how does Jason put these amazingly lush releases together so consistently and superbly?!). NTT was (is) the master of bombastic, symphonic powr electronics: simultaneously melodic, dreary, powerful, violent, and spell-binding. All topped with terrifying, gut-tearing vocals. This expansive set says pretty much everything you need to know. Highly recommended.
Navicon Torture Technologies Vtervs CD (NCC)
Latest CD from Leech, and what I understand to be one of (if not the) final NTT releases. This is probably the most up-front power electronics releases I've heard from NTT in a while, heavy synth static and effected screams dominating the occasional stretch of wispy keyboard ambience, all extremely well composed and presented.
Navicon Torture Technologies Your Suffering Will Be Legendary 2xCD (Malignant)
Double CD reissue of what was originally a 2xCDR bonus to the special edition of the 'The Gospels Of The Gash' 2xCD. NTT remixed/reworked/reinterpreted/collaborated with from every angle by Aun, Black Sun, Cenotype, The [Law-Rah] Collective, Inswarm, Covet, Autoclav 1.1, Herbst9, Hecate, Jarboe, Deutsch Nepal, Fragment King, Kristoffer Nystroms Orkester, Prometheus Burning, Steve Moore, Eidulon, Troum and The Bird Cage Theatre. Captivating stuff; recommended.
Nebris Bleak Angels CD (Dystonia)
A project (I think) associated with Niellerade Falbilisthorstar - sonically if not familialy - which is simpler in execution but just as haunting in delivery. Three long tracks of organic materials being subtly effected and lashed to gusts of almost melodic wind howl, all situated in the middle of the nearest night-time desert devoid of water, shelter or life. Another staggering CD.
Necrophonie CD (Sottomondo Edizioni)
Collaboration of M.Nothing (Marco of Atrax Morgue) and Devis G (half of Teatro Satanico). A vivid, measured, ideal set of electronic compositions featuring occasional deviations into bizarre percussion interludes. Combines the best elements of each for a highly recommended CD.
Nekrasov Cognition Of Splendid Oblivion CD (Siege Of Power)
Immaculate CD expertly blending heavy dark ambient and rough, wall-ish noise before lurching into some modern one man black metal near its conclusion. Everything is created well and sounds fantastic, and the mix of styles works very, very well. Recommended.
Nekrasov Extinction CD (Crucial Blast)
New CD from this terrorising Australian project, Extinction feels even more developed - yet even bleaker - than the previous releases, expertly combining black metal fury, industrial threat, ashen rumblings and ambient gloom and frown. Recommended.
Neuntöter Der Plage Betwixt Descending Corridors 12" (Self Abuse)
Deep, confronting, desolate ambience and sickness from Ryan Opperman's Neuntöter Der Plage project. In my opinion among his most perfectly realised efforts ever, a real masterpiece of 'death industrial' as I understand the term to be applied. Highly recommended.
The Nevari Butchers Arms And Everything Else C-60 (Hanson)
Unsettled, malevolent, sparse basement vibe from this project of Aaron Dilloway. Heavy on concrete, metal and interruption.
Never Presence Forever & Ungeromimizu 7" (Lyderhorn)
Somewhat strange combination for a split 7", but no complaints given the material! Never Presence Forever unwinds immaculate guitar drone, plaintive brushings of sound scattered across their vinyl canvas which begin to concentrate before the end, a more noticeable melodic sorrow emanating from the piece. Ungeromimizu is maniacal distorted cut-up aggro, a lengthy parade of segues and stutters which ends by fading into drum machine and screamo angst.
The New Blockaders & Thurston Moore & Jim O'Rourke The Voloptulist CD (Hospital)
The New Blockaders source material re-worked by these two gents. Both tracks take TNB's material into far-flung territories; Mr Moore does a lurching lo-fi oddity with plenty of teased-out metal creaking and wierd wind rustling, Mr O'Rourke cranks out feedback over a guitar/drum/electronics workout. Charming.
New Forces zine
New American 'zine with a focus on the harsher end of the noise/industrial idiom. This issue includes Plague Mother, Vasculae, Gnawed, Orgasmic Response Unit and more.
New Forces 2 zine
Second issue of this American 'zine with a focus on the harsher end of the noise/industrial idiom. This issue includes Custodian, Deterge, Hostage Pageant, Miscreant, Heavy Psych, RRRecords and more.
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar Halrum CD (SNSE)
Amazing CD of deceased factory menace, graveyard paranoia, lashings of caked-on dirt and rust, and shivering industrial. This CD version is slightly longer than the 12" version, and also finds the complete track undivided unlike the vinyl pressing. Highly recommended.
Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar Skrankverk CD (Dystonia)
I've read so many descriptions of this CD which capture it so well, I feel like another one is not only unnecessary but will hardly do justice to this great CD? There's something of a darker but more relaxed The New Blockaders vibe to this CD, which is a bit more spacious than 'Halrum' and easily as impressive. Chillingly powerful and highly recommended.
Novo Progresso Swan Song For A Decaying Culture C-30 (Järtecknet)
Slow cassette industrial machinations from Klaus Hansen (Ashley C/Cambodia Camping Service/etc.).
Nyodene D Edenfall CD (Malignant)
Epic second album of detailed, grandiose, dynamic power electronincs. Highly recommended.
Okha & Juhyo C-30 (Hear more!)
Split tape. Okha burns a ritualised smelt of choking noise, Juhyo counters with suffocating near-ambience. Excellent split tape.
Oleoresin Capsicum Barbed Wire Burger C-30 (Turgid Animal)
New project rising from the ashes of Dead Body Love and Drift. More of an active set of turgid harsh noise compositions than Dead Body Love's cold monotony, think perhaps a more upbeat/frantic 'Tumours'. Welcome back.
Oleoresin Capsicum Sonikebap CDR (Xerxes)
Blazing new disc from Oleoresin Capsicum (ex-Deaqd Body Love), this may finally top the debut with its spicy hit of extreme harsh noise. Not for wimps. Recommended.
Onomatopoeia Irrelevant 12" (The 7.17 From West Wittering Is Late Again)
LP reissue of an old tape, quirky drone and organic mush from this co-conspirator of Smell & Quim (amongst others). A little like a more primitive version of contemporary Mlehst.
Origami Galaktika Live In Central Europe CD (Vendlus)
Meditative, droned ambience without your usual dreariness. A little less cohesive than the studio works, but definitely just as interesting and immersing. Highly recommended.
Origami Galaktika & I:Wound & Inderst Ella Monolake CD (Purple Soil)
Reissue of a killer CDR, a live collaborative set recorded in 2000. Origami Galaktika is in a class of his own, joined here by I:Wound (who joined Mr. OG for an amazing CDR on Blade) and Inderst Ella for a brittle, balanced, precious piece of ambient/object manipulation/acoustic sound sorcery.
Oscillating Innards Grey Variables 12" (Dogma Chase)
Surprisingly intense and excellently detailed full-blown noise assault from Oscillating Innards, barely letting up on the punishing goods. Not as overtly dynamic as some of Gordon's material, but just as well structured and focused. Recommended.
Oscillating Innards Nadir Emergence CD (Troniks/Iatrogenesis)
Single extended piece combining poignant ambient elements, tearing harsh noise, grating vocal segments, and a range of moods and timbres in between, all nicely composed and combined.
Outermost & Guttural Strap-On & Gelsomina & Perkust CDR (MIR)
More of a lo-fi effort from Outermost this time, paired with Guttural Strap-On who have a stupid name but do some real killer bleak ambient-kinda stuff with tortured vocals interspersed, and Perkust/Gelsomina collaborative tracks which are also pretty raw, lotsa junk metals and lo-fi grit.
Ovum 3"CDR (Verrato Project)
Fans of Aube will totally dig this set of developmentally designed sound sculptures. Lovingly packaged too.
Mike Page CD (At War With False Noise)
Intricate work again from Mr Page (known for his work as Fire In The Head and Sky Burial), but this time as a barrage of harsh noise textures and junctures, barely a break in its 43-odd minutes.
Pain Nail Magneettinen Kohtalo C-40 (Freak Animal)
Cassette edition of this duo's newest material: primitively sourced yet rich power electronics: synth, feedback, vocals, junk metal. Recommended.
Panther Skull Slothwave CD (SNSE)
One of my favourite CDs from the last few years, a bona fide classic. About half an hour of thick, murky tapes/organ/electronics which is so goddamn dirty and evocative I'm at a descriptive loss. Justin Meyers is the man and this is the CD. Highly recommended.
PBK & Telepherique Noise-Ambient Connection CD (Monochrome Vision)
Nicely drafted, constantly interesting, never confronting set of slightly noisy, mostly ambient, collaborative compositions from these two long-standing hombres. Very pleasant stuff.
Pedestrian Deposit Volatile CD (Hospital Productions / Truculent)
Brand new CD (and a long time coming!) from Pedestrian Deposit, melancholy timbral fluctuations and solemn breaths pin-pricked with the occasional precise splice of harsh electronics.
Peenemünde CD (Obscurex)
Sick Seed/Umpio collaboration high on dank industrial atmospheres and the sullen clang and clatter of junk metal. Atmospheric yet tightly constructed. Recommended.
Peenemünde II CD (Freak Animal)
Second CD of this Sick Seed/Umpio collaboration. Darker and less abrasive than the first, more cohesive in texture and outlook.
Dave Phillips ? CD (Heart & Crossbone)
Brilliant new CD from Dave, a spacious mystique of drones and piano lament littered with sharp, violent abstractions and impeccable timing. Highly recommended.
Dave Phillips They Live 12" (RRR)
Incredibly strange but curiously rewarding new LP from Dave Phillips, a sort of wierd combination of sound art, aktionism and rioting which definitely takes a few spins to fully appreciate. Recommended.
Pholde An Instance Of This CDR (Blade)
Now this is the Pholde album I've been waiting for, a work which brings the sonorous metallic variety from Knurl (Alan Bloor's other project) and explores those metallics via Pholde's more relaxed, withdrawn persona. It's great to hear this.
Phroq Collapse CD (Groundfault)
My favourite Phroq CD, perfectly balancing the pummeling harsh noise elements with quietude and subtle workings. Highly recommended.
Phroq Confusion CD (Shiver Sounds)
Excellently sculpted sounds from Switzerland combining extreme noise elements with field recordings, electroacoustic touches and a host of other ideas.
Pig Exam Contort Thine Cells CD (SNSE)
Ugly, horrifying collection of nasty noise ruckus from New Zealand.
Pimp-Aktion Slutgun Body Scrap 12" (Trash Ritual)
Trashy, scrappy, erogenous junk noise from Ulex Xane aka Streicher. Great LP (reissuing a late 1990s cassette) of classic harsh noise fuck-n-junk. Highly recommended.
Pogrom Degancios Suros C-64 (Unrest)
What starts out as downcast power electronics/industrial machinations gets progressively more dismal, ending in utter ruin and continental despair. Recommended.
Pogrom Multicultural Degeneration CD (Filth & Violence)
Rotted, festering, jagged power electronics/scumnoise from Lithuania, each track ideally fetid in its own right and adding up to a well-executed mass of ideally nasty filth (or is that filthy nastiness?). Recommended.
Pollutive Static Burning Faith C-20 (Phage Tapes)
Crude static noise from Hal Hutchinson, rusted distortion floating in mucky crude oil.
PPF & ICK Individualistes/Collectivistes 12" (Steelwork Maschine)
Definitely not one for the purists, but for me this is a perfect for the right occasion; PPF bring a modern PE sound which lapses into industrial rhythm, while ICK likewise eke out an industrial march, before the two team up for a combined effort of push and pull, surge and retreat.
Praying For Oblivion Turm Schweigen CD (Obscurex)
The best recordings I've heard yet from ANdrew Seal in the aggressive end of Praying For Oblivion. Strong distorted textures, hoarse vocals, nasty hits of noise and strong industrial elements all combine for a domineering end result.
Prurient Fossil CD (Truculent)
An all-time classic in the Prurient discography. An hour-long meditation of ensemble playing with plenty of space, atmosphere, depth, and some bitter highlights of tortured screams and grating electronics. Highly recommended.
Pulse Emitter Progression To Desolation 12" (Black Horizons)
Really focused work from Pulse Emitter with a distinctly proggy vibe to it (probably always there but this time there's a particular flavour), but as cold-shouldered as always - great stuff!.
Raionbashi In Teufel's Küche 10" (Absurd/Ignivomious)
Beautifully realised editing abstraction and physical/melodic/bruitism interplay. The Tochnit Aleph head honcho has produced an amazing piece of work for this 10". Highly recommended.
Richard Ramirez Identity Amnesia CD (Chi Omega Institute)
Re-stock on one of my all-time favourites CDs by Richard, a distinctly more aggressive affair than much of his more recent material, harking back to the magnificent 'Tracking Device' CD but with a far sharper production and outwardly hostile demeanour. Amazing cover also. Recommended.
Richard Ramirez Start Again CD (Unrest)
Richard's most violent CD in years, one track of severe arterial noise spray, and one of bruising physicality. Excellent and recommended.
Richard Ramirez & Black Leather Jesus Scrapyard CD (Phage/RONF)
CD reissue of the renowned piicture disc LP on Praxis Dr Bearmann. Dense junk-fuelled destruction from both, a little darker on the BLJ side. Includes a new supplemental Ramirez track just to make all those with the LP need it anyway. Recommended.
Richard Ramirez & Skin Crime Pleasure, Commerce & Disease CD (PACrec)
Sick collaboration from these two long-standing members of the American noise 'scene'. A death-bed delight.
Rape-X False CD (At War With False Noise)
Power electronics full of all your favourite and fantastic fare - whores, crack, abduction, etcetera.
Rats With Wings Aide-mémoire 2x12" (Heard Worse)
Double LP compiling, re-editing and re-contextualising previous Rats With Wings CDR and cassette fodder - including both his Cipher Productions compilation appearances (Night Science and Underground Australia), as well as releases on MIR, Deadline, Fiend and AEN. Sounds range from immaculately crafted compositions to splattered electronics and on into full-blown noise territory, mostly resting in that uncomfortable zone between all categories. Quite possibly Australia's worst kept secret. Highly recommended.
Raven A Comprehensive Guide To Dismantling The Weapons Of Mass Destruction 7" (Underground Pollution)
Layers of static noise combined into structured, almost death industrial, pieces. 
Redwound Dark Bog Blaze one-sided 12" (Anarchymoon/Sentient)
Abstract electronic collaboration from Redglaer and Circuit Wound, less about frantic power and more about meticulous left-field exploration. Beautiful screened cover and b-side of the LP.
Regosphere & The Vomit Arsonist 7" (Obfusated / Phage Tapes / Dumpsterscore)
Regosphere takes a psyechedelic power electronics kinda route, The Vomit Arsonist delivers another classic of grim death industrial. Fantastic split.
The Rita Bodies Bear Traces Of Carnal Violence CD (PACrec)
Violent noise giallo-style, wide-eyed red-saturated razor-wielding "old school" noise including a collaboration with Mania (aka Keith Brewer of Taint). Stylish.
The Rita Eyeliner Into Nylon Back Seam CD (Sickcore)
The 40 minute over-wrought tearing of nylon put under a sonic microscope. You know what you're in for if you're looking.
The Rita & Toby Dammit & Fecalove Tommy/Paola Senatore C-60 (Turgid Animal)
Reissue of a 2006 one-sided C-60, now with the second side filled by a new Fecalove pillaging of the previous material. Strong collaborative tape with plenty of static and more developmental angles, a strong reminder of the '90s collaboration 'scene'. Recommended.
RL:ZZ Shrine C-30 (Unrest)
Varied new noise/industrial project from Ryan Lipynsky (Thralldom and Unearthly Trance amongst many others) and Andy Lippoldt. A strong, flowing, constantly surprising (without being excessively so) new effort. Recommended.
Rock 'n' Roll Jackie & Pain Jerk Super Relaxed CD (Second Layer)
Smegma's Jackie Stewart's turntable concoctions meets the noise geyers of Pain Jerk aka Kohei Gomi. As strange a pairing as you think it is, but probably a better match than you were thinking too. Gomi is in top form here.
Roman Torment Skin Game CD (Troniks/PACrec)
A serious contender in the harsh games, incredible blast pieces from this duo of Jeff (Impregnable/Secret Abuse) and Evan (Bludthirst/Moth Drakula) which rocks out of print early cassette material, together with some unreleased crunch, all mastered to shoulder-dislodging extremes by Thomas Garrison. These guys are good separately, but together they are staggering. Highly recommended.
Roman Torment & Feed The Dragon 12" (Halfnormal)
Roman Torment is, to recap, Evan (Bludthirst/Moth Drakula) and Jeff (Impregnable/Secret Abuse). THeir side of this LP is sheer cacophony, two masses of energy hurling out feedback, electronic abuse and fits of rumbling low-end. Feed The Dragon is Bob Bellerue (Redglaer) and Albert Ortega. Their side of this LP is developing layers of hum, flutter and awkwardness which playful evolves into grotty noise and interweaving electronic belch. Play fast and play loud.
Damion Romero Twins 2x12" (P Tapes/Tonefilth)
The pinnacle of Damion's determined pursuit of evocative feedback/drone pieces, four amazingly rich examples of particularly resolute and focused work with amazing gatefold LP covers to boot. Highly recommended.
Rough Sex Quartet Autobiography Of A Seductress C-90 (Narcolepsia)
Sleazy wall noise dedicated to Joe Sarno - 'nuff said. Another nice job from Narcolepsia.
Rulla & Montage Split Series #03 CD (Monotype)
Well-done, straight-up harshness - an orgy of cacophony including a furious collaboration and some solo tracks. Recommended
Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock ...Hirnstamm, Kotloch Und... Scheisse 3"CDR (Scrotum)
Infamous 3"CDR from Rudolf Eb.er's Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock. Originally packaged with multiple bags of dog shit, this is the second edition - without the shit - with great cover art by Rudolf. The audio is meticulously paced, fearsome, bewildering slaps of sound, noise and fuck knows what else. I have one copy of this only, unearthed when cleaning out my distro area. Highly recommended.
Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock with Raionbashi & Mama Bär & Rudolf Eb.er Il Portale Delle Indipendenti CD (Blossoming Noise)
Hands down my favourite material from Rudolf. This is dramatic as it is funny, beautiful as it is violent, and carefree as it is focused. Amazing array of sounds and themes shared with Mama Bär and featuring contributions from Raionbashi and Mai Sau. Includes material from the incredibly limited Eb.er/Bär split LP, plus further amazing fun. Highly recommended.
Runzelstirn & Masonna & Gurgelstock Clitoris Projectile Pump Action CD (Tochnit Aleph)
Outstanding mail collaboration between Rundolf Eb.er's Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock and Maso Yamazaki's stungun noise project Masonna. Rudolf utterly destroys source material from Maso, turning it into a quivering, unpredictable series of unbelievable events. Maso in turn repeatedly blasts material provided by Rudolf with something of a live feel in contrast to the previous construction. Recommended.
R.Y.N. Astral Death CD (Unrest)
Drones and more drones from the minds behind Romance and Marzuraan. Highly skilled CD of creative drone (yep) work with the smallest of movements betraying the deepest of thoughts. Highly recommended.
Sachiko Kunado CD (Utech)
Female voice/electronics/noise project from Japan, somewhere between Yamaakago's purity, the calmer electronics of Fumio Kosakai, and perhaps the lighter moments of Monde Bruits? Hard to pigeonhole, but a creative and entertaining disc.
Satori Kanashibari CD (Cold Spring)
CD reissue of the LP on Dogma Chase, with a touch of additional material. Quality disc of sculptured electronics and thoughtful ambience, definitely not the Satori of olde but this new inception has its own mature, considered, mannered sound. Recommended.
Schimpfluch-Gruppe Nigredo C-46 (Fragment Factory)
Rudolf Eb.er and Dave Phillips litter a storm with strike-in-the-night frightenings, Evil Dead style. Live track on the first side, pre-recorded source material on the second. Recommended.
Schmerz Old School Misanthropy CDR (New Nihilism)
Hostile power electronics gush featuring member(s?) from MGLA. Focused and bitter, just the way it should be. DVD case with top quality inserts.
Self-Inflicted Violence Defeated CDR (Somnolent Shelter)
Relative newcomer to the cut-up-and-crush harsh noise stakes. This CDR is around half an hour in length, trampling sombre instrumental passages with roughly-hewn chunks of quartzite noise.
Seplophobia Death Tunnel CDR (Stop-Eject)
Another awkward, morbid, pungent effort from Seplophobia - haunting clouds of cancerous electronics eating, burying and reanimating the coldest of breaths. Recommended.
Seplophobia & Post-Mortem Junkie CDR (Abgurd)
Nice reissue of the long out-of-print and completely essential split cassette on Stop-Eject. Roughly fifteen minutes from each, a sinewy, ghoulish, plague-ridden mortification of industrial thud and graveyard horror. Recommended.
Sewer Election Sex/Death CD (PACrec/Troniks)
FINALLY some Sewer Election back in stock, and sincerely Dan's best release to date. Three utterly engaging, obsessive, catastrophic shocks of decaying distortion, and one amazing track of dingey drone. An amazing document. Reissue of the double cassette originally on Harsh Head Rituals replete with worrisome black and white cut-up artwork and nearly illegible font. A must have.
Sewer Goddess Disciples Of Shit: Live Waste CD (Black Plagve)
Excellent collection of live performances from Kristen, utilising a full 'band' format and captured in a far different setting to the studio material. Powerful, hypnotic, unsettling, capptivating melding of power electronics and old school postmortem industrial. Highly recommended.
Shallow Waters Equal Eyes 12" (Hospital)
After some less than convincing demo tapes this project has now more than lived up to its potential with this bold new album. At its core this is a power electronics record, but with a new twist in terms of both political/lyrical outlook and the dim synth sound and arrangement which has gone into it. Very thought-provoking musically, sure to please.
Shalocins Scrapped Mold CDR (DumpsterScore)
Scrappy up-tempo noise, feels like something of a relic with its wiry, nasty sound and upstart abrasiveness.
Mike Shiflet Ko 2x3"CDR (Small Doses)
Double 3"CDR set from Mr Shiflet in a nice foldout/screenprinted sleeve. Gloomy tonal manipulations and glacial sustain battle ripping warfare movements in an epic dark vs. darker battle for the ages.
Mike Shiflet Supreme Trading 3"CDR (Dokuro)
New 3"CDR housing a single 20-odd minute track recorded live, a beautiful unfolding of expertly executed timbres and tears. Recommended.
Shift Bulk CD (Unrest/Silken Tofu)
Hypnotic, wary new CD from Shift - three inter-laced tracks of gritty, mesmerising synth incorporating subtle movement and deviant detail. Recommended.
Shift Creation and Space 12" (At War With False Noise)
Ideally realised set of minimal industrial creations, expertly woven and nudged to the precipice one shuffling footstep at a time. One of the quintessential Shift documents. Highly recommended.
Shift Have No Fury/Jag Vari Kulverten 7" (Heidenlarm)
Early Shift recordings with a slower feel, more of a menacing death creep and including a warbling pulse on the first track. Great stuff again and featuring almost psyechedelic art from Stephen O'Malley.
Shift & Institut Enders/Beginners 7" (Animus)
Institut go for classic power electronics structures here, a lesson in nihilstic simplicity and quite possibly their best ever track. Shift follows suit on atmosphere but opts for a slightly off-kilter structure to contrast with Institut's classic formula. A killer 7".
Shift & Hal Hutchinson Full Weight Of The Opposition 10" (Unsound)
Fucking heavy collaboration of Hal's junk metal crush and Shift's synth/vocals menace. Highly recommended.
Shikaku 3"CDR (Dotsmark)
Somewhat unknown new project from Japan delivering fits of harsh sonics which utilise unique editing touches to intertwine strokes of rougher material before dissolving into the second track which is a morose drone/field recording endeavour yielding equally successful results. One to discover.
Shitty Vibe Smasher C-30 (Tanz Procesz)
Odd mix of synth gurgles, tape manipulation and found sound - think somewhere between Pulse Emitter, Sukora and Evil Moisture? Definitely a good one for the adventurous!
Sick Buildings Surfeit C-30 + C-35 (Turgid Animal)
Double cassette from Canada's Sick Buildings which split the material into a white tape (decaying distortion and crumbled tape edits, constantly moving and interesting material) and a pink tape (one side of straight-up wall and one-side of unflinching high-pitched tone drone). Great stuff.
SICKNESS Fuck Your Punk Rock 12" (RRR)
Fractured, antagonised, critical, Sickness once again delivers the punk rockin' goods. Recommended.
Sickness Murdlark CD (Ninth Circle/Self Abuse)
New full-length CD from Sickness reissuing a host of previously limited CDR efforts, together with a maelstrom of a live track. The outside elements present on Mudlark may be real but they're always subject to the severe, angered, abrasive nature of Sickness' noise cut-ups, for an agility and multi-dimensionality (is that a word?) none can match. Highly recommended.
SSRI Circle Of Positivity C-20 (Freak Animal)
Fantastic tape of raw yet thick noise/industrial from Pekka PT (Gelsomina/Sick Seed).
Sick Seed Elephant Man C-30 (Obscurex)
Superb new tape of basement barrage power electronics, this time with an expanded lineup, keeping classi compositional elements yet maintaining genre mastery. Absolute amazing stuff - highly recommended.
Sick Seed Man And Machine 7" (Turgid Animal)
Strong, structured, caveman noise/power electronics from Pekka PT. Heavy on the junks atmosphere.
Silence Of Vacuum 4 C-30 (IOPS)
More constricted noise stasis and rubber choke from Mikko Aspa (Grunt, etc.).
Sissy Spacek Fortune b/w The Eyes Of Men 7" (Gilgongo)
Raucous hit of noise/grindcore, 26 tracks in a few minutes comprising voice/drums/vocals.
Sissy Spacek French Record CD (Dual Plover)
Fifth (?) album from Sissy Spacek finds Corydon and John expanding their lineup with a host of guests, all foraging hand-in-hand through sharp icicles of noise, heavy electroacoustic explorations and a swathe of pure junk abuse - with Mr Wiese keeping a close editing eye on things as usual. Definitely an abrupt turn, but who would expect anything less?
Sissy Spacek Glass CD (Misanthropic Agenda)
Pretty much exactly what you think it is: Corydon and John breaking, smashing, hitting, stirring, abusing and devouring glass. Works great on a conceptual level, and also produces one of their noisiest, nastiest works ever! It's win/win.
Sissy Spacek Gore Jet CD (Sweatlung)
Severe CD compiling a number of Sissy Spacek's demo and 7" tracks from severely limited (and not so limited but still sold out) releases, a blur of grindcore/noise/the unexplainable, all mashed into a terrifying crush.
Sixes Cursed Beast CD (Enterruption/Troniks)
Shadowy grit and clutter lurking somewhere in between Hair Police and Brighter Death Now - CD reissue of the highly lauded LP.
Six Heads Cardboard Oracle 12" (Wintage)
Left-field cut-ups and experimental reachings from this Canadian outfit. Somewhere perhaps in between Nurse With Wound and Sudden Infant, with a touch of Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza Azioni thrown in for good measure. Nicely screeprinted, befuddled, sleeve.
Skin Area Rothko Field CD (Malignant)
Brave CD of pure drone, metal and industrial elements, and Martin Bladh's charateristically sick vocals. A constant surprise and an intriguing, rewarding, listen.
Skitliv Amfetamin CD (Cold Spring)
First CD of punk-tinged, raw, black metal from this project of Maniac (ex-Mayhem) and including Kvarforth (Shining, etc.) and Attila (Mayhem, Tormentor) and an intro from Current 93. Largely focused around a live London recording. 
Skull Erection Towards Failure C-20 (Ides)
Nice collaboration between Nicole Chambers and Charlie Draheim. Miss Chambers brings gorgeous drone and shimmer while Mr Draheim clubs out wretched noise grotesqueries. "For External Use Only" is especially sublime!
Skullflower Fucked On A Pile Of Corpses CD (Cold Spring)
Ashen, utterly blackened noise bliss-out from Skullflower's quartet lineup, still heavily reliant on Matthew's wall of guitar noise. Unlike the last couple of efforts, this CD opts for shorter tracks to yield more variation (but still utterly devastating consistency). Highly recommended.
Skullflower Malediction CD (Second Layer)
Dense, foggy guitar/distortion drone from Skullflower, classic and powerful stuff incorporating hints of percussion and organic sound at appropriate times.
Skullflower & Limepit 12" (Posh Isolation)
Perfect split LP of rough industrial/drone texturising from Skullflower and bitter negative noise from Limepit. Skullflower sound rougher and more dangerous than I've ever heard, the cruder sound a perfect realisation of Matthew & co's massive sound. Limepit are the coalescence of negative energy, a force to be reckoned with, and the founders of the Posh Isolation label which brings you this standout LP. Highly recommended.
Sky Burial CDR (Housepig)
Lush ambience from Michael Page of Fire In The Head, organic melodies and rolling dusked textures combining beautifully. Disc and insert are wrapped up in a lovely canvas pouch.
Sky Burial IV: Of Dharma And Drowning 3"CDR (Silken Tofu)
Subdued, intricate piece of grim ambience from Michael Page (Fire In The Head/Irukandji) with a solemner, creepier bent than perhaps found on chapters I through III and with greater textural depth.
Slave Complex CDR (Stop-Eject)
Fascinating mix of sugar and spice - lush almost orchestral (at times) ambience periodically shadowed by grim passages and totally downcast electronics. Recommended.
Sleep Sessions & Agit8 & Areyfu Restrict / Suppress / Censor CDR (Now... This!)
Three-way split of one Polish and two Australian artists, all offering their take on fractured, aggressive, cut-up noise electronics. Impressive form from all, and a great production from this new Australian label. Pro CDR in great gatefold sleeve. Recommended.
Slogun I Will Bury You 12" (Peripheral)
Bruising new encounter from Slogun, this seems more vocal dominated than the recent CDs. I'm enjoying this new sound and presentation from Slogun.
Slogun Visit / Revisit 2xCD (Autarkeia)
Double CD featuring the new album Visit - a new extraction of newly digital and detailed Slogun - and Revisit, a collection of the excellent b-card CDRs previously self-released on Circle Of Shit. About two hours showcasing the latest - and best - of both 'phases' of the Slogun project. Recommended.
Small Cruel Party & Chop Shop Scmaolpl -C-r-u-e-l- Psahrotpy 10" (RRR)
Split 10" which has then been literally split in half, i.e. you get two halves of a record. Classic conceptual release which is still somewhat playable with a bit of effort/ingenuity. This is a spare second hand copy of mine, not new mailorder stock.
Smell & Quim Lavatory CD (Smell & Quim / Milovan Srdenovic Appreciation Society / Paleolist Press)
Ugly noise cumshot tactics from our favourite Engishmen, quite a hostile sound to this one even compared to the previous CD on L. White. Comes with a 24 page booklet featuring extensive Russian text and some photographs including some lovely cock shots. Small 200 copy edition. Recommended.
Snuff CD (Filth & Violence)
CD reissue of the first, excellent, LP, with a bonus track from the first F&V compilation tape. Raw, violent, power electronics with a live sound saturation and heavy Iphar/Come Org vibe. Recommended.
South Saturn Delta Experience The Concreteness CD (Cold Spring)
Raw noise collaboration of Maso Yamazaki (Masonna/Space Machine) and Hiroshi Hasegawa (Astro/CCCC) featuring three tracks of old school noise electronics, voice, guitar and synth, and a fourth adding drums to the equation. Completely uncompromising and done as only these guys know how. Recommended.
Special Interests #7 'zine
Seventh issue of this consistently strong 'zine. Fumio Kosakai, Dave Phillips, Jason Crumer, Encephalophonic, Cult Of Youth, Phage Tapes, Christian Stadsgaard, Klaus Hansen, noise documentaries, Con-Dom, Wertham, Dieter Muh. Plus a strong review contingent as always. Art by Mikko Aspa (Government Alpha).
Speculum Fight Lost Live 2 C-30 (Hanson)
Two hoarse, investigative live recordings from Damion Romero's Speculum Fight. Burly, unique, mesmerising - classic!
Splinter vs Stalin Eravamo Cosi Felici CD (Turgid Animal)
First full-length 'pro' CD from this act, an amazing insight into one man's psychological descent, his writings used as lyrics over a relentless barrage of finely-tuned harsh noise. Recommended.
Sshe Retina Stimulants Gnostick ± Aktionable CDR (Diophantine)
Shivering frequencies and glacial swells of penetrating high frequency - not as intense as some previous Sshe Retina Stimulants works, but just as intriguing.
Steel Hook Prostheses Atrocitizer CD (Malignant)
Stunning full-length CD from this powerful power electronics duo. Atrocitizer is as close as SHP have come to Tesco brand PE and it's incredible, a powerful yet evocative collection of genocidal pulse and vocal sufferance. Not their most aggressive CD, but this has atmosphere by the mass grave-full. Recommended.
Steel Hook Prostheses Cut Off The Nose To Spite The Face 2xCD (Syzmic)
Great double CD collecting their fantastic 3"cdr material from around the mid 2000s - some of the most chilling material they did, in my opinion - together with compilation tracks first released by RRR and Open Wound. Add on a few live tracks for good measure. Always cutting, always atmospheric, always interesting - one of the current masters of American power electronics/death industrial. Highly recommended.
Steel Hook Prostheses The Empiric's Guild CD (Malignant)
A strong ambient death ambient undercurrent runs through this latest CD from two of Texas' finest; malevolence in music.
Stegm Abstinence CDR (Soulworm)
Rewarding disc from Ryan Bloomer, always been a tough one to track down so I'm very happy to have some copies available here. Abstinence is along similar lines to The Stench Of A Coward although a little more introspective, varying lines of synth - from transparent to brutal - wrapped coldly around a somewhat voyeuristic gaze.
Stem Cell Research Project Charnel Houses CD (Syzmic)
Fittingly and unwaveringly bleak postmortem/death industrial with slight touches of grainy noise and plenty of dismal atmosphere/harrowing vocals.
Stillbirth & Prurient The Mirror Of Purification 7" (Semata)
Split 7" of brooding synth shivers and encompassing tonal cloaks from Stillbrith, Prurient opts for an off-kilter piece of minimal melodicism and gravel rash.
Stroma C-40 (Razors & Medicine)
Soft, inviting 'ambient' project from the brains behind Ahlzagailzehguh; a series of well-executed and mannered acoustic/electronic compositions. Recommended.
Subhuman Untitled II 3"CDR (Abgurd)
Probably my pick of the Abgurd titles, this one is a killer effort of rough, almost collaged industrial with some great militaristic ambiences (absent cliche).
Subklinik Musik For Dekomposition CD (Fall Of Nature)
Old school zombie-like synth morbidness from Subklinik, a reissue of a tape originally on Danvers State. Cold, achey, invasive death tunes.
Sudden Infant Radiorgasm CD (Blossoming Noise)
Nice CD reissue of an early Schimpfluch LP, Sudden Infant tearing out the nasty, punk-influenced stylings of the early SSB cassettes. Crude, invigorating, raucous stuff from the one and only Joke Lanz and crew.
Sudden Infant Things That Happened 12" (Reduktive Musiken)
Fascinating LP of two live sets, 2004 and 2007. Elastic yet pinpointed noise with a more familiar flow and drive than other Suddent Infant efforts. I'm reminded as much of Jason Crumer or Putrefier as I am more expected Schimpfluch allies, with this one. Colour vinyl.
Sudden Infant & Grey Wolves & Macronympha Interzone 3 CD (Industrial Recollections)
One of the curiosier 1990s collaborations, murky noise/industrial cassette thrusts from three quite disparate and renowned artists. Recommended.
Survival Unit Murder For The Mission CD (Autarkeia)
My favourite of the Autarkeia CD reissues, this one is a reissue of the Murder For The Mission tape on Vemod, with over half an hour of additional material including some live recordings. Murder For The Mission marked the descent of Survival Unit from a more modernly traditional power electronics outfit into the post-mortem/industrial hell of Fentanyl Martyrs and ultimately the birth of Alfarmania. Dangerously attacking material with an occultish dirtiness to it. Highly recommended.
Survival Unit Fentanyl Martyrs 2xCD (Autarkeia)
The essential, and final, Survival Unit document. Lavish double CD set with expansive booklet and superb packaging from the always seductive Autarkeia label. The material on this set is nothing short of first-rate, ravaging, terrorising, and powerful post-mortem/power electronics capturings with a seedy basement sweatiness to it all. Highly recommended.
Sutcliffe Jugend Live Assault 01 CD (RRR)
Hands down one of the meanest CDs I've had the pleasure of submitting to in a long time, Live Assault 01 is an assured reminder of Sutcliffe Jugend's primal, bruising glory. Half an hour of extreme power electronics content. Highly recommended.
Sutcliffe Jugend The Fall Of Nature CD (Hospital/Groundfault)
A single track, at nearly an hour's length, of a twisting dynamic and shifting textural base, a new take on this project yet again.
Sutcliffe Jugend & Junko Sans Palatine Uvula CD (4iB)
Sutcliffe Jugend highlt the torture and unecase of Junko's ever frightening vocal screams. A lot of thought and textural consideration has gone into the pieces on this CD; highly recommended.
Tattered Syntax Nothing All Day Nothing C-20 (Skeleton Dust)
Harsh American noise. Description coming soon.
T.E.F. Cast 3"CDR (Pitchphase)
New material from T.E.F., it seems like a while? Sharp, precise eletronics attack with a live feel permeating parts of the first track and deadly editing invasion hanging the second. Recommended.
Testicle Hazard Beauty Of Nature CD (Freak Animal)
Severe harsh collaboration between Tommi Keränen (Rulla) and Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer, etc.). 40 minutes of continuous punishment, a single live track captured in all its ferocity.
Testicle Hazard Python In The Bowl CD (Freak Animal)
Live-in-a-real-studio harsh noise bliss-out from two of the regining noise sovereigns, Tommi Keränen and Lasse Marhaug. To adopt my Rik Mayall voice for a moment, this is a non-stop sex orgy of acidic, ever-changing and constantly evolving noise infatuation. Recommended.
Three Legged Race Living Order/Mourning Order 12" (Tone Filth)
Superb queazy melodic drone and discomforting experimental extensions by Robert Beatty (Hair Police), a captivating mix of organic and treated sounds with a particularly melancholy bent. A reissue of some cassette/CDR material. Recommended.
Thu20 Vroeg Werk 2xCD (Monochrome Vision)
Double CD collecting various compilation tracks, the amazing track from the split LP with Merzbow, and live release output from this group's extensive history. A range of industrial, noise, even power electronics, textures collide and interplay. Recommended.
Torturing Love Cock Pig / Unoriginal Macho Energy 7" + C-30 (Turgid Animal)
Torturing Nurse/Fecalove collaboration of nasty, grimy, sweaty sex-noise. 7" and cassette in a sealed bag, and graced with appropriately filthy Tisbor artwork. Best summed up by its own exaltation: suck my cock, play loud and fuck off.
Torturing Nurse Hai Shangnurse CDR (HarshNoise)
Hijokaidan-inspired rawness from a Chinese troupe fast establishing themselves as a real force in supremo distortion blankets. Old school ruckus and destructive instrumentation, coupled with a befittingly uncertain production, make this a begrudging blue collar classic.
Torturing Nurse Il Comunismo Doveva Morire CD (Mind Flare Media)
Another bruising attack of distortion, junk, guitar, voice and flair from China's Torturing Nurse. A single, humungous track this time, with nicely realised CD presentation to boot.
Torturing Nurse & Ezcaton 7" (Underground Pollution)
An excerpt of high velocity noise screamo from Torturing Nurse, and on the flipside a nicely structured effort of industrial textures and bitter static noise from Italy's Ezcaton. Nice stuff.
Torturing Nurse & Umpio C-40 (Tenzenmen)
Split tape of flawlessly executed harsh noise from both, complete with the expected metals/junks elements but also plenty of full-throttle distortion overload and unrepetant drive. Recommended.
Tourette Brûle Mon Ame, Broie Mon Corps; Remodèle-Moi A L'image D'un Chien CD (Phage Tapes / Skeleton Dust)
About half an hour of surgically precise noise floated over wispy ambient - our favourite Frenchman is back! This CD contains material resurrected from two limited and out of print tape releases, but the compositions are new (and excellent as always). Recommended.
Tourette Jardin Du Sommeil... CD (Troniks/Iatrogenesis/Antropofago Ateo)
Finally Tourette gets a full-length CD, and it's just amazing. Sorrowful, isolationist, embittered cuts of crisp harshness intertwine with dismal melodicisms and contant dynamic re-arrangement. Highly recommended.
Trepaneringsritualen Deathward, To The Womb 10" (Release The Bats)
Landmark release of devastating industrial drift and throb from this exciting artist. First off-cassette release and the format suits it perfectly as it engages tidal hits of ritual electronics and gnawing vocals.
Trepaneringsritualen The Totality Of Death CD (Malignant)
One of two CD releases from TxRxPx (the other is on Silken Tofu) compiling much of the project's work to date. Individualised, occult death industrial. Recommended.
Trepaneringsritualen The Totality Of Death CD (Silken Tofu)
One of two CD releases from TxRxPx (the other is on Malignant) compiling much of the project's work to date. Individualised, occult death industrial. Recommended.
Umpio Sauna C-30 (Obscurex)
Intelligent, dynamic harsh noise with a heavy focus on metal junk abuse. Strong tape!
Umpio Sauna CD (Terror)
CD version of the cassette with a bunch of extra tracks. Digipack.
Undecisive God & Screwtape RPMs/Shitless C-40 (Solar Anus)
Great split from two Australian artists - reductive, flighty yet gritty repetitions from Undecisive God (best I've heard from Clinton), stronger stuff than ever from Screwtape with perhaps a slightly less aggressive twist than other spirals.
Unicorn Playing With Light CD (Housepig)
Calmative, droned, melodic ambience from Bill Nelson of Bastard Noise. Includes three Stephanie Miller films with audio by Unicorn.
Jaakko Vanhala Feral Earth CD (Freak Animal)
An endless cascade of bitter junk metal duels with more than a hitn of The New Blockaders' classic physicality and broken sound. Recommended.
Jaakko Vanhala Here Be Lions CD (Freak Animal)
Here Be Lions is a slightly more abrasive CD than Feral Earth, heavier electronics and distortion present than in the earthy jaggedness of the first. It's not that different, and certainly not a bad thing, just an interesting progression from the first CD without losing any of its technique or feeling. Recommended.
Variations Of Sex My Cock Is Beyond Good And Evil CD (Dotsmark)
CD reissue of an ignored hit of molten noise originally a CDR on Denzatsu (Koji Tano's label). Somewhere between RoboChanMan and Gasolineman in style and outlook, Variations Of Sex gives a steamy serve of crisp harshness comfortably bedded with flows of electronic mayhem; a really focused CD which maintains its variance and energy throughout. Recommended.
Vassbotn Noe Å Snakke Om C-62 (Worthless)
Hard 'n' heavy cassette noise from the cold north.Long yet never unexciting. Recommended.
The Vault & Âmes Sanglantes CD (Sophisticate Pleasure)
Split release of varying atmospheric consolidations sprinkled with a touch of harshness, and swarming frequency agitation and raw rumble reaching almost bombastic proportions. Excellent!
Velehentor Bleaching Of Penury CDR (Rokot)
Bubbling stew of coarse synth/digitalia textures from this death-obsessed Russian project. Interesting contemplation of poisonous aims.
Vice Wears Black Hose Part 2 CD (Violent Noise Atrocities)
Second instalment from this giallo-obsessed collaboration of Sam McKinlay (The Rita) and Richard Ramirez (Black Leather Jesus, Werewolf Jerusalem, Priest In Shit, etc., etc.). More harsh noise walls with typical obsessive overtones. The packaging on this is pretty ordinary (hence the price), but don't let that scare you off - the noise is solid.
The Vomit Arsonist An Occasion For Death CD (Malignant)
Truly bleak and expressive third full-length from one of my favourites. Highly recommended.
The Vomit Arsonist Go Without CD (Assembly Of Hatred)
Full-length follow-up to the Cipher release Wretch, and emphasising the torn and depressive death industrial elements which surfaced on many of the cassette releases in between. The sharp edges may have been filed back, but the impact remains; only now with a more resonant, lingering impact. Recommended.
The Vomit Arsonist Patience/Violence C-20 (Danvers State)
Danvers State edition of a 2010 cassette, and one of my favourites from Andy. Minimal low-end synth rumble and bitter deayed vocals - simple but veyr, very effective. Highly recommended.
Von Einem & Screwtape C-30 (Solar Anus)
Filthy junk noise from Mark Groves (Absoluten Calfeutrail/Dead Boomers/Dick Threats) meets ominous noise and creepy sample undertones from Screwtape - another highly recommended cassette in Andrew's series of spliy endeavours.
John Watermann Calcutta Gas Chamber CD (Cold Spring)
A classic of contemporary Australian experimental music, Calcutta Gas Chamber is a grim exposition of choked atmospherics which underlay incredibly thoughtful field recordings and manipulations of, and evoking, the titular material. A brilliant release, nothing less. Highly recommended.
Wertham Memories From The Pigsty CD (Tesco)
FINALLY a full-length Wertham album! And what a great effort it is, focused power electronics with a brutish sense of power, yearning, loss and recollection. Sparse when required, dense when necessary - always under control. Highly recommended.
Wertham & Uncodified Vindicta 1 CD (Old Europa Cafe/Elettronica Radicale Edizioni)
Collaborative CD of dismal power electronics: bleak synths, hurtful feedback and biting vocals rule. Vindicta I is a successful blend of retrogressive sounds and genre sympathies with modern sympathies.
White Walls Malattia Mentale CD (Peripheral)
New project from Keith Mithell (Inhibition) adopting varied attacks and a spot of tomophobia/mental asylum conspiracies. This could have all go out of hand with a less skilled operator, but it fuking works here - an uncanny blend of death electronics, harsh noise and Pleasure Ground era Prurient melodic structures. Limited pro CD, 99 copies only. Highly recommended.
John Wiese Black Magic Pond CD (Blossoming Noise)
Fluid, dissected harsh noise from Mr Wiese in the vein of 'Tumbler' or the LHD project. Intense, unpredictable, recommended.
John Wiese Zombie 12" (Presto!)
Intriguing and challenging new LP from John focusing on the possibilities of repetition and looping, incorporating piano, Drunks With Guns samples and coarse noise. Strong exploration of the permutations of stasis.
John Wiese & Evan Parker C-Section CD (Second Layer)
Unpredictable and beautifully recorded collaboration from the experimental vanguard. This is far better than I had hoped, crisp noise interlacted with Evan's wild, sharp saxophone contributions. Recommended.
Wilt & Crown Of Bone Neurosis Of Enthrallment CDR (Obfuscated)
Unsettling dark ambient from Wilt, driven static/relentless harsh noise from Crown Of Bone. Another nicely done disc from this label.
Wilt & En Nihil Psychic Constellation CD (Obfuscated)
Well produced split CD of intricate, thoughtful dark ambient.
Wince Mushed Down Retardation C-22 (Joy De Vivre)
The most berating and hostile of the Wince efforts I've heard to date, a grim up-start of harsh noise from the reliable Joy De Vivre label.
Wince Nerves C-20 (Skeleton Dust)
Scrappy noise meets distortion meets junk meets grit from Wince, a contrast to the streamlined attack of the Mushed Down Retardation tape; this one has a more uneasy, unsettled, hazardous feel to it while still retaining Wince's strong harsh noise sensibility.
Wince Vasovagal Syncope C-32 (White Centipede Noise)
Bitter harsh noise with an overwhelming, saturated nature. Great black and white artwork, and sincere harsh stuff on the tape itself.
Winters In Osaka Molded To Crawl CD (Haunted Hotel)
When Adam described this as a particularly noisy Winters In Osaka disc I was expecting all-out chaos, but Molded To Crawl can't shake that controlled, sincere approach to noise-making. Yes it's a bit louder and bitter at times, but it's still as finessed as always. Recommended.
Winters In Osaka No Compromise! CDR (Ruido Horrible)
'Best of' or introductory compilation made for a recent tour, around half an our of varied Winters In Osaka material including moments of splintered harsh noise to stringy ambience. Recommended.
Winters In Osaka Red Tooth, Red Claw CDR (Power Silence)
TOtal cyclone noise on the first track, a hellish dervish of spliced excessiveness including contributions from Kenji Siratori and Zweizz(!!). Track two is an arid desert drone, an excellent counterbalance to the first. Nice disc.
Wire Werewolves Tsathoggua C-10 (Sentient)
Circuit Wound/Moth Drakula collaboration, this time without the metal influences. Two sides of icky synth and garbled junk metal, a rather morbid atmosphere to it all.
Wire Werewolves & Snakes Alive 12" (Sentient)
Somewhat unusual addition to this distro list, a split LP of Wire Werewolves' more traditional heavy metal-inflected noise/sludge - including a track featuring Hive Mind's Greh Holger on synth - paired with Snakes Alive, themselves a storming, foreboding, massively heavy doom/hardcore kind of thing with some really effective drawled melodics. Recommended.
Yama-akago Wheel Of Fortune CD (Sottomondo Edizioni)
Finally, a new CD from Yukiko! And not only a new work but her best solo effort to date, a particularly lush recording combining her trademark echoed vocal tendrils with percussive and electonic moments which add a new complexity to her compositions. Truly breath-taking, and accompanied by her colourful and playful art as well. Highly recommended.
R.H.Y. Yau Coagulation CD (Groundfault/Auscultare)
Something of a Randy Yau retrospective, excerpts from old cassette, vinyl and CD releases, as well as some unreleased work including collaborations with Kazumoto Endo. Recommended.
Zyrtax Black Roots 7" (Dead Mind/MNDR)
Curiously evocative synth industrial; difficult to describe, but this has made me a big fan. Highly recommended.
Zilverhill EötVös CD (Adept Sound)
Well-worn CD of organic and electronic atmospheres, carefully balanced and coalesced nicely. Nice digipack. New Australian label, worth keeping an eye on.
V/A 11YRM CD (Reduktive Musiken)
Budget-priced celebratory compilation CD from the Reduktive Musiken label, featuring its roster to date: Paulina Dieb, Praying For Oblivion, Notstandskomitee, Mundkrach, Bernhard Schreiner, Feine Trinkers Pinkels Daheim, Totstellen, Sudden Infant, Izanami's Labour Pains, Das Synthetische Mischgewebe, M. Stabenow, TBC, Audible Pain, Freie Hand, Audiophile Datenverarbeitung, Waldchengarten, Government Alpha and Big City Orchestra.
V/A 30/4 CD (Fragment Factory)
Four year anniversary compilation from the excellent Fragment Factory label. Exclusive material from Joachim Montessius, AMK, Aaron Dilloway, Philip Marshall, Krube, Michael Barthel, GX Jupitter-Larsen, Michael Muennich, Giuseppe Ielasi, Leif Elggren and Michael & Basil Esposito.
V/A Against 2008: Fukuoka Extreme Music Festival 2008.02.10 DVD (Deterra)
The inaugural Fukuoka Extreme Music Festival condensed down into a little over an hour of unapologetically raw audiovisual treats. A heavy helping of noise, but also some free jazz and other outer fringes. Most acts (including Government Alpha/Jazzkammer and Zero Reality) get excerpted, but Hijokaidan and Justice Yeldham are here in full I believe.
V/A All I Want For Christmas Is Bowel Disrupting Noise CDR (Stop-Eject)
Belated Christmas compilation of, well, bowel-disrupting noise. Heaps o' tracks, so relax with some egg nog and perch on Santa's lap.
V/A An Evening Of Serious Noise 2xC-48 (RRR)
Crucial double cassette compilation containing 1996 live sets from Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, Merzbow, Masonna, Skin Crime, Nightstick and Emil Beaulieau. This edition is housed in a 7" reel box.
V/A Anhedonia C-20 (Fusty Cunt)
Short and intentionally unsatisfying tracks including highlights from Custodian, Koufar, Alberich, Ahlzagailzehguh, Skin Graft, Exploring Jezebel, AODL and Teeny Bopper.
V/A Arachnid Claims Its Prey C-52 + C-51 (Scrape Tapes)
Extremely well rendered tribute to Atrax Morgue/Marco Corbelli. A compilation that absolutely obtains what it sets out to achieve - a cohesive, driven, recognisable tribute to a legendary artist. Includes (amongst others)ANTIchildLEAGUE, Regosphere, The Vomit Arsonist, S.T.A.B. Electronics, Deterge, Theologian and Content Nullity.
V/A At The End Of The Rope 2xCD (Chondritic Sound)
Newly repackaged version of this sought after double CD. Power electronics/harsh noise compilation focused on sexual asphyxiation. Includes Atrax Morgue, Cleanse, Clew of Theseus, Concrete Violin, Control, Deathpile, Dodsdomd, Eeyow Karoom, Gruntsplatter, Hentai, immaculate:grotesque, Inhalant, Lefthandeddecision, Mania, Moribund, Navicon Torture Technologies, Nicole 12, Omei, Priest In Shit, Propergol, Prurient, Redrot, Richard Ramirez, Sickness, Slogun, Steel Hook Prostheses, Stegm, TEF, Viodre and Whorebutcher.
V/A Break Your Face CD (Get The Bags)
Sickness, Skm-Etr, Control, Slogun. If you don't know what you're getting, you shouldn't be buying this. Highly recommended.
V/A Case Studies C-74 (Danvers State)
Difficult, morbid, exposed examination of noise and industrial textures from a collection of known & lesser known entities. Consistently stern.
V/A Chloroform III 2xCDR (Cyberblast)
Excellent double-disc compilation with a strong hit of noise/PE, many from Texas and many not. Includes yours truly among its contributors. Recommended.
V/A Compendiu De Muzica Electronica Vol 2 CDR (FIR)
Nicely realised collection of Romanian electronically-derived works, largely ambient stuff (nothing cheesy) - highlighted by the excellent Koldvoid - also with some creepy black metal creeping in (Ekasia) and gritty noise scalding (Hunyadi P.H.). Worthwhile investment of time and money.
V/A Contemporary Harsh Noise Vol. 3 - Convenience 2xC-20 (Skeleton Dust)
Four more sides of newer North American (the continent not the country) harsh noise: Hostage Pageant, Kelly Churko, Obstacle Corpse and Wrong Hole. A bit more variety than the all-out assault of vol. 1.
V/A Creative Destruction 2xCD (Hypnagogia)
Compilation of renowned Japanese noise spread over two CDs (everyone gets at least a couple of tracks) and including Kazuma Kubota, Government Alpha, Incapacitants, Defektro, Thirdorgan, K2, Astro aand Guilty C. Artwork by Yasutoshi Yoshida.
V/A Degenerating Finland DVDR (Freak Animal)
A celebration of mid to late '00s Finnish noise: Bizarre Uproar, Eleczema, Keränen, Pain Nail, Gelsomina, Haare, Nihilist Commando, Cloama, Above Suspicion, Squamata and Grunt all digitally videoed. Strong performances from all, and the short sets guarantee interest retention. PAL format, but should play on any computer?
V/A Engines Of Modern Dysfunction Vol. 1 7" (Phage Tapes)
Non-stop orgy of flying cut-up noise from Facialmess, John Wiese, Chrysalis (me!) & Agit8, K2, A Fail Association, Ahlzagailzahguh and Baculum. Perfect for those with short attention spans.
V/A Epicurean Escapism II CD + DVD (The Epicurean/Silken Tofu/Peripheral)
Fantastic compilation featuring a CD with material from Ke/Hil, Anemone Tube, Post Scriptvm, Trepaneringsritualen and Dieter Muh; a DVD compiling an incredible series of Con-Dom 8mm films (with audio culled from 1980s live aktions) and visual material from Alex Tenningkeit, Andrew Liles, Carmen Burgess, Dennis Rudolph, Philip Best and Rudolf Eber. Highly recommended.
V/A Frequency Of Decomposition Vol. 1 CD (Xerxes)
Very satisfying new compilation from Yasutoshi Yoshida's Xerxes label, largely focusing on nasty noise until a few surprises at the end. In oversized 7" sleeve and comes with a small 'zine all written in Japanese. Includes Jazkamer, Kakerlak, Astro, Kazuma Kubota, Linekraft, Azoikum, PCRV, Thirdorgan, Defektro, Venus In Vergo, Government Alpha, S. Isabella and Pheromonster Disk.
V/A Hate Tasting CD (Sickcore)
Great compilation of some of the nastiest, vilest, most uncompromising and just plain bad-ass acts currently doing the rounds: Molester, Mutant Ape, Barrikad, Werewolf Jerusalem, Fecalove, Fear Konstruktor, Climax Denial, Mourmansk 150, Comforter and Splinter vs. Stalin. Recommended.
V/A Hear Japanese See Japanese Say Japanese CD (Dotsmark)
Brand new compilation of underground Japanese noise-makers, drone-doers and power electronics exponents. Great variety and strong performances highlighted by a brilliant Bloody Letter piece. A perfect expose the current Japanese youth experimental genres.
V/A Holy Mother Russia 12" (Steinklang)
Expert compilation compiling eight Russian acts working in the noise/industrial sphere: Linija Mass, Lunar Abyss Quartet, Reutoff, Sal Solaris, Bardoseneticcube, Stalnoy Pakt, Lucisferrato and HUM. Just an ideal, well-formed, engaging compilation LP. Highly recommended.
V/A Hour Of The Wolf CD (Freak Animal)
Four-way split CD of atmospherically haunting/disturbing material from Kristian Olsson, Mardin Bladh, Kevin Tomkins and Joel Danielsson. Extensive booklet.
V/A Japanoise Of Death II CD (Steinklang)
New compilation of top-shelf Japanese harshness, with all the usual suspects and a few lesser knowns sprinkled through. Recommended.
V/A Knife Culture: Buried Melbourne 2xCD (Sabbatical)
Overwhelming compilation of Melbourne acts, focusing on a multitude of noise angles but also incorporating wider experimental traits. Eclectic yet concise, expertly compiled and beautifully presented in a boxset with a booklet a la the recent Pica Disk sets. Highly recommended.
V/A La folie. Il corpo riflesso CD (Laf Orgasm/Trasf Order)
Intoxicating and depressive mix of abstract electronics, desolate minimalism, surreal melodic touches, field recordin and a hint of nostalgic sleaze. Featuring DBPAT, Malato, N., Teatro Satanico, Nenia, Morder Machine, Christian Rainer and Cane Capo Volta. Recommended.
Various Alibis Like A Frog In Winter 12"+ 7" (Hospital)
Stunning new compilation from Hospital focusing on turgid, menacing, complicated, soured and sinister noise from a series of concerned and shunned candidated. There's a particularly mean spirit which seems to run through this compilation, and it gets my most deepfelt recommendation. Includes FFH, A Fail Association, Immaculate:Grotesque, Cleanse, Pedestrian Deposit, Chrysalis, Ahlzagailzehguh, Habeeb, Craniopagus, Alberich, Bereft, Barrikad, Prurient, Sewer Election, Panicsville, Filthy Turd, Omei, The Seven Arts, Age Of Enlightenment, Mark Solotroff, Whorebutcher, Climax Denial, Stegm and Burden as well as a mini poster.
V/A Masters Of The Scene CD (Nihilist)
Awkward, indescribable tribute to Abba running the gamut of noise and experimental stylings. Features Kazumoto Endo, Evil Moisture, Vertonen, Sudden Infant, Viki and Guilty Connector just to name a few highlights.
V/ANe - The Anthology 2xCDR (Banned)
Super fucking amazing collection lifted from Banned's classic 'Ne' cassette compilations of Japanese noise, scum and curiosities. Bloody Cum, Violent Onsen Geisha, K2, Merzbow, The Gerogerigegege, Hanatarash, Masonna, The Rape Presidents, Incapacitants, C.C.C.C., MSBR, Solmania, the list just goes fucking on... Highly recommended.
V/A Noise Decay CDR (Organic Pipeline)
A compilation of 'noise' works from Denmark which is actually quite subdued. Plenty of beats and glitches, but also enough of the harder ass-kickin' gear.
V/A Noisy Germs Volume Three CDR (Soulworm)
Compilation disc exploring the loud/soft Japanese/European distinctions, nice effort and including ripper tracks from Mantichora, Thirdorgan, MSBR, K2 and Government Alpha.
V/A NorNoise DVD + CD (Ohm)th a sup
Interesting DVD documentary on a number of Norwegian acts (Tore Boe, Lasse Marhaug, Arm, Asbjorn Flo, Maja Ratkje, Kjell Jenssen, Helge Sten) and some international (Merzbow, David Cotner, Tashimaru Nakamura, Francisco Lopaz, Otomo Yoshihide). Also comes with a super CD of Norwegian noise including all those you'd expect and a few more. PAL DVD but should be playable on your computer. Highly recommended.
V/A Northern Unlights CDR (MIR)
More of a six-way split, really: gives each artist plenty of time to do their thing. Features Ovum, Gelsomina, Sindre Bjerga, Perkust, Iversen, Lokustus. Mostly more ambient material, pretty dark and moody.
V/A Penus Rectus CD & 7" (Dead Mind)
CD reissue of portions of a cum-drenched 1990s cassette culture classic, plus four new tracks spread over a 7". Prurient, Odal, Smell & Quim, Streicher, Aube, K2, Lasse Marhaug, Masonna, Skim Crime, MSBR, DL-Savings TX, Kapotte Muziek, Deathpile, Government Alpha, Macronympha, Pain Jerk. Need I say more? CLASSIC!
V/A Philosophy Of A Knife CD (Peripheral)
New compilation idealising the Peripheral sound/roster, a heady mix of atmospherics and punishment from White Walls, Brighter Death Now, Staalkracht, Contagious Orgasm, Bagman, IRM (a massive live track!), Barrikad, Atrabilis Sunrise, Dry Greed, Brandkommando and Kristus Kut.
V/A SiiS: A Finnish Noise Tribute To The Haters CDR (20 Volts Of Danger)
Grating compilation of 6 Finns paying homage to The Haters plus a bonus remix by GX Jupitter-Larsen himself! Killer!
V/A Six Doors CD (Housepig)
Six lengthy works from Aube, Bastard Noise, Guilty Connector & Tabata, Luasa Raelon, Oblong Box and Unicorn. Sounds as good as the artist list would have you believe!
V/A Soun 7" (Gameboy)
Excellent one-sided 7", a montage of 100 artists' contributions, all randomly combined for a remarkably listenable final product. This has EVERYONE you know and love, so what the fuck are you waiting for?
V/A Special Interests #7 'zine
Seventh issue of this consistently strong 'zine. Fumio Kosakai, Dave Phillips, Jason Crumer, Encephalophonic, Cult Of Youth, Phage Tapes, Christian Stadsgaard, Klaus Hansen, noise documentaries, Con-Dom, Wertham, Dieter Muh. Plus a strong review contingent as always. Art by Mikko Aspa (Government Alpha).
V/A Strangers In The Night C-10 (Disco Nihil)
Ten threatening artists in ten creepy minutes, a well-realised scare of a cassette profiling some great newer artists.
V/A Sverige 12" (Release The Bats)
Extremely strong compilation showcasing a variety of often under-the-radar Swedish noise and industrial: Arkhe, Febedrom, Hander Som Vardar, Arv & Miljo, Amph, Landvarelser, Implicit Ruin and Blodvite. Recommended.
V/A Sweetness Will Overcome CD (Segerhuva)
Trenchant, hardy, finessed compilation of Segerhuva label artists and a few others (all exclusive tracks). Killer noise attack but with a variety of sub-genres represented.
V/A Ten Grand Tonearm 12" (Heard Worse)
FUcking stoked to see a compilation LP out, and this one is a winner to be sure. Wildly eclectic moise of noise, experimentation, more experimentation and just plain wierdness. Large colour covers over recycled classical music sleeves. Includes RLW, Werewolf Jerusalem, Mark Harwood, Locahfillet, Castings, Rahdunes, Marco Fusinato, William de Cunting, Arse Lunch, Sun of the Seventh Sister, xNoBBQx, Cygnus, The Vitamin B12, Pigs In The Ground and Misty Lavender Doughnuts Of Shame. Told you.
V/A The Best 12" (RRR)
Final copies of this compilation LP which collects six choice cuts of harsh steam and PE rage from some newer acts: Ichorous, The Cherry Point, Brutophilia, Is, Halflings and Cathode Terror Secretion. Includes multiple inserts and unique RRRon-made covers. Consistent quality and highly recommended.
V/A Underground Series Volume 4 C-30 (Hanson)
This time it's Machinegun Warfare, Damion Romero, Sickness, Howard Stelzer, Cornucopia and Darksmith. Again it comes recommended!
V/A Viva Negativa Vol. 1 CD (At War With False Noise)
British tribute to The New Blockaders including some tracks from the Vinyl On Demand boxsets and a bunch which are exclusive to this CD. srmeixner, Dieter Muh, Mutant Ape, Putrefier, Anomali, Cheapmachines, Nocturnal Emissions, Halalchemists, Evil Moisture, Jazzfinger, Smell & Quim, Ashtray Navigations.
V/A Writing Her Diary C-48 (Danvers State)
Compilation tape, dedicated to Brainbombs: Hatred In Eyes, Striations, RSP, Glasgow Smile, Caustic Qualm, The Vomit Arsonist, Gnawed, Taeter & Male Sexuality, Content Nullity, Allergen, Deterge and Pusdrainer. Fuck meat.