PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Day of obscure Finnish noise / experimental stuff..
HAUDAT debut tape, 2022, broken simple but very good noise. I have no idea if this guy did noise before, but could be his very first time. For fans of Capers, Amek-Maj, H.Ö.H. kind of raw and rugged, but not the obscene/filthy..
AUGEMENTED ATROCITY "dejadent intent" tape, guy from Kovana with his solo works. I know they were exposed to noise with things like certain era of Prurient... and I would say that Prurient, Loke Rahbek earlier solo (LR) stuff and a bit more to euro power electronics additions and we are pretty near..
LIMINAL ARCHEOLOGY series 3 tape, sounds a bit more clean and "atmospheric" than previous sauna primitivism? Ruralist wasteland approach always been there, now waving and dysfunctioning analogue tapes, almost tribal prescussions and all sorts of experimental sounds.
VÄKIPYÖRÄ "Great Songs of Väkipyörä" tape, more experimental music tape. At best it is drone, guitar feedback or gloomy synthetic sounds with spoken samples, but you'll have psych"rock", almost bluesy guitar experiments etc. too
HAARE "Dimension ripper" tape, well, this is more in category of bands people know of! After bunch of so great CD albums, it feels a bit like Haare taking it easy with small run tape being filled with less amazing stuff? Its decent, it is good, but kind of feels like for albums was best things, and this... ain't among them.
KYLMÄKOVAMAA "pimeyteen" tape, I know bunch of people have said you can't keep up with Finnish bands when you don't often remember their odd names. I would assume Kylmäkovamaa goes into that category. I would suspect it doesn't really matter as where you'd even buy this? I have couple in my physical store, but seems almost too good tape to sell to "whoever", eh eh.. Think of guy who is not formerly known from any noise projects, but comes up with tape that blends in like monolithic gloomy Haare'ish, Pain Nail'ish droning manual industrial-waste soundscape, but soon drags it into Biz-Up of even Clinic of T. filth chambers. It has lots of elements what Finn noise is known for, but still has its own identity here.
Hopefully some of these will eventually be on Terässinfonia CD series so wider world can hear their works...

Hal Hutchinson self titled tape ain't Finnish noise, but man has been visiting here many times when it was possible. This tape is filled with lots of tapeloops of massive metal-factory type of atmosphere. No shaker-boxes, no contact mic close-ups, but very interesting different size and shape sounds, and loops always are clearly selected with taste that each loop has almost musical feel to it how structure goes.

[cr]

Can those Finnish tapes be bought somewhere?

[MHK]

Kommando RJF - Sweet Slow Suicide

Kids! This is how you take very simple elements - synth pulse'n'buzz, a layer or two of noise and feedback and vocals - and make a stunningly brilliant power electronics album. A bit like early SPK with added vodka/drugs and filth.

[moozz]

Vetrophonia - Dadacacophonia Dao tape on Zhelezobeton
Tasty industrial, sometimes noisy, sometimes quiet. Plenty of parts with samples from what sounds like movies and records, arranged in a way that often sounds very DADA and CACOPHONIA.

The Rita/Kakerlak - Delta Bayou Whore-House tape
Ripping harsh noise from both! Crunchy turbulent storm from The Rita and screechy ass-kicking full of action from Kakerlak. Excellent release.

[MHK]

Some really good stuff:

SSRI - Ritual Workings CD
Compilation of two tapes but you get the feeling that you're listening to a thought out album whole. Harsh, dynamic, weird and at times painful. The best I've heard from them.

Mo*Te - Taste Die Mad CD
Love this combination of harsh attack and psychedelic touch.

Aaron Dilloway & John Wiese - Sniper Counter Sniper CD
I was expecting something with more "artistic" bent, but this was goddamn noise, plain and simple. Good combination of both guys' styles here.

[MT]

Mika Taanila - ”The Cleaning Tape”

Sounds on this tape are told to be extracted from weekly cleaning at home. Sources are probably mostly from vacuuming treated electronicslly afterwards. And sure sounds like it, ambientish tape with a hurring and whirring sound dominating the soundscape. Occasional rumbles here and there. Last track on the tape has most variation, making it the most interesting track on the tape. At times the tracks gets almost noisy textures. Definately a curiosity!


Aprapat - ”Reef Crasher” tape

Probably the wildest Aprapat release to date I have heard. Merciless metal junk fest with the trademark ripping sound,  precision and intent. There’s nice layers of room sound metal clatter and in your face screaming metals. Some parts are coming from seprate speaker, creating a rich mix of total noise madness! B-side gets a bit more easygoing, quieter parts that abruptly might explode into noise, and sometimes they continue with other minimal sounds. One song had an odd sound that I can’t tell if it’s warped flute playing or what, since the tape is called Reef Crasher, I keep thinking of pan flutes of Polynesia, go figure. Yet another excellent tape from Aprapat, not a surprise though.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Can those Finnish tapes be bought somewhere?

I'll have Haudat on list tomorrow and Kylmäkovamaa tapes are on the way right now.. Liminal... tapes are on list.
Other couple is not available at the moment.

[AlexDenial]

Molester ”Rostov-On-Donu” CDR
maybe one of his very first ones? Live show from 2008 on pro-CDR, but privately distributed. Some of his works is leaning more to ”power electronics” - perhaps most of all due the themes. This one, surely it can be filed under vile and disapproved interests, but musically pretty straight forward live harsh electronics. I remember meeting him in one of Japanese gigs, and man gave me bunch of items and some magazine as gift. Decade later, still appreciated!

I think now there could be good time for some label to try to do anthology of forgotten years of Japanese noise. Just to see if it would be appreciated like the oldies always get attention no matter if wouldn't be absolute best.

Molester was an amazing project. There were plans to release a Molester / Climax Denial split many years ago, but the plans fell apart due to health reasons. I should try to contact him to see if he has been working on anything in the last decade...

[FreakAnimalFinland]

As far as I know, he is not active anymore. I asked some Japanese friends about it. There is intention to try get some new and less know Japanese artists featured in SI future issues.

Idler / Hattifnattar split tape
Satatuhatta
Two side projects, from Mot and Violent Shogun. I didn’t write any comments anywhere about Absurd Exposition release of those two projects. It was simply brilliant, and listened multiple times. This newer one, same guys on split, both with new name, new side project, more stripped down, perhaps more raw, more relying on absolute core of expression. You’ll be not buried under dense layers, but very in-your-face simple noise. 
Simple, in context of being less layered, more direct and easy to hear all that is going on. Complex, in a sense that there is like zero moments of ”one finger on button” type of noise. It’s all about constant modulation, constant changes. Even if there would be fairly traditional methods like tape rewinding, feedback loops and such, it is all the time hands-on-approach. Controlling and shifting sound to something what it wasn’t few seconds ago. Good tape!

[absurdexposition]

Idler / Hattifnattar split tape
Satatuhatta
Two side projects, from Mot and Violent Shogun. I didn’t write any comments anywhere about Absurd Exposition release of those two projects. It was simply brilliant, and listened multiple times. This newer one, same guys on split, both with new name, new side project, more stripped down, perhaps more raw, more relying on absolute core of expression. You’ll be not buried under dense layers, but very in-your-face simple noise. 
Simple, in context of being less layered, more direct and easy to hear all that is going on. Complex, in a sense that there is like zero moments of ”one finger on button” type of noise. It’s all about constant modulation, constant changes. Even if there would be fairly traditional methods like tape rewinding, feedback loops and such, it is all the time hands-on-approach. Controlling and shifting sound to something what it wasn’t few seconds ago. Good tape!

Been enjoying this one since its arrival. Mot and VS are already raw, but these projects are raw with more volume and energy. Good tape!

[MT]

Kakerlak - ”Reproductive Activity Rhythms” tape

Been while, years, since I’ve spun this. Highly enjoyable harsh noise with plenty of texture and variation to keep listener active. Both sides have ideal lenght, around 12 mins. Also thanks to Self Abuse for dubbing this tape LOUD. I don’t know is it the new tape deck and stereo amp I got but it has made me realise how many noise tapes are dubbed like garbage, so low volumes that the indicator on the tape deck barely indicates anything. But anyway, solid harsh noise tape by Kakerlak!


Intolitarian - ”Modernity Resistance” CD

Perfect madness for this horryfying heat wave. Previous Intolitarian releases have been kinda ”ok/its alright” type material. But this new CD is very different. More organic production and that drum sound is just perfect for my ears. Add the shrieking commands of Kramer and it’s a home run. Recommended if Intolitarian has been missing ”that something” previously.

[MHK]

Aprapat - Hot Lava Shampoo CD (White Centipede Noise)
Dressing - Dressing CD (Krim Kram)
Jeph Jerman - Arcane Facture CD (White Centipede Noise)
Mogao - Finger Pointing to the Moon CD (Satatuhatta)

I realize I sound stupid when I try to describe things, so I won't do it. I'll just say that all these are brilliant. I especially hope that the Dressing CD won't go unnoticed.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

ORDO EQUILIBRIO "reaping the fallen" CD
Cold Meat
There was this topic of BDN and related with heart warming story of man visiting CMI headquarters etc. so picked this from shelves, once again! It is by far, my most ever listened CMI title, and for me one of the most remarkable CD’s of the genre. What genre? Well, I would file this into dekadent version of what C93 may have been in early stages. Its half pitch black dark industrial soundscapes, noisy suffocating loops, and such. Half erotic neo-folk sounds. But this CD is so good in not yet being establishing style. 2nd album kind of made band what it was to be know, and this debut goes all over the place, far more abstract and experimental.

I don’t think I ever -really- talked to mr. Karmanik. Of course our paths have crossed many times. I think first time we met at first IRM finnish live, he ran to me and took photo and said ”some people want to see what you look like”. Damn! This was like 20 years ago? I don’t think anything else was discussed.
Far more recent case was when bunch of finns were at Tower Transmissions and BDN played good set there. On the day when we were leaving, we had huge amount of beer left, and very little time to get into airport. We considered, should we drop all out excess beer at Karmanik and Lina room… or not. People who know relationship of Swedes and Finns may know there is problematic element in this, and it seemed way way better idea to drink all beer instead of giving it to someone else. ”You’re going to drink bag of beer on taxi, on the way to airport?” ”… well, yes!”
Eventually, it was just matter of minutes, so as hard as I tried, we were at the cue to check in, and had to throw several bottles of beer into trashbin. It is very hard to measure, which would have been more traumatizing. Throw away perfectly good german beers, or surrender and give them to swedes? I do assume Karmanik and Lina did not have shortage, so no big harm done…



Emil, Haare CDR's:

Many times said, while in ”internet”, there is a lot of things, but very often I can’t somehow get into mood. Browse something? Where? Youtube? Bandcamp? By what standard you use? Just click whatever? Perhaps label or random item of artist? When not accessing physical collection, when and how you would decide suddenly… just pick up ”A Punch in the face” CDR by Emil Beaulieau and Church of self-obliteration CDR by Haare? They would never occur in your mind as options to be on playlist, unless you touch the item and decide, this is IT. Of course one can argue that you'd just listen something else. Indeed, but this type of process of listening lead me into them and being surprised how good both of them are.

And while I often tell, I decided to get rid of most of CDR, some stuff is here.. countless items, that have limited time to exist uncorrupted. Emil CD, I would guess not so many have it, and it is great! Haare CDR, unless I am mistaken, it is the 2nd release band did, about 20 years ago, and it is damn good harsh and fierce noise. While the ”Human” CDR was ok, but not phenomenal, and the 2004 ”Temple” was debut pressed CD on FA, this one CDR between the two, if someone did reissue of it now, and people would listen to it, I would be surprised if they thought it wan’t good. Not only good, but great, actually. It could satisfy both, the noise heads and even guys who are into old school PE kind of things. Early days Consumer Electronics etc.
Both are worth picking up if you ever get the change. At least my CDR’s work just fine still after all these years.

[Ashmonger]

Intolitarian - ”Modernity Resistance” CD

Perfect madness for this horryfying heat wave. Previous Intolitarian releases have been kinda ”ok/its alright” type material. But this new CD is very different. More organic production and that drum sound is just perfect for my ears. Add the shrieking commands of Kramer and it’s a home run. Recommended if Intolitarian has been missing ”that something” previously.

Unexpected, I like Deathangle Absolution more than this. Good in itself, but I miss the sharp and almost painful guitarsounds, since it's all rumble on this album.

Poison Vol IV compilation (3CD, New Approach Records): Good compilation with a lot of names I was already familiar with and some I wasn't familiar with. Good mix of Power Electronics and some Harsh Noise. Neat packaging too, as was to be expected from this series, former volumes (on tape) always came with a nice packaging as well. I do have to say that the amount of interesting compilations coming out in PE/HN is a bit much at times though, the The First Cut (999 Cuts label) 2 CD looks good too and then I just saw Cipher Productions will soon release a shorter compilation with again some interesting projects. And all of these happened in the last couple of months. Most or all projects offer exclusive tracks on these compilations.

Cervical Smear - Bone Marrow (CD, Abgrund) with another special package. Postcard with titles and a kind of cardboard frame with a piece of human bone are in this package. Well made. The music is good, at first I, however, thought "ok, this sounds very familiar, Cervical Smear should try to incorporate some new elements" and that's what he did in following tracks. One of the tracks has the oscillating synths that remind me of Genocide Organ, which works very well in combination with the rough and rowdy CS sounds. Last track has part effected spoken vocals, so again a good new element to this project.

[ritualabuser]

Kakerlak - ”Reproductive Activity Rhythms” tape

Been while, years, since I’ve spun this. Highly enjoyable harsh noise with plenty of texture and variation to keep listener active. Both sides have ideal lenght, around 12 mins. Also thanks to Self Abuse for dubbing this tape LOUD. I don’t know is it the new tape deck and stereo amp I got but it has made me realise how many noise tapes are dubbed like garbage, so low volumes that the indicator on the tape deck barely indicates anything. But anyway, solid harsh noise tape by Kakerlak!


Intolitarian - ”Modernity Resistance” CD

Perfect madness for this horryfying heat wave. Previous Intolitarian releases have been kinda ”ok/its alright” type material. But this new CD is very different. More organic production and that drum sound is just perfect for my ears. Add the shrieking commands of Kramer and it’s a home run. Recommended if Intolitarian has been missing ”that something” previously.

Very much agreed about the Intolitarian. A big step up from the previous album, which I liked, but the streamlined presentation (read: no spoken word breaks) of this one benefits their sound immensely.