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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 Bĝe, Kai s Mikalsen, and Kjell ĝ 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.
Âmes Sanglantes Le Cri Du Pendu CDR
sickening, morbid, utterly bleak work rediscovered from 1999
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.
Mania Aggrievous Abominations & Disorder C-30
Another bruising encounter from Mania chasing ugly, aggravated set pieces through seething lines of synth, harrowing vocals and upping the junk metal wrestling. The first side is scarily domineering in its sudden outbursts, while the second side unleashes into thick, pulsing layers. Folded A4 black and white collage covers in A5 ziplock bags. Colour tape labels. Edition of 100.
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.
Bacillus Anthracis b-card CDR
New release from renowned 90s noise pathogen Bacillus, known for previous releases on Deadline, Slaughter, Self Abuse and his own Clotted Meat Portioning label (including a vicious collaboration with Macronympha).
Anthracis was recorded several years ago but remained unreleased until know, and consist of four tracks in just over five minutes: diseased distortion all swollen and sore, subjected in the longer tracks to ugly tape edits and severe dynamic adhesions.
Business card CDR packaged with transparent inserts in a biohazard baggie. Limited edition of 100 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 & Gurgelstĝck, 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 its 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. Its 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.
Isomer Nil By Mouth CD
With every release from Adelaide's David Tonkin he seems that little bit more aggressive, that touch more buried in sound, and that step more progressed in his abilities. So it is again with Nil By Mouth, a limited CDEP (around 30 minutes) released for Isomer's live action in Mannheim, Germany with Genocide Organ, May 2011. Not only does Nil By Mouth offer David's most confronting take on layered, modern power electronics yet but he also adds another dimension of creep, distinct from the previous Tesco Organisation CDs, courtesy of some unexpected contributions from Mark Groves (Dead Boomers, Von Einem, Absoluten Calfeutrail). Limited edition of 200 copies (I have less than half) pro-pressed CD in a gloss wallet.
Fecalove Total Fucking Ignorance C-40
The sordid story of Fecalove really precedes Total Fucking Ignorance, and so we add a particularly noisy, deep, filthy piece of squalor to the Fecalove discography. Heavy on thick distortion textures and a malign meanness which drips from each of the six tracks on offer. This is another releases in my run of specially packaged cassettes, Total Fucking Ignorance comes packaged Soja-Sauce Bolognese style in a crushed dog food can, with cover and insert art courtesy of Tisbor. Limited to 66 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.
Alpha Ailuros Kätzchenszenen CDR (Xerxes/Nekoisis)
New collaboration from Yasutoshi Yoshida (Government Alpha) and Reiko A (ex-Merzbow, sometime member of Astro) featuring one track more in line with Reiko's humbler noise/ambient workings and two tracks of seething Government Alpha-esque extremity. In oversized packaging. Recommended.
Altar Of Flies Let New Life Rise In The Face Of Death C-30 (Sprachlos Verlag)
Stunning work of found sound, organic layers, dark synth crunch, room atmospherics and mucky discard. Inventive and inspired stuff from one of my favourites. Highly recommended.
Altar Of Flies & Dead Seagull C-30 (Erode)
Typically excellent coarse electronics/synth and disturbing droned un-resolution from Altar Of Flies, paired with a fantastic semi-melodic drone/stammer track from Dead Seagull. Recommended.
Altar Of Flies & Sewer Election 12" (Release The Bats)
Superb split pairing two tracks from Altar Of Flies alternating a legato and staccato take on the project's most melancholy atmosphere yet, and Sewer Election's industrial-laced monotone crunch and feedback. Synth and dynamic clutter vs. smoggy insolence. 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.
Anakrid Ceaselessly Out Of A Cloudless Sky C-30 (Black Horizons)
Third in the trilogy (?) of Anakrid cassettes on Black Horizons, and continuing the visual aesthetic, Ceaselessly Out Of A Cloudless Sky churns whimpering electronics with coarse 'real' instrumentation - a dizzying blowout of electric and acoustic squeals and plundering.
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!
Anakrid Des Filles Pour La Section Speciale 7" (Daisy Cutter)
Haywire orchestral chaos from Chris Bickel, near the Blaxk Horizons tapes but with a darker sensibility. Top shelf as always.
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.
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.
Astro Gas CDR (Altered States)
Collosal live performance captured at Melbourne's Gasometer. Hiroshi Hasegawa at his unflinching best for nigh on 40 minutes. Crude sleeve and spraypainted disc.
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 & 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.
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 Reworks Stefano Gentile II CD (Silentes)
Very serene, minimal, almost melodically repetitive new reworking from Akifumi Nakajima. I find the quiet lapping of this CD very peaceful and appropriate, but this CD is unlikely to please those who haven't kept up with Aube's work over the last four or five years.
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.
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 & GOvernment Alpha Daydreaming 3"CDR (L White)
Furious collaborative effort from Barrikad and Government Alpha, one of the finer harsh noise releases I've heard in a long time. Detailed yet bristling with energy and ferocity. Recommended.
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)
Description coming soon
The Bastard Noise & Christian Renou Brainstorming II CD (Housepig)
Great collaboration with the ex/current Brume mastermind. Description coming soon
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. 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.
Bjerga/Iversen Cosmic Surgery CDR (Housepig)
Creepy lo-fi textures from this duo, a nasty little half-hour of extended what-the-fuck sourced primarily from guitar and the sandbox.
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.
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer & Dried up Corpse & Nervous Corps & The Rita HN CDR (Hipster Death)
Pro-pressed CDR of grim noise from Blue Sabbath Black Cheer and its constituent members' side projects, finalised with an ever more oppressive strangling courtesy of The Rita. Focused, resilient, decimating.
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.
Brethren 10" + DVDR (Freak Animal)
Brethren's vinyl debut, a complex piece of text by JR Colson structured and shaped into two brave, confronting tracks of hostile vocals and up-front noise pacing. Comes with a documentary DVDR related to the selected theme.
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.
Brume After The Battle CD (EE Tapes)
Melancholy ambience, uncertain rhythmic constructs and hostile acoustic elements collide in this fantastic new CD from Christian Renou. Great cover artwork by Jonathan Canady (Malsonus/Detahpile/Angel Of Decay/Nightmares/etc.).
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.
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?
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 C-20 (Untergeschoss)
Primitive, odious, dangerous material from this mysterious project on the label of Pekka PT (Gelsomina/Sick Seed). Sordid, noxious noise/power electronics a la Blod or early Grunt. Comes packaged in a small garbage bag with insert.
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.
Clew Of Theseus Meridian CD (Cathartic Process)
First CD effort from Clew Of Theseus, and it's a far more organic, quieter, repetitious affair focusing on etheral electronic drones and contrasting elements of earthen junk and hints of noise.
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 The Answer In The Ashes one-sided C-70 (Untergeschoss)
Dirty but deceptively well-constructed grit electronics and rough-edged vocals from this promising project, on Sick Seed's Untergeschoss label.
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.
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.
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 & Inseminoid The Virgin's Shadow 2xC-40 (Narcolepsia)
Four long and unsettling tracks, two from Culver (awesome as always) and two from Inseminoid, the collaboration of Lee Stokoe (Culver/Skullflower) and George Proctor (Mutant Ape/Murderbook). Great tape release.
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.
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.
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 Siege 1999-2009 CD (Old Europa Cafe)
Biting collection of ascerbic, uncivilised power electronics with plenty of nuance and considerable malice. Conceived by Wertham and featuring contributions from members of The Grey Wolves and Con-Dom. Lachisly presented with multiple explanatory inserts, all in an oversized box. Recommended.
Deathpile Final Confession CD (Pain Compliance)
Welcome re-stock of this near-perfect title, a 'best of' of Jonathan Canady's Deathpile project, including material across Deathpile's discography and culminating in a rehearsal version of a piece destined for the successor to G.R.. Bruising, nasty, degrading, devastating power electronics from one of the '90s/'00s American leaders of the genre. Highly recommended.
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.
Defektro Destructive Reconstruction CD (Lastgasp Art Laboratories)
Heaviest Defektro effort to date, twisted electronics and fucked up machines/robotics. This CD perfectly captures the heart of this great project.
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.
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.
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.
Envenomist & Fences 2x3"CDR (Phage)
Humbling duo of compositions. Fences is a lovely track of washing guitar drone, Envenomist is a disorienting and harrowing synth blossoming. Packaged in separate mini jewel cases, then encased in a screenprinted outer cover. Recommended.
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.
Exploring Jezebel With Total Passion And Starvation Cum Had To Be Consumed... C-26 (Sex Krime Arts)
Sleazy harsh electronics from the Hospital stable, with a thicker sound and some additional looped elements as compared to the previous tapes. Recommended.
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.
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!
Fire In The Head Kill From The Inside 3"CDR (L. White)
Brutal noise/power electronics hybrid from this prolific artist, this has to be one of Michael's most threatening outings - five tracks of emotional standover and knife-edge hostility.
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!
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.
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.
Gnawed Devolve C-24 (Phage Tapes)
One of the newer breed of American power electronics acts, sickly vocals and strong backing for an impressive release. 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 Seventh Continent CD (Dotsmark)
Another shimmering set of punchy harsh abuse from Yasutoshi - how does he keep doing it?
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 & Torturing Nurse Countercurrent CD (Xerxes)
Pummelling CD from Government Alpha and Torturing Nurse, a solo track from each and two collaborative tracks, the entirety an all-out attack of bruising harsh noise. 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.
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 Judgment CD (Hospital)
Cassette reissue of a dusty old cassette, along the lines of 'Blood and Sand' rather than the Wolves' more confrontational nastiness, but a bit more active and entrancing.
Griefer Defense Research Establishment 3"CDR (Silken Tofu)
Awkward, muffled, sincere power electronics from Canada adopting an introverted stance via their buried vocals and pushing the clever instrumentation to the front.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 & Hal Hutchinson Xylowave 2010/Amplification II C-60 (Der Bunker)
The Haters are in usual fine form here, I think another appearance of GX's 'spinner spade' for half an hour of raucuous vinyl/spade abuse. Hal hits back with half an hour of unrelenting junk metal abuse. Yes!
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!
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.
Inade Aldebaran CD (Cold Spring)
Early CD of Inade's luscious, detailed, evocative ambient work. Beautifully rendered and consistently captivating.
Incapacitants El Shanbara Therminosis CD (Segerhuva)
Digipack CD reissue of the classic GROSS tape plus a new 20 minute track from 2007. The 1990s material is theremin-heavy noise bliss with a touch more studio control than perhaps I'm used to from the Incapacitants recordings this side of Y2K. Easily one of their best. The new track is straight-up true Incapacitants delivery as well, no fucking around here. Highly recommended.
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 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.
Iron Fist Of The Sun Behavioural Decline CD (Cold Spring)
First CD of this engaging project, a collection of austere, bold, bitter, ice-cold power electronics creations utilising little more than minimalist synth and slicing vocals.
Iron Fist Of The Sun Embers 7" (Peripheral)
Sparse, crystal-clear electronics, colliding with intermittent vocals on the A side but left to itch and gnaw slowly on the B. IFOTS is in a league of its own, and this (particularly in the B side, which veers far more into early electronic music than power electronics) is top level material again. Limited 7" vinyl in pro sleeve. Highly 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.
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.
Joshua Norton Cabal We Speak Through Wires C-30 (Self Abuse)
Long-awaited new material from this blade-sharp electronics mauler, incorporating occasionally lilting elements in with some truly angered noise and gnashing pedal wrestle.
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.
GX Jupitter-Larsen Big Time Crash Bang 12" (RRR)
The perfect noise record in many ways - endless, repeated, violent and collided recordings of car crashes. Brilliance as only GX can do. Recommended.
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.
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.
Killer Bug Beyond The Valley Of The Tapes 2xCD (Ninth Circle/Troniks)
Perfect reissue of nearly all the Killer Bug material, achingly remastered and spread thickly over two CDs. Kazumoto Endo in his pre-Kazumoto Endo, bondage cover-adorned days, and a near-perfect representation of the 'Japanese harsh noise' sound and aesthetic. From unremittant crunch to shocking cut-up and raw metal bashing, this is all the staples set to 11. Highly recommended.
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.
Klinikal Skum Miasma CDR (Abgurd)
Another Ryan Opperman (Skeletone) exercise in cold, clinial, desolate atmospheres as only he can envisage. A fucked up, barren world in which to find oneself.
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.
Knurl Thiocarbamide CD (Phage Tapes)
Another heavy run of metal-infused distortion, clang and feedback from Knurl. Nothing has changed here since the first cassettes, this is rusted, pungent noise with no gimmicks but one hell of an aftertaste.
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.